The Brookhaven leader., 1885-01-22
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

NNhSbuiS uhs buiSpSu'
Or. F. A. W. Davis, an old resi-
dent of Natchez, is dead.
Adam Weber, of Canton, died
last week of heart disease.
After next October no more wills
Ky will be sold in Lexington.
Mr., b. II. Terry, of Crystal
Springs, died on the 18th inst.
Mrs. A. J. Bracey, of Terry, died
last week after a short illness.
Crime seems epidemic with no
prospect Of sufficient antidote.
Some old and prominent citizen
of Natchez, dies near every week.
The new municipal officers OF
Vicksburg have been duly installed
The residence of DR.. J. W. Avera.
of Shubuta, was burned on the 18th.
Mr.. G. p. Cook, Of Hazlehurst,
died short time since of pneumo
MIA.
Mrs. P. A. Livingston, of Yazoo
county, died last week in her 18th
year.
Mr.. James Ward and Miss Sallie
Mutt were married in Natchez last
week.
Hymen and the Psle Reaper arc
both getting in lots of work
throughout the State.
The COrinth Herald thinks that
''the defeat of Gov. Lowry promises
! no chlld's play business"
Charles G. Cook and VIM. F. Mar
Tin, two railroad thieves, were cap.
tured in Meridian last week.
A five pound tooth of mastadon
is among the recent contributors
of North Mississippi to the Exposi
ton.
The State papers are begnuin2
to urge their annual adm"nIliou 10
the farmers To plant less cotton ami
more corn.
The Circuit CLERK Of Yazoo coun-
" issued 407 marriage licenses for
the year oi 1884. 90 of which were
issued in December
Mr.. d. Archibald, of Oxford
reached his home recently witn
thirty five head of HoIsttin cat l.
direct from Holland.
Mr. Andrew d. Cams bell, i'fc
ing Resident of Natchcz and prime
pal of the Natchez High Schoo.
died on the 10Th inst.
Mis- Louise Shannon and Miss
Emma Daley, of Meridian, and Nil.
French. o: NatcheZ, recently took
the veil in the Vicksburg Convent.
Mr.. Joseph II. Brard>l"e died a
his residence at Moss Point on
January 6, 1855. He WAS the old
est man and the oldest ci'izen OF
that place
w. II. Netties, an agent of the
Mississippi Valley Railroad III Gle
yer Hill, was arrested last week ful
robbing the railroad and express
companies.
The baggage car, two coaches
and sleeper were ditched on the V
Il NJ. Railroad near Brandon las.
week, but none of the passenger,
were seriously hurt.
The celebrated Jennings case vs..
the Natchez, Jackson and Colum-
bus Railroad Company was submit
led to Kinds county jury las
week, after u six days trial. and re
suited in verdict for plaintiff
oi 81.
Attorney General Catchings has
succeeded in getting the appealed
Railroad Supervision cases forward
ed on the calender of the Supreme
Court of the United States, so thai
decision is likely TO be reached at
this term.
NJ. Bauer, marshal of McComb
City, was shot in the neck and kill.
ed on the 18th inst. by neg"
named Pat Woods, whom he was tr
ing to arrest on warrant from the
J Circuit Court. The murderer made
his escape.
At the municipal election in Sum
init last week w. Lee Patton wa
re elected by 1O4 majority fl
mayor Messrs. McCearly, Teuni-
son. Jacobsousky and Mis- were
elected councilmen. A Hur,t, j p,
and j. w. Sharpe constable.
All of the available assets %
Green's Bank, embracing valuable
real and personal property, were.
sold at Jackson last Thursday by }
Green. bringing fine prices. Re
ceiver's certificates to creditors
} were received in payment therefor.
The old Harper dwelling in Jeffer
son county, the proper Y of Pr
NJ. C.. Harper, was recently destroy
ed by fire. H. was occupied at the
time by negroes, and thrifty old
colored man named Handy Hudson