The Brookhaven leader., 1890-11-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

last week.
Jsnres Phelps, formerly of MeComb
city, was killed in 4 railroad accident
in Tennessee last week.
There were large number of con
victions in the United States court for
emitting timber ON government land.
Hon. Frank BHrkitt had nothing to
say in reply TO Mr.. Gambrel's letter.
There arc times when silence is gold
en-.
Matthews Chapel, new Methodist
church four miles west of Wessou.
will be dedicated on the 9Th Sunday
in November by Rev. Warren Black.
DR.. J. W. Conway, of Utica. Miss,
was convicted in the Federal court of
forgery in u pension case, and was
sentenced to two years imprisonment
at Detroit, Mich.
Facts" is the name of little CAM
paign daily started by the Nicksburg
Democrats TO aid them in their city
election which takes place December
2nd. Ii is RATHER.
The New Delta thinks the Farmers
Alliance mdy now be known by the
sobriquet of "Jack- the Political
DowBer"; or, Jack the Monopoly,
Giant-Killer." Right.
Dorsey Edwards, colored, was hang
ed 10y the Sheriff of YazoO county on
the 81. He 'brutally shot and killed
his young wife few months ago.
The hanging was conducted privately
IN tie Jail inclosure.
Says Tire Baptist Record: 'Prohi-
bition does not propose to make men
good by law; it proposes to destroy
those institutions which, by authority
of law, make men bad. That for the
Memphis Commercial"
The next House of Representative
will be composed of 332 members
242 Democrats and 80 Republicans.
I72 have been re elected, and 160 are
new members. Of the Democrats 124
are from the Northern, and lis from
the Southern States.
In the appointment of Hons. r. II.
Thompson, Geo. G.. Dillard and r. 3.
Campbell as the commission on legis-
lation provided for by the new COnsti-
tuition, Gov. Stone gave fresh illus
tratiOn of that fine discrimination and
noted in exercising the appointing
power.
The United States grand jury at
jackson returned IS true bills, classi-
fed as follows: Perjury 8, illicit re-
failing liquor 80, forgery 2, mail rob
berry and other offenses against postal
department 5, violating lottery law in
publishing advertisement ! , false aft
davit I, violating pension laws 3,
timber depredations on government
lands "a.
The Republican and Democratic
party machines are charged with en-
tering into secret collusion to count
sut the Alliance ticket and Prohibi-
ton amendment in Nebraska, and di-
vide the offices among the old party
candidates, and some interesting de-
velOpments are promised by legal
investigation started BY the Alliance
candidates.
The national w. c. T. L. conven-
tion just closed at Atlanta, Ga, re-
elected the old officers, namely
President, Frances E. Willard; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Caroline f.
Buell.; recording secretary, Mrs. Mary
a. Woodbridge; treasurer, Miss Pugh.
Miss Willard, during the latter part of
the session, was confined to her hotel
by sickness.
\ Meridian special says an incident
nf the Sam Jones meeting was the
breaking up of a ten-p'n alley and
beer saloon belonging to George T.
Willis, one of the converts. Members
nf the Y. NJ. c. A. took a lively in
tcrest in the matter. They raised the
money to pay for the concern, dump
ed all the appliances and fixtures in
the streets and made bonfire of
,liem.
Following is the official vote for
congressman in this district by coun-
ties: Copiah, Hooker 1884, Matthews
584; Claiborne, Hooker 379, Matthews
45; Franklin, Hooker 1868, Matthews
172; Hinds, Hooker 979, Matthews
231; jefferson, Hooker APT, Matthews
lS9; Lincoln, Hooker 1872, Mat thews
416; Madison, Hooker 735, Matthews
i25; Rankin, Hooker 72s, Matthews
I25; Simpson, Hooker 1872, Matthews
III. Total, Hooker 1884, Matthews
202s.
The Port Gibson Reveille and the
Natehez correspondent of the Times
Democrat refer to "Hon. w. p. Casse-
.ly of Lineoln' as being prominently