The Brookhaven leader., 1885-07-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

ilbus county.
The Prohbitiouists swept the
Democratic primaries Of Amite
The county is likely to 60 for Oar.
. den on August Ord.
Col. J. j. Shannon, Of The Mercury,
has been appointed postmaster at
Meridian. Mississippi newspaper
men seem in luck.
Gen. Grants last word was to ask
for water. If he had Just asked for
toddy some anti -P,ohibitiouists
would now be ready TO die happy.
A member OF the bar thus face
'iously describes certain Circuit
Judge of this State: ''lie doesn't
know much law, and is too deaf to
bear The facts"
Dr. Rowan is giving the whisky
ites Of Copiah some plain talk. No.
body can tell, however, who they
arc, rs they all write over assumed
unnes aud are ashamed to hc
known.
". D. Shirpy, who recently kill
ed JAS. Avery at Kosciusko, Mas =,
without provecation, has been car
lied TO Jackson and lodged IN the
State prison for safe keeping. The
night he left Kosciusko a mob visit.
I'd the Jail to lynch him
"Do you want anything, father"
questioned Col Fred short while
before his father died. water :
whispered the General, huskily. But
WHEN offered water a0d milk they
.gurgled in his throat and we're eject
cd, and that one word Of response
was the last utterauce OF Gen.
Grant.
The convention Of Copiah to APP
roint delegates to the State conven-
tion and to dominate "a county tick
ct will meet Lcxt Tuesday Messrs
} l.. Meade and T. r. Wheeler will
so before the convention on their
records for AN endorsement, the for
mcr rs candidate for Representa-
tive, and the latter for Chamcery
Clerk. We shall then zee whether
the Democracy Of (upah i, lncilned
I" give old Cleveland" rcbuAc.
The Grand Lodge Of knights Of
Honor selected Jackson as the nest
place of meeting hy unanimous
vote, and ADJOURN d. after electing
the following officers W. a.
Hadeu, Of Kosciuskn, Grand D:cia-
tor, u. (. Sims, OF Aberdeen, Vice
Grand Dictator; A. NJ. Lea, Of
FickNhurg, Assistant Grand Dicta.
tor; b. NJ. Ssndifer. IF Gr.cnville,
Grant Chapiain; G.. W. Lowson, OF
1l'rnandu, t,rand Reporter; G.. a,
Rrnnghcr, Of jackson, Grand Treas.
'r"r; Henry Strauss, Of jackson,
Grand Guide, j. w. Johnson, Of
Ctheiio, Grand Guardian; n.
ll;rkstcr, OF Gre.nNill'. Grand Sen
tiuel. Jacob Goldman, OF Aberdeen,
II. :. Van Eaton, of " oodyiliv, and
J,.hn McGjIl. of jackson, Grand
Trustee; Dr. j. h. P.asc, Bolivar
county. Supreme representative, G.
j. Stands, Alternate; II. J. Mcneil,
Grand Orator.
The American patton has a dou.
HE birtliright-liberty and land. It's
liberty it has guarded jealousy, but
uutii very recent years it seems TO
have been, indifferent 10 tue loss of
it's landed estate and ignoran, OF
TIC methods by which it has been
diminished. A veteran legislator,
the Hen. George W. Julian, who
has given special attention to the
acts 'iieposing of our public lands
tells the story Ia bris: In contrib.
ntlon Ia the North American Review
FOR August. In the same plumber
i've medical authorities discuss the
question, Can Cholera be Avert
cd ?" Felix L. Oswald contributes
suggestive article on The Anima,
Soul : and the Rev. 81. j. Savage
IN "a Profane View Of the Sane.
tum. brings an indictment against
the daily press. Tue other articles
are one On The Price Of Gas" by
Charles II. Botsford, one q, Tenn.
tesance Reform Ststistics," bv Prof
W. ]. Beeeher. aud the chapter Of
Seantrts," h. esrinus eri.urt
q articles IN pre- ious numbers.