The Brookhaven leader., 1890-06-05
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
RUBE SMITH, who is now serving out
zen year sentence for robbing the United
States Express Company of large sum
of money at Buckatunna few months
since, was arraigned in the United States
Court at jackson last week, charged
with robbing the United States mails
at the same time. Six or seven wit
nesses were examined for the prosecu-
ton, the last being Jim McClung, alias
Jim Price. AS soon as he finished his
testimony he was put under arrest and
Jailed. He is wanted in Lamar County,
Ala, for robbery. He was arrested by
requisition from the Governor of Ala
bama to the Governor of Mississippi, the
warrant for his arrest being issued by
Gov. Lowry.
GEN. LEE, President of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College of this
State, has been unanimously elected
President of Clemson Agricultural Col
lege, located at Fort Hill, S. c., John C.
Calhoun's old home. and also the home
of Mrs. Lee. The college is named for
Mr.. Clemson, who donated 100000 to
the State for its benefit, on conditions
which were accepted. In addition TO
this it will receive annually $4,000 and
upward from the State. Gen. Lees
services are wanted in October. The
position is a fine one, and the pressure
for Gen. Lee to accept it is great. The
salary offered is more than double that
paid him by this State, and, while he is
10th to sever his connection with the
college of this State, the temptation is
very great, and it is not improbable
that the offer will be accepted.
THE earnings of the Louisville, New
Orleans & Texas Railroad for the first
three days of last week were $1,000 in
excess of the earnings for the same
period last year.
NEWS of a curious freak of nature
comes from jefferson County. A colt,
otherwise perfect, has cows legs from
the knee down, the hoof being split.
Nothing like it has ever before been
seen or heard of in the State.
ARTHUR THOMAS, James Anderson,
Bud Window, and Ben and Jim Blake
ney, of Smith County, were acquitted in
the Federal Court at Jackson last week
of the charge of making moonshine
whisky.
THE Bank of Port Gibson was organ
ICED last week with paid up capital of
$50, 200.
JACK Dali, timberman, camping
about three miles from Bobo Station,
Bolivar County, killed a diamond rat
tlesnake recently with forty-two rattles.
1t measured feet in length, S5 inches
in circumference, weight between rs
and 100 pounds.
The State Supreme Court last week
announced the resppointment of Oliver
Clifton as clerk for the ensuing term of
four years. Mr.. Clifton has been clerk
for twelve years, and his efficiency is
recognized by the bar throughout the
State.
THE West Point ice manufacturing
company have received all the ma
chinery and material for the erection of
their new bottling works. Work will
be begun on it at once, and the factory
will be in full operation and prepared
to fill orders for all kinds Of mineral
waters in a very short time.
THE Lincoln County grand jury in its
report last week said: Here in Brook
haven, the largest town in the county
and the commercial center of the coun-
ty, we believe there has not been a sin
gle violation of the local option law. If
there has been, we have been unable to
find any testimony to that effect. In
fact we have not even heard we'll.
founded suspicion, that any one had
violated or attempted to violate said
law in this town"
A NEW Knights Of Pythias Lodge,
known as Delta No. 81, has been organ
ICED at Tunica. 1t starts OF with thirty.
six members