The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-10-07
Ss!ecting Jnrxmen.


sele ting jurymen. Many objections are
advanced against the present system Of
promiscously drawing jurymen; among
which is the difficulty encountered in
forming juries for criminal cases, and the
heavy expense incurred thereby by the
State. Frequently out of special renirt
of seventy live an eligible and competent
number cannot be procured to form Jury
The operation of the present system in.
eurs no doubt, an unnecessary expense up,
ON the state, and is great and useless
inconvenience to our citizens. Below we
give synopsis of the change for which
the petition calls for, and we hope the
views of the press generally will be given
upon this subject between this and the
meeting of the next legislature, as it will
no doubt be then brought up for discus
sion aud action if deemed proper;
The petition provides that the Board
Of Police in each County shall, at the
regular term OF said Board proceeding the
holding of the Circuit Court, select for
ty-olght persons, competent jurors in said
county; to be taken as nearly as may be,
in equal numbers from each police district
of the county, to serve as criminal jurors
for the next ensuing term of said court.
Said selection of jurors shall be by the
unanimous consent of siad Board
The names of the persons so selected
shall be entered on the minutes of the
Board of Police, and copy, certified by
the Clerk, given to the Sherif-who
thereupon, shall summons tho persons 80
selected, to appear at the next term of
the Circuit Court, on the day upon which
the State docket is set for trial. The
said sheriff TO summons said persons as
criminal Jurors in persons personally, or
by written notice left at their place of re-
sidence at least five days before said sta
ted day. The persons 50 selected and
summoned shall attend; ont of which
number Jury Of twelve persons shall be
empanneed for the trial of any criminal
case or misdemeanor in said county.
In capital cases, the defendant aud
State shall be allowed, each four per
emtory challenges and the state four
In cases of relationship by the Juror by
consanguinity or affinity to the party ac-
cused, the said juror shall be set aside
and others selected form said list.
A First Rate Paf.--At the Supreme
Court of Vermont, Mrs. Sarah A. Mott
was divorced from her husband, Mr.. Oar
win Mott. The Rutland Herald gives
the following biography of this worthy,
which for pith is rarely equaled:
Z" We know that man-Darwin Mott.
He came to ST. Albany with long face,
a silver headed cane, and Rev" pre-
fixed to his name. He preached one
faith a few months ago and suddenly
changed it. He preached and went a
hunting the same day. He preached On
temperance land the people were aston
ished at his stolen lectures and fcigned
honesty and got drunk. He lectured to
the young ladies and played the adulterer
He kept bad school-edited reckless
paper stole money, and charged the
theft upon the servant girl--got the of
ice of Deputy Inspector--got drunk
upon struggled liguor-took one shirt
another mans wife and bundle of mann
script sermons and ran away from his
own wife. his paper and crowd of cred
tor"
That certainly is marked example of
writing. We wonder how the |
Reverend Darwin Mott likes the style.
The head of a column is the proper
place for an editor.--P0rt Gibson Reye
lie.
That is just what we say. Editors
ire certainly valiant and gallant 81 Cya
'ellows. Why, they have no more d
ion to grasping d sword tnan pen
They would as soon have plume as a
smile, and wear sash as readily as
adys ring. They mount battle-steed
as gracefully as they do the tripod, and
see glory flashed from gunpowder as
brightly as from dark eye in woman
Their lips can give command as glibly
IS conjugal blessing. They can stand
me shock OF battle as calmly as kiss,
md pour out their blood as freely as their
affections. They can give away their
ives as bravely as their hearts, and quit
l siege as reluctantly as Champagne
bumper. They can fill warriors grave
IS well as pair of pants, and cause the
marble quarry and obituaries to speak as
my body else. Indeed they are fellows
If wonderful versatility, clever, ambi- !
ious, gallant, heroic and fond of good
vine, pretty women, and exlrag agance.
Jackson Eagle
The editor of the Eagle is candidate,
md if after writing the above, he amt
eeted, why all we have to say is-he
ut to be-
The Cation Cyop.-The Boston Tray
Her remarked that while it is rendered
ute certain that the crops in the grain
rowing States will be considerably be-
Nv the average, it is equally certain
hat those in the cotton and sugar plan
ng States, will be above an average, and
le grain haryests in these States will /.