The Brookhaven leader., 1886-07-08
STATE GLEANINGS.

Col. Stockdale is gaining ground
on the Coast.
Grenada county votes on Local
Option to-day.
Natchtz celebrated the Fourth of
July in due form.
Natchcz is To have new census
OF her population.
J ). Baxter. an old and respected
citizen Of Corinlh, died Sunday.
A negro man killed his wife and
murdered her paramount near Nicks-
burg last Sunday.
A. ]. Wilkinson, a lawyer OF
Duncansby, Issaquena county, has
mysteriously disappeared.
The Woodville Republican states
that there are two well developed
cases of lcprosy in Wilkinson coun,
ty.
The Local Option contest in
Vicksburg promises to be a repcti-
tion OF the one in McIidian-red
hot.
Hon. J. t. Morgan has been re
nominated for Congress in the 2nd
district. Chalmers will be his oppo-
nent.
LIE Brown, the negro who killed
the two Morgan brothers above
Vicksburg. has been Indicted for
murder
The Warren county grand jury
sat 4 weeks and returned l42 indict-
ments-2I for violations Of the Ii
quor laws.
Another terrible tragedy is report
ed from Kempcr county, in which
one George NJ Outlet killed one
Barton aud wife.
A negro named Geo. Parker waa
shot and killed near Pennington
last week for attempting to outrage
q white lady one year ago.
The Natchc2 Democrat celebrated
the 4th of July by publishing Il pa
per double its usual size. The pa
per is now printed by steam.
}. J. Hardin, a young man Of Ian
aerdale county, dropped dead while
plowfng in his field. Heart disease
was supposed TO be The cause
Montgomery b. Edwards, a promi
ncnt citizen and member of the
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen of the
town of Macon, died last week.
A pile of lumber fell on Mr.. Will
johnson, clerk at j. j White s saw
mill, below McComb City last week,
breaking his leg below the knee.
Dock Bishop, one of the mnrderers
of Wise, the Texas detective, was
hung in Pitlsboto last Saturday.
The Governor refused TO interfere.
DR.. Alexander Hunter, for many
years a prominent physician and tor
several Years editor Of the Crystal
Springs Monitor, died on the Both.
The good people of GIoster and
surrounding country are to have an
old time camp-mccCing They have
called their ground 1.-The Sam Jones
Camp Ground"
The Gulf View Hotel, at Missis-
sippi City, has been leased 10y Mr..
Oscar Hicklc, formerly OF the CItv
Hotel, of New Orleans, and DR.. III.
z. Atkins, of Brookhaven.
Mary Jane Mcbride, arrested in
Washington City last week charged
with arson, lived in jackson from
1871 to 1876, and during the heyday
of carpct-bag rule was quite char
aCLer.
The Local Option campaign in
Warren is growing warmer every
day and both sides are working like
beavers. We hardly expect the Pro,
hibiLianists to win in that whisky
ridden county, but they are making
an heroic effort.
The grand jury of Warren county
charge the late Sheriff, r +. Beck
with wholesale robbery Of The coun
ty, and say they are appalled, at
some Of the schemes he reSortcd to
defeat the conviction and punish
mcnt Of criminals.
A terrible tragedy occurred on
Sunday morning at Huburt Post
Office, IN kempcr county, in which
Mr.. Richard Yates was Instantly
killed by Mr.. j. w. Chisholm. The
homicide was the result of quarrel
about the wife of one of the parties
The District Conference for the
Brookhaven District of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South CON
vened in Wesson on the list, Bishop
Galloway presiding, and continued
in session 4 days. Seventeen minis
ters were in attendance, besides a
large number OF lay delegates and
visitors.
The faculty at Oxford mas been
reorganlzed-every place being de
clared vacant, Gen. Stewart was
reelected chancellor and Prots.
Hutson, Fitzhugh and Latham re-
appointed, while Profs. Sears, John
son, Qulnche, Wheat aud Little were
dropped. Candidates are numerous
for lnl vnrnnninA