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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
The G. III. Continues to Get
There.

The Vicksburg Commercial Herald
of last week contained the following,
which shows that it continues to pro-
gress in the right direction:
"The laws against crime must be
rigidly enforced. Unpublished crime,
especially the unjustifiable and illegal
taking of human life, is a veritable
Pandor's box of evils. 1t encourages
the desperate, lawless scOundrels to
take chances on the law, when the
odds are SO much in favor of the law
less and against the law abiding.
Every one who commits murder or
manslaughter and escapes legal pun
ishment, is costly prece3entto whole
State.
"These terrible crimes cannot all be
prevented, but the number can be
lessened very much by the strict en-
fOrcement of the laws. 1t requires
constant effort and unfiinching firm
ness to do this, but it must be done,
or more and more fearful results will
follow"
If Sam Jones could be induced to
preach a month i'll Vicksburg, Charley
Wright might he redeemed from his
condition of total depravity yet.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

For fruit cake 90 to Leary's Bakery.
All kinds Of Toys at X. A. Leary's ba-
kerry.
Go TO Mrs. TT. S. McGrath's to have
stamping done.
Chewing gum and candy by wholesale
at Leary's Bakery.
For all kinds of Spices, Fruits nuts,
ETC., go to Leary's.
Xmas goods by the case OF dozen at n.
o. prices at X. A. Leary's.
Powell has everything fresh in the gro
Gerry line, all at the lowest prices.
Have You seen those beautiful dolls at
Mrs. T. ]. S. McGrath's They are
beauties.
Mr.. Carver, the venerable member of
the firm of Carver g. Jameson, publishers
of the Christian Advocate at New
Orleans, spent last Sabbath with Mrs.
GallOway's family.
Our young friend J. w. Pickens, who
has been in Texas for the past year, has
returned for few weeks on a visit TO
relatives and friends. He looks much
improved by his life in the West.
A donkey party nnder the auspices OF
the Presby terrain Sabbath School will be
held at Mr.. Thompson's tomorrow night.
All members of the school and Their
friends are expected. Lots of fun
ahead.
VIM. Abshagen, our popular Cherokee
street shoe merchant, has adorned his
show window with a unique and mirth-
provoking mechanical toy which is n
great attraction. 1t must be seen to be
appreciated.
Rev. w. b. Lewis, the Presiding Elder
of the Brookhaven District, Is here this
week, looking after the interests of the
church. 1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Lew
is will make Brookhavcn his home during
his stay on the district.
There will be regular monthly service al
the Baptist church next Sabbath. At the
IL o'clock service collection will b,
taken for Foreign Missions, and at the
evening service the celebration of tn,
Lords supper will take place.
DIR. b. B. COwart, of Monticello, ant
his daughter, Miss Lillian, accompanied
by Miss Lula Burns and Mr.. Il. p. Burns
were welcome callers at this Office yester.
day. The young ladies were anxious t,
learn something about the way news
paper is printed.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
Conference Appointments.
BROOKHAVEN DISTRICT.

w. b. Lewis, presiding elder.
BrOOkhaven station, A. f. Watkins
Wesson and Beauregard, T. l.. Mel
len.
Hazlehurst, j. T. Nicholson.
Crystal Springs, ii. r. Singleton.
Gallman, NJ. l.. Burton.
Providence, j. G. Sibley.
Beaverton, j. w. Ellison.
Scotland, H. ID. Howell.
Summit, G. Bancroft.
Adams, r. s. Gale.
McCOmb City, b. 5. Kaynor; w
Sandell, supernumerary.
Holmesville, III. nj. Ellis.
FranklintOn, j. III Evans.
New Hope, to be supplied by VIM
Hoover.
TOpisaw, j. NJ. COwan.
Principal Franklinton High School
j. NJ. Pugh.
President Kavanaugh College, IL
w. Featherstun.
District Superintendent American
Bible Society, j. w. McLaurin.
Transfers: j. NJ. Weems to Central
Mexican Mission conference; A. j. Nc
VOy to Louisiana conference.
The conference adjourned, to meet
next year at Crystal Springs.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
No Paper Next Week.

In order TO give all connected with
this Office little recreation and time
to set things to rights preparatory to
entering upon the work of another
year, there will be no paper issued
next week.
In making this announcement, we
take occasion to return our grateful
thanks to all our patrons and friends
who have kindly aided us during the
nast twelve months, and wish each
aud every one Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. In the language
of Old Rip, May you all live long and
prosper.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
Gen. Fcatherston for Governor.


Gen. w. S. Featherston, "Old
Sweat" as the "Boys in Gray" used
to call him in the days that tried
mems souls, has written a letter to
some of his old comrades in arms in
Claiborne county, who recently made
call upon him to become candidate
for Governor, in which he expresses
his willingness to serve as Missis-
sippi's next Chief Executive, and pla-
ces himself squarely in the hands of
his friends. Gen. FeatherstOn is a
true patriot, and the letter is a patri-
otic document. He has ever respond
ed unselfishly to the call of his country
in war and in peace, and no man in
Mississippi displayed truer Roman
courage and clearer conception of
what the emergency of the case called
for than he did as a member Of the
Legislature of 1876, when he lead the
forces that drove Ames and his min
lOns from pace ana power.
But for all this, we have one criti-
cism on the Generals letter to the
Claiborne gentleman. Barring the first
few opening paragraphs, it reads like
the letter of a candidate accepting the
Democratic nomination for the Presi-
dency. 1t is too toplofty and has
rather too much to say about the tariff
and national politics and too little
about home matters, to strike the
popular chord or meet the present ex-
igency in our State affairs. So far as
national politics are concerned, the
die is cast and the control of the dom
inant party fixed for the next four
years, and what the Democrat who is
elected Governor of Mississippi next
year, thinks or does not think on ma
tional affairs, is to all practical pur-
poses of very little concern. What
Mississippians want to know is, what
does he think and what will he do to
reform the State administration. In
some branches of the State govern
ment, abuses have grown up quite as
fragrant as during Ames's day. If Gen
FeatherstOn can turn his attention
to these with his old time vigOr and
courage; if he will demand economy
and business methods in the admins
tration of the States finances, and
will address himself in all possible
ways to enforcing justice and crushing
out crime and all forms of lawlessness
which have grown up and flourished
as never before under Lowryism, he
is indeed the man for Mississippi's
next Governor; but we can tell him
right now that the people do not want
man in the Governors chair who
will magnify and chafe over national
issues both he and they are, for the
time, powerless to change, and ignore
the weihgtier and more important
questions of reform nearer home. No,
not much.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

A few little four-penny editors of
this State who make about three hun
dred dollars year and spend nine
tenths of that on cards, whisky and
tobacco, are terribly exercised because
Sam Jones received seventeen hun
tred dollars for weeks preaching at
Greenville. 1t doesn't count for any
thing with these Goddess little sniv-
elers that Mr.. Jones wOrksa revolution
in the morals and habits of many people
wherever he goes, and donates the
largest part of the collections given
him as free will offering by the peO-
pile to whom he breaches, in support
ing an orphan asylum and contributing
to other benevolent objects. And we
notice too, that these same little four
penny grumblers never have word
to say about the money taken in by
saloons, third-class theatres, and 9TH
Ell dives for which no equivalent what
ever is rendered.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
BUSINESS NOTIcr

Rev. r. J. Boone has consented TO ron,
resent the LEADER prohibition PnIr,
while engaged In colportage work j.,
this and adjoining counties, and is duly
authorized to take and receipt for sn,,.
scriptions, make collections and traps.,,
any other business for the pap.r W.
hope orr friends every where will ASST,
him in this work. Now is the timo .,
subscribe. All persons who want a gooa
local paper that is outspoken on ali 6 me-"
tons affecting their moral and poli,;cnI
interests, should take the LEADER.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
UndisDuted Merit.

The great success of the Royal Ba-
king Powder is due to the extreme
care exercised Ivy its manufacturers
to make it entirely pure, uniform in
quality, and of the highest leavening
power. All the scientific knowledge,
care and skill, attained by twenty
years practical experience are con-
tributed toward this end, and no phar-
maceutical preparation can be dispens-
ed with greater accuracy, precision
and eXactness. Every article used is
pure. A number of chemists are en-
ployed to test the strength of each in
gredient, so that its exact power and
effect in combination with it's COIN
gradients is definitely known. Moth
ing is trusted to chance, and no per-
son is employed in the preparation of
the materials used or the manufacture
of the powder, who is not an expert
in his particular branch of the bust
ness. AS consequence, the Royal
Baking Powder is of the highest grade
of excellence, always pure, wholesome
and uniform in quality. Each box is
exactly like every other, and will re-
tain its powers and produce the same
and the highest leavening effect in any
climate, at any time. The Govern
mant Chemists after having analysed
all the principal brands in the mar
ket, in their reports placed the Royal
Baking Powder at the head of the list
for purity, strength, and wholesome
ness, and thousands of tests all over
the country have further demonstrated
the fact that its qualities are, in every
respect, unrivaled.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
A Daring Express Robbery

On last Saturday, night at Duck
Hill two men boarded the engine of
the north-bOund passenger train just
as it was pulling out, held the engin-
eer and fireman under their pistols
until mile and half from
town and then compelled the engineer
to stop the train and go back with
them to the express car. They next
required him to call upon the express
messenger to open his door, which the
messenger unsuspectingly did, and
had no sooner done so, than he was
covered with pistol by one of the
robbers who at once entered the car
and ordered him to open the safes
and hand out all the money. He re-
luctantly obeyed, while the other
robber stood outside and guarded the
engineer and held the conductor
and passenger at bay, who had APP
peared on the scene with Winchester
rifles. Several shots were exchanged
between these parties, during which
Chess. Hughes, the passenger, was
mortally wounded, and no sooner was
this done than the rObber in the car,
who had gotten all the money
amounting to some $4,000 came out
and the two desperadoes made their
escape into the darkness. It is one
of the most daring robberies on re-
cord, and as yet there is no clue to
the perpetrators. The robbers had
their faces disguised by masks.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

The report of the condition of the
convicts on the Loop Line Railroad
as given by Railroad Commissioner
McLaurinn, as he is quoted in the Pic
ayune's special from Vicksburg and
the Vicksburg Post, and the reports
given by the Bolivar County Demo
crat and the correspondent of the
Memphis Appeal, don't tally worth a
cent, and explanations would be in
order. Let us have no more miserable
attempts at whitewashing from any
quarter about this horrible business.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
Dec. 10th, 1888


Rev. r. j. Boone has been endorsed by
the Executive Board of s.the Fair River
Association for colportage work within
the bounds of the Association. He is
prominently qualified for this work, and
the Association is to be congratulated on
having the benefit of his services. Any
one needing any kind of UNCONVENTIONAL
literature, Bibles, hymn hooks, ETC., will
do well to consult him or address him at
Brookhaven. He is also the duly accred-
tied agent of 'Our Country" "Story of
Baptist Missions" and other interesting
works.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
a Race Riot in Kemper.

A race riot is reported from Kempcr
county. While constable and his
posse near Wahalak were going to ar
rest negro named Maury, who with
his friends had previously resisted
arrest, they were fired upon by the
negroes from an ambuscadc with shot
guns and muskets and ten out of
twelve of the posse killed and wound
ed. The negroes then made their es-
cape unframed. Much excitement
prevails over the affair, and more
hloodshed will likely follow, as the
whites are greatly excited and bent
on revenge.
Later advices state that Seth Cobb,
the constable, and NJ. ii. Maury, were
killed; VIM. Vaughan, j. +. Maury, G.
Il. Nicholson and John Dew danger
ously wounded, and VIM. Hare and
jeff. Thomas were slightly wounded
by the ambushed negroes, and that
all the negroes have so far escaped.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

new and better State administration,
and justice, which has travelled with a
leaden heel, may then overtake evil
doors, and the agricultural classes,
which have too often been discrimin-
ated against, have amore eqnal chance
in the halls of Legislation. Yes, the
pall-like cloud which overhangs the
year now about to close, has its sill
yer lining and white-winged hope,
like an angel of light, beckons us
onwardand upward to better things.
behind frowning Providence
God hides smiling face"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
4 CARD.

Mrs. T. j. s. McGrath desires TO inro,,,
the public that she has opened a fashion.
able millinery and variety establishment
next door to t. T. Meade & Co.'S drp =,
store in Wilmoth's old stand, and wonld
be pleased to have the ladies call and cx.
anime her goods before purchasing else.
where,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
PROGRAM

For the Fifth Sunday Meeting of the Fair
Wesson Baptist Church, Saturday, De.
cember goth, 1888 60 p. m.).
LIST. Have the district meetings proven
beneficial? j. II. Gambrell, l.. III. White.
end. Duties of church members to one
another; w. G. Summers, C.. r. Dale
William Crawford.
3rd. Address on Sunday School lesson;
Joseph Buckets, r. j. Boone.
4th. Duties and responsibilities of par,
ents to their children; J. NJ. Girault, j. j.
Green.
5. What are the true elements of
strength in church, j. A. Scarbor-
Ough, A. A. Lomax.
6. Duties of church members to their
pastor; J. W. Ross, S. w. Sibley, w. II.
Bailey.
Z. Duties of pastors to their churches
B. 7. Hobbs, d. D. Gray, E. P. Douglass.
PASTOR AND DEAcoNs WEssoN BAPTIST
CHURCH, Committee.
The Woman's Missionary Union of Fair
River Association will hold its next meet
ing at Wesson on Dec. 80, 1888.
All Missionary and Aid Societies are re-
quested to send delegates with full re-
ports of work done by them dnring the
past quarter. Interesting essays will be
read by Mrs. H. C. Thornton and Miss
Clara Sessions. Suitable recitations rem
dered by Misses Mary Strickland, Nettie
Pierce and Lizzie Purser. The Church
choir will furnish mnsic.
Mrs. ISAAC SMITH,
Mrs. NJ. Z. STRICKLAND, }Com.
Mrs. j. III. GAMBRELL,
BY request of members of the Wesson
Church, Mrs. B. T. Hobbs will re-read
her essay on Church Music i'm connection
with the above program.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

The Bolivar County Democrat is
striking some noble blows in behalf
of the brutally treated convicts on the
Loop Line Railroad. Continue true
to your principles and to humanity.
friend Hull, and spare not. 1t is a
real consolation to remember that
there is a hereafter with hell-fre at
tachments when we contemplate the
responsibility of some men i'll high
places for the awful cruelties which
have characterized this Internal leas-
ing system from first to last.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

And viii remain for a few DAYS N
claims to have with him first-elass o.
pany of performers, and will give soa'.
rich and Imaginable free cntrtainm.u,p
nightly at Heuck's Hall. Do not fail
see these performances and laugh of n.
blues.
lie is still selling what he claims 70 l..
the best medicine on earth, the "Fsmi,,.
Bitters." Turn out every body. Lighter
ing teeth extracting free of charr.
more fun
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
Good Results in Every Case.

d. A. Bradford, Wholesale paper dealer
Of Chattanooga, Tenn, writes, that he
was seriously afflicted with severe cold
that settled on his lungs: had tried many
remidies without benefit. Being induced
to try DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, did so and was entirely cured
by use of few bottles. Since which
time he has used it in his family for all
Coughs and Colds with best results. This
is the experience of thousands whose lives
have been saved by this wonderful Dis
covery. Trial Bottles free at L. It. Meade
& Cos. dug store. ! Q
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

Referring to the terrible experience
of the Birmingham mob, tho Memphis
Appeal we'll says: ave trust the
lesson may not be lost on other COM
munities and that we have heard the
last of the lynching business. But
the lesson is not only for the peoele at
large, but for the courts as well. The
safety of society depends upon the
speedy and effective operation of the
law. The people must be made to
realize that only the innocent can es-
cape its vengeance; and the law must
be made so terrible to evil doors that
the lynching expedient shall never
more be deemed necessary"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

A fire alarm shrilled through the crisn
air on last Friday morning and all too
soon the direfnl tale was told-aIl the
winter feed of Charles Penn's cows WINS
consumed! The shed, too, was eaten nm
by the hungry flames but this did pot
console the cows, or their owner either
We regret the accident.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

The Daily Delta makes this center
shot: "When the law jails man who
steals hog, and acquits him if he
kills the owner of the hog there are
some things more important to Mis-
sissippi than the next President and
who will be in his cabinet. Life is
too cheap-the cheapest thing in tie
State to-day"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

As John Anderson feels himself
more and more firmly planted in the
Delta, the stronger his old time indi-
viduality and genius assert them
selves. John is a whole team and
will make himself felt wherever he
ri tches his tent.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

DIR. GOss has turned his paper, the
Osyka Two States, over to his attor-
neys, Messrs. H. and w. p. Cassidy
and j. b. Sternberger, and their
names now appear at its mast head as
proprietors.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

DR.. Tets, accused of being one of
the accessories to the assassination of
Varnado, whites away the tedium of
Jail life by writing doggerel against
Dir. Rails, another accused and pub
fishing it in the Osyka Two States.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

\ large number of the leading citi-
zens of Lawrence county have publish
ed call for county mass meeting at
Monticello on Dec. 81, to take into
consideration the subject of establish
ing a graded school. A good move.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

Several of our delinquents are pay
ing up and getting Sam Jones great
lecture free, and number of paid-up
subscribers are renewing and securing
it also. Who'll be the next9 The
offer only remains open to January
LIST.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

f. +. Bunch, who committed the
bold express robbery on the North
eastern Railroad, is suspected of
having hand in the Duck Hill affair.
Very likely.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
The Babies Cry for 1t.

And the old folks laugh when they find
that the pleasant California liquid
fruit remedy, SyrHp of Figs,is more easily
taken and more beneficial in it's action
than bitter, nauseous medicines. 1t
strengthens the Stomach and Bowels.
For sale in so cents and $1.00 bottles.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

j. ID. LOmaX, one of the brutal con
Wet sargeants on the Loop Line
Railroad i'll Bolivar county, has been
convicted before a magistrate i'll two
cases of assault and battery upon
convicts,. and in each case fined $500
and sentenced to jail six months. He
appealed.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

The preliminary trial of Drs. GOss,
Rails and others, charged with the
assassination of Felix Varnado, is
still in progress at Magnolia, and will
likely consume several days more.
Some of the testimony for the defense
is now being heard.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

Mrs. Joe Lotion, late of Lawrence
county, is keeping boarding house
in Osyka, and is State witness in
the Varnado assassination case.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

Governor Lowry has offered $500
reward for the apprehension of the
Duck Hill train robbers, and the |. c.
and Express Co. $500 more.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

A lamp explosion during Prof. Le-
on's great free show ut Heuck's Hall
last night created a wild stampede.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

The Tribune is stirring MP the
Wesson town council with II long
pole.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

Mrs. T. J. S. McGrath has beautiful
assortment of silk floss arrasne and
chenille.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
SamssJOnes' Great jackson Lee
tIlrn

CIITC.
All delinQuents subscribers to the
LEADER who will come forward by
January LIST and settle their accounts,
and also all subscribers who renew by
that date and pay a year in advance,
will receive pamphlet copy of the
celebrated lecture delivered by Rev.
Sam Jones in Jackson Nov. Goth, free.
The lecture is pronounced by all to be
one of the grandest efforts of this
great preacher. Other parties can Sc
cure copies of the lecture at this Office
for 25 cents. If
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
Attention, Teachers of Lincoln Coun

There will be one weeks suspension OF
the winter term schools of this county
for Christmas holiday.
This suspension will commence on sat
urday, 22nd December, after the Teach
ers' Institute meeting, and continue till
Monday, 31st December, at which date
the school exercises will he regularly re-
sumed.
JAS. NJ. GRAFTON,
County Supt. Education.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20
Respectfully,
.IpHN II Con

Governor of State of Georgia.
All eyes fitted and fit guaranteed by
T. Il. Meade e. Co.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-12-20

Mr.. A. X. HAwKEs-Dear Sir: The
pantiscopic glasses you furnished me some
time since, give excellent satisfaction.
l have tested them by use, and must say
they are unequaled in clearness and bril-
liancy by any that have ever worn.
Respectfully,