The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-04-02
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

lower than for 80 years.
The last grand jury Of Alfalfa
county returned ~ indictments.
The Canton Citizen, owned By
Mrs. T. A. Bosworth. is for.sale.
The Copiahan continues to re-
ceive bright and shining courte-
sies."
"Student's History Of Mississip.
pi" by Miss Molhe Duvall, is nearly
finished.
Prof r. johnson, of Hopewell,
Copish county, died on the night OF
the 2lst ult.
The branch railroad from Leland
10 Arkansas City will be in running
order by May LIST.
The manuscript Of Mrs. Virginia
Frantz' new book has been placed
in the hands Of the publishers.
A deaf and dumb man named j :.
+. Wilson, from Columbus, was
killed by the cars at Natchez on the
25th.
Witty Bros & Campbell have
closed their banking house in Wi
mona, in order 10 settle their affairs
and quit the business.
Capt. w. II. Hardy, of Meridian,
! with several business men OF Green
vile, Miss, will establish q com
press at the latter place.
The saw mill boiler of ]. A.
Chambers exploded near Newton on
the 10Th ult, killing two men
named Glass aud Wilson.
There is a proposition to remove
Mississippi College from Clinton to
Meridian. Meridian is always
wanting 10 remove something.
Col j. R. Cotton, Of Summit, died
at the residence of his son in law,
DR.. II. X. Butler, in Franklin county
on the morning of the 18th ult
The remains of Hon. + d. Clark,
late Assistant Secretary Of the In
terror, were brought from Washing
ton aud inferred at Holly Springs.
The duck Hill Bazoo" is the
name Of the next craft that is 10 he
launched upon the journalistic Sea,
and Will ID. Cowan is to be mas
ter.
The Mississippi Railroad super.
vision cases have been set for the
first Monday in October next be
fore the Supreme Court in Washing.
ton.
Mrs. +. V. d. Miller, of Missis
sippi who has been for several year:
in the Government service, become'
private Secretary TO Secretary La
mar.
AT the recent meeting of the
State Horticultural Association, il
was shown that Mississippi stood
second at the Exposition rs a frui,
growing State, California being
first.
Mrs. Morris Punches, near Pine
Bluff, Coplah county, had her cloth
ing to catch fire on the night of tn.
22nd, and was so badly burned tina,
she soon died from the effects of hel
injuries.
Mr.. McD. Collins. a popular
Young planter of Richiand parish
La., and Miss Nellie Macy. of Can,
ton were married the evening of the
10th and departed that night fol
their home.
J. A. Crawford, Of Rocky Springs
Claiborne county, is the father OF
new born baby boy, which makes
the twentieth child. He is sixty
four years Of age and is as strong
and active as if he was just in his
prime.
At the Civil Service examination
held by Mr.. Lyman in jackson on
the Goth, % or 80 applicants were
examined, among them several la
dies, a good many school teachers.
some students from the A. and Nj.
College and two or three colored
men.
II is we'll known to the public
that the last Fair, held in this city,
was not profitable to the stock
holders 1t has been said by some
people since that We would never
have another Fair. and to our re-
gret, it begins to look that way
Meridian Mercury.
City Marshal Gildart, of Green
vile, last week shot and killed a
fisherman named Powell, whom he
was trying to arrest. Powell had q
Winchester rife in his hand, and
the officer believing his life to be in
danger, shot the latter with o revol,
yer, killing him instantly.
One night last week thief enter
ed the bedroom Of Mr.. Robinson,
proprietor of the Hazlehurst Hotel
eand took sum of money from his
pants pocket. Fortunately MIR.
Robinson had desposited in the
hank there late the evening before
$500, which for several days he had
carried in his pocket.
In the yard of the Courthouse at
Fayette is neat monument, erected
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