The Brookhaven leader., 1884-08-07
FROM THE STATE
PRESS.

&A11ss
J vicksburg is talking of having
; electric lights.
There are eleven cotton factories
In Mississippi.
There is big crovd OF visitors at
Cooper's Wells.
| The camp meeting near Crystal
Springs begins to-day.
1t is rumored that d. @. Griffin
will start paper soon at Martin.
Miss Lillian E. Burke is now as
sociate editor Of the Magnolia Ga
zette.
Encouraging news is received from
all parts Of the State regarding the
cotton crop.
Four persons were sentenced to
the penitentiary in one day in Lau.
derdale county.
Mr.. James Ware, a prominent
citizen of vicksburg, died in that
city on the 2Sth.
At the Democratic meeting in La
mar a few days since a negro was
elected chairman.
Holly Springs had a big Cleve-
land and Hendricks ratification
meeting last week.
r. r. Speirs a large dealer in
furniture in Columbus, made an as
s,gnment on the 3lst,
Attorney General Catchings is
president of Cleveland and Hen
bricks club at Vicksburg.
Col. Muldrow is suggested by the
West Point New South as q candi-
date for Governor of this State.
G. G. Hume was acquitted Of the
charge of murder in the Circuit
Court of Kinds county on the 29th.
Unless help is received soon the
Natchez Protestant Orphan Asylum
will be compelled to close it's doors. z
While on his way to Liberty, last
week, Col. Stockdale was seriously
injured by his horse rnnning away.
A match game Of base ball between
the jackson and Canton Clubs for q
purse of $l25, resulted in victory for
the latter.
A Republican Convention will be
held in Hazlehurst on the 9th to Sc
lect delegates to the nominating
Convention.
Frank Cunningham, saloonist of
Utica, attempted suicide on the
3Oth by shooting himself through
the left lung.
Henry Schuler, assessor OF the
city of Vicksburg, is reported short
in his accounts over eighteen hun
dred dollars.
j. r. Smith, ESQ.,, of LauderdaIe
county, has accepted the Repu blican
nomination for Congress from the
5th District.
Grissam, white man, was con-
victed ut the Lauderdale county
Circuit Court Of murder, his victim
being negro.
W. B. Walker, of Aberdeen, is
the candidate for eleetor from the
first district, in place OF Judge
Green, resigned.
Capt. w. p. Davis, one of the
most prominent merchants and pub
lie spirited citizens of Enterprise,
died on the 2Sth.
At Bay st. Louis, on the 23d insr..
Jno. r. Lynch was nominated as the
Republican candidate for Congress
in the 9th district.
The Tombigbee river rose ten feet
at Columbus on the 2Sth. The rain
during the day was one of the heav-
lest that ever fell there.
Rev. s. H. Jones, the great Meth
odist revivalist, met with great suc-
cess in protracted meeting, which
he held at Corinth last week.
Wash Mcintosh, an escaped con-
vict, after being captured by j. F.
Ray, of Yazoo, attempted to escape
and was shot and killed by him.
The Convention which met in
Grenada on the 3lst nominated +.
G. Barry for Congress from the
fourth district on the 134th ballot.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Evans. of Moss Point,
has been suggested by correspond
ent of the Pascagoula Democrat
Star as candidate for Secretary OF
State.
Gid" vardaman, young boy Of
Water Valley, died last week from
injuries received while playing
about the running gear Of gin
stand.
A thief attempted to break into
the residence of Mr.. w. p. Cassidy
of Summit last week, but was scared
Of by his little son waking and rais-
ing an alarm.
Thirty mechanics employediu the