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NOTICE.
CALVIN OSTIN.

This is to notify you that you
can't stay here any longer than if
teen days it's nothing that we have
against you, as for you have good
name with white and black. Now
if not gone within fifteen days you
will receive buckshot soop.
The above is directed to an hon
est, hard working colored man,
residing on Mr.. l.. r. Affords plan
tation, who takes the right view of
such matters, and below gives warn
ing to all such disreputable parties
TO keep away from his place. His
warning has the ring OF true metal
in it: he is determined to defend
his laborers with his life, and we
would advise the bulldozers to make
themselves peculiarly scarce in his
immediate vicinity. Listen TO his
manly notice:
| hereby warn the authors of the
above nolice not to come about my
premises without my consent. If
they do, they do so at the risk of
their lives, as | am determined to
protect my laborers, aud will, if
necessary, use a little buckshot my
self L. r. AFFORD.
Our representative. Mr.. Causey,
is taking a lively interest in this
matter, and has expressed a deter
mlnation to exterminate, and to rid
cur county Of these bad men. He
is on the right road to succeed, and
we shall hail with JOY the time when
they are brought to justice and prop
erly punished for their many crimes
and misdemeanors.
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|. Any person who takes'a paper reg.
ularly from the postoffice. whether di-
rected to his name or not, is RESPONSE
BILE for the payment.
Q. If any person orders his paper dis
continued he must pay all arrearages, or
the publisher may continue to send il
until payment is made, and collect the
whole amount whether the paper is
taken from the Office or not.
3. The courts have decided that re-
fusing to take newspapers and periodi-
Gals from the postoffice. or removing
and leaving them uncalled for, is prima
facie evidence of intentional fraud.
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INTERESTING.
n. Y. Sun.

N. Y Sun.
1t is interesting to watch with
what ease the British lion now ac>
commodities himself to circumstan
ces. One day he is roaring for war
the next he smiles aad curls his
tail around him as complacently as
though he were the embodiment oil
universal peace. There was a time
when the temper Of the beast was
not so mercurial, when, once reused
to the roaring point, nations trem>
bled at the consequences.
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Jackson Clarion.
We have been looking anxiously
for a report from the senate cons
mittee on railroads, 10 whom was
referred the resolution Of Mr.. King,
instIucting The committee to ascer-
tain and report the number of miles
of each railroad in this state ana
the value thereof per mile; also the
value Of the rolling stock, depots,
tracks, ETC., of each road, and whether
all of said roads, or any Of them, pay
state, county or municipal taxes ;
and if any Of them do pay taxes,
what taxes do they pay, and the
amount thereof per mile of said road;
and if any OF them do not pay taxes,
why they do not" la the absence
of the report here called for, we
have taken the trouble 10 obtain in
formation upon one branch OF the
inquiry, viz: the number OF miles of
railway in the slate and the value
thereof, as follows LcngIh, value
per mile, and to,al value of all the
railroads in the state of Mississippi,
January !, 1878:
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A FINE OLD FARMER.

Augusta (Gd.l Chronicle.
Few states, if any, will have
a better Paris commissioner than
Georgia. General Young is beau
S0byeui, q man OF the world and a
practical agriculturist." We pre-
sumo he speaks rench quite as well
as the American minister.
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AN OLD LOVERS ARDoR.
indianapolis Journal.

Indianapolis Journal.
For one of his years, Uncle Simon
Cameron managed to throw consld-
cradle warmth into his letters to
the widow Oliver. He is old enough
to have known better than to put
himself on paper in such sIyle unless
he meant business.
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A WESTERN PARAGRAPH.

Columbus Journal.
The attempts of Nancy Orebaugh
to get underholds on the finance
question are about as ludicrous as
the efforts of wooden legged tum
bic bug to climb 81 eased lightning
rod, tail foremost.
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ONLY TOO True.

UaINtstOn NEWS,
Hon. S. S, Cox said a good thing
recently in debate on the navigation
laws when he declared that 1.-THE
laws forbids Americans 10 buy ships
abroad and the tariff forbids them
to build them at home.' The re-
mark is both pithy and true.
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This valuation includes road bed,
rolling stock, tracks, wood-sheds,
water tanks, depots, etc, but does
not include machine shops, machin-
cry, supplies, stores, etc.
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ANOTHER REFORM DEMANDED.

Cincinnati Commercial
Another needed change in the
house at Washington, now that lob
byists are to be kept off the floor,
reform by the members in the matter
Of smoking, which has come to be
tolerated not only in the cloak>
rooms, but even in the house itself
and during It's sessions.
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SteyedOres Benevolent Associations.

No. Holds regular meetings second
Sunday of each month. Thomas Cros-
bic, president; + G.. Ryder, secretary.
No. 2-Holds regular meetings first
Saturday of each month. Sam. Law
renee, president; Frank Green, secre-
tarY.
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A SAD REVELATION.
Cleveland Plain. Dealer.

Cleveland Plain. Dealer.
Judge Rannev is now in WASH
ington for the first tire in his life,
and is to argue a case before the
supreme court of the United States.
The Judge will come back disgusted
with the character Of the little crea>
lures who occupy such high positions
at the national capital.
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America now supplies Europe
with beet, -four, apples, potatoes,
butter, cheese. Who says she may
not claim the proud title of "the
Fodder>land?"
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The Press,
What some Of Our Exchanges Say on
Various Topics and Things.
HERE'S A NICE PROSPECT.

HERE'S A NICE PROSPECT.
George Francis Train.
In fifteen years my hair will be
as black as a ravens, in forty years
| will have a new set OF teeth, aud
In one hundred years | shall begin
making a new race OF men.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-22

A girl at twenty says, "Whom shall
| have? At thirty she asks, who
will have me?"
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-22

Spilkens ais avs insists on spelling
needle, niedle. He says every
needle should have an eye in it. Sew!
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An act to amend section 27s6, of the revised
code of Mississippi in relation TO the
arrest of certain persons fleeing from
justice.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the state OF MiSsis,
sippi, That section 2786, of the
revised code Of 1871, in relation to
the arrest Of certain persons fleeing
from justice, be and the same is
hereby expungfd, and the following
section inserted in lieu thereof: ::
Section 27S6. ANY person who
shall arrest any one who has killed
another, and is fleeing before arrest,
and shall deliver him up for trial, q,
ST all be entitled to the sum of one
hundred dollars out OF the treas
ury Of the county in which the
homicide occurred, which shall be
paid on The allowance Of the circuit
court aud the order Of the board Of
supervisors, in the manner provided
by law. ..
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That this act take effect and be in
lorco from and after its passage.
Approved February 7, 1878.
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ADVERTISING BATES.

! square ,one inch first insertion. ,..-.$l on
Each subsequent insertion,. n,.......... 30
Editorial or local notices, Is cents per line
for first insertion aud 10 per line foi each in"
sertion thereafter.
Marriage and Death notices not over one
square, inserted free Of charge.
Obituary notices and Tributes of Respect
will be charged for at regular iates
Liberal arrangements can be made for tn
insertion Of advertisements for any length
of time
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COURT DIRECTORY.
CIRCUIT CoURr-SEvENTH DISTRICT
JAMES s HAMM Judge.

CIRCUIT COURr-sEVENTH DISTRICT 4.
JAMES S HAMM Judge.
THos. s. FoRD, District Attorney.
County of erdsle-second Mon
day cf February and August, continue
ing is days.
Kemrer-frst Monday of March and
September, continuing II DAYS.
Clake-tbIrd Monday of March and
September, continuing u days.
Wayne-frst Monday of April and
October, combining 6 days.
Green-second Monday of April and
October continuing 6 days.
Jsckson--third Monday of April and
October, contiuing DAYS.
Harrson-fuurth Monday of April
and October, continuing G days.
Hancock-frst Monday of May and
November, continuing 6 days.
Peari-second Monday of May and
November, continuing 6 days.
Marion-thrd Monday in May and
November. continuing days.
Perry-fonrth Monday of May aud
November, continuing days.
CHANCERY COURT-SEVENTH DIST.
GEO. WOOD, Chancellor.
County of Jackson first Monday OF
March and September, continuing 6 days
Harrison-second Monday of march
and September, continuing 6 days.
Haucock-third Monday Of march
and September, continuing 6 days.
Pearl-fourth Monday of March and
Sept 'ember, continuing 6 days.
Mltion--frst NJ onday after the fourth
Mop1ay of March, continuing 6 days.
Peuv-second Monday after the
fourth Monday Of March aud Septem-
ber, continuing 6 days.
GreeD-third monday after the fourth
Monday OF March and September, con-
timing 6 DAYS.
Wayue-fourth Moudav after the
fourth Monday OF March and Septem-
her. continuing 6 lays.
CarIe-frst Monday in May aud
November, continuing 6 days.
ndetdale-second Monday OF May
and November, coptiraiug II days.
Kemper-iouith Monday of May and
November, continuing SIX days.
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Often a man drives a pair of
grays. while he himself is driven by
duus.
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POLL TAX QUALIFICATION.

Vieksburg Herald.
fhe ClarioSS eSysoca.es that the
constitution of this state Should be
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-22

TrsT,MoNIAL-The law card of ] G. Heidel-
berg, ESQ, appears in our columns this morn'
ing. we nave known nun ioi S"eHet r''.ie
Of his profession, and can honestly and do
'cheerfuily recommend him to all in need OF the
services of safe attorney. i Meridian Mer-
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n N. BIO IT, M, d.
J. @. HEIDELBERG,
ATTORNEY and Counselor at Law,

AND SOLICITOR IN CHI hNCERY,
East PascngouIa, Jackson County, Niss
Will give special attention to Collections.
and Chancery business. >,
Office up stairs over "Postotiice EXchanSe
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LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI.
Passed at the Regular Session of
1S7S.

An act to allow the boards of supervisors of
jackson aud Hancock counties TO publish
their proceedings.
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the
legislature of the state Of Missis-
sippi, That tn, boards of supervisors
Of jackson and Hancock counties
are hereby authorized to publish
their pr oeeedings in some newspaper
published in said counties, Provided,
The costs shall not be more than
one hundred dollars per anuum.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February 7, 1878.
I'm act for the protection of railroad com
panies and owners of stock
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the state o! Mississippi,
Thai it shall be unlawful for any
person to u-e, eat, or appropriate to
his own use, or take and carry
away, other than the owner thereof,
or the employees of such railroad
company, any stock killed Or
wounded by the cars of any rail-
road company in this state, unless
by the express consent of such
owner or railroad company and
any person violating the provisions
of this act shall be deemed and
held 10 be guilty oil larceny, Of the
meat or stock so taken, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
as Tow provided Tor by law.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted,
That this act be in force and take
effect from and after its passage.
Approved February 7, 1878.
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An act TO allow the boards of supervisors of
jackson aud Hancock counties TO publish
their proceedings.
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
YOUNG HOPEFULS.

Tho child Charley Conrey, who was reported missing
Thursday last, was found yesterday. Ho was
dressed and allowed 10 go out to play on that after
noon short tmo after he was missed from
the ncghborhood aad also wero Anne Collins,
thirteen years old, and her brother Wine, aged
nine years. Their distracted parents searched high
and low Tor them, without success Yesterday u
Mrs Crow, Of No. 33+ East T~entythird street, who
knows mo children, met them Ia the street anu took
little Charley, who is bat iour years old, by the arm
and wanted him TO 10 homo with her. Tue girl Anne
ius-led that he was her brother and would not
allow Mrs Crow W take him away. policeman
was called who took charge OF the youthful Trio. The
boy Charley, when asked by his iather where he had
bccn sad tnat he had been begging and that he had
slept ovor night In bakers shop. His long curly
hair had been cut short The gir Annie Collins who
II Is believed, led him away, had with ncr letter
which read as foows:-
Please hop Father IL dead and mother Is sick
hospital FRANK SMITH. Ji1 East Thirty strevt.
The father OF tho, Collins cniidrcn was loss to
understand why his children sh ouid leave him
Hc Is earning fair wages ana has aiw Kept The m
comfortably.
The New York herald., 1878-03-03

money sent TO them from the island. and OF course.
the news has greatly agitated the 5000 tho CITY
OF New York sti they 40 not know any moro of
what has been going on IN Cuoa except what they
have heard or read III the ncw spaprrs. %
FULL DETAILS ExpEcrKD.
"And General G. ,nzales?" asked the reporter.
"Yes. OF course that Is trus,n replied the .Lonsui.
Tho document signed ny Aidama. sargrilI and Ecnc
vcrra showed thai these men least undcrs,ana the
situation. As To the documents which Gonzales was
expected TO brii over, and which have been mslad.
they are, l understand, not al all essential, and
CubaDs hero Will shortly learn, II do not know
II now, that the rebellion is crushed think most
OF the Cuoans now here will return their own
island ann look once more alter their own private
sfiirs Next Wednesday expect to receive further
authentic news from Havana when all the details will
reach US in duo course OF mail.
''The end OF the rebellion N Cuba must relieve you
ami the AinIser 10 Washington of great deal Of Ia
bor and troube,' said the reporter IN parting from
the Consul.
NO that makes no difference" he SAID; .swe' got
along here very nicely indeed wne tho trouble
lasted.n
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
PLAY AND PASSION,

A dispute occurred last night over gamo OF cards
In tho liquor saloon OF John Cannon, at No. 3u
East Forty-sixsh street, between William Mur-
pny. Of No s42 First avenue, aud Michael
Quinn, OF Forty seventh street and First ave-
nue. II cuninaied Ia Tho stabbing o the latter In
tho forehead with jackkno IN the hands Of the ior
mer murphy after staDDina Quinn ran away, aud
up to late hour ast night had been arrested Tho
wound received by Quinn Is sov,ro but not danger.
Gus ono
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
THE CHAPLIN HOME.

The anniversary exercses OF tho Chaplin Home,
sixty sixth street, near Third avenue tsko place TO-
morrow, between the hours OF two anc ten 7. H. he.
three aud eight o'clock tbc will bc addresses
by number OF prominent clcrgyfncn interspcrsed
with music ana alter tnat social converse.
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
INTERESTING TO HIS yoNDsMEN.

Owncy Googheshan, the proprietor OF tho saloon
No lo3 Bowcry, called the Eidridgc stations
house last night and informed Sergeant Christie that
be was gong 10 close up his saloon to morrow and
would leave Tor California sofno uay next week. He Is
present under S6 Wv bail 70 stand Trial on various
charges. ... ..l
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
LOTTIE TEMPLE.

Lotto Temple, who. II Is alleged, s suffering from
the effects oi malpractice at the hands OF Dr. White
head. was taken TO Bellevue Hospital yesterday IN an
ambulance from her residence Her copuiiion was
rcporIed last evening 40 very critical
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
CUBAN CAPITGLATION.
Surrender Of Other Insurgent Bands
to the Spaniards.
DELIGHTED HIDALGOS.
General Martinez Campos Congratu-
lated by the Casino Espanol.
PATRIOTIC cUBANs' DETECTION.
Don Hipolito de Uriarte's Views
on the Situation.
[BY CABLE TO TIE HERALD

HAVANA, March q 1873.
Tho insurgent forces at Remedies. under Carrillo.
will surrender their arms on the 9Th insl
The insurgent chiefs Jimencz and Sanchez, with
425 men, II and 80 children, have surrendered
In the ncghborhood OF tho Trocha Tho number of
Insurgents surrendered 10 Puerto Principe Ia reported
at 600 men. with 400 members of their familIea
The New York herald., 1878-03-03

and many Other things were interpreted ny
Mr. Macnado TO ME Islimggs. AZ any rate, AS soon
the TACT Of the United states Convention ior new
commission was Known there Mr Iaiimaec nmcdi.
ately left all his gas business In The hands o his
agent, MI Machado, whom hc appointed his attor-
cy-inaci, apd departed ior tho United states liz
there suoceoucd. by means not necessary 10 DO re-
pcateI here, IN securing the, appointment ron Au-
drew Jonnson) as UuiIed States Con mmss oner winch
conferred upon hun because he was (as slated In
the papers on HE IN the state Department Ia relation
thcrcto) "a gentleman well acquainted with the cJun
Try, IT'S language, Inhabitants and government"
Upon TINS appointment he Returned 10 Caracas to or
gsnizc with iho Venezuelan Commissioner, and was
there when In January, 1867, james Wilson toi lndi-
anal VINO mad succccdea Mr. culver as Minstcr, died
oil lever Mr. Tslmago thcrcupon TOOK possession OF
the records archives anu papers oil the unied States
Legation tEcre aud thus became acquainted VITA the
origin, history and condition Of esch claim " be
scntcu, aud with The nauo snG residence of oacn
claimant.
CHOOSING THE uxrIRE
Wilson, tho Minister, was buried tat the charge and
by the Ol tho Venezuelan govcrumcntl and
Ialimagc cndcavorcd 10 proceed with his arrange
nents with the Vcnezueian commissioner Tor tho
organization OF tho commission. THIS last he op.
posed ali sorts oil obstaccs, refusing 10 accept as
umpire any ono OF the iorctsn representatives In
Caracas and insisting on his own man-at nrs,
Roiandus "a DuIchman IRON Curacoa, Interested as u
aiterwatd appeared, IN al enormous Claim presented
ana rejected and sitcrwafd the man who was finally
sclectodl THIS course induced tno resignations VI
poth Banco and Como In succession an Venezuelan
Com issioncrs ana compelled tho selection OF Villa
lane, the pisbic man wnOm IalIniagc preferred This
Venezuelan Commissioner, however, halted on some
OF the arrangements, 10 which no declined To ac-
ccdc and the co nscq was nnai disagreement as
the umpire TO be selected, and rcicfcncc OF that
selection, under the convention, TO tho Russian IN
sicr IN tnc United states IN. de stoecxl lie, never
havn ng heard 0i such individual was how over by
singular coincidence not yet explained, INDUCED 10
appoint Juan N. Machadd railmagc's agent, inter.
prefer, attorney and iact0tum. The Venezuelan gov
ernmcnt protested against this appointment rs ono
cntrciy managed BY SURPRISE ana as evidently uunt,
By reason OF hls (Macnados) want position ana
| t.ccaents OF any KIM. But there WINS remcdy,
aud u had to be submitted to-
READY FOR TIfg spoiLs.
Upon tho doatn VI Wilson the President tJohusop
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-01-31

behind Il lady's work basket who oc-
cunied tie next seat, after doing
which walked hack about four
seats and managed to get m watch
~ d chain of aud down behind my
valise on The car floor, after which
little performance my hands were mp
good and steady. | then had moth
ing Oh my person that l thought
the thieves would take except about
ten dollars in coin in ,Cne pocket,
aud I.fnally ,wotSed up-a scheme to
beat them out Of that. The man
who was roll,ipg the seats opposite
me was mrch more tx, ert than the
other and got away ahead Of him
After he had passed me about tour
seats, and the other was at least
four selts from me the OF her way, |
got up leisurly and crossed the aisle,
and took II seat with man who had
been robbed. aud the villain whose
plain duty it was to rob me, over
locked me entirely sn was not
ton cltd, al d MAS the only man in
that car who was net ''eont
through. ~,
N ink il tCCk II tm alcrt hftet I
minutes to work that car, dmil 6
Nlic!. Ilcy .klt .takl p.cIdtIh
ipasSen gers What TO DO, and callil 3
them such nice, familiar names, a:
though We all belonged tn one fami
" -names'that don't look nice il
print. 'BU' they finally gHt through
aud #, xlvidg us IL Il lal ord er moi
70 stir out ut the car, or we would
get shet, and although l had fully
retained my preseuce of mind aud
Ice danger was all over, something
like stl eak of lightning ur an earth
q make struck me just then, ard
liked to ha"e shopk myself tn pieces
In fact have hardly got done shak
irg vet.
Yuu know all about the robbery
nf the eAprers car and what tnok
place there. 90 | i'll close this air, y
dy too long letter,