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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05
THE COMET.
By Q. v. HoLatEs.


The Comet He is on his way,
And singing as he flies;
The whizzing planets shrink before
The spectre Of the skies;
All well may regal orbs burnSblue,
And satellites turn pale, sd '+-
% Ten million cubic miles of head, 3 EtF
Ton billion leagues of tail -a0
On, by whistling spheres of light, 7er~- s--
he flashes and he flames; fg....
He turns not to the left nor right,
He asks them not their names;
One spurn from his demoniac heel
Away, away they fly,
Where darkness might bo bottled up
''s And sold for " Tyrian dyo.'
And what would happen to the land,
And how would look the sea, ..5.
in the bearded DEVILS path
Our earth should chance to be ?
Full hot and high tho sea would boil,
Full red the forest gloam;
Metheught 1 saw and heard it all
In u dyspcptic dream.
saw a tutor take his tube
The Comets course to spy; 49,
/ heard scream-the gathered rays
Had Etewed the tutors eye;
I saw fort-the soldiers all
We're armed with goggles green;
Pop cracked tho guns whiz flew the balls:
BaEg weut the magazine
saw poet dipa scroll
Each moment in q tub /;
read upon tho worping back,
"The dream of Bcelzebub -
lie could not see his verses burn,
Althou gh his brain was fried,
And ever and anon he bent
To wet them US they dried.
the scalding pitch roll down
The crackling, sweating pines,
And streams ofsmoke, like water spouts
Burst through tho rumbling mines;
asked the tiremen why they made
Such noise about the town
They answered not but all the whilc
The breaks went up and down.
saw a roasting pullet sit
Upon baking egg;
saw cripple scorch his hand
distinguishing his leg
saw nine geese upon tho wing
Towards the frozen pole,
And every mothers gosling fell
Crisped to cruckling coal.
saw tho OK that browscd tho grass
Writhe in the blistering rays,
Tho hcrbNge in his shrinking jaws
Was all fiery blaze;
saw hugo fishes boiled to rags,
Bob through the bubbling brine;
And thoughts ofsupper crossed my soul
had been rash at mine.
Strange sights, strange sounds fearful
dream
Its memory haunts mo still,
Tho streaming sea, the crimson glare,
That wreathed each wood ed hill i;
Stranger if through thy recling brain
Such midnight visions sweep,
Spare, spare, o spare thino evening meal
And sweet shall be thy sleep!
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

Eg" Would you like TO subscribe for
Dickens Household Words ?'' inquired a
magazine agent.
sc g i guess not-household words have
played the dickens with me long enough. %
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

SHARP TEsT.-"oh, Mary, my heartis
breaking 3"
Isit indeed. Mr.. CIosefst? So much
the better for you.''
"Wby so my idol ?',i
"Because when IFS broke out .aud.oht.
you may sell of The pieces for gun aints. !"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05


ARE We FAST People ?-One of the
most striking evidences that we are fast
people is furnished by the New York
Times. That paper says "When John
@. adams was President and Henry Clay
Secretary of State, General Cass was a
portly middle-aged gentleman, with ru-
bicund face filling the Office of Governor
of Michigan, our western Territory. and
Frsnklin Pierce was youth in College.
Clay, Webster and Calhoun were in their
prime. and Benton rising politician.
Since then the first three have passed
away. and Benton has retired from public
life whole generation of politicians have
gone their graves. three men have been
elevated to the Presidency, whose names
were then unknown to the country. and
now General Cass is about to commence
a new political career"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

Az IETEHKscE.-An editor speaking Of
q steamboat, says:
She had twelve bertbs - her ladies'
cabin. 'eoh life o.. me! exeIafmed Mrs.
Partipgton. upon reading this, '.what
q squallibg tberesmust have been !"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

PEsSsrIvAs1A PvpLru woRKs.-It was
announced yesterday that both Houses Of
the Legislature Of Pennsylvania had pass.
ed the bill for the sale Of the main line of
public works, extending from PBiIadel-
phia TO Pttisburg. The price 70 be paid
is So, 900, 600 but If the Pennsylyania
Railroad Company should buy &C, ss4hey
probably will do. they shall pay besides
the sum Of 81, 800, 600 in Gve per cent.
bonds. In consideration Of this extra
charge, they are to be released from 40.
taxes on tonnage as we'll as ON their pro!
perty, except for city. borough, county.
township or school purposes.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

E-,.You have only yourself 10 please. 2.
saidga married friend 70 On Old bachelor.
Very ffne, she replied, "but you can't
link what difisult task that d. 2
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

The MOTE AND THE BsAm.-." John. (,
said clergyman to one of his flock. ssyou
should become teetotaler-you have
been drinking again to-day"
!" Do you ever take a wee drop your,
self. sir?" inquired John.
"Ah. John. but you must look at your
circumstances and mine"
every true" quolh Jonn; "but, sir.
can you tell me how the streets Of Jerusa-
lem were KEEP: SO clean I?
"No John, cannot tell THAT
"Well, sir. il was just because every
one kept his own door clcan" replied
John with an air oftriumph,
The Scotch parson looked as IL he fully
acknowledged the corn, and yamosei.
John was never cateehised after that about
drinking BY his worthy pastor.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

~" What's that long thing IN the
window 2" asked one devil 10 another.
cts TslloWscope.
"What do they no with it2',
They look into foreign countries With
i, /" was The reply. -
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

RI Why Is a restless sleeper Ike q
lawyer
Because ne ltss on one side them tufns
over and Hss.on the other side
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

x Watch Two foes Will, an diligence
-the enemy tbat stands without and the
traitor who opens the gate within.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05

''Sir p he at last said, measuring
Frank with his eye from head to foot,
with coolest effrontery. eft is probable
you do not know who L am; that, to me,
indeed, is sufficiently clear. And as to
these gentlemen here" he added. with
an impatient wave of his hand towards
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16

ANOTHER MEDlcAL WIrNEss.-It is small evidence
of the intrinsic value of this great Vermge, when
ply sicans, who generally preudced against patent
medicines voluntarily forward and testify
umphsnt success exreliing Read the follow ny
HARRIsoSvIILE, Shelby Co. Ky, April 2, ls49.
J. KIDD { Col am practising physician residing
permanently in this place. In the year 1872 when
dent Of the State Of Missouri became acquainted with
the superior virtues Of Dr. McLane's vermuge. At some
more leisure moment viii send you the result of
pertinent made with vial, in expelng upwards Of
900 worms L. GARTER. NJ D. Fl
Purchasers will be careful 20 ask for DIR M'Lane'y
Celebrated Vermifuge, n. anufactured by
Fleming Bros Of Pittsburg, Pa. All other
Verm:fuges in comparison voorhees, DR.. MLane's
genuinely eruse, also his celebrated Liver Pills
be hadat all respectable drug stores None genuine with
out the signature Of f- FLEMING; BROS
Z. SCOVIL MEAD. New Orleans, La, General Whole
sale Agents for the Southern States. 4. ...-,
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16
cendant du Bayou Petit Gallon, me urant

cendant du Bayou Petit Gallon. mesurant
deux arpents ct demi de face plus ou noins,
par la profondeur de l'arpen'age, borne en-
en- haut par la terre de Fortunate Vito, ct
en- has par la .erre de J. 3. Dup!ante, en-
semble avec toutes les batisses ct amelio-
ratons qui sly tronvent.
TERMEs Ell CoNDrTIoNs.-Une moitie
Compliant. lie jour de la venie. ct la bal
snce payable en- d-ux placements 'gauA,
echeant respectvement dams les mois de
Mars des anuees 1858 and 1859 l'acque-
reur devant ses biilets avec caution For
Dire de Dame Clrmcnce Fansuy. ct tou,es
sommes non punc,uellemen, payer> por-
rant hut pour cent par an d'in'erei apre>
echeance jusqn'au Placement final, ct la
propriete vendae demeurean, specialize
ment hypothequee eli aliecIes jusqu'a plein
Ell enter Placement.
g. A. BOURG, Sheriff
Tery,h N,s1
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16

SuBnARrwEaAPPAR is ex.
pected Of the new diving bell which has
recently been introduced. T.he,apparaius
liz combination Of q reservoir with con-
densed arr ~ means Of steam air pump,
stationed Il the surface, and connected by
flexible hose with the bell which 10 in the
water. The apparatus is an inverted
|truncated cone, with spherical top. 1t
is about ten feet in diameter atih largest
part, and eight feet in height. 1t is en-.
tirely OF boiler iron of great thickness. 1t
is independent of suspension, and floats at
the will of the operator. There are cham
bers on both sides Of the machine, into
which water is admitted when it is desir-
ed to sink the machine. BY opening
valve in the top. connected with the hose
from the reservoir, air is admitted of suf.
fcient density to counterbalance the
destiny. Of the water outside. The
requisite density is determined by proper
guages placed in the side ofthe operating
chamber. The Cover Of the bottom is re-
moved after these preliminaries, and CON-
munication is obtained with the bottom.
In order to move where no current resists,
the operator steps on the bottom and car
ries the machine with him. In current or
tide, cables passing from four windlasses
inside, through the plane Of the centre of
gravity, to anchors previously placed. ad.
init Of movement in any direction. In or
der to lift weights, bar with swivel
hook is passed across the bottom. Affix-
ing the hook TO stone or other weight,
the water valves are opened, and condens-
ed air from the reservoir j. admitted into
the chamber. This expulsion Of water
exercises q lifting power exactly equal to
tho weight Of the water expelled. As
soon as the object is lifted from the bot
tom, movement may be made in any direc-
ton 10 deposit the weight, and water is
again admitted. The connection with the
air reservoir being closed, except when
air is being admitted, the air previously
admitted is allowed to escape by valve
arranged for the purpose. The water, in
being again admitted, causes the appara.
tus to sink aud the weight to be deposited.
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GOD AND LIBERTY:
N A Il X E r III O. u S E.
.r. FREE GRAVE YARD. m
No Parish Tar.

! am a candidate for the Office of member of
the Police Jury for the 9th Ward, and ask the
support all voters who are in favor Of the following
platform of principles: IA D. = .f
lsr. An exemption of town property from the
payment of Parish Taxes. II +-. -5re
20. Aid and encouragement to the building of
Churches aud Market House.
30. An immediate and unconditional resciseion
of the illegal and outrageous act by which the
Police Jury last year. conveyed the perpetual
usufruct of portion Of the Parish property to one
Antoine Blanc of New Orleans. 49, ~. 10
Election June LIST. .. N. III. RIGnroR.
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ELEcT1ON NOTICE.

PURSUANT to a proclamation Of the
- President of the Police Jury Of the Parish Of
homie, AN ELECTION will he held on the First Mon
day of June, st day. for the purpose Of eleciing
WARDS in the Police jury whose Of service shall
gin the LIST Monday f September, 1851, and expire
the Ist Monday Of September, 1858. 81 10 ,-.i fet
CommissiOners. ~ = -
3rd ward.-E. Ssttery, NJ q. Daucis, Jos. Leblanc.
4th Ward-A.F Avcock, ST. Vile Dugas, O. T. Aycock
9Th Ward.--J. B. Bond. N. Rshior, J B. Dunn.
18th WardW. Hatch. H. Wright, ST., II. 8. Hancock.
9Th Ward.-H, F. Collins, II. Ro,,dy, J. NJ. Sanders
eth ward-N. felcs, ,. N. Robichaux, W. Campbell
18th Ward.-. v. Bouteou. A. Kendall, W. W. Wallis.
AZ e,ssis}ssfs.t .5s sssf1 G. l.. LESTER. Clerk.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16

Pursuant to resolution passed at meeting held on
the 4th inst, the friends Of the HoUMA BRANCH RAIL-
ROAD will the Office Of MeSsrs. Connely Rightly
on MONDAY. the 25th instant, at 12 O'clock. at which
time the committee appointed IN confer with the President
and Directors Of the Opelousas Railroad. will make their
report. azte 45-.a s7f-,a4.. sftf qeta-r .+-t
Houlna. May 9: 1857. - ...E....t ..
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asT .4e SUCCESSION, SALE. ri ... .
CTATE OF LOUiSIANA-Parish OF
Judicial District Court. %
Smccessio,, nFS Gilman ESarmhs1

lJTerrebonne-FiNh Judicial District Court. H. q
Succession Of Simon Gimbel.
Pursuant to an order Of sale emana,ins
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 TO the last and
highest bidder, in the village ofTigerville,
oa On Saturday, June 20th. 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. mule, 2
horses, 2 cows, gold watch and chain, ii
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 Charlottesville movca-
BILE property all sums under ten dollars
payable Cash; all sums above ten dollars
payable in the month of March 1858
the immovable property payable in three
instruments. maturing respectively in the
months of March OF the years 1883, 1859
and 1860, purchasers in all cases Of cred
it, to give their notes with good and APP
proved securiiy-all sums to bear eigh,
per cent per annum interest after maturity
till paid, and the land to remain specially
morsgaged and hypothecated until the fill
and entire payment Of the credit install
ments, and all interests thereon to- &C
crue. The notes 10 be made payable al
the office Of the Recorder OF said Parish,
10 the order of the administrator.
as-. ..,s ,s,s rsse5 A. BOURG, Sheriff.
Parish Of Terrebonne May 10th, 1857. .t... =
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-1aie' SUCCESSION SALE. -ei
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA

ETAT DE LA .LOUlSIANE-Cour
~ du Some District Observation-Disclosures Terrebonne
I'D ga Succession de Simon Gimbel.
Commencement a I'm ordre de vente,
emane de Ia cour sus. nominee, dams Ia ma.
there ci-dessus, moi, Aubin Bonrg, Sheriff
de la paroisse Terrehonne, exposerai ct
offrirai en- vente publique. all dernier ct
plus haul encherisseur, sur les lieux, dams
le..villa de Tigerville, |
ZOOS Samedi, lie 20 JUN, 1857, s
10 heurcs 4. NJ, les prophecies ci.apres
decrites, appartenant a Ia sus.dite success
sion, sav"ir: 10000 GO ssissa s1l5slsasaJ s.,'} .
l lot de marchandisses seches Ell groce-
ries, &c, &c; Wagons, l charre,e, l
buggy, l mulet, 2 chevaux, 2 vachee, l
montre enor ct chaine, IN certain terrain.
situe dams Ia vile, de .Sainte Marie en- face
de Tigerville. ensemble avec toutes les
batisses ct authorizations qnis'y trouvent.
'rERMEs EFT CONDITION lie mobilier
toutes son,mes au do ssous de dix pia. tr 8
payable Compliant toutes sommes audes-
sus de dix piastres payables dams lie mois
dc Mars 1858 /; ,le terrain payable en- trois
kgaux, echeant respec,ivement en- tous ct
chacun des mois de Mars Ges annees 1858,
1859 ct 1860. les acquereurs devant four
mir leurs billets avec caution approuvee
dams les ca, de credit, toutrs sommes por-
,ant hut pour cent paran d'interets apres
echeance' jnsqu'au spairment final, ct la
terre devam demeurer speciallement by
pothtquee ct affectee jusqu'au Piein e,
enter Placement des termes credit ct de
tout interet, i accroitre. Les billsts de-
want esre fats payables al Bureau du Re-
corler de cette paroisse i Pordre de Fad
Glinistrateur.. 81, i, go, az, .,..,. l,.....,s
- sss.,oi,ss tsslse7 4. BOURG, Sheriff
Paroisse TsrrebOnne, Is Mai, 1857. ans gE 81
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16

On Monday, the 18th inst, at the residence Of
Mr.. Emile Hotard, by w. s. Campbell, Esq. Mr.
JEAS DuPsx to Miss CLARIssE HorARD, all Of this
parish u Il ,ss#ys "a .sssarssa 4a H. e. -E
/, On Thursday. the 3Oth ult.. at Labadieville. by
the Rev. Mr.. Venissa, MI. PkosPea P. LEsLANc.
of this parish, to Miss EL1RlDA GAurREAU Of As
SUMPTION. sEsa1-T sssss rqavis vsef
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"A lnaeric;all Meeting.

meet al the Court House in Hourna SATURDAY May
Il" 1857 O'Clock r NJ. for the purpose of appointing
delegates attend the American State Convention be
held in Ratan Rouge the Second Monday in June next
All those friendly the American solicited
attend. 's= = -7-7'' 55 -f"H tf s-t' p it
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N. IN. cas- SUCCESSION SALE. 49,
GTATE OF LOtIlSIANA-Fiiik Judi
NJ ciaI District C0urf--psPfah Of Tesrebonna. sea-

NJ cial District Cours-Parish Of TesTebonns AZ sea-
-s~ Succession Of Dolphin Lecompte. DIS
e j By virtue of a decree ofithe Honorable,
the Fifth Judicial District Court sitting in
and for the Parish Of Terrebonne, there
will be offered for sale at public anction.
by Aubin Bourg, Sheriff ofisaid Parish. at
the Court House in the town Of Houma on
Isl ssao Thursaay, Juas sth, 1857, ;ssaait
al, l l o'clock A. NJ, the following describ-
ed properly belonging to said Estate, TO-
wit -. 80.
A certain tract Of land situated in this
parish, on the left descending bank Of the
bayou Little Caillou, measuring ten and a
half arnents front. more or less, by the
depth Of Survey, bounded above by land
Of Fortunate Vito, and below by land Of
]. b. Duplante1 together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon.
AND CoxDrrIoNs.L One half
Cash. on the day Of sale, and the balance
payable 10 two equal instalments, matur.
ing respectively in the months Of March Of
the years 1858 and 1859, the purchaser to
give his notes to the order Of Mrs. Glenn
ence Fanguy with security, and all sums
not punc,uaIlys paid, IN boar eight per cent
per annum interest after maturity, till paid,
and the property sold TO remain specially
mortgaged and hypctheca,ed till paid. Fl
p .>, -. $, 80, .s.. IS, A. BOURG, Sheriff.
PasioA Tesreboane. May 10, 1851. saes u s2:
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TAPPING, THE, TsIEaaAra.-P'nk' the
..hl. correspondent of tho Charleston
c.r;er states that Scra,ehard, the in.
..sI rescuer Of Huntington. said
Tf.15, New Orleans, where he resided
mi house on the out skirts Of the
Nv, that he had there substituted = tel
.s.,.nh pole Of his own construction 10
nlace Of one Of the regular poles
.rec,ed BY the Telegraph Company, ana
,h., this substituted pole was fac slm!le.
IN ,nnearance, to the one removed !; 'nat
-. ,r substituted pole was bored its entire
,...,h'- and wire inserted. which he
conH by =, peculiar icon'riyance, connect
. .Sd d;sconuec, with the wire Of the tel
.oreh line at pleasure; that by this
-Sse.sS.he had effected a connection with a
nsitefys and machine in bis house, and was
s.shlsd 10 sit there and read every CON-
.n,.nicaiion which passed over the wires {;
!. cher words, that be tapped the the tel
.er,ph: he said be had devoted a great
AL If time.to the subject Of telegraphing,
and was familiar with all the means by
which Telegraph wire might be controlled
bv outside paries now. said ne, = pro-
ro.e 70 TAD the wires both above and be.
iov Sing Sing, and when the keeper tel
es.ph. either to Albany Or New YORK
one Of my acoomplices will intercept the
communications, and Immediately answer,
ahhar from the District Attorney. Or the
Govsrnor, OF both, that it wa. all right
beto DO particular to hand Huntington
ov.r 4 10 the officer having the bench war
r.a, !; thus released. be said he had ar:
.,xaxeu,ents made to send Huntington of
"a Cnba il fast.sailing clipper In his
dsfssse tho lawyer will, no doubt. prove
49,. scr,,ehe,d /. ie .insase on this one
spbjsc, Of rescuing criminals from States
Drisnas )" tssd p sG3sess ~ 4R $e 81 ii'.s
8 So wel - Is 4aa Aaa sas5s $50 dis sa'
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NOTICE.

* EALED PROPOSALS will be received until
~ the 18th of June next by the undersigned
Building Commute for the erection Of Brick
Church in Houma. according to the plan and spe-
10 be seen at the Office of Gcode 4
Aycock. JR BISLAND,
r. E. BUTLER,
F. S. GOODE.
Houma, May 9Th, Is57-,d.
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Tur Twrrr1ErH or Naive see
by the North Caroliua papers that the
anniyersary Of the Mecklenburg Declara.
sioa Of Independence is to be celebrated
81 Charlotte, and il i proposed to make
h.a gala day throughout the State. A
pairioiic editor says: 1.-THE FIRST Decla-
ration Of American Independence /! Shall
The sons Of Carolina forget the chivalry
of their fathers, and the daughters Of lib
ersy'ss n,Mhers remember no longer the
lesesd Of her bridal to the genius Of free
don1 Il should be ! festal day through
AZ The State! and We doubt not that the
deacrndants Of those noble fathers of the
RtvoiuaioA who first sent out, inithe name
d Ged sftaaiiens, their protest sgainsttyr-
amy aud oppression, and sealed It with
their blood, would respond with one voice
10 ! call which summons Them to celebrate
The deeds and honor the memory OF sh6ir
immortal ancestry Let the press call
upon the people to remember this glorious
anniversary lei orators recount the his
,ssy &c sevrnty.six, and gallant youths
and fair maidens resemble round the altar
ofpafriaism to do homage to the memory
ef'hrir forefaihers !! " "a,,sa n, = sfsT-.,as.ax
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Democratic Meeting.

Democratic meeting will be held the Court House
in Houua SATURDAY next nj 10 A. NJ, to select del
egates the be held At Baton Rouge The
18th al this month. - -A-'
p Hounia, May 2. 1857. cftA Fa-.4t9 u'i-tf f1i ei
~ II Y assemhlee Democrai ique 4 la Maison
de Cour Houma SAMEhI, prochain 10 A. NJ, .refet
de nounmer des deegues 10 convention qui lieu
Baton Rouge ie 10 Mai. proclaim. asa .5as .ssaoi
Houma Mai 1851, ,,.--, s..,t ,s,.5 .-t al ~. &
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- NrWsrArHRs ars among the siuxuries
otnsessa times, which cost money, albeit
many e MIN readers arc ,deadheads.
The boaos issrnsh referring TO the ex.
tssss Of psskshine : nsvspapsr, says that
the e1peise's Of hat Office ara NOT far
rom Sl500oe pr anssn. sAmong the
ss: 90 |. items sfe White poser, 17o,obe !;
40 y sAsse rest. 6,el. "a renewal Of
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Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16

THE TAXES for the year 1856. and the Ii
II cepses for 1857 are now due; ), all parsons in
debted for the same are hereby requested to pay
mp without delay. =, ~, =. -
rsTIl9s = A BOURG, Sheriff and Collector.
Houma, May IS, ts57-lm.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16

Hasa Aux yCOlutriDuables. n II
r ES TAXES pour rannee 1856, ct les Licen-
il 7 SEES de 1867 etant dues maintenant toutes
penonnes qui doivant sont prices de payer sans de-
lai. A. BOURG, ShEnf ct COIlecteur.
Houma, l6 Mai. ls57.-im.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16

/ - For Sale. ,.f - +
| 4 NEGRO WOMAN. aged about % years.
IA A native of the State and speaks English
aud French. She is good Cook, Washer and
Ironer. m9-2t. GOODE &, AYCOCK.