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REGISTERING LETTEPs.-We are
advised that postmasters should make
no record or marks upon registered
letters by which the fact of their con-
tanning money or other valnables may
be suspected or made known. 1t has
been ascertained that in some instances
postmasters are in the habit of mark
ing the word registered" on the out
side Of such letters, together with the
amount Of money enclosed The prac-
tlce is unauthorized and impolitic, and
forbidden by the department. DELTA.
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STATE OF LOUISTANA-Sixth Judi
cid DISTINCT Courf-Parish of East r..

cid District Court-Parish Of East b.
ton Rouge.-NoLAM SrEwARr, Executor.
%. JANE McCALoP, wife Of Paul Daigre.
RY virtue Of . writ Of T. fl. issued in the
~ above entitled and numbered cause,
and to me directed hom the Hon. Sixth
Judicial District Court in, and for the Par
ish and State aforesaid will Ger at pub
lie sale At the plantation wherein the de-
PENDENT now resides, on the Amite River,
in this Parish at about fourteen miles from
the City Of Baton Rouge on SATURDAY,
tie 4h day Of .A.swst Hext., 1856, at 12 o.
cock, NJ, oil the righA, title, interest and
claims Of The defendant, in or to tie proper.
ty hereinafter setforth and described, seiz.
ed to pay and satisfy the judgment, interest
and cost 10 the above entitled and number
ed cause, to wit:-Ths following negro
slaves for life:
Barton, q negro man, aged shout IS yeas;
Susan, 4 negro woman, sged 80 yeass, ard
her three children, viz: Alexander, aged
IA years, Albert, aged II years, and DAM
lei. aged 9 yeaSs; Frank, . negro usn, IS
yeaS Nelson, IS years, and Bsnjsmin, %
years. Also. 400 arpents Of Land situsted
on the Amite River, at about II miles from
the City Of Baton Rouge. and bounded -
follows: North BY lands formerly J. H.
Rivers, South by lands Of D. H. Penny,
East BY the Amite River and west by those
Of Andrew Cooper, together with oil the
buildings and Improvements thereon.
TeemA Of Sale-CAsn, with the benefit
of the aprraisement.
july 2-6ts-w. II. v. BABIN, Sheriff.
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rE Judge Guion, Of Mississippi,
died at Vicksburg, on the morning Of
the Goth ultimo.
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Gbr Dailg Gnulet.
BATON ROUGE::::JULY 10, 1855.

A SLIGHT DIrrERENcE.--A perso-
nal difficulty growing out Of political
discussion, occurred At Dallas, Oregon
on the 22M ult., between General Lane
and Governor Gaines. General Lane
declared "that General Taylor said
when told Of the surrender Of Gaines
At Encarnation, Mexico, that he would
have fought little" Gaines replied
and remarked that General Taylor
never said co." (the precice words }
General Lane looked up (sittipg at
the end of the box at which Governor
Gaines stood. and said. "you are =
liar" Instantly Gaines struck him.
and the blow was returned, when per-
sons present interferred and the latter
dropped. Thypoerapical error no
doubt instead Of the latter dropped"
It should, no doubt be, the matter
dropped.
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nO0o0 k0t0e0010B0s ~
WATER Cisterns, Drippep and Ewen; :;
W oval, octagon and colored Hall Lsmps ).
enamelled Stew Pans; block tin and iron
Sauce Pans; turned brass Preserve Ket.
ties: cast iron and earthen Spittoons: oval,
square and Gothic Waters; Salven and
Tea Tnys; Lamp Globes; Climmers and
Wick; rich center table French Dusten;
common Yankee ditto; common, wooden,
Furnished, Britannia and silver plated Ia
BILE Casters, ct D. C. MOUNTAINS
iul3. Church street.
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Salf By tt Shin.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Sixtb Judi
cial District Coust-Parish o. East Be-
ton Rouge, Succession Of Lgwu Pysunx,
decd, mo. 43o, "Probats."l
pY virtue Of commission Issued Il the.
- above succession. and 10 me directed
from the Hon. the sixth judicial district
court, in and for the Parish did State q
foresaid will, BY virtue If said commis-
sion, offer ct public sale at the court hose
door, Of said parish, in the CITY of BstoS
Rouge, on MONDAY, tie I3sk dav AZ .A,r-
Sx& aezs, 1855, 1t the usual hours Of snle--
the property hereinafter setfovth and de-
cTibed, belonging to the successiossof L..
WIS pYsuRr, late Of aid parish, deceased,
TOM, negro man. aged about 80 yeau:.
AID . splendid thorough bread Stall
TERns OF SALE.-The slave Tom, in
three equal instalments, Wig: The frst, on
the first day Of January next, 1850 the
secondt on the first Of January, (1S57) and
the last, payable on the first day of Janua-
~ 1855. To be secured BY notes we'll
endorsed, and mortgage retained on the
slave until final payment. Said notes to
bear interest at the rate Of eight per cent.
after due till paid. The Stallion, for one
halt Of the price to b paid On tie first Of
January, 1856, and the other half on the
first n January, 1857, in notes endorsed to
the satisfaction Of the representative Of
said succession. nv. BADIN,
ju'yl0-y. Sheriff.
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The DIGNITY OF OFF1cE.-A
beautiful scene occurred during a
session of the St. Louis Board of AL.
dermen few days since
Alderman Coleman was speaking
Oh motion. Alderman Taylor threat.
cned to knock him down. Alderman
Coleman told him, in reply, that he
had better not try it, as be could whip
six such men as TAYLOR. Alderman
Blackburn made fierce verbal attack
on Alderman Coleman, in which,
among other things, he accused him
of Introducing his railroad resolutions
for the sole purpose Of manufacturing
political capital. Aldcrman Coleman
pronounced the statement TO be FALSE"
You are a liar!' Shouted Alderman
Blackburn. IF the gentleman from
the Third Ward, said Alderman Cole
man, in reply, "says that l introduced
these resolutions simply for gaining
popularity, l say you are liar" re-
tored Alderman Blackburn. The
President called to order. "You are
at liberty to say So" said Alderman
Coleman 10 Alderman Blackburn, Il
can only say you are another" If
you say that again, I'll slap your face,
said Alderman Blackburn. He did
not do so however. nor attempt it,
The call of the President was obeyed.
~A letter from Mrs.. Elizabeth
Oakes Smith appears in one Of the
New York papers, imploring the Gov
ernor to commute the sentence Of Mrs. |
Robinson, the "veiled murderess," con-
demmed to be hung at Troy, in the
course Of few days. Mrs. Smith
thinks the prisoner has not had fair
trial, because, in that trial none of the
own sex had an opportunity
to take part. Thereupon she hangs
the text for a pretty good sermon, in
cxhorting women to study for the bar. |
Mrs. Smith thinks there is otherwise,
no justice for females at the hands of
the masculines.
Why COP PERMITS Ev1L.-The
Chicago Evangelist says I'VE think
it was Jonathan Edwards who once
said that one part of the divine pur-
pose in sparinp the lives of the w;ckod
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Why COP PERMITS Ev1L.-The
Chicago Evangelist says I'VE think
it was Jonathan Edwards who once
said that one part of the divine pur-
pose in sparing the lives of the wicked
man, is to develope and confirm the
patience of the saints. And it has &C.
Cured to US, that kindred to this, is his
design in permitting the existense of
the New York Zndepemdent.
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THE MrLLrrARY.-A Communica.
ton to-day signed 3D." charges us
with injustice to the town. in our
brief dispatch Of the 4th inst. As we
were not 10 the city, and had no re-
porter on hand, we stand corrected.
and hereby make tie honorable
amend"
The suggestion 3D." makes, is q
good one. Although We belong to the
"Peace establishment, !" and are oppos.
cd to all manner Of fighting. on chris
tian principles, yet we like TO hear the
drum and the fife and ST military
men "strut upon the stage as indis-
pensible characters in the farsical
melo-drama oflife. The fact is, man
is an omniverous as we'll as a herbiv
orous animal, and be must have felsh
to satisfy the cravings Of his "dog
tooth" He makes war, and commits
murder day by day, on inferior ami
mails and not satisfied with this, will
destroy his fellow man in Wholesale as
we'll as retail slaughter, in order to
indulge bis blood thursty disposition
and slake bis thunst for-glory.
As B. says: it is neither right
or proper. that the great Capital, Of a
great state like this, should be without
At least, one military company. True
is it, that the Eleventh." the Bloody
Eleventh" is full Of fighting men but
how soon could they be rallied in care
Of invasion? Why, it would take a
month to find the roll, and another
month to drum up the officers of that
invincible corps. For these and other
cogent reasons, the Guards either |
the old Baton Rouge or the "Wash.
;ugton's A" of latter day, should be
recessitated. We can have no dem
onstrations-no gun fring-no pub
lie receptions Of Great Men in point
Of fact-nothing, without at least one
military company; and therefore it
is, that we reiterate the call of 3D."
for a meeting Of all the martial men
in town at the Court house as ap-
pointed in order to call back into
existence, and raise from the dead the
defunct company. The coats are
ready and the pants, the swords the
colors and the guns; then let not a
dozen setting suns, pass off before
the mastering works begun.
When a more reasonable and "a
tional mode Of warfare gets fashion
able, than that Of driving melted
lead through mems bodies; then
when daggers shall be made of tin,
not steel; we:shall resign the pen, and
with sword in hand, go into the open
field to make more foroeable impress
sion on the understanding Of men, and
the seat Of reason, than can ever be
done with mere logic.
l
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at =. J. G1mlinsgn \ %.
Just Received from o.. Louis.
BACON, Clear Sides and Shoulders,
~ Supsr1ne and Extra 81. LOUIS yLOUR-
CORN, q. For sale low for Cas-, b
b. 7. TONLtNeON / ca.
ju1yS.y. Cor. Oonvsotion and Third BE-.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-08-22
COMMONPLACE WOMEN.

Heaven knows how many simple let
ters, from simple minded women, have
been kissed, cherished and wept over by
men of far loflier intellect. So it will al
ways be, to the end of time. 1t is a
lesson worth learning by these youpg
creatures who seek to allure by their ac.
complishments, or dazzle by their genius,
that though lie may admire, no man
ever loves a woman for these things
He loves her for what is essentially dis
tinct from, though not Incompatible with
them-hcr woman 5 nature aud woman's S
heart. This is why we so often see a
man of high genius or intellectual power
pass by the De Staels and Corinnes, tC
take unto his bosom some wayside flow
er, who has nothing on earth to make hel
worthy of him, except that she is-wha
so few of your :" female celebrities an
"a true woman.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-08-22
A REVOLUTION IN BOOT AND SHOE
MAKING.

A. few days since in Utica, number
of Frenchmen were negotiating for the
establishment in that city of a manufac-
tory of Boots and Shoes by machinery:
The exploits of these machines are well
nigh marvellous, but the assertions of
these gentlemen are so backed up by au-
thentic documents as to prelude the sup
position of imposition. 1t is said that
the manufacture of a fine shoe will cost
but ten cents, and that of fine boot If
teen to twenty cents. If these things be
so, lap stones and waxed ends will soon
be at discount. Specimens of coarse
and fine work of every variety, and of
most admirable finish, are shown, and
the most ample guaranty is offered as
to the performance of these machines.
We notice by the Utica Telegraph that
the matter is now public, and that i'm
mediate steps are to be taken to organ
ize a company. The Telegraph says
that the owners are now in Washington
securing patent for their machine, and
it thus speaks of its performance
The machine is so perfect that ii is
only necessary to place in it two pieces
of sole and upper leather, and in an in
credibly short space of time it turns out
a complete boot or shoe, as desired
We learn that a number of capitalists of
this city are negotiating for the purchase
of the patent, and that it is their intena
ton, should they succeed in securing it,
to purchase the Globe Mills and convert
them into an extensive boot and shoe
mandatory, employing some seven
hundred hands. A gentleman in this
/ city, now extensively interested in man
uiacturing, is in New York negotiating
for the purchase of this patent.
/ The machines can be run by women
and boys, and their proper management
does not require any knowledge of the
present way of making boots and shoes.
The greatest hopes are entertained from
the introduction of these machines, for,
Notwithstanding the first opposition 70
labor. saving machines, experience has
always demonstrated their utility and
benefit. Perhaps no branch of business
has for years kept so near stand still
as the manufacture of boots and shoes,
few improvements reaching that branch
of mechanics, and who knows but the
time has come when an undresmed OF
stride ahead viii astonish all shoemakers.
- Clege Herald.
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GBoice MGisteIlangg,
From the Sandusky City Mirror.
THE LOST BOY.
AN Ikc1DENT IN THE OHIO PENITENTIARY


/ had been but few months in charge
of the prison, when my attention was at
tracted to, and deep interest felt in the
numerous Boys and young men who were
confined therein and permitted to work
in the same shops with old and harden
ed convicts. This interest was increased
on every evening, as l saw them con-
gregated in gangs, marching to their
silent meals, and thence to their gloomy
bedrooms, which are more like living
sepulchers, with iron shrouds, than
sleeping apartments. These young men
and boys, being shortest in height,
brought up the rear of the companies as
they marched to the terrible lock step,'
and consequently more easily attracted
attention. To see many youthful forms
and bright countenances mingled with
old and hardened scoundrels whose Wis
ages betokened vice, malice and crime,
was sickening to the soul. But there
was one among the boys, lad about
seventeen years Of age, who had partic-
ularly attracted my attention; not from
anything superior in his countenance or
general appearance, but by the look of
utter despair which ever sat upon his
brow, and the silent uncomplaiuing man.
ner in which he submitted to all the
hardships of prison life. He was often
complained of, by both officers and men,
and | thought unnecessarily, for light
and trivial offences asainst the rules OF
propriety; yet he seldom had any ex-
cuse or apology, and never denied a
charge. He took the reprimani, and
once punishment. without tear or a
murmur, almost as a matter of course.
seemingly thankful that it was no worse.
He had evidently seen b tier davs, and
enjoyed the light of homes parents and
friends,,if not the Injuries of life. But
the light of hope seemed 10 have gone
out-his health was poor-his face pale
his frame fragile-and no fire beamed
in his dark grey eye! l thought every
night, as I-saw him march to his gloomy
/. bed, that 1 would go to him and learr
his history-but there were so many
duties to perform, SO much 10 learn anC
to do. that day after day passed, anc
l would ne-lect him-having melel,
learned thai his name was Arthur Lamb
and that his crime was bun Iglary anc
larceny, indicating very bad boy fo
one so young, He had already beer
there year, and bad two more 10 serve
He Esyer could outlire his sentence. an,
his eoaatenanee indicated that he felt i
He worked at sioae-eutting. OH the Stat
House-hence my opportunities for see
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AsAD CAsE-FRUIrs OF GAMBLING.

How irresistible, when once acquired,
is the base passion for gambling. Few
there are who, when once they hazard
sum, have courage and determination to
throw off the spell that is upon them and
thus save their fortunes and their respect
ability. And how many thousands there
are who annually so down to ignominy,
and perhaps death. through their unsa-
table desire to try again.
We have case in point Barnabas
Bates, an aged, and in former years an
industrious, thrifty farmer, was yester-
day, and the third time within week,
picked up in the street ina state Of stu
por. Upon searching him at the station
house, fifteen blank lottery tickets were
found in his pocket-book. He was pla-
ced in a cell, where he slept offthe ef-
fects of the liquor he had drunk, and
when "sober reason had assumed her
sway he experienced the most poignant
lgrief.
His-story is lamentable one: Bates
married young. and for years cultivated
small farm three miles from Utica
He was industrious, honest and courted.
Fortune smiled upon his efforts, and his
Iabors were rewarded with bountiful
crops. In time, he amassed. quite for
tune-some s3O,oOo He was blessed
with goodly number of sons and
daughters, and bid fair. to go down to
his grave in peace but twelve years
ago he was induced to '.try his luck, =
and purchase lottery ticket. The pas
sion once-acquired, he could not stop,
and from that day to this. he has been
constantly gambling in lottery tickets
worthless bits of parchment. His farm,
1 his wife and children are all gone. The
farm for lottery tickets, his wife into her
grave, and his children all married and
scattered in all quarters. He came TO
this city some two weeks since, having
in his possession the last of his worldly
>, effects Yesterday the last penny was
squandered, and he now stands a fan
prospect of finding a home in the Peni-
5 tertiary. He remarked to Chief Morgan
: yesterday, that he was a ruined man,
that life was Indifferent to him, and that
S he cared not what disposition was made
with his case. "Yet," said the old man,
81 blame no one twas my own fault
t 1 brought this on myself; am Sc years
} old, and l know 1 hav'nt much longer
S to stay"
What a lesson does this old man teach
, the rising generatiOn.-AIbany argus.
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WHOLE NO. aoas.
A GENTLEMAN.


Hon. Stephen A Douglas, passed thro'
this city this morning, on his way east.
remaining here some two hours.--Tolsdo
Republican, 4A.
Yes we understand he did and the
passengers in the car graced by his pres
ence had fair specimen of his aniaus.
AT Fremont, lady and gentleman came
aboard, and after considerable search,
the lady found a seat Immediately behind
that In which Stephen A. Douglas was
seated alone while her companion
sought accommodations with a stranger
on reversed seat in front Of and facing
Douglas. Whereupon the following con-
versation occurred
DougIds-Look here, stranger, don't
you crowd in here.
Iravslsr-I find no seat having more
room than this, or l would gladly take it.
DO'tgIas-It's too warm for two in a
seat. 1 guess you can find room in the
other cars.
TaDslsr-I do not think I shah Try.
If you have better claim to t0o ssats
than | have to one. and viii establish
that claim, I will stand up.
! Without carrying his bullying prOuen-
sites to forcible resistance. SteDben a
Douglas, the great light of the Pierce
Democracy. concluded to submit to what
ne could not prevent. and the traveller
took the seat. Different treatment
might be expected of United States Sem
ators generally, but it was not in bad
keeping with the author of the Nebraska
treaehery.-Sandusky Register.
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&f@octrg,
THE HARVEST HYMN.

God OF the rolling year! to Thee
Our song shaIlrise, whose bountyp
In many goodly gift,wjth free
And liberal hand. .aour Autumn stores;
No irstIings of our flock we slay,
No soaring clouds of incense rise,
But on Thy hallowed shrine we lay
Our grateful hearts in sacrifice.
Borne on Thy breath, the lap Of Spring
Was heaped with many blooming flower;
And smiling Summer jcyed to bring
The sunshiae and the gentle shower;
And Autumn Eich luxurilnce now,
The rIpening seed, the-bursting shell,
The golden sheaf and ladened bough,
The story of Thy bounty tell.
No menial throng, in princely dome,
Here wait titled lords hehest,
But many Il lair and peaceful home
Hath found Thy peaceful dove guest;
No groves Of palm our fields adorn,
No myrtle shades or orange bowers,
But rustling meads of golden corn,
And fields of waving grain are ours.
Safe in Thy care, the landscape Ger,
Our focks and herds securely stray
No tyIant master claims our store,
No ruthless robber rends away
No fierce volcanoes withering shower.
No fell simeon. with poisonous breath,
Nor burning sun with baleful power,
Awake the fiery plaques OF death.
And here shall rise cur song to Thee,
Where heightened vale and pastures lie,
And streams go singing Wild and free,
Beneath blue and smiling sky;
Where ne'er was reared mortal throne,
Where crowned oppressors never tro5,
Here at the throne of Heaven alone.
Shall man in reverence bow to God.
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LET THE HEART BE BEAUTIFUL.

So the heart, the heart is beautiful,
care not for the face,
ask not what the form may lack
OF dignity or grace;
If the mind he filed with glowing thoughts
And the soul with sy mpathy,
What matter though the cheek be pale,
Or the eye lack brilliancy.
Though the cheek, the cheek is beautiful,
II soon may lose its bloom,
And the lustre of the eye he quenched
In the darkness Of the tomb;
But the glory Of the mind will live,
Though the bloom of life depart,
And OH the charm can never die
or true and noble heart.
The lips that ctter' izira4y t.houghts
Have hearty all their own
For gentle words are sweeter far
Than muse c's sOftest tone;
And though ihe voice be harsh or shriH
That bids tn oppressed 20 free,
And soothes the woes Of the sorroKing one,
That voice il sweet to me.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-08-22
A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE


Some one recently threw large mas
ti0iog into the Genesee river near the
falls, at Rochester, N. Y. The Union
ssys:
$50 strongly was the sympathy Of
spectators excited in half of the poor
brute, that money would have been free
y gfven for his rescue but chat was
impossible. without a great risk of hu-
man Life. But few moments were oc.
cuPied in calculating the chances of the
dog He resisted, with much power, the
tide that bore him onward, but all to no
purpose. He passed over the dam, rose
to the surface and struck out sagaciously
for one of the piers of the railroad bridge.
He did not reach it, but was taken swift
ly over the Great Falls. The specta-
tors, or some of them, has.ened to get a
view OF the river below, all hoping that
the dog would yet be saved from death.
And they were not disappointed. In a
few minutes after he went over he was
seen to emerge from the boiling foam,
at the bottom of the sheet, and strike out
for the shore, which was speedily gained.
The spectators breathed freer and well
coined the dog to the shore with shouts
of JOY" --es' -
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-08-22

MELANcHoLY.-A bachelor friend of
ours says that he never attempted to
make but one speech to g woman, and
then did not succeed. twas beautiful
moonlight night, and he caught her hand
and. dropped on his knees. He only saw
a streak of calico as she went over the
bars He did not see her again for a
fortnight, and then a fellow was feeding
her with molasses candy and ginger cake
at a circus.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-08-22

A PERSON recently returned from Eu-
rope, told his friends that he had been
presented at court, there.
''Did you see the Queen there 90 ask.
ed one.
''Wall, no. l didn't see her, 'zactly,
but l seed one of her friends-a Judge.
Yer see" he continued, ''the court l
was presented at happened to be police
court"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-08-22

"BoYs." said village pedagogue the
other day, "what is the meaning of all
that noise in the school ROOM"
'' 1t is Bill Skies. sir, who is all the
time initiating a locomotive"
Come up here, William; if you
have turned into locomotive, it is high
time you were switched off,