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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
RIGHT.

In Education, as in all other matters relative I,
our interests and prosperity in life, there is moth
ing like starting right. A bad commencement al
anything. whether of a mental or mechanical ma.
ture, seldom ends well, notwithstanding the ad.
age that "a bad beginning makes a good ending
In our article upon Education last week. W.
did not commence it with the intention of aliu-
ding directly to any of the schools in our town
although, from its rapid advancement and other
commendable features, we were induced to men
ton the Catholic College and its enterprising prin-
cipal. If We, however, particularize any, because
Of their high merit, we should not overlook the
school Of the Misses BoNp and RoB1eH1A, con-
Quoted principally, if we mistake not, for the
young of both sexes, from the commencement Of
their studies. In this school the French and Eng
lish languages, We believe, are taught on alternate
days-and for those just commencing either lam
guage, perhaps no better school can be found any,
where, nor ladies more competent in every res
pect to undertake a responsibility deserving of so
much praise. Their school has now been in OPP
Grafton for a length of time, and the fact that the
of their scholars has gradually increased,
is sufficient evidence of its worth, and a full qua
antee to parents that under the instruction of the
above ladies their children would be starting right
on the great and difficult road to Education.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
Photographic Dispatcher.
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE
From the Bee.l

From the Bee
New YORK, FEB. S.-The Herald Of this cit,
publishes a letter from its London correspondent
who writes under date of the Goth ult., stating tina,
dispatches had been received from St. Petersburg
affirming, in the most positive terms, that the EN-.
peror of Russia had violently rejected the late pro.
positions of the Four Powers.
Battle of Citale.
The Russian force engaged in the recent battle
at Citale embraced $4,000 men.
Movements on the Danube.
The Turks, at the last accounts, were actively
preparing to cross the Danube at a point near
Nocopolis.
A Turkish force of 60, 900 troops is now concen-
trated about Kalafat.
General Ludors had crossed the Danube near
ltale, and was marching on Shumla.
Accounts from Bucharest state that the wounded
OF the Russian army were arriving there in great
numbers, the trains pouring in day and night
The city was filled with them, and a large pro-
portion were utterly unable TO procure
dations, shelter or attendance. The suffering was
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
Very TfMe.

Every one knows from experience the truth
Of the reflections below, which we take from
the franklin Banner:
Every days experience tends to convince US
more and more Of the difficulty of correcting
successfully more than one of our faults at a
time. While the consciousness of som fault.
vice or neglect is pressing forcibly upon us we
may turn our attention to it with success, but
soon another fault will seem more worthy of
our notice whereby our attention is withdrawn
from the former incomplete work of amendment
10 the new and more attractive one which will
in its turn be snpplanted by something else
This is but one of the thousand roads by which
we are brought to the same conclusion, that our
natures are but a tissue of weakness and chan.
grs, watch them as closely and train them Sc
rerely as we may. From our ~fruitIess Iabors
for improvement we are forced to turn despon-
away or TO look for aid to a power high
er than our own.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
Correct Sentiments.

Inc New Orleans Bulletin, of a few days
back, contains the following editorial paragraph:
SIT is a common practice among some editors
when they are worsied in argument, to resort
to vulgar slang, TO discourteous illusions to the
person or business Of the contemporary who has
mastered them Oh the fair field of legitimate
Journalism, and to undigni6ed if not ungentle-
manly articles, to e~xtricate themselves from
dilemmas in which their " imprudence has
placed them. This, more than all other causes
combined, has contributed to lower the charac-
ter, and decrease the influence. of the press of
the United States, which, although unquestion.
ably powerful, would be still more so with hon.
est and intelligent men, if none but those who
are calculated by habit, intellect and education,
to properly appreciate the Importance of their
vocation, were allowed to engage in it.
For ourselves, ne ann and yiH not under
any circumstances. phen 1t can be possibly oroid.
ed, engage in controversies Nth such opponents"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

In the report of the proceedings of the House
of Representatives, on the Sd instant, given in
the Baton Rouge Evening Advocate, the fol-
lowing appears:
"Mr. Loze, on leave, introduced a bill to au-
thorize the game of keno in the State. Read
and referred"
Isn't this progress? Ofcourse it is. "Youne
America" is delighted with the propositions
tie believes in playing keno, and other games.
tie objects to being circumscribed in any way.
lie expects to see the day when the @whole
bound!ess continent" shall be his; hopes to live
until all earth shall acknowledge his dominion,
and is distressed for fear he will be compelled.
Alexander.like, to weep because there are no
more worlds for him to conquer! "Young
America" is an immense youth.
by the way, this keno proposition reminds
US OF an occurrence reported to have taken
place not long since in the House. Somebody
proposed terrible penalties upon gambling, es.
pecIalIy "poker," when an excited country mem.
Der rose and vehemently calculated: "'Twon't
do, Mr:Speaker! That bill will ruin nv con-
stItuents. All of 'em play poker. They can't
get along without playing poker! Been used
to it all their lives! On behalf of the people of
my Parish, protest against an intolerable in
reference with their most sacred riehts!"
We heard the honorable member then sat
down much to the regret Of a delighted audi.
ence.-BuAetin.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

.Adsconded-Lnrge Reward.-We learn from Dr..
Fisher, of the firm Of Fisher, Agnew & Co., of
Columbia, that a man by the name of James Phil
lips; absconded from WinSsboro', S. c., on the oath
nlt., with about $4,000 Of their money, in bills.
1t is believed of the Planters Bank of Fairfield.
A reward of $4,000 IS offered for the apprehension
ofthe delinquent and recovery of the money, and
a proportIonate reward fol the recovery of any
portion of the funds distracted. Phillips is said to
be about 80 years of age, five feet ten inches in
height, will proportioned, dark hair and rather
inclined to badness, has a red face and a flesh
mark on one side of his neck, approaching a claret
color Our contemporaries generally will further
the ends of Justice by inserting a notice of the
above facts, and Banks, Brokers and others who
may have negotiated recently any large amount
of the bills in question with strangers. would CON-
fer a favor by communicating the particulars forth
with to Messrs. Fisher, Agnew & Co., at Colum-
bia.-Charleaon Courier. =
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

Unions. BEDIsI, in q letter to the Bishop of
Cincinnati, enclosing a hundred dollars for the
benefit Of the orphans in that city, says of the
dlsparaging rumors respecting him:
Il .deplore the evil consequences of the
atrocious calumnies propagated with the most
hideous effrontery, and believed in sp;te of the
plainest and strong circumstances Of common
sense, as if a puerile credulity could have ex-
lsted in a nation 50 enlightened and so foil Of
noble sentiments; but the consequences Of evil
are only for him who harbors Il in his heart. A.
who speaks to propagate it"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
The Raft and Bayou Plaouem,nc,

Since the article in the adjoining column upon
this subject was in type, we had the qualification
OF learning ION Thursday afternoon) that the cap
tain Of the State boat, during the lull in the run.
ming of the drift, had made extraordinary exer-
tioas to remove the Raft, and had so far succeeded
that but two or three insignificant places remain-
Ell on the above day, to be cleared. Since then we
have heard nothing further on the subject, but we
should Judge, from the progress made upto Thurs.
day, that Bayou Faquemine is now clear of the
drlit and again open to navigation. The planters
OF Crosse Tete should now hurry out their crops
before another impeachment arises, to detain out of
market their produce and again create those
doubts and fears that have been racking their
minds for the last eight or ten days.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
NEW ORLEANS @

The Pandely Case.-The rebutting testi-
money of the plaintiff in this case was brought
to a close yesterday at 8 o'clock. Among the
witnesses examined were Gen. Plauche, the We.
nerable Anthony Rasch and the Right Rev.
Bishop Potter, of Mobile. Their testimony
was OF the strongest character, in fact, perfectly
overwhelming, and left not an inch of ground
for the defendant to stand upon; so. at least, We
were told by those who heardit. Mr.. Roselius
opened the argument for the plaintiff in a speech
OF more than four hours length. We can only
say that it was worthy of Christian Roselus.-
His blows fell like the sledge hammer of Vulcan.
The argument will be continued to.day, be-
ginning at II o'clock.
The Police Again.--Two policeman named
Henry Develin and Michael Carey. (police
oficers,) were axamined and sent before the
First District Court under bonds of 81 900 for
going into the store of Mr.. Piedfort, on the
Oath ult:. and beating him nearly to death. We
should like to know who appointed these Of
flcers. For ourselves, We wash our hands of
the matter.
The CaAhedral-This stately edifce fronting
on Jackson Square, which has within a year or
two been rebuilt, must have been erected in d.
most mlserably shabby manner. The walls
are already beginning to crack, and have had to
be repaired, and seem likely to crack still more.
We trust there is no DANCE. of the walls falling,
as the roof did while they were in process Of
erection.
In Funds.-John McCarty was arrested in
this District on a charge of disturbing the peace
and carrying concealed weapons. He had in
his possession $4,000. John Terrell, also ar
rested for disturbing the peace, had in his
pockets no less than $5304.
Poor.-Seven individuals applied for and
were furnished with lodgings last night at the
First District Police Jail. They represented
themselves as being poor and pennyIess, and
harmless.
An Amiabe Couph.-A Philadelphia paper
states that "Mr. c. NJ. c., from Massa-
chusetts, and his amiable lady, came to this
city last night, blythe ears"
ders are anxious to know literatim ct verbatim
the verdict rendered in the above case, we here
transcribe it from a certified copy of Deputy
Clerk Gilmore:
"l3th FEBRUARY, 1854.
awe the jury End a verdict in favor of plain
tiff without damages.
CHARLES +. CARUTHERs, Foreman"
Mqsea.-The Coroner yesterday held an in
quest on the body of James Murdoch. aged &c
years, a native of Scotland. The inuues, was held
at a house, No. II Royal street, where the body
found. Verdict-"CaIne to his death by ac-
:identally falling down stairs, thereby fracturing
ais skull.n
Boarding the Lion in his Den-A daring thief
stole a gold pen and pencil case from Re-
order Ramos while he (the R~ecorder) was Of
icially engaged in the examination OF a cease
What next!
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
Valuable Statistics.

We acknowledge with much pleasure a copy
of the statistics of the Third Congressional
District of the State of louisiana sent US by
the Hon. JNo. PERKINS. Jr, Representative from
this District. Also, from the same gentleman, a
copy of his speech on the Joint Resolution of
Thanks and a Medal, to Capt. Duncan NJ. Ingra-
ham," in which the gentleman takes the high
matt onal ground. eloquently and forcibly express
ed, of supporting the conduct of this gallant Off
Ger in the Koszta affair at Smyrna.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
ODDS AND ENDS.

: The New York Typographical Society ha
existed for nearly SO years.
Daniel McLoud, an old bachelor. was froze
to death in his bed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, OF
the 22d ult.
"My tale is ended" as the tadpole said whe,
he turned into u frog.
AChinese merchant at Sacramento, Califor
mia, advertises that among his goods received
he has ''dried worms for soup"
For every dollar that Boston spends upon
her city government, she spends a dollar and
thirty cents upon her public schools.
1t is said that a tin mine has been found near
San francisco, by some workmen in the employ
ofthe "Mountain Lake Water Co.," while tun.
neling through q hill near the Preside.
The epaulets worn by Prince Albert when
in full costume, are worth the t-ifinp sum of
$2,50O-a small farm on each shoulder.
At $50 degrees of heat, steel becomes a deep
blue.
A nosegay is easily obtained. Four brandy
toddies a day for a couple of months, will out
you in the way of one that will astonish all
your friends.
10 New Bedford, where people grow fat and
rich on whale oil, one person out of every 50
dies yearly. They think that is getting off
pretty well-atl least each 81 of them do doubt
less.
One pound of rosin melted together with
four ounces of pitch, and the mixture thickened
with brlckdust, makes a valuable cement for
turner's.
A Yankee has invented yellow spectacles.
for making lard look like butter. They are a
great saving in expense, as lard eaten with
these spectacles on, tastes very much the same
as stewed oil.
1t is asserted in a French publication, that
the Empress Josephine's mantua. makers bill
for the first 10 months of 1906, amounted IN to
l75,SaT.-f7,Ooo odd-$a5,Ooo!
Nearly 1900 copies of Alexander Smiths
poems have been sold it is said within in a few
months. q.
In one town in Massachusetts, Boston Cor.
ners, Qhe same town where the late Sullivan
and Morrissey prize fight came off, there has
been neither births, marriages nor deaths during
the year.
The surest way to prevail upon q youno
couple to marry is to oppose them. Tell
you would "rather see them in thar
graves" and twelve months after their baby
Will pass you twice a day in q willow wagon.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

uA western exchange, with reference to
the abuse Of the divorce law, notices the case
OF a woman in Indiana, who has been divorced
from her husband, by whom she had two
daughters, both Of whom are now divorced
wives, one having obtained her bill while her
husband lay on his death bed, In the same VII.
iage. q maj who had married a widow was
divorced from her, and afterwards married Ina
woman.s !dsughter. Both mother and daurh-
Tor reside IN the village, the latter Of whom The
man still lives with.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
Prssbyserian Minister n, r.-.... r..

f~fesDyterian Minister On Crosse Tete.
We understand that a Presbyterian Minister has
oeen appointed for Crosse Tate. There is a beau.
uia' little chapel on this Bayou, near the resi-
oenee OF CHAs. A. SLACK, and adjacent thereto a
very neat and comfortable little Up Parsonage ~ we
cannon wen imagine a more lovely spot to reside
ior Inc peaceful minister Of God, than thi. allu.
ned to where is his dwelling and his church. If
there was q good female school in the same local.
ity, the residents on the Bayou would have cans.
to congratulate themselves for being peculiarly:
favored.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

UNebraska, which threatens to revive the
slavery agitation in Congress, has no resident
civil population. The Commissioner of Indian
Affairs says that on the 18th Of October, when
he left the territory, there was no settlement
made in any part Of Nebraska. From all the
Information he could obtain, there were but
three white men 10 the territory, except such
such a. were there by authority Of law, and
those adopted, by marriage or adoption, into
Indian families. -
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

ihls IS the name Of a paper published in Wash.
lngton City, D. c., by Messrs. WALLACE Hopr.
Inc proprietors have most kindly sent US their
DAILY, and judging from the able editorials and
Jod'c,ous selections Of this sheet, we can safely
say that the Wasdiy Star will be one of the best
an'lly newspapers in the Union. Being publish
ed. At Washington and containing the latest Con.
gresslonal intelligence, renders it peculiarly! val.
liable. Price, 81 IS per annum.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

TPersons wanting q sure remedy for the
cancer are advised to make a strong decoctiou
OF red oak bark; let it be boiled until it is stiff AZ
ordinary adhesive plaster. Spread it on a patch
Of silk cloth, and apply it to the diseased Dart.
Let it remain until it comes off itself-renew
it until the sore is healed. Let no water conn
near the place during the treatment.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
A FlatbOat Sunk.

On Monday evening last about 8 O'Clock, the
Bella Dona, in approaching our landing, ran up
sufi GENTLY hard against a heavily ladened fat
boat laying alongside bank, as to knock a hole
in her with one of her "fenders." She sunk
Immediately. The boat was loaded with corn,
meat, potatoes, apples, &c. &c.-one half of
which, perhaps, or more, was either lost in
damage or by floating off during the night.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
The Lady,S Book.

This old magazine for January is exceedingly
interesting. Its tales and other articles, we are
told by lady subscriber, are of the first class, and
We know for ourself that the engravings are OK.
cellent. We do not see how any of the fair sex
can do without this admirable work. Now is the
time to subscribe; send on your names and COM
mence with the January number.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

1.-THE winter of 1880 was unusually severe
in New England. For forty days after the
middle Of February, there was no perceptible
tbaw on the southerIy side of any building.
and so deep and hard was the snow, that load.
ed teams passed over walls and fences in any
direction.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

o"it is . terrible thought to remember
that nothing can be forgotten. I have some.
where read that not an oath lie uttered that does
nossibrate through all time in the widespread.
ing currents of sound-not a prayer lisped
that is record is not also to be found stamped
on the avs OF nature by the indelible seal Of the
A~Imightyis WILL"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

TYoung man, a private word. When you
go ACQUIRING, find out, as soon as possible,
whether your affections are being planted more
in a bundle of dry goods and things generally,
than in a pulsating heart hemmed in by warm
ribs, and all that. Many a fellow has laid him.
self out for full made woman, and only found
a very extensive assortment of cotton, whale-
bone, and similar delusive Institutions. Just
look over the goods before going 10 the parson.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
sANNMERM sEMNAMEA,
Saturday, February 1s, 1854.

D-Subscribers at a distance are informed that
their papers are directed by the Editor himself and
sent to the Post Office every Saturday some hours
before the closing ofthe Mail, put up in good wrap
pers and plainly directed, more than this, to insure
their safe and speedy transit, he cannot do:
Town subscribers will please give information
if their papers are not regularly and properly de-
livered.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

- There is a girl out West so all fired pretty
that she has to wear around her waist a spike
belt, similar to those the farmers put on colts
heads to break them from sucking. This is the
only means of keeping the young bucks from
hugging her 10 death, and even with this shield,
it is said there is not a young gent in the neigh
borhood that does not bear spike prints on his
arms.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
TThe Washington Sta, .avs-

Public curiosity is wide awake to read a cor
respondence opened by Prince John Van
buren,, with Col. Jere Clemens, Ex-senator
from Alabama, in relation to the Nebraska and
Kansas bill. 1t is said to be a rich specimen
OF diplomatic, political and literary skill and
taste, with a due admixture of patriotism and
Bunkum. -.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

I.Ws refer our reders to the card of B. F.
SMITH, dentist, who will be here in a few days
MIR. SIS reputation is too widespread TO require a
testimonial from us to induce our citizens who
are in need of his s~urvices, to take advantage of
his visit, as it is not every day that one of his
skill deigns to come among us in the country.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

DZ-R, B. NJ. will please receive our warmest
thanks for three subscribers. he procured us and
paid for few days since. If every subscriber We
had would Ego and do likewise" wouldn't We be
lin clover
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
Legislative Procecdinrs.

We find it impossible to keep up with the. pro-
ceedings Of the Legislature, and must therefore
defer them altog ether, merely abiding OCCASION
ally to those more important acts of the Legisla-
ture, which affects the interests of the people a,
large.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
Coal Boat Arrived.

q The first coal boat Of the season, (save one
which sank in the Bayou 4 few days since) ar.
nved at our landing on Thunday aftemoon-price
u per barrel OF size about one-third larger than
those heretofore used in measuring.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18
JUSTICES COURT-Parish of Ibervl1e
q State Of Louisiana.

Roth Brothers %. John Laport-No. Ia.
BY virtue of a writ of Fl. Fa. to me directed
by J.; 5. Webb, Justice Of the peace in and for the
public sale to the higest bidder on SATURDAY,
the 4th Of March next, 1854, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
at the Cont House Of this parish, all the right, IL
tie, interest and claim of John Laport in and to
the following described property, to wit:
One Scaffold, Ladder and Pile Driver, and forty
two pieces Of timber or logs, measuring each or
averaging 52s running feet, lying on either side Of
the Bayou Paille, at the junction of said Bayou
Paille with the Bayou Crosse Tate, in the parish
Of lberviIle.
Seized to pay and satisfy the writ issued in the
above suit.
Terms, cash.
dec3 JOS. H. ERWIN, Sheriff:
Parish Of ~1berville, Feb. IS. 1854.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

~See the succession sale on Tuesday nex of
negroes, belonging 10 the estate of the late Ellie
LEBLANC.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

1Lent begins, this year, on the LIST of March.
GOOD Friday will be the l4th of April ; Easter
Sunday, the 10th.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-18

D-See advertisement fer a cooper in another
column.