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The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23

W. R. CROXTON,
mental Painter

PAPEK HANGEh, etc.,
Dealer in Paints Furnishes, WiadosO- Glass
WindOaO Shades, WaH-Pdper, de-,
Of every description, sf
Main Street, YaZOO City, Miss.
: MITAT0R of all kinds of wood and marble
| All manner of House, Sign and Ornamental
Painting done promptly, and in the latest and
best styles Paper-hanging Of every description,
neatly and durably put up and well vanished
whitened, and warranted not to rub
off. Paints, (mixed and unmixed,) of all colors
and the purest materials; Oils, Varnishes, Wall
Paper of every kind, Window shades, Fire screens,
Window Glass of all sizes and shades, (pain and
&C., &c., constantly on hand and
for sale, on moderate terms.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23

The more . dentists practice increases
tue ofseuer he looks down in the mouth.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23

Be sober in thought, be slow in belief
i'r these are the sinews Of wisdom.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23
CHICKERTNG PIANOS,

! LAANOA1
which we offer at the lowest prices
Being the manufacturers's sole agents for Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana of the
HAYES & CO.'S PIANOS,
we are able to sell single Pianos at the regular
wholesale price, which is 800 less than the
usual price.
Handsomely finished Rosewood Pianos. will
$780,
Also, the sat
HANSEN PREMIUM PIANOS.
made for the Southern climate, and fully warrant
ed, for sale at very low figures.
We are also prepared to supply, at short no
tee, and at the factory prices, freight added,
the
STEINWAY s. SONS, t. GILBERT CO.'S
or any other American Piano. Also, the French
Pianos of Peyel and Erard, as low as they can
be had any where.
CHILD & CO.'S MELODEONS.
Being the wholesale agents for the South for
these beautifully finished and delicious.toned In
struments, we are enabled to offer
MELODEONS AT NORTHERN PRICES.
and to supply dealers at the regular wholesale
rates.
Any Piano or Meodeon bought of us that does
not give entire satisfaction, may be returned and
exchanged at any time within one year from date
Of purchase.
Music and Music Books sent by mail, postage
free. on recent Of the published Price.
Dealers, teachers and others who require
Musical goods of any description, will do well to
inquire our prices. .I...
BLAOKMAR 8 BRO.
Vicksburg, Miss, Feb. IS, 1860
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23
ST. NICHOLAS HOUSE.

N
( lHE subscriber respectfully informs the citizens
| of Yazoo City, and the public generally that
he has opened in the Cellar, under S. Il. wilson's
Jewelry store, new and elegant
w42 - EPo
which will be kept constantly supplied through Ig.,
out the season, with the choicest Meats, VIVA
Game, Fish and Fowls, that the New Orleans
market can furnish, together with OfsTbhs
served up in every style.
Experienced Cooks and attentive Walters haNs
been secured, and Che public may be assured
that nothing will be left undone to deserve tAelF
patronage, which is solicited. ,a.a ,.,-
Bey- Fresh FISH and OYSTERS received a9ly
from New Orleans. Families can be supplied gu
the shortest notice.
B6s- Suppers furnished for Balls p9d PsrS'S
F. j. NICHOLS
October 30, 1859.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23
LIVERY STABLE AND I RADING STAND
IN XAZOO CITY. FOR LEASE.

III YER STOCK FOR SALE
NHE undersigned offers for sale a n
= lot Of Horses, Hacks and Bugges,
and all other articles pertaining to the AL-Nss
Livery business. Etft
Also, Lease of IS months from the st of April
INST, of the Stable and Trading House known as
the g Backman Stand" situated in the centre If
the business part of the city.
The Stable is large enough to stall rs Horses.
with shed-room enough attached to accommodate
70 head of Mules. Also, on the lot adjoining the
Stable is good dwelling, with out-houses enough
to accommodate so to rs Negroes Also, never
failing supply of good 0istern water for both
house and stable, making it the most desirable
situation in the city for general Livery and
Trading business in stock or negroes. The lease
can be extended on favorable terms to any length
Of time purchaser may desire.
R. B. WILSON.
YazoO City, April 81, 1860-tf.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23
n VI a SIN G LIE FAIGrS +,

~ 'tIIU Fever NIixm,.
Warranted to cure the, Ague and Ra'''
Ch'lls and Feuer, in gery case ,cS s''' !. Or
directions are tollowe aoithout ms 'a =, A' .
Qny other MEDICINE. We @a Of
HAVING purchased the { sclusiva III. n
! ! manufacture and ,le of tbis r sn' . the
cheerfully offer it to the out ic AZ aenedy We
cine known. Guy O'naf medi
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23

We are in doubt as to whether young
woman would smoke well, bat we'd like to
try one in loose Havana wrapper.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23
Aopertisfmfntss
PIA IN OS.
BLACKM AR g. BRO.
91&@RUT2@
-DEALERs IN
DIANOs,
MELODEONS, 4" i'N
pfa GUITARS, ffa0#H
ad RID lisa VI0LINs,. -
so n0 FLUTES,
t EJ,t. ~ &C., SC.
cfIEET NTTcTc

- bHEbI MUDIO3
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
FANCY GOODS, and aA
STATIONERY 3a M h M
At our Ware Room viii always be found from
fifteen to twenty-five Pianos, from the best manu-
factories and of every variety Of style and Price.
We have the only
NUNS s. CLARK PIANOS,
for sale in the State. These instruments are
justly priced for their rich, clear and mellow tone,
their unsurpassed beauty of finish, and their
durability. They have stood the test of nearly
thirty years. and have always been favorite Pianos
with those who prefer MUSIC to NOISE.
We have always on hand full assortment of
the genuine are
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23
Mass.

Correctly Interpreted, the letter was seat
70 j. Underwood, Andover, Mass. The IN,
Venter that got that up was considerable.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-23

81 would l were that nice cigar
That rests between yorr lips,
For, Oh grudge the honey
OF the necter which it sips."
, 1860-10-05

every State Of this Union-to be organized
from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific. Fellow.
citizens, there is principle deeper than all
this. A most benignant, a most omns.
cent Providence has thus far effected the
progress Of our people. 1t led our fathers
across the billows Of the Atlantic, and set
tied them in the thirteen colonies. 1t car.
ried them through all storms and oil viciSi-
tudes. 1t conducted them through the
war of Independence; it rescued this coun-
try from the chaos and anarchy which sue.
ceeded, and enabled us to found the pres
ent magnificent government. That same
providence has led US, as Moses led the Is
raelites through the wilderness, through oil
our subsequent progress; and now the
thirteen original feeble States, which occu.
pied little patch Of land on the Atlantic,
have swelled into giant proportions, and
we present ourselves to the nations of the
world as an ocean-bound republic 1t can
not be possible that that kindly ProVi-
dence which has thus far conducted Us,
will ever desert us. Let US be true to
ourselves let us put our trust in Provi-
dence, but as Oliver said, keep our powder
dry ? Let us press forward 10 the fight,
and l give you notice now, fellow-citizens,
that on the second Mondayin November,
l will be here to congratulate you on your
glorious victory LGreat applausc.l
, 1860-10-05

WHAT BECOMES OF THE NEwsPAPERs p
The Newburyport Herald has the following
inquiry aud calculation, which is quite as
interesting to the general public as the in
quiry, " hat becomes Of all the pins l''
1t says: There are published in this coun-
try and Canada nearly three thousand news
papers. More than one-half are weekly;
the remainder are divided into semiweek-
lies, lri-weeklies, and dailies. These pa
pers would more than reach around the
globe. We have sometimes heard 1t asked
how high would oil these journals reach, il
piled on the top Of each other, just the
thickness Of one sheet. Some have an,
swered, thousand feet; Others, two thou
sand; others, a mile. But all are wide Of
the mark. DR.. Aver, Of Lowell, is proba-
bly, the only man in the United States who
takes oil the journals OF our country, Cana
do, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. By
actual measurement be has ascertained that
in one year his exchanges amount in hight
neither to thousand feet, nor Eve thou
sand, nor two miles. nor FIVE miles, nor ten,
nor twelve, but to more than fourteen miles
In short, the newspapers published north
Of the southern liue Of the United States
are nearly Eve times higher than Mount
Blanc in Europe--a mountain which over.
looks cir6e whose diameter is four hun
dred miles. Paper printed upon cannot
be ground over and made anew. Printers
ink spoiIs paper for re-manufacture, and
the great amount Of paper which enters
into public journals, after being pc
rused, is not bound up and laid aside, as Il
should be, for future reference, but goes to
waste. A portion is used for wrapping
paper sad as is the reflection. newspapers
containing SO much that has cost mind,la.
Dor, sleepless nights and weary days, goes
to waste-"hurries on to indistinct decay"
Let each one, after reading these figures,
do bis own moralizing. b.
, 1860-10-05

GREArNEss.-All greatness consists in
this-in being alive to what is going on
around one; in living actually; in giving
voice to the thought Of humanity; in say
ing to ones fellows what they want to hear
or need to hear at that moment; in being
the concretion, the result Of the present
world. In no other way can one affect the
world than in responding thus to its needs,
in embodying thus its ideas. You will see,
in looking to history, that all great men
have been piece of their time; take them
out and set them elsewhere, and they will
not Ct so well; they were made for their
day aud generation. The literature which
has left any mark, which has been worthy
of the name, has always mirrored what was
doing around it, not necessarily daguerreo-
typing the mere outside, but at least reaec.
ting the lnside-the thoughts, if not the
actions Of men-their feelings and senti-
ments, even if it treated of apparently far
of themes.
, 1860-10-05

~ Mrs. Partington says: IL haven't
any desire to live longer than the breath
remains in my body, il it isn't more than
eighty years. l wouldn't wish to be cen.
turion, and the idea Of Surviving ones fac
tories always gives me disagreeable cen,
seriousness. But whatever is to be will
ee, and there is no knowing q thing will
lake place till it expires" .I
, 1860-10-05

They are taking bird's-eye-view" pho
tographs Of Providence, R. l., by means of
a balloon detained by ropes, at height of
!, 200 feet above the city.
, 1860-10-05

aDBINrEhtsrEDNEss op LlFkgErfE -AIn
1908 the American Congress granted 10
General Lafayette II, $40 acres of land IN
what was then called ths Territory Of Or
leans Lafayette was advised 70 bring
forward bis claim, and eminent Iawyersass
sured him that Il was perfectly legsl1-
However, he promptly directed bis agent
to reIinquish The claim, obsersihg- II can
not consent even TO inquire into the valldi,
ty Of my title. /. was gratuitously be-
slowed BY Congress, and Il is for them 70
say what was given. I cannot for q mo,
ment think Of entering into litigation with
any public body Of the United States. -
O6this tract, 50 generously and delicately
relinquis6ed, the most valuable part Of the
city Of New Orleans is built; and the value
is impartIally estimated at four OF Eve MIL
, 1860-10-05

B@ 1t is great blunder, in the pursuit
of happiness, not to know when we have
got it; that is, not to be content with q
reasonable and possible measure of it.
, 1860-10-05

Elijah Corbin. one Of the early pioneeTsr
Of the Whitewater valley, Wayne county,
Indiana, went to that region 4s years ago.
and has now settled around bin IL chlls
drsn, SO grandchildren and 90 greaesraud'
children.
, 1860-10-05
The RiOnerr and 9turutrat
3 PUBLISHED ON EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
,, By EDWRAD FURSTE.
YaARH.--zH RNYRNCg.

FoF one year, when sent by mail or taken ct the
thss, IS 90 for six months, 50 90. Single copies,
u cents.
II paper will be discontinued unless at the option
4 he publisher, until all arrearRges are paid.
, 1860-10-05
RATES OF ApvERTIsJNG.

prone square az lines orless) three weeks. IS 90
I1r every additional Insertion On.............tl 90
liberal deduction made to yearly advertisers.
Tue number Of insertions must be distinctly mark.
ign the mafgin Of advertisements sent us, or they
0l be continued tn forbid and charged accordingly
L. P. FISHER, No. lI7h Washington Street, up
fars, nearly opposite Aagnire's Opera House is
HORNED 70 receive and receipt for subscriptions and
,Ayettisemehts III California.
, 1860-10-05

- The best PuriIyer Of the. blood Halls ssrsa-
FAHllA IeilsW Dock and Iodine Of PutAss. Gn5s
, 1860-10-05

M1soSic. The following Masonic Lodges
have been constituted and the olleers ~
stalled during the past week. By John II
Damon, R.yW, Deputy Grand Mastsr:,.4,
4 Port Madisor, No s-Benj. =, Lonis
bard, Worshipful Master; john Y Wynn,
Senior Warden; PhiIbrook Brown. Junior
Wsrdeny Edward Hanford. Treasurer, O.
E. Brownelli Secretary; Geo. w Boyds
Senior Deacon; Joseph Ingraharf, Junior
Deacon; 4. 3. Reynolds, Tiler. -,
81. John's lodge, M. 9--iScdkilk. .--Jo Ohm
Webster, Worshipfnl Master; Daniel Man
chester, Senior Warden; Hillory Butler, Ju.
nior Warden; w. r. Hart, Treasprer,Cc
H. Gorten. Secretary; J. Dillon. Senior
Deacon; Daniel o. Ross, Junlor Deacon;
Wm. B. Cheney, Tiler.-N Norfl- Wed. y
I
, 1860-10-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

News from Liverpool has been received
up to the 9sth Of August.
The King Of Naples has abdicated.
The GJaat Eastern, on her passage home,
attained the speed Of Il kuots per bour.
, 1860-10-05
WaIker,s PosIlIon d NIeaFagua. I

There are complications in The politicsof
Honduras, as well as ia the politics OF 9TH
er Central American States Ofcourse we
cannot attempt to uDravelthese eomplieas
tions; nor is it necessary 70 Do 90. Its
enough to state that the party now in pow
er Is headed BY General Gdafdiola, The acs
tnal President, and that the party out of
power takes the usual means employed inl
Central iAmerica4r1a Py0RuueiameHiee an APP
peal to arms, and a.call for help wherever
it can be found. In this contest The Bay
Islands play an important part. Sonetime
since a treaty was concluded between Eng
land and Honduras, undcrwhibh theislahdE
were TO be restored BY ithe@ormer power t0
the latter. But the inhabitants Of fho,
islands, who had enjoyed q kind Of semi-in-
dependence, wished tie transfer and its acp
cepIaDce To- be accompanied With certain
guarantees, which the government Of Gen
Gusrdiola was unwilling 10 grant 10 d,sib
Thereppon the islanders made arrange,
ments with General Walker to come 70
their assistance, for the pafpose Of enlofcl
ing their demaudss supposing, Of codfssga
that the transfer would take place on the
appointed day, The effect Of this pTraRge-
men. was thwarted by the refusal Of Guar
'diola to accept the transfer, aud By the con.
sequent presence OF a British force which
renained on uthe islands at the request Of,
the HonduFian authorities In the menn-
time, General Cabanas, an ex-President or
Honduras, and the leader Of the opposition,
party, took up the cause Of the isIhnderss
and made the maintenance Of their lochf
rights aud iprivilegesa portion % his pro-
gramuie aghinst Gaardiola. OF course this
was donert0 secure the cooperation Of
Wplker, whph returned TO Central Amer
lea, as the champion Of the Bay Islnpdalia
their anticipated struggle with Honduras.
Thus Walker counts on the aid or q large
party in Honduras 10 carrying out bis de-
signs IL Is stated that General oabsHns
had actually Joined him, and that many q
the natives oil the country had enlisted IN.
der his standard. LIN. o. DeLfd. e',o ~
bg5iiI Gta Iad % 1tED Gli o. r1lIol1l
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-24
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From the Mirror and keystone. ]
To Grace, on Her Birthday.
BY MRS. HENRY RHINE,

My darling one, my beautiful, oh may this
day to thee
So full of love and happiness, the bright pre-
Ofsunny days-whcse hours shall. roll out into
heightened years,
With only summer showers to damp their sun
niness with tears
My darling one, my beautiful, thy wild and
joyous mirth
Rings out on the clear air to me the sweetest
thing on earth.
Oh +! may its brd-like tones through life no
.sadder music sing
Than the merry song it now outpours. maxim
sweet echoes ring.
But my drrling one, my treasure, this world
cannot to thee,
From sorrow and from suffering, be ever Who'll
ly free.
Alternate nights thv soul will cloud lint vb an
Its sun appears,
May it shine forth, as now it does, undimmed
10y grief and tears.
Lilies path is never strewn for us unto the end
with flowers,
The winter storms must desolate the summers
tairest bowers,
Or this world would be so beautiful we would
not care to roam
From it to where the angels walk; to light their
spirits home.
But fervent prayers, my darling, from thy pa
rents hearts will flow.
That ever through its devious paths thou may st
unspotted go
And innocent and pure as now that thou may st
ever be,
With not scarlet sin to stain thy souls white
purity.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-24

mortal antagonists, armed with long pom
derous rifles, took their stations. back 10
back, and at a preconcerted signal-the
waving of a white handkerchief walked
slowly and steadily off in opposite di-
rections counting their steps until each
had measured fifty. They both com
pleted the given number about the same
instant, and then they wheeled, each to
aim and fire when he chose. As the
distance was great, both paused for some
.seconds-long enough for the beholders
to flash their eyes from one to the other,
and mark the striking contrast.
The face of Col Morton was calm and
smiling, but the smile ii bore had a mur-
derous meaning. On the contrary, the
countenance of Deaf Smith was stern
and pass:onless as ever. A side view of
his features might be taken for profile
done in cast iron. The one, too, was
dressed in richest cloth, the other in
smoke tinted leather. But that made no
difference in Texas then, for the bers Of
heroic courage were all considered peers,
the class of interiors embraced none but
towards.
Presently two rifles exploded with
simultaneous roars. Col Morton gave
prodigious bound upwards and fell to
the earth II corpse. Deaf Smith stood
erect, and Immediately began to re load
his rifle and then having finished his
brief task he fastened away into the ad-
jacent forest
Three days afterwards, Gen. Houston,
accompanied by Deaf Smith and ten
more men appeared in Austin and with
out farther opposition removed the State
papers.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-24
A Terrible Calamity in Minnesota.
Rer. ~. NJ. Nicols, Of Minneapolis, his WIFE and
Ctitd, and Mr.. CeUclond, his Brother in-latr,
and ttco Danqtters Drocned IN Lake CaLtoun.

From the St. Paul Times, July 7th
1t is with the utmost regret that we
lay before our readers an account Of one
of the most terrible and heart rending
calamities that has ever happened in
Minnesota.
1t appears, from the information we
have received. that on the 9TH inst, at
3 P. NJ, the Rev. Mr.. Nicols, pastor OF
the Congregational Church at Mineapo-
lis, his wife and child Ga boy of about
IS years. accompanied by Mr.. Cleveland
his brother inlaw, and his two daugh-
ters, aged, respectively, and l3 years,
went to lake Calhoun for the purpose of
bathing. The two girls of Mr.. Cleve-
land went into the lake first and unfor-
tunately ventured out OF their depth.
Mr.. Ncols' boy went to their assistance,
but the girls cinging to him drew him
out of his depth, and as they all appear
ed to be perishing Mr.. Cleveland went
to their assistance. He, too, was soon
drawn into deep water, and as he was un-
able to swim it appeared he would soon
drown with the children. Mr.. Nicols
then went to the rescue. lie ventured
in as far as he could maintaining his
footing, which, however, he soon lost
calling to his wife to take hold of his
hand. She resoluiely obeyed the sum
mons /; clasped his hand in hers, and
terrible to relate, the whole party were
drawn into deep water and perished to-
gether.
Mrs. Cleveland and an infant child Of
Mr.. Nicols were the only survivors of
this sad calamity. There was no boat
at hand, and Mrs. Cleveland had the
dreadful aflliction Of Witnessing her hus-
band and two children, sister, brother
in-law and his child perish before her
eyes. The bodies were all recovered on
Thursday night, bnt with life extinct.
This fearful calamity has cast a deep
gloom over the whole community of Min
eapolis and the neighborhood, as Mr.
Nicols was universally beloved and res
pected by the whole community. He
MAS formerly pastor ofa Church in Still
water. and was greatly loved by all who
listened to his eloquence in the pulpit,
touching the evils of the present age.
The calamity is a terrible one. 1t has
no parallel IN our remembrance in this
State, and whoever reads this account
cannot help but shudder over tbs awful
scene witnessed by the only survivor of
The once happy family party.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-24

ands Of pedestrians swarm all the paths
penetrate every nook and shade, mount
the highest rocks, and explore the deep
est caves. 1t is charming place for lit
tie pic MICS, innocent firtations and low
ers strolls, and the facilities for these pur-
poses are not left unimproved.
The Central Park is highly popular
with all classes of people in New York.
hen the contemplated improvements
are finished, it will be worthy of trip
from here to there TO see the grounds,
and spend a few days rambling over them
and enjoying nature, art and landscape
In their most charming combination.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-24
n ID

Dr.. Buist has lately communicated to
the Geographical Society of Bombay
some careful observations on the temrer-
ature of the Red Sea, without doubt the
warmest body of water of its size on the
earth. We are told that exactly in its
centre lies a watery region of terrible
heat. This seat of high temperature is
situated in tract rich in volcanic indi.
cations, and between II and 81 degrees
north latitude. Even in the Winter
months the water is seldom less than 60
degrees, reaches s4 degrees in March aud
April, aud in May sometimes attains Ia
90 degrees. September. however, is the
season OF greatest warmth, the tempera-
ture OF both air and water rising in that
month above blood heat. At this time,
a person leaning over the bulwarks of a
vessel whose deck has been lately cooled
by shower of rain, experiences feel
ing like that of holding the head above a
kettle of boiling water. In November,
1855, the temperature of the atmosphere
being 80 degrees, that Of the water be
tween IL and 23 degrees north latitude
on one occasion reached loo degrees.