The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-03
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EuiiU Gl2A 14GiAS'
GyNsRAL FRANK SIGeEL has declared
for Tilden.
READ the address of Gen. George,
and get ready fer work.
The Democratic State Executive
Committee meet in Jackson to>day.
WHEELER is now denominated one of
the auts of the Cincinnati Convention.
On account of i'll health j. A Sigma
20, Esq, has retired from the Grena-
da SeHtiHet.
HoS. J. G. MOORE, United States
Consul to Trinidad. Cuba, is dead. He
was Il brother-in-law Of Senator Alcorn.
Mr.. 0. V. SHEARER, SR., an old and
highly respected citizen Of Kinds ooun-
ty, died at Raymond, Miss, OF the 25th
ult.
IF Hayes had not accepted ths back
pay steal of 1856, the public would
never have known he had been III Con
gress.
The Chronicle says there are only
nine white Radicals in Jefferson coun>
ty. That is about as many as We have
in Lincoln.
Hon. PARKER GoopwIN, one Of the
most prom inent Liberal Republicans OF
this country, strongly advocates Tilden
and Hendricks.
The Pilot has compiled a sketch OF
Mr.. Tiiden, it says, from the most re-
liable authors. An-hors in lying, it
should have said.
TICKET number two thousand, oigh-
teen hundred and saventy-slx drew the
capital prize, one huadr4l thousand
dollars, in the Louisiana State Lottery,
last Saturday. We dIdn t hold it,
Ok the night OF July 31st State Sen
ator j. II. Lonsborough, of Little
Rock, Ark. was found dead at his home,
shot through the heart. No particulars.
A FEW days ago Mr.. q. Hart was way
laid and killed in Kemper county. T.
B. and Eugene Spencer have been ar>
rested, charged with committing the
deed.
IT is reported that Governor Tilden
is engaged to be married to all accom-
plished and beautiful lady, a native of
Kentucky, at present residing in Ala
bama.
The President has assured A Radical
OF Louisiana, named 7. NJ. Chester, that
troops ard money would be furnished
60 carry that State for the Republican
ticket.
The House refused to consent to the
appropriation of $40, 00J recently award
ed Pilchback by the Senate. Democrats
generally do right. Retire Pinch; the
public is tired of you.
A PRIVATE letter from Mr.. T4lden to a
friend in Congress says that there is en-
tire accord between himself and Mr..
Hendricks, and expresses great conf
dence in the result of the election.
A SPECIAL to the New Orleans Demo>
cTdt says the testimony Of Bluford Will
o has caused quite a breeze in Presi-
Dental circles. 1t explains a good MANY
hitherto mysteries, aud promises to
lead to rich Developments.
Mr.. E. II. McK1NsTnY, of Paulding,
who has for many years affiliated with
the Republican party, now says he en-
dorses the platform of the st. Louis
Convention, and will do all in his power
to elect Tilden and Hendricks.
CARDozo has aed the State. When
called by the Circuit Court of Kinds
county to answer to an indictment, he
failed to appear, and a forfeiture was
entered. He should go North and make
speeches for the Radical party.
G. G. CHANDLER. H. Musgrove and
G. E. Harris have been invited to can
vnss Indiana for the Republican ticket.
The Republicans of that State must be
in q desperate strait. Probably they
could get Ames, Csrdozo and Davis to
assist them.
WARREN COUNTY instructed her del
egates to the Congressional Conveption
to vote for DR.. G. X. Marshall. The
Convention met in Vieksburg yesterday.
DR.. Marshall is one of the ablest men
in the State. II nominated he will
make a good run; if elected. q noble
Representative.
liz we are to Judge by the time it
takes to write them, the letters OF TIl>
den and Hendricks will be better, if
anv thing. than the platform of the
marty. Oar candidates have had time
enough to get up something very good.
The letters are expected within the nexr
ten days. The public are ANXIOUS TO
rec them.
RoBEsen is one of the biggest thieis
OF the ADMINISTRATION crew. he mas
spent n handred and seventy
millions of the peoples money os'en-
sibly in pcrfecting our maritime srma-
ment. and yet moro than seyen's YES
sells have disappeared from the navy.
This seems incredible, but the faS Is
elnittsa by Robson himself.