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10 Our friend Of the Crescent
must have decided taste for the start.
ling and terrible, when be gets SC
many bloody affairs in one column, as
the following Murder in Kentucky, .
"A Woman murdered by her husband,
"a man killed by his wife. % "a mis-
ferrous death accounted for "Tragic
occurrence lawful tragedy at Lex
ington KY - "Riots at Erie
A newspaper should be spiced and
seasoned as salad or an anchovy. A
little pepperis good, and this may be
called the terrible. The salt of it's
seasoning should be the judicious sar-
casm we'll aimed; and although inten-
ded for one head, let it hit accidently
a dozen. The vinegar part should be
poured in, so as not to sour more than
half the community at one time, into
fermentation; the mustard should De
well mixed, in with a trace of maco
ginger and all-spice. Thus, the editor
preparesa daily dish, that is palitable.
We do not like to see the, whole ont
side. devoted ito murders, murders
are good enough.-The drama of life
would be imperfect without them. We
like to see them in place, and have
often wondered, if they are not turned
up-or, rather do not take place daily,
for editors to make articles out Of to
make their papers interesting, and
10 startle the natives.
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Explosion OF the Kate Kearny


In Saturday mornings Picayune we
find an account Of this terrible disaster.
The Steamer Kate Kearny was run-
ming between St. Louis and Alton,
and at the time Of the explosion was at
the wharf Of the latter city:
The larboard boiler gave way just
at the tapping Of the bell to start out
from the wharf, and in an instant the
largest portion Of the cabin was shat
tered into atoms, and numbers Of un-
fortunate passengers, officers and crew
hurried into eternity or seriously in
jurd.
From Capt. Bruner, who escaped
with slight injury, we learn the follow
ing particulars He had just rung
the last bell previous to giving the
word for backing out, and was in the
act of turning round to 60 on the hur-
ricane roof, when the explosion, with
out the least sign or forewarning, took
place. The pilot, Mr.. B. R. Packard,
was also ascending the steps of the
wheel-house at the moment, and es-
capped without the least injury.
Capt Bruner thinks there could not
have been more than about fifty or
sixty passengers or board, some eight
or ten of whom we're collected round
the stove in the social ball, but the lar
ger number, were in the main cabin,
and some few on the forward guards.
1t is not known with any degree of
certainty who were on board or the
number lost, as the names Of the pas
sengers are seldom registered until the
boat leaves port. Mr.. Thomas, the
agent at the whraf boat, told us this
morning it was impossible to get list
Of the passengers names who
had purchased tickets, because the
books and papers saved from the wreck
and those in the Office, were in such a
confused state as to preclude tLeir be-
ing taken correctly
But few persons were killed outright
by the explosion, though several were
lost overheard, and many others were
reported missing. A negro man cal
led Mace, belonging to Capt. Adams,
was killed. The dead body Of Geo.
klnley, negro fireman, was brought
10 the police Office this morning, and
an inquest held upon it by the coroner.
Up to III o'clock he had not been
summoned to hold inquests upon any
other bodies. There were aeports that
,wo or three other dead bodies were
seen upon the levee instantly after the
explosion, bat these reports are not
confirmed.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of East Baton Rouge
Sizth Jueticial District Court.
Succession OF ROBERT PENNY, deceased
1876 Probate
pY V1RTUEsof commission issued in
- the above succession, and 70 me dir.
ected from the Hon. Sixth Judicial Distric,
Court, in and for the Parish of East. Baton
Rouge, louisiana will expose at public
sale at the Court House door OF said parish
in the city of Baton Rouge, on Saturday.
the first day Of April neat, A. D., 1854 al
II o'clock, Il. NJ, the Property hereinafter
set forth and described. belonging to the
successor OF Robert Penny, late of said
Parish. deceased, to wit
Valentine, aneSro man aged about IA YRS :
Pompey 81 years; Dick 60; Nancy 40
years, and her four children, viz Judy 10 !;
Harriet S; Wallace 6, and - aged 9 yrs :;
Mary negro women 40 years !; Lucy a
negro woman II; Collins negro man 81
years; Levenia negro woluan 10 years.
and her child an infant about s months old
On the following terms and conditions to
wit the woman Mary and her daughter
Lucy, to be sold together, for one half cash
and the balance payable in four years from
the day of sale. with six per cent interest
from the day of the adjudication until paid;
the negro man Dick to be sold for cash and
the remaining slaves to be sold for one third
cash. and the balance in one, and two
years from the day of sale, in equal install
ments each installment to bear eight per
cent interest, per annum from the day of
sale until paid-purchasers to give notes
endorsed to the satisfaction of VIM. S. Pike,
tutor to the Notwithstanding f. Penny. and
special mortgages with vendors privilege
reserved on the slaves sold, until final pay-
ment and payable at the Parish Recorders
Office in the city of Baton Rouge.
feb-2stds. H. V. BABlN, Sheriff.
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AMERICAN C1rIzENsHIr.-The edi.
tor of the american Laa0 Register,
in writing on the laws Of American
citizenship, says:
'lt does not, probably, occur to the
American families who are visiting
Europe in great numbers, and re-
naming there, frequently, for a year
that all their children born in a
foreign country are aliens, and when
they return home, will return under
all the disabilities of aliens. Yet this
is indisputably the case for it is not
worth while to consider the only ex-
ception to this rule that exists under
the laws of the United States, viz, the
case Of a child SO born, whose parents
were citizens of the United States, on
or before the 1Athof April, 1902"
The Tennessee House Of Represen-
tatiyes have adopted the Senate's
amendment to the Omnibus Bill"
with the exception of the one extend
ing the South Western Railroad. The
bill provides for the SO, 900 per mile
Of State aid. on both roads. leading
from Knoxville to Rabun Sap, and
from Knoxville to Kentucky, and be-
sides this, money for the bridges over
Clinch, Holston, Little River, &c.
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SPURIOUS PApER.-A very good
looking bank bill-one that has gone
through the mill twice, to make a
black side and q red.-is before us,
having been passed about until pretty
well worn, and at length getting into
the hands of the gentleman who gives
it US, to nail to the counter. 1t is a
good looking bill, has the usual number
Of pictures-the head of Washington
and some naked angels hugging the
figure five. The bill says in the face
ION demand blank "days after date.
The Real Estate Banking Company
OF Kinds County will pay to blank
"or bearer Five dollars, at their Bank
ing house in Clinton
We know the place, well, lived next
door to the establishment in its palmy
days, when It was not unfrequent that
a man could be found on the Mississip.
Pr highway with saddle-bags full Of
shlnplasters of various sizes and pat.
terms. In due course Of time-when
MIR. Davenport" we believe the gen.
tleman's name was, went on to sell the
real estate bonds, the bank went to the
expense a large sheet iron box to put
their money in, in case any should
happen to come to Clinton A short
time since we past through Clinton, to
see that celebrated place call the Rev
erend Mr.. Cooper's we'll, we passed
this same celebrated real estate bank
and there, like aspecter ofthe fungus
times, stood the sheet iron box, within
whose ribs, weatherworn never dime
was placed. The President of the
establishmeut-poor old MEAD died
few years ago, in the fnll conviction
at the last gasp for breath that Deven.
port would come back with the bonds !
and that the real Estate and Banking
Company Of Kinds, with its twenty |
seven millions Of circulation, would
be brought out of trouble perfect by
the experienced fnanceering of his
honest and virtuous friend Deyenport
The 50 before us has no signatures,
but this is of small moment.
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AVIS.
e,ne Dist. Jdicidiye,

AVIS.
Cour du Sauieme Dist. Judicaaare,
Payoisse d'Est Baton Rouge.
A T'TENDU que VIM. S. Pike, Admin
II list ateur de Ia succession de Robert
Penny, reinforcement de cette Paroisse de.
cede. ct Tuteur a les mineDrs ct heritier dn
dit defunt, a deposee an bureau du so'lssign1
Gleffier de la dite Cour. un compte de sont
administration dams Ia dit capacite sur ia
succession.
Avis est par la presente donnes toutcs
persornes nteresses de taire SAVIOR leur raj
son dams dix jours de la premiere publica-
ton de Get avis, pourquoi lie dit comrte ne.
serait pas approuve, homologue, ct fat lie
jugement de Ia dite cour.
Mv.1c-2s. NJ. MORENO, Grefiar.-.
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Avis aux Payeurs de Taxes.

Avis aux Payeurs de Taxes.
r z soussigne Sheriff ct Collector des
IL taxes de fEtat, restectueusement in
forme toutes personnes, resldant dams cette
parosse. qu doivent leurs taxes d'etat pour
l'annee 1853, aussi ceux qui doivent leur
licences pour 1854, quill la liste DIES taxes
pour la dte aimee ct les licences d'etat
pour 1854. a son bureau, ct lis sont invites
de venir son bureau sans delai ct regles
pour les dies taxes ct licences:
H. v. BABIN
fev-I7-tf. Sherif & Collector
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COFFEE!-20 Bags Rio Coffee. lust
~ received, and for sale by
mar. ly JOSHUA BEAL.
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ELOCR leo Barrels choice Family
l. Flour, just received per ''Facon,' and
for sale by JosHrA BEAL.
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A WonDERrpk sCLocx There i
now IN the possession q and manufac-
tured BY Mr.. Collingp. s;lyer1mith,
Of Gloucestershire, ElgiaDd, ! most
ingenious piece Of nechanisun q
eight-day clock, with dead beat co.
opponent maintaining power. chimes
the quarters, plays sixteen tunes,
plays three tunes in twelve hours, or
will play at any time required The
hands go round as follows y One, once
q minute one, once an hour one,
once week; one, once month; one,
once year. It shows the moons age,
the time Of rising and setting Of I'll
sun, the time of high and low water,
half ebb and half food and by q
beautiful contrivance. there is part
which represents the water, which
rises and falls, lifting the ships at high
water tide as if il were IN motion, and
as it recedes leaves these little autom-
atom ships dry 90 the sand. It Shows
the hour Of the day, day Of the week,
day ofthe month, month Of the year
In the day Of the month. there is a
provision made for the long and short
months. It shows the twelve signs Of
the zodiac; it strikes OF not, chimes
or not, as you wish it !: it has the equa-
ton table, showing the difference Of
clock and sun every day in the year.
Every portion of the clock is of beau
tiful workmanship, and performs most
accurately the many different objects
which are called into action by the
ingenious proprietor, who is most will
ling to describe all its various achieve
ments to any one who may fee! a pleas
ure in paying him visit.
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On the IA instant, the town of Har-
rison, twenty miles northeast of Gin
cinnati, was visited by a fearful tor.
nado, by which some so dwellings,
stables, and shops were entirely des-
troyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. No lives were lost, but a
number Of persons were severely in.
jured.
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For Sale
For Sale.

( ATS.-100 bags prime Planting Oats
" to arrive by Monday Goth.
teb-1S JOSHUA BEAL.
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DIR. IL. III. DAY.
Residence, J. Odom's House, Africa St.
Glbfce scith j. ~ McC~schon Esq, Lau,,e1 ST.
feb %. If.
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For Sale.

\ GOOD substantial second hand Buggy,
IA harness and all complete. For terms
apply to THOS. PRENDERGAST.
Gazette copy march III
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p ELIEF from Coughs in ten minutes BY
IL taking Norman's Pulmonic Balsam of
Fir Paste. A fresh supply just received
and for sale by GEO. M. HERoMAN.
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II EECHES. 200 best Hungarian Leech-
IL es, just received and for sale by
feb %. J. L. WALLET, Apothecary.
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~From passenger on board the
Josiah Lawrence, from St. Louis, we
learn, that boat run on bar near Rod
ney, Mi, and had to tighten by throw
ing overheard part Of her cargo. She
was loaded with Western produce, and
threw in the stream at Rodney, SO
bales cotton, 500 sacks corn, Flour
&c.
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PADWAYS Renovating Resolvent. re-
IL solves disease, perifies the blood, and
renovates the system. for sale by
feb %. !. l.. WALLET, Apothecary
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nRAPER's PATENT AIR TIGHT

Thus American Almanac and RI pository
i Of Useful knowledge, for the year
1854 just received and for sale by
feb GALE. GEo NJ HERoMAN.
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WOODEN SPOONS AND BOWLS.
w 6 dozen assorted sizes, received this
day from Boston, and for sale by
feb-24ly GEO. M. HERoMAN..
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nRINGE Flower Water, superior ar.
~ ticle, just received and for sale by
feb 90. J. L. WALLET, Apothecary.
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JUDICIAL NOTICES.
FOR SALE
TWO STTGAR TANTAT'TNNS cit,

I " SuOAR ELAN lA1iONS, STU
Il ated Bayou Courabeau in the parish of St. Landry,
about four miles from the town of Opelousas.
list. A PLANTATION containing about 1929 superficial
acres, about 800 arpents of which cultivation
about 100 in fallen timber and the remainder in wild land.
This place has excellent Sugar House, Purgey of
Niles Co.'s Steam Engines which cost IS 600 good Dwell
ling Negro Cabins Corn Crib Stable Blacksmith Shop,
The sugar house contains Of four kettles this year
the purgey is capable of holding $50 hogseds of
The whole parphernaa Of the place, together with the
lands,
Cd ANOTHER PLANTATION containing $50 superficial
arpents of which 200 in cultivation so in fallen
timber, and the remainder in wild land This plantation
has excellent Sugar House, with set of four kettles,
newly set and Purgery capable Of holding 200 hogheads
Of sugar The Engine is from the mandatory of Niles
Co., and cost 10000 Also Dwelling House. Negro Cabins,
Corn Cribs Stables, Blacksmith Shop, &C., &c. The whole
paraphernaa of the place. together with the lands
These plantations situated Bayou Courateau, a
navgabe stream communicating with the Mississippi River
having steamers passing and passing before them nearly
every day They about five miles from the Opelousas
Railroad Both places on and there is in their immediate
vicinity about 400 arpents of land for SALE These farms
will double in value the Railroad will be COM
pleted. Each sugar house is insured at $4,000.
Cotton grows finely and cotton planter desires pur
chase the vendor viii oblgate himself both engines
at S. 900 each.
The Parish of St. Landry being principally settled by cotton
planters may be easily hired from and after the LIST
of November.
These places will either be sold together separately
one, two, three four and five years credit with interest
from day of SALE with good security to the satisfaction of
the vendor. For further particulars apply to
o2SH LOBIT CIiARPENTIER, New Orleans,
or to A. Hickman Napoleonvile parish of Assumption
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=+f5EiE CAN BE EFFRoTUALLY CURED BY
DIR. III OOF LA ND'S
CELEBRATED GERM4N BITTERS
! n. - -. PREPARED BY

DIR. O.. M. JACKSON,
No. 100 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Their power the above diseases is not exceled il
equaed by other preparation in the United States
the cures attest in many cases. after sku physicians had
failed.
These Btters are worthy the attention Of nvads Pos
sesng great virtues in the reccaon Of diseases Of
Liver and lesser glands exercising the searching
in weakness and affections Of the digestive organs they are
| withal, SAFE certain and pleasant
READ AND BE CONVINCED.
Further Testimony from Missouri tsror of HOOP
LANDS GERMAN BfTTERs, prepared by DR.. c. NJ.
JACKSON. Philadelphia acknowledge by all respectable
dealers to be the most eea medicine in for the
Of Liuer Complaint, Dyspepsia Nervous Debility,
and Disease Of the Kidneys
w II. Adams, publisher Of the Argus Weston, No. July
H. 1851 said last very low and weak as
not to be able to stand at the longer than hour
time. tried bottle Of your German Btters which
tney cured me- have used two bottles. sent two bottles
$50 miles from here friend who had been sick long
time he has also been cured by them believe them to be
sapefior to any medicine now In use." r."
Henderson, Glasgow, Mo, August 1851, said " Your
Bitters beginning to go here gave bottle away
ten days ago. and it has been the means selling
one dozen bottles G .a rs
D. X. Harding St. Joseph, NO., June o. 1851 said:
Your medicine is no doub. equal to the recommendaon-
people appear to know them have had them in store
but hours and have sold bottles Please send another
lot Immediately" 1 y @
DR.. p A. Heitz, Paris No. March o. 1858, said: "Your
Bers have given better sactio, in all the where
it has been used than any other medicine with which am
acquainted" 5a "a Es5
They are ENTIRELY VEGETABLE and never PROSTATE the
system.
For sale by respectable dealers everywhere.
Sold in Thbodaux, by LAFONT & BLANCHARD
Napoleonvile by WEBSTER & LORETTE,
J. Wright Co., New Orleans, wholesale agents. l4cq
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Succession of Narcisse Bourgeois and community.
SUCCESSION SALE
\ ] ATE IalrISI nisr;ct ca,.4 .a.:s,

~ UCCESSION SALE-
~ STATE OF LOUISIANA-Fifth District Court parish
of Lafourche.
In the and by authority of the Fifth Judicial District
Court sitting in and for said parish there will be offered
for sale public by NJ Bourg Sheriff and auconeer
duly qualified and in and for said parish the pre-
misses situated in said parish the left bank of bayou
forrche at about mile and half below the of Thbo-
daux, on THURSDAY, the 9th day of NOVEMBER, 1854,
at 10 O'clock the following described property to- wit
CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND situated in the parish of
Lafourche the left bank of the bayou Laforche at
about one mile and half below the town of Thihodauy
measuring arpent and seventy five feet
front, by sixty arpents in depth, opening slightly
give 1T the sixty arpens about two apens in the back
line bounded above by lands Auguse Heber and below
by lands of Urban Bourgeois, with all the buildings and
Improvements thereon.
GENEYIEVRE, negro girl aged about II years.
PAUL, negro boy, aged about Is years
ADAM, a negro boy, aged about 1 years.
LUCY, anegro woman aged about 80 years; and her five
chMren-VlCTOlRE aged years; ETIENNE, aged 6
years; MARIE, aged about years; JULES and JULIE,
{twins) aged years.
THE MOVEABLES consisting of two Armoirs, Clock,
Chairs, Table, two Mich Cows and their Calves several
Horses, lot of Hogs, lot Of Corn lot of Pickets two
Oxen, Implements Of usbandry Household and Kitchen
Furniture, ETC., etc.
TERMS CoNDITroSs-The moaveabes payable all sums
Of and under ten dollars in March 1885, all sums
ing ten dollars payable by halves, half in the month of
March 1855, and the other in the month of March 1856
The land and slaves payable by thirds third IN all and
1851 Purchasers Of the moveables furnishing good and
approved security and purchasers Of the land and slaves
furnish their notes with good and approved security
satisfaction Of the Administrator of id Estate and
the Office of the Recorder of said parish and all sums
not punctuaHy paid maturity eight per cent
main specially mortgaged and hypothetical until final pay
meEt. 42-tds1 M. BOURG, Sheriff.
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Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia,
,JaUIldice.

CHRONIC OR NER T0Us DEBILITY, DISEASE
or THE RIDNETH, IND ALL DISEASES
ARISING FRONA DESORDERED
LIVER OR S7OMACH
OUCH as Constipation, inward Piles,
~ Fulness of Blood to the Head Acdity of the Stomach,
Nausea Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Funess weight in
the Stomach Sour Eructaons Sinking Futterng at the
Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head Hurried and
Difficult Breathing Futtering at the Heart Choking su
locating Sensations when in lying posture Dimnes Of
the Head Deficiency Of Precipitation Yelcess of the Skin
and Eyes Pain in the Side, Back Chest Limbs, &C., Sudden
Fnshes Of Heat Burning in the Flesh Constant Iaginngs
of evil, and Great Depression Of Spirits
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VEND E.

nEUX HABITATIONS etablies en-
- Sucrere, su6es dams la parosse St. Landry en- Get
Etat lie bayou Courtableau queIques miles de Ia vile
DIES Opelousas
Ter Une habi.ation de 1929 de supercie don't
vron trois arpents mantenant culture
yron cent arpents sont bos aba lie bU
bout Cee habitation exceIene sucrere purgeor,
machine vapeur de Niles Co., ayant coute rs 600,
bonnie maison de maitre caanes negres, magasns
monte cette annee la purgere peut conenr environ $50
boucauts de sucre, toutes les bases cue
la terre.
2me Une autre habation de $50 arpents de supercie
don't 200 arpens sont manenant culture
arpents sont bos abattus lie bos dehot
habtaon une excelente sucrerie purgerie machine
vapeur de Niles Co., ayant doute 000 une bonnie
mason de maitre cabanes neres magans nais ecuries
forge, etc Lequipage quatre chauderes monte cette
aimee, pngeor peut conenr environ 200 boucaus de
sucre, toutes leg basses son neuves ans que Ia
Ces abtations sont situees la rvere Courtableau
cour dehu navgabe comniunquant lie Mississippi
ayant DIES baeaux PEASANT presue tos les jours
devant habiatfons. Files cinq miles du
chemin de fer DIES 0peousas Les deux habitaons jg
nent, pres de habitaons 400 arpents de erre
vendre.
Ces habitaons douberon de vaIeur aussot que lie Rail
Road n chaque sucrere est assuree pour 100000
lie cotton Went parfatemen ct 81 panteur cotonner
voult les acheter lie veneur sengage reprenre chaque
machine vapeur pour 5000
La paroisse St Landry ayant heaucoup de cotonniers
parr du mos deNovembre trouve facement beaucoup
de negres louer
On vendra habitations ensemble separament l. q
5ans de credit moyednant nteret du jour de la
ct DIES securities Ia satisfaction du vendeur.
Pour de plus ampes nsegnemens saresser Messrs.
o2stf LOBIT & CARPENTER, NlIe-Oreans.
on A. F. Hickman, aNapoleonvile paroisse Assumption.
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.,5 Notary Public.
IONA. G. WHITE,

n avIng been appointed NOTARY
l1PuBLIC in and for the PARISH LAFouRcHE, takes
pleasure in stating the public that he ready
all calls in the line of Noary-such the protesting
of notes. passing of sales conveyances making inven
tories, holding family meetings, etc., ETC. 1t may not be
generally known that it costs to have business done
by Notary than ii does before the Recorder His office for
the present is that of the Thbodaux Minerva where all
business ntrusted to him will meet with prompt attention.