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, 1877-11-01
GENERAL MARKETS.

A5Go,iow.. ss.'t ~ II, .sss,. ~. ,.,.,
hs tses:p. Continue sa e .ns oss It III
ID as~ sols !. .et s5ss: esst.iea. q u'ssa hsr
s3n viii "eo o ~, ~ o @ .Sa
hra'h, 4o+'ic: inferior bru'h o'so'c' crooked. AZ
nurrEn-s,'e.t % 70 t.!t sss. ee..e .e1s effected At
s ee fes 70 .eas ee
w oao:s. rsae, creamery; % aossss, s.sa to eno!eo
s'sass o9 a.ss sse'' "'A'a 'sa''' ''f''''F to CON-
ans md m,
s ss.e' :;, oss s,ssk ss 1%s5
u ] uo,tseabo cssaao IN ths Do,,tn
eheste market ~. asseiope.t Thsrs ~ Va. moasr.,s
Inquiry % from ,hy Eastern Ard wG.tern tta,s. ana
s; ~ ssS = IT,: iss: sea;; saa i e 3
sfa5fH. sH-1,em..u. .teaay a, thu following r,ce, ,aek
axana !arsG sHs r. ": - II 't n,d ra1as and ;all
; !,s!'SgiS sS|s, ,II;s @ 'ss'
!. fslE though At = hike 4 II ~ ear!y rs!s
t; t.. snssa.: s I'll s.r ,' III &C. g. &c
;;iiss sfsss ..tss es;s: :. se*s;s; e$;ssss$
sF!as se hslk. ssypsi sn s.ass. psS:d 'so %
tttAn. sum arahie ,oFts. 33fsasci gum sAlnphor.
sslss saa '9aai o!s IN .p, pl'ess g.
ii, a,aasS ii, potaus cl,iof.. y. .,ssa1c, s,tsssns
Iot. n, E3l3ka3.iAi 4ufnlnc, iu!p!, OF kL3t,; raj
nTrcIntt. q. HlrGs& MI riot ttcac nlVt r. Al Fl
al iii rtp,t rheE X L. nlxd b ii a56t alt mn
En.lt,. T. 9H.lSc; syer crysi IL ,Sa I'll, .Sat,.
CASTLE. gen. =. ttIsc, sulphur. ,. 4!ss+,o, tls.a
do, ! Ia,s; y L. .~A''' ',''' *N'S"' - "'D''
Hdik-weta II fair locsl request at ,aa.7o. The
fisli- Srisc.e ehapxe. wc.o nntc Jobber. ,sport
j viii ensh rrr H.bri III 4Msi Ni; iaiIiiY whifsnsh
IT, 7set3 I'd, trout. sa2553a,: inaekefs satra' TT
ss.So.si1: ko. sSaf:, III II. aa.a @ 81, NJ ~
N.i.' nborS kith 81 SyaISsp: NJ Inv Eit Al tkts
is5s. o usI,a,, Si.yi H. 3i sssc famIly. Et, 1f il
- III tsnnrtr's snlns rsftI a 5*sitt1t I:r~ev,s
Ganl ss3yss.a, sSs'iar hcrfiss. s,it. tris. s7S,
fT.sU: a. M.(fls Ill 81; Aurwrrtsn IN scI,t st"stIsh
isitc pcF IL; .l:uSri Ga!lh ;kt1US; sealed hsTr;nn
'fitiiTs AMI HWrs-iffsss asra rrE. ali in.
rev Il ts 11,nIsiops styva N'i1v. . :" VIVA
, 1877-11-01
COMMERCIAL.

The following wero the receipts and shipments
Of the leading articles OF produce In Ibis city DUR
IuH the twcuty-iour houfa enlius at 7 o'eluck m
Wednesday morning, aud for tAs corresponding
tIlna lust yeRE:
, 1877-11-01
BHlsADSI'UFFS.

fLDUR-xss moderately active sud ahada eas!eF.
TheEu soulu daasud Tor shlpmrns. Gn4 fsir IN.
qury ffunl tie 1vrai trs1e HUH wanted eonceAs0hA
snd hoidcrs were niure Willing to meet them. SONS
ecptIug q decline Vt abuus iOa per trl. Sales Werc
reported u bssa wnlrss private terms; $40 bsls
snIns ~4tras 1. tTtAs ~; l0D tsIt tpr:n1 suprf0nts
a "a. u; sad !io bras rye Hour private teruas.
Total L17O htls. Tho market cluscd with tho fol.
lowing - thu range Ut pttces: Choice 10 fAvoflts
lTshds Ut winters $7p ~. Is; good pslu,s brands
u wtateEA H. zsae 70; choscs uas spring. s,.7s@4
1o fsE ~ Ftad spf1nE, 81 50; low spsng. ~ u
81 fair 10 xo1A SslaaesotA spSng1. s. Is. ISL
eholrs to fancy MinntsutA spfnRA saltu "; pateus
spFtns~ $7u'tso1; 10" xssta, $aoota ": re, Sa.2s
u9.A.
bRAk-TAa active and esAicF. Sales tc.s luo tons
IL $40 .13 pes ton tlsck, aud $lu $50 lin
fsea op ouA-d east
Cosa. a.N1AL-cossss vas nominal 1t $l1oo Der ton
On 11xek.
HuEAT-Eas aetiTe and irregular. No. + for da.
resy yestcFdsJ sjEsnccd nc While futures declined
Ar. Ltvyftoul reported feeling Ia csrxoes, aud
Sow i.sk W. ai s1etst T. tae .cI!snsat q teker
eoaract& wbl!t ths Afrtyats IN England lurn lasI
Sssx .sts xsfy lafe Ths receipts h:ls Hess @ n4ofe
Aaa Iesa uHrtel y aEflss y take a1'Aatass q s
the lblDnaeatA xAlls arrangements wess uAa* yssssf.
, 1877-11-01

Shingles "a sfAn,isri ....,,........,. 2.:4tA 1Ir1
s!lnSlrt thhtrr theltr1- ........... 1C,ttt J. 15
Dfy shingles l5c { kim.
, 1877-11-01

G0nbB HEEEIEKn
nt Chicago Customs Oct. IL: II. Y. nen!s, l case
ctgars; Hrown j. Prior. case hosiery; Schott,
less y Co., IL cases dolls. Amount collected,
"a. st1H 70.
, 1877-11-01

CLErxLASn. o.. tct. M.-fErnnLcrM-sfafxct TN.
changed, standard white, Ito test. t1ir.
FfrrsnyRn, Oct. 3t.-rErEoLRrx-Fir,ucr, crn,.
f7.3o at Farker's for immaculate thFment, scantl
I3kc, Philadelphia delivery.
, 1877-11-01


TALLow-40s Dt.
PsrroIrrx-sptrit. - pd9s., reanet,: Ia OF.
LtSsEEp ult-3is.
fsEMx-Comnnn, g. III; pale, i3s.
errHtTs Or TrnrES11vs-15s.
ASTwxRr, Oct. .3t.--rxrnptkrx-olf.
AaiE1t1CAN CITIES.
NEW rONR.
Sueef1t Hsbdfch to ne CAftaan 1tf5ugt,
NV Yuas, Oct. l1.-OnAlN-spslnx wheat freely
dealt In, opening rather ar,ny. but subsequently
reccdtnR abous 10 per bn. AMI closing wrsk uerAl
Offering. g., OF mo.t sradc,s operations ia con.
FREQ settlements reported On hsals Of mhr.
ket rites, winter wheat yielded 1seac per tsu
and c1osed heary on arple supply, especially Of red
and comparatively moderate demand, contsacta fur No.
rcd for October delivery reported ~ settled " q
fair aggregate 1t current nsurcss TOO hi ua.
graded Frd Western at &l.ao.8dt.80, 1900 bu
DO s,.a7Sa,.ao; Is.ou bu No. ! Milwaukee
spring. g. 3t3o. Curn less active, offerings for carly
tc'serT On restricted scale. ami prices advanced
about 10 per bu. checking operatonlt At tho cIote
ni1td Western unRrnded. Hlaslc. ye A. last Guutci
Oats mora actlre, stntost wholly for local
tradd pntpoics At An Improvement og abous
NJ per bu, roaHR 1rtYi mfxci Western, l. 30 hu at
a3t4aac white Western. =. 7uO bu, It TIA tic, No.
Chicago as bD bu, II s71<u, No. Chtcago, 4 500 bu
In store. nt 40c.
pnossssoss-Mcss pork WAS very qntet for carry de-.
livery. and n the close qunted lower and trreRuAr
ported ~ nys.blo Al tho c,o,c Al s1i o for sorvar
eiterv .a,rrn nc., e,-,c,ns ~. 1l,tt. ,tt.a,t"n
-''e's "@'s'.A .heso nsh-S@e" sttJ Het'o "Ateat"a
- " ,,. At-S ''u'lt .p0eH.At''p H'".p"'a"out
Even On hcstcrn RECOUNT, anu Qnhtea ~ kRe
coss Depressed and unsct.le. With November option
auotcd nominal. December dss seicr trnandcr Of tbs
Jesr do. January down to t13sa ls.Ol with saies
Iepoeu' cat mea'a cootia1ie phctse a. about ptc.
~ to vslun. Westcsn steam Iar freely dealt In
~" ~, sat" ~ - S.po I'LL ~ '"N1' ptt'es
e. 10 and 951 tn to Asrive at f6.e3 for furwAsi de.
M ~, - W. op'on aaea a.
tho ycar at ss.h71ss January, ss.o!sf9s.a5, Fob.
ruatY ~ 71.<. aatcp nf Inn tc. Nnvsmhcr
nnton ~ - as ~ ~. IN .nuci.t ,,.oxx ~. .r,s.
at "a. 10; SO December At 6s57 o $50 tcs seller
remainder of tue year AZ *se1t LEO les January nt
tA53; l.ooo ics February At ~. 7a}stsa73
viii .stc, ,,no,+sS -, 7rsn ,hs .ht.av =, ~ ~.
71t 'a''' o' '''''' '0' eA'eA' ~ e''os'7~
svoAns-Isav In light demantt on basis OF sas,lo
.onuht =, "a,tsr n,Ircs ,astn~ ,n., =, a.
suuRn ~ c"s'ef pFlccA 1nelualAR cnt'!otI a. attc
wulhkT-pcciIned ~ 81: i:ooS. sars. 100 hra.
H.. ,... - t" ~ ~ M .ooas
, 1877-11-01

kEw rnnk.
aU!U aans tins i'll wesxs aa.ty .EsneraiIy s,anoa
ss ss s% s.!f axs s,
x;sS i trdset!.%%t MSss iss .issrt Tux
ts;ss ;s S; & % Fl.s.s ns.s.
S" IL. iii asst t. Il.
ss.s. sa9shte5e1a ~ lho tqxll.h ina.kri took III
VII t IT tos yf'tss s
ss Rn5t 4 ~ t:s1 IL uss1 ss for t~o a,,.
sss.. ~ '.a,e ti,.,e III week; den.I. xh. mar
+ ~: T. %s; !s:5 :? -: t.ssds t;astI
.san. S's x"rf spt ~. w. Sas. Sas
fe s!t5 :s5T u IT, @ 81! II s ~: . S'i
t:s!:; :f' si:s: F;t;; :se e
,!st VI: sass.11*s @ ssG!s' ..gs sss: ga
s;s :sy,s3 .ts ss;ssss ;sss,s:
e. s it,: S 81 -. RI ssst stt;
.sS s :$ III: 4 l.: +; :s.ss .ss
nn'a ss:ts ~: sS;: ''ss e. 4. week.
G5si;sy ssr4s1. Il ssss Ss" good t+
r,,uu.- ...T L.nkxrr:
1;s'llan'. a;sts 4: q; sa'1'.sa. Hssi
IS; s,. ss ,,0
;l:sss;: II II fs''
MEcxlrfs II couxe.L sLurr4.
@sDta 10 '>'AS ''N' 3s'' '''S''' ~ "s"1' 'A'''
, 1877-11-01

TuHPENTTSE.
WILMINGTON, Oct. Bi.-splnlra or T,-EpyNryr-
Dull al air.
, 1877-11-01


nut NfnGS: 3f11r. Itrt ktr1.fY Nk s9fetYsr rI,,,,
dull frme Hnrthwrstrr,., r:h, u.s.. '' t'5
iM,fi.ints ;f''tk fc'!f At t1fs' tari IN ;a,.i H..
hlh!i: Hra:ll - II; *rttr. <n.HAtE11 Il r. ,,,,..
Nnrt l1sEil, -rnyrrl ''a1irr-. s'l,T. r! IL,
Ha''n hf'hi ''hf1 f1s+ fsiTLi; surt r.car
~ ,,,.x. "
Linstrp UlL-Wnct 1t ~ 57:'
tnrE+'iifE.
st ,aHi;;,-tnFt'x.taH1eti ,ai; inA-
nj Sst1 II: Va l. =, t,tsi - fsnH| 81 lah'1lt.
AEAlSW Whrat-M1skrl dun; hriI 1t 81 ~. ,r,.
siati whltc' ETY. fit1 InrnHMafsrt , dill, While. 81;
Hmife .iic NJ. ri, II III u' 0A o'ts -.Iark.t
rHuytsInxs-li1tK- Sssn. bcrr t.uia n,e,,. ,.
Int nrms shn4hltf* GSc riesr r. 7+t4'tr ri, fnMe.
scSn 1M.rh ..x HF. se"ses rho"!tts Htt1u.
rn; tcnrs:; rhn:c irai tfcrcs ia, III, c a,t bua
WnfskY-Firmcf. si.u7.
iHl,lASAFDLtt.
e1irs,s isrssfx- vhr,,-yo. . rs,t. s3.o,a4 ~, S.,
ftIt: l,cecnhcr. ti.tD lid Corn -49H ftsc. He.t.
h1.assa:ae .atx .1isssos: .is ::,.,,.. ...
7Lr: ,,sn,S tttaiis. Lsr,iNstrnm ..atu1ieat 11ieat RIB
pstr. Ael'Ss
ldons-DulII 81. A1at ~: rcrcipts. f,AO
,"AeraA' ,'anKc.i. "''' 49, t"'a-Qoes and aa'
Observation-Disclosures dull; analwr. sl.dtlAI N.
fsu, n, Fl;!ids,haa CoFh quiet ahd Unchanged. Onts
" ~ " xr.r.tt,
MSxrntx Tcnn., nct. ii. .-Corroy-,f.r1rt sn,,,
tofc: sales 7aO hal.s; rrscinta. iaf stock, TO- I'll.
pvrrAIo,
nrf!ALn, Oct. II. -tInAts--So tfaea this morning,
, 1877-11-01
'AAL tnteSelt.

By TELEGRAPH.
Axw rokX.
TO the Etst<ya Assoctatsd Petak
Axw YVKx. Oct. 31.-Goll epens dAi ], o. ID
, 1877-11-01
PROVISIONS.


HOG pRonucTS-~cre moss astive and GENERALLY
easter. .hnuxs oKs wcrc quoted nFtucr. The trailing
Wa largely )ncal.
Tho conlsr weather, ani ths fact that hogs weru In
better snppy, a* made tRckeH moro willing u enter
tic MARKET ami ,hry houghk rather freely Yesterday.
With tls tnofntha oFens What II uaeAy known
n tho rcKutar packing aeAsou. though III.
ulaF aud tho irregular aeAson, except IN
hamu. Stocks sra pretty we'll tcducet. aud tue win.
ttFs work btGtHs wtlh very much leAS pfUuct hand
than wa generally capecied would bu thu Tho
prospect Ia MT unfaroFAbe for Acre work. though tt
IL. I'll III r9si.r 1S rss I'll sgr ,s*'0 na
JsFy aa a ..! i!!s sh.se T.
L[: ss'1;r S!s:;*r \ f1!H ~ t.l' .silyi Ar yea.
y o, .t vi u, IL 'aess SsSS
el3.E 4l3 ~ seller lilo yeaE. sid l:ooal2.eaA
i:r,.nc 'as.. pork NJ. quoted Al sli7sa,i.sa and
per i'.iIs md sasS ots were ID, isxsr, lire Ccax
=: tss asfR ss III ~. ss .r
Ii S 81; i: :ss:y :S:; Ii 49,.
Il &c; III ss: s|s :ss;, 'ss;
AkATs3Wtts n .t.o4sr!te tieana fur .matl tots and
s.is Susss Fa snsska e 81 fSsf
large SUPPLY while Erten i9s xsre 4uil an1 saetcf.
7i: 1ss os ~ ~, ~ h hotss - d" at 57hc ~ u % 2.
sT,s; - ss1oEd.';ire .ldes Il 7Ae! bs.rs 10
haHls il uci N hoAIs Tnrk sIu sllra III 7sc, 1tAHU
y, .fx ss!n. !! ic ~ ss.s: 6sso g. !! 7Se
eoAeEi u Tho following FAhXu Of prices;
, 1877-11-01

my 1O()T1S,


FEw fnnk Oct. 1i.-itustncsS continues oulct With
package hnnscs, AMI jphbiun trae sluggish; t4,L,,
Kotha quiet and nnrhanK~i; fancy rrInIs autct hut
thlr1Hxs In faif requests heavy wnct4 flr !I yr,r
au, 6snnes in steady lsnanLs toreixn puo;t4 quet.
, 1877-11-01

1PtAts Hthft
Previous week.. 7tfl+ ND u, tlJ, 7a7
INSPECTION or WHEAT.
The following table exhibits tho inspection of
wheat knto st0rc In this city for the past three
months, M compared with tho corresponding tlmc
iu the previous threo years, ~ complied by i. II.
}utlNr. ENO.:
, 1877-11-01

CHICAGO MILWAUKEE, t. ST. PAUL RAILWAY,
Union hepol. corner Madison aud canatsts Tirkrt
once q snuth Ca1x'ss.. oppoatto sherman ilolws,
, 1877-11-01

CHICAGO. ST. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS LIME
Jicket onccs u! CaEk.st. and n knkie-stfret Uep,
, 1877-11-01

rn'iMan Hotel Cars rim through. het wern Eli.
nt !iH3l a. N. ~ n "-N
Eonther road rms THilmaa or any Other form VI
hOtcl cart west Df EhcASr. -
n-Tlcput curncr Or Wells AnI ElnEtc.AM.
b-1)eHot corner 0f CanA1 anil kiH1ie.a,4
, 1877-11-01


hhneas Elty q !!enfff FAST Ell sI1h q. IN. b ION
~. LOUIS q entthRnei1 Ef..- h1nh M Raslp. ~.
-. LOUIS, ttTlnslell e lh1a4 MstSl D ~. 4t1A,
lCktn and Peoria Fnat E1prtia b:lsA III. b j,lh III
lrpsia. kcDkuk 4 Burlington D;tar in 7p, l. tIt
Chicago 4 fasIcHh IT, Il. Ex.s uas,u u. In H,rpD nj
EtrPRt1r, f.nrOn, WAllItuI FIX sllEln H. IN. Hilp III
Juliet Dwight ACeUtnhllAth 6tlHI H. III, = V;uA IN
, 1877-11-01

CHICAGO ALTON 4 BT. LOUIS AND uH1gAgo
KAM4AB CITY L DENVER BHORT LINES.
Union Dep9t, Vest sic, ncnr sAItAonst. hrtlsr aut
TKenfy'tbtfl.tt Ticket Oaicc. III ltaatlulnh.st.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-12
Primary Election.

A correspondent of the Banner is an
earnest advocate of q primary election
for Franklin county. He says:
| I'M compelled TO take issue with
Voter" on his advocacy of the conven-
ton system. 1t is an unpopular plan
and for this reason acne it should not
be adopted. 1t is open for tGc practice
of trickery, a thing that can't be SEQ
of any other plan. The arguments as
to A, B., c. and D., used by Voter"
won't do. He says if A., B., c. and D.
are candidates before o primary cleo
ton and A., B. and G. get Il hundred
votes each, and d. gets n hundred
and ten, that D. is the rominee against
the three hundred votes cast for A, B.
and c., and therefore it is unfair. Ii it
is unfair then general elections are I'M
fair, for the same would in all proba-
bility occur in a general election; yet
every one admits that the highest vote
is the test in a general election. Now
as to getting bad men into Office: if a
bad man has friends enough to vote
him in at a primary, the same number
can vote his friends in as delegates to a
convention. VOTER No. 2.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-12
RegistratiOn Notice.

The Board Of Registration of Lincoln
county will open the registration books for
the several election precincts IN Lincoln
county on the days and the places follow
ing:
July 10th, at EIlzy's store, in Beat 5,
for Macedonia Precinct.
July 18th, at Caseyyille, in Beat 5.
18th, at Hymau'sshee shed, Beat !,
for Adams Camp Ground Precinct
July Goth, at Lard's mill, in Beat 4.
August 9th, at Boguechitto, Beat /.
7th, at Male Academy, Brookha-
ven, for Warren's precinct.
August 8;h, at Courthouse.
9th, at Montgomery, Beat /.
10th, at Little Bahatice, Beat ..
18th, at Fair River Store, {"
18th and 18th, at Halls old
place alias j. J. McDavitt's, Beat 8, for
Halls Precinct.
August 10th and 18th, McComb's school
house, for McComb's School House Pre-
cinct.
The territory embraced in the McComb's
school house Precinct consists Of township
5, range Q, east; also q Of township 8,
range S, east.
The territory embraced in Halls Pre-
clncI consists of township 9, range 9, east,
and Cd of township 6, range s, cast.
At the Courthouse, for review, Oct. 3let
and Nov. 1st, I'd, Sd and 5Ih.
The boundaries of the Election Precincts
remain as they were established last year.
except McComb School House Precinct
and Halls Precinct.
The last five days are for correction of
all errors and mistakes, and to register
those who, from any cause, failed to regis
ter at their precincts.
\ complete new registration is required
in Beat 8 on account of a change in the
precincts.
By order ofthe Board of Registration.
W. H. HARTLEY, President.
June 2S-3t.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-12
No Radical Ticket.

The Republican Executive Commit,
tee met in Jackson last Saturday, pro.
mulgated an address to the people and
resolved that no Convention should be
held O candidates nominated. The
despoilers have at last concluded that
the Democrats having possession OF
Mississippi would not relinquish then
hold. The yandals have judged cor>
rectly. Their hold on the impoverished
people 10 broken never again to be re-
newed. We publish the following ex-
tracts from the address:
Your committee after carefully con
sidering the situation and prospect, and
after a very general consultation with
leading ine1lbers of the party through.
out the State, have deliberately o II
cluded to recommend that no State
Convention of the Republican party
shall be held in Mississippi this year,
and that no candidates be nominated.
The facts of history speak for them
selves; Fraud, intimidation and Cto-
teace haze practically distrauchised
The Republican party IN This State,
and until the time shall come when we
can stand erect in any presence as free
men apd assert and enforce cur rights
ct the ballot box, we believe it to be
the part of wisdom to refrain from the
unequal and hopeless contest.
A host of heroes much more numer-
Gus than tie members of the Republi-
can party in Mississippi have, in days
gone by, laid down their lives to save
their country. We can well afford to
sacrifice our party organization upon
the same altar. and leave the solution
of the problem to those who have the
power to solve it.
What martyrs have the Republicans
become to save the country! II
sounds foolish to hear men talk about
saving a country which they had been
robbing and plunderipg for years. Save
the country! What for? That they
may get another chance to depiete it,
Ell?
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-12
II; votes, 68.
aTONE.
Onward and Upward.

The rate at which the circulation OF
TIE LEDGER is increasing is astonish.
ing. During the last two months sew
eral hundred names have been added
to our books, and new subscriptions
ore coming in daily. In a few weeks
We will add a power press to our estab.
lishment, it being almost impossible tc
print the edition on a hand press.
The business Of The LEDGER was
never as good as to-day, as its columns
will show, and its prospects for the flu
tnre are decidedly bright and encourag
ing.
The paper has been a success since
its first issue, and if it has pleased its
numerous readers in the past, it will de
light them still more in the future, for
it will improve with each week.
We feel and know that to u coun.
try friends, as we'll as to Il town
folks, we are greatly indebted for the
large circulation the paper enjoys. BY
recommending it to their neighbors
they have greatly assisted in its %circula-
ton, and we osk that they "tire not in
well doing"
THE LEDGER has the largest circula>
ton of any paper South of Jackson,
and sends more papers through Lincoln
county than all other journals published.
We will continue to publish all the
news, besides stories, jokes, agrlcultu-
raj notes, articles suited for the family
cir lie, etc, and would thank sll who
think the paper meritorious to speak a
good word for it.
Rev. Fl. T. johnson says "THE
LEDGER is IL Of the best family news
papers published in the South west
and he is supposed to be good anthori-
ty.
Roll on the subscribers.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-12
The Annexation Scheme.

There is a good deal of talk now aboui
a fight with Mexico, and if hostilities
are declared it is thought that some Of
the Mexican States will be annexed tc
this country. telegram from Wash.
ington says:
4 large lobby composed of flibuster.
ers and holders of border depreciation
claims, rowing spectators and odven-
turers generally from various parts of TN
| Union, is still at work here, endeavo
ing to manufacture sentiment III favor
OF the annexation schemes, and to com
nit the government to some warlikt
policy which shall demand of Mexico
indemnity for the past and security fol
the future,
They make no p~erceptible progress
but continue their efforts in the hope
that some conflict may occur between
Trevino and Ord near the Rio Grande.
and that war may be thus precipitGed
between the United States and the Diaz
government, in which ease the filibus>
tiers joining with Lerdo, might have
a chance to obtain and hold possession
of the Northern States, with a view tc
ultimate annexation to this country.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-12
Sci Ills Right.

The editor of the VicksbMg Com
mercial is catching mp with the news.
He copies the following paragraph from
a letter Published in The LEDGER OF
June 2Sth:
When Gen. Humphreys left the Gov
errors chair to Il military despot, he re-
tired to privacy, aud never once made
an effort to rally the demoralized and
scattered ranks of his followers.
He comments as follows, evidently
under the impression that he is reply
ing to an editorial:
AK the men who did the rallying and
inaugurated the movement by which
Mississippi was redeemed from Radical
rule what Gen. Humphreys did? But,
then, neither Gen. Humphreys nor his
followers entered into the disarmament
movement, nor stumped the State for
Alcorn, and that ia probably what The
LEDGER means by q rally of the demon
allied and scattered ranks.
The Commercial is not as well posts
ed as it should be. The editor of THE
LEDGER stood by honest old Ben. in
his opposition to the disarmament poll
cy and made a relentless warfare upon
both Alcorn and Ames during the cam
paign following the disbandment Con
vention. He remembers distinctly Of
printing several thousand county ticks
cts that fall headed, "For Governor,
Ben. G.. Humphreys" of voting one
himself and causing hundreds of 9TH
ers, who would not take the 'losser OF
the evils" to vote the same way. For
particulars we refer him to Gen. Huns
phreys or Maj. McCardle.
We would not cast one reflection on
Gen. Humphreys, for there is no man
in the State we esteem more highly.
He is the soul of honor, and would
make q Governor that all would be
proud Of.
AS The LEDGER DID not make the re-
mark with which it stands charged by
the Commercial, the response that
neither Gen. Humphreys nor his follow
ers entered.,into the disbandment move
ment, o stumped the State for Acorn,
and that is probably what TIE LEDGER
means by a rally of the demoralized
and scattered ranks is wholly out of
place. We ask the Commercial to set
ua RIGHT.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-12
a Mormon Brother.

1t is stated that the brother Of Sec
rotary of War McCrary is a Mormon
Well, suppose lie is, that doesn't affec
the Secretary. OF course no body be
lieves the following report of an inter
view with the Secretary's brothers son
but it will do to read:
He said his father had taken hi
second wife about eighteen months ago
She was q widow named Thornton, ant
had a batch OF yorng ones by her for
mer husband. But Lord! you ought tt
have seen the rumpus mother kicked "
when the old mar let out that he was
going to marry a second. She hit hin
on the snout with a rolling pin, broke {
wash pitcher oven his head, tore his
best Sunday go-to-meeting coat tC
strips and threatened to break his back
if ever he brought No. 2 to her house.
| tell you, there was lots Of fun for 8 lit.
tie while; now It'll all over. MotherhRG
to give III.