The Brookhaven leader., 1888-10-18
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
Pearl River is quite low.

week.
The Durant compress is now at
work.
West Point is to have another new
bank.
Holly Springs has organizeda Dem
oCratic Club.
The "Old Ship of Zion" is to ap-
pear at Corinth.
The farmers of Warren have boy
cotted jute bagging.
Returned refugees have been rejoic-
ing at jackson this week.
Bill Arp delivers the opening adj
dress at the Macon Fair.
English walnuts are being grown
successfully i'll Benton county.
Natchcz will not raise quarantine
against jackson until after frost.
The Y. NJ. c. A. of Natchez, pro-
poses erecting $24 ,000 building.
The Supreme Court met at jackson
Monday and adjourned to Oct. 10Th.
The State University opened Mon
day with 125 students in attcn
dance.
The Farmers Alliance numbers r.
600 in this State, and still on the in
| crease.
Mr.. W. Adams, one of Yallobusha's
leading farmers, died at COtfeeville
last week.
Tie Farmers cooperative ware
house will be erected at once at Nc
Comb City.
Frank Wilson. col, was shot and
killed by VIII Harris, at Grenada
on the 18th.
The Bonneville Pleadcr has been
chosen as the official organ for the
Farmers Wheel.
II. c. Kelly, of Port Gibson, made,
an assignment last week, assets, $1S-
! $50 liabilities, $4,000.
Mrs. Nancy Barrow, aged IS, died
at Greenville on the 18th, from the
simple lack of vitality.
Geo. Liberman was killed while I'M
/ loading Il heavy boiler from freight
car south of Nickburg on the 18th.
Miss Lulie Hamilton, of Clinton, and
Judge Byrne, President of the Senate
of Arkansas, were married last week.
A goodly number of farmers over
the State are wrapping their cotton
with the Lane Mills Cotton Bagging.
Mrs. NJ. J. Bingham, wife Of the
Rev. 5. J. Bingham, of the Presbyte-
rian church. died at Moss Point on the
14th.
Hamburg is called an old SLEEPY
Hollow" by an eXchar Z, because
there is no public manifestations of
enterprise.
\. ID. Smiths gin was burned last
week near Shubata. 20 bales Of cotton
and 1000 bushels of cotton seed
were a total loss.
Durant'S new bank has a capital
stock of $4,000, IL. p. Davis, Presi-
dent, 5. w. Weems, vice-prcsident,
w. ID. Lawson, chashicr.
The steamer Ed. Richardson, one of
the finest ever on the Mississippi, and
which cost over 100000 was sold re-
Gently in New Orleans for $3.50.
Peyton Harrison, chief engineer of
the Nicksburg Wharf and Land COM
pany, was killed by caving bank on
the 18th. His body was not recover
ed.
Alice Ross, of Natchez, widow of a
colored United States soldier, has re-
ceived recently check for $2,251
being arrears of pension due her hus-
| band.
The Lexington Advertiser paid Il
high tribute last week to that young
Presbyterian divine, Rev. John II.
Boyd, who closed his ministry at that
place.
The Board of Supervisors of Perry
county, have an order prohibiting
persons from killing and shipping
game-deer and turkeys-out of the
county.
At Lexington jeff CAN'T blew his
! 'idIIS IltCIdlI,A oill VI HIS Hcdu, ItaN
ing his skull empty. He was IS years
of age and no cause assigned for his
rash deed.
1t cost Natchez, Miss, $2,7l2 for
quarantine restrictions, which in
cludes guards and all expenses per
tanning to the preservation Of the
health Of the city.
Mrs. ii. +. Kennedy s. Son in Clay
county own fine flock of Cotswold
sheep, numbering some POO head, the
wool of which brings them % cents per
pound in its unwashed state, at En-
terprise.
A telegram to the Memphis dailies
! gives the news, that as a result of a
prOtracted meeting, Rolling Fork is
now Il prohibition town. After this
there is no use talking to us about the
days Of miracles being passed.
The Warren county planters claim
that they are not getting full weight
at the Nicksburg congresses and
threaten to hunt another market, I'M
less they can have representative
there to see that they get justice.
Frank and Sharp Easterling, color
ed, were mobbed by unknown persons
Ill Rankin county recently.
Frank was a VIGOROUSLY bad charac-
ter, while Sharp was shot for habOr-