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LEGAL. 4 ADVERTISEMENTS.
state Of Loyaisfana


| PARISH OF East BATON BOUGE,
SIXTH JUDICIAL DisTR1CT. COURT.
| 1fssprEsor PsAfE, vs.. DAT0N R0utn MInis 3 Co.
ET AL, No. 20.
QY virtue Of = writ Of plur A., n, issued IN the
- above entitled and numbered cause and 70 me
directed ftoul the Honorable Sixth judicial bis
trict Court In and for the Parish Of East Baton
Rouge and state aforesaid. "a
| have seized and will expose A. public sale on
| SA7URDd y, the tn ddy gf JAM nert, A. p,
1854, at II o'clock, A. NJ, on the grounds q ne
Baton Rouge Mills 4 Co., situated IN said Parish
aeoye the United states d"rri'on on "'''is''p'
pi River -
A certain trect or parcel ofland together With
| all the buildings and improvements thereon, mil,
machinery, fixtures, 49,, situated On lnc river
| Mississippi near the United States Garrison, Ia
said parish OF East Baton Rouge and containing
| about twenty eight So ,ericlal srpents more or
| less, and bounded ~ follows
On the north by lands Of the late Jas. McCalop
| formerly cf jacob Drake.
On the East BY said McCalop, formerly those Of
A. Gras.
On The south by lands Of the United States for
merry tho,e Of John Gracie ..,,
And on The West by the River mississippi.
Also the following named slaves on said above
described premises, together with oil the Increase
Of the same, viz
Lewis Fisher "a years on the ~ day Of October.
a Ai eek berkeley then %;
Ned Henderson, then ~
Stephan, then "a
Alfred, engineer, then 90;
Parker, then "a years:
spence, then 49,
|. Dick, engineer, then 20,
Alfred, then 80;
Harry, then 36
John, then ~
Fred then 10:
Black Dick, then go;
Jordan, then ~;
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ANOTHER ILLusrEIous VIsIToR.--
The New York Herald says: We
learn from Paris that Alexander Du-
mas, the prince Of romancers and dra-
natists, is about emigrating TO tie U.
S. for the purpose of permanently es-
tablishing himself and spending his
last days in the land of liberty. He
has written the following letter to NJ.
Delean, who has arrived in New York,
as the st. John the Baptist Of the new
advent:
My Dear Friead-You are TAX
ing an important step-you are about
to cross the Atlantic. BE of good
courage. The soil of America is the
veritable land of promise, because it Is
the only home Of liberty.
You go on an enterprise with which
| sympathize with all my heart, to
publish exclusively in the land of
Washington, Of Cooper, and of Irving,
my works, in advance even of their
appearance in France. M,,cte Animo :
have confided to your care all that
| have at the moment ready for pub
lication--but do not fear that | shall
leave you in the lurcb. n 81
Adieu, my dear friend. Find for me
on the borders Of the st. Lawrence,
the Hudson, the Delaware, or the Ohio,
corner, where, surrounded by my
chosen friends, may spend my last
days, and die in tranquility under the
sun of liberty.
My best wishes and prayers follow
you where you go.
ALEXANDER DUMAS.
We understand that NJ. Dumas, has
already confided several manuscript
works to the hands of his agents, who
have established publishing house in
New York, for the purpose Of bringing
them out originally and exclusively in
New York. The manuscript, also, Of
bis comedy, the Youth Of Louis XIV
which was prohibited at the Theatre
Franchise, is in the hands of bis agents,
and that several Of our managers are
in negotiation for its production. Mr..
Bourcicault had better look to his lau-
rels. --Orleani0u.
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Vente de AnCcesssi on.

I
TESTER, det6dc.
mo. 2s21 Cour des Prenves dji Sixieme
District Observation-Disclosures TEst Haton
Rouge, Louisiana
I'm vERTU dune commission lancee
II dams la succession ci-dessns moi
sdressee par pHonorable Cour du Sixieme
Ditrct Judiciaire dams ct pour la paroisse
d. Est Baton Rouge. Etat de Ia Louisiana.
J'exposerai en- vente publiquc dams la
dite Paroisse, en- la vile de Baton Rouge
dams Ia rue Lafayette au dernier domicile
de Charles Tester. decide,
Merc,edi, le 1s Janyier 7yochain,
1854. horze beures du matin Les pro-
priGtes ci-apres designees ct decrites ap-
partensnt la succession de Charles Tester
decide. en- cetfe Paroisse, SAVIOR:
UN TERRAIN situe dams cettc partic
de Ia vile de Baton Rouge d'apres le plan
de O. R.Devall, mesurant vingt pieds dc
face Ia rue Lafayette, sur cent vingt pieds
de profondeur, etant la partie Nord du ter
rain No. 3, avec toutes les ameiorations qui
sont dessus.
! UN AUTRE TERRAIN attenant par la
ligne d,l fonds au terrain ci-dessus decrit,
mesnrant cent picds sur la dlte ligne du
ionds ct s'etendant en- profondeur soixante
pieds sDr Ia ligne Quest dun terrain appar-
tenant b George A. Pike.
UN AUTRE TERRAIN situe dams ia
section De Deyall dc Ia Vile lie Baton Rouge
ct design6 sur lc dit Plan par lie No. s. de
Filet No. 3, mesWrant soiEante pieds de face
h la Troisieme rue sur cent vingt pieds de
profontleur.
I'm AUTRE TERRAIN ayaut---
pieds de face Ia rue hafayette sur cent
vingt pieds de proiondeur. Giant ia partie
Sud du Lot No 9, de l'ilet No. 3, daes Ia
partie de Ia villede Baton Rouge, designee
par DeyalI; ensemble avec tontes les anne
liorations STIR le dit terrain.
UN AUTRE TERRAIN ayant-----
pieds de face Il la rue Lafayette sur cent
vingts pieds de profoudeur Giant Ia pa,tIe
Nord du Lot No. 2, ct dix pieds dn lot con-
tgu No. /, ensemble avec toutes les amGli-
oyations qui existent dessus
AUsSI tine portion de terre situee sur le
Creek de Jones Jones Creek dams cetie
Paroisse D environ 81 miles Sud Est de Ia
vile de Baton Rouge, contcnant cinq cents
arpents Plus on moins les limites Ell serort
donnees lie jour de la rente ct I'm plan DIES
dites prophecies sera exhib6 le Jour de Ia
vente.
I'eymes ct coaditions de IN Vcntc.
Les tevains ct batisses faisant face 4 la
rue Lafayette seront vcndus un credit DE-
I'm. deux ct trois ans du jour de la vente--
Pautre p'opiete c'est dire une portion dc
terrain contig1 a la propriete, ode Fisher du
cote du fonds seya vendue pou, du compliant.
LIE terrain fasant face la Troisieme
rue ct la port on de terre situee sur Jones
Creek, seront vendus un tiers complain, ct
la balance I'm credit de un ct deux ans
Les acque,eurs seront tenus de fournir leurs
billets avec une garantie personnelle sufli-
sante ct hypotbeque sur les proprietes ven-
cues us'qua parfait Placement, les dts bill
tets porteront interet an taux de six pour
cent, partir du jour d e la vente idsqu'a
parfait Placement ct seropt fats payables an
Bureau du Recorder de la Paroisse d'Est
Baton Rouge. II. V. BABfN,
dec. 1865. Sheriff
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wMr. L. j. Sigur arrived the other
day, and has taken possession of the
Land Office, persuans to law. Mr.. ST.
CUR is now dc tacto, Register of the
Land Office, for the State Of Louisiana,
pice w. II. Crenshaw.

f~"Myrn's" story was duly receiv-
ed. We hardly know what to say in
reference to it. In the early DAYS
Of the Comet, we had thought to set
aside column for local literary pro.
auctions, Of poetry and prose. And
we had thought to stimulate q taste
tor writing, by Offering inducements,
and stimulents, to original composition
But we soon found that this would
upset us. Two or three original stories
in the first days of our existence. set
us back SO far, that we have scracely
yet obtained our equilibrium. II was
not because the stories were not good
but simply because they were of
domestic origin and i'll suited to the
market. To fully satisfy ourself of
this fact, We republished a story from
tho pen Of Washington Irving as
Original : and this met with severer
criticism than the others. We con-
cluded then to close down on all orig.
inal communications, except such as
rotate to the thieving of those in
place and the wire.working of those
out of place to get az. We changed
our source anda shifted sail. and if we
are not now in the right current, it is
because we do not know where TO find
it.
The editor of the Comet il vari.
ciously charged now, with wanting to
be literary in his articles "a desire
10 let people know "he's smart
making a vain effort to display limited
learning to the best advantage &c.
All of this we most hariily disclam,
aud ask our friends not to believe o
word of it. All we desire TO DO is to
get bold Of the. most desirable items
afoat, and speak Of them in such a
manner as to be understood. AS to
being understood, we are very well
satisfied that it rarely happens, and
know not whether to pity our readers,
or ourselves for it.
Does Myra understand us? We
hope so. We like her story-it is
well written, and had it come from
Cape Hatteras, or the Tongo Islands,
instead Of the heart of Red-stick, we
would publish it and not only on ac-
count of its merit, but because it was
written for the Comet.
We shall hold it under adyisement
until Sunday, and if not published
then, it will be subject to Myra's or
der.
- a.
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r. There is no disagreement. q

IL AHCsU 30 wv uso@HA SSsNSsrSs -"
to what is sublime and beautiful.
The same impression is made upon oil
alike, tutored and untutored. II should
be the strife Of every good citizens 70
set up good models before the public,
for the very reason that they have q
powerful influence on civil liberty and
the progressive movement Of things.
II people would pause for moment
to think thus, they would cloth the
neither extremities Of feminine juve.
niles in dispite Of Fashion. . II there
is any thing in the world to make a
feeling mans heart sink within its-self,
and keep before the mind q living,
moving picture of "forked radishes;;'
it is the juvenile misses, as they Fit to
and fro in the public thoroughfares
with bare-legs, decorated with fancy
colorcd hose. Sometimes we can zee
peeping down, modestly, all that re-
mains to view of the modest pantilet,
but it bushes to look Oh the attenua-
ted spindles, whereon the present
generation stands. A lady friend in
forms us, that the anxious parents are
afraid their children will be thought
Boomers, if their pants are visable.
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o. We call particular attention to
the work now being published at the
Office of the True Delta, which will
embrace full complete history. of the
recent epidemic with a full list of all
the interments in New Orleans, from
the LIST of May to the 1st Of Novem-
bsr A notice of the publication will
be found in our adv Fling columns.
The information has been complied
with great care, and expense. The
work can be had in q few days by ad-
dressing letter to the True Delta Office
1913 st. Charles St. N. O.
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sSUNDRIEs Z!

% BARRELS Prime White Lard, 40
w Kegs. do, 10 bills best winter stra-
ined oil. so boxes star candles, 25 boxes
as SIS Il G's sperm candles. 100 bags white
corn. 300 lbs choice dried beef, $50 lbs.
faucy. and extra teas, 90 bags Rio coffee,
100 bbls st. Louis flour, Is bags buckwheat
Is douzen brooms, in store and for sale, for
cash or good 30 day paper by dec IL 1876:
JOSHUA BEAL
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A MONSTER ORGAN. 1T is stated
that an organ, to cost S125,000, is to
be built for the new Crystal Palace at
Sydenham, England. 1t will be a
prodigious instrumental least three
times as large as any ever constructed.
1t will contain in all one hundred and
thirty-nine stops, and ten thousand
one hundred and eighteen pipes; be
one hundred and twenty feet high, and
fifty feet deep, with breadth Of nine
ty-fiye feet, and will have four rows Of
keys. The bellows, it is stated, will
be worked by steam.
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A Polish Jesuit, Farther Bovola,
killed by the Russians in 1857, has
been cannonizsd at Rome.
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The RAT.--This is the title Of =
new paper published at Donaldson, in
French and English. The Rat in its
character, is to be criticals aud literary
and we should Judge from its title, that
il will discard the form book, and
give us something original" There
be land rats, and water rats" MS ven-
cradle Shylock sayeth whether our
Donaldsopville contemporary will par.
take of the nature Of both, remains
to be seen. There are rats clerical
and lay--domestic and commercial
rats among the Philistines, and Escu.
lapeines--rats in the parlour and the
kitchen. and between the walls, under
mining the very foundation Of things.
They are the chief ministers of vener-
able old father time, who turns over
to the rat and the moth, and the kan
ker.worm, whatever his sythe will not
take off at The knee joints.
We admire the character of the rat.
because be consistently makes war on
all society alike, and without partially.
However, he expresses his decided
preference for good thing, and is not
ashamed to be found in the richest
larder. We like the name of our
Donaldsonville contemporary, and hope
he may live to grow grey.
Ice
Lars Gorerniag the Eagle.-
"All boarders must pay weekly"
This Is an unexceptional rule it can
be automatically demonstrated that
if man cant pay one week, he can't
pay tpo--sec the 47th problem of
Euclid.
2, Persons stopping without bag
gage must pay in advance.
This is rather hard on Pedestrians,
but is deemed necessary to the healthy
existence of the Eagle.
Drunkenness positively prohibited
This will be a rule difficult of enforce
meut. What is meant by drunk p
Are there not degrees, as in other
thipgs,--for instance Temperance
Are there not first, second, and third
degrees ?--and are there not some
people 50 excessively temperate, that
they deem It an act of impicty to
"crack a smile" or even breath the
perfumed air of midsummer 1t is
even so. Hence the difficulty of de-
iinipg drunkenness. Law makers
with all the light Of New England
shining them in the face, have been,
and still are unable to fix in the stat
ute what is drunkenness"
Staggering is no sign. A man may
be drunk (as many are from day to
day. aud never stagcer. And agreat
many stagser without being drunk at
ALL 1t would not do for the Law to
say that "every man who talks loosely,
shall be deemed drunk" because
great many of the most respectable
class, do this habitually. How then
is the Eagles rule to be enforced ?
unless some man is stationed in the
dining room door, who,bas been drunk
time or two himself and knows what
it is; but who, now in bis official CO.
pacity as inspector Of heads, takes
nothing stronger than green tea ?
Come somebody who is acquainted
with this matter, and let us know how
the third rule of the Eagle is to be
enforced.
-
APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR.
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APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR
David Martin. Master Warden oil
the Port of New Orleans vice. Walter
Turnbull deceased.
iIoratio Davis, Port Warden OF the
Port of New Orleans vice, A. Capde.
vielle removed.
i. Beauregard, Port Warden of the
Port of New Orleans vice, Joseph
Clark removed.
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nyThe La. Democrat, published
at Shreveport, of the 9TH inst, says
that a encounter took place at the
Fulton House, on Saturday last, be.
tween Dir. McGrath and MIR. Fulks,
which ended in the death Of the former,
by shot from pistol.
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10y esterday was altogether French
hypochondriacal- suicidal weather, and
were it fashionable" we would doubt
less have to chronicle 'thc blowing
out" of some valuable mans brains, in
the community Notwithstanding the
chills, frogs, and mists; a large party
assembled on the brink of Potts's pond
in Spanish. where several per-
sons were Baptised into the new
Christian church.
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MARRIED. A llURRY-- Love AND Pts
Tolls "A wedding took place at til,
M'Lure House yesterday which, il is cur.
rently reported. was FASTENED BY re-
vover which. il seems, done more than
the wayward affections Of an abscond
ing Don Jtan were likely 10 do. II ap.
pears that he left the lady whose afec.
lions he had gained, and who resided in
Greenfid, Ohio, and thai suspicion was
entertained that he would not return 10 re.
deem his pledge. The lady, in company
with her uncle, pursued and met him
somewhere in the cars of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad when the uncle very
coolly presented revolver to the truant
lover, telling him that he must immedi.
ately marry or de-" Not feeling dis
posed TO try how cold lead felt in his
brains, he chose lo--marry, and with the
old gentleman and his niece came TO this
city in the passenger train yesterday,
when the preliminaries of obtaining Ii,
cense and Parson having been dispatch.
ed, he was soon bound fast enough in the
chains of Wedlock. The said uncle hav.
ing performed his duty, they no longer
needed his services. and he took his de.
parture in last evenings packet for Lou
isville. The married pair lel soon alter
in the coach for the W est Wheeling In.
ielhgencer.
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TIE AsToR HousE REeisrER --Messrs.
Coleman and Sttston, always devisine
something new TO promote the interest,
comfort and convenience Of their guests. /.
have recently added several features 10
the establishment, which will greatly
serve the travelling public, and also the
mercantile interests of New York. In
the first place, they have opened large
and elegant room for the purpose Of an
Exchange where merchants may NEE,
and, over a cool goblet Of any thing that
suits, their taste, discuss the affairs Of
business. and pleasure.
They have also introduced the Electric
Telegraph. and devote an office 10 the
communication Of intelligence with all
parts Of the United States and the Cana.
das. Again, they have added Registers
for every State in the Union, where not
only the guests Of the 'Astor' can enter
their names. but the gdests of all other
Hotels. One of these Registers is spe.
cially devoted to California arrivals and
departures; and a daily reunion OF Cali.
fornians will take place in the Astor House
Exchange. between the hours of two and
three O'Clock p. NJ. What next will these
enterprising inuentors of Hotel conre.
n,ences think Of for the benefit OF the resi-.
dent and locomotive publici-New York
Mirror.
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Enchnntcd monntnin.

They have strange things in Texas, as
well as wicked doings. The followin
account of natural curiosity in that
country. isfrom the Texas Telegraph
This singular mountain, or hill, is
situated on the head waters Of the Sal!ee
"a small tributary Of the Colorado,
about eighty miles from Basrtopi, in a
north westerly direction. 1t is about three
hundred feet high. and appears to be an
enormous oval rock, partly embedded in
the earth. When the sun shines, the
light is reflected from its polished surface
as from an immense mirror, and the
whole mountain glows with such dazzel-
ing radiance, that the beholder whoviews
it even from the distance Of four or five
miles, is unable 10 gaze upon without ex.
periencing painful sensation. similar TO
that which is fell when looking upon the
rising sun. The ascent OF the hill is so
very gradual that persons can easily walk
pto its top; hut the rock is so smooth and
slippery that those that make the attempt
are compelled to wear moccasins or
stockings instead of shoes. This act, to.
gether with the name of lhe place. Holy
Mountain, remind the visitant very forci-
bly, Of the command made 10 Moses at
Mount Horeb, Put off thy shoes from off
thy feet The Cammanches regard this
hill with religious veneration, and Chris.
ian pilgrims frequently assemble from
the remotest borders Of the tribe 10 per.
form their Paynim rites upon its summit" t"
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Dancing and Marrying a Sisters
Daughter.

The Presbyterian General Assembly,
{ New School, in session at Buffalo, has
had under consideration two questions,
which have attracted general interest =
lst. Is it consistent for church member
to engage in promiscuouS dancing? Cd.
Is it allowable for church member to
marry the daughter of his sister-his
niece? The first question the Assembly
answered promptly in the negative.
Dr. Cox, in reporting on the second
question, thus presented the matter: The
question, he said, was two-fold: "First,
is it lawful for church-member to marry
the daughter of his sister? Second, af-
ter such marriage is contracted, can the
person contracting it retain his standing
in the church?" His conclusions were
thus stated:
"lst. That what is either lawful or pos
itively forbidden may be a different mat
ter and often is very different one from
what is expedient.
"2d. No legislation by the church can
bind the conscience of a man, and God
does not forbid the relation.
"3d. Nearest of kin should always be
preferably avoided.
"4th. That the proper liberty of indi-
viduals on the subject Of marriage should
be carefully guarded and established, well
as all the violations of Divine laws sa-
credly prevented.
"5th. No forfeiture of church standing
ought to result from the mere circum-
stance of the above relation"
The Assembly refused to sustain the
views of the Rev. Doctor. The subject
having been taken up on Tuesday, it was
finally disposed of by the passage of a
resolution, almost unanimously, declaring
such marriage contract to the laws Of
God, and revolving to human nature.
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lsIT IGNORANCE OR MPUDEFcE2-The
Washington Union sayss iii seems 10 be-
yet unknown in certain quarters that The
public treasury is under the protection Of
Democratic Administration. What
can be more ridiculous, absurd. or dis.
gushing than such stuff? The impIica.
ton Of the Union that the public money
is only safe when the Democrats are in
power. And this, too, in the face OF the fact,
patent, notorious, known TO ever2 body
unless it may be the editors of the Gov.
ernment organ, that more Of the peoples
money was embezzled and made away
with by Democratic office. holders, from
1881 TO lS4i, than the aggregate all ofthe
other losses incurred by the Governmen,
from the adoption Of the Constitution
down to the close Of Mr.. FlLLmoRE's
administration. The Union presumes
strangely upon the ignorance of its rea.
ders, or il has forgotten the history OF the
model Democratic Administrations of
JACKSON and VAN BUREN.--BufalO Com.
merciaL Advertiser.
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The Gtnrnned EnYclopes.

George F. Nesbit. Wall street, New
York } the contractor Of the manufacture
of prepared lettert nvelopes, has now pre-
pared a large quantity Of them for the dis
posal ofthe Government The envelopes
are cut out by an instrument worked by
steam, TO the number of five hundred al o
single operation. The image OF Washing.
tonis stamped on them in white bas.reieI
and the rate Of the postage printed in red
ink. After applying the gluten, they are
counted in bundles Of twenty-five and sent
to w ashington, where they will find their
way through the postmasters to every
part of the country. They are of white
and buff paper. and waterlned with the
initials of the Post Office Department Of
the United States. About one hundred
and fifty operatives. chiefly females, have
been employed in the work. Special pre-.
cautions are taken against forgery and
the abstraction of envelopes from the
mandatory, for which offences the new
post Office laws have imposed fine OF
not less than five hundred dollars. or i'm
prisonment not exceeding five years, or
both such fine and imPrisOnment.-NeU
York Erening Post.