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The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

10 John Wise, the balloonist, writes
a letter from Lancaster, Pa, July s, to
the editor of the ST. Louis Democrat, in
which he says:
am at home, and cultivating my lit
tie garden by the way ofrest. To-day
was favored by my good friend, G.. L.
Baker, with some slips of st. Louis pa
pers, which gives us much praise for the
very awkward trip we made from your
noble city. | say awkward, because the
elements served US to have done better
But it is so, and if our good friends in ST.
Lous think we have done well enough,
will, in return for that kindness, say
to them, | hope to do better the next
time. | am now speaking for myself
My thoughts are now turned to the cross
ing of the Atlantic, and with precision
much better than was the trip from St
Louis to New York.
have fully resolved on that, because
l have learned in the st. Louis trip that
it it is easier to accomplish than | had
heretofore thought it was.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENT

Iiolloway's p ills, without n vestigc or r--
curry or other deleterious mineral particles co
posed entirely Of vegetable extracts, from s ~
most powerful combination ever discovered , Se
the removal of internal disease. They recun .vs
ate the system and act ~ tonic as well a. f Al
the body
Sold at the mandatory, No. so Maiden 49,
New York. and by all druggists at 25, 63c .a snI
81 per pot or box. "ua
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28
Keep Away from Muslin,

Boys, If you don't want TO fall in love,
keep away from muslin. You can no
more play with the girls without losing
your hearts than you can play with gam
pliers without losing your money. The
heart-strings of woman, like the ten
drills OF vine, are always reaching out
for something to cling to. The conse-
quence is, that before you are going you
are gonc," like lot at an auction.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

The recent reconciliation of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sickles ELECTS almost as much com
ment as the battle of Solferino. The
Philadelphia Bulletin says:
There never was an honor that had
such 'recuperative powers as that Of the
Honorable Daniel Il. Sickes. A few
months ago the honor aforesaid was des-
troyed he was totally dishonored, and in
his humility would have been caled--the
Dishonorabe Daniel Il. Sickles. But
now, having made his wife narrate for The
public the whole story of shame having
killed Phillip Barton Key; having been
lion and hero in Washington for some
months; having stood trial for murder
and been acquitted amid rejoicing of all
Washington he takes to his arms once
more the gentle Teresa, and his honor is
just as good as ever it was AS for Mrs.
Sickles, the resumption Of conjugal rela-
tons with her proves that he is at last
convinced that she is just as pure and vir-
tuous as he is. OF this, many persons
had already no doubt; but his public ac-
acknowledgements of the fact is quite touch
ing, and it is gratifying to have the truth
set so clearly before the public eye.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

On Thursday evening last as the
freight train was coming up on the M. &
o. Il. X. few miles above Crawfords-
vile in this county it ran over two negro
children. aged respective A and 5 years,
who we're playing ON the track, killing
one instantly and wounding the other so
seriously that it died in few hours.
Broad-are goth.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

or The space on the outside of to-
days issuance is taken up by the Con-
stitution and Bylaws of the Okolona
Lyceum, and reprint, of that mythical
newspaper, Tow-HEAD's EXPRESS. In
enumerating the officers of the Lyceum,
Recording Secretary was unintentionally
omitted.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

70 The Broad-are has the following
extraordinary marriage notice. The
groom is well known in this region:
In the neighboring county of Oktibbe-
ha, during last week Mr.. Smith to his
former spouse, from whom he had beer
divorced for several years.
"But oh not cen when first we loved
Vert thou as dear as now thou art"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28
Drowned.

Drowned.
A negro boy belonging to Judge Ghol-
son, of this city, was drowned in the Big
by River last Saturday. The boy was
fishing and it is supposed be fell out of
the skiff, and not being able to swim was
drowned. His body was recovered on
Sunday. Conservative.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

MARRIEp--In Holly Springs, Miss. - q !.
9Th Of June last, by tho Rev. Il. Jacksou N ne
JAS. NJ. NoRMENT and Miss NJ. G. Rogers s Y;
of that place. ~
x On the evening Of the 18Th inst, at tie br;a.,.
fathers, near Starkvile, Miss, Mr.. n. p Isws
RANCE, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. to Miss RrT 1~m.
HosKINs, daughter Of Col. VIM. Hoskins. ''1
And you, too Nicholas?
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

CoLtMBus (MIss.) FEMALE INsTI-
TuTE.-We have received the triennial
catalogue of this Seminary, which is I'M
der the presidency of Rev. B. L. Larrabe.
1t appears to be in very flourishing con-
dition, numbering 26S pupils.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28
/" A Little aIif.o

1t has been truthfully said that the des.
tiny of the world often hangs on the
smallest trifes. A little milf between
Charles Bonaparte and his love LENA
might have broken off marriage which
gave birth to Napoleon and the battle Of
Waterloo, to which the Chicago Adver-
tiser says: Yes, that's fact--suppose
little Mfr had taken place between
Adam and Evel What then p
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

to- No interesting news from the Eu.
ropean war. Since the battle of Solfe.
rino all parties have been taking a rest
ing SPELL
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

~ Those who have subscribed money
to pay for enclosing the Graveyard are
requested to meet in town next Saturday,
for the purpose of transacting important
business.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

U' The next meeting of the Okolona
Lyceum will be held at the Female In
stitute on Tuesday evening, the End of
August The public are invited TO at
tend.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

10 Some newspapers in quoting from,
or speaking of, this paper, call it the OKo-
Iona News. That's not its name
P-R-A-I-R-I-E NEWS is the way me
spell it.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

Hon. j. T. CusHMAN.-This distin-
guished gentleman has been appointed by
the President, minister to the Argentine
COME deraton, South America, and has
accepted the appointment.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

gV Eight spans of the NJ. & c. Rail-
road bridge, over the Tennessee river at
Decatur, were blown down by tornado
on the nth inst. One man was killed.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

PUBLIC SPEAKlNG.-J.J j. Pettus and
L. II. Burt, candidates for Governor and
Auditor, will. address the citizens of
Chickasaw County, at Houston, on Thurs
day, 1lth August next.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

sYr We have heard several inquiring
why the Premiums, awarded at the last
Fair, had not been distributed. Where
are they
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

CT The Grand Junction (Tenn.) Quid
Nunc, is one of the neatest, spiciest pa
pers we ever saw. AS an entertaining,
instructing writer, its editor stands
"head."
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

~ We are authorized to announce L, b.
SHEARER as candidate for reelection to the
Mayoralty Of Okolona.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

TT We are authorized to announce II. Fl.
THOMPSON as candidate for Town Constable.
Election LIST Monday in August
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

SuNsrRoKE.--A dissipatcd man, nam
ed James Cox, died, in field near town,
last Tuesday, from the effects Of dissi-
patton and exposure to the sun.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

To- We are authorized to announce J. NJ
ROSSON as a candidate for Town Constable
Election in August next
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28
Rights of Neutrals.

Mr.. Cass, it appears, (says the Phila-
delphia Ledger has completed his expo
sition of neutral rights, as entertained by
the U. 5. Government, and has sent it
abroad to be laid before the European
government. 1t is said that it takes the
ground that nothing should be embraced
in the list of contraband goods but the
direct and immediate munitions of war
fare, such as POWDER muskets, cannon,
lead and saltpetre, &c. Coal, which is
the very foundation of manufacturing and
commercial transactions, is declared by
United States not to be contraband of
war, and any attempt to construe it 9TH
erwise will be viewed as an encroachment
upon our commerce. So, also, are bread
stuffs not contraband of war. The broad
doctrine is also reiterated, that free flag
covers the cargo. Moreover, privateer-
ing is retained as right which the Uni
ted States cannot surrender, unless great
er notifications are made in the interna-
tional rule respecting the capture of enc
my's goods in time of war.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

OF The VickSburg Wig is some
times sarcastic. 1--WE clip the follow
ing
The opposition ball will roll in this d.
rection soon.-Aberdeen Conserratire.
We presume the "soon" referred to in
the above will be in time for the mezt
Convention Wig.
And the next Convention will be held,
as the immortal WEAVER has it, "when
we all meet again"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

ABOUT SNAKEs.-Horace Greedy, who
is travelling round in We western land,
declares the belief that rattlesnakes and
prairie dogs burrow together. Hear
him:
"Speaking of rattesnakes-I hasten
to retract the skepticism avowed in for
mer letter as to the usual and weleonaA
residence of these venomous serpentS in
the prairie dogs burrow. The evidence
of the fact is too direct and reliable to be
gainsayed. A credible witness testifies
that he and others once undertook to
drown out a prairie dog in his domicil,
and, when sufficient water had been rap
idly poured in, out came prairie dog,
an owl, and a rattlesnake, all together
In another case, q tremendous rain raised
a creek so that it suddenly overhowed a
prairie dog town, when the stampede of
prairie dogs, owls, and rattlesnakes, was
sight to behold. 1t is idle TO attempt
holding out against facts; so | have pom
dered this anomaly until | think clearly
comprehend it. e. The Cayota is a
gentleman of an inquiring, investigating
turn, who is an adept at excavation, and
whose fondness for prairie dog is more
ardent than fattering. TO dig one out
and digest him would be an easy task, if
he were alone in his den, or with only the
owl for his partner; but when the firm
is known to be Prairie Dog, Rattlesnake
& Co., the Cayota's passion for subter-
ranean researches is materially cooled.N
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

ly We regret to announce the death
of Hon. John Gayle, Judge of the U. S.
District Court which occurred at his res
idence near this city, at about o'clock
this morning. This event cannot be I'M
expected, the Judge having been in very
feeble health for more than two years.
Mobile Mercuyu.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

DIED-On the 18th inst, at her fathers raj
dence, CLARA ELLA, daughter Of X. b. and IN. =
N Gum, in the eighth year Of her age. =
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

OF The rope on which Blondin walks
across the Niagara river, seags about
seventy feet-so that in walking over he
has to walk down and up hill, as it were.
The rope is also made steady by many
guys but about two hundred feet in the
centre is without restraint. Imagine the
man walking over the rope, the seething
rapids walking down the incline
of the rope TO the dizzy central point
poised there on Il line over the tremen-
dous chasm But he has done it.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28


SAD CALAMNITy-We read in the
Advertiser an account of heartrendine
calamity that recently occurred in Lex
ington, Miss. A little child having fall.
en- in an old well, Mr.. Kelly slipped a
rope moose over one of his ankles and
clenching the line in his hand, was lower
ed. He descended but short distance
when oyerpowered by the foul atmos-
phere he insensibly relaxed his hold on
the line and fell to the bottom. The well
contained a deadly cabonate gas, and
when the bodies were recovered life was
extinct.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

~ The Democracy d Mississippi are
endeavoring to deceive the people by
turning its African slave trade face away
from the people. We guess that it will
make nothing by the motion. When
Jones went to bed drunk aud turned over
lest his breath might betray him to his
wife, Mrs. Jones is reported to have said
in the mildest manner in The world :
d" You needn't turn over Jones, for you
are drunk clean through. y Wig.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28
LIVERY g. nA-E STAHnn
ny JNo. WEEITIr-
NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE.
OKOLONA, MISS.

OKOLONA, MISS.
HAVING thoroughly repaired the Livery g..
Ill bic formerly owned by L. c. BROWN 90
the lot adjoining the White House, l wonH ,s
specially inform the Traveller, Trader. and ~
Public generally, that l am now fully prensrsS
to extend to all the best accommodations,
keep on hand an excellent stock Of cartiaue.
and other vehicles, safe horses aud GOOD bostIars
and giving my own personal attentions, / havs
no doubt Of rendering entire satisfaction Con
and try me.
Rates of Rivery.
Board Of Horse per month lam
&c week -m- 500
- day -. Loo
Single Feed Al
Drovers will be accommodated with lot or sta.
BILE room on such terms as will be satisfactory.
Persons boarding horses by the month or weeh
will be required to pay in advance.
Rates of Hire
Carriage, Horses aud Driver per day 800
Buggy and Horse 500
Saddle - I'm
Evening Ride, Buggy 200
Horse I'm
Extra charges for night ride.
Buggy and Horse kept in order will be charged
extra
Pay and then Ride! \,
No engagement registered positively, until the
money has been paid. Leaving the cash always
ensures first choice. Persons will be held re,
sponsible for damages.
July %, SO 40. If
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28
Singular Change of skin.


ga friend writes us from Franklin coun-
ty, that negro now upon the plantation
of Thos. A. Magee, of McCalls creek,
fourteen miles East of Meadville, presents
very singular appearance, worthy the
attention of medical men.
The negro is about thirty-four years
old, of large size, and was born and rails
ed in Fratklin county. About three
years ago be was attacked very severely
with disease, which rendered him helpless
for four months. During that time the
entire skin peeled off, leaving nothing but
the flesh and bone-in short time the
skin gradually commenced growing again.
and soon covered the whole body, and
now he is perfectly pieded all over--the
spots being of all shapes and sizes. His
hair and nails came off, and his hair is in
spots, some white and some perfectly
black. The negro is now perfectly heal
thy, and has been so since recovering
from the attack of this disease.
Matches Miss. Courier.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

HEIMBoLD's GENUINE PREPARATION, HIgnss
ly Concentrated Extract Buchu, for Diseases =
the Bladder, Kidneys, Gravel, Dropsy, veal
,esses, &c, is a safe and pleasant remedy. ~ ~
Re advertisement in another column, heaoss
Helmbold's Genuine Preparation
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28

or Gov. Melville, of Mississippi, is
the father Of twenty-five children.-Er.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28
AERIAL NAVIGATION.

The recent experiment of Messrs.
Wise, Lamountaine and Gager--in voy-
aging from st. Louis to New York--de-
monstrating that long aerial voyages may
be made, has awakened quite an inter-
est on the subject Of ballooning. AL
though this trial has not conclusively
proved its utility to mankind, yet we do
not see why it should be discouraged
Columbus was regarded as visionary
dreamer, when he first proposed to sail
through trackless seas in search of UNI
known lands; Fulton met many repul-
SEES in his invention of the application of
steam and public opinion has thrown OBJ
stacles in the way of every new inven-
ton or Improvement. Railroads, the
telegraph, and all labor saving machines,
have borne the weights of incredibly and
ridicule But it does not follow that be-
cause ballooning has been regarded as
visionary it will in the end bring useful
results. For centuries the science OF
aeronautics has been advanced and re-
buifed-the world, as usual, predjudg-
ing unfavorably. In ancient times, the
ignorant fancy invested necromancers
and fairies with supernatural powers, and
represented them as travelling through
the upper spheres in flying chariots.---
| The imagination peopled the air with be
ings who rode in Clouds one of the del
ties embarked in winged boat and put
a girdle round the EARTH" and Mythol.
ogy is full of delightful stories concern
ing fictitious aerostatic exploits. But
the dawn of enlightenment drove away
these pleasant superstitions, and riding
on curled clouds is no longer possible.
Many eminent men have recorded opin-
ions in favor of aerial navigation, and we
hope some practical benefits may yet re-
suit from experimenting. The recent
voyage proved two things, viz: that
there is constant eastward current of
wind at an altitude of about two miles
from the earth, and that long distances
may be travelled. These results are of
no great Importance, still they must be
received as something gained. The sci
ence may not stop here; there are things
in heaven and earth not dreamed of in
our philosophy.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-07-28
OKOLONA, MISS

THURSDAY, JULY IS, 1859,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-31
RULES FOR THE EXHIBITION.

The Office Of the Secretary will be opened on the
Fair Grounds from 10 o'clock a. m. till p M on the
dav preceding the opening of the Fair, and from am
hi 10 m on the first day of the Exhibition, for the
rnose of receiving registering and furnishing checks
for articles designed to be placed on exhlbltion'
? No article or animal can be entered for premium
after o'clock M. of the first day OF the Exhlotlo
2 All exhibitors at the Fair must be members OF the
o,;. I'D have Maid their dues, and have their ar
ticles registered on the oecle'"l9 'o'N A
Everv article exhibited shall be registered IN the
Secretarvis book and numbered, and card or chech
bearing the corresponding number attacheo u Tue a."
ticle and another given to the owner
No article or animal entered for premium can DC
removed or taken away before the close OF the
ton upou the penalty of foreiting any premium WHICH
may have been awarded TO IL. :, 90 hora
g. All competitors for field crops are requireu " W
the land upou which it produced accurately meas
nrcd the Weld of the same accurately weigneo Ut
measured and certificate OF two dlsmtercS'eu pei cI
or affidavit of himself made before magistrate heo
With the Secretary the time of his registering me se
49, 80 o@dayit or certificate to show the quantity
Of lond and the WELD in pounds or bushels dsnct SCI
forth as required in the Premium List, without "i'
| the Judges will not award premiums -.
| The several committees are required 10 mana III
| 49,; pnorts tn the chairman of the Executive Com
m;t.ea Inv o'clock p. of the FIRST DAY OF the En-
bh;tion The premiums will be awarded at the EAecu
tive Committees Stand at IL o'clock, a. m on 'he las
day of the Exhibition .,.s Rc
will take place on the ral' "ioU "
| on the last day of the FAIR.
TrRxs OF MEMBERsHIP.-The payment OF IW VEN
nu@ CON st;tnte a Life Member, which entities them
eaIves and families to admission at all times " t
Connds nd To compete without charge. lnol'l Ia
having Two Dollars and an annual lee Vi oN' DoA'
will be entitled to the same privileges
R,M. OATES is appointed Chief Marshall i0f Ii
Exhibition he to appoint SIX AssiS'An'S
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-31
A number of ripe watermelons were shipped
from Charleston, s. c., last week, for New Y ork.

N.Y. We have no desire or inclination TO o'huy
enithets with the Wadesboro Argus, or TO rea"'e S
using disrespectful language towards IT, ha'e''i
M tho tastes of the editor of the Argus in this re-
we can assure him that such things do not ten"
tn elevate an editor in the estimation OF MS
Rut we must remind the Argus that it fails to estao
i the proof off hasy charge that John Letcher o
VIRGINIA. is an aboltonist In fact, we DO not see '
, os ottcmnts it. if we except allusion it makes
IN Mr. Letcher's speech in the Reform convention Vi
and in that case it misconstrues and misunder-
stands Mr. Letcher's argument The ali"sioh oi 'n'
Arous to the declarations of the Richmond Enquirer
hf Mr. rs nomination. is no proof at all. The En-
;rar at that time like the Argus at present) SAID
GREAT MANY things hastily without proper renectloh'
II ;s trpe that some of the opposition papers III II
pa nretenG to believe that Mr. Letcher Is uhSouu vi
the slavery question, but none OF theni nave so"I "
far as to assert that Ire is an G6oet'0"'S'. MT
renes to these limitations of unsoundnesS oy Saying
"As Representative in Congress, i nave on d"
rronar occasions defended the INSTITUTION vi Si"
from the assaults of the Abolitionlsts pom an W.
-. ra1otinp 10 slavery, my votes will be found re
| corded with NV Southern colleagues MOI hc"sui'
has been before Congress during my sel.t.e - e
reference to the institution OF save! y, To m,
! the south which has not received my support 10
COLLEAGUES in Congress for the past elght years, WIZ"
out regard to their politics. appeal 10 iIrf ~ H.
against the suspicion that nave oeen .n hnnn
! Snuth-her institutiOns-her rghts-her nonoi.
u was in favor of the annexation OF Texas WILLY
added slave empire to the South-my compe1or WA WA
is held up as a better pro-sl"very ma" ui"l ,
onnosed to annexation. In the eight years OF my ser
vce in Congress repeatedly defended the South an
the institution of slavery from the assaults OF the
tionists-my competitor during MS long T:;.
ica never raised his voice to rebuke the Aooitonls'
re tber assaults upon our rights Not Speech not
sentence can be produced in which he has on any %
cos;on vindicated slavery against the assaults vi =
i, either in or out of Congress, prior to this CAL
YasS'
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-31

At Ansonville, on the 25th inst, by the Rev T. r.
Walsh Mr. P. J. Lowre Of Charlotte, to MISS L. D.
Watkins.
In this county, the Goth inst, by R. L. De Almond
ESQ., MIR Cordy F. Brantly to Miss Nancy NJ Z. Holden
In Bethlehem, Pa, the 10Th instant, Mr. Henry W.
Rupp of Concord, n. c., to Miss Ellen NJ. Guetter
In Cabarrus county, on the 10th inst, Mr. Thomas s.
Van Pelt to Miss Nancy J. Douglas.
In Winston on the 18th inst, David r. Leak, Esq, OF
Germanton, to Miss Flora Wilson
In Chesterfield District, the Sd inst, DR.. Benjamin
Chears of Monroe, to Miss Sarah Grady.
In Iredell county, the 18th inst Mr. James IL, Ply
Der to Miss Sophia L. Smithdeal.
In Lancaster District on the 18th inst, Thos Belk
ESQ, to Mrs E Hood Also, Mr. John Vaughn to Miss
Mary Mobey. - ,
Near Cedar Hill, Arson county, on the 10Th ult, by
n Carpenter ESQ Mr. Peter S. Earnhart to Miss Cor
nelia Threadgill.