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The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
WILLARD FILLMORE

EXTRAORDINARY IF TRuEAccording to
some Italian journals, new organized being
has been discovered in the interior Of Africa,
which seems to form an immediate link be-
tween vegetable and animal life. This sim
gular production of nature has the shape ofa
spotted serpent. Itdrags itself along on the
ground, and instead of head has flower,
shaped like a bell, which contains q VIC
ious liquid. Flies and other insects attract
ed by the smell Of the juice, enter into the
flower, where they are caught by adhesive
matter. The flower then closes and remains
shut until the prisoners are bruised and
transformed into chyle. The indigestible
portion. such as the head and wings. are
thrown out BY aspiralal openings. The vegi-
table serpent has . skin resembling leaves
white and soft flesh, and instead Of . bony
skeleton, acartiIaginous frame. filed with
4 yellow marrow. The natives consider it q
delicious food.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
Yazoo city, may 81, 1852.
I44O Acres of Land
FOR SALE,

HNHE undersigned, by virtue of certain
u Deed of Trust executed by one John
w. Scott, on the 26th dav of August, 1889
and recorded in the Probate Clerks Office of
Yazoo county, in B ok ] pages 538, SO and
40, TO secure the payment of certain debts
therein specified, will proceed to sell at
public sale, for cash, to the highest bidder,
On Monday, the 18Th day Of Aprl nert,
before the Court House door in Yazoo city
and county of Yazoo, the following describ-
ed tracts or parcels of land, to- wit: the east
half of southwest quarter section 4, The east
half of southeast quarter section 6, the south
west quarter of section 5, the east half of
northeast quarter and the east halfsouthwest
quarter section 4, the north half OF section
8, Township 3, Range 4. West; the south-
west quarter and the west half of southeast
quarter section 26. and the west half north
east quarter section 26, township 8, range 4,
west; The northeastqnarter ofsoutheastqua-a
ter section 80, and the northwest quarter
and the northwest quarter of southw EST quar-
ter and the northwest quarter of the NORTH
east quarter and the northeast quarter Of
southeast quarter section 80, the northeast
quarter of the southwestern quarter section IS,
township 10, range 3, west, lying and being
in the county of Yazoo. will convey only
such title as is vested in me by virtue of said
deed of trust. The title, however, is believ-
ed to be perfect, the lands having been en-
tered by the said Scott, the Registers re-
ceipts are now in my possession.
T. T. COOPER, Trustee.
February 10. 1853. 90 ct.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
HAksEDW ARE.
NAILS, CASTINGS, IRON, EFF.


ND RICHARDS, No. IL, Chartres street
M0o Importer and Wholesale Dealer in For.
eign and Domestic Hardware, is constantly re.
ceying large additions to his already extensive
stock, which country merchants would do well
to examine before purchasing elsewhere. The
following comprises part of his stock:
700 tons Swedish bar Iron;
200 do hoop, band and sheet Iron:
800 do Savory & co.'s castings;
$50 casks Ok, Log and Trace chains;
200 do Hoes, assorted;
5000 kegs Nails, assorted, best brands;
1000 dozen Axes, Collins & co.'s, Hunts and
Others make;
200 dozen Shovels and Spades, assorted. Ames,
Rowland's, etc!
Mil Stones, all sizes; Mill Irons; Boiling Cloths;
Sperm, lat Life tro Linseed Oils; window
Glass, Putty, Paints, ETC.; with an extensive as
sortment of Shelf Hardware.
New Orleans. nov. 26, 1852 20-6m
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
Vol. II, No. SO. Whole No. s78.
Ex-Presidellt FiIIlnore.

In retireing from the Office which he has
filled SO worthily. ex- President Fillmore car
Irles with him, we are sure, the esteem and
respect Of all parties, and Of every true A.
Imerican. Called unexpectedly to admins
ter duties for which he had not been prepar-
led, and at a time when the affairs OF the
country were in most critical condition;
he exhibited peculiar capability for his
lpostiun, such as extorted even the compii-
ments Of his original adyerSarics. Without
wishing to draw invidious comparisons be-
tween him and other eminent statesmen.
we may yet say that no President could
possibly have carried the nation smore sue
cesssluliy through that dark petiod Of trou.
bic, and when we have said this, we have
substantially exhausted the terms of eulogy.
The patriotism of Mr. Fillmore 10 that en-
Urgency cannot be too highly extoIIed. Ifhe
had followed considerations of selfish inter
ests, he would perhaps, have better adVan-
ced his personal ends, but he would have
lost the esteem ofthe honest, and sacrificed
his reputation with history. He chose the
more noble part, and followed his convic-
tons of duty. Even those who differed
from him, if oflarge and generous natures,
must value him more for his loyalty to what
he regarded as the right;
Mr.. Fillmore. if we Judge him correctly,
possesses intellectual qualifications also,
which fit him peculiarly for the Presidency.
The characteristic of his mind appears to us
to be sound judgment He is not brilliant
man but neither is he an unsafe one. He is
not perhaps very original man, but Meth
er is he despotic, overbearing and dogmatic.
1t was never in the contemplation of the
that the President should be
the state; it was always intended, on the
contrary, that he should be wise, prudent.
and republican An executive, who asks
their advice on able matters within their de-
partments and who has the sound judge
nent afterwards to weigh all opinions. and
choose the best,is manifestly the sort ofexe-
,utive intended by the founders .ofthe nation
Washington was eminently President.
Of this description. The distinguished fea-
Lure of his mind. indeed, was its judicial
quality, if we may so speak. He listened to
al, carefully pondered on the differing sen =
iments. and then naturally came to decis-
on. In consequence he was rarely wrong,
md even when he was the error was to be
Iscribed rather to insufficient information,
han to any defect in his judgement Few
residents since have more nearlyapproach
d to Washington, in this respect than Mil
ard Fillmore. He carries with him. into
etirement. we are sure, the good wishes of
very true American.
PhiadelpAia Bal1etia.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

lust received per steamer Alton, from New
- Orleans, Selected By myself a full supply OF
the cheapest Family Groceries. Also, Brandies.
Wines, Fruits, &c have made arrangements
with an Importing House in New Orleans,
which enables me by order, to be always pre-
pared for both wholesale and retail customers.
have on hand choice brands of Claret Wine,
which | can sell at as low prices as can be pur-
chased in New Orleans. Give me a call.
d. TAMBORINE.
Yazoo CITY. may 81. 1852 46-tf
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
DANIEL w. ADAMS,
GEORGE l.. POTTER,
WILLIAM r. MILES,
]. T. RUCKS.
HORACE V. B ARR.
S., March IA, 1853.

w The following from the New York
Times, is sensible to the point and will suit
other latitudes than New York:
Who can explain the phenomenon?
Why is it that when man. has made. him
self rich by course Of honest physical in.
dustry, his children should blush to be
thought laborers in the line? Or if he has
only acquired competence, and is respec-
ed by them. why should they feel 10th to
confess to the necessity of the same employ
ments? The Indians childis never asham-
ed to confess that his sire once wandered
through the same forests that he. now roves
In, and brought down the bounding stag
with his arrow. The son of the warrior
never deems it discreditable that his parent
was weary with long watches and faint with
forced marches. The sons of those who ear
ned their bread by laboring with the pen,
are not often ashamed that their fathers
spent long nights and days in summoning
into being thoughts for other men, reading,
and opinions for the guidance of their gen
Grafton. But brain work is no more honor
able per Sc than handiwork. Il is no less
toilsome and wearing, to labor At the desk,
to deal out goods at the counter. to pernse
every musty paper for the fees of client,
to run at the back of every sufferer, and to
deal out alternate promises and TO threaten
to the wicked and the good, than to be ones
own master throughout the day, and to sus-
tain healthful state Of body and mind, and
earn an livelihood by muscular labor
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
JOHN ROACH.

Philosophical and Mathematical Instrument
Maker and Importer,
No. 70, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK
ENGINEERS and Surveyors instruments,
~ Transits, Levels, Compasses, &C., of the
most approved construction, made to order: also,
complete sets of Philosophical Apparatus for
Schools, Colleges, &c
N. B.-Mr. JAMES ROACH, Cashier of Rail
Road, Vicksburg, will receive and forward or
ders for inrtruments. Nov 5, '52 lift
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
GVVSY GVVSi

lust received direct from New York a lot
e of very 6ne and superior double-barrel Shot
Guns, with newly improved locks.-ome u mi
mated barrels. Also a few handsome Rifles,
and for sale by j. HEARD d CD
Yazoo city. aug. 81, 1852. S-tf.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

aE7E are receiving our stock of PRODUCE
w and GROCERIES, BAGGIEG, ROPE, &C, and
are prepared to furnish our customers as usual.
aug. 81. 1852. J. HEARD & CO.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

IdgFee III THIS great cause OF improvement
and real progress.
| With boundless resources in property ,rca
and personal, and with half million Of sur
lplus fund in our Treasury year two ago
our State is now left with Treasury utter.
lly bankrupt, being unable to pay the small
lpittance of salaries allowed our State off
GERS. land your State warrants are the sub
ject of discount, bartar and sale on the streets
of your Capitol.
With name once high and above reproach.
a reputation for honor and honesty, and a
credit that was boundless, Mississippi now
stands dishonored before the world by the
Reputation of obligations the most sacred;
and whilst few years ago pretended dis
tinction was taken between the two classes
of Union and Planters Bank Bonds, and
lit was loudly proclaimed By Governors Tuck
Ier, Matthews. Brown, Quitman and Foote.
with host of other prominent and leading
Democrats, that the Planters Bank bonds
ought of right and should be paid, under
the same baneful and blighting Democratic
influence and teachings of former years, we
find. all obligations repudiated and abandon
ed, Planters and Union alike: and We ven
ture the prediction that in the Democratic
convention which is shortly to assemble,
the question of the payment. of the Planters
Bank bonds will be Stunned and avoided,
and these valiant but subservient bond pay
ers will stand quietly by and extend no help
ing hand to save the drowning honor of
Mississippi as it disappears for the last time
beneath the dark waves Of reputation.
Such have been the fruits of Democracy
and Democratic rule in Mississippi. The
effect has been to drive capital and emigra-
ton from the State.
Against these things the Wing party ofMis-
sissippi has wared faithfully and zealously, re-
CARELESS of place and power, and unawed by
defeat Surely the time of their deliverance
and that of their State is at hand. 1t cannot
be that the people can or will be any longer
blinded to their true interest or led away by the
hollow and demagogical name of Democracy, |
Let us then continue the good fight for the SUI
of law, order, good faith, redemption of
State credit, and the internal improvement of
,ur State. These all go hand in hand, the
exemption of our State credit will speedily |
cad to the commencement and completion of
works of internal improvement.
To accomplish these high and holy purposes,
an object well worthy the attention of the
Conservative Whgparty. We appeal to YOU
hen, Wings, to rally again. Send ful
elegations to our Convention. Let US nomi-
ate full and strong ticket, and appeal to the
eople to sustain us and our cause.
Respectfully,
DANIEL w. ADAMS,
GEORGE L. POTTER,
WILLIAM r. MILES,
]. T. RUCKS.
HORACE V. B iRR. $
jackson, Miss, March IA, 1853.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

SHTE would say to our friends and customers.
w in few days we will be opening splen-
did and carefully selected stock of Staple and
Newest Styles Of Fancy Dry Goods direct from
New York, and will be sold at prices to suit the
times. aug. %, 80. J. HEARD & CO..
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

eIIave you said your prays. Johngn said
a doating mother toher obedient little boy.
No. ma'am. It amt my work: Bill says
the prayers. and I the amensl We agreed
to do il. because il comes shorter.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

Where house is wen furnished with
books and newspapers, tie children are usu-
ally well informed.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

Al CONVERTED FAMILY. gentleman
while passing through Jersey village. one
Sabbath, saw young feminine trying e
open the door Of small grocery.
SAL cried another lass. looking out Of
an upper window, we've all been to camp
meeting and been converted; 50, when you
want milk on Sundays. you will have to
come il the back sCay. "
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

CHEAPER THAN MATCHES. editor Of
the Albany Express, in the course of an
article upon "Freaks and Wonders of Elec-
tricity. writes out the following spirit
ual manifestations What dangerous
companion the young lady mentioned must
be among the sparks of the neighborhood!
Happening to be in the parlor of friend
a few evenings since. he favored US with the
exhibition of very pretty electoral expert
ment His daughter walked briskly across
the floor once or twice, and then rapidly ap-
preached an extlnguished gas burner, touch
ed it with her fingers, and instantly the es-
Gaping fluid burst into a flannel 1t was en-
Htirely new way of lighting the gas, and in-
volved great saving Of matches. Any per-
son in the room. if their shoes and boots were
not wet, could produce the same effect The
sparks of electricity emitted at the instant
of the contact with the metal Of the burner,
ignited the gas
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
E'0a. Sale.

'ENWO comfortable residences in Yazoo city
4 Ia small House and Lot on Jefferson
treet-several building sites-SO acres of land
scar town. heavily timbered-a tract of about
80 acres on the Yallabusha, miles above Lee
Ore. Terms easy-apply to @. D. GIBBS.
De- n)a-3 1852. 2l-tf.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
CLOTHINGl CLoTHING!!

T HAVE just received and opened my splen-
did stock of Containers Fail and Winter
CLOTHING, comprising every variety ofstyle
and quality. Gentlemen wishing anything in
the shape of Coat, Pants, Vest or Shirt, will
do well to call and famine for themselves,
prices to suit the purchaser. N w HOBSON
sign of the Eagle.
In addition to the above, have received the
handsomest assortment of Boys and Childrens
Clothing ever opened in this city, and unsur-
passed for cheapness. Send the Juveniles to
N HOBSON.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

"a oOKS! BOOKS "A large assortment
I'D of Historical, Biographical, Poetical,M s.
cellaneous & Fictitious works just arrived fresh
from the northern press c. T, MANN
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
I'll. YAEuU CITY NHIG
PRINTtD AND Publish D tvsRY FRIDAY
sy MRS. mARRIET \. PREwETr,
ON IEFFEsoN sTREET.

ON JsFFEsoS STREET
Tn, Vata wall be furnished to subscrib
~ = n,tts,. rer annum in advance, or Four
a. ,hin y month Five Dollars at the end ofthe
-. -, ~ M
aavSR ctsENsNrs will be inserted a. the tatf I
1rtbe first insertion aud % Gems Tor each
vesk lines less CONSTITUTING n
aas., If e.tioas required must be marked on
hmtrr,a If the manuscript or they will pc lnserted
n orbid AID charged accordingly
Yearly AdVertisiuS.
90. s,,,v ,nes or less renewable at pleasure Sl99o
No contract aiken for less tnah Que yen -
Tn pryiIsse annual advertisers s limited 90 sh
ma, dat business. and al advertIsnsn y ss
Lii az ,t1er persoas seat inby then hust DC pau
by the square
.~,r.<<ionaI Adyertisemenis.
Far "a, ,es OF less not aterable, months = S w
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r,I.I. lob WORK MUST BE PAID FOR Oil DE-
4IVERY.
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Particular Notice.

sIHE L tdies will please call and examine
nv Stock of Dress Goods, consisting in
part OF
S;lks. Flames, BerGges, Persian Cloths,
Nsrinos. 14Lpa;as, Ginghanse, Swiss,
.Jackone:, Barred NusIins, de-, de-,
all of which selected with great care and am
determined to sell at very reduced prices on a
credit, and for cash, as cheap as any house in
the city.
Whether yoa intend to purchase or not, |
extend to YOU a most cordial invitation to cali
and look at my stock. Don't delay.
N. w. HOBSON.
sion of the Earle.
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/
FROM THE SP1RrT WORLDLY following
lis reported as a true message from certain
judicial now in the spirit World" as we
have been told:
Rapper-ssJohn Jones?"
Spirit Of John Jones answers By two raps.
R.'Are you happy"
S-"Yes. in all but one thing"
R"What IS that2'
ST left the world without calling on
the printer, as promised. OIL could
but return to earth / would do
Rs'Do what's
Sacall On tie poor printer and pay
him four dollars; but it is entirely too late =
Rs'No! send message to your once de-
voted wife 10 pay il for you, and then you
will Be happy
S Yes. yes! tell her L She wishes me
70 enjoy eternal happiDess, 70 so at once
and discharge that debt, and everlasting
bliss is mine =
Ri viii do As yon bid me.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

HOPE. like an angel Of love, bears us on
IL wings 81 rapture, above Ehe streams Of
sorrow, which 50 often float before u.s.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

What IS the worst kind Of fare for man
to live On? Warfare
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01

Always on hand, Camphene Lamps, Chin
news AMI Wicks. [noV l9] A. GENELLA
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-01
Vicksburg Canphene Mani-
fac DRY.

FoEST Camphene manufactured weekly, for
ID sale, Wholesale and retail at IS cents per
The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-07-16
The State of Texas.

tDt9Lf NF
The State IF 7trds-75 tie Sheriff Of Go..ai,,
County, Grsctiry /:
NV HEREAS, Sarah e. Hoffman has filed her
petition with the Clerk Uf the District Court
OF said county, prpying for a divorce from one Sea.
born Huffman, alleging that they were lawfully mar.
rcd III the State OF Arkansas sometime in he Yea,
1917, and continued 70 live together until ,h, '2nd
day of October, 1851, when he, the odd scaboru
huffman, deserted the petitioner without any lust
cause anu mas continued TO live separate 4 apart from
petitioner ever since and further. that d,rin, ,hr
time she lived with the said Huffman. she i~nyn,iobIy
treated him with the grcatcst respect and Kindness
and acted the part of g kind and du,ifil wife. Bu,
thnt the said Huffman, unmindfull of hs duties a. a
husband and disrcgarding the holy ties of matrimony,
endeavorcd to stnrvc petitioner by abacnting himself
from home ON divers occasions several DAYS nj n time
aud refusing and ncrlccting 10 furnish her with
the common ncccssarics of life. And on the 27th
day OF August 1915 and divers other days, by cruel.
" threatening, eursing, abusing aud beating her. IN,
her in great fear of her life and rendered her living
with him insuppoltablc, and that his said cruel treat
nient and icscriion of Their was witull and intention.
al; And whereas affidavit has been made by u. u.
Walker, Atty, for petitioner that the residence OF
INC san Scaborn Huffman IL unknown.
lhchc are therefore to command YOU IN Gle the sai,i
Scaborn Huffman, 10y causing this writ to bc publish.
cd in The Gonzales Inquirer Cor eight successive weeks
previous To the return day hereof, that hc be and
"pPV, ueiofc '"c iiohoutrplc tie District Court
OF said State, to be holden in aud for said county
mt the Courthouse thereof in tho Town of Gonzales
on tho seventh Monday after the first Monday of
September A. d. 1858, then and there to answer
the said suit.
Herein fail not, but of this process with your
proceedings thereon make due return to said Court.
@ Witness II. Willis, Clerk of snid Cour,
l.. $ and the seal thereof annexed at Office IN
49, Gonzales, this 9th day of June A. ID. 1853.
ID. WILLIS, elk, D.. g. G. G..
Pr. lie. WILLIS, Deputy.
Como TO hand the 10th day of June, A. u. 1853.
and hereby order the foregoing writ, to be pub.
lished In the Gonzales Inquirer n paper published
In the town of Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.
for eight successive weeks before the return day
hereof, this tho day aud year above written.
w. J.. BARROW, Shin. g.. c.
Gonzales, June IL, ls53-a-sw
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The a of Texas,
C0UN1'

10 The Sheriff Of said Couniy-GnrEriSos
wv HEREAS, w. n. Acoch, of said county,
hath brought suit before me. John Goss,
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said coun.
~, agoinst ono S. S. ii. Walker, for fifty doIlae..
1850 0o] debt due by account, and hath made oath
that said Walker, the Defendant, has so sccretcd
himself thai the ordinary process Of law cannot be
served ON HIM;
Yoa are, therefore, hereby commanded to cite
the said ). s. ii. Walker, by publication of this writ
for three successive weeks In the Gonzales Inquirer,
To be and appear before me NJ the Court House, In
the town of Gonzales, OH Saturday, the 9th day OF
August, 1853, ut 10 o'clock, A. NJ, then and there
TO answer the complaint of the said w. N. Acock.
Herein fail not, and of this writ and your proccc.
dings thereon, make due return.
-- Given under my hand Mt Office, in tho
l.. 5. town of Gonzales this 9th day Of July.
49, 1883. -
JOHN GOSS, j.. Z. G.. C.
Came 70 hand the llth day of July, A. ID. 1888,
and | hereby ords, the publication q the foregoing
writ for three successive weeks in the Gonzales I'm.
quirer, n paper published in the town of Gonzales,
Gonzales county, Texas.
w. l.. BARROW,
Sheriff q. c..
Gonzales, July l6-T-3w
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Estray Notice.

tSTRAYED by George Malcy, living about IL
~ miles southeast of tho town of Gonzales, DO.
fore Thos. J. Pilgrim, Justice of tho Peace, on the
3Oth day OF May, 1858, ono sorrel mare with white
name and tail, both hind feet white, about 10 years
old, medium size, spanish brand Oh ono thigh, up.
praised mt $l5 on.
Also, n yellow dun mare with white face, right
fore foot and right hind foot white, about seven
years old, medium size, branded on the Loft thigh
with a spanish brand, appraised at $ls 90. The
yellow mares colt Is u dun, tho other u bay. Ap.
praised by Bcrjamin Barber and John A. Barber.
July 10 i. ClENAULT, Ck c.. @. g.