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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1884
Page
2
Editorial notes from Cleveland and Mississippi politics cover reform figures, camp meetings, a beheading report, a mad dog incident, library praise, and platform subcommittee names. Mississippi rail costs, press launches, and a defaulter Sheriff are noted, plus a Jackson wild man sighting near the State Capitol lakes.
The four day deliberations end with Cleveland and Hendricks as the ticket. The platform avoids free trade and revenue only language, yet unites the party under a conservative tariff for revenue with protection. The convention is praised for sound choices and a hopeful campaign outlook.
Prohibition gains noted in Mississippi with Rev. J H Gambrell praised for zeal and knowledge of liquor issues. Montgomery county victory boosts morale as 1884 assessment rolls go on file with August deadline for objections. A supplement on Chicago Convention and candidate bios is published as extra coverage this week.
The notice invites readers to subscribe to a condensed local and national news paper, offering 50 cent monthly copies until election, 75 cent for a period to January 1885, or $2 yearly with a free pamphlet on horse diseases as a premium. Limited time, encouragement to extend circulation through existing subscribers.
A Winona Times report celebrates a July 8 1854 Prohibition win in Montgomery County. The piece lauds Winona as a leading town and praises business leaders and young men for rejecting pecuniary concerns, urging counties statewide to follow. It lists official vote counts by beat and notes related legal notices and editorials on Judge Wharton and the Wheeler trial.
A Republican banner leads in town with two more papers likely soon under J J Spellman to back favored congress candidates. Names mentioned include Col. J B Deason Judge Luke Lea J J Spellman J B Yellowly Gen G C McKee James Hill and John T Hull as possible dark horse. The weather is hot and Bonney’s funeral note casts a somber mood while New Orleans Exposition funds flow, Judson named printing chief, and Butler’s bid fades.
Brookhaven officials review treasurer and marshal reports for quarter ending June. They adopt ordinances to enforce fines by street labor and authorize hiring of prisoners for street work. Council discusses Chippewa street crossing and validates mayoral appeal judgment. Accounts for June salaries and expenses are approved before adjournment.
The council adopts broad rules forbidding cohabitation outside marriage, aiding escapes, fraud, vulgar language, theft up to ten dollars, Sunday labor except for necessity, alcohol abuse, animal cruelty, impeding commerce, public intoxication, masked gatherings, concealed weapons, reckless firearm use, disorderly crowds, gambling for stakes, and selling on Sundays. Violators face up to fifty dollars or up to state jail time. a closing phrase promotes Shriner’s Vermifuge.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions mottoes and alleged remedies to remove taint of disease and restore health. It cites phrases about blood purity and a German brand or term, but the passage is largely garbled and lacks verifiable details or a coherent event.
A fragmentary notice from Canesville dated July 9 1864 expresses thanks and mentions cultural and production capabilities. The blurred text references a commissioner and a report, with scattered names and phrases.
June 27th obituary reports the death of a child aged just over one year at Weason Br and July 8th death of Rosa J. Rusaelis in the tenth year of her life. The notice mentions nistee of the above named with limited details and fragmented text.
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