The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-07-13
700 CITY MISSISSIPPI WEDNE DAY MORNING JULY 49, 1853


Love AND RoMANcE.--We published few
days ago. says the New Orleans Crescent, short
sketch with the above title 1t gave the details
OF romantic elopement and marriage, the par
lies being lady and gentleman Fl ON Texas.
A day or two after the happy pair had tied
the knot hymenial. the brother of the young lad,
arrived IN this city from Texas, and for the first
time heard Of the event. He Immediately went
to the ST. Charles Hotel, where the young lad,
was stopping In company with Mrs. H and her
daughter, both from the same State. in whose
charge the bride had been placed on her departure
from home. Meeting Mrs. Hin the parlor Of
the hotel. he upbraided her with having lent her
countenance to the secret marriage OF his sister
applying to her some very harsh epithets not Sc
down IN the code of etiquette. This aroused the
Ire OF Miss H. young and blooming virgin
Iof seventeen summers, who Immediately ap-
proalhed the irrate brother and shaking against
his ia ce her white and tiny fist, "wished she was
a man or even had weapon, that she might kill
him for his impertinence."
Nothing daunled By her threatning attitude.
the rritated brother of the bride drew from his
bosom l3owie knife, and handing it to the young
Xantipps said, stake this, Miss and let me see If
you are lady of your word" With all the fire
of demo a. the young lady grasped the shining
blade an ORA wing IT back with movement as II
to plunge it into his breast, was about to deal
the fatal blow. when she was prevented by a
gentleman vi sitor who grosped her arm.
We mention this merely as an instance OF
true grit" anil as tale of reality. setting off
very pretty specimen of the romantic.
= . - r,
Hon. VIM. l.. Marcy, Secretary of State has
issued Instructions to our diplomatic and consu
lar agents abroad, intended TO affect certain i'm
portant reforms in those branches of the public
service Hereafter our foreign ministers are to
transact their own business. and not transfer TO
their secretaries the onus and responsibilities oil
official signatures For the future all our foreign
egations are ordered to be opened every day, ex-
cept Sundays. from A. MAto P NJ, for the
accommodation of American citizens, and
| American passports to be vised gratis at the
American legations, in all places where there
is one. All fees paid at a consulate are to be re-
ported TO the State Department under penalty
of dismissal from Office. The secretary has also
abolished consular and diplomatic uniforms, in
all cases where they can be dispensed with.
American ministers must appear al foreign courts
in the simple dress of an American citizen, where
they can do so without lmpairing their useful
ness.
The simplicity of our usages and the tone OF
feeling among our people," says the Secretary,
lis much more in accordance with the xample
of our first and most distinguished representa-
tive at royal court than the practice which has
since prevailed" No one but an American is to
be hereafter allowed 10 act as Secretary of Laga-
CATION, and in this connection Mr.. Marcy re-
marked:
The correspondence between the govern
ment and The legations of the United States must
be guarded with the utmost secrecy even as re-
ates TO our own citizens. To submit it to the
examination of foreigner will be regarded as
an indscretion in the offender. demading imme-
date deprivation of office The first duty of a
subject is considered to be fidelity to his sover-
eign. Foreign clerks may justly be regarded as
unsafe repositories of the secrets of our diploma
cy in the legation where they employed. The
possibility that revelation of our secret State
papers many occur in this manner, is sufficient
to excite fears on the subject, and require the
the strict observance of the abo We instructions !
Accounts uOI1 NtcStCiH africa SldSC Tia
thirty varieties of cotton have been found grow
ing spontaneously in that country. Amissiona-
ry says he has stood erect under the branches ot
a cotton tree, III Goulch village, so heavily
aden with bolls hat it was propped up witt
torked sticks to prevent it from breaking dowr
under its own weight. The cotton was equal to
that ofa any country. The natives manufacture
cotton goods extensively. Western Africa alst
abounds in coffee The whole land is said to be
covered with it. In Errevala aud Kafa 20o
pounds can be purchased for dollar. A single
tree in Monrovia yielded four and a half bushels
in The hull at one time, which made 81 pounds
when shelled aud dried d.-Ricamond Wing.
, DEATH OF SHANGHAI-The Palmer Jour
nal man thus. winds off an affecting notice o
the death of its Shanghai Rooster. wills voic,