The Brookhaven leader., 1885-02-05
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.


The tramp is on the war path for
cold victuals.
Cotton seed sell at Vieksburg for
$500 Ter ton.
The Pamela Star calls the natives
Of Sardis, Sardincs.
A telegraph office has been cstab
lished at Warrenton.
The Baptist church property a.
Biloxi is offered for sale.
Choctaw county is out Of debt for
the first time since the war.
The Yazoo merchants rebel
against a high privilege tax.
Golden Leaves is the name of a
new paper started at Columbia.
Sardis is out of debt and SIS 90
ahead. 1t is a prohibition town.
Pneumonia. measles and humps
continue to prevail in many parts OF
the State.
Mississippi steps TO the front with
the largest display of wool at the
Worlds Fair.
The orange trees along the coast
are being killed by the unusual
cold weather.
There are 40 public schools in
Holmes county for white, and sc for
colorcd children.
DR.. WIN. Erwin, an old and vau-
ed citizen of Carroll county died at
his home, Jan. 9th.
Two hundred and fifty pupils are
in attendance at one Of the public
schools of Yazoo City.
A negro named Philip Mine6eld
was recently run over and killed by
the cars near Learned while drunk.
An old lady Of Sardis, who has
been blind for Is years, had her
sight suddenly restored recently
while praying.
Mcssrs. Joshua Green, Of jackson
and G. Exporter, of Raymond, are
the Onl V men who shook hands with
Gen. Lafayette in 1924.
A plan for turninosthe course Of
the Yazoo River hv Vicksbury so az
to restore the Vicksburg harbor, is
aoain undrr discussion.
Bishop II NJ. Thompson recently
held service at Grace church, Bay
ST Louis, and administered contir
nation to eighteen persons.
Gen. G.. Y. Freeman, Of Jack
son, has been appointed Trustee
Of the University at Oxford, IN
place of Judge Chalmers, deceased.
The subj ct of educating ladies at
'hc State University is again being
discussed. Some contend it is 9
success, others pronounce it Il fail
urc.
Mrs. II. Q. Bridges has sold her
household goods, rented her resi-
dence in Summit and will continue
To travel with the little twins, Mag
gle and Della.
The Wessnn correspondent OF the
Haziehurst Signal suggests that the
selection.of a; candidate for Post
master at that place DE left to the
Democratic club.
John j. Casru, late ascitlzcn and
old-tlmc merchant of Brauregard,
died of pneumonia Mt Monroe, La
last week, and was brought back to
his old home for burial.
The new Baptist church ut Scran
ton was recently burned BY an in
cendiary. This makes the second
church burned in that town within
three months, beside saa hall.
At the late religious revival held
in Yazoo City by the Rev. DR.. IIoyt, |
of Nashville, 38 converts were made,
comprising some of the best and
most influential people of the town:
The Kinds County Comet claims
that Jackson ladies save their car
fare by going to Utica to do their
shopping. This must be only an
other one Of brother Martins jokes. |
An infant child, ipclosed in neat
cypress coffin, was found floating in
the driftwood at South Vicksburg
on the 28th, having come from some
point above. The coffin was new,
bnt the remains SO decomposed it
was impossible TO tell its sex or
color.
A special to the Times Democrat
says the Sheriff of Harrison county
visited Biloxi last week and alrcet-
eel the proprietors of bar-rooms and
beer saloons under indictments
found at the late term OF The Circuit
Court for violation OF the Sunday
laws. The laws are very stringent,
imposing heavy fines for keeping
open and for selling liquors, besides
requiring bond of $1,000 for observ-
ance of the laws, which Is liable to
forfeiture. Heretofore these laws
have been practically inoupratiye