The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-05-10
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

Natchcz is to have Il Knights OF
Labor picnic.
The rain has frightened the hopes
of the farmer.
Mrs. f. d. Wimberly died at Wcs-
son, on the 18th.
Truck farming is bringing discour-
agCmcnt to many.
IIazlehurst has had an Old Mans
Leap Year Festival.
The New South is new paper
started at Ellisville.
Bay st. Louis mourns the death of
Col. Ben Lane Posey.
Crystal Springs wants wooden
ware factory this time.
Mrs. Sarah Isom. wife of DR.. Isom,
died at Oxford Monday.
Work is soon to begin on Halle
bursts $50. 600 school building.
The Greenwood depot was burglar
lied to the amount of $40 recently.
RE-. Hubert. leading citizen of
Cotfeevillc, died there on the 4th.
Tom Harris, Il negro, was lynchcd
in Nicksburg for outrage last week.
Bolivar county votes f150,000 to the
L., NO. X +. for a branch to Roscdale.
The Coroner'S jury failed to identi
fy the assassin of Ed. Short at Knox
Vile.
All seven Of the Mississippi mem
bers of Congress were Confederate
soldiers.
The jackson county Jail has twenty
seven inmates. That of Leak county
has none.
Frank Klotz died ut IIazlehurst on
the 2nd. He was prominent bust
ness man.
Chas. McGraw, of Grecnvillc, was
killed last week by pistol falling from
his pocket
Hereafter terms of the United
States Court will be regularly held at
Nicksburg.
Rev. j. b. Gambrclfs article on
"The Great Trial Ended,' has been
widely copied.
The Port Gibson Cotton Factory is
in operation, turning out goods that
find ready sales.
The Meridian News contained the
most accurate account of JackSon's
saddest of tragedies.
John II. Martin was to have been
Orator of the Press Convention which
met in Grenada yesterday.
Two accidental poisonings occurred
in Meridian this week. Both victims
were relieved and recovered.
James Simpson shot and killed
colOred laborer in self-detense near
Nickshurg last week. Simpson is 2I.
The [. 5. Court convened at Jack,
son last Monday, Judge Hill presiding
and Mr.. Longno as District Attorney.
Mrs. W. c. Black and Mrs. s. Il.
Watts represented the Meridian W.
c. II. L. in the Convention at Natchc2.
Another factional war has sprung
up between the Democrats of Holmes
county. Both sides claim to be the
regulars.
Mrs. Sallie Adams, wife of Gen. Writ
Adams, will act as postmistress at
jackson until appointment is made by
the President.
Hon. jefferson Davis will he pres
ent at the laying of the corner stone
of the Confederate monument ut
Jackson on May 18th.
At Bay st. Louis Il ,tete chdmpctrc
was held on the 9Th at the Crescent
Hotel, to purchase uniforms for the
Bay st Louis Artillery.
One of the grandest holidays ever
witnessed at Iazoo City occurred on
May md, when the fire ladties cele-
bratcd their Dist anniversary.
DR.. A. Ililb was arrested at Fayctte
last week on suspicion without war
rant. lie answered to the descrip-
ton of one wanted ut Atlanta.
The Democrat Star complains of the
too common nocturnal disturbances
around open saloons, and says it is
about time to put II stop to it.
The 6lst Annual Council of the
Episcopal Church III the diocese and
State of Mississippi met in st. An
drew's Church at jackson on the 2nd.
care you coming South is the title
Of a monthly journal to be published
at Meridian. 1t is now i'll press and
will make its appearance in few
days.
\ baby boy two months old was
left Oh the gallery of Mr.. Flowers
store at Smith Station Saturday
night. He and his wife took the little
stranger in.
Rev. c. Il. Dudley and Elder John
Harper, OF Natchez, were chosen by
the Presbytery recently in session at
Port Gibson, as commissioners to the
general assembly.
jackson is the headquarters of the
State Executive Committee of the Y.
NJ. Z. A. AT Il recent meeting at that
place Prof. j. r. DObbyns rendered
the Committee an elegant dining.
The farmers Alliance of Calhoun
county has declared against the i'm
migration of foreigners on the ground
that such immigrants are menace to
American liberty and independence.
Prof. l.. A. Wyatt, of the Capital