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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-23

The Rev DR. BuDINGToN. the Brooklyn
ton-regaionalis min ster VINO refuses ~ take
part Ia the installation of pastor hceau- .
btE, ufR h. ~ preurh the int Illaton sermon.
shows ly that { that IA" Is man II principle.
faithful 90 his oon,itiouo 81 BEECIGR's gull, and
consrlu nj unAtncesto preach rom Christian
pulpit.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
she esrcail:.') Ecwesi.

Oar jackson correspondents Trlt2s
that Feweil, in a speech on that Ccch-
sion, charged the editors with being "a
shabby set at hest; poor. ignorant. sad
to be regarded III what they say, about
as tho barking of dogs HtymoHd
Gazette.
We don't like to throw mud. bat if
Fewell used the above language he is
justly entitled to the name given him by
the Gazette, "a conceited iackass."
The editors of this State are not rich
probably none are rs rich as Fewc!l-
bntunliko him they have been restrained
in their charges.
Ignorant, Some are we confess, bat
the biggest fool in the profession is al
most as wise rs the "Great Eastern"
though as a class they are intelligent
and the peers Of Jewell or his followers.
Has this presumptuous fellow eve
heard of S. r. Adams, Yerger, McCar~
die, Barksdale, the Harpers, shannon,
Worthington, and many other great
editors, who have enlightened our citi-
zens with their strong pens and mighty
minds? Are the sayings of these great
heroes, whose names will live in the
hearts OF the people and be transmitted
to future generations long after that Of
Jewell has been forgotten, to be ''re-
garded as the barking of Doggy Shame
on the man who dared SANDER his su-
periors so, and no honor attaches to
those who endorsed his blatant rawlings
with their votes.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

The Jackson Times says Senator
Everett, of Yazoo county. was not al
lowed to ride on one of Capt. Par.sot 9
boats becsnse he is q Republican. II
that be true Senator Everett should see
what virtue there is in the Civil Rights
bill. He is a white man, and is entitled
to as much consideration from public
carriers as any one. The Times gives
the following account of the matter:
The circumstances as related by Mr..
Everett are as follows: Ascertaining
that the steamboat Home of the Psris0t
line was to leave 1T 5 O'c'ock p. NJ. on
Thursday last he sent his baggage to
the boat and shortly before the time
announced for departure won't on board,
purchased ticket from the clerk and
seated himself in the cabin. Soon af-
ter Captain Parisot informed him that
he did not wish any Southern nan
,rho tcaS 4 Radtcol to ride on his boats
and he would oblige him by going
ashore.
At first Senator Everett thought that
the Jolly captain must be attempting 10
~perpetrate q sort Of cheerful joke at his
expense, end endeavored to laugh the
matter off, but to no purpose, for the
captain was in deadearnest, and the
Senator'S money was refunded to HIN,
and he Was obliged to leave the boat,
and employ q man to take his baggage
back to the Washington Exchange,
where he had been stopping.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

a Shocking Murder.

Monroe Montgomery, negro, who
lives on the Adair place and Foster
Morris, who lives on the Owens place,
on the lover Natchez road, on Sunday
last had some words in regard to the
wife OF the former, who had ceased to
live with him. Montgomery accused
Morris Of seducing her from him.
Words ran very high and "the lie" was
passed, but the parties did not come
TO blows. On Monday morning about
sun rise, Morris was engaged chopping
down a china tree ON the Owens place,
when Montgomery stole up behindhlm,
with a gun in his baud, aud discharged
its contents, squirrel and buckshot
mixed. into his side. The unfortunate
mans e~ntrails were literally shot out
of him. The county hes been secured,
but up to this time the scoundrel has
been successful III evading his pnrsuers.
-F0Uette Chronicle.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
'E'he GfIssicaI 1.uraar.

a face that might have cnaa out OF
one Of VGuIyae's pictures, and needs
only the sitting Off wide-brimmed,
plumed hat nad velvet doublet to make
the vraisomblance complete; strongly
emphasized features. a heavy, dark
mustachc, which would be fierce ii it
had an upward curl, but sloping down
ward is grayely romantic; pointed beard
on chin, large hazel eyes. straight hair.
between brown and black, worn so long
that it falls down over the coat collar;
"a lofty forehead; form of medium
height and well-shaped save for the
STOPPING shoulders; a sober suit of
brown broadcloth the care with which
the coat is buttoned and its velvet col>
lar revealing a %temperat9 love of dfeas
in its owner This is Lncius Quintius
Curtius Lamar, iof Mississippi, Repre-
sentative 0 and Senator to be after
4th Of March. He is the finest orator
in the House, aud yet he very rarely
speaks. He is OF French ancestry, as
one can plainly see, for his face mover
came to him from English parentaga.
-phiIdHciDhjn Times.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Look EsfSher.

It is said that Fewell wants to be
Governor, but as he has so effectually
sque!ched the press Of this State we
would advise him to urn his attention
to the New York Uerald, Times, Tri-
6une and Sun, and burst them. That
done he wou.d have no trouble in step
ping into the Presidency next time; and
surely 50 great q man as Fewell should
not be contented with an Office below
that of President. Jewell for Presi-
dent on the anti-newspaper ticket, with
no reduction in the salary! Prepare
your ballots.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
EsaI Wells.

In Well stestimony in Washington on
the 9Th inst. he stated that d. f. Ken
ner of New Orleans, had offered him
5000, 600 to change tic vote Of Louisiana
for Tilden. Kenner denies the charge,
and says Wells asked him that sin to
count the vote as actually cast land he
replied that he did not have the money.
We publish some Of the questions
propounded to Wells and his polite
answers thereto:
Ques.-Did you say in Intercourse of
your conversation with E. o. Barrett,
that you had determined to make o
statement to Gen. Nichols?
Ans.--It is a most infamous lie.
Odd you mean to say the question
is all Infamous lie?
Al say the substance of the ques-
ton.
OFF you would answer my ques-
tion in the way | wish it should be an
swered, l think it would be better
Al will not ask your advice hea |
shall answer a question.
Finally, the witness answered, No,
and proceeded to deny everything
touching the Maddox and Littlefeld
matters, but on questions outside OF
Vernon parish, he refused to answer.
Odd you say to Barrett or Ken
needy that you would make q clean
breast of it?
Ats an infamous lie.
Wells looks weary this morning.
Abel, before the House committee,
testified that he did not see Littieheid
after the Vernon parish returns, but
Littlefeld told of it.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Vote OF EiorId1 H''sr,y TO ne
Thrown Ont.
Snectal to theSLcdger.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. s, 1SI.

New ORLEANS, Feb. s, Isl
The Electoral Tribunal (now In
session in Washington by a party
vote of eight to seven decided not to
take any new evidence beyond the rec
orl aad'evidauce already ssbefore them.
which consists Of quo warranto pro
ceelings in the Supreme Court OF Flor
ida. the action of the Legislature or
iering recount of the popular
vote, and the certificates mum
bers two and three, of which
one is from the Supreme Court Of Flori-
and the other from Governor Drew.
This evidence was submitted by Sen
ator Jones to the Vice President before
the opening of votes in Joint session,
The tribunal, by q vote Of eight to
seven, Justice Bradley voting with ,he
Democrats, decided to admit evidence
rs to the eligibility of electors,
There is a strong probability that the
vote OF Florida will be thrown out.
GEO. W.. DUPRE.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
a Mtx.nnyH &pn1tN,

The yicksburg HeyaM ia severe on
the late Legislature, and condemns 1t
about as bitterly as it ever did "a Radi-
cal body. The Heralt, like most other
napers in the State, is aggrieyal hos
cause the Sonate-mtr& that, the sen
ute-refused to ALLOW IA ~rcasonable CON
peasation for Legal advertising, and
upon impulse has said some very hard
thiu1s. We cannot endorse all it says,
for while the Legislature got wrong o.
r~asionally, all will CO Ifess it passed.
some wise al;i wholesome laws that
will rebound to the good of tho State.
The worst act the Legislature pissed
the one that will more c~onspicuously
hold it up to public sooru than any 9TH
er-was the bill allowing the papers Of
Marshal! county more compensation
for legal Advertising than the law all
lowed other publishers to charge. The
House evidently passed this btl with
out considering it, but the Senate, that
defeated the general legal advertising
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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

This body adjourned on the 9Th inst
after remaining in session twenty-sayen
days.
The following bills were passed.
s. b. An act to provide for additional
compensation for sheriffs and circuit
clerks in the counties Of Smith, Simp-
son, Coyington, Jones, Wayne, Green,
Jackson, Harrison, Hancock, Perry,
Marion and Lawrence.
II. B. An act to provide foo the relief
OF q. NJ. GiI!aspey, tax collector OF
Newton.
II. B An act in relation to the APP
pointment Of Comfy Superintendent
OF Pablo Ellcation. with two additlonaI
sections.
RI. b. An act for the relief Of L. J.
Williams, Sheriff Of Franklin county.
An act to change the time and mum
Dor of days of holding the Chancery
Court in Amite county.
An act repeating a joint Resolution
If last session, prohibiting tAs pnbilca-
ton of acts of incorporation or amend
ing the charters of cities and towns.
II. b. to provide for the collection OF
school tax in the county Of Cupiah.
II. B. to repeal acts heretofore passed
incorporating the town Of Wesson, and
to define the boundaries and re-ilcor~
porate the town.
II. Is. to e1teld the provisions of m
act entitled an act to incorporate the
Dixie Guards Of Crystal Syringe.
II. Is. to amend an act entitled an net
to encourage the introduction Of mI~
chiucry and the establishment OF fac
tories in the State Of Mississippi, up
proved April lat, 1872, and amending
al acts extending the provisions thereof.
II. b. to amend the laws ii relation
to public education.
70 change the time and number oil
days Of holding the Chancery Court in
Amite aud Franklin counties.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Ges,. .B. II. George.

The Clation suggests that Gen. j.
Z. George be appointed to ill the va
cancy that viii be made in the United
States Supreme Court By the resigna-
ton of Judge Davis. Gen. George is ar
eminent %jurist, and we, in common
with all the citizens of Mississippi,
would rejoice at his appointment to the
high position. That he is well qualified
to fill the place, none doubt. Should
Mr.. Tilden be declared the President,
and shows sny disposition to reward
Southern men, be could not confer the
honor or Judge upon n better man than
Gen. George-Mississippi's greatest
lawyer.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Candidates aoE. GoveraOr.

The pronounced candidates are Gems.
". S. Featherston, Robt. Lowry, His
Excellency, Gov. Stone, and Col. Troupe.
The probable candidates are named as
Gems. L. G. Walthall. j. q. George,
Ben. &. Humphreys, Col. Percy. As to
the relative strength OF either Of the
gentlemen mentioned we are not fully
advised Springs Reporter.
Gen. Featherston is the gentleman
reported as being the mover Of a bill to
allow The newspapers of Marshall coun-
ty a larger price for legal advertising
than any others in the State could re-
ceive. We want no fayoritism in the
Governors Office, SO Gen. Featherston
can stand aside. If he wants the Office
let MdrshoE county give it to him, or
the Legislators that adopted his bill.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
a ~ oEnss,l EsrcacheE..

Rev. David Tatnm and wife have
been preaching in Jackson this week.
They are from Cleaveland, Ohio, and
belong to the Orthodox Friends (Quak-
ers) denomination. The CnDitui says:
Mrs. Tatum, who is a regularly or
dained minister, held forth for about an
hour in Il most forcible, instructive and
entertaining sermon, which wi3 listen
e} to with profound stteulion. Her
manner was pleasant, her voice clear
and distinct, and her r~easoninGs good
She said nothing tlat could offend the
most faslilious Of any denomination,
and her d0ctrincs were such that all
Christians could readily subscribe to.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Let sEse Called Babe EFfnce.

The 'Great Eastern" Jewell By
name, who hides as much venom under
his skin as the most poisonous reptile
does in his fangs, and who has received
as many favors from the press as any
man in the State, must have Tri.hed in
agony when the gallant and chivalric
Gen. Chas. E. Furlong cut him and his
followers with the following lash III the
Senate a few dsye ago:
And, sir, the newspapers have shared
with us and with the people generally,
the tolls and sacrifices, the losses and
the su!ferings Of, [ trust, the most stormy
and periious period of American history.
They have doubtless also borne their
part in the errors and wrongs that have
been committed on the one side or on
the other. But, sir, it does not become
rs, many of whom are indebted to the
press at least in 4 larger degree more
than to any other class for the horors
we are now enjoying. to come here and
legisiate in respect to them npon a prln-
ciple not adopted by us in respect to
any other class of our constituents.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Rho T'E.ibunni'~ ErsCs~5ui Ftuas
szs, E'sts1t,

sE j -
The Electoral bill which has inst
passed Congress provides that the de
cision of the proposed Commission sAaii
not 'impair or aT.ct any right now e1-
isting unler the Constitution and laws
to question, by proceeding IN the judi
cial courts o. the Uu.t.d States, the
right or title Of the person who shall
claim to be President or Vice President
OF the United States, if any such tight
exists
The intention Of this clause Is to pre-
serve for the unsucco33ful candidate any
right to proceed by gro Wo1laHto OF
otherwise, which lie would have If no
zach electoral arbitration hal bven con-
stituted. Does the clause do what il
processes to DO?
Suppose that, as the result Of the al
hitration, Mr.. Hayes il declared Presi-
dent, and Mr.. IIlGen contests the Res
publican candidates title to the Prrsi-
dnncy. The legal questions involved
must como ultimately before the 5u
prene Court Of tho United States. Five
of the niue Justices constitute p quo,
ram. But five of the nine have already
served rs members OF the arbitration
tribunal, anil, under oath, have aliudged
the case. Without at least ~ Of the
disqualified JUSTICES there can Ia 10
quorum of the Supreme Cont.
The arbitration act therefore cuts of
the defeated candidate from the judicial
recourse which it appears 70 insure MN.
Whether this iaa merit 81 q defect III
1 -,-..,-+- 20 H.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Catching at SsEiws.

A telegram from Washington OF the
9Th inst. says a protest has been pre-
sented to the Commission against
counting the electoral vote of Missis-
sippi. The protest alleges that the
new registration law requires additional
qualification and oaths for voters i'll vi>
olation of the Constitution of Missis-
sippi; that the present Governor is a
usurper, and the certificates given the
electors are worthless. AS Col. Hooker
would say, the fellow who drew up the
protest ''should be cut for the simples. y
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
The Presidential QueStiOa 4.

We we're in hopes we woald be able
to Announce this week who hal been
chosen President, but we cannot.
The two Houses Of Congress com .
menced the count of the electoral vote
last Thursday. and proceeded without
interruption till. they came to Florida.
Two sets of electors had been returned
from that State, and upon objections
being made to the count the matter wes
referred to the Electoral Commission for
settlement. They have had tho qnes-
zion before them ever since, and have as
yet gwen no decision. Mr.. Evarts rep
resented the Republicans and Mr., Chas.
O'Conor the Democrats. We publish a
report from the speech of each:
In the course of his argument, Mr..
Evarts said the only transaction OF
choosing a President begins sy deposit
ing in the Federal urn the certificates
of Electors; the next step is the open
ing and counting of the votes. The
Constitution and laws specify how the
Electors shall be appointed and when
they shall meet to cast their votes; but
further it does not go. The moment
the votes are sealed and deposited with
tha proper FEDERAL authority. there is
no power in a State to reverse it.,
change it.or corrupt it. The State mnst
net before the vote of its Electors has
been cast. or it is powerless. lie said
the proposition to int2rpose q judicial
inquiry into a purely political proceed
ing was a novel one. ana that no Judi
c;al action had ever been SO interposed,
~exrept on a maniamus COMPELLING
officers TO act. No Injunction of q Cour.
can intrude in "a political act. The
fathers Of the country, as early as 1899,
~i,corDaratad into q law thn orirr;nl.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

LrrTLrFIEnD, who has been clerk OF
the Louisiana Returning Board since
1874, has stated that Wells had made,
or caused to be made, a change in the
consolidated returns of Vernon parish
by taking one hundred and seventy
eight votes from tho Democratic side
ard transferring that number to the
Republican side, aud by this operation
making it possible to certify to the
election of the Republican judge and
prosecuting attorneys.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

WELLS was moderate. He only want
ed the paitry sum of 81, 000, 900 for the
vote Of Louisiana. We are puzzled to
know how SO great and good a man
could have been induced to offer to sell
80 cheaply. The work was worth more.
Wells is rash, and unless he raises his
figures for labor he will yet die a bank
rupt. Now $40, 900, 600 would have
been a reasonable compensation, but
s 1000, 900, never. Away with these
cheap men that have no idea OF the
worth of their valuable time.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

BEFORE the Legislature adjourned
several colored Republican members
spoke i'll praise of the body and said
The Democrats have made a remarkable
improvement in the government of the
State and its affairs, giving a fair
speech to colored men rarely, if ever,
accorded by the Republicans when in
power.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
FOR MAYOR.

WE are authorized to announc W.. I
Bagge:t as a candidate for the ONCE %
Mayor of Brookhavan.
We are authorized to annouce j. y;
Burke as II candidate for Mayor o,
Brookhaven, subject to the decision OIL
= Democratic Convention.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
HOrerEn5kz& LRnasnn.

A telegram, datod Washington, Febru.
ary 81, places"T. J.. Lester il an anen-
vilb'e position, It says;
The Privileges and Elections Com
mittce examined 7. J.,,Lestcr, Presidenr
OF the Hinds county Board Of Regis
trars, Lester hai furnished duplicate
keys to ballot boxes To fifteen persons
don't know ttIat they vere used; sup
posed that Thy intended to take out the
E~epu5tcan nnd put in Democratic bal
.2ts,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

The Cour9er-journal says the firm
of Hayes and Wheeler, manufacturers
of bogus afidavits, political murders
and Returning Boards, will be dissolved
by limitation, March 4. Both partners
will retire into private life.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

New YoRK, Feb. A meeting Of
unemployed w~orkingmen petitioned the
Legislature for an appropriation of two
millions of dollars for public works pur-
pose, giving employment to fifty five
thousand idle workmen. The memorial
with the proposed bill will be sent TO
Albany Immediately.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

The Legislature passed alaw retiring
all district attorneys but ten, leaving
one for each Of the ten judicial dis
tricts. The one having the largest
number of counties, by the old dis
tricts in the new, IS to hold the Office,
and be the district attorney for the new
judicial district. The Quitmam In
teuigencer says: Capt. Woods is re-
tired from Office by the act, and, maybe,
efajor Terrell.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

JUST before the adjournment OF the
Legislature the members from the
"piney woods counties presented Hon.
G.. B. Huddleston with a fine gold-head-
ed cane for his earnest advocacy OF the
apportionment bill, which gives to all
the counties of the State, except Pearl,
at least one Representative in the lower
branch of the Legislature.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

The Senate appropriation committee
unanimously says that no approp ration
10 necessary for the jetty contractors, as
the bill authorizing. their construction
also settled the method of payment,
and they will recommend the secretary
of the treasury to give Eads the bonds.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

rHc i@ra th.t J. MADISON Wells ever
authorized Maddox or Pickett to nego-
.inte with Tiiden, Morrissay & CO. Tor
the sAi" Of louisiana S. the Democracy.
or li.2t he ever contaminated slch base
~tfea2Aery to his party is pfeposterous
fines.
VIM O coursei it is. Wells wouldn't
10 snch . thing. Oh 10. He is the i'm
maou3ate Moses Of the Republicans.
Wells is pure-as a garbage heap.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

SENATOR Howe, Republican, OF the
Louisiana Investigating Committe, said
in o caucus a few days ago that there
had been a great deal of fraud in Lou
isiana, but it had not all been on me
side. While the Returning Board was
organized according to law, yet there
were allegations, which we're in a fair
way to be proved, that it had altered
the returns to produce certain results.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

Our West there is n scarcity Of Goa!
and wood; cheap machines have been
invented for twisting straw and hay in
to compact sticks for fuel.-Er.
The press OF this State are now en-
gagged in twisting FewelI into straw.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
HuLiptlesf Fua of All.

Speaking of the action OF the Senate
regarding legal advertising the Quitman
InteAigencer says:
A man who can be controlled in his
Legislative conduct by g spite or pre-
JUDGE, is unworthy to fill the high
place whete all legislative action should
be squared by honor and impartiality.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

THERE is a family in the poor house
who have been there since 1889 at an
average annual expense to the county
Of not less than $500. We understand
they propose to migrate 10 Louisiana if
the county will furnish transportation.
II this be true, would it not be both
wise and economical IN the Board OF
Supervisors to close the contract quick?
-Lt6erty Heraid.