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The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-01-06
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The work goes bravely on. On gath
Dec, last, meeting of the Stockholders
was held in Okolona, when it was found
that three thousand and five hundred dol
lars worth of stock had been taken
Col. j. b. Williams was voted the thanks
OF the members for bis efforts in behalf
OF the interests of the society The fol-
lowing Committees were appointed: A
Committee of Six to draft Constitution
and Bylaws. A Committee of Three to
select a suitable place for Fair grounds.
A Committee Of Five to draw up a List
OF Premiums. The thanks of the Soci-
ETY. were voted to the President, Judge
Davenport, and the Secretary. The
members will meet again goth Jan. Our
farmers are beginning to feel greater
interest in the Agricultural interests of
the Country than they have ever before
exhibited. This is right, for beside be-
ing pleasant recreation, means of in
terchanging farming ideas, and mutually
lnstructing, the thing promises to pay
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An Overscer Killed by n slave.
MACON. Miss. Doe 90 1sj

MACON, Miss, Dec. 20, 1858.
Messrs. Editors: Our quiet town
was thrown into commotion yesterday
evening, by the rumor that negro bow
belonging to Mr.. M. Edwards had killed
his overseer, young man by the name
of Laird. The overseer undertook to
whip the negro, when he (the negro) cut
the overseer with knife letting out his
entrails, then rushing into the house and
Selling gun fred upon him killing him
upon the spot. Dogs were Immediately
put upon his track, and this morning he
was caught and brought to town and Sc
curely lodged in Jail. There has been
meeting OF the citizens held this day to
see whether the negro ought not to be
hung, without waiting for the uncertain
ty of the law. The meeting broke IN
without coming to any definite concln-
sion. The negro was not content with
killing one man, but before he was can.
tured he took deliberate aim at one Of
the gentlemen who We're in pursuit and
snapped twice at him. G. WE
7. S.-The negro has not had hear.
ing up to this time, but is heavily chain
ed in the dungeon. There are two in
jail, one for murder and one for an at.
tempt to murder. G. w. E.
Mercvru.
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From the New York correspondent o
the Charleston Courier the following i
extracted:
Professor Grant, of Calcium Ligh
celebrity, has invented new kind 0
light which, 1t is said, will throw int,
the dark all the gas manufactures. Fl,
has patented his invention, and is alread,
putting it into operation. His establish
ment is in Newark. N. j., where he has
already supplied church with light
This church has been, heretofore, lighted
by the ordinary gas works, burning six,
~ lights a night, at the cost of So So
by Profession Grants method, the same
church is now lighted for eighteen cents
night The large publishing house of
the Harper Bros is also having it put in
the establishment. Mr.. Ker Boyce is to
have it in his country residence, near
Flushing, Long Island.
The novel elements claimed In Pro.
lessor Grants invention, whereby grea-
ter utility and economy in making is
obtained, is the introduction of fused
metals-fusible at low temperature
over which the distilled hydro carbora-
ceous vapors extracted from the coal, are
passed through the heat, which it is the
quality of the fused metals to mpart in
such contract with extraordinary facility.
These hydro carbonaceous vapors and
Immediately converted into gas, whereas.
in all other systems of gas making, such
vapors are chiefly distilled in the form
OF coal oils, or in other words, gas i,
made of the material which otherwise
forms coal tar.
If necessary, and of those highly car.
bonaceous materials which abound in the
United States, such as the bark of trees,
oily materials, pine-nots, rosin, oil, etc,
from all of which gas cannot be adyanta-
geously made by any other system of
with perfect success. The
is simple in construction, and
not liable to any arrangement, nor is
there any risk or danger in the working
of the machinery. This invention is
exactly what those persons, whose tast.
IS or occupations call them to the coun.
ry to reside, desire, and is safe and
economical light-the cost.of making
Which is but sixty cents per thousand
eet | may mention that Mr.. G. II. S.
)uifus is the agent for this new light,
nd that he contemplates visit to
charleston and other Southern cities
With view of exhibiting the new inven.
ion.
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BRoOKsvILLE EATING HoUsE.-Pas.
sengers going down the Mobile and Ohio
Rail Road, will find at this house the
best breakfast, and coming up, the finest
supper that can be obtained this side of
Mobile. We mean no ordinary puff when
We say the gentlemanly proprietor of this
house keeps an excellent table. All who
have ever stopped there will bear wit
ness to that, but more than all, be is a
large stakeholder in the road, and takes
pride in showing courtesy to those who
travel on it,
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l659.-We will not be SO disrespect.
full to the New Year as permit it to pass
without saying something; at least let.
ting it be known that we are aware of
its presence, but to, make a set speech,
We cannot do that this time. We reckon
every one will know that the year Eigh-
teen Hundred & Fifty-Nine has actually
begun. soon enough without our telling it
10 q half column editorial.
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a Sample IF Street Mendicuy.-Th
Philadelphia American, of the 9Th inst
furnishes the following nut for the be
nevolent to crack:
Yesterday afternoon, a benevolent citi
zen was touched by an appeal from ,
stout looking Irlshman, about fifty year
OF age, who pleaded hunger as an cxcus,
for the solicitation of aims. The citizen
being man of big heart, was in the ac,
OF drawing a quarter dollar from his
pocket, when, on looking closer at the
suppliant, he saw that ne was at least
half seas over, and smeIt very badly of
whisky. Indignant at the deception al.
most praclised upon him, the citizen
pointed out the sturdy inebriate to the
police, and caused his arrest. The man
was taken to the Union street station.
house where he complained grievousy OF
hunger, and gave proof of the validity OF
that complaint by ravenously devouring
chunk of stale bread, which he took
from the confscated basket of another
beggar, as it lay in the hall of the station.
house.
AS is customary before being placed
in the cells, the person of Dennis Nc
Manus-the name he gave-was duly
searched. He wore a tolerably good
pair of pants and coat, but his vest had
been so patched that, of the original ma
terial, not square inch remained. There
was nothing whatever in any ofhis pock-
cts, and Lieut.. Gouldey was about TO
lock up the man until he became sober,
when he thought it would be well to look
again at the very Joseph like vest, with
its innumerable stitches and patchwork
material. The vest was, therefore, re-
moved from its wearer, and taken to
Lieut.. Goldey's Office, when an examipa.
ton disclosed the sum of two hundred
and forty dollars, all in five dollar gold
pieces, qualified first in tissue paper, and
then into the lining of the aforesaid gar
ment.
When asked for an explanation as to
bis antecedents, before being placed in
the cell, the man told disconnected
story, but after becoming sober, said that
he had just come from Harrisburg. He
saked particularly for his vest, and said
he was cold without it but made no allu-
sion to his money, thinking that the Lieu
tenant was yet ignorant of its existance.
The fellow is as fair specimen of the
'agrants whom We used to see every day
before the Mayor suppressed street beg
yary, and of those who populate the
llmshouse and county prison. The Incl.
lent, altogether, is noteworthy, anil is a
air commentary upon the lack of wisdom
manifested by people who countenance
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SuRken Vessel, Raised bu the IY;,,

Sunhen Vessel, Raised By the Wind
The schooner E. Freeman, Chapman,
which was run down and sunk last win.
ter, on her way from Provincetown TO
New York, not far from Highland light.
fioated in recent gale, and came ashore
and went to pieces at Truro. 1t is sup
posed that the fish, with which she was
deeply loaded, were concumed, and the
heavy swells started her from her bed
Captain Chapman, who escaped without
anything from the vessel, has been enabled
to regain some of his clothing and other
articles picked up from the wreck. The
schooner was sunk where tops of her
masts were not seen in common tides
and she came up with such force as to
throw herself ten feet from the water. as
was judged by those who saw her from
he shore Yv~saAs RSss~.
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LETTER FROM THE rnITop
MOBILE Der aOtb I

MOBILE, Dec. 3Oth, 1853.
DEAR News: Just imagine the dark
est. dullest, sulkiest, ugllest day you evel
saw, and you will think q prototype Q,
what is to day in Mobile. The rain driz.
zles, drays rattle, and everything bears
the aspect Of a conspiracy. formed BY
the elements, to bring on spell of the
blues" People look languid, (proba.
bly, liquid would have been better word)
speak, lazily, and-but n, we'll leave it
to the fancy to picture what pen and ink
cannot describe. Business has been quite
dull during the holidays. but the mer-
chants anticipate "better time" so soon
as the "merrie days O. Christmas" are
Ger Little or nothing is said of the fill.
busters, but l have learned, from reliable
sources, that Gen. Walker is still in the
city. A schooner, with freight of emf.
grants. escaped from New Orleans a few
days ago, and now, is, perhaps, on her
way to the land Of promise" The
Theatre Is open. and so called "star"
il delighting the Mobilians with soms
I'VE must confess) very good acting
We like to attend the Theatre-a deal
OF human nature may be learned. To.
morrow night the Theatre will be given
up to the Cowbellions, and they will give
some sort Of performance. What and
who the "Cowbellions" are, you must
find out. I'm a good Know Nothing.
Yesterday morning, in the sanctum of
OF the Mercury, / met Ben Lane Posey,
ex-editor Of the Marion American
There was crowd for you-Nason, the
witty man. Posey. the fighting man, and
,modesty. stand aside) Richardson, the
pretty man. Posey is busily engaged on
1is book, "The Palmettoes in Mexico"
md will have it ready for the press in
short time. The reading pnblic may
ook for something interesting, instruct
ng and tasty. My trip down was devoid
It interest, save one exception. At one
II the way stations | saw an old sweet
'eart, with whom fell in love when /
vas ten years old, and continued so, with
devotion worthy of knight of old,
Ill vas sixteen, when, alas, she mar
led! When l jumped from the cars
nd shook her hand, must confess, re-
1inissences of the past were conjured
P, not altogether unpleasant to think I
yer, but the contrast between then and
0w, despite my efforts, caused a film to z
bread over my eyes; but then, just then,
ind you, she called to a negro wench :
bring the baby The baby was /
rought, and was told twas "the very Q
mage Of its Pa" l looked at the squirm-
g brat, and tits needless to say-noth- ;
G. But "my dream of love was Ger" :
wish her all the luck in the world; NAV !
Q have dozen babies, "images of p
cir pa, the next time see her. P
If 'twas'nt so wet and muddy would !,
we much finer time than | am en- !,
wing; nevertheless, am doing as we'll Il
could be expected. R. a
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A Resc1a-We understand that IN
Saturday morning last, John @. A. Car
ter of hi'esburg, was arrested by tbe
Sheriff of Madison, by authority Of the
Governor of Alabama, on reouisition
from the Governor of Pennsylvania and
was brought to Huntsville and delivered
over to three Philadelphia police officers
who were about to secure him with hand
cuffs, when several friends of Carter
armed, walked into the Sheriffs Office
and told Carter to go with them. He
did so, and the company mounted their
horses and rode off.
We understand about 200 citizens
We're assembled, most of whom approved
tne rescue, on the ground that northern
plates would not allow similar process TO
ue executed there on the requisition of
southern Governors, as in cases Of fna
1 p,,, saves. Some threats against the
Philadelphia police officers were ;nt;ma
ted, and citizen, to whom thew hr"nnht
letters, very properly took them ~ H.
house, until they could get off on !, t 'i,a
railroad cars. - VI 'he
Hansuille (Aza. J Democrat
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The Sister.-There is something love-
ly in the name, and its utterance rarely
fails to call up the warm affections of
the gentle heart. The thoughts that cir
Gle round it are all quiet, beautiful and
pure. Passion has no place with its as
sociations. The hopes and fears of love,
the strong emotions, powerful enough to
shatter and extinguish life itself, find no
home there. The bride is the star, the
talisman Of the diamond above all price,
bright and blazing in the MONDAY sun
A sister, the gem of milder light, calm
as the mellow moon, and set in a coro.
net Of pesrh Az
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-01-06

A Singular Dream Vuifed-Tbe
Abingdon Standard relates that while Mr.
y. u. Tinkham, of North Bridgewater
was recently on a visit to Vermont, he
dreamed that valuable dog which he
left at home had been stolen by three
freshmen, and carried to thicket in
Abingdon, where he was pitted against
another dog; from thence conyeved 70
North Abingdon, where another fight was
got up, and the animal being killed was
buried near by. Mr.. Tinkham returned
home and found the dog missing. He
immediately visited Abingdon, and was
informed by an lrishman residing in the
thicket that his dog had been brought
there by three men, and to the spot indi-
Gated IN his dream as the place of burial.
ne probed the earth with his ramrod, and
struck the body of the dog, which was
dug up and conveyed to North Bridye.
Water, and the skin taken off and stated
The three men have been arrested and
held for trial in April. One of them got
bail, but the other two will probably
spend the winter in Jail. The trio com.
mltted other misdemeanors while on their
sporting excursion, for which they were
tried and fined.
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Appre'eation-lt is no mean argument
OF the high appreciation in which our pa.
per in held, that gentlemen about 10
start on the Chattanooga Cars, actually
gave lad one dollar for single copy
of the Daily News.
Nashville News.
Another illustration of the homely adj.
age, "a fool and HE money are soon par.
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Bernard Bartos.
Be'mada.-An officer of the Sabins

Bermuda.-An officer of the SABINE
IN IA letter dated November 3, says:
am glad to have an opportunity Of
seeing Bermuda, for it is rarely or never
visited by our national ships, and not
one has ever ! believe, been driven herr
Tor relief. Great hospitality has been
'xtcnded to us by the officials of the H.
land, and every facility aofrrdes for n.
pairing the crippled frigate. In the even,
OF war with us, Bermuda would be Of
mes'lmahle value to England, and a Ter
rule thorn in the side Of The United
states. Against the natural defense Of
'illS group of islan,s---a coral recf-mil.
tary sciences would be Of no avail, and
me !, narfo~ channel ray i. not only d.
tended by shore batteries, but also By
one OF those powerful irox shot proof
stem batteries-huilt for the Baltic--cai.
rylng l6 inch solid shot-guns. What
a craft for hostile expedition She i
equal to feet of ordinary vessels.
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u Ike East, as will be seen by refer
ring 70 advertisement, has re-opened at
biz old stand. the Eclipse" where be
Will be happy to see those who imbibe
1.-THE article" 1t is really fine estab-
lishment.
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~ A critic is always more feared
than loved. For why ? Because of his
practice" measuring his neighbours corn
By hk swB bssbel."
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OUR TICKET.

To-day we hoist the names of John !,
Critienden, Of Kentucky, for President
and VIM. A. Shaw, of Mississippi, foI
Vice President, in 1860. We feel salts
bod that the choice Of free. enlighten
ID people, could not fall on two mer
ssore deserving as patriots, more homes,
IS politicians, or more faithful as public
servants. II is true We have some cause
for difference with Mr.. Crittenden. He
was not in favor Of the admission Of Kan.
sas under the Lecompton Constitution.
We were, though not ultrain regard to
the matter. The differe}ce, however,
is so slight as to be deemed scarce wor.
thy Of being. construed into an objection.
We attribute his action in regard to that
Kansas matter, to his appreciation Of
right; not an anti-slavery motive. He
is as sound upon tho question of slavery
as any man in the Union, and the Amer.
lean people possess too much real com.
mon sense to pay attention to the ranting
cry OF traitor" abolitionist," &C.,
which the Southern Democracy have
seen proper to raise merely because he
refused to vote for the admission of
Kansas with that constitution.
His friends have never resorted to empty
apologies, or useless excuses to palliate
his conduct-not because of any con-
seriousness of being unable to free him
from blame, but because observation and
experience teach sensible men that opin.
ions and principles are generally receiv-
cd or rejected, according as they possess
merit or demert-consequently they were
willing to abide the verdict of public
opinion. The Kansas question, however,
is a dead issue-sectionality involved it, |
nationality involves the Presidential con- |
test The great unterrifed" have
thrown aside the hypocritical mask of
Southern rights, which they have been
wearing, and now loudly call for unity
in the party. The "fy the tracks" are
beseeched by the regulars" to unite,
and concentrate their energies for anoth-
sr struggle for the spoils. Buchanan
Democrats cry compromise !" Doug
asites domineeringly yell "lie further |"
But spells is the cry at which they are
Ill touched, and "office" is the banner (
hey'll all follow. We see in the future
.wo prospects-one for the election of
'uch man as Douglas, than whom there
$ not being in the world we more des-
Use. The other for the election of such l
man as Crittenden, a man not without
aults, but with stern, unbending integ-
ity. an honest, free spoken patriotism, ,
which must, and will, command the ad-
nlration and confidence of his country =
men. Any way, it is with proud heart /
re unfurl the banner of Southern patri- r
''ism which fntters at our masthead, q
nth Crittenden and Shaw" inscribed .
pom Its streaming folds. With such i
aen at the wheel We believe the Consti- {
ution will return to its pristine purity
be dignity Of our section be maintained, 6
nd fatal check given to the suicidal
rogress Of that pseudo philanthropy, O
clept modern abolitionism.
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Dangerous CounteyEit.-We were
yesterday shown by Mr.. j. Cook, the
polite and accomplished Teller of the
Central Bank, a most dangerous coun.
terteit bill on the Georgia Railroad and
banking Company, of the denomination
of $50. 1t bears date Dec. 1st., 1853,
and is made payable to J.R. Fielder. 1t
bears a strong resemblance to the cenu-
inc, and may be detected by examining
closely the vignette and medallons.-
The position of the legs in the female
figure on the left end lacks that grace
and artistic finish observable in the genu.
inc. The statue over which the two fe.
male figures above the centre are sus.
pending a wreath presents somewhat
blurred appearance just below the face.
which is not the case in the genuine, and
on close inspection there is slight dis
parity in the wreath itself, as in the dra-
perry of the right hand figure We
thought the eyes in the statue referred to
qua not present that lively appearance
which characterizes the genuine, being
rather dull and heavy. The appearance
OF the bill is lighter than the original, and
is numbered as if by an inexpert pens
man. We understand there were some
three or four other counterfeits ON the
same institution presented at the counter
of MIR. Josiah Morris, few days since,
by innocent parties into whose hands
they had fallen, but they were shuf1led
aside by the expert fingers of Jim Smith,
and pronounced "no go" A gentleman
in the Exchange line expresses the opin-
lon that these dangerous counterfeits are
mostly in circulation in Pike, as those
seen here were principally obtained in
that county.
Mont. Confederation, Dec. 2l.
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CoTToN.-r The Mobile Market for the
week ending Saturday, list inst, closed
firmly. MiddliDgs ll4@l2c.
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CaptaIn Albert Pike.

An idle rumor has attained some cur
rency that this gifted gentleman had re
Gently departed this life. The rumor, $,
far from having any foundation, is III,
very reverse of the fact, Captain Pike be
ing not only, at the last accounts, full O
vitality himself, but being engaged il
taking the lives Of others, rather thar
/ yielding up his own.
The following account Of his opera
tons against the prairie fowl in Arkan.
sas, we clip from one osour exchanges:
Knowing how wild they are, he came
prepared to outwit them. He hunts with
piece of artillery-a 6-pounder. This
he hauls out on the prairie, and when he
discovers flock, he unlimbers, sights
the gun, and touches her off. He rarely
misses. 1t is very exciting to see doz-
en- grouse futtering with broken wings
among twice as many dead ones, and the
captain chasing them around and catch
ing them. His usual charge is pound
of powder, and quarter OF bag of tur-
key or swan shot. He generally shoots
at about two hundred yards. He killed,
in Jno. Sells field below here, the other
day, thirty-eight grouse at a single fire.
Major Rector who accompanied him,
thinks he must have crippled one thou
sand, that got off among the corn stalks
and cookle-burs.'
. This unsportsmanlike amusement has
not the merit of originality. 1t is quite
a common system of duck-shooting on the
Potomac, and also in pigeon shooting in
the West. The readers of Cooper's nov
els will remember the pleasant scene in
which Old Leather Stocking appears at
a pigeon-ihooting where six-pounder is
employed to bring the birds down by hun
dreds; and, regarding the butchcry with
a just scorn, lifts his rifle and knocks
over single bird on the wing, to illus
trate the difference between the skill ola
real sportsman and the ayarice of bird
murderer.
We can hardly believe that so true
sportsman and poet as Captain Pike
could be guilty of such mode of outwit-
ling these beautiful birds of our prairies.
We suspect that some of the Captains
Arkansas friends have started this story
lpOn him as cdaard. Bad as it is, it is
better than the other rumor of
lis demise N. o. Delta.
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Keep the Heart .1ipe.-The lons.,
i've, the more expedicnt | find it TO .,l
deayor more and more to extend my syul
pathies and affections. The natural Il,
dency of advancing years is to marrow
and contract these feelings.
do not mean that | wish TO form :.
new and sworn friendship every day, /.
Increase my circle intimates; these N,
very different affairs. But | find it cor,
t'nces to my mental health and happiness
to find ont all can which is amiable ~
loveablc in those come in contact viii
and to make the most of it.
1t may fall very far short of what h
was once wont to dream of; it NAV not
supply the place Of what | have know,
lelt and tasted but it is better thar
nothing it seems to keep the feelings
and affections in exercise it; keeps !.
heart live in its humanity and till "
shall be all spiriiualists, this is alike our
duty aud our interest.
Bernard Bartos.