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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-14

Of long and laborious journey in order to be pre-
sent Ut Tho triumph Of her Conception. Nks-
The medal offered by the Holy Father In COM
memoration Of the decree Of December 8, although
Of small proportions, 10 very pretty. II bears on
one side the Image OF the Immaculate Virgin, and
on the other the following inscription -
Deipose Virgini sine iabe concspte. Plus TX.
Ponf Mar. er aayi Australia primtfiis sib oblatis
csldi jusstt vi id dec. MDCCCLTT
The engraving was done 81 Rome, and Is not less
beautiful. .r
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CARDINAL W;seman. letter from
Roms to tie Newark Daily Advertiser
says:
Cardinal Wise,nnn j. to I've trans
ferred fr,m England to Rome, arcor.
ding to the on DIT in well informed
circles. Iii, health. recently impaired
by an obstinate diabetes. il said +" be
unequal to the administration Of 70
vast aud porul"us n di@'ese as The wrs'
minister, in u country Of religious.
strife and then his presence and ser.
vice in the Sacred College hero will.
it is thought, BE- more useful to the
church At large as we'll n. to the "revi
we'd English branch" Of it. since the
Sovereign Pontif will have tho more
immediate benift Of biz Councils and
experience. The learned prelate will
also occupy the Office in the Vatican
Library, recently vacated by the death
Cardinal Mai. It il not said who will
succeed him, but il il known that the
ultimate re-estsblishrd Of the p. pory
in England is curdin"l obj"c, with
tho Holy See. aud that the signs are
greard as suspicious.
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AGENCY ATWASHINGTON
THE UNDERSIGNED pro~ecu,es

l. all manner Of Claims against the Govern
ment Of the United States. before Congress, before
commissioners, or before any Of the Pub ic De-
partments; Claims for Bounty Land, Pensions,
Back. pay. Halfpsy, Return u Duties paid under
protest, Adjustment OF Accounts Of IisbursIng,
Off GERS. Posttnasters and Contractors accounts,
collection Of Dividends In arrear, obtaining Pa.
tents, and every other business requiring the
prompt and efficient service Of an Attorney or
Agent.
A residence offonsteen years At the Seat Of
Government, with tho ough and familiar acquan
lance with the various systems and routine Of
public business ut the different offces, added to,
this free access to consult the ablest legal advis
ers, II needle justifes the subscriber in pledgng
the fullest satisfaction and utmost despetch 10
those who inayentrust their business to his care
Being we'll nown to- the greater part Of the
citizens Of the District, As well MS to many gentle
men who have been m mbers Of both Houses Of
Congress in the Last twelve years, II Is deemed,
useless to extend this notice by special refrence
A full power Of Attorney should accompany all
claims.
Communications must be prepaid in all cases.
ANY informal ton desired At Baton Rouge. can
be had III, ough GEORGE A. PIKE. who will act
As nv agent In the prosecution Of claims.
H G. SPAULDING. AIRY.
Washington. D. c. April, 1865.
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NV'c ICE.

1 LII persons who are indebted to the
n Succession Of WILLIAM P. PBitLiPs,
decd are hereby notified to come forws ard
and settle the same without delay. and
hose having claims against ssid successioa,
will present them duly and legally avtheu-
ticated for acceptance. to the administers.
; tor JOHN D. CoxAux. on the High ends,
or to his undersigned Cbsnsel At Baton
Roupe. J. NJ. McCUTCHEN.
April 26,h Cd.
~ Daily Delta copy OF. and send bill
to comet Office.
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MANxERs.-T make it a point Of
morality never to find fault with an
other for bis manners they may br
awkward or graceful, blunt or polite
polished or rustic. care not what
they ae, ifthe man means well aud
acts from honest intentions, without
eccentricity or affects'ion. All men
have not the advantages of good 30
ciety,' as it is called. to school them
selves in all its fantastic rules and
ceremonies, and only founded in rpa.
son and COOL sense. and tot upon the
artifi.ial regulations Manners like
conversation should be extempor.
ane"us. and not studied. l always
suspect a man who meets me with the
same perpetual smile upon his face.
the same bending ofthe body. aud
the same premeditsted shake Of the
hand.
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1oa fns coxsr,

.. yoa rms coxsr.
, FossILIrrRors.- Whilst sinking a
we'll q fss dsys ago. in a lot on
Church street, in this city. Vt the
depth If ah,us IS feet from the sur.
face, in a strata Of clay wss found
\ number Of wa,er.wssled stones. II
various sizes and among them, one,
which it will take nothing less than
Q Pickwik club to ac.a,unt Cor. The
rock in question is about the size Of
u hens egg. Attached to one ride Of
which. aud partly i'"he,I'ied IN it, was
a mass of pure metallic lead, that wa.
detached by slight blow. and found
TO weigh little over aud ounce. The
lead has all the appearance Of q fiat.
tened bullet, while the appearance Of
the rock in which it was imbeded is
such as to induce the belief that the
lead was shot into it when discharged
from gun.
In view Of the date Of the inven.
ton Of gunpowdcr, and Of the use Of
firearms in this country and Of
the fact that this we'll !, on nearly rs
high land as any in Baton Rouge, and
that Baton, Rouge is situated on Il
bluff, the first SEN in ascending the
river, | owould ask how came the
lead here in a strata of earth 40 deep
and which has not been disturbed
within the memory ofman this sprci-
men is in my possession. and can be
sect: 10y the curious.
NJ. N. BYINGroN.
Baton Rouge MAY 10th 1855.
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Baton Rouge May 10th 1855,

-
HoNEsry.-1he Delta has a short
paragraph on this subject ; suggested
hy the fact that some honest fellow
found pocket book continuing dol
lar and a half !" change. in one Of
Slawson's Omnibu-cs, and actually
went; in the simplisiiy Of his heart
and enquired at the station house for
its owner; and this too, without pay
ing his fare, out of it. The gentleman =
name should be handed round. Com.
mon honesty, is so uncommon now
days. that it should not 60 unreward-
ed. There are some people. SO far
behind the times, that they advertise
lost articles-even pockel-books, with
hand bills. Such. are never found.
unlcs they con'aia "papers Of no
value but to The owner A suitable
reward must even be offered for these
or they may pass into other hands,
with forged names upon them. 1t
hard 10 tell where the world is going
to. with its honesty and plain christian
dealing 1t is profanity to ask bles-
Sings from on High when We look It
things as they are below, and see tho
commandment, Thou shalt not
steal. " daily broken INFO fragments,
and made whole again through laws,
made it would seem, expressly to
screen villiany.
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NOTICE.

TINE Omnibus will leave r. REAL's Sta
l. hle on Third st. Sunday Morning at
o'clock for G'eenwell Springs and return
in the evening. Persons desiring TO 90
out, will register their names before hand,
re each waySI lf"ne omnibus is not SUI
fee It second will be on hand to leave
at the same time. {May13-td r. BEAL.
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EtSH LINE Float, assorted sizes; Linn
L erick and kirby bent H., oks; Fish
Lines. assorted sizes; hot Pouches Pow
der and Pistol FIa>ks; Double and Single
barrel Shot Guns-On hand for sale by
may II. ID e. MONTAN.
Church street.
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A few days since an affay occurred
in Somervill.., Tenn between Orlnnd"
Brown and VIM. Burton, in which
the former was shot in the thigh and
stabbed. Both parties are highly
respectable, and Brown is not expected
10 live.
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TIE Love LOOKED FOR CONF
Enthusiastically morning between
the hours Of eleven and twelve, thu
long looked for rain which the gather
ing clouds, have been promising for /"
time past. actually came. 1t was re-
ireshing to see the up'urned umbrellas
used for other purpose. than that. Of
Of breaking the suns rays. Now that
every man has his wish should We not,
all. endsxvor to do better things -
But whilst we speak the rain has stop.
ed again.
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AFExALE ScuLProR.-Miss L. uiss
I,ander, Of Salem, Massachusetts. gives
promise Of fine taste and genius for the
seulptor's art. She is a sister of Chief
Justice Lander, Of Washington Terri.
tnxv
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&C. The Boston papers announce
the death Of Rnnben Richards, Esq,
an aged and opu|ent merchant ofthat
city. lie was a native Of Ledham.
Mass. and in his will he has brquea,h-
I'd to that town the sum of $4,000
for the sur port Of a free -cho',l. The
further sum Of $4,000 has been given
to the Episcopal church in the village
as fund for the support of public
worship. The income Of 500 is to
BE- applied to the support of the min
lister, and the interest upon the re-
naming $4,000 is to defr"y the expru-
ses OF music. Various minor legacies
are also given to different societies
for religious and charitable purposes.
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III arric1

arric0.
On the l4'h inst in Washington City
by the Rev. MR. JOHN GLEN.
SON. JR., to Ms. LOU. CROSS.
"Tread we the stage where ere we may,
Aud shifting scenes will meet our eye;
The flowers themselves which bud to-day,
Tomorrow wither, and the next day uie. "a
Not M with love In any christian man, y
il lives TO gain and yer suffers loss, %
II takes us gently with trembling hand,
Anu points to Heaven, thro' Saw or. cross
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&.gaIu Esa,t 8ath.ts,

1877 800 SOv@A1O ~ 81NAAs
Tor bayou Sra three -
TfMKD l.wEEx.- The Q. e
Mall steamer L.aWsel Hal, J. &, -
CorvoN, MASTER, will leave NsW Ovieepo eV0sy
SUNDAY MoKxmo At O'Clock, and every Wspnse.
DAT and PnsDAy MoaHino alto o'eseek. tsturnjuR.
leaves Bayou eara on MONDAY, 7staspAy and OAS.
uxDAy, arriving N New Orleans sasve dsy.
Asents-M. Oerden, IT,, J. 4. nraud q Landry.
John burbrIdss ! Co., Hall b Kemp ! c., Joe. D.
PaRnud, adv. Tti,ins agent,
n. "a clerk wlll y on the levee II n. Q.
10 receive freight ct oil times, reo Tuesdsy MIRA.
ing to 3 ,urdsy night, sMi shippers esn deliver
goods to him, snd have W. h1ine slgnsA In The
OoA' "''s"s<' Esao1 vu nsy ~.
New Orleans aUA Dayou sara
TWICE A wEEx-vos
l. BAYOU Sam. Port nudeas
..obdells Store, Baton Rouge q =
Plaqusmine, and oil intermediate lsn,i.ss.
the fine passenger steamer CAPT. OF.
JAS. n. URx, MAsTtR. lesves New Or.
Iesns every SUNDAY At . O'Clock. 4. n.
and evesy WEDNESDAY, At s. o'clock
~. Returning leaves Bsycu Ss,a evsry
MONDAY At -, H.. end THURSDAY e
6P. N. and Baton Ronse every MONDAY
at P. NJ, and THURSDAY at 10 IN.
90 For freight or passage spply on
board. Jan. ~. i06s.
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ed again.
LECTURE TO THE You've LADIES'
On Sunday night last, it was our pleas
nre to listen to another lecture from
Rev. Nix. CAsrLEroN, intended for tn
benefit Of the Young Ladies. Tn
house was crowded, and commanded
to silence blythe force Of the speaker
eloquence. That he dealt unsparing
~ with the frivolilies Of extravagan
fashion, to which the softer sex is Al
this day bound slave, all must alike
admit who had the pleasure to hear
him. That there was more truth than
poetry in what he said. WAS visible in
the flashing eyes Of his fair auditors
The Rev. Geptlemen dwelt, with
much force on the 6re.siie influence
Of woman, ON the affairs Of the outside
world; and certainly dill not 60 for
smiss, when he attributed much Of
the misery and vice. Of the day. to
the giant power Of women who in
directly governs the civilized world.
THls EvENlNo.-It must not be
forgotten that another ladies enter.
taiument comes of, at the Harvey
House tonight. 1t is only necessary
70 mention the fact, in order to 70.
cure . full attendance, and bring
about, what is always desired. "a
profitable fruition. p" The young grnss
about town will no doubt, "as usual.
press one other to death. in order to
bs the first there, and take away the
frat honors BY dives,irg themselves Of
their surplus revenue, which must be
di.posed If: if not for charitable. f"r
unehar;table purposes. How it makes
the heart swell and the boron expand
to it's utmost capacity. when We reflect
tia, it is the ladies who in their charity.
turn with their musical Soirees and
other entertainments. % much Of the
surplus revenue If the nation into un-
adultersted Christianity! Why. the
young gents are positively indebted to
them-a debt Of gratitude, for reliev
ing them Of change, which would other.
wise 60 fur Segsrs and Coguac. to their
very great personal injury.
Let the young gents 60 tonight.
and lay out their dimes in glasses of
ice cre,m. warmed and seasoned with
the smiles q tho fair creatures who
shall dish it out. This il the way to
make permanent investment-it will
pay a much interest on the capital in
vested. IS he Plank Rad to Clinton,
or any other similar real estate.
The FINE ARrs.-The Italian a.cr-
respondent Of the Newark Daily I'D
,ertiser, " iting from Rome. says that
the expectation of paintings and ststu.
ary has materiality fallen of during
the year past. The exports in 1854.
chiefly the products Of the several
hundred studious of the resident art.
lists, representing all nations, are -sti
mated at $2l5,4S7-a falling off Of
yer $4,000 from the amount Of the
proceeding, year. This sum includes
$50 SIS for ancient pictures. and $40.
1886 for modern 1854 for ancient
sculptures, and SlO5.27S for modern.
AFExALE ScuLPToR.-Miss L. uiss
lander, Of Salem, Massachusetts,. gives
promise Of fine taste and genius for the
ssculptor's art. She is sister Of Chief
Justice Lander, Of Washington Terri.
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UowN TUE CoAsr.-If twero no
for 6y Into the country now ant
then.-lf 10 could not leave the dus
and pouring down p~rcl'ing up sun o
| Tie city At intervals there would pos
i'ively he no rec"mpence. for the dai
" drudgery, o: We city people ~he
lave 10 stay ia crowded streets. and
ievise new ways TO swindle the coun
Try people and keep up the affairs Of
tho nation. On Saturday evening
last With pair II fast nags under tLs
ship Of Mike himself, . small and
select party rolled through tho dusty
streets. putting habanas and kicking
up dust las any man may do At it,
lie cost. in dusty tiue), dashed out
# the city into the highland rad.
which leads, assAll other 70; d. about
here. do; to the Manchac. Aud
here BY the way. we might say, that
The "orops" upon which 50 much il
said, look passing we'll down to the
mouth Of tho Mxnchac. The corn
waves q green and fer'il. in its growth
as could be desired. and the cane has
y stand; and The trees overshadow the
road to cool the atmosphere in such
manner as to make US feel that the
Powers above W., have not entirely
withdrawn their genial influence from
This ungrateful mat, in the great ar
csna Of the universe.
A Ball Ut Mancbcc how it fills
lie heart with freshness, to contrast
The honest unaffected manner Of our
,"slitable coast people. with the frivi.
Gus vanity and transparent hypocrscy
# e'itetociety oftowu and city! How
ylad it makes the bear, /; to meet the
air As they appear fairest aud una-
formed. With the fashionable coquet-
les, upon which the city damsel bases
to conquest. But let US not co"
inue invidi"u. comparison. Arrived
t Manchac. the doorway Of that
'r,nca Of clever fellows, A. DUPLAx.
TER, ESQ, was thrown open. and our
eceptiou was that of honest unadect-
d hospitality. After INDUCING in
mutual smiles Of good cheer. the
ceus for the Ball was surveyed. A
pacious shop on the premises Of Du.
Iantier was cleared Of its barrels and
'tillisn'Iy iIlu,niuated.-The ladies'
anne aocking in pairs Of two-tbs
music arrived, and the Ball opened
hould We say which Of the many
right particular stars. shone most, to
ur bachelors liking, twouId be Miss
Rs a fair fower-a lilly from
he baaks Of the Mancbac, and her
ster vito the rose 'i"gs Of happy
bring time on her cheek-thc lilly
nd the jnssmine. both combined~
Iext to our fancy is Mary E. s.,
Ill Of sp'ish,|y life with dancing blue I
Yes. melting in soltness that We
ok in vain to the azure blue above.
r. a counterpart. A very Nautilus
Miss Mary, gliding aweetly DER the
ream Of life, like the shadows Of
nth, that beck US on 10 m unseen I
,ven Of happiness. Then there is
|is> A., Of" Bruley' and Miss
c. of our own love Astounding
ed Stick. Miss E, Miss z. Z
. Miss F. are all fair flow.
> Of the same locality. The Misses a
not alone embrace all the beauty of +
is gay and festive scene. But alas,
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BATON ROUGE::::MAY, Is, 1855.

MEMBERs TO THE PoLIcE JURY
At the election yesterday for men,
Vbers Of the Police Jury Of this parish.
James Essex Elan, was elected in
Ward No. I. and II. I. Waddill Esq.'
in ward No. 2.
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Office,

THE undersigned, formerly lessess of
i La. Fenitentia,y. have removed their
FIord., St., between Third and Mair SITS.
may 8. WARD. NOTATION Il Co.
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X UN.A WY.

ICE CREAM Freezers and Cedar Tubs.
large and small sizes; Papier Mache
in aid Waters and >alvers; Curtain
Bands and Pins; Maslin Preserve Kettles ::
Popes Head Cobweb Brushes with poles.
lust received at DC. MOUNTAINS.
may IL. Chuich street.
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A Valuable HOsse and Lot,

"A V0bUNOBe ttOuSsc anu Luz
WILL he offered at public sale at the
W Court House door Of this parish and
city Of Ba'on Rouge on
Saturday the ~, day of June next,
at II o'clock =. NJ, unless previous dispos-
ed Of, at private ,ale. that valuable LIT and
brick buildings theron at the st~amhoat
landing known as the Union hotel. Said
property will lie offered subject to lease
at the rate Of sixty live dollars per mon h
and payable monthly, and said lease expir-
ing on the first day Of December 1854, GA,
the following terms AMI conditions,
One hah cash and the balance On credit
Of twelve months from the day Of sale. the
purchaser to furnish notes well endorsed
and special mortgage retained until the
final payment.
Inquire OF PETER HAMxAn.
MISE H.. V RABIN. Anctioneer.
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A FINE assortment # choice sauces.
~ sardines Lobsaers Cspvss; Olives Pc.
klss Mustard. and large lot articles for f,mIy
use. too numerous to msation.s Call sWd examine
for yourselves. T. NOHRMANN
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ers Of the same locality. The Misses
do not alone embrace all the beauty Of
this gay and festive scene. But alas,
alas, all happiness and pleasure is
short lived F.; the small hours of night
xdmOnish US to COVE cannot DIV. II
longer in this delightful place, the
Sabbath has actually come iuto exist
ence. A moment at The ample board
Of r~freshments-a glass Of the ruby
vine Of Francs-a "good night from
the amisble Hostess, and q parting
grasp from the friendly hands Of =
merry company. and We are again in
the "cut of" cutting of miles at a
locomotive speed. to the precincts Of
our sanctum, where We are now enjoy
ing = delightful head ache. Sic tran.
SIT such is a moment Of light and
life snatched from the dull realities of
existence.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-05-03

RUFUS CHoATE.-The fo lowing has been
set a1oat by somebody-a near relative of
Davy Crockett, perhaps.
Rufus Choate is a picture to look at. and
acrowder to spout. He is about seven feet
SIX, or six feet seven in his socks, supple as
al eel, and wiry as cork-screw. lis face
is compound of wrinkles, "yaller janders,"
and Jurisprudence. He has small, keen,
piercing black eyes, and head shaped like
mammoth goose egg, big end up; his lair
black and curly, much resembling a bag of
wool in admirable disorder" tr a brush
heap in gale of wind His body Las no
particular shape, and his wit and legal
"dodges' have set many a judge in snick-
er, and so confounded jurors as to make it
almost impossible for them to speak plain
English, or tell the truth for the rest of
their natural lives. Rufus is great Oh twist
ing himself up, squirming himself around,
and prancing, jumping, and kicking up tie
dust when steams up. His oratory is first
rate, and his arguments ingenious and forci-
ole. He generally makes "ten strike
Judge and jury down at the end of everv
sentence. He is great on fowery expreS-
sions and highialutm "Hubbubs.'' Stran-
gers mostly think be is crazy, and the rest
scarcely understand what he is about. He
invoices his time and elocution four tLcu-
sand per eentum over ordinary charges for
having ones self put through course Of
aw.
Rufus Choate is about fifty years of age,
perhaps over lie is considered the ablest
lawyer IN New England. or perhaps in the
United States. His hand writing can't be
decIphered without the aid OF pair OF CON-
passes and a quadrant. His autograph
somewhat resembles the map OF Ohio, AID
LOOKS like piece of crayon sketching, done
IN the dark witha three-pronged fork. He
has been IN the Senate, aud may be, il he has
time to tish for it, President OF the United
States. IN. Y. Herald