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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

Last Wednesday, upon motion Of
AGenl Featherstone, both houses
being in joint session, adjourned
land the Clerk was authorized to
receive subscriptions towards a
fund now being raised throughout
the South to erect q monument to
the. memory of Robert f. Ice. s29S
was the amount raised, which was
placed in the hands of the Speak
or of the House 10 be forwarded by
him to the Monument Association
at Richmond, Virginia.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22
Meeting of Vete-sus Of the Mexican War.

/ pursuan. to II published notice
calling n meeting of the soldiers of
the war with Mexico in 1916, the
following named gcntlcmen assem-
ed in the Chancery Court room, in
the city of Jack III, on Monday, the
18th day of Jan larv. 1876, to-wit:
Company q, LIST Miss. Reg't- IN
b. Thomas, b. +. Edwards, J. f.
Renies, JAS. S. Brown, J osbua Stone,
ii. ID. Ripley.
Company III, 1st Miss. Reg't-E.
A. Peyton, J. NJ Daughtry, J. j.
Lnpkin, james Dupree, Ike John
son.
Company B, LIST Miss. Ree't-
John L. Holt.
Company f, LIST Miss. Regis.
NJ. Coulter, J + McNair.
Company D.; LIST, Miss. Reg't-
Wells G Harrell, z George.
Company "A, LIST Miss. Reg't-H
Stubblefield.
Company F, I'd Miss. Reg't-Sim
Clustering, Arch. CLANCY.
Company X, ri Miss. Reg't-J.
P Deason, l. b Harris, J l. Dea-
son.
Company A, I'd Miss. Reg't-A B
Short.
Company I, Cd Miss. Regis A
Arnold, Peter Ingold, Judge Mont
gomery.
Company b, Sd Miss. Bat.-Cal-
vim Hobbs, Thos Courtney.
Company g, LIST Tenn. Reg't-A
j Beltcrsworth, II Charlton, J NJ IL
! Martin.
On motion, the meeting effected
a temporary organization by the
election of Sam'l B. Thomas as
Chairman, and B. Frank Edwards,
Secretary.
The object of the meeting was
stated by Col. Deason, and the fol-
towing resolutions offered. by him
were adopted:
Resolved, Tha: the next meeting
of this body be held in the Senate
Chamber, in this city, at II o'clock,
am, on the second Saturday III
February, 1876, for the purpose of
permanent organization.
! Resolved. That a committee OF
three be appointed to draft an ad-
dress to the Congress of the United
| States, to be submitted to this body
at its next meeting.
| The Chairman appointed as said
committee, J. Y. George, e. A. Pey-
ton and J. b. Deason. and on mo-
ton of Col. Peyton, tho Chairman,
Col. Thomas, was added to the CON-
mittee.
On motion Of Co. Deason, it was
ordered that the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the city
papers, with request that the same
be copied by the papers throughout
the state.
On motion the meeting adjourn
cd TO meet according to resolution.
S. b. THOMAS, Chm.
B. F. EDWARDS, Sec'y.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

A handful of withcrcd, wiltcd
disappointed Republicans, hardly a
corparal's guard, met in solemn con-
clave, in Jackson, one day last
week, and agreed that little A.
Warner, the faded tulip, the jaded
general of the faded "melish," was
their choice for United States Sem
etor. The idea. A man who in
years past was chief Of the Freed
mans Bureau, aud for cigh: years
Senator from Madison County and
then could not receive the nominal
ton again for the State Senate, for
no other cause than that he was re-
garded with distru>t and was al
most despised for his selfisllness
and deccitfulncss, receiving the
above endorsement it is Of itself a
testimony that he is only able TO
represent the tail end of his party.
the frauds and corruptionists that
have been tossed overheard by tho
better and more substantial repre-
sentative men of bis party. If
Alex. evcr gets to the United
Statcs Senate, it will not be in pro-
prid persona, though we doubt not
his name is already there and is
among the threads and shreds that
constitute the cnsanguincd shirt
that Senator Morton is waving over
the Mississippi election.
Poor Warner, he is the hardest
man to take a hint we ever knew.
The white people cast him off years
ago, in fact, they never put him on.
He is one CT That class of hungry
carpet-baggers vino WAS put upon
US by fraud and bayonets. His
party, in Madison county, put him
off. Revels and Carter, prominent
colored Republicans, have cast him
off and have classcd him among
the ''bad leaders," the "corruption-
ists," who have brought their party
into disgrace and arc the sole cause
of its defeat. Alex. ought to feel
proud of tho compliment best we'd
by the Republican lump caucus
doubtless he does, though, when
We SAW him I'm Jackson the other
day he did not look happy.
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Tho hateful District Printing bill

The hateful District Printing bill
has been repealed by our Legisla-
ture, and the act has received the
sanction of tho Governor. Lit
giants and other parties inter
ested in making legal notices,
81. ETC., arc reminded that they can
now insert their advertisement in
/ in the newspaper of their choice
We further suggest that the CANTON
MAIL has the largest circulation
Madison county, consequently of
fers the greatest induccmcnt to par
ties wishing to advertise. Our
rates are reasonable, and we conf
IDENTIFY hope for liberal share of
public patronage
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

There will shortly be vacancy
in this Judicial District also in this
Chancery District We are to have
"A now Circuit Judge, vice w. Ben.
Cunningham, 1T. o." which means
'sterm out" or totally Objectionable,
it makes little difference which
and a new Chancellor vicc VIM.
Brock, I'D. W." which means "dis-
pensed with" or edo MT want him.
as q Chancellor. These gentlemen
will doff the ermine of office very
soon, and men really "learned ir
the law above their fellows" will
DO elevated to tho benches lately
filled but not adorned by either OF
the present incumbents.
It's ever thus where honest rule
And honest people hold the sway,
That shodGy courts and justices
Step down and out-away.
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A eorrespondent in the lacks

A correspondent in the Jackson
Times is not very complimentary
10 A. Warner, one Of the naviga-
tors of the Pearl River bond swim
die and the present chairman OF
the Republican State Executive
Committee, and calls for q re organ
.ization of the party and new deal
with a. Warner left out. Can't
you take hint, Alex? Your room
is better than your company. SO
come down, Mr.. Coon.
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SCHOOLS.

Luz pIluc VI cNcT1 community
should be its schools. Nathin Z
speaks moro favorably of people,
nothing gives more character to a
people or promotes their prospcri-
ty more, than we'll ordered, we'll
conducted schools.
But the presence of a number of
schools in a community is not al
ways an evidence of prosperity,
is not always an evidence that edu-
cation is being advanced. All de-
ponds upon the scharactcr of the
schools. We might have twenty or
thirty schools in our town, all teach
ing the same branches, under QUO
common school system, and still ed
ucation would not be advanced be-
yord certain limit, any moro than
the development of the physical
system of child would be if it was
brought up and reared on its moth
er's breast alono. The mind, like
the body, wants change of nourIsh-
ment as it grows. The latter would
soon be dwarfed if this rule in phys
ical science was disregarded. So
will the mind of child be dwalfed
and stunted if not developed by be-
ing brought in contact not only
with the books in the various grades,
but in contact with different teach
ers. Some teachers are especially
adapted to certain branches of
study and are wholly unadapted to
others. Some teachers may i'm
part knowledge to the pupil in one
branch, and fail utterly to do SO
in another. We have only to cite
to our large Summaries and col
legcs, where there are professors
assigned to one and one branch
alone. Another thing to be re-
membercd in educating child is
this, that while the child is study
ing his book, he inadvertently stu
dies character, the character of his
teacher; and it has often been no.
ticed that the pupil puts on, to
some extent, the character of the
tutor for good or bad, just in pro-
portion as he appreciates that char
acter. "The child apes tho man"
How essential it is then, that the
child should have variety-somc-
thing more than one character that
is TO be photographed upon his own.
This necessity can be met in the
system of graded schools. Take
the child through the primary, in
tcrmcdiate and high school, then to
college, If you choose, and in this
way you open up to it variety not
only of book pabulum, but of hui
man nature, to say nothing of one
of the most important stimulants
and incentives to tho acquisition of
knowledge, the spirit OF rivalry and
emulation. Graded schools is what
every community needs. 1t is what
Canton needs, and we respectfully
suggest to our City Fathers, that
they give us this in lieu of the schools
that will grow out of their propos-
ed school project mentioned in the
New Charter, which is nothing
short of n pension agency, scheme
to give Mr.. John Smith or Miss
DOLLY Dixie salary to care for all |
the little Jones, Browns and John
sons that are in mammals way
at home; in other words nur
scry for the troublesome chill
dren of the populacc, kept up at
the cost of the CORPORATION.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

On Tuesday, the 18th inst, the
Hon. J. b. Yellowly of Madison,
introduced the following bill in the
Legislature: "To incorporate Can
ton, Madison county, and repeal all
former acts of Incorporation" The
bill was referred to the standing
committee on corporations, where
we hope it will be carefully consid-
cred and its origin, history and
purposes inquired into. We would
ask, in this connection, where did
Mr.. Ycllowly receive the authority
to introduce such bill ? If he an
swers, from the Board of Aldermen
of the city of Canton, their attor-
neys or agents, we then ask him if
the people of the city, over 5000 in
number. are to be ignored If they
have not some rights, the right to
a courteous and respectful hearing?
1t cannot be urged that there has
been no formal objection to the
new chhartcr, on the part of our
citizens, for the truth of the matter
is, we do not know that as many as
half a dozen of our citizens have
seen the new charter or know any
thing of its provisions. Mr.. Icl-
Iowly has also had it stated to him
that the citizens arc not aware of
has also been suggested to him that
it would 10 well to have some ex
preston from the people of the
town before taking from them their
present chart,,. and suI>iIttjt!lr
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

There is no doubt but that the
salaries of many of the state and
county officials will be cut down.
1t is right and proper that they
should be. Other classes of our
citizens have TO submit TO short
prices. Our farming friends have
had TO do it time and again. This
year especially they have been
Obliged TO bear considerable rase-
ing on their expectations. The
price of cotton is short fully TWEEN
ty-fve per cent. Our merchants,
fradesmen and mechanics have all
suffered more or less on this ac-
count, and it is altogether right and
proper that the salaries of officials
should take part IN the "shortage."
Cut them down, we say. The sala-
RIGS of those almost useless appen-
dages 10 our system of education,
School superintendent, we learn,
arc TO be cut down that of the
Superintendent of Madison county
> Ssem s1o5O TO $500.
We h"pe our Legislature will
not lose sight of tho salaries of
the Board of Supervisors Three
dollars per day is sufficient COM
spcasation for service in that quar-
ter. We are glad to state that a
majority of the Board in Madison
county is in favor of reduction, and
believe that if it were in the power
of the member. to regulate their
own salary, that Mcssrs. Montgom-
ter-, kearney and Richards would
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

A Bill was prcscntedin the House
of Representatives last Monday, by
Mr.. Joyce. OF Vermont, to prevent
whiskey selling on the Centennial
grounds. The Centennial com
missioners will no: relish this meas,
ure if it passes, for they have already
dispose0of a large number of whis
key selling privileges at profitable
rates.-C Courier journal.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

vote To reduce it to a dollar; and
that if il was put that low, MeSsrs.
Jones and Harrison would not con
tend that their strviccs were any
more valuable than those OF the
other mcmb ers.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

another therefor. If lie has seen fit
to disregard this obligation to his
constituents, even granting that
there are but few opposers to the
new charter, it will be remembered
arlInsf him
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

The widow of cx- President John
sou died in Grccnville, Tenn, last
Saturday night. She had been in
had health tor a long time, and her
death was not unexpected.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

On Tuesday last with but nominal
opposition, Hon. IL. q. G.. Lamar
was elected Z. S. Senator for the
six years term, commenting March
,4th. 1877.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

The judicial Committee ofthc Low
er House of Congress stands 6 to 5
in favor of a constitutional amend
ment fixing the Presidential term at
six years, with ineligibility of re-
election.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22
THE GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL
CHICAGO,

ONE of the Largest. Best .lrrangcd Fin
~ est Tentildted and mosf Elegantly Far
nisted Hotels in the Iior Il, having nearly
600 Rooms, 200 with B:,tii>. Has all the
different safeguards against fire, which
makes it PR.ACTH ALLY FIRE
PROOF. With II frontage III over % u
feet south and east. makes il the most ,lt-
sirublc Hotel in Chicago tvr either tIs,ilsi-
ent or permanent %ac> :.
Prices, 81, $500. 81, i..3 ..na -,
Gctobcru. 1879
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

a bin has finally passed the
Legislature requiring members of
Boards Of Supervisors TO give bond
in the sum of five hundred dollars.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

Hon. j. b. Eus,is is the newly
elected Senator from Louisiana,
an'i Hon. j. b. Beck from Ken
tu,A. y
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

Tho Peaks of Otto, near lynch
burg. Va, long supposed to BIO an
extinct volcano, have recently given
unmistakablc evidence of action.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22
22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 1876


22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 1876,
ut the front door of the Court House IN
Canton, Madison County. Mississippi,
sell ut public auction TO the high
est bidder FOR CASH, ia one body and By one
sale, an undivided interest of : in the fol-
lowing tract OF land in TALLaHATCHIE
COUNTY. Mississippi, to-wit Lots l. 9,
), 5.6.7 S,10,ll.l2, Band II of Section %;
lots 8. 8, 10, II. II. ID, ii and Is of Sec
ton IS; lots 3, 4, 3, Z, 8, 8, 10. II and 13
of Section 20; lots 1, 2, ). 4, 5, 6, Z, s, g.,
10. III and Il of Section 80; all in Town.
! ship n. Range l West, the tract being
about 1910 acres.
Also by seperatc sale. but on the same
terms and in the same manner the ,choie
interest in the following tract of land in
Madison county, Mississippi to wit !: D
acres off north end OF e.5 n.e.4; the III
&c WI mel less two acres: n.9 WI n.w4
Section 1; NJ Of NJ and s.i of WI n.e.1
and Sd e1 n.w.i of Section 5; II in
Township s, Range 3 East; the ST OF Ell
of sci; WI OFF, and e.4 of WI and wa
of sw,f of Sectioii 30; ami 81 Section 30,
Township 0, Range 3 East, about 100
acres.
The last tract will be sold subject to
Mrs. WitIiers' claim of dover therein, as
allotted by Madison Probate Court, Feb
rllary 10, 1869, being in nl of W! of Cd
of sw4 Section %; 81 of WI set and 81 of
swt, and 1874 acres off the south side of
WI swf, and 81 acres Off the south side of
nj WI of sci Section -; all in Township
8. Range 3 East; the II! nwf and 81 81
nw4 and WI net of Section 5, Township
s, Range East, about 3GO acres.
!. II. Boa ID, Com'r.
Shelton u shelton. So!'ra
.son.i ilti.;.5
al
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22

Third tcrmcrs-somc OF our City
Fathers.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22
NEW ADvERTIEMENTs.
NOTICE..

TIME trustees of Canton Female Acad-
Il envy are DESTROYS of procuring a
suitable teacher to take charge of Canton
Female Academy rs early as possible.
rt j. w. BAUGHN. Sec'y,
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22
.GANTON MAIL.
With Supplement.
EEMETT L. Ross. Editor.

tonfon, Mississippi Jan. q. 1876.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-18
Kansas Again.

NV TWELFTH regular excursion to Southwest
crn Kansas over the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fee K. r., will go through MarscilleS, Ottawa,
La Sale, and all stations on c., K. I. p Railroad
on the the regular train,
TUESDAY, MARCH 2S.h 1876,
The following are some Of the reasons why
Il ,cW pay to 90 with me-
can give you lower rates than any other per
son having authority to sell tickets over the A.,
T. & 8. +. T. r.
4 relate Of our o,er thri of the cost of the
tickets is given to those buying land.
give reduced rates for cars of emigrant
freight.
20 through with the party and see that they
get what is promised
see that those desiring to purchase are fur
nished conveyance free to go out and look at
land at all points to which | sell tickets
/ give reduced rates to Pueblo, Colorado
Springs and Denver.
sm the only agent OF the A., I. & s. +. r. r.
Co in La Sale Co., north of Vcrmillion river.
TICKETS FOR SALE on THE TRAIN.
For further particulars, rates, &c, address,
JOHN NJ. CnILDs
Gen. Agt. A., T. Il S. F. r. r., Joliet, III,
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Scott Bros. Il 20.

Have had their store inside painted up in nice
style, and the new goods now coming in are be.
ing placed in their several departments. With
u view Of increasing their already large business
to still greater proportion they have bought
very large for cash from first hands and will be
able this spring to offer greater inducements
than ever to the trade centering at the county
seat.
II is welknown that this firm carry larger
aud better selected stock OF dry goods and carpets
than any other house in this congressional dis
trict, and whose annual sales for the past five
years have far exceeded those Ct any other dry
goods house.
Adhcring to the cash system, they save annually
what n great many merchants lose by doing a
large credit business, which enables them TO sell
goods at a small margin. During the past few
weeks their has been marked decline in prices
and buyers would do well to look through this
large stock.
They have now on exhibition over one hun
dred pieces of carpet twoply carpets as low as
40 cents, and Brussels at Sl00. Also n large
stock Of oil cloths, matt,ngs, window hollands,
lace curtains, window corniccs, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-18

CARPENTER AID Standardization is
called to the advertisement of Mr.. J. Pope, in
another column. Mr.. Pope has just leased the
Armour brick building on Clinton street for
shop, and is preparing for large business this
season. He has already under contract first
class dwelling house for Mr.. w. st. Clair, OF Sc
rena and another for w. r. Milligan, in Grand
Rapids With his enlarged facilities, Mr.. T. is
prepared to undertake any amount OF work in
the building line for the season. He has main
tanned a reputation Of over 80 years in our city
"a one OF its best and most reliable mechanics
and can point to many OF our noblest business
blocks and private residences as specimens o.
his hsndiwork
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-18

Lovett la, lately increased his facilities fol-
doing Laundry work 80 that he 10 now prepared
to 40 Family Washing, either rough dried or fin
Family Washing, rough dried, from 40 to sc
cents; finished u cents. Fancy pieces will be
charged extra Persons wishing their work done
can send their orders to the Office, and their
clothes will be called for and delivered.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-18
Tea.

friedman, besides cutting down the prices Of
teas, has procured Lady Washington" tea
sleeper by which he can make you good cup
of tea in minute in his store. In buying tea
of him, therefore, you can try it before You buy
and know exactly what you are buying, an ad-
vantage which all tea buyers will appreciate.
Go and see it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-18

RsMovHD-John Sanders has removed from
his former and well known location, No. lS3
Main street, to the Van Doreu block, at the cor.
ner Of La Salc and Mill streets. He has new
stock of groceries and provisions, and thanking
his old friends and customers for their patron
age, invites them to call at his new place, where
they will find him better prepared than ever to
please thsm, and respectfully signs his name,
JOHN SANDERS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-18

Editors Fra Ira Lr:-Upon solicitation OF
friends, ! consented 70 become candidate for
Office OF School Director OF the u ward, but hiy-
ing learned through the RTri5ii'o" Of this week,
that two others have sigaiuei their willingness
to be elected, and being assured thereby that
the purpose OF my friends will be secured, and
having 10 selfish desire on my par; for the Office,
I hereby give notice that Eia rot a candidate
Tor election. +. C. JORDAN.
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NeckHenr, new STYLES, at A Frank & Co.'S.

Porter & Thompson, propr'ctoTs OF the new
agricultural warehouse in this city, have the con-
troll in this county OF the celebrated VaRd!ver
sud Quincy planters that work 10 perfection with
Havurtn's Check Row. Also the Peoria, Union
and Keystone planters at Ransom and Grand
Ridge. Also sulky and Gang Pows of different
manufacturers Send for descriptive catalogue
of what you want or call anil examine their
stpck
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-18

IL lbs. choice Prunes for Sl.0O.
} lbs choice Prunellcs for Sl00.
Q lbs. choice Dried Apples for Sl.OO.
/ lbs. choice CurraLts for Sl.0O.
II lbs. choice Rice for Sl.0O
- bars good Soap for slOO.
A fine assortment Of standard can ned goods at
he lowest living rates. Call and see.
Respectfully, ID. HEBNAN d Co.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-18

To the singers who 40 kindly promised to aiu
in getting up an: Old Folks Concert, the ladies
would say that various circumstances seem to
make it desirable 20 postpone The first rehearsal
for a week or two. Understand, 1t il only post
poned, not given mp, and they VIII be duly mott.
fed by mail when the weather, &c. seem favor.
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