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New-York tribune., 1879-02-25
WHO REFLECTED CHANDLER.

# any one thinks that Mr.. Chandler re- re-
,lrctrn = hr result OF intrigue among l"il' d.
Wi~tslruatrs the forces at work among tgr p'Vse -
most enthusiastic supporters are Iouhd ia tH,. /.
,uop, no Oh the farms. Ills Te:urn 30 thr etsa.,r,
simply the response OF the ma"sIty ot the Isssssn
tn tine ccmauus Of thrlr constituents. Inc hef.v 80
tui~,r, throughout TIE state have asked .nF IT, ~ -
E,put icuu new spapvvs hut three OF Iour have W,"
INN 10 be- tAe cAocc OF their Rcpnb. can htlsL -
Durux ms tlghrrn year, OI previous service eo'ib
ms most storiy period 90 Our National career -. iA
tulty reelected the wishes Of earnest coh'H,
whose sentiments and purposes he prOfound! sHa' bs
In me doubtful t,mts upon when VO nave iaH' ,of.
Rruuhlc6us Of Michigan desire To restore ~
rrsenlauou M the Senate the yiSor and uht'1" ~,a
once pos-, sstd ard they turn u+turalD 10 ls,ihl.
vnu.r cauacitV. whose courage ana whose w - ina
fdrutv have been proved ny The tesi Of are sth
fl,t That Mr. Chaudlevs rcCtcC uun haCH,..19 ., %,
py,,ter emphasis tnau was practicable ~ any p,,pt
me settled and drtui mued pO''Vea 81 ~, ha
- EN-. state that its most significant meaning "' "
md
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sAMrI Is OF "REFORM."

wow IHs - I''"' 'F'' y. ,,,...,,Ii N n Rho
The Democrats Ia CousIess are sptnu,~ ,nsy
Lot Ivs m this .un IL .irVing ~ do Tue "p't
can Hnving passed eItrsysgAel biPfopIh.., I'D will
will create large deBceLcy ~ tho treasury ,hs r1r
d,bI which the RepuJicRn. have nAde, % ns ibey
Ibe DEBT Tor currcDt eypendHnfes IN tne 81 Ia
are striving ~ repeal by unpaInanen',y L., I, ,ndneL
xnIeg and 10 transfer tie taking of the Dsls ,bs
nom Inc hauis of the National oterhes& & ca.ir.i u
,h STATES, 10 the end tnat the soa'h .Ls sna
which stuffed ballot boxes with tssu, Pspg sy bs
80 M the returus 10 SUIT the sti"ess. nre-
lad 20 sg Ihe census, IA order ~ ncreaso% % W. s'ptt
.."s,t1eu OF the soulbera states bcJo"" '"~'
iation.
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SOOTHING DvIcL TO cALTFoRNIA

California VIII not scccde iTOm the O'aS"; OI'"
h,t Il ii. suuuld ,ut LelsC., od rom the oel tsI,,
Tned states ard break up her trade enueiy hn, re
sue :ht be able 30 run az Wages for seas"' ~ usr
,,u hardly hclleyc that the prOsperly MVeu N 80.
,usurnt. Ihe PacIuc Alan steamers new DLnt Dana
uOO ot Du- mess Francisr" WEnualb rom ,l,spe
Ra,.le- All TINS the Federal Government has , ,u
I'M, puu,lplr tual secession Is nauShtln'ss, Nlred
.prJ pY the negro the Chlnainah ana u HA' '",e N
it,rIf - vhip aud suhngate am state cults Essp
thnt character The average Californian SHOW" nv"
New-York tribune., 1879-02-25
m P0PrLAN YEEDICT

Nr. Blaine has written a letter IN juStEca.
,in uf hi, sprcc amt vote m favor OF toe ~ to es
(LI,,,. imuj.T1tiou. AID. - matter UI 'nhl ~ ~
,,,s to 4 uturIla side OF the YIth great alhN
ana ingenuity. We presume tAat "a iafZr haluii1 Va
Nr Bioiur's friends aud admirers VIII tgrre VIVA hI
mat thp atuesr are not desirable mmigrnn- Dui even
ifcr rcaduk hl- iorchc letter. ao'l OF thel "Ii ~
t,uu 10 De II tpc opinion tbat congress "eh 10, =.
uttrmtq 10 abros9c n solemn treaty Dy ~hl'c az "
New-York tribune., 1879-02-25
,IrNT TILDEN WAVE.

Fr1yi me CtHcsngt C9SmcTo0i tia"l
So far IL we are able 10 ascertain from eS,
tcrsiyr interviews VITA ing Democrat n ONO anu
Indiana Thurman T., iu lo the hlst choice iof tae
prrsdrI,cy and Hendricks in Indiana but IN p'A
Statp, rldelI. the second choice. Tic back c0aA'"'
nfC vet 20 he heard from.
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n CAN.

gI,tt Ttr Ba'paoTt iIacrireP .t.l' ~.
TlIdcn Democrats claim that ilE Nt"-
NoKn lH1EtNE ut- secured that abe r, o.lI.i- ti9'
palIru can Do b+ that t,l- !, what InE iE'Bt " B'
Lseu working for.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-25

The House Indignantly defeated yesterday
bill t. appropriate only throe-QuaIters of a
million dollars for only sixteen public build
ings. This measure must have been concoctcd
by modest amateurs. The secret of success III
"log-rclins' Is TO have plenty OF log.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-25

A Pans correspondent describes the strange
pallahty of the fates who turned the wheel
in the Exhibition lottery, for the blouse as
against the broadcloth. The great prizes, up
to the day Of writing, had all been won by
poor people, and had been distributed 10y
capricious fortune ia the. most picturesque
contrasts
New-York tribune., 1879-02-25
Buslnfss Nonccs.
" ALuLENEY BRAN

"ALpLENEY BRAND .,,,,v
Euy Always
4 Cnr.Gu. a cold or hoaI>cuc>S, instantly re-
Moved w the use W. BgoHNo BEoN, nltL iEo ms, 20 ,,-,
'II>tNt D D-.-.-
C. iRsss isgSt PATENT REVERSIBLE COLLARS,
M. ia o>F Bp-I OF ALL WftE BoIH >ilt- N'u'".c
~ f.1,rs Iry THPN and n CpNNINOtp bN use 4 ,,
stIie- A>GIIo RAIN NFL ana RurIN-2 cents DON ~.
ny y tity hy G. W. nch. otto BroadW az ct'iu Eis"
~, o., JrUe. Sthvc cor 1Th--t. ~ o. N-IH " 90
cfbsv. and IOtl Al j. ". Johnston. 200 Gfan9 Hi l'
ccUt stamp fVf samples by mai 10 beFeiD4e O0~i W.
Boston. Mass
ISAA, SNlrH', "Wcightlcss" silk Umbrella Is
Known A. tue b, 81 In The market Us supt' or 1u-Ae' o'
1hs
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amusemenis ano meetlnss 90 Niahi.

RRoGp,N ~ INV ArrF-" The SOrc"rer.'
FIFJU A VI >uE THF IrRE--''H. VI. =. Pma"re.
IYCFuN lHFATRU- Hamlet
pans 1ut ArRt fsngagpd.
SIN ~ ,Ntrsf'o NIN~1RttS' prTRN HOUSE:
ST..n,kt, IpEATRf-" H. VI. - Dnatore. .
Usp,N ~orAEF rHENTRE--" Tho BuSers bdusA'ei'
WAt.Ch~ THEATKt-" Spvu i 'und.'
,,,,.,,,,. .,r Tt Water Color Exhibition.
RkxuNrtE IiuI-Walking Match.
C,UHktViNG nAII-ll M Lecture
tl, NOYt's tiAEpT N--MaskCd BaM
MISINtc TEHPiu-9 and : The Ntdge's
NV YIN A,t lrIUN-Day and Evening
WtsrNN>Itl CBIE,u-LeCtuEc.
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New-York tribune., 1879-02-25

An announcement comes from Boston on
good authority that Harvard College proposes,
without establishing any system OF cocduca-
ton of the sexes, to afford young women all
the advantages Of instruction 10y the profess
sors of the institution. The distinction which,
it Is said. Will be made to prevent these
students from assuming an equal place with
the male undergraduates can scarcely be
more than nominal when put into practice,
and this concession from the oldest and richest
university III the country must mean an i'm
pOrtant change in the educational opportu-
mites OF American women.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-25

Professor Law, who has been endeavoring,
under a commission from Governor Robin
son. to stamp out the cattle plague in this
region. utters a warning in the letter We print
to-day, the importance Of which cannot be
0yeIcstimaled. 1t is true, as he SAYS, that
the plague has ceased to be nlne-days'
wonder, and that thero is n general tendency
toward the oUiniou that too much has been
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
An Exira Session.

Whcareas, the a~djournedment for thu
Forty fifth Congress withon making
the nsual necessary appropriations fol
Legislative, executive and judicial ex
penses of the Government for the ifs
cal year ending June 80, 1880, and with
out making the usual and necessary
appropriations for the support of the
army for the same fiscal year, presents
an extraordinary occasion, requiring
the President the power vested IN hin
by Congress, in anticipation Of
the day fixed by law for their mex
meeting; now. therefore.
1 Rutherford B. Hayes, President o
the United States, do, by virtue of the
power to this end invested by the Con
stituion , both Houses OF Con
eresss. to assemble at their respective
Chambers at II o'clock m, Tuesday,
18th day of NJ ,rch instant, then anG
there to consider and determine such
measures rs in their wisdom their duty
to the welfare of the people may seem
to demand.
In witness whereof I have herenntC
get my hand. and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
[sEAL
fSiguedl R. B. HAYES.
WIN EvARrs, secretary of State.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
Jefferson Davis,

I wish, although in no spirit OF lnvid-
nous discrimination, to urge the claim
OF Mississippi's distinguished son. l
nllude TO our Confederate Chieftain the
| Hon, Jefferson Davis; than whom no
man living could carry into the Senate
chamber more varied learning; more
grace; nor more ripe experience. Fa>
| miliar with the Constitution in all 'ts
bearings; versed in all the interior
workings of this government; skilled IN
parliamentary tactics; superior and IN
vincible in debate; pure and exalted in
character; noble, chivalrick ind un>
PARALLEL in example, and gifted beyond
the common run of men in the insight
| of government and of men; he would
prove again, as he has in former years,
the Achilles in the sacred precincts OF
our honorable Senate. Ripe in years
and in the experience they have gwen;
true as steel to the Democracy at whose
shrine he has ever worshiped; placid as
a lamb in the honrs of peace; courage
GUS as a lion in the days of conflict; be
would stand upon the floor of the Sem
ate, the noblest type of manhood. win,
dictate to the world the saying Of ON
forefathers. that in peace or war ours is
the chest government : the tworld
ever saw. Then men ofMississippi bring
the old Hero to the front again, crown
him with honors, and with onr gifted
Lamar, our silver tongued Hooker, II
gallant Singleton, and onr other distin-
gnished Representatives, Mississippi
will present q dazzling galaxy with
which no other State in this broad Tn
ion can compare Correspondent a.
crystal Springs Monitor.
Many little upstairs. begotten OF thf
fogs, and born of one season to perisl
the next. speaking in their own behalf,
or in the interest Of others as silly az
themselves, have air ady displayed
their sgonies of fear, least the illustri
ous man of whom we speak should b.
placed before the people and Legislature
in 1880 as a possible competitor witt
the snail fry politicians for a seat il
the Senate. But We opine that it is no
their objections to him MS a Senator
but rather to HIM as n candidate. Thi!
is the character in which the magnify
ing glasses Of the small fry are nov
turned npou him. But when the eaRl'
is soaring in the air, the owls and bat
had best keep their holes.-COmet
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
Vulsure hOar.

In speaking of the motives that
inspired Hoar's motion, Lamar used
a singularly appropriate figure OF
speech. He was referring to the
persistent attacks upon Davis, a
broken and aged man. He said that
the Senator from Massachusetts, he
believed, classed himself among
those who were classed Christian
statesmen. He might have learned
more charity even from heather my
thology.
At this point the speaker paused.
turned, and in a stage whispered
asked: who vast that was chain
ed to the rock?" and Thurman
across three rows of desks, whisper
ed: "Prometheus"
Without more than a deliberate
rest, Lamar went on. When Prom
etheus. was thained to the rock It wa,
not an eagle that plucked at his vita
but a vulture. The action was suit
ed to the u%tterance; as he said il
was not an eagle that plucked at hi'
vitals the arms were thrown up an(
the curying swoop of the king o
birds was described in the gesture
and then as he Kissed out it was {
vulture the right arm Strengthened
out and the index finger pointed al
Hoar. 1t was as fine and etfectiv,
piece of oratory as l ever witnessed.
IIoar felt the sting.
AS Lamar finished and sat down
Hoar rose and made a half apologet-
ic defense. He said that if he had
thought that motion would have been
interpreted by the Senator from
Mississippi and th3se WHO ELe Mn
had haen devoted to the Confedcr,
: 2te cause, rs IN insult to themselves.
he would lot have made it.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
Spring Bustness.

New YORK, March 9th, 1879.
The railroads, hotels. merchants and
brokers report an unusually good busi-
ness for some weeks past. The spring
trade is expected to he already an in
crease of one-third in buyers. I'm
mense quantities of freight are coming
from the West, and large shipments Of
goods are being made from New York
to various parts Of the country, the
South being now an encouraging pur-
chaser. Our reports are heavy, and
foreign countries are said to be jealous.
Half a dozen new piers are to be built
Immediately in this city, III order to
afford increased facilities for the hand.
ling; of freight. The prospect for the
rush of business upon thspppening of
navigation is gratifying. The Cham
Der Of Commerce wants the canals Of
the State put into excellent order with
out delay.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
Fire i'm Rodney.

On last Monday morning, about four
O'Clock, the wharf boat at Rodney was
burned with nearly all its contents. Mr..
W. J. Martin, who is merchandising at
Bethel, Claiborne county, was the
heaviest loser, having about $4,000
worth of goods destroyed. Those who
suffered 10 this place were Messrs. j.
s. & J.. B. Mccormick, who lost to the
amount of 5000. Othefs had goods des,
troved. the whole loss being estimated
at 81. 900. The wharf boat was owed by
DR.. Dunbar, Hunt, his agent, b. B.
Cross. Esq. being in charge. The or
igin of the fire is not positively known
but is believed to be accidental Fay
cite Chr0nicat.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
The Plague Mastered

ST.. PETERSBURG. March s. The Off
cIal Messenger publishes three tele-
grams from Prof. Eichwald, dated
Wieraoka Tchorwayaar and Niotokoic,
showing that all apprehensions respect
ing the plague have disappeared,
though much disease prevails. Gen.
Laris Melikoff appends a declaration
stating that 500 persons died ont Of 1l8,>
600, between October and February, in
two pestilentiafr district of Astrachan.
This is q smaller mortality than usual
from cholera. %diphteria, smallpox, or
typhns Gen. Melikof affrms that the
epidemic is now mastered.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
Inwreuco Couu,v News.

If the people make good crops. this
year, look out for dancing.
We see dense smokes rising in West
Lawrence, and apprehend woods fires
in that direction. The needless wagon.
er and mischieyous small boys, care not
where they build their fires. T.:
There will soon be enough grass in
the woods to support cattle, comforta-
bly,. Farmers should be careful to give
their stock plenty of: salt new; it will
help wonderfully. -
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
r. .Yt ~ -.
GaUxed md ROhhed

On the highlands back Of Newport,
KY, a tramp called at the home OF Mr..
T%rnesdale, a well-to. do farmer, aud
finding Mrs. Trusdale alone, knocked
her down and tearing q sheet INTO strips
bound her firmly to a bench with her
hands tied under it and her feet dashed to
a peg in the wall. He robbed the house
of a small sum of money and some val
uables. The woman remained hve
hours IN this position until tho return
of her husband, and in the meantime
had become a mother. The tramp left.
but a foroe of forty mounted men are
in pursuit of him. Mrs. Iiu 'sdaies
condition is very preCsrious.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13

Persons afflicted with rheumatism o1ten suher
for a life time, their torturs being almost With
in remission The joints and muscles OF such
unfortunates are in most cases shockingly con-
torted and DIR avn out of shape. To afford theIu
even temporary relief, the ordinary remedies Of
ten proven utterly useless. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, on the other hand. is avouched by
persons who have used 1t, to be a genuine
source of relief. Itkeeps the blood cool by pro-
noting a regular habit of body, and removes
from it Impurities which, In the opinion Of all
rational Psychologists, originate this agoniZing
complaint AID its kindred malady, the govt.
Besides this the Bitters remedy sdisOrders OF the
stOn ach, liver. and nerves, prevent and eradi-
cate intermittent and remittent fevers, promote
appetite and sleep, and are highly recommended
BY physicians as a desirable medicinal stimulant
and tonic. I'm.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13

We would suggest to the City Mar
shall that some attempt should be made
to suppress the whistling and cat calls
in the gallery at Angeles Hal
when frst-class entertainments are Civ
en- there. The audience and the perfor
mers are alike entitled to protection
from this nuisance, which is so freely
INDUCED in by negro and white boys
more particularly the former. The
shrill whistling on Monday night was
fearful .-ClnriOn.
B~rookhaven is afflicted with the same
nuisance,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
Franklin County News.

Mr.. Jas. Crafts gin, on Ma2ee'a creek
was destroyed by fire a few nights ago.
Mr.. David King died at his resid
ence, on the 9th inst, Of dropsey; ageG
eigh ty- three years.
Judge McGee's new mill, on McCall's
Creek, is one of the largest and best in
the State.
Corn thieves are numerous. Two
have been shot at while helping them
selves to corn from a neighbours crib
Mad dogs are reported from almost
every section of the county, and there
is much excitement in consequence. 1t
is reported some foxes and coons have
also been discovered suffering from by,
d%rophobia.
The Fort Worth, T,x,s, Democrat
says the skeleton found recently on
Aquilla creek, McLennan county, il
thought to be that of a young nan by
the name of Abiiah Lee, who came e
Texas from Franklin county. "::e,Issip.
pi, abont n year ago, AID disappeared
mys.eripGs!Y,
The Banner publishes The CRANE
Jurors for the special term of the Cir
cult Court TO commence on the 31st in
slant. First District-David l.. Dunn
A. G.. DObyns, Cade Hazard and Doo'
Hunt. Second DistrietrE s" STAN
pley, L.. B. Hail, Jason NJ: Scale ant
Joe Simmons. Third District-B. D
Knapp, Zetus Linton. s. s. Montgom
cry and W. 8. Newman. Fourth Dis
trict-Needham Lee. j.. F. Burris
Thos. A. Lotion and Tobias Guesler.
Fifth District-John NJ. C!oy. E. R
McGehee, W. @. Thornton and F. g
Huff. r.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
TT,TINrONY OF OTII1EIf~.
Ercn ILe aha nceiIor OC El.e Emixer.l.N 0G Nebr.si.n:
Tie It's Of mankind.

T p IN, rs DAM SRI think YOU have the true theory anal ad prct ceu he
cureof Nasal Catarrh. and ako, fr the treatment Of the rspir44t@Y, organs NJ
throat is O. sow we'll restored, that / lecture without duhrH V. ai / h1 % dIWWF
whatevsri in preaching. You areat full iherv to nem my anne Tor the bench" % nS
Yours very truly, T. b. FAIRFIELD. ~ H." h H. br I"Nnu, =?
JUDGE J CoLLErT, of Lima. o, writes: "lOu wei r,mInn+t ;"% lsrIh% Gaaft
had taken hold upo M at the time vu were at my house, rNHE me ON nSNe .
myself and to all around, and withal suffering day and nigh, l. BEGAN & TO- "s our y,
eel. # remedy about the 26h of August. Now lam cu"d; HFIH rec AR PASSAGE" "i
open, and breathing natural. exprest to yu aE!n III | SAD M recent e.
a thousand thanks to Won fr 50 sure aremedy, and 50 very ch@p have iWi ava
the instrument. having on fur her occasion TO ust Thus IN about sly weeks have
faccomplh what yUu thought could be gained in from thFee 70 SIX months. l"I'e.
to him. $780,. , ,. ..a. ,I ..z
that / nevprh Ia a medicine take hold Of my C0taIrh by n root, andt0't 1t 2t
a this it'
MIR. THOMAS i. DAILY, of Homer, Champaign Co; I'LL" me OF m worst ca%sl
q vprb hid under treotmant who was six months hed fast M nearly blind one
W WtnIyd DESTROYED b. Catarrh. II . g amt ace mucn uehS"le"' "" 'A"N ""'
lungs in a crIuca Estate writes, une 2, 1873:
"DFA NJ CHILDs: have used yOr Cutarrh treatment MAJ my No"t
Be- O., Daily, of you place., kindly sen me, o over three months ana aim, st
n III i'm "a bopaiassness nst seemed must die. bv and by it heGan to
to take effect, and and began to have hope, | improved rapidly. soon cmW SIT
nj nasages Of I'M head begant to oppn Throat and bronchial tubes grew better
cough ceased, n nj " l cal see 10 write. now expect to get" We'll ~ % '2Ht
NV business again / owe vOu a great deb fgr gratitude. Indeed l owe my me
N 80 anmont Ynr, Vary truIv THOMAS J. DAILY
Mr.. d is o CSept 10y in Troy, looking quite we'll; almost every yesuge OF
Cal rrhh "a disn nearnd
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13

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Covfuctou 1,owu,v News.

COvfnEton County News.
Log rollings are all the go out this
way. .
Hon. Geo. Buchanan. OF -Okotoma,
caught ten wild turkeys this. week in a
pen. -, NJ ~. u.
DIR. Alex Fairly has moved from Will
liamsburg to his fathers. on Okotoma,
near Mt. Olive. b" -..,.
Our friend and popular county clerk
Evans Hall, reports everything OK. in
his department.. ~
The merchants of williS burg are
doing a very good. business now; all
keep first rate stock of goods.
|, E. A. Gilbert is the new telegraph
operator at Williamsburg, Mr.. Lee
having moved to the southern part of
the State.
The contract for builing a new Jail
at Williamsburg was let to G.. E Jud-
son for $1,lOO 90. He is required to
complete same by he:1st of next Octo
Der.
The county Treasurer in his report to
the Board of Supervisors. reports
$271 90 On hand belonging to the
school fund, and not q single warrant
out unpaid. 80. .s.
The Democratic Executive Commit.
tee met last Monday and organized
for the coming campaign, With W. N.
Barnes as chairman and JOHN Leggett,
Esq Secretary - .-,~r
Sheriff Strahan reports no State o,
County taxes due on real or personal
property, aud only twenty seven polls
due. This is certainly a good showing
for our county. Who can beat it?
Farming operations are going on tic
some extent already. though the land
seems too wet and cold to pant corn
oats and the light grain look fine;
peach trees are in full bloom.
Judge Phil. n. Napier, an old aud
respected citizen of this county, died at
his residence last Monday evening.
Judge Napier a = Minister of the
Gospel, and had many friends through
out our county.
Mr.. VIM. Rutledgs. a merchant OF
Mt. Carmel, shot and killed Mr.. Lonis
Odum, a farmer living near that place,
last Saturday night. about 9 o'clock
The difficulty occurred at NJ Carme'. Mr.
Odum lived until 2o'clock Sunday; nc
particulars yet.
A few days ago Mr.. Ben heonard lost
his saw and grist mill. The pond-dan
broke during the night undermining
the foundation from the over flow o.
water, sweeping away almost every.
thing before it. 1t is a very seriou:
loss to the community around it.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13

In explanation of Mr.. Blsine's pre-.
judice against Southern claims, a cor.
respondents of the Savannah News
tells of a personal claim of $40, loaned
thirty years ago when Blaine was q
Kentucky school teacher, which has
I've been honored, though the origi-
nal holder of the note is still living.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13

A VERY fatal disease has broken out
in Scott county. Mississippi. between
Hillsboro and the county line. which is
pronounced by the physicians as black
measles, and by the negroes as the
black plague. 1t is very contagious
and very fatal-not a single case having
recovered.