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Estate of JTj4o1r N1j,ciSse B,uy1sois

Estate Of Widoac Nd,cisse Bouygsois
STATE OF LOT IsIANA.-Parish of
~ Lafourche-''ifh Judicial District Court
WHEREAS, ZENON BOUGEOIS, of said parish, has fled
his application with the Clerk of sud Court appointed
Administrator, Of id Estate,
Therefore, II persons hereby warned and notified
file their objections if any they have to the said application
with the Clerk of said Court, his office in the
Thboiaax in days after the first publication hereof or
the said application will be confirmed in due Of law
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, this
23d day of September, thous nd eight hundred
Nfepand fifty four [402tl l.. s. ALLAN Clerk.
Succession de Feuue Ndrcisse Bourgeois
ETAT DE LA IOtIiSiANE-Cour
Il ~ du Cinquieme District Parosse de Lafourche
ArrEspu: Que ZENON BOURGEOIS, de Ia dte paroisse,
jour fat application Greter de la die Cour pour
etre nommt Administrator de Ia dite Succession
En- consequence, personnes qu porrsen avor des
objections la de demande par les presentes notifies de
les dedure Greier de la de Cour bureau, dams Ia
vile de Thibodaux, dams les dix jour qu sVront la pre-
miere publication de avis simon e dit demande
corde ct confrme scion la oi
- Temoin main ct lie sceau de la dte Cour, &c
LIS. }23 septembre mil hut cent cinqnante-quare.
(--) 1927 J. AYCOCK, Greffier.
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VENTE DE SHFRIF-
" IA aon. - ror Ia Parosse do Ia
Holden l. Murphy.
rs.
Celestin Close

Holden Murphy. .oon
rs. NO. A|o"'
Celestin Close. .:.. ,ncj
sACHEZ: QUEEN vertue dun writ de herl ;atse It
par Ia susde Cour ct dams la cause ci-dessus as
numerotee: J'ai saisi ct J'oTirai vente 'stMED
Maison de Cour situee dams la vile de Thibodaux rn
lie 7d'OCTOBRE 1854, II heures m, entire
Close etant un moitie ndiviss dams la socese ia die
lie dit Close ct Ceophase Gautreau suje aux oe - ami sou
societe dams la cafe ct fourniture qul cue sakh "
CONNIE suit SAVIOR: a., =, ,ns,tent
cinq Tables Mroir. une Jar EAU uae Hsyane,
ouinze Carafes ving Bottles de Cgares de ID s douss
Cask de andy rente Boueiles de vermount
Gallons de Port Wne trente Gallons de Rhun =. oueurs
Gallons de Madere ct une assortment genef" ~
TERMEs DE La VENTE-COMPTANT. .-.,,., ,ne
Ia ite yente sera fate pour satisfsire 500
,ets ct frais de CO process. 40-tds N. Boohu'
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GUBERNAToR1AL-Dr. Henry G. Doyle, Of
the parish of Iberville, has announced himself
in the city papers as an Independent candidate
for Governor at the next regular election-No-
vember, 1856 ...
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sAcHEz QUEEN vertu dun writ de eri facas lance par
la susdite Cour dams Ia CT dessus intuee ct hume
rntee ja sasi ct jorirai vente publ que Ia Nilsson
deCour dams la vile de Thibodaux SAMEDI, lie doc
TOBRE, 1884, 10 heures, A M, la m lite indivise de'
propriees suivante savor, appartenant la feme Do
Close Gautreau.
LA MOITIE DU JUDGMENT en- favour de Celestin Coss
ct Cleophas Gaureau Pennington W. Tucker, No. l2O
montant la de sept trene-sept piastres
Fevrier 1885, jusqua pavement final ns que les frah
dit Judgement etc enregsre dams ofce du Recorder de
parosse Lafourr he, lie May 1885, Lvre No Page 49,
deux Contores trois douzane Care ois paquets DC
Cartes lie loyer Cafe sue dams la vile de Tbibodau
borne Nord par la Levee Quest par la St. Philip o
par mois usqua que principal as de &c proc
soft satsfait.
TERMEs DE La VENrE-COMPTANT
ct frais de ce process. 40. tds1 M. BOURG, shern
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Succession de Teune Jeon B. Prtgeea.
[INTAT DE LA LOUISIANA

ETAT De LA LOUISIANA
IL du Cinquierne District, parosse de Lafourche
ATTENDU: Que MATIlURIN BOURG de la dite naro
Executor Testamentaife de la dte Succession ce onr
depose compte final Administration ayec le Cran
de la dite Cour, den'andant quill soft APPROVE
En- consequence toutcs personnes qu poraent avor doc
objections dit compe sont par les presentes notifies do
les dedure Grelier de la e COur son bureau dams
vile de ThibodauS dams les ours qui svron,
premiere publication de Get avis simon lie dit comp,e sera
accorde ct conrme scion la oi.
Temoin main ct lie sceau de In dite Cour "a
B%SN % Septembre, cent mil-huit cnqaan,e- quatre.
D l405t1 J.. s. ALLAN, Greffe
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The LONDON TMEs.-The London correspon-
dent of the Boston Post gives the following in

HE LONDON IIMES.-Ihe London cOrreSpOn-
dent of the Boston Post gives the following in
formation relative to the Times newspaper:
no other newspaper in England, none other in
fact in Europe, can bring to its support an array
Of talent at all comparable to the Times: but it
is nevertheless true. Other newspapers may
receive the highest government patronage, may
be supported by all the strength of public SEN
timent, may enlist the ceverest men of the age
as their contributors, may be backed by an al
most exhaustless amount Of capital, and be con-
Quoted by the most sagacous men of the land
but they fail to come up to the standard of the
Times, and to command in an equal degree
the public attention. How long the pre-emi-
nence may be held by that paper, it is impossi-
bic to conjecture.
AS everything human is mutable, the day will
probably come when the proud position it occu-
pies will be disputed by successful rivals: but
to all appearance that day is far off. Its corps
OF EDITORS of reporters, of foreign and domes
tic correspondents, and of managers, constitute
an army-not one individual of whom ever ac-
knowledges his connection with the paper. 1t
is often whispered at public dinners and other
gatherings that such and such person con-
nected with the Times is present, but the indi-
vidual who will confess to the soft Impeachment
is never found. The stat nominis umbra of the
editor of the Times is as impenetrable the
author of Junius. 1t is said that no one person
claims that position-that its leaders are written
for a stipulated sum by men who never enter
its sanctum-and that more communications
from the first writers of Great Britain are re-
jected from its columns than are furnished for
all other papers and periodicals in the kingdom.
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THIBODAU x:

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER %, 1854.
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The CRIMEA.-The Crimea is spoken Of in
some of the English papers as one of the "ma-
terial guarantees " which the Allies should exact
from Russia as the price of peace, or as security
for the future good behavior of that Power; and
as it is highly probable that the active opera
tons of the Allies will ultimately be transferred
to that Province, brief account thereof may
not be without interest:
The Crimea, or Grim Tartary as it is some
times called, is the ancient Taurica Chersonesus.
1t is pennsular, extending out into the Black
Sea from Southern Russia, with which it is con-
nected by narrow isthmus. There is probably
no province in Europe which has been so often
devastated and which has been the theatre of
such stormy scenes of violence and bloodshed as
this unfortunate country. 1t is said that since
the time of Herodotus (B. C. 45O) it has been
conquered and devastated by more than seventy
different nations. Alans, the Goths, the Huns,
the Petchengues, the Comanes, and numerous
other predatory tribes in turn occupied the
country. TWAS settled by the Genoese in 1894,
who were expelled by the Crim-Tartars, under
grandson of Ghengis Khan, in 1474. These
predatory hordes settled in the country, and
were tributary to the Porte until the latter part
of the last century, when Catharine II, took
possession of and annexed the country to Russia.
The population of the Crimea is about two
hundred thousand, of whom not far from one
half are Tartars, who profess the Mahommedan
faith.
The greatest obstacles which the Allies would
encounter in wrestling the Crimea from Russia
would be the reduction of Sevastopol The
strength of this fortress is well known, and it
would doubtless successfully resist any attack
by sea. There would be no difficulty, however,
in landing any number of men to the south of
the town, where there are no less than six con-
venient bays, which are unprotected. The
roads across the Crimea are wretched, and
during eight months of the year, in spring, fall
and winter, the dreary steppes in the northern
part of the province are almost impossible for
large bodies of troops The reduction of Sevas-
topo, if the Allies should set about it with zeal
and energy, would be only the work of time.
Invested by land and blockaded by sea- the gar
rison would not long hold out without a strong
prospect of relief. Sevastopol taken, the SUBJ
ugation of the Crimea would be an easy task
and in such an eventuality the Allies, if they
are fully determined to cripple Russia, will pro-
baby restore the Porte to the possession of its
ancient territory.
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EXPLORATION OF FELoNs.-The New York

EXPLORATION OF FELONs.-The New York
Tribune is showing to what an extent the ex-
portaton of felons to the United States is carried
on in Europe. The following, the editor is well
assured, is a correct translation of an official
circular widely disseminated through Belgium:
CIRCULAR
mo 1,S9S.] LIEGE, (BELGuM) March IA, 1854.
Emigration for tie United States-Ir Transportation
GENTLEMEN: The transports for emigrants
for the United States will take their departure
from Antwerp a large number of vessels are
prepared already to leave at various periods of
this month A certain number of liberated
prisoners from Vilyorde and from several poor
houses depot de mendicite) are on the point of
departing.
The price of the passage, all expenses in
Guided, is $50 francs, which sum should be paid
in advance at the bureau of the Governor of the
Province.
beg you to let me know as soon as possible
if your district has any passengers to be for
warded.
Each individual should be sent to the Jail
(maison d'arret) of Antwerp, and have in his
possession simply certificate on the following
model:
"The Burgomaster of the district Of,
Province of Liege, belgium, certifes that
(give the age, place of BIRTH parentage) is I'M
married"
The departure will take place during the year
every fortnight.
The Comnissary of the ACCOMPLISHMENT
TIL. FLECHET.
To the Burgomaster and Council Of.
The Tribune suggests to our honest and re-
putable adopted citizens that it especially be-
hooves them to watch Through their friends re-
naming in Europe) and expose every attempt
to food our ports with European criminals and
paupers.
Americans will never refuse Asylum to the
oppressed of the Old World, who may volun-
good citizens and freemen; but they will not
much longer suffer this open shipment upon us
by foreign States, municipalities or landlords,
of the conyicts and paupers of Europe. The
enough and if it cannot be stayed by the ener-
getie remonstrance of our Government through
our foreign agents, let Gordon be drawn at the
anchorages Of our ports, and all the shipped "
convicts and paupers sent back to the European
prisons and parishes. Our country is stained
and shamed by imported crime and mendicity,
and no other nation or people would for an in
slant tolerate such an outrage of their hospital
ity. 1t is not the duty nor the mission of the
United States to become the Botany Bay and
lazaar house of the world-and unless the sys-
TEN, of which the above circular" is link,
be not speedily crushed, the American people
may carry a line of restriction upon foreigners
beyond State shipped paupers and convicts
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Succession de Femue Ndrcisse Bourgeois.
1IAI DE iOILlSIAAE -Cn
g HERPES SALE-
~ STATE OF LOUISIANA-Fifth Judicial District Court,
paris h of Lafourche
Lesseps Deguilhem
Ce'estin Close

TAKE NOTICE: That by virtue of a writ Of fl. ia :.
emanang from the above ent tied Cout in The above en-
titled and numbered case have seized and will offer Tor
sale at public auction, at the CourtH the town u"
Thibodaux, on SATURDAY, the 5ts day of OC ODER,
1854, at Ii o'clock M, the undivided II of the fol-
lowing described property, belonging the firm Of Close
L Gautreau, to-wit:
The half of judgment in favor # Celestin Close Cleo
phas Gautre Pc nington W Tucker No 1901 amount
ing to hundred and thryseven dollars and thirty
two cents with eight per cent per annum interest thereon
from February Ia, 1888 until paid, and costs Said juds
was duly recorded in the Recorders Office Of the parish
of Laourche the 9th day of May, 1873. B. ok No q
35 Two bureaus in the upper no m, Map, Boston and
Moroc box, counters and fixtures, dozen cards, large
bundle of cards and Of Coffee House and fixtures situated
in the of Thi odaux bounded the north by Levee
street. west ~ St Philip street. south by Second street. and
east by property of NJ H. Daunis, month"; until debt,
interest, and costs of this Judgment be satisfied.
Terms of sale, Cash Said sale will be made to satisfy the
principal, interest and costs Of suit.
SheriH
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DEATH OF GENERAL PEYTON.

letter from Charlottesville, under our
--latest news head, announces the death of
General BERNARD PEYToN. Until recently,
he had been citizen of this place For a
great many years he was prominent mer
chant of Richmond, in which capacity he
was widely known as one of the most ener-
getic and sagacious of the class to which he
belonged. He possessed taste for military
life, and was, for a long series of years, Ad-
jutant General of the State As citizen,
neighbor, friend, as well as in the nearer and
dearer relations of life, General Peyton was
a man deserving of all respect and esteem ;
while in the energy of his character and
his strict business habits, he offered re-
markable example, worthy the emulation of
business men. He was most valuable citi-
zen, and his death must be severely felt in
the community of which he was member ;
indeed he belonged to that class of men
whose loss is ever deeply felt and whose
plac es are not easily supplied
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I'M rlncus- estsrdAy forenoon tke |


THr Crncus. - Yesterday forenoon the
BOYS were thrown into exstscies by the arrival Of
the Circus wagons and their sssemblage Oh Coun
Gil Chamber HILL the scene OF the exhibliion I'D yer.
tisd for 50 many days. Tho boys riotted In the gIo
riusie expectation of the exciting performances suD
To take place seasoned by Mr.. HerrgHan's attic VIZ
They assisted the men In various labors and sent
up shout that made the welkin ring upon the
hoisting of thetent which their glowing little hands
assisted to elevate by means offhe ropes and blocks
They examined riibuteiy into everything. They
ssc<,rtsiuel the exact number and the Of the
horses, the names OF the riders aud how many
horses this man can ride, how many double Zip
flaps that one can fling and the age and name III
that most interesting of the corps the Juvenile
prodigy thai 10 to jump the garters and stand on his
head as bis horse gallops around the ring We were
fully informed of all these matters by little pug
nosed urchin who asce rtained all the acssa and to
whom Mr.. Merrymsn had in advance vouehsafed
bit of the wit with which he is going to make the
tent roar. The boys and Mr.. MerrymaD are on the
most gracious terms: indeed he owes more than
half his success TO them. So assidious were their
attentions to him yesterday that schoolmasters. ma
mas and nurses were greatly disturbed in hunting
them up and gathering them TO their respective
folds They could hardly get the little rascals
home before back they were on the ground, doing
kind little offices for their dear friend Merryman
valuable horse belonging to one OF his teams fell
in the harness and died just before they got to the
ground This sudden death ia the family ofhorses,
so much admired by the boys excited their tender.
est pity. and Mr.. Merryman had the sincere condo,
lence of all their little hearts, In his aiietion-
However, their lively spirits soon triumphed over
this melancholy incident and they entered upon
their delight in the most joyous manner That
they are going to have their own fun upon the re.
turn OF the circus to Richmond, we have not the
slightest doubt
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example, one Of The little steamers Of the
Thames. los feet long, and ID feet 8 inches.
beam, and makes an estimate Of the effect it
armed according to his ideas This vessel
could carry seventeen tubes, from eachof
which, If skilfully and quickly handled, five
discharges can be made in one minute, being
eighty-fve In all, or four hundred and TWEEN
". five in FIVE minutest If he could manage
to get his little craft under d line of battle
ships stern. at night or in a fog, he could
rake herwith 4a5 discharges before she could
be clear for action. Four hundred and TWEEN.
ty-fve shots is more than any ship has yet re-
ceived without destruction. Our Captain,
however. does not tell us what would be-
come of his river steamboat if the line of
battle ship should only manage to get one
pop of one of her big guns at her! We fan,
cy that in that event the little steamer would
go up faster than one of her own rockets.
With man-of-war screw steamer 1os feet
long, Capt. M. maintains, and we think with
reason, the effect would be still greater. He
supposes such a vessel to meet one of the crack,
steamers of the British Navy, the Devasta-
ton, which is $50 feet long, carries two eigh-
ty four and four thirty two FOUNDER guns, and
can fight four guns on the broadsida. These
four guns she would fire at the rate of one
broadside in two minutes, which would give
at the end of six minutes twelve shots. On
the other hand, the rocket screw mounts 2a
rocket tubes, which, multiplied by five, the
number of discharges from each tube in
minute, and six minutes will give the aggre-
gate of eight hundred and forty rockets in
the hull of her antagonist. This novel idea
OF Capt. Mackinnon may, for aught we can
see to the contrary, have considerable merit.
Perhaps some light will be thrown upon it
during the course of the Eastern war. If
successful, it might be adopted with advan-
tage in the defence of our own extended line
of sea coast, which has no adequate protec-
ton at present, either in Notifications or
ships
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LAYING A CORNER SToNE.-The Masonic

tomorrow smorning and march to; Union Hill.
where they will lay the corner stone of The new
methodist church about TO be erected short dis.
lance West of Asbury Chapel. The ceremonies
are to commence at II O'Clock when Col. THOMAS
P. August, a member of the fraternity, will de.
liver an address. Ministers of the Methodist de.
nomination will officiate on the occasion, making
the spectacle agrand and imposing one -
After the ceremonies are concluded at the new
church, the Masons will then celebrate the Festival
of St. John the Baptist, in an appropriate manner
They are to have dinner at Grifin's Spring, where
members OF the order can attend by procuring
tickets.
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DESPERATE NEGRo.-On "Wednesday
afternoon last white man and a negro. employed
ON the new building corner OF nth and Cary streeta
rotinto difficulty, when the negro seized brick
and gave the white man such yioieat blow on The
side Of the head to cut open one OF his ears
black fellow was taken before the Mayor and or.
dered thirty stripes for his conduct -
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| do hereby certify that have used Plaster pre-
pared by Mr. J r. Kennedy. in several cases of spi
nal irritation and of rising breast, in " hich
cases it answ cred remarkably well | have doubt
from the trial have given, that it avery useul
NEEDY. Given under my hand, this 9th day of April,
1851. r. Y. SCOTT. M. D.,
Dinwiddie county, Va.
For sale in Richmond by PURCELL LADD co.
and o. A, STRECKER; in Petersburg, by +. H RO
BERTSON, TODD CHRISTIAN and LYONS
REEVES and by Merchants aud Drugg general
iy throughout the State. je 2j-Flm
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THE RIcHMoND LErTER-SHKEr Price
CrRRrsr, for the week, prepared with great
care, and issued from the Dispatch Job OF,
fee, may be had at the counting room OF the
Dispatch this morning.
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GEO. M. WEST, Nos. 5 and 6 Exch' ge,

GEO. NJ. WEST, Nos. and 6 Exch'ge,
~ offers for sale this day
The Poetica Works of James Beattie, with me
mCr the author by Rev. Alex. Dyce. Aldne edi-
tion-75c.
Poetical Works of VIM. Faconer, with Life, by
Rev. john Milford Aldne edition-75c
Leather Stocking and Silk, or Hunter John Myers
and his Times Story of the Valley of yirgnia--$t
The Jesuits Daughter. novel fer Americans 10
read, by Ned Buntne-50c.
Aubrey, by the author of the Castle of Avon-pg-
per. Soc. -
Flora Lindsay. by Mrs Moo6ie--paper, SEC.
Gsdeys Lad3's Book, for July. Pr
GEO NJ. WEST
je 23 Nos. 5 and G Exchange.
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FISH should not be used now unless fresh
from the water, or sailed. After being out of the
water twenty four hours, they entirely unfit for
the table, and should not be offered in the markets
Families may guard against sickness by abstaining
from their use during the hot weather.
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RAPID DRIyNG.-By way of enforcing
the late ordinance against rapid driving the Mayor
has directed the police officers to arrest all offend.
ers and bring them before him to be dealt WITH
II no other disposition can be made of their teams
lett, until Cuff and Sambo can appear before ma.
gistrate have hearing and receive dose designed
to teach them better behavior ...-.
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HE COMMITTEE to arrange for celebra-
ing the 4th of July, were engaged in making col
ections from our citizens, yesterday, to defray ex
)enses. They hold another meeting at 8 Our
House o-night -
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CHANGE OF NIGHTs-In future the Ar
mory Band will give their soirees on the Capitol
Square on Thursday nights. This change was
made at the request of the young Guard" and
members of various churches.
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KICKED BY A ii

KICKED BY HoRsE.-On Wednesday
afternoon last a small white boy was kicked by
horse on the forehead, fracturing his skull He was
taken to the Medical College, where he is now un-
der treatment. When we last heard from him he
was suffering from a depression on the brain, and
the physicians then thought that an operation would
be necessary to give him relief