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Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24
Retaiating on the Abolitionists.

a bill has been introduced into the House of
Representatives Of the Georgia Legislature to
provide for obtaing remuneration for runaway
slaves. when upon demand the authorities of the
State into which they may have fed neglect, or
refuse to return them, the bill provides that the
party demanding. shall state the amount Of his
loss, and give description of the slave, slaves.
verified by his oath, or that of his agent Thlr-
ty days are allowed for the capture and delivery
of the slaves, after which time has elapsed,
leach and every citizen and body corporate of
said State, to which such fugitive may have es-
capped or been carried, shall be deemed, held and
bound as debtors to the said owner of such slave
or slaves to the full amount of the value of said
slave or slaves, and the hire thereof"
The proposed law ives the owner of the
slaves the right to garnishee the property or debts
of any citizen or corporation of the State into
which the slaves have escaped, and to bring into
court any citizen of Georgia. to state upon oath
what he owes to any citizen or corporation of
the State, whose officers fail to return fugitive
slave after formal demand Us provided. Out of
such debts the owner of the runaway slaves may
have judgment for their value as assessed by a
jury, together with the value of their services
from the time, when demanded, up to the date
of the judgment When the debt due is less
lutu tuc loss VI tue OWucT vi tuc fugitive SIdSc,
then he has Judgment for the full amount of
such debt, reserving his claim for the balance
against any other debt due to, or property own
ed by any citizen or corporation of the State
refusing to return the fugitive slave The pay
ment of such judgment by the garnishee is to
discharge his liability to any citizen of the de-
faulting State to the full amount of such judy
ment.
For example: A. owns slaves worth $4,000,
which run away and are followed to Boston. He
demands them of the Governor of Massachu-
acts, stating the amount of his loss in value Of
the slaves and their hire. The Governor refuse
to return them. A finds in Savannah B. mer-
chant who owes Boston importer $1,000, at
taches the debt, obtains judgment and receives
the value of his lost slaves and their hire. When
the Boston merchant sends his draft to B. for
the amount due him, B, sends him a copy of the
judgment obtained by A., which discharges the
debt due in Boston. How the Yankee importer
is to be paid is a matter which he is left to set
tie with the government Of his own State.
Louisiana Courier.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

hgrDr. Hawks has entered into cores
pondence with the Secretary of the Navy. re-
gardlng The propriety Of allowing the Geogra-
saical Society the information which Or. Kane
may see St u imrart. 9 - 1
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

SAD ACCIDENT AT NIAGARA FALLs.-The Nj
agara Falls Gazette, gives an account of an &C
cident which occurred ON the river on Saturday
last by which three were lost. The facts are
these: "Mr. Samuel Tompkins, of Sale, Mr..
Vim. Philpott, Mr.. VIM. Murphy and two Ger
mans, from the village, started about noon from
Philpott's sawmill to goiup the river to La Sale
or Cauga Creek. They proceeded up the river
in sail-boat, and when opposite schlosser Ian
ding, and some ten or twelve rods from shore,
Mr.. T. remarked that they had too heavy sail,
and had better keep nearer shore. The direc-
ton of the boat was changed, and they had ap-
preached to within about three rods of the Ian
ding, when the bow of the boat was fairly driv-
en- under water and the inmates left to the mercy
of the stream. Mr.. Tompkins struck for shore
and reached the dock in safety, as did Mr.. Phil
pott Mr., Murphy and the two Germans clurIg
to the boat few moments, after which Mr..
Murphy tried to reach the DOCK, and only went
down when within few feet Of it. The two
Germans not being swimmers, went down before
assistance could be procured. Their bodies sub
sequently recovered after considerable search
Their name we're Charles Wiling and Herman
Kaar."
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

The VEILaD MURDEREss.- is stated that Mrs.
Robinson, the yelled murderess, does not conduct
herself in violent manner in Sing Sing nor is it
of such character as to compel the prison au-
thores to resort to any of the seventies of prison
discipline to keep her under control She is still
employed in working upon straw hats. Often,
while engaged at her labor, she will burst out into
an uncomfortable fit Of laughter; at other times
she is sad and responding; and on one Or two oc-
casions she sang mournful impromptu song,
evidently rehearsal Of her early experience
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

A NOBLE CoNTRIBuTIoN.-The Norfolk He
raid, Of the LIST inst, has the following para
graph:
The hearty generosity of the sons of the
Ocean, and their universal disposition to lend
ready ear to every tale ofdistress and suffering,
are as familiar to all as household words. This
noble characteristic of the true hearted sailor,
has been frequently displayed, of late, in the
liberal contributions which have come from
various sources. connected with our gallant
Navy, for the relief of the suffering commune
ties of Norfold and Portsmouth to-day,
we are apprised of another of these generous
outpourings, through letter to the acting
Mayor Of the city, transmitting the handsome
sum Of five hundred dollars, as the contribution
of the officers and crew Of the U. s. steamer
Saranac, at present on the Mediterranean sta
ton. The letter is from Lieut.. C. B. Poindex-
ter, the executive officer of the ship, and
couched in feeling and appropriate terms.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

LOOK OUT EoR "GAMMoNs." AT the late
election in Baltimore, two men voted on one set
of naturalization papers. The legal owner of
the papers was one Cannon, and he lent them
out to a friend, who, by reason of the shortness
of his residence in the asylum of the Cypress
ed,' did not happen to have any. Voting on
dead mems papers is reported to be extensively
practiced in all our large seaboard cities; and
it is said that disconsolate widdys" of de-
ceased adopted citizens sometimes turn quite
handsome penny by letting out their defunct
husbands certificates Of citizenship to foreign
ers, who have a premature desire to vote. A
correspondent Of the Express, referring to this
dodge, says "Why has this practice reached
an alarming extent? It is not because too
many of the inspectors at elections were rather
disposed to encourage than to detect, and be-
cause challengers were deferred from asserting
the right to challenge, and demand the produc
ton of papers for comparative test-that is, the
comparing of the descriptions of the voter with
the description contained in the papers? In
this connection, it should be added, it is but
little trouble for an honest voter to take his
papers with him, and in such case it would be
easy to discriminate fair voter from an equi-
vocal one. The latter, if questioned as to what
ship he came in, what year. how long natur-
allied, etc., etc., would DO apt to cross his
track and criminate himself. Vigilance can do
much but, under the present system, it would
seem as if no extent of vigilance could show
possibility of truth in the idea of purity Of
alections'
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

A THIRD BRIDGE GONE ON THE PACIFIC RAIL-
RoAD.-Fatality seems to attend this road
The terrible loss of life and the large number
wounded by the falling Of the Gasconage bridge
had scarcely been reported to the city before a
train was dispatched to the relief of the anfer-
ers. By the earnest, energetic efot d Few
brave men who remained at the scene 81 dis
aster, the sufferers were relieved and the dead
were taken out from the wreck of cars.
Scarcely, however, had the mournful process
sion, bearing the mutilated bodies, proceeded
half way on its return, when, on reaching the
bridge at Boeuf creek, amidst the darkness Of
night and the horrors attending such progress,
when that also was swept away by the flood
just rs the uniajured had passed over, and
while the cars containing the wounded we're in
the act Of going upon the frail structure. A
wonderful Providence seemed to have protected
the sufferers. The tide carried everything be-
fore it-amid the storm and the rushing Of the
torrent, the communication between the two
banks was cut of-and thus the discovered
train stood without the possibility of proceed
ing. Those passengers who had crossed, how
ever, came on to the next depot and reached
this city on Friday night The dead and
wounded were ferried over to Washington and
then placed on the cars again, and fnallv
reached st. Louis on Saturday evening about
6 o'clock.
To-day we have to record another calamity
and another disaster to this unfornate railroad.
The bridge Of the Moreu, four miles this side
Of Jefferson, gave way on Friday evening, and
that structure is now o mass Of brokon frag-
ments- This is said to have been the only
completed bridge on the whole line. Not one
has stood the test Of food tide--not one but
has endangered to a great extent human life
whlle single span Of . careless arch has
hurried twenty eight OF chr citizens into eter-
ntty-Ss Lewis pen s -
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

~ The following wait afloat on the sea Of read
ing, we clip from exchange. We do not know
il paternity, butt contains some wholesome truths
Beautifully set forth:
20 Men seldom think of the great event Of death
until the shadow falls across their own path, hiding
forever from their eyes the traces Of the loved ones
whose living smiles was the sunlight of their exis-
tence Death is the great antagonist of life, and
the cold thought of the tomb is the skeleton of all
feasts. We do not want to 60 through the dark
valley, although its passage may lead to paradise;
and with Charles Lamb, we do not want to lie down
in the muddy grave even with kings and princes
for bed fellows. But the fiat of Nature is mex
orabe. There is appeal or relief from the great
law which dooms us to dust We flourish and fade
as the leaves of the forest, and the flower that
blooms and withers in day, has not Trailer hold
on life than the mightest monarch that ever shook
the earth with hts footsteps Generations of men
appear and vanish as the grass, and the countless
multitude that throngs the world to-day, will tomor
row disappear as the footprint of the Shore
In the beautiful drama of Ion, the instinct of i'm
mortality so eloqueny utteredby the death-deyoted
Greek, fluids deep response in every thoughtful
soul When about to yield his young existence as a
sacrifice Of fate, his beloved Cemanthe ask if they
shall not meet again, to which he replies
81 have asked that dreadful question of the hills
that look eternal; Of the flowing streams that flow
forever, OF the stars among whose fields of azure
my raised spirit hath walked to glory. All were
dumb. But while gaze upon thy living face, l feel
there's something in the love that nantes through
its beauty that cannot wholly perish. We shall
meet again. Clamanthe!"
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

the other night Of most peculiar nature.
dreamed | was in the presence of his Satanic
Majesty, who was at the fork of two roads,
deciding which route the new conner from below
should take. The person, whom recognized
as former landlord, approached and Satan
looked at him, and opening his big book, turned
to his account.
swell, Mr.. j." said Satan, edo you think
you ought to take the right road to paradise, or
pass down the left to my domains?"
The landlord hesitated what reply to make,
for his conscience began to smite him, when
Satan with hideous grin. looked at the &C.
count and said: 81 think Mr. j., that you
owned three houses in Short street.
81 did,"
"What did they cost you?"
g Four thousand dollars EACH
What did you rent them for?"
The landlord here hesitated, and declined
answering; but he was informed that refrac-
tory spirits were treated to birthstone bath,
and he Mt once confessed that he obtained FIVE
hundred dollars per annum for each.
Il thought so" said Satan. at is allow
aoie to charge ten per cent on the cost, if the
landlord keeps them in REPAIRS but you did
not de this, and yet obtained twelve per cent.
This was ON extortlon, and therefore you are
not my friend; so just walk down, and sit in
my chair until come and fire up"
bIr A suit has been commenced in the su-
preme Court in New York, BY Mrs. Charles
Smith, who represents that she is the widow of
one Charles Smith, Roman Catholic priest. de-
ceased in 1851, to receive her dover in certain
lands, conveyed by her husband, situate in Jay
street, Brooklyn and valued at $4,000. The
defendant in the suit is the Rev. Mr.. Laughlin,
the Bishop Of the Diocese, who says he is pre-
pared 70 show that complainant never was the
wife Of the deceased. and that the SADIE real
estate was purchased, and conveyed by him, in
aiduciary capacity. The case is one on which
good deal Of scandal is suppose to hinge
=. y. Smith, aged twenty -three years, a wit
ness IN the case, testifes that he is son Of the
deceased priest; that when he was sir Years Of
age, he was taken among the Shakers to live.
where his father. then priest in Albany. yisi-
ted him. He subsequently, left the Shakers,
and visited Boston and Quebec wish his father
who passed him off for his nephew. His father
told him Of the property he owed; said il was
intended for his children; and that his mari.
age was . secret one, rs il was against the rules
Of the Catholic Church for priest to marry. :
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

How THE REDAS WAS SToRMEp.-A New Fea-
ture in Guanery-From a recent Crimean letter
we extract the following:
The English appear to be peculiarly happy in
capturing defenceless places. One of their own
officers-an unwilling participant in the ridiculous
farce-assured me ten hours after the Redan was
known to have been evacuated, the absurd order
was given to storm the place. Bugles sound the
assault; drums beat the charge; generals gallantly
led their divisions; aids de camp hurried to and
fro; officers could with difficulty restrain the reck
less impetuosity of their troops. "With shout
of Defiance" as an English paper hath it, they
rushed upon the works and captured them in the
most bloodless assault ON record. Fortunately a
bombshell had divided the wires of battery which
was to explode concealed mines, else few had es-
acped to tell the tale.
The Russians have showed much ingenuity in
their defences, and some of their operations have
puzzled John Bull. The same letter says:
The capture of this place has solved hitherto
perplexity mystery to the Allied engineers. In
jured cannon were found converted into mortars,
by being imbedded in the ground up to the muzzle
Thus protected from bursting, they received a
double charge, were fred off by trains, and hurled
balls to an incredible distance. Ambulences far
removed from the theatre of action, had myster-
iously suffered. Gen. Benick's kitchen, equally
distant tumbled about the manciple's ears. In
short, while Gen. Markham was visiting his stables
to admire charger belonging to his ad-de-camp,
ball struck his favorite, killing before his eyes
Where do these balls come from, was the daily
cry. They fell from the skies like erolites, ap-
parently metoric. Now another lesson in gunnery
has been taught by the despised foe.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-24

DIABoL1cAL MURDER OF WOMAN FOR HER
MoNEY.-A most atrocious murder was COM
mitted in North Coventry, in this county, on
Wednesday night. The victim was a maiden
lady named Hannah Shingle, who occupied
house alone. The woman asabout sixty years
old, aud had some mental peculiarities, super
induced by love affair which happened in her
youth. She was the owner of farm of about
200 acres, on which she resided, having the
land farmed by her neighbors. She was first
discovered by John Miller and his son, who
were gathering apples in her orchard. The
son was sent over to the house to see that she
was WE'LL when he came back stating that the
clock case had been broken open and he did
not see her, but supposed she had been robbed.
Father and son Immediately started for the
house, and on going to her room found her
lying partly on the bed, entirely dead, and her
person bearing marks of a most fearful murder.
She is represented as woman of remarkable
courage. The house having been robbed two
or three times before, she kept always at her
side an axe for defence. This axe she took up
stairs with her. At the head Of the stairs
were indications that a severe struggle had
taken place. The murderer must have wrested
the axe out of hands, and then. Ahrowing her
down, inflicted two heavy blows on her fore
head, crushing in her skull in fearful manner.
There were marks on the body showing that
she had been choaked by the wretch in fear
full struggle for her life. After the murder.
the fend proceeded to complete the robbery of
the house. He, broke open the clock-case,
where it is said, she told some one few weeks
since she kept her money, after the last rob-
berry of her house. The general supposition is
that she has had little money about her, but
her murderer evidently obtained some, but how
much is uncertain. Fifty dollars were found
in a bureau drawer which he had not examined,
and five dollar gold piece still remained in
the rihed desk, which in his haste he had
missed Westchester (Pa.) Republican, Oct. 30.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-14

The IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
DEcREED.--The Univers of Tuesday,
December IL, publishes the following
announcement received from Rome,
via the telegraphic line of Sienna
''SlENNA, Dec. 10, 1854.-The
Pope oficiated at St. Peters, promul-
gated after the Gospel (at eleven o.
clock, the expected decree. The I'm
maculate Conception has been declar-
ed the faith Of the church, and who
ever denies it is heritic. Two hun
dred bishops were present. Never
was there such . throng. Rome is
filled with JOY.
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ing, because their work is done for
them abroad. / see / am about men
ton principles sustained ly one Hen
ry Clay, so | will stop; his light has
been put out long since, by the great
Shocks, and Pukes, the present lead
ers in The United States Senate
Yours Ever, L,
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Gbr Wteklg Golllrt
sunday Morning, !: Jan. IA, 1855.
TO.MOrrow

To- morrow. What a fruitful theme
is this to dwell upon. How delight
full is it, to be deceived into the be-
lief, that you hold prize, in the lot
terry of life, to be-drawn tomorrow
How pleasant to have a "Macawber-
ish'' presentement that Something
will turn up" with the sunrisi,g to
give a new complexion to your life
and fortunes! Why, in comparison,
the present, melts into insignifance,
before the all gorgeous-all brilliant
rainbow -colored, unseen future. To
morrow the legislature meets-go in
to the streets or the barrooms at the
corners and this intelligence is there
written. What is to be first done ?
Shall the house be swept and new APP
pointinents be made /? This is the
unanswered question One of pain
full interest to the sworn-in-clerks and
alike interesting, to the unsworn.-
We know nothing, Of how it will be;
if we did all hands would be satisfied
without further solicitude.
The first thing, in order on the
floor, is a U. s. Senator. For this
Office, although many names are spo-
ken Of, the Hon. John Slidell, the pre-
sent incumbent stands foremost in his
claims for reelection TO that office. We
base his claim to re-election, upon his
services in the Senate, the past year
which will bear close inspection He
has been true in his trust, and faithful
in his advocacy Of the best interest Of
Louisiana. Notwithstanding, he is de-
nounced BY bowling party press, as
the political bucaneer Of the State Of
Louisiana" he is a man Of ability, en-
ergy and integrity. If he is denounced
as an intriguing wire-puller' by his
opponents, let us ask them to look
about at the gentlemen of their own
choice for Office. In times past, this
faculty Of being able to work the wires,
has been the only aurity to preference,
but now new order Of things, has
come about, and men must and will
assume that position "in the eyes Of
men" which ability and industry COM
lnand.
What will be done by the body
about to assemble, remains to be seen.
An article in Saturdays Gazatte,
headed Family meetings, attracts
our attention as worthy Of general
notice. We see no reason why law
making and mending, should become
more complex daily. Those in refer
ence to SUGGESTIONS, tacit mortgages,
minors and married women, are bas-
ed upon Anticipated, and exploded no
tons and should be expunged from
the statutes. Paramount in inpor-
lance, however, to every thing else, is
a good working system Of public ed
ucation.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-14

MISS Julia DEAN.--On Saturday
night last, new play written by Miss
Julia, entitled Mary of Mantua, was
to have been performed for the first
time on any stage at the st. Charles.
Miss Dean, is certainly bright par
ticular star in her profession. To la
dy like manners and beauty Of form
and feature, she brings talent Of the
very first order. As an actress Miss
Dean, is a lady to whom the Ameri.
can stage owes much--her name and
fame is indissolubly connected with
the Modern Drama.