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Number 10, Tchopitoulas Street, Nesc- orleans
Fsr;.saaaies, Wines. E.fg.lerSg


GROCERIES, DRUGS AND CHEMICALS
'tNHE Subscribers have now in store.
and are daily receiving per Packet, Steamers and
Ships very extensive Stock
FRENCH BRASDIES-
800 PACKAGES, half quarter and eighth PIPES, among
which :-Ine Castillon 4 Co; Seignee; J. Augustin,
1892; Lecoq Champagne, 1915; Alfred Morton Hennes
sey; Pelevoisin; j. ii. GODDARD etc.
HOLLAND GIN, JAMAICA RUM, SCOTCH and IRISH
WHISKY.
DOMESTIC LIQUORS
WIIISkY-100 barrels Old Nlononyahea Rye 50 barrels
Superior Virginia Rye loo barrels Western Reserve 100
barrels Rectied.
BITTEkS10 barrels Superior Wine 10 barrels Scedam
WINES
800 PACKAGES pure JUICE PORT; Burgundy Port
Crown Port Golden Sherry Crown Sherry; Rose Ma
dera Lisbon Madeira Sweet and Dry Malaga, &c.
CAMpAGNE-10o baskets Fine Brands, quarts and Pints.
CLAREr-l0G0 boxes, among which some very choice.
HAUT sAUTERNE-25O boxes.
OLD COGNAC BRANDY--15O boxes.
HOLLAND GIN-Jamaca Rum; Sherry Port, etc, 500
LnSea
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Plantation for Sale.

/ offer for sale my PLANTATION, ST.
ltuated on Bayou Black Parish Terebonne
miles from Houa said plantation has front Of about ten
arpen depth of forty srpents For further particulars
apply me, or J. A. Leblanc, ESQ.,, at Houma.
Ap o. IS-u NAPOLEON B. BEAL.
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HAVE on hand and keep constantly
Il l. for sale Il full assortment OF
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THERMOMETERS. A varied as
so'snent for sale BY 2stf J. s. FRIZELL.
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TOWN DIRECTORY.
,EiiEfsds
JNICIPAL GOVERN MENT

J. r. VERRET, SEc'y l.. DAUNIS, TREASURER
GEORGE BONER, CONSTABLE AND COLLECTOR.
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WI. MOOsmaMn,
H. @elIEEn1@Lh@s A
FASHIONABLE BOOT & SHOE MAKER,

No. st. Philip street, THIBoD,ux.
T,HROUG1 the medium Of the public press. take the
liberty to public that still continue
carry on my old stand, above, y calling Boot
and Shoe ker and am at all times ready to
date my shortest notice. Bnots and Shoes
of the latest fashions made to order with despatch and
warranted an easy fit, sale. jel0
Polynesian., 1854-09-09

AVERY SLIGHT DIFFEREScE.-How one Of
our gay young brokers was recently furnished
with new wrinkle is told by his friends on the
stree IS, as thus:
fellow came riding fiir-enough looking horse
to the front of the Office at which Joseph does the
needful trimming for his felow-citIzens, and hal
loed:
"Say, understand you want to buy hoss here,
at this shop.
Banker leaned against the side of the door half
opened his eyes, shut 'em again, gazed sleePiIy at
the bpedal and then at the quadrupedal animal,
and at last
81 How much ?"
a hundred and fifty dollars" was the reply.
"Can't give it, nv friend You're good fel-
low don't doubt, but ! can't give that price.
Some Judge of horse flesh myself"
Well, say what will you give :" exclaimed the
horse-merchant; 81 want to sell"
"rell what :" drawled Joe, very sieeplly
{" Tell what-rll give you twenty-five dollars for
that horse"
He's wuth more" said the jockey, tossing hls
Ieps over the saddle and sliding slowly to the
ground; but never vas the man to let Il hun
dred and twenty-five dollars split me in boss
trade; He's yourn :"
Banker took the horse and has him yet, having
utterly failed in dozen efforts to give hlm away.
His last trial was to bestow him on Professor Snow,
Veterinarian, to be used a living illustration OF
all the diseases to which the horse subject in this
climate But the Professor steadily objects on the
ground that several of the beasts ailments may
possibly be ntagous.-l Montgomery Mail
Polynesian., 1854-09-09

| SLosHING ABoUr.-The Judges often tell stoI-
les on the members of the bar, although thev are
much oftener the subjects of stories themselves.
We lately heard one of the former illustrating the
propriety or letting well enough alone as will be
seen by the following anecdote:
| An affray case was on trial in the Circuit Court
of Pike county, in which some six or eight peace
breakers where represented by almost as many law
yers, each of whom In turn, put the only witness
for the state through the tortures of tedious
examination. Nat-,a well known Montgo-
merry practitioner, was counsel for big black fel-
low in the crowd, who answered to the man of Salt
onstall. AS to this defendant, the only proof which
was ected on the examination in chief of the wit
ness for the prosecution was that-to use the pc
cuar phraseology of the narrator-'whe the rest
on 'em a cuSsn, and clenchin, and pairn' off
for a regular battle r'yal, SaItonstGH jist Kept
sloshul' about This repeated half dozen
times-SaLionstaH Kept sloshin' about. The
solicitor and Nat both construed this TO mean that
ISaltonstall was only moving about drunk among
the combatants, and the former did not press for
an explanation. Presently, however, it came to
Mats turn to examine for his client; and as
he had received quite handsome fee, considering
how things stood, he felt bound to make something
| of demonstration So quoth he with the air
of the avenger of injured inhocence:
| 'Come witness, say over again what it was
that Mr. Saltonstall had to do with this affair =
/
the rest on'em clnched and paired off. but Salton-
stall, he jist kept sloshin' about:'
! All, my good fellow exclaimed Nat quite tes-
Itily, want 10 know what that is. 1t isn't
exactly legal evidence in the shape you put it.
| Tell US what you mean by sloshin' aboutn
| 'Well,' answered the witness, very deliberately,
! I'll try. You see, John Brewer and Sykes, they
clnched and fout That's in lege form, amt it,
Oh, yes said Nat-'go on
'Abney and Blackman they pitched into one
another, and BIackman bit off piece of Abney's
lip-that's lege, too, amt ii {"
Proceedn
Simpson and Bill Jones and Murray was alto
gether btin' gougin' and kckin' one another
that's legle, too, IS it
'Very!-but go on
And Saltonstall made it his business to walk
backwards and forwards, through the crowd, with
big stick in his hand, and knock down every
loose man in the crowd as fast as he come TO 'em.
That's what call slOshin' about!
Nat is of opinion, now, that unless prima facie
case is made out by the prosecution, on the direct
examination of their witnesses, 1t Is quite as well
for the defendent to waive his right to cross
examination.-[ Montgomery Mail.
Polynesian., 1854-09-09

SIGNs FOR MARRIAGEABLE LADIEs.-lf a man
wipes his feet on the door-mat before coming into
the room, you may be sure he will make good do
mestic husband. If man, in snufing the candles,
snuffs them out, you may be sure he will make
stupid husband. If a man puts his handkerchief
on his knees while taking his tea You may be sure
he will be prudent husband. In the same way,
always mistrust the man who will not take the last
piece oftoast or Sally Lunr, but prefers waiting
for the next warm batch 1t is not unlikely he will
make a greedy, selfish husband, with whom you
will enjoy no brown' at dinner, crust at tea, no
peace whatever at home. The man, my dears,
who wears gooshes, and is careful about wrap
ping himself up well before venturing into the
night air, not unfrequently makes good invalid
husband that mostly stops at home, and Is easily
comfored with slops. The man who watches the
kettle and prevents its boiling over, will not fail,
my dears, in his married state, in exercising the
same care in always keeping the pot boiling. The
man who doesn't take tea, I'll treats the cat, takes
snuff and stands with his back to the fire, is brute
whom would not advise you, my dea.s, to marry
upon any consideration, either for love or money,
decidedly not for love. But the man who, when
tea is over is discovered to have had none, is sure
to make the best husband. Patience like his de-
serves being rewarded with the best of wives, and
the best of mothers-in-law. My dears, when you
meet with such man, do your utmost to marry
him. In the severest winter he would not mind
going to bed first Punch.
Polynesian., 1854-09-09
CHE 1Dolpnesian.
Shanghai Hen Linden.

A serlo-traglc poem, some relation to Ho-he
nden. Sacred to the memory of its hero, whol
ay the fates speedily transfer to Immortality
edicated to Mrs. L. Grover, and generally SUI
sed to be written by the author, "Delenda e.
lrthago."
In Sing Sing when the sun was low,
Not many hundred years ago,
mighty ShsDghai's awful crow
Broke on the deep tranquility.
But Sing Sing saw another sight,
When the rooster rose al dead of night,
To eXterminate in deadly fight
His long-leg'd Shanghai majesty.
Then rushed the dreadful battles tide
Then few The feathers far and wide,-
But louder than all else beside
The Shanghai crowed triumphantly.
In gown and nightcap all arrayed,
The neighborhood awoke dismayei,
CuTs'd the unnatural ssrenade
In terms Of great severity.
Each sleeper started from his bed
And wished the noisy rascal dead,
And muterrd vengeance on his head
With deep heartfelt sincerity.
The combat deepens On We brave!
Devote that Shanghai TO the grave!
Wave, rooster, all thy feathers wave
And crow with all thy devtry
The battles ended,-Now once more
The neighbors slumber As before,
And thanks Heaven o'er
The downfall of the enemy.
'Tis mOrn,-but scarce the lark's high note
O'er bill and vale begins float,
Ere that Internal Shanghai's throat
POurs forth its dread artillery
But longer yet those legs will grow,
IL Fate lays not the monster low,
And louder yet the wretch will crow
Unless death seals his destiny.
An few would mourn many weep,
If some dark holes secure retreat,
About two hundred fathoms deep;
Should be that Shanghais sepulchre.
Hudson Rirer Chronicle.
Polynesian., 1854-09-09

in eighteen months from the date of the signature
thereof, or sooner if practicable. In faith where
of, we, the respective plenipoentiaries of the Uni
ted States of America and the Empire of Japan,
aforesaid, have signed and sealed these presents.
Done at Kanagawa this thirty-ffst day of March,
in the year Of our Lord Jesus Christ one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-four, and of Kayei the
seventh year, third month and third day
Polynesian., 1854-09-09

RIGHTS OF AN AUDIEScE.-lthas now been SOL
emnly decided in Scotland, that any man at a thea
tre may hiss like twenty geese, if he Will. per
son who had exercised this privilege, was rudely
turned out of the theatre, and taken into custody
The ma gistrates on the case being brought before
them, fined the manager 20 gulnea<, and Slo eA'
nenses. This was appealed from, by bill of sus-
pension; but the original decision was confirmed
by the Lord ordinary, with additional costs-LoH-
don Examiner.
Polynesian., 1854-09-09

V.LrE OF A here Is no
Office higher than that of teacher Of youth, for
there Is nothing on earth so precious as the mind
soul and character Of the child. No Office should
be regarded with greater respect The hrst minds
in a community should be encouragedto 10 assums "
Polynesian., 1854-09-09
THE TREATY OF KANAGASA.

WASHINGTON, July l6, 1854.
The following is copy of the Japan treaty,
to the Senate, July 18th
Polynesian., 1854-09-09
COOPER AGE.

Having formed copartnershp under the style Of Swain and
butler have taken the shop recently occupied BY
Walters, and intend carrying the COOperne Business
all branches. Hoping by strict attention
merit share of the public patronage. On hand and
2000 bhls casks barrels buckets, tubs, shower
bath AM bathing tubs-37-n
Polynesian., 1854-09-09

HENRY A. NELSON,
Agent of the n. Y. Board of Underwriters
[Offce the counting of Rice & Co
Honolulu, Oahu, =. L,
Masters vessels will confer favor BY giving
~ information OF any marine losses disasters
ring the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands, else
where the Pacifc-S0u
THE UNDERSIG ED having been appointed Agent for the
Bremen Board Of Underwriters, begs to inform the
mercial public general that all claims against the
said CndeTw occurring about this Kingdom, will
verified by him. Masters of Bremen vessels
any port of the Haw allan Islands in distress
requested apply 10 the same II their earliest
convenience. FLORENS STAPENHORST.
Honolulu, July, 1854. 9-ly Office Nuuanu Street
Polynesian., 1854-09-09

C. III. MARSHALL,
Cooper, HOnoluIu, Oahu, S. L.,
Has removed his shop the yard of the store formerly
occupied by Punchard & Co., and would respectfully
inform the public that he prepared TO execute any
orders in the conperage lne al the shortest notice and
on reasonable terms Tubs, shower baths and
work of every description made TO order-35-u
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-07
PIE PLAET---F0R SALE.
g II O @ MIS-

Well known Seeding, superior in quality
and size TO any of the varieties of Mammoth,
. Colossal, or Victoria and continues to pro-
dace new leaf stocks until November, not be-
/ ing affected by the early frosts. This ynri-
ETY. was raised by the Subscriber IL year. ago
/ from seed, and after being under cultivation
that length of time holds good in size, having
last year produced stocks weighing FIVE
pounds and over,
Testimonials from Agricultural and Hor-
ticultural and other Papers, could be produ-
ced in abundance to show that this Pie Plant
is all that is represented, will only insert
one from paper published in this city, where
the Editor has awaited himself of opportuni.
ties of frequently visiting my garden, for the
last ten years. Il is as follows:
but the most remarkable feature Of this
garden is the Mammoth Pie Plant, and GER
tainly any one who is curious to know what
Pic Plant Is, and how it may he cultivated
and developed, would do we'll 10 look at it.
We state what we witnessed, (and what wc
should doubt, if we had not witnessed it,
that from one root was cut quantity, which
after being trimmed ready for cooking weigh
ed FORTG-EIGHT POUNDS, and GER
iainly as much more was left on the root I'M
cut : making the product of one root nearly,
if not quite, CNE HUNDRED POUNDS
of plant. And we are not aware that this
was a very unusual growth. for we saw thou
sands ofbunchcs, which seemed quite as large
as the one in question and NIL this too, young
and tender plant, as delicious as any raised.
OF this plant Mr.. Cahoon is raising i'm
menSe quantities, with which he not only
supplies home demand, but ships TO other
places, furnishing one house in Chicago with
thousand pounds per week. Telegraph.
! am now growing quantities of it for the
California and Oregon market. DwarfnE
the roots. sent few roots to Oregon last
January and the growth last season dStonish-
ed the Citizens there. notwithstanding they
had seen TALL grouths ofregetation at home.
/ / will securely pack in boxes, and forward
according TO directions, Ten Roots, for IS;
Five Roots for 50 or One for 81 1.-THE Cash
to be sent with the order. a severe frost
does not iniurc the roots, and they can be
sent with safety to any part Of tho Union.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-07
What a MistakeI

We perceive by the last kenoSha Dem
ocrdt, that the whole country-Clcrgy,
Congress. Editors. and all the rest of man
kind have been laboring under a grevious
blunder with reference to the Missouri
Compromise. In fact we learn. that there
was no Compromise at all-that this act
Of Congress which says something about
Slavery not going north of certain par
allel of latitude, is all a mistake-there is
no such thing-and consequently that
Douglass Bill, which proposes to make
the Missouri Compromise imperative, is
ofno account at all-don't mean anything
and don't amount to ything-and there
is no kind of use or necessity i'll opposing
it, on the contrary it should be permitted
quietly to pass. Verify. a second Daniel
has come to judgement. Why could he
not have spoken earlier, and saved the
turmoil which has already occurred
Why could he not sooner have poured the
oil from his jug upon the troubled waters ?
Here the whole Nation has been in a row
and an uproar for some three months. and
the Democrat has stood quietly by and
permitted it, and never till this moment
has condcscendcd to give the simple facts
in the case" and put an end to the dis
turbance. We recollect few years since
it was made a grave charge against St.
Louis editors that they refused to quell
mob in its inception, when they had the
power, because they wanted an item for
their papers. We fear our friends of the
Democrat are liable to the same charge
in this matter.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-07
THE LEGIsLATURE.

Former Legislatures have been reckless
and extravagant enough in all conscience.
but there has never yet been one that in
these respects bore any comparison to the
one just adjourned. If few years to
come exhibit the same progress in .reck-
lessness and extravaganza on the part of
the Legislature that few years past have,
there won't be property enough in the
State to pay Legislative appropriations
Some 100000 were last year raised by
tax, and the lHluduhee Sentinel SAYS the
appropriations this year have not only
used that up, but left the Treasury minus
some $4,000.
We are really astonished at the char
acter of some of the accounts allowed
Last year the Senate preferred claim of
s., so per day extra for each Senator as
members of the Impeachment Court.
The claim WIS laughed at. The House
promptly rejected it, and it was supposed
that was the end it This year, how
ever, it has been allowed, and not only
that, but allowed in connection with one
thousand dollars each to Arnold & knowl-
ton for defending linbbell. This is only
a specimen brick, and hardly the worst
at that New offices have been created
wherever it has been possible to create
them, and salaries have been increased
wherever it has been possible to increase
them. A Bank Registerhas been created
with a salary of $1,000. An Assistant
State Superintendent, salary $500. The
pay of the Cows Private Secretary has
been increased to $1,000, the Librarians
pay to $1,000, and we believe every Dep
uty about the Capital has had his pay
largely increased. We do not believe
lherc is a single state Office the duties of
which might not be performed by one in
dustrious men working two thirds of the
time that ordinary iaborers do, yet each
one has its deputies and clerks, and an
other year it will have its clerks clerks,
and they have their regular pay and their
extra pay and their perquistes and stea-
lings, past all belief
The main labor of this Legislature has
been, sure, to spend the money of the
people. They have done it and nothing
else-and large portion of it most reck-
lessly and unjustifiably. They have pro-
vided for screwing about $4,000 more
out of the people for their successors;
and unless the people should in the mean
time choose to adopt the policy of select
ing men of little different stamp from
the majority who have heretofore repre-
resented them, they may be sure the
100000 they have to pay this yea will
travel the same road the other has.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-07
DIED

In this City. yesterday morning at 5
O'Clock, at the residence of her son-in-Iaw.
FRANKLIN FENToN Esq, Mrs. ErNIcE
ELEINs, aged sereH'y-$i.; gears, widow of
the late Col. JONATHAN ELKGNS, Of Albion,
y. Y, and the mother of l.. S. and H. X.
Elkins of this City.
Funeral Ceremonies at Mr.. Fcnton's
this afternoon at > o'clock. The friends
of the family are respectfully invited to
attend
Mrs. f. was native of New England,
and an early settler Of the town of Peach
am. Caledonia County, Vt. From early
years devoted member of the Congre-
gatIonal church.-Fcw 50 uscfulIy sustain
the varied relations Of life fewer still
that for more than half century main
tGin such consistency of department and
character and pass to the grave without
a blemish. Her last sickness was distress
sing, but endured with the utmost patience.
Her end was peaceful.
Emphatically. it is a Mother in Israel
that has gone. Peace to her ashes. her
memory is blessed r. II. D.
April 9Th 1854.
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Rev. Mr.. Bishop and the Democrat

Rev. Mr.. Bishop, in his discourse which
has been so much animadverted upon by
the Kenoshd Democrat and its CORES
pondents, said:
II am i'll duty bound to say, that up
to this time, nearly hiriyfour years, the
Missouri Compromise has been relgiously
respected by all parties"
TO this the Democrat says: "Now did
not Mr.. Bishop knop the assertion was
untrue" and then proceeds to cite num-
Der of instances in which individuals and
states have stood up and protested against
the Compromise, and refused to acknowl
edge it &c. Now, what did Mr.. Bishop
manifcstly mean2 Why, that the Mis-
souri, Compromise had been enacted by
Congress, and for thirty-four years all
parties in Congress had combined to keep
it on the Statute Book, uninterlcred with,
unimpaired, and inviolatc. This is what
he meant-GU he could have meant-and
this history proves to be true; and yet
the Democrat asks if he did not know it
was untrue. Untrue. because q great
many individuals and some states spit
upon it, and condemned it? Ne spit
on the Fugitive Law. Does Congress
therefore not rcligiously respect it ? Gar
rison at the North and others at the South
spit on the Union; is the Union therefore
dissolved or impaired Ne spit on all
compromises with Slavery; yet the COM
promises of 20 or 80 either are not re-
pealed in Congress in consequence of it.
Let the Democrat cite the act of Congress
which repeats or impairs the Missouri
Compromise, and until ii does, it seems
to us would be no stretch of modesty in
it, to refrain from pronouncing untrue the
statements of Minister in his pulpit
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-07

STEAMBOAT LINE FOR TIE SEASON,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. May Flower, Buck
eye State and Ocean will form the Mich
igan Central Railroad Line from this
city to Detroit, on the opening of nayi-
cation, till the two new steamers, West
ern World and Plymouth Rock, are
ready to take their place OF the route.
The Southern Michigan Northern In
diana and Empire State will run as last
year in connection with the Southern
Michigan Railroad at Toledo, direct.
The Key Stone State, Niagara, Lou
isiana, and Empire are to form a daily
line between Dunkirk and Toledo, touch
ing at Erie, Cleveland and Sandusky, in
connection with the y. y. Il Erie Rail
road.
1t is not determined whether to run
the Mississippi and ST. Lawrence between
this port and Ohio City, opposite Clcve-
land, or direct to Sandusky-probably
the former will be tho route in cosnec-
ton with the Sanduskcv road.
The Qucen City goes to the upper
lakes for the Sault Ste Marie trade.
The Crescent City and Queen of the
West continue on the route between
Cleveland and this city as last year
Buffalo Paper.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-07
.EVERGREENS.
OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES:
BalSam and Norway Fir, Spruce, Pine, Hem
lock, and Arb0r Vitae.

1T IS well known fact, that for the last ten or
4 more years, large quantities of Balsam Ffrs and
Spruce have been brought from the Islands north ON
Steamboats, and Vessels, and sold in Milwaukee, Ra-
cine, and kenosha, prices called cheap. say from
one To four shillngs each; the quantity sold will
amount 10 many hundred dollars each year; and 70
lsequaliy well known tina, not over in one hum
area have lived The few ihRt have lived have cost,
ueductlng dead ones, ten dollars each; TO REM
edy 'hs great loss and perpleNiiy, propose to sell
EFergrees from I'VE to i've feet high from 81 10 81
each, according 10 siZo and form, and deliver them in
son, aud NSertewn, or any. town or village on the
W. N. IL. Il. viii superiniendthc planting out and
guarantee them to ike, provided enough is taken in
any town to amount 10 $40. My trees have been
grown In my garden for the hast Eve wears are per.
iecily h,alihy and trained in beautiful PyromldiM
form. Specimens can be seen ON the premises of c.
WALL, Esq. Milwaukee,, or in my garden.