Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-29
nAzLEnrRsT, MISS. SATURDAY, JULY 20. r7e

the ahlest, wittc,t aud most eloquenl
mcn ia the State, i the Democratic
candidate iOr Governor, aud judge
Settle, renegade, /. the Republican
candidate for the same position.
Mr.. James Rc,lpath, who attended
the Senatorial investigating Com
mit'oe 60 MissisSippI 10 puck up
bloody SHIRT items for political use.
ailcr fall survey Of the situation
announced the following conclusion
"for one, am not AFRAID to put il on
rccorl, that whether as a patriot
lookilg only TO the future good Uf the
whole country, or a. an AbolitIoni.t
looking only to the good OF the col
urvl race la America. would have
rciolccd Il, by lair and honorable
means, th, rule ot the black man ~
Mississippi bad bccu peacefully over.
. thrown"
How CUSTER WAS kuIED--
Total number oi truop, Ia thr
Regular army ... 26070
Nnmbrruf troops dragpuniug
the South ....... 7,O52
Number ut troops at rytrmt
ing stations .. I,2lG
Number OF troups iu Northern
inrt- ami posts ......... l.>63
Number of troops with G,u.
Custer f2Gg
an mas,aercd.
Com BLoonEp. Tho Philadelphia
Telegraph say Ou the Nth inst.
whcn the news oi thr massacre ut
one of the licutcuants ot the al
cayal,y va, hut tcN hours Old. aud
when hl, unburicd body was where
the Indian butchers LETT ID, President
Grant scut Ia 10 the Senate the uamc
u hl- -nn, Second Lieutenant Fred.
u. Graut, nominated lieutenant. ia
the place Of the lieutenant lying
dead there iu thr Black 'lIll,.
bloody, deal and mulilltcI, la,
tie corpse 81 thg slam lieutenant, 90
tie plaiu-. when Grant sends "a the
name or frc,l ID place ~ rhu d.AI
officer At the slark llll.. Mas thery
ever "a, i monster
col. MrCIu.r. ct lhe Philadelphia
Times, Who j. ono ut lhe -hrNir~t
political calculatur> IA th, country.
has been taking another look Al the
Presidential horizon. lrthmh, all
current political ,lgu, arc deceptive
Il the nomination Of Goy. IIll,u loas
not provo 10 br one of positive aud
perhaps oi umniputcnt strength. The
Democracy, BE- says. have gwen The
country leader who D. hlm,clt the
embodiment Of thr ISSUES Of the con
test, aud there must be- rclcuonary
wave stronger even than that oi
August, ls12. ii hc shall not be the
Centennial President Of peace
GUANT DisowNEb.-Thc Atlantic
Monthly says There VAS an incident
on the inaugural programme which
tested the state II puhlic opinion
and feeling like a touchStonc. The
President u the United States came,
spoke aud went without applause. 4
few scattering cheers made mOrc ap-
parent the siIent indifference with
which hc was received Let the
truth bc told Ia spite Of the report
ors: There were more groahs and
misses than huzzas, ashc finished his
address. Ten years ago earth aud
sky would have shaken with the
thunder of his welcome. What a
sublime possession, to have thrown
away, the confidence and gratitude
Of a nation! lie stood there, A. il
were, discrowncd and disowned, the
lrock coat aud black hat typiiying
tho loss Of the glory he put Oh for.
ever with his uniform.
The bill has become a Law reducing
the rate Of postage on miscellaneous
OF third class matter, with the oXoep-
ton u merchaadise, samples aud
circulars. "Now," says a New York
paper, "transcient newspapers and
magazines, regular publications lie
signed primarily for advertising, OF
for free circulation at nominal rates,
aud all printed matter Of the third
class, arc 10 be- transmitted at one
cent for every two ounces or fraction
thereof, and one cent for each ad
di,ional two ounces or fractional
part. The'senders may write their
names ON the covers, with the word
''from, and may briefly designate in
writing % in PRINT the number aud
names of the articles IN a package