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Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

GAxa11Ns IN New YoRK.-According
to the New York Herald, gambling in
New York is a peculiar institution, sup
ported and protected by peculiar influences.
Says that journal:
We have here Is many as two hundred
gambling houses, in which Tour or five
thousand persons are directly interested.
There is Just enough Of secresy about
these houses TO give additional zest to the
business which is carried on within their
walls. We find them in the upper part of
Broadway, following the fashionable move
ment up town, and the click OF the faro box
is mingled with the waltz from the last
opera, when nabob Of the Fifth Avenue
entertains the other nabobs of the other
avenues with soirfe dansante.
The wicked always flourish, and the
gamblers of New York are not exceptions
to the general rule. Their victims come
from every class Of society-from the mo-
chanic, who throws away his ten dollars
per week upon dicer's oath, to the mil
lionaire, who puts ten thousand upon the
wrong ca I'd at faro. Efforts have not been
wanting to break up the system and punish
its leaders. When Mayor Wood came
into office, he procured nearly two hundred
indictments against the gamblers, and
used his best efforts to bring them to the
bar If the Sessions. The result was no
result at all. One or two were brought
TO trial-none wore punished; nearly all
tho indictments slumber on the Clerks
caIendar-the dice rattle as merrily a.
ever-the faro dealers diamonds are still
radiant on the dollar side of Broadway
and gambling Is still the most profitable,
if not the most respectable Of vacations.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

& lTs =
MARION SrEPHENs's IpEA.-Podsf'
" New Correspondent" at BosiA ~
M. S." certainly g one Of EN-. ~
her on tho sisterhood: rsl
I would rather live one year & y !.
healthful, plucky, thorough. going Enen i.
woman's life, BY attending oil TIE - q
following the hounds, lsaping tssees, .
half the time grooming my own ~
than ! lifetime Of listless, isdolest 81
DIAL talking inanity,, which forms u ~ ~
less existence Of the largest hal = .
American females. There is 20 -
why Thoroughbred sporting, - !, =,
should not be 4 Thoroughbred ls0! =
why = woman who can rule . 49,.
horse, or turn 4 short corner = - ~.
four.in.hand, should be- shut out i1'a =
straight and narrow path. whsfs's ~ -.
are not expected 10 travel "ssa m,
woman who would scream 1t . caae'Fx
or faint at q worm. that had not 49,
enough to kill characters BY ~ NJ.
sale !; nor yel = free, dasbisg ~
woman, that hadn't just the soee~ ~
h heart fof the woes and Soldering
neighbofs. ao5't's. i-H 8 '.i- = f.~sbs
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Ans' one unknown, lcst an IN. So,
WHo WAS CA1N's W1rrLu
has this inquiry been made Ta o. oa.a
class Of minds such question na. .s''''a
moro importance than the pr,v.. t':'e''.'
cations in theology. Brother VINE. invest.
ST. Louis. in answer to a cor,...a'1'a
thus responds through the Herald ."se
to the inquiry "Who was Cain. W. en-
A subscriber ask. thi, .ineul., W" aa..
ton. We answer. she wa, Cain, w. ~
That is all the account say. Of h., w. .'1
that she was the mother Of Enoch !.
said that Cain went into the land Of NJ = "
and we suppose that he took hi. viii W.
him, as any good husband would !, %
land Of Nod they had Enoch; and .r,s =
bly, other children not few, and NV s,..,
children, for they built city there. ~
city probably was not 20 larse :. =
Louis, but il very likely wa. {. l.rr, bo,s ~
hold, Of which Cain was pa.ri,rch =
might have been his own and the f;m;,;.
Of his children living in separate dveI,' s'
What Caiu's wife's name was and e.
her parents were We are not e.rs'S
She might have been tho d.u,b,,, u
Adam and Eve, or some Of their ch1,.
She was probably closely related 10 c. !,
or sister, or niece, or something n....
than cousin. Cousins marry i. o., 4,
when the world is full Of stras,,n. !.
would not have been so great womb, &,
Cain to marry his sister, where then =.
no other girls in the world, and ohv, :,
marriage, and nobody else to el,iu Il,
affections. The command was 10 ~,
and multiply and replenish the earh. An
we presume it was pretty we'll obev.d s,
it seems well replenished now, md lii,h
to be.
We know nothing about the punh., d
children and grandchildren the 6rs ri,
had. No doubt it was 4 goodIy nv,i,,
both Of male and female else whs inh,.
bited Gains city, and who wers the vie,
Of Enoch, Trad, Mehuasl, Me.hual,h,
and Lamech the Bigamist VI kauut
got the whole story Of those days; only i.
drop in the bucket, n it were. We haw
the descending line Of generation from
Adam downward and but little more.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

ABLoopv YEAR.-There were - bat.
ties fought during the year 1856, with an
average loss Of !, 900 men in each moro
than 800, 900 soldiers arc said to have
psrished by disease and battles the bat.
ties averaged moro than ono week. II
IL one Of the bloodiest years in modern
history.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

NAsHv1LIE, Dec. l0.-The City Coun.
ellis Of this city have passed law direct.
ing the employment Of an additional police
force, day and night; forbidding negro
schools and negro preaching forbidding
all assemblages Of negroes after sundown
authorizing the arrest Of free. negroes from
other counties, and the arrest of resident
free negroes If found in suspicious cifcum.
stances. t<t t-A"t
A great deal Of uneasiness il felt in the
city ~ we'll a. in the country. 81 ~ :
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

Hoops AT CoNCgRrs.-The Cincinnati
Enquirer is our authority Tor this inferred.
ing anccdote 800.
At a fashionable concer: lately given IN
a neig hboring city, benches were used ia
the hall instead of chairs. When d.
doors were thrown open, The audese,
commenced to poor ia briskly, md ia,
short time the ushers announced 70 III
managers that the house was full.
"Impossible," said the manager, vk
was acting as ticket seller At tho linz.
"It's a fact. sir" replied the u'hs,
" and you'd better stop the sale Of ticket.
for no more can get in. There ~ ~
seats Left" aeas 'as'a sa
"l'll 20 and see," and suiting the action
to the word, the manager slipped from b.
ticket office to the door Of the ball. looked
10, and beheld sight that filed him viii
dismay. The immense benches ez'ea
ing across tho hall served only to ,ed
each about six ladies' Ind their hosr'
The hall va. completely " jam,ned' u
with an audience whose numbers wsn
anything but large. l-i-'' %, :, -
"a Determined to make up for lossss .
the next night, he inserted the iohow1
line conspicuousiy in his ~poster' !,
Ladies wearing hoops will be cha9d
do,,hle nrica for seafs :" h.-.[.T
Strange to say, the demand vas :. reed: e.
complied with, the hall being vel s''e,
by persons who yielded 10 the nsselly .
the thing themselves, in order to ENJOY y
fun Of seeing how It would opsrss u
others. So -'
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

CHRIarxAs PREseNTs.-Our friends
have been thoughtful Of tho wants Of the
printer, and bis heart is brim full Of graft.
tude. Among other things, We received
a"roaster" Of large proportions and deli.
cate favor q bottle Of superior old +" Ma.
nilla /" cognac; half a dozen Of claret'
and hundred most delicious " bivalves.'
Who wouldn't be printer!
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-
Mrs. PARrINoToN AT THE OPERA.-
=" Well, lam 90 glad it all came out right"
said. Mrs. Partington, wiping her eyes At
tho closing scene in La Sonnambula..' =
confess" continued she, /" that it did
look agin the young woman to be found in
the bed Of the strange gentlemen, but she
had her shoes aud clothes on, and if the
young ,nan had really loved her he wouldn't
have believed her to be guilty % soon. in
decd be wouldn't; for depend upon il, if 4
young man really loves . young woman,
be will b the last to believe anything to
her decrepitude. and be tho last to cast her
off, And them pheasants, too, only think
u tho sueaking way in which they come
in to detect her, as il it was their business
any how. l dare say none Of 'em was
any better than they ought q. be, and what
q to do they made, to be- sure because
they thought she was guilty !! Oh, l des.
piss such pretentiveness. And - for the
girl that made all the trouble, could sec
that she was enviable and wanted the
young man herself, and didn't care any
moro about the virtoo of the thing than the
fifth wheel Of . coach."i1 iais-o9 st-
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

t. R. C.. Gardiner, Of Detroit, Michi-
gan, claims to have invented a sewing
machine no longer than q pair Of scissors
which will do the work in first rate style,
and can he sold for one dollar.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

!. BERwICK's BAY kINEs.-Wo see BY
the Now Orleans papers, that Mr.. w. c..
Templeson, agent for Mr.. Vanderbilt, ad.
vertises for ten thousand cords Of ash wood,
to be delivered At the Berwick's Bay tor.
minus Of the Opelousas Railroad, for the
use Of tho steamers TO be put in the trade
between that point and Galveston. We
learn from Mr.. Henrick who has convers.
ed With Mr.. Templeton, that within twen-
ty-four hours after Mr.. Vanderbilt had
concluded his contract with this company,
be commenced laying tho keels of two
steamers expressly for this trade. both Of
which will certainly b completed by tho
first q March next which 10 ~ soon %
the road will be completed, four miles Of
which now remain TO DO finished. Mr..
'rempleton, however, says boat will be
put on this routs some time during this
winter, and before the new boats and road
ars completed. a.
We also learn from the same source,
that Messrs. Harris 4 Morgan have now
an iron steamer building expressly for tho
same trade, which will be completed and
runnisg BY the first Of January next; and
thai they will build another iron steamer
forthwith to take her place in the same
line, - soon - possible. These iron
steamers are intended to have the utmost
possible speed, being built expressly with
that view. With such steamers, the trip
can b easily made from Berwick1 Bay
to Galveston. in fifteen hours.
rs This affords 10 the encouraging pros.
poet Of some competition in our trade, and
We hope the increase Of business and
travel will BE- such y 70 support both lines
handsomely. Galpeston Ners. Il,
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

DurLL1se.-The Central Presbyterian
is evidently Of the opinion Of Sir John
Fallstaff, that IS honor hath no skill in sur
gerry" and if there be any who doubt this,
then task him who died O. Wednesdays"
"A duel settles no principle, ELECTS no
truth, indicates no innocence, proves no
man brave. 1t places the aggressor and
the aggrieved upon the same footing. The
injured party invites the man who has
wronged him to take away his life in add.
ton and this 10 called " satisfaction ~" -.
''Honor is thing to be cherished and
revered, but surely true honor is not cruel,
honor is not irrational, honor is not law
less. Honor is magnanimous, gentle,
tender. Why then should that code be
called 'the code Of honor which violates
the laws Of God and man, which conflicts
with the enlightened protests Of the living,
and the keen regrets Of the dying which
robs the country Of those upon whom it
has claims; which makes devoted wives
widows, and dependent children orphans /;
which plunges the innocent and the loving
into an abyss Of hopeless sorrow = = y
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

Micro RESURRECTION IN TENNESSEE.
\ correspondent writes from Franklin,
Tenn. that there was great excitement in
that section by the discovery Of projected
instruction by the slaves. On the Isl
inst. twenty.four gmuskets and two kegs
Of powder were found in possession of a
gang ofnegroes at Columbia, Tenn. On.
correspondent also says that in Perry ten
or fifteen negroes had been killed by their
owners, and that it was nothing uncommon
to see negro with gun on his shoulder.
The time for the contemplated attack was
set for tho oath inst.-Bee. 10 81. ID ans
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

"" Did ye vote yesterday, Michaeil T.
" Sure did according to instructions ~
" And what were tho instructions p
|" Didn't you hear them !-rote early and
ofcM. s,a,.i. ~ .,.ss.rl -,< -
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

CIRCULARS BIZ MAIL.-We arc request.
cd (says the Washington Union) to call
attention to the following regulation Of the
Post-ofice Department. viz s s..st IS.
The law, fixing the penalty for viola.
ton st City dollars, provides that no post.
mastsr OF assistant postmaster shall oct d
agent for lottery Offices, or under any colo,
Of purchase, or otherwise, veud lottery
tickets : and that mo. postmaster shall
receive FREQ Of postage or frenk lottery
schemes, circulars, or tickets. Therefore,
al such lottery schemes, circulars, OF
tickets, addressed either to postmaster o,
assistant postmaster, must hereafter be OK.
cluded from the mail, together ,cah al
Other transient matter Of tbs Kind address.
ed simply to an Office, or boz In an Office,
and not to any individual"
We understand there Is much complaint
that great numbers Of circulars, generally
unpaid, and in many instances Of = mos,
offensive character, are forced upon indi.
viduals by being addressed to the numbe.
Of the box or boxes they may happen
to hold in any post-of6ce !; and that It VA,
the order Of the Postmaster General q
send Ill matter thus addressed If Il End,
its way into the mails) 10 the dead letter
office. ., -'s sss,si IL -.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

A Jusr CoxrL1nENT.-The Liverpool
Times, with less pretensions than its Lon.
don namesake, appears to understand
American politics and American character
much better. Commenting on our late
Presidential election, it remarks,
1t is amazing how soon party spirit, car
ried to the verge Of excess. subsidies in the
United States when the will Of the sover-
eign people becomes known. The minor
ity bow with instructive respect to that nu-
merical prepondennce which it 10 the &c.
MUS of The American constitution to rep
resent. However fierce the struggle,
however superhuman the efforts which
have been made TO secure victory, the bel
ligerenis, when the battle Is over, lay
down their arms without forfeiting each
others respect.
It requires a long course Of educational
training in practical freedom to attain this
CONTROL but It Is possessed BY the Ameri.
cans to an extent unknown in any other
country where free Institutions exist aud
tho solution Of the enigma must be looked
for in the fact that every man feels himself
An atom in the great to.al-ths equal Of
the foremost in tho land, and the self.re.
spect so generated pays to tho state the
homage Of IN ungrudging submission.
Men deserve to be free who can make
such sacrifices for individual opinion, and
yet yield with patriotic philosophy 10 tho
course Of events which they cannot con-
troll, The Union stands in little danger
Of disruption while this noble sentiment
animates tho hearts Of American citizens.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

ARREST OF AN UNpEaGRouNp RAILWAY
AeExr.-A Louisville despatch, Of the
18th inst, says: So rYsv5s,sE
- On Saturday morning Rev. WIN. An
derson, negro preacher in the Methodist
church, was captured aboard the steamer
Telegraph, with 4 carpet bag filed with
incendiary documents. He had been en-.
gagged in running off slaves shout Carroll.
ton. The documents in his possession i'm.
plicated some distinguished Northerners.
He was taken yesterday to Carrollton. A
reward Of $500 had been offered Tor him.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

All HEAD AND TAIL.-A little girl dos.
cribss,a snake y /" 4 thing that's . tail al
The way 70 its l.cad." gfffiaa asI
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CosMoPoLITAN AIR AssoCIATIoN.-
Have you subscribed for the present year
II not, take our advice and do 80 at once.
There is no other way BY which so much
valuable reading matter can be obtained
for the same money and at the same time
a chance for . very valuable work Of art
One Of our friends in Assumption drew 4
picture last year for which be aflerward'
refused two hundred dollars. We have Z
few copies Of the Art Journal for gratui
tous distribution. Read the notice il
another column. and then give US CALI
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-. E. -
The NleGER IasU1R8croN.-The
grand agony is over. Christmas has
passed and We are not yet annihilated.
Whether there was preconcerted plan OF
not among our servile population we don't
know; but 20 far. although the strictest
watch has been kept over them, nothing
has occurred to cause suspicion 10 the
most timid. A gentleman remarked to Us
the. other day that in case Of IN expected
attack from any quarter. his first work
would be 70 arm his negroes for the pur.
pose Of defence, q he had not doubt but
they would tight for him to the death and
such We think is the feeling Of moro than
ssven-eights Of the slaves in Terrebonne.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

: GETTING THINes MIXED UP.-Thal
eccentric little fellow, the Baton Rouge
Comet, in one Of his recent gyrations,
carelessly knocked two remote towns into
one, leaving them in . state Of most elegant
eonfssioa. .e The names tho unfortunate
cities are Houma, parish Of Terrebonne,
e., and Homer, parish Of Claiborne, do,
The former slosyins in the production Of .
mighty lever called the Ceres" and the
latter 10 one named the 9 Advocate" Be.
NV - The ri formed By the catastrophe:
Cars Tna CLmAx.-There ID. medi.
cal firm down ID the pari.h Of Terreboune,
which csrtaialy caps The climax, - far as
usms Is ceussrned. "Drs. Hightower &
Coraish," the Homer Ceres says, have
associated, themselves, &c.'''s 4, H ieh
tower with "A imposing Cornish, ought e
strike terror into the hearts Of small prac.
tisionefs, who ase coutenied With six by
nine room, and have nothing to :. bank
o, e1cepe = sAiagle ! Few craniums o
defunct individuals, and anatomical chart.
sf.lhs liver. There i much IN name
wherefore DR.. Hightowere and Cornist
esek lode I good basisess. zion
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-27

A Psosrrcr OF Llr1eAr1oS.-We IN.
derstand there is quite . serious dispute
going on between our parochial and
municipal authorities, since tho recent
anigger" excitement, as to which Of them
should take precedence in patrol matters
within the limits Of the corporation. The
Parish Captain Of Patrols has ordered the
Mayor to do patrol duty and the Mayor
has appointed the Captain one Of his body
guard, and ordered him to stand sentinel
n his door. 1t is generally supposed this
veIed question will be decided in the
Affirmative 1..- - s l.s-e
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carissisy.

e'p pSs.t that ~ first fatal hour vh., r.
s.v ", INA ~ ~. the fruit Of Eden blew' -'e'
1nat one unknown, lcat an th.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-15
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.

MoRB REVOLUTIONARY ArTEMPTs-INrRI0VYs YES rG
CALL ITURBIDEs SON TO THE THRoNE-sAfsrA
ANNAs PROPERTY In c0URT-HIs HI0HsEss 40
CUSHD OF ILLEGALLY SELLING THE PuBLIO LAMBS
fFron the Panama Herald, FEB. 6l
By way oil Acapulco have dates from the capital q
Mexico TO Tie 1tlh Of January. vx
attempts at new revolutions have been discoycreds
one attempting to establish, for the third time An-
perAl government. sDd calling 20 the throne ts eAest
hsn Q. the deceased Emperor, Don Augustus lturti4
snc "a ths event Of his failure Senior Haro Tarerz e.
Lnheer OF state IN whose possession documents hSvs
ossn discovered relating 20 this subject. asaai
Ihe OBJECT g, the other 10 dep9se General ComoEt
r.1 we rfes.seney and reessthsh tie statute lava
ssN NeTai persons h.ve slrsedy been bsnIsned vita
vsw G. sccyettng the ncyer in these rsyolutons ead
aDspg them Senior Haroy Tauleri,.
Jne supreme government has ,ssuad decreo ryNieek
ng Don antonio Lopez DE sa,A Az ma to the dscisiea
the SuprenU Court CT Justice haran9 so the ncfioa
dads for nos ha,an9 adssed as treaty Of Mes;1a 70 d.
inspection ~ the Cotnct c dor-tg dpprop1aeed % hfns5
apart ef tde Underneath fcdtton and for horir. orJsuf
ne 1pc:tles ualct ur comuaatea IN the of Tie SoAN
ana ot Aacloaca2.
the Supreme Court sabjecs to ths decision CT the 1T
bunaI.
The Ministers Governors sra Commanders Cen
era Of the dictator be similarly iuAged ~
military chiefs who have ccrnmittsd extocuons fnhu-
man acts are 20 undergoa II HtAry Trial
There ere ether items IN the ecree not OF much in
posteree.
The decree has been at the urgent demand Of s
people eod IL order tn satisy putnc cpaeon aAA haA
been ISSUED since the triumph OF the Ayuta revouoa.
Ihs amer Panan arrived st PansmA on the Lat II
from Mssatlan. The purser reported frllovs:-Ths
FacIhe Mall Steamship CompADyH steamer Panama, r.
r. Bshy, ccmmsneer from San Francisco Jan. IL ar
rved ct Ga yasiar Jan 60; left came day at p
rived I'D at san Bias. Found port TIE d. chibAiA
Oracle au1 Rehscca Adams: tie prisoners shore
le sane evening, and arrived the 25tk at ManGsna
left
On the osth arrived ). Acapulco and same day sr
Pa1stna.