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The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-07-28


IA this city, on Saturday, the 22d inst,
Mr.. q. II. HEDEmAN, aged about 32.years.--
He was native Of Germany.
Mr.. n. had been citizen Of this place but
q shc times yet his upright bearing, gen
srous disposition, gsntlemanly department,
and noble heart bad won him the friendship
and esteem Of alt By his death he COM
munity has lost enc Of it's brightest and most
useful members. Rest his ashes III peace.
and the spirit with tie COP.
From the Yazoo Banner
DIED-In this place, on the Tth inst, after four.
days illness Of the most painful and fortnring
character, which she bore with more Than oyfin.
airy christian iortitude, Mrs. PERAdELIA FITCH,
IN the 10Th yearoi her age consort Of Hon. MoF-
In the death Of this ineskimable lativ.the socie-
~ Of Benton has indeed sustained al iFreparable
loss, and devoted husband, and four vonslp ana
Interesting childfens suddenly deprived 81 one
who knew no ether pleasure than serving ihem,.
and that pure Being who gave them to her, and
who, in His own good time, viii unite them in
l-that esprit landa to which she has gone: and
thus will her wish, expressed while living. aPre-
pare to meet me in Heaven - be realized.
The deceased, by her lady-liSe department. and
gentle and amiabls character, had endeared herr,
self 70 every one Ia orr village, a. VS. instanced
when the fact Of her death was announced; no
sooner was the event made known to our citizens,
than every store. workshop, and every descrip-
ton Of business houses were closed, and al busi-
ness suspended until after the funeral services
were over. We cannot better minele cur sorrow
and sympathy with her bereaved family, than by
transferring to cur columns tho following appfo-
pirate piece Of poetry:
"Bnght Be the place Of thy soul!
3 No iovelier spirit than thine
Fer burst from iis mortal c0ntr0E
In the orbs of the blessed to shine.
On earth thou vert all but divine,
As thy soul shall immortality be;
S And our SORROW may cease to Fepine,
When We know that thy God is with thee.
9 Light be the turf on thy tombi
. May its verduTe like emeralds be;
4 There should not Be the shadow Of gloom
In aught that reminds us 81 thee.
Young flowers and al evergreen rec
o May spring from the sp0t at Thy rest;
But nor cypFsas nor yew let ne sees
For why should we noun for the 5lest9D
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-07-28
MISSISSIPPI LEGIsLATuRE.

We condense the proceedings Of our Le,
gislature as published in the southfOn; pla-
cling before our readers that portion only
which We deem TO be Of general interest,"
discarding petitions, private claims, and 10,
cal bills.
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liy six le.l0O dollars, supposed BY ms @
se the two and three per cent. fund, ana
has been placed ii my books as such, but |
have no means Of distinguishing the amount
q each. All Of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
WILLIAM CLARK, Treasurer.
The House then al rned.
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TExls.-Y UcATAN.-MExIco.-We learn
from TIE New Orleans Bulletin that the yes.
sells of the Texan navy, ship .Austin and
sloop Wharton, under the command of Com.
Moons, arrived on the 9TH inst. at Galveston.
The tallant Commodore, his officers and men
were welcomed BY the volunteer companies
of Galveston and large cOncourse Of its CT
,izena Colonel Morgan, the Texan Com
missioner, returned with them.
The whole of the Mexican forces are re-
ported to have. left the coast Of Yucatan.
His stated in the Houston Telegraph
thsi rumOr exists of the President having
aPhOiBted Colonel S. Williams and Gail Der,
dep, Jr., Esq, Commissioners 70 negotiate
with Santa Anna relative 10 the adjustment
Iofthe difficulties between Texas and Mexico
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The Southron 81 the 10Th says--'s a Bib %
pul he Planters Bank in liquidation, and %
apply iia assets % the payment Of Is bonds,
has just passed the Senate. Theven Stood
2in ihs Affirmative, ahd sinthe negative
4 absshlses.p
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or The steamboat x AGO wish 2 tclerably
full freight arrived here direct from New
Orleans on wednesday morning last. By
The poIiisness Of her commander, ]. e,
Cockrell, we are II possession Of papers O
New Orleans Of dates up 70 the 25rd, o.
Nalchez 20 the cath, and Vicksburg Of the
25lh inst. They contain, however, scare,
any news Of interest
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Leyeo nifer Lands end ppnntiop Prolect'
a Rorolndon hes been olsl,.. ne sen,
aio bY Judge Wall, on The 80 ~ 5se-.sn
.by Gen f0uor> Of BoliVqt county. .s.ir
'Conrfoss is give 70 the State OF Mississippi
ail lho inundaled lands 1el"eon me ll's-.--
einri River ana The Yazoo, Iallaholchies
VsiI,bosha and Cold Wafer Rivers, on con
dtinn that ths State makes levee which
ttyiil reeIsin ana protect them from future
innndnllon. The Engineer, Col. Tracy, Who
,0sa ,nnoi6isd hi survey the route oi ne
promoted lovee. is ready 70 report on the
pfacf fity of the project, and We under
stand lspee Of The average height OF tWeh Z
inches viii be aufieiant 20 reclaim sIes
lands m oOesli6n. This being Gag, Z, lo,,.sy
pFs6ri6t az building the lovee - 80, 81.
hnrstionablo. since i viii ress.,,,to,r go,
$780,, ~ ~ Raert land Ia ~ = W.
hla1n ~ ~, X. ~. kss,-gsn the Mississippi
tsy' ~ 1i-.ls Yazoo, Tallahalchie
hitei tna old Water, Is about three
al's 49, ~. long, By sixly miles wide
,l.-,. s,sry where about ten feekhighe
siasipps banks than at lie eastern
.l5.--conseqd onlly all tho water which
SsEs otor th6 eastern bank Of the Missis
sippi runs cas-, % those rivers, and BY levy.
inr tho eastern bank, ihe entire plain VA
bs reclaimed. The amonnl q land thus re
Claimed viii be very large and valuable, an
will form q permanent fund OF great vain
10 ne STATE, which win enable her 70 NEE
an hef liabilities, and relieve herself iroT
further taxation for many years 70 Gomez
Besides the price Of cotton viii not now 6ea
transportation from the interior, and slav
labor will booome concentrated on this land
and the amount Of cotlon which can an
will ba produced il thdregion, win give
our Slate the control Of the cotton trade an
commerce Of the world. The scheme
grand ana plausible, and promises ,redemp
ION 10 our Statr.--rhersiore, God speed
SOuihTOn.
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TROUBLE BREWING IN CANADA -. The
Montreal Herald, Of the 24th nit, waTnes
the British Government 10 beware in fine,
for that though outwaFdly al seems pea
coable, mischief is Drawing, rapidly 10 Can
ada. That paper AYERS that meetings are
frequently bold ii Mouteal, which arc lar
gely attended By The French Canadians, and
8ecfsi societies having foT their object toe
dismcnbormentof Canodd from their mother
scounry prevail throughout The French dis
tricis Lon J0nr.
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IRELAUD.--A lesler dated at Tippsrary on
Che 18th uliimo says; s'Fhis country is be.
coming much ngilased By The discusiion Of
the quesiiono Of The repeal ofthe Union with
ENGLAND, but they have no chance Of car
; wing Il. The idea Olhaving what they term
an independent Parliament in Ireland Is a
complete delnsiOn; and, in my opinion, nine-
tennis Of the advocates Of repeal lock for-
ward TO separation Of The two countries.
This, &c atlaiuable, could only be BY the sac
ri6ce pf thousands Of lives. ] arm afraid
that O'CoNsnbEr Is leading bis followers 10
verge Of fearful precipice."
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This Epidemic hss mads 81 apes nee
here, several 81 our caizens having been It
tackled 81 1t Itasshnes very mild form,
and although itrenders ilz victims as uncOn.
Portable .or iin6 need be- there g no
DANCE altendan upon IL
the 22nd inst says There are now in the
Charity Hospisal ID this city, 43e patients
under treatment The highest number e
admissions dutingthe prevalence Of aa cpl.
dsmic has never before exceeded 400.
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AT HoME.R Eaton KEYS, Esq, Mayor
Of YazOO City, arrived here on last Fednes-
day morning, afterah absence ofsome weeks.
To Mr.. Keys re are indebted for large
package Of New York, Cincinnaii, and Lou
.isyille papers Of late dates, from which we
shall probably be enabled 70 CLEAN some ar
iiclss oflnreress Ter orr next paper.
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OLr N. p Willis, in enc Of his letters to
the National Intelligencer, says that friend
Of his thinks he has discovered in the char
acter of "Mr. Fidget'' in an old farce called
"The Boarding House, the original Of one
Of Dickens prominent characters il Martin
Chuzzlewit In the same farce is eharac-
ter named "Simon Spattsrdash," which we
have presumed to think is the original Of
Sam Weller, The part Of Simon is compa-
ratively made up ofsuch sayings As are now
styled WTIlertsms. OF these We can only
recall to memory the follOwing:-
"Pm off with q whisk," as the fly said to
the butcher.
"I'm all over in q perspira,iOn," as the
mutton chop said to the gridiron.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-07-28

odboih Houses 81 NE Legislature instructng
our Senator'S and hepreeoniatifes inConeress
90 atk Oh the General Government ; dona-
zion % ne Stai0 of The Inundated lands be-
tween lhe Mississippi and ihe Kazoo, Ialla-
ha.chle. Nalrbusha, and Cold Whler rivers,
On condition ital the Sine 0hnll build IeVee
On ihe MIssasippi, and thereby reclaim the
lands. Thio % ihe greatest inpouanea %
The slate and we were pleased to See no
rpbn iioIl i1 he resolution in either bfaneh
of els Lste'aiare. Those lands vii enable
ths State % bald Che Levee, and 81 proper
manaeoMont. "a pay all her debts wiihQukAuy
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WING TICKET.
Fox THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE,
w. r. MILES,
BENZ. LEWIS.
Prospects Of Returning HeaIth'

EA0oN NGt4 ~ A@N~N+A@--- 1890
Manv Of our citizens have suffered very
severely from sickness since the river COM
mencsd falling, and We have had among us
several deaths; but We are Of the opinion
,ha: at present the health Of the place is
gradually improving. Il iS true some two
On three Of our neighbors are said o be dan
gerously IN, but we think the work Of Death
has been nearly II not quite brought to .
close for its presentiriumphans season.-Ws
trust in God It has--for the repeated sound
Of the muffied drum has thrown heavy
gloom over our spirits, and the pall-coVered
heaTse moving every now and then, las has
been the case for three Or four weeks past,
bearing lis burden % the last resting place,
followed BY procession Of mourning friends.
has impressed US with feelings Of despon.
dsncy which We would fainTejoics inhavine
removed. The weather is now more favor,
able 10 health than j, has been for some tims
past, being much cooler, and as the swamP'
around Us are drying up, the air becomes il
a measure pure and refreshing. With thes'
encouraging features hope is entertained Q
the speedy recovery Of the sick, and an en-
tire cessation Of the attacks Of others.
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Hon go elist Nsvsp1Pe faiA~-
One oomal of iberal polite. add decided
resnscIabniiy. gs Dat With ihe exception
ofih6 Duke of Keni, ne laie Duke Of Sat'
oe1 wso ihs onlg honest nantmono tne sQnr
ofGeorro ne Third; thar George Pie Fourth
was annna dhnrchees~ihe bgke cl
YORK snne nd'or and blackl
And tl..fb - fhe isc survivors,, Che one E
villain or5 be other a lool PcIhaHs "a
0ll Fuc
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o. We are indebted e our Senator, DIR.
Montgomery of Canton, and also 10 our Re-
representatives. Mesafa, Mount and Lewis fol
cop of The Governors essage, the Audi.
tor Report, Treasnrer's Report, and other
important documents. Tho Report Of the
Auditor We shall sndeavor 10 publish II onl
nexi number.
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a. Although the Yazoo river continues
10 fall rapidly, there is as YET asufieiencY Of
water for the largest Of steamboats, 10 run
with safety.
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SITUATED ten mics north 81 Benton.
81 fans I8o saws With Gfis MIL
los double Cue boilen With machinery 81
ihs very best workmanship; nha hsa run.
putting All tde time together. refy little
over Two gsafs. the machinery Is little
injured that it, The cest q about leo hum
dFed dollars she can De made seaflY s. good
as new. Theirs bundled and twenty
acres 81 iand attached ioihe NM viii pine
aud other timber near to run her luo years
lonaer viii take for The machinery. Is
Be removed. eight hundred dollars 81 twelve
hundred dollars for tha whole pFemisen
offer tha NIL thus LOW because cannot run
her Fssl a believe s6ese Il. S. Injured
81 lying idle B.R or ES6N,
JUL 5 1913. 2-I4t
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Never since the organization Of The Gov
eminent, says the Philadelphia United
States Gazette, has the administration PEE
sented such a remarkable aspect as Il does
az present.
General Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler left
the duties Of Vice PrssideHttO become the
Acting President,
Mr. Southland, who succeeded Mr.. Tyler
In bis sx-oficio duties in the Senate, died
and Mr.. Mangum vas elected 70 ACT IN hii
place.
Mr.. Webster resigned, and Nj. Lsgafs
was appointed in his place acting Secretary
Of State.
The death Of Mr. Legare leaves entirely
vacant the Office Of Attorney General.
The Presidency, the Vice Presidency
(qr and the Department Of State, hav'
acting incumbents, and the Attorney Gene
falship Is entirely vacant
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HgNp RAISED AT ASHLAND, I'VE have at
our Office, ready for the inspection Of the
knowing or the CuTioue, specimen Of water
roled hemp, the product Of the farm Of HENRY
CLAY. al Ashland, Kentucky. A large guam
tity has been sent 70 this city for sale, some
of which has brought upwards of $50 per
ton. The articla Is pronounced By comPe-
tent Judges in every way equal 70 the best
Russia hemp. Il will no doubt IN lew
wears become one Of the prominent products
of this country, instead Of being imported
as new. Mr. CLAY deserves his title ofCin-
cinnatus, and inereases the obligations due
him frsm his country in turning his talents
10 the excellent use Of adding 70 us Produc-
tive wealth Philadelphia North AmeTtcan.
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Legislature Of Missouri have lately gone for relief
iaws--sbowing msjoritics 10 tho House and oens'e
Of I'VE to one II Is only to given extent @s' me"
Of sense will rely on human endurance
The Wings, however, desire the issue--''ne nAs',
or "a National Bank ~ and who have PROPOSE "
r,r Sc. 70 mi, exteot they are cooperating with
the snemy--and they also 60 wstb thai enemy !" ~
position TO State banks. Who are wrong VIC s"""