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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-09

Voters the ring is going to be
beaten. The leyel-headed voters of
Berkeley are going to teach some
wholesome lessons,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-09
ere Mr.. Faulkner

Were Mr.. Faulkner and Mr..
Grove running the race alone, we
should have kept hands off.-StateS-
man.
All, you old sinner-then you
would have bolted the nomination.
Now that you know Wisncr will
beat them both, you are willing to
eat any kind of dirt to spit your
spite at him. Wisner will be elected.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-09
Republican Column.

This column is paid for by the Repub-
liran County Executive Committee, and
they alone are responsible for the matter
It contains.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-09

Farmer Noll drives his own team
and always has done it. He has not
picked out a deputy in advance to
help him through, whilst he sits on
the hind bolster Statesman (organ).
Is dot SO p? 1t is a good thing to
have your own team. Some people
are poorer, but they cannot help that,
aud then again it is not disgrace.
Hon. G. j. Faulkner owns several
teams, and it would take a good
sized wagon to hold all the honors as
well as-all the money he has drawn
from public office, but that don't
make him a whit better than the
honest railroad laborer who gets a
dollar a day and has hob-nails in his
shoes. Not a bit. AS for deputies
and jailOr, rumor has it that enough
have been promised by Farmer
Noll" 20 run several counties. Oh!
the old, old story. Somebody's got
to take back seat.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Fine PeuiteuliaPy.

The Board of Public Works held
nesting i'll Jackson last tuesday td
open bids Tor the lease of the pen
iteatiary twenty two bids we're made
among the number the. following:
Allen, Harteedet & Co., bid forty on
thousand one HUNDRED and fifty dollars
Der wear. or five dollars and two cents
per month. -Ieii' ~
). ID. ,Bustamante q Co, bid thirt'
one Thousand and City dollars per an"
nun. fi..... .. t....u. .
E. Richardson bid ooe hundred an'
twenty thousand dollars, for the lease
for six years.
Jas. Tapeley, Of jackson. bid fou
dollars and ninety cent? per month.
J. s. Hamilton, bid three dollars and
sixty,five cents per month. ip-.....
Chas. Lehman bid fortyetwo dollars
and fifty cents per apnum. ..--
The board have taken the bids under
advisement, and owing to- the complica-
ted nature of some of them may not
make the award for several days.
P. S.-Hamiltou, Allen Il Co.. secur-
ed the lease of the penitentiary.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
WHEN DID THEY DIE!

AS will be seen by the interview
published elsewhere, Gov. Stone
saws Gen. A. B. C. X. Y. L. Mar
TIM told him that there had not
been Republican in Lincoln coun
ty for the past five years. When did
Dr. Gartman, Maj. Millsaps, Mart
TYLER, DR.. Bennett, and others, too
numerous to mention, die? When
did the dear colored brothers emf
CRATE Five years! Let's see. In
November lS7j-not five Years ago
the Republicans ofthis county nom
mated a full ticket, from Congress
man to Constable, and lost every
thing. In lS76-not four years ago
j-lShaughnessv was nominated for
Congress here, and the Republicans
of this county voted solidly for him
and the Hayes electors SEN Il =
General says Lincoln county mas haN
L... ,,,--Ll:4-.. fi11 fivo years, and he
knows what he is talking about-at
least he tries to make the Green
hackers think so.
If the Greenback party is as full
of mistakes rs the opinions Of its
leaders, how can any man JON it:
The Chicago Express says Lincoln
county has twenty two hundred
| Greenbackers; Gen. Alphabet Mar
! tin-the silent man-says it has not
| had Republican for five years, act
cording to Coy. stones statement
as testified to by Hamilton and Pol'
ter. The report of the Express
everybody knows to be false; anc
the record is against that remarka
bic remark Of the most remarkable
man OF that remarkable party. Take
things as they sire II the Leaders
of. the Greenbaek party make sucl
statements as these noted, that ey
cry person knows is not correct
can we expect them to be honest eX
ponents vt IA party that exists IN thu
imagination Of castle builders? vii
the people guip down Us sweet NOR
sells, the glittering thoughts a
Taught by the Greenbaek champ
ons? viii they not stop and see /
there is not "twenty-two hundred
Lincoln county Greenbackers, or NJ
Republicans in the county for fie'
wears" in all the bright promises
held ont by advocates Of the party
They should, because the state
ments Of the Chicago Express anC
Gen. Alphabet NJ. are not more fall
laci0ns than the so-called principles
of the Greenback party.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
HONEST MONEY.

1t requires no argument to con-
vince the farmer that when the mar
ket is overstocked by large crop o
POTATOES that the market goes down
that when corn is abundant it. be-
comes cheap. 1t ought to require
no argument to show that when the
government goes to making one hun
dred dollar bills by steam, that thai
too will become cheap. Now, if we
could all fill our pockets with green
backs. and they would remain equal
to gold and silver, we should become
greenbacker, and vote for Weaver
but the men who believe that money
will not be cheap when the govern
ment floods the country with its pa
per dollars, and the men who are in
favor of cheap money, are alike clas-
sed as political idiots. If you will
look at their scheme you will find it
as empty as their pockets. 8 4
Honest men went honest money
that is. they want money which is
the same yesterday, to-day and to-
morrow, A currency which cannot
be relied ON is like a man that can
not be trusted. an honest man
wants nothing to do with a slippery
fellow. We are glad to believe that
Greenbackers in Lincoln county viii
be as scarce as hen q ateethlinii No+
vember. They are becoming asham-
cd Of the principles and the preten-
tons Of 50 pslpable fraud upon the
working men:of this country. 81
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
COL, CHAS. E. HOOKER.

The name of this distinguished
Democrat will thoroughly unite the
party in this District. Nothing can
be said against him as a politician
or gentleman. With q record con
slstent and irreproachable as a SOL
der, as politician and as a gentle
man. it is no wonder that the Dem
ocracy of the District should have
united upon him without any
scheming or effort on his part to Sc
cure the nomination. Col. Hooker
has rare gifts as a speaker, Perhaps
there is no man in public life IN
this State who can attract so large
an audience and rivet ius attentions
to the important issues of Il canvass
as he can. He is demanded as q
stump speaker everywhere that his
voice has been heard, from Boston
to New Orleans.9I His success over
his competitors in the late canvass
ms uuu uur W any lov,, - --k.t.ey
worthiness in them, but it is the re,
suit of his own unhounded popularl
tv and fitness for the place.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
The Greenback Party Of Lin
coin.

The Greenback party IN Lincoln coun
ty, to-wlt, j. NJ. II. Martin, knows
more shout finances than he is able to
tell in a month, and is unhappy because
he has not, up to this date, been able to
find an audience to unload his wealth
of knowledge on that subject upon. 1t
Marco hotel who had missed the train
and had to lie over in Brookhaven twen-
ty four hours, and was keen to find
some plan of putting in the time.
This was the Greenback party's opporS
tunity and he fastened to improve it.
He had been looking Tor chance like
this-for a man who had days leisure
He prepared for action, h hedging
around with glittering platitudes, -he
skirmlshed upon the outskirts of the
enemy; skillfully weaved an ambuscade
Tor him; threw up intrehchments III his
front, rear and on his TANKS: engIrdled
nim with fiat Notifications; fired vol
ley Of statistics at him; ana then, warm
lag up, paralyzed him with battery of
startling figures discharged in such
rapid succession that the poor victi III
vas poweress to protect himself from
he deluge In the course OF few
lours tue q B party was ready for he
nam charge. but the audience had
SUu already.
For God sake remarked the nu
>tenoe implurIugly, SEX up mCunte, o:
huif minute, or at least three second
II give me chance to catch breath
You are smothenng me to death with
pgic and figures
Bat" quickly returned the Greens
back party, tins $ IA Domt IN tine ar
gnment you must understand btfor,
You are ready for the long list of expIa~
| nations which are 70 follow.
Dbl the argument D-n the
XplanatIon! Damuatlon generally.
HI, fury and botheration! l can't
stand everything! am not cast iron
segar man. I'm flesh and blood, bone
and sinew, and there is limit to my
power of endurance And the enthusiast
tic audience rushed for the back room
where Cautoni keeps restoratives. But
the party followed him.
81 simply wanted to explain to
you-" he began-
"oh, don't start II . ageippt Tor granted,
| IN admit everything. But for heaven s
sake don't start again.
! ''But" observed the party with his
Index finger shaking out the points
."Therel there! stop stop! stop!
see that you are wound up, and there :
great danger in starting. My dear sir.
said the audience soothingly, 'tbe
truth is life is too short for me to FUN
ldertake that job; besides l am reli'
| gious man and don't want to lose my
chances for Heaven. Let us postpone
this discussion until this life's titfu
fever is over, and then if we are lucky,
will have time to listen to full expla.
notion of your financial theories; but as
| stay in this world have to work fol
a living, and real cannot afford 10 de
vote my life to the hearing Of you
explanations | have no doubt yol
have mastered the subject-that yor
have got to the bottom of it--know al
its intrcacies--and oonld tell all abou
it. If you had time--Dut l cant atfOrC
to pay board at this hotel to hear You
out ---C0net ..
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
WANING.

Greenbaekism is on the wane. A
party that has as little in it as it
has, is compelled to die while very
voung. It's star will set this fall not
again to rise. The people that have
spoken favorably of it have done so
without giving the subject proper
study. They are at last fast begin
ming to see the fallacy of the Green
back party, and forsaking it like
rats q sinking Ship. Men Of this
country, yon who have lqbored like
heroes to put down the Republican
party in this State, unless'you again
desire to see that party in power
come forward like the men you are
and vote for Hancock and English
Don't cast Your votefor a party thai
stands not the faintest chance t'
win, but which is only jeopardlzins
the success o, the Democratic ticket
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Lowry for Governor

The Macon Sun has complimenta
~ notice of Gen.. Lowry. of Rankin
which concludes as follows. rs. saI
He has never been found in the rea
rank in the battle for Democracy an,
the right, and he is entitled to some
substantial recognition at the hands o
the people. In the campaign of 1859
without reward or hope Of reward, Gen
Lowry entered the canvass, bore hi
own expenses. visited every nook anf
corner OF the State in the interest o
the Democratic party and will do the
same thing again if it becomes neces'
sary. Let the fiat be in 1881. ''fol
Governor, Gen. Robt, Lowry, of Ran
KIM 9ilssg.1ilH 3u3 10 SkiHfH-- FlA@
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
DIVIDED REPUBLICANS.

We have now the following docu
ments which may be considered au-
thentative declarations of Repub-
lican party principles: The Chicago
platform, Garfield and Arthurs let
ters of acceptance, and the speech
| of Secretary Sehurz at Indianapolis
Except that last named, all of them
make the great point of the cam
paign, the continuance of ill-feeling
between the North and the South.
Other points are named, but in the
platform and letters. this is most
prominent. The speech of Secreta-
nv Schurz ignored this sectional
question altogether. He sees the
defeat which such q discussion as
others have proposed would be sure
to bring. So did Gen. Grant see it
and in his numberless Southern
speeches, made last summer when
he expected to be tn, Republican
Presidential candidate, he was as
cordial and complimentary of the
people of the South as it is possible
to he. He praised their acceptance
of the results of the war, commend
ed the patriotism he found every
where among them, and said and
did all that any man could to ex-
press his belief in their present anG
prospective devotion to the Union
Thus on one side, we have the bril-
liant and able, though visionary
Schurz, and the stolid, selfish, but
able and ambitious Grant, enemies
Of long standing who agree that s
sectional campaign means defeat
On the other side we have Garfield
Arthur and the platform favorable
to such a campaign. That Schuri
and Grant are right, we have NJ
doubt, but that Garfield will run The
campaign to suit himself is equally
certain. This speech of Schurz, by
the way, is curious one. He indi
Gates his disappointment in Hayes
as not sound on civil service reform;
praisess Garfield, praises Hancock
but says he has no civil experience
emitting any reference to the Gen
erals ready and consummate appre-
citation of civil affairs when put il
command in louisa Ma and pexas
and seems to think, on the whole
that a perpetuation of Republican
rule is to he desired, not so mucl
because it is good in itself, as be
cause change might be worse.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
VARIOUS OTHER STATES.

Gen. Weaver, the Greenback can
didate for President, is still "blow-
ING his own hornn in alabama. but
his blantant remarks excite more
ridicule than anything else. The
Mobile Register says he must be
either one of the most hopeful and
sanguine of men, or else a large
size humbug, to judge by the follow
ing remarks attributed to him: Il
have the ability to carry Alabama.
Texas and various other States.
And as to California, Kearney has
the ability to carry that State for
me-" !5A",- F'f .....
The charmingly careless manner
in which the general mentions "va-
rious other States" without taking
the trouble to specify them, would
lhave done credit to Mr.. Micawbel
himself, when in his favorite condi-
ton of waiting for something tC
turn up, the Register says. But
Judging from his chances in those
he does specify, the probability Of
his carrying the others labelled "va
rious" is remote indeed. We note
that this peripatetic candidate de
ponds for success in California OF
that blatant demagogue, kearney
This being his dependence, his
chance is a decidedly slim one. A
large portion of the followers of thu
agitator have at last become DISCUS
ted with, and left him, and Kearney
instead of being an object of fear, il
now only one of contempt. II
speaks badly for the cause tina
General Weaver is advocating whel
| it has looked for help to such {
source as this. If it were all thai
is represented to be by its prophets
and so-ealled evangelists it woulc
| not need the aid of such as Kearney
1t is an old saying that men are
Judged of by the company they keep
and we would therefore advise Gen
eral Weaver to be more careful as tC
his political associates in future
We would call the attention of those
| in our State, who have fallen victims
to the Greenback delusion, to the
fact that they can now reflect with
competency on the fact that Dennis
Kearney is placed before them as
one of the bright and shining lights
| of their party.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Jay Gould Gives up Garfield


Mr.. Jay Gould last week visited hii
former home in Delaware county IN this
State, and honored Kingston with his
presence en- route. While here ht
spoke his mind freely ON the subject OF
politics, prophesying the certain cleo
tion of Hancock and English. In con :
versation with Mayor Thomas Cornell
the wealthy forwafder here "a Repuo-
lican. by the way-Mr. Gould unhesi,
tatingly said that he anticipated the
success of the Democratic Presidential
ticket this Fall.
.'How is that?" quiried Major Cor
nell. EejJ use.
"WeII." said Mr.. Gonld. "the fact is
Gen. Arthur loads down the Hepub'lcan
ticket. and aside from that the Demo-
Gratis are thoroughly united on Han
cock and English | have no hope OF
carving New York, and believe that
az goes New York so will also go New
Jersey at least, and Connecticut proba-
bly," 2 80
Mr.. Gould also ventured the remark
that the Republican. .machine' had al
ready practically abandoned the Presi-
DENTAL fight and would henceforth con :
eentrate its efforts upon carrying the
various State legislatures, with the OBJ
yious purpose Of controlling the United
States Senate ~ Z lf
Mr. eGonlds revelations are ilnpor.
tant only as exhibiting the fact that
what is called the money power does not
seem to be as much, afraid Of the De-
mocracy as some people make out, and
that the Tribune's lot in this contest is
not happy one.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

From the Holmes County Times {Greenback
If the time is approaching when Mis-
sissippians will have to shoulder their
muskets in defence of their rights as
American oitizens, to vote and have
their votes counted as polled, this fall
will be the most suspicious season.
Greenbackers clean up your shot guns
and Winchester rifles for the irrepressi.
Bile confit is approaching. A
Greenbackers prepare to battle for
your rights in the Fall election though
revolution is the consequence. ID i'll
Gresnbackers organize companies and
drill them we'll. Teach them how to
hit the bulls eye whenever they pull
the trigger. Expert marksmen may be
in demand in Mississippi this Fall
Mississippi Greenbackers are none of
your mush and molasses bread and but
ter kind, they are men and as such de>
mapd their rights; and their demands
are braced by as cool heads, as steady
nerves, as keen eyes, and as good shot
guns as the State contains. H
Mr.. Stone promised to take the mat
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

1
The Providence camp meeting be.
gan on Thursday night, the 22ud. inst,
aud closed on Wednesday morning the
2Sth. This Camp Ground is located
IN Copiah county near Rockport. 1t
is beautiful for situation, and what is
better, is surrounded aud supported by
a class OF good, substantial people
There were large number of visitors
in attendance, who found ample accom- =
modations on the grounds. Good ordel
was preserved throughout the meeting
4 The RESTAURANT was closed On Sunday.
l. Among tue distinguished ministers ~
attendance were DR.. Matthews of New
/ Orleans and DIR. Wheat of Oxford
The preaching was very fne, full oi
gospel truth aud power. The Religions
interest was satisfactory There we've
about twenty conversions mp to the time
your reporter left. which was Monday
evening. The number of accessions tC
| the church was less.
The hospitality and kindness of the
people of Providence are unsurpassed
They spared no pains to make stran
gers feel at home among them. Minis
i tiers were conveyed from the rail roat
to the camp meeting and back again
at the expense of the associatoIu.
i The committee on public worship
was composed of three laymen. This
was rather novelty in the appoint
ments of camp>meeting, but the ar
rangement worked we'll, 1t was diff
cult to find out who the committee
we're, and more so often to find out who
was going to preach at the next service
There were four services day, at ant
II a. M, and at and 8p. m.
! One who has visited that beautiful
place, and mingled tor few days will
those good people, goes away with
most pleasant feeling toward them ant
with desire to return to them on ,
fuure occasion.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
ST. LOUIS SEMINARY.

A select school for higher education of
Young women. Location in view OF St.
Lonis, half mile from city limits; beauti-
full, healthy, retired; thirty minutes ride
on the cars to the heart of the city, which
offers its museums, art gallares, lectures,
concerts and other objects of interest and
improvement, which the young ladies may
attend in company with the Principal.
Course Of study very thorough, embracing
whatever Is needful for practical and
thorough education. Numbers limited,
rendering it pleasant home rather than
boarding school. Dicipline that Of well
regulated Christian family. Guardians may
here secure permanent home for their
wards during the period of their education,
Young ladies from the South may remain
during the summer vacation and enjoy the
advantage of healthy latitude, and he
cared for. The best of references given.
For catalogue address the Principal.
3. r. BLEWETT, L, L. d.,
lulv22 I'm Jennings, Mo.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
LIE GssANaD WOSARGUE.
A Painting Presented by nr>.
Dorsey TO the city OF New Or

Dorsey 10 ahe city OF new Or
leans,
Wednesday morning Acting Mayor
Isaacson received the oIlawlng letter
which explains itself;
BRAuYoIR, Miss, June 80. 1880.
To his Honor /. ". Patton, Mayor Of
the city of New Orleans;
SIR Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey, wher
near the close OF her natural life; orally
requested me to present to the city .
New Orleans 9 painting, then at Fill
Ridge. in the parish of qensas. which
| represented Anne of Austria exhibiting
the portrait of her sob, Louis XIV. tc
the French psople The artist Wa,
Pierre Mignord, court painter to Louis
XIV. ,..
The motive for this presentation was
two-fold, first grateful recognition Of
the many kinanesses received from the
citizens of New Orleans, especially du
ring her protracted and painful illness
and secondly, as an appropriate offering
to the metropolis of the South, the ter
ritory of which was originally named in
honor of ''le grand monargue,' whose
likeness the painting commentaries.
There has been much delay IN the de
livery of the painting to me, which will
explain the long interval between the
date of the request OF the deceased,
Mrs. Dorsey, and this my fulfillment OF
it. have the honor to be, very re-
spectfully, yours.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
he Wise and Happy.

If you will stop all your extravagan
and wrong notions in doctoring your
self and families with expensive doctors
or humbug cure-all, that do harm al
ways, and use only natures simple rem
edes for all your ailments-you will be
wise, well ard happy. and save grea'
expense, The greatest remedy for this
the great, wise and good will tell you, i
Hop Bitters-rely on it. See another
column
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

That ever faithful tribune OF the peo'
pie, Gen. Robt Lowry. goes forth tc
the fight again Macs paper noted
his arrival in Nicksburg day before
yesterday to. participate in a ratifica'
ton meeting. and speaks Of him as "the
pet and favorlte Of the mighty East. !
And SO he Is honbrsd aud loved in the
mighty East because We have always
found him a trne man of true grit
Mer4dian Mercury. : 90 Bssa5
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
e. CUMMINGS,
ROOT AND SHOE NAAER

Next Door to f & S. Virden,
u.cEso. Miss.
@OLICITS THE PATRONAGE OF
0the people OF Brookhassn and sur
rounding country, and assures them that
his work shall be first class in every partic-
Mar. Call and leave your measure whea
YOU visit the Capita. and then you can
order your boots or shQes when you need
hem. Jan. 22-lyr,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
! TTfTfl ~IL-V II =
GOOD Enough,

A correspondent writeGj IS aili 900
"Hurah for Hancock and Engi,sh,
Hooker, Democracy and the Ledger. 5
The shout is q good one. 70 II
again, if you want to.