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SPECIAL NOTICES.
~FAIRBANK's EoALss.
WAREhOUSR.
NO. los MAN Street, Rschmond. IA.

~ ~~~ N"~st kSStsS, HscasapNd, Va.
astf9r,a standard of Weights. and a oorr,c, ,,,.
ot sx"yx SUBJECTS Claiming the attention
= ccFre@ scale is Iust areitcr between buver
and setter and II II OF the utmost i'm NJ ~
questions Of great vaiue in the da;lv And hnnri
tsnsactiops OF business. should be of s,,eb ~
6ontp dNd eTftssess as 10 secure TIE con 6dsnos y,
da those acto may be affected by ls r,s,lgs ,,', y
ted. ~ wv 'eS"sss 'ts"sea'
FAIRBANKS SCALES
AIN TIE LkdALiZED sTANpARp
foS ooRRxor wataHr.
,,,,ee, ese ,oe's @ asos ros dascsnnep seeot
AID ose Raiireaa c"pan. and ~ o,e ne ss a, ~,
oasr 'aaastaettsrey scas recently froi IN he Srf
Chayf f,ee days, and Judge Marshall. in desirsrfno
h,s dtcaSton stated as TIE resaa Of tie egidencs mn
t a;nr1cy o. F1irts'Ss' Scales" was esta6iisasd
kXaMINE YOUR scALEs
An lsookRkoI SCALE WILL kSsw raK VERY vrrALs
oefof AN APPARENTLY PROSPEROUS BUSINESS
Test your Scales thoroug hiy. and II found ineor.
rrfi throS them ASIDE and buy one of Fairbanks'
ssssd sSses the universally acknowledged
WORD OF CAUTION.
ts5 -. Ts!at,sn Of tess Seles hs
I" Qftr them as fhsrt1nks' Sares" and ptsrch s,rs
s1De hsTsop .n a1Hg Instances. 5sen subjected 10
They Gan oaly ee had in Richmond of CLARK
son ANDERSON d co, No los Main street. who
kasns asq Tsf sssp scsEfy OF hand
PLATFORM COUNTER sCALES
sRb9Sks, ssRSbd3ki 0s FAMILY e. SCALES
DORMANT WkkEaoUsE SCALES
IMPKovED LETTER BALANCES
Aud deliver at short notice
WHEAT OR HOPPER SCALES
fL0UR PACKING SCALES
GOAL DEALERS AND FARMERS SCALES
HAY AND CATTLE SCALES
kslEsosb sItsSsb gkEok Sktok soALEs soaLEs
@E2H LOCK- SCALES
NH lt-2m
RS~ ENCOURAGE HONS MANuraorURx
The reason why Wa should use SEUPLErS IN.
F4EL{BLE BAkiNG fnO IPDRRS. ~'
lst. 1hey never tail TO make the ljchsest and
sweetest Kread. IN the shortest possible time
Ind. They save time. labor and expense
81. They contain ingredients which do not affect
the taste of bread. and are not nwholessme
4th. everybody who tries one boy Invariably r
continues the Of them.
5th They manufactured In virginia and not
in'Yankeedom
kesd the following certificates:
PORTSMOUTH. Va. March 18TH 1889
Having tied "SEHFLES BAKING PO VDEE2,
in my family with never varying sue Less recon-
mend II .. the best article have ever tried
Signed, JAMES B0RUM.
PORTSMOUTH, Va March 18th. 1879
checrfnly recommend ".SEMPLES B4KISG
POHDERH as the most hyperion article | have
ever used Tor making light and sweet loaf bread
sisned, JOHN JACK.
JOHN W GARLICK.
Manufacturer and sole proprietor.
my3 Richmond, Va.
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DEATH OF A NAVAL CoxMANpER--Commande
j. 8. Paine, U. 8. Navy, died at his residence In
Portland, Me-, on Monday last, at the age Of 60,
leaving wife and three children. The deceased
entered the service in 1913, and continued in it,
with few intervals, until 1858, when his health
had became so impaired that be retired from the
actual service and was placed on the retired list.
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sG SANFoRb's LIVER IEvIGoRAToR-
COMPOUNDED ENTIRELY YBoM GUM.-Is o mild and eff
fsctusl CatharIic, acting first the LIVER, to
eJect its OIbid matter, then on the stomach and
bowels and carries of all matter that prevents
their healthy action and thus strengthens And
builds up the whole system very rapidly and is tht
test LIVER INVluORATOR
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4 JETER.

regoing, /
y street, two
enerai Com.
hall give ny
Q sale Of eve
ybent. . Corn
sntion TO bu.
are Of public
JETEK.
psA Jeter.
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w- SEE
REES & cos
NEW STYLE
PORTRAITS.

4hs EGAhB
1eST BEAUTIFUL AND DURABLE PICTURE ExrANT.
All styles of Portraits known in Photographic
Art. taken ST the STEAM GALLERY, l3e Main
street.
All work warranted to please. er no charge.
Prices ranging from 23c TO $25.
Large size Family Groups and
$500 worth of Fancy Cases,
At one half the usGai prices.
Have your old Pictures copied in the new style,
Te prevent their fading.
See specimens of small children at their
Doorway. See II you can fiGd any at other
Galleries 10 compare with them.
Beware OF Hungling Operators and Imitstors.
Ii-ts
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this day
/ .ygTEK ny
omce Of the
| ,ond, 70 con
5ral gommn'
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!, DmnlssnD.-xAs ehasge against job
namAld and Nh vilh lpr beatine John MeAann,
- 1isnisssd ~ the MAyes last satafday oesas
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found.
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90 ss by The
in Philhaei-
ceed TO New
:, Agent
R@ketS.
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TEE FAIlrIILD RAcDs commence %.
morrow with colt stake. 70 which thsrs 80 ssvs
On entries. Mr. Belcher, the Proprieeoe. hes1neie
several improvements TO the old track. and 1reD
ell the Indications before us. the weeks sport nm
be very good. 51 ss -
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An additional discharge Of forty-nine WorkWen
was made ut Gosport navy yard Thursday.
Rev. NJ D. Hoee, Of Richmond, delivered leo.
ture 10 Portsmouth,, Va, Friday evening, on "sue-
cess In Life"
Samuel Hartt, the Naval Constructor at the Cos
pert navy yard, 10 lying dangerously III.
Hon. John A. Gilmer has bean nominated By the
0Qpositio o, of the 5th district Of North Caroins,
for reelection to Congress. a Ns
An electioneering meeting In London had resolve
ed to run Lord Stanley without bis consent.
Senator Douglas left New York, for homs. On
Saturday last. -.-e.. .lt+ts e--.f
The Alabama House, and two private rssidspoes
at Eufala, Ala, were destroyed By are on Wsdnss>
day last.
Mrs. Mary Totten, Of FIatbush, L. l., lost hss
life, on Friday last, by the explosiou Of Aui6
lamp. .5 a..sss5. 5ssss5 ts1-a'
Michael McNance Was hung ct Chicago, on Frs
day, for the murder of his wits, last July. eesa
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sa~ g. Nj PIKa & Co.'sPuRn Csraw

.. vi. ~ W. L bhA ShIAH
3. BRANDY.-The Ohio Catawha Brandy has foI
several years past, been manufactured from the
Tur. jaice Of The american Cutancba Grape, and
has obtained a rare popularity for medicinal and
family purposes. 1t not only equals but ezceis the
choicest nported Rrandies, in PURITY, QUALITY and
AICHSEs5 OF FLAVOR.
i,lad the following certificates:
WASHINGTON. Q. Nov llth, 1853.
D b CLARKE, EsQ-oir: L have made a chemical
Rnsysis OF d sample Of pure Ohio Cstawba Bran
dy. Of the msnufactur OF II Pike Co, Cincin
Hsti. and find it to be pure Wine Brandy, free
from a6Ulterations or admixtpre of Ingredients. de-
tTimentsl to health-not Fictitious liquor. made
of corn spirits and havoring essences; and IL is
Heii adapted from its purity and quality, to take
the place OF French cognac
Chemical Examiner 8 Patent Office.
WASHINGTON, Nov IL. 1859.
We the undersigned. having made careful ex-
animation of samples of Pixies Pure Ohio Catawb
Brandy hereby recommend Is cordially TO the pub
lie es most excellent article worthy Of notice. and
VOL adapted TO medicinal uses, where superior
aud genuine Brandy Is required.
CoENELIUs BOYLE, NJ d,
A SEMMBs NJ d.
sS-Po- sale by PETERSON,
Wholesale Druggist. las aiain street
colo agent for Richsaend, Va.
Ecxt ttr,
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SUICIDE OF AN OLD AcroR.-The Albany Argus
says that Henry W. Preston, onoe . favorite actor
wherever he performed, and for some years mana
ger OF theatres in Albany, was drowned on the
night Of the 3D. About IL P. M. he Was on ths
DOCK In the vicinity Of the steamb oat landing and
Delng asked BY an Acquaintance II he Was going
home, replied-"I have no home; the worms have
noies to crawl into, bat poor men are without
houses to restin." The next instant his acquaint.
auce heard . fall and . splash In the water, and
that was the end of the once favorite Preston. OF
late years he had INDUCED in drink to excess and
was very poor. Mr. Preston was formerly lessee OF
the Richmond (Va) thestre, aud also of the
"Odeon," which he fitted up and opened a. place
of dramatic amusement.
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SATURDAY MIGHT

TN CUBAN FnLIBUsrRRISG EXPEDITION Tho
brief telegraph dispatnh announcing the failure Of
the iateat and most foolish fllibustsr attempt to
conquer the Island Of Cuba, furnishes nearly all
tnat 10 OF interest In relation to the matter The
omeiai. accounts in the Havana papers, and yor>
brothers Of "El Ave Maria, )" who constituted the
expeditionary force, merely repeat the same
facts. 1t is creditable to our own countrymen
thst not single American participated in the ex.
pediton, all the names of the aforesaid thirty We
brothers being unmistakably Spanish. The Ha-
vana Diaro de Ia Maria selects cut of the thirty.
hve twelve who had fed from Cuba to escape nm.
ishment for crimes, such % murder, theft, negro
stealing, etc, committed there. General Concba
had dispatched . war steamer to Port an Prince
to capture the party Committal for life to Juuatc
asylum would be about the most appropriate pun.
isbment
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TELEGRAPH CABLE PICKED UP.- The propeller
0lean arrived at Cleveland, Ohio, last Tpesday,
from Duukirk, N. Y, with her wheel badly a.
abled in consequence Of portion Of submasips
telegraph cable having been wound around is some
fifty or sixty times The cable b IL inches Thick,
and 10 composed Of i've copper wirss sach inclossd
10 gutta perchs, and the whole covered wish psck.
ing and wire. Tho propeller was taken on the
marine railway.
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TEE HusrIIos Coulf conmsnssd in
May term this morning as IL o,eleek, "a -
Grand Jury will meet q IL o'clock. m 80.
monthly meeting. -
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citizens Rsn
q reasonable
psine To eatlb
bersi pstfonSs
ntipuhnee ~
OF the derofs
enable terms,
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An IDLs EvssIn0 may be spent pleas
antly In the Mechanics Isstisute whore the ladies'
of st. Peters Church are holding Fair sad dis
pensipg Refreshments 70 their many patrons. Bot
good nugs are not oil the attraction. On each
table are 70 BE- seen useful aud ornamental articles
skiifuliy prepared, aud.paiutings that woeld do
credit to professional artist, which may 6e par-
chssec.at reasonable prices. Call and sec them.
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AECHEAP GARD RDPRINTIN0.-The DISPATCH
JOB OFFICE being now supplied with TWO OF
RUGGLES' FAST GARD PRINTING PRESSDo. y
prepared to furnish thisdescription Of wsrk cheaper
and with greater rapidty. than any other sstaAah.
mont in this city. The largest stock Of CARDS n
the city can be found ct this once. es d. sls7r
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING The
Association of the Democratic Party will
meet in Odd Fellows Hall on FRIDAY. the sfh
inst, and on TUESDAY. the 10th inst, at o'clock
Business OF interest will be before the m. citing
ana speakers will address the Association.
W aLAZsBROOK, President.
ifIrs Il c!sS5s;. DSy,; }seeresaries. NV,
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President resumed the chair at 4 O'Clock,
and called the Convention TO order. The meeting
was opened with prayer by DR. VIM Broaddus. The
journal Of the morning session WAS read.
QUESTION OF coURfEsY.
Mr. Bsstor, ofAla, offered the following:
Resolved, That the President tender to tho preach
of other denominations OF Christians the regard
seats upon this aoor.
Mr. Bestor addressed the Convention in support
of bis resolution. 1T was designed ~ IN sct of
courtesy merely; not for the purpose Of allowing
others to participate in the deiioerssioos OF the
body.
Nj Hurt, Of Va, moved to lay the resolution
upon the table. The motion was negatived-syes
12S noes 100. - asz
ar Watts, Of Ala, moved to amend the resciu-
tion by adding the words-"To witness the dsiibs
sratious Of this body" He said be thought Il an
act Of courtesy due to those ministers who had
offered their Pulpiss to ministers In this Convsn-
ton.
he hoped it would be Withdrawn, ana tns sno,e
matter suffered to drop Do not for the sake OF an
sct of courtesy which 10 no courtesy, intIodece
drebrnud which may consume ~. DO mos MAKE
nsre abstrscton test question which may difsIscs
aud rend us assunder. He urged the Convention
Mr. Bcstor said tho question had taken direction
which he had never thousht Of There was notn-
ipe In the resolution which could admit OF sucn q
Interpretation He would therefore Wishdfaw -
Il was suggested that the mover could nos
withdraw it without leave OF tho Convection.
Mr. Boyos, Of g, moved the previous cues
tiou, but afterwards withdrew IT, 4
Mr. DAgg, Of Ca, moved that MI Beseor have
leave 90 withdraw bis resolutton.
This molten was carried b. largo wsjority.-
The resolution vas thsreupon withdraw.
TEE NEXT coNvBNfJou.
Dr. Crawford, from the committee 10 reSsrenct
20 the next Convention, snbmistsd report. q
fcliows: Tbs committee to name tins and plec'
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IVHR INVIGORATOR
iEER INYIGORkTOR An

LIVER INVIGORATOR AND
PUgIRIRS THE BLOOD
PURIFIES THE BLOOD
PURIFIEs THE BLOOD
CURES LIVER COMPLAINT
CURES SICK HEADACHE
CURES DYSPEPSIA
CUHES COSTIyENESS
CURES BOWEL COMPLAINTS
CURES CHRONIC DIARRHOE
Sni hH all DruGgists. fe 2o-6m
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MEXICAN AFFAIRs.-The New Orleans Picayuue
Of Friday, on information received from Vera
Cruz, says that Mr.. McLane had, when the last
steamer left, about abandoned the idea of going
mp to the table lands for the present. and this both
because Of the distracted state of the country and
the desire to be near the Government with which
he 10 in official communication. He desired,
therefore, to 60 on board one Of our ships-ofwar
at Sacrifcios probably the Savannah, till her re-
lief by the Saratoga. He proposed, or had pro.
posed, in what manner it is not stated, to put him
self in communication with the leaders Of the Cd
posing party, for the purpose Of protecting the
lives and property of American citizens, and 10
the name of humanity staying this unnatural war
or at least softeniDg down some of its more formi
dable features.
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CALL IxD 6BrTLS-Not less than half
dozen owners ofdrays, wsesons carriages snd
carts were before the Mayor Saturday end hued,
for failing 70 get licenses - the oediuaaees drscs
When caught, tho Mayor can take no excuse, snd
should sake none, for every man II the city
knows By this time that psblie vshiclss must Be
liceneed 70 run on che streets.
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THu CoUxcIL meets this evening. and
Il 10 very desirable that tie js1 CouAtssss should
call up their rspors end taks stsge - secare uew
peison house. The pssssut baiId1ng nos oe1y
stands win b. diegrsos 70 Richnoad. Let U -
demolished q soon - poseioie.
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K~~ q MEETING OF THE OPPOSITION
= 80 PARTY will be held at the African Churrh h
on aoNpAf evening. the 9Th instant. at o'ciock
t9t ne Tue purpose OF making nominations for the
HVueo 81 DeieBates' my 6-3t
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Instliu-
,perstion for

VA. ..,
| nishsd with
ulfort CT pa
Eisea~
aire. Rooms
} she accom-.
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the IytN-tS
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GREAT BREAK IN tbs ERIE CANAL.-The Roches.
ter Democrat says that break occurred in the
Erie canal at Holley, Orleans county, ON Monday
The rush of water out drowned man who was at
work on the break. The break 10 over two hum
dred feet in length, aud the earth is carried away
to the bottom of the gulley crossed by the en-
bankment, seventy feet deep. On the opposite
side of the canal the damage 10 less severe but II
ing the embankment will be iDmense, and It will
require some months probably to complete the
work 90 as to let the water in again. Fortunate.
the old canal ct this point has been kept in use
page Of navigation. The Holley embankment is
probably the most extensive work Of the kind on
the canal, and cost probably from $150,O0O to
$4,000. 1t was completed last year.
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MEnICAL GARpS.

~ DR. JoHx b. WALTHALL, (Hom0o
pathstl offers his proiassionsl services TO the cin
aene Of Richmond and its vicinity. Once at bis -
ndence. on Leigh str OF. two doors from 9th.
10 l2--dIy
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-05-26

The Neat Presidential Election.-The
Yazoo Democrat of last Saturday has an
article on this subject, from which we
make the following extract:
Look at the question from any point,
and the prospect is most gloomy, and the
conviction Is forced upon us that either
the end OF the Union or the end of South
ern equality and freedom is at hand. 1t
will not do to hesitate in choosing, when
the crisis comes. A doubt about rcsis-
lance, even to disunion itself, is equiva-
lent to submission, and should never be
entertained by brave people. Strike,
at the very instant the votes are counted,
if sectional power predominates. Then
let these who refuse to respect our right
be taught to respect our might. When
a black Republican is chosen to admins
ter the affairs of this Union, this Union
ought to be destroyed. And verify we
think the day is not far off.
Bravely spoken. Whenever the sec
tionallsts OF the North force upon us, BY
the brute force of numbers, a sectional
fanatic as President, the days of the I'm
ion are and ought to be numbered. The
Southern man who will submit NAV call
himself Union man, a conservative. or
whatever else he likes, but we shall call
him recreant and slave, and the world
will recognize the validity of his title
When black Republican is elected, our
voice is for disruption-7Tpe Southern.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-05-26

NEGRO KILLED. We learn from
the Expositor that negro belonging to
Col. G. IL. Young, was recently killed by
his oyerseer, Mr.. Norwood. The boy
asked permission to go to West Point
was refused-went contrary to orders af-
ter night-overseer watched for his re-
turn through the night-negro returned
at day-light--N. tied him up in an out
house-left his gun outside of the house
went to get cup of coffee-returned
just as the negro had loosed himself and
reached the gun-both seized 1.-THE ne,
gro finding it impossible to extricate the
gun from the grasp of N. closed with
him, threw him on the ground when N.
drew his knife and stabbed the negro five
or six times, upon which the boy rose and
made off, N. discharging the contents Of
the gun at him, but without effect. The
negro lived but a few minutes.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-05-26

COLLEGE FoR EplToRs In a notice
OF the remark Of stniebody that there
ought to he q Chair in onr Universities
for the Instruction Of editors the Boston
POS, says that If the author means simply
that editors ought to have collegiate
educalion--we can only say tht chair is
already in the Universities, for pditors Ito
be) as for lawyers. doctors and di,inrs in
expectancy. Ii lie means las seems most
likely that editors should learn their bus
ineSs--the art editorial in a College he il
talking about as wisely as it he were to
say that they should 90 to \ factory for
the same purpose. A College in which
to learn human nature; to acquire COM
mon sense; to cultivate at once a sound
and quick understanding; ready wit !,
4 prompt and accurate Judgement; the
fluent and yet accurate composition the
higher art of distinguishing truth from
falsehood; reality from Professionalism
is the College for an editoi College
which has its "chair" onlv in editorial
sanctums situated usually near the attic
(usqae ad c9lum) and as little like a
I" University" as a man of fanciful theo-
rles is like man of successful practice.
or Grievots words stireth anger.
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PARTY TYRANNY.

Although, in these days, one shout,
never be unprepared to hear any kind OF
political news, We must confess that re-
solution adopted by meeting lately held
at Athens, Monroe County, gets US
where our hair is short" Here is the
resolution to which We allude:
3 Resolred, That the Chair appoint
twenty-five delegates to attend the Con
vention to be held at Houston to nomi-
nate a candidate for Congress from this
District, and that the delegates so APP
pointed are hereby instructed to support
the Hon. Reuben Davis for that position,
and to use all honorable means to secure
his denomination.
Comment is unnecessary. Any man
with half an eye can see the rule or ru.
in policy Swallowed in this resolution
Its sentiment is directly antagonistic to
every principle of republican govern
ment. We are not the censor of Mw Da.
Wis. On the contrary, we like the man,
and frankly acknowledge that if our pre-
ference could assist him be would get the
nomination over any other democrat
but this process of stuffing the conven.
tons will not meet the sanction of those
who regard the interests of their country
rather than the ties of party. 1t must
be source of much self congratulatior
to know and feel that one is an "instruc
ted" or rather commanded, delegate
But when party sends forth its edict til,
promptings of self respect must be crush
ed, and the spirit of independence--inhe
rent, to degree, in all natures-mus
bend in AFFECT submission. We do no
envy the honor conferred upon the Athen,
delegates.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-05-26

Ia We learn from the Mobile papers
that fatal duel occurred at the Bascom-
be race course near that city on Tuesday
last. The parties NJ. &. Wick, and -.
Ssith, were from New Orleans, and arri-
we'd on the morning boat. The weapons
used were rifles, and the distance fifty
PAGES. AT the first fire Mr.. Wick receiv-
ed his antagonists ball about an inch and
y half below the eye, and the ball rang
ing upward passed through his brain kill
ing him instantly. The difficulty origi-
mated about game of billiards. Mr.
Wick was formally resident Of Vicks.
burg in this State.