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Is AHt foito"lbR We oip tIuiti tho
Southern Organ. The subject is one
Of which We entertain our own peculiar
views, but owning to tho want Of time
to discuss it, simply publish the ex-
tract without any further comment,
than this
The subject is one Of vital impor
TANGO to our people, and one which
should meet with their serious oonsid-
Grafton The agricultural interests of
our State demand that what is done
should be judiciously done.
State Agricultural Society. v
We are convinced of the fact, that
nothing worthy of our state can be ac-
complished for the permanent ad-
vanoement of its agricultural interests
until our planters force this subject up
on The attention Of our Legislators.
And when we reflect. that we have
more capital invested ia agriculture
than in all other trades, calIlngs or
avooations combined it should certain
ly awaken IL corresponding iateres. on
our pnrt to foster it with the utmost
vigilance. #tt
And yet, in looking over The record
ed pages Of our state legislation, we
might como to the conclusion, TINT our
citizens had no capital whatever in
vested in this important branch, be-
couse no attention worthy of note has
been given to this subject. Our re-
cords abound with Legislative enact
ments in behalf OF political partisans;
great care has been taken 10 secure
the success Of mere party eliques and
monopolies, and corporations come in
for their full share, but our agrieul-
tural interests, employing more capt
tai than any or all of these, is utterly
neglected and kept out OF sight.
This ought not SO to be. The great
ffssterest Of the state, upon which Agr
s Prosperity is based, should nos be over
}laughed and disrcgardcd. There
must b5 waking upon this vital
creNiop, and something tangible and
practical must be brought forward.
TODD this We ought to have STATE
AGRleuLTuRAL SOCIETY founded MS
soon MS practical, and especially foe-
tered by our legislature.
Ii there was possibility of having
a convention called and delegates, high
minded and Intelligent, rent up from
every parish in the state, to meet at
Baton Rouge during the session Of the
legislature, something might be ac-
complished which would bring this
subject prominently before the logis
laturo tor their action, which Dtight
produce the haPpiaat results for the
state ab large. a# ID ~ f
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SENATORIAL CoutTEsY--W We hear
says the Washington Star, that on the
arrival Of Senator Atkinson 10 Wash
iBgton, ne was waited on bya Senator
authorized 50 to do, with an assurance
that il he was disposed to restllne his
position as the presiding officer of that
body, Mr.. Vice President Bright
would forthwith resign the senatorial
chair Va learn that his answer was
an instant disclalinor Of any idea ofin-
terforing with that gentleman's posi-
ton. @4d a9f
Tie above is going the rounds Of
The papers. Whether it is true or not
we do not know. If it is, it only
shows the greenness of the Bright, and
nothing more. Who would have sup
posed that any gentleman Of delicacy
would for CIT have dreamed of
accepting a proposition Of the sort'
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jane. what letter in the alphs bet
40 you like better e. "Well. | don't
like to say, Mr. Jones'" "Poh, non
sense; tell right out, Jane {; which do
you like the best o. We'll, blush
ing and dropping her eyes, | like y
the best. "
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A Hlar.--Tbe following pretty
broad hint is from "Diogenes .
"What if there should appear in
the next European Fam2y Receipt
Book revised In London and Paris)
a direction how to take Ireere out Of
maps" .rlrfnf, tf.4y.
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1t is said that the uss;;ment Of Con
gress is not in favor Of immediate ac-
ton with regard to the annexation of
the Sandwich Islands They wish the
Cuban question disposed of first.
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RE-" The gentlemen composing the
Baton Rouge Band, who voluntarily
visited PlAquemine few days since,
and gave our town folks serenadc,
have our best wishes, for their happi-
ness and prosperity in this life, with
oceans Of blissfnl musi; ii the next
world - IbervllIc Gogettc.
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GonE TO THE WArs.--Last wceka
young American engineer of talent am.
skill, who had successfully served in
The nayies Of England, Russia and the
United States, sailed from this port for
Europe, in response to tenders made
him by the Emperor of all the Rus
sias again to enlist in his service The
offers were of the most advantageous
and tattering character. He took
with him some fifteen or twenty young
men, whom be had enlisted as associ-
ates, and who, for few months back,
have been in training under his cx-
periencod and skillful instruction. 1t
IS well known that the Emperor has
long appreciated American talent, and
is now ma king it available whenever
possible. boston Telegraph.
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A GeAcsLrss' scAMr.-A gentle
manipulating individual obtained ad-
mission few days ago to the Convert
Of the Sacrad Heart in 81. Louis, and
in passing through tho chapel appeared
to be overcome with feelings Of devo-
tom and knclt before the alter as in
prayer The Sister who attended him,
not wishing to disturb his devotions,
left him for a short time. q On her re-
turn she found the scamp had gone,
taken with him quantity Of jewelry
from about the image Of the Virgin
over the altar, On the same day he
stole a valuable watch from a priest in
st. Patrick Church. ''.'''. '4']f "
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the present organization that demands
our praise. For our part we believe
there may be temperance without to-
tai abstinence and that the drunkard
il as much the victim Of his own folly,
as the glutton or tho miser. IF the
wine biber should swear total abstin-
ence from liquor simply because he
may drink to excess, wo don't SEQ why
the glutton should not also abstain
entirely from food as to the other
case Of tho miser, in the absence Of u
better excuse, we will SSeree that there
are many who will not work for filthy
lucre for fear Of contracting love for
it. But we are glad to see SO many
Of our cleverest and most promising
young men engaged in tho present
temperance movement i'll our midst
and if tho total abstinence doctrine of
tho Sons was the means Of bringing
about this result we say God speed to
the cause. = #
We were the other day much sup.
prised at remark which fell from
the the lips Of ono Of our most res
pectable merchants in reference to n
youth who had applied for situation
as clerk. Among other recommen-
datiops the young man had joined the
sons. +" All, p" replied the thrifty
salesman, II don't like these reforming
young men forsit the reform be not
through they will become seven times
worse tipplers than before Here is
the key that unlocks all the mystey
ofthe dissipation Of the young men of
Baton Rouge. They are abused and
disowned if they indulge in the pleas
ures and excitement of the bowl and
they are scotied at and rejected if the
set about to reform. That very act
of reformation is itself Objectionable
and instead of being encouraged by
those who pretend to care SO much
for their welfare, they are sprrned and
rejected. aE
"Mr. c." said moniod man who
was IN search for clerk. Il would
like to employ young Someivi1le al a
salary Of $1,000 year bot ! learn he
got fright on tho fourth Of last July.
It is said that he has since joined the
sons, but young men arc so apt to
forget themselves that don't believe
| can risk him. NJ II
There never was in any community
a better opening for tho elevation Of
tastes and improvement Of habits
than in ours. While we cannot too
highly prize the zeal and philanthropy
which has actuatcd certain deyine
in our midst in recognizing and es-
tablishing on permanent basis "The
young mems Lyceum reading room
&C. we urge that there is something
still to be done which that organ
ization will not effect. We need
club room where chess, Billiards
and other games innocent in them
selves and in which young people
o'H engage may be indulgod ia with
out those temptations which besett
Them in houses of dissipation.
An old and worthy member Of our bar
says that there is in the composition Of
'vcry yonth a greater or less degree
# the quint essence Of fihbusterism
md if it is not worked off in one way I,
t must be in another. Some work
{ off with ardent spirits, some with
obaco, some by one uncomfortable
ice and some another, some by one
riffling amusement and some another. [
Z sanuns that ON n1uinne dirnot.nno,
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It is said that one Of the srnstions
asked Of q candidate for initiation into
the society Of tho Kuow-Not is
as follows. " t.'l 'tf
"Will YOU do your utmost on al
occasions 10 renew and perpetnaie the
potatoe rot, 10 order to keep The Irish
oft Of the country candidate if adj
mitted, must respond II will"
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MILrTARY.-2nd. Lieutenant II. a.
smal!j Of the End Regiment Of ArtiI-
Iery. arrived here yesterday and will
relieve Lieut.. Maynadier, in command
OF o the Garrison at this place. The
force here during the winter will con-
SYST Of company H. 2nd Artillery with
81 men and the following Differs
Capt. W. f. Barry and LIST Lieut.. j.
O. Moore, 1st. Lieut.. A. j. Perry and
End Lt. Ii. "A. Smally. Capt. Barry
is nowion his way here with a detach-
ment Of recruits = Lit. Moore on leave
of absence and Lit. Perry is ION duty
at the military Academy at West
PciDt.--Gazette Jan 4. : ~ sHJ
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Mr.. 8, II Wales, editor If The
,Scsentfc Ame,fct'5 At New York, has
been unanimously elected Honorary
Vice President cf the london Society
of Arts. This honor has seldom been
conferred upon an American citizen.
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~"The New York Mirror is an-
thority for it says, $4,000 Copies
of Fanny Ferns new book" Ruth
Hail. have already been disposed Of
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| ~ Doo h'h'''--5oiitl "dS pIoSufed
the insertion Of an advertisement in i
Now York paper for ten full bfoooed
Newfoundland Dogs, and directing in
| qtiry to De made at The Odoon in til Is
city. On tho arrival of Mr.. Thcolo,
the proprietor, atthe 0deon, yesterday
morning, he was much surprised at
seeing large number of fierce looking
dogs around the place. A glance at
the notice at once cleared up the mys-
terry, and the dog owners and dogs
were sent in search Of the wng who
perpetrated the hoax. About fifty
dogs arrived during the day from
Bushvics, New York, Jersey city
and Brooklyn. Dealers held stiff
upper lip early in the morning, and
price Of full blooded" dogs ranged
from $40 to $25; but before night
prices were quoted at So and IS, with
no buyers.-N. Y. SIN.
BENToN.-Some evenings ago Col.
Benton delivered lecture in Boston
on the Pacific railroad project. It
occupied three mortal hours After
be got through the labor, be became
.jocose, and told divers stories. Among
them was the following:
When first went to Washington
| advertised for a man to teach me
Spanish. A Castilian came, who
said he had leisure early in the morn.
ing, and could teach me then, and at
no other time. asked what he call
ed early. lie said Z O'Clock. I told
him he was not early enough for, me but
if he would come every morning at 2
o'clock, i would engage him. He
agreed and was let into Browns Ho-
tel every morning at 2 o'clock, for 7
and never for once did the
Castillian tap at my door without fin
ding me ready to receive him. The
colonel continued we studied Spanish
every morning until daylight, Sundays
included"
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War THEY AnE.--Rcv Charles
Wadsworih, pastor Of the Arch Street
Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, in
q rcceut sermon, remarked:
"f}overnments have q moral char
acter as patent and as paraded as the
device on their banner folds. The
elder Rome was IN interruptions rob.
Der. The elder Greece was an OK.
qnisIte voluntrary. Russia today is
n sturdy and selfish chnrl. France is
m ambitious and unprineipled man Of
fashion. Spain is d wasted and wrin-
He'd and scorned courtesan, in the de-
cay and decrepitude of diasolutc living
England IL u cross-breed between the
Fharisec and the prize-fghtor. And
America is a wcll-trained yet most
passionate youth, of~~hom it is alto.
gether a problem whether the man
hood be iino Christian gentleman or
AZ rDprincipled rullian."
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THE RrcuT Spm,T.--Ths Kenebec

THE RrcnT SprmT.--The keneboc
Journal. for long time the able or
gan Of the Wing party in tho State Of
Maine. thus defines its position. It
the Wing journals in this State would
speak out thus plainly on ono side or
the other we would soon havo political
matters quietly settled down
Sink OF swim, therefore, as old
John Adams saiJ, live or die, survive
or perish, we give our hand and our
heart to this great Republican move
ment. We cannot be content to sit
down aud hug the fossil remains Of
dead issues. Let the dead bury their
dead. We live for the present and
the future. We grasp the living is
sues---thc duties of to-day When the
voice of our country calls to us when
the bugle note Of liberty from every
bill and valley, from the east, the west,
the north aud the south, is summoniug
its friends to The glorious contest, out
traitors flee to the enemy where they
belong, and towards seek refuge under
the shadows of the dead past but as
Tor IFS, we will obey tho call; nor can
VIC stop to ask WHO is our leader, or
who stand by our side, or what uni
form they wear. or weapons they use,
if they are battling for the right. No
we will help to bear tho glorious ban
ner Of Republican liberty on to victory,
till our Government is completely and
forever divorced from Slavery, aud
welded to secure the blessings Of lib
orty to ourselves and our posteriiy.''
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The Insurance Offices of this city,
we learn, on account of the cor dition
Of the rivers, have given notice that
they will take no risks neither upon
hull or cargo, until some further i'm
prosement in navigation is manifested.
In consequence Of which, as far as
any shipping demand is concerned,
business may be said to be at close
and the demand will be mainly con-
fined to the city trade,-,st. Louis n.
'slligeace',.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-08

Gov. REEDER AT HoME -iov. Reeder, Of
Kansas. reached Easton, Pa, his former
home, on the s0th ult., where he had most
enthusiastic reception at the hands Of his
friends and former neighbors. In reply to q
formal welcome extended to him by Hon. ].
n. Porter, Gov. Reeder responded at some
length. Among other things he referred to
the reports Of fraud and outrage upon the
part Of slavery men in the Kansas election,
and empha,ically confirmed the worst state
ments which had preceded his arrival. He
said his opinions on the subject of popular
sovereignty had undergone no change, but
that the conduct of the people of the border
counties of Missouri had astonished and
amazed him BY their reckless disregard Of all
laws, compacts and constitutions.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-08

In our last weeks paper we were, perhaps
somewhat too load in our lamentations over
the want Of enterprise, and public spirit in
the citizens of Notwithstanding too
much 20 with regard to the subject. matter of
coal. Since that time we have personally
visited. and inspected the works IL progress
above the city.snd were sgressbly surprised
at the advancement which has been made
The gentlemen engaged in this important
work are determined to use every exertion to
bring the coal to the surface, and are conf
dent that they will be. able to supply the
wants Of tie city in the coming winter
They have already bored to depth Of more
than two hundred feet, passing through at
least three workable veins: The vein which
they expect to bring first into use is at the
depth Of one hundse and sew enty. five feet,
10 fifty inches thick, and will without douot
be very productive Of, coal-we hope and
believe equally profitable to the miners and
the company. At the depth of Fifty feet
there 10 vein not so thick as the one last
described, but we were informed by the
eene,a al supreintend ent that in his opinion it
could be profitably worked.
II is admitted on all hands that the speci.
mems which have been brought up are Of a
most excellent quality and far superior to
any coal broeht to this town except that from
Pittsburgh. How important the success of
this work is to oil classes-especially TO
those in limited circum stances, il il unneces-
sary for Us to say and we con graduate our
selves and the people Of Henderson on the
propitious circumstances under which it is
carried on. Next to the building of the
Henderson and Naehville railroad, we regard
the opening OF our coal strata az the most
important. the most valuable, and the most
necessary public improvement in which our
citizens can be engaged. 1t is a work which
literally comes home to mems iresides-
which makes comfort cheap. Neither can
our city be advanced to any degree, either in
wealth or population, without the in,roduc.
ton Of manufacturing establishments. and
these we cannot have without a plentiful
supply Of coal. The success of our Evans.
willie neighbors has demonstrated the prscii-
cability of the work to all minds, but we are
informed that the Henderson Company had
prosecuted their work with the utmost zeal
and confidence before that event occurred.
The boring 10 carried on by steam, and the
work is rapid and effective.
IAemderson Cour.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-08

WABAsH AND ERIE CANAL.-Business on
the Wabash and Erie Canal has been very
active since the opening of navigation. The
arrivals snd departures Of boats for the first
week, were one hundred aad eleven, against
seventy-seven for the previous season.
We have been shown an exhibit OF the
business for the last thirteen days ending
yesterday. There has been shipped in this
period IS, 762 bushels OF corn, "a bbls. of
Flour. 1887 bbls. OF Pork, 4l1.Sl2 lbs. OF
Bulk Meat, 206 500 lbs. OF Lard; besides 9TH
er freight Ut a miscellaneous character.
This amounts to about one third the total
business Of last season.-( Lof Journal.
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Assray as Green Rsver.

We learn from some men who have just
come from Green River, that man named
Skcto, formerly q penisentiary bird. and a
lad named John Magard. had regular fist
fight last Sunday, at the mouth of Green
River. Afterwards Sketo attacked Joseph
Price, owner of store boat, who stabbed
Sketo three times in the right shoulder
One Of the wounds is dangerous, although
DR.. Slaughter. Of Newburgh, thinks the man
will recover. Price moved over to tho Indi.
ana shore, but says he will not run off,
Msgard was arrested.
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4. The city election for magistrates and con-
stables was held in. Louisville last Saturday.
The American ticket was entirely success.
full. The Sunday Times intimates that
there was mob violence, but il does not des.
cend to particulars further than to say:
VIM. Gray q citizen Of this city was shot.
Twenty-one shots were fired at him, and
two only took effect. He bad seven ball
holes through his hat. His wounds are not
mortal. The Know Nothings broke open
several German houses and frightened the
women badly. They also set FIRE to .
brewery belonging To German.
1t will be very singular il the facts don't
turn out vsry different from tie Times ac-
count. 1t has become = regular busine IS
for Old Line editors to hold American born
citizens responsible for every act of violence
and infamy committed at elections, and max 9
out the foreign born as models :of sojriety,
virtue, and order. This contemplate poll.
cy Of charging everysct Of scoundrelism upon
natives, and allowing no possible virtue in
any man except he be foreign born. is do
ing more to strengthen the American feeling
than all the works Of the Know Notbings -.
We hold that Americans are quite as order.
loving, lsw-abidng citizens, as those of oul
citizens who were born on any other soil
and those editors who are insisting upon the
contrary, are insulting their contrymen
and stating that which has no Foundation i,
facts or experience. .re,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-08

REruIkED.-Our friend and next door
neighbor officially speaking. Mr.. Ed. Lew
10, returned last Sunday evening from the
fertile regions Of Green River with his beau
tiful bride, one of Kentucky's fairest daugh.
tiers. We extend to him our sincere con-
gratulations on having done a very wise
thing, BY entering into that arrangement
through which the joys oftwo are united and
their troubles divided. With his many
friends here-snd who has more!-ws unite
in wishing him and bis oil the happiness the
life matrimonial may bestow.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-08

VERY MYsrERIous.-WAs IT BAKEK!--A
day or two since an individual called at our
Office, and stated that he had arrested Baker,
the man who killed Bill Poole. and had him
then at place near Carrollton. He gave
as the information as an item Of news. We
were, however, disposed to look upon the
matter ~ either q hoax or else that the in.
dividual in question was out of his mind.
But subsequent events gave an air of prob.
ability to his statement. That same day q
man was placed on board steamboat, heav.
lily ironed. and conveyed up the river.
~ ~ O. Delta, April a.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-08

MArRIMoHIAL.-We have had occasion du-
ring the last winter season to notice an un-
usually large number of marriages. Many
loving and loveable couples have sworn al
legiance on the holy altar where Cupid
reigns. In fact, the marrying mania ran 90
high, that bachelordom was threatened with
desolation. The few faithful soldiers Of the
cross that remained. have been most un-
gratefully msligned BY their recrsant former
associates: those luckless wights who have
been csptivated and captured by ringlets
Aounces and Scotch-work. After all this
marrying and giving in marriage, frettina
and frothing, coquetting and eliminating Of
their old bachelor friends, who have remain.
ed firm and stood up for the right!-wha'
have our renegade friends gainedi What
has society gained BY their spostaey and inf.
deity. Why, just let them look at the re-
port Of our late Circuit Court, and they will
see to their burning and everlasting disgrace
there were more divorces granted at this one
term, than there will bs marriages in q
whole year-and the parties were restored
as near as could Be. to their primeyal state q
innocence BY the hand of impartial justice
This shows, fellow.bachelors, that we are
right! Thank God and take courage! Lei
our watchword continue to be: "Liberty for.
Iererr,