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For the Mssisst2pjaa.
Bad Management on the New Orleans
jackson & G. N. Railroad.
70 the President ee N 0, j. d. G. N

70 the President cehs N o., j. d, G. N
Railroad
STR:-Having understood that it was your
wish to be informed of any neglect or mis-
treatment OF passengers on your road, I now
avail myself of this opportunity to give you
such information. On the. 9th Of this month
| left New Orleans on the evening cars, with a
crowd on board, consisting of men, women
and children. The night soon became cool
and chilly. A general call was made for fire
in the stove but no attention whatever was
paid to it. About 10 o'clock We arrived at
Magnolia Depot, and supper was announced.
The night had become so intolerably cool, es-
pecally for women and children, that the pas
sencers availed themselves of. the eating time
to carry wood into the cars, with which fire
was kept in the stove the balance of the night.
Again, no drinking water could be obtained
on board during the whole trip of POS miles.
There was general call for water repeatedly
made, but it was UNDECIDED. The ladies' es-
pccially invoked the magnanimity and manly
generosity of the conductor in behalf of them-
selves and their children, but his cold blooded
Yankeeism was unmoved by such entreaties.
Tho usages of Railroads generally have led
travellers to expect these comforts on board, es-
pecially drinking water, and hence no prcFi-
sion was made to furnish ourselves about
4 O'Clock A. NJ, we arrived at Canton and
to the Central Road, where we found
a good fire in the stove and plenty drinking
water aboard. Very respectfully,
A PLANTER.
n. B.-I have many names of gentlemen
in nv possession and will forward them to
you is you desire 1.-TWO of whom are cti-
sens of western Louisiana, one of Missouri
md one of South Carolina.
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From the Neao o. {ears Papers.
Later From Washington.

THE DIFFICULTY WITH NEW GRANADA SETTLED.
WAsHINGToN, March 1.-THE Washing
ton Constitution, Of this morning states by
authority that the long pending difficulties
with New Granada, growing cut Of the Pa
mama riots, and other questions touching the
transit across that istkmuS, have been salts
factOrily settled.
Several other questions of indemnity, Of
only individual interest, have also been settled
TO the satisfaction OF ali parties, and the most
anicablc relations between the two countries
restored.
PASSAGE or THE HOMESTEAD I'LL.
WAsuNGroN. March 1.-THE passage Of
homestead bill by both Houses the present
session. is now considered certain. In ease
that their own Is rejected by the Senate, the
Republicans will accept-the bill introduced by
Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas
The feeling in favor OF the measure J., very
strong, and daily growing stronger.
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Public. No. 53l

IN 4CT II authorize the proof Of qpea ac-
cattr,tS an certain cases.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That any person
desiring to institute suit upon any open ac-
count before any J tistice of the Peace (may 60
before any Justice Of the Peace or other officer
of this State authorized by law to administer
oaths, and make affidavit to the correctness of
said account, and that it is due from the party
against whom it is charged, and in any suit
upon such account thus sworn to, the affidavit
of the plaintiffor the party in whose favor the
account is stated, % his agent, made as afore-
said and attached to the account, shall be pri-
mia facie evidence of the correctness Of the
account and Indebtedness Of the defendant
against whom the same is charged, andshall en-
title the plaintiff to judgment at the trial term
of the suit, unless the defendant shall make
affidavit and file with his plea that the account
is not correct, in which event the affidavit to
the account shall not be evidence, except to
entitle plaintiff to judgment for such part of
said account as the defendant by his affidavit
may admit to be due; povided also that this
shall not apply to accounts against decedents
and suits against executors or administrators.
or where the principal of the amount in con-
troversey exceeds fifty dollars
(Signed) J. A. p CAMPBELL,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
JAMES DRANE,
President of the Senate
JOHN J. PETTUS.
Approved February 9th 1860.
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The Virginia Mission.

In our last issue, we referred to the second
appeal of Gen. Starke to the Virginia author
tiles in behalf of Southern Conference
Again affirming our belief that the Commls'
sioner has performed his duties faithfully, we
have printed his appeal in our columns to-day
to make up the record of this fuitless mis-,
SION.
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SEWARD IN THE AscE,

Seward is in the ascendant The Black Re.
publicans Of Massachusetts,, Michigan and sew
eral other western States, together with Cali.
fornia, have recently declared for the nomina-
ton of Seward, the author of the 'irrepressi-
bic conflict" doctrine, for the Presidency. The
Black Republicans emboldened by their recent
successes. and the lack of courage and spirit
displayed in the South, are resolved to make
the coming fight upon distinct issues and un-
der the lead of one whose name is the synonym
of their infamous creed. The South can have
no excuse for doubling their intentions.
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PoLrr1cAL CoMrLEx1ox OF THE Pr,

POLITICAL CoMrLExIoS OF THE PESNsYI.-
WANNA DELEGATION. - The Pennsylvania
contains the following with regard to delegates
to the Charleston Convention from that
State
Not more than eight or ten out of the fifty
delegates are known, BY association or action,
to be unfriendly to the Administration, or in
favor of the peculiar views of territorial
sovereignty advocated by Judge Douglas.
Their vote will, therefore, without doubt, be
cast as a unit at Charleston, under the rules of
the National Convention, which allow to each
delegat on the right of settling the manner by
which its vote shall be cast Should this be
the case, Pennsylvania will have her just
weight and influence in making the nomi-
nation for President
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Later from New MEXICO.

MORE DEPREDATIoNs or THE INDIANS.
ST.. Louis, March IA passenger has ar
rived at this place from the Territory of New
Mexico. who reports that the district of the
i'lo Abalo had been invaded by tribe of Ma.
E.aJo Indians. who, after having committed
depredations in that district took possession
OF nearly all the stock belonging to the inhab-
itants.
Col. fauntleroy is preparing an extensive
expedition, and intends eiiectually to subdue
them
FAILURE OF NEW YORK STOCK BROKERS.
new YORK, March 19.-Messrs Z. f. Little
q Co, extensive stock brokers of this city.
failed today. The amount of their liabilities
IS not mentioned.
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MRS. acknowledgements nurse
and female physician, has Soothing Syrup,
for children teething,>which greatly facilitates
the process oil teething by softening the gums
reducing all inflammation--will allay ali pain
and is sure to regulate the bowels. Depend
uPonit, mothers, it will give rest to yourselves,
and relief and health to your infants. Per-
fectly safe In all casseS. See advertisement
in another column. Aug. so $50 skwly.
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LOUISIANA LEGIsLATURE.-This body adj
journed on the 18th, after session of sixty
days, the constitutional limitation. The
Delta says at left unfinished much of its
most important business Hundreds of bills,
mostly of local character, were presented
and referred to committees and got no further.
As to most of them, this is a source of little
regret nevertheless among the unfinished
business we find many bills of importance
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CT The Washington correspondent of tn

n. Y. Herald, writing on Wednesday, says:
Senator's Mason and Toombs in converse
ton with the President and Secretary of State
to-day, in regard to Mexican affairs, stated
that they saw no hope for the ratification oil
the Mexican treaty, and that they looked up
on it as virtually dead. What course the adj
ministration will adopt in regard to Mexican
affairs has not been determined upon. They
have all along labored under the impression
that the treaty would eventually be ratified.
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the law entirely Intellectual :

In connection with this pregnant array Of
facts, we desire to remind the public that the
Mississippi Convention Of 1851, representing
the sovereignty of the State, and in which
the then Union party commanded an over
whelming majority, virtually pledged the
Commonwealth to dissolve tie Union in the
of the failure or non-enGorcement Of the
fugitive slave law.
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DEATH OF Hon. LEWIS C. LEvIS.-The
telegraph announces the death at Philadelphia
on the 14thi inst, of the Hon. Lewis Z. Levin,
who represented Philsdelphia in Congress dur
ing the days of Native Americanism. Mr.
Levin was formerly resident of Nashville.
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IL IN our own city
c, FLEMING BROS
). b STEER, Agent, jackson, Miss.
FOUR YEARS. Experience with Hair

heStOrativeS:
Inc following letter from a gentleman long
ana mFora6ly known in Boston and vicinity
VINO vi mas mad most favorable opportunities
ol showing q what he writes, will, we are
sure, SATISFY the most credulous.
=, "ALTHAM, Mass, Jan Goth. 1859.
AGsshs' W. 4. HAGAN & Co: Gs7fs-I
DE HAIR RESTORATIVE" for three or fnur vs,rs
'oih good Satisfaction and Success I bavn,
tried various other articles in the ,,.rl,,
(Page's, Packard's, Avery's, Moods ,Ec
but yours has the decided preference among
them all. have nerer hesitated to recon-
mend 1t Tor all 1t claims to do. Seyeralla hes
IN our town who had been ,cedriag false kair
{oF several gears have laid it aside. and now
have JuH and tararidRt head of hair of c,y,,,-
anal shade and color, produced by using two o.
three bottles of your article and wben h.,
some means they have been induced ., ~.
something else, palmed upon them as L.;r!y,
superior they have almost inv1, ial3,, re,,,rraS
to the use of your Hair Coloring again ne the
only naerftorious and reliable artiIs IN ,,ss-
hndlnS It as toilette article as cheap as sr,,
oil the liar Oils or Washes with which tLs
market is Hooded. lam yours very truly
S. B. EAIMONS.
Remember that these ,,Dn,rsl5sJ ,o.,,,..
were produced by HEIMSTREFTSS LliTs; S,'s
o'e tne original and only reliable article in nsc
oOt1 everywhere-Prce SOC and 81 n hot
Troy, n. Y. W. irOpnetors,
ooia IN canton by Morey & Bro, CasscI &
7 y nm Sold in jackson by ]. h. More
D. D olzer, and all the druggist.
D. WRIGHT, SEQ, New Orleans Wbo,.-
AnlntE =
e0A'S' Jan go saw 6m.
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PERsoSAL-We are glad to sec our es-
teemed fellow citizen, Col Geo. Il. Gordon
about again. He has almost entirely recovered
from his recent severe illness, and viii be able
to attend the Charleston Convention to which
he is q delegate WsoaOills Republican.
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DALLY's MAGICAL PAIN Rxr,
There never has been discover an; - ~
Medica whereby pain can be 50 on;a JtLs' -
flsmms aiu where parts in high state Of in
nstnr.I s,l can DC so quickly reduced to their
can be a. s .,', nor where wounds and sores
J am DC 50 thoroughly and rapidly healed ana
!ecayed parts restored without either 80. 50. ~
For J;. .,ian win DALLY's PAIN ExrRAcroR-
which .sAl nor use etc, see the pamphlet
always signed HENRY DAILY. mapICs Ss,Ts :
ON steel engraved label.
For sale in New Orleans. who1a,,,. -
'~iA oy ]. WRIGHT & co
II and Isl Charities street
Sole agent for the Southern sat- "a a.
"1om al orders should be ADDRESSED
ESrSAls By al drusgiats Janloaa-in
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MARCH 18th, 1850
MAJ. h. BAREsDALE:-Denr ST. read
with great interest the letter of Mr.. Irrelevant,
published in your paper a few numbers back,
in reference to the Pamela and Tazo0 Valley
i;ailroad. | think it one of the greatest Rail
road schemes Of the acknowledgements
as it does New Orleans, the great commercial
emporium Of the South directly with Mem
phis, and ultimately by the Iron Mountain
Railroad with St Louis. You will perceive at
glance that it is bound to become the great
thoroughfare of the South and West-running
as It does through the entire length Of the
Mississippi valey-tho future seat of empire
and of weath-and connecting two such i'm
portant points as New Orleans and St Louis
a single glance at the map shows where
this Road ought to run. Diverging from the
Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad ut the town
of Panola it ought to come down the ITALIA
hatchie valley across the Yazoo and Big Black
valleys, tapping n rich alluyial country, and
crossing the BIZ; Black somewhere below Bea-
ties Blutf IN the neishborhood Of Vernon, take
up the Bogue Chitto valley to Jackson, and
thus make itself eminently Valley Road.
Topography, commerce, travel, directness
of line and every other consideration, clearly
favor this route
The benefit and advantage of this Road to
jackson, if it should be made the terminus,
cannot be over estimated. All the other roads
pass directly through her; this one, the great
est OF them all IN magnitude and importance,
Will terminate there; that is can be made to
do 50, have 10 doubt, if the proper effort in
the way of liberal subscription Of stock &c, is
made. Ii your city is sufficiently alive to her
own interest to appreciate these advantages,
she will make this effort. am satisfied that
if Jackson will do anything, that sufficient III
ducements in way Of stock and rights of way
along the line can be offered to bring the
road to your city. R.
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or Many thanks to Mr.. Carlisle. of the
News Depot, for New York Weekly Herald
Of the 18th, brimful Of interesting matter.
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| Special Commissioner from Mississippi
The President submitted the following in

n" 1'lI1UR4E OuVIILItt0A tlIv IVIAO" MS 1T
terss.ing communications
Executive DEPARTMENT..
Richmond, March 3, l6Goi
To the Gszsrai AsseDsbly Of Virginia
Gentlemen,-I transmit herewith a COM
munication, this day delivered to me, by the
Hon. 2. B. Starke the Commissioner from
the State OF Mississippi commend it to
your early consideration. and trust that may
he pardoned for suggesting that response is
due to the States whose Commissioners you
have received. 1t is for you to determine
what shall be the character of that response :;
and, whatever it may be, am sure it will be
prompted by a due regard for the rights inter-
ests, and honor Of Virginia and the South
Respectfully,
John IFTCHFP
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OF We take pleasure in calling the atten-
ton of our readers to the advertisement OF
]. Harvey & Co, in to-day's issue. Those
who wish bargain in fine work at low rates.
can be Accommodated by calling at their Looking
Glass. and Picture frame Emporium.
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FACTS, WITHOUT COMMENT

NEW ORR, October III, 1852.
Mrs. Hardy No. 119 Suffolk street, writes
us that she has been troubled with worms for
some three years, and that she used one vial
81 DIR. M'Lane's celebrated Vermifuge, pre-.
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh, Pa,
which brought away over fifty large worms.
her usual good health Immediately returned.
Mrs. Quigby, No 1S2 Essex street New
York, under date of November %, 1852,
writes us that she had child which had been
unwell for better than two months. She pro-
cured bottle of M'Lane's hermitage and ad-
ministered it. The child passed large guam
tity Of worms, and in few days was as hear
ty as ever it had been. Parents, with such
testimony before them, should not hesitate
when there is any reason TO suspect worms,
and lose no time in procuring and administer
ing DIR. M'Lanes Vermifuge. 1t never fails,
and is perfectly safe.
WE THINK WE ARE JUSTIFIED IN
SAYING that no other Pill, or remedy for
Liver Complaint, has gained, so deservedly,
the reputation now enjoyed by Dr. M'Lane's
celebrated Liver Pills, prepared by Fleming
Bros. OF PlttsbUrg. AS an evidence that they
will cure, read the following certificate from
a lady residing in our own city:
New York, January 90, 1852.
This is to certify that have had the liver
complaint for six years, and never could get
any medicine to help me until l commenced
using DIR. M'Lane's celebnted Liver Pills pre-
pared by Fleming Bros. can now say to
the public that they have completely cured
me; and do hereby recommend them TO all
persons afflicted with diseased liver. They
will cure. Try them.
~ Purchasers will be careful to ask for
DIX M'LANES Celebrated Liver Pills manu.
iaGtured by FLEMING BROS, of Pittsburgh
Pa All other Vermifuges in comparison are
worthless. DR.. M'Lane's genuine Vermiluge,
atso nus celebrated Liver Pills, can now be
aad at all respectable drug stores. None gen.
uine without the signature of
FLEMING BROS.
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The Valley Railroad

The following letter from an intelligent and
enter rising planter, contains some valuable
ref 'ctions con' ming What IS hereabouts call
ed the valley lad" which is the continue
ton Of the Tennessee and Mississippi Rail
road, so as to connect It in South or Central
Mississippi with the great lines leading direct
~ to New Orleans.
The writer does not over-e stilnatc-tLe gen
ecal and local importance of this enterprise
1t will bring into active Development the r.
sources Of 4 RECON Ct uuezampIad fertility III
Mississippi; AMI will connect by drcc: line
the centres of trade Of the almost bound.ess
West ard the teerling South
Shall jackson he the Southern terminus Of
this Road Our correspondent says that it
ought to be, and that it will be if her citizens
Will DO their share in accomplishing the CD
iect. Our town council have already adopted
measures looking to this result, but their ef-
forts must he aided by active public sentiment
and by liberal private subscriptions. The
town Of Lexington with population Of not
more than SIX hundred, has set us a good ex-
ample in this respect. She voted to tax her
self thirty thousand dollars, and her citizens
in their private capacity have subscribed near
We hope our esteemed correspondent will
lss---
letter:
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SPECIAL AaESr-Na j. j. DEssoS. Is the special
agent for the MlsssippAn Sn1 viii visit tbs dfereb t
sessions OF the State M the transaction Of business con-
nected with the ofhsa Our friends in the Southern
counties may expect hin during the Spring months and
We trust the Democracy VIII receive him with that cor
diaty which the importance Of the mission demands
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~ We are auth rize,l to announce the name Of
r. E. EDWARD- s. 'iiate t.r the office OF Probate
Clerk Election in October.
~ wesre authorized TO announce Ho@ ELL a.
HALL 81 candidate for the office GfCoupty reasur T.
Election in October.
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ouz THANKS are due to Mr. Carlisle, Of the News De
pot for New Orleans apers In advance Of the mail
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We copy the following from the hishc
fashionable authority, Morris & WilIis's Lon
journal. 1t will interest our lady readers /:
LADIES DRESS ARTISTICALLY co,
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anticipated; as, OF all possible securities,
those OF the United States are the most
certain 10 be affected by political disturbances. II
there are az many applications as usual and the
premium offered be fair average, it viii be safe
10 inter that the moneyed public have not lost their
faith in the stability Of the Union and not be-
hevers in the threats of disunion which are heard
from time 20 time. We trust that, in any event,
Mr. Cobb will fare better than his colleague Gov
Floyd, whose acceptances, as Secretary OF War,
given 10 the army contractors, Russell h Co., are
kicking about Wall street. Some time ago people
used to buy them at one per cent a month money
being worth a 5 now, no one will take them at
Is per cent per annum.
The foreign exchange market closed yesterday
dull and heavy. The latest quotations for bankers
bills were 1854 for sterling, and 5i6i ~ Tor
| francs. 6ome of the leading houses keep their ask
| ing rates higher than this; but the supply OF pro-
duce and Southern bills is so large that fair pro-
| lit can be made by bankers even at these rates by
covering with mercantile bills, with bills of lading
attached. Foreign exchange is now lower than it
was all last year and if the shipments of cotton
and breadstuts continue at their present rate. and
the imports do not increase, ii must fall still lower
The following table will show the movement OF
the stock market during the past week and
month
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The prevailing feature of the week dulness
toward the close the bears avaied themselves Of
the absence of outside orders TO hammer the mar
ket and depress prices. II seems odd
TO see prices falling and a sort of panic prevailing
while everything in the co.rercial world is so Sc
rene, and the evidences of Increasing wealth in
ere using traffic and substantial prosperity meet the
eye on every side. But the stock market often
works by contraries; public confidence and public
alarm as often rest upon the idlest iancies as upon
the most solid realities Pending the remainder Of
the political campaign, the probability APP
pears 10 be that there will not be
much business on the Stock FIX ,hange; not
SO much that people actually fear disunion, or any
thing approaching to it, but each man expects
his neighbor to be more or less affected by the pre-
vailing eroakings, and reckons thai, by waiting
few days, he may buy the stocks he wants more
cheaply. Some day, of course, il will occur TO
some operators that stocks are cheap enough, and
then the rush TO buy in and TO cover shorts will be
more exciting than the decline of Friday and yes
terday; but when this will happen no man Of
course can tell
The traffic of October on the railways of the
Northwest and OF this State continues to be salts
factory. The roads are comparing with month
when they all did well, and - amount of the ia
crease is under the circumst ances, as large as
could have been expected.