The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-26
STANDING ADVERTISEMENTS.
SOUTHERN oLEANINGS.

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A Macon (Ga.) correspondent notes that
a church in that city has secured the
| service of ian elegant soprano" ''a beau
tiful Alto" "a fine TENOR" and ga fine
| basso." Naturally some fine music is ex-
pected from this strong combination.
The first bale of cotton was received at
| Louisville, KY, few days since from
Americus, Ca, and was sold at public
| auction for thirty mine cents per pound.
Ben Moseby committed suicide at Hous-
ton, Tex, a few nights ago by taking
morphine.
A young man named Lasche Philport,
while fishing in Persimmon pond a few
days ago, at Owensbero, KY, was
taken with fit and fell into the pond.
There being no one with him at the time,
he was drowned in one foot of water.
Absolute destitution is said to prevail in
ten counties of Texas on account of the
drought. The commissioners of Shackle-
ford County are employing farmers on the
public roads, and a fund of 5000 is being
raised to lend without interest for the pur-
chase of seed.
Well authenticated information from
nearly all quarters of Texas indicates
last few weeks, from dry weather. Sub
stantial farmers from B owe, Cass, Harri-
son, Morris and Marion counties state that
the hitherto promising crop has already
been injured nearly fifty per cent. Leaves
and bolls are falling fast and rust has at
tackled many sections. Rain or no rain,
prospects are very gloomy and half crop
is all that will be ma lie this year.
NJ 4 II II l.,
mitted suicide at Dallas, Tex, few days
ago.
William Thornton, aged fourteen years,
and Matte S NTH, aged fifteen years, were
married recently at Jackson, Ga.
There are more Republican members of
the present Alabama Legislature than of
any similar body since 1874.
Two thousand hawks were trapped and
killed for their scalps in Louisa County,
Virginia, last year. A big bounty was
paid for the scalps.
The Roanoke river, North Carolina, has
had six freshets of nine to seventeen feet
rise this season.
Air ady an organization is being effect
ed in Montgomery, Ala, to arrange for an
Interstate drill and encampment in that
city in May, 1887.
Two boys, named Durry and Hughes,
were drowned while bathing in the river
near Beech Grove Tenn, few days since.
They were cousins.
The City Council of Mobile has granted
right of way to the West Alabama road,
which is to be completed to Jackson within
six months.
Favorable reports are being received
from the experimental tobacco crops in
South Carolina. Tobacco of good quality
is being produced in some parts of the
State, and the opinion is entertained that
it will pay handsomely.
Hugh Harrington, an engineer in charge
of a special on the Sunset route, going
west, was thrown from his engine near
Del Rio, Tex, a few days ago, and was
so badly hurt internally and externally
that he can not live. He was taken to
Del Rio for medical attention.
At an early hour a few days ago some
unknown person shot at Miss Agnes
Phelps while she was asleep at her home
in Nashville, Tenn. The bullet entered the
thigh and caused severe wound. No
reason is known for the attempted assas-
sinaton.
Mr.. A. Wheeler, prominent dealer in
beef cattle and dressed beef, was crushed
beneath the wheels of a float at Waco,
Tex, few days since. The float team
took fright at steam engine drawing a
prairie plow along the streets. Two of
Mr.. Wheeler's ribs were broken, his skull
fractured and he was perhaps fatally in
jTed.
DR.. Emanuel Dreifus, on trial for
subornation of perjury and misprision of
testimony, at New Orleans, was found
guilty. Dreifus was a friend of Judge
Ford, and induced the two sisters, Mrs.
Smith and Mrs Mahon, to testify for the
defense in the notorious Ford Murphy
murder trial.
A fire broke out in McMullen Bros.'s
paint store at Cynthiana, KY, few
nights ago. A volunteer fire company
worked hard, but the flames could not be
subdued before the building was totally
destroyed, together with all the stock.
The loss on th Q building is estimated at
$500: on the stock, $4,000. Insurance on
the building, 5000; on the stock, = 800.
j. b. Fielder, mayor of A mericus, Ca,
and DR.. w. P. Burt, councilman of same
town, recently engaged in political dis
cussion. From hot words they passed to
blows. Burt struck Fielder, who then
stabbed Burt in the back and arm, inflict-
ing probably fatal wounds.
T. H. Coussens, one of the leading drug
gists in Nashville, Tenn, was fatally
stabbed by Robert Morton. a clerk whom
he had discharged few evenings since.
Morton attacked Coussens with knife,
infcting six wounds, the blade of the
weapon twice penetrating the lung. Nor
ton fed, but was chased two miles and
arrested.
Rev. G. Rankin, one of the leading pas
tors of Chattanooga, Tenn, created a SEN
sation few nights ago by m aking visit
to ell the saloons in the city. He is en-
gagged in delivering series of sermons on
bar-rooms, and made personal visits tG
secure some practical points.
A boy named Patrick Sullivan, about
sixteen years of age, was shot and fatally
wounded while in Mont Higgins water
melon patch, near Elizabethtown, KY, a
few nights ago. Higgins was keeping
watch over the melons, and when he saw
Sullivan he blazed away. The ball entered
the left side, passing through his body,
and coming out of his right side. He ran
some stance after being wounded and
gave the particulars, admitting that he
was in the patch.
Texas still talks warlike.
Harry Durant, of Atlanta, Ca, is such
a bicycle enthusiast that he rose in his
sleep one night recently and rode his ma
chine five miles into the country and back