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A.iHEsl EsiHIsi

TUSTrereived by the undersigned, fresh
y supply of Wriehts Indian Vegetable,
Mofiafs Life, Brandteihs, Mofrison's Hy-
genis, Lee's, Ssppingtdns, Gteafanbere's,
Jayne $, Spepcer's, Peters, Cooks, Hoop.
er's, Beekwitb's Leidys blood, Holloway 5
Swayne's Lerv's, Degray's Champions,
Jones', Sears, aud McLane's Pills; lor
sale in any quantity by
jan %. WV BoeEL, Druggist
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Drugs ana Mtbifints.
WIN BOGEI,
Druggist and ~Apetlsechrg

TX EEPS constantly on hand d large AID
IL well selected stock Of fresh Drugs aud
Medicines All his preparations re PIE.
pared by Northern manufactures and ptt
upin the very bestnannat to preserve their
medicinal virtues. In . climate like this
persons shoaid moi overlook ttisimpoftant
consideration
TO- Prescriptions fllsd with eate vt any
time Of hight ~ day. oftin-v
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Cloaks, rranti,ins and TnImas.

4 LARGE assortment Of these goods.
II iast received in all Colours, Shapes and
Qualities Call at the PHILADELPHIA
CHEAP STORE. if you wish to secure
bargains now,
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A NEW supply Of lie above for par
IA or and office, with and without summer
fronts. Gook stoves, large and small; Ffe Box
Barrel ana franklin slaves, fnr Wood and rpai.
assorted SIZES besides the articles which o. fera
" 20 will, thaui-sueh 40 Coal Ho1s. Shovel and
Tenes, Re. At the Hardware store Of
jan i7-y. LAhGI1EH h LAN0UF.
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Fer ship George West.
D0nn LBS. pure and extra White Lend.
GDUU 1000 do. Snow white French Zine
80 Boxes assorted sizes Window Glnss.
100 cans Chrome Green and yellow Paint.
Zine Dryer, Litharge, Spanish Brown.
Yellow 0chre, whiting, Red lead
German Blnok, japan Da1uen aud
Light Furniture Varhish, Glaziaf's Points,
Grainers' Philadelphia Glue, Hftchas' sash Tools.
Brick Liners and Putty, for sal low At the
Hardware store of MUNTAN 4 HUGUET,
septt9, Church street, opposite Harney House.
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Petroleum, or Rock Oil.

T1HE most wonderful remedy ever dis
l. covered, procured from we'll in the
Allegheny mountains four hundred feet be-
low the earth's surface, will eaectnaIIy cure
Piles, Deafness, Old Sores and Ulcers. Sore
and lnHarneo eyes Rhunatisn, Neuralgia
White swelling eFt for sale by
VIM BOGEB. Druggist.
march 35 LAFAYETTE street.
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u r. s W A Y N Els
GoaPoUsD sYHUp or
W / y G Il L X r 7,
vieient cengl.. t.lootly Etpe.torniinn.

Vtoient feugh, Hloody Expettorafion.
sifHIiH, tehsfe 90, pa:i Uct Y, 1876.
IN hht cory take pressure hnt aeafH ~ auty
owe 70 suffering humanity, TO certify publicly TO
20 ~, rhe great poWer o your toMpouND ST
hbf of VIII 1bFHsrs vas taken With
F'oteht cough ahd BloeaF. expectofah6n,
pfsa' wastlng awaP 9, ny hesh, ~ ne symp-
teris 3, hEsa eonsahiptlana Htsr tfgne various
feniedits Nltheht any feieii anu nearing 81 the
gfea, virtues u yhaf Syfnpt e6mfHenced lts use
ara 70 NY great sahslaettent ana aatonishmeht
~ nv a'"uhu me- hfs oeNgn Deeah 10 abatef
hpp.ttie mp, 3tes hhe ~ t'es nave beeonfe as
lsalt' aho neshy e. EYER some svtlye months
srse" si"et wy go, Has ITS. arrested =
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T9HE VERY BEST--Persons desiring
j any OF the celebrated nedicins cal
LED Erandy, can get some ofthe pure and
nndn''rated pinet, CastIIon 4 Co.'S at The
Drug Store Of NJ WIN. BOGEL.
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SsEalMa,iee.

IvFFFVVFE EFS.
TSF RECEIVED 25 doz. boxes Of
- Fresh Sariiues doz Gallon Jars Pick
les doz 4 gal ars do. 8 doz. Of Pr nch
do. 4 bb's Macketei, Fresh Butter. fine
lot fresh cheese. and for sale Cheap for
Cash by. oct 2ol A. WtLson 4 Go.
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Liver COMPLAINT.

(tAN BE efectualfy cured by the use oil
y Hollauds German Bittets. Price ,e
duced to seventy4fve cents, can always be
had fresh at the arug store of
octI0. WIN. BOGEL.
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Conn fort * Economy.
Gum Drops.

lust received Is lbs Gum Arabic Drops,
- Toan Lozengers, French Jugube and
Llquorize Paste, Acidolated Drops OF ali
tlavoIs; Spruce Gum, refined Calabra Lio-
uorjee, ect., by WIN. BoGEt.
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PHILADELPHIA. rhenp Cash store.

Call and Judge for yourselves.
5000 yards new British and American
Prints, finest qualities made. 50 different
styles, all Wool Plaids. French Merno
and DeLaines. New Styles Black and
Dress Silks, at low prices. Embtoidefies,
Grape Collars, English Hosiery Bonnet
Ribbons, Trimmings, Gloves, Flannels,
DomesticE, Cassineres &c.
Remember the place.
PHILADELPHIA CHEAF CASH SroRE
oct1S. Lafayette street
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r AIDES Kid silk and Cashmer Gloves
IL Also, Children Mrrino.
Ladies Gauntletts, all colofs.
nov-11 J, SIMON & co.
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Fresh Supplies.
MO. 3 Mackeral in bbls.
~ C" 4 do.
q Q in kits for family use.
Levering's pest Loaf Sugar.
Loaf Sugar in bbls,
Powdered +" t.
Crushed t. "a Ct
Fresh Goshen Butter, Rose bud dairy.
Olrine Soap
French Brandv, / casks, low priced
do. do. in cases of dog.
Roanoke Tobacco. IS.
Childres Honey Dew los
100 bbls Cape Lime.
'' g Plaster.
Cement.
Plasterer's Hair--large quantity.
oct23, BARBEE Il BENJAMIN.
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FRESH ARnIVAIs,

FNEbH AHHI Y AI,b,
THE Undersigned has just received per
| Eupira City,
$50 lbs Gutn Arabic Lozebges, ofall Havors
50 do Gum Arabic Paste. Vanilla & Rose.
80 do Jnji,be Drops, assorted
II do Literiee do Z do
50 do India Paste,
100 do 1'dlu Drops,
50 do Pate de Gnimauye, -.sa.E
80 DO Marshmtllow drops
$50 do inube paste rose, lemon &, Orange
30 do Iolp do. II bo$es Spruce Sum.
100 40 Chorblat dps Families
30 10 do Dc sahte
30 10 10 la Vanilla, etc.
For sale At reasonable prices. BY
oct l9-Y WIN BOGTI. Druggist.
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.yust Received.

.Just Received.
1A0 SACKS fresh made BRAN;
lOV 90 barrels Heavy Rump Pork,
100 Bale Hay;
500 bushels Oats;
600 barrels ear Com:
25 boxes Louisville Star Candle;
Is S
IL a. +"
10 New Bedford Sperm;
$50 Assorted Soaps;
10 bags prime Rio Coffee;
10 Pockets old Java;
10 barrels fresh Soda Crackers.
Can be had as low as in any other house
in the city--for cash.
lnne2i A. MoNTAS x BIO
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Axes and Nails.

4 LOT Of each on hand and for sale by
"A - NJ G.. BRYAN.
may23, N. E. Cor. Court House square
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Bulk Meat.

Bulk Meat.
4 LARGE lot Chnlce Hams and Should
n ,ers in store and for sale at less thar
nothing by. RARBEE & BENJAMIN.
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PROF ESSIONA AL CARDS.

IlR. G. w. DEARtNG, offers lis pro
~ fessenal services 10 the public Resiiehee
and Office On Ah.in, between Church mud North
street may 15-y.
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BORING Machines.

A FEW more left, OF the above labor 50
II wing machines, with three aagers. as
orted sizes LAger4ER & i.ANorE
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$ $. HALL, Attorney At Law, Laurel
- street, Baton Rouge, Ia iantf-y.
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JAMES NJ. ELAN II JAS. T.. ELAN.
- I'M, ~. n Eian, Attorneys ana Gsunsellcrs
D Law, Baton Ro,ige. aaggf-y
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silks and Dress s4ceds.

lance all competition for cheapness. To the
numerous customers who have favored rs
with their patronage during the past year,
we Will now renew onr assurance that
every effort will be made to render it their
own interest to continue the same. They
can rely upon being always received and
waited npon with politeness, and upon be-
ing supplied with goods at less than ordin-
airy prices. That this is no empty boast,
the crowds that daily throng our Store
will testify.
Every one says That the cheapest and
best goods are bought at the
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Elegant Stock Of Fall Il Winter

STAPLE e. FANCY
LEoLE2 Ln3s=ae=s B % oLDss9s
w z ARE REC EWING our new sup.
w ply Of
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CAST Steel
Corn d. Cob Mill.
[,,MBRorDERLD HANDKERcH1EFs

IL from s to SO each. HemstIched
Cambria do, Linen Cambria do, al ali
prices lnov-ilI J. SIMON Il co.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-02-28

VANTE PAR LIE SHERIFF.
NTAT DE Ia LOUISA NE-COURD U
IL CINQUIEME DISTRICT UDICIdLRE
Paroisse Terrebonne:
FRAseoB JHRoxk Avsr,
vs. No. 1879
JosEPu A. GAoNB Sheriff etal.
En- vertu dun writ de a. fa., 6mane de IA cour sus
men0nnee siegeant dams pour Ia Paroisse
addresss Sheriff soussigue, dams Ia cause ciiessus
inttulee nnmerotee, il osrt vente pubQue
Ia maisOn de Cour Houma,
Samedi lie Ter Mars 1856.
entire IL heurcs eta heurss II propiiee ci arres
decrte, savoir.
La moitie ndyis dun certain de terre situe
dams Faruisse Ia rive droe du Petit Gallon
distance de 20 miles dessous de Houma mesuran,
apent dei face profondeur de rarpentage
etAnt Ia portion infereure du Lot ~, IT, con-
tenant Is! g. 100 borne haut par terre de
c. Watkins, ct bias par cele de Nicolas THIBoDAUx
La dite vente sera fate pour satisiaire la somne
principal rnteret ct es far de process dams Ia cause
bidessus.
TERMEs EFT CONDITIONS A I'M credit dc u mois
acquereur devant ournr Bond bonnie ct vaabe
caution, condon6 scion II lo avec hut ponr cent PAL
dnteret partr du jour dc Ia vente usqu an pale
meut. A. BOURG, SHaRlF
PaRors,r TKnRaposxg II Foyrer, 1856. n27 st.
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SHERIFF'S SALES, &c.

OF LOUISIANA, FIFTH JUDI
- CIAL DISTRICT COURT.-PARLSH
of Terrebonne.
Widow Pierre Gautreaux,
, Ne. 100.
All. verre,.
BY virtue of a writ OF Fl. IA, emanating
from the above Court, directed to the un-
dersigned Sheriff, in the above entitled
and numbered suit, there will be offered
for sale at the Court House in Houma, on
Saturday, the lst day of March, 1856, be-
tween IL o'clock M. and o'clock P. NJ.
the following described property, to-wit:
LIST One Flatboat, measuring 80 feet in
length, and IA feet in breadth.
End. Another Flatboat, measuring so
feet in length, and 10 feet in breadth.
Sd. Another Flatboat, measuring rs
feet in length, and 10 feet in breadth, with
all the apparatus thereto belonging.
4th. Three Mules.
Said sale will be made to satisfy the
principal, interest and cost of suit in the
above cause. Terms Cash.
A. BOURG, Sheriff.
Parish of Terrebonne, Feb. 14th 1856
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sHERIFF's SALES.
CTATE OF LOUISIANA, FIFTH JUDI
~ CLAL DISTRICT COURT.
Parish Of Terrebonne.

f'H's'' '4 sss Avn No. ,sss.}
JOSEPH A. GAsxB Sheriff * H.
By virtue Of writ Of a. "a, emanatins from the above
mentioned Court citing Ia and for the said Parish directed
to the undersigned Sheriff in The above entitled and num-
bered suit there will be offered sale At public auction 1t
the Court House in Houma on
Saturday list Of March 1856,
between II O'Clock and L. O'Clock H.. the following
described property To-wii:
The undivided half Of certain tract Of land situated
in this Parish. the right bank Of Little Ca ou at
distance Of 20 mile below Houma, measuring ~ arpent
'front.' BY the depth Of survey being lower portion LOT
l9, H. containing 162 94IOO acres, bounded above
by land Of W. g. WATKINS and land OF NICOLAS
THInoDAUx.
Said Sale VIII be made to satisfy the principal interest
and cost in above cause.
TERMS AND CONDITION At IL month. credit, the
purchaser executing his Bond with good and approved
security condition according to law with eight
terest from the day OF sale uutil paid
A. BOURG, SHERIFF.
PARISH OF TERRsBoNx8 Feb. 14th 1856
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ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA, COUR
~ SEMI, DISTRICT JUDlCIAlRE, PAROISSE TER
REBONNE.
Veuve Pierre Gautreaux,
A. H. Verret
En- vertu dun writ de Fl. fa., lance par
la sus-dite Cour dams raffaire ci-dessus
intitulee ct num4rotee, ct addresse au
Sheriff soussigne, il sera offert en- vente
publique la maison de Cour 4 Houma
Samedi lie Ter Mars, 1856, entire IL
heures A. NJ. ct heures P. NJ, les pro-
prietes ci-apres decrites, savoir:
Ter. I'm Chaland mcsurant so pieds de
long ct IA pieds de large.
2nd. I'm autre Chaland, mesurant 90
pieds de long ct 10 pieds de large.
3d. I'm autre Chaland, mesurant 76
pieds de long ct 10 pieds de large.
avec les appareills appartenant aux dts
chalands.
4th. Trois Mulets.
La dite vente sera fate pour satisfaire a
la somme princ;pale, l,interet ct aux frais
dams la sus-dite cause.
I'ermes Compliant. A. BOURG. Sheriff.
Paroisse Ierrebonne. ce, 14Feb. 1856.
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SHERlFF'S SALE.
GTATE OFLOUZSLANA FIFTH JUDI
y CLAL DISTRICT COURT-PARLSH
of Terrebonne-
Lobit & Carpenter.
Us. No. 1889
N II Raal ~ II

3 4Ns LIE A1V0As o. "a
By virtue Of writ Of Alias Fl IA emana-
ting from the aforesaid Court, Sitting in
and for said Parish, directed to the under
signed Sheriff, in the above entitled and
numbered suit, there will be offered tor
sale at Public auction, at the Court House
of Houma, on Saturday, March LIST. 1856
between IL o'clock A. M. and O'Clock P.
M. the following described property, To-
wit A certain tract of land situated in
the Parish Of Terrebonne, on the right
bank Of Bayou Black, measusuring two
and 4 half arpents front by forty arpents
in depth, being the undivided half No. %,
Township 16 Range l6, bounded above
by land Of Mrs. N. B. Beal, and below by
land Of Joseph Gukdry."
Said Sale will be- made to satisfy the
principal, interest and cost of suit in the
above cause.
TERMS, "CASH."
s A. BOURG, Sheriff.
Parish Of Ierrebonne, Dec. 21st 1855
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A METHODIST PARsoN LOOKING FOR
LosI SHEEr.-A preacher of the Metho-
dist Church was travelling in one Of the
back settlements, and stopped at cabin
where an old lady received him very kind
w.. After setting provisions before him,
she began to question him: STRANGER
where mought you DO from I" '.Madame, 1
reside in Shelby cnunty, Kentucky
Wall, stranger, hope no offence, but
what mought you be doin' way up here!'
6 Madame, 1 am searching for the lost
sheep Of the tribe Of Israel. John,
John" shouted the old lady. come right
here this mint here's stranger all the
way from Shelby county, Kentucky,
: hunting stock, and I'll just bet my life
that tangled. haired old black ram that's
bin in our lot al last week is one if his'n.'
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10UMA CERES.
100. Penitentiary.

s.ys the American Exponent,
Their s,s.. s and tbirty-three persons at
three eu : ne Louisiana Penitentialy, 20
present. a. - ~. aps women. We learn BY the
d Fao@ = ne Warden, that the machinery
repe' ..;t,aion is entirely inadequate to
d %: ;, ,u,e and that, in consequence,
its e,'s sarsd and thirty four Of the inmates
one y '1 - al that the entire number now
e '..,n ,i Il manufacturing. :,
ps, no.. d;aerent clergymen of Baton Rouge
, II. coached to the convicts regularly du-
hare e. p,'. ,..r. and in making the reports
TO - =. sorby Of notice. The first is,
ss, !. ,.cul,r salaried chaplain should be
'D.1 1872 Who should devote his whole
.ppo' ~ he moral welfare OF the inmates
M H., l. nett that chapel should be erect
~. - !. III ~ Peni,entiary yard. Several mi
60 ;. . - are also made, such as
a no. Enc the inmates with small libra
!. E.h,, in front Of their cells 10 enable
~, 2. ,'t : read ii night, &c. Rev. Mr.. Cas-
' 'I1 n enforcing his call upon the State
,', .meliorate the condition Of the prison
~ saw, ,ru,hfully and laconically enough
=. .a,,sd BY al, that the Fenisentiary = not psacs
y even comfort but II is paee Of refofmatoF
~ ..s..so, n one Of it, great OBJ cts. m.
Il !. eou.ny well known that mere Puni.nnen. vi, no.
- al .eyer can reform. Il cas exasperats ano inlo
sesu - n,en covef md succumb BY alternatives
.s...,s nd alone can be hopeful. The smart In
n.rent.l commise, alton can both suhdue anc re
But tbs can Be done in tho least possin.e aeeI
- ~. .me time be led away from the thoughts o
Az ~ and b. affected By religious influences.
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VENTE PAR LIE SHERIFF.
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA COUR
\ mr. SEINE nISTRICr PARQISSE TERRERONNE.

Samuel Wolf.
No. uSs.
Clndomre Fanguy
En- yertu dun writ de a. IA &man3 de Ia sus-dte Cour
moi address& dams Ia cause ci dcssus intiulee ct
numeros3e, of-rt vsnie publique. Ia masnn
de Cour H0sma, SAMDIE LIE Ter MARS 1885, entire
II heurcs A. NJ ct hsurss 2. II. ID propnete ciaprea
decrie, SAVIOR:
Tous droits titres interet de Clodomre fanguy
dams h Succession de feu Thtophile Fanguy.
La dite vente fste pour satsfaire ID somne pr
cipale, rinteret ct les sus dites affairss.
Termes-Compeant. AUBIN ROUkG Sheriff.
P,rciaxe T'errehonne e. IL Feyrief 1856 g7-3t
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SCOTS LITTLE GIANT"CORN AND COB MILL
Patented May 10th, 1854.
THE attentention of Planters, Farmers

THE attentention of Planters, Farmers
L and Stockholders in general il respectfully called to
this mill the most important article Of the kind In
use only well adopted for grinding cob meal for
but Fr for the table, and especially Bread Meal from corn
not fully ripe dry in the fall
In setting MILL mechanic frame work Is want
ed only requiring fastened to floor platform.
Easily adjusted and used by anybody, even a child
The Little Giant has received the first premiums at the
late Agricultural Fairs in Missouri, Kentucky Maryland
and other States and that in the most complimentary man
well the ready Communications of fhe thousands
witnessing its performance.
These mills are guaranteed In the most positive man
.r and No warranted to grind 10 bushels Of feed Per
,ur with horse, and offered the low price of eO
complete ready fLT attacltag the teamNo. at $7S
grinds 80 bushels per hour with two hossss.
Manufactured by Scott DuYt 81, Louis Scott & Kock
be, Baltimore; Scott Hedges, Cincinnati.
From the Cincinnati Daily Times.
"THr LITTLE GlAxr"-By invitation called at the
establishment Of Scott Hedges yesterday to witness the
tie Oiant Corn and Corn Cob Mill" II ever name was
well applied il il in the present instance, The mill weighs
only three hundred pounds and with single horse
ataeced 10 ten oa SHAFT it eats up corn and cob with
vengeance" lis got up on an improvement ON the
best patent Of this kind attained and is simple
is construction that be put together and set in
motion in twenty minutes and Afterwards be aduted and
used with by anybody 1t will grind with ease from
| IL TO II bushels per hour.
To the farmer, this mill simple in its construction,
occupying 90 little space propelled by power always on
furnished at the exceeding low price Of &c., a.
ords the greatest conveniences have seen
Wherever they have been INTRODUCED they have unver-
Let interested in agricultural paur-
call Scott Hedges, No. Water Street, examine and
For sale in Thibodaux the undersigned who has one
IN operation, which he win be pleased to exhibit
| nov2-nI6 B. +. HOLDEN.
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SHERIFF"S SALE.
GTATE OF LOUISIANA, FIFTH
~ DISTRICT COURT; PARISH OF TERREBoNFE.
Samuel Wolf,
NO. l1Sc

CI000MHe FHukuy.
BY virtue OF q writ Of f. n, emanang rom the above
mentioned Court to me directed the above entitled and
numbered suit there will be offered for sale public
ton 1t the Court House In Houma on SATURDAY the
lst day Of March 1856, between IL o'clock A. NJ. and
O'Clock p NJ following described property to wit:
All the right title and interest Of Clodomire Fanguy in
and the Succession Of Theophfe Fanguy. deceased
Said sale win be eatsy the principal interest and
cos;s Of suit in the entitled and numbered
Terms-CASH. AUBlN BOURG, Sheriff.
Parish Terrebonne Fob. IL, 1856. a.
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More Fun from CALIFORNIA;.

the celebrated E. w. Paul, the well-known
shot, came out with banter in the papers,
offering number Of propositions, on each
of which he set forth his willingness to
stake $4,000 that he could win. We
give four or five Of his propositions:
l. will fit dollar to the end Of a
twig, two inches long, and while second
person will hold the other end in his
mouth, SO as to bring the coin within an
inch and half of his face, engage to
strike the dollar three times out Of five
at the distance of ten PAGES or thirty feet.
l will add, in explanation. that there are
several persons willing and ready to hold
the twig or stick described above when re-
quired.
2. At the word, l viii split three balls
out Of FIVE. on knife blade, placed at the
distance Of thirty feet.
8. will hit three birds out Of five,
sprung from the trap, standing thirty feet
from the trap when shooting.
4. will break, at the word, five COM
mon clay pipe stems out of seven, at the
distance of thirty feet.
5. | engage to prove, by fair trial, that
no pistol shot can be produced who will
shoot an apple off a mans head, at the dis
lance Of thirty feet oftener than l can.
Moreover, will produce two persons
willing and ready to hold the apple on thier
heads for me when required to do so.
On reading this banter, the inimitable
wag, John Phoenix, came out with series
| Of counter propositions, which are
laughably droll. He says:
l. will suspend two dollars by ring
from second persons nose, SO as to bring
the coins within three fnurths Of an inch
of his face, and with double barrel shot
gun, at a distance Of thirty feet, will blow
dollars, nose and man at least thirty feet
further, four times out Of FIVE. Twill add.
in explanation, that in San Diego, contain
ing rather intelligent community, | can
lind. at present, no one here willing or
ready to have his nose blown in this man.
ner; but / have no manner Of doubt |
could obtain such person from St Louis,
by Adams & Co.'S Express, in due season.
/ 2. Attic word, l will p ace five balls on
the blade Of pen-knife, and will split them
all! ,# s7a.
/ 3. / will hit three men out Of five sprung
from obscure parentage, and stand within
ten feet Of steal tray properly set) while
shooting! a
i 4. l will break, at the word, a whole
box Of common clay pipes, with single
brick, at the distance ofthirty feet.
i s. I engage to prove. by fair trial, thai
no pistol shot or other Tor other person.
can be produced who will throw more ap'
pies at q mans head than l can. More.
over, | can produce in this town more than
sixty persons willing and ready to hold an
apple on their heads for me, provided they
BE- allowed to eat the apple subsequently
! The wit Of Phoenix seems to be mex.
haustible: no other man besides our old
D. could get up such ludicrous parody q.
the above.- Picaystne. 4
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or The Mayor Of Paris have publish
ed q notice recommending the poorer
classes Of the capital to get their children
vaccinated, adding that no man or woman
can receive assistance Of any kind unless
they can show that their children have
been vaccinated and sent regularly to
school. @ s "
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-02-28

There are fourteen hmalo physicians
now practising In Boston. saasa's s. -