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Gen. Robert E. Lowery has
been nominated by the Democ-
racy of Mississippi as their capdi-
date for Governor. He is about
Hyears of age, a lawyer OF ability
and an orator of pleasing ad-
dress. He was a Brigadier Gen
eral in the Confederate army and
won distinction upon the tented
field as a, soldier. His election
is assured.
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
STUART's STATION, Ala,
August 9th, 1881.

| My situation has been such
during the past week, as to rem
der it difficult to gather an,
thing worth writing about. Fish
ing, hunting and tumbling vi
and down rugged hills have EN-
ployed my mind-and legs too,-
but it would take a powerful per
to describe in a readable man
ner the fun I've had, and I viii
not undertake it.
The point I now write from is ir
Hale county. Greensboro is the
county site. At that place is 10.
Gated the Southern University,
an institution belonging to the
Southern Methodist church
Many OF the ablest liyines
OF the South have diplomas
awarded them by that school.
Greensboro is a charming little
town. The people are highly re-
fined, both morally and intellect
ually. Southern boys can be
educated nowhere more thor
oughly and with less money than
at this quiet, but beautiful vii
lage.
Hale county is negro county,
numerically speaking, and there
fore, is a cotton county. It is Q
creation of Radicalism, having
been made while that party held
carnival in this State, It's for
nation was for the purpose of in
creasing officers; but it has
to be an advantage to
the people in it. The crops in
Hale are anything but good. The
protracted drouth cut short both
corn and cotton. Last year the
worms destroyed the cotton, and
here is big yell about hard
lines going up from these people. |
like all other cotton farmers.
dale county folks depend upon |
he West for bread and meat. |
which they try to buy with worm |
aten and rast-smitten cotton. |
)tcounse such people are poor
'ot proud. When their pride is
ventually knocked out of them,
'e'il hear lsss bowling about
tight times. .
For the last ten days the
Gather has behaved itself most
dmirably in these parts: Old
oil seems TO have spent his fury
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Ayers Agne Cure is a purely
vegetable bitter and powerful
tonic, fsee from quinine or any
mineral substance, and always
cure the severest cases.
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BEEF MARKET.

MR.. w. Fl. VAUGHAN has opened 9
beef market in Bastrop, near the Hotel
and will furnish the public daily with
the best of beef the country AFFORDS.
His endeavsr will be to always gise
satisfaction and thereby merit the pat
Tonnage of the public.
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A ramor prevailed on the
streets yesterday to the effect
that Governor Wilt was not ex-
pected to live throughout the
day. Enquiry elected the fact
that his excellency, who has
been very i'll lately, had passed
through Sunday night very COM
fortably and was somewhat bet
ter than on Sunday. The COVER
nor it appears has but slightly
improved by his trip to st. Mar
tinsville, and since his return he
has been the object of much So
licitude among his friends.-N.
%. Times, 9th.
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and we are permitted to drop
down again to an agreeable tenn
perature. The last FIVE days
have been rain-soakers, cooled
by stiff Eastern breezes. The
nights are very cool-chilly. To
see d bright fire cracking fuel on
the hearth at night almost wipes
ont all memory of those red hot
days that we sweltered through
last month. The big end-apd
l hope the hot end of old
Summer is behind us, and al
though the harvest will be light,
[ shall greet the autumnaI days
with unfeigned joy.
Farmers in this county are be.
ginning to realize the necessity
of pulling out of the old grooves
and taking step forward 10 ag-
ricuItural pursuits. The intro,
duction of su'ky plows, mowers
and reapers by few wide awake
men has opened the eyes of old
fogies and laggards, aud has
demonstrated to the lazy negro
that the white mat is not bound
to depend upon HIM for labor.
Most OF the lands 10 Hale are
level and we'll adapted to labor
saving machinery and the proba-
bility is that in a very few years
white men will cultivate their
own lands with it and the negro
will be forced to go west" Il
notice many of the old rickety
rail fencss are being removed
and in their stead the barb
wire is placed. With that ma
terial cumbersome fields are d.
vlded and subdiyided into con-
venient lots. which are cultiva-
ted only every alternate year.
BY that system the land is per-
mitted to crest" and thereby re-
gain it's exhausea strength. l
am told these Innovations upon
the system of farming are spread
ing rapidly throughout the State
and that Alabama will and in
tends to be soon, like Georgia,
selfsustaining.
Nxb this week my visit to this
part Of the State will end. Never
lived more hospitable people
than are the citizens OF Greene
and Hale counties. Kind, lib.
eraI, accommodating, they have
rendered my stay in their midst
an oasis in my life that will
ever look back TO with inefface-
able pleasure. Especially to +.
nt wspaper men am [ indebted
for many favors and courtesies
shown me. May their subscrip- :
ton lists never grow less.
w bile L an lndulging in egot- .
SIN, [ hope I may be pardoned
It L refer to the physical i'm j
orovement that [ have under !
gone since I crossed the Miss
ssippi. Lean and pallid jaws i
lave given place to rubicund ]
cheeks and [ feel like I bad been )
made over again. Appetite 0 /
lush And thousands of good !
hlngs to satiate it! But, bear |
q mind, [ do not attribute the $
'greeable change in nay health
0 the impurity OF your climate 6
'ut to the purity of shis. Change :
# air, water and scenes, and a /
omplete release from business, 4
'ewspapers and everything else +
ave wrought a remarkable v
hange in my feelings. But I '
reg pardon A want of some. I I
hing else to say is my excuse. v
Il
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New Advertisements
Land for Sale Or D.

Ihave a number of fine plant.,.
situated i'll different portions of tbta a
ish, which will sell or rent on th us par PAL,
reasonable terms. / have also 0 uioss
quantity of unimproyed first class , large
conveniently situated, which | viii ialia 1
at great sacrifice and on long Tuna SelI
have also some improved and nu;n 4
proved town property for sale or N lan
will give poor man an onnortu v;sN'
to get home in neatly any portion '. =,
the parish, if be will apply to me- VI
SAMSON LEVY
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Compared with the prices of
last week, cotton in New Orleans
IS worth the same. No change
at all. Corn higher, 65@72e'
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LEON SUGAR,
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
BASTROP, LA.
FOR SALE.

RESIDENCES-Fou residences, III
Guiding some of the most; comfortable
houses, finest buildings and best loca-
tiops,iD Bastrop.
STOREHOUSES - One of the best
houses and business stands in town.
LOTS-Suitable building lots in al
most every quarter of the corporation.
Iv Parties wanting to buy, sell OF
rent will do well to consult me.
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Verandah Hotel.

Cor. of Washington and Veto Streets,
TICKSBURG, Miss.
One block Of railroad depot, and three
blocks Of Post Office, Telegraph and
Express Offices. Large, airy,
well furnished and ventilated rooms
The finest view of the River and
Lake of any House in the City.
The Table Supplied with the best the
market affords.
TERMS MODERATE.
This house is nudor the management
and control of
JOHN w. ia MES.
FORMERLY OF BASTROP.
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The editor of the West Baton
Rouge Sugar Planter, in his last
issue, grows enthusiastic over the
bright prospects in store for the
State Capital. And he has just
cause. too. Baton Rouge is les-
tined to be, in the near future,
one Of the livest towns in Louie-
ana. Southern Louisiana is
making rapid strides in the di-
rection Of wealth and prosper.
ity-is outstripping our own Sec
ton in this respect.
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j H Hopkins
j II Frazier
r N Roberts
J A Williamson
John A Anderson
Felix c Keyland
A j Drake
W c Sanderson
Cyrus Bradley
A J Williamson
ID W Herrin
Thos Owen
Jack Granderson
John NcDonald
Z j Williams
Emmit Hicks
J w Bullen
jack Weston
Oliver Mckane
w C Cooper
Warren Graham
Ellie GraneersoIl
c d BrasWell
Peter Jones
Paul Tatum
J V Williams
Cyrus Hays
Calvin Edmunds
w I Mercer
S I Jackson
James Evans
Daniel Hill
A J WHY
H r Wade
Louis Brooks
Eli E Tharp
J T Motley
Endrew Taylor
Geo Washington
L J Lanti
Frank Terry
w C Jackson
Jack Price
Abe Hamilton
r S Faith
W II Berry
Edward Hamilton
J G Wilson
d DOMAIN
Ike Hamilton
J c Robinson
John F Logan
Wesley Honsby
r II Glen
w A Hedrick
Joe Turner
Hiram j Cheatham
w III Parker
r ] Louden,
+ c Jackson 49,.
Andrew DOMAIN
w G Buchanan
J M Stafford
l. c Massengill
Louis f Ballard
Nc Stages
J I Stages
Benjamin Pugh
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generally. ~.
James Inlboden
| John Strong
| Bartlett Mathews
E I Harvey
David Steyney
| Allen Walker
j w Harvey
Z b Williams
James Anderson
H P Watson
VIM Carnahan
Nelson Stepnsy
G. H Wilkinson
J d Maybe
Sam Kearney
j W Wilkinson
w G. Scarborough
James Egail
J J Tubbs
A w adsworth
Louis McAfse
G II Shillings
John Smith
John Boatnsr
A S Hill
Geo Kearney
Alfred Terry
Thos II Foot
Ihos N stepney
81 l. Eswcomb
Andrew Jackson
Daniel Wright
Thos Jay
Jacob Moore
Aron Jackson
Eugene McBans
I w Griffith
Dunson Black
Il Hill
Samuel g Finney
Riley Pugh
Terry
Sam Ingram
Harrison NatAeny
/ ink Kinney
Archer White
Frank Strong
Jake McGhaha
VIM F Spencer
. A Cook
D W shillings
J NJ Young
. WBradley
James White
Loudon Hufty
P NJ Gaddis ...a
Bonnie Miller
] Morris
L Fl Long
John Hindes
, r Herrin
0I Norwood
] Z Gayden
" NJ Herrin
) Fl Stofer
; w Bennett
/ r E Willis
4 c Redman
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OUR PARISH.
An Invitation to Immigrants.

1he cenIfe VI inc nlgn iand, Souti
of the Bayou Bartholomew. Th.
bayou. entering the parish at it
northeast corner and leaving i
at the Southwest corner, neces
sarily passes north and west o.
the town.
Bastrop is live town, of abou
100 Inhabitants. AMI has i'm
proved rapidly within the las
eighteen months. Six new anc
handsome brick stores have beer
erected within thst tune, and
they are all occupied. In all
there are over twenty business
houses, doing the kinds of bust.
ness usually done in a country
town, besides a steam gin, a grist
mill, and a steam planning mill.
If a person is religiously inclined
be has the privilege of attending
public worship, every Sunday,
at some one of the different
churches. The Catholics, Meth
odists, Baptists, Episcopalians
and Jews are all represented, by
their congregations, in their own
houses of worship. The chill
dren OF the town nearly all at.
tend some one of the different
Sunday Schools and ale being
trained in morality and the Pc
culiar faith Of the denominations
in control of the school they at
tend. We have several day
schools taught by ladies, and
one male school. The colored
people are not forgotten in the
matter OF education s; for them
are several schools for their ad.
vancement, in reach of the town.
The male school house is a
large, commodious building, and
has recently been purchased by
the parish authorities, for the
purpose Of establishing a central
public school, OF high grades, for |
the benefit of the whole parish. |
This school will be under the
control of the public school
board of the parish, whose aim
it will be to secure the services
OF an able and experienced edu-
Gator, as superintendent or pres
ldent, and such other competent
assistants as from time to time
may be needed. They will also
endeavor to secure a contribu-
lion from the Peabody fund, as
we'll as some help from the town
and parish authorities. If they
succeed in this, with the aid of
he annual superintendent of the
public school fund, they will be
.ble to build up a good school, at
which parents can educate their
both boys and girls,
as we presume it will be tor
10Th sexes) at home, at a mere
lominal cost. This will GER
ainly be an advantage in favor
i Bastrop, that ought to weigh
nth persons seeking a new
ome; for the education of the
hildren is large item in the
Expense Of raising a family ; and !
10 chance of tuition free
lould not be lightly passed r
YER. f
We have mentioned part of 9
le improvement in our town o
thin the last eighteen months, G
I'D row, since beginning this q
'tlcle, We hear Of the probable g
Hiding within the present year p
four more brick stores. These Il
II take the place of wooden i
'uctures now on the ground. p
ar merchants do an annual CT
s'ness Of between sixty and a W
ndred thousand dollars. We I'll
Q connected with the great til
tslde world by telegraph, and l.
iaily stage line TO Monroe, dis 81
at twenty-eight miles, where tn
can mount the carriage, wi
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

There will be preaching at the Bap-
list Church during the year 1881 on the
second and third Sundays and Saturday
nights before in each month.
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METHODIST CHURCH Services every
first and third sabbaths, in each month,
morning and night.
Sunday school every Sunday morning.
]. NJ MCKEE, Pastor.
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BRADLAUGH.

Cneered by q London Crowd.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-An immense crowd
assembled outside of the palace to-day
and cheered Bradlaugh when he entered
the yard ON his way to Westminster Hall,
sometime before the assembling of the
House of Commons. On attempting to
enter the House he was quietly removed
by the police. Inside the House a
debate arose concerning the case, during
which Gladstone and other Liberals argued
that Bradlaugh had no more right there
than a stranger. Meanwhile Mr.. Brad
laugh remained standing in the palace
yard, with his arms folded, and three
policemen in front of him, barring his way
to the House, while those inside of
the House could plainly hear the
cheering of the crowd After some
time Bradlaugh eyaded the police guard
and endeavOred to force an entrance. He
was then seized by messengers and
dragged from the door, his coat being
torn in the struggle. He was finally taken
iu charge by six policemen still resisting
stlenuOusly.
After Mr.. BrOadhurst (Advanced Lit
eraD and Mr.. Cowen (Radical RefOrmer)
had spoken in favor Of MIR. Bradlaugh,
Right Hon. John Bright described how
Mr.. Bradlaugh was brought down
to the palace yard in a fainting
condition. He thought such a scene was
unprecedented. He appealed to the oppO-
sition to reconsider their former decision
so as to extricate themselves from the
present difficulties. He was called to order
for irrelevancy Lord John Manners
Conservative, said that Mr.. Bright's atti-
tude was calculated to encourage MIR.
Bradlaugh who had nccessitated his forci-
bic removal by attempting a forcible entry.
An amendment to Mr.. LabOuchere' s motion
declaring that the House approve the con
duct of the speaker and of the officials
under his orders was accepted by Mr..
Gladstone and Sir Stafford NOrthctte to and
was passed. A number of Liberal mem
bers quit the House before the vote was
taken amidst ironical cheers. Mr.. Brad
laugh after his expulsion went to Bow
street for a summons against the police.
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.MARKETN.
PHILADELPHIA Market


firm Fal!ADEsn1.4i snpe4ns' Aug s s. es
ira ~ 81 coa4 s Ohio / Indiana family, At
IS 7596 80; Pennsylvania family IS 60
-: st. Louis do IS O00S 50; Minnesota
Extra q 5OG6 12a do straight, S6 2i76 50; win
ter patent $6 75Gl7 so spring do 81 OO07 50.
RyefiOur Mt - 5045 %.
Wheat easier; No. Western Red 81 PAX |:
Del. and Penn'a Red 81 22@l :i%; Amber u .
@l25.
Corn firm for local use steamer 5s@54c !;
.75sc; No. B. mixed, soc.
Oats-Market quiet and easier; No. I
White Mt 44c No. =. do 42c No. 3. 10 4O1<0
4lc: NO. Mixed, 39c; new. 37039c,s as to
quality.
Provisions steady mess pork Sls0ls 50 !:
beet hams, So go; India mess beef
$29Oc.
Bacon--Smoked shoulders Sc; salt do
&c; smoked lmins l2H0lSHc; pickled
cims, lO41llLc.
Lard market and prices steady city kettle
$500 iO"-+ hntchcrs' at $ll6lil &c pr1m0
steam Sll 75@ll 81.
Butter firm and fancy active; Creamery
extra ut 2icQl2j; do good 20 choice 2le323c !;
Bradford county anu New York extra, 10 |;
firsts. l9Gl2lc.
Rolls quiet; Pennsylvania l5@lsc Western.
1s@l4c.
Cheese-Market fairly active; New. York
91sa954c; do fair to good, SNG9Hc.
Petroleum dull Refined 75Ac.
Whisky at 81 u.
SecdS-GOOi to prime Glover dull ut S0S1zc;
Timothy dnll ut co; do Flaxs'sed nominal
at 81 Gi@1l ,.
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DEADM MANS HOLLOW.

Fearful Tragedy by u Gang Of Burglars.
PITTSBURGH, August 3.-There is tho
greatest excitement in the neishborhOOd
Of McKeespOrt over the shooting Of G..
A. Mcclure by the robbers who had
plundered his hardware store and whom
he and the law officers followed into Dead
Mans Hollow. 1t was Mr.. Mcclure and
one of the officers, and not two officers,
as telegraphed to the eastern papers,
who were shot down. On Sunday night
the store was robbed Of several hundred
dollars worth of goods. Clues were found
and followed to the hiding places of the
plunder, and, the thieves apparently heiDg
scared away from the town, MIR. Mcclure,
Constable Lynch and man named
Flemming went to recover the goods, sup
posed to be hidden in Dead Mans hollow,
an almost impenetrable mass Of woods q
short distance below Ellrod's station, about
three miles above MeKeesport. The
three had wandered around nearly all
afternoon until about dark. Then Nc
Clure was sitting at the foot Of
a large cedar tree resting, Flemming was
not far away and Lynch was little dis
tance of, when suddenly there appeared
before Mcclure seven men all armed:
" Here" exclaimed one of the robbers
" is one of the blanks" and Immediately
the thieves commenced firing. \ dozen
or more shots were fired. one of them TAX
ing effect in McClure's forehead, kill
ing him instantly. Fiemming received
ball in his leg, not, however.
being serious wound. FlemmiDg
was not armed, and, Of course, could not
return the fire. Lynch had two revolvers
but took to his heels Immediately after
the firing commenced He claims that he
fred five shots and thinks he hit one of
the robbers, but Mr.. Flemming don't think
so. The utmost excitement prevails in
the town. where Mr.. McC. was a leading
citizen, about IS years of age, leaving a
wife and three children.
The desperadoes are all young men.
Two or three of them wore light hats and
vests. Mrs. Mcclure is almost crazy and
frantic from grief. The murderers stole
two loaded revolveIs and the contents OF
a pocketboook from McClure's body and
rifled all his pockets.
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BOARD OF HEALTH,

Its Meeting Yesterday-Nuisances ADated.
The stated meeting of the board
Of health was held in select council
chamber OH Tuesday afternoon.
Messrs. Newton Lightner, Lewis Haldy,
James II. Marshal, and Drs. NJ. L. Herr
and G. II. Brown were present.
The number Of nuiSances complained of
during the past two weeks was five, and
in every case the usual notice requiring
their removal was sent Immediately upon
their complaint being made.
DR.. Herr stated that complaint had been
made to him of the condition of the alley
southwest of St. Joseph's cemetery and
running between st. Joseph and Poplar
streets. There is no gutter nor other
means of drainage, and the waste water
and offal collects and forms an intolerable
nuisance. The secretary was instructed
to call the matter to the attention of
tho chairman Of the street committee,
with the view of having gutter made.
The secretary stated that out of the
forty five physicians in the city, there were
nine who had not yet complied with the
act of assembly requiring them to register
their name and place of residence and
make quarterly report Of births to the
secretary of the board of health. 1t was
thought best to give these gentleman a
little more time, and it was agreed that
the secretary should call their attention to
their failure to perform their duty in this
regard, and should say if such report was
not made before the next meeting they
would render themselves liable to the pen
atty inflicted for the non- performance Of
their duties.
Mr.. Marshall reported many of the
- L.
tior complaint having been made by many
citizens. The secretary was instructed to
communicate with the street commissioner
in regard to the matter and to suggest as
an efficacious remedy the frequent flushing
of the sewers from the nearest plug. Ad-
journed to meet on the third Tuesday in
August.
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TO-mOrr0w's Excursions.

will be q fine chance for people who want
to take a mountain picnic, and have a day
of sport. The ride and the grounds are
alike attractive.
The day promises to be most auspi-
cious one for the Y. NJ. C. A. excursion
to Atlantic City, and from all reports there
will be a large and most agreeable company
on board the train. In the morning tickets
can be procured at the depot, and this
evening and tomorrow morning persons
can obtain tickets at d. s. Bursk's, of D.
C. Haverstick, at the Examiner Office, OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms. We advise all
inte nding to 60 to buy their tickets this
afternoon or evening and avoid the crowd
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NIotneTs! MoUnersi. ElOthers!.

Are you disturbed ut night and broken of
your rest by a sick child suffering and crying
with the excruciating lain OF cutting teeth
If So, go at once and get bottle of MRS.
WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will re-
licve the poor little sufferer immetliately-de-
pend upon it; there Is no mistake about 1t.
There is not a mother ON earth who has ever
used 1t, VINO Will not tell you at once that 1t
will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the
mother, and relief and health to the child.
operating like magic. 1t is perfectly safe to
use In all cases, and pleasant to the taste. and
is the prescription of one OF the Oldest and
best female physician and nurses in the
United States. Sold everywhere; . cents a
toitle. MARI 7lyd&wM,W WAS
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THIRD EDITION.
GOOD REPORT.
SLEPT WELL AND LONG.

The President Improving and Tranquil.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON D.
c., Aug. 8, s:3oa. m.-The president
slept TRANQUILITY the greater part of the
night. This morning his temperature is
normal and his general condition salts
factory. Another day of favorable pro-
gress is anticipated. At present his pulse
is 96; temperature, 9s4; Respiration, 1s.
(Signed1 D. W. BLISS,
J. K. BARNES,
J.J. WOODWARD,
ROBT. REYBURN.
D. HAYES AGNEw.
The Omcisl Midday Bulletin.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. 3, 1880
p. m.-The president continues to prog
ress steadily towards convalescence. He
has taken to-day an increased proportion
of solid food. His wound is doing we'll
and his general condition is better than
yesterday. At present his pulse is 100,
temperature 98.4 and respiration 10.
(Signed1 D. W. BLISS.
j. K. BARNES.
j. j. WOODWARD.
RoBT. REYBURN.
d. HAYES AGNEw.