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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-26

Families can get everything In the
ROGER line IRON Remand & Co.'S, NO.
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Memphis & Ohio River Packet Go.
For Cairo, Louisville & Cincinnati. :

STEAMERS,
Jas. w. Calf, Andy Baum, Cons Miller,
Vint Shinkle, Jas. D. Parker, Virgie Lee,
Steamers of this line leave Memphis
Tuesday and Friday at 8
p. M, Sundays, IL m.
For Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
Connecting at Cincinnati with Railroads
and Steamers for all
Eastern, Northern 4 Western Points
Giving Through Tickets to all p~oints1,Chica-
70, Toledo, Buffalo, Richmond, New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and v ~ashington.
East, North and Western tourists Will ind the
La Belle river route sif9, delightful and cheap.
Rates by this line cheaper than any other first
class route. Meals and state rooms free, Bag
gage checked through.
Passengers can rely on . splendid trip by this
line, as the steamers are al frst-clatss having
been expressly built for the accommodation Of
Each steamer carrier 3 full string
and. Il. W.
General Freight and Ticket Agent.
A. Y. STEVENS, Passenger Agent,
mar24 Monroe ST. Memphis, Tenn,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-26
Who Does it Belong TOP

Fine shower the first of the week. Gar
dens looking well, in consequence.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-26

McGrath keeps a regular shoe store, and
when he warrants a shoe youca risk them
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-26

Go to Krauss & Levy's. They are
closing out their line of trimmings at cost.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-26

If you want one of those elegant linen
lawn patterns at Henry & Meek's.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-26

Country orders promptly attended 70
by Remand & Co., N. o.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-26

No place cheaper than Kohlman's.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-26

There is not q better house in New
Orleans than ]. X. Renaud & Co.,
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Two Brave Soldiers.

The Ogden Daily Pilot, of July II
the following paragraph about Gen.
and II delegate:
"Gencrat Gibbou aud Hon. Martin
mis- both served with distinction dun
War Of the Rebelll II. the latter gGr
the volunteer army as Il member of Go
+, First Minnesot. Regiment IN April.
He served until the close Q
war Ga portion of the time in Gcner
bon's division) aud retired with tb
of Major. He is now serving his fit
as Congressional Delegate from NJ
Nearly a quarter Of a century ago the
Iit'letir!d " Maginnis were puhts
newspaper in the new aud groWIuyt
Red Wing, Minnesota. The sclrior
of hat firm is now lOprletor Of the
Daily Pilot aud last evening had the
of shaking hands with the old flenl
boynood for the first time since 1852.
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Cd by that time. 1t is evident that steps have
been taken looking to the tree coinage of sill
yer by all the nations represented at the con-
ference, but under such restrictions that it is
questionable whether they can all be harmon
lied sufficiently to render the system practi-
cable. 1t seems that France and the Uuited
States have been the leading nations in the
movement and are a unit Oh the general
proposition that called the conference into
existence. Italy is in favor OF the free coin
age Of silver to a limited eXte ut, but England
and Germany appear to be the principal
stumbling blocks to the ultimate success of
the measure. Mr.. Thurman, one of our del
speaking in his own name, he believed he
was re1ecting the feeling OF his government
aud nation when he expressed the conviction
that the offers of England and Ger
many would not warrant the United
States in allowing the free coinage
of silver. He said: "The United States did
rot insist on Immediate and unqualified BIZ
metallism, but were ready to accept ap-
pruaches thereto, believing it would eventu-
ally prevail; but they could not incur the
risk of alternating the standard through the
conflicting or unharmonious action Of other
States"
Mr.. Thurman made the above declaration
OH the I'd inst, several days before the adj
journment. and more favorable offers from the
powers named may have been received at q
later date. We should infer from our dis
pal ch.s that such was the case, for the Con-
~fereuce was summoned to meet next April
ITO settle he Details The whole subject
matter will be taken under a%dvisemenl by the
several Governments represented and there
can exist no reasonable doubt that au agree
ment will be ultimately reached which will
place silver side by side with gold as d circu-
lating medium throughout he principal ma
lions of the world. 1t may require some time
to effect this, but we firmly believe that in the
end it will be accomplished. The liberal
%tinanciers of the day favor it, and the move is
in entire harmony with the progressive spirit
| of the age. A few coIservaLite yes of Europe
oppose the measure for reasons which, when
analyzed, will be- found to proceed from their
hos iIity to innovations upon their traditional
financial policy, rather than those based upon
a thorough knowledge OF its workings. These
fossils will be compelled TO give way to The
demands of the l~aporing poor, backed by the
business men of the country. Silver will bs
the peer Of gold.
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the investigation are withheld because dis
closures have been made that would be dam
aging to influential parties" In commenting
upon The singular action of Secretary Win
dom in the premises the San Francisco
Chronicle uses the following plain language :
"The public cannot be blamed for interring
that Secretary Window has some motive for
bearing lightly on Pitney when he adopts as
a mild way of getting rid Of him the method
of abolisling the office, while Withholding
the report of the investigation. If Pitney is
innocent of the frauds charged against him it
seems harsh treatment to put him out of Of
flee and pigeon. hole the report which would
exonerate him from the imputation of dis
honesty. On the other hand, if he is guilty.
why should he be so tenderly dealt with, un'
less others are implicated? The only effect
of the course pursued in regard to the report
will be to keep suspicion alive and give rise
to rumors hat arc as likely to damage the
jnnOcen+ as the guilty."
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THE SITUATION AT ALBANY.

From our dispatches il may be seen that the
Halfbreeds have held a caucus aud nominated
Miller and Lapham their nominees for the
United States enate. 1t does not appear
that the staiwarts took part in the caucus or
are paying any respect to its action. They
still cling to theil chief, Conkling. They
hold the balance Of power and no election
can be he'd without their aid. 1t remains to
be seen whether Mr.. Colkling will grant it.
He has been vllitied in unstinted terms by
his halfbreed bre' hren and he would be =
much better man than they have given him
credit for being if he forgive and help them
elect their nominees. In view Of the charges
for bribery resting against several of the legis-
lators it became absolutely necessary that
Mr.. Depew, in whose interests it is asserted
the brides were offered, to Withdraw from the
senatorial contest. This he did most grace
fully and thus narrowed the contest down to
the present llaltbreed candidates. The vote
in Joint convention does not indicate a speedy
break in the deadlock, in fact if Mr.. Conk-
ling's 81 votes adhere to him the break is as
distant AS it was at the first. The vote shows
that there are only IA" members present. The
balance have paired and gone home. 1t will
require 70 votes to elect. Miller received is
and Lapham G.. One lacks seven and the other
eight votes OF all election. These must be
obtained from the sIalwarts, and the question
is, can they get them? Ii they can Mr.. Cnnk-
ling is shelved and his bitterest enemies tri-
umph over him. They canhot get a vote
from the democrats. Their fifty votes are SOL
id for Potter and kernaI,, and the only
hope OF the halfhreeds is 70 draw the m.cessa-
~ votes from the slalwalt element.
There can be no doubt that the imminent
danger of the death Of Garfield has frighten-
ed the halfbreeds in uniting upUn the two
candidates named, but the same cause that
forced them to nominate Miller and Lapham
would solidify the stalwarts. If Garfield die
Arthur will become president and notwi1h-
standing the sentimental talk of to-day the
| administration in the future would be stall
wart TO the backbone. No one knows this bet
ter than the stalwarts themselves and know
ing IL they are not ir.clined to commit politi-
cal sui"ide by deserving their chief and going
owe" to the enemy. The way the situation
looks at the present writing there will be no
election during the present session of the
legislature. Conkling and Crowley sand in
the way Of the haifbreeds.
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OUR NAVY.

The Secretary of the Navy has betome I'M
nIauitest> a strong desire to see it Increased.
As a preliminary step to this end he has az
pointed a special commission to determine
the number of vessels that should be built,
their class. size, ordnance and armament
necessary for each, with such other details as
may seem necessary and the probable cost of
the whole of each vessel when completed and
ready for service. The report Of this COM
mission will be placed before the next. con-
gress for its action. 1t may not be out Of
place to remark here that with a navy scarce
ly deserving the name, no foreign power feels
inclined to try conclusions with the United
States by an appeal 10 force, and i'll view OF
our present ~Ieacetul relations with all the
world the necessity of q large number Of
naval vessels does not appear apparent. 1t is
true that in the event of a wal with a pow
erful enemy, a few more armed vessels would
not be useless. but in the main the United
States must rely upon a thorough system OF
coast detellses for protection against a trails
Atlantic power. Oar country, unlike Grea;
Britain, has no possessions abroad to protec
or keep in subsection, therefore, no reasons
exist why it Should emulate that power in Its
navy. We have a sufficient navy at present
to compel foreign nations to respect our flag.
A greater one would be an incentive, it not
a direct provocation of war, and i'll either
case the tax. payers have to bear the burden.
A nation of over fifty millions Of people can
ALWAYS find means to defend itself against
the encroacLinents of any tram Atlantic ell
envy without resorting to the doubtful policy
of keeping an immense floating navy on lis
seaboard. The government cannot afford tc
open the door for the admission of any more
rings in its departments, and one i'll The navy
department would be the inevitable result OF
a favorable action by congress upon the report
of "a commission recommending a large in
crease of naval vessels. 1t were better We
should trust to the immense resources Of tlt
country for protection, Which can be utlllzee
in a very brief period CT time. rather thai
nourish an army Of vampires that wonl
drain the country of its substance.
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THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.

The international Monetary Conference
has adjourned TO meet again April 18th, 1857.
II met at Paris Oh the 10Th Of last April and
continued in session several weeks. when it
took a recess for a short time, met again on
the 3Oth of June and finally adjo#rned on
the 9th inst. to the time above named. With
the imperfect data before us 1t is impossible
to arrive at a clear conception of what the
conference has effected. IL appears that on
the day of the adjournment it adopted a res
olution expressing a desire that negotiations
shall be opened among the States which par
ticipated in the conference t" the end that
the adjourned conference may settle al! the
details which it was hoped would be conc'ud-
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Guitteau.

The following is a description of Gultteau
as shown by the book of the police stations /:
"Charles Guitteau, arrested at 9:25 a. Ill.,,
July 2, 1881, for shooting President Garfield !;
aged SO; white; born in the United States
and a lawyer by profession; weight 100
pounds has dark brown thin whiskers and
sallow complexion; dressed in dark suit with
black slouch hat"
Another says: s'He is short in stature, his
body is solid. His head is bald, except some
light colored hair that is still left. He wears
a luht mustache he looks neat dresses in
blue, wearing Il short, blue sack coat. He has
no visible means of support. He came to
see the president shortly after he was inaug-
urated, and has since been almost daily a visi-
tor for all audience at the white house"
He was found out by the attaches of the
house and was simply tolerated.. What he
wanted was a consular position III France.
| He used to write notes to the president OF
which the following is a sample:
] regret the trouble you are having with
! Senator Conkling. You are right, and should
maintain your position. You have my sup.
port and that of all patriotic citizens. !
would like an audience of a few Moments"
He would sit around for hours and never
say anything. Then he would approach one
of the clerks in a very humble way and try tt
ingratiate himself in his good graces. AT
times he was i~nsolent. He used to seize uloI
the White House stationery and take some OF
t oft and write innumerable letters. lie
would also appropriate blank cards.
Once Colonel Crook, the discussing clerk
SAID to him:
"You seem to make yourself at home here
and to be laying in a supply of stationery p
Said Guiltsau to him, in an insulting man
ner:
d you know who | am? l am one o
the men who made Garfield President"
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Keene and Gould.

They say keene las been havin. hard
luck of late. How is that 2"
"Well, keene has been hurt. and I'm afraid
the wolst hasn't come. 1t is said in New
York that ii would now take s., 900. 900 10
settle up lis short contracts. ] myself kn""
shares at from ll5to 12O. The stock is now
l45. He will have to settle to get out of the
scrspe. and he'll probably lose every dollar
OF his New York winnings. Of course they
can never wholly break him, for his wife has
$l,oOO,000 in government touis which she
holds i'll her own name, and is keeping for a
rainy day. | don't know what is the matter
with keene, but If late he hasn't shown lis
usual sagacily. He has overrated his powers.
He set himself up as a financial autocrat, and
Gould and some OF the other big guns Re
solved TO clip his wings. They have done it
pretty eflectuaily. Alone and single handed
kecne would have to be a good deal more of
d Titan than he is to withstand such a power
as Gould. Speaking Of Gould. there is the
NEST remarkable man Of the age. Silent,
mysterious, reserved-hr seems to combine
every known element of success. You
see him get into All elevated car To
GO home, and if you didn't know YOU would
meyer dream that that was Jay Gould. He
rarely goes up town in a carrisge-seems IL.
prefer public vehicles. He is plalnly-somr-
times half shabbily attired. He wears no
jewellery, makes n" display, in fact, of any
kind. He will buy ii newspaper, settle him,
self in one corner of the ear and ride tks
whole distance with his face buried in its
pages. He rarely speaks TO any body-indeed,
nine-tenths of his fellow. passengers don't
know who he is. And yet that little man can
control 250 millions. ard his Operations IN
IN railway construction ate so gigantic thai
the human mind can hardly grasp it. Gould
has an army of subordinates. His Office or
Fifth avenue is a perfect beehive. He has a
corps OF engineers, t~elegrapbers, secretaries
statis' icians and other people to help him j,
The detail OF his vast enterprises. IL is a mis-
taketo supposeth a Gould controls Wall stree,
or even tries TO. His great forte is const,uc.
ton and development, and in this he is a,
the head OF the American railway system o.
to-day. If yon want to come out Of ohsc,ri
ty into the great world, GENE to New York
~ \. Cor. S. r. Exchange
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TIE CUSTODIAN"

And now it transpires that no such office rs
hat OF .'Custodian' of the Contingent Fund
in the UniIed States Treasury Department
has ever been created by law, and that the
duties which Mr.. Pitney has been disclrarging
as "Custodian' properly belong to the chief
clerk of The Treasury Department, for which
he receives an additional salary Of $500 per
annum. The Office was created without au-
thority of law by some former Secretary OF
the Treasury, in which some favorite has been
housed at an ANNUAL expense to the General
Government of 81 800. After Mr.. WINDOWS
attention was called to the matter, it seems
he abolished the office and thus set Pitney out
in the cold. But in abolishing the office Mr..
Windom, il appears, also abolished the report
OF the committee of investigation, which re-
port either con icts or exonerates Mr.. Pitney
of disco esty in diseharging the duties of the
office. 1t is wills perea that the "details of
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WIZARDS RAN SCHEME.

Mr.. Henry Willard is no ordinary man. He
has proved himself to be a Napoleon in am
bition:and a Caesar in conquest. In ga ming
control of the Northern Pacific he has dis
played an ability that places his name above
| that of Gould, Vanderbilt or the other great
railroad magnates. Like Napoleon he is ca
pahle of ~grasping the details of a grand enter
prise and working them UP to a harmonious
completion. Gut few men of modern times
have developed the capacity to direct and sue
cessfully carry out the undertaking which he
engaged in a few months ago. He was then
at the head OF an almost unknown corporation
OH the Pacific coast. That corporation desired
to gain control of the Northern Pacific rail-
way. Without that control the property of
the Oregon Steam Navigation Company
would become almost valueless. Mr.. Willard
was entrusted with the delicate task of saving
it. How we'll lie succeeded the world knows.
He is now the brains aud the moving spirit of
one of the grandest railway schemes OF The
day. For the interests of the Northwest and
Montana inparticular he is the right man in
the right place, aud our people may congratu-
late themselves that a gentleman of Mr.. Viii
lard's broad and comprehensive views and eX-
ecutive ability is interesting himself in push
ing the great trans continental line to an early
completion.
What his company proposes to do may be
learned from a conversation which he recently
held with a reporter Of the Chicago Times.
In the first place there is to be immediately
! built 500 miles OF tributary railroads east of
the Rocky Mountains. One of these will ex-
tend from Wadina, a town situated on the
Northern Minnesota railroad, to Breckenridge
in Dacota, and another from Little Falls to
Big Stone lake, also II the same Territory.
The third line will run northward and south
ward from jamestown in Dacota, following
the fertile valley of the James river, the
northern line crossing into the Moose River
valley. When these lines ale completed,
which they will be within the next two years,
the Northern Pacific will have 1000 miles OF
tributary railroads in operation. In the west
it is proposed to. add $50 miles to the 3OO
miles of railway already owned by the q. Il.
j. n. Company. The company has S3O,0OO,-
600 of paid in subscriptions, and now repre-
SCENTS all the capital that can he judiciously
employed in carrying forward the plans al
ready matured. Mr.. Willard gives it as his
opinion that the through line will be COM
pleted within the next Two years, and when
the whole system is finished according to
present plans it will embrace about 5000
miles of main and tributary railway. With d
through line traversing the whole length OF
the Territory, and the snug little U. n
dropping and taking up freight at our doors,
tile day of our isolation will have forever
passed away, and population. prosperity and
Statehood follow. Montana wishes Mr.. Vii
lard success in his grand scheme.
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H CANDIDATES.

Mr.. Warner Miller who was nominated by
the republican caucus at Albany recently 10
succeed L. G.. Plat in the United States.sen-
a'e, is a native OF Herkimer county New
York, and is AZ years of age. He is a gradu-
ate of Union college, was in the late war and
has served in the New York assembly and
congress. He was elected to represent the
twenty-second district of New York in the next
house of representatives by a majority of
$3.50.
Elbridge Gerry Laphaln, aged 81, is resi-
dent of Canandaigua, and at present repre-
sents the twenty-seventh district in the lower
house of congress. He was admitted to the
bar in 1914, and remained in the practice of
his profession continuously until 1867. when
he was elected a member of the convention
to revise the constitution of the state. Here
he at once took position among the leading
men of that body, which con AIMED the ablesi
and brightest minds of the empire state. In
1874 he was nominated by the republicans as
a delegate to The forty-fourth congress. His
services in the house have been c'editable to
himself and honorable to his party, and dur
ing the last session he was looked npon as a
leader.
If these gentlemen should be elected t" tie
United States senate the republican strength
III The house would be re duced to IA menu
bers, and IN the event Of all extra session be-
ing called, which is likely if Garfield die, the
chances Of IA combination among the demo-
Gratis, greenbackels and independents 10 gain
the spcakership would BE- much Increased.
Our latest adviceS, though do not warrant a
belief that Messls. Miller and Lapham will
succeed Plat and Conkling. On the contra
ry there is every indication that the election
Of United States scnatUls will be relegated to
the IeNt legislature, iii which event the dem
ocrats have we'll grounded hopes that they
will be ahlc to name the men who viii rep
resent the state in the next national senate.