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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-11-28

HoRsEs SToLES.-Two horses belong
ing to Elzabe h Savory, widow woman
who has lately removed to Cairo from tho
country, were stolen last night at about
seven o'clock. Mrs Savory lives in the
fourth ward, near Thomas Meehan's and
has been in the habit Of tying the horses
by the side Of the house at night. She
tied them yesterday evening, and at about
eight o'clock found that they both had
been united and taken away. Mrs. savory
has every reason to believe that the hors-
e. we're stolen, and will give . reasonable
reward for their return, or information
that may lead to their recovery. One
horse WAS four years old, "Claybank' has
. white blaze down his face, from oetwee
his ears 10 his nose, white name and tail.
The other animal is q mare two years old,
10 . bay and has white spot on her hip
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-11-28

STOP AND READ!
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYBODY
A place where you can buy as much for
ON.E DOLLAR
~ you can elsewhere for
ONE DOLLAR AND A QUARTER
The undersigned would respectfully in
form the public that they have fitted their
new store house on Eighth street with the
finest and best assorted stock Of
general merchandise ever before brought
to this market and in order
to secure large portion Of the patronage
Of the public,
WE ARE DETERMINED TO SELL
OUR GOODS AT LOWER
| FIGURES THAN
ANY OTHER ESrAB-
LISHMENT IN THE VICINITY.
Our stock i. entirely new, and
bought expressly for the coming fall and
winter trade Of this locality, and consists
Of Ladies. Gents and Children's
DRY GOODS,
BOOTS Be SHOES,
CLOTHING,
HATS 81 GAPS.
And all other articles to be found in q
drst class dry goods and clothing establish.
ment.
We call especial attention to our large
assortment Of dress goods, shawls and
cloaks, which department is complete in
all its details Our stock Of
FLANNELS,
BLANKETS,
CASSAMERES,
JEANS, ETC.
is the largest in the city, and we are en-
ablsd to offer special inducements to pur-
chssers.
In Gentlemens Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Hats, Caps, and furnishing goods
We are fully prepared to meet all de-
mands at prices defying competition. As
it is to the interest of every one to buy
where goods are cheapest and best
we cordially invite tho public
to call and examine our stock before pur.
chasing elsewhere.
| Our establishment is located on the east
aide of Eighth street, between Washington
and Commercial avenues.
BLUM & AMsoN.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-18
LAWS OF THE STATE OF MIS-
SISSIPPI.

An act to amend the revenue laws
and for other purposes.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
Legislature Of the State of Missis-
sippi, That the tax collectors Of the
several counties in this state shall,
on the first Monday in December in
each year, return into the Office Of
the Clerk Of the Board Of Super
visors Of their respective counties
list of the lands Of theirsevera coun-
ties delinquent for any tax which
such collectors are or may be re-
quired to collect, and the person or
persons to whom each tract or lot
may be assessed, showing whether
such person or persons are residents
Or non-residents Of the county, and
# nonresidents, the place Of their
residence, according to the best OF
his knowledge, information or be-
lief, and the total amount Of the sew
eral taxes assessed against each
tract, which list shall be verified by
affidavit; and if any tax collector
tail, through negligence or incompe-
tency Of himself or Of any deputy,
to return such list vt tho time and
manner here required, or shall make
any false return in respect to such
delinquent lands, he shall be deemed
guilty Of felony, and on conviction,
removed from Office and imprisoned
IN the State Penitentiary for a term
Of not less than one year; and be
and the sureties on his bond shall be
liable thereon for the whole amount
OF such delinquent taxes, and for all
damages which the State or county
Or any private person may sustain
thereby.
Sec. 2. Belt further enacted, That
1t shall be the duty of the Boards Of
Supervisors Of the several counties,
on the third Monday ID each year,
to held special meeting for receiv-
ing the delinquent land list afore-
said; and If said liat shall not be
ready on that day as required BY this
act, said Board may, on clear proof
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VOLUME Is. NUMBER N

or negleet 10 ne recovered By proper
assion oa sald bead IN any sesIsIIas-
inK Jurisdiction. and shall nefssvsf.
be liable TO the sane penalties - are
imposed By Ia~ on other lax eoIIse-
tors In Ike esses.
See. ID. he u further enacted,
That II shall be the duty of The poll
tsr eollestor to collect, In addition
10 the pol tar due and delisquens
for the year, all delinquent poll tax
due and uncolIected for any year
preceding, and shall receive the like
fees as allowed In section nine Of
this act for the collection Of the de-
linquent poll tar.
Sec. IA. Be II further snseied,
That all acts or parts Of acts In con.
fict with this act be and are hereby
and that this act take
effect and be in iorce from aud after
Is passage.
Approved April 5, 1879.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-18

We give place to the following
letter from one Of the most reliable
and prominent citixens ofthe county,
and call the attention Of the autliori-
ties to the statements made BY Capt.
Powell. The scoundrel who Ii per-
petrating this outrage, we suppose Is
the school teacher, Norcurn, that
lived here last summer. A good
coat Of tar and feathers should be
administered to him as ! fl reward
for such conduct.
BATssvILLR, Mayo, 1872.
Col. Freeman Randolph, Sardis, Miss:
Dear Sir: While on my Nancy
Dickens farm on yesterday, /, / learned
from reliable parties that one white
man, who represents that he has
taught a colored school two years
near 6ardis, has been In the neigh.
borhood OF my farm about two
weeks, living among the negroes and
representing TO them that he was the
agent for the sale Of lands belonging
to the U. 3. Government. That We,
the present occupants, were not the
rightful owners ofthese lands, but
they were the property Of the gov-
ernment by right Of conquest, and
that tho government intended the
said lands for them, by their paying
q small sum, say one or two dollars
per acre. lie held q meeting At
Spring Hill colored church, two miles
above Belmont, last Friday, and had
hundreds Of colored people out to
bear his speech. They came armed
with guns and pistols to guard him,
and did appoint . guard and kept
that guard on duty while he talked
70 them about the lands. The said
man is to be at Panola tomorrow
night, when and where the negroes
give him supper. He represents
That another man will come along
u about two weeks, who will selI
.hese lands and receive payment and
make deeds. The negroes observe
profound silence anil nothing can be
earned from them, except Whist II
extracted By cautious pumping, a.
,hough few have exposed the whole
tory. | think Sheriff Osanne should
ook into this matter, and If he is
lot one Of bis emnlissaries, he should
'rrcst him and have bis business los
Iulrdd into. ! was not able to learn
lis name, Or even any name for him.
There is evidently some devilmeut
n the affair. a. ! fraudulent move
o get money out Of the poor igno~
ant negroes. Respectfully,
s. D. PowBLL.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-18
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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-18
An Act in relation to the disposition
of the poll tax.

Section /. BE II snacs.d by the
Legislature Of the State Of MississiF-
pi, That oil acts or parts Of acts In
conflict with section 1868, chapter
%, article l Of the Revised Code of
1871 be, and the same are hereby
repealed, and that said section re-
main in full force and effect.
Sec. 2. BE il further enacted, That
this act shall take effect aud be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 4, 1872.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-18
EpIsfls 10 Q feang friend.

fisss kss sAssfhi, - ,eushfa iyissa,
A ssasskiss = ksss ssst yss,
The u skssla ssFs. sss Ishsf cad
Tksa luss tisd msmssist
But ksw he sahlses.ihewe nay ssaG
let tine ssd sh.aes dessrmiss,
Perhsps. IA iass tara cut ssag,
Perhaps tuin cut sefmea
Y.ll .ry he world soon, my lad,
Aad Andrev deaf, believe ma,
Tell aad mankind an aaes squad,
And maeLs they may Frirvs ysi
For care and trouble se, youf thought
Evnvhsn your ends attained;
And q your views may come TO noasht
Where sv'ry nerve Is strained.
I'll no nay, msh are Williams al
The real, harden'd wicked,
Wha has nae check but hamAn law,
Are to few restricted,
But, Och mankind are unco weak,
An little to be trusted;
II self the wavering balance shake
It's rarely right adjustedl
Yet they wha "a In foi tunes strife,
Their fate we should m censurs,
For still III important end ollie
They equally may answer;
A man may hss an honest heart
Tho poortith hourly stare him;
A man may tax nsebor's part
Yet hae nae cash to epare him.
Aye fee, aif-hsn' your story tell,
When wi bosom crony;
But still keep something to yoursel
Ye scarcely tell to ony.
Conceal yoursel as weel's ye can
Frae critical dissection;
But keek thro' ev'ry othar man,
WI sharpen'd, sly inspection.
The sacred lowe o weel-plac'd love,
Luxuriantly indulge II;
But never tempt tn illicit rove,
Tho naething should divulge 1t;
wave the quantum o the sin,
The hazard o concealing;
But, Och II hardensa' within,
And petri6es the feellngl
To catch dame Fortunes golden smile,
Assiduous wait upon her; r4
And gather gear by ev'ry vile
That's justifyd by honour;
Not for to hide Il in hedge,
Nor for q train attendant;
But for the glorious privilege
Of being Independent.
The fear o hell's hangman's whip,
To hand the wretch In order,
But where 70 feel your honour grip,
Let that aye be your border;
lts slightest touches instant pause
Dcbar a side pretences;
And reselutely keep Its laws,
Uncaiing consequences.
The great Creator 80 revere,
Must sure become the creature;
But still the preaching cant forbear,
And ev'n the rigid feature;
Yet ne'er with wits profane to range,
BE complaisance exter ded
An Atheist-laugh's poor exchange
For Deity offended
When ranting round in pleasures ring,
Religion may be blinded;
Or, II she gle random sting,
II may be little minded
But when life we're tempest-driv'n,
A conscience but canker--
A correspondence fxd wi Heay'n
Is sure noble anchorl
Adieu, dear, amiable Youth
Your heart can ne'er be wantingl
May prudence, fortitude, and truth,
Erect your brow undauntingl
In ploughman phrase, "God send you speed"
Still daily to grow wiser;
And may you better reck the rede,
Than ever did TIL Adviseri
fpupya
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-18
SARDIS DIRECTORY

POST OFFICE.
Arical aad Depdrt,r' Of Mails.
Holly Springs and Tyro arrives Tuesdays and
Fridays 7 p. IN. Departs Thursdays and
Saturdays 9 a. m.
Long Town arrives IL m. and departs .. IN
every Saturday
L0ngtown, Star Place and lake Cresswell
mail departs 8 A. N. and arrives 1P. N. every
Saturday.
Daily mails close as follows:
Going North at i035 A NJ.
Going South, at 3,30 PA
Mails opened fifteen minutes after arrivals.
Office open daily, Sunday excepted from 7.so
to 6.80P NJ.
Rates Of Commission Charged for
Money Orders.
On orders not exceeding s20...............l0 cts
Over $50 and not exceeding $50. cts
Over $40 and not exceeding $40.........s0 cts
Over $40 and not exceeding $780,. .......25 cts
No fractions of cents to be introduced in m
Order.
l@~United States Treasury notes or Nation
al Bank Notes ouly received or paid.
J.N. wADDEY, Pm
Masonic
walker n. II. Chapter No. as.
Regular Convocations -lst Monday in each
month at I o'clock, p. IN.
T. + McGEnEE, H. p.
J. G. HARRISON, Sec'y.
sARDIs LODGE No. 307A.F. &A.M.
Stated Communication third Thursday
night In each month.
JOHN WRIGHT, W NJ.
j. N. WADDEY, sec'y
Sardls Chapter, No. IL.
Order Of the Eastern Star, Regular meeting
first Thursday night in each month.
Mrs. N. A. Thompson,
Worthy Matron,
Mrs, N. B. Wright
Sec'y.
Religious.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Services at the courthouse on the 4th Sun
day In each month by Elder T. W. CAsKEy.
CATHOLIC cHUPcH.
Services at the Catholic church,
4th Sunday in each month by Rev.
Father Wise.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Services every Ind, Sd and sth Sundays srv,
D. 9. Doak, Pastor.
B1PTIsT CHURCH.
Services every lst and 3rd Sundays Rev.
Q. B. Young, Pastor,
METHODIST CHURCH.
Services every ist, 3rd, 4th and 9th Sundays
by the Rev. +. s Petwsy.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Sardis-- Services by the Rev. W. 8. Speirs, |
first Sabbath in the month at 1890 a. m, and |
3rd, Sabbath at 7:30 p. m.
BAPTIST CHURCH BATEsvILLE.
Services on the Isl Sunday In each month, at |
ii o'clock, m, by Rev. Robt. Maclin, Presby-
terian.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-18

CHANCERY COURT.
Meets End Monla, in January, April, July
and October and holds weeks.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Meets 4th Mondays Of March, July and No.
sember, and holds two weeks.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-12-25

TIE CAPTAIN As A SUBsTIrUTE-Davy Jones wa:
buIle;-beaded, long-necked, broad-sbouldered
deep-ches,ed Indianian. SIX feet three inches from
top 10 toe, who before the war was considered 8
good man in a tussle, quarrelsome when under the
influence Of beer bit who did not take high rank As
80 Influential citizen. When the war broke out
Dayy was one Of The first TO enlist, and when the
company organized for the three months service le
home, Davy carried the flag, and seemed already to
have lost his boyisbuess aud TO be every inch sol.
der he served through the three mouths service
and entered the three years service as second lieu
tenant Before the battle al Fort Donelsou be was
captain, and had grown worderfully il manIiness.
BE was tremendous fighter, and when the eompa-
ny was ia N engagement slwsys carried 3 musket
and used It 10 good advantage At the battle Of Fort
Doneison he was engaged in this wzy advising his
men between shots when the colonel in passing rer
rimanded him. sDd ordered him 10 put down the
mnsket and take his sword Captain Davy made
the change, bit remarked. "a sword is darue5
poor implemeutfOr use At long range The colonel
out OF sight, be resumed his musket and continued
to use It 10 the end Of the war When his time was
ont be returned to bis native town with proud
record, and settled down 10 business In the bank
one daE, he saw sOrroEfui looking man come in 10
draw his last $50. and heard in explanation story
Ike this The young man had a wife and one child
He had made one payment on his farm recently pur-
chased, and was just beginning TO see his Esy ont
Of debt, when be vas drafed He had saved mercy
enough 10 make the second payment on his farm.
With this be could hire Substitute, but il be did
he lost the farm Ifhe made the payment and went
himself, his farm would not par, and be could not
make the third payment Re supposed he ought 10
20. bit his wife sick; she was about to be con
fined, and the very thought OF going made her al
most frantic Take what coarse be might, trouble
met him in the face He had concluded, on bis
wifes account, to hire substitute aud Try and pull
through
This vas the young mans s:oTy. There was no
bitterness against the GoTernmeui-nc rzlling out
aglinsi the drafi and 10 whiuPering At Providence
Captain Davy, fresh from the scenes Of war, ard
fresh from the fields IN which be had won glory IS
heard the story, stepped forward and
said: "a Take your money home, make the payment
Oh your farm; II 90 in your place and for nothing
That's ne. you know" And he vent he enlisted
Is private, served 10 the end Of the war and re
turned as proud Of having served as Substitute as
be Vas OF having served As captain
The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-12-25

HEEnLEss LATER WRITISG.-If all the small
cErelessnesses Of ones life were 70 be brOusht to-
Esther in one view, It would 10, ouly amaze the
subieci OF them, bat il would be difficult TO per
suade any one that be We ever careful at all. SO
fruitful s life Of every day results that what may
b. called the ola i not noticed.
The words too mans. the thing supe-auous. the
ihinrs forgotten, the things done bungIinrly. the
ubsoIuie mistakes. the time wastsd in dong over
a-iEhi things done wrong. the waste OF force by
indreosou, BY bad ain. BY ill.jadged intensity If
Il oooiS every DAY be summed up and presented
a. . whole would take the conoeii, II Is to BE-
hoped out Ct self-saiis6ed men.
i one considers the human mind as a collection
Of exquisite tools and watches their use specially
or rensrzlly. be cannot but feel that the average
mzu Is most unskilliul, because needless bun
ger.
There comes to mind jgst nov 3 good instance
Of heediess1ess- II one considers the degree OF
intelligence prevailing. he might while admitting
fhzi mistakes occur occasionally in directing let
re-s. suppose that such mistakes were rare What,
then. shall Be thought Of the report Of the Dead
Letter Department Of the General Post Once
% course, . man may post letter in haste with
or aihzing stzmp to it, but there were four
hundred thousand men forgot the postage stamp
lzsi year
That man should send letter without desig-
mating the county to which It vas destined we
CAL easily conceive, especially if written in New
hneiand, where counties play less conspicuous
part than IN the Southern or Western States
bzi 70 neglect to siix the State 10 which It is
destined 70 the superscription, vii strike one as
E--e czreiessness- Yet during the last year fifty
eigti thousand persons sent letters without ind.
eating either the county or the State 10 which
tbeE were 10 go, But there were three thousand
persons Who sent their letters to the PosioHice
SilEout any direction 81 al upon them-1o name,
10 safe, no county, no t0Wn-blank and bare.
Vast SUES Of money in the aggregate are every 4
TsAr Sent through the mails, and the per cent OF .
loss, when The aggregate Is considered, is irifing
and vet last year more than three millions Of DOL
lars Of checks and bills cane TO the Dead Letter
Once Much OF this could Be returned 10 the
sender but large suns remained for which neither
party sender nor receiver, could be found.-H /
" Bssois-. o. n T. Ls57sr.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-12-25

PHosPHoEEsCENcE--Mau kinds Of fish, which
can make no claim TO luminosity when in life, be-
come brilliantly phosphorescent sitter death Mack
erel and herring especially. when their dead bodies
are exposed for short time to the air. become Iu-
minous in the dark. and have often appalled, some
rustic younster by their strange phO<pIoric glitter
as they hang outside The cottage door Stretch forth
your hand and touch them, aud You Will find your
fingers covered with 4 greasy substauce, and luni-
nous, IS if rubbed with phosphorus. Il this greasy
substance be separated from the dead fsh and put
aplate OF glass II continues 10 shine in the dark
But IS IN all other cases Of plosphorescence there
Is 10 hesi-ouly light When these dead fish are
placed in sea-water in few days they render it H.
miuous-evidently from the luminous grease per
meating the surrounding liquid; moreover, the
water shines everywhere with equal luS,re and suf-
fers 10 dimiuGJiOn Of its luminosity by being ruu
through seive. Water which has thus been rem
dered luminous loses its transparency looks milky,
and acquires dissEreeable odor; and its phosphO-
rescence may last four or I've days. Dead animal
matter Of all kinds occasionally becomes phospho-
Resent Peep, some winters night, into the larder
and perchanee you viii seas Dr.. Boyle once saw
"A neck Of veal cleaning all over with spots of
light 1ou may fancy, as most people do that this
phosPhorescenee IS 8 sign OF decomposition. and
that both the veal and the cleaning herring OF
mackerel ought TO be thrown away. But this is
mistake for il is remarkable fact that this lumi-
mostly from dead animal matter always shows itself
before decay begins, and ceases at once or rapidly
dimiuisbes as soon as chemical decomposition sets
in. We may add that not yestige OF iniusoria or
other auimalculs is to be found in this luminous
matter when examined under the microscope.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-12-25

THE Real ~Mkxs1KD.T beg leave to
speak word Tor Monsieur Francois Mansari
who has been in his grave more than these two
hundred years, and whose roofs cover large poy.
tons OF the great cities Of Europe. Is 1t possible
that It is reserved foz America and this genera
ton 70 call down curses o. the bead OF the old
French architect Not bit OF it. The trouble
Is not with the shape Of the rcOi, which Is its
only distinctive Mansard feature b5t with its
material and inferior construction. That vast
quadrangle Of palaces called on one end the Tu-
Heres. and on the other the Louvre, was nearly
al covered with Mansard roofs, and vet when the
Tgiileries burned, toe rest Of the building was
saved. Why, 1t is plain enough to any one who
looks at the stil-standing thick briok partitions
running transverse the building, and extending
clear up to and above the roof The ancient and
enduring blocks that incloss the Place Vendone
are another testimony 10 the safety and durability
OF this class OF roofs It Is p7eposterous to sup
pose that only iron was used in their consuue-
ton. We suspect that stout oak constitutes
their internal skeleton. imbedied and cased so
far as possible in mortar and masonry. Herein,
we believe, lies the safety Of the continental
ciiies-in thick walls and mortar-laid woodwork,
thick chimneys and thich tling on the roofs
finally in the CELEBRITY and yigor with which the
ordinary appliances Of axes ladders, aud pals Of
water are applied to the incipient eOnaagration,
while the ire-engines are making ready. As for
the Mansard roof, il is the only topping of Of
business blocks that is architeciurally decent
With street OF fat-rOofed blocks the horizon
becomes one straight dull line, but the Mansari
roofs give touch Of Gothic picturesqueness as
vel as useful attics- But they must be rested
on frequent partitions Of masonry, framed with
ron, oAsemaied with something thicker than
states, and not hoisied to near the sI2rs-SD7iHg-
fsld RspHbEom.