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Do THrsELr NO HARn."-Are you youth,
disregarding parental authority, going into COM
pany, and to places where you would be ashamed
for your parents to see you? with one Of old
would say to you. " do Myself no HARM"
Are you young man, your education completed
and about entering upon life for yourself. give heed
to the voice of friend In your choice Of an oc-
cupation or profession, and in the prosecution Of
your business, be sure to do tkyself no harm. !"
Are you parents-see to il that your duties, a
such are performed so as to do thyself no harm.
Ars you child, son or daughter s-be careful
to oct in that sphere in . way to "do thyse!f no
barn. s #8
Are you Christian, moving in the private walks
Of Life !-let your words and acts be such as to "do
Aysetf no HARM"
Are you IN impenitent sinner. every moment ex-
posed to wrath divine, but yet out Of hen-hear
Q sinner, the word Of God, and "do tAysef no
HARM eeas
70 a Who read We my, do thy neighbor no
harm d thy friend "no harm;" do thy enemy
no haFn;r d Thy BODY = No harm |" but shove
"a thinss dota1Sod g 10 harm"
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IL The Christian Review, Baptist has an
sc.e article refutng the popular idea Of the unver-
aa:y Of the Noachiaa deluge. The writer argues
.nse = on the ground that the ark rested on the
~p aount Ararat at-hence the food did not 60
G oser 'ol. mountain that limited deluge answered
No0a Nu ueagn Of drowning III human beings but
49, ano na i.miy that the ark was too small to
m a1'n PI1ls o' ~ Creatures with their food; that
plants or seeds With him; th.t there !. ~. -,. :.
enough to cover our whole gohe: that q un;ver..l
aood would have destroyed our planet: that the,.
ase trees now living which a.e older than Ia Hood
as certain extinct volcanoes prove the same thing
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fakscHIPTIoN IN LArIN-The editor Of the
hn'ckeroocker," ludicrously illustrates the
necessity ct reform in the medical nomen-
GIature. Very much confounded, he says, was
-. Doane, . few years since by remark Of
one OF MS patients. The day previous the
oocsor had prescribed that safe and palatable
Nmedy, the syrup Of nlackthorn, and left his
prescription duly written in the usual cabalistic
c..aaracters-''Syr =. Rham. Cath" On inquiring
Y the patient had taken the medicine, q tbun.
eef-cioud darkened her face, lightning darted
IRON her eye, and she roared out, "No! I can
.eaa your doctor-writing amt going to
"ke syrup Of Ram Cats for any body.
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- A St Petersburg letter in the P.tr;e
.saees Il Is 4 remarkable circumstance that since
ne commencement Of the war al the French
"a English journals which used to be over
.a As'ed oy the censors, have been allowed freely
inter the capital, and to lie about on the
49, ~ all the cafes The London Punch and
!. tsrss Charivari, with their broad caricatures
ming Russiaa. ass now the fasesits
na4lns inst Pstersarrr. M - -. ' - .
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The LONDON POSTAL SYsrEM-The London
postal system embraces principal Office and not
less than five hundred branch Offices within the
area covered by the city. Carriers with light spring
carts call at the receiving Offices almost hourly and
deliveries are thus made easy at intervals of two
hours at most, in every part of city. Frequent
deliveries is the life of the system and the vast ac-
commodations it affords for messages requiring
prompt answers, secures use of the post Office to
an extent which has no parallel in our slow, old
fashioned method. The statistics of the British
postal department show that the people of England
write five times as many letters as our people, ard
in the cities and towns the correspondence is said
to be from twenty to fifty times greater than with
US yet it is familiar to every one that the proper
ton Of the English people who know how to write
is much less than Of the American The letters
mailed in London alone are close upon one hundred
millions year, as many as in all the Offices of the
United States. The proportion of letters annually
70 inhabitants in that metropolis, is forty-one to
one; while in this country, it is fourteen to one
The revenue Of the British Of the British Office
from drop letters" called thatis letters mailed
and delivered in the same town and locality-is up
wards Of $2,000, 600; while the revenue from the
same description of letters in the whole United
States Is less than $40 900, and this enormous diff
Terence arises wholly from the fact, that in an
Engtsh town drop letter may uniformly be an
ewered in from two to four hours-never more
tnan four-while in our cities, one is lucky if an
answer be obtained in twenty -four hours
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-06-02

SOUNDING THE NIAGARA BELOW THE SUsPEN-
sIos BRIDGE.-On Thursday last, we witnessed
an attempt by the accomplished engineer Roe
bling, the Architect of the Railroad Suspension
Bridge below Niagara Falls, to measure the
depth Of the water under the platform of the
carriage way. This is 225 feet above the
stream. Those who have stood upon the bridge,
and watched the current below, will remember
how rapidly, and with what seemingly irresisti-
ble force the vast volume of water rushes thun-
deringly along, to the narrow gorge beyond.
Yet its sueface at this point is unbroken.
Mr.. Roebling attached strong wire $50 feet
long to 3 plummet-shaped piece of smooth
wrought iron, prepared for the purpose, and
which weighed AZ pounds, and suspended it
from the bridge so feet above the water. 1t
was let 60, and with it simultaneously the entire
slack of the wire. The sounding iron struck
point downward-there was a white streak Of
lightning like zigzag or foam upon the water
the wire almost instantly jerked against the
rail of the bridge, and stood out taut at an
angle Of say 10 degrees. Running it down with
the eye, there was discovered amid the COM
mencing breakers below, the great plummet
dancing and skipping about on the top Of the
water like . playful trout. Soon the wire
Stacked and partially sank. The AZ pound
attachment at the end had jerked loose, and
with Pool and numerous other worthless, was
"goner."
The wire was of the very best quality, and Of
the size and strength seemingly Of that used in
winding the great cables of the brigade. Mr..
Roebling will again try to sound the river, and
is confident that he will succeed. There is
vague rumor down there that an English navy
officer, two years since, spent two days upon
the old bridge heaving the lead into the mighty
waters, and that he actually brought up sound
ings from depth of $50 feet. He used hemp
line. From the vastly impatient manner in
which We saw the water god cast off the res
traints Of q thin wire, we are satisfied that that
lead line and those soundings are myths.
Hawser Trunnion is out of his ATTITUDES on the
Suspension Bridge and above the Niagara's
Aood.-Bufato Democracy, april %.
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A HUSBAND FOR DAY.-A very funny farce is
sometimes presented to the public, "A Nabob for
an Hour" Amelo-drama has recently been enacted
in St. Adams, Vermont, which may be denominated
:" A Husband for Day" A few evenings since,
as we are informed by correspondent lady
whose husband has been in California about FIVE
years, was agreeably surprised by the unexpected
return Of her better hall, as she supposed He
wore heavy beard and moustache. and was
familiar with many incidents Of their early life, and
50 fully established himself in the capacity Of her
husband that he passed an agreeable day in her
company, and obtained possession of some $500
previously remtted for her use. The happy pair
we're receiving the congratulations of their neigh
bors during the next day, when 10! and behold the
joy Of the lady was suddenly changed to bitterness
by one who had recently returned from the gold
region, and who proved to her satisfaction the
would -be-husband was nothing more or less than a
good imitation Of the genuine article-bearing the
same form and features, and having been an in
innate friend of the true one. The martial i'm
poster has been arrested, and now awaits his ex-
animation for (so the indictment reads) assault
and battery"
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NCE's HOT Ell.

PRIN CE'S III q II E L..
THzBODA OK, Ia.
THE Undersigned having leased -
l. the large brk building occupied by EF.TT
wakeman L Smith, corner of Maronge and Levee i!!
Streets opposite the Ferry Landing, intends making ~
extensive alterations and improvements; and also having
gone to heavy expense in fitting and furnishing the
house. will open FIRST CLASS HOTEL, on the 1st of
March.
The proprietor atters himself that from long experience
in managing conducting of different Hotelsn the North
that capable keeping the above House in
equal any United States Persons stopping at the
my Hotel will find all the comforts Of home, the
will be conducted principles before UNDER
taken in Thibodaux.
The Proprietor wishes his friends and the public to dis
tinchy understand that his House is open at all hours Of
night well day. for their reception. There will be
servant the Landing the arrival Of each and every
Steamboat to convey the baggage to the House.
[febl7l J. w. PRINCE, Proprietor
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Professional Gar0s.

I BELCHER, Attorney and Counsel.
Tor at Lac. continues the practice of his profession
the Fifth Judicial District Office in Thibodaux. je11
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-06-02

H S. GOODE, Attorney and Counsellor
at Lasc, will practice in the parishes Of Assumption
and Terrebonne. je1l
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w NJ. MERCER, Attorney and Coun-
W sellor at Lac, Houma, Parish Of Terrebonne,
practises in the parishes Of Assumption, La.ourche
nd Terrebonne. may5-1y
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-06-02
NUMBER "a.
administrators Notices.

Succession Of Mrs. Benjamin Cross.
CTATE OF LOUISIANA-Fifth Dis.
~ trict Court-Parsh Of Lafourche.
WHEREAS W. A. sHAFFER, of the parish of Terrebonne,
Administrator Of said Estate has filed with the Clerk Of said
Court, provisional account of his Administration,
Therefore, all hereby warned and notified to
de their objections if they have to the said account
with the Clerk OF said Court his Office in the to Of
Thbodaux, within thirty days after the date hereof the
said account will be confirmed in due Of law.
Witnes, my hand and the seal of said Court, this
Sv 18th day OF May, thousand eight hundred and
fifty five. [2I-5tl L. s. ALLAN, Clerk
Succession de Nnne Benjamin Cross.
E>TAT DE LA LOUISIANE.-Cour
~ du Cinquieme Disrict-Paroisse de Lafourche.
ATTENDU Que w. A. SHAFFER, de la parosse Terre
bonne Administrator de Ia de Succession jour depose
avec Greer de la de Cour compte provisional de
Administration,
En- consequence toutes personnes m pouraent avor d5
objections dit compte par les presentes notfees
de les deduire Greer de la dte Cour bureau
la vile de Thbodaux trene ours ui suvront
miere publication de avis simon e dit compte
corde ct confirme scion la loi.
Temoin main ct le de Ia dite Cour, ce
MIS- IL Mai, mil hut cents cinquantecinq.
S4 (215tl L. s. ALLAN, Grefier.
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E'UMUNU T. DWIGHT Attorney and
~ Councillor ut Lao, NapoIeonve parish of Assump-
on La. Will practice in the parishes Of Assumption La
fourche, Terrebonne and st. Mary. [myl9.fl
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SAMUEL WOLF. General Collector and
NJ Agent Houma, parish Of Terrebonne La, will attend
promptly to the collection of all claims entrusted him.
to the transaction of any business required oct2S1y.
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GTEAM BOILERS FOR SALE
NJ The subsrhr offers for eaIe four 80 inch single dued
BOILERS 80 feet long, guaranteed to be OF the very best
iron and sntrey They Win be furnished ss W at
the price which they would cost in Cincinnati q hs
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Horses and Carriages.
LWAYSin readiness. Horsesand Carriages, for trips
n to D0naldsonve, Houma. or elsewhere, whenever
there is enough in number to justify. Also stabiing
for horses-and aconnected with the Franklin House.
by the proprietor, B. F. HOLDEN.
ThibOdaux, December 13 1851
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ThibOdaux Tatersalls.
THE subscriber having pur. E ~
l. chased the extensive stables on jack gN W
son street. (below the Bank) formerly kept ->---
by Jake Weber having furnished with entire
stock Horses Carriages Bugges etc. is prepared to
accommodate all who may favor him with their patronage
Passengers part country day night and
horses Livery the most reasonable terms.
share Of the public patronage is solicited
july 22. 1854. GEORGE SINCLAIR.
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Business Qar1s.

A UGlER, j.. ConfectioRer and Dealer in Fruits
n Corner of Market and St Louis Streets.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-26
Superior Court-Part Second.

Before Hon. Judge Campbell and Jury.
THE DEMOCRATIC GENERAL COMMITTEES OF 1862 RE.
SURRECTED AND AT THE BAR OF JUSTICE.
APRIL 25.-Joseph W. Hooard and CAas. Bropn,
Us. Theodore Maritime and othres.-The trial Of this
cause was resumed this morning by the introduction
the part Of the plaintiffs Of the original bill Of items
upon which the action first brought. There was
goodly attendance of the "fathul who seemed appa.
renty to enjoy the exhumaton Of their dongs during
that memorable campaign with considerable gusto.
The plaintiffs counsel having rested,
Mr.. d. d. Field, on the part of defendant MARITIME,
moved to dismiss the complaint the alleged ground
that they had failed to prove any Of the "sofp' i'm
peachments charged the complaint and that they had
also failed to connect the deten dant Maritime with the
indebtedness sought to be saddled upon him. and
the committee of 1852 until the 9th Of August Of that
year. and met with them but twice after
and further that they had failed to show that the
charges in the bill Of particulars rendered just,
the Court and the defence proceeded with by the
animation of several ex-members Of that committee,
lon, Esq F. L. vulte, A. A. Phillips ex-judge Daniel
T. Sickles, Esq exSecretary Of Legation to London,
John A. Kennedy, and others.
In the course Of the examination Of Mr. Shepard,
counsel for the defendant MARITIME inquired Of il he
recoected any particular cident during the year 1852
to which Mr. Shepard replied that Henry Clay died that
inquiry to whether those events called for umi
nation of Tammany Hall he replied ono; but elect.
ed General Pierce that year. which consider sufficient
Tss tor urV 1s1es sr the
brought in verdict Of $40 90 against NJ MARITIME,
his proportion.
The Court informed them that they were not justified
IN apportioning the amount that they might return
VERDICT for six cents for the full amount they
pleased, and Mr. MARITIME could have his remedy against
the other members of the committee. The jury were
again directed to retire, and In O few minutes they
brought in peremptory verdict for the same amount
$26 96-which was recorded.
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the resources Of diplomatic ingenuity to compre-
bend. There is no condition which they could
insist upon as seriously essential to the reduc-
ton Of Russian supremacy in the Euxine, which
would not have entered within the category Of
exceptions taken by this clause.
What, then was the object of the Emperor Nj
seriously determined to adhere to this inter-
probation? The motive is apparent The
allies had succeeded in casting loose the
ancient ties of friendship and gratitude
that had bound Austria to him, and
it became necessary for him to do
something to win her back again. By
consentipg to the points affirming the indie.
pendence of the Principalities aud the free ma
vigation Of the Danube, he conciliated her ma
terial interests, and afforded her q motive for
refusing to be party to any invasion of the
integrity of bis dominions. This policy Alex
auder has strictly carried out, and we are much
mistaken if the difficulties that have arisen at
the present moment in reference to this third
point are not owing as much to Austria as to
Russia herself It is well known that the
former Power will not consent to the razing Of
the fortress Of Sebastopol, and without that
condition no other guarantee can be effective.
Coupling these facts with the extraordinary
document in the .Moniteur to which we have
just referred, an inference might certainly be
drawn from them in favor of the probabilities Of
peace. But against that conclusion we have
the certainty that Russia will never yield, ex-
cept to superior force, any condition that will
infringe upon her sovereign rights or which
will be injurious to her national honor.
The allies dare not carry out any ne
gotiation at present which will not deeply
wound both. The popular feeling of both
England and France would rise in an in
dignant outburst against such pusillanimous
conduct on the part of their rulers Ne
cessity urges forward nations as well as indi-
viduals in the blind path Of destiny, and
gloomy and terrible as is the prospect, there
seems no other alternative left open to the bel
ligerents than to persevere in the course in
which their ambition and their cupidity have
engaged them
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Personal Intelligence.
Senator William H. Seward Is at tue Aston.
mp xpTupUa

For Richmond &C., in the steam ship Roauoker Richard
son, burroughs, John Elliott henry sehaHcr Jacob
Ntttin gham A. Vosburg and lady, Jacob r. Yelk Ani
LADY, Charles Middleton, Miss Johnson, ~ kirland r.
Peck, w. b. simpson and lady Mrs. Irvau Charles NJ
child; A. j. Ward, David Molenoar, Mrs Margaret Hare
and child John Parks aud lady, George Culver j. IL Da
vison, NJ d ~ In the stee. are.
For Savannah in the steamer Alabsms-James A. De.
mour, q. Sharp, J. M. Harris William o. Price, J. O.
Brown, Z. Lassk and lady, Albert Brett Capt r. 2.
Chnrchill Miss c. Ccfker w. Lament Edward Frost
and lady, J. p. winslow and steerrge.
From Havrc, in ship North Wnd-Mr Monns Mr. Lesneur
Madam Lesneur, Miss Lesneur Mr. Mounar Mr. sr,burs
Mr. Sheble, Miss Mary Sheible Miss Il weber.
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ITALIAN CprRA-WnIIAM TEtL,-rhe eighth perform
ance Of civilian Teln drew a fns house last night,
despite the dolce far nen tendency Of the weather
during the day and the showers which fell towards
ing. The house not fashionable one in the strict
Of the term, and presume that the habsas OF
the opera are holding themselves in for grand
coup on the last night, Friday The performance was
very merite rious All the artists sang and acted as
their hesrs in the brilliant and elaborate music
and the stirring bretto The next opera Is the Tro.
ya.ore OF Verdi which s TO be prCdaced On MVnaay
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TIE NATIONAL TELEGRAPH line between this city and
New Orleans, has been placed in excellent order and
dispatches it's business with coumendable pyomptnsss
Yesterday the Arica's placed In New Orleans
by this lne and published In the regular evening
joprnsle connected With the associated press In that
ard all o.he- cities between NoFa Scotia and louisiana
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Sale OF Psws In the Fourth Avenue PrssbY
terrain Church.

The psws in the Fourth avenue Presbyterian Church,
of which Rev. Dr. Parker PASTOR put up for sale
at auction last evening, and the privilege Of selection
disposedof at premium the minimum price OF each
The terms onsthrd cash. nethird in six months
onehird in twelve months with interest from the day
of SALE and the scrip to be issued till the day OF naf
payment. The sale conducted by H. II. Leeds auc-
tioneer. There not more than hundred persons
present. and the premiums ranged from IS TO S25 The
following the prices Of the pews their numbers
names Of the purchasers, and the premiums paid for
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Markets.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.

PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PHILADELPHIA, April 25, 1866
Money unchanged Stocks heavy. Reading, Az !;
Morris Canal, IA Long Island Railroad, l6h; Pennsyi-
vania Railroad, 4oS; Pepnsylvs State fves, 81.
NEW ORLEANS, April "a, 1855.
Our cotton market is dull Prices are easier but not
quotabIy lower. Sales to-day, 2, 500 bales
CHARLESTON, April %, 1855.
The cotton market is firm. The sales Of the day foot
up GOO bales, at prices ranging from SIC. to loo
BALTIMORE, April Is, 1855.
Corn has advanced &c. per bushel Sales to day,
&c, 600 bnshels, at 81 101a.
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SQUATTER SovEREIGNTY-QUEER DoINGs IN
KANsAs-Not satisfied with Gov. Reeder, some
of the squatters of Kansas have issued call
for the election of Governor by the people.
Meantime, Gov. Reeder has left for Washington
to report progress, it is said, against those re-
cent electioneeriug transfer caravans of the
Missourians. The end Of all this business is
vet to come. We shall see what Mr.. Pierce can
do for the Governor meantime.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-26

VERY DOUBTFUL IN Bo1H CAsEs.-First,
whether Lord Raglan will take Sebastopol
second, whether Com. McCauley will capture
Spanish cruiser. Let the new flibustering
legion hold on for few days. Don't scare off
the administration.
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The Ship Carpenters at Buffalo ON q Strike.
BUFFALO, April Is, 1855.
slight disturbance was created at the docks here
yesterday in consequence OF strike among the ship
better organized and parading the Streets sccompa
MED with band OF music The procession numbers six
hundred and fifty Some diff ,ulty is apprehended,
the strikers seem disposed to interfere with those who
are still ut work,
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FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT Last evening as the 8
O'Clock Newark train its way 10 Jersey City II
over an unknown man who was Walking upon the
track about two miles from Newark and broke both Of
his legs and cut his head severely He was taken on
btard Of the train and While on his way to the New
the Jersey City ferry BE had on very long rrav over
coat, such as Ia often by Irish emigranfs Ee
could not SPEAK after be was injured.