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DjAoceas1om anfe. =
.sisih Jsaieiat Distyicf Coars, Par
ish of Easf Hafon Rtmoe. In

iSsaM vW9tcsMg Lysfytcf Court, Pr
isA of East baton Rouge, Ia.
Saecessiou Of NANcY Oars, deed.
QYv VIRTUE ii CON mission issued Ii,
- The above Succession, snd 10 me d..
feeted from the Hen Sixth Jbditia' Dis.
tfict Court, in and for the Parish sna State
aforesaid, wi by virtue Of said commits.
sion offer at Public Sale at the onft Houses
Door Of said parish In this atty off Baton
ss%1TJRSDAy u. 10Th div 81 NAV rex,,
4 D. fs55,at | / o'clock 4, n. the tropef.
ty hereinafter set forth and described, be.
longing to said succession, to Wit i3
n certain negro man slave named Dick,
aged about 90 Yeas. -,
On tbs following terms snd eendition,,
to wit. One half cash and the balance at,
one ard two years credit from the day Of
sale the purchaser To give notes satisfAets
orily endorsed, beating interest at eight
per cent from The date Of sole till psi4, ard
special mortgage reserved on said slave,
until the full and Anal payment Of shid
notes and interest thereon as.. II
April l4.1s55, II. Y. BADfN, Sheriff.
yirth Judiciai Dishict Court Par.
ish Of East Baton Rouge. In Aael
Succession Of Francois Aubin and
Mdgdol;ns Batin his wJe, both
deceased. 7heopile Bubin W. n. q
Bdbia Ct al. No. 40. PROBATE 40
pY VIRTUE Of commission issued In
- the above Succession, TO me directed
from the Hon. Sixth Judicial District
Court In and for the Parish Of Fast Baton
Rouge and State Aforesaid AeeH@
] will by virtue Of said commission n.
fer at public sale at the Court House door
Of said Parish in the city Of Baton Rouge
on SATURDAY the 9th day oi May next
1866. ut IL o'clock A. M the property
hereinafter set forth md described. belong.
ing to the above succession, to wit; M
Hannah negro woman aged about 30
years, aud her child Harriet aged about 2
years---also lot Of hous shold and kitchen
furniture, and four or Ave hesd Of cattle. 4
Terms Of sale as follows, the said Slave
Hannah L Child for one fifth cash and the
balance payable one half on the first 81
Mrrch next, A. b. 1860, and the other half
on the first Of March S57, in notes we'll,
endorsed, payable At the Parish Recorders
Office in the City Of Baton Rouge bearing
eight per cent interest thereon aftef instu-
rity until paid, and special mortgage r..
tanned on said slaves until the full snd final
payment Of said totes and all eventual in
terest thereon, and the personal property for
cash OH the day Of sale. maf-a1.l665.
q. A, PIKE, Auetionse I. II
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10 A large number Of Quakers,
contemplate settling on piecc ofland
near one Of the Minnetouka Lakes,
Minnesota, early in the spring, They
hail from Indiana. aud will probably
induce many others to follow them.
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OrrtoE OF rHr. BAros Roues AND CLrsroN J
PLANK ROAD COMPANY.
Bdfon Rouge, March End. 1865.
NOTICE II hereby given to the Stockholders,
~ Of this Company, that an lnstalment Of ten
per cent Tor o. 50 per share) will be due and pay
able OH the 4th day Of June next, tls55.)
By order Of the Board.
advocate ef.Gasette copy) W. POPE,
Secretary.
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rem psrnllce Lecture,

A temperance lecture will delivered BY
J. N. McCurcnss, Esq, At the Metho.
dist Church on Tuesday, lst May At II
o'clock 4. n. The public are respectfully
invited.
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10 Strange advertisements fire.
quently occur In the newspapers; and
It Is duty that editors ous the pub.
lie to make note Of explanation to
such. We do not pretend to say,
that when a man "wauts" anything
that he does not know exactly what
II il, but language has with the march
Of civilization become 80 verbose, so
intricate, that il is difficult to WELD It
intelligently, SO As TO make Others
know what we want, and what we are
driving at. The following from the
Liberty Advocate needs explanation
e. I find that some ofmy friends
are Of the opinion TINT have qui,
the practice. Sub Is not the case
on the contrary, l am in good order
for tho business and 90 are the hors.
es. ~ B. F. FOX.
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AVIS.

TOUTES personnes qui doivant q Ia
i Succession, do WILLIAM r. PHILLIPS, az.
cede, sont par ID pr6sente nttI66 de faire pale.
ment immediate, 81 tots ceux qui ont dss reclaim
ations contre Ia dlte successio sont price Dc lea
presente damsns certiae pour esrs acceptt par
hautes, gu son soussign4 svDeAt Baton Rouge.
avrit 268fg. ], n. MUCUTCHEN.
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NINE. BELLAN, SAGE FEMME.-
Ayertit ceux qui auront des enfants d vac
cine. ellie 4 de tres bon virus vaccin dams
&c moment. Garanti preservatif pour la vie.
MADAME BELLAN, MIDWIFE.
Would inform those who have children to
vaccinate, that she has at present the best
of vaccine, which she guarantees to he pre-
sentative for life. aprils- ld-2tw
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To- Bloomer has gone to Council
Blnffs 10 reside. She permitted her
husband to accompany her. What an
indulgent wife she ID
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MONS LiHss. There was evident
" a qsasIam sa6gsft, 10 use medical
mems language; ofpostic talent III
the last Legislature; AZ two or three
impromptu snstches Of poetry from
The rubbish, which have been handed
postsrity through this paper, Indicate.
The following lines to an "empty
demijohn . were evidently written by
some old hard elder Wing, whilst ex.
uliing At the downfall Of demijuhn
Democracy
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70 dssth--that fusty tomb,
--4@Aa44-44-4@zz4- . s-A-=---a------4--
OursipE PRESSURE ON rnE PLANK
ROAD. The Advocate hos an article
in Thursday evenings edition headed
the Plank road The Press, 2 in
which q Comet text, Is quoted, and
brsnched out upon, IN this wise !.
The dry weather and hard times
are both adverse to such prod
igal indulgence ofthe imaginative fae-
ulties, AZ u displayed IN the above. I"
II there Is any imaginary faculties dis
played in what We said about the road,
pom honor. IL WINS not intended, and Is
all taken back. IT'S not often we get
hold Of a substantial matter--a hard
case, 10 make leader Of; such as the
plank road, and plank road affairs
furnish, and when we do, II Is shocked
with a shower.bath, and cooled of
from its exciting aud stimulating Of
feet. BY one or tho other Of our con.
tempo,aries. This il the fate Of every
effort ever made by the Comet TO
arouse the indignation OF the people
and We have a mind never to try any
thing Of this kind hereafter; but stick
close to our old metbodistical line.
What we said about the Clinton
Plank Road Company, was not design
ed to inhame the stockholders, but to
call out public opinion, that the inu.
tility and impracticability Of the work
be shown up in It's true light, that it
may DO abandoned as speedily as can
be, without calling for further use.
less expenditure and waste Of money.
We have made honorable proposals
to defend the company, and represent
the road in a light we do not see it
in; alt, for what is conceived BY US to
be fair consideration. And as they
turn a deaf ear on the proposals, we
must do as a former editor of the
Crescent newspaper did, withhold
our moral influence. " The Advo.
Gates proposition that " the weather is
warm y Is admitted for argument sake !;
but this very objection. to discussing
tho road out Of existence; is the very
reason why we should like to quarrel
with any body who will throw down
the glove. We want some exciting
question before us, in order the more
savagely to fight and effectually kill
the musquetoes that are now invading
our sanctum. To this end, We pro-
nounec the Plank Road to Clinton u
failure. In the first place. the stock.
holders have failed to pay as they
should; the Clinton people have failed
70 do Is they promised and the Ba-
ton Rouge people have lost all the
little interest they once had in the af.
fair, which never was sufficient to vote
for the right kind Of men to manage
its matters. Ay, we go farther than
this. and pronounce the present Board
. humbug. Whoever dares gainsay
US; let him lay hold Of his pen, and
grasp il tightly - 'twere = rapier; our
y
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THs MArrra o. sTAMrs. Ills 70,

lHA mATFER " 6TA8RDs~ At1 ~
why liz 20 We know not, and have
not the leisure 10 stop to make en-.
quiry. but we have noticed 4 time
back, and for this reason call public
attention to II, as faet that the Post
Office functionaries At Washington,
seem afraid 10 trust our Post Master
with more than one hundred dollars
worth Of stamps at time, 10 The very
serious Inconvenience Of the commuD-
ity. The reputation Of this place
stands, az least NJ. O. in the cattle
Market and never yet has Our post
master stolen anything, and we can
see no reason Why he should be look
ed upon with an eye Of suspicion and
his positive orders for stamps laid on
the table. Now, the law says, letters
must all be- paid, or they are shipped
to the dead letter office, and a man
must march up to pay coppers, and
receive brass in change. Many Of
our merchants and business men. have
long been forced to send abroad for
STAMPS to New Orleans, or less honest
places, and the Inconvenience and
delay Is not to be estimated In figures
May we ask with all due Difference,
what kind Of surety will satisfy grand
dad Campbell, for few more. heads
Of the farther OF his country II
shall ba forth coming. We will
give him colnterals, either ia lateral
great northern rail road stock, or
plank road to Clinton security ay,
farther than this, he shall take IL he
likes IL. mortgage on our model
market house; but the stamps we
must have. This people have been
upon; defrauded and NAL
treated otherwise, long enough, by
those in authority. Forbearance ~ no
longer a virtue. The mails---their
transportation and encouragement
In this section Of the Union, is suf.
ficient cause for the state 10 nulhfy
and take the management In It's own
bands. We get nervous and irritable
when we talk about them and when
we see that communication with our
friends in the interior, is more uncer.
tain now, than It was fifteen yeras
ago; we feel like swearing outright.
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r. Baltimore Is great city on
many more accounts than one
that is a great manufae' oring city ~
That II IL entitled to be called the great
est manufacturing city in the Union.
we base on the fact, that more plat
forms for parties have been cobbled up
in that place than all other places
combined. The tifty.seventh section
Of one of its Wing platforms, as we
remember. furnished matter for note
and comment to one Of our Weekly
papers for six mouths, in day Of great
political excitement. Baltimore is
great for It's numberless pretty women
and its colossal monuments but it Is
greater for its great lottery schemes
than it is for any other, and all It's
other great things. From that city
we have before us now, copy of the
Carrier Dove newspaper, cireula-
ton 273.O00--price five cents per an
mum. 1t is crammed full, from head
to foot, with Great Prizes, 5" Bril-
liant Schemes. " and such au array Of
figures as must strike the beholder
dumb, with admiration.
The man who gets up the Carrier
Dove and sends il out, must be honest,
for il is visible in his transparent sim
plicity. One of his advertisements
reads thus:
"Onc dollar ticket. sounds like
insult, when used in connection with
the concentration of splendor em-
braced in this paper; and so, indeed,
it would be. if with praisworthy phil
anthropy, the price had not been pur-
posely fixed at that low figure, so that
everybody can have chance.
Let il be sounded in to' es Of heapen-
rendiNy thunder, from the north to the
south, from the east to the wesi."
Yes. Everybody can have a chance,
and it is better to have chance -al-
though it be but a quarter Of a whole
one, than to have no chance at all -
And only think Of it, you might win a
prize of 500, 900, and there are only
$50, 600 chances against you. It is
70 be hoped that some Of our worthy
fellow. citizens who have been doing
nothing this last half century in the
hope!that something may turn up;"
will take 4 chance in this last scheme
at onlg one Dollar. We should like
to sea one Of this class come into the
possession Of 500. 900 in this way to
see what they would do.
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Tnn Hon. j. j. DuRk.--We are

Tns Hos. j. j. DuaK.--lve are
sorry 10 notice that the Judge has
sold bis property on the eastern bor-
der Of this city, and Is about to re.
move 10 The Parish Of Caltasieu with
his family.
In the removal Of Judge Burk, Ba-
ton Rouge leoses one other oldest and
most respected citizens; a gentleman
aflible and courteous in department
and universally esteemed for well
known generosity. Judge Bark is q
gentleman Of profound learning, but
unites with IL those sccentricities Of
character, 40 often found allied 10 &c.
MUS, unnerying the possessor us 1t
we're. from making practical applica.
ton Of his talent to every day matter.
of.fact existence. Az Judge Of the
Sixth District Court, there il no one
acquainted with his course, not will.
ing TO accord him all honor and praise.
Az citizen, he has ever been In the
van Of the public spirited and enter.
prising ard all will join US In the
expression Of our regret that he Is now
about to leave our city.
The Catholic Church---or the
agents Of the Sisters Of Charity have
purchased the lands Of Judge Burk to
build Gus we learn) another Convent
---@-----
Mus. GufoS's ScHoot. .-4-NIrs,
Gaion, l,ns removed her school for
young ladies, ftom North Boulevard,
20 the corner Of America st., near the
Capitol.
To parents, We may say knowing.
~; TINT Mrs. Gnion has few equals,
aud no Supporters, as teacher. The
discipline Of her school il admirable
--more like family, where mutual
love and respect Is the law which
binds the members together.
In that chief accomplishments Of
che female character singing y
Mr. 0uion NJ an instructress stands
unrivalled.
Il il. after oil but smaH accom-.
plishmcnt to play tho piano. or any.
other instrument; comparatively spe.
.aking The human voice--cultivat.
ed and directed IL its intona,ions by
good taste; 10 what all instruments
strive to initiate. and fall short,
-
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400 Bags.

400 Hays.
JUST received 400 bags prime White
y Corn. lapril 2s. JOSHUA BEAL.
UAY.--+rwenty tons best quality Hay.
IL For sale by
april 2s. JOSHUA BEAL.
The southerner., 1855-06-30
THE SOUTHERNER.

of the evening sun departing. Her
eyes closed-her breast ceased to move
her pulse ceased to beat-the soul
winged its fight from earth!
Edward Nj gazed a moment upon
the corpse. Remorse seized upon him!
His sleeping conscience walked up! U
miserable man! The next evening she
was consigned to the silent earth. |
stood by, anG looked upon the painful
scene. saw the miserable man stand
and look upon that grave as it was fill
ed! Despair was marked in every line
ament of his face! Keen Anguish mark
ed his whole countenancc! Murderer
was stamped upon him! Murderer, his
conscience cried! Murderer, the cold
clods cried as they fell upon the hollow
wood!
He went from the place. He went
from his acquaintances. He went to
wander up and down the world, with a
guilty conscience, and the fire of he'll
burning in his bosom!
o alcohol! thou enemy to all that is
good! 'Tis yours to turn the kind hus'
band into a brute and murderer-to
break the heart of weak and unoffend-
ing woman-burn up all the noble prin
ciples of the human soul-to light the
fires of hell within the breast! A de-
testable monster. may I live to sec the
day when you will be driven from on,
land!
The southerner., 1855-06-30
protest as an old democrat, against be-
ing called by any other name.
Interesting to Farmers.


A friend in Wake, who has suffered
very severely with sickness in his faml-
ly writes to the editor of the Whining
ton Commercial on the 28th of May, as
follows:
"I have had about 40 cases of meas
les in my family for the last six weeks;
they are now afflicted with dysentery In
it's worst form, % sick and 2 deaths and
more expected to die"
On the I'd of June he wrote, "Since
1 wrote you I have not been out of my
lot on account of sickness in my fumlly.
I have lost three negroes and five ex-
pecting to die; indeed some Of them
must do SO to-day or in very short
time, &c."
On the 18th inst. he wrote; Il am
now on my bed and have been since
[ wrote you before. l now have
some hopes of getting well. My whole
family has been sick without exception,
and Is or 20 now confined My pros
pect for crop is blasted this year
The disease has been produced from
sprea7ing Compost Helps a tc'0 d"y'
bJore At made its appearance, and Is
contagious"
The southerner., 1855-06-30
RIDGEWAY
Male Academy.

THE next session will commence on
Monday, the ninth of July next, and
close on Friday, the twenty-third of
November following.
Terms-For Tuition and Board
SIS 90, payable half in advance, the
other half OF the end of the session.
Lights will be furnished at cost
Books and stationery, likewise. A
small fee, ranging FROM fifty cents to
one dollar, will be added to meet the
expense of frewood, &c. at the Acade-
my. The subscriber is prepared to &C
commodate eighteen or twenty boarders.
The new Academy building is com-
pleted and furnished: and the school
may now be regarded AS permanent,
For full particulars of its internal ar
rangements, discipline, &c. address
Nfe. II. Bass, A. M.
Principal and Proprietor.
May 25, 1855.
The southerner., 1855-06-30
Land Sale.
(POsTPONED.)

THE undersigned pursuant to an Or
der of the Court of Equity, will offer
for sale before the Court House door in
Tarboro' on Saturday, the 2lst day OF
July next. the Tract Of Land known as
The Ridley Land,
Formerly owned by Geraldus Toolc,
decd. The said Land adjoins the
Lands of Allen Jones, Britton Howell,
William S. Long and others, containing
1908 flores. more or less.
Terms-The purchaser will be re-
CURED to give Bond with good security
payable in one, two and three years
with interest from the day of sale.
K. Il. Leuis, c. MI
June Is, 1866.
The southerner., 1855-06-30
TARBORO'
A1AD DINlI.

THERE will be an Examination 0.
the Pupils in the Male Department o.
this Institution on Monday and lueS'
day, the 4th and 5th days OF neA'
month, and in the Female Department
thereof on Wednesday and Thursday
the 9th and 9TH days of said month
The next session will commence 0,
Monday, the l1th day of June anu
terminate on Friday, the l4th aay "
December--under the continued HAL
agement of
Mr.. Fl. B. FARRAR, Principal u
Male Department,
Misses MARIA E. FISHER, f''p
ANN E. HoLLIsrER, } c'P'''
in Female do.
There will be a suspension o' y. y.
School for seven weeks, during ~.
session, commencing on the first -"''
day in August. .
By order of the Board of Trustees
Jno. No,t2ect, Secretary
May 10, 1855. la''
The southerner., 1855-06-30
Goldsboro', Wayne Co., N. c. !
June the 9th, 1855.


Geutlcmen:-I have the honor to-
acknowledge the receipt Of your COM
municatieh Of yesterday, Informing me
that you had been appointed commit
tee to notify uie that | had been unan-
imously nominated for Congress by the
Democratic Convention which assem-
bled at New-Berne on the 9th of June.
1t is source of much qualification to
know that my course as the Representa-
tive Of the End Congressional district
in the late Congress Of the United
States, has been approved by the DEM
ocracy Of the District, through their
delegates IN Convention assembled.
The resolutions adopted by the Conven-
ton constitute what | believe to be a
true republican platform, and meet
my cordial appreciation, and l accept
the nomination which has been rendered
to me, with firm determination, to ad-
here to the cherished principles Of the
Democratic party.-lf elected to Con-
gress, l shall 60 to Washington as a friend
to the sold order of things" and none Of
the new-fangled inyenclons Of fanatical
upstarts will ever get coantenance or
support from me.
The startling fact, and now apparent
to all, that in sonHe Of the Northern
States legislation is now controlled by
political clubs oath bound, secret
aud irrespousible-shoald arouse to ac-
ton all true friends of the constitution,
of the rights of the States, and the lib
critics of the people. The real question
now at issue before the people OF the u
Dited States is, whether the government
is hereafter to be administered according
to principles of the constitution, or with
out regard to that sacred instrumentin
such a way as to promote the selfish
ends of intollerant and bigotted faction
lists. will for the present desist from
writing more on this subject, as I ex-
pect before the election to address the
people in different parts of the District.
Accept, gentlemen Of the committee,
my thanks for the kind manner in
which you have made known to me the
action of the convention.
Very respectfully,
Your friend aud fellow-citizen,
THOMAS RUFEIN.
Messrs. Geo. S. Stevenson, j. Muir
phrey, VIM. Robinson, John A. Ave.
ritt, VIM. Z. Delaney, committee.
The southerner., 1855-06-30
CORRESPONDENCE.

Newbern, June 8th, 1885.
Hon. Tdos. Rufin-
Dear Sir: The delegates of the De-
mocratic party of this Congressional
District assembled in Convention at
Newbern ou Thursday, June 7th, 1900,
unanimously nominated you As the can
didate of the party at the approaching
election. We have been honored as
the committee to inform you of this
nomination, and request your accep-
tance. The Democratic party of the
District, have unanimously approved OF
your course in the late Congress, and
we have no doubt of your triumphant
reelection. Very truly yours,
Geo. S. SteOensoa,
j. Humphrey,
4Vm. RobtmSon,
John Il. AOeriH,
Vim. K. Delaney.
The southerner., 1855-06-30
NOTICE.

PREPARATORY to a change to be
made in my business On the lst day OF
August next, I have commenced set
tling my Books and will thank my
friends to render what facilities they
can in making settlements, as the ar
rangement must be closed by that time
l have very fair
Stack Of Dry Goods, Groceries, &c.
On hand, which will be sold at smal'
advance on COST for cash, or negotia'
BILE paper. No new account will be
opened. W A. Grtn'n'er.
June 20, 1856.
The southerner., 1855-06-30
UOpa19.

THE subscribers having purchased
the Coach Establishment OF James Mel
son in TARBORO', have associated
themselves together under the firm of
Palamonnfain + Sfewurt,
For the purpose of carrying on the
COachsnaking
find Repairing business in all ,te
Branches.
We will ex2editious!y repair all Carria-
ges, Buggies, &C., in workmanlike
manner, and On reasonable terms.
Having first rate workmen in our
employ, We nave no hesitation in ex-
pressing the belief that we will be able
to give general satisfaction. Wagons,
Carts, and all kinds of farming imple-
ments will be made and repaired.
A portion of public patronage is res
pectfully solicited.
L B. Palamoantain,
z. j Steworf.
Tarboro', May Ii, 1856.
nal B Palamountain returns bis
sincere thanks to his friends and the
public for the liberal patronage he has
received, aud informs them that he will
still continue his shop at his old stand
near the Bridge, and execute expedi
tiously all work that may be entrusted
to him.
The southerner., 1855-06-30
Col. Ru6in's Acceptance.

Wecopy with pleasure from the New
bern Journal, the following corespon
dence. Col. Rufin is now fairly in the
field, and although he has no visible
foe to contend with, yet there is sly,
secret, and iRsidious foe to Demos
racy <about," whose movements should
be vigilantly watched.