The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-06
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

Monroe nOluS Nnllt DenOCEAJlC
primary.
Alderman Kuhn, of Vicksburg, has
resigned.
Lee county has eight candidates
for sheriff.
Monticello now has Baptist Sab
bath School.
Mississippi has 1913 weekly papers
and I dailies.
II. r. Hall s. Co., of Yazoo City,
have assigned.
North Mississippi is pretty solid for
Stone and Evans.
Judge Robert :. Hudson of Yazoo
City, died on the 29th.
DR.. Il. f. Hutchins, worthy citizen
of Greenville, died recently.
121 votes will he necessary to nomi-
nate in the State Convention.
Frost was seen at Columbus and
Ellisvile last Friday morning.
The Pacific House, Vicksburg,
will be rebuilt at IA cost of $50, 900.
Amte, Pike and Madison have all
adopted the primary election plan.
The Democrats of Franklin county
will hold their convention July Sth.
Lewis SOuthwOrth, of Carroll cOun-
ty, is candidate for the State Senate.
The new poll tax law has increased
the State Treasury receipts over $50,
600.
Col. X. V. Boothe, of Nicksburg.
will be candidate for the State Sen
ate.
Mrs. Mary p. Simpson has been in
stalled as postmistress at Pass Chris
tian.
Two negro women were recently
arrested in Meridian for abducting a
little white girl.
Gen. A. NJ. West has withdrawn as
a candidate for State Senator from
Marshall county.
The Washington House, Vicksburg,
has changed hands, S. Coker being
the new proprietor.
Bro. Bonnie, of the Summit Senti-
mel, declines to become a candidate
for the Legislature.
William johnson, Brilliant Mcbride
and Pat Montgomery, three negro
convictS, broke Jail at Lexington on
the Goth.
The Grenada Gazette has been pur-
chased by W. j. Jennings and }. II.
Williamson. who are now at its head
as editors.
Hon. J. II. Simmons, Representa-
tive from Lowndes county in the last
two Legislatures, is candidate for
reelection.
Mr.. J. F. Ivy and Miss Louisa
Johnson We're united in marriage at
Monticello on the 23rd. by Rev.
George Woodbridge.
Green county Democrats instructed
for Jno. NJ. Stone, A. F. Niece, r. T.
Love, L. NJ. Miller, }. K. Preston, w.
W. Stone and NJ. NJ. Evans.
A State Bank Association was or
ganzed at Jackson last week. % of
the 81 banks of the State were repre-
scented, which is considered a large
attendance for the first meeting.
Rev. II. F. Sproles recently held a
series of meetings among the cOnvicts
i'll the Penitentiary at jackson, result
ing in eight conversions, all young
white men, except one, a c0lOred wO-
men.
The Meridian pottery works have
begun operations. They will make
jugs, flower pots, fire brick and all
other articles usually manufactured
by first class concern of this descrip-
ton.
Notwithstanding both the papers
in Bolivar county were strong for
Barksdale, Cameron made it mighty
interesting for them and got half the
vote of the county in the State con-
vention.
Mrs. Gen. Joseph r. Davis, a niece
or President Davis, has been commits
stoned postmistress of Biloxi. Hers
was among the last appointments
made by President Cleveland, and
was confirmed by the Republican adj
The Supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the court of Monroe conn
ty i'll the cases of the State VS.. Harri-
son Blackburn and Sylvester Clark,
for numbering Maj. Hamilton in Aber
deem IA few months ago, and have
fixed Tuesday, June 18th, as the day
of execution.
A huge saw fish, which had strayed
to the coast, was caught in Hon.
Jefferson Davis seine on last Satur-
day. 1t measured fifteen feet in
length, and weighed $40 pounds.
The saw, which is preserved by Mr..
Davis, is forty one inches in length.
Meridian has organized a military
with the following officers:
Geo. f. Coleman, captain; c. w.
Schamper, first lieutenant; j. C.
Haugh, second lieutenant; VIM. Whit
taker, first sergeant; Joe Buchanan
surgeon; Joe JamisOn, treasurer; H.
A. Blake, secretary.