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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1883
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a Brookhaven Leader issue and a building notice or address details. Readable items mention Hobis and a date line, with scattered fragments about a Thursday delivery and a street address.
Sergeant Mason receives a pardon while Pike County builds a new courthouse near completion. The Chancery Court of Pike will convene the second Monday in December. The Lexington Advertiser notes Brantley’s election hinges on Republican votes as Mississippi news recounts politics, courts, and local events across the state.
A Copiah County letters detail the murder of J. P. Matthews by Wheeler amid post election violence and Democratic party tensions. The Copiah Signal criticizes sensationalism while urging a public inquiry, condemning blood politics and urging accountability for all sides. Mrs Matthews relocates to Oxford with her sons, while regional moves of local widows are noted.
The Lawrence County court opened with a delayed session as judges and attorneys arrived in Montiville. Grand Jury foreman W. W. Williams of Silver Creek led a docket sparing civil business, with the Brookhaven and Hazlehurst attendees listed among court officers. A breach case against Lawrence County was compromisely settled for 50 percent, and the term adjourns with plans for next week’s notes on the trip to Lawrence.
The Louisville Exposition aggregate cotton prizes reached 7000 with Mississippi winning 3250. Winners include J B Allen Claiborne county for best long staple bale, Capt S H Parisot Vicksburg for best long staple bale, A M Dover Panola for best short staple, and others from Panola Noxubee Prentiss counties.
The venerable Bishop of Mississippi bid farewell in yesterday's general convention. He said he was the last survivor of the 1823 convention and spoke of 60 years of change in Church and State. At 63 years in holy orders and 34 years as bishop, he remains highly respected in Philadelphia Press coverage.
The Times Democrat reports Republican leaders plan to rekindle the old solid South cry for next year’s campaign. They aim to revive Northern prejudices by blaming Virginia’s election on race intimidation. They claim a solid South may help create a solid North, though the writer dismisses this as an imbecile tactic by desperate politicians.
Board of Supervisors employed A. W. Barret and Sessions and Cussody to sue W. W. Cook for an alleged $250 defalcation. After investigation referee A. C. McNair reported the county owed Cook $1,000, and the board’s action cost nearly $2,500. Four races noted show fourteenth district gains and one colored senator from Bolivar.
The Port Gibson Reveille reports a grapevine missive from Jefferson candidate Col Truly on the legislature race and a telegram to rival Faverre Serrems i Ca. In Wilkinson County inspectors discard the Pinkneyville box for missing certified returns, aiding Hud MelLato in a chancery clerk contest. Prov. H.C. Towmeetace of Mississippi College died at his Clinton home last Sunday.
The notices list multiple heirs and interested persons led by Laura Eppa Williams deceased, detailing a Lincoln County Chancery Court action and a Commissioner’s sale of real estate in Copiah County by I. B. Mays, de., to satisfy debts. Dates referenced include December and January proceedings from 1843 and 1883, with parcels described in township and range notation and various acreages.
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