The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-11-18

J 60 iarthest Without descending 4 s'
earth. Prof. Steiner landed w = y
yards Of Lake Erie, having sai n.,a
whole length ofihe State Of Ohio ' !.
hours and ten minutes. Mons 4 y
landed IS miles south Of tha ~
Steiner, Hereford, won the raco axe e
after starting, and whenover a nil : NJ
the balloons came in collisisn In. Y
them threw out ballast, and ranidl l Jug
above the other, and out Of dance, !, \
further contact. g. "
Southern Pacific Railroad -Tho \
ident of this road, DR.. j. Fowlkesi \ \
called meeting Of the stockholds'.
assemble at Louisville, On tle a aSt''
slant. AS a compromise has now 4
effected between the old and tha :, n
company, matters of especial inter... 4
claim the attention of the stoekbrias
at the meeting here referred to an r'S'i N
the dosire Of the President that IN
stakeholder shall attend in person III |
the compromise, renewed confidence n
been restored in the future progress Y v
success of this great work, but IN orls.1
keep alive this confidence and maLs
efficient, it is essential that the s,o.
holders evince deeper interest n n
enterprise than they have beretof"'
done. wv
Lega/ 1endcr.-The law repulot'
tho payment Of debts with coins poroyi,
that the following coins be legal tepds,
|. All gold coin at their respectiv
values for debts Of any amount.
2. The half dollar, quarter dollar ha
dime and quarter dime, at their resOs "
i've values for debts Of any amount upde
five dollars.
3. Three cent pieces fir debts Of an
amonnt under thirty cents and
4. BY the law passed at the last sessio,
Of Congress, We may add, one cent piece
for any amount under ten cents.
by the law Of Congress, passed som,
tour or live years ago, gold was mad
the legal tender for large amounts, Thos,
who TO get ri'l Of large quantities of cent
and small coin sometimes pay their bin
with it to the annoyance OF their credit
ors, will perceive that there is stoppas(
in that aulic by law. :
o. Bayard Taylor is animate,--tht
Boston Post thinks too animated for .
married nan--in describing the beautiful
women Of Poland. He talks thus:
These maids Of Warsaw are not onlV
radiant blondes, whose eyes and hair re-
mihd yon OF corn flowers among rpe
grain, but also dark eyed beauties, with
faces Of 4 full southern oval, lips round
and delicate as those of an Amorette, and
4 pure, golden transparency Of complex,
6n. The connoisseur Of woman's beauy
IAN nowhere better compare th.se two
IvgN s..s,ts' .,vr Il'ss@-su>grcat ~ aNsxubr
n deciding between them.
Stop, stop, 'raylor-says the Post
We can't read any more TO day.
20 | have heard it said that thv
riends of Judge Douglas and those d
he President held council some day Or
wo ago, in this city, and then and ther
e'tled the terms of peace. by which
resident Buchanan magnanimously con
cnts to have the Little Giant returned
o the Senate 81 Louis Repuaicaa
On my Has the President really
Sd5 In the Northern part of the STATE
Where Abolition has run rampant, the
ace was between Douglas and Lincoln
Sunny South.
wiz our neighbor tell us of any part
I the State where the race was not'be.
Ween Douglas and Lincoln /? Where
ID the three thousand bucks" who
'ent the DANTE ticket come from? Did
ley' "roost' in a bunch, or were they Il.
q around about loose ?-Coaserratim
Mar'ase Eatraordinary.-T Tren.
m independent Jon,aal chronicles thcfol. !
wing: We do not remember to have
'ard OF such disparity in ages Of any
'opie' as that related to us a day two
nee as having taken place in this coun.
!. 1t beats January and May all boil
W.
Married in Gibson county. on the 10th
:, Mr.. Dennis Thompson, aged Ss, |
"a MISS Sarah + knoonce, aged 10 |
'ars--only so years difference. 81