The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1853-02-01

Nouuiet SHop.
10 10 ON next issue W. expect to make
our bow to our patrons, in an entirely new
dress, we beg their forgiveness for onr long
delay in this matter, bat situated as we
have been, ii has been impossible for us to
accomplish this end any sooner
W~oopvlLLE LYcruM.-A paper has been
circulated and signed pretty generally by
citizens Of the town. for the purpose Of re-
Organizing the Woodyillc Lyccum. All
those who have signaif iis paper, and 9th
ers interested in the matter. are requested
to meet at tho Mayors Office on Wednes-
day evening next, at 7 o'clock, to take
such steps as may be necessary Cor this pur>
pose. We hope a zeal will be manifested in
this enterprise, worthy Of the cause for Ger.
tainly we have great need Of something Of
the kind. To say nothing Of the information
that might be derived from a good Lyceum,
much profit would result from our citizens
meeting together, n and all. in a social
way, 10 listen to q lecture or engage in
profitable debate. Our youth and young
men must have some resort, and for want
Of q better they win seek the worse, Ly-
oeums. libraries, re~ading.rooms, and social
gatherings are essential TO the moral and
intellectual health Of place like ours, and
so far as these are wanting, vulgarity and
haunts Of vice will be substituted. Then
let us all come up TO the work of opening
a Lyceum and Sustain II after II Is opened.
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uF We learn that the Catalogue of
Oakland College has been issued for
1923. by il, it appears that the Col.
lege is enjoying unusual prosperity
The classes number as follows. Seniors
Is, Juniors O, Sophomores 80, and
Freshman 31--totai ~. In tho Pres
paratory Department, The number Of
students Is 80. So that In that Depart,
ment and the College proper together,
the number reaches ll3.
Or 1t has been decided in the Post
Office Department at Washington, that
the extra charge OF ono cent on stamps
ed or unpaid letters, received by posts
masters from steamboats,, is illegal.
aud that hereafter that custom must
be discontinued. When the one cent
Is paid to the steamboat, it must DO
deducted from. not added to, the posts
age already paid. 5
49, yNesuSsr~smsNy>~sv>~~~0-~-.
or Benjamin Pierce, l.. L. D., Pro,
fessor of Astronomy and Mathematics
in Hazard College, has been chosen a
Fellow Of the Royal Society Of Lon
don. DR. Franklin and DIR. Bowditch
are tho only citizens Of tho United
States who have before received the
distinction OF membership Of this n
cient society.
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10 The Concord Patriot, speaking
of the deliberations of the New Hamp.
shire Legislature, reports some mem.
bers as having "cusscd," and others
as having discussed tho Maine Liquor
Law.
u Hon. Charles f. Stuart, at pres.
cnt a Representative from Michigan,
has been elected a U. S. Senator, to
succeed Mr.. Fielder, whose term x
pires on the 4th March. MFR. Stuart
is ono Of the most talented and popu>
lar democrats in tho Northwest, and
will take high rank in the Senate.
Only One REAsoN.-Horace Mann,
in his lecture on Woman" says : "
see but one reason why woman should
not preach the gospel, and that reason
is, that it is ten thousand times better
to go about practicing the gospel than
even to preach it,
INDIANA SENAToR.-The Hon. John
Petit has been elected by the Legisla,
ture Of Indiana to fIl the vacancy in
the U. S. Senate, occasioned by the
death Of the Hen. Mr.. Whitcomb.
THIEGs IN New YoRK.-John Van
has been initiated into the Tam
many Society. The 9Th Of January