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new movement in Morals!
The committeeman of the War IN neU
A. Stevens, President of the
Bank of Commerce, and four hundred and
twelve other saints, including fnanciers and
politicians, who do and do not plumber the
public ia every possible way, have signed
aud sent a petition to the Corporation, pray
ing TO suppress the publication of newspa-
pers on Sunday Exchange paper.
If this is our industrious friend Stevens
of the Yazoo Wing, he has altered greatly
since we were summed by the light of his
countenance. There is too much Of the
President, the Bank fnanciering and the
saint for him. II is not him, we knop it is
not Mississippi Creole.
Mott is not ourself, -Heaven save the
mark!-President Of Bank and Saint tc
boot!-Signing petition for the suppression
Of publishing newspapers on a Sunday
We never could be guilty of putting oul
pen to paper to forward any such violation
Of the liberty Of the press. What! express
desire to prevent our reverend acquain
lance, Dow, JR., from holding forth on Sun
day! RidieuIousl We know not J. a
Slevens, President of the Bank of Commerce
but of this we are certain, he does not be
Iong TO the real "Berkshire, pa spuriou
of-spring-an abominable namesake.
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VS. PIu. f. ia.
Harris, Furgason & Co.
RY virtue Of the above stated & IA. To-
me directed from the Honorable the
Circuit Court Of the United States for the
Southern District Of Missssippi,I win expose
to public sale, for cash, before the Court
House door oe Yazoo county, Mi, within
the hours prescribed by law, on
Monday, the 9th dag Of September neri,
all the right, title and interest," The said de-
PENDANT, Moses +. Hoff, hath 10 81 to The
following described propertr, to witt Lots
Nos. $50, pa, 245, 246, 247 and 24s. ii
the town os Yazoo Ciiy.-Also the west
end Of Lot No, 15s, fronting SO feet ON
Jefferson street and running back Is feet.
sitnate in the town Of Yazoo City: all of
said lots are levied on as the property Of
Moses 7. HoH, and his interest in ihe same
viii be sold to satisfy the above stated Il. "a.
and costs of suit.
ANDERSON MILLER. Marshal.
By 7. u. ARNOLD, D. M.
Aug. 8, ls4l [Prfee SIsl 4-5t
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The state of mississippi, PFobste c0u ,a,,

The state Of Mississippis( Probate Couris
400 lopN1y. May lerms l64l.
"AL'TER s. CHEW one Of the Ex-
ccutors of the last Will and Testa-
menl Of Thos. Fl. Chew, deed, having by
petition fled, represented 10 the CouFt, that
the personal estate Of said deceased Is. in
sufficient to pay the debts against the same,
and prays that Citation issue to all persons
interested, to appear and show cause if any
rney can, why SAID lands, below described,
should not be sold Cor the purpose OF paying
the debts against said deceased estate as
PRAYED for by said petitioner, viz: The south
half Of Section 10; the northwest quarter
and west half Of northeast quarter of Sec
ton Is: The southwest quarter Of west half
"of southeast qnarier and northeast quarter
of Section Is; the west half southeast quar-
Ter of Section III, and south half of west
half Of northwest quarter Of Section IL,
containing 1850. One hundred acres clear
led land, Gin, Mill. Dwelling House, Quar-
tiers. &c. Also, the east half Of southeast
quarter Of Section Is; west half Of south
west quarter of Section ~; east half Of
northeast quarter Of Section IS; east half
Of northwest quarter of Section 90, and
west half Of northwest quarter of Section
~. and west halt OF southwest quarter Of
Section 20, all III Township IL, Range /,
East, containing $50 acres more or less, $50.
acres cleared land, all situated, lying aud
being ia Yaz0o county and State Of Missis.
sippi, belonging 10 said deceased.
II IS ordered. adindged and decreed that
Citation issue directing all persons in any
way interested, 10 be and appear 1t the next
August Termof this Court, and shew cause,
.if any they can, why an order Of sale should
not BE made for the purpose Of paving the
debts against said estate.
Its further ordered and decreed, that
publication Of the said application be made
IN some newspaper published in the State
for the space Of thirty days, and be Set up at
three public places in the. county where the
lands are situated FOR The same length Of
time.
Test, GEO. CROCKETT, OK.
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VER TIsE ENTS
PrOtPacted Weeting.

will be Protracted Presbyterian
n Meeting held at Benton, for the pqr-
pose Of organizing aChurch, commencing on
Friday evening, the 18th inst. and continue
until Sunday evening the 18th.
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Take Notice.

Ii persons indebted to tie Office ofihe
= ~ AGO BANNER. > FOR Subscription,
Advertising or Job Work, are requested to
make immediate payment "a the pnde4sian-
ed or snis viii be instituted without respect
70 persons, as further indulgence viii not be
given. -. CORNflN
Benlou Joly 81 164l 89
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Horrible Affair!

Welean from the Louisville (Mi.) Times
Tibet, that woman by the name of Mrs.
Roper, living in Winston county, in fit Of
mental arrangement, murdered three of her
os0n'children by cutting off their heads with
an axe! Il appears from her own statement
that she intended to kin two more in the
same way, and then to have put an end to
her existence by hanging herself; but her
husband woke up in time to save his other
TWO little ones from a horrible death.
The womanis now in Jail, recovered from
her arrangement, and is said to be truly an
an object Of pity.
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NOTICE.

EHE undersigned offers for sale;
200 barrels Mess. and Prime Pork,
100 bbls fresh superine Flower,
100 pieces Kentucky Begging,
100 coils do Rope,
100 pieces assorted Scotch Begging,
so " Northern Rope.
A full supply of l-2 and 8 bushel Gunny
+ Bags,
10 hhds, superior family Hams, assorted.
10 do Bacon Hams, Sides and Shoulders,
100 sacks Salt, coarse and fine, assorted.
The above are offered for sale at the
lowest market rates, BY
FRANCIS ILSLEY. il.
N.B.-All articles required for plantation
supplies. which may not be in hand, will be
purchased with particular care, &c. at the
lowest rates. +. ILSLEY, Jr.
July 10, 1871. 4-3m.
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We are indebted q ON friend and
fellow .iownsman. Mr. ]. IS. Level. for bun
dies Of late New York and Boston papers.
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r. S. G. PERKINS.
Atty for Petitioner.
-NOTICE.

"A + The next Term Of the Probate Court
= Of Yazoo county, shall apply for an
Order to have my Dover in the above des-
cribed lands allotted and set off to me ac-
cording to law
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NOTICE.

q Z the August Term, 1841, of the Probate
n Court Of Yazoo county, the undersign-
ed as administrative of the Estate of Levi
Manor, decd, viii make an annual settle.
mant LAVINIA MANOR, Adn'x.
Aliguss 5, 1871. 4-3t.
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SUSAN BARBER,


Formerly S1san Martin,
By her Atty Rob- SIG Perkins.
jolly 28. Is41. IPr fee Sl21 Alt.
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Dissolution of Co.partnership.

I ME. partnership heretofore existing Be.
tween the subscribers, under the firm
OF w. G. q s. B. MELER, was this day dis
solved BY mutual consent.
w e. MILLER.
S. E. MILLER,
YazOo City. May 9. 184l. 4-3t.
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PgOS5- The /" Planters Depultnentg WIN be
found on tIls fLsL page ofIo.day's paper
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or The 'MIssIssIPR CREoLE' published
at Canton, has changed hands, but our old
friend and acquaintance, M. N. PREwETT.
Esq, still retains his editorial seat, and will
continue. to amuse and enlighten his readers.
Prewett, we wish you success.
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CoAsT SouADRoN.--Ihe New Orleans
Picayune says:-Ihe Bill reported in the
House Of Representatives 10 establish a
coast squadron, proposes to employ two frig-
ates, two small vessels and two armed steam.
ers; and the amount appropriated is $780,.
900 and something over. The Report. which
accompanies the Bill, especially diates or
the liberal policy and the vigorous action o
the British Government in regard TO the
use Of steam power upon the ocean, and OF
the defenceless condition in which The u
States would have been splaced, had The
Mcleod excitement broken out with acts o
hostility.
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n-epNO TIC lss-HE ere, aI cor the ID = M al {
NJ sos ALL,A dive isernenl VIII De
due nAEcE lae first Insertions Those from
"a distamoeIAU SE be paid for ir Cd FRrarc.
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NOYICF

NOYICE.
e the August Term, 1871, of the Probate
- Court Of Yazoo county, the undersign-
ed as admlnistratrix of the Estate Of Edward
Reese. decd, will make an annual settle
ment MARGARETT REESE, Adrn'x.
August 1841. At.
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UNITED srATEs BANK. The Cincinnati
Republican of the 9Th ult. contains the
following.
Mr. WHrrE, The member from The Madi-
son, (In.) District. il a letter to the Repub-
lican Banner, writes with great confidence
as follows:
Clay's bill will pass both Houses, and re-
ceive the sanction Of the President. Re.
member the predictions
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-09

From London Paper.
Sam scott, the American Diver.


This extraordinary IN n on Monday afternoon
gave n,i g leap fom the top.galIant yard If the
coal brig Wakefield, Of Blyth, lying "A Roherhithe,
in the presence of an immense Of specla
tors, who lined the shores on both sides Of the
Thames. He a,tonsheI The spectators fbr upward'
of an hour the top-gallant yard by hi' eas, al
thought was blowing gale at the time. On noun
ing alvf, he fixed himself Oh the top-g an.rnast
head, and with bis feet kicking in the air AMI his
head on the top of the mast, remained in that posi-
ion for some time. lie then desc nde to the yarl
which btIced taut, aud although the ship was
anything hul steady, ran fom one end of the yard
to the o,lcr without holding Oh hy any rope, occa.
sionnIly harLngung the people. He made moose,
which he placed ,und his neck, and ,he ew Himself
of the yard. He remained suspended for few Sc.
conds with the rope under his chin, and raised him
self with great dexteiity on TO the yard, when he
exclaimed, Come here to morrow and YOU will
see ne hang mysclf again" He then hung to
the yard | Y one foot, vi h his head downwards,
and exhibited many other antics.
All his was done with the greatest apparent indif
/
I'd person present lie stated that he had jumpcl
off place blow the falls Of Niagara, height Of
lo7 feet from the water, and amnngs, his other ex.
! poi,s he had leiped ftom cliff at Port Isaac, in
Cornwall, 347 feet high, into the seat from Bangor
bridge, the highest in Great Britain, = 10 f ct high
and repeatedly from the top.gaant mast OF English
aud American line oi battle ships. AT last he pre-
pared for his leap. fir, king fast hlndkeTchlci
round his ,ad, and securing one OF hts hands with
a rope, which he tvs !scd about his wrist and fingers
Af,rr doing hs he held up his arm, and exclaimed
Il only use one hand; the other is u,d up, and
can't move il" He tod tie reoPe that his head wal
d. hard as irun and 10 con.iuce tn IN tha, was so
he ra'tlcd il against the top mast UNTIL he actually
made the lower mas; shake. He lhen made his las
address previous 10 the leap, Ivy acq anng the peo
lie that it was erroneous to suppose that man,
breath was taken away hy falling from grea
height, for while he was descending he wcu!d spcal
something which lie hoped would no, be forgot
ten. He then pulled of his shoes, hell them up 4
bove his head, and eaclsiming. Now. here goes,
he made fly ng leap ON the eni Of the yard int
the water, calling out he descended, " Good bye
don't forget me as come ashore When he i,I
into the river the spray above Tim TO the hcigl
of or Il feet aud in an instant his head and arm
appeared above rhc suffice Of the waite, waving III
six handkerchief which he had fastened ahou, hi
head while on the yar. Loud cheers greeted hn
from all quarters, and hc swan ashor'; the P'opl
as he Ian ed rewarded him with IN rney, whch h
dcpo ,cL in his shoes, and in box carried ty ma
, on cru,ce. fr hi, ben fit.
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Progress Of Father Matthew.
TEM MpERA NOE.

The Irish Apostle of Tenn crance WIS sill, a, tn
p'occuti n OF his pat lotto and phiauthropic Ia
bours He recently visited the north Of eland
where he made thousands Of converts. He then
visited the city of DuhIin, for the third tune, where
duii the shor, pc'ind OF three dave he distrib-
utcd Tcmp,ronce Medals, and admin. .ered the
1hdge to no less than hiHy.three thousand PEI.
sons. Lord MorPeih, and several other Goverm, nj
Dignitarics cbeercd him on in the good work. by
III II presence on the ps,fnrm, and he announced
at the close Of the third jav, tina, the Irish Temper
arce Soci ty then consisted of over three millions
Of members.
As a further illustration of toe eff CTS or this de.
Iieh,ful reform, I'VE give the following ske ch from
Mrs. Halls I Gland Phihd. In7
I'VE entered enc dsv a cottage in fu'.urh of
Co,k: a woman was knitting stockings at the door,
it was a. neat aud conf irtahle any in The most
prosperous dislIr, Of England. We til her hr;cf
story in her own words, as near as we can call
item, MY husband is 4 wheelwtghi, and always
earned his guinea a week he a good workman,
and neither bid man nor n bad hu.band, but the
love for the drink strong in him, and it wasn't
/ often he brought me home more than five shillings
] out of his one pound on Saturday night; and
hr, kc nv heart the poor ch llren too rlcg
to scnd to school say nothing Of the starved look
they had ou, Of the little could give them We'll
God lc praised, Le took the Ilcdg, aud the next
Saturday lie laid ,wen'yone shilinss upon the chnir
"A ', I =. a.,
ended knees that nigh,l s i'll, wss fcalful It
wouldn't last, and spent NJ more than the five
shillings was used to, saying To myself may he
The money vel! be more wanted than II il nav.
Well, the next week, he brought me The same, and
tho next, and the mex, until eight weeks pa .scd and
glory be to God! there no change for the b ID in
my husband anl all the while he never asked me
WY there was nohng better for him out of h
hard earnings, So felt there no ft,r Tor him
aud the ninth week when he c,Tne to me-, | ha,
ths table hous sht, aud these SIX chars, one for my
self, four for my children, and one for himself An,
| was dnsscd III new gown, and the children al
lad new cloth ard shoe. an stockings, ana upo
his chair put bran new su I; and upon hi
plate put The hin and resale fr them all jns tn
cigh, sixteen shilllngs they cost that I'd saved or
OF hts wages, not knowing What NIGH, happen an
that always tefore went for drink. Aud he c,io
good lady and good genuc.nnn, he cried like n bah
hut twas with than.s to Gad ; ard now where
the healthier man than my husband IN the count
r Cork, or happier wife than myself, or dacent
$ better fed chidren than our own four
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History Of Hard Money.

The following brief history Of hard money coin.
oee we extract from an exchange:
Cooper was not coined in England until the
time Of Eliz,b,,h--and then in small quantities.
and no, well received. In 1872, greater coinage
took place, of half pennies and farthngs. SiISer
pence, half pence AMI fiuhings, were coined down
to the reign Of Edward III. 1851; then groats and
half groa,s Il; next shilling. Henry VItl coined
crowns Ed ward VI. half crowns, sxpences, and
three farthug pieces. From Add Of Elizabeth to
the present time the coinage has remained the
sumo. The fis, gold coin was under Henry Ill.
1857, in gold pennies. The guinea was coined IN
1868, of Guinea gold, 10 go fir 2os, but 1t never
went for less than 2l by tGci, consent. It's conn
pu,cd that tie whole coined cash of the kingdom
passed through the Bank every three years
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Tables turns 4 OH Robbers.

On the 9th in I. three villains made an attemI'
to rob boa, lying on the Mississippi river, ne =
vicksburs They entered the boat l2 o'clock at
night, when the captain and crew were asleep. a.
{, cir approach the captain soon aNoSe called uP
his men, and as umed the defensive. The study
cnp,aa quyk'y drew pistol and dschargcd i, d,
the n,f,rious posse. The bali lodged in the hip
of one low namel Godfrey, alas Hus,an. Ths
captain Lllowcd this with plunge Of his bow'
knife, which entered the body ofthe same individu
al. The robbers at finding themselves thus sern!y
met, made their escape by jumping one after another
into the wa er, end swimming for the shore Tho
wounded man spon began to fail, ard cried ou,
mos. Justify to his companions, "help me or sink"
/, is said there is honor among thieves and in this
instance it seems so, for they Immediately turned
nbIu, and dragged The poor devil ashore, and took
themselves off as fast as their l'gs could carry
Il EN-. Here the miserable ech lay until NOM
log. w unlel and bleeding profusedly, denched to
The .kin in the lutbd waters Of The Mississippi,
exp sd oil night to the cold damp dews, he pre-
scn'el most pitable spectacle lie was placed in
jiil and his wounds attended TO- Ocean.
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household--but on the contrary, would
be extremely mortified al ignorance of
such essentials. 1t is no matter if for
tune has 50 blessed her that she need
not soil her fingers in domestic occupa>
tions. A knowledge of them is abso-
lutely necessary to procure their per-
tormance by servants. She is wretch
ed butt of Kitchen malice, and a victim
of wanton waste, who cannot detect
servants in their misdoings by her own
Knowledge. TO command the respect
and obedience Of servants, housekee-
per should be so well informed, as TO be
able TO answer them upon questions
sometimes maliciously put. Her eye
should never long loose sight of any part
of the domestic establishment; and she
should be qualified to oversee mdcr-
standingly also. Else might man rich
as Crnstls be beggared by his kitchen,
and still he fare none The better for it,
\. Y. Tattler.
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Red Rect Pies.

, The Red Beet generally appears on
our table in an acid and cold form,
as a pickle only; whereas if our te>
male friends would take the matter in
hand, we doubt not that il may be
prepared in a variety of ways; supe-
rior to any garden production which
we possess-as it is abundantly and
easily cultivated, and kept in a state of
perfect freshness during the whole year.
Bv n recent trial it has been found
that pies may be made of it, which
are equal if not superior TO rhubarb.
Either from the leaves, the same as
rhubarb, or from the root, by cutting
it into square pieces; vinegar and SUI
gar, land other spices if liked" car
be added to suit any palate, while i
possesses the advantage of furnishing
MS with a delicate and beautiful pie
and which can grace our tables a
any season of the year.
Farmers Gaz.
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Preventive Of the wheat Insect or
Isessian Fly.

Mr.. T.. L'Hommedieu, who lived and |
wrote, about 80 years ago, some excel
lent things upon agriculture, says "the
wheat crop for many years in Suffolk
co., y. ", (his residence) average
only five or six bushels to the acre.
till the wheat insect or Hessian Flv,
put an end to this k,ud of husbandry,
and in that respect, proved a blessing
instead of a curse; no other way being
found to rrevent the injury TO this crop
by the insect, but by highly manuring
the land" We observed during the
! devastations Of this insect the past sea
son, that wheat on strong and vel
manured land was but little injured
while that on poor land made nothing
| There is no fear of the Hessan Fly
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Tanning Of Metals.

Among the important discoveries OF
modern times is one of changing the
character of metals by process re-
sembling that which skins go through
in tanning. The pores of the metal
are filled with another metal, or a che>
mical preparation of metals. This is
done, by dipping the plates to be opera
ted upon in a melted metal, or other
preparation, and then placing them in
an oven subject TO intense heat By this
process, the new ingredients become
Incorporated with the principal matter.
so as to essentially change its character
in some respects, especially the plates
are rendered more maleable. and at the
same time, incapable of oxydation. A
French discovery, applicable to iron,
has been sometime in use in this coun-
try, and SO far, has accomplished all
which it professcd. The sheets of iron
are immersed in melted spelcr, and
then baked, as stated above. The iron
is afterwards softer, and does not rust
at all from exposure TO air or salt wa
ter. 1t is therefore far more valuable
for many purposes. Iron so prepared
is called galvanized iron. An English
man some two or three years ago dis
covered similar process applicable TO
copper, spelter and iron. What the
composition is which he puts upon the
plates, we do not know, but his opera
ton is of the same nature with the one
described above, and the effects arc the
same. The copper becomes impcrvi-
Gus 10 the action not onI Y of air and salt
water, but of powerful acids also; and
what is of no small Importance for
shcathing Of vessels, marine vegetation
and shells do not form upon it. If these
ingenious gentlemen will bu contrive
now, some way Of imparting this anti
oxyding quality TO iron and steel, with
out impairing The firmncss of their
structure. they will have discovered the
philosophers stone in good degree,
and our servants will thank them for
putting an end to the disagreeable bu-
siness of securing knives and forks. A
steel knife that would not rust, would
be better than a silver one, and the same
might be said of spoons, and almost C.
very thing else, The peculiar excel
leucc of silver consists in its resistance
of oxydation. For many purposes ar
increase of softness in iron or copper i
an increase of value. The improve
menis of which we have been speaking
both that invented in France and tha
in England, scom 10 It's of very grea
importance. The original idea, per
haps. ought TO 90 10 the credit of 81
Humphrey Davy. He mixed metal
so as to prevent The oXyda,lon of COP
per on ships, but barnacles tormc'
much faster on the copper prepared b.
him, than on that which had not bee
prepared, The injury was found to b
greater than the benefit.
y. Y. Jour. Com.