The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05

il evidently sensible as we'll as a
ID humored man:
Please allow me to say through your
per that am off the Sheriffalty course,
in other words l back down" from
I race, and withdraw from the canvass
1 Sheriff of Franklin county at the Au-
3 lst election. My reasons for this are
rious, one of which l will mention
hi that is, am afraid Icannot get quite
0ugh rotes to elect. Such being my
Dnyiction, after mature reflection, have
a pncluded to make my best bow to the
hblic and voluntarily retire from the
,ntest.
Those Of my fellow citizens who in
ended to vote for me, will please receive
by thanks, and those who intended to
Fote otherwise, can 60 to--the grocery
1t somebody else's expense; while go
10 work. merrily singing that ancient bal
iAd called "Root Hog or Die" A good
D mechanic is throwing away his time in
running for petty Office, especially when
be stands no chance of being elected
Wife Pinching.-The Hartford Free
Press gives the following synopsis of a
base which occurrd at Bristol, Connect
tut
A man--cal him Smith---went to bed
bid wanted the bedroom door left open.
His wife thought the weather cool enough
shut it. She went to bed an hour af-
r, but before the dispute was settled he
inched her. They both went to sleep,
nl the next day she went home to her
kiher. She complained to the grand ju-
If, and Smith was fined Sc and COSTS
NTH appealed to the superior COURT
is defense was that she threw her leg
bat way and hit boil from which he
as suffering, and that he merely struck
bit to save himself. Two lawyers on
I'll side were engaged.
The inevitable Sturgeon is going
isit the United States and make a
II If the country Spurgeon is the
n Tristan orator who expressed the san
mary desire of killing off the slave
e niders; so the Southern people may
E Fl lie up their affairs in anticipation of
is advent.
To DESTROY RATs.--The Griffin (Ga.)
Empire State says: 3" We have been cred
bv informed by lady in our city,
Who's house became infested with these
Troublesome little vermn, that the sim
: bic remedy of dissolving copperas in cold
yater make it strong) and sprinkling the
host prominent places of resort, will make
hem leave at two-forty rate and no
mistake. She tried it successfully, and
Jas not been troubled with rats or mice
ince. 1t is simple and will not cost
much to try it.
NJ. e. Church South-There are in
De Methodist Episcopal Church South
-sGSf i tray eliing pHera,shess /; -l61T suTcrar-
huated; 1907 local; 404, 430 white mem
eprs; 62,23l white practitioners l4S,-
E25 culored members 29,394 colored
erobationers 1899 Indian members /;
l67 Indian probationers. The total mem
ship, ministers, laity. in full and on
81 ia is 655,777, exhibiting gratifying
s Increase of 12,069.
s. Weather and Crops.-The weather for
S. h past week, up to yesterday, has been
q ~ and warm. Yesterday We had rain
= j Il seemed TO be pretty general in this
ivn--ii will suit some planters we
ave heard talking, exactly, if they get
Previous rains have kept most of
IN busy with the grass and they could
ne out very well without this last one,
ne crops all over this county are said
be fine and in good condition.
Yaeoo Observer.
General Quitmaas Death" Ion, y
Mhe Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore San, says General Quitman
hever stopped at the National Hotel in
hat city, and. therefore, could not have
lied of any disease contracted there. -
This is in opposition to the statements OF
ahe Southern papers. which assert the
CONTRARY Cincinnati Enquirer.
If the words of Gen. Quitman himself
Ban be believed, then his disease was
contracted at the National Hotel. he
DO informed number of his friends in this
eity on his return home from Washington.
Memphis appeal.
A Baby and a HaIf-Mrs. Severe Du-
Bal, residing at Three Rivers, lately gave
birth to a child having four legs and
feet and three arms. The lower part Of
The child is composed Of two bodies joined
near the chest, or rather, the one inserted
INTO, or growing out Of the other. The
ehld is Of the female sex, in apparent
good health, sixteen days old and weighs
kbout eight pounds.