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Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23
Tears Of the Crocodile.

a short time ago, in an editorial in reply TO
unicalion in the Washing,os Union ,he
editor ioi the s4me,icdn Organ said. ss.It 10 our
a,owed intention and 6xrd pnrpusa 10 employ
no onesas composition in the Orgoa vfice who
10 mol q member of ouu order" Ia yesterday
issie oflhai journal in noticing The removal o:
violenl X. N :, named George Wilson, foreman
Of the engineer and machanisis department Of
The Washington Navy Yard, on account Of his
interference in political affairs and prescription
men snaer bis charge, the editor sets up how l
Of agony that is caution to the natives. The
OrgaG grieyes IN this wise: ~
.ln the name u Heaven, has il come 70 ,his7
Has Tho government Of this great Republic fall.
Ian SO INV az IN stoop W the prescription Of
mechanics and laborers! Will nothing appesse
its rage but the life OF those who dare 10 ,itf.r
from il in .opillion7 We gay Ue--nr iii you
lake away the means whereby we live, wha.
is il but 10 take away our life iiself''"
+ This cry is that OF the panther 10 deceive it's
unwary prey; the teaTs OF the crocodile TO bring
within it's reach all it intends TO devour.
h, The man, or set oil men, who refuse 10 EN-.
ploy a. poor printer because he is no, connected
with an oa,hbound secre: political order, thus
intending TO deprive him of the means Of gel
ting bread far himself aud family, have no, resi
sympathy with any other class Of work inemen.
Their eroans aud Tears in this case are for polil-
ical effect,-BaltinOre Republican
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23
Know Nothing Convention.

The Minority Report had been previously re.
jec,ed. 49,
Before retiring from the Convention some of
the secedina delegates presented protests to be
recorded on its journal
The twelve seeding States comprehend all
New England aud all the Free States in the
West. tea
The remnant Of the Convention adopted a
platform, divided into sections, as follows:
!. Acknowledges the Ruler Of the Universe as
presiding over the councils Of all nations.
2. Urges the cultivation Of an intense Amer
lean feeling.
8. Urges the maintenance Of the Union as the
primary object Of patriotic desise. y
4. Urges obedience 10 the Constitution.
s. Invites the immigration Of the honest i'm
migrant seeking al asy lum and protection, but
ondemns the importation oil felons and pau.
pers. ....-
6. Recommends Modification Of the nat
nta'izalion laws and repeal Of all State
laws which allow unnaturalized foreigners 10
vote.
Z. Declares hostility to he corrnp, meaas by
which party leaders force upon the people use
less political creeds, enmity against the system
OF rewards for political subserviency, and dis
gust for the wild hunt after tfice y hch CHAR
acterizes the age.
8. Declares resisiancs 70 the aggressive pol
icy Of the Roman Catholic Church by the adj
vancement Of those Only whs do not owe civil
allegiance, directly or indirectly, to any foreign
Power, civil or ecclesiastical. and who are
Americans by birth, education, and training;
Americans only shall govern America; pro,sc.
ton to all cizen.s The proper exercise Of their
civil and religions rights and privileges; the
maintenance u the right Of every man to the
iull, unrestrained, and peaceful enjoyment oil
his own religious opinions and worship, and a
jealous resistance 0. all attempts, by any sect,
denomination, or church, to obtain ascendancy
iE The State by special privileges or exemptions
by political combinations Of members, o, by the
division Of theii civil allegiance with any Tor.
eign rotentate or ecclesiastic. E5#fz z=7
8. The reformation of the National Leeisla-
ture by selection: aherefur pure and unse6sll
men. =+@ IL. VI. .t..ssIs - .. q.
10. A restriction o. Executive patronage.
IL. The education vi youth in schools common
to all, without distinction OF creed or party, and
opposition 10 every attempt TO exclude the Bible
from he schools. = eaes IS -
IL. The slavery resolutions which have been
already published. ss =
l3. The foreign policy Of the Government
should be TO exact justice from the strongest aud
10 10 justice 10 the weakest.
ID. The principles of the order to be hence
forth openly avowed, aud each member 10 be
al liberty to make known the existence Of the
Order and lis membership, and that in future
there be no c0ncealment Of The places Of meet.
ing oil the subordinate councils.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23
Agents for the vindicator.

The following gentlemen are authorized and re-
questsd to act as Agents for the vindicator.
S. 8. Abney, Esq, Barterbrook,
J. TAYLOR, ESQ.,, Waynesboro'
Sam'l koiner, ESQ.,, Koiners Store.
DR.. Roberts, New Hope.
DR.. C. r. Harris, Mt. Sidney.
N. A. Koiner, ESQ.,, Long Meadows.
Jas. T. Clarke. ESQ.,, Mt. Scion.
Andrew Clinedinst, Esq, String Hill.
We will appoint other agents rs can
learn suitable for other sections of the county
In Monterey, Highlcnd, VIM. w. Flemming, Esq,
is the authorized agent Of the Vindcator.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23

ULouis Napoleon, ii appears, is quite an
xious to proritiatelhe Americans. The new
Minister OF Foreign Affairs, Count Walewski,
is very gracious 10 Mr.. Mason. His Imperial
master desires to cultivate the most friendly
timents and relations with The United States. -
Such is the tenor Of the Ministers COMMUNE
cations with MIR. Mason. We hear nothing
more Of The desire 70 abolish slavery, or Of the
regulation III sffairsi, The Western Hemisphere
These suhjeets seem to be postponed tin a.
Ter the s;id et the Rxsslan wai SIC ssss., -
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23

EXECUTING THE LAws.-The Boston Even.
ing reea iaph, crazy abolition paper, in its
eagerness for the execution Of the anti liquor law
exrlaims:- eMobs must be suppressed at all
hazards. The safety Of the community requires
in The Telegraph has evidently fofgoiiea all
about The Burns case. The N. Y Tribune. too
srennously demands that the laws OF New York
against duellins should be rigidly enforced
against the parties 10 the late New York duel.
All very proper, bu. This new born ardor in la
yor oil the law comes With psor grace from
paper which is daily preaching up resistance 10
the fugitive slave law.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23

oar The wheat crop 10 this CO nty. from
ell that We can learn. will be short. The
corn is looking promising. = "a
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23

The Supreme Court Of Appeals q yir-
g;nia will commence its annual session nj
L.wisbuig. on Tuesday, the 10Th day Of
July next 49, r
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23
Fling the poorA Wide Open.

II will be impossible TO form a correct or
safe judge ment octbe new Know Nothing
platform, mill the obIigafjess to BIZ i'm
posed on members al inltia,,en or after
wards. are also fully MADE knowa 70 the
public. II will he remembered that IN ,he
platform put out in this State. they said
that ''rel,g ious tolera.ion., aud entire alb
sense Of all prescription for opinion sake,
should be cherished as one Of the funda-
mental principles Of our civil freedom. -
Nothing could be broader or more satisfac-
tory. But how did they constiue it, They
made the initiate solemnly promise 10
vote for no man if he be a.:Roman Catho-
lie. A further obligation required him
TO remove such from Office, il it could be-
legally done, and in no case to appoia /
them to office.
~ The people cannot, therefore, he salts
fed unless these things az, all made ,pen,
and proclaimed for the public srrutiny.
o. The majority Platform adopted BY
the K. N. Council, declined expressing
any opinion as to the existence of poyer
in Congress over slavery IN the territories ;
contentins itself with declaring that the
federal government ought mol 10 Interfere.
The Penny Pos. K. N is not pleased at
this fsilur. TO assert the unconstiiuiionalitv
a. well as the mere inpolicy ofsuch inter
ferrence,--a doctrine which the Soash has
ever contended for, and will never give up
the strength Of her cause. The Post saws:
''We publish the resolutions on the sub
ject Of slavery to-day. They suit us very
well. in the man; but We should have
preferred distinct declaration that Con-
gress had no power. according to the spirit
Of the Constitution. to prohibit or estab-
lish slavery in the territories.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23

e& Various particulars of the Philadel-
phia Kno" Nothing Convention have
been unsvoidably laid over until next
week. eeea ase ss
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23

'es'a"ce. aitecli} or INDIRECTLY, 10 AM for.
~isn power whether civil or ecclesiastical.
and who are. Americans by birth, education
and training titus fulfilling the maxim
Americans only shall govern America.
The protection Of all citizens in the legal
aud proper exercise Of their civil aud re-
ligious rights and privileges; the maintrn-
anre OF the right 81 every man 10 the full.
unrestrained and peaceful enjoyment of HIS
own religious opinions aud worship. and
a jealous resistance Of all attempts by auy
sect denomination or church 10 obtain aa
astendeney over any other in the Stare, By
means ofany special privileges Or exemp-
ton, by any political combination of Tia
MT mbe's. or BY division Dt their CIV
il allegiance with any foreign power, po,
ten tate or ecelesiastic, l'...'
N.-The reformation Of the character :
ofonr National Legislature, by elevs,ine
to that dignifed and responsible position
men Of higher qualifications purer morals,
and mort unselflsh patriotism. s@ go
X.-The restriction Of executive Pat.
rohase,-especially in the ma:tsr oil APP
ponsments to oflice,-so Gar as il NAV b.
permitted BY the Constitdti on; and consist-
ent with tho Public good .as.7'zsY' +
M.-The eddcaiion Of The youth ef our
country in schools provided By the State:
which schools shall be common 10 all,
without distinction Of creed Or party. and
free from any influence or direction OF
denominationaI OF psrtizsn character -
And. Ihasmuch as Christianity By the con.
stituiiSDs Of nearly all the States; by the
decisions Of the most eminent Judicial au.
thori,iss; and by the consent nfthe PEG.
pie Of America, is considered an element
Of OFT political system. aud as the Hcly
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-28
MARRIED.

BoorT- BAcoNAt The residence ~ the erlde' f.ae,i 10
Meme Otesc County N. Y, Toesdsy, De- IS ny the
Pew WIN T. popble5,y Of Ghbersviie, c. D. BOOTH,
Ioe,i Editor Of TIE Milwaukee Free Dsr1oe,i, TO MIS-
sIRAH NJ BACON
BOTTOM RANNEY-In this eity, on Wednesday, pc. 49,
hy tho Rev Or. Peters, NATHAN BOTTOM Of shshs6ary
VI, to FRANCES $, daughter Of the late aoa '" h.a
rey Of Toepshens, VI
pOWEIRG-MILLER-on Suuday. De- 3 q. the house o.
Ire bile's father by the Rev Dr. D. Ch..e GEOa9E r.
DOREIN0 Of Re~-York. 70 Mir MARGARET ANN, Only
J,-sh,r OF Dr. j. s. Miller Of fnheld Tompkn' 0ouny'
\. Y.
F0UNTAIr-sIYNS-O Tue,day, Dec %. BY the Rev Dr.
B7c.ulty Loo v. POUNTliN 10 ANNA LOUISA Jou1s'
est dsul liter Ct VIM sinr-s esq oil Of Ibis o"y.
JOBEsON-WBEELE2- R On Wednesday, Dee = BY tle
Rev. W r Gordsp, joan ID ,k59S 81 san fialcsco;;
CAL TO PHEBE a., daughter OF s. e. "heeief esq 81 u
tbs city.
RICHARDS -cRooK-As the Fs Pre'ty,.ri.n Church 10
ncI.a, Ar j. RICHARDS Of new.York, to MIS- SARAH
4 CROOK of Brcokyn
| View Hsup hire ptpeIs please copy.
J ov1JNsON-BROWN-On ThurdI7. Dec q, By the Rev
Cox Recior Of the Cberoh Of s. John the ESsn'
! re.i.t WILLIAM r. TOMLINsON t. Mip MARI
BkON n, AL Of THE city.
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DIED.

BR;GGs-On Wedn.sdsy Gee 26 of scsret fever, MARY,
daughter Luther and Mary Briggs in the Ah year
OfLeT 49,, A. .
fvDera rom No. 567 State street, Bsooklyn, Fisy ser'
noe n st ocock
New Bedford papers please copy.
DICKNSON-On Sunday Dec OF i1snms ION OF TIE lungs,
HELEH daughter OF Edward and Isabella DicAnon a3ed
wears and months
The Dner. viii plscs this afternoon 2oc3ck from
No. q Union street Brooayn, between Court Gd Sm'1h
HALL-Op Sunday Dec 49, Of consumption toe reside
cfhis trothsr CHARLES PAT1EN HALL formerly OF bos-
ton sgad n years
Boston papers pese copy.
MOORE rtmsirs e late Capt Ebert L. MOORE,
Who cied in New Orleans tuesday Sept were brought
10 port the ship Andover and have be conveyed 10
Greeney1o cd Cemetery fJr ineTment.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-28

euep be appointed to guard snd protect the interests

iepen be appointed to guard snd protect the Interests
and property of the Vermont Central Il" soad zoo
nav end that said Com pi.tee shall be invested with
iuIl bowers 20 institute and commence such su.s al
lav or other proceedinss in the premises az nay be
deemed necessary III order TO llly protect II nerests
of the stockholders and the fret and ed mortgage
hou6bolceIs The Com pi'ee j, comp asd Al folio VS.
Jo,eph Andrews, +. II. Homer, II. lark, W J. Par.
rot. srd William Beas
Mr.. III. Homer stated some f.c.s with regard to
proposed coDsolie aion OF tie Vermont aud Canada
ar d the Vermont Central Hoads under the name of
the Canada and Vermont Central Railro.d. He
olosed By pr posing vote hat the meeting recon-
mend q Committee the subject of consolidation;
He said il wss The interest of al to come together and
form new Company to ply of the debts as can De
done and choose new Board of Direct
The motion was carried when the ing dissolved.
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MARLY.E JOURNAL.
PORT OF NETWORK
Cleared.

Sbirs-Rcscius Mtrribe0 Liverpool Rowland Rdgew'y
Ocean Pes Ryder Bayre r. w TTundJ Isaac Webb Bryer
Liverrcol, c. II. M.r,b.li Co.
Barks-P PenaletoD, No{es H.yrs, R. p Buck Col Mar.
mion. CrCcter, Ms'anz John Riley.
Bris.-sisua Leone, West Wi mngton, J. A M,chsdo
Wm; NeAe., Means, Bottop, Thompson 4 Hunter w Ed.
we'd BIZ Smith. Belfast, Napier, JOhosJn K Co.
Schooneu-Thomss DeIi, u, Stacy. Now Orleans Eagle
Il znd W. q. Sc anton Cathcat Charleston, Scranton
Tamszi Caroline Am-l, Turner, ST. Jsgo, Cuba, g. 8uck
Z Co.
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Disasters, &c.

The STEAMBOAT SEMINOLE. shs", EN- Doysd on the lss
~ Oclcek while lying as me wharf AZ J.ekonve and
10 shout fifteen minute ped flames She was cut
iooee fom the wharf sad d.d against tie brig sier from
N,sYok The t3oh ire and w. barring 4. last s,coanA
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Baltimore Cattle Market.

BALTIMoRE Dec. 2.-Ai our CATTLE market today. only
400 head Of Beeves ofered00 Of these driver
ard and the Iem6oder sold Sc 50d 80 -
Of superior quality Hoes in large supply s,es at 81
Q47 62i.
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IMMATURE ALMaNAc,.....THIs DAY.
SUs-Risss..7:4 Sets.........4:40 MooS-Rises.
HIGH WATEEs..............Th THIS DAY
Sandy Hook .l025 Gov ssnd .ll:l5 He'll Gate ....2:5
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NaI kets.CAPZFULL REPORTED FOR THs TRIBUNE.

AsHEs-Ihe market is heavy and quiet Pots At 81 %
Pearls are dull a, $50 "a p
BRICKsIn hard North River have chAnse to note
the demspd 10 fair siOdsi7j Foreign continue unatsred.
COTTON ued very dull psndios the srriv. OF the
esmer Pacific The nomnsy reported 81 900 bales
We continue quotations;
SEw.YoRK CLASSIFICATION
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Markets-Peported By telegraph.

NEW ORLEANS, DEC. 6--CoTTos-Ssss to day $3.50 es
Hdcirg quoted 57c. FLOUR s8. Meas PoRR SIS CORK
6tG7Cc FTeshs en- Cotton to Liverpool l6j.
CHARLESTON, Dec a7.-CoTTos quiet: tales to-day 800
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Arrived.

|. 5. Mail steamship jamestown, Parish, Rchmynd, &C.
-, 4 dse End pass 10 Ludsm s. Pieissnts.
ship Reguus (new) Thompson. Kennebu1k days, 10 bs
last 10 w. H. Rvsrsmth She Of 800 burden and will
probably ICED FOR Haye Dec. a. ~ mi E. Of Sandy Hook
In ith Brm bnk Won steiu and received
dsmsge bolwss aud eff anchor and s. hOms Of casn
sched. On board the bark.
Bark Ottawa, Remit Havana Dec Is, cigars &c., to
Ne hsw. Sailed company with snip Forest State OF
Poltlsud in ballast fer New ')rssIs Dec IS a.
it3 oa 81. exchanged sgDss with bark ing whit,
bUrgee with the Mary Ann In IT, steHrg WS.W. Dec.
i6, at Crest bahsms Rsnk bearing : :. 10 miles
changed Hnss with large ship hsyius piined ports seerus
w ad blowing white squIe ,En, with bs;t and blue
bsit Dec. 10. q. lat % co. lon 10 p exchanged sig
ns vita large chip painted pores 40 Ees steering ~ aud
itowi red bite ard blue gn red 70 the mas. The o.
eypsr heavy weather he hayog had three
successive esery gzs cAlms fog aud ght Winds
tsyS Iorth Of Hatter Dec. 26, at m In heavy gale
Eon W NV bosIded b. the pict boit Eo the High.
ENDS btsrrs NV By ct irto the lower Bsy where she
With both chc ahesd but she would not hold aud
drawn sskofe Roner Sh ais it blowing gale At the
got his morning st b. sesmug Huatress Capt
MOries, aud toved t. the city,
bIig Henry N,Gon Mul q, Rio Jansiro Nov T. c)ffse
Nesf WI tf PHI pale. where he vessel bound
On the ght OF Dec Is In Des Bay FJryfatho AK
Pad b. cal OF anchor and Ppsd the other dur
l. heavy ". PEELED aad
Iiyea s. tlis Iori yesterday.
Brig Ausus Ssowe Savannah days cotton, wheat &C.
g urges Cle.rusn Co.
schr Evergreen, Bitten, Boston in bslss. 70 master.
sebr. Acelsice. " son. Virginia, oysters.
Propeller Jackson Lsgfe d, Baltimore, mdse.
sAlLED-Th moraog lrou Qlsrsntin., 1,ihip Baltic.
Co-rock for Lverpoo Adelaide, elpPer) Nasenan, TOR
Ssn Flsneisco.
WIND-At Sunrise n. ". Sunset, W.N.W.
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NTEW-JERSFY RAILROAD-For PHlLA-
CENTRAL RAILROAD of NEw-JgHSEY,

~ in connection with the LEHIGH VALLEY Bal s,1ns
openeS 10 Mauch Chunek sements
Nov 49, 1885 Leave NewYo'k for M.uch Chrncs ga a.
medi.te places from Pier No. North River At ~
Esrop A. A. NJ and IS p Nj for somervlle 4 fp
I0:45 NJ IS 40 P. N. The above trsns a..
Elisabeth Nth sine on Newt ers-y kalroid I'd
vi S IN ~. - Couytlsgdtst at 50 and II A ~, sa'
, M wv " JOHN o. sTERNS, superntsnaSs~
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WIND-At Sunrise n. VI Sunset, w.N.W.

There tand Ell schr ssbors Romer sho,L The
seamus Alex. Mason Las gone to her assistance
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RETUREEDS eamshp America Hedson henee for an Fran
Gath VIA Bio Jsrei-o after csscl,s lar AZ Bar
bes'i ndir tie feet pumps from oue iuue' ceiVed no.
abb. % supply the heller, put tack for repairs
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CLASSIFICATION.
IplArds. Elortdi Mob
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DECISIONS.
Clark sgt Fuller and BereeD.-Orier refusing 10
dissolve ctol reversed and iDjuncoa dsoved
Stanley sgt Webb.-Moton for new trial denied,
with costa
Jacquereon act. Van Erten Order refusing 10 va.
cate iu6 tmest affirmed, with costs.
LottiRer and Ls'ge agt. Lafayette Insurance CO.
Judgment sfirmed with costs
Howell s9t. Peok.-Motion for new trial denied
with costs
Glentwortb sst. Lather Judgment affirmed, with
with costs ~'
laws agt Morris and GTiffi the Order of Special
oe modified As 20 permi, the plaintiff amend the
tvs sT a CO confession Of Judgment tho d,y when
pey Of Turkey paying F'V '' VI Inc sPpeai 70 tne a'oi'
na s egI New.YOrk Central Railroad Co.-Juig.
cost: zee sg1 fSirar-Judgment for defendant, with
Royce sgt. Fosom.-NeU trial o,.O,o, ,.;.h oo,..
OF sppe, to dsiend.n, to ,hise the sv,n
ere reople 81. q; nenry +. Davies ast. Edward
h"e 81 NJ Davies !rdss wu not '. sj sfIrneS WV Wv
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-17

~ The Feliciana Democrat says !:
"A sad accident occurred On the Gin
ton and Port Hudson Railroad, Oh
Saturday last" On the return trip of
the cars from Port Hudson, the boiler
Of the locomotive exploded, instantly
killing the engineer, Mr. Egglestou,
and severly scalding negro boy. The
same paper says the health Of Clinton
is still good.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-17

PRINCE MURAr.-The Pensacola
Gazette Of saturday, has the following:
We find a statement going the rounds
of,he paperst that Prince Lucian Murat,
heir slightly apparent to the throne Of
Naples, was formerly resident planter
of this State but this is all mistake.
It was Prince Achille Murat, who
married the daughter Of Colonel Byrd
Willis, Of Virginia, and settled on a
plantation somewhere near Tallahassee
Prince Murat was we'll known, and
highly esteemed, IS a courteous and
courtIy gentleman, in this city. where
the father and family of his lady
resided-it is now many years since bis
demise-his widow still resides on the
plantation, and is blessed with fortune.
health and troops Of friends, all Of
which she is most deserving.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-17

STATE OF LOuSlANA-Sixth Judi
cial District Cort-Parish of East Ba-
ton Rouge--In tn. matter of the Success
sion o: VIVIAN GooDLoE, decd, No.
453 "Probate. "
by virtue of commission issued IN
ID the above Succession, and to me
directed, from the Hon. sixth judicial dis
trict court, in and for the Parish and State
aforesaid | will! by virtue OF said COM
mission, offer at public sale at the Court
House door, Of said parish, in the city OF
Baton Rouge, on SATURDAY, the 3rd day
of November merit 1855, at II o'clock A. M.
A large lot OF Household and Kitchen
Furniture-belong to said succession.
TERMS OF SAtE.-Payable on the
first day of January next, A, D, 1856, IN
notes endorsed 10 the satisfaction OF the
administrator. Said notes to bear eight
per cent interest from and a ter maturity
until paid. H.V. BABlN,
oct16-ts. - Sheriff.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-17
H Dr.. Scoresby, has come GU

EH Dr.. Scoresby, has come out
with long article to prove the moon
is not inhabited-he comes to this con.
clusiou because he looked through
Lord Roses telescope and could see
neither houses or people. We have
a learned disquisition on our table, to
prove that the moon is inhabited,
which shall appear next week, eve
beg the public to withhold its opinion
on this point, until our article is out
with its pointed scarcasm at DR.. Scor-
esby, for endeavoring to mislead peo'
pie on this important subject.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA-Seven Ju-
dicial District Court-Parish OF West
.urr,vciou nf VIM Nfcmr-

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Seventh Ju-
dicial District Court-Parish OF West
Feliciana-succession Of VIM. NIGHT-
IroALs, decd Mo-, probate"
DY VIRTUE Of a commission issued in
ID the above succession, and to me de
rected from the Hon. Seventh Judicial Dis
tnct Court, in and Tor the Parish of West
keliciana and State aforesaid, | will, by
virtue OF said commission, offer at public
sale at the Court House door of this Par
ish, in the City OF Baton Rouge, on Thurs
day, the 25th inst, at II o'clock. A. NJ. the
personal property of the succession OF VIM
Nightingale, late Of the Parish of West Fe-
liciaDa, decd, to wit:
One Bedstead; 3 Mattresses; 3 prs. Blank
cts; 8 prs. Sheets; / half doz Chairs; 1
Table and Cover; 3 Cover Lids; 3 Boil
sters 4 Father Pillows Wash Stand ;
Erwer and Basin; l Mosquito Bar; / Map
Of the City of Baton Rouge Clock /
dozen Tumblers. A lot Of Plates, Dishes,
Knives and Forks Cups and saucers; 1
Bureau and Toilet Glass, and lot of Pots,
&c, &c. II. V. BABlN,
octl3.ts. Sheriff.