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Successioa de George Roddy,
EvTAT DE la LOUIs[ANE.-C

n l lpI IN JIoliSli4N E.-t our
~ du Cinquieme District, Paroissc de Terrehonne.
ATTENDU: Que HENRY +. COLLINS, de Ia dte paroissc,
a ce jour fait SOFA application au Greffier de In dite Cour,
pour etre noname Administrator de la dte Succession,
En- consequence, toutes les personnes Gi pourraient avoir
DIES objections a la dite demande sont par les presentes noti-
fees de les deluire au Greffier de la Cour, Il son bureau daus
la vile de Houma, dams les dix jours qi suivront la pre-
miere publication de Get avis, simon la dite application sera
accorte ct confirme scion la loi.
@ Temoin ma main ct lie seeau de Ia dite Cour, ce
M 8$A8 IS Janvier, mi-huit cent cinauante- cinq.
&S&SD SGT J.. AIC0Ck, Grefier.
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HERIF'S SALE.

GHERIF'S SALE.
~ STATE OF L0EISlANA-Fihh Judicial District Court,
sitting in and for the parish of Lafourche.
Foley & Townsend, Us. Leuftoy Dantin. No. 1850.
Marcelin R%obichaux, as. Leufroy Dantin. No. 1900.
TAKE NOTICE, by virtue of an order of seizure and sale
emnnating from the above entitled Court. in the above en-
titled and numbered case, ! have seized and will offer for
sale at public auction at Court House, in the town Of Thibo~
daux, on SATURDAY, Sd day of FEBRUARY, 1856, at II
o'clock, A. NJ, the following described property, to-wit:
ALL THE H TITLES CLAIMS, INTERESTS, and
demands of the defendant Leufroy Dantin, in and to the
Succession of David Dantin and Joseph Dantin, ST., and
Wife, all deceased.
TERMS OF SALE.-CASH.
Said sale will be made to satisfy the principal, interest and
costs of suit. 5-;ds NJ. BOURG. Sheriff.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

GEN. Wool AND SECRETARY DAvIs.-Gen. Wool
commanding the California Division Of the United
States army, and the Secretary Of War, are at log
gerheads. The New York Times publishes pretty
sharp and spicy correspondence between these
individuals, which does not show a very good state
Of feeling existing between them. General Wool
complains Of being badly treated, unjustly censured
and placed in a false positionby the Administration
while Mr.. Davis replies sharply that the Genera
has disappointed the confidence which the Presi
dent reposed in him, when he assigned to him the
command Of the Pacific Division.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

Hk7yr Mr.. Lawes, of the Senate, has intro
duced a bill to incorporate the Mississippi and
Lafourche Railroad Company.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

eE Messrs. Harris and Jackson, conductors OF
the Railroad, nave placed US under renewed obliga
tons.
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Town Council.


Called meeting, THURSDAY, January 18th, 1s55, at 4
O'Clock, p. NJ.
Board mct~-presen. V. D. Torrehoane, Mayor. l.. Hlsh.
Morgan Springer, J. A. iohirhaux, j. c. Eagan, T. Ii.
Gary.
The minutes osl4st meeting were read and approved, az
recorded.
Mr.. l.. Bush moved Cor an appropriation to pay the following
accountable motion being seconded, the approximation
was made rs fol 0gs:
7. D. Besson, Jailor, to his account Of ........ e. ~
J. NJ. Or twford ~ 90
DIR. Dirac q Lnuit / IN
~P"nponne, t. ". c. tor hnrSitg. .....-..--..... IL 90
b. L. Holden, for pavement 81 90
$Al 81
The Committee on Improvements nude the follow juc No.
port:
To the Mayor ana Tr4Nt4eS Of the t0up Of yLj},o5,,,r.
Your committee appointed at the las meeting to ryrsti.
gate and examine the best localities for binding A briloa
over the canal, would report that they have come 10 he
conclusion that the hest and most advantageous rIar.s to
buid said bridges, would be for ore opposite the stree ru,,
ming between Mr.. Jean Pierre t;piilot's and !. A.. EniicLany
and another opposite the street running between MIR G. O
DaullttFS and Of Widow q. \. kuotloci's: and i,lyt ala,
Calculated the cost Of lumber for each bridge, it am,,,nts II,
one hundred and seven, ~twerty-one hundreth dollars. or say
42oo ieet OF lumber at 24 cents a foot.
Respectfully submitted,
hSis"e"( j. a. EOEICHArX,
NJ. SPRINGER.
Mr.. l.. Bush made the following motion:
H6SotfFn, That one bridge he built on the crno, and
that the Mayor be: and is hereby authorized to purchase
the lumber for building said bridge, and that the location be
decided on next Saturday.
On motion, the Board adjourned, to meet Saturday. ut 4
o'clock, F. NJ.
(Signed) T.. d. TERRFB0NNE. Mayor
j. r. VEREET, Secretary.
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c Sir Richard England, one Of the Generals
serving in the Crimea, and who will be Commander
in-Chief Of the British army, should Lord Raglan
be killed or disabled, is a cousin to Mr.. Smith
O'Brien, and a native Of Ennistymon, in the county
Of Clare.
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SATURDAY. JANUARY 20, 1855.

eB- Our absence during the latter part Of the
week. on a tour of observation to Tigerville, will
sufficiently account for the absence Of original
matter in our present number. In our next, we
shall endeavor to make amends by giving our
readers an article on the present and future Of the
district of country which we have trayersed.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

az Persons in want Of a good house servant
will find one advertised in to-day's issue.
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Married.-At the residence of Mrs. J. W
Tucker, at Laurel Valley, on the evening Of the 18th inst.
by the Rev. NJ. Chamberlin, Mr.. A NJ. LAWHORN
to Mrs. MAR A.. HILLMAN, daughter Of Daniel s. Carter,
of Camden, New Jersey.
w- Philadelphia Ledger please copy.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

A CoNTRIBuroR.-John E. Cake an occa-
sional contributor to the Goddess, after apartial
cessation of hostilities on Webster's photography,
has again resumed his pen. In the language Of
the immortal bard Of Avon, Jonny is ga fellow
Of infinite jest and excellent fancy" His letters
are remarkable for their freshness Of style, and
always find a hearty welcome in our columns
Although the writer is as unknown to us as il
the authorship Of the celebrated letters Of "Ju'
MUS" still, We should like to hear from Mr.
Cake more often, as his illusions never fail t.
please.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

FURTHER COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
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OPENING OF NAvIGArIoN.-The waters Of our
Bayou having reached an altitude which admits Of
steamboat navigation, the Mary Bess, under COM
mand Of Capt. Muggah, made her appearance at
our wharf, late yesterday evening, witha full freight.
Capt. M. is well known to all the lovers Of pleasure
having for som time past oficiated as host Of
the principal house, Last Island, where his urbanity
and amenity Of manner, secured him the patronage
and best wishes Of a large majority Of those who
ussally resort to that favorite Southern Summer
Retreat We doubt not that our planting com.
munity will accord to him a due portion of their
business. The Mary Bess is a fine boat Of her class
and will continue to make regular trips throughout
the entire season.
The little steamer Mary Jane, r. Constantine
Master, will for the future ply as a regular packet be-
tween Napoleonyile and the Railroad station, leaving
regularly at Z O'Clock, a. M, touching at our wharf al
half past 10, and arrive at the Crossing at about
eleven o'clock, thus afording to our Assumption
friends a cheap and expeditions conveyance to
New Orleans via the Opelousas Railroad.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

A DWARF RACE OF MEN.-The Newport Mer~
curry gives the following:
!" There is a singular race of dwarfs in Upper
Peru bolivia known as 'Chiquitos' or little men,
that are as worthy Of attention as the Aztecs. Ey-
erything connected with them seems to indicate
that they are indigenous, though their general as
pect gives the impression of a people reduced in
statuary by poverty and hardship. The tallest are
not more than four and a half feet in height, while
many will not measure more than three and a
half. Their legs, apparently, are devoid Of muscles,
their eyes black and elongated, nose aqueEne,
cheeks drawn in, with high cheek bones, forehead
low and retreating, hair black and wiry, and mouth
tending to muzz1e. They travel south, on foot,
and are often absent from home two or three years,
returning with t1aaIl boards OF silver gained in
traffic; travelling about five or six miles a day.
From long habit they can do without food an ex-
traordinary length Of time, supporting nature by
sucking cocoa leaf, gathered from shrlb-tree anal.
agous to the betelnut Of the East Indies. 1t is
equivalent to tobacco. laudanum, or strong infusion
Of tea, and it is only when theig animals die Of
disease they have a plentiful supply offood. Their
covering is a coarse kind Of cloth, which they
prepare themselves. Their abodes are rude huts,
and when travelling, they sleep on the ground,
huddled together, to keep warm On the dry cold
desert where they are principally found.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

TREATY OF ALLEGIANCE WITH AUSTRIA
Among the foreign news brought by the Atlantic,
We find the important Treaty of Alliance between
the Allied Powers and Austria. 1t was ratified at
Vienna, on the 4th OF December; and signed by
Lord Westmoreland, Count de Boul-Schanenstein,
and Baron Gle Bourquency. The following is a
synopsis of the Treaty:
LIST. The High Contracting Powers engage mu-
tually and reciprocallv not to enter into any arrange
ment with the Imperial Court of Russia, without
having first deliberated thereupon in common.
I'd. The Emperor Of Austria engages to defend
the Principalities against the invasion of the Rus
slams, and guarantees a free passage through them
for the Allied Armies. The internal affairs of the
Principalities to be regulated by a commission
composed of plenipotentiaries from each OF the AL
lied Powers
Sd. In case hestiHties should break out, the con.
tracing powers mutually promise to each other Of
fensive and defensive alliance m the present war,
and will for that purpose employ, according to the
requirements Of the war, military and naval forces,
the number, description, and destination whereof
shall, if occasion should arise, be determined by
subsequent arrangements,
4th. The contracting parties engage not to en-
terrain any overture for the cessation of hestlites,
without the concurrence Of each other.
tabhshed in the course of the present year, the
three powers will deliberate upon some %efectua]
means to attain the objecto Of their alliance.
9th. The powers will willingly accept the co-ope'
ration of Russia.
18th. The treaty to be ratified and exchanged al
Vienna within a fortnight.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

Veterans or ls12.-The Old Soldiers Conven-
ton met at Washington on the 8th inst. It is re-
presented as having been an interesting and vener-
able appearing assemblage. Gen. Walter R. Jones
delivered an able Nddress. A resolution was passed
urging Congress to make provisions for the soldiers
their widows and children, and also for the Indians
who helped us, and for an extension Of the pension
laws to the soldiers, widows and children Of the
war Of 1872. They also passedresolusions euiogis-
ing Mesrs. Madison, Clay, Lowndes and Calhoun,
and urging the completion Of the National Monu-
ment, etc, and committees were appointed to me-
morialze Congress on these subjects.
The Old Soldiers mustered about fifteen hundred
strong, and were escorted by the Washington Bat
Italian 70 the Presidents huse, where a speech was
deiveredby The President Of the Convention, which
was replied to by the President Of the United
Statesl
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GbR grrq Intrst sntrlligrntR.

T~ELEGRApHED TO THE NEW ORLEANS DELTA
Foreign News by the Canda.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

LATER FROM THE CRIMEA.
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trict Judiciaire, siegeant dams ct pour la paroisse de La
fourche.
Foley & Townsen
rs. No. 1880,
Leufroy Dantin.
M. Kobichaux, rs. Leufroy Dantin, No. 1900.
SACIIEZ: QUEEN vertue dun ordre de saisie ct de vente
lance par la susdite Cour, dams la cause cidessus intitu iee ct
numerotee. j'ai sase ct %jofrirai en- vente publique a la
Maison de Cour, dams Ia vile de Thibodaux, SAMEDI, lie 8
de FEvRlER, 1853, a II heures, a. NJ. la pfoprete suivante,
SAVIOR:
TOUsL LES DROITs, TITREs, ACTIONS, P~RETENT1ONS ct
INTERETS du %detendeur, Leuiroy Dantin, dams les Sue
cessions de feu David Dantin, ct feu Joseph Dantin, pere,
ct son spouse.
TERMEs DE la VENTg.-COMPTANT.
La dite vente sera faite pour satisfafre lie principal, interer
ct les frais du process. 5.tds NJ. BOURG, Sheriff.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

ENGLISH IGNORANCE AND PREJuDICE.-Ihe
New York Journal of Commerce says:
We we're much amused lately by observing a
grave statement in a London paper, that in the
late closely contested election for Governor of
the United States, Myron H. Clark was elected,
but that the votes had to be counted, in order
to ascertain who was the real Executive OF the
country. Whatever other advantages we may
possess over our English neighbors. they Ger
tainly bear away the palm for ignorance OF
everything beyond their own island and its
dependencies. We are not speaking now OF
those who regard as as cannibals, nor OF the
wonderment often expressed on discovering that
we are not a nation of negroes; but OF the
profound want of knowledge of the feelings
and sentiment of Americans among statesmen,
literary men, editors, and those whose duty it IS
to be well informed on such subjects.
The Providence Journal copies the above, and
pertinently remarks:
And vet we take from these same English
papers The greater part of our information
touching those countries with which the English
have less intercourse than with the United
States, and less means of correct intelligence.
We laugh at the plumbers which the organs OF
English opinion make whenever they speak of
this country, with which they have greater
communication than with any other, and yet we
take, with implicit faith, their reports from
those countries with which they have hardly
any intercourse. The ignorance of the English
press in all that relates to the United States is
the subject of frequent comment, but we are
slow to draw the inference that the same igno-
rance, the same prejudices that are manifested
towards the United States doubtless exist
towards other countries. Take, for example,
the English views of Russia before the war, of
Russian opinion, of Russian disposition towards
the government, of the nature and strength OF
the Russian Notifications and of the Russian
army. Nothing could possibly be more m
correct. We have no reason to suppose that
the English information is greater or the Eng
rlsh prejudice less upon other countries.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

Died-In this place, on the 18th inst, OF Con,
sumption, Doctor RAMSEY, aged about 40 years, formerly o
Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Mt. Vernon. Ohio, papers please copy.
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OBITUARY Y.

Died, in the vicinity of Thibodaux, on the
9Th inst, after a protracted illness, Mrs. MARY D. OSBORN
formerly Of Mississippi, aged IS years.
The deceased exhibited remarkable patience under suffer
ing, calm and intelligent resignation to the Divine will, and
died in the hope of the resurrection of the just.
Blessed and holy Is he that hath part in the first resur'
rection: on such the second death hath no power"
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House and Lot for sale in Houma.

THE undersigned wishes to sell 60
i his HOUSE and LOT in the town of IIouma. aMM!i!!
The House isa good one and the location one Of the u
best in the town. for any kind Of business. Terms-One,
two and liTee years. t5-3t} S. X. WOLF.
Estate Of George Ro9dg.
GTATE OF LOUISIANA.-Fifth Ju-
~ dicial District Court, parish of TerTebohhe.
fled his application with the Clerk Of said Court, praying to be
appointed Administrator of said Estate,
Therefore, all persons are hereby warned and notified to
file their objections, i fanny they have, to the said application,
with the Clerk of said Court, at his Office in the town Of
Houna, within ten days after the first publication here
of, or the said application will be confirmed in due course of
law.
l--] Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, tfi.
L.. s. fl5thd day of January. one thousand eight hundred
~ and ~fhty-five. [5-2t] J. AYCOCK Clerk.
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The ~INr1rENcE oF THE LONDON TINES

THE INFLUENCE OF THE LONDON TIMEs.-The
Paris correspondent of the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser, thus speaks OF the immense
influence exerted by the .'Thuuderer:"
The position which the Times occupies at this
moment in European affairs is one Of the most
remarkable phenomena Of contemporaneous
history. The influence which it exerts extends
to all Europe; it is oyerpowering, bearing down
all opposition, and can be seen, felt. and real
lied daily, in the financial operations Of the
dav. in the contingencies, in the ministerial
| cabinet, in the Kings palace, in the saloons and
in the street. Men in the reading rooms who
cannot pronounce in English the words THE
| Times after you, sir" yet learn to read Eng
lish, from the necessity which they feel to keep
themselves az courant in she opinions OF that
Journal. To say that the Times is at tins mo-
ment exerting a more powerful influence IN
shaping the political destinies OF The EnGllsh
people than is exerted by the Government itself,
would not be an exaggeration. Throughout
Europe this influence is strongly felt; for every
where else than in England, no matter what
may be the talent engaged upon g journal, thor
mouths are closed by the restrictions which are
placed upon the press, and the power, the force,
and the influence which develop themselves
under q free and unrestricted expression OF
opinion, are almost completely annlhilated.
The writer's for the Times although unknown,
ought to be satisfied; for they have more than
their share Of this worlds honors.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY.-General
Wienfeld Scott is now in Washington, in pur-
suance Of a summons of the Committee on
Military Affairs at the House of Representatives.
He spent two hours on the Sd inst. before the
Committee, in explanation of the wants of the
military service, and is decided in his opinion
as to the necessity of a proper organization of
the army. The National Intelligencer says:
ain the Senate, the bill for the re-organiza-
ton Of the army was recommitted, with the
understanding that the two Committees of Con-
gress would have the benefit of the veterans
advice on the subject. Gen. Jesup and other
distinguished officers of the army will also be
summoned before the Committees. There
appears to be a general impression that the
schemes for which Mr.. Shields is laboring in the
Senate and Mr.. Faulkner in the House will
meet with favor. That portion OF the bill
which provides for an Increase Of the army
secures almost universal concurrence. The
increase of pay and the retired list may produce
some difference of opinion, but they seem to be
dependent propositions"
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Progress Of Peace Negotiations.

RECALL OF LORD RALGAN ADVOCATED.
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The VAR IN THE EAsT.-The European Times
received by the Atlantic, speaking of the popu-
lar sentiment in England regarding the war,
says:
II any doubt existed in the mind Of the Ern~
peror of Russia with regard to the determine
ton of the British public to carry on the war in
which we are engaged to a successful ISSUE 1t
must be dispelled by the debates in Parliament
this week. One spirit seemed to pervade both
houses-that Of hurnbling the pride and Grip
ping the power of the Gar; and strong as this
feeling is within the halls Of legislation, it is
| still stronger out of doors. In fact, such I'M
animity on one subject was never before known
to exist in this country. As one of the speakers
observed, it was not the government which was
impelling the people so much as the people who
were impelling the government. Indeed, the
| chief strength Of the opposition speakers rested
on the assumption that the war hitherto had not
been carried on with sufficient force-that the
whole power and resources of the country had
not been put forth at the ousest in all their concen-
trated strength. U%nhappily, this power and
resources will yet have to be tried to their
utmost tension, for no one who delivered an
opinion during the week, whether from the
| Ministerial or the Opposition Benches, gave the
least reason for hoping that this war was other
than in its initiatory stage, and we are, nc
doubt, at the commencement Of a struggle al
fierce and deadly as any in which we have ever
been engaged.
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THE TIMES ON THE QUEENS SpEEeH.-The
London Times, speaking of the Queens speech,
observes:
ssThere are the old hackneyed phrases SO
familiar to octogenarians-tthe assistance Of
Parliament towards prosecuting the war with
the utmost vigor and effect the necessity OF
sparinyg no effort to augment our forces'-'the
hearty and efficient cooperation of our brave
/ ally'-'th the treaty of alliance with the En-
perors the assurance of reliance on the
patriotism and public spirit Of Parliament, and
the conviction that in the present momentous
contest they will offer to the world the example
of a united people Such is the coinage of
war, now r~e-issued after 40 years interval.
The style. gloomy and tragic, is rather that Of
men who have staked their all on one desperate
die than of those who are embarrassed only
with the abundance of their wealth and the
variety of their opportunities. It is the tone
of sacrifce-the mood Of resolution. 1t be-
tokens no petty saving Of 100000 in this tax,
and as much more IN that, but millions Of
money and thousands Of strong men blown into
the air, sunk to the bottom, dashed against
rocks, buried under ruins, Wondering on hill
sides, and leaving in every region of the world
the imperishable records of an awful but glorious
struggle"
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The IMMACULATE CoNcEPTIoN.-The unlvers OF
the 18th ult., publishes the following despatch re-
ceived from Rome by telegraph ria Sienna:
"S1ENSA, 10th Dec, 1854.
The Pope, officiating at St. Peters, has promul,
gated after the Gospel (at II o'clock the expected
decree. The Immaculate Conception is declared
the faith of the Church, and whoever denies 1t IS a
heteric.
Two hundred Bishops were present. Never
has such a multitude been seen. Rome is mtoxlca-
ted with joy"
Although the above wants official confirmation,
says the Southern Journal, its bears on its face
strong evidence of truth. The news OF the step
thus announced, will be welcomed, with joy in every
Dart of the world. Men in all climes shall unite In
giving praise to the Mother of Jesus; for the
Evangelist writes that "all men shall call her
Mary) blessed"
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-01-20

eY Robert Schuyler, the railroad s%windler, has
bought an estate on the Rhine, and sent for his
family. Whereupon a peetcal man lsments the
decline Of chisa1ry:
Alack! the gallant days of yore,
Thou land of mount and vine OF
The "Robber of the Rhine no more,
But the robber ofthe 7hino.