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The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

az Tuscumbia bears an old and dilap-
idated appearance, and the citizens there
say that the Railroad runs through ii
like a dose of salts" 1t was once
thought that it would be the greatest city
in northeastern Alabama; but that dream
has not, nor ever will be realized. Gov.
II. 5. Foote first started in life here. AT
twenty-one or two years Of age--a strip
ling, beardless youth, a feminine form
and brilliant eye, he commenced the pub
LEGATION Of a paper. The older citizens
remember him we'll, and tell many
anecdotes of his eccentricities. From
here he moved to Mississippi-you know
the rest-Cor. Oxford Mercury.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
NEW ADvERTIsEmENTs
Strayed or Stolen

A BOUT the last Of May. from the plantat;o. +,
n the late Capt. G. Bowen, near Busrs 'V ~. O
ta two young mules, broke to work mi ~ ~
One GRAY the other aSORREI,. WITH br ,.nal
main and tail both mare mules. ANY ono ~. Il'e
such information Of them so that can Uet living
shall be literally rewarded. They were h,o "s'n
from Tennessee, and fstrayed in all prohsh uEal
nave tried TO return. Please write and d;roo.
the subscriber Buena Vista, Chickasaw Coae.'Vo
Miss. G. w. ROwpma
Aug. II, $50 49,.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

PRETTY GooD.-Why does The South.
ern Rural Gentleman need little SOAP
and water? Give it up2 Because, in
his last number, his usually handsome
face shows two solid columns of foscl mat.
ter.-Qnid Name.
Now don't, friend. But why is the
Qxid Nanc so quick to notice tcaol things
"Giye it up y Because it has an empty
stomach.-S. r. Gentlemax.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
LARGE SALE
OF
VALUABLE TOWN LOTS
EN- oKoLoNA.

DY Virtue Of a decree rendered in the Circuit
ID Court of Chickasaw County, State Of ME- lls
sssppi, on the chancery side thereof, on the iO!n
day Of November, 1858, for the purpose OF div,a'
ion among the various parties interested 10 !no
property therein named Las trustee, VIII on tne
2sth day of September, 1859, proceedvo seI -
public auction to the highest bidder, IN the tcwn
of OKOLONA, some FIVE HUNDRED LUIni
suitable for business and private residences, ~
continue to sell from day to day until all the Nv
are sold. -
TERMS: On credit Of one, two ana ns.S
years, with two approved sureties, notes ee.nus
8 per cent interest from date Sale acso spsa.
will convey title in accordance with ssia us''0s
C.P. HERNDON, Trustee.
For tho Town Of Okolon-
July 90, SO 46..9t
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

j. B. WILLIAMS, having purchased IL. \,
tire interest Of w: II. DARDEN, the bu.inos.
will be conducted under the name and styIe ~
WILLIAMS * BROS.
J. B w. takes this method of returning thanh.
to bis friends for the liberal patronage extended
to the old firm, and hopes to merit and receive 4
continuance of the same.
Aug. IL, $50. 4e..tf
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
[For the News.)

MAJOR RICHARDSON: If our clever,
and universally popular, fellow citizen,
Col. VIM. n. WHEELER, will run as a
candidate for State Senator for this Coun-
ty, he will be supported by many vo-
tiers of ALL PARTIES.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
u We see in an exchange an adv,

~ We see in an exchange an adver.
tisement of a bachelor in want of wife
He says, she must be familiar with the
kitchen, acquainted with the mode of con.
structing buildings, partial to soap and
scrubbing brushes, and fond Of children !
She must neither wear hoops nor use
snuff must never have been to ball,
party, or theatre, nor spent season at a
fashionable watering place."
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

Hollowny's Ointment is n sovereisr r.ue.
dy ior the removal Of pimples, boils blotches tan
cnaps, rashes, and other blemshes of the skim
warm iomentationsshould precede its application
a Perslstency in its use will overcome the most
stubborn symptoms of scrofula. Its opperation
Is both thorough and iuvariable.
:, Sold at the mandatory, No. go Maiden Lane,
81 per pot or boz
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
Sixty Thousand Dollars in One Day!
Much has bapn said for and a0a;nc


Much has been said for and against the
Lotteries authorised for various purposes
by the Legislature of Georgia, and many
have been the cautions thrown out to the
credulous public against the Georgia
State Lottery, Mckinney & Co., Mana
gers, whose head quarters are in this city
An ancient maxim requires us to "give
the devil, even, his aue;" and, without
compromising ourselves in the matter at
all, we are free to record what is known
to everybody, almost, in Savannah, that
in the Lottery advertised by us to be
drawn in Masonic Hall buildings, last
Saturday noon, it was ascertained that
the numbers " 16,724," entitled to the
capital prize of sixty thousand dollars,
were upon two half tickets--one of which
was in the Office here, and one was sent
to II. I. Peters, Charleston, S. G.
Sdcannah Paper.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

GT The Buchanan Democracy sue
ceeded in electing their men at the re-
cent election in Mobile. BY the way, we
notice an cold Line Wings" communi-
cation, in the Mercury, which proposes
democratic Southern Rights" as name
for the new party that came SO near fam
ming out the old Hunkers.
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Reconstruction after Apparent Death.


A case is recorded in the London Med.
cal Times of recovery after apparent
death from chloroform, in which artificial
respiration was kept up before any vol
untary respiratory action was perceived
During the latter portion Of this time the
pulse could be felt at the wrist, but pre-
viously there had not skeen the slightest
sign of life. No othe means. of restora-
ton used except the enenAof brandy.
This is a very interesting case on ac-
count of the length of time which elapsed
before any action Of the heart or other
evidence of life could he perceived, and
it shows how plainly the. Importance OF
perseverance in Efforts to reanimate even
after life seems to have completely de-
parted
Artificial respiration was produced in
this case by pressure on the chest, and
not by the postural, or Marshall Hall
method, which would probably not have
proved eflicacious in this instance, as the
patient, little girl six years old, was
much emaciated, and the weight of the
body was not sufficient to have compress
ed the chess effectually.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
DISSOLUTION.

fNHE partnership heretofore existing betvo,.
l. WILLIAMS g. DARDEN, is this DIV A.
soved by mutual consent. All those indebieS s y
the firm for ls57-'6s, will please come FORWARD
and pay up immediately. The books and a.. d.
DEN, who is fully authorized to make settIemsn ms
J. b. WILLIAMS
w. II. DARDEN'
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

U We have received the catalogues
Of a number Of literary Institution, for
which the various Presidents, Superin-
tendents &c, will please accept our
thanks. We hope this general notice will
be sufficient 1t is really too much trou-
bic to write special puffs.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
A LEADER.

This isn't pleasant, genial, sunny,
summer day. We have waited for the
mail till our patience is all gone, gone
We have gazed out Of our sanctum win.
dow, and drank in the delicate perfumes
exhaled by the whitening dog-fennel til
we can almost growl. The sweet South
wind breathes upon bank of jimpson
weeds, and our olfactories are RECALLED
with its stolen odor. The earth sends
up her invisible offerings Of delightful
and ETHEREAL arenas, and the lazy lorrel
goes dancing and wiggling, in tumult of
happiness, though the sultry air. The
cotton fields have on their richly hued
summer dress, and its charming folds are
decked with opening blooms. But what
are these to us! We havnt a single late
paper TO read or clip; not single news
item to fix up. But we have an idea
Did yon know about two dozen wilted
boquets lay upon our shelf they do,
and as they're convenient we'll just get
one and take it to pieces, for pastime.--
Here is piece of myrtle, once as gay a
flower as ever graced a maiden's brow or
gladdened a lovers heart. 1t is emble-
matte of all that. is pure, and good, and
holy in love, and-but we'll lay it aside
for future consideration. Those lilacs,
there, look little like the rustic beauties
they once were, when twas their wont
to detain the futtaing breezes,. and bur-
den them with sweets. This tulip used
to open its crimson censor, and unsoil-
ed by the summers heat, brightly glowed
in the mornings light; but
The bloom of life hath fled its cheek;"'
And these shrunken violets, which once
gemmed the messy hillside with their
lowly yet beautiful light, have dried up
literally suspended their earthly exist
ence. All what lesson is taught by
this faded boquet. We look upon the
sweetest flower
IT'S withered soon and gone,
We gaze upon star and find
But darkness where it shOne."
Time writes change"' on every page
in natures book, and the bright and beau
tiful are first to fade into nothingness.-
Hearts grow wild with rosy hopes, only
to learn how tickle is earth. But "a
Leader" is finished, and the printers cry
of "Copy Sir" is no more feared. We
can rest easy till the stage arrives.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

20" That gay and wholesouled young
typo. Harvey Boyd, one of the clever
publishers Of the bright faced Sunny
!Sostd, spent little time with us last
week. We hope no Okolona woman
"sent him home" without inviting him
TO revisit her.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

w. We have received a copy of the
illuminated Quadruple Constellation, f"
published by Geo. Roberts, No ~ and IA
Spruce Street, New York, at fifty cents
per copy. 1t is the largest paper in the
world, being 20 X 100 inches.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
B. F. MYERS,
HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTCAL, y AIM "
AND PAPER HANGER,

Is now prepared to execute al kinds Of Paint ANT
inc Gr.;p;nr Varpishing, Polishing, Gliding
Bronzing, JapaniDg and Cleaning Furniture r.
per Hanging, &c: 81, !. ..;ces 10
mit the times. Shop under the Printing om0'
Okolons. FEB 10, SO. 22..H
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
m. A, w, RICHARDSON,

OFFERS his professional services to the cru
zens Of OKOLONA and Of its vicinity: =.
During the day, he can always be found o. ~
Office. one door East of Whites Hoee. a. =
night, bis services may be had on applIca!lon q
Mrs Whites, near the Methodist Episc'P'
Church.
July 81, SO 45..ly
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OF The Honorable Sckles publishes
an artful letter in justification of the re-
cent eventin his domestic relations. 1t is
well calculated to awaken popular SYM
pathy and we hope he may receive as
much as he deserves. He closes his let
ter with an appeal which sounds like the
prayer of a truly generous heart. We
are no endorser Of the code of morals by
which he processes to be governed, but
there is really something admirable in
the moral courage he exhibits. He ends
his letter by saying:
In conclusion let me ask only one
favor from those who, from whatever mo.
tive, may deem it necessary or agreea-
BILE to comment in public or in private up.
on this sad history, and that is-to aim
all their arrows at my breast, and for the
sake of my innocent child, to spare her
yet youthful mother, while she seeks in
sorrow and contrition the mercy and par.
don of Him to whom, sooner or later, we
must all appeal"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

FEARFUL LEAp,-Not long since, Hen
ry P. Baldwin, an alleged forger of Gin
natti, escaped from the custody of the
Sheriff, by jumping off an express rail-
road train, which was running at the rate
Of forty miles an hour. No trace of him
could be found, and it is supposed he es-
capped uninjurcd.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11


GEN. DAvIs.-In recent number OF
the Locomotice we find short notice Of
a speech, this gentleman recently delv.
cred at Grenada. The closing paragraph
of this notice hints rather broadly that
the General don't give expression to the
opinions he ought, as good democrat,
to entertain, relative to some things:
1--WE heard some disappointment ex-
pressed for the reason that he did not
touch upon certain subjects which excite
much interest at present, namely, the re.
opening of the slave trade /; the propriety
of admitting Kansas into the Union in
violation of the provisions of the English
Bill which requires that she should have
a population emitting her to a represen-
tative in Congress agreeable to the last
apporionment; nor upon the great issue
of protection to Southern rights in the
Territories as presented by Senator
Douglas and bis adherents. He was 81
lent upon the course which this State
and the whole South should pursue in
the next Convention to nominate can
didate for the Presidency. And as these
are the the subjects which now excite the
public mind, Col. Davis did not fulfill pub
lie expectation upon them"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

OF II. S. Foote, Esq, has located in
Washington City, and is advocating
Douglas. We hope he will stay there.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

ELEcTIoNs.-Up to the time of going
press "wednesday EVENING" the mails
have furnished us no news of the Ten.
nessee elections. In Alabama, Moore
tDem.) has been elected over Sanford
lind. Dem by large majority. In Ken
lucky 6 out the 10 Districts in the State
have elected democratic representatives.
The opposition carried thesother four
In st. Louis the entire Republican ticket
has been successful
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

CT A cargo of 600 Africans was re-
Gently landed at Smyrna; on the Florida
coast.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

o. BY referring to dissolution" no.
tice in another column it will be.seen
change has been made in one of our mer-
camille firms. COL Williams is gone to
New York to purchase a superb stock of
merchandise, and when he returns, goods
buying folks may look out for something
tasty and la mode.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
Doubtful.

Doubtful.
There is no wind so i'll as not to blow
good to somebody"
How about the breath Of whisky-drin-
kers and snuff-dipping women
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nANIrI Am TEREsA.

1t will crafty the lovers ofpure NOR
ais, and the admirers Of ylndicated laws,
to learn that that most excellent man,the
Hon. Daniel Il. Sickles, and that very
pure.minded lady, Mrs. Teresa Bagioli
Sickles have settled the little domestic
difficulty that for time interrupted the
course Of their connubial felicity. TWAS
unfortunate that this difficulty should
have led to the killing Of man, and the
destruction of a woman's reputation
But the great wrong complained Of, when
their separation took place, was that Mr..
Sickles' honor was destroyed, and that
henceforth there was no peace or .happi-
ness for him in this world. The intelli-
gence that he is reconciled to his Teresa
shows that the honor is all right again,
and as for peace and happiness, they will
be the most devoted couple known in his
tory.
Considering the happy results, in the
total restoration of the damaged honorsof
| the Hon. Daniel Il. Sickles, the killing of
Key and the trial were perfectly proper.
A good many men ought to be killed, and
many trials and acquittals ought to take
place, rather than have any damage done
to such a precious article as Mr.. Sickles'
honor. That trial, with its hosts of law
yers, its "clerical snpes !" its chamber
maids, coachmen and footmen its fash
ionable young lady witnesses its hyster-
les and fainting scenes; its demonstra-
tions of the virtue, nobleness and extreme
sensibility of the Hon. Daniel Il. Sckles
its publication of Mrs. Sickles narrative
of the process by which her husbands hon
or was damaged its triumphal celebra-
ton at the close-that trial, we say, was
a highly proper thing, and it is seen in a
peculiar, edifying light, now that Daniel
and Teresa are reconciled, and conse-
quently must be recognized as quite
equal in honor The world cannot COM
plain of any effect that trial may have
had, so long as it has had the effect of
reconciling the separated man and wife,
and enabling them to become once more
ornaments of our best society.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

G- Last week we visited Lauderdale
Springs, where quite number Of go'long
women, and innocentAnen arepassing the
time in eating and sleeping, loving and
flirting. Twas our fortune to become
acquainted with DR.. j. F. Kennedy, the
talented author Of those interesting
"Sketches Of Eastern Travel" which the
Mobile Mercury has been printing. To
him we are indebted for numberless cour-
tesies. Our short stay would scarcely
justify us in dishing up any descriptive
notes, but we would say to the Lauder
dale folks
There's chel amang We takin' notes,
And faith we'll prent EN-.
"Our own correspondent" promised to
keep US posted, as to the doings in that
region.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11

A BEAUTIFUL IDEA.-A correspondent
Of the Vicksburg Sun relates that he was
walking with bright eyed girl of six
summers, one cloudless night, while the
stars were shining in all their mysterious
light and beauty, when she asked him
suddenly what they were. He told her
che was too young to understand, but as
she grew older she would learn. Curious
to know what fancies were floating thro'
her mind, he asked what she thought they
were. After moments pause she lisped,
IL think they are holes in the sky for the
LIGHT Of Heaven to shine through"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-08-11
OKOLONA, MISS !:

THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1859.
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Aug. II, $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-21


IL The long row OF market sheds which have
so long disfgufrd Market street in philadelphia,
- to be removed next April, and a new market
erected.
III Albert Dorman had his clothing caught by
shan revolving 800 times per minute, in mill
at Pa mer, Mass, aud was strip ped Of every ar
ticle Of clothing.
IL Gen. Whitman left a sugar estate the in
come OF which ranges from $40 90 and 500, 900
IL GOES 20 his dang hter, wife Of Lieut. Lowell, of
the Water Witch ~
W In the case Of man In Providence, X / .
who committed suicide, the Coroner's ury found
verdict that he took strychnine with malice
aforethOught.
W candle box containing thirty pieces of
body was all that represented Jeremiah Trov,
farmeriy an lrishman, after being run over on
the Harlem railroad Monday.
u HsnnaA, a free woman of color, formerly
slave In Tennessee, but for many years a resi-
dent of Ohio, has returned to Tennessee, prefer
Ilng To be a slave with her old master, to being
fTee many OF the Free States.
u A woman in Saginaw county, Mich re-
Gently gave birth to four children at one time.
and TO reward her, bill has been or will be in
troduced into the Leg islature, donating her 30
acres Of land situated in that county.
IL In France they have commenced making
chimneyS for boiler furnaces, houses and steam
boats, saturated with bitumino matter; be
cause, says a French journal, they are superior
tn iron for strength hardness and difficulty Of ox-
idation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-21
EVENING STAR.
SCOTCH BALLAD.

Do you think OF the days Inat gone, Jeanne,
- As ye SIT By your IRE at night!
Do you xish that the morn would bring back the
time,
When your heart snd Jour step was SO light!
l think OF the days THAT gone, X Obin,
And of all that joyed IN then.
But the brightest thai ever arose on me, s..
have never wished back again. .,..-
Do you think Of the hopes that are sphe, Jeanrss,
AS ye sit By your IRE at night -... Frs
Do you gsthsr them up as they fa<tsd last
Like buds with an early big int.
thInx Of the hopes thai are gone, Robtn,
hrd mourn not their stay was SO fleet.
FOR theJ fell as he leaves OF the red rose fall,
And were ev N IN falling, sveet.
Do think OF the fre nds that are gone Jeanne.
. AS ye sit by Jour Ere Rt night.
DO you wish they were round you again once more
BY the hearth that they made tIIght:
i think Of the friends that are gone. kObIa,
. They are dear To my heart as the
bnt the best ana the dearest HmoRg them ell
l have never wished back again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-21

ThlAsvly DspAnrhaxY, F.
I "far .TgsE r-..r.. 3D.. sD0oembor l3th tn6o

Ia a'aa Vross' - - ,Dsoember IssS, isss.
SKALRD PRoPosAbs will DO reesiyed At this De-
parrment until u o'clock noon of Monday the 24th
of January next, TO- ten millions of stock OF the
United States 10 be issued under the act of IAN
June 1853. Said stock wiii be reimburs abe in 6f
teen years from the ist Of January next and bear
interest at Eve per centum per annum, payable semi
annually on the FIRST days Of January and July of
each wear. '"t
No hid will be received below par. and none for
any fraction of one thousand dollars. No bid will
be considered unless one per oentum OF the amount
is deposited, subjsct To the order of the Secretary
of the Treasury. with q deposItary Of the United
States, whose certificate of the Same must aocom-
pany the bid in all cases the bids must he uncon-
ditonal, and without reference to bids of Others
and must state the premium offered therein.
The sealed proposals should be endorsed on the
outside of the envelope, Proposals for Loan OF
1852 and be addressed to the Secretary of the
Treasury, w ashinston. d. C. The sums which nav
be ACCEPTED from any bidder will DO required TO e
paid to the depository Of the United States nearest
to his residence, OF indicated as most convenient
by him. Should bids be sccepted from parties dot
residing within the United States, they wi be re-
CURED to deposit the principal and premium with
the assistant treasurers at Boston, New York Phil
ade phls, or New Orleans. 80 .. ..
Certificates ofstock for sums of one thousand dol
lars each able to the successful bidders or bear
or. with coupons of semi annual interest from the
LIST Of Jnlynext. also payable to bearer, attached
thereto, will be issued for the amount of the 40
cepted bids upon the certificates of deposit to the
credit of the Treasurer of the United States with
the depositaries Of the United States The stock
will In all cases bear interest from the date of such
deposit. The interest from that date to the lat of
July mex. VIII be paid to the successful bidder or
his attorney by the depositary where the deposit
was made.
Successful bidders will be required to deposit the
pal and premium Of their accepted bids on or
before the Isl OF March next The preliminary de-
post OF one per cent will be immediately directed
70 be returned to the unsuccessful bidders
HOWELL COBB,
de l8-lawt24Jan Secretary of the Treasury