The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
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THElast adyices from Speaker Kerr
report the symptoms of that gentleman
much worse.
A oLoRED damsel, of Oxford, has
given her lover his walking papers be-
cause he voted the Democratic ticket.
WILL Republicans have the manli-
ness to confess that the acquittal of
Belknap carries with it no exonoration
whatever of the charges against him?
PETER COOPER and S. F. Gary have
been nominated by the Greenback men
for President and Vice-President. The
fool-killer should visit them.
WE learn from the Port Gibson Rec
ellie that small pox has broken ont in
the neighborhood of Hankinson's Ferry,
and that there have been five or six
deaths.
MIR. A. H. LONGING is now associate
editor of the Monticello Sunny South.
Mr.. Longino is a graceful writer, and
will be gladly welcomed by the brothers
Of the quill.
STATE Taxi Collectors Daspin, OF st.
Martin, Ranlett, of st. Mary. and Ri
ley, of Morehouse, are reported default
ers to the State in sums ranging from
SIS, 900 to $50, 900 each.
SUMMIT is infested with a gang of
thieves. Some nights ago they made a
raid on the store of Ben. Hilborn Il Co,
and carried off three hundred and fifty
dollars worth OF goods.
THE payment Of awards of the Ala
bama Claims Commission, made since
January LIST, commences on the 10th
inst. So, 900, 900 in bonds will be put
on the market on the 11th inst.
Gov. ORTIZ withdrew his name and
Gen. Ben Harrison was nominated for
Governor of Indiana, by the Republi'
cans. The election Of the Democratic
candidate is a foregone conclusion.
Mrs. MARY BENNETT, wife of Col. D.
bennett, died at the residence of her
husband in Crystal Springs on the Both
alt. She was the daughter of John j.
Gannett, Esq, a sugar planter of st.
Mary parish, La.
THE address delivered by Gen. A. M.
West at the Centennial grounds, on the
10th ult., is the greatest production of
its able author. 1t gives a good histo-
~ of this State, and is very interesting.
We have read it with great delight.
THE Times wants us to state which
we consider the greater thief, Hayes or
Hendricks. Hayes, of course, because
he kept the soldiers four hundred dol
lars and watch when they should, and by
any honest man would, have been given
to the widow. Next.
The Senate has passed a resolution
to print ten Thousand extra copies OF
the Message of the President and &C
companying documents, on the recent
trouble at Hamburg, S. G. Campaign
thunder. Such a Senate deserves to be
kicked out of existence.
THE Vicksburg Herald Of the 9Th
inst, says the new Lee has the honor
of carrying to New Orleans the first bale
of Mississippi cotton of the crop OF
1876. She took the cotton aboard at
Hurricane plantation on her first trip
down. The growers name is not given.
THE Southern Republican says
Hayes and Wheeler can be elected with
out the aid of Mississippi. If they
are eIected-and such a calamity is
hardly probable-it will certainly be
without The aid of this State. Missis>
sippi has taken her place in the Demo-
cratic column, where she will remain.
GEN. J. r. CHALMERS is preparing to
make an active canvass in the Sixth
District, and the papers of that district
say he will be elected. He will speak
at Rodney on the 10th inst, Port Glib
SON the 18th and Fayette the 18th.
Gen. Chalmers is a worker, and we
trust his labors will not be thrown
away.
A FEW days ago the House of Rep
resentatives repealed the resumption
act, which fixed upon January LIST, 1879,
as the day for the resumption of specie
payments. This is in accordance with
the st. Louis platform. All Republi-
cans, except nine. voted against the
repeal: all Democrats, except Hewitt
and Lamar, voted for it.
Gov. HAYES signed the bill increas-
ing the fees and emoluments OF Ohio's
officials So, 600, 600 per annum. Cor
e,nor Tilden has reduced the e1pen-
ses of the State Of New York one
hat. or nearly $50, 900. 900. Now de-
eide which is the reform candidate, and
entitled to a seat in the Presidential
chair of this nation.
r. ". RAYNE & Co., general agents
for the American Cotton Tie Co., have
issued a circular stating that from ana
after this date a discount will be allows
ed on the celebrated Arrow Cotton lie,
TO factors and Others, Of two and a nail
per cent on lots Of five hundred bun
dies, and five per cent on lots OF one
thousand bundles, by their agents gen.
orally.