Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-31

= CHRISTMAS AMUsEMENTs.-Most of our
citizens spent their Christmas at the court
house serving as Jurors, Witnesses, Plaintiffs
or Deiendants-it being the called term of the
court for this county. The court adjourned
over Christmas day. -
SMALL CHANGE We VIII take corn,
! bdder, pork, turkeys, geese, hens or chickens
6rdues at this otfice-believeing them to be
better currency than any in this quarter at
Prcsent-and which all can command. Is
I there any thing more reasonable! - IA
F. -eSe-
SMALL BnLs.-Is there any thing more IN
convenient to the community at the present
time than the want Of smal bills for change
Ifths banks i0iH issue post notes, to which
however we are most heartily opposed, would
il not be much betterto have some Of a small
denomination--say as low as one dollar Or
are they in pursuit of larger game (! We do
wish tie difficulty could be relieved in some
way.
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RURAL REPosIToRT, Is the name OF a neat
andhighly entertaining sheet published at Hud-
son, N. Y. by William B. Stoddard, semi
monthly, at 81 90 per annumin advance. 1t
is always rich with original and selected arti-
ccs of poetry and prose.
SUSPENSIONS IN PRosFEcTIvE.-The New
Yorker says that Ezra White is. sentenced to
be executed the l6 Of next month, for the muir
der Of Fitzpatrick-and John Smock, for the
murder Of his wife, on the 25 proximo.
-oSe-
Henry ULsHOEFFER, has been appointed by
The President. to be consul the United States
ior the port Trinidad dc Cuba.
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WARM AEFAIRs IN A COLD REeIoN.-MEssor-
n and Iowa are likely 20 come TO blows IN re-
gard to The authority tho former assumes to
exercise over the latter. The BurIingtonq )Ga-
zette says; awe are very cegtain that if the
authorities Of Missouri persist in exercising
Jurisdiction over the territory in dispute, before
ihedecision of Congress is known, blood VIII
assuredly be spt''
$50
The Evening Post says, on authority nom
Washington City, that Col. Z, NJ. Johnson
riAHot withdraw his name from being can
didate for the Vice Presidency,
-0Se-
We wonder i the "iaisresi, of the Banks
o. tins state 'ciH be promoted by the legislature
Of the same, TO commence on Monday next
Or'wi i be the interest oftheLocQfoco's who
are the largest recipients Of their iavors, atwel
as the largest stockholders in them.
r. 7. Scott, member elect from Jackson
county to the House Of Representatives Of ALI
hasbeeh ostracised fom that body, because n
held the Office Of clcrk Of the circuit cour
otsaid county, and would not resign the same
Hohas addressed a circular through the Fla
ithe Union tothe Hon. Body, ful ofcontemp
for, and ridicuIe Of, their decision, in which Nj
Speaker, Phelan, is particularly noticed. II
says in his conclusion--aTo err is human,
andl have been too long upon The busy stag
Of action, to expect perfection any huma
tribunal; let the curtain now drop, the farce
ended, and have made my exit from your hc
norable body, may the rest Of your acts be chai
Aeterisel BY more wisdom and constitutions
knowledge than has been awarded to you
very cbedient and humble servant
-oGe-
HRthe Board Of Selectmen wish that o.
Citizens shouldgo upon a substantial looitas
they win cause street isalks to be constrncte
nom one pavement % the other ere wints
'e's further IN. DO ihiF, and then there W
net Be uo.uiuch slpiaq and sliding about.
b tines a., hard.