The Brookhaven leader., 1886-04-08
STATE GLEANINGS.

Judge Hill is holding L. $. Court
at Aberdeen.
The Natch,z laundry is operating
successfully.
Oxford is experiencing a big re.
liginus revival.
Hog cholera prevails in portions
of Amitc county.
The Supreme Court convened last
Monday for the April term.
The Yazoo Chancery Court hal
10 divorce cases the first week.
A Mrs. V. T.. Houghton was
drowned at Pass Christian on the
3rd.
The Manager Of the Wesson Mills
says Mississippi wool is the finest
grown.
o. N. Sylvester. "a young man Of
10, committed suicide near Bay S..
Louis last week.
j. Crane killed WIN. Shamhurg
at Bay. st. Louis last Monday with
u load OF turkey shot.
Hon. w. ID. Gibbs. of Yazoo. is
announced as a candidate for Con.
gress in the Fifth (Col. Singleton's)
District.
The Tupelo journal says that the
only thing on which the Mississippi
Democracy is unit to-day is white
supremacy.
The drummers will hold meet
ingsin jackson April 9th to organ
ize State Travellers Protective
Association"
Snow fell in North Mississippi
last Monday from 2 to inches
deep. Fruit and early vegetables
reported killed.
Grenada countv-three little nigs
- careless parents-locked house
big blaze and funeral over the
ashes. Old story.
Summit, Wesson, Natchez, Jack
son, Aberdeen and a few other Mis-
sissippi towns are bidding for the
Outlet Gin Factory.
Sergt. S. Weigleb, Of the L. ). A.,
committed suicide at Ship Island
last Thursday night by shooting his
brains out with a pistol
The Warren county Circuit Court
has adjoul ned, leaving a prisoners
in Jail, 6 serving out terms and 3
sentenced to the Penitentiary.
( Miss Lizzie Neal, Of Vicks burg,
we'll known for Der philanthrolic
work in the Confederate hospitals
during the war, died last week.
Most of the towns Of the State are
waving their right under the new
/ privilege license law to tax the
drummers so per cent on the State
tax.
The four surviving sons Of the
late Col. +. Richardson are named
respectively James S, VIM P, John
Z. aud Chas Pa regular z line as
it were.
Jefferson d. Bloom, Young
Nick>bur, er, takes the first honors
at the examination of medical stu
dents at the Charity Hospital, New
Orleans.
Hon. Thos. Stockstill, member of
the Legislature Of 1874 from Pom,
totOc county, was recent Y burned
TO death in the house of Mr.. ID. ID
Jones, near Pontotoc.
Mr.. Dan'l NJ. Wilkinson, an old
and highly esteemed citizen of Jack
son, died last week in his S4th year.
He WAS the father-in,law Of Col. }.
L. Power, of the Clarion.
The Prohibitionlsts of Lauderdale
county are actively at work and con.
tiaent OF carry ing that county in the
Local Option election which the
whisky men are bringing on.
The Medical Association will
convene at Jackson the 2lSt day OF
April. The railroads will return
members home at one-half regular
rates. A full program by the big
guns is announced.
Mrs. w. b. Richardson, a niece
by marriage of the late Col. Ed
Richardson and daughter of COL
Thos. +. Helm. ex President of the
Capital State Bank, died suddenly
at her home in Newton last Sunday
Gov. Lowry has issued a general
order to the State militia, directing
them to assemble in Nicksburg and
60 into encampment on May l1th,
at which time the interstate drill
is to take place The War Depart
ment has been asked for $50 tents,
and three army officers to act as
judges of the drill.
Kyle, the young man who shot
Richardson at Cooper Institute some
time ago, is now in Jail in Crawford
county, Arkansas, charged with
burglary and mule stealing. The
sheriff Of that county writes to the
Sheriff of Lauderdale county, Miss,
that he can get him when Arkansas
is done with him-say from eight TO
twenty years from now.