The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-03-06
EDITORIAL. NOTES.

revenue only.
john A. LOGAN is looming up as
the Republican nominee for Prcsi-
dent.
Publishers materials will go free
eff taxation in this Stale awhile
longer.
According to the Chronicle, Fay
cite smelt "the tail end Of cyclone
last Wednesday.
Senator Martins bill To establish
q State Industrial School for girls
has passed the Senate.
Bud Remand, who killed VIM. Nc
Caffrey in New Orleans on Christmas
morning has been acquitted.
The pen is mightier than the
shot gun; provided 1t is wisely used.
Otherwise it helps the shotgun out
Marshall r. Polk, the defaulting
ex-rreas urer of Tennessee, died
suddenly last week, pending his
trial.
THE Democratic legislature OF
Ohio has PASSED u Civil Rights bill to
catch the negro vote in that State for
President.
1t is now thought the Legislature
will not adjourn until next Wednes-
day. The Senate may get through
by Saturday.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat
says there is enough red in the
bloody shirt to elect two more Re
publican Presidents.
THE Congressional Committee on
Public Buildings have reported ia
vorably for Building at Aberdeen
to cost not over $4,000.
DR.. n. B. Rogers, Of Memphis, and
Miss Katie Chalmers, daughter of
Gen. j. r. Chalmers, were married Al
Sardis, Miss on the 2lst ult.
A colored ticket for President and
Vice President is the last agony
simply with the view Of Withdrawing
the colored element from the arena
of politics.
Col. Jos. NJ. JAYNE, of the 4Sth
Mississippi Regiment, has just re-
covered sword surrendered by him
to Gen. T. NJ. Harris, near Peters
burg, in 1865.
THE Federal court Of Tennessee
vetoed the railroad commission bill
of that State, by writing these words
across it-'unconstitutional and
void"
JACK NCKENNA, who killed Ed
Wilson in Vicksburg, and who was
sentenced to be hung therefor, has
appealed to the Supreme Court. The
trial takes place early in April.
THE bill to remove the State Capt.
tol to Meridian came up in the House
last Monday as the special order and
was killed outright inside Of 40
minutes 10y vote Of As to SO.
There.
Many of the witnesses before the
Senate investigating committee ties
titled that they had always voted the
Democratic ticket, supported the
party, etc. But according to the re-
port of the Times Democrat, Mitch
ell, of the Copiah Signal, was as silent
as the grave GU this point. IL was
fit.
Like charity, the ample folds OF
Democracy can hide multitude of
sins; but Democracy can't furnish
raiment to hide the nakedness of
all the rascality and dirty acts that
are dumped out at its door by un-
principled party camp-followers.
And it is about time this were being
understood.
The Iowa Press Excursion will
make an excursion To New Orleans
and other Southern points-perhap
Mobile, Vicksburg, Jackson aud
Memphis, leaving Waterloo, Iowa,
Wednesday, March &c We are glad
to welcome Our brethren of the Iowa
Press to the Sunny South, and wish
them royal time.
1t is all very well for man to 60
into an adjoining county and run a
rampant color-line Democratic paper
il he is consistent about it; but he
should not do SO while his political
garments are still reeking with the
peculiar smell of negro Republican
candidate forl Congress. Oh! Prin-
pie, thou art son OF "a sou of
circumstances
SUPPOSE the race for Congress this
year should be between Barksdale
aud Hill again? Would Billy Mitch
ell, who is now running 1.-The leading
Democratic" white color line paper at
Hazlehurst. support the polished, cul-
tured and courtly Barksdale, or the
.dhle.colored Internal Revenue Col
Lclois Doubtless the Latter, If lac
cares for consistency.