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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21


''Steady, boys, steady!
Keep your arms ready,
God only knows whom we may meet herel
Dom let me be taken
I'd rather awaken
Tomorrow in--no matter where
Than lie in that foul prison over there.
Step slowly
Speak lowly!
The rocks may have life;
Lay me down in the hollow;
We are out of the strife.
BY Heaven the foeman may track me in
blood,
For this hole in my breast is eu,pourins .
Mol no surgeon for me; he can give me nc
aid;
The surgeon l want is pickaxe and spade
What Morris, tear? Why, shame on you
man.
/ thought YOU hero; but since you began
To whimpsr and cry, like girl in heI
| By Georsel / don't know what the dsv,l /,
means.
welli we'll! l am rough, 'tis very rough
| life
This life of trooper-but yet I'm no fool
know q brave man end friend from . foe
And, boys. that yoa love nss .csftsinly
know,
~ Bus wsntifsrsnds
When they came down the Hill ovenslough
ing and sand?
But we stood--did we ncti--kke immova
bic rock,
Unheeding their balls and repelling thei,
shock.
Did you mind the loud cry,
When, as turning to fly,
Our men sprang upon them determined te
Oh, wasn't it grand?
God help the poor wretches who fell in the
fight;
No time was then given for prayers or fol
fight.
They fell by the score, in the crush, hand
to hand,
And they mingled their blood with the
sloughing and sand.
Good heavens! this bullet hole gapes like q
grave!
A curse on the aim of the traitorous knave
Is there never one of you knows how to
pray?
Or speak for man as his life ebbs away
Pray! Pray!
"Our Fatheri Our Father" Why don't you
proceed?
Can't you see am dying? Great God, how
bleed!
Ebbing away! the light Of day is turning tc
gray.
Pray! Pray!
"Our Father in Heaven"--boys, tell me the
rest,
While staunch the hot blood from this
hole in my breast.
There's something about forgiveness Of sin
Put that in, put that in--and then
I'll follow your words and say amen.
Here, Morris, old fellow, get hold of my
hand,
And, Wilson, my comrade-oh! wasn't it
grand
When they came down the hill like thun.
der charged cloud,
And were scattered like mist by our brave
little crowd?
Where's Wilson-my cmmrade-here, stooI
down your head;
Can't you say a short prayer for the dying
and the dead?
"Chrst-God, who died for sinners all.
Hear thou this suppliant wanderers cry
Let not cen this poor sparrow fall
Unheeded by thy gracious eye;
Throw wide the gates to let him in,
And take him pleading to thine arms
Forgive, o Lord, his lifelong sin,
And quiet all his fierce slsrms."
''God bless you, my comrade, for singing
thst hymn, 4
It's the light in my path, when my sight
has grown dim.
am dying--bend down, till touch you
once more;
Don't forget me, old fellow-God prosper
the war!
Confusion to our enemies! Keep hold of my
hand
And float our dear flag Ger prosperou,
lapI
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21
Sweet Obedience.

A beautiful illustration Of what
| it is to "become as little children"
in the kindom Of Christ, was lately
given. A class of little ones had
prepared for the services Of chill
dren's day. Each one was supplied
with a basket of flowers to present
as a floral offering in one Of the
exercises Of the evening.
BY an oversight one basket was
missing. One Of two sisters, who
stood together, was asked to give
her basket to another, and allow
her sisters flowers to represent
them both. A shade Of disappoint-
ment passed, over the sweet face.
"Did papa say so?' she asked.
Eyes, papa said so," was the re.
ply.
Without another word she gave
up her treasure cheerfnlly, even
smiling as she did it. Sweet obe-
dience! Dear fellow-C Christians,
could we but yield as cheerful, 10y
ing an acquiescence to what our
Heavenly Father asks Of us, how
much richer would be our present
inheritance in that kingdom, the
benefits Of which are promised 10
those who "become as little chil
dren."
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21
Remsrkable Accident.

| A most remarkable accident nap
pened at the Hale & Norcross mine
last night. A cage with six meI
was coming up the shaft At II
o'clock--the hour for changing
shifts. When about six hundred
feet from the bottom, at a point
where there is an irregular place In
the guides, the cage suddenly lurch-
ed to one side, throwing the men to
the other. Patrick Holland, who
was on the outside, was crowded
of. Instead of falling to the bot
tom and being dashed to pieces, he
was safely lodged on a wall plate.
The other men on the cage suppos-
ed he had fallen into the sump, of
course. When they reached the
surface they got the usual sack and
boxes and started back to the sump
to gather up the fragments Of the
body. As they approached the
place where the man was thrown of,
they heard Z voice below them tel
ling them to go slow. They did
|not kucw what to MAKE Of this
|strau discovery, never supposing
lie pos r,xor Holland to be any
|whlet LII than at the bottom.
VA a6r eaw him safe on his mar
row befch they could scarcely bea
|liews ssheir eves. ,,v,
N ORE who has asceuded . shaft
| kn ss how rapidly the wall plates
iitsby when the lantern is held so
ss to bring them to view. The cage
from which Holland was thrown
was coming up at the usual rate of
speed. How the man could posi-
bly, have been lodged on one Of
these pieces Of timber without be-
ing jammed by the cage or knocked
off as it went past him is wonder.
The wall plate is square timber,
fourteen by sixteen inches, so that
there was very little standing room
for Holland while he was waiting
for the cage to come down and res
cue him. If the shaft had been so
light that he could look down any
considerable distance of the six
hundred feet between him and the
bottom, he would scarcely have had
the nerve to cling to his narrow
footing. The darkness of all min
ing shafts is a point in favor of the
miners, preserving their GOODNESS
when placed in ticklish position.
A couple of pumpmen will throw a
foot wide plank across a shaft two
thousand feet from the bottom. The
darkness Of the shaft prevents the
thought of the awful abyss below
from being constantly present.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21
.Aaiseellsssg.
The worlds Railways,

In the years 1871 the total miles
OF railway in the United States was
sc, 1888; in 1875 the Agures were
IA, OCEAN increase Of "a per cent
in four years. On the first Of Jan
uary 1881, we had in operation
96, GOA miles Of railway. The in
crease from 1871 to 1881 was 80,
421 miles. or So per cent. on the
entire mileage in 1871. II is stated
on good authority that the United
States has more miles Of railway in
operation than all the rest OF the
world. Asiatic and South Ameri-
can statistics are wanting. At the
close Of 1879 the mileage Of Eng
land and Europe was stated as fol-
lows:
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21

The cotton mills in actual opera
tion in the State of Georgia are
paying from twelve to fifty per cent
dividends annually. The whole Of
the capital invested in manufactures
in that State is exempted from mu-
nicipal, county and State taxation
for ten years.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21

A citizen of Richmond, Virginia,
being asked in London how his
town had fourished since the fall
OF the Southern Confederacy, repli.
ed: "Oh, very we'll; we live on red
|herrings and glorious recollections." )"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21
A gentleman who is fond Of hor'

A gentleman who is fond Of hor-
scs attaded church where there
was a somewhat prolonged service
before hey came to the sermon
'.How we're you pleased with the
seryicce" asked a friend. 20 very
much, ghcugh it did strike me thai
there Jas good deal Of scoring be
fore tly got of
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21
OTHER COUNTRIES.

WHEN SSNNAAsAA<os
The miles of railways in the Uni.
ted States on January l, 1881, were
1899 more than the miles in all the
rest of the world at the close of 1879.
Since then some new roads have
been constructed in India, Guate-
mala and Europe, and some old
lines extended, but, in all, not
enough to make up the difference
of 1892 miles that our reports
placed us ahead January l, 1881.
We laid down 1927 miles of new
road in the year 1880, and are in the
way of exceeding that number in
1881. Yet, with all this good
showing, we are not nearly SO well
supplied with railway facilities as
some other countries. England has
l mile of road for every 7 square
miles of her territory. France l
miles, and Austria, l to 12t. We
have but to 43 square miles. How
ever, it is to be considered that
about two-thirds Of our area are as
yet in the wilderness. Ohio, Massa-
chusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
New York, Connecticut, Rhode, Is
land, have as much railway to the
square mile as England; some Of
them more.
The average cost of railways per
mile is stated on good authority as
follows: United States $57, 900;
England $2O1, $50; Switzerland $685..
800 Europe Sill, 500.
The total cost Of the 93,704 miles
of railway in the United States is
set at ,764,5lO,OOO; Of the 1856
miles in England, sass, ,020, 600.
The great difference in cost is ac-
counted for by reason of the greater
charges in England and Europe for
right Of way than in the United
States. Some Of the English roads
on this account have cost as high as
$350,O00 per mile. In 1880 the
English roads carried 100000, 900
passengers, against 1000, 900 for
all the roads in the United States.
This is on railroad report authori-
,ty, but cannot be true as to the
United States. Our passenger
traffic on 10000 miles Of road must
have been much over 200, 600, ,000
The tonnage and gross receipts on
American loads were greater than
England's. The account stands:
1880. Tonnage Gross receipts.
America. . .ISO. .OOO. 900 $529, 600. 600
England. i. .2l2. 100000 308 900. 900
Europe ...................6 $50. $40 $50
The tonnage for Europe is not
available. The gross receipts of all
European roads exceeded ours $67,-
S01, 500 or IL; per cent. Our gross
receipts exceeded those of the En-
glish roads by $22,040,000 or over
20 per cent. But the receipts of the
English roads per mile we're nearly
three times as high as those OF the
American roads. The figures are:
English, $l7,450; American, $6, ,2S0
mile. The receipts on the Euro
pean roads were $3.50 per mile
Chicago Times.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21

A man in Pennsylvania town
has twenty.nine children. Stran-
gers passing the house on washing
days are at loss to determine
whether it is a school or . laundry
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21

Reading of the discovery, recent
ly, of a wild man in the Antelope
range of mountains in this State.
recalls to memory the capture Of a
wild white human being in the
swamps bordering the great river OF
the West below the city Of Natchez
in the State of Mississippi, in the
year 1924, who had grown from
childhood up to mans estate with
out seeing a single person of his
own species until he was found by
his captors. Believing that the in
cidents of the story will prove OF
interest to the readers of the Ex-
AMINER, they are herewith given.
In Wilkinson county, in the State
above named, just above the old
town of Fort Adams, there is a strip
of country known as Old River,
which was seldom visited by the
pioneer settlers of that region and
then only for the purpose Of fishing
and hunting, as both game and fish
were there to be found in abun-
dance, In that year party ol
hunters to their astonishment dis
covered the naked footprints of o
human being leading through tht
mud into the water of the old bed o1
this river. Their curiosity was the
more strangely excited from the
fact that no one resided in the i'm
mediate vicinity of that place, and
the settled portions were but sparce
ly populated. To discover who il
was that made the footprint they
hunted several days in succession
with their dogs, and finally brought
to bay
IN A DROVE OF WILD HOGS,
a tall, sinewy human being in I
state OF perfect nudity. He bran
dished in his hand stout stick
with which he defended himsel
against the dogs. the hogs rallyinl
around him, seemingly for his pro-
lection. He gave utterance to NJ
|intelligble sounds, only yells Of rag
and screeches. They bonnd AM
carried him to the town of Wood
Vile, the seat Of justice Of the coan
lty, some twenty miles distant. n
was in every respect q veritabl
being, with q good coating OF nal
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21

Hope is like the sun, whichas we
journey toward it, casts the shadow
of our burden behind as.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21

Nature has written o letter Of
credit on some mems faces which is
honored wherever it is presented
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21

Do not herald The sacrifice you
make for each Others tastes, habiti
aud preferences.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21

San Francisco has sixteen broom
factories managed by Chinese
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03
Washington.

we cannot boast Of aS many or as large ! snow drifts as some of your correspondent but we have enough for all available purposes and the mercury for the past month has had an unwonted affinity with zero. Mrs. Wolsey Leavitt (nee Jane Fowier) 1 arrived in town Saturday eas route from Flor. | da, it is presumed to visit the friends of her youth and lind more congenial climate.
 We were much interested in reading the editorial on Heresy some two weeks siuce, and congratulate the readers of the Enquirer that we have an orthodox Editor Practically, morally, practically-sh we say Biblically- - orthodox? If it IS not proper for the secu- lar paper to discuss theological questions, we consider the press the conservator of public morals, and that the denial of the doctrine of the future and everlasting punishment of the wicked, whatever that punishment may be, removes one of the greatest barriers to crime :: and to it's rejection we attribute more than to any other cause, the great increase of crime ill our land. If this doctrine is true, aud we be- lieve it is the church is, and should be the ys none that deny it's essential doctrines should justly claim place within it's pale, much less as teacher and expositor of its truths.
 We understand that parties in New Pres ton lately fell into loving embrace which resulted in courting scene st Justice Ford's s on Friday. ........ .....;
 Vital Statistics of the town of Washing ton, 1880: Births, males IT, females 13, total 30 Marriages 12, 8 in Judea, in New Pres- ton. Deaths IA, 2 in Judea, 2 in New Pres ton. A large increase over last year in births and marriages and less deaths by 20.
 Herman Frisbie, a life long and quiet cit izen passed away on the 18th inst. aged S0
 He had been professor of religion over 50 years. Rev. Mir. Isham attended the funeral, Sunday. ..9 r- ..-r4e ..s
 On Sunday, Rev. Mr. .Wykof exchanged with Mir. Thrall. TOE ...,.. .4 .e ...
 IN MEMoRIAM The little hamlet of Rom ford has met with an irreparabls loss in the .deatba of Mrs. Melinda Sackett, the faithful and devoted wife of Simeon D. Ford, who en- tered into rest Sabbath moaning, Jan. 23d, aged 53, A personal and intimate acquaint- ance with the deceased as friend, neighbor and scholar in the Sabbath school for nearly thirty six years, enables us to form some true estimate of her worth. A more completely developed christian character we have rarely seen. If there was one trait more prominent in her character than others. it was fidelity. Fidelity to God and man. Fidelity as wife, mother, christian, neighbor and friend
 Modest and reticient in her manners, yet she was found cooperating in every gsod work. At home in the prayer meeting, iu the circles of the neighborhood, in the house of sickness. of joy or of sorrow, she we'll filled her place. Our deepest sympathies are with the bereaved family, while the whole community mourn her loss. For her death had no terrors. Her faith was founded on Christ and his word, and she sweetly fell asleep in Jesus May the class of which she was member follow her, as she followed Christ, and meet, an unbrok- en band on the heavenly shore. a.s s.
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03
Goshen, No, 47s.

Mrs. Fox, of Plainville, is visiting at Mir. Dickinson's.
 Il saw great fire in the Southeast, Saturday evening. .-a .a3 r"
 T have received from Hon. Frederick Miles the Agricultural report, and three interes ing books from the department of the Interior, on education.
 II formerly gave you an account of the Goshen horses that would ttnrt for meet ing If the owners were not ready when the bell rang, and turn np to the church all right, and now we have horses that will carry the mail without a driver. When the Wo;cottville age came over the drift by the great rock West of the East-street school house, during the fearful blow, last Friday, one seat fell out of the sleigh, and while MT. Herald was trying to, ,recov- CT it, the horses started alone for the Gen. ter and turned up to the Postofice more than mile distant, and the mail was changed ready for him when he arrived.
 We rejoice ith 'Litt e Ghonnie" that he has found 8 wife in Barkhamsted, and hope at some future time to see Mrs. Bir- dea
 -The roads are blocked up SO that there is no communication with the North part of the town, and Miss Ida Babcock, ! who attends school at tie Academy, has not been able to go home for four weeks. She is young but has not been homesick.
 On the 2sd inst. Mercury will again be at it's greatest distance East of the Spn, and there is some prospect that we ] shall ssse 1t in the Southwest early inths evening ITn.re will be q greet sight the evening before. for Mercury will be only one and three-quarter hours West of the three great planets that make such show in the Southwe>t now every peasant even 1 ing. At that tme Venus will be only three and one-haf degrees North of Jupi- l ter, aud Sa. urn will be only six degrees East of them. shall look for Mercury for . week before and after that time. It iiisa7 aeg 1,3 ''s@ IN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
 THE CONGREGATlONALlST,

REV. E. P. ROE, well known as 8 Presbyterian clergyman and whose books have become almost as familiar as household words, commences his new story, WITHOUT HOME,'' ill the Congrega- tionGtist. Feb g. Mr. Roe has sat with judges day after day in the police courts of New York; and has been accommodating his material foI this book for eral years and it will undoubtedly be the best from his pen thus far.
 We shtl also print during the year twelve articles under the head '4reat Questions" such topics as The Creation, Trial by Jury, The Question of Di- vorce. Sufrage ana the Ballot, he Wom ,n Question: Among the tiers will be of the first rauk such as PROF. AUSTIN PHELPS, PRESIDENTS PORTER and BARTLETT, DR MARK HOPKINS, DR. GEO. NJ. BEARD, JUDGE WILLIAM STR Mt, GEN. J. k. HAwLEY, and HON. DORIAN 5. EATON,
 MT. Roe's Story wlli continue for nine or ten Nonths aud in order to odate tho thousands desiring the paper it will be sent till the coss of the sariafor S2GG,
 Address W. L. GREENE & co.
 45-3w No. Somt rset Street, Boston.
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

.TRUsr IT EVERY TIAE "A grateful patient,
 living under the shadows of the Highlands of the Hudson, writes to Dr. David Kennedy, of Rondopt. N. r.: Your medicine recom- mendeds itself 30 thoroughly that you may hardly care for a statsmepl frem me, yet from my own experience of its excellence, and from Yhat | know of it's operation ip other cases, should like voluntarily to say that
 Kennedy's Fayorite Remedy deserves it's hikh reputation. The public may trust it ev- cry HRe to do what you clam Tor nF Sold by ali druggists. Dr. aRsyld Kennedy. Pro pristor, Rondout, N. Y, .ss,f <. N ,ss'p .., <
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03
PROBATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

ATA COURT OF PROBATE holden at Litchfeld "A within and for the District of Litchheld on tn 3, st day of January 4. D. 1881. : Present GEO NJ. WOODRUFE Esq.,. Judge. This Court doth dr'ct the Administrator on the rict deceased represented to be insovent cite al persous interested in the estate of said deceased appear, If they before the Court of Pro- tate be holden at the Probate Office fin said Dis trict. on the seventh day of February. 1881 at 10 oclocK ferenoon to be heard relative to the appoint ment of Commissioners said estate, by advertise ing in newspaper published in said District. 4 Certified from Record
 E. GEO. M. WOODRUFF, Judge.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

The House Sub-C Committee of Ways and Means have voted theSremoval ofthe taxes on matches and bank checks This would be . considerable relief from an annoying tax on business, and from aha iinpost oua one of the necessaries of life ,, . ,,, '.',as'si.
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

This has been severe winter in Europe a. we'll as in America. Half the orange and lemon crops of Southern Spain have been de- stroyed Madrid had foot of snow. :'9a4''
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03
FalIa for Sale !

THE subscriber offers his farm containing sO acres
 of land, situated in Litchield {%orthfeld society," about one half mile from .Gsmpville station the Nau5atuck Railroad. Said farm is suitably divided well watere, and adapted to fruit growing any other crops usually Iaised by farmers. On the farm are dwelling house. barns and cider mill, all in good pair. Terms favorable. For further particulars ell quire of, STEPHEN LALLY.
 L.. CAMPvILLE, OWN.
 February 1st, 1881. 45-SmS
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

The Boers have again repulsed the British forces. They were trying to force their way through the Drakenburg Pass ,.'-,s ..
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

The House Committee upon the Isthmus canal projects favors Ead's plan, but will not advise the government to risk the forty five million guarantee of interest 1t proposes.
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

The new Senator from Wisconsin is the original of "Bardwell Slote," the congressman in the play of the Mighty Dollar" ar.e,rf,
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

The nomination of Stanley Matthews to the U. s. Supreme bench is sharply criticized by the Springfield Republican which considers him too ill balanced man for soimportant 8 rloca " Z: t....'.t. ... e-si ... .i.s -s itl
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

Forest planting is said to be succeeding ad. mirably in Minnesota. It will not be long be- f..o ,xasv foreata u;ll ha necdad .zt
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

J. H. Doolittle of Bridgeport has leased the old clock shop in Hoadeyville, on the New York and New England road, and will occu- py it for the manufacture of the Forester sub- merged pump and nickle plated goods. Re- pairs are already being made on the property and the water power is to be greatly improv- ed As MT. Doolittle will employ 30 or B hands new life will be infused into this ham, let, and the population considerably increas- ed =AnlericGn
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

$ Out of 46, 600 votes given Garfield in West
 Virginia. less than ninth were those of col. ored men. .. a5@ sa 1-4
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

Our Washington correspondent speaks of the bad moral effect on community of dis belief of the doctrine of everlasting panish- mens. Tine people who make the most trouble in the cohrI.uni:y have DO faith tn that doctrine; and their conduct ls therefore unaffected by 1t. The belieflin some sort of ,reward or pul ishnent, after death is- of course much more general, but we doubt whether even that has much influence upon the crimi- nal classes. In fact there seems 10 be grow ing doubt whether children or grown people ale much improved conduct by the fear-of corporal punishment. in this world aud why would not the same doubt naturally extend to the efeei of fear of similar punishDnsst ip another world
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03

The papers report 35 suicides within the first weeks of the present year-mostly caus- ed by financial difficulties. If money is, the root of all evil it is none the less indispensi. ble in these degenerate days. 't 'a a''