The Brookhaven leader., 1885-09-10
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

Mr.. Day has been retained ss
deputy poStmaster ct Wcssou.
An ef'ort is being made t. organ.
izc military company in Fayctte.
Hon. Rodrrick Seal has been nom
mated for the Senate by the Coast
counties.
Col. James L. Mayfeld, a promi-
ncnt citizen OF Issaquena county,
died last week.
Opposition to the traffic in seed
cotton Is being made an issue in the
canvass in Copiah.
The Warren county farmers are
suffering At the hands OF thieves
who rob their corn fields.
Mr.. John Mangum has leased the
Richardson House at Wesson aud
will take charge Oct. LIST.
The stores of Holmes l. Co, and
r. Craig Il Sons, Yazoo CITY, were
recently destroyed by fire.
Col. Fits, of West Point, recent
/ " sold 10000 acres of Mississippi
land to Northern purchasers.
/ The W. c. T. L, Of Fayettc have
re entered the field for another viz
orous crusade against the saloons.
Dr. r. w. Rca, OF Wcsson, recent
ly lost his babe at Browns Wells,
whittier be had gone for its health
A popular brand Of -four in the
Memphis market is made from wheat
raised in Washington county, Miss.
While Carclessly handling a pis
toll Landon Phelps OF Scott county
only ii years old, shot and killed
himself.
Two new churches have been built
in Fayctte recently by the c0Iored
people, one by the Methodist and the
other by the Baptist congregation.
J. r Kelley. while on n drunken
spree, few days ago, at Jackson
:el on broken bottle, severed one
Of the main arteries in his arm and
blcd TO death.
! Col. Ed. Richardson is quoted re-
Gently as having stated that if he
could obtain force enough TO pick
the cotton lie will get $4,000 bales
of OF $4,000 acres.
About the 18th of November the
great excursion man, Hogg, will run
another excursion to Texas. He
proposes 10 90 little further toward
the sunset this time.
The Signal says Postmaster Nc
Master has fitted up the liazlehurst
postottice in handsome style and it
j. now very city-llhe in appearance;
all at his own inlividual expense.
The corner stone Of the new NJ. f
, Church, South, of Wesson, was laid
recently and the building will he
completed about 18th of October.
Work will begin on parsonage soon.
President Clark of this railroad
says that the south bound freight
business Of the road has fallen OH
very considerably in the last two or
three years. Mississippi is begin
ming to raise her corn and meat.
The Kinds County Comet saws il
is authorized to announce the name
Of j. X. Almon, of the West Point
New Era, as a candidate for the Of
flee Of State Liar and Commonwealth
Prevaricator, subject to the action OF
the Democratic convention.
The Columbus Index says the Wo
mans Christian Temperance Union
of that city ask all who desire the
overthrow Of the liquor traffic, to
pray every day at twelve O'Clock
that God may grant the closing OF
the liquor saloons now asking Ii
cense.
The Marshall county Register
contains full accounts Of the murder
of Mrs. Robt. Doxev by her husband
and Mrs Wash johnson. by poison
ing, and Of their arrest and OF the
progress of the trial. before Mayor
Cocker, of Bethlehem, in the southeas
tern corner of the county.
Capt. Dinkins of the Aberdeen
Guards, has written letter to the
Vicksburg Rifles" inviting them tc
enter the competitive drill which
will take place during the Fair at
Aberdeen, which is advertised tC
open on October lst Three prizes
Of 800. 5000, and 800, besides in.
dividual prizes, will he competed for
and the contest promises to be q
lively one.
The Board Of Trustees ofthe State
University at Oxford, have elected
Prot. Woodvile Latham. of West
Virginia, 10 the Chair Of Chemistry
made vacant by. the resignation OF
Prof. Jones. elected President of tho
Female College at Columbus. Prof
Latham, while now a resident OF Vir-
ginia, is native of Kinds county
and comes with the highest recon
mendations as an educator.
Judge Bridewell's revised edition
Of The Mississippi Justice" will he
issued by the Clarion job office
about Oct. 18th. The work has been
entirely re written, so as to conform
0 to the Code of 1880 and legislation
since-the forms being in the clear