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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

THE NASHVILLE CorvEsr1os--The Nash
vile Banner, speaking Of the proposed Conven-
ton, uses the following foreible languages sBus
now, no citizen Of Tennessee will say that it
would not be a desecration Of the Capital Of the
State, should men come here from any quarter
to plot the destruction Of the National Confede55
racy. Such purposes arosoed are reasonable;
and must meet the condemnation Of the
patriotic people of Tennessee. less extreme
than this-let it not be forgotten-made the
members Of the old Hartford, Convention, a
stencil in the ~nnostrils Of the people Of the United
States for all time, and it therefore behooves
the reckless politicians Of the State to beware
how they consort with those, who !" Advance
p~roclair, their purposes to be-tod estroyte UNI
on Of tie Gtates."
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

THE R1ALTo.-We believe this is tho name
Of . new establishment (late store Of F. Gal
lagher) just opened by our young friend JOIN
s. scorr, where everysthing to appease the
thirst Of every description of taste, and of the
best quality, can be obtained; Temperance men
will find there soda water, lemonades and plen-
~ Of ice. The room is splendidiy fitted up
will rank with some Of the sgems" Of New
Orleans-and the papers Of the city are kept
on file for the perusal of customers. Scorr is
zone Of the boys" f~rst-rate fellow, and is the
man to prosper in anything he undertakes. o.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

News AND RumoRs FROM WAsHINGroN.-
The disturbance in the cabinet, it is now said,
is temporarily allayed e. H. Wright, OF New
Jersey, is said to have been nominated as
Secretary of Legation to Russia. He is the
son of the ex-member Of Congress from New
Jersey. The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia North American says:
The Secretary Of the Navy has signifed his
disposition to extend every facility. to the
psaiseworthy enterprise projected by Mr..
Grinnell, of New York, for %equipping vessels to
prosecute the search after Sir John Franklin;
and as soon as the proposition is submitted in
form, he will select from the volunteers who
will doubtless offer for that hazardous service,
q sufficient number of officers whose skill,
experience and scientific attainment, will at
least give encour" cement to the noble object Of
expedition. It is not competent. Of course,
for the head Of the navy department to order
officers to vessels not connected with the service
and hence it is that the enterprise must rely
upon volunteers, so far as the navy is concerned.
There is considerable competition for the
appointment of commissioner to run the
line between Mexico and the United
States, under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Major Ially, who acquired enviable reputation
in the Mexican war BY his gallant and effective
is named as most ikelyto be selected
Mr.. Bartlett, of Rhode Island, is also strongly
recommended and the nomination will probably
be conferred upon one Of these W gentle
men.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

ARTIFICIAL IcE.-The Paris scientific repor-
tiers notice with approval and adoption the very
Ingenious invention Of Dr.. Gerrie, Of Florida.
Of making ice, by expansion Of highly compress
sed air previously reduced to the ordinary tenn
peratures.@ They notice likewise, the sort Of
claim to priority which Sir John F. w. Her
schel has put forth iin the London Athenasum.
The astronomer adduces only oral suggestion
on his side, made privately to friends within the
last four or five years. He adds in apostscriPt;
An old steam boiler, buried some twenty or
thirty feet under ground, in well rammed earth,
furnished with : condensing pump. worked
above ground, and one eduction pipe opening
by a stop cock through : rose into water, would
in all probability supply ice I'D libitum, for
the use Of \ family in the country; the conden.
sation being performed over night. .
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

A HUMAN BoDY AND THE Hour OF DAT.
Seat yourself at the table. Attach q piece
Of metal (say 4 shiling) to a thread. Having
placed your elbow OF a table, hold the thread
between the points Of the thumb and forefnger,
and allow the shilling to hang in the centre Of .
glass tumbler, the pulse will Immediately cause
the shilling to vihrate like . pendulum, and the
vibrations will increase until the shilling strikes
the side of the glass; and suppose the time Of
tho experiment Be the hour Of seven, or half
past seven, the pendulum will strike the glass
seven times, and then lost its momentum and
return to the centre; it you hold the threads
sufficient length Of time 4he effect will be re-
peated; but not until 4 sufficient space Of time
has elapsed to convince you the experiment j.
most complete We need not add that tie
thread must be held witha steady hand; other
wise the vibrating motion will be counteracted.
At whatever hour Of the day OF night, the
experiment i made, the coincidence viii b the
same.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06
Tie Male orphan Asylum.

A-S ~AkA~-
Among the numerous charitable institutions
Of New Orleans. perhaps there are none more
deserving Of public appreciation than the one
mentioned aboxe. This institution, founded
through individual enterprise and benexolence,
has been in existence twenty-six years, and ev-
cry anniversary brings with it renewed and
more palpable evidences Of its high and vaAaa-
bic service, not only to the State, but to the
noblest Of all carses-proteeting and nstrnct-
ing the houseless orphan. 1t is controlled by
a President and Directory, who guard its inter-
ests with q vigilance coeval with their high
characters, and their lofty aim to give strength
to the moral arm of Louisiana and the country.
Luc1us C. DUNCAN Esq, is the present Presi-
dent Of the institution, a gentleman Of fine
feeling, cultivated intellect and the unassum,
ing though winning ann which ever por-
tray q warm and generous heart through bis
instrumentality, we visited the houses and
grounds a few days since; they are situated
near the head of Jackson street in Lafayette,
and is one Of the most beautiful sites in that
vicinity. comprising several acres, in which is
q large garden, and extensive and beautifully
arranged Fairgrounds; but the main building
(Which was an old sugar:house in 1926 and
the out-houses, are anything but ornaments to
an institution of such high and deserving
attributes; they are all in a dilapidatsd state,
of a rude and ungainly appearance, and we
feel sure that nothing would be more accepta-
BILE to the people of Louisa ana in general, al
ways liberal in their feelings towards praise-
worthy objects, than a generous act Of the
Legislature appropriating funds to assist in
erecting new and suitable buildings, such as
would comport with an institution Of such me-
ritorious and exalted aims. Through the va
rious departments Of the present decayed tene-
ments we were politely conducted by Mr.. Ar
TEMoN HILL, one Of the Directors, who fur
nished US with much interesting information
respecting the institution, and whose mind ap-
geared to be enthusiastically enlisted in the
advancement Of the noble cause with which he
was 20 hpnorably connected. The sleeping
apartment particularly elected our admira-
ton, it was exceedingly roomy and airy, and
the bed-clothes as clean and white rs thase
which receive the impress Of earth's more for
tunate children. The hospital, the refractory,
the nursery, wardrobe, &C., were equally COM
mendable, and evinced in their superintendent
the hand Of system and Of care; the school
room, too, appeared to be conducted with the
most perfect order; the boys were under ex-
animation At the time Of our visit, and in one
branch particularly, they exhibited a profcien-
~ that we never saw equalled by those Of their
age elsewhere. OIL
In fine, this institution il a monument Of un:
dying strength and beauty to- the memory Of
its founders and managers-pne that is CO.
mented by the prayers and tears Of gratitude
of the lone and houscless orphan-and SHOULD
be especially An object Of care and pride to the
State. 10
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

ANEw KcE.-The aristocracy of Philadel-
phia now give morning balls" They are quite
popular out Walnut and Chestnut streets. The
bellies and beaux the affairs about
eleven o'clock, A. NJ. They close the shutters
Of their parlors, light the gas, and then trip it
on the light fantastic toe till the 'wee short
hours ayont the twal,' when they wind up the
festivities with a supper. Improvements will
never cease. 0 o Q %
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

The WnMor PRovlso-An interesting ar.
siele, giving the writer's opinions upon this per.
picking question, will be published next week.
It's 4 treasure of thought, and will deeply inter
est the lovers Of profound reasoning, sound
logic, purity Of style, and beauty Of diction.-
Compared to it, Cass's letter upon the same
subject is s'no whar."
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

G SHERur's SA1Es-We are gald to see that
the bill Of the Hon. J.. G. White, authorizing
the publication Of Sherif's sales, has been re-
ported on fayorably hy1the COMMITTEES to which
t was referred, We have nd doubt it will pass
both houses Of the Legislature without oppose
ton. Itiss just and beneficial, as under the
present system, . = poos mans property is
often sacrificed and sold, without any thing
being known about it, by the community at
large. Mr.. White deserves much credit for his
exertions in the u,atter.-B Rouge Gazete.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06
aTIt is stated that if a horse be shut up il

pIt is stated that if a horse be shut up in a
pasture where there is no water, he will at
certain times of the day, make it a practice to
stand in the place where the water is neares
the surface, and thus in iicate the best place for
digging for it. Those who allege this to be a
fact say that horses have a faculty of smelling
water like eamels in the African desert, or the
cattle Of South American ppampas.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

DThe laborers on the canal west of Syra-
cure struck for higher wages. Notices were
posted up which read significantly as follows:
"Take Notice-Any man going to work on
the canal for less than one dollar per day may
fetch their coffin"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

uFather Mathew arrived in Mobile, on the
steamboat rline st. John, on Saturday. The
various Temperance lodges in the city embarked
On tho stamer Fry to meet and escort the Odine
St. John with her venerable guest. At the
city, Sons ofTemperance marched in full regalia
and with banners and 4 fine four-horse coach TO
receive him, but he had received orders from the
bishop It this diacsas to make his entry to the
city pFivats, and 90 the Sons were not permitted
toaccord to him the honor they bad prepared
He, however, received them on the beat, made
quite = favorable impression BY his mild and
bsnevolenta manner He preached 1t the
Catholic church on SUNDAY,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

uThe word murder contains in itself the
secret mine times out of ten, where used) Of its
existence. In our language, backwards, it
spells red rum Ofhow many murders has rum
been the chief cause!
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06
Q Eteal de Ia Loaisiane-Paroisse d'I6erriAe.
Vente de Succession,

I'm vertu dun decret de Honorable Cour
L. du Gene District de PEtat de la Louisi-
ane, en- ct pour la ~paroisse dIberville, en- da-
te du s Mars 1850, Jexposerai en- vente pub
lique au plus offrant ct dernier encherisseur-
LUNDI k 8 d'AvrA 1880,
a 10 heures A. M, les prophecies ci-apres de-
critics appartenant2a Ia o
Succession de teu Pierre Lacroir, o
CONSTANT en- o
La Motto superieure dun certain moroccan
de terre situe dams Ia dite p~aroisse rive droite
du Mississippi a environ soixante airpents du
dit feuve, borne en- avant par terre de Sophie
ct Claire Pollard, en- haut par Ie lot No. 8, APP
partensnt a Joseph Dupuy, en- has par terre de
league. LIE dit moroccan de terreo mesurant soix-
ante seize 36-loo acres ct designe lot No:4 des
terres arpertees ct vendues par les Etats Unis.
90 CONDITIONS. Q Q
Mile p~iastres payables compliant ct la ba-
lance du prix d'adjudieation payable lie Motto
en- Mars 1851, ct Pautre moitie payable en- Mars
1882 L'acquereur fournira ses bilets avec con-
troimement en- solido a la satisfaction de rad-
ministratice de la dite succession, tontes SOM
mes non payees a echeonce porteront intereta
raison de hut pour cent par au a dater de leurs
echeances jusbu'a parfait Placement. Hypo-
theque speciale scra retenue sur Ia dite terre
pour assurer le qaiement des dts 6billets ct do
tous interets eventuels.
Acte de vente aux frais de Iacquereur.
La vente aura lien a la maison de cour de 10
'dite paroisse. .
. J. L. PETIT, Sherii.
Paroisse dIberville, ce 6 Mars 1860. mh6o .
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

UThe best Cough Renedies in use are DR.. Rogers
compound syrup Of Lyerwort and Tar, and Dr.. Nis.ars
Balsam of Wild Cherry. Sold by sCOvlL l. MEAD, 1l3
Chartres street. See advertisement on The eu.side of our
paper. jarI6 2dp
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

WHERE IS THE w1LDERNEss.-At the begin
ming of this century it was in Ohio and India
ma. Twenty-Five years afterwards it was in
Michigan. Wisconsin and Illinois. Last year
it was in Minnesota Territory. Next year we
shall have to seek it in Nebraska and around
the Lake of the Woods, 0 % Q
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06
Our Coas

We have often reflected upon the vast ad-
vantages, comforts and c%onyenianees to all, and
to every description Of business, resulting from
our coast packet, system. There are ip the
trade Al present, the steamer GrrsY, Capt.
Ure; the El1sKA, Capt, Landry; the PKk1scEss,
Capt, Fairchild; the E. D. WHITE, Capt. Bra
dy. The two former of these boats do the
principal trade between Baton Rouge and New
orleans-the Gypsy going to Bayou saEatwice
week, and the Elisha to Baton. Rouge twice a
sveek.
The Gypsy and the Elisha may be said to b.
long legitimately to the trade comprised be-
tween the city and the capital and each leav-
ing regularly At = certain hour from either
point, the planter may calculate to = certainty
upon the hour that he can ship his sugar and
molasses-the passengers, the time they must
be in readiness, and the merchant when to close
his orders. These boats make ita practice to
stop whenever they are hailed, and take charge
of.and deliver ANYTHING desired Of them--even
the letter Of q planter, which they deliver with
ont charge, or = basket Of fruit or some other
tribe, the freight Of which would not be over
twenty-five cents. This is = great convenience
which our citizens should not lightly value, and
every encouragement should in consequences be
extended them. If they are making money vi
should be happy that they are, as surety that
the trade and system will be continued |; but
We have, no great evidence Of thor doing d very
iucrstiye business, from the fact that no boat has
yet attempted to carry freight Or passengers for
9 less price than that demanded BY the present
packets. The public may rest assured Of one
fact. that whenever : host makes exhorbitant
charges for the description Of trade in which
Il i engaged, competition will ensqe, and the
Evil willIernedy itseE.
Let N then BY III meana, give every sncour.
agsment to ON packets; without them, W
should b isolated - il were, cut OF from q.
~cilities and Injuries. which are necessary almost
to ON szistencs onths cossts In the luxury.o 81
10 alone, (that can only b regularly furnish
q through this sonsee) which 10 such . bless
Ing ID this elinats, we have great causs 70 b
thankful II on psckets above continue to 10
csiss ~ patronage That hasy hsretofoss jjssf-
I'D thsmtorensin ii the tlsds.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

JENNY L1ND.-There is no doubt but that
Barnum has concluded an engagement for
Jenny Lind to visit America. The price he has
agreed to give, it is understood, is $25o,ooo for
$50 concerts, besides paying all her travelling
expenses, and those Of her attendants-fur-
nishing her with a carriage, etc.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

uTheW Washington correspondent Of the N.
Y. JouEnatof Commerce says thatif Mr.. Gays
conpsouise~ resolutions cannot pass, lone can.
The aAns writer infers that Gen. Cars is
prepared u take Northern ground. The
chafissson Courier, on the contrary, thinks he
will not abandon the South. The Journal Of
Csnmsscs correspondent says: aEverythiag Is
70 adspsnd, from this day, on the course Of
Ksntucky, Tennessee and Missouri-not upon
thsif Msmhsss alone-but upon The people of
these States. II they 20 for the Southern
movement, then we ahall have disunioa, and o.
much Of war a will answer The purposes either
Of Northern or Southern hnAticism."
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
State Of Louisiana-Parish Of BeruiAe
Succession Sale.

10y virtue of a decree or order of the Sixth
bearing date March 9Th 1850, I will offer at
public sale to the highest and last bidder, OF
MONDAY, sth9 day Of April, 1850.
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, the following described pro-
perty belonging to the % 0
Succession of Pierre Lacroix,
deceased, consisting in o
The upper half Of a certain tract or parcel
of LAND situated in the said parish of Iber-
vile on the right bank Of the Mississippi river,
at about sixty arpents from the margin of said
river, bounded in front by lands belonging to
Sophie and Claire Pollard, on the upper side by
lot No. 8 or land belonging to Joseph Dupuy,
below by the lower half Of said tract, belongs
ing to DR.. Louis A. Marchand, and in the rear
by the square league. Said tract of land mea-
surfing seventy-six 36-100 acres, and designated
as lot No. 4 Of the lands surveyed and sold by
the United States. %
TERMS OF SALE. O
One thousand dollars payable in cash on the
day of sale, and the balance of the price of
adjudication payable one half in all the month
of March, 1851, and the other half in all the
month of March, 1852. Purchaser to furnish
good and sufficient security in solado to the sa-
tisfaction of the administrative of sale, success
sion, all sums not paid when due to- bear eight
per cent per annuminterest from timedue until
paid. Special mortgage to be retained on the
land to secure the repayment Of said notes and
Act of sale at the expense of the
purchaser. .
8 Sale to take place at the court. house of said
parish. Q.
s T. pET1T SharSH
Parish of Iberyille, March g., l85O-mh6-
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

0Webster's Spelling books are sold at the
rate Of a million of copies a year.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06
Paroiase d'Iberville, &c s Mars 1850. mh6o
9Th District Court,
Parish Of IberriAe.

In the successionP Of 9Th District Court,
Abraham Billings. Perish Of IbherriA.
No. 50. State Of Louisiana.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons con-
IN cerned, to show cause within ten days
from the date hereof, why the final account rem
dered and this day filed BY the administrator of
the succession Of Abraham Billings, deceased,
should not be homologated and confirmed, and
that he be discharged from his trust as admin
~istrator, and upon delivering the monies and as
sets as shown in said account in accordance
Herewith his bond be cancelled. ~
By order of court, LIST March 1850.
. mh6 PAUE DEBLIEUX, Clerk. -
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1850.

uThe number of new advertisements To-
day, prevents us from giving Insertion to var,
Gus items Of foreign and aomeste news, which
we will endeaysF not to lose light Of in our
pext- a.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

pJames Lennon, Of New York, for whom
tho original manuscsipt Of W~ashington's Fare
well Address was purchased At Philadelphia, has
afourtune which yields $4,000 per annum.-
He Is . bachelor and I man Of the most
princsly liberality and benevolence. II is said
thst his chasitable contributions lnount to
$4,000 pr annun-one half of his income.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

pOur city ffasyors will be attended to next
week.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-03-06

uLAte news from Europe represent the
French capital to be in adisturbed state.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-01-03
COLORED MINIATURES,

n L. TELlGA has the honor Of informing the
j.. citizens and visitors of Evansville, that he
will remain in the city for short time and take
likenesses By the improved Daguerrean process.
AS for the warrant ofhis skill, and superiority of
his miniatures IN taking as well as finishing them,
it is enough to say, tina he has been steadily engag
ed in the ever since it's first introduction into
this country in 1910; and, furthermore that he is
connected with the popular, pre-eminent and high
ly meritorious Apollo Gallery in Cincinnati, con-
the American public, First Pioneer Of the Art, y
Mr. E. c. Hawkins. He calls the attention of pa
the fact, that he is able take perfect like
nesses in short space of time from five ten Sc
conds! Good, and the only chance for children IF
they can be kept still that length of time.l
Ladies and gentlemen very respectfully invit-
ed to see his specimens, and judge for themselves
Room the residence OF Mr.. Hiram Nelson, Main
street, near the Canal. Open from 8 a. N. until a
P. M dec13 If
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-01-03
n IA Tsf HATsII
AItis aFact, Now Acknowledged

n
DY ALL who have called and examined NV
ID stock OF Hats and Caps, and have purchas-
ed of me. that they buy prettier Hat for less
money of me than they can anywhere else. A well
conducted Hat mandatory has long been needed
here, both for the accommodation of citizens and
looks OF the place Evansville should manufacture
all her clothing, boots, Shoes and every thing that
IS consumed here and in the vicinity and especially
she ought to manufacture Hats, instead of having
to send to Cincinnati, Louisville, or some other
place tor manufactured articles. am thankfulGfor
this disposition of our citizens to patronize hat
nlanuiactorY in this place. say it, but not boast
ngly, that my Hats are equal, and they have beea
acknowledged so by those who have examined
them, to T. S: Barbers orsDodd's. served my aP-
premiership in one of the best shops in New York.
and tor the last four years have been manufacturing
for the Louisville market
have on hand and will continue to keep and man.
utacture the latest styles of Hats of ali qualities
have some of the finest of MOle-Skins, Silks.
Satin Beavers, and Beaver Hats; Russia
Hats, of all sorts; and, also, the Brush Hat.
the best to wear in the world Call in Gents, and
suit yourselves to some of my''ceguntIHats, or at
least come and examine and you will say that the
half has not been told you-On Main street, near
the river, directly opposite BEMENT & VIELE's old
stand. dec22 A. DEFOE.