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The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06

A WEEKLY FAMILY JOURNAL OF
Popular Literature, science, Art
and News.
EDITED BY PARK BENJAMIN.
Three Dollars a gear IN Adoance.
PROSPECTUS OF THE SEVENTH SEMI
ANNUAL VOLUME.


Commencing July 9, and ending Dec 80, '43.
VEIHE PRoPRIEroRs Of this popular and widely
n circulated Family Journal, announced with
pleasure to their friends throughout the ''bound
less continents" that the Seventh semi-annual
volume OF 'sThe New Worldn commences on the
9Th Of July, under more favorable auspices than
any Of its predecessors. Although the literary
journals have of late multiplied, and, in eonse-
quence OF the new system Of cheap books, the
public have been bountifuly supplied with intel
lectual entertainment, this well-established news
papor has been generously sustained, and seems
10 have lost none OF that favor which frightened
its early days. Much labor, and care, and ex-
pcnse have been bestowed upon it: and the pro-
prietors, though extensively engaged in other pubs
LEGATIONS, have never pretermItted their exertaas
to render 'Ihe New World worthy Of the success
by which it has been attended. The ablest pens
in this country have been employed to illustrate
its pages, and, from the abundant soufces of British
genius, the reader has not Jailed to receive large
measures of instructions and delight.
Thorough and extensive arrangements have
been made for the future The agency estab-
lished in London for the constant early transmits
sion Of all new and important books aud perodi-
Gals, will be continued; and it is contemplated by
the Editor to visit Europe in the Autumn, for the
purpose of establishing general correspondence
on the Continent, and of engaging the valuable
aid of some of the best writers of the Old World
In addition to the attractions recorded below
| tho Seventh volume viii contain Romance by
! the late celebrated Dr. Maninn, entitled
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National Magazine
OF
LITERATURE, ART and FASHION.
GraEAaEn's Lady's and Gentle
mans Magazine.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1913.

EDITORS:
GEORGE r. GRAHAM & r. W. GRISWOLD.
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS:
]. FENNIM0RE COOPER, RlCH,D III. DANA.
WM. CULLEN BRYANT, II. w. LONGFEL-
Low, 7. c. GRATTAN, CHS. F. HOFFMAN.
* RAHAM'S is the oldest and most popular Of
M the American Literary Magazines. The
number for January, l843, will be the first Of the
55th volume. Its long and universally successful
career, from Its commencement with few hun
dred subscribers, until the present time, when It
has circulation Of fifty thousand copies month,
is perhaps az good an evidence Of its great and in
cTeasing merit the publisher has il in his power
TO offer To bis old subscribers, he trusts no as
snEances are necessary Of his determination to
MAINTAIN It's present ascendancy over all the rival
periodicals Of the country. The engagement, du-
ring the past year, of such men as BRYAyT, CooP-
Err, DANA, LoNeFELLow, HoPFMAN, MAEcuR, etc.,
OF high reputation in the literary world, as regular
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DIR. SPENCER'S
Vegetable, AntI-EBiliOus and
ANTI-DYSPEPTIC PILLS!
6P NO .UERCURY ~

0C1F NO MERCURY i{1)
H t is well known that diseases often arise from
i'll foul and disordered state of the stomach and
bowels and if this condition is promptly attended
to and relieved, that health will be Immediately
restored. And nothing more efiectual can be
sorted to than two or three good active doses of
purgative medicine; and there is nothing more
suitable than pills of a proper character. The
public have in these vegetable pills the article pre-
sented to them, which possesses the qualities cal
culated to render the most important service in
cleansing the alimentaTy canal; they will operate
with sufficient force, and still with ease safety;
there is no ingredient in them that will render
them dangerous as 10 taking cold, or cause any
particular care in diet necessary. They have been
an extensive medical practice for many years.
lie therefore confidently recommend them
10 the public patronage. Il is not Yaniy pretend
ed that they will all diseases, but they will
answer the purposes for which they are offered as
well as any purgative medicine that can be produ
ced; and by being taken when that description OF
medicine is needed, may save person from threa,
tened disease at very small expense and without
! loss of time. A person can take them without
any interruption of his customary employment.
O. Price only . cents box.
| Recommendation.
We do hereby certify that we have used Doctor
Spencer's vegetable pills; and found them a safe
and active purgative, attended with beneficial re-
suits, and we therefore recommend them TO notice
JOHN SMITH. NJ. d.
SAMUEL BLACK, ESQ.
SMITH LOWE, Esq.
JOHN BROWN,
SMITH HUBBARD,
CURTIS OGDEN,
i f. L. WHITAKER, NJ. D.
For sale by R. H. Randolph, Yazoo CITY.
April 90. l842. 42-tf
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DR. CpAWPION9S

VEGETABLE .4GUE .NEDICEJNE,
A safe and certain cure for Chills and Fever in
all its complicated forms, also effectual
remedy for Fever Of every description.
TENTS Medicine has been used by the proprietor
X numbtr of years, in extensive practice, dur
ing which time he has treated some thousands Of
cases Of Fever, and from the success in this mode
of practice, he IS confident it must and will be the
prevailing practice in Fevers.
Itnever fails to cure the chills and fever the first
day. Bilious, Typhus, Nervous, Congestive, aud
Winter Fe,ors ali yield to the Of this medicine,
aHd are cured in shorter time, and with much
more certainty than by any other system OF prac-
ic9 that has ever beon recommended
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FOR SALE.
a STEAM SAW Mill

ten mics north Of Benton,
- she runs two saws, with Grist Mill,
has double fIue boilers with machinery OF
the very best workmanship; she has run,
putting all the time together, very little
over Two years, the machinery is so little
injured that with the cost Of about two hun
dred dollars she can lie made nearly as good
as new. There is a hundred and twenty
acres Of land attached to the Mill, with pine
and other timber near to run her two years
longer. will take for the machinery, TO
be removed, eight hundred dollars or twelve
hundred dollars for the whole premises.
offer the mill thus low because cannot run
her myself aud believe she vii. be injured
by lying idle. B. Il. GRAfSON'
Jelly 81, 1913 2-l4t
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MaIalEllOt.. Folio Form.

A variety OF new features will be introduced
into the NOTION, which we feel confident will
make II highly attractive every class OF renders
A FARMERS DEPARTMENT viii be added
under which head we shall endeavor to give a
valuable and seasonable collection of tire best ar
lcles that appear in the leading Agricultural pa
pers OF this country and of England, the leading
Agricultural papers Of England being received at
the Office of the Notion BY every steamship.
SERMONS BY A LOAFER.-U Under thishead
shall give, each week, humorous and saliti-
cal discourse upon the current topics of the daY,
fashionable humbugs and charlatans, and popular
fallacies OF every description.
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT will fully
maintain its present high reputation. The best
and earliest selections Of TALES. RomANcEs and
LIGHT MISCELLANEOUS READING will be given from
the English and American Magazines viz
"Blackwood's," "Tait's,'' "Frazer's,', sDublin
Uniyersity," "Benaey's,:' "Ainsworth's." ssThe
New Monthly'' and ''The Metropolitan, ;, sSouth-
ern Literary Messenger {. Knickerbocker,''
democratic Review s'Iady's Book, . sGrahams
Magazine "Sargent's Magazines" &c. &c.
A PRICES CURRENT and THE MARKETS
will be two new features that will also be intro
duced into the NOTION. Particular care will
be taken TO procure the earliest advices in refer
ence to the prices of all kinds Of Grain, Provis-
ions, Produce &c, the state of Stocks. Banks,
Money, &c, which will render our PRICES
| CURRENT of great value TO the Farmer, Mocha
mic and all Business classes.
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FIVE NEW WORK
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ONE DOLLAR a YEAR, IN .4DT.4tE

"a ME publisher of the New WORLD, havin1 le-
h termined to exclude all continued stories in
the regular weekly issue, announc es his intention
of giving the WHOLE SERIES of the new works
by their popular authors, Dickens, Lever, Aims
worth and Lover-in ONE EXTRA NUMBER.
Immediately the arriral of The English Steamer,
and continue to do the same each month. hereaT-
ter--thus furnishing the latest productions 6f
these authors an aduaace Of euery other establish
n,ent an the country, and at price which will not
fail to meet the public approval: The following
are the Titles of the Novels, the first numbers Of
which appeared in London on the first of January
843, and will be ro-issued in the Extra New
World, in "a hours after their receipt by the
Steamer:
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NOIYNE.

UwAVING qualified at The January Term
hA OF The Probate Court Of YazUo coun-
~. as Administrators Of Jas. NJ. Pease, decd,
notice is hereby given 60 all persons indebt-
cd % aaia estate, 10 come forward and settle
their respective claims; and those having
claims against tho same, will present them,
properly authenticated, within tho time pre-
scdlci hy il~ or they vii, be forever barred.
j. w. BARNETT
Jr 17.1Ft3. 23-6t
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Male and Female Seminary.
UNHE Trustees Of the Yazoo Male g. Female
Seminary would respectfully announce to
the public that the next session OF this Institution
will commense on Monday the Sd October, l842
The location of this Seminary is, in all respects,
such as will recommend it to the notice OF parents
and guardians, a healthy and secure retreat tor
their children or wards. The most strict attention
will be given to the improvement of the morals
of the pupils who may be placed under the dlTec-
ton of the Superintendents, and oil the incite-
ments to mental and physical advancement which
the experience of teachers engaged for years IN
the profession furnish, will be extended to
them.
PRINCIPALS.
Mr.. Campbell, Superintendent Of the Male De-
partmcnt.
Mrs. Goodrich, Superintendent of the Female De-
partment,
Mr.. Keopars, Classical Teacher, and assistant in
the Physical Sciences in the Female Depart
ment; and Mr.. Goodrich, Prof. OF Music
TERMS:
Primary -Orthography, Reading, Writing
and the elements of Arithmetic. Sl2 so per s
Second Ciass,-in addition to the
branches Of the Primary Glass;
L Grammar, Geography, and the
elements of Natural Philosophy, 10 90
Third Class,-Phosophy, Mold,
Mental and Natural; Chemistry,
Botany, Geometry. Astronomy,
. Algebra surveying Logic, hhe-
toric, Composition, History, Ro-
man Antiquities, Political Econ
omy, Human Physiology, 90 90
Fourth Class-Latin and Greek, % 90
: ORNAMENTAL BRANCHES.
7 Needle-work and Embroidery, 10 90
e Pencil Sketching anq Shading, ~ 90
e Piano Forte instruction, 25 90
c Vocal Music free of charge.
. Each Session will consist of five MONTHS
!, Boarding will be furnished convenient to Schot
y on reasonable terms Tuition fees in advance.
Mr. Goodrich will tune and repair Pianos.-H
also has made arrangements with Loud q Co. {
Philadelphia, to furnish his patrons with Pianos
Messrs. Campbell and Keeparis will deliv'
D Lectures to the pupils on History, Moral, Ment
:. and Natural Philosophy and Astronomy.
IS The Trustees are: II. Vaughan, President,
= W. Graves, j. w. Purvis, ]. NJ. Sharp, J. NJ. Peas
y F Bostick, and ]. J. Niche.
!. f. BOSTICK, Sec'y.
Benton, Oct. IA, 1912. I4-t
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IT FILTERS % Administration de bonis
- non wore gran cd me al the March
Term, 1918, OF Tie Probate Cont Of Yazoo
couulv.oD Tile Estate e Nathaniel n. Hurst,
daeH.-tu persons indebted to the late
finn of W..joaead s, Hurst, will come for
ward and make settlement and payment
lscw,se 30 Persons indebted TO said Hurst
iuI,yidlally.-Th having claims against
Whitehead g. Hurst, and n. n. Hurst indi-
yidu.l,, viii present them duly authenlicat
cd Of taey 8.ll he forever barred.
JOAB II. RICHARDS,
A3m'tdo Louis non Of n. N. Hurst, decd.
Benton. April Z, 1913. 39-6t
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SundaY HTOrning EdiIi0Il.

fIF Hereafter we shall issue an edition OF the
NOTION every Saturday night at u O'clock,
which will contain all the news Of Saturday. no
tees of Concerts, Lectures, &c. which occur on
Saturday evening, and all local Intelligence which
We can gather up TO the hour of IL o'clock, Satur-
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NEW TERWS.

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JOHN MANESTY.
THE IIVERPOOI, INTERCHANGE .

Also a series of papers on tho LITERATURE AND
PoLTIcssoF France, by the Count Alfredo Vigny,
author OF Chaiterton, Cinq Mars, ETC., translatons
OF which will be made under the immediate super
intendence of the author also, Romance BY
Henry Cockton, Esq, author Of Valentine Vox,
Stanley Thorn, ETC., entitled
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DR.. HULL'S
vegetable Fever-and-Ague and Anti-Fever
H1HAS.

SAFE AND CERTAIN CURE FOR cHILLS AND FEWER.
VI THOUSANDS have in one year been cured of
II ague and fever by these pills Their COM
bmation embraces properties Of the highest cura-
tive value, making a gradual impression on the
system by their searching influence, and eradca-
this most distressing malady from the system in a
speedy and effectual manner.
People throughout the southern country may
depend that they have never had any remedy offer
ed them so efIectual and certain as these pills. It
is expected that counterfeters will make attempts
upon them.
Each box contains 90 doses of pills. Price only
one dollar box. One box will cure from two to
four cases of chlls and fever. For sale by r. II.
Randolph, Yezoo City, Miss.
April 90, l842 42-tf
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which will be reprinted for the illustrated London
News, with all Of the beautiful embellishments. |
The latest and choicest gems from tho rich
mines of British Periodical aud
NON-COPYRIGHT LITERATURE.
will continue to be given with promptitude. In
the Department of
ORIGINAL AMERICAN LITER.4T URE,
our resources are exceedingly rich and abundant,
and will be used with an upsparing hand for the
qualification Of our readers. We shall give MORE
and RETrER
Original Tales and Poems
than any other American periodical whatever.
Also, Essays on the various interesting topics Of
the day. The distinguished author OF the Review
OF Hammond's Political History of New York,
will continue his interesting
"reminiscences Of an old Federalist,
in which many of the most celebrated men who
have adorned the past history Of our country will
figure Also, by the same author,
RETROSPECT or THE STAGE,
presenting criticisms, notices, and anecdotes of
the drama. which will excite universal interest
Mr.. Grund viii continue his Letters on
GERMANY AND THE GERMANS
embracing History of her Literature. Politics
Arts, etc. In the Department of
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in the world. Many of these engravings will be
! from ORIGINAL DESIGNS, by American Artists, IL
lustratiye of places, events, and characters in our
own country. Our plan will be to give, from time
to time, an
ILLUMINATED NEW WORLD!
which shall surpass. any thing of the kind ever
published. These Pictorial numbers will be sold
to Inconsistencies for l24 cents-to subscribers
no extra charge will me made, though our expense
will be greatly increased
The New World possesses peculiar claims upon
fFn OF
oft combining all the attractions of
A NEWSPAPER AND A MAGAZINE;
being of a convenient size for binding in Library
volumes, of which two are presented every year,
832 pages each. It's weekly Numbers contain
MORE READING MATTER than any one of the Month
lies in this country, at only One-fourtt the price
and therefore, in this respect, equal if not supe-
rior, to any American Magazine. ECONOMY is
| Wealth."
TO FARMERS,
and others engaged in rural pursuits, we would
recommend the department under the charge oil
A. B. ALLEN, Esq, in which carefully corrected
Price Current is given every week. with such oh.
servation on the state Of the Market cannot fai
to render this journal peculiarly valuable
A Summary of News,
viii also be presented, in which all important and
Interesting events will be diligently registered
Thus will the New World be made complete
Library Of Useful as UeH as Entertaining
knowledge.
TERMS Three Dollars per annun, in advance
-Four copies for Ten Dollars, and in proportion 70
larger number.
o. As it is not our habit to keep supply D
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remitances without delay.
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8lDH'EGsE.

Az NJ "a = N|A44o
n ETTE1 2oradmuisralion having been
II granted 20 the undersigned, at the De-
cemaar Term, 1912, Of the Probate Couu
Of I.zoo county, on the Estate Of John
Il1a.on, dece'd ,-Notice is hereby given to
alI persons indebted to said estate to make
immediate payment, and those persons hav-
ing claims ogaiusl the same are requested to
present them. properly authenticated, within
,ho time prescribed BY law, or they will be
forcYcrLarred.
THOMAS MALONE, Admir-.
June IS, 1919 49-6t
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NOTECE.


ed ANYWAY On the 26lh ult. my negro
80 man named HENRY, about - years
OLD, a dark mulaito, tall and walks erect,
bushy head Of hair but he often combs it
out smoothaud straight; he is a good coach.
m1n and waiter, and is well known in V:cks-
burg, Yazoo City and Benton. It is proba-
bic he viii endeayor to get to Yazoo CITY,
unless, as / hlvo reason to think, he was
on,iced oil by a man who calls himself WI
son, who las been making propositions to
Henry and seys7al other negroes in the
neighborhool. 10 WAS formerly the pro-
perry of J. r. Crcccy In Yazoo. The above
reward and all reasonable expenses will be
paid for bis delivery 70 he Tailor al Vicks
burg. HENRIETTA T. CREECY.
Wezford Lodge, near Vicksburg
August 4, 1913. 4-3t.
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T8NilE undersigned having been appointed
x at iha February Term, 1913, Of the
Probate Court of Yazoo county, Commits.
siomsa Of Insolvency upon the Estate OF
Behavior Naln-. deed, win meet on the
first Saturday OF each month at the Office
of James lagde.. 10 Yazoo city, TO audit
ciaml against said os'1te.
JAMES HAYDEN,
GEO. IL. WILKINSON,
NATHANIEL PERRY.
Eazo7 city, March n. 1913. 36-tf
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CePGffiCateS,

GaIIatin Co., Illinois, April Is, I542.
Dr.. CHAMPioN.-Dear Sir:-Within the last II
months have been using your Anti Bilious and
Ague Pills, in my practice to a considerable ex-
tent, and have found them to be productive Of su-
pcror effects in the cure of Fever and many other
aclcr standing high in all the south part of this
Stale that they are al bought up, and consequent
" it is very hard 10 get sufficient quantity OF
them. You will confer great favor on the inhab-
itants Of this county by forwarding a good supply
Of your medicine TO this place.