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The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

"A LOUISIANA NEGRO Abroad Henry Burn
brother OF the notorious Anthony Burns, who
Kicked up such row in Boston some time since
rom the effects Of which the pnritancal city
has not yet recovered, recently received per
mission from his MASTER Louisiana planter
TO visit his relations in Virginia. On his way
Henry was forced by ice to quit the Ohio river
and travel through the State Of Ohio. Uo
stated on his arrival there that the Abolition.
lists bothered him nightly in Ohio, especially
when they found out that he was brother to
Anthony. They offered to set him up in bust,
ness and raise him large sum of money if he
would abscond ;bnt Henry spurncd their offers.
lie said his master had more money bet upon
his return than they can raise, and that his
master lis bound to VIM
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

New FLowERINo sHRuD--The Januarv =.
Der of the Horticukturist gives a plato ."'
notice of shrub found in Macon cou' n.y.
North Carolina, said to be n rameIess ",
undescribed variety of Rbododcndron. !,
flower of which is second only in mapuee.. ~
to the Magnolia Grandinora. It grow, !,
the hcigth of four or five feet and Is e,,,'
transplantcd and cultivated. It Is stated n.y.
no American flower exceeds this in bo...'
Its color is u bright crimson, approach,,.
scarlet, and the ponicles are composed Of tvss
ty or thirty flowers forming conical ~
nearly as large rs mans head. The le.,,.
are evergreen, of deep color. Thcs pot WIN,
found is on the top of almost inacce,,,N.
mountains.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

NEW ORLEANS MARKETs.-The True Delta
gives US the following Brass knuckles" CON
tlnue very active, and the stock on hand having
been reduced by the increased demand, prices
are advancing. The unprecedented movement
IN these articles has struck several gentlemen
lately. There have been numerous heavy f,lls
in snng shots, but as transactions in this line
are generally carried on between twelve and
two O'Clock at nights, it is almost impossible
to obtain particulars from holders. Police
vigilance is at heavy premium, and the mr..
tlcle is SO scarce that quotations are strictly
nominal, Small parcels are occasionally to ho
met m with IN the Theatres, but they are of an
Indifferent quality. ~
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

~The Boton Rouge Advocate OF Wed
ncsday, gives us the following information, il
relation to base and dastardly attempt mad,
to assassinatc Dennis Corcoran, Of the Delta
by the Thugs Of New Orleans, on association
which the Know Nothings of that city organ
lied for political purposes, but which while
they Enthusiastically disprove of their acts, they
are either unable or unwilling to suppress.
He was attacked as he walked from the
rotunda Of the St. Charles-knocked down
with slung shot--thc deadly weapon making
fearful wound on the back portion of his
head-his face horribly mutilatcd with brass
knuckles--his left hand which he had evident
y thrown up in defense, bruised and swollen,
and some of his teeth broken. He had bled
profusely and was almost insensble. When
We saw him, short time afterwards it seem.
cd very doubtful indeed, whether he could
possibly recover, but we are rejoiced to learn
thanks to apowerful constitution, he is now in
. fair way to escape death, with marks which
he will carry to his grave On Sunday morn.
ing the only account he could give of the fear.
iai AFFAIR, was simply. that as be advanced into
the street. about twelve o'clock At night he
was surrounded by men from that moment
ne was, OF course, unconscious of what passed
the hrst blow having produced insensibility =
A gentleman belonging to the House of Rem.
resentatves, says he was standing not far from
poor Corcoran about half an hour before he
must hare received the murdcrous assault, and
he remembers distinctly that he saw three men
watching him intently, He has no doubt
they perpetrated the yillainous act which was
designed for darker phase of crime"
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

NEW CONS PRoposED.-Mr. Weller, of
California has introduced proposition in,
to the Senate to authorize the coinage at
the San Francisco mint of piece of value of
500, to be styled " Unions" and $50, to
be called Half Unions"
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

@There will be q grand vocal and instru.
mental concert given OF the Thespian Hall this
evening, BY Prof. ]. L. Traux, the great
American blind pianist and composer assisted
BY the distinguished young American vocalist
Mr. W. Brice, which they will repeat on
Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

1~Hon. A. g. PIKE, representative from
the Parish Of East Baton Rouge, has kindly
furnished us with copy Of the testimony ard
pleadings in the Bell vs.. Hufty case, for which
we tender our thanks.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

SouoI.".'ou' AHo auuIeoo 10 astolIOWS:
I'm address removing from Office JOSEPH
Hufty, Sheriff Of the Parish of Orleans.
| Whereas, freedom of suffrage, and the in
volatility of the ballot box, are the only
basis ofrepublican government; and where
as this great palladium of American liberty
has been oyerthrown and trampled under
foot at the late general election held in
New Orleans, on the 9th of November, 1856
whereby the free expression of the popular
will has been illegally suppressed by parti.
san commissioners of the election, who ar
rogated to themselves the power to disfran.
chise legal voters, and by bands of lawless
men, who not only drove peaceful citizens
from the polls by intimidation, violence and
bloodshcd, but even after the polls had
been closed, destroyed more than thirteen
hundred legal votes, which had been receiy.
cd during the election by the commissioners
to the truth Of which outrage the whole pop.
ulation of New Orleans bear witness: and
whereas these facts, have been brought to
the knowledge of the Legislature by judicial
Investigations and by executive communica-
tions; and whereas the late Governor ofthis
State has urged the Legislature to ncrush
the evil at once" and before il has taken
root, by the most pointed energetic means:
and whereas the Legislature is constituted
by the organic law, the grand inquest of
the State for the protection of the elective
franchise from tumult, violence or other i'm.
proper practice, and to vindicate the consti.
tutional rights of the people, raising above
and not the subject matter ofordina nv Judi.
cial investigation, but totally independent
OF, and not to be COMPOUNDED with individual
claims to Office; and whereas the 9th ar.
ticle of the Constitution declares that "all
civil officers, except the Governor and the
Judge of the Supreme and superior Courts,
shall be removed by an address of a majority
OF the members of both Houses, except those
the removal of whom have been otherwise
provided by the Constitutions" and where.
as Sheriff is civil officer, whose removal
is not otherwise provided for by the consti.
tuition; and whereas it has been Individually
established to the satisfaction of this Lepis.
latnre, that the constitutional rights of the
citizens of New Orleans have been grossly
violated in the late election for Sheriff Of
the Parish of Orleans: therefore,
BE it Resolved, by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, a majority of The
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

1@We are indebted to the Hon. J. M.
SxSDncE for copy Of the Report of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury on the Commerce and
Navigation Of the United States, for the year
ending June, 1855.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16
Democratic Meeting

A MEETING Of the Democratic Party Of She Par
a ish Of East Feliciana. will be held 1t the Court
House In the town Of Clinton, on ff TINT.
SATURDAY. February Is 1856,
for the purpose Of selecting delegates 70 attend The
Democratic State Convention, to be holden st Baton
Rouge, on Monday, March 10. 1855.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

D~We are indebted to the Hon G. w.
Munday, and the Hon. Bythell Haynes for
public documents, reports, papers, &c.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

16-To the Hon. John Slidell and the Hon.
I. g. Davidson, we are under obligations for
Washington city and Northern papers.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

II A NEW FEMININE ACCOMPLISHMENT l II
women in California are shade faster than il
many other parts Of this extensive country. 4
late number of the Sacramento Journal give
an account of lady in that city, who, on tn
spur of the moment, bet double eagle with
gentleman boarder at first class hotel tina
she would take little from each dish on Thu
dinner table, seasoned with q portion of ever,
condiment, and devour thcs,whole ; and in add
ton she would take, us q drink to wash il
down, q limited quantity of oil the liquors ii
the bar. She did II and wen the bet. Havn!
confidence in her capacity, she afterwards
offered to bet like amount that size would
drink the man--her betting opponent--drunE
before nghtfall, but he, having had test Of
her powers, politely declined. We hope they
don't make them all so in California.
The ELECTION OF BASYs.--Papcrs from
Washington contain the lvotc on the election
Of Banks. Mr.. Smith, of Tennessee, offered u
resolution that the House at once proceeded TO
the election Of speaker, and if after the roll
shall have been called three times no person
shall receive majority of all the votes cast,
that the roll shall be again called, and the
member who shall receive the largest number
Of votes shall be declared elected. This rcsolu-
ton was adopted, having bcc2 opposed by the
whole Sonth Carolina delegation. Messrs.
Fuller and Orr then withdrew their names.
and the House ballottcd three times ncfTectu-
ally The one hundred and tlirty-third vote
was then taken, the last under the plurality
rule, with the following result Banks 1913 !;
Aiken, 100; Fuller, 9, Cunpbcl, 3, Wells, 1
PA votes in all
Banks received the full Republican vote OK
cept four, Aiken received all the Democratic
but two and all the National X. Ms but six
Had these eight supported him Mr.. Akin
would have ben speaker.
Shakespeare on 0lodcrn Bonnets.-It has
often been said that Shakespeare touched upon
md exhausted every subjcct--that he praised
Every thing worthy Of praise, and ridicnled cy-
Try thing deserving Of ridiculc-but until nov
ays the editor of the Picayune, We never sup
'osed he had held up the present style Of Indies
comets to public derison Or railcry. 1t was
lunch who first pointed ont Tie fact, III the
yag's illustrations Of Shakespeare wood
ut helping out the ridiculc Of the thing Won
ierfuily. The scene rendered Is from "The
tanning of the shrcw," Act ~, Scene 3, and
leffnedio is scornfully holding up to the gaze
u the scowling and scolding katherine one of
hose little oddities facctiously termed bonnets.
Inc point of the dialogue lies in the following,
md it is pointed enough
pe'ruehio why lis cookie. or n walnut shell,
knack, toy, trick a baby. cap:
Away with 1t, come let me have bigger
haner'ne I'll have no bigger this doth I'll the time
Ind gentewomen wear &c.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mr.. Hamilton introduced resolutions ad-
dressing Mr.. Joseph Hufty, occupying by
virtue Of law Office of Sheriff of the parish
Of Orleans, out of Office, by authority of the
Constitution. The address is as,follows:
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

the state Of Louis!ana--Parish of Eas, Fe,;c,,n.
" Dstrc. Court. No. 25l5.
NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN, that Emily Va.
4. son lls' applied 70 this Court FOR letters Or a.
Jill .,'aoh u w succession Of Samuel L. Wat
rr ths publication Of this notice. unless legal an.
position be made thereto. Ne"'sr
feb 49, 1856 II. sKrpW1TII n. ~, Hi
The State Of Louisiana. -pnri,h az ros, roI;.,.--
lft District Court. No. l77O.
Noiioh II HERRBY GIVEN, that Frcdor.ot
~ .5churer. administrator Of the succession Of Al
an itaupp deceased, has filed an account Of nj. Al
~ hlstratlon which will be homolosaed in thir,,
aIlpf the publication Of this notice, unless L.
leo io 100. III. SkIPWITH D.y rtcrh
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

ssa-Remenber the meeting on Saturday next
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

members of both Houses concurring in this
Address, That Joseph IIufty, commissioned
lbs Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans be and he
is hereby removed from the Office of Sheriff
of the Parish Of Orleans.
Be it further resolved, That this address be
presented to the Governor Of this State, in
compliance with the constitution thereof, and
that the same take effect from and after Its
passage. 1J 7 IEEAH fff y
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

w RIGHTS Indian Vegetable Pills. sold nv
s,,o.c ISAAC N. LEMON,
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16
NEW SUPPLY.

A aaal.iohal supply of Garden Seeds has iu,t
ppen received from the society of Shakers. XIV,
aa, makes ~ assortment complete. Cali al
se' your SEED while you can--they are going orfs,t,
Sole cont f., ,, ISAAC N. LEMON,
Parish of East Feliciana. Wy "'o'' ''ea LOT wv
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-24

SUFFERING IN MtLwAUKEE.-The' 'Ameri.
can, Of the th,contuins the following st ate.
ment Of suffering in that city:
Yesterday two most shocking cases OF
freezing came to light. One member Of q
family in the upper part of the city, who
was actually frozen from the sheer want OF
clothing.
The other case is that Of boy about 16
years Of age, without friends, relatives or ac
quaintances, who went into the country in
search of work and place to stay. His
efforts proves unsuccessful, and on Wedn-
estay evening he returned to the city. As
he had no money and no friends he went. to
the shop-a saddle shop on East Water
street. where he laid down and fell asleep
Yesterday morning he was found with his
l,mbs frozen solid from his knees TO his toes!
Assistance was called, and after consdera'
Bile oifort his boots and stocking were re-
moved, and the clothes taken from his limbs
At the time ourreporter left it was not known
whether the blood W uld circulate or Hot.-
If not, he will be obliged to lose both limbs
at the knees The young man says wher
he laid down he was not aware that his fee'
were frozen, and whether they had become
so before he entered the shop or after, it no
known. He has been cared for by tn,
officers of the Relief Association.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-24
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
Banks! Ranks!! Banks y!

Every days proceedings in the Ohio Le-
gislature, give evidence of the strong Bank.
ing propensities of its fusion members. BY
the Constitution no special charter can be
granted, and as consequence no new Banks
can be organized except under general
enactment. To avoid this just and reasona.
BILE provision of The organic law OF the State
. bill is now introduced, to add $2o, 900, 900
to the capital stock of the Banks already ex'
isting This is fine legislation truly. Thr.
ty or forty of those chartered monopolies
have for years paid.t only upon their profits
The people complained of this injustice
These complaints were answered be deris-
ion from this privileged aristocracy. Now,
the first thing done by this black republican
legislature which promised so much relief to
the people from the burthens of heavy
taxation, is to add to the strength and power
Of the Banks, and in this manner indirectly
but surely increase the load which weighs
down the tax payer, and laborer.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-24
The Ohio Statesman.

We are often enquired of, what paper out
of the county we would recommend to our
readers, as being thoroughly Democratic in
politics and as containing full and correct
report of the proceedings Of the Legislature.
Ohio can boast of large number of able
Democratic journals. At the present mo-
ment we have in our mind, several, which
for strong, clear and solid editorials, sound
faith, and comprehensive news and miscel-
lany, are inferior to few Of any in the coun-
try.
Among these and preeminent from its be
ing the central organ in Ohio, stands the
OHIO Statesman. 1t has weathered the storm
for many years. In prosperity and adversely
it has been true to the great land marks of a
Democratic government, hurling defiance
and argument to its foes and giving encour-
agement and vigor to its friends. It's edi-
tor, Col. MEDARY. has grown gray IN the
service. To him the political history of the
State is perfectly familiar, for he has been
an eye witness of the origin and success or
failure of every important measure in State
policy for years. Being located at the cap
ital,th Statesman will give full and correct
report of legislative proceedings, more SC
than any other. journal can, and hence is
douby valuable during the present winter
season. The people are deeply interested in
our present State Legislature. They gave US
promises of innumerable reforms, SO far
their promises are broken. Already they
are beginning to rivt new chains in the
shape of chartered monopolies, upon the Ia
boring classes. Let every citizen Of Ohio
watch them, for by their movements nre
his interests affected. ..-.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-24
COsdeSa Dny of the Age.

Columbus. O., Thursday, Jan. 1lth, 1856.
For twenty five years | have been an obser-
yer Of the temperature. During all that
time my thermometer has never fallen so
low as yesterday morning, when it marked
20 degrees below zero. believe yesterday
morning at clock to have been the cold
est ever experienced in this part OF Ohio
The thermometer use rs one which care
fully compared with the standard thermome-
ters procured some years ago for the use of
the Geological Survey of the state. am
aware that other Thermometers get up higher
and go down lower than niue. exposed
this same thermometer in the winter Of
1851, 81 during the coolest night in the year
TO the free radiation between the earth and
sky, and it marked but II degrees below ze-
ro; yesterday morning, in more sheltered
position, it was three degrees colder, and at
9 O'Clock it stood 10 degrees below zero.-J.
SULIvANT. - o. Farmer.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-24

an endorsement on his paper, this is good
time to form an estimate Of what il has
cost him-to cast up the much larger and
more petilous favors of the same kind that
have been expected and perhaps exacted Of
him in return, the security money he has
had to pay, the notifications, inconyenien-
ces and disappointments, to which he has
been subjected, by finding all such assist.
ance fail him just ut the time when alone
it could be Of service. Let him consider the
unbusiness-like habits of improvldence for
positive engagements which it has engen-
dered, and If he is wise man he will break
up this practice, Preferring to buy or hire
everything he needs, whether money or en-
dorsement, or merchandise of any kind
Let him at once amply and honorably dis
charge oil the obligations thus in any way
imposed by the past, but beyond that, re-
solve "neither to lend nor borrow" and he
will soon find himself safe, happy and
prosperous man, outstanding his own re-
sources and providing, independently ofsuch
dangerous accommodations, for all his liza
bilities punctually and securely, and he will
find it one great ecret Of his commercial
prosperity.
ln his domestic affairs, let him only clas-
sify his household expenses for the past,
and he will probably find that, after max
ing every allowance, the superluities of life
have cost him far more than the expenses
at all necessary to his comfort or his position
that his cigars have cost him as much as
his clothes, and the small items for little un-
thought of trifes have taken more than
double what he intended they should, at the
beginning of the year. He will find too
that an extra indulgence or extravaganza in
to which he at first launched out, supposing
that it was but "for once in his life," has
become systematic and increasing. The
new pnrlor carpet at $500, one year, and
the silked lined window curtains, have rem.
dered necessary new piano at $500, stat.
uary aud French clocks, with Paris plate
glass mirrors from the ceiling to the floor
The new furniture inside will, moreover
soon suggest the propriety of a new front tc
the old house outside, and then, as he i.
about it, he pulls down the old barn alto
Sether, according to the old parable, that ht
may build greater. Whoever will look ov'
er his expenditures in this way. dispassion'
ately, will find, in word, that there is ar
excitement about these expenditures, The
stimulous Of which, if once man gets under
can only be kept up, like gambling, by
rapid and ruinous increase of its costliness
When this is once demonstrated to his sat
isfacton by little experience, and he ha:
learned to spend more for comfort less fol
show, he will find in it much Of the secre
of his domestic happiness.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-24
IMPORTANT DECISION!
The Cattle Beat tho LOcOnlOllve |,
CLEAR THE TRACK FOR THE cows
Supreme Court of Ohio.
REPORTED By R. p. WARDEN. OFFICIALLY.
THURSDAY. Jan. 10. 1856

THURSDAY, Jan. 10, 1856.
The Court met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: THURMAN, Chief Justice; RAN
NEY, BARTLEY and KEESoN, Justices.
No Ill. Elliot VS.. The G. G. d. G. X. r.
Co. In error to the District Court of Lo-
rain Co.
Thurman, c. j., delivered the opinion OF
tbc Court. Held:
/: That the common law doctrine that re-
quires the owner of domestic animals, not
unruly or dangerous, to keep them upon his
own premises and makes him trespasser
if he suffer them to run at large and they go
upon the unenclosed lands of another, is not
the law OF Ohio; being inconsistent with
our statute law and contrary to the common
usage that has always prevailed in this State.
2. That remote negligence OF the plain
tiff will not prevent his recovering for an in.
jury to his property Immediately caused by
the negligence of the defendant The neg
lgence of the plaintiff that defeats a recov-
cry must be prorimGte cause of the injury.
8. Suffering domestic animals to run at
large, by means whereof they stray upon an
unenclosed railway track, where they are
killed by train, is not, in general, prori-
mate cause of the loss; and, hence, although
there may have been some negligence in the
owners permitting the animals to go al
large, such negligence being only remott
cause of the loss, it will prevent his recover
ing from the R. R. company, the value of the
animals, if the immediate cause of their
death was negligence of the company's SER
wants in conducting the train.
A. The bare fact that a railway 10 unin.
closed there being no statute requiring 1t to
be fenced, does not, in general, render the
r. r. Company liable to pay for animal;
straying upon the track and killed by train
such want of fencing being, in general
only remote cause of the loss.
g. The paramount duty of conductor o.
a train is to watch over the safety of the per
sons and property in his charge, subject tc
which, it is his duty to use reasonable care
to avoid unnecessary injury to amin ais stray
ing upon the road. Judgment affirmed.
BARTLEY, j., djssented from the 4th point
Henry Kramer vs.. Cleveland d. PHtSburQl
K. X. Co. Reserved in Cuyahoga county
RANNEY, j., delivered the opinion of the
Court overruling the demurrer. Cause re
nandcd to The District Court for fulther pro
ceedings