The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-09-01
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AAAG hNOWCRs
Tho persons who obtained the steamboat
Deer Creek when she was sin the jce-honse'
I've mean, who bought her at cOnslable's
sale short time ago--haye been since their
purchase Of the boat buslly engaged in re-
fitting and making additions to her, and
have trassmogrifed her into the ''RovER. /"
They have, however, succeeded in render
ing her very good low water boat. Have
put on her boiler deck and a neat and
airy little upper cabin. She has births suf-
icient to accommodate from twelve TO
eighteen passengers. The Rover will in
few days commence making trips between
Vicksburg and Williams Landing. and we
doubt not thai she will receive fair portion
Of freight and passengers between the two
places, our own town, and the intermediate
landings.
" The following paragraph we clipped
from the ST, Louis Peoples Organ" Of the
18th ult.:-
1t may not be generally known that Mr..
Murdaugh, who was prominent in the Gait
House tragedy, some years ago, killed him
self short time since in Virginia. lie left
letter, stating that the fear Of insanity was
his motive for the commission of self-murder.
We copied into our columns from Rich
mond (Ya.) paper about three OF four months
since, an obituary notice OF John Murdaugh,
Esq, and added thereto some remarks Of
our own upon the character he had main
tanned. AS Mr.. M. resided in this place
some length of time, and many of our citi-
zens as we'll as ourself were intimately ac-
quantcd with him, and all esteemed him for
his homer, his talents, and his correct and
gentlemanly department, we have thought
proper TO place before our readers the above
paragraph can form their own OPT
Mons on the subject-for ourselves, we
know not how to believe the statement. In
noticing the demise Of Mr.. Murdaugh, the
Virginia paper said that he died suddenly a.
a railroad depot II does not seem probable
10 us that he should have killed himself
there. The report current at the time was
that his death was caused by apoplexy.-
This we believed then, and we are still o
the belief that that report was correct
But even admitting that Mr.. Murdaugh di,
lay violent hands on himself and put pc
rod 70 his existence, why couple his deat
with the unfortunate affray that took plac,
years ago at the Gait House? Why woun'
the feelings of his relatives and friends. b
recalling 10 their memory at this period
circumstance of so unpleasant nature2-
; Was not Mr. M. and others engaged wit
him in the tragedy alluded 10 honorabl
acquitted by jury of their country? Q
. what use was the verdict rendered in thei
case if they are still to be held as guilty an
their memories blasted after death? VIII
= rake up the ashes of the dead bat to abns
and cast obloquy on them' We view th
article copied as having been written b
some one at loss for subject whereon
indite six line paragraph. He who de
e lights in penning and giving TO the worl
e such insinuations and inuendoes as are pre-
j. sented in the qouted article, may be liker
e ed to "a toad in his hole, who splits his vt
: nom all around without daring to move OF
] of his circle.' We have said thus much
humble vindcation of the memory Of Job
, Murdaugh because we knew the man an
his many good qualities.