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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-07-06
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by publishing the sam, in the Southern
Argus" also in three public places in
Lowndes County, allowing six months
to the creditors for bringing in, and pro-
wing their claims, and at the end of six
months 10 make their report to this Court,
according 10 law.
Issued from the minutes the 9Th day of
March, A. ID. 1871.
VIM. P. FULLER,
Clerk.
HDY virtue of the above Commission,
ID the undersigned will receive and
examine all claims presented at the Office
Of Harris, Clayton g. Harrison, in the
town Of Columbus, until the expiration
of the time limited in the above adver-
tisement.
VIM. L. HARRIS,
VIM. NJ. COZART,
JAMES WHITFIELD,
Commissioners.
March, IL, 1910. prf. S54.
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COACH MAKING.

TENHE Subscriber having commenced the
4 Coach Making business on St. John street
one door from the corner Of Main street, oppo-
site the Commercial Bank, is prepared to exc
cute orders in the above line with neatness, du-
rabllity, and despatch. He hopes, by strict
attention to business, TO merit share ofpubIc
patronage.
L. ID. THOMPSON.
N. B. Repairing, Painting, and Varnish-
ing with neatness and on the most reasonable
terms.
Columbus April Eth 1913 4l-H
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Original American Pictures,
THE CONTRIBUTORS.

In addition, to the unusually fine array of orig
na contributors, which the Magazine has
thus far boasted, arrangements have been
made with a number more, ofthe best writers
OF the day, so that spice and variety may be
looked for in the literary department of the
new volume.
SPORTS AND PASTlMES.
The volume will be opened with a new and
beautiful type, cast expressly for the work, the
mechanical execution shall be of surprising
neatness, and the printing shall be upon the fl
nest white paper
NE w q. POPULAR MUSIC.
The choicest pieces of new and popular
music for the Piano forte and Guitar shall be
selected for its pages, and two or more pages
shall appear regular each month. In this way
subscribers in remote country towns, can al
ways have the latest music at low rates, al
most as soon as it is published.
gg@GsS GAS1a
The terms are SS3 for single subscription,
and in no case will he price be abated, or trc0
copies for So free of postage and discount, AL
WAYS IN ADVANCE. No subscriber receired in
any case loithOm the money. This rule is inn
peTious and will not be departed from.
Address postpaid,
GEORGE r. GRAHAM,
S. w Corner 3dand CheS. streets, Pa.
~ Exchanges VIII please copy,
And send their papers, hereafter, addressed
to the Saturday Evening Post, which will Sare
the publisher postage.
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TO THE VA. & u. S. PUBLIC.
TEVhe subscriber proposes, If patronage will
u warrant the enterprise, TO publish in the
City ofW ashington, Daily Political Journal,
to be colled the "OBSERVER." Ifsubscnp-
tons VIII justify him his wish is to issue the
first number on the first Monday of June next
lone week or two at farthest, after the COM
mencement ofthe Extra Session OF Congress.
The Observer, if il goes into operation, viii
critieise Freely and unresevedly, the action of
,hs Federal Government, without "fear, favor,
or affection" 1t will look for support to the
People, and the People only. Having taken
an active part in the election Of Gen. Harrison
ardently hoping and confidently believing that
his Administrations viii justify the generous
confidence, and fulfil the patriotic expectations
ofthe American People, yet pledge myselfto
extend TO 1t no Understanding support. |
shall be happy to praise, but not afraid to GEN.
sure. have long ago promised my conscience
never to be man worshipper, never TO sustain
any man or any set of men, against the Con-
s'ltution of the country. This VOW mean
to keep to the best of my ability, SO help me
God!
1.-THE People will sustain me in this attempt
the fruits Of near20 years of editorial expert,
ence shall be dedicated diligently and labori-
ously, to render the Observer worthy of their
favour. / promise them and viii redeem il,
that they shall have political print at Wash
ngton, If not able, yet honest, faithful and true
to them and the cause of the country, and the
Rights Of the States and OF the People
Whether print is OF Is not required ct the
Federal Metropolis, whose leanings shall be
to the States and not to the central authority,
| leave tito the country to say.
throw out these proposals now intending in
a short time to be more specific. wish to as
certain if there exists disposition to support
a paper at Washington which will give cor
dial support to Gen. Harrison or any President
while he entities himself to it by the Constitu-
tlonallty OF his course, but which will prmarr-
y bejealous and distrustfu, of Federilpower
and certainly more prompt TO attack its exces-
ses than to acquicsce in them, let who will be
at the head ofthe Government.
AS the time is limited, request those who
are disposed to support me in this enterprise,
to announce 1t by letter.
JNO. II. PEASANTS.
Richmond, March 22d, IS4l.
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TRUST SALE

THUS L SALE.
DY virtue Of Deed in Trust, executed 10
I'D me on the thirteenth day of April 1910,
by Allen Parker, to secure the payment 81
certain debts therein specified, shall on Mon
daythe
9Th day Of September 1871.
offer at public sale between 10 o'clock A. M e
4. p. M. at the Court House door, in the town
OF Columbus, County of Lowndes, and State
of Mississippi for ready money, the following
property to wit:
The north east quarter, of section twenty
seven in township number sixteen south. Of
range, number nineteen west. Ishall convey
only such title rs is invested in me as trus-
tee.
WILLIAM s. cox.
March Sd ls41 .27dp
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Prairie Plantation.


ME undersigned offers TO sell his
IL Prairie Plantation ten miles below
Columbus, and five from Moore's Cotton
Landing. There are 1880 acres we'll
tlmbered, and about $50 will be in cnlt;.
Wilton the present year. The owner so.
lected this body of land, specially for his
own use, before the Land Sales when The
rich region of the Choctaw Nation was
unsoId, and before him, and having resid
ed IN The County several years previously
had acquired such knowledge of the
Lands as enabled him to make one ~ tba
best locations in the Prairie. This nlan.
tatIon has been settled five years, and if
there has been case of fever among the
negroes during the time, the owner does
not recollectit. Five hundred acres were
planted In Cotton last year, AMI notwith
standing the ravages of worms. drouobt
&C., produced SEVEN HTJNDREDr,
AND TWENTY THOUSAND LBS
OF SEED COTTON; from a close cal
culatlon, which at the present price Of
cotton, yields $4,000. There IS an ~.
tenslye Dwelling, a sufficient number If
Out Houses, to accommodate one humid
red Negroes, Gin House, and other ne.
cessary buildings on the premises.
PRIeE,-S25 per acre. One third TO
DE- pad when possession is given: one
1nlrd N twelve months thereafter; and one
third at two years without interest.
:, A Fine stock Of Cattle, and Hogs. and
Plantation Tools will be given in.
POSSESSION given, when the crop ofthe
pre- year shall have been gathered. |
lilies directly from the Government
Apply 70 the subscriber at Colum bus |
Mississippi, by letter or otherwise.
j. d. BIBB.
u The Charleston Courier, Columbus
"a. Enquirer, and Montgomery (Ala.1
'ournal will please insert the above once
month for six months and forwtrd their
accounts 10 this Office for payment.
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LAW COMPREHENSIVE.
TRUSTEES SALE.


9Y virtue, and in pursuance ola Ger
- tain deed in trust executed on the
18th day of April, 1888, by Caleb Joiner
and Mary NJ. Joiner, and duly recorded
in the office of the Clerk of Probates
Court, in and for the County of Noxubee,
and State of MISSISSIPPI, on the same day.
in Record Book of Deeds, (A) pages IT'S,
776, and TT, TO secure the payment of
certain notes therein mentioned, to Sam.
uel Brock, | will sell TO the highest bidder
for Cash at the Court House in the town
of Macon, on
Monday, the 10th day Of august,
next, the following described Lands, viz:
The west half of section thirty three, in
township sixteen, north, of range nine
teen east, containing three hundred and
twenty one and 2l-l0O, acres; and the
west halfof the south east quarter, of the
same section, township and range, con-
tang eighty 26-100 acres.
Sale to take place within legal hours.
SAMUEL MARTIN,
Trustee.
Macon, May 5, ls41.-tds lot pfd24.
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NOTICE.

2 ME Owner Of three Boxes, marked,
l.. Z. Clark, can have the same by
applying to the holder and paying ex.
Penses. For further information apply
at the Argus Office. rr'
M b. Unless application be made
soon' tney wiz be sold TO pay charges.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-07-06
JONES C. LUCY.

april, 9, ls41,-1lt. pr. d4O
o. The Columbus (lhD Argus, Tus-
caloosa Monitor, Montgomery Journal,
and Selma Free Press, Will please publish
once n week until the 18th June, and for
ward their accounts 10 the Bluuut Springs
for liquidation. ]. c. l..
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, ;
LOWNDES COUNTY, (

LII - "A L - OE MlSClOOlIGI. 4
LOWNDES COUNTY. (
Probate Court, March Term, A. d. 1871.
Ohm HUDDLESTON, one of the
eD Administrators of the Estate of
William l.. Moore, decd, presented to
the Court at this Term, an Exhibit on
oath, fthe debts due to and from the Es-
tate of said Moore; which shows the Es.
tate TO DO Insolvent.
II is therefore ordered by the Court.
that Abram Murdoch, George Good.
and David G. Richards, be, and arc here.
by appointed Commissioners, with full
power to receive and examine all claims
OF the several creditors of said Estate.
air to cause the time and place of their
meeting to be made known to the credit
ors of said Estate, for receiving and ex-
aiming their claims, by publishing the
same IN one Of the newspaper IN Columbus
and in three public places in Lowndes
County, and that six months be allowed
to the creditors Of said Estate, for bring
ing IN, and proving their claims, and at
the end Of said six months, the commits
s'ohers 10 make their report OF their ac-
tlngs therein according to law.
Issued from the Minutes the 9th March
A. d. ls4l.
Attest, Clerk.
BY virtue Of the above Commission,
the undersigned will receive and examine
all claims presented at the Office Of Hand
& Huddleston, in the town of Columbus,
until the expiration of the time limited in
the above advertisement.
AB'M. MURDOCH,
ID. C. RICHARDS,
GEO. GOOD.
CONS.
March, 81, ls41.-6m. pr. fee $500
.lLLIAM L. HARRIS, GEORGE r.
w CLAYTON, & JAMES T.. HARRI-
SON have associated themselves together,
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HEEW'S
& BONE LINHWENT

I1EE w -
NERVE & BONE IMMINENT
TENHIS article is offered to the public as a
H never falling cure for the Rheumatism
and It has for a number of years sustained its
reputation, and accomp'is cures which had
dehed the power of every other article. In
acute and recent cases, the reliefis invariably,
after one or two applications of the Liniment
and in Chronic Rheumatism, the cases of cure
are numerous. II is truly a remedy that reaches
the nerUs and bone, with the most happy ef-
feet.
Sold wholesale and retail by Comstock
& Co. Wholesale Druggists 2 Fletcher street
n. Y, and the principal Druggists in the O.
Mon.
WHO WILL GO BALD?
COLONEL SEVER, Postmaster at Batavia, is
knowing to the fact, that DR.. Bingham, of Ge-
nesee county, aged over 20, and for more than
IL years very bald, has had his hair fully re-
stored by the use of one bottle OF the Balm OF
Columbia from Comstock g. Co.
For sale by E. A. SMITH.
April 81, 1871. Columbus Mi
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-07-06

SUPERIOR COGNIAC BRANDY
Tust received and for sale bv
O GREENE HILL.
april 1S4I.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-07-06

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
NOXUBEE COUNTY.
PROBATE Court, May TERM, 1841.
NJ Office is hereby given to all persons
Ia interested in the lands, tenemenis
and hereditaments, of William Cockrell
Decd. to be and personally appear be-
fore the Judge of the Probate Court, of
Noxubee county Miss, at regular Term
ofsaid court, to be holden on the,
First Monday Of July aert, 1s41,
and show cause, if any they have. why
the Court should not grant an order to sell
the following lands, to wit: the N. e. Or.
and east half ofnorth west quarter of
section thirty, five township sixteen, range
sixteen, east, in the possession of George
w. Hopkins, the south east quarter of
sec. twenty one, township sixteen, range
l6, e. in the possession of Charles Har-
less, the S.sW. Or. Sec. twenty five town.
ship, l6, Rg. sixteen E. in the possession
of George w. Hinton, one house and lot,
in the town of Macon, containing about
five acres-in the possession of E. CAL
W
the east halfof the south east quarter, and
the north half, of the west half, of the
south east quarter, and the east nalfof the
of the south west quarter, of section two,
of'townshIp fifteen, range sixteen, east and
the west half of the north west quarter,
dissection one,of township fifteen, Orange
sixteen east, and the west half, of the south
east quarter, of section thirty five, town.
ship sixteen, range sixteen east, and the
east half, of the south west quarter of sec
ton twenty three, township fifteen, range
sixteen east, aud the north west quarter
and the west half, of the south west quar-
ter OF section twenty three, township fiji.
teen, range sixteen east, the north east
quarter, of section twenty three, of town
ship fifteen, Of range sixteen east, in the
possession of Moses Cockrell. One house
and lot in the town of Macon, containing
about three acres, in,the possession of
Mr.. Tracy; the west half, of north west
quarter, and west half of south west quar-
ter, of section three,w west half, of east half
of south west quarter, section four, town.
ship fifteen range sixteen east, in the pos.
session Of Jane Cockrell.
ANIL. WITNESS, the Honorable
& !: !: { S: IS: ]; q; Il;
I'M" Issued the 9th day of May
A. d. Is41.
Attest, JOHN B. ROBERTS.
Clerk.
May 18th 1s4l. prf.-s22.
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GREENE SPRINGS.

On tie first dag Of June,
for tho reception and entertainment of Wis
itors under the special and personal SUPER
inheritance Of the subscriber.
Experience has tested the virtue of
these Springs. and proved their efficacy
in relieving various diseases, those who
have made a trial Of these waters, can
best recommend them.
TIE public are informed, that exten.
sive improvements have been made since
last season, and every luxury provided
that Mobile and the country can afford:
the best of music has been procured, and
every amusement that will add to the com.
for and entertainment Of bis guests.
Owing to the tightness of the times, the
subscriber proposes to take drafts on Com.
mission Merchants ia Mobile, from Plan
ter's, payable the first Of February next,
in payment Of BHls--accompanied by a
letter requesting the Merchant to accept,
and pay the same when due.
RATES AS FOLLOWS;
Board BY the month, $35 90
Children & servants hf price,
Board par week, $40 90
Children and servants hi. pr.
Horse per month, $40 90
Transient persons VIII be charged the
usual rates ofihe best Hotels in the coun-
try. VIM. M. LYLE.
May 81, 1e4l, pr sl4.
or The Southern Argus, Columbus,
Mississippi, will copy the above for six
". NJ. L.
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JOHN H. BUCKNER,
TO THE BALD HEADED AND
OTHERS.
Assessor s. Collector Of Taxes
for Winston County.

| TO THE BALD HEADED AND
OTHERS.
Does any know a neighbOr Orfnend who was
Bald, and whose head is now covered with
| fine hair? One whose coat collar wasco-
vered with dandruf, though brushed eve
~ hour-which is now vanished entirely
Or one whose hair at an early age were
turning grey, who now has not gray
hair? Children whose heads were coF-
cred with acurf-whose hair would not
grow, that are now growing the fullest
crops of hair7 Some cases must De
known TO most persons. Ask them the
canse. and YOU will be told, these things
have been done by the use OF the BALM
OF COLUMBIA. OF 90 years growth
| is this article, its demand increasing an
nualIy some hundred per cent.-Ihough
when discovered not opposed by any thing
for the same purpose, now assaiiea Oy d.
most numberleSs mushroom trash PrePela'
tons that will ruin the hair It used TO an
extent. Can more than these facts %
wanted-refer TO the recommendation oy
a list of names of responsibility unequal
led by any other article. Look to these
things-buy this article. Stey ana pre-
serve your hair By its use, or il bald res
tore it, Ladies attend to this--hundre9s
in fashionable life are using as the only
article really fit for the toilet. Long hair
is very apt TO fall out. Ladies, use the
Balm of Columbia in time TO save your,
selfthe disgrace of badness by neglect
your persons. /
1t is your duty, as moralist 10 preserve
the beauties of nature, with which a beaf.
tiful Creator has endowed you-use :
Balm for ii will do.
CAUTION TO BE REMEMBERE.
Several most fragrant attempts I
been madeto counterfeit the trueBali
Columbia. Some Of the imposters
gone so far as to counterfeit the sF
did wrappers, and the Falls of Mag
and every external mark exceptthe n
IF Comstock, which they dare not fol
To avoid impositions therefore, aiw
ook for the name Of Comstock &
,r Z. S. Comstock, and never buy th
icle unless il has that name upon
Sold Wholesale and Retail, on
Fletcher street N. Y.
Sold by E. a
Columbus Miss
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TRUST SALE.

l. ~ > ga II
EDY virtue and in pursuance ola deed
ED Of trust, executed on the eleventh
day Of June, 1910, by Richard X. Woot-
ten, and duly recorded in the office of the
clerk Of Probates Court, in and for Nox.
ubee county, and Safe of Mississippi, on
the eleventh day of August 1910, | will
as trustee, expose to public sale for cash.
On Monday the 5M dag Of July, 1S41.
at the Court House door in the own of
Macon, between the legal hours of sale,
the following property, 10 wit:
The east half Of the south west quar-
ter of section fourteen,
The East half of the north west
quarter of section twenty three.
The north east quarter of section
twenty three,
The west half ofthe south west or,
dissection thirteen,
The west half Of the north west ar.
of section twenty four,
The west half of the south west ar.
of section twenty four, and the
South half of section twenty three.
all in township sixteen, Orange eigh-
teen, east, lying and being in the
county of Noxubee, and State of Mis-
sissippi.
Also, the following negro Slaves, viz:
Monday, Jack, Joe, Allen, Peggy, NaIy
Dolly, Mary Ann, and her child, George.
Abram, Easter, Martha, Laura, Isabella.
Marion. Amanda, and Isaac, all of the
above property described and set forth in
said deed of trust. for the purpose of dis
charging and satisfying the claims therein
mentioned.
WIN. H. SMITH,
Trustee.
N, B. The Trustee would saw 10 the
public, that the lands above mentioned. are
very superior, and located in a neiehbor.
hood of fine society,-and only six miles
from the Bigby River. w. III. S.
Macon, Jan. lst. 164l. 6m. prf. S67 SO.
OLD MADEIRA, PORT, AND
SHERRY WINE.
lust received and for sale by
O GREENE HILL.
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TRTST SALE.

wY virtue of Deed in Trust execu.
ID fed to me, on the 26th day of June
40. by James T. Sykes, TO secure the
yneni of certain debts therein specified
ball on
onday, the eA day Of September nert
er at public sale on the premises, the
imitation belonging to said James I.
likes in Noxubee county Mississippi, ~
e eight miles east of Macon, containing
6ht hundred and eight acres, nearly five
kndred of which are in cultivation.
! Also, twenty three likely negroes con.
4sting of men, women, boys and girls.
AIso,nine head ofmules and seven head
If horses, seventy head of cattle, one
hundred and twenty five head of hogs,
me set of Blacksmith tools complete, all
he plantation utensils &c.
The sale of the above property will be
continued from day 10 day, until closed.
shall convey such title only as is vested in
ne as trustee, JAMES SYKES
Trustee.
TENS of the above sale. 6S5-CAsH.
March, 3, Is4l-prsf d39 co. At.
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March, 81, l94l.--6m. pr. fee $4,000
WtLLIAM L. HARRIS, GEORGE r.
w CLAYTON, & JAMES T. HARRI-
SON have associated themselves together,
IN the practice of Law.
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DR.. SPOHN'S

May. II, Is41.--tds. pf. ID
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WIN. H. SMITH,

OLD MADEIRA, PORT, AND
SHERRY WINE.
lust received and for sale by
81 GREENE HILL.
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The east half, ofsouth east cU,r.,
OF section two, township ffss5 ~,
fourteen containing eighty five ssi &.
100 acres, purchased BY An.bouy W..
ston. pf. 1875.
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EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER.
W.F. DURIsoE, PROPRIETOR.
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aud becoming responsible for the same,
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ND. AS.

abou, two bushels of Musqui,c grass seed.
Thi. grass is native Of Texas, and as far
as am capable of forming an opinion by
an experiment of Il single year, is admira-
bly, adapt. ero our counry. 1t has, l
understand. been successfully cultivated
by Mr.. Carer. Of Alabama. for some years
past, and The high estimate he placed on
it. induced him very kindly TO send me a
few quarts nf seed in the summer OF 1910.
These seed were planted in September
following. in drills, came up with great
regularity, aud continued to vegelaic du-
ring The whole winter. A';irought OF unu-
sua duration in the spring. and nnoiher IN
July, accompanied by iutensc heat, produ-
ced 10 visible effect on it, aud it has con-
unued to flourish through all the vicissi-
trdcs of most disastrous season. The
seed were sown on dry aIiuVal soil
which had been prepared for iurnips; aud
from a piece OF gmund. MOI exceeding the
fourth Of an acre, gathered fourteen
bushels of seed Il will. think. mako
Gnc hay growing from two and half 10
three feet high; aud III its naive pfairies
il forms the favorile pasture of Tue wild
horse and buffalo.
Approaching as do. your untiring cx-
errious in the srea, cause OF agriculture,
offer no apology for the trouble | impose
on you. in distributing The seed that accom'
panics This letter.
Very respectfully.
Your obedeui serv't.
w. HAMPToN,"