davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
COTTON WORMS.

Prof. Riley, chief of the Entomolo.
gical Commission now Investigating
the ravages of the cotton worm in
Southern States, delivered a lecture
in Mobile last week. He is report
ed by the Register to haye said that
he had just visited North Carolina,
Georgia, points on the railroads in
Alabama, and the cotton centres in
Mississippi, as far as where the cot
ton worm at present exists. He had
made observations all along the line
Of the Alabama Central and Vicks-
burg and Meridian Railroads, and
found the worm in most of the
fields, the evidence being that they
must have been there a full month
before, and in many instances the
fourth generation was just Matching
in sufficient number to cause SERIOUS
f .
injury to the cotton in the next fort
night. Prof. Riley recommends
London purple as the cheapest and
best worm destroyer. Make a liquid
and sprinkle the cotton; or the
purple can be used dryby busting
it diluted with about twenty-five or
thirty parts of flour, plaster or ashes.
Where labor is easily obtainable
and the field not too large, this is
the cheapest method or poisoning.
Flour with a little powdered resin,
makes the best diluent, as when
powdered while the dew is on the
plants it becomes most adhesive,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

Col, Z. RICHARDSON is favorably
spoken of by many of the State pa
pers as a suitable person for Govern
or. He is a man of brains and the
finest financier in the State. We
could 60 further and do worse than
to nominate Col. Richardson. 1t has
often been said that a man who can
not manage his own business should
not be put in office to attend to that
of the public; but the man that can
successfully manage his own affairs
is worthy of trust in public station.
Col. X. comes up to the standard.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

W. M. Edwards, of Alabama, has
left the G%reenback party with a big
disgust, He published a letter tell
ing Of some things he learned while
a member of the organization that
caused HIM to leave it. He says that
a few wealthy Republicans Of the
North have employed Weaver to en-
gineer the Greenback movement in
the South in the interest of the Re
publican party; that the Republican
leaders, finding that the prospects
of their party in the South are hope
less, propose to see if they can not
organize in some localities a Green
back party at the expense of the
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
STRUCK THEIR FORTE,

The Russia army having nothing
else to fight, amuses itself by killing
the loeusts that have invaded eau.
casus' They have shown themselves
ter qualified for this work than
lighting Turks.
In the Zahatal district fifty off,
GERS are in charge of the operation1
against the common enemy. lathe
Adieakhoor district Col. Serafrpofl
has deployed q column of 5000 me-
to oppose the. invaders. IN Nukkim
the war Is carried on by peasants
armed with .brooms. In. Dagkesa-
man 5000 men are flgting with To-
Gusts, which are found there almost
in mass, overspreading a space OF
s26 square miles. They destroy
1901 pounds Of locusts a day,
and have already slain nearly 1900
tons without making much impress
sion on the countless swarm. q I,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
KNIGHTS

A special from Chicago says prep
arations on a magnificent scale have
been made for the reception of the
Knights Templar al their conclave
there. 1t is known that the Eraees-
sion will number $4,000 to $4,000.
The erection Of asylum, arches and
the grand encampment has common
eed. One hundred thousand invita-
lions toa grand ball at the EXPOSE
ton building have been issued.
There are 1889 tents erected in the
camp, and 1890 people can be ac-
commodated in them. -Four thous-
and dollars in prizes will be award
ed for drilling, Fireworks, calcium
and electric lights will be the fea-
ture of each nights celebration.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
THE WAR.

The wal between the c., St. l.
and \. o., and the L. and n, Rail
roads, has aSitated the public for
the past few days. The rates offer
ed look cheap to the qpinitiated,
but when the "true inwardness" is
explained the traveller is disguised.
We give below the rate from New
OrIeanS.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

MR. j, W, COLEMAN, late of the
Noble Line, is now assistant dener
al Passenger Agent Of the Great
jackson Route. He is n Of the
most popular and efficient Railroad
men in the South, and is ''the right
man in the right place"
STAND by the Democratic party
till Hancock enters the White
House, and you will e solid, sub
stantial Democratic reforms, the
greatest good to the greatest num-
her. 81 40 edo $3.50 f2-A} st"hlif
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

SOUTHERN Greenbackers. do you
want Hancock or Garfield for Presi-
dent? If you prefer the former,
with a record as pure as his sword,
vote the Democratic, ticket, Ifyou
want the latter, besmirched with
salary grabs, credit mobilier and
DeGolyer swipdles, vote for Weaver.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
he Wise md Happy,

If You will stop ali Your e~xtravagasn1t
and wrong notiensin dectoripg YOUR
self and families with Expensive 1octers
OF humbug cure-all. that do harm al
ways. and use only natures simple rem
edies for all your ailments-you will be
wise. well aad happy. and save great
expense. The greatest remedy for this.
the great, wise and good will tell you is
Hop Bitters-rely on it. Saee another
~coiusarn& Z @Fs ~ so
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

IT Is announced that o demand
has been made by New York Radi-
Gals for the removal of Collector
Merritt, and that Secretary Sherman
refused to consider the demand. He
says he has not, however, talked
with Nr. Hayes about the matter. 1t
is said that Gen. Garfield desires
the change, and Mr.. Hayes is i%nclin-
ed to override his Secretary of the
Treasury.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
u;storv ,s reneating itself. in

History is repeating itself, in 9
small way. A Vermont paper seri,
.ously advocates Northern secession
In the event of Hanceck's election.
This looks like going back to the
time of the Hartford Convention, in
1914. The New Englanders were
the original secessionists.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

fair count. that tho people can rule Ia
fact a. required by the theory OF our
government. Take this foundation
away and the whole structurs falls.
Public ofaoe 10 q trust, not = bounty.
bestowed upon the holder. No tncom>
psteut or dlahopest person Agouid ever
Be- trusted with II. or II appointed they
should be promptly elected.
The basis OF substantial, practical
civil service reform. must arst be estabs
lishsd BY the people In 6lling elective
ofacss. II they ax a high standard OF
qualifications for ofice, and stsrnly re-
ject corrupt and incompetent men, the
result will DO decisive in governing the
action 1T the ssrysntasIwhem -theys On.
trust with the. appointing power. on
The Wal. OF the Union .wAs succssSs
fully closed more than fifteen years
ego, AL olssssssof 9ng tsepdsim1F
share Sifkstn thS bfsssffss of tbs Oh.
ion, and are equally tcokcsfnsd ID IT.
psrpetuity ahd'ih the proper administ.
ration Of PUBLIC affairs. We ARE In a
state OF profound pesoe. Heneeforth
let it be our purpose TO cultivate senti-
ments of friendship and not animosity
against our fellow citizens, Onr nate
rial interests, varied and progressive,
demand onr constant and united efforts.
"A sedulous and scrupulons care for the
public credit, together with a wise and
economical management OF our COVER
mental expenditures, should be, main
tanned, i'll order that labor may be
lightly burdeneds and bill SpersonsS may
be protected ia their right to the fruits
of their industry. The time has come
to enjoy the substantial benefits of rec-
onciliation. .iAs'ohe people we have
common interests. Let US Il encourage
harmony as generous rivalry, among
our, dvas Industries. walfch VIII reviSS
our languishing merchant. marine, Il ,ex-
tend commerce with foreign na5
tions,, assist our merchants, mannfac
tnfers and producers TO develop our
vast natural resources, and Increase the
tprpsperfty and happiness of our people.
III electedI shall, with divine -favor,
labor with ,Ne4ahiity Ihossesa. 40 dis
charge pg Ysttfs aYikt4 fidelity .aeoaRqs
care to protect ~ahdldefend the Union.
s9s}het the laws be- faithfully
tanI equally executed in sll partslpf tho
epnptry alike / will assume the res
spblrsibility, fully sensible of the fact
that to adminfster rightly the functions
tsf govsrpmeptjstP DISCHARGE the meet
sacred. ants tttfaHt Acaan $detv5fves GnpSoa AZ
American citizen.
Lam. saEsfespectfaIiy,A 'IAEAl
Ia WINFIELD S. HANCOCK.
To Hon. John w. Stevenson. President
ba the Convention Hon. John p.
Stockton chairman, and others of
the committee of the National Dem.
l. Toorofin Gop uoptinp, % .
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

ScunnI IoF CUMBERLANp
TENN. Next term. being the 59th, beginD sept,
6. 1850. Diploma and license TO practice may be
obtained NY attending two sessions OF I'VE
months each. Candidates for Senior Class re
ceived on examination. Tuition lee 800 per
serm Of five months. Boardlng IN good families
b 30 per week, The common law, IN force ia
every state, is taught, not by lectures, but by ac-
tual recitation and examination, Near TWO
thousand young men have attended TINS SCHOOL,
July-S-4w
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
A MOVEMENT is IN 70,

A MOVEMENT is on foot to erect an
Equestrian monument to Gen. n. B.
Forrest, in Memphis. Every soldier
who served under this great cavalry
officer would esteem it a pleasure to
contribute his mite to the move
|ment. Send funds to the Forrest
bIonument Committee, Memphis.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

VIcToRIA's Indians attacked Gen.
Grierson's command, near Eagle
Springs, Texas, on the 31st ult.
The fight lasted three hours and
many Indians we're killed, Lieu
tenant Calladay was wounded, and
one man of the Company G. Tenth
Cavalry, killed. The troops lost
eight horses. Many wounded In
dams fled towards the Rio Grande.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
.Jr1yrI Cha;rman oftbe Nat

JEWELL, Chairman ofthe Nation
al Republican Committee snaps his
finger at civil service reform. HI
levies two per cent. on Federal EN-
ployees' salaries with prompt dis
charge from service if the tax is not
paid. 9loiA 3ggI 9aisd II
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

Don JUAN AoKLEN, of Louisiana,
wants to again represent his district
in Congress. There is some opposi-
ton to him, however. ftT ego.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

X. Y. u. A. b. C. Martin objects
to the term used in the Democratic
platform of @honest money" We
thought honesty was the best policy.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
EN0LIsH,s xnrTER.

This document Ia too long for
our columns this week. 1t is not SO
digpiAsd o. Hancook's, but touches
on many points ignored by him. and
some journals say 1t will be the
paper Of the campaign. MI. Eng,
fish deals in plain words, and gives
the Republican party a severe scrath-
ing. He refers to the Presidential
steal as a grievious wrong to every
voter, and in opposition to the wish.
Is ofs majority or the people.
"Many Of the men now in Office
were put there because Of corrupt
partisan services in thus defeating
the fairly and legally expressed will
Of q majority. The h~ypocracy of
professions of that party in favor Of
civil service reform was shown by
placing such men in office and turn
ing the whole brood of Federal office
holders loose to influence elections.
The money of the people, taken out
of the public treasury by these men
for services often poorly performed
or not performed at all, is being
used in vast sums with the knowl-
edge and presumed sanction of the
administration, to control elections
and even members of the cabinet,
strolling about the country making
partisan apeeches, instead of being
in their departments, at Washing.
ton, discharging public duties, foi
which they are paid by the people
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

Il voTE for Weaver is a vote
against Hancock, and a vote against
Hancock is favorable to Garfield. st'
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

Polk FERGUsoN's store and con-
tents were burned IN Beauregard on
Friday morning. No insurance; loss
about $500. Supposed to have been
the work OF an incendiary. so
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

JUDGE j. W. Maxwell, of Koscius-
ko, was found dead in his bed last
Friday morning. He is supposed to
have died of apoplexy. 80
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

J Col. J. B, DEAsoN of Linuoln coun'
ty is announced as the independent
G%reenback Republican LabOr>Savia9
candidate for Congress in this district.
Kinds County Gazette.
L~abor-saving: that's good ! Well
let him practice it, and begin at
home, thus saving himself the labor
of a fruitless canvass, and the gal
liant Hooker from belaboring him.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
If the Greenbackers intend to run

If the Greenbackers intend to run
any body for Congress in this dis
trict why don't they ''trot him out?"
J. NJ. II. A. b. @. Y, Y. z. Martin is
doing more talking than any other
man for the party, and is clearly
entitled to the nomination. If the
party has any gratitude it will nom
mate him by exclamation.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

b Cot J. iKviS SCALES, who com.
manded the 30th Mississippi regi,
ment in the Confederate service,
died in New York on the 19th, ult,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

The steamboat City Of Yicksburg,
struck a snag above Memphis, last
Friday, and sunk. No liyesslost. @
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

UNDER an order issued by Mr..
Hayes, Gen. Hancock temporarily
assumes command of the Depart
ment of the South, in addition +,
his duties as commander of the De
partment Of the East. No especia.
significance attaches to this, PEI.
haps, but it adds emphasis to ths
popular demand Tor Gen. Hanc6ct's
resignation from the army. I'll,
candidate of a great party, as Presi,
dent of the United States, should
not remain in a position in whicl
the wiles and caprices of q profess.
eddy unfriepdly administration may
at any moment s. that position tC
injure his standing.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

The lease of the Mississippi Pen
itentiary and convicts for six years
Twas awarded to Hamilton, Allen d
Co., for 500 ,420 per annum.
Mr.. Allen was once a Senator
from Lee county, and the company
is said to be composed of Nashville
capitalists.
In Hamilton's first bid he agreed
to releasethe State from paying him
$3.50 appropriated by the last
Legislature, and to complete the
building of Whitworthg Female Col
lege at Brookhaven, free of charge.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

Hon. c. f. HOOKER has p~urchas-
ed a ticket for the Chicago excur-
sion.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

OwING to falling health, Cox HoSnl
Offers thu Meridian Mercury for sale,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

hos h5x4sq PERRY, HUSTON County, Ca. 9
4 We have known .'Swift's Syphhitic Specidos
tested in hundreds OF obstinate cases of Syphilis.
Nercuriai rheumatism, Scrofnia etc, n made
the most ysfGscsl a,d psrsansns lcarsAa sps'y sassi
I HuaHs j. DENNard, Gs Ell iWARREN:s
SAN DaKnLEN, iai hloJaW. WrMHERnlyl
Judge Col Court, 10 ]. G. GILBERrs Dfne'tl
J.L. WARREN, ,ofsns 5as sol. w. M Ann
NV. Lathotp&sC Go. asstC County Treasurer.
Savannah Gas 9GWMsR RsERcE, Sheriff
Ed JAoKsaH,ysdT ,bloa 20 C.lDuNcAN
Dept C,k Sup,r Ct.l5ts bDAY &s6eRDoN
L o. WIN. BRuNsoN, ) laiosqS 70
, We are avsusinted with the gentleman whoss
sfan1tufe1 appear 70 the above Certificate. They
sT6ldz6ns0f sstdi S6fhty, Nofthe highest res
ectsbiIityx md cAaradter. A. .. GfhESg Do
'EnF Ordinary Houston Co, Ca
d, H, CUTLER,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

AUGUST I'd, the debt statement
showed the decrease of the public
debt during July to be $5,576,053.4l.
cash in the treasury, $19S, S90,405;
gold certificates, $7,SS4,600; silver
certificates, $12,6S9, 800; certificates
o~fdeposit outstanding, $246, 6Sl, 026;
Federal cqrrencs outstanding, ST.
205,71 81; refunding certificates
outstanding, $l,167.350; debt, less
cash in itreasury, $1,9ss, 1876, 24l; and
still the Greenbackers are not happy.
r\THE Greenback party is in favor
|ofpaying the Federal soldiers again.
There is no justice in the idea, and
Confederate soldiers, the true boys
who wore the gray, will have moth
ing to do with this organization
They may be induced to join, but
| will soon see there is nothing in it,
and will return to the Democratic
fold.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
+ FF,n.|,'z. militia,
II Clinton, Kinds County, Miss.
Rev. WALTER H1LIMAN,I :: L. D.,

Who will send Cstalosnefo Or give Any 9th
er information on application.
The Twenty>eighth Collegiate Year of
this institution wiipbeeiniT ue sdays, Sep
%. Among Pie educational faccrii.
ties here possessed are extensive Cabinets,
Libraries, Chemical and Philosophical APP
etc. also are found most thorough
and elevated courses OF study, many years
Of successful experience on the part ofthe
heads of Jus depsI tmehts,S and mesl2cems
plete organization In alf the educational
afraneemenis. TERMS MoDERArF, o !
.-.gkr ROBERT .KELLS,Moo
4 President of Beard Trustees. i
Z, W, CARANIss, Secretary. july 22-2m.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

THE Crystal Springs camp meet
ing will commence August the 18th,
and continue to the, 18th. 4ga 20
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

G. p. HERNDoN has resumed the
publication of the News at West
Point. @ II is bright and sparkling,
a gem in the newspaper ornament.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

The Jackson Republican publish
es C.. H. Lane, q pajpter' % ess ? sw ,ydi
Ter,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

Mississippi is entitled this year
to six scholarships at the Peabody
Normal College. aa5s.si,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05
d. ~veEy<respectfully, a
WINFIELD = HAND

II WINFIELD s HANCOCK.
To Hon. John w. Stevenson. President
81 the Convection Hon. John p.
Stockton, chairman, and others of
the committee of the National Dem.
I ocratic Convention.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-05

CEN. HANCOCK.

BY his lif--laag friend Hon. JONI ~. Forney, an
editor andfaurhor IF national reputation. aud an
ardent admiTer Of the superb solder. TINS work
Is complete authentic, low. Dglcsd. Fuliy iIluss
tratsL Posiiveig tbs dolest aud truly Ofticial
work Best tHrms. OutAl 53cts. Particulars free.
Act quick. Address Hubbard Bros, Atlanta, Ga.
inly % 4w
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-10
Equal to the Emergency.

A London newspaper tells curious
story of q gentleman who proposed to
the lady who is now his wife at dinner
party. He had been lover for some
time, but never quite persuaded himself
up to the point of popping the question.
During the eventful dinner he learned
from the person sitting next him tn
rival intended that evening to make an
attack upon his Dulcinea's neart. She
was sitting some distance from him at
the table, and the rival was at her side.
He was equal to the emergency, how
ever, for, tearing half leaf from his
note book, he wrote upon it: xviii you
be my wife Z? Write your answer, yes or
no, upon this paper, and return 1T to
me-"
Calling q waiter, the ingenious lover
sent the missive to "the lady in blue at
the end of the table-be very careful. ="
The servant did as directed, but the low
or in his anxiety forgot to send his pen
ell. The lady had presence OF mind,
however, and-tucking the note into her
bosom-said t. the waiter:
"Tell the gentleman yes"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-10

Of the Incoming Of
POiik's Administrations.
lBen Perley Poorc, in Atlantic Monthly.l

lBen Perley Poore, in Atlantic Monthly.l
President Polk was nearly 80 years of
age when he was inaugurated, and was
no novice IN public life, having served
Tor fourteen consecutive years in Con-
gress and for two years as Governor of
the State of Tennessee. He was a
spare man, of unpretending appearance
and middle stature, with rather small
head a full, angular brow; penetrating,
dark gray eyes, and q firm mouth. His
hair, which he wore long and brushed
behind his ears, was touched with silver
when ne entered the White House, and
gray when he left it. He was worthy
and weli-qualified member of the fra
ternity of Free Masons, ana believer
in the creed OF the Methodists, although,
out of Difference to the religious opiil-
ions of his wife, he attended Worship
with her at the Rev. Mr.. Sprole's Pres
byterian Church. CAIN, cold and in
trepid III his moral character, he was ig-
norant of the beauty of moral upright
ness i'll the conduct of public affairs
ambitious Of power, and successful in
lcal and remarkably industrious, always
finding time to listen to the stories of
those who came to him rs petitioners
for patronage and place. But his ardu-
Gus labors impaired his health and short
ened his life. Before his term of office
had half expired, his friends were panied
TO witness his shortened and enfeebled
step and the air of languor and exhaus-
ton which sat upon him.
Mrs. Polk was strict Presbyterian,
and she Stunned what she regarded as
1.-the vanities of the world whenever it
was possible for her to do so. She did
not possess the queenly grace of Mrs.
Madison, or the warm-hearted hospital
ity of Mrs. Tyler, but she presided over
the White House with great dignity.
She was of medium height and size, with
very black hair, dark eyes and complex
ion, and formal yet graceful department
AT the Inauguration OF her husband she
wore black-silk dress, long black
velvet coat, with deep cape, trimmed
with fringe and tassels, and purple
velvet bonnet, trimmed with satin rib
bon. She would not permit dancing at
the White House, but she did all in her
power to render the administration of
Mr.. Polk popular. One morning lady
found her reading. 81 have many books
presented to me by the writer's" said
she, land 1 try to read them all; at
present this is not possible; but this
evening the author of this book dimes
with the President, and could not be
so unkind as to appear wholly ignorant
and unmindful of his gift" At one of
her evening receptions gentleman re-
marked: MADAM, you have very gen.
teel assemblage tonight" "Sir," re-
pied Mrs. Polk, with perfect good humor,
but very significantly, 81 never have
seen it otherwise"
John @. Calhoun had expected to re-
main in the Cabinet as Secretary of
State, and he did not hesitate to say that
he was sacrificed to appease the wrath
of Mr.. Van Buren,. Accordingly, James
Buchanan became Mr.. Folks Secretary
of State, and Mr.. Calhoun soon returned
to the capital as Senator from South
Carolina