The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-04-07
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eommunicalian on q bject Snuff dipping
MS written bg an intelligent LADY Of thu
place. we are not responsible for the sen
,iments Of correspondents, and beg MOTTO b
held 70 account Tor then. Long. ago w
cot into trouoIe Tor expressly oufself toe
freely on the subject d snuff eating, and
We now disclaim all participation il .eui
contribntors structures.
liam one IS aggrisved She can have The
name Of the author Of The. article IS calling
ON us-that is, il She guarantees that her
object in calling for the author IS % sseA
satigadiou. These are the only terms on
vhch publishers ale compelled BY The laws
Of honor to give up the name Of Their con n.
tributors,
We direc. sPssis are a'loll e she adYofil
tisemsnt Of Mr., I. {. Yeomons p to-dags
paper lie teaches ahe ar. al dsieeIing coun-
,erleit Ban notes without ever having seen
the. genuine s .ues of,he Bank whose notes
arc counierfef 81. iiisreferences are Of the
l,f.ylsas1 so,I,oTif ~ i
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~ Hon. A. q. Brown has our thanks for
public documents. s.
gThe polite officers Of the 6ne mail
Steamer S. S. Prentiss have our thanks for
acknowledgements fayors. The Pren,iss
makes regulartrip belweentbis and Vicks,
burg. Leaving Yazoo City on Mondays.
Wednesdays. and Fridays. at ia. II. ss
rHE TRuE WITNESS AND SOUTH WEsTERE
PRlsBrTER1AH.--Th is the name of a new
religious paper recently started in Jackson IN
This State, edited and published by the Rev.
Richmond McInnis. late Pastor ofthe Presby-
teriah Church in this place. "Ths Presbyte.
rian'sis fine large sheet, beautifully printed,
and filed with interesting matter, original and
selected. Nr. McInnissis one Of the ahlest
Clergymen in the State, fine writer and de-
voted Christian. We wish him succes in ali
his undertakings, and particularly in the "Truo
Witness and South Western Presbyterian"
u Fl lawrence, Eso.-@It affords US great
Pleasureto state. that this gentleman, atthe late
Municipal election, was Ie.elected Mayor oil
this eitys (Which Office he has worthily filed
for the last six yeara) without opposition. and
by the unanimous vote of our citizens.
We deem this but a Just tribute to Mayor
lawrence, on the part Of our citizens, for the
faithful manner in which he has at all times
discharged the duties Of his Office, and partic-
ularIy for the valuable services rendered du-
ling the awful epedemic Of the last alI,-fof It /
win not be forgotten, that during its preva-
lense,he remained at his post-not leaving
the city for adays and thatuntil FRUSTRATED by
disease himself. he wasuntiring iahig attention.
to.the sick and dyings---the poor and distress
ed-sand that on hisreeogery, bis labprs were
renewed and continued as long as there was
case Of Yellow Fever II, the city.
we win here call the attention Of the re- Il
firing Board Of COunciinep to a subject that
we have heard spoken Of by number Of our
leading citizens, that is the salary Of the
Mayor for the nunicipa year that Is Just draw
ing to close. twas fixed, we understand
at $500 per annum. This sum was too small
at any time; but in view Of the aerYices rem
deEed by the Mayor thspast year, it is eonsid.
cred as being entirely inadequate, and we but
reiterate the sentiments Of the who's eitv.
when we assert that che retiring members Of
the Board Of Council can do no act that wi
meet so much favor with their constituents, as j
vel the increasing Of the salary Of the Mayor
to $500. for the past year. We hope that It
win be done.
CITY ELECTION The result Of The election
held ID this city on Monday last for Mayor
and couneilmen, shows ]. =. Lawrence ele-
cted Mayor without opposition. and Messrs. I
P, o'Donnell, John Wssling, Gee. n. Pow
Ell, and J ]. Niche councilman for the frss 4
ward. ana Messrs ]. 2 DALEY. 3. q Boa /
r. FL BOWMAN and Hiram Harrison, for
me seesnd II
AZ the Eseent cl,g cleo lor ~ n. O.. Gem E
Lewis waselecied Mayor by large nlaiorily /
Dur friend CT. y. q. g lrland was re-el.et- p
ID @ The TteasurV. II, " Slmmers has +
ceaten Recorder W.nier IN the Isl district.
HEeHL9 GoNP1ENz rl1RR To4HB IEo1stk. 4
FuREoE TIE s1A1s0 Our freud lEr &c Is. 4
mis- OF the Jackson True Witness eoninsnt. 4
ng anthe quiet and order which reign at the s
.apilal says: We have mol seen drunken $