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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
uespomsibiIity with Them.


There is a growing doubt as to the
success of a proper Funding Act at the
present session of Congress. The bill
which has passed House embodies pro-
visions which would make it %impractic-
able for the object proposed, and there
is a well4grounded suspicion that the
Objectionable features were introduced
for the very purpose of securing its re-
lection by the Senate, or such modificae
lions of the text as will make its pas,
sage impossible before the 4th of
| March. The Senate, it is believed,
will fix the rate of interest at three and
one,half instead of three per cent, but
to this the House is not likely, under
any circumstances, to assent While
a question of this magnitude should
not be treated from a partisan stands
point. the Democratic majority in Con.
gress should remember that it is within
their power to pass a proper r~efunding
Bill, and that, the responsibility being
primarily with them, the country will
hold them to it, no matter what pres
teses they may set up by way of exs
cuse. Ii they would not still further
ALLEVIATE the popular confidence, they
must lose no time in ~reconcillng minor
differences and passing an act which
will really secure the placing of our
debt at the lowest rate consistent with
the public interest. - Exchange.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

SITTING BULL has changed his
mind again, and, instead of surren-
dering, is on his way back to Cana
da with three hundred hostiles. His
whole band originally numbered one
thousand. OF these three hundred
and twenty-five are now captured
and at Fort Buford, and as many
more are on their way to surrender.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
Sherjf''s safe.
L. +. Birdsong, In the Circuit
vs.. Court OF Copiah
i. B. C. Patrick. ct. al. County,

L. +. Birdsong, in the circuit
\. B. c. Patrick, ct. al. County,
BY Virtue Of a writ OF Venditioni Elk
ponas, TO me by the Circuit Clerk of Copiah
County, Mississippi, l will IN Monday the
9TH day of March, A. d., 1881, at the
Court House door, in the town Of Brook
haven, proceed to sell to the highest bidder
for cash the following described property
to-wit:
The Sc Dr. OF NV Or. OF section s, township
s, range 8, east; and eleven acres beginning
at a point on the dividing line between sec
ton s, and a 8, township s, range S, east,
7 65-l00 chains north Of sw corner OF NV
or of section 9, thence east, 80 50-l0O
chains to St. L., & n. Q. r. K. track,
thence along said railroad north Ia de
grees east, the distance 3 2O-lOO chains,
thence west 36-100 chains thence to place
of beginning.
Levied on as the property Of W. n,
Crawford, and viii be sold 10 satisfy the
judgment and cost in the above stated case.
This January 81, 1881. -
j. L. MIKEL, Sheriff,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
MIL GcIe:la Eetter.

This young LouisvilIian made hel
debnt at Macauley's last week, ano
though the weather was nnpropitlons
she had full houses from Thursday tc
Saturday night. Her friends and tn,
general public rallied in a manner thai
ms long be a great consolation to this
promising actress, We only had the
pleasure of seeing her perform once,
Saturday night. While we are not
nranored to speak of her as an extra,
ordinary genius, or to compare her first
work to that of finished or established
artists. we do say that she achieved a
substantial success. and is a person OF
sufficient power and promise to entltle
her TO nursue her profession diligently
With witt - ali good wishes and much praise
from the press.-Louiso'He Demo-
crdt.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

NlcKsBUEG, Miss, Jan. 81. 81,
The Dean Adams, which arrived
here this morning, brings the news
Of the killing of f. j. Osterhaut by
J. l.. Schroeder, ac Gaines Landing
on the Goth. Both are prominent
merchants and much respected
among their fellows. Trouble arose
ont Of a dispute regarding the OWN
ership Of a bale of cotton. Both arc
well and Eavorably known IN New
| Orleans.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

r.1I a,-.tin~ Of tLe Masonic
% E''.-''.'i .iItyiI.9 ',o, oo f-niloTs.
"t ,rn1 t,nt,'', w." |niri I'" AnnnaI Camv,ra-
h ihiity-.h,'I AI'G trch Oh Chontor
tIon o. ihe "Lsr ~ i.'} - Mn ~ TIA
81 'le 2.o.' % ,L',a,r1 r. ~ ,fo-loy
AZ "eAs'I. oD5g,''P a4it o@,ciaci. . ny
FEBRUARY e,n; ' {T@n ~ :, 4In nronfh
Oe ,d,8 u; ~ tn iiG''' sSI,,I Cammnni.
ne 1t4 ~ Gr',i T,@1re Of Miesie.
caIIo" o. ~ ~ Ul'.' n Viii he hr,1
'iPtl' - an tbo secon5
"a, . HcASgn, la M a. lay n Fab-
'"neo"'. 7,u, -. il ,~'gI,.l;
i''iS' 1''i' I0i'
a. III w. r,aooa
ne ~io,l"T ,,6 'i4fTT ! M virEg
menus nave ,I.1;om P,,,,ood viii mass
nnfs a'' .Hel,"'I rnanisr FAVE to lack
~ ''0 LII.
son. aud Will be returned AT one cgc'
per mule on Grand secretary > 1eit G
cate. The Natchez; oacNsqn anu ~
umbu8 RalIroad VIII pass a.
one fare for round mp inc $'ea1neiS
Natchez and ii r. zee, aop ny ! a,.r
= -. NON y 4 & Il Y & \ IN -
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

AN Ohio Congressman said: "Just
fix your eyes on Frye. He is moi
moving his hand to become Speaker
of Congress, though he has the best
prospects if he would run. There
can be but one meaning to it, and
that is that Blaine is going to give
him his seat when Blaine goes into
the Cabinet"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

TIE alarming statement is made Of
fcially by the Commissioner of Pen
sions that it will have cost the Uni
ted States, when it makes all the
payments on claims arising out OF
the Arrears of Pensions Law, $52l,-
600, 600. To reach this aggregate
the Commissioner foots up the
amount already paid, and estimated
the balance by the number of unset
tied claims pending in his office.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

John L. Dyson, Esq, of Lexington,
Miss who has been long known as one
Of the most prominent citizens OF
Holmes county, committed suicide on
day before yesterday morning. No
cause for the act is known and 1t was a
great surprise to every one who knew
him. He had given no intimatlon OF
such a rash act. -Centrdt star.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
ShPrjT''S Safe.

Mrs. L. Prestridge In the Justice Court OF
VS.. Beat l Of Lincoln coun-
Zach PrcstridgeJ ty Mississippi
BY virtue of writ OF Execution to me
directed by T. II. Curtis, a Justice of the
Peace OF Beat No l Of Lincoln county,
Mississippi, will, on Monday, the 18th day
of March, \. ID. 1881, at the court house
door in the town OF Brookhaven, proceed to
sell to the highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit: the Easr
half OF northwest or OF Section two, Town
ship five, range seven East, levied on as
the property Of the defendant Zach Pres
fridge, and will be sold to satisfy the judg-
ment and costs in the above stated case.
Feb 3. At. j. L. MIKELL Sheriff.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

WilEnf Hurt Vet.

A Brookhaven special to the New Or
leans Democrat Of the 2Sth says: "HenS
nv, of the LEDGER, had a narrow escape
from death here last night. He was
returning from the depot and attempt
ed to cross the track as a freight train
was coming in. just as he stepped
over the first rail he fell, with the en-
CINE almost upon him. He rolled off
the track Just in time to say his life
dropping a bundle of a dozen new shirts
which the wheels on the train distribu-
ted for a hundred feet, cutting them in
shreds. If Henry was not a tee"totaler
some one might say he had been lndulgN
ing in something stronger than water"
We are glad to learn that Mr., Henry
received no serious injury, This re
minds us of q slight railroad accident
tibet occurred on the Mississippi Valley
aud Ship Island railroad, q short DIS
lance below this city about q year ago,
in which Mr.. Henry was the principle
sufferer. It gives US much pleasure to
inform him that in a few days we cX.
nect to meet him in this city, when he
will be the special guest Of the presi'
dent, Gen. \. II. Harris, Of the above
road, for the purpose Of accompanying
| an excursion over tbs road across Big
Black VichSjIIg Commercial.
Dl-.- --,,, 80 frianFy
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

The Chicago Tribune says:
"When New England really appre-
bends the loss of It's supremacy in
cotton manufacturing, it will adopt
the time-honored Southern policy
and advocate the abolition of pra-
tective duties" This goes to show
that the policy of New England is
essentially selfish.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

CINCINNATI, Jan. 30.-A dispatch re-
ceiyed from Louisville at 1870 3aturday
morning says: At a late honr tonight
the Jury in the case OF B1ford, VINO
murdered Judge Elliott, returned q
verdict of not guilty, en- the ground OF
insanity"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

The spectacle Of an e~x-Sccretary
of the Navy buttonholing members
of Congress in the interest of a for
eign enterprise, which has paid him
a round sum for the use of his name
as Il figure-head, a scarcely be
said to be a gratifying II to such
americans as have Il decent REGARD
for the proprieties of public life
Yet that is just the spectacle present
ed by eX-Secretary Thompson.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
Tbe walking Match.

New York, January 29.-The walk
mo match closed at 1927 o'clock, this
evening. when Vlnt, the last man who
was on the track left. The scores are
as follows: Hughes. $685. miles and 100
wards: Albert, 55S; Vint, $50; krohne,
$40; Howard, 5159; Campana, 425.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

@"tNlVFA
New YORK, Dee. 20.-Rufps Hatch
has commenced suit in the Supreme
Court against the Western Union. At
lantic & Pacific and American Union
Telegraph Companies, to prevent the
proposed consolidation. This morning
he obtained from Judge Barrett an in
junction restraining the defendant
companies from entering into any
agreement Of consolidation and from
increasing their capital stock, and other
matters.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
the s,aess ship Railway scheme
- - aNnrtnnsiiLNRe.


WAsnlxoloS. D. G, Jan. 29.-At a
meeting OF the house inter oceanic
canal committee o-day, the snb,com-
mittee on Eads ship railway bill re.
ported it back according to Instructions
given by the committee, with the guar
anfee section stricken out.
They accompanied this report now
ever. with a recommendation that the
committee insert in lieu of the omitted
secti1n a modified proposition provid-
ing for a guarantee Of interest at -four
PEI cent upon fifteen years bonds, in
Stead Of six per cent and thirty years
With enlarged requirements as to the
tests of the canals capacity by bringing
the latter up to vessels OF 4Ooo tons.
It was claimedfor this modified prop
osition that a majority of the full com
mittee will favor it, but without reach
lug a point of action, and adj ournment
was taken until next Wednesday.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

THE proposition Of q New Jersey
Grand Jury looking to the restora-
ton of the whipping post for the
punishment Of wife-beaters has been
taken up by Mr., Bergh, at whose IN
stancca bill on the subject has been
introduced in the New York Legisla-
ture. This bill provides that every
male person who may beat or multi
ate any female shall, upon convic-
ton thereof be liable to punishment
by the infection of not less than
twenty-five strokes or lashes.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

AUGUSTA, GA Jan. 30,-A full meet
ina Of the colored Republicans with tn
members of the State Centrai nepuo,l
can committee took place to-day an
address was adopted indorsIng Senator
Bruce. of Mississippi, for a place u
the Garfield cabinet.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

THERE is a Federal law expressly
providing when members of Con
gress are absent, except for sick
ness, that the time thereof shall be
deducted from their salaries, but
the law is never enforced.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
Increase of Whites and Blacks.

Census returns from the Southern
States Of Alabama, Arkansas, Geor-
gia, Louisiana and North Carolina
show the following rate of increase
of whites and blacks:
AIabama-Whites, y; negroes, 2G
per cent.
Arkansas-Whites, 81; negroes,
IS per cent.
Georgia-Whites, 81; negroes, 30
per cent.
Loui.iana-Whitcs, %; negroes
30 per cent.
North Carolina-Whites, %; ne
ggocs. 30 per cent.
SENATE sentiment upon the Fund
inc bill seems to have q tendency
towards three per cent. interest on
%300.O00,U 00 Treasury notes, and
the same interest, with discretion in
the Secretary of the Treasury to
pay three and 4 half per cent. on
800, 600, 600 in bonds, There is no
agreement as to the length of time
the bonds shall run, but the notes
will probably be redeemable in one
year and payable in ten.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
Homestead Notice.


NOTICE is hereby given that the follow.
" ing named settler has filed notice OF In;
intention to make final pool in support o.
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before F. NJ. Martin, Chancery Clerk, al
Brookhaven, Miss, on March 7ths 1881
viz: Henry Harrison, homestead entry, No
7l64, for the d hi ne or and ne or NV or
sec. II, township 6 north, range s east. lie
names the following witnesses to prove hi
continuous residences upon, and cultivation
OF said land: L. Il. Jordan, John W. Boone
J. Nj. n. Sartin, w. q. Brieter, all OF Brook
haven, Lincoln county. Miss.
fcb3-5t II. G. KERR, Register.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

In the Circuit Court at Vicksburgr
last Monday morning, application was
made TO change the venue in the case o.
the State Va, T. j. Bolton, jr., fol
killing Douglass and Len. Clarke
Judge Young indicated his intention tc
change the venue to Claiborne county,
but reserved the final order until the
April term of the CONT Of Warren
county, as the Court Of Claiborne will
not be held until the last of May
V{cESbRyq HcVdtd.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

a statement, prepared by the chief
Of the bureau of statistics, shows
that the value of the excess of eX~
ports over imports of merchandise
during the eleven months ending
November 1881, was $l41,365,520
and for the same period last year,
$230,279,9S7. The excess of imports
over exports of gold and silver coin
bullion for the same period OF 1880
was $53,465,468 and for 1879, $751;
375 900.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

SOME apparently well informed
person talking to Gath, intimates
that if Senator Conkling should ev-
er get into a sarcastic d~isputation
with Senator Vest, he will have hard
work to pull him down.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

TIE Supreme Court of the United
States hiss decided that the income
tax law IS constitutional. Congress-
man Springer of Illinois, refused to
pay q tax on his income, and his
real estate was sold for the tax.
The court below decided that the
law was constitutional, but an ap-
peal was taken from this court-thc
United States Circuit Court for the
Southern District of Illinois-to the
Supreme Court, with the result
aforementioned.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

In the present Senate of the
United States on the 9th inst,,'.Lo-
gan moved to lay aside all other bu-
siness and take up the bill to place
Grant on the retired list of the ar
my. The motion was lost by a vote
of IS ayes to 80 noes. two Demo
Gratis, Senator Lamar, of this State,
and Mcpherson, Of New Jersey, and
David Davis, Independent, voting
in favor of it. From the discussion
that ensued, it appears quite proba-
BILE the bill will pass the Senate
when it is reached in the regular
order. 1t really seems that enough
can never be done for Grant
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
News In Brief.

News In Brief.
THE Washington Republican
(Stalwart) says: "The man hit the
mark who called it Swivel Service
Reform" Alas, alas!
A Democratic member of Con-
gress from New York city, has only
been in his seat five times in two
years.
BY a recent enactment of the Yer
mont Legislature fanatics Of men
serving in Jail for drunkenness can
collect 81 o day from the vender OF
the liquor for che time they are i'm
prisoned.
Garibaldi and the Italian Tired
e~ntists are preaching another cru
SADIE against Austria.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, thinks
that providence has been more lay
ish of Ills gifts in the South than
in any other section of the country"
The United States Senate has OF
dered an investigation to ascertain
by what means the Chinese treaties
became public.
The Senate has passed the Indian
Appropriation Bill, with amend
ments, which increase the aggre-
gate to 1857 500,
The House Of Representatives has
passed the Senate Bill to retire Gen.
Z. Q. Ord wiih'the rank and pay of
Maior-Gcueral,
C'icago's ice crop is estimated at
one million five hundred thousand
tons, an increase Of seventy five per
cent. as compared with last seasons
crop.
Aproject is On foot at Montreal
for making 4 railway tunnel under
Niagara Fa'i1'
Subscription for over %l,0OO,00O
have already been promised in aid Of
the Worlds Fair.
There is . oool deal Of opnosition
in California to the ratification of
the new Chinese treaties.
4 sfrono effort is being made by
wool, iron. silk and other interests
to pass 4 bill that will settle the
talitrin favor Of American indus
tries.
Tba TcoisIaturo Of Ohio. Penn
sylyania and New York have meas
ures before them to check and bring
to uauoht the aucmptcd consolida-
tioA OF the ieiea'apil toi"p'nIt''
1t is understood that there will be
no Congress coincident with Gar
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

The New York Herald, which re-
fleets the opinions of Mr.. Conkling,
is much displeased at the opposition
to the Grant retirement bill, ana
says "the next Congress will set this
matter right" Whatever the next
Congress may do, there is nc reason
that Democratic Congressman and
Senators should now stultify them
selves.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

EAI 3 l2H~
1be 90 ears 0fP@ asiosf% law
Since the world began there has
never been any piece Of legislation
so proli@ate rs that by which the
Federal Congress saddicd upon the
people of this Union the "arrears OF
PENSIONS" The Republicans intro
duccd the bill, not expecting it to
pass, but to make party capital by
the Democrats voting against it.
Thereby they were to capture the
entire ''soldicr vote in the last
presidential election. To their sur
prise the "brigadicr general mem
bcrs of the South voted for the bill,
and it became Il law, Just exactly
what neither party really desired.
This shameless demagoguery and
cowardice has opened the door tc
such vast, real and fraudulent
claims and expenditures that 1t
| threatens to seriously derange bust
ness and work u large increase ii
taxation.
For this year 100000 have
been appropriated for pensions. The
Commissioner of Pensions has re
ported to Congress that claims aris
inc under this law will aggregate
not less than 1921, 100000. What
should be done with the demagogue:
who fastened this gigantic outrage
on the people? And what shall We
say Of q Congress that does not move
AT once to repeal the fraudulen.
mcasurc.-EX.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

The directors Of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company hayc decided to
increase the capital stock by $l0,-
100000. This action was taken
with a view of providing funds for
extending the branches Of that road
and increasing its facilities for trans
acting the growing business.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

viii get from his pIah'a'loA " AH'i'i0'
pounds of sugar this year.
THE Natchoz and Jackson road Is TO
be completed TO Raymond by the first
of September.
WHEN Stanley Matthews is confirm
ed Ohio will have three out of the min
Judges on the Supreme bench.
THE damage by the recent storm IN
New York to the telegraph wires is es'
timatod as high as $4,000 0
THE remains of Gen. Richard Taylor
were re,interred.in Metarie Cemetry at
New Orleans recently.
THE railroads in many parts Oh 'he
South are reducing passenger fare from
five to four and three cents per mlle'
JUSTICE Swayre, of the Supreme
court of the United States, has resign"
ed his position.
WE learn from an exchange that there
are two hundred and twenty students at
Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss
49, and ibo 9th,
Ao''rD'N 49,, "a have no
. "e"'',I am.4.t Anil
t''" "'''''~-
49,, t.ar, +,o eovsr :
n.lsa,n ,.,o.irod ~ 600 Tor their
.ho Ds,no,rafs
lLa T.nnass.a 7'ar;slalure united and
oIoo+od Hoa IT.. jackson. United States
e.notor
~. c,,Go,5 Will 90 to
n v.,.hhrrno's nal.
,,r r5a bniI1iaa of which cost
en- oa0
.7 71,l,oo ara the
I;aL .,.;II nr,babIv tnro the
,o,l,, :, tho Sonata after the Attn of
Nh
-.ror r,roa of mon were Put al
- ar G steamer Ranger at
7Toro Ts1,r5 Monday. She is to be fit
ted for ssa.
En-; .,;l that Vanderbilt has pur
l7 C.,,,1,s ;nto,ast in the Union
n.o,ao po;1roo1 oomranv. and that he
:...,..o - otoot e1O O00 600.
THE total Jewish population of the
limited States is estimated from care
fuIlv arranged statistics to be two huns
dred and fifty thousand.
TO- ,,1 77rg Chalmers. of Jack
co., Nississinni rave q very elegant en-
t~orfainmeDt iAe other night in honor of
Miss Carrie Glenn, of New Orleans.
..
I'.'' g. y, IN lao CI,,r,h -
aLt r,o,- oorsoc,,.
4.,1,
c. no ,,t;rod
i''r O'-' ~ r,'',l S@otnaun r;IIo5
- ~ 81 7I:I;tovu of.
- 49,.
III" Ta;ta1 cto4o. e3oo 600 Corsid.
.Lo Lo..l ,i,,as and had weather
49,. 1.;,a ,onn r.ou
ABAND OF Indians attacked a s'a6e
near Fort cummings ana hIiie" Tue
GflVer ana our p'SSeh8 1FS' mUtii"''N6
anu Oul"'"S '"0'i 'o'''
LIVERY stables III otarAVlile reIuS0 ~
let out horses on Sunday 1t oelhg con>
sldered a violation OF the law lney
probably have little Grand JufleS up
there
TIE most important crops of the Mis-
slsslppi coast are oranges and oysters
ana DOH were considerably injured ~
the recent very cold weather.
MERIDIAN has a wholesale beer estab-
lishment which sells about two thou
sand gallons of beer per month to the
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03
new YORK WEEKLY HERALD.
One Dollar a Year,

The circulation Of this popular ncwspa-
per has increased during the past wear. 1t
contains all the LEADING new. Of The Daily
Herald, and Is arranged in handy dcpaft-
mcnts. The
FoRUIGN News
embraces special DISPATCHES from all ousr-
trs Of the Globe. Under IN. boai II
AMERICAN M.
are given the Telyaraphic l.. catches of the
week from all part, of IN. Union. Ybfs
feature alone makes
THr WEEKLY HrR\rp
the most valuable chronicle in the world.
.a- il i, ina rh.ap,,r. Every week j. o,.u
q faithful rrport Of
PnLrIc>L NEws
embracing comrlrtc and commemorative de-
catches irom Wa.hington iurIudinu fIl
r.p,rt. Of the spcechcs of eminent roIjti-
clans ON the questions Of the hour.
TuTFAEN DrptRTNryT
If tLr Weekly Herald gives The latest n,
well rs the most practical SUGGESTION, and
discoyrries RELATING to the dutics Of fine far
mer. hints for raising cattle, poultry, grain,
trca. v.rntoble. Nc with suoo.ttinn. ion
kaerino buildinos and f,rmino ut.u,iI. in
rrnair This i, .InnIemented Inv = wclI
edited department. widely copicd. under the
head Of
THE HOME
giving recipcs for practical dishes, hints for
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

The snow and rain storm Of last
week in England was very disas-
trous to life and property. One
hundred persons lost their lives.
The snow was five feet deep in the
streets Of London and drifted to The
depth Of fifteen feet in various parts
OF tho country.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-03

The Meridian Mercury says that
Judge Torge-the author of the
"Fools Errand'-was u c%arpetbag-
ger and is convicted oftaking brides
by the sworn testimony Of his Radi
cal allies and bribers. He is a car
petbag Pharisee, thanking God, he
is not as other men and is Il speci
men Of the geauS.