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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08
FALL AND WINTER GooDs,
Cheaper than ever at
HENRY & MEEK's.

For a delicious aromatic cordial, stimu-
lating and invigorating in its immediate
and in its remote effects, nothing has ever
equalled Dr. Harter's Elixir of Wild Cher
ry. A vegetable preparation that is accept
able to the most delicate stomach.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08
If NOr DON'T BELLE

There is bargain in the fall and winter
goods at Henry q Meek's, call and examine
them.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08
READ AND Buy.

Eight pounds Coffee for one dollar,
Seven pounds Coffee for one dollar,
Six pounds Coffee for one dollar,
1t Kohlman's Grea. Cash House.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08
CITY Council.

AT special meeting of the Board oil
Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF Brock
haven, met at the Mayors office Dec. LIST,
1881, there were present his Honor, Chas.
Cunning, Mayor, and Aldermen Pfeifer,
Penn, Withers and Daughtry.
Upon motion J. B. Daughtry was elected
Secretary pro. tenn.
The report of Mayor Cunning and Alder
men Daughtry, as special committee on re-
pairing cistern, was examined, and it, with
the account of $3.50, was approved.
The petition of Peter Lucich to retail vi
nous and spirituous liquors having been on
file 30 days and published three weeks in a
public newspaper, was taken up, and upon
examination ii was found that he had the
required number of names on said petition
and the Secretarys receipt for the corpora
ton tax; and he also presented his bond
with Max Pciebatseh and John Storm as Sc
curtics. Therefore, upon motion, it was
Ordered, That license be granted to Peter
Lucich to retail vinous and spirituous
liquors for twelve months from this date
Upon motion the Board adjourned
CIIAS. CUNNING, Mayor.
j. b. DAuGHrRy, Secretary pro. tenn.
At a special meeting OF the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of Rrookhaven held
Dec. Sd, 1881, there We're present Chas,
Gaming, Mayor, aud Aldermen Pfeifer,
Wthers, j. Is. Duughtry aud Penn.
Ga motionJ. b. Daughtry was elected
Secretary, pro. tenn.
Isaac Cope presented his petition to re-
tail vinous and spirituous liquors, and it
appeared upon examination that he had
performed ali the requirements Of law, and
as he also presented his bond with J. c.
Hardy and c Byrd as surctits, all OF which
wa; approved, therefore, it was
Ordered, That license be granted to Isaac
Cope to retail vinous and spirituous liquors
at the place designated in his petition from
twelve months from this date.
On motion the Board adjourned.
CHAS. CUNNING, Mayor.
}. b. DAuGHTRl. Secretary pro- TEN.
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Married.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08

Iwant to buy $4,000 live partridges at
sc piece. f. b. PERKINS.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08
THE "76' BooT.

Full stock of Buggies, Milburn Wagons
Harness, Saddles, &C., at Wilhers.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08

Malakoif Bitters, the best in the world
or sale by WI. Smith.
BACK SAFE
Kohlman is home again and after a hard
tussle with the principal Cash houses in the
North, East and South has succeeded in
buying a select and choice stock of goods
for every PERSONS taste and pocket.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08
Buy your clothing FROM McGrath.

Go to Henry & Meek for fall and winte
goods.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08

Go to McGrath's for window shades.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-08
DR., j. w. MARTIN,

Having resumed thepractice Of medicine,
would respectfully solicit share Of the lib
eral patronage heretofore extended him.
Special attencion given to obstetrics and
seases of women and children. feb10
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRE-
TARY OF THE INTERIOR.

The annual report of Secretary of the In
terror Kirkwood is largely devoted to fresh
discussion of the "Indian Question" He
strongly recommends that liberal provision
be made by Congress for teaching the Indian
youth our language; that upon just terms
to the Indians the number and area
of existing reservations will be greatly
reduced; that on such reservations as are
not well adapted to farming, without irriga-
ton, efforts should be made to teach the In
dian to become herdsmen instead of endeavor-
ing to try and make them farmers that Indian
titles to reduced reservations be indiyidualized
and thoroughly protected by law, and that the
more civilized reservation Indians be encouraged
to abandon their tribal relations by setting up
experimental forms of local government among
them, as nearly alike as may be to the system
of county government prevailing in the States
and Territories in which the reservations are
respectively located.
There are row in the States and Territories
west of the Mississippi River, 102 reservations,
great and small, on which are located in round
numbers 224, 900 Indians. II all the Indians
west of the Mississippi were gathered up on
four or five reservations, our Indian affairs
could be managed with greater economy to the
Government and greater benefit to the Indians.
The Secretary recommends that Congress be
| asked to create commission OF
three or four eminent citizens to visit
during the next. year reservations west of
the Mississippi River, Tor the purpose
| of recommending to Congress, if they shall
| deem it wise, the concentration of Indians on
four or five reservations, to be selected in diff
| ferent parts of the West, on which different
tribes shall be located and if this shall, in the
| Judgment of the Commission, not be wise, then
to recommend tine concentration Of exist,
| ing small agencies where that can be properly
| done, and the reduction of the area of others
| to dimensions proportionable to the number OF
Indians now located thereon.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
An ord Time SwIndIer.

j. Howard Welles, who threatened to kill
Jay Gould should he refuse to give him pointers
respecting the movements of stocks, it now
turns out, is an old army officer, and at one
time swindled the Government out of between
100000 and 100000 He was Captain
and Commissary of Subsistence, and was for
long time in charge of the purchasing depot at
Baltimore, and did his swindling in about the
following manner He went to a dealer in
flour, for example, and purchased one thousand
barrels, for which he received vouchers in
duplicate when he paid the money. He filled
out the first voucher in full, but said to the
dealer that his clerk would fill out the duplicate
at his leisure. Welles was SO large purchaser,
and transactions of the kind were SO common that
no question was made by dealers of the pro-
priety of the action. After getting his dupli-
cate vouchers Welles filled out the one signed
in blank, making the purchase appear as ten
thousand barrels, and this raised voucher he
turned into the accounting office. He carried
the ten thousand barrels on his property returns
and books and made his books and accounts
agree with scrupulous exactness. 1t was, in
fact, impossible to detect his frauds, except by
checking off his stores, and this was a work of
months. When it seemed probable that his
frauds were about to be discovered, he sailed
for Europe, and was never heard of again until
upon the present occasion. When an officer in
the army he spelled his name Wells, but now it
appears he spells it Welles."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
OUR INDIAN POLICY.

In his annual report Price, Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, says at the outset that he de-
sires to Surge with earnestness the absolute
necessity for thorough and radical change Of
the Indian policy in some respects" and par
ticulars. sit must be apparent to the most
casual observer that the system of gathering
Indians in bands or tribes on reservations and
carrying them victuals and clothes, thus reliev-
lug them of I'll Q necessity of labor, never Will
and never can civiize them. If white men
were treated as We treat the Indians the result
would certainly be q race of worthless vaga-
bonds. I wish to call attention to the i&ct
that in almost every case 1t Is only non
laboring tribes that go on the war-path. and
stubborn facts of history compel me TO say the
Government is largely to blame for this. We
feed the White River murderers, and compel
the peaceable Uintahs to largely care for
themselves. This, of course, induces the In
dams to believe that if they are to get favors
from the Government they must refuse to
work, refuse to be orderly and peaceabie, and
must commit some depredations or murder,
and then commission will be appointed to
treat with them, and pay them in goods, proyi-
sions and money to behave themselves"
The Commissioner recommends the prohlbi-
ton of the introduction of liquor on the Indian
Reserves by authority OF the War Department;
Incidentally he suggest, as a more efectua
remedy for the evil Of drunkenness, that Con.
gress be asked to prohibit the manufacture OIL
sale of ardent spirits in any Of the Territories
of the United States) and among other thing'
that laws be enacted to extend to the 1ndiar
Reservations the criminal laws of the Statei
and Territories in which they are respectivel.
situated.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

A Dublin dispatch of the 14th inst. says !:
One of the most remarkable scenes ever wit
messed in connection with the administration of
law in this country was presented at the Office
of the Land Commission Saturday, which was
the last day for receiving applications for re-
duction of rent for November. After this re-
ductions count from the enextrent day in March
or May. Over $4,000 applications we're made
during the day and night. The Court sat until
midnight, and applications came from all parts.
One lawyer presented 1900 from Ulster an
other 1000 from Galway, Tipperary and Cork.
About !, 900 came from Kerry, and 200 from Dom
egaI. In fact, there was not county in Ire
land but sent applications. There are now
over 10000 applications before the Commits
sion. Batches of fresh cases came by almost
every train. Curiously enough, among the
latest arrivals, about II o'clock, was pile from
Parnell's own county, Wicklow. Yet it would
be a mistake to consider this rush of cases
breakdown of the influence of the League
Thousands are not paying, although all that a
majority of the latter class ask is liber / re-
duction. 1t can only be q question Of time
when they will come into Court after they find
the Court giving reductions on demand. Mean
while there may be much trouble with the
most contumacious tenants.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

1t sometimes happens that the horny
handed prospector knows little or moth
ing of the forms required by law
when locating claim, and in such in
stances the honest old boys just drive
ahead and do the best they know how.
A grizzled old bunch of antiquity struck
a lead near Gunnison, Col, and left the
following notice written on an old en-
yelope and stuck in split stick:
"TAK MOTIFS |"
The undersigned CLAIMS this lede with
all its diffs, spurs, angels, sinosities,
etc, ETC., from this stalk a 100 fete in
each direcshun, the Same being A silver
barring load, and warning is hereby given
to Awl persens to kepe away at Their
peril. Any pesons found trespasing on
this Clame will Be prosecuted to the ful
extent of the law. This is no munky
talk butt I will assert my rites at the
point Of the sticks shutter if legally Neces.
sary to talk head and good warning. Ac
cordin to law post This Notiss.
"JoHN SEARLE."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
A Horrible Fate.

The steamer solway, and not Severn, as has
been telegraphed from London, has fallen a
victim to even q worse fate than that mentioned
as having overtaken the Severn. A barrel of
naphtha exploded, the fluid running along the
deck to stove in the steerage and catching
fire. Six persons we're burned to death, and
two others have died from their injuries. The
accident occurred in the evening, and all night
long the passengers and crew were left to fight
the flames in heavy storm. The next morn
ing ship fell in with the disabled vessel and
towed her to Kingstown arbor and the wounded
were rescused. Five person who took a small
boat and put to sea have not been heard from.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
Young Girls Take Notice.

The following is an abstract from Dio
Lewis's sermon about matrimony:
You are perfect idiots to go on in this
way. Your bodies are the most beauti-
full of Gods creation. In the continental
galleries I constantly sew groups of
people gathered about the. pictures of
women. It was not passion; the gazers
were as likely to be women as men. 1t
was the wondrous beauty of the woman's
body.
Now stand with me at my office win
dow and see a lady pass There goes
one. Now isn't she a pretty looking
object? A big hump, three big Jumps,
a wilderness OF, crimps and frills, haul
ing up of dress here and there, an
enormous, hideous mass of false hair or
bark piled on the top of her head, and
on the top of that, little nondescript
thing, ornamented with bits of lace,
birds tails, etc., while the shop windows
tell us of the paddings, whalebones, and
springs which occupy most of the space
within the outer rig. In the name of
al the simple, sweet sentiments which
custer about home, would ask how a
man is to fall in love with such a COM
pound, doubled and twisted, starched,
comical artificial touch-me-not curiosity 4?
This dress checks your movements.
With that wasp waste, your lungs, stom-
ach, liver and other organs squeezed
down out of their place and into one
half their natural size, and with that
long tail dragging on the ground, how
can any man of sense-who know that
life is made up of use, of service, of
work-take such partner? He must
be desperate to unite himself for life
with such deformed, fettered, half
breathing ornament. If L were in the
matrimonial market, I might marry q
woman that had but one arm. or one eve.
or no eyes at all if she suited me other.
wise; but 30 long as God permitted me
to retain my senses, could never Join
my fortunes with those of woman with
o email soaist.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
WHOLE NUMBER 76O.
SHE MANAGES WELL THE FARM

She manages well the farm,
This girl that is gently bred,
Though scarce a score of happy years
Have pass ed DER her bonny head.
Fatherless, motherless, young.
Lcftwith tender brood
Of brothers and sisters small,
She works for the chi.dren's good.
So, up in the early morn,
She's ont with q steadfast viii;
She visits the garden, field and farm,
And the orchard upon the hill.
The butter from yel ow cream
Is made W tn her own fair hands;
She works with hearty will to keep
This home with its fertile lands.
Show me q Iovelier rose
Than the flush Of this maiden's cheek,
As she gathers the apples rosy ard ripe
Or rides the back horse sleek;
Show me fairer sight
Than this same wolnan's hands,
Busted at dsily household tasks,
As we'll IS at thing lands.
What though no fathers eye
Secs that the works well done:
Is net this woman brave and true,
Faithful as shines the sun?
Dressed in her homespiIn gown,
Living hea thfui life,
Sow ng rood seed for sye,
Whether as maid or wife.
She manages well the farm,
This maid with tue deep b'ue eyes;
With voice that charm. like music rare,
In her low and soft repies.
Wei will those cli'dreu sar.
In the distant years to come
"Sster, you have done vel;
You saved US the Gear Old homei"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
A Sweet Thing Does 1t up Brown.

A curbstone broker while standing in
the door of livery stable on Sixth
street, addressed strange young lady
as You sweet thing" The sweet
thing turned on her heel as quick as
flash and struck the insolent fellow such
blow with her parasol that she sent
his cigar flying out of his mouth. A
second crash with the sunshade knocked
the conceit SO completely out of the
curbstone fiend that he yelled for mercy,
and dashed away toward one of the horse
stalls for protection. The enraged young
lady followed the coward and demoral-
lied speculator and banged him at every
bound, until in desperation he threw
himself on the floor and almost kicked
the plaster off the ceiling in his efforts
to ward off her blows. After beating the
fellow until she was tired, the "sweet
thing" folded the shreds of her parasol
around its bent and battered ribs and
walked away, followed by the prayers
and admiring glances of every one who
had witnessed the affair." San Fran
cisco Ctroniose.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
International Tariff Convention.

The objects of the international Tariff Con-
vention held at Chicago are enumerated as fol-
lows: The publication of the public service; /;
restoration Of the National flag upon the
ocean; advancement of the interests Of the
ship building industry; regaining our lost
place in the carrying trade; discussion of the
advisability of early and progressive reduction
of internal taxes of the General Government,
and discussion of means to nationalize new
industries upon Our soil.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
PuxiIi.ts Arre.ted.

Holden and White, prize fighters, who at
tempted to fight in Ohio just across the Penn
sylvania line, few days ago, were put to fight
after the fifth round, by the appearance OF
Sheriff Stiles, Of Ashtabula County. They
crossed the line into Pennsylvania, and walking
about five miles took the train to Erie. When
they arrived there they found that Sheriff Stiles
had preceded them and prepared for their ar
rest. They will be handed over to the Ohio
authorities.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

of its patronage from South Carolina, the first
State which seeded from the Union, and
among the distinguished visitors were the Ex-
Vice President of the late Confederacy, and the
warrior who, in the discharge of his martial
duty, swept through Georgia in "a, and de-
stroyed Atlanta in his celebrated "march to
the sea-" Twenty thousand persons were
present.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
A Memorable Day at Atlanta.

The 18th of November at the international
Cotton Exposition, at Atlanta, Ga, was day
long to be remembered in Georgia, and Atlanta
especially, and not only by reason of its success
but because Of the singular historical interest
incident to it. Sherman's Day and Mexican
Veterans Day, combined an accidental coin
cidepce, occurred on the seventeenth anniversary
Of the Turning Of Atlanta. It drew large bulk
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
The Seventh Comet.

Prof. Swift, of the Rochester Astronomical
Society, has discovered another comet-the
seventh this year-of which Prof. Swift dis
covered two and carried off S400 in prizes.
The present,comet need cause no serious appre-
hension. 1t is a very significant affair and
promises to keep its distance. 1t is in the con-
stellation Cassiopea, in line between Polaris
and the. great cluster in Peresus.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

A RoCKLAND man saw advertised ga
sure cure for drunkenness. He for
warded the necessary dollar, and re-
celved by return mail, written on valu.
able postal card, in beautiful violet ink,
the magic words-s'Don't Drink"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
The rarin Convention.

The National Tariff Convention to be held in
New York on the 29th and 30th insts., is creating
great interest throughout the country. More
than 450 delegates have already been elected.
It is estimated that representatives of more
than 81, ,0Oo, ,000, 900 capital invested in manu-
factures will be present, while mechanical la
bor and the farming interest will de equally
we'll reuresented
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
The German ReIch.tae.

The session of the new German Reichstag
was orened at Berlin on the 18th inst, Bis
marck reading the speech from the throne in
the absence of the Emperor. The speech de-
declares, with regard to foreign affairs, that at
no time during the past ten years could the
maintenance of peace be anticipated Sd con-
idently as at present.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
Can n woman Get Mad.

Well rather. Sarah Bernhardt, a dispatch
from Pesth says, is just hopping. She says !:
"Colomber never wrote a line of the book
published under her name. 1t was all written
by young man named Gehanfouder, whom
took out, and to whom I paid 1000 francs
per month to jot down my American travelling
Impressions for me. If Colombier were man
I'd smash her head"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
nxnamIt. ExpIo.;ou.

An explosion, it is supposed of dynamite, on
the steamer Severn, from Bristol for Glasgow,
carried away portion of the decks, killed nine
persons and severely wounde i several. Four
were taken to the hospital. These last were in
dying condition. Forty-three persons were
badly injured
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
CnOI.

November 1s, mercury registered eight de-
grees below zero in Minnesota. dispatch of
the same date from Bismarck, Dakota Terri
tory, says teams are crossing the river on the
ice.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
sourhern Sympathy.

AS an expression of sympathy for the suffer-
ing people of Michigan, the people of Charles
ton, South Carolina, have contributed and sent
to the State Relief Committee $798.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

THE Supreme Court of Massachusetts,
has decided that a country surgeon must
not be expected to exhibit as much skill
and good-judgment in his practice as
eminent surgeons of large cities.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
DerauItInx Cashier Ra,avIp.

Later developments in Cashier Baldwin's
transactions show that he operated heavily in
Wall street, using the name of his brother to
cover up his tracks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
Danserou. Bui,ding.

Since the falling of the tenement house in
New York by which number of people were
killed, an investigation by the City Building In
spectOr reveals the existence of fifty other tene-
ment houses that are liable to fall down at any
moment
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
0nrN.tinnnl Ra.ra

Our National Board OF Health.
The National Board of Health, since its
organization, April 1, 1879, up to June 80, 1881,
has expended S440, ,sOs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

It is stated from Geneva that the village of
Elm, in the Canton of Glarus, will shortly be
completely annihilated, the summit of the
peak nearest the village is moving.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

The depositors in the wrecked bank at New
ark, New Jersey, have decided to prosecute the
Directors, and have employed BENZ. F. Butler
and Roger A. Pryor as counsel.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

An additional $4,000 has been charged up
to Captain Howgate by the Government, the
sum total now being 100000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

THERE is now a controversy over the
authorship of the word "mash" as it is
applied to flirting purposes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

The population of the United States MS
finally determined by the st census, is 5o,-
155, ,TS3.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
NeMRpaperial.
Tho Chimes

A new Democratic paper is to be started in
Cincinnati, with capital of 100000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
PattI and the sun.re...

Madame Adelina Patti and company gave
concert in Steinway Hall, New York, for the
benefit of the Michigan sufferers, netting S5,-
500.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24

WE FIND fault with others ways Of
doing things we cannot do ourselves
hampton.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
Earthquake SHOCKS.

Fatal Earthquake shocks.
Recent earthquake shocks in the interior OF
Italy, it is stated, caused considerable loss to
life and property.