The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Eattu NeEh IL htHttQ All over me
State.
Keep your weather eye on the whis-
ky candidate.
Kinds county has three candidates
for district attorney.
No, it was not Charley Wright that
jumped on John eastman.
The new registration will begin in
Lawrence county April %.
1t makes a great deal of difference
with some people whose OK is gored
The Amite grand jury returned 4;
true bills, mostly for small offenses
The editor of the Clarion Ledger
says he is not candidate for Z. S
Senator.
Lee Hinson, sentenced to the peni
Tertiary for life for the murder of DR.
Simmons Of Pike county, escaped last
week
The newspaper men had better lei
up on the New Orleans lynclling
Two have already been killed in fights
growing out of ITS discussion.
"Honest Billy" Woodruff of Arkan-
sas saw our Lynn's $315.612.19 and
went him $54, 1884 better. 1862. TAG. s.
being the amount of "f;oncst Biily's'
shortage.
If all needed reforms can be Secur-
ed through one or the other of the old
parties, why haven't they relieved the
country before this? That is the
question.
One by one the full rank generals OF
the late war have passed over the riv-
er and joined the "Bivouac of the
Dead" until Beaurcgard is the enly
survivor on either side.
Mrs. Ellen T.. Wilson, mother OF
Messrs. Robt. E. and Edgar S. Wilson
of Jackson, WAS married at Brandon
last week to Mr.. lido Lewis. IA promi
acnt farmer of Rankin.
The following members of the Sen
ate will be conspicuous for their alb
sence at the next session: Hampton,
Evarts, Brown, Ingalls,, Blair, Spoon,
er, Eustis, Payne, Farweil
Prohihitionists have very little con
fidence in the real value of local op-
ton laws, though glad to accept even
the small benefits arising until some
thing better can he obtained
The railroad system as at present
managed is unjust. It's enormous
bonded debt ut fictitious valuations is
absorbing the substance of the people
in the interest of millionaires.
The Theological Society of Missis-
sipri College will celebrate its seven
teeth anniversary on March 2Sth
The LEADER returns thanks to the
committee for all invitation to be pres
ent.
The Canton Alliance endorses
Judge Calhoon as the successor of
Walthall. That Alliance is opposed
to the Sub-Treasury bill and under
the immediate control of Assistant
Lecturer McAllister.
The McComb City Enterprise, the
official organ of the Pike County AL
lance, declares for Col. Stockdale for
the Z. S. Senate, and says Alliance
men can depend upon him to support
the Sub Treasury plank.
The Franklin County Advocate is
the name of new seven column pa
per just started at Meadville by the
Messrs. Butler. The second number
is before us and is filled with interest
ing local news. The LEADER ex-
changes with pleasure.
Mississippi now has a colored bar
association. George Bowles, of Match
ez, is president; j. F. Harris, of Green
vile, vice president; James A. Scott,
of Bolivar county, secretary and
treasury. This is the first bar asso-
citation that the colored lawyers have
organized in America.
The Democratic executive commit
tee of Copiah county have decided to
hold primary election for the noni-
nation of county officers. The candi-
date receiving a majority of the whole
number of votes cast will be declared
the nominee. If there is no nomina-
ton a subsequent convention will
nominate.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee met at jackson Monday.
Every member Of the Committee was
either present or represented by
proxy, and Capt. j. S. McNeily, of
Greenville. was elected chairman by
Wednesday, July Is,
was selected as the day for holding
Il State convention to nominate candi-
dates for Railroad Commissioners.
We have had the privilege of exam
lining an excellent collection of poems
by Mrs. E. +. Hebron, a native Missis-
sippian and prominent w. c. L. u.
worker. The book, entitled "Faith,
or Earthly Paradise, and other
,oopS y ;S fltod with lofty, tboumbts