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The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1839-08-02

Ill u
NEGR0ES--six men and one
- woman, viz A boy named Si-
mon, % years old, black, stout made, full
face, high cheek bones, about FIVE feet ten
inches high. Horace, yellow boy, about
five feet six inches high, spare made, bushy
head, about % years old. Abram, black
thick made boy, about 21 years old, FIVE feet
six or eight inches high. Ben, a copper
colored boy, about six feet high, between
As and so years old. Ellis, a spare made
black boy, Is years old, FIVE feet eight tinches
high. Little Simon, spare made boy, FIVE
feet ten inches high, very black, about 90
years of age, has stubborn look, and Sabra,
black girl, tall and spare made, narrow
faced, about so years old-she is the wife of
Simon. The clothing of the negroes is not
recollected but g portion Of them had on
! when they went away white linseys. The
fboy Horace carried away with him black
cloth dress coat. All of the above negroes
crossed the Mississippi river on the night OF
the 26th of March, in Millekin's Bend, carry
ing with them shot gun which they stole.
The gun is very long one in the barrel-at
least five feet long, Of ordinary size, percus-
sion look. As "a part of the above described
negroes run away several years since, and
made their way up the river, but were taken
4
now endeavoring to reach the upper States.
I viii give the above reward to any person
who will deliver the above negroes to MI
William III Ellington, who lives on said plan,
tation, with all charges paid ,or secured il
any Jail SO that can get them. Anypersor
Esecuring the said negroes il jail, viii please
send word to the subscriber at Clinton, Mis-.
sissippi, Or to VIM H Edingto1, at Vicksurg
Il 4 will also give reward Of $50 for boy
} who run away the latter partIof September
last. named Charles. He is about 90 year:
old, six feet high, very likely weighs abou
200 pounds. The said boy is frost bitten on
This left foot, and limps as he walks; his lef
d eye tooth in the upper jaw is out. He was
4 broughtto Mississippi BY Doctor Peerce, from
Rutherford county, Tennessee, and sold in
Kinds county, Mississippi, and presume he
u willt Try 10 get back--as he once succeeded
IN going from Mississippi q Tennessee. The
boy will deny his owner, Is be ls IN the habil
81 running away, and has invariably done
So. Any person possessing Information q
said Boy OF securing him IN. jail viii please
write to RE al Clinton, Mississippi or 20 dl
Il William H Ellington, at icksbnTg. i
April 1g-4I-3t ADfES ~. WALL.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1839-08-02

o7subscliption for tie above work, win be
received at this 0TFlcB.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1839-08-02

The Deeds of the property and the Stock,
transferred in Trust to the Commissioners,
appointed by the said Act of the Legislature
of Florida, forthe security Of the prize hold
The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1839-08-02
axe Notice.

axe IVOLICe.
III MIA 4 several promissofy notes given
by meto VIM. E. Courteney 81 order,
each for the sum of S687 so, dated on the
Sd july 1888, amounting to $2750: 1st,
payable months after date; end. PAYABLE
~ months after date; Sd payable T8 months
after date; 9TH, payable "a months after date.
am determined not to pay unless conpel-
led By law, as the consid derations for which
said notes were given has failed.
JAMES BILLET.
Aazo0 City, April "a. 43-H
BI1iAll * DEEDS
Os. sale at tlsis Office.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1839-08-02
TRLISTEE,S SALE.

IN pursuance of the provisions Of deed
II Of trust, executed by Samuel w Punch
ard, to the undersigned, for certain purposes
therein mentioned, we win sell, to the high
est bidder, at public sale, for cash, on the
premises, on Saturday the Sd day of August
next, the following described lands, all lying
and being in the county of Yazoo, and adj
joining the plantation on which the said
Punchard lately resided, viz:
West half, southwest quarter of sec No 26
East half, southwest quarter s +" 35
West half, Southwest quarter Z" IS
West half, northwest quarter Sc g 35
East half, northeast quarter '' +" 81
East half, northwest quarter I" " "a
East half, northwest quarter Sc I" "a
East half, southeast quarter g " "a
all being in township 9, of range west, of
lands entered in the Land Office at Mount
Sails, Mississippi. The titles to the above
lands is believed to be undoubted; but we
will only convey such titles as are invested
in us as trustees.
THOMAS ]. JENNINGS,l T
N. G. NYE,
May 81, 1899. 47-lOt
The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1839-08-02

w. w. RICHARDSON, Co. Treasurer,
Nav IL. 1899. Per George Fisher.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-07
PARAGRAPHS.

Sickness al me South--0u accounts from Mo
bile to the 23d ultimo represent the sickness that
city to be still highly malignant, and strangers are
Warned TO Keep away from the city. The inter
monts for the week ending on the 2Oth, were about
twenty and on the olst tlIere were iouf aud the
22d six intermenis.
The accounts from ST. Augustine 10 the l7,h Ill
limo, ropnrt that there then SIS persons down with
the yellow fever, Among the deaths, Iout OF i've
respectable nd ylduals are mentioned one OF whom,
aie panied to learn, is the Episcopal clergyman,
the Rev. Mr.. llendfickson, recently returned from
4 visit To the North The Charleston Mercury says
that the disease, called the ''broken bone fever" is
not considered malignant, yielding readily to mcdi-
cal lteat mcnt.
The New Orleans Pioayune OF the 22l ulumo
says that the health of ta cy IS restored, aud thai
stranger, may now visit il in safety
MoBiLE-Tho Register Of the odd October states
that the business oltha city isbeginning 10 revive
il adds, however 1.-THE IlEALTn rs mol one 'od 6tef.
nor has tie disease losi jot of It's halgnancy
Six intetmenis were made yesterday, aud ioul lie
day p'esous."
Advccs from Texas, received at New Orleans.
state that the yellow had broken out al llous-
ton, aud that the deaths were eight or ten duly.
! letter f,0m Hamburg, :. {. (oppose Augusta
Geo dated iii inst says. Il have the pleasure oil
informing YOU that town is now free OF disease
The sichuess has passed oil. and health once more
! rcicns IN nu, midst. Our r,rnls NOW returning
home and peace aud Property 'ahe the place oil
| gloom Today our streets were crowded Mnh "ae'
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FROM TIE CnEROkEES.
We copy The following important letter from III,
ST. Louis Republican:
lEAnonAnrEna On DErr. ". DINIsIoN.


Fort Gibson, September %, 1859.
SIN: by the last mail Capt Armstrong aud my
sell received instructions from tile War Department
to appiehend and have punished the murderes OF The
Ridges aud Koulnol aud rs these offenders are
believed 10 be lHe eni -Iauis NC have demanded
them OF John Ross ans, IN the event Of has failure
to have them delivered al hs tort, they viii be taken
by The military force which my be opposed by the
Chrrokees, or portion OF them, which Will lead TO
serious difficulties. lave therefore 10 request that
you give nutcc OF dis To the inhabitants Of Wash
Iugtun and the adjoining countess that they may be
IN readiness 10 promptly Turn OUT 10 defend then
frontier and 10 and the military force il necessary
Col. Masun, the commanding officer II Fo,t Wayne,
is required keep you ADVISED vi the state OF affairs
IN the Cherokee haIon and, Ia the event that the
Chetehees should determine Ia resist the orders nj
the Government, il will be necessary that the ord
nance aud the ordnance stores at Fayetteville oud
be protected by suoHg guard.
| have ordered an additional supply OF subsistence
stores to Fon Wayne, for The purpose of furnishing
such volunteers OF militia force us may from ncces-
SHY be assembled 10 give security 10 your frontier
and 10 carry out the instructions ot the Govern
ment.
| | have the honor to be, with much respect. your
obcdleut servant, NJ. ARBUCkLE,
| Hfcrei B,ig. Gen. j.. 5 Arpy.
To the Hon, \. YELL Fayetteville, -irkdasaS.
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pnlLApELrIliA. o.. %.


ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SuIclpE-On Satur-
day night, an individual named Manasseh Scott at
tempted 10 nil glil named Mary Palmer. by
shooting her with d pistol. The transaction occur
red at house Of III fame, in Plum street, below
Fourth, Philadelphia, where Scott was visiting. and
without any cause being given, he drew pistol from
his pocket aud fred il nj Ter heart. Fortunately the
ball glanced ,nd wounded her in tue lcii breast, not
very deeply nor very dangerously. After this act
he drew another pistol and snapped ii at his own
heart the cap exploded without discharging the pis-
toll lie was then seized and taken before alderman
Mande field when he confessed lhal his intention was
TO Kill her and then destroy his own life. When
INTERCEPTED as 10 his motive for committing such
acts, he replied that he had motive other than
that he did not care about living, but would as soon
die rs not. H. had never seen the gll before, as
he had been in The city but few days, having
come from Ohio, where his wife and family resided
bu, during the short time that he had been here he
had los, $500. He did not say IN what manner he
lost the money! but ii Is probable that IT was stolen
from him at Of those dsreputable places that
lndul gcnce in vicious habits lie him into. His loss
perhaps rendered HIM desperate, aad reckless OF
consequences he attempted la destroy her and him
self. lie committed iuf the present to prison.
We understand that the girl WAS yesterday convey
ed to the hospital, the ball not having been extract
ed. Scott stated that lie had brother in Allentown.
Ledger.
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o. The Nashville Union, FOR the purpose o.
conciling T,cumseh to his inevitable doom' 't'''
that . il is the immcmo,iaI usage" OF the p'',!
elect no Vice President but for one term
before was this "immomolial usage" ever NJ
Ia every instance in which Vice Prcsidc l" Nv ID
been elected, has not The failure TO ie-o','
been occasioncd by sumo circumstance h''"s
reference to and lndepcpIe6 a pai'y w M
Aud we should like 10 know oi this ne" vi
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-07

~ The Resolutions nominating Mr.. Van b'''
and Col Polk as President and Wee Presd'"
the Uated States, have passed both branches Oh NY
Legislature Of Tenressec-and are coRSCqptmy
lac of he State Tins is certainly navel sl''s
OF legislation; and, in our humble opinion, IS ~
tom :" more houorcd in the breach dian Tie 'O''
vance" 1t remains now TO be seen mhetle'
norGt lac can be carried into effect. We nav
idea that the people Of Tennessee even will f"''
Their . sober second thought will revolt d"
disgusting specimen If Legislative ab,uldia
bastard spawn ol a temporarily triumphant 'a'''
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-07
F'llE subscribers, having enlarged their store are
4 now receiving lhri
EALland WINTER supply of GOODS,

the largest aud best assortment HEY offered, all
of which are lower and some from % To SO per cent
under former prices, consisting IN part Of The follow
ing
Super Blue Black and fancy eoI'd Cloths and CASH
Bik Blue, Drab and OxGord mixed Sattinctts
A larg lot of Kentucky Jeans from common TO su-
perine
Freder cksburg and Genrock Jeans for servants
Cd and Sd tulled Cloths
Whitney, Macknaw and Rose Blankets
Dutlle aud Striped Blankets, very cheap
3.4 to Brown aud Beached Shifting aud Sheet
ing
to 500 pieces Calico from Gl cents to the finest
3 4 Blk Gro GIains and Gro de Matio
PLAIN aud Gg'd Gro dc Alrques
Blk MatIiona SILK
Blk and Blue Bin Gro de Suisses
Plain aud ii.fd Gro DE Maps
A large lot Muusscne de Lame from % cents to
the finest
Printed Slxones
English and French Marnos very cheap
\ good assortment of Thiead aid Bobinet Laces
aud Edgiugs some very nch
Besides great variety ut other goods, a greater
portion of which aie auction purchases.
They invite all in want OF goods To examine their
stock as they determined sell at a small ad-
vance on New York auction prices.
&. ID. 4 J. Il. DAVIS.
Ocl "a M4w If
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OvEKSEEK wanted To supctintend II
~ plantation some fifteen miles l,om Lynchburg.
with II or ID hands Address (posl paid) X. ;.
Lynehbutg
Scptl9 IS
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FOR NEW YORK.
[Louisiana and New York Line Of Packe,s]
1t, ID Ia ~,

ships COMPOSING this Line wl sail from New
L u leans and New York every other Monday
commencing on the 10Th november, and to insure tn.
slrices punc'uay in the time of sailing the line
ill hereafter consist Of FIVE Ships viz:
Ship Iazoo Captain Frask to leave on the 2Uth nov
Ship Louisville, Captain Palmer to leave on the 9TH
December.
Ship HuntsriAe. Captain Eldridger to leave on the
18th Decemb 1.
Ship !Kicksburg, Captain Woodhouse to leave on the
ist Jun lsry.
Ship Msss,ppi, Captain Davis, to leave on the 18th
January.
u The above ships are all new. of the first class,
c"prare and copper fasened and upwards of 500
burhen of light draught Of water, being built in,
New York expressly for the trade. The price OF pas
sage is liked hundred doltars Their cabins are
fitted up-o The most improved and convenient plan and
finished in neat and elegant style. Ample OF
the first quality will be provided, and every regard Ind
10 the comfort and satistac OF passengers. who
will please tuke that berth be secured I'M
I'll pad tor at the office OF the consgnees.
These rncNtts are commanded BY Captains well ex
perienced in the trade, who will give every tentiou
and exert themselves to accommodate. They will ut
n times be towsl up a;d down the Mississippi by
steamboats, and the srictest punctuay observed in
tho lime Of sailing.
The owners OF these hips will not be responsible for
aEy let err parcel package sent by put on board Of
them, unless regular hill Of ading be signed therefore
at the counting house Of the agents owners. Fer
,rlh'r partic uars, upPly 10
n BEIN s. A COHEN;
nov Is W Common
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Terms Of the Nsospupsr Press Of .Ve.o Orleans
''i s'st on he SIX M.h
SU3soaIPrioNs.-rwaive D,ll,rs f,r tn d lilly pa :
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year in advance, where ctv reference Is given No
Inscription will be discontinued until arrsarnges are
settled. In case Of III continuance, one weeks notice
in pritsng must oe invariably gvsn previous to III
ADvERrtslNa.-One dollar per square for the first
sortion and half that price for each subsequent one:
an, material alteration from the original advertisement
will be charged as new one
YEARLY Observation-Disclosures and Ira err,
orty dollars fol English alone, and sixty for both Ian
public institutions, fifty dollars in English only, and
eighty for both languages; Ship and Steamboat Fac-
tors, Commission merchants sixty dollars in English
ne, and eighty Tor both languages.
MARR,AGEs, OBITUARY NOTICES, and articles call
ing the attention Of the public sales property
cards Of passengers, benefits, sc. &c. will b. charged
dollar per square for the first insertion in each un
CoMxvx1cAr,oxs, or Advertisements, of any person.
al nature, when admissible shall be charged double,
deduction of twenty five per cent. will be made to
Auctoneers Sher's, Registers Of Wills and Nlarshas
sales Of real estate, published in both languages,
aud 50 per cent in English alone: 10 per on sales
OF other property.
Advertisements out Of the direct line of business
Of The advertiser, such as les" auction, and plana
sales, slaves, stray animals &C. NC. will
be charged for uely, and At the ordinary rates
ADvEsT'sEMEsr. moi specified as to time, will be
published one month, aud charged accordingly
No advertisement Of bankruptcies will be published
in any case, unless. paid for previous to insertion,
payment guaranteed by responsible person in town.
Theatres ind other places OF amusement, advertising
daily Jr the to be charged 500 for Lnglsh
tone, and $3.50 in both languages.
All announcements Of canlia,es for political Offices
will he charged double the price ri other advertise
Owing to the immense loss sustained by newspaper
ro,oiet0r. thcv have to tine conclusion that the
ma nss Of persons whose accounts hay" not been paid
within one month after presentation, shall he made
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l)hiNrS, OILS, GLASS, BRUSHES, &c.-.us
= m, landing from ship Constitution, and for sale-yz:
800 kegs While ead pure 81 d" '0 gre en- "au in
b Kegs; "a doz Jnpancdrns for 60OOlb lillrage
20 doc splendid 10000 ground brushe also ofOOO and
oW DO leases crome green in POWDER superior article
40 DO m cans large assortment Of sash tools of every
size and quality: sable pencils for ar,is flat marking
brushes for merchants artists coors in oil read, pre-
pared in hoxes fitted p with all necessary brushes;
artist tsols &c.
Flake and "mnity wir"; 60 packs gold leaf; white
and yellow wax gum arnbic; and large aud choice as
Sentiment Of prints, dry colors oil, turpentAc, varnish
ny MUNDELLI,
a21 SO Camp st.
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fRUoP ECIUS.
.VEW EDITION. or TIE CIVIL CODE OF
LOUISIANA

1 L has heen for some time made known the public
mat the subscribers are engaged in preparing for
the press new edition of the Louisiana Civil Code -
hey wer' from the first OF the great difficulty
and responsibility attending The publication OF the work,
and not without great hesitation that they con
scented to the undertaking. But the present edition.
amounting to bout three thousand copies, and whcI,
had cost tine State more than thirty thousand dollars,
was entirely ont of print. For more than two wears
past the usual ice OF the work has beesfron thirty
to fifty dollars.
1t is system Of. written rules which So Immediately
operates upon every individual OF the state, interested
either in agriculture or commerce and which governs
the disposition OF so much property coming from
other states, thaun Ike alnos. other treatise upon
law-it is as much the text.bnok and manual Of the
merchant aud the planter is Of the private gentle
man and the professional RhvOc tc.
The lawyers Of the adjoining states, and in fact of al
those states IpOn the Ohio and Mississippi rivers ch
hnd mart for their produce in Louisiana, have tre-
qr't necessity of reference to the code, and make
Indispensable requisite their libraries; and in the
cit. OF New Ore the book is L. found in
the merchants counting room, upnn he desk Of tile
Judge or the tahle of the attorney 1t is surprising
therefore that the first edition ct The work uuick-
~ disposed Of and although reprint of it would
in some measure supply the public necessity, vet it
would he imperfect and unsatisfactory une annotated
with references to the Reports and Statute in ORDER TO
EN- race the numerous amendments which have b. EN-
mhe by the 1t gishtnrc, and the important decisions
and constructions which have been given upon nl,nyo
its articles by the Supreme Court
The publishers have secured for tie general super-
intendence and editorial department OF the work. the
services OF Nheclnck 5 UPTON, ESQ. d
me .,ler of the Now Orleans Bar. The Hon Judge
Hunrd, Jude Bermndes, and Hon George Eustis,
have each kindly assisted Mr. Upton with the valuable
notes which they have collected in the o. their
studies and practice; and Mr. jennings the part
ner OF Mr. UptoI who is also engaged in the work. Geo
Strawbrige Esq. has presented the great mass of ,ce-
ren"ss contained in his Office copy of the code and
winch nave been made by him during the whole period
may therefore well that the anno,uorIs Of the
work will be all that industry aud labour, assisted by
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a hEAuIiFul head Of hair is the grandest orna
=, = ment belonging 10 the humun frame. How strange
~ me loss OF it changes the nance, and pro,a
f'rely Lrings on the appearance Of old ngt which
SEES many to reco at being uncovered and som.t;n.,
even to sns sncietv avoid the tests and sneers d
ter acquaintance: the remainder Of their lives are con
seq"en.y spent IN retirement. In short, the
loss OF property fills the generous thinking vcnth with
at hehvv sinking gloom does the loss of Ills hair
avert all these unplea circumstances OIdridge'
PAIN Of columbia stops the hair from falling of On the
likewise produces eyebrows and whskers; prevents the
nair from turning gray makes it curl beautifully, and
trees from scurC Numerous certificates oi the fys,
respectahy in support of the virtues of Oldridg..
ba7n are shown by the proprirtors.
u Read the ioowng:-
Robert Wharton, Esq. late Mayor of pli,a,lcph
mas cerl'hct az may b. below the HI Oh clara
tie! r e NE ne, following gentleman.
,hc undersigned do hereby certify that we have used
me h''m Of Columbia discovered BY J. Oldridge and
nave found highly servccnle not only as preventive
against the falling off of hair bu, also certain rcsor
WILLIAM THATCHER, Senior,
Methodist Minister in st George CHARGE.
No Sc North Fifth st.
JOHN P INGLiS, 32I Arch street.
JOHN D THOMAS, MD, 1903 Kncest
Join FtREY 1Gl Spruce street.
HUGH McCURDY. oi3 South I'd st.
join GARD, Jr, ls3 Arch street
than 81 years Of age, and the Others not less than 30,
[From the Muvor.]
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, I
~, City of Philadelphia
!, Robert Wharton. Mayor Of said city Of phjale
rha' DO hereby certify that am well acquainted with
nessrs lngtls. John Fure, and Hugh, NJ Curly,
nose names are signed tn the above cer,icnte that they
are gentlemen OF character and resrcnbjlfty and ns
such full credit should he given to the said cericnte
In witness wi, 'reof ! have hcrrun4o set nv hand
and cnused the scnI Of the city to be fixed, hi,
9th day Of December, &c.
IT, = ROBERT WHARTON, Mayor
OBSERVE that each bottle of the Genuine Balm has
splendid engraved wrapper, on which is represented
Sot' hoesnlc and retail by the sole agent. for Anne
rica % Fleche' street, mar Maiden Lane. one doc,
'e Pearl street and by most drug s's and ertuners
ough he country.
JARVIS & ANDREWS,
ms Wholesale Agents, New Orleans