The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-23
MISSISSIPPI NEW 8.


L ny WORMS are t'iEllCd IN tNC
c"ltou hvids Of ls>aqueua.
Lawrence Heenr, IN old citizen
or NaichcL, died last weCk.
The Ford Brothers. Of Columbia,
are going into business ut Msgnu.
liz.
Mr. Thoe. G.. Rice. an old citizen,
has heea appointed postmaster at
Clinton.
VIM. With. carpenter of the
steamer Corona. was drowned ut
Natchez last week.
Il. Hampton, the old and well
known merchant Of Columbia and
rVlertown, is dead.
The State Dental Association will
hold its annual meeting in Jackson,
on Tuesday, August 4th.
w. A. Battaile, formerly editor OF
The summit Times, is now city and
river editor of the Nicksburg Post
+. NJ. Watson, Esq, Of Holly
Springs, has been appointed Assis
Iant Attorney General OF The United
States.
Allen Stewart, Of Copiah. has been
acquitted a second time, after being
tricd on suspicion for The murder of
! his ,n.lo " IN Sumrall
George Allen, prominent citizen
Of Carroll county. living eight miles
from Wtnona, WAS assassinatcd on
the night of the Sd by an unknown
party.
A negro was lynched at Oxford
asst We, K for attempting tn commit
an outrage upon the person Of Il
young lady of high respccLahility in
that town.
Three lynrhings recently took
place in Grenada county, the victims
! being nc2roes who were iInpijcatcd
in the murder of prdtiIcr. Frank
! lin had better look To those horns.
! The Democratic Executive Com
/ miltee of Warren county have decid'
/ eel to call Convention for the first
! Tuesday in October 10 put q stai ght
/ Democratic ticket in the field for all
county officers.
The insurance companies have re.
fused to pay the $4,000 far tn,
stock Of the Famous Dry Goods
/ COMPANY, DESTROYED ir The great
conf ,eration at Nick,b r. on Apri
DIST last. The firm will institute
suit.
While Sam Burnham. Of Copial
county, was irving to shoot Morgan
Forest, he shot and dangerously
wouutcd Forests wife. He was af
/ ward lodged in the IIaZlrhurst Jail
It. is said the wife was the cause OF
he difficulty.
Mrs Clara Mont gomcrv, wife OF
l.. +. Montgomery, Jr.. died IN JACK
son on the 18th inst. She was one
nf JackSon's most estimahle and
popular Young married ladies. Mr.
Montgomery is a we'll known and
popular railroad man.
The Patrons Union will hold its
Third annual meeting at Lake
Camp Ground beginning on Tues
day, the oath July, 1885. Each
subordinate Grang" in the State is
requested to send five delegates to
participate in the meeting,
Glo>tcr has extinguishcl the fate
full lisht of her three saloons. Mr.
MrLrjM, the President of the Pro
hIhjtjnn club Of that place is a can
didarr for the Lcgi> iaturc, and Mr.
Raiford, PIesident of the Liberty
Prohibition Club, is also q candidate
Before we had hoped for such :
thing. the war broke ont in Green
vi,ic, MISS. We are told that there
is hope for success soon. Col. Percy
and other strong men are leading OF
he ri9ht side, for which W" thanh
tInd and take courage SUord ann
>Hield
VIM. b. Martin, under sentence ot
lrath from Jones county cilcult
curt for the murder Of negro, anu
who has been confined in the Merid
AN Jail awairiag execution, which
fI,, a., l.
rrprieved by Gov. Lowry until An
gust 25th
AT TIL" late term Of tho Kinds
county Circuit Court in Jackson, the
grand Jury returned 1913 indIct-
m"nrs. mostly tor gambling. There
were rs convictions for mi>demea
mars and Is convictions tor fcIonies
+ even cnInred and , while convicls
went To the emilentiarN.
Tn" Warren county Democratic
Convention which endorsed Lowr,
tor Governor, adopted unanimously
the following resolution and telr
4raphed it to Gen. Grant at Mt
MEG regnr ''ReS0ired, That VT
/ JOIN in Il nations's grief for the sad
atfiictiOn which has bclallcn Gen. u
:. Grant, Americas most iIlusIriou,
/ citizen, who was as magnanimou,
in peace as he was great in wal"
The West Point Rifles have for
mally challenged the Vicksbure
5 'nthrnns for contest for the cham
lionship of the best drilled MiIirar,