The Brookhaven leader., 1886-01-21
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
+. Altman. OF Lexington, has pat.
ented cooking stovt.


OF the House will average IS.
The orange trees ON the Coast
have been inj Ired Ivy this weather.
1t is stated that the Barataria
Canning Factory, Biloxi, will be re,
built.
In Vicksburg. tramps are ar
rested, fined, aud made to work out
the fine.
Vlcl.Sburg has organized a stock
company for the purpose of building
street railroad.
Mr.. WIN. Groom, the newly APP
pointed Postmaster at Nickaburg,
has taken charge.
DR.. Thos. c. West of Fayctte, has
removed TO Green,illc for the prac
tice of his profession.
Mr.. Sidney L. McLaurin has been
appointed to u chrkship under the
Register of Public Lands at Jack
son.
The Meridian Fertilizer Factory
is Offering premiums to farmers for
the best acres OF cotton, com and
oats.
The gin Of Rev. L. b. McLaurin,
rear Fayette, together with ten
bales of cotton, was destroyed hy
fire week or ten days ago.
The residence OF John w. Knox,
Of Amite county, was struck 10y
lightning recently, causing damage
to the amount OF about 800.
The PORT Gibson Rcveille says
the NicNsburg Post is disposed to
argue The supervision question with
the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
The Sword and Shield says there
isn't dude in the Legislature. 1t
also says there is hardly an orator
in the House. Long-whiuers and
arm singers are numerous.
The residence of Rev. DR.. Nors
worthy, at Meridian, was consumed
by fire few days ago, and the rev
erend gentleman lost everything he
possessed in the building.
A planning mill and about two
million teeL Of lumber, belonging TO
Poilevant d Fayre, was destroyed 10y
fire, at Pennington, Miss, on the
9TH. TAe loss is estimated at $50,
900.
Miss Annie McM anus, q most es-
Unable and beautiful Young lady OF
Vlcksburg in her fifteenth year, was
dangerously burned last week. Her
clothing caught from the kitchen
furnace.
The Rev. l.. 5. Foster, has bought
half interest in the Baptist Record,
and will heucetorth be an associate
editor of that most excellent jour
nal. The paper is now domiciled at
Jackson.
CIV. Staples, aged twenty-four
married Mrs. +. Bennett, aged near
" sixty five. in Meridian on the
3lSt of Dec. 1888. Verify the old
year nourishing new.-KoScjuSho
Messenger.
The suit OF the heirs of Mr.. Sim
Coats, who was killed BY the acct
dent at the Bayou Pierre bridge two
years ago, has been compromised.
The L n. O. d I. Railroad com.
pany pay $500.
Vicksburg has huge new corn
mill, owned by Capt. Jno. Il. Mat
tingly. The meal ground is pro
nounced by experts and dealers to
he equal to any shipped from the
best Western mills.
The residence of Col. Charles f.
Hooker, at Bnvina, in this State,
was destroyed by fire on the night
of the 3lst Of December, Messrs
Matt and Charley Hooker barely es
capped with their clothing only.
Levi Brown, colored, was recently
killed at Rockport by an unknown
party, supposed to be an escaped
convict. Brown is the man who
shot. and killed woman sometime
ago while attempting to capture Der
husband, the convict spoken of.
Three Of the finest stores in Co
lumbus, were burned TO the ground
Friday. These belonged TO Fl. III
Teasdale, j. Bluhm d Harris, Hub
son d Co., and formed a part of
Merchants block known as the
handsomesL row of buildings in Mis-.
sissippl.
AT Moss Point, on the 10Th inst,
the only child of Mr.. o. G. Farley,
little fellow eighteen months old,
killed himself with a pistol given
him to play with by his mother 1t
was one of the sold unloaded kind"
And "of such is the Kingdom of
Heaven"
We will mention as an evidence Of
great industry, that Il. A. Carey, OF
Wolfe Lake, has picked out 49,
600 pounds of seed cotton by him
self since Sept. LIST. Giving 1900
pounds to the bale, this would be
twelve bales. Pretty good picking
-Ydzoo Sentinel.
We regret to hear that a young
son of Mr.. Vim. III. Lynch. q reprc-