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Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21
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GOOD SIGNS IN THE SoUTH-In the Ken
lucky House of Representatives on Mon
day, resolution was introduced and re-
ferred to the Committee on Fedrea lRela
tons, "That the constitution for the gov
eminent Of the people of Kansas should not
be adopted by Congress until such organic
law has been submitted, in every part, to
the whole people OF Kansas"
Hon. GEO. E. BADGER, Senator from
North Carolina at the passage of the Kan
sas-Nebraska bill, whose speech in favor
Of that bill was one Of the ablest and most
effective delivered by any Senator, is re
ported to have condemned the Lecompton
constitution as an arrant swindle; and to
have applauded Senator DOUGLAS course
with ref erence to it.
Gen. SrRINGFELLow, the speaker of the
first Legislature Assembly of Kansas. who
labored for the establishment of slavery in
Kansas until he became convinced that a
majority of the people were opposed to it,
is openly hostile TO the Lecompton juggle,
branding it as cheat and swindle.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. l6.

Gen. Walker left this morning for Peters
burg. A banquet was given him last
night. 1t was splendid affair. and bis
speech created strong impression.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21

MINNESOTA. On Tuesday, the lllh
Congress SIS received from the President the
following message:
To the Senate and house Of Representatives
l have received from Samuel Medary,
Governor of the Territory of Minnesota, a
copy of the Constitution, together with
an abstract of the votes polled for and
against said Constituti"n," at the election
held in thst Territory on the second Tues
day of October last, certified by the Gov
ernor in due form, which l now lay before
Congress in the manner prescribed by
that instrument.
Having received but single copy of the
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21
AUBURN, Jan. Is

AUBURN, Jan. Is
JStanly Smith, editor ofthe Daily inner.
iton, died here this morning, after short
illness.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21
Lager Beer & Yeast
Kept constantly on hand at the Brewery, one
mile south west of Plymouth.
eff KLINGHAMMER & HOHAM
ESTRAY NOTICE.

ESTRAY NOTICE.
Taken up by Elizabeth McElrath living in West
Township, Marshall County Indiana, on the first
day of November 1857, one red and white speckled
COW; supposed to be eight years old with crop off
each ear and an undarbit out of the right ear; no
other marks or brands perceivabe. Said property
was appraised at fifteen dollars by Jared Taylor and
Henry Tuman, be 10 John Lowry, Justice of the
peace.
Attest N. *. PACKARD, Clerk
Dec3l-6t3.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21
his loss.

Caroline Black.
The above named plaintiff, by S. A. McCrack-
en-, his attorney, having filed in the Clerks office
his complaint against SAID defendants and it appear
ing by the Sheriff s return ION summons served
on the defendant in the above cause, that said de-
PENDANT is nonresident of the State of Indiana
therefore, the said defendant, Caroline Black, is
hereby notified of the filing and tendency of said
action and that the will stand for trial at the
next term of said Court, to be commenced and held
at the court house in Knox, IN said county, the
second Monday of March, A. d. 1858, and that I'M
less she be and appear before said court and defend
said action, the will be heard and determined
in her absence.
Attest JOHN S. BENDER, Clerk.
BY Il. Ii. JACKSON, Deputy.
6 A Mc(,pAcREN Piff,s Atty ian0l OF =
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21
PLYMOUTH GRADED SCHOOL.

THIiIS School will commence its first session on
IL TUESDAY, JANUARY 2Ist, Ie5s, and
will continue for a term of thirteen weeks.
RATES OF TUITION:
Primary Department, per Or. 81 80
intermediate ............... = 90
High School, 4" .......3 90
Payment Invariably one half in adj ,nce, and the
balance at the end of the first month; be paid to
A. c. Capron, Treasurer.
Pupils residing out of the town Of Plymouth,
will be charged dollar in advance of the above
rates.
No scholars admitted for less than half term.
and no deductions made for absence, except for
sickness or unavoidable necessity.
r. NJ. JOHNSON, PRINCIPAL
Mrs X. NJ. JOHNSON. First Assistant.
...... Second A."
By order Of the Board of Trustees:
]. b. n. KLINGER.
Attest: President.
A CAPRoN, Clerk janl4-S
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21

ESTATE OF SAM'L |. PATTERSON,
Alexander c. SIaley. Executor. IN the
Common Pleas Court. January term, 1858.
NJ Office is hereby given that accounts cur
Y rent in the above estate. have been filed in
my Office and that the same will be presented to the
court ut its January term cS, for final settlement
Attest: n. Il. PACKARD, elk
ian lS5S-7t3
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21
STATE OF DAVID A. BAILEY.

ESTATE OF DAVID A. BAILEY.
Charles Cook Administrator, in the
Common p cas- Court, January term. 1853.
NOTICE is hereby given that accounts cur
Y rent i'll the above estate have been filed in
my Office and that the will be presented the
court at its January term 1858, for final settlement.
Attest: n. R.PACKARD, clerk.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-01-21
Sky.Li&ht
AMBRO1YPE ROOMS,
30 cts. to $40 90.
janl4 -St3.

And on Glass, Iron, Leather Paper. Satisfac-
ton given or no charge. All are invited to call
and sit for Pictures whether they wish to buy or uot
n. WAKEFIELD,
jan 7, le5S-7m3. Resident Artist.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

! For so,s ~-.rifie past, there has beer
manif.rrsSd in the South, considerable dis.
ucssion to relax the bonds, to lay aside
I''he petty jealousies natural to two oppo
site parties, and present the whole South
as solid nbroken phalanx, and thus
held in check the aboltionists of the
North, But the signs of the times indi
cate something little different. We arc
sorry to see few Democratic and Whie
editors continually raking and scrapina
up something TO keep the Southern PEG
pie N divided state The acquisition
OF Nicaragua has of late found many enc.
mes. Nicaragua is not 50 much abused
per Sc but Gen. Walkers connection
with, makes it peculiarly obnoxious to
many. That we are bound TO have the
whole Of Central America none can DENY
the necessity of the case stands in too
plain light to be misunderstood. And
that a leader is needed is also palpable.
Now, if Gen. Walker is not the man, who
is! Yet in spite of the absolute neces.
slty of acquiring Nicaragua, in spite of
the probability of such an acquisition,
equallzlng MS with the North, we see our
friend of the Macon Star shuddering in
horror at the idea of the cause gaining
sympathy. This Nicaraguan question is
made the axle around which revolve party
feelings and fogyistic prejudices. A few,
and, we are proud to say, only few
Democrats oppose it because Walker has
abused the President, and a few Whgs.
and with shame We confess it, oppose it,
torsooth, because they are not believers
in fillibusterism. We are for it, far ii.
FOR IT because ii is Southern move
FOR one, we are no partizan, blinded by
prejudice and willing to swear a thing is
BLACK because party says so, when We
know it is white. But we are off our sub
ect. We ntended saying something about
his new national party fly up the creek
democrats, gizzard-footed know nothings
and brotherly abolitionists are about
orming. Let it suffice, though, for the
present, to say, we think there's an end
If National parties. 1t is true, here at
ZONE, we can have our party differences,
'ut upon national questions the South
nust be unitedA
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05
HARVEST pRospEcrs

ladiana.--The wheat cro., N
fully an average one. Oats u ra,b. w
ure. Corn promising. Grass Nm \
j. O1,o.-The wheat crop will isu' !
lle below an average in ouantiir
and barley will fall off cons;i..
Corn will yield an average sboula 'I ~
son prove favorable. ivy
Georgia.-Corn and potatoes !.
an immense yield. So also th,drn IVY
'he southwest. Cotton crop is als !,
. Alabama.-The prospects indje,'
hne a cotton and corn crop a. anv .
made in the State.
1eras.-Wheat good. Corn
IMAM an average. Cotton a large j
Arhansas.-For corn, tobacco \
and oats the prospects are tolerabIy !.
New York Vermont, Massachos'
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. al !, \
ise a full average crop of wheat, < q
an immense yield and potatoes and !, !
very promising.
Wtscoasin.-The wheat crop will
below an average, so also in many !
tons of Virginia and Maryland. TN
gar and cotton crop in the South ma
lses large yield. ~
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05
THE SAME OLD SONG.

Kansas is revived and the conference
bill is undergoing a rehash. We know
but little, and desire to know less of this
Infamous imbroglio. This bill was con-
demned at the start by many Southern
democratic papers; others, and perhaps
the majority, tacitly acquiesced in Mr.
English's mode of "doing" Kansas
Kansas is, and ever has been in reality,
free state, and what is the use of harp
ing on Kansas Kansas If the cy
was Nicaragua Cuba!! there would be
some sense in it, and we'd whirl our hat
and shout hurrah but as for kansas
away with it to perditior. We would
suggest to few of our friends to be care
full in avoiding Sylla, not to run into the
jaws of Charybdis, i. e.: while they de-
nounced the conference bill now, not to
forget the praise they lavished on it at
its inception.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05
NEWS FROM JUDGE BROWN,

Yesterday we saw a letter from the
Secretary of the Directory of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad, to Col. ELI ABBOTT
one Of the Directors living near this
place. Judge Brown writes that he has
arranged the English debt with the ster.
ling bonds at rs cents-thus arranging
matter that has given uneasiness to the
company for years. He seems confident
OF his ability to secure all the iron need
ed. The debt referred to, amounts to
100000.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

The MALE SHcooL.-Wc understand
the teachers of this school wish the citj.
zens of Okolona and the patrons of the
school to contribute means to repair the
house. 1t is in a very dilapidated con-
dltlon, and must be repaired to make ii
fitting place for school. Fix it up
if we can't have rail and plank roads,
handsome streets and respectable side
walks, and arc too stingy to enclose the
graveyard, foYgracious sake let us at
least have something to commend our
town to strangers. Okolona we know
has some clever, public spirited citizens,
and we can, ought to, and must have
good schools if nothing else.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05
CHOW ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN. :.

/ ~-r-@s AAAE AlAAENs w
Col. jeff Davis, the Magnus Apollo 0
Southern Rightism, the erewhile cham
plon of anything anti-abolition, has mad,
a union-saving yankee-aililiating speed
in Portland, Maine. This production 0
Col. Davis may be mere temporary eff
fusion, prompted by when-in- Rome
do-as-Rome-does" sort of feeling. w,
hope it is--we are 10th to believe so ranl
a Southern man--one who has ever beer
so bitterly hostile to everything North
ern should, by Il skilful turn of the DO
litical kaleidoscope, obliterate the bril-
liant picture of his past life, and produce
one so utterly at variance with his for,
mer professions. Col. Davis has long
been regarded as shining star in the po-
llllcal armament, emitting a steady I'M
wavering light, by which lesser banks on
the political ocean might steer their pre-
carious course. But his light shines not
with its wonted effulgence; it does not
send forth those fiery beams which, while
they terrified the few, captivated the ma
ny who thought they saw in their mete-
oric flashes portents of happy day to
the South. He was being looked upon
as the man for the Southern Rights can
,didate for the Presidency in 1850; but
he loves the yankees, calls the abolition
lists brothers, and, bless him, let him 90
We have never pretended to exercise any
claim over him or any other politician
but have always admired him for his
boldness and Independence, and never
thought him possessed of the fawning
sycophancy of an ambitious demagoeue
However, we are charitable, and his
speech may have been incorrectly repor.
ted, his manner may have been misrepre
sented, but We will know all about it be-
fore lons-we Shall see what we shall
see.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

MExIco.--Anarchy reigns in this un.
happy country. Within the past four OF
five months two or three governments
have been instituted, but have been quick
ly ruptured by the many factions which
aspire to power. Truly this is the coun-
try for revolutions, and ever will be. I'M.
til Uncle Sans eagle spreads his pro-
tecting wing over the "Halls of Monte
Zumas."
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

HE CROPS IN THIS LoCALITy.--We
are informed on all hands that the corn
and cotton crop was never better in this
locality than it is the present season. In
conversation with an old and successful
farmer of this county a few days since,
he said that he had better cotton crop
this year than he has had for ten years,
and that bis corn crop was equally as
good as the best he had ever raised. In
deed the accounts from all sections of
the country are Of the most flattcring or
der.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

The Bloomer Dress Reformeys-A
correspondent of the Davenport Gazette
writing from Cortlandville, Cortland com
ty, IN. W June 30th, says:
Last Tuesday and Friday the National
Dress Reform Association held its third
annual Convention in this place. There
were about one hundred and fifty women
present in Bloomer costume, and lawyers,
doctors, professors, editors, &C., partici.
pated in the doings. | believe some
eight or ten different States were repre-
scented. just think of it, one hundred
and fifty Boomers together! They
were of every age, from childhood to
grey hairs, homely, handsome, smart, stu
pid, tall, short, enthusiastic, deliberate,
tidy, slovenly.
There seemed to be three leading pat
terms of the Boomer pants: one style
was loose in the sailor fashion; another
was the full Turkish style, gathered into
a ruifle about the ankle and still anoth-
err was close tight legs like some of your
Shanghai dandies occasionally get on
The length Of skirts ranged from two or
three inches above the ankle to as much
above the knee; and there was Just as
much variety in the materials, trimmings,
and tasteful arrangement of the entire
dress as you would find in any gathering
OF women Silks, calicoes, vclvets, lawns.
linens, deaines, alpacas, ginghams, in
fact almost every fabric and every figure
of fabric might be found there. Nearly
all of them wore their hair cut short
about the neck like school girls, with va
rious styles of hat, trimmed to the wear
er's taste; and walked in CATERS, slip
perS, boots, kips, &c, as the case might
be.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

gT We are informed, says the Eutaw
wig, by gentleman recently from Ar.
kansas, that John Bass, who was motto.
rloas IN this part of Alabama some two
TO &. flve years ago, was hanged in that
State about three months ago for muir.
derlng and robbing a tax-collector.-
While on the gallows he confessed that
after ne left Alabama he murdered three
men for their money, besides the one for
committing which he was executed.
Bass murdered negro in Tuscaloosa
county some years since, but escaped
punishment by changing the venue to
Pickens, where he whipped another one
to death and, to escape punishment, fled
to Arkansas, where he met the fate he
had so long justly merited.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

A Great Wool Growing Couutv
rison county, Ohio, is one of the pre,,l
wool-growing counties in the Unim
The Cadiz Sentinel estimates the cr@
that county at four hundred and Seven
two thousand dollars This is pretv |
tensive for county of but four hum
square miles.
A work by Martin Luther, never WI
Translated into English, has just appsl|
in London. 1t is called 1.-The CreatMa
A Commentary on the First Five Chs
tiers of the Book of Genesis"
The last words of the Old Test,us|
are a fearful threatening i" Lest | CA
and smite the earth with a curse" NJ
last words of the New Testament an
benediction: 1.-The grace of our M
Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen
Good-It is not what We earn but WA
We save that makes us rich. 1t is NJ
what we eat but what we digest M
makes us fat. 1t is not what we pq
but what we remember, that make,
learned.
20 The present edior of the Washnp,A
Union, the Administrations immediaA
mouth piece, is Col. johnson, who VI
once an nnderstrapper of Bennett, in ia
New York Herald, and who a few month
was as violent an anti-Lecomptonite Il
could be found anywhere.
1t is such creatures that the Admit
lstration selects as the chief organs ID
the expression of its principles All
opinions.
Craps IN Mianesota.- The Minnpsi
correspondent of the Cleveland PaA
'De@fcr@-svss that--~tlAe.--;sxa.y ri
throughout Minnesota this year is at lem ]
one-third greater than last year. I'll
corn crop is exceedingly promising. /
Appeal I
s1V Some of the oflice-hodcrs at Vas
lngtnn are so addicted to the fasionahA
Of rohhing the GOVERNED
that If il wasn't for the watcIfuIness
their wives, they would pick the locks
their wardrobes and steal their owl
Columbia Mirror.
10 Only single copy of the Lonla
Times is now allowed to enter Franc
and that is sent to Paris in a sealed en- I
Envelope from Boulogne, especially d
lressed to Napoleon himself.
70 Col. John w. Forney is said tvk
utter tho Philadelphia Shyriffalty, an d
Ice worth $4,000 a year.
10 The number of emigrants who
anded in New York during the pressed
ear, up to July 14th, is 4O,56l. The
lumber during the same period, in 1851
vas 10l 900.
W The Grenada Miss Republrai
t July Gath, says: The waters are
iding in the Tallahatchie bottom. w
Understand the stencil from decompoS
ion of animal as well as vegetable mai
er is not to be endured
G-V7 Vim. L. Porter, Esq. the editord
'orter's Spirit of the Times, died in Nes
ork on the 10th inst, of cbills and fevE
Early.--Cotton picking was commsne
d in parts of Texas as early as the q
July. On that day a planter in NaVi
ad went out with his hands to make
,gular beginning.
or The "black tongue" we see,
REVEALING among the cattle of Soula
arolina. Two butchers of Columbh
i've notice that, in consequence Of i
icy will cease killing until they zen
rocure good and healthy CATTLE"
= There were 1877 deaths in New o.
ans last week, which is an increase d
over the previous week. Twenty fu
ere from yellow fever.
Spain Preparing to Inrade Merice-
ecent advices from Madrid again sta;
at Spain is preparing an expedition .
n thousand men and large feet ~
0 invasion of Mexico.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05
The Literary Character of our Town.

The Literary Character of our Town.
i Whlom our town enjoyed an unenvi
able reputation abroad. Folk at a dist
ance used to regard 1t as the very ne pin
ultra of ciyilization--as a place wher
Bacchanalian orgies hourished in the full
est vigor; and one going from Okolon;
was everywhere met by the question
varied according to the season, "Hav,
the Spring, Summer or Winter fight.
commenced in Okolona yet" In this
and many other ways was gross iujustic.
done to the Prairie City; for never die
it deserve half the name given by people
abroad-it never was nelr as wicked as
represented. But now we are, and have
been for some time, in fair way to re-
trieve the fallen character of our town,
and obliterate all traces and remember
ances of what folk said" about it.
Why, just to cast a retrospective glance
at the past, and take birds eye view of
the many societies that have been form
ed for the moral and intellectual elevation
OF our bnrgh, we can but arrive at the
conclusion: better day is dawning upon
Okolona. First we had the BRASS
Band.' The bare idea, though, of there
being necessity for the outlay of Is or
20 dollars to buy instruments was sufli-
cent to make its existence ephemeral,
and it collapsed and died out. On the
heels of the I" Band stepped the "Thes
plan Corps" For time this little COM
pany bravely held its own, and gave
promise ofmuch amusement to our worthy
citizens, and more instruction to its
worthier members. But the detection of
few, the imposition of fine or two, and
the labor required TO commit the pieces
perfectly, soon brought about disaf
lection and finally diSunion. Next
come the formation of the light Dragon
company, styled the Chckasaw Rang
ers, which, after parade or two, dis
banded. There being no prospect of a
war with Uncle Brigham. their enthusi-
asm gradually cooled down, and, so far
as we can learn, all, even the most belli-
gerent of the " Rangers" are now eniov-
ing perfect tranquility. We must not
omit to say the first cause of dsbandmeut
was occasioned, pro6ably, by the pros
pect of buying uniforms costing 25 or so
dollars The Debating Club" was next
This seems to be made of
more adhesive stuff than usually compose
our Okoona associations. 1t is now in
ulI blast, but is expected to make disnn,
on OF something next Friday night. A
Literary Club" is now being formed
There is a little commotion and some
shooting among the literary stars. What
its object we haven't definitely learned;
'ut OF course it aims at the Improvement
nd advancement of this, our town of
owns.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

LARGE PREMIUM LIsT.-The premium
list for the next Okolona Agricultural
Fair is perhaps the largest and mos. lib
crsl one ever offered in the Southern
States. The number of Premiums are
204, amounting to Sl,2S2. The next
Fair comes off on the I4th, 18th and 10th
of October, next.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

HORSE THIEVES. Two bold acts of
horse stealing were committee in Grenada
last week. About noon, two scamps
took couple of horses from public
hitcbipg place, and quietly rode off. One
of the animals was dark horse with
blaze on his forehead, the other was a
mouse colored mare, with black streak
down her back. Verify, the "memie
days of auld lang syne are being held in
remembrance by these modern Claudes.
" Sixteen String Jack" in his palmest
days, could not have stolen a horse 50
cody.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

Shot Dead IN his Tracks.-The pain
ful task devolves on us of chronielino
the sudden death of Edwin L. Lester
which took place yesterday afternoon
about 4 O'Clock, the result of a shot. 0,
shots, from double-barreled gun in the
hands of, and fred by, Y. A. GRAY. A
mere statement of the facts as brought
out by the jury of inquest, is all that we
can venture to make at present, as the
case will undergo judicial investigation.
The deeply afflicted families of both
parties, especially their aged, widowed
mothers-haye our heartfelt coincidence
IN their sorrowful bereavement and
troubles.--Flbremce Gasefte.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

Good News.-We are pleased to learn
that the track of the Mobile and Ohio
railroad was yesterday thrown across the
Obon river. SO the iron horse will, in
a few weeks, really be snorting into Tren-
ton. Then city--a great big one--wll
spring up around us--we will wear store
clothes, own Il spotted dog, edit the daiiy
Standard and have in it spicy police
report, like unto Hi Walkers Of the
NashciHe Banner-we'lI do the railroad
printing, make fortune, ride in the cars,
drive fast horse, get pretty wife, raise
large and respectable posteriiy, put on
city airs generally, and when our form is
knocked into pi the daily papers of our
city will be shrouded in black Come ON,
you everlasting shorter, we are waiting
for you Jingle +! Ho-o-ts,o.o-t!.!. Buy
a morning Standard, sir?