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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
Frying 10 S7;E, Oat.

The Louisville Commercial invites
attention to the fact that the Democrat
ic organs still publish the following
base forgery which Secretary Chandler
exposed uuder oath recently:
New YoRK, Nov. 8th.
TO Coz. l.. ". Stedln$, Tallahassee,
F10.:
"Rold Florida for Hayes and Wheel
er. Money and troops will be sent you.
~. CHANDLER"
And no person with three grains of
sense would believe either the CONNER
cial n Chandler on oath. Chandler
sent several odious kilograms in the in
terest of Hayes, and nov that they are
about to be made public the old scamp
is preparing to declare them forgeries.
That won't do. Chandler must bear
the odium.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
20 tne Citizens OF vi i.>i.siDDi.

Having undertaken to write the His
tory Of Mississippi, [ respectfully ap-
peal to oar citizens generally for their
counsels and assistance. The work will
treat:
First-Of the colonization aud occu-
patton by the French and Spanjarls,
Choctaw, Chicknsaw and Creek Indians.
Second-Ihe Territorial period, ems
bracing the administration q Governor
Sergeant, Governor Claiborne, Governor
Williams and Governor Holmes, with
biographical sketches of p%romlnen.
characters.
Ihird--Thc State from its admission
into tire Union 10 its secession there's
from. i
Fourth The adoption of the ordf-
nance of secession to the election of u.
5. Grant to the Presidency of the United
States.
These four epochs embrace most that
is memorable il orr career, and any in
formation illustrative If one OF amy of
them, will be most acceptable, Old
newspapers, pamphlets, letters, private
Journals maps, plans of battle person
al "reminiscences, anecdotes, etc, many
papers and journals connected with our
pioneer settlers and onr Indian war, are
40 a"s.ae ~>---' - l-.1aaa
holds.
NJ State in the Union has a no!'ler
military record than Mississippi. Our
heroic deal sleep on numerous battle
fields. Many of their gallant comrades
Get survive, and to these specially ap~
peal. [ wish to make this portion OF
my work specially minute. If i'll our
poverty and shipwreck We cannot bnild
monuments over their ashes; we may,
at least. retrIce their footsteps and show
where they ~triumphed and where they
fell. This sacred duty | trust their as
sociates and friends will enable me to
execute.
| shall be thankful for advice and aid
from any quarter, and will take special
care of all papers conided to ME. Shall
esteem it a great favor if the distin-
guisned gent!emer who prepared his
torical accounts C She respective c"tln-
ties for the late Centennial, will forward
to me copies Ct the same.
One chapter of tits work will be de
4ctet E" tie judiciary, aad the yarions
changes IiaJ nave been Hfttte tigttiu,
with sketches and auecfctes 6f the
bench and bar of Missississi; and 4 de-
tailed account of the press, its Influence
on society and in politics, with portraits
of some of the eminent men that have
adorned it.
Having had the honor to belong to
both of these professions, | feel that |
may with propriety make a special A"Fl
en- the members thereof for active aid
in my undertaking.
Letters and documents eau be sent by
mail, express or private conveyance. to
ME at No. 50 CAFohdelet street, New
My brother EDITORS throughout the
State will please publish this Citcular,
aud oblige, J. T. H. CLAIBORNE.
Of Hancock County.
Natcte@, Jan. -, 1917.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
'sffn Rrgraoyinr E'rnrns,S.

The tramps btte reached New Orleans
and tie papers Of that city are crying
out against them, and appealing to the
Legislature for protection. Unless
something is done to stop the flow of
this worthless tide of humanity, tbs
South will soon be as badly afflicted as
was Egypt with her plague of ~locusts.
We call on the Legislature for relief.
If theJ viii take prompt action they
can inaugurate laws that will drive tie
tramrs from orr section.
Speaking Of Tie tr4mps the New Or
leans Times says:
These ragged aud soil begrin4ed vaga-
bonds may now be observed permeating
every part of the city, begging food and
raiment from door to door to the great
annoyance, not to say horror of the
population. Although frequently offered
work by charitabIy disposed persons
they dislainlully refuse it; and in seve-
raj cases reported to us, have attempted
to extort gifts from ladies and children
by threats, when their pleading demands
were de,tfet.
This lisa matter which requires prompt
action on the part of IL authorities. If
these tramps should make their way to
the rural districts of the State where the
poprlation is toe spare to afford mutual
prOtectiou, then We may expect to hear
of murder. robbery and v more ter
rible crimes being perpetrated.
Strong aud b"awny men as they are,
who will not work and are yet deter
mined to live, viii have in these. uifp-o+
tected neighborhoods too many oppor-
tunities offered for the commission of
crime, not to take advantage of them.
Therefore something should be done to-
ward the protection Of the public while
it is yet time. Ii we have vagrant laws
they should be vigilantly and vigorous
ly enforced, s.and if we have none, the
Legislature should at once set about
adopting them. In the work-houses or
FeEitentiary this human slough could be
utilized and at the same time placed be-
yond the power of committing crime.
At large they are a burthen upon the
community and a source of just alarm.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
Legal Advertising.

At the called meeting of the Pres 50
Association in Jackson on the 18th inst,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved by the Press Association of
Mississippi, That it appeals to the Leg
islature to repeal all laws in relation to
fees for publishing legal advertisements,
provided it d6e5 not interfere with the
laws which te.ate Is the State Public
Printer.
Resolved. That in ihe event the Leg
islature shall decide % prescribe prices
which shall govern tie bdblication of
legal advertisements. the Association
appeals IS it to establish a fair ana
equitable Fate; and it respectfully Sub
mits for its, consideration the following
rates for adoption: For all legal adver>
tisements one and one-h hall cents per
word for the first insertion and II cent
per word for each subsequent insertion.
For all tax sales OF lands, twenty-five
cents for each legal subdivision.
Resolved, That these resolutions,
signed by the President ard Secretary
of the Press Association, be presented
to both branches of the Legislature
through their presiding officers.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
Life Assurance.

We are not disposed to discourage
those who have invested in Che Life
assurance Companies. Their name
is legion, because the companies have
employed the sharpest bummers that
money would C to lay their claim
to public patronage before every man
who had enough money to pay a pre-
MUM. Thousands and thousands of
dollars have left the country in the
pockets of these mild hammered, active
and subtle insurance agents.
But it is a duty the press owes the
to let it be known that these
concerns tie most OF them going to
pieces. They arc f5t;ften to tic core.
Late Investigations have disclosed this
fact.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
An Important Decision in Re
H.r8r 10 esyaRrsfs-

The following decision of our Su-
preme Court is of special interest to
SheriHs:
Whenever an escape is SHOWN, the
law implies negligence on the part Of
the Sheriff, in whose custody the pris>
oner had been placed, and it is not nee
essary for tie State to prove negli-
gence to procure conviction. When.
Che escape has been shown to the satis7
faction of the jury, they should find
the Sheriff guilty, unless he shows that
such escape was caused by the act of
God or other irresistible adverse force,
for this defense alone can avail the
Sheriff in such cases. The insecurity
of the Jail constitutes no defense =,
Shnttuck rs. The StUe Ito appear, 81
Miss.)
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
President Grsrass.

Grant has said positively that he
would not recognize either of the Lou
isiana governments until the Congress
sional Committees make their reports,
or while the electoral bill is being dis
cussed. If tie President waits much
longer there will be no Radical govern
ment to recognise, is members of the
Packard Legislature IRE leaving it every
day.
The President approves the electoral
bill. He thinks it will allay the agita-
ton now prevailing Throughout the
country and prevent any confusion or
trouble that might otherwise ensue. He
has announced that the bill has his ap-
proval end that he will sign if if it
passes Congress.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
y'Esc E4e.isin

A bill was offe. ed in the Senate to re-
scind the resolution to adjourn OH the
27th, but lost, so, according to the reso-
luton heretofore adopted by both
Housee, tie Legislature will adjourn
next Saturday. The session has been a
hasty one, and if it is adjourned on the
27ih inst, many important matters will
go over.
The Governor has approved the bills
to aid in supplying lost records in
Franklin county; to change the time OF
holding the Circuit Court in Lawrence
county from third Mond,ys OF May and
November to the fourth Mondays of.said
months.
A bill has passed forming the coHnty
of Quitman, Ill the northern part OF the
STATE.
The Senate has passed the House Bill
amending the agricultural lien law.
A bill for the relief of r j. Williams,
Sheriff of Franklin county, ws!s offered
lin the House.
The Judiciary Committee have re-
ported a joint resolution submitting to
the people an amendment to the Constl-
tuition providing that all license collected
for retailing liauors sHall be paid into
the county treasures and shall be used
for the schools in those counties. The
bill will pass.
NJ. B. Hillyard, o. McComb City, has
been elected Commissioner of Immigra-
ton. George Torrey and John Nelson
were his opponents.
The neS revenue bill has passed the
House.
Jewell is still fighting the pres~;; and
seems to be carrying his points. When
the time arrived to consider the bill tt
regulate legal advertising, Fewell moved
Il further postponement. This virtually
kills the bill, as it would be almost i'm
possible to get it through both Houses
even we're Fewelf and other members
friendly to it, by the eth inst. Fewel
, has been the bitterest enemy the press
of this State has ever had i'll the Legis'
, lature, ana the press should not forge
him. Last year, when he made himsel
contemplate by doing alf in his powea
t to injure the newspaper business, ant
when almost every publisher in tn
. State was denouncing him, we RENAME,
=. quiet. believing he would see the error
p he had committed and right them a
this session; but as he seems willin!
A only to heap injury upon injury, VI
can remain mute no longer. Fewel
may be a candidate again, and we pe'
that the newspapers of his section re
member lem rs he tE5 them.
A bill is nnder consideration to estab
! lish an Agricultural and MpchanicalCol
lege; the State is to give $1,000 a yea
, for three years, and an experiments
farm of ~ hundred and sixty acres.
The Ci0rt0n saws that the Legisla
ture should remain in session till it get
, through the important business.
None of the following named bills nav
, been acted upon: The revenue bill
the public school s"w; the privilege ta
bill, the Registration and election law
the apportionmert iniquity, and til
:. general appropriation bill.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
v.:.sEo,,u,;s,ec'- ssEnw.

.unn vo;us Conn nissec's ssnw'
We publish in another column the
bill reported to Congress by the JON.
committee appointed for the purpose OF
a v.sing some Rote of counting the
electoral vote. We are not very deep'!
l,.Snessed with the bin, and regret the
n6cessity for drafting snNh " paper
.honld have occurred; bet when snch
u;sa men as THnFman, Bayard, Kan
so,S' Hewitt pnd others sign and recon-
mend the passage of the bill, we ore
willing to bow to their SIT. error !'us-
ment. They believe it to be the inter
est of the country that tie bill should
become a law or they would not have
recommended it. They are in posi-
tion to know what is best, and beng
eminent statesmen, Their opinions Nrc
worthy of respect.
The bill provides that Tie Senate and
House shall maet in the hail of the
House on the first Talrslay in Febrna'
~ to count the votes. Two Teilers
are to be appointed on the part Of the
Senate and two on the part of the
House. al! certificates purporting tc
be Electoral votes are to be opened, IL
the alphabetical hrler Of the States, by
the President of the Senate, but if more
than one Electoral return be received
from any State all such %r,turHs shall be
submitted to the, decision Of a Comnis-
b sion. Each House is to appoint b,
RIA roce vote five members Of tn
g, Commission, and to these ten five NJ
to be aldel from the Justices of tn
Supreme Court of the United States
Four OF these Judges are named in tn
bill by designating their Circuits: Clft
ford Of the First Circuit, Stron.
of the Third, Miller of til
Eighth, aud Field of til
Ninth. These are to select a fit
member of the Commission from tn
Supreme Bench, and this Commissi"
Of fifteen is to decide all questions It
lating to the votes of States which sen
more than one returl. Two Of til
above named Judges are Democrats an
two Republicans It is impossible t
conjecture who the fifth will be.
The bill has been Submitted tG Coz
gress. and the Indications are that
will pass, although it is opposed by me
of both parties. The 3 publicans ar
| more bitterly opposed to it than til
Democrats. They say it takes from IL
Speaker of the Senate the power Of de
Gliding questions that belongs to hi
alone.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
Triumph for Woman.

The Judiciary Committee of The Ma
tional House of Representatives. have
reported the passage of q bill that al
lows any m who has been a mem
Der of the bar Of the highest Court OF
any State or Territory, or of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Column
bia, for the space of three years. and
maintained a good standing before such
Court, and has good moral character,
to practice before the Supreme Cotz,t
of the United States. The men had
better look to their laurels.
FIFTY tramps after sleeping all night
in a Cincinnati Staffon house, were Of
sered work two weeks III a coal yard.
but none 81 them would accept.-Er.
No; the lazy ~rascals had rather come
South and leg IL. a tivingt
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

N0n-7ntcrGerence, So-GulicI.
The letter If the President to Con.
Augur, published in last weeks LEDGER.
is evidently Grantlcian. There is 10
installing u parent. 1t is Grant ali
through. When Gov. Nichols was in
augnrated in Louisiana, and the people
tiocied to his support; when the Pack
ard Government trembled i'll the State
house, with al the guilty fear of de
feated conspirators, and not a man lifted
his voice in their defense; in short,
when the people of Louisiana exercised
their inherent right of revolution, and
swept away the Republican Government
simply with one Breath of their honest
indignation, without firing a shot or
striking a biow-then President Grant
stood aloof. Doubtless the cuufiation
mat TINS wa an uprising # the pecf4e
ioF popular rights overponere1 even his
l'chlh8 desire to declare for the Govern
ment Of the carpet-baggcrs and thieves.
But he was not allowed to remain long
in that mind. lie has issued an order,
or written the letter above referred to, in
which he says he does not recognize eth
Ell government. Butin it he says, "should
a necessity arise for the recognition of
either, it must be Mr.. Packard This
is non-interference indeed! Imagine a
Supreme Court Judge rising on the
bench and saying: Il hope [ may not
be compelled to decide this case, but if
/ am, [ shall decide for the plaintitf!''
Imagine a juryman rising in his place
saying: eff a verdict becomes neces>
sary in this case, l shall find for the d.
~fer|lentr' Imagine a public function
ary saying: of ( award this contract,
and in all probability [ viii, I shall
award it, not to the lowest bidder. bit
to so-and-so!' President Grants uon~
interference is about as impartial as the
non interference of a man who watches
a fight merely waiting for his best time
to shoot.
The truth undoubtedly is that his
proclamation in behalf of Packard was
put out to help Hayes. The moral ef-
feet of the decision of the courts in
Florida, giving the State government to
the Democrats, has been tremendous in
Fconvincing thousands of fair-minded
Republicans that the electoral vote of
the State rightfully belonged to Gov.
Tilden; and the peaceful ana resistless
revolution in Louisiana had the same
result. 1t @eF necessary to stop it as
speedily as possible. This is the secret
of the letter to Gen. Augur. 1t is a
desperate device of the Republican con-
spirators in behalf of the Republican
Pretender.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
The Great

The general opinion is that the choice
Of the fifth judge, to decide the cleo
toral count, must narrow down to either
Justice Davis or Bradley. The former
is the most independent in his political
affiliations, but the latter delivered the
opinion of the Supreme Court that the
Enforcement Act was unconstitutional,
and it is Thought might be agreed to by
the two Democratic Jnstlces.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

Mr.. McGLL says he desires tramps
to give Jackson q wide berth, AZ he in>
tends to put a stop to the nuisance
C0pjt0i.
Please send Mr.. McGill down this
way.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

Mr. FRED MAY is in Washington
City, and is mhurt.-Ec j.,
What a pity. If Bennett had killed
him the bubli. would have been re-
lieved.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

Monday night in Canton some prisoners
knocked 'he t,ilor down aud escaped. All
but two have been retaken.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
H.Csler.

OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLid ACCOUNTS, |
JACK Jon, Mss, Jan. Is, 1877.
To Tar Collectors:
The following act apprfSed January
18th, 1877, is referred to yon for your
guidance in further collections for the
year 1876.
It is expected that you will use every
to collect the outstanding reve-
me. Our State warrants are at par, let
Ms try and keep them so and the only
way to d, it is to collect TIE reVern"
closely, and account promptly for the
IN Respectfully, ~
Auditor of Public Accounts.
AN ACl to provide for the collection OF
the outstanding revenue Tor the hsc"'
wear 1876.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Leg
islatnre OF the State Of Mississippi, That
all lands delinquent for taxes for the
fiscal year 1876, and not sold for sucl
delinGnent taxes ut tile tine prescriEed,
by law. shall be sold on the first Mon
day in March. 1877, after having been
advertised as now required by law. 4
the sale of such lands III any county
shall have been commenced but MOI
completed ut the time of the passage Of
this act. the sale may be suspended anc
the lands re-acYertise9 and sold as here
in required; provided, the St9te shall
not be held liable for the cost of br'
one advertising fee. a..
Sec. 2. b. it further enacted, Tina
the time for re-ptrchase of lands solo
under the provisions of this act sllal
expire at the same time as if snch lands
had been sold on the first Monday II
January, 1877. ,
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That al
tax collectors shall continue to collec
the unpaid taxes of 1877 on both. realty
and personally, i'll the manner now re
quired by law.
Sec. I. Be il further enacted, Ina
when lands shall have been sold t. The
State for taxes on the fist Monday II
January, 1877, or succeeding days, the
owner or any person intef3sted IN sac
lands may pay the taxes 90 rlG same to
gether with the costs that have accrued
until the first Monday Of March, 1877,
! and the tax-cDl'ectnrs shall retain IL
tl.cir possession the sale lists of al
lands sold on the first Monday OF Jan
uaYy, 1877, and receive the taxes that
may be paid thereon, together with the
costs, and he shall strike from said sale
lists all lands pald on, and shall i'm,
meliately after said date March LIST
file said lists for record as now required
by law.
Sec. ). Be it enacted, That this ac
takes effect and be in force from ant
after its passager. 81
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

WE learn that the University of Mis-
sissippi is to be removed to Aberdeen.
Ed.
This is certainly a mistake.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
FOE MIIOA.

We are authorized to non !. u.
Burke us a candidate for Mayor Of
Brooklaycn, subject to the decision of
u Democratic Convention.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

Full TEXT of the Bal Proposed to
Meet the Present Emergency
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

J. 4. LUM. n. ALBERT HOOKER.
u. Il. Is II NE e2a GO -,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.

How II Shall rfc ,gadf.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

Report Of the Joint Committee 6ftE'
Senate and House.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

upon the President of the Senate shall
call for objections, if any. Every obiec-
ton shall be made in writing. and shall
state clearly and conclsely and with;
out argument the ground thereof, ahd
shall be signed by at least one Senator
and one member of the House of Re-
representatives. before the same shall be
received. When all such objections so
made to n certificate, vote or paper
from a State shall have been received and
read, all such certificates. votes and
d so objected to, and all papers
accompanying the SAME, together with
such objections. shall be forthwith sub
n!itted to said Commission, which shall
proceed to consider the same with the
same powers. if any, now possessed for
that purpose by the two Houses acting
separately or together, and by a ma
jority of votes decide whether any, or
what, votes, from such State, are the
votes provided for by the Constitution
of the United States, and how many
and what persons we're duly appointed
Electors in such State, and may therein
take into view such petitions, deposi-
lions and other papers, if any, as shall
by the Constitution and now existing
law be competent and pertinent in such
consideration, which decision shall be
made in writing, stating at least five
Senators and five members of the
House of Representatives., the two
Houses shall separately. concur in or
deffng otherwise, in which case such
concurrent order shall govern. No
votes or papers from any other State
shall be acted upon until the objections
previously made to the votes or the
papers from any State shall have been
finally disposed of.
TNoTE-The last sections of the bill
are omitted as they are of no interest to
the general reader-ED. LEDGER].
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-11-09
LOST MOUNTAIN LEAVES.

"A great many of our men speak Of going
West this fall
The JOURNAL is our favorite paper at Lost
Mountain, all the prominent citizens take it.
Lost Mountain is going for d. N. McEach
ern, Esq, for the Legislature. He is an up
right gentleman and deserves the honor.
(, Very few of us went to tbs fair and We lost
no money on the rolling Wheel.
Old Mrs Mohon Of Lost Mountain has been
suffering for several months with cancer on
her tongue. She is SO years old and has suffer.
ed much Her disease seems to have baffed the
skill of all physicians; her tongue is nearly
eaten off Death may be her welcome guest.
w. S. and ]. Jackson are giving 10 cents
for cotton on all notes ana accounts. -
Two magnificent dwellings are going up al
Lost Mountain. Well soon have town.
Some wheat and oats are up and looking
fine about Lost Mountain. The members Of thu
farmers club are all trying a premium acre
Long may you live, as farmers club.
Lost Mountain has debating society near
~ year old, it is doing well
SKY ROCKET.