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COR RESPONDENCE.

MEpHs, La. OCT. Sd, 80.
In the double capacity Of travelling
canpasser for the Comet, and regula,
correspondent, have stopped at thi
place to breathe a while before going
further north, and to scratch YOU i;
line.
Politics have the day, here. The
papers come out with chaste things
embodying choice biIlingagate for al
manner Of people who do not agree
that their demagogues should be eeva
ted in place of others. The richest thing
out, in reference to Withdrawals, is
this:
To ALL WHOM IT MAY CoNoERN.-
The undersigned gives public notice
that he has withdrawn from the K
N. miss called the American party
and has nothing to do with their trea.
sonable purposes. U
PLEASANT JONES.
In the next edition Of the paper in
which the above was printed, tho fol.
lowing card appeared: \
A CARD TO THE PUBLrc.-The I'M.
dersigned was much surprised to find
in the last number of the Herald "
his card of withdrawal from the X.
N. order. It is due his friends and
the public to say, that he has no
knowledge Of tiff he did sign such
a document, it must have been on
Saturday night when he was slight
ly drunk. PLEASANT JONES.
The foregoing has furnished much
food for the local press; and has Civ
en- rise to the question, is man re-
sponsible for his Know Nothing &C.
tons, when slightly inebriated
The crops are good. The drouth
has had most excellent effect on the
staple product Of this section which is
"tow-head children. -
Yours in bonds of
Self1nterest q
PoINs.
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Quite number of distinguished in.
dividuals have visited Washington re.
Gently to ascertain what disposition is
to be made Of the three million dollars
to be- paid by our Government to
Mexican and American capitalists, on
ratification of the Gadsden treaty,
which has been negotiated by Santa
Anna. The Secretary of State, it is
understood, has decided that the as
signments Of Santa Anna cannot be
recognized, and that the three million
must be paid to the existing govern,
ment Of Mexico.-Cescent.
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IRIS No I1sE.-If a man wants to
understand anything now days, he Inns
to stand on his head, or locomote like
his German cousin, in tho Fegee
Islands. To look wise, and he wise is
Of no avail. A man goes to bed at
bell ring, sobT, and wakes up in the
morning TO fl Id the town Hooded
with square big Of paper, tackled
about. with never word written Oh
them and il is in vain that he asks
to know what they mean. They smell
Of treason and the midnight burn Of
oil, or tallow candles. If it is not this,
it is something else equally mysteri-
GUS. A poster on the corner tells us
that the Little Joker" is coming to
town. Who is the Little Joker, and
what is he coming for7 The Little
Joker did come, and went, and per-
formed wonderous feats Of lofty tumb-
ling, and has neither put his limbs cut
Of joint. nor broke his head. Now ~
erybody is looking at everybody with
strained eyeballs, and The exclamation
is, :" Vel vot of it 7" Look on the
corners, and the same thing, in very
gross characters meets the eye. No
use to ask what it means, for no one
knows. The same plaeard is posted
in Now Orleans, and it indicates that
tho Crescent Club of histrionics. are
about to bring out the play of tho
" Golden Farmer, in which Jenny
Twitoher, makes use of this 1Neman-
dish verbage. This, however, does
not account for the "bill here.
we conclude naturally, that, 1t has
political significance, and refers to
recent elections. The abolition can
1idates have nearly all been successful
and this is deemed victory, and ono
party exc'aims "Vel vot of it,"
Much gentlemen very much p. I'm
less good men and true unite in solid
phalanx to put an end to the mad fan
aticism at tho North, on the subject
If slavery, the Union of these States,
IS on The threshold Of dissolution
Good and true men, stand firm--be
to live without the spols of
,fiice for a season, and the coming
lime will read anothora lesson on Ii.
'erty to the world.
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Should, like to publish Sancho's
communication, and would, did we
not know that it would get us into a
difficulty, and as we do not know, who
Sancho, is, we could not call for him
to back US. We have quite enough
quarrels Of our own, and therefore
Sdncho must come out with his own
proper sign manual, to answer for
himself.
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A letter, oftho Oath, from Westport
Mo-, to the St. Louis Republican, has
the following paragraphs
The Santa Fe and Salt Lake mails,
have arrived The news from New
Mexico is of very little interest The
election for Congressman and men,
bers of the Legislature was to be held
on the 10th inst. There were two
parties in the feld-the Democratic
progressive and the Gallego parties.
Nearly all the candidates, / learn from
Santa Fe merchant, are Mexican
Spanish. There was not much ex-
element.
The mail train came through in
twenty-one days. From Salt Lake
there is no news, as She train that went
out on the first of the month got no
farther than Fort Kearney-I suppose
gu account Of the fighting, of which
you were sent an account. Gen. liar.
ney is much applaudcd here by some
and much abused by others. 1t turrs
out that there were but four whites
killed and that some Indian women
and children were shot. The Sioux
fought the foot soldiers b-avely, but
the horse they couldn't stand. It is
said that when Little Thunder, the
Chief, saw the force and superiority
of the whites, he sent in flag of truce
but Gen. Harvey returned him word
that he had come to fight, and that he
would give them then only thirty
minutes to prepare for battle. The
result you have. -....5
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THE BATTLE OF BLUE WATER
In Gen. Harney's dispatches from
head quarters, in Nebraska, to the
War Departments-speaking of the
action he makes favorable mention of
Lieut.. Drum, Hudson and Mendenhall
9th Artillery, Lieuts, Hight and Liv-
ingston, ID Dragons, and Lieut.. Dud-
ley 10th Infantry.
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Purrs.-To friend in Church
street, we are indebted for circular
letter, from the house Of Messrs. Skin
ner Visscher, Owen & Schell, the
general Newspaper advertising house
$40 Broadway New York requesting
that Mr.. Patchula' soap mandatory,
and perfumery establishment, be ad-
vertised 3 months for $s to be taken
out in perfumery at wholesale prices.
Mr.. Patchula. gives his notice for this
kind Of service, payable in soap, or
ponsatun, at his counter in Broadway.
This is good way. We have q
Knucklo machine, and therefore, no
present use for oleofaginous or sapo-
naceons compounds. The party press,
will need much ofthe pouncene article
after November, to wash their fists of
many dirty things now in hand! and
should therefore 60 into Skinner l.
Co.'S, proposition. .
What hasI" Things" to say on this
subject?
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We notice in Thursday Evenings .Hi-
rorote, q list Of Withdrawals from the Am
erican Party, eoried from the Opeiousas
| Courier, purportins 10 be, OF course genuine.
| Many of the Withdrawals fiom The Ameri-
can Party which are now going The rounds
in the Anti papers as genuine, are like those
Of The Messrs. BFRgrRorS
For the benefit Of the Wallpapers, and
in Justice to those who have been mis,epre-
sented, BY the publishing Of the said list
we clip the following statement, from The
Opeonsas Patriot Of The 9Th inst
pho OpeIousas Courier Corrected.
The Opeiousas Goprier announced The
withdrawal from the Native American or
der Of j, y. BERefRoH, pere and j. BeR-
afRoN, fills
We are requested by the parties them
selves, through friend Of theirs, to say
that The former Of these gentlemen, is n
resident Of ST. Martin and never belonged
to the order
The latter (J y. Rergeron, GIs) is also a
resident of the Parish Of 81. Martin, is a
thorough going member o( the American
Party, and has never Withdrawn from the
order being more attached to its principles
now than ever.
VIII the Editors Of the Courier be so
good as to make the correction If they
have any doubt Of our statement, we can
furnish ther1 satisfactory evidence.
AS our neighbor Of the ,9froeate has been
ulisled, by the ''Opelousas Courier" by
republishing The list, we think he should
make amende honorable, If the list Of with
lrawals, is to remain in that excellent pa
per, as standing advertisement
1t becomes the more important that this
shoult!5 be done, since the Advocate is--ae-
corjingJ 70 their own candid admission, one
of the SDrrfSDnSr Pass. ="
Should like to know, what
Things about Town" means, with
his pumpkin statistics 9-Cannot SEQ
into it; and yet we understand the
proposition cas- A is to
b, so is G to D." Does Things work
his sum by "cnbe root" or vulgar
fractions2' Is the quoSS,pt derived by
nb, or subtraction2 Whilst on tho sub
Jet of vegetable focundity, will
Things come round and look at a
sprout dwarf and therefore bastar9)
Of the gourd.yine, under which uncle
Jonah sat and thanked the Lord: that
,he whale could not digest him7 It
$ curious thing, and planted any
where, will make good run---ay a
better, than some of the de fecfo
Know Nothing candidates. The
'prout VIC speak of, is curious thing
having the faculty to run many differ
mt ways with equal force, at the Same
lime. 1t would be curious calcium
ion, for Things to come round
md show (the data is sufficiently how
many gourds-"round heads and fats
ave been produced by it, since Jonah
Jung psalms Of David under it. If
his does not furnish food enough, for
lis statistical pen; then he can furn-
sh us the number Of seed, that have
'ome out of, this sprig of tho houscsof
David.
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~" Beal, is out again to-day with
other cards to the public for their ad-
vantage. lie il not content with hav-
ing every thing in his line, but will
keep giuing things away at the lowest
cash price His house on Church
Street, is perfect gourmende, its ap-
petite will no be satisfied. Half the
eatables and drinkables, demanded by
the public now, pass through his ware
house first !; whore they undergo an
inspection, and are thrown out, if not
the very best. Beal' isa philantopist
a public benefactor and bis praise
should be sung, in that delightful,
music-7erms Cash.
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DThe mayor Of Havre has issued
a decree prohibiting sailors Of all ma
tions, from carrying knives in their
girdles in the town, and declrring that
captains of ships will be held civilly
responsible for the conduct Of the men
under their command.
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EY- Number Ten, of lie Nationa

EY- Number Ten, lie National
Journal du Soir, public par une As
sociafion de 7ypogaphes," is on oul
table. Il looks well. Ono side ap.
pears to be "Know Nothing, and
the other Democrat; it has all the
different tickets before the'people, and
withal conservative editor, from
whoe's expressed Opinions we would
infer, that he--like other editors, we
wot Of, has an eve, directed to the
main chance, and will not stand COM
mitted until the political wild cat,
makes another jump.
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10 In Bogel's bow window, is a
most curious machine-one that has
puzzled all the heads that have bsen
attracted by it. 1t is no use to ask
"what it is % Go look at it and
come to your own conclusion, and if
you are wise enough "not to express
il" why your judgement will not be
called in question. Bogel, has just
been making valuable internal addi-
tons to bis stock Of drugs, to meet.
the ills which flesh is bore to.
Scientific writer's assert that the num-.
Der Of persons who have existed since
the beginning Of time amounts to &c.,
627, 843,273,075. These figures, when
divided BY 3,095,000,( the number Of
square leagues Of land on the globe)
leaves II, 350.6s6,732 square miles Of
land which being divided as before,
give 1,313,625,O76, persons to each
square mile. Let us now reduce miles to-
square rods, and the number will be
853,174,6000,00O, which being d.
vided as before, will give 1888 in-
habi;ants to each square rod, which
being reduced to feet, will give about
five persons to each square foot Of
terra firma. Thus it will be perceiv-
ed that our earth is vast cemetery,
1888 human beings lie buried on
each square rod, scarcely sufficient for
ten graves each grave must contain
1913 persons. Thus it is easily seen
that the whole surface Of our globe
has been dug over one hundred and
twenty-eight times to bury its dead
How truthful the declaration ofthe poet
"There's not dust that floats or air
But once was living man."
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re A desirable family residence
for rent--corner of North Boulevard
and st. Louis streets. See notice to
this effect.
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10 The Steamer Music, J. II. Har-
rison, Master, az also the New Latona
have our special and direct thanks for
favors.
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Il. d. WILsoN.--It will be seen
!; that this gentlemen will opetf his Sc
lecs School for boys, onj Monday
next. Mr.. Wilson is dcservedly pop.
ular, and conducts the best schoN for
boys, in this city.
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FL. w. JoLLY.-It will be seen to-day
that Mr.. Jolly, offers his professional
services as q Teacher Of Music, to
the public. A long and intimate ac-
quaintance with him, warrents us in
saying there is not more competent
teacher in the country. See his card.
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WHAT ARE SEGARs MADE OF p

" ma AIR pGtbHS MADE VI -.
There is no more interesting enquiry
just now, than this. A question fol.
lowing close upon its heels, is what
becomes Of the empty boxes. We are
now putting an aiticle branded "los
1ngeios de lIabana, that has very
strong SAVIOR Of cabbage leaves, and if
it did come from the isle in tho ocean,
it ought to damn it forever as a tobacco
growing country. The country is be-
coming gorged with segars; they may
be had at the green grocers, at the
medicine store, the jewelers., the fan
cy Dry goods, the Commission, and
the coffee-house they are imported
in barrels and dry good boxes, Of
every shape, and sold for less than
they can be made in any christian
land, Germany not exccpted by
hand. They must be made Of some
cheaper weed than tobacco, and put
mp with yellow ribbons and cut pa
pers, by machinery How can hun
dred segars be sold at hundred per
cent profit, for the sum Of one dollar
federal currency? Will some Of our
merchants who arc in the secret, let
rs know
Tho interesting statistics Of rowing
temperance lectures are at hand to toll
us what bad whiskey, and worse bran
dy is distilled from, and we know that
parfat d'an,our is cheap alcohol and
moasses, with little cochnoal for
color and Dutch metal sprinkled in, to
give n rich flavor. We know also,
that the best Z" Cillvy Morceau," is
not unfrequently very bad hard cider,
but we are about to burst 10 ignorance
on the subject Of segars. Will Jones
answer us before we explode
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-05-30

A COOP REcoMMENDATioN.-"P sir,
don't you want cabin boy ?'
81 do want cabin boy, my lad, but whats
that to you2 4 little chap like you slRt 81 for
the berih.n
"Oh sir, Pm real strong. can doa great deal
of work if | amt so very old.
"But what are you here for} You don't look
like city boy. Bun away from home. hey I"
"0h no, indeed sir; my father died, and my
mother is very poor, and want to do something
TO help her. Shs let me come"
+Weh sonny where are your letters of recon-
mendatlon2 Can't take any boy without those. u
Here was danper. Willie had never thought
of its being necessary to have letters from his
minister. or his teachers, or from some proper per-
son TO prove to strangers that he was an honest
and good bow Now, what should he do. He
stood in deep thought, the captain meanwhile
curiously watching the workings Of his expressive
face. At length he put his band into his bosom
and drew oui bis llile Bible, and without one
word put it into the captains hand. lhe captain
opened to the blank page and read:
willie Graham, presented as reward foI
regular and punctua attendance at Sabbath Sehool.
and for his blameless conduct there aud elsewhere
From his Sunday School Teacher" =
Capt Mcleod was not a pious man, bat he
could not consider the case before him with heart
unmoved. The little fathtrless child, standing
humhly before him. referring him to the testimony
of hi, Sunday Schvol teacher. as it was given in
his little Bible, touched tender spot in the breast
Of the noble seaman, and clapping Willie heartily
on the shoulder, he said:-"You are the hoy fol
me YOU shall sail with me; and if you are as good
a lad as think you are. your pocket shan't be
empty when You go back to your good motkeE."
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A New and Wonderful Discovery |!
GODDWsN'S
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FOR THE CURE OF ALL
Hhoumatic and Neuralgic Affections Affections of the
His and Leg Pain in the Loins, Sun Pain, Weakness
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THIS celebrated and invaluable Plaster was discovered
Il by JAMES w. GOODWIN, IN the year loo5.-
After having been afflicted with the most acute pains IN
tAs beck and lons and having tried every edy sus-
ested by eniacat physcians, as well as those
uad in the advertising columns of every newspaper that
cam. within his reach, and those advised by his friends
sad thought of by his acquainances, without obtaining
the slightest relief he induced BY the intense bod
Nv anguish which he suffered, to devise some means Tor
himself whereby he might be freed from that severe and
i.supportabe torture which was fast undermining his
constitution and mparing his mental Yigor and activity
When almost desparng Ut success and IN daily aPpre-
hsaon that the disease had assumed an ncuraole char
scer he discovered this plaster. HIS relief was lnStan'
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Tbs medical properties of these plasters purely
botanical and the undersigned relying upon his indVld-
u experience for their extraordinary virtue IN Offering
em to the public feels the fullest confidence that they
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che diseases above enumerated
MANY testimonials could be exhibited Of the pre-emi-
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DIRE ITO n S.
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II shoad be applied immediately the seat OF th
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nsrvos, headache.
REFER NOES.
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Karsrove, Mrs. Gen. Loving, DR.. Jas Il. Elsom, Col
b Harris wla. Chcathan, Seatou A. Loving, Capt. A
Martin, Capt. w. M Harriss, Col Joseph II shelton
Jas. B. Spiece. Attorney at Law, orville Loving, Cer
Nesoa Superior Court, Mayo Csbell, Lemuel Turner.
DR.. ]. A. Forbes, Albemsrle; Col. John Bass, Sout
caroLaa; Peter G. Csnden, st Louis, Mo.
Price 50 ceas. For sale BY T. p. Il j. b. Esxainsr
btaantoa, Va.
Oct lS, 1854.
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The FIRST DUEL IN THE UNITED STATIs.-
MANY of our readers will be surprised to learr
that the first duel in the now United States, was
fought st Plymouth in 1921, the year succeeding
the landing Of the Pilgrim Fathers. Sabine In
his Notes says: 1.-The parties were Edward Do
ty. and Edward Liester servants Of Stephen Hop
kins, and having dispute, they settled it-gen
an-lke-with sword and dagger. Both were
wounded. Without statute law on the subject
the whole company of puri,aps assembled 10 con-
slider and punish the offence. The decision wa:
the wsest that could have been made. Doty and
Lester were ordered to be tied together, heads
and fee, for twenty fur hours, without food ol
driak but the intercesson of their master, theil
own humility and promises, procured speedy
releass.~
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polys.my among tA. morm"n..

The Salt Lake correspondent Of the Cleverland
Herald writes as follows:
have detailed to you in previous letters tho
debased condition Of the woman OF Utah. ihe
Mormoss, seldom pretend to support their nume-
rous wives. Brigham Young declared last con-
ference that he did NOT knuw how many wives he
had. "Tell the GeniiIes," said he. - do not
know half Of them when see them" The ms
jorty of these poor women are compelled to work
for their daily bread. and many are 50 desutpte
that they are forced to seek the charity Of
strangers. It lie an actual fact that one OF 'he
wives Of the Chief of rss Apustlss gains her liys-
ihood by washing for the borders ut public house
in town Indeed it is nothing uncommon tor these
lords osereation 10 send their wives out IN canoes
for wood, and any day yoa can sec women chof'
ping logs and driving cattle to the mountains.
Subjected to slavery worse than can be reaii-
Eed in the South. turned into prostitutes and con-
cuhines against their will. denisd even woman''
chief prerogatiye the use of her tong1s, there are
now hundreds of females who only await ile oP-
portunity to abandon forever llie that So NY DE-
hts the proud spirit Of American womanhooa'
TWAS but Yesterday that widow with mel
daughters called upon me, and after asking me u
lock the door of my room for tear she should ne
surprised in the bouse Of a Gentle. untoded hel
Il
story OF bitter wrongs aud suferings. The blshos
of her ward had demanded her whole family 10
cluding herself, in marriage. Size had given uE
all she had for titles and other taxes, and was
now in the diHmma Of either starving or being
compelled To share III pcestlous bed with tht
daughters of her own body With tears in hel
eyes. she prayed me to afford hsf the means Q
going TO Caliturnia in the spring. These cases
occur every day-indeed the spirit Of dlssaisiac
| tan is universal. have never eonyersed with
solitary woman who was not d'scontenied witF
her situation and prospects. This speaks morf
than all the ingenions arguments in favor OF poly
gamy, and. demonstrates that the practical woiE
ing of the plurality system" is adverse 10 90
mestic love and happiness. ,.. ,.f
Here would be great field for your sssoAg
minded women. II . few Bloomers and fast younl
| ladies' would come out to Utah, and rsise the cry
Of virtue and independence" ip the valley otth
mountains. the whole Mormon female coummuni
| ty would rise in mass and shake of the shackle
thst bind them. But there is no one here to ieat
them on The fear Of being cut of from the church
and of being "sept to eternal hell across lots
as Brigham elassleadly expressed it. detes then
! from such course, and the desert plains tha
hem them in on every side prevent them from
slipping away to California or the States. 81