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On motion, the Board adjourned sine die.
JOSEPH MONGET, Mayor.
l.. GRANppRE, Clerk.

SomETHINo TO BE REMEMBER Ep. ---
We should make It a principle to ex-
tend the hand Of friendship to every
man who discharges faithfully his du
ties. and maintains good or,ier-who
manifests deep interest in the welfare
OF general society-whose department
is upright, and whose mind is inteIli-
gent-without stopping to ascertain
whether no swings hammer, or draws
= thread. There is nothing 80 distant
from all natural claim as the reluctant
the checked, conversation, the hes;ta-
ting compliance, which the well-oF are
apt to manifest 10 those lower down,
width whom, in the comparison Of in
teIIect and principles Of virtue, they
frequently sink into Significance.
Many literary illusions proceed
from water On the brain
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THE MAGIC CORN Amp UOB Min.

1--WE MAGIC CORN AND con MILL IL SINE,
y Tor ~ any heretofore offered fer HRfwDtNp
FEED FOR srOck. twin grind twent, tusii-is
'f stock ICED PER hour. with the power NJ cne
per hcnf NJ SIX bushels cf corn and col, N,r atnck
feed per hour. win the power II c,e ,r,,e.
This MA0lO MILL was patented In aepterr
her. 1865, and Il undoubtedly superior N ~ III
predecessors.
sthef mills Of inferior 1ual,ty Pr sale Nv
SAMUEL LOORn, I. s and 3 Front tevee
Agent fcv The M.nvtact uveys
" The above described Min can be seen A.
The store ctG. N. Washington 4 o., Church ~,
prcl ee. "'a ssan") Baton Rouge, who a.e Nc
furnished ~ my landing on the river, between
New Orleans and Haycu Sara, Tor a'b-ifeIgh.
included. msvi
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sI'HE undersigned having leased the above eel,
1 brated Springs for The coming season. teke.
this method NJ announcing 10 his friends ana tho
public generally, that he viii he prepared q,
cpen the same for The accommodation Of visitor,
on the 18th ~ Msy, inst
Deefn'nE u unnecessary and superTncus 10 ep,.,
into lengthy description NJ the valuable Wore,
ties 81 the water, The subscriber womb -,perclv
state 10 the public shst on 4 careful an7fysi. ~
the sn'ne ~ Messrs. J. b. 4 W. p Ridd.li, Chem.
'sts n the University " Louisiana, they prom
ounce .he waters to be composed Of the following
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Gbt 9ailg Go''ltt.
BATON ROUGE,::::::::::::MAY !, 1850.

How ~ rnn D,rFtcutrv TO RE
SerrLEp THE Democratic papers,
I'll south cf DiScn's imaginary line.
charge al the Americans !" North
Will, being foster brothers, TO the
woody headed Republicans; whilst
the Americans South, hutl back the
charge with becoming Indignation.
aud say the Democrats, North Of the
aforesaid i,pagin.ty line. are German
cousins Of The aforesaid wncly heads.
How is the difficulty 10 be settled E.
One or the other, VI the two parties
must be right on this subject. This
is granted becauss correct LOGIC
teaches. that two positions cannot be
occupied at the same time, each
opt"gapist;c 10 the other, and both be
correct. There il, however, in this
as in other things. and exception TO
the rule, for both parties ate right II
There are black red and blue ltspub-
'icans IN both sides; woody beads, |
fat heads, round heads aud gourd
heads.
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AN ExcUsE.7-The Russian diplo-
matists in Paris have excused them
selves from attending the ball given, by
tho Turkish pIenipo,entiary on the
plea that one ofthcir attaches had the
measles
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Fresh .1,'rtrNls.

UST RECEIVED and for sale Nv the
y subscribers, successors Of s. M. Hart
h ca.
900 Bnshel. prime 4 Heavyst Loui. Oats
40 Bbls- Meshanic pink eye Potatoes.
81 Bbls. Fanny 81. Louis Flour
nay7-M BARBEE h BENJAMIN
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BATON ROUGE

lying "nd Securing Establish ment
Nv. subscribe. having removed 4, the c,,ro,
=, ., .hfa ana ticr'as sts /. NOW prepared y,
most Wort nnnl'se manner. ~ '7''s'' wv
"" C'"'ncs are "ssuost made New.
Tie y prepared ~ dye FIR The Ladies' s3.,,Iew.,,
Y CAUEs
Craze sh'rr!s, dyed ., color restored, NO matte,
eyes, Psras.es, cleaned, dyed :, ,sn.,,.,, ~.
horn bonnet6s. dyed cr washed. N
HENTtEMEN
uass'neres, merinc., Alpaccs, Cloth Clothes.
either c'eancd, eclor restored or dyed II nv
c"'rt preferred, with despatch ana nestne..
,usy1 NJ t@tpna1t t,,..
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HUr rOUn r1tDun e,r MAJ.

ltAmILlEs Wishing 10 insure getting good and
eWbET FhlUR-e)our that Il not one 10 fcpr
months old before getting into their hands, ren-
aefins the risk cf SQUIRTING eminent, should reucn,
Der that psAt manufacture his flcu. in batcp,
Rouge, and M farther than demand require.
hence " II ever fresh, independent ~ which, N ycv
~ not want = barrel ycu can set IN any quantity
whasevess Be sure and get your Flour ~
'nay1 JOSHUA HEAt.
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A RARE CHANcE.--A friend has
received a letter from the publishers
Of the True (Sabine) american, offer
ing that paper, press. present and pros
rective profits. public and private
ratronage-all-every thing for sale,
including tho office. None but an Of
ficient enterprieing American can pur.
chase. One who can play upon a harp
Of a" thousand," a. we'll a. ono
stringsi instrument i no must be pro.
fcient on all wind instruments that 20
with q crank to set music besides the
trombone jews. harp, cymblcs and cor
met-a.riston. On the latter instru-
ment no must be able to play an &C.
COMPARTMENT to tho principal organ.
The subscribers to the "True Sabine
American" number 1--WE are told) five
thousand four hundred and seventy six
and can be easily increased by an &C
tive canvssser. to ten thousand, with an
orpressively large advertising patron.
age. Sabine, like Morehouse, contains
great many more people than houses
is painfully healthy. -(peoplc new
or dio there, with any other disease
than Asphyxia. or tho want Of windy
in short-for True Sabine Amcri- |
can paper, there is no better opening.
now open, than this. Address ]. A. X.
Wheelhorsc. Many, Sabine Parish.
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TuE RA,.poAp QuEsr,oN TN This
city on Monday. there was 100 votes
cast for the rail road. and in favor oi
the proposed Parish subscription Of
100000 to the capital stock and 90
vote against It. At the Highlands
precinct there was z votes in favor and
u against. The vote in the city is a
very eetnall one. Il is said, that the
vote taken, shows change in public
opinion, since, the city consented
about . year ago by popular vote. to
tax itself 800 900 for the same work.
This is a rcng conclusion. Public
opinion is nerer arrived at, by ballot in
this way, on such questions. The 100
voters voting Tor the road. and the tax,
no doubt If individually consulted,
will say that in voting "for,' they
have only given expression to their
own individual opinion in reference to
the expediency Of the work. and they
would be "A reluctant TO enforce this
opinion upon others BY the tyranny
cfhumbcrs, az they would be reluc-
tant and unwilling to submit to the
enforcement Of any other similar
measure upon themselves were they
opposed to il. II is not right--take
whatever view Of ityou may. 70 levy
forced tax upon property, for any
other than the legitimate, purposes
Of government.
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~ The Office Of the Charleston
Standard was slightly Injured BY FIRE
On the I'd inst.
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Interesting Excitement.

The Rev. M. Henderson = voice ha
ecerce ceAsed to echo in the "Obri.
tiau,' before the Rev. Mr.. Goodwin
came among ia, 10 hold q rret,acte'
meeting Al the Methodist. The It'd
has changed its current, and the crow,
Of anxious seekers after truth. nov
pour daily and nightly into the Metho
dist establishment. to listen, and ham
with rapturous delight on the elc
q"ence Of the latter gentleman.
Certainly this il a God fearing i
not God loving people, and If out
fair friends arc not ON the correct
road to better life. they ate not IN
fault for IL; but those who 90 before,
with the lantherus Of truth. ash;n;np
dimly" are 10 blame. Man il not like
woman in this respect he is made Of
sternet stuff. and II takes more to
move him When he ;s moved, how.
ever. those Of his fellows who know
him best, compare his actions in the
six with his professions on the seventh
day. and If they do not accord and
harmonise +; justly is he pronounced "a
hypccrite."
There is nothing more important to
the social and political we'll being of
the individual, than correct notions Of
religious duty; to bring into practical
in this daily ,@undane ex-
'stence, the fruits Of peace aud good
will. The world nj this moment, i. in
possession Of sufficient Truth suflic;en,
light from Heaven, to live at peace
Tee from the letters Of sin and iniuui-
y fastened on us, AZ we are told Nv
he devil himself. Narrow sighted. in
Iced, is the man who cannot see far
enough ioto the future, to behold the
lay when this shalt be looked upon A
IN age Of darkness. What is the trou. |
de now-the barrier to Investigation |
N this the most interesting Of all sub
cots "What shalr be done to make
he nature Of man to har,nonize with
he Divine nature AZ manifested in her |
cautious and wonderou, works about
IL! Why, the mind that does MOI
blow the beaten path, and take for
ranted, what is repulsive to common
snse; is repu'sed by those who claim
'itbout any authority a Divine com.
'ission 70 teach. Here We are met
It'll the trite argument chat reason is
'llacious we are born in sin, express
to be damned. If not born over and
generated.
Every now and then, some one
pmes, or is sent among us, to show
ar people the correct road the true
ath to heaven. Perhaps it is some
~ plan, or an old chart altered 10
nit the land mark. Of the present age.
me will say, "Lo, this is the way
mother will start out in an opposite
ircction. and another protest in an
Or that tho third is wrong; and they
about. running against one
her at every step, and tho farther
icy get away from the starting point,
10 farther ale they from tho truth
ut we believe they are all right; all ,
ncere; all doing the best they can.
ur fair friends believe IL. Hence I
ey do not hesitate long. when invited :
come" Come now non is the
ccpted time. do como, come whilst
III may; tomorrow you may not be t
lie to come" How is it possible for i
0 ladies (God bless them ally to TO- :.
t such an appeal? Ay, though the L
ntlcman making it, be the Grand
ribe of tho Port Hudson c]ub or 4
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DEATH ORA MEMBER OF Gov oRE.s
The Cleveland (Ohio) Herald an
nounces the deceaso Of tho Hon. Lev
erett johnson, member of the House
Of Representatives from Cuyahoga
county, which occurred at his resi-.
dence in Dover, on Saturday last
Mr.. j., was thrice elected TO Conprcs.
and at the at the time Of his death
was in the o2d year Of his age.
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0UNeJH1tcS-
~ Pirkins Cho'tc Goshen Butter,
eases Stuffed Olives, very choice.
barrels Coverings Crushed Sugar.
cases Reef Tongues,
J" boxes italian Mscearopl and ye,n,icepli
Just received aud for sale ny
snsy7 JOSHUA REAL
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ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE, Let ~
compare, ancient with modern ARCH
lecture, and it will be seen that in th;.
art, there has been no progress, since
the early existence Of Memphis and
Thebes: .
Nineveh was 6f'een miles long, and
forty round, with walls one hundred
feet high. aud thick enough for three
chariots. Babylon was SIXTY miles
within The walls, which were seventy
FIVE feet thick, and three hundred high
with one hundred aud sixty brazep
gates. The temple Of Diana at Ephe-
sus was four hundred and twenty five
feet high. The largest Of the pyra-
mi'les is four hundred and eighty one
feet high, and seven hundred and nine
ty-three on the sidas; lin base coves
thirteen acres, The stones are about
thirty feet in length, md the layers
are two hundred aud six one hundred
tl'ousend men were employed 10 it's
erection. About the fifteen hundred
and nien'ieb part Of the Great Pyra-
mid Of Egypt is occupied Ivy chambers
and passages, all the rest is solid ma
sonry. The Labyrinth Of n gypt con
taios three thousand chamber. and
twelve halls. Thebes. in Egypt, pre-
SCENTS ruins twenty seven miles round.
Il has one hundred gatet. Carthage
was twenty-five miles round Athens
was twenty five miles round, and CON
'ained twenty five thousand citizens
aud four hundred thousand slaves.
The temple Of De'phos was So rich in
|eccrationsthat it was p'udere1o of Go
100 sterling: and Nero carried from
: five hun0red statues. The walls Of
Rome were thirteen miles in extent.
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81 ,s75
The intelligent Physician will ~ once perceive
.hat t"s water possesses the most valuable med
'cal qualities. J. LA ". Y. R1DDELL
The following named gentlemen of The highest
Standing IN the medical profession adj their tes
1fnony 10 The shove, and recommend The water
~ the highest terms for The cure of Dyspepsjs
hntsra!gis, Neuralgia, Dropsy, Chronic Diseases
1.-THE Kidneys, Liver Spleen and Boweis, scyofpjs
m =" rs varieties diseases n the skin, and most
10 IN this climate.
- BARNEY, MD.
~; , BURLINGTON, ND.
RrCHARD il. DAY,
l.. +. LAYCOCK, 4"
J. b. sTfNsON,
H. @. WHITE, :"
WIN. GRAHAM.
J. M. WILLIAMS.
These Springs are Delightfully."- sltnased II
m'ls se nom d. on RcuEe. on tho banks Of tho
Amite River, In = beautiful grove with good hsh
tnR, hunting. de-, In fact, with not having hsd
case Of yellow fever thers Tor the last three years
With daily communication from baton Ronge, u
oners Inducements unsurpassed In this or any
other State.
The undersigned aatters himself, that from
sorne years experience in one Of the best hotels
10 philadeIphis, that he will give satisfsctisp.
There will be \ band . Of music during the ses-
son and dancing every night
NJ "a line Of stages viii run from Baton
Rouge to the Springs and back daily.
W. BADGER
0reenweIl Springs, April 18Th, mays
MISUNDERSTANDING AND TO NJ RECEIVED
1 Is barrels s1''" and sues'a & s 1';n,;
msy4M N. =. Corner Of Court House ssnare
N Ess PORK and 10 h. reed
vi 80 barrels Mess Pork-tor sale low ~
m. u. BRYAN.
esyS. N. =. Corner Court House squ1e
nay SALT N1EAT.-A PEW HUNDRED
u pounds Of Mjddlipg-for sale low, BY
O. NJ q. BRYAN.
may4. n. Y. Corner Court House square,
POtat toes.
lot Of MESHANIC, just received, ana !of satA
j by A. ". HYATT,
myi Cor. Church and 81. djppotte Sta
YOUNG AMERICA H1fL6.S-Sresh ground
FGOUR AND MEAL always on hand. Tor AIS
= fsp2sl JOSHUA hrab
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RACtIv Avn p.ARD-

DACON AND LARD.
- casks Shoulders.
do Oless Sides,
~ barrels Lard,
~ kegs lard,
inst = ,e'ved and Tor &sle by
may7 JbauUA REAL
vIVO HHOCENS-tOD resrps assorted WRAP
D. pIN0 PAPER, In store and for sale nv
may1 JOSHUA bEAu
I Dm@-5O barrels WESTERN ROCK lime
IL just TO hand and for sale by
msy7 JOSHUA BEAt
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OAA~~
~ Il is said that the Spiritualista
have nominated Judge Edmoutls, Of
New York, for President, and A. J.
Davis, the Poukeepsie Seer for Vic
President. This il one ont Of The
thousand r"mors, got up 10 fiji out A
column in the newspapers. There is
not word Of truth in it. Neither Of
the gentlemen above mentioned, have
ever manifested ambition in that way.
The rumor il circulated to aid others
Of a similar character. in bringing
Spiritualism into disrepute, but such
cannot be the effect. There il some
thing in the new philosophy which
gives il claims to the serious cohsider-
alton Of that portion Of mankind, who
are not afraid TO look on the truth
wl-rever they find it, Spi,ituali.m
is now. and will continue 10 receive
such attention.
A SroRv F,N,suEp.--Home years
ago Cincinnati paper received and
printed tho first chapter Of what pro-
missed to be thrilling romance, with
the expectation Of being provided with
the concluding portions as might be
needed. The chapter wa. very in
written, and concluded by
leaving the principal character su.-
pended by the pantaloons from the
limb OF tree over perpendicular
precip;ce. Il attracted tho attention
Of the press, and inquiries were about
to be made concerning the continue
tion Of tho story and the fate Of the
hero. Day after day, the victimized |
publishers looked for tho remaining
chapters, but in vain, they never came |
10 hand. Finding that they had been
void, and wishing to put stop to the
okes their contemporaries were crack
ing at their expense, they briefly con
,Iudel tho story thus
ChoIter ll--Conclusion.-
banging to tho treacherous tree four
weeks. his pantaioona gavo way and
Charles Melville rolled headlonv over
he precipice. Io fell n distance Of
i've miles, and came down with the
mall Of his back across stake, which
o Jared him that he was compelled to
ravel in Italy for his health where he
at present residing. lie i. engaged
n tho butchering business, and is The
atber of large family Of children.
DEATH OLA MEMBER or Gov OR .s.
The Clevelsud (Ol,io) Herald an
ounces the deccaso Of tho Hon. Lev
rett johnson, member Of the House ;
f Representatives from Cuvaho0a
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Young AMERICA SGlLI.s-Sr.sh ground
j rIOrR AND MEAL always on hand. for as's
by fsp2sl JOSHUA hFAb
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-09-12

breaking over their banks, soon proved b.n,
source of destruction ne"
lhis lastvd somr hours About midn;oL, -
raging elements sank to rest but on The IL
ing day, about noon, they again resurned o.
work OF destruction, with renewed violenca. -
the nrahiime, the fall Of ashes continned ,,i,h !"
out lntermlgsion, and was 50 thick on tb;s ~.
mat The rays OF the sun could moi pqns,ra:
through Il, and an appalling darkness prpya;lat.
Scarcely recovered, in some degree f,oa'
their fright, The inhabitants Of this desolat,l ro.,
OF Sanslr were again disturbed by an erpr,;na
on the 18th of March, which DESTROYED noao,.
fields aud great number OF trees On The T.5,,
kan side
Since then the volcano has remained or,,.
and the only symptom Of its working has h.
III" smoke rising up ln all directions from crysl,,
and assures 10 ihr ground. The streams OF layo
on the slopes are still SO slightly cooled tba, a.,
people dare not venture 10 any great distance
from the shore. According 10 the accounts ,e
the natives, the top OF the mountain do4s No,
appear 10 have undergone any noticeable al,er.
alton.
On the Other side Of Kandhal on the eytr.ro,
north point Of the island, the appearance Of tb,
dpyaStaiion.w has been caused. * ir,osa;
bic, even more frightfu than what has lake,
place at Tarnna. For here, where iormerr,
there were 10 be seen extensive fields b4ari,,,
ali kinds or crops and thickly planted and end.
less groves OF cDcoanuts, we now find potb;o,r
but lava stones and ashes. The liquid fire seem,
at this point 10 have flowed from the mountain
with irresistible force and in predictions ona,,,-
~ Not only has This fearful food, as il We're
buried the whole district and all that was upon
ii, but after having caused this destruction over
an extent Of several miles, il was still powerful
enough, on reaching the shore, to form Two lonq
tanjongs (capes) at places where the DEPTHS or
water formerly consisted ofmany fathons.
4 number Of other districts and places have
been, some wholly destroyed, others greatly in
jured by the fire.
The loss Of life has been great Its estna-
ted as follows, in the aforementioned districts,
Taruna, men, women and children, 1872
Kandhar, men, woinrn, and children, - Ia
bukan, men, women and children, . 2,039 total,
2,8O6.
The greater number met their death in the
gardens They fled in all directions, but were
overtaken and swallowed upb the fatal Ere Z
steam. Some tried to save themselves in The
Trees, but We're either carried away with them
or killed by the scorching heat.
At Kalangan and Tarang, the houses We're
filed with people, who were stopped in their
flight by the lava streaming down on all sides
and the streams of boiling water and who net
their death under the burning ashes and tumb-
ling houses. Many who had reached the shore
and thought themselves safe, became prey to
the furious waves, and many died through sheer
despair and agony.-Loadon TINES.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-09-12
Henry Clay Ga Ilisnnion.

Henry Clay had freely, many occasions. de-
nounced the schemes OF Aboltionism and OF Sec
,onal party. lie said in 1889
''Abolitionisn should no longer be regarded as an
imaginary danger. The Abotlonists, let sup
pose, succeed in their present aim OF uniting the
habtants of the free States man against the
inhabitants of the slave states. Union side
VIII beget union on the ether and this process of
reciprocal consolidation viii be attended with all
the violent preiudces, embitered passions, and i'm
piacable animoSities which degraded deform-
ed human nature. Virtual dissolution OF the Union
Will have taken place, whilst the forms Of
remain"
<tOne section will stand in mPnacing and hostile ar
ray against the other. The collision of opinion will
soon be followed by the clash of arms | will not
attempt 10 describe scenes which now happily lie
concealed from our view. Aboiitionisis themselves
would shrink back in disnay and horror az the con-
temptation of desolated Grids, conhagrated cities
murdered inhabitants, and the overthrow the fair
et fabric Of human government that ever 0c TO ar
lnia-e the aopes q civilized MAJ"