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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-30

PlOWS! PlOwS!. PiOwSl!!
The celebrated Williams plows, 81 90
cash, at PERKINS.
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GEN. REUBE DAVIS went ito New
Orleans last week in response to a sums
mons from the Teller committee. but
when he ascertaiped that Capt. J. NJ.
Allen, IL district attorney, had gained
admittance to the committee room to
hear what he had to say about the
id. bnlldozers of the First District"
he left the city without testifying.
-Cv1nith Record.
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Cr9yatS and Ladies' Ties.

The largest and han soonest lot in town
at McGrath's, The ladies all say so, and
it must be SO.
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NesrsDaDer OMce for Sale.

A WEEKLY SIX-C LUMN NEWSPAPER,
Its material, business and good vii. now
being published in a thriving populous town,
and one of the chief bu tineS5 centres of the
State. Further particulars otn be obtained by
application to THE LEDGER, Brookhavtn,' MISS.
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Go to MeGrath's Tor bargains.
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For sale at McGrath's. Drop around.
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Female College,
> RrooEshayen. Miss.
Will Reopen Oct. 3Oth, 1873.

CHARGES
For tuition and fuel for pupils residing in
town and vieinity for the collegiate year
will be as follows;
Primary Department, Sla, 90
Preparatory ~ u
Freshman and Sophomore classes, : 40 90
Junior and Senior classes, 80 o"
The Public School Fund.
Pupils attending the College will be
entitled to their pro rata Of the Public
School Fund, and the President will re-
ceive in payment of tuition, the pay GER
tifcates of the County Superintendent, at
their face value. 81
By this liberal arrangement, the tuition
of pupils in the lower classes will very
nearly be paid by the certificates, and one
third or more of the tuition of the pupils
in the higher classes will be paid in the
same way.
Attention is called to change in terms
as printed in the catalogue.
EA. r. johnson.
Oft.
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~ .-19T" OFT :"
The Edinburgh Review Whig),
The Westminster Review LiberoD
The London Quart. Review Const,
The British Quart. Review Eromca1,
, 1879-03-22

mud tho Atlansa Csptstitui1u, arc mixing n
determined onslaught Upon tl,uso bar1arous
practices. Tho Inter Ia especially nosora
upon tho practice Of cnrrying ar.ns al,tl upnn
thu sentiment Tint Eastnins violence. It
aaya: "Thcso nro Rcrious md cnrl,cst tl.ica.
tons, nusl tic people Of Atianta should SEQ
10 1t TINT they nru nnsworcl. Thoro IN
nothing that lies nenrar tho oasenco Ut
things tlsan this ono hnbit. II tcntls moro
ilan everything c'ao combined to keep
people out of tllia Stnto nud ont Of tho
sontl'." 1t nrpenla to its rcalers asll The
southern ruorlo: "Can my community
Rtan,l np Under this2 Can WI inyilo pence
fnt I'eorto 10 como nnsl live viii, ,ts unless
wo can givo aomo guarantee tint t'is bloody
record will 10 improved mud this turbulence
reduced 10 orlor7 sVe must mako tho
changc. Wo must demonstrate by actual
notion Tint tho Carrying Of concenletl
weapons will not bo tolerated, md tl4at Tho
law will bo yinttratcd upon tiloso who
vtolato It. II tho press Of Tho South would
join l1alss1s with tlIo Constitution Ant& mako
combined assault upon tl,is sayasery, 1t
woultl 90 far towards stopping It.
, 1879-03-22

No printed n few dayH ago IL copy Of tho
enormous hill now pending in tho Lcgisln-
tnre Oil tho subject Of drainage. It will ho
remembered TINT tho provision IN Tho COIL
htitution Of 1870 Oil this suhtoct was lloltl
10 10 10 defective tlIat no effective law
VIVA possible, and nt tho election in
1878 tho people of tho Ssato adopted
MI amendment to tho Constitution coy
ering tho cass, Tho Legislature is, how
oyer, embarrassed with tho magnitude OF tho
subject, anl variety Of bills haye hoen pre-
raretl atal atlyooated Ii,s bill wo published
Tho oti.nr ,lay IL the Quo which laus hosn tho
best 1natured. II IL Il very long Till, aud ono
which Is, Of itself, n cole. It would I'LL n
sn1a!l volume. It IL mitch too ling, mud yet
n correspondent writes TINT IL ,.cctls several
: additional seclions to nlnko it. I,erfvot. "a
This, NC fsar, is tho troublo in thu Lill. 1t
IN ioo vast nml lucon,rruhonSiblc. It aims
ut lao ln,1cla at one ti,as. It provides mn
chinery enough 10 run n Stnto uoyern1nont.
1t tosl.ls to nuke drainayu tuo easily. The
legal proceedings are not only pro!ix, c,lnl.
hersonle, ind too numerous, but excessively
expensive. IL will cost more for Iegal OK
l'cnscs aud lawyers fees 10 obsni,, authority
10 dis ditch, null lay milo Of tlrain, la1
il will 10 dig aud lny five miles of ditch anil
drum. Tho law brihsles all oyor with prov.
oen.ions for lnwAuIts, fur injnuctiuua, for
"ppeAls. fsr s!u1aal:es. II lllo bill ind bes,,
prepared by MI association ct tra.l.s.ul,ion
lawyers 10 Aceura III, increase Of litigation, 1t
could nut bo moro eunniuGly framed. Nor
ls this nil. Thoro aro too ma,ly Commits.
BoEs. toa many Commissioners, null too many
tnlaries alll cust4 Under this Llll tho Sims
] 10 bs pad for salaries wuulsl l'ay for luying
most Of tho drains. There u,n;st not 10 In
II sala'y paid to my 'aAn Kayo perhaps u
surveyor. Each eo,snty mil ench town l.as
lsow full! brigade of aalnriul Atl.l I.aitl Off.
cbra, asnl 10 thcsu n,ay properly and nppro-
l'riate|y liz rtfasyel tho duties Of .l.osu Drain
age Commissioners.
1.ks most utodcrn legislation, this hill
scs'1s to mako tho purpose Of tho law
subordinate to tho creation ot now olllccs
with salaries, Tho public 10 pay the
cost. Wllnt Is wanted is law g.y-
ing to every snnn tho privilege aud orpor.
tunity Of draining his own lands; mud wllt,.
my uersou refuses 10 do this. a,ul his refus.l
stands in tho way Of otlers improving
their linda, thcn tho Inv should a1thos.
i=u III eussy upon mud .la light Ut Way
, 1879-03-22

North shall ru,l down her pIao faclnrIcs. IL mi.
southern tlcrcc su disnrn, TIN North md scstura
tho Lust Cause so the unfortunate ait. 1>astsY
Gladstone" HayH III, nxcllaugc. "wo4
mol Invited tn The Duke Of Connaueht's wrddn,".
mil. nuW tint we think Ut 1t, VT ut mt ITO Him
there.
Tho Rev. Eg4leslotl.. l,nvng .1ranlatizet1
"Tho rIl..lm'. i'ro1scss," the very pInu. neuu,s
ht1lryo hlm 10 bs very deep In lhc slough IT ln,
l1utty.
c'arkson n. pn.ter l'as dropped ont Of
night. nna tho rutIaln Erprr~ says there ats mr..
tons %hu vnnt 10 knew when such man ia pn,n,
10 bc born.
Tho Alaska Indians nro mnktnv n t,oo,,
,lcaI fstoubc, nnh tho ausel Of teace lcayet III.
wlgwam When the titts bfowN jug Ut Amc,r,n
whisky cntcra IL.
Willnm Winter Inns hcon tabjur ANN
Dickinson to tAsft oil mntter CONNECTED with hc,
new p1AY md W. fusl tllut William Is the wtuts,
Ut hcr 'tIsconlcnl.
Mr. Mc{}arsal,an Is all right with tl.c o1d
members of cohgress. but lie feels that Il vii, In
necessary to whfu Dam ltntl ngaIn IL nuke tt,elf
solid with The now EMS.
ifs Of Admiral rnrrngut, by his Ron
t.ayal| Farra2us-* II aoon IL he published, Admiral
Fnrragut was uIlce blx.cr nun Than Capt, Tar.
coraI. Of Il. ". i. p!narore.
alr. Murphy IL IN Bt. I.onis, atI tie anionna
In hc vicinity of tho hall where he will lecture ara
layth: In an extra quantity of Iul rcfrcshtneul. in
anticipation 0f rush Of hns1cks.
4 Michigan etiitor st'eaks pf The rcnains
Of ltaau =. thFsstancy. The latter In TN bis way
to Peru. Or we hcpye there would t,e occasion IN
tpcak Ut tho rc'naIns Of q Michigan cdI,u.
II In sAid TINT Charles Sumnnr'e uhost In,
, 1879-03-22

Ono Of tho organs nf CATER I1Ann1soS,
which Inns MI aiong boon assaifing and mis-.
representing Mr.. Wnranr because ho refused
10 enter upon temperance crusatlo mil re-
now tho knloon wnr contains M intoryiow
with AIR. HAnntsoN upon this question, II,
whicl, lio stratl,f1ea tho fthco with as iaucll
oaso M ever Mr.. IENpn1oEs did. It is ouly
necessary 10 refer to Mr.. 1EAHh1soS's pvt,
Inuguago, as printed in his organ, 10 soo
whit II coutomptibo md demngoyicn trim.
rlor ho has become. snys this trimmer:
ITO DO frank with you, for th'uk vvesy
candidate Tor public tr,'Ats should bs candid
with tho pooplo. this Question il Quo which
[ do not caro to ,lisc,lss." Tint Ia castfor
with vengeance Again snys this trIn,-
1nor: "Nnw, if know my own feoliugs. nsld
think tlo, II ha.' Thu power by nre word
10 cnch lilo ontire temperance vote, twonlsin't
speak tint word IT, II, OIL tho contrary,
by ono word / conIsl enlist tho opposition III
my ho!alf, I wouldn't nay tint word q J.
lilo p.oplo can elect Just whom they lenso
Ior Muyor. If they lo cleo. the, they ,n,tst
trust mo 10 do my duty M SEQ it," but
how il lo going to SEQ it? Thnt is what red-
1i1o wnnt 10 know. Arc temperance pcop'e
to voto for lnnn who hasn't courage enough
10 Hny where ho stantls2 viii tho sn'oou in-
tcrtst vote for 1uan who is nfr,id 10 opou
his month? Will my QUO vote, for man
WHO dare not sny yes or no to any mootca
question TINT Il as]cl him? Tho nlnn neetl-
c.l at tho hcaa Of tl,ia city Is II positive mnn,
WHO haB manhood. will, mud voice Of l,ia
own,-not deln"gogical trimmer wl1o
strntldea every question iii which tue people
IF Chicago aro interested Aud such tetlious,
purrosrless, a,ad ti,norous twntt.llu as Can
TER talkcd, his orgsn calls "srealsng call
1,dy OIL topics ot curront interest,"" Bah!
, 1879-03-22

The Baptists OF Chicago are III ut case re-
gardiug the prospect Of losing one Of their
finest church cditicoB through foreclosure
and sale, md arc bostirring themselves to
raise tho money to pay OF tho aonting tlsht.
scale down tho mortgage, anl sccuro lung
extension. Tie gloon,iest ptsnso of the ait,.-
ntlon is the admitted fnct tl1at tho curcl,
In question, tho Michigan Avenuo Imp
tist, IL confessodly four times tho
lnrge for tho accommodation Of my
congregation llsely 10 DO attracted to its au,,-
part during tho lilo Of the removed mort.
gage, Should rcnowal bo obtained, aud tho
burden Of interest mud currcnt expenses
would fall heavily upon SO small n society.
Il churcl, property that cost $lG3,m0, il
mortgagcd for $53,0O0, and ia yaued Mt
$4,000, may well be Bet down rs "n n,ngn;fi-
cont wreck" Which 1t wcro wiser to Leave
than to stay with md sink.
, 1879-03-22

llp liolH0 0k tllH ILLINOIS, ltchpthl Assembly
Inns failctl for tho wnnt Of il,o necessary two
thirds vote 10 pass tho resolution admitting
to tho people MI amendment to tho Con-
stitution authorizing vcrt'icts in civil casos
when colcMrred III by thrce-fourtha Of tho
jnry. We think this nct!on unfortunate.
Tho uuanitnfty Of j.,ries WAS part If tile
original purpose Of jrries, which was to
protect The sithjact ngainst Tho Crown. No
such reason exists Mt This e'ay, nna certainly
not III civil cascs. Why should unanim,ty
bo required Of twelve men hoaring cnn.-
plicnted case Of ncconnts between lndivitl-
s,nls? How ofton cnn It 10 sati that cncll
Of tho twelve Jurors in 4 caso Of
lhat kind really tlnes understand all tile
1acta? It nnw requires absolute ,,'latimity;
tho twelve ne,, 'n1,st cacl declnro that
~ owes Il specific suu. in duilars md
conts; il ono juror dlssonts In any rar-
ticnlar thu wl,uio trial fais, a,ul al has 10
bo done ovor again. The temptation 10 cor
ruptton nnl bribery IL increased hy tho
cnso with which jury n.ay ho pre-
vented from finding verdict. 1t only
needs TINT ono 'nan DO porvorso or corrupted
W AlkFN tAV k1l4C III ou11kt HHll0l6s HltA155EHt
mud clevon o.hor Jurors wasled iu nis-trial.
Stripped Of nil nonsonao with which tho
sanotity Of jsry-trlalA ID insustcl by cheal'
and superficial tleungognes, tho require
nent Of unonimily OF jurors in civil cnses
is rcally absurd. Every Judge. ovcry lawyor,
every litigant, is fully awase thas it is n
wasto of time, mud serves no pracIicnl pur-
pose except to c,lablo corrupt men to sell
their votes mud ignoramuscs to dofuat verliciB
anu tho ends Of Justice.
The action Of tile House wns nnwisc It
waa tlenial to tho renplo Of tho State Of
the privilege Of ,lahiug this change There
WAS no danger Of my larty nction by tho
people. Every vote not cast far tho nlnontl-
lncnt would havo boon counted ngainst it, 10
that in no event could tia change tsavo boon
,nale unless n majority Of MI tito voters Mt
lilo election l'ad yotod afllr'natiyo,y on tho
question. Tho solicituslY Of thu sixIy-saynn
members Of the House lo;t majority Of tho
people Of tho State would l,nvo voted against
their own interests wnR inn assumption Of
superior intelligence on'tl.o pnrt of tile sixty
seven which IL lnrdls', Warranted by tho
facts. Everything inn. this country il
determine by Il mniotitt, A majority ct
the people Of Illinois cah cl,ango oyory pro-
vision Of the State Constitution. 4 majority
1nako tho laws. 4 lnMority expound tl1e
laws. -Four Judges Of .u,e Supreme Court
render iiual decisions ou1hlt questions Of law
in this stato. Two Judges IN tho Appellate
Court nake its judgments. In courts whorc
there nra three Judges, ttnlniority tlollue the
, 1879-03-22

Snvaral Of tho Southern lnon,bors Of Con-
gress, under tho leadership Of ALEXANDER
II. STEPHENS, want tia doors thrown open
widely enough to a.lmit all kinds Of legisla-
tion that can possibly bo devised. Mr..
STEPHENS has certain financial schemes
sspcoialty in mind, but othcrs--liko REAGAN
Of Texas, Dnranr Of Tennessee, and Hooggn
Of Mis- siasipri- -:rrobably intond tho latitude
to bo moro far-reachrng tlaan thoy have at1-
mitted. But ovou if tho effect of throwing
opon tho doors Of Congress were simply to
eivo n heariug 10. tho measures which Mr.
STEPHENS wishes to submit, tho injury 10 tho
country would 10 boyoud estimate. He de-
sircs to make further notifications iu tho
Internal 1sovonue laws, though they have
already boon 80 modified for tic sectional
benefit of the South that they will full
to yield sufficient revonuo to moot
tho expenditures lnid out. IIo desires
TINT Congress sholl order Tho Issue Of u
least s5oo,ooo,00 legal-tonlcr notes" how
much moro he would like to hayo llo does
not say. The discussion Of Ruch measure,
with ovon remote prospect Of It's passage,
wouitl 70 unaettle tho mouotary and conn.,
1aorclnl conditions Of lilo country rs to con-,
plute1y wiro out oll tic advantages ttat havo
followed resumption. Tlloro has boon
notable improvement III business affairs
sinco Tho 1st Of Jam,ary. THO tendency Of
prices to decline Inns bcon chauged to 4 ten
slency to advance; confidence has been very
greatly restored, mud capital IN eecking invest
mcnt; best and most significant Of a!l,
, 1879-03-22
PERSONALS,

Ono Of Mr.. lildon'a latest Aauls is Ia,n-
many.
Mr.. Tildons now organ is barrel organ,
we suppose.
Annh DickinRon-gtntilo Auna-has q
lecture on tho Jcwa
Remark Of aIr. Randall to Samuel ]. TIL
den: "Lct INC bo nephew to you."
IL sEnnn Cameron roally 80 ycara oil?
We should INT think 10 from tho evidence.
Va fenr tlln Widow O,iyor look advantage
Of Mr. cancron's youth allst incxpesfcncc.
Firginin has ttsss,l to lo thu mother Of
Presidents but hhc ra''c: tba most pcnnuts.
Jcsi Daris is apparently trying 10 find the
Lost Cause, us rather, his friends ara fos hHl.
Mrs. f'oil>. in Stato'A Prison, fools tho
cnornty Of her inaoccnco ,uoru tllaW uyar before.
'l',is wiusry weather ii blessing hi ,iis-
culsc. Il kccps Tho spras poets back II few wccks.
Mr.. OI4cary. II apppara, ii going to dis-
Pnso VI his Vi Btolaach. At least hs Intends to walk
again.
Sruntor Uayartl Inns nina children, mud
consequently, we suppoas. has tImc IL ps pscsl.
dent.
Alra. Oliver 1,aH ono husband, hut, novor-
thc1rts. sic wansa Slnon. There !s no love lskc
the old loye.
The c.inoation of Tie Ndtional Journal Of
Education tlas been neglected. 1t speaks Of q
"phcnomcnn."
An exchange says' that Inul l3oylon IN a
Kentucky mau. lmpoaslh!c. No kentucky mau
would tako ~ water " ktIly.
Tha llEleH hnyu turntMi. Fifteen years ng1
tbs Not't crto't: "tn to lltsIsnoaa." To.duy
.I-Ak ~. tIF,,.
, 1879-03-22

Hut,rnp,p t1ourt nrdorci h,a cnrfii1cntn ran.
rc,e,, aui n,opv ner.oua wcro uubscn,ontlv
iudiclcd for ttoir uort;c;pntion In thcs.
frauds. Nevertheless. TIM ftautls woro not
nrcycntcti nor checked, 1[urt received uout.
uolly n mninrftv Of ;lto votes cnst. an,l The
(lsrfc,lcratos admitted him In his soat IN enite
Of The swut]iu, SY IL would l,o In oyery
rnso OF frousl ,,ernetratcd ,,n.ler tl,s
1,oso of uupro,uctcl Superyisora. Ettl,r
tho Supcrysors would bo s},ot or driven OF,
or thcy wou1i l,o allowed 10 ro,unih mud
protest In win npainst Tho sepcnl,ug nrtl
hatlot.box stuftluu carried on ,,nllcr their
hoses, TAore might subsequently, he roports
mud possbiy indictments. but nobody would
10 rnnis1cd. nud. IN tho meantime, tho
frauds would roat,,ro. tho E,ouc.Icorv thereof
would secure his certificate, ana his pnrtfsnn
majority in Congress would promptly admit
lin, Ms they have ntlnitted lius1 10 tako
away the DEPUTY Afnrsllals frn,n the poils
would DO 10 nullify tho Na.ionnl Election
Inv as much as it would nullify Tho Sato
Election law 10 prohibit constab!es and no.
licemcn from being present Mt or near tho
polls. Ii SrntSarn's achemo bo nt1optotf md
approved by tho President, it will amount II
notice 10 Ern 1Ioltaxp iu Cincinnati Tint
l,o mny muster his rcpsoters for next yrur',,
uieotiou without fear Of punishment to Tam-
,,,a,,y in Now York thu. 1t nny mnrshnlits CO.
hort OF spurious yutors under tho fraudulent
naturalization r,apors issued 10 them: Il, tho
cx.Coufet]t rhto managers III South Cnroljun
That thoy may print n How batel, Of tissuo-
, 1879-03-22

citizol,. Ulloss his refusal to drain l,s lnn,ts
bo MI injury and nuisance to others, my
arlhtrary proceedings to cocrco tho drainage
nj his lantl ia ono Of those matters that tlio
Legislature should 10 slow 10 adopt.
Any nttempt by tho Legislature 10 provide
for general aystem Of slrainage whethor tho
owners t!csIra II or not, md for tl.sa p,,rroso
tho croation Of ealarIcl 1'oard1 10 crcato
def'ts, incnr EXPENSES, mid levy assessments
10 pay their own salaries, to pay The costa Of
court aud Of counsel fcos In MI n,aanor of
judicial proceedings, must end in mixing
tho INV u.lons and dnmn|ng It's framers.
There nro, il We remember rightly, ncar.
ly t,80D,onn aoses Of good lantl tint
IL not now cu1tivablo, which by slight
nverago cost por nero might 10 reclaimed.
Some Of this In oh the rlvur banka, nnd will
need lcycos anu other improvements 10 keep
wntor ont. 'fho main body Of tho low lantt
is lint Which requires drainage. --something
In carry tho water Of. 1t certainly does not
require M enormous political md Judicial
sys!om to ennbio the owners OF this laul to
furnish tlitchcs and drains 10 carry OF tho
surplus wntcr. Certainly tho MIN ought to
10 10 mako tho work as inexpensive as possi-
bic. 10 orente numerous commissions of
satariod officers, with retinuo OF lawyers
a,u1 succession Of juliciul proceedings, Is
not tho way 10 rcc!otma wot lands ut
small expense. Thfs bill may seen,
worso thnn 1t ia, but wo 1layo in this
city something OF tho sama kind. Under
ol,r INV, II tho property .owners losire TO
open a street, or to widen ono nlroatly
ope,,,-a proceeding That ought to DO dono
without lilo lcast trouble,~-tl,o Inv fur
nishos q machinery TINT is appalling, II
provi.leH for Commission, which mikes a
report Of tho slnmngo to ba paid to the pat-
tios whose property il talson. Or course
these damages arc always too high. At tl,u
onl Of n yoar or perhaps two ycars tharo is
anotllor Commission to report tho sutns 10
be pail by cacl person bonclitetl by tho
improvement. Nobody wants 10 pay 60
luuol,, MD Tho result IL that. thero Ia
n wide difference botwcou tho sums
assossctl for beneilts md tllo sum to
bo pail for tlamngos. The ono does not
equal Tho otlser. Courts nud iurios aro ar,-
l1HtSA " wv Auk4AhHk VfGk GoI!aS VI Att tA-
cnpt to manufacture mountain Of costs md
lawycrs' fues; and tho stroet or alIoy is neyor
opened or widenod, but rcnnins uutlor tlo
bnn Of soma prometitatcd improvement
which l.ns boon or,,sl,od under tho weight OF
tho lortloro'1s legal machinery invented by
tho lawyers ostonsibly to onnblo people
Mt sl.oir own expense 10 improve t1,rir own
Ill II.
somut!iug Of tho same kind, and rs If the
cost Of rcclaiming the wet lnnds may possibly
cnt up not only tho wet but also tho dry
lands al those who get ontaugloa in its
naosl'cs Lot tho Legislature 60 slow, and,
above all things, create no new Offices aud
no snlnries. Lot It not furnish frosh provo.
cation for long, b tier, md cos " litiga,
tiou. Lot it try simple Inv ut first, md
from experience find wl1Ht clso 1nay DO ncc.
CBsAry,
, 1879-03-22

NHN@Aei cIA VI AI1tI0oC Nus btbl1u IN tue
South. Tho telegraph each dny brings
tidings Of indiyid1a! murders, Of slaughter
IN duela, IF yenlestas, Of .ynchings, md Of
a!l sorts Of hasbarities intlorscd by tint in-
famous sentiment Of tho Southern people
which goes under tho names Of "honor"
nnl "cl!ivnlry." Tho recent murder of
Col. ALsTos was only ono Of numerous cnses
of thu s.,nc kind. and TINT wns n murder Tor
which Thu community where lIo resided WINS
just Ms responsible as tho ,nuttaerur himself,
The lalter publicly announced tE,at Ito would
kill Col. A1sToS, mud carriel lis weapon IL,
plain Eght. Tho whole community were
's#tro of his intentioua, aud, instend Of
stripping tho mau nf lis woal,ons and
Furnishing tho 1nurdcrous hrnggnrt,
they eoolly allowed him to hayo
Lis own why, nnl waited for
Tho impending ntrray, apparently with all
tho ;est as;'E astlor Of The spectators watch.
lug tl,a conflict botwcon thu b,,ll nntl lls
soreatlor. Not n voco was hcar1 rusod in
pro est ngtinst tho iMttMtlons nf tho sar,.
guinary wretcll. 'CAsvary" mud :. honor !"
calcl for H., blood Of olso or Tho other luou,
it WIN ins'natorlnl which, though thero WIS
no difficulty lttwaon theM TINT might nut
havo bosn sotttol it fiyo ,utnntos by arbitr,.-
tion or by court Of jnstico without my loss
af self.rofpcct 10 either. Su-called "!tunur :"
demanded hlood, l,owovsr, an.l tho comu,u.
nifty did nothing 10 prevent ita si,sd.ting.
| Wilon tho infamous murder Ind bceu COM
mittesl, tlsn tha authorities complaosntIy mr.
! rested tho ni.rslorer, who, Of cn11rso, will
, 1879-03-22

Mr. WALL, Of Macoupln, is to be credited
with ono Of tho keonest comments yot nlatle
on tho do-nothing characteristics Of t1le
present Legislature. Ho nalo il IN tho form
Of resolution providing for m approprin-
tion Of S100, ,001 for Ice for tho uso Of .!,o
members Of tho GonerN| Assembly tlnring The
months Of july aud August. The 11ou>o
thought It was very fuu,y, anil SO do tho
taxpayers, but tho lnttor laugh "on the
wrong sido Of tho mouth" MS somo Of iloso
officials tnx.ontors will find hereafter,