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Mem AavertisemFnts.
CLOSING SALES OF
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF MISSISSIPPI.

over Big Black Pearl and Yalobusha Bivers, to-
gether with the at Columbus Miss. win be sold
at auction unless satisfactory offers purchase
made previous to the day herein appointed for the
sales at auction at Vicksburg Proposals to Fur-
chase forwarded to the Chief Quarter-master at
EickSburg will be accepted or rejected as the in
terest of the service may require. Payment in cur
rent funds will be required Immediately upon the
acceptance of any of said proposals
THE BUILDING
AT Grenada Miss, Heretofore used a Govern
ment Store house, and now i'll use by the Miss. Cen
tTal Railroad Company Depot will be offered for
sale at that place as the sales at jackson
have been completed.
The following named property will be sold at
auction at Vieksburg, Jackson and Natchez, to the
highest bidder:
BARGES.
The model gbarge 'McLane" and eleven Gunnel
Barges.
HORSES, MULES AND OVEN
A large number of Horses, Mules and Oxen, no
longer required for military purposes.
ARMY WAGONS &c
Army Wagons, and AmbuIances, Mule Horse and
Plow Harness, and Material of every kind for re-
pairing Wagons and Harness
CARPENTERS' AND S4DDLERS HARD
WARE, Sc.
Carpenters' and Saddlers' Hardware and Mate
rial Tools of various kinds, suitable for Black
smith Carpenters and Saddlers and for field work.
TABLE FURNTTTRE AND COOKING UTEN-
Sis uiz:
Knives and Forks, Spoons and Plates Camp Ket-
ties Mess Pans and great variety of other articles
The sales will commence at
Natehez, OF the 10th inst,
and at VICKSETRG and II CKSON on the 26th
instant. at 10 O'Clock \. NJ. of these DAYS respec-
lively. and viii continue from day day until all
the property is disposed of
TERHS:-'yash in United States Currency.
By order of the QuaTterInaster General
HENRY NJ. wHITTELSEY,
Brvt Brig. Gen. Chief QuarteTmaster
march, sd t26mar Dept of Miss.
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Directions for filling the Broom.

The top of the stirrup should be about
two inches above the top of the cone; fill a
row around the outer circle of the cone of
your straitest and best corn, and then fill
the inside with the inferior corn if you wish
to use it, after which turn the handle
till the corn is as tight as you wish it to be,
holding your hand on the brush at the same
time to steady the broom, otter which put
on your bend wire and insert the hook and
stirrup wires and the broom is complete, all
of which does not take much longer than
reading the directions. Persons cannot be
too careful in keeping the handle sufficient
ly tight to keep the corn secure, as many
persons are apt to unscrew it Iin examining
the broom and leavs it so; the next comes
along, takes hold and shakes it, and by re-
peating it the broom viii become loose, and
lead some to think it was the fault of the
broom, when in fact it is the carelessness of
inexperienced persons. The broom is of
itself so simple that the most stupid person
cannot fail to understand it at glance
The State of Mississippi, or any of the
Southern States, are for sale at the low
figures of $500 per thousand inhabitants,
taking the census of 1860
For particulars address the undersigned
at st. Louis, or PEAS &, KILWORTH,
DE WITT e. PIPER,
March 9dlm. ST. Louis, Mo.
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ORPHANS HOME

The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees
of the Mississippi Orphans Home will occur ON
Saturday night the 2ath of April proximo at 6;raV-
fordsvilie, Lowndes county, Miss. All members of
the Board will please take notice 'that the time of
meeting has changed from March seth to April
9sth As il is proposed to elect the PRINCIPAL and
necessary assistant teachers Sc at that time and
TO arrange and adjust the machinery required for
putting the school into full operation it is hoped
4 fnll Board will be in attendance
w: s WEBB, Sec pro tenn.
Cra rayfordsville March 7th. ls66.-td.
DrA All papers in the State favorable Ito the OBJ
iects contemplated by the Orphans Home viii
please copy.
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nEscRIPTIoN OF THE BROOM

DESCRIPIION OF IETl DhOO-l'
A light cone OF brass receives the corn
which is held fast by double row of teeth
made of malleable iron, inserted between
the two rows of corn, and drawn into the
cone by means of a screw entering an iron
mt in the handle. A brass ferule covers the
nut and gives bearing to the shoulder OF
the cone. Two small brass wires, about an
inch and quarter in length, extend from
the two angles of the eenter-piece, within the
cone. TO the edges of the broom when filled,
leaving on each side small hook to con-
meet 4 narrow brass band that dattens and
stiffens the broom instead of sewing The
difference in weight between this and the
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4 proposition has been submitted to Con
grcSs to change the mode of electing the
President and Vice-PreSident. so that it
shall be directly by a vote of the people
The New York sun Republican, thinks that
the present Congress is too shrewd to do
anything so foolish" and that if PreSi-
Dental election were to be held to-day under
such law, "the Democratic party would
receive almost the unanimous vote of the
Southern States, which, with their heavy
Northern vote, would give them the Presi-
dent by large majority \ reference to
the vote of 1860 will show that fact con-
cluSiVelV'
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE STAT
Inn mpOrinnt-OmciaI Correspondence uP-
on Ihe ''Frecdme ms Apprentice Bill
Opinion of the Attorney General.

INFII Nv ]. VF T II Il
jackson, Miss, March 9th, I-66.

OdN hSpil' hlS5 I1dIti btiI, j-CD.
SIR:-Complaints are constantly reaching
this office, OF a want OF uniformity in the
administration of the apprentice laws Of
Mississippi, by the Probate Courts Of the
various counties.
With no desire to forestal the Judiciary,
but simply to obtain uniformity of practice
if possible respectfully request your opin-
ION upon the following points.
Ist. Is a negro minor liable to be ap-
prenticed by the Probate Court, giving
preference to former owners, dlsregardlDg
the wishes of its parents or parent!"
2d. Is the mother of a fatheTless child
under 81 years of age, entitled to its custody
and service!
In cases of uncertainty and doubt as to
the age of the minor, is the minor entitled
to the benefit of the doubt, and to be APP
prenticed for the shortest term of servitudej
Very respectfully,
Your obt serY't,
BENZ. G.. HUMPHREYS,
Governor of Miss.
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We eleam from the Greenviile, Ala, Advo
cate, that a difficulty occurred at Ia house OF
ill-fame, in that place, a few days since, be-
tween some Federal soldiers and certain
citizens A citizen named Smith was killed
"a soldier was killed, another mortally
wOunded-and another dangerously woun-
ded. The soldiers fired into house without
any provocation, an inmate of which, made
a narrow escape.
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EgAn agreeable warmth diffuses itself
through ever fiber of the frame after dose
of the Red Jacket Bitters, and unlike wine
and unmedicated stimulants, they never
sour even on the weakest stomach.
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TESTIMONIALS
OF THE
Etna Insurance Go.
FROM THE
INSURANCE DEP ARTM E N T
OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.

The Insurance Commissioner to the Legislature:
The Ftna Insurance Company, of Hartford, one
of the most successful Fire Insurance Companies
of this OF any other country
Connecticut Companies follow the rules and
practices of the Etna almost carefully as if they
were embodied i'll statute law"
Again, pointing to errors of practice in New York
Companies the 4Etna's successful management and
solid rules are called to their attention thus
1T still remains more a matter of wonder than
imitation in the insurance world"
BY what subtle alchemy has this corporation
been enabled to turn its full paid capital into the
philosophers stonet"
The extraordinary events which have distin-
guished its unparalleled financial history"
The average losses per diem in the
United States. at this period OF the
year, are about S250, 900. The Iele-
graph daily sounds startling notes
of warning to all prudent Persons.
DO NOT NEGLECT THE SECURITY OF RE
LIABLE INSURANCE.
Policies Issued icithOHt delay by
D. N. BARROWS, Agent.
"A h Co
marl0d3m GEO. \. SMYTHE Asst AZ
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There are some suggestive points in the
recent statistics of ireland. In the past
year there has occurred decrease in the
number of inhabited houses of Ireland to
the extent of 1921, and in the population
of "a, ,846-and three million more letters
were posted ON the island than during the
previous year.
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ORPHANS, Home

A Injecting Of the Board of Trustees of the Or.
A Dhans' Home of the State of Mississippi will
he held in Meridian on Wednesday April 2nd at
7I.2PM All the members earnestly requested
to attend, as BUSINESS OF vital Importance is to be
transacted
L. A. DUNCAN Secretary.
fRPapers friendly to the cause are respectfully
re0uested to copy. marl2td.
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TEACHER WANTED

I wish to employ accomplished Southern lady
L as a private Teacher and Governess in my fam
ilv She must be able to teach French, Music and
the higher English branches. Liberal compensa-
ton will be paid None need apply unless well
recommended Address
WM- L. W1THERS
mari 14dIm jackson, Miss
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At ST. Joseph, Mo-, a founding was enthu
siastically adopted by respectable family,
but physician pronounced the waif an oc-
toroon, whereupon it was turned over to the
county authorities, on which the Herald
soliloquizes, " and the cOlored troops fought
nobly."
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A Gentleman Of TSouthern birth and education
and a Teacher of considerable experience desires
to secure situation in that capacity Has been
well received by former patrons Address (early.1
A. BIC.
Care Mississippi Messenger
March Ild1w2tw Meridian Miss.
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The Egyptian Government has adopted
the use of postage stamps. They came in
use on the first Of January.
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Inducements TO Capitalist and Man
ufaclurcr


1t is a conceded fact, and admitted by eve
ry one, that if the Capitalist or Manufac-
tuTer can secure monopoly of the sale and
manufacture of any article of universal con-
sumption, that they have laid the stepping
stone to a permanent structure of wealth.
The cause of so many failures with men of
enterprise and small capital is the compe-
tition of business-the advantages of com
bined capital against the man of limited
means, with no protection thrown around
him. 1t is seldom that there is an article
patented that is destined to come into gem
eral use, and can readily be sold to every
family i'll the land. From time immemOTia1
THE BROOM has been an indispensable
article in every house, and may we not safely
conclude that it always will continue So
IT, then, the sale of this article is unlimited
and there is no end to the demand while
time last, can there be shadow of risk in
securing the sale and manufacture of one
of the most complete and simple made
Brooms that the world ever produced.
1t has been the custom of our fOretathers
from the days of the Roman Empire to the
present time, to construct the Broom on the
same plan, without even an effort to i'm
provement; but ours is an age of progress
siOn-Old things are being done away with
and a more useful and simple machinery is
fast taking their place thus it is that we
are advancing and keeping pace with the
age III which our lot has been cast.
The success of this Broom is no longer a
doubt The certainty of it being unver-
sally introduced into every house is only a
question of time Wherever there have
been men taken hold of it, and commenced
manufacturing, the demand has no parallel
III any article ever made. We have, by the
sale of territory in several Statesy got in sue
cessful operation number of factories, and
this, too, all in the space ofa few months, as
the patent was not granted till June 9th,
1865. In Chicago, H., Mr.. Charles E.
Browne, the assignee of the patent, has the
largest manufactory of the kind on the
American continent, and it is not yet three
months since it was put in motion in Michi-
gan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Mime
sofa They are being manufactured by the
quantity, and here, in the city of st. Louis,
we are completing arrangements to enter ex-
tensively into the manufacture of the ar
ticle, and may we not safely conclude that
there are capitalists ready and willing to
carry this same enterprise into every State
in the Union.
We have more territory than we can con-
troll profitably, and will dispose of any of
the States remaining unsold, at prices that
can't fail to suit the purchasers: and to
men of limited means, we will divide to you
States by county to suit your convenience.
"a word to the wiseis sufficient"
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he Meridian Messenger, 18th.


THAT MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT WAYNEs-
poRon-NuITARY ARRESTS-GREAT ARRAY
or WTTNEssEs.-On Sunday, Capt. Gregg
left here with few men, and proceeded to
WayuesbOro the scene of the mysterious
afFa;rn 1t seems that he did not go to mere
Iv make enquiries and Investigations, but to
do the more serious work of making arrests.
4 riqbt GOOD use did he make of his time.
He arrested Angus Taylor, j. G. Hopper,
JAS. Lampley and - Spencer. Besides this,
he has summoned twenty witnesses, black
and white, and brought them and the par
ties arrested all here on the O'Clock tram
last evening. Yesterday morning he per-
formed the journey from Waynesboro TO
Winchester and back on foot, eleven miles
1t is understood that these parties are ar
rested to answer a charge of having ''made
way with a man five weeks ago, as 1t was
asserted i'll some of the newspapers Inc
military assume jurisdiction, We suppose,
because they suppose that the man reported
missing was a soldier We understand, that
n certain missing soldier is reported killed
at Waynesboro." How the identity of the
man was so satisfactorily established as to
Justify the writing down him OF the so-alled
-WavnesboFJ tragedy, as the man, we do not
know He told the people of Naynesboro,
that he was of Syracuse, n. Y. They did
not know him to be a soldier, but believed
him to be- and deserter. 1t is upon this
assumption, then that the military assume
jurisdiction.
| The Circuit Court convened yesterday for
WAYNE county, and these arrests were made
under the eve, and almost within the pre-
cincts of the sanctuary of justice. The DIS
| trict Attorney handed to the arresting Off
Ger the following protest against his pro
ceedings:
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w. H. Belcher, the great sugar refner of
st. Louis, died in that city few days ago.
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NJ ttLlNH5'
CHAS. A. SMITH,


Dist Atty, Sth Dist, Miss.
To Capt. J. S. GREGG, u. 5. Army.
His Honor Judge Hancock, i'll charging the
grand jury called special attention to this
case, directing them to enquire into 1T with
the most rigid scrutiny. So far as the civil
court is concerned, it will give no pretext
for a military tribunal to intervene by rea-
son of a neglect Of the duty of Il thorough
investigation.
The Sheriff of fhe county, J. w. BOyllin,
was notified by Capt. Gregg to consider him
self under arrest. We understand him to
have been arrested to compel him to attend
as a witness He notified Capt Gregg of his
refusal to obey his order i'll the following
note:
SHERIFF's OFFICE, WAYNE Co, Miss,
Winchester, March u, 1866.
Captain:-I was this day notified by you
to consider myself under arrest by your
order.
Iwish hereby to inform you that the Cir
cult Court of Wayne County is i'll session,
according to the provisions of the laws OF
the State Of Mississippi.
| wish further to inform you, tlat 1t Is
made my sworn duty to attend and to serve
the said Court as it may order, and unless
do SO. | am liable to Indictment. fine and
imprisonment.
therefore notify you, that unless | am
compelled to obey your order by superior
Z L y
propose no resistance or violence what
ever but l shall expect and require you to
take such steps as will save me from all
blame for failure in a civil tribunal of this
County.
| am Sir, very respectfully,
J. w. BOYKIN, Sheriff
Wayne County.
Capt. Gregg did not apply any force as
suggested, and so Mr.. Boykin did not come
up with the rest. The taking him away
would have probably broken up the court
The parties arrested speak of Capt. Gregg
as having discharged his duty with all due
delicacy They did not in the least, attempt
to evade the arrest. They have no fears of
| the consequence if they can get fair trial
before any tribunal. Nor do they doubt that
they will have a fair and impartial trial.
We think that we know the facts i'll the
case, and when they shall be brought ont on
the trial, bigger tempest in teapot was
never witnessed.
The prisoners stayed at the Henry House
! last night under a strong guard.
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OFFICE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, }
Sth JUDICIAL DISTRICT,
Winchester. March u, 1866.

Sir:-Being informed, that you propose
an armed intervention, in the admlnlstra-
tion of the criminal laws of the State OF
Mississippi, by the forcible arrest and trans
portation from this County (Wayne) OF Gel
tain citizens, including the Sheriff, | have
the honor to inform you that a Grand Jury
is now about to be empanuelled and sworn,
with power and authority to enquire into
and presentment make of all and singular
any violations of the criminal laws of tins
State arising within the body of this county
and that upon their action and return,
the Circuit Court Of this County, is the 1rl-
bunaI before which all violations of law are
cognizable and triahle. | therefore respect
fully protest against any interruption of the
due and regular administration of the Laws
of this State on your part or that of your
superiors Repeatedly,
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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE.
COLLECTING AGENT WANTED.

UlHE Trustees of Mississippi College wish to en-
plov a Collecting Agent A Baptist preacher
,,raferred Applications may be addressed to the
President of the College l. y. URNER
marlld&wlm Clinton, Miss
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I offer for sale a NO. / SECOND HANDED
4 STEA u 81 W MILL of % horse power which
has been run years. Capable Of cutting 0G0 feet
of lumber per day Garry Log and all fixtures
thereto at very low price Any person wishing
TO purchase had better call and examine for
themselves. Call on me at the mill, near Montrose
Miss.
mar15dtf NJ S. ALEXANDER
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and a large and complete stock of
FANCY ROCERIES
Notice..

Which have been bought for cash and will be sold
at low prices FOR CASH.
marI5dlm A. p. KESSACKFR Jr
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The CIasses that engage in il, and their
Reasons for doing So

l. Broom Makers, Because when they see
II they know it viii supercede all other
hroons. and they conceive it to their IN
terest to buy the right, rather than have 1t
to 90 into the hands of any other person
,. Capitalists, Because they knew 1t is
success, and they cannot invest their money
in a safer or more paying business.
3 Returned Soldiers, Because they want
to engage in aprotitable business, that can
be taken up and dropped at any time, With
out loss or hazard.
4. Every man, that is ont of business be-
cause he wants to make money.
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Atty Gen'l of Miss.
To HIS EXCEIIENCY, i. G.. HUMPHREYS,
GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI.
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w. S. WEBB.

Charlottesville, Miss, March 9th, 1866.
p. 5. All applications for positions in tue
Institution will be acted upon at the regular
meeting of the Board of Trustees on the 28th
of April proXimo, at Charlottesville, Miss.
| would advise applicants to be themselves
present If possible. w. 5. W.
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March IIdlw2tw
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We will sell all the interest. secured by the
Letters Patent, Except the right to manu-,
facture the metallic part,) in any specified
territory We will furnish the broom COM
,nlntln for S- ner dozen VIII tur-
Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-12-26
One of the Results of the Late
War.

Those of our citizens who have business
about the river, probably noticed, few
days ago, on one of the wharf boats, Door
woman, with scarcely clothes enough to
cover her nakedness, much less keep out
the chilly winds of winter accompanied By
two children, also poorly clothed. The wo-
man, notwithstanding the dilapidated con-
dition of her dress and general appearance,
showed some traces of former beauty, and
the children were really interesting. The
history of this poor woman is an everyday
story. She was the only daughter of veal
thy parents, few miles from Clarksville,
Tennessee. She married young man well
off in the world goods, about one year be-
fore the war All went well, she and her
husband living happily until the late terri
bic war came on. Her husband entered the
army as the leader of band of partisan
rangers, and was killed the second year of
the war. His property was all confscated,
leaving his wife and two babes on the cold
charities of the world. Only one hope was
left the poor creature-she would go TO her
fathers; but he, too, had taken an active
part in the rebellion, and his property also
was con6scated, and now inhabited by stran-
gers. She received the sympathies of the
friends of her youth, but alas they were
too poor to assist her. In her troubles, she
recollected of having an uncle in Desmoines !,
Iowa, brother Of her father, and determin-
ed to go there and apply to him for aid.
She was brought from Clarksville free of
charge, on the deck of Cincinnati steamer,
and landed at our wharf On landing here,
the mother and children were sick and hun
CRY, having had nothing to eat for twenty
four hours. They were provided with food
and money by gentleman, and sent On
through boat to st. Louis, to take the cars
from there to Desmoines. Thus we find a
woman, once the pet of society, reared In
the lap of luxury, reduced to an object of
poverty, and forced to travel on the deck of
a steamboat This is one of the results Of
the late war. Still there are people in our
midst, protesting Christianity, who want to
see the Southern people 'humbled." What
greater humiliation would you visit on their
heads than force them to go from door to
door begging for bread? Surely, no man is
a Christian who would wish them greater
eyils.-EudnsriUe Ind. Courier.