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Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16

MEMORIES OF GRANDMoTHER.-The fol-
| lowing remarks on second marriages convey
the opinion of one whose experience qualif-
ed her to Judge:
We married and were happy 1t was not
the poetic dreaming of other days-but it
was sober certainty of waking bliss. Let
it not be believed. that by loving the living
we forget to slight the dead. know it is
third attachment, after separation by
death, where constancy sat by the pillow TO
the very last-that comparisons are drawn
inviduos perhaps and often depreciating
but, with refined minds, such, it seems to
me can never be the case. To soul natu-
rally sympathetic, there is constantly flow
ing in from the spirit world. stream of
affections ever fresh and new; and who
shall say it is not renewal of that which
was removed in one shape but to appear in
another
The following description relates to
mother enclosed in the same coffin with
her infant:
On her right arm reclined tiny infant,
whose little arms were like two snow-fakes
acrossed on the breast, and the face of the
mother was slightly turned, and seemed
bent caressingly upon the head where so
many hopes and so much pride would have
been conferred.
There seemed to me an expression fjoy,
such as mothers alone can know. around
the closed eyes and lips, as if the conscious
ness of this new and precious endowment
by Makers hand had upborne her in her
hour of physical suffering aud outweighed it
all!
Flowers were there upon and within the
coffin, rare, fragrant and beautiful. The
blossomed rose was there and tender white
bud with unfolded leaves. On the left arm,
with its ruffled plumage and now tuneless
breast, lay dead canary, nesting as it were,
for protection still. The history was one of
poetry, tenderness, sorrow and dispair. In
attempting to rescue loved pet from the
grasp Of cat, the fatal shaft was sped tina,
caused this sudden and most heartrending
bereavement.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16

WHO ARE YOUR ARIsToCRATs?- Twenty
years ago this one made candles, that one
sold cheese and butter, another butchered;
and fourth carried on distillery: another
was a contractor on canals, others were
merchants and mechanics. They are
acquainted with both ends of society, as
their children will be after them, though it
will not do to say out loud For often you
shall find that these toiling worms hatch
butterflies, and they live about year.
Death brings division of property, and
brings new fnanciers: the old gent is dis
charged, the young gent takes his revenues
and begins to travel-towards poverty
which he reaches before death, or his child
rem do if he does not So that, in fact,
though there is a sort of moneyed race it is
not hereditary, it is accessible to all; three
good seasons of cotton will send a genera
ton of men up, a score of years will bring
them down, and send their children to labor.
The father grubs and grows rich-his child
rem strut and use the money. Their child,
rem in turn inherit their pride, and go to
shiftless poverty: next their children,
reinvigorated by fresh plebian blood, and by
the smell of the clod, come up again.
Thus society, like tree, draws its sap
from the earth; changes in its leaves and.
blossoms; spreads them abroad in great
glory; sheds off to fall back to the EARTH,
again 10 mingle with the soil and at length
re-appears in new dress and fresh garniture
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16

THE SOLAR SYsTEM.-A better idea of the
relative distances and magnitude of the bo-
dies in the solar system than can be obtain
ed from orreries or the like, is presented by
an astronomical writer. in somewhat like
large level plain three miles in diameter.
place globe two feet in diameter, to repre-
sent the Sun. At the distance of eighty-two
feet from the globe put grain of mustard
seed to represent Mercury, the planet near
est the Sun, which gives it an orbit four
hundred and ninety-two feet in crcumfer-
ence. For Venus, take pea and place it
one hundred and forty-two feet distant from
the globe, which will give her orbit eight
hundred and ffty-two feet. For the Earth,
take also pea, and place it two hundred
and fifteen feet distand, which will make
her orbit one thousand two hundred and
ninety feet For Mars, take grain of pearl
barley, place it three hundred and twenty
seven feet distant, and its orbit will be one
thousand nine hundred and sixty-two feet.
For the inferior planets, Juno Ceres, Vesta,
and Pallas, take grains OF sand, and allow
them orbits varying from one thousand TO
one thousand and two hundred feet. For
Jubiter, take middle sized orange, and
place it about quarter Of mile distant
which will make its orbit mile and half.
For Saturn take small orange, place it
nearly half a mile distant, so that its orbit
may be nearly three miles. Then for the
planet Herchel, take full sized cherry or
boys marble, and place it nearly mile
distant, so that its orbit may be nearly six
miles and having got these relative magni.
tndes and distances pretty well fixed in the
mind, allow million of miles in space for
every foot Of these distances in the field, and
you may form some faint conception of this
one Of the innumerable solar systems with
which the Creator has adorned the immen-
sity OF the Universe.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16
How A FREE STATE TREATS NEGROES

How A FREE STATE TREATS NEGROES
The following decision Of a Court in Indiana,
as reported by the Louisville Journal Of the
10th, shows how much 'better trsated' ne
groes are in the free States than in the
South:
Some time ago, case was brought before
Justice in Clark county. Indiana, in which
free negro bro ught suit against the Jetfer-
sonville Railroad Company because the
Company refused to carry him unless he
would produce evidence of his freedom.
Judgement was given for the plaintiff by
the Justice, upon which the defendant ap-
pealed to the circuit court Of the county.
and the decision of the Justice was reversed.
One of the bylaws Of the company prohib-
its the Carrying of colored persons unless
known to be free The laws of Indiana fur
Their provide that a negro cannot vote; he
cannot be citizen of that State; the con-
stitu,ion declares that forei gn negro shall
not enter Indiana; that all contracts made
with negroes are void. and that they cannot
be employed in Indiana except under a
penalty. A person having one-eighth or
more of negro blood cannot be witnes in
cases III WHICH d WittS IAdi1 - CUHCciHcu.
The court argued that, since, by the law
of Indiana such infamy attaches to negro
blood, colored person cannot be received
in the court Of justice where white man is
concerned. it would seem that common
carrier of passengers may reasonably refuse
TO carry any ':colored persons" in the cars
in which white men are carried. It would
also seem that such common carriers might
reasonably refuse. in State with such
constitution as Indiana's, to carry, even in
separate cars, any "colored persons" except
such as should show themselves lawful resi-
dents of the State.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16

The BOWIE KNIFE Law IN SOUTH CARO-
L1NA-The GreenvilIe Patriot publishes
the skeleton of bill which will be submit
ted to the S. C. Legislature to suppress
Bowie Knives, Arkansas Toothpicks and
other deadly weapons. The bill prohibits
the sale of such weapons under penalty of
$1,000, and imprisonment for twelve months.
1t also provides that 'if any person shall kill
any one by stabbing or shooting with wea-
pom concealed or worn about his person,
or persons shall upon conviction be adjudg-
ed to be guilty of felony without the benefit
of clergy, unless the judge trying the case
shall be Of opinion that such killing was in
self-defense then, in such case, the jury
may find yerdic, of not guilty" :
Several cases of homicide have occurred
recently IN South Carolina.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16

MEMORANDA OF AN ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG
LADy.-The Buffalo Republic says: We
recently picked up the following memoran-
da, which we saw dropped by young lady
a,tred in an embroidered velvet talna, an
exquisite honiton lace collar, white hat
and plume, and painfully brilliant silk
Dress with exaggerated flounces: II must
get vail, sarceknet, gluves. broun hoes,
laise shimmyzet, kulone." We confess we
were startled at the last item, but think it
means cologne.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16
Hydrophobia.

Messrs. Editors-M. Buisson, an eminent
physician of Paris tFrance,) relates an
accidental cure for this distressing malady
he experienced in his oacn person, and since
then his constant practice to use the same
remedy with his patients who may be
attacked by this disease.
DR.. b. was called TO visit woman who
for three days had been suffering under the
disease above named. She had been bitten
by mad dog forty days BEFORE and had
every evidence of the disease. Her suffer-
ings were such that she entreated the doctor
to bleed her. He did so, and she died in a
few hours after; as was expected. Dr.. B.,
in the course of his operations, forgot the
ulcer on one of his fingers. and which was
covered with the saliva wiped from the
mouth of the woman; he, however, washed
it off The ninth day after. he was suddenly
seized with pain in his throat, and one
still greater in his eyes. The saliva was
continually pouring into his mouth. and
other symptoms proved to him that he was
attacked with hydrophobia and resolved to
terminate his life by sitting himself in a
vapor bath Having entered one for this
purpose, he caused the bath to be raised 10
107 dogs, So secs, when he was equally
surprised and deli GIFTED TO find himself free
Of all complaints. He left the bathing room
well, dined heartily, and drank more than
usual ....
Since then he has treated in the same
manner mote than eighty persons bitten
in four of whom the SYMPTOMS had declared
themselves, and in no case has failed, except
that OF child seven years old, who died in
the bath. The mode oftreatment he recon-
mends is, that the person bit should take
certain number of vapor baths commonly
called Russian) and should induce every
night violent perspifation, by wrapping
himself in f1annels, and covering himself
with feather bed the perspiration being
favored by drinking freely of warm de-
cocton of sarsapari!la. He declares, SO
convinced is he of the efficacy of his treat
menl, that he suffer himself to be inuocu-
lated with the disease.
As proof of the utility of copious and
continued perspration, he relates the follow
ing anecdote: A relative of the musician
Gretry was bitten by mad dog at the same
time with many other persons, who all died
of hydrophobia For his part, feeling the
first symptoms of the disease, he took TO
dancing night and day, saying that he
wished to die gaiy. He recovered M.
Buisson also cites the old stories of dancing
being remedy for the bite Of the tarantula;
and draws attention to the fact that the
animals in whom this madness is most
frequently found to develop itself sponta-
neously, are dogs, wolves. and foxes, which
never perspire-National Inteligencer.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16

THOROUGH PArRroT1sM-The Panama
Star giving the incident of the recent earth
quake there, says: ...-.. .
Gone patriotic individual rushed to his
cnnsuls residence and claimed the protec-
ton Of his national flag. In vain a friend
told him he would be no safer there-that
earthquakes respect no flag. "TII be
id if they shan't ours, though" he
replied, "If any earthquakes dare touch
that flag, the whole Union would rise to put
it down.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16
MILITARY, PERHAPS, BUT NOT PARLIAMENT

MILITARY, PERHAPS, BUT NOT PARLIAMENT
rARY.-The Globe publishes letter from
one of the 42nd in which a conversation
between the Duke of Cambridge and
colonel of the first division after the victory
of Al Ina is detailed. The colonel expresses
his gratitude 10 the Duke and Sir Colin
Campbell for their noble services in the
course of the day, whereupon his royal
highness exclaims, "Ah. SIR CohE as
brick IN
Now, with every allowance for the en-
thusiasm of the moment, and with the utmost
willingness to do lustce to Sir Colin Camp
bell, we really think his royal highness
ought to be more choice in his expressions.
He should reflect that he is prince of the
blood and a general of division, and that his
example has great weight in the army. 1t
| would never do for such language to be-
come general among the officers of Her
Majesty's service. We should have them
ordering the men to "keep their danders
up,"' instead of to stand at ease, or to hook
it like winking," instead of the regulation
double quick march, which would lead to a
terrible relaxation of discipline.
Again: the Objectionable element must,
in the long run, creep into the officers style
of literary composition: and fancy despatch
from Lord Rag Ian couched in the following
terms:
cold cockolorum-We had set-to with
the Russians yesterday, and licked them into
sky-blue fits. The bankers opened upon US
at first, and played old gooseberry with our
centre for time. but we went at 'em with
the darning-need!es, and eventually gave
them pepper. Claret was drawn to con-
siderable extent Menschikof is said to
have received nasty one in the bread
basket OF the conduct of our brave allies
it is impossible to speak in too eulogistic
terms-it was stunning! Yours, old Six
and-eightpence, (As right as ninepence:)
-rLondon Diogeness. RAGLAN
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-16


AN IEIsH WlDow-Last week two medi-:
cal officers were called up TO view the con-
diton of some Irish habitations situated at
the bottom of Westgate, Leeds. One of the.
medical men asked the mistress of the
houses. .st
"Why don't you keep it cleaner?" -,
The reply made BY the woman was, that
she was poor widow, and could not afford
it.
Chow long have you been widoy, quoth
the doctor"
"Sure enough yer honor, for three years."
Of what COMPLAINT did your husband die,
said the man of physic.
"Och, he never died at all; he's run away
with another woman
THOROUGH PATRroT1sM-The Panama
Star giving the incident of the recent earth
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23

made in Paris, the cause being an inten
ded demonstration on the 24,h-lht
Anniversary Of the Republic.
GERMANY.-The tone of the Ger.
man Press lie. becoming more adverse &c
Russian views.
SwITzERLAND.-An alliance, often
slye and defensive, between France and
Switzerland, is believed to have beer
concluded. This enables France TO op.
crate on Austria or Italy.
!TALy.-A recent letter written by
Mr. Daniel to the Richmond Va Elk
aminer, exci,es grea, annoyance at Tu.
RIM ! and threatens him with DUEL
The letter is copied in Galignani.
Food riots continue in the Roman
States.
An instruction has occurred against
Egyptian rule in the provinces lying
beyond the Cataracts of The Nile.
THE LATEST.
A dispatch from Persia says tina. the
Shah has officially announced TO the
foreign representatives that he will re.
iusin neutral in this war.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23
Spain to be Brought to q Sense
Of Justice.
Nrw Vopv March L.

The United States steamer PRINCETON
has received sailing orders, and is now
lying off the battery with her supplies
on board, ready 10 sail at moments
warning. Her destination is supposed
to be Cadiz, 10 carry out the result of
the Cabine. in the Black Warrior affair.
A dispatch 'tom Washington in the
Times states, that powerful influence
was yesterday brough, to bear upon the
President. to induce him not to recon.
mend suspension of the neutrality laws
in relation to Spain. A majority Of the
Cabine. was decidedly for it.
Mr.. Delano has arrived at Washing.
ton from Havana with additional dis
patches, relating to the Black Warrior.
The Cabinet is saic ~ stand thus:-
Marcy, Gushing, Davis and Campbell,
for decisive measures against Spain
Guthrie and McLelland, Doubling.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23
April Election.

T TAKE this method OF announcing my
i self Candidate for reelection to the
office of School Fund Commissioner fol
Wapello county, Iowa, at the approaching
election. and as the duties of the Office are
such as to require my personal attention at
present, l therefore cannot canvass the
county and visit my friends personally, as
l would wish, but would ask the action
of my friends and solicit the votes of all
those who feel an interest in my election,
and shall serve them 10 the best of my
ability if elected.
JOSEPH w. CALDWELL.
Ottumwa, March LIST, 1854.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23

STEAMBOAT DIsAsTERs.-Ths steam
er Reindeer. on her way round from
Louisville to st. Louis. collapsed her
fues while rounding on. at CaEnel,on,
and swept her entire decks, killing
.wen,y-eighs persons snd scalding Sc
verely a number more, some Of whom
died the next day. the l4.h. None ol
the cabin passengers were killed.
The Steamer Jacob ID. Early was
blown on the rocks al Grand Gulf and
entirely wrecked. with the loss OF the
lives Of forty passengers during the ca
taslrophe.- Daily Vailey Whig.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23
Steamboat Calamity!
Steamer Caroline Destroyed b,
Fire-5O or 60 Lives lost!

Mr.. T.. &. Dewitt, First Engineer oil
tie new steamer Caroline, arrived in this
city yesterday, and from him we learn
the fret particulars of the total destruc-
lion of the steamer Caroline by fire,
and the loss of the lives of fifty or sixty
passengers.
The Caroline left Memphis on Satur.
day, The 4,h inst, bound up White river,
with very large freight, and full OF
passengers. Next day, about P. M.
the boa, was discovered to be on fire, at
the after-end Of the boilers, and before
any effective means could be taken to
extinguish The flames. they had extended
all over the boat. The boat was i'm
media,ely put, the shore, and as she
landed the cabin, passengers rushed for
ward and jumped ashore. some Of them
receiving considerable injury in doing go.
BY this means all the cabin passengers,
with the exception of two. were saved.
Blu, the unfortunate deck passengers
nd The deck hands, as is generally the
case, suffered terribly. l, is supposed
that between fly and sirty of them
were consumed in the flames or were
crowned fler jumping overheard. The
deck passengers consisted of families.
and of course they were less capable OF
saving themselves. The yawl of the
boa. was launched, filled with passen-
gers, and Immediately swamped.
BY the time the cabin passengers had
reached the shore, the boat driited out
into the middle OF the river-which was
very high and out of it's banks-and
there sunk. The Caroline being s,ern-
wheel boat. had all her heavy machinery
in the stern, and that end vent down
first. She is a total loss.
OF The officers, John Trice. the intre-
pd pilot. is believed 10 have been burn
ed to death at the wheel. The last that
was seen Of him he was in that position.
Capt James Creighton. acting as
assistant pilot, jumped overheard and
was drowned. Capt Folger was in the
clerks office at the time, and saved his
life. but los. all his books, papers. &c.,
and $4,000, in the safe, were also lost.
The second clerk saved his life by swim.
ming ashore. Mr.. De Witt was asleep
at the time. and had barely time 10 jump
overheard and save himself by swim.
ming. The second engineer, on duty
a. the time escaped in the same manner.
A boy. bar keeper, from Memphis, was
drowned.
In less than on hour after the fire
commenced, the boat was burned to the
waters edge. and totally disappeared
from view. There were three kegs oil
powder on board, which exploded a,
diiTeren. times, but without doing any
damage.
The Caroline was stern wheel boat
only abou. year old, of $50 tons bur
then, and will be remembered as very
popular boa. in the Illinois trade, last
year. This was intended TO be the last
trip in White River. and she would then
have returned TO ST. Louis. She was
owned by Capt. James Clark OF Chi
cago.
We understand that she had an in
surance of $1,000 on her al Memphis
and was worth about i 6, 000.- Rep
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23
THE DES MONIES COURIER.
Meeting Of the
Agricultural Society.

The Board of Officers, Members oil
the Society, and the farmers of Wapel-
10 county generally. are requested to
meet at the Court House. i'm Ouumwa
ON SATURDAY,, APRIL 9Th,
At one o'clock, p. M. 1t is highly
important tina. all who expect to become
members Of the Society should be pres.
ent or send in their fee for membership.
ISL, as lis, of premiums for the next
annual Fair will be n. ade GU, al the meet
ing Of the 9th.
BY order of The President,
II. II. WARDEN, Sec'y.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23
TOWNSEND, ROBINSON & CO.,
GENERAL COMMISSION AND
Forwarding Merchants,
Nos. 81 and 81, Commercial ST.,
ST. LOUIS, MO.

Strict attention paid to the purchase and
sale Of every description of Country Pro-
duce, Manufactures and Merchandise.
REFER NOES.
Jno. w. Thorne, New York; Hatch, Hill
& Co.. Boston; Gill, Hardman q Stephens
Wheeling; John Porter, Boonville; Mo.
Henry Van Bergen, Cincinnati; George A.
Gibbs 3 Co., Chicago; VOORHEES,, Griggs a
Co., New Orlea ms; Heron a Crisswell
Pittsburgh; Ballantine s. Outcalf, Bruins
witch. Mo-; Mayors q Brown, Blooming
ton, Ills; Pag e & Bacon, st. Louis; Stree,
& Baer. Oskalo osa; c. Parsons, Keokuk.
February l6thlSH.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23
Books and Stationery.

A good assortment of Books and Sta
tionery. A splendid article of writing pa
per, and any quantity of things in the No
zion line. A first rate lot of Jewelry war
ranted genuine.
-.ALSO:-
A choice lot of Liquors, for medical
uses, consisting of Cogniac Brandy. Port,
Medaira and Malaga Wines, Rye Whisky,
Old Monongahala, for medical AMI me
chanical purposes "only."
We are anxious to sell the above arti-
Giles for what they will bring, and perhaps
less. Call IN and see. Don't forget the
place, next door to Warden & Leig hton's.
Jan. 18th, 1854.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23
Estray Steer.
STATE OF Iowa, Is.
WApEIrn corrNTy d.

S S,aa1 o. c ,ss1, is:
|TAKEN up before Thomas Sinna,
Il mon, Esq, Justice of the Peace
within and for said county. on the 2O.h
day OF Dec. 1883, by Jonathan Boyce al
his Plantation IN Centre Township OF
said STATE; Estray property of the
following description, to-wit: A black
Steer four years ole last Spring. with a
white lace and some white on the belly;
no ear marks or brands visible and 40
pra ised to be of the value Of Twenty
five dollars by Allen Boyce and John
Melton. JOSEPH HAYNE.
Co. elk w. G. Iowa.
Jan. 18th, '54-3m-nI
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23
d X U G. s.:

Gum Camphor, re
fined,
Gum Aloes, Cape
and Soctrine,
Gum Opium, 'rur-
key,
Gum Arabic,
EPSON Salts,
Cream Tartar,
Borax, refined,
Flour Of Sulphur,
Birthstone, roll,
Salspetre, refined,
Ri Carb. of Soda,
Tartaric Acid,
Rochelle Salts,
Sal Soda,
Rad Columbo,
Liquorice Ball,
Glue, prime article
Sulphate ofQuinlns
Calomel, English 4
American.
PAINTS AND
Flax Seed Oil, pure,
Spirits 'furpentine,
Copal, and Coacl.
Varnish,
Gum Copal, prime
Eng. Veni.ian Red
Spanish Brown,
Y elbow Ochre,
Spanish w hitting,
Red Lead,
| Lilherage,
Lamp Black,
| Chrome Green and
| Chrome Yellow,
| Lots, stacks and I
kind of Patent Med
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23

HAVING permanently located in OF
III tumwa, tenders his services to the
citizens of the place and vicinity.
He may be found at his office, one door
East Of Hawley's Store, or at the "Ottum-
wa House." except when absent on pro-
fessional business. sept ID, 50