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Senate Committees.

JuDioIARY.-Messrs Reynolds, FilGerald
Cowan, Jarnagin, King, Gibbs, Perkins
FINAYCE.--Mcssrs. J. p. Carter. Bills, Hum
phries Stewart, Cooper, King.
AGRICULTURE CoNMERcE AND MANUFAC-
ruREs.-Messrs. King Johnson, Walker,
Bridges and Griffin.
EDUcATioH.--Messrs. Lowrance, Jackson,
Crigler, Hamilton and Gales.
PUBLIC WoRKs.-Messrs. Jackson, Magee
and Rogers.
PRNTISG.-Messrs. Peery, A. r. Carter,
Longino, Ratlif and Brown.
RAILROADS. .-Messrs. Humphries, West,
Gibbs Birchett and J. p. Carter.
CLAIMs.--Messrs. Gilbert, Longino, Dalton,
A. X. Carter and Rogers.
MLIrn.-Messrs. Griffin, Walker and
Brown.
FEDERAL RELATIONS -MessIs. Singleton,
Gibbs, Ratliff, Buchanan and Wilcox.
COUNTIES AND COUNTY BoUNDARIEs.--
Messrs. Bills LOwrance, Rogers, Bridges and
Humphries
MMIGRArIoS.-Messrs Vance, Singleton
and West.
REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS. - Messrs.
Gibbs, Dalton, Crigler Cooper and Griffin.
Jackson and Wilcox.
BANKS AED BAEKiNG.-Messrs. Birchett,
Bills and Brown.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES. - Messrs. Dalton,
Peery and Anderson.
PENIrENTIARY AND PRIsoNs.-Mes-rs, West,
J. P. Carter, Hamilton, BRENNAN, Vance, Dal-
ton, Gayles.
PuBLic LANDS -Messrs. anderson, ]. P,
Carter and Jackson.
CoRPoRATIoYs.-Messr Gilbert, Cowan, Sin
gleton and Vance.
LEvEEs-Messrs. FitzGerald, Bircbett Per.
kins, Anderson aud Walker,
ENGRossED BILLs,-Mcssrs. Cooper, will
cox and Magee
HUMANE AND BENEVOLENT IYsTITuTIoNs.-
Messrs Stewart Brennan, Dalton, Hamilton
and Johnson.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND QUARANTINE.-Messr
Brenham, Crigler, Cowan and Stewart.
JOINT COMMITTEES.
On part of Senate, 4.-s-.- -''
EXECUTIVE CONTINGENT FuND--M Messrs
Brown, Ratliif and Magee.
House-Messrs. Seabrook, Nabors, Currie
Tankersly, Eaton
LIBRARY-Messrs. Gilbert, Dalton and Ham.
House-Messrs. MOLaurin of Rankin, Ford
Burdine, Byrd, Myers.
ENaoLLED BILLs-Messrs. LOpginO, Brown
and Walker.
House-Messrs. McGee, of Clarke, Seward
Byrd, Buford, Meyers
'UNIvERsITIEs-Messrs. Brchett, Perkins
and Crigler.
HoMs-Messrs' Melville, Drane, Shields
Wilson, Howry.
On CONSTITUTIONAL CoEvESTIoN-Messrs
Birchett, J 4. P. Carter and Perkins.
On Part of House-Messrs. Martin, Seal
Montgomery, Wolff, McLaurin of Lauderdale
CoDE-0n Part u Senate-Messrs. Rey.
nolds, FitzGerald, Humphries, Jarnagin
Singleton, Gibbs, West.
On Part of House-Messrs Fea herston
Chairman; Lewis, of Claiborne. Wolf, Sykes
Andrews, Love, Stephens of Yalobusha, Har.
din, McLaurin, of Lauderdale, and Fortson
7. b. Dalton, Clerk to Code Committee.
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THE MARKETS.

LONDON, Feb. 6,--Conols 98S16; Erie 4sK.
and fabrics at Manchester. firm and tending
upwards; Uplands and low middlings. clause
February, March delivery, III March, April
1872 June. l-32
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 6,-Cotton quiet and
steady; Uplands 3-1G; New Orleans 5-l6
receipts 1920; American $3.50; low middling
clause, February, March delivery 1882
April, May 1892; June, July 77S; futures
quiet and steady.
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MILLINERY |
TrR. NJ. r.. TIRDEN

uAS THE PLEASURE OF INFORMING
IL her customers, that she has now the most
complete stock of MILLINERY GOODS ever
brought to Jackson, selected by her personal.
ly in the best Eastern markets Hats, Bon
nets, Ribbons, Flowers, Hair Work, etc, in
variety TO suit any taste. Ladies' are invited
to call and see her assortment. Styles all the
latest, and prices sannot fail to please
ncI ~ f1N- In
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D. P. PORTER, Secretary .............. Residence
W. K. HARPER, Reading Clerk. -. Edw's House
b. F. JONES, Sergeant alarms Judge Georges :
Jas. Moore, Door Keeper........ ..... Mrs. Penn's
T. B. Dalton, Clerk to Code Committee, at Mrs.
Granbetry's.
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limited STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

The regular terms are held in Jackson on the
srst Man davs in May and November. Robert
Hill Judge; Jas. NJ. McKee, Clerk.
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HINDS COUNTY COURTS.

CIRcuIr CoURT, lst District at Jackson,
4th Monday in June and December, 30 days
"a District, at Raymond, 3D. Monday August
H s. Roote, Jr., District Attorney.
Cu,u,,ERY Court. 1st District, at Jackson
Al Wondfy March and September, IL days
ID District, at Raymond, 1st Monday January
and July, is days. Z. G. Peyton, Chancellor
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limited STATES DISTRICT COURT

Session commences for the Northern Dis
triet, at Oxford, on the first Monday in June
and December. Robert A. Hill, Judge; ). b.
Wiser, Clerk.
Session commences for the Southern Dig
trict. at Jackson, on the fourth Mondays Of
June and january. Archie Mclehee. Clerk
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REPRESENTATIVE Ei
sUpREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI.

7 Y. George. Chief Justice
Fl II. Chalmers, s,................Assoeiats Justice
]. Il. Z. Campbell
Jos. A. Brown. and J. d. II. Hemingway,
Reporters.
Oliver Clifton, .....'...'....Clerk.
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p. b. 4 W. $. HULL.

WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR BUILD.
w INC MATERIAL
DRESSED LUMBER,
FRAMING LUMBER,
BUILDERS HARDWARE,
NAILS, SHINGLES,
LATHs, LIME, CEMENT,
PLASTER HAIR,
WALL PAPER AND BRICK.
And everything necessary to build house
Uptown Yard Opposite Balley's Cotton
lard.
WEsr JACKSON YARp at old stand. A Tsls-
graph line with Telephones in circuit, eoan sCl
both yards.
The Best and Cheapest Stock ever Of.
fered In Jackson.
Dec, 10. '79-6m.
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An Investigation Brought 10 Light.
Arrested for Fraud.

MEMPHIS, Feb. 6.--John A. Anderson, late
Public Administrator, was arrested yesterday,
on an indictment found by the Grand Jury
charging him with fraudulently appropriating
moneys collected from an estate of minors
Anderson is held in the sum Of $4,000. 1t il
generally understood the defalcation amounts
to $4,000.
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Railroad Accident.

PARIS, Feb. 6.--Several more deaths have
occurred among the wounded in the railway
accident and many others are expected
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Appropriation for Telegraphlc Purposes.

A Paris dispatch states that the Budget
Committee proposes to vote a credit Of eight
million of francs for the construction Of sub
terranean telegraph lines
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JOINS, B. p, Speaker, ......... MRS. Bucks
COCHRAN, W. H., Clerk, ,..-............spf nglers
HARPER, SAN. D, Journal Clerk, ..sDengler,s
DopDs, GEO. s.. Reading Clerk, DIR, Daniels
MATHEWS. SAN. w., Enrerg Clerk, ,..:::...:.:....
HESTER, ] F., rgt-st-Arms, Mrs. Hackley
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-12-21
H The situation in Ireland is critic.

eT The situation in Ireland Is critical.
The Government is siationing troops in
the most boisterous counties, and will,
no doubt. should the ouirages upon lei :
ants and land owners continue, order
extreme measures 10 take the place OF
past mac ion. The sympathies of the
american people are invariably with the
oppressed OF any ard all lands, but to
retain them they sho are oppressed
must make use Of fair and honorable
neans to rid themselves of oppression,
rather tkaa rssoss tc threatening letters,
"Boycotting" and murder. Such a
course cn the part Of The Irish is unwise
and, If Continued. will warrant the En-
glish Government in suspending the writ
sf habeos corpus and placing Ireland
Under military government; and further,
will cause sll law abiding citizens to con.
demn, instead Il extending sympathy
toward them because of their unfortn-
nate condition. Let the cool heads take
the place Of the bet heads in the Irish
conncile,
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LONDON. Dc. ia despatch from
Dull n 10 the Times says; at is hardly
correct to say that anarchy prevails in
Ireland, for there is q very distinct and
potent government which is rapidly su-
perseding the imperial government and
is obtaining the ascendancy. L! rules
with an iron hand and prom, ,.titude which
enforces instant obedenca. Is code Is
clear. its executive resolu.e, it. ma
chinerv complete and It's action uuifoim.
There is government de rac:o and a
government de jlre, the f,rmer wied
ing power which is felt a2d feared
and the latter exhibiting only pomp,
but little reality Of power TIE former
is terror to well doors, AMI the latter
no terror to evil-doers. The laa Of the
Land League is becoming The Law OF the
land and, while the Law Of the State is
costly and to large txten. suspended.
the new Law is effectively administered
cheaply and conveniently. Lraguc cousts
are springing up in various places, and
the people are instructed to have their
disputes decided by such courts, and to
go NO more to the sessions. Tie local
magistrates In The west Of Iceland have
lately been surprised to find that no cases
] are brought before them except by the
police. Tue people have been for some
time advised to take this course, but
they are now beginning to act thereon.
As rule the penalties which such courts
fhave The power of inficting are regar-
,led with more dread than those imposed
under the statutes. Another function
Of the new government, the levying Of
taxes, is most effectively fulfilled. No
rate assigned by the law is. half ss
promptly paid as the tax which the
League imposes. Licenses 10 sell al
fairs and in markets are required by the
new government, and their production |,
enforced by summary process. The
only element wanting to constitute tht
new government body of country l.
! etahding army, but the materials fol
one are at hand and are being fitted fo1
use when called upon. The knowledg'
of this fact creates deeper alarm, because
with an armed and disaffected population
around them, the loyal subjects OF tn
Queen in many places believe that th
danger which turks beneath it is NOR,
formidable than visible terror Thi
: fear is rather confirmed than allayed b.
the military preparations Of the govern
. ment, and the arrival Of the First bat
! TALON of the Coldstream Guar ds and th
order for two regiments Of troops indi
, cate on the part Of the authorities CON
, sciousness of impending danger" A
a great land meeting at Croughwell yes
terday there was strong demonstration
in favor Of Fenianism, the crowd, upol
mention OF the Fenian movement, cheer
ing enthusiastically for several minutes
The Standards correspondent al Dubli
says it is rumored that the GoYernmen
is about to arrest the leaders of th
Land League. and that the magistrate
are about to be armed with extraordina
ry powers.
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s%The following are the lstes
Wheeling market quotations:
Potatoes-peachblows 30s60c PEI
hus !; Baltimore sweet potatoes. 2 ESQ
2 SO per bbl. Jerseys 3 Is per Dbl.
Cheese-The demand is firm. w
quote Ohio factory l4c; New York cream
Isl al6c; Sweitzer l2c.
Wool-Quoted at 40s4lc for ehoic,
washed, and one-third of for unWsshed
Market fair.
Wheat-The market has not chang et
since our las. quotations; prices, ret
winter shipping and milling 90a95c; bes
grades new / 05. .
Corn-But little old corn in the mar
ket. Plenty of new corn at 40@45c.
Rye-There 10 come being offered Ii
the market at Csc. The trade, however
is light. Z,
Oats-The market ia lively and goot
demand; supply is good new 35a4Oc.
Barley-Scarce, with o fair dtmand
except for the best qualities, at 65a75c
Hay-Good demand and supply equs
to il; new loose on wagons 20 00a2l Oh
per ton; baled at 81 O0a22 90
Seeds-Timothy steady at 2 Is pc
bushel for Western; clover seed 25
5 30 per bushel.
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BaltimOre--Dec 13-.Cattle--
Very best on sale this week 5A@5 ITO
that generally rated first quality 44@54
medium or good fair quality 3@4c; or
dinary thin steers, oxen and cows 2@3
extreme range OF prices 2@5 ITO; mos
OF the sales were from 3a@5c.
We quote prices 2@5 7-l0c, mos
sales ranging from 4 to Sc; stock cattle
at 3@34c, and desirable butcher cattl,
34@4ac. Common cattle we're hard te
sell.
Mich Cows-The trade is only fair
Prices 25 90 to As 90 per head.
Hogs-Prices show an improvement
on the quotations OF last week, ranging
now from 51@53c; for common sloch
and 6@6ic tor the better grades, will
extra selling at &c. The quality is lik'
that OF last weeks offerings.
Sheep-The quality of the offerings
shows some Improvement, there being I
very 6ne lot OF tops, which have beer
mostly reshipped to Philadelphia. The,'
is moderately fair demand ON the par
of the home butchers. We quote prim,
at 81 to SC, with extra good at 54c.
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EF The U. S. Senate, on the 14,h
inst, passed the bill restoring General
FITz JoHS PoRrER to the army. Now
let the House do likewise. General
PORTER was made the victim of General
PopE's incompetency at'the second Bull
Run battle. The evidence a,lduced be-
fore the reviewing hoard on West
Point In 1879, showed plainly that PoR-
iER was not guilty OF misconduct in any
degree whatever. Pore sent PORTER an
order at ~ o'clock on the afternoon Of
the second day of the battle to attack
the forces in his front, and claimed that
1t reached PORTER in ample time for him
to obey it; and further that there were
but few troops confronting his line. The
evidence before the reviewing board
showed that PORTER did not receive the
order until 6 o'clock in the evening, too
late to make the attack and accomplish
victory. Tie evidence OF General
LoNGsTRsEr was, that he had his corps
in position in PoRrERs front as early as
81 o'clock that afternoon and was aux.
ious for PORTER to attack. Had he done
so, LoNasTREEr asserted that his force.
were sufficient to annihilate Potter s
Taking all the evidence Of Federal anc
! Confederate A,fficers, eho were On tn
fcld, and it is conclusive that PORTER
irmness alone saved his corps from
terrible defeat and slaughter, and, Per
haps, Washington City from capture b
the Confederate forces. He has suffere
the disgrsce OF d.smissal from the arm
through II long, weary years, and shout
havethe redress daesa bsaye hnd honor
able soldier. t.5
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The Erish Problcm-Statement of 8
Land Owner.

LONDON. December 15.-Wm Bruce
Jones, an Engishman and q. large land
owner, residing at Lesselane, County
Cork, writes to the Times tlfst she has
expended E25, 600 IN the Improvement
Of his property, and has hitherto enjoy
ed good relations with his .teaahts,g but
because he refuses TO secepus Griqlth's
valuation his tenants have been deter
rel by threats from paying their~Fent.
He is threatened d that his grav&wA be
dug opposite his door. His laborers
are compelled to leave him INA hfSne
dare buy hi. produce, beca9sc EvIlsn. il,
is sent to the market 1t is surrounded
by bowling mob. A CORRESPONDENCE oi
the Times at Cork, says: 4 ! ~ !
When Jones, on Tuesday, tried to
ship eighty head. of cattle aanasaheep
ito Bristol for sale number Sofaiarge
shippers informed the steamship com.
pany that they would cease their deal
ng with it If the cattle were shipped,
and the company consequently refused
to take the cattle, as also did the Clyde
Shipping Company Finally the drovers
refused to terd the cattle. which, after
straying through the streets, were finally
driven by the police tothe Great South
ern Railroad, and that company forwar-
ded them to Dublin by train in spite OF
the efforts of the Boycotters to prevent
the company from supplying the train.
Jones is unpopular because of his wri-
ting in the periodical press in opposi-
lion to public works. The police prom
ised to protect the laborers if they would
remain with Jones, but they refused
The Land League will support the la
horers who left The estate. The family
Of Jones are attending the remaining
cattle and are protected by armed po-
lice, and the houseis guarded at night.
The seiznre OF the lodge 10 expected.
! When Jones' cattle arrived at Dublin
they we're treated the same wsy as at
Cork An attempt will be male to-day
to ship The eatise 10 Glasgow or Liver
pool. If that fails jones' agent will
telegraph for Instructions whether the
cattle shall be conveyed to Bristol by
way .of Belfast. In the meantime the
police will guard the cattle,
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From Adams Township.

CAMERON, OHIO, Lee. 4, looU
Ed SPIRIT: Cameron, begirt by her
hills Of snow and waters of icy cover
ing, is plor'ding along in her usual pros
porous way Our merchants have bought
small amount of tEe filthy weed" at
SO per hundred !; they think they are not
justiiahle IN paying more on account Of
the low sales OF their tobacco in Balti-
more.
Our old friend, Hon. Elel Headley,
reached his 10Th birthday on the first Of
the month; he is hale and hearty for a
man OF his age, staunch Democrat, and
a terror to the finny inhabitants OF Sun
fish 1t has been nearly a year since he
Was immersed fnot by any Of the eide re-
OF the church) in The icy waters at the
foot Of Maury's dam; wasn't it strange
how he and Steve Buu2hner tried to put
that on to Bill Wiref NJ, matter, though.
May he live 10 see the return OF many
more such days, hoping that as his sun
goes down the western declivity of Time,
be may be happy in its downward march,
net forgetting that he is stillTeverenced
as one. of Monroe's best citizpps. and at
one time figured conspicuohsfy in the
Legislature of the State as Represen-
tative from this, Ohio's Democratic ban
ner county!
Mr.. J. j. Atkinson has purchased the
Bsndi farm and Will move upon it in the
Spring
Mr. Palmer, one Of the owners Of the
Cameron mill. has sold his interest to
George Suppes. Uncle Charley stends to
taking the toll; he is jolly miller, in
deed, an honest one too-a msn that un-
derstands his business, and gives gene
raj satisfaction. Bring on your grain
We will insure you TO receive good sat-
isfsction.
Lib Wire has been sick lef di9theris
for a week past. hut under the skillful
management of Drs. Webb and Lnpp Is
rapidly recovering.
The little ones will he made happy q,
the Christian Cbnrch ona ChEisimaaf by
the liberal treat which will tre given them
hy the ci,izens Cameron reSersfOrgeis
the little ones; her citizens are al ways
restlv to make them happy, aH,i 20 pains
will be spared under the efficient man.
agsment of Supt- Stephen Boushner to
make the coming anniversary of the
birth of our Savior, day of happiness
to our little friends of the Sabbath
School.
Mr.. Theodore Suppes. OF, Cameron
while visiting in Buffalo, Illinois, invent.
ed washing machine and received s
patent for the same. II is, in our judg-
ment, one of the very best machines VIC
have heard Of; one that will make every
woman rejnice; it is simple in its con.
s.ruction, easily handled, and in pric,
can be reached ny every one Theodor,
is Monroe County boy and great praise
Is due him for inventing machine, sc
much neelei hy every honsekeeper. M
merous applications have been made te
him for territory, but he will not dis
pose of any until Spring The Sefeatift
american says it is superior to any ma.
chine OF the kind ever invented. sTh,,se
wishing to purchase territory had better
apply early in the Spring. -
Prof. S.. j. Whittenbach il delivering
q series OF very interesting lectures a
Fthe church in this place !; they are botf
curious and funny
Miss lone Walton Of Woodsfeli il
on visit at her unclea, Esq. Boughner
Of this vicinity. RIoHARD-HENRY.
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MIR. Mcbride Defeats Secretary
Schurz in the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-The case o;
Mcbride vs.. Schurz. involving the right
of the Supreme Court OF the District to
issue mandamus on Cabinet officer,
was decided to-day in favor OF. Mcbride.
The decision rs given was altogether
unexpected and will rank as one of great
Importance, for the question Of tue right
toissue mandamus upon Cabinet Min
lister ia one that in this case has grown in
tn apolitical question, the Attorney.
General contending that no such right
could exist and, therefore, that Cabinet
Minister was not amenable to The courts.
Justice Miller delivered theopinion And
he was sustained by Justices Bradley,
Field: Harlan and Strong. The dissenters
were Chief Justice Waite and Justice
Swayne The opinion was, st,that the
Court had power to issue the mandamus,
and second, that when patent was signed.
sealed. countersienei and recorded the
title had left the United States and had
passed to the grantee, and if any mis-
take or fraud bad been committed it
was not for the officers OF the Cavern
ment to revoke the patent, but to pro-
ceed in court OF equity.
This decision affects the safety oi
abpnt four hundred Thousand patents,
three-fourths Of which are in the vaults
here and one-fourth in the local land Of
ices Ii is the second instance In the
history of the Government in which the
power OF issuing a mandamus on a Cabi-
net offlce-a Cabinet Minister-has been
declared by the Supreme Court. The
first instance was in 1888, 10 which Post
MASTER General Kendall had refused to
pay an award for mail carrying which
had been referred h, order Of Congress
to an auditor OF the Treasury and BY
him fixed. The court then ha,l seven
members and the decision was four TO
three. Afterwards when the statutes
were revised the law as decided was
omitted, and it was upon that omission
that Attorney-G General Devens based his
argument that no title vested In the
grantee until delivered, and that the Of
ficers OF the Government were the best
judges as to whether or not it should be
delivered To the surprise and disap-
pointment of many lawyers who heard
the decision to-day 1t made no reference
to the Mormon charters. The case Of
fered the opportunity OF annulling them.