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UukSioo pa"seu nASnei "Hu 'nitHe' "'oi
beautiful ladies, refreshing the land
scape the order moved reversed or
der" in charge of Gcnl. A. G. Carter
Grand Marshal; Masters, Royal Arch
Masons, Past Masters-Officers of the
NJ. W. Grand Lodge Of Louisiana
with Deputy Grand Master Adams
and the Grand Chaplins bringing ur
the rear. Arrived .on the Barbecue
ground, there a bower" had been
prepared under which-such a con
gregation of ladies' had assembled
to our minds eye, cannot be surpassed
in point of beauty by any similar as;
sembly, in any other locality Of lovely
Louisiana. On our veracity ace were
never SO perfectly entranced at any
time before.-never so spell bound
never rivited to earth in such man
ner, by flashing eyes of every hue
diamonds and rubies, pearls and amar-
anths, sparkling and dancing, and
with their light piercing us through
and through. Deputy Grand Master
Adams. addressed the assembly, in
his usual facile offhand style Of elo.
qnence. He gave a brief and concise
history of Free Masonry from the
building of the Great temple down to
the present day-dwelt on its perse-
cutions at different periods Of history,
and showed up in light for admiration,
that it had ever came up again, refined
by the furnace of hnaticism as the
unshaken turth-uniting all nations
Of men, in the bonds of universal tol-
erance-brotherly love and affection.
The orator was listened to, with pro-
found attention, and ouroeye wander
ed from the speaker to the picture be-
fore as. The tall and stately mon
arcEs Of the forest, bending their arms
over us-the fairy bower-lit up with
sparkling eyes Of beauty-earthly an
gels Of love and light; and the back
ground relieved by groups Of atten-
tive and orderly gentlemen.
The oration over the Masonic body
divided against itself. whilst the ladies
marched through to music in pairs Of
ywo-A table who's other end could
not be seen, and whero the words of
blessing G. uld not be heard groaned
beneath the weight of all manner of
delicaces-great Babel-like pyrimids
Of cake, with every "wish Of taste"
was there; supper-abundence for
sll-both large and small. Dancing
was properly dispensed with; for one of
he most respected families in the
had suddenly lost three
Of its members.
After the feast, the Order returned
% the Hall, aid the imposing ceremo-
ny of dedicating was performed after
custom and with Prince
again in the traces, we took our body
rom the Plains; but shall often re-
'ert and revisit again in spirit, the
scene of this festivity, as one of the
most pleasant hours snatched from the
working day world of monotinous ex-
stence we ever experienced.
SAcRAMENTAL WINE.-Tn New
Albany Ind, three Saturdays ago,
he officers Of one of the Churches
that there was no wine to
celebrate the Lords Supper, the next
lay. None could be had in Albany,
without a Physicians prescription, sta
ing that the wanted wine was for med
cinal purposes What was to be
lone! It was too late to send to
Louisville; and water, would not
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PREJuDrcEs.-All men are apt to
have high conceit of their own under
standing. and to be tenacious of the
opinions they profess: and yet almost
all men are guided by the understand
ings Of Others, not by their own; and
may be said more truly to adopt, than
to beget their own opinions. Nurses
parents, and pedagogues, and after
them all, that universal pedagogues
custom, FIJI the mind with notions
which it has no shame > in framing ;
which it receives as passively as it re-
ceives the impressions Of outward OBJ
jects and which left to itself, il would
never have framed, perhaps, or would
have examined afterwards. Thus pre-
JUDGES are established by education,
and habits by custom. We are taught
to think what others think, not how to
think for ourselves. Hiea
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BATON ROUGE, La, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1885,

MONEY LETTERS. the first
instant, the law of the Post Office
Department in reference to Money
Letters goes into effect. Now, for
the consideration Of +" FIVE cents, the
Post Master will put the word Greg.
istered on a letter and give it a
number in order as it would seem,
that all hands through which the let
ter shall pass, may know, that it
contains something more valuable
than mere friendly epistle; thus
facilitating the peculation of small
thieves, without affording any ad-
ditional security for a safe transmits
sion. The citizens of this forbearing
land of liberty, are indebted for this
happy idea to Post Master General
Campbell; ; than whom there never
has been more inefficient officer at
the head Of this Department of Gov
ernment. The Mails in this section
of the Union, were never in more
hopeless condition Of impotency and
grow worse at every additional appeal
from the people, through the legisla-
ture. The service was more regular
and reliable years ago, when the fac
ilties of intercommunication were not
half 50 good. as now. As to the mail,
as sears of transmitting money or
valuables; the public has long since
lost all confidence in it; and even
friendly epis'le is not safe, from re-
cognized system Of espionage praeticed
by secret agents, whose right to COM
nit fraud, in order to detect fraud,
has received the sanction of the De-
partment.
The idea that mar shall pay FIVE
cts. for security which he does not get,
is simply transparent humbug. The
whole service wants a securing out,
and we opine it will not be many
years before it gets it. ......
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Two thousand five hundred and
forty-four emigrants arrived at New
York on Saturday, the 23d ult., from
Europe, on board of various emigrant
ships. On one vessel thirteen deaths
occurred, and on another FIVE.
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DISEASE AMONG CATrLE.-The
Planters Banner, published in the
parish Of St. Mary, gives a distressing
account of the death of horses, and
cattle of cforbon. The Banner says
Mr.. J. NJ. Huger, we understand, has
lost on his plantation forty five horses
and mules and sixty head of cattle
At Bayou Sale, on the plantation Of
the late Thompson Hord, we learn
that nearly, if not quite, all the stock
has been killed; and on Mr.. Benz.
Hudson's plantation, in that neighbor-
hood, the loss is reported as very great.
On the prairies and in the marshes
this disease is.sweePing off the cattle
at a wholesale rate sa
THE SECOND Between the
first baby ard the second baby what a
falling off is there, my countrymen
Not in intrinsic value, for the second
may chance to be las pretty piece Of
flesh as any," bat in the imaginary
value with which it is invested by its
nearest kin and more distant female
belongings. The coming Of the frs.
baby in household creates an i'm
mense sensation; that of the second
is comparatively common place af-
fair. The first baby is looked for
with anxiety, pursued with devotion.
admired with splendor, made to live
upon system baby number two is
not longed for by any one, except,
perhaps the mother is nursed as
matter Of course, admired as matter
Of courtesy.is dressed 10 the cast-off
clothes Of number one, and gets init
ated into life without much ceremo-
ny or system.
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C. The planet Venus is now the
evening star, and will continue SO un-
til October !st. For two or three
months it will be increasing in brill
fancy, ando may be seen plainly with
the naked eye in the evening, east Of
and about IS degrees from the sun.
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al of Commerce. notices at length the
efforts of the Spanish and Sandman
Governments to effect some temporal
independence Of the Pope of Rome
The substance of the csntcst is thus
summed up - ..-..... ..-
1.-Two powerful vassals of the Pope
have thus virtually thrown off the
yoke of temperal power. The hand
Of ecclesiastical tyranny which has
weighed heavily upon them for cen
tuaries, has been shaken away. and
the chief curse of ages of political
paralysis removed. What England
and Germany did three hundred
years ago, has now been done in part
by Spain and Sardinia; but unfor-
tunately the same weapons of intrigue
ecclesiastical and alternating threats
and cajolerv, are evidently preparing
by Rome now, that were used in for
mer days and there is every reason
to fear that modern reformers will
encounter as many troubles and cares
On perfecting their patriotic work, as
we're suffered then. The relations
between Sardinia and Rome have
been recently most unfriendly, and
the whole weight Of the Clergy influ-
ence has been thrown into the anti
progress scale. According to the
latest intelligence from Europe. "tbe
Pope was also profoundly afflicted at
the state of things in Spain and the
general opinion was, that the diplo-
matte relation between that Kingdom
and Rome would speedily cease. . 1t
was rumored that the Spanish Minis
ter at Rome, M. Pacheco, would be
handed bis passports, and confident
hopes were entertained that the in
fluence Of the clergy over the people
would be sufficient to excite them to
rise in force and overflow the Espar-
tero government. The monks had
already begun to agitate the minds Of
the supersticious and 1T had been
giyem ont at Madrid that, an image of
the Savior, IN the Church Of ST.
Francis, had saceat blood ont of grief
for the sale 9'church property! Some
euen affirmed that they had spiped
off blood from the image, and others
that they had seen ITS eyes move y!
Thus a renewal of the old war
begins. On one side liberty strugg-
ling for development; on the other,
interdicts, communications, author
lied treason aud rebellion, massacre,
civil war, and all the ills that follow
in the train of ecclesiastical usurpation.
And for what? To etain the posses
sion of large endSwments, which
Rome acknowledges are in a great
measure misapplied, mismanaged, and
in the hands Of lax, worldly religionis-
IS, and which are direct bar to the
progress and development of the ma
tiou." ast.-r zy.r
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70 A "Gift Enterprise" swinde
was deAloped in St. Louis few days
since. More than 5000 tickets were
sold, but not q single prize was dra Sn,
the prize numbers having been alb
stracted before the drawing took place.
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A Man Over the Falls,-A des
patch dated Niagara Falls, June %,
says as 5i - l5 --5e
A man went over the American
Falls to-day. This morning be was in
the act Of landing from skiff just
above the rapids, when he was carried
away by the current. His boat cap
cised. His name unknown, but be
is supposed to have been on his way,
from Canada with vegetables, ..s
There is an old Indian legend that
the Great Spirit demands one annual
victim as sacrifice to his offended
dignity, in the appropriation of this
glorious temple Of his power by the
encroacbing white man. This years
oblation has been made somewhat
earlier than usual. agf 4sa4
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CoMET-Sr II had the pleasure to be
present on the ground at the celebration in
the Plains, on Saturday last, and as several
things struck me, which may have escap-
ed your attention allow me to chronicle
them Talk sir, as you may, Of the en-
croachment of females on masculine ap-
pare), yet word may be said now and
then, in defence of the fai1nd lovely crea-
lures; because their rights are invaded
What right sir, has masculine man 10
wear their shawls, and usurp their bonnets {!
Answer me this question. On the barbe-
cue grounds the other day, observed one
young gent rather conspicuous than other
wise, with wire brim lady,,s hat, with
appropriate red ribbons above and white
ribons below. 1t is free country and
man may do ds he may, SO far as he does
not interfere with the rights of woma.l
and | am one, who maintain that the La
dies have rights-sacred righ8ss, which must
not be interlerred with A most sump-
tous dinner was prepared for US; sufficient
to feast at least two thousand persons. and
there could not have been less than fifteen
hundred on the ground. So many beauti-
iul ladies never saw assembled on SIM
liar occasion anywhere; what sort of
movement is that, Of sending man about
with a lin box to take the "sense of the
people? Under what authority, and for
what purpose is the sense wanted now
II you know anything answer; let us not
burst in ignorance. If there actually be a
conspiracy against the liberty Of the land
let US check it before it geathers head. |
am pleased to learn that no overtures have
yet been made at the Barracks tor
ammunition, SO conclude with the Advocate
and yourself that the country is still safe.
Yours as before Peter New, RBEsTrLL.
NJ A "Gif Enternrisa" swindie
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day of une 1866 the sum OF one hundred and ninety
one thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars, to be
apportioned amongst The tour districts follows:
10 the First District, which had during the year end
ing May 3ist 1855, an actual average attendance of
2gai resident pupils, the OF twenty dollars per
pupil and 81 900 for aud epars of school houses
making sum total Of S6i $40.
70 the Second District, which had during the year
resad, an actual average attendance of 1887 resi-
dent pupils, The sum OF twenty dollars per pupil aud
$6OUo for rent and repairs of school Understanding
sum total of S51 ,7UU
To the Third District, which had during the year
aforesaid actual average attendance of 1915 resident
pupils, the of twenty dollars per pupil aud Sa5uu
for rent and repairs of school Understanding sum
total of $40 200.
To the Fourth Dstrc,, which had during the year
actual average attendance of 1928 resident
pupils, the OF twenty dollars per pupil and S2OOO
for rent and repairs of school Understanding sum
| total of S3s,56Us
Mr.. Giffen moved to persist in the original
resolution. Mr.. Wiltz called for the yeas and
nays carried.
Yeas Messrs. Tracy, Banister, Bartlette,
Benit Bridge, Chambers, Ducros, Eager, Fabre,
Giffen, Guyol, Kelly, Long, Russia, Violet and
Wiltz--16.
Mays -Messrs. Barbarin, Chiapella and He
brard-3.
On motion, the Chair appointed as Commit
Tee of Conference on the subject on the part Of
this Board, the Committee on Education of this
Board, composed of Messrs. Giffen, Fabre, Nc
Knight. Ducros and Rawlins.
On motion, the Board adjourned till Friday
next, 10Th July, 1856, at o'clock r. M.
JAS. A. HOPKINS, Secretary.
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st. Louis
OIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Depot and Office, No. SO Nor.h Third Street,
ST, LOUIS MO.

STEPHEN R1DGLEY, WILLIAM C. LOGAN,
Fiesasht Treasurer.
~ The Company manufacture Refined Co,dape oil
Pant OH TannerI on Lamp Burning OIL Napha and Piteb
they with confidence
herein t'
REFINED oIL-Foi Machinery
all perPosss for ghish Sperm OIL q generally
CRUDE Or C0kDAGE OlL--We Macbnerv
such ss Car Wheels heavy Mil Work. &c. and preparing
os also for making Printers Ink ong Wood for it's
preservation .5 $
PAINT OLA anbs itute Oil; dries we'll In abmt
twelve hoars aud fully equal
TANNERS, 0ifot dressing
TO The oils commonly decidedly Better
than Whale Oil. ~
LAMP OR BURNING oIThe Oil eonains large per centago
Of carbon, consequently eaano
pie invention alteration this
burma with 8 brlilaney unsurpassed by other
NArThA-For manufacturing paTniahes Burning Fluids ETC.
article, ' Ne = wy 'N
lNr TOR LuRBIcATING MACHlNERY-The ots recommended
for thn should be applied the ssine period
that other Oils would applied twice,
that the consumption woad sike clean the Ma
ehnery before applying the oa eaai, it's
gfosssr Oils.
cannot fail 10 give satisfaction. " - ass
All oasra forwarded to the Teaurer be promptly attended
to,
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
TUESDAY, July IL, 1856.

TUESDAY. July II, 1850.
Concluded yroal yesterday I.
The following resolutions from the Board OF
Aldermen were read, the rules being suspended,
ami on motion, laid on the table BY the follow
ing vote:
Reas - Messrs. Banister, Barbarin, Bart
1ette, BENT, Bridge, Chambers, Chlapella,
Eager, Giffen, Guyof, keilys husha, Ihayer,
Violet and Wiltz--los
.Naus.. Msssrs. Ducros, Fabre, Hebrard,
Long and Stitn-..o,
5 A Resolution that The two Boards OF the Common
Council do continue 10 hold siltngs each evening du.
rms fhjs week and that thereafter they stand ADJOURNED
unl,l the fifst Tuesday in October next.
A resolution anfhorzing the Comptroller 70 ISSUE
warrants, and thai the Treasurer pay al oiiis 'ha
may be aperovsd by the Finance Committee, anu hu
thor zisg the Finance Committee 10 accept ana eonis
all contracts, sales .tc, together with ne
thereon surfing Inc recess ofthe Common oouhsa u.
By a message this Board was informed that
The Board Of Aldermen had concurred IN
the ordinance oancerning the wharves of the
citv of New Orleans, and providing for the
farming Of the revenue thereof, with the follow
mi, amendment to section twenty four:
hsf Ii sbips aud other water-craft shall pay the
7u caecabp under existing ordinances 10 The lessee
- renues Of The District in which they fall due,
and iha III ease of removal Of any ship watercraft
rem one District 10 anoher the dues SO collected shall
Re- divided pfo-rata between essees of the
Of de District i'll which the ship vessel may be, ac-
corg ths number OF days SAID ship or vessel sha
lie and be within the several Districis.n
On motion said amendment was concurred In
by the following vote:
yeas -- Messrs Banister, Barbarin, Bart
lette, BENT, Bridge, Chambers. Chiapella, Du-
eros. Eager. Citizen. Guyol, Hebrard, Rusha,
Stith. Thayer and Violett---16
.Navs-- sMessrs. Fabre, Kelly, Long and
WilLx "A.
The following weekly report Of the Treasurer
was read, and on motion, referred TO the FL
nance Committee: ~
Il IN TREAsURER's WEEKLY STATEMENT,
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OFF TO THE LADIES AT HALF

~ THE USUAL PRICE-Seing Oh entire stock of rich and
silks for Dresses Richest Plaid sks IN all ayles
Sksin ooors chea quality Black Silks
plain paidedwh san Plain san all shaded Aso extra
Baegss Ladies' Riding and Evening with
Rich Embroidered Undershrs Ladies'
Frsnck
sud Guipure Hcniton Maltese and yalsu
coas the asst styles eSsn. Cloth Satin SILK
style Coaks Hoods Aso
shawis Manasi nfans Long coak and EbrOd
Robes Hoods style Grape sha Of sqpegb
Monnafss Dre Card Cases style Rich Trimmings
0oks aud sntlias other
Rich Dress silks cioaks Crave shawls En-
5roeriep 40 pxtsuye half
prices proprietor TO elos his business early this
for q going % europe adle, gong e
aries woa lind ID to call LA
ony offer our
price Balance Please No ia CA
NAL STREET. d. h, kEEGAHs d23 SIN
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az NIGkERROGKER PATENT COOKING
ma NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

PRICE & C0ULON, Plumbers, l07 Poydras
erect ors csuliy inform their pubic
uAy hp sbeys knnnsa ts
BATHS aMEnCiN EAdLis I'D FslNcH sioss,y
Wash 8AiNs, FouE rAIHs, 5RAss FAucErs all Kinds
COOKING "a GEE, SkRDEF HDBE HYDRAULIC RAMS
seESF LET and SEER PUMPS 6sd ia The nSvsas syis
LAD PIhEs Of every aafpton; Pic ard SHEET ana
BLOCK TIN always on tnns SHIP shd ATEARBoAT WORN
aatI1 pal and epand 81 tho noticn
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Mr. Eager asked for dispensation Of the
rules 70 offer resolution. Mr.. Witt objected
and called for the yeas and nays, and the rules
were suspended by the following vote /:
Rsas-Messrs Tracy, Banister, Barbarin,
Bartlette, BENT, Bridge, Chambers, Chiapella,
Eager, Gifen, Hebrard, Russia, Thayer and
Violett-l4.
-Nays--Messrs. Ducros, Fabre, Guyol, Kelly,
Resoirai, That the Finance Committees and the Cam
mllees q streets and Landings of the two Boards of
The Common Council be, and are hereby authorized 10
accept and approve, il they deem proper The sales
made by the Comptroller of the revenues Of HE
Whatyes also 10 ccept and approve The seeuritiea
offered for the same, if ahey deem the same suteient:
provided such sales be made during the recess Of liz
Common Council. -
Mr. Wilt moved to amend by striking out
che words "the Finance Committees and Com
mittees on Streets and Landings Of both Boards,
and inserting the members Of the Common
council present in the city of New Orleans"
and called for the yeas and nays, which was
carried by the following vote:
feas.-M essrs. Banister, Barbarin, Bartlette,
Benit, Bridge, Dnoros, Fabre, Gitfen, Guyol,
heorard, Kelly, Long, Russia and Wiltz--1l.
Ways Messrs Tracy, Chambers, Chiapella,
Eager and Violett-.-5
emu we following resolution, as amended,
was adopted BY the following vote
Yeas---Messrs Tracy, Banister. Barbarin.
naftlette, BENT, Bridge, Chambers, Chiapella,
and Wiltz---15. '-oies'
.Aags--- Messrs Ducros, Fabre. envo, and
Rusha---4 anu
Hsso,rsa That The members of the Common Council
m he e,y Of New Orleans be, and are hereby
Az sole Y accept approve they deem
te Whatses also 10 accept and approve liz seonri,fe
2heted ior the same il they deem The same suieien.
roFlded such sales be made during The recess Of The
Common Council. - Ssee'' " the
By message, this Board was inform ed that
the Board of Aldermen had ooncurred in the
ordinance providing for the support Of the pub.
nc schools of the city Of New Orleans during the
year ending May 3lst, 1856, and for other purs
poses, with the following amendments:
ny striking out all Of the first article after
me tns words, :. BE it ordained by the Common
oouneil ofthe city of New Orleans" and insert
ING en- INSTEAD e. thereof the following, to-wit:
a. ~ accordance with the 3sth section of the Civ
: s WIN The request Of the Legislature of The
nistis hteu,4laaa, eonainedin Gan act relative 10
% seaaels IN the city of New Orleans ann,ved
~ 1903 there hereby fpr tse
~ ne PUBLIC schools and for The graini.
Fs'S' u me eVy tor the semOf one year nom he Isl
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NTOORHIES, GRiGGs s. CO., No is Tcbou.

W pitouas street., have in and for sale ...s
BAC0Na0o casks prime Cincinnati Sides and Shoulders
FLOUR-SUO Louis (9ranSe Milla.)
LARD-250 hbls and iercss, and 500 kegs prime.
LARD Ol200 bs Cnkinaa Toblns, Hus Engler's, Whet-
atene's aud other brands.
PuRK--2s0 pbls Meas and Prime.
BEEF-40O bbs half bbls II. Family Mess
also Sugar Cured, Dried Beef Tongues brand
HaAIS290 R, Chiid'a, Thomns Shay
and John II. Dawn choice Sugar Cured.
WHISKY SEQ bbis divers, Deans Homsg' Conweps
SoAP-400 boxes Geo. Shilito,s oens Oxide.
DA4ANTINE CANDLES900 &c. put
coorsd napers choice article tn Mexican
STAR boxes and half
brands
BUTTER AND cHEEsE-s0o pkgs A. W. Browns Western
" Reserve.
OLD WHISKY bb of superior Monangab aud Bourbon
CATAWBA WfNESl00 of Spark
Brandy, Sre " I'M