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The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-19
Memphis InstituEo..



gTNHEcou reu rec Of LsStupes In this In
u stitutiou will commence ON the first OF N
AOmber, and continue uulil lhe last of FEBRUARY.
The Anatomical Department will be opened
Vnd ready - receiv students BY the First Of
October. The Medical department will be un
der the direction OF the following
PROFESSORS.
CONQUEST CROSS, M. D., Professor of
the Institutes Of Medicine and Medical JGris-
grupence, 9t e2 Ff
I, FREEMAN, M, D., Professor Of Anatomy,
r. s. NEWTON, M. D., Professor Of 5 lrgery
II. J. HULCE, M. D., Professor Ct Theory
and Practice Of Medicine.
". BYRD POWELL, M. a., Professor Of
Physiology, Pathology, MineraOlogy and
Geology,
J. KING, M. D., Professor of Materia, Medica
Therapeutics. at
J. MILfON SANDERS, A, NJ, M. n, Pro-
ReSsor Of Chemistry and Pharmacy ..
J. A. WILSON, M, D., Professor of ObIte-
trlos and diseases Women and Children
cLN1oUELEoTUREs
NvDrprNE-PROF. H ]. HULCE.
OuEsERT-PROF. r. S. NEWTON.
2. FREEMAN, NJ, D. AmatoI Val Demon
The ifeesfor full course Of Lectures amount
- GlO5 ,,,
Each Professors Ticket, els. Matricnlotor's
as. Demonstrators Fee, SO. Graduation
o2). an
Those desiring further information will
please address their letters (Post Peidl TO the
Dean; and students arriving In tie City VIII
Slsas oeall on him at the Commercial Hotel
RS. NEWTON, M. d.
.p Dean of the Faculty.
LAW DEPARTMENT
HoNE.w. M. KING, Professor Of Theory
and ruPctice of Law:
Hon. v. D. BARRY, Professor Of CONNER
Sial Jurisprudence.
TERMs-&5O per Session.
All commu uicuticns pertaining to this de-
vartment must be addressed to
E. w. M. KING, Esq.
MEMPms, Tenn, Mrrch, 1880
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-19
WTNN,S mOTET

- THE SUBSCRIBER -
ASST would respectfully inform the Ez1zE
public that he has opened large and COM
modious.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-19
PORTERFIELD Co.

AND COMMISSION RCHANTS,
VICKSBURG MISS.
NIIE undersigned have opened store on
Levee street and offer their services as
Receiving and Forwarding Merchants. They
will also soon have good stock of Western
Produce of all kinds, which they will sell low
for cash or good paper.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-19
TmoneY-IsIaIld Id fOP SaIo.

~ money-Eslahd land for BaI0.
I'VE Offer for sale Lot Me- a Of sector
'l w lots numbered ], 8. and 8 - section
lotv numbered9, s, 8 aud Z, of section 81. ana
lots numbered = and IF section IS, ali n
township rs, Of iangs2 west. This land il
free from overflow, aud has 100 acres that has
been On cultivation one year-cOntainin 1852
acres. For information apply at WInn's He
81. ANSELM WALKING,
!. w, PICKBN&
Dee. Cd IS0O.--6
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-19
BRICK BUTLnINnl

on Main Street, few doors below his Old
Stand. The house is very spacious, and poss-
es every convenience for
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-19

E. @. & &C. h WILKINSON,
YAZOO CITY, MIssIssiPRI,
WILL practice Law in partnership in Al
w the Courts at Jackson, and in the Courts
IoS the 9Th Judicial District Except the Probate
Court Of YaIJO COunty.)
September 5, T95O.-4I-tE
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-19
CONSTIPATION.

Liver Complaint, Female Trregula rites and
Complaints, Sick and Nervous headache, Low
spirits, Night sweats, Exposure or Inprdience
in Life, Chronic Constitutional Discusses, and
q spring and summer drink and general
tonic for the system and gentle aud pleasant
'purgatiVe, far superior to Blue Lick or Cong.
ress water, salts, or Sedletz powders! IG-7
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01
Good in EYeFTlhiug.

\ writer IN London paper of JULY.
II15, quoted IN The Tribune, speaking of
what he calls 1.-The American standard
having snake with thirteen raules. and
the fourteenth budding" thus expaliates
upon The amiable qualities of The rattle
snake. Such benevolent philosopher
would find good in eyervthing.''
The ratslesnake is properlv the reDre-
sentative of America. As This ari,,oI :
found IN no other part OF the world. The
eye OF this creature excels in brightness
most OF ary other animal. She has no
eyeiids, and is therefore an emblem of
vigilance She never begins an attack.
nor never surrenders; she is therefore an
emblem OF magnanImity and true courage.
W hen injured, or IN danger of being in
Jured, she never wounds I'LL she has givep
noiIce 10 her enemies of their dancer No
other OF her kind shows such geHerosi,v
" hen undIsiuThed, and in peace. she does
not appear 10 be furnished with weanons
OF any kind. They are latent IN the roof
OF her mouth, and even when extended
Tor her defence. appear TO those who are
not acquainted with her. 10 be weak and
contemplate; yet her wounds, however
small, are decisive and fatal. She Is soIi
taTy, and associates with her kind only
when Ii IS necessary for their preservation.
her poison Is at once the necessary means
OF digesiing her food, and certain destruc-
ton TO her enemies. The power of fascj-
nation attributed 10 her bv = repero,,s-
construction, resembles America 'Fbcse
VINO look steadily on her are delighted,
ana inYoluniarlly advance toward her. and.
haVing once approached, never leave her.
She Is frequently found with thirteen rat
ties' and ihey increase yearly. She IS
beautiful IN youth, and her beauty increa-
ses with her age Her tongue Is blue and
torked as the lightning"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01

How TO TREAT a wIFE.-EITSt. get a
wife; secondly, be patient. You may
have great trials and PerplexitIes II your
business with the world: bUi 10 not there
fore carry to your home cl0Uded or
contracted brow. Your wife may have
many trials, which, though OF less magni-
tude, may have been as hard TO bear. a
kind, conciliating word. tender look. will
do wonders IN chasing from her brow al
clouds Of gloom. You encounter your
difficulties IN the open air, famed by hea-
yen's cool breezes; but your wife Is often
shut in from these healIhfUl influences, and
her health fails. and her spirits lose their
elasticity. But oh bear with her; she
has trials and sorrows 10 which you are a
stranger, but which your tenderness can
deprive of all their anguish. Notice kind
ly her little attentions and efforts TO pro-
mole your comfort. Do not take them al
as 4 matter of course, and pass them By,
at the same time being very sure to OBJ
serve any omission OF what you NAV
consider duty 10 you. Do not treat her
with indifference. if YOU would not scar
and palsy her heart, which, watered By
kindness, would, 10 the latest day of your
existence, throb with sincere and constant
affection. Sometimes yield your wishes
10 hels. She has preferences as strong as
you, and il may be just as trying 10 yield
her choice as 10 you. Do you find il hard
10 yield soHtetiBses2 Think you II IS not
difficult for her to give up GiiCGys2 ? If
you never yield 10 her wishes, there i
danger that she will think you are selfish,
and care ouIy for yourself; and with such
feelings she cannot love as she might
Again, show yourself manly, so that your
wife can look up to you, and feel that yea
viii act molly, and that she can con6de IN
your judgment
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01
The Destruction Of the Temples and Pyramids
of Old FsYpf.

But II these things have been unuOficed
or misunderstood; another, more nearly
affecting a traveller, cannot have been so.
namely, the still rapid progress of the
destruction of the monuments. Although
| co not share IN The superstilious enlhu-
siasm of some. | could not but be moved
by seeing what havoc Is in progress eve
rywbere, from the Pyramids to the Cata-
racis- IL would be impossible TO point out
every place where the work of Vandalism
Is going or; but | viii just mention one
or two instances, IN order 10 hint 10 The
curious that they must come in time to
these regions, or they viii find Iitlle more
than traditions Of all the minor curiosities.
and The great ones much iiI-lreated. The
y orihern Pyramid of Dashour Is now in
progress Of being converted into a stone
quarry, IN order 10 build some new pal
ace or villa in the neighborhood: The
lOm6s of Sakkara are used for the same
purpose; the mounds of Abvdus are ran
sacked FOR building materials: The Temple
OF Erment Is going for the same purpose:
and two temples have, within The last sjy
years, been knocked down, and materials
removed from near SLeikh Fadi. entirely
without the knowledge Of travellers. 10
whom, indeed, they have remained utterly
unknown Until now that they no longer
exist. | went TO Sklimim 10 look al The
great block Of stone copied by Wilkinson,
and supposed TO be restored TO Letroune.
l found that the first line was entirely
gone They are breaking up the block 10
make lime. Enough. however, remains
10 show that some, at least, of VI. Ise-
suggestions are not correct. He
words where there never have
been any, as on the slightest examination
Is evident. Il Is worth remarking. also.
that the Inscription had previously been
copied by Pocoke. who cautiously makes
several very sensible and reasonable res
toralions. without acknowledgment by the
French sdCGst.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01
EBENsBURG, THURSDAY. May. Is5j
Killing Giraffe,

st!Iut L gained upon The OIL
rafies, and, after short burst II sv.fE-.
ing galAop, | was the middle Of them md
turned the finest COW out OF 1he herd. on
hndlng herself driven from her comrades.
and hoiiy pursued, she increased her pace.
ane75@7 7ssea along syigh tremendous strides.
clearing an amazing extent of ground at
every bound; while her neck and breasf
coming IN contact with the dead Old bran
ches OF the trees, were continually strew-
ing them IN my path. In a few minutes
l was riding within FIVE wards Of her Stern.
and, firing al Z galloP, | sent a bullet into
her back. Increasing nv pace. l mex,
rode alongside, aud, placing the muzzFe
OF my rHe within few feet OF her.
fred my second shot behind the shoulder;
the ball. however seemed 10 have IiffIe
effect. l then placed myself directly in
front. when she came 10 a walk. Dis
mounting. | hastily loaded both barrels.
putting IN double charges of powder
Before this was accomp mplished. she was of
at eanter. In q Short time | brought her
TO Q stand In the DRY bed of a vater-course.
where | fired al fifteen Yards. aiming where
| thought the heart lay. upon which she
again made of. Having loaded. | fol-
lowed, and had very nearly lost her: she
had turned abruptly TO the left, and was
far cut Of sight among the trees. Once
more | brought her TO a stand. and dis
mounted from my horse There We stood
together, alone IN the wild wood. [ gazed
IN wonder al her extreme beauty, while
her soft dark eye, with lis silky fringe,
looked down imploringly at me, and |
really felt q pang of sorrow. in this mo-
meat Of triumph, for the blood | was
shedding Pointing my rife toward the
skies, sent bullet through her neck
On receiving II, she reared high on her
hind legs. and fell back with q heavy
crash, making the earth shake around her.
i thick stream OF dark blood spouted Out
from the wound. her colossal limbs quiv-
ere3 for q moment. and she expired.
Cummings .7dUc5JTlgres
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01
VOL. NO. %.

Coming oUer 10 the Pa,lfolooas.-
Mrs. BlOOmer, editor of The LiIv. has a
doPted the .'short dress and irowsers.r
and says IN her paper Of this month, that
many OF the women in that place, Seneca
Falls oppose the change; others laugh:
others sllll are IN favor: .sand many have
already adopted The dress She closes
the article upon the subject as follows:
g Those who think we look queer
would do wei! 10 look back few wears.
10 the lime when they wore ten or fifteen
pounds Of Petticoaf and bustle around the
BODY. and balloons on their arms. and
then imagine which cut the queeresf fig
uTe, ;hey or We. We care not for Tie
lEoWns OF over lastidious gentlemen: we
have those Of better taste and less oues-
ionaoie morals 10 sustain US. If men
think lhey would be comfortable In LONG.
heavy skirts, lei them put them on-we
have no objection. We are more com
Portable without them. and so we have left
them of. We DO rot say that we shalt
wear this dress and no other. bat we shall
wear 4: for 4 common dress: and we hope
II may become 50 fashionable that we NAV
wear II tall times, and in all places. With
Out being thought singular. We have al
ready become so attached 10 II that We
dislike changing 10 q long one.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01

PAINTING THE FACE.-Painting the face
Is as common among the eLise zrisiocracy
OF Europe as 1t Is with the Aborigines OF
New Zealand, Australia, or America. and
with The same intent. Many gentlemen
''Palnt; even officers IN the army. The
practice Is not, therefore. confined 70 the
female portion of the community. as some
persons imagine. Although red (rougsf
Is now The taToUiie color. blue was the
fashionable tint a few centuries ago. Pliav
said that all the BTitoas stained themselves
with woad. which made their skins Of >
blue color. The ladies' in japan paint the
face white and red, the lips purple with
golden glow: the teeth Of married LADY,
are blackened, and her eyebrows exurqa-
ted. The quantity OF red and white paint.
under the name OF rouge and pearl white.
manufactured II Paris. amounts 10 some
thousands Of pounds annually.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01

TIE Nooa Daguerreofyped.-The
Boston Journal says that Mr.. J. L. Whip
pie. the distinguished daguerreoty ypist, has
succeeded. win the AID OF Dir. Bond, the
Cambridge astronomer, IN taking views Of
the surface of the moon, as It appears
through the great telescope at the O5ser-
yatory. The Journal has seen two d.
guerreotypes representing the moon as il
appeared on Monday and Thursday nights
of lasl week. The mountains and valleys
of the moon are distinctly defined on the
plate. and 1t Is believed that By the aid of
these representations, taken at different
phases Of The moon, their height and depth
may be determined. The importance Of
these experiments viii be duly appreciated
BY the astronomer.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01
General Putnam.

II so happened mai Wnue the captains
were siaiicning their seuiinels on the ere
Of the battle OF White Plains, Gen. Put
nam, the commander. In passing; observed
Capt. WealheT5y call 10 one of the posts
in The direction of the enemy a lad, na-
med ArlhEr Stewart, then a beardless boy,
whereat Putnam demonstrated with Capt
W. in the hearing of Stewart, on the i'm
proprlety of placing so young and mex
perienced . sentinel In so responsible a
situation, but Capt. Weatherby, who knew
Stewards metue, guaranteed his fitness
and fidelity.
Stewart took his post, and during the
night the General had occasion 10 pass
outside of the lines. for " hat purpose Is
not stated, but we suspect for the purpose
Of trying the Young sentinel; for, IN re-
turning, he encountered him.
Wv ho goes there - inquired The senii-
mel.
Gen. Putnam was The reply.
I'VE know no Gen. Putnam here
Stewart answered.
But l am Gen. Putnam" returned
that person.
Give me the cOuntersign then"
Il have forgotten il" was the reply.
That's pretty story from the lips Of
Gen. Putnam! l warrant you are 4 Brit
ish officer, sent over here as q spy :" re-
turned Stewart, who was well aware that
he was addressing Putnam. for the moon
was shining brightly, but he had the staff
in his own hand and he meant 10 use II.
Il warrant you | am not" said the
General, and be attempted TO pass on.
.spa-- n. lTv-.
mani exclaimed Stewart, at the same
time cooking his gun. Stop where YOU
are, or III make you Stop continued the
sentinel, [as the General disregarded his
first notice. hastily raising his gun TO his
shoulder, and taking a somewhat deIiber-
ale aim.
.HhId hold,' he exclaimed.
Il do hold was the reply, ''bu; warn
you, once more, not 10 pass these lines"
'.But | am your General continued
Putnam.
Il deny il unless you give the counter
sign
Here the General was at Gaulr.
Boy" said he, ''do YOU know me- l
am General Putnam.
A British officer, more Ike. If you
are Putnam, as you say. why don't YOU
give me the counlersign? So sure as I'm
my mothers son, if you attempt to pass
the lines I'll make cold meat Of you. I'm
q sentinel. | know M duty, though there
are some people in the world marvellous
ly inclined TO question it."
At this Putnam, finding that the further
Parley would be useless. desis,ed, and the
boy, deliberately shouIdering his musket,
began with a great deal OF assumed haugh-
tlness, TO pace the ground as before.
The General regained his tent By an
other route, but subsequently sent for
Stewart, commended his fidelity. rewarded
him Pecuniarily, and promoted him to the
rank OF Ensign.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01

Sans, The FUsitirs.-The Boston Ad-
vertiser says
The owner of the fugitive. Mr.. James
Potter. Is man Of wealth, influence. and
very high character. He had this bov
taught trade, Al which he could regularly
earn $3.50 day, and then gave him his
time. with the opportunity OF purchasing
ms freedom al low price But he, being
Indoleni and vicious, paid his master only
SO IN all, during the last two years,
spending al his earnings either in drinks
or Oh an abandoned woman. whom he
seems IN Boston, n have represented as
his wife. Mr. Potter's only object IN re-
claiming him, was TO test fairly the efficacy
OF the law II Massachusetts, V which | have
no doubt hes this lime been iTiumphaaily
vindicaIed.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01

Il CuTiosity.-While Gov. Brown
was IN Key West, says the Tallahassee
lFlorida) Sentinel, he was presented bv
Hon. A. Patterson with miniature bpe,
of General Washington, found. ten vesrs
ago. IN the neighborhood of Mr. Pa,,er-
sons premises, imoedded in the limestone
which forms the island. The bust Is of
marble, and Is evidently the work Of a
master. The expression is said to he
identical with that of the famous statue of
w ashingion at Richmond. allowed TO be
the best likeness in existeeee. The EttJe
bust IS IN state Of perfect preservation !:
all the delicate chiselling in the plails Of ;
Tuiiied SHIRT remaining as sharp and we'll
dehned as ever, and the marble without
dlscoioratlon. Across the shoulders Is in
scrlbed the word "Wasington''-a spell
ling which seems to indicate an Italian or
igin. In the same spot two English guin-
eas were found, the dates and inscription
OF which we did not learn. All were
probably deposits by some freebooters Of
the olden time.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01
- Of Coum0dnrr Rarrnn.

The decease OF this veteran officer Is
announced BY telegraph. Il took place at
Norfolk, on the 2ist. At the time Of his
death he was in the S4th year of his age.
and was the Senior Captain of the Navy
position that Commodore Charles Stew
art viii hereafter occupuy. Commodore
Barron's name Is familiar to the country
as connected with the unpleasant contro-
yersy which led 10 the duel between him
self and the Iamenied Decatur. He pos
sessed many excellent qualities. On the
22d of June; 1907. the Chesapeake, COM
manded by Barron struck her flag in our
waters TO the British ship Leopard, whose
commander took from our ship four sea-
men on the same ground which finally led
10 war with England, that tney were Brit
Ish deseriers, and that no Englishman can
ever transfer or extnguish his allegiance
TO the British crown. The Leopard fired
into the Chesapeake after Barron had re-
fused TO surrender up the men on the de-
mand of the British admiral, and Barron.
taken by surprise, surrendered. Three of
the crew Of the Chesapeake were killed,
and eighteen wounded. Three of the four
deserters claimed and given up, turned out
10 be Americans. President Jefferson,
when this outrage took place. issued his
proclamation forbidding all British vessels
of war from entering our harbors until
reparation was made for this insult 10 our
flag. Great Britain followed with her Gel
ebrated "order IN council prohibiting all
trade with France and her allies: and 10
this Bonaparte responded with his cele-
braied milan Decree" forbidding all trade
with England and her colonies. Out of
this affair of the Chesapeake and Leopard,
grew the duel between Barron and Deca-
tur, IN which the latter was killed.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01
THE CROPS

CRoPs IN MARTLAND.-'Fhe Rockville
Journal says: The growing wheat. as far
as our view has extended. is beautiful IN
Decd and we learn that in every part of
1 me county Ii presents the same appear
! ance We haue never seen it 81 promis-
ilg al thls season Of the year. The grass
Is also growing finely and looking well.
he prospect IS indeed cheering for The
farmers OF Montgomery. The cat crop
mas not been generally sown, but in . few
days, the weather continues IS fna -
II has been for several 6ays past, tie crcD
viii have been generally put in.
TIE CRoPs n OHIo.-The Somerset
Post SAYS:
" DO not Tecoilect that we ever saw
a more hal.erlng prospect for 2 good crop
o. WHezi than we have at present. The
wheat ~ the low lands in the western part
Of tie State looks exceedingly well
much better than we anticipated. Our
hill lands present view thai makes one
ieeI pleasant, and proves Thar 10 soil in
the State Is better adapted for V heat. Ia
many places the crop Is 80 I0xurianl thai
farmers are resOrjing 10 pasUrage. If no
draw back should occur 10 cheek It's ma
iuT.ty, our wheat crop, We }innk, VIII ex-
Gel that Of last year.
The prospect for all kinds of fruit Is
also HaueEing-haviug not received a vet
any injury from cold weather or frost.
TIE CROPs n " EsTIoRELASD.-Tbe
Greens6urg Republican says: The Grain
crops N this county look remarkably well
and from present appearances there VIII
be very large amount OF grain harvested
the present year IN WestmoTeland. Con
siderable quantities OF oats have been
sowa, and orr farmers are buSily employ
ed on their corn grounds.
CROPS AND WEATHER N ILLINoIs.-A
correspondent Of the New ! ORR Post.
writing from Winnebago county, Illinois,
On the Slh inst. says
l. commenced showing here on the 4lh.
n he morning. and continued till the 5sh,
al night. mostly snow. and ihe seyeTasi
snow storm we have had for ten years
Through the past winter we have scarcely
seen snow one inch deep. Although i
has Tained hard for The last twelve hours,
we have large banks Of snow left. If the
storm had come three weeks sooner, it .
would probably have spared the laI wheat, +.
but IN consequence of the warm dry
weather through March,. has injured the
wheat much. Our crops OF winter wheat
have been cut sLCrT for three years past. .
and last year very much Of the spring
wheat was spoiled BY small bug, called
the Chints bug. The ground would be
sometimes completely covered with them,
the largest about one-lhird as big as
common pea bug. scarcely distinguishable
by the naked eye They attacked the
root, and The stalk would turn white. That
which was attacked early had no grain.
thai attacked after would shrink badly
After the wheat was harvested, these in
seets injured gseat deal of com.