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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
aule o. ERin.

One Of John kclIy's organs gives
the public to understand, in the
following paragraph, that the Boss
is still capable ofdefeatiag the Dem
ocratic party when it refuses to Jc
dictated to by him:
John Kelly will always have at lis
side the members of rammady Hail,
and every election day 80 600 Demo
cratic voters in this country, who love
him for his manly traits, are always sat ,
lsfed to be guided by his advice"
The Democratic party viii never
again obey the orders Of Mr. Kelly.
If it must be beaten, it will prefer
defeat untrammelled, rather than
with Kelly on its back. His fifty
thousand voters are men who have
hung on to his skirts in the hope of
catching his crumbs. Now that
he has nothing to give, he cannot
depend IN them. They are not the
kind to hover around his dead car
caSS,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
limo 10 Make a Channe.

The Chickasaw Messenger has
written a good leader on the unequal
representation in our State Leglsla-
ture, from which we extract some
interesting figures. Warren county,
with a total population of 30,259 is
represented in the Senate by two
members while the eleven counties.
Harrison, Hancock, jackson, Mari
on, Greene, Perry, Wayne, Jones,
Coyington, Smith and Simpson, con
tanning 4 population aggregating ~,
4l6, has but two. Uarren county
has 7,I55 voters, 2,2l7 white, and
j,23S colored. The eleven counties
above mentioned have 1873 elec-
tors, divided as follows: whites, TO-,
T9S; colorcd, 1000. Thus one coun-
ty with less than half the p0pula-
ton OF eleven, has as mucA rcprescn-
tation as they have. There Is no JUS
tice in it, and we have had enough
Democratic Legislatures TO have
made the necessary changes, If they
had done their duty. Bat other
comparisons make as bad showings
as the above. For instance, Pike,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
moi any Easy Game.

1t is not so certain that the
Republicans will organize the next
house Of Congress. There is talk Of
a coalition between the Democrats
and GrceAbackers to put Ladd, the
Grecnback Representative from
Maine, in the Speakers Chair, The
scheme can b4&ccom?ii~h2d, if the
Democrats are willing. However,
if the Republicans do organize the
body and attempt to tura ouJ South.
crn Democrats from negro districts
on the ground that they have been
elected through buildDzjng, the
Democrats will take the position on
the very first ase that the proceed
ING is revolutionary, and will fill
buster to the end of the session to
preyentit Republican contestants,
who have 40 shadow Of right 10 tae
offices they claim, will not get thei
seats as easily us they thought.
The Republicans may have a ma
iority over them in The next Con
oross, but the Democrats will have
enough votes to prevent the mis-
chief that the Republicans would
glory in doing, There is but one
Republican contestant in this State
that has any chance of getting his
seat, and his is very slim. W. re
fer to Lynch. He may be seated
though we doubt if elected-as so
much has teen said about his case.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
G.. NJ. billiard shot Elias Barton,

G.. NJ. billiard shot Elias Barton,
in Macon, on the 18th inst. A re-
port says the shooting was caused
by the presentation of a small ac-
count, but does not say by whom
presented. Human life is certainly
considered very cheap when an at
tempt is made to take it for such
an imaginary offence as the n CIV
en- above
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
Tedious Congress.

This body has taken time to pass
a resolution a%djourning for two
weeks to give the members an op-
portunity to enjoy the holidays.
Nothing remarkable has been &C
complished during the session. Mr..
Wood is disappointed at not getting
q vote on his refunding bill before
the recess, but is gratilicd to find
that the main feature Of his bill
the rate Of interest, which he has
fixed at three per CENTS almost
unanimously endorsed by the House.
The Senate has voted by q large ma
jority to create in the United States
Treasury an educational fund for
the benefit of all the States and
Territories. The net proceeds Of
The public lands andof the business
of the Patent Office will be set apart
for the purpose, and the interest on
the fund at fonr per cent. will be
paid after ten years to tie States,
in proportion to the school popula-
ton. Each State is of itself requir-
ed to maintain public schools for all
its children Of school age for three
months Of each year until 1880, and
for four months of each year
thereafter, in order to participate in
the benefits of the fund. The vote
by which the bill passed was entire
y non'partisan. The Qualifications
bill appropriates S550,000, and the
pensions, to cover payments from
June Both, 1881 to June 30th, 1882,
calls for $50, 900, 600.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
Exerx WOrd True.

Mississippi has a statesman who will
be looked to by the Democracy for
counsel and defence in the coming four
years. L. @. G. Lamar is every inch a
statesman aud rs gallant knight as ever
tossed a cap in arenic challenge. Cool,
courteous. phllosophic and loyal, he
fairly bristrIcs with sledge-hammer
logic and brilliant repartec. and the
Don Qnixotte who sails into him may
make up his mind to shed feathers
enough to make,a good sized pillow
Glasgow (ky.) Fines
Sweet potatoes sell for % cents
per bnshel in F~armeryille.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
Hancock Ahead.

Before the official vote of all the
States had been co@nted the Chica-
go Tribune sent out a report, claim
ing to be compiled from the returns
In every State, which gave Garfield
a plurality of three thousand, six
hundred and lfty-four ofthe popu-
lar vote. This was denounced as a
Republican trick. The official vote
from all the States is as follows.
showinsGea. Hancock to have re
ceired a larger popular vote than
Gen. Garfield:
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
The State Grange.

This body convened at Brook
haven on the 18th inst. The pro
ceedings were in secret and of
course we arc unable to give any
information or make any comment
upon what it did. We are promised
Il full report of their proceedings,
however, in due time and will then
give the subject such notice and
publicity as its Importance dc
mands.
This much may be said for the
State Grange, at all events: 1t is
composed Of Il body of men who in
appearance and in talent will com
pare ~favorably with the Legislature
Of the State. Well dressed, sedate
and thoughtful, they presented an
imposing appearance in session and
made Il favorable impression upon
our people.
On Thursday evening Il public
address by Judge Boone, u of
their number, was delivered at the
Methodist Church. The Changers
marched in a body from the Court
House, their place of meeting, to
the Church, which was thrown open
to receive them, where they found
a large number of our citizens al
ready in attendance to hear what
their orator had to say.
Judge Boone is about fifty years
Of age, has a pleasing manner, and
a good voice, and spoke about half
an hour to an attentive and appre-
~ciative audience. He emphasized
the fact that the Grange was not ag,
gressive or political. It sought, he
said, to elevate the standard of edu-
cation among the farmers and to
Interchange views upon the best
methods of agriculture. Since we
were an agricultural people-a5 all
classes depended, more OF less upon
the products Of the soil-all We're
alike interested in the improvement
to be derived from such an instltu-
ton as the Grange. He showed
that every class, profession and
trade were inclined and did actually
cooperate for their protection, but
that until the establishment Of the
Grange. there was no combination
among the agricuIturalists. He in
sisted that the great corporations
that obtained valuable concessions
from the State, were unjust in their
exactions for transportation Of the
produces of the soil and chat in the
agitation Of This subject the Grange
was not their enemy. A fair and
just compensation va not injustice
to them, bat would bring about u
better understanding between them
and hopeoplc 2nd thereafter pFcjH-
dice and hostility would cease.
The Judge compIumcnted the
ladies in very graceful terms WHO
turned out to hear him.
The Grange elected the following
officers, and adjourned last Friday
night, to meet at the place to be
designated by the Executive Com
mittee: Master, Put Darden; Over
seer, J. G.. Macarthur; Lecturer, b.
Wilson: Steward, J. b. Bailey; As
sistant Steward, w. W. Wood;
Chaplain, +. p. Douglass; Treas
urer, H. O. Dixon; Secretary, Mrs.
S. II Ably; Gate Keeper, C.. Meter
vile; Ceres, Mrs. P. Darden; Pc
mona, Mrs. NJ. Macarthur; Flora,
Mrs. Smith; Lady Assistant Stew
ard, Mrs. Lou Robinson.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
o.

The Telegraph informs us that
the Brooklyn people are again to be
disturbed by the revival of the con
test Of the Presbyterian clergy over
the question as to whether or not
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage is a liar.
Rev. Dr. Vandyke has stirred the
matter up again, and written to DR.,
Talmage informing him that it was
proposed to hold q conference of
Presbyterian ministers Of the city
to take into consideration new evi-
dence in connection with his testi-
mony during his trial by the Brook
lyn Presbytery,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
A Murderer Lynched.

The Northern Republican papers
are now furnished material for an
other Southern outrage. Last Thurs
day, In Jackson, a negro named
Granville Harrell, for some imagin-
ary %offense, killed his employer, Da-
vid Summons. with an axe, split
ting his head open at one blow. He
was arrested and put in jail, but the
Sheriff fearing he would be lynched
moved him to the Raymond Jail.
The friends Of the murdered a
on Saturday night last, took the
murderer out of his cell, and hung
him near the town. Sunday morn
ing he was buried by direction Of
the coroner, whose jury returned a
Observation-Disclosures officers from
any blame and stating that the per-
were unknown. The mob
was composed of whites and blacks,
numbering one hundred and fifty.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23

DETROIT. Michigan, is furnishing
its quota of schcmers. The latest
known as by A. II. Wagner, who
served in the p~ost-officc long enough
to learn a thing or two. He wants
all the weekly newspapers to send
him one dollar each and he will
learn them how to address letters so
thev cannot possibly go astray.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23

A Miss Baily, of Union county,
eioped with a negro a few nights
ago, taking along $40 OF her faith
er's money.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
A Horrible Affair.


The account OF Il horrible murder
comes from Monroe county. Brown
Reading permitted two men, named
Miller, to stay at his house Satur-
day night. During the night they
gave chloroform to Reading, his
wife and only child, robbed the
house, saturated the floor with Oil,
set fire 10 it, and roasted the family
alive. They then left, but the
nei2hbors pursued and caught one
of them near Aberdeen. hey pin
.olad him to 4 tree, anl with pine
sp'inters artIsticaIly arranged
around him, dispensed with chlor-o
form, and set him ablaze.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23

Montrose, a former revenue depu-
ty, has made q statement that Sec
rotary sherman has long been cog
infant Of extensive frauds perpetra-
ted on the internal revenue in the
Louisiana district. Montrosc al
leees, in brief, that Morris Marks
has been in collision with his dep
uties in a stamp swlndlc connected
with the issue Of special licenses;
that they have made a practice Of
issuing stamps Of their own manu-
facturc and pockcting the proceeds
that the bogus stamps were not fac
SMILES, but served to deceive par
ties using them. His statement is
not believed.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

4 SENATE bill is prepared to re
duce letter postage to two cents.
THE Edwards Picsyune suspend
ed publication some days ago
Col. W. f. Gibbs died in Colum~
bus. last week, of heart disease.
The Mercury says coal has been
discovered in Lauderdale county.
A large colony of Irish is repor
ted starving to death in Minnesota
Gov. Foster, of Ohio, has with
drawn from the Senatorial contest.
Mrs. Pattie Glauvillc, proprietor
ofthe Forest Register, wants to rent
or lease the paper.
The ladies of Grenada have pre-
scented the Wallthal Greys with q
beautiful flag.
5. NJ. Patton has gone to Central
America in the interest of the New
Orleans Times.
r. j. DAVIS has resigned the office
of Circuit Clerk of Carroll county.
Barnum wants HIM.
The Teachers Institute. at Vino
ma, was a failure, no teachers out
side of that town attending.
Grand Juries in Kentucky are in
dieting papers of that State for pub
fishing lottery advertisements.
All the States but one, Oregon,
have forwarded certificates of their
electoral vote to Washington.
Mr.. Lamar took his seat in the
Senate on the Goth inst. He says
he is entirely restored to health.
Gen. Garfield is showed in" at
Mentor, Ohio, and is happy. The
office seekers cannot get to him.
o''''nS """
ed in q starving condition coming il
to surrender. 1t is about time.
NE" ioIN Vl'S Is" 'I'
place, but it was not so bad as to
.4 C.uol, D,,,Io,J intD SprihtV
ADMIT o"F"D DeIuh"I"' '"'' S'N
w.,
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Georgia $ electoral N''e mas ''''
sent 10 "aS"I'iS''''' o'' '"' p'''"
plllCleS are lha1 1t WIN ''' DC 0'"'
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was 'trleNeh WIN P''S|
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Slowly 'ecoNe''"S'
Mr.. James Gordon benne'' 'e'e
o"II bic oloor sv,oor
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ceed at once " ISSUE F--o'ooo VI
cltV seven per CENT ooH"S' 10 alo III
the competitor Oh Che Na'chez' 1ach-
sou and Columbus Railroad.
Greenbacks sold IN Montreal,
Can. last week at a premium over
gold. This was caused by the
scarcity of money IN New York.
The Greenbackers may shout a lit
tie now, but it will do no good.
Gov, A X McCluro editor If the
Philadelphia lines IS making a
tour OF the South with q we" OF
giving the honest sentiment OF tne
SOutherner. He was IN New or-
leans last week, and IN Jackson,
Monday.
JUDGE LAZARUS, of New Orleans,
had,Lucian DeBuys sentenced to the
parish prison ten days for making
overtures TO him in reference to the
consolidated BOND cases now pend
ing in his court. but the Supreme
court oVerruieo Tie oecl9ioh'
Three hundred white emIgrants
recently passed through ~Nlcksburg'
from Alabama, on their way to
Louisiana. In less than a year
most OF the rolling stones VIII re
turn TO their native State, broken
IN health and pocket.
n,moa I'll Ioro w,s
r,o,,on Loaf rid for
,urdor Of Titps Rooers a,so
.1 poforo +no blo.k 90, vos
.owr oror b;s eros no made :, full
oorfooOiop. sold that bo murdered
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
The Pads Alter Us.

A recent copy Of The LEDGER
contained the following notice Of a
concern that seems to be advertising
all over the country, promising to
pay after three moaths. Ne &C
cepled a contract from them and
run their advertisements for one
month, till we were convinced that
we would never get anything for
the work. We notified Che parties
we had reasons to believe they were
not good, and unless ,hey remittcd
the sum Of one quarters advertis =
ingin advance. we sh i'd withdraw
their cards, and let other publishers
know the cause. Thoy failed to
comply:
LIE Only Lung Pad o., Of Detroit,
Michigan, has no finaJciai standing,
ana the impression among reliable agen
cies is tina they viii never pay their
advertising contracts. We have enough
faith il them to withdraw their advsr-
tlsemcnt.-BroOhhaUea Ledger.
The above was copied in one OIL
the papers of the State, which head
cd 1t A Fraud meaning the con
Germ, and somebody seat the para
graph to the Pad Company. They
did not like it, and attempted a
game Of bluff by writing US the fol
lowing letter:
DETROIT, MIcH, Dec. Is, 1880.
Il. II. I~iENEY, LEDGER,
B~KoOKHANES, Miss.
Yours at hand. Wo aKSTiy able to
protect ourselves and our credit. We en-
close clipping; if you published same, We
demand 4 FULL and IMMEDIATE rctraction
in your paper, or we shall suit
Tor damages. We have never written 4
contract bur has been paid in full, and your
course is entirely uniustiiiable. Your early
reply is solicited. Very truly,
The ONLY Lung PADCo.
Our reply follows:
BRooKuAyEN, Miss, Dec 81. 80.
IHE ONLY AND OEIGINAL LUNG
PAD Co,-Detroit Michigan:
SIRo:-
Yours 18th, enclosing clipping
from a Mississippi paper, the name
Of which, YOU will pardon me, do
not intend to tell, received. The
paragraph, excepting the embcillsh
ed heading, "A Fraud" wa writ
ten by myself and published in The
LEDGER. You are somewhat impctu-
on. in your eagerness for a retraxit.
Gou not only this word is Dor
rowcd- demand q FULL but an M
MEDIATE ~retractlon. You are entire
" too sudden and aponjaneoHS,co com
Dp4re. who PAINTED bat little here
inlow and won-o3 +bot litfln lor0,
49,, ;,,.; a.1 l.,l 4,
".1' ~: :.
S""'' Vl,''- 'n'h''Ia't'3 II H"1
sooner. ana before giving me lihle
=" II'''' I|" S'''Nt |""| so'o'ouS
~n, w., sLar an,n,,oao IN tnrlam
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23

The BRooKHAvEN LEDGER is not re-
ceived at this Office. and We cannot &c
connt fer it. TIKI LEDGRR is one Of the
best and lvelicst newspapers in the
State, aud is greatly missed by u.s.
Bay st. Ions Gazette.
Your name has been entered on
our books, and in future TIE
LEDGER will be mailed YOU regu-
larry.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-23
Wishing YOU success in your new
departure, I have the honor to be,

Il. III. HENRY.
P. ST you are un~acquainted
with any Mississippi lawyers, | will
take pleasure in furnishing you the
names of some that YOU q employ
If you pay them in advance. H.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-11-03

A DETECTIVE OUTWITTED.-The
following story is almost too good
to be true: A certain railway
company suspected that they
were being defrauded by passen-
gers travelling without tickets, SO
a detective was sent to travel on
the trains. One day he heard
passenger remark that it was very
easy to 90 from Dayton to Moor
field without a ticket. The detec-
tive watched bis man closely, and
was surprised to find him hand a
proper ticket to the conductor.
Entering into conversation with
the passenger, the detective said:
Il should like to know your
olan for travelling withouta a ticket,
as am frequent traveller, and l
don't mind giving you 81 for the
tip
:Done! said the man, and, after
he pocketed the bill. be remarked
quietly, when l want to travel
without a ticket | walk .
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-11-03
M5tseeIIarreous. &
INTERESTING CORRESPON.
DENCE BETWEEN SENA-
TOR HAMPTON AND
JOHN SHERMAN.

WASHINGTON, October l8.-Secre-
tary Sherman furnished to-day for
publication the following correspon-
dence, consisting of four letters which
have passed between himself and
Senator Hampton, of South Carolina {:
DAGGER's SPRING, Sept. II, 1880.
Hon. John Sherman, Secretary Of
the Treasury:
|. SIR-Some days ago saw report
of your speech at a conference held by
the National Republican Committee
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York, and you were quoted as having
used the following language "And
now you are asked to surrender all
YOU have done into the hands Of Wade
Hampton and the Ku 'Klux and the
little segment in the North that is
called the Democratic party" May |
ask if you used these words, and, if
you did so, did you mean to connect
me directly or indirectly with what is
known as the Ku Klux Klan? Re.
questing an early reply, addressed to
me in care of August Scbell, Esq,
New York, I au very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
WADE HAMPTON.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-11-03

CoLoRED MEN RETURNING FROM
INDIANA.--A esaa;ch from A!exan-
dria, Va, says For the past two
days squads Of negroes have been ar
irving in this city from Indiana.
Friday morning >c'npany Of ten
arrived. Those arriving did not les,
itate to say that their passage to IN
diana from North Carolina lad been
paid by a gentleman from the North,
and that they had left their n~tive
State short tiule previous Oh sie
condition that they would not be re
quired to remain away from their
homes more than mouth. The
spokesman of the party said that a
mau from the North came to North
Carolina about six weeks ago and en-
gagged number of men to work in In
diana, promising to pay their railroad
fare t. that State that they went to
Indiana and were stationed in a coun-
try district, where they staid ard voted
the Republican ticket last Tuesday,
for which they received 4 months
pay; that they had been granted a
furlough upon the PROMISE to return
in two weeks. Both parties seemed
to be ignorant Of the purpose for
which they had been transported to
Indiana, and were elated at the man
ner in which they had been treated.
They expressed the opinion that on
their return to Indiana they would be
accompanied by large number of the
colored people Of their neighborhood,
as they had been Informed by gentle
men in Indiana that there was work
in that State for all they could bring
along with them"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-11-03
WASHINGTON, Sep. 2l

Hon. Wade Hampton, Nea0 York:
S1R-Your note of the 18th iu-
slant is received, in which you inquire
whether at a conference held by the
National Republican Committee at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, I
used language attributed to me as
follows: "And now you are asked to
surrender all you have done into the
hands of Wade Hampton and the Ku
Klux and the little segment in the
North that is called the Democratic
party" In reply, [ have to advise
YOU that while I do not remember
the precise language, [ presume the
reporter correctly stated, in a con-
densed way, his idea Of what I said.
I no doubt spoke Of you as leading
representative of the Democratic par
ty in the South, and referred to the
Ku Klux Klan as representative Of
the barbarous agencies by which the
Democrats have subverted the civil
and political rights Of the Republl-
cans of the South.
did not connect you. personally
with the Ku Klux Klaus. Indeed,
| know you had, in one or two lmpor'
tant instances, resisted and defeated
it's worst impulses. I appreciate the
sense of honor which makes you
shrink from being named in eonnec-
tion with it. Still, you and your as.
sociates, leading men in the South
now enjoy the benefits of the political
mower derived from the atrocities OF
the Ku Klux klan, in which phrase
T include all the numerous aliases by
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-11-03

A MIRACLE OF EoNEsTY.-At
party one evening several con-
tested the honor Of having done
the most extraordinary :thinS.;ya
reverend gentleman sappointed
Judge Of their respective preten-
tions. One produced his tailor's
bill with q receipt attached to it..
A buzz in the room that this could
not be outdonc ;.ywhen a second
proved that he had just arrested
his tailor for money lent him. .,,...
The palm is his was general
cry, when 8 third put in his claim.
'Gentlemen,' said he, 4 cannot
boast Of the acts Of my predeces-
sors, for I have just returned to
the owners three lead pencils and
two umbrellas that were left at
my house
Ill hear no MORE cried the as.
sonished arbitrator. This is the
very acme of honesty, it is an; act
of virtue Of which I:never knew
any one capable. The prize
Hold cried another, 4 have
done still moro than that .. .-..
i have been taking my paper
for twenty years and always paid
for it in advance
He took the prize. .