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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

Be Careful hoU you Write your Name.-
A gentleman, member Of a wholesale house
down town, recently called at one of our banks
to pay a note of $4,000, as due that day. tiav.
ing money on deposit to pay it, he stepped up
to the desk and filled q cheek for the amount.
But finding his signature a little imperfect, he
pushed aside the check and filled another for
the same amount. presented it, received his mole
Of $4,000, and retired to his counting house
Presently one ofhis officials at The Bank stepped
in and inquired, "Mr.-, how many checks
for $4,000 have you drawn to,day!' "Ome," is
the ready response. Il took up a note of $4,000
with a check" well, sir, there have been Two
checks for $4,000 drawn by you. presented at
the Bank" AS if a fash of lightning had shed
light on his mind, he remembered his check
rejected in consequence of slight defect, which
he had neglected to tear mp, and had left on the
desk. Some person, it seems, found the cheek
there and procured 4 boy to present it. The
paying teller, suspicious that all was not right,
either from the fact of having just paid one for
that amount, or the imperttction in the sigma
ture which led the drawer 10 reject it and write
another, showed it to the officers, who also did
not like the looks of things. The teller then
turned 10 the boy and eying him pretty sharply,
asked him where he got the check, when the
boy instantly fled and has not since been seen.
IN. Y. Tribune, 18Th inst.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

uThe San Diego Herald, Of the Sd insti'
publishes the Glowing address of President
Walker, dated November 80:
To the People CT the United States.
In declaring the Republic Of Lower Caiitur-
MIA. Free, Sovereign aud Independent, deem
it proper to give the people OF The United States
the reasons for the step | have taken.
1t i, due to the nationality which has most
jealousy guarded the independence of Ameri-
can States, to declare why another representa-
tive is created on the immediate confines Of the
Union.
The Mexican Government has for a long
time failed to perform its duties TO the province
of Lower California. Cut off, as the territory
Was, by The treaty of Guadalupe Hldal 60, from
all direct communication with the rest of Mexi-
co, the central authorities have manifested little
or no interest in the affairs of the California
peuluSular.
The geographical position of the provinces is
such as to make il ce:lalnly separate and distinct
in its interest from The other portion of the
Mexican Republic. But the moral and sociali-
ties which bound it TO Mexico have been even
weaker and more dtp'orable than the physical.
Hence, to develope the resources Of Lower
California, and TO effect i proper social organs
cation therein, it WAS necessary to make ii Inde-
pendent.
The mineral and pastoral wealth Of Lover
California is naturally very great; butte properly
develope it, three must be good government and
sure protection to labor ard property.
Mexico is unable 10 furnish these requisites
for the growth and prosperity of The reuinsular.
~ ~ It. 49,, , liza, I.-T,,, r,t. 1tnulI
forever remain wild. half savage and uncuItlva-
ted. coyared with an INDECENT and half civilized
people DESTROYS Of keeping AL foreigners from
entering the limits of the State.
Wien the people Of Il territory fail almost
entirely to develop the resources that nature
has placed at :! cir command, the interest OF
civi ,izalion rec ulre others 10 60 in and possess
the land.
They cannot nor should they be allowed to
play the Dog IN The Manager" and keep others
from possessing what they have failed to occupy
and appropriate
Mexico has not performed any Of the ordinary
duties Of government towards the peope OF
Lower California.
She has established no sure and ready means
of communirat ton for The people among them
or The rest Of the world, nor has she ever under
taken TO protect them from the wandering rob-
bers wlo inte>t the territory.
Thu abardoning the penlnsular and leaving
it rs it was, "a wait on the water Mexico can.
not complain if others take it and make 1t valu'
able.
On such considerations have | and my com.
panions in arms acted in the course we have
pursued.
And for HE success of our enterprise we put
our trust in Him who controls the de~tinies OF
nations and guides them in the way of improve
ment ans progress.
(Sisned) WIN. WALKER.
President of Lower California.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

"Young American."-This paper will ap'
pear again on next Wednesday, much improved
in appearance. One page will be devoted TO
the French language, and one page only in ad'
vertisements. 1t will be issued punctually ev-
cry Wednesday, with nc variation in style, at
s. for six months or 81 per annum, Gas suits
subscribers0 invariably in Advance. Subscri-
bers to the Sentinel charged only ST. SO, i
paid in advance. Address "Young American
p%Iaquemine, Parish Of Iberville, La"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

Fashionable Ertravagance.--One of the New
York papers speaking of the extravaganza that
prevails in the world of fashion in New York,
says:
ALREADY our ladies, who make any preten-
sion to the title of fashionable, have commen.
ced a war of rivalry with European aristocracy.
and if they do not surpass them in the style Of
dress, they are certainly their equals in ex-
travagance. In one year, a lady of fashion,
living on the Fifth avenue, will expend seven
or eight thousand dollars upon dress; and We
are assured, upon the most reliable authority,
that a walking or promenading dress, such asis
seen occasionally in Broadway, costs from ff-
teen hundred to two thousand dollars.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

Erciing Scene,--On the evening Of the 10Th
inst. Herr Driesbacl, the lion tanner, entered. as
usual, a. the Broadway Menagerie in New York,
the den in which were a lion, three leopards, 4
~lioness and a Brazilian tiger, for the purpose OF
exhibition. Scarcely had he commenced the
performance when the tiger sprang at him.
The attack threw him from his feet, and the
beast instantly fastened his teeth on the breast
of Mr.. Driesbach and his claws on other parts
of his body. Thelioness observing the assault.
took the part Of her master and pitched into
the tiger, but in so doing she unluckiIy missed
the tiger and struck Mr.. Driesbach q powerful
blow with The paw.
Mr.. MoiTet, the principal attendant during the
exhibition, opened the door. and by main force
dragged Mr.. Driesbach from the den, the tiger
still maintaining her attachment to her master,
but when opposite her W cage she |oosed
her hold, sprang into her own apartment, licking
her chops. and crouclled down in one corner
Mr.. Driesbach was conveyed to 4 private room,
and a physician sent for to dress his injuries,
which proved to be flesh wounds, and so trif1ing
that he papers of the 18th state that Mr.. D'i-
esbach's performances would 60 on as usual.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
A PARAGRAPH for Mrs. Stones Note Bool

A Paragraph for Mrs. Stowe's Note Book.
Col. Henry Ward, o Harper's Ferry, Va, has
received a letter dated Chatham, Upper Cana
da, Oct, Is, from a female slave of his, who,
with her two children, Runaway about a year
ago. She appeals in the strongest terms to her
master and mistress to allow her and her chill.
dren to return and remain with them, and adds:
81 am sorry that | left. | want to see you
all so bad, that | don't know what to do. /
| dream every night about you all, and nj
times | sit &bwn and cry all day and all night
because | want to come back again. There is
nothing here but hard times and bad darkies,
and | want to come back"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
VA Washington letter says:--'A plan is or

UA Washington letter says:--'A plan is on
foot to persuade Congress to lend its sanction
to the Pacific Rail Road in the following from:
The government to lend its bonds to the com
pany, taking the road as security for their pay
ment to the amount Of money paid in by indi-
viduals, and for every $1,000 thus paid 10 by
persons, 81, 1000 to be loaned by the General
Government. If fifty millions are paid by sub
scribers to the company, Congress will be asked
to subscriber the same amount. Congress, /
think, will not sanction this form of aid.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Stute Of Louisiana-Parish Of UeruiUt
Succession Sale.

10y virtue of a decree or order to me direct.
. ed from the E1on'ble the 9Th District Court
of the State of Louisiana, in and for the parish
of I~bervilIc, | wi offer al public sale to the
highest and last bidders on
Saturday. 2sth Of January, 1854,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, belonging 10 the
Succession Of Narcisse Leblanc deceased,
and to the community, which existed between
said deceased and his surviving wife, to wit.
!. A certain tract of land lying and situated
in the parish of Ibervile on the left bank of the
Mississippi, measuring three arpents more or
less in front on said river by forty arpents in
depth, or with all the depth thereunto belong
ing; bounded below by the Bayou Paul road,
above by land belonging to Edouard Leblanc,
and in the rear by land belonging to Adolphe
Wives, the said tract of land, together with all
the Buildings and Improvements thereon being
and thereuuto belonging.
Terms and Conditions of Sale.
The plantation payable in four annual and
equal instruments; / in March. 1854, / in March
1855, t in March 1856, and / in March 1857.
Purchaser to give notes endorsed to the
satisfaction OF the administrator. payable at the
Recorders office Of this parish, all sums M,
paid when due shall bear interest at 8 per cent
per annnm from time due i'll paid. Special
mortgage shall be retained on the plantation tO
secure the payment Of the price and all interest
to accrue.
Sale to take place on the premises.
]. H. ERWIN, Sheriff.
Parish of Iberville, Dec. 28th. 1853.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

TThere seems 10 be a dearth Of news for
the past week. Nothing from the seat of war
in Europe, save that the Turks are still sue
cessful and that negotiations for peace are
again intimated as about to take place.
The revolutionists who took La Pas in Low.
er California, still hold possession at last ac'
counts. WIN. Walker, their proclaimed Pre-"
sident, is said to be native of Nashville, Ten.
nessee, where his father now lives. President
Pierce has ordered all Of them to be arrested,
but there are doubtless private orders of a DIFF
ferent nature.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

Santa anna has publisI'eda decree in the
Sigtio Diez, in which he assume the title of
Most Serene Highness. In his proclamation
he asserts that it is the declared will Of the ma
ton that he shall continue to enjoy the powers
with which he is now invested as long rs he
shall deem necessary for the welfare of the ma
ton; that in cease Of death or physical or moral
disqualification, he shall have the power to
select a successor, naming him in a sealed pa
per, to b" lodged the Minister Of State,
and that the title w...-n he has assumed, OF
Most Serene Highness, shall be attached, in
future, to the office Of President of the Repub.
lie. He says that he has been induced to take
this step BY the declaration of the Council as
sembled at Cuadalajara, on the 7th Of Novem-
Der, and because the preservation and Improve
ment of the country demanded it.
Nothing more had been seen or heard OF
Walkers expedition. Large d~eiachments OF
soldiers are stationed at the points thought to
be menaced, and the inhabitants Of Sonora are
represented to be enthusiastically ready to re-
sist an invasion.
We see nothing in the papers concerning the
treaty for the purchase Of the MessilIa territory
by the United States Government.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
State of Los5siena-Parish Of ltere1He
Succession Sale.

10Y virtue Of Il decree or order to me direct
- ed from the Hon'ble the 9th District Court
Of the Stale of Louisiana, in and for TIE parish
Of lberville. | will offer at public sale TO tbs
highest and last bidders. on
Saturday, 21st Of January, 1874,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. at the Courl House Of said
parish the following described property, belong
ing to the
Succession Of Joseph OriAion, deceased,
to wit:
A certain tract Of land situated in this parish
designated as Lot No. ?, Section No 49, in
Township No. 10, of Range IL, east, having
boundaries and contents as described in a . an
of survey and division made by James p. Ter
rel. u. s. Deputy Surveyor in June 1874
Less one arpent aud a third in from, by the
whole depth, being % t arp-nts in superieies,
on the lower line Of said Lot No. 2, next to Lot
No. 3 as designated on the said plan. The said
tract of land or remainder Of said lot to b. sold
containing about one hundred and thirty six
superficial arpents.
Terms and Conditions If Sale.
One fifth of the price of I'd Indication pava-
bic in all March 1854, and the balance being
four 6fths payable in all March 1855, The pur-
chaser to furnish his notes satisfactorily en-
dorsed, sscared by mortgage on the land sold,
to bear interest at eight per cent per annu,n
from the day Of sale, aud payable at the office
Of the Recorder OF this parish:
J.. ii. ERWIN, Sheriff.
Parish of 1berviie, December 10. 1853.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
Fiat de la Observation-Disclosures d'{berrlNe.
Vente de Succession.

I'm vertu dun ordre on dtcret a moi adrpsse
~ par Ia cour du Gene District de lEtat
de la Louisiana, Ell ct pour Ia p~aro!sse dlber~
vile, Jexposerai en- vente publ!Gue au plus
offrant ct dernier encheriSseur-
samedi, lie al de JaAvier, 1854,
a 10 heures A NJ, a la Maison de Cour de
cette paroisse la p'opri&te ci apres dteri'e
appartenant ! Ia
Succession De fsu Joseph O~riIIion,
SAVIOR:
Tn certain moroccan &c terre slime dams IL
paroisse dIberville designe CONNIE lot Number
2, section No. 40, du tawnsIip 10 range
IL Est, commencement au plan tait en- Juin 1914
par James P. Terrell Dtpate arpan!eur des
Etat Unis. Moins IN arptn, ct ! de face SUI
toute Ia profondeur. feSant 231 arpents de su-
perhcie a Ia ligne inferenr ta dit 10, No. 2 joi-
gnant lie lot No. 3, commencement an d., p|au,
La ierre on lie restant du dit lot sera rendu, con-
tenant environ cent trent sin arpents de super
fcies.
Conditions de la Fene.
lie cinquieme du prix d'adjudication payable
en- tout Mars 1854, ct In balance gu les qDatre
cinqniemes payables en- font Mara 1855. E.
acquGraur fouDira son billet endnr>e a salts
faction, payable au Bureau du Recorder de
cette ~paroisse ct portant iHieres a raison DE- hut
pour cent par an du Jour de la yente' hypo.
theqne speciale sera reten:'e sur In d'te ter!e
pour assnrcr le Placement du dit bile: ct int
re)s.
J. Fl. ERWIN, Sheriff
Paroisse d1bervil|e, lie IS Derembre, 1853.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
Incendiaries 1t will be seen bv the adyel

Mcendiaries 1T will be seen by the adyer.
tisement, offering $1,000 reward to discover
the person who set fire to the dwelling house
of GEORGE FORREST on the 2ath inst, that we
actually have incendiaries in Plaquemine.-
The house is not as yet-quite finished, and
not inhabited-and it is known, positively,
that it was set on fire. Every citizen should
make it his duty to endeavor, by everv means
in his favor, to ferret out such dangerous char.
~acters, that they might be brought to the bar Of
Justice.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
STATE Of Louisiana-Parish Of Iberrill
Succession Sale.

Df virtue of two orders or DEGREES TO me
~ directed from the Hon'ble the Sixth Dis
trict Court of the Stale OF Louisiana, in and
for the parish of IberyiIIe. | will offer at public
sale to the highest and last bidder, on
Monday, 18th Of January, 1855,
between the hours of 10 and IL o'clock A NJ,
the following described property belonging to
the partnership which formerly existed be-
tween Julien Allan and Victor Babin, both de-
ceased, and now belonging 10 their SUGGESTIONS
lone half for the succession Of Victor Babin
and for the community which existed between
said Babin and his surviving widow Marguerite
Leblanc, and one half for the succession Of
Julien Aliain and for the community which ex-
listed between said Allan and his surviving
widow Hortense Leblanc, to wit:
]. A certain PLANTATION or Tract of
Land, lying and situated in the parish of Iber-
vile, on the left bank Of the river Mississippi,
measuring eight arpents in front on said river
with the depth thereunto belonging, bounded
above aud below by lands belonging to Rene
Arnous; the said Plantation being established
and cultivated as a Sugar Estale--togelher
all the buildings and improvements thereon
being and thereunto belonging.
2. Another Tract or parcel Of Land situated
in the said parish of lberville, on the left bank
of the river Mississippi, at about thirty six ar
peats from the margin Of said river, containing
one hundred and three and one quarter ar
penis in supericies, bounded in front and above
by land Of Jeremiah .Pritchard, and below by
lands of Celestin Leblanc, and in the rear by
lands bel nging to Philip Win:ree and others.
Terms Of Sale.
The shove described property to be sold to-
neither or in one block, upon the following
terms and conditions, to wit: One fifth Of the
price of adjudication payable in cash on the
day Of sale, and the balance payable one third
in March 1855, one third in March 1856, and
one third in March 1857; the purchaser to fur
nish his notes encorsed to the satisfaction Of
the parties interested, payable at the office Of
the Recorder Of the parish of ibervilIe, and
il not punctuslly paid, to bear interest at the
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
Monday, 30th day Of January,

Monday, 30th day Of January,
A. D. 1854, between the hours of 10 A. NJ. and
2 P. NJ, the following described property be.
longing to the
Succession of Mrs. Rebecca Terrell,
widow of James Johns, deceased, consisting Of
l>t. A certain Plantation or tract of Land,
lying and situated in the parish of IbervilIe, on
the right bank of the river Mississippi, at about
four miles below the town of PIaquemine,
measuring eleven arpents and one fourth of an
arpent in front, more or less, on said river, by
eighty arpents in depth, more or less, bounded
above by lands of Thomas R. Lawes and VAL
sin Dupuy,'an below by lands now belonging
to Lucien and Eugene Landry-lhe said Plan
gar Estate-together with all the buildings and
appurtenances thereon being and thereunto be-
longing, consisting in fine Dwelling House,
Brick Sugar House, Steam Engine, Sugar
Mill. Kettles. and all apparatus and fixtures for
making sugar; Negro cabins, Corn Houses,
Barns, Stables, &C.; and also all the Plant
Cane now on said plantation.
I'd. Fifty six slaves, of different ages and
sexes, attached to said plantation, named and
described in the inventory Of said succession,
under articles 2, 3, q, IS, rs, 9 10, II, IL,
Is, IA, l6, II, Is, 10, 20, 81, %. %, "a. Is,
26, 81, %, 90, 30, 81, 80. SO, 81, IS, So, 81,
SO, 80, 40, Al, az, 43 and Is.
Sd. A quantity of Movable Property, con-
sisting in Horses, Mules, Farming Utensils,
Carts, &c, attached to said plantation, and de-
.scribed in said inventory under articles 81, 50,
81, SO, SO, 60, 81, 81, SO, 81 and IS, and also
all the corr pnd fodder on said plantation.
Terms and Conditions Of Sale.
The whole of the above described Planta-
ton. Slaves and MoveabIes to be sold together
in one lot or in block, upon the following
terms and conditions, to wit:
Twenty five thousand dollars PAYABLE in cash
on the day Of sale, and the balance of the
price of adjudication payable, one fourth in
one year, one fourth in two years, one fourth
in three years, and one fourth in four years
from the day Of sale.
4th. The ten slaves described in the inven.
tory under articles Is, a., 46, ~, 4S and 40,
aud named as follows, to wit:
William, negro man, aged twenty one years;
Charles, negro man, aged thirty FIVE years;
Josephine, negro girl, aged eighteen years;
Mary, negro girl, club footed, aged twenty
four years;
AHH, Wuialfess, seauistfess, aSed tnlrtY
years;
Phebe, Charles wife, aged 80 years, and her
four chiIdren-Albert, aged 6 years; Della, aged
3 years; Charley. 2 years. and Peter. l year
to be sold separately, on the following terms
aud conditions, to wit:
One fifth of the price Of adjudication in cash
on the day OF sale. and the balance payable,
one third in one year, one third in two years,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

Grahan's Mogazine.-We have received the
January number of this magnificent periodical,
and were we to try we could not say too much
in its praise. Its reading is from the most tai
ented pens, and its numerous illustrations are
really superb. Now is the time to subscribe
Graham says he will give a three copies for S.
Walk into our Office and see the most magni-
feent Magazine published in this country.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

A Dutchman's Confession.-Vonce ven
vas court mine Catherine, | vas gone on my
field TO hoe my potatoes corn. Veil den ] see
my CATERING comm der road, so ! drinks | give
her a boo, so | climbs a tree, and shust as / vas
going to boo her, ! falls off on der hem'ock
fence, and stick a pine knot hole in mine panta,
looms, and Catherine vas Iaff, and make me more
shame den a sheep nit one tam tief on his
back-true as a pook.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
pThe Louisville Courier reports at leas

UThe Louisville Courier reports at least
80 per cent. decrease in Bourbon whisky. In
Harrison county alone, the amount Of last years
distillation was about $4,000 barrels. This
year it will be not more than 10000. Nearly
half the distiIIeries in the county have closed
up, or been converted into other purposes
Others will follow the same course as soon as
the present season is over.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
Regular Baton Rouge and Plaque
mine Packet.
Twice n Week,

AnmanRsh Twice n Week.
a@aE5afsaSS' The steamer e. d. WHITE, Ell
sEsEEMEFERT, master, will now make two
trips a week to Baton Rouge.
Leaving New Orleans every Monday and Thurs
day at 8 A. M.-and Baton Rouge every Tuesday
morning and Friday evening-and reaching New
Orleans Wednesday aud Saturday.
~-The E. D. White will exteud her Thursday
trip up as far as Springfield, Port Hudson and Wa
terloo. For further particulars apply on board or
to A. MARIONNEAUX & co.
is. MARTIN, ESq.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31
sEMyAMEA,
PLAQUEMKNE:
Saturday, December 81, 1859.

UAs we promised last week, we give but
u half sheet to-day, in consequence Of the no.
lydays, and trust there are none who will be
so close as to complain. We shall m
the new year with high hopes and bright an.
ticipations, and trust there will never be an oc.
casion in future when any lack Of spirit or in
dustry will be observable in our columns.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-31

GIVE notice in the La Grange Monuunen, an
announcement Of the death of Mrs. sEMAsrHA
CRoSKRtrE, formerly Miss Bantonl wife of DR..
Lyman Cronkrife, a gentleman well known in
Ma.agorda. She died in Willisburg, KY, on the
9th Sept. Ths Monument pays a handsome tri-
butte to her memory.