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The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-07
Ornamental Department.
Tin Ware.
Implements If Husbandry.
Pf0ducfs of the Firld.

earn, larges y.rid acre, .........-. IL
yidtd 1t III, kes ~ Bushels.
Cutt,n, ltrgest yield ! acre. ....-...... ~
pr, vidrd the yield Is equal 2Ut u lbs.
Wheat, Largest yield dcr''. ~
pa yided il III hes ~ bushels.
Oats, largest y,ld ] acre.. ..........-.. u
provided it makes ~ bu, bells.
Corn, best bushel. 49,. ..... .... :
/" III the ear Tor farming purposes. .
Wheat, best bu>hel ................... .
DuIs, ...-.....-- !
Bnl,y, q ............. ............ 4
Rye, ...-...... ...-.......-. =. ]
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Best boar !.
" s,W
" pair pigs under G nths
Largest h'g n
Jacks, Jrnnrtts, Stations.
stallion, hest ali wax IL
" a. in harness ~
jack, without reg I'd Ia age y
=" year and under = q
Best Jchnett "a
" year old colt in harness = =
target sh"oting 60 yards, rife n n
" Rolling shpt gun A. yards n
JUDGES.
Col Jn". s. Top, Ponlotoc co ,Job.
English, Monroe 90; Jmo. Rallifl Of La.
Wanda GO; &. &. Shannon, b. +. Fiz.
patrick, DR.. Atkinson, Chickasaw.
~ The cha gcs for eneri,g articles viii b,
D per cent OF lhr premium. Us heretofore.
All ci'iz Ms Of the Slate. VIII. ther menhs,
or not. enter as EQUALS In contests for u,.mi.
ums All manufactured articles must he r,h0
lt"d in the name Of The maker. ana no premium
will he awar' eL when 1t has been uiscoyrr,i
that such Is not the case nor will any atIie.
be adinitie,i on exhibition unless Mace in ,hs
tate of Mississippi.
1h' Secretary viii lie on the Far Groum,
on the ioth of October. 'hc uay rrece ing Tho
hrst exhibition gay, Tor the purpose of rrcriv.
ing enIrieS, ana II J. horei that those WIN ca,
will make their entrees N that .iay, 81 as IA
avoiI confusion viii t the exhibition i going on.
The foard of Directors in,ug, the mop, that
hos who have been designated ~ IA yes may
inu IL convenient 10 nttril an serve, hui IL any
Shonld he UNIV ing or unable to 20 so. hey
| will pleas, molly the Prrsi lent as non as prac.
'ic'bl', that others may be nominated in ,hrir
| stead
The several Committees of Ju ges will please
rigniiy 'hriracceplance by reporting Themselves
| It The Presidents stand zach morning on which
| LAY they are appointed TO serve.
+ HODGES, Prest
{. II WILLIAMS, Sect'ry.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-07

ANOTHER PREsENT.-We wererertan
ly born with silver SPOON in opr nomL
for some one is always doing us favor
Well public benefactor ought not to ob
ject to be being public bcls-ici.uy, all,
are never refuse. The other day, ON
friend, Col. 10. A. Sykes gave us the taS
test garment among the handsome lot al.
Williams & Darden's. He salillr YES
was presented to as, not 10 the Edtor-
But the Pen is our tongue and We VII
talk about it as much a. We please.
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DR., A, 0, GkTLIN,

HAVING permanently heated at llleheF
III flt, in Chickasaw County, oflrrf bis r.
,'ssionnl services, in the various branches u R
ies ion, to the citizens If tie sllIelnaas
tnpy Mar 81 10 ~. II
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M. ~ ~. a.. -.

We are requested to state that til,
Hon. Milton Brown, President If the No
bile & Ohio Rail Road Co, will uddrr>.
the people, on the subject Of the condi.iol
and prospects of the Road, at:
Houston, on Tuesday, April &c.
Okolona, Thursday IS.
Aberdeen, {" Saturday 80.
1t is hoped that all who feel an interes
in the successful prosecution of the Roat
will make it convenient to attend.
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THIRD DAY.

Tie exercises will open this day with COM
petition on h. rseba,k by bys; premium $40
Sweep stake brood mare. without regard to age
or bl. ad ",
Sweep st Ike m res or gildings in ha ness. with.
cut reg rd to age. -. . -. ...... :. 20
Sweep stake for the best horse without qnalif-
Fastest walking horse 6
Cattle and Sheep.
Milk CIV 10
Y,ke Oxen IO
Bull 5
Hefer calf. under yrs 8
Sheep, pair I
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-07
FOURTH DAy.

The exercises open this day with A mai. :,
I"nr'inIneni--e,h competitor choosing b.. , ny
characteristic e"a
Hogs.
R.sf hnar
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-07

OTDilliams q W ardens have arrived
and We are the bottle Of sole proprietor
ofpine Fine Apple Rum. One can nev-
er realize the existence Of an earihl,
heaven till he articles some Of that buys
and swigs imported liquor
We, the Devil can't understand the
above; but, as the Editor keeps muttcr
ing, Here's your health, BYRD" and
"Splcndid stuff, this; !" We reckon he il.
tended saying something about the FIN,
liquors w. & d. bave lately received, 4,
bottle of which was presented to him
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-07

EXTRA SESSION. - The latest tele
graphic news from Washington is to til,
effect that no extra session will he called
This is probably correct, as The Upio
of the 18th states that in the opinion q
nine-tenths of the Democratic mcMbrl,
of the next Congress, who were member
of the last, the service Of the department
might be carried on by means Of certif
Gates which would be available in til,
money markets for cash in the hands u
contractors and officers engaged IN til,
service. 1t is, says that paper not unn>
ual for certificates to be Issued in Tia,
absence Of appropriations, which, wiihnu
binding the government as by contract
merely set forth the fact Of service rrn
dered, and the compensation due und4
existing law, or usual in such easeS.-
The Union adds that an extra session i,
Objectionable to the great body of til,
Democracy, and that the Administrator
would not resort to one unless "undri
the compulsion Of absolute necessity"
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0r This line Is In its place.
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i RIVER NEws.-VIcKsBtRG March 80
The river commenced rising agai
on Saturday, and was swelling .eSterda,
at the rate of about TIVE inches in twenty
four hours. Owing to The rouslnrsS u
the river it was impossible TO ascertain
its actual height, but it may safely h,
set down as being up TO last year,
mark. 1855
LATER-March 30.-The river I,
still rising here, and from seven o'cltrl
yesterday morning until SIX IN The ev,l
ing, it rose trife over ne inch. ii i
now above the high water MAX tf 1850
The telegraph state tliat il IS again lis
ing at Memphis. Business about III,
landing was very lively fIeiglas wer,
abundant.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-04-07

iAe gsoaa0as pbish foiios arr rien The firrf' -
AZ uhih Tiaattr's Crders ran be Eiied;
, 1859-05-27

Upon one of the last vouchers rendered
the commissioners disallowed $l75, but
scrip is issued for the whole amount OF the
voucher, notwithstanding. Quartermaster
Mller's purchases, as indicated by his ac-
counts. were very large, and ut prices
which seem in some instances to be very
high Horses, from $l25 to $500; oxen,
from 5000 to $3.50 per yoke; ox-wagons,
from $I3T to $3.50 each; rifles, $50 pistols,
500; powder, from 81 to 81 so per pound;
blankets, from s. to Sc each; coats, $25;
pants, from IS to 50; boots, from 81 so to
$40; shoes, from So to 81; shirts, So each;
saddles, from $50 to $40 each; tents, SIC
each; pork, $40 per barrel; fresh pork,
from l24 to 80 cents per pound; beef, 20
cents; bacon, IS cents; -four, SlI 95 to
, 1859-05-27

ought not TO hare been 60 cents. The
charge for extra rations is not understood,
as there are no explanations. The account
is only q copy. The account has a note
on il as being deemed exorbitant by the
quartermaster, who was overruled ia his
decision by the governor, and is approved
By the commissioners. The other account
is copy also. and is for hay and oats
purchased in November, (no day given
for Captain Pcirs' company, CoWlitz rang
ers amounting to $2l2 so.
This company entered the service on the
5th Of November, 1855, and was mounted
The company was stationed at Highlands
and under the head Of record Of events
&c.,H there are no remarks.
Company L, Captain VIM. Brat
ton, mounted Lewis river ran
gers, "A strong. included 3 In
dians, from October IL, 1855
10 FebrnaEy II, 1856, amount 81 ,006 16
Cancelled by payments
in public property. 81 ,s74 06
DisalloWed by commits
bloneTs. 40 IL
, 1859-05-27

5Jo men and omcers lT7,692 %
Captain William Kelley's mounted com
pany of the lst+egiment, in service from
October 26, 1855, to February 2, 1856,
are reported to have received neither ra-
tions, forage or clothing.
The other seven companies not mustered
as above, were
Denny's, SO strong, only seven Of which
are reported as entitled to an honorable
discharge, the rest having signed "unmili-
tary resolutions" The captain resigned,
the LIST lieutenant was suspended, and the
I'd lieutenant signed ''unmiltary resoln-
tions," but oil reported for pay, $I3,907
IS cents. In service from January 20 to
July 20, 1856.
Hicks, 43 strong, 10 service from Feb
ruary 8, to August l, 1856.
Craigs, (Indian) 10 strong, in service
from December Is, 1855, to January 90,
1856.
Yantis', 28 strong, in service from De-
cember 2, 1855, to July 20, 1856.
Peirsi 80 strong, in service from NOVem-
Der 5, 1855, to July "a, 1856.
Ford's, 20 strong, in service from JAN
uary 4, to February 10, 1856.
Higgins, 25 strong, in service from De
cember 2, 1855, 10 January 2s, 1856.
Total number Of men, 1882; last company
being raised to protect United States In
dian commissioners,
, 1859-05-27

euSo W tuS ahA'hhh W.. SJt04l IL
Quartermaster Robinson's accounts as respects his
purchases and disbursements are much better and
more regularly rendered than either Of his predeees-
sors. His purchases Of subsistence and clothing and
quarternasters s. and Other stores and his disburse
ments for services, &C. kept separate so that the
amount Of each is easily ascerained. His prices
about the same as those previously noticed, in
cases apparently very extravagant, for instance
S925 for single beef the hoof There appears to
have been stationed within reach Of this post, the
three foot companies Of G, II, and I, almost every
man Of the first and last having been enrolled at
Fort Townsend and Whidby's Island, believed to be
adjacent, under Captain Smalley Peabody, and Beam
Tor Bearns), to which supplies appear 10 have been
furnished by Quarternaster Robinson These com
panles are represented TO have been in service from
the llth l2th and nth Of February tn the 18th and
10th of August 1856, and TO have contained, nclud-
ing commissioned officers all told only l26 men, and
the days Of service. including commissioned officers
1898 and emitting them 10 that number Of rations
Now Of leading articles Of subsistence Quartermaster
Robinson purchased and received upwards Of 70 900
, 1859-05-27

None Of the property purchased BY
Governor Mason appears to be accounted
for. The accounts, except one, are oil
copies, and are exceedingly loose, not to
say extraVagant. John K. jackson, cap.
tain Of company X, charges So per day
for the board of some recruits before they
were mustered into service, of which there
is no evidence, or means of ascertaining
de also charges s. per day for forage and
provisions for team and driver, aud So
per night, with breakfast and supper, for
various express riders, from September
1855, before the war broke out, to April,
1856, and with q Jumping charge Of $3.50
for hauling ammunition and provisions iu
, 1859-05-27

His prices are pretty much the same as
those Of QuOrtermaster General Miller
He, too, employed large number Of en-
plOyes in various capacities, at about the
same rate. A large quantity of property
came into his hands, and there are volumin-
Gus returns and papers in which be attempts
to show its application to the public SER
vice. Among those papers protesting to
be vouchers there is scarcely on original
paper, or, with here and there an exception,
being only copies, and some simply memo
randums without signatures. Quantities of
beef, both fresh and salt, pork, bacon, -four,
sugar, coffee, rice, candles, vinegar, salt,
beans, potatoes, molasses, and soap, are
gotten rid Of by him by kind of barter,
at fixed rates for board, goods, labor, and
some as rations for the wives Of employees,
who were charging for their services from
81 TO Sc per day, and to discharged volun-
teers. Considerable quantities OF clothing
and other goods are disposed Of by certified
issue to Indians, and to the Indian depart
ment, thus confusedly blending together the
two branches of the Indian and military
service. He takes credit for 63SI bushels
of wheat, delivered by one Thomas Link
lather in April and June, 1856, to Capt.
| o. Shead aud his first lieutenant, which is
not otherwise accounted for, at the same
time when the captain is reported for pay
in three different eapacitis, as heretofore
noticed. Quartcrmaster General Miller's
accounts represent Quartermaster Weed to
| have received from him 55 horses on the
4th of July, 1856, which it has not been
discovered that be has accounted for.
The quantities of property and supplies
which came into his hands appear to have
been greatly beyond the wants of the ser
vice at his posts, even if can be sanctioned
the unusual and irregular practice, which
seems to have prevailed, of paying en-
ployes in such supplies, purchased on cred
it, and exchanging them for board, &c, as
above noticed. This is shown by bis re-
port Of sales at auction, from which it ap-
, 1859-05-27
leaving 70 Be- paid the .um q. .. .IaSss sa

Leaving to be paid the sum Of. -. :. 1885 s.
Quartemaster Hurd's prices, in purchases and sx-
penditures, do not vary much from those already no.
tcsd. being npon an average pretty much the same,
though 81 and IS per day is charged for labor and
from S. 10 SIG each for shoeing horses The quanti
ty Of public property that came into bis hands was
not great consisting mainly Of provisions, which ho
disposes Of by Issues in bulk 10 company officers for
use Of the volunteers under theiv command 10 W.
kertly, an agent TO Quarternaster Q. G. Pagett al
the post at Cowltz, and TO teamster expressman &C.
His vouchers are mostly copies, though there arc
some some originals Their are no reqnisitiOns giving
dates and numbers He had very few articles Of
clothing, which be paid out to employees at hxed
rates OF value He represents scrip TO have been L.
sued to the amonnr OF SlG,29l II.
Quartcrmastsr C. c. Pagstt, at CosOiz
landing for April, Nay June, and Jnly,
1856. -s ...
His accoant current
shows that his purchas-
es of subsistence, &c,
amounted to. ,968 OF
Expend's on account Of
hire Of employees, &c. 6,032 So
And for what is termed
contingencies, being for
meals and lodging to
.expressmen, volunteers,
&c, and foraging ami
mails, to the amount OF 2,4I8 92
--36,4Ig69
OF which aggregate be
claims 10 have cancelled
by payments in public
property .I0iTl5 81
, 1859-05-27

Accounts of w. w. Miller, guartermasier
general at Olympic. In Serrice from jan
aary 90, 1856, to September 80, 1857.
He charges to have expended
or contracted liabilities in the
year 1856. for purchases, ex-
penditures and contingencies
the sum Of .$l95, 46l 55
And TO- have paid in public
property to employees, S5,-
994 ~.
In 1857, up to 30ih Sept. 5l,659 81
Sales Of public property to en-
ployes. $7l2 0S.
Total expenditures. ..... 247,l2l IL
Scrip issued in 1856 per ac-
cSOut current. !, -. IS7,O77 SO
Scrip issued in 1857 per ac-
count current. -. 48,S7S O2
Total scrip. ............... 99O,95S 3S
Amount reported by the com
misslonsrs. ..... 1914, Isl &C
Difference. ......... 36,S0l 92
Purchases and expenditures per
abstracts and vouchers re-
ceived December 1852. 1886 Al
Purchases and expenditures
brought forward. ........ 247,l2l II
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 1854, ,957 SO
Scrip Brought forward. ..... $685. SO
Scrip received December, 1858 1886 Al
---
Total scrip. ip..........s.$2 $247, ,7s9 10
Excess over amount reported
by commissioner. ....... $44, ,638 80
==--
, 1859-05-27

$40 &C per barrel; sugar, from Is to 25
cents per pound; coffee, from 25 to 80 cents
per pound; beef cattle, from ST. to $l5C
each; oats, from 81 so to 50 per dozer
sheaves; wheat, 50 per bushel
Cash prizes al Portland, lS56.-Pants
50 25; coats, $6 so; shirts, 81 25; boots
81 IS to S.. ..,.
Cash Prizes at Olympia, lS56.-Sugar
IL cents; coffee, II cents; potatoes, 81 pei
bushel; wheat that cost 81 per bushel, was
sold for 81 and 81 25 per bushel; -four that
cost from $l2 to $l4 per barrel, was sold
for SO so per barrel, and was paid to EN-.
ployeS at 81 and 81 25 per barrel; candles,
81 per pound; wood, $40 and Sl2 per cord,
cash price, 81 so per cord. With respect
to employees, &C., they are very numerous
at some Of the following rates: Spy and
guides, So per day; horse hire, 50 per day;
purchasing agent, IS per day; judge advo-
cate, $40 per day; clerks, Sc and So per
day; ordnance officers and military secreta-
ry, $40 per day; agent quartermaster's de-
partment, Sc per day; appraisers, $40 per
day; exprcssman, $50 per day; blacksmith
and use Of tools, $l2 per day; wagon mas
ter, Sc per day; clerk and storekeeper, Sc
per day; carpenters, S. per day guard and
horse, SS per day; porters, 81 per day;
quartermasters in adjusting their own ac-
counts, 81 per day; lodging volunteers
wives, $40 per month, each; auctioneers,
$40 per day; all the above were subsisted,
beside; wagon, 4 animals and driver, from
$l2 to $l6 per day; wagon, So; driver, 81 /;
and each animal, $4 per day.
General Miller's accounts show large
amounts for meals and lodging furnished
various persons, at generally 81 per meal,
without designating the persons, SO as to
ascertain whether they were entitled to
them at the public expense. He also re-
ported for pay, in addition to their military
pay, the members of Captain Shead's COM
pany, for their services as wagon masters,
&C., before noticed. His abstracts show,
also, quite number Of persons reported
for pay for their services as enlisted re-
cruits," at 81 per day, and no donbt sub
sisted beside, not GU any of the pay rolls,
hut are in addition to the men borne there
OH. 1t is not understood what this means
unless it be that these are men who had
agreed to serve as volunteers, but were
never received into service, or belonged to
any military organization. He reports
bills for the lodging Of wives of the volun-
teers, at $40 per month. With respect to
the property purchased and received il is
not properly accounted for, being turned
over to employees, to Governor Stevens,
&c, &c., with few exceptions. Clothing,
-four, &C., is credited upon many of the
bills of employees in part payment of ther
accounts, whether in all cases at the same
rates as purchased, it is impossible to say
in the time allowed for this examination,
but the contrary is7believed generally to be
the fact Most Of the receipts for proper
ty turned over are copies, and some of
them are not signed at all, being mere
memorandums. Some of the property he
reports as still on hand,
, 1859-05-27
SUPPLEMENT
10 Tm
piOnttr and 4emOtrat.
Claim Growing cut Of Indian HOsIIlllia IN
Oregon and Washington.
(csaliaa.i a. FsgrlA PsE. ]

(confinnsd frOR FSSrkA PsseJ
Of the company, SIS; aH Of which are ap-
proved hy thecommissioners. Ten mnskets
were purchased At tll each, though the last
Eve are reported for pay At $50 each; but
what became Of them, OF any Of the prop
erty purchased By this or any other Of the
companies Is, 50 Ear, not shown. Prices
about The snme.
Company H, Capt c. @. Hewett, foot,
- strong, service from Oct. IS, 1855, to
Jan. IS, 1856. s...-.....-......$2, ,6O5 Is
Cancelled as before. ...... 29s 40
n...--s. a %, 20
, 1859-05-27

February, 1855 R. NJ. Walker charges
IS per day. with $40 per week for board,
for services as ordnance officer. from Octo-
Der Is, 1885, TO January 20, 1856, al
though he is not borne on any roll as such.
James NJ. Hunt charges S. per day and 50
so cents per day for his expenses in going
from Olympia to Vancouver island AND
back, nineteen days, water travel all the
way.
, 1859-05-27

AccOunts Of qHartermaster Charles E. Weed,
at same place, Olympia.
His operations of purchases and dis
bursements were from the beginning of the
year to the latter part Of September, 1856.
His purchases and disbursements are all
mixed up together, and his abstracts more
voluminous than there was any necessity
for, so made out that the quantity and kind
of property purchased, aud the cost, sepa-
rate from the amount expended per dis
bursements, cannot be correctly ascertained
in the time allotted in this examination.
, 1859-05-27
$2,sO6 Is
Reported by commissioner. Sans

Reported By commissioners, .$2,lT3
Il thought that The prices agreed on
for supplies and services for the company
are less than any that have yet been exam
ined "a few accounts were contracted with
members Of the company, and one Henry
Van ASSET Is reported for pay for IA days
hauling. SSf, a. the sam, time that he is
reported for pay as a private The COM
pany was raised at Seattle, which it does
not appear ever 10 have left.
Company !, Capt. A. A. Piumner, foot,
30 strong, service from 18th Nov, 1855. To-
9th Of Feb. 1856. .$955 90
This was little company raised at Fort
Townsend, which they do not appear to
have ever lefi. All Of the accounts except
tiicss were contracted with the members Of
Che company, and with few exceptions the
prices arc higher than any Of the rest, as
pork 80 cents per TO-, fresh beef 25 and 80
cents per lbs, &c. Thomas j Hanna, one
Of ihe prisaies. is reported to hare due him
t28 for swearing in the company, which is
reported for allowance by the commission
ers, who made no deductions from any Of
the accounts on account Of prices or ther-
wise.
Company J. Capt. |. N. Ebcy. foot, "a
strong. in service from Nor. 8. 1855, To-
Feb. IL, ls50.... $40, 900 90
Cancelled as before. .$5l6 81
Disallowed BY eOmmis-
.sioners ......... lS0 IS
CAT go
, 1859-05-27

Reported by commissioners for pay, in
GLIDING loss Of shorses, arms, &C., per pay
rolls:
, 1859-05-27

Making total cost OF II companies, Of
$50 men and officers III 500
, 1859-05-27
$72,65l IA

His accounts represent
an aggregate expen-
dituro of. -. $79,65l IA
of which the commits
sioners disallowed. 81 ,297 Al
Aud he credits, as can ,....
celled by payments
in clothing, provision
&C., the sum Of - 1902 A
1909 81
Leaving, us the claim on the --
Government contracted Inv him 55 55l %
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-19

~ A hunter, az the story goes, out
West, somewhere, CHANGED, in his per-
ordinations, to fall in with large black
bear, which he fired at and wounded,
but not fatally. The hunter saw dem
constructions on the part Of bruin to re-
sent this unmannerly interference with
his liberty, and having some previous
knowledge that the embrace of a woun-
ded bear was more ardent than affec-
tionate, dropped his rifle, drew his
huntipg-knife and prepared for the at
tack. 1t is said that in an hour of ex-
IRENE danger, drawing for instance, the
faculties are quickened, the events Of a
whole lifetime fit before the mind al
III ost in moment. Men in such stu
atoms are apt TO pray, and that too,
with directness and fervor. Such was
the case with our hunter. AS he saw
the bear walking towards him with fiery
eye and open mouth, he began to pray
something in this wise: "Oh, Lord,
you are about seeing the greatest bar
fight you ever did see. Oh, Lord, help
me, but if you can't help me, good Lord
don't help the BARI"