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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1890
Page
2
Weekly publication note dated Thursday December 11 with an editor or author attribution. Mentions a latered or tampered header line and a name Chenier stew with unclear context. The readable fragments suggest a local newspaper item with misread text and garbled lines.
A cascade of editorial notes argues about the Alliance's political role, condemns Parnell and Irish affairs, and reports on Mississippi conferences, education funding, and local figures. It covers Bishop Falloway, Colquhoun death, a lynching, and local office appointments while debating Prohibition, lotteries, and possible third-party shifts.
The piece reports a tense movement among Prohibition Democrats and the National Alliance toward forming a third party. It notes Henry Ware and other leaders urging reform, calls for a January convention, and warnings that a unified labor and prohibition bloc could overthrow the two major parties. The article cites figures like Gen Rico of Kauss and Powde of the Knights of Labor, plus N Polk, predicting a financial reform driven shift and possible party realignment in 1892.
The Irish parliamentary majority and church leaders demand Parnell resign amid scandal linked to O'Shea, while Irish MPs back Parnell, showing deep divisions. Nationalist cadets meeting chaired by Parnell ended in a withdrawal, signaling potential shift toward English policy under D. Parnell. An appeal to the people looms if Parnell remains.
A notice from the Mississippi National Prohibition Committee calls Prohibitionists to meet at the State House in Jackson on the Sunday of January 1891 at 11 o clock 4 TM for reorganization and aggressive work. Men and women statewide who stand for Prohibition are invited, with Samuel Dickey expected to attend.
Millsaps College in Jackson reports cash on hand 26 276 with total subscriptions 57 212 75 and expenses for the agent about 1 275. The board will decide location on the first Wednesday in February as Major Millsaps notes prior pledges and bonds. A Times-Democrat dispatch from Columbus notes a drunk man’s intrusion into a prominent home, sparking calls for lynching before authorities prove intoxication. The National Alliance denounces the Louisiana Lottery and pushes a constitutional amendment to ban lotteries, while exposing liquor power and bond concerns involving Hemingway. Gen John B Gordon joins the Alliance ahead of his Senate term beginning March 4.
A clipped editorial condemns money as the root of crime and misery. It cites Wall Street panic broker deaths, Southern State treasurers disgraced or exiled, Woolfolk's gallows murder, a Canadian case, Selby Jones’s suicide after a $75,000 shortage, and Shylock-like robbers. The piece, from the Atlanta Constitution, laments money’s corrupting influence across ages and classes.
A report asserts Arkansas Treasurer William E. Woodruff defrauded the state by 67,000 dollars, praising his honesty earlier before later reports contradict the claim. The piece notes cross-party comments, with Democrats and Republicans arguing over Woodruff’s integrity and the defalcation allegations.
The address by Capt. 3. R. Tillman highlights white control of South Carolina government and opposition to black suffrage while professing a duty to life liberty and happiness for all. It notes census reapportionment gains for several states and critiques the Louisiana Lottery’s large post charter mail load, signaling a broader anti-redistribution mood.
The transcript shows Mr. Parnell confessing to dissimulating and speaking what he knew to be untrue during the London Times libel trial. The public may conclude he has now lied about Gladstone, a claim framed as a grand political row.
The Alliance has not affiliated with the Republican party, despite claims. In Bend the Alliance links to the Democratic party. in Tennessee Georgia and South Carolina members hold chief offices. In Michigan Wisconsin Indiana and Minnesota the order backs the Democratic ticket, while in Northwest states farmers run their own ticket and rarely defeat Democrats. No prominent member is recorded as joining the Republican camp.
An advertisement offers a free Hand Book and Catalogue from Capital Commercial College in Jackson Mississippi. The column also covers political notes from the Nation al Alliance including charges against Dr. Macune and Senate succession talk. It reports Congress membership in the 52nd as 88 Republicans 284 Democrats and Alliance members, plus updates on the Confederate monument in Jackson and plans for Jefferson Davis statue. Also advertised are Racklen's Aruten Salve and Shilohs Catarrh Remedy with prices and store details in Brookhaven.
A fragmentary Cablegram recounts a heated exchange between Parnell and opponents over leadership of Ireland. Timothy Healey interrupts with a sharp retort about who governs Ireland, provoking Parnell to threaten and call Healey a dirty blackguard for insulting a lady in front of gentlemen.
Firealarm sounded at 3 o clock as the recently finished Wesson public school burned. The structure cost about 000 and furnishings 1500, with 400 to 500 pupils attending daily. Origin traced to a defective roof flue. no injuries to children. About 500 residents battled flames with buckets and Babcocks, but wind carried the fire, and the school was destroyed. Insurance covered 8500 on building and 1500 on furniture. Also noted: Hon. B C Patty remains too ill to attend to business. elected to the Constitutional Convention but forced to return home during sessions.
Advertisement states Shilohs Consumption is the most successful cough remedy, promising rapid relief from cough, consumption, and bronchitis. It advertises a money back guarantee since first sale and lists prices from 10 cents to 1 dollar. Plaster also offered and sold by Meade and Martin.
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