The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-04
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.


The Democrat Star says sque!ch
the yellow fever "alarmist." Tell us
how.
The young ladies of Coffceville gave
Il Cleveland and Thurman sociable
last week.
DIR. J. J. Goss, of the Osyka Two
States, has been elected mayor of that
town 10y handsome majority.
Rev. b. Halstead. the Episcopal
minister at Lexington, died on Sept.
18th in the Slst year of his age.
Harrison Stackhouse, col, near
CRYSTAL Springs was stung 10y yellow
Jackets from the effects of which he
died.
Mr.. Isaac Lowenburg, cx-mayor of
Natchez, and one of the oldest and
most prominent residents of that city,
died last week.
An old cOlorcd man, Hal Rhymes,
was killed by a powerful young buck
in Copiah county, by a blow with Il
piece of scantling.
1t hurts man just about as much
to burn him in etfigy as to have his
shadow on wall butted by a goat,
says the DcmOcratStar.
Rev. joel II. Lane preached his fare
we'll sermon to the Magnolia Baptist
church last week. He has gone to the
Seminary at Louisville, Ky.
j. j. Cullen, repairer of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, was shot
in the arm by Policeman Perry, at
jackson last Saturday night.
Mr.. Ben Chase, prominent young
gentleman, has been appointed post
master of Natchcz by the President,
vice Richard Holmes. dismissed.
Corinth had swarm of chicken
hawks last week. There was cstima-
ted to be 1000 in the drove as they
flew to the westward. Several were
killed.
The Port Gibson cotton factory has
turned out style of cotton goods
designed us substitute for .jutc bag
ging, which can be sold at Z cents a
yard.
DR.. Eugene A. Guilbcrt, formerly
of Dubuque, received commission to
act as member of the American Red
Cross in yellow fever at Jackson from
Miss Clara Barton.
At the reunion of the Confederate
veterans of the Fifteenth Mississippi,
at kOSCiuskO, on the 18th of Septem-
Der, 5000 persons were said to be pres
ent.
Three marriages occurred in Nc
Comb City last week-Mr. Charles
SWEET to Miss Hattie Jones, Mr.. w.
Preis to Miss Sadie Stringer, Mr.. Ed.
McMaster and Miss Abel Carey.
The following contributions to the
Jackson yellow fever sufferers have
been received from JackSonians and
others abroad: Il. w. Millsaps 800,
{. \. Lycrly and others $500, and the
| Times Democrat 800.
Jas. II. Dupic was found dead in his
room at Clinton, Miss, one morning
last week. He was IL bachelor and
miscr. and is said to have had con-
siderable amount of money boarded
away.
Mr.. Thos. W. Johnson, a worthy
young man, died suddenly of asthma.
at Crystal Springs last week. He was
Il brothcr-inlaw of Mr.. II. II. Henry.
of the Clarion Ledger, and young
man greatly admired.
The editor of the Clarke County
Times is II living illustration of the
fact that Republican may safely ex.
press his political sentiments in Mis-
sissippi. He speaks freely and plain
ly on all questions.
DR., O. Dulaney, of Crystal Springs,
while riding over his farm was I'M
seated by his fiery stced, his foot
catching in the stirrup. In this help
less condition he was dragged some
distance and seriously injured.
The PascagOula Star says it is diff
cult to prove that men are drunk in
that town. ".They may he tanked
up with red liquor and beer and reel
ing and staggering, talking foolish,
and still men will swear the fellow is
distressingly sober"
Professor Montgomery, principal of
the public schools at Oxford, Miss,
has been discharged from that posi-
ton. lie was strong Republican
and while enjoying his summer vaca-
ton in the North he waved the bloody
shirt vigorously and denounced the
Southern Democrats soundly.
The Hon. j. P. Carter. of Perry
county, in controversy with the edi-
tor of the Hattiesburg Democrat, says
that the editor is unworthy of the
further notice of IL gentleman" and
the editor replies by saying, "that if
there is amy one aggrieved, that they
can get satisfaction in any way they
wish"
Prof II. X. Jayne, of this State, but
recently appointed to an impor-
tant position in the Surgeon G GENERALS
office at Washington, is at Jackson,
his former home, having left his com
Portable position on a leave of absence
to nurse yellow fever in that city. All
praise to the self-denying and brave
hero. lie left his business to nurse
yellow fever at Lake, Miss, in 1878.
The following are the officers of the
w. c. 7. U. of Magnolia: Miss n.
Stafford, Pres; Miss NJ. Copes, Vice
Pres. from Methodist church; Miss A.
GalVani, Nice-Pres. from Episcopal