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Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-30
The Pset and his wife.

When thou art once my lawful wife, a
q Thy bliss shall know no measure; sg5
Thy days will pass in whirl Of jsy,
Iaa circle Of endless pleasure.
AndM thol scoldest and turnest ahrew,
1ASesr Il with resignation r
sbee. { thea wat net praise my songs,
I'LL sus fos aseparatiea-Hsiae.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-30

John L;rktn,
CHEET-IRON, COPPER, ZINC, TIN,
NJ BRASS AND LEAD MANUFACTURER, f.ztr-
H0uma, La,
Having permanently established himself in This place
for the purpose Of carrying the above business In I'll s
various ramcations respectfully tenders his services
the citizens Of Terebonne and socs share Of the public
patronage. 7fF .l17.Iv
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-30

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fHE OIDEsr LADY.-Miss Ann II,
aqoity = said Ia, Be- the olasst female knowr
to history. .-Bostos Star. s.5s,3ss fegaf..s
4 Pshaw! /! she ain't near 1. old .s Aunty
Iiluvian.-Syracxse Journal. 4laa6s
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Terror precede them Boston Times,
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nnt,' Dent DID. Weekly Times. :
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down." then fay that We ara out Of our
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Too kst, bro.hers. Ann ce.ter .. .
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osn'nd him. 40 exceedingly el.,er M man s.
soss'vial speech vas jan,e, K. Polk.
:. ~ Who heard him On ,ucb 90, .;o.s n,'
m remember. No man -. ...s..S =
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Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-30
JOSEPH DIXON, 7-l-'5 aii
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER

Foot Of Jackson street. Thibodaux.
AZ THE UNDERSIGNED takes pleasure in informing
the public that he has opened Paint Shop in Thibo-
daux and Is now ready to make contracts painting
all its branches such Grainng, Marbng Ill kinds
Of limitations Paper Hanging kc. &c. Ali orders LEFT at
his residence directed his address through the post
ONCE, win meet with immediate attention. ias4.4a
feb26-ly JOSEPH DIXON
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-30
nj. Nj. BRIEN's SHOP.
Houm:. Machine shO,

Hounla Machine Shop.
WILL ATTEND TO ALL q
l. kind Of Machine Repairs entrusted to my care -
at moderate charges will make or furnish to ND
order any kind Of new machinery that may he "
wanted in my line, low be procured
elsewhere.
N. B.-BRASS CASTINGS made to order at any time.
without delay. my16-tf. W. Il, RIDER
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-30

MONSIEUR EDEMoND DRoUET prtvisn
Av1 le public quill Went de s'etablir Houma DIR
il exercera sa profession d'horloger bgoutier. II
compte sur le patronage bienveillant du public.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-30

Edward o. Gagne, u3oaw
IGENERAL COLLECTOR AND AUC-
NJ TlONEER-O1ncsI In HOUNA-WiH atta.dstsict-
to all business entrusted him. in this and the adn
parishes. 9sss3 t&f# a7# #es sts3sst 9OL6.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18
Alpha, Sept 10th, 1851

GIATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Neyad District
- Court of the nth Judicial District of said State
The People of the State of California To Henry Vile
Greeting: You are hereby summoned to appear and an
the complaint of Matilda Vile filed againt yo,,
within ten days from the service of this writ if served
you in this county, within twenty days if served on
you in this district and this county and within
forty days fseryed you in this State out of this
district in an action commenced the 18th DAY Of
Sept 1871 in said Court for decree of divorce dissol
wing the bonds Of matrmony existing between plaintiff
and defendant also for the care custody control of
the two infant children, named the complaint now
file wit Boliver Vile the age of nine wears and
Eliot Vile one month old and yeu hereby notified
that II You fail to answer said complaint herein di
rected plaintiff viii take Judgment against you there
for by default, together with all suit and also
demand Of the Court such other relief prayed for
in her said complaint
l. $ In testimony whereof, I, Rufus Shoemaker
Clerk of the District Court aforesaid hereunto set
my hand and impress the seal of said Court this 18th
day of sept. ID 1881 RUFUS SHOEMAKER CLERK
By WIN. SMITH, Deputy Clerk
Upon reading aud fling the affidavit of the above nrm
ed pAntif It is ordered that of summons be
made by publications. the Nevada Journal paper pub
shed in the city and county of Nevada by publishing
the same for the period of four weeks.
THOS. H. CASWELL, County Judge.
Attcst-RUFUs SHOEMAKER Clerk D. c.
by VIM. Smith, Deputy.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

SPECIAL ELECTION.-The special EEL
ection to vote upon the proposed water
contract with McRoberts & Co., came
off on Wednesday. But 800 votes were
cast in all, very little interest being man.
ifested except by prominent tax payers.
For once the property holders had it
their own way, and the proposed con-
tract was rejected by a majority oftwen-
ty-seven.
Much as every citizen desires to see
water introduced into the city for pro-
tective purposes it was not deemed ad
visable to hazard batch of loose and
indefinite specifications in endeavoring
to obtain it. From the known character
of McRoberts & Co. we do not suppose
they designed to play any trick or take
an undue advantage of the people, and
the principal reason for rejecting their
plan and specifications was the indef-
mite manner in which the papers were
drawn, the people deeming it a careless
way of doing business and condemned
it. No stigma is to be attached to the
company. The error lies with the board
of trustees. Whatever advantage the
company might be able to obtain in the
way of a contract with the agents of the
city, is all fair and legitimate in bust
ness sense, and just what any man re-
gardful Of his own interests would do.
The people took it in their heads to re-
buke their agents for their slovenly man.
ner of transacting public business, and
they have done it. The city stands in
need of water works and when a proper
plan is offered we have no doubt it will
be approved by the people. Let the
plan be proposed as soon as possible.
We hope no malicious spirit will delay
the accomplishment of the work.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18
emales attended to by Mrs. Macy.
Constahle's Sale.

NIAIE or CALIFORNIA County of Nevada Town
~ ship of Washington virtue of an execution 70
me delivered issued from the Court of G. w Talmap
Esq acting Justice ofthe Peace and for the com
ty aforesaid bearing date September 10th 1857 to
~ judgment rendered in said the 27th dav of
May D. 1884, in favor of McPUtney against Ma II =
Merryman and Is. S. Merryman for the sum of Two
Hundred aud seventeen dollars and ninetveigbt cents
debt interest," DAMAGE and costs of suit have taken
IN execution and viii sell TO the highest bidder for
IN the town of Alpha, in front of burlington Hotel ali
the right, title and interest of Nathaniel Merry md
B. Merryman in and to certain water ditch taking
water from the head of Scotchmans creek conveying
same 70 Alpha during the rainy season. and known az
the Buckeye Ditch said interest being the undiv
ded one-fourh IN said ditch SATURDAY the Sd day
of October, D. 1851, between the hours of 10 O'Clock
NJ and O'Clock, 7. NJ. Taken the property of Ma
thaniel Merrman and B. S. Merry to satisfy the
above demands and accruing costs.
c. GOA, Constable
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18
$4,000
A Practical CIVIL ENGINEER

EXTRA NIGHT WATCH-Papers have
been circulated among our citizens and
long lists of names obtained for strong
night police to guard the city till after
the 9th of October. The threats which
have found circulation, and the Jail de-
liveries to which we have been subject
have warned the people to be on the
watch. There may be but little danger
but it is wise to act with caution A
number If citizens from each street will
alternately guard all the points liable to
danger until after execution day has
passed.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

ATLANTIC NEWS.-The news from
the Atlantic side is of an unimportant
character. If we except the laying of
the submarine cable between Great
Britain and America, there is no item of
great public interest by the last steam
er. The steamers having the cable on
board left the westermost point in Ire
land about the second week in August,
to open a telegraphic communication
between the two worlds.
Some of the most noted persons Of
Europe are reported dead. Eugene
Sue, author of ''Mysteries of Paris"
"Wandering jew" and other distin-
guished works of fiction, is no more
He died on the Sd of August at the age
of fifty two years. Eugene Sue was
the son of a surgeon and was educated
to that profession himself AS surgeon
to armies he saw some service in Spain
and Greece, but soon retired from the
profession and devoted himself to paint
ing, which he soon abandoned for lite
rary pursuits. For manufacturing plots
and counter-plots Eugene Sue had no
equal.
Charles Bonaparte, the Ornithologist,
recently died at Paris at the age of "a.
He was the son Of Lucien Bonaparte,
brother of Napoleon, aud married the
only daughter of Joseph Bonaparte
King of Spain.
Thomas Dick of Scotland is also
dead, at the ripe age Of 49, His works
are well known TO the literary world.
Who has not read "the Christian Phi
losopher," ''Siderial Heavens" and 9th
er contributions on Astronomical Sci
ence from the pen of Thomas Dick ?
The old man of "Broughty Ferry, near
Dundee" the place of date of his wri-
tings, is no more.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

Missouri ELECTIoN.-The election
of Rollins as Governor of Missouri is re-
ported in the late Atlantic papers. The
times are getting out of joint in the land
of Pixies. Last spring an emancipa-
tionest was elected Mayor of St. Louis,
and that event, calculated 10 produce
great alarm in the slave States, has
now been followed up probably by the
election of Governor of decided Free
Soil proclivities. While TIE State Of
Missouri has been draining itself of pop
ulation to force slavery into Kansas,
contrary to the laws of climate, the
emancipation sentiment has been grow
ing up rapidly within her own borders.
The returns were not all in. So far as
heard from Rollins was ahead Of his
competitor, Stewart. Whether elected
or not, the large vote polled in the
State for a man of Free Soil tendencies,
looks ominous for the perpetuation of
slavery in the State of Missouri.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18
For the Journal.


The editor of "The Nevada Demo
crat" on the 10Th inst, issued his ukase
against the one thousand democrats, who
dared to and did use their privileges as
freemen on election day, thereby de-
feating a pair of candidates, who doubt
less were anxious to serve their country
and the dear people in the legislative
hall. OH fe you thousand naughty
democrats, who would not crafty Mr..
P. because he had you properly fined or
put into the calaboose for violating the
majesty of the law-and worse than
naughty-so cruel too-defeating that
Woodworking miner Mr.. w. because he
did not have you fined or locked up in
the calaboose-and then so wrongfully
trumping up more notorious excuse, to
shield that abominable act of treason,
which you did unlawfully and with NAL
ice afore thought commit on the day of
the election, to wit: the right of voting
for honorable and honest men-there-
fore the editor of the democrat" does
declare as in duty bound, that you shall
be remembered and punished for so hei-
nous crime. May God have mercy
on your souls" Look out for breakers
ahead, you one thousand democrats.
Sept. l4th 81. A MINER.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

PADs.-The season for robberies has
opened again in earnest. Within a
month past numerous robberies and pet
ty thefts have been committed in this
vicinity after the Style of last year. We
frequently hear of doors being tried of
nights, voices heardand other suspicious
circumstances occurring indicative of
the presence of burglars. Men have on
several occasions been stopped evenings
in the outskirts of the town and compell-
ed to deliver their money in the face of
drawn pistols. The city, and the roads
leading out of it are infested with thieves
and robbers, and as yet no clue has been
obtained to their haunts or identity.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

- Who is the editor of the Demo
crat! is question of as difficult solution
as the celebrated inquiry "who struck
Billy Patterson?" From the most reli-
able information to be cleaned on the
subject the individual seems to be a
myth. Sometimes he presents one phase,
then another. Like the Paddy's flea,
when you get your thumb on him, he
isn't there. He seems to be everywhere
and everything at the same tine. We
find ourselves in quandary in dealing
with our neighbor oftimes on account of
his wondrous power of skipping out of
the way and leaving something or moth
ing in his stead. We sometimes learn
confdentially that certain individual,
fair size, dark hair, soft spoken and su-
percilious is the editor, and get after him
with sharp stick, when another indi
vidual pops up behind us with red
head and challenges us to "take one of
our size" No sooner after him, than
another larger chap, slouchy and humor-
Gus, is pointed out quoting scripture at
our expense. We no onertake tack
in that direction than stately individ
ual is said to indulge in scratching pan
tomime behind our back. A frown and
gnash of the teeth towards that point of
the compass, and we hear of a District
Attorney after us for assault and bat
terry on an innocent being. Willn one
relieve us from the troubles of Tautalus
by informing us every week who the ed,
itor Of the Democrat is ? We said last
week that the Democrat-man voted
split ticket. We say Democrat man
this week without the fear of contradic-
ton.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

OLD NEvADANs.-It may not be I'M
interesting to our readers, especially the
pioneers of the county, to learn the
whereabouts, &c Of old Nevadans who
have returned East. From recent adj
vices we gather the following VIM.
Clarkson, formerly postmaster in this
city, has received an appointment in the
Division of troops sent to Utah under
Gen. Harvey, and is now on his way to
Salt Lake. Frank Dudley is express
Messenger for Richardson's Missouri
River Express. Philip L. Colby once
a merchant at Moore's Flat and a long
time resident of this place has hotel at
Quindaro. Kansas. G. A. F. Reynolds,
a representative from Nevada in the
Legislature of 1856 is at Lecompton,
Kansas. George Saul, is book-keeper
to an extensive establishment at st Lou
is, No. j. L. Brown, formerly Consta-
bic in this place, is about to emigrate
from Plymouth, Mass for Kansas. Abe
WAGNER, our old stager, is at Pen YAM
n. Y. John p. Shelton, a well known
Journal man, is at Fayette, Mo.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

IowA-NEw CONSTITUTIONAL
can be no doubt, says the N. Y. Tri-
bune, that the people of Iowa have
adopted the new constitution recently
submitted to them. A prominent fea-
ture in the constitution is a clause per-
hitting the introduction of banks in con-
formity to custom which obtains al
most universally in civilized States.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18
FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
IN EVERY PARTICULAR.

IN EVERY PARTICULAR.
We would here state that the comparative success Of
this House since January last exceeded that of any
other on the Pacific Coast with constantly increasing
patronage conveyance, marked
''Internatioral Hotel Coach.
Under the personal superintendent of p B. Smith for
nerly Stage Agent at Sacramento city, in attendance
at all hours to convey passengers to and from the Hotel
for ono dollar each, including baggage
A. S. HALEY, Lessee.
Assistedby John J. Haley and E. R. Robinson late Off
the Railroad House. scptls-tf
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18
HOTEL INTERNATIONAL.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
ME undersigned requests the attention of the tray
l. eihng public and strangers in particular to the mer
its of this House
Although but lately established under the supervision
of its present managers yet dscrnin ang public have
discovered in it well managed and superior hotel The
present propretrcss and managers A S. HALEY. JOHN
J. HALEY and L. r. ROBINSON with an houorsble
delcaey not wishing to encroach upon the merits of
err houses have successfully endeavored to establish 70
it the name of a
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

From every part of the South come
up the maledictions of Democrats for
James Buchanan. In the affairs of Kan
sas he leans too far to the northern side
to suit the Sunny South" His feet
are on the southern side of the line of de-
narration between northern and south
ern Democracy where the Cincinnati
Convention placed them and where con-
sistency demands they should remain,
but according to the southern view of
his position, he has fallen northward up
on his hands presenting the broad disc
of his breeches in an unseemly attitude
to the south, and that chivalric section
of the Union cannot brook the insult.
The Warwicks Of the nation are plying
incontinently the toes of their boots to
our President, to drive nim soul, body,
boots and breeches over the line, while
northern Republicans are inviting him
to cross the Rubicon and to the fellow
ship of his kith and kin. The elements
of Democracy throughout the Union are
in turmoil and strife, prognostic of thun
der storms to come. Kansas has only
to become free State to sever the
southern Democracy from the northern.
The muttering signs of war are heard.
Party discipline cannot effectually sup
press the mutinous conduct of whole d.
visions Of the Democracy, and in certain
contingencies revolt is ine-,itable, I'M
less the northern body of the army yield
to the demands of the disafected. The
great Democratic party, full of Boosting
to-day Of its principles broad and com
prehensive enough to embrace men of
every section and interest, may find at
length the emptiness of its conceit-
The doctrine of squatter sovereignty
which the Democratic party put on with
alacrity at the bidding of the little Gil
ant, may prove another Nessus shirt,
which binds and consumes. The poison
begins already to rankle in the veins of
the Democracy calling for all the skill
Of party quacks to allay it.
In fact, the organism of every party
is undergoing decomposition. The free
spirit of man is breaking away from par
ty thraldom and striking out for itself
rejoicing in its unwonted liberty, discov-
ering the true principles of government,
and striving to secure their acknowledge
ment. In every part of the Union, as
well around us as abroad, the serfdom
of party is no longer seen but in the pet
rifed remains that have been preserved
to us as relicts Of an intolerant age gone
by. The times seem suspicious If
better state of things when professed
politicians and prime actors in conven
tons will no longer juggle the people out
of their rights, and turn the whole en-
gincry of party to crush the man who
raises his voice against the foul wrong
he suffers. The day will be happy
one for the country when the compo-
nent parts of political organisms are dis
solved and repel each other. Then will
the guardian goddess of the Union lead
it safely through every danger, as Nal
vinia led Ossian among the rocks of Nor
ven.
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

The Marysville Herald is responsi bile
for the following note on the earthquake:
"When Broderck was elected Uni ted
States Senator, there WIS rnmbl Eng
below and the affrighted cart did qua Ike.
The same phenomena attend the e. &C.
ton of Weller. Hell's artillery always
fires salutes when the wicked trump h."
The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18
For the .Iournal.
A Practical Plan for building the Hy-
draulic Works of Nevada.

ing the hydraulic works of Nevada was
principally caused by the doubts of
great many of our citizens whether the
works were planned well enough to do
any service in case of fire.
Our citizens are nearly without ex-
ception for the construction of hydrau-
lie works as a protection against fire.
Every body is convinced of the posi-
bility of protecting the town against the
devouring element by an arrangement
of the fire plugs, whereby the water
could be played upon the fire in a mo-
ment's time. They are willing to aid
in its speedy construction, provided they
know they surely will derive some ben
eft from it. The unlucky contractors
neglected to convince the citizens of the
practicability of their plan; they neg
lected to lay it before a commission of
men who are by their profession able to
Judge whether or not the specified di-
mansions of the parts are properly Sc
lected to accomplish the object.
A reservoir which contains 100000
gallons of water does little service in
case of fire, when the pipes are not of
sufficient dimensions to carry all the
water required. The location of the
reservoir was at the same time not spec
flied. which must be known to Judge
whether the pressure of water ,justifies
the dimensions of the pipes. If, in case
of fire, water could not be thrown high
or far enough, would the contractors feel
themselves responsible for the damage?
The following plan for building the
hydraulic works is thought to fulfill the
required conditions. In point of cost
it is as favorable as any other plan lay
ing claim to the accomplishment of the
same effect:
1t is proposed to locate the reservoir
on Warren's hill 11S0 feet north of the
court house. Water could be brought
there in inch cast iron pipes from the
Snow Mountain Ditch, which carries
clear water at all times. The distance
of reservoir from ditch is 1900 feet, al
lowing for rise and fall of ground. Two
main pipes have to be fed by the reser-
voir, one carrying water for Broad,
Commercial and Spring streets, the 9TH
er for Main, Pine and Cayote Streets
All pipes have to be connected as one
system. Under the supposition that
three one inch nozzles, throwing water
to a perpendicular height of 70 feet be-
ing sufficient to extinguish any fire in
this town, all other collateral conditions
being given, we arrive at diameter OF
eight inches for our main pipe, allowing
II feet loss of pressure for contracted
sections by deposits and air. The size
of branch pipe connecting main pipe
with fire plug is estimated at inches.
The pipe which carries water for the
main, pipes of three streets respectively
for nine one inch nozzles has to be 12
AS a matter of course a stream of water
cannot be thrown to the same height in
all parts of the town. In order to show
the location of reservoir to be high
enough for any part of the town, the
following table is affixed, which con-
tains the absolute fall from the water
level of reservoir to the point mention
ed and the distance thereof: