The weekly clarion., 1866-10-11

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L0tr~nIK. wiSslOE Co, Misc, a
Sept 10Th, l-'G n
Wssta Edii5rs .--Busincsa called your ooi
respondent here this week. 10 avail mssel
OF the occasion to indte you d letter ifonl
this point The Circuit Cont ior Wphio1
County, commenced 10 regular tall sfAsioi
here last Monday Judge w H. FooiA pret
sides, with Capt. Thomas g. Woods aa Distt
riot Attorney. Quitoa large number Of inein
bers Of the Bar are 10 attendance awong|
them Mcssrs samuel Meek aud Dlshi4l, Of
Columbus Col. MuldrOw, OF stnkfille
Messrs. J. ]. Beauchamp. aud y DisH4kes'
Of Macon Capt q r. NJ Turner, of K0sains-
k0, and James H. Riyos, Esq, Of Dckalb RI
The local bar Of Lonisyilc consists of only
two members, Robert Riyes and W. s. Bol
ling, Esqs There is goodly attendance
Of people and longer term Of the court
than usual Is expected. Monday was dcyot-
ed pretty much tn sheriiis sales aud public
speaking There were several different
tracts Of land sold, which believe brought
u little over one dollar an acre pretty far
wagon and team Of two yokes Of oxen, sold
for SlOl 0O a carryall OF Jersey wagon,with
top. and haruoss. sold for $40 90, SC, sc. .
the saos all denotng that there is no money
among the people.
Prominent among the public speaking last
Monday. was the speech Of DR.. w. y, Lyles.
of Macon, Senator from Noxubce and Wins
ton Ia the Legislature. The Doctor deliver
cred quite a lengthy address, touching upon
o great variety Of subjects, the County Court
coming ia ior u considerable share Of his re-
marks lie discussed the subject in all its
phases, winding mp with request TO the
audience 10 instruct him II lac shonld vote
for the repeal of the law OF not On motion
of Wash Smith. Esg., the Doctor, and the
REPRESENTATIVES, Of Winston County were
J directed % vote tn do away with the County
Conrt In the course Of his remarks the
Doctor disturbed the cquanimity Of many
hy stating that he was IN favor of abolish
Ing tho Offices of Probate Judge, aud that al
District Attorney, aud IN lieu thereof, sul-
stituting County Judge, (whO should bc n
lawyer aud n State Attorney ior each oouil-
ty
lho had great deal 10 say lIo contended
that the poor could not educate their child.
ffuii nt present rates, and they must grow uI
in Ignorance and hu made the tools of the
wealthy classes If a liberal system Of cOmmOtI
schools was not established He said he had
demanded for only $1,000 NJ the last session
10 make u beginning with, but the legislaI
tnro had refused IL while they voted Sl500I
for tho Pcntentiary, He was very sevcrt
he had risen from tho humble walks of lifI
himself and, no child In tho Stato should
20 without an education IL he could prevent
Hon j. s. llamm. then tool, tho stand and
after announcing himself as candidate idij
Circuit Judge proceeded ~ defend himself
against certain charges, and To donOunoe theI
| present incumbent, Judge Footo, for several
sins Of omission and commission, ns ho
made 1t appear, The Judge was very sar-
| castle In some of his remarks. Judge FOote
rcioiuod few minutes, but had not time 70
touch only but few oftho points alluded to
by his opponent
On the next day Capts Dashiel aud Woodl
had a lively time in setting forth their ro
spcctivc claims for the office Of District
Attorney Each made out ihultlcss record
for himself, Capt D. was particularly hapl
py on the Quarter Master question, aud from
the favorable light la which both gentlemen
were represented the people will have but
little choice.
The court has been vey Industrious in
disposing of husiness before H. Many inter.
ostiug cases have been tried but space win
} not adult u notice of them.
There are u number of stores IN Louisville
!, but none Of them are supplied with heavy
stocks of goods aud all complain that there
is not much doug Louisville is like all
other towns In Mississippi NJ this time sup
piled with too many stores. Everybody try
ing % make money at selling goods IL not
tho best for the country, somebody must
cultivate the soil or all will fall
There arc several churches here, and o
good Academy, Male and Female, IL has u
large nurnhnr of students. Tho town has
been supplied with u great deal of preach
ing. First, the Baptists had u protmotcd
meeting then the Mothodists aud now the
Proshy ytcrians arc conducting snoh meet
ling. large number of conversions have
been the result One of the notable features
Of Divine worship in Louisville is the good
congregational singing that Is heard there
Tho people of Louisville have undoubtedly
considerable talent for sacred music
One of the funniest things about this
town is this, that the editor of the Louis.
riA, BRlleiia is Jailor, lives In the Jail, aud
has his printing otlice in one Of the rooms of
the building, have heard of editors get.
ting IN jail for enjoying themselves in
eombatiNc sports and at other times tor
gottiag too high,' pcRchaHt for which
lgctting too high, of oourse,) they acquire,
irnot already possessed 10y the frequent
f,iv0rs Of their Friends Ia the shape of bot
tlos, baskets boxes aud barrels of vinous
and spirituous Liquors, all of which they
have % pass their opinion upon of course.
but have never hcaul of am editor getting
Ia Jail voluntarily before, and having his
printing otliecln jail, too. That mans head
Of the Louisville Bulletin "is level" lie
can run q printing ollico cheap if anybody
eau As an evidence of his prosperity, his
paper Is largely increasing in circulation
aud will soon enlarge 60 nhout double it's
present size. lie has very good female
correspondent at Washington City. and Is
the recipient of sundrA favos from cores
pondrnts ia the country.
The capitalists ofthis county like others
throughout the South are turning their
attention 10 manufacturing az home our own
raw staple instead Of sending it North 30 be
manufactured by our hittorcst enemies and
/ thcn returned to Us at the most fabulous pr-
ocs. Several planters Of the ncighborhood
of New Prospect. in this county, aw con-
cerncd in the new company which is taking
steps to rchnild the Rank ston. Miss }. burnt
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