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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1888
Page
2
The Meridian Newswell and Yazoo City Herald report a lively national party scene with discussions of renomination for Cleveland, calls to bolster Republican support, and critiques of penitentiary abuses. Mentions Gov. candidates Fisk and Hamption, and editorials on Prohibition and party tactics amid Mississippi political tensions.
Fragmented notes describe a ticket idea for the presidency with Berio Meerser Liebiane and Meat Tew Morton of New York. The piece critiques tariff policy, taxation, and labor impacts while debating reform and party division ahead of the convention.
The report covers a Mississippi county jail scene with convicts disciplined and a tense discussion on the state of the penal system. It cites a public opinion piece criticizing barbaric whipping practices and noting broader Prohibition era debates and a reference to Stonewall Jackson remains being moved to a new Jackson Circle grave.
A Mississippi speaker extols the state as a rising power and calls Memphis the nation’s greatest entertainment capital. He praises Mississippi’s natural wealth, hopes for political progress, and foresees the state becoming sovereign among southern states while lauding Memphis as a flourishing sister city and cultural hub.
A Mississippi newspaper weighs the Cleveland superstition and Dan Lockwood’s ghostly mascot role in the 1880s political scene. It notes Cleveland’s triumphal image, Dunshorty’s Philadelphia speech, and Trimble era implications, while discussing anti superstition sentiment and the era’s party figures amid state civic notices and college class counts. It also mentions Missouri and Baptist conventions alongside local educational quotas and the Patrons' Union medal contests.
A scrambled Mississippi scene notes Crystal Springs industry and a canned fruiting boom at the Crystal Springs canning factory while Port Gilson slows population and regional politics adjust. The Two States and voters discuss camp life, court cases, and local disputes as rail and road work progress and Winona gleams with new boom.
An extended fragment discusses Hon. William D. Kelly of Philadelphia in a National House appearance. It mentions opposition to national development, the slave oligarchy, and political reform amid calls for Governor candidates. The piece criticizes manufacturing interests and agricultural diversification, and notes a local sentiment about Dickson for Governor. It also includes a testimonial about Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption.
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