Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-10

CAPITAL OF IowA-The Senate of Iowa has, b
vote Of II to IL, passed bill removing the sea
Of government from Iowa city to Fort DIES Moines
1t is supposed, says the Dubuque Express, that tn
house will also pass the bill.
ST.. VALENTINES DAY.-A large and varie
collection of comic and sentimental Valentines
have been received by Bennett & Galabert, q
their Literary Depot, suited to all subjects
classes, and purses.
GooDs AT AUcT1oN.-Messrs Wakeman l. Smitl
intend disposing Of at auction on Monday Tuesda,
and Wednesday next their entire stock consistn,
of varied assortment Of goods. Here's rar
chance Of buying yourself rich, readers! DON
miss the opportunity
HURRAH FOR DoNALDsoNv1LLE!-Mr. A. NJ
Templet, one Of the principal merchants Of Don
aldsonville, gives notice in the Vigilant, that hi
store will not be opened for the future for the
transaction Of business on the Sabbath. You are
right Mr.. Templet, six days is enough to labor 70,
our daily bread
U. S. SENAToRs-The Hon. W. H. Seward, has
been reelected Senator from New York, for six
years from the 4th of March next Gen. H. Wilson,
has been elected Senator from Massachusetts. to
supply the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Mr.. Everett Dmkee, from Wisconsin, and Harlem,
from Iowa.
The GENERAL AssEMBLY.-Our last adyices from
Baton Rouge, are unimportant. The Legislature
is progressing slowly with business. There was
no quorum in the Senate on Tuesday. We learn
verbally that an act has been passed which changes
the time for holding courts in this the 9th Judicial
District.
eB The "please K" of the Claiborne Ad.
vocate, published at Homer, parish of Claiborne, in
this State, is freely accorded We shouldbe pleased
to receive all the Louisiana country journals The
Advocate isaneat and elledited paper, and should
receive, as no doubt it does living support from
the hands Of the North Louisianians.
EscAPED.-We learn from sheriff Gagne, of the
parish Of Terebonne, that T. P. Heas for some.
time confined in the Houma jail, on conviction Of
mansaughter, pending an appeal to the Supreme
Court on the ground Of informality in the indict-
ment, made his escape at about ten o'clock on
Thuraday night last Sheriff Gagne is now in
pursuit Of him.
t We learn that the hour of departure on the
Opelousas Railroad has been changed. The train
will leave in the future at O'clock r. NJ, instead
OF at Il as has been the case heretofore This
change has been made in order to connect with the
Tigerville Stage Line, though it viii make no al
teration In the arrival Of the train at Algiers-5
o'clock, Pm.
EE The steamers Carrier and Illinois Belle,
Notwithstanding the low stage Of water in the La
fourche, still continue to ply regularly between our
port and New Orleans At times they are brought
up all standing by some sunken aatboat, or sub
merged snag, but they are soon again under way,
and seem determined to ply, water or no water.
Their commanders certainly deserve to patronized
for their entirng energy to accommodate the public
under such disadvantages. ~
JENNY LINDA letter, dated Stockholm, Swe-
den, December Is, states that Madame Jenny Lind
Goldschmidt was in that city attending to her pro-
perry. She was unaccompanied by her husband,
the laws Of Sweden forbidding the presence of a
Jew. The correspondent adds that Jenny had 80
changed in appearance and grown go old in looks
that her oldest and most intimate friends did not
recognise her.
Harper roR FEBRUARY.-None Of the prece-
ding numbers Of this invaluable publication are
more deserving Of notice, than that for the cur
rent month, which is now for sale 1t Bennett &
Galabert's book store. Neither viii our time or
space permit US to enumerate its rich contents;
but would urge ell lovers Of good reading to Sc
cure copy before il is too late.
CONSCIENTIOUS JURYMEN.-Two Of the jurors
who were sworn to decide in the case Of the q. 6.
District Court ~. Sherman NJ Booth, for aiding
and abettng in the escape Of the slave Glover, at
Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the 18th Of March, 1854,
have published card stating, that while they felt
bound by their esths to convict him, they were Of
the opinion that he performed . noble and bene-
violent oct, for which be deserves honor
MI ADMIRARI."-We have on file an humer-
Gus communication over this signature, being 1
report Of the indignation meeting recently held
at Napoleonville, parish Of Assumption, By some
persons opposed to Dr.. Kittredges plan for closing
the mouth Of Bayou Lafomche Il DonaIdsonvile.
In consequence Of . misunderstanding on the part
q our competitors it was laid aside until too late
10 be put in type for the present issue oour paper
Il win appear next week. s