The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-28
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Railroad Meeting.

A large and respectable number of the cit
liens of jackson, met, according to previous
notice, in the Hall of Representatives on
Thursday evening, the 22d instant, at ~
o'clock, to consider the proprietv of making
jackson the Southern terminus of the Mem
phiS and Yazoo Valley Railroad, and to listen
to an address from Col Irrelevant, in advoca-
cy Of the claims Of that enterprise
On motion of Capt EsteIle, Co. = Pet
tus was called to the Chair; and on motion of
the Hon. II. d. Haynes, R. H. Purdom was
chosen Secretary.
Gov. Pettus then explained the object of
the meeting, and introduced Col Irrelevant
who proceeded to deliver forcible, clear,
practical and convincing argument showing
| the importance and practicability of the road.
! He was listened to throughout with marked
attention and manifest approval.
| After Col. Irrelevant had concluded, in re-
| Spouse to calls made upon them, Attorney
Gen. Wharton, Capt Estele, Writ Adams,
| Esq, Gen. McLaurin, Mr.. Hazlehurst Mai.
BarkStale, and Hon. II. D. Haynes, e,ch ad-
dressed the meeting, giving their warm ap-
proval to the enterprise, and expressing their
determination to do all in their power to fur
ther its success.
Capt. Estelle offered the following resolu-
ton, which was passed unanimously:
Rss0lrei. That this meeting request the
Mayor and Aldermen to order an election to
be held in the city of jackson, on the third
day of April next, to determine whether the
corporate authorities of this city shall take, so
soon as may be, such steps as will enable
them, in the name of the city of jackson, le-
gally TO take stock in the Yazoo Valley Rail-
road to the amount of 0,OOO-payable in
ten years, conditioned that said railroad shall
make its Southern terminus at this city, and
that the amount so subscribed and PAID
shall be applied to the building of said road
from where the same crosses the Big Black
river, to this place.
On motion of II. V. Barr Esq, it was
Reso1ued That this meeting tender their !
thanks to Col. Trezevant, for his instructive
and entertaining address, and that the city |
papers be requested to publish the proceedings
of this meeting.
On motion of Writ Adams, Esq, the meet
ing then adjourned.
JOHN J. PETTUs, Chairman,
R. H. PURDoM, Secretary.
FOUR YEARS Experience with Hair
RestOratives:
The following letter from gentleman long
and fayorably known in Boston and vicinity,
who has had most favorable opportunities
Of knowing of what he writes, will, we are
sure, satisfy the most credulous
WALTHAM, Mass, Jan. Goth, 1859.
MEssRs. w. +. HAGAN & Co.: Gents-I
have been selling HEIMSTREET'S "Iain.ita-
be HAIR RESTORATIVE" for three or four wears.
Nth good satisfaction and success | have
tried various other articles in the market
Pages Packard's, Avery's, Woods, &c.,l {
but yours has the decided preference among
them ALL ! have nerer hesitated to recon-
mend it for all it claims to do. Several la lies i
N our town who had been ,Uearinq false hair
for several gears have laid it aside and now [
nave a talI and iurNriant head of hair of orig I
''laI shade and color, produced by using two or
hree bottles of your article; and when by
3ome means they have been induced to try
else, palmed upon them as being
superior, they have almost iava, ia5ly returned
o the use of your Hair Coloring again, as the
,nly naeritorious and reliable article in use :
hiding it as toilette article as cheap as any !
# the Hair Oils or Washes with which the
market is flooded. lam yours very truly, :
s. B. EMM0NS.
Remember that these unpdreNed results :
we're produced by HElMSTREET'S Iainaita- n
L. the original and only reliG5learticls in use i
Sold everywhere-Prce SOC and 81 a bot =
lie. w. Il. HAGAN g. CO, Proprietors. r
roy, N. Y. G
Sold in Canton by Morey & Bro, Cassell &
'aughn. Sold in Jackson by j. b. Morey.; r.
!. S. Sizer, and all the druggist n
]. WRIGHT, & CO., New Orleans, Whole el
ale Agents. Jan go saw 6m. e.