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RkntIcs.,s Cisininm.

Gen. Ben. Butler has given his opin-
ion to the New York UerdM as to the
Presidential count. In answer to the
question. who is to count the vote, he
says:
Not the President Of the Senate. for
he is to open all of the certificates, and
vote shall then be cCunted. The Con
st1tution seems not TO be explicit rs to.
who is to connt. Bnt why bring TO-
spthrr both Houses if they are not to
10 the counting?
Assuming that the Houses will not
agree IS 70 the counting of certain
States. he shows that there is no pro-
emergency:
a. we have seen, there is 20 proyis~
ion fot the President to held over, and
no provision for his successor III the
interim between that aud II new election
What, IN such case. is to be lonei The
eenins ns all government ia that the
Executive must never lapse. The an
nonncement is made. 1.-The King is dead;
long live the King in the sam
breath. Officers unuer most Of our
State constructions and most of thu
Officers Of Federal appointments hold
until their Ruccessors are appointed Is
it not IN accordance with the genius
Of err instit Itions. and heiag q caSsav
ans ms il the Constitution and lags.
tpat the incumbent should hold ever
until his successor is appointed ana
lra'idel?
Thon viii the prophecy Of Frank
Bay he fuifqrd
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i. Tie Stale Board of Carvassers Of
South Carolina are n lovely st of
scaMps. Their names are E. l.. CardD-
~. Treasurer; T. G. Dunn, Controller
General: VIM. Stone, Attorney General;
n. Z Havne. Secretary of State, and
II. w. Plrsis ev Ali1tant m! InSpac>
tor General. The had been ras'rlinpl
-hy the Slorhmn Crltt from exercising
apv h1t minister, | functions in count
ing the votes of the State, hut On the 22l
inst. they held q secret session. ignored
the Cont. threw ont the returns Of two
counties, ami issued certificates. not on
" 30 the Hayes electors. but also to MI
the members of the Legislature, rx-
cepti1q those for ururans AMI E lgefi' ld
~cpunties. thereby securing a Repnbl can
mi ,r;tv in tie Legislature An | the De
feat of Htmpton. The Snpremp Corr.
afterwards met. fined each Of the Cnn
vassPrs $3.50 fer contempt and ordered
them all to Jail. They are to BE- tried
to-day. AeGrhnt has overturned the
regularly elected State Legislature he
will stand by his pets in their hour of
trial. The hase.hearte1 villain has no
regard for law. and will attempt any
thing for himself or friends.
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WAsstyGroS' Eov,. Is The follow.
ing was aeiit from III: CITY tonight:
WASHINGTON. Nov. Is, 1876.
10 Gen. 1huW"saT. H0ge''o ~ Cof. s.
~. Ui0ck', tolHmhin, $. a.:
The following has been-receiycd from
she Prrsid ut:
E1Ecurrv2 Msvsrov. Nov. 2J. 1876.
H"".J. IT, t'"merD", H~ccrct7yy u
S1R-D. II. Chamberlain IS now Gov
ernar 81 t!ta .Staie OF South Carolina
beyoul ANY controversy. aud remains 80
until Il new GoyernUr slp,ii bc duly AID
eGaiIy iuangurateI under the c natitu
tIuu.s A
The Government has been called mn
on to nil With the military and naval
forces Of the United States 10 maintain
the Republican g4vrrnmen' in the State
against resistance too formidable tn be
everyone by State ~antberitie Yon are
directed to suetain Governor
chamberlain in his authority agaias.
domestic violence uutil otherwise ii.
rectei. u. ) GRANT.
Tn nhcyins these instructions. Won
will advise With the Governor and dis,
pose vorr troops in such a manner as
may be doomed best in order to carry
ont the spirit of the above order of the
President. Acknowledge receipt.
j. ID. CAMERON.
g Seer tnry Of War.
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Gus. Expenses.

It costs money to print a paper.
Money is required to buy blank paper:
andin costs money. The hands that
sstup. n paper need money; and an
editor cannot live always on nothing
So, brethren. pay up if Yon can.
1Ans ->oHihe,W Rnpfist.
This is geo,l sense from nm ,excal1
lent rf.igloIls ,urnal worth w y ent
asked for it. II IL all correct except
clause. An e. 'tor can live on mtIa-
ing. We've known him to do it. YoH
SEQ the elimination of sueh gross things
as victulls from his corpps renders
him more ethereal. aud he writes in.
a more nervous style. Thus ,eliin,nat-
ed If yon anoint him with Il little wine
his productions bpcome positively
marseleus. even TO himself. There il.
editor in Mississippi now who has.
eaten npthingin five years, anu we lear,s
that A1abama has one of two years
Hunger empty statfling. If you want d.
circulation for your paper. Bro. Ores
sett. never give it out that ,you Eat or
We have no business Of the
kina-Eoreyf Heg,sfer
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i
The Sunny South. Of Monticello,
the following handsome comply
saent to The attonerys who attended
the Lawrence ccnnty Circuit Cont of
ias t weeh:
Why "ElemLsrs Of the bar" AZ they
style Themselves, should be called
''liiaLs Of the law" by tho people is
more tlan we can tell--uuleas it be that
they are considered excrescences NOT
necessary to tho symmetry, beauty,
strength and Isftreuoif Of the body
pullUc. Bat Whatever may be the rea-
sou for tiGs singular designation. 20
tnfy ar,aea.ied ADD 40 they are; mere
-oilnbs Of the iaw"-not IT. heart. nor
its head, nor ita trunk, nor its body,
Gor even it's h~rsechea, bnt merely it,
limbe Law is one ia n9. and Is iawyer
rs another GBd very diff rent thing; and
Souidti mes tie two are not on speaking
t.rms-the more shame to the lawyer.
But thisgcanuet he tr~atbfuliy asseSer
ated Of any Of the limbs -eitl er home
+tnnde or foreign-nnw in. a~tlendanoe on
oRr Circuit Court, for they are at on
the most familiar and affab,e terms with
hoarv headed Law.
OF onr home lawyers it is not necees.
sary that we should speak. They are
limbs las are linita, and not mere fun
gus growths en- the profession. The
strong, bold Bowen, the BoHnerges of
or bar; the suave, fair, felicitous Fair
man; and the manly. musical. melliAn
Gus Mcmillan, w0uld DO honor to the
bar in any State OF county, and Monti>
celtic may well be proud Of them.
BIT it is mainly of the limbs OF the
law" from adjoining counties that we
wish 10 speak now; and first of the
lordly, silver toned Chrismrn-the ora
tor, par excrllepce, of the piney woods.
he is here,i in his old home, among
his Old friends
The nob.est Roman Of them all"
'Oa whom all the gods have act their
seals,
To give the wor' Il assurance ofa man.
But we are sorry to see him in snch fee.
bic health aud hope that he may Ooh
oe himself again.
Then there is the astute and iormi-
iable Taylor,
Cleared by lis foes,
And Lowell the most by those who frow
him oes,
And the gallant Hartley.
Aud the chivalric II. c. Fairman.
"Ail goodly men and true:
True to themselves, their client and theii
cau.e,
True to heir race, their country, and their
God"
In short. a purer cnnrt and an ADLER
bar is hard TO find in a-y State, and We
await their return to orr city with a
hearty welcome.
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Vfass uOdy.

The Returning Board of Louisiana
comm sncsd 9ri.eir proceeiines with n
showinsns kirness to the Democrats,
hut have resaatly ~sho " thtt tbey We're
entirely under the ointrol of the alnin
istratlon and will dn its bidding. GA
the morning of the Gath Mr.. Anderson
said the Board wouid1't consider as Q sss
the votes not on the tickets
ion. the Hayes electors. Half an
hour lalcr tho B,ar1's action on the
parish Of Eatch:tnches vas rec nsid
cred. in order to admit over tive hnu
ated sach votns for three elect >rs, that
s,eing done on the stttamant made OF
the Supervisor that, though not entered
IN .tha~tni'v lists or statements. it WITS
cons derai they vera ctst as tfla eaoic'
Of those Win voted the RAprblicantic'k'
cts. This ia un,l,rbSealv done to g.
sab'ish a ~prec1uAus npnn which over
two thousand srch votes may be inclnd
ed nv the P)sri in their cunt OF the
v,.e. Tho members Of the Boorl ar
r,qate to thamsnlvas great kn~owleaya--
they know ex,ctly how their frien Il in
tended to vote raysr Hess Of the show
ing rle by the belots. Why, there is
no ma t, hn,1 IN election in Louisiana,
the BARD knrw4 exactly how the peop'e
vote, and they en- f: MP the result
without The trouble AM expense of al
election,
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zn.,.nid..I"n on s..c o.:,er si.lr.

Mr.. c. C. P. Holden, 4 prominent
r .pn5,ican Of Chioa5,. has iast fillsh
ed Il prolonged investigation into th"
alleged fran Is saiIt to have Been oerpe
tratef By tile Democrats OF Louisiana.
He spent one week in the 50 called
bnll>d1zad parishes and interviewed
over three hundred negroes. He found
some cases of intimidation of colorea
| man who had determined TO vote the
D~5inoerat:c ticiet-ths Republicans
WE tie in~timi1ltGrs. 4 New Orleans.
correspondent say Mr.. Holden thinks
m n than one thousand negroes voted
the Democratic ticket in East Fe'ici
ana. They hal fo"mel Democratic
clubs several months before the cleo
ton, and no sort of violence was used
TO ialnce them to vote The Democratic
ticket. Mr.. Holden asked the explains
ton of this sn lien convers OF to Con
serv itives, and was told that matters
could not be worse than under Repnhil
can rnle, and they desired o change. tc
see what a new party would do toward
he general prosperity. ~,
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ENCoERAGEsz EMF.


Sse,n Abrasa q. Hewitt
Co Ssea. sy;ssIe sss nRDtSn.
Hon. Abram s. Hewitt las written
the following letter 70 Gen. Wade
Hampton:
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CoE1MITTee,
NEW Yong, Nov. q.
Mr. Dsay' hff-Your ndmirahfe ads
dress 80 the people of South Carolina Is
the subject Of universal coDmendatfoii
here; in fact, the prudence, the forheai
arce aBl the sG.icpntrol of vour PEG
pie u,sder he most cxlsper.t!ng lrov9
cations. il beyond aii praise. I can
n;,y tntsttba. in tue existing situation
il, WHICH vou will tinl yourself next
week. ils outbreak swi.l accnr. IL is
III ,st toyrnaich to expect That there vii
he no iniiscreet men in South Catdhna
who may provoke the collision. hut
n sertlieicss the. pr5vi,letl"e Of God has
20 far gnided ynn and your pcopie IN all
vour difficulties, TINT yonr friends rest
in calm lconfiacncs upon the wisdom
ind COED fortune, which have SO far
attended your a]ctiona. You may rest
assnred that 3onr, Nortbtrn brethren
have consccra cd themselves TO The
sark If ypnr dplJysrance, md willneyer
cease their eGJrts until your are restor.
I'd to that fictdnIn wherewith you
we're made free iy the labors and saerl
fees and wisdom Of your forefaihtrs.
God give you and yonr people all the
wisdpm and all the patience needed IN
this hour Of trial md in this crisis OF
Tie slesti'y of our commnn country.
We have fnll faith in the justice Of the
people Of the United States. ard We do
not entertain a donht nf the final ver
dict which they viii pass upon the &C
carrenc of the past two weeks. This
verdict viii surely vindi:ate their ma
irstv and re>establish free government
upon a lasting basis.
I have the honor ~ 10. very respect
fully. your obedient Hervait.
AnRAM = HEWITT.
Chairman National Democratic Com
mittee.
To Gen. Wade Hampton, Columbia,
S. G..
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asuy Some Other TEncspiac.

We have seen the statement in some.
of the papers that the Howe Sewing
Nachine C1np}ay' sent the f,llowing
letter II th-ic agents jlst b.fore the
election. II sneh be true orr Southern
reopla shou'd not bny another II of
their machines:
Rochester. y Z, Nov. 8, 1876.
I" RE HHfi"H "Hre::-
l.. We wish yon . d;sa:Hrgf any OF yonr
snAordiua'ps who vota the Democratic
ticket. We believe that the suerpss of
the Democratic party viii lie the rain
of Our cDuutrv AMI h,sjnnSs. nnl will
nSt support any one who viii not stand
bv Us IN this. This is n struggle be
tween the int 4iigent aud respectable
portion of the chmn1nitv aud the IGN v
rant aud ron CHS AMI rowljes of the
cities.
Nr. Storkw4ll fully concurs with me-
in the a!nve.
tSignea GEO r PETITE NE.
Write t, al volf agents to the above
effert and what we wish
ISigncdl GEO Il. PETrIBoNG.
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:. Dog.

That little carp.t-bag sneak F. A.
Clover, who remeined in Mississippi
until the State passed ont of the o
troll Of his thieving associates, is now
helping to swindle the people Of Louis
lana ont of their votes. He was an
election Supervisor for East B,ton'
RonSr, carried the retnrns of the par
ish to New Orleans and kept them in
his possession ten dtys after arriving.
He is one Of the grandest scamps an
hung. aud viii attempt to do any thing
his friends in viliainy com n mi. If the
people OF Louisiana have to deal with.
many such scouadrsls We pity them. -
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E.nMNa. &nsiEnEniil.

SAsFRAxcIsco, Nov. pa San Die
90 dispatch says: at is reported that a
revolution has broken ont in Lowe
California. Jose Moreno bar collected
a force, ifsued a pronunciamento de
claring himself Governor, imprisoned
Governor Wllagrana and his Secretary.
Rolerigus, seized the C~ustomhouse ut
Rio Juara, deposed ViilaGranas' Coz
lector and restored Caballar. who was
removed some months ago. Many Mex
icaus have entered Lower California
from this State and taken the side Of
Moreno.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

The threatening lett rs which the
members of the r turning b nrl have
been receiving hava evidently h4l the
effect Of making them apprehensive a"f
hunger. TIE latest evidence If the
condition of ,ninl is fonnt in tht fact
'hat they have nylert.t The iai ier. feal
iinr to the ton Of the }Utin ri the State
Honse. rqmnv't From the top of this
dome one can look down np,n the mem
htrs OF the B var rs they sit in session
l. is slil That so ne nnof the mem
hars of the board c,iceivett the item
that an ess tssin might easily. from this
dome, with a + Il ~ pistol. en- the
earthly CAREER nf nny N Of the. mem
her9 eorlg din m,Sirgh President in
the Senate chamber below. - Times.
we ara op2oseirt ,sssSsia sti,n, bnt
if the Returning Botrl cointin Hayes
we don't believe we would she'd manv
tears if they were suddenly snatched
NHs. rs
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The Presidency.

The Presidency.
T.,e meeting Of the eleetgrs d each
State ABA the inola Of casting their
vote ana tic manner d counting it
it Is. racslvs.l at Washington, are
incoming points of interest under the
present condition of affairs. The con-
stitutiua of the United States proy.aes
"a fp9aws:esa az txammoe 80
Tue .e,cctnrs shaI! meet in ilieir re
spectiva States and vote by baiiotfgrtwo
of whum nne ut fas'shafi pot
ba aminifabitaut OF tie same State with
themsrIves. AMI they shnl make q
/ stspt alithe ftslsoussyHtesl for and %
the number 4sf Votes for each; winch
list they shall sign aud certify rad
transmit sealed 30 the seat Gf Eovfrh'
nent nf The United States. dir 'ctHd 10
the President rf the Sanates FNresPres
i,lant of the Senate SINH. i'll the pres
aare ri the Senate and Hausn of Repre-
s4ntatieea, open nj the ccrtihrates. and
the vote siin!l then be Gonnted. Tke
person having the greatest number Of
vatea- sl,ali he the President. if sneh
anm'er he a majority of the Whole
nGnbpr of electors appo'ntn I: an II
there he more than = who have such
majority ana an equal nainher of votes,
til n the Hlue of Representatives shall
immediately choose by ballet n OF
them for President: and If no perm
have a majority. then frnm the five
highest on the list the said House shall
=, H. raonpa. nhA,,cn tl,n PrplFIplt
| But in choosing the President the vote
shall be taken nv States. the Renresen~
~tatives from each State having. one
| vote.
The revised Statutes of the United
States. chapter l, make the following
prnvisionsin reference to the meeting Of
the electoral college, the certifying to
IN" vote an to whom the certificate
shall be d,livrrad:
So. I31 Tn electors for each State
shal' meet md give their votes npon
HE first We Ines Law in December in
the year in wl,;cft tl,pv ara appointed.
At slrh pace. in each State, as the
Legislature shall direct,
Sec 13i. r. shall he the dntv of each
E.oo,,, r o,oL Ct,t, ., oa,,o throa
I;a.s ~ ,bo raras ~ +ha e,actore Of
.,oL a.,ta 60 ha noIa ool oort;faJ
,na ta 10 dorv.rel tn .bo eIector, n,
or before the day on which they are
required hv tho preceding section.
Sec. 1877. The electors shall vote for
- - .Lo a:ron.oj h,, H.
;om
Sc ia The o~,ocfors sbolJ mako and
s;on Al rae certificates Of nj, tho votca
o;ra, hc tham ea.b of ub;c,, car.;f
-, as .lo,I contain two distin.t lets
ono of II vo,es for President and tba
other al tIs. v,tes for Vice. pres ,ent
o,d shau annoy ~ aacb certificate one
ias IoI;u.s II a,eo.. Which shou boy,
ra f,r ,;s1a3 =, ,Lar, br d:raotan -,
~, Eroo,Gra -, +b c+..o
G., ,e1 rbo aI.o+o,s ebon Geo, -,
tla oart;6, ,tos G, mo1, h., ,bo,, o,5
~ aaoh tLa. 49, 1;,ta E ~,
noa.n a,oh ctnto fau tho r.on;,
80 fau 80 e.. w.
%; ont "a oantai,a5 thoro:r
O., ,fo Tl,o ,,f,ot,r. .bou 1o,oeo
e .ho o,,tie ,atas thrs raaa hv 49,
:. tta 3L,n;au
r;..t r,,rFahaiI Lr r7.r
~. ~ a,:tr
- az. t,ta
=" "pa"1
-, ~" G" =
S,r ,afama tha az, W.
T.. :, t., tL,n ,
,rIho ohrt :; .,as
60, r,,,r sh,r fah.;.h e.,
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g.. eRrsG5N~.
Govs. TiLlen anil Hendricks had at
interview in New York city on the oath
st. The 1rihHne IN its report Of the
meeting says: -it e
i Gov. Hendricks said tha. public sen
t.mrnt in the Western States in regard
to the election WAS 80 strong THAI he
was ilnpellel to come East 10 asc rtair,
the end tlrm Of nbtic feeling here.
He expressed ms admiration at the con
.l4ict of the Southern Democrats who.
without the least manifestation # tur
hlieticH. had appealed ,everywhere to
the courts. and was glad, bot, i'll the
West 'ant on his rlrley hitherward, tn
notice the disposition of all parties to
have matters amicably and lawfully set
ted Gov. Tilden fnliv c%nncurrpa With
al IF CRY. Hendricks rpnarks, and
there appeared 20 be a perfect accord OF
ideas III regarl to the questions of the
hour. No disposition was mmifeate.t
on The part either of Coy. Til,len or
Gov. Hendr elk. to enter upon u decih-
I'd ulan Of ~actirr, aud after a few further
r.in-rks on svarions topics. Gov. Hem
drlcas Withdrew without making Il deh-'
mite appointment. only expressing the
hope that he woull see Mr.. 'Tilleu
again beforc leaving the city. Al tn
Everett Hansa lat night. Mr.. Hen-
lgicks said. We had ~ idea Of agree
ing npnl a plan IF action, Ny coming
East was c.,us Il solely by a desire to'be
y stel as to the public feeling and to
sea II few members of the National
Gammi:tea. We talked no politics at
Inner this, evening. l may go back to
indiana 10 morrow.
new York. Nov. 2l-Gov. Hendricks
and wife, Gov. Tilden. Ex Gov. Curtin.
of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Hewitt and
wife, dined With Peter Co per yes
terIay. Mr.. II sndricSs. homeward
bound to aaY, says he did not come here
for conference.
.H- Ana
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.ss@s.i

g0n Monday morning Mayor Woods
tried h darkev under the new law for
bidding parties from moving and dis
posing OF marsgagei property. The
case was a clear Ii il. which the dar-
ksgvihaa mevtal and cot on mort
gagged To other parties. For this hit Of
indiscretion the Conrt gave him thirty
days in the csuntv jtil and a fine Of ss20
This shonld serve as n hint to others -
Herald.
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The Fiorid. Bsarl Of Canvassers met
Monday and commenced the count Of
the vets. The Boarisainits a commits
tee of Ave from each of tie political
parties, and the lchairmsaa OF the gt~,
State com mittces to its decis ION The
oficial ratarns are now all in. The re-
suit viii harfy be reached hefora1the
9Th of Decembsr, when nv ailaw of the
UniteT ssates the electors cerftAeases
ncst be issned . y4a #a1 ss
6
HArrAanaf rsst PERFECTLY assured that
be has carried one State, namely. Iowa.
a. has j. By a m iiority Of fifty thou
slai. Thai is Bslknap's State.
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t1"ShtNu. lie did no. hol'nvn fhNfh W.
nnv a,nrar ~ Con--nss rntt;ne into n
dead lock. or that thor, wnn' I no a r.
"nrrso to arms. Rat ha sa;d if n -cen-
ff'at shon't oasun u we,'1 ~ a evil
wAr for the an".sss;nr." cr"h n var
ron'a hive oo'v o9a rnsn't 81 swon'd
be the dsath h'ov ~ free G2Tsrn
mont t~nnnorari'v ~ taaet. Tho ~ rt
III hh"rtv 10 %a.eroal All w7n'l 'snr'nr
unngsin in the fr.ur>. but tho imtno
Into rasn't wnu'd y, ~ emoirn. with
~ ahs,'rtn ,narn'i r1vrr1;no nv 81
'rtns. Sr"'f n var w,1ll rrin o,r
n-rsraritv At irnrnr anl orr credit
n''r"a1 Mr. h1r,Is wnifl y, "a w,rth
hasa "a tho r nnr,, rss;rnats. r. wnu'l
not b. another var bafwnar tho North
dn1S0utt. III That var t1n rAon'a of
both s"c'iore enort thar moray franiv
IN q rivi, va FOR tho err.nssioo. Arv
on who M anv thing vilrah'e wru'1
dig = hole All brrv il. enl Ieav' tn"
. ~ c,
''''.''' pSN'"' "'''fi'
world ha lost anl the bottom wonld
dron ont of %ev,rything
Hon. Saml J.. Rsn1tU, of Pannsvl-
vsnia was interviewed by q r'por:er o.
tho G;n,in7eti E,,j9TTe"
IT THINK the K ,t1~ninr B,arI down
L r ~
Ten thoraani msioritv is rather too
much for them 70 @~vorcoma."
"vViN orr ~ .i,ritvjn Louisiana reach
ten 'housa,l?"
"Va~v uarr'v that. IL MT ql;tn."
"yvhat is tn, fnalinq thnra?'
"Ganerallv thu. nf coma l"nos nnou7
the D.n"rrlts. ThAv are not 80 mn"h
~ n!",n''a a'r@ 'a+.
that rls,,llv R~otnrniur R,rrl To CORY
on "a designs"
"Have The Northern Democrats whn
ara 'h"ra fortified themselves at AL
pnints?'
"C"rtain'v they i'Hvn. The E"nubli-
can hHvn malta h%1SinaSa Of gem Enr
ont MI ~'avits from tho 1arki~s whoclmn
in from tho 1t mari 'has claiming tn
hav' been intimidlt@.i We'll. orr fell
lows can lay over them IN those mlttHrS
Fhov have ali lnvts from mora th1n
t'lrpH t~'lnnsiu | dtrkins from all Ovrr
Tho state. AMI especially from the 0r
ishos where thew claim tho terrorism
provide Swing that t'lH election was
the mnst orlAr'v n that has henn held
e.. ~, ,-o,-, ~, +t,t ~ ott,rn~ts
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

EVERY man who has played carls
with accomplished b'acklegs knows
what will he the result Of . game when
~ stands tsixlanaisix' and the black !
leg '.has the deaL!'c.o The hoacst pl.yer
will he swindled and the b'ackieg viii
pocket the stakes -Raywo"d CRETE.
Now we won'l like to ask how came
Col. Harper to know 80 much about it.
but will not be so impuient. "a we 'aarn
he is a Sabbath School Superintendent
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

From the Brandon ~Eep"bLc1n we
take the following acconnt of a oman
tic marriage:
Married. cn The 10Th inst. in Bran
don. heneath the spreading branches ef
Il sycamore tree. rear the ra;lroad de
pot. by Rev. J. II. Lewis, Mr.. W. H
Maxey and Miss Ala Collier. third
daughter Of John W. Collier, Esq of
this place. ,~ae.
Ia this case our young friends took
everybody by snrprise. They stole a
march on the 7sossips. 80 Wei az ON The
parents Of the bride aud the brdtliers
ana s.sters Of the bridegroom. Billy
unietly went to the Courthouse. got lie
license, sent word TO the minister. and
in his every day apparel jumped in his
buggy and went to the sycamore free.
while the bride, who was in the kitchen
helping 10 prepare the feast for her sis
tens wedding, doomed her hat. told her
sisters they must excnse her for n few
mpmcnss. joined her betrotbed and the
minister, was united in the holy bonds
OF wedloch. and returned home before
any one dfeamf,l Of her Intentions
There was no objection to this urion' on
the part Of the friends Of either party.
and the Whole thing was simply gotten
mp as a surprise. We tender the happy
pair orr best wishes for a long life Of
prosperity and happiness.