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Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-13
GTATE OF LOUISIANA-PAR
~ OF TERREBONNE-FlFT.A DISTRICT COURT.
Edward Nj. Boykin

STATE OF LOUISlANA-PARISH
| Edward NJ. BoyLin
| by virtue and in obedience to an order
of sale, issued by the aforesaid Court in
the above entitled and numbered suit,
there will be offered for sale at public
auction, to the highes, bidder, by Aubin
Bours, Sheriff OF the parish of Terre.
bonnie, at the Court House door in the
town Of Houma, on
Saturday, January Sd, 1887,
between ii o'clock, A. NJ, and o'clock,
P. NJ, the following described property,
to-wit: y
A certain SUGAR PLANTATION in
the parish Of Ierrebonn- On Bayau Black,
about four miles below Houma, composed
of two tracts.
l. A tract on the left descending bank
OF said bayou, having front on the said
bayou Of twenty-five arpents, bounded
above by land Of Gilmore F. ConneIy, and
below by land Of Evariste Porche, sup
posed to contain about five hundred and
fifty superficial arpents. together with tho
sugar house, mill, engine and other fix
lures, and all the other buildings and i'm
provements thereon and thereunto be.
longing.
2. A tract on the opposite side Of said
bayou, fronting thereon, the dimensions Of
which front cannot now be ascertalned,
with depth to the back line Of the Robert
Martin confirmation, and comprising an
area of 1913 and 90-lOOth superficial ar.
penis, bounded above by lands of Holden
Wright, and below by those of William
j. Minor, being the same tract Of land
recovered Of the said Holden Wright at
the suit Of Boykin & Lang, by Judgment
Of the Fifth District Court of the Parish
of Terrebonne, with all the improvements
thereon and thereunto belonging.
Terms OF Subtitle price payable
by thirds. One third on the first day OF
March, 1855; one third on the first day
of March. 1859; and one third on tho
first day Of March, 1860. The purchasers
will be required TO give their mites to the
order of and endorsed by some good and
approved security, payable at the Office OF
the Recorder ofthe Parish Of Terrebonne
said notes to be given in coupons, two
notes Of equal amounts for each payment.
in order to effect a partition Of the prico
between the partners, Edward NJ. Boykin
and the minor Samuel Logan Lang; said
notes to bear eight per centum per annum
interest from their respective maturities
until paid. and to he secured by special
mortgage and vendors privilege on the
property sold. ~ --
p. P. LEBLANC, Dep. Sheriff.
Parish of Terrebonnne November 9th 1as6
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ETAT DE LA LOU[S[ANE-COU
ADC5EME DlsrRIcr-PAROISsE TERREBONNE
A. ,; James W. 1870
J. P. Viguerie.

r. Vigueris
En- vertu dun writ de f. "a, emane de
la COur sus-n0mmEe, dams l'affare CT.
dessus intitulee ct numerotee, il sera
ofitrt en- vente publique, au plus haut ct
dernier encherisseur, Ia Maison de Cour
d Houma, par Aubin Bourg, Sheriff de la
dite Paroisse, 80 ..
SAMEDI, LIE 3 JANvIER, 1857,
entire IL heures 4. L. ct heures P. NJ, 10
propriete ci-apres decrite, SAVIOR:
TROIS CERTAINS TERRAINS situ<s
dams Ia vile de Houma, dams cote Pa
roisse, ct desisnes sur lie Plan de Ia dite
vile, depo>k dams le Bureau du Recorder
de cette Paroisse, CONNIE les Nos. %. n
ct 26, Care No. 8 fesant face sur Ia Rue
Goode, mesurant chacun 30 pieds de pro-
tondeur sur lie cote nord-le lot No. %
ayant une facade de 100 pieds sur Ia Rue
Goode, ct la meme profondeur sur lie cote
est, ct une profondeur dc go pieds sur la
Rue de rEcole, ct Ia meme profondeur
sur lie cote sud-le lot No. 81 ayant une
facade de los pieds sur Ia Rue Goode, ct
50 pieds sur lie cote est ct le lot No. %
ayant une profondeur de 80 pieds sur lie
cote GUST, ct SO est, borne au nord par la
Rue de l'Ecole, ct lie lot No. &c borne au
nord par lie terrain de Samuel Vol, ct a
Fest e, au sud par lie terrain de Samuel
Wolf, ct Pouest par la Rue Goode-en.
semble avec toutes les bAtisses ct amelio-
rations qui s'y trouvent. ...
Termps-CONPTAN
La dite vente sera fate pour satisfaite
la somme principale, rinteret ct les frais
dams la sus.dite cause.
A. BOURG. Sheriff
Paroisss Terehonne &c g Novembre, 1855.
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ARTIFICIAL Ice. Prof. Merriam. Of

ARTIFICIAL Ice. Prof. Merriam, o
weather notoriety. is travelling, and ha.
written letter to the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser from the banks ofthe Cuy
ahoga, Ohio, dated the 3lst ultimo. W.
give the following extract:
This afternoon have been engaged ia
examining machine made here for pro.
duc'ng intense cold by artificial means
The machine, after having been worked
an hour, brought down the mercury in the
thermometer to the line of twenty -four de.
grees below zero, which was the loves,
degree marked on the scale. cut an
apple and placed it on the outside of one
of the metal pipes in which cnrreut Of
ether was made to pass through vacuum,
and in few minutes it was frozen, This
machine has been two years in being
brought to its present state of great for.
wardness. 1t is worked bv steam. II
freezes water, forming blocks Of ice twenty
inches by six-that being the size Of the
metal cells in which the refrigeration
takes place. Each cell is separated from
the others BY what may be called flue.
A large number Of these cells is placed in
what may be called square cistern. and Of
sufficient numbers to produce ton Of ice
at one operation. Clothing Of persons
coming to quarantine in vessels can be
frozen by this machine. and thus divested
OF the germs of pestilence. 1t can be
made to frost the entire inside of ship in
few hours, and thus purify its hold and
its other apartments and it is capable Of
reducing the temperature Of stone ware.
houses so low as to free the goods stored
in the refrigerated apartment from every
thing injected with yellow fever.
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SUCCESSION SALE.
CTATE OF LOUISIANA-PARTSH
~ OF TERRERONNE-FfFTH DISTRICT COURT.

SUCCkSSlON SALE.
GTATE OF LOUISTANA-PARTSH
NJ OF TERRER0NNE-FfFTH DISTRICT COURT.
Succession u MICHAEL GIMBLE.
In the name and BY the authority ofthe
Fifth Judicial District Court, sitting in and
for the parish Of Terrebonne, there will
be offered for sale at public auction, by
Aubin Rourg, Sheriff Of said Parish, on
the premises in the town of Tigerville, on
Monday, January sth, 1857,
the sale to commence a, | o'clock, A. NJ,
the following described property belonging
10 said estate, to.wit: .l-..-.s
l. A certain town lot in the village Of
Tigerville, measuring three-fourths Of an
acre in front, containing about five arpents,
bounded above by land Of Philip WaIther,
and below and in the rear by land Of Mrs.
L. C. Price, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon.
2. Another Lot Of Ground in the village
Of T;gerville, measuring about one half
! aero in front, by depth Of about seven
arpents, bounded above and in the rear by
land Of. +. A. l. w. w. Wallis, and be.
low by land Of L. Valencony, with all
the buildings and improvements thereon.
s. Albert, = negro man aged about 40
years.
4. Hunter, negro boy aged about IA
years. .-.,
S. Clara, negro woman aged about =
Also-Movables, consisting of empty
hogsheads, barrels, slaves, hoops, etc.
JERKS AND CoxplrroNs The price
Of the movables payable in all March,
1857 the price Of the land and slaves
payable in three equal installments, one
third in each and all Of the months of
March Of the years 1857, 1858, and 1859.
Purchasers to give their notes with good
and approved security, signing jointly and
severally in solido, to the order Of F. S.
Goode, Administrator Of the estate Of NJ.
Gimble, with eight per centum per annum
interest from their respective maturities
until paid, payable at the Office Of the Re.
corder Of the Parish Of Terrebonne, the
notes for the land and slaves secured by .
mortgage and vendors privilege on the
property sold. A. BOURG, Sheriff.
P~.sA 81 T~5sssane, November cs,h, 1884
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NTATE OF LOUISIANA FIFTH
~ DISTRICT COURT-PARIsH OF rERREBoNNE.

~ Oisl RlCT COCRT-PARlSH OF TERREBONNE.
IA. e....; Administrator aan'.'.'' No. 1904
BY virtue Of writ of f. Ea. emanatine
from the above named Court in the above
entitled and numbered suit, there will be
offered for sale to the last and hishes st
bidder, by -Aubin Bourg, Sheriff OF said
Parish, at the Court House in the town OF
Houma, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1857,
between ii o'clock, A. NJ, and 4 o'clock.
P. NJ, the following described property,
siezed in said suit. to.wit:
The undivided half of certain Tract
of Land situated in this Parish. on the
right descending bank of the Bayou Little
Gallon, measuring five arpen,s front with
depth of survey, with all the improve
ments, bounded above by land OF Hotard
Y Watson. and below by land Of Louis
Verret.
Terms AND CONDITIONS For cash to
satisfy the sum of forty.one dollars and
sixty.six and two-third cents, with eiyh,
per cent. interest from the lst April, 1856.
and the costs and on a credit to satisfy
the sum Of torty.one dollars and sixty-six
and two.third cents. payable in all March,
1857, and the same sum payable in all
March, 1855; said sums to bear eight per
cent. per annum interest from 18th No.
vember, 1855, and the balance of the
price cash.
Said sale will be made 10 satisfy the
principal, interest, and cost in the above
entitled and numbered suit.
A. BOURG, Sheriff.
Parish Of feFYebonne November 9Qfh 1854
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uo,,,sIr ArfA1R.-We learn, from a

uo,,,srr ArrA1R.-We learn, from a
..,,leman Of this village, the following
tsr;e,,lars Of the most heart.sickening in
Giant, we have heard Of 10 long time :
I, appears that on Wednesday afternoon
Ia, the family Of David Bailey. Of Ossian,
had gone away from home, and had spoken
- daughter Of Mr.. Samuel Mitchell, a
soung lady of 16 or Is years, to have her
mak their cows and do some other little
chores. Mr.. Bailey kept large dog.
,b., was supposed to be familiar with Miss
u;,cbell. She had fed him, and wishing
- use the pan from which he had eaten.
.ooroached him and took hold oft. The
Soe commenced growing, and she told
him to stop his noise, when he instantly
.orzus at her throat. She put out her
h.nd to ward him off, when he seized her
arm. taking out a piece Of flesh and tear
;.e fff her sleeve. He then seized her
cher arm, all the while trying to get at
her throat, and managed to get he, down.
b., she succeeded in regaining her feet,
and had the presence Of mind to work her
v,y toward the house, the dog all the time
shaking and mangling her in a horrible
manner. As she neared the door the
ayase brute succeeded in getting hold Of
her Jaw, driving bis teeth to the bone.
She Il length got in, and with her feet
,ncceeded in partly closing the door, the
brute still hanging to her face with devil.
ish fsrocity, only losing his hold when the
door was shut upon him and the flesh gave
way! The poor girl eunk 10 the foor from
e.6austation, covered with blood, and with
aearly all her clothing torn of: Her face
and limbs were completely mangled, she
having received. it is said, near one hun.
drcd and thirty rounds on her person !!
Mrs. Bailey, being half a mile or more
distant, had her attention called by her
children to the loud snarling Of the dog,
and FASTENED home to find him covered
with blood, lying At the door upon the
remnants Of Miss MS clothes. On at.
tempting to tie him up, Mrs. B. received
one or two severe wounds, but finally sue.
ceeded, and the brutal animal was shot.
The young lady is still living, but in
dangerous condition.
Evansville N. ~ Herald.
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GTATE OF LOUISlANA-FI FIFTH
~ DISTRICT COuRT-PARIsH OF TERREBONNE
A. B. James
No, 1913.
J. P. viguerie.

By virtue of writ of e. ia. emanatine
from the above named Court in the above
entitled and numbered suit, there will be
offered for sale to the last and highest
bidder by Aubin Bourg, Sheriff Of said
Parish at the Court House in the town of
Houma, on .... .... ...--.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3D, 1857,
between IL o'clock, A. H., and 1 o'clock,
P. NJ, the following described property
siezed in the above suit, to-wit:
THREE CERTAIN TOWN LOTS.
situated in the town of Houma, in this
Parish, and designated on the plan Of said
town. deposited in the Recorders Office of
said Parish as Numbers %, 81, and 26,
Square No. 8, fronting on Goode street,
measuring each so feet deep on the north
side-lot No. % having front of 100
feet on Goode street, and the same on the
east side, and depth Of 80 feet on School
street, and the same ON the south side !;
lot No. q having front Of lO5 feet on
Goode street, and 80 feet on the east side :;
and lot No. 26 having depth Of 81 fee,
on the west, and 50 feet on the east side
bounded north by School street; and lot
No. 26 bounded north BY lot of Samuel
Wolf, and east and south by lot Of Samuel
Wolf, and west by Goode street-together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereunto belonging.
Terms-CASH.
Said sale will be made to satisfy the
principal, interest, and cost ia the above
entitled and numbered suit. = @
t5tf5t .tt A. BOURG, Sheriff.
Parish Of Terrebonne November 29th, 1885, .,I a.
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Horse BEEF IN DErRo1r.-A great
breeze has been raised in Detroit in con.
sequence Of the discovery Of horse beeI
in eausages. made by German ofthat city.
According to French authority. horse beef
is as good as any and in Paris at the pre-
sent tine, sorrel steaks, iron grey chops
and roam sausages are eaten with great
relish.
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ETAT DE LA LOUlSIANE-Cour
~ On SEINE District Neutrality-suspicious. TerrebonnA
Edward NJ. Boykin
samuel Logan Long.

. .s...s e.; !; :; s' ,.... Ne. 1907
En- vertu dun ordre de vente, kmank do
Ia sus.dite Cour, dams Ia cause ci-desses
intitulke ct numerotee, il sera offert en-
vente publiques au plus haut encherisseur,
par Aubin Bourg, Sheriff de la Paroisse
Terrebonne. a la porte de Ia Maison Dc
Cour dams la vile de Houma, -...t..-
samedi, 10 , Janvisr, 1887,
entire IL heures A. NJ. ct heures P. n, u
proprik,e ci.apres decri.e, savoir: gsf
UNE cetaine HABITATION EN-
SUCRE dams la Paroisse Terrebonne sur
lie Bayou Black, environ quatre miles
audessous de Houma, compos@e de deux
morceaux de terre. A.+.-a -s4s
1. Tn moroccan de terre sur Ia rive
gauche du dit Bayou, ayant une facade sur
lie dit Bayou de vingt-cinq arpents, bornS
en- haut par les terres de Gilmore N. Con-
nelly. ct en- bias par les terres d'Evarists
Porche, contenant peu.pres ure SUPER
ficie de cinq cent cinquante erpents, en-.
semble avec la sucrerie, moulin, machine
a vapeur ct autres dependencies, ct toutes
les autres bAtisses ct authorizations qui 81
trouvent. -sts
2. I'm moroccan de terre sur le bs.rd
oppose du dit Bayou, faisant face au dit
bayou, les dimensions de la dite facade no
peuvent pas stre donnees avec precision,
la profondeur de ce dernier moroccan s'eten.
dant jusqu'a la ligne de derriere de Ia con.
frmatiOn fate au nom de Robert Martin,
ct contenant 1913 90-lOO arpents de snper.
icie, borne en- haut par les torres do
Holden Wright, ct en- bas par celles do
WIN. ]. Moor, etant lie meme moroccan do
terre recouvert du dit Holden Wright dams
lie process de Boykin ct Lang par IN jnge.
ment de la Cour du SEINE District de ID
Paroisse Terrebonne, avec toutes lee
authorizations qui s'y trouvent. s..,
TERxEs DE La VExrE:-Le prix pay.
able par tiers. Un tiers ls premier jour dc
Mars, 1855; un tiers le premier jour do
Mars, 1859; ct I'm tiers le premier jour do
Mars, 1860. Les acquereurs Giant requis
de fournir leurs billets lOrdre de ct en-.
DOSES par de BONES cautions, payables
au Bureau du Recorder de ID Paroisse
Terrebonne, lesquels billets devront etres
donnes par coupons, c'est 4 dire deux
billets de montans egaux. pour chaque
Placement atm d'edectuer une partition du
prix entries les as.ocies, Edward NJ. Boy
kin ct Samuel Logan Lang; ct les dts
bIle,s porteront hut pour cent d'int<rtt
par an pariir de leurs maturiik, respec.
tives jusqu'au Placement final, ct seront
assures par hypotheque sp@ciale et privi-
lege de vendeur sur IL propriGte vendue.
PIP. LEBLANC. Dept. Sheriff
Par ~ TsF-tsans - - Hsvs@ts, iese
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dissolution.

dissolution. - The partnership
IL heretofore existing between The undersigned under
the style Of HATCH GRlNAGE, b this day d solved
by mutual Mr.. Hatch who has become the pur-
chaser q the pl ntatOa, charged with the qssion
Of the business 81 The old 6rm. -ss4r
fts9SS wINSLOw HATCH,
Tenebonnc Dee. No. 1856 E. II. GRINAGE.
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MARRIEp.

On Monday last. the 9Th inst hy w 8. Campbell Esq.
Mr.. MARCEL.LIN HENRI 10 Mss ESTHER MARS III
Of this parish g '..
On day, also ny Nj. Campbell, Mr.. FRANCOIS
DUPiN to Miss MARGARET u. PlCHOFF, al of Terse-
bon0e. -ssfis-A --z--s = $500 N .
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$500 Reward.

r OST-On the 9Th inst, from Evarisfe' 8
IL freight vagnn. be4weea Terrebonne Station aad
Hnuma, one KEG OF INDIGO married &c. b. The
finder viii receive The shove reward BY leaving the
1t the store Of GAGNE BROTHER, Houma.
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w
Tie following from the PHILADELPHIA News {:
They had both been to the Masonic
Hall. in Chestnut street, being members
Of the order, and Clawges, upon leaving.
was followed by Shnrlock. Upon reach.
iag Seventh street. in front Of John Guys
tavern, Shurlock came up 10 him, and said I:
. Yox hare fouly srrosged me !; you are
tie sedacer Of my scifc. and I am going to
Kill you!' At that instant he levelled u
revolving pistol at his breast and fired.
Three or four Of the loads were discharg-
ed, oil Of which took effect, one entering
the e,omach, another the breast, and a
third broke his arm. The report of the
pistol drew a crowd to the scene, and
Shurlock Was arrested on the spot. the re.
volving pistol being found II his feet,
where be dropped it. He did not attempt
to escape, nor did he deny the commission
sfthe deed. On the contrary, when taken
to The Mayors Office, he made full con-
kssios, and said that he had done il be-
casse Clawges had seducedhis wife. He
Mrher said that his wife had confessed il
tohin. and said that Clawges had drugged
The vine he had given her in order to &C.
complsh bis purpose. The wounded man
vas placed in carriage and conveyed to
tho hospital. He died at eleven O'Clock
q Ihursday. Mr.. Clawges has wife
md four children, one Of the children, =
con, being nineteen years old. gig -
Isaac c. Shurlock 10 about TWENTY-FIVE
ysan of age. He is Of fne personal APP
pearasee, and is evidently of considerable
ssve, iaasmoch Is he was perfectly cool
- collected, and told his wrongs in =
manner which elected the sympathy Of al
y odhcers present. Il He said, . com.
oaaed tie act; | fired the revolver. and
have been mos. ioully wronged. This
IA took my wife away down town,
cseesed her with wiae, aud then seduced
net She told mo so. / love my .wife y.
ie's nyself" The prisoner was search
g - had upon his person = small
.soeat q moaey and . daguerreoaype Of
A's wiss-oes q the most striking and i'm.
rs:slve ikeaesses which We ever saw.
n Chvges died Al the hospital. He
neesaised bis friends, but did not converse
.i'a them after his entrance into the hos
y ~
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U1ATH I1on 4 LEkcH BITE.-Extra-
- Csse.-A somewhat singular
- has been brought under the notice ol
eesuoor for West Middlesex, IN which
49, IT iis life through excessive hem
ee rsulting from leech bite. The
ee Samuel lines Press, resided
- pareats in Barclay street, Somer.
and be had been affected with a
~. .eie attack Of bronchitis. when Il was
~ necessary for the child's safety to
seehes 10 the vicinity Of the irsita.
sod Tie consequence wasthat one Of
1sea bites bled % profusely that the
ks iae's creature shortly after expired
~. - sAock to the system occa.ioaed
- great hes Of blood.-E ael;sh paper.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-12-10
The Pennsylvania Electoral College.

HARRISBURG, Dec 4.-Atthe afternoon ses-
sion Of the Electoral College, yesterday, "trip
licPie certificates of the action of the Electo-
ioral College were signed by the Electors
The Messenges required were then chosen
as follows Three tickets labelled "Bsarer
for Washington" "Bearer for philadelphia, -
and "Bsarsr for Harrisburg" with 81 blanks
were placed in box, and each EIeclor drew
ticket, those Obtaining the labelled ones
being chosen the Messengers. The result
was as follows: 'es
Bearer of returns 10 Washington, James S.
Campbell bearer to the District Couit, Phil
adelpbia, Thomas Osterhout; bearer 10 Har-
risburg, Vincent Phelps. sA
Committee on accounts aud the expen.
ses Of the Electoral College was appointed.
An invitation from Mr.. Buchanan for the
Electors TO visit Whealland was read and &C.
copied. F'i
On motion, five hundred copies Of The pro-
ceedings Of the College were ordered to ba
printed; and, after vote of thanks TO the Of
6cers, the College adjourned. l
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-12-10
Terrible snow storm in the Nor,h.we,,,
Alleged Negro plo, IN Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 5.--A plot for the rising
Of the negroes in this State, has been de-
.tected, and caused great excitement irf
Montgomery county, where it was FIRST dis
covered. 1t is alleged that Christmas eve
had been fixed upon for the rising, and the
most extensive arrangements had been
made 10 carry il out successfully. One
white man has been arrested, together with
great many negroes. Several of them
have made full confessions. A large COL
lection of arms and ammunition had been
seized. The church at Louiea Furnace had
been undermined, and powder placed be.
neathsit ready 10 be blown. up when filled
with people. ..
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-12-10

Skeleton ofa Giant Found "A short time
since some workmen engaged in subsoiling
the grounds of Sheriff Wickham at his vine-
yard in East Wheeling, came across hui
man skeleton. Although much dscayed,
there was little difficulty in identifyingit,
by placing the bones which could not have
belonged to other than human body, in
their original position. The impression
made by the skeleton in the earth, and the
skeleton itself, were measured by the Sher-
if and brother in the craft locale, both Of
whom are prepared to swear that it was ten
feet and nine inches in length! Its jaws
and teeth were almost as large as those ofa
horse. The bones are. to be seen at the
sheriff's Office. Wheeling Times