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Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

EXCITEMENT IN New HAMpsHIRE.-Bombor
nsent Of Washington Proposed.-A New York
cotemporarv, Of the 18th ut, learns that a
public meeting was held at Lumbervlle N. H.,
on the 9th ult., to express the Indignation Of
the people at the insult offered to the President
at Washington on Saturday last, by an egg flung
from the hand of drunken Individual 4 cor
respondent gives report of the proceedings
from which it appears that the principal speech
Of the occasion was made by lothian PIERCE
ESQ. mo relative of the Generals, since his
name is spelled differently and that its elo
quence was received with rapt attention and
thunderous applause We give herewith the
principal points of this remarkable speech:
An egg, fellow-citizens, has been cast upon
the Hat of our honored President By this
base act the valuable Hat of His Excellency has
been seriously damaged, but this insult has a
deeper meaning and wider range-the Govern
ment itself is insulted, and by whom? | ask,
sir, by whom? Will you tell me the wretch
who threw the egg is the party of whom redress
should be sought? l scorn the conclusion.
How would such proceedings be regarded by
foreign potentates What would the Emperor
Nicholas say of it? The city of Washington,
sir. is then responsible for this insult Her in
habitants are guilty of the crime. and shall
they escape deserved punishment? No. Let
Washington, like Greytown, be blotted out.
Immense applause Let the world know that
our Government from the lowest to the highest
of its officials, is not to be insulted with i'm
punity. 1t may be said that some of the people
of Washington are American citizens and i'll
nocent of the crime. So were they Of Greytown.
Is there anything in the character of the city
which calls for mercy? 1t was said of Grey
town that most of its inhabitants were specula-
tors, disorderly persons and niggers. Can that
be denied of Washington | ask, why should
Greytown be destroyed and Washington spared?
Is the nose Of an obsure chap like Borland of
higher national Importance than the old Hat of
our honored President? Sir, | offer the follow
ing resolution:
"Resolved, In view of the enormity of the
outrage offered to President Pierce by the City
of Washington, that Secretary Dobbin should
be directed to instruct Commander Hollins to
proceed with the sloop of war Cyane to that city,
aud to open upon it with all his guns for two
hours, without intermission; and in case any
thing should then remain standing, to land a
party of marines and burn and destroy the re-
sidue and remainder, unless the authorities shall
humbly beg pardon of the President, and pur
chase for him new hat of such quality and
cost as he shall select and approve
Other speeches were made in support of this
resolution, after which it was unanimously
adopted, and the crowd dispersed to their
homes. We hope the country will now breathe
freer and DEEPER The Granite State has
spoken.
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pTAT DE Observation-Disclosures


En- veru des pouvors qui sont donnes par la lo, e
HOMER BERNARD Inspectors des Chen,ias ct Leuees,
dams pour PREMIER DISTRICT DNspEcToN cette pa
roisse; orra publique atais la Mason de
Conr dams la vile de Thbodaux, MERCREDI 10 de SEP
TEMBRE, 1854, a 10 heures, A.
Les reparations fairc la Levee IA Chemin sur I'M
certain de tie stue dams la de paroisse
rive droe du bayou Lafourche environ miles audessous
de la vile de Thibodaux borne hau par les OAR
Gene Bergeron ct has par cees de Guaume Liree
appartenant la Succession de THOMAS FISH.
Les reparatons necessaire chemin CONNIE suit
LIE chemn devait avo 20 peds de large, fose de CHI
que cote requs par La lo la evee pour etre
elarge dun pied la base, pieds la crete toute la
longeur.
TERMEs CoNDTIoSs.Les acquereurs devront fournir
un bon favour du Jury de Police de paooisse
double du montant du prx de adudcation, avec bonnie
caution suretc de quils nissen les ravaux
la dite levee dit chein conormemet la loi pour
lie premier de Novembre, 1884.
Temoin main ce 20 Aout 1854.
HOMER RERNARn Inanecte.r
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FATAL AFFRAY-Our town was the theater of
a most melancholy atfray on the morning of Mon
day last The parties were Thomas P. Heas,
and Henry T. Boyd, the former pattern
maker, and the latter finisher in the Foundry
of Messrs. z. II. Gary & Co. The difficulty
was caused by contention relative to the
Liverpool docks one insisting that they were
called docks and the other that they were mere
basins. The parties met early on Monday
morning to eight it out" in good old English
style. Several rounds were fought when one
was accused Of foul play-that is striking the
party after he was down. The ARRAY terminated
by 7. P. Heas shooting H. T. Boyd in the head
with double barrel gun, causing instant death.
Heas Immediately surrendered himself to the
authorities and the affair was investigated be-
fore Justice Terrebonne, who committed him to
jail to appear before the next term of the Dis
trict Court. The deceased leaves a wife and
three children to, mourn his untime!y end
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NEW BOOKS.

NEW BOOKS.
The World, by Charles c. Sav"ge;
California Observation-Disclosures and Nicaragua Routes
Cottage Builder, by John Bullock;
Alone, by Marion Harland;
Walden, Life in the Woods-Thoreau
Sandwich Islands, by A. Haole
History of Cuba, by Maturn NJ. Ballou;
Our Honey Moon-from Punch
History of Pyrrus, by jacob Abbott;
Easy Nat, or the Three Apprentices--Stimson;
Notes of a Theological Student;
Warnings Agricultural;
Magdaen Hepburn, or the Scottish Reformation
English Envoy, by Miss Julia Corner
The Youth of Jefferson
Fifteen Minutes, by G. G. Foster;
Rose Woadvile, by Alex. Dumas;
Hard Times, by Charles Dickens
Tconderoga by G. P R. James, Esq; Russia and England
by John Reynel Morel Frank Leslie; Ladies' Gazette:
Catharne Ashon-2 vols; Chestnut Wood and other
works sor sale by BENNETT GALABERT
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

TELEGRAPH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
The London correspondent of the New York
Herald says that the project of connecting En-
gland and America by telegraph is seriously en-
gaging public attention in the former country.
The practicability of laying q submarine cable
directly across the Atlantic, from Galway to
among some of the more daring engineers
s'The principal question:" says the correspon-
dent, sis whether, if line were laid, an cleo
trio current can be passed through 5000 miles
of cable? By an enormous battery power this
possibly can be accomplished, through wires
suspended in the air; but can it be effected
along vast length Of gutta percha wire, pas
sing through salt water: There is such thing
as too great an insulation, and Professor Fara
day has shown that in such circumstances the
wires becomes Leyden jar, and may be SO
charged with electricity that current cannot
without the greatest difficulty, move through it.
To escape this, another proposition is to carry
the cable from the northern most point of the
Highlands of Scotland to Iceland, by way of
Orkney, Shetland, and Ferroe Islands, to lay it
from Iceland across the nearest point Of Green
land, thence down the coast to Cape Farwell
when the cable would again take to the water,
span Davis straits and make right away across
Labrador and Upper Canada to Quebec. Here,
that it should lock in with the North American
mesh-work of wires. which hold themselves-so
to speak-like an open hand for the European
grasp. In this way the cable required would
in no point exceed one of nine hundred miles
in length.
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Lac Beuf.

Hugh Grant, Esq, Engineer Second District
Swamp Lands, writing to a planter of this
parish, under date of August 10th, thus speaks
of this Lake and adjacent country.
returned Bayou DIES Allemands the Railroad
cended that Bayou Grand Lake des Alemand. which
crossed to Bayou BOau and ascending it, made usc
ceasful aternpt-eveu with the smallest progue-o pass
through the Lake Buuf then attempted pa sage
~ ski SIN Il bayou called Bayou de Fausse pcnetra-
ting very short way, then by the pirogue little further
until by abandoning them passed foot to the cultivated
ridge your side of the Lake Bouf help OF guide
and ct the risk Of drowning crossed floating prairie
far enough towards the margin of the Lake that side
determine the level of its present surface water
This Lake is at this time remarkably low much 80
that the small hunting bayous pang from it and its vicn-
ity to Bayou Be dry, unless for very short
distance from the Bayou.
Six and half inches is the quantity this reservoir found
to be at present higher than Bayou BGa where the nal
II connect with the latter 1t is my opinion that 0zl
inches will be the quantity in high water when not affected
y crevasses-a height far less than SUPP osed by
self and your friends; but in my opinion enough to justify
the expectation that c nal Of only two miles long, if
dredged ont of ample width ANA depth, would afford nl
pntant relief in times Of heavy rain and your
OF this District against extraordinary high water, like what
is now sect to- and must experience such occasions.
Th"Ie may possibly be a greater difference than 0sl
inches at hish water; but have found as yet such
data as would justify in saying 1t will depend al
together how much the rains, with pro-
portonate viii occaso at such times
A DARING ExpLolT.-One day last week, says
the Ithaca N. " Chronicle, after the spire of
the new Presbyterian Church was raised one
Of the hands, Mr.. G. Clifford mounted to the
top. distance of one hundred and twenty feet,
putting large iron ring over the timbers to
hold them together, after which Mr.. Dennis
Van Buskirk climbed to the top and stood on
the ends of the timbers q space less than foot
in measurement, and deliberately lighted and
smoked a cigar, apparently with as little con-
Germ as though he were on the foundation Of the
church itself.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

CREOLE RIcE-Messrs. Van Lew & Bello
have received quantity of Creole rice, milled at
New Orleans. 1t is really beautiful article,
and to the eye even outvies that of the Great
Pedce, South Carolina Should this be fair
specimen of the capabilities Of Louisiana as
rice growing state, there's good time coming
the Carolinans and Georgians may bid adieu to
the mononoly. the rice trade in the future.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

LIFE ON THE SIDEwALK.-Mr. Foster, author
of Neu York IN Slices, and other similar works,
in his last production, Fifteen Minutes around
Nev York, makes the following reflections,
apropos of Taylor's great iceereamery in New
York:
s'This gigantic establishment, where we are,
is but an exhalation from the hoHowness, by
pocrisy, and insincerty of the times. We live
on the sidewalks, we dine, dress, talk, and make
society, in public; we marry for money, and
live for appearance. Our shops have all their
goods in the street window; women are made
Of cotton, and the ideas that should enrich their
brains, are developed in Haunting 6nery upon
their bonnets. Even our splendid hotels and
public houses are veneered with marble and
stuffed in with old brick bats--their magni-
fcence is only skin deep. The parlors are pala-
teal, whilst the bedrooms would disgrace
country tavern. Our steamboat builders spend
hundred thousand dollars in useless fummery
and gaudy upholstery, and save two dollars a
month by employing an ignoramus or drunkard
for engineer, who blows the whole concern to
the devil, on the first fair opportunity.
Our newspapers cut each others throat and
spend thousands upon thousands in printing
the largest sheets, and getting the earliest in
telligence by telegraph, OF events which would
be deemed utterly Insignificant, had they tran
spired under their own noses-and even our
churches exhaust the purses of their congrega-
ton in i'ding spacious edifces and furnishing
them extravagantly, while hundreds of miser-
able, God and -man-forsaken wretches swelter
in vice and filth, and rot around their very
walls. Ostentation and heartlessness are the
vices Of the day, and their worst feature is, that
whilst they make SO many wretchcd, they do
not confer either dignity or happiness upon
their owners A little taste, little aspiration
for refinement. and little genuine human
nature, would be million times better than
this universal human crystal palace into which
the world is arranging ITSELF
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Essy~ We have heard of serious affray which
took place at or near Assumption not many
days, or rather nights, ago. The full particu-
lars not yet having reached us from any reliable
source, we will be compelled to wait until next
week before giving particulars.
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CTATE OF LOUIsIANA-Parish of

~ Lafourcbe
BERNARD, Inspector Of Roads and Lerees, in for the
FIRST INSPECTION DISTRICT of said parish will offer public
SALE to the lowest bidder the Court House in the
Thbodaux, WEDNESDAY, the ID day of AUGUST 1854,
at ii O'Clock, NJ.
The repairs to be done to the Road and Levee
tain piece of land in sud parish the right bank of the
bayou Lafourche at about miles below the of Thbo
dax bounde above by lands of Arcene Begeron and be-
low by those of Guaume Lrette and supposed belong
the Estates OF THOMAS FISH.
The repairs necessary follows the road 10 be 20
feet wide and lined oh side by ditch and completed
required by law the levee must be widen foot its base
and two feet at its top in its whole enghth
TERMS AND CoNDITIoNs-The purchasers to their
bonds in favor of the Polite Jury of the parish Of Laiourche
for sum double the amount of the adjudication with good
and solvent security for the faithful and prompt completion
OF the work. or before the first day Of the month
Der next as required by law.
Witness my hand this 29th day of August, 1854
HOMER BERNARD, Inspector
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ELECTROMAGNETIC Missouri Democrat an
the defeat of Colonel Benton in the most


nounces the defeat of Colonel Benton in the most
distressngy lugubrious style. Hear him:
"The returns leave no doubt upon our minds
of the defeat of Col. Benton. We have never
had occasion to chronicle an event so deplorable
to the whole country, or one which will bring
more sorrow to the hearts of good men, and joy
to the hearts of bad and unprncipled men,"
If the statement Of the Democrat is true, St.
Louis county must be cursed with very bad
population, as it appears that six thousand two
hundred and seventy-four men voted for Ken
nett If these are all unprincipled men, it is a
larger proportion than is usually found in any
Christian community Journal.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

DEATH OF Mr.. A. PILARD.--The Vincennes
Gazette of the End of August, chronicles the
death of the above gentleman one of its associate
editors. and former Professor Of French in the
Thbodaux Female Institute at this place. The
deceased was a native Of Hermitage, France,
and emigrated to the United States in the year
1889. He leaves wife and several children
to lament his loss.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

CoLDspRISG FIRE BR1cK-Attcnton is called
to the advertisement of Messrs Harrod Moody,
ficates as to the quality of their Fire BRICK.
Read it and judge for yourselves.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

Moss WASTED.-Au advertiser in the Baton
Rouge Advocate is in want Of two hundred
thousand pounds Of good black moss Here's
chance for some of our dealers in moss to dis
pose of q goodly quantity. Boudreaux, see
IN Il
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Estate Of Pierre BoariIlain.

ES101e q PierFe Bont2Wdln.
~IAIE OF LOl'ISiANA.-P of
~ Terrebonne.-Fifth Judicial District Court
WHEREAS, JEAN VIGOR B0UTELOU of said parish has
tiled his application with the Clerk Of sud Court to be
appointed Administrator of said Estate.
therefore, I'll persons hereby warned and notified
HE their objections any they have to the said application
with the Clerk Of said Court, at his office in the Of
Houma in ten 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
soth day of August, one thous,na eight hundred
$1,000 land fifty four. T372t] J. AYCOCK, Clerk.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

Beyn Among the recent arrivals from the
North we notice that of our fellow citizen Leu
troy Daunis and W. NJ. Mercer, of Houma,
from New York; and F. Gagne of Houma, from
Quebec, Canada. Mr. Daunis, of the firm of S.
T. Daunis & Bros, informs us that he has made
extensive purchases for the fall trade and
wishes US to say that their new stock will arrive
in the shortest delay, when they will be happy to
receive the calls Of those in want Of articles in
their line Of business.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

TIE IsLANDEEs.--Each successive day brings
home some of those who have been spending the
hot summer months on the margin Of the gulf.
The Hon H. C. and B. G. Fhibodaux and
families, G. L. Lester and family, j. I. Daunis
and E. Grinagc, have returned from Gallon.
Our cotemporary, e. superville Of the Pioneer
Of Assumption has also returned from short
cruise, and resumed his post
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

Col. BENTON AND President PIERCE.-We
clip the following from the Washington tele-
graphic correspondence of the Baltimore Amer
ican of the 18th ult:
MIR. Benton in a conversation with friend
to-day, speaking Of the President and Cabinet,
said Seen. Pierce did not come into the Pres
idential chair as nullifer, but unfortunately,
he is a mu1ity, and is governed by man (the
Secretary of War; who represents the nulltiers
and secessionists' "The Union" he continued,
says that Benton is defeated for time, which
is true, but they-the Administration-are
beaten for all time-for eternity sir!'' ''The
Administration, he added. "will receive no
support from the North, nor from the South,
where they are not dominated over by nullify-
ing leaders"
SO far as the Administration is concerned, we
doubt not "Old Bullion" is very near right.
We do not believe the President will be re-
cognized as leader of the Democratic party
fifteen months hence, save by the otficeholders
and few partisan presses that depend for ex-
istence upon the patronage of the General Gov
eminent. He has made the deadest failure on
record This is the Bulletins opinion of de-
mocracy.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

PH1Lo- DRAMATIC SOCIETY," in COM
rnuncation to the Coast Journal" learns that
the young men of Donaldsonville are about
forming society to be called Ph1o-Dranaat'c. F"
Their object, it is said, is not only for amuse
ment but for the benefit Of the orphan Asylum.
Each performance is to consist of an English and
French farce, with Ethiopian singing between
the two The writer urges that it would be
more Entertaining to the young men Of Donald
sonville to assemble and rehearse farces than to
look at the :" old fogies" play poheree. We in
cline to his way of thinking; and are Of the
opinion that he is more than half right.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1854.

gGsg~ MIR. schieferstein requests to say that
he will reopen his school on Thursday next,
the 7th inst.
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succession de Pis,rs Bonvilla'n'
FTAT DE LA LOtlSlANt-o''

IL du Cnqueme District: Paroisse de Terreb0nns At,
ArrENDu: Que JEAN vIGoR BoUTELos' ae IA die
paroisse &c jour fat application al reee
Cour pour etre nomms Administrator de Ia due svo d
En- consequence toues personnes qi ponrrse
objections la dte demande sont par ans
villa de- uonma dams les dix jours qui suVront ssse
mere publication de Get avis simon lie dit dsms0os
corde ct confrme scion la loi :. Ate cow, 60
49, Ternoin ma main ct le sceau 90 s "a
Is 0o s a9a hlA'DA' '''' ]. AYcoCE. Creme
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ncEr The abolitionists quote the following
passage of Scripture, as an argument against
the Fugitive Slave Law:
"Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the
servant which is escaped from his master unto
thee" Deut xiii Is v.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02

NOl1CE.-The parternership hereto
fore existing between W. j. Ferguson Joel W. Fer
guson, under the of Ferguson SON. for the purpose
of carrying the Carriage Business in the of Tbo-
daux, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
W. J. FERGUSON,
Aug q 1884 T243t1 JOEL, w FERGUSON
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FRESH GROCERIES:

WAN LEW g. BELLO have received
and fresh supply of No. 1 FAMILY GROCE-
RIEs, which they offer at the lowest possible All
their stock is warranted be of superior quality, and
those who purchase will wish to make better bargain
Planters will find that they do better by trading with
this firm than they can by going to the city
Their stock is extensive, and has been selected with
view to meet the wants of thi. section Call and
sep2 VAN LEW BELLO.
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A LARGE LEMoN.-P. Welsh, ESQ.,, who in
onr school boy days, was wont to exercise the
rod to impress more indelebly on our mind
the rudiments of our venacular, has again our
acknowled gements for monster lemon.weighing
twenty-five ounces, measuring by its greatest
circumference fifteen and by its lesser thirteen
and a quarter inches. This vegetable monster
was raised in the garden Of our old friend, on
the Little Gallon, parish of Terrebonne, and
may Justly be styled the largest of its species.
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DARKIEs IN THE CANADAs.-The hotel keepers
in Canada exclude negroes from their omnibuses,
which has excited the indignation of the colored
citizens of St. Catharines and the walters at
the hotels there held a meeting and resolved
that:
GAS walters, at the public hotels Of St.
Catharines, we will not continue in the service
of our present employers, unless, in the manage
ment of their conveyances they hencetorth treat
ourselves and our people with that respect and
civility to which we are entitled as men"
The New Orleans Bulletin thus comments on
the above Poor darkies! The more fuss you
make the worse you will be of. Nowhere in
the United States. land it would seem to be the
case ia Canada, and we have travelled very ex-
tensively in the Northern States, are negroes
treated as men," save in the Southern States,
where they are in condition of dependence
and seryitude. The employers Of the North do
not treat the free negroes working for them with
thousandth part Of the consideration, kindness
and humanity that a master bestows upon his
slave. This we know from personal observation.
made on many occasions in different localities
Sensible negroes do not expect to be treated
by white men as equals They know that God
has established radical difference between the
two races-that he has erected an insurmount-
able barrier to divide and keep them distinct.
Natural laws prove conclusivey that the white
race is as superior in every elevating particular
to the black as the latter is to the ape or baboon
The few exceptions, which are the product Of
ages, only prove the rule. Those who think
differently go contrary to the sef-evident de-
signs of the Creator, as well as the laws of
Nature. If the negro had been destined to be
the equal of the white man, he would have been
created very different being from what he now
is. The worst enemies of the black man are
those who would persuade him that he should be
the social and political equal of his white
superior. That he never can become. All ex-'
nerience proves it,