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The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-04-13
NOTICE.
0ice.

TAVING fled my account as Administrator
of the estate Of Washington Z. Gill deceased
deceased at the February Term 1865 Of the Pro
bate Court Of Yazo0 County viii at the April
Term d said court move for the confirmation and
allowance Of said annual account.
JAS. IL WILSON, Admir- &c,
1sIch 30 90 5~t
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-04-13

TO DFHlCEHS, CO1DlEhSs 6EA01EN3
&C, OF ALL WARS; THEIR WID-
OWS AND MINOR CHILDREN.
s. M. KNIGHT
ATTOB m s II FOR
G. OV e N m e ~ CT 3 "a q a { s !,
WASHINGTON, d. G.,
6ONTINUES to give prompt and personal
Jattention to the prosecution Of claims Of
every description against the General Govern.
ment and particularly to those before the
Treasury department, Pension and bountY-land
Bureaus, Patent and General Land Offices and
Board ofclaims,
An experience Of years, and familiarity
with the means of obtaining the earliest and
most favorable action on claims, with his fa-
cities for the despatch Of business justify him
in assuring his correspondence claimants, and
the public generally that interests, entrusted
so his keeping will not be neglected.
PENSION, BOUNTY LAND PRTENT q
PUBLIC LAND LAWS.
He has nearly ready for gratuitous distribu-
ton among his business correspondents, land
those who may become such] q neat Pamphlet
containing a synopsis Of the existing Pension,
Bounty Land. Patent and pnblic Land Laws
downto the end Of the late Congress inclu-
ding the
Ia3OON41@ LAM MI 1T 81 MAJ
--l855-A
| Under which all who have heretofore received
| less than $50 acres are now added to additions
/ q land: said act grants also leo acres to all
| Officers. non-C commissioned officers, Chaplains
Soldiers. Wagon Masters, Teamsters, and
| friendly Indians of the army, including the
State troops, Volunteers and Malitia--and all
Officers, Seamen, Ordinary Seamen, Marines
/ Clerks and Landsmen of the navy not hereto
fore provided for, who have served less
than fourteen days unless in battle at any PEE
lriod since I776 and to the widows and
minor children of ell such persons entitled and
deceased.
This pamphlet contains forms of application
more full and complete than any elsewhere to
Sc found; adapted to the wants If every class
claimant uuder the act, with copious decis-
ions and instructions Of the department and
PRACTICAL suggestions as TO the course 70 be
] pursuedin, suspended or rejected cases.
4 Parties not wishing 10 ayail themselves Of
the facilities afforded BY this Office il securing
/ prompt ind and personal superintendance of
their claims at the departments can obtain CO.
pies Of the above pamphlet BY renting thirty
cents IN postage stamps
INDUCEMENTS TO CORRESPON-
ENTS.
Correspondents who preparo and forward ca
lses for management BIZ this Agency will be
Il dealt with literally; supplied al necessa-
Try blanks gratis; and kept Constantly advised
of the changes that from time q time occur In
i the execution Of thelaw.
It IS within the subscribers power TO direct
his corresponding to the locality Of very ma
Il ny persons entitled under the late Act and
having obtained several thousand Land war.
rants under forme laws he is in possea b Of
data that viii materially assist in ad.
ditional bounty
ees below the usual ~ a Contingent
De the usual rates
ghes wen for Land war
eve and Illinois Land
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-04-13

Administrative ales
DY Virtue 81 an order Of ta obate Court
dot Yazoo County will Is Administrators
Of Martha McElW dec'dy On N nday 10th
day b May l855--Expose to sell &C public
auctiCn to the highest bidder before the Court
House door of said county within tie hours
prescrie 81 law che following pre cfibed rad
10 vii. ots nun 81 rs and "A lying and being
ID the town 81 AGO ity and State Of 1Iissis.
sippi.
Terms Of sale On 4 credit Of 2 months from
day 81 sale, Bonds with approved security
will Be required
ELvY WALLACE. Aam'x
April 8 AZ 6.t
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24
Political Avalanche,

The Old Line organ here made highly en-
thusiastic appeal to the Democracy to attend at
the place of rendezvous, and march in process
sion to the convention DIT Fishers Cross Roads.
They were to come with horses, carriages,
omnibusses, buggies and wagons" A band
was sent around town Saturday morning, and
the immense procession commenced assembling
at an early hour. BY O'Clock it had formed,
and with a flag waving and music playing, the
whole procession, consisting of four oebicles,
marched grandly (grand fizzle) out of town.
Among the enthusiastic crowd were five AM
orleans, of whom three were office-holders, and
the others actually aching for official dis
tinction. We are inclined to believe the
Americans and Republicans of Evansville
were not much alarmed at this demonstration,
but we should think the anti-Amerieans might
feel considerably so.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

JUDGE PETTIT.-The Lafayette Journal in
speaking of the resignation of Petit as Judge,
says:
The resignation simply amounts to decli-
nation to be candidate for the Office at the en-
suing election.
We were in hopes the Judge would stand
fire, but of course cannot insist upon it if the
salary is not sufficient for the support of his
family. The people of the Circuit would have
rejoiced for so direct an opportunity to express
their condemnation of his course in Congress
in aiding and abeting the Nebraska SwiEdle.
They would have done this in tones to which
the thunders of last years campaign would be
no more to compare than the crack of rifle
to the explosion of whole park of artillery.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

0raFNot long since Add Sanders, the warlike
editor of the Evansville Journal, had occasion
for some reason, to examine the records of the
county court. He marched up into the
Clerks Office (who by the way is Dutch
mani opened the record, and to his utter con-
fusion and dismay, found everything was re-
corded in German. He commenced promis-
cucus cussing of all the Irish and Dutch in
the country, and after completely exhausting
himself sat down to blow little, when. the
Dutchman very coolly replied. "Mr. Zanders
likes dis country very much. drinks Its
plenty goot for us toochmans, and if desc tam
'Mericans don't like it let them stay away from
tie kountre!'' Add was considerably took
down, and has been studying German ever
since; some people think him crazy because
every man he meets he addresses, with
''Kounst too tiche spraker?' Poor Add, we
used to know him when he was gentleman.
Cairo Delta.
The above is a base fiction. We thought
our sharp friend of the Delta would not submit
to be imposed upon in this manner by wander
ing heathens. Our county clerk keeps his
books not only in the English language and
plain figures, but excellently well. He has
been keeping the books of theJa lately, which
probably are written out in the German Ian
guage, and may have led to the error of our
verdant friend. And we are not learning the
German language, as VIC have no disposition to
place ourself in position to be able to under
stand the abuse heaped upon us in the German
papers here. We have just about as much
abuse to stand in the English language, as
suits-and no more 1t is bad enough to see
how shockingly one language can be disgraced
without being able to appreciate the abuse
of more
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24
sniantian L.eotnres.

Rev. G. A. Foster is now obtaining subscrip-
tons for a course of Scientific Lectures to be
delivered this winter by himself They will
number twenty in all. We are glad to learn
Mr.. Foster contemplates such course of Lee
turers 1t has always been exceedingly diff
cult to secure lectures here, to instruct and
entertain the community during a portion of
the long winter evenings-and yet there is a
general desire among the more intelligent of
our citizens to have such evening entertain
ments at that season of the year. Mr.. Fos-
ter is amply qualified to make series of most
interesting lectures ON different scientific sub
jects, and has the apparatus to illustrate them
in a great measure. We trust he may be
able to obtain large list of subscribers to the
course as the price of tickets is but trifing for
series of twenty lectures
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

BELLS AaUE MEDIcINE-We are not in the
habit of noticing Medicines of any description
editorially because fortunately our general good
health has kept us from any intimacywith the
nasty truck But at this time when fever and
ague is so abundant around here as in almost
every part of the West, we deem it almosta mat
ter of duty to mention that there is medicine
which is pronounced certain cure for this very
disagreeable and constitution breaking disease.
Bells Ague medicine, and we are not sure We
have the precise NAME has been tried success
fully in hundreds of cases. We have tried it
in our own family, and it knocked the chills
out of a shaker" in short order, and the
patient has had no relapse since. This medi-
cine is sold by Keller, Farnsly & Co., and if it
does not cure, they want no pay. That's fair
anyhow 1t is composed from a receipt left
by an old gentleman who died many years ago
in this city. We advise those who have the
chills, to give it trial.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

LABoRfNG FOR SLAVERY IN KANsAs.-~By the
following from the Kansas correspondent of
New York paper, it will be seen President
Pierce is doing all in his power to make Kan
sas slave State, by the appointment to office
of pro-slavery men. He has given Atchison
and Co., willing tool in Gov. Shannon:
From the beginning the plain tendency of
Mr.. Pierce's policy and appointments in Kan
sas have been to dishearten and finally destroy
his friends. The agency of the Camanche In
dams is given to Gen Whitfield, the first man
elected by Missouri votes The Recevership
of the Land Office to Mr.. Shoemaker, of Hill
nois, who has since paid the price of his office
by operating with the pro-slayery party. Gen.
Clarke who was the first to propose a proyis-
ional government and the expulsion of the reg
ular Territorial officers, and who has taken so
large an interest in Gov. RS removal, is re-
warded by having his agency for the Potawat-
omes and Kaws divided, his labors reduced,
and salary retained the same while the newly
created agency is given to Maj. Montgomery,
an insignificant, beardless boy, who is pro-
slavery because his master and patron, Gen.
Whitfield, tells him to be so. Eli Moore, for
merly agent of the Miamis and others, who
openly boasts that from personal favor Mr..
Pierce appointed and allowed him to hold that
office without giving to the United States the
security required by law--Qet it be remember
ed that Mr.. Pierce is shocked at the Kaw land
purchase -is given the Regstership of the
Land Office. Mr.. Moore is so well known in
New York that no comment can affect him at
home, but ifhe is afree State man no one here
has been able to discover it, and he might as
well be anything else for allthe service he rem
ders us. Maj. Robinson, formerly agent ofthe
Shawfiees and delawares, a fierce slavery
man, has had his agency divided and his salary
raised $500, while the new agency is given t.
Robert Miller, Esq, brother to the man whC
headed the Parkville mob, Wing, and ;
member of the celebrated Gwinner Committee
with regard to which l have a story to tel
shortly. 1t will be seen, then that in thi
Territory, out of the ten or twelve appointees
only Mr.. Moore (doubtfur and his successo
as agent, Maj. McCaslin, can be free State men
Added to this, the bosom-friend, agent, oracl
and adviser, of Com Manpenny, and through
him of the President, is the missionary John
son, the most unprincipled and mercenar,
slavery propagandist in the. West. The Wa
Department also uses all its powerful infu
ence, by the direction of its head, Jefferson
Davis, for the aggrandizement of that party.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

HENDERSON PATRIoT.-Last Saturday we
received copy of the Henderson Weekly
Patriot, s. L. Kenyon, Esq, editor and proprie-
tor. 1t is a large and handsome paper. We
have already announced the fact that Mr.. Ken
yon, our old Associate, had purchased the
Henderson Courier, and would shortly issue it
improved in typographical appearance, and
with a new name. The change has been
promptly affected, and the Patriot is on eur
table. Mr.. Kenyon introduces himself in a
neat editorial, and shows in his first No. that
he is going to make good fight for his new
home and for the American party We hope
the citizens of Henderson and surrounding
country will extend him liberal patronage.
In return we know he will give them an ex-
cellent paper and labor industriously for the
interests of his patrons and party. We wish
him great success. Let his friends in Evans
vile be liberal too in assisting him to get it.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24
ADDIT1oNAI BY THE BALTIC.
New YoRK, Sept. 20.

NEW 1Ohh, OeFt. ~ Z
Accounts from Manchester represent the
market dull and prices unchanged.
Breadstuffs-Brown, Shipley, & Co.'s circu-
lar quotes -four steady and prices, though STIFF
fer, is not quotably higher; Western canal
-four at 4osa4Os Sd; Philadelphia and Balti-
more 42sa43; Ohio 43sa43s Sd. Wheat closed
steady at LAID advance; white wheat 12s6d.
Corn advanced Is, but closed dull; white corn
44a45s; yellow 39a4Os Weather favorable,
and accounts as to crops continue favorable,
but wheat least So
Richardson, Spence, & Co., and others quote
bacon advanced Is; market closing with active
demand; boneless at 52a60s. Rye steady and
prices unchanged Brokers' circular quote
ashes dull and unchanged in prices
Bigland & Athya report naval stores as clos
ing generally with an active demand Rosin
As 2da5s. Spirits Turpentine 35s
London Produce Market Sept. Barring,
Bros, 6 Co.'s circular reports the iron market
quiet with an active demand; Welsh rails on
hand quoted at f8 5saf6 los, Welsh bars f0
5saS10s. Sugar closed steady with fair de-
mand.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

OF Senator Douglass addressed the citizens
of st. Louis last Friday night. He is going to
perambulate Southern Illinois on political
crusade. He is very much troubled about the
American party just at this time. He is to
speak at 0lney Sept. 25; at Mt Vernon, ILL.,,
the 9th; at Shawneetown, Oct. 2. Mr.. Doug
las is laying the stakes for the next Presi-
dency He is now trying to get the voice Of
Illinois, at least so far as the Democracy is
concerned for himself We doubt whether he
viii ever succeed in that. Southern Illinois
may go for Douglass, but Northern Illinois re-
CARDS him as doughface-as trucker to the
South and a traitor to the North.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

0r~The Edinburg Qnd.) Review, Demo-
cratic paper, thus alludes to Methodist Camp
meeting:
Our trip to the Camp Meeting. on last Sum
day, was glorious in the extremely Instead
of finding religion and morality at every pore,
we saw more vice and immortality of every kind,
than we have before for many day.
We do not suppose it would be in the power
of this Old Line editor to see anything else
than vice and morality right in the heart of any
Methodistmeeting house. With some persons
all outer things receive the reflection and
coloring of their own minds.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24
Extension of the Railroad to the River.


The Vincennes Courant, in speaking of the
E. & G. Railroad says:
The other important question we speak of
is the extension of the Road to the River bank
at Evansville. 1t is already mooted in Evans
yille and friend has handed us a number of
the Journal containing very sensible article
advocating the extension. 1t reverts to the
fact, that even last year, with her meagre
crops, vast quantities of grain accumulated at
the Depot, (Which is mile or more from the
Rivera delays, confusion, dissatisfaction and
heavy losses were the legitimate consequent
ces. The Journal says that if the number of
their draymen were doubled, and but half the
produce that is anticipated, comes down on the
road, even greater difficulties must ensue this
year. This of itself, we think, is sufficient to
establish the vast utility of extending the road
down to the steamboat landing at once. But
there is yet another very potent consideration
which must not be forgotten; it is the cost of
drayage, which will be saved to shippers and
consequently draw business to the road We
would venture the prediction that, if the mat
ter could be satisfactorily determined, the
| Company would gain enough in the next
twelve months, by the increased facilities and
business, which the extension would afford, to
pay for its construction. In shipping pork or
other heavy freight from this place to New
York, by way of the f. & C. Railroad, the
dray- here to get it to the cars and then at
Evansville to get it off the cars to the steam
boat, form no small portion of the entire bill
from here to New York. And unless there is
some repledy found somewhere, the result will
be that tie "Old Wabash must again bear
away uvsn her bosom thousands of tons OF
freight that would otherwise go on the Rail-
road.
l The only objection that the Journal notices
as urged against the improvement is, it will
stop the draying business, and therefore should
not be done. Well, that seems to us rather a
strange idea at this period Of the 10Th century
According to that principle all the railroads
should be torn up because they stop the stages
and wagons; the people of this country are all
fools for building Railroad at all, if that is the
true principle. Perhaps we had better stop
the road and and let the Draymen of Evans
vile come come up here after our pork and
corn.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

A SPARK OF THE ANGEL LEFT-An exchange
says that number of abandoned women in
Norfolk, Virginia, have since the breaking out
of the yellow fever in that city, been most I'M
ceasing in their attention to the sick, and have
proved the most valuable nurses. They have
been the means of saving number of lives,
and in such angelic labors-for the deeds are
heavenly things performed by the former
daughters Of sin-seyeral of them have died.
died at the post of duty and mercy, admins
terlng to the victims, of the plague.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

SEEING THE ELEPHANT.-In the posters Of
the Circus here last week, there was the pic
ture of an elephant standing on its head. tits
true the bill did not say that the sagacious an
imal was really to perform this species of gym
nastics, but then the bill 'made believer So
A citizen of New Harmony attended the circus
there intent on seeing this part of the perform
ance. As it did not come off there he conclu-
ded the ''circus man. thought the town too
small for these extras. So our friend followed
the circus to Evansville, or cut across the
country twenty-five miles and headed it here,
being determined to see the elephant stand on
his head. He went to the performance here
and watched the elephant iatently. He 'saw
the elephant" there is no doubt of that--but
he didn't see the animal with two tails stand
on his head While going out of the circus fu-
rious at the humbug, he met "a friend to whom
he told his troubles.
"Oh," said the friend, 'you must not blame
the circus men but the printer. 1t is all ty-
biographical mistake. The printer in working
the bills accidentally put in the cut of the ele-
plant upside down which made him stand on
his head. Don't you see ?''
"Oh yes" replied the New Harmony man
"what darned fool was not to see that with
out telling" And he went off entirely salts
fed.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

OFT'hc Old Line County Convention last
Saturday nominated Mr.. VIM. Pruett for Coun-
ty Commissioner, and Mr.. Whitlesey, the act
ing editor of the Enquirer County Surveyor, to
fill the vacancy oecasioned by the resignation
of Mr.. Olmsted. The only party interest felt
in this election is confined entirely to little
clique of Old Line Democrats in this city, and
their immediate satellites.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24
DENTISTRY.
DR.. ]. Rlaxers Dentist.
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS.
j. S. J A @ u E S S & CO. +,
SUCCESSORS TO
NIERklTT. FIELD & CNaa

FIRST STREET, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.
FESHE undersigned in reeei Of largest
desirable of Dry Goods. Hats. Caps,
the trade in this city
elested Of firm who has had lors
in the trade with solely TO as
of thu and having purchased the most Of geods
from the ufacurers' in all the Eastern aa1kes
them for cash. trade prompt
ray than they be purchased in ST. Louis, and
equally good be had in Cincinnati or Louis
VILE. Our stock consists in part of
DRY GOODS,
cloths twcsds and jeans OF all styles
and coors white yellow and wool fannes pir3
nsys blankets shawls checks shifting tick
ing beached, brown blue drilling denms brown sheet
beahed muslin black colored cambric crash blacs
and fancy alpaca lustres coburgs and de
and prints desirable and beautiful styles broughs
NOTIONS. 3
Linen cotton silk iacss edgngs and insertions
and cotton velvet ribbons ribbons
buttons. hosiery gloves thread silk.
kerchiefs and and ribbons
der shirts drawers comforter cloths
needles porte mOnnaes pencils holders
hooks and hair pins. thmbles purses umbrellas
HATS q CAPS.
Silk fur SOFT snd naped. black white
hungarian warrior and know nothing hats all grade
and styles. Men, and childrens silk plush
cloth. velvet and glazed caps.
BOOTS & SHOES.
ahd boys kip. soga youth am ehiids
kip calf ladies' misses ehid's kip.
enammeied leather Shoes bukfns. slip
boys and youth lined and unlnedtp and
calf brog2Hs. ladies and gents rubber shoes. &c.
epl9-3no daw J. 5. JAcUESS d 90.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

OFThousands of good conscientious men,
were unthinkingly deceived into joining the
Know Nothing Order, from the purest motives.
State Sentinel.
All? Then some good and conscientious men
really hare joined the Know Nothings Now
we wonder if such men would deliberately
Join an order voluntarily, and take upon them
selves an oath to uphold it and its objects,
without knowing what they were about, or in
an unthinl1ing manner? The Sentinel can
rest easy, for every good and conscientious
man" who has Joined the Know Nothings
will remain with them. A few here and
these who are neither good nor conscientious
may leave the party, but to where there is one
such, there will be a dozen leaving other par
ties to take his place.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

or The young man who toted the flag last
Saturday in the Democratic procession
looked very much as though he was ashamed
of his assistance in prostrating the ''stars and
strips to so vile purpose. We expect he
was
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

01r A few days since Jesse Harrison, a
colored fruit pedler, marched through the
streets of Baltimore with basket, and a large
placard, on which was, "The proceeds Of this
days sales will be devoted to the colored suf-
ferers of Norfolk and Portsmouth, At night
he handed into the office of the American S25
1215c
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-24

0FMr- Rogers Bagley has purchased one
hundred and sixty acres of land in Minnesota
Territory, which he intends settling upon and
improving. Mr. Bagley is one hundred and
seven years old, and is still an active and in
dustrious pioneer, in the enjoyment of excel
lent health. A patent will shortly be issued
to him from the General Land Office.