Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-19
General Summary.

Tho ~elertiou in West Felieiana res'llted III
H. aaertion of h. HARRISON. Esq, to the SEN
ate l.. Enl the vacancy occasionea y. t.e 's
signatiea of the Hon. X. c. Nlckaue' o's
p,ror elect. and Of +. V. u. hageniah 1oehe
House-both Democratic nominees.
TIE .ilf of the late Jonathan Colt. Esq,
# Nv London. Conn. brq1ea'hs 70 me
r;rst Congregational Church IN that citv'
a. non The Second Congregational lh"rch,
"a q . 10 the Protestant Episcopal thHfeh;
"a 900: First Baptist Church. s',ooo neeah'
eantist Chnrth $1,000 lhirh bapfis' snuaH',
- noo. FIRST Methodist Church. s4ooe
s'.a'"i uethod,st Church. $4,000: New
; aa,nn s,.am.n's Friend Society. s2.'Mo'
tha Cent SOCIETY. Sc. 900; Poor IN the Aims
u~,s.. $40 600. The income OF the money
aaa.,.be4 To the Aims House IS to I've APP
rlida,i 70 the benefit Of the c ergFtnen on
,ner,e4 Herewith. ami manased by the o'ice's
connected with each institution.
v,s Senate Of virgi ia has lately passed a
il ,,tt 'nr ,he voluntary en<la enent al a Tree
ar, nj southampton county. he Is an "1
ns, sixtv wears rf are. aud has lately oeeh
a,,,n,,r atea hut is ANXIOUS TO remain m the
.,,I t;,n nj servitude, which he knows ~
his oy, observation and experience. Is Inc
hes, ard h~applest condition tor ms rae -
. ,ntn.rons are appl of this character,
| .hst Il has been found necessary :" lntToahce
sana,at law into the Legislature if the
; voluntary ensiayement OF tree negroes i II
) CoumonweaIsh.- - Richmond Desp"fes.
/ Tie following railroad companies do not
: a anv trains an Sunday t;alena and Lhi-
800 Iiuion, Illinois and Central, Air Lane
! 80 rbiceso TO st. L,nis. New Aihahy ana
Sslem. Chicago aud Rock Island, lineage,
! {. PAM and Fond du Lac, Chiraso anu WI.
,.apk;e, Michigan Central. and the oieat
Western Of Canada'
An American party convention was held
I,ncbhurg Va. on The 81 inst, at winch
ie the Hon. Thos. S F~ionraoy was elected aei-
.yat. from that Congressional dls'ftct !" ths
III pbil,JeIphia Convention. tt meet on 'he zhu
y Febtupry next. Mr.. Fionrnoy was '''s'fos'
Il ted IN urge he postpcnement "i inc hohi ia
fans for President and Wee ffesidenE 20
J. '". ,;r,a AZ late as the months Of June OIL
-, July next
ID rr,m the Jackson Fapers we learn that OF
,s flo o,h inst. Nm Il. tavlor was eieete'
,iavor Of that city. heating ''en' 10 h.'i o'
hundred and six srtes. Inc eI'lFe hHhe''
Is can tirket Ter Mayor and Aldermen Hf
it, umHhed.
Il" President Pierce sent to the Senate on tn
is 4th instant the ratification oil -hiniste
DC Wheeler treaty with Nicaragua, negotiate
ae' anterior tn Walkers a vent III sttpasa'e
III f,r the recognition OF Nicaragua TO tne eN
II TINT .t all her claimed territory, inctaaiis
II NlSGai u. and regardless OF the hfitish pio
oi t.ctora.e. II also ssipalates for the prctfc
Is t;,n ar.t fostering OF American citizei!s cap
'sf ,tal and enterprise III Nicaragua.
,au ii
.id t the meeting Of the "eterans Of the wa
you AZ 1910. t.,d IN Norfolk Thursday afternoon
da uno, calling the roll it was ascertahled ths
ca twenty one Of those brave men had fa'ie
since The last meeting. After appointing !
Nae delegates to the National Convention
''ut Washington, to lie held on the oth OF 9ataa'
the meeting a l~i"urnea.
ain, Nine Erishns III were arreste! in CtHcinna'
os the 5thinst. hv the United States MarsSti
charged with breaking the neutrality lay.
>, q ,a Y;.,-4ai TO BAH for sieeo each. u
.ar eenrrrIlmns, san is that they were aehf
the in concert wItsrartt-s IN Ne" 1oFh coh'eas
find plat NJ d descest on Ireland
II Cagrnf-Ta. larger portion Of the cnft'
am CONSUMED in the E,iteh States comes ifof
s"- BAIL. The teal amount received he
sit- iram different countries during the fiscal We
s'ss. ending .iune 3Dtl. 1853. IS 100, 56i.2E9 lbs
q which l35 3seas3 Tbs. was brnnght ire
i oi Brazil. The cs@ro oil raising II has greatly !
VS. creased oil ATE VI consequence VI t"1 R''
Tue ed value OF slave. whose price has donb
Ae's during the past i've years.
y oi !.
-heI Among the visitors TO Jackson. at
yous present time, we are pleased to the DIST
- In r,,ishsd Hon John Perkins OF LOUISIANA.
.iins We regret that. OWN. to reasons Oh a PRIV
we ~natarg, he has been compelled to decline I
invitation OF the Democratic Convention.
he'd. address it on the political topics OF the d'
iced -M,Sass,pplan,
'ef' Hon. A. S. Walker mas been elected 10
'"s- supreme court benehof Alabama.
shty w
A. S. Foster senior Editor OF the War
peak Untisna) .1spa5iican. died a few days SIN
lule, af er a long and painf,lf illness.
The emigration from Englant to Utah
sns year amounted % s, 800 persons.
Tur SuG,R MAar--fhe planters OF