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Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

We arc aware, that TO make Democracy res
pectabse, 1t would be necessary to c0aIesce with
the American party.-SdcrGD'eHtO Ags.
And to make any party contemplate
and degraded, it would be necessary for
yOW to join it. Scrvile and dcpraved
things, in the shape Of men, sell them
selves, and that you sold yourselves to
the American party, for pitiful sum,
has been charged time and again, and
you have tacitly admitted it by keeping
judiciousIy silent! 1t is true the Ameri-
cans were soon sick of their bargain, and
vainly tried to sell you to other parties
for half price, but your servility and syc-
Ophancy, in obeying the insulting orders
of your new masters, had rendered you
valucIcss. The party that numbers you
among its friends, is poor indeed.
When we remember that the strength of the
party has been very equally divided between
two rival factions, &c.-Argvs.
What nonsense! The Democratic par
ty nominated a ticket three years ago,
and faction nominated ticket in OPP
position. To show how nearly equally
divided" the Democratic party was then,
we have but to refer TO- the vote. Old
Nebraska Hook" was the regular nOmi-
nee Of the 1'em0cruticp party for the State
Senate; D. P. Tallmadgc the nominee of
the rival faction" Major Hook, the
nominee of the Democratic party, received
foe thousand one hundred and eighty
eight rOtcs; D. P. Tallmadgc, the nOmi-
nee of the "rival faction" one thousand
anil eighty-eight!-a difference of Jorty-
one hundred rOtes! In twenty counties
of the State, at the same election, out OF
t,Centy-sir thousand sir hundred md for
ty:tce gOtes cast, the nominees of the Fri
val faction" for Congress received but
three hundred and .torty-sir rOtes. every
equally divided" indeed!
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

The Independent says an attempt was
made on Friday, the 9sth of August, to
burn the town Of San Andreas. A night
Waterman discovered the fire in time to
extinguish it.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

Observation-Disclosures. Bush and Davis
are elected Magistrates for PlacervilIe
Township for the ensuing year. The fol-
lowing is the vote:
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

The Calaveras Chronicle says, that re-
cent official surveys establish the fact,
that Honey Lake Valley, including the
lake, and large portion Of Carson VAL
ley, including nearly all the settlements,
with the whole of Walkers Valley, are
within the geographical limits Of Califor-
mia. If this be so, the citizens of Carson
Valley will be disappointed in their cx-
pectations Of establishing new territory.
Carson is convenient to FL Dorado, and
part Of it. at least, is claimed to belong to
our county; but as it is disputed point,
the citizens Of the valley, at the late cleo
ton, refused to vote for our county NOM
inees, although the Supervisors had es-
tablished precinct at Jobs Store. A
year ago they voted with lis, but since
they got into the notion Of organizing a
new Territory, they deem it impolitic to
recognize the jurisdiction of Fl Dorado.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12
The Giant Of tine WorId-MIles Dar,lcn.

The Giant Of the WOrld-Mlles DarslCn.
Some weeks ago we gave few facts in
regard to the weight and dimensions of
this extraordinary man, and promised our
readers, through the courtesy of a friend
in Henderson county, further items Of in
tereSt. The friend we referred to was the
Rev. John Brooks, whose veracity, We
believe, has never been questioned by any
one. lie writes as follows: "Mr. Dardcn
was born in North Carolina, in the year
1893, and departed this life Mt his resi-.
dence, in Henderson county, Tennessee,
on the 23d Of January, 1857, in the 50th
year of his age. He Joined the Baptist
Church in early life, and shortly after EN-
igrated to Tennessee, where he connected
himself with what is called the Christian
Church, but had not been member Of
any church for years past, but was moral
and fond Of conversation OIL religious sub
jccts. He was an Obliging and kind neigh
Dor, and fond OF company. About fifteen
years ago he Joined the Order of MasOns.
lie was twice married. Ills children arc
very large, but probably none of them
will ever be more than half the weight of
their father. lie was quito active and
lively, and labOred until four years ago,
when he became so ficshy that he was
compelled to stay at home, or be hauled
about in twO-horse wagon. In 1S4O he
made contract with tailor to furnish
him suit of clothes for @50--thc cloth
was to cost five dollars per yard. Upon
measurement it took twelve yards Of
cloth. So the tailor lost ten dollars and
the making. The tailor states that three
men, each weighing over 200 pounds, nut
the coat on, buttoned it around them. and
walked across the square at Lexington.
In 1850 it took 49, yards of fax cloth,
yard wide, to make him coat. It took
l6 yards Of cambria for his shroud: "a
yards Of black velvet to cover the sides
and lid Of his coffin; 1876 feet of plank to |
make his coffin. His coffin was eight !
feet long; across tho breast, 80 inches |
across the head, l6 inches; across the |
foot, IA inches; he weighed, in 1916, 87l
pounds; his height 2 feet 0 inches. His |
weight, when he died, as nearly as could |
DO asccrtaincd, was n fraction over 1000
pounds.-JacksOn (Iean.) Wing.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

Democracy is the vital principle Of all politi-
cal truth, and from every struggle must rise IN
triumph. No domestic treason, no poison dis
titled by bad counsels can long retard its pro-
gress.-JutIge Hall.
The Judge speaks fcelingly and evident
ly from experience. lie encouraged do
nestle treason" by speaking disparaging-
ly of the Democratic nominees, but the
'pOison distilled by his bad counsel, was
perfectly harmless. lie had the DISPOSE
ton, but neither the ability nor influence
to "retard the progress Of the Democra-
cy." Democracy triumphed-the Judge
fell, victim to his own dad counsels."
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

Observation-Disclosures the ex-
traordinary efforts made by portion of
tho Opposing division" of the Demo-
cratic party to defeat Mr.. Howard, the
Democratic candidate for Supervisor of
the First District, he received a larger
vote than both of his competitors. He
was misrcprcsented, traduced, and every
fraud was resorted to to defeat him, but
uselessly. He was known to be a zeal
GUS, working, reliable Democrat, one who
had never wavered or bOltcd, and the true
Democracy voted for him to man. The
following is the vote:
Howard, d. 1860
Norton, (A.) 7O3
DOolittle, R) 2l4
Towards majority over Norton, 357,
over Norton and Doolittle, 143.
Col. Knox, o. of the second District,
and Mr.. Ferguson, d. of the third, are
also elected.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12
GOODWIN q co.

Have Removed
80. T o..
Nos. 50 ma IS Front Street,
The Store occupied by Mcssrs. Arlington Co.
San Francisco, S,lN5 =, 1851 Tsrpl?mIiSl
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

They were all Independent candidates,
the different parties making no nomina-
tons for Township officers. Mr.. Davis is
Democrat and Mr.. Bush not an Ameri-
can, though we are at loss to know how
to class him.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12
Vote for RheriG.

The election of Capt. BOgardUs, the
Democratic nominee for Sheriff, gives US
more than ordinary pleasure. He was
moro villainously abused, more bitterly
assailed, openly and secretly, more unfair
and dishonest means were resorted to to
defeat him, than any man who has ever
been candidate in our county. A cor
rupt clique, VIC regret to say they profess
to be Democrats, took every occasion to
scratch his name off the Democratic tick
cts; they had others printed in imitation
of the regular Democratic ticket, and
headed Irregular Democratic ticket, with
the name Of his opponent on them;-
while others again whispered that he was
a Know Nothing, a gambler, and of idle
habits. They sought to poison the minds
of our naturalizcd citizens, by inSidiously
spreading the report that he was ficrcely
opposed to the Irish and Germans Dis
daining to contradict these Infamous SLAM
dcrs, he quietly pursued "the even tenor
of his way" confiding his cause to the
Democracy of FL Dorado. And nobly
have they sustained him. Some of his
traducers are already counting his favor
by fawning on him. 1t is sufficient for
us to know that he entertains a most SUI
preme contempt for the whole of them,
and can barely tolerate their sycOphancy.
The vote for Sheriff stands:
For Bogardus, 1884
Rock, 1882
" Jones, 1873
The Democracy Of Ell Dorado have CIV
en- him an endorsement Of which any man
might feel proud, and at the same time
have administered whitening rebuko to
the pitiful faction that united with the
Know NOthings and Black Republicans to
defeat him.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

We take the following from the Argus
Of September Sd:
"Therc has been greater ercessof scyctcIinO
than zee haze e0cr knOtrSs herore. Of the three
tickets in the field ut least Mree.tovyfLs of The
sckOLs RWn'ber Tere mUtik'ted The Den.orrGtic
!OGs not free from the influence Of the epidem-
And tho annexed fiat contradiction
from the argus Of September 10th:
"If an VOsnity Ofvote indicates unity in a
party. the vote cast at the late election willcom-
pare favornbly with any TINT preccdes il, and
as q corOllOry, proves that the elements Of
strength, harmony and union are as strong
now, as they have heretofore been In the Dem,
ocratic party"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

The official returns of the State have
not yet been received. A number of the
counties in the extreme North and South
have not yet been heard from. Col. Wei
Ter is elected Governor by an ovcrwhelm-
ing majority. So far as heard from, ac-
cOrding to the Union, Weller has Sc, $50;
Bowie, 1874; Stanly, It'll.
The Union Of yesterday says, "Wel-
ler's majority over both his competitors
will be something like 10000. Stanly
leads Bowie l,9oO-sev6ral counties to be
heard from in full, and number in part.
The entire Democratic State ticket is sue
ccssful by majorities greater than that Of
Weller" We will publish the official
vote of the State in tabular form as soon
as VIC receive it.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12

We were shown yesterday, by Mr.. G.
White, an ambrotype picture Of the Pres
identS and Vice Presidents of the United
States, taken by him from lithOetaph.
The group contains all of them, is some.
thing more than five thousand times less
in size than the copy from which it was
taken, and each likeness is plainly dis
ccrniblc in all its minutie, by the aid of
magnifying glass. The picture is about
three-eighths of an inch square, and re-
fleets great credit upon the operator for
the skill exhibited in its beauty and clear
ness. Mr.. White has taken the rooms
formerly occupied by Mr.. Salmon, where
he invites persons to call and examine
specimens of his art, and those wishing
to obtain an exact counterpart of them
selves cannot do better than to call upon
him, as he can suit them in any style of
the art from the smallest to the full size.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-23

cendant du Bayou Petit Gallon, mesurant
deux arpen,s ct demi de face plus gu moins,
par la profondeur de l'arpen:age, borne en-
en- haut par la ,erre de Fortunate Vito. ct
en- has par la terre de J. B. Duplan'e, en-
Semble avec toutes les batisses ct amelo'
rations qui s'y trouvent.
TERMEs Ell CoNDITIoNs.-Une moitie
Compliant. lie jour de la vente. ct la bal
ance payable en- deux placements egaux,
echeant respectivement dams les moIs de
Mars des annees 1853 and 1859 l'acque
reur devant ses billets avec caution Tor
Dire de Dame Clemence Fanguy, ct toutes
sommes non punctuellement payees por-
tant hut pour cent par an d'inleret apres
echeance lusqu'au Placement final, ct la
propriete vendue demeureant specialize
ment hypo,hequee ct atfeclee jusqu'a plein
ct enter Placement.
A. BOURG, Sheriff
par,iSse TER ,bonne l6 Mai 1857,
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-23
A Perfrunled Breath.

u What lady or gentleman would remain under the
Of disagreeabe breath when by using the ssBalm
OF thousand Flowers" dentrifce would
only render sweet but leave the teeth white ala
baster Many persons do not know their breath is bad
the subject is delicate their friends will
ton it. Pour single drop Of the "Balm' your tooth
brush and wash the teeth night and morning. fifty cent
bottle will last year.
A Beautiful Complexion may easily be acquired
by using the .'BALM A THOUSAND FLOWERS" 1t will
TAM pmpes and reckles from the skim leaving it
of a soft and roseate hue Wet towel pour on two
three drops, and wash the face night and morning.
Shaving Made Easy.-Wet your shaving-brush
in either cold water pour on two or three drops
of ssBALM OF A THOUSAND FLOWERS rub the beard wei
and it will make beautiful soft ather much facilitating
the operation Of shaving. Price only fifty cents.
For sale at the HOUMA DRUG STORE.
~PHALON'S Paphian Lotion OF Floral
preservative of the skin and
complexion and means Of Graduating or curing reck
les TAM pmpes chapped hands, lips and face blotches
sunburns scad burns etc. and all diseases appertaning
to the skin. Manufactured by E. PHALON perumer SIT
Broadway, New York-and for sale at the
mh-27I HOUMA DRUG STORE
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-23
4NERICAN AND ORIGINAL!
The knickerbOcker Magazine.
Edited by LOUIS GAYLORD CLARK.
THE number of January. 1857. begins

Edited by LOUIS GAYLORD CLARK
THE number Of January. 1857. begins
L the for,y-eighth volume Of the Knekerbocka MAJ.
azine.
Since the price of subscription has been reduced from
FIVE to THREE DOLLARS year he circulation he
KNICKERBOCkER has been increased nearly fur 10
one. In many places ten sold where there Va DO:
before, and through the year il has been ster ia.
creasing. IL is offered cheap If The Na;
zines, all things considered Instead of making and
gieus promises, we submit few extracts from
Of late numbers, which might extend to nambe o.
pages:
own genuine living thing. all the more desirable
that the new crop OF Magazines filled with articles pn
from English authors, makes fresh home creations noe
conspicuous and welcome IN. Y. Christian Enquire
Rev. w. F. SHELTON, Author of Letters from sheTl
the River etc, will be regular contributor.
The best talent in the country will be enlisted, ami
expense or effort spared to moke the KNICkERBOCNg
more than ever deserving of the first position amongw
original American Magazines.
TER MS:
Three dollars a year strictly in advance-he, nHb
no deviation from this condition. Two copies for s; Five
copies and upwards. = each Booksellers and Post
masters are requested to act Agents Those who VII
undertake procure subscribers will receive hyorabe
terms Specimen numbers will be sent gra Is on appca
ton, past paid
Induceme nts for Clubbing.
The Knickerbocker AID Harper's. Putnams, Graham.
or Gcdey's Ladys Book WI be sent year for f't
DOLLARS; the
Knickerbocker and Home Journal,
for FOUR DOLLARS aysar
PosrAGE-Two cents per number prepaid S the once
where the work is delivered, quarterly IN advance
An remittances and al bu ,ness Communicates mus
SAMUEL HUET0N.
ni5rf 34s Broadway N Y.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-23
To Sugar Planters.

'>HE undersi gned, tina nktu to the plant
l. ing community for past patronage, takes pleasure in
stating that he is ready to take contracts for the
construction of Susarhouses Purgeres Ba2asse Chiney
also Kettle Setting lie is also sole and alune
authorized to put up the PATENT BAGASSE FURNACE
patented in May last, by Abraham Hager and Aoungs
Allyn. in the parishes of Assumption Lafourche, and
TerreOnne and the following letter that effect
Persons wishing his services requested to call in
son, address him by letter at the Thibodsux Posoce.
JAMES NJ. CRAWFORD.
N0tice.-Thisi is certify that have this day sold
j. NJ Crawford of Thibodaux Laourche parish, La
the right put up Patent Basasse Furnace patented
may 9Th 1856, in the following named parishes viz: As
sumption [afourche. and Terrebonne. Mr. Crawford is
also privileged to employ the full set u binders.
ABRAHAM HAGER,
Thibodaux JAN G. 1857 YOUNGS ALLYN.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-23
HOUMA EXPRESS.
d F. HOLDEN has now placed upon

~ the line from the Railroad Crossing, Terrebonne De-
pot Houna Stage and Express. capable Of carrying
eight passengers. Express packages of light merchandise
will be carried at reasonable rates. The Express Stage
will leave Hcma every morning at to hafpast clock.
and oura vii! leave the Depot Immediately
after the arrival of the train from the city, say halt past
ii tn I'm.
n. bah persons expecting packages by the Express
must be prepared. (y themselves sgents) with the
cash pay charges delivery will be impossible to
conduct such business any other principle
Orders the city, per Express will he received al o
intermediate D and forwarded with deSpatc
all letters by the Express must be postage paid.
This is only the beginning If system of Express IN
Recommendation, with large commercial metropolis
and elsewhere which is nteneed to be carried cut II
proper enlargement is extended.
10 If b. F. HOLDEN.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-23
SUCCESSION SALE.
srC nE nII1SIANA Fifth

SUCCESSION SALE.
CTATE OF LOUlSIANA-Fifik Judi
~ ciaI District Court-Parsh of Terrebonne.
Succession Of Dolphin Lecompte.
By virtue Of decree of the Honorable,
the Fifth Judicial District Court sitting in
and for the Parish Of Terrebonne, there
will be offered for sale at public auction,
by Aubin Bourg, Sheriff Of said Parish. at
the Court House in the town Of Houma on
Thursday, june 18th. 1857,
at IL o'clock A. NJ, the following describ.
ed property belonging to said Estate, to-
wit:
A certain tract of land situated in this
parish, on the left descending bank Of the
bayou Little Gallon, measuring two and a
half arpents front, more Or less, by the
depth Of Survey, bounded above by land
Of Fortunate Vito, and below by land Of
J. B. Duplante together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon.
TERAs AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES half
Cash, on the day of sale, and the balance
payable in two equal instalments, matur.
ing respectively in the months of March Of
the years 1858 and 1859, the purchaser to
give bis notes to the order Of Mrs. Glenn
ence Fanguy with security, and all sums
not punctually paid, to bear eight per cent
per annum interest after maturity, till paid,
and the property sold to remain specially
mortgaged and hypothecated till paid.
. A. BOURG, Sheriff.
Parish Tesrebonne May 16, 1857.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-23
SUCCESSION SALE
CTATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish OF
y TexYebonne-Fifth Judicial District Court.


Succession of Simon Gimhel
Pursuant to an order of sale emana;ine
from the above named Court, to me direct
ted in the aforesaid matter. |. Aubin Bourg,
Sheriff Of the Parish Of Terrebonne. will
expose at Public Auction 10 the last and
highes: bidder, in the village ofTigerville.
On Saturday, June goth, 1857,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property belonging to said Estate, to-wit !:
A lot of Dry Goods, Groceries &c, &C.;
2 wagons, l Cart, Buggy. l mule. 2
horses, = cows, gold watch and chain. a
certain town lot, situated, lying and being
in the town of St. Mary opposite Tiger
vile, together with all the buildings and
Improvements thereon.
TERMS AND CoND1rIoNs.-The movea-
BILE property all sums under ten dollars
payable Cash; all sums above ten dollars
payable in the month of March 1858 !:
the immovabie property payable in three
instruments. maturing respectively in the
months of March of the years 1858. 1859
and 1860, purchasers in all cases of cred
it, to give their notes with good and ap-
proved security-all sums to bear eight
per cent per annum interest after maturity
till paid, and the land to remain specially
mortgaged and hypothecated until the full
and entire payment of the credit install
ments, and all interests thereon to &C.
crue. The notes to be made payable at
the office Of the Recorder OF said Parish,
to the order of the administrator.
A. BOURG, Sheriff.
Parish Of Terrebonne, May 10th. 1857.
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To those rho may feel interested :

~ HtUSC uHO may JCct tHcfoSeeu
Being the original protector Of the large furnaces for
burning bagase in front Of boilers used for grinding
and having erected in 1854 and another in 1885, with
out meeting with the success had antcpated-tbe fur
naces requiring too much wood anda great deal of dsa
greeabe labor in clearing them of cinder>I engaged
Messrs Hagar Allyn to erect within my furnaces their
Patent improvement for the eectua burning Of the
bagasse rejot ed say. that after having fully
tried their mode of burning the during the present
rolling, with pleasure state that in my Judgment the
planter have nothing be,tr. that will effect
satisfactorily all that be reasonably expected de-
sired. With sufficient supply Of bagasse in proportion
to the size OF the furnace used fro half TO and half
cords of wood an ample supply for twenty hours
working. f. E. kFfTRlDGE.
Thibodaux, La. Jan. 6, 1886
MessrS. Hasar Allyn: Gentiemen-Your furnace for
burning bagasse the Renzi Plantation in
the Parish of Lafourche, works admirably and is far
periOr to two other modes that had previously tried
Your addition Of the skeleton arch to of the old
modes. great Improvement but did not render the
furnace effective your entire furnace.
A. ROBINSON.
Thibodaux, La, Jan. &, 1857.
Messrs. Hagar & Allyn: Conference.-The application Of
your skeleton arch to the furnace for burning basasse
the Raceand Pntaon in the parish of Lafourche, has
been decided Improvement. and in fact has exceeded
most sanguine expectations. janI1 F. c. EWING.
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YENT,E DE SUCCESSION.

TENTE DE SUCCESSION.
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANE-Cour
Ia $40 District Judieisre, Paroisse Terrebonne.
Succession de Dolphin Lecompte.
En- vertu dun decret de Honorable Ia
Cour du Cinqaieme District Judiciaire sie-
geant dams ct pour Ia paroisse Terrebonne,
il sera ofiert en- vcnte publique penchere
par Aubin Bourg, Sheriff de Ia dite pa
roisse ID Maison de Cour 4 Houma
Jeudi, h 1stA J.ia, 1857.
] IL heures A. \. ID propriete ci.apres
dscrite appartsnant ID ditto Succession,
SAVIOR:
Uncertain moroccan de terIe situ6 dams
cette Paroisse, sur Ia rive gauche en- des-