The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

What think Sc Of Darien's Demo
c'atic record En-
Let Prohibitionisls read Chairman
GaiI"way's address and govern
themselves accordingly.
Darden has drawn his first blood
Newton county, with two votes, in
structed for him last Saturday.
The President has appointed
benjamin F. Jonas, Of Louisiana, to
he collector Of customs for the dis
trict Of New Orleans.
Assistant Postmaster General Iay
las lcen forccl to resign on account
"f Ill health, and is succeeded by
Nj, Stevenson of illinois.
J. 5. Rivers, the weIi,known New
Orleans statIoncr, died last week
from The effects of injuries received
BY falling shelving in his store.
The Martin prccnct in Claiborne
county, has he'd a convention, and
Is instructed for Lowry, Hemingway,
Il. II. Thompson and II. II. Hines.
Kinds County, the empire counts
OF the State, with her votes, in
structed last Monday for Lowry for
Governor, Hemingway for Treas.
nrcr, and d. L. Porter for Secretary
Of Ststc.
See what leading Democrats of
Darden's own county say about him
us u party man, aud then ask your.
self If you can conscientiousiy ia
sor him in preference TO true ard
faithful Lowry.
Since the State Prohibition Con
rention met and adjourned without
nominating st, ,j,Htt or favor,
ing a separate political PATTY, many
editors and politicians are breathing
naturally again
II YOU have beua Inlsied into the
belief that Lowry has no merit OF
his own, read on the 4th page Of to.
dave paper what many Of The ablest
men in the State thought of his
abilities / / years ago,
Machine politicians arc realizing
tuc tact that when President CieyC-
land turns Il mar ut OF Office for
offensive partisanshIp, he thereby
proiides himself With an excuse for
bot appointing al active pa'tiean 70
the vacarcy.'
&. T. Vote Charcc,y Clerk of
Cnpiah county died on The Is inst,
ter lingering illness "f s,vera,
weeks from an aft ctinn Of the brain.
haucellor Petion has appointed
Major }. VI. Norman. v no 81 &c held
the same pace, to fill the Vacancy
Dat Of a total of 65 del, gates
~, far appointed, Lowry will get
tht t".e OF 62, Darten ,, Walker l.,
y attic SION o. OF the total Of 246
votes IN The State Convention. Low
- s',I lave at least 100 on The first
hrl"t. His denomination is Il fore
Enl cuutius,on.
The Lawrence Cjrcu;t Court con,
'n1ce the tkiri Monday "f July.
! ne County Democratic Executive
{ 1hmil'er Is "a led ia meet on the
me Gay to arrange It new pro-
@ram Tor the nomination ct county
rald d te~, and the appointment OF
delegates To the State Convention.
The July number Of the North
American Review is an unusually
Interesting one. IT the allotted age
II man were sufficient for mega
zine, We might have TO part here
With an old friend: for the Review
has just completed it's SEVENTEEN
'cat. But outwardly it renews its
Youth with u new cover, and in,
wardly il seems more vigorous than
cser.
James L. Liddeil, last week ap.
pointed United States Marshsl for
the northern district of Missippi, is
Al years OF age, a prominent LAWYER
and planter of Corrollton. He has
lecn prominent iu Democratic poll
'ics in Mississippi for a number of
vears. He Is a warm friend OF Soma.
thr George, and was strongly indoors.
CT by him and S.nstor Walthall,
aaG nearly a.! OF tie Mississippi
delegation in Congress. He served
Ii tho Confederate army during the
war.