The Brookhaven leader., 1886-07-01
STATE GLEANINGS.
IIazlehurst is on a building boom

Meridian is. to have Union de-
pot.
Liberty has a colored debating
society.
Covington county has instructed
for StOckdale.
The Legislature of 1856 cost the
State $40, 26O 90.
Col. Roderick Seals own county
is against him for Congress.
A negro was drowned near Aber-
deem during the recent floods.
The Prohibitionists Of Amite
meet IN Convention July 18th.
The editor of the Liberty Herald
has been treated to tchite blaCkber-
ries.
Yazoo county has adopted high
DEMONSTRATING raised it from $500
to $1,000.
Warren county holds a Local OPP
ton election on July 18th, and Pike
July 18th.
A COW threw an engine and seven
gravel cars from the track near Du-
rant last week.
Gen. Chalmers says he will run
for Congress in the Second district
as an Independent.
Alex Board was killed by John
and James Mckee and VIII Peasc,
at Wills Point last Sunday.
Two brick stores, the property OF
Mrs. Fred Lloyd, were destroyed by
fire in Vicksburg last week.
The official returns gave the Pro
hibitionisls a majority in Lauderdale
Of 1875, and in Clarke of 422.
Col. I. II. Stockdale delivered the
Commencement address at the ellis
! burg Institute, Amite county.
Col. c. f. Hooker delivered the
annual address before the Girls In
dustrial Institute and College.
Mrs. w. Il. Hudson, well known
and highly esteemed lady Of Iazoo
City, has invented folding bed.
The Governor has appointed his
eldest son, Robert, Jr., AZ his pr-
vate Secretary, vice Pat Ii. resigned
DR.. w. c. Rodgers and Miss Anna
Bailey, daughter Of DR.. Z, 1. Bailey,
were married in Jackson on the 23rd
nit.
Frank Starncs was murdered re-
Gently in Beat 1, Copiah county, by
George Beesley while the two were
out hunting.
DR.. b. +. Conn, an honored citi-
zen OF Copiah county, died recently
at the residence Of his brother, Hon.
II. G.. Conn, in Hazlehurst.
A meeting held at Biloxi last
week in the interest Of Col. Roderick
Seals Congressional aspirations,
was thin and void of enthusiasm.
Valory Coleman, co!orcd, the old
est man in Pike county, died a,
Osvka last week at the advanced
aye Of IL ycals. lie was at one
time in the employ Of Gen. jackson.
40 stated.
Central Female Institute gradual
ed II young ladies this wear, and
had a total attendance of l2O. The
President had to turn some april
cants away for lack of sccommoda-
ti0ns.
Two desperate brothers named
Henry and Albert Allen were killed
in Washington county Saturday
night by negro Damed Lee Brown
whom they had wantonly attacked
with pistols.
Major \. N. Paxton, one Of the
oldest and most hOnored citizens of
Vicksburg, died while in attendance
upon the commencement exercises of
the A. & NJ. College, of which he
was trustee.
John Greenhaw, Of Alcorn county,
aged 95 years, labors daily on the
farm and often walks ten miles t.
Corinth without fatigue. He was
with Gen. Jackson at New Orleans,
and still has good eyesight and
shoots rife unerringly.
The WoodviEe Republican pre-.
diets that Major Van Eaton will
carry Wilkinson county against his
home competitor, Hon. Il, V. No
land, and thinks the race in the Dis.
trict at layge is between Major Van
Eaton and Col. Stockdale.
The sixth annual catalogue Of the
A. h NJ. College shows a total en-
rolmcnt of AIS for the session of
lSS5-'S6, as follows Seniors, u;
Juniors. Is; Sophomores, 40; Fresh
men, 70; Senior Preparatory, l43;
Junior Preparatory, 81; Irregular
Courses in College Glasses, 4S.
I The petition OF the Messrs. Speng
Yer to retail liquors at Cooper's Well,
Kinds county, was recently defeated
by an overwhelming cOunter-peti-
ton. They are among the most
popular saloon men in the State, and
thcir dpfcat rs very Sioni6rant of the