The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-16
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

Osyka is growing.
The Magnolia Gazette is "hot and
dry"
Summit will soon have National
Bank.
Protracted meetings are the order
of the day.
Miss Mary l.. Joyner died at Mag
nolia last week.
Miss Mamie Robertson died at
Hazlehurst ON the 10th.
The Columbus COrnet Band will
purchase new instruments.
j. w. Moore, an artist, committed
suicide at Newton last week.
''The Mississippi White Ribbon" i"
the organ Of the w. c. L. U. is out
Burglars have been after Vicks-
burg and now she is after the burglars.
The Farmers Cotton Yard Associa-
ton will establish yard at McComb
City.
Eighty deaths occurred in Vicks-
burg during the months of June and
July.
A wonderful we'll in Columbus is
giving forth water that cures "divers
diseases"
The colored draymen and wagoners
gave an immense picnic at jackson
on the Sth.
A big real estate deal was made in
Meridian on the 10, the consideration
being $25O,OOO.
A fund for the care of the late Put
Darden's family is spoken of by some
of our exchanges.
DR.. F. M. McCabe, for twenty-five
years leading physician of COlum-
bus, died on the Sth.
Mrs. NJ. B. Clark, principal of
Franklin Female College, Holly
Springs, died on the Sth inst.
All the cypress trees on Pearl river
for distance of twenty-five or thirty
miles from its mouth are dying.
The Kinds county Board of Super
visor, by vote of to l refused to
srder an election on the liquor ques-
ton.
The Republican Executive Commit
tee will meet in jackson ON the 21st,
the object being to put out an electO-
raj ticket.
The third annual reunsOn of Arm
strOng's brigade will be held at Du-
rant, Miss, on Thursday, the 9th day
Of September next.
Thomas Tracy, a leading saloon
keeper of Columbus, was fined 500
on the 9th for selling whisky to an
habitua drunkard.
That noble gentleman and we'll
equipped scholar, ex-Lieut. Gov. W.
H. Sims, has been appointed trustee OF
the l. /. and c., vice Hon. j. T. Harri-
son resigned.
The first annual convention of the
State COlOred Alliance met in Jack
son OH the Sth. Eight counties were
represented. The alliance has organ
ization in fifty-twO counties in the
State.
Water Valley is having an epidem-
ic of casualties and sudden deaths.
Since July 4th, when the fair ground
disaster occurred, the town has aver
aged funeral every other day, nearly
all the deaths being sudden.
A negro man while plowing near
Canton on Mr.. James GallOway's
place turned up an old earthen jar
containing upwards of bushel of old
Spanish coins, gold and silver; report
says four or five thousand dollars.
A Times-DemOcrat special says:
"Jno. M. Allen, of Mississippi, speak
ing of the fact that he had been NOM
mated by acclamatiOn, in answer to a
reporter who wanted to know what
craftsmanship he would like next Con-
gress said: ~ can't tell yet, l may
conclude to be Speaker"
At his preliminary trial last Thurs
day Rod Lowry was held to
answer to the Grand Jury for assault
with intent to kill and murder in the
sum of 81, 800. The Court also requir-
ed of him a peace bond in the sum of
$500. His mother, his brother and
II. Kernaghan of Brandon, went his
security. He was Immediately placed
under 800 bond to answer for shoot
ing at Conductor McCutcheon some
time ago.