The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-08-29
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

Meridian is preparing 10 nave oali
Jones in November.
The $75, 900 cotton seed oil mill at
Jackson will soon be in operation.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights
of Honor met in GreeDville yester-
day
w. NJ. Penton lost a hand while
feeding Leek's single mill at Nichol-
son.
Vicksburg, Meridian and Green
Vile are .outgrowing any towns in the
State.
The corporation and citizens of
Biloxi have invested in steam fire
engine.
The Kemper and Lawrence county
veterans are taking steps to have a
reunion.
The Meridian ice factory has chang
ed hands. A. J. Weems is the new
president.
Louis Fox, who shot officer Brady
in Vicksburg, has been released on a
$1,000 bond.
The L., n. o. & T. Railroad will
soon build permanent machine shops
at Vicksburg.
The Enochs Bros. are erecting a
large saw mill on the banks of the
Pearl at jackson.
The death of James w. Fitzhugh,
an old and respected citizen of Ran
kin, is announced.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee is called to meet in Jack
son next Saturday.
The Presbyterian church at Hands
horo was burned by an incendiary on
the 22nd inst. Loss, So, 800.
John Leddy, an Englishman, was
run over and killed by the cars at
Vicksburg Sunday evening.
Sheriff Lee of Lawrence county
strung all but 60 of his poll tax de-
linquents. a fine showing.
A Baptist Union has been organized
at Meridian, and duly otficered.
Church extension is the object.
Sulliyan's expenses during his trial
were quite heavy. Besides some $500
for board and incidentals, he paid his
lawyers $500.
John H. Welborn, late editor of the
East Mississippi Times, and Miss
Susie Colclough, of Starkville, were
married on the 21st
1t is estimated that more than
100000 worth of improvements in
different enterprises are now under
contract at Jackson.
The State Farmers Alliance met at
Jackson yesterday. We hope they
will proceed to give the Bagging
Trust another black eye.
Two negroes were fatally wounded
at Haynes Bluff last week by young
planter named Walter Folkes, the
negroes being aggressors.
A ship carpenter named Charles
Millich was washed ashore at Pass
Christian last week with his throat
cut and body badly bruised.
Bryant, the incendiary negro editor
of Selma, Ala, turned up in Meridian
the other night, but made his escape
before he could be arrested.
A DR.. Lopez was convicted in the
Circuit Court at Brandon for obtain
ing goods under false pretenses and
sentenced to the penitentiary for 3
years.
A little waif was found in basket
on the gallery of Mr.. James Thomp-
son, near Scanlan's Landing a few
days ago, its wretched mother having
thus abandoned it.
Hon. C. E. Hooker has gone to
Milwaukee with the Blue and Gray
committee of Vicksburg, to lay be-
fore the G. A. r. the proposed nation
al reunion at Vicksburg next May.
The Soldiers reunion in Copiah last
Thursday was a grand success. Hon.
c. E. Hooker was the orator of the
day, a bountiful dinner was spread
and fully 5000 people participated in
the festivities.
Kilrain was landed at Purvis last
Sunday by Deputy Sheriff Chiles, and
ON the following day gave bond in
the sum of $4,000 for his appearance
at the next December term of court
and was released.
Two negro boys became engaged in
quarrel on farm in Adams county
about a dusky maiden which each
claimed as his weet-heart, and one
was knocked in the head with sin
gle tree and killed.
Chief Justice Arnold, of the Su-
preme Court, has rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect when the Court
meets in October. He announces
that he expects to resume the practice
of his profession in Birmingham,
Ala.
Gov. Lowry has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the Farmers Con-
ventiOn which meets in Montgomery,
Ala, November 10th: Major j. S.
Billups, of Columbus, Hon. Jno. r.
Cameron, of Madison, ex-Gov. Alcorn
and Colonel Stovall of COahoma, Gen.
5. w. FERGUSON and Major Hood of
Washington.
Politics IN Warren county are hot.
The County Convention nominated J.
Nj. A. Brennan for Sheriff aud Pat
Henry for State Senator after being in
session all day, and then broke up in
row, the country members with