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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-16

prevent all power OF motion except hi
| head this was left free. When thus
prepared, the sports commenced by the
young men, who, standing at little dis.
tance, made a mark Of his head, at which
they threw their ,omahawks, endeayor-
ing to see how near it they could strike
withou; hitting it, with the otjec, of in
tlmidating their victim, and wr;nginQ
from bis tortured spirit some evidence OF
fear or cowardice. Not muscle quiv-
cred, however, under this severe test OF
courage; Ind then came the old suuaws
who stuck his flesh full of splnters,
gas'Ied aim with knives, and adopted
every dIaboIica device which their inge-
nuty could invent to torture without kill
ling him; and finally, 10 close the scene,
severa Indians approached with flaming
brards to hight the fun-rai pile.
Already had be greedy flames caught
the dry faggots which surrounded the
victim, and were curIi'g upward in ser.
pentine wreaths, when Ii ht and grace
fnE form was seen to dart from The circle
Of dasky figures. throw itself upon the
turning heap, and circle within lis
arms ihe neck of the Young man. Twas
Oe~na le.ah, the daring sister of The
chief. Struck with sympathy for ;be
suffering she had witnessed, and horri>
tiet by the inhnmanity exhibi ed bv those
about her, she nobiy determined to save
the prisoners or perish herself The
chief. astonishe,l at tins unexpected in-
terposltlun, and horror stricken at the
dangerous situation Of his sister, was for
the moment power.ess ; ths uexs mo-
mene he WAS ,iashlrg the faggots right
and left, extnguIshlng the flames which
had caugh; her robes in their greedy
embrace. and endeayorei to tear her
from her hold, Tut in rain. In the most
pathetic tone she begged the life q the
pale faced youths. She plead vita her
brother for his sympathy she expostu
lated aud appealed to the warriors who
surrounded her to spare the victim AS
they would be spared. As we'll might
>he appeal to the stern rock, or the
spark giving steel and 1t was not until
She offered fer entire wreath Of / IS and
a sun Of money tina, she induced them
10 'orego their savage purpose, and free
.he prisoners tiorn their impending fate.
They were not allowed their liberty even
hen, but Were adopted into the families
IF those who had lost their relatives, and
emaIneI in captivity until the treaty Of
IreenvIIe freed all prisoners IN the hands
IF the Indians.
The act IS not less worthy Of praise.
aud her name should be ranked
With the brightest Oh h'story's page, and
associated with Pocahoutas and others,
whose leeds have proved that the finest
ceilings of wotnan's nature are some
lines found among the forests wild as
' ell as in the hearts of cities.
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My dear fellow, you are just in time
to see the wedding. Mss , youl
old sweetheart. is to be married this
morning at IL o'clock. To tell you the
truth, don't believe there is ,nucI: low.
abou. it, and the girl really thinks more
OF one hair of your head than the for
tnpate bridegsoom's whole body"
/" Good Heaven Where is size to be
married ir church 2
g. No, at her fathers house"
NV dear fellow, l--I-yes-no-
yes. will have it. Have you any case
! coming on IN either Of the courts at Ii
o'clock ~
Yes"
Then fiji mp subpoena with the
b''degroom's name. Don't stop to ask
Any questions |. matter not whether
be knows anything abou. the parties in
tie suit. By Heaven Julia shall be
mine
HIS friend saw the object at once, and
promised to carry on the matter. The
subpoena was made out aud placed in
the hands Of a clerk, to serve on the un-
snapectng bridegroom the instant he
was seen to leave his residence. About
ten minutes before eleven. as the soon-to-
be happy mau was about entering
coach before the d. or Of his residence.
he was served with a subpoena.
Can, help it, said the clerk, in re-
ply to his gestieu'asing about "not
knowing the parties "g ing to be mar
rled, dc. I'VE saan't reach the Hall
no" before eievsn--the case is first on
the calendar, heavy fine, imprisonment
for con;emp;,' &e.
,fte bridegroom, who was rather Of a
tsmld nature finally consented, particu>
iarIy as the clerk prom ised to send =
friend Of his, who sat in the cab wraps
ped up IN large cloak, to the house of
his bride in expectation, explaining the
reason Of his absence The reader eau
imagine who this person was.
Eleven O'clock came, hut no bride
groom. The guests were staring a, each
other, the priest began to grow i,npa.
tent, and the bride that was to be, looked
pale and aetated. when the carriage
7irore up and. There be is, there he
Is, murmured 1naav voices.
A gentleman did enter, whose ap
pearance created almost as much aston
Shmen, as that Of Edgar in the hall Of
Ashton Castle, at the marriage OF Lucy
Ashton, in Scots Bride OF Lammer>
moor" The lady tainted, private ex-
psanation ensued between her parents
and the lover, and the resul, was, that |
in ten minutes after. the two real lovers |
were Joined IN the sacred bond of matri |
mory, much to the satisfaction Of all.
The bridegroom that was to have been,
afterwards made bis appearance, putting
and blowing. What he said and what
ne did, pn behoIding his rival, and being
made acquainted with the condition OF
of affairs, was really ,ragicom'cal.
The story of the subpoena shortly
after leaked out, and has created so
much amusement. that the poor fellow
declares he will sue the lawyer for slo,.
300 damages in subpeanaing him as a
witness in a case Of which he knew
nothing, and by which he lost his wife.
e will be novel suit indeed, if he
should do so.-New York paper.
THE X Cd SKINS,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-16
NEw ORLEANS, Nav 9Th, 1857.

May came il last Friday, with reg
ular battle for supremacy among the ele-
men:s. and ] am sorry to record the la
,pentable fact, that towards the close of
the day, after having made great many
sallies, General Heavy Rain was victo-
ri"usly triumphant, and occupied the
field of battle for the next tweuty~four
hours. In fact, April has treated US
very scurily; at first, she was all smiles,
but, towards ths middle OF her rel gn, she
grew capt'ous, and wore continual
frown, and at the close, as if to vent her
long pent up wrath, she burs: upon US
in the shape of z: miserably cold rain
storm, which lasted on and off for three
or four days. Faces which bad looked
so bright during the preceding week,
now began to wear a melancholy as
pect, at wha: appeared to be the utter
ruina.ion Of all May parties. And the
rain did indeed spoil the nights enjoy
ment for great many, and doubtless
large number of Terpsichorean assem-
blies were broken up BY it, bu: still, the
principal ball was we'll attended in spite
Of the weather and the festivities wore
gone through with to the satisfaction Of
all concerned alude to the ball given
by committee of yodhg men to the
Young ladies of the First District, at the
Odd Fellows Hall The Queen Of May,
Miss MYERS, looked magnificent, and
shone pre-eminent among the beautiful
maids>of>honor and other attendants, BY
whom she Was surrounded.
IT,, Italian Opera Troupe has re-
opened at the Gsiety, having been
strengthened and new life infused into it,
by the addition of the beautiful and ao-
complished signora Vestrai. They ap-
pear to be doing very fair amount Of
business. SO
Mrs. Charles, the feminine avenger
whom mentioned in my last, has been
a, length released, under bonds If $500.
] notice among the recent arrivals OF
delegates to the National Typographical
Convention, your VISA vis friend, 4. ".
HYArr, Esq, the delegate from Baton
Rouge, he is looking exceedingly well
and is doubtless iE fine spirits. AT the
election for officers Of the Union, Col.
uYArr was chosen Corresponding secre-
tsrv. The President is Dir. CuDDy, Of
St. Louis. AN revor,
TeHCrvygorsA
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Its Joint warrants to draw on the Parish
Treasurer to the e~' Of said amount OF
| $500 appropriated. 0. part thereof neces-
! sary to the completion. said Road.
(s;.,eA H. BEReERoN. comm;,+..
/ .o'sheo| 1T. Landry. eo"i'histee
Resolved, That the Sheriff of this Parish be
| authorized to have the new Court House
cleaned up and the rubbish and lumber
| around the house removed to suitable place.
ID that so soon as the rera'- = said build
g.. K are entirely c. the several
offices be removed new building, and
that when the Polio y meets again It as
sembles at said new court House
Resofped. That Committee OF three mem
bers be appoint .stilnates for
the repair OF the 1encing I'd the new
Court House lots and erect s..-...iew fencing
as may be necessary. and report al the next
meeting, and TO make arrangements with A
Barrow relative to Road, &c SAID Com
n7ittee consists Of Messrs. Jos s. Williams
James w. Pipes.
Rsso!ped, That the Parish Attorney he re-
quested to examine unto the Parish titles to
lois on which the old Court House and
offices are situated and report relative to the
'ame at the next meeting of the Police jury.
Rssoiped That the - .rtorney be IN
stfacted hich proper
tax be Il $ ci horses, mules
and ta!sW + Grated pr =
she 90, menas.i eircuses,
Ith hne ior the sYment Il said fax
Reso!ued Tnat tv sdret and ftfy dol
lars be and IS here, appropriated for the
purpose OF building bridges across the canals
ard bayous on the pubic road communi asins
at the plantation OF Mrs. Mary Barrow and
running through tne Brusle 10 Walls Store.
Rejected.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE, COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee respectfully re-
port that they have examined the following
acrcdnts Ini them correct and recommend
their paYment
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w. D. WINTER,
A..,. Ao.s'> M.;5. s,szsr, Committee.

Mr.. Woods anu MIR Oscar Hebert's ac-
counts having been rejected and there being
40 more business, the jury adjourned sine die
J. c. WOODS, President
T. BER6ERoN. Cl.tk
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Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-05-30
TO STR Anglers

The many Thousands cured at this institution
within he last fifteen Yeaes. and the numerous aud
important Surgical Operations pei fol med by Dr.
Witnessed by the Reporters of the papers and many
other persons, notices Of which have appeared again
and again before the public besides his standing as
gentleman Of character and responsibility lis asui
iicent guar tntee To TIE afflicted.
UR. JOHNS TON is the only regular Physiciana1-
yertising to cur private complaints HIS remedies
and treatment entirely unknown to others. Pre-
pared from lite spent IN the great hospitals O. Eu-
rope aud the first III this country, viz: England,
France, the Blocklcy of Philadelphia, &C., and
more extensive practice than any other Physician IN
the world. Ills MANY wonderful cures and most i'm
portant Surgical operations arc sufficient guaran-
tee To the afflicted. Those who wish to be speedily
and efrectually relieved should shun the numerous
trifing inlpnsters, who only ruin their health, and
apply 10 dIIn.
TAKE notice..
It is with the greatest reluctance chat Dr. J0liA-
STON permits his card To appear before the public,
deemiug Il snpretesSiulial Tor a physician to adver
tise, but uHIess he did So the afflicted especially
strangers could not fail to fall into the hands OF the
many impudent aud uneurned lmposters, with in
nulEcra,le False Names ~ combined Quat kshols,
swarming these large cities, copying DR.. 'hrstors
advertisements or advertising then seiv 3 aspfvfl-
clans, illiterate shallow Drained tebc too lazy
to work at nal trade, with scarce TWO eeas
beyond the hFrta he, for the pun pose Of Enteilg
and Decciying, carry FIVE six Offices, under rs
many Different False Aamcs, SO that the afflicted
Strangers, escaping one Is sure To tumble headonG
into the other. Ignorant of QCacks with enormous
wing certificates of great and astonishing cures
from persons to be found, who keep YOU taking
large bottles of licorice Water and other packages
of filthy AID worthless compounds cunningly pre-
pared to inpose upon the unfortunate ana uusus-
pccting. Fitting month after month, as long
the smallest fee can be obtancd, and in despair,
leaves you with ruined hcaith, to sigh over your
CALLING di,app cintmeht.
It is this motive that induces pr. Jehnstea to Gd
vertise for he alone cure YOU. To those
anapted With his reputation he deems it unneces-
sary to say that his credentials or diplomas always
hang in his Office.
No LELrEKS RECEIVED UNLESS POST
PAID anf containing Stump 30 be used for the
plv. Persons writing should state Age and serd
that portion at adYel tisemeut describing ymptoms
July 49, ls5G.--ly.
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Resources Virginia i.ttter froal.
Governor Wise

RIeuMoNp, QA,) April II, 1867.
To L. LAcorTURE, ESQ
SIR: Your memorial to the Governor Of
Virginia Of the 9TH November last hag been
duly considered, and haze now the honor
of communicating formal reply
The economical condition Of the State of
Virginia, and the eaiises which have influ-
enced or affected its results, need to be ex-
planned and understood 1t is not wonder
full that they are so misunderstood abroad
whilst they are so little apprchended at
home, and that strangers should err about
our interest, whilst our own people have
neglected to gencralize the facts Of our his
tory, and our neighbors in the Sister States
Of the Confedoracy have not failed to make
profit out of the anomalies of our modes
of life, and at the same time to ulisrcpre-
sent our industrial character.
In the first place, call yossf attention to
the fact that our first settlers were ali Plan
tess, and the earliest iateeest Of our people
was a ptantattos interest Hhis was some
thing more characteristic than an agricaltu-
raj interest simply 1t was an occupation
OF land ia very large extent, ~ liberal pro-
prietofs, who cultivated staple crops of to-
baeeo, grain, and cotton, by slave opera
tives, whom they were encouraged by Great
Britain to import from Africa during the
whole time Of our colonial existence. This
IN itself was opposed to the concentration of
capital and population necessary to gener-
ate trade and commerce At the same time
the mother country discouraged the nayiga-
ton and commercial interest Of all the colo
mics, aud monopohzed the carrying trade al
most entirely to herself.
Again looking at the map of Virginia,
you see she whole Atlantic low lands water
ed by the Potomac, the Rappanannoek, the
piankaiank, the rivers of Mohjack bay the
York the James, and the Roanoke, streams
rising in the great Appalachian chain Of
mountains and running few miles only
apart from each other in parallel lines
from west to east, and all of them excent
tho last emptying into the grand reservoir
Of the Chesapeake Bay, which entirely cuts
Oft the main eastern peninsula Thus all
the eastern and first settled part of the ter
ritory Was found naturally divided into no
less than seven distinct peninsulas, separa.
ted from each other by eight considerable
1o.'les vt llaAigatlc waters u all these
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-05-30
Landreth's Garden Seeds.

TUSr received direct from d. Landreth Il Son,
u full assortment of fresh and genuine Garden
Seeds, comprising in part. Early York, (earliesD
early Drumhead, large do, Flat Dutch and Drum
head Savoy Cabbage Long Orange Carrot, early
Caulihower, Sugar Corn, Leg Plant, early Cabbage,
early Curlcd Lettuce, Silver Skin Onion Seed, pars-
ley, Parsnips, Peas, extra early Dwarf Prolific
Blue Imperial, large Marrewlat, Beans Re, extra
rly-six weeks-Roya al Dwarf. Radishes. Spinach,
Tomatoes, Turnip&- several kinds-Tlower Seed.
sweet herbs, de-, too numerous 10 mention fer sale
at LAIRD LINKS Drug Store,
March II Maia St,. StauntOn, Va.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-05-30
DE-tTH OF A GOOD CITIZEN

We announce, with regret, the death of
WnLinr CARY, ESQ, who expired on Sun
day evening last. In his demise, Grecnbr-
er has lost most valuable citizen. Mr.. G.
hlled several important public Offices at the
time of his death, TIE duties IF al! of which
he had always discharged to tho satisfaction
OF everybody. His place vill be hard to
MI lhis whole community mourns their
loss -Le~isburg Chroutcle
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-05-30

Fast Court House Eeae, Ntavetea, w.
yHTHERE he will constantly have " 'lite, GLOW,
ofthe best quality which be viii sell at the lowest
cash price or exchange rfalow aud Grease of all
descriptions. tie resrectiul, solicit. share OF pa
tronage.
lime "a IS55
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\ little Swedish girl was walking with
her father Que night, under the starry sky,
mten'ly medltating upon the glories OF leay-
en-. At last lookjns up to the sky she said:
Father, [ have been thinking il the wrong
side Of heaven is 50 beautiful what will the
right side be
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-05-30
nEFERRED ARTICLES.
A CAPITAL LETTER.

We have read with no little interest the
correspondence between Mr.. Laeonture, the
agent Of the French Steamship Company
that proposes to establish a line Of trans
Atlantic steamers running into Chesapeake
Bay. and the Governor Of Virginia. Cover
nor Wise, with the view 10 encourage tie
company to establish the Inc, reviews The
resources, the condition (indastral, and
the prospects (commcfeial) Of the State,
with master pen. His letter Is the best
we ever saw from under his prolific hand
1t Is the result Of careful study of his trust
the Affairs of the State-and shows that he
has investigated them with due fidelity and
earnest solicitade to discharge bis whole
duty as her Executive Its e6tel~ire repub-
LEGATION in Europe, which will doubtless
take place. cannot fail to attract the atten-
ton of European capitalists to the remark
ably industrial resources Of Virginia, and
to the fact that her business affairs are at
this moment as truly prospcring as those Of
any other State, country. or people under
the sun. Ere long the business world will
come to comprehend that nowhere else will
investments pay higher profit and be in
variably safer than in Virginia and in bust
ness connected with her lfasd. .Star
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door, or did it remain open 2"
lie shut it,"
"And when he replaced the bottle in the
closet, he opened it again did he p
Gle did"
"And how long was it open tho last
time %
About a minute
Well and when open would the door be
exactly between the ght and the Window
at would"
Il forgot said the counsel. "wlether
you said the closet was on the right, or OH
the left hand side of The window"
con the left hand side
Would the door Of The closes make any
noise in opening p
None"
Are you certaipt'
Il am"
'tllaye YOU ever opened it yourself, or
only seen Mr.. Smith open it %
Il never opened it myself"
Did you ever keep the key .
"Neyer."
"Who did %
Mr.. Smith, always.
At this moment, the housekeeper chanc-
ed to cast her eyes towards Mr.. Smith. tue
prisoner. \ cold, damp sweat stood upon
his brow, and his face had lost all its color:
he appeared living image of death. She
no sooner saw him than she shreked and
tainted The consequence of her answer
flashed across her mind She had been so
| thoroughly deceived by the manner of the
advocate, and the little Importance he had
seemed to attach to her statements, that she
had been led on, by one question to anoth-
er, till she had told him all he wanted to
know
She was obliged to be taken from the
court, and a physician who was present was
requested te attend her. At this time the
solicitor for the prosecution (answering to
our States 1Attorney4 left the court but no
one knew for what purpose. Presently the
| physician came into court, and stated that it
would be impossible for the housekeeper to
resume her seat in the box short Of an hour
or two.
1t was almost twelve in tie aay. Lord
Mansfield, having directed that the jury be
accommodated with room, where they
could be kept by themselves, adjourned tue
court two hours. The prisoner, in the
meantime, was remanded to jail
1t WAS between four and five o'clock,
when the Judge resumed his seat upon the
bench. The prisoner was again placed at
the bar, and the housekeeper brought n
and led to the box The COURTROOM was
crowded to excess, and N awful silence
peryaded the place.
The cross examining counsel again adj
dressed the housekeeper II have but Il
few more questions to ask YOU said be-
take heed how You answer, for your life
hangs upon q thread +"
do yen know this stopper p
Il do :"
ITO whom does it belong -
ITO Mr. Smith"
.Nhen did You last see it 2
''0a the night Of Mr., Thompson
Death
At that moment the solicitor entered the
court bringing with him upon tgay, Il
watch, two money bags, a jewel case, and Il
bottle Of the same manufacture of the stop
per, and having cork in it. The tray was
placed on the table in sight of the prisoner
aud the witness, and from that moment ne
doubt remained III the mind of any man
present of the guilt OF the prisoner.
a few words will bring this melancholy
tale to lis close. The house whore the
murder had been committed was between
nine and ten mics distant The solicitor.
us soon as the cross-eXalaination Of the
houselseoper had discovered the existence Of
the closet, aud its situation, had set of on
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HAS in store and for sale, fopPer het'es, Brass
l. Ware and Stills, manufactured to order ard
kept constantly ON hand Nj kinds OF repairing in
Tin aud Copper. promptly attended 10. onc Door
VI ost ot Mon Hall, fNafch Il, 1885, #.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-05-30

Iiote to Select Fiou.-l. Look at its
color; if it is white with slightly yellow
ish or straw-coored tint, buy it. IF it is
very white, with blush cast or with black
specks in it, refuse it, ?. Examine its adj
hesiveness wet and knead little of it be-
tween your fingers if it works soft and
sticky. it is poor. Flour made from spring
wheat is likely to be sticky. B. Throw a
little lump ofdry flour against a dry smooth
perpendicular surface if it adheres in a
lump, the -four has life in it if it falls, like
powder, it is bad. 4. Squeeze some of the
flour IN your hand if it retains the shape
given 1t by the pressure, that too, is a good
sign Flour that will stand all these tests
it is safe to buy These modes ago given
by old -four dealers, and we make no apol-
ogy for printing them as they peatain to a
matter that concerns every body, namely,
the quality Of the "stalT Of life. "
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their Nafite auu ollifica'tu ioFihS'
Ills great success in those long
Standing aud difficult cases, suef as
were formerly considered ineufa-
bic is sufficient 10 commend him to
the public as wol thy Of the extern
siye patron age which he has receiy-
cd. Within Inc last eight fea's DR..
= has tl.cnled rnnre lhan % aha ca