The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-19

telling effect in the State OF Illinois.
SOUTH Carolina is turning its at
tention to raising a tea crop.
WEAVER should visit Mississippi.
The party needs a little encourage
ment.
The Raymond Gazette speaks ia
vorably of Ned Richardson for Gov
ernOr.
A negro eXcursioRist was drown
cd IN the river near Yazoo City, last
week.
THE Republicans in this State
have determined to have an Elector-
al ticket. and make an active can
vass.
AN Indignation meeting was re-
comfy held in Okolona, which de-
nounced w. ii. Herman in unmeas-
ured terms.
SENATOR CoNKLING was consplcu-
ous nv his absence at the Republi-
can conference held recently at
New York.
ALL applications for admission IN
to the A. x NJ. College of MISSISSIPPI
u; should be Sent to Gen. 5. ID. Lee.
at Columbus.
THAT letter of Hancock to Sher-
man does not seem to have exactly
met the long-felt want of the Re
publican organs.
The population of Holmes county
is 27,7S5. The number OF votes IN
the county, 6,93S-1,S6S white and
4,O7O black.
STEPHEN Dudley Field, one of the
famous Field family, has invented
an electric engine which is said to
be better than Edison's.
The OKoLoNA Messenger says that
there has been more than n thou
sand head of cattle shipped to mar
kets from that city this season.
G~AREIELD's advance agent seems
to have worked up the route pretty
well for him. We doubt if his star
ring tour has proved a ucces
W1NoNA furnished one car load of
passengers on Henry & Hoskins'
Chicago excursion. They do not
do things by halves up that way.
TIE Philadelphia Times says:
"Since the census has been taken
the anxiety to get the colored man
out of the South seems to have sub
sided.
SOLDIERS reunions, meetings OF
the Grand Army of the Republic,
etc, are always more plentiful dur
ing a political campaign than at any
other time.
OK the heels of the recent letters,
the New York Herald sarcasticslly
says that the theory that General
Hancock is a mere dummy does not
seem to prosper.
THE Buffalo Commercial remarks:
THE Republicans know that there
is no chance for any opposition can
didates in the South and would not
throw away money in buying a dead
horse"
The Greenback movement has
not overwhelmed the people like a
sweeping avalanche. Since the de-
feat in Alabama it has lost hope,
and will make no showing in No
vemher.
THE Democratic pole in Halle
hurst is one hundred feet high
from which floats the grand old
Democratic banner that has served
to cheer our people in former con-
tests.
CONSULAR reports to the State De
partment at Washington, show that
the continued depression in bust
ness in Canada is causing the emf
grafton to the United States of large
numbers of desirable citizens.
The Detroit Post informs = listen
ing universe that the Republican
party is not making mistakes this
year There is no necessity for its
making any more. 1t has made
enough already to ruin it.
OWING to the failing health of the
editors, several papers in the State
are offered for sale. Uncle George
Harper suggests that a printing OF
lice is a very unhealthy place at this
season of the year.
Tue New York Herald very truly
observes: General Hancock does
not propose to make public speech
es; even had he at first intended
otherwise a perusal of his distin-
guished opponents late railway eff
forts would probably brighten
him ont of the business"
The New York Tribune asks:
why do English and Hancock both
feel called upon to assure the coun i
try that they will stand by the Con-
SVtutloh:' Because that instrument
has need of protection against the
ihsld'oos attacks of the Republican
party.
a Virginia postmaster has sent a
Confederate twenty dollar bill tol
she hepilhiican Committee in WASH
liiston' which is begging for cam
paign funds. In the iuterest ofl
1lVii service reform that postmaster
must go.