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Splendid Assortment Of new CooAA
MRS. C. HUESTON. respectfully in.

UA forms the Ladies snd public In general, nat
she has Just returned from New OrlsanA, wins
splendid sasortiuent Of New Gosds, consisting II
part Of Ladies' Talmas, Cloth and Satin, Mach and
White SILK Bonnets; etrsw Donnsts Of every 1sss
cription; dress Patterns; ChiDdrsns Hats; Rjee.
let's Trimminss Of all kinds and great many q.
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~Ro<ini, the italian opera CON-
poser, was at the last accounts, on his
way to Paris, where . glorious well
come awaits him.
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MADAME F. MAINE Modiste de Par
WI Is informs the Ladies Of Baton Rouge
that she is now ready to max. and trim
eonnets to order, at very reasonable prices.
She has a large stock Of aowcrs,rIbbon and
other Trimmings on hand, Of the very la
test fashions. The ladies are invited to
call and examine them at the New Variety
Store. re.IrE sg EE
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lust RECEIVED and for sale cheap
y for Cash. 4 doz. large Beef Ton
CUES, Dufield and other Brand of Hams !;
Flour Of the best Brands in Barrels and
half Barrels; Fresh Soda and Boston
Cnckers French bread and Pilot
May. "a. G. 4. BLANCHARD
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Mount Eagle TripOli.

Tor giving polish to brass, silver, gold;
l. or other ba,e metals. Also for clean
ing Plates or Windows, Lamps and Gas
burners. Here's an economy-old things
made as good as new, at very trAinz ex-
pense. c. A. BLANCHARD
may "a. Church street.
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L lightfnl sumner resort, on the banks Of the
river Amits, beg leave 70 call Public attention
TO the fact, that the springs are now open, for
the rescsptIon Of visiiors. C0Dveysnces may be
had 1t Besrs Livery State on Third Street, and
the ride 20 the springs 10 over road not surpas.
ed In beauty Of scenery By any In the State.
April 92d 1855 I'm
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G. 4. BLANCHARD.
Dress Goods.

Dress Goods,
AT REDUCED PRICES.
THE SUBSCRIBER now offers his en-
L tire Stock, Printed Muslirn, Jackonets,
Organizes, Bareges and other Spring Dress
Goods at very low prices, the public are
invited to give him a call before purchas-
ing elsewhere.
may l. W. d. PHILLIPS.
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$egular Goast Yatkets,


Bayou Sara PaclEet-Laurel Hill.
FOR Bayou Sara three .~A
L TIMES A WEEK : The u 8. I1s
Mail steamer Laurel Hal, ~. "A. -
CoTrON, master, will leave New Orleans every
SUNDAY MoRNIHe At O'Clock, and every WEDSEs-
DAY and FRIDAy MOANING vt 10 O'Clock. Returning,
leaves Bayou Sara on MONDAY, THUssDAr and SAT-
'CRDAY, arriving In New Orleans same day.
Agents-M Gordon, Jr.. j. A. Braud Landry,
John Burbridge Co., Hall l. Kemp Co., Jos. 8.
PsRaud, Advertising agent.
a N. B.-A clerk will be on the Levee in n o.
soreceive freight ut all times, from Tuesday morn.
ing - Saturday night, and shippers can deliver
goods 30 him, ard have bills ladinE signed in the
ooats absence. may S-y.
New Orleans and Bayou Sara
TVWICE A WEEK-For 49,
l. Bayou Sara. Port Hudson 9li(ll
1obdell's Store, Baton Rouge q >
PIsquemine, and all intermediate lan,'ings.
the fine passenger steamer CAPITOL,
UAs.H. URE, MAsrrR, leaves New Or.
seans every SUNDAY at 9 O'Clock. A. M.
and every WEDNESDAY, at S o'clock
r:M: Returning leaves Bayou Sara every
MONDAY at ~, H.. and THURSDAY at
6 ?. y. and Baton Rouge every MONDAY
at 6P. n, and THURSDAY at 10 p. M.
% For freight or passage apply on
board. Jan. "a. 1855.
Half Barrels 81. Louis Flour!
A LOT very choice on hand and for sale
II by may Ell J. BEAL.
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4 FINE assortment of choice sauces,
IA Sardines HOLSTERS Capres Olives Pc
kles Mustard and large lot ( articles for family
use, too numerous to mention. Call and examine
for yourselves. r. HOFFMAN,
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A FRESH supply of Goshen Butter an,
n Cheese Tor sale by
May "a. !. C. A. BLANCHARD.
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NEW VARIETY STORE.

E MAINE, mas the honor to inform
L. the ladies and gentlemen Of Baton
Rouge, that he has now on hand large
stock Of French, German and English
Fancy Goods, Ribbons, Ho~iery and a
very select assortment Of Periumery, all Of
which will be sold at very low prices
Ladies and Gentlemen are respectfully in
vited, to,call and examine his stock, be.
fore purchasing elsewhere and they will
find 1t to their advantage to purchase OF
him. jan. 4-yl +. MAINE.
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TO HIRE

TO HIRE.
A LIKELY servant girl who rs child
"A nurse and house servant. Inquire o.
Henry JONES, Shoe Store. June 7th-tf
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uAY.-Twenty tons best quality Hay
III For sale by
april %. JOSHUA BEAL.
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QEACHS Ferruginous Tonic, for the
- cure of fever and ague &c. &c. 70
sale by lmay-24. J. L. VALET.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12

Mn. Lovfxe DEcLlHkD.-It appears to Be
understood, .by authority" both in Hender-
son and Louisville, that Judge Loving, the
American candidate for Governor in Ken
lucky, has declined the canvass. HE health
though not good at the time Of his Domina.
tion-sn acceptance has recently become
90 much worse. that his friends and pbysi-
clan have insisted upon his Withdrawal. Mr.
Loving has never been DESTROYS. Of politics
preferment, but has frequently held response.
bic positions in his State, at the earnest so
licitation Of his friends. and has been elected
once or more to Congress. We regret that
he has been compelled to decline for 90 pain.
f1l fess on. olsss.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12

PAurER lMMrcRArroS-The Collector OF
New York has received letter from A. D.
Calf, Esq, the U. S. Consul at Antwerp
informing him thatthe Belgian ship Leopold
had sailed from that port on the 18th ult., for
New York, with three 10 four hundred pass.
eogers. among whom are great number OF
paupers. Mr.. Gait adds:
1t appears to me, that the emigration oil
Whist is termed the "mddle classes"has been
to a great extent discontinued, and the pres.
ent average rate Of passage money not be-
ing more than eigh, or nine dollars clear
money to tie ship, hence these low rates
lead me tie suspect that passengers Of all
grades and descriptions will be engaged, il
only to fill up the ships complement.
The collector has communicated this in.
! formation 10 Mayor Wood.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12

MouSr VERNON BAsk -rhis Bsnff we
are informed, has recently changed hands
and the following directors. mostly new, have
been chosen:
WIN. J. Lowry. ]. A. Mann, r. Barter
G. G. Barker, c. l. BaueIl snd Charles F,
Leonard.
VIM. ]. Lowry has been chosen Presiaen,
OF the Board. This Bank has heretofore
been we'll conducted, and its notes are amp y
secured BY the best stocks. II was one
among the number that never refused to
pay specie, and u der the present able direc.
tory we have no doubt Of its entire rcsponsi.
biiity. 49, ss s.sa.l
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12

CCerrsspsadsnss Of the Lsusvills Jevfssl-
Another Cabinet Crtshs-KneW Moth.
ing tr0ubtes-Kausas troubaes-WhAs
aro we coming 90!
WAsmxGros. May 6, 1855.
] understand, from good and reliable au-
thoriiy, that the President gives up the
Virginia election to the Know Nothings not
witbstsndng the vain Boosting and hum.
bugging of the Richmond Enquirer and other
Vireinia Cabinet organs. In conversation
with a yirginia. gentleman, the other day,
Mr.. Pierce expressed his fears 10 very elo'
ouent terms. Said he-"f don't know what
we are coming to. There is q mystery
about the progress Of thesa Know Nothings
in the South which 10 perfectly isexp'icabis.
And il they carry Virginia, that lat remain
ing bulwark Of the Democracy, God only
knows what is to become oil us.". .Hq
But above all other perplexities OF this both
cred administration, at this time, is that
"iniernal Kansas imbroglio," as they call il
in the State Department. The President
feels that he is bound to stick to Reeder and
Forney, and their affiliated freesoil land
spectators; but he trembles in view Of the
conse quences. The other members Of the
Cabinet, except Davis and Dobbin, are also
with Reeder; but Davis and Dobbin are fear
fully in earnest against Reeder, and are re.
solved that he shail be superseded. The
chances are, therefore, ss the agitation oil
these Kansas troubles come home to the ad.
ministration for action, that there will spring
up such an excitement upon the question q
will rend the Cabinet into fragments.
Mark you if Kupsas and Keeder do mol
bring Mr. Pierce to his trumps. He mus
not show his hand, and the result will be ex
citing. He is among the quicksands O.
Kansas, and the surf will soon come rolling
in. As Mr.. Pierce says, God only know
what 10 coming! s
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12

"A TOTAL WRKcx.-On the lst Of Janua.
~, 1854, gentleman doing business in this
city was worth, with what he had invested
in business, $4,000. At the same time
he was blessed with lovly and intelligent
wife, beautiful and promising children. He
was surrounded by friends who esteemed
and respected him. His business was lucra.
tive, and promised to continue 90. Indeed
! his position as well rs his prospects were,
seemingly, all that he could desire to make
his happiness perfect. How complete the
wreck which the year closed upon! the
6rst misfortune was the transfer of mer-
T. chandiee to the amoun, of CIT, 900 TO a cali.
fornis dealer, for which not one cent was
ever received. The next was two success.
siva robberies by means Of which $4,000
were lost. Soon. after this the unfortunate
man made Investments in feal estate to q
large amount. The next and cfownipg mis-.
fortune was trip with his family to Europe.
They embarked on their return. with $685..
900 in goods. on board the steamship Arctic
and oil shared her luckless fate! On set.
Ting up his affairs, his real estate was sold
under the hammer at sacrifice of $4,000
making an aggregate loss on his property
during the yesr. Sils,000. 5000 more than
his usse,s. His friends were obliged to make
good the deficiency! Was ever destruction
more completed Father, Mother. children
and fortune all gone-swept from the face
of the earth-nothing left to show that they
ever existed! We doubt whether. among
the many wrecks which the pact year hal
witnessed. there has been among thsm one
more melancholy than this.
~. NJ Cour. q. Eng.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12

President OF THE BRAHcH BAxK.-At q
meeting Of the Board of Directors of the
Branch Of the State Bank in this city, held
on Thursday evening. SAMUEL ORR. Esq.,,
was unanimously elected President to sue
coed John Mitchell. Esq. deceased. We are
glad that Mr.. Orr is the choice of the Direc.
tors Of this Bank. He 10 one Of our mos'
upright, energetic and influential citizens
and amply qualified in every particular foI
the duties of the position to which he hal
been elected.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12
CITY OF EVANSVILLE.
SATURDAY MoRNING"::::":MAY ~
The County Ofsices.

--Fhe County Clerk, Mr.. Lunkenheimer,
has just moved into his office in the new
Court House, the far room on the left hand
eide. The Clerks Office of this building is
very large room. with high ceilings, we'll
doored, and ample accommodations for the
business of the people in connection with
This department.. NIL. has enclosed one long
eide wall with case Of pigeon holes for Court
documents. and is arranging them methodical.
ly the respective papers, so that at glance he
may lay his hands upon any paper required.
Above the vault, in high alcove. he has a
library Of public documents. When he gets
the requisite desks, there will not be more
comfortable County Clerks Office in the
State. We may here remark that the
County Board should..make it conve MEN, at
- early q day as possible to supply llthess
Offices with such furniture as is required.
and made under the direction of those who
are experienced in the want in this particu.
lar of the respective Offices. l.
The County auditor is in room adjoining
the Clerks, and on the left Of the FRS, street
entrance. He was yesterday engaged in
arranging the books Of the county Library.
which will hereafter be kept in this room.
The Auditor has excellent quarters in large
high and well lighted and well ventilated
room. He may there work with some de.
gree Of comfort, and have a secure and con.
venient place for his books and documents.
We are glad to see he astaken the respou-
sibiliiy OF procuring large and excellen.
desk, but plain and economical.
The Treasurer had removed into his room
On the opposite side of the hall. Next to il
10 the Recorders room, and at the far end
in the right hand side, is the Sheriff. Office
These apartments are all roOmy, lgh, and
pleasant. They afford an agreeable change
to the officers who nave SO long Occupied the
disagreeable and homsly rooms attached tt
the old Court House. We congratulate
them on having at last secured pleasant
places of business.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12

One Of the great mistakes Of railway con.
struction has been in consequence 81 the in.
ordinate desire TO open the works at the very
earliest day. To such an extent has this
hurry been carried. that many of our CON-
psnes have laid down their iron without
proper ballssting. and with the road-bed in
such con m that it could not resist the
action Of 81 ,:ains or frosts of the climate.
Then again, the iron has been taken from
the importer withou, survey or ex animation,
and experience has shown that in many
cases much Of the iron has had to be taken up
and replaced in three or four years. when in
fact, had il been OF proper quality, il would
have lasted twenty years. Then again. the
sleepers have been laid down without kyan.
izing or other chemical preparations, to pre-
serve them, and they have to be renewed in
from three to five years; when had they been
properly prepared. they would have lasted
from fifteen to twenty. five years; and almost
every other department of construction has
been carried on with like wastefulness and
lndiscretion. Let our readers examine the
annual reports of the different companies
they are interested in, or familiar with par.
ticularly with regard to the per centaPe Of
annual repairs, and see il our remarks are
not well grounded. Owing to this kind Of
management, many of our railroads are now
passing their dividends Railray Times.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12
Carrying Concea,ca weapons.

We are happy to perceive that Judge Pru.
den has called itter ton to the dangerous and
'cowsrdly practice Of carrying in the midst of
this community weapons. In
commenting on a case ofstahbing. that came
before him, he said il was high time some
course should be pursued to remedy the evil,
and as soon az the Legislature eonvenes,
measures should be adopted, by petitions. &c..
to see if some law could not be passed to
prevent this reckless, indiscriminate carrying
of weapons.
It would be really waste of time, TO al
Jude to the evil effects Of this brutal propen.
sity. It makes towards Of US and destroys all
confidence in law. 1t leads Us into temnts.
iion. and fills us with reckless desire to die.
play our brutality at the expense of every feel.
ing that ought to govern the actions of the
christian. How many of those desperate at.
fray that shave so much disgraced our city,
may be traced 10 this pernicinus practice.
We are glad to see public attention arous-
ed to this matter, and we trust another ses.
sion OF the legislature, will not pass by with
ont giving US law to prevent the carrying
of concealed weapons. Such an enactment
is in existence in several States. In Louis
lana the penalty for such, is two hundred
dollars fine, and imprisonment. We want
something stronger than public opinion. to
check this evil ia our State, and We agree
with Judge Pruden, it is full time the proper
remedy should he applied Gin. Lsdg.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12
DECLINE OF DREss-The New York
"Times" saws, very sensibly:

DECLINE OF DREss.-The New York
"Times" says, very sensibly:
"Then as to dress-it is great nonsense to
say that all must dress fashionably or lose
caste. What is the fashion! Who wears a
fashionable coat, and how do you know il is
the fashion,! Tell us-of one substa niial mer.
chant, ore thrifty mechanic, one successful
lawyer. or one gentleman who wears il, and
we will name ten equally noted and sue
cessful, who do not. and ten fops, whom you
utterly despise, that do. TIE fashion in
New York for men, just now, requires q
clean, decent garment, with no patches on
it--no more. no less. A lady might wear
her grandmoiher's shawl in Broadway, ard
not be noticed. The timid opes, AMI those
just in from other cities and villages, alone
are worried about their looks, when they
wear last winters bonnet TO the lecture or to
the church. Let the young initiate the sub
stan,ial and common-sensible, rather than
those who are keeping up appearance at a
sacrifice. II will be saving in this item. .
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12


An ADRorr AND VERY DISHONEST You've
LApY.-The Tuskegee Republican gives
the following account of the breaking up Of
a system Of depredations which had, for a
long time. been carried on against the East
Alabama Female College:
From time to time fresh incursions were
made upon the wardr0bes and other prop
er,y OF the girls, and their finest and most
valuable articles disappeared before the RAJ
wages Of the plunderer. Silk and muslin
frocks, talmas, boxes. jewelry Of al.
most every description, portmonaies, with all
their contents, in fact, all sorts OF things
that young ladies' usually have at College,
whether for convenience or ornament, were
laid hold of and carried eff, and no clue
could be obtained as to who it was done by.
The President, Mr.. Bacon, was indefatigable
In his efforts to unravel the mystery, but
without any success. Perhaps il is not too
much to say that he was suffering mental
torture, whilc the institution over which he
presides with great dignity and appropriate
ness, was suffering buth in repuia ton and
in purse, for several of the students, rather
than be annoyed by such constant pillage,
had gone home.
But detection came at last. One day a
girl, who had formerly been student at the
College, but who having left, continued a
habit of visiting the young ladies, had the
boldness to wear, during one of these visits,
one Of the very dresses which she had pur.
lolned. The young lady to whom it belong
ed recognized it, ard after the girl had left
informed Dir. Bacon Of the fact. She was
immediately sent after and brought back
She dented that she had stolen IL, or that /,
was the dress that was lost. But a search
at the house of her parents established her
guilt. Nearlv all the articles that were
taken were found there and brought back; a
few she had so disposed of as to be beyond
recovery. And thus the mystery of months
has been solved, and we are happy ia having
il to say. that in consequence the young
ladies who had left the College are return.
ing.
| II could answer no good purpose to men.
ton the name of the girl who was the plum
derer. Her parents live about three or four
miles from the town, are exceedingly poor
and there can be no doubt they were cogniz
ant of what their daughter was doing. The
! girl herself Is about fourteen years OF age
and must have good deal of shrewdness te
enable her 10 carry on SO large q system o
sterling without being even suspected.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12
A.o. her Letter from Hen. o. H. Smith

Aaot her Letter from Hon. o. III. Smith
Mr.. Smith, President Of the E. l. g. C.
Straight Line Railroad, has published a let
ter in the N. Y. Railroad Advocate Of the
5th. After successfully defending himself
against the personal attacks Of the Railroad
Journal, be closes his letter with the follow
ing:
Mr.. Poor still harps upon what he calls
my Discrepancy between my guess al the
cost of the read without buildings in cash
when iron and labor were low, aud the con.
tract cost OF the road when iron and labor
were high, with complete buildings at Ev ans.
vile, Indianapolis, the crossings Of three
railroads, and at every ten miles on the line
all payable in stock and bonks at par. Why
don't he say something about the medium oil
payment About the price Of iron and labor
a, the time the contract was made! Echo
answers, why. Why dom the give US the esti.
mates, a. compared with the cost of his now
favorite, the Erie, and see whether his scienti
&c friends guessed, even with their instru.
ments, better than did before our road wss
run.
Dir. Poor says that many publications
have appeared swritten by himself" Yes
always write my own articles. / have
both spoken and written much, and expec
to continue to $50; net to Islander new roads
but to advance the great railroad interests o.
the country, whose prosperity ardent.y de
sire. But Mr.. Poor says of my articles "ws
would publish them no longer. "IThat il
true, and about the only truth he has stated
yet. But when did he refuse! Not until
refused to pay Mr.. Poor aud his associates
; tone hundred dollars" and in cash. five pc
cent. on the remission Of railroad duties. I,
. be procured by the unbounded influence o
the editor OF the American Railroad Journa
over the members of Congress. and his pow
erful articles, proving conclusively to Mr
Poor's mind, that the repeal of duties woul,
, benefit the American manufacturer.
As to the stuff OF Mr. Poor about our roa
being "unproduc,ive," the poverty Of TIT
White Biver Valley, through which It runs
, the alignment and character o! the road, III,
4 basis of our bonds, and the balance o
his charges, respectfully refer, for answer
. to our forthcoming annual report in mex
month; that will contain the necessary sta
tistics and tables to enable every one t
judge Of the merits of our great Enterprise.
| fsLw o. II. SMITH.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-12

az The Washington correspondent Of
the New. York Courier writes under date of
the 9th that Gov. Reeder had arrived in that
city. and had heightened interviews with the
President. He declares that his speech at
Easton, contains his position upon the
Kansas Government, and true narrative OF
the late election occurrences. It is believed
that his views will not accord with those OF
the Administration, and that he will be re-
moved.