The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-08-20
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

At CrcnaVl3.
Mississippi will raise her own
corn this year.
Tic crops Of Alcnrn county are
suffering Tor rain.
The Crystal Springs Camp meet.
ing br2ins To day.
summit has raised saloon license
from $50 to $500.
Abraham MAYER died in Claiborne
county recently. aged LOG years.
MR.. V McCray. prominent cit
zen Of Nicksburg, diet last week
There is talk uf rebuilding the
Grand Gulf and Por, Gibson Rail.
road.
Mrs VI. X Fcarn, n sister Of Rev.
DR. e. G Andrews, died recently in
Jackson.
The roof Of The Baptist church at
,lazlchurst was recently damaged
by the wind.
A little coiored boy was recently
lrowued in pond near Utica while
living Tor a lost pocket knife.
Recent heavy winds have some
What injured The corn crops in Je:-
tcrSon aud Claiborne counties.
MIS-. Heard, widow of the late
Rev J. T. Heard, died recently al
Wesson after a lingering illness.
Hon. Lon Hadcn and DIR. :. A
Land captured the tavors of thu
democratic primary election in AT
ala
Joe Mckinney, well-knOwn
ridge builder on the Illinois Cen
rll Railroad, died at CuIinlh on III,
tlth.
Col T. Richardson, of tits State
las %, 900 acres at land planted it
otton, and rXp,c,s To make 7,O0C
bales
The Scashore District Conference
VI f. Church South, will shortly Cs
rab isI u high grade school at Hat
.Iesburg.
Macon received the l>t bale o
new cotton Aug llth. 1t wrighec
592 pounds and was raised BY Mr.
=. NJ. lrion.
The trial Of Elicrhce for the kill
lng al W"odurd. in Meridian. whici
vas moved to kcrnptr resulted il
Is acqulttal.
On the 3l>t ot July there died il
GaZoo county an old negro wnmal
,nme,l Mariah Carter, who was sal,
- be 1874 Years "ld
Hon J. Nj. Ellis, formerly of thi,
''ate. hut for some wears Il citlZ, u -
olorado, has been appointed Re-
eivcr of Public Money, at Denver
dorado.
Yazon will he represented in til,
rex Legislature by w. :. Eprcrson
|. L. Tavl"r and A G N"rell
'ol. Lnse will occupy his old seat il
he Senate.
Frank Meredith, col was kille,
W Edward StcnniS. white. in Lau
'rrulale county on tn" 6ih, bv &
blow with a stick The negro ii 81
truck him.
Mr.. Wallace McLaurin, of til,
iran,lnn Democrat. has been ap.
,"inrca Receiver Of Public Mone\
jackson. and Con. J. d. S 'cwarr
jackson, Register OF The Land of
| zoe
The following resolution was
adapted bN 'he Democratic COnvrn
ion Of Amitc: 'Rcsol>ed That TIL,
representatives and Senator to the
| Legislature trom This county be- in
| lrucIcd l." support all measures
hding 10 promote prohibition"
The body of a Young white wo-
uln Mas lately found in the drltr u
aud Cat island The head OF
d." woman and tie lett arm ~cre
| I>>lu9. and lhc indirarIOnS are IinI
hay wee severed from the body
Wtlh M axe or some instrument ot
| ourl,r.
Oar Methodist brethren have l,ur-
oa~rd the oak grove in front OF
| apt DIV r, and will soon hc9lu
| &c erection oi nice church and
ar-onagr "n The same. Thi~ Is one
| i the pr,liir>t lots in town, ana
, hen improved it will add greatly t"
tine appearance of sruh Wc>son -
UcSS0n Times.
The following are The Deputy In
'rnal Rc>cnuc Collectors now on
Jrly und,r Collector Banks H.
';licr e. { Johnston and X f. Will
~on; Field Deputies, Vincent Rowe,
"a Wilkinson. A. ". Coleman. Of
Hadl>rn, l.. Is Brown. o. Clarke, +.
), Clvrl1. of NuXuhcr, W. G.. Slk",,
M"uror, and JLo. L. Guyton, OF
Unlon.
Me~srs James Hill and J. j.
| ~peIITan have rented the fair
grounds and are organizing color
ii fair association, the tair TO open
Dctohcr 26 and continue one week.
This movement deserves encourage
ncnt from all our business men, and
from the business capacity and
| .,nI,tlarit,y ,,f tho marine in ,,hor,..