The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-07-31
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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Brother Bonney Gays that we
made mistake-he hasn't gone
there yet. Glad to hear it.
Mrs. Sharkey, widow Of Judge W.
L. Sharkey, died in Tennessee last
Saturday.
Farkas, the Vicksburg wife muir
derer who attempted suicide in Jail,
lie recovering.
Mr.. George Fearn probably the
very oldest citizen of jackson, died
10 that city last Saturday in his saith
year.
Chicasaw county is becoming
noted for its great number of colts
and they are not "wild' ones
either
f. L. Nichols, q Memphis editor,
is being sued for $25, 900 on a charge
Of damages. What idiots some PEG.
PIE are!
Vicksburg is alarmed on the sub
ject Of cholera and yellow fever.
One suspicious case is reported OF
the latter.
Mrs. Emma NJ. Bailey, wife of DR..
p. T. Bailey and sister of Gen. Writ
Adams, died in Jackson last Friday.
She was a most admirable lady.
The five-per-cent State bonds,
provided for by the last Legislature,
and redeemable in 1895, are now
being issued by the State Treasurer.
1t is mentioned as a curious fact
that Mr.. Blaine was for a time g
teacher in a deaf mute college and
Mr.. Cleveland was q teacher in an
asylum for the blind.
The island between East and
West Pascagoula rivers has been
surveyed lately and named Lowry
in honor of our popular Governor.
1t contains about 10000 acres.
Revenue Collector Hill has been
compelled to reduce the number OF
his deputy collectors and enlarge
the districts. After November Hill
himself will be dispensed with.
d. E. johnson, a prominent Re
publican Of Pamela county, was
nominated for Congress in the Sc,
cond District by few boiling Re
publicans who oppose Chalmers.
Chicago. St. Louis, Cincinnati
and Louisville will hold expositions
this fall, beginning generally in
August and closing month or six
weeks before the Worlds Industrial
opens.
Elk President Grant says: "Ir
the selection of Mr.. Cleveland as
their leader the Democrats have,
believe, selected one of their cleanes,
and strongest men. He has made
an excellent Governor"
Two Swedes named Gustave An
derson and T. F. Forman, employed
at the State camp of c. r. Holgreen
near Faisonia, Miss, by mistake
took strychine for quinine, result.
ing in the death of both.
Victor Eloi and Kendrick Hol.
land, two wife murderers, paid the
penalty of their crime on the gallows
in New Orleans last Friday. The
Crescent city thus displays an en-
eouraging disposition to redeem her
self.
There isn't but one thing in this
world easier than TO overpower the
average Mississippi sheriff and his
deputies and take a prisoner from
their hands and lynch him, and that
thing is to spill an armfull ofgreased
Gals.
"Henry Watterson heads the free
traders of Kentucky, who believe in
legislative protection for whisky
only" is the way editor Mcclure
of the Philadelphia Times, wrote
from Chicago about the Kentucky
confrere.
ID. G. Bramlett, Of Woodville, was
the original Cleveland man in the
delegation from Mississippi. He
went to Chicago under the impress
sion that Cleveland was the most
available candidate, and voted for
him on both ballots.
The managers of the Tiiden and
Cleveland interests at Chicago were
both editors-Mr. r. III. Henry, of
the jackson. Miss, State Ledger,
and Dan'l Manning of the Albany.