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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-30
400 Dollars Reward.

STOLEN, on the night Of the Dist of July,
- from he plantation of the subscriber,
three and a half miles west of Vienna, Pickens
county, Ala. the following six Negroes, viz =
MILlCY, woman of good size, 81 years of
age, black complexion, thick Fps quick spoken;
has a scar on her forehead caused by blister
plaster; her feet very broad across the toes,
features irregular, and her limbs large:
AND HER CHILDREN,
Lethg, girl ii years oldsquite smart, yellow
complexion, features good-JOrdan, boy 9
years old, light complexion, hair of a reddish or
sun-burnt color below the hat features lrregu-
lar, and face sunk back about his eyes, mouth
large, very broad across the toes. Marshall,
likely boy or years old, complexion black,
features good, has scar OIL his breast from a
burn, and think he has another on his neck,
Just below the jaw. Frank, boy about four
years ed, light ceH4plexion, limbs large. And
Dairy Jackson, likely, aeshy boy child, about
, months old.
1t is probable the names ofthe Negroes will
be altered; therefore the description given
above will have to be relied on. These Ne
groes could all be concealed from observation
IN one horse wagon, when desired by the
thief suspect they have taken the direction
| Of Arkansas, Louisiana or Texas. The above
reward will be given for the thief and negroes
delivered to me at Columbus, (Mississippt) Oh
one half will be paid for the thief and the othel
half for the negroes. delivered as aforesaid.
| A. w. SORSBY.
July %, 1889. 46tf
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TRUST SALE.

A T the request of Cyrus S. Akin, Presi-
IN dent of the Columbus and Tombipbv
Transportation Company of Columbus, MissIs-
sippI, We will, by virtue of trust deed, execut-
ed by r. P. Jackson and Warren Adams. OF
Pickens county, state of Alabama, ON the 18th
day of June, A. d. 1888, to us as trustees, to
secure the payment of a certain stock note
therein described, which said deed has beers
duly recorded, offer for sale to the highest bid
der, on the fifteenth day of August nert, be-
tween the hours of 10 O'Clock A. M. and a P.
Nj. at the Court House door in the town of
Columbus, county of Lowhdes, and state Of
Mississippi, for ready money in specie or the
notes of specie paying banks on demand, the
whole ofthe following tracts or parcels of land,
lying and being in the county of Pickens. and
state of Alabama, with the improvements
thereon. namely: The west half of tn south
west quarter of section No. 81, township No.
81; range No. IL west; the fraction K, Sec
ton No. 26, township No. 81, range No. IT
west; the south half of section No. %, towns
ship No. 81, range No. II west: fraction t:
section No. 26, township No. 81; range No. IL
west; fraction A, section No 80, township No
Il, range No IL west; the west half of the
north east quarter of section No 8, township
No D. range No IL west; the east half Of iiis
north east quarter of section No 3, township
No %, rang IL west; south east fraction Of
section No27. township No 81, range No IL
west; west half Of the north west quarter Of
section No q; township No 81, range No IL
west; the west half of. the south west quarter
dissection No22, township No II. range No IL
west, or so much therenf as may be sufficient 10
satisfy and fully discharge the amount due on
the second instalment of ten per cent on the
capital stock declared 10 fall due and payable
| by the Board of Directors of said Company, on
the eleventh day Of July instant, together with
all cost and expense attending such sale
Dated July Is, 1S39.
OVID P. BROWN. J
VIM P. FULLER, Trustees
| GPrs fee S18l 44-5w
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OVID P. BROWN, } r.,.,oo.
VIM. P. FULLER, trustees
[Prs fee $751; 44-5w.
TRUST SIZE.

A T the request of Cyrus S. Akin, President
IA of the Columbus and Tombigy Trans
portation Company, of Columbus, Mississippi;
we will, by virtue of trust deed executed by
William Locke, of Rowan county, state of
North Carolina, on the 18th day of March; A.
ID. 1888, to us as trustees, to secure the pay
ment of a certain stock note therein described;
which said deed has been duly recorded, offer
for sale TO the highest bidder, on the fifteenth
dag of August meat, between the hours of 10
O'Clock A. NJ. and P NJ at the Court House
door in the town of Columbus, Lowndes coun-
ty, and state ofMississippi, for ready money in
specie or the. notes of specie paying banks on
demand, the whole of the following tracts or
parcels of land. lying and being in the county
of Oktibbeha, and state of Mississippi, namely:
The east half of the south east quarter of sec
ton number IL, township number IL, north of
range number Ii east; east half of the north
east quarter of section number 10. township
number IL north, range number IL east /; east
half of the south east quarter of section num-
Der Ia, township number IL north, range mum.
Der Is east; the north east quarter and the
east half of the north west quarter of section
number Ia, township number IL north; range
number l3 east; south west quarter dissection
number 13, township number IL north, range
number 13 east north west quarter of sec
ton number 13, township number II north,
range number Is east; west half of the south
west quarter of section number II, in township
number IL north; range number IL east; west
halfof the south east quarter and the east hall
of the south west quarter of section number
IL, township number LIZ north, range number
13 east; the north halt, the south east quarter
and the east half Of the south west quarter o
section number l, township number II north
range number l3 east; or SO much thereof as
may be sufficient to satisfy and fully discharge
the amount due on the first and second install
ment often per cent each, on the capital stock
declared to fall due and payable, BY said Com.
pany and the Board thereof, on the 18th day o
ApriFand May last, and the 18th day of July
1899. together with the cost and expense at
tending such sale. Dated July 16; 1899.
OVID P. BROWN, ! Tr,,.toas
WIN. P. FULLER, ius'ees
| IPrs fee &2Il 44-5w
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TRUST SALE.

A T the request of Cyrus S. Akin, President
IN of the Columbus and Tombigby Trans
portation Company of Columbus, Mississippi,
we will. by virtue of three several trust deeds,
executed by David Conner of Taladega coun.
ty, state of Alabama, on the 18th day of Au-
gust, A. d., 1888. to us as trustees, to secure
the payment of three stock notes therein Sc
peTately described in each, and set forth re-
spectively, which said deeds have been duly
recorded, offer tor sale, to he highest bidder,
on the fifteenth day of August nert, between
the hours of 10 O'Clock, A. M. and 4, P. NJ, at
the court house door in the town of Columbus,
county of Lowndes, and state of Mississippi.
for ready money1n specie or the notes of specie
paying banks on demand, the whole of the fol.
lowing tracts or parcels of land, lying and be-
ing in the counties Of. st. Clair, Benton, and
Taladega, and state of Alabama, with the i'm
proyements thereon, namely: In the county o.
ST. Clair, the north east fraction of section
number 81, township number 10. range num-
Der 5, east; the south west fraction of section
number 81, township number Is, range number
5, east; the north west fraction of section
number 81, township number Is, range number
5. east containing 2S5 acres in the county
of Benton, the fractional section number Of,
township number Is, range number 5, east ;
containing one hundred and sixteen acres in
the county of Taladega, the north half of sec
ton number 36, township number Is, range
number ), east ;---or so much thereof as may
be sufficient to satisfy and fully pay off and
discharge the amount due on the second install
ment of ten percent on the capital stock, de-
clared to fall due and payable, by the Board o.
Directors. of said Company, on the eleventh
day of July, 1889. together with all cost and
expense attending such sale,-Dated July Is
1899,
OVID P. BROWN,
WIN. P. FULLER, iius'ees
| da1o7
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TRDsT SALE.

4 II the request of Cyrus s, Akin, President
N Of the Columbus and Tombigby Trans
portation Company of Columbus Mississippi,
we viii, by virtue of Trust Deed, executed
by Charles e. Taliaferro of Lowndes County,
State of Mississippi, on the thirteenth day OF
August, 1888, to us as Trustees, to secure the
payment of certain stock note therein de-
scrIbed, which said deed has beenduly recorded,
offer for sale, to the highest bidder, on the .D-
tee7ath dav Of August merit, between the hours
of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, and 4, P. NJ, at the court
house door in the town of olumbus, county of
Lowndes, and state of Mississippi, for ready
money in specie or the notes of specie paying
banks on demand, the whole of the following
tracts or parcels Of land, lying and being in the
said county and state aforesaid, with the inn
provements thereon, namely: The west half
OF the south west quarter of section number
81, township number Is. range number II,
west; the east half of the north asst quarter
OF section number l, township number 19,
range number Is, west; the west bali of the
north east quarter Of section number l, town.
ship number 19, range number Is, west the
east half of the north west quarter of section
number l, township number 10, range number
IL, west; the north half of the west half of the
south west quarter of section number 6, town.
ship number 10, range number II, west; the
north half of the east half of the south west
quarter of section number /, township number
10, range number Is, west; also, 20 acres of
the north end of the west half of the south east
quarter of section number /, township number
l9, range number Is, west;-or SO much there
OF, as may be sufficient to satisfy and fully dis
charge the amount due on the first and second
instruments of ten per cent each, on the capital
stock. declared to fall due and payable, bv SAID
Company and the Board thereof on the 18th
day of April and May last, and the 1lth day of
July, 1889, together witha cost and expense
attending such sale-Dated July Is, 1889.
OVID ?. BROWN, T-ustoos
WIN. P. FULLER, trustees
Prs fee SIS 44-5w
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For Clerk ofthe Circuit Court.

~ We are authorized to announce A C..
Burgess, as a candidate for the office OF
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Lowndes county,
at the ensuing election in November.
u We are authorized to announce Ster-
ling III. Lester, as a candidate for the
Office of Clerk of the Cicuit Court of the
county ofLnwndes, at the ensuing election.
IL We are authorized to announce Ovid
u. Brow as a candidate for Clerk Of
Circuit Court of Lowndes county, at the next
election.
u We are authorized to announce James
w. Brickell, as a candidate for the office
Of Jerk of the Circuit Court of Lowndes
county, at the ensuing election.
uWe are authorized to announce Fran.
ci o. SPOTS, as a candidate for the office
of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lowndes coun.
ty, at the ensuing election.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-30
For Sheriff.

u We are authorized to announce Colone
John w: Byrn. as a candidate for tn
Office of Sheriff of Lowndes county, at tn
ensuing election.
IL We are authorized to announce Maio
Nathaniel l.. Mitchell, a candidate
for the Office of Sheriffof Lowndes county, a
the ensuing election in Nov. next
~ We are authorized to announce viii
liam G.. Wright, of Caledonia, as can
didate for Sherif1pf Lowndes county, at tn
ensuing election. y
PWe are authorized to announce Jame'
~. Turner, as a candidate for the office o
SHERIFF. Lowndes county, at the next election
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TpucT yAIE-

At the request of Cyrus s. Akin. President
n of the Columbus and TotnbIgbY Trans
portation Company OF Columbus, MIssissl
we will, by virtue of trust deed, executea6y
William ]. Estes, of Lowndes county, state OF
Mississippi, on the 10th day of April, A. u.
1885, to us as trustees, to secure the payment
of a certain st ok note therein described, which
said deed has been duly recorded. offer for
sale, to the highest bidder, on the fifteenth day
Of August neat between the hours OF 10 O'Clock,
A. M. and A, P M, at the court house door N
the town of Columbus, county of LoWndess
and state of Mississippi, for ready money IN
specie or the notes of specie paying banks on
demand, the whole of the following tracts or
parcels of land, lying and being in the county OF
Choctaw, and state of Mississippi, with the
improvements thereon, namely: The west
half of the south west quarter of section num-
Der 10, in township number 20, north of range
number II, east the east half of the south
east quarter of section number 8, township
number 20, north Of range l2s east; the east
half of the south east quarter of section NUM-
Der 81, township number 90 range 9, east the
west half of the south west quarter, and west
half of the north west quarter of section num-
Der 10, township number 19, north of range
number 9, east the west half the south east
quarter, and the east half of the south west
quarter of section number 4, township number
l9, north of range number 9, castor SO much
thereof as may be sufficient 10 satisfy and
fully discharge the amount due on the first and
second instruments often per cent. each on the
capital stock, declared to fall due and payable,
by said Company and the Board thereof on
the 18th day of April and May last, and the 18th
day of July. 1889, together with all cost and
expense attending such sale.-Dafed July To-
1889.
OVID P. BROWN, ! 4-....s,os
WIN. P. FULLER, f0''s We.
[Prs fee $18.1 44-4w
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TRUST SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that in pursuance
~ OF the provisions of a certain Deed OF
Trust, executed by Chalton Payne, of the coun-
ty of Winston and State of Mississippi, on the
twenty-eighth day of January A. ID. 1889, to
K. G. Thornton and d. p. Hogue, Of the coun-
ty and state aforesaid, as trustees, t. secure the
payment of a certain sum of money therein spe-
Gifted, to Joseph p. Crosby, we will, as trus-
tees, as aforesaid, offer at public sale, at the
court house door, in the town of Louisville,
Mississippi, on Monday, the 12thday of august
hin the usual hours prescribed by law,
all the right title, claim and interest which the
said Chalton Payne has in and to the following
described lots, situated in the town of Louisville
TO wit "A part of lot No 3, in block No. /, in
the northwest square of said town, and desig-
mated as follows,-that is to say commencing
"a feet west of the southeast corner of said
lot ; running thence north, to the northern
boundary of the same thence west, "a feet /:
thence south, to the main street; thence east
to the beginning corner, fronting on said main
street, "a feet and running back north, the en-
tire length of SAID lot. ALSO-another part
of said described lot, commencing al the south
east corner thereof, and running thence to the
northern boundary of the same thence west,
"a feet thence south, to said main street, "a
feet. and running back, north, the entire length
of said lot. ALSO-the south halfof the north
west quarter, and the south half of the north
east quarter ola certain lot of land, adjoining
the said town of Louisville, and conveyed by
F. M. Hawkins to the said Chalton Payne, by
deed, dated 18th November, 1897; particular
description whereof will more fully appear by
reference to said deed. ALSO lot ofland
situated in the southeast quarter of the north
west quarter dissection number "a, in township
number Is, north of range number IL east
containing two acres, more or less, known as
the former residence ofthe said Chaton Payne
and particularly described in deed of convey
ance from William W..Taber b the said hal
ton Payne, and now on record in the office o
the Probate curt of said county; together
with all and singular, the tenements, heredlta
ments, improvements and appurtenaDces what
ever to the said several lots or parcels. of lane
belonging or in anywise appertaining.
r. c. THORNTON,
ID. P. HOGUE.
Trustees.
Dated oath July, 1889. 2w46
Printers fee, SO 90; postage, IL IL cts.
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For Treasurer.

UWe are authorized to announce David
G.. Richards as a candidate for the office
of County Treasurer, at the ensuing election.
u We are authorized to announce John
Newton MuII.n, as a candidate for re-
election to the office OF Treasurer for Lowndes
county, at the ensuing election.
u We are authorized to announce John
e. ID pWd, as a candidate for the Treasurer
Of Lowndes county, at the ensuing election.
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SHERTFF,S SALE.

DY virtue of writ Of fieri facias, issued BY
1.-the Clerk ufthe Circuit Court of EuwIides
county; and to me directed, will sell for cash
at the Court House door in Columbus; on Mon
day the fifth day Of August next, the following
property, to wit: The north west quarter Of
section sixteen, township sixteen; range seven
teen west; east half of south west quarter OF
section thirty-two, township fifteen, range
seventeen; west half of south west quarter Of
section thirty-two, township fifteen, range
seventeen west: also, lot number eight, ia
square no one, and the store house thereon
erected, situated in CALEDONIA. Levied on as
the property of Kemp H. Watts and William
Egger; to satisfy said Il. "a III favor Of Pearl,
Gay & Co. for the use of WisIler; Gale & Co
Sale within the hours prescribed By. law. Da-
ted June Is, 1889.
IPrs fee $40 sol ii
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primary Female schooI.

NANHE second session Of this Institution will
4 be opened on Monday the Sd day Of
June next, in the Lecture Room Of the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Shook
has associated with her Miss McEwEN, reg
ular graduate of the Franklin Institute, (Tenn. J
We have no doubt, from the high qualifica-
tons Of this young lady, that parents who may
confide their daughters to the instructions Of
this institution, win fully realize their highest
expectations.
Terms per Session of ttUenty aceeks:
Spelling, Reading and ', riting, $40
English Grammar, Geography, d Arith-
metic, 16
History, Natural and Moral Philosophy,
Rhetoric, Botany, Astronomy, Geolo-
gy. Geometry, chemistry, and Logic, 20
u Boarding can be had upon acconmo-
dating terms in respectable families in the vi
cinity.
Columbus, May q, 1889. 37-20w
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TRUST SALE.

TRUST OdLE.
NOTICE is hereby given, that in pursu-
IN ance of the provisions of deed of trust,
made and executed on the eleventh day of Sep
TENDER, one thousand eight hundred and thir-
ty-eight, by John H. Irby, to Ovid p. Brown,
trustee, to secure the payment of three several
promissory notes. in said deed mentioned and
specified, to Reading 5. Blourt-I shall, as
such trustee, proceed to sell for cash at the
Court House door, in the town of Columbus,
on Saturday the thirteenth day Of July next,
the following negro slaves, to wit : John, aged
about twenty-three years Prince, aged about
twenty-five years; Daniel, aged about twenty
five years; Abram, aged about twenty-five
years; Scott, aged about forty-eight years
Redman, aged about eleven years; Edmund,
aged about eight years; Moriah, aged about
thirty years Eliza, aged about five years
Meriah aged about twenty years John, aged
about two years; Sarah, aged about twenty
two years; Malvina, aged about five years
and Lucy, aged about sixteen years.
Sale to take place within the legal hours
The notes of the Real Estate Banking Com
pany, and the notes of any specie paying bank
viii be received in payment for the above pro-
perty:
Dated June 22d, 1889.
OVID P. BROWN, Trustee
Prs fee S61 .4I-3w
Postponement.- sale ofthe above prop
erty is postponed to Monday the fifth day o
August next, at the same time and place
Dated July IS, 1889.
OVID P. BROWN, Trustee
PRS fee $1Ol 44-3w
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TRUST SALE.


A T the request of Cyrus Akin, President
IN of the Columbus and Tombigby Trans
portation Company, of Columbus, Mississippi,
we will, by virtue of a trust deed, execute by
Joseph Jackson, of the county of Pickens, and
state of Alabama, on the 2lst day of December,
A. D. 1888, to US as trustees, to secure the
payment of a GER ain stock note therein de-
scribed, which SAID deed has been duly record
ed, offer for sale on the fifteenth day Of August
nert, between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. M.
and p. NJ at the Court House door In the
town of Columbus, county of Lowndes, and
state Mississippi, for ready money in specie
or the notes of specie paying banks on demand,
the whole of the following tracts or parcels of
land, lying and being in the county of Pickens,
and state of Alabama, with the improvements
thereon, namely The north half of section
number 26, township number Is, range num-
Der IL west; north west quarter of section
number %, township pumber Is, range num-
Der II west; south half of fractional section
number %, township number Is, range num-
Der II west; west half of south west quarter
of section number 80, township number 20,
of range number l6 west; west half of south
east quarter of section number 80, township
number 81, of range number l6 west; west
half of north west quarter of section number
Sc, township number 81, range number IL
west south west quarter of section number "a,
township number Is, range number IL west
south east quarter of the south west quarter OF
section number %, township number 81, range
number IL west north half of the north east
quarter of section number 35, township number
81, range number II west; west half of frac-
tional section number 35, township number 81,
range number IL west; south east fractional
section number 50, township number 81, range
number II west; east half of the north east
quarter of section number 81, township num-
Der 81, range nWnber Is west; west half of
the north east quarter of section number 81,
township number q, range number 16 west
east half of the north west quarter of section
number 81, township number 81, range num-
Der 16 west; or so much thereof as may be
sufficient to satisfy and fully pay of'the amount
due on the second instalment of ten per cent
on the capital stock, declared to fall due and
payable, by the Board ofiIrectors of said Com
pany, on the eleventh day of July instant, to-
gether with all cost and expense attending such
sale. Dated July IT, 1899.
OVID P. BROWN, ra
VIM. p. FULLER, Aiu0.ee0
tPrs fee $21l 4-5w.
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FEMALE INSTITUTE,
COLUMBIA, TENN.


DRESIDENT of the Board of Trustees,
i The Right Rev. Bishop Polk.
Visitor and Lecturer on the Moral Sciences,
The Right Rev. Bishop OTEY.
Rector and Lecturer on the Physical ciences,
The Rev. F. G. SMITH.
The next session of the institute viii open
on the first Monday in September, with an
additional number of Teachers and improved
facilities for instruction.
A card of. Terms, &c. may be seen at the
Office ofthe Southern Argus.
The Prospectus of the Institute win be for
warded to any address on application to the
Rector.
Columbia, Tenn. July 9, 1889. 44-4w
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For ChancelZor.

" We are authorized to announce Rob.
crt ID. Buckner, of Kinds county, as
candidate for the Office of Chancellor of the
state Of Mississippi, at the ensuing election.
OWe are authorized to announce Argyle
G., mPbell. Esq. as a candidate for Chan
cellor, at the next November election.
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For Clerk of the Probate Cour1

u We are authorized to announce Will
liam r. PWIIer. as a candidate for the
Office of Clerk of the Probates Court for the
county of Lowndes, at the ensuing election.
1--WE are authorized to announce George
Tucker, as a candidate for the office of
Clerk of the Probates Court of l.owndes coun-
ty, at the next election.