The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-02-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Gen. GRANTS health is improving.
W. b. Deaton has been elected
Mayor OF Hazlchurst.
The wife Of American Minister
Lowell died in London on the 10Th
inst.
The Washington Monument, the
tallest structure in the world, was
formally dedicated last Saturday
amidst great pomp and ceremony.
Col. Thos. A. Buford, of Ken
tucky, brother Of Gen. Abe Buford
and the slayer Of Judge Elliot, died
on the 18th instant, at Louisville, in
q luna,ic asylum.
1t is now regarded as almost Ger
tain that Lamar will have q place in
C!eveland's Cabinet, and that Wal
tiall or Barksdale will be appointed
to his place in the Senate.
Two English newspaper cores
pondents were killed in the last bat
tie Gen. Stewards forces had with
the Arabs-Camcron, Of the London
Standard, and Herbert, of the Morn
ing Post.
President Arthur has made all
his arrangements To leave Washing
ton at y p. m, March 4th, for New
York, which city will again be his
residence as private citizen OF the
United States.
Amer session "f five days at the
the Exposition, the Cotton Planters
Association adjourned to meet at
Charleston, 5. G. Col. +. c. More
head was re elected President, and
DR.. Allaiue, Secretary.
Jackson and Summit contem plate
settling the question Of the Postmas.
tsrship by ballot, after the manner
of Wesson. II Brookhaveu should
decide to settle the question that
way AMI Mrs. Josie B. Crosby
would enter the race, it would not b.
difficult to predict the result.
Capt. 5. II Buck has been chosen
Director General pro tenn by the
Board of Management of the
Worlds Exposition. This action
was taken in view of the comtem.
plated absence for an. extended
period Of Director General Burke, a,
Haton Rouge on o.hcial business
:nd to the National Capital, where
be will take part in the inaugu
cation of President Cleveland.
A juror summoned 10 sit on the
Ford case In New Orleans last week
frankly declared that he didn',
know what such a thing as a Icon
Acience' is. The only unusual thing
nhout the matter, however, is tina,
this juror possessed the candor to
acknowledge it. There are q good
many jurors these days who do not
kaow What conscience IS IL they
would only come out and say so.
seuator Ingalls, recently said in a
speech before the Senate that this
e"nDtry will "soon be called ON to
decide whether every man, woman
and child on the face of the earth.
NO mstter in what condition O.
physical or intellectual development,
TT moral standing, has a natural
Iight tn come TO the United States
hn1 to do and act as they please,
To the detrimcnt Of those already
here
A. motion of the attorneys of the
Murphy marlerers fIr a change OF
venue from Orleans Parish to some
otter was promptly o,erruled BY
Judge Baker. In ninety nine cases
"n' ola hundred when::the perpetrator
"i heiuous crime aske fur a change
-: venue. justice is what he is afraid
81. AMI not what he really seeks.
IL we're strange justice indeed that
Would enable criminals 10 escape
n!'"n tho ground that the very
.n.hnity Of their acts had shocked
anf aroused the community. aud yct
'l,st Is ahuot all the argument on
'ii.'l nearly every application Tor 8
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