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The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-15
COM MERCIAL

YazOo city, FRIDAY Morning. May IS.
Business, during the past week, has been more
brick than it had been for some weeks previous,
wagons loaded with Cotton and others coming
after Provisions and Plantation Supplies have
tbronqed our streets, and our merchants have
done very fair business at small profits
Considerable business has been done
in the Cotton market during the past week, al
though after the receipt of the news from New
Orleans on Wednesday las, stating decline IN
that marAe ct, decline of fully 4c. took place in
the market on our last quotations. The mark Ell
closes heavily. The Gales Of the week amount to
2eI bales at the following prices, viz: 90 bales a
c. cts; AZ at ca: So at 6; so So 30 at 81 2f
| at & 95
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side not stated, but very insigni6cant. Our
batteries were opened on Matamogas, and
reduced the place forums, or neVEly so.
This was on Ehe Sd; and the fighting con-
timed until night. WALKER, the well
known Texan soldier and Ppy, ihentook for
" men to carry the news to Gen. Taylor,
al Point Isabel, during the night. lie lost
six men on the way; and had his HORSE SHOT
UNDER nBd, but got in.
We learn when Gen. Taylor left Point
Isabel, 10 return 10 the inireched camp OPP
posite Matamoras, there was not the slight,
est doubt entertained that he would have TO
cut bis way to his entertainments through vast
| " superior Numbers Of the enemy, who we're
known 10 be posted in large forces among
the almost impossible thickets Of chaperal
on the road. with determination 10 cut him
off, if possible, in his attempt to regain his
other forces. The number Of the Mexicans
is entirely vague and uncertain though ell
1.-The statements agree in estimating them at
not less than ten thousand, while many &C.
counts put their numbers at fifteen or twen-
thousand. All accounts agree that the Mex
can forces are rapidly hocking in frOT" all
quarters. low many crossed the river could
lOl uC tOle tAtOuSuat SOCAaH Jul tS0SFtSNN-~'
to presume That large part of their forces
will be bropght into requisitiOn TO dispute
the march of Gen. TayIor.-They could not
but see the importance OF cutting him off
and would doubtless employ all their adVan
tages of local knowledge, skill 10 horseman
ship, and all their acknowledged resources
Of stratagem TO accomplish their object, Gen
Taylor anticipated formidable and desper
ate opposition to his march, but determined
to accomplish it or perish. 1t seems there
fore, every way reasonable TO suppose that
decisive and bloody battle was fought on thu
7th instant, and we wait with almost painln
, anxiety to hear the result of the next arrival
General Taylor, during the battle was a
, Point Isabel, and we learn that Major Ring
gold, of the Artillery, was in command o
the Camp opposite Matamoras during th,
, engagement with the Mexicans.
: o. Gen.Gains has made requisition OF
Tennessee. Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri
and Kentucky for more troops. Total re
QUESTION 9,4OO. The number required from
+ Mississippi is 1900.
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LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION

We are indebted to our friends Messrs. Link &
Harrison, for a copy Of the New Orleans Com
mercial Times Of the llth inst, which, speaking
of the Cotton market says
There is something like panic in the CoTroN
market to-day, owing to the very extraordinary
pressure for money, and the consequent difficulty
OF negotiation, coupled with the upward tendency
OF frieghts' Holders currently offered their stocks
at lower prices, but as buyers were unable to come
forward the sales did not exceed 1000 bales, at O
decline of tc. &c. In fact the week closes very
unsatisfactory, and with the gloomy PRESENT.
ment that we have not yet seen the worst. The
only reason assigned for til impossibllity of pas
sing Exchange, unlessin limited sums and at COM
pRratively Onerous rates Of discount, is the oppre-
hension that Government will have to place large
amount of funds here for the prosecution of hostI-
lties against Mexico, which can only be effected
by checking on the deposit Banks Of the North
"a proceeding which must necessarily affect the
Bill marker unfavorably. In addition to this,
fears are rife that the New York Money market
will receive severe shock on the announcement
Of an actual collision between the American and
Mexican forces.
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ADvERTIsEMENTS.
MAIL ARRANGEMENT.

The Eastern via Tuscumbia. and the Northern
via Memphis, arrives every Monday, Thursday
and Saturday, II O'clock, A. M. The Southern
via Vlcksburg, every Monday and Thursday.
DEPARTURES.
Northern and Eastern every Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday at O'Clock A. NJ.
Southern via Vicksburg every Wednesday and
Friday A. M.
N. B.-Northern, Eastern and Southern Mail
closes every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
O'Clock P. M.
As no land mail arrives on Sunday the Office
wilLnOt be kept open on that day, except after
the arrival OF steamboat, when the Office will be
kept open for one hour
]. E. SHROPSHIRE. P. M.
Yazoo city, April "a, 1916. 42-tf.
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The Ladies Of our city, with that noble
patriotism and soul-sliuing love of country
70 Characteristic Of their sex, have resolved
. 10 mike and present the Volunteer Company
Of this city FLAG worthy Of their galIanlry,
Who would not proudly march in defence
Of their country under the bright and glitter.
ing folds Of such BANNER-and when i
is unfurled 10 the breeze on the banks o
tho Rio Grande, who Of this gallant bant
will not defend it so long as life lasts ant
return it 10 its doners as pure and unsullie'
as the bosOms Of those who made il.
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]. r. BURRUs, Sec'tY.

DEsTRrcTIvE TORNADO IN GRESADAl-
Loss OF LIFE live learn from an Extra
from the Office Of the Grenada Miss
Chronicle Of the 9th inst, that most des.
tructive Tornado passed over that place on
Thursday afternoon, the 7th, prostrating
houses, trees, and every thing that CHANGED
10 be in It's course. The number Of Houses
completely destroyed were IS, among them
the fine Baptist Church and Grenada Male
Academy, a number Of other houses were
more or less injured.
Tho following is a list of the killed and
wounded so far as ascertained, at the time
Of issuing the Extra:
KILLED. James Whitsett, son Of Dr.. S.
Whitsett, children Of D. Rosser, daugh.
ter Of }. Snider. l son Of B. Coffman, Mrs.
Plumer, q son Of Mr.. Kirwin, Mrs. Robins
son wife Of D. Robinson, and his father.
son Of ]. a. Williamson, Bauphn and child,
VIM. Eubanks, son..of Rev. Nj. Boswell,
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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET-April 10.
From Wilmer Smiths Times.

The Cotton market has improved since the sail
ing of the Caledonia On Wednesday there was
a good deal of business doing, the sales exceeding
10000 bales. On Thursday the sales amounted
TO upwards Of 5000 bags; hut yesterday, being
Good Friday, there was of course, no business
done. Upon the whole. the tone Of the market is
firmer, and prices have improved nearly an eighth
"a gratifying fact in the present state OF the
commercial world. The steadiness Of the de-
mand is encouraging as re9 ards the future. $500
Americans and 200 Surat have been taken on
speculation, $50 American, 100 PeTnam, and
100 Surat for export. The sales for the week are
30, $50 bales.
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Troops READY.-We learned from the
State Quarter. Master Generals Office last
evening, that 954 soldiers, rank and file,
have received the amount Of their bounty
money and one months pay; that LOG men
rank and file, now IN the Barracks, will re.
ceiye their pay to-day; and that 706 men,
comprised IL different companies, are now
ready Cor inspection, and 70 Be mustered
into the service Of the United States. II.
eluding the latter there ere 1s4s men who
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may be regarded as ready for service up TO
last night. The companies expected from
The country, and those still forming 10 tue
city, may make up the requisite number
NJ. q. Delta, 9th.
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ORoANEzF.-The VickSburg Sentinel Of
Wednesday laEt says-"General Duf6eld
We have been authorized 70 say, has been
ordered by Gov. BFOWR to proceed 10 the
different counties in this State and organize
the volunteer companies that may be raised
in anticipation Of the call which i eonf.
IDENTIFY looked Tor within a few days from
The proper authorities"
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FOREIGN News Co1ToN.-The news
received by the Great Western show that
the Cotton market had improved since the
sailing Of the Caledonia. For particulars
see Commercial Head in another column.
The speeches Of Mr.. Calhoun, Mr.. Hay
wood, and others, on the Oregon question,
appear to have convinced the British Gov.
eminent that our intentions were peacea-
ble.-
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WIN. E. PUGH,
Attorney at Law,
And Solicitor a. Cha

And Solicitor IN Ch0nccry,
HAS removed his Office from Main 10
II Jefferson Streets Yazoo city, Whera.
at all times he may be found unless profess
sionally absent
He attends regularly the Circuit courts oil
Atlala, Leake, Madison. Yazoo and Holmes,
and the Chancery court and High court oil
Errors and Appeals at Jackson.
Yazoo city, May Is, 1876. 45-tf.
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FROM OUR EXTRA OF TUESDAY.
YAZOO CITY WHIG-ExTRA.
Tuesday, May IL. 1 O'ck p. m.

Owing to the great excitement
and patriotic feeling in our COM
munity in regard to our affairs with
Mexico, and the eagerness with
which every item of news from
Gen. Taylor's Camp is sought after.
we have deemed it proper to lay
the following news (for which we
are indebted to the kindness of our
friend, Mr.. M. Langdan) before
our readers as speedily as p6ssible.
Later from the Army!
From the New Orleans Tropic-Extra of MAY 9.
The schr. "Mary Clare" Capt. Griffin,
has just arrived from Brasos Santiago.
The Mary Clare left the BrazOs on the
29th ult. and reports that Captain Walker
with Seventy. Five men Of the Texan Rang.
ers were nearly all killed and taken prisons
ers on the 29th uIt. about twenty miles
above Point Isabel, by a superior force of
Mexican troops, amounting to about one
thousand FIVE hundred.
P.S.-Since writing the above, we learn
that Capt. Walker, with three men succeed
ed in reaching Point Isabel at o'clock, P.
M, on the 29th ult., and Immediately APP
piled TO Maj. Thomas for four men and an
nOunced his determination TO proceed to
Gen. Taylot's Camp or die in the attempt.
Fellow CITTzENs!!- Here is another in,
Lei nj IN nd In oh Gfie l.
peTiidiOus Mexicans, who ravage our Terri
tory, and thus take the lives Of our brave
men who have rallied on the frontier in ihei
country's service. TO ARMS, then, Nth
out dclOy!L Be prompt to avenge, anc
rally with ardor to do gallant service TO,
your COuntry!!!
MORE PARTICULARS!
o'clock
A gentleman, passenger in the Ellen &
Clara, informs US that Gen. Taylor on tn,
20th, had only six days provisions. The
Mexicans chased Capt. Walker and tire,
men within mile of Point Isabel.
The probabilities are that Point Isabel ha
fallen into the enemy's hands. Major Mon
roe has distinguished himself By his promp
manner in making such defences as were il
bis power.
The Mexicans can, by planting ten piece
Of cannon at Brasos Bar, command the en-
trance TO Point Isabel. The Augusta wa
met going out with troops. The Cage anc
Florida were lefta Isabel, loaded with goods
The night previous to the Ellen and Clar
leaving, an attack was expected on Pion
Isabel. Il was expected that Gen. Taylo
would cut his way through and come to tn
.ol;oc &c pc;,t T.ekai
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or Our town. during the last few days,
has presented quite a military appearance;
our volunteer company, numbering we be-
lieve, some forty or fifty men under the
command Of Capt. A. II. Morton, has been
on almost constant drill since Monday. mOrn>
ing last.
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ERATA.-ln our Extra Of Tuesday last,
by a mistake of our imp, we were led TO
acknowledge our Indebtedness for the
news TO Mr.. P. O'Donnell-it should have
been Mr.. M. Lanpdan.
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OF Our neighbor Of the Democrat asks
information on subject we supposed him
not altogether ignorant Of. We are assured
Of the fact Of his ignorance. however, by
the interogatoIiCs in his last weeks paper,
and his renewed appeals TO US in his last
number, and from the same fact we see he
knows from irhGt source he can gain the
required information. We assure our neigh
Dor, that although our duties are numerous
and irksome, we are willing 10 instruct him
in every branch necessary to his present
calling, to the utmost Of our ability, and
that be could not have called upon a more
willing mind TO impart even the rudiments
and fEst principles Of so important subject
10 the ignorant and enquiring mind. He
asks "why the Northern manufacturers, W he
can compete with foreign market, wish Il
keep up protective Tariff" First, i il
necessary TO keep Up protective tariff il
order that we may be enabled TO contiRut
our ability to contend with foreign manu-
features. Secondly, that we may make {
better article-for example, IL the imported
article be offered in our market for IS cent?
a yard, we can Offer one equally as good 70
10 cents-if another be offered for cents
We can sell for 8 cents. Now the question
is asked, why can not they sell the simla
articles for the same pricel The Tariff il
in the way.--The unnaiuralized Englishmar
SAYS remove III remove i'll!
We contend ihat the Tariff has beef
really beneficial in protecting our home in
dusiry, and adding materially 10 our govern
mental resources; in increasing our revenue
Ye democrats, why are you so strenuous il
reducing our means and hopes Of prosrerit
and future happiness as Nationl And 70
WHAT but to produce the final result Of ever
black-hearted tOry's wish, TO see our countT
enfeeblod and our national independents
ontombed in the blghted centre Of devas
tation itself.
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NOtiCe.

THE firm of WILSON, PTcKENs
& Co. is this day dissolved by mu,psI
consent and expiration % Limitation. The
name Of the firm will only be used in liqui~
dation by S. A. Wilson.
S. A. WILSON.
/. w. PICKENS.
Yazoo city, April IS. 1916. 43-tf.
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To the Stockholders of the
Commercial Bank of Manchester.
TINE Assignees Of the Commercial Bank
Of Manchester have this day declared
pro rata dividend Of four per cent. Of the
Capital Stock of said Bank, payable TO the
Southern Stockholders at the Office Of the
Assignees in YazOo City, Miss, on Monday
the lst day Of June next, and to Northern
Stockholders at the Office OF the Manhattan
Bank, in New York, on Wednesday the first
day Of July next.
J.P. BAILEY, p
il. WILSON, e.
J. w. BARNETT, 9
ALEX. SMITH, 8
Yazoo City, May 5, 1916. 444t.
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GOVERNOR BROWN has

H. GOVERNOR BROWN has
been notified to hold himself in
readiness for draft from Mississippi. He
expects /: in few days. Let Us make ready!
VicksbuEg Sentinel.
TO ARMS ITO ARMS !-MISSIsSIP.
IANStll Your country now demands your
serviccsl YAZoO is ALREADY IN
THE FIELD anxious for the conflict
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OF Several editorial articles are omitted
to-day to make room for the glorious and
cheering news from the Army Of Occupa-
ton, which will be found in another column.
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Never known to Fall!

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