davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
REGISTER OF
LO UISl A "A,
T ROUGE DEPOT.

ItA4tN i.iihE jEitl-
~HEERY-rlack eomple>ion, about p years Old. about
i fret s inches nigh committed SFp. -; says ne
belongs to Capt. 6riant. on Red River.
JM-mack complexion. about 10 years old, . feet ca
Inches high. committed Oct. l; says he belongs to
Edmund For@tall. on tie coast.
fHESRY-Black complexion. about % years old. 5 feet
3 irches high, committed some time in sept: SAYS
he belongs to 81 MIR. Glover. Of Jackson, Miss. lie
ran away from the JUL of the Parish Of ST. john
the ISarliSt.
DECK-Colnmi71ed June u, 1851; says he belongs 10
Af. Williams, Of latioHFctc-
MAnISoN-Comnri;tcl ian, 2ith 1855: saws lie belongs
TO john Winter, Of Miss.
l0E-Committe1 Jau %. 1855; says he belongs To
George itobespn. Of iberYiile'
| BII-Cannnittei June !, 1861, says ne belongs 10
Richard Rake, VI Mississippi.
GUII4GD-Conrmitted July 80, 1865; says he belongs
to Sir, Baker, Of South Carolina.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS July 10, 1865; says ne be
longs to z. c, Hutchinson, OF West Baton Rouge.
ClLsHLEs-Conmitt+d &a2, y, 1855; says he bctougs
to Mr.. bnncan, of Ascension
JAfK-Comnittel Aug, 81. 1865; says he belong to
CnI, Wilson, uf Arkansas,
UI-routr4;tted 0ctohrr ! 1855. SAYS he belongs to
Edmuud Forstail. of =. JainsS-
BEN-CUnmftted October t. 1855: says he belongs to
James Bryant. ou the coast.
JoE-Committed October J, 1850. says he belongs 10
DANES Bryant. on the eoa>e.
CARROLL PARISH.
ALFREll-Copper or Critic cnlor, about rs wears old.
feet TX inches high: says he belongs 10 James
Dalton. OF -. Louis, Mo,
JEFFERSON "ARIsH.
AACE-Alnnt IS years oil. = feet t inches nigh. com
mltted Oct. -; mt mentioned viii" Lr belongs w..
PARISH oF WEST FEIICIANA.
C00N-YrI!ow complexion. about 20 Years Of a4r.
afaat + tee' ) inches high. eo1enlilal Nov -:
says h" Ga4J&.. to Nj. l"li GTures. near Keller
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
RlGHT ABOUT FACE!
YOU NEzT.

ToSErH A. CRAIG informs the public 4b,1 49,.
- DISSOLVED his late associations. he il NOW prpa,v
MI ~ us OWN AXIS, in other words, he has estab,isI,e 81
.5liuseli On Church street, north side first door east u
'.g ftafhey itouse-WIeren NE and his SATELLITES VII
a'ts axe no mote q tiaie, but with sALsDfs BLADE tasp
- tne scfTiIE Or OLD TIHE. takes off The haiyD re,3,,,,.
auHcfs-- nsan,puiate Aifsnae humanity III a nanna,
niost eeaatlfus to behold. LthIed BY Tie music Of !
~ "a "ateftait-EIlek, bearing the naam, sarory
and pure as ever craaied the INFANT ypyr.s L., sa5 !: 7
CUSHIONS q elder dosia-inrlersed in aroma from liz
ORIENTAL CHIMES. there to carry on the Tsusoriay M
SUE and kafpatasaant Art, Se. -
Come ono, come all,
And give JOE CRAIG a shaving call n,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
PUMPS, PUMpSll

DARKER'S DOUBLE ACTING FORCE and LIFTING
- PUMP. Patented February II, 1852.
The subscribers HAVING PURCHASED THE PATENT Ercrr
ioi the above superior Pump, for the parishes Of East
and West Baton Rouge, East and West Fel;ciana and
ibervtlie, are now prepared to furnish them to or,Ier
Pumps OF various sizes adapted to Wells. Cisterns
Sugar Houses, *, always on hand. Nav be seen j.,
operation at the sl,stes Of Messrs. Cline l. Co.. and p
{, Hutchinson, and & =. the plantation Of Jordan Hole
Esq.
1854. W L w,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
CISTERNS!

TIME undersigned has on hand Il quantity Of Well
= Seasoned Lumber expressly for ClsternS, together
with alt the other materials. tiSterns made of any
size, either on the coast, in the country or in town at,
rca- onHtle prices. G.. J.. SEES.
Dec. Iq 1850.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
w. /. N A r D.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
IN
Carriages, Buggies, Harness &c.

= fHEIR stock of BuGGIEs. RoCKAWAYS. HAIR
a NESS, BARoUCHFs. COACHES and WHITES. X
hpw complete. They invite an examination o. their
sZocR oe,ofe purchasing u New Orleans or elsewhere.
as they guarantee their PRICES as low as any in the
so.th, - ""9 III a"e
13' Nareroom on Main street next the CITY Hail.
p MANUFACTURING and REPAIRING in superior stv,e
at the Old stand corner Of Church and Main streets.
Baton Rouge, Sept. list ls55-y.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
I E n n E S S EE
DYER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

DYER CoUNTT-DYERsBuRG.
hhi.5Ei-hiaek complexion, about 5 feet ton ;,ch.s
nigh, committed Nov. . Al Va he be1ongs1 ! taaaaa
Written, near Springfield, La. Ae
9Eoh.aE-Blaek complexion, about % years oil. com.
Claiborne Parish, La. :"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
RATES OF rr1riaes FER SESSION or rwrSry-osn wERRs
NENAtGhS.

/. The tuition will he .lue on the last day Of the
session, but q deduction Of ten per cent. will be allowed
for payment for 1t whole session strictly i'll advance. or
eight per cent. fvr half Il session.
>. Students will be charged from their entrance to
The close of session, and no deduction viii he made for
ahs&ace, for any other cause. than sickness for two
weeks or longer.
3. No one will he permitted to be engaged in more
than three studies Mt time. but frequent reviews in all
former branches will be required.
4 Boarding can be obtained 1T reasonable rates in
the Heighborl,ool.
5. The prospect for a large and most interesting
school i now very Aattering, and we earnestly solicit
the: cooperation Of adjacent neigAborhoois and the
friends of home enterprise.
VI + P0[n Irpst+-
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
BU S
Harper School for both Sexes.

TTIIS School is situated one mile train Neoastlte,
L Jackson Parish, Louisiana, in the midst Of 4 lseaitay
and interesting section OF country. Tie community
arnIndin point If intelligence and morality, will tteaI
favorable comparison with any other III North Iou'sl
nua. Students here will be removed FROM tie tCnFta
tions to vice to which are always found in cities, ant
generally found in villages.
The Trustees have contracted with Rev. ALIEN N.
Styrr, In take charge Of the Institute. lie has been
teaching for more than twenty years. and is too we'll
krnwn as Il scholar and instructor of youth 10 need any
COMMUNICATION from us. He brings to his aid in the
female department.. his two daughters. who have been
trained frnua early >hillhooa fer professional teaching
Other Assistants. both male and female. will he pro-
cured rs the circuHS;aces of tie Institution may
require.
Tie institute building is large and c5mmoaiu> and
The Trustees have appropriated = considerable sum tor
.Ae necessary txtEres. and will have all in II state Of
readiness Tor opening of session, which has been set
for Monday, September 10, 1855.
Ills our intentiun to aid the principal. (whO has al,
ready removed 10 the neigilborI,0oi,1 To bRili up 1t
sch"ol fer both sexes, that will be equal 10 any other
III this or surrounding parishes.
RATES eF TUITION PER SESSION or TwESrY-oSH wEKEs:
!. Spelling, Reading. Writing and First
Principles IF Arithmetic u. SO 90
2. Same continued with Arithmetic, English
Grammar and Geography :. ....n.... II so
3, same continued with frequent reviews,
with advanced Arithmetic. algebra. Ilist0-
~. Composition, ami SatuT..4 Philosophy. Is 90
4. Advanced Algebra, tiRorIetry. Surveying,
chemistry. Rhetoric lid Logic, and Book
Keeping is uP
g. languages. u 90
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23

l ,rf,.,:,,,. frr -e..raI svsnfie,ti,, Tho III ii
I,cn Mo-, tr,rrican wSa.gfaas rann1t snrriv. ia,
thrr discuss tn,jes ye3at;,.t NOR. strirrly to the affairs
.,If,;r.l reli,yi,ns xe;a,tsl,. snd Ita,g,Tt Of t.a nna.
tt;r,s,t If Fnrn,a qfry a- cnodrr+ef nv The bpst
lint NJ Gr,,t l,it,ir. 1rl 10 5,,1o.d viii, tlne mast
,a,Irt.~t a,,a,5I.rs ,rLirb, i,+rra-, rr asta+a tho ,,.
,i,yaj world Wnoavpr .Ib4nr,br, 10 them alt ma
s",5 t}"n .hIast .nra.arr,tfse af the nriprirai ,gr+sa-
,n ,.tfoj, a., ttr.1, ~ Gra,s Itr;t,,, ,r. ,|irii.i
THE EnFNRIRGn REVIEW
: the exponent Of ihe Wing parry III 'tf'at britain,
having from It's commencement aHF'cA'e'i Freedom
ana '"S t'e''N' "a ''t pN"f''' ""f' VI" al "Tt,'
rrc:% al TA'eFi't'aA''"n, S'2 WEI .ztLiiSt tLahG' ~
British Tory rulers. and during which occurred the
~cc"li,i great struggle Of England VITA our o"n com
Try, III. t't'le" ur>i on'oFt@'t o' nag al resistance,
ana m&'.e, hy It's unan@"erapte am e!o4Irhf aitaais
III be'A1 OF tn"ilett#uba rights. the halls at british
Legislation And even 'ilG 'aroa" ltaglt L" 1Feht3i@, Tho
graphic anu StiEfiHZ @ttiiicati"ttH "i tho~t eF"uf'. pre-
reat't IN Inc pages oI l'at oiF4hEut't''i j"U'''tL eS-
hi'it tire trAr't FHrlfti'"te ~ 'f"Ne IHfii9Hf lays to
Ae i1It:ii, Perhaps, III TIE iahsnE" IL lnHHrHc" ""~
becoming 50 apparent, tl"tf al IfiiEt '#r ie@@'"'S NJ IAr
Tory party. ~ VT az til" HAMMERS OF as rsnfulH""
"r"r especially directed. f"HfH' Il i"o po""r'oi ia IL
s:rulmrat :" he resisted hr ordinary ,lrtn>. aud ne"-"
3iyy established Inc ''!H'tt"FE "E "a II il" ot=f-0
SV3Niie& ah4''i- III" american t''ll|'tS.
r1- f,,r,<- ,r-, p.r5,,r ,-&n,--r~rv
Inn l+o->-' E'Nt' -. -t'Nt
uh.rrl,. ta raua:cr-~- that influence. y}s;.f H. rap.c~-
G+I rival exertc,f sr4io~t their fu.,<ni,,~. He +v.
grta; ~rnIi..rai irr.:aS ;fu, quad. strenna4s pra~s.
1hru:sh their ros!"ctjFc> nr-agt~. >r,tpe pru"4gl-ttipn
.f r..,r .t,.a.af-.tr- nf...rt, T.. g-.1 .s,,fr.- r-,.-
st,ipS Of ,r,r. tga<. ttu I+,1iar T.r,aE.4I. Ha,. ct,,
rt,ttrat,I the lehrr<. tire hlant. auI the iuturgr-e af
;Er p lhcrrnts Of t1e Hli. aaL Tory 1artcs af ifr,,-
Britain. 49,.
tari,.,. civil and CYL ~~ia~rlr. IH,r contributed 10 .h-
.n-~- nf tts-rn or&-'a gr1n& them might %" u~lrnt3eua
-s.5r 81 tEr tap-t r.rri ruI"Gt H,u"- na tine ~sr"iE -;
Gan.. Auaa- h. r-.ua.- contributors f. ;Hu iafr3aa
ttrsrtt,-Et ga- f,.- trrr.. s.. ,r-rrf v <,4--~ tl4q.rsgr fj:-
present eftor.t ATFFELHT. FaEuj9uty. WnRrSwNRul
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
BOOKS &~PERIoDIcaIo

"f ~ERlOD1CALS
BRITISH PERIODICALS
EARLY COPIES sEeTpr,
LEONARD SCOTT Il co. NEW vo,,.
p1"''" 'ie following British Periodic s;sa'aaaaa
"@ ''ND'S 0tARfERLY cOnserv.,,,.,
TIE EDINBURGH REVIEW wh,n.
A'''''ii fEElEW Gree eau,,.,
TIT WESTMINSTER REVIEW djs.,.,
hL~'ehTooD'S EprBuRcH MAGAZINE n.,
He resent rrttlca! state Of European ,e.f
= I'''' PI''is8tions UNUSUALLY iuterrs,;.r' y m
III" i"rlhcontng year. rbey viii oceasahs atrsG
ground between The hastily written n sr ! : MIDI
H''''s sPecal2ti"f7, and flying runners - II cssis
""i'Hdi, ana TIE p9naerOus Tome az tho Wy hhy
ran written after lhe living interest ans .aslfe Ahs
u '"' great F"itlcaf events Of the time III hsisars,
P'N."i away 1t Is 10 these Periodicals tb., ~
"l1,I t""a i'' 'he o'ilf really and intellvibls IT.. u
iiabie history of eGTreut erents. and d. san@ shaN
ton L" their we'll Established H,erarr .ssn u a8
theological character. We urge them ,.na. I'M az
"~fa1.'3l IF the reading pabfe. spun 'ne saEtt
E2' Arrangements are new prr,narens,,
The receipt OF Enriy Nhsts from tile prit;.i.. ~. ataas y
~ Wh'eh We are enabled 10 place ali omr - 80
ne la5aS "i subscribers, about as soon ss H.
"e FURNISHED with the foreign copies, 3tthoant n
involves 4 very large outlay on our a.,Aessh ny
continue 10 furnish the Periodicals nj tho = "a
rates rs heretofore. viz: swe q
For anv ono of HE s,,,r po Per az
FOR any tw" "i The foUr Reviews. Y
a"r my 'hFee az Ihe four Reviews.
For all t9nr az the Reviews y
For Hitek snos!'s Magazine
tor !Aaeh "naI and three Reviews
Far lLack#"oa and the four Reviews.
Payments IA Il made in all eases in a5,,u.. !
cnTraat fT ths Suts ahsre Issued soiil Be ,efe;r-5 !
CLUBBING.
4 discount Of twenty -foar per cent, from The !.
prices VIII re Allowed f0r Clubs ordering Dr.. ~
l.. scott x 10. four CT more enuies If am ana = e
q The above works Thus: -Four COPIES Of Hlarpr4.1
"F 81 on" Review viii bc sent 10 one address L, !
t"ur COPIES 81 the four Reviews and BIaekwood a. n
anu 50 On.
POSTAGE
In all Tire principles cities and towns tps.e -,
viil le delivered. through Agents frrs If 49,
Wncp sent by mail, the postage to any lart y 4.
I H;tf@i Stttf5 viii he but Tge4ltB four Cents 4 ysr h,
biacEws'oa, - and bat fourteen Cents i wear ID NJ,
5f the Reviews.
Aeinitsahces and communications should alsanL
addressed postpaid, TO the Publishers,
LEONARD SCOTT { Co,
a4 sstD STREET. SEW ron.
y. B-T~ :. / Co. have recently published and III.
nos for sale. the Farmers Guide, !" BIZ Henri ssela
eue, of Edinburgh. and the hate Prot. N,raen. afsA
tnsle@e, New Haven, complete Ia 2 Vols, reyal oiare
containing 1000 pages. II ssetl and coo wood easr,,.
ineS. PRICE, in muslin hindimg. So.
So This Uork is not the cid Book d tie ara
tth4g rssaaa aGtzI Gad NroHn b,soa naarl1.
TERMs 9F SUBSCRIPTION Any one Review Of gsa4.
To0t. 81 = sear. Blaekwnod and ols I.esiew-ses ~
tw" Reviews, -. The fonr reviews ard Hlacssos
$40. l.. SCtIFF & Co.. Publishes.
"a Gold stree, Corner Fulton 81. NY
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
NEW PUBLICATION,
BIBLE UNION REPORTER,
1iUNTtILY


T FINDER This title. the Bibie Union Hsrposes 10 isss
monthly or oftener, III quartz form. a perishct
al about twenty @ar pages Twelve nambers vii
constitute u years subscription. Each number will
cnntaiHa ses introductory pages Of Biblical in,elIsesa-.
followed hy such pnrtious OF the scriptures as ma, BE-
ready fF ~c:4eral circulation aud criticism. TIE nm
bcrs will fe So arranged and faga4l. that each bcs d
thc Bible. whea complete, NAV be found bs it#H.
Tie price charged fer tits clifton IF the EfrusiEg Is
very inw. barely covering the cost of paper, printing
and postage. The object Of this form Of ~puhieaisa il
to enable all, who may desire, 10 be kept eenssaais
acquainted witt. the progress If the revision.
II every pastor and friend will interest i.frnsllsin iha
circulation Of this WORK, il will ma I rialis aid the eaa 5
OF iaithfu! versions, and increase the lore q. Bib
reading in the churches Of our I4ri Jesus Christ.
TERMS:
oF.e cops iur 4 year Tor twelve n~an,bers9 rea-
age prepaid.
Five copies to one address, ............-.. e
Fifteen ...-...... Nj
Thirty 7" ........... ~
Fifty .............. ae
Specimen copies will be sent for examination. rraspt
tp amy person making the request, with 4 riea 10 ssl-
s~criPtinn. by mail ar otherwise.
Let It Is, particularly observed, that althassa =
large number Of copies may he taken at anf Pastdhsr,
unless they are all seat Ia ore person who will tr r
spnnsible for their distribution. among the rfs w
price to each subscriber " Ii l. one dollar per eaaY.
Address Bible Union Reporter, $50 Broom t'fse'i
New York.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
Terms of Membership.

The payment Of three dollars constitutes any a w
member of the Association, and entities TIN % 80 H.
one Of tile following Magazines for enc year, aLi - =
ticket i'll the distribution of the stataary anu =
ings. Il.
The literature issued to subscribers consists = N
following Monthly Magazines. Hafper.si fan nDIss
f<nickerboeker, Biackwbod's Grahain's, doieys ~
Book, and Household Words. -
Persons taking five memberships are enftaiea W~% 4
FIVE of the Magazines for one year, and ss TEASE
the distribution.
The net proceeds derived from the sale OF MENU 3.
ships. are devoted to the purchase Of worksol IT =
the ensuing year.
THE ADVANTAGES SECURED
by becoming a menlbero Of the association arr
LIST. All persons receive the full sdtise n &C.,
sc4ibfioaso at the start. in the shape Of sterling AasasD
Literature. .x.s
"a. Fael, member il contributing towards pus -
ing choice works Works of Art. which are 20 y ia
btited among themselves, and are at the sIids 80 -
encouraging the Arts Of the country, disbnrslns q
sands of dollars through its agency. III
Persons in yegaiaiag funds for membership, 4
please give their post odfee IN tiai. stating the Da1 ~.
which they wish The Magazine to commence asia n
the letter registered at the Post Office % proven. I'M
on the receipt of which. a certificate OF man.
together with the Magazine desired, VIII De
to any part of the country, IN
Those who purchase Magazines ut tMaks1ofes: Nh IN
observe thai BY joining this Assofiatia1. .Aasg ,s III q &
lMIq1giae and FREE 9iehG IN The ANIMAL dla'7e"e'oIy
at the same price tfaes now ply for the sfagaz'he =
Beautifully illustrated Catalogues, giving
c~riptions, sent free On application @
For membership. address 1
CT DERBY, Actuary y a ~
At either of the principal offices
aKnickerbecker Magazine Office, 3l9 broaa%+a
New York, or Western Offices, loo Water sIIss y
dushy, @ - !.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
Cosmopolitan
ARTASSOCIATION
.Secend Year.

4 RRASGaJiENTS for the second Annual teise!aaa
"A of this new and popular ~Iustition for the diaa'aa
Of Literature and Art, have been made on TIC ms
extensive scale.
Among the works already engaged, is the frssrss
GENOA CRUCIF1A,"
which originally cost Ten Thousand Dollars.
In forming Inc new Collection, the diffusion q snass
Of AMERICAN Art. and Encouragement Of Anlerscaash
ius, have moi been overlooked. Commissions hasf
| heen issued to many Of the most distinguished Amer.
can Artists, who will contribute some OF then Me-
productions. Among them are three Marble bass,
| executed hr the greatest culpterf--HiRaA PoSES'
George Washington,
The Father of his Country;
Benjamin Franklin,
The Philosopher;
Daniel Webster,
The Statesman.
A special agent has visited Europe and made eas5 "
and judicioas sc lectiuns of foreign WORKS 81 Atsssr
in Bronze and Marble; ~statuars and Choiee aia ~
The whole forming a large and valuable COHESIVE. III
Paintings and Siatuary. to be distributed ah'oas V
members of the Association for the second iear
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
O C PERIODICALS.
British Periodical Literature
REPUBLICATION OF TIE
LONDON QUARTERLY. TIE NORTH BRITISH, AND
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEWS. AND
BlACKEUHpsS EDINBURGH
AAGtLINE.
Leonard Scott & Co., Publishers,
70 FULTON AND 81 GOLD STEEIS
New york

rgEIFsE Periodical are the critical ceHsorE If tic
/ British scholastic aud literary worid. H. their
Criticisms, they ail readers i'll the selection Of stand
ard valuable books: and.by the epitoDcs which they
present, often obFiate thr necessity of consulting works
Too yCtumiuoua for general examination. They I'LL II
I lace which American magazines cannot supply: for
they discuss topics reiatiu. more strictly to the affairs.
political. religious. scientific. and literary. of the con
tinent of Europe. They arr CONDUCTED by the best
salient Of Great Britain: and are engaged with the most
important questions which interest or agItate the civ
tlizad world, Whoever sgbscribes 10 them ALL may
read tie ablaSt Representatives OF the principal parties
jnto which the people Of Urea. Britain are divided.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1856-12-11
panort Of the Postmaster General.

,rbe Postmaster Generals report shows
a., npnnber of Postoffices in June 30th,
, 'oze to have been 1866, being an in
ro,se Of 1864 in four years. On the
9o,b of June there were in operation near
l., sO00 mail routes. the length OF which
i estimated at 239,642 miles, costing S6,-
q 956 474. divided as lollows:-2O,323 miles
or railroad, 1881 steamboat, and 50,453
coach lines. and nearly l54, 900 of inferior
Grades. The increase during the last tis-
cal wear was nearly 10000 miles of raiF
road and 332 miles Of steamboat, $50
miles of coach lines, and $500 miles OF
inferior grades. In Nebraska and Kansas
. 19s miles were added to the length Of
routes. Between the first Of July, 1852,
and July lst, 1856, the railroad service
was increased IO,l77 miles, exhibiting the
fact that within that time this description
of service was more than doubled. On
the lst of December, 1856, the length oi
railroad routes had increased 10 2l,3lO
miles, and the total cost for this service at
that date amounted to 81 ,403,747. The
whole cost Of the inland service on the lst
of July, was S6,526,02S.
The Secretary alludes TO the Panama
Railroad Company seizing on the occasion
.of the withdrawal of the steamers via Mic
aragua to force the Department 10 pay
what he considers an exorbitant price
across the Isthmus; and he recommends
the making of regular contract not ex-
ceeding $4,000 per annum with that
Company aud a contract not exceeding
S2,000,000 per annum via Nicaragua, or
Tehuantepec SO. as TO give "weekly mail
between the Atlantic ports and California"
The expenditures for the year 1856,
were SIO,405,286, and the gross revenue
including annual appropriations for free
mail matter S7.620,S2I, showing defic-
iencv of $2.7S7,0 900. He recommends
the abolition Of the franking privilege and
the compulsory pre- payment of all tram
sient printed matter. Also the repeal Of
the act of lS45, which gives the Postmas-
Ter General discretionary authority to
make new contracts for Ocean steamship
service.
He aludes to the fact that embracing
the branch from New Orleans to Havana
there are now four ocean steamship lines
running out of New York, at an expense
of 81 1880 per annum. No reason is
perceived why one part of the country
should be preferred to the exclusion Of
others. Among other points it is stated
that negotiations are in progress with
view 10 the reduction of the British transit
ob,rca On I-pitad Sta,as oIoSad mails ,rJ
the rate of postage between the United
States and Great Britain to II cents sim
ole letter or more.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1856-12-11
The Secretary of the Navy's Report.

The Secretary Of the Navy gives de-
tailed view Of the operations of the navy
during the last year and lis present strength.
Among his recommendations are:-for
another squadron in the Pacific, rendered
necessary by our extending commerce; for
the adoption Of the English and French
system of gunnery on practice ships; and
for the despatch of small steamer to sur
vey the Guano Islands on which Commo-
dore Merrine made an unsatisfactory re-
port. The Secretary regards the construc-
ton OF the six war steamers as inaugural
ing new era in the naval service and re-
peats his former recommendation Tor bull
ding steam sloops of war Of small draft.
The sending out of seamen to relieve dis
tant crews is spoken of as an experiment
and Will be continued if it shall work well
The Secretary likegise recommends the
appointment of assistant pursers with mod.
crate compensation.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1856-12-11
Married.

On the I'd inst, at the Logan House, A.
toona, by the Rev. A. b. Clarke, EPHRAlM
HAZLETT, of Mifflin county, to Miss LOUl-
SA METZ, of Huntingdon county.
At the Franklin House, in Huntingdon, on
the evening of the 4th inst, by Rev. X. Fletch-
er, HENRY G. WISE to Miss MARY j.
HEADINGS, both Of Mifiin county.
In M'AllistersviIle, Juniata county, on
Tuesday evening, the 9th inst, by Rev. Mr..
Williams, Lieut.. Col. L. l.. JAMESON and
Miss SARAH STRAYER, both Of that place.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1856-12-11

O. 90 REWARD.-Stolen from the stable
eDOU of the undersigned, about miles
north of BelleVille, Mitiin county, on the
night of the 2Sth November, a large and we'll
made Roam Horse with bright star on his
forehead left fore hoof white. and some white
on hind feet years old last spring. The
horse is, or was when stolen, little sore on
the top of the neck, caused by working of the
collar and somewhat rubbed by harness. A
reward of $50 will be paid for the return of
the horse, or a reward of $50 for the horse
and thief JACOB YODER.
December 4, 1856.-1t