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The Portland daily press., 1878-09-05
MARRIED..

In this city, Sept 2, by Rev. Mr.. Hayden, at New
Jerusalem Church, g. E. Sylvester, M. D., and Miss
Mary E. Clary.
In this city, Sept. at the residence of the brides
father. by Rev. A. p Tinker of Auburn, DIR. Wallace
X. Cakes of Auburn and Miss Emma e. Dyer of
Portland.
In Auburn. Aug. II, Frank A. Hackett and Miss
Iva E. Tobin.
In Augusta, Aug. a. Chas e. Mulliken and Miss
Vesta A. Bailey.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-05
Boston Stock Market.

Daily Domestic Receipts.
BY water conveyance-1000 bush corn meal to G
w True s. Co.
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s. Lackawanna. 5000 shares Western Union, 1900
shares Union Pacific, 27OO shares Michigan Central,
2260 New York Central
The following were the closing quotations OF Gov
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-05
MARINE NEWS,
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Wednesday, Sept. A.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Franconia, Bragg. New York-pissen-
gers and mdse to Henry Fox.
Steamer New York, Winchester, Boston for East
port and st John. NIB.
Sch Angola, Wooster, Philadelphia to order.
Sch Baker, Gchrist, Hoboken--nails to Emery
& Warehouse.
casset.
Sch Charlie & Willie, -, Cheryfeld-ge neral
cargo to order
Sch Mariett Weber, Round Pond
sen Ianiscott. Thurlow, Deer Isle for Boston.
sen volant, Murch. Ellsworth for Boston.
sens Henry A, Wade, and California, Kaler, Wal
CLEARED.
Sch Archer q Reeves, Smith, Kennepec to load for
Philadelphia Nickerson g Son.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Sid FIN Gottenburg Aug "a, brig Shasta, Brown, for
United States.
Ar at London Sd inst, barque David Chaplin Bunk
Sid I'm Dartmouth Sept 8, brig M wiswsll, Glow
MEMORANDA.
Sch David Ames, Ames. at New York from Carde.
mas reports Aug 20, off Cape Lookout, took a heavy
squal ON NV lost foresail, jib, flying jib, and both
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-05
FOREIGN PARrs

dleton. Port Elizabeth. ' o''q"' oeo Area'' rem
Brovn m Mnong Hong July 10, barque Rosetta MoNe
Cardiff. 'AP 'ou'noin Cross, uugnes,
Nm IN port July Is, ship Sumner R Mead, Dixon. for
Eroro ak; Darques Neversink, Parstow, for San
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-05
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Rice " fb. -. TO 8
Saleratus.
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bush. ODD 2 90 q 2 81
Bonalre. >. =.
Cadiz, 6u.pd. 2 90 a 2 rs
Cadiz in bind 1 SIG It's
Liverpool,
Duty paid. 1 so a 1874
In bond. :. 1 37a@ ITS
Grind butter II ~ box
|Liv.fine sack l 70 a 200
Glover, b. -. SO 81
Red Top bag 2 90 a 2 IS
HI. Grass, bu. 1 30 a 16O
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
oilers Chapter.

A Boston special says: W. E. Chan
der was in town yesterday. He talked
freely in relation to his recent letter.
Referring to the statement that his let
ter did not contain proof of the serious
impntations which he had lately made
against the President as to bargain with
the Sonth, by. which he stepped into
oficef Mr.. Chandler said he thought he
had made very plain and direct state
ments indeed, and he felt no doubt
whatever, unless answered, they wonld
carry conviction wherever they were
candidly considered. His attention
being called to n published statement,
that if he choose to reveal what he
knew concerning the count in Florida.
MI. Hayes would forfeit his seat. Mr..
Chandler said that statement was en-
tirely without authority.
The vote in Florida, he said, was Just
as fairly cast for Hayes as was that of
Massachusetts. only by a smaller major
ity. 1t was we'll known. he said, that
he was a resident of Florida at the time,
and knows whereof he speaks d..
Referring to other suggestions thrown
ont, that he wat keeping a good deal in
reserve, he said: II do not suppose for
n moment that 1 have exhausted all the
information I may have acquired in the
conrse of a lifetime in this letter, but l
have put forward, so far as l thought
necessary the whole truth in the matter
referred to, at least all that was called
for by the OCCASION"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
Restoration of silver.

The wretched conspiracy by which
the silver dollar, onr only standard for
nearly half a century, was thrown out
of the coinage, Is coming back to plag-
ne the conspirators. Like Blanqnos
ghost it will not down at the bidding
of all the gold bullionists in christen-
dom. 1t will be restored to honor and
circulation as a legal tender for all
debts. and the gaudy Spectator and
capitalists must be content to accept
payment in the coin not gold, but gold
or silver. as named in the obligation.
The sentiment on this subject is becom-
ing more unanimous and more intense
every dav, and no doubt is expressed in
Washington that the Bland silver bill
Will pass. Then we shall have gold,
silver and greenbacks, so near on a level
as to give us practical resumption, and
general prosperity.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
Nm Rebel Need Apply.

It will be remembered by many that
Ben Butler years ago secured the pas
sage of a law providing that honorabl.y
discharged disabled soldiers should
have the preference in the selection OF
men for positions in the Departments.
In some cases this law has ben com>
piled with, bnt it is not claimed that
the proportion of this class employed
since the law was passed has been any
greater than before. In fact, so far as
the Departments are concerned, the
law, likes Hayes civil service reform,
has been a dead letter. Now however,
Secretary Sherman adds insult to in
Jury by posting the following in the
Treasury under the significant head nc
"No Focuncics:"
"Persons honorably discharged from
the military or naval services by reason
of disability or sickness incurred in the
line of duty shall be preferred for ap-
pointment to civil Office, etc"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03

Our Washington correspondent says:
The plan for the completion Of this
road, of which the company has already
contracted about five hundred miles, res
quires not a dollar from the Govern
ment-asks for nothing except the
guarantee Of interest on its own bonds,
and that guarantee five times
over. 1t asks the Government for it's
c~ountenance not its coin, and at the
same time agrees to such supervisory
control OIL the part of Congress. as will
forever prevent it from discrimination
ard ex'ortion of all kinds. While it's
competition influence upon the present
Pacific road would save the country an
nual millions in exorbitant charges, it
would save the Government other an
nual millions in border protection and
transportation. This last item alone cal
~culating from the sums paid to the
other roads, would more than equal the
amount of the guaranteed interest. 1t
is pleasant to note the fact that the
more this subject is studied. the more
popular it becomes in Congress, and
little doubt remains that the bill now in
the House, providing for the Trunk
line, with an eastern extention to the
Mississippi, will be passed at an early
day. Such a consummation, followed
by the vigorous work of construction,
will do more than anything else to give
prosperity to the West and South.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03

I, Two recent decisions Of the Supreme
Court OF the State in regard to the efh-
cacy of tar titles to lnnds forfeited TO
the State has created q great deal OF
feeling throughout the State, and e '
eral gentlemen have addressed q COM
m~unication to Messrs. Harris 4 George
and Nugent 4 McWillis, distinguished
Attorneys of Jackson, asking their OPP
.inion, a. to the effect Of the decree III
the case of Joshua Green vs.. VIM. H.
Gibbs, ct al. This was a decree affirm
ing the title OF holders Of liquidating
levee scrip as against the State, and at
fecting only the right of the plaintiffs
as against the State; and as only the
State wal made defendant the decision
does not affect the claims OF private
parties. Messrs. George Nugent and
Harris, after reviewing the subject OF
the decision on the case say:
/. In other words, if the title OF the
Liquidating Levee Commissioners be
valid as to any particular tract of land,
the title of the purchaser under the de-
cree will also be valid; if the title, for
any reason, be invalid. it will remain
invalid not Notwithstanding the decree.
Ne man is bound to produce any tax
receipt to the Auditor or the Treasurer,
nor is he injured in anywise as to his
right or title to his property by failnre
to do 30. Every man who has paid his
taxes may safely neglect to pay any at
tention to the decree, or any supposed
title that the Liquidating Leyee Com
missionera may have through Il sale to
them when the tai has been paid. But
If he has not paid, he had better re.
deem.
They then .allude TO another import,
ant decision of the Supreme Court, ipf
hvolvlng levee district lands and othei
lsnds alike, as follows.
In view -of. the recent decision Of the
| Supreme Court in another case-Vir-
den vs.. Bowers, by which all tax sales
have been held valid where the assess
ment WAS regular, and the tax bad not
been paid; a tax deed on ones land has
become somewhat a rather serious mat
ter-rather more than a mere cloud OF
his title. 1t is well, therefore, for al
persons who own lands which have been
sold for taxes, to look closely into the
matter of seeing that they have paid
their taxes, and if they have, then Of
preserving the evidence of payments;
aud wen when they have the receipts,
then in view of the danger of losing
them. it would be wise to produce them
and have the tax>sale cancelled, 80 fal
as to destroy this cloud on their title
but no man is bound TO do this, and
may. if he sees proper. take the risk OF
preserving his evidence of payment,
which. whenever produced, will invalid
ate the sale.
We are surprised to learn, rs one OF
MS learned from you last night, that an
impression had gone abroad that the
decree above referred to, had the effect
in the slightest degree to prejudice OF
in any wise impair the right of any per
sons to lands claimed by the Liquidat'
ing Levee Board. since it is one of the
plainest principles of law. that no man,
rights can be affected in the least by
n Judgment or a decree to which he has
not been made a party.
. Yours truly,
j. q. GEORGE,
W. L. NUGENr,
, W. p. HARRIS.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
Read Ii.

We return thanks to T. B.. Peterson
& Bros, publishers. of Philadelphia.
Pa, for a copy of "The Red Hill
Tragedy, by Mrs. E. d. E. n. South
worth. This is Il novel of unusual
power and of thrilling interest. The
characters are all original, and are
drawn with a master hand, and actual
ly appeared to live and before us,
while the moral is an excellent one, cal
culated to do good to all its readers.
1t is gracefully written and artistically
constructed, and is entirely worthy OF
the reputation of the gifted a%uthoress,
and of a place beside the rest of the de-
lightful romances written by her, which
have so charmingly beguiled the leisure
hours of legions of readers wherever
the English language is spoken. Price
fifty cents.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
The Senatorial Outlook.

A statement is current that rs soon as
the Senate meets, q resolution will be
offered proposing to inquire into the le-
gality of Buffers election, with the
hope, it is said, of uniting the Repub-
lican majority ultimately to declare the
seat vacant. The Republican leaders
hold that Butler was not legally elected;
but VIC do not see what they expect to &C
complish by attempting to expell him.
Should they succeed, Gov. Hampton
would re>appoint HIM.
The Republicans may yet find that
their talk about expelling a Democrat
will have a retroactive effect. Should
Patterson resign, as it is said he proposes
to do, a Democrat would be returned in
his stead, and, unless Sharon takes his
seat, the Democrats will have a majority
of one, and Kellogg may be expelled, as
he should be.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
EhnnAler's g.ester.

It would be interesting to know Just
how far the Hon. VIM. E. Chandler, of
New Hampshire, was trusted by the
Republican politicians who, from the
time the Electoral Commissions was
suggested to the time it made its eight
to seven decision. represented the cause
of Mr.. Hayes. The substance of Mr..
Chambers statement inst published.
is, that the friends of Hayes promised
,tnequivocallv that Packard's and
Charnberlain's goveraments. in Louisi-
ana and South Carolina, should be siis-
tanned; and that at the same time the
same friends of the same MFR. Hayes
promised Southern representative men
that Packard and Chamberlain should
he got rid of. Chandler is NJ politician
who has been for years the trusted
friend of more Republican leaders than
any other MAJ ont of Congress. When
the ~ineficiency of Mr.. Mccormick ms
Secretary of the Republi can National
Committee became apparent. after the
November election. Chandler, who Ind
held the same Office for many years.
was sent for, and after a stay Mt head
quarters in New York, was sent to
South Carolina and Florida, to look
after the fraudulent claims of the Re
publican party to the votes of those
States. 1t is certain that he knew all
that was known of affairs at that time,
and, as he was thereafter actively en-
ployed until the Inauguration, it seems
likely that in what he now says he
speaks of affairs which he knows all
about. He is not n weak person, and
we don't believe he allowed Messrs.
Sherman, Matthews, Foster and the
rest to use HIM unless he had definite
promises.
Let MI. Chandler tell all he knows.
He has made a royal beginning. AS he
is unquestionahly speaking in the IN
terest of more prominent men, and dies
tates for them the plan of the fight
against Mr.. Hayes, his letter should
have a wide circulation.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
From II. -. Money.

From winons advance.
We very cheerfully give place to q
letter from our Representative, non. d:
b Money, correcting our definitlon Of
position on tile Texas Pacific Railroad.
I'VE I sure his constituents. having
al, confidence in his Judgment. and I'm
his fidelity to their interests, VIII s"p>
mort his action in this matter.
: WNoNA. MISS, Dec. 10, io6.
Cart. B. +, JONES, Editor Adrdnce:
Dear Sir In yonr paper, Issue OF the
7th inst. o were kind enough to cor
rect some erroneous statements by the
Vicksburg Commercial concerning my
noSYion on some important public
measures. I am very greatly obliged
by the friendly tone OF your article, ana
desire while thanking You, to say That
Won do not represent my position with
entire correctness. You say that L am
"a strong advocate of the Texas Pacific.
and will vote for it on all occasions. L
shall certainly go for the best bill TO
secure the road.
I have introduced q bill authorizing
the Southern Pacific railroad, now run
ming to the western border OF Arizona.
to extend it's line eastward on the sd
parallel until it meets the line of the
Texas Pacific or any other chartered by
the State OF Texas. building westward.
There is no man in Mississippi who de-
sires more earnestly than / do a South
ern road from the Mississippi river to
the Pacific. The bill. / introduced
hastens the completion of such a road.
The Southern Pacifc has shown its
ability to build by complying strictly
with its charter. which demanded the
construction of so many miles each,
year, and the Texas Pacific is not in
any way bindered finn building until it
meets the Southern Pacific. Some men,
for reasons hest known to themselves.
want no one to bnild roads but the Tex
I as Pacific Company.
I am more interested in the road than
in the fortune of any company. l a
more to build the road than who shall
build it. shall continue to advocate
the Measure best suited. in my judg>
ment, to give lis through communica-
ton to the Pacific at the earliest date.
This, 1 apprehend, is what the people
of Mississippi and theSouth want. While
l shall not answer the attacks and com.
plants of all those who fastened tocom-
NIT themselves to a bill which did not
exist, and whose provisions they did
not know, vet I shall show by my acts
that | seek the best interests of our
people, and shall be guided by my
sense of pnblic duty. and cheerfully
abide the Judgment of my constituents.
Very truly,
n MoSpy
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
lCalfndnr.

The calendar of the Senate. after its
assembling next week, is published.
On the 10th inst. Mr.. Matthews con-
current resolution. declaring the right
of the Government to pay the bonds III
silver, will come up in the Senate. as
unfinished business, the pending ques>
ton being on the amendment OF Mr..
| Conkling, to make it a joint resolution,
so that it must be approved by the
| President to become a law Should it
pass as a concurrent resolution it will
not require approval by the President.
On the 18th inst. Mr.. Voorhees, will be
entitled to the floor to speak upon the
resolution submitted by him, on declal-
ing that it is CT the highest Importance
that the financial credit of the govern
ment be maintained, and in order to do
80. the government itself. in all its de-
partments, should, in good faith, keep
all its contracts and obligations entered
into with it's own citizens.
The next day six Senators will deliver
uligies ON the good deeds of the. late
Senotor Bogy; and on the following
day the praises of the departed Morton
will be sung by the Senatorial hooking
birds.
The financial debate will probably not
be resumed before the Dist inst. 1t is
now believed that two-thirds of the
Senators will vote for the silver bill.
Since the BEGINNING of the regular
session of Congress, the deficiency APP
preparation and Paris Exposition bills,
which were continued from the special
session, have become laws.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
WAN.
England Getting Hendy 10 Take
Hand IN the Fight.


From the latest kilograms from Lon
don 1t seems probable that England
will declare wal against Russia.
Should she do so. Germany will 60 with
Russia, France with Turkey and Eng
land, and a long and bloody war will
follow. We publish below some late
kilograms:
The Post says, eve are sorry to
gather that there is little prospect of
England's offers of meditation being
accepted at st. Petersburg. Russia
seems disposed to rely on the possibili-
ty of engaging the Porte in direct nego.
tiations."
A special to the Daily NeWs from
Plymouth reports that the whole Chan.
mel feet and all commissioned ships
under repair have b, en- ordered; to be
reody for sea on January 18th.
A News dispatch, from '.Aldershot
says the Goth regiment has been order
ed to be in readiness for immediate
embarkation for Cape Town.
A special to the Times. dated Cape
Town, Dec. 1lth, says Sir Bartle Freer
told a deputatiou that he considered the
situation on the Cafre frontier extreme.
ly dangerous. and he bad written home
for troops. Every available soldier OF
sailor, from the mau Of war Active left
Cape Town for the Baffre frontier on
the 10th inst.
A London correspondent of the Man.
cheste.. Gunrtion te!egraphs that jour
nal, regarding the governments policy,
as follows: There is M idea of the
acquisition of Egypt. which would be
an abandonment of the policy opposing
the position OF Turkey. 1t is believed,
should Russia reject the mediation.
Lord Be~aconfield is prepared to appeal
to the country on the question Of de-
claring war for the defence Of the inter
ests of Great Britain.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
HnrdTilmes.

Hard times are by no means confined
to the South, al the following extracts
will show:
The New York World says: "The
American laborer must make mp his
mind henceforth not to be so much
better off than the European laborer.
Men must be content to work for low
wages. 3 - In this way the work
ingman will be nearer to that station in
life to which it has pleased God to call
him" .
The New York Times, in view of the
wide spread embarrassment of the
Western farmers says: There seems to
be but one remedy. 1t is . change of
the ownership of the soil, and the crea-
ton of a class Of landowners on the
one hand and of tenant farmers on the
other. Something similar in both cases
to what was long existed and now e Z
lists in the older countries of Europe"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
Letter from Oxford.
OXFORD, MISS, Jan. Let, 1878.

OXFOhD MISS.s Jun. AnV, Ao'"
Editor Bropkkdrsn LEDGER
Christmas has come and gone. and
the new year is upon us.--Sothing &C
Cured here to mar the festivities OF the
holidays, which were not exceedingly
lively. although a good deal Of fun was
indulged in. Christmas day seemed to
be specially reserved as the day for
shooting fire crakers, and all appeared
to join in the sport.
Perhaps a few dots concerning the
place at which the State University is
situated may be Of some interest to your
readers, 80 here goes:
Oxforl lies on q high elevation. is
free from all epidemics. and remarka'
bly, healthy. It's population is aSont
two Thousand wide-awake and go>ahend
people, as clever. obliging and sociable
ms the sun wei shown upon. No whis-
ky is allowed to be sold within its Dor
ders, except for medical purpores. 1t
may well be called the Educational
City of Mississippi, for besides the I'm.
tversity it has two female colleges and
several small schools. One of the col
leges is presided over by Rev. Mr.
Howard: the other, by Miss ID. B. Mil
Ter. Both receive a large patronage and
seems to be in prosperous conditions.
So it would appear that superior facill-
ties are offered by this. place. over any
other in the State for the eaAcation OF
both sexes. :,
A large business is done here, a
great part Of Winch is the trade OF the
University boys, although it receives a
large country trade, and ships several
thousand bales of cotton yearly.
The place has about forty stores, in
cluding confectioneries, a large brick
hotel, two banks, five drug stores: and
enough doctors, ten lawyers, n court
house and Jail, two newspapers, five
churches Cumberland Presbyterian,
Presbyterian, Episcopal. Methodist and
Baptist-all have good ministers; two
or three jewellers, several handsome
young men and many nice young
ladies'. dts a wonder that no marriages
occur here.) eft
1t may seems strange that this little
city supports five drug stores, il it is
remarkably healthy" There is an all
of mystery abont THAT which the writ
ter doesn't pretend to solve, but to
show that the place Is healty would
state that only two or three persons
have died here in the last three months,
and one of those was q very old lady.
Oxford, taken as a whole, cannot be
said to be a pretty place. although II
has some nice houses. Its hills and
guiles, its want of shade trees and
beautiful yards, detract from it consid-
erably; certain parts of the place, how
ever, look very we'll, noticeable among
which is South steeet and the northern
part Of North street. On the latter
Col. Lamar resides.
Everything considered, this is n very
desirably place to live in. PHI.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-03
A Zig salary.

Mississippi has q Commissioner OF
immigration who has a good salary, and
has been the incumbent of the office
for nearly a year. We suppose upon
the assembling of the Legislature he
will make a report, aud the people of
the State will be told something of what
he has been doing. Were the time not
so short until this official document
makes its appearance, we in this sec
ton of the State would be inclined to
ask in all seriousness, IN what part of
the State has the Commissioner of I'm
migration labored, and where has he
placed the hardy settlers he has
brought to the State?-Natchez Den>
OcrHt.
The Democrat must have been
asleep. In order to Gust Griggs, the
negro Commissioner of Immigration,
IL last Legislature cut down the sala
ry to one hundred dollars per annum;
and Notwithstanding the fact that a
competent and energetic Commissioner
has since been elected, the solons of
the Legislature have not increased the
salary one cent. We don't suppose
that Col. billiard has anything to re-
port. In fact, we do not believe he has
qualified as Commissioner of lmmigra-
ton.
If the next Legislature has any inter
est in the future welfare OF Mississippi,
it will increase the salary of the Com
missioner to that of State officers.