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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-01
nation beyond Pan,n. VA not

nation beyond Pansns wa not
declared, 90 Per cent ~ above.
Known shipments by ssilios yes
sells in 1851, TO various foreign
pkS... ............ 49,.
Add for amount not Danifested,
believed TO be as large. .........
Total estimate Of expectation to
foreign countries In 1881 ......
The early foreign trade TO ih,- was
very large. pal ticnlarly IN is49,
from Pacisc ports. Remit'an.ss
in this early trade w-rr msde
chiefly in gold duet fh- sggre-
gate shipment TO foreign couptries
for 1S4S. 1S49. and 1850 IL th-re.
fore assumed for the three years
to be as large ns that Of 1851.
Total estimate Of exports to tore'gu
countries to December 3ia 1851,
which would not reach U. 3.
mjnts'... ............
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-01

Estimated amount taken overland to Mexico
and by passer gers TO Earop+ East Indies.
Australia, South Am~ri IA. 4 exclusive Of
Chilli manufactured In California and the
United States and otherwis. retained by
individuals leaving the country ana there
fore not represented In the mint deposits,
say per cent on above -. -. -. :.
In hands Of bankers, mercbs nts and traders
in San francisco, per tsbulsr statement
prepared December 31st 1851 ............
In hands Of bankers and traders In other
parts Of California and Oregon, Decsm-
Der 3lst, 1851 $3.50. .....................
Estimated half months yield at mines not
brought forward December. 1851. say.
In circulation gold dust and CALIFORNIA; phi
vate coin. estimated 1t $50 per individual,
and population estimated ut ai2,000. ......
Estimated product to Dec. 3lst, 1851. ......'
Estimated product from January 1 10 Juno
oV, AoD&.. .......s......... .......s
Total estimated product to June 30, 1852.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

Eloquent Words.-Twenty-six years ago,
Mr.. Webster uttered the following words in
Faneuil Hall, in relation to the death of Adams
and Jefferson. How applicable to his own case,
Nothing more eloquent can be found in the En-.
glish language:
"a superior and commanding human INTEL
lect, a truly great man, when Heaven voucbsa.
fes so rare a gift, is not a temporary fame burn
ing bright for a while, and then expiring, giving
place to returning darkness. 1t is rather q
spark of fervent heat, as well as radient )ipbt.
power to enkindle the common mass Of
human mind, so that when it glimmers in its
own decay, and finally goes out in death. no
night follows, but it leaves the world all Iioht.
on fire, from the potent contact of its own
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

UAn English paper mentions a singular
manner of recovering the body of a person
drowned. A laborer was drowned at the Isle
of Wight, but it was not known exactly where
he fell into the water. The circumstance being
made known to one of the Coast Guard, he as
sured the bystanders that if the party was
drowned in the neighborhood he would discov-
er the body by means of a "new loaf of bread,
in which should be deposited three ounces of
quicksilver, when the loaf would float till it rest.
ed over where the body might lay" However
extraordinary it may appear, the experiment
was tried, and the loaf becoming stationary; a
boathook was put overheard beneath it, and
brought up the body. The man states that
this is the fourth instance in which the expe-
riment has been tried by him with success.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

TLike the lost traveller, whose mind sinks
to the lowest detection when he discovers that
the glittering spires of a city which be beheld
from afar in the desert, dwelt only in his ina
gination, SO it is with US, in finding at the end
of our political journey on the I'd, that our
hopes dwelt only in an excited brain, and like
the traveller, doomed to a disappointment which
enervates the mind and sinks the spirits to their
lowest ebb. Under this state of feeling, we
are really unable to attend to ourcolumns with
the same zeal which we trust has characterized
them through the past canvass-and will have
to throw ourself upon the indulgence of our
subscribers for q week or two, until we "get
better"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

ModeS.-Col. Benton announces himself as
the successor of Calhoun, Clay and Webster in
the national esteem. On his late visit to Wash.
ington City, after his election to Congress, he
received congratulations upon his success in
that contest, from men politically opposed to
him; and this has elevated him, in his own opin-
ion, to be the leader of the nation. This hand
shaking is to him a test of the future when he
shall be dead, and recognized among the ma
TONS benefactors. In a speech delivered, o.
tober 30th, at Jackson, Cape Girardeau, he de-
livered an inaugural address, advertising him
self for the seat just vacated by Mr.. Webster
in the administration of the country. He takes
solemn leave of the representatives of the dis
trict which elevated him, and puts himself up
for the guide and policant of the whole nation,
thus
Profound sensations follow this conviction.
If | were young, | might feel exalted; aged, |
feel the OPPRESSION of gratitude and responsible
ity-grateful to the American people for their
justice and kindness-and fearful of disappoint.
inent-and that 1 may DIMINISH instead OF III
crease this national favor. Heretofore | have
been a simple member of Congress, bound to
act on the subjects only which concerned my
State; and at liberty to act upon national sub
jects as my judgement dedicated; but now a task
is assigned me, and an expectation excited,
which | feel no ability to fulfill. There are
in the body polite which call for re-
needles; and in the national bereavement of our
eminent public men, so long shining like fixed
stars in our political armament and now struck
from their spheres, the pnblic expectation turns
towards me.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

UA clever game was lately played in Bos-
ton by foreigner calling himself Eugene Muir.
He made a purchase OF some two thousand dol
lars worth in a dry goods house, stating that
he would take the articles in about a week, and
would then settle. In the mean time he depo-
sited with the firm a box with a multiplicity OF
seals, containing, he said, a large amount Of
paper money, which he considered unsafe. al
his hotel. He then proceeded to other houses,
and made several small purchases, ordering the
articles to be sent TO his dry goods friends. to-
gether with the bills. The goods were left, the
clerks to call in day or two for the Bills
They were taken by Mr.. Muir, however, before
the bills were paid, and three or four days clap
sing without his being heard of, inquiries were
made at his hotel, where it was discovered that
he had absconded without settling for his
board, and had previously played the same trick
at another hotel. The box of many seals was
now opened, and its contents were found to
consist of three old newspapers! >,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

UThe Charleston Courier, of the lst inst.
has the following just remarks on the respect
entertained by all classes for the memory of
Webster:
1t speaks we'll for the impartiaIity and dignity
of the American nation, that although on the
eve of an exciting Presidential contest, men Of
all parties, from a profound respect they enter
tanned to the memory of New England's distln-
guisned dead, have abstained generally from
wrangling lover the dead body Of Cesar" In
deed, we scarcely if ever recollect having seen
so spontaneous and unanimous an outpouring
of grief as has been exhibited by the American
press of all political creeds on this melancholy
occasion. 1t is alike honorable to the |illustri-
Gus dead, the nation and the press.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

Nsw Orleans, Ope7ousas and Great Western
a call for a Meeting of our citizens this evening
at THEo. ORLL1oN's New Hall, to take into
consideration the question of subscribing to
the stock of the telegraph branch wire from
Donaldsonville to Plaquemine. In view of the
great improvements and progress of the age
we need hardly say a word 10 our readers of
the propriety, convenience and necessity Of a
telegraph to this place; and we feel sure that
the paltry sum of three thousand dollars (the
sum necessary to build the line) will not be
withheld, when so small a trifle will give to
our thriving town SO great a boon. The tele-
graph has become one of the characteristic
institutions" Of our great Republic. The
dweller here by the Mississippi, by means of
this wonderful agent, can speak almost instan-
taneously with his friends in the far North and
East. Every month reduces it to a greater
state of perfection, and as it does so, it wins
its greatest triumphs. On the night of the
late Presidential election, the result was sufi-
known in New Orleans by ~ o'clock
to determine the victor, and next morning the
of the papers all knew who had been
elected President the day before. We trust
that the citizens of Plaquemine and vicinity
will give to this enterprise the little aid neces-
sary to bring here the telegraph, that we may
have the benefit of lightning to advance
our social and business interests. Our Bayou
Goula friends, we learn, can also have an office
for a small subscription to the stock.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

Important Increment Concerning Hayti.-It
is stated that two American gentlemen, officers
of the army Of the Dominican Republic, in the
Island Of Hayti, have made arrangements with
certain parties in the United States for the pur-
chase of a steamer, in which they propose to
take a large number Of emigrants to Domini-
ca. Eight hundred men, it is said, have already
enlisted for colonization among the Dominicans,
the terms offered being highly advantageous to
men of enterprise and intelligence.
The New York Herald, which always pre-
tends to know more than its ~neighbors, has Sc
cret intelligence that this is a 6labuster move
ment, intended for the conquest of the Island
of Hayti.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13
Anecdote of Stephen Girard.

The following anecdote, Illustrative of the
late Stephen Girard, of Philadelphia, is from the
New Bedford Mercury:
Mr.. Girard had a favorite clerk, one who every
way pleased him, and who at the age Of twenty
one years, expected Mr.. Girard to say some
thing of his future prospects, and perhaps lend
him a helping hand in starting him in the
world. But Mr.. Girard said nothing, carefully
avoiding the subject Of his escape from minor
ity.
At length, after the lapse of some weeks, the
clerk mustered courage enough to address Mr..
G. upon the subject.
Il suppose, SIR said the clerk, Il an free,
and | thought | would say something to you as
to my future course"
"Ies, yes, know YOU are said Mr.. H., 'and
my advice to you is, that you 60 and learn the
cooper's trade
This ammo cement we'll nigh threw the
clerk off the track; bun recovering his equlIl-
brium, he said if Mr.. G.. vas in earnest, he would
do so.
II am in earnest" was the reply.
The clerk, rather unhesitatingly, sought out
one of the best coopers, and agreed with him
upon terms of apprenticeship, and went at it in
0OCu earliest, dilu III tllC OutSC VI tiui0 ul"tN
as good a barrel as anybody.
He WENT and told Mr.. Girard he had gradua-
ted with all the honors of the craft, and was
ready to set up his business, at which the old
man seemed gratitied, and told him to make
three of the best barrels he could. The young
cooper selected the best materials he could, and
soon put in shape and finish three of the best
barrels, and wheeled them up to the old mans
counting-room. Mr.. Girard said the barrels
were ~firstrate and demanded the price.
zone doIlar,'' replied the clerk; cit is as low
as | can live by"
"Cheap enough" said the employer; make
out your bill and present it"
And now comes the cream of the whole. Mr..
G. drew a check for $4,000, and handed it to
the clerk, closing with these words:
"There, take that, and invest it in the best
possible way, and if you are unfortunate and
loose it, you have a good trade TO fail upon,
which will afford youa living at all times"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

Mr.. WeJster.-According to telegraphic des.
patches, says the Bulletin, one thousand and
seventeen votes were cast in the city Of Boston
for Daniel Webster. These voters were all,
no doubt, devoted personal friends Of the nigh
ty statesman and matchless orator, who deter
mined thus to testify their love and respect
over his newly made grave. While there may
be wide differences Of opinion in regard to the
proprety or expediency of such a demonstra-
ton, there will be no question, we presume,
as to the %fervency and devotion of the actors
in it.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

A Creditors Stratagem.-"A week or two
ago, four creditors started from Boston in the
same train of cars, for the purpose of attaching
the property of a certain debtor in Pennington,
in the State of Maine. He owed each one Sc
parately, and they each were suspicious of the
object of the other, but dared not say a word
about it. So they rode, acquaintances all, talk
ing upon everything except that which they had
most at heart. When they arrived at the de-
pot at Pennington, which was three miles from
where the debtor did business, they found no.
thing TO put EN- over the road but 4 solitary
cab, towards which they all rushed. Three got
in and refused admittance to the fourth, and
they all started. The fourth ran after, and got
upon the outside with the driver. He asked
the driver if he wanted to sell his horse. He
replied that he did not want to-that he was
not worth more than $50, but he would not sell
him for that. He asked him il he would take
800 for him. YES said he. The fourth
man quickly paid over the money, took the
reins and backed the cab up to a bank-slipped
it from the harness, and tipped it up so that the
door could not be opened, and jumped upon
the horses back and rode off, dick -a-ty-switch,'
while the insiders were looking out of the win
dow, feeling like singed cats. He rode to a
lawyers and got a writ made and served, and
his debt secure, and got back to the hotel Just
as the insiders came out putting and blowing.
The cabman soon bought back his horse for
$50. The sold men offered to pay that sum,
if the fortunate one, who found property sutfi-
Gent to pay his debt, would not tell in
Boston,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

Blasphemous Paraphrase.-During the tour
of Louis Napoleon through France, the follow
ing paraphrase of the Lords Prayer was deIiv-
cred to him by the Mayor of Villencette:
Our Prince who art in power, by the accla-
nation of the people and the right of birth, glo-
rifed be thy name: thy kingdom come by the
immediate acceptance of the imperial crown of
Napoleon; thy will be done in Frnce as it is
in foreign countries. Give us this day as our
daily bread, by SO arranging. the tariff as to per-
NIT the entry of things which are necessary and
the exit of those which are superfuous. Forgive
us our trespasses, when thou art sure we have
repented. Iced US not into the temptation of
office seeking, but deliver US from the evils of
secret societies; newspapers and elections of all
sorts. Amen
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

NeUs by Thursdays MaA.-Georgia has
gone for Pierce by an overwhelming majority.
Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina
have doubtless gone for Scott.
Thirty-one parishes in the State have been
heard from, which give Pierce 261 majority. In
those parishes the New Constitution is accep-
ted by 4,167 majority.
Hon. Edward Everett has entered upon bis
duties as Secretary of State.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

The Daily MaiA-On next Monday, as we
understand, the daily mail goes into operation
between New Orleans and Vicksburg, touching
at all the post Offices between the two routes.
This new and important regulation will be of
vast advantage to the citizens of this parish as
OF all Others on the river, and in our opinion,
it will, in a pecuniary sense, be far more valu.
able to the Post Office Department than the
present arrangement of three mails a week.
We learn that the contract for carrying this
daily mail, (or rather six times a week, as the
design isl is taken by a steamboat company at
Vicksburg, and that they are bound to run the
entire distance in fifty hours-one of the boats,
on each mail day, leaving New Orleans at five
O'Clock in the afternoon, and reaching this point
about three o'clock next morning. To passen-
gers going up and observation-disclosures as is
the accommodation afforded by our present ad-
mirable packets-it will afford increased facil-
tiles of travel; and as the company will be un-
der bonds 10 be exceedingly regular, a ~calcula.
ton may be made almost to the minute at what
time those mail boats will reach certain points,
Their names we will give so soon as we can
learn them.
In thus about becoming acquainted with new
mail carriers, with whom we expect to be plea
sanity associated for a long length of time, we
cannot take our leave of the old favor. |
ties, the GipsN Capt. URE, and the New Lato-
ma, Capt. HOOPER, without bestowinp upon
them the need of praise to which they are en-.
titled. The first has been longer in the mail
service than the latter-longer, perhaps, than
any packet that has ever carried the mail be-
tween New Orleans and Bayou Sara-and we
will assert at a venture that no boat has been
more generally regular, or met with fewer ac-
cidents, or has been more generally liked for
the skilful, safe and admirable manner in which
she has been and is now managed. The lat
equally with the first, is deserving of
these encomiums, and to both and their CON-.
handlers, we wish a long and prosperous career
in the future.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

Washington Monument charlottesville
contributions to the Washington Monument
at the polls on the I'd, upon the dime principle,
as recommended by this paper, resulted as fol.
lows in the following places:
New Orleans, $1,l13 so; Mobile, 1901 rs.
Cincinnati, $l,l27 81; st. Mary's parish, $54
10; Town of Thibodeaux, $40.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13
sSMIAMEA,
PLAQUEMENE:
Saturday, November 70, 1854.
Public Notice.

U7There will be a Meeting of the citizens of
Plaquemine THIS EVENING at orillion's New
Hall, for the purpose of consulting as to the project
of extending the Branch Line of the New Orleans,
Opelousas and Western Telegraph from Donald
~sonville to this place. Mr.. L. W. CADY, the Con-
tractor, will be present and explain to the meeting
all that is necessary to a full understanding of the
whole subject. no1l
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

MA village doctor went to visit a patient in
a nelg hborlng hamlet, and took with him his
gun, thai he might wing any game he encoun.
tered in crossing the fields. A peasant meet
ing him on the way asked whittier he was going.
L see a patient" was the answer. "What,
then" said the peasant, edo you really fear to
miss him in the ordinary way, that yon take
your gun with you ?"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

G'The Natchez Courier cites the fact, as
one of the wonders of the age, that the news
Of the late election in the cities of Boston and
New York, was received there by means of
the telegraph, before the result was known
from Vidalia, just on the opposite side of the
river.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

UThe amount of IS IS was collected at
Gomez's store precinct at the late election, for
the Washington Monument, but was not re-
eeived in time to be embraced in the amount
published last week.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

The aggregate wealth of the. United States
amounts to $l2,o0o,0 0o, 900, and tina popula-
ton to "a 900 900 souls. The wealth divided
by the population, gives $500 to each person,
young and old.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13

DIt will be seen by advertisements that
Mr.. A. MARroNNEAux has just received a new
supply of fresh and desirable Groceries.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13
Monday, 18th December, 1882.

between the hours of 10 A NJ and - n. the
the following described property, belongings 10
the
Succession Of Emily Bracken, dsc'd.,
to wit:
/. Tracy, a negro woman aged about fifty
four years.
,. Henrietta, alias Corn, negro girl aged l0
years.
3. A quantity of movable property, consist
ing III household furniture, such as chairs, ar
moirs, bedsteads, bedding, &c. &c.
TERMS OF SALE.
The moveables payable in cash on the dav
Of sale, and the slaves payable one third of tie
price OF adj Indication in all the month of Aiarct.
1858, one third in March 1854. and one third IN
March 1855, the purchasers to furnish their
notes endorsed to the satisfaction Of the Ad~
minl>trator Of said succession; said notes to be
made payable at the office Of the Recorder of
the parish of ~Iberville, and in case Of non, pay
nent at maturity to bear interest at the rate Of
eight per cent per annum from tie time they
Shall respectively become due until fully paid.
Special mortgage to be retained on the slaves
to secure the payment of said notes and inter-
tereSt.
Sale to take place at the residence of Mr.
Tray Bracken, in this parish.
J. L. PETIT, Sheriff.
Parish of ~lberville, 18th November, 1852.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13
Etat de la Louisaane-Paroisse dBerri2e.
Vente de Succession,

IN vertu dun ordre GU d6cret a moi ADDRESSES
a. par la cour du 66me District de rEta-
de Ia Louisiana, en- ct pour la paroisse d1bcr-
VII!e' ) eXpoSeral en- vente publique au plus
oifraHt ct dernier encherisseur-
1undi, lie Is de Decenbre, 2ss2s
entire les heures de 10 A NJ ct II NJ. les pro-
pf'cLcs ci-apres docrltes appartenant q l..
SuccesSl0n lie jeu Emaly Brackea,
savoir:
/. Tracy, negresse, agae environ cinQuan.e
quatre ans.
2. Henriette, alias Com, negresse, ar&e en-
vlron seize ans.
,. une quantite de mobiIier, consistan, Ell
meuble de maiSon, &c &c.
CONDITIONS DE LA VENTE.
LIE mobiller payable compliant le Jour de la
Vente, ct les e~sclaves payabIes un tiers du prix
disqualification payables en- tout Mars 1853. on
lIers en- Mars 1854, ct un tiers en- Mars 1853.
Lacquereurs touniront Ieurs biIlets endosses
a la satisfaction de administrator de la djte
succession. Les dts billets seront paypbIes
au bureau du Recordeur de cette paroisse, Ct
en- cas- de non Placement a ectlGance lis porte
ront lnterets a raison de hut pour cent BAR an
Jnsqu'au Placement final. Hypotb6que speculate
sera retenue sur les e~sclaves pour assurer le
Placement des dts billets ct i~nttrets.
La vente aura lien a la residence de Mr..
Tray b~racken, en- cette paroisse.
}. L. PETIT, Shtrif.
Paroisse d1berville, lie II Noyenbrp. 1870
IN the succession of 6h District Co7,rf
Augustus /. Leftwich, State Of Louisiana
rr aeca' )Parish Of IberriNe.
Ell all persons interested show cause within
ten days from the date hereof WHY the
provisional account this day filed in said court by
MARY Ann Turner, administrative of the success
SION 81 her deceased husband, Aug. T. Leftwich,
ment of this court. Az jus
by order of court, Nov. 10. 1929.
PAUL DEBLIEUX, CLERK.