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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
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Hon. O. R. Singleton and Hon. Chas.
E. Hooker talk eloqnently and ::patheti>
cally Of the Oppressive taxes Of the peo-
pie. 70 hear their talk, one wonId sup
pose that the taking Of one dollar Of the
peoples money without'a full eqniva-
lent given therefor, would be snch an
outrage that nobndy lint . miserable
Republican wretch conld be guilty Of
il. And yet the fact 10 that each Of
these gentlemen charged and received
back pay ~ q memb ROT Congress for
eight months before he was even elected
TO that Office. The anonnt thus rcceiv-
ed by each Of them H. &3,33a-1im<.
The above charge has been made by
more than one person. and ~ no expla-
nation Of il has bssn given in tho
public prints, We now attempt that
daty.
LIST. Each member Of Congress il al.
lowed 4 salary Of Ave thonsand dollsrs
per anunn.
I'd. The time for which Berry, Howe.
Lynch, Mckee and the other Missis
sippi Representative were elected to
fill, expired March 1875.
Sd. Messrs. Lam ". Money, Single
ton, Hooker, Lynch and Wells were
, elected in their stead November "a, 1875,
and took their se ats the first Monday
in December and remained and dischag-
ed their duties til Congress adjourned.
They did ~ much work as any Of the
members. regardless Of the time
they were elected. There wal no back.
salary about il. and no thinking man
could make such An assertion A. hns~--
said. each member Of Congsrss 10 al
loved I've thousand dollars per anuum.
He 10 allowed the salary for the work he
performs during the sitting or Congress,
aud the presen: Mississippi Represents
tive are 40 much entitled 10 it ~ any
one. The time of election does not en-.
ter into the question At all. Five thou.
sand dollars . yeat is simply five thou.
sand dollars q year, and nothing more
nor less can be made out Of it. Our
Representatives took nothing that they
were not entitled to, and every other
man in the Cnited States would have
done the same thing, We believe.
Let tho Times try something else.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

BUSINESS is increasing upon the New
Orleans, st. Louis and Chicago Raii>
road. The entire rolling sto'k OF the
road is being called into requisition,
and the railroad shops hera are being
pushed to their utmost capacity to sap,
ply the heavy demands for engines and
cars to transact the business OF the line.
-McComb C.ty InteUi9encer.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
COOP
LIFE ASSOCIATION
OF MISSISSIPPI.
CAPITAL STOCK sioo,ooQ
CHARTER PERPETUAL.
HON. W. l.. HEMINGWAY,
CHAs. 81. E IRWIN, Secretary.

CHAs. 81. E IRWIN, Secretary.
lnsures on the new aud popular n.
staliment plan. No more life preui-
ums. No more loose payms nts to wJrrf
the life out Of u man trying 10 keep up I
policy. In the Cooperative. your isay
ments are graduated according to asa,
and YOU never pay an assessment unless
y death actually occurs, aud tson
never more than six dollars even by ths
ol.'est members. while younger III
pay much less.
Healthy women taken on as fa~vora'tu
terms as men. We defy a comparis0a
of prices with any company IN Atssie
sippi.
Our company is large and has stool
the test of fout years successful busi.
ness. For full particulars send to tins
Secretary or apply 20 yoar local sgenE
for remphs9rs. oc s-sf
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
A Straw

The New York World says that At
Morrissey's Tuesday evening the bet
ting was lively on the probable result
Of the October election in Indiana aud
Ohio. ''Blue Jeans' Williams. Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor in Indi>
ana. had the call over Ben. Harrison,
Republican, at the average rate Of 800
TO $50, and in the Ohio contest Barnes,
Republican candidate for Secretary Of
State, was the favorite ever Bell, his
Democratic opponent. by 800 to $65.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
Chairman Of the State Central Commit
tee Of Illinois Says the Repmb.
lIcaus arc Losiag. Groud In
Indiana.
A Frantic Appeal to Bob lngsrsoll

The following is . true copy, re'bdt-
i'm ct Hteratim. Of q letter, addressed
10 Col. Bob Ingersoll' which was pick
ed up on the stand IN the Park, Tues
day evening. It had evidently been
shaken out Of Bob's pocket by the vio-
lence of his ge~sticulation while waving
the bloody shirt:
Hpo'Rs. REP. SrArR CEN, Con-.
GRAND PAc1rrIc HOTEL, CHICAGO, :
September IA, 1876. }
Coz. r. q. INaERsoLL.
Dear Sir:-From all I a leari
from Indiana, the chances to day are
decidedly against us. I deem it of the
utmost Importance that you devote &c
them at least thirteen speeches, one fol
each district. If we gain Indiana. OIL
labor il virtually ended. The Democ'
racy will conclude that defeat in Novem
her is Inevitable I fear that you are
inclined to appropriate too much time
TO Ohio. I see by the Peoria Trims
script that Won are to speak At Indian
apolis on Monday next. You are also
advertised in Ohio for the same day
Please telegraph me if you have an ap'
%poirtment at indianapolis Oh Monday.
II 40, I will meet you there.
Respectfully yours.
A. G. BApcoCx.
The opinion Of that little cavalry
frand. Fitzpatrick. that Indiana was lost
to the Democrats unless the Repnbli
cans franticnlly waved the bloody shirt
and poured "plenty Of money" into the
State is now Endorsed by no less q per-
sonage than the Chairman OF the Re
publican State Central Committee OF
Illinois. Bob Ineersoll will shake the
bloody shirt for them. IA Captain
Cutie said Of Bunsby, che can if any
body can"
Aud now let our good friends Of In
diana be cheered mp to renewed exer
tions. They hold = winning hand.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

BACK salary grabbers to the rear
Col. Lamar and Hon. Herando Desc
to Money are in the same hx. Time
What about Lynch and Wells
Didn't they take any Of thu s~o-ea!lsa
backsalary?
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
FOE vIOE-PIEsIDEHT,
TH0S. 4. HENDRICKS,
or Indiana.
FOR CONGRESS,
HON. G. z. q
or KINDS.
STATE ELECTORAL TICKET.

Electors State at Large.
4. NJ. WEST, E. BARKSDALE
Electors.
Pirst District--J, NJ. ACKER.
Second D~istrict-W. C. FAULKNER.
Third District-W. B. HELM.
Fourth Di~strict--W. H. HARDY.
Fifth District-R. N. MILLER.
1ixth District WARREN COWAS.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

The FIRST election was held in the
new State II Colorado last Tuesday.
Two members of Congress, State officers
aud members TO the Legislature were
elected. The Legislature will choose
two United States Senators. The re-
suit is not yet known.
LArEsr-A telegram Just received
says the indications are that the State
has gone Republican. !.
r. Tho following names are . few Of tht
Federal Generals who support Tilder
and Hendricks : scr
Major-G General NcCiellep. q.
Major General Hancock. ;
Maior-general Hooker. p
Msjor-General Badly Smith.
Maior-0 General Slocum. :
Major-G General Franklin.
Maior-0eneral Bartlett.
Maior-0enerAl Sigel,
Major General McCAndless. a
MaioY-General McClsenard.
Naisr-Hen.ra, Morgan Of Ohio.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

/. TN Democratic watchword, Peace
snd Reform. The Republican watch
wovd. D~ecrd and Estrs-srar~e.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

THRsx were twsnty-eight deaths from
vslfow fe~s+ N Sa@.unah on the u inst,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

nslity end corruption might otherwise
have dwelt in safety.
In ell your Southern measures you
have shown apOsitive adherence of.hon-
est government; You forced into all
places of power men whose characters
we're VIGOROUSLY bad and maintained
them while they perpetrated the most
shameless robberies. Y.su resisted
every effort Of the oppressed people to
throw them of, and when those efforts
were successfuEin some of the States.
you mourned the fall of felons with sin
cere lamentation. Just look at the
crew Of goddess wretches by whom
Louisiana has been almost desolated!
In the face of q constitutional interdict.
your Administration at Washington res
peatedly interfered to shield them from
Justice, and to uphold them in the pos
session OF power to which they had no
manner Of legal claim. At this mo-
ment they are preying upon the pros
trate people Of the State, under the
protection OF Federal .bayonets. Is
that what yon call Furnishing your own
rascals?
You may answer that the white peo>
pie of Louisiana. being conquered. are
rigntfully enslaved. according to the
principles planted at Plymouth. and
therefore it il not for the like of them
to invoke the protection of law and jus>
tice. I will therefore call your atten>
ton TO another case to which Dahome.
ian rule does not apply. and which the
failure Of the Republican party to pnn>
ish It's own rascals has been equally
signed ; l mean the frauds OF the Union
Pacific railroad company and the Credit
Mobilier.
You will pardon me, am sure. for
referring to this affair : you arc the last
man upon whom l would make = per-
aonal point, and I could not do it here
If I would try : for the conviction l have
often expressed remains unchanged.
thst .rnv snt1srity Was nc& stsiued b
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
Isducem~nt Tor. ldleDess

Let the Times try something els
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
south CarOIEmn.

The following is an extract from u re-
markable communication in the New
York Tribune (Ind.), written by white
native who is not Republican:
CHARLESTON, Oct. 6. - One passing
through South Carolina would imagine
that it was in a state of war. 1t resem-
bles a vast armed camp. On every green
and public square the clang of muSkets
can be heard, as parading infantry ground
their arms. From every old field rings
out threateninglv the note of the bugle
or the booming of the field-piecc, as cav
airy and artillery perform their evolu-
tiOnS. The depOts are crowded with cases
of firearms, ordered from the North
The stores can not supply the demand for
arms and ammunition ,and every punSmith
| in the city or blacksmith in the country
is repairing dilapidated weapons. No
one is seen on the streets without re-
pcater or rifle; and not day passes in
town or city but that the quick and scat
/ tering reports of guns and pistols, used
on targets in the vicinity, would lead a
| stranger to suppose that skirmish, ifnot
| a battle, was in progress around him.
/ Nor is this all. Ip every part of the State
there are monster Open-air political mass
meetings. These meetings are followed
by torchlight parades, or preceded by
| professions of rifle clubs, cavalry, artiI-
fery companies, and civilians, marching
to the sound of martial music. The speak.
ers, invariably master-spirits of the lost
cause, arise and deliver the most vehe-
ment addresses, denOuneing the Republi-
can Administration and the Republican
party, State and National, and calling or
their hearers to rise. The widest cheer.
| ing rings out in response, mixed with the
notes Of the bands and the crashing Of
cannon; and the people disperse to their
homes with war, war for their cry-wal
! even to the knife.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

For the Herald-l
The Republicans of Fayette County

FOR the herAiui
The Republicans of Fayette County
have once more responded to the call of
their country, and, as in times past, have
most nObly come to the rescue. You may
well be proud of, and rejoice over the
splendid victory your noble patriotism
achieved over your most unscrupulous
opponents in the battle just fought on the
10th inst. By your vigilance and hard
work in behalf of freedom and the right,
you have rolled up the handsomest ma
jofity in our own little Fayette that has
been given for years, thus wrestling the
Third District from the hands of our enc
mics. The work was nobly done, and on
behalf of the Central Committee 1 con-
gratulate you, and most heartily thank
you for the work already done. But an
other battle is impending and close at
hand. Let US, then, as one man, buckle
on our armor determined that we will
give our noble standard bearer, R. B.
Hayes, cool six hundred majority in
November, and thus demonstrate to those
Southern rebels our determination not to
hand over Our glorious Government into
| the hands of men who would dissever it.
Let us, then, organize our forces in every
township and school district, and resolve
that every voter shall be at the polls who
can be got there, and if we do this, and
all do what we can, we will roll up a
clean six hundred majority on the 9TH of
November. Again, thank you for the
victory just gained, and request you to
continue in the work until the work is
completed. A. E. SILCoTT,
Chairman Rep. Cen. Com.
Oct. II, 1876.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
SOuth CaFOlEnR-.AsRseIamR by the
President.

4 full Cabinet meeting was held on
lasE Tuesday, to consider the condition of
affairs in South Carolina, and upon infor-
nation received from official sources, it
was decided that prompt action on the
part OF the Government was demand
ed to disperse the rifle clubs and arm
Ell bands of lawless negro murderers
in that State. In conformity to the views
of the Cabinet, President Grant has is
sued his proclamation, commanding the
insurgents to disperse peRceably to their
homes, within three days, aud submit
themselves to the laws Of tie constituted
authorities of the State.
10 prepare for possible disregard of
the Presidents proclamation, an order
has been issued from the War Depart
ment ordering Gen. Sherman to have all
tlle available force in the Military Diyis-
ion Of the Atlantic, report to Gen. Ruger,
commanding at Columbia, S. c., and in
struct that officer to station his troops
where they can be best used to suppress
any resistance of the authority of the
Government, and let the Democratic ill
surgents Of South Carolina know that the
Government is in earnest, and will carry
out the spirit Of tIis proclamation if nee.
essary, by the military force of the United
States.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
People who Don't Marry.

On the stage road between Athol and
Petersham is located peculiar religious
people who bear the name of Howlandites
of Fullerites. They date back their origin
twenty-One years, to the association Of
three pioneers, Fred. 7. Howland,
Quaker, from New Bedford, and two
Worcester women. A year or two later.
eight persons living in Athol joined them
selves to the community; one of these was
Leonard G. Fuller, the present head of the
sect, Fred. Howland having been killed
by runaway horse two years ago. His
associates reverethe deceased as prophet.
They differ from the Adventists, whom
they closely resemble in many respects,
in believing that the reign of Christ, soon
| to begin, will be spiritual, not personal.
They number about twenty adherents,
and last winter were incorporated by the
State Legislature under the name of AdOni
SkOmO (Hebrew for Fthe Lord is there,''
Dzekiel xviii So. Grain forms the staple
food of the ''Fullerites,' and water is
| their drink. No flesh is eaten. All prop
erty is held in common. There is no mar
rYing among them, and if q member
wishes to be married he leaves the COM
munity. a half dozen children have been
adopted, who are taught by one of the
sisters. The dress of the community is
very plain. They observe the seventh day
as their Sabbath, and hold services in the
family parlor, keeping silence or speaking
| Gas moved by the spirit The house is
| always open to visitors.-CORgregat
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

CINCINNATI, Oct. To, 1870.
CATTLE.-Market closed with about 800
head of the lower grades left over unsold,
prices ranging as follows: Common, &c.
to 21ac.; fair to medium, 23dc. to So 60;
good butcher grades, So so to 81 40, with
a few at 81 SO; good shipping grades,
414c. to 4115c. fair to good heavy oxen,
234c. to 334c.; fair to good Texas and
Cherokee cows and steers, 215c. to Size.
fair to good feeding steers, weighing
from $50 to 800 lbs, 224c. to size, with
some few that were heavier; for grazing,
at SIC. to &c.
HoGs.-The receipts for the past week
show an increase of about 900 head over
the previous week, while the shipments
were about 800 head less. To-day the re-
ceipts were liberal, making, with what
was left over from Saturday, some 1900
head on the market, very few of which
were good light grades, which made the
operations of shippers quite light. The
general quality was somewhat improved,
buyers, however, were not inclined TO
follow up prices of Saturday, and a de-
cline of ) to Zoe. was established, and
market ruled rather dull at the decline,
closing with good many left over un-
sold. Prices ranged as follows: Com
mon rough and cuIlings, 81 so to ) 90;
common light, So % to 5 65; fair to good
light, So rs to 90; fair to good heavy,
So IS to 10. A few extra at Sc 20.
SHEEP.-There has been an increase in
both receipts and shipments for the past
week; the supply, however, was not in
excess of the demand, good grades being
really short of the wants. Prices have
been we'll maintained and market ruled
steady and firm all week, the range being
as follows: Common to fair, PIE. to 3114c.,
and good to extra, 311ac. to 4119c. per III.
gross.
NoTE.-Hereafter rates on L. NJ. r. r
will be the same to the stock yards as to
the L. NJ. Yards, and all stock consigned
! direct will be transferred by the Marietta
& Cincinnati R. r. Co. promptly. This
new arrangement is greatly to the benc
| fit of shippers by the L. MIR. r.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
Alleged SVIndlers ArresEed..One i'm
Jail and One Under BOnd..ExamIe
nation

A man named D. A. Evans was arrest
ed at hotel i'll London. Madison county,
and brought here Saturday, charged
with swindling operations in raising notes
from their original face value, to large
amounts and negotiating the paper. Yes
terday Sunday afternoon Evans part
ner, S, w. Elliott, was brought here from
Greenfield, Highland county, for being
concerned in the same transactions. The
latter was able to give bail in 5000 for his
appearance before the Mayor, but Evans
was put in jail. These men have for
some weeks been operating in this cOun-
ty in the lightning rod business, as agents
of Cleveland company. Their plan was
to make q contract with man for rod
ding his buildings, taking note payable
in certain time. These notes, or some
of them, were realized on with parties in
this city, and it has come to light, had
been raised from small to large amounts,
so alleged, the transactions covering, it is
believed, 81 800 or s., 900; possibly more.
The parties giving the notes, all, or
nearly all, live in the country. At the
time Evans was taken, it is said lie threw
a quantity of papers into the fire, and the
authorities now have some i'll their pos
session which are scOrched. In the bag
gage was found book of notes, some
filled out with amounts of money, ready
for signing and some with names torn off.
Elliott is man of very high standing in
Greenfield, where he is proprietor Of a
leading hotel, and brings letters from re-
putable and well known citizens of that
place, to this effect. He claimed his abili-
ty to give bail iii one hundred thousand
dollars there, if necessary. Also that his
connection with the lightning rod busi-
ness was that of advance agent, he secur-
ing the orders, &C., and Evans doing the
financiering. Officers have gone to Col
umbus to-day for the driver of the wagon,
who will be here before night. Also,
Hinman, Superintendent of the Cleve-
land Lightning Rod Company. The
notes in the book found In Evans valise
are written i'll pencil in such Il manner
that it is easily to be seen how they could
be raised to ten times their original face
value. No time has been fixed, at this
writing, for preliminary examination,
but it will be soon.-Sprinafeld Republic.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

The result of the election in Indiana
has not been just as we should have been
pleased to have had it; yet orr Demo
cratic friends have not much to feel
proud OF, nor are the Republicans at all
discouraged, but are determined to work
more vigorously than ever for the good
old Republican cause. The indianapolis
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
writing under date of the 14th inst,
says:
AS intimated in my dispatch last night,
Republicans of Indiana are not inclined
TO give up the contest. Although they
have failed to elect their State ticket, a
substantial victory has been won. In the
face OF the most gigantic political combi-
nation ever formed in the Western States
"a Democratic majority of Is, 900 in 1874
has been cut down to about 5000; foul
Congressional Districts have been re-
deemed, and one branch of the Iegisla-
ture (the House) carried. Fhese are Ger
fainly successes over which they may
take courage for the decisive stuggle il
November.