The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-04-23
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

orabIy.
The Fircmcn f ViCkshurg yes
tcrday celebrated their Ash annual
parade.
Mr.. Jnc. ID. Hopkins and Mr.. Ar
mand l.. P,raull, OF Nateh,z, died
last week.
TIE policemen of Meridian last
week captured a noted negro thiel
named Bill Thomas.
Miss Sudic Johnson, daughter
of Capt. James H. johnson of Can
ton, died on the 10Th.
Mrs. Wells urernizcd a Woman's
Christian Tenn erance Union at Me
rldian with 30 members.
Gillsburg Institute, at Gillsburg
Amite county, has lightweight pu-
ills in actual attendance.
A negro stntcLccd To he hung NJ
SlarkvilIe on the 18Th, broke Jail
and made good his escape.
Jno. c. Cutchin, prominent
merchant of Nickshurg, died in San
Antoine Texas, on l4Ih inst.
The Forest Register records the
death ot j. Is. Biscoc, an old and
respected citizen of that town.
Mcsscrs Ward and Fore. Nho were
lately shot on the ears at HazIehurst
By Ware, are both nearly we'll.
vi, ksburgers can now have Their
choice over two roads to the EXPOSE
tion AT $500 for the round trip.
w. II. Dubose, for 40 years a re
spcctcd ciliZer of Laudrrdale coun-
ly, died on the 18th INST, aged So.
Prohibition is breaking out in
some of the counties along the
Gulf-Coaot. Let the good work 90
ON.
Mr.. A. +. Dorst y, trC asurer of Tn
ion county, died recently. a spec
ial election will bc held to elect his
successor.
NJ p. Il. Moore has withdrawn
from the editorial corps Of the Port
Gibson News, and is succeeded by
Mr. ID. Q. Grilling.
A correspondent of Copiah Signal
thinks Wessoh is headquarters
for all Of the dead-bcats and hum
bugs in the county.
Col Joseph NJ. Jayne and Mr.. d.
w. Bu>lck, two OF the old land
marks OF brandon, passed to thciI
final reward last week.
The storm of week before last
oc>tr' yed The "Mcrcy Scat" church,
an cdllice belonging to the coIored
people OF Adams county.
The Ladies Aid Society of Liber
~ have collected and disbur,ed, dur-
ing The past twelve months, Sl7S, roI
repairs Oh the Baptist church.
Montgomery and Bell, charged
with the murder of Judge TaN Ion
Racks, in Grecnville, were acquitted
at lndianula, Sun1owcr county, last
week.
Andrew Murtah, tic well-known
bridge builder, fell from Il trcstlc
near Bolton, Miss, and was so
seriously injured that he has since
died. He was from Northern Ohio.
The Liberty Herald says the di-
vorce boom in Amite county seems to
have almost suh>ldcd 1t indicates
II somewhat improved condition Of
the moral and social status of our
people.
The Evening Post has reliable in
formation 10 the effect that it is
more than probable there will be an
other Pearson case in connection
with the Vicksburg Post-onice. at
was ever thus in Childhood's hour"
The bondsmcn of ex Sheriff j. b.
Mccormick, Of Jefferson comfy, Ie
Gently settled with the State by pay
ing the Revenue Agent $2,050 and
all costs. Jefferson has had good
deal Of trouble with her cX-shcritfs.
The Liberty Herald records the
death Of Mr.. Thos. f. Williams, who
died on Tuesday last,in Amile coun-
ty. Mr.. w. has been married about
three months, and leaves his Young
wife and many friends and relatiI rs
To mourn his lpath
The Chairman Of the Democratic
State Executive Committee has
called a meeting of the committee,
TO be held in jackson to-day
for the purpose of fixing a
time for the meeting of the State
Democratic Convention for ncmi-
mating candidates for the different
State officers.
Among the new doctors Of mcdi-
ciEe licensed by the Board of Cen.
sors of this State, recently, were the
following j. b. Banks, (col J.
l summit; J. w. Maui, Gill,burg
, Amite county; f. f. Collins, Brook.
haven; W. b. Martin, w. w. Groves
and L. w. Holiday, Hazlehurst; NJ
Z. Bates, Liberty; A. L. Guines
: Cry Springs.
,, All of the Hazlehurst saloons will
be closed after May, 1st, the day on