The Brookhaven leader., 1890-05-22
Miscellaneous.

THE heavy wind and rain-storms for
the past month have near about put a
stop to all farming operations in Yalo-
busha County. Many farmers have not
run a furrow in two weeks, and are
greatly behind in consequence of too
much rain. Many also have not fin
ished planting their crops.
THE salaries of Mississippi State Off
,ers are: Governor, $4,000; Lieutenant
Governor, $500; Secretary of State, Aud
itor, ,Attorney-General, Treasurer, each
800; Superintendent of Education,
1000; Railroad Commissioners, each
$2,5OO; Swamp Land Commissioner,
of the Supreme Court, each $500; Cir
cult Judges and Chancellors, each
$2,75O.
Work on the foundation of the Gov
ernment building at Vicksburg began
last week, and will be vigorously pros
ecuted.
The plant of the Grenada Creamery
and Ice Factory has just been placed in
pOolblOlS az q COoO VI dDOuG V1O,OOV. L hC
capacity is about 1000 pounds of butter
and 1900 pounds of ice day.
The Mcdonald Bros, of Louisville,
we're the successful contestants for fur
nishing the plans for the new $50, coo
hotel to be built at Natchez. The
building will be a very handsome one,
containing fifty rooms, and will be known
as the Natchez Hotel. 1t will be COM
pleted in about ten months.
THE Mississippi Valley Route people
say that acquisitions for cars are COM
ing in from points all along the line.
Send us cars to load with lumber;"
"Send us a certain number of cars per
day to load with shingles and lumber" "
These inquiries come in all the time
from the varioes milling points in Lou
isiana and Mississippi, where lumber
and shingles are now being cut from
the numerous and almost inexhaustible
cypress brakes throughout the Yazoo-
Mississippi delta.
MEMORIAL services in honor of the
Confederate dead were held at Holly
Springs last week.
The directors of the State Alliance
Exchange will meet next week to make
investigations looking toward making
Vicksburg the Exchange headquarters
instead OF Winona, as at present.
THE following cases were disposed of
last week in the Federal Court at
Jackson: Hardy Butler, unlawful re-
failing, plead guilty; fined 500 and costs
and thirty days in Franklin County Jail.
Watt Cole, unlawful retailing, plead
guilty; fined 500 and thirty days in
Kinds County Jail. Zeb Evans, cutting
Government timber; jury returned a
verdict of guilty of cutting 500 trees val
ued at cents each, sentenced to jail
one day and fined SIS and costs.
YAzoo is the only prohibition county
in the Mississippi Delta.
THE laws of the State passed at the
recent session of the Legislature have
been completed by the Public Printer
This book contains sos pages.
CoRINTH has broom and barrel hoop
factory both doing a good business.
In the case of A. F. Minor, of Sardis,
against the Illinois Central Railroad
the Jury last week brought in verdict
Of $4,000 in favor Of the plainliff. This
is an action for damages sustained by
Mr.. Minor from being shot while pas.
senger on an excursion train on the
night of December 2, 1888, just as the
train was leaving Loves Station.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
20 remove the Macon Canning Factory
to Booneville. 1t will be in operation
in time for this seasons crop, and will
be an important addition to the already
extensive horticulture interests OF
Bonneville.