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Ponola [sic] weekly register. (Ponola [sic], Miss.) 1843-1843, 1843-05-06
Brigand Domestic Life.

One incident was related TO as, which
is not calculated 10 show their domestic
transactions in very favorable light,
in spite of the usual romantic ideas of
the eternal fidelity Of brigand's bride.
The chief of a band which infested this
province had "a young wife very much
attached to him ia all his periIeus wan
behring's, and presented him with son
and heir worthy, she hoped. of imita
ting the glorious exploits of his sire
This unfortunate little 6dmbino howe
ever, so disturbed the peace of the
brigands tent with its nfantine cries that
he threatened more than once to put an
end to its waliing; and one night, when
returning savage ana disappointed from
an unsuccessful expedition, he was a
gain provoked by its squalls, rising sud-
denly in a fury, he put his threat into
execution before the eyes Of the terri
fled mother.
From that moment love gave place in
her heart to hstred and the desire of
vengeance; whilst her husband, enraged
at her continually regretlng the child
and perhaps suspecting some vlndictive
intentions on her part, resolved, after
some domestic squabbles, upon putting
her also to death. One night, having
confded his project to his nephew,
whom he had left at the head ofthe camp
of brigands, he told him not to give the
alarm ifhe heard the report of d gun,
as it would merely be himself giving a
quietus TO la Giuditta; and with this
warning he departed to his own tent,
little distant from the others. Now
it so happened that his loving spouse
had fixed upon this very evening for
the performance of her own long-nur-
sed schemes Of revenge; and having de-
ferred her own fate by her more than
usually amlable demeanor, and artfully
got her victim to sleep, she discharged
the contents of a rifle into his body: and
cutting off his head, escaped with it to
Reggie, where she claimed a reward
from the authorities for his destruction.
The nephew heard the report Of the
rifle in the night; and being before warn
ed merely mutsered to himself, 60 zio
CHI ammazza la Giuditta,n and turned
quietly round TO sleep again.
[Strun's Tour IN Ca7abria.
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Loss ofthe Belmont.

We regret to learn that the excel
lent steamboat "Belmont," Capt. Wal
lace, was snagged and sunk TO her cab
in floor, on Sunday last at half past 3
o'clock, 8 miles above the mouth Of Cold
Water. She had on about 600 bales Of
cotton principally owned by planters Of
the upper part of this county, all Of
which is much damaged, and the great
or part with the boat worth $4,000
5000 a total loss.
The Little Stewart had taken on 60
or 70 bales when our informant left, &
the Captain was using every exertion
10 secure the remainder which was float
ing down the river. No insurance =.
We learn these particulars from citi-
zen Of this town, Maj. Rainey, who was
a passenger on board, and from whose
account it appears that no blame attaches
to the officers Of the boat.
Ponola [sic] weekly register. (Ponola [sic], Miss.) 1843-1843, 1843-05-06

the session before the last aided by
our able representatives, we were epa-
bled to correct, and restore the bill 10
the form in which it was originally in
troduced by me in 1886. Thus then
there are about seven hundred thousand
acres obtained for the State, and il is Of
the utmost Importance. that the sales IN
the Grenada district, in which are these
rich and valuable lands, should not take
place, until the locations now being
made by the State in that district, shall
be completed There is a section in
the act of March 8, l843, which requires
the immediate attention Of the pre-emp-
tors. 1t is as follows:
I'SEc. 5. And be il further enacted,
'slhat claimants under The late pre- en-
"tion law, for land not yet proclaimed
''for sale, are required to make known
"their claims, in writing, TO The Regis
"ter of the proper land Office, within
s'three months from the date Of this act,
"when the settlement has been already
Il made, and within three months from
i'the time Of the settlement, when such
settlement shall hereafter be made,
"giving the designation of the tract and
''the time of settlement; otherwise his
s'claim to be forfeited, and the tract a.
''warded to the next settler, in the or
''der Of time on the same tract Of land,
"who shall have given such notice, and
"otherwise complied with all the eondi-
"tions Of the law"
was entirely opposed to this provi-
sion, as giving unnecessary trouble, but
it is the law and a compliance is expedi-
ent. This is a notice Of claim which is
required, not the money. ! hope ali
the editors of the State will publish this
letter, as it is very important, that the
settlers should be apprised of this pro-
vision, and also of the postponement of
the sales, as many Of the pre-emtors are
making great sacrifices TO procure the
money to purchase their lands, under
the apprehension that the sale would be
speedily ordered.
Yours, very respectfully,
RI. WALKER.
To the Editor of the Free Trader.
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ager, for you nor the Major nnther."
The Corporal reported Hiram Jones
to the Major.
"Wunti-Did he say wunt?' said
major Joe Bunker.
"He said ,eunt," said Corporal Doolit-
tie.
"Did you tell him it was my order!"
asked the Major, in-very indignant con-
sternation.
"WelI,I did, Major" said the Corpo-
rail-
"Jest 60 right back" were the en-
phatic words of Major Joe Bunker-"go
right back, Corporal Doolittle, and tell
Private Hiram Jones ne may go TO
grass!"-Er pap.
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nable symmetry, of about the medium
size and height, clothed in the purest
snow white and the back alone presen-
ting itself to view. 1t was visible few
moments, when gradually the figure
changed to the simple light, the lights
retreated to the fragments, these again
came together and the moon resumed
natural appearance.
The family Of Mr.. King, consisting OF
his wife and daughters thirteen years
of age, with another young lady, all wit
messed what is above related. Mr.. King
lives about FIVE miles east Of this place.
He protests that in calling OH us TO make
public these facts he has no motive but
TO tell plain, unyarnished tale OF truth,
and leaves others to Judge ofts import
that he was not in the least alarmed or
agitated, but as much in his sober senses
as he eyer was in his life-and in order
that no one should have occasion to
doubt the sincerity of his narrative, he
has authorised us to give his name and
TO refer to his family as witnesses of
the scene with himself. To what causes
it is attributable he does not know
whether it was an optical illusion affect
ting his whole family at once-an oper-
alton Of nature never before witnessed,
or something of a miraculous character
he does not undertake to determine; but
avows that his statement, from which
we have deviated, if at all, in no essen
tia particular, is true and will at all
times be maintained to be true on his
honor and character as man, as he
will convince any more fully who may
choose TO inquire OF him further in reIa-
ton to it,
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U. Tyson Secretary.
Letter from Senator walker.

WASHINGTON CRY, March 80, 1843.
Dear Sir:-l have just received let
ter from the Commissioners Of the Gen
eral Land Office, which it is important
should be made known Immediately
In reply to letter from me, urging the
post ponement Of the land sales in the
Grenada District, the Commissioners
says: "This Office does not contem-
plate recommending the proclamation
of any lands for sale in that district at
an early period. Indeed you may re-
collect, that an accordance 1ciM your
wiSh, and to procure further legislation
with regard to the district lines, the pro-
clamation Of sales at that Office has al
ready been postponed" The land sales
then in the Grenada District, will not be
proclaimed, until after the close Of the
next session Of Congress, and from my
correspondence with the Commissioner,
last year, as well as this, / believe the
sales will MT be proclaimed until 1915.
Knowing how inconvenent it would be
TO the settlers TO pay the cash for their
lands lastyear, or this, ! thought it my
duty TO remain here, short time after
last session, as we'll as this, until the
postpenement was effected. This post
ponement was most important TO the
State as we'll as to the settlers. 1t was
my good fortune, at the special session
Of l841, to obtain an amendment to the
land bill, by which the five hundred
thousand acres granted to the State for
internal improvement, were authorized
to be located on the lands not yet offer
ed for sale in the Choctaw session, and
without which, the grant would scarce
iy have been worth accepting. A sim.
liar grant was also obtained for near
ly two hundred thousand acres for
school lands for the Chickasaw counties
and of which they had been deprived
by the treaty. In 1886 this last bill
was introduced by me, and then passed
through both Houses, and became law
But on its progress through the com
mttee of the Senate, on motion Of Mr.
Ewing of Ohio, it was amended, by con
fining it TO lands subject TO entry at pri
vac sale. This obnoxious provision, a
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Wonderful Phenomena.

Singular appearance of the n'ooa-d
black spot on the surface-the moon
split INTO tragments-lights shooting
off from IL and forming into The shape
of man!
Mr.. James D. kinga respectable cit
lien of this county, and a gentleman of
undoubted veracity, called at our office
on Wednesday and gave the following
details Of most remarkable appearance
Of the moon, for about an hour between
seven and nine O'Clock on Tuesday night
last.
He states that being in the habit Of
noticing the appearances of the moon at
this season Of the year with a view TO
the common representation Of whether
it would be "wet or dry," he observed,
while looking with that object on Tues
day night, that it appeared at first much
larger than common, nearly three times
the usual size, and more like circular
sheet of fire than like an ordinary moon.
In few moments very dark and deep
black spot was plainly disc rnible about
the centre Of the moons disc, which inn
modiately commenced playing up and
down, backwards and forwards on the
surface, and as the spot approached the
upper edge it grew less, and faint
light distinctly shone through it. This
spot finally became stationary in the
centre, when the moon divided into three
seperate fragments, each giving distinct
and seperate lights, being of irregular
forms and appearing as though the spot
had split them off. Then the moon
gradually returned to itsoriginal appear
ance, and from that again looked natu-
rally.
What he had already seen was so re-
lmarkable that Mr.. King, with his fami-
ly, continued the observation, and but a
few moments had elapsed. before the
black spot again appeared, and again
the moon dlvided--this time into four
distinct, irregular parts or fragments
And Immediately a light resembling the
tail ola comet shot from the lower frag
ment at the southeast corner,apparent
" some three or four feet downward
while another much larger, from the
upper portion or northwest corner
struck offdirect'y upwards, to the length
of between five and six feet. This las
nov went Off and left the corner appar
emily four feet or more and formed into
the shape ola man! standing erect
The figure was Of ne most fcrlsci irnagi
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open Rebellion.

The world is we'll acquainted with
the military careerof Major Joe Bunker,
and among his memoirs should've inser-
ted his extraordinary sentence for dis
obedience Of orders upon private Hiram
Jones. Hiram was ordered out into a
swampy ground, TO take certain sta
ton, and stand guard. He said he would
'be dod derned if he'd CO."
''Y gu a0unt?" said the Corporal.
"No, | cunt" said Hiram. !.
s'l'll report you TO the Major"
sReport and be derned!-I amt a
agoin' TO stand in the mud and catch the
Ponola [sic] weekly register. (Ponola [sic], Miss.) 1843-1843, 1843-05-06
o. The Shakespeare steamboat

o. The Shakespeare steamboat
passed up the river on Tuesday last
having been up the Yockina since she
left here. This boat is quite novelty
in these waters, being nothing else than
an ordinary canal passenger boat, furn-
ished with an engine. She skins the
water like a bird, making every bend
without stopping her Roadway, and out
stripping for speed every boat which
has entered the waters OF the Tallahat-
chic. She would do good business on
the Yalobusha, Yockiaa or other small
streams.
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oC the zoos. is Roman matron; the
margin cut off in making the alteration;
Tens, vignette steamboat, ship, and a
town in the distance; genuine has dro-
yer on horseback and cattle at dis
lance; Tens, letter A; genuine has mar
gins with TEN, and border on one edge
with he figure 10 in, which are not on
the counterfeit: COS, altered from IS;
clumsily done; they have heads of diff
ferent individuals; genuine not SO.
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Public Meeting.

At public meeting of the wings of
Ponola county, assembled at the Court
House on end day Of May l843, for the
purpose of appointing Delegates to at
tend the whig convention, to be held at
the city of Jackson on the end Monday
in June next; upon motion OF r. f. Bra
han Esq, Col. Isaac n. Davis was call
ed to the Chair, and U. Tyson apPoin-
ted Secretary.
Onmotion Of Miles II. McGeehee Esq
the chair appointed Committee Of ten
to nominate suitable delegates to attend
said convention, when the Committee
retired and nominated the following
Delegates.
D. White, J. D. Rufin, Miles II. Nc
Geehec, DR.. E. B. Hibbler, T. B. Hill,
c.. Miller, VIM. Hunt, VIM. B. Pollard
8. b. White, James Erwin, s. A. Hen
derson, U. Tyson, and F. A. Tyler
Upon motion OF w. w. Smith the Chair
man was added to the committee.
On motion of Col. T. B. Hill, Resolved
that the proceedings be published in
the Ponola Weekly Register; whereup-
on the meeting adjourned.
In. DAVIS, Chairman.
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The Leg Treasurer.

Arumor has reached here
that Ex-Treasurer Graves
%u@N has Preached Jackson
(~ whether captured or not We
don't know. 1t is from
gentlemen who came passenger to OK
ford from Jackson in the Stage. 1t
needs confirmation.
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la BOR SAVING
o @ q ID : :
TO THE LADIES

q ever, in the great race of mankind, there
q has been one assiduously devoted to the
interests and comfort of the fair sex, it has
been myself. Indeed. have been deeply af-
fected, at seeing the heavy burdens ard in
convenience levolving upon them in discharg-
ing their domestic concerns. To relieve them
of those burdens has been an object near my
heart; and am happy to be able to announce
o-you, that through my unceasing efforts, l
have been fortunate enough to present you
with an article that will tend greatly to di-
minish the extreme labor in cleansing your
wearing apparel Washing clothes, I have
observed inmy own family, is the most burden
some and wear,sone of all other duties. How
often have | seen those upon whom this duty
fails, with smokes rniten eyes, standing at the
washing tub, straining their nerves and ex-
hausting their strength, in rubbing clothes.
But thanks be to fortune, bring you the glad
tidngs, that hereafter you may nave no trouble
IN cleansing yowr apparel, # you aciH use The
SOAP made and prepared by me. This soap,
as you viii perceived by the certificates be-
low, has beep sufficiently tried, and found to be
one of the greatest labor saving articles ever
offered to the fair.
In offering this remedy, I Aatter myself of
having fulfilled duty due TO you. Up, then.
thou slumberng husband procure some OF
this soap without delay for thy ~'betterh half *
my word for it, she Will love y GU the more. the
oftener you buy.
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TE.MPERA-NCEi

The following communication, sent to
US for publication, by chance fell into our
lands few days since, which. from the
date. and the appearance of the mannu-
script, should have long since been plac-
cd in our possession - Good Samaritan.
MOUNT JACKSON, Nov. IS, '42.
Msssrs. Foster & .Nagson.
Gentlemen I'm accordance with a re-
solution of the Mount Jackson Temper
ance, or Abstinence Society. send you
all account of the organization and pro-
gross of the Society for publication in
your useful paper, devoted to the cause
ofstemperance-hoping that it may aid
by way of encouragement to the friends
OF the good cause in other quarters.
believe that the Society at this place, was
the first one that was formed on the total
abstinence principle in the county Of
Shenandoah. and now there are seven or
eight societies in the comfy. founded up
OH that, the OIL y true temperance princi-
pie. Numbering think, more than that
many hundred members, and from what
eau learn. the socieries are all in a pro-
sperous conditiou--so, that the old tenth
legion, promises to come out and give her
share OF men in the army against king
alcohol. Yours truly.
SUTTON |. ARRIS, Sec.
MT. Jackson I. or A. Sec.
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NOTICE TO
German Legatees & Claimants.


HAVING just returned from trip to the
II Il Northern Cities, there has been am arr
rangement butween several of the Consuls of
the Ports OF Germany and myself, through
which persons who have Legacies to draw or
other business to transact in that Country. can
hereafter apply to the subscriber who. acting,
as Agent can give them the best assurance Of
aspeedy transaction and safe conveyance of
all moneys, &c. &c. that may be collected and
entrusted to him. There have been AGENTS
appointed in the different Ports of GERMANY to
proceed upon all Claims sent to them. and to
pay over all moneys they may collect to certain
Houses IN Bremen or Hamburg, designated to
them by the Consul in whose care the docu-
ments will be placed. AS soon AS either of
those Houses shall have received any money
SO paid over to them, will issue draft, which
VIII be guaranteed, and on sight, be paid over
by the Consul to the owner. Rr ~
Persons DESTROYS of speedy and safe con-
veyance OF their Legacies, will do. well to
caii' and their business shall be attended To.
| Address, CHAS. C. MAuRER
Ma'uerto,on, Shenandoah Countv. Pa.
September l, 1842.-8w
A. B. al Communications must be most no;o
to insure attention. f''' PN'o
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PROSPECTUS FOR TIE
SECOND EDITION OF THE
g Hstoryotft the Valley

TEVHE undersigned has devoted much time
u and pains in revising, correcting, improv
ing, and extending to the present period, the
"HIsroRY OF THE VALLEY" In fact, the Sc
cond edition, when completed,will be far sup
erior, III every point, to the first.
1t is deemed unnecessary at this time, to re-
fer to the:contents Of this book. Suffice it to
say, that it is precisely what its name imports,
history Of the TcIly Of Virginia, from the
period of its settlement; correct detail Of
those thrilling and interesting events and Incl
dents that are, or at least ought to be, familiar
TO all.
Many testimonials, from gentlemen of
known and acknowledged respee liability aud
high standing might here be adduced to prove
the value and Importance of the works but
tie undersigned prefers testing it by much
more satisfactory way ;-let the public judge
for themselves.
have had repeated and urgent calls, from
but not being able, from the inhrmnites of
age, to see the people personally upon the
subject, and not having the pecuniary means
to publish il, 1 have been~unable. TODD SO, as
much as I desire to issue it.
NY object now is, first, to ascertain, as far as
possibly, the extend of patronage that can be
obtained; and in the second place, if sufhci-
ent to Justify its publication. to make some ar
rangement to raise the funds necessary to pur
chase paper, Sc, for its publication 1t is
hoped that no obstacle may prevent the sue
cess of the enterprise. Respectfully, !
SAMUEL KERCHEVAL.
Niidd1etnwn Juiv a. II $40,
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Middletown, July 14,!t1
VIRGINIA. TO WIT.

VIRGINIA, TO WIT.
At rules held in the clerks Office ofshenandq
ah, on the 5th day of December, 1842 /;
Samuel C. Williams and John V. Rgden,
plaintiffs, against William Evans and VIII,
liam Moreland, defendants attachment IN
Chancery.
EEyHE defendant William Evans not having
Il entered his appearance and given securi
ty according to the act of assembly and the
rules of this court; and it appearing by salts
factory evidence that he is not an inhabitant
of this country, Il as~ordered. That they ap:
pear here, at rules to be held therein on the
first Monday in March next, and answer the
bill fthe plaintiffs; and that a copy of this
order be forthwith inserted in some newspa.
per published in Woodstock, forstwo months
successfully, and posted at the front door oil
the court house in the said towE Of Woodstock
coPy-Teste,
Ee.+a P. WILLIAMS, c &c
December IS. l342.
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Maurertown, Oct. is, 1s42.-y
PAGE COUNTY, TO WIT
Nopem5er Term, 1912.
Lewis S. Carter, plaintiff, ,
against rw-cHAxcEnT.

! FACE SOCSTT, To WIFE
Norember Term, 1847.
Lewis S. Carter, plaintiff, ,
against rw.cH&xcERY
Moere's adm. 6. others defts }
FEyHE subpoena in this case having been re-
e turned executed on Henrietta Moore,
the widow of Peter Moore, deceased, and
Oh Charles II. Finn, administrator, off
ter S. Moore deceased, and the bill filed at
August term last, and they falling to appear
and answer, the bill is taken for confessed as
to them; and coming On to be heard upon the
bill, answers of the other defendants who are
infants. by their guardian IL. Item, arid exhib--
its, it was argued by counsei-On crnsidera-
ton whereof, the court doth Gdjudge, order,
and decree, That Master Commissioner Nc
Pherson do state, settle and adjust the account
OF Cherries I'll. Finn, administrator of Peter s.
Moore, deceased, with The estate of his intes-
tate-that SAID commissioner shall give notice
TO all crditors OF Peter S. Moore, deceased,
by advertising three weeks in the newspaper
published at Woodstock, to appear before the
commissioner at time and place certain to
be fixed by the commissioner, prepared to ex-
hibit and prove their debts-The commission
er is directed to ascertain and report to the
court, what debts binding the heirs of Peter
S. Moore, deceased, have been paid by his adj
mnstrator out OF the personal estate what
debts binding the heirs are yet unpaid what
estate descended from Peter s. Moore to his
children and heirs at law, and the annual val
ue thereof-rhe commissioner is directed to
state specially all matters deemed pertinent
by himself, or which either party may require
to have SO stated. "A copy-Teste,
C. r. JONES, d. C.