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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
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The State TAX will be six mills.
Tupelo has , Young Mems Chris.
tian Associ3ston.
The Subsoilsr of Corinth hoists
the name of Col. Whitfield for Con
gross to succeed Lamar.
The Meridian Gazette says that
Senator Fewell cannot be elected,
if nominated for Co ngress.
BY the new law $40 per month
is tho highest salary to be paid teach
ers out Of the public school fund.
Thomas Walton, Esq.,, has been ap-
pointed DATED States District-A,tor-
ney. for the Northern District OF
Mississippi.
The name of Cslfax County has
been changed to Clay. And the
"Chrlstian statesman" will soon be
remembered in Mississippi no more
forever.
Lcxington Advertiser: Mr. Isaac
B. Pickens, of Goodman, died Of
pneumonia, At that place, last Mon.
day. Mr.. Pickens was in the prime
of life, and when we last saw him ap-
peared to have q long lease of life
He leaves q wife, and family of
young children.
Lexington Advertiser: Mr.. Viii
liam Herndon, an old citizen, and q
worthy gentleman, died at his resi-
dcnce between Lexington and Du.
rant, at 5 O'Clock, P. NJ, Monday,
the 24th inst. His remalns were
inferred at the Odd Fellows grave
yard, the next day.
Lymer Maxwell, who killed Cap
tain Polk, at Sardis, January, 1,
1876, has been tried, and convicted
of manslaughter, and sentenced
to three months in the county Jail.
The killing was done with q two
pound can of oysters, as we learn
from the Pamela Star.
Mississippi will be represented At
the Centennial by a handsome
building to be composed of every
variety of wood that grows in this
State, - ffty-six in humber. Forty
two kinds will be used IN tho finish
on the inside. Mr.. G.. Berglund
left McComb City on tho Sth inst,
to supcrintsnd the erection of the
Headquartor building for tho Gen.
tennlal Board Of the State of Missis-
sippi.
Aberdeen Examiuer: 81. Ii. Smith.
Sheriff of Leo county, was killed
here at about five o'clock Friday
afternoon. by w. J. Loughbridge,
one of the publishers OF the Tupelo
J Journal. Each of the parties fred
six shots. Longhbridge was not
hurt; Smith was struck five times,
and either one ofthree shots received
by him would have resulted fatally.
He died in fifteen or twenty minutes
after the shooting was over, tho
difficulty grew out of An old teud,
and everybody bore regrets the ia
tai result Of the sffray, butt seems
that It conid NOT haze been avoided
or prsyentsd.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

1t is reported that Sen ator Thur
man thinks the nomination for Pres
ldent, at st. Louis, lies between him
Senator Bayard and Gen. Winfield
Scott Hancock. Tho record OF
General Handbook is beyond re.
proach as n commander OF the Fed.
eral forces during the war, and As
an honorable soldier since; tfe ia
held in high esteem on all sides, but
there is n general disposition to 90
outside Of tho army for the mex,
Prcsid don't.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

Advices from New York leave
little ground for hope of tho rscov-
cry of Cornelius Vanderbilt, ESD,
now very i'll. Mr.. Vanderbilt is
probably the richest man in the Unit
ed States to-day and when he passes
away one of the most noted figures
in the business affairs of New York
will cease to live. The doughty. old
Commodore is beyond his four score
years and until recent period was
in a very vigorous Condition. In
bidding adieu to Wall street, Com
modore Vanderbilt leaves no man
who was his equal in wealth, bold
ness and acumen - . SPECTATOR in
stocks and bonds. The Commodore
has linked bis name with great ed
ucational institution, the Vanderbilt
University at Nashville, Tenn.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

The waters OF the Mississippi
river have at last cut across the
peninsular opposite vicksburg and
the largest steamboats, pass up and
down the new channel, thereby
saving thirty miles of navig alton.
] he l'vees gave way on the 26th
ult., and a matter that has been long
dreaded, and one, that GenI Grant
tried to effect in 1858, is now an es.
tablished fact. The damage that
the city of Vicksburg is to sustain
is yet to be seen.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
soUTH.DOwN9I

A FEW fine high-gr,tle South DssrH
~ buck lpInlbs far sale ar ten dollars
each. As a limited number only will fe
reserved for breeding. purposes, orders
would better be sent In early. either to
myself or Messrs. Tunstall h Handy.
Canton, Miss. All orders will be regis
tered In the order received. and On Satur-
day the first of July the lambs will be
delivered i'm Canton; when purchasers
will make their selections In the order
their names were registered.
j. l.. AVERlTr.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

TlTIE cOpartnership heretofore exiting
Il between j. A. Heron and J. VI. An.
dersOll. under the firln-iiamc OF HERON 4
Anderson. is this day dissolved by mn: ual
consent. j. NJ. Anderson. r..iirin. from
the business. j. A. HERON assumes all
the liabilities Of the old firm. and is alone
authorized to collect debts due the said
firm. j. A. HEBRON.
j. NJ. ANDERSON.
Canton, Miss, April Z. 1S7G-4f
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

Hon. s. S. Cox, OF Now York, Is
at present, Speaker of the Nationah
House of Representatives Speak
er NJ. G. Kerr, having received AZ
indefinite leave of absence Oh &C
count Of i'll health.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

In our humble opinion the Lien
= Law is an abomination that our
Legislature should repeal among
its first acts, upon re-assembling.
Having ostensibly for its purpose
the encouragement of agriculture,
and the protection of the landlord
and the fnrnisher of supplies, it is
practically encouraging extrava-
gance and Incidence, building up a
tremendous credit systcm upon ficti-
tious bases that must sooner or Ia
ter end in q crash, and the utter
ruin and bankruptcy of our state.
1t furnishes the means to embark
in farming enterprises of their own,
to class Of farm laborers who are
unfit for farm labor save under the
direction of skilled and experience
ed farmers and financicrs augment
ed by cash capital. The margin tor
profit on all farm products is 81
small that their production can on
~ be made profitable on a cash b.
sis. No practical farmer will deny
this, and such being the case, are
we not fastening to bankruptcy
and ruin when our laborcrs pay un
der the credit system two and thre,
hundred per cent. for supplies asa
almost the value of lands TO
their rent, secured by mortgss'
under this lien law The very
fact that man cen thus Obtain
credit iudpcss him 70 undervalu'
the forcc Of an obligation, he feel
oppressed, becomes dcmoralizet
and let bad seasons or other. misfOr
tunes ovcrtake him and he sue
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

Mr.. John Hawkins, for many years
favornbly known TO GU. citizens az n
courteous and ohiiging passenger
Conductor Oh the ". o. st. LOU &
Chicago X. II has resigned his
position and will drive the ~, q
passenger engine over the Missis-
sippi Division OF said road.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

Tram No. . connects at Humboldt and
Milan from points south thereof for Lott
isvillr; Mt Gutliri. with ST l. & 5 L Ry.;
mt Lebanon June with knoxville and Isis.ls-
nlols.i branches; at Cincinnati Junc with
]. e. Il !. Il x fer the north anil east; at
Louisville with l. ) Mail Boats fer Gin
t.innati anil with - 4 NJ R'y and J NJ &
Il X for the North. East AMI West.
Train No cOnnetta at Humboldt and
Milan from points south thereof for Lou
isvillc; at Mckenzie with N & & st l. R'y
for the StutlI-~ast: at Guthrie with st ].
and 5 + R'y; at Glasgow june to and
from Glasgow; at Cave Citv to AID from
Mammoth Gave; ut I.Os,isville with ]. &
and 1. II X for the North and Mast
Train No. q connects Mt Mckenzie with
y Z and ~ ]. R'y for the Southeast.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS
WITHOUT DeANGE
arc run between
New Orleans and LOui ee,
Via Milan Oh No.
Little Rock and l.Ouisvi He,
Via Memphis on No. 1.
Mesnphis amd Nashville,
Via Mckenzie on No. 6.
For information, about Tickets and En-
igrant rates, address
e. p. ATNORE,
Gsnl Pass. and Ticket Agt.,
Lonisvilfs, XIV.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
$50! REWARD! $40 !

GTRAYED or stolen from the prrun-
- ises Of the un,lcrsixn~, ~ miles from
Canton, on the evening "f sl-! january,
1875, young sorrel mare. With blaHe'i
face, weak la the eft eye. AMI lett h,n''
leg with stocking. Any one rrt"r"'"y
her to the undersigned. or giving such
information As will lead to her recovery.
will be rewarded AZ above.
Anv one found with her after this date
will liz. prosecuted a.cor,linx tn law.
HENDERSON KELLY.
4Iht
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
$500 REWARD!

CTATED or stolen from the un'ler-
- Signed. IN the city Of Canton. about
lie middle OF March. Il yellow spotted
hound. about two years old. The above
reward will be paid for her return TO
j. NJ. CAM.
4l9-2t Vernon. Miss.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

The clink OF silver coin will soon
be hoard again in the land. Con-
gress has made . law gradually re-
ttting the fractional currency and
substituting coin in its place.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
MoNnAY. MAY l5th 1875.

between the hours Of III a.n,. aud pm.
The following described real estate. with
the appurtenances thessto hslonGisx. sit
liated IN the city OF Canton. and dcscrib-
ed as follows: All Of lot No. In square
No. !, except 40 much thsrrOf as wac
heretofore conveyed by Jefferson Love to
Ann, Maria Earnest, and with til" i,irtli.
er exception Of Is feet oil the n'rth end
Of said lot, more accurately described :s
about forty-nine feet fron'in. on north
side Of Center street. thence back from
said street 2(O feet more or less.
Title to said property i believed to b.
good, but shall only convey such title NJ
Is vested III Inc AS trustee.
JACOB I.OEK.
d15-4+ Trustee.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
FOR CONGRESS. Irn DISTRICT,
HON. D. R. SINGLETON
OF Madison.

o. V. Shsarer is on tina staff of
the Vickburg Tribune.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

!, The impeachment manai is spread.
ing. porder Duff, of Memphis,
is tho newest case.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
T. 7. SINGLETON. Ti">.f. WHsi'
Singleton & West,
ATToRNEY8.AT"eAW,
CAN TON, NJ ..

WILL. practice in all tn" Courts Of Maf-
ison and adjoining counties. and special
attention given to bankrupt matters in
tue Federal Court at Jackson, " ts-y
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
TRUSTEES SALE.

DY VIRTUE Of the provision: Of a
ID certain decd OF trust made by \.
Karpe OIL the 10th day of May 1873, to
secure Lehman, Abraham 4 Co.. on ",
count of certain indebtedness mentioned
therein. The sasfi deed hsimg duly re-
corded in record book Of deeds No. \. \.
page 22S Of Madison county. states OF Mis-
sissippi. The undersigned will proceed
to sell to the highest bidder TOR cash, at
public cutlery before the Courthouse Of
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
John Handy,
Attorney at.Law,
Canton, Mics

49, Office over Tunst:ill Il Handy.
stOr. 422Gs
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
GUARDIANS SALE OF LAND.

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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06

cONlDENsEI) TIME.
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ment of her own. From some
cause or other we were not able to
sever our domestic relations with
the family with whom We had re-
sided so long, and history Of these
two families during their tempors-
ry separation 10 = history Of the
war tall and complete. No people
on the face of the earth ever fur.
Dished the historian with u roll of
more illustriOus names than our
little family furnished during the
four years Of IT'D existence. No
brighter chapter of gallantry and
horoism can b found in the world 8
history than is covered in that brief
but bloody period. Disastrous and
ruinous As the war proved to US, it
has left us an Inheritance OF military
glory and renown of which We may
be justly proud. While we would
not detract from the fame OF others,
we must be permitted to say that
Stonewall Jackson was tho only
great military genius developed BY
the war. His campaigns in tho
Valley Of Virginia will form a les
son for the men OF military science
for all time to como. His successes
were the fruits Of genus, he seem
ed to appreciate moro than any
man in America the power of the
bayonet as an offensive weapon of
war. After a long days struggle
without success, whom his subordi-
nate officers seemed discouraged
and the day was thought to DO lost,
this great genius solves the difficult
ty at once by tho order, "give them
the bayonet =" and at once the enc.
my 10 driven from the field and an
other wreath 10 placed on the vic.
tors brow. He possessed in a pre-
eminent degree both execu:ive-and
administrative capacity. His enc
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21
A REsIoNrD GRANGER.


Marx Tapley still lives, and is run.
ming farm in Kansas. This is the
cheerful way in which he describes
the destruction of his. seasons work
by the locusts: s'l sat on hill and
watched them, and smiled as l saw
some hundreds tackle sunfio W wer, and
laughed as / saw that sunfiower van-
ish. Sixty acres OF my wheat was up.
Now it is down-thc outlets OF the
locusts. have joy in saying that
have eighty acres Of corn that will
try their teeth somewhat. 1t is as
hard as corn can be. l walked down
to see how they were making out
with it. They had the stalks all
trimmed of leaves, and were saving
at the corn. But could see that it
was no 60. Their teeth slipped over
the bright, yellow surface. Our gar
den is perfectly cleared--beans, Lab-
bage, tomatoes, melons, everything,
utterly gone. The vines to the pota-
toes are gone, and l am expecting a
boss hopper up here at any minute to
request the loan OF spade to dig my
potatoes with. l shall refuse his re-
quest with scorn."-[ Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21
GOOD ADVICE.

Before you start from home pin this
bit of earnest, well meant intention OF
truthful suggestion in your hat The
market for ioafers is always gluttei.
The greater the loafer the less the re-
ward. Any boy who wishes to can
become q gentleman. And there are
few things . gentleman never does.
lie will always be tidy in his dress.
lie will he as careful not TO offend
persons as he is TO keep his face clean.
lie will not make il habit Of telling
profane and Vulgar stories. lie will
never be loud -mouthed or over bear
ing 10 his interiors. This mark Of
character always marks the snob and
disagreeable egOtist. lie will never
lift his voice i'm q small room as though
he was in a field driving oxen. lie
will never speak SO as to wound or
pain the heart OF his interiors. lie
will never boast his superior family
connections, or give those he Is with
to understand that he is Of more con-
sequence than they. lie will never
pry into the private affairs of any other
person, nor meddle with the affairs
another person should attend to. He
will be above the petty suspicious
born of ignorance and proof of bad
breeding. lie will never try to bully
and beat his way, nor assume a su.
periority that is entirely lost the mo-
ment it is boasted of. lie is never OBJ
sequious or syconhantic, but prompt,
polite, discreet, and courteous TO all
with whom he comes i'm contact. He
will never quarrel with servant or
use profane language to an inferior.
The gentleman always has friends.
even under adverse Gil cnmstances. be-
cause he deserves them. The success
Of the true gentleman is always last
ing.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21

THE combination tool known as Q
hoe-ax is fraud.
A WYoMING man who was lynched,
said That's the kind of lynch
pin l am"
LIFE is q stormy and treacherous
voyage. The vessel we start in--,he
cradle-is childhood's first rock.
81 THINK L will have autumn leaves
on my new hat" said she. "I am glad
of it,, returned he, "for autumn leaves
are falling"
The geologist of the Burlington
Hawkeye, is of the opinion that toads
get into rocks by digging with toad's-
tools.
The man who has ga finger in every
body's pie" has become pie-ous, and
avowed his determination to shout for
Moody and Sankey.
A MAN must be pretty drunk to go
along the streets holding fast to his
coat collar with both hands to prevent
falling down.
That was not a bad reply of q
youngster the other day, who, on be-
ing asked if he would not like to be
an editor, said, gravely, mo, am go.
ing to be good man."
Gov. CHAMBERLAIN's house of rep
resentatives is composed of tity-three
negroes and three "white trash" Some
of the negroes can read and write,
while others can "make their mark. ="
"BEGGARs should be chew-sers," as
the man remarked when a tramp, who
sccost ed him for tobacco, grOwled be-
cause he offered him plug instead of
| fine cut.
+ a MICHIGAN editor, on discovering
fire, rushed out into the street.
shouting, Confagration conflagra-
ton! connagraiion! Approximate
hither with the implements Of deluge
and extinguish this combustion"
Din you ever feel that deep, inner,
subtle sensation Of the whole being.
as though the world had Tipped up
aud hit you on the head, which creeps
over man when he tries to step on a
place that isn't there. [--Chicago Jour
nal.
ga WOMAN can't keep a secret. hey r.
exclaimed the wife of a man who had
just expressed his convictions on that
subject; "Why, Mary Sykes told me
two days ago that she was going to be
married next Sunday, and have not
told you of it yet" s,s.
JUST for the novelty of the thing we
should like to see a colored senate and
house of representatives i'm session on
Beacon Hill! 1t would SO please the
children, that, perhaps, another year,
we might venture on colored gov
ernor, and colored supreme court.
Then we might begin to appreciat g
Congo blood.
GEN. GRANT, when first notified that
he was nominated for the presidency,
said-"If elected president shall have
no policy of my own to enforce
against the will Of the people,"
True enough, he has had no policy
of his own to enforce" but has enforc-
ed the policy Of Chandler, Cameron,
Babcock, Belknap, Chamberlain, Kel-
logg, Casey, Packard, Boss Shepard.
and the usurpers and whisky thieves
generally, with a vengeance.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21
TO-DAY,


Only frem day TO day
NE life Of wise man runs;
WhGematser II seasons far away
Have gloom or have double sunst
To climb the unreal path
We lose the roadway here.
Weswln the rivers vi wrath,
And tunnefthe hills of fear.
Oar feet on the torrents brink,
Our eyes on the cloud afar.
We fear the things we think, :
Instead Of shethings that are.
Like u tide our work should rise.
Escl later wave the best;
Tomorrow forever nies,
To day is the special test.
Like q sawyer's work is life;
The present makes the flaw,
And the only field for strife
Is the inch before the saw
JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21


DANIEL O'SHAUGHNEssY, six weeks
in 'Ameriky,' thus writes to his sweet
heart in Irelend:
Bridget, darlint, come across to me /;
it's meself that's doing nate bisness
with son OF Father Malone's; sure
it's with his brother name. He keeps
a whisky store and does the waiten.
He tould me the other evening that he
had no money, and tOuld him that l
would take part of the shtock every
Saturday as wages. But says he,
sure, Pat, if pay you that way, 1
will soon have no stock at all left, and
you will have it ALL Says 1 to hi m
says I, sure you can work for me, then
and earHt il back again aud so keep it
up, and be masters month i'm and
month out, and wrges will come aisy
TO both Of u.s.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21

A GENTLEMAN, dining with friend
one day, was struck with the earnest
ness with which one of the little girls
regarded him. He therefore, took her
upon his knee and began talking with
her. "Please, SIR" said she, presently.
"tell me what's in the house next to
YOURS. I'd like to see it." "Tell me,
my little dear, why you wish to
know?" "Because, sir, l heard man.
ma sav, that you were next door to- a
BRUTE" Efff
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21

TREY have started new graveyard
at Moundsville below Wheeling. In
removing bodies from the old Gene
tary TO the new, several have been
found to be petrified, and it is said the
faces looked as full and natural as they
did the day they were consigned to
the tomb, some of them having been
buried over twelve years.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21

UNHAPPY marriages are the result
of fashionable courtship nowadays.
1t only takes four weeks for couple
to meet and fool each other, and in
three or four months afterwards they
find that neither of them is worth a
cent, aud the result is: ysEts a
"When lovely woman weds teller,
Who amt got money. why, of cOnrse, = -
What can q lawy er do but tell her.
To bring an action for divorce
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21

A little bright-eyed, three year-old
boy was seated in his high chair at the
dinner table. Mamma had arranged
the little uneasy while for the mo-
ment his sprightliness and fun had
made him the observed one of the
family. She had placed him snugIy at
the table; pinned on his bib, and 'suc-
ceeded in getting his little mischiev-
Gus hands quiet, and making him
shush, when father proceeded 10 ask
the blessing. While this was in pro.
gress our little chubby made a discov-
cry. 1t was that all the plates on, the
table, except his own little plate,
were in one pile at '-papa's place :" and
as it seemed to him were pat there TO
get the benefit OF the solemn ceremo-
ny. So, scarcely waiting for the
Amen, he held out his own plate in
both hands, saying, Please, papa,
pray on my plate, too" -a-y,5
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21

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