The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
REPLY.
BRooKHASEN, July 23d, 1877.

BROOKHASEN, July Aou, Ioii.
.Nr. r. II. Hen1y, Proprietor Ledger:
DEAR SRI have heard some com
plants Of over-charges for publications
in The LEDGER, but [ cannot say that
it came from parties interested in the
publications of Sheriff sales.
! say no to the second questlon-lt
was not on account of the rates.
Respectfully yours, a. 0. Cox.
If the Sheriff tells the truth, and if
he does not there is no nan in the State
that can, "the complaints Of litigants
about the extortion of that paper" did
not actuate him in Withdrawing his
business from The LEDGER.
Nj. Henry's rates for publishing le-
gal notices ranged at from fifty b sew
enty-f7e, or one hundred per cent. over
and above what the law allowed him.
This was bitterly complained of by par
ties unfortunate enough to have costs
to pay, and [ took occasion more than
once. and with the kindest motives, to
make known these complaints to him.
The legal rates for publishing a no.
tice of 100 words five times would be
So 70; our regular rates would be $50.
We have always charged by the inch,
regardless of the law, and n notice Of
100 words would occupy about two
inches. Any pathematician will see
that Mr.. BuaYey has falsely represent
ed us when he says u rates are iron
fifty to seventy-ive or one hundred per
cent. over and above what the law
allows" We deny that he ever com
planned about our rates, or made
known the complaints of others whose
advertisements had been published by
him. We remember on one occasion to
have said to him that we did not pub
llsh legal advertisements at the rates
adopted by law. He remarked that be
knew it, but made no objection. If
there was any swindling Mr. Buckley
waS a parry to it, for he knew our
rates were above those adopted by the
Legislature, and he could have refused
to pay them.
It is we'll known to Mr.. Henry, and
to every intelligent newspaper man that
the Clerks of the Circuit and Chancery
Courts, do not, in one case III @ hun
dred. control the legal notices required
to be made by them. The paper in
which they must publish is fixed by the
order of the Court. or suggested by the
attorney who obtains the order.
Yes, but when the Clerk is proprie-
tor of a newspaper it is not to be pre-
sumed that the Judge will order him to
publish his sales in an opposition paper,
and lawyers have soma delicacy them
selves, though some do direct legal adj
v~ertisements to be published in The
LEDGER.
The man of many offices goes out of
his way to refer to the proofs he asked
for on the 10th inst. 1t doesn't suit
his purpose to state the case correctly.
He refers to two proofs when there were
fre, and three of the advertisements
had been published before his little or
gan saw the light. There could have
been no doubt but the money was due
On three of them, and nothing would
have been asked on the last two pub
lished had we not been informed that
they would be paid. One of the last
named advertisements contained a mis-
take, made by Mr.. Buckley, that will
keep the complainant out of the use OF
over $500 thirty days or more.
In conclusion we would say, if Mr..
James NJ. Buckley thinks any part OF
the article appearing in our paper last
week, headed Gail Legals," applies to
him, he is at liberty to appropriate as
much of it as suits his case.
All legals published free. Send
them on. We have plenty of room,
type and printers. Proofs given away.