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sEvENTY-NINTH DAY.
SENATE.

SENATE.
TUESDAY, April z, 1871.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
An act regulating the pay of Tax Asses
sors.
BILLS PASSED.
An act to change the boundary line be-
tween Tallahatchie and Grenada counties.
An act to incorporate Bahala Lodge, F.
g. A. NJ.
An act to incorporate the Citizens
Wharfboat Association of Vicksburg.
The Governor approved the following
bills.
An act to amend the charter of the city of
Shieldsbofo and for other purposes.
An act making appropriations to defray
expenses incurred by the Sergeant at Arms
of the Senate in furnishing stationery stoves,
&c.
An act to incorporate the Planters Cotton
Press Compress and Storage Association, of
Vicksburg, aud for other purposes.
An act to change the cooperate limits OF
the town Of Tupelo, Miss.
An act 20 incorporate Chewalla Mills
Company.
Joint Resolution for the relief of d. S.
Downing, night Waterman OF the Capitol.
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SCne ofour exchanges are disputing about
~ was the first democratic paper in the
IL 20 lndorse Governor Alcorn. We de-
say that the Iuka Gazette does not
mat honor, as we have not done 30 mp
present writing and do not expect To
enf1ng the present decade. We hope
GOVERNOR Alcorn the justice 70 give
credit for all the good things he
nay cause 70 be done; but we pity,
nat boasts of having endorsed his
. past acts.
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PHLApIrPHfA. April Ain the Court Of
Common pleas to-day several eoiored men
were on the venire as Jurors: whlte man
ref,,sed 10 serve, and was fined by Judge
I.ndlow and ordered into custody. lie eA-
c1sfnned: saget your money, II you can.
III rot In prison before III serve on jury
with a nfggerrs The Judge ordered that
the man be kept I'm custody until the me
was paid, aud said, Every time yon refuse
two hundred dollars
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Several places have claimed the champion
mean man, but New Canaan, Conn.,, can
take the belt A man there who employs
his father In his workshop lost a child and
naturally the grandfather ofthe child wished
to attend the funeral. The son permitted
the old man to 20 70 the grave, and when
he got home dOcked the poor fellow half
A dav Lost time. M
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HOUSE.
1NrRopucrroN OF nILLs.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
An act to provide for leasing the State
Penitentiary and for other purposes.
An act for the relief of Minors. and for
other purposes.
An act to incorporate the Deposit and
Exchange Association, located at Holly
Springs.
An act to facilitate the collection of taxes
from insOlvent aud delinquent taxpayers.
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A Scotch arm, doing nn enormous trNQe
In an article OF household consumption htd
Fpent thousands per year ln adfctt
N1ltb Ire ravina Instinct for which ihe
s.cfeh - noted thry thought that having
atraIncd A posltion. they would strike ont
~ sevsrtialnw item Ga their expenditure
90 one wear A. an "a pertinent Toe result
- = ff,,nlcndoue falling on Ga rhclr returns
o. tbaf wear. Inriead Oh saving McF Iosl
the profits they would have made NN
"a spend more the year anaf to goi the lrae
up again.
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MoxrGoMERY, March s, 1871.
Mr.. II. 3. FIELDS:

Dear Sir: If the County Superintendent
OF Education elect cannat make his bond.
you continue to hold over until your sue
cessOr is qualified. You are county super
intendent and hope you will continue To
act as such ii necessary, for two years. /
shall require such bond of the officer elect,
as think he cannot make. i am determin-
ed that no negro penitentiary convict shall
supervise the schools of Barbour, IL can
hel D it. The county where dwell the child
rem of Bullock, a Pugh, a Clayton, a
Cochran, and Shorter, shall not be desc
Grated by such a scandal.
/ believe you to be an honorable man, and
although not of my party, have every rea-
son to believe that the public schools of Bar
bour have been protected in your hands.
am confident that they will be protected in
the future. i ask you. therefore, in the name
of decency to continue TO act as Supern-
tendent for Barbour. If necessary to save
Barbour county and the white and eolored
schools from the supervision of the negro
elected last Saturday, / will demand from
him q bond of one million dollars. Has it
come to this that our white teachers, male
and female, are to be supervised by a peni-
Tertiary convict? L am confident that you
will agree with me that your duty to your
people demands that you continue in the
Office.
am very respectfully, &C..
JOSEPH HODGsON.
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BILLS PASSED.

An act for the promotion of migration
and Agriculture.
BILLS PASSED.
An act to amend the charter of the City
of Aberdeen.
The Governor approved the following
bill:
An act TO repeal certain parts Of an act,
approved August Sth, 1870. in relation to
the charter of Aberdeen.
An act to confirm and amend the charter
of the Sardis Agricultural and Mechanical
Society of the State of Mississippi.
An act making appropriations to meet ex-
penses incurred by the Sergeant-at-arms of
The House of Representatives for furnishing
stationery, &c.
An act to incorporate the Mississippi VAL
ley and Vicksburg Loan Comp&ny,of Vicks-
burg, Miss.
An act to authorize the Columbus. Fay
ette and Decatur Railroad Company. of
Alabama to commence, build and operate =
railroad or way from Columbus, Miss, to
State line of Alabama.
An act making appropriations to meet
expenses I'm furnishing Hall of Representa-
tives, Committee Rooms and Speakers
Room.
A Joint Resolution memorializing Con-
gress on the subject of aid by grant of lands
to the Mobile and NorthW estern Railroad
Company.
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Mr.. Grant il bringing a pressure 10 bear
upon Congress IN favor o. Ku Klnx legisla-
ton. by maintaining that he fears be has no
authority 70 interfere with State govern
ments under the present laws. AOw b it
that Mar. Grant did not discover this before
he sent his soldiers into North Carolina 20
help Holden and Kirk g-Chicago Times.
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AN ACT to change the time of holding the
Circuit Courts In the counties of Prentiss
and ItaWamba

ture of the State Of Mississippi, That a Cir
cult Court shall be held il the counties Of
Prentiss and Itaw amba twice each year as
follows: In the county of Prentiss on the
third Monday after the fourth Monday in
January, aud the fifth Monday after the
fourth Monday in July, and continue twelve
days il business require. In the county of
Itawamba on the first Monday after the
fourth Monday in March and September,
and continue six days.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That all
acts, or parts of acts, in conflict with this
act he, and the same are hereby repealed,
and that this act take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March %. 1871.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Population. 49,
2S5; White Voters, % 35S; Coiored Voters.
s0.O6S; Disqualified. 2.s42; Disabilities, 18th
Amendment, 1880; Total over 81, l56,903
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1t was the custom in Alabama, under
the Republican regime, in searching for
material out of which to make public
school managers, to select "loyal" subjects
even if they were earpet-baggers fresh
from Sing Sing in search of new fields of
plumber, or criminals who had but recent
DOTTED their convict apparel. Since the
Inauguration of the Democratic party it
is proposed speedily to reform this abuse.
The following is letter from Mr.. Hodg-
son, Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton, in regard to the election of an ex-
convict negro by the Republicans of Bar
bour county to the Office of County SUI
perintendent
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EIGHTIETH DAY.
SENATE.
FRIDAY. April q, 1871.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
An act to incorporate the Board of Levee
Commissioners of District No. 2, and for
other purposes
An act to autOrize the Auditor of Public
Accounts to issue warrant on the State
Treasurer in favor of j. n. L. Pitts
BILLS PASSED.
An act to extend the time of collecting
taxes in Monroe county.
An act to incorporate the Brandon Savings
Bank, of Brandon. Miss.
An act authorizing the Governor TO Or
Ranize q regiment of picked men.
The Governor approved the following
bills:
An act for the benefit of the Mississippi
State Lunatic Asylum.
An act supplemental to an act entitled an
act for the relief Of tax assessors.
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A VALUABLE TABLE.
Enumeration Of the Population
and Voters OF i3Iissfssfppi.

OmciaI Report OF the Secretary
OF State 10 ahe Legislature,
of the enumeration of
1870 under the Act of that year.
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BILLS PASSED.
HOUSE.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

An act to grant aid for the purpose of re-
vlsing and republishing the official map of
the State.
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Radicals are buying up old Mississippi re-
pndiated bonds for nothing, and are going
70 hire the black and tan Legfslagnre 70 pass
q law providing for their paynaenf,- New
York Democrat.
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HOUSE.


An act TOR the relief Of w. +. Simonton
Assessor Of Lee county, was passed.
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The Emaare Democratic Ticket
Elected Ann "a. Louis.
SOUTH CAROLINA.

ST. LOUIS. April 4.-The entire Democrat
&c ticket is elected BY two thousand major
ity
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TAXATION or sIerchandise.
OPINION OF TIE ArToRSrr srsEaAI.


JAcKsoN, MISS, Sept. 2s. 1870.
Sir--Iu reply to your inquiry OF this inst,
"A 60 whether merchants are liable 70 taxa
zion. under the late Revenue Act. for capt.
tai invested IN merchandise, when such
merchandise Is purchased partly on credit,
i respectfully give IL rs my opinAon that
~ n would be the same thing In respect TO
t.rrea. n the goods were purchased wholly
for cash. or wholly on credit
Very respectfnlly
r. 8. M0RRIs.
ass4 aa Att0rney-General.
Hon. II. af.isurove. Auditor or Public
AecDrauafa. - atzs54 skfFs@tss-iA4ss4
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LAWS OF sIHssIssEPPL

AN ACT supplementary TO an Act entitled
an Act for the relief of Tax Assessors
approved Feb'y Is, 1871.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That all the
provisions of the above recited Act. be and
the same are hereby extended to the coun-
ties of Lowndes. Noxubee, Copiah, Wins
ton, Perry and Carroll
Sec. 2. Be IL further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect and be IN force, from
and after its passage.
Approved March q, 1871.
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Mr.. F. G. PRATT recently read a
paper before the Concord (Mass. Far
mers' Club on ''The Effects of Agriculture
on Health" from which we take the
following:
1t is the common opinion among all
classes of society that the cultivation of
the soil is favorable to long life, and
most of the dwellers of the cities look
forward to the time when they can sit
under the shade of their own trees, and
enjoy a sense of rest, independence and
comfort not to be found in city life. We
know that few ever come to realize these
dreams, and we know how many young
men, brought up on the farm, leave it
as soon as possible for the more busting
life of the city; but do we not also know
that many of these, later in life, return
to the country, worn out and broken
down, to lay their bones in peace near
their early homes?
those of most other occupations, but
statistics seem to show this is not fully so.
Travellers and natural philosophers aver
age the longest lives, and even clergymen,
with little exercise, comparatively, live
longer, as a class, than farmers. This
should not be SO, and perhaps we may
find what is the reason for it, and the
remedy. 1t is found that incessant
thinking on any one thing tends more
than anything else to unhinge the mind
and body. Travellers use all their
powers-their eyes, feet, brain, and all,
and thereby give healthy action to all
parts. On the contrary, book-keepers,
writer's, and all people of 'one idea, strain
their one idea to the destruction of the
rest of the body.
The great mass of farmers seem to be
given to this one idea. 1t is dig, and
grub, and toll, day after day, year after
year, with the mind never raised above
this everyday toll. The remedy, to me,
is plain We are to look beyond our cat
tie our potatoes, our grass, and take a
portion of our time for searching out the
causes and effects of the various operat-
ions in which we have a hand. Book
farming gives us a chance to work our
brain, while our hands do the mechani-
cal part. This is where l think our
Farmers Club does the most good. We
have done our days hard work, and now
comes in play another set of muscles,
more important, to be exercised. 1t en-
larges our minds, and gives a healthy
action between the brain and hand, which
will not be found when either is used to
nxonSS
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sEVErY-EIGHTH DAY.
SENATE.

I Z.
WEDNESDAY. April 5, 1871.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
To incorporate the Grenada Savings Bank
and Trust Company.
An act to Incorporate the Tokela Bayou
Navigation and Improvement Company.
An act authorizing the Governor to organ
ize regiment of picked men 10 be used in
suppressing lawlessness, and for other pur-
poses.
BILLS PASSED.
An act exempting agricultural products
while in the hands of the producer from
taxation.
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AN ACT to amend an act in relation to
Circuit Courts.

Section I. Be it enacted by the I.egisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That an Act
entitled IAN Act in relation to Circuit
Courts" be and the same is hereby amend
ed so that the Courts OF the Fourteenth Ju-
dicial District shall be held as follows, If the
business of each term shall SO long require !:
In the county of YaZoo, on the third
Monday of January and September, and
continue twenty-fo days. In the county
of Madison, on the third Monday of Febru-
airy and October, and continue eighteen
days. In the county of Leake, on the sec
ond Monday of March and November, and
continue twelve days. In the county of
Holmes, on .he first Monday of April and
December, and continue eighteen days.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted, That this
Act shall not affect the present February
term ofthe Circuit Court in the county of
Yazoo, and that the term for the month of
February, A ID. 1871, in the county of Mad
ison shall not be held, and that all processes
now returnable to the third Monday of
March, in the county of Leake, shall be re-
turnable on the second Monday of March,
A. ID. 1871, and that all processes returnable
to the first Monday of March. in the county
of Holmes shall be returnable on the first
Monday of April, A. ID. 1871.
Sec. 8. Be il further enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts, in conflict with the pro-
visions of this Act be, and the same are
hereby repeated
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted that this act
shall take effect from and after Its passage
Approved, March "a, 1871.
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HOUSE.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

An act to incorporate the YazoO City Gas
Light Company.
An act to regulate and govern the Missis-
sippi Penitentiary.
An act for the promotion of migration
and Agriculture.
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WELL SAID.-Dr. G. b. New, of Pass
Christian, in letter to the HandsbOro'
Democrat, makes the following legiti-
mate criticism upon certain resolutions of
a Conservative meeting in Harrison, en-
dorsing without qualification the admin
istration of Gov. Alcorn':
deny, sir, that the policy inaugurated by
Gov. Alcorn and his party. in the recon
struction of our State Government" has
been in the interest and with the aid and
approval of our whole people. The interest
and approval of the taxpayers have never
been regarded; and the whole policy inau-
gurated has been adopted, and so far en-
forced, for the degradation and impoverish-
ment of our own people. For this Governor
Alcorn Is responsible. / have no doubt he
has seen his error; that the men who con-
trOlled the last session of the Legislature,
his late allies, are the enemies of the State
and that he is now anxious to shield US from
their ruinous work but until lie renounces
publicly all utilization with the enemies of
our State, the Conservatives cannot drag
him from the slough of Radicalism. While
/ cannot endorse the entire course or admin
istration OF Governor Alcorn, which. as you
justly say, would be to endorse the Radical
party. no one appreciates more highly than
do his conservative acts.
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gfNGrLAn.-Tt singular hut He.
lcss true remark in q late Work, th1i
Jefferson was born Just eight years alcr
bis prodcccssor Adam. Madison eight
vears after Jefferson. Monroe eight years
sfter Madison: and John Quincy Adams
eight years after Monroe Another cu-
rious fact 10 be observed b that Adams
was lust sixty-six when be retired. Jtf
ferson was sixty-six; Madison was sixty
six. Monroe was dxty.six. and john
Quincy Adams. had be been elected t8
second term. would have been FXty-slE
Adams, Jefferson ond Monroe OH died on
the 4th Of July.
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Order and Obedience 90 Law.
MARSHALL COUNTY.

A recent meeting in Marshall county,
over which Gen. Featherston presided,
with G. NJ Buchanan, Sheriff, as Secre-
tary, adopted resolutions as follows:
They were reported by Col. Walter and
supported by Cols. Fl. W. Walter, G.
w. Wells, E W. Upshaw, Judge H. B.
Blackman and Maj. W. NJ. Strickland,
and others
We, the citizens of Marshall county, Miss,
white and colored, in convention assembled
this day, In the city of Holly Springs, do de-
clare:
That. since the close of the war, as little
crime has been committed by the population
OF this county, as for any like period of our
history: That lawless acts have had but lit
tie existence among Us: That no organized
purpose exists amongst us, so far as we
know and believe, and we think our oppor-
tunities 10 learn the facts if they existed,
are ample: That our population have man
ifested love Of order and respect and
veneration for law equal TO that of any
community Of any nation That for many
consecutive weeks in 1865, no peace or other
officer was found In our county, and that
no process whatever, either civil or criminal
could have been issued. and yet daring this
PcIIvu, uoe NOiaIioh VI law OF even tne
most petty character was perpetrated in the
county, and finally That we believe no
greater amount of crime has been commit
ted in this State, than has marked other
communities of equal numbers, in any State
of the Union. Mississir plans act openly
and boldly, and Offenses perpetrated by
them are known and read by all men. Sc
cret crimes are unusual.
We deem this declaration justified in view
Of the many ISLANDERS heaped on our State
and for our county, we denounce Them as
baseless and criminal.
Any introduction of military force in the
county TO enforce the law, would not only
be useless but an arbitrary tyrannieal act.
Should any unlawful acts be committed
hereafter in the county, our citizens are able
and willing to enforce the laws through the
civil authorities.
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
An act regulating the pay of Tax Asses
sOrS
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Curious THINGS TO Know. Be
sides the fact.that ice is lighter than
water, there is another curious thing
about it which persons do not know
perhaps--namely,. Its purity. A
lamp of ice melted will always be-
come purely distilled water. When
the early y.navigators Of the Artic seas
got out Of water, they melted frag-
ments Of those vast mountains Of Ice
called iceburgs, and were astonishel
to find that they yielded only fresh
water. They thought that they
were formed on the land and in
some way launched into the sea
But if they had been right, the re-
suit would have been all the same.
The fact is, the water, in freezing,
turns out oft III that Is not water
salt, air, coloring matter, and all
impurities. Frozen sea water makes
fresh water ice. Ifyou freeze a ba.
sin Of indigo waterit make il as pure
as that made Of pure rain water
When the colds very suden, those
foreign matters have no time to es'
cape, either by rising or sinking,and
are TINS entanglcd with the ice,
but do not form any part of it.
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Kiss my Wife or Fight.

+
There are few married men who
are not averse to seeing their wives
kissed; but a correspondent relates
the particulars Of a case in which q
newly-wcddcd Benedict felt himself
iusuIted because his wife was not
kissed. The bridegroom in question
was stalwart young rustic, who
was known as a formidable operator
in s'free fight" His bride was 9
blooming and beautiful country girl
0only sixteen years ofage,' and the
twain we're at a party where anum-
ber Of young folks Of both sexes
were enjoying themselves IN the
good, old fashioned style Every
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MARmAcE.-Ma Marriage is like asilk
purse most agreeable to bear when
there is plenty Of money in it. Mar
riageis like mouse-trap--once get
in and you arc caught, with ut the
least prospect Of recovering your lib-
erty. Marriage is like "rosc tree
in full bearing'---how attractive are
its flowers! but the bright leaves fall
after a season, and the thorns alone
remain. Marriage among fools i
like boiled calls head without tue
accompaniment Of brains. Marriage
is like roast leg Of mutton on Sum
day-served up cold on Monday
ditto with pickles on Tuesday--slrld
hasbed up On Wednesday. Marri-
age is the sunshine Of life-beneath
its genial influence spring up the
best affections and the noblest vir-
tues Of man, which in the sterility q
selfish celibacy would have lain dor
rr,ant and useless. II Is the source
Of virtuous pleasures in youth, the
balm and solace Of old age.
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VOLUME a. NUMBER 80

fih in thc room wss calIed ont antl
kisscl, except u. tlio ieauliiul
Young bride aforesaid and althosIl
thcw vas not q youngs,er who was
nJt dying 10 taste her hps, they
were restrained by the Iaescncc Of
her hcrculcan husband, Who stood
regarding The party with q look oi
sullcn dissatisfaction. They mis-
took the cause, for suddenly be OK
pressed himself.
Rolling up his sleeves he stepped
intothe middle of the room, and IN
n tone of voice that secured marked
attention said:
"Gentlemen, | have becn noticing
how things have been working here
for some time, and | ain't satisfied,
| don't want to raise n Iuss but"
"What is the matter, joint" in
quired half dozen voices. "lIave
we done anything to hurt your feel
ings3"
ayes you have; all OF you have
hurt my feelings, and ] have just gst
this to say about it. Here's every
girl IN the room has been kissed nigh
a dozen times apiece, and there's my
wife, who | consider as likely,as
any of 'em, has not had single
one to night, aud | just tell you now
if she don't get as many kisses the
rest of the night as any girl in the
room, the man that sights her has
got me to fght--that's all, Now go
ahead with your PLAYS"