The Brookhaven leader., 1886-05-06
STATE GLEANINGS.

law taxing drummCrs.
The Railroad Commission contin-
ucs at work revising tariffs.
The Vicksburg Soulhrcus are at
tending the Savannah drill.
Aberdeen has passed resolutions
tavoring the railroad bridge at
Cairo.
The Banner says Natchcz needs
men Of moral courag"-a not uncom-
mon want.
4 Lodge of the knights Of Labor
have been organized at Jackson and
Holly Springs.
Gov. Lowry was elected an
honorary member OF the State Mcdi-
cal Association.
The Jones Small revival Of Colum-
bus resulted in 7Oj acces,ions to the
various churches.
f. b. Taylor and d. 5. Kaufman,
the Tchula robbers, plead guilty
when arraigncd for trial.
:. NJ. New. Mayor Of Corinth, was
stricken last week with paralysis aud
his life despaircd of.
DR.. f. l.. FHlgham, of Jackson,
and Miss MoliIe ). Mimms, Of Utica,
were married last Thursday.
Mr.. W. II. Worthington has NOV
ed his paper, the New South, from
Columbus, Miss, to Birmingham,
Ala.
The Little j. lost 50 feet of its
Bayou Pierre bridge by last weeks
trcshet. The break will soon be re
paired.
The store of L. y Dantzlcr at
Moss Point was recently robbed of
$I,O9j, 1920 of which was county
funds.
Jean Pattonotte, a Frenchman,
committed suicide by hanging him
self to a tlce near Pass Christian
last week.
Col w. ID. Holder, of Lafayette
county, has accepted a place in the
Auditors Office, and will move to
jackson to live.
The publication of the Crystal
Springs "Meteor' will be resumed
by Messrs. Hurt d Branch on the
18th day of May,
Crystal Springs expects to ship
the present season not less than 40,
900 boxes of peaches and 100000
boxes Of tomatoes.
Col. b. f. Jones, of Winona, and
Mis-. Adelaide Regrard Jannett, OF
New Orleans, were married at the
residence of the bride, April &c.
Patton & Bonner have succeeded
the firm Of W. ii. Patton " CO =,
Shubuta, Miss, lately suspended
The new finn is making a good
start.
Gov. Lowry has pardoned Robt
Bostick, sentenced TO the peniten-
tiary for lite from Copiah county in
1877 for being implicated III the
murder of young Ferguson.
Knox Stennis killed George Huff
in the court house at DeKuib last
Saturday. Stennis shot Huff three
times and then cut his throat, after
which surrendered himself TO the
Sheriff
Maj r. w. Banks, of Colum bus,
has been confirmed as revenue col
lcctOr for the district Of Mississippi.
He has also joined the church, being
one OF Sam Jones Columbus CON
vcrts.
Il am twenty-One years of age
and am not intoxicated, am not an
Injuu and l have got fifteen cents"
is The pass word for drink now, in
this neck of the woods WoodrtUe
RepU6Hc0n.
In n trial before Justice Lowe, on
Monday, Mr.. j. S. Sexton, as coun-
sci, admitted the moon was made
out of green cheese. The question
was raised by Conn, the opposing
counsel,-Stgaak Coptohan.
William Whitney, the agent Of
the N j. & c. r. X, at Harriston,
killed by Drew Wyche, was son of
State Senator j. j. Whitney, Of
Jefferson county. The killing is
very generally looked upon as justi-
fable.
Mr. II. c. Fairman last week left
with his family for his new home in
Sheffield, Ala, He and Mr.. Jno. T.
Hull, formerly o: this place, have en-
gagged III the mercantile business in
that rapidly growing little city
Ne'c NiSstsSippiam.
Col. Thomas Hollingsworth, for
some years past acting postmaster
and station agent at Beauvoir, died
last week after a brief illness. He
was a faithful soldier of the Lost
Cause and his coffin was drap ped
with Confederate battle flag pro
vided for the purpose by Mrs. Jetfer,
son Davis.
The large bridge over the Bogue
Chitto river at Holmesville, and the
bridge over Topisaw river, about /!
miles from Holmesville were swept
away by last weeks flood. The Sum.