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"jpt wumbcr of senators and Represen ?reS,sat least one fourth, was not concur iaKy yeas 40 nays 53. 'senate's bill to change the time of hold the Circuit court of Talahatchie coun ts rcatl a tllir( time anc Passed Senate's resolution, in relation to the' nreeon territory, were variously discussed any manifesting a dislike to that portion f them which 'pledges the State in men 4 The1 resolutions were fina Hy passed howT with objections only, to that one iJhpedgeb 'meri and money,' On motion the House adjourned. SENATE. .' Saturday, Jan. 17, 1810. The senate met. fter someninof business was trans- ' Mr. Guion moved for the reconsider ition of the vote taken on yesterday on ltie passage of the bill repealing the 13 section of the act of limitation passed in 1814, which was lost. The bill for the relief of Henry Lea, . free man of color, passed. The "bill to be entitjed an act to a mend an act for the protection of the .mhtof married women, approved Feb ruary 13. 1839," was made the order of the uay ior tuj of the whole. The bill relative to Oakland College, was made the order of the day, in com mittee of the. whole. Several local bills were passed, and others read the first time. Mr. Adams offereua resolution, pro posing to amend the constitution so as t0 gve chancery jurisdiction to the circuit courts to the amount of $5000, which was read the first lime. The senate was this day mainly em-, ployed in discussing motions of refer ences of bills and claims to committees. On motion the senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, .Jan. 17, 1846. Petitions, documents and claims were presented by Messrs. Moore, Cannon, Leanord, Green of Hinds, McNabb Spann Alcorn, .Greaves, McCaughan Adams, Moody and ontaine.J REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Tottcn, from the judiciary committee, nude an unfavorable report upon the resolution referred to said committee, upon the expediency ofmaking sheriff's receipts absulive for the payment of money collected by them on executions received and agreed lo. Also, an unfavorable report upon the resolution relative to the frequency of continuances in criminal cases; received ami agreed to. , Also an unfavorable report upon the resolution relative to a change of the law prescribing the .mode of disposing of runaway slaves ; received and agreed to. Mr. Wade, from the committee of ways and means, reported Senate -bill for the amendment of the revenue laws, allowing two years for. the redemption of lands sold for taxes and purchased by the State ; received and agreed to. Mr. McCaujrhan, from a select coin- a mittce, reported a preamble and memori al to Congres?, asking the erection of lighthouses, and establishment of mail routes on the Gulf co vst; which was read for the first tune. Mr. Cunnor, from a select committee, reported a bill to run the line between the countics'of Chickasaw and. Octibbe ia, and on his motion, the rules were suspended and the bill passed. Mr. Cannon also reported a bill to de clare Ltne Creek a navigable stream; read the first time. , , :y : BILLS INTRODUCED ON LFAVE. By Mr. Cvnum. A bill to provide for the better collecting and assessing of taxes in certain counties. Mr. McAffee. A bill to define the powers of the county police of Coving ton county, in relation to the 3 per cent fund. ' ' By McCaughan. A bill for the relief oi ueorge Holly; read the first and second time. - ... By Pendleton. A bill to repeal the act of January 22, 1841, exempting certain property from execution. By Emanuel. A Bill to incorporate the Phenix Engine Company of Vicks wrfT Aiso, a bill to incorporate the Fulton Engine Company of Vicksbtirg. By Holleman. A bill to organize the ounty of Perry; and on his motion, the rules were suspended for its consider, ation. v ' On motion of Moody, the county of Clark was inserted in the bill and it was hen read three several times and passed. By Warren; a bill concerning sheriff's receipts all which bill's were read the 'irt time, except when it is otherwise Stated. I-;,; , ;, , Holletnan offered a resolution of en quiry by the judiciary committee into 'ne expediency of making it the duty of returning officer of all general elec tion, to oualifv all persons elected at ucli elections, which was adopted, "b" submitted a resolution of en quiry by, the judiciary, committee into the expediency of altering the law in re lation to the trial of criminal cases, so as to allow defendants to take the depo sitions of non-resident . witnesses to be read in evidence on their trials; which was adopted. Rogers offered a resolution calling on the governor for information as to the amount of the distributive sharo of the net proceeds of sales of the public lauds under the act of 1841, due this State, and now in the treasury of the United States, which was adopted. - - Also, a resolution of enquiry by the judiciary committee intp the expediency of amending the constitution, so that the general elections shall be held, on one day, and the office of county trea surer be abolished; which was adopted. Metcalf offered a resolution of enquiry by the committee on education, in to; the expediency of erecting common schools in each township, to be supported, if from no other source, vy taxation, which was agreed to. Cypert offered a resolution that the judiciary committee enquire into the ex pediency ot amending the law in regnrd to the mode of selecting jurors, which was agreed to.' The message of the governor relative to the repairs of the Capitol, and erect ing a wall arround the same, was taken up; and, on motion of Emanuel, referred to a committee of five,: consisting of Emanuel, Spann, Singleton, Rossman and Leonard, On motion of Wade, the Auditor's and Treasurer's reports were taken up; and on motion of Smiley, 200 copies of each were ordered -to be printed for the use of the house. Notices of bills to be introduced here after, were given by Messrs Moore, Smyth of Winston, and Adams. Fontaine submitted a resolution that the joint select committee having charge of the apportionment and census, be in structed to report a bill limiting the representation to one person from each county, who shall, on .voting by yeas and nays, cast a vote for every num ber of white population in his county, not estimating fractions : And also, to provide for the election of 19 senators, to be equally apportioned among the counties of the State who shall have a right to vote one-half the number of votes which the representatives from the counties composing their repective districts may be entitled to cast, under the first resolution. Said resolution lies on the table one day. The house took up senate bill to au thoriza Peter II. Starke to errect a toll bridge over the Noxubee river on the Robinson, road, .in Octibbeha county On motion of Connell the rule was sus pended, that the bill mijrht be read a second time. . ' Connell moved its referrence to a se lect committee of three, which was agreed to ; and the chair appointed Messrs. Connell, Cannon and Hughes, said commtttee. ' Pendleton submitted a'resolution de claring that no general 'reduction of the revenue was expedient at this time. Gibbs moved to strike out all after the word resolved, and insert instructions to the committee to enquire what reduction in the taxes could, with propriety.be made. 4 , Pendleton then accepted Gibbs' a mendment, and after some further 're marks by Messrs . Sharkey,' Lemly and Hinds, Emanuel moved to lay the whole subject on the table, which was agreed to. " '" ; ." " The house proceeded to the orders of the day, and took up the bill to incorpo rate' the Pontotoc Male Acadmey. - Also, the bill to legalize George W. Hicks. " ' . Also the bill to repeal the second sec tion of the act to regulate the rate of in terest on ihe school fund. Also the bill in relation , to the free negroes in Grand Gulf. ' '. ' Also, the bill for emancipation of Pady Brinson, a man of color, which were severally ordered Id be engrossed for a third rpndincr. ' 1 ; The bill to provide for the election of an additional number 01 justices oi uic peace, came up in order, when, on mo tion of Green of Hinds, it was referred to a selert committee. The bill to reduce the per diem pay of the board of police and the probate judge and clerk of 'Itawamba county came up. Malone moved to commit the bill to a committee of the whole house, and make it the order of the day for Monday next, which was agreed to. The house took up the bill authorizing B. II. Beard to remove the property of his ward out of the State ; winch on motion of Simrall, was .referred to the judiciary committee. The bill changing tne time 01 Holding the probate courts in Lauderdale county was taken up, and tlie rules, being sus pended, the bill was passed. The bill for the relief of widows and orphans in certain caseswas on motion of Cushman, referred to the, judiciary committee.'; The bill to incorporate the town of Gainsville, in Hancock county, was ta ken up, and the rules being suspended the bill. was passed.'. , Kennedy submitted a resolution that the Secretary of State furnish the amount of lands which .have been registered at the various land offices in this State, un der the act of Congress donating 500, 000 acres of land to the.State for inter nal improvement; also the amount which has been reported, and not registered, which was adopted. .:'',. On motion the house adjourned. , KOSCIUSKO CHRONICLE. CS. US. 3BlarlcU),.Oftr' Saturday, January 21, miG. Qj The communication of A. A. N.'-on the influence of s. Moral Education," is in type, but unavoidably crowded out, as are aso severa other artices, for want of room. " ffj'Mr. Gillcland will please accept our thanks for valuable Public Documents ; and we should be right glad for him to continue his favors, as it is about our whole dependance for news from Jackson. Fihe m Caxton. The town of Canton in Madison county, was visited on Thurs day night last, with a destrustive fire. The fire broke out in a shoe-maker's shop, oc cupied by J. Bertrand, which M-as destroyed, together with the stores Eichelstein & Co., and I). Sommer, the house occupied as a residence and tinner's shop by A.Smcader, the silver-smith's shop of J. B. MurreM,,and the tailor's shop of John Rice. All these buildings were situated on the north side of the public square; and the wind blew so hard from the north that it was with diffi culty that the buildins on the opposite side of the square were saved. Tax Sales. Our Sheriff has adveriised a perfect cord of Lands for sale to pay the taxes due thereon for the year 1815. The sale will take place on the third Monday in February next, when any man who has two or three dollars in cash can buy a quarter section of Land, if lie chooses. This is much cheaper than Government sells Lanj and therefore we would advist all who want to secure a heme, wiih a small capi tal, to buy. Medical CoxvuxTiox. A convention of medical gentlemen assembled at Jackson on the 12th inst. who, after choosing Dr. Mctca'f of Natches chairman and Dr Wi' liamson of Canton Secretary, and hearing an address from Dr Cartwright of Natches, resolved themselves into a State Medical Society, and appointed a committee to me morialise the Legislature on several medi cal subjects. fjj" By reference to the Legislative pro ceedings in another part of this day's pa per, it will be seen that Fall & Price of the Mississippian, have been elected Primers to the State. of Mississippi for the term of two years. Jots foii Govkiixok. The votes for Governor at the last November Election, having been counted' by the Legislature, stand thus: A. G. Brown 28,310, Thomas Cpopwood 12,802; I. N.Davis 4,722, Thom as 101, Shattuck 80, Goodrich 55, making in all 43,159. - rjCjpThe Canadians seem to' think war between the United Stales and England in evitable. By our exchanges we see that individuals in Canada are advertising for recruits to serve under them in the 'ap proaching war,' as they term it. The latest intelligence from St. Lou is, Louisville and Cincinnati, reports the waters to be rising in the upper rivers, and the ice to be moving.. - , For the KoscitisVo Chronicle. ' 1 - METEOROLOGY. . - 'or.,.thu week ending the 22d ult. lite wea ther in this section of the country has been of a two-fold character sunshine and clou dy and our subjoined remarks will bear us out iu saying, we have had torrents of., rain. This day at seven minutes past two o'clock, Jupiter formed a quartile to the Sunin other words 90 apart. This as pect has been proved fo be a favorable one, hence we would prognosticate a 'week of brilliant weather. JAME8 ELDER. meteorological Table Of the week ending Junvury 2i, 1846. Day oTTS Direction of winds, ' week & month Fri 16 I9d Sat 1720d Su I8 21d Mo 19 22d 38 Tu 20;23dl4S We2l!24d380 Th 22 25d 4i External Thermometer, 10 60 48 50 I ? 42 s 31 29 34 35 34 35 38 39a 3G1' 40 35 1' 372' 2.8 north-west north-west , north-east north-east south-wejt north-cast , north-east v REMARKS. " lGth. Light breezes, overcast day." Night, calm and cloudy. 1 . 17th. Light airs, cloudy morning & a. m., Dniiiant v. m. in ight, calm and clear. . , 18th. Light breezes, brilliant day. Night, calm and -cloudy. 19th. Strong breezes, rainy day through out Night, same. 20lh. Strong breezes, drizzly day through out. Night, strong breezes and shower'. 21st. Light breezes, overcast day. Night, calm and cloudy. 22J. Light breezes, cloudy a.m., brilliant p. m. ftight calm and clear. The Thermometer was highest on the 10th, 60. Lowest on the 18th, 29. ' Range for the week 31. Fall of rain for said time, two and eight-tenth inches. Teacher IVantctl! A SUITABLE person is wanted to take charge of the Academy in this place. For particulars enquire of the Trustees. By order of E. M. WELLS, Pres't. January 24, 184G 4tf i TAILORING. H SHOAFE having permanently loca ted himself in the town of Kosciusko, announces to his friends, and, the public generally, that he is prepared to receive and execute any work in his line of busi ness, upon the shortest notice. He takes,, altt will be in receipt of, the latest Phila delphia fashions; and will guarantee gene ral satisfaction to all who may favor him with their patronage, which w.H be most thankfully received. ' , , , .,' Kosciusko, Jan'y 24, 184C 4:0m ' . Final Settlement. 4 T the April Term, a. n.'lS iO, of the xtx Probate Court of Attala county, I shall present my account as Administra trix of the estate of Joseph Andrews, de ceased, for final settlement and allowance, when and where nil persons interested can attend if they see proper. ELIZABETH ANDREWS, Adm'x. January 17, IS IC 3.:iv2d NOTICE. THE undersigned having purchase the entire property on the Big Black river, well known- as Conn's Ferry, takes this method of informing the public that his best endeavors will be always used to ensure the safe passage of the River at all times during high water; and by keeping the Road in good order he hopes to merit the same patronage as the former owner John Fondly. Rates of Ferriage. Loaded wagon, with 4 pair of horses or mules, or 4 yoke of oxen, $1 00 Loaded wagon, with 3 pair of horses or mules, or 3 yoke of oxen, 75c Wagon without load, with 3 or 4 pair of horses, or 3 or 4 yoke of oxen, 50c llagon with 1 yoke of oxen, or 1 pair of horses or mules, 50c Four wheel carriage, with I horse, 37$ Two wheel cairiage, with 2 horses, 37 Two wheel carriage, with "1 horse, 25o Man and Horse, 12J Lead Horse, 1 Oi Foot Man, ' OJ Cattle, each, 4c Sheep and other small slock, each, 2c Jan'y 17, 1846 3.0t JOHN FOY. Final Settlement. AT the March Term, A. D. 1846, of the Probate Court of Attala County, I shall present my account, as Administrator of the estate of Stephen Calcote, deceased, for final settlement and allowance, when and where all persons can attend if they see proper. JAMES 0. CALCOTE, January 3, 1846' l:6w Administrator. Particular Notice. ALL persons indebted to Berry N. Rus sell, are requested to come forward and setUe up if thoy want to, save costs. They will find -their accounts with G. W. Harlow, who is authorized to receipt the same. . BERRY N. RUSSELL. January 3, 1840 ltf jl Mm. iriTj: mjj m. my For publishing in the town tf Kosciusko, Aim tata county, Mi., a weekly rietoxpajter, to, be entitled the , KOXtUlKO fMICIiE. The United States of America is a great country the State of Mississippi a , great Slate the county of Attala a great county and the Town of Kosciusko," no doubt, would be a great Town, was il not lor the simple facts that tho seat of government Iras not yet been removed to said town mar Big Dlack has not yet been cleared out, so that steam-boats can navigate it up to a point opposite said town that the Jack son Railroad has not yet been extended on, through Canton, to said town ami more partienjarly, that at this time there is no newspaper published in said'town, through which these projects can be laid before this great people. 'Now, it is a well established fact, beyond the point of ton- wviiuiij liiUl US (Al V C C F WM who live in this great country State- county and that we expect great works to be accomplished some time or other, by somebody or other, or somebody else, nrtl 1." 1 - ..1.1 t. ....... mm uioi ivuBtiuanu wuuu us a giciu J'lui.i; if these great improvements were but jost completed, thereby bringing it, as it were, within a stone's throw of the. East ladies. LAustralia, China, Siberia, Greenland, Kam- SChatkft nnrl th Nnrfh Pnh ' " ', Therefore, be it known to all men, wo men, children and' grasshoppers, that the subscriber, in order to facilitate these great undertakings, and prevent their being nip ped in the bud, and more particularly to turn an honest penny for : himself, proposes to commence" the publication of a little newspaper in said town,' on Saturday, the third day'of January,' Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty six, to be styled the Kosciusko Chro nicle, and to continue to publish said pa per weekly, until these great objects shall be accomplished, should the Lord be pleas ed to spare his life so long, and he be wil ling to continue in the business that long; and if not him, then to have it done by somebody else after him. The subscriber beiiuj- a strong believer in the doctrines promulgated by the immaculate Harry of the West and the Godiikc Daniel of the East, it might be surmised by the know ing ones that ihe paper will be whiegishly ! inclined; but be this as it may, he will not ai mis nine contradict 11. TERMS. Two Dollars per annum in advance. G.W.HARLOW. Kosciusko, Dec. 30, 1845 . Sixteenth Section Sale. IN obedience to the requisitions of an act of the Legislature, passed in 1 842, 1 shall proceed to sell or lease for the term of ninety-nine years, at public auction, to the highest bidder, before "the Court-House door, in the town of Kosciusko, on Monday the 10th day of February next, the six teenth section in Township Fifteen North, of Range Nine East, on a credit of one, two. three and four years, the purchasers giving bond and security, and paying cash sufficient to defray the expenses of sale. ; . E. M. WELLS, Jud.ge of Probate of Attala County. . January 3,1846 ' l:6v Administrator's Sale. ' In pursuance of an order granted to me by the Probate Court of Attala County, Mis sissippi, at the January term thereof, A. D. 1840. I will proceed to sell at public auction, to tho highest bidder, before the court house door, in the town of Kosciusko, on Monday, the 16lh day of February next, the following described Lands, belonging to the estate of James Armstrong, deceas ed, to-wit: 8. T. K. south-west quarter 4- 12 4 east-half of south-east qr. 5 12 4 east-half of north-east qr. 8 12 4 west half of north-east qr. 5) ' 12 4 west-half of south-west qr. U 12 4 north-west qr. of n. w. qr.- 0 12 4 east half of north-east qr. 17' 12 , 4 icrms un a credit ot twelve , months, the purchaser giving bond and approved security. ALEA'ANDER MAURY, Administrator With the will annexed January 5. 184G ufid MST OF GUTTERS REMAINING in the Post OtTice at Kos ciusko, on the 1st day of January, 1840, which if not taken out before the first day of April next, will be sent to the Dead Let ter Ollice, Washington City. Massey Thomas . McAdofy Martha A Moore 1 nomas 2 McBride Martha Mrs, Mabry Seth W Mabry Erastus Mc William McDuffy David McMillan Daniel Maddock Sarah Moore Miles U Morris A F Miller Henry J N ., . .. Nowlin James J Newell James o Overstrect Alexander P Post Master 2 Perkins John R Perry R C Porter Julian Porter Stedman Powell WT Raney John Rowel John Roudles Marvell II Rhodes Samuel G Rector Zachariah . -8 Suggs Rollin , Simpson Richmond Savage T D Sulivant John Ii 2, . Sheritt'ot Attala . Smith Tyree Sones Wm B Scott Jacob . Shote Jane Miss Smith Benj B Sanders, Wilburn Seawright W W Shield Joseph T Adams Joseph Autry Catharine Aston Samuel Avery James Armstrong Abner Adams Edmond C B Boyd Gordon D 7 Bennett Mr. Barnes Joel V Brambelow Isaac Belew John Pyvers Lemuel Mvett Thomas S , C Chambers David orV Craft John .. Chappclear Benj F Carter Calvin Chesnut Melvina Cox Benj F Coleman Robt L D Divine Washington Davis Robert Dean John 2 Day Elbert Dotson Henry Dubard James J Davis John Dickerson James Dicken Pierce E Emmons Charles Ellis William Eakin David G Gunter G Gilmore William Guess John Gillaspy David Greenlee Lemuel H Hoy Thos P 3 HumphreysJonathanTate Henry 2 Teague & Henderson Henderson John Herrod David Hudspeth George Harman George Hamilton Andrew S Treat A Harrison Newton S Taylor Daniel iiicks ueorgu Taylor Mehala lipton William Jarvis Robert Jones Bennett K Kendrie James , L Levy Chapman Lot Jacob Leech Margaret Mrs Lott William B Low Philip Lybrand David M . McMillon Alex , 3 W Wood William R IV'estbrook Barnabus Waites Horatio Williams Win B Wallace Robert Welch John 2' Weeks William lVhatley Uriah ; Wells John M ' Wade Thos or John Simmons; Winters Leonard Y .., , Young; Mills. , Persons calling for any of the above let ters will please say "advertised," or they may not be delivered. S. II. CLARK, P. M. Kosciusko, Mi., Januarys, 1846 l:3w .Justices MSlanks Always on hand and for sale at this Gthce.