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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-08-06
TRUST SHE.

A L the request of Cyrus S. Akin, President
"A of the Columbus and Tombigby Trans
portatIon Company, of Columbus, Mississippi,
we will, by virtue of trust deed, executed by
Burrel B. Duke, of Lowndes county, and state
of Mississippi, on the 18th of March, A. ID.
1888, to us as trustees, to secure the payment
of certain stock note therein described,
which said deed has been duly recorded, offer
for sale to the highest bidder on the fifteenth
day Of August nert, between the hours of 10
O'Clock A. NJ. and 4 p. M. at the Court House
door in the town of Columbus, Lowndes coun-
ty, 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 lands, lying In the said county and
state aforesaid, with the improvements there
on, namely: The east half of the north west
quarter, the west half of the north west quar-
ter, and tire north west quarter of the south
west quarter of section number D, and the
west half of the south east quarter and the
north east quarter of the south east quarter of
section number 81, all in township humber II
south, of range number Invest; or so much
thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy and fully
discharge the amount due on the first and Sc
cond instalmeRt of ten per cent each, on the
capital stock, declared to fall due and payable,
by said Company and the Board thereof or
the 18th day of April and May last, and the
eleventh day of July 1889, together with all
cost and expense attending such sale. Dated
July Is, 1899.
OVID P. BROWN, ! T,,,..oo.
VIM P. FULLER, JUSTICES
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Nh. EDIToR:-

Nh. EDIToR:--
Iperceive that the Wing party in many Of
the lower counties, are discussing the subject
as to whom shall be the candidate, for the U.
S. Senate to succeed r. J. Walker. Would
it not be well for the Wings of Lowndes to
hold public meeting and express their pref
erencesl should like to see some one make
a move in this matter.
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TPUST 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 Taadega 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
perately described in each, and set forth re-
spectively, which said deeds have been duly
recorded, offer tor sale, to the highest bidder,
on the fifteenth day of August nert, between
the hours of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. and 4, p. NJ, at
the court house door in the town of Columbus,
county of Lowndes, and state of Mississipp4
for ready money IN 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
provements thereon, namely: In the county Of
St. Clair, the north east fraction of section
number 81, township number Is. range num-
Der 5, east; the south west fraction of section
number 81, township number 10, range number
5, east; the north west fraction of section
number 81, township number 10, range number
3, east containing 2S5 acres; in the county
of Benton, the fractional section number 81,
township number Is, range number ), east
containing one hundred and sixteen acres in
the county of Taladega, the north half Of sec
ton number SO, township number Is. range
number 5, east ;--or so much thereof as may
be sufficient to satisfy and fully pay off ant
discharge the amount due on the second install
ment of ten percent. on the capital stock, dc.
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 anc
expense attending such sale.-Dated July I6
1889.
OVID P. BROWN, Trus.oo.
WIN. ?. FULLER, : - 'ees
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NOTICE is hereby given, that in accord
IN ance with the provisions of a certain
deed IN trust, executed by James II. Thema-
son of Tuscaloosa, State of Alabama, on the
twenty-sixth day of March, 1889, to us as
Trustees, to secure the payment of certain
Bill of Exchange therein mentioned, and des-
cribed, sold to the Columbus & Tombigby
Transportation Company Of Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, we viii as Trustees, offer at public
sale. At the Courthouse in the town Of Column
bus Mississippi, on Wednesday the 2lst day
Of August, 1880, within the hours prescribed
by law, Tor specie, or the notes ofspecie paying
banks on demand, the following negro property,
to wit: Peter, aged about 80 years. Phillls,
aged about 80 years, VIII, aged about Ia
EUGENE B. DRAKE, Trustees
ERASMUS l.. ACEE.
Aug. 6th,-3w,-Prs. fee. SO.
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TRUST Sale.

A Z the request of Cyrus s. Akin, PRESS
"A dent of the Columbus and TombIgbv
Transportation Company of Columbus, Missis-
sipp, 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 certain stock note
therein described; which said deed has been
duly recorded; offer for sale to the highest bid
der ON the fifteenth day of August merit; be-
tween the hours Of 10 O'Clock A. M. and d p.
M. at the Court House door in the town of
Columbus, county of Lowndes, 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 thu south
west quarter of section No 81, township No.
d. range No. II west; the fraction K. sec
ton No. %, township No. 81, range No. II
west; the south half Of section No. %, town.
ship No. 81, range No. II west fraction /,
section No. o. township No. 81, range No. II
west; fraction A; section No "a, township No
81, range No II west; the west half of the
north east quarter Of section No 8, township
No D, range No II west; the east halfof the
north east quarter of section No 3, township
No %, range II west; south east fraction of
section No27, township No q, range No II
west; west half of the north west quarter of
section No u; township No d, range No IL
west the west halfof the south west quarter
of section No2 township No II, range No II
vest or so much thereof as may be sufficient to
satisfy and fully discharge the amount due on
the second mstalment of ten per cent on the
capital stock declared to fall due and Davahle.
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. 1899.
OVID P. BROWN,
WIN. P. FULLER, trustees
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COn1lissiOn Rnsi1less.

WTE viii continue the Factorage and Com
w mission Business in Mobile, Ala.
NINGE g. RUSSELL.
We refer to-
]. Mckenzie, Esq Montgomery, Ala.
J. Johnson, Wetumpka.
Messrs. Dickens, Webb & Co. Greensboro
M. Walthall, Esq. Columbus, Miss.
Col. VIM. Armistead, (Croone 90
Col. James Pickens, e-0
DIR. William A. Christian, N1oronno 90
Richard H. Adams, Esq.
Col A. H. Christian, Sumter county.
James Semple, Esq. Perry county.
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TRuST SALE-

| 4 II the request of Cyrus S. Akin President
/ n Of the Columbus and Tombigby Trans
bortation Company of Columbus, Mississippi,
we will. bv virtue of trust deed, executed by
| William j. Estes, of Lowndes county, state of
Mississippi. on the 10th day of April, A. D.
| 1893, to us as trustees, 30 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 dag
| of August nerk, between the hours of III O'Clock,
A. NJ. and A, P. NJ, at the court house door m
the town of Columbus, county of Lowndes,
and state of Mississippi, for ready money III
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 70, east the east half of the south
east quarter of section numbAr 8, township
number 20, north of range II, exist; the east
half of the south east quarter of sAction num-
Der "a, township number 20, 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 10, 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 a, township number
l9, north Of range number 9, east:-or so much
thereof, as may be sufficient TO satisfy and
fully discharge the amount due on the first and
second instalments often per cent each ON the
capital stock, declared to fall due and payable
by SAID Company and the, Board theTnot OH
the 18th day of April and May last, and the 18th
day of July, 1889, together with all cost and
expense attending such sale.-Dated July 10,
1889.
OVID T. BROWN, Trustees.
VIM. P. FULLER, -i''S'ooo'
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TRUST SALE.

A T the request of Cyrus S. Akin, President
IA of the Columbus apd 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 10Th day of March, A..
d. 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 10 the highest bidder, on the fifteenth
day Of AuguSt nert, between the hours of 10
o'clockA NJ and p. NJ. at the Court House
door In the town of Columbus Lowndes coun-
ty, 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 heing 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 ID east; east half of the north
east quarter of section number 10, township
number II north, range number IL east east
half of the south east quarter of section num-
Der Ia, township number IL north range num-
Der l3 east; the north east quarter and the
east half of the north west quarter of section
number IA, township number IL north, range
number Is east south west quarter dissection
number 3D. township number IL north, range
number Is 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
halfoftbe south east quarter and the east half
of the south west quarter of section number
IL, township number IL north, range number
10 east the north half the south east quarter,
and the east half of the south west quarter OF
section number l, township number II north,
range number Ii east or SO much thereof as
may be sufficient to satisfy and fully discharge
the amount due on the first and second install
ment of ten 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 of
April and May last, and the 18th day of July,
1889, together with the cost and expense at
tending such SALE Dated July l6, 1899.
OVID P. BROWN, ! Trustees
WIN. P. FULLER, i'S'0es'
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For Chancellor.

" We are authorized to announce Rob-
crt II. Buckner, Of Kinds county, as a
candidate for the office of Chancellor of the
State ofMississippi, at the ensuing election.
1--WE are authorized to announce Argyle
Campbell. Esq. as a candidate for Chan
cellor, at the next November election.
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LOWNDES.

When the Sub treasury scheme was intro
duced in Congress by Gen. Gordon of Va in
1888, Cen. Speigh (now the Democratic
Candidate for the legislature) rOted against IL,
and gave as his reason for doing so, that his
party considered it 6urlesque. Does the
General still think 1t burlesque!
"PAUL PRY."
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For CLerk ofthe Circnit Court.

IL We are authorized to announce A. G..
Burgess, as a candidate for the office of
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Lowndes county,
at the ensuing election in November.
~ We are authorized to announce Sfer-
ling III. Lester, as candidate for the
office of Clerk of the Circuit Court of the
county of Lowndes, at the ensuing election.
II We are authorized to announce Ovid
=. Brown, as a candidate for Clerk of
Circuit Court Of Lowndes county, at the next
election.
u We are authorized Ito announce James
w. BrickeII, as a candidate for the office
of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lowndes
county, at the ensuing election.
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TRUST SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that in pursuance
In of the provisions of 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. D. 1889, to
r. c. Thornton and d. P. Hogue, of the coun-
ty and state aforesaid as trustees, to secure the
payment of certain sum ofmoney therein spe-
CITED, to Joseph p. Crosby, we will, as trus-
tees, as aforesaid, offer at public sale, at the
courthouse door, in the town Of Louisville,
Mississippi, on Monday, the 18th day of August
next, within the usual hours prescribed by law,
all the right, title, claim and interest whichthe
said Chaton 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. l, 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 at 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
ofsaid lot. ALSO-the south half the north
west quarter, and the south half of the north,
east quarter of IA certain lot of land, adjoining
the said town of Louisville, and conveyed BY
F. NJ. Hawkins to the said Chalton Payne, by
deed, dated 18th November, 1887; particular
description whereof will more fully appear by
reference to said deed. ALSO-a lot oflant
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 81
the former residence ofthe said. Chalton Payne
and particularly described in deed of convey
ance from William w. Taber to the said Chat
ton Payne, and now on record in the Office O
| the Probate curt of said county; together
with all and singular, the tenements, heredita-
ments, improvements and appurtenances what
ever to the said several lots or parcels of land
belonging or in anywise appertaining.
r. C. THORNTON,
ID. p. HOGUE.
Trustees.
Dated Oath July, 1899 2w46
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Select Male School.

q NORRIS has opened hisSe'ect Male
-. School in the Masonic Hall, and has a
vacancy for few more pupils, over II years
of age.
From II years experience, and his ac-
quaintance with the most modern systems of
education at the North, he hatters himself that
he will De able to render entire satisfaction to
every patron of his school. His greatest OBJ
ject will be, to train the mind correctly, and to
give it thorough knoaoledge ofevery study IN
troduced. He pledges himself that for order,
discipline, and improvement, his school shall
vie with any other literary institution in the
CITY.
For Spelling, Reading, Writing, A
rithmetic, Geography, and English
Grammar, $50 90
With the addition of Bookkeeping,
Composition, History, Rhetoric,
Geology, Chemistry, Natural Phi
losophy, &c. $50 Oo
Columbus, August 6, 1889. 45
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CANDIDATES..


TOT ne LegtStutUfe.
GIVE are authorized to announce Joseph
:. Leake, as a candidate to represent the
county of Lowndes in the Legislature of this
State, at the ensuing election.
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Join cRUsoE.



The Steamship Great Western arrived at
New York on the 72d Of July, bringing news
t@Hty-two days later than previously receiv-
ed We are sorry to perceive that there is a
material decline in Cotton, amounting in the
aggregate to about "a Of penny. The de-
cline from the 18th to the DIST June, was IA
io3-S; from the Dist to the 18th, IA; and
fom The 25th to July Sd, also. After the Sd
no change.
Mr. Webster has been the favored guest OF
many distinguished persons IN England, and
mas received marked attention from Queen
Victoria
Inc Bank of England has increased the rate
" interest TO- frs and a half per cent; a move
na' VIII materially effect American stocks and
0u' great southern staple cotton.
Il serious riot occurred at Birming-
nan' at which the soldiers, who at
Fpp'ed to queIl it, were at first forced from
que ned' but by timely addition to this num-
WI o. recruit of dragons, the rioters were
dispersed
ins great Chartist petition was presented
u Ihe House Of Commons on the 14th
" Mr. Atwood. 1t was literally rolled into
Ie House, being cylinder ofparchment
aOOu' The diameter of a coach wheel. Mr.
atwood was allowed to make speech in favol
dthe petition.
war had been declared by the Turkish Sui
an against Mehemit All of Egypt, and som'
rsn'ng had taken place, which appears t
"''e caused some excitement in the govern
"el's OF France and Russia. The British gov
',"nent were increasing their naval forces il
"e Mediterranean on account of the war.
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NOTICE.

superintended by the junior partner, gentle
man of experience and superior qualifications in
the line of his business, and have no doubt
he viii give general satisfaction, at least so far
as is possible for any one to do.
Columbus, June ID, 1889. 40tf
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TNIRE SCREENS, ornamented with va
JIG riety Of pretty designs, for sale by
PFISTER d. GOODWIN.
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400 Dollars Reward.

STOLEN, on the night of the 2lstof July,
y from he plantation of the subscriber,
three and half miles west of Vienna, Plckens
county, Ala. the following six Negroes, wiz
MILICY, a woman of good size, 30 years OF
age, black complexion, thick lips quick spoken;
has a scar OH her forehead caused by a blister
plaster; her feet very broad across the toes,
features irregular, and her limbs large:
AND HER CHILDREN,
Lethy, girl ii years old, quite smart, yellow
complexion, features good-Jordun, boy y
years old, light complexion, hair of reddish or
sun-burnt color below the hat features Irregu-
lar, and face sunk back about his eyes; mouth
large, very broad across the toes. Marshall
likely boy 5 or 6 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, a boy about four
years old, IghsrUfnple limbs large. And
Dairy Jackson, likely, feshy boy child, about
5 months old. a .
1t is probable the names ofthe Negroes vii
be altered; therefore the description given
above viii have to be relied on: These Ne.
groes could all be concealed from Observation
In one horse wagon, when deslred by The
thief / suspect they have taken the direction
of Arkansas, Louisiana or Texas. The above
reward will be given for the thief and negroe;
delivered to me at Columbus, (MississippI0 o.
one half will be paid for the thief, and the othel
halffor the negroes. delivered as aforesaid
A. w. SORSBY.
July 25, 1889. 46tf
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READ THIS!

WE have concluded, that as for the last
w month we have refused every thing in
the shape of money except specie, or the notes
of specie paying banks, for our goods, our
friends and customers are entitled to some ex-
PLANTATION for such an unusual proceeding
While our Books are on our shelves we feel
safe so far as concerns the payment of the
debts which we incurred in the purchase of
these Books, for this reason, that they may be
returned to our creditors at any time, and cred
it received for them: if we exchange them for
paper which is only worth half IFS nominal val
ue, we loose by the trade, although we may re-
ceive 100 per cent more than the original
cost for we are then minus the expense and
interest on the amount of said property; be-
sides, not having the wherewith to pay for our
"bread and BUTTER" which, contrary to the
opinions of some, we hold to be indispensable.
To the oft repeated question, "why do you not
take the currency at its discount - we an
swer that we do not keep a sharing shop.
We pledge ourselves coGscientiously to re-
duce our prices to a consistent scale with the
value of the money received, which viii con-
tinue to be par funds IN all cases. In settling
accounts we shall endeavor to make the pro-
per discount on all articles which may have
been overcharged on the score Of deprecated
currency. So mote II be.
PFISTER g. GOODWIN, Booksellers.
Columbus, july 10, 1889. Aft
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rot, amount of chartered Geo oso ooo
10 i Estate S Banking Capital, 100000
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ALEcTIoNs.-Important Elections occur this
@'0ln IN North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennes-
W Indiana, Alabama, and Rhode Island. We
T'Olet Wing victories IN every one of them.
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TRUST SALE.

Aug. 6th.-st.--Prg. fee SIS.
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democracy, compared to the Reptiles
Ss~nng IN the degradation of their own
,'D'e. '-DOctOr LiPscOrnb's toast at the Clay
lon Dinner.
S.ery" Wonder if Doct- Lipscomb makes
NUN Roadway crawling in the slime Of De-
SNAIL
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lHE NATcHEz FREE TRADER.--Our friend
= a. BEsANcoN, has retired from the edito-
n'' Charge of the Free Trader. His brother
llLR BEsANcoN, whom also, we are happy
~ .' our friend, succeeds him, and the paper
" WI hereafter be conducted by him and G. V
H. FORBES, Esq. MAY success attend them
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Dated 24th July, 1889. 2w46
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