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':,W?- V ''J BY Pi K. MAYERS & M. A, DECS- 'PEACE, GOOD WILL AND PRO fiPEIUTY TO ALL MANKIND." yTERMS-t2 50 per AiMwn, ii Advance. VOLUME PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1871). NUMBER 28. i ..'v,LKi:rs,w in v wy oil (par 1aWteiS BilfJ JM'Safl U I -A A v A. v.. A A J !L 1 JfLA AAA -WIMP 1 ULili I'll ii fi'if T C'l l IJBt 1 1 AVA. ZSm. --.VaX.'A yAVAV4 1"V W W CT r,AVA L2aw?55SS55nl J I 11 M II III' II III n . ir falfl r V 'III y 1 -r THE OOlTll'fS. MtOl'I.AK TKKM8. 01 RCUIT COURT Hkvkntii DIstkict. Jamkh H. JIamm, Judge. liioMtS S. Foiu, DUtrifct Attorney. Uatulordal county, (eeoud Monday lh I'l l'! ua-ry uud A uyiistj rhiltimilng IS days. Kemper ifonuty, linit MntiAay ill March a:;, I fVnUnnber, continuing 12 days. t'larUt) enmity, third Monday in March tnil September, continuing Vi days. VV.'.vno county, Hrot Monday in April and October, continuing B days. iiiwnc comity. second Monday in April and October, continuing (i days. Perry county, third Monday in April and October, continuing 6 day. Marion county, fourth Monday in April Bud October, continuing 6 day. Hancock county, Hint. Monday utter the , fourth Monday of April and October, con tinning 1'.' days. Harrinou county, third Monday after the fourth Monday of April and October, con tinuing 6 day. Jacknon county, fourth Monday after fourth Monday of April and October, con tinning IS ly. CHANCERY COURT 7tii District. tlEORGE WOOD, Chancellor. Jackson county, first Monday of March ttud Septoililiefi continuing b days. Harrison county, hccoiiu Monday in March and September, continuing 6 days. Hancock county, tlnril Rionuny ill March and September, continuing 6 days. Marion cojuty, lotirtii alnnuny in ainrcli hinl Neutember. continuum 6 days. Perry county, first Monday in April and October. eontw:ninz iilayi. Greene county, nurond Monday in April liiiil October, and coff.Tmina o days. Wayne county, fonrtli Monday after the fourth Monday of March and September, fimitimiini li davs. (Jlarko county, HrMt Monday in May and Nnvvrtllinf. contmumK b days. Lauderdale, comity, third Momlay of May and November, continuing 11 dayR. Kemper county, aecond Monday in May November, continuing 6 davs JAmtllly Kules of Chancery Court on the ducou'd .Monday in each mouth. PAS8 CHRISTIAN. K E. Jordy, Tsutt Clirixtiau. N. B. BgUey,Jr., Now Orleans, TKOKKSSIONAL. ATTORNEY A COUNSl-ll.LOIt AT LAW, MrttntoH, Mississippi. Will nractice in nil the courts of the dilig Kloie. Peveuth judicial District. Office At Chidsey & Soi lr. A. P. Chainplin, i'rtM ChrMtttu, Miss. Having located permanently, tenders his profcHNional services to the (icoplo of I'obh Christian and vicinity. Office and Ki'diilencc near tlio Postofliee. JORDY'S Cheap Store! Pass Christian, Miss. NO BRANCHES! Fresh Stock! Lower Prices! We Sell as Lew a Jew Orleans all Kinds of Groceries, Dry Goods, NOTIONS, SHOES, HATS, HARDWARE, Willoware, IVoodennare, Crockery, Tinware. ! STOVES ! Cheapest in the State t TUK MYSTERY OF PAIN. BY rnoPKSSOK GRANT ALLEN. We Buy for Cash: WOOI,, COTTON, HIDES, TALLOW, SACKS, I1EE8WAX, (SAME AND POULTRY, NO BRANCHES ANYWHERE ! We Stand on Our (ton Msrits. . 1). Lancaster, ATTORNEY COUNSP.LLOtt AT LAW, i'as Christian, Allan, UlH practice in IlioCtilirts of the Sev enth Judicial District. Dr. II. P. Travi, Avgitsitt, 1'errU County, AUssissippi, Havinir hicaied neiiimnelltlV nt Ail gtisttt, respect fully tenders llis professional services to the citiitens 01 inni pmco au snrroiinding countryi -m E.B. J0RDY&00. Mya 30. 1H79. 10-ly MOSS rt)lNT. Ir. John .1. Harry, IlamhborO) Altst-i tT-,.in Ini-ntod in-rmanentlv 111 Hamh bom, respectfully tenders his professional ,.rt ., t.i tti.. n,.,,iilii of Ilandsharo, mis- nirsipiiiCity, Stonewall, and snrrouiiding Country. It. Seal, ATTOKNEKY Jt COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Minni'sippl City, Aft. Practices iu all the Courts of the Sovouth Judicial Dietrict. t!. II. Wood, ATTORNEY A COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Aloss roM, Alks. trnetie.es in the Conrts of Jackson, Harrison, Hancock, IVrry and Oreenc. Ir. A. K. IVorlhrop, DENTAL SUKdEON, Office at Pass Christian) Miss. Will Visit all point upon the Coast, Slvins notice whenever he moves, at pres ent at Pans Christian. ' konERicit Seal. H- BiiKiMMEi." Seal fc lllootnfleld, ATTORNEYS . COUNSELLORS at LAW, Scranton, Align. Will nfa-tif-i. in sit th Ootitf nf Jack son county, MisMssippt Ksh partner will continue to practice iu hin indiviiliial ca pacity in all the Conn oi me Judicial District. Ben Lane Posey, LAWYER, JBoy dt. Lonit, Hancock County, Minn. Will attend rgnlarlv the court In Hn tk, Harnenn and Jackson counties, and ill attend all tall from ny of lnw (niiiw at an v time. N. B. Has had twenty-five year ex Pri nee in a general practice of law in U ihe eonii. 8real attention to collection, and to 'hs sccuriug and enforeeineut of doubtful tad bad debt, by new and original I"! bods. J. P. CarlCP, ATTORNEY A. COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Augusta, retry Ccmty, Mtn. Will practice in the Courts of the Sev Sth Judicial Du-trict. 1 1 1IK CHEAP Cash Store, On the crimson cloth of my study desk Alustrons moth poised, statnesnne. Of n waxen mould were it light limb shaped ; And in scale of gold its body was draped While its delicate wings were netted and veined With silvery strings or golden-grnfned, Through whole flimsy mare in tremulous flight Danced qnivering roys of the gladsome light. On the desk close by o taper burned, Toward which the eye of tho insect turned In its vague little mind a faint desire Rose undefined for tho beautiful fire. .Lightly it spread each silken van Then away it sped for a moment's spaa ; And a strange delight lured on its coarse With resistless might, toward the central source, And it followed the spell through atl ed dying maze, Till it staggered and fell in the deadly blaze. Dazzled aud stunned by tho scalding pain Oue moment it swooned, then rose again ; And again the fire drew it on with its charms To a living pyre in its awful arms) And now it lies on the table here Before my eyes all shriveled and sere. As I sit and muse on its fiery fate What themes abstruse might I meditate ! For the pangs that thrilled thro' its doli cate frame. As its senses were filled with the scorching flame, A riddle enclose that, living or dead, In rhyme or in prose, no Seer has read. But n moth," yon cry, " is a thing so small Ah, yes, but why should it suffer at all 1 Why should a sob for the vaguest smart One moment throb through the tiniest heart I Why, iu tho wholo wide universe, Should a single soul feel that primal curse t Not all the throes of mightiest mind, Nor tho heaviest woes of humankind, Are of deeper weight in the riddle of things Than this insect's fate with the mangled wings. Out if only I, in my simple songs, Could tell yon the why of that one little wrong, I could tU,yon more than the deepest page Of saintliest lore or of wisest sago ; For never as yet, in its wordy Htrifc, Could Philosophy get at the import of life, And Theology' saws have still to explain The inscrutable cause for tho being of pain ; So I somehow fear, that in spite of both, We are battled here by this one singed moth. SAVED FROM SUICIDE. Moss Point, Miss. Dry Gccds, Milhnsry Frosh (Jrocerles, Boots, Shoes,Hats, 'HARDWARE, TINWARE, And Feed of all kinds, ; At New Orleans Priees : lor t'ath ! Juno 20, lfC!. 13-6m CHAS. NELSON, MOSS POINT, NEAR RANDALL FERRY, Dealer in Groceries, Canned booas, Pints. Oils. Varnish, eta. Agent for Dr. Jurgiolewicfr Medicine. r resh Imager oeer on . CHAS. NELSON. Dee. li, 187U. NEW HARHKR SJIOI DECIIT, BARBER & HAnDRLbotti, PASCAGOULA (Uepo'J. Hair Cutting . cem. Hbaving "i? Shampooing Hnir dreiwius i Moustacho died...... V! . Will be happy to atwua o -""- tomere and many new one. Knpporo rno lit Mot-RAT-STAii and your norncr. tTbe Celebrated Hoyt Gnnn co lopn always oa hand, and the bett Hair Oil. for ) cheap As I was coming out of the San Francisco postorace ono morning iu tue year Wo-, tall, dark -skiiui ed man placed himself in front of me, and, fixing bis intensely glitter ins eyes npon dip, said, in an excit ed toue i "Sir, can you rive me a half hour ot your tune this mormngT" "Yes, I replied, "it l can be ot any service to you by so doing." "Not here but in your office, pri vatcly," he continued. "I must speak to somebody, and haviug heard you preach in the church on I'ino street, I felt I could approach you. I am in great trouble and danger, and must speak to some ouc. His manner was excited, bis band trembled, aud his eye had an insane gleam as he spoke. v e walked on in silence until we reached my office iu Montgomery street, when he hur riedly locked the door on the iuside Baying as be did so t "This conversation is to be pri vate, aud I do not intend to be in terrupted." As he turned toward me 1 saw that he had a pistol in his band, which he laid on a desk, and then sat down. I waited for him to speak, eying him and the pistol closely, and teeling a little uncom fortable, locked in thus with an arm ed madman of almost giant-like size aud strength. "Dave you ever been haunted liv tbe Idea of sulcidef be asked abruptly, bis eyes glaring npou me as be spoke. "No, not particularly," I answer- nil "but why do you ask r "Decauso the idea is haunting , me." be said, in an agitated tone, rising from bis chair as he spoke. "I have lain for two nights with a cocked pistol In tny band, calculat ing the value of my life. I bought the pistol to sheet myself with, aud I wonder that I bare not done it; but something has held me back." "What has put the idea of sui cide into yonr mind V I inquired. "Mv life s a failure, sin and there is nothing left for such a fool aa I bave been," he said, Ditreriy. "When man baa no hope left he should die I was making some reply when be broke In : 'flear tny hi&fory, then tell me if death is not the only thing left for me." When he told mo his name I rec ognized it as that of a man of gen ius, whose contributions to a cer tain popular periodical lnid given hi in a wide fame in tho world of letters, lie was the son of a ven erable New England bishop, and a graduate of Harvard University. I will give his story in his own words as nearly as I can "In 1850 I started lor California with honorable purposes and high ambition. My lather being a cler gyman, and poor, aud greatly ad vunced hi years, i leit, that it was my duty to make provision for him and tor the family circle to which I belonged. Animated by this purpose, I was full of energy. On tbe ship that took me to Calil'orna 1 made the acquaintance aud fell into the snares ot a beautiful but uuprincipaled woman, for whom I toiled and sacrificed everything for eight years or weakness and folly, never remitting a dollar for those I intended to provide for at change pnssed over liiscountonance. Huicide appeared to him in a new light as u cowardly, not a heroic act. That was all gone; the sui cide was but a poor creature, weak as well as wicked. Lie was saved. " You should be ashamed of your self, sir," I continued, "you urc on ly forty-five years old ; you are in perfect health, with almost a giant's strength, a classical education, ex tensive business exM'ricnce, and with a knowledge of life by your very mistakes that should bo a guarantee against the possibility of their repetition. A brave man should never give up the battle the bravest men never give up." He said quietly, " I will not act the part of a coward. You will hear from me agaiu. Good morn ing." I did hear from him again. He went to British Columbia, where he prospered in business aud got rich, aud became a pillar iu the church of which his father was one of the great lights. He committed not suicide, but matrimony, marry- BURIED TREASURE. DELUDED DARKEYS KKAKCMINft FOR THE HIDDEN WEALTH OK THE COl'KLANDS. borne. 1 made immense sums of iug a sweet and cultured Kuglinh money, but it nil went tor nothing but to feed tbe extravagance and recklessness of my evil genius. Tortured by remorse, I made many struggles to free myself from the evil connection that blighted my life, but in vain, when death lifted the shadow from my path. The unhappy woman died and I was free. 1 felt like a new man. The glowing hopes that had been smoth ered revived. 1 worked hard and prospered. I made money and sav ed it, making occasional remittan ces to the family nt home, who were overjoyed to hear Irom me after so long aud gnilty a silence. "I had leamey to gamble, of course, but now l resolved to quit For two years I kept this rcsolu Hon, and had m the meantime sav ed over $6000. Do you believethat the devil tempts men 1 I tell you it is true. I began to feel a strange desire to visit my out lia juts. 1 yielded, and found my way to a well known gambling hell, where 1 lost every dollar ot my hard-earn ed money. My self-contempt was complete. I sneaked to my lotl girl, who thinks her tall Yankee husband the handsomest and no blest of men. FROM NEW ORLEANS. THE GULF AND SHIP ISLAND RAIL ROAD LOUISIANA POLITICS, ETC. ings, feeling that I hrd somehow parted with my manhood as well is my money. "ine very next day 1 was sur prised by the offer of a lucrative subordinate position in a Federal office in San Francisco. This was not the first coincidence of the sort in my life where au unexpected iu flnence had been brought to bear upon me, giving my plans and prospects a new direction. Has Uod anything to do With these things, or is it accident t I took the place which was offered to me. and went to work with renewed nope auu energy, i made a vow agaiust gambling and determined to regain all X had thrown away I saved every dollar possible, pinch ing myseit in my living, and sun plementing my liberal salary by literary labors. My savings had again run up high in the thousand aud my gains were steady. The Frazcr Itiver mining excitement brone out. An old friend of mine came to me and asked the loan of f 100 to help lmu out of the new mines. I told him that he should have the money, and that I would have it ready tor in in that after noon. After he left the thought occurred to me that f 100 was a New Oni.r. vxs, Sept. 89, 1W9. Editor Deinoerat-Stnr : Iii 1S55 (I believe it was) con gress granted to the Mississippi and Ship Island railroad alternate sections ot government lands upon the conditions that tho road would be completed within a given time. The civil war caused suspension upon tho work, and consequently tho subsidy was mil. If your sen ators and representatives m con gress would bring the matter before congress, setting forth that the sur veys were made, and a commence ment to carry out iu good faith tbe requirements of congress, there would be no doubt but the govern ment would renew its aids ard as sistance for so great an enterprise. The State ot Mississippi lint, a sea trout ot nearly one hundred miles, and amp island liari.oi is second to none on the Gulf of Mexico ships that pass through the Jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi river can cross the bar at ahip Island and find a sate harbor The distance from the mainland the terminus of the road to the mooring of the ships, is only nine and one-half nautical miles ves sels drawing ten teet water can approach within four miles. Your people must build that road, and your State would have one ot the nuest maratinii) ports south ot jSor folk, V lrgiina. Her exports of cot ton, naval stores, spartimber,sqnare timber, lumber and staves, would be immense. Tbe section in which the road would traverse for miles on each side would en nance the value of land 500 per cent, per acre, Tell your members ot the legisla ture, which will soon convene, to instruct, by resolution, their sena tors and request their representa tives in congress, to press the mat ter next winter at Washington. In my last letter I informed you that political fandangos bad com menced, ward meetings are in or der, ring and bummers vs. tax -pay era and citizens, (leu. Fred. N, very poor outfit for such an enter- ogden and L. A. Wiltz are the two nnao niwl flint 1m . l . t A 1. .. I . . . , . .... prise, aud that be ought to have more, liieu tbe thought was sug gestedyes, sir, it was suggested that X niigut take the hundred dollars to a faro bank and win an other to place in the hands of my friend. X was fully resolved to risk not a cent beyond this. We weut together, and after alternate successes and losses at tbe faro ta ble, it ended in tbe usual way ; I lost tbe hundred dollars. The old passion was roused again. A wild determination to break tbe faro bank took hold upou me. I went night after night, betting reckless ly, nntil not a dollar was left. This happened last week. Cau you wouder that I bave concluded that there is no hope for as week a fool as I am T Now, sir, candidly, don't you think that tbe best thing I can do is to blow out my braius 1" said he, cocking tho pistol as he spoke. Tbe thought occurred to me that it was no uncommon thing for tbe suicidal to give way for tbe homi cidal mania. Tbe man was evident ly balf mad, and ready for a trage dy. "How old are yon f" I asked, aiming to create a diversion. "I am forty-five," he answered, Two old Texas rangers, who bad apparently brongbt to a little more jnst helped bury neighbor, were gladiators for gubernatorial honors; the former is the favorite among the nolidn. Wiltz has bis backers, and it is hard to say which will hold tbe flush sequence at Baton Rouge. As the excitement increa ses there will be a greater demand for pistols and coffee. I spent some pleasant moments yesterday with Capt. Jo. Cooper, who has just returned from nasn iugton City. Captain Jo. saw the President aud all the big guns there, but did not see Mrs. Jenks or lieu. Butler. He leaves tomor row for his benutiful snmuier villa at Biloxi. He in forms me be bas purchased the Keyser, one of the finest and fastest sea tow boats afloat. She is to le placed in line with his other boats. He has in augurated a scaling in tbe priccs being one-half the old rates. Capt. Jo. will have the opposition down ou him but he is uot afraid plenty money, aud holds the experience. I wish Biloxi had a dozen more Jo. Coopers and families, tie is pro gressive, and takes the bull by tbe horns. Long life to tbe good old stevedore and citizen. Yours, etc.. ;Ar slaas. Mobile Register. From one of n party of gentlemen who wont liuntingiii the sou'liwes tern part of the county last week we bave obtained the following curious story of searchers for the supposed to-be buried wealth of the old Copland gang. It seems that the negroes residing along the banks of Dog river, aid in the swamps ou cithersideot that stream have had for yesrs traditions of immense sums of money hidden somewhere in the low marshy ground and the forest near Dog river, aud nun... ! them have made attempts to fiixi some ot this mon ey, we need not say without suc cess. Our informant, while hunt ing iu tbe locality mentioned, last week, came suddenly upon an aged aud decrcpid darkey, whose myster ious movements and queer doings excited bis wonder, aud remaining concealed, he w atched the negro's actions. The old man had in nis hand a stick about five feet long, which be was holding extended horizontally before him, following the end arouud iu a slow aud cau tious manner. At intervals of a few minutes he would pause, stoop down, and examine tho ground at tentively, as it looking for somo-J thiug, and then rise up and repeat his movements with tho stick. Af ter watching him for about tweuty minutes, tho gentlemen stepped from his concealment and culled to the old darkey, asking him what ho was looking for. The old mau was so astonished at finding he had been watched, that for some moments he was dumb, and then tried to hide his stick from view. By dint of persuasion and a drink from a pocket flash, tbe old darkey wus finally induced to talk, and told our friend that ho was hunting for the gold buried by the Cope lands. The stick he carried prov ed to bo his "divining rod," and consisted of a rod of black walnut on the end of which was poised a magnetic needle which of course always pointed to the north. The old man, beiug iguorant of the polar attraction, religiously believ ed that tbe movement of the needle was caused by tbe attraction gold, and had been following its pointers tor years, always hoping that lie would finally strike a bo nauza of bidden wealth. He had dug up the earth in all possible and impossible locations, but had lot'yct found anything moro valu able than earth worms. Nor could he be couviuced that his search was an idle one, and all explanation in regard to the magnetic attraction of tho needle fell on a deaf ear. He told our informant that there were scores or negroes in those regions who believe there was money so creted somewhere about Dog river, and that be would continue his search till he found something. Perhaps if all those deluded freed men would spend their time in cnl tivnting a "patch" of ground, they would find themselves richer at the 1 I . I . I A 1 " 1 1 ciui or me yeHr loan mey win ever become by finding tho mythical "Copeland Money." Head Ily Gosh. Any one who lias seen tbe rivalry of the coutesUiots in a Western Helli!g school will appreciate this incident from Edward tiggleiiton'M reminiscences of his school days, pnl lishetl In the March k'crilmcr. He says i " It was iu tho same old Bethel school house, about the same time that the master, one ltenefii'lil, called out the spelling class, of which tny molber, then a little girl; was usually at the bead. Tho word given out was "onion. 1 suppose the scholars at the head of the class had pot recognized the word by its 8K-lling iu studying their lessons. They all missed it ' widely, spelling It in the roost "in geniously incorrect fashions Near the foot of the class stood a boy who had never been able to climb up toward the bead. But of the words he did know how to spell, one was 'onion.' When tbe word was missed at the bead of the class he became greatly excited, twisting himself into tho njo.it lu dicrous contortion as it came near or to him. At length the one just above the eager boy missed, tho teacher said 'next,' whereupon he exultingly swung his handover bis bead and came with, 'O n, un,i o n, yun, iug un I'm head, by gosh!' and he marched to the head, while the master uit him a blow across the shoulders for swearing." recollection of himself by tbe qnes tion. "1 should think," I continued, having arrested his attention, " that whatever . may have been your follies, and however dark the future you have to face, you bave too much manhood to sueak out of lif bv the back door of puicide." The' shot struck. In an insUuta talkingabout religion, and one wir ed the other bow pious be thought it was iwssible tor a man w K" " this world if m "WVal " said (he other, reflective ly, "I tiiink ef a man gets so 't be can swop steers or trade horses without lyin', 'at be'd better pull out tor the letter land before he has a relapse."'. History of Mississippi. Copiah Monitor. "Mississippi, as a Province, Ter ritory and btate," is the title of the new book I v F. H. Claiborne, It is one of the most valuable books to Mississippi:! s ever published. Its author is known to be one ot the most brilliant writers of the age, and be has spared no pains to make this history of Mississippi worthy of his reputation and gen ius. J ho book can only be bad by subscription. Alaska is a wonderful place for thieves. A correspondent of tbe San Francisco Chronicle says one merchant in Sitka hires Indians to steal for him, and recently shipped away a ton of copper that they bad taken from tbe flooring and walls of a government building for stor ug lurs. Tbe candlesticks and other silver articles were long ago stolen from the church,- and even metal crosses have been taken from zraves in the cemetery. There is not a constable or justice iu tue territory, and there is no attempt to enforce any law. Modem education too often cov era tbe fingers with rings, aud at the same time cots tbe sinews of tbe wrists. We trouble life by the scare of denth,aud death by the cure of life; the one torments, the other sffrights us. "Prof. Tice," says an exchange, "predicts that the hottest spell by far is yet tocone." That is what our preachers say, too. An Astonished Editor. An exchange says: "We find upon our tablo one of the newest pictures. It is beautiful in design, small, but showing great artistio skill in its make-up. Tho prevail ing colors are green and black, the two blending so harmoniously that the effect is pleasing iu the highest degree. We shall not, of course, presume to give an exact descrip tion of this i .ctnre, bnC some of tbe characters look so noble, so striking, that we caa..i I refrain from describing them. The bead- centre, or rather tbe hero of this picture, holds iu bis left baud a banner, in his right baud a sword : his hat is thrown on the ground ; his head is thrown bnck, his lett foot extended, and takeu altogether. Ins appearance is that ot one chal lenging auother to mortal combat, waiting for the oilier tellow to knock oft the chip'. His eyes are cast upward, resting' ou the word n Hello! what's this f Great snakes ! if it isu't a live dollar bill ! We took it for some new kind of a Christmas chromo, th..t had come in the mail. But. we see how it is cither ou; devil has beeu robbing a bank, or some delinquent subscrib er has been conscience stricken." Let tlieru Depart. Jackson Clarion. , ; We see it coustautly eaid in Northern newspapers that there is great alarm ;n the South about the growiug disposition of the negroes to emigrate to the North and West. The truth is a large majority ot the' white people of the South are eith er indifferent upon tho subject, or are i" favor ot the exodus. Tho large planters iu the liver bottoms are the only persons who are op posed to it. Tho smalt farmers iu the bill counties are indifferent up on the subject, while the white me chanics and laboring men general ly, favor the movement, aud would contribute their mite to aid tLe "colored brother" to depart in peace. There is not as much alarm n tbe South about tlieir going, as there is in the North about their coming. ' Can't Be Found. . , ' Jackson Clarion. The Batcsrille Blade (greenback. er) endorses the Chicago JUxpresn iu saying that if the greenbackers carry this stato tuat "a Detter man tlinu Jeff. Davis will be sent to the United States senate." Will the Blrde name the man who ever lived iu Mississippi that was a bet ter man, or purer statesman tliau Hon. Jefferson Davis T win it please name a man tliat ever held a deeper place in the afl'ectious of tbe people of this State I The charge agniust the prisoner was larceny, and he bad made a desperate effort to prove an alibi. One of his neighbors was called to the stand to bear witness to tho vnrtn of the prisoners woru. What," asked tbe judge (it was in Indiana), "is the prisoner's reputa tion for veracity f Wal, mlddliu' fair," replied the ituess, "he's al wavs hed tbe same wife ever siuce he lived in Tike, though 1 bleevo he did hev a coupple over in Ken- nckr last winter, Mit " Ana tbeu Ibe court kept him quiet long euougb to explain to biin jnst what they were talking about. Burling' ton Hawktye. r A new yacht has been launched at Brooklyn, and tbe owner propo- ms to c:dl it tiie Eli lVrkins, le cause niie lies so easy.