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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30
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The New Orleans TIRES says Of the
Returning Board: W
Euthor had it Friday night that the
Republican programme had been
mapped ont for the Returning Board,
but what that was did not trtnspire, ex-
csrpt i'll the shape Of vagne rumors, one
of which was to the effect that the
South Caroline programme w'ste- be
carried ont, though not in exactly the
saine shape. . e 81,
The story is It that the Republican cleo
tors are to meet hess OF the 4th proxis
M and about that time the. Retaining
Beard will hold an, exclusively secret
session. return the Republican ticket
elected ami adjourn sine die. SFY4I
The electors will meet in secret, cast
their Votes for HAYES aud Wheeler. f'r>
wardait to the United States Senate and
qnietlv vanish. with the Returning
Board, from the city. .s
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30
v'i,iep INV Ga.IY Elected.

We have elected Tilden according 70
the law nod will Of the country, mud
for our part, VIC propose to stand ty tile
law ard The reaple. Scvoral@ Espubll
can electors ere disqualified by being
Federal Office holders. The question
arisc@ryhethar resignation IN such eases
quaif"sjhfm. No one with a particle
II self respect md any decent compre>
hrnsion ii law and Justice viii pretend
hat a disability existing NJ the time Of
IN election ran bn removed by any after
aat Of the disqualified person --Er.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

R. II LY. ESQ. has Withdrawn
from the Fayette G'h.onicie.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30
y

Gov. irwin, of Cnlifornia. has adj.
! dressed y COMMUNICATION to thr Sacra-
manto fFrjon- Heran'i. in Whit, r fer
ring To thnaaxcss.o f the San Fr'ncis"1
vote over tho highest astim ties. he ey-
nreesas. the belief that fnn,d was prac
Hticel. nni that m investigation. and n
very rieiu one. should he in order. He
clasAs his CON nuuicatioa with the 4re-
mark: fa.a.ae'f A" 7, az
Aalso this only these can object
who fear exnoHnre from investigation
TIE Secr 'tary of tn, DAni'icriir
State Exarutiva Committee makes the
folio wing st cement: = q
.-T4,r ragistrat ON was fran lulen',
and ut least 1000 in fexness of What
the registration should be. Why, be
tween the 9Th Of October. wien the
era4t reg sFer and warl lists cleael.
and thealavo of election, upwards OF IL
l01D certificates We're Issued. Reynolds
signed them in hlank by the hindrrd
aud they were grabbed by men who
ha no right to them. 1 have been a
friend to Reynolds, ana | should not
like to SAY that lie hal deliberately
been b,nqat OVER m played into the
hands Of the Republicans. without very
cfoar evidence of the fact. bnt / do say
that this case is very slsaiciolsa and
that he. an BALKAN, too. have acted in
a way that regn ros e~xnlanation. he
signed certificates wholesale wifhetit
t,kinr nrinsr preeaHtions as to whase
hsuls thevfell into. aelough he re
eaivedthe c~learest and most ennrhatic
waraino that this was the point IN
Which frapls night be anil would be
a+tamntea. 3atd his action has been
aamostsa had a. if inspired by 9fliber
ate treaehery :" 81 tca
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

4s#: sal,,,ssssis, s<.p. ID Il v1
The SDriayi.!t re 3si'iem MAKES
the following suggestive comment upon
the 'd~eail-'ack: eaN n i.
A single4Repnhliea Eiecfrr from the
Soatlrhas it iaAnis power to elect Til
den bv casting bis vote for him There
is M law Against it. AMI the m6fals Of
it arsA seisanrfblA Of Division. II waa' 7
IA u1fsifi,f tito tllase STANDARDIZATION
H1t. nnstlle o'hsrshanla he might he
impressed will. the ilaa that he ought
- he nnfaithfnl to tham.if thav or tel
I'm II nv \ dishonest revision. ar that
tho daagers ~ tbs oarntrv waye too
great for him to give hissvote to Hayes.
TRtySs HOWARD I'd for " wears
a conlnetor 81 tii+ Vickshnrg and Me-
ridian railroad has been declared insane
and sent to We lunat.c asylum.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

"A TELEGRAM date Washington Nov,
81 sfvs; Ia y 4ta agT isgs .s
4Si,erid IN. it's re,arta1. has heeu or
dAfed bore TO fakA commenf This il
fen. Hlu.rx.xafdeve-tme1'. Tro1'rs
ara It'll arr wing an1 ssysrai war YES.
sells have been orlere | to report.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30
The Fad Not Yet

Tie news from S0titii Carolina
4 enough 70 make the blood boil in the
veins of every American citizen who
has any love for the Republic estab
lislied by orr forefathers. Grant has
,i,no there Just "a hs dill in Louisiana,
taken pussessi IN of the Legislature,
Which met last Monday, ana placed
troops in The Stats Hauas. We publish
below the lates. kilograms:
CoLuMBtA, g. G. Nov. 25.-At uid
night last night the State House was
occupied by United States troops. No
one was allowed To enter without g pass
rom Mr.. Jones', CLERK OF the late House.
OF Mr.. Dsn2io, one OF Chambcr.a;n's
men.
Ahout 9 O'Clock this morning Gen.
G.rdon. United States Senator from
Geor5it. ana Geu. johnson. State SEN
stor Of Virginia. with Mpssrs. Peek and
Jeffries, members of the Legislature,
lemsntsi adm;stauce.
The rotnada WIS iNe1 With troops
ani arms stacked round the washing.
ton statue.
The members OF the Legislature ex
hibited their cartiA 'ates from the Sn
pretne Conrt, Of their election. ana tn
corporal of the gnari ref'tsed them al
,nittance. The Democratic members
then met in caucus and about HID pro
ceedel in n body to demand olnittance
la the meausine General Wade lamp
ton had an interview with Gen. Ruger
who then changed the orders SO as K
allow any one to pass the se%ntinels whC
claimed 10 be elected members of the
Legislature. .,-s ..- g.
Under this change OF orders all thf
members are now being admitted slowly
as the corporal of the guard examines
their credentisls. s-s
The members are thus admitted t.
the Safe Hoasa, bS not t. tia hall
of the Senate and House OF Represent
atiyes. o gt1i -s -.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30


CHARLESTON, Nov. %, 2:30p.m The
Democratic members were admitted to
the lobby to await deliberations and
we're COUNTED oft, The House II now
organized. Is is comprised of sixty
members. al Radicals, mostly black.
E. W. u. MacAey, white, is elected
Chairman.
The vote was 81 for Mackey to 2 for
Meyers. colared.
The Democratic members protested,
and will form & Legislature on Main
street. T-..
Gen. Wade Hampton coanseled quiet
and good order, and the large crowd.
though vthempntly excited, quietly re:
tired. The State House is, to all in
tents, an armed camp TO support the
n%surpation.
Co1vMp1A, Noy. %, 2:61 p.m.-Gen.
Wade liamptons house was burnt last
Monday night by nj mceudiary. The
building was fred in n dozen portions
1T the same time aud burned SO rapidly
that it was with difficulty that the fam
lily cor'd escape from it.
Il was the evident intention of the
incendiaries to burn Gen. Hampton and
The entire family in the conf 's%ration,
but they all luckily escaped.
The building is n compile g ruin,
nothing being saved from 1t.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

ss1SouE foo, of Nav Orleans has issaa,f
q y called the Ebatre in wiich3ha
,iF9es Grant To dae'ara himself Dictator.
We clip an extrae. from it: Sc bgy.gss
The militarv rartV.the marty Of Grant
and Pence. is the Io,oetT,d partv4 Its
strength IS not known TO the fcw; bat
that makes it still more formidab1e.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

TvFoRYXrI,v rlraiva 7 nv M IS ~ fhn
ATaat that MI the Ranrhfiesn c,nl itlrtes
FIRE aaarass frepsthis State will contest
tie electiqn,-Tmes !. afloi
.s We don't believe they ara suoh fools
as to attempt that,,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

Organization of the gsnessrss
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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Doirss Of Grant, tho Dictator.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30

Govs. Tillen anil Hendricks had al'
interview in New York city OF the oath
st. The 1,rib8ne IN its report Of the
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24

else. You can repeat what have told you to
Amt Clara. will return to morrow at noon;
and if find his strength justihes ~, 1 WIZ VII
commence by breaking to him cautiously tne l
news of his fathers death. He 10 prepared ior
this. and he will receive the continuation OF his
fears without injury to his health. :"
"Wait,n beg of you, q few days longer
asked Bella. ,,, AZ ao
az will see tomorrow, my child. nay oe-
| cision must depend upon the condition ih
which l find him. 1 had another motiVe IA
| communicating the facts to you. as iOnR .;fR
"a we knew not who he was, and, SUN
| more aimee We discovered his name you nS9
! reason to suppose you would DO lnoSnininSI M
| for the sacrifices you were making; bnt noT
| that he is poor and deprived OF his rlRnLuIu. ~
inheritance, you have OS no room hsneaint1on'n ="
"That is all we desire" replied the blino man. az,
| az believe you, my good man, contlnea the
| doctor; "but in time these sacrihces m,gnt
more than You could support, Oa me cnG viii aid
Won in the good wosk until can ma ano'hei
Would Won remove him from here !" askee
Bella. "oh, 1 impore yen to s,vt1ann leave MN W.
!, will watch him with constant sollcituue.
UI acknowledge that he would be nowner'
else 40 carefully nursed. But you are your
: selves so poor a,tor
@ We are not SO poor you imagine, DOCTOR
and thanks be to God we are not 80 ues1itus
| as to be obliged to do the work of charity. N
a de Milval is under my roof; ne can rei1st -
y here IS long as necessity requires i' anu
g shall want for nothing" ,,.o,
n You have noble hearts," said the doctor
il pressing the hand of the old man with emollol
t aRemember, say nothing TO NJ. de Mtivai.
d will iudge when cometo morrow Tha' Is oes
o to bS done. 1t is getting late, aud musS @ y
turn home. Keep up your courage my iiiena
l. Adieu." .
!. walked away, Raila threE her arm
o around her fathers neck and wept bitterly
70 ITO be continued)
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24

"Let us pray for him, my children; oy
nraver alone can we render him assistance.
They all bowed their heads, and IN siien'o
prayed fervently for their unhappy gueSO'
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24

| "I came with the attention OF seeing II
| could prepare him to hear the worst. thonght
| mipbt rouse a suspicion as to portion of the |
terrible truth in this manner he.mignI 1eeA IL
less keenly when he learns the full extent OF
his misery but if you consider him too weak
we will defer the painful revelation"
"Oh beg of You to do 80; he has had fever
this afternoon" said Bella.
The doctor resumed, in o whisper:
'His father was shot that same night against
the walls of the very house from which his son
had enabled him to make his escape"
} Bella with difficulty suppressed plerolng
"wOuld that I had no other evil news to
communicate" D,o ,o1o
!, Dr.. Darings walked to the door and closed it
i carefully; then returning to Bella and her
8 father, and seating himself beside the oio "Sn'
! Have fortitude, and do not give way to eH-
d cited feeling, and will imPart to you the ter
y rible events learned at Bergues, whittier,
q went again this morning. Now know al.
II Your poor guest is the most unfortunate OF nu-
10 man beings. By Lebou's order, his family
chateau was burned and all his property con
d fscated; his mother and sister were cast into
8, prison. God has by this time called them &c
himself"
"a remains alone upon earth to mourn for those
who were SO dear to his hearth interrupted
7" Bella, weeping bitterly. 1900. ,,,or
} control yourself, my child! said the Doctor.
have aco uainted you with these painful tact
rel from two motives: the nEtb ID. ihSI uoP9u'
&c mon yon to aid me to prepare n. de Milval t.
ga reoeiye the stunning blow. For instance, d.
or not oppose him when he expresses his fears a o.
se to the fate of his mother and sister; and In
stead of sndeayoring to console him by urgn
M. reasons for hope, you must seem to be dis
couraged, and lose confidence in haPP
az "Oh." exclaimed Bella, az could not 8
cruelty wound his hearth
RI, "You, ct least, Father Stock, will aid me /
to "My courage would fail under SO painful
we trial"
I'VE "Well,p said tne ooesSLI ~ 40 40 H,9i
AZ. II thns Won have received any Information, Al
IS caEofal that AZ hsaEs nothing fE0n eny q
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24
Cheap Printing

Are in full operation, and are prepared to perform
the above work with prOmptness and dispatch
The advantages derived from the use Of the
OdorIeSS Excavatlng Apparatus,
as used by the Company, are that the work can be
performed at hour Of the day or night the thorough
manner in which the deposita removed the absence
Of all offensive odOrs the short space Of time required
(an ordinary sink being emptied in from ten to fifteen
minutea), and, above ALL ITS CHEAPNEss.
Al ordeza left A6 tho COmpanys once, No. 15S Com
mon ntrost or ssnt 10 the POStooe, Box No elS VIII
rsesiys prompt attsntiun, aIs On.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-11
How Jarvis Got Good Likeness Of
Com. Rainbridge.

WHEN Bainbridge sat to him, the old
weather beaten seaman invariably fell
asleep. This annoyed Jarvis, and for the
first time in his life he found his wit and
humor were of no avail in roUsing his sit
ter TO proper wakefulness. Whereupon,
when Jarvis reached that point in the exc
cution Of his painting that the expression
was to be caught, he commenced TRADE
against the navy, questioned the heroism
of its officers and men, and kept up his
banter until Bainbridge's eyes flashed, as
they were wont, on the quarterback. jar
Wis talked on, and rapidly painted, until
the old Commodore started from his chair,
and approaching Jarvis, shook his fist IN
his face, and Numbered out he would
not ''aHow a miserable facemaker to
speak against his profession" Another
instant and personal assault might have
ensued, when Jarvis sprung aside, burst
into hearty laugh and told the Commo-
dore he had to wake him up somehow,
else the picture would have no more ex-
preston thana gunner's swab. His head
of Bainbridge is one of the best pictures
Jarvis ever painted.-C0l. ITtr0pe, IN Bald
aotn's M0uthEy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-11
Lieut.. CamerOn's African Discoveries.

LIEUT.. CAMERON, who performed the
great feat of crossing Africa from Zanzi-
bar to the western coast, which he reached
only toward the end of last year, after s.
long disappearance in the center of Africa.
was entertained recently in the Liverpool
Town Hall, where he gave some account
of his journey. He is very confident that
the river which drains Lake Tanganvika
is no other than the Congo, though he
had not been able to trace itquite through
out its course; but his most remarkable
statement was thiS-that the Congo and
the Zambesi could be joined by d canal not
more than thirty miles in length, so that
in that way-barrlng rapids-water com
munication could be established between
the east and west coasts of that wide con-
tinent He spoke, too, of the riches of
the interior as unSpeakably great" and
thought that the highlands of the water
courses of Benguela on this side of
Tanganyika, would be a great center of
African civilization. Clearly the time
may come when the Nile, the Congo and
the Zambesi will all be united by the arti-
fetal connection of their head swaters-
London Spectator. s4.z :
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-11
Gore, Human tore.

It has been whispered about by some
parties that two young bloods who occu-
Ply noticeable positions IN society, in order
to settle dispute with regard to the own
ership Of the affections of a handsome
young lady of their acquaintance, agreed
to leave the matter to the chance of hit
ting each other with pistol at distance
of ten PAGES. The time fixed for the set
Element was last Sunday afternoon, and
the place designated to be redeemed with
the gore or the one who fell was a Sc
cluded spot near the bank of ravine on
the Reserve. At the hour appointed, each
armed with a siX-shooter, and both ac-
companied by a mutual friend, arrived on
the spot, and haughtily cycling each other,
proceeded to instruct the friend who was
to witness the atdire de h0neur In his du-
ties. As the time arrived for taking their
places, it was noticed by the friend that
one of the gentlemen showed unmis-
taxable signs of a local disorder in each
of his knees. CHANGING at the other, he
was surprised TO observe the same symp-
TOMS and, before he could fairly recover
himself, his establishment was redoubled
to see the brave boys amble up to each
other, and, both speaking at once, in
quaking voice, express desire to talk
it over" 1t is sufficient to say that when
the carriages returned to the city the lips
of each occupant were closed by a sacred
promise . to say nothing about the affair,
and let it die away. -LedUeua00qtA Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-11
A Burning Rock.

THE family of Mr.. j. G. Freeland, who
lives seven miles from this city, on the
North Carolina railroad, bore witness, on
Friday last about midday, to singular
sight. Some member Of the family was
standing on the porch when, casting his
eye forward, he saw bright light, of an
egg shape, spring up from the ground
about 200 yards from the house, on a.
small eminence close to the railroad.
He called the attention of the other mem
bers of the family to the sight, and they
watched it until it reached the size of a
halfbushel measure. After burning this
way for while the light suddenly went
out, and those who had seen il ran to the
spot where it had been seen. There they
found rock, which, as they could tell
from one side of it, was white flint. It
was very black On one side, and was
too hot to be handled at first. When it
had cooled it was taken up and broken
readily in two. 1t was found very brittle,
and could be taken in the hand and
mashed up as can q piece of charcoal.
The facts are undeniable, and can be cas-
lily established. There are, We believe,
similar instances on record, and the burn
ing is said to be caused by gaseous exha-
lations from earth which lies above gold
deposits. - Charlotte IN, CO. Observer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-11
That Mare,

No, she amt the handsomest- critter
that ever lived, I du suppose said Uncle
Reuben, running his long, thin fingers
through his shaggy locks, " but l will de-
clare, if ever there was beast to go as if
she were follered, and mind her own
business on the road, she will beat the
Dutch. She amt none of your new
tangled, fancy-blooded coots nuther, for 1
raised her myself, and l know. But she'll
go, tell you, and if you'll be careful on
her I'll let ye take her jest this once''
We felt honored. Here we had come
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-11

He is a nice little boy who lives in
Erie, Pa. They had performance in the
Opera House, and he stationed himself at
the head of the stairway, and said so
sweetly and naturally, "Tickets, please, :"
and they gave him the tickets, but soon
they came to a big burly man at door,
who wanted tickets, too, and wouldn't let
them in because they had none. And the
nice little boy went with his friends to the
show, and they couldn't find him there to
pay him for being doorkeeper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

On the Doth ult., the Senate was not in ses-
sion. A resolution was adopted III the House
discharging the Committee on Military Affairs
from further inquiry into the charges againat
Horace Boughton its clerk, for the reasons that,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-11

-"Ah! Mrs. Dasher," said gushing
Mrs Simpleton, during her morning call;
d" how delightfully."- that bouquet of violets
and roses perfumes your parlors." " Do
you really notice t?' replied the widow
with smile Of ill-concealed triumph.
"Why, they're only artificial, my dear
Mrs Simpleton. a." That evening when
Simpleton came home he found his wife
confined to her bed with high fever, and
no supper ready.-N. Y. C0nan1e re J Id
cert SER
Gushing idiot-How sublime this
rinking is! By Jove, 1 could rink with
you as partner through life-could you?
Young lady-Well, l don't know you
see it all depends on your rinkome!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-27
Wheat for Seed.

The most scrupulous care should be
used by farmers In selecting all kinds
of seed. 1t is important to select that
variety that pays best In a location
where sown. Because variety of any
kind of grain succeeds well in one To-
cality, it is no evidence that it will sue
coed elsewhere equally we'll. Whether
it will, can only be determined by test
ing it; and it is safer to do this on 8
small scale at first-sO if there is fail
ure, there is no great loss But when
the variety has been selected, it should
be cleansed perfectly :from all imper-
feet kernels and from all foul seed.
The loss of millions upon millions of
dollars annually has been entailed upon
farmers as a perpetual legacy by SO wing
the seed of noxious weeds with their
seed lrain. Their forms are standing
witnesses of such carelessness. Time
and money are spent to eradicate these
weeds-but, like Banquo's ghost, they
down at no mans bidding.
All seed grain should be run through
the tanning mill, the best that is manu-
featured land every farmer should have
the best)-at least three times, and
then he will have only the pure, plump,
healthy kernels, that will produce,
strong, healthy plants; and he will have
no cheat or noXious weed of any kind
coming up with his wheat from that
seeding, and in this connection it may
not be out of place to say that it will
pay every farmer to give extra care in
preparing his wheat for the market.
Il should be carefully run through the
tanning mill twice. The increased
price more than pays the extra labor.
Everything sent to the market should
be put in the best shape. If it does not
sell, the fault is not then with the pro-
ducer. -Rurel World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-27
His Ground for Divorce.

A Raleigh lawyer was interviewed
yesterday by an agriculturist living a
score Of miles from the city, who said
he wanted to secure divorce from his
wife.
!" You don't live happily with her,
en- ~ inquired the attorney.
" No; we don't seem to hitch wurth a
cent" was the quiet reply.
Does she scold and fret and make
your home a hell upon earth, so to
speak?" continued the lawyer.
That's her, exactly 2"
:" And you are prepared to prove that
you have a peaceful dispos ton, and
that you have done everything you
could to IL axe home pleasant"
You bet am ! Anybody as knows
me will swear that Ifwouldn't hurt
flea, and that I move around home like
an angel"
"Well, I guess we can make out q
case" said the lawyer as he took up his
pen and began to jot down the points.
After moment he inquired
do you think your wife will contest
the case? Has she any defence?"
Waal, now, never thought of
that" slowly replied the farmer II
didn't know as she had anything to say
about it." n
:" She may have. Has she any
grounds for complaint against your"
II don't know much about law"
answered the client in hesitating way.
" l know I've got laundering after her
sister Marian, and her sister Marian has
q hankering after me, but whether them
is good grounds for complaint l don't
know" srg~ -
The lawyer hasn't filed bill yet
Raleigh Sentinel. aA