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Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-05-20

prcsqne jusqn'au fond de ma gorge;et
free me fnt den avaler lie contenrs
Moins dsisagreable que I'huile de 'icin
q"i await fat mon premier deje6ner, &c
SECOND repas me devint anssi nnisible;
aussi'ot apres j%'edprou,ai de siolentes
coiiqncs qui me .firent horriblement soul
:rir, moi pauvre innocent, qui n'avals
fien fait pour meriter &C cha.imcnt.
81 &c n'eussent etc les douleurs cons.
tantes ~occasionnees par ma n'aiadle,
aurais pu eroire que la vic n'etalt pas
nn e,,fer co%ntinuel; car pendant quelques
hcures on me Iaiss;t emrepo:. Tn grand
,norceau de f.neIle servit a m'cnyeloP-
perla lste ct les epaulcs;t ct je IS depo*
Sc dams mon lit, OH j'tPronrai u'e cha
leur plus confume a na constitution, que
he froid don't p'avais Gu tant q. souifir'
J'en fls, retire apres TN long intersal'e
de temps. lie fcu briAah encore; dams
i'aalrc; m,is la chandelse, que termlDah
un immense %lu,nignon surmonte dune
tste large on,m le dome de Saint Paul.
jetait gu uae Iueur fibleset somore.
LA garde s'assit aupras du foyer dams On
fautcuil. ST. respiration, qul pen
dant son sommeil~ s'echsprait par intef-
vale de ses marines asec IN bru'! iosf
peu harmonious, ttait plds que la'oais
cnpcstec dc I'edeur do hrcuyage do"F
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-05-20

setiient telleincnt accnmnles pendant CT
Ia IS de temps, les scenes tcrribies dams
lesqnclles j&'ayais jone &c role 81 trag;que.
m'ayaieMt tel'e;nent spuise qor le nc
sentais nucun9besoln de norrriture; ic
dirat meme que Ia seule pensec dim
F%aIimcnt m'insriraitd u dego1t. On juge-
ra done aisement qu'ele dat setre 10
indignation qnand je Wis cette odieuse
femme, don't J'ai Gu deja 81 solvent a me
pIaindre, appreier un NETS qucclle me
destinait surc'nent. Ellie prit aycc un
air de dego6t nne bouteiile don't Gle
versa lie contenu dams une. cuilliere a
the; puts, me saisissant q l%'improsiste.
j'eus a pcine Ie temps d'ouvrir Ia bouchc
pour appetizer du lou que dtja Thor
rible drogue etait repat'due dams ma
gorge. Je ne Ioueais cricr; je tombaia
lit renyers ct go6tai isinsi la premiere
ancrtume que mon cstomae piein dc
.ig,eur etait condamne a r~ecevoir.
Epuise de fatiguc, lie sonmril vint
enfn Ermer mes yeux appesantis. Je
voulus bailler. Lecroira>t>on ? cttte me.
chante garde qui, il y a TN moment. me
d'onvrir la bouche pour satlsfaire
sa malice, s'opposa a ce besoin de Ia ma
ture.eAu moment on Gle me Wit dispose
q prendre. ce plaisir, ellie me poussa la
iaferiedre acc une :eIIe vio-
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~Ieucc que je Ia crus bri-ee. La donIcur
que je resscniis ne m'cmi echa pas ce-
pendant de dormir pet,dan, quclques ins
tans, Iibre de tout chagrin: mails &C nc
f't9u'nn lourd reimbursement de Ia ma
tire f'tigntc ct non I'M repos doux ct
rafrafchiss,nt. Les poetcs, en- parIant
dun sommeil %embaurne, aimeat q L.
comparer a celni de lenfancc? mais H.
ont donesonblie les centuries, les mailIots
tiles mile antres tommens des premicrs
jours! Pour moi, eus IN reve affrenx
dams leauel je me voyais arrachs ace
monde. Je ponrrais fare un long recit
de tout ce que '%eprouvai: mais celia nous
entrainerait trop Ioin.
De nonyeaux chagrins des peines
inonies jnsqu'aIors ~m'attendaicnt a mon
J'etais sembkable a un crirmineI
soa'nis a Ia question, qu'on ne jaisse re.
poser q%aelqnc temps que pour lie Iiyrer
a de plus crnclles lortures.
En- cffet, ma mechanic garde n'eut
pas p.ut6t va que Petals occupe a cxa-
miner la cli,mbre qn'elle tonlba de nou.
eau sur 81 probe. Dun petit vase, ellie
ira nne cnilleree d'upe substance .epais-
Sc ct fade qucjai entendu appeIer indis.
bouiilie OIL grnau. C'on,men-
;ant par metre Ia cuiI!iase dams son
gnsbte bouehc, cfic renfoncs casuite1
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facon etait vraiment au dessus de mes
forces; ct JIG tombai prcsque aneanti.
Je ne pouvais pas doutcr qu'ils ne
voulusscnt me Eaire MOURN sam autre
forne de process; car lis me convrirent la
tete dun horrible bonnet ct m'entoure-
rent lie cou dams %i'intention visible de
m'etrang!er. J'ignore comment echap.
pal a &C noavean peril. Je sails senlemen,
que ce fut dams les trente prcmieres mi
nutcs de mon existence.
Je ge1tai alors qnclquesinstants de
repos, pendant Iesquels JIG ne mis- a re-
aechir sur ma triste position. J'etais
ici-bas sans un seul ami qui put me de-
fendre. J'avais, il est yrai, une anne
fere ct courageuse, mais fable ct sans
defense. Nspoursu de tout, etais OK
pose aux infernaics malices de mes per-.
seeuteurs aui a%paient c%onjnre ma mort.
Cue rouvaisje fiiretqnc pouvais-je in
%voquer? Mats n'anticipons pas sur les
laits Gpi Sc present assez d'eux-msmcs
dams ma miserable existence. Je vais
les rapporter sans J a~jouter aacune re
Javais reeaja vie a l'heure de minuit.
Jetant les yeux sur la pendule qni %ornait|
chenl:nee, je Wis que denx %lleures
s'etaient eeou!ecs au nilieu de mes pc
bibles fouffrar,ces; mais lee ~evencmcns'
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ETAT DE IA i.OtISIANE.-Cour

ETAT DE IA i.OtISlANE-Cour
dn C%inqnieme District Jndiciaire.-
Pmo;ssc Assumption. - Succession de-
Marguerite Landry, epouse decedte
d.Andre Leblanc.
Attendu que Jean Felix Gillet admins
trateur de la dite success ion a ce jour, depose
en- cour, I'm compte provisoire de son adni-
nistra ion, ensemble avec une petition en- de-
mandant l'homoIogation.
En- consequence, toutes les personncs inte-
ressees sont par ces presentes notices ct re-
quises de dtduir' leurs objections, ~siselles en-
ont, a lhomologation du susd.t compile parde-
want lie gret1ier de Ia conr ci-dessns intitulte, a
son bureau, a Napolt %onviIle. dams les dix jonrs
qnf s%uivront la pre"iere publication de Get avis,
simon Giles seront a jamais p~rivtes de ce droit.
49, Iemoin ma main ct ic srcau
de Ia diie Cour, cet Is Mai
1852.
Desire Leblanc,
SIS Grcffier.
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~ w ~
Louisiana. une election sera tenue lie L.undi
Ia JUN 1852, entire neuf henres A. NJ, ct
quatre heures p. NJ, aux diffSrens burcaux
detection etabIis par la loi, dams les Iimites
dc cette paroisse, d l'eftc; d elire trois Dele
IGgues pour cette Parois>c, ct deiu l'e!e-
CUES pour lie district senatorial compose de<
paroisses Assumption, LafouIcheA In1erne
IT Ierrebonne, a une Convention dEtat
pour changer la Constitution, SAVIOR
PREMIER DISTRlCT-Chez Juan Ale
mand on dams lie voisinagr; commissli-
res, Octave Wives, Meiizt Leblanc eft
u. Juan Alcinan.
2me District-Chez Andre Acosta GU dams
lie vols!nage; com:n:ssaires Tkcophile
Fernandez, Andre Acosta ct Trasimon
Trahant.
SINE DiStrict-A l'habi1ation Simon Landry.
pres leglIse paroissia.e, gu dams lie
voisinage !; co,n,nissaircs, Alexandra
GuiIlot, Narcisse Tcmplet ct Martin
MelaDcon.
4me District-Ch"z Marius AIbagnac on
dams lie yoiSinaor; commissioners. F..
Landry, w. W. pugh ct Aiarius Alba
Gnac.
5me District-Chcz Dranzin Himcl on dams
lie volSinagr; commissaire$, J. Left
wieh, Ciair,iIlc EIimel ct Amedee Tte e.
6lne District-Au cafe de hIaxile Bou-
drcanx Oh dams !e voi>inage; commits
s%aires, ThGolnle Labadie, Aug. Fle-
min et Ellie Landry.
Tine DiS'rict-A Phabitntion de F.. E. Mail
hot on dams lie voisinase: commissuirs.
W. K. Sims, Vincent LANDRY ct Oh.
Bellor.
SINE District-A la Maison de Conr de cptte
paroisse; commissaires, G. l.. Mavor
ct A. u. Foley.
One District-Au billiard de NJ. C. E. Gau-
thier. a .PaincouHville; commissaires.
]. B. Dugas, Felix Gillet ct G. W.
Sims.
lone Distric;-Chrz Dufossard Landry on
dams lie voisinag"; commissaires, Eug.
Comeau fills, Vil6or Leblanc ct SIEVE.
RIA Landry.
lime District-Chcz Francois Mol|ere;
commisSaires, Hrpo'yte Eraud, Ant.
Diez ct Marcelin A. Leblanc.
l2me District-Chaz Etienne PtniSson OH
dams lie voisinage; commiSsaireS, Il.
Peni:son fills, CIeopLas Penisson ct Zephi-
rim Giroir.
l3me Distrtct-Chez Anaclef Si,noupau on
dams lie voiSinagr; commissaires, Ana.
cIet Simoneau ct J. Y. Porchp.
lane District--Chez Dorcino Rentrop on
dams lie voiSinage; comnisSaires, Pier.
re Theriot, ID. kensrDp ct Chs. Gros.
U-Les eonIni$saircs delcction dc>
dit1ercns bnrcaux ci-dessps NOMINEES par
lie Jury de Police de la Paroi-.e As>omp
lion, snnt reqHi> dc trnir la di'e election.
ct den f,irc les retours au Sheriff sou+si-
gne commencement a la loi.
Paroisse Assumptions, lie II mai 1852.
SIS A. T. Hickman, Siierif.
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JEUDI, 30 MAI 1852.
UN

On nous a fat rcmarquer dlmanche
,eir, a Napo!eonyille. sur n des portes
du cafe de M. Trichc, I'm placard que
nous avons ings assez interessant pour
I'enIerer ct lie rcproduire dams lie Pio"-
nier :
Ct Robert :. Martin propose de parier la SOM
" me de cinq cents piastres [$5oo] gull pren-
/" pera, a Ia satisfaction de trois n1essieurs du
I. parti damocratique que NJ. Desire Leblanc,
=" dams sa. ~capacita de grefiier, d charger plus
i" q~n'ilaest antorise par "a lol.
'sAssomption, lie Is de mallS52. CIeXtuel)
Nous savons que pour d"iscuter cctte
accusation, NM. Il. C. Martin ct Desi-
re Leblanc s'etaient donne rendcz vous
a la sale de NJ. Trichc, avant que ladite
accusation fat afichee -. Nous ne dou.
tons pas %qu'apres avoir fait fare Fexcrci-
ce a scs naeyens, lie gen. Il. {. Martin
matt reussi a acquerir la conviction que
NJ. ID. Leblanc a pn charger par erreur.
dams ccrtaines sncccssions. qnelques cents
on. quelques dimes de plus que lie fee bill
nc hi ~alIoue; mons disons par errsur, car
nous ofIrons de prouver a IA satisfaction
7detrente wings, Que dams beaucoup dc
circumstances M. Desire Leblanc achar-
gi moins que ce qui lni etait diet
hien sonvent. ricn du tont.-Nous nous
absteaons d'antres commentaircs......
Nous M vondricns pas pour rien an mon
de aigrir Ia discussion qni doit avoir lien
samedi, discussion qui, nous men doutons
pas, satisfera l'accusateur de M. Desire
Leblanc ct fcra p%roclamer ce dernicr,
par tous les membres prescns, CONNIE un
digne fonctionnairc, M honorable creole.
Dn reste, voici me lettre que nous recc-
,ons a ce sujet de M. Desire Leblanc
mi-meme, ct que nous nous faisons un
grand p'aisir de pnblier: ri
MONSIEUR L'EDITEuR,
Une accusation contre moi, fort grave
par sa nature ct par sd foTme, a etc in
sinuee dams I'esprit de q"clques person
res atm de nuire a ma candidatnres
pour la Convention. J'af 6crit a mon
%accusateur ct lui nj assigne dans| e but dc
discuter Sc; charges centre moi, TN rem
devious qf'h accepte, pour samcdi
proclaim. Apres ra%eccptation de &C
rendezvous. IN placard OH, sous In forme
dun pari. i~'accusation Sc trouve renon-
.elec, etc aGiehe a N~apoItonvil|e di
nanche dcrnicr. Jc m'abstiens de qua
Ifer ce procsds. lie pcuple de rAssomp,
zion que jeconvie tout enter a Sc tro"ver
samedi a N~apoleonviIle, jugera de l'ac-
cusateur ct de l'aeuse ct qnelqnes jours
plus tard, il etablira en- dernier resort,
lequeI4de nous deux est plus honorable a
ses yeux.
DESIREI .EBLANC.
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EAE@TANM MN1ASE,

election will be held in,he parish of AS
sumption, on Monday, the 18th June 1899,
between The hours of of nine A.. NJ. and 6,,
p. NJ, at the following election precinct.
established by law within the limits of hi,
parish, for the purpose ofe Getting three De-.
!egatrs for this parish and two Doleea,e.
for The senatorial district composed Of nm
parishes of Assumption. Lafourche Inferno
and Terrebonne, TO. q State Convention 10
change the Constitution, to wit:
FIRST WARD. At or neal Juan A!em.n,.
residence; commissioners, Octave Vi
YES, Me!ixe Leblanc and J. A!eman.
End Ward. At or near Andre Acosta's re-.
sidrnc; commissioners, Theophile Fer
nandez, Andre Acosta and Trasimoud
Trahant.
Ord Ward. AT or near the plantation cfSe.
vcrin Landry near the parrocbial
church; commissioners, klex. Gui|Iot, .
NarciSse remplet, & p. NJ. Melancon,
4th Ward. At or near MafTIs Albagnac,.
residence; commissioners, Z. Landry,
W. W. Pugh & Marius A%lbagnac.:
9Th Ward. At or near Drauzin Himel's r..
sidence; commissioners, J. Lefwich.
Clairviile Hincl and F. A. Tete. Y
9th Ward. At or near the coffee house Of
Maxlle D%o,dEraux; commissioners IN.
Labadie, Aug. Fremin and E. Landry.
7th Ward. At or near the plantation of T.
f. Mailho'; commissioners, w. "A. Sims.
Vincent Landry & Charles Bellot,
5;h Ward. AT the court house; commission.
crs, Z. l.. Mavor and 4. Nj. Foley.
9th Wari,sAt the billiard room ofChs. J. r.
GaWhier, in acknowledgements.
ners, j.. b. l.. Dugas, Felix Gillet e,
G. ". Jones.
lo:h Ward. At or near the residence Of
D"fossa'd Landry; commissioners, F.
Conean fls, Vileor Leblanc and Sew.
rim Landry.
18th Ward. At the residence off. Mollere:
commissioners. Hipolyle HimeI, Mar.
celin A. Leblanc and Antoine Diezy
18th Ward. At or near the residence Of +:
Penisson; commissioners, Elienne Pc.
Nilsson fills, Zephirin Giroir and Cleo
phas PGnisson.
18Th Ward. At or near the residence Of 4.
Simonean, in Pierre Part; conmissie.
ners, a, Slmonrau and J. v. Porche.,
l4th Ward. AT or near the residence of d.
Ren'rop, in Grand River; commission.
ers, Pierre 1heriot, Durcino Rentrop
and Charles eros. Y
s@The commissioners Of the several
precincts appointed by the Police Jury
IF the Parish Of Assumption, arc hereby
required 10 hold said election and 10
make the returns thereof according to
Parish Of Assumption, may l7'h 1852.
S. AT. Hickman, Shtrif.
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DESIRE LEBLANC.
-
ELECTION DE MARGUILLIERS.

CONNIE nous l'avots annonce ieudi
dernier une election dc margnilIiers a
Ell lieu dirnancbe, a l'eglise de FAssomp-
ron. Voici comments les voix Sc sont
p%artagees: h =
Manuel Fernandez. 90 voix
J. B. Guil!ot.. so
Ursin Caillier.. 80
Richard G~authrcaux... %
hinsi, CONNIE nous l'axions prevu, au-
Gun des deux yieux p%illicrs de la %yieilIe
tglise, ma pu etre renvcrse.
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STAIEOF LOUlSl.A NA.-5t
Distrirt Court Parish Of Assump-
tion.--Sncces-ion Of Marguerite Ian.
dry, deceased wife of Andre Leblanc.

t'"".- CcSshuh VI MdIS'efite Titus
dry, deceased wife of Andre Leblanc.
WHEREAs Jean Felix Gillet, adm.
~nistrator of said succession, has this day, filed
with the clerk Of said court a provisional sc9V
CONT Of his administration, together with q
petition praying for its homologation.
Therefore all persons interested are hereby.
warned and notified to file their objections, if
any thew have, to the above account, with the
clerk of said court, at his office, in The vii
Iage of Napolsonville, in ten days after the first
publication hereof, .otherwise.the said account
will be approved and honologated in due course
of law.
~o Witness my hand and scalof
&, said court. this 18th day Of
May 1882.
~ Desire Leblanc,
S. Clerk.
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VARIET S.

Av.z-vo"s rcmarqnt, disait au foyer
dc i'Opcra, ThtopI'iie Gan'icr, I'm fai!
scr.eusement i''q"itta't pour E%avcn;r dc
Ia France ? II parait. au di'e dcs jour.
nanx, que l'Ang|etcr;c noas enIeve tous
nos dindons,
IranqniI'iscz-,ous, rcprit Merry,
c'cst TN bruit que les canards font courir.
{ G~Le Constitutional annonce que le
fills afne de NJ. Lucicn Mnrat Went dc
scngagcr CONNIE soldat dams lie Sc regi.
mcut de ehasseurs d'Afiquc.
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Elevcs de premiere AIMEE Benoft, dit
l'Escamoteur Marcelin, dit lie Recureu
d'Egout ; Rigobert, dit O<-a-moelIe
Baptiste, dit lc Charlatan ; Riga"d, dit
lie Chanffeur-dc.picds Valcntin. dit 'c
Chat Charles dit lie Poulct dlnde; Er-
nest, dit l'Aboyeur.
Iargncs, (ou ftmmcs).- Anna FAg"-
qante; Fanny ia Mo"chiq"iere; louise
la DtbAcIeuse; IIelci,e Mord-!c-koi.
E3eves deurienp nnnse.-- Jave'ot, dit
Cul-a-E'auteuil; Pierre, dit EArchr-dc~
Noel; Alfred dit lie FIonenr-a-Procnreur
Paul. d;t lie Coqueur-a-Torti!ladc; Char
les, dit lAmadou; Theodore, dit Ic Petit
d'Ardant.@
Largncs(on Gmmcs).-Adclinc from.
pe-Chasscs; Victorine. la Drag"euse;
Sophie la Japincnse; Blanche la BaIa-
vans, Adyiennc la Kcniflante.
E1eues de hoisieme onnGc.- lsidore, di'
lie Bai'Ieur dc fond<; G"rmain, dit lc
Banqucroutiar Henri. dit Pas<c~I.ancc.
8azilc, dit Pou$sc-Mouliu; PapiIlon, dit
Gnculard: Dcautaire. dit lie Hampton;
Vincent, dit le Mo'icanI - I]ucicn.
dit le Siminaristc: Cabin, dit lc Gcrbt
a la Passe [coniannt a NOR /.
l.argucs lou fr'nmc*].-Rosc, Ia Fans-
sr-Vcrtclnc; Gencviese Ia Galcu<c:
Enlalie, lie Plat-a-Bubc; Eusanic Ia
Mauvicttc d'%Iionncnr.
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Eiialle, lie bIat-a-Dubc; Lugenlc ia
Mauyicttc d'Iionncnr.
VoL Az ro!sIN.--Ec genre d'cscro-
Querie s'cxerce prinCipa'cm"nt dams Ger,
tains quarters du fauhourg St.-Gcrmnin.
on la circulation est moins active Que sur
Ia rive droijr. On NC ~conprnndrait pas.
dams nm quarter anime. qn'un individn.
vatn dune robe de chamhrc, en- pantou-
1cs. cntrat chez IN joai'licr ponr fnirc
empiete dune parure de.tintes 4 ornrr
lie scip, Ie front, les o%reiIjcs dune demoi-
selle dc hante nai>sance qu'on doit epou-
ser dams butt ionrs.
Qnand I'm Glou a tronve nm ioaiI'icr
dams les conditions prfcilees. il va mar
chandler nne parure; mais, avart de Ia
chetcr, il disircrait J., montrcr a Ia per-
some a qui ellie est dcstinec. pour ne
pas blcsser son gout ct la lui faire porte,
Ir slr;a contrc-cnnr.
Apres avoir choiSi ~Itcrin, |c erincke
prize lie joaiIIier dc lie Eire nccompagnc,
par son commits. Arrives a Ia porte de In
mai>on Oh /. est cense drmcnrer, lie faux
chaland frappc. ct lie commits, par poll
tesse. est invite i passer lie premier; rcf,-
de cclui.ci: "Comment done, monsieur?
in n'ea fcrai rien, a vons ihonncur.' It,.
fiou inSisie avec des mots insinnans. ct he
commits sc decide cntn a rasser lie pre-
micr par pure obfissance.
a pcine Get infortunt est-il entire, que
lie volcur tire la porte sur lni ct gag7c Ie
large pour rrtrouver des completes dams
I'arriere-houtiqnc dun nannezingue, oil
il %rctrouve dcs bottles eli TN paIctot qnel
conqHe.
QUAINT m m,lhcnrcnx commits, II COM
mcnce par cherchcr st pra'iqne dars les
les cscaIiers, les couIoirs; il de-
a toutes less homes: Vo"s ne
done pas vu:-Qui = Mais nj.
lie monsieur a la robe de chambre. ave-
nne calotte grccqne ct DIES %pantoufle<
il etait Ia, derriere moi"
Apres avoir colru tous les cscaIier>.
&c commits descend a I,logc du concier-
ge; il n'ytrouve qu'un CHEN 1ui grcgae
ct DIES scrins qui chantent lie porter est
descendu a Ia cave pour aIier querir une
beclw. A peine remonte, le commits Iui
ad'csse retcrnelle question de lnpe= cons
vi confnc Massol dams fE,fm 1roHh
que. lie porter moins poi que les ha-
de Memphis, croft que lie commits.
qui a deja la mine egart, est IN fon on
vcnt Sc moqner de lui, Ell lie met i la por-
|e en- lni Enisant morJre les tihias par
.zor, I'm psnultleme carlin age de II
ans.
JIG renonce a daerire la scene qui Sc
pas$c %Ior<que lie commits, ec!aire Sur sa
position, arrive chez son mai re sans ar
gent ct sans parnre.
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MNAS ~N7EAESTANM,

Commencement i la loi
49, 49, E: %, {: ;; 4: s: IN: %;: s:S:'::
&c Joseph Walker. gol-
I verneur de rEtat de Ia
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-07-13
Flae Southern Press.

SOME differences Of oninion seems to
have arisen between the Editors OF the
.Souihcyu Press upon the subject Of the
Presidential Election. The in,ior rai.
tor desires to come to the support OF
the Democratic nominees. The senior
editor is opposed 10 such course and
gives as his reason, his unwiIincncss
TO support the Corn promise measures.
upon which, as n plat ,rn, the Demo-
cratic party stand The Press belongs
principally to ELLwooD FIsrEK aud he
is therefore entitled to control its
course, but We must confess we cannot
soc any grave reason why he cannot
support PIERCE and KING-the entire
South has now submitted to the Com
promise, FIauER's paper claimed to be
Southern in its politics, ii was started
to support the views and institutions Of
the South, and its present course seems
to us to be founded in TOO delicate a
scnse of propricty. lfthercwerc other
candidates for the Presidency whose
views upon the measures We're more
agreeable to him, he certainly ought to
give his support to such men but he
can only choose between two or stand
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MURpERous AssAULT.-On Friday
evening last, Mr.. Thomas Sanders ar
rested one Thomas Mcsscr for his dis
orderly conduct in the streets of this
village, and while on his way to tho
jail Messcr released himself from Mr..
st5iifIders Dy-r stie e,+gH effort and draw:
ing pistol, fired at him. Fortunately
he missed his aim, but from the close
proximity Of the parties, the ball must
have passed very near Mr.. Sanders
body. :,
Sanders then advanced upon him.
and finally overpowcred him, but not
until Mcsscr had inflicted several
wounds upon his face with the barrel
of the empty pistol. Messcr have
failed to give security, is now in Jail.
Uni6nriti6 Joaraai, 9M inst.
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Death of WIN. q. Bses.s.

1t is with painful feelings we record
the death of our tellow-citizen, Mr..
William j. Rees. He died at his resi-
dence, near Statcburg, ON Wednesday
morning, tie 7th inst, Of congestion of
the lungs, in the bloom Of youth, lcav-
ing nrelanchoIly void in the hearts
OF large circle of relatives and
friends, and above all a young and
lovely wife to mourn her irreparable
loss. We seldom hear of "a case of
equal sadness. Mr. Rees was wealthy;
but modest and retiring in his manners.
lie was surrounded by all the comforts
and many of the Injuries Of life. Be-
loved by his ncighbors he had passed
but six short months with his interest
ing and atlcctionate wife; and while the
bright prospect of future bliss and hap
plncss was spreading out before him.
he was summopcd away. The mourn
ful event has cast melancholy gloom
over the community in which lie lived.
His disease was brought on by expo
sure to the sun during the i'yndicious
paradcs on the lst inst. We fear that
other serious results will follow that
days work but we trust not.
Black. Riper UutcAmua.
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DEATH OF LAWRENCE PRINCE. ESQ.

DEATH OF LAWRENCE PRINCE, ESQ,
1t is our painful duty, says the Che
raw Gazette Of the 9th inst, to an
nounce the death Oh the 4th inst, at
his residence in this town, of one Of
our Oldest and most esteemed citizens,
Lawrence Prince, Esq. Mr.. Prince
had been laboring under disease for
some months, but we We're quite un-
prepared for the sad event. lie leaves
Il large circle of relations and friends
to mourn their irreparable bcreavc-
mcnt.
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A NEW STEAMER BETWEEN CHARLES.
TON AND NEw YoRK.-The Courii.a.
says The screw steamship City of
Norfolk, which was recently built for
the line between New York and Rich &
mond, after receiving some alterations
and improvements, went down the
lower bay Of New York on Tuesday,
on trial and pleasure excursion,
and gave entire satisfaction by her
performance, running the distance
of twenty miles, against wind and tide
in one hour and thirty-fve minutes.
The chief improvement which has been
effected in her arrangements consists in.
a new propeller that has been substizs
tused in the place Of the former one,
of increased dimensions and better
adaptedness to the power of the engine.
The diameter of the present wheel
is nine feet four inches, with an.cx-.ts4
panding switch of twenty-one feet, and Y
length Of blade two feet six inches
steam pressure of twenty-five pounds:
to the square inch, the wheel making
sixty four revolutions per minute The
vessel will hereafter be employed in
the transportation of passengers and |
freight between New York and this
city, and is now loading for this port
at pier s, east river, and Will sailst
morrow mt five O'Clock.