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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09
Hosts OF Peonle are Martyrs

To sick headache, that lnfalhble symptom
of dsordered stomach, liver and bowels.
Many suffer from it as many as three or
four times a week. They do so needles-ly,
for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, by toning
tie digestive organs and regulating the
bowels and liver. removes the cause, and
dispels the painful symptom. The init
mate sympathy between the brain and the
abdominal region causes the slightest dis
order affecting the latter to be reflected,
as :, were, in the organ of thought. The
reform instituted by the Bitters when the
digestive, secretive and evacuative func..
tive are in State of chaos, has other and
more beneficial results, viz, the complete
nutrition of the whole physical economy,
the restoration OF appetite and repose, and
an increase in the power of the system to
resist diseases of malarial type. I'm
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09
A Murderer GsetufrnS Home ia
Die.

The case of the killing Of T. Vestal at
Lockart some two years ago is too recent
and was too shocking, to be forgotten
He was shot in the breast with a full
charge of buckshot, at close range, in
Kelly IS store, at the twilight hour, and
fell and died, almost instantly. Ben
Frank Brown fred the fatal shot. Very
leisurely he betook himself to flight,
and has remained away oft of reach of
the officers of; the law ever since the
commission of the crime. But a sin
gular thing has occurred. On Christ
mas eve Ben Frank Brown, of his own
accord. came TO this city, made Known
to the fact of his return to the Sheriff
and SOME friends and acquaintance
and took up his abode at one of the hos
tells. He is reported to be sick and in an
advance stage of consumption, heav
Ter hand than that of the law having
heed laid upon him. He is, under in
dicment for murder, and Sheriff Hen
derson has him in his custoday, and is
having watch kept over him as he lies
bed-ridden, which, from all accounts,
was hardly necessary. A few days ago
the Sheriff received a telegram from
Eufala. Ala, announcing his presence
there saying, ifwanted he could be had
He now tells Captain Henderson that
ne had the dispatch sent. He says he
came from the extreme southern por>
ton of Florida. where he had hid him.
self away. His condition is hopeless
and pitlable. If his diseased could be
miraculously cured. he is In the hands
of the law for q fearfulcrims. with a
t terrible penalty impending. - Mridion
Mercury.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

The country returned to srecie pay
ments on the LIST inst., without creating
excitement in bGsiuess. A greenback
dollar is ticw rs good as gold dollar.
From this time forth the greenbacks
are redeemable in coin. This is what
resumption means All individual and
corporate debts, however, are not nee.
essarily pnyble in coin, from and after
this time. The greenbacks are here,
still, and by law of the land ara not
to be retired and cancelled; they are to
be paid out. after being redeemed, as
occasion may require, 80 as to keep
them in circulation, and, as they are
still legal tender TOR all individual
debts, they will continue to be the
current money of the people, after re-
sumption, as they have been during
The last sixteen years. Anybody who
wants coin can get it by sending his
greenbacks, in the sum of fifty dollars.
to the T. s. Treasury at New York and
demanding coin for them: but as there
are comparatively few persons who will
have occasion to do this, the greenbacks
will stay out, in circulation, and mats
ters will go on as heretofore
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09
Sauce for the SsaEder.

It must be remembered that some
time ago Gov. Hampton made a ra-
QUESTION upon Gov. Eice, of Massa
chnsetts, for thief that had fed to
that State. The thief was Republi>
can and Rice refused to give him up,
stating as reason he was to be tried
fol az offense for which he had not
been indicted. Since then the tables
have been turned upon Rice, by Gov.
Van Zandt, of Rhode Island, who has
refused to honor a requisltion OF Rice s
upon him for an alleged swindler Van
Zandt informed Rice that he had an
idea that the criminal was to DO used
for another purpose than trial for swind
hng. Rice doubtless gnaws the file
bitterly. This is the way be treated
Governor Hampton's requisitior. Rice
agrees with his party that all KepuBli>
can thieves must be shielded from the
consequences of tkeit crimes. Van
Zandt gives him e taste of his own
code.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09
The solid South.

We call attention to tho poem of
Emmett L. Ross, editor of the Canton
Mail, published in to-day's paper. 1t
il che of the sweetest lays we have ever
:ead, and truly reflects the feelings of
The South to the North for her help in
time OF need. 1t is as far superior to
Carelton's Unchaine d Anaromeda as
daylight is to darkness. People can
understand aud appreciate THE Solid
South" while they throw aside "An>
drcmeda," half read, never to Think oil
it again except as q ''hifalutiu' pro-
luct;on.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09
The sofir South.
BY EMMETT Il. ROSS

ID I1-L-hL-t - tSN'f'F''
Awake. awake 0 sluggish Nh g.
II only for awhile,
And tune my harp to Homer's Tyre
Blind bard of Scios Isle
That may sing in fitting words
Songs Of enduring praise
To wiling hands and noble hearts
Who, in atft;ction's days,
Poured out upon orr sunny lard
Their stores of love and wealth
That brought surcense to pestilence,
And wooed back joyous health.
A solid Sauth pours ont her cart this
bright, this GLAD New Year,
Aud sends a message to all men. all
nations far and near;
y message dra ped wits willow leaves,
bedewed with holy tears
OF widowed wife and orphaned child,
sad youth ara lettering years;
A message from her palaces, from cot
tage. hill and glade,
From council halls, from field and farm,
anu busy marts OF trade;
A message freighted down with love,
With gratitude as great
AS ever woke soul to arms, or Dared
breast for State;
\ love that thr6 bs in every heart, o
gratitude that thrills,
And breaks its bounds like waves that
rush 10 see from swelling rills.
Some mother bending Der the tomb
that holds her cherished boy,
q L
where rests her girlhood's joy.
Some maiden weeping DER the mound
where troth ana loyer lie.
Press back their sobs and in their pray
ers call blessings from on high
Down on the heads. the hearts. the
homes of those whose helping hand
Brought succor to onr stricked ones and
saved orr suffering land.
The Sonthron's hand that prstuhile
drew his sabre from its sheit.h
And dipped its blade in brother <
blood to win the patriots wreath,
Now presses on a throbhino breast in
pledge to self and God
That Peace and Love shall ever reign
whore hostile armies trod.
The fires of hate that lit his sonl, nor
sword nor gun could quell.-
These WELD to Loves bewitching wiles,
to loves all conquerlng SPELL,
Deep in his heart is writ the nama, the
pure, unselflsh zeal
Of him who dared the Saffron Foe, 20
conquer woe with veal.
More holy task was never borne than
that brave Eenner tried,
No loss more great, no grief more deep,
than when brave Benner died;
No gift in all the bounty sent. more
lioh, more rare in price,
No words can compensate the boon
our Nations sacrifice.
Ten million grateful hearts enshrine
his memory in their breast,
Ten million tongues his deed extol,
invoke his spirits rest;
A solid South reveres his name, his
valor undefled,-
One common country's love will shield
the Martyrs wife and child.
0, Great Jehovah, King of Kings!
Whose mighty hands control
The fate of worlds. the works of men,
And Times unceasing roll
Let blessings follow in the path
or Sorrows fading tread:
Let comfort come to those who mourn
And weep above their dead; -
Ponr down unmeasured blessings, Lord,
Thy choicest and thy best,
To crown orr brothers of the North
And far>off East and West:
Blot out the lines that would divide
And desecrate our sod,
Bind close our States, give MS one Law,
One Union. and one God.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

On Saturday night the lowest point
of temperature was 25 This is the cold
est weather recorded in this city for a
number OF years. In 1873, according
to the records Of the sentinel office, the
mercury fell to 80: in 1874. to 80; in
1875, to 2Ss; in 1876. to %; in 1877, to
26s apd in 1878. to o. Saturday night
the drizzling rain froze as it fell, and in
the morning ice was formed in some
cases two inches thick Iron ratings
around the squares were tick plated
with ice, and the limbs of trees were
gorgeous in their silvery tapestary.
|-Nev Orleans Times,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09
OUR wASHivGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I, 1911.
EHikOr DroOhhareR LedQer.-


Editor Broohharea Ledger::-
4 subcommittee OF the Blaiae out
rage Committee has gcae to New Orr
leans They have. lists of witnesses
FROM Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Hayes and Mr..
Devcns. Il is not believed they will
stay loug. The Committee got its
money by decision of the Acting At
torney General overruling decision
previously made by the First Comptrol-
Ter of the Treasury. While everybody
is anxious the Committee should go on
and do its work, there is a great deal
OF dissatisfaction at this decision of the
Acting Attorney General. The decision
is. in substance, that what the legisla-
tor wrote, when he presented the bull
to Congress, shall be held to be the
law rather than what was made law in
due form by the action OF Congress
and the Executive. There could hard
~ be more dangerous proposition than
hat. TO he sure that was some reason
for believing that Congress- meant to
pass the bill rs presented, bnt there is
n certainty that it did not 50 pass it.
This Kind of construction, in a case of
Importance, might have the most de-
plorable consequences 1t is freely
suggested that Asst Attorney Gen
eral Phillips should find field for the
employment of his talents outside the
Attorney Generals Office. Mr.. Wheeler
assisted Mr.. Hayes in his New Years
reception. This ives very common
thing previolts to the war. President
Lincoln BROKE up The custom. He, as is
well known was an exceedingly plain
man, and he may have thought that
the face of the then Vices Pre- 'ilent, with
his would have the effect OF lispelling
all the cheerfuness that usually accom-
panies New Years greeting at the
White House Mr. Wheeler is not a
beauty. bnt he is not hideous.
1t is not too much to say that the
Eunside Banning Army bill loses sup
port steadily and that there is now little
chance of its passing through either
House at this session.
To each and all of your readers a
Happy New Year. n.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

A REoEvr letter from one of the COL
ord e,nigrants from South Carolina, to
Liberia gives this glimpse of their daily
life: Provisions are now plenty, but
they are not what we used to eat. 1t
went hard at first. but we got used to it
now. Coffee is plenty, aud so is sugar
and SO is yams; but meat we hardly
ever eat, except on Sundays, when we
have roast monkey for dinner. It's
mighty dry eating, and needs lard;
but that you can't get for love or for
money"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09
n CURE FOR NIL !
HOLLOWAy'S OINTNENT,

Possessed OF this Remedy, Every Man
may be his own Doctor. 1t may be rub
bed into the system. so as to reach any
internal complaint; by these means. it
cures Sores or Ulcerss in the Throat,
Stomach, Liver, Spine, or other parts.
1t is an Intallible Remedy for Ba Legs,
Bad Breasts, Contracted or Stiff Joints,
Gout, Rheumatism, and all Skin Dis
eases.
IMPORTANT CAuTIoN.-Non1 are gen
uine unless the signature of j. Hay
dock, as agent for the United States,
surrounds each box of Pills and Oint-
ment. Boxes at % cents, 62 cents, and
s. each.
MT There is a considerable saving by
taking the larger sizes.
HOLLOWAY & CO., New YORK.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

A WAsHINaToN telegram says Re-
preventative PATTERSON, of Colorado, has
an open letter in the Post, charging
bribery at the last election. and cor
rupt bargaining, in which Teller was
accessory, and challenges him to an in
vestigation. Teller is fine man to put
at the head of an investigation com
mittee. While the committee of which
he is chairman is at work they ought
to look into Teller's case.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

The Teller Committee has arrived in
New Orleans. The meetings are held
In the Custom House, and the Times
says all persons who assert, suggest,
believe or imagine that they have been
badly frightened during the canvas will
be before it.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

TEXAS has one thousand, seven hun
bred convicts, five or six hundred of
whom are kept within the walls, and
the rest are hired out to work on
railroads and farms. One IS said to be
hired to his wife and lives comfortably
at hottie.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

If "Andromeda, unclaimed by Harry
Guy Carleton, is the best poem pres
ented for examination, the public would
justify the examiners should they COM
NIT suicide. But for the heading, no
body would ever know that Henry Guy
had ever unclaimed the old girl, and if
that pome is the only evidence on res
cord that the South is grateful to the
North for assistance during the plague,
the North would be cred,rlot4s to be
lfe4ei il.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

=, If Wade Hampton lives to take his
seat in the Senate, South Carolina,
with two Representatives, will have
only two legs in that body, as Senator
Butler lost leg in cavalry charge
during the rebellion.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

In neurological sense, 1878 was re
markable year. Following is the lis
of the most noted deaths:
King Victor Emmanuel.
Pope Pius TX.
Secchi, the astronomer.
Bishop Dupanloup.
Eerl Russell.
Earl of Leitrim (assassinatad).
DR.. Petermann. the geosrapher.
Queen Mercedes.
King of Hanover.
Princess Alice, of England.
Mehemet Ali (assassinateD.
WhyteTMelville, author.
G. H. Lewes, author.
Cruikshank. artist.
Prof. Henry, w. G. Bryant,
Bavard Taylor, Gideon Welles,
Ben Wade, VIM NJ. Tweed,
VIM Orion, Gen. Dakin,
Admiral Holt, lyman Tremain,
Sam Bowles, Judge Allen,
John Morrissey.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

BATAVIA. N. Y. Jane. As snow
pillow and five engines. on the New York
Central railroad. wei 9 trying to force
their way through the snow drifts, the
pillow and four locomotives left the track
four miles east of here. Two locomo-
tives exploded, killing three employees.
Three or four others are missing.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

HENRY s. FooTE has been confirmed
by the Senate rs Superintendent of the
mint at New Orleans. Mrs. Myra
Clark Gaines and Elk Senator Hereford,
of West Virginia, went on his official
bond.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

B. G. WALKER, the depot agent who
absconded from Meridian with funds
belonging to the Alabama Central r. r. +,
has been arrested. This is the second
time he has been arrested.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

Mr.. HARRINGTON committed suicide
in Jackson last week by taking NOR
phine. Financial embarrassment was
the cause. He was proprietor Of the
Edwards Hous Sc Drug Store,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

The Westville Gazette and News SAYS:
1.-THE Solid South, is the name OF o
piece of new instrumental music now
in rress, composed and arranged for
The Piano by Watel L. Birasong, of
The piece is dedicated to
Hon. L. @, G. Lamar Of Mississippi.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09
TIE FRIEND I'LL!
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS,

These famous Pills Purify the Blood,
and act most powerfully, yet soothing
ly, on The Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and
Bowels, giving Tone, Energy, ard Visor
to the whole sy item. They are wonder
fully eflicacious in all ailments inciden-
tai to Females. Young Or Old, and as a
general Family Medicine, for the cure
of most complaints they are unequalled.
IMPORTANT None are gem
uine unless the signature of j. Haydock
as agent for the United States, sur
rounds acn box of Pills a nd Oini ment.
Boxes at 70 cents, 81 cents, and 81 each.
ad5- There is considerable saving by TAX
ing the larger size.
HOLLOWAY & CO., New York.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

The Mercury says an old negro wo
man near Meridian, poverty stricken
and IN want, has pretty blue eyed in
FAINT Enthusiastically of pure Caucasian
blood. The woman is said to he at
least seventy years of age, without
visible means and scarcely able to take
care of herself. She has been advised
to turn the baby over to some charita-
BILE institution, or person willing to
take it, but she stoutly refused to part
with it. The Mercury suggests that the
child be put up at auction, as there are
some people who would like to have it,
the proceed6 to go to the old woman.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

SENATOR MERRIMoN of North Caro-
lima, has introduced resolution in
Congress putting quinlne on the free
list and challenges any one TO present
fair argument against so doing.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

JUDGE G. T. Sherman, brother of
Genl. and Secetary Sh erman, died in
Cleaylmd, Ohio on the LIST. He was
formelya o. s. Dist. Judge, and was
forced to resign to escape impeachment.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

Two editors fssve been sentenced to
prison for insulting the King of Spain.
The King must think he is "a bigger
man than Old Grant"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

TIE Vicksburg Commercial says that
Gen. George declines to be a candidate
for the United States Senate to succeed
Bruce.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

The Senate has passed the bill for
the repeal of the statute recurring
Gland J!Ifotrs ii the United States
Court to take the test oat.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

PRINCESS Caroline, wife of Prince
Henry of Hess, died on tho 9th inst.
Several death of the nobility have been
recorded within the last few months.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

SULLIVAN PAsHAs appeal has been
rejected, and he has been degraded and
exiled tor life, and now appeslS to the
Sultan for pardon,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

Mr. W. C. NORTHEASTERN hes severed
his connection with with the Columbus
Index as editor. Mr.. VIM. Dougherty
is his successor.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

A SPECIAL from London of the 9Th
inst, says thereshas been a daily in
crease of popular distress in every
quarter during the past week. On
Friday at Man chester. there were three
thousand applications from hesds of fam
lilies representing thirteen thousand and
five hundred persons, to the relief com
mittee and on Saturday four thousand
fresh applications. During the week
one thousand and two hundred fam =
lilies have been relieved lin Wol7et
hampton. A considerable increase sof
distress has been reported from Shef-
field.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09
why i.Tildeis Prosecuted?

An Illinois farmer by the name of
George Bidle, addressed the following to
the editor of the New York Sun;
Sn.-Being, with hundreds OF nv
farmer neighhors, an adnirer of >. j.
Tilden, the Pr esident-elect of these
United States, and believing that his
enemies take savage delight in ptrse-
cuting him will be much o6lige to you
if you will answer the falloTing ques-
tons:
/. Was aMr Tilden the only man
among the many capitalist Of New York
city who avaled himself of the legal
privilege of not making ont and swear
ing to n certain amount of income. LEAF
ing the appointed officers of the law to
assegg tie tax upon him in accordance
With tGe terms of the statute?
2. IT Mr.. Tiden is not the only snch
capitalist why Is he signal out for pros y,
ecutiol? Yours trulv.
GEoRdE BIpLE
Coles county. Illinois. Decembel Sth.
In answer to the above interroglto
ries the SIN editor says:
"Mr. Tilden is by no means the only
prominent citizen of New York who de-
clined 10 return the amount of his in>
come tax. ard vino, preferring the al
ternati3e provided by the law, left the
determination thereof TO the officers Of
the government. There are hundred
who adopted the same course, and in
that respect are in the same situation
as he; and the number includes Repub
licans as we'll as Democrats and others
''l he reason why Mr.. Tilden has
been singled ont IS that in 1876 he was
the candidate for President Of the Dem
ocratic party; that he was lawfully elec,
ted. and that he and the majority of the
citizens Of this country were deprived
of their rights in this matter through
conspiracy concoeted among leaders
of the Republican party, and through
frauds that they procured and cOnsqn-
mated. Thus, while Mr.. Tilden is the
only man who has any good right now
to exercise the office of President of the
United States, it is of importance to the
authors and benefcaries Of this conspi-
racv, Of these frauds, that he should
be enti;ei5 destroyed; and for this pur-
pose tliey have set up against him the
prosecution which Mr.. Bille regards.
with such well>founded aversion.
''If Mr.. Tilden had not been a cans
ddate for the Office of President, or if
he had not been elected and Gefrauded
as We have stated, no such legal pro-
ceedings would ever have been set on
foot or maintained against him.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

The State Board of Health urges I p>
on doctors the necessity of keeping a
record of births and deaths for the year
1879.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-09

OWING to she ffsez provisions adj
tanced a fraction in prices, but they are
still very cheSp.