Ihe AtfttMjr £o|ii.ilian » THE PEOPLE MUST IiE HEARD AND THEIR EIGHTH VINDICATED. Saturday.April 15,1870 Preaching in the Presby terian church in tliisplaceon Sunday; Rev. AV. B. Bing ham pastor. Preaching in the Methodist church in -■ [ • * The Lady Gleaners of tho Presbyterian church will give a strawberry and ice cream Festival, in the basement of ♦ lie Methodist church, next j ! T uesday evening at 7o’clock. I Our old gentlemen should go j and take their families; oui ! young gentlemen should go and take llieir sweethearts. Those who fail to attend will miss a great and interesting treat. Charges will corres pond with the times. Not Sake.— We are re quested by Hon. Thomas J. Catching, president of board of supervisors, to state that the Bridge across the Bayou Pierre, on the Port Gibson road, is not sate for a team and loaded wagon, nor can it' be repaired until the waters in that stream go down. Per sons residing in the western part of the county, and oth ers, should take due notice. J. W. Anderson, the great boot and slioe manufacturer on Greene street, lias tliebest and most complete stock of material ever brought to this place. Gall and see him when you want any thing in his line; his terms are reasona ble. _ That good old reliable pa per,the Brandon Republican, is now printed with new type; we are rejoiced to see this ev idence of prosperty. Every tax payer in Rankin,especial ly, should stand by the incor ruptible Erantz, for he has stood by them during the long dark years thro’ which we have passed. Copiah Circuit court com mences next Monday the 17th. Judge Millsaps will preside at this teim, which perhaps will close up his official ca reer. The Judge is entitled to the honor of having been at all times and under aU cir cumstances, since he joiucd that party, an uncompromis ing radical; he goes down with his party without any regrets ur apologies for his political course. We would like to see men of his grit en gaged in a better cause. Dr. Ben Catching has re moved his Dental office to his building at the corner of Rail road avenue and Greene st, where he would be pleased to see all persons wanting work in his lino; he is a skillful and reliable Dentist. The editors of theCopiahan return thanks to the Lady Gleaners of the Presbyterian church of this place, for the compliment of having been made honorary members of the Society. C, W. Birdsong has moved to the Roberts place 2 miles west of Hazleliurst, and we wish linn abundant success as a tiller of the soil. Col. John Dampcer, anold and for many years a promi nent citizen ot Simpson coun ty, is dead. A Boston dispatch of the 8th says: MrsB.E.Butlerdied in the Ma ssachusetts General Hospital, where she had been taken for an operation fox cancer of the throat. We republish the following order made at the April term of the Copiah Board of Su pervisois: That the order made at the March term 1876, allowing W W Cook, jailor, $34 50, for feeding prisoners, be and the same is hereby revoked, and the warrant issued on said order cancelled by the clerk, because said allowance was improvidently made, said ac count not having been allow ed by the Circuit court as re quired by law, in such cases. 13P* Go to Rogers & Bro. for Stock well’s patent Wall Brooms. Hoover’s Chill Tonic. The old favorite agaiu in the field. A never failing remedy for chills and fevers. A speedy and certain cure guaranteed or money refund ed. Price one ($1) dollar per bottle. OATlS & WAKKELL, April 15, ’70-41 Sole Agents., A meeting of tlie Execu tive Committee of the demo cratic-conservative party of Copiah county,is hereby call ed for Saturday, the 15th day of April, 1876,for the purpose of calling a County conven tion to elect delegates to the State convention, and for the transaction of such other bu siness as may be considered necessary. A full attendance is roquesled. The committee will meet at 10 o’clock, a. m, in the committee room over the store of M. Paler & Co. Tim E. Cooper, Cliiu’n. Hazlelmrst, April 1, ’76. Wo a>’e delighted to find the Sunny South, published at Montieello, by C. N. Jones, among our exchanges, this week; being published in an adjoining county it affords us pleasure to place the South on our exchange list. We have been requested to announce that Hazlehurst Academy will on next Mon day the 17th, commence as a public school. The Academy is one of the host schools in this part of the State. Excursion.—The Legis lative excursionist passed our rown in line spirits Wednes day to visit the great maim factoring establishment at Wesson. The Jackson Cornet Band gave «is a stirring tune as they passed. The learned body of Law Makers was welcomed to the town of Wesson by Col. Wesson, tbe founder of Mie town. The Col. was fe licitous in his remarks— among other good things, as suring the visitors that “they were extended the privileges of the floors of the House and the Senate, during their stay in the City. Hon. Amos R. Johnson re sponded ably as usual, when tbe party took dinner at the expense of Col. Richardson and afterwards were shown through the Mills, w ith the magnitude ot which they were no less astonished than delighted. As the train hear ing tbe excursionists passed north in the evening, Brit tain’s Cornet Band played a stirring air from the Hotel gallerv. Crystals. — The Monitor of the Oth comes to us enlarg ed and well filled with inter esting reading. Success to our iron-clad neighbor, from which we take these items: Geo. H. Appel hasfinished an addition to bis store, on the south and on Jackson st, which is a great improve" ment. A. O. Middleton has receiv ed his spring and summer stock of men’s and boy’s clo thing,which he offers torualo at. his clothing emporium, on Marion avenge. Middleton keeps nothing but the best goods— and the bestgoods are always the cheapest. The Rhymes Brothers are continually receiving addi tions to their always complete stock of goods. R. B. Mims & Co. havead ded to their large stock of staple dry goods and groce ries a complete stock of eve ery thing needed by the ladies, such as trimmings, ribbons embroidery, buttons, gloves, white goods, artificial flow ers. The Brookhaven Ledger has manifested a cormorant ish disposition and swallowed the Citizen. Good luck to you, Henry. New Goods. I desire to inform my friends and customers that I have just re ceived a small but beautifnl stock of Ladies’ Trimmed and Uutrim rued Hats ot the latest styles. Also an assortment of Ribbons, Trim - mings, Scarfs, Silks, and something of everything usually kept in the millinery line, all of which I am selling very low for cash. Call auu examine my stock before purcha sing elsewhere. Soliciting a liberal patronage, I am, very respectfully, mrs. katb m. redding. April 15, 1876. The Port Gibson Reveille says: In the case of Bell vs. The Oily of West Point, the Supreme Court of Mississip pi have recently decided a question of considerable in terest to a large class of liti gants. The court, decide that J ustices of the Peace have jurisdiction in all actions for | the recovery of debt, or dam-1 ages, or personal property ^ This settles the question ofj jurisdiction in Replevin in favor of Justices of the peace which had been heretofore unsettled by the ruling of J udge Millsaps. Hon. Geo. W. Harper, of*i Hinds, in a cominmiication to the Hinds County Gazette makes the following state ment, of the w ork accomplish ed by our Legislature : 1. A reduction in the sala ries of all State officers, and their clerks. 2. A reduction in the ries allowed all Judges, cellors and District 3. A reduction Til ber of all the clerk! w departments at Jaclftftn. L A reduction|in the num ber of Circuit Judges, Chan-' cellors and District Att’ys. 5. A reduction of one" half in the rates heretofore paid for the State printing, and a great reduction in the amount of printing ordered. 0. All power taken from the Governor over the Peni tentiary management, and that institution made self supporting, by being leased, of being a tax of $75,500 a year on the State Treasury. 7. The repeal of the Mili tia Gatlin gun law, which authorized the Governor to send parties of armed raiders through the State to intimi date and influence elections. S. A new, cheap, intelli gent and efficient registration law, instead of the expensive Radical law. 9. A very considerable gen eral reduction in the expen ditures, State and county, provided for. 10. The passing of the ne cessary resolutions for a pop ular vote on an amendment to the Constitution for bien nial sessions. 11. The same action look ing to the abolition of the unncessary oflico of Lieuten ant-Governor. 12. The virtual abolish ment of the Commissioner of Immigration, with its an nual expenditure of from $15,000 to $20,000, which was useful only in supplying Griggs and his carpetbag companions with rine salaries and fat stealings. 13. The repeal of the ini quitous Equalization law, which was designed by tbe Republican managers to rob the people of Mississippi of their lands under color of law. 11. An apportionment of the State for Congressmen to take tbe place of the district ing bill made in tbe interest of the carpet-naggers. 15. The formation of new Circuit and Chancery court districts, to conform with the reduced number of Circuit Judges and Chancellors. 10. The repeal of the ini quitous Judicial Printing law which was designed to break down every legitimate news paper in tbe State, and sub stitute a press subservient to Ames and his party bench men. 17. The election of Lamar totbe U. S. Senate in place of Ames who was the candidate of the Radical party. 18. The removal of Cardo 550, of surprising fame, from the office of State Superin tendent of Education,through articles of impeachment. 19. The impeachment, tri al and conviction of Licuten nant Governor Davis, for granting pardons to peniten tiary convicts for money, and his removal from office. 26, The removal of Gov ernor Ames from office, un, der articles of impeachment, thusthrowiugthe entire State Government, with the ap pointment of all the Chancel lors, J udges, School Superin tendents, etc., in the hands of the Conservative Demo racy. -- — —- . . To-morrow, the 16tli, is Easter Sunday; look out' for your gardens. ISFCall at Feet’s drug store in Beauregard for Halman’s fever, ague and liver pad.' 31 _ .... beauregardT Mrs. 2J. J. Hooker keeps one of the best and most, plea sant hotels on the road and we cheerfully commend that house to all visiting Beaurie. As many of our readers do tlicir trading at Beaurie, we commend those wanting fam ily groceries and confection eries, to call at the house of M. A. Janes; soda water and temperance drinki always on hand. Bloom & Co,of Beauregard, have a fresh and complete as sortment of drugs,medicines, and everything else, usually kept in a first class drug es tablishment. Physicians and farmers invited to call and examine quality and prices. Do not forget that drugs, medicines, n. Old Crystal Springs—Rev J W McNeil. Fair Pluy--W B Stott art. SECOND (ill AD WHITE SCHOOLS. First Di. trict. j w UniotT - Ridge Farm- Miss M G Jones. Gum Springs — Martinsville - Welch's— Miss M A Purser. Pitts’— Long Creek — Clea; Check—Miss T Kilpatrick. Oak Grove - Miss Kate Norwood Oakland Chapel—Miss S GSlay. Rose!) ill— Second District Salter’s— P en-ant G-ove (1)—Mrs E East. VVe.-son -M rs Wilkinson. Third District. Starnes’—S H Slir.w. Antioeli— Pleasant [Jill (1) — A .J Foster. Fourth District Oread — .Miss V Motley. Trim’s—Mrs .1 aiircholl. Pleasant Hi I (2)— Pleasant Ridge (2)-.1 Jacobs. Fifth District Providence — Evans—Mrs E Ueuuington. Crown’s Hill — i County Line— Dye’s—0 .1 Dye. Pleasant Grove (2; —Miss F E Raney. j Pleasant Hill (3) — Shady Grove SECOND GRADE COLORED SCHOOLS. First District. ITiGc eimist Peabody—W U Fin niss. St Peter’s Rock -S D Mynor. Mt Canaan- E E Simms. Lynchburg—J J Lynch. Mcihbin Hill— Chapel Hill-.-5 D Mynor. St. Maurice— Now Salem —D P Smith. Nlw Salem (2)-E W Jackson. Second District. St Peter’s Rock (2j—J W Wash* ington. Sa dis—R J Wilkinson. Wesson—Henry Doyle. Third District. Mercy Seat—R H Porter. Shiloh— Fourth District. Holly Grove— Union Ridge -W S Rums. Lucky Hit— White O ik—C J Foster. Sion — Ml Pleasant—J H Davis. Fifth District. Crystal Springs—.Win Overton Brushy Creek — Win Key. Red R me - New Hope—J E Cotton. Sr James—H Huff. Uiitle Rock—D P Smith. Clear Creek—J J Clay. Worm Springs—11 T iReaaxmaa. Pleasant Hill New Pisgah-M H Pevton. Editors Copiah an: Please insert the following for the information of School Trus tees and the Overseersof pub lic roads within the county. Section 14, of the Laws of the State of Mississippi (of 1873; in relation to Public Education is as follows: lie it further enacted, That no School Trustee shall re ceive any compensation for His services, nor shall he,dur ing his continuance in office [teach] in any public school in this State. Every Trustee duly elected or appointed, shall be exempt from work ing on the public roads. W. B. Bingham, Sup. Ed. Hazlebnrst, April 13, ’76. ISP The best lot of pocket cutlery in town is kept at the Drug Store of E. 0. William son. 32 3t. When yon go to Beaure gard, be sure and call at the Beets drujj store,and getyour drugs, medicines, etc. 31 I^Boschee’s German syr-' up for sale at Beets’ drug store; cures all coughs, colds, &c. 311 I^Wou will always find tliebest at E. C. Williamson’s Drug Store, from a match can to a bottle of snuff. 32 3t EsF° BosoheesGerman Syr up and Green’s August Flow er at wholesale and retail at E. C. Williamson. 32 It., AN ACT Supplemental to an Act to establish Circuit ami Chan cery Court Districts in this State,whichjpussod the Home of Representative?!. March S, 1S7<». and passed the Senate, Marc h IS, 187«. Section 1. lb; it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That an Act entitled an Act to estab lish Circuit and Chancery Court Districts in this Stale, which pass’d the Home <>r |Representatives, March 8th, 187b, and passed the Senate, March 18th, 187b, be and the same is hereby so amended and supplemented that said Act shall not be soeonstruod as to prevent the C'rouit .L tl I ges of the respective Districts j as they were constituted pri or to the passage of said Act, from pcrformingtliedisties of I heir respective otliecs until the expiration of their res peetive terms of office, ortill the 1st day of July, A. !>.. 187b, nor to abolish said of liees belore the expiration of said terms of office; and (lie terms of said (jourts shall be held at the times now provi ded by law for the respective counties. ner. '1- lie it fur(her enac ted, That the commissions <>i the judges appointed under and by virtue of the act to which this is supplemental, shall respectively date from tlie day when the term of of fice of any judge now acting in any county in the district for which theincoming judge is appointed, shall cxpire;and said newly-appointed judge, upon the expiration of the term of such retiring judge, shall assume and perform the duties ofCircuit Judge in the county or counties of his Dis trict which are vacated by the retiring judge. See. 3. Be it further enac ted, That all laws and parts of laws heretofore enacted and now existing in this Stale, designating and fixing the time for holding the terms of the Chancery Courts in the several counties of this State, be and they areliercbv repealed. Sec. 4. Be it further enac ted, That hereafter it shall be unlawful for the Auditor of this State to issue warrants in payment of any part of the saluiies of persons heretofore appointed to the office of Chancellor in this State, which may he claimed to have acciued after the passage of this act, and said offices are hereby declared to be vacant. See. 5. Be it further enac ted, That this act be in force and take effect from and af ter its passage. Approved, April 4, 1S7G. 0'ir esteemed friend, A. R. Cranberry, lias thinks for Minnesota papers. Boston, 31 ass., April S.— 31 rs. B. F. Butler died in the Massachusetts General Hos pital whither she had been taken for an operation for cancer of the throat. New York, April 10.—A. T. Stewart died to-day of iu Hanmiation of the bowels. 3Ieni|)liis, April 10.—Re ports from Xapoleon and Chicot, Ark., state that con siderable damage lias been done there by the flood. St. Louis, April 5.—Tho municipal election resulted in the success of the Democrat ic and Independent officers. The Senate bill fixing tho President’s salary at $25,000 passed the House without discussion. Stock w rs ll’s patent Wa 11 Broom isthe very tliingevery lady needs—go to Rogers & Bro., for one. ES^Eaney and Toilet arti cles for tho ladies at the drug store of E. O. Williamson. 32 3t Go to Carstarphen to have your watches, clocks anti jew elry repaired. Satisfaction guaranteed. 33 -►« ♦-— . Remember, everything the purest and freshest, at Catching & Ainsworth, from a barrel of lubricating oil,"to a bottle of Boschee’s syiup.29 The Funeral of James E. E. Parker, deceased, will be preach’d at Damascus church, on the 1st Sunday in May. 0PDr. Harter’s popular medicines for sale at E. C. Williamsion’s. Call and get his Almanac and dream ltook. 32 3t