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s. M. HART & co.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN GRO

WHOLESALE DEALERS in GRO
w ceries Provisions, Western Produce
and plantation supplies generally-Receiv-
ing and Forwarding Commission Merchants
Baton Rouge La.
In resuming business it is oui purpose to
purchase supplies Of Provisions and Produce
IN the Western Markets, and to make our
sales exclusively for Cash, or satisfactory
paper, at prices as low or lower than the
same goods can be purchased for in New
Orleans, with cost of transportation.
From the Planters we solicit call, and
assure them that any article they may desire
in our line, we will make it to their interest
to purchase here.
1--WE will purchase or sell Sugar, Mo
lasses. Cotton sc, or will make Cash adj
vances on consignments to our correspond
enty in New York, Philadelphia, pittsbur.g,
Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, Memphis,
St. Louis or New Orleans. June lly.
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Sec. +. Be il further esarted, &c That no /
rail road nlank road, nor canal shall be con-
structed through the street of any incorpo-
rated city or town without the consent OF
the Municipal council thereof and such con-
sent once obtained shall not be withdrawn
during the term of the character
Sec. s. Be it further enacted &c, That no
stakeholder in any corporation organized
under this act shall ever be held liable or
responsible in any manner for the contracts
or faults Of such corporation in any further
sum than the amount of any unpaid balance
due to the company on the shares owned
by such stakeholder, nor shall any mere in
formality in organization have the effect OF
rendering character null or Of exposing
stockholder to any liability beyound the
amount Of his stock provided the provisions
OF this act have been substantially completed
with.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted &c That in
all cases when rail roads plank roads or
canals shall cross any high way the corpo-
ration shall SO construct said works as not
to hinder impede or obstruct the safe and
convenient use of such highway and IN all
cases where rail roads plank roads or canals
shall be constructed or dug across any plan
tation or land in cultivation or that may
| be cultivated the corporation shall so con-
struct said work as not to hinder impede OF
obstruct the drainage Of said land nor shall
any privilege herein granted be SO con-
structed as to authorize or empower any
corporation to hinder or impede OF offer
any obstruction to the drainage Of any lands
through which any rail road plank road or
canal may be constructed after the con.
struction of said work and if any rail road
or plank road shall in its course cross any
tide waters or navigable rivers or streams
the company may erect for the sole and
exclusive use of such rail road or plank
road the bridges required for crossing but
such bridges shall be so construed as not to
obstruct or necessarily impede the navlga-
ton of said waters or streams.
Sec 10. Be 1t further enacted &c That the
provisions OF the act entitled IAN act to
provide for the organization Of corporations
in this State approved sixteenth OF March
eighteen hundred and forty eight shall moi
be SO construed as to apply to any corpora
tons established under this act.
JOHN Z. KING.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
J. 3. PLAUCHE,
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate
Approved March 18th. 1852.
/ JOSEPH WALKER
Governor of the State of Louisiana
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H. I. WADDILL.
AT HIS DRUG STORE NEAR
The HarneV House.

Offers for sale, very large and complete
assortment Of DRUGs, MEDICINES, SuRGl-
CAL INSTRUMENTS, CUpPING-GLAssEs, OILs,
Scars: TooIH and WHlTE-WAsH; HAIR.
ToorH, FLESH, Nail, SHAVING, PAINT and
SHOE brushes together with all the most
popular patent medicines Of the day.
PENS, INK and PAPER.
Fish-hooks, Lines, Floats, and Baskets,
Low fo- cash.
Teas! Teas! TcaS!!!
Having been appointed agent for the sale
of TEAS for the PEKIN TEA COMPANY
Of Ne,p York, am enabled to offer to the
Lael,xs, . splendid assortment Of GREEN and
BACK TEA's, ,carranted pure. They are
put up in quarter, half and pound packages,
and sold at from so cents to 81 SO per
pound.
Patent Medicines.
This class OF remedies, improperly called
Patent, are simply secret remedies, iound
by Practical Physicians, after long expert
ence, to be admirably adapted to the cure
of certain diseases; put up and offered for
sale for the benefit Of Mankind.
Many persons here viii tell you, that,
Smiths Tonic, Rowan's Tonic, Speeds
Tonic, Indian Colagogue, Champions Pills,
Jaynes', Louden's, Sapington's Hulps Or
the G,affenbourg Pills, will cure you Of any
case of Chills and Fever, or Ague and Fe-
yer that may occur, and that too, at cost
Of from IS cents to 81 so; whereas il
would ordinarily cost yon S. 00-Ihey
would further inform you, that these RENE
dies, warranted genuine, are for sale by
H. T. WADDILL
Druggist, near the Harvey House Baton
Rouge Louisiana. may2Sy.
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all rules ami - ifonS RI hM6 neces-
sary for IT, - "a llf tIens-
action ~ y IN ~ q -
such rules ~ llspll n shalI Sqbiect
TO Iepea1, - hsnt Il
tion, BY, IT, 80 II Their III
Of BY The PrsGnt md directors IA nj
tervals; they m4y Aceept donations A lind
Of money, 81 sueh noteRialeos labor = may
4 be useful 70 the cDAnpqny they shall de-
|clare semi annually - ldiyidends arising
from the road after the payment d I'll ex-
penses. Said DIVIDENDS shall - declared
Ind made payable 70 fAe ssoek holdefe dur.
ing the first fifteen days q Deeemher ami
June Of each year; they shall Mske asleast
once in each year report ~ igii 0eslal ~
the stockholders, exhibiting - expences
and profits OF revenue Of the Ioed = Vel ~
the cost during the projects q cons1a Gang
the same - we'll - the repairs tnat nay oe
made thereof they shall keep or cause 20
be kept, q regular ret Of books, on winch
shall be entered in regular order all buslness
or other transactions Of the company, winch
said book shall be opened to the inspection
Of the stockholders at the office Of the COM
pany. A stock book shall be kept and GER
! tifcates Of STOCK shall be issued = the
stockholders, and no transfer of stock shall
be binding on the company until made on
its stockbook.
IS. IF any subscriber for stock shall be
| taxed BY virtue OF any law or ordinance Tor
rthe payment Of subscription to the company
he shall have the right Of reducing the
number Of his shares BY an amount equal
to that of the tax 80 imposed, but this
| .rnk .,,,.% Ia rNscod v1,Ifhin thirty dAVg
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PIANO TUNING.

/" COATES most respectfully inform
IL. the public of Baton Rouge and VI
ity that he will tune and repair Paino Forts
Violins. Guitars, and all other musical IN
EEstruments on reasonable terms.
Orders left at the Comet Office or jacob
p;ners on Church Street will meet with
n.annt attention mai 81 ly
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CHARTER.
OF THE
Baton Rouge s. Clinton Plank Road Co.

We the undersigned agree to form our
selves into corporation. under the laws OF
the State of Louisiana. as particularly set
forth in an act entitled an : .4ct for the organ
i1ation Of corporations for ,rorks Of pnbi,c
is hereinto annexed, for the purpose OF con.
strlcting a Plank Road from the city OF
Baton Rouge, in the Parish Of East Baton
Rouge. to the town Of Clinton. in the Parish
of East Feliciana, and from thence along
the most eligable rout to point that will
connect the town of Liberty in Amite Co.,
State of Mississippi, and for that purpose
we have formed the annexed charter, and
| have signed the same. and have added to
our signature a statement OF the humber OF
shares and the amount of our subscriptions
to said COMPANY.
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CHARTER OF THE COMPANY.

1st The said corporation shall be called
the Baton Rouge and Clinton Plank Road
Company and its domicile is fixed in the
the city of Baton Rouge.
2nd. The said corporation is established
for the purpose OF constructing, working,
and maintaining plank road from Baton
Rouge to Clinton Louisiana. and from thence
hereafter to be continued to Liberty in
Amite County, State of Mississippi, should
company be formed in Amite County to
connect at the State line.
3rd. The capital stock Of the Company
is fixed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars,
divided into four thousand shares at twenty
five dollars each. A payment Of five per
cent on the amount of each share shall be
made, within thirty days after the election
of the first Board of Directors. The subse
quent payment shall be made in such sums
and at such periods as shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors. Provided That no
call shall be made, for greater amount than
ten per cent, at one time, and that sixty
DAYS notice Of each call shall be given, by
publication in one newspaper published In
Baton Rouge which shall be known to the
stockholders as the official paper of the
! Company, and in one newspaper published
at Clinton.
4th. The said corporation, shall go into
operation and be organized, SO soon as
shares of stock to the amount Of Thirty
Thousand Dollars shall have been sub
scrbed. q :,
9Th. The business Of the corporation shall
be conducted at its domicil, in the city oil
Baton Rouge by Board composed of seven
Directors, who shall be stockholders. The
Directors shall elect one of their body as
President of the Company, at their first
meeting after their election. A quroum te
transact business shall consist of at least
three members and the President, or any
four members OF the Board. At all elections
by the stockholders. and at all their meet
ings each share shall be entitled to one vote
Votes may be given in person or by proxy
The President of the Company is the office
designated as the one on whom lega! service
of ali process or citation against the Com
pany may be made, and the company agree
TO be bound, by service Of process or cita
ton, whether made on the President il
person, or to his address, at the Office OF tn
+ company in the hands of any Of its officers
) 9Th. The first Board of Directors 81 al
be chosen as soon as. the list OF subscription
shall be closed This election shall be he'll
at Baton Rouge under the 'supfeintendenc
Of the commissioners hereafter designate
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BAroN ROUGE, Sept. .4th, 1852.

BARON ROUGE, sept. t4Ln, 1coS,
A meeting Of the friends Of the Baton
Rouge and Clinton Plank Road Company,
was held this day-at the Office Of VIM j.
Pike, present:
re Morgan, B. F. Harvey J: N: Bru-
not, A. S. Heron, H. T. Waddill, Eugene
LaNoue, w. H. Crenshaw, }. W. Seymour,
FIJI B. Romer, Jordan Holt, Philip Win
fee. IT.. S. M. Hart, Vim. Markham and W..
S. Pike. Judge r. q. Morgan was caIlet:
to the chair, and w. S. Pike appointed Sc
cretary.
w. S. Pike stated the object of the meet
ing to be-that of adopting charter for the
Road, and for the purpose Of appointing
commissioners to open the subscription
books. A draft Of charter was read, and
adopted, and it was upon motion
Resolved, That the charter, together with
the act of the Legislature, under which the
same is formed, be published in the papers
of Baton Rouge and Clinton, and that the
papers of East and West Baton Rouge and
East Feliciana be requested to published the
same.
The following named gentlemen, were
appointed commissioners to reopen sub
scription books: At Baton Rouge, T. G
Morgan, S. M. Hart, n. L. Waddill, A. S
Heron, F.. LaNo1e J. Holt and w. S. Pike
At Clinton, J. H. Muse, H. H. Haynes
Henry Marston, e. W. Munday, J. B. Smiti
VIM. Patterson and M 1Mills.
The meeting adjourneNlm die.
THOS. G. MORGAN, Pre't.
VIM. S. PIKE, Secretary
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money has removed all approximations Of any depreciation
n prices during the months aud outsiders have
hesitation in leaving thu CITY with their certificates Of
stock in their pocket apparently confident that upon
their return the market value will be greater than ut tho
time Of their departure.
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to-day, amounted to $143580 80 payments
$l3o,517 43-balanoe, So 54T, l92 o.
Proposals for the sale of two hundred thousand dollars
of the first mortgage convertible per coupon
bonds ofthc scioto and Hooking Valley Railroad Co. viii
be received at the office of wnsow, Lanier Co. 81 Wall
street until p. NJ, Thursday, the 9Th day Of July
These bonds in of 81 600 oach payable the LIST
OF November 1864 with interest at per cent semi
annually LIST of November and LIST Of May in this city
where the principal sum is also payable They
cured by first and only mortgage deed Of trust to j.
r. D. Lanier Esq Of New York. In trust for the bond
holders They issued under acts of the Legislature of
Ohio authorizing them and the mortgage secure their
payment The amount Of bonds thus to be issued under
the mortgage is 100000 Of which 100000 have been
disposed Of for iron rails Sci only 5000 are now Of
ferea for sale The mortgage that part of the
road lying between the city Of Portsmouth Ohio
river and Jackson in Jackson county Ohio distance
Of forty five miles, costing the company when completed,
about $7000 900; Is the first and only lien thereon and
the only debt of the company. The whole line from
Jackson to Portsmouth Is under contract for completion
twenty miles of which are nearly ready for tho rails
Two thousand tons rails heavy pattern, ar
irving at Portsmouth Rails for the residue OF the line
have been purchased The whole road to Jackson will
be completed and in operation early next year. The
means to construct and equip this road provided
stock and bonds The sum Of 100000 has been SUBJ
scrbed to the capital stock of the company about $780,
OC0 of which has been paid in and expended the line
the residue will be regularly paid the call of the
q means ia resOr
ed TO- The mortgage gives full power the trustee to
take possession of the road its personal effects depos
grounds &c., and to sell the same with its franchises
raise money pay either interest principal in cas-
of default.
The losses by fire in the city of Boston, with the
amount of insurance during the first six months in each
of the past two years, was az annexed
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WEDNESDAY, July TO II. NJ

"WEDNESDAY, july d--oI' VA
Quotations for stocks generally were firmly maintained
his morning. and tho transactions were to about the
,,sual extent Tho result Of the movement in North
American Trust has been just az we anticipated me
stock cold this morning at fourteen showing decline
since yesterday Of 90 per cent The decision go anxiou
looked for will not benefit holders much, matter what
a is The effect has been fully anticipated Nicaragua
Transit went up to day per cent. New Jersey Zinc,
n. psuphn, X; Pennsylvania Coal Company, y
Montromery Mining Company 4 Panama Railroad
northern Indiana Railroad declined rs per cent !
rr,e Railroad, Hi Reading Railroad X Michigan Gen.
tra, Railroad Il Norwich and Worcester r. AT the second
hoard there was not much activity and prices were not
vory we'll maintained Nicaragua Transit declined y
49, cent Panama 8; Michigan Central Railroad, \
panama Railroad scrip, / Eric Railroad 4. Nerth
smercsn Trust went up per cent. II Is Just q
.xcly to fall Of Ave per cent to morrow as to advance
sone per cent Panama Railroad appears TO be IN very
unsettled condition In the stock market IL run up ra
,dly and may run down full as fast There appears
NO doubt in the minds Of the holders OF nancy ''ock
rnerly that prices throughout the summer season WV
Ne sustained. Tie prsssnt and prospective abundance
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aOTELs AND WATERING PLACES.

IL ELLINGER'S MANSION HOUSE AT YONkERS, is
II sixteen miles north az the City Hall Strangers
astonished and delighted with its the beauty
grandeur Of which cannot DO equed in other
the world The Supern tendent President and Dr.
reetcrs Of the Hudson River Railroad determined to
visit and locate in this beautiful and healthy village Their
splendid low fare the poiteness and gentemany de-
pertinent Of their safety
speedreDder 1t all that the people along its line and the
public In general ask Strangers cannot fail to be well
taken care Of There several spacious hotels and
take tho IH. and O'Clock trains for Yonksr. from
Warren and Hudson streets board the fast
sailing at the foot Of Jay street. at AM
turn early in the afternoon the evening This is the
spot whore families can get air excellent water and
good entertainment at moderate prices 1t is the
profession that have to complain is the Faculty
They in tight quarters for OF p~aotioe DR. Ke-
Epgcrs Laboratory adjoining the Mansion House-hero
his celebrated Lniment and Magic Fluid
ALI families have 10 and about their premises Every
e consult the Doctor The people kept healthy at
Yonkrs the wealth distinction this
great nation "A little porth the splendid palaces
Washington Irving Moses II. Grinnell Mr.. Alexander
Hamilton Mr. James Watson webb John axon, the Hon.
W. W. Woodsworth tdistAnoe south the mAgnif
cent edi6ces Of tt omas w. Ludaw, Mr. James Whtn3
Smith and Mr. Edwin Forests Castle academies, male
and female. which beautifully located, and
Quoted in that reflects great credit upon their
eptcrs An Express and Printing ofce-thc Yonkers
Weekly HeraldbAve been recently started with great
spirit and Carriages always At the dopots Meals
visiting onkerr From Kejngers Mansion House have
clear view Of the Hudson and surrounding country.
twenty miles The Doctor Is home afternoon Don't
fail to give him . call.
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tHt PH5I Two yours, WIS HH ann6xeu.-
Losses BY FIRE IN THE CRY OF BosTo
Totals. .$l6l,725 $l0s.179 $250732 $ss,2l4

1t will thus be that the total loss by FIRE for the
first half of the year 1852 is estimated at quarter of
million Of dollars and nearly hundred thousand dollars
more than during the period Of 1851 while the in
in 1852 the losses about twenty thousand
dollars less than in 1851.
The Collector Of Tolls the New York State canals at
Albany has given the annexed account OF tolls collected
at and tonnage transported FROM tide water from the
opening Of navigation to the close Of june this year and
last -
TOLLS AND TONNAGE or New York STATE CANALS
1851. 1852.
Tolls collected to July 1... 500 0 q $96875 IL
Boats cleared No ......... 1901 37e9
Merchandise transported, lbs. 7s347Oss 1O5s64,342
Increase in tonnage in 1882 2e6l725a lbs Decrease
in boats 2S2. Decrease in tolls, sos TO- AL this
falling OF in the amount of tolls occurred in April
Since that time there has been gradual increase.
The annexed statement exhibits the value and guam
ty of certain articles exported from this port during
the week ending the Sd Of July inclusive distinguishing
the destination and extent Of shipments to each place
COMMERCE THE PoRT New YsRK-vALrE Ex-
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Aggregate exports for the week. 81, 22s. 4s6
IT will be seen by this that the value of merchandise
and specie exported about the During the month
of June the aggregate value of exports pretty equally
divided between merchandise and specie Last week the
shipments of breadstuffs somewhat larger than
usual while cotton not active. The variety O
articles exported exceeded that Of several previous weeks
1t appears that nearly Of the value Of merchan
disc sent to London last week in the single article O
rs If the month continues to the close at this rate
the aggregate will be greater than that for June but this
cnn hardly be expected this is the duiest period in
the season for exports while the imports usually very
heavy in anticipation Of an early fall trade We may
make up the usual deficiency in the exports Of merchan
disc by shipments of specie and in that way keep tho
balance against foreign trade down to . low
point.
The discovery Of gold In Australia has bad very nju-
ous effect upon the mining of copper in that section
Of the world The annexed statement exhibits the guam
ty Of copper imported into the United Kingdom o.
Great Britain upon which duty was charged for home
consumpti on
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ANTHOLOGY.

THE FOLLOWING is AN EDITORIAL FROM "THE
sachem, Of June 26 1882 speaks volumes in favor
OF hstroioRy vhe Stars have esid II &C W. Robsck the
cslsbra Astroioger late Of
since his advent In this been consulted
learned and talented persons Of both Others
jenny Lind the famous nightingale who called upon the
soothayt. previous to her departure for Eorope
tnues 20 hrpg hidden mysteries to light AFTER the manner
Of the Chaldeans Of old residence No White street.
New York Tbs Doctor has had numberless
upon him wherever he has practed his calling he having
while 10 Europe received three honore Of Knhthood
sides the Gordon and Of the Legion OF Honor
Louis Philippe Of France say Of tho expressions
OF gratitude from many private individuals whom
wonderful science has benefited His estsbshmout Is
daily crowded by ladies and gentlemen anxions to obtain
peep into futurity He IL Consulted upon all subjects Of
hidden naturs.leys matrimony property business rels-
lie 20 confer With him is the best proof Of the uthulne
Of his revelations.
JhPoRTANT DISCOVERY PROF. HERAsGoYNB
\ has discovered method by whioh he seeing
persons hair and handwriting toll all tbst tho enquirer
wish to know respecting business love- ntrgues &e,
with the Frestet Letters free enclosing ~ fce
will be punctualy nnsweredseeresy Observed Address
Prof. Htrssgoyne, Post office.
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AaEHCv.

vUrORTuINGToN O. ssKTHEN CONTINUES 10
w practice in the Supreme Ceurte attend W $685.
hstor prosecute claims And sstte Asoounts
sost tie Departments and BoArds OF Commissonerste
goeue patsnt at homo and abroad-to obtain ressions
sndte collect debts dividends esactes anA
any part Of ths United States sndi. fores
~ mako In OF fundsin loans end stocks
Ana OF and mortsgsnd 70 negotiate the purchaes
and sso " ioans lands and patent risht n s.y state
arss song up 70 the UnistS sses saprcms ours On
pesi Commpscstfb.s, pre- paid. adtrosse1 20 ". y.
X sather o. Carroll place C~ritS nn, wsshissssas
ID o., Wi m Get vith prSRF attentisa.
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THE KINCsLAND HOMESTEAD LAND AND BUILD
ing Associst on will hold Meeting ct Chatham Hall
No Chatham square, Friday even next. at o'clock
for the ~ receiving ombers This association
10 erpanzed plan. There 10 to be no waiting an
Indefinite tins for tho association to olose each
viii be DISCHARGED the association time tho
OF the house and lot paid for, whether BY
instameps otherwise The meeting will
Der Of gentlemen with its plan OF
N,ss that may know exactly what Le is doing
before becoming memb.r The articles o. association viii
ALEC be resd :. SMITH, Murray street. President.
Buxror Jr Me- 81 Chambers street, Secretary.
TIE IRVING BUILDING AND MUTUAL LOAN
II Asscsatier will hold stjcV~ncd neetag Friday
evening july At O'CLOCK At Mss0nc Ban No ~ G~an
strss nesr Forsy,h street Every epher y rsrticuierg
'AQpcsNe to stte nd ibis a. u0rts1t busines "
no NJ 70 action II Witch tle raehs lnterested
~ esess. MORRIS rRANXItS, Prosidsrs,
hsasar II. N,coLAr ssefe,sry.
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NHEAP SPRING MATTREssEs.-THE GREAT DE-
~ mand 70! the healthy spring Mattresses sAd Pa
asters enables the Inventor aud MAKERS reduce stQ
further the prices thus proving that the beds
made for less than half the and that az
supplied With these articles Of coavensnse aaA
health. The prices fixed ut the Of
So $l2 Old beds mattresses altered
neat spring BEDS FROM % el2 Every mattress wsrraAa
ed Hotels semin aries, &e supplied liberal ~
public invited call and sIains the s tho depot
and 53 Broadway above Spring street.
aid lrou HoAa tAn da all ais nd nriOA a