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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1885
Page
2
The Brookhaven Leader directs subscribers to reduced postpaid home paper rates for one or more journals. Cash in advance applies to new members and renewals within thirty days of expiration, with examples showing combined titles like Learn, Elation, Baptist Record and American Farmer for $4.75.
The State Prohibition Executive Committee will meet in Jackson on March 20 at 10 a.m. All members are requested to attend the important business. Citas I. Gattoway, Chairman. March 2, 1886.
Editorial notes report deaths of W A Gordon Esq of Chattawa and Col George W Foster of Lake Providence Louisiana. Other obits include Mrs Halbert of Duncanby Mississippi and Dr J S Copes of New Orleans. Hydrophobia death of James Reed in New Orleans. Grant rumored to have tongue cancer. Legal notes cover a divorce suit by Mrs Sullivan, a fatal brakesman accident at McComb City, and self defense killing of Will Clark near Lexington Mississippi. Also mentions Lionel Levy shot while hunting, Frank James acquittal in Missouri, and bonds posted for Pelabatchie arson suspect Jack Knight. Court decisions involve Dr Rob G Penn murder appeal and a twelve year suspension of Major General George David Swarm. A request for views on silver policy references President Cleveland’s letter to A J Warren.
The piece argues that critics exaggerate fiscal mismanagement and that Governor Lowry is not solely responsible for state finances. It cites reduced taxes, a saved extra session, and completed projects at Meridian and Jackson, urging opponents to name specific waste while defending the governor as prudent and mischaracterized.
The second trial of Cap. Murphy murder suspects in New Orleans ended at midnight last Saturday with guilty verdicts for Pat Ford and John Murphy. Judge Thos J Ford W E Caulfield and William Buckley were found guilty of manslaughter, and two of the condemned face execution while the others receive penitentiary terms. The decision surprised Justice supporters as evidence showed Ford acted as an accessory before and after the crime, though some believe he was innocent and should have been acquitted.
The Fayette Chronicle notes President Cleveland's Cabinet lineup with Bayard Manning Endicott Whitney Lamar Vilas Garland. It also reports Lot Simpson, a mulatto girl, left her infant unattended at home, the child burned to death in a crawling accident, urging severe punishment for carelessness. It adds a forecast Lamar's Senate successor may be E C Walthall.
Southern readers cite railroad fare discrimination as the reason for low Exposition patronage. Northern travelers receive regular or reduced fares while Mississippians and neighbors face smaller discounts, hindering trips to New Orleans. The result risks weaker attendance and expo finances.
President elect Cleveland and family arrived in Washington on Tuesday and was installed yesterday as President for four years with Vice President Hendricka arriving earlier. The country gains a Democrat Chief Executive with a strong Democratic cabinet.
Gov St John tours growing crowds in Corinth Aberdeen and West Point urging Prohibition. Critics attack extravagance but he defends frugal governance. Exposition funding debated with 400000 aid tied to creditors outside Louisiana. National Temperance days March 13 and 14 feature Benson and St John among other speakers.
A Georgia paper reports business leaders in Athens sign a pledge to close shops and vote for prohibition, part of a broader anti liquor traffic movement. The excerpt covers editorials on prohibition’s spread, comments on newspapers and public opinion, and notices of political shifts and notable deaths and appointments.
In a Rolling Fork Pilot exchange, critics dispute alleged editor McLaurin links to attacks on Gov. Lowry. The Brando discussion accuses or defends authorship, insisting the Leaver is solely governed by its head editor, who claims sole credit and responsibility for its content.
In strong editorial praise, the writer lauds I. H. Hines for the state auditor role. They spotlight his flawless bookkeeping, precise penmanship, and unblemished character. The piece endorses Hines as the clear choice for nomination and election, urging support from readers.
A fragment from the Ua Gazette depicts a dialogue about freshness versus experience. Brother Hobbs is described as new to the business, while Brother Lamkin asserts the value of proven age, suggesting a debate on innovation versus longevity.
Special to the Vicksburg Evening Post reports in Jackson that Governor Lowry may appoint Col. W A Percy to fill the Lamar Senate vacancy, a move seen as strengthening Lowry’s renomination. Percy from the lower Levee District would face Senator George, with Barksdale and Walthall as possible co challengers in the looming Mississippi legislature contest. Col Percy, in Vicksburg, declined to confirm the Jackson rumors, noting no official notification had been received.
The article chronicles the failure of 8. D. McNair & Co a leading local house closed by an attachment from Dobbins & Daisy of New Orleans. It notes the impact on Brookhaven and nearby trade, mentions the firm’s old ties to the community and the writer’s stance on justice in a separate Mississippi trial. It also references editor absences and adjacent local tidbits including a Coffeeville joke and a note on five United States Senate survivors at the Washington Monument corner stone laying.
A riderless horse wandered into Ledbetter & Co drug store, then backed out due to lack of space, while clerks speculated the animal sought a shelter. The incident adds local color to a day already vivid with political chatter about Grover Cleveland’s impending inauguration and evolving Republican prospects in state offices.
G. M. Sanders of Madison Alabama testifies to relief from rheumatic and neural pains after twenty two years of suffering. The Mansfield's Arnica Liniment is claimed as the best pain killer and is sold by artists and prepared by Manofield M Teine Co Memphis Tennessee. February 19 Legislature-Lm
A vintage newspaper ad touts Home Santi Conners as a valuable tonic and corrective. It claims benefits for liver, gastric, and renal functions from sedentary work or night air exposure, emphasizing its lack of mineral constituents. Readers are urged to contact a grocer or dealer to obtain a bottle.
A fragmented ad promotes a patent remedy for youth disorders and male weakness promising cures. It references Rev. Joseph T. Inman in New York and mentions cheap groceries, meal prices, and coffee costs, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century advertisement.
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