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gB On Monday last the ferry and the market
house were cried off to the highest bidders by the
town constable for the ensuing year. Our indie
fatigable and persevering friend, w. A. Jordan
became again the purchaser of the ferry for the
sum Of Sl695; and Ludger Bergeron the market
for 5000. This is an advance on former prices,
and would not seem to indicate that our town is
dying SO fast after all. We hope the purchasers
fold
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

I. 0. 0. F.-The dedication of the new hall for
Assumption Lodge will take place on Saturday next,
the 10Th inst, at Napoleonvlle. All the world and
the rest Of mankind are invited to be present. No
doubt it will be very interesting occasion.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

FlRE.-On Tuesday night, about 10 o'clock, the
citizens Of our usually peaceful town were startled
by the fearful cry of fire. It was found to be in
the kitchen of Mr. E. R. Bourg, on the other side
Of the Canal. The building was entirely consumed
IN few minutes, without doing any damage to
the surrounding houses.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

T We notice that the Bayou Lafourche is
again on the rise The health of our town and
vicinity was never better than at present. The
weather is most delightful, although triae too
dry. Unless we get some rain very soon the crops
will suffer greatly.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

eB- Our indefaigable vis-a-vis, Raglan, Of Nos.
and 10 St. Philip street, has just replenished his
stock Of groceries, etc. He has also received some
splendid and well broke buggy horses. Any one
wanting really fine animal can now be suited.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

BB- A private letter from Mr.. Barnum to .
gentleman in Boston concludes as follows:
have no inducements to struggle agon to
acquire wealth, for the enormous debts against
me on account Of the clock company will over
shadow me to the grave. have paid and Sc
cured all my private debts. =. =
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

We don't know how to write gentee dun; but
We would just intimate that it would afford us the
utmost satisfaction if such of our patrons as are in
arrears would fork over Immediately
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12
Valuable Land for Sale.

4 FINE TRACT Of over 400 acres OF LaHu
n situated at the Chacahoula Station Of the OpeouaS
Railroad, is offered for sale at bargain There are 10
arpents cleared and so in cultivation, OF which pan
with There is good dwelling brick csern. and au'
houses the place Terms VIII be made easy FIR fnr'ner
particulars apply to Mr. A. Laores 20 Bienvbe sfee'
New Orleans, the premises, to .-,~
apl23m* LOUIS Bolhu
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

INFORMATION FOR THE PEoPLE.-The following
extract from the Hon. Miss Murray's book, will
be neacs to many people; VIII.
"Savanah seems large town, with many
pleasant squares, in one of which this (Pulaski)
hotel is situated. 1t is called in memory of q
fine steamer of that name, which before boilers
were we'll regulated, blew up and engulphed
members Of oil the principal families in this
place" q &4l
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

SPLENDID BEEF--That sold in our market this
morning. If the butchers continue to furnish the
same sort there will be no necessity for sending
to the city for marketing in future.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12
The Sheriff Case Decided.

On Monday last the Supreme Court rendered it's
DEGREES in the Of the State Of Louisiana on the
rehtiou Of John n. Bell, praying for mandamus
Vi Joseph Hufty. The Judgment Of the Lower
Court in favor of Bell is affirmed. The opinion Of
the Court fully sustains the constituonality Of the
action in removing Huty. The power Of the Lee
gislatare to remove the sheriff by address, is adj
judged to be clearly granted BY the Constitution,
and the Supreme Court has no revisatory action
over the sufficiency Of the reasons upon which the
Legislature may have exercised the power thus
granted The Legislature il the sole judge Of
the reasons upon which they may exercise the au-
thority con6ded to them, and the Supreme Court
has no more right to revise these reasons than the
Legislature have to revise the reasons upon which
the DEGREES Of this Court are rendered. The only
question for this Court to determine was, whether
the power to perform the act in question had been
granted By the Constitution. The Court concluded
that this power had been clearly conferred, and
hence that the removal Of Hnfty was constitutional
Justice Spo6ord delivered the opinion Of the Court
Justices Lee and VOORHEES, concurring, and Chief
Justice Merrick delivered separate opinion, offer
ing Judge Cott0n's decision, bnt for different rea
sons from those assigned BY The three other judges.
Justice Buchanan read dissenting opinion. Mr..
Bell = now, therefore, Sheriff Of the parish Of Or
leans. ~. O. Bee.
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w Our thanks are due to the Hons George
Eustis, Jr., and Miles Taylor for large number of
interesting Congressional and other documents.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

Snow IN THE MouNTAINs.-There is tolera-
bic prospect that in the mountains of Virginia
there will remain snow enough to afford good
sleighing during the entire summer. A corre-
spondent of the Hardy Wing, writing from Pen
dleton county, says the snow in the Allegheny
mountains, at this time, averages three and q
half feet in depth, and the writer is informed
that it is drifted in some places to the depth Of
from one hundred to a hundred and fifty feet
SO that the topmost branches of the tallest trees
barely project above the surface.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

The New YORK Herald of Sunday contains
the subjoined paragraph:
&C. About two years ago, negro woman named
Diana was purchased from her owner, S. F.
Gould Esq. of Edgefeld, South Carolina by Alb
olitionists residing in this city Among the con-
tributors to the fund for freeing her was Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, whose rife practice has
gained him such notoriety lately. Diana came
to this city and nursed her mother until she
died, when, having no relatives or friends here,
and being out of employment, she naturally
enough desired to return to the home of her
childhood where her husband and children are
still living. Hearing that Col. NJ. Frazer,
neighbor of her former master, was in the city,
she called upon him at the Astor House, and
piteously begged of him to take her back to her
old home, as she was heartily sick of freedom,
and yearned, like st. Paul, "for her kindred az
ter the flesh" Col Frazer consented to do so.
Before leaving for the south yesterday, he
brought her to the Herald Office to afford US an
other instance Of the fact that a sensible negro
prefers slavery when it is associated with home
comforts, to freedom such as the blacks expert
ence at the hands of the niger worshipers at
the north. Diana is q stout, healthy woman,
about forty years Of age. She was originally
bought for $3.50, her owner freeing her for less
than her worth, at the solicitation Of her we'll
meaning but mistaken friends.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

THE Holy LANcE.-The lance which opened the
side of our divine Saviour is kept at Rome but
has no point. Andrew of Crete, who lived in the
seventh century, says it buried with the cross,
and Saint Gregory of Tours, and Venerable Bede
testify that in their time it was kept in Jerusalem
For fear of the Saracens it was buried privately at
Antioch, in which city it afterwards found, and
wrought many miracles, as Robert the monk and
many eyewitness testify. 1t was first carried to
Jerusalem and then to Constantinople, and at the
time this city was taken by the Latins Baldwin II
sent the point of it to Venice, pledge for loan
Of money. st. Louis, king of France, redeemed it,
by paving the sum for which it was pledged, and
had it conveyed to Paris, where it is still kept in
the Holy Chapel The rest of the lance remained
at Constantinople after the Turks had taken that
city, to the year 1892, when the Sultan Bajazet
sent it by an ambassador in a rich and beautiful
case to Pope Innocent VIII, adding that the point
was in the possession Of the king of France
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12

A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.--The last chapter in
the history to the tragedy involving the death
of Stevens, clerk of the Ohio Belle, and the dis
appearance of the murderer, has not been made
public in this locality. The Memphis Wing says
that after the murder was committed the man
Jones, the perpetrator, was beaten and tortured
inhumanly by the crew and passengers, and
that he was then Mrown oveaboard pah tao hea-
ry iron weights tied round his neck, and drowned
like dog story was then gotten up and
published far and wide, accounting for the dis
appearance of Jones by saying that he managed
to elude the guard that was appointed to watch
him, jumped overheard and swan ashore The
Wing severely denounces the officers of the boat
for permitting this barbarous act to be perpe-
trated. We hope all concerned in the outrage,
may be severely punished.-S. Louis Intel.
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GEN. WALKER AND THE TRANSIT COMPANY
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore

GEN. WALKER AND THE TRANSIT COMPANY
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, says:
The statement presented to the Government
by the President of the Nicaragua Transit Com
pany, MIR. Vanderbilt, asserts that the Company
was not indebted to the Nicaraguan Government,
and that they have overpaid the amount actual
ly due that Government, and that, under the
charter of the Company, it was provided that in
case of a dispute between the Company and the
Government as to the amount due to it, the mat
ter was to be left to the decision of joint COM
mission, which the Company has proposed and
which the present Government of Nicaragua had
refused to meet.
Our Government has not, however, decided to
interfere in the matter, nor is it believed that
they will do So. They will await further devel-
opments of the facts in the case, which they will
probably receive from our Minister in Nicara-
qua.
AS to the situation and prospects of Gen. Wal
ker, there are contradictory accounts, which is
not easy to reconcile. Some of his friends sup
pose that he will be able, with prudent and en-
ergetic management, to regenerate Central
America, and bring the whole region, ultimate
~, under a united, stable and republican form
of government Others will not allow him and
his rule six months existence in Nicaragua.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-12
IMPORTANT
TO Administrators and Defendants!
ADVERTISING GRATIS!

az The proprietors of the Minerva will,
further notice. publish their paper and furnish
copies for posting up in accordance with the law, all
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS for the parish of La
fourche as shers Sales Succession Sales Admins
traitors Notices, etc., WITHOUT CHARGE.
Administrators Executors. and Defendants in civil pro-
cesses where have been issued referred to
the following section of the Louisiana Leg stature
approved March, 1853:
Az ACT relative to Judicial Advertisements.
SEC 1t further enacted, That when there are two
more newspapers published in the Parish where such
ceedings had sch sale to be made the Defendant
in the judicial process shall have the Of selecting the
newspapers which said advertisement to be made Pro-
vded said selection be lie within three days after the
such proceedings the seizure made under said
cess and the Defendant neglect select then the plain
tiff shallhaye the right to do
ACTE relatif Avis Juiciare.
SEC. 2 II est de plus decrete, Que lorsqu' mbera
deux gazees plus de denx dams la Parose dams aquee
les dtes Procedures font dams aquee la de vente
dot avoir eu lie deendeur process lie DRoIr de
chosr la gazette OH av devra ere hubble. pourvu que lie
choi soft fat dams lie de de tros ours apres avoir
rcu notice de odre Judic are OH de Ia saisie ate en-
vene du dit orre ct 81 deendeur negge de iaire son
chOic, alors lie plaignant aura lie drot de lie faire.
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THIBOD AU X:
A Dun.

SATURDAY, APRIL IL, 1856,
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of the city merchants and brokers, some of whom
had said that they would not cross the river to buy
their sugar. The sugar-brokers he thought, were
as respectable as any other class of brokers, who
visited the extreme limits Of the city, without COM
plant, to made their purchases. It was mere Ca
price in the sugar brokers to talk so-nothing else
The Judge closed with some animadversions upon
the shortsighted policy Of individuals and munich
pal corporations, in times past and present. in sac
rcing the general good Of the future to individual
and exclusive benefits for the present. The Judge
was heartily applauded on concluding.
Col Williams addressed the Convention next.
He endorsed Judge Moore's remarks; was Of opin-
ion that no mart, such as desired, could be pro-
cured from the authorities of New Orleans; and in
the course of his remarks, alluded to the intere-
renee Of the Opelousas Railroad Company, tosecure
the mart for the right bank of the river.
Col. B. H. Payne rose to defend the Company.
He said he alone and not the Company was re-
sponsible for the proceedings complained Of He
was proceeding In his defense when several gen.
tlemen called him to order and, by vote Of the
Convention, he was forbid len to speak further
On motion Of Colonel Williams, the report was
adopted. a.#sa ssts u es,s :.
Col Williams then offered the following resolution:
Resosoed, That . committee Of seven be appointed who
shall BE- Authorized and instructed that when three thousand
shares G the capital stock IT this corporation shall have
been subscribed the lease from the city Of New Orleans for
the term years. the space described in the report
committee Just read It be done terms not
italy different from those suggested In the said report and
in the event that this be accomplished that the said
committee BE- authorized purchase lease the right
bank Of river between point opposite Canal street and
the upper part Of the town Of Getns suitable lot Of ground
for sugar mart and whenever said purchase lease shall
have been concluded said COMMITTEES shall report the
70 The President and Directors etc. Of the Louisiana Sugar
Mari. ss ,7ssSs 5>sasszs.
Aiter being 90 amended Is to give the committee
the power Of appointing subcommittee, to con-
sst Of three planters in each parish Of the State, to
collect subscriptions 70 the capital stock Of the cor
copies Of the resolution and the charter the resolu.
tion vas adopted. 8s5 I.
The COMMITTEES called for was then appointed a
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-18

Gov. PRICE ON SLATERI.

From bis late Message 10 the Legislature Of New-Jerty
herewith transmit communications of public inter-
est received from the States of Massachusetts, Con-
ntctcut and Maine, in accordance with the request
contained in the resolutions of those States They
refer TO the Missouri Compromise and the Slavery
question.
1t is to be regretted that any Of the States Of the
Union should deem necessary to agtate at this or
any other time, subjects like these in spirit i'm
perative and uncOncihatory. II must be admitted by
all that the questions referred TO of character 10
enlist in their consideration all the prudence modera-
ton and forbcarance which the people of every section
of the confederation have right expect and demand
from those OF other sections. In thl- spst do desire
TO direct the attention of the Legislature 10 the points
involved III these resolutions.
That the so-caled Missouri Compromise was in IT,
self an eXpcdient devised TO accommodate, for the
time being the conflicting opinions which existed in
gard 10 the admission OF the state OF Missouri with Con-
sttutOE recognizing the existence of Slavery no one
will deny The act was IN ITS nature SO Tar as tue future
exclusion Of Slavery from the remainder of the terri
tory acquired from France in the cession Of louisiana
restriction upon the rights of the slavehoding States
since in the normal condition Of that territory Slavery
was recognized. And, although tacltly submitted to
for a while there nothing in its provisions TO east
around Il the halo of good faith" which its advocates
pretend should have guarded il from repeal But it is
repealed; and submit Can 1t now be restored with
any advantage In restoring II, were possible 10 do
So We bring back the free citizens who now mhablt on
may in future inhabit those territories to that condi
ton of quas-cOonia dependence which they are now
freed from, AMI which Is at variance with the princi
pes of free government. We "a Jerseyinen, contend
that We have the capacity and are endowed by nature
ia common with all counrvinen, TO the right OF sell
government. We enjoy il TO the fullest extent in
our own State. But should inclination or necessity
take us 10 territory, the common property of us all
shall we thereby forfeit that right and become more
subservient 10 the will OF the Federal Government than
we now arc Shall we part with the right of having
voice in the establishment Of institutions on which
our future may depend' j hink not, and therefore ]
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-18
JUDGE TIMOTHY WALKER.
Tron ma Cineinnali Commereiai. Ian. h


This distinguished gentleman expired at O'Clock
yesterday morning, at his residence on Walnut Hill,
after severe and protracted illness.
Timothy Walker WAS born in the town of Whining
ton, Middlesex County Mas on the Let of December
1909. His ancestors were farmers. Through his pa
ternal grandmother Miss Brewster DO was descended
directly from that William Brewster who came over
in the Mayhower. When but nine years old his father
died, leaving widow to rear up six children. The
patrimony left small. The town of Wilmington
was poorly provided with educational facilities The
early life of young Walker is well told IL bioeraph-
cal sketch which appeared in Livingston's Magazine:
" He grew up lusty farmer boy until he was nearly
sixteen years old. He almost a man in size and
strength and capacity aborer with no nkling of
the intellectual world which Is entered through the
portal of books and with higher ambition than to
be apprenteed TO shoemaker, III which be dsap-
pointed.
"In October, ISIS, while he was huskipp corn in
the field, neghboi few years older than himself
but nota whit more learned, called TO say he Wa.
going away to study with clergyman Of neichbor.
ing town. to prepare himself to teach school. Thi.
struck young Walker a new idea. He asked him
self why he could not do the thing He threw
down the of corn be kusking ran TO his mother
obtained her consent, and fastened to ask for that
very different thing-a guardians consent. The
guardian could not the of having NOR learn
ing than his neighbOrs had but the BOYS persistence
prevailed, and " aker was in few day. n ranociou,
student in the cergym8ns house. In about sI weeks
he was schoonaster IN the parish learning diligently
at night what be was TO teach next morning. At the
end of the term be was invited TO teach few more
weeks and at the end of that time be returned triuu
phsntly home, the posseSsor of a fund of knowl-
edge, favorable reputation, and Ito hml the aston
shing sum Of more than $50 in money!
He had now taste for knowledge, and being strong
and ambitious young man, gradually conquered the
obstacles il the path OF acquiring liberal education
We need not detail bis struggles. They were such a.
are experienced by all poor but talented and aspiring
young men. He had 10 contend with his guardian a;
every step. But in August, ls22, having passed the
freshman examination he entered the venerable halls
of Harvard. He studied with intensity, and adopted
the plan Of devoting himself wholly TO one text book
except the time spent IN Teeitng upoo others, until
he had finished il, and then taking another in cour,
ipsteed u 1pPrg from ODE to srotber half q dozen
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-18

The Anti-Nebraska editors in Illinois propose TO
hold State Convention at Decatur the 22d day OF
February next for the purpose of directing into one
channel all the AntiNebraska forces of the State and
thereby securing victory in the next State election
over the Douglas Slavery Propagandists. On this
subject The Morgan Journal remarks:
THE fact cannot be disguised that Northern
State is much in danger Of succunbng to Douglas
Nebrasksism Illinois. Here is 10 b. the battle
ground between the powers of a true Eepubicsnism
dnd Border Ruffiansm.' mscsled Popular Sow
ereignty Here the Nebraska party have determined
to stake their all. The whole history OF the Kansas
Nebraska outrage, from its very inception 10 the pres
ent time has only gone to show its utter henousness
that il Is nothing but base fraud, delusiye cheat,
attempted to be palmed upon the people princi-
pie of Repubhcanisn and Civil Liberty. The people
of Iino. owe il to themselves and TO the people of
this Union and the world TO place their heel upon the
head of the reptile which bas been nourshed in their
midst and which now rears ts hideous, simc-cOvered
ing to polute the very Constitution itself and
intolerable despotism.
Shall we have such Convention, in order that
We may meet and understand each 0ther-each con-
sentiDg to lay aside his personal prediction and
prejudces for the public good Why not celebrate
the anniversary Of the birth of the Father of our
Country with such Convention as thisl Let De-
Caur be the place. and the 22d Of February the day
Of holding this Convention and let it be attended by
every Ant-Nebraska editor from Cairo to Gaena, and
from the Wabash River to the Mississippi
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-18
RECENT DEATHS.

The crowded state of our columns yesterday pre-
vented our paying the tribute we desired to the MEM
DRY Of the late Mr.. GEORGE CURTIS, the deceased
president OF the Continental Bank in this city. Mr.
Curtis died on the 9th inst. at Jacksonville, Florida
whittier he had gone for the benefit of his health,
which for some months past had been failing. Mr.
Curtis was born at Worcester, Mass. about the year
1895 but at an early age went to Providence, k. L.
where he remained till the year 1889, when he re-
moved this city take the Cashierrhp OF the Bank
of Commerce. That Office he filed with eminent sue
cess till the close of 1882 when he withdrew to under
take a private banking establishment, of which he
was the head In that he remained for year. till
the organization of the Continental Bank he became
its President, place he occupied at the time Of his
decease.
In business Mr. Curtis a man of distinguished
ability, sound judgment and immaculate honor. In
private life he was gentleman and Christian. He
leaves widow ard six sons, two Of them by former
wife OF these two the second the genial and popu
lar author who received the melancholy OF his
fathers decease but few moments before he was 10
begin the first Of series Of lectures upon the English
novests, which he is delivering before the
Lowell Institute at Boston.