The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-12-30

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Notion.
Nh. CLAY.-It was confdentiaIly sxpec.
ted that Mr.. Clay would be in the city Of
New Orleans on Thursday the 22d inst
Appropriate preparations were making for
his reception, and the programme. OF pro-
cessiOn in honor of the truly great statesman
had been published in some Of the city
prints.
STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoN.-Ths steamboat Star Of
the West on her downward trip, when short
distance above Liverpool, met with serious ac-
cident in the bursting Of one Of her boilers.
white man and two blacks were very severely
scalded, so badly indeed, that the life of the for
mer as also that Of one Of the latter, is in great
jeopardy. This, we believe, is the first accident
Of the kind that has happened on the Yazoo river
or We learn from tho Picayune that
Lieutenant Sol. Smith, of :he gallant 42d,
has been measured by blacksmith in New
Orleans, for the purpose of having sword
made to his size, as one ready-made could
not be procuredin the city of corresponding
dimension. The horn he once carried on
the stage. at HarrOdsburg, KY, in the farce
Of the Poor Soldier, could he now obtain it,
would admirably match the sword. Old Sol
must recelect the enormous instrument allu-
ded to.
o. The Ohio river at Maysville, KY, is
said to have been frozen over in the early
part of this month. The winter at the north
is spoken Of by the various journals of that
section Of our country as being extremely
severe.
GEN. CAss.-The steamship Columbia ar
rived at Boston from Liverpool, on the morn
ing Of the 9th inst, having as passenger on
board, our late Minister to France, General
! Cass. A few hours before Gen. C.. left the
French capital, he had an interview with
King Louis Philippe for the purpose ofleave-
taking. The French King expressed much
regret at the departure ofthe General, at the
a same time assuring him that during his off
: cial residence in Paris the relations between
> them had been such as to give constant sat
e isfactiOn to his majesty.
On the day previous to the departure Of
Gen. c., dinner was given to him by abou
!, hundred American residents in Paris.
Mr.. Ledyard, the son-in-law of Genera
Cass, remains at Paris as the Charge DAT
d flares.
{ STEAMBOAT AccIDExTs.--On the lst inst, tn,
steamboat American Eagle struck snag at Islam,
= No. q, in the Mississippi river, and sunk to he
# guards. Her cargo, consisting principally of 10
baccO, bagging and rope, is said to be total los.
The steamboats, Boston and Saratoga are ais
sunk.
The RiaItO, from the Mouth of White River 70
: Little Rock, struck snag on the 10Th ult, an
sunk in seven feet water. Boat probably lost, an
her cargo much damaged.
l. The iron steamer, w. w. Fry, on her passac
b from Montgomery to Mobile, struck a snag q
" Tates' Shoals in the Alabama river, and sunk I
n her deck. Her cargo was cotton, and hopes wer
entertained of saving both the boat and her Ell
= tire freight.
The steamboat Little Stewart sunk in the Ohio
= near Stuebenvlle; her hull having been CT
"a through by ice.
he The Ontario was also SO much injured by c
le when last bound up tho Ohio river, that 10 pr,
le venther sinking she was run on shore a shO
n distance below Wheeling.
o. The steamer Nashville, from Ouachita for Ne
ID Orleans, struck snag on the night Of the l5t
- inst, % miles above Harrisonburg, and sunk
= ten minutes. She had on board about $50 bal,
Of cotton, the principal part of which it is sal
wilEbe saved, bnt in damaged state. The boz
81 was broken in twO,-a total loss.
LrvERPooL CorroN MARxEr.--The lale,
report of the Cotton Market at Lverpoo
= Eng, is furnished by the steam packet C,
- lunba. It bears date November 18th, an
: is as follows;
Cotton was in good demand and full price
were obtained until Wednesday, when I'll
Is arrival of the Boston steamer, in the afternoo
4. 81 that day, with accounts confrmatory /
the previous liberal estimates Of the crol
induced holders to offer their stocks moi
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