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ME. BUCHANAN AND THE LONDON TINES
The following is a copy of the contradiction
forwarded by Mr.. Buchanan, the American
Minister at London. to the editors Of the Lon.
don Times, in refutation of the article which
appeared in that paper charging him with
having made certain assurance to the members
of the British Ministry on the subject of the
war with Russia, and especially in relation to
the British enlistments in this country for the
Crimea. The Times refused to make the con-
tradiction:
''The American Minister presents his COM
pliments to the editors Of the Times, aud as
sures them that they have beea smisnformed
with respect to the expressions and conduct
attributed to him in their leading article of
this morning. Always mindful of the neutrali-
ty of his government. which he fully approves,
it was with deep regret he learned, as he first
did from Washington, that attempts were matle
in the United States to recruit soldiers for the
British army; because he felt confident that
these attempts would tend to weaken the friend
~ relations between the two countries, which it
has been his ardent desire, ever since his arrival
in England, to cherish and promote,
The American Minister can, of course.
enter into no discussion in the public journals
Of questions between the two governments. or
state what is or what is not contained in any
which may have arisen out of
these questions: but he has felt in due both to
the Times and himself to make this prompt
LEV" S. EAsIEy ST, London. Eer, !, 1855
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QUEEN VICTORIA ON THE RAILwArs.-The
following interesting paragraph is furnished by
the London correspondent Of the New York
Times:
1t often exctes remark, the danger to which
the Queen is exposed by her travelling so fire.
quently by railroads: but you have no idea of
the care taken of her sacred person. The royal
saloon in which she rides has on the top of it
semaphorea signal worked from the interior of
the carriage. A man travels on the tender,
looking backwards, so as to keep this sema-
phore constantly in view He has also tied
round his arm the end of cord, communities
ting with the guard in the end break, thus
giving the guard free communication with the
driver. By this means no accident can occur
which vigilance can guard against.
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MEYERS & HYNIEL,

[SNcces80fs 70 Taomas ConAEln.)
Family Grocers, corner of Main and Green Streets.
THE UNDERSIGNED having purchased the
L Grocery Establishment lately owned by Thomas Conkn
take pleasure i'll saying to the public that they will always
keep choice and varied assortment Of such articles
usually found in establishment Of the kind and solicit
liberal portion of the publ cs support.
Our stock consists in part Of the following articles viz:
Flour Bacon Potatoes Mackere Cod Fish, Herring Cheese,
Pepper, Apccs Coffee, Tea, Chocolate Starch, Almonds,
Rasns Pecans, Tobacco. Snuff, Cigars, OIL Liquors of
every kind Verce Ii, Macaroni, etc, etc. all of which will
be sold equally low any other house in Thbodaux.
o Dec1-1y. MEYERS & HYMEL.
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NEW TSIT
General Invitation.

WITHOUT distinction of parties, no partially
w shown either to Demecrates Know Nothings all
viii be treated alike, except Ladies, who will always enjoy
the first preference, at
J M LOWE n ST E [ n S,
of Second S. Louis streets opposite j. Augers
Confectionery where is offered large stock OF FALL
and WINTER GOODS and will be weekly received from the
principal cities in the Fast.
DRT GOODS
Such as the latest styles and fast colored prints of derens
patterns and qualities, Muslin de Lame Mernes, Pads,
Apacas Gnghams, figured and plaid vevets plain black
Dress Silks ditto with Satin paids, cangeabe and fancy
Plaid Silks Silk Robes, Embreieres, such as Swiss and
Muslin Chernise Collars Under Sleeves Bands and Skirts
edging and inserting, Bonnets Artificial Flowers Ribbons
Dress and Cloak Trimmings, Silk Mantilas and Coaks,
Table-Clohs, Towels. Ladies' and Childrens Belts Per-
famey Ladies' Children and Gents Hoosiery, and many
other articles too numerous to mention.
The particular attention is called to my large and
well assorted stock vi
Meas, Boys and ChIldrcn's Clothing,
do not hesitate say, the largest and finest stock Of
CLOTHING in this place. which offer below New Orleans
retail prices.
ALso-A large assortment of Ladies' Gents Boys Misses
and Chdren's
BOOTS A4VD SHOES.
Mems Boys and chdrens HATS and CAPS Of great many
descriptions
Brown and BIeached rottons and Stripes Coonades and
Jeans-ae large quantity Of Negro Cloth all Of which
will be sold very low for Cash.
Persons wishing purchase, will do VEIL and will be
before visiting elsewhere.
1t is daily occurrence that persons find late, that
selling goods low. Persons at distance viii be
well paid for their trouble TO Thibodaux and
chaee their Winter supply Of me.
REMEMBER. am receiving new GOODS every week.
srs will be always fashion and fresh goods
My motto Large Sales and Small Profta no trouble "
show goods - feeling sry charsss made no pur-
chase is nads freve4l
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4 SPECIMEN OF IsGENUIrY-The Sunday Dis
patch says: "We have witnessed in the Tribune
office the working of very ingenious machine for
distributing type. 1t is the invention of Victor
Beaumont and will distribute 12,6o0 ems an hour
Elevated on stand is a circular plate, surround
ed with boxes to receive the letters In the surface
Of this plate grooves thirty in number, which
may be increased or dimnished) to receive the lines
of type as they are used in printing. By all inge-
NOUS contrivance he can put the lines in place at
the rate of about one each second. When the
lines are adjusted, the plate is given an eccentric
rotary motion, when it strikes regularly at different
points, kind of finger, sliding the line along the
groove into corresponding one in broad hoop
surrounding the plate. But if the point Of contact
is not the place for the external letter. the letter
does not go cut it being Retained by its peculiar
nick, each type having different hicks from any or
all Of the Others. He has a process for nicking
type already cast. We see nothing to hinder its
entire success. it it does not too easily get cut Of
rerair"
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IyrEnaARRrAeEs Asp THEIR Fnurrs,-Block

IyrERNARRIAGEs AMI THEIR FRUITs.-Block
Island is so insulated from the rest of the world,
that the intermarriages of those more OF less
nearly related by blood are more common than
elsewhere. The consequences have been very
unfavoraole in the physical condition of the in
habitants. The Providence journal mentions
the death, at that place, of Mrs. Nancy Dodge.
wife Of John F. Dodge, leaving three deaf and
dumb sons. A great proportion of the inmates
of the asylumns for the deafand dumb, the blind
and the idiotic, are found to be the product Of
the intsrmar-lage Of coaains
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WHAT SHE WAS WoRTH.-Hooper, of the
Montgomery Mail, condescends occasionally to
furnish us with bit of humor. Here is a
specimens
':What has become" we asked, "of Frank
H-?"
Our friends face grew sad at the mention of
the name
''Have you never heard,'' he said, "of
Franks remarkable marriage"
'Never, we replied
Well, sir, he mArrled-his wife is beauti-
full, accomplished, lovely woman, but -
''But uhatE'
'Slr, Mrs. H was reputed before the
marriage to be worth just fifteen thousand dot
lars. She was the only daughter of widowed
mother. Her friends, when asked-and her
mother, too-always said that it was fifteen
thousand dollars. Of course, it was believed"
''Certainly; all that sort of thing is always
believed -
SWELL, when they were married, and Frank
come to count the money"
HE, no doubt, found it fifteen hundred!'
by no means: the old lady had the keep
ing Of the young lady's income; a good deal of
the money was boarded, and when it was all
actually counted, it was aseertained that Mrs
Il had. Instead of .ftieen, TWENTY-FIVE
thousand dolors-a clear gain of seven to
Frank.'
Here our friend wiped his face slowly. and
:wore as he finished the recital that he believed
= that no such case had ever happened out Of
North Carolina p
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saddle and Harness Making.

THE UNDERSIGNED, for the last ten years
L permanently located in Thibodaux takes plea ca
sure in stat ng to his old patrons and the public h3EA
generally, that, having recently secured the ser
vices of thoroughly finished workman he prepared
to execute with neatnes and DESPATCH every variety OF
work in his line; such Stdles Brides, Marngales,
sirsnges, Grth Cruppers, Harness. double and Single,
etc., etc. at the very lowest prices The public are
pectful; invited to call and examine his stock.
LOUIS LANGMAN,
[50f Corner Of st. Philip and Bridget ste.
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The SAINTS IN THE WnDERNEss.-According
to the last adyiees from Utah the Salt Lake
Saints were experiencing the effect of fnan-
cial crisis. Some of the brethren sent out to
expedite the emigration had run Gov Brigham
into debt about fifty thousand dollars, which
shows that Utah is in good credit The holders
of the drafts called on the leader, hunted him
up for the cash before" as he expressed it.
81 they could find time to shave their Boards,
which troubled him SO much that he went III
continently and preached a sermon On the
subject, his text being 81 from this time forth do
not fret thy gizzard." In this curious address
be declared that he will pay them when he can,
and not before. The poor, he said, had got the
money; they must have confidence and wait.
Brigham does not appear to have any desire to
have any desire to repudiate, for he offered, at
the conclusion of his address, to sell sixty
thousand dollars worth Of property to pay off
these claims. At the same time he gave MANY
a hard hit to the brethren who still owed the
church. He wanted these persons to apostatize,
for they were sure, he said, to take advantage
of their brethren and leave in the end. Brig
ham seems to have vein of hard common
sense in his mental composition, which answers
admirably for the control of the community
which surrounds him.-BostoR Journal
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gszP The following is the latest story we have
seen illustrative Of the sagacity Of the feline
race:
Mr.. Tiedeman, the famous Saxon dentist had
valuable tortoise shell cat, that for days did
nothing bat moan. Guessing the cause, he look
ed into its mouth, and seeing deeayed TOOTH
soon relieved it of its pain. The following day
there was at least ten cats at his ioor-the day
AFTER twenty; and they went on increasing at
suah rate that he was obliged to keep a bull
dog to drive them away But nothing would
help them. A cat who had the toothache would
come any number Of miles to him. It would
come down the chimney, even. and not leave the
room till he had taken its tooth out. It grew
such a nuisance at last that he was never free
from one of these feline patients. However, be-
ing one morning very nervous, he accidentally
broke the Jaw Of an old tabbey. The news of
this spread like wildfre. Not a single cat ever
came to him afterwards
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FRoM ANoTHER coRREspoNpENr.

Answer to Prof Pages's Horticultural Con-
undrum: The most productive tree Of our soil
is the lndus-tres, Industry
THE VILE OF A FARMER.
Rockville, Nov. Is, 1855.
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From the National Intelligere4r.
The Horticultural Conundrura.
tt0BfICELFCRAL COSrEDRUM-..HI Which is the

liofrcrhsCaAh CoSvspBvm. Which is the
most fruitful Tree ia the worQ?
Wy friend, Major &. VI tae United States ar
my, who never ce3ss has sent in the true an
s'ser. viz TAe graaeyt cedar" The greatest
eeder is the greatest eider or the greatest sassr
is the most fE.t.uI. C.. G. 2.
Notwithstanding It's solution, we continue to
receive guesses ut DR.. Pages enigma. The fol-
lowing were received from the post-offce yes
terttay, all OF them coming from distant places
except the last, which is from d correspondent
in this city.
(Which is the most prolific or fruitful tree in
the world? :" Answer. Tue cotton tree, Gossip
Jun; since its product brings the most money,
and money is the usual standard of estimation,
even in science. Less than one Page
a. BoTAslsT.
GENTLEMEN: Please submit to Mr. Page the
following answer to his horticultural problem
suggested by witty member Of our family cir,
Gle: The most prolific tree in the world is the
Pear tree, as it always produces pairs.
To Prof. PAGE: The axel-tree bears all the
fruits Of the earth-to market; and upon the
alder tree grows all der fruit SAMBo
MEssRs. EDIToEs: | think industry indus
tyee "the most fruitful tree in the world, . more
so evan than the cedar (sceaer, which, it seems
was the tree to which Mr.. Page alluded He
plays upon the word cedar; upon the word
tree. GD1pus.
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Selling Off to close business.

THE UNDERSIGNED wishing to close out, Of
Il fer their entire STOCK OF GoOuS at cost and many
articles greatly below cost prices, good and responsible
purchasers able in March next, aud invite the public to
cali and get bargains, for cash credit.
ms. 49-3m CAMPBELL & co.
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FOR DR.. PAGE.

OF all the hosts that lead victorious war,
The Infantry is first, beyond comp re
or all the trees that fair and fruitful be.
The browning glory is the iNtttAt-tree.
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A New CAPITOL AT WAsHSGTos-A Wash
ington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
says:
Strangers who have recently arrived here.
and fer the first times surveyed our New Capt.
toll building, speak thereof in terms of high al
mration. Every branch of the work IS in a
state OF rapid advance, and good part of any
day can be spent there with pleasure and profit.
The entire length of the Capitol edifee, when
completed. will be ISL feet four inches; length
of wings. including steps, 1924 feet: width of
wings, 142 feet, The area of ground actually
covered will be 1853, 112 feet, or more than three
and half acres of ground. The old Dome is
fast disappointment removed it will be
superseded by one far exceeding in utility and
magnifcence even that Of the celebrated est
Peters's.'
The beautiful invention of Professor Walters
will rise three hundred feet above the basement
floor, and reach three hundred and eighty feet
above tide water It will contain 124 windows,
many of which will be eighteen feet in height.
Decorated with entabIatures which will be en-
bemat7cal Of the most important events in
American history, and such arrangements have
been adopted that all visitors, from those in the
sprng-tlde OF life to the hoary haired veteran.
can easily ascend, and from the oftiest Of all
our eminences behold the extent and grandeur
CT the National Metropolis
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LETTER FROM THE PopE.--t letter from the
Pope. addressed to the Archbishop and Bishops
of the province of New York, dated in January
last. has just been published in the Freeman's
Journal The object of the communication is to
recommend the friends of the church in New
York to cooperate in the establishing of q
church at Rome of q college for the education
of American clergymen. The letter after sug-
costing the establishment of the proposed
college, says:
'.For your wisdom will instruct YOU how
great advantages may rebound to your do
ceses from an institution of that kind. Because,
by this arrangement, youth chosen by you, and
sent hither as the hope Of religion, will grow
up as in u nursery, and imbued here with piety
and with an excellent education. and drawing
from its very fountain doctrine incorrupt and
learning the Institutes, and the rites and holy
ceremonies in the method of the Church. which
is the mother and mistress of all Others when
they return to their country, will be able per-
fecty to discharge thu office of parish priest,
or Of g preacher, or of professor and to shine
as an example of life to the people to instruct
the ignorant and to bring back the erring to the
paths of truth and justice, as well as by the
armor of sound doctrine, to confound the mad
ness and refute the fallacies of men of guile. If
you will ratifv this our desire. which looks into
the spiritual good Of these regions we certainly,
as much as lies in us. will not omit to assist
you with all diligence, that you may establish
the said college.
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TEACHERS DEyoUEED BIZ CANN1BALs-The
missionary ship John Williams, named after
the heroic martyr of Eroulanga, has recently
completed voyage among the New Hebrides
and other Westerly groups. Among the news
she brings are some items of encouragement.
and others of great sorrow The Journal Of
the voyage says:
After d run of ten days from Samoa, We
reached the island Of Aneiteun The mission
aries Messrs. Geddie and Inglis, had nearly
completed census Of the population 1t con-
tains about 4. 900 inhabitants: of these, $500
profess Christianity = the remaining 400
heathen are SO scattered that they posses little
influence. 4 considerable band of natives and
four Samoans assist the missionaries. Thirty
schools are now In operation, and about 1000
persons under instruction.
at Tana, where the work had been broken I'D
be the ravages of the small pox, we again
landed teachers, who were received with loud
shout Of joy.
We were delighted with the improved ap-
pearance of things at Eromanga The teach
ers had all been ILL., nevertheless the work
went forward Since last voyage, the number
attending religious services had been more than
doubled.
On reaching the Island of Fate, the distress
ing news was brought board that some of
the teachers, with their wives, left there on the
last voyage. had been barbarously murdered
Only nineteen days after they were landed,
under the most cheering circumstances, the two
Saratongan teachers and their wives were MUIR
dered to furnish materials foI horrid canni-
bal banquet. The reason of this sudden act of
cruelty could not be learned.
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2
HoRRID ArraIR.--A most shocking affair,
says the Charlotte IN. CO. Wing. was perpe-
t :, 10 Lancaster district ON the evening of
sunday !, the 18th ult 4 young man named
= Edward Lewis, living in Lancaster district,
south Carolina, near the North Carolina line.
was shot through the head with rifle, and was
Ut the time Of bis death sitting by the fire
reading, rs was supposed by book being
found open on his lap. and he still sitting on
MS chair. The murderer is supposed to be his
orother-in-law, B. F. Therrell, as Therrell was
seen about there on Sunday. the day Of the
death. with rifle gun, and was seen imme-
dlately after the report of the gun coming round
the house by his mother-in-law with the gun
% bus shoulder, and then walked in and drag
gsd out his wife from the corpse of her brother,
nfaaut regarding the corpse. He has not vet
zen arrested, though many are in pursuit
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The q Little Giant" may be had of B.
Holden, who is the agent for Thibodaux.


KAIsrUcR AND THE FIDDLER.-On board the
steamer Indiana, on of her trips down the Mis-
sissippi, were large number Of good natured pas
sengers. They were seeking to while away hours
according to their several notions of pleasure, and
would have got on very well but for one annoy
ance- There happened to be on board q hoosier
from the Wabash, VINO was going to New Orleans,
and he had provided himself with an old fiddle.
fancying that he could fiddle as well as the best
man, and planting himself where he would attrack
notice, scraped away.
The fellow couldn't play any more than setting
hen, and the horrible noise disturbed his fellow
passengers. 4 Frenchman of very delicate nerves
and very fHe musical ear, was especially annoyed
He aGttered, fdgedted and swore at the fiddle
The passengers tried various expedients to rid
themselves OF the Hoosier and his fiddle; it was no
GO he would music just as long as he pleased"
At last big hentuckian sprang from his seat,
saying, =" reckon III fix him" placing himself BY
the fiddler. he commenced braying with all his
might The effect of this move was beyond al
description. Old kentuck brryed SO loud that he
drowned the skrcechings of the fiddle, and amid
the shouts Of the passengers the discounted Hoo
ser retreated below, leaving the victory to the
unequal contest with the kentuckian and his sin
gGiar mpromptu imitation of Balaam's friend. The
delight OF the Frenchman knew no bounds, and
quiet was restored for the day.
During the night the Kentuckian left the boat.
The rext morning, after breakfast, the passengers
were startled by the discordant sound of their old
tormentor. Hoosier had discovered the coast was
clear, and was bound to revenge himself on the
passengers. Loud and worse than ever screamed
the fiddle. The Frenehman-just seated to read
his paper-on the first sound, rose aud looked
anxiously around, shrugged his shoulders and then
Ware is he Ware is he? Queeck
Queeck! Hon Dieui Ware is Monsieur Kentuck,
lie man vat piav Oh de aekass 2"
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WAR.-The following remarks by Eoltaire
will apply very well to the present war in the
Crimea:
A hundred thousand mad animals, whose heads
are covered with hats advance to kill or be kill
ed by like number Of their fellow mortals
covered with turbans. By this strange proce-
dure, they want to know whether tract of land,
to which none Of them has any claim, shall be-
long to a certaiD man whom they call Sultan, or
to another whom they call Gar neither of whom
ever saw or ever viii see. the spot SO furiously
for, and very few Of those creatures
who thus mutually butcher each other beheld
the animal for whom they cut each others
threats From time immemorial this has been
the way Of mankind almost all over the earth
what an excess of madness this is! and how
deservedly might the Supreme Being crush to
atoms this earthly ball. the bloody nest of such
ridiculous murderers!
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MIRAGE. This curious atmospheric phenomenon
!: 80 Witnessed bv many Of our citizens this morn
" n,g seen after sunrise. The lake was seemingly
l'ed up, 20 As to be plainly visible; all the inter-
ra.ng space, including the House Of Refuge, Lake
s.e1, &C we're entirely lost sight Of. The streets
running :, North appeared to ascend towards the
sao.e ana Terminated in the water not over half
niue DISTANT This curious spectacle was Wit
nsssea oy many citizens, especially in the western
pA'. q the ctr, where the view was unnterruntea
" intervening buildings e
~. Y some parts Of the world mirage Is very con-
mon but not in our locality II i accorr.ad 8.
polosophcally in this way; the rays Of light nre-
Feeding .Eom its surface are refracted dawnward
y meeting strata Of atmosphere Of different
asasfy and thus present to the eye Of the sDecta
Nc Nc OBJECTS that u normal state would be hidden
8 mservening highlands or by the earth's suheri-
~, Many superstitions. such as ssTha F1y;ne
49, .enl1sn &C.. are the result Of this phencsne