The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-03-10

, The =, Governor r.. Of Michigan ha, ~,
the bill granting six hundred acres ss ' ef'sl
to Mrs. Rogers, who, HAVING ~ o. aat
dren, gave birth to four al one T tim n''le eat
Governor thinks it would be enaa w. NJ
a bad example. souiagng
Not oeer modest.-The Wash.
States alludes to rather unpsu u.11inga
which happened in the gallerr si !. sce1s
House of Representatives on = u @
last. A gentleman in one Of t hha'' teg!
seats accompanied by a lady, was s y, l'sat
ed to keep his arm around her ns a1 uO'ls
it was only when polite nota W., "a aa}
dressed to him by the door-keeper W" s,s,! %
that hugging in the Houce was ~ oa S'a'lAs
to the rules thereof, that he tool oHA s1
his arm. w" away
HING. 49, The Holly SPRINGS
crat says than Pleasant M n nsM
who has been confined for the las Ivy "
years in the Jail at that place for l tba =. roy
der of young lady named Smith u' ala'
hung on the 4th of March last, Wy
Fugitire CangAt.--A negro man !.
ed Pleasant, who belongs to Dr. Clam 10y
of Tuscaloosa, Ala, broke out Of I rIs.I
yard, at Louisville, on the nioh, 9 - \
"a, but was retaken FRIDAY niah. 'u
lwelye-Mile Island, above Louisya Gill;
Since Andrew Jackson was an .oa
participant in the political strupols, y
Tennessee, no man has been 50 vi o
tradnced and villiiied as Andrew TIL.
son; the violence of the calumny anS@,
atrocily of the abuse, generalIv =
exceeded all limits of decency as 3 i u ca
harmless at his feet. ''
Memphis Arulaac1,
Our funny friend of the Ayal,".b.
seems to think that what falls at Andrew
Johnson's feet must first get great vav,
beyond the limits of decency.' WYE
Prentice
The editor of the Covington (,loba
complaining of his brother Demoerat,
tor refusing to support his paper savs
" Father, forgive them, for thew knov
not what they do Knowing nothipg |
OF the editors paternity, we are at 4 las
to decide whether this prayer is address
cd to the Lord or the Devil.
TIE Eject 9fMe Acqaisjti;m Of Cah
4PO@ Aem Orteans.--Mr. Thompson d
Kentucky, in a speech delivered in he
United States Senate on the 10Th inst
said that he thought the acquisition j,
Cuba would ruin the trade of New Oh.
leans ; for Havana would be the termip
us and the place Of tranShipment, being
nearer to Europe, and New Orleans
would dwindle into insignifcance as
some Of the towns in the West have
done Ia consequence Of the opening d
new channels Of trade.
Nem State - Resolutions are nov
pending in the Legislature of WiscODi
giving the consent of the Legislature 70
the organization of a new State. alazg
the Southern shore of Lake Michigan
and that portion of the State of wilson.
sin which lies above the 25th dec. d
latitude, or from about the mouth Of The
Menomonee River, in Green Bay, West
ward, in nearly direct line, to the St
Croix branch of the Mississippi river,
thence up that branch, on the presH
boundry, to Lake Superior.
In Washington, 9th ult., Hon. DAME
''icbits, member of Congress from New
York, shot and inS antly killed Phil Bar
ton Key, I. 5. Attorney for the Dbtrc
If Columbia.
The cause alleged was the imprvps
Of Key with Mrs. Sickles 4
which Mr.. SickIrs obtained positiyeppd
last night.
Il appears that, in pursuance da
appointment with Mrs. Sickles, Mr.. Eg
passed Mr.. Sjckle's house at 3 oeoa
this afternoon, SIGNALLING with his hand
kerehicf. Mr.. Sickles Witnessed this,sd
Immediately followed Mr.. Key down The
street.
Stepping up to Mr.. Key, Mr.. Sda
said to him:
/" You have dishonored me, you must
prepare to die |"
Mr.. Key put his hand to his breasts
II to draw weapon, when Mr.. Siekla
fired three shots at him with revolva
and Key fell dead Immediately.
Sickles immediately summoned anef-
ser and gave himself up. He valves %
examination Of the case until it can come
before the Grand Jury on Monday next
The I. S. Circuit Court adjournedoya
o Thursday, on account of the death q
Mr.. Key.
Mr.. Key was the youngest son Of 90
ate Francis S. Key, author Of the "Sm
'pangled Banner" He was a widoEe'
'aving daughter nearly grown. Ins
flair has created great excitement y
v Washington.
10 JAS. M. Jones formily of Aberdeen
llss, was killed by his Father-ln S
samuel Crute in Desoto Co., recently
t appears from a version we see o. y,