The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17

luc EcunsyiVllau eulocsuic S'hc
convention has instructed for Il n
dali for President.
The Sunday cxcursion train from
Nsw Orleans to McCom5 will com
m1nce on the 20 h.
The General Assembly OF the
Presbyterian Church will meet IL
Vlcksburg May 18th.
Tao republican convention in
Madison county resolved to Disagree
ard they disagreed.
Gov. Lowry has been to Washing
ton looking after tho several land
grants due the State.
Mrs. L,aisa l. veil, daughter Of
Con. John A Q altman. was buried
il Natchez on the Sih.
Six negroes were d;owncd in tue
river at Vieksburg last week, by II
ski capsiziug with theui.
The Odd Fellows OF Mississippi
will celebrate their sixty fi h aoniver-
50 y on the &c b instant.
We are under renewed obligations
10 Hon. Z. Baiksdalo. for f.vors in
the way Of public documents.
TIE total death list at Ciucisna'i,
caused by tho recent riot, foots up
80. About $50 were wounded.
Green @. Chandler has been nom.
iua'ed as the Republican candidate
for congress from Tie first district.
W. III. Fitzpatrick. train master OF
the /. G. II r.. is at his post Of duty
a. in. after q severe attack Of fever.
Comptroller Of the currency Klox
has resigned his present Office to ac'
cep; the presidency Of a Now Yosk
bark.
TIE government receipts from in-
torral revenue and import duties
amount to li.tle over million dol
lars per day
Tue Kinds county republican con-
vcn'ion broke M in beautiful row.
The Hill and Mex 70 factions do not
harmonizI mach.
The store OF Henry Levy, of Port
q bson was burglarizei one night
last week. and abju. $500 worth OF
goods were stolen.
DO. G,ifing. a Copiah raised boy
is announced as editor of the Port
Gibson News. We extend the right
hand Of fellowship.
Tho indications are that John. A,
L,g,n will enter the Chicago Con-
vcniion bicked by majority OF the
delegates from Illinois.
Rob-; Snalls co!o.cd has been
elected 70 congress from South Car
DINA TO gu the vacancy caused by
Ito i .a.h OF Mr.. Macscy.
CJl. Percy declined TO servo IA a
hus.ee Of the Female College, and
Maj. II. J. HiSgin', Of I'saqaena hao
been appointed in his stead.
Abraham Holmes. tho largest man
IN Wayne county, died two weeks
since; hs weighed $50 pounds, and
hi, colin wa, Z feet by 20 inches.
The directors Of vicksburg Hns-
rital. appointed by the Governor, are;
l.. W. Masruder, Z. S. Butts, j. b.
Ms,tingly aud Messrs. Baum and
Troybriige.
TIE II .ilroad b'iigo across the
Y.z,o has been Completed at cost
Of $4,000. 1t stood tho test OF
10000 pounds Of rolling stock to
the satisfaction Of tbs officers Of the
road.
Geo. L. Crosby, OF Brookhaven, a!
one tiro editor Of the FREQ Press,
and also founder Of the Utica Mon
tor, died Of consumption athis home
in Brookhaven on Tuesday OF last
week.
Tho House Committee on Post
Offices aud P1st Roads decided by a
vote Of eight to two that II was mex
pediont for the Government to con-
ttruct postal telegraph, or to pur-
chase any existing line OF telegraph.
M,ssrs. w. A. Percy. f. A. Mont
gouery and Russell Hancock haze
BEEN appointed by the Governor as
special commissioners to proceed to
Washington in accordance with
Legislative Memorial to secure Gov
ernmeut aid in the building Of the
lcvecs.
A Railroad bridge across the Mis-
sissippi 1t New Orleans is being
talked Of. AMI tho TiGes-Dsmccrat
says the best engineering talent is OF
tho opinion that it can DO accom-
plished at an expense greatly less
ibaa was involved in bridging the
river a! 81. Louis. !