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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
JOB PRnryINo.
THE PROPRIETOR OF THE
SOUTHERN SENTINEL

4 WA EE UA Ior tne patronage Inal mas mere.
81. .ns
having lately made considerable additions to his
Office, land contemplating making considerable
more in short time) he is prepared to execute
with neatness and despatch, and in style equal
to any other Office, every variety Of
Job Printing
Consisting of- t.a- -..
Handbills of all descrip- Pamphlets; ..
tions; lawyer Briefs
Blanks of all kinds; Ball Tickets;
Bill Heads; Funeral Tickets;
Wedding Tickets and Circulars;
Cards; &c &c &c.
d. And in fact any description Of Job Printing, in
Black or Bronze.
And At prices a. low ~ any other Office in the
interior of the State.
W. P. BRADBuRN, Proprietor
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-12-22

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Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16
HOrrid Massacre.

The London Times lays before it's read
ers the particulars of horrid affair. which
recently occurred near the Dutch settlement
cf Transavaxl. at the Cape Of Good Hope
and which can only be paralleled i'll atrocity
among the achievements Of modern times by
Marshal 81. Armand, in Algier< when he
smoked and burned TO dealh thousands of
bis barbarian opponents who had sought ref
uge in and spacious cave.
In the ease at the Cape of Good Hope
the Cgfire Indians had murdered, in Ocio-
Der last. under circumstances of @rea; bar
bariiy, ten az twelve men and women Of tie
Dutch settlement Immediately Gen Pre-
t0rious raised ali army of 500 men. and ac-
companied by Commander-G General Bo;gict-
ter, proceeded on an expedition to revenge
the blood OF the victims After an absence
Of several weeks, they reached some remark
able subterranean caveTnS. half mile in
length and from three 10 five hundred feet IN
width, where the Caflres had cn,rencI,od
themselves. Upon bis arrival at this spot,
General PretOrious attempted to blast the
rocks above The cavernS, and thus crush the
savages beneath the ruins. The peculiar
character OF the stone however. rendered
this scheme i.npracticable, and he then sta
toned his mcn around the mouths of the
caves. and built up walls in front of them.
After 4 few days, many of the women and
children were driven by hunger and thirst
from their hiding places, and were allowed
10 escape /; but every man who came forth
was shot dead by their rifles On the 17th
of November. at the close Of the siege of
three weeks. the besiegers, seeing no signs
of life, entered the caverns. and the silence
within. together with the horrible odor aris-
ing frcm the bodies of the dead told how ef-
fectually their object had been. accomplish
ed More than nine hundred Cafres had
been SHOT down at the mouths of the cav
erns, and much greater number had per-
ished by slow degrees, suffering all the hor-
rors Of starvation in the gloomy recesses
within"
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16
''Cotton Leaf Cleaner and Boil.
Picker"

The Nashville Banner announces an in
vention with the above name, which we
trust may turn out well and answer the pur-
poses for which II - Intended Tho s.,
or, We learn has obtained a patent for it
He is a cotton planter of Alabama. and is
said to be a gentleman of fine education and
general information. He is making altera-
tions in the machines, and will soon have his
models ready for examination and trial
The object aimed at by him is to bring into
use an instrument for picking cotton. and
to improve its value, by removing the leaf
and dirt, and thus send it clean to the gin.
Speaking of this invention. correspondent
of the Banner says:
1t comes a welcome ally, to aid the great
army of pickers. whose labors are tedious
and severe. 1t brings iron fingers and mule
muscles to do the work now done by human
fingers. and thus accomplish in three days
what now requires six. 1t can be worked
by any power that can work'a gin. A port'
able horse power.set up in the field will be
convenient, and can be extensively used IN
october and November, when the season is
dry. The cotton bolls are to be gathered
with as little care as you would corn, and
taken to the machine, either in the field or
under shelter, as the case may be. Then
the machine and the mules take ont the
bolls, leaf dirt. and every thing. and the
cotton comes Though the gin as middling to
good middling IN quality.
Such machine, TO the cotton growers
of the United States, is worth millions, pro-
vided it can be made to do what is intended
by the inventor. The objeet to be accom-
plished is not without difficulties, and if the
FIRST machine, which will soon be presented
to the public for inspection, makes an ap-
proach to the end aimed at, we may feel
confident that defects will soon be remedied
by the genius of Americn talent. and that
cotton will be picked by iron fingers, instead
of human, which will be equal to doubling
the field force during the gathering Of the
crop.
a plantes who cultivates with fifty hands.
may, by the aid of his machine, have what
is equivalent to one hundred hands in gath
ering, and that withou, the expense of feed
ing them. He is thus enabled to save all
that he can make. though be may cultivate
the best bottom lands of the Mississippi.
Yazoo, Arkansas, or Old Caney The hand.
can be kept ont Of the dew and their health
preserved. More lands may be opened and
large quantities cultivated, by driving two
mules with sweeps and harrows thirty-six
inches wider That is, on bottom lands
where the rows are five or six feet apart.
"ln the cleaning process, small per
centage may be lost, bat you save the loss
occasioned by standing in the field till Feb
ruary, exposed to winds and rains and also
much of the loss in the spinning room.
which is now 10 per cent. from dirt. dust.
Leaf" &c.
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16
A Diving Enterprise.

The bark Emily Banning, Capt. Fletcher,
which left New York in De cember, with
three of the submarine company's machines
on board. bound for pearl fishing voyage,
is now engaged in exploring the wreck of
the frigate San Pedro, on the coast of Ven
ezuela- This frigate. supposed to have on
board some two to three millions of dollars,
took FIRE and blew up at the island of Ma
gari;a. in 1915. Her stern being blown
ont. her treasure was scattered upon the
surrounding sand. Some three hundred
thousand dollars have been taken up. but
owing to the ineficicncv Of the machinery
employed, operations were suspended. The
company that fitted out the Emily Banning,
stopped there, and the trial descent of the
first machine sent down in sc fee: water,
brought up one hundred dollars. thiTty-;wo
dollars beiEg found within the first area
covered by the machine before moving
Other articles, as copper &c, were brought
up at the same time. The captain finding
it profitable working, immediately left for
the seat of government to secure the neces-
sary privilege; this privilege was granted
Letters have been received from ON board,
during the absence of the captain. which
represents he operators as busily engaged in
'shovelIng dollars Itis the intention of
Capt F. to bow the fragments Of the ship
to pieces. securing the copper guns. shot.
DC. The captain writes II wish you
could look into the bell when We are down
on the bottom with our spades digging for
the almighty dollar. We can lock out of
the windows Of the bell and see the fish
looking in at us We can take the bottom
mp in the bell and get cut on the sand. and
pick UP the bell and run ali round where we
Ike" Two months, it Is ANTICIPATED. VIII
be sufficient 10 take up every ves;ige of the
San Pedro. and the captain reports he has
another vessel near. him. in the same depth
Of water, 66 feet. with $4,000 on board, in
specie. and another with $4,000. both of
which he shall take up before proceeding on
his voyage
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16
A Touch of Nature.

a letter-writer, who strolled into q pawn
brokers' office in New York, describes a
scene as follows:
We noticed among the group an Interest,"
ing girl about II years of age, in faded yet
deep mourning. There was an expressioa
OF anxious melancholy upon her pale and
beautiful countcnance, which riveted our at
tention. She was not among those who
were bidding but was undoubtedly waiting
until some article was offered which she was
deSirous of possessing. AT length the auc
tioneer offered miniature and locket. The
pale girl started. and rushing towards the
counter, exclaimed, in voice Of deep an
guish:
DO not bid for them -
s'What's bid for them ~ continued the
auctioneer
do not bio :" shrieked the girl Il had
to pawn them TO get bread for my little sis
ter; it is mothers miniature. and her hair
which that lockct contains; my poor dear
mother gave it to me when she was dying
Oh, do not sell it-pray don't W
It is impossible to describe the sensation
produced by this appeal among the assem-
blage There was not a solitary bid for the
article, but we saw an elderly gentleman in
the garb of Quaker, go TO the desk, and
in few minutes afterwards we saw that
pale girl press his hand to her lips and af-
ter eagerly kissing something which he had
handed to ber, she rushed from the room.
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

ANOTHER SUSPENSION BRIDGE DESTROY
ED BY THE WIND.-The people of St, An
thony. Minnesota, have been enterprising
enough TO build wire suspension bridge
over the Mississippi at the Falls of St. An
thony. Its completion was rightfully mat
ter Of much rejoicing in that thriving VII
lage Their pride has been soon humbled
however. for on Sunday. the Goth of March.
a terrible gale of wind destroyed it. a
correspondent of the Milwaukee Sentinel.
says:
The wind swayed it and raised it in the
centre. and as they had not secured it to the
banks 10 keep it from rising. it had raised
the floor above the cables, and capsized and
really empted i, out like water out of buck
ct, precipiiating It's wood on the ice. As
mos; of the timber and all of the iron can
be used again. i: is believed from three to
FIVE thousand dollars will repair the DAM
age.-l7ontgonsery WaI
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16
Am Affecting Scene.

The editor of the Auburn Cayuga Chief,
writes to his paper from the West, as fol-
lows:
"a young, well-dresscd, gentlcmanly ap-
pearing man with Il lovely wife and child,
had journeyed on the train with us from
Buffalo. A; -, in spite Of the earnest
and fearful protestations of his wife. he
would leave the depot, as ne said, on busi-
ness. From the wife's manner. we readily
guessed What she thought his business was.
For long hour, she stood with her boy in
her arms. awaiting his rcturn-the tears, In
spite of all her efforts silently dropping up
on the check of her sleeping child. He
came, just as train started. dr7fHk He
luroned towards the platform, fell upon the
rail, and his head was severed from his
body. Never in life shall we forget the ex-
preston Of the wifc's countenance. as she
stood a moment-her features pale and
ghastly-and then fell senseless upon the
CORY and smoking form of her husband
The wall of the iatherless boy touched eve
ry heart. for not one who looked upon the
scene could refrain from weeping
We looked upon that woman as she was
taken like dead one from the headless
corpse, her heavy hair clotted with the
blood that had just jetted from the pulseless
heart, and felt fre;h hatred against a damn
able business and all its apologists and abet-
tors"
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

How WOMAN WILL DEcEIvE.-Our land
lords (says the n. Q. CrescenO are getting
mighty particular about their tenants, as
well as their rents. If a body has half
dozen children. and Of course more need of
house than if he had none at all, he is We
~ coolly told that he cannot have the prem
iseS.
Have you children, madam ~ cnquir-
ed one of these sharpers of lady in modest
black who was locking a; one of his houses
just finished aud in perfect order.
Yes said the gentle mother, Il have
seven. sir, but they are all IN tie. church
yard." sigh and the dew of a tear gave
impressiveness to the painful remark, and
without further parley the bargain was clos
ed. Her little flock were waiting for her
in the church gard around the corner and
were delighted to hear that she had found a
snug house SO speedily. The landlord says
he shall never trust 4 woman in black after
this '@
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

To THE PoINT-Wc have never seen
scriptural quotations more aptly applied
than in the following dialogue. which took
place at the table Of Bishop Doane
1t is stated that Bishop Doane of New
Jersey, is strongly opposed to temperance.
y short time since, Rev. Mr.. Perkins of
the same denomination, and member of
the order of Sons dined with the Bishop,
who. pouring out glass of wine, desired
the reverend gentleman to drink with him,
whereupon-h he replied:
Cant do it, Bishop, wine is a mock
err"
Take a glass of brandy. them said the
distinguished ecclesiastic.
Cant Go it, Bishop. strong drink is ra-
ging'"
BY this time the Bishop. becoming some
what rcstive and excited. said to Mr.. Per-
kins:
You'll pass the decanter to the gen
tleman next 10 you"
No, Bishop. cant do that. woe unto
him that putteth the bottle to his neighbor's
lips
What was the peculiar mental condition
or moral state Of the Bishop. at this stage
of the proceeding our informant did not
state.
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16
EEfgIa Prices C9 BreaGstuffs.

Bread>tufI<. and indeed all kinds of pro-
Gucc, have now attained an unusually high
price. In March. 1896 -four sold in cur
market At SlJ. High figures ruled, with
occasional fluctuations, up to 1901, when
sales were made in the month Of March at
Sill % From this period until 1865. the
range was from S. 80 to 81 80 In March
of 1868. sales were making for short time
at Sl5, and from this period until 1SIC,
flour was selling at So to SS %. exce;.t in
July and August of 1910. when 81 to SD
we're obtained. From 1872, and daring
the war. in the months OF January Febru-
ary and March, sales were made at 81 IS
10 SO 50: and Sl1 was the highest figures
obtainable in S1Sl3. In 1917, Sl4 % was
the highest price obtained. and in 1918,
so 15- From that period up to 1889, pri-
ces ruled comparatively low. not rising above
So and falling as low in March, 1925, as
81 80.
For short period during the years Of
1916 and lS47, willis: the great famine pre-
vailed in Ireland. prices reached as high as
50 81 ID One sale was made at SO to
the Government, but on such terms that it
was subsequently settled for at 50 81 1-2,
having been subject to transactions at that
high price by other parties.
In January. February. and March of
1885, sales were making at sl1aSll 75
per bbl.; in 1888 prices fell to Sass 75.
and from that on to 1853 they again ruled
low. with generally an abundant supply
The lowest figures in March lS40, were 81
%. ana in March 1913. IS 75- From this
on for several years prices were not much
above IS II ID. nor below ST. In 1854
or since the war in Europe, there has been
generally good demand with occasional
fluctuations in the spring of 1855. inelu-
ding January, February and March, sales
were making at IS 80 to So Since then,
up to the present. there has been general
advance ahG active demand. canScd more
! from the evidence OF q short supply than
from any other cause. To-day we quote at
/ $40 81. which is the highest price obtain
ed since the year 1887.
Baitinsore Patriot
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16
cation of the manuscript, an original letter
of Gov R-a1f,rd

cation OF the manuscript, an original letter
of Gov Bradford.
Mr. Hunter promptly responded to the
call made upon him. and examined the vol
ume- The result. communicated in a note
by the last packet, we give in his own
words
There is not the slightest doubt that the
MS is Gov Bradio,d's autograph. Not
only is there sufficient degree of CORES
ponGence between the handwriting Of the
MS and that of the letter which YOU trans
mit.ed TO NE. but there is The atteStatiCn OF
one of the family written in 1705. stating
that it was given by the Governor to his
SOD. Major William Bradf,rd. and by him
70 his son, Major John Bradford There is
also in the handy writing OF Prince. 4 memo
randum, dated Jan 4. 172S, showing how lie
obtained it from Major John Bradford. It
also appears to have been in the New Eng
land Library And finally, the written
pages are go. the number named BY Prince,
and subsequently, by Dr.. Young. as the mum
Der of pages in the long-lo>t volume
Ii is needless almost to add that this an
nOuncement was received with the deepest
interest and greatest qualification by the
members of the Historical Society. An
exact copy of the original has been ordered;
the Bishop of London, who has the charge
of the Fulham Library, having kindly placed
the manuscript. for the purpose of copying
it. in the hands of Mr.. Hunter 1t will be
put TO press as soon as it is received and
will be published with all The exactness and
completeness that characteristics the Society 5
publications. Boston Post.
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

Sultan Amura:h, a prince notorious for
his cruelty, laid siege to Bagdad, and, on
taking it, gave orders for putting $4,000
Persians to death notwithstanding they had
submitted aud laid down their arms Among
the number of the victims was a musician
who en;reated the officer to whom the exc
cution of the Sultan's order was entrusted.
TO spare him for moment that he might
speak to the author of the dreadful decree.
The officer consented, and he was brought
before Amurath. who permitted him TO cx-
hibit specimen Of his art Like the mu-
sician in Homer, he took up kind of psal-
terry which resembles Tyre, and has six
strings on each side, and accompanied it
with his voice. He sang the capture of
Bagdad and the triumph of Amurath.-
The pathetic tones and exulting sounds
which he drew from the instrument, joiued
to the alternate plaintiveness and boldess o!
his strains, rendered the prince unable to
restrain the softer emotions Of his SOUL
He even suffered him to proceed, until
overpowcred with harmony, he melted into
tears of pity. and repented for his cruelty
In consideration Of the musicians abilities
he not only directed his people to spare
those among the prisoners who yet remain
ed alive, but also gave to them liberty.
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

WANTED-Au Angek far Hearcn-
And SO Death closed those little eyes
>hrou2ed their bright glarces, Oh that
the sun would not come streaming in on that
shrouded form, as If there were no grief in
the world
How sweetly he sleeps, that little coveted
angel, How lightly curl the glossy ring
lets on his white forehead. You could weep
your very soul away to think those cherub
lips viii never, never unclosc. Fainly you
clasp and unclasp that passive, darling hand
that has wandered so often over your cheek.
Eainly your anruisbed glance strives to
read the dim story of love in those faded
orbs The voice. sweet as winds blowing
through wreathed shells, slumbers forever
And still the busy world knocks at your
door, and viii let you have no peace 1t
shouts in your ear; It's chariots rumble by !;
it smiles broadly in your care worn face it
mocks you at the coffin, at the grave, and
its heavy footsteps tramp up and down in
the empty rooms from whence you have
borne your dead But it comes never in
the hush of night, SO wipe away your tears
Wanted-an angel for Heaven! Can
you look up? Can you bear the splendor
of that sight? Ten thousand celestial be-
ings, and your own radiant child in their
midst
Wanted angels for Heaven. Cling not
too closely TO your beautiful treasures, chill
dren Of earth
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

The FIRST OYSTER EATER-It has o.
ten been said that he must have been a
bold man who first ate an Oy-ter. This is
said in ignorance Of the legend which as
signs the FIRST act of Oystcr-eatIng to 4 very
natural cause 1t is related that man
walking one day by the sea-shore, picked
up one OF these savory bivalves just as be
was in the act Of gaping Observing the
extreme sInoo;hness Of the interior Of the
she'll, he insinuased his fingers between
them that he might feel their shining sur
face, when suddenly they closed upon the
exploring digit with a sensation less pleas
urable than he anticipated The prompt
withdrawal of his finger was scarcely more
natural movement than its transfer to his
mouth 1t is not very clear why people
when they hur: their fingers put them in
to their mouths, but it is very certain that
they do; and in this case the result was
most fortunate The owner of the finger
tasted oyster juice for the first time. as the
Chinaman in Elias essay having burnt bis
finger, first tasted cracklin. The SAVIOR was
delicious-he had made great discovery
50 he picked up the oyster. forced open the
shells, banquetted upon their contents, and
soon brought oyster-eating into fashion,
And unlike most fashions. it has never goEe
and Is never likely to go out.
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16
VOL. XIV.
RE GENTLE WITH THY WIFE.

Re eentiel for Won little know
How many trials rise;
Although to thee they may be small,
To her OF giant size
Be gentIeI though perchance that lip
Nav speak murmuTin. tone.
The heart may beat with kindness yet,
And 10y 10 be thine own.
Be gentlei weary hours of pain
lis woma1'S lot to bear;
Then Weld her what support thou canst,
And all her sorrows share
Be gentle. for the noblest hearts
At times NAV have some grief,
And even in pettiSh word,
Nav seek TO find relief.
Be gentle for unkindneSs now
Nav rouse an angry storm.
That all the after years OF life,
In vain may strive TO calm.
Be gentlsi none are perfect
Thou ut dearer far than life.
Then, husband bear and still forbear-
Be bentle 10 thy wife
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

WOODEN NUTMEGs OUTDoNE-There is
Partisan dandy, who, we think, rather out
does Connecticut
c. had at his residence complete
costume of groom. When offering atten-
ton to one Of the fair SEX he used to say.
Permit me to send you bouquet by my
black servant"
He then repaired to his garret, took out
his blacking bottle, polished his hands and
face, put on his livery and knocked at the
lady's door.
Here be said. care some flowers sent
by my master to Madam"
He had spent his last five francs in the
purchase. Madam was so delighted with
the present. that she presented louis to the
bearer.
That is clear poclseting of three dollars.
and a lady's favor in the bargain.
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

certained fact that powdered charcoal, placed
around rose bushes and other flowers, has the
effect of adding greatly to the richness of the
flower.
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

Widow Grizzlies husband lately died of
cholera. In the. mids; of his most acute
bodily pain. after the hand of death had
seized him, ard while writhing in agouy
his gentle wife said to him-"WeIl MIR.
Grizzie, you needn't kick round so and wear
the sheets all oct, if you are a dying"'
Washington telegraph., 1855-05-16

PERsEvEaANcE.-Ap provincial Judge,
great bore in his way, called upon Bautru.
wishing to see him. A valet announced
him.
Tell him am in bed
''Sir. he says he will wait until you arc
risen
Tell him am very III.
He says he will prescribe some rem
edy."
Tell him am at the last extremity"
"He says he wishes to say adieu to you"
Tell him | am dead
He says he will sprinkle you with holy
water"
''Confound him let him in :"