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Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-06-10
The Rnow-Nothings, or the Cat out of the
Bag

Bag.
AS our neighbor of the Courier is fond G
giving his readers, occasionally, what h
considers developments of the principles o
this Order, we (he CrescenD respectfully in
vite his attention to new publication re
Gently made in New York, purpor,ing t,
bring the whole mystery 10 light
We regret that want of space prevents
our extracting literally from this work, bu
the Courier will, undoubtedly, derive salts
faction from the following account of the
iuitiatory process: Fl Js.f ii
Name and Divisions to this
pamphlet the real name adopted by the
order in general is Babelorium, from the
tower of Babel. The order is divided into
three degrees, each separate from the other
The first is called the Mumsome degree
the second, Mummore; the third, Mummost
While the order in general takes the name
OF Babelorium, the individual societies in
different places, are called Toweretts. The
number of Toweretts in the city of New
York at this date, is almost two hundred
and fifty, and applications for new ones are
SO numerous, that the iniating officers are
overwhelmed with business.
Iniation-The officers are dressed in
revolutionary and Indian costumes. The
candidate is hoodwinked. and string tied
around his tongue. After certain questions
asked and answers returned, the conductor
withdraws the FOOLS cap from the eyes of
the candidate; the usher seizes him behind
by the coat collar with both hands, and pulls
back as if determined to cause strangula.
tons; the Wampum Master, in front, draws
on the cord tied to the candidates tongue
and the captain Mum stands little on the
left, with an appraised tomahawk.
The candidate, with loling tongue, chock-
ing throat and distended eyes, grazes a.
round, one in addition to the figures directly
before him, is struck with ludicrous yet
painful amazement, on beholding the room
filled about him with the most indescribable
images. Every man of the assembly has
on FOOLS cap coming down over the eye
brows, and tapering back at an angle Of
torty-tve degrees, about eighteen inches in
length. Every man has the forefngers of
each hand in the corner of his mouth, and,
with broad grin on his face, tugs on the
corners OF his potato trap, to see which can
produce the most horrible grimace, and
exhibit the deepest cultural cavern studded
with the longest rows of bad ivory. .-
Oath.-The candidate then proceeds to
make oath TO string Of the most absurd
attempts at fun that we have ever seen.
One clause is sufficient:
ITO the true and faithful performance of
all of which, pledge my most pertinacious
logos, binding myself under apenalty no less
than having my boots drawn off over my
head, my hair twisted into cord nine feet
long, the skirts of my coat cut into forty
nine strips: and in this unfortunate plight
suffer myself TO be rode on ,hree-cornered
rail, nine feet long, over the railroad track
Of Hamburg rocket, at,he rate of ninety
miles per hour" M ia al -
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A MERCHANT CowH1DED. him
Right. A few days since. quite an excite
u,ent was created in dry goods establish
ment, in Eighth street. 1t appears that
while a lady was making some purchase, a
quantity Of lace was missed,g and she was
Immediately charged with the theft, but she
persisted that she was innocent. A PROPOSE
tion was then made to search her, but this
she declined to permit unless her husband
was present, and she expressed her willing
ness to send for that gentleman. This
arrangement was agreed to, and she dis.
patched note to her lord, giving him .
statement Of The position of affairs and her
unpleasant Npredjcament. The husband
fastened 10 the store on the receipt Of the
note, but stopped on the road thither to
purchase COW hide. Thus armed, he went
to the dry goods establishment, and search
of the person of the wife was at once insti-
tuted, but no lace was found. The missing
article was soon after discovered in a
drawer, where it had been mislaid The
indignant husband then invited the dry
goods man 10 step out into the yard of the
store. and he then and there applied the
cow-hide with much vigor. As may rea-
sonably be supposed, considerable excite-
ment was the result. Whether the affair
will end in pistols and coffee, OF in law
suit, or whether the affront will be pock-
eted, we are, not prepared to say, and will
offer no opinion concerning it. .j--
-. .5zsa "a rDA;lo<JSyr1;o D1o.sk.~
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George r. Davis ct ais. y
sACHEZ: QUEEN vertuc dun orre de sase ct lie vents
lance susde Cour ct dams Ia cdessus nituee
ct numerotee Jai sas ct ]ofrirai pubique 10
Maison de Cor situee dams la vile de Thboaux SAMEDI
lie de JULIET, 1854, ii heures, M, la proprie!te
spivante, savoir:
La MoI1EE IND1vIsEE dune certaine habltatlon sucre
sitnee dams la paroisse de Laonrche, apeupres neuf
miles audessous de la vile de Thiboda,x mesurant dix
aents plus moins de face par quare vngt arpents
profonde bornee en- haut par les de Veuye b.
Champagne, ct bias par les terres de j. VALERIE Robi
chaux, avec toues les batisses ct authorizations apar
tenant ct appartenant a Ia ferme de Collins g. Davis.
TERMEs EFT CoNDlrloNs.-Ia dite propriee vendu
ouze mos de credit les acqereur ournis>ant enrs bonds
bonnie ct vabe luton ct portan nteret rson do
cinq rour cent Fan jusqua parfat payment.
l de vente sera fate pour satsfire lie principal he-
rcts ct fras de process. 25-tds NJ BOURG, Sheriff.
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TERRIBLE CALAM1rY.-We learn from the
Albany Transcript, that OF, Friday, the 10Th
ult., about o'clock in the evening, the
farm house Of Mr.. Joseph Fisher, eight
miles east OF PeekskiIl, Westminster county,
N: Y, was destroyed by fire, and three
children persisted in the flames! Mr. and
Mrs. Fisher, parents of the little Ones were
absent at the time Of the disaster having
left their children, four in number, at home.
The eldest was about nine years of age and
engaged with lamp the clothes on bed
were set on fire, and rapidly communicated
to the building. So speedily did the flames
spread that in very short time all the
children were enveloped in them, and before
assistance could be rendered three of them
persisted, while the fourth was badly burned,
but it is thought will recover.
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A CHASE All but another murder came

A CHAsE.-- All but another murder came
near being the principal item of yesterday
A young man very dishonesty appropriated
a gold rlng to himself, and was making off
from Jewelry store with it. when he was
pursued by the proprietor with. gun in
hand. "Young America" made fast tracks,
closely pursued by the other, and in fear of
the aforesaid gun he popped into lawyers
office on the South side of Court Square,
whether tor legal advice or not, deponent
saith not. 1t is almost useless to say the fell
low trembled in his boots at the sight of so
formidable weapon as gun. though the
said implement ofwar was unIoaded, think
ing it a dangerous weapon, "wilhout lock
or barrel" The ring was returned to the
rightful owner and thus this fearful affair
Observation-Disclosures Wing.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
~ STATE OF LouIsIANA--Fifh Judicial District Court,
sitting i'll and for the parish Of Llf4 urche.
Fearn Donegan Il Co.
George L. Davis, ct ais,

George r. Davis, ct ais. J
TAKE NOTICE: That by virtue of order of seizure
SALE emanang from the above entitled Court the above
entitled and numbered case, have seized and will offer for
sale at public auction at the Court House the
rhibodaux, SATURDAY, the LIST day of JULY. 1854
II o'clock, A. the following described property .owit:
THE UNDIVIDED HALF OF A CERTAIN SUGAR PLAN
TATlON situated in the parish of Laourche about
miles below the town of Thiboaux, measuring arpents
or less front, by eighty arens in depth bounded
above by aIsis Of Widow j. h. Champagne and below by
lands of j. VALERIE Robchaux-with all the BUILDINGS
and IATRON EAIENTs thereon-and belonging the
of Collins Davis.
TERMS AND eosplross.-The said property will be sold
on Twelve Months Credit. Purchasers to furnish their
bonds with goou and approved security bearing per
cent. interest per annum until final payment
The said sale wi be made satisfy the principal interest,
and costs of suit. 25-tds NJ BOURCi Sheriff
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How TO DETERMINE THE HEIGHT COLT
WILL ATTAIN WHEN FULL GRooN.-Mr Jas.
B. Martin, of Kingston, KY, gives oct the
following upon this point which is certainly
novel, and perhaps it may be true:
| can tell you how any man may know.
within half an inch, the height colt will
attain when fnll grown. The rule may not
hold good in every instance, but in nine out
often il will. When the colt gets to be three
weeks old, or. as: soon as it is perfectly
Strengthened in its limbs, measure from the
edge of the hair on the hoofs to the middle
Of the first joint; and for every inch, it will
grow to The height of a hand of four inches.
when its growth is matured. Thus, if the
distance be found sixteen inches it will make
a horse sixteen hands high. By this means a
man may know something about what sort
OF horse, with proper care, he is to expect
from his colt. Three years ago, bought two
shabby looking colts, ortwenty dollars each:
and sold them recently for threehundrd dol
lars" So much for knowing how to guess
properly al colt. =. s,s.. .sT,.. ~ h.-. =
A CuRE FOR BONE FELoN-A friend in
forms US that while suffering with bone
felon: 20 years ago, Dr.. F. Lebanon, late the
Apothecary General Of the United States,
advised him to fill thimble with soft soap
and quicksilver mixed, and bind is tightly
over the, felon.,a This he did, and in the
course of 10 hours it was drawn to a head,
when the core was removed, and by appIi-
ances Of the usual poultice, the sore soon
healed. Our informant remarks that this is a
severe expedient, but one that is preferred
to the customary treatment. We have heard
others who have used the remedy prescribed
say thst it is the most effectual and expedi-
tious. As a good many persons are now
afflicted with bone felon, we have been re-
quested to make this publication. May it
prove "real blessing" 10 the suffering!
-s7'5Hf d" f''l.A'T IFS go" fR1Efixore thinner
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[ GREAT NAvIEs OF THE WoRLD.-We find
in our exchanges table showing the extent
Of the five first navies in the world. II pur-
ports TO come from pamphle, published by
an intelligent American naval officer and
is doubtless correct, or nearly SO. Here it is !:
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VENTE DE SHERIFF

ETAT DE LA LOUISIANE--Cour du Cinquieme Dis
ct Juiciare segeant dams pour la Paroisse de La
fOurche.
Ray
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] find from the British Navy List of1s52,
that the Government of Great Britain had
4s0 war vessels, besides those employed for
harbori and coast defence, of which there is
quite large number, They do moi, accord
ing, to my computation, amount to quite so
large number as that stated above But
since the list was prepared an addition has
been made, in view Of. the. Russo-Turkish
war, which would doubtless make the mum.
Der as great as that stated above Great
Britain has now, according to a statement
in an English paper, two hundred and two
steam vessels Of war. Of fifty thousand three
hundred horse power. .@'..t5, .4.g.t 49,
According 10 our last Navy Register, the
United States have two hundred and twenty
nine, as stated above. 1t is clear that the
United States, with commerce and tonnage
equal to that of Great Britain, has only abou.
one-eigh.h Of her navy force. This is too
great a disparity What would she do
against England and France combined E. n
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-06-10

nR. BEACHS MICA IHARIC
II MIXTURE-Is certainly the best cholera medicine in
Call the Drug Of j. s. Frzell the Agent and
hot,Io I22-tfl
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4 LOUER GU 4 NENDRE.-Une
a granle ct commode Maison, CUISINE etc, avec une
exceente Coure Jardn peut etre achece loer bon
rnarcht en- sadressanta Il1-tfl PERRIN l. OLIVIER.
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CORN-lOO sacks just arrived, and for
~ sale cheapby [my2Il }. F. THOMPSON
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CHERIFF'S SALE
~ STATE OF LOUISIANA Fifth Julicill District
Court, ting iii and for the Parish Of Latourche.
Widow l.. V. Maggioli \


VENTE DE SHERIFF
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANE-Cour du Cnquieme Dis
tric Juliciare seeant dams pour la raroisse de La
fouecie.
& Y
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VENTE DE SHERIFF

" LIN Il DEI SI1 f.tlF-
ETAT DE LA LOUIsIANE-Cour du Cinquieme Dis
trct Juciaire siegean dams ct pour la Parosse de L
fourche.
Eearn -Donarapt + o.
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abroad If be may be outraged q. any time under a
form Of iustce' A. ". c.

form Of justice A. NJ G.
corr.sro5denee Of The Courier .ad Ez4ai-s5
Wa-HfSGToN. THURSDAY Dec. 81, 1885,.
An important and interesting discussion TOOK place
In the senate yesterday II secret session, upon me
rorrrs,ior OF Lieu'ensn' Colonel S,sp;oe. a' Coz
erner OF Utah. Tie question was raised We hef a.
wa intended TO discharge Colonel from the army
in cese he accepted tiis civil appointment snf Q b
Senator was prepared 20 speak for tn 40 nusf1tpn
on HI. point. For the purpose 1T obtaining m
formation the termination referred back - the
Committee On Territories. " will surprise many 70
leGn that this important question Of the 'mDshoity
Of civil with military Office has rot heretofore been
settled Some Senators contended that the &C.
oeptarce Of civil Office by officer Of the army or
navy operated, ipio tGcfo ~ s supersede.s of the
military appointment Other Senator's took dit
ferent view ard maintained ts unless Col. steptoe
RESIGNED his station n the army before conhr aaton
a. Governor Of Utah, there was no requirement OF
tie Constitution. and rule Of practice IN the Ad-
mir i.tration Of tbs Government, which would pre-
c uce his retaining hls present position While IN fu
e1ercss Of the civil executive functions proposed 10
b. ouerred upon him. Some few years ago Lieut.
Besle Of tie navy, was appointed Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs in California retaining for nearly two
yeSrB bis place in the navy register. Two years ago
Major Stevens, of the Eoginesrs was appointed
Governor of Washington Territory, aud vacated his
station In the srmy. Other casee might be cited 70
show that the precsdents are conflicting, or rather
going TO establish the construction that the civic
Poyment lie lot incompatible with the military
But Senator'S generally agreed that Col. Step
toe ought not to be confirmed until his resignation had
been received or assurances were given by the Exc
cuiiye that be would retire the acceptance OF the
latter appointment.
Another question which entered into the discussion
was whether coerciye measures should be adopted to-
wards the Mormons. Most of the Democrats involved
in the repudia,ion of the Missouri Compromise de-
clared themselves in favor Of letting them alone No
specifc allegations were made against them, did
il appear that anything had been said or done more
pesry approaching resistance to the authority of the
General Government than sundry hearssy reports OF
speeches By Brigham Young the Governor, dec airing
that be would surrender the powers and privileges
of his office into any hands whs,ever.
There can lie Little doubt that Col Steptoe will de.
cline 10 accept the office Of successor to Young, il
rendered with the condition on which the Senate will
insist.
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Richardson Brothers & Co.'S Circular.

Per Ameriou LIVERPOOL, 18th Mo. 7th 1854
Since our last have had Of fne weather with
strong westerly winds which detsn large number Of loaded
vessels in the river.
OLD wHrATs been moderate request for con'ump-
ton. The hh price OF American FLOUR operates against n
with the prospect Of few thousand barreh near
INDIAN CoRs with little inquiry for ireland. because Of
very great scarcity OF vessels but several parcels wers
said BE- taken for 10 France or Italy ~ and up
ward for mixed.
Our arrival. the sth inst have been very tans, vis:
III quarters WHEAT and S6 quarters OATS 1852 quarters
INDIAN CokS, s62 loads OATMEAL 2H sacks and Ss' oo
Our export. in the same timel7 quarters WHEAT 20 quar-
ters BEANS 276 quarters INDIAN Com, u loads OATMEAL.
5il sacks and 7le bbs FLOUR
The deliveries from the farmers for the past week have bees.
according The Gazette o9Ol quartes against ~ la same
time yeer Average price this year. H aud Tor iSo1 I'
q quarter ,,.uo oh ,os.
At our day had but small abundance but the
demand for old WHEArs which were held
very firmly There stronger feeling among ho'dem
FLOUR quiet -
% Of ,ssssl., A. as as on the quay for mixed and lit
tie oferipg at IS g. yellow az
In OATS aud OATMEAL we head OF no uansseoPso' mo
sales of the have been 1850 bales Of
which American The trade took 81 9iO bs e.
F.oo.,, and ,peculstors s0 bales We have little 70
report Of the arket; In the week there was better
and rather frmer rates obtansoe IN
probably the favorable report OF negotiations with ausns
Parent We quote Mdoina Bowels and Mobile I'D and Or
leapssd hiddng Fair 5d a5iS and Far Did ana o. ID
respectively Imports, 6o .oo' bales
QuEe BARE-Pbadephis sell. freely at ss y ewt.
LARD very dull; small parcel Of very fine quality
offered BY auction 81 being the highest bId 6r sales
have been msds this rate the highest price being M The
market is Ia very unsettled state
TALLow shewe very dull and bought very spsripgy the
decline IL shout IS to n " cwt on the week.
BEry has met fair demand 1870 tea 1mnicts' new"
sold at i4s n te. old Alour.eI' ipdi. $50 ~ s i@
IL. . , Sa tes new slVsa A.ntis.
not vet offered
PoRg-Nothpg done.
p.cox hoxes sod at late rates.
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The exercises the company was dismissed, ADD tn
inmates Of the Institution permitted to 60 out and vsi'
,bs;r friends about the City.
This excellent Institution was founded on 'ne ho'
Of i,s, June, and has been in operation since that
,;,,e The building. corner Of rhirty-Sixth-st. and
si1tb-av IL temporarily occupied by the Christian
"Houe until the erection of asritable ediace upon
the ute belop epg 10 the Institution % Fory-Fi'hst
near Fift'-av The erection OF the new building VII
be commenced early in the spring The present build
ing is only Of suc, nj capacity to accommodaie about
forty. No, less We are told thsn fry women SER
wants ont Of employment have TO leave the H'ne
every night for vent Of accommodations, and seek
lodgings elsewhere. Those compelled thus to go out
into the city and seek resting places return every
morning. All arc fed, and in Gaze OF great need
furpished with clothes. During the day they are
taught to read and write, and relgously instructed
IL IL stated tba, over 200 female servants have
been inmates Of the Hone a. various times ddnng
the past six months, the majority of whom have been
furnished with situations.
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WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GIBSON AFFAIR.
Correspondenee Of The y. Y. Tribune.
U.en,xcrnx Dec

Correspondenee Of The n. \. Tribune.
WAsHiSGToS, Dec. %, 1854.
am well informed that shortly after the appearance
in your paper of the telegraphic communication from
Washington, relative to contemplated bombardment
Of Batavia il order TO enforce the claim Of Capt Glib
sop, number Of remonstrances Rom various
merchant. Of New-York and Boston, who are inter-
esed in trade in the East Indies were transmitted to
the State Department, and especially to Gen. Cu.h
rg pray ing that the Government would no. think Of
eopardzing their interests in those SEAS on account.
of the reclamation Of mere adyenturer-who accord
ing to these merchants might have a right as an
American citizen to proteetion-yet, still, that valu-
able cgoes Of coffee and pepper were OF more conse-
querce than the vindcaton Of any such barren right
am well assured that forcible demonstration was
contemplated but Gushing demonstrated, and you
zee the reeult. The correspondence in the case has
been cent into Congress without word OF recon-
uendaton. In this declension OF the Executive to
&C, or to recommend there is certain question in
voved of vital importance to the American people.
1t is now assumed by Marcy and Cushing that we
have no right to look behind the forms OF justice as
administered in any country, however despotc. Glib
son was acquitted, it is true BY Court Of Justice,
but that decision was overruled by the Governor
General of n. India and according to the laws oil
that country he 10 empowered to do 80. What sig
mites the protection Of the Government To " ciassna
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Mary Pomeroy and Emma Cornwe1i after which the
pastor, the Rev. Henry G. Fox, made few remarks
The children then came forward and msie a noble
Offering Of their ssviBgs 10 be applied for the benefit
Of the POOR The receipts announced were Fro u
the girl, s77 7s boys s6l IA bv collection, sii OIL.
To,sl sls3 80. Five OF Mayor Walls children con-
trbuiec $40 Il the above. The Rev. Mr. F K AZ
pouneod that donations Of groceries clothing &c.
lao been made and tina, further donation. wsuid be
received by Mr. Hemingway No CO South Ninth
o. TIE exercises were concluded by singing By tbs
school and audience, and beued ctioD by the Rev.
Mr. johnson, City Missionary. The audience were
then invited to the basement, where surprise was
in visiting
II was truly surprise; around table loaded with
good thin gs-such as turkeys meats, pies, nuts ras-
ns, &c was seated number of little children, Who
tut for the kindness Of these good people, might have
passed a cherries Christmas Day. They had been
gathered up and neatly and comfortably clothed for
the OCCASION and will hereafter undoubtedly be con-
stan, attendants at Sunday School and perhaps, in
future time may be found foremost in deeds Of charity
and such praisewortby acts as that OF which they
were, yesterday, the recipients.
At the Dutch Reformed Church in Fourths.. there
was Sunday School Festival. After the exercises in
the luch the CHI dren psrtook of an excellent din
ner which served up in the lecure-room attached
to the church
ST. Peters and st. Paul's Catholic Church in
seoond.st st. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
and the German Catholic Church in Montrose-av.
were all profusey decorated with evergreens, boughs
and flowers These churches we're opened at an early
hour, and masses were said until noon.
Sermons were preached in St. Marks Episcopal
Church in FouItbst; the Calvary Protestant Episco
pal Church in North Ffthst, and several others, all
well attended. The day passed eff pleasantly and in
quiet.