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SPEAKING.

On Wednesday last, Hon. j. j. Pet.
tus. Candidate for Governor, and Dr.
Burt, Candidate for Auditor, made speech
es at this point, as previously announced
by their programme.
The crowd, consisting of, perhaps,
nearly hundred persons, was first al.
dressed by Dr., Burt He is evidently
unaccustomed to public speaking, but
made quite respectable talk, consisting
mainly of rather fiorid eulogy of the
Democratic Party.
Mr.. Pettus followed in speech Of I'M
mitigated bathos and a decidedly sopo.
rife tendency. We have heard many
poor efforts, but this was about the weak
est We ever listened to from one aspiring
to a prominent office. We doubt not Mr..
p, Is good citizen and a clever gen.
tleman. but all good citizens and clever
gentlemen are not fit for Governors
God Almighty, in the plenitude Of HIS
wisdom, has denied him that, which the
favor of forty parties and the nomination
by forty conventions can never compen-
safe for 1t is plainly and painfully ap-
parent that be is not the right material
out Of which to manufacture Governor.
In long legislative career, be never
originated an important measure; long
life, spent in politics, has not lifted him
to the mental level that should be held
by an intelligent school-boy. His friends
have grievously wronged him in plac-
ing him in position In which he must
necessarily expose himself, and his party
owes it to the people that they give them
rulers who are competent. No intelli-
gent man can honestly say that Pettus is
qualified for the Office of Governor of
Mississippi. Why, in the intelligent
counties of Tennessee, the people would
never think of elevatihg a man of his
caliber to higher position than Justice
of the Peace. 1t is decidedly wrong to
foist such an officer upon a great State
1t is ridiculously absurd. We can, any
hour in the day, step to the door, with a
penny whistle, and blow up half doz-
en- men, far better qualified for Governor
than John j. Pettus. We say this. in no
captious spirit, for we think Pettus a
good, clever fellow, but We say it because
1t as true Conservative.
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GOLD GRAVE DIGGING,

A Panama correspondent of New
York paper, writing under the date OF
July 9th, says, the late gold discoveries
in the Province Of Chiriqui are all the
talk here. Lots of images of greater or
less purity. continue to arrive, and every
fresh arrival adds to the excitement not
only among the natives, but among the
foreigners.
Yesterday the brig Josefa, Captain
Patterson, sailed with a full list of grave
diggers" some fifty in number--among
whom were about a dozen Americans
and Englishmen. Most of those who eni.
barked went rather to buy than to dig,
taking with them from $500 to $4,000
each 10 "white money" or silver, SO that
the Panama market il nearly drained OF
change. Some wonderful stories are
told Of these "huacas." tits known that
. gold hat has been discovered Ia one
grave, made Of 6ne leaf gold. and gold
fillet for the head has alo been taken out.
1t is said one man alone has found seven
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University Of Nashville.
MILITARY COLLEGE.


j. BERRIEN LINDsLEY, Nj. D., d. D. Chsn.
cellor Of the University, and Professor Of
Chemistry and Geology. j. \.
Col. B. X. JOHNSON, Superintendent Of the
Military College and Professor Of Engineer.
JAMES F. HAMILTON, A. M. Professor d
Municipalities, ard Natural Philosophy
J. II. STEWART, A. NJ, Professor Of Greek
and Latin .a,gnagrs.and Literature.
GEORGE :. BlAtKIE, a. Nj. N. D. Prcies
sor Il lIutal, and Natural Tiirtuy.
Rev. j. w. HOl1E, A. NJ, NJ Pratsssoro q
Mental aud Mond Philosophy and biblical
Literature, -
c. X. WINSTON, NJ. u. surgeou.
4iir firsI 1trIN,f the Arideunc fear, leSS-
go commences on the 9Th Septembvr, ieas
Second Term commences gu The 2.ird Ct Janu'
airy lsCo Commencement Exercises take piAee
ON the 18th ,f June, le,a.
.1uiiili, boarding, Washing, Fuel, Roon',
Servants attendance. and use Of Arms, $luo yet
Term. Naturalization fec ~. Students arc y
auircds to furnish their rooms. Engineering
French, Spanish, German, Drawing, Book Keep.
ing, and Fencing each $l0per Term VI twenty
weeks.
In the regular Collegiate Course, the ancient
reputation Of the University for Scientific sne
Classical Scholarship will be maintained, and y
the same time, every facility afforded those wle
wish to pursue q partial course. Besides M
four regular Collegiate Classes, there y rrc'
paratory Class Students under IA years o. as'
will not be admitted. 80.
By the aid Of Military Discipline, effective
government is established, and health, physlca
culture. good order and industrious habits az
promoted. a.. -.
For Catalogues, or additional information ~
ply to any member Of the Faculty, cr % =.
b. r. JOHNSON, Superintendent
Aug. 4th, SO H..ff.
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ayERY SICK.

Are you? We are really distressed.
If you knew what dark and gloomy
sorrow brooded DER our heart you
would not recklessly risk your health by
eating fruit and exposing yourself to
the misasmatic atmosphere of this season
But we'll tell you how to recover. BE
patient and resigned quietly and calmly
endure your suffering. Be cheerful and
smile at the fortunes your ailment inficts
Read funny books and have your room
perfectly clean and well ventilated
Send for jolly, good humored doctor who
will laugh and Joke as well as administer
physic. Sleep alone and take your po-
tons as ordered, and if you don't peg out
you will soon get well. II, however. you
should languish and be half sick and hall
well, but able to stir about, just bob
around among your neighbors and get
them to subscribe to the PRAIRIE News.
The exercise, with the satisfaction that
you are doing good, will soon entirely
eradicate your diseasement.
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GRATUITOUs' ADyERTIsING.

The Principal of the Aberdeen Female
School is respectfully informed that we
are not in tina habit Of making our H0l-
umns a medium Of gratuitous advertising.
Some people, there are, who are so inno-
Gently simple as to believe, or affect to
believe, that the editorial columns Of a
newspaper are public property in which
every society, every school and every
public meeting has special interest that
entities it to special right to- be
blown into notoriety or pulled into public
favor. Preambles and resolutions, no
matter how long or of how little general
interest they may be, individual pufs,
business nnouncements--all, are expect
ed to Reprinted, gratis. We have, to
some extent, tried to disabuse the public
mind of this hallucination. 1t is all very
well to argue that an editor must fill his
paper with something, and that such
things win "till up" as well as anything
else; but be it distinctly understood that
We possess, and intend to exercise, the
right Of being the Judge of what matter
is likely to be of most interest to our
subscribers. We pay for every line Of
type that is set up in this Office. and no
one can reasonably expect us to pay for
the setting up Of type for his pecuniary
benefit. without paying us for the space
be wishes to occupy. In cities man would
as soon think Of going into store, and
asking the proprietor to give him suit Of
clothes, as to step into printing Office
and ask the editor to give him notice
that would benefit him pecuniarily. In
the agrarian districts, however. it is a
little different; but printers, like other
mechanics. must be paid for their work.
Money is as necessary to the steady GO
ing Of q printing Office. IS are wheels to
the running Of cart.
As man we treat our fellow men with
the same degree of courtesy and kind
ness they extend to us; as printer. We
will mete out justice to those who are
isst TO 10.
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REV. uRO. w. GARTER, D. D.

We learn, from the Tuscaloosa Mont
tor, that, at their last session, the Trus-
tees Of the University Of Alabama con-
tferred the degree Of !" Doctor Of Divinity,
upon Prof. Geo. w. Garter, Of the Uni.
versity of Mississippi. This is certainly
well merited and richly deserved dis.
tinction. In honoring him, the Trustees
Of that institution have, in reality, honor.
cd themselves.
In these days when every fiddler and
organ grinder is Professor, and every
ignorant pedagague and literary upstar,
is a Doctor of Laws or Master Of Arts,
it is really refreshing to find sound learn.
ing united with becoming modesty, and
honorable distinction connected with en-
inent private worth. The latter is true
Of the distinguished gentleman whose
name heads this article. Summoned but
recently from distant State, the youth.
full looking stranger has insensibly won
upon the affections, and secured the es.
TEEN and confidence of all with whom he
has come in contact. A more lovely
spirit than his never took up its dwell
ing place in the the bosom of man. Sim.
pie as child in manners, modest and re.
firing In his habits, he bears every mark
of the morally refined, truly learned and
Christian gentleman. He not only occu
pies, but fills the eminently important
chair to which he has been called and
ifthe pulpit Of the Old Dominion has
lost one Of its most eloquent and efficient
soldiers Of the Gross, Mississippi has gain.
ed Professor whose profound learning
and unpretending worth will do much to
elevate the morals and expand the intel.
lects Of the future men of the state.
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SPuNKy.--The Democracy of Ponto-
toe. in distributing the nominations for
the Legislature, caught one Tartar. We
have been unable to learn his name, but
be is spunky man we'll wager. He alb
solutely and Internationally refused to
run On the coavenifbn ticket, after he had
received the nomination. and came out
as an independent candidate That's
what we call genuine political pluck.
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A Card.

j. B. WILLIAMS, having purchased tho en-,
tire interest Of w. II. DARDEN, the business
will he conducted under the name and style Of
WILLIAMS & BROS.
J. Il. W. takes this method Of returning thank!
to his friends for the liberal patronage EXTENDED
to the old Arm, and hopes to merit and receyea
continuance Of the same.
Aug. II, 80. Il a. 4S.-H 60.
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LARGE SALE
OF
VALUABLE TOWN LOTS
I'm oEEOIsONTA

DY Virtue Of decree rendered IN the wv NJ.
ID Court of Chickasaw County stare IA ~
sissipp on the chancery side thereof, % "a M.
day Of November. 1858, for the purpose = J: s's ~
ion among the various parties interest," = 4.
property therein named, Las trustee, wi " -, !,
18th dry of September, 1859, proceed e ~ ~
public auction, to the highest bidder y ~ nT
Of OKOLONA, some FIVE HtlNDhEDLo.. -;
suitable for business and private re.,dene - N
continue to sell from day 10 DAY untai ~ " -
are sold &, 49,
TERMS: On q credit u Que, TWO ahu ';s
years, with two approved sureties, notes 49, 81.
3 per cent interest from date gaze acsV s.rs,
will convey title II accordance WIN ssla s.s''
For the Town Of Okoiona
Y,,,, % 20 46..9t
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A SINCERE FRIBND.-We like, says
the Alexandria Gazette, the spirit and
feeling Of one of Gov. Wise's political
friends, in letter published in the Rich
mond Enquirer. He ayows bis wish to
see the Governor elected President. and
will do all he can to accomplish that
end. But" says he, "if the people Of
the United States will not reward him by
promoting him to the Presidency as they
should do, / trust to God, that after he
has ended bis career on earth, be may be
transferred over TO Heaven, and there
occupy one of the highest seats, in the
highest courts in Heaven, and there to
remain for all time to come, and shine as
bright as the brightest California gold"
Now this is, no doubt. the very honest
and sincere wish of an honest heart--and
II is worth while TO have such friend.
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Strayed or Stolen,

A BOUT the last Of May, from the plantations 4
n the late Capt. g. Bowen, near Bucns VIZ
ia, two young mules, broke to work last Spring,
One u GRAY the other SORREL, with white
main and tail; both mare mules Auy one giving
such information Of them 50 that can get them,
shall be literally rewarded. Tiny were brought
frum Tennessee, and II strayed mA I'll probability
have tried to return. Please write and direct b
the subscriber, Buena Vista, Chickasaw County,
Miss. g. w. BOWEN. :
Aug. IL, SO 4S..tf m
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Satisfied it,Cannot be Done.

A railroad engineer at Harrisburg, be-
ing discharged, applied to be reinstated.
4" You were dismissed" said the supern-
tendent, austerely, for letting your train
come twice into collision" The very
reason" said the other party, Interrupt
ting him. why ask to be restored
Z" How OF Why, sir, if / had any
doubt before as to whether two trains can
pass each other on the same track. / am
now entirely satisfied; have tried it
twice, sir, and it Cant be done, and
am not likely to try it again." He re-
gained his situation.
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u The Great Republic, monthly, for
August, is on our table. 1t contains over
one hundred pages of select reading mat
,er,!besides the usual array Of illustrations,
and is one Of the best monthlies We have
Price per year 50; address Oaksmith &
CO.. New York.
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u We see, some our exchanges are
publishing an advertisement of a dis
tributing Agency" located at Lawrence
vile, Penn. We believe the thing is a
humbug, gotten up TO fleece gullible peo-
pie and swindle eonfding printers. The
advertisement was sent to us, but we
have learned to let such bait dangle be-
fore us without being tempted to nab it.
We predict the Lawrence Company"
viii be pulled as a fraud before six
months pass
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u Gen. Davis, Democratic Nominee
for Congress, made speech in town last
Monday. Talked about Cuba and Abo-
litionists, but gave the Ego by" to the
African Slave Trade question. 1t makes
no difference, though. People in this
country will drink mean whiskey and
vote the democratic ticket.
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0r Our produce selling readers are re-
ferred to the card Of ID. M. McRae & Co

TENNEssEE ELEcTIoN.--The Democ
racy have elected Governor and three
congressman. The Opposition elected
seven Congressman.
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= 70 Purson Williamson, ESQ.,, the Con.
serrotive says, is an independent demo.
cratic candidate for the Legislature in
Monroe. So Chickasaw and Lowndes
are not the only counties in which the
regular ticket" fails to satisfy the peo-
pie.
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Fn.LlBusTERING.---W see in an ex-
change an announcement that Gen. Walk
er will leave New Orleans, about the
middle Of September, with body Of emf
grants, to civilize Nicaragua.
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Tue BOIL WoRM--Has appeared in
the cotton, and is making sad havoc
The prospect for an abundant crop is
growing very slim.
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THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.


Below, we print letter from DR.. Walk
n, explanatory Of the reason why the
premiums, awarded at the last Fair, have
not been distributed. In the name Of the
Joint Stock Company We deem It proper
TO say, to all those who shave no conf
dence 10 the stability Of the organize
tion," that it is based upon foundation
that Is able to Withstand any ordinary
opposition, and 1t Is useless for this or
that man to decry it as even probably un-
stable. There are men interested in its
success who are not of the kind to sue
cumb to factious opposition. DR.. w.
is, Of course, free to entertain his own
opinions In regard to its stability-but
when we say, the Joint Stock Company
is bound to 60 ahead, We only utter the
determination of every individual men,
Der. There is evidently some misunder-
standing about these premiums. The
money, to reimburse the expense incurred
by DR.. W., has been in the hands Of the
Secretary Of the Company for some
weeks past, and we think the Doctor is
wrong in attributing the inquiry raised, to
desire on the part Of the Company, to
create a prejudice against him.
ABERDEEN, Aug. II, 1859.
Mr.. EDITOR: In your issue Of July
2sth I see an inquiry concerning the pre-
miums that were awarded at the Agri.
cultural Fair for 1858. am very glad,
sir. the inquiry has been made through
the News. as it gives me an opportunity
of making public the reason why they
have been withheld.
AT the conclusion Of the Fair for 1858,
we found, on casting up our liabilities,
that the Fair Grounds would have to be
sold to foot up the premium list. Instead,
however, of proceeding at once to sell,
we generously proposed to new compa-
ny then forming, that if they would as.
sumo our liabilities, the lot and fixtures
should be theirs. The proposition was
at once accepted. accordingly advanc-
ed the amount necessary, and purchased
the premiums, confidently expecting that
the Board of Directory for the Joint
Stock Company" would reimburse me as
soon as the fact should be made known
to them. But this they have failed to
do. A large portion of the sum is yet
due me. Having no confidence whatever
in the stability of their organization, l
have refused TO take any sort of pledge
from them, as officers of the concern, and
repeated to them that nothing short of
the money would answer. Knowing that
it was my determination to make no dis
tribution until their promise was strictly
complied with, it was their duty to have
discharged promptly their liability, in
stead of seeking to create in the commu.
nifty prejudice, against me, by raising an
inquiry after the premiums. Those hav-
ing premiums due them will find them at
Mr.. Denton's store, ready for distribu-
ton, whenever the amount ! have ad-
vanced for their purchase shall have been
refunded by the Joint Stock CON-
pany." Respectfully,
WIN. +. WALKER.
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D. M. McRAE 4 co,
General Commission Merchants

~~~O~~~@~11kesSSO11 8vxOEVWdHLQ.
For the Sale Of
Live Stock, Grain, and Country Pm.
duce Generally.
Office l2l. North Royal Street,
MOBILE, ALA.
ME respectfully solicit share Of patrou,,,.
" and pledge Ourselves n mako anIssS1s.
anRcbtAin Che highest market prices III any ~
everything entrusted to our care.
y, NJ. McRAE 4 co.
y Aug IL, 80. 80. n
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RoMANTIC.--A young man near Mag
ara, having been crossed in love. walked
to the precipice, gave one languishing
look at the gulf beneath, and went home.
His body was found next morning-in
he'd
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WET WEATHga.--Nearly every day
during the past wsek, this region has been
visited BY Aaasy fsins. The farmers. We
believe, have bid good bye to hopes Of
large cotton crops.
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VIGILANCE G oMMITTEE.-The citizens
Of Napoleon. Ark, have organized a
Vigilance Committee" 10 GUST the
gamblers and suspicious characters that
for long time have infested that town.
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Heiloway's Pills are especially reccomncu.
ded for the scurvy and the other complaints most
common to mariners and those unable to rel
fresh meat. They act M a substitute for saccSa,
rine matter, and neutralize the eject of saline
diet, absorbing the poisonous effects Of the salt
aud rendering the blood pure and the vital ener
gies free from facilitating Influences.
Sold at the mandatory, No. so Maiden Lane
New York, and BY all druggists, at 25, &c., and
81 per pot or box
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LAND, CROP, AND STOCK

7 WISH to sell my farm which 4 a..
i N. W.o OKOLONA, on which i Ivy no,! miles
The tract contains 445 acres with 800 ;, = nv
state Of cultivation. Also, my cron ~ I" = alga
and Corn, and my stock Of Horses md :. XSs'n
will sell my Crop and Stock on 4 s wss:le q,
the first of February next for AN acscssss ~ Ii
on good house in Mobile or New Orlesn. y. y!
my land fot otie third cash, and the bals..A1 a y:
two equal payments, for one and two ycs,s ~ y
accepted bills with interest ndded. ''' w
For further information apply to me ). -.
residence. u. w. HOWpirmV
Aug. IL, so 40. at
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For SALg.--B. w. Howell, Esq, off
srs for sale a valuable plantation. crop,
&c. 1t Is we'll situated, and every way
desirable. See advertisement.
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r. Some impudent body asks ;

do you think would be free If
went to Germany My great-grandfath-
or had . cousin who married German.
and perhaps onsthat account ] may owe
allegiance to Francis J."
We can only refer him to the Secreta-
~ Of State
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~ Alady reader sends US message
to the effect that the PRAIRIE News isn't
big enough TO puff her. How about the
EDITOR
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or The blessing of newspaper jokings
and smart things, is that the writer has
always time to FURNISH himself up to the
brilliant point 1t is not so In conversa-
ton and debate, as the editor who wrote
the following found out. evidently to bis
sorrow:
One of the miseries of human life-the
being beaten in argument, and afterwards
thinking Of some happy retrt or very ap-
propriste joke, which would have smash.
ed your adversary TO smitbereens.
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,ty.fve pounds Of golden images. The
Indians who take 1t out sell 1t for three
to four dollars an ounce, 80 that there ii
a fine chance for speculation.
These huacas" are immense tombs,
some Of them containing many hundred
bodies, or at least evidence Of Having con.
tanned them, for no bodies only q few
bones, am told--are now found.
The grave diggers" who have gone
to Chiriqui think they will find each. gold
deposits in the vicinity Of the !" huacas, =
where the Indians originally found all
this wealth; but in this they will proba-
bly, fail, as no doubt the accumulation Of
the metal was very slow process with
the Indians.
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OKOLONA, MISS /:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1859.
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p. ST. mustn't forget to announce
that young lady, vastly rich, arrived
yesterday from one Of the wealthy com-
ties of Ala. presume thereare fortune
hunting gallants enough here who will
bow their supple knees to the golden god
dess. She is certainly ,OortAy, for
The gold doth show her bIessedness,
The sapphires mark her true