The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-05
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
Coffeeville has a cotton boom.

Natchez enjoyed several Christmas
trees.
Here's to Mississippi-a happy
New Year!
Lightning killed a negro in Nicks-
burg on Dee. 3lst.
jackson is being hOnored with many
meetings of many meanings.
The 30th of December witnessed
some first class racing in Natchez.
The Presbyterian church, of
Hazlehurst. is still minus pastor.
The State Hospital sheltered $50
patients during the month of Deem
Der.
The Vicksburg Spoke Works have
been destroyed by fire. Loss $780,
900.
In self defense Mr.. n. A. White
head killed Mr.. Fields near Harris
ton.
At Pass Christian Lee Mckay shot
and killed Dan Maize and made his
escape.
Rev. Jas. NJ. Cowan and Miss Mag
gle McNeal were married last week at
Benton.
The New Farmer favors called
session of the State Alliance early in
February.
A number of fine horses were last
week burned in livery stable fire at
Columbus.
A woman and eight year old daugh
ter were burned to death near Nicks-
burg lately.
Hon. j. B. Morgan has announced
for reelection to Congress from the
2nd District.
DR.. Earns, of Tulane University,
New Orleans, spent the holidays at
Eastabuchie.
Holly Springs will soon have anoth-
er paper and we hope its editor will
"cOme to stay"
Capt. Burkitt's daughter will pre-
side over the Chickasaw Messenger
during his absence.
A killing by Rev. J. j. Brooks, of
Ashland, is exciting interest--it was
a 704 pound hog.
Melville Mitchell's tragic and cruel
death has caused much sorrow and
bitterness at jackson.
1t is said that the Aberdeen Exam
liner is the best posted paper in the
State on National affairs.
The Pope's golden jubilee was cele-
brated with great pomp at Natchez,
in st. Mary's Cathedral.
About 125 teachers and superinten-
dents attended the recent teachers
convention at the Capital.
Most of the towns in the State
"want" something. And BroOkhaven
wants great many things.
Peter Sears, the noted base ball
player of Oxford, was ordained as an
Episcopal minister a few days since.
Nicksburg is nipping murder i'll the
bud by tining carriers of concealed
weapons to the extent of the law {:
800.
, Harrison county's newly elected
sheriff, Capt. Seal, recently gave
bond for $32 900 as sheriff and tax
collector.
The attention of Congress will be
called to the educable Indian children
in Mississippi, descendants of the
Choctaws.
Biloxi is hoping for an indOrse-
ment of its new charter by which the
town will be relieved of its present
heavy debt.
Gen. Henry Z. Williamson, of Holly
Springs, agent of the Crow Indians
for the United States, in Montana,
has resigned.
Hon. w. w. Downing, Chancery
Clerk elect of Kinds, and Mrs. COOr,
post mistress at Raymond, were mar
, ried Dec. Dist.
A cOlorcd man in NatcheZ was ar
, rested and fined $40 and costs for car
rying pistol. Pistol carrying
should be broken up.
A Farmers Alliance has "resOlved"
not to drink any coffee until it comes
down to 124 cts. per pound and urges
other Alliances to follow suit.
Near COrinth three brothers have
recently died of a species of fever,
leaving widowed mother. The
first to die also left wife and three
children.
Among the Mississippi Postmasters
recently confirmed are j. w. White,
KOsciuskO; G. w. Bynum, COrinth;
w. j. Rousseau, Starkville; I. r. Nor
than, Greenville.
Crystal Springs is proud to claim
Miss Eunice Miller, who has won an
other distinction at Hollins Institute
) in being pronounced the most efficient
in mathematics out of class of AZ.
j. NJ. McGhee, of Franklin county,
{ with his seven sons and no other la
Dor made $50 bales of cotton last
year, besides plenty of corn, peas, po-
tatOes and mOlasses, so says the Sum-
nit Sentinel.
At Leland, Mr.. d. J. Rosser, a
prominent young merchant, in at
tempting to board a moving train
dropped his pistol from his pocket, one
cartridge exploding, resulting in his
death in a few hours.
At the meeting of the Methodist
Annual Conference, at jackson, Miss,
last week, steps were taken toward