Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-12-01
THIBOD AU Y
SATURDAY, DECEMBER /, 1855,
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SATURDAY, DECEM BE r /, 1855
REMOyA L.~Es
The Office of the THBODAUX MINERVA has been RE
MOVED to the second story Of the brick building occupied
by Messrs. Campbell Co., of Levee, St. Philip ant
Market streets, formerly known the Casa Blanca,
where shall at all times be happy to see our friends
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rsy@Has the New Orleans Commercial Bulletin
"cut' us9 we have not seen a copy OF it for the
last two weeks.
GW- Our bayou still continues to rise. The
steamers DR.. Beatty, Fanny Sparhawk, Ceres, Car
Ter and Opelousas, now perform regular trips be-
tween our port and New Orleans.
cW The Paulding Missy Clarion, hosts the
name of James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, for the
Presidency, and that of Col Jefferson Davis, Of
Mississippi, for the Vice-P Presidency, at the ap-
preaching election.
HoUMA ExpREss.-T enterpriseof our friend
Holden-the establishing of regular daily line Of
stages between Thibodaux and Houma, is in full and
successful operation We direct attention to the
advertisement IN another column
An OCEAN OF BLooD-It is said that within a
radius of five miles around Sebastopol more blood
has been shed, more lives sacrificed, and more mis-
cry inflicted within year, than on any other equal
extent of the earths surface in the same space of
time, since the days of Noah's food.
Txrr h.
Mercury is well pleased with the result of the re-
cent election in Georgia and the tone of the Gov
ernors message. 1t says: "The position of the
State is in the highest degree interesting. By gen.
eral consent she is made the standard bearer of
the South"
cB We note the return of our talented young
friend, VIM R. WEBB, ESQ.,, after an absence of
several months spent in his native State of Ken
lucky. where he lent all his talents and energies
for the success of the American party; and victory
we are pround to say, crowned his efforts.
The Rev. Mr.. Charles Menard, has re-
quested us to state that the price of board and
tuition, at the Institution of Learning conducted by
the Religious Ladies of Mt Carmel, has been re-
duced to one hundred and sixty dollars per annum,
and that pupils may enter the Institution at anv
time during session, and be charged from the
time Of entrance
AN EXCELLENT ARrIcLE.-If any of our readers
really want an article which we can recommend as
being every thing that is claimed for it by its friends
we would recommend to them Beaumonts superior
Starch Polish which, when used agreeably to the
printed directions, never fails to give universal sat
istaction. 1t is to be had of our friend Ragan Nos
and 10 st. Philip street.
CoURr.-The Fifth Judicial District Court for the
parishes of Lafourche, Assumption and Terrebonne,
terminated its fall session at Houma, on Thursday,
last after aproracted session Of nearly eleven weeks
We congratulate his Honor, Judge James L. Cole,
in thus being relieved for time, from his arduous
during the month Of April next.
IMPROVEMENT IN DENrIsrRY.--An Ohio dentist,
now in Boston, says the True Delta, claims to
have made an important discovery in the dental
art. He has discarded gold and other metals, and
adopted gutta percha basis for artificial teeth
which it is said possesses all the possible merits of
the present method of inserting plate teeth, to-
gether with many not possible in the present mode
"a Attention is called to the card of L. Lang
man, who, without speaking to the detriment of
others in his line, is certainly one of the neatest
and most faithful workmen in the saddle and har-
ness making business that we have ever encouter-
ed. Persons who patronize him, may rest assured
on being well served. Try him, and if you like
him not, we will acknowledge that we have been
deceived in our good opinion Of the man.
az The National Legislature assemblies on
Monday next, the 3rd inst. This is the first SEES
sion Of the Saith Congress and may proong its
session until the LIST. Monday of December 1856.
on which day it expires by limitations and the sec
ond session then commences. The second session
expires by limitation on the day that the Anseri-
CON, or Rnow Nothing President takes his seat,
the 4th Of March, 1857. We have said it, and it
must be 80.
PIcAYUNE AND BEE.-We are pleased to note
the prosperity Of these excellent journals, as
lately evidenced in their coming out in neat garb
Of beautiful new types In point Of mechanical
execution they are equalled by few, and excelled
by no papers published in the United States. This
is saying much, but nothing more than the fact
justices The editorial department. Of these journals
speaks for itself; and nothing that we might could
would, or should say, would cause them to rank
higher in the good estimation Of their readers in
this vicinity.
Still THEY CoxE.-Om old friend and adver-
tser Thomas Conklin, has disposed Of his favorite
Grocery stand to Messrs. Meyer b Hymel, who will
continue the bushes at the same place. Messrs
NJ & b. are now in receipt Of . full supply Of
choice family Groceries, and Western produce,
which they are offering at the current market pri-
ces. The members Of the new firm are both ex-
cellent gentlemen, and fully deserving Of public en-
couragement. OF course, it is our wish that they
should succeed. Give them call, everybody!