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Notice to School Teachers.

PUBLIC Examinationsf for School Teachers, wilrbC
held on the lst and 3nd., Saturdays in each month
at jackson until otherwise ordered. Certificates
will not be given on any other days, and none but
such as are well qualified need apply:
]. w. L0NGB0N, Clerk
OF the Board of Examiners.
anvil 0s Jbb 5-tf
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Meat! Meat!
cWQDMHN NJ ExA FWDs

SD 0R hEdA NA -a6IA n A~9
TAKES this method of informing the good citizens
of Jackson and vicinity, that he has opened
NEAT MARKET,
In tho building formerly occupied by T. " Welsh,
one door above Elias Longs Store, where he will
have on hands on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sat-
urdays, the best of
FRESH BEEF,
And other kinds of Fresh meat, such az
Mutton, Pork and Veal,
When the latter can be had, which he will supply
his customers at the very lowest prices.
- Good Fat Cattle will be bought at cash priccs
Also, Veals Muttons, and Pork. Farmers and others
will confer favor by informing the subscriber that
they have fat stock for sale. JOHN RAPP.
Jackson, April II, '55. Stf
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Valuable Real Estate for Sale OF
Rent.

Valuable Real Estate for Sale or
Rent.
IN'IE SUBSCRIBER wishes to cell or rent
q valuable real estate In the Town Of Jack
son which consist Of; For sale or rent. two apart
mcnls on Main street in the Commercial Block
10 by 5l feet, three stories above ground, with
basement story in the solid rock one apartment
fitted, aud well adapted for wholesale or re.
tail Grocery, the other for Dry Goods.
ALSO
A dwelling house and lot on Church street in
IIullmans Addition to the Town of Jackson
tur sale only. hrhouse is large aud eommodi.
ous. containing number Of rooms, finished in
~ good style rs any building in town, also a
we'll OF good water aud other conNenicnlcCs.
ALSO
A building ucar Pearl street fitted up cx.
prcssly for a dwelling, but now occupied rs
carpenter shop, aud having a well Of excellent
water near by with other conyeGicncies.
have also n large and superior stock Of ma
lcrial for building, aud am PREF arcd to build
houses for rent OF custom work ON short notice,
or any other work in my line of business as car.
pcnter aud joiner, An work warentcd to be
done in the most workmanlike manner.
DAVID RADCLIFFE.
Jackson Aug 10, 81, 2O--f
NorE:-The apartments in the lsham block are
in process Of erection and will be completed
in a short time,
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70 the PUBLIC.

mill subscriber having perfected his arrange
r ments for carrying passengers on his Stage
p-s91 ~ Route from ChllcOthc to CALI,
polls, viii leave ChlllIeo,ho on Mondays,
Wednesdays, aud Fridays, at 4 o'clock In the
morning, aud arrive at Jackscn at ~ o'clock
NJ. SO ns to connect with tho cars, from Jackson
Ia Portsmouth, which leave at 2 o'clock +, NJ.
Stage leaves Jackson at 1914 7, NJ, aud dorrivo At
tiallipolia o'clock 7, NJ. Returning leave
GalllpolIs, on Tuesdays, Thursdays aud Sulur
daya, ut 4 o'clock A, NJ, and arrive at Jackson
at IL o'clock NJ Leave Jackson al l2ll ?, NJ
aud arrive at ChI,lcothe at o'clock 7. NJ. BY
ihIsaTrangement twill be seen that passengen
can avail themselves Of through route ethel
Way, from Chillicolhe or Portsmouth, as The
stags aud ears arriva at Jackson ut II O'Clock
N, eaeh day as above. BY strict attention Il
the wants and Comforts OF passengers, the sub
scTiber sollGlts d share OF The public patronage
A. FRENCH, Contractor,
Jack son Aug 10, "a 20--il
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J. T. HOLIDAY. A. LONG.
A. WILSON, N. WsYAHCH.
|. JACKSON FOUNDRY,
STOVE STORE!!

n T.HOLLlDAY d Co, would respectfully
"a announce to the public that they have 70.
moved their
Stove and Hollow Ware
ESTABLISHMENT:
To the new Commercial Block, three doors a.
bove the Isham House, where they have on hand.
and intend keeping, a large and choice stock Of
Coal and Wood, Cooking and Parlor
Stoves,
OF various sizes and of the latest and most i'm.
proved patterns, which they feel no hesitency
in recommending to the public
Also patent and center Lever PlOws, and an
assortment OF HOLLOW WARE, wagon boxes,
CRATES and fronts, door and window Sills and
Caps, kept constantly on hand, or manufactured
to order We are prepared to cast almost every
kind of Machinery at our Foundry, on
the shortest notice.
All kinds of Country produce aud old cast.
ings taken in exchange, or we will sell low 1Or
cash. J. 7. HOLIDAY L Co.
March 90, '55 l-tf
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UNION HALL rORVER /!
B TRUER STORY.
Truth crushed to earth hall rise again,
Tn eternal years Of God are hers;
While error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshipers."

And dies amid her worshlpers."
A LTHOUGH il has been asserted that the
~ Ready Made Clothing, which has been
brought to this place is Good for Nothing,
we would say to The people of jackson and vi
cinity, that We warrant all the clothing sold by
us, as they are made up by the BEST OF WORK
MEN, under our own supervision, and OF the
most approved material warranted also, NOT 70
RIP. We will sell our clothing little cheaper
than any other man in this town or county dare
to, and we also say without fear of denial, that
before we came to this place, those selling cloth
ing made their customers pay FOUR PRICES tol
every article they bought, and because we have
DARED to underscl them, they report that ouI
Ready Made Clothing is good for uothing'"'-
Reader, don't you believe any such yarns, bu
come to our store at Dycrs Old Stand, corner
Main and Broadway.
G, DAVID d BRO.
Jackson, Nov 9, 81 33-tf
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FapWn nDmcmEo

EENHE Subscriber takes pleasure in inljrnng
the citizens of jackson aud surrounding
country, that he has now In Magazine,
GUN AND BLASTING POWDER,
Of the best quality.
ALSO, SAFETY FUSE,
For blasting.
he has on hand the hest quality Of Railroad
Wheel burrows, all Of which he will sell at the
tsry lowest prices.
Gall and examine before YOU purchase else
vhsrs W. HALL,
From, street, Portsmouth, o.
kugust II, 81. 2l-y
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FRESH ARRIVAL OF
BOOTS & SHOES

yr@RAGo d HELPHINsTINE have just re-
ceived the largest and best stock OF Boots
a Shoes, of the latest styles, that has ever been
opened in Jackson county. Call and examine
them.
Sept 7, "a 2l-f
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GUNNElRES!
POWDER,

lie also keeps constantly on hand very
article of
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GROCERIES,,
READY-MADE CLOTHING
G2z@ss &G%S9
FOR TIE MILLION,

'E'HE Subscribers beg leave 10 say to thepeo
4 pie of Jackson, and vicinity, that they have
ust opened the largest and cheapest lot Of goods
ever offered in this market, at their Store, i'm
mediately opposite the Court House. Their
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

Tur gpar or GovrpNMrNr. Cur
friend White. who is generally
riuht ln' wrong on The subject Of
"renoval." Is out in his last issue 1T
that interesting paper, the Minerva,
il All article lisbing up h's ccn'e'ppo-
raev the Orolousas Patriot, for saying
on ifa French eido. ..'Ihe seat Of Gov
ern,uent "a dtf porte j Baton Rouge
par le convention Wing lie 1852 -
The Minerva informs his confrere that
The seal was fret removed by the
democratic convention uf 1915. fact
which the ancient istnry oi the State
proves. White. thinks that Mr.. Miles
Taylor. ought not 70 he supported for
Congress ii his district, because he
was in The convention nf AZ and voted
in favor If removal So we think
The objection to this r'ace-and il
il n serious nne-it is loo near New
Orleans. The honorahlps 7 who
come here from the country as well
as the city, find that they can tumble
into " birth 50 on one cf our packets
after drinking bad brandy all the
fore noon, and wake mp sober the next
morning il New Orleans. where they
can dispose Of SO much Of their surp-
lua revenue Of time. We are in favor
of removal If the " wisdom - will take
the institution Of laws" up Red, or
down the Big Black river, The seat
Of government. should bal nasr the
geographical centre our preference
Is for PompelI C
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

ngThe Rev. DR.. Winans of Mis-
sissippi, has taken up tho political
cudgel against the Rev. Longstreet Of
the same State. The respect that the
gentlemen ought to have for their
Aocks, should Induce them voluntari-
y to resign their clerical orders, as in
compatible with religion.
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GIN HOUSE AND CorroN BURNT. :

Civ HOUSE AND CorroN BURNT
The gin house on the plantation Of
Mrs Lemee, about 7 miles from this
place was consumed by fire on the
morning of Monday the 18th inst
About 100 bales of cotton we're in
the gin house, which were also con
sumed The building and 100 bales
of cotton insured.
The fire was the work Of an incen-
diary, female slave Of Mrs. Lemee,
who we are informed has confessed
that she set fire to the house. She is
low lodged in the Parish Jail. Nat
chttoches Chronicle
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MS iffS h'aHtn ~ government ntth
in the bands Of more hopelessly i'm
beetle head than Mr. Campbell s -
In support Of this, we have the au
thori'y of two Democratic legislatures
IN succession the recent acton OF the
city council Of New Orleans on the
subject aud the expressed opinion Of
every commercial man in the State.
Mr.. Perkins refers to "A law for the
registration Of letters Of value. by
which, at very slight additional cost
y letter containing money is made to
record i's own passage from post office
ln post office, in way to render easy
its trace to the place Of its disappear
ance
Yes, for the additional sum Of fire
cepfs on each letter the public have
had additional security that anything
valuable enclosed therein. would be
most certainly stolen.
In the following 'Stoteamaulihe man
ner, Mr. Perkins comes down on the
Island Of Cuba
There are great commercial and po-
litical as well AS social reasons why
that island should not be allowed +"
remain, as it has been, q nuisance and
a danger upon our border. - am now.
and have always been. in favor of
ahating the nuisance, Constantly pro
testing that we would never suffer its
.'rausier by Spain to any other Euro
rean power. we have. in fact, submit
led to i'= being used by France and
England to our injury, in way and
to a degree that we never would have
tolerated had it been under the flag Of
either of- those powers. have never
heard anything from Mr.. Marcy that
led mo to believe be did not wish, to
obtain Cuba but, speaking to YOU in
frankness. ] have never felt that his
heart was in the matter. 1t was this
conviction that caused many original
" to regret his selection AZ Secretary
of State.
We have neither time oropat'epoe
to comment ON other portions of Mr..
Perkins campaign Document. deliv-
cred ns mhere but upon sirgin fools
cap for the party press Had it come
frm, the pen of the editor of some
minor organ of the dominant party,
who makes set music for the faithful
to dance up to, it would deserve a
more extended notice. But as it comes
from n gentleman. who tells M he has
retired to the shades of private life,
and does not crpt~i over again to be
candidate for office, (unless we pre-
sumo committee Of democrats %
and beg him out Tor the salvation of
the country. we have no patience to
read his campaign document thquiet
nerves. and dispassIonate ludg'nent.--
There arc thousand such catch pen
ny trap to be met with svsry Where,
from both parties, ard ar,s all alike
entitled to the contempt of men who
have the mentA capacity to think for
We cannot ask our read-
ers (most Of whom like bricf things to
follow Mr.. Perkins tho leugth of bis
document kills its forco whilst in
depth it is too shallow to turn aside
one sivgle ray of truth and light. All
We ;tsl1, is that our friends will read
his clpalng chapter, ian appeal to the
party" we opine they will discover
moro argument in favor of the Ameri-
can party, than has yet been used
against it, by its most ignorant, yet
best friend.
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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

The following we have good reason
to believe, is correct description Of
pretty women, for it was clipped out
ans selected for the Memphis BuIle-
tin, by "one of 'em.
Pretty Homen A pretty wornan
is one Of the institutions F" of the
country-au angel in dry goods and
glory She makes sunshine. blue
sky. Fourth Of July, and happiness
wherever she goes Her path is one
Of delicious roses, perfume, and beau
ty. She is a sweet poem, written in
rare curls and choice calico, and good
principles. Men stand up before her
as SO many admiration points. to melt
into cream and then butter. Her
words Aoated round the ear, like music,
birds of Paradise, or the chimes Of
Sabbath bells Without her society
would loose it's truest attraction. the
church its ti,lnest reliance. aud young
men The very best Of comforts aud
company Her influences and gener-
osi'y restrain the vicious. strengthen
the week, raise the lowly, flannel shirt
tIe heather, aud strengthen the faint
hearted. Wherever you find the vir-
tnous woman, you also tindOpleasant
tire-side boquets, clean cloatbs, order.
good living, gentle hearts, piety. music,
light, and model " institutions gen
orally. She is The flour Of humanity,
q very Venus in dimity. aud her in
spiration is the breath Of Heaven.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

The St. Louis papers pronounce
the story of the massacre by the In.
dians Of \ large train of emigrants at
Devils Gate, on their way to Oregon,
an utter fabrication. This opinion is
derived from discrepancies in the mar
ration.
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ns-''"1'r The cap'ss !" of" Funny '
the New York Times has the following
paragraph
To see colorcd man in the service
of his dcspo'ic Majesty, the Nephew
of his Uncle" walk down broadway.
dressed in the naval uniform of France,
stru'tng past the ragged free negroes
who frequent the doors, Of the stores
at the lower end oftho street. and cast :
ing contemptuous glances at his "culled
brudrcn.' as he waves before them an
arm bearing the recognition by La
Belle France of hia naval seavices. in
the shape of the golden stripes Of a
corporal on board His Majcsty's vessel,
lie Grondeur,
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SANTA ANNA.-The newspapers are
at loss TO fix the future residence Of
this self exiled chietlain. The Patter-
son IN J) Guardian says that If his
Supreme llighness. does not conclude
to settle in the United States. that
New Jersey will be the place Of his
tut1re abode.
There ia now a gentleman at the
City Hotel in this c'ty, distinguished
from other eciourners at that place by
the peculiar shape Of his carpet bag,
who ia known to be an agent. This
gentleman has been over the Barracks
ground and asked many pertinent
questions in reference to the premises.
and It IS said by the man at the corn
er' and other knowing ones, that he
is an agent for his Imperial llighness.
and would like to have map Of that
place to present to his master.
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Another Manifesto.

|
the Union is rapidly falling into the
hands Of disorganaing demagogues 10y
for The small great men, and large
small men. in the rural as well as the
ropunus districts, tu come out with n
speech" an address to The Public, :
or letter in answer to a letter, IN
which lie must advise the public at
large what it were well to do for the
salvation Of I'omppii or Little Tnd
l'ngion in the present "rr'e'e y These
things are eagerly sough after in ev-
cry new political scramble Of Office
seekers for office: and industriouslv
circulated In time Of peace and
quiet. il is well enough for the man
who oughf TO know more than his
neighhors. TO come out with h's "'s'"-
feresfeI views but on the eve Of M
election when the public mind is agi-
saksd there can be nothing more in
significant than the campaign docu-
ment, coming from this or that State
or pss,sh or vigilence or central com
mittee and bearing on its faes the
evidence Of red baif to trap minnows
and ensnare craw fish, crabs. and other
animals, who swim in the bottom Il
the great deep, ungoverned hy any
HIGHER motive than the desire to feed
on the crumbs that drop from the
great spoils banquet.
When we hear it said. that such q
man 3 Influence is computed at 25 30
or 30 votes, we involun'arily sigh for
The nunl}-fed days Of the republic,
and ask The question, "is there any
man in this government Of freemen,
who is entitled to sutterage, and can
not understand the simple issues and
Judge between the men who offer
themselves for PUBLIC place ?
The fulEame sduEsIon passed upon
'two years Democratic Rule" and
made the subject Of campaign nocu
ment hy newspaper and pamphlet
publication, just now calls for aud
ought to receive from the independent
press. and independent people. -heh
general condemnation as the aforesaid
Two years rule. and the facks connect
ed with them. Justify.
TO this hour il has boon our pleas
ure. to speak in unmeaslred terms of
appreciation Of tho course pursued by
our Representatives in Congress from
this DISTRICT the Hon, John Per
lius. Jr, we have done SO from OBJ
serving s,osely his course and with
unbiased judgment But now the
document before us, got up as it has
bcen-for Buncomb alone, and pub
lished on the eve of olcction-coming
as it does from gentleman, who to
this time, we have admired for his
honorable and di gpitiod course now
necessarily calls for an opinion, if It
only be expressed in "damnatory and
faint praise"
Mr.. Perkins in his campaign docu-
mont, reviews each branch of the Gen
eral Govsrnment, and the action of
Congress on the several important bills
presented in that body the past two
years. lie commences his review af-
ter prefaccatory remarks with the
Post Office department, and the mail
service in this State and labors with
unreasonable zeal to show that the
service in Louisiana-tho increase of
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

1g- The 7'rae Delta has another
long article headed the Duty of the
People. 1t is astonishing that with
all the good advice the dear people,
get from various qusrters--free and
without cost, that they will go and do
just as they have been doing without
any regard to it.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

lrtrns Amour C,rtta One Of The
New York papers having stated that
there are rot less than ten thousand
persons now in that city out Of employ
the louisville Times says
We have not particle Of sympathy
for these idle providers about the pur-
lieus .! cities "len thousand persons
out of employment III New York =
Why don { they 90 to the country,
even If they have to walk. crawl and
beg their way through Lot them
come to the West. the broad fertile
West. throwing i,s arms wide open
and bidding all the worldto come -
Come. ye poor and oppressed. and
make homes for yourselves and your
children. Come to the West, where
common labor commands dollar a
day, with cheap rents. and where a
mans A man. il Ia is honest and in
telligent. he he rich or poor. Yes.
come along and # you are worthy to
be called men. you will con,c in carts,
wheelbarrows, gocarts, and Wagons.
We would not give fig for man
that could not walk from New York
to Texas and wheel three babies aud
wife before him il aghcelbarrow. The
great Michigan Senator in his youth
footed il from Vermont TO Michigan
and one of the Supreme Judges per
kins) of Indiana left the tracks of his
rawhide boots in the sand and mud
all The way from New York to the
llooiscr State Energy, Young Am
ericaps Great country is !" our West
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H. Senator Toomhs Of Georgia
has accepted an invitation from he
l'cstonians. to deliver lecture in that
city, on The subject Of slavery. lie
has selected as his text. fer The dis
course, "the consistency Of African
Slavery with the constitution Of the
United States and Republican ins'itu-
tions, and the effects of the American
Revolution upon The African race. -
A voice from The toomhs with such q
text, will hardly have n sanitive effect
uror the fanatics Of modern Athens
most of whom are dead to any reason
on this subject.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

IL The telegraph says that the
difficulties growing out Of the colored
baby show in Philade pbia have not
yet been settled. The colored ami
mails have become 50 mixed, that it is
hard to determine which lis which,
' This might very properly give rise to
another adage to lay beside that very
pertinent one Wise is the child
who knows his own dady" We may
now say wise is the mamma who
knows her own child"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

Ev The people Of California have
turned their attention from gold dig
ging TO office seeking the latter pur-
suit requires less eserton and is more
remunerative. II is said that the office
of Sheriff ofEt Francisco is worth $50
900 and that Of Recorder Of Mortgages
900. 900, other office are graduated
Nv tho same scale This is The greal
curse Of the Nation There are too
many offices. and the salaries a,e all
40 high. that a great deal more can he
made hv filling them, than bv honest
industry in any of the industrial rnr-
suits Instead of the number Of Offices
decreasing AZ we advance in civiliza
ton, they are actually augmented, ,
thus offering reward for ideness aud
placing office seeking on par with
other learned professions The reo-
PIE should ever be Jealous Of their
rights ' in this direction. II is from
this that the chief evils If the times
spring 1T is the fruitful source Of all
demagogueisns
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

AN ArrHat 70 THE EuRorEAn DE-
MooRAov.-An appeal has been made
to the Republican party by Kossuth,
Nlazzinl and Ledru Holin announcing
that by the fall Of Sebastopol the war
is irrecoverably and indefinitely pro
longed--it being impossible for Russia
to treat after .etlefeat' without sinking
into third rate position, and it being
impossible for the A lies in the face Of
public opinion to offer peace on less
onorous conditions They call upon
the Eurolesn democracy now TO unite
against their enemies and act, proclaim
ing liberty and fraterpal association
for all.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04

EE" The great comet Of 1856.
which was expected in 1S4S, and on
account Of whose non appearance Sir
John lIerscbell put Grape on his
telescope, M Homme, distinguished
German astronomer, finds not to be-
due til 1868. With immense labor
he has gone over all the intricate cal
culations, and estimates so that the
comet would be retarded to that ex-
tent by the influence of the planets
The periods of it's return have ranged
from 4S0 to 293 years, and if it shall
not return before 1863, its present
ltsSod will be longer by nine years
than over before. Q