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The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01
+" lis noon, and the burning sun pours

& m IefspifihS ray on our devoted caput.
There's more poetry than truth in the
above. for it's past noon, about % o'clock,
and beside, we amt so green as to give
the sun fair chance at our devoted ca
put. We are sitting, or rather lazily loll-
ing in our arm chair, watching the vapory
clouds of cigar smoke as they wind about
our head, and plying from the bottom of
our heart.thc painting oxen, YEARLY, strug-
glingly, hauling loaded wagon meath
this broiling sun.
When dinner has oppressed me-
think it perhaps the gloomlest hour,
Which turns up out of the sad twenty-four,"
but somehow we always find an antidote
in cne of Ward & Jones cigars, and
'Tbe blues are dazzled from
Our memory, by oblivous transport"
Try some of them, they are erAalent
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

10 The Pontotoc Examiner has placed
at its mast head the names of A. q.
Brown for President, and j. H. Ham.
mond, of South Carolina, for Vice Presi-
dent, in 1860. The names of three dis
tinguished Mississippians have already
been suggested for the Presidency, viz :
Brown, Quitman and Davis.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01
Cairo.-Cairo holds its head out of the

CairO.-Cairo holds its head out of the
water manfully, and the Caroites keep
stiff upper lips in spite of the "little fresh
et' they have had down there. They
tell us it wasn't much of rise after
all" only IL feet of Mississippi water in
town only 40 frame houses foated about
loose, and about Is of the better class
buildings moved from their foundations.
These things are mere trifes, which the
folks regard with the most saint like Sc
renity. In few days We expect to hear
that Cairo has risen from the mud like a
phGnix.-St. Louis Neus.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01
VIn Oxford Miss, one day last week

DIn Oxford Miss, one day last week,
negro man discovered the body of a
new born babe lying concealed in some
bushes in the vicinity of that town. No
white person heard of it until the next
day, when several gentlemen went to the
spot and found the hogs had devoured
nearly, or quite all the body. The clothes
in which it had been wrapped were found
covered with blood, but nothing was seen
which could lead to a discovery of the
inhnman parents, and the whole affair is
surrounded in the deepest mystery. The
child is supposed to have been white.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

or See the new advertisements in to-
days paper, and whenever you are in
Aberdeen take our advice, and call on
Tyler or johnson, if you want anything,
no matter what, in their line of business.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

10 Our thanks to the fair authoress OF
:" Louise Coligny'-would be much graf
flied to hear from her frequently.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

GoNE.-Dr. Tindall has left his home
for a jaunt to Georgia-will be absent
ten or twelve days. TO his numerous
friends, especially the ladies, we say,
dont be uneasy; lie aciH come back men
cumbcrcd By baggage
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

r-gs See the advertisement of our
friend, G. Bernd, and whenever you want
a girt, bride, saddle, or in short, stand
in need of anything that makes horse
look as he should, give him a call.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

tV- Letters on business with this Office should
be addressed TO the "PRARIE NEws''-not to
either of the proprietors. individually. Cores
pondents and others wi.please take notice of
this, as it will prevent confusion when one is alb
seHt
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

~ We are authorized to announce j. NJ.
Rosson as candidate for reelection to the Office
Of Town Constable at the ensuing election
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

or We received private letter from
Mobile to-day Thursday, from which
we would like to make few extracts,
but as it comes on the eve of going to
press we must refrain.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

~ We are authorized to announce H. II.
Thompson as candidate for Town Constable at
the ensuing election
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

GTThe Pamela Star says that an inhu
man stepmother named Mrs. Northrup,
Of that county, whipped little stepson
Of hers until life was nearly extinct, one
day last week. His back was literally
hacked with gashes. The woman was
committed to Jail.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

II A Democratic editor in Illinois,
whom We will not name, received 3 new
impulse the other day. He was shock
ingly kicked. H swears however q
will stand erect" We suppose be WI
stand up because it hurts him to 81
down. .
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

sTsThe communication from + will APP
pear next week.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

OF One Of the jokers says: "Womsn
require more sleep than men, and ~
mers less than those engaged IN almos
any other occupation. Editors, repof-
ters, printers and telegraph operators
need no sleep at all. Lawyers can sleep
as much as they choose, and thus keep
out Of mischief Clergymen can sleep
twenty four hours, and can put theirpars
IRISH to rleep once week"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

To Look at the announcements of can
didatcs.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

or The Southern Star speaking of
Gen Walkers speech in Macon says
He was frequently applauded, and me
must admit, he made a favorable impress
sion." Humiliating, amt it friend j., to
admit such thing! You mustn't admit
such things, or we'll set you down to be
what you are, viz: an old fogy
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

Ocvgrocn Vegetabies--It is such 4
well-known fact that overgrown vegs
tables are not as good as those of modes-
ate size, that we are surprised to see g.
ricultural societies, year after year, Offer
ing premiums for mammoth squashes,
beets and cabbage heads. Overfat fowls
and pigs and sheep and beeves, como
within the same category. They are ~
really inferior to animals that are fatten-
ed just SO as to be perfect, and not stun.
ed to an excess of fairness.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

A CHANCE FOR Us.-We have often
wished we could discover a path that
would lead us straight to fortune, but so
far along life's journey, have not struck
trail. However, we are now, perhaps,
on the track. A friend took us to one
side the other day, and said we could
make our fortune as easily as turn fin
ger. How! we eagerly asked. Why,
said he, Galloway of the Acalanche, says
you are handsome young man now
sue him for SANDER, and lay your DANA
ges at twenty five thousand, and if you
don't make the landing you may have
my hat-that's all Since then we've
been diligently enquiring whether Gala
way is a responsible individual-if he is,
and we find it out, breaker will strike
his pile at the next term of the court
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

1.-THE PRAIRIE NEWS has large circulA
ton in the following countless:
MONROE, PoNToToc, AND ITAwAMBA,
Candidates and other advertisers in either Of "
above counties viii please take notice Of this fad
and act accordingly. lt
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

~ The Oxford Mercury has an anus
ing account of Glove and laudanum"
scrape. Ayoung gent of that burg fell in
love-read no books that were not tales
of love-thought nothing beautiful but
the soft mellow light of pale faced Luna,
and knew no Heaven but in the presence
of his fair Dulcinea in short, he was in
an awful situation. Suspense could not
be borne, so one night
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

Of Last Monday, when on our way to
Aberdeen, our buggy broke, and we had
to place a rail beneath to support the
bed Travelling this way we often
thought-'specially on the causways-
Rolling rafting, humping,
Der bill, or through the vale;
oh bless me, this is pleasant,
Riding on a raH?"
That was little of the pleasure of
editorial life, but we've no right to COM
plain-nobody but poor devil of an
editor, no how.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01
When from the boughs

The nightngale's high note was heard"
he donned his sunday go-to -meetin-store-
clothes, and HE'D to the domicil of his
fair lady-told her &C., &C., &c.,-suf-
fee it to say, however, she did not recip-
rocate, and answered "no stree, narv
time :" He was desperate, took lauda.
mum enough to kill mule, but a physi-
elan got to him in time, and a powerful
restorative set him on his legs again.
He Immediately left the scene of his dis
asters--hurried to the Depot; the while
he would shuttle and snub !" then abuse
the girls, then "boohoo," and damn the
doctors generally, and the one who cot
the laudanum out of him, particularly.
We pity the sorrows of the poor young
man.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

fF-We had a refreshing shower yes
tefday--just what The corn crop needed.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01
MOBILE COTTON MARKET.

MOBILE, June 2B.--The market has been quiet
to-day with sales Of $50 bales, at unchanged pric-
es--l26l2l Mercury.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01
We are permitted to copy the fol

UWe are permitted to copy the fol-
owing paragraph from a private letter
received few days since from resident
in Kansas to gentleman of this place,
dated June Goth:
Your friend, (?) Jim Lane, has got him.
self into rather bad snap lately. A
few days ago a man by the name of Jen-
kins and he had quarrel about getting
water at a we'll on claim they both re-
sided on. jenkins chopped down the
fence that Lane had but up around it, and
the consequence was, that Lane shot him,
putting some so or 80 shot into his breast
and other portions of his body, killing
him almost instantly. One of Jenkins
friends, who had accompanied him, shot
Lane in the leg, and there the matter
ended. 1t is thought that Lane will loose
his leg. / don't know when he will have
bis trial but whenever he does, it won't
amount to much, as Lane knows almost
every man in the county--besides, the
Sheriff is his warm, personal friend, and,
between them, they can pack jury to
suit them. I'll endeavor to keep you
posted, as | know you feel interested.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01

uThe editor Of that "tremenjus" pa
per, the Memphis Avalanche, calls the
Prairie Meas little hand-bill." Won
der if he has forgotten the fact that he
at one time printed a "hand-bill' paper
as small or smaller than the News, with
page of quack medicine advertisements
doubled every week, at that.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-01
LATER FROM UTAH.
INDICTMENT Of MORMON LEADERS
FOR HIGH TREASON.
BRIGHAM Y0UNG'S MESSAGE TO TIE
LEGISLATURE,
4 Collision between Mornoas and frSsps
new MORMON ATROCITIES.

p .;oio1s, Fr5-- o. Specia ce'7esr'-de-f.
The Washington union., 1858-02-03
United states Patent once,
Washington, January II, 1868.

ON the petition af Palmer Sumner, of New York,
praying the exsnsi o patent granted 70 him on iae
aS Of Aprl 1874 Ieaic ahs, for
On expiration said fsten which akes r on the
ojsh dxy Of April, 1855 -
II Il ordered that tho petition heard the Patent Once
Monday the 18th April II o'clock and all persons
and show cause any e nave why So Pc
t.Iau ought not W be granted -
opposing extension required 10 ae IN the Patent o
6cc their forth writing at least twenty
days before hearing AZ testimony fsd BY either party
10 6e used AT be taken aud transmitted
cordance with te rules the Office which will be furnished
plcation a.,
The tes,nouy in the Will closed the 2h Of March;
relied testimony must be Aed
n tbe Office of that day tho arguments
n any within days thereafter.
ordered aso that published in the Union, Wash
,oton e. and News York week for three
cssye l2h Of April next the day hear
ing. M, uo,r
Commissioner Of Patents
sEos will please copy and send their
ILLS the 0mce, with containing this notice
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United state. patent Once.

I'm the petition Of Caleb aud 7. Willis Pratt. of
" Newton Massachusetts praying s W u pasns
Granted to thsm the 4h Of April ls4 s m1<oveusnt
truss anes bdg~s for from hs expraHn a
said patent which takes place the 4th day Of April lass
orsrsd hss hs petition be heard Al the Patent Once
are notified and show they have why said
titon ought MT 70 be granted. 81 Ah.' fli
opposing extension requires W Ole n Patent
Once their otoas specially ksth wne a ess twenty
days before the day M hearing all ts~moOy dsd BY either
be- used the said taken transmitted accord
with the rules the oce which will be furnished sppcs
tiO0
The testimony the viii be closed the oh Of March
dep0seus other relied testimony be hd
the once before the morning that the Arguments
any, within ton days thereafter ~ ~ 80 49, f
Ordered aoshat this BE- published IN shs uuis Washing
n c. and rat Boston, ARsAchuss week s three
ce weeks previous tho ed March nex the day o. hearing
JOe HOLT,
t- .stf f.itli if , OF Patents.
sEs OF the above papers will please copy aud send their
bills TO tho Patent Once, With containing this notice
lA-la63M ~ / |.
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Hoase's Printing Telegraph.
Washington, January, ls5s'
FOR the

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TINE New York and Washington Printing ie'e-
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Grover = Bakers Family sewing Machines.

Grover 4 Bakers Family sewing Aachines.
Cd the best IN mark~--s. -s.wy lady should hare one.
FTyHESE MACHINES are unquestionably the best
No we'll family Afford do with
sewing machine, made cxpressy fur family
sewing.
They aud superior stitch In whh the threads are so
third stitch b~
ordinary spool With equal
facility, BY mere change of spoos. 4...e. ~.
tfEt tr Ak GROVER 4 BAKER, ttfiiA =
sewing Machine Co.,
3lS P~nnsyyania avenue, Washington.
<p5 Hrosdway, New York. ~
Jan 30--dlmii
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INSTRUCTIONS


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~ depaytm<Hf may dem proper
seven minutes intermediate once when
Otherwise spccihed for opening and examining the mails
pay for trips ncs performed and for each ot such
ay Se deaucs.a For arrivals .r behind
with derenana mails M and not sSsn. excused one 0arA
imposed unless the delinquency be promptly and
credible persons for falling arrive contract time f
agecns take the msl.om deliver !. into post once for sui
The General annu The contract or repeated fat
isobeying tho instructions department. refusing
carrier when requested BY the % 81 M M %.
porting packages conveying maabe matter out o s
The Postmaster may order Of service
by allowing therefor rata increase on the contract pay
particularly them conform connexions with rairond with
@ e a % @
ohe a for the additional stock carriers
rensuh giving notice the thai
General may also curu service whole
TART decrease @ allowing one months extra compsn
DO require The in he desires TO
ysss VIM Ss maas ss1s % @ BY collections FROM or
otherwise after the expiration of each
The distances given according information
win be ALLOWED should they b asn .dvsr
i,forn themselces on this point
form Of proposals fnrnhed BY the department,
a e their bids and 4 70 retain copies @ Of them o.
tra guarantees be admitted
- addressed Assisap, General Contract
Once agent; and postmssers will
enclose proposals letters Of any knd In their quarterly
turns. pa 1sH
the department
ore tho Ist 1855 but the service must be
the LIST july the mail day thereafter whether
contracts executed q K Z
IS Of of Congress- approved March lS+5
des that contracts for the transportation of Tho mail shall he let Sin
rendering sufficient fol
without cther reference the mode Of
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certainty security Of such transportation Under this
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styled from the in which they designated
books the BIDS and they w be cohnirUd
providing the Of tho entire mail hosr idye and
pe Be the mode uecessy 10 insure W ee cerfo'"y,
tAd security" &, 4
sufficient will accepted, duly guaranteed 10 pref
crence TO \ Hsdr' or epeciHc bid
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When tho bid specify mods OF conveyance ass Wnen
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United states Patent once,
Washington, January IL, 1855.

nN the petition of Joseph Eaton, administrator
~ Of Charles Paine deceased, wnsow Maine
praying granted TO the said Charles
psne for Improvement in hay presses for seven years
expiration Of said patent which takes place on the 25h day
oc April, 1888 is5.l { $50 .ls AS ",
ordered that the said petition be heard At the Patent ONCE on
10th April IL o'clock and all
notified and show they have why said petition
ought not TO bc granted Naa8 844 M sl4. VA
opposing the extenssn required Ole in the Patent
ONCE their objections specially ct forh tn writing least twenty
the Of hearing all testimony hed BY either
said hearing be taken aud transmitted accord
rules Of the oce which will be furnished appla
s 80.
The testimony the will be closed the I'D Of April
dsposions aud other relied testimony must
before the morning Of thai day the
neuts, II any, within days thereafter. .s
Ordered that this notice he published in the Union Wash
npon Post Boston, Massachusetts for three
aacccssvo previous the 10th Of April the day OF
hsarug 8g4I5t .. Hull se
Commissioner Of Patents
SEtos Of the above viii please copy and send their
bills the Patent oce, with paper containing this notice
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"yORTHY OF Notwithstanding TO retire
w business offer rare opportunity 20 any
bo conducted the Eropesn
pap Tho csns and
large share Of which can be uressed b
and ell the other the prem
.cs The situation commands tho whole thorough
between Sd aud ~ Streets and n but
jan aSaroalw hf i WIN RpFP Proprietor
The Washington union., 1858-02-03

ORPHANS FAIR removed to Iron Hall, Pennsyl
yepja avenue the weather having prevent,
cd many persons anxious do from attending the far
odd roxs Hall
y DAYS more opened Iron Hall Tho
sale are marked lowest possible prices and raorae
~ ,a charitable solicited girls
depending upon result Of ibis effort absolutely
necessary their present wants
Al sd SarSaSAtosi
The Washington union., 1858-02-03

TIME TURNER LEGACY .--Messrs. Taylor d Mall
v honor that they have Just received from
London s watercolor drawings BY the best English
artists original pictures and drawings by the late
Turncr the above collection the property Of the English ma
ton exhibiting nj Marlborough House. London
celebrated historical painting Of tho Restoration Of
Reote by the people tho United states to her
Majesty England Cowes December H. 1856,
signed Msr Taylor Monry by tue Queens publishers Messrs
Cnlnashi Il Co, London. u ,tAf at.c
On No a22 Pennsylvania Nsssrs Wall
s.rSsIs ss%Is.sn Co. s e.% ss o1'' f'" : nse
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xsy school OF the University at Cambridge,
~" Massa chuSetts.

The hnsrtsscrs in this school are:
Hon Joel Parker IL D., M9s Professor
iiou Iheophlas Parsons, ~ D.. Dane Professor
Hon Emory Washburn, L. D., University Professor
rINHE course Of instruction embraces the yarl2nF
branches o the Common Aw and Of Equity Admiralty Com
iacrcs Constitutional law a hs
Of tho United States law Library consists aha oQ WI
ues works appear they are added ana every ao
made o complete
ions and examnaous connexion with them Of which there ae
Courts also holden ID arh week ~
each Of previously given ont argued bs iour STU
den.s opinion delivered By the presiding Instructor Rooms
and other facilities provided for the Club Cous and an ~
asby weekly for practice in debate and acquiring know
edge Of parliamentary law and proceedings t4
schoo OF their professional stud
pursuits, and the commencement either er
or ia middle other part Of term
They liberty elect what studies they VIII pursue according
I, their view nf their wants and attachments,
The year. which Thursday six weeks nj
ter the Wednesday July divided into two terms twenty
weeks week at the end Of each term
During winter vacation the library opened warmed and
lighted Tor the members Of the school
Applications admission for catalogues any further inio
be made to either Of the professors at cambridge
CAxssuDos Mass, January, 1858.
Jan 20-1aw3wffr tf ~ Ha ..l