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rPuDTc. NO. 55.T
An ACT to change tie time Of holding tle
Circuit Courts in the Eighth judicial Dis
trit, and for other PURPOSES

An ACT to change tie time Of holding ble
Circuit Courts in the Eighth judicial Dis
trict, and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the LegisIa-
ture Of the State Of Mississippi, That the
time of holding the Circuit Courts in the 9Th
judicial district, be fixed as follows In Lau-
derdale county, on the second MONDAYS in
| February and August, in each and every year.
and continue twelve judicial days, if business
so long require. In Clark county on the 4th
Mondays of February and August, in each
and every year, and continue twelve iudicial
days if business so long require. In Wayne
county, on the second Mondays in March and
September, and continue six judicial days, if
business so long require In the county Of
Jones, on the third Mondays in March and
September, and continue six judicial days, If
business SO long require. In the county Of
Perry, on the 4th Monday in March and Sep
tember, and continue six Judicial days, if
bpsiness so long require. In the county Of
Greene on the first Mondays in April and Oc-
tober, and continue six judicial days, il busi-
ness so long require. Ia the county of Jack
son on the End Mondays of April and Octo-
Der, and continue six judicial days il business
so long require. In the county of Harrison
on the third Mondays in April and October,
and continue twelve judicial days, if business
SO long require. In the county Of Hancock,
on the first Monday after the fourth Ncnday
in April and October, and continue twelve iu-
dicial days if business, 50 long require.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved Feb. IL, 1860.
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From the Rural Gentlemen.
Well-Timed Information.
NAInEN- MISS March 1Tth 1

Walden, MISS, March 18th, 1860.
Mr.. EDITOR You will please direct your
papers to Walden, instead of Shongalo. Please
call attention to editors and Post Masters in
your nextissue +; that the PoSt-office at Shon-
gallo, Carroll county, Miss, has been discon-
tinued and that all mail matter for Shongalo
should be sent to Walden. 1t will save great
deal of trouble to Editors, Post-masters and
Route Agents if all would direct to Walden,
and would prevent much confusion at our
office, from the fact that the Route Agents fre-
quently send Shongalo mail matter to some
other place. Yours &c,
w. r. HAWKINS,
Mailing Clerk at Walden, Miss.
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LAWS OF MIssTssRPT.

Public No. SAL

Public No. 81.
an act 10 atttsorizethe Establishment of pirrte
Buging Grounds.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State of Mississippi, That it shall be
lawful for any person seized and possessed Of
real estate in fee simple, to set apart any tract
or parcel thereof, not exceeding one acre, for
the purpose ofaprivate burying ground, where
in such person after his or her death,
and all persons related to such person By con-
sanguinity or affinity may be buried, the own
er OF such tract may donate the same in fee
simple, % the State of Mississippi, and record
the deed ofconveyancei in the Office ofthe clerk
of the Probate Court of the county in which
such land shall lie, and file the original deed
of such conveyance in the Office Of the Secre-
tary of State, all at his or her expense, the
State shall never alien, convey, trespass upon
or cucumber said tract so donated, nor shall
the same be subject to taxation it shall be
lawful at all times, after the making Of such
donation, for the donor and all persons related
to such donor in manner aforesaid, to use the
same for private burying ground, and to make
any necessary improvements thereon, with
view TO enclosinng, protecting and beauhtying
the same, u such manner as they may see
proper
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, If any 9TH
er than those above named shall after the max
ing of such donation, commit any trespass on
such private burying ground to the material
injury Thereof, OF to the improvements thereon
made, such person so offending, shall be liable
to Indictment, and on conviction, shall be fin
ed not exceeding five hundred dollars, and
imprisonment in the county Jail, not exceed
ing three months.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, that this act
be in force and take effect from and after its
passage.
Approved Feb g ls60
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A CoLoRED PRoDIGAL RErURNrNa.-We
copy the following paragraph from the Cincin-
natl Times of the 10th:
Mr.. Thomas Ferris, resident of Shelbyyille,
Tennessee, passed through the city yesterday
with . fugitive slave, who voluntarily accom-
panied him to his old home, having tasted the
sweets Of liberty IN several Northern cities for
the past six monts. Mr.. Ferris unexpectedly
discovered bis "chattel" peddling apples on
the railroad at Syracuse.
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A Case in Point.

We are told by the Concord Democratic On.
H. Standard, reliable and an able Democrat
ic journal, that in the late elections in that
State the Douslasites had complete control OF
the Democratic organization, and that "the en-
tire State ticket was made up of open and
avowed Douglas men, which induced many
national men to stay away from the polls and
to have no hand in electing them. The con-
sequence is that the Black Republicans carried
New Hampshire by largely increased ma,
jority. What becomes Of the availability ar
gument which is so frequently urged by
Squatter organs, in favor of the nomination Of
their chief at Charleston ?
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W. l. AA<tAN AAA~Nt'y
Mailing Clerk at Walden, Mis-

THE WHITE SLAVE TRADE.-The New
Granadian barque Napoleon. lately arrived al
Callao, SS days from tho Sandwich Islands
where she had touched for supplies, on her
way from China with cargo of Chinese
slaves Of Coolies When she left China she
had 24O on board, Of which 131 died on the
voyage, and % were sent to the hospital on
their arrival at Callao, leaving on "a, who
were mostly too weak for labor.
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The VALLEY RAILRoAD.-Col Trezevant
returned to our town Wednesday after brief
canvass of Vernon and Livingston neighbor-
hoods, in Madison county, for subscriptions to
stock in this important work. We learn that
with but little effort he succeeded in obtaining
subscriptions to the amount Of $4,000, though
It is proper to mention that $4,000 of this
sum was subscribed by Col. John Robinson,
who it is needless to say, is one of the most
public spirited and liberal men in the State
His ample means and personal efforts are
ever at the service of any enterprise that has
FOR its object the promotion and the develop
ment of the resources of the State
We suppose that this sum of $4,000 is a
mere beginning of the liberal subscriptions
which will be obtained in those wealthy..and
enlightened communities, than which none
will be more desirable in Mississippi, if the
contemplated Railroad scheme should be car
ried out. If jackson subseribes out Of her
limited means 100000, will not the rich and
prosperous country between this point and
Beattie,s RIuf raisa s200 0002zssafzssasassatqsss
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC coNvENrro,

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The most unre-
mitted efforts still continue here to induce the
executive committee to change the place for
holding the Democratic Presidential Conyen-
ton.
The imperfect accommodations at Charles
ton, exorbitant prices, inaccessibility of the
place and lateness of the season are all urged
as arguments. And it is now stated that the
committee are to meet in this city the 9TH Of
April to take the subject again into consider
alton, and to come to final determination up
on it.
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The Hero of the Fight In the Gulf Of
Mexico.

The Philadelphia Press noticing the news
from the Gulf says:
Captain Thomas Turner, of the United
States sloop-of-war Saratoga, citizen of Penn
sylvania, (his family now residing in Philadel-
phia. led in the attack on the corsairs. He is
one of the last men to act without orders or
without full reflection and ample provocation.
He is. although attached to a warlike branch
of the public service, in every sense of the
word, Christian gentleman, an active and
conscientious member of the Episcopal church
and a man of the strictest morality of deport-
ment No officer in the navy is more thor
oughly versed in maritime law, or more Ia
miliar with current events.
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w. p. COLEaIAN,S
"PREMIUM UNDULAT0RY CORN AND

FLO u RI N G M ILL s."
Manufaetor3 Of Kenner.
Office and Depog-No. IS st. Charles Street, base
ment Masonic Hall, New Orleans.
HIHESE MILLS are Of Southern manufacture as
= well IS Of Southern invention, and have never
failed to take the First Premium over ALL ether
mills, wherever exhibited. At the late State Fair
held at Jackson, Mississippi one Of these mills was
exhibited, {size 16 inches diameter Of stone and
Ground one bushel Of corn into fne meal In one
minute and forty-fYe seconds -
Pronounced by the committee to be the COOLEST
meal ever coming from mill.
This decision awarded tbs frst premium 70 tie
Coleman Mill.
These mills are now 30 firmly established n
uublic estimation that il IL unnseessnry 4
mention particularly their good qualities Of sim
licty Of construction, facility Of being attached
fo auy kind Of power, and the wonderful quantity
Of excellent meal they turn out when properly pai
up.
every particular, and ready for grinding, when a.
tached to power, and run according 70 directions
sant with each mill. All orders sent to the rasnu
fsctorv or IS ST. Charles street, to the address 8
". p. Coleman, New Orleans, viii meet with attsn
tion.
In these mills, address the proprietor, s6 ST. Char
II. street New Orleans. when all orders will NEE
,,rornDt attention end dispatch. ssg xtssss
Tsfms cash, and all mills fully guaranteed.
WILLIS P. COLEMAN,
decI4 ,5s-w1y Patentee and. Proprietor.
n ILLIsTOE, for the Hair.
IA feb - 90. -. hzkk.
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A WAsHINGToN ITEM" Occasional" the
correspondent of the Philadelphia Press Doug
las paper) complains that Mr.. Guthrie of Ken
lucky, Caleb Cushing of Massachusetts and
leading politicians in Pennsylvania, are con-
centrating their strength upon Hon. JEFF. Davis
for the nomination at Charleston.
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FREE STATES.

Besides these delegates, the members of the
National Democratic Executive Committee
have seats ON the floor of the Convention, but
no votes. They are SO in number. More
over. it is customary to admit distinguished
members of the party to the floor of the house
as a courtesy. So that the Convention will
be composed Of about $50 members.
The vote of the Convention can not exceed
BOB, of which two-thirds, or the requisite
number for nomination in preceding Corven-
tiOns, is 202
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1Public No. 57l

l. upllS W. u
an act to regulate the venae of actions AGAINST
Railroad Corporations.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That suits
against corporations whose principal office or
place of business shall be located in this State,
shall be commenced in the county where the
principal office or place OF business may be-
Suits against railroad and telegraph companies
may also be brought in the county where the
cause of action arose. Process against cor
poration shall hereafter be executed upon the
president or other head of the corporation.
cashier, secretary or treasurer thereof; and if
no such person shall be found, it shall be suf-
ticient to post copy at the door of the prin-
cipal Office or place Of business OF the corpora
ton, or the process may be served on such
other person, or in such other manner as the
court in which the suit is instituted NAV di-
rect. In suits against railroads and telegraph
companies brought in any county other than
that in which the principal Office or place of
business may be located the process may be
sent to the county in which the principal office
or place OF business of such corporation may
he located to be executed: railroad or telegraph
companies not having their principal office or
place of business in this State may appoint an
agent or attorney in each county through
which their road or line may run, and may
file the same in the office of the clerk of the
Circuit Court of said county authorizing such
agent or attorney to receive service OF all pro-
cess against such company, and service of pro-
cess upon such agent or attorney, shall be as
effectual and valid, as if served upon such
company, or such process may be served on
the president, or other head of corporation,
cashier, secretary, or treasurer thereof iffound
in the county in which such suit shall be insti-
tuted and if there shall be no such agent or
attorney in such county, such railroad or tele-
graph company may be sued by attachment in
all cases, as well those sounding in damages
as those for the recovery Of debts, the plaintiff
making affidavit Of the amout of damages sus-
tanned by him, by reason ofthe facts complained
Of and giving bond as in other cases of attach
ment, and that all laws authorizing the service
of process on corporations in any other man
ner than herein provided, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, That this act
take effect from and after its passage
Approved Feb. TO- 1860.
(Signed) j. A. P. CAMPBELL,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
JAMES DRANE,
President Of the Senate.
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

HIGH COURT OF ERRORs AND APPEALs
Oesobfr Term, 1859. Monday, March 12th, 1850.
nRDERED, That the docket Of the first District
" be taken up on the third Monday, the six
teeuth day of April, and that the business Thereof
he considered until the fourteenth day Of Nay, OF
which day the docket of the second District viii b
taken up and considered u til the eleventh day o.
June. on which day the docket Of the third Dis
trict will be taken up and considered SO long as th'
business of said third District may require.
A true copy from the minutes.
Attest. SAM'L LIVINGSTON, Clerk.
I.cI-san March I6 '6O-wks 3Min ApriI
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Approved Feb. II, 1860.
Public No. 56.1

AN ACT 10 amend the third section of the
fourteenth article Of chapter -XXXTL ofthe
Revised Code, IN relation 10 satisfying mort
cages and deeds Of trust.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That any
mortgage or oertui gui trust or real or person.
al property, or his representatives or assigns,
or the successors Of such mortgage or eeYtui
gu trust. if he be a receiver, executor, admin
istrator, guardian, trustee, or other officer re-
ceiving payment Of the money received by
such mortgage or deed of trust, shall under
the penalties now provided by law, enter sat
isiaction on the record Of such mortgage or
deed of trust, or may release the same by
deed OF release, or may appoint an attorney to
enter such satisfaction or make such release;
and the clerk Of the said probate court, on tho
production to him by either party of the origi
nal mortgage or decd Of trust, or Of TIE cYi-
tfftTvtn IcceivCd, may
cancel the same, and shall note such cancella-
ton the record of the mortgage or dcSd Of
trust; and such entry of satisfaction release
or cancellation, whether heretofore made or
hereafter to be made, shall discharge and re-
lease the said mortgage or deed Of trust, and
shall revert the title in the mortgagor or
grantor and in all cases proof Of the payment
of the money secured by such mortgage or
deed Of trust shall have the like effect and
that this act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved Feb. IL, 1860.
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DECREASE OF SLAVES IN DELAwARE.-Dela-
ware is rapidly getting rid of her slaves. She
had8, 600 at the first census, and but 2, 200 at
the last one. Their owners find it more prof.
table to sell them at the South, than to keep
them. Sussex county alone ships to the
South, on an average, six per week, or two
hundred and twelve per year. Every census
shows decrease of ten per cent. in the slave
population.
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For the 1ississippiqn.
To the Tax Payers of the State.
AUDITORS OFFICE,

jackson, Miss, March 29th, 1860.}
MAJ. BARKsDALE-Dear Sir: In order to
answer enquiries from different sections of the
State, ask a place in your columns for the
6llowing statement
The lands in the several counties in the
State willnot again be assessed for taxes un-
dl 1861, and the rate per cent adopted by the
legislature at its late session will be collected
on the land assessment Of 1857.
Yours, respectfully,
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Speech of Sentor Davis.

We re-publish to-day the admirable speech
OF Senator Davis, of Mississippi, in reply to the
Abored effort Of Mr.. Seward. The brief i'm.
promtu remarks of the distinguished senate,
from Mississippi happily eonfuted the elabo.
rate argument of the senator from New Work
and have created such a demand for the papel
containing them, that we have felt fullv irsti.
fled in their republication. Washinoton Con
stitution.
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THE SLAVE TRADE.-The United States
store ship Supply arrived at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard on Sunday, having left st. Pau
de Loano on the Goth Of January. Just be
fore she left the African Coast, the British
steamer Viper captured a SLAYER, with full
cargo of negroes, near Congo, and was only
prevented from seizing two other vessels, simi,
larly loaded, by the failure of her supply of coal
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OF The Raleigh Standard, whose editor is
delegate to Chareston, denies the report that
the North Carolina delegation are pledged to
Mr.. Hunter or any other man.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REWARD

PROCLAMATI0N--- REWARD.
VHTHEREAS, it appears by Information reeeiyed
w byme, that Henry L. Ramsey stands charged
with having committed an assault with intent TO
kiII in the county of Lowndes, in this State; and
that the said Henry L. Ramsey, is still stiarge :
Now, therefore, John J. Pettus, Governor Of the
State Of Mississippi, do offer the above reward for
the arrest and delivery Of the aforesaid Henry l.
Ramsey, to the sheriff IF Ldwndes county. And
do, moreover require n officers of this State to be
digent in their efforts to arrest said fugitive from
justice.
sssgssza GIVEN under my hand and the Great Seal
SzsSh of the State, hereunto afixsd at the City
of Jackson, on this the End day Of March, A. D.
1860, and of the sovereignty Of the State, the
By the Govornor JOHN ]. PETTUSs
Alb. DILwoRrH, Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION:
Henry L. Ramsey is about thirty-six years old,
rlexion, sandy hair, and stoppage in his speech
whsf. talking rapidly.
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TAYRa-

IN answer to many inquirefs, We would state,
paid at the Auditors Office, until the 1st Of March,
ia each year. The advantage Of paying taxes at
tue Auditors Office is, that record OF each pay
ment is preserved in said Office, and shs event Of
loss Of receipt duplicate can be obtained from
the Auditor at any time. Feb 10 ,6O-tf.
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STITE 0F 1TSSTSSIPPT

70 Samuel Lane, james T. Lane, EgEantine, Thomas,
and Nary Wdterhoase and az other persoss inter
ested IN the estateo Of A. II. Lane, deceased
UoU are hereby cited to be ndappear before the
i Probate Court of the county Of Kinds, on the
first day Of the next May Term, commencing first
Monday Of May, to show cause why the final &C.
count Of A Clark, Administrator of A. H. Lane,
deceased, should not be allowed and decreed accOr
dinghy By order Of Court.
A. I, CHAPMAN, Clerk.
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All the Safes save, probably, California
and Oregon, will it is said, be represented in
the Constitutional Union Convention. The
supposition is, that Senator Crittenden will at
that time convene the National Executive
Committee, in which event large delegation
will be present at Baltimore on the 9th Of
May.
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PRoCLAMATION.-----seoO REWARD.

PROCLAMATION..- REWARD.
NNHEREAS,i it appears by information received
w by me, that Miles A. Aallen. stands charged
with the murder of Sarah, girl belonging to d.
Z. Rush, of bowndss county, in this State; and,
that the said Miles a. Mullen is still at large:
Man. Ther.farSs ,, zJsJss y fzsss'ssF
the state OF Mississippi, do offer the abeEe rssard
for the arrest and delivery of the aforesid Miles
Mullen, to the sheriff Of Lowndes county. And
do moreover require all officers of this State to be
diIigent in their efforts to arrest said fugityes.
Given under my hand, and the Great Seal Of the
State, affixed, at jackson, this 2nd day Of March
ID. 1860 and Of the sovereignty Of the State the
43rd.
By the Governor: JOHN ]. PETTUS.
A. B. DILwoBTH, Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION:
Miles A.. Mullen has fair skin, light hair and
blue eyes /; one of which has . defect. he is
about thin ty-four years old, six feet high, and
weighs about one hundred and sixty, or sixty-fFe
pounds. March ,oV-4W.
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pz0ELAMATIOH.


City of jackson, Miss, Jan. 18th, 1850.
JOHN J.PETfUS, Governor Of the State Of Miss
isslpPi. To tke Skeri6s Of the sersrdl counties q
fRis Sate-Greetiag
AHEREAS, q vacancy has occurred in ths
w Office Of Secretary of State, and where's Il
Is made my duty to issue Writ requiring you e
bold an Election to fill said vacancy.
Now, therefore, /, JOHN J. PErTus. Governor o.
the state of Mississippi, do issue this my writ re-
quiring you to hold Election at the several pre-
einets IN your counties, Monday, the End day Of
April next, for Secretary Of State, to serve for
the term specified by law.
At said election, you will notice and carry out al
the requisitions Of act to regulate elections Of
this State, contained in the Revised Code, to
which your attention is hereby called.
ezA IL testimony whsreoi, have bereunto set
ssSSH my hand, and caused the Great Seal of
the State to be affixed at the City of Jack
son, on the 26th day Of January, A. d. 1860, and
the sovereignty of Mississippi the forty y-third.
By the Governor, JOHN ]. PETTUS.
A. B. DILwoRTH. Secretary of State.
Jan % f6D-U6s SOD
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DIED, at Uniontown, Pa, March 13, 1860,
JAMES. son of Mrs Lowry, widow of Rev.
l. A. Lowry, late of Jackson Miss: His dis
ease was the putrid sore throat. He had en-
tered his eight year some six weeks. He
was an nncommonly bright boy-inquisitive,
very al apt and quick in receiving Instruction.
He had been carefully instructed at home, and
was a constant attendant at sabbath h-school:-
Il was hoped that he would one day fill his
Iamented fathers place in the church, but God
IN his uniathomable providence has seen fit to
order otherwise. We know that he doeth all
tb;nos Welt aThe Lord gave, the Lord hath
taken away, blessed be the name Of the Lord"
IN. O. True Witness.