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contracted with; ,chile they hare no Poacer to
inferfsre ,rith the action of the "agist rate or
tbe ADMINISTRATION Of the State lac, they VIII
o,' e al occasions act as the next friend OF the
Freedmen, give them proper advice IN all
matters pertaining to contracts; fHnd on
complaint being made that the colored
neople are not being allowed to exel else all
their privileges as Freedmen, or that their
IGNORANCE is being taken advantage OF Id
anv way so as to inveigle them INTO op-
pressiye contracts, full statement OF the
matter will be forwaeded to this office, that
the proper action may be taken for their
protection
Officers Of the Bureau must not relax fhelr
vigilance in watching the exercise OF au-
thoritv by the State officials, and should be
prompt in reporting ali cases that need the
| interference of higher authority.
1t is to be hoped that the civil officers to
whom this is committed will be actuated by
a sniri+ of Justice and equity. and that they
will take into account. on all occasions, the
extreme ignorance of the Freedmen IN all
business or legal matters, and explain in
spirit of kindness, all the obligations that
NAV come before them for approval.
Bv order of Col Samuel Thomas, Assls
tant Commissioner for State of Mississippi
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NEWS ITEMS.

|ounp man named Charles P Davis sueG
Lcroggs, late Provost Marshall OF Butta
W York, dor false Imprisonment, anG
he'd o verdict Of $3.50.
Spanish Minister is reported to have
he'd Secretary Seward that Chllan prl-
s are being fitted out in New YORK.
of Burbanks stages, carrying eight
1oers. broke through the ice on the
| sippi river, opposite La Crosse on the
It,, but the passengers were rescued al
|,eyero drenching, although the ladies,
in number, remained in the sleigh
merely their heads out OF water to1
|ll minutes before gentlemen could re-
them.
lis report to Congress the Secretary OF
peaks of Gen. Sherman having penetra-
le State OF Alabama as far as Meraa'aH'
a hall in Viena an officer caught his
n a Iady's crinoline, fell and broke his
She also fell and broke her leg.
Governor of Indiana recommends that
10 schools be appropriated lot negro
rem, and that the laws against negro
ge be repealed
editor of the Charlotte (N c. Times
zen arrested by order of Gen: Ruger' on
aarge of disloyal articles in his paper
Friday the safe of the Sanitary Com
On was robbed of S7000in United States
!, the property of John w. Wilson, chic
~ do funny things in Calfornia-mlli
funerals, for instance. After bury1nl
Euact, the band comes back and sere
the widow.
wife of German sergeon died recent
Paris. When his friends come to con
I'M, he was found busily engage IN de
ng her body, 1t is difficult to say whlc!
ailectionate pair was most cut up D.
isease.
moor AS STRONG AS Holy WRIT "-Th
mt ice gorge at St. Lonis, which ha
viched all the steamers at that por
Il has not sunk, should be sufticlen
even TO those unacquainted with tn
Produced by low water, that Cairo
"a practically at the head of lower MI
' 1pi navigation.
steamer has attempted TO go up STREAM
Cairo, since Monday, the 18TH, an
| the Adam Jacobs was forced to tnI
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NOTICE.,

To the Tzr Payers of Kinds County:
In pursuance of an act approved August
5th, 1851, part of 5th section OF which Is as
follows: ,.
+ax of Twenty Millions Of Dollars, be and Is
hereby annually laid upon the United states
and the same shall be and IS hereby appoG'
toned to the States respectively, as follows;
To the State of Mississippi, four hundred
and thirteen thousand elghty -AouI anu wv
Also. an act approved June 7, 1852, parts
of the third and fourth sections are as foI-
And be il further enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the owners Of said lots or parcels
Of land within sixty days after the lax
Commissioners herein named, snaH nave
fixed the amount to pay the tax thus charS-
cd upon the same.
! 0f. in and to each and every piece and par
! eel Of land upon which said t,,z mas rot osen
/, Maid. 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 me
amount of said tax was this day hxed, ana
! thai Robert W, Whaland has been duly en-
powered by the Secretary OF the treasury )
| to receive said tax, and that ms once IN
| Jackson will be open for the next sixty oay .
for its receipt.
| -Persons who reside IN other districts ID
the State can pay their Culted states oy ma
king application at thus once
a. ANDERSON,
| GEO. 4. SYKES,
e Direct Tax Con'rs for Dist Of Miss
| ~ Ga Y66G dff
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imnortant order has been issued

important order has been 1ssued
sistant Commissions of Freedmen
his State. concerning the jurisdie-
5uties of the officers of the Bureau
ga of contracts between citizens OF
IT but follows in the track al
versed by the President and is Out
ar;nc into the hands of the proper
Drities. powers which were assumed
fcers of the General Governmer'
IS of Congress. This order directs
rules or regulations will be issued
g of this Bureau with reference to
men contracting" and THAT the
Tho contract are left to regulate the
ne WAGES. &c." and "while they
mower to interfere with the action
aoistrate, or the administration o.
9 laws, they will on all occasions
the next friend of the Freedman
| m proper advice in all matters per
to contracts, &c, &C." This Las
is the only portion to which an!
| a could be urged, and this only OF
md that perhaps some of these bu
|cers, left to their own discretion q
constitutes proper advice, may haV'
agmeut so warped by prejudice as &
heir advice any bnt what 10 pTope'
ay, this order contains a distinc
of the recognition of the reoen
WIS regulating contracts &C., ana L
ting officers from making rules an
hons, lessons the evils under whlc
3 suffered. and softens the tyranny c
b rule.
|sentiment of General Wood con
q this Department, will meet a heart
3 from the people OF Missrsslppi'-
Ill be glad to learn that he wishes :"
ve the effect for which it was ISSUES
to put the labor system of Mlsslssl
sound footing, due regard being ia
interest Of the entire population
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CHRISTIAN WATCHMAN.-The Pro
, of this new paper, to be devoted t
srests of the Baptist denomination
en- laid upon our table. The put
Messr.. II. NJ. Akin and A, n. Kim
re both gentlemen of energy am
that entities them to success. 1h'
Elder ]. B. Hamberlin, of Meridian
a fluent and forcible pen, and is IL
vay fitted to SO conduct the paper a
mend it to all Baptists in the State
as to other denominations.
"Watchman" is to be q weekly. Th'
hers will issue specimen copies abou
tn of January and commence itS res
ublication by the first week in March
5 an enterprise which has our beS
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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and AbGn'
| IOned Lands.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. l6-
OFFICE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,
For State of Mississippi,
VIcKsRuRG. Dec. 81, 1865

OFFICE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,
For State of Mississippi,
vIcKsBURG, Dec 81, 1865.
The time has arrived when it is impor-
tant that the Freedmen of this State should
make contracts for labor during the coming
year, IN order that a crop may be secured.
Some regulations must govern all classes,
in order TO secure to the Freedmen the pay
ment of wages, and TO planters the labor tor
which they agree TO pay.
1t is important that the Freedmen should
/ feel their obligations to society and civil
government, as the time viii come when
/ their interests must be committed to the
State, with no otner agency to care for them.
There can be no better time Tor the Freed
men to familarize themselves with bus
mess life and common forms of law, under
civil government, than at time when the
officers of the general government are here,
whose duty 1t Is to see that their rights are
respected.
In fact, we will fail in the discharge of
our whole duty to them, ii We do not take
every means within our power to lnstll into
their minds respect for the civil law and the
sacredness of all contracts and obligations.
There can be no better time for the citizens
of the State, who have not thoroughly re-
cognized the present status OF the Freedmen
to accustom themselves, as officers of the
State government, to lay aside their pref
OdlceS. grant the treeQmen rDe TlgnlS &c
which they, as free men, are entitled, and
protect them by just administration OF law
The sooner they are protected by the power
that must be eventually charged with the
security cf their e-sons and lrJpertyr the
better for both classes.
r 1t is therefore ordered, that no rules or reg
ulatons tcili be issued by officers Of this Bureda
1Uih reference to the Freedmen contracting. As
the'following clause of the State law is sub
! staRtially what has heretofore been the reg
!. ulation of this department OF the genera
> government, the attention OF officers, plan
ters and freedmen is invited 20 its require
ments:
Section G. Be it further enacted, That al
Contracts for lator mace w.t. II edmen, f1et
} negroes and mulattoes, for z longer pellol
I than one month. shall be in writing and II
, duplicate, attested and read to sad freed
men, free negro or mulatto, by q beat, city o
e county officer or two disinterested whit
e persons of the county in which the labor l
d to be performed, of which each party shal
? have cne and said contracts shall be t2kel
and held as entire contracts and II the Id
Z borer shall quit the service OF tle employer
before expiration of his term OF service
without good cause, he shall forfeit his wa
70 ges for that year, up to the time of quitting
8 1t will be seen that magistrates reglste
contracts and that the parties who contrac
are left to regulate the conditions. wages
,, &c.
% It will be the duty Of officers of this By
reau 20 see that the Freedmen are proper
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The Mississippi Gazette at Grenada has

the 1OI1oWmg:
Improvement is the rallying word In Gren-
ada. There are number OF new business
houses in course of completion which we
shall notice more specifically in future
issue.
MISS. & TENN. r. R.-We are pleased TO
learn that the bridge upon this road across
the Tallal chic river Is completed ana In :
connect, n between this place and Memphis
Is complete.
The holidays have been remarkably quiet
under the embarrasments OF the country
We have heard OF no disturbances anywhere
IN this region. The Freedmen, we DeheVe
are pretty generally securing homes tor the
present year. Prices ranging from nVe oot
lars to fifteen for labor upon the farm anC
ordinary house duty or from one fourth &
| one half of the crops. Food and clothing
are furnished according to price OF labor.
1t gives us great pleasure to announce tn
TACT tnat the bridge across the IaloD1sni
liver upon the line Of the Miss. Cen. T. 4;
| completed, and the trains are running, with
| out transfer, from Canton, Miss.' to Bolivar
| Tenn.
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The Gazette at Raymond furnishes the
following items:
The Bridge over Bakers creek on the "a.
RAYMOND and Bottoms road has been rebuilt.
we are gratified to state that there Is a
good prospect for the establishment, IN hay,
Gnond, of a Male School of the first order ano
promising to be permanent
The freedmen, almost in a body, helo Oh
from signing contracts until after the lst
on the Sd, many gave in. however, and con
tracted Their pretentions were pretty con
siderable, and they were very generally rea
lized, the demand being greater than the sup
nlv in market. what has become of all TIT
A No. l field hands, and supe ior ouse ser
wants remains an unexplained mystery.
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Mobile q Ohio Rail Road.
NORTHWARD TRAINS.

NORTHWARD TRAINS.
Leave Mobile every Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday, P. NJ
Pass Meridian every Sunday, Tuesday and
Thursday, 55 A. NJ.
Arrive at Corinth every Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday at 9 40, P. NJ.
Leave Conrinth every Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday, at 80 A. M
Arrive at Columbus, KY, every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, at 8 80 P. NJ.
The Steamer "Gen. Anderson" connects at
Columbus, KY, for Cairo.
SOUTHWARK TRAINS.
Leave Columbus, KY, every Sunday,
Tuesday and Thursday at 8 A. N.
Arrive at Corinth every Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday, 10 80 P. N.
Leave Corinth every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at 40 A. N.
Pass Meridian every Monday, wednesday
and Friday at 05 P. NJ
Arrive at Mobile every Tuesday, Thursday
| ad Saturday at 40 A. NJ
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New Orleans, Jackson f Great Northern Rail
Road

Passenger trains leave New Orleans on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 90 A.
NJ, and arrive at jackson, at 90 P. M
Canton at 90 P. M.
Returning leave Canton at 6 90 A. M
Jackson 8 90 A. NJ, on Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday, arriving at New Orleans at w
p. NJ
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Inint ResOlutien

Tn relation to Burton n Harrison Of Mis-
sissippi. -.
of Mississippi, His Excellency the Govern
or of Mississippi be requested TO memorial
ize the President of the United States, IN
the name and behalf of the Legislature OF
this State, for the release from Fort Delaware
where he is now confined, of Burton n. Har'
rison of Mississippi, late Private Secretary
of Hon. Jefferson Davis.
Approved December 2, 1865.
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rLL1AM GILMORE SEMMs, poet, novelist
clitor, is preparing a volume OF poems
forth in the several States of the late con
racy during the progress of the war OF
S=ion, and relating to, OF suggested by its
,ts and incidents. Such volumn could
rade very interesting. Many war songs
ct beauty and spirit were published IN
south during the rebellion" Whatever
world may think of the cause, there was
Nor and endurance exhibited by South
soldiers that has extorted admiration
J aheir enemies. A Western paper IN al
{. TO the forthcoming work says; 1.-THE
re puts into it Of his own poetry, the bet
t5r the repetation Of the book"
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The committee of the Louisiana Legisla-
ure, appointed to inspect then. Q. J. & G..
N.R r. passed over the road with few of
he directors to Canton on the eth inst, and
eturued to this city in the evening. The
oarty was entertained at the Dickson House
With a splendid supper by some of the prom
ineat citizens Of this place.
The committee express their entire salts
action at the rapid progress made in the
reconstruction of the road, and speak in the
most complimentary terms Of the President
and Superintendent.
An additional number of cars and engines
have been ordered, and we will soon have
daily communication with New Orleans.
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e A. man who went over to the other
yide sometime during the war. and came
oack after it was all over, got into d1t1cu1-
~ down in Clark, and was corporally some
What injured. He came up here in search
4fsy1npathy ard protection. We think he
Iid'nt ind much-l Meridian Messenger.
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The Miss. C. R. R. have concluded to bnild
heir Machine Shop at Water Vally. They
lad raised ten thousatd dollars to give to
he Company as bonus and they were guar
.utecd thirty thousand more They mad a
arge number Of buildings at that point.
rhe Reporter cannot see the advantage OF
Juch move, and says:
Taking this fact Into consideration, and
he further fact that ground and foundations
OF ali the buildings are already owned here
~ the Company, we are unable TO recognize
my advantage which will accrue to the roao
~ selecting Water Valley instead OF Holly
springs. But lamentation is useless. Lei
IS go to work with q viii and repair damages
~ pushing through the Memphis & OkoIont
Road, ana By establishing factories, found
les, and other enterprises i'll our midst
| thirty thousand dollars would be respec
able beginning for a factory, than whlcl
lothing would make larger returns upon IL
| lestments Who will start the ball lie
Is have Gotten factory, by all means,
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Southern Rail R0dd

Eastern Trains leave Vicksburg daily, at
5 80 A M..-Arrive at Jackson at 10 10
Leave Jackson at 10 46-Arrive at Meridian
at P NJ
Westward Trains leave Meridian daily at
A. M-Arrive at Jackson at 04 P. NJ
Leave jackson at 35.-Arrive at Vicksburg
at 6 20
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| The local of that enterprising jour
nal, the Meridian Tropic, headed an article
"Cotton Stealing" in its local columns 1t
should also have added local Stealing
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THE OLD ESTABLISHED
FANCY NOTION HOUSE
W. H. LEINKAUF h Co., |
II ESPECTFULLY inform their friends, City aIG
sI Couatry merchants they still at their old
stand,
no. 80 & 1919, Daupiaia ST.
Mobile, Ala.
and invite the a.ent on of Merchants generally to the
EXTENSIVE STOCK
OF Fancy Goods and Notions,
Stationery, Cutlery, Perfumery,,
Suspenders, Brushes, Needles,
pins. Pipes. Thread, Buttons,
Violin Strings, Gloves,
Handkerchief, Hoseries,
Belts, Ribbons, Buckles,
Razors, Backing, Inks,
Steel-pens, Penholders,
Pocket Books, Hair Oils,
Colognes, Pomades, Brass,
Gilt and Gold Jewelrys
Combs of all kinds, Hair
Nets, Tacks, Padlocks,
Cigars, Umbrellas, Laces,
Table Cutlery. Spoons,
| Cotton and Wool Cards,
Shoe Thread &c, &c.
An extensive stock OF staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
| to the
LOW PRICES
which they particularly cs the attention Of bnys5s
| ore they purchase elsewhere E" they el~AN@'''
to be undersoId by any House 10 thl5 II'5'
SPECIAL ATTENTION
accommodation eco Of their numerous Customers en-
ploysd an
EXPERIENCED BUYER,
Whose suec,al business i. Is to fill orders for any
articles outside o. their business snch as
| Groceries,
Hardware,
Clothing.
Boots and
Shoes, Drugs,
Bagging anc
1, Rope
: Sc, SC, &C.,
For which no Commissions will be charged to thei
; regular Customers.
j VIII. LEINKAUF s. CO.
No. 80 G 129 Dauphtn 81.
. Aug Id 6m ''"D-'- -
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h We learn from the Houston ( Miss.
[ord, that the Female Institute Of that
|ni, was destroyed by fire on Saturday
ht, Dec. 9th, 1865. Arrangements have
u made to continue the school The
|ss was new, delighfully situated aud
.nodious, and its loss at this particular
:, may be regarded as public calamity
b ing known as to the cause of the tre.
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LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.
nIIRI ~ ANTC
PUBLIC ACTS.

An Act to ascertain the number OF MANNED,
State and Confederate soldiers requiring
artificial legs, and for other PURPOSES
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That 1c
shall be the duty of the Super1n-
tendent of Army Records Tor
this State to ascertain the number OF
manned. State and Confederate soldiers in
each county in this State, recurring art1-
ficial legs, and the character OF the art1t1-
cial legs required, and to issue printed
form suitable for such report, mbraclng the
name rank, company and regiment OF each
manned State and Confederate soldier so
reported. if manned while in the actual ser
vice of the State or the Confederate STATES
army. how, when and where wounded, kind
of operation, by whom performed, and
whether urinary or secondary operation
| Sec, 2. Be it further enacted, That 1t
shall be the duty of the Assessor of taxes ol
| fSe several counties in this State. on the ap
nlication of the Superintendent OF Army
| Records. to furnish without delay, the IN
formation contemplated in section ~ one
| of this act :.
Sec 3 Be it further enacted. That il
shall no the duty of said Superintendent O.
| Army Records to ascertain from the man
rfact0ries established at Memphis, Iennes
see, Montgomery, Alabama, and New VI
leans. La the price at which they Woule
furnish the various kinds and sizes OF ar
+ificial legs. and to take into consideration
the practicahility of establishing manu1ac
tory or branch mandatory at some conVe
rinn+ noint in the State, and report the re
suit of his enquiries to the Legislature
| IFS next meeting,
: > Sec. A. Beeit futher enacted, That this &C
take effect and be in force from and afte
; its PASSAGE.
Approved Dee 2, 1865.
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The Fair held at Meridian few nights
since to aid in the erection of al Episcopal
Church in that town netted $500
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JOHN POLIO K,
ofcorinth Miss"
Wholesale Dealer IL
Boots, and Shoes, Hats and Caps,
Velvet Bonnets, Ladies' Hats,
Umbrellas, etc, ETC.,
NO. 80 NORTH WATER sTERET,
Mobile Ala
would call the attentisn OF Country Merchants,
when In the city, in want of goods in my line to
a examina lon Of my stock and prices. They were
oirectcy from the manufacturer for cash. and
cart fully selected for the Southern radc feel con-
fdent that 1 and will sell them as low as any
nouse u The Southern States The stock consists In
palt of the following styles:
Gents Calf, sewsd, ChAnellod and Pegged Boots,
and Kip Tapped and Sole Prairie and
Grain do
" Crimped toes Congress do.
Kid Cali, Geat and Kipp Balmoral Shoes
Calf and Kidd Buckle and Button Caters
Youths, Boys and Ch!idrens Boots and Shses. In
all the Styles.
Misses and ChiIdrens Shoes Copper Toea.
Ladies Glove Kid and Pebble Polish Boots.
Calf Kid and Goat Balmoral shoes
| BuR, Kipp and Calf Shoes.
Lasting Polish Balmoral and Congress
Caters, large sisSs. all styles, neatly
| mados
| Alssss, Children and Infants, all kinds.
FRoGASs
| Cases extra siEes, neat, 9 to IL
| High cut Fall stock,
| Hand sewed
GENTS AND LADIES'
| UMBRELLAS, assorted prices.
| Laoies and MIsses Velvet Bonnets RRd Hats
| Brush. Silk ami Felt. new
| styles and Trimmings.
Gents Silk, Brush and Cassimera.
Velvet G 9th and mixed,
Ans and French Felt
Il Planters Res ries,
, Derlys and Dashers NatTtRS,
Beavers and Drab
Black mixed Wool Planter
Wire Sirens thenu 3 i'm, Tor Boys,
| Yourhs' B Jys. and Csildrens
Ie all OF the Colors and styleA-
AL Of assorted width, B .imI and CrowHs.
| give special attention TO filing orders, aud ~
guarantee sa atisfaction goods and prices and pc
prom pt attention shipping, either by Express, Ra!
, | road or Rivers.
~ F. sawyers formerly OF Corlnth. Miss
with the above house, would be pleased 10 NEE
his old friends of North Mississippi. AnV favCrs r
Willingly jan 9 DIFF
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x- The Lexington Advertiser, publishes
marriages the last issue, and apologies
leaving out others for want of space
EI1a half a column of thanks for turkeys,
y wine, whisky, eto., etc. Nice place
Happy Editor.
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Approved, November % 1863.

AN A. T supplemental to an act entitled an
act in relation to Rail Roads, and for
other purposes, approved November 91'
1855.
Section /, Be it further enacted by the
LEGISLATURE OF the State OF Mississippi.
That SO much of section z OF said aet, as
authorizes proof to be served upon any station
accent or attorney shall be SO amended 40 70
read process " shall be served upon any
station agent or attorney.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and af-
ter It's passage.
Approved December 2, 1865.
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y We are under obligations to Mr..
Cochran, the gentlemanly and accommcda-
sing agent Of the Pioneer Express Company,
for late Cairo, Memphis and Mobile papers.