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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

Stockton and Webster-In his speech before
the New Jersey Legislature on Friday last,
Senator Stockton, after a plea for the tariff,
which he said was always a Democratic mea-
sure in New Jersey, paid the following eulogy
to Daniel Webster: VIZ. r .......... ...... IT.
90 This is a proud day for those here assem-
bled, and New Jersey. l feel it as a New Jer-
seyman--as a man-as a patriot and Chris
tian. Whenever contemplate Mr.. Webster,
my heart goes up in devout aspirations to Heav-
en-, that it has endowed one of our species with
such virtue and intellect. 1t is not simply for
his manly form, that noble brow which seems
placed there as crown by the Almighty, but
the virtue of the man. have known him for
thirty years; have seen him sitting among the
wise and good in the councils of the nation;
have sat as boy and heard the words Of wis.,
dom falling from those lips, which deemed in
spired. And say it before this assembly, and
before the world that if there is patriotic heart
in any man, that heart is in the body of Daniel
Webster. have heard him, al various times,
discourse of public affairs in private, and have
never heard word that might be construed
against his country or her interests, or that
should not emanate from great and pure man.
Ihave seen him in the sports of the field, with
his gun upon his shoulder, following my own
dogs, and whenever and wherever | have seen
him, he was the same great and pure man."
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

The Murderer Of Nge--The Ohio State
Journal has the following in relation to n II
Cri>t, the murderer of Nye, at NJ Mobile:
! Persons who have visited this person in jail
in Cleveland, says that he appears very cheer
| full, talks freely, and says he can prove his en-
| tire innocence Of the charge of the murder OF
Nye. We hope so; but as for believing he can
we do not. Not single circumstance has
come to our knowledge, to build even the
slightest hope upon Of his innocence, and
should there be, we would with pleasure re-
cord it. There was a rumor--that's all--in
town on Monday, that the distressed wife of
Crist had received letter from 4 respectable
physician in Cincinnati to the effect that he had
treated him a short time previous to the com
mission of the crime for insanity. 1t is very
singular that his friends had not heard Of it be-
fore; if they had, the public has not. This
plea, we think, comes a little to late, though
we would be glad to hear it were true. He is
still in Jail, waiting the requisition of the Gov
ernor of Alabama.
The Cleveland Plaindeaer says that such
letter has been received, and is in the hands Of
the Sheriff. The Plaindealer does not doubt
that he committed the murder, but expresses
great confidence in his insanity. 1t adds: "Crist
is yet in Jail here, awaiting the requisiton of
the Governor Of Alabama, but can be released
any day on habeas corpus, as the authorities
have no law to hold him longer"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

Why People Drink.-Mr. A. drinks because
his doctor recommended him to take little.
Nlr. .. because his doctor ordered him not
| and he hates quackery.
MIR. c. takes a drop because he's wet.
Mr. ID. because he's dry.
Mr. E. because he feels aomething risinp in
his stomach
Mr. +. because he feels a kind of sinking in
his stomach
Mr. G. because he's going to see friend of
to Oregon.
MIR. H. because he's got friend come home
from California.
MIR. |. because he's so hot.
Mr.. K. because he's so cold.
Mr.. L. because he's got a pain in his head.
Mr.. NJ because he's got pain in his side.
MIR. N. because he's got pain in his back.
Mr. y. because he's got pain in his chest
Mr.. p because he's got a pain all over him,
Mr.. Z. because he feels light and happy.
Mr. K, because he feels heavy and miserable.
Mr.. s. because he's married.
MIR. L. because he isn't
Mr.. V. because he likes to see his friends
around him.
Mr. w. because he's got no friends, and en-
joys glass by himself.
Mr. X. because his Uncle left him legacy.
Mr. Y. because his Aunt cut him off with n
shilling.
Mr.. z. 1--WE should be happy to inform our
readers what Mr.. rs reasons are for drinking,
but on putting the question to him, he was
found too drunk to answer.)
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

Lola Montes.-Her course, says the N. York
Herald, since she commenced in this country
has been very curious. Her very first approach
TO these shores in the same vessel with Kos
suth, stimulated nothing but hostility in vari-
Gus quarters. The magnificent Barnum was
the first in the field against her, issuing cards
and affidavits calculated to ruin her popularity
with the public. Then she had quarrels with
her agents, one after another and quarrels with
her landlady, which did her no good. She
went to work, however, with the assistance of
her friends, and wrote her agents, her landlady,
her enemies, and all completely down. Her
famous pronunciamento on her life, experience
and transactions in Bavaria, silenced the whole
of the press, and paved the way for her subse-
quent popularity in the South and in Boston.
Her progress is very singular phenomenon,
more so than Kossutl1's. She is no danseuse
of any greut merit-the is not splendid wo-
man, but she has pair of dark, burning eyes,
which seem to carry the day wherever they 60.
We rather think her popularity will outlast
that of Kossuth's: In solid cash proceeds, we
conjecture that Lola is now ahead, having clear
ed up to this time, $4,000 to $4,000, while
Kossuth has not yet paid for all his two dollar
muskets.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
,Jnpnnese G0rdens--Tbe gardeners of lana,

japanese Gardens.--The gardeners of Japan
display the most astonishing art. The plum
tree, which is great favorte, is so trained and
cultivated that the blossoms are as big as those
of dahlias. Their great triumph, however, is
to bring both plants and trees into the compass
of the little garden attached to the houses in
the cities. With this view, they have gradually
succsededin in dwarfing the fig, plum and cherry
trees, and the vine, to stature SO diminutye
as scarcely to be credited by an European; and
yet these dwarf trees are covered with bios
SONS and leaves. Some of the gardens resem-
bic pictures in which nature is skilfully modelled
in miniature-but it is living nature! Meylon,
whose work on Japan was published at Amser-
dam in 1880, states that in 1928 the Dutch
agent of Commerce at Nagansi was offered "a
snuff: box, one inch in thickness, and three inch
es high, in which grew a fig tree, bamboo, and
plum tree in bloom"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

Hoo Scholars are Made.--Costy apparatus
and splendid cabinets have no magical power to
make scholars. AS man is in all circumstan-
ces, under God, the master of his fortunes, SO
he is the maker of his own mind The Creator
has SO constituted the human intellect, that it
can only grow by its own action, and by its
own action it will certainly and necessarily
grow. Every man must therefore educate HIM
self. His books and teachers are but helps;
the work is his. A man is not educated until
he has the ability to summon, in an emergency,
his mental powers in vigorous exercise to effect
its proposed object. 1t is not the man who
has seen most, or read most, who can do this;
such an one is in danger of being borne down
like beast of burden, by an overloaded mass
of other mems thoughts. Nor is it the man
who can boast merely of native vigor and ca.
pacity. The greatest ofall warriors who went
to the siege of Troy, had not the pre-eminence
because nature had given him strength and he
carried the largest bow, but because discipline
had taught him how to bend it.-Daniea Web
Ster.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

Ne,o Theory Of The Deluge.-A clergyman
of Cincinnati, the Rev. Mr. Stuart has preached
a somewhat singular sermon. in which he puts
forth novel hypothesis respecting the deluge
as described in the Scriptures.
He insists that it is an alIegory: and assumes
that the Ark is intended to represent the church
established by Noah and his posterity-into
doctrine and duty necessary for the salvation
of man at that day. To enter the ark was to
be confirmed in the life of rel gion which it
represented The flood of waters he consid-
ers the emblem of an inundaton of evil and
impiety, and refers to various passages in Dam
iel, jeremiah, Isaiah, and the New Testament,
for the purpose of showing that the encroach-
ment of fallacious reasoning and false princi-
pie are not only compared in the Scriptures to
floods of water, but are actually called foods
and the overfowing of rivers. This, he argues,
is the real import of the food in the time of
Noah. The perishing of the millions by the
deluge is to be understood, he says, in spirit
uaI sense: as the perishing Of the souls by the
overwhelming influence of sin.
In a lecture upon the subject delivered by
Mr.. Stuart, he advances many plausible argu-
ments in support of his theory. A literal food
ike that described by Moses, the reverend gen.
tleman says, could not have occurred. Men of
science reject as an absurdity the idea of
universal deluge having taken place since the
creation Of man. Geology utterly eonfutes
this supposition. The learned DR.. Buckland,
the orthodox DIR. Hitchcock, and many others
equally worthy, have abandoned it, and none
stand out for literal food except a stubborn
few who make the omnpotent God the scape-
goat for physical impossibilities.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
Poultry and Eggs.--A writer in the Polls

Poultry and Eggs.--A writer in the Polar
Farmer says:--I do small business in raising
and putting up garden seed and last fall, year
ago, as I was clearing out some red pepper
seeds in my back yard, threw the shueks and
chaff promiscuously about. soon observed
my hens picking them up and swallowing them
with great avidity. They soon commenced
laying eggs, though they had laid none for a
month before. fed them regularly, two or
three times a week. since then, with red pepper,
and they have never yet stopped laying, sum-
mer or winter, spring or fall, except while they
were Matching their chickens; and am conf
dant, from more than years experience, that
by this method, hens may be made to lay the
year round.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
Vente par lie Marechal des Etats
UMls.

vente par lie 1Iarechal des Etats
Umis.
Robert Wightman Dams la Cour de Circuit des
. rs. : Etats Unis-5eme Circuit de
Marcellin Landry. la Division de rEtat de la La.
No. 1906.
Robert Wightman Dams la Cour de Circuit des
Us. : Etats Unis-5eme Circuit de
Marcellin Landry. la Division de rEtat de la La.
No 1907.
I'm vertu de deux writs de alias Fieri Facias, a
IL moi adresse par fHon'ble Cour de Circuit des
Eats Unis, 5eme Circuit de la Division de FEtat
de la Louisiana dams les ci-dessus intulees
ct numerotees, J'ai saisi ct Jexposerai en- vente
pubique plus offrant ct dernier encherlsseur,
S.4lMEDIe II de Ma 1852, entire les heures de
- NJ ct 2 P NJ, a la maison de cour de la paroisse
dIberville, Paquemine, les proprietes ci-apres
decriies, CONNIE appartenant au defendeur, savoir:
Un certain moroccan de terre situue dams la pa
roisse fIbervile, au Bayou Crosse Tete, mesurant
environ 10 arpents de face, plus ou mons, sur une
profondeur de 40 arpents ou dune profondeur suf-
fissante pour douner la dite terre une supertlce
de 31e acres, etant compose de deux grants de Sec
tions--se joignant du Township No 7, Range No
10, designes comme lots Nos 26 ct 27 arpente ct
vendu par les Etats Unis ensemble les batisses ct
ameliorations qui sly trouvent ct y appartiennent,
ansi qu' un fourneau de briques contenant environ
100000 briques, plus ou moins IA 900 pieux, plus
ou moins, ct environ 20 pieces de bais Carries
Les Esclaves suivants:
Tina, negresse, agee environ 40 ans, ct ses en-
fans, .adonis, age environ 16 ans; Lcie, age envi
ron IA ans ct Gasqnctt, age environ IL ans.
jim, Setoart, age environ 81 ans.
Frederick, age environ % ans.
Lalhe, age environ 81 ans.
Old Jim, age environ so ans.
Conditions compliant.
w. S. SCOTT, Marshal des Etas Uais,
deka Divisioe Est de Ia Louisiana.
ap10 Par w. T. MILLER, De. Marshal.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
PLAQUEMHNE:
Saturday, April ~, 1852.

TThe N. Y Herald says: Congress are
jogging along slowly, very slowly, with the
public business, but very fast with the public
money. We can't expect anything to be done
before the meeting and adjournment of the Bal
timore and Philadelphia Conventions. The
dear people do not expect it. Besides, there is
plenty of money in the treasury; and who's
afraid! President making and the public plum
der of fifty millions a year must be looked af-
ter.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
Taking a Likeness-On the recent arrest of

/ Taking Likeness.--On the recent arrest of
Doctor Hines in Charleston, his baggage was
searched, and in one of his trunks was found, a
fine likeness of Mr.. Word, whom he had swim
died in N. Orleans. He charged II. with theft,
upon which he responded with great suayity.
"You well know, my dear sir, that my high ap-
probation for your great kindness to me in New
Orleans alone prompted the aet--that may
have your features ever near me-" ... q.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

Rum's Doings.-A three dollar bill was
shown to us to day, which contained the follow.
ing endorsement:
'sThs is the last left me from a fortune of
$4,000, bequeathed me by beloved uncle. Oh
Rum! thou art the cause of all this Beware
young man, of the wine glass; it has been the
ruin of me. Oh Rum! sure at last thou "bitest
like an adder"
New YORK, Sept. IA, 1851. (Jour. Of Conn.,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
U;fat, butter and lard may be kept long
time, by being melted and clarified.

Change Of Names.-Can yez till me where
Mr. Mahoney, the man who kapes the big store,
is livin' now?" inquired newly imported Hi.
bernan, yesterday Il could not" was the re.
ply. can divil bit duz want yez to, now;
fornenst me is his name.-Och the blackpuard
sure he's like most all Irishmen, for when thew
lave the ould coonthry an come here, they are
changin' their names emadately. Dive see
thare! That mans name at home was Mabonv.
an now sure he spells it in mighty big letters.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
Runaway i'm Jail.
DEPOT NEGRO.

91 Was brought to the Jail of this parish
-MA runaway negro man who calls his name
~ SAMUEL, and who says that he is the
o. property Of Mr.. Hamilton, of the parish
-AAa= of East Baton Rouge. The said negro is
about 80 years of age, feet 10 inches high, and
black. The owner will please come forward,
nay charges and take him away.
ap1O HENRY SULLIVAN, Jailor.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

T"La, mel" sighed Mrs. Partington, "here
] have been suffering the bigam1ss Of death for
three mortal weeks. First | was seized with
bleeding phrenology in the left hamshire of
the brain, which was exceeded by stoppape
Of the left yentiator of the heart. This raye
me an Inflammation of the borax, and now
am sick with the chloroform morbus. There
is no blessing like that of health, particularly
when you're sick.''
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
Something Worth Knouing.--Tt is a

Something Worth Knoaoing.--It is fact,
perhaps not generally known to farmers, and
which, at this season, is important, that there
are two parts in the potato, which if separated
and planted at the same time, one will produce
potatoes fit for the table eight or ten days sooner
than the other The small end of the potato,
which is generally full of eyes, is the part
which produces the earliest; the middle or body
ofthe potato the late and large ones--This we
learn from an exchange.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
u. s. MARsrzAL's SALE.

Robert Wightman In the U. S. Circuit Court
u.s. 5th Circuit and Eastern Dis
Marcelln Landry trict of Louisiana No. 1906.
Robert Wightman In the U. S. Circuit Court
rs. 9TH Circuit and Eastern Dis
Marcellin Landry. trict of louisiana. No. 1907.
DY virtue of the above writs of alias Fieri Fa-
ID cias, to me directed in the above entitled
suits from the Hon'ble the Circuit Court of the
United States for the 5th Circuit and Eastern Dis
trict of Louisiana, and numbered 1906 and 1907
on the docket of said Court, have seized the fol-
lowing described property as the property OF de-
fendant, which | will expose to public sale on
SATURDAY, the 18th dayg May, 1852, between
the hours of - O'Clock meridian and o'clock P.
NJ, at the Court House door i'll the town Of Pla-
guemine, Parish of Ibervie, to wit:
A certain tract of Land, known by the following
description: situated on the Bayou Crosse Tete;
measuring about 10 arpens in front, more or less,
by 40 arpents, more or less, in depth, or sufficient
in depth to give the tract 316 superficial acres, be-
ing two quarter sections contiguous TO each other,
and being in Township No. 7, of Range No. 10,
designated as lots Nos 26 and 27, surveyed and
sold by the United States--With all the appurte-
nances thereunto belonging to wit: Dwelling
House, Kitchen, a brick Store Room, and other
buildings: also, 100000 bricks in the kiln more or
less $4,000 picket boards, more or less 20 pieces
timber more or less, hewn and got out for sugar
house. Also, the following slaves:
Iiima aged about 40 years-and her Children
.Adonis, aged about 16 years. L,ecen aged about IA
years; and Gasqnett, aged about - years.
Jim .Se,rut, aged about Sd years.
Frederick, aged about q years.
LaNic aged about 81 years.
Old Jim, aged about 60 years.
Tems-Cash On the spot
W. S. SCOTT, q. S. Marshal,
Eastern District of Louisiana.
ap10 By w. T. MILLER, Dep'y Marshal
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
Epave.

,~. Arretee par Melon Richard sur lie
81 cote gauche du feuve Mississippi en-
= M viron 90 miles au-dessous de la vile
gaaAsS,M gaaa de Plaquemine une Jument Alezan,
80 agee environ neuf ans-une tache
~sz=z'szses blanche sur le dos, les sabots de der
niere blancs; n'ayant aucune autre marque appa-
rente.
LIE propretaire de la dite Jument peut la recla-
mer ct en- prendre possession, en- prouvant son
droit, ct en- payant les trais simon ellie sera vendue
conformement a la loi, ce 10 d'Avril, 1852 par lie
soussigne juge de paix a son bureau.
av3 P. J. COLLIE, J. P.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

Pure Spite.--The enemies of Mr.. Van Buren,
it is said propose to introduce resolution at
the opening of the National convention, declar-
ing that the "names of all defeated candidates
for the Preidency shall be excluded from the
consideration of the conven.ion.'
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

DA terrible steamboat accident happened
at st. Louis on the I'd inst The Glencoe, as
she was coming into port, exploded her boilers,
killing thirty or forty persons, and scattering
destruction in every direction.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

u7Mr. Word, of Texas, whose incarceration
at Charleston, on the charge of having assault
ted David T. Hines, with intent to kill, which
we mentioned, has been released on his own re-
cognizance.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
NTillinery and Fancy Store.
NAEs,Ha. LEOPOLD KAHN

esss. Would respectfully inform the citi- Us
Sssss zens of Plaquemine and vicinity, that III
N5a she has opened Millinery and Fancy IL
Store on Main street, adjoining the store of Mr..
W. G. DALEs, where the latest fashions will al
ways be found.
Dress Making will be done in the latest and
most fashionable styles, and upon moderate terms.
Making and Repairing of Bonnets &c, done on the
shortest notice. oclS-4m
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

1--WE heard the following interesting con-
versation, few days since, between two can
didates for academic honor
"Bll, spell cat, rat, hat, bat, fat, with only one
letter for each word"
at can't be did,"
"What you just ready TO report verbatim,
phonetically, and can't do that! Just look here!
$50 cat, r so rat, h 80 hat, b 80 bat, fs0 fat"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

TThe custom of purifying the people of
Rome once year, by publicly smoking them
with sulphur and bitumen, gave the name to the
second month of the year-February, meaning
the month of publication.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

D~The Daily Wisconsin says that the emf
grafton from Wisconsin to California exceeds
belief. Farms are sold for half their value by
persons in haste to migrate to the land of gold.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
SNNTMSRM sSMyAMEA,
TERMS OF THE NTINEL.

E OF t SENTlN L.
Subscription, five dollars per annum, in advance.
No subscription taken for less period than one
year.
Advertisements, charged one dollar per square
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every subsequent insertion. All advertisements
published until forbid, and charged accordingly.
A liberal discount made to yearly advertisers
payments invariably in advance
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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
Maroon en- Prison.

81 la etc amene la geole de Get Paroisse,
MA un negre marron qui Sc nom SAMUEL, ct
~ dit quill appartient Mr.. Hamilton, de la
a. paroisse de East Baton Rouge LIE dlt ne
- gre est age environ 80 ans, ct pleds ct
aplo HENRY SULLIVAN, Geolier.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

GTA beggar boy applying to a lady at Boston
one day last week, for money to get dose Of
castor oil, was called in, and the oil was admin
istered gratis, despite his grimaees.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
Runaway i'm Jail.

q Was brought to the Jail of this Parish p
"a runaway negro woman who calls her name
IAN PATSEY and says she belongs to colored
-Aa woman in New Orleans-a black, S feet 5
inches high, aged 26 years, speaks English and
French. 80. i, --a
The owner will please come forward pay char
ges and take her away.
an10 HENRY SULLIVAN, Jailor.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

D"An editor out West says that if stime is
money, he is willing to exchange a little Of his.
for the hard '-.---- ..-..-.--
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17

An Alum Spring.-A spring of water, hav-
ir all the properties, it is said, Of the celebra-
ted Alum Springs has been discovered two
miles from Norfolk, Va.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-17
Bayou Sara Packet

Ramm n For Bayou Sara, Port Hudson, Baton
ss& Rouge and Coast-the splendid pas
ssssssszz senger steamer NEW LATONA,
j. G. LANDRY, master, will leave New Orleans for
Bayou Sara and intermediate landings every
MONDAY, at o'clock P. NJ, and every FRI
Sara every Tuesday and Saturday after the arrival
of the Railroad cars. For freight or passage,
having fine accommodations, apply on board, OF to
J. A. BRAUD & LANDRY, 16 Bienville st.