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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1886
Page
2
Editorial notes critique taxes and legislative acts in Mississippi. Mentions Slate tax rise, municipal lighting contracts, privilege taxes on pistols, and adjournment sine die. Reports on university leadership, railroad matters, and police actions after a Tehula house robbery with recoveries and arrests.
Reports detail a mob attack in Carrollton Leflore County where white men killed several Black residents and wounded others as two Brown brothers and their ally J M Liddell faced assault charges. The mob stormed the court, with 100 armed whites involved, leaving multiple dead and wounded amid chaos.
The paper publishes a full text of the Local Option Law and urges readers to study it for future reference as whisky campaign plans loom in the region. It notes the law will not affect existing statutes until after an election and that liquor restrictions apply thereafter. Also announces R. W. Crozier's new serial, The Stolen Child A Story of the South, starting April 5 in the Weekly Courier Journal.
The article discusses why only part of the Common School Fund is available for distribution. It notes that appropriations for 1884 and 1885 exceed receipts, and a state act directed warrants only for funds actually paid in. After April 1, funds from saloon taxes will be allocated to counties, with the 8 percent loan expected to cover immediate needs.
The Yazoo Herald lauds Hon. E. Barksdale as a hard working candidate for renomination in his congressional district. It notes his bills aiding his district and his work with H. S. Van Eaton on the Galland Ship Island railroad measure.
The act allows counties to petition for local option elections on prohibiting intoxicating liquors. It sets procedures for petition, election, canvass, and reporting, appoints commissioners, regulates ballot wording, and outlines licenses, penalties, and exemptions. It becomes effective after passage.
An advertisement-like article claims B B B Blood Balm cures a wide range of skin and rheumatic ailments. It asserts external applications fail and promotes internal remedies and a “Book of Wonders” with testimonials. The piece ends with address and March 1 date.
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