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to its authority matter Of necessity. he
thus bears testimony that the South accepts
the supremacy of the government as a fact
only he considers that it does not accept TINS
fact in the right spirit" 1t does not do 1t
gracefully. 1t does not bow to Gesler's cap
exactly as Schurz fancies 1t ought to- WI!
Schurz tell us what the government has got
to do with spirit" and what 1t requires OF
the people more than the recognition Oh lts
authority and submission to 1T
Here are the words of General Grant, tell
ing in three sentences more than Scnnrz
tells in his five hundred pages of foolscap:-
It am satisfied that the mass of thinking men
of the South accept the present situation OF
affairs in good faith. The questions which
have hitherto divided the sentiments OF the
people of the two sections-slavery ana
State rights, or the right of a State to Sc
cede from the Union-they regard as having
been settled forever by the highest tr1ou-
nal-arms-that man can resort to. was
pleased to learn from the leading meu whom
| / met that they not only accepted the decls-
| ion arrived at as final, but now the smoke
| of battle has cleared away and time mas
| been given for reflection, that this decision
has been a fortunate one for the whole coun-
| try, they receiving the like benefits from IL
with those who opposed them In the feld
and in the council" The writers of these
| two reports on the South are both military
| men. Schurz ran away, and then covered
acres of white paper in trying to prove that
he did not run away. Grant has never had
to argue on such point; but his statements
have always been found to agree with the
| facts, and we believe the public Will put
| rather more credit in what he says IN rela-
| tion TO the South than it will in the state
ments of Schurz-New York Herald.
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PECULIAR CASE OF TRANCE-A WEDDING
Ceremony SPOILED.-Lost Thursday, wo-
man named Betty Withers, negress, living
on South street, who had been suffering Tor
only short time from an illness, consequent
upon over work, suddenly breathed her last.
Only about week previous to this, she had
become engaged to a sturdy young man, who
owned a dray himself and was getting along
successfully He was present in the room at
the time, with the rest of the family, and
his grief was heart-rending The body was
prepared for the grave, and amid the pro-
found grief of many friends, it laid until
the next morning, when her betrothed came
TO visit and take last look at her face
while doing so, her eyes opened and fell up
on him. he jumpted back aghast, she raised
her head and was relieved of the trance IN
which she had lain; and with one hOrrid,
unearthly yell, her betrothed rushed past
the door, and disappeared, he has not yet re-
turned Yesterday was to have been her
marriage day. But she was the only one
present, and as two parties are indispensable
| ON these occasons, the ceremony was post
poned until some mere courageous Adonis
appears.-[ Bulletin.
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NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN THE SoUTH.-H the
Northern negro, says the n. Y. Times, who
has always been free, and had opportunities
for mental improvement, is deemed unit to
. vote by the Northern States, they are i'll no
position to insist that the Southern negro,
whose faculties have been kept dwarfed and
and benighted by lifelong slavery, shall be
admitted to the Southern polls. The abstract
question whether the black man ought to be
allowed to vote has nothing to do with the
case The point is, that until we OF the
North establish that suffrage for ourselves,
we have no right to force it upon others,
The Divine apothegm, Physician, heal thy
self" would confound us the very first in
ntant we should undertake to deal with
constitutional amendment on this subject,
relating to the late insurrectionary States.
There is no way but to leave this matter
where the Constitution left it, to the discre-
tion of each individual State. No action by
Congress upon the subject of negro suffrage
can have any practical result All talk
about it is unwarrantable, because it is NOR
ally certain that nothing substantially can
come from it, and it is only calculated to de-
ay reconstruction unnecessarily.
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ADmINIsTRATOR,s NOTICE

&ADIhA4 NOT4CE.
Whereas letters OF administration on tie estate of
W. II. Powe, deceased were granted to the under.
sgned az the last August term Of the ProSte of
kemeer county. State IF Mississippi. Now all per.
sons hav ng claims against the of said decedept
are hereby required TO exhibit the same within the
time limited by law the same will he barrfad
SheoAWTSa w. T. POWE, Administrator
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GRAND LEDGE.

This body will meet in the city of Jack
son, on Monday the 18th inst M. w.
GrxHd Master Patton, changed the place OF
meeting from Columbus to jackson. We
think this was perfectly right The cause OF
the session at Columbus, grew out of the
disturbed condition of the country, and as
it no longer exists, the Grand Lodge should
meet where it's communications have gener-
ally been held We hope there will be full
meeting of the Fraternity on the 18th, and
that ali the Lodges in the State will be re-
presented. Nv,
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Are now receiving their invoices and supplies
Of Goods direct from Europe. Call and examine
before purchasing elsewhere. lan5 -6m
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SMALL Pox-This terrible di aease is pre-
vailing to an alarming extent at Meridian.
It is reported that there are over forty cases
now and the infection rapidly spreading. 1t
commenced with the freedmen, but it has
extended to whites, and one or two families
are afflicted with it.
1t is also at Brandon and many other
places in the State. Prompt measures should
be taken at once to vaccinate all who are at
all likely to be exposed TO the contagion-
Pest Houses should be established III all
large towns and cities, and experienced
nurses provided for the sick.
We would suggest that sanitary measures
be adopted in Jackson to prevent if possible
the disease coming here, or in the event that
| cannot be done to prevent its spread.
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Immense bones have been founcl In Adams
county, Mississippi, which medical men be-
lieve TO have belonged to giant thirty feet
high.
A knife blade has been found near Vlcks-
burg, supposed to have beloged to race OF
people, existing about 382 100000 years ago,
who were said to have been about the size
of steamboats,. 1t is well established that
they had such great appetites that each
man carried a saw mill in his pocket to slice
up his bread A defendant of one the "frst
fam lies of that day is still living. He has
become so far civilized as only to use a
twelve FOUNDER to blow his victuals down
his throat He is son of Veritable IL. Um-
bug Vicksburg Herald.
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NEw YORK, Jan. 4--1'he steamship Alta
zv3. Csaof Archer. arrived at this port last
night, having experienced terrific gales on
voyage Three Of her crew were swept
overheard
The agent of Indian Affairs from New
Mexico, says the Indians IN that country are
determined on an outbreak, because OF the
scantiness of their supplies from the Gov
ernment during the last year
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan, A Finian
Slate Convention was held in this city to-
day, aud passed resolutions unanimously III
favor of the Sedate President, Roberts, and
Cen Sweeny, Secretary of War.
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FROM NEW YORK.

New YORK, Jan. Admiral Semmes'
counsel applied yesterday to the SecIetary OF
the Navy to fix day for his trial.
The Secretary declined decause there is
not sufficient number of officers of the
proper rank now empowered.
Admiral Semmes is quite cheerful, but
anxious for aspeedy trial.
Geo. L. Little, special Treasury agent, re-
Gently from the South, represents the South
erners as having an abundance of money
received from Northern Spectators in ex-
change for Southern staples and property.
The steamer Vera Cruz, from Vera Cruz
the oath ult., has arried.v
The Empress Charlotte reached Vera Cruz
on the Doth She pronounced her visit to
Yucatan very satisfactory.
New YORK, Jan 4.-Havana news says
another revolution has broken out in st.
Domingo. Gen. Goez is now President of the
Republic. Ex-President CabTal has occepted
military Office under the Government of
Gen. Pedro Guilmo, who seems to have man.
aged the whole affair as the practical head
of the revolution.
jamaica is peaceful
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IMPORTANT FROM THE Rio GRANDE.-
Gen. Meiia, who commands the forces of
Macmillan at the city of Matamoras, has is
sued a proclamation requiring all persons in
bae city, to take the oath of allegiance to
the Empire, or leave the city. After the 1st
jnst, the proclamation profits all communi-
cation with the American side of the Rio
GTande
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NOTICE,

To the Tar Payers of Kinds County;
In pursuance of an act approved August
5th, 1861, part of 6th section of which is as
follows:
And be it further enacted, That direct
tax of Twenty Millions of Dollars, be and is
hereby annually laid upon the United States
and the same shall be and is hereby appor-
toned to the States respectively, as follows:
To the State of Mississippi, four hundred
and thirteen thousand eighty-four and two
third dollars.
Also. an act approved June Z, 1862, parts
of the third and fourth sections are as fol-
lows:
And be it further enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the owners of said lots or parcels
of land within sixty days after the Tax
Commissioners herein named, shall have
fixed the amount to pay the tax thus charg-
ed upon the same.
And be it further enacted, That the title
of, in and to each and every piece and par
eel of land upon which said tax has not been
paid, as above provided, shall thereupon be-
come forfeited to the United States.
NOTICE
Is HEREBY GIVEN to the owners of
real estate of Kinds County, that the
amount of said tax was this day fixed, and
that Robert w Whaland has been duly en-
powered by the Secretary of the Treasury
to receive said tax, and that his office ID
jackson will be open for the next sixty days
for its receipt.
TPersons who reside in other districts in
the State can nav their Uuited States by ma
king application at this Office. II s4-. sg
PENNOCK HUEY,
A. ANDERSON,
GEO. A. SYKES,
u. S. Direct Tax Com'rs for Dist. of Miss.
jan 2nd, 1866 diff
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Tb. o;tizan. and merchants of Miss, are invi'
ted to examine my stock when they visit the city;
A liberal discount made to wholesale buyers and
satisfaction guaranteed, as goods are manu1ac'
tured at our Factory in the city. Call ana exam
ne and recollect the numberss-
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Chatted Focd.

As an Illustration of the value of
conversation in its more familiar forms
and its daily requirements, consider
its service at meal al-timcs. General
usage has determined that three times
a day we shall assemble with our fami
lies for the common purpose of appeas-
ing the demands OF hunger and satisfy
ing the fancies or whims ofthe palate.
Moreover, to many men these are the
only times of the day when they can
have the opportunity to meet all the
members Of their family in free and
unrestraine1 intercourse. Now to
make this occasion something more
than mere 4" feeding and to elevate it
to the dignity of rational intercourse,
conversation is indispensable. We
must open our mouths for something
more than the reception of food. As
a more hygienic rule, | wish that excel
lent old proverb could be circulated
among our Countryman-"Chatted
food is half digested." | would al
most pledge myself by this single rule
to cure or prevent nearly half the
cases of dyspepsia. But for higher
reasons, chiefly, speak of it now
No clouded brows, no absent or pre-
occupied demeanor, should be permit
ted at our tables Whoever is not
ready to do his part in making it a
cheerful hour should be made to feel
he does not belong there. Better
the merest nonsense, better anything
that is not scandal and detraction
than absolute and freezing silenct
then. am sure that the usages of al
the most civilized and refined people
| will bear me out in this,-that the on
: ly way to dignity our meals, aud max
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them something better than the mere
indulgence of animal appetite, is to
intersperse them largely with social
talk. There, if not elsewhere, we
look for the soluta lingua. There all
reserve and embarrassment of speech,
we trust, will have vanished, and
each will feel free to impart to the
rest his most joyous moods. Shall we
ever realize this ideal, as long as bolt
ing usurps the place of eating. Wash
ington urged cheerfulness at the table.
-Dio Le,cis.
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BY JAMES C. CLARK.

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Character.

Bricks and mortar in each quarter,
Go where'er you will;
Houses leasing and increasing,
Building, building still!
IT'S surprising how they're rising,
Travel where you may
Stucco, plaster. grander, vaster,
Growing day by day.
Couples mating, and migrating
To suburban homes;
Villas tidy-5Ona tide
Snug as honeycombs.
PrinaG facie-nothing trashy
Looking very well;
lpso .factO, It's knack, though,
They are built to sell.
| am building, you are building,
Building everywhere;
Are we moulding and upholding
Moral character?
Never ceasing, still increasing,
ILL the structure grows,
Shedding ever, like river,
Freshness as it flows
Do we trample on example
When we should obey?
Are our mansions mere expansions,
Made OF wood and hay
Straw and stubble, empty bubble,
Breaking ere they rise;
Or each building, firm, unyielding,
Fitted for the skies?
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How TO BREATHE.-There is one
rule to be observed in taking exercise
by walking-the very best form in
which it can be taken by the young and
able-bodied of all ages-and that is,
never to allow the action of respira-
ton to be carried on through tho
mouth. The nasal passages are clear
Ty the medium through which respira-
tion was by our Creator, designed to
be carried on. "God breathed into
mans noStrils the breath OF life' pre-
vious to his becoming a living creature.
The difference in the exhaustion of
strength by long walk with the mouth
firmly closed, and respiration carried
on through the nostril5 instead of
through the mouth. is inconceivab.c to
those who have never tried the expert
ment. Indeed, this mischieyous and
really unnatural habit Of carrying on
the work Of Inspiration and expiration
through the mouth, instead Of through
the nasal passages, is the true origin
of almost all diseases of the throat and
lungs. as bronchitis, congestion asthma
and even consumption itself. That
excessive perspiratioH to which some
individuals are liable in their sleep,
which is so weakening to the body, is
solely the effect OF such persons sleep
ING with their mouths unclosed. And
the same unpleasant and exhaustive
results arise to the animal system from
walking with the mouth open, instead
Of when not engaged in conversation,
preserving the lips in a state of firm
but quiet compression. As the heat
and velocity of the blood through the
lungs depend almost entirely upon the
quantity Of the atmospheric air inhaled
with each inspiration. and it is ana
v0idable that it should he taken in,
in volume, by the month, while il ra'
only be supplied in moderate quanti-
ties, and just in sufficient proportion
] to serve the purpose Of a healthy res
pigatory action, while supplied thro
the n0striis. it is clear that the body
must be much lighter and cooler, and
tie breathing much freer and easier
when the latter course rather than the
former is the one adopted, Childrcl
ought never to bc allowed to stand oi
walk with their mon tbs open; for be
sides the vacant appearance it give
to the countenance, it is the certain
precursor Of coughs, colds, and sor,
throats.
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Hernando Cortez.
By JAMES PARTON.

In the year 1902, at the small coun-
ty town OF Medellin, in Spain, there
lived an idle, disSoIute youth of seven
teen, who was the torment of his pa
rents, and the leader of all the mis-
chief going on in that neighborhood.
His parents were Of the highest re-
spectability, though reduced in circum-
stances, and they had given their son
the best education within their means
During his infancy and childhood, he
had been so sickly that no one expect
ed he would live to mature age; but
as he grew older he grew stronger,
and at seventeen he was man in
stature, and sufficiently robust. He
was then at home, having left the col
!ege OF Salamanca without permission,
and was passing his time in love in
trigucs and dissipation, regardless OF
the remOnStranCes Of his father and
the entreaties OF his mother. When
therefore, he declared his intention of
Joining ali expedition about to sail for
America, the good people Of Medellin,
especially those who had daughters.
were not sorry to hear it. Iii father
had intended him for the legal pro-
ieSsion, which the youth disdained.-
No career attracted him except one OF
adventure in the New World whici,
had been discovered ten years bc-
lore
A few days before the time appoint
led for the sailing oithe fleet, the young
.man had q love affair in The true
Spanish style. In those days, Span
iSh girls were kept almost as secluded
and guarded almost as carefully, a
the ladies il The harem Of Turk
Therefore, when a young man fell il
love, instead Of ringing the door-hel
and sending in his card, he often made
a rope-iadder, and surveyed the resi-
dence Of the young lady, with a view
to ascertain the best mode of getting
upon her balcony, or into her window
Our adventurer proceeded in this man
ner. In scaling the wall of the gar
den which enclosed the house where
in lived the object Of his passion, h,
fell to the ground, and injured himsel
so seriously that he could not sail witt
the expedition. 1t was long befor,
another good opportunity occurred o
going to America.
This is the first recorded adventure
of fernando Cortez, the renowne,
conqueror of Mexico. History intro
duces him to US falling from wal
in the dim light of a spanish evening
Two years after, being then nine
teen, he took passage in a merchan
vessel, and, after a most tempestuou
Ipassage, reached the island of Hispal
lola, then the seat of Spanish powc
in America. He was at that time
very handsome young man, graceful
selt-confident, superior swordsmal
and horseman, and highly accomplish
ed in all warlike exercises. On lea
ing the ship, he went at once to til
house of the governor, friend of til
family. The governor being abser
upon an expedition, his secretary +,
|. ceived Cortez with politeness, and, /
/ way OF encouraging new conner, a
+ sured him that the governor, upon h
return, would doubtless allot to him
liberal tract of land.
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A little girl in Yorkshire, when
water was scarce, saved as much rain
water as she could, and sold it to the
washerwomen for cent bucket, and
in this way cleared nearly five dol
lars for the missionary society. When
she brought it to the secretary she
was not willing to tell her name
but | must put down where the mon
ey came FROM replied the little girl,
arain from heaven"
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FARM FOR SALE.

THE subscriber on account of i'll health offers
L his FARM for sale, situated in the South part
of Glover, on the stage road from Barton to
Montpelier, seven miles from Barton depot
Said Farm contains about l60 or $50 acres of ex-
ceilent land, with good buildings, well watered, 2
sugar places, timber lot and wood lot, plenty Of
mari for lime, muck bed OF 5 acres---from S to 20
feet deep---dry enough to draw any day in the
year. Said farm will be sold at a bargain with
$1,000 down, and if desired the remainder in an
nual payments. Also stock and farming tools if
wanted. Immediate possession given.
P. S. WEBER.
Glover, April 20. 1666-l7w4
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Money! Returned in Full

IF, after few days use Of GODFREY'S CA
l. TARRH REMEDY. its effects are unsatsfac-
tory. Sold by P. c. GODFREY only, No. S3l
Broadway, New York; S. box; few require
more. 1t is the prescription of one of the most
eminent of living successful medical professors
and surgeons in the United States, and is known
10 be scientific, safe, and successful remedy
Occasionally q case may have passed to an incu-
rabe state, for man was born to die ; but thar
none may be imposed upon, the above offer is
made, in accordance with the printed statement
on each box.
March 7, lS66-l4
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Photograph Saloon.

THE subscribers have lately purchased the well
4 known Photograph and Daguerreotype Sa-
loon of Nr. L, d. Wilson, at Barton Landing, and
they are now ready to attend to calls for
Photographs, Ambrotypes, Melainotypes,
DaguerreOtypes,
in the highest style of the art They will take
Pictures every day in the week-Sundays except
ed-till about the first of May, when the Saloon
will be removed TO Derby Line. Now is your
time TO secure their services.
JOHN HUMPHREY,
TAYLOR ORDUWAY.
Barton Landing, March Is, lS66-l4m6=
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A PUZzEL. "A domestic. newly en-
gagged, presented to his master, one
morning, a pair of boots, the leg of one
of which was mnch longer than the
other. "How comes, it you rascal,
that these boots are not of the same
length p
Il really don't know sir; but what
bothers me the most is, that the pail
down stairs are in the same fix"
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NYE & SEWALL
BOSTON.
BALLOU & HIBEARD,

COM MISSION DEAL IN
Butter, Cheese Flour Eggs. Beans, &c, sc.
q FGneul Hall Square, Boston, MISS.
/. II. BALLou. 1871 A. D. UIBBARD