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House met pursuant to adjournment and
resumed consideration ofSenate messages
Senate bill to amend Chap 40, Revised
Code, was laid on the table.
Senate amendments to House bill to
change thetime of holding the Circuit Courts
of the First Judicial District, were concurred
in.
Senate bill to provide for the holding of
the High Court of Errors and Appeals OF the
State of Mississippi, was indefinitely post
poned by the following vote
YEAs.-Mr Speaker, Messrs Acker, Barry,
Boddie Bonner, Bowden, Brown of Kemper,
Brooks, Brdgers. of Tallahatchie, Caperton,
Daniel, Darden, Dotson, Easterling, Grace,
Graham Griffin, Gresham, Hamilton, Hanson
Hillyer, Hudson, Lewis, Liddell, Luse, Mara
ble, Meares, Merrill, Montgomery, McElrOy,
McLaurin, McRae. MurdOck, Murray, Owen,
Philips, Pope, Seal. Shannon, Turley, Walk
er, Webb, OF Franklin, West, Williams-43
NAYs.-Beauchamp, Brown, of Yalobusha,
Cromwell, Garter, Deason, Duff, Foxworth
Gillstrap, Gowan, Hearne, Henley, Hunter,
Huffman, Irby, Jones, kennedy, Kendall,
Labauve, Lyles, Mabry, Manning, Milton,
Morphis, McInnis, McRaney, McWhorter
Phipps, Pound Reid, Robertson, Slower,
Steele Suratt, Tankersly, Thompson, Wall,
Webb, of Amite-37.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing the adoption of House resolution
On motion the House adjourned until to-
morrow morning 10 O'Clock
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rnrnoses Referred to the Committee on
u. ~ AeLeT presented petition from Jas ID
AcsII5ster praving relief. Referred to the
Committee On Ways and Means
Mr. seker-A petition from the Board OF
Police Of Monroe county. Referred TO se~
leet committee.
zens Of Scott county krieFIed 70 inc SVAD
mittee on Agriculture
Mr. McLaurin-A petition from sundry et'
izans of Smith eoanty- Referred 10 tAo
Committee on Propositions and hrieN ahees-
Mr. NeI.anrin introduced bill tor the re-
lief of J r Lotion of ayloTsvllie, Mss; ne
ferred to the Committee on Ways and MelhS
Mr. Powers-A bill for the relief OF Moan
Vernon late Sheriff Of IiPpah county ne
ferred 10 the Committee ON Ways and Means
Mr. Powers presented petitios from elu
IONS Of Tippah county. Referred 10 Inc
Committee on Propositions and GI1eVa ess-
Mr. Tankersly-A memorial from sunaiy
citizens of TishomingO county Referred 70
the Committee on County Boundaries
Mr. Owen-A petition from sundry eltI1en' I.t.l
of Tnniea county Referred to the Jndlcla-
~ Committee. r..
Mr. shannon introduced bill for the relief
Ionisa r Gibson, "a minor, and for Other
purDoses Laid on the table for the present
Mr. Webb. from the Judiciary COMMITTEES
reported favOrably, with amendments 10
the following bills
A bill 10 amend sections l3 and 80 oi an
act to establish County Courts, so tar as re-
lates TO the county OF Newton.
A bill to revive and reduce into one an acl
10 INCORPORATE the Columbus Life and Gen
sral Insurance Company, and acts amenda-
tory thereto Report agreed to and the
bills passed as amended.
MrWebb. from the same Committee, re-
/ Il. Il s..r - f.Fg Try
liens of Claiborne county, asking the pas
SAGE of a bill increasing the salary OF the
Judge OF the Probate Court of said county
be laid on the table for the present. Report
agreed 10.
The House then resumed, in Committee OF
I the Wbo'e, the cons deratiOn OF the spec7a
( order. to-wit: House bill TO amend ~
/ County Court Law.
/ Mr. { arter in the Chair.
/ After some time spent therein, the 4
/ mittee rose, reported the bill baekE Rkfi
/ sundry amendments, and recommendca 1T
I passage as amended. Report agreed to Snt
! the bill passed as amended.
( Mr. Irby offered Joint resolution, ina
( the Hon ID c Glenn be, and he is hereby, III
vited to address the Legislature and citizen
+ on such evening as he may Indicate, ana tn'
use of the Representative Hall Is hereo,
/ rendered him for that purpose, which wa
unanimously adopted.
House bill to establish system OF pun
/ tive labor in the several counties IN thu
| State was then taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr Labauve, the furthe
/ consideration ofthe Cover Or's message We
I toing House bill to dispose of the unhnlshe'
! business and undecided eases pending IN tn
/ Special Court of Equity, at jackson, wa
postponed until Friday next, at II o'clock
Senate messages were then taken nj
Senate bill to incorporate the Lexington IL
change and Savings Institution was reterre
ro the Committee on Corporations.
On motion tue House adjourned until
o'clock, p. VI.
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country, market reports, DIR. Hunters
letter on pulmonary consumption, va
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October session, two veto messages of
the Governor, valuable communica-
tions on common schools, laws Of the
United States, interesting letter from
Galveston, Texas, DR. Waddell's let
ters, decision Of the High Court in the
case Of j. B. Gibson vs.. H. Foote, and
also lengthy decision in reference to
Confederate contracts, and various
editorials and other interesting mat
ter. Members of the Legislature and
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There is some excitement at Waco,
Texas. 1t appears that two doctors
mutilated a negro. They were arrest
ed by the civil authorities, and rescued
by the citizens. They were re-arrest-
ed, and are now held by the military.
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The Savannah Republican gives ac-
counts of additional troubles on the
South Carolina plantations, arising
from the teachings of the colored law
yer Bradley, from the North. An ex-
Federal officer was wounded, and one
of the negroes concerned in the affair
was killed.
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NEGRO KILLING G--Freedman Frank
Love was brought before Justice Wos-
terbolme. in Columbus, the other day,
charged with killing Jack Sykes, an
other freedman. Justice Wostenholme
summed up the evidence, decided the
case to be one of justifable homicide,
and ordered the release of the prison
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THE ONE TERM AMENDMENT.-Sena-
tor Wade has reported from the Judi
ciary Committee resolution to amend
the Constitution of the United States,
by adding to it a provision that no per
son once elected President or Vice
President, shall be eligible for re-elec-
ton to the same office.
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The New York Herald's Richmond
correspondent says the impeachment
is regarded as a fixed thing among the
people generally. Some allege it will
certainly lead to another disastrous re-
balliOu
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A band of horse thieves have com
menced their depredations inthe lower
part of Warren county, on large
scale, and if not speedily checked, it
will seriously retard, if not stop alto
gether, planting operations for the
The Daily clarion., 1867-02-07

The Memphis Appeal has passed in
to the hands of John Hogan d Co.,
and viii hereafter be edited by Albert
Pike and St. Clair Dearing.
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The Colorado papers report the
movement of some eight thousand
troops toward the region around Fort
Phil Kearney infested by the Indians
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kets unchanged.


HoMIcIDEs.-There is an evil in the
land of blighting and awful results,
which ought to receive the careful at
tention and study of young, as we'll as
old 1t has become too common to
take human life. And why? Why
strike down our fellow -mortals as we
would brute? Is it right? Is it
manly? Is it a mark of brave and
courageous man? There are a few
cases, and but very few, in which any
person is iustifiable or excusable in
taking life. Where there is imminent
danger of any one losing his own life,
or some member of his family, or
some one who is dependent upon him
for protection, and there is no other
alt ,rnative, then a man would be doing
right to strike down the assailant.
But how few cases of this kind Life
has become cheap. Men do not hes
itate to she'd human blood They are
reckless and wanton, and care not
what their evil passions lead them to,
so they are not deprived of their en-
joyments and pleasures. They for
get that the eye of the Omnipotent is
upon them, and that he has said.
''Whoso sheddeth mans blood, by
man, shall his blood be shed.3
The law has been too lightly re-
garded There is too great a disno.
~sition to excuse the crime of murder
Our people must examine the causes
which led to the preparation of crime
more closely than thew have
recently done. There ought to be a
reformation-there must be, if we
would enjoy the fruits of the land.
aud the blessings of God.
It's more commendable to bear
with light evils than to take the law of
vengeance and retaliation in our own
hands, and for some trifiing insult.
some thoughtless act, take the life of
our fellow man. What must be the
feeling of that man who has rasbIv
and without the most ample cause
taken the life of another? Would he
not, IN the majority of cases, give his
right arm, if he could thus brine him
back to life But pride, and fear of
the opinion ofthe giddy world. canse
many man to do what he would Dey-
.er otherwise attempt But, does the
opinion of the thoughtless crowd avail
him anythingS Is it not the veriest
bubble that ever fioated on the stream
OF time I In the silent hours of the
nignt when all is still, and conscience
Is alone, how must the man writhe in
agony when he feels that his fellows
blood cries out for vengeance The
greatest duelist in America, who had
on more than one occasion shot down
his man, 1t is said, was so miserable
that he kept a candle burning in his
room through the night. afraid to be
lett to the gloom of darkness. No |
doubt. horrid spectres arose before
nim, shook their bloody. ghostly |
forms at him, and seemed to say
thou art the mau-[Greanville Ad. |
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Adams Express Company has peti-
toned Congress for a reissue of the
legal tenders burned while in their pos
session.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Gov Letcher OF
Virginia, has been pardoned
GOV Akin of South Carolina is here.
The monthly statement shows an increase
in the debt of S24 $50, with decrease OF
specie in the Treasury of s46.964. There Is
an increase of currency amounting to Sill
l73, 422
The National Tobacconist's Convention is
temporarily organized. r. A. Mayer, of Rich
moud. is chairman and Alex. Mcdonald, OF
Lynchburg, secretary
Among the combinations by the Senate are
Earnest BouIigny, Collector of the Second
District of louisiana John Friend, Tax
Commissioner for Florida There were 80
reflections
SENATE. - Sumner presented petitions
from South Carolina and Arkansas, asking
the establishment of loyal governments
Referred.
The Tenure of Office Bill came up. The
Senate disagreed to the amendment, inclu-
ding the Cabinet officers, and adjourned.
House-A communication from the Secre-
tary of State states authentically that he
has been notified of the adoption of the Con-
stitutional amendment by five more States
A billinstrueting the clerk only to include
in the roll the States now represented
was passed.
The civil service bill providing three com
missioners to examine candidates for office
was tabled-7l to 81.
Stevens from Reconstruction committee
reported bill for the more efficient govern
meut of the insurrectionary States.
The preamble reiterates the old story
about the present governments and the ne
cessity of new ones for the protection of the
rights ofloyalists.
The bill divides States into Military dis
tricts,
lst-virginia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina.
I 2d-Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
/ 3d-Mississippi and Arkansas.
4th-Louisiana and Texas.
/ An officer not under Brig. General, shall
be appointed by the General of the army to
command each district. The district COM
mander, when in his Judgment it is neces-
/ sary, shall organize a military commission
The United statrs Cuurts may issue wits OF
habeas corpus on certain endorsements of a
commissioned officer.
A sentence affecting life and liberty to be
approved by the commander of the district
The indications are that Stevens will press
| the bill to vote to morrow
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Cotton more active
and shade firmer-sales 1000 bales Mid
ding Uplands 323033, chiefly the latter
Gold closed at SO
New ORLEANS, Feb. 6.-Cotton unchanged
sales 5000 bales Low Middling 80 Mid
ding 81 Receipts 1859 bales; Exports
! $50 bales Sugar active-Fair 13 Molas-
ses frm-Fair "a. Flour, Corn, Oats and
Hay quiet and unchanged. Pork lower
| S22 Bacon nominal Shoulders - Sides Is
G17.
Gold 374 Bank Sterling Az other mar
kets unchanged.
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GREAT WATCH SALE!
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LOCO Gold Hunting Lepines 30 to Is
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o.O0O Assorted Watches, all kinds 10 to -
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The editor Of the Mobile Times says
the most luxuriant hops he ever saw
we're in Chickasaw county, in this
State. There is no reason why we
should not produce enough of the ge-
nus humulus to at least meet the de-
mands of the people of the State.
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gitimate transaction, which NAV
be participated in by even the
WAyTED.

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STAR STABLES.
MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI.

HAVE completed my large and commodi-
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call.
/ am determined not to be exceled by any
Stable in the State.
Travellers can get any kind of Conveyance
usually kept in a Livery Stable.
Strict attention paid to feeding Horses.
Good secure Lots for Drovers.
have connected with the Stable a Wagon
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themselves to stop in.
Thankful for past favors, ask you to call
again
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8 a PROPER MovE-Congress. we ara
glad TO see. has voted TO remove the
TAX on newspaper advertising receipts.
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Jan 2g.d5ni
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have been made likely to result in the
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Orleans. Mobile and Chattanooga com
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