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Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-08-30

MORE Hosr1LIrIFs IN KANsAs.-Ne,o
Georgia Settlement broken up BY the Adolf
tionists.-We find the following late intel
ligence from the scene Of the troubles in
Kansas, in the st. Louis Evening News
ofthe 19th inst - =
The Border Times Extra, of the 10th,
gives what Purports to be another outrage
BY the Abolitionists in Kansas. 1t states
Is follows: 80 .s (.
Capt. Cook, Of the Georgia Colony,
just in from that place, reports that Brown
company Of Abolitionists made IN attack
on the colony ofNew Georgia and burned
the place, There were only six men
there at the time-they are supposed to
have been killed. The sick men, twenty
five in number together with the women
and children, had been removed to Miami.
=" Whilst in Ossawatomies, Capt. Cook
learned that Col. Treadwell's company
had oil been taken prisoners-said to have
been done through tho ireachery Of Ottowa
Jones Ian Indian.) Capt. Cook gives the
news - be heard il. + .4ss
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EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT BLUE

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT BLUE
RIDGE TUNNEL.-A correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, writing from Stanton, Va,
under date of the 14th inst, says:
A remarkable occurrence took place at
the Blue Ridge Tunnel last night. The
third set of workmen were engaged in
digging as usual, when one of them, Pat
Flagan, noticed that the texture of the
rock before him changed suddenly from
hard to soft, and that the soft was wet.
Shortly afterwards stream Of water issued
from an orifice he had made. This was
succeeded by heavy, rumbling sound
" like the cars" which so frightened the
hands that they all made for the open air.
Well was it for them that they did so
The sounds continued to grow louder and
londer for some minutes, till a crash was
heard, and Immediately vast stream Of
water rolled out of the tunnel. An eye
witness says that the head of the stream
was at least ten feet high, and that it
swept carts and barrows before it IS like
chaff." The stream continued to pour a
perfect river till IL o'clock. when it gradu-
ally subsidized, and was low enough at 8
p. M. to allow us to make hasty survey
Of its cause. 1t seems that there is, in the
middle Of the mountain, an immense
cavern or pocket, in which water from the
mletlng snow has been deposited for years,
and that the line of the tunnel taps this
cavern near its centre. The cavern is of
immense extent, and will save the State a
good deal Of money since nature has
opened road through near three hundred
feet Of solid rock. This will expedite the
completion Of the tunnel greatly-in fact
l would not be surprised it daylight shines
through the mountain to-day. l Go not
know precisely how much remains to be
cut, but Col. Croget said last week that
there remained only 31s feet, and this
cavern is certainly 800 feet wide-pro-
badly more. The Colonel will be greatly
surprised when he returns. He did not
expect to get through before next January.
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MISUNDERSTANDING return our
thanks 10 the Hons. Geo. Eustis, Jr.,
Miles Taylor, and John Slidell for valuable
Congressional documents.

REruRSED.-Mr. Frank Gagnk, Of the
firm of Gagne & Brother Of this place,
has just returned from the North, where
he has been spending the "heated term. =
He is looking remarkably well, and re-
ports that he has purchased one of the
finest assortments Of sesonab)e goods that
ever came 70. this market. "
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4 CARD FoR AMERICAN coURrIERs.-
Messrs. Noses and Son have much pleas.
ure in informing gents, and others con.
nected with the American legation, thai
an outfit for attendance 1t the Court Of
Queen Victoria may now be had for TWEEN.
ty-fives shillings. The suit consists Of
good stout shooting cost, with pockets for
the hands to avg the expense Of gloves,
pair Of coarse pants" and highlows
warranted to trample upon Ill the forms Of
decency. Wrap-rascals for birthday
drawing-rootns made to measure ON the
lowest terms, and everything calculated
to insult the British Court to Be had ~
low rs any house in Hounsditch.-Pxnch.
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GA rumor has been rife in Thibo-
dau1 during the week. that Mr.. C. A.
Barrilleau, one of the Last Island victims,
had been picked up alive somewhere in
the vicinity Of the Balize. We fear it
has no foundation in truth. He would be
more apt to be found to the westward, if
found at al.
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NV CoFrxs HousE.-Last week we
Inadvertently neglected to notice the new
billiard saloon and cafe Just opened by our
old friend John Berger. Charley Of
fciates behind tho bar, and his smiling
countenance may be seen behind an iced
lemonade or brandy smash for the re-
markedly low fee Of FIVE cents.
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WHY JEwEssEs ARE BEAUrlrul-
C hateaubriand gives : fancihl o :
agreeable reason for the iact that e. 's' i.
women are so much handsomer !taa "
men Of their nation. He says ls.s''a
have escaped tho curse that alisl1ee
their fathers, husbands and sonk ~
Jewess was to be seen among q s'e =.
of priests and rabble Who insulted " p q
Of God, scosrged Him, crowned h'n !.
thorns, and subjected Him 10 ln'anh
the agony Of tho cross. The vo0s -.
Judea believed in the Savior, ana a' ~
and soothed him under afflieilon: !.
man Of Bethany poured on bis hese 8 s.
cious ointment, which she kept ~ : 81 :.
of alabaster. The sinner anolO'ea =. !.
feet with perfumed oil, and wlpeo 80.
with her hair. Christ ON bis par ~
ed mercy 70 the Jewess. he n'ss1 M
the dead tho son Of the widow !" -. -.
and Martha's brosher Lazarus. ne ~
Simon's mothes. in law, and lno .x
who touched the hem Of His ;;t
To tho Samaritan women He was . ~ e.
Of living water, and . compas, So "a.
10 the woman in adultery. Inc a.. II,
ters Of Jerusalem wept over Him y - ,. -
women accompanied Hi" % g' r.,,
broueh, Him balm and spices' ano ~.
ing sought Him in The . q
Woman why veepess 'nou .,;os ~
first appearance after the resu 1;S % ~
% Mary Magdasn. hs s,: sa'a a;... NJ
Msrds ,i eye. were opened,. ! 10 i
.s.~s sssis a'' ny must haze 't4te :
he brow Of the Iewesses.
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l was not long at Cons,s,.;.'
a, came in for what i. Of YER, feo. s.
believe that, as a storm il ~. ~, indsed
ways going on in some part t' Of 10 !. be al.
a conflagration, larger or sm,II. \, ,G ;s ssas
raging in some part Of The n.'ean Is alTsg,
streets Of STEAMBOAT. '" Wooden
The people have few public ,,,,
and this is considered one Of thu "u.sensa's
may jndge by the crowds, who.. ' .; i'll
bearing was TO me more ;n,., s. slngaIa,
the spectacle ! witnessed in cosa s''ns 'A,a
them. At first | knew not wis, ' !, With
l had observed that vast multi,nds ;, meant
moving with what, for Turk, !, s ss,'
toward the court Of one Of ,he;, ,, - mast,
and stationing themselves, As ,oon ao :
had reached it, on the steps, b.la. IS d!
and every spot whence a view v.s .ae'
manded. vas eoal-
Joining their company, | di.co,.,., !
cause OF the assembly ina whole s,,s..
from which clouds Of smoke vs,. ' s'.esI
and from which it was everv mom., .,s'lg
pected that the flames would burst \ ~. e.
ing could exceed the business .lIe ' ,l Won
Of those who struggled lor plsc. ' !. !.
balconies, or the placid enioynen, ), H.. ~
who had attained one. Ia .,D.ct.,;a ,.'s !,
the event, piles of carpets, piIow ,''a ~ y
cushions had been already broupA, s a%
the neighboring houses, and pl,e,d v a.a
ever room could be found. '''
On those comfortable seat, d. ,,,.;
tude had established themselves. , m.'
in one part. sedately smoking !; Ii, ,m ~.
in another, now looking on, and ,I, ;,s
with their children. In 4 mome. :
freshments Of all sorts were prura,d.
sweetmeats, confectionery, aud shelA.
by number Of rival purveyor,, who !.
vanced with unalarmed alacrty, amid d,
smoke and falling sparks, plainly conn.
ering the scene Of obstruction son 4
i" bencfit," got up for their especial b.tod
and unceremoniously elbowing to On. ID.
the police, who rushed, with pai. i
water on their heads, to the rescue o,k
burning houses.
In few minutes more, the flame, bus
out with loud crash, mounting high into
the heavens, and fiingine an exciting .h
pleasurable heat into the face Of The cravi,
who, without ever removing their pps
Except. to drink, gazed with ,lenth
impassioned interst on q scene which 10
them, was no more a matter Of sums
than street preacher would be IL Edn
burg, a " Funziane" at Rome, or Puxt
inello at Naples. Among the calmend
Of spectators were the proprietors dk
burning houses, smoking like their aea.
bors, and well assured that their kes ii
been determined BY Allah long beink
prophet was born.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-08-30

EXTENT OF THE ST N1cHoLAs.-The
proprietors Of the St. Nicholas Hotel have
recently published small brochure, Civ.
ing the statistics Of this wonderful estab.
lishment, which. for extent, has not its
equal in the world. As showing the pro-
gress Of hotels in this country, these sta.
tistics are not without interest. The St.
Nicholas has front of two hundred and
seventy five feet on Broadway, and depth
of two hundred feet, thus covering an area
Of one acre and three quarters in the most
valuable part Of the city. The building
cost e1,2O0,OOO, and the entire cost OF
building, furniture, ETC., was 8l,9OO,OO0.
The area Of the front wall, which is of
marble, is $4,000 feet. The building
will accommodate 900 guests, and has fire.
quently contained over 1000. 1t was
completely finished on LIST March,. 1854.
The number Of rooms in the house Is six
hundred, all we'll lighted, and provided
with hot and cold water. These include
one hundred complete suits of rooms;
with bath, water closets. etc.. attached.
The three largest dinning-r rooms in the
house aggregate 5000 superficial feet,
and can accommodate six hundred guests.
The cost of the mirrors distributed about
the house was $4,000, and Of the silver.
ware and plate 95O,OOO.a The proprietors
are Messrs. J. r. Treadwell, ]. p. Acker,
Peter Acker and v. Whitcomb. The
number Of servants averages during the
year about three hundred and twenty.
The hours for meals range through near
" the whole twenty. -four, excepting from
midnight 10 5 o'clock An. There is a
regularly organized fire department in
the building, with steampower for forcing
water to any portion Of It. Eighteen
plugs, with two hundred feet Of hose to
each, enables the engineers to food the
building in six minutes from the time the
alarm is sounded. The house consumes
$4,000 to $4,000 feet Of gas nightly, from
$500 burners. The gas is made on the
premises. The laundry employs IS laun.
dresses, and can wash and iron 5000
pieces per day. Steam is the great agen,
in this process, and is extensively used in
the St. Nicholas for boiling, washing,
drying, turning spi.s heating
wafer, etc.
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~ Rogues are now making and sci.
ling ladies' muslin collars, covered with
nicely counterteited paper embroidery.
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ANorHER FINE IN THIBoDAux.-The
Lafourche Union Of Thursday says that
about twenty minutes after 10 o'clock,
yesterday afternoon. the kitchen attached
to the residence Of Mr.. Pierre Thibodaux
was discovered to be on fire. The alarm
was immediately given, the furniture was
saved BY the citizens before the flames
reached tho main building. The dwell
ling was consumed. 1t was owned by
Ex.Gov. johnson Of New Orleans, and,
we believe. is covered BY no insurance.
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We are happy to add that Mr.. and Mrs.
Foley are now at the hospitable mansion
Of DR.. Scudday in Thibodaux, and At our
last advices We're doing remarkably we'll,
considering the hardships they have en-
dured. TED. CEREs.

{. The SUGAR CRop The Baltimore
American, OF the 18th inst. has the follow.
ing article under the above caption !" The
unfavorable news for tho next crop has
opened contracts early this year. The N.
Y. Post says that number of crops have
been contracted at various prices, which
it reports at from S2l to $23 per box oi
l6 and l64 arrobes. all with more or less
heavy cash advances. The imports Of
sugar into the United States during the
last five years amounted to 1924, 600, 600
pounds, or an average of 446, OOO, 600
pounds annually. The exports amounted
to 11s,OO0,000, or an average Of %, OOO,-
600 annually. The consumption Of for
eign sugar in the United States, 10 the last
five years, reached 2,ll6, 0OO, 600 pounds,
or 423, 200, 900 annually. The product Of
sugar in the United States during that time
was l,795, 00O. 900 pounds, or N average
Of 35O,0OO,000, Of which was exported
about $4,000, 900 pounds. The consump-
ton in that period Of sugar grown in the
United States was 1866, OOO, 900, or an
average Of 353, 200. 900, making total
consumption Of 10000, 900 pounds per
year. Taking the population Of the Uni
ted States at twenty five millions, and tho
total consumption Of foreign and domestic
sugar in the United States is equal to 81
pounds per year for each man, woman
and child IN the entire country. #
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=
BuReLARr.-On the night Of the 22d
inst, the store Of Mr.. G. L. Duroy, Of this
place. was broken open and robbed Of
about $500 worth Of goods. The thiei
effected m entrance by praying off ! por.
ton Of the withdrawing and after
wards the ceiling. During the following
day ! quantity Of the stolen property was
found in corn field in the vicinity. This
and other circumstances led to the arrest
e some negroes belonging to Mr.. R. r.
Barrow, ono Of whom was committed to
prison, but made his escape the first night,
BY digging through tho wall. It is sup
posed he had assistance from the outside.
He i an old offender. and is yet at large.
~
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lGagasinss fsr Ssrtsmbsr.

HARrKR's.-We are indebted to Mr..
Brooks, Of tho Postofice for this most val
liable periodical. The present number il
Is one Of the very best ever issued. 4
quarter cannot be invested more judicious.
y than IN the purchase Of copy.
GoDEY,s LApY's Boox. Ever punctual
Cooley! Always 10 advance, but never too
soon to b welcome. Ladies', il you wish
to keep posted up il matters which mos,
interest Jon. do not fail to subscribe to
Cooley. -
PurSAn's MONTHLY. The Angus,
number has just come to hand but it,
contents are ar from being stale. The
opsaing article, = Literary limitations = is
calcaaaaed 70 aatonish most Of persons By
it' Wholesale accusations Of literary pill.
fering preferred agsins : host Of our most
emiaeai authors. bah living and dead. /.
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YET ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE LATE
SroRM.-We learn from Capt. Palmer, Of
the towboat Olivia, that the schooner
Ellen, Capt. Stewart, which went to sea
from this port on the 9Th inst, has been
wrecked, and it is feared that all hands
are lost. Part Of her poop, and her stern,
were seen ashore on the Goth inst, about
twenty miles to the westward Of the
Southwest Pass. Her name g Ellen, Of
Richmond, could be distinctly read. She
was cleared at the Customhouse in this
city on the 7th inst. for Matanzas, by ].
B. Murison, with cargo consisting Of 100
tierces lard, 70 hogsheads coal and 50
empty barrels. Capt. Stewards wife,
children and niece were on board with
him. We have MT yet heard the number
Of the crew. or if there were any passen.
gers on board.-Picayuae.
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HORRIBLE MURDER.-We elliptic 81.
lowing from the Bastrop Advocate 4 DE
9th inst:
The Coroner held an inquest On b
body Of an unknown white man on Tr<
day morning last. who was found desda
the road leading from Prairie er R@r
in this parish, TO Monroe, La, near De
residence of Mr. Harmon Wick, abouilr
or four miles from this town. No heis i
regard 10 the occurrence could Be ellrfa
by the investigation before The Coros'I
A verdict was rendered to the effect ~
the deceased came 10 bis death BY repes
ed blows inflicted upon his head wilt
club or picket, by some unknown Pe''a
The club was found within few teet q
the victim besmeared with blood. hs
about four feet long, between three y
four inches wide, one and half inels
thick, and will weigh sir pounds V
grant that the blackhearted wretch 2!
be found out and broughtto justice. ~
was one Of the most shocking. barbaloh
and brutal murders which has eyer pa
committed in Morehouse. The CLUB ~
be seen at the Courthouse.
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Wreck Of the Nautilus.


The purser Of the Perseverance 1ar-
ris, Morgan l. Co.'s steamer) left Calves
ton on Wednesday, the Goth, for Iimbal'er
Island, on the U. s. schooner Essayons,
with Lieutenant Stevens, u. S. A., COM
mander.
At 1imbalier and Gallon Islands large
pieces Of the wreck were found, such as
cylinder nelson's, kelson riders. ETC.,
scattered down those islands. In Gallon
Bay, Jim Frisbee, the steward Of the
Nautilus, was seen on board the F. M.
Streck, towboat, which had picked him up
at sea near Fort Livingston, Barataria
Bay. He had been eight days at sea. on
a fragment of the wreck, before being
rescued. He states that the Nautilus
passed Ship Island shoal at shutdown on
Saturday, 9th inst; that near A. NJ, 10th
inst, the cattle on board the Nautilus,
being down to leeward, the Captain en-
deavored to wear her to get her before
the sea, that, when broadside to it heavy
sea struck and capsized her, she turning
bottom up Immediately. He Jim Frisbee)
found himself on portion Of the deck !;
saw Capt. Thompson and some others on
the bototm of the vessel; but that the
next sea washed them off; that he saw
some of them afterwards on pieces of the
cabin, floating, but soon lost sight of them.
He soon fell in with Mr.. johnson, first
engineer, and chung to the same piece with
him; that he and johnson were together
five days, when Johnson became delirious
and jumped into the sea and drowned.
He was picked up by the Streck on
Monday, the 18th; having been eight
days afloat, caught some water in the
panels Of door he had with him, which
assisted in sustaining life.
The fact Of the steamer passing Ship
Island shoal at shutdown on Saturday, was
corroborated by the crew Of the light-ship
on that station; and Judging from the
time elapsing between that and the acct
dent; she must have been within 3O'miles
ofthe Southwest Pass.
Examinations were made between
Last Island and Barataria, on Timbalier
and Gallon Islands and vicinity, by the
officers Of the Essayons, hoping to find
some Of the bodies, but none were seen.
They were informed that body. with
black whiskers, dressed in blue clothes,
captain Thompson's habitual dress) had
been found near the wreck Of the John
Roaless, near Lafourche Inlet. Lieute-
nant Stevens landed. there, but could find
no people about, and was unable to get
any definite information.
From all that was learned, it is probably
too true that the steward, Jim Frisbee, is
the only survivor. a IS
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ration was to employ the latter years OF his
life in writing the work he had 50 long con-
ItemPlated, and fotwhich he had made such
extensive researches Twas ,only, TO use
hisq owniwords,5 9. the ground ytoell' p from
Pennsylvania thst caused him to change. his
mat1reiy.considered determination. From
all parts Of the Keystone State, loud remoh
strances poured in upon hin, and he was
threatened with loss Of esteem ndipopular-
ity, where he valued it most, il he did not
accept the, honors which were offered
to him. IT, in Pennsylvania, a dead Penn
syivania dog is at all times better than a
living lion elsewhere, it can be conceived
what must have been the sentiment when a
chance existed of producing a genuine king
from their own forests, to rule over the land.
Mr. Buchanan does not, therefore, consider
his nomination due to either the South or
the North, nor does he owe thanks to any
Of the pretenders,1 SO busy in your streets,
"wHhont whom," as they csckie. she could
net have been the choice Of the Cincinnati
Convention" He looks. first to the people,
and then to his fellow-citizens Of Pennsyl
vania, who, from first to last have been true
to him in the recent contest. &" " ".'i-a
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Our Vice President at Home.

%.
A correspondent Of one Of the New York
journals, writing from Lexington, (Ky.,
speaks. as follows of the Vice Presiden,
electt-"After. a pleasant ride among the
beautiful but fertile, fields of Kentucky, | AIN
once again safely yensooncedwith this beeu-
tiful place, that was so lorg the abiding
place Of Henry Clay, and now is The resi-
dence Of that noble son of honor and fame--
John G.. Breckinridge. 70 know him is
enough to prove the scholar, gentleman and
statesman, who will fiji the cfiice Of Vice
President BY virtue of the election on Tues.
day next. He is all that the party could
wish for, as d champion ofthair principles.
He commenced life poor and rrierdiess (his
parents being dead) He began as teach
er ofa common school, aud, through perse.
verence and hard study, he entered upon his
collegiate course with the avails Of his Ia
bor AT this period of life wealthy uncle
became much interested la him, but upon
his avowal of Democratic principles, the
bond Of friendship was severed Yet this
young and aspiring genius continued on, and
finally graduated with the highest honors OF
his class. AS an orator, he combines the
clear and comprehensive soundness of a
Webster and Clay; and in connection has
beautiful and hpwery style Of expression.
and copious supply of words, of chaste
and refined character equal to the greatest.
To use the expression of neighbor of his
When he opens his mouth, it is but to give
utterance to the most beautiful, chaste and
classic language, Ike a rare collection Of
buds, which, as they open and expand, de-
yelup new beauties continually IT, his so.
lcial position with such refinement aud
cultivated manner, be is esteemed by oil
who know him.-He will add lustfe to
our party, unequalled in'the history Of one SO
young % .,..,as. g..,4 II ,t'.... ..s.
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WHOLE NUMBER 793.


The celebrated composer, Handel, had
such q rsmAfka6ls irritation Of nerves, that
be could not bear to hear the tuning Of ID:
stFumeBts, and lherefore. This was slwsyi,
done before he arrived at the theatre. "A
musical 1sg, who knew how to extract some
mirth from Handel's iTrsscibility of temper:
stole into the Orehestra on q night when
the Prince OF Wales was to be present, snd
ehtunsd alh the instruments. As soon as the.
prince arrived, Handel gave the signal Of
beginning, eOsspiritO; but such was The hor-
ribie discord, that the enrsged musician
started up from his seat. and having over
turnedu double bass which stood in his way,
he seized,a kettle. e.drum, which he threw
with such violence at the leader Of the band,
thnthe lost his fuIl.bottomed wig in the tf-
fortS Without waiting to replace it, he sd-
vanced bareheadsd to the front Of the orches-
ira, breathing vengeance, but SO much chok-
edwith passion, that utterance was denied
him. In this ridiculous attitude be stood
staring and stamping for some moments.
amidst convulsion of laughter; nor could
be prevailed upon to resume his seat, until
the prince went in person and with much
difficulty appeaoed his wrath, 5etl