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Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
- Smii Tgr sioo, 900, goo.

The crlehTntsd Jennings ease,
hioh ha- been IN thr courts ol Eng
nnd for Hftceu years, i j. ~aid VIII
hp >nun decided. Jvunin.. dird in
thl- state about a hundred Nalr 3
go, had ploIHrtv Ia Bingham s.larl
lh,n az Sl1. 100000 .HrJthattta,
it has Increased in Nalar .a over
2 lDo .arl ,0W. The hci, lo This au
u'eu se ,am en- Fng fnd ard t's at.
Il Virginia uW about uf1 ar
gIsuud ul t.Ie iitil.. .lu BaN geiu uu
il 49,. lN. .tgut n k..rsI4..
ants. wti,h + m s'''A ty N....
'lie NlielGsh hrirs Th,qpt- 80
e'simauts W. Richmond. mis u.tr 81.
the principal y youn1 erpfirnar
Who Is Va eltrk I u.u, Of f'r slHs..
berc. lie u narresuntNd igtii rfss
hy IA, sr-. T.t.li irs rlrti Jui., lia.
luurlun, autlJ, \ Epfias .!.-u. pf.n.s
city. Two laWyNr- iH Iuuf-rt ,vr.
-. g., AMI llun. Judah T.. benjamin
in ENGLAND. tlrtfe'.r 'Hv griK..l
letter nom thr last rlme u.F
m1uip which hr as.suut- l.m l.a
lhIs tclun- ease 4, uua lIHlN
drawing o. g're. .a OIa.
Ilgs IS tNpH ml'rafia ~ ta.
iir'itt 81 the Nfgiuv 81 mH4
5000 d. alwttHL IN thattuHOti
h.'l, 'u t..r cts Nly I g. s., AZ.
ODu.uuO. ur a1uWnn a- Tho
majority of the other Virginia hyir,
live IN l.,nchhurE Mr.. Rtdil viii
probably 20 over "a England sno.i
IN the mteust 0i his chcat The
Jennings estate has been u the
hands of thc Cashier OF thr bauk q.
England, anal he will continue tn
huld Il until the eourts decide tie
matter.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
Tae Tg'or Prospect.
10 srrrtsL DANGER or COMPLICATION.
wfru uruEa NgVlro On SPAIN

Senator Copoyer says that D. has
not eousu.ted with the Pry-idcni o.
Secretary ofStatc in regard o. d. ca
ban resolutions. and it may BE- ,ald
without disrcsrcct to Mr.. Couatcr
that these 10 not at present og,i,e "a
ton,ion here. III, net prolati that
they viii come up lor dseuaion in
The senate.
The House W,.l soon eat for tho
papers IN regard to the Spanish aud
Cuban relations. and Il 8 said .lat
the President is ready AMI quite
willing 60 comply with tie demand
ot the House at any time.
There i. 40 reason tu arrr heud
trouble either with Spain or Ny.ro
With the latter country all our 3. "a
t'ous are friendly, and the borIcr
troubles are not likely to end iu any
serious complications. Tic Spanish
negotiations are on such a footing
thatno complications can arise Tor
some time 30 come, at loaa. and there
b a disposition among leading men
.u both Houses TO as a, ou an avoid
aucc by the Administrator of any
thing that i, likely to bring on a war
Meanwhile il l. known that the
spanish Government j. considering
rcmodial and quieting measures ia
Cuba, aud there is no doubt that Il
has been urged TO this course by the
kuowIegc that the most important
European governments arr IN SYM
pathy with tho United States. and
not with Spain, most of all oi those
governments having themselves Sc
rlous cause OF complaint against
Spain.
Some curiosity !. lett here 20 know
what the Spanish Ministry will de
termine on as 10 Cuban reforms. end
whether il will propose tubaH rllr
by Cuhans aud an oHenirg Of the
ports of the island 90 lhs uts,a, ahh
"A compotent reprosentat.oa of Ga.
bans in the Spanish Corcs. ID b
thought that some such pan a. this
may be proposed, aud thaJ a wouLl
win over the best OF the Cgbau~ and
the substantial citizens OF tn island.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
sssyrefsoa.

How severely these hard times
prrss upon the the Roor Is shown in
an incident At yes,etiay's session of
The Tambs Police Court. A sober.
cleauiy, rcspcctable mechanic Was a.
lis own request committed 10 prisoa
cor eight days. Ho bad been prom
s-,i cmVloymoat Al .he eu1 OF that
period, hut caall nossupport himself
t.ll then unless by thla OF meuioan.
~, from hlth u UhiA c0ursos 10 re-
coilcd. lie hai not asted food f3r
twenty four hours. Desperate IN.
dec q must b. the ,as Of such a ma
who though able an willing. nay,
anxious % labor, tiRA 10 opportuui-
ty o. earn even a VI Hchcd sub-ist-
cncc, but must ask TO ac shut up with
criminals a Bis oay means to
avoid crime or starvalbn. Bat The
ease under consideFa1o Jon j. by no
means the oaly one Of It's Kind
that has deem recorded ID l. safe 10
ny tha, daily The maa firaies are be-
sought 20 take smilar action. Aud
II tins Is the fate OF tho sbpable and so
her mechanic who has but himself 10
support, what must be fae sufIerings
endured by the wives IA children OF
the laborcr who earns snallcr wages
and has tower opportunities 10 secure
employment, aud, aboTe all, what
are the suferings Of tha families Of
men Of this class whose chances Of
obtaining work, slrsasr fe3. aad
feeble are lesssned BY isqir habits Of
dissipation IN. Y. World.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
SeHfsass Of ia Fh,c.

Ia Page. murderer ofJo.ic Lang
maid, the school girl, ia ~ llanp.
shire. hJ- hceU sentenced to BE- u1n-
Au-l in thr State Prison until Jau.
~, l>,5, and thsu bc hanged bs lAe
meek until be- Is deal.
\ goni deal j. said a'aa. o., im
pprtanrc Of eycsutiou- following im.
ue,lia,ely on the heels of crime, 10
b. oilecti,e Ia their influence. Eu,
there il mclhing mHlcsclihably
horrible, awful in the doom ol ,his
young man To lie in his cell ihrec
hundre'land sixty Eve days, only 10
be taken out and exeeutc,fat taeend
0fthem-whatcan hemore droatial.
And Il ~ an open question vheth-
or the example j. not rrndcTJd all
the more influential by this prlim.
mary imprisonment. II i- true the
final catastrophe j. postponed, bat
what an existence pecedcs no
The ease Is thus kept in the pub.
lie mind; and ii II j. restraining, and
tends TO prevent crime, for people
torefiect on mur,lereFs and tlmirpun
iShment, this system would seem 30
accomplish that object.
Theproposal 10 prove. In PAGE .a,
sane,siunply by the atrooity of bis
crime, was wisely abandoned.
There would, indeed, be good ground
for the community to take alarm, ii
murlerers were 10 be acquitted Cor
no ether reason than thatther crime
was peculiarly hendish. 4 case Is
property adjudged 10 he vep dcs-
peratc when such a defence Is sug
gcsted.
Theprineipal ofreliance of the de.
fence, In Ia Pages ease, was aa ali.
bi; but evidence of that was over.
come by contradictory testimony
N. N. Sun.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

The other day 4 simplomind.sl 4
Grrmnn called on q grneertapay his
bill, giving him n 80 note. The
gurgr examined ID anil slil: Halle.
whcf. did sou get til, note" "Vot
Is dc reason mit dos uotr! replied
he honest Tcuiou; .ylont size vas
good. Lcin'" "Gooa" an> E,fsd the
-rrorr; why, you'yt luckl m1n--
ihat note = worth s!u.5p.7 "Ish
dlt ~of- "WhN fort" .Iou see ihe
signature over here. don, youf"
"Dn>c thing Ikea cnrh,rr,w NIT
dr worms, YAH "NHl. that's
Spinner, signature "Nell." !"
"Well, Mr.. New j. now Tr.asupr of
the Uuitcd States "Yon don't tole
mr ~ Nell' "Wcllandnutc, ign,sl
lH spinner are getting scarre. and
people pay five per cent more fpr
them than the new ISSUE "Bv
~himny. is dot su'' "Nrs. Lem
me sac Nour bills. Why every one
0f th,m isa spinner Man alive.
Nuur fortune i made IN pur-u.
anrc 81 the grnrct's advice Nr ~ni
dor called AZ the Sub Treasury SAT
urla, afternoon to -ct the premium
un his hills. What succes~ b. hal
Il T. impossible to- state, bat he was
sea later IN the evening lurh.ug
mdud stW,ts which the grover must
gohomr hl aud on being accostelhy
an acquaintance the follow coayer
>at;un took place. '.Dcr peoples from
Nharmany dghts well, helm" "Oh
yes! tbs Gcrnans are unqucstoua
hly military nation of the frst
class.' 'Some hg fights. helm,
l.cip~icg" "YeN7 "Und Sadowa"
Yes" Ind kUuiggatz!r "Cer.
taiuly." "Jnd Worth, uni Mars
Ia Tour, ual Gnyclotte, uni Sc.
dan'' ''Of course, of course
Dose was all big battles, und der
Dtut~ch uckclY" Eyes" ..Vell.
you joost Tait til. Ia, a 'ccry store
shnts hi'assA :. J -. saw D,.ui .rh
victory vef ak~- lop forget at
thcmlittlesL.1 tTlcag5 THhane.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

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Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

4 TALH on I.ovE-One quiet day
in leaiy June, when bees aud birls
we're all Ia tunc. two lovers walked
beneath the moon. The nlght was
iair, No was the maid they walked
and talked beneath the shadc, with
none 70 harm ~ make afraid.
Her name was Sal, and his was
Jim, and he was tat aad she was slim
be took % her and she toak 60 him.
Says Jim 10 Sal, by all the snakes
that sqairm among the brush and
brakes love you better'n buck
wheat cakes"
Says sheto Jim, "Stnce you've be-
gun Il, and bccn and gone aud d0ne
Il. love you next to new bornet. ["
Ray Jim 60 sal, my heart yoa've
busted, but have always gals mis-
trusted"
SAYS Sal 10 Jim. Il will be true;
IL you love me as love you no knife
can cut our love Ia two.'
says Jim 10 Sal, "Throngh thick
and thin, for year true lower count
no in, III court no other gal agin.,'
jim loaned 10 Sal, Sal leaned Ia
jim, his nose just touched above her
chin; four hps met-r-went-ahom--
aheml And then-and thcn--and
thenl Oh, gals!
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
- Holocaust

The discovery o' an imm.a..
quantity oi human remains m uao
at the walls of the old san Audrts
Hospital. IN Lima, iscpoficd by the
Opinion National of that citg. Ia
eOnsequonccolrepair being madc. it
became necessary lo throw down
one 0f The walls of Jhc & tiing d war5
whichadioius lho 4, d,paltmcutuamed
''Our i.1dv ~ Mercy, whpn to their
sarprie the workman enipluA al
found that the wall w.ss holl oa nnd
hllesl With human ssv3aits, N ono
day atone several huNffrpsl skelrtnna
we're removed, the dress ~ an heinr
"a gOoi condition. ON the follow
mg day about 5000 skeletons. e "a
stated, wsae discovered. ghc hes
pl'al was hult IN ijj1. under the
protectiou ofthc Marquisof Cancto.
Don Andrps Ilurtain, lndAt thp in
stance ansl advice ofa spanlshpriest
named M0'ena. StAsc lhcn up a.
the present tilAe Il has been employ
ed for charitable ami humane pul
poses, and u puzzles every one %
imagine how mdtr thcsa rircuu
STANCES such . mass of homes can
have accumulated within it, walls.
The general impression at Linn IL
that the bones belong e. victims OF
the lnquisition. They appear To be
trunl l50 Ia 10 years old, an,l
seem 10 have been thruwn into the
opening between the walls. All
the skeletons are clothed, ami dress
es, llo0ts, AMI shoes are fouml mixed
with large quantities Of womeH's
hair.--N. \. sun.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
Oar Eovs.

Auartir'ccl~ew here gives ~nmccu
li"as insianccsof iu,yuilrdrrm,ity.
taken aluosi 10 hazam nom the
mails ~ the past tvn mcaths. II
~ ~ means exhausts the subject.
4 do'a aot even bring fqVlul g'I
the most naiahlc cascs that might
- eit~'i. Shnit ~ !. ,hr list. II ~
cords The ",rnmi -.nu O.. y8aths. in
some eases bN mcu rhildr,n, or The
gfayost uil,nscs iu the criminal cal
ondar Burglary, horse thcll. cru
city. killing IN childish hravl. be-
mlcidc, ns>iu1t.un from q dr,iuc ioI
revenge, ant Wlutpu murder lur the
sheer love ct killiug-tlc,r are some
uf thr crimes rvcutlrd. Thrrr arr
hat teweaScs where there caulaplea
dci The excuse 81 the rude aud Law
l.~- ~ta,suf th,commulitN. hutu near
u all may hr 1~crib,d 10 The utter
at.~enc, Oipagsmi lrr>taint ani dr
WutJlizing influence, ot The streets.
that Ia all great cities arr thr play
euuul aud school al huS in lhcir
lrtns. Tie Young IInudlum 81 San
lIaHCI~cu y lp az the age OF uitccR
uJas ucrdiorhouiir5lC.lH,rs.r
wing four YEAR fnr burglary aul bar
.cCuy, aud The yoUuear aud Uuu-,
lluudlum uf,l,,yu " hu, " hen arrra
Ted ilr pll, mllN burning Che casual
= hnavuHan with be cud ufhs,ig
ar ffairly hlanching his captor', hair
meanwhile With aNullcy Of MATURE
imprccatiou-), proved to hc the pns.
sCsSpr of a pack Ofvapls, a pistol AMI
"A supply of fcheWing talIcrn, "a, on
" types ofthat very numerous class
~ our population whose destiny i,
The prison "a the galloVs. Ia how
tir a irildnt police tort, hong terms
inrciormaturN Institutions, the lash,
might tend "a ahate this nuisance
and dauger,it might hc profitable o.
inquire. Thu<c Who viii give thc
subject due attention will find that
the boy tio,kli,,la tial,,sat ourVorl
doorS. This description Of crime Is
10y uo means peculiar to America,
but must hc admitted that here Il i
much mSFe abundant AMI atroCious
than elsewhere.
Though Of the cruel results ofti.
Hing with deadly weapons We hut
give couple If instances. They arr
typical and significant. The yuutl
y Nho playialll blow su!l Li> huth,r',
head wilha shotgun, or the boy wh,
1 ~ school hours snaps ouyy tuo often
his rCNulTcria >puu 20 9ch >smat,
and ha..rs q ballet "a I'll, Maiu, al,
l2rue,y bhantahle in themselves
Equally eensar.hle however. ur,
| thuse who permit nT encourage su,l
/ mHuigTu4s aalt, t,,cIdtut-; 10 sinai
share ., a. ilonsibll.ty Eystsupnn tht
man to vh0se earcless8rs, /.
lue sach catastrophe a. that aI
Lancaster This Iecklcssuess isan
other unpleasant characteristic 81
American society, aad j. none ths
less unpleasant because apparent
/ Ii it cannut h. eliminated.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

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Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
F'rd'.a.

Nalarte up ihg a, erur tlismor
Iu.re. noli,ed ata htshimml lrl,u
| ,la establishment, avery neat icau
/ phaeton, dnvn hya snp,p pair 81
howns. ! also ut,,sl lhe fair mis-
/ trcss, Who was da.ni.ly descending,
A. a Woman a. he observed. Suth
iug could hc In h,tjrr fpH tlinn her
cul lit cplipagr. llrr drc>~ WIS one
/ ia which ihc quirtrst tiuts hlrndcd
la I.eaeot acenTd Tae delicafe bat
cOuIdnevcr have lncn fabricated nui.
side of tlIc wurld's gay capital, Tar.
is, and II seemed only a happy scri.
drnl y heu the Nantun y iI,d, blowing
tuo rudoly, swept aside the dryss for
q momrni and IrS-.lcd a tn"t "a
wear the slipper uf Cinderella and an
ankle u,alliug ~ h,autN alpd drlica
- the swift footed Atalarta's own.
I NcrA quiet and dtiuup vas ,hr .acy.
/ 'u which there was no color uui OgaI1
I ~ save q pair ui lovely eyes. which
u,r,ufa snll brown, changing sum,
times todark gray 1h, low, f,I.a
THis voice was one 10 remember,
+ fIf II seemed ladeusd with oadeiruc,
on ,ad heart. Yet, uudrr the inhu
|u..euf those ewes. men old enough
to have Wisdom, VI gray hair could
huHg ID. have inr-uttca Wi,,s, hon
pI. IN, aul bowed tADa,rhc- IL The
UHe'. " lust hopes anal ruined
ium. could LII. this woman aIld
-ruapNIrmidtohcrcopqu'si hiah
/ e. t..a IuuUI "a, TuiaI'- mouu
u.. uf human skulls. ln spite Of
l.Eniiugthe oNl,liur, the man uI
I .lp world should spon hpcuuc aware
u' .ns ahSen,e of thy J, Hc sais pds
i rv.i. hich u the luru heritage oi
rDpi hlupl and lintazc, tnl them
+ y.4 may. This isuo Nonial Venus,
un'N M" lobby queen. She lives
here p1istiN, lacpiug handsome
ru"tns, through Who's, portals the
names which have gp years been
I l,ai4-aA@s A...itn'a hiStCg air too
hepuentl, sent She has ,sa ample
! fortune, made IN CREDIT Molilitr ia.
I ,ia Mail, aud kindred devices fnf
rolling the nations cotivts. lct,vitll
ynuih, muncp aud marvellous lAsci
nation, She Is dOmcd % wan,lcr az
and down ihe earth With a brand up
on her as enduring AMI unchanged
llr a. the mark Of Cain. Few We
men viii Deliberately scrk disllonol
bat this one must have done so. A
I wify "uce aith tbs best love ora rliiv.
alIie ,,r1u,iua. btslsu,ial position
. ant an hI ftuFac name. Alithcsy 81,
cast t,nm her for mau worth
. 'u e. Wlvi.hnut even q -lgc.au~ al
I,Ja.aa, ofa,.4ndsumc farc aud hour
ing. nlt uauh have Thought that
/ tht tutu-t ,4tween this WORTHLESS,
r.Hr AMI the gallant gentleman
/ 'rla hf DE vickedly wrecked va
-u great tl.at, III honor and honesty
. hrta fi.rir lraar, worldly prudence
wou.j have sH'acn 10 Trumpet tone,
I nul it lul'. uut talking ~ tiis. II
. puly ,lus.aIA ofPcpliia vithmod
Cu adaptations. Ifhis,oa repeats
. itsait. even in D ike manner does ~
lmaucr. ltistir ancicnt story OF IA,
/ "io-t Ola," giih modcm impno, g
ussa, aud uot ul - dark ages. but
10 this ,ifiuous ard Christian nine
/ toGrth century.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

The prince had good luck the 9th
ers day IN ccylon. III caught two
elephants aud got two bites from n
tiger with common worm haits.
This, said be, in the lallness OF
his delight This Gro hant none o
ser tupp'ny 'ayp'ny sport III tell
yer. This 'ere's rummy. Hi've 'ad
more iun than hif HID lost a f'pun
note. Hi say, Russell, you hold
sleepy cad, his there any lor in Ccy-
lon agains, fishing nv a Sundayf"
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

a young man IN Chicago was re
Gently found dead in Bis bed. aud
The supposiiion was that he Lad com
milied suicide BY poisoning bat up
on analyEing the eontents Of his
stomach nolhing bat the following
were found in ID: Pickles, pound
cake, lemonade, cold turkey, beer.
fried oysters, cold punch, ham aaad-
wich, sponge cake, beeftca, mineo
pic, champaign, lobster, game pie,
lrult cake, tea, chicken salad, whisky,
coffee, bologna sausage, port. eheese
sardines and sherry. The jury re
turned verdict Of Adied through the
visitation offriends.'
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

Il wouldn'i be such Christian a.
you arc, John, said b. wife, as she
stood IN the doorway dressed foT
church. "lou could % with me very
well ifyou wanted to.-
GLOW can L. he half sobbcd.
There's the wood 20 % split, and
the coal 10 be shovclcsl ever nhe 9th
er side Of tho cellar, aai no dishes
washed for dihner yet
"Ah, ! didn't think "a taat;" she
murmured thoaghtfalv, Aad giving
her new cloak a fresh Itch an sailed
out alone BrooklyH Argaa.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

An Act 20 reduce tho expenses OF ,hc
Satc.
Section |. ncit enacted by th,
Legislature of the State or Wi-sissip.
pi That no compensation shall be a.
lowed 70 any ncwsIarcr Tor publish
ing tho daily proceeding. of tn. I,g
i>la,arc, and tha. this act take oh,ct
from anl after IL passage.
Approved Jan. lltL, 1870.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

An American otixaa was called
on As a witness In a CO before one
Of the Justices and Wien The oath
was administered he raised both
hands, and said; @ifI spoke ned.
dings what amt drew, Il ever | hope
TO die % quick a. a mi,ute r
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
Ssah Latrs

4 joint resolution 20 abolish Che of
Gee 81 Postmaster lug the two
Houses.
n i,ra.'Ivel by the Te.ia,surc
oftha ~iatc Of Mississippi Tmtth
office of postmaster ior the Two
hou-es le anl tae eame Il hereby
abolished. end that ths rrsolullLn
t.s, effect from ouI agcr its pa.--
aFo.
Approved Jau. II, 1876.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

An Aci 20 provide Tor submitting o.
q vote n the people, amendment.
q the constitution, and for other
purposes
Section |. r. Il enacted hv lso
Legislature Ufthe State Of Hississlp.
pi, That whenever any amendment
of the CousAmtion - proposed
80 the people for adoption or reiee.
ton, il saall b. che duty of the socrc-
tary OF State. at least three month.
before The election Is held. at Waich
tho same j. to be voted upon, % sen /
30 the proprietors of every rewspa.
per published in this State. n cony
of the Act or RESOLUTION pruneaing
such amendment and a copy OF tbs
Act; and every such newspaper that
will publish the same for the three
months next preceding such election
shall be paid the SUN of dfteon dol.
liars out Of the State Treasury.
Bee. 2. Dc n further enacted. That
IN voting upon any proposed
amendment, the electors shall
have written or printed on
their ballots any words that are
sufficiently descriptive OF the amend.
ment, voted on TO identity the same,
with the prefix "for," III they vote
Tor, and against" II they vote
against tho same. The amendment
proposed NJ the last session In no.
lation.to the chanecFy court amend.
ment. and those electors wishing 20
vote for the same, shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words
aFor Chanecry Court Amendment" "
aud thoso wishing 20 cote against
the same, shall haso written
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

A new dish Is egg leaves ft1cd IN
grape batter; Ii u called q French
dish, An exchange remarks; "Ho
cant think Of anything that would
be more delicious than fried grape
leaves unless itisa circus poster ode
toast" gree
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

4 young poet In Missouri wrote.
"Dear Lucy, fora siaglc smile from
thee, I'll darc The worst, thou gentle
gu'lclcss dpvej hs, to my prayer
and d. not Ia nae aee, ior, oh ! can
noi qaeii my raging love- And this
!. tho way !, oane on, IN the papers
"D.m l.ueky, but a single mile from
ibce, ia damn tho world, thou yellow
guilty dog lii 70 my prayer, oh, do
NOT hide fea. tor OH I cannot
squoal my ragged love- Fortunate.
" The congpositor aidns leave ont
any Of Tie words.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

Thirty mae years ago, on the morn
lng Of the battle OF San Jacinto, Paul
lc ruuci. a sutlcr in the Mexican ar
my, buried his loose cash beneath a
ciump of hashos on the hank Of a
nci .hboriue hayoa. Then ''he it into
thcwar' and wa oaptarod. \ month
ago he landed NJ Galveston, hired a
schooner, ard SAILED up TO San Jaeiu-
% and hunted up tho hattie hcld. AZ
ter a search ofiwo days he struck the
l1igld loaality aud found his trcasure,
amounting 10 - 800 Ia Mexican gold
coin, undisturbcd II Is proper TO
add that tho original bushes bad bo-
some tall trOos, though nothing like
as tall a the story n. \. SUI.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26
! lszz-.Es IA lsExz. IL rzfTzL-'
BirdSoag Horne a Britain.

HAILEiiIRST, MISS,
Dealers IN boy Gopas. Grocefles. IIard.
waHe, Catlerv. Furliture. Eic.
We win iafe in exehangs f8r gts.s. al.
kinas uf cUuntfY THssiuet, Fnch as hides
chasAeus. srra. batter. tailew. besswAx. ref
oals. Isaiatfss. fte. Ne bus "a lsr-o guar
ttsa a. 80 eheap frca.h lntTIy
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

la Ac, Go repeal ar o., ia II hnon
O. Legal Counsel for B.aulsof au
IHry sHrA
Se.iine 4 naitc0r vi Ly "a,
f.cg.'eiulc Of ths S,4tc n IN
.pP' Thatanact enutlsl an oct to
enable .he Boards ot ssp-rs ... 10
employ counsel at q stated salary.
approved Feb. 5lh, is72, br-anl 'hc
same - hereby repealed
Section .. BE it further enacted.
That this act take effect and be- in
force from aal after 10 ia ere.
Approved January llJh, 1870.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-26

An Aot 90 ronler upon 'hc Chairman
otr"um'tt.r. power O. a,iuussr O.
oath and i'r other rurpota@.
section !. b. b. enacted iv tN,
&. ..#'.turr u| DE state Of. II n
20. That tle chairman ur att
chairman ol any committee of the
Senate er Horse of Representatives
of tht State Of Mlssissippi. and tho
chairman or acting chairman 90 any
joint committee of said senate or
Hon ~ representatives, be aud
are hereby empowered to adminis-
ter oaths or aiiirmaiions % witnesses
in any ea.e or matter undor cxamin-
alton before said committees. and
every person who shall willfully
and corrupIly swear, testify or affirm
falsly before such committee. shall
be liable 10 tbo pains, paualti,s. and
disabilities now prescribed hy law.
Tor tie crime ~ perjury.
See. .. D. Il further enacted, That
this act take effect from and ailcr it4
pa sage.
Approved Jan. lith, 1876.