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A word to Office Seekers.

DT. Editov-I see suggested by
All anonymous writer in the Baton
Rouge Gasette, the propriety Of the
Wings making nominations for mem
bers TO our next Legislature. As | am
|a great stiekler for the soveriegnity of
the People, and looking to the fre-
qency Of popular elections, | have a
plan to propose to both the Wings
and Democrats. to save time, expense,
and trouble and il is this: Let each
paitF appoiht three able t6disd men,
with just brains enough to make a
stump speech when required, and WHO
can swear and drink nj ftbftam VI nose
duty shall consist, in pointing out, to
the party, who are the araaka5lesaea
III their respective ranks, to be run for
office. Let it understood, there shall
lie no appeal. from The decision ofthese
men, in poi'tituf Hatters. 70 satisfy
any reasonable man. the above plai
woull achieve Ill the purpose for which
party organization exists at present, /
will only state asfew facts. It il no
torioua, two OF three individuals at
most in our Parish originate what are
called party nominations. In order
even to he once thought of. as a suita-
bic candidate. it is necessary to curry
favor with these leaders. who tiioaol1
not great men themselves, are the
eanse Of greatness in others, and in
many respects resemble the dung bill,
upon which the cock struts and crows.
Besides ii is or ought to be an object
with the people, particularly planters.
10 save time, trouble, and expense and
even if these agents were paid for their
patriotism in bringing out candidates,
the public would be the gainer-we
all know it is one expensive thing,
even for the candidate himself to cleo
tioneer, but when this duty devolves
on his friends, it is a hurthan hardly
10 be borne and yet it must be done.
in this virtuous and pipus age of our
asfoyios,S Rep5,Jtit. Il is clearly
proven II a man expects to be elected,
he must work for it-gesg and as a.
friend at my elbow, hints, and 1gay
far u top. 1t is sheer folly, now-a-
days to put forth 4 mans virtues or
even his talents, unless the latter are
Of the most brilliant stamp, as any re-
commendation. for office. ANY man
can be virtuous, aud a great fool or
stupid fellow besides. but the People
want smart men, to servo them-4tbat
is to say aiHt1e of the 5dscal mhen
occas,on requires othofaosse. theyI
eery reasonably eoaciude, they arr
mol fafrlyrepresenfea. In eonclus-
ion Mr.. Editor, fiatter myself. I have
proved the plan proposed, is the wis
est one, for the interest of all parties.
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The Madrid Gazette agiyt

The Madrid Gazette agives an ac.
count Of experiments, with turning Ia
bles, hats, &c, in different parts Of
Catalonia Amongst other things we
are told thas it has been ascertained
that six young persons can make a ia
bic turn in fifteen minutes, but it re
quires forty persons advanced in age to
produce the same result in the same
time. Another piece Of news is, that
if a robust man and person of weak
constitution be placed at an equal dis
tance from turning table, it will stop
near the robust man.
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70 Late accounts from Mexico
inform us Of the death of signor Lucas
Alamair, Ministerof Foreign Affairs
for the Republic c.-He was buried on
the Sd ult., in the Church Of Jesus of
Nazareth, with hignfuneral houors.
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Town Council Proceed ngs.
The Board of Selectmen met on
tonday the 18th inst. Present, j. r.
,ufrocq, Mayor, WE Tunnard, VIM
!. Cox, G. L. Hall, G. Guelry, Joseph
Ionget and A. Theliot.
The ordinance in respect y private
arts was 50 amended, that one person
annot have more than one cart free
'om the annual license Of five dollars
Messrs. II. Il w. g. Waller were
lected City Surveyors.
Owners of property on the South
ide of North street, are ordered to re-
move their fences back to the proper
Inc Of that street. The buildings ire
,remitted tosfemain at the pleasure Of
he Board. 1t was
Resoired, That tile Resolutions
,assed at the last meeting Of the Board
II reference to the Wharf Boat be and
he same is hereby repealed.
Monget, Tunnard, Guedry and Hall
fea-Theriot and Cox nay.
A report was received from com
nittee appointed at the last session
recommending the head Of Florida
street as suitable place for a Wharf.
The project of building Wharf was
ndefnately postponed. All account
rom MeHatton, Ward N Co, was
presented for se4o,l5 worth Of brick
bats--referred TO finance committee.
Accounts for sl19,p2 awereallowcd.
The Treastrer's kepcrtlshows a
balance of 90 funds Ia hand.
The Tayor Mid he had received Of
Capt. D. searles s292,s5 for lot
,oldby the Corporation for taxes in
1851. The Mayor was instructed to
pay the same to the Treasurer. A
The committee appointed to enquire
into the cost oi' Lamp posts and lamps
Ind the eApence Of lighting the prin-
sipal streets, asked further time
The Mayor said be had purchased
lamp post as sample. and the board
BY resolution ordered that the said
amp post and lamp, be put at the
steam boat landing that the people
nay see what sort Of light it gives.
A. Shaw was granted permission to
inish his house on Florida street.
A resolution was offered appoint-
ng one additional Police oiiicer--re-
ected.
tt was ordered that the old FIRE en-
yine be sold at auction.
TWAS resolved that The salery of
John Lisenby, oserseer of Jail hands,
% increased after the 9thinst., to $40
Yer month.
Az ordinance was passed inficting
!, fine Of $40 on all persons who shall
hrow dead dogs, cats, rats &C., any
where in the Corporation, 4
II was ordered that the street com.
nittee be ordered to build a room to
;eep the tools in. The Town Consta-
'le was authorized to kill dogs, and
he Board then adjourned.
---eo>
LEI The Bayon Sara T,e,J ue5. savs
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The New School Law.

We are indebted to J. ~ Carrigan
Esq, State Superintendent of Educa.
ton, for a copy Of an act passed BY
the last Legislature, entitled an act b,
"Reorganize Free Public Schools.
The pamphlet before us is work Of L.
pages. The last paragraph of the
work says "that 1909 eepies in Eng,
lish, and 500 in French of this act
shall be printed withostt delay, to be
distributed &c--Consideriug the i'm
mence amount of work, we think that
all the parties concerned deserve u
great deal Of credit for getting it out
SO early; as the Legislature has not
been "adiotirned' more chat two
months. The work itself is one Of
gebits and ability, and swe do not
wonder that theeommittee on Educa-
lion burnt 50 much midnight oil, in
the West end Of the Capitol, slast Leg
islature, Il is well thatsthe title page
says an act to ''reor gan5se.' This
willshard'y De discovered On perusal,
but when it comes into operation then
the fact will be apparant. The inefi-
eient system framed under the Consti.
tuition Of '45, is now to be superseded
by one that will confound confusion
If it can be made to work at all. Sec
ton IL this reorganizips act says,
that the Parish Treasurer shall here
after ~ the depositsfy Of the school
fund---the Collec or of Taxes shall
pay the money to lliln--he shall give
a bond payablet tt the president of the
Police Jury--the amount of which is
TO be arrived at-ascertainod BY multi
plying the number of children in his
parish by the figure eight. This is a
very good way, aud is little more
sensible than that proposed by one of
the committee "to divide them BY.
three, and subtract the dividend
Each treasurer is by this law compsll.
ed to give bond in about, seven times
the amount he receives; bis compensa-
tion--for trouble and expense during
the year is to be the liberal amount Of
$500. We have no further room to
notice the act @We hope it will cir
ealate, generally tlroug ghout the State
that the people may see how import
ant it is that the Public Education
system should be either abolished
or consigned to the hands Of partical
business men in The next Legislature,
not Cor reyfsion---but that the absurdi.
ty aud oily of this system may be
Consigned to the tombs.
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NO. 4.
TeFegraplaic Facts.

ho fJipWIHg heCouut vi tie CtEHi,
Us. Crenshaw case, is published in all
the city papers under the head of ''Tele-
graphic news As it viii be news
here, as well as anywhere else we pub.
ish it. =
"Ihe case commenced ON Monday
morning, and ON that and the follow
ing day, Mr.. Signr spoke six hours, re-
viewing the Constitutions Of all the
States from Maine to Georgia. Dis
triet Attorney Beal also spoke in the
case advocating the claims Of Mr..
Sgur. Mr.. Crenshaw was defended
by J. NJ. Elan, and G.. b. Davidson
At the close Of Mr.. Sigur's speech, on
Tuesday, bets were offered even Oh the
result, with out takers. Afterwards.
two to one was offered in favor of sgur
and later still. ten to one, but not
accepted. Sigur's speech was re-
niafkable performance. He spoke en-
tirely without notes, quoted largely
from bis authorities, and especially
from the Constitutions of the States,
without looking at a book or paper,
and IN all cases referring to page, chap
ter, section, &c.
This morning Judge Robertson rem
dered his decision in Mr. sigur's favor,
when Mr.. Crenshaw took an appeal to
the Superem Court. As cases Of this
kind come up in the Supreme Court in
preference to others, q final decision
will soon be rendered.
We believe these "factsr which are
no facts Ito use quaint expression Of
learned and excentric friend) were all
made up in the Crescent City-without
anyoth'r basis than the fact that the case
was decided. In the first place, Mr..
Sigur spoke seven hours and hall,
(not six) by the chronometer; and in
stead of referring to all the constitu-
tons from 'Maine to Georgia" he re-
ferred-and quoted all from Louisiana
to Maine.
Mr. District Attorney Beal had
nothing to do with the case. "Mr.
Elan defended Crenshaw' this is q
fact and his defence was very able
and eloquent. "G b. Davidson" we do
not know. We know r. g. Davidson
land know be made a good defence,
aud all the credit be gets for it is to
have bis name wrongly spelled in the
papers. bets were offered. This
is fact Bets were offered on three
pairs in the back room at the Flor
ense House, but it is entirely new 10
us all, that bets were offered on the
Land Office case.
The world is Unexpectedly given to
lying. Truth has even been fright
snea out ofthe "bottom of a well :"
where it used to hide itself. IF man
seek it there now, be will lo-s his life
for there is no truth.
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.Gg The privilege Of keeping a
Wharf Boat at the landing, at Bayou
Sara, has been awarded to Mr.. e. 81.
Maddux, fer $500 for FIVE wears.
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MORMON DEPRECIATION The De-
troit Free Press has statement from
MackiDaw That the Mormons have
been committing numerous depreda.
tions on the fishermen, burning their
dwellings, robbipg them Of their fish
in barrels, destroying their salt, and
stealing their nets, boats, clothes,
money aud provisions. At Birch
Point, Gull River, Pine River and
Grand Traverse, depredations have
been committed, aud it is stated that
quite a number of fishermen at Mack.
inaw are now ready TO commence, each
With a stock worth from $400 to $500
who dare not go TO the fishing grounds
for fear of the Mormons. A public
meeting has been called Of the citizens
Of Michilimackinac county, "to devise
ways and means of protecting them.
selves against the felonious depreda.
tions of the Mormons. The Mich
ilimackinacians state that they cannot
reach the Mormons with administra-
tions Of law from the fact that the
county in which the Mormons most
do congregate and do violence is un-
der their own jurisdiction, and that
must be tried on Beaver
Island, by Mormon tribunals with de.
voted Mormons for witnesses and ju-
rymen.
10 The river is falling at this
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EE-The Bayou Sara Ledger SAYS
hat he kq1 ! our PISA. Tis sneiglls
Dor to be6 Whig, and sucla one
IS would cordially support WIN. IT.
: Seward ffhe were the regular nomi-
zee of National Wing Convention
What do YOU think of this Mr.. us
s.Tise @
did you bite your finger 1t me
ir.
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to The La. State paper at Gin.
on, suggests Monday the 18th Of
August as the time for holding the
Democratic State Conventions.
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Uln the list Of delegates 10 the
deuphis Convention, We are pleased
Q see the name Of our friend and fel.
ow citizen Dr.. j. W. P. McGinpsey.
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70 The river is falling at this
place.
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Culllrt
GEORGE A. PIKE.
Town Council Proceed ngs.

EDITOR AND PRoPRfEToR.
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The Corporation Advertising.

From the proceedings of the Board of Com
mon Council on Monday last, we learn that
proposition was made by Mr.. WANNALL, of the
Third Ward, to authorize the publication of the
Council proceedings, &c., in our paper. This
was the first intmation we had of this move
ment, and the originator of it will please ac-
cept our thanks for his evidently friendly in
tentions in the matter We deem il proper to
say, however, that if the proposition were
adopted by the Councils, we should hesitate
before accepting it, inasmuch as the prices at
present paid for this work, so far from being a
fair remuneration, do not compensate the pub
fishers of newspapers for the cost of setting the
types, and are therefore a very small induce
ment to undertake the service. If our city
fathers are disposed to do what is just on the
subject, we would respectfully suggest that
they pass an ordinance authorizing the journals
of their proceedings and other advertisements Of
the Corporation to be inserted in two or three OF
those Of our city papers which have the largest
circulation IN Washington, and allowing them
living price therefor This would be fair to
themselves, and equitable to the citizens a,
large, who desire to know from time to time
what the Councils are doing.
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ceeding sorrowful, for they have great possess
sions" invested in these products of slavery
Besides that, they are as selfindulgent as so
many Scribes or Sybarites. This ingenious
escape from the embarrassing inquiry was
worthy of Weathersfield itself. Some of his
auditory answer that if the abolition of Ameri
can slavery implies also the abolition of Eng
lish camerrc, of course they have nothing more
to do with it. Yet this proposal was worthy
OF consideration; some of the English are
rich enough to exchange any specific article for
more costly substitute. Many others are so
poor that the surrender Of what they cannot
obtain would imply no particular sacrifice. For
many of them have given up coffee and sugar
upon the same principle that the little son of
Mrs. Jellyby having subscribed his oocket
money to some society for cne suppression Of
strong drink, "haG thereby virtually renounced
the use OF gingerbread aison So we are sur
rilsed that the remedy of giving up slave
grown comforts was not received with more
favor, at least by those who have virtually re-
nounced 'them already" But it does not
seem to "haTe met with second" either in
England or the United States.
The Professor adds an insignificant sugges
/ ton, that Chinese may be expected to super
sede slave labor, because he has heard that
| there are Cinnamon imported into California,
where the per diem Of cook is, by the way,
equal to that of Congressman.
! This unsatisfactory explanation OF the means
i by which his country may be divided and de-
stroyed is the only Show made in return for the
coppers} except the encouragement given by
-bomnable imputations upon the virtue and
intelligence of a large portion of his fellow
citizens. Just at this point the performance is
interrupted by outside shouts. The North
Star has arrived. Most of the audience rush
Professor fetires behind the screen to count
carefully his thirty pieces of copper. The
copper Judas
We turn with modification from the spec
tacle Of an American going amongst the heredi-
tary and impiacable enemies of his country, to
cooperate in its destruction, and find market
for the shameful libels which he has published
We point with pride to the Independent
American citizen who employs the results OF
honest and successful enterprise to prove to the
| advocates of thrones and tithes that free coun-
try can give to the meritorious all those rational
attributes of learning or improvement which
rank and social position can alone secure else
where. If we continue 20 send such represen-
tatlves of American energy and success amongst
the people of Europe, we do not care if the
'Iom troupe shall perform every night in the
year before the dukes and prelates who may
patronise their private theatricals.
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ExEcUTIoN.-Patrick Fitzgerald, convicted OF
the murder of his wife, was executed at New York
on the nth instant The Journal Of Commerce
says:
"Ony about hundred persons were present,
including the physicians, sheriff and his aids, the
coroners jury, policemen, sc. He made no pub
lie confession and met his fate with fortitude, in
a full hope of final salvation.
'Ths forenoon at eight O'Clock he received hig b
mass, administered by his spiritual advisers, Fa-
theirs Wilett and Maylsn, Of the Roman Catholic
Church, in the chapel of the prison. He was then
brought back to his cell, where he engaged in
further religious services He then took breakfast
with Neary, who had his sentence respited to Fri
day next, remarking that 'the oysters were very
fine.
stepping out on the corridor, he smoked CT
gar then returned to his cell and parted with his
friends. Ten minutes before twelve the under
sheriff piloned his arms and put on the cap and
rope and fifteen minutes afterwards was led to the
scaffold: He died hard, struggling violently.
"This is the fourth execution that has taken
place in the city prison within five years, and
Neary, to be executed next Friday, will make the
fifth ;,
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Hon. w. Il. WARD OF KENrUcXY.-We
perceive by notices in the Kentucky papers
that this gentleman has returned to the midst
of his constituents, and that he is about to en-
gage with vigor in canvass for re- election to
Congress. We are gratified to learn also that
his health is much improved, and that he is
likely at length to triumph over the debility
and prostration that so long detained him in
this city.
Major WARD is with our citizens an exceed
ingIy popular member. Quiet. unostentatious
and unaffected, frank and generous and inteli-
gent, attentive and infexible as a representa-
tive. he possesses the esteem and good will OF
all, and his return amongst us will be hailed
with general delight
1t were we'll for our country if the House OF
Representatives contained many such mem
bers. We have no scarcity of loud and fire
quent takers; but of men of wise thoughts, Of
prudent counsels, of direct purposes, and of de-
cisve and energetic action, but few. Promi.
nent, however, among this few has ever been
found the brave and gallant representative
from the fourth district of Kentucky.
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The SPANISH AND MEXICAN ALLIANCE.-On
this subject the Washington correspondent of the
New York Journal Of Commerce, under date of
18th instant, firms:
"The Government has received no important
and definite intelligence the subject of the ru-
mora from Havana. The private advices, 30 far
as published, to be founded on surmises,
rather than definite facts. The consul left
Havana on the Cd instant, putting Mr.. w. H
Robertson in charge of the consulate. The letters
received from private sources were dated the 9Th,
and Mr.. Robertson had ample time to write 20 tine
Government, if any thing had happened after
Judge Sharkey's departure The Isabel, mail
steamer, arrived in Charleston on the llth; and
had any Government dispatches come by her, they
would have been here three days ago.
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FANNY FEaN.--A Boston correspondent is re-
sponsible for the statement that this lady "has
been twice married. Her first husband was c. H.
Eldredee cashier of the Merchants Bank. He
died some five years ago, leaving the widow with
an empty PURGE and two or three children. Her
second husband was S. P. Harrington, merchant
of Boston, a widower with two children. They
lived together only about year, when Mr.. F. be
took himself to the West, where he at present
resides, and where he has just obtained divorce.
The sale of Fanny Ferns new book has thus far
exceeded that of Uncle Toms Cabin. Ten thou.
sand copies sold the first week of its issue.
Ne,c York Mirror
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FRAoTioNAL BILLs-The circulation of frac-
tional bills is rapidly diminished in this vicinity,
and hundreds of dollars of these bills are being
returned through the brokers TO those banks that
issued them We understand that the Providence
banks are very happy TO have these bills returned
as there is lar e demand for them at the West,
where they are used in paying the laborers on the
railroads now being built. One bank has an or
der for & 10 900 worth of these bills, and have en-
Moved number of extra hand. to prepare them
for circulation. The Issue, so far, has proved
highly successful and profitable.
Boston Irapsilsy
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CLOSING OF PATAPsco BANi.-The Howard
(Md) Gazette of the 18th instant has the follow
ing:
"Pursuant to call, a general meeting of the
stockholders in this institution was held at the
banking house in this place on Monday last, when
it was unanimously resolved to close up the affars
of the bank, and our readers will find in another
column call upon all interested to draw their de
posts from it before the first day of July next"
The same paper states that in short time the
commissioners will be prepared to receive subscrip-
tons for new institution to be called the Howard
County Bank.-Bait. american
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FareHrruL AcclpENr a CHINESE Tpr.4

FRIGHTruL ACCIDENT A CHINESE THEATRE
fearful loss of life by fire occurred at the Cta-
nese Theatre, Whompoa, 18th of March, when
sixty females were burnt to death, many others
being severely injured 1t is supposed that spark
from of the crackers set fire to The mat roof,
and from the combostible nature of the materials
the flames spread 30 rapidly that in little more
than quarter of an hour the whole theatre was in
blaze China Mail, March 81
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Another MURDER OF WIFE IN New YORK
man named James Sally has been committed to
prison in New York, charge of killing his
vile The deceased OF Incorporate habits,
but witness testified that she was sober at me
time of her death.