The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-21
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
.iSD CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

clarke county nOlUS Il lOcdi option
election on the 26th.
About 50 prominent men of the
State are mentioned for Governor.
Raymond is 50 dead it supports the
Gazette corpse and two graveyards.
The Vicksburg waterworks have
been completed at Il cost of 1926, ZOO.
Warren county only has II or 10
white Republicans, and they all want
office.
The Sentinel wants Hon. \. NJ.
Hicks of Yazoo county for State
Treasurer.
Three Alliances in Lcakc county
some time ago resolved to raise their
own tobacco.
The Natchez papers continue to puff
and blow their sleepy town, but to
little purpose.
Pascagoula wants to be made Il
government port and have govern
ment building.
The Columbus Index wants the ne
groes disfranchised as the best solu-
ton of the race problem.
The Durant Democrat favOrs DR.. Il.
II. Love, President of the State AL
lance. for State Treasurer.
Kernaghan failed to find any wit
nesses in Copiah to testify that they
were Intimidated on election day.
Tim Cummins, night Waterman,
suicided at Nicksburg last week by
shooting himself through the head.
The Greenville Democrat came to
us this week printed in blue. Green
would have been more appropriate.
The body of Willis Smith, colored,
was found floating in Suntlower river
last week with two bullet holes III It,.
Mrs. Kate Mcmahon, formerly Mrs.
W. l.. Hickle, of New Orleans. died
at her home at Madison Station on the
10th.
Two men were arrested i'll Washing
ton county last week for manutactu-
ring whisky stills and selling them to
negroes.
Judge Rogers will hold a special
term of the Circuit Court i'll 1alo-
busha county to Try the murderer
James Jenkins.
W. O. Spencer, of Oktibbeha coun-
ty. Miss, has started Il stock farm on
the Yazoo river. he has herd OF 80
graded Jerseys.
The Alliance cooperative store at
Lodi, which was recently destroyed
by fire, will soon be rebuilt and ready
for business again.
Mrs. Adelia NJ. Hillman, died at Cen
trail Female Institute, Clinton, on
Wednesday, 18Th inst.
The U. S..Circuit Court, Judge Hill
presiding, convened at Mississippi City
last Monday. This is the first term OF
the Court at that place.
Gen. Reuben Davis, of Aberdeen,
has nearly ready for the press "A vol
ume of "reminiscences relating to Mis-
sissippi and Mississippians.
A bright mulatto, suspected of be-
ing one of the Durant train robbers,
was captured at Harriston a few days
ago, but atterward made his escape.
Judge Houston, like Judge Chris
man, is a terror to "blnd tiger men.
The rigid enforcement of the liquor
laws is what is expected of the courts
by the people.
On account of the inability of Miss
Willard to reach the State, the meet
ing of the Mississippi w. c. T. u. has
been postponed from March 9Th to
some time in April.
On Lake Washington John Myles
and Dun Billy, both negroes, had
some words about dusky dudine OF
that section when John pulled pistol
and killed his rival on the spot.
The knights of Labor along the
Coast towns went on another strike
last Monday. They want 10 hours in
stead of II counted as days work,
aud demand weekly settlements.
Henry Mayer, Geo. 7. Hardy, Chas.
Lehman, NJ. j. Mulvihill and James
Galbreath are candidates for the
Vicksburg postofice. Judge Simrall
Is dfsO UtluS ui ECU w oCSOhiN an "Pt'''
cant for the Office.
The State Railroad Commission
have reduced the rate on grain, hay,
cotton seed meal and canned goods on
the Illinois Central Railroad, and Or
dered two additional waiting rooms
attached to the depot at Magnolia.
The LauderdaIe grand jury return
ed into Court As indictments on one
day, most of them being for selling
liquor without license, selling to mi
nors, selling on Sunday and gam
bling. Lauderdale is wet county.
The Meridian News says Il process
for the conversion of pine straw into
textile condition, far superior to all
other patents, is in the hands of re-
sponsible parties in that city, and it's
successful operation is only awaiting q
sufficient accumulation of capital to
inaugurate bagging factory in that
city.
The case of the State of Mississippi
VS.. Il. ID. Marshall for criminally IL
beling John w. Jewell, came up for
trial Tuesday, but as the District At
t0rney was absent, and the District
Attorney pro tenn was Mr.. Marshall's
counsel, and last but not least, be-
t.,,r e. . II