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VAsY S1eN1FIcANr.-n seems that
49telegraph must produce a gum
tam su6fcit for the daily press, a. a
great many Of their news items abund.
antly indicate. Here is another SAM
pie: "Conciliatory propositions have
been received from Russia. Where y
England and France have rejected
them, and they had joined in a proto-
col which has been signed against
Turkey" To this the editor adds in
parenthasis: "Russia no doubt" Now
the question is what does it mean
what force and effect has it-and
what value as a news item! And vet.
it is sample Of a good deal more
than one half that comes over the
Great Southern line from New York
to New Orleans.
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@ls there any Of our posted
readers. who have not read the circu.
lar letter from Messrs Ledru Rollin.
Mazzini and Kossuth, to Mr.. George
Sanders Of London, in reference to
his rejection as Consul to London i?
1t there is, the document should be
Immediately procured. and carefully
perused. 1t is the quintessence of
egotism, and insolence. Its puny
slur at the United States Senate, has
found just rebuke in the newspaper
press Of this country, which. on this
subject, expresses the united voice Of
the people.
We are very much in want of an.
other lion to walk in tho vacant boots
OF Kossuth. Cannot. the Gothamites
get up a SUBSCRIPTION list. to raise
money to import another ? The va
cant boots. like the boots of Bombastes
are still suspended. Who will come
over and take them.
Tue RESULT OF THE RAILROAD
ELEcT1oN.-The election held yester.
day, to authorize the city to subscribe
to the stock Of the Great Northern and
Great Western Railroads, resulted in
triumphant majority in favor of the
proposition-the vote being over six
to one. Although we have received
returns from all the precincts, except
the Twelfth, We find ourselves 50
pressed for time and space, at this
late hour, as to preclude the possible
ty Of giving more than the bare result,
which il as follows:
For the New Orleans and Great
Northern Railroad, 5,7O5; against s
the same, 988. For the New Or. {
cans, Opelousas and Great Western f
Railroad, 5,73l; against the same, t
1873. The returns from the Twelfth n
'recinct, it is supposed, will swell the c
ote to about 6,00O.-Del,a. h
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GOAP formed as peaches. oranges, eggs,
~ figs, grapes, etc, together with full
assortment Of shaving and washing soaps
for sale by A. GOLDMAN.
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Com m esmtcated.

I y
| Mr.. Meel2ey.-Tbere is no more
appropriate title to address you by
for you are continually prying into
and medling with things upon which
lin your own estimation, you may
think to shed light; but in reference
to which. in reality, the celebrated
linesto Mr.. Parker. IS more applicable
"Mr. Parker made that darker,
Which was very dark before"
It is fayorite style Of yours, t1at
Of asking questions, and answering
them to suit your own purposes. You
forget sir, that there is more than one
side to every question there is right
side and wrong side--a soft side and
hard side. In literature, there are
many different "styles" Of writing.
There is the patronizing style-the
style abusive-the sarcastic and caus.
tic style.-The bold and vigorous, and
the soft and persuasive.
| should like to know in which Of
these Zines to place you, but am at
q loss. You are neither the one or
the other, but must needs class you
with that hybride branch of the
quadruped family, brought about by
the injudicious admixture af the horse
and the ass. The product sir, is an
artificial production. brought about by
the ingenuity Of man. So with your
self and your style it is artificial. but
its articles to lead mankind astray,
will never unhinge society, and throw
the world on its beam ends.
In your paper the other day, you
have the boldness and effrontry, to
come out in Iaciviously abusive arti-
Gle, on the subject ofthe Polka dance;
and you ask, and answer questions in
reference to its origin, to suit your
own Ole sided views. This, sir. is
wrong. The Polka never come from
where you say it did. Do you sup
pose, sir, that because the dance is
lewdly danced by the lewd, that fash
onabie society will abandon 1.-THE
lance, which, above all others has been
pronounced chaste and elegant, by the
lite and fashionable, throughout the
world ? Ofcourse not. If you de.
ire to be a reformer, | would advise
lou to throw down the pen and take
he stump; Pompeii would be good
tarting place for you-a place that
'ou have pulled into notoriety, by
'riting to yourself, from.
10 conclude my epistle, let me in.
orm you sir, with authority to do so, I
hat the ladies will not be willing to
oncent to be lead by you. You may
buse their dances the bonnet fash. :
IN OF their heads, or the heel fashion
their shoes, but never-never, will [
be any thing more than wasteless !
expenditure OF your own genius and
aper-t'will have no effect. AS one [
number who admire, and dance :
le Polka, let me say to you that Sc
GUS thoughts are entertained of hold. {
g an indignation meeting, and after a
ards burning your graceless image in
hgy, as did the ancient Gallo inbab-
ants Of "Brusle" a few years ago. o.
Allow me to subscribe mvself one
the host who do not admire you. |
CYNTHIA. al
Baton Rouge, April, "a.
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~ With tears of penitence we
refer to the severe castigation that
Cinthia gives us, in to-days paper
Any reparation we can consistently
make, will be at'once undertaken. It
would mortify US exceedingly if the
indignation meeting spoken Of, were
held ; and should our fair friends
with whom We have 80 laboriouslv
studied to be at peace,) turn against
MS, and burn us up in effigy, we should
be tempted to some rash deed with
out name"
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"ANTED.-A servant girl from IL to
w Is years Of age-apply at this
office.
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GERMAN silver and PorcIean Powder
~ Boxes with a great variety of pow
ders for sale by A. GOLDMAN.
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FRIGHTENED TO DEArH.-A Mis-.
souri, editor says that horse was re-
Gently killed in his neighborhood from
fright. First, an elephant, belonging
to the hippodrome passed by, which
nearly killed him; then came the
camel and that finished him. The
horse was previously in good health
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can furnish. In brief the story run!
thus how often the tale is retold il
every day life we have but to lool
j about rs and see). ian humble. cot.
tage girl is presented with a splendid
braeeles-ope thing after another is
required, for an arm thus ornamented,
and the result is folly and vanity, where
all before was unaffected simplicity
with its attendent virtues. What a
lesson is this, for people to live within
their means, and never desire to 20
beyond them ? It is a text for a SER
mona sermon that might benefit this
people more than lamely explained
passage in St. Paul's philosophy. If
every man and woman in this town
were to regulate their wants according
to their means, and fnever take any
thing from the community without pay
ing back the value in some sort of
service, then would this be happy
and contented people. But how is it ::
There are about three consumers,
where there is but one producer, and
all the agency Of law and other rascal
ity is used, to support one class at the
expense of another. There is no use
preaching christianity in such a state
Of things.
H-A few days ago, we published
an item taken from an exchange pa
per saying that Professor Agassiz in a
recent lecture in Boston, expressed
his belief, that the human race exis-
ted on the earth hundred and fifty
thousand years ago. If the item was
given as a mere item, and passed
down with other forgotten things, we
would not now say anything about it,
but the same extract is being copied
into all the papers. We do not be-
ieve that, that celebrated naturalist
expressed any such opinion, and think
t a great injustice to him, to publish
t without comment. His own writ
ngs disapprove any such theory, and
n the recent work TYPES Of Mankind" ,
le expresses himself clearly on the
ubject. There is abundance Of Geo {
ogical evidences that man has but re-
emily inhabited the globe I; fossile re- :
Mains prove it; and the geologist can ,
oint with certainty to a period when i
as he now is, could '
OF have lived. Since this is a we'll e
TESTED scientific fact, we see no Il
Jason why Prof Agassiz should be y
'arged with its denial.
70 The Telegraph says: that on
Re night of the 10Th inst, the ship
owhatton from Havre to New York r.
emit ashore and out Of 200 passengers, W
It one escaped. in
CouNrERFElrlNc TRADE MARKS. "
The Boston Courier publishes re. ~
mt decision Of one Of the Boston NJ
'urts; in which a fine is imposed VI
a certain house of that city for er
interfering the French marks of ~ ~,
e La Rochelle Cognac company, and a,
70 the Custom House marks of the tn
w York guagers. A few exam. tr'
IS Of this kind all over the country ", ",
uld produce a wholesome effect. D.
ne tenths Of all the articles exposed ma
the shops with foreign brands and thi
rks, are counterleits that rely on ma
ir brands only, for sale. w. ~.
NATHANIEL SHELLY, ESQ.,, was
nplaining that some one had insult =
him by sending him a letter ad- cb,
ssed to 'Nat Shelly" why" LIE,
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70 Official Journal Of the Parish Of Eass
Baton Rouge .dlso Of the Crosse 1ee and
Baton Rouge, and Of the Baton Rouge and
Cgsnsos Plank Road Cosspania..G

v E Goldman Is evidently the
\ Hyde L Goodrich establishment Of
Red Stick. He seems to have been
named for the business he follows
His stock now, is without any kind Of
doubt THE STOCK, and is only equalled
in extent and variety Of pattern, by
city houses. Goldman widens and
spreads out, to keep pace with the
times. He tells us, that in order to
have the very best watches. he has or
dered a lot to be made by "Johnson
himself" for Theo. Goldman.
This is an appreciative community
and Goldman, must prosper in all
his enterprises.
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CACHOUs GRoMATIQUE, to impart
~ pleasant smell to the breadth for sale
by A. GOLDMAN.
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JAS. M. McCUTCHEN.

JAS. M. McCUTCHEN,
A ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
BATON ROUGE, La.
MILL practice in the Courts Of the Parishes Of
" East and West Baton Rouge. East and West
Feliciana, and lberve, and in the Supreme Court
OF the State. REFERENCEs:-
Hon J. p. Benjamin, Hon. Randell Hunt, N. D.
Chief Justice Marshall, Hon. J. r. Underwood, Hon.
Asher W. Graham, Elk. Chief Justice Ewing, Ex
Chief Justice Robertson, Hon. Henry Order, Ken
lucky. apl-25-y.
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ORDINANCE STORES

AT AUCTION.
W7ILL be sold at Public Auction. on
w the 9th day Of May proxo.. at the
U. 5. Ordinance Department, the following
lot Of Ordinance stores.
6 Sabers; SO Cartridge boxes: IT.
Bayonet Scabbards 526 Belts; 253 Plates.
% Gunsling Russits; IS Cap Pouches
Terms-cash. L. E. POWERS & Co.
april 22-td. Auctioneers.
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NATHANIEL SHELLY, Esq, was
complaining that some one had insult
ed him by sending him a letter ad-
dressed to 'Nat Shelly" "Why;;"
said a friend, Il can't see any thing
insulting in that. Nat is an abbreyia-
ton for Nathaniel" II know it"
said the little man, but confound his
lmpudence, he spelled it with G.
Gnat!"
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lRANGE FLOWER WATER sun
~ erior article, for sale by
apl. 26 ly. A. GOLDMAN.
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NE w BOOKSH
TYPES OF MANKIND; MAI. JONES
L ConrtshiP; Vale of Cedars; Drama at
Pokervllle Memoirs of Mary L. Wave
Virginia Housewife; Davis Surveying, and
a splendid variety of Episcopal and Catho.
lie Prayer Books velvet bound and gilt
clasps. Just received and for sale by
apl25-y. GEO. M. HEaoMAN.
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TAKEN up on the Goth inst, BY Mr..
Il Sylvester Davis living on Monticello
bayou about miles from this city, sorrel
pony about twelve years old. Said pony
il marked with both saddle and gear, and
bears Spanish brand.
aprili2l-lS54. NJ. G. BRYAN,
Ranger
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Baton Rouge, April, "a.


A gross fraud has just been detected
in England, which may be ranked
with the Jew Goldner's trick of palm.
ing of a hundred thousand pounds
worth Of garbage and ofal upon the
British Government for preserved
meat, designed for the navy. 1t ap-
pears that just as the British cavalry
were about to embark for the Medit.
erranean, it was discovered that the
bundles Of hay designed for the horses
contained nothing inside but chips
and shavings. It is stated that had
the discovery been delayed till The
transports were at sea, all the horses
would have been starved to death.
The matter has been brought before
Parliament, where the greatest indis-
nation was expressed by every one ut
this scandalous fraud. Lord Brouc-
ham stated that the delinquents would
be prosecuted and punished with the
utmost severity Of the law.-Delta.
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y en- "a 0pertisem { nts.

DOPPY HEADS warranted the very
L best Turkish-for sale by
apl. goth A. GOLDMANN.
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DHOSGENE CASA Large supply of
l. the above named Gas Just received,
and for sale by lapl26l H. T. WADDLL.
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TAKEN up by MIG. NJ. Pierce 80
1 near the corporation Of Baton
Rouge on the 10th inst, a. dark
brown mare mule, medium size, supposed
to be thirteen or fourteen years old. with
out any brand, has nick in the right ear,
and bears mark Of the gear.
NJ. G. BRYAN,
april-i4-ls54. E Ranger.
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{ 1APE LlME.-2oo bbls. Cape Lime
" just received, and for sale by
aprli-l2-tf. 5. M. HART& co.
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HAY!- 200 bales prime Timothy Hay,
IL at the f1et boat landing and for sale BY
aprl-1S. JOSHUA BEAL.
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70 The Telegraph says: that on
the night Of the 10Th inst, the ship
Powhatton from Havre to New York
went ashore and out Of 200 passengers,
not one escaped. .
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highly in favor Of the measure and Mr. DIsRAELI said
he hoped to have the pleasure Of supporting it.
THREE OCLocK.-Many rumors we state the follow
ing as the best confirmed and most probable:
PARIS, FEB ?, (EvEsSG. The Russian Minister has
demanded his passports the answers which he has
ceved from the French Minister Of Foreign Affairs not
being satisfactory.
NJ DE hIssRLoFP would leave Paris last evening, to
turn TO Russia. Baron BRUSow proceeds to Germany.
The Assembled Rationale says the proposals for open
ing new negotiations of which Count ORLoFF was the
bearer were not acceptable either in London or Paris
The Gazette de Trieste calls the Government Of Aus
trim to take part against Russia
The Berlin Weser Zeitung says that the Prince of
Prussia has pronounced himself against all neutrality
He was ready TO do honor he said to the noble quail
ties OF his brothern-aw the Emperor Nicholas but as
Prussan Prince and heir presumptive the throne he
did not hesitate to declare that the moment was come
Prussia to assume decisive attitude and to notify
the Cabinets OF Europe that refusal accept the pro-
positions OF the Conference would force Prussia take
her sani by the side of the Western Powers and fol-
low them to all extremtes."
An offensive and defensive alliance between England
France, Belgium, Piedmont and Switzerland is said to
be ON tie tap to which it is stated Sweden Denmark
and now probably Prussia will be joined
London Stoek Exchange, oclock.-Consols for money
and for account 10Th February, 90l to 902
American securities have continued in good demand
through me week, and much business has been done at
frmer prices In the present condition of Eu
ropean politics, the attention Of continental capitalists is
beccmngmore generally directed to American securities
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SctryTrF1c OBsERyATIoNs.-The sensation OF i'm
rreson made on the extremties Of the commune
Gazing with the skin is transmitted to the brain the
rate Of abou. one hundred and feet in second
rate Of travelling which varies not either in different
nersops or at different times Of the day Arrived the
brain an interval of onetenth of second passes before
the will even when the attention is strung TO the utter
most is able to issue its command to the nerves that
their respective muscles shall execute certain motion.
This interval varies with the person and with the degree
Of attention when this is lax, it very irregular when
fixed very regular The order issued by the brain pro-
badly travels to the muscle with about the speed
the impression to the brain Finally about hundredh
fore the muscle is in action In ALL therefore, from the
exaitstion of the sensitive Of the skin till the
ing Of the muscle, and quarter 10 two-tenths Of
second are consumed To take the maximum difference
available in the human body it is found that intelligence
from the great arrives at headquarters about
hteth Of second later than when cmanating from the
car or the cheek. -------
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BRITISH POETS.

Poems or THOMSON, vols PoRns OF SwIrr, 3 vols
These two authors complete the 9th volume Of
series Of the British Poets, in course of publication
by Little, Brown s. Co.. Boston
In the whole range of British poetry, Thomsons Sea-
sons perhaps the earliest read and the generally
admired He was the poet of nature, the Claude of
poets for his pictures of scenery and of rural life
the productions Of a master.
1t must be admitted that Thomsons style is in some
places monoonous, from its UNMARRIED elevation. 1t is
evident however from ofhs which is often
cited that he deemed simplicity the most becoming garb
Of beauty He has also been censured for the frequency
Of his dgressions But the history Of Celadon and Anne
liza and Of Lavna constitute Of pleasure quite
pure any other parts, and harmonic gracefully with
the subject Indeed it may be doubted whether those
incidents of human life do form the chief attraction
of the Seasons.
His Hymn" is appropriate conclusion to the Sea-
sons and like every other production Of its author dis
plays deep veneration for the Deity
His tragedies, compositions are cold, vapid, and
deoamatory and the may apply to his Ode
Liberty. His Castle of Incidence exhibits more Of
poetca invention than any other Of his poems and is
Still read with pleasure.
SWIFT, poet, stands pre-eminent In the line he
chose pursue. Though devoted to the sublime or
pathetic, he could OCCASION dart the lightning Of
tire exhibit the lambert caricatures of froc humor
His faculty of rhymng was admirably adapted to his IA
vorite subject; his lines falling into arrange
men with much the plsnest prose IL matter
Swift seldom rises above satrica dialogue or moral
lesson tho former distinguished by severity the latter by
In the Rhapsody Poetry he rises to grandeur
founded energy Of conception and expression In the
walk Of satire and familiar poetry he shines unrvacd
OF the general style of Swifs poems Dr. Johnson says:
" They often humorous, almost always light, and
have the qualities which recommend such compositions,
and gaiety. The diction is correct the numbers
smooth and the rhymes exact We seldom meet labor
ed expression redundant epithe, his verses exem-
plifying his definition of good style: Proper
words in proper places ="
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NJ, kIssELErF, Russian Ambassador, left Paris
on Monday evening, the 9th, for Germany.
st Council held at the Tuileries the Emperor
strongly expressed the necessity, now that negotia-
lions are broken off, to prepare with vigor for war,
In most departments Of the military service preparations
are ordered to continue night and day.
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The Medical Lighthouse.
FrOm the NeM York

From the New York Dutchlnai
This is decidedly racy work, handsome
ly bound, and we'll illustrated with engIav-
ings. We have often heard Of remarkable
cures performed by DR.. Root, but We're not
aware of his having entered the authors are
ma. This book is very plausibly written, and
contains great deal of sound common sense.
while it is so interesting as narrative, that
one almost forgets he is reading protcssiou-
al work. The treatise on Love is very terse
and truthful.
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NOTICE.-There will be no summer term Of
~ the Court of Common Pleas of Wood County.
be in attendance at said term of Court, will take
notice that their attendance is dispensed with. Ap-
peals from Justices of the Peace perfected before
the oath day of July, inst, must be filed in the
Clerks Office of said Court by the 25th day of July
inst, otherwise the appeals are not good. Next
term October I'd. BY order of Hon. l.. w Hall.
L. o. SIMMONS, Clerk.
Perrysburg, July s, lS54.-lSw2
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From the Chicopee Mass Telegraph.

Aioih uO SihSopeo \-Niioo.J
The work is written for the people, and by
one who understands the wants Of the peo-
pie. Not an idea in the whole work is b, =
ried in the phraseology of the Latinist, bat
every line is couched in language that can
be comprehended by the merest schoolboy.
For this reason it is admirably adapted 10
instruct the masses in the rules which should
govern them in their habits of living, and to
prepare them to act as their own physicians
when sick The author considers early mar
riages conducive to the health of parent and
offspring, and in this particular ne may be
considered an opposer to the theory Of the
Fowlers, who teach us that maturity in the
parent is necessary to the production of
healthy and intelligent children. The work
is highly eulogized by the press, and is also
recommended by an elderly clergyman of
Boston.
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PREACHING.--There will be preaching at
the Universalist Church in Perrysburg on
Sunday, July 9th, by the Rev. ]. Stebbins,
a travelling missionary.
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From the Empire CITY New York

This is splendid work of four hundred
and ninety-six pages, beautifully illustrated
with sixty-fve wood engravings, showing
the affected functions of the body in the va
rious stages of disease. No work mas ever
been published on this continent which is
destined to become so popular with the peo-
pie, because it treats upon the various sub
jects it contains in so clear and lucid a man
ner. Few medical works are entertaining,
but this is eminently so, and for this reason
it can not fail to find favor in the ewes OF
the masses, who most of all need enlighten-
ment on physiological matters. We most
heartily commend the book to our readers.
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.139

three thousand persons passed through the
room to see the corpses.
appointed special police force to search for
the murderer, and has offered reward OF
$500 for his apprehension. We sincerely
nope, that no pains will be spared in bring
Ing the accused fiend to justice. Pieces Of
the bomb she'll, and the box, are in the pos
session of Marshal Rufin.
Allison is represented as being a quiet and
very inottenslve man, and his wife anable
and KIND. MIR. A. was much liked by those
connected with the institution and by
large circle of friends and relations.