The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-04-09
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

fine hScicle tracks.
The dome of the State Capitol has
been freshly painted.
YaEoo City expects 10 have $780,.
900 cotton compress.
Mr.. Amasa Davis, of Natchcz,
died recently, aged SO.
The Baptist Association is about
to build a church at llarriston.
The A. and NJ. cadets won golden
opinions while in New Orleans.
Columbus claims the best streets
and asanest town in the South.
Water Valley has not had a bust
ness failure in more than two years.
Lee county anticipates fine ost
crop within her borders ut harvest
time.
The building Of the Chapel Of the
Girls College at Columbus has been
coIBmensed.
Thirty-seven families from Iowa
will settle near Corinth next fall To
engage in truck farming.
Coopcr's Well will be ready for
guests about the first of June, with
accommodations for Two hundred or
more.
Mr.. w. Z. Longmlre, Of Amite, is
among the latest citizens OF that
county TO answer the death sum-
mons.
Mrs. Wells organized Woman's
Christian Temperance Union at
YazoO City OF 81 members fine
start.
The Circuit Court of Leake coun-
ty sent man to jail for 30 days,
for "unlawtully pointing gun at an
other person"
Vicksburg and Meridian have
been infested for several weeks with
daring burglars, but the police are
regularly paid.
The Yazoo Sentinel is the para.
graph paper of the State. Its issue
of April End contained on pages
3OS paragraphs.
The last term Of the Amite CIR
cult court cost the county 1880, "a,
but it cleared the county jail of the
criminals therein.
Mr.. f. NJ. Cordill, OF New Orleans,
and Miss Ida Classify, OF Terry.
were married at the residence of the
brides father ON March 10Th.
J. Barnes Humphreys, the oldest
son of the late Gen. Benjamin G.
Humphreys, is candidate for the
position of Circuit and Chancery
Clerk in Lefore county.
Mr.. Fayette Burgess, q prominent
young citizen of Chicasaw county,
hung himself in his residence a few
weeks ago Mental trouble is given
as a cause. He leaves u wife.
Rev. Father Oberfield has been
transferred from St. Peters church,
at jackson, TO the Coast-his health
demanding a change Of location.
He is succeeded by Rev. Louis A.
Quito, who has b en- in charge OF
the Catholic church at Canton for
some time.
There is a dispute over the Meri-
dian postoffice. MIR. Singleton, Con
gresham vi the district, recommend
ell Mr.. Seabond Eastland, of Meridi-
an, and Senator George and Secreta-
~ Lamar recommended Col. j. j.:
Shannon. There is great deal of
feeling in Meridian about it.
Wesley Crayton, a colored Alder
man of Vicksburg, and the noted
negro politician, Ham Carter, also
colored, exchanged several shots
with pistols in that city last week,
but neither received a scratch.
They are both in the whisky bust
ness, and Carter had been talking
about Crayton's saloon.
Learned has organized a council
of the American Legion of Honor
with the following as officers D. G.
Howell, =. G. C. f Mackcy, Com
mander r. NJ. Dickson, V. G. DR..
r. ii. Rhodes, Orator; E. L. Martin,
Secretary W. A. Mimms, Treasur-
err III. ID. Gibbs, Collector G. w.
Anderson, Guide L. Rainey, War
den 5. ID. Mimms, Chaplain s. ID.
Currie, Sentry.
This following paragraph from
Gov. Lowry's address should be a
source Of pride to Mississippi: "But
when consider that this great Ex-
position had its origin in my own
State, that Mississippi architect
designed the building, and that ev-
cry stick of timber in them was fur
nished from Mississippi forests by a
single Mississippi firm, / felt a
glow of pride in calling myself a
Mississippian."
The New Orleans Picayune says,
Mr.. Henry Wall, of jackson, Miss,
Assistant Commissioner OF the Mis-
sissippi Department in the Worlds
Exposition, has accepted a position
in The First National Bank of Meri-
dian, Miss. Mr.. Wall will long re-
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