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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-05


For interest on sixty-nfne thousand one
hundred and twenty dollars at five per
centum per annum, being value of.ffty-four
sections OF land setappart by treaty of June
second, eighteen hundred and twenty-five,
for educational perposes, per Senate resolu-
ton of January ninth, eighteen hundred
and thirty eight, three thousand four hun
bred and ffty-six dollars.
For interest on three hundred thousand
dollars, at five per centem per annum, to
be paid semi-annnally, in money or such
articles as the Secretary of the Interior NAV
direct, as per first article treaty of Septem-
Der twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and
siXty-fYe, fifteen thousand dollars.
oTToEs AND MIssoURIAs.
For fifth of fifteen instalIments. being
the third series, in money or otherwise. neT
2etrtS a$tisie treaty Of March fifteenth
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-05
MANIFESTED RIVER.

For permanent annuity in goods or other
wise, per fourth article treaty of August
third. seventeen hundred and ninety-fve,
FIVE hundred dollars
For permanent annuity in goods or other
wise, per articles treaty of August twenty
first. eighteen hundred and Eve, two hun
dad and fifty dollars.
89r@ e9o oas5S a'6SSs2v sc S.e1o3o 82 ssaeo
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
Meeting of Old settlers AssOcia-
ton.

That dignified and highly enlight-
ened organization, known as the
Association of Old Settlers of Mad
ison County," celebrated Washing
toms Birth Day, in the Court House
in this city on the I'D inst.
From some cause which we are
unable to explain, there was not a
full attendance of the membership,
but the meeting was never theless a
very interesting one.
After the adoption of Constitu-
ton and Bylaws, and the election
of r. W. May as Treasurer, two
papers prepared by the Senior Vice
President of the body, Maj. Mason,
were read. The reading of these
papers not only drew from Gen.
Brooks and w. G. Cockril, felicit-
Gus and pithy speeches, but the As
ISOLATION regarding them as furnish
ing q very correct and important
history of the early settlement of
that portion of Madison county, to
which they refer, directed that they
be put upon its records, for furture
use and reference. This is as it
should be. Let all such papers be
carefully preserved, and as Maj.
Mason has taken the initiative, we
urge upon every member of the
Committee of Chronicles to prepare
his paper by the next meeting.
Concluding, we deem it not amiss
to remark, that we like this Asso-
citation, no less its membership, than
the laudable ends it proposes to ac-
complish. We like its well-digested
Constitution and its pertinent and
short Bylaws, which require the
Association, should any OF its
members die, to attend his burial,
and to extend to his memory other
testimonials of respect. The next
meeting will be held on the first
Saturday in May.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
CINCINNATI.

THE SPENCER HoUsE.-This well
known house is now owned and
managed by Mr.. j. W. Garrison,
the oldest and most popular hotel
proprietor in Cincinnati. For
thirty years he has been proprietor
of a hotel in the "Dueen City"
and his houses have ever been
among the favorite resorts Of
Southern people. The Spencer
House." his present abode, is be-
yond all question the most elegant,
comfortable and desirable Hotel in
Cincinnati, and, as usual, Mr.. Gar
rison keeps it in the most splendid
style. Mr.. Vim. Kuhn, chief Clerk,
is a most affable Southern gentle
man, who vies with Mr.. Garrison,
in making the Spencer House" a
regular home institution to all its
guests. Southern people visiting
the "Queen City" will find the
spencer House" of yore-a pleas
ant, congenial and luxurious hotel
and we may add, without a rival in
all the appointments of real com,
fort and pleasure in that far famed
city.
SPLENDID GROCERY HOUSE.
The grocery house Of Thcs. q RObt
N. Jones, Of Cincinnati, is one o.
the rising establishments of tho
west. They are young men, anc
combine enterprise with discretion
and integrity. We especially re
joice in the prosperity of worthy
young men, and as such we congrat
ulate and commend Thos. & Robt
n. Jones.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Louisa Elizabeth Wooten, daughter
of Mrs. Hugh Henderson Of this county, de-
parted this life at the residence Of her
mother, January 18th, 1872 in the 10th
year of her age.
Mrs. Wooten made profession Of rell-
gion at the early age of fourteen. and join
ed the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Of which she remained consistent and de-
voted member till the day OF her death.
A little more than three years ago she
was united in marriage with Mr.. NJ. Woe
ten, and commenced life with many high
hopes, and with the prospect of a long and
happy career before them. But alas, how
soon are those hopes all blasted by the cold
hand Of death being laid upon her, casting
Il pail OF sadness over the hearts Of hus-
band and mother that will never be lifted
in this world. Their joy now is taken a.
way, but in this their great grief, they have
this comfort, an mistaken belief that her
pure spirit is happy to-day in the presence
Of Him she loved so well.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
The RaiIroad subscription.

One week from to-day, the citi-
zenS of Jackson will be called upon
to perform an act, which, for veal
or woe, will affect the welfare of
this city for all coming time. The
question to be decided on that day,
is, whether we will subscribe for
stock in the Jackson and Memphis,
and the jackson and Tennessee Riv-
er railroads, and thus secure to our
selves the inestimable advantages
promised, or whether, like,old fogies,
we will fold our hands, content with
what we have already achieved, and
let the roads go around US to bless,
to benefit and enrich others, and
carry of the trade which we now
enjoy, or vote the proposed sub
scription, and bring to our growing
city an accumulation of business, an
increased'growth andlprosperity and
a future OF secured and earned glory
which viii leave her without a rival
out. side of Memphis. Choose ye
which We viii have.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
Crockett County.
GApspEN. Feb. 20, 1872.

GADsDEN, Feb. 20, 1872.
.MessrS. Editors:
We have had a good deal of ex-
element in our part of the county
for few days past over the election
to establish the county of Crockett.
The election passed of, though,
very quietly, with the following re-
suit in Madison: For new County,
S26, against so voting, and suppose
some 30 not voting, thus giving the
reonired two.thirds majority for
new county.
sus a few weeks before the election,
and they reported 1881 voters in the
bounds of Crockett. The election
returns show 1881 voting for the
county and 65 voting against.
Now why not have the long talked
of Railroad from Jackson to Overs
burg? An airline road would pass
through Gadsden, leaving Quincy
one mile north, and tapping the
Brownsville road at Friendship,
and thence to Dyersburg, connect
ing with the Memphis and Paducah
road. This road would be of great
interest TO Jackson, and with good
men as officers, could soon be under
contract, with promising success.
The fruit men of this section,
wide awake to their interests, met
at the Masonic Hall on the 10th
inst, and formed into an organiza.
ton, which we will call the 'Fruit
Growers Association, of West Ten
nessee," with r. j. Williams Presi.
dent; J. w. Rosamon, Vice Presi.
deut; j. w. Mathews, Secretary, and
John Warren, Treasurer. We
adopted a constitution and bylaws
and are now in working order
The subject for discussion at oul
first meeting is the successful cult
walton of the Strawberry. W
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
THE NEW BOLIVAR MOVEMENT.
Do They Want Amy Road!

The Bolivar Bulletin of a recent
date states that there are two other
railroad projects agitated in that
place: one railroad from Middle
ton ON the Memphis and Charleston
Road to Bolivar to be continued on
to Denmark in this county, and to
Brownsville, the other a continual
ton of the Memphis and Somerville
air line, BOLIVAR Road) through
Henderson station and Jacks Greek
to. or near Saltillo on the Tennessee
River. Hardeman county is to be
covered with net work of narrow
gauge railroads. This is all well, but
where are the means to come from to
build all these roads? How does it
happen that no movement was made
to build a road into Henderson, I'M
ill proposition was placed before
the people of that county to vote
So, 800, to the Jackson and Tennes-
see River road? Does it not look as
if the object was merely to divide
and distract the attention of the
people of Henderson so that they
might never get any road through
that county?
If the subscription should be de-
teated in Henderson, viii the road
from Bolivar to Saltillo, through
Henderson ever be heard of again?
Does any one believe that Bolivar
can build three railroads at once?
What place is to be left out i'll the
cold? is it Savannah, is it Henderson
station and Montezuma, is it Mid
dleton, or is it each and every one of
them?
But even if they are in favor of
abandoning the Savannahs route,
where are the means to be attained
to build the road from Bolivar to
the Henderson line?
The best, if not the only way for
Henderson county to get road is
to unite with Jackson, and thus
have a road through the center of
the county, with branches running
north and south from Lexington.
The object of the movement at
Bolivar seems to be to defeat the
roads running through Jackson, but
we are confident they will fail in
their efforts.
We have no objection to Bolivar
building as many roads us she wish
es, but why is it that whenever Jack
son starts a project it meets with
opposition from Bolivar by an at
tempt to get up a rival route?
This may be all right, each town
has perfect right to struggle for its
own advantage, and if Bolivar has
more life, more energy, more public
spirit than Jackson, she is entitled
to enjoy the benefits and reap the
rewards. We will not believe that
Jackson will permit herself to be
outstripped and shorn of her FORM
err prestige as an enterprising, pub
lie spirited community. We have
laid these facts before our people
that they may see and guard against
the damages which threaten us, and
may guard against them by prompt
and decided action.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
LIVERPOOL, Feb, q.
NEw ORLEANS, Feb. 2l
General Markets.

hEATs-Bulk: sides, = d, retail, sc;
wholesale, 756c. Shoulders, retail, &c;
wholesale, 65Sc. Hams, retail, l3c, whole
sale, lie. BseOn-Sides, retail, 1Oc; whole
sale, 9Iz;. Shoulders, retail, SIC: wholesale,
Sc. Hams, sugsr-cured, retail, lsc, whole
sale, 161Zc. Pork, retail, re; wholesale,
&C; by the piece, Sc:
ELOUR-2 Dbl, wholesale, s. OOGIO 90.
MEAL-F bush, wholesale, 759SOc.
SWEET POTATOES-P bush, wholesale,
Soc.
IRISH PoTAroEs-P Dbl, wholesale,
81 80.
TURNIrs-F bush, retail, -5G wholesale,
6Oc.
DRIED FRUIT-ArpIes, 2 p, wholesale,
&C. Peaches do, do, SC.
SCGAR-NsW Orleans, retail, 12j<G15c;
CoFFEE-RetaiI, 25e; wholesale, 24G
245{c.
MoLAssEs- Retail, soc; wholesale, 55c.
HOMISY-P b, retail, sc.
GRTTs-53 %, retail, Sc.
NAILS 10 retail. Tc; wholesale, 55zc.
THRKAD-Spun, 2 h, retail, 1Sc.
WHISKEE-F gall, wholesale, 81 OO@s3 so.
OYsTERs-W hOlesale, cove, 81 5O,92 30.
LIME-S2 1902 40.
CtNDIES-W hOlesale. 1s1S G25c.
MACKEREL-By the kit, 81 jOd2 90.
HIDEs-Green, 2 b, retail, SIC; dry, DO,
II iiF FAT and Sole, , h, retail,
4OG 45c; Kip, do, do, zoe; Bride, do, do, ~
@60c.
TURKEYs- Buying uriee, 81 OO@I %;
selling price, 81 -5@1 so.
CHICKENS Buying, 25c; selling, 3jc,
DUCKS-Buying, 25GS5c; selling, 30@40e.
BUTTER -BuyIng, zoe; selling, 25930c,
EGGs-Buying, roc; selling, DE.
GANE-SeuIrre,s, buying, 81 20 e doz;
selling, 81 70 do. Partridges, buying, 81 90
= doz; selling, 81 50 do. Fish, buying, 1Oc
2 h. Game tsh, buying, l5c = d.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
a TAX with our Merchants.

We understand that it is reported
abroad that some of our merchants
are opposed to the Railroad SUBJ
scription. This, we are satisfied,
must be a mistake, for IN any rea-
sons. Our merchants are men of
sagacity, and know their interests.
They know that these Railroads
will enlarge the area of our trade,
and bring within the circle of our
influence much country that now
trades to other places. We can sell
dry goods and groceries here as
cheap as they can be sold in Mem
phis, and therefore we Will get
large portion of the trade of Har-
deman and Fayette counties, as well
as of Henderson and Decatur, when
we get both the road to Memphis,
and the road to Tennessee River.
The railroads now here will trans
port cotton to the Northern and
Eastern markets as low as it can be
carried from Memphis, and this will
enable US to give as good price as
they do in Memphis. Brownsville
and Humboldt are both on a direct
road to Memphis, and still they
prosper. This should satisfy all
who are in doubt. The danger with
US is that the Memphis Road may be
built without passing through Jack
son. This would do us great in
jury.
To say that a road to Memphis
would transfer any of our trade to
that place is to admit that it is a
better market to buy and sell in
than jackson, which we deny, and
facts warrant us in the denial
Every merchant in town is inter
ested in the growth and prosperity
of the town, in the increase of pop
ulation and the encouragement of
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
Railroads the Educators and Civil
Iizers of Mankind.

Wherever they are built, not only
material wealth is increased, but
churches, school-houses and chart
table institutions ofall kinds abound
People become more energeuct,
more thrifty, more pubhc-sPlrlted,
more refined, better educated, and
in a word attain a higher degree OF
civilization and mental culture. 1t
has been well remarked that we can
Judge Of the progress that nation
or a people has made in civilization
by the kind Of roads which they
have, and it may be added by the
number of them. The savage only
needs or desires a pathway through
the wilderness, the somewhat more
civilized only need ordinary roads,
| while the most highly cultivated
and enterprising are not satisfied
except with roads of the greatest
| speed, safety and capacity. One Of
| Tennessee's most honOred sons and
most distinguished statesmen, Hon.
John Bell, remarked in q literary
| address delivered more than thirty
wears ago, that "the railroad would
| be the great educator of the people,
and how we'll have his remarks been
verified. 1t scatters ideas as thick
| and fast as the sparks fly from the
smoke-stack Of its locomOtive.-Ap-
I neal
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
FRIENDSHIP, Tenn.
February 18th. 1872,

Aessrs. Editors:
After our repeated efforts and
complete success in favor of Crock
ett' County, we have ne fears as to
it's future success.
We are looking to a further de-
velopment of our section of country;
and we want now but one other eff
fort and concert of action with
success) to give us one of the best
counties in the West. This effort
and concert of action we wish to
effect with you, and your people of
Jackson. We want to build mar
row guage railroad from above you,
by way of Jackson, "Alamo" the
county site of "Crockett" county,
Friendship and to Dyersburg, or to
intercept the Mississippi Valley
Roads below us, as may be agreed
in the future. Confer with our old
friends, Gen. Campbell, Hon. Mil
ton Brown, and Maj. r. B. Hurt
and others, and let US hear from you
on the subject. Truly yours,
]. L. ROBERTSON.
w. II. CRAIG.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
PREsIDENrIAL.
VIII Grant be NOminatedi-He
Can't be EIecIec.

Tom EAe N4lHAso AA4DuAts
One of the straws which now
points which way the wind is blow
ing is the frequent mention of rival
candidates for the Presidency,
where, six months ago, no rival can
didates could be found. Each of
these indicates the belief Ofits mo-
yer that success Is to be found I'M
der the standard he proposes. The
average success of the public life Of
Schuyler Colfax, and the fact that,
after a varied and long experience
in public life, 10 stain Of cOrruptin-
ducement or favoritism attaches to
him, is alleged by the Cincinnati
Commercial, and other journals Of
power and forecast, as presenting
Just that quality which will strike
the popular mood at this juncture,
in view of the nature of the chief
complaints against the present Ad-
ministTatiOn. 1t is felt that COlfax
understands politics himself, and
could not be used by a Conkling, or
/ Cameron, or Murphy, in a manner
/ unfortunate for the party and inju-
riOus TO the country, without know
| ing il. Several Journals of Iowa are
proposing the Hon. James. Z. Viii
/ son, evidently to meet the popular
| demand for a man who represents
craftsmanship, coupled with unsul-
lied purity. A New York journal,
/ Boosting It's hundred thousand cir
culation, proposes Lyman Trum-
bull for President. The names of
Horace Greeley, Henry Wilson,
/ James G. Blaine, J. i. HaWley, o.
| Z. Morton. 3. Gratz Brown, and
Senator Buckingham have been men,
toned.
Among that class of politicians
who three months ago could see
but one candidate, there is now an
anxious query whether President
Grant is reasonably certain of car
| rying several important States
wherein confessedly serious politi-
cal blunders have been made. New
| York, Missouri, Louisiana, Georgia,
and perhaps Indiana, will not vote,
it is feared, against Grant if he is
| renominated. Their loss would pro-
! badly cost US the field. Such tick
ct, however, as TTumbull and
Blaine, or Wilson and ColfaX, OF
COlfax and Hawley, would carry
either of these States without los.
ing the votes of any that could be
got for Grant.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
Creokest County.

A friend has taken the trouble 10
work out the following, as the etsct
area of the new county Of Crockett:
Crockett county contains SO,S
acres of Underestimate made from
Surveyors notes published in Wing
and Tribune.
A direct line from the beginning
station to the Southwest corner Tor
station No. p is $50 40 chains, and
has the bearing South 4S deg. and
9 min. West. From the South
western corner, Cor station No. 2
to the second stake established in
the South fork of FOrked Deer riv-
er is $40 4-IO chains on a direct line,
with the bearing South g. deg. 4sm.
East,
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
jackson and Tenn. River II. n

we publish below a communica-
ton from one of the most intelligent
and enterprising citizens offender
son. We have before heard that
somebody was reporting up there,
that jackson would not vote for the
tax and that Henderson county
would do well to wait, and not vote
the tax for the present. Our cor
respondent, we suspect, has hit the
nail upon the head, in his conjecture
as to the reason for such report.
We tell our Henderson county
friends Tat Jackson a0iH UOte the tar
or we are worse deceived than we
ever were in our lives. We, at least,
have no doubt about the tax being
carried here by an overwhelming
majority. 1t would be a positive
reproach to this growing and pros
porous city, to doubt for a moment
its intelligence and its enterprise in
so important and vital a movement
as that of connecting itself with'one
of the most fertile and productive
counties in the State, when it can
be done at so trifing a cost; and the
result will be such a magnificent adj
dition to our growth, trade and
prosperity. Rely upon it, Jackson
will vote the subscription.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
CUTELEYTAKENIN.
Several Marshall County Boys
who Found that COanIeFf0ifinB
DOn't Pay

The Marshall Gazette tells this:
"About five weeks ago a man nam
ed William r. Hughes, known by a
great many people in this county,
came into the MOOresville neighbOr-
hood, where he was raised and had
married, but from which he had
been absent for a year or two, and,
mixing with the young men, circu-
lated the report, cOnfdentiGlly to
each, that he was connected in some
way with q person in New York
who was a great cOunterfeiter, and
if the young men would furnish
him with money lie would go to
New York and buy up an amount
of the article for them, saying that
he could get it cheap-one hundred
dollars for one. Several of the
Young men took him at his word,
and raised for him in that immediate
vicinity nearly $1,000. AS soon as
the money was put into his hands
he started of to New FORK, to be
back in a week or two. Several
weeks having elapsed, two Of the
young men became uneasy and
watched the pOst-office and inter
cepted letter to his wife post-mark-
ed Trenton, Tenn. Smelling a mice,
they didn't scruple to open it, when
10 and behold, it contained a de-
tailed account of how he had taken
in these young men, and winding
up by announcing to his wife that
he had invested his funds thus fur.
nished in a first-class store in Tren-
ton, Tenn.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

We advise our readers and pat
rons to file, at least, the number of
the WING AND TRIBUNE, in which
their names and date of subscrip-
ton are published. This will be
useful, and enable them to refresh
their memories in the way of re-
newal. Hereafter, when your "time
is out" your name will DC written
In RED.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24

cation OF the Memphis and Jack
son Road ~ we vote the subscriP-
tIOn.
There is one view Of The railroad
subscription which some of our cit
liens seem TO have overlooked, and
that is, that Jackson will own a ma
jority Of the stock and can com
mence the road whenever it suits
her convenience and interests. The
Fayette subscription, If made, is
conditional, which we may accept or
reject as we think proper. A Board
of Directors will Immediately be
elected and then Jackson can deter
mine, at what time, in what man
nor, and how far she will build this
road. If we determine that il is to
our interest TO build the road
through, without delay, there is but
little doubt that we can get the
means to do so, if Jackson will vote
the subscription. If we think it
better 10 delay the commencement
of the work we can do so. Every
thing will be under our control and
we can do as we think proper. This
is an important consideration for us.
We would be IN favor of building
the road through, at an early day,
but events may occur which will
make it prudent to go slowly. In
that event we can proceed as we
think best.
We are willing to cooperate with
the people of Fayette and with the
people of Bolivar in building a road
to Memphis, because, 1--WE are frank
in saying SOL we believe Jackson
will gain largely in the trade of the
rich country through which this
road is to run. We are willing to
enter into friendly competition with
Memphis and other towns and if we
cannot furnish as good or better
markets than they do, we are great
ly in error in our opinions. After
we vote the subscription, then, in
view of all the surrounding circum-
stances, we can determine whether
or not to proceed with the construc-
ton of the road and the bonds will
not be issued until the road is COM
menced.