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' ee IL eraS 5 iYsF i i csvsS s Ssans s ss sa 1 %
saas sSsnse S' sst.faetor @ roa'Icraou s" '''f
natlons. MT Tito s'ivcr question .sbvo,isiy Is on" @
that .tcmards tue cariy nttcntinn Of onr lnw-
n"ntro ,c.s nj st tat Sntr i Il rctc @ % Il sres 9
t t!on 10 70 silver ee!nsxs wiil sgan iasva rs 10
tcn tn reduce ns tu II p!acc In tho commercial
world among tho minor and less oiyi!zo.l III.
aRs y yna Y " "s 5 neoSf 81 tbs
Unltcfi Statc7. hu!tinv !eutlitlg position among
tho nntiots, VIII not cnnsoht to y totRl nbanton-
ment Of rho tlse 0f Eoll ns ont uf tho metals 10
to Oc rlnsed In tho very ksard position Or pny.
ti selling ali xo havo to sclt on silver standard.
1t ss. therefore. recommended TINT tho provision
!or tho co!llngr Of fixed amount naet month
coin only so mle1, as viii oc necessary to SUP
ply tho demand. 1t Is believed tue, amount IN
fn*t rs 10 require for some .inontas, nr rerhaps
coined.
CUSTOMS.
Tho revcnuo from cnstotns for tle past tlscat
yctr wAa slqs l51. .G10it., MI Increase OF *ttrt1-
iill.t. over that q iho prcce:'inR year; q ths
iut' The ort % q NV ISrk, leaving ssi. ifH ~ ~
sho amo',nt co1tsetcl @ A. a.! ~ ~ onos ports nr
tho country. Ihe cxn.nscH ~ collection FOR tho
insa ynar wern st ,s r; Il IN increase over tao
hteceulnX yGar Ut s.s,4ivot, wnae mere Wns at1
1F9,,eedli.F yenr OF oyer Sia.fO1M1 1M1,...,,.
Ing gross sn.e o. inc iMports; @ lncl1N!ng Irrc
inArkcd decrsAse wna M n n tllo value or nanli.
lnetMfcti Vnoi: r.; any IN !hat OF acr!P
nma 1uH IlH !Eon nnrn,R ensn 5nar from
credet! tue ln,ports thereof. The largest ex.
cess Of sstcn sxppTts oycr Imports was reached
:sa,fa: nnt a!finf tno year enaMi June ~ ltsN,
tnn poris q q, sshM anu nnitian sxcehueu the
year tho EXCESS Of imports over exports was
s9l,lGS.Eat
THE TARIFF.
turjT seen,s necessary To incct tha uoniltinn nf
many Drulchrs uf trRtlc 1'hut coniiittnt1 has
materially c,,angetl since tho oiactnlsnt Of tIo
, 1881-12-07
I'l'l:At4.

Friday WILL 10 tho last .lay Of service 10 tho
December Term Of tho Circult Couts.
'rotay Is dcfault day III the supeYor Court.
Thu trial of ChRsles q. Horton for sending
, 1881-12-07

Used properly 1t never ltsappoln.s anybody.
Ve refer ~ ur, l3ulls Cough Syrup, Price - cts.
, 1881-12-07
The Other Hundred Million, All
but $14,OO0,OOO, Was Ap.
Piled TO Debts.
Secretary Fo1ger Is Embarrassed with
The Incoming Riches Of The
Nation.
He Wants Relief by Reduction Of
Taxation-The Assaults Of the
Subsidy .Grabbera.
The Eastern Hatred of Silver with Hev-
eral Broad Statements About
Bimetallists.

WAsl11NnrnS, II. q. Dec. 0-The following Is
an abstract Of tho annual report ot tho Rocre.
tary Of tho Treasury, ts Hon. T., i. Folgor. Tito
rcpnrt covers forty pages of printed matter. aud
t4,rnprlscs na,0nt 15,hD words:
THE revenues for tho iscn year we're S:G0. IT,.
:si. aud ordinary expenditures $.GD. III, ,sss7.
lrnyinT II s4v,las rcrtHne Of $lu0,083,t 0l.Ds.
which was npplGl ns EulltlWR:
, 1881-12-07
THE COURTS.
Tho Model Jurors Secured in tho
United States Courts-The Pres.
ent Remarkable Panel.
PoAccnblo Enl Of n Trademark Row
Mrs. DlolEctt anl tho Old peoa
plcss Hume.
Items from the. Criminal Court-Di-
vorcos, Now Suits, Etc,

IUnGEDLOPGETT' ss1ODELIURORs
Tho c(f0Fta r6cUntly nRao by sonle Of tho
Judges presltlng In tho Criminal EUllrt to work
Il horoc reform In the ,unnnor or inlpnnot!ng
}urytncr, a,avc directed considerable nttcntlon
In this important subject. III Dr.1cr To tHo what
wcro tho results ri tho system prevailing In tho
tJrltel stntos cnt.rts reporter visited Judge
lslodgett's court Mt 10 o'c!ook yestcrsl0y murn-
iR. Tho enntrnst between the panul Of jnrprs
summoned 1y tho United stutuA Mnrahal un tho
rrRtllNr AeryIcu nnd tint which, by the
Erucu Of tho County Commissioners, III rms
up with distressing rcgiIlArlty In tho
CriinlnaI Court ,Sns II startling ono. There was
II lstrEe delegation nj tho nlnst prominent busl-
i1nss-iten Of tho city, bnckr,l by pit equally
stronr contingent Of ,ycaI.hy farmers and busI.
icss-r1taa from AtlJunlng counties. In the hit
ter particular tho tnltctl Suites co,tris hnvc u,
cxtrh rttlI, Int IT, Marshal ,loNcs* notification
VIII lirinX nn such ChlClKD citizens ny wore Utl
.late 1r Il Circuit Court Judge sh,ud not EAvo
INC ai,ln effect; THO llH1les and addresses OF tho
K1nrad. Jol1isb,trR, Moticnry ,Conniy; isaI,th
K;nixht. A1,,r9r,,. Khlu Co'inty; Henry WUol,
fn Hss;S SsS SSf % eSn,y Sony; Ts XII e J. sgsl scHiss
snn 1onnty; smsl, nraosi.s. ihn,vasr's drovc,
onsg @ ns9s W' Il i'll wrs uh'a' s csar!s c!sr ka, ass
GMnty: q. ". En,fgc. ntxon, Ice County; .Jninns
Arcner, t'cnevl, kntlo ttountr; u. Il. Oriml,cIf,
kAn&nkur. kuAlkthe0 t,0llnty; ANinuel Vcui,
ill raRe County; thioAxo-GourEa IL. hi1nt.
Eg,n',mnry, 4. &. "A a.to street: Carl I.
!ltlllnKS, 1Ss M!lwnstkeH uycnno: Eharlra II.
henderson. MonlDn and Franklin strects;
ltnhcrt Inv. TrAtru nycn.Ic: i.llctlis H. Otis, III
In Saa street, William +. 13nler, nj Nttehigun
nvcnl!e; George l.. Dunlap, Il Washington
street: 3: !: I!uukley, !sr1 Mtoligan uvciilo:
Ersklnn N. Phelps l1tEt 1nfiana Ave1,,e; Sntnl,ul
=. Darlington. lHko street and ltichIKnu Ava-
i!!lc; Taonlns l}rcnnn, City-llaIl; OenrGc II.
tl1wc, lS MONROE street; Films Grecnohnut1,, Isl
MIcih'EAn ,.ii nvonue; John ]. Kendatl. 1so scdE-
VIC. p. Nrnnnts. .JsT Michigan Invcnne; Calvin
Mood, ;tta ycrnpn i.vonue: Clinton HriRgs. y
Summon street; hsis,Iaa Wahl, oil W rrsjra sia
* fow Of those on tho list did not appear, and
It WIS stuffed thnt snle Ut them, Including
Asessra. Henderson anu Wah!, wcEd aisent frntsi
tho city and hAtl mt hcclI sltnmdnttl. Thnuus
!ircnnll Wils excused oil Nccolnt nf his u!lciul
,utlc5, one or two gGnttpInGJi WerS found tO hn
uTCr AK9t and several uf tho city jurQra tlAl
SERVED IN Krlnl Or netIt 1lres Within tho ycur.
Mr.. isDbert Law produced aubpts.tla calling on
him tn serve fiji the Suite Clrcn!t Euurt nuu
lnlge Rlo!Gctt eItd te would hlyu to rneogniza
tho prior Hon. a Few nthurs w1ro excused TN
tho ground OF RlcklirsN either Of themselves or
tiiolr fnnll1os. Int "buslness" wns not nccoptrtl
ns MI excllse. nur plcIuct rs sucll.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16

Defective Watch Gases are now one Of
the chief causes OF so many watches not
being good time pieces. The cases being
thin and not fitting well, admit dust and
dirt to the movement, which soon interferes
with the running parts of the watch necessi-
tating cleaning, repairing, &C., and the
amount thus paid out il applied toward
buying a good case in the beginning, would
have saved all this trouble and expense.
We have recently seen a case that meets all
these requirements, it having been carried
for over twenty years and still remains per-
feet. We refer to the JAS. Boss Patent
Stifened Gold Cas-, which has become one
of the staple articles of the Jewelry trade,
possessing as it does so many advantages
over all other watch eases, being made OF
two heavy plates of solid gold over a plate
OF composition, and We advise all u read
eri to ask their Jeweler for a card or cata-
loge that will explain the manner in which
they are made,
1t is the oply Stiffened Case made with
two plates of gold, seamless pend ants, and
center, solid joints, crown pieces, &c, all OF
which are covered by letters patent. There
fore buy no case before consulting a Jewel
er who keeps the JAS. Boss Patent Stitten-
ed Gold Case, that youmay learn the differ
ence between it and all limitations that
claim to be equally as good.
For sale by all responsible Jewellers,
Ask to see the warrant that accompanies
each case, and don't be persuaded that any
other make OF case is as good.
Nav SLY.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16

-
Gen. Lowry, Of Brandon, who has
been often mentioned for Governor,
has written the following letter to
Judge Warren Cowan, of Vicksburg.
1t is a sound paper and breathes the
right spirit:
BRANDON, June s, 81.
Hon. Warren Cowan, Vieksburg:
Dear Judge: On my return from
Suntlower county. ! found your es-
teemed letter with others ofsimilar
Import waiting my attention. In
reference to the gubernatorial con-
test, l state frankly that l am not a
candidate FOR the nomination before
the democratic conservative conven-
ton to assemble at jackson on the
Bird of August next; If l were ]
should ask to stand or fall upon my
own merits or dement's, without
reference to the senatorial contest,
which in my judgment, should have
no influence in making nominations
for officers.
In reference to the senatorial con
test, it is not improper for me tC
say that it is supposed by some, as
/ am informed, that the severe critl
cisms of my friend and neighbor
Col. Frantz, ofthe Republican, upon
the course of Col. Lamar were i'm
spired by me. Such was not the
fact; on the contrary, 1 have nc
sympathy with the rude attacks
made upon that distinguished gen
tleman. AS a privtae citizen l shall
mature my opinions in the light o
the past, the necessities of the pres
cnt, and the prospects for the future
and at the proper time give sucl
support as I may possess, to thai
one, who in my judgment can dt
most as a United States Senator, tt
advance the peace, happiness ant
prosperity of Jul State.
liz HuulUlc pdlo haNC hSiSeo
fore taken in politics was to contrib
ute what l could towards the estab
lishment of good government, ant
my greatest desire is to see thu
Democratic Conservative party o
Mississippi go on its progressiv
mission, dispensing the blessings o
government upon the whole people
protecting the rights and advancing
the interest of all. Personal politics
can only dwarf and destroy politica
organizations, and terminate in
meres cramble for power. Divisions
and dissensions are to be deplored
but union and harmony should b'
secured, and the integrity of thu
party maintained at all hazards.
For the f1attering mannerin which
my name has been mentioned, ant
for the cordial support which ha'
heretofore been accorded me, / shall
ever cherish the most grateful rec
elections.
With assurances of high regard
l am, your friend, truly,
ROBERT LOWRY.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16
Mr.. Dayis,s Book.

We are in receipt, as subscribers, oil
both volumes of this book which is des-
tined to a very wide circulation and
genera! reading.
It is very certain that our people can
fnd a great deal of less valuable read
ing than this. Certainly this work in
its comprehensive statement of the
causes and conduct of ''the war be.
tween the States" as is put by Mr..
Stephens in his exhaustive work upon
Secession, will commend itself to all
readers of the current history OF our
country.
It may be fairly assumed that SO far
no work concerning our late in~ternecine
strife has been written which will COM
mand a moiety of the attention which
this will. It is likely that no other
work on the same subject yet written
will 90 down in history as an authority,
criticised as it may and doubtless
will be.
Having but Just received the work
we are not of ourse prepared to indulge
ia anv crisicism of it. This, however.
we NAY do at 5 ms future time. Fol
the present we contont ourselves with
saving that all persons who feel the
slightest interest 10 the character and
structure of our Government, and In
the causes of u late internal strife, as
we'll as its conduct. shonld not fail to
possess themselves OF this valuable
~-Vieksburg Herald.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16
Murder In Pike County.

The Summit Sentinel gives an ac-
count of a horrible murder that oc-
cured near that place last Friday,
the substance of which is as fol-
lows:
From what we can sleal~ ofthe
horrible affair, it seems that Char
lie Hoover, a colored boy about
fourteen years ofage, was hoeing in
a field near the Naples place, near
McComb City, with two other boys,
brothers, and also cousins of Hoov-
er, when a dispute arose over some
trifing matter, during which it is
stated Hoover dared either n OF
them to step out and he would whip
them single-handed. At this point
the two boys became very angry and
rushing upon Hoover with uplifted
hoes, they literally hewed him to
the ground, scattering his brains
for yards around. After contempla-
ting their bloody work for a few
seconds, they were attempting to
hide all evidence of their hideous
crime, by burying their victim be-
fore the breath had left his body,
when they were discovered in their
horrible work, and at once took to
flight, making good their escape.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16

Handy, of the Reformed Church o.
America, who had been appointed {
delegate to this Assembly. bnt was pre-.
vented from attending. urging this As
sembly to send a delegate to the Synod
to meet on June 1st, in Hudson, N. Y
Rev. MI. Quarles from committee OF
the state Of religion within the bounds
Of tho General Assembly, reported thai
we have reason to thank God and take
courage for another year of o faith
full work.
A committee was appointed 20 exam
inc and consider the revised edition o.
che New Testament and report ct the
next meeting CT the General Assembly
Sunday School Report-64 Presbyte,
rvs, 1882 schools, 9,346 teachers, u. O5s
scholars; contributions, $S7,055. Color
ed schools 4. 1913 schools reported BY
P~resbyterys, which have furnished nc
statistics. A large majority OF the
schools are using the publications o
the board and under the control OF The
sessions of the church, All minister
are urged to preach to the children.
After resolutions of thanks to the
citizens of Staunton and to the rail
roads, the Assembly adjourned to meet
in Atlanta. Ga, next May.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16
SheriT's Sale.

No. ll6. VS.. Fl Fn. Of Beat No. /,
G. w. S. Evans, Lincoln county
By Virtue OF a Writ of Fl. Fa., to me
from the Justice court, OF Beat No. /, OF
Lincoln county, Mississippi, l will on
Monday the 4th day OF July, A. D., 1881,
at the Courthouse door, in the own OF
Brookhaven, proceed To sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following described
property, tO-wit:
N hi OF nw or east OF Big Creek, OF sec
ton 90, township 6, range Z, east, and that
part of sw or south OF Terrell's Creek and
east of Big Creek, and sw or OF Sc or OF
section 20, township 6, range I, easi, in
Lincoln county,
Levied on as the property OF defendant,
G. w. S. Evans and will he sold to salty
the judgment and costs, in the above stated
cose.
This, oath day of MAY, 1881.
j. l.. MIKELL, Sheriff,
By D. H. S. Cox, D. S.
NAV 26, 1SSl.-4t
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16

Knights Of Honor.

The Weekly says Aberdeen is
makingGig preparations to enter
tain the Grand Lodge Knights OF
Honor, to convene there on the 2lst
inst. 1t says:
On the evening of the Dist the
Grand Lodge, in connection with
Eureka Lodge, will form a process
sion and march from their place OF
meeting to the Courthouse, pending
which time a grand pyrotechnic
display will take place. Sheriff
Sykes will formally receive them
there, and deliver an address of wei.
come, which will be replied to by
one of the members. MI. b. G.
Sims will entertain them with mus
ie. On the evening of the 22d a
concert will take place, under the
management OF amateurs of Column
bus and Aberdeen. On the night Of
23rd, a complimentary ball will be
given at the Gordon House by the
Aberdeen Dancing Club, at which
refreshments will be served. The
business sessions will take place
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16

The Railroad Machine Shops at
Water Valley do al immense bust
ness, and are the source of a big
revenue for that place. They en-
ploy over four hundred hands,
whose wages amount to $4,000 Per
month. The Master Mechanic, Mr..
Jack White, informs us that the
Shops do all kinds of Railroad work,
to build from q hand car to a To-
connective or sleeping car. They
have built within the last two years,
seventeen new locomotives, and are
prepared to turn out n every
twenty days. They are built COM
plete at Water Valley. Each is put
up for $4,000 less than it could be
purchased in the East. One hun
bred new box cars have been built
within the last twelve months, and
others are being erected daily. Al
present most of the force is EN-
ploved changing the trucks from the
old to the standard guage. The
process seems simple, yet it requires
great power to force the wheels in
to conform TO the new measure,
This is done by the means of 8
steam hydraulic press. This new
machine was invented and built BY
MI. White. A visit through thu
Shops will repay any one.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16
C0ns{aD{e'S Sale
]. W.sHANCOCK, Pr

r. G. "; JEWELL Justice Court Lin.
No 3l3. VS..
j. A. Price. coin County.
BY virtue of a writ of Execution directed
to me from the Justice Court, of Beat No. l,
of Lincoln county, Mississippi, | will on
Monday the LIST day of August, A. D., 1881,
at the Court House door, in the town OF
Brookhaven, proceed to sell to the highest
bidder, for Cash, the following described
property to-wit:
au 7 ii ii Sf IS 81 aEhi T se st alaa 81 FRAT ard bA " b Il Of s ny g 9.
sw or west of Halls Creek in section 34,fall
in township s, range 8, east, and II hf Of sw
or and hi of NV or section 3, township 3,
range s east, and W hf of sw or. and W or
of NV or section 2, and west hf of Sc or and
Sc or OF Sc or section 3. township 5, range 8,
east and ne or of ne or and W hi OF ne or.
section 10, township 5, range 9, east, and
n hf of sw or section 3, towship !, range 8,
east, and ne Or of NV or and NV qrof..nw qrof
NV or section 3, and e hf of ne or and e hi
of ne or OF Sc or sec 4, township 8, range s,
east.
Levied ON as the property of defendant,
j. A. Price, and will be sold to satisfy the
Judgment and costs, in the above stated case.
This 10th day of June, A. D., 1881.
S. F. MAGEE Constable.
June Is, 1SSl.-4t.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16
The Old, Old Story.

If any n wishes reasons Tor
staying in the Democratic party, or
for leaving the Republican, he can
find them everywhere as thick rs
autumn leaves. In fact, "the woods
are full of them" One does not
know where to look for an unsmirch-
ed Republican leader. The bribery
in New York, the other day, when
we consider the parties engaged,
and the surrounding circumstances,
very well illustrates Republican
practices. Only two years ago the
present Secretary of State was con-
Quoting a political fight in Maine.
There was apparent necessity for
one or two opposition votes of mem
bers of the Legislature. A friend
of Mr.. Blaine's bought one, just as
another friend of Mr.. Blaine's
has just attempted to bny m in
New York. The proof was over
whelming in the Maine case-so
convincing in fact, that men who
defended the briber were ignomi-
nously defeated in strong Republi-
can counties. He found life unen-
durable at home, and MI. Blaine
has lately provided him with an
office in a far off territory. Ofcourse
it is possible that no money was
paid in New York, but with a SINH
lar record from Kansas to Maine,
and with the undenied fact that
the last Presidential election was
carried by the lavish and corrupt
expenditure of money, who doubts
that the money was paid? AS all
the Republican papers have long
denounced Sessions, the alleged
briber,! as a corruptionist, they are
estoped from denying anything said
against him in that connection.
Candid reflection on what has been
charged by Republican papers
against nearly every prominent Re
publican leader, and of the daily de-
velopments Of Republican fraud,
can hardly fail to bring about
q feeling of general disgust, towards
a party which adds to it's iniquity,
by calling itself a party of great
moral IDEAS" Yet in this time of
its moral d~ecadence, and when the
natural course of things, one would
say it must be soon drowned in a
deluge of public indignation, we
find Virginians and citizens of other
Southern States-reputable men,
some of them-preparing to join
their fortunes with it. Even setting
aside the peculiar interests of the
South-a thing that no Southern
man has Alright to do-the proposed
alliance is an unholy one, and
should be frowned OF by all good
citizens.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16
Franklin County Ex. Committee

FRANKLIN County lex. Committee
At a meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Franklin
county, June 18th, the following
was adopted:
Resolved, That a Mass Meeting
of the Democratic voters of each
voting precinct be held on July 9th
lSSl.t o select a new Executive Com
mittee, and select two delegates to
meet at Meadville on the 23rd day
o fully, to appoint two delegates to
the State Convention, that meets in
Jackson August 3rd.
Also said mass meeting to deter
mine the manner of nominating can,
didates for such offices as they deem
proper. Also said meeting to III,
struct its delegates as to their choice
for State officers.
Resolved, That The BRooKHAvEN
LEDGER and Democrat, and jackson
Clarion be requested to publish.
H. III. MAGEE, Chm.
A NJ DODDS. Sec,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16
Disappointed Editors.

The Press Convention did not
come up to the expectations of the
editors of the Mayersville Spectator.
They say of it:
awe confess to two disappoint-
ments. We had understood that
the exercises for the first day were
to open with a foot and velocipede
race between the old man of the
Reveille and Bro. Frantz. 1t didn't
open that way. Again we had been
led to believe that on the second
day the great wrestling match.
Greco. Roman style between Co.'s.
Shannon i the Homstead-Observe
and Vance Of the Copiahan for the
champion cup and belt was to take
place. This also was a sham.'
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16
She,.ifs Sale.

No. o. 6 Gil / vs. Is. Lincoln Circuit Court.
NJ. A. Anding)
By virtue of a writ of execution to me
from the Circuit court OF Lincoln county
Mississippi, | will on Monday the 4th day
OF July A. d., 1881, at the court house door
in the town Of ~Brookhaven, proceed to sell
to the highest bidder, for cash, the following
described property to-wit: The e hi, Of nj
or, of 10, tS, r 6 east and hi of NV or Of
$ is IS 7 east levied on as the property o.
defendant, NJ. A. Anding and will be SOLD
to satisfy the judgment and costs, in the
above stated case This, 3rd day OF june
A. D., 1881. J.L. MIKELL Sheriff.
Per. d. II. S. Cox d. s., june 0 At.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16

Some one has invented a stock car
which allows cattle to be regularly
fed and watered while enroute to
market. The Railway Review says
cattle shippers do not like it. We
believe it ISLANDERS them when it
says:
They prefer to allow their cattleto
starve and thirst during the trip. and
upon their arrival at their destination
they immediately treat them to . dose
Of salt, which still further inoreases
their thirst. They are then given az
cess to plenty Of water, aud soon eon-
sume such a quantity - TO materieliY
Increase their weight to the great profit
Of the shippers. Another trick q tns
trade is to allow hogs to feed on aott
coal. which they will do when nearly
starved, and thus make money Srom
their increased weight.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16

The Vicksburg Commercial says
that Sharkey county will vote on
July 9th, on the proposition of the
Vicksburg and Memphis railroad
company asking seventy-five thou
sand dollars in county bonds, OIL
the following conditions, the bonds
to bear six per cent interest and tc
be delivered when the road is built
and equipped to the north boundry
OF Sharkey county, and a branch
road running from McKinneyville
to Hollands landing, making in al
sixty miles of track, work to com
mence in ninety days after the
bonds are voted on.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-16

The Brandon Republican says
that the Chicago, St. Louis and New
Orleans Railroad has offered to aid
the Vicksburg and Ship Island Rail
road to construct its line from
Vicksburg to Wesson, a distance o.
Is miles. Greenville is now push
ing a road down the Valley towards
Vicksburg, and when that and the
road to Wesson is completed it will.
give New Orleans a direct line up
the Valley, which will finally reach
Memphis.