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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

Saturday night last $4,000 worth Of
property was destroyed by fire in Sum-
NIT. The Young America. which
publishes the following list OF the snf-
~ferers, says the fire wa the work of Al
incendiary: H. Harmeyer, G. Appel
T. G. Ryan, DIR. Gibson. Mrs. Short.
Postofice, G. T. Bunch, L. G. Bell,
VIM. Salisbury. D. A. Buie, q. B.
Marshall, G. q. Lyster, F. Witchman.
Mrs. A. Thoma. r. Baumgartner, Hon.
J. M. Smiley, E. Enos, E. Cain. 9th
ers have been damaged q large amount
in goods and household effects by NOV
ing. The losses fall heavily on some 81
they had but little or no insurance.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05


Wash Davenport, former colored
Chaucery CLERK Of Warren county, and
at one time . prominent Republican, il
now c~anvassing Claiborn county for Til
den and Hendricks. The ReVilee says
10 makes some good points in his
speeches. He wants to know why the
colored people should support Hayes
aud Wheeler, when it 10 known that
they will carry out Grants policy, and
when it il known that Grant wants IN
amendment to the Federal Constitution
which will deprive all the colored boys,
now growing up. Of the right to vote
Why it was that, last year, Grant refused
to send troops to Mississippi to help the
Republicans to elect the State officers,
and il now ready to send troops to elect
his candidate to the Presidency.
The Rereille says. Wash says it ha.
always bsen told the colored people that.
il the Democrats got into power, they
will put the negroes into slavery. HI
says all the Southern States are nov
Democratic. including Mississippi, and
he wants some man to name . Demo
cratic state that has yet taken steps &c
restore slavery, and n that has yet
offered to take from the negro any sim
gle right or privilege. Will some one
answer?
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
Not EasisleA % Vote.

wv
In . letter just published Gen.
George holds that . person sentenced
to the p~snitentiary and rardoned is moi
entitled to vote. He says:
The peculiar p~hraseology OF COR Con
stitution on this subject is in exact &C
cordance with these views. Art. 4
section 2, includes q = qualification te
vote. exemption from crimes" Art.
a. section II, defines the crimes. upon
convection cf which, the party is ex'
cluded from the class OF qualified cleo
tors. ALI persons are thus excluded
who shall have been convicted of 'bri-
berry perjury, or other infamous crimes
The exclusion is express and unmistak-
able. and it is Of all who shall have
been convicted, etc. A person pardon
ed after conviction is nevertheless one
who has been convicted" The par
don relieves him Of the punishment At
tacbed. but it does not make him q
person who has not been c0ncicted.
The exclusion from suffrage is a part OF
the Constitution. which 10 the su-
preme law Of the State. A statute
passed by the Legislature and approved
by the Governorreversing this exclusion,
would be unconstitutional and OF no eff
feet, Certainly it was not intended to
vest in the Governor . power to change
q constitutional rule as to suffrage,
which was denied Bhim and the Legis-
'lasure together. To say that the Gov
srnor's pardon remove this disqualihcs-
ton of conviction OF an infamous crime,
is in effect, to conoede to the Governor
q power to change the Constitution it
soif
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
The SOufheru States.

Mr.. RedHeld, of the Cincinnati Cong
mercial, in a late letter from Ricbnond.
Va, gives it as his unqualified opinion
that there is no question but what tho
South, taken as 8 whole is ''fujrig.
squarcly Democratic TO the back.
bone" aud this without resorting to
intimidation or shotgun arguments"
Mr.. r. says:
Virginia, 80, 900 MAJORITY; Tennessee,
%, 900; Alabama, 10000; Arkansas,
%, 900; Louisiana, 5000; Mississippi.
1000; North Carolina, II. 1000; Geor-
gia, 35, 900; West Virginia, 1000 Flor
ida, 1000; Maryland, 0.000; Kentucky.
So, 900; Missouri, 40, 900; Texas. t5.0Oi.
Total majority in the Soutbers Ststes
for Tilden 315, 00o. This, distributed
among the Northern States, where it
would do the most good. would nnabia
Tilden to carry nearly every State in
the Union.
Aside from intimidation, shot gun
arguments and all that kind oi thing.
there rs no question but chnt the
South, taken az a schOie, is fairly and
squarely Democratic to the backbone.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

NEXT Tuesday tha great States OF In
diana aud Ohio will hold elections, and
the Indications are that both will be
carried by the Democrats. II 80, there
will be no possible chance for Hayes.
The Republicans admit that Garfield
gives mp Indiana and the Germans III
Ohio.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September Is
Letters received by the Congressional
Campaign Committee from General
Garfield, Of Ohio, since his return fron4
Indiana, express the evident defeat of
the Republicans in Indiana, and the
urgent necessity for concentrating III
possible efforts on Ohio by sending cam
paign documents in abundance end all
the material aid that can be got from
the officers and employees Of the Gov
eminent Departments here also. eoro6-
Grating Carl Schurz's exp essed opinios
that the Germans are nearly solid With
the Democracy.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

HoS. JAMES D. WmLIAAs, Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor o. Indi.
ana, says:
l am astonished, fellow-citizena. at
gentlemen coming among you who
want to be thought respectable, making
such statements q Mr.. Morton and
Mr.. Sherman have made. 1 mean
such charges as that of a Democratic
Congress wanting to pay the Rebel
debt. We have enough 10 do TO par
orr own debt without paying any body
clse's. Why don't they talk to tho
point? Why don't they explain how
they drsgraced the country with sucl,
people as Babcock aud Belknap? Why.
a man can't go out of this country to-
day and say he is au American without
hanging his head for shame.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
4 vwerA - she Wsrkls~~~~.

4 Word - she W>rnlaw~~~.
What party has controlled The ahsirs
OF the nation for The past tsn years 3
The Republican party. Who has levied
and collected enormous taxes, given
away millions Of acres Of public aads:
plundersd the National Treasury, squar-
dsred u revenues, paralysed our indus.
tries. closed our mines. rolling mills,
furnaces, forges and workshops, and
brought our people to starvation, banks
ruptcy and ruin thrown thousands of
honest men out Of work and banislfaa
them from their homes to tramp" upon
thoroughiare and highway in the land in
pursuit OF employment Il it not tho
Republican party that is responsible. far
all this ~stagnation in business ; all this
misery and woer
Shall Va give this party which has
been guilty Of these crimes, Of this outs
rageous career, . new lease Of power 7
Shall We vote for Hayes and Wheeler
and thrs perpetuate the reign Of Grant
ism ? Shall We be drawn into q decoy
movement and cajoled into the farce OF
voting for Cooper and Carey, who can
not possibly obtain a single electori Il
vote, aud thereby aid in continuing the
Republican party in power? Or shah
we act the part Of sensible men, and vote
in . manner that our ballots will count
in the great battle for reform which
will come of in November. Is it moi
folly, is it not madness in US, who have
suffered such deem wrongs At the hands
strength upon this Peter Cooper move,
mont, which o bring US no relief?
Shall We not act like wise men and
vote with tho army Of reform that ID
nov marching ON under the leadership
Of those fearless, gallant and honest
leaders Tildeu and Hendricks? There
is but one escape from u present. diff
Guilty; there is but n road which viii
lead Us out OF our fearful condition, bul
one course left for rs to pursue, anl
that 10 to vote for Tilden and Hendricks.
Business and workingnlen, shall We moi
do this, and achieve . victory decisive
and complete?
In the the event Of the election OF
Tilden aud Hendricks. . new era viii
dawn upon us, which will revive trade
set the Industries Of the nation in mo
ton, giving employment to laborers.
| mechanics and artisans in every voca-
ton and calling. Vote for Tilden, Hen.
| bricks and q restoration OF our crippled
industries and = general revival Of bust
ness.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

Gen. Braxton Bragg dropped dead
while crossing q street in Galveston
Texas, on the morning Of the 9th nit.
from disease of the heart. His remains
were carried to Mobile, and inferred
among the friends who had passed on
before him. He was sixty. one years OF
age. He WAS born in Warren county.
North Carolina, in 1915; was admitted
to West Point Academy in 1880, was
graduated in 1887; was appointed
Second Lieutenant in the Third Artile.
~. He served with distinction under
General Taylor in the Mexican wal.
When the civil.war began he at once be-
came a Brigadier. General in the Con-
federate army. and served with distinc'
ton till the close Of the war. He was
a brave soldier, a..true friend and pious
christian.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
Row Near stnrkxuie.

On the night of the 23d int, ariot O
Cured between the whites and b%c q
neal Starkville. One negro waa killed
and eight ortsa wounded. A correspond
ent Of the Meridian Mercury gives
the following particulars:
Az we'll a. We have been able 10 ascer-
tain here, the negroes appointed to have
o meeting at Chapel Hill, and invited .
few whites to attend, to hear what they
had to say and witness their proceed
ings. Ths party accepted tho invita-.
ton and set out after night to 60 snd
attend their meeting. When they had
approached within about fifty yards of
the house-so it is stated--they were
challenged by q sentinel outside the
door in which the negroes were holding
or, to hold, their meeting, and an order
was heard given them (negroes) to fire,
which was immediately followed by the
report Of one hundred or more guns.
Fortunately, on account Of the position
they (the whites) occupied, being ON .
hill side and the road washed ont 30
that they were exposed to fire from their
shoulders up,ithey were yer shot and e.
capped with a few buckshot holes through
the hats of some of the party. The
whites returned the fire with their ris-
tolls upon the crowd OF negroes, which
had tho effect as above stated and dis
persed them.
Gov. Stone went up to the scene OF
the difficulty aud made a complete in
vestigstion. BE is reported to have
said lit WAS . SMALL affair. originating
from the calumny circulate ID by bitter
negro leaders. and their urgent desires
to get up . campaign article; that the
parties had apparently resumed friend
~ relations, and things were again re-
sto,ed to quiet"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
N~rah CneSIIa0.

Az some Of our Incorporates have
expressed fears that North Carolins
would go Republican, We extract the
follow paragraph from . letter Of DR..
RedHeid, who has been travelling in that
State -
Notwithstanding the very gallant fight
which Judge Settle 10 making, and the
almost universal esteem in which he IL
held here, I see no probability OF his
election, or, at least. but . very small
probability. He will I'll ahead of his
ticket, but ab mt II, 900 behind an cleo.
ton. look for Vance to carry the
State from 10000 to $4,000, and Tilden
probably 10000.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

TIE government sent . steamer over
for Tweed, and he il expected TO arrive
in New York in . few days. This i
probably the first instance on record Of
. government taking possession Of q
person who had committed an ofense
against a State only. SEQ now if the
Radical party don't claim the honor Of
securing Tweed.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

The EleA tiOa In This State.


Private advices from Mississippi are
encouraging to the Democracy. The
party of Reform hope to carry the State
by seventy Ave thousand majority.
Since the Dam ,cracy won . victory in
the State some time ago most all OF the
Republican carpet bag vultures have
left the State, and Thousands OF colored
men, we are told. will hereafter vote for
their own interests and the Democratic
party's candidates. -CincinndG En-
QuITer.
True, If the men Of this State do
their duty on election DAY, Mississippi
will give a Democratic majority ap,
preaching seventy-fve thousand. The
few remaining white Radicals left in
the State know there is no chance for
the success Of their party unless theDem
ocrats become over confident and fail
to go to the polls or tue day of election.
Accordingly some of the most promi'
nent Republicans say they have o
ceded the State to the D democracy and
will make no effort to elect their ticket.
Their object is plain: They know if
they can make the white people believe
that the Radicals will not attempt to
carry the State, thousands OF them will
stay at home on the 7th Of November;
at that tins the Radicals will bring out
their full force. and should their ruse
succeed thoy would have some little
chance of success But the citizens Of
Mississippi are awake to the Importance
of the hour, add will forever blast the
hopes Of the Radicals Of this State by
giving Tildeu and Hendricks an over
whelming majority.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

An H0f0mOoe EuOs h4V
Anew plot organised by Don Cam
eron. one Of the chief Radicals OF the
United States, for the purpose OF carry
ing the Ohio and Indiana elections. hiss
been discovered and exposed. Thsplan
was TO instruct the Radical judge at
each voting precinct in those States
who should drop ten Radical ballots in
the box before the votes were connted.
Tho count disclosing BY comparison
with the total Of the poll-list an excess
of ballots over lawful voters. the qnes-
ton arises what to do With the dsh,ien>
cy. After hesitatation. the Republican
election officer will propose. with aPPa'
parent fairness, by Withdrawing an
equal number of votes from each side.
For example, the sxcess being ten. to
throw OF Eve Democratic and i've He
publican ballots. This proposition
seems, on it, face, fair, and the Demo
cratic inspector, unless unusually suspl'
cious or keen, is very likely, in the
hurry and excitement Of canvassing the
votcs.t to agree to the request rather thar
~vitiate the poll or confesss that a franc
had been committed through his neg
lect. So the ten votes are Withdrawn
Ave on each side. bnt the ten vote
fraudulently introduced still remain ir
the count. An average change Of tel
votes in each al the Ave hundred ana
eighty. two polling precincts OF Indians
would make q fraud of Eve thousant
Iaich. hundred and: twenty votes. AMI
the same operation in each Of the ont
thousand three hundred precincts o
OHIO would make . change Of thirtsel
thousand votes.
Tho. coaspirators are counting on 81
average fraud by this plan Of ten vote
~ each poll. or 1920 vote
in the two States. This is their exac'
calculation. 1t does not matter wheth
or the votes are dumped from the boxe
before counting. or each votes Is taksI
from the box singly. there will be ii
either case ample opportunity during
the day to introduce the fraudulent sx
! cess,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
Oct. 5th 1876.

A DISPATCH to the Charleston Neaos
and Courier states that the negro
strikers of Combahee have, upon the
whole. done splendid service for the
good cause. They have bullied and
beaten the working negroes Of the dis.
trict out of Radical trammelsy and driv-
en- them for protection under the ban
ner Of Wade Hampton. They are 80
enthusiastic for their new leader and 80
bitter against their own party, that 1t
meetings whore Republicans are invited
to speak, it - wishsdihaculty that they
can be prevailed on TO give them ahear-
ing. 20
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
C0nldn,f RrOYe Ii.

II. r. Pease. of vioksburg is making
Radical speeches in Indiana. During
one Of his harangues he said rebel
flags were now flying in Kentucky. A
Union soldier inthe crowd arose and
said if Pease wonld name the places in
Kentucky where rebel hags were waving
and prove the fact. he would agree to
leave the Democratic party and vote the
Republican ticket. The speaker could
neither name the place mol prove the
fact. It il. qnite an easy matter tc
make an assertion, but quite a different
thing to prove il.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
Respectfully yours.
Editor Brcokhnpen Ledger:-
FoRNRy T1xAa Sen "a 1915

coRNEH 1xxAS, sep, 70, 1916.
wish you would send my LEDGER "a
this place. ~ I do not live in Dallas.
I take grest interest in the proceed
ings Of the different county Democratic
clubs, in which I e my old friends are
at work. 1 wish them God speed with
al my heart. We, the Texans, are
looking at the old State with the deep.
est Interest, and hope she may finish
this fall the victory % nobly won al
the last election.
I am glad to see that Sessions, Cas-
siday and Judge Baggett have withdrawn
from the enemies OF our country and
come hack to their own PEOPLE. I was
especially pleased with Hiram's manly
letter. feel like it would do me good
to give his hand q good hearty shake.
Continue to pour hot shot into the
enemies ranks, regardless Of whom it
hits. Yours truly,
G. w. HosxINs.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
What AIcorn Thinks.

A Memphis Appeal reporter inter
viewed Jas. L. Aicorn . few days ago
We publish two e1trats of his report:
The Senator says that at the present
time the political outlook in MISSISSIPPI
vi is very favorable for the Democratic
party, but thinks the result in that
State depends altogether upon the cleo
ton in Indiana and Ohio next month.
Ha believes that il the Republican
carry the two State the Republicans OF
Mississippi will have new life infused
Into them, and realizing the Importance
Of carrying the State for Hayes and
Wheeler, will 60 to work with renewed
hope and vigor, and carry the State fol-
the Republican Presidential ticket. He
also thinks that should the d mocrats
carry Indiana and Ohio in the October
election the same party will carry Mis-
sissippi. In the latter event the Re-
publicans will be % disEeartened that
they will make very little effort to Sc
cure the State for Hayes and Wheeler
Should the result in these State be as
he desires, he will at once euter the
political field and make Jealous can
vass of the State. In regard to the gu
bernatOrial
CANVASS IN MISSISSIPPI
next year, tile Senator says positively
he will not be a. candidate, although he
has thus early been solicited by many
of his leading influential Republicans
from different parts OF the State. He
says the Republican party in Missis-
sippi is infested with thieves and ras-
Gals, and that it is his desire to see them
kicked out and the party placed in the
hands of honest, honorable men. he
says that the
CARPET-BAGaERs
have been the curse and ruin Of the Re
publican party in Mississippi: Most OF
them went there without character,
honor or reputation, and have only
sought to get in position and then rob the
people. He thinks the State will soon
get rid of this scum of creation, and
that the Republican party, as we'll the
whole State, will be thereby benefited.
The Senator says that should Tilden
and Hendricks be elected by a bare ma.
jority, and that majority be composed
Of the electoral vote Of Mississippi,
HI APPRRHKNDs A REVOLUTION,
but hopes that it would be q bloodless
ono.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
Appeal for the C0ioroi People.

Ia The EtiitorV the ". \. Herdtd:-
In the name of humanity. phiisnthro-
Ply and Christianity, why do nos tho
friends of the colored people II: this
stricken city come to their rescue! W"
are dependent on the whites for ONE
thing to eat, and almost altogether for
medical assistance. If they do noi re-
lieve us we must die. Now the North
ern people. our political and religious
advisers and shepherds, should send M
bread and physicians. and not leave IL
all to the Democratic whites here.
Yours, etc.
CHARLES PARKER (Colosed.
SAVANNAH. GA.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

The last dying spasm Of the Radical
party is IN order issued to commanders
Of barracks in the Southern States, 10
issue n ration per day to each negro
refugee" whatever that may mean.
We suppose that every negro who
choose to leave his homo aud loiter
around any military station, and claims
that he has left his home through intim .
dation. is to be fed at the Government.
expense. and when election day cones
on he will be triumphantly conducted to
the polls and allowed to vote wherever
be may be, whether he be entitled to
vote in that partical.r preoiucs or not.
this amounts simply to what, used to
no called coping, whers . number Of
floating voters we're sometimes kept for
several days and nights and given all
they wanted to eat and drink aui the
next day taken to the polls in q body
and voted. In this Il case the party
voting them paid all expenses i; il this
the Government pays.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

Blue JEANS is the fashionable mate
rial for fall wear in Indians. When
the Democrats have a rally tho men
wear scarfs of blue jeans around thciE
hats, and the ladies' indicate their s.n.
timent by wearing blue jeans sashes.
The boys in blue jeans come 20 Tho
Democratic meetings by thousands IN
wagons decked with blue jeans banners
and streamers and wherever q Republi-
can turns he finds o pieoe Of blue jeans
staring him in the face.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

0Os
Col. Chas. e. Hooker, Democratit
candidate for Congress, in the eth Con-
gressionsl District Of Mississippi, will
address his fe~llow-citizens at the fol-
lowing times and places:
jackson, Kinds co., Miss. Saturday.
(night) Oct. 7th.
Brookhaven. Tuesday. Dot. 10th.
Summit, Pike CO., Wednesday, Oct.
18th.
Magnolia, Pike co., Thursday, Oct.
18th.
Denson's Store, Lawrence CO.. OCT.
leth.
Columbia, Marion co., Thursday,
October 10Th. rs
Meadville. Franklin CO., Thursday,
Oct. 26th.
The citizens Of Brookhaven are re-
qussted to meet ct the Court House at
1 O'Clock P. n. int, for the purpose OF
sending relief to the Summit sufferers.
by the late fire.
W. P. BAooETr, Mayor.
Oct 9Th 1915
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

From . letter received from DR.. w.
8. Web, We learn that Mississippi Col.
leoe. locsted at Clinton, opened with
unusually Aattering prospects,. The
number of students is Is per cent great
or than last year. No use to send your
cons out of the State to educate them.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

The Clarion publishes some afida-
Wits showing that W. w. Chisholm,
Radical candidate for Congress in The
Third District, forged an affidavit 70 20.
t.blish q claim against the Government.
1t now remains to be seen whether OF
not the Radicals will Withdraw him from
their ticket.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05

TIE Edwards Citizen, by Harris and
Harris, formerly editors and proprietors
Of the Crystal Springs Mirror, is before
us. Il makes . good showing, and from
the patronage given it by the business
men Of Edwards, We Judge they are de-
termined to keep ups paper in their
midst. Success. friends. =
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-10-05
An Evidence or Mea.uess.

Here is q warning for men too mean
to advertise: One Of this description
wanted to sell q piece of land, 50 he
put q written notice in one Of the hotels
the other day. A man who wa inquir-
ing for q small farm wa referred to the
written notice. when he replied: II
can't buy land at q fair price Of any
man who does his advertising in this
way. He'd steal the fence. the pump
handle and the barn doors before he
would give up possession"