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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
LATEST TElEaRAPHic E W
Ross Tweed Makes o Public Con-
fessl0n.
Hall. Wood and Other Zig Hen
implicated in the New
York Robbery.
The Eastern War-.-Bulness Flat
in London.

New York, April 17.-Iweed has
made a confession, going back to 1867.
Oakley Halls name figures IN the nara
tive. Many names and the corrupt ex-
penditure of much money are men
toned. The pames include Woodln,
Frost. Ellwood, Broad, Winslow, Wood,
Blood, Morgan, and all members OF the
State Senate. It gives the circnm-
stances of the spoils between himself,
Sweeny, Hall, Connolly and Woodward.
II duplicates Garvey, Ingersoi, DAVID
son. Watson, and q majority OF the
members of the Board of Supervisors,
among them Jno. Fox, James Hayes,
Henry Smith and Isaac j. Oliver. May
or Halls proportion was ten per cent.
He shared throughout in all the profits
and was in fnn collision with all the
various system Of the frauds, and was
fully aware of the fraudulent nature OF
the contracts presented for his sigma
ture.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Russian ar
nv will probably advance i'll the follow
ing order: The right wing, which is
the weakest portion. crosses Dnieper at
Chateyne and goes along the Austrian
frontier to Pashanay; the centre goes
by rail to P~ashanay, the left wing, the
strongest, will cross the Danube be-
tween Rem and Ismali.
LONDON, April 17.-Business on the
stock exchange to-day is flat.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1877.
Administration circles are Jubllant
tonight, over dispatches received from
Louisiana, which express great conf
dence that existing difficulties will be
adjusted to take effect tomorrow.
The Cabinet discussed the extra SEES.
sion. 1t had been concluded to call the
session June 4, but to-day calling it or
May II or dispensing with it altogether,
were considered at some length, with,
out ordering a change in the origina
programme.
LONDON. April ia Reuter- dispatch
from st. Petersburg, says the Czal
leaves for the army almost immediate
ly. He will %confine himself to inspect
ing,,the troops and will not take part IL
the campaign.
The order of the day, announcing {
declaration of war, has not been issued
In official quarters it is represented that
the present situation compels Russia.
in a certain degree, to act single hand
ed.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 17.-Gen. Ig'
natieff will accompany the Gear tc
Kischeneff. 1t is expected war will be
declared at Kischeneff on April Il.
A Reuter- dispatch from Buchares'
reports a movement of the Russian
army from kischeneff towards Urghen
has made considerable progress. The
troops at the points IF concentration
near the Roumaniau frontier are being
continually reinforced, ard troops from
the interior are Glling the positions
vacated Ivy those going to the front.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
Can't. Gwin for Auditor.

We are informed that Capt. s. Gwin,
of Monticello. will be q candidate be-
fore the State Convention for Auditor.
Capt. Gwin is abundantly..qualified for
the position, is an unfinching Demo
crat and has done good work for the
success of the party. The people OF
South Mississippi would be gratified at
his nomination.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
lamar at

Lamar's home is in Oxford, Miss. lie
lives in great serenity with his wife n
two Children boy and a girl-the lat
ter reproducing the fathers's intellec-
tual aspirations, the former more Ct the
gay, though4less, rough-riding. devil
may-care Southern of the old time, In
this Oxford home there is contentment
with or without the stalled OK. 1t has
seen the dinner of herbs in its day,
When the country had been wasted by
war, Lamar, like his neighbors, was
totally without substance. " ashtng-
ton Letter.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

FROM a telegram to the Cincinnati
Enquirer we see that W. J. L. Hol>
land, of the Holly Springs Reporter, Is
reported rs among The missing guests
of the Southern Hotel, and fears are en-
tertained that he persisted in the flames.
AS the Holly Springs papers say nothing
about it, we take it the report is untrue.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

JuDaR J. NJ. SMYLIE was of the
lawyers employed in the Gaines case.
The Magnolia Herald says Judge Smy-
lie, E. A. Banford and F. Perrin s1lc-
ceeded ID proving the lost win, and the
great Gaines ease vas thus placed upon
q footing which has secured to Mrs.
Gaines whatever success she has since
achieved.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
EsuIn ing of the Southern Moaei.

On the night of the 10th inst, the
Southern Hotel. of st. Louis, II OF
the finest houses in this country, was
completely consumed by fire. and fifteen
or twenty people were burned alive.
The fire broke out about 2 O'Clock in the
morning, and before the boarders could
be awaked every story of the house
six-was on fire. The shrieks of the
women and children were heart-rending.
Some escaped by the hall and stairways,
but a great number were borne out
through the windows by the firemen.
Many became frantic and jumped from
their rooms to the roofs and pavcments
below, to break their necks or dash ont
their brains. Hardened sinners begged
! God for mercy as the lurid flames shot
upward as though to kiss the skies, and
the groans of the wounded and dying
made the awful scene Of grandeur sad
and appalling. The death list is res
ported as follows: Rev. A. Il. Adams,
of England, George Frank Gourley,
Henry Hazen, Mrs. w. S.. Stewart,
Charles Lienan, Andrew Eitman, II. j,
CLARK and wife, Kate Reilly, Kate Do
Ian and Msry Moran, servants, and
VIM. Felix Minister, OF England, the
latter a suicide, committed under de-
rangement brought on by intense excite.
ment. The building cost $l,00O,O0t
and was partially insured.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

VIZ learn that correspondence has
been going on between Hon. Luke Lee.
u. S. District Attorney, and SOME Of
the citizens of our county, which will
probably eliminate in the postpone
ment OF the pending criminal suit
against our fellow. citizens.-fvyette
Chronicle.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

Mr.. r. H. HENRY, of the BRooKHA-
VEN LEDGER, has procured the services
Of Mr.. j. d. Burke, a gentleman of ga
pacity and journalistic experiences, as
associate editor. The LEDGER under
Mr.. Henry's management, has been an
interesting, live paper, and we are glad
to see is in n prosperous condition.
III eridian homestead
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

CAPT. J. D. BURKE is now associate
editor of the BRooKHAvEN LEDaER-K.
III. Henry, editorrin-chief and proprsss
tor. Capt. Burke is 4 good wI1taSend
an excellent newspaper man. His pom
n~ection with The LEDGER will add ton>
siderably to its present popularity. HIS
numerous friends out here are glad to
know that he is again in harness, wish
him all success, and will extend him
hearty support.-F5.ankhn Banner.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

Mosr of the papers Of the State are
opposed to supporting any man for Of
fee who voted for Fewel's, newspaper
crushing bill. 1t strikes us that that is
in accordance with the eternal ftnesc
Of things.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
Commissioners Safe.

Bentonville Taylor,l ,.- ,r
ys. Decree June ", 1910, IoT
]. B. Deason ct al. sl98 i.
By virtue of a decree OF the Chancery Court
or Lincoln county, | will on Monday, May H., Tb,
at the Courthouse door in Brookhaven, sell at
public auction. for cash to the highest bidder,
the following property, for payment OF SAID de-
CT e and costs of said suit, to-wit: Lots 9, 10, II
anu IL, in square or block Q, in the town OF
Brookhaven. j. NJ. bUChLE1,
AMI. 19--4L. L. COMMISSIONER.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
German MiVet.

This is the best variety of seed grown in TIE
South at this season for hay. 1t VIII yield more
PEI acre in less time than any other variety. 1t
should be sown in Ap.il, May or June. From
two to three tons OF good hay IS the usual yield
D r acre, ten weeks from time of planting. Three
racks OF seed are required for an acre OF ground.
For sale in quantities to suit by 5. L. VIRGINS
SEED STORE, 9S Gravier Street, New Orleans.
Apl 12-lm.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
photOgrdphic Gallery,

Twill copy and enlarge old pictures OF
deceased persons. ! guarantee to do first
class work cheaper than any other gallery
in the city, or ever in the South. l guar
antee satisfaction or no pay. Hoping to
receive Il liberal portion of the pnblic pat
ronage ] am. Very respectfully,
Apl. 12-6m. j. FRAZIER.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
Great Reduction In Prices !

Cable Screw Wire Shoes at s.; Sewed Caters
ct IS. ! also keep constantly on hand a large as
sortment of mems, ladies' and children's wear
which | offer at the lowest figures. Mems
Bachelor Star Brogans at 81 80. All country or
ders will receive prompt attention. Give Inc a
trial. | guarantee, satisfaction. j. POKORNY,
103 st. Charles Street, New Orleans.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
The Gomsn l>sion ssuhsmiis N Kel.an

'E1he Commission sIa b su liz N kel.an
The Louisiana Commission has pre-
eented u proposition to the Ni-holls aud
Packard Legislatures, which the form
er has accepted, with a slight amend
ment. II is not supposed hat the
Packard body viii accept the PROPOSE
ton, and if it refuses to do so the Com
mission will probably return without
making further efforts to bring about n
settlement between the two ~cuntending
parties. The proposition OF the Com
mission ia this: The one bandrea and
four members OF the Lower Honse and
thirty, three members of the Senate.
whose election ia not disputed, should
be brought together in one body, and
that the general assembly Thus consti-
tnted should pass upon TIE qnalilicn
tions of contested members, and thus
recognized, should compose conflicts
in the coordinate branches OF the gov
ernment.
As there is no compromise to make it
would probably be we'll if the PROPOSE
ton is accepted. II the Packard men
agree to the plan, The Senate will stand
twenty Democrats to sixteen Republi-
cans, the House will stand sixty-two
Democrats and Conservatives and fifty
seven Republicans, and on joint ballot
there will be eighty-two Democrats and
Conservatives to seventy three Eepub'
%licans. Ii tAe proposition is accepted
Nichols will be declared Governor and
the Democrats will have the power to
send two Senators to the United States
Senate, and the troops will be removed.
LATEST. -Packard's Legislature has
refused To accent the proposition.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

Should not be regarded as q trif-
ling a~ilment-in fact nature de-
mands the utmoAt regularity Of
the bowels, and any deviation
from this demand paves the way
often to serious danger. 1t is
quite as necessary to remove i'm
nure ~acoumulations from the bow
els as it is to eat or steep, q no
health can be expected where y
positive habit Of body prevails.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
Sick Headache

This distressing affection occurs most fire.
~quenfly. The disturbance Of the stomach, arisr
ing from the lmperfectly digested contents,
causes q severe pain IN the head, accompanied
with disagreeabie nauses, and this constitutes
what is popularity known as Sick Headache.
]. IL. ZElLIN 4 Co,
Sole props. simmons Liver Regulator, Phila-
delpnia. aAN- = "a 49, Nov. 2-1yr.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
Fred's R,.tdurdnt 6 LOdO-
ina House,

Fred. Hellmers & VIM. Troegel, Props,
106 St. Charles Street, New Orleans.
This House is Open Day & Night.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
rLodging 50. Single room &c or 81. tApl5tf.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

How many suffer torture day after day, max
ing life 4 burden and robbing existence of I'll
pleasure, owing to the secret suffering from
allies, Yet relief is ready to the hand of almost
any one who will use Systematically the rene-
DIV that has permanently cured thousands. No
drastic, violent purge, but q gentle assistant to
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
Sf,nued OF. Stolen

From the residence Of the undersigned, IN
Brookhayen, on March 30th, a Bright Bay Mare,
bold face, some white spots on hind legs, medi-
leading 10 her recovery will be literally. reward
ed. ANIoNi oho"N
apiis-3t
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

Ask the recovered dyspeptics, Bilious suffer
ers, victims of fever and ague, the mercurial
diseased patient, how they recover health
cheerful spirits and good appetite they viii tel
rnn Nv taEinn simmons Liver ReQnlatnr
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
IF. FEH&E.S'E1EEED
DEALER IN
MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS
1856 Canal Street, NEW ORLEANS,

Would most respectfully solicit the patronage
orthe Ladies Of Br0okhIven and vicinity. He
guarantees satisfaction either ny mail or pc SON
al dealings. apl Fly.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
BAD BREATH!

Nothing is 80 unpleasant, nothing so common
as bad breath anu in nearly every case il comes
from the stomach, and can be so easily corrected
Ii You take simmons Liver Regulator. DO not
neglect so sure a remedy for this repulsive dis
order. It will also improve your appetite, coin
nlexinn. and geneia al health.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
SAVE YOUR

money and we will do all the above under con-
tract. Gentlemen who have lost their hair and
beco me bald-headed, can by the use of the SAINT
article create a growth of new hair all over the
bald spot. 1t will also arrest the hair from fall
ing out and cleanse the scalp from %dandruff; IL
will give q growth to whiskers and moustache,
AID as a fragrant hair dressing il has no superior.
Many persons are ready to cry "humbug,s, but,
gentlemen, you have Your
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
CCGAN'S CLOTHING HOUSE,
10 Canal Street, New Orleans,
THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE SOUTII,r

FEW OF L PRICES:
Durable business suits, from 5 s 80 10 si2 90
Neat cassinie e quits, from to ID 90
French flannel suits, from ~ 90 TO Is 90
Elegant diagonal suits, from 13 90 TO 10 50
ID. ess black suits, from Is 90 to q 90
Square cut sack coats, from 5 90 TO 0 90
Prince Albert frock coats, from s go to IA 90
Stylish cashmere pants, tom 275t 10 $50
English wOrstcd pants, +. ON 80 To 100
Black dOeskin pants, from 450to $50
Everlasting jeans pants, from so to 276
Fashion tble dfess vests. from So to 50
Boys school and dress suits, from 450to 100
Light and heavy overco2ts, rom 100 to IL 90
Alsoa special line of Imported Cloths, CASH
meres. Diagonals and Black Dress Cloths for
those VINO wish to have their clothing made 10
order at equally low prices.
COGAN'S CLOTHING HOUSE,
10 Canal Street, BIT. the & river,
New Orleans.
Open until 1 O'Clock p. M. on Sundays. [apl IL ly
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
Cheap, Cheaper, Cheapest d!
Stores for Rent.

OJU5'eS y JlcFtts
/ offer for rent my two stores on Chero-
kee street.; the one now used as a postoiflce
aud the one formerly occupied BY M Can
toni. They are in good repair, and have
good counters and shelves. -
J. N. SCHWALL.
Brookhaven, April 18th, l877-lt.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
Maitri0 AntidOte &c CHilIs d
Fever Cure.

i. Convinced, from an accurate and close
observation in the wards of the Great
Charity Hospital, Of the s~alutary effects Of
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

OF RANKIN COUNTY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-12-12
The Conduct Of Life.

Be it good that We do, let US do it,
Giving soul and our strength to the deed;
Let US pierce the hard rock and pass through 1t,
And compass the thing that we need.
Does Fate, as a dark cloud, hang over,
And cover our heads from the light?
Does hate mark the heart Of the lover?
Must wrong be the victor of right?
Yet in Fate there is freedom for each one
70 make or to maj as he will;
And the bolts of i'll fortune that reach one
May MAIN, but they never shall kill.
Ever onward and upward pursuing
The aim that is thine for the day,
Adding strength to thy strength by thy doing,
Thou shat. gain it, nor faint by the way.
And though thou art busiest with small things,
Though mental thy labor may be,
Do thy utmost in that and in all things,
Thou still shalt be noble and free.
Dost thou love? let it be with full measure;
Nor mingle with GOODNESS or hate
OF others the joy Of thy pleasure,
The passion that crowns thy estate.
Be to every man just and to woman
Be gentle, and tender and true;
For thine own do thy best but for no man
Do less than brother should do.
SO living thy days full to number,
In peace thou shalt pass to the grave;
Thou shalt lie down and rest thee, and slumber,
Beloved by the good and the brave.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-12-12
Lynch LaW-ItS Origin.

James Lynch was mayor of Galway.
Ireland, in 1473. He had made several
voyages to Spain, and on one occasion
brought home with him the son of q re-
spectacle Spanish merchant, named
Gomez. Walter Lynch, the only son of
the mayor of Galway, was engaged to q
beautiful young lady of good family and
fortune. Preparatory to the nuptials
the mayor gave a splendid entertain
ment, at which young Lynch faucied his
intended bride viewed his Spanish friend
with too much regard. He accused his
beloved Agnes of unfaithfulness to him,
and she, irritated at his injustice, dis
dained to deny the charge, and they
parted in anger. On the following
night, while Walter Lynch slowly passed
the residence of Agnes, he observed
young Gomez to leave the house, he
having been invited by her father to
spend that evening with him. In the
madness of jealousy Lynch rushed on
his unsuspecting friend, who fled to q
solitary quarter Of the town near the
shore. Lynch maintained the pursuit
till his victim had nearly reached the
waters edge, when he overlook him,
and stabbed him to the heart, and threw
the body into the sea, which cast it back
again on the shore, where it was found
and recognized the following morning.
The wretched murderer surrendered him
self; and his father, being chief magis-
trate of the town, entrusted with the
power of life and death, found himself
obliged to condemn his son to death.
On the night preceding his execution,
his mother went to the heads OF her
family and prevailed on them to attempt
a rescue. The morning of the execution
an immense crowd had assembled, who
cried loudly for mercy to the culprit.
The mayor exhorted them to submit to
the laws; but, finding them determined
on a rescue, he, by a desperate victory,
overcame parental feelings. and finding
that his efforts to accomplish the ends Of
justice in the usual place, and by the
usual hands, were fruitless, he became
executioner himself, aud, from the win
dows of his own house, launched his un-
fortunate son into eternity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-12-12
6 Remember and RecOllect."

Remember md recollect are used
Interchangeable as if theywere synonyms
and the preference seems to be most
generally given to the latter. But they
are not synonymous, and the distinction
between them is an important one,
which ought to be preserved: That
which lies in our memory at hand, ready
for use at any moment, we remember,
but we also really do remember much
that does not lie at hand, that We cannot
find in our minds storehouse on the
instant; and this we try to re~collect, that
is, to re-collect. Therefore, the express
sion, I don't remember, but I will try to
recollect, is not only correct, but it sets
forth o condition of the mind expressible
in no other way, and to speak of which
we have frequent necessity. The ability
to do so will be impaired, if not alto
gether lost, when the distinction between
the two words is done away.-Richard
Grant White.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-12-12
Another Formidable Russian Foe.

A Bucharest correspondent writes : A
thing of greater gravity then is generally
supposed-the spread of Nihatism in
the Polish provinces-is occupying the
attention of Austrian, Russian, and
Roumanian statesmen. The sect Of the
NShilistes has hitherto been confirmed
exclusively to Russia proper. Of the
precise nature of their tenets and as
pirations no one can speak positively, all
that is known being that, as their name
implies, their creed is based upon the
negation of everything involving the
principles OF law in the State. Believ-
ing neither in God nor the evil one,
these people strike at the head of all
authority, the sovereign. They cannot
be classed with the Communists, and
yet, to gain their ends, they are said to
be affiliated to that great nursery of
the Commune, the Internationale. Un-
like, too, the French Radicals. these
NShilistes recruit their numbers in all
classes of society. Two thousand of
them are at this moment in the prisons
of Moscow and st. Petersburgh, and
among these are found, not only students
of the public schools, but respectable
merchants, high officers of the army in
active service, and sven young girls of
good family and, in other respects un-
furnished reputation. These last are,
indeed, particularly fanatical and active
in the propagation of their dogmas, and,
according to the avowal of their fellow
prisoners themselves, may be clssed in
the category of their most energetic
adopts. The act of accusation against
those now arrested contains some de-
tails upon the organization OF the
"circles in st. Petersburgh, Moscow,
Kief, Kazan, and Odessa, but the cen
trail committee has not yet been dis
covered, and it would seem that all the
different sections of the society act In
dependently Of each other, although in
accordance with programme elaborated
in common. Among a packet of letters
seized in the apartments of a medical
student in st. Petersburgh was found a
his
colleague at Kazan, in which it is urged
that. as the Nihitistes are not yet In O
position to act by force, they should
profit by the critical situation Of the
government, whose authority has been
shaken by the recent military disasters,
and should work upon the public opinion
by political demonstrations at the funer-
ais of their comrades, and on the arrival
of the trains containing wounded SOL
diera. In consequence of this revela-
ton, and of others which caused the
arrest of many of the gang residing in
the provinces, the bodies of all the
prisoners who die in the military hos
pitfalls are inferred during the night
without other witnesses than the nurses
on duty in the ward. Considerably ex-
cited by the imminence of this danger,
so menacing to society, augmented as it
is by the feeling of discomfort which is
gradually pervading the masses, the
police are taking stringent measures.
All public meetings are forbidden,
domiciliary visits are made discretionary
with the police, and the press is sub
mitted to a censorship which is almost
arbitrary in its severity.