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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

The condition of many Of the streets in
the lower wards is disGraceful. The accumula-
tons Of leo and filth. in some places two feet in
depth, have been broken up with the pick and
left to simmer in tho warm spring sunshine.
The steam rising from these fever beds will be
heard from In tho mortality bills.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12
joel Is.

Our Joey r. is neither rough nor tough,
And yctis devilsh sly,
No icllow creature would he ever cun,
Or darkly paint his eye
But might II he perceived man Of sin
About 10 take his scat,
Place In the chair a bent ami poisoned pin,
Ills naughty hcsh to meet
SO tender is the heart VI Joey b..
So tull OF sympathes,
That he could never crush a wicked flea
Unless he shut his eyes.
or. when his fingers closed upon the cuss
with tetyid might and man.
Would cmorolorn the uoAious beast and lhuI
Alay tAe mortal pain.
How sweet Is in times Like these to find
so hlcst bulAng bore,
who makes hls fellow beings feel behind,
As well a. hook bcforel
when in the air about us we detect
The sound ol serious wings
We know that then and there we may expect
Some sharp amt sanity sungA
How sad II were. how pannlly unAt,
II Jocy's crooked pin
Should rudely pierce when ne essays to Sit
His avn black trousers, mint
How plulul. il this our tusy bee.
This quite too useful eli
Should ever chance 10 thrust. unconsciously,
Ills sting into himself
For all Coughs aud Colds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

He has an unsavory record. lie was smrched
with Credit Muhlhcr stock. and tho retained attorney
OF ithe ne .nNtr taNins kng Hence his sohnquets tas
General Credit Mohillcr De Golyer Garhcld.1,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

Commercial and other travellers will find
Warnings 4. ~ Atbitfai Ruiiony Guide ISSUED monthly
very handy little work 10 have In the pocket The
namos OF townsHre arranged alphabetically, and under
each is given the distance from New York, population
trains hocrs departure and arrival at both ends vi the
Journey ant the fare.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

It is n mattcro of some Importance that the
Coroner's jury in the case Of JONI p NJ.
RlcHARDs, who shot the burglar CASEY,
rendered verdict of iustIiuble homicide.
1t is not easy TO understand what occasion
the jury found for retiring at all; but it Is
gratifying to know that it did not require
more than ten minutes Of dclibcration be-
fore they agreed.
II burglar is found in dwelling house.
tho presumption Is that he will commit
murder II he deems it necessary to his os-
cape, or to prevent his own Identification,
This has been proved by too many tragical
occurrences to bo doubted. To shoot a bur
glar down, at the earliest moment Of oppor-
tunity IS, therefore, entirely justillablc.
The experience OF Mr. RICHARDS shows
the great advantage of having arms in a
house. all ready and convenient for use,
and Of knowing how to use them. His OK
ample should be followed.
We should hear less Of burglars, masked
or unmaskod, after half dozen Of them
had met the fate of CASEY,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

Time was when the Onondaga County salt
springs yielded handsome revenue 10 tho
State but the operating of springs in the South
and the West. and tho competition of foreign
salt makers. have reversed things. and now the
State has to make up deficiency OF 100000 or
Whereabouts. Tho willy Onondaga County poll
tcians. some years ago. secured the levying u
heavy toll on all salt carried by canal from
Albany westward. and it answered all the pur-
poses Of II duty on imported salt. This years
Canal Board recommended to the Legislature
that the high toll be abolished. The Assembly
Committee on Canals reported adversely. and
yesterday the salt question was again over
hauled from beginning to end bv the lower
House Of the Legislature. Mr. FISH leading in
the fight for reduction. and calling the Syracuse
Salt Ring monopoly; but tho Ring won. and
the people must pay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12
A Medical student. Fatal MISTAKE.

MONTREAL, March 11,-Pctcr Gillespie. a pa
hcnt u the hospital died last ngut from an uNcrdo-,
morphine administered ia mistake by medical student
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

Brooklyn Is enjoying itself this spring In
ts peculiar fashion. Whenever it begins to
rain scandal over there. experienced persons
prepare for q downpour. While our neighbors
are waiting for the trial Of TALMAGE to open.
they have other entertainment to while away
the timc withal. in tho row between the Eagle
and ConRressman-ele O'REILLY. The Eagle
seems to have begun II by calling the Congress
man-elect q bounty jumper. BY way Of pre-
serving the equilibrium Of the controversy. Mr..
OREILLY delivers a speech. in which he calls
the editor OF the Eagle dreadful names for an
lrishman, and makes charges that cannot DO
quoted In THE Sun. With volley Of epithcts
rauling about his ears the editor Of the Eagle
has the temerity to describe Mr. O'RErLLY's
speech in peculiar language. TO renew tho
original charge. and TO insistthat Mr.. O'REILLY
Il disqualified to sit in Congress. or to hold any
ofiice OF trust or profit under the Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

One humorous and two serious Broadway
railroad projects wcro laid before tho Alder
men yesterday. and sent by them to the commit
tee room for further consideration.
Alderman HonERrSSried to induce his asso-
ciates to pledge themselves not to grant any
franchise except for continuous line from
the Central Park to the Battery. the through
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

The easy way in which WALLACE Ross
81 81 John defeated EMMETT Of Jnrrow over tho
Putncy to Mortlako course. when EAiMETT had
been pointed ont as the better man by the sport
INK papers and WAS tho favorite In wagers.
will undoubtedly give HANLAN encouragement
in his race with H,wpoS. HANLAS has twice
defeated Ross with ease. Still. HAwDoS is an
unusually good oarsman. and will undoubt-
ediy. II he should beat HANLAN DO matched
with ELLIOTT for tho championship.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

The year has oUr seasons, daring all Vt which keep on
hAnd Dr. Dams Cough sJlup,-Ads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

Mr.. VARNUM's notion Of an excise law is
that there should be- four grades Of licenses
Rranted-one grade for hotels and restaurants.
one for saloons and other drinking places not
included IN the first. one for the sale Of ale and
bccr. and a fourth. which shall permit sales be-
tween 7 O'Clock in the morning and IL at
night only lie would abolish the clause in
the law Of 1857 limiting tho giving Of licenses
20 innkccpers alone. His bill introduced in the
Legislature covers these points. Mr.. OLIVER
CorrER admits tina, the present law is a failure
inasmurA MS il is not observed ia New York or
Brooklyn. His society is willing to compromise
with those who favor liberal excise legislation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12

For all Coughs aud Colds
Use Jaync's ENpectoraut AIR
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
Fair ktyer Items,

Not quite so much rain as has been.
Mr.. Levy Smith child died, 3i.t, July
on Bear creek
Mr.. J. NJ. Mcdowell moved to Pike
county 10 engage in a shoe shop.
Early fodder is ready to gather, but for
the ram that has fallen very little has
been saved.
Now is the time to SOW turnIps and plan
irish potatoes for tall and winter CROP
and to save seed for next Spring.
Mrs. Maryann lIamm, of Louisiana, i
on a visit to her daughter, Mrs Lucy FUR
where she expects TO spend the Summer
Mr.. Andy Lowell and Mr.. Billy Nations
are building a Baptist Church, six mile!
from ~Brookhaven. on the Monticello road
Great complaint of foxes catching chick
ems. Mr.. Bob Boon informs Us that
fox went to his..house a few nights ago ant
whipped his dog. We are also informed
thai seven hunters went out the other nigh
with eleven hounds and started two foxe
10 the dog.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
Commissioners Safe.
x Co.
Decree for S2J2 90

Thompson Il co.
~ VS.. Decree TOT sZOz "
Henry Hastiae Fur
By virtue of a decree of the Cianccry conFt
of Lincoln county, in the above entitled cause
| wilton
Monday, tie ttenty Flirting Of ARg@'. enc thousand
eight hnndercd and seuapty nice,
at the court house door, in Rookhaven. he
tween the hours prescribed by law. Sellat pun
iic auction TO the hi1leSt bidder for cash. the
fplioWing lands in SAID county. for payment OF
above debt and coSfs OF SUE to-w.t.
Lot 6 in section + town. Strange 3 east AMI a
parcel Of ian,t described 10y metes AMI bound
as acknowledging at the resi0eace OF Jdlia +
Wray. and run ", to a st0D market A. thence )
20 q stah NAKED .. thence +. to q stOh ma ked
f. tileucc south across Little Bathala creek te
an Oh pairs of OarS, thence up said creek 10 tht
point Of hegining. the same supposed to be IN
section Is, said town. AMI range, and inclnies
the old J:ccOb Furrs mil seat. c~ontatnE 81
acres more or less. J. NJ. BCCkLEY,
in y-2i-5t. c. mn lsslCfcf,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
The Biy Ease,


Twenty seven persons were tried last
week on charge Of conspiracy. Col. Deason
and the District Attorney prosecuted, and
the defense was conducted BY Judge Cas-.
sedy, Maj. Sessions and Mr.4fartleY. The
jury was empannelled on Thursday
and the day was consumed in introduce
ton of testimony, and IN Friday
the case was argued. 1t elected great in.
terest andl was listened to closely by the
dense crowd that filed the Court house
Twenty seven men being tried at one time
was a spectacle o often presented.
Col. Deason opened for the State and
wac followed by Major Sessions. Mr.. Hart
ley and Judge Cassidy for the defense,
Each gentlemen did himself credit and
spoke for about an hour each, The Dis
trict Attorney closed in a ringing ant
telling speech. 1t is generally conceded
to have been one of the finest ever deliver
ed in the Court house.
Late Friday evening the case was givel
to the jury. They retired to the jury box
and 4 soon became evident that they wer
hung. Friday night passed ard on Satnr
day they reported that they could nc
agree. They were told to retire and thinl
the case over a while longer. Saturday
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunda
night passed away and on Monday the
, again said they could not agree. 1t wa
thought advisable to let them think of tn
case a few hours longer and the
again retired. On Tuesday evening the
were as far from a verdict as ever, an
were discharged.
# is understood nine were for conviction
ard three for acquittal.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
local
OUR pLafFORM.

rhp man that il elected to the begisla>
,nyY ought to be made TO give his platform
md we believe the following articles
would satisfy the people Of Lincoln county
lat. Opposed to the Moore bond COM
uromise, and pledged TO offer no relief bill
for the securities.
ID. Favors, a repeal or modification OF
the Lien law.
Srd. Opposed to leasing the coavicts to
private individuals.
4th. Favors changing the judiciary ex-
penses, ma king them payable by the State
and not the counties.
9th. Favors a Constitutional amend
ment making a poll tax receipt the qualr
fcation for the voter.
9th. Opposed to the law giving Mayor
of towns jurisdiction out Of their corpora
ton.
9TH. Favors the repeal of the %bulldozinl
law, or to make itapply to every county il
the State.
Sth. Favors a law prohibiting the inter
marriage of the races.
9Th. Favors a law compelling Raj
companies to pay a reasonable
all stock killed bv them, Ciea-
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
Cleans You Liver

BY using Martins Liver Pills. These
Pills have been thoroughly tested, and
have never failed to cure Liver Complaints,
Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Sour Stomach,
Fevers, Nervousness, Jaundice, Infiama-
ton, Impurities of the blood, Pains in the
Head, Breast, Side, Back and Limbs, are
purely vegetable and will act as well as
blue mass or calomel. They will clear the
stomach OF all cold and bilious matter
without nausea, or gripping pain of the
stomach or bowels. Price % cents per
box. For sale by
+. M. MARTIN & Co.,
may 29-tf. Brook ayen, Miss.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
The C'0nft

But few cases have been disposed of at
this term of the court, but those that have
been before it have occupied a good deal
of time. The following cases have been
tried:
The State against Lewis Jenkins; ver~
Jury; verdict, not guilty.
The State against Turner T,ryer and
Jesse L ,%llins; assault and battery: ia bull
doing case;) verdict, guilty; fined S25
each and two months imprisonment.
The State against Jery and Eliza Smith;
assault and battery; verdict, guilty; fined
S25 each.
The State against VIM. Howard, and
others; conspiracy Ia buildoSing case;-)
jury could not agree; continued to next
term.
Tie State against Brunt Smith, and
others; burglary, (bulldozins;) case was
helng tried yesterday.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
Enjoy Life.

What a truly beautiful world we live in
Nature gives us grandeur of mountains
glens and oceans, and thousands of means
for enjoyment. We can desire no BETTE
when in perfect health; but how often do
the majority of people feel like giving it
mp disheartened. discouraged and worried!
out with disease, when there is no occa-
sion for this %recling, ~ every sufferer can
easily obtain satisfactory proof that Green's
August Flower will make them as free
from disease as when born. Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint is the direct cause
of sevent five per cent of such maladies
as ~Biliousncss, Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Costiveness, Ferrous Prostration, Dizzi-
ness of the Head, Palpitation of the
Heart, and other distressing symptoms.
Three doses of August Flower will prove
its wonderful effect. Sample bottles, ten
c:nts. Try it. For sale in Brookhaven
by F. NJ. Martin & Co. may>S-tf.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
Cfy C0nncil.

A special r~aee,ing of the Board Of Mays
or and Aldermen, Of the city Of Brook
haven, was held on Tuesday, August LIST.
1879. Present, Hon Chas, Cunning,
Mayor; Aldermen, Pfeifer, Schaller,
Stern, jenkins, Daughtry and Martin.
The Secretary read a petition from sew
eral citizens praying the Board to estao-
lish a quarantine at once.
The following ordinances were adopted;
Be it ordered by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen, Of the city OF Brookhaven,
That a Board of Health be elected to con-
sist Of the following citizens, to-wit:
D.. J. w. Bennett, DR.. J. W. Martin.
DR.. J.. NJ. Martin, DR.. Z. j. Bowen and
DR.. I. 7. Meade, to serve for twelve
months from this date, said Board 10 be
notified of their appointment. by the city
Marshal.
Be it further ordered, That it shall be
The duty of said Board to meet at once and
eli, q President who shall, by virtue oil
his olef.a he City Health Officer.
Be itfu aer ordered, That the Board OF
Health shall be authorised whenever they
deem it necessary, to establish such quar-.
%antine, as they think proper upon the q.
ST. l.. & n. O. r. r., and other roads
coming into the city, and that said Board
of Health appoint such officers and as
~sis.ants and experimenting physicians al
may be necessary to maintain an efficien'
and perfect quarantine, and the Mayor
is hereby authorized to commission II
writing the officers, herein provided to 6'
appointed upon application of the physi-
clans OF the Board of Health.
Be it further ordered, That the rule
and regulations aaonted and recommended
by the National Board of Health be es
tabllshed as governing in the quarantine
of the city, subject however to such modi
fcations and amendments as may be adopt
ed by Local Board Of Health.
Be it further ordained, That the Boar
of Health shall have power of appointing
and dEscharging any and all quarantine
officers, and the Board of Mayor ant
Aldermen shall fix all salaries and pro
vide to pay the same.
Be it further ordered, That the Board q
Health shall have power to supervise III
, sanitary condition of the CITY, and APP
point sanitary officers and committees i
each ward and promulgate such rules
regulations and suggestions from time t
time, as they may deem expedient an
shall report any matter to the Mayor an
Aldermen deemed by them necessary 10
their action.
| Be it further ordained, That all ord
pances or parts of ordinances in contilc
, with this ordinance are hereby repcrIec
No further business appearing the Boar
adjourned
C. Cunning, Mayor.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
Planet Oil.

This excellent and cheap brand of Car,
bon oil has been sold by the Proprietors
for ten years past. and no accident has
ever happened from its use.
The Planet Oil is regular and uniform in
quality, never under the United State,
Standard of. refined petroleum, and i,
costs but a trifle over common coal oil.
Planet oil is especially recommended tc
consumers who do not wish to pay the
price of Insurance oil, as the best CHEAP
oil in the market. For sale at I. NJ
per gallon.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07

THE TRUTHFUL TEsT.-It requires no
learned experts to establish the fact that
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder is the
purest and the strongest. If it will make
sweeier, lighter, and more digesiible bread,
biscuits, cakes, etc., than can be made with
other kinds, it is an incontestible proof of
its purity aud greater excellence.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
i $ r

1t is an established fact that QuinIne q
Cinchonidina will stop ca Ills, an d for tht
purpose there is no better remedy. But
is also an established fact that they do nc
remove the cause that produces the chills
For if they did, the chills would not re-
turn on the 7th, 18th, Dist or 2Sth day.
Then is it not money LOST to attempt TO
permanently cure the ehiIls with Quinn
or Cinchonldia, when they do not remoy
the cause from the system that produce
them2 For until the cause Is lemoveds
tLa chilli WI returu. TINE
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
FOR District AHOrneY.

We are authorized to announce ID. G.
Bramlett, of Amite county, for District
Attorney.
We are authorized to announce II.
Cassidy. OF Brookhaven. rs a candidate
for reelection to the Off ce Of District
Attorney for the Tenth District.
We are authorized TO announce Laurh
McLaurin, of Port Gibson, us Il candi-
date for District Attorney for the
Tenth District, composed of tho coun-
ties of Claiborne, Jefferson. Franklin,
lincoln, Pike, Amitc and Wilkinson.
subject to the action of the Democratic
party.
II. Q. Bridges. of Pike county. is a
candidate for election to the office OF
District Attorney Of the Tenth Judicial
District,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
Wanted,

One hundred bushels of corr from de-
linqnent subscribers, or from those who
desire to subscribe. The highest market
price will be paid. We will also take in
payment for TIE LEDGER, chickens
turkeys, eggs, butter, pork, tailew, Or any
Kind of cmltr NEltGEte.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07

Capt.D. G. Bramletl, of Amite county, is
announced in to-day's paper for District
Attorney. He is a good lawyer and would
make a fine prosecutor. Capt. Bramlett
ran on the Democratic ticket for this Office
in 1871, and received a very Aattering vote,
but the district was intensely Radical at
the time, and there wa no hope for his
election.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
Expensive.

The present term of the Circus Cour'
will cost the county of Lincoln severa
thousand dollars. Aside from the ex-
penses of the court, tile loss 10 the farmers
who have been compelled to attend, ana
neglect their crops, will be great. Prob
ably fifty men, charged with various
offences, have been before the court every
day. and as many witnesses. To this ado
the Grand and Petit Juries, and interested
spectators. and you will have a daily at
tendance of from one hundred and fifty to
two hundred. But for the court these
people would be at home and at work
Courts are necessary to suppress crime
bat they fail heavy upon a county and
people as poor as ours.
NJ. J. II. Gaze, IF the northern part o.
beat |, il announced for Chancerv Clerk
f1e rs u~orng man OF superior attain
ments and wouli make II good officer.
PrentisS Bile ia, been appointed one o
tie Registrars Of Lincoln county, in plac,
oft'apt. Morvton, who has resigned.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
Store on Wheels.

We cannot imagine ANYTHING that
prove. so great an accommodation TO our
people as Sproat's Ice Car. 1t comes along
e refy Thursday evening, with the clever
Mr., Matthews in charge. and families will
I'VE many dollars in the year by purchas-
/, q from the Car. 1t carries a great varie-
- OF good things, such az potatoes, apples,
onions, sausage, fish, cabbage, butter, ice,
etc. iunl3-3m
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07

entertainment. FESTIVAL n DinnerS =.
On last Thursday night an entertain.
ment, (tableaux and pantomime)and a Fes
tival were given for the benefit of the
Presbyterian Church. The tableaux re-
presented ten scenes in a drnnkard's life.
The first scene was a New Year, call by
young gentlemen, and the offering to one Of
them of wine by a young lady, Mrs Dele
Storm representing the young lady VIM. a.
Henry, the gentleman. The second scene
represented the young man, in company
with others, approaching a saloon, during
a snow storm; the third, an insight into
the barroom, and the young man mingling
with EVIL associates; the fourth, the DESC
late young wife anxiously awaiting the re-
turn of her hayward husband; the fifth
was an auction scene, in which the drunk
ard was sold ont of a house and home; the
sixth, was a picture of the drunkard, clad
in Tags, killing his child: the seventh, was
his arrest for the stealing of a watch; the
eighth, his imprisonment; the ninth, a
temperance meeting, where the drunkarA
signed the pledge; the tenth, the Christ
mas scene, where all was gay and happi-
ness, and the poor lnebriate himself again.
After the entertainment 1t was announced
that supper would be served in the hail
for twenty-five cents, and ice-cream, lem
onade, etc proportionately cheap.
The audience needed no further words
to move tn en- to action, and ia a few min.
utes the supper was disappearing with n
rapidly that was truly astounding. and
ice-cream and lemonade shared a similar
fate.
Miss Dele Storm ard Mise Mollie
Henry were the orignators of the affairs,
and deserve great credit for the interest
they manifested in its success.
On a Friday, a dinner was given at the
Theatre, and on Monday and Tuesday
dinners were spread in the up stars of
Storms store, for the same benefit as the
above, and were well patronize.
A nice sum was realized from the en-
tertainmcnt, supper and dinners, ana will
materially aid in the construction of the
church.
We have been requested by the ~origina-
tors to return especial thanks to Mr.. 10.
Storm and John McLaurin fof valuable
-
assistance rendered, TO the ladies' who so
kindly assisted; to the string band for the
delightful music furnished. and TO MIR.
Storm for the free use of his building.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07

If you need engines, boilers, betting
mills, cotton gins, presses, sugar mills OF
machinery of any kind get prices from II
Dudly Coleman 4 Bro, n. o. They have
the best sell low. mr. y ly