The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-15

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have nominated Henry Clay 10 the Presl
dency, and John Davis Of Massachusetts,, to-
the Vice Presidency
A Convention a about to Be held in Viz
glnia, q take measures 10 extend the right
Of suffrage.
Immense focks Of wild pigeons have been
vending their way over Buffalo OF late
On theNmorning Of the llth ult, Captain
Samuel Chase took a stand in his garden,
and brought down thirty 6ne fat fellows be-
fore breakfast.
According 70 the late ratio agreed upon
BY Congress, MississpPiis entitled to but
four Representatives.
Cheap Literature Lovers of cheap lite
eFature are those who visit an editors sane
tum, open and read over the mail, toss the
loose newspapers on the floor, and then 60,
asking the editor 10 excuse them for not.
staying longer, but telling him in the kind
est aud most condescending manner that
they will take his mornings paper and a
magazine or two with them.
Two citizens courling the daughter of
Themostcles, he preferred the worthy man
10 the rich one, and assigned this reason go
Il had rather she should have man With
out money, than money withouta man.
Or as Bulwer says; 'The mate for beauty
should be a man, not money chest.
Notwithstanding the progress of teetotal
ism among men, there are some mail steam.
ers' left yet.
A project has been set on foot at Calves.
ton, (Texas) to procure a steam packet to
run regularly between that place and New
Orleans, to be owned exclusively by citizens
Of Texas.
'Zephaniah,' asked country schoolmas.
ter the other day, as he was interrogating a
scholar concerning the names of the sover.
eigns Of the various kingdoms throughout
the world, 'can you tell me who is the EN-.
Peror Of Russian
tWigtoria,' was the reply
'And who is the Dey of Aloiers2'
Thunder and Mars cried the astonshed
boy. grinning from ear to ear, rI've heerd
tellOf the day Of Judgment, the Thanksgiv
ing day, and the day Of Pentecost, but Tn
darned if ! ever heerd tell on the day o
Algiers aforep
The Portland American states that a part,
of Engineers, under the direction of F. I
Lally, esq. Of that city, had left in the Ban
gor for the boundary line. Professor Rem
wick OF New York, one Of the Commission
ers Of our Government, will follow tn
corps, and superintend their operations i
the field. The Commissioners are expect
ed to complete the survey the presen
season.
The hogsin Ohio, on hearing the price c
pork in Montreal, (says the Times of ths
city,) held a State Convention, at whic
they voted unanimously to rear no NOR
pigs, and accumulate no more grease. The
say the present price of pork wont pay f
the trouble Of cracking acorns.
There are now in operation at Cine lima
three lard oil factories, which daily consun
from twelve to twenty barrels oflard. TIL
oil is becoming very popular there, and
used for various purposes--foT machiner
lighting churches, stores, dwellings, &C.
It's manufacture will probably be Of gre
importance to the west.
Il is with no ordinary feelings Of grati6c
ton, that we inform our readers, that 81
isfactory arrangement of all our difficult
with Great Britain will be announced in
few days. The great and difficult questi
of the northeastern boundary, has been 81
tied, aud the Maine and Massachusetts CO.
missioneFs are about returning home. T
other questions, which are Of minor impo
ance, have also been nearly all settled.
Philadelphia EDsniHg Journal.
The seats in the circus, at Bnfalo, +
down the other evening, and knocked 6
men, women and children into pi. No n
terial injury was done.
The Courthouse at Cumberland, N.
has been presented as a nuisance.
Grand Jury does not say one word abc
the Courtitself
"A letter from Cairo, states that the Pac
Of Egypt, with view Of putting. down
slave trade, has laid heavy tax upon
sale Of slaves in bis dominions, this bel
the only way in which be can attack /
traffic, as il is tolerated BY the Mahomet
religion, and INDICATED by the Ulemas.
Itis stated By Mr. Lyell, the geologi
who has recently been making examinatio
about CleaVeand, that The island Bluff
ola more ancient formation than the grou
on which The city stabds, BY several the
sand years.
When-God sPeahg Of rewarding virtue,
is with everlasting Like happiness,
needs nooght but perPetuity.
"a wise girl would win lover By praC
SIM hose Eiriues which secure admiratl