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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-04-22

s6s- Blanks neatly printed, and kept
eonstsstly on hand, for sale at this office
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-04-22
RoPs.-Tobaceo--in Carroll county,
the Huntingdon Patriot says:

Our farmers are busy in getting ready
for planting. From present indications
there will be more tobacco raised the pre-
sent year than was ever known before in
the history Of the county.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28
rFor the Prairie Neyys.1

{ Mr.. EDITOR: | understand that Mr..
Pitts, the Sheriff of Perry County, Miss,
is still in the Mobile Jail, with two other
indictments against him for the same al
legged offence. Under the present move
ments ] suppose he is likely to remain
there during the summer, if the yellow
fever does not send him to the grave
yard. | tried in a former communica-
ton to bring out the names of the Grand
Jury who have so wantonly violated their
obligation. In this l have so far failed.
/ now wish to ask your readers to petit
ton the Governor of our State to inter-
cede with the Governor of Alabama to
release Pitts, and let him 60 home to his
friends, and probably save the life of a
good citizen. | am satisfied that on the
presentation of respectable petition our
Governor will act promptly, and the Gov
ernor of Alabama will readily accede to
the request, and would also recommend
that we memorialise our Governor on the
subject of acquisitions that may hereaf-
ter be presented to him, to well scruten-
Use them all, and more particularly those
that come from seaport towns where
Grandjuries are manufactured to suit cir
cumstances. ] earnestly request your
readers to take hold of this matter i'm
mediately, and try to get Mr.. Pitts away
from Mobile before the yellow fever sea-
son commences. He being illegally ia
ken there, and Illegally detained there,
and the Governors of the two States hav-
ing been made instrumental in getting
him there, they will certainly on applica-
ton release him. Yours,
MONROE.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28
NEWS.

The Washington Union has changed
hands. G. w. Bowman is the present
proprietor.
The rumors of war, which, for some
time past, have been waited from Eu
rope to our land of peace and plenty,
have ceased, and pacific relations seem
reestablished.
The Paraguay war, about which so
much gasconade has been made, and so
much money expended, is ended. The
" amicable adjustment" was brought
about by an agreement of the Paraguan
Government to pay $10,O to the widow
of the man who was killed when the Wa
ter Witch was fred into, and another
payment of $4,000 damages to the Hop
kins Company.
Cotton is still advancing. Mobile Mar
ket l24@134c.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

A Poor OLD MAN.-President Buc-
hanan is questonless the best used up
man in the world. His personal popu-
larity is gone, his political influence is
ebbing, and he stands, hopeless yet un-
complaining, powerless to retard its rece-
ding flow. The N. 0. Delta, hot mouth
ed democratic paper, pours stream of
reproach upon his head severe enough to
make any one "pity the sorrows of the
poor old man." 1t will almost bring the
tears to read the following.
In all the states, cities, towns and coun-
ties where an election has been recently
or is now being held, the faint of Buchan-
ism is deadly blight to the hopes of the
aspirants. New England repudiates him,
the middle states despise him, the Wes-
tern ignore him; while in the South not
man dares come before the people eli
ther as the defender of his intentions, his
motives or his proceedings. With the
exception of the blacklegs and spokesman
who surround him, bask in his smiles,
profit by his corruption and adulate him
for his subservancc to their venal pur-
poses, Buchanan is as isolated as if he
were the Presiding genius over the poit-
ical fortunes ofTimbuctoo or played the
part of Grand Lama at Thibet"
The Delta continues in strain of I'M
equaled audacity:
"Should the present condition of things
endure two years longer, is there any one
so i0oish as to suppose that the party
called democrtc will then have an exis-
tence; or be known save as tradition 7
TO prevent this and the innumerabe mis-.
fortunes tothe country, such deplorable
state ofthings cannot but bring in its train,
Mr.. Buchanan should be invited to resign
the place he is manifestly so unequal to
fill, and allow younger, more energetic
and less hackneyed politician to take his
place. Will the democracy move in this
matter and apply the hot coal to the
back of the slow tortoise T.
Then, too, right here in our district one
of the Presidents strongest partiSans, the
Sanay SoHth, says:
"The most ingenious defence will not
atone for his undisguised departure from
the promise and interests of the party"
Doubtless Mr. Buchanan often exclains
. Oh save me from my friends"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28
EEor the Prairia News.

Mr.. EDITOR: Permit me to congratu.
late you on the rapid progress and useful.
ness of your paper. regard the Prairie
News as almost an indispensable sheet
through the the medium of which we can
communicate our views and wishes so i'm.
portant to the business man. The Press
and well regulated schools combined have
a direct tendency to improve and elevate
society. What would we Americans
have been without these advantages p
We would be as the origional native red
skins, or a! least but little superior.
am pleased to say that we now have in
Okolona several fourishing schools, man
aged by competent, energetic teachers,
and we have recently been informed that
there is a high prospect of there being
another Female School established in this
place in few mouths. The liberal old
gentleman, Mr.. G. Gates, has dona-
ted the fine buildings on the North side of
the town, and formerly occupied by Rev.
L. B. Lawson, for this purpose. Having
been acquainted with Mr.. Gates for the
last eighteen years | am not surprised to
hear of this act of generosity. This is in
accordance with his former acts whilst
he was resident of Green County, Ala.
This high toned old gentleman knows how
to appreciate the effects fine schools have
on morals and refinement. There are
other improvements going on in Okolona.
The Store Houses in this place are
filled with rich variety of Goods to
clothe and decorate the gay. We also
have an ample supply of lawyers to aid
us in obtaining our rights Better still,
we have a fine supply of skillful physi-
clans to heal the sick. And best of all
our pulpits are occupied with able minis
tiers to aid the people in preparation for
a future state; this is the most important
as our abode here is of short duration
and that of future state endless.
respectfully,
A CITIZEN.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28
lFOr the Prairie News. ]
A CITIZEN.

Mr.. EDITOR: May | tell you of trip
to Alabama, | took the other day |
left Okolona, just about midday, one Fri
day, having just heard Mr.. Ed. Thomp-
son deliver an elegant address at the
Male Academy there too | had just seen
the beauty and intelligence of our place
gathered. Just as the sun was setting
made my entree into Aberdeen. This is
a beautiful town, filled with fair women
and brave men. ] broke my buggy just
before | got to the Hotel, and found it i'm
possible to proceed without repairing it,
which was done by nine O'Clock the Lext
morning; | then left, choosing by Lack
les Ferry but my horse coming to a
mud puddle, and disdaining to stain his
fetlocks, Jumped across, landing himself
safely, but leaving me and the buggy on
this side, minus swingetree. So had
to trudge back afoot two weary miles to
Aberdeen and learning that | could not
get off till next morning. and being COM
PEELED to be in Tuscaloosa Monday, sent
my buggy back, and took the stage for
Eutaw, which was just about to leave
Our ride to Columbus was very pleasant.
| had the pleasure of long talk with
Mr.. Hungerford, of Maryland, the talen-
ted author of 1.-The old Plantation" just
published. He did me the honor to pre-
sent me with copy of his book the next
day. 1t is an admirable delineation of
southern life. On Sunday, our way to
Eutaw was very much enlivened by Mr..
Oppenheimer, the deaf and dumb artist.
In using the alphabet for mutes, time
passed unconsciously away, till Clinton
furnished us an Inn for the night. bad
so gotten into Mr.. Oppenheimers good
graces, he wanted to take photograph
of me in Eutaw, but l had no time. AT
Clinton, just as | was about to retire for
the night, | pulled out my pet Maynard
Gsn't that the patenters name p to ex-
anime the printing, and holding it too near
the candle, all the siA barrels went off,
1t surprised me very much, and all the
servants came rushing in, expecting,
doubtless, to see me brainless. The next
morning, after ride through Eutaw, that
urbs in rure, / embarked in buggy for
Tuscaloosa. Got there about 10 p. NJ.
just as the old city was LAYING all her
beauty in the moon shine. The silver
light poured upon tombstone and steeple,
on the shrubbery and trees and flowers,
and | drank in all the fragrance, and
II
thought of school days and college times,
as | drove along the quiet street.
" Home again." "Home sweet Home"
a" Happy Family" and such songs played
cheerful drummings in my glad old heart.
Soon after and before my spirit had win
ged its way in dreams back to Okolona,
| was honored by grand serenade.-
And this is Tuscaloosa always. Music,
flowers, beauty, love, truth.
TRAVELLER.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28
THE WORLD AMAZED!
ALL NATIONS THANKFUL.

The shallow proverb, Familiarity
breeds contempt" has very limited appli-
cation. Familiarity with that which is
admirable, useful and benefcent, breeds
respect, gratitude and enthusiasm. 1t
has been thus with HoLLowAY's inesli-
mable Pills The more thoroughly we
become acquainted with their wonderful
prophecies, the more we see of their oper-
alton in the most- desperate cases, the
more deeply sensible do We become ofthe
value to humanity of Il medical discoyerer
like Professor HOLLOWAY. Is this
country, where We are qnick to ptroglye
and prompt to admit the claims ol great
ness in every department Of art of science,
his popularity is boundless, and the de-
mand for his remedies might he called a
tarore, if it were not founded on the solid
basis of experience. lnihe seasons when
dysentry and diarrh9a prevail, tue popu-
lation of whole districts in the South and
West refuse to take any other prepera-
ton than the Pills. The resident physi
clans demonstrate wiihthe in vain. 1t is
useless to tell the sick who are daily re-
covering strength, appetite, health and
cheerfulness, by the use of this omnipo-
tent medicine, that it is an empirical in
vention. Their every organ, muscle,
nerve and fibre, unite in giving the lie to
the assertion. 1t is the same with dys-
pepsia, liver complaint, and in fact all
internal maladies without exception.
Under such circumstances, can it be
surprising that the name of Holloway is
endeared to the American people! Ma
ny malauies deemed incurable before the
introduction of the Pills, ow create nei-
Their fear nor anxiety. 1t is generally
understood that the subjugation of these
complaints by course of the medicine is
an easy task that the sufferer who relies
upon any other preparation, patent or pre-
scribed, is literally scrambIing for life in
the dark and that he or she who perish
es under the false treatment of the facul
ty, "dies as the fool dieth."
". Y Sunday i" Mercury."
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28


A pamphlet lately sent out by the lat
ter of the above named gentlemen at
tempts to convict the former of being at
one time an adherent to the odious doc
trlnes of "non Intervention and popular
sovereignty" Mr.. Brown is out in let
ter of explanation to the editor of the
True Southron. 1t seems that in July,
1856, a debate sprang up in the Senate,
between Mr.. Toucey, then Senator from
Connecticut, and now Secretary of the
Navy, and Gen. Cass, then Senator
from Michigan, and now Secretary of
State, on the general question of admit
ting Kansas, but more particularly on the
point of rejecting certain proslavery laws
passed short time before by the Legis-
lature of that Territory. The squatter
sovereign advocates insisted on the re-
lection of these laws, and Mr.. B.-so he
says" opposed them on the ground that
it would be an infracton of their favorite
theory. They said the laws were odious,
but | observed that most of them were
proslavery laws, and / half suspected
that their "odium" arose from that cir
cumstance. At all events | called loudly
on them to stand by their doctrines, but
Mey refused to do 1t. ! never for a mo-
ment faltered in my opposition to these
heresies. But as they had been, to some
extent, incorporated in the Kansas bill,
and just then, contrary to the expecta-
tons of their friends, began to work in
our favor, l did not think it the most ap-
propriate time to abandon them"
Mr.. Douglas is evidently conscious of
the light in which honest men of every
political creed regard him, and it excites
no wonder to see him catch at straws.
What Mr.. Brown did was in accordance
with the the natural instincts of South.
ernor; yet the revelations he makes
show the twisting, jobbing, corrupt mach
nations of the Northern Democracy
Can the Southern people hug to their
breasts the delusion that their political
interests are safe in the hands of this vora-
,ious swarm of venomous aud corrupted
rickstersl Ahandful of political jugglers
md gamblers have full possession of our
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28
A CITIZEN.
CHoCTAw Co., Miss, Mar. 81, 80.

CHoCTAw Co., Miss, Mar. 81, so.
DEAR JAMES; On my arrival here |
commenced farming with an old man
named Dobins. He is ofthe right stripe,
and treats me kindly, for he has respect
for an industrious young man. There
are some other citizens here who are also
of the true blue stock. They came from
Georgia, Virginia, the CaroInas, and the
good old state, Alabama. But there are
some other men here who came frommid-
die Tennessee, and they neither respect
man for industry nor honesty They
are of different cast from the others
as different as the greatest of living sages
and the red skinned savage of the Yves
tern wids. Stick dime on the end of "a
standing pole on the opposite side of the
river and one of them will make quick
time in reaching it. am engaged in
nice little speculation which promises to
pay right well. There is rich old maid
living near here with whom I'm trying
to make the trip. She works 100 hands
ard owns 3 sections of rich land, You
know, James, that am quite good look
ing, and hatter myself that | can fill
the eye of any old maid. cant tell the
name of my charmer, but will describe
her. She is very large and tall has red
hair, large blue eyes, and the largest Ro-
man nose ! ever saw on a human face
She wears No. 10 shoes. You may eau
tion me not TO marry her lest get sick
ly wife, there being so much of her ex-
posed to the cold earth but | intend to
splice to her if can. Nothing risk, moth
ing have, you know. If | succeed | will
employ Overseers to attend to my farm
and III take my leisure; go to the legis-
lature and live like fighting cock. As
for my wife she can remain at home, not
being pretty enough to pass in society.
But you know being fine looking man
can pass any where, and will be brick
among the fancy women of Jackson
Hold still and you'll soon hear of my
brilliant success.
TOBIAS THoGMoRToN.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28
NJ. lIlEA AN.
Ala, Bladon Springs, Ala, and
Okoona, Miss, tf

Ok0lOna, MISS,
s now prepared to exhibit his usual extensive
L and varied stock of Staple and Fancy DRY
Goods FIR the Spring Trade, asking spe-
eal attention TO his stock of Dress Goods, COM
priSiug all that is rich in fabric and rare in style
Our stock, embracing as it does, in every dc.
pertinent of the trade, is unsurpassed by that 81
any other House in the Country, and VIII Dc
kept full aud complete throughout the Season
lie has now in store one of the best stocks ID
his line ever brought to the town. 1t compnss.
n full assortment Of
Dress Goods: the standard brands OF fast
eolored Prints, Muslins, Bercges Organdles
Ginghams, Cottonades Linen, Dimities and drills
brown and bleached Sheetings, Shirtings, TEX
ings, Stripes and checks, aud all kind OF heavy
Staples.
White Geods Table Diapers, Cloth and
Napkins, Jaconet, Cambria, Tape, Cheeks
Swiss mill book Muslns, Victoria Lawns, Dot
ted Swiss, Irish Linen, Marseills. Black Dress
Silks, Printed Berege, and Jaconet Lawn Robes
Fancy Calicos, Bereges, French, English, Scotch
and American Lawns, Organizes, Silk Tissue and
Pointed Jaconets, White and Colored Brilliants
Alpacas, Muslins, French, Scotch, and American
Ginebams, Ribbons of the latest Spring styles
Clothing, of French, Belgian and Domes-
tic Cloths, black and colored Doeskins; Cass.
meres, Drap de tat, Italian Cloth, Silk Satin Mar.
sells and Velvet. Shirt Linen, Marseils aud
Prints. Collars Of the same description.
English snd German Hosiery, Gloves and Mlts,
Linen silk, and cotton Handkerchief Cravats,
Parasels, Umbrellas; Ladies, Misses, Gents
Boys and Children's Dress, Visiting, Bal and
Walking Shoes, to suit and fit every foot--dura
biity in leather and work is known to our custe
E.-&... - ~ Y.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28
sLANDER0us G0ssIps.
" lie thou as chaste as Ice, as pure as snow, thou
Shalt not escape calumnyp

{.
The poets pen never gave expression
to truth more patent. 1t does seem
very strange that men will take such
great delight in detracting from the good
character and fair name Of their fellows.
There is something in the nature of some
people that makes them envious of what
they, themselves, cannot attain. They
sneak about gathering and retailing SIAN
derous tales to the injury of honest and
respectable citizens. Nothing of pub
lie or private nature escapes their obser-
walton, and if any news they pick up can
by any means be tortured into evil, they
have the heads to coin and the tongues
to give it circulation. These caves drop
ping, meddlesome and tattling creatures,
vilify and misrepresent the moral char
acter of neighbor with as little CON-
junction of conscience as pickpocket
feels when he steals the purse of bis un-
suspecting victim. Often innocent jests
are uttered, and these degenerated, soul
less beings, in the vindictiveness of their
hearts imagine they hear something de-
rogatory to character, and forthwith
the object of the jest becomes the victim
of public denunciation and vile calumny.
1t is through the agency of such infamous
traducers that the peace and harmony of
whole communities are destroyed, and
the happy family circle is rendered the
home of wretchedness and misery. The
demon of hatred and malice reigns su-
preme in their hearts, and nothing affords
them greater satisfaction than to SOW the
seeds of discord throughout the neigh
borhood in which they live. Like Paul
Pry of old they drop in on their neigh
bors and leave spots of contagion in the
shape of evil tales and home manufac-
tured lies. Through these means they
effect their end-the destruction of the
confidence which exists between man and
man. .
How often is it that the best Of friends
are led to doubt the sincerity of each 9th
er's friendship, through the influence of
soft buzzing SANDER Scarcely a day
passes but some quarrel comes off be-
-ween friends and relations about some
imaginary evil, which, if traced to the
light source, will be found to have origi-
lated from the foul tongues of these gos-
slipping creatures, whose evil natures are
continually on the look out for favora-
lie opportunity to disorganize the social
circles of society. If such persons could
,nly see themselves as others see them
hey would at once cast off the moral
which renders them so des-
,icable and appear as honorable citizens.
We have only to add that as they at
'rosent appear they are the very persori-
ication of everything that is low, mean,
'le and Infamous, without one redeeming
quality to recommend them to the good
yill of their fellow men.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

Hoiloway's Pills and Ointmeut- Caution m
.ne lurchaser.-As they have been baseIy imita-
ted the public should learn that there i a snre
test OF their genuineness, viz. the water-lnark
Holloway, New York and London" which an.
pears IN every leaf of the book of directions WIS.,
ibie when held between the eye and the light.
:. Sold at the mandatory, No. 80 Maiden Lane.
and 81 per pot or box. ~ o'''
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

The RULING PAssIoN.-The love of
the "ardent" infects the blacks, as well
as whites, in this region. We hear that
q negro broke into one of the stores in
town, the other night, and the following
morning he was found fast asleep, hug
ging a jug of Dexter 1t seems he inten-
ded to appropriate sundry articles of
merchandise, bnt took the whisky first
and was soon too drunk to get out of the
house!
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

HELMBoLD's GENUINE PREPARATIoS, n's Il
ly Concentrated Extract Buchu for DISEASE
the Bladder, Kidneys, Gravel, Dropsy, pad
nesses, &c, is a safe and pleasant remedy lid
the advertisement in another column NO.
i" Helmbold's Genuine Preparation
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

or Owing to the inclemency of the
weather last Friday evening the lecture
Of DIR. j. Y. Thompson was postponed till
next Friday week. w. C. McQuiston,
Esq, will deliver his lecture next Friday
night. Mr.. j. III. Smith, also.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

HIGH LIFE IN THE KITcHEN.-Tbe
night of the last Hop at the Bowman
House, at Jackson, the darkies" stole a
few bottles of champagne, went into the
Kitchen and got on regular SPREE
Ioasts were drank, among which was the
following one: De Gobernor OBJ de State
him come in wild berry little opposition,
him go out wild none at all.''-Suu
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

~ The piece of poetry, An Offer,
Ing" on the outside of to days impress
ion is full of errors. We will endeaver
to make the necessary corrections and
republish it next week.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

or In these blue days when cloudy
weather is so dispiriting, Williams, &
Darden's fragrant cigars are the things
to drive dull care away. Like cures
like you know, so wrap yourself up in
clouds to kill the effects of clouds.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

IR Our most sincere thanks are due
VIC. Henderson, Esq, for the very able
manner in which he has put through the
"NEws" during our absence.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

~ Mart. Steele, the clever young
merchant across the street. the other day
received a choice lot of perfumery, and
as is usual in such cases, sent US bottle
Of the best. We will be seized with an
aromatic pain if the delicious odor con-
tinues to circulate about our nostrils.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

Ca Some one has taken the following
books from the room of Col. j. b. Will
liams Bulwer's Novels, Salad for the
Social and Lily White. Those having
will please return them.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

70 There will be Divine service in the Eps-
copal Church on the first, second and third Sun
days in each month. Service will commence at
] o'clock A. NJ, precisely.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-28

Government, and when anything goes
wrong it should not altogether be laid at
the door of Abolitionists-give some Of
the credit to the beloved National De.
mocracy.