The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-05-27

he will need such name as that rM
thinking, unles he sticks closer to ,.. aa
(truth) in his future communicates nH
But we will be more charitable-maa
est f" Veritas' et preealeJH. sa
JNo FEE
| Mobile and Ohio Railroad-Wela.,
from the Trenton Tenn Gazette oflaaa
week, that track-laying on this road !
progressing steadily towards that nl,as
from both Columbus, Kentucky r, ass
Jackson, Tennessee 'a
1.-The cars had, it informs us, RIM -.
from Columbusto Union City, and at hs
expiration of this month ten miles mo wy
will be completed on the Northern s.0
ton. From Jackson the road is comnS
ted ten miles to McCory's mills, at IL 4
intersection with the upper Jackson road
and the cars are making daily trips ont
returning in time to connect with tha
trains from Jackson and the Junction ~
Memphis. Citizens ofTrenton can Ieavs
here in the morning in time enough =
meet the cars at McCorry's mills, and. #
desired, take supper the same day At
Memphis"
We are glad to learn that progress is
making in the Tennessee portion Of this
important road, and only regret that we
are not able to say as much for progress
in Mississippi. If Okolona is to be
reached in time for transporting the grow.
ing crop, the work will have to be re.
sumed very soon, and be prosecuted with
unremitted energy. 1t is understood
that the President of the road is now en-
r"ate to London for the purpose of raising
money by negotiation of the company's
securities. We hope he will be entirely
successtul.-liodiie Meas, 20M inst.
GY We learn from the last MobNy
Mercury, that the Mobile, Galveston and
lndianola line of steamships has been
established, and that the steamer Fash.
ion left the first named port for the
last two named on the 2Sth Of last month.
We are glad that this line has been cstab.
lished, and sincerely hope it may be made
a profitable one. We can see in the
ciear future. that this will become a ia
vorite mode fer Texans to go North
From Texas to Mobile, thence up the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad to Cairo, thence
on to New York and other Northern ports
While the citizens of New Orleans and
Mississippi are quarreling and continuing
and not continuing the New Orleans
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad
farther than Canton, our old Mobile 4
friends have been steadily pushing on
their Railroad to the Ohio river, and We
hope they will receive the benefits their
industry and perseverance so richly de- \
serves. We can commend the Mobile
merchants to our Texas friends. There
are many old names appearing in The
journals there, which we recognize
They are the right sort of men to deal
with. Experience has taught US so.
sx.-~>--~-~,~-~~-<.s :. alton lSeeRcn aeat
Pass HIM Rouad.--G. w. Graham,
NJ. d., who lives in Philadelphia, at No,
1l3l Filbert street, and who has adver.
tiSed extensively in Southern papers, the
Herald among the rest. his Important
Discovery for cure of Consumption" and
" Suffer not" over his own signature
and that Of j. Summerville, NJ. d., has
proved himself, by his correspondence
and promises to us, to be liar, seoan.
dfel and swiadler. We learn from
Philadelphia that he is unreliable and
without responsibility. Please "hand
the gentleman round" that his operations
of victimzing may be checked hereafter.
The Z. s. journal, Philadelphia, will
please copy.-Editor AMeus Herald.
Wonder how some abominabe editors
in this portion Of the State feel, who pub.
fish the above advertisements!
Not so Bad.-The Albany Transcript.
which has a schoolmaster among its edi-
tors, is responsible for the following
The principal of one of our select
schools has been sending circulars to the
parents Of the pupils, which, signed and
returned, will authorize him to infict
such punishment, corporeally or other
wise, as may in his judgment be proper,
The following answer proves that some
of the parents are pleased with the idea;
Deer Mr.. Ratten.-Yonr foggins
cirklar is duly received, | hope as u
my John, you will fog him just as ofB
as you kin. Heas bad boy--is John,
Hithto I've bin in habit of teaching him
miself, it seems to me he never will larn
anithing-his spellin is ottrageously de-
fishment. Wallup him well, ser, and you
will receive my thank.
"P. S.-What accounts for John bein
SIGH skollur is that he is my sun by my
wife's fust husband"
accidentally Killed.-The Hon. 5. B
Pierce, a lawyer, and formerly member
of the Legislature, was killed recently ID
Perry county, Miss, by being thrown
from his horse, while on deer hunt, tho
ia II oauein.r his nm, ~, J;soh vs,ro itc ann.