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True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

I ARD-5.0 kegs e"t Lard in store for sn!c by
IL fsl6 q DORSEY, Al Kew icyce
ON bARktI WIS CIV, ia store i,r sue by
~ fel SILL. l. BROWN, 96 MaSaZ ne g,
DICE-5O casks, and 30 half casks Rice. in store
III for sa!s by TiiANTR n GO,
fe1 ~ Foydras 81
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

GJA COHEN continues the Commission Business
in his individual name, md for his account. at
No. 80 Common street. Jan 3d. 1889
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

FINIIE POLISH ORPHAN, Vicissitudes--A tnlo
] by the author Of the Swiss lcrrss. jus received
and for sale by A. 1t WAR,
jun:O 40 Camrst
N lew YORK Slutio,rr's Hall. "A thnrires street
~ by DAVID FELT g. co.
Every article in stationary ready made, order
put up, sa"rt notice. Wholesale retail, cash or
approved credit. fe5
'1NOCDFFEE HOUSES & BARS-'rhc subscriber
have just re- :eivcd large assortment Of Gias
1umbierS, Dccaners, Sugar Bowls and silver punch
Ladies aud toddy spoons which they offer for sale low
inl2 Is RROMEK g. Co. II Camp u
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

4 d ArS--.O cases Alens black Russia, mems and
l. hny's black silk hn,' for sale ,v
fclS ISAAC BRIDGE g. Co. 1871 Naru;ne st
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

lNOAl-976 tons Of the best English con well sn,ci
X Tor steam bout USE board ba,quc Abcona, from
New Castle, for sale by HOLMES Il MILLS,
ia2o Rnnk Plnce
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

IRON CHESTS-Jus' received at the Louisiana
L Wme Rooms, SO Bienvillc street. i2 Npcrior sim
gle and doule fire proof iron chests, from 1e factory
Of } |. Brown, New York, tor sale by
fell WM r CARNES.
r l.. BROWNS Patent Platform Balances .--tiro-
- tan find ri 80 Bicnve street, Patent Plat
fern Balances, superior any offered in this city,
fell WR CARNES.
rUNIIE firm of J y BEN T. A COHEN il This day
i dissolved by mutual consC nj. John u i'cin in
chrgcd with the settlement of all claims against the
concern, and will the of,he firm in liquidation
only. JOHN y. BEtN,
jau23-1339. A. COHEN.
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

DACON.-lO hlds canv Assed hams and ~ hhds side
ID for sale Nv /, BRIDGE 4 Co,
fI9 ! 4 Magazine st.
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

TOPPYING PRESSES-Just received I loz.
~ Riches Potent Lever Copying Presses, for sale
by DAVID FELT 4 TO,
fei3 St." :oHer Hail, "a Cha!ircs It
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

< ALMON-25 or tarcIs 80 eighths and 200 kegs
- salmon, landing from ship Charleston, for sale by
fe2 So Up WHITNEY. 70 Camp *
~ OrICE.-For snle COFFEE HOUSE, with all
its fixtures in Camp street in the central part Of
afairs and doing pretty su>trt business, for fur.
her particulars prly no flee OF TT ih,his pnpcr IS
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TO MERCHANTS.

A DVANCES will be made shipme nts to Liver
~ poo, Havre, MarseiIles, New York and I'hiludel
pa, by ADAMS g. WHlrALi., =
ial6 81 Crawl ST
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-19

VLOTHING -1;u cases Clothing, comprising an ex'
~ tensive assortment, various qualities, landing
for sale by ISAAC BklDGEi 20,
feh!9 l34 Magazine 81
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
From Draks,s Tales Of The Queen City.

From brakes Tales Of The Queen City.
PUTTING A BLACK-LEG ON SHORE.
A numerous and peculiar race Of mod
ern gentlemen, may be found in the valley
of the Mississippi. A naturalist would
probably describe them as a genus of BIZ
peds greSarious, amphbious and migra-
tory. They seldom travel solitary and
alone; > are equally at home on land or
water; and like certain vultures, spend
most Of their winters in Mississippi and
Louisiana; their summers in the high lat.
uudes Of Kentucky and Ohio. They
dress with taste ano elegance; carry gold
chronometers in their pockets; and swear
with the most gcnteel precision. I -
are supposed to entertain an especial -.
horrence OF the prevailing temperance fan
aticism; and, as a matter of conscience,
enter daily protest against ii. by slipping
'mint-uleps' before breakfast, 'hail.storms'
at dinner, and 'old Monongahela' at night.
These gentlemen, moreover, are strong
advocates of the race path aid the cock
pit; and, with a benevolence, which they
hold to be truly commendable, patronise
modest merit, by playing choperon TO those
wealthy young men, who SET out on the
pilgrimage Of life, before they have been
fully initiated into lis pleasures. Eveiy
where throughout the valley, these mise
zoe gentry are called by the original, if not
altogether classic, cognomen of Black
legs The history of this euphonous cpl
thet, or the reason of its application 10 so
distinguished a variety of humanity, is tn
known. The subject is one Of consdora-
BILE interest, and worthy the early aiten-
ton of the Historical Society, to which IT
is respectfully commended.
II was the fortune of the steamboat Sea
Serpent Of Cincinnati, commanded by Cap
tain Snake, on her return from New Or
leans in the spring of 1897, to number
among her cabin passengers, several high
lv respectable Back-legs.-One of them,
Major Marshal Montgomery, a native Of
the odd Dominion belonged to the Paul
Clifford school and indeed, had, for some
years past, bore testimony, TO the merit ol
Bulwer's romances, by making the hero
of one of them, his great prototype. In
stature, the Major was over SIX feet, mus
cular, and finely proportioncd. His state
m dress, was only surpassed by the court
illness Of his manners, and the ready flow
of his conversation. In what campaign
he had won his lauiels that gave him bis
military title, is unknown. II has beer
coniectured that the warlike prefix to his
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

HORRIBLE MASSACRE IN SPAIN.-CAP-
TURE OF RIPoLL, IN CATALONIA. The
Carlists entered at 10 o'clock, on the morn
ing of the 9th utimo, through breach
twenty feet wide, on which part of the
garrison were killed. The remainder,
with the commandant, took refuge in the
church Of St. Peter, where they capitulated.
No fewer than $500 balls were fired upon
the town. On the 28th, Ripoll was burnt
to the ground, and upwards of 900 human
beings perished in the flames. The most
sanguinary barbarities were committed.
In one house. % women, who had taken
refuge there, were slaughtered by the bay
onets of % Carlist soldiers. A mother,
surrounded by her five children, the eldest
not more than nine years ofage, had them
all torn from her, and four were murdered
before her face with the butts of the men s
(savages) muskets, and the fifth was thrown
out of a window on the second floor. The
mother herself died of the wounds she re-
ceived while defending her ilI-fated off.
spring. Is not this recital sufficient TO make
the blood curdle in the veins of person pos
sessed of a single particle of humanity
The number of Carlists who besieged the
place amounted to 5000, and that of the
garrison to about 500. The commandant
behaved with the greatest bravery, and
killed the officer who led the attack with his
own sword on the breach. The whole o.
the inhabitants have perished.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
:. southern arauS,
,urp EVERY TUESDAY BY

.-,risHEp EVERY TUESDAY BY
olMUEL C U R I l S,
," PROPRIETOR,
e-re DOLLARS per GnHum IN adranoe.
,,;on will be received for less than
Nosa0selnFt5s payable al'oays in advance.
b Le'Iel, I'eal,,rected with the paper, must be
CESS Gun cum. otherwise they viii not be at
tended to- .,u,z..
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.
p,o7rietors of the two Nwspaper
The columbus, have mutually agreed
,sses a. t,uorinc terms for yearly and other
P'n Ing W W. They viii in all cases, be rigid
i'n'.. .,vrNrs win be inserted at 81 per
l5rsS IN m lines or less) for the first inser-
slaie 80 cents for each subsequent inser-
non ..-,snts not marked with the number
Adyei'sst1ions ,s.tions, viii be published until forbid
o. y ..I5,,raed accordingly.
900 On',7 n'A,71vrRrIsING-Four squares or less,
iElSsl Ssl.,5le at pleasure, $50, payable halt
ranes'' No contract for less than one year.
yelIg. ..;;,;Iere of annual advertisers is Hmi-
I1s II.5 Plb; ,bc;r immediate business +; all adver-
iel y ,ot. ,t. for the benefit of other persons
ns.l,b X bv them, mus be paid for by the
Sll,e. S.,..rvs CANDIDATES for Office viii be
AsSg,''N As,S No name viii be inserted unless we
slc lc,,s.;a1y authorised by some responsible
pei,g, pTo,v must be paid for on delivery.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
Yours truly

IMPORTANT INFoRMATIoN.-In Times
like the present, we would particularly call
the attention of the people Of this state. 70,
the existence of the law alluded to in the
annexed paragraph, copied from the last
Jackson Mississippian. The law is in force
from the first of August next.
Banks that don't pay specie.-It viii be
recollected that the legislature of 1888
passed over the veto of the governor. a bill
taking the damage of IL per cent. offfrorn
the notes ofsuch banks as did not Dav sDe.
Gle. The law was 10 continue In force
Is months, or until the banks in other
states had resumed specie payments. Tie
banks of the other states have long since
resumed specie payments, and the Is
months has now nearly expired. The
consequence is, that the law giving u per
cent damages, or interest, is now received
and in force. All banks in the state which
do not redeem their circulation. are liable
to pay ID per cent interest on their notes
after payment has been demanded.
The Liverpool steamship left New.
York for Liverpool with 20 passengers.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

EDITORIAL DuTIEs.-An evening con
temporary in speaking of the proper pro
viding of matters for the miscellaneous de
partment of daily Journal, observes fol
itself:
These excerpts cost us several hours
reading every day, and much laborious
arrangement.
There is no doubt of this-and it serves
to illustrate that care and effort which de.
volve Dpon the conductors of properly ap.
pointed Journals. Their labors are far
from being rightly understood. When
we consider the various matter which they
are daily required TO spread before the
community, and the order which it is
necessary 10 preserve in the presentation,
it is found that their employmcnts and
systems can be neither few nor light
They who enjoy newspaper; who find
in the diversified abundance of its informa-
ton its various departments, that must be
daily supplied from the passing records of
many lands and nations its world of
paragraphs, news, and miscellaneous Sc
lections.-that which they are lost, as it
were, unless they have it, can form but
limited idea Of the pains taken for their en-.
terta;nment. 1t is task of the day to
read some hundred newspapers from all
quarters of the republic and the world to
take adequate note, as the weary eye runs
up and down their interminable columns,
what shall be taken; TO digest and abrevi-
ate pieces of useless length to dimensions
which preserve the kernel, while the chaff
goes by in fine, TO make daily Journal
which shall fulfil desire in others, and sat-
isfy taste in all parties, provider and recip-
ients-hoc labor. hic opus est.
The very ease with which it seems to be
done-and this is half the charm of a
newspaper to intelligent minds-is the
fruit of unremitting care and supervision.
The Journalist seats himself in his sane
tum, "chained TO the desks dull wood"
and hears voice coming to him, swelling
and multitudinous, from the thousand a.
venues of the city, saying "Wrlfe 7" as
was said TO the Saint in Patmos-and write
he must-write, read, mark, CLIP, condense,
and ;oil at record, until the insatiate sheet
IL iull. Ills 5dDOF Is ''HeNeT GuulDgs Sllil
beginning;" for no sooner is your number
of to-day completed, reader, than gather
ings for the morrow must begin. There
is pleasurabIe feeling in the sense of duties
honestly performed, an aptitude acquired
by taste and devotion to the routine, how
ever, which make it, though laborious and
responsible, attractive. In New York,
the subdivision Of the editorial duties
among several persons, in the Journals
both morning and evening, and in Phila-
delphia of the former, render them CON-
paratiyely lighter; bat with regard to the
last, there occurs no such relieving advan.
tage. HabituaI repose Of mind, a proper
cheerfulness and tact, and unruffled self
possession, are entirely necessary in the
conduct of a public Journal but they can
not co-exist with the opposite depression,
burdensome feelings, and the confused,
immeasurable sense of things to do, which
spring from an accumulation of profession
al labor. Philadelphia Gazette.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
LAW COPARTN ERSHIP.

n ~ IN II. n All and TUHN
81 AU UuPE7E9HLS. Gate of Alaba-
s.- S- having formed partnership, in the prac-
nn.. roo law' will, for the future, practice in con-
Sl gSsl'lOn' IN the Circuit and inferior Courts Of
~ ~ : judicial District, andln the Superior Cour,s
Jackson, Mississippi.
s,u saey hope, by prompt and faithful atten-
ANY SI 20 the duties Of their profession, to merit
IT'uieceye nv. liberal share Of public patronage.
on. aael oihce ls in Columbus, Mi. (being the
sDo soo ,DoI1merly occupied by S. E. Nash,) where
PoS u both ofthem can generally be found.
Ieorlary l, 1889. 2ln
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
mr.. y. y. SLADE,

Has resumed the practice Of his profcs-
II son, and will punctually attend to ali
calls, when not professionally engaged. His
ONCE is in The rear ofthe building formerly oc-
euptdby Sade g. Baker, in Market-street
AZ night he will be found at his residence.
columbus, ApFiI 8, 1889. 30G
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
DF,. WalIklns & Tnlinferro,

"otAinS a. EsGAiaierrOs
+ AVE Just received from DR.. Bridges,
,IH, 49, zone ofthe Vaccine Physicians Of Phil
-..gn'a) Crust of Matter, the 10th trans
,I.sOn V,..e from the Cow, and are prepared to
J.. E..'Clnate all applicants at then Office on Mar
Columbus, April 8. 1889. 3Otf
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
DR., WELLS A. THOMPSON,

~ ~ resumed the practice of Medicine in
- - Columbus. His Office IS on Nain-st.
..I. "ns's 2 ne may be found during the day, ex-
BY pI Wnen absent on professional business
Se.'o.5 =. wishing his services at night, will find
Nm at Bel & Conncr's Tavern.
Columbus, Jan. %, 1889. 2Otf
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

OLD TIMEs.--The following is extract
ed from an old number of the London
Magazine, of October, ITS. 1t shows
the march and progress of matrimony a
midst the tumoils, battles and strifeS of '76:
'Fairfcld, Aug. 29th-Last evening,
was married, The Hon. John Hancock,
ESQ.,, President of the Continental Con-
gress, to Miss Dorothy Quincy, Esq. of
Boston.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
A. STEVENS,


Editor Of the Yazoo Wing.
s, HR BLACK,
Editor of the Na'chcz Courier.
BESANCON e. HALLIDAY,
Publishers Mississippi Free Trader.
JAMES lIAGAN,
Editor g. Prop. Vicksburg Sentinel.
W. NJ. SMYTH,
Editor Grand Guf Advertiser.
SAMUEL CURTIS,
Proprietor ofthc Southern Argus.
THOMAS BROWN,
Editor OF the Rodney Telegraph.
J. W. DUFFIELD,
Editor Of the Grand Gulf Wing
WM. B. TEBO,
Editor ofthe Fayette Advertiser.
WORTHINGTuN a. CHAPMAN,
Editors g. prop. Columbus Democrat.
A. B. q 5. L. CORWINE,
Editors and prop. Yazoo Banner
ARCH. s. CLARKE,
Pub. Port Gibson Correspondent
c. A. FOLSOM,
Editor Southern Sentinel
GEORGE A. WILSON,
Editor Holly Springs Banner
GEORGE r. KIGER,
Editor Southern Star.
NEED g. SMITH,
Proprietors Southern Reporter
June. 1870
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

A lady, who has found the following re-
nedy for the prevention of bed bugs, wish
es to make it public After cleaning the
bedstead thoroughly, rub it over with hogs
lard. The lard should be rubbed on with
woolen cloth. Bugs will not infest such
a bedstead for whole season.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

tN. TOOMER has permanently esta-
Az 0ashed himself in the city Of Mobile
90 OF The purpose Of transactinga a general
bisun::slon business, and respectfully tenders
n.sIyees 7n. r,e to his friends and the public gene
isyy we ~ may be found at his Office by the lst
''y November.
Sept. 10Th Is3S Aft
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

PoLITIcAL.-"I say, Sam Jonsing, does
you know any ting bout dis woman, Polly
Ticks, oe wife folks talk so much about %
"Well, no, | dosent. You ore too hard
for dis child dis time"
"Wy Sam, | tort you know'd cherry
ting"
$50 doz. knows Polly Jones wot,
sells coffse in de vegetable market, and
knows Polly Tomson wot does goIn out to
days works up in Canal street, but when
it comes to Polly Ticks Pm bodered.-
Guess you'd better ak wite folks Pete, day
peer to know all about Picoyune.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

CRIME AND EDUcATIoN.-In Warwick
shire, England, there is one criminal to
every 3e4 persons. In Essex, one to
every 425. In Westmoreland, one to eve
ry 2,2O1 In Warwickshire, there is one
Mechanics Institution 10 every los, ,494
In Essex, one TO every 317335. In War.
wickshire, there is one school to every
l,158.
In Holland. where all the people are
educated, the annual numberof convictions
for crime is in the proportion of cne out of
every 1866 of the inhabitants. Hoac
t0rciJiy this pleads in faUor Of national
education. In England, the schoolmaster
is much wanted. Tne ignorance of the
people in tho northern, or manufacturing
districts, is positively shocking and that
viii at once furnish abundan. reasons why
they are so easily caioled and imposed upon
BY disreputable politicians and physical
force men.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

There is newspaper published at Rome
in the State of New York, cal ed the
"Radii," that is edited by deaf and dumb
man. The Legislature of New York at
its recent sitting, actuated by most laud-
able impulse, granted Sl00 per annum to
the editor of the "Radii, in order that he
may furnish fifty Of his brother mutes with
his paper.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

The corner stone of the new Capitol Of
Ohio, was laid at Columbus on the 4th.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

Frying Pork-Take one fresh egg,
beat it, add half gill ofsweet milk, and
sufficient quantity of flour to make good
batter; freshen and fry the pork as usual !;
then dip the pieces in the batter, which
will of course adhere, replace them in the
fat, and after little more frying, light
and delicate cake will enclose the meat,
and thus constitute dish for a middIing-
sized family, which will tempt the palate
ofthe most fastidious. Try 1t, ladies'.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

nE HUGUENOT.-A new work by
Cr..'sSn sSnnes, author of "Richelieu," "The
and ~ 4. %Ihe Robber," &c. just published,
M,,., PFISTER q GOODWIN.
'''''h D 1880, p
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
TO TIE PUBLIC.

Ttsrrhts Of editors and publishers oi pa
~. ..rs ns been too long neglected. Justice
pen ll he done unless themselves assert
h,,,,s and enforce the most rigid rules,
lsl ,bs end will be found alike salutary
7'Iu ,Sl y, .,,,Gc ,nd beneficial to those engaged
-Ss N, press. Publishers OF papers have been
=, In looy imposed upon by the community at
..D, .o'I Iibat tbev are considered to some extent
q ~ - ,', ci3ss of beings, when in fact there
90 N in life so honorable, deserving Of
! ~ S,-5 consideration, productive of so much
wi ~ class that excrts so powerful an influ-
Il il known to be proyerbial for the
j,s,, Ms 10 newspaper publishers to consider
ss., demands as the last to be paid-debts to
.,.b there is attached no moral obligation,
Jrbcb they can refuse to pay with justice
y bonor. hence it is incumbent upon the
.-.lr,,o-s of the press to assert their own
..',, and resolve, severally and Jointly, to
,s,,al patrons Of newspapers under the same
.r,,tlons that attach to other contracts. or
.r;rs remain in poverty and want, with thou.
soj. dla them from the most solvent men in
Wo cai uoon all editors and publishers Of
..,sr. gho approve Of the following rules, to
s,jl.,s ihem by tAeir signatures-place them
r.elssd Of taeIr papers, and strictly adhere
mum
i., No subscription received without pay
ns' aira1ce.
"a No subscription received for less than
sgnn,lA
o. Advance payment will be required from
alament advertisers.
4h To announce no man for any Office,
either State or County, without the adrance
nvment Of ten dollars.
5h Political circulars charged as advertise
nnts and payment required IN adraHce.
6lh An advertisements Of a personal alter
aaon viii be charged double, and payment re-
cured in advance.
7th. Election tickets will not be printed
E,ihout order, nor delivered TO any person
Without payment
5.h. All subscribers, without respect to per-
sons, who are delinquents, on the first Of Octo-
be-, viii bestHcken from the list and their ac-
Gowns put in suit
Tea5oye rules, we the undersigned, pledge
ourselves 10 abide by.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

"FARmvILLE (Va.) July I0.--We had
large fire here last night which burned
down some nine or ten houses just in the
centre of the business part of the town,
which spoils the looks of the town."
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30
LAWs .NOTECE.

no., LsH ~ % TT q B.
InAM II. KELLY, having permanently
pu \ oca'ed at Carrolton, Dickens &. H. Ala.
~ auend the Courts of thes Counties OF
Io,Oa'oosa, ny. Greene, Sumpter, aud Pickens.
uov. ~, 1893.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

The population Of Ohio is now estimat-
ed 100000. In 1900, she numbered
less than $4,000 inhabitants.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

Henry CLAv.--The United States
Gazette, saws: We learn that it is the in
tention of this distinguished statesman of
the West to visit, in the course Of this
month, the Lakes, Niagara, and Saratoga
Springs, which places, be it remarked, he
has never yet seen, but which he has long
desired to visit. It IS his intention, we un.
ders,and. to avoid being the occasion OF
any public demonstrations, and to pass as
quietly through the country as possible.
Undoubtedly his warm-hearted friends will
be desirous of doing him honor; but ifthey
consult his wishes, they viii not press him
to accept of any public demonstration ol
their confidence and esteem, however
strong may be their desire to manifest theil
feelings towards him.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

The editor of the Galvestonian, droll
wag by the way, advertises for stout,
able.bodied colored man, of fighting dis
position, to kick loafers and vagabonds
down stairs, sweep out the Office and run
on errands.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

The Liverpool steamship LEFT New.
York for Liverpool with 10 passengers.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

PAUL JoNEs.-The materials for new
frigate to bear this name were, in con-
formity TO an act of Congress, deposited at
the Navy Yard, Wallabout, year or two
since, but the scarcity of seamen has, we
learn from the Army and Navy Chronicle,
made it advisable TO defer laying the keel.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

A Salt WELt.-In the Hooking VAL
ley, Ohio, we has been sunk TO the great
depth ofsix hundred feet, for the purpose of
obtaining salt water. The object has been
fully accomplished, supply Of water hav-
ing been reached of strength which re-
quires but forty-three gallons 20 make a
bushel of salt of fifty pounds. The water
rises spontaneously 10 the surface, and
flows at the rate Of 1000 to 5000 gallons
per day.
Southern Argus., 1839-07-30

s. s '. Y 6 G Seconds.
New York, June 29th, 1889.
P. S.--An answer is required in haste
take care for to have your pistols in good
order, for | shall be ready on the spot.