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Representatives, in Congress.
J. ?. Benjamin and J. Slidell, Senators.
Geo. Eustis, Jr., Thomas Green Davidson,
J. N. Sandige and Miles Taylor.
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;. n. Sandige and Miles Taylor.
T. Judiciary-Supreme Court
+. ]. Merrick, Chief Justice A. NJ. Buch
anan, = Coils, W. II. Spofford, and Cornell
US Voerhies, assistant justices.
PARISH OF CATAEOULA.
ID. NJ. Prichard, Sheriff; c. G. Duke
Clerk; 7. D. Nix, Recorder; J. n. Riley
Assessor; W. J. Burt, Coroner; r. H. Gu
ny, Treasurer.
Members Of the Police Jury.
Ward No. l-B. F. Anderson,
" 2 S. F. Routh,
5 Moses Collins,
Isaac Ford,
=" VIM s. Prchard,
6 A. r. Henry,
VIM. L. Ditto,
S. S. Bowman,
" 9 II. Chamberlin,
" 10 NJ. D. Thompson,
IL John NJ. Philips,
~ Edward Dorsey, President.
Is Burrel Pool,
IA George Briggs,
VIM. NJ. Tew, Clerk; Geo. Dean, Parish
Constable; J. Q. y. Taliaferro, Parish Prn~
ter.
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
OREN MAYO, of Catalonia, Judge,
WADE II HorGH, of Caldwell, District Attorney.
Is composed Of the Parishes oe Catahoula,
Caldwell and Franklin. The time of holding
Courts in each are as follows:
CATAHOULA
Terms-lst Mondays in May and November.
CALDWELL
Terms-lst Mondays il June and December
FRANKLIN
Terms-lst Mondays in April and October.
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a. Judieiary-Supreme Court
+. J. Merrick, Chief Justice; A. NJ. Buch-
anan, = Coils, W. II. Spofford, and Cornell
us Voerhies, assistant justices.
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READ THIS.
DIR. LEROY'S AND PELTIER'S
Compound Mixture!

For all 11ections IF the Urinary Organs, an.
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HARPER s STORY DOORS,
Monthly Series Of Narratives, Dialogues, Biogra
phes, and Tales, for the Instruction and Enter
tainment of the Young By JACOB ABorT
Enhclsha with m aud hezr
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The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

Da- A letter from Ola Point, Virginia.
says ex-President Tyler, having purchased q
farm only two miles from the hotel, spends
most Of his time here in social communication
with the guests, all of whom express for him
the highest consideration. The old gentleman
eschews politics, and devotes bis attention to
agriculture, not scientifically, but according to
the old Virginia principles of making all you
can this year, letting the next take care Of its
elf. His family attended religious worship at
The chapel within the fort, where Mrs, Tyler
has her own pew. John Tyler is now in his
69th year, but looks as young as when he oc-
cupied tie Presidential chair, and is quite as
jocular and full Of iun lie expresses the great
est, confidence in posterity doing his admins
trationjustice. and says that time and rehec-
tion but satisfy him the more with every act
Of his official, life, not one of which be would
now change had be the power
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02
A NEW York REGIMENT GONG TO PARIS.

A New York REGIMENT GONG TO PARIS.
1t has been announced, says the New York
Herald, that the Seveniy-First Regiment, Col
Vosburgh, intend making a trip 10 Europe
sometime during the coming fall. The report
however, is premature; for although the men,
bers Of the regiment have discussed the pro-
priety of paying visit to the French capital,
the matter has not been definitely settled 1t
is now reported that committee, Lieut. Me
Cormick, Col. Hepburn and private Coulter,
of the City Greuadiers, company II, Second
Regiment departed in the steamer oil last week
for Europe, TO make arrangements for the visit
of that corps to scotland from which country
most OF the ricmbers hail. 1t is said the
money is Subscribed, and that the committees
report will decide the matter. A trip to Eu-
rope is not such formidable matter after all,
and no doubt but that, before long, some of
our city companies will undertake it. Ii would
add immensely TO the eelat Of the corps that
would perform the feat. A company or ree-
ment OF our New York uniformed militia n
London or Paris would be one of the events of
the age, and would create great excitement
Last year the members of the Columbian En-
CINE Company, No. IA, Sc iously determined to
visit the old world during the present summer
The members even went so far as to hire in-
structors IN French, but the revuIsion of last
fall left the "Columbans" SO herett of cash
that the European trip had to be abandoned for
a time. 1t may take place, however, within q
year or two.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

PERrEruAL MorIoN.-A correspondent of
the London Builder thinks that the following
instances come as near perpetual motion rs
any one can desire: in the rotunda of il1
Woolwich barracks there is, he says, q clocA
moved by machinery which has been going
for more than, forty years lie further stafea
that he knows a gentleman who has had .
watch in his possession for more thab thirty
yaars, hermetrically sealed, which there is ~
means of wind ng, which tells the days. of he
week, the week, the hours, the minutes, tic
seconds, months, and we Believe years, aid
how far you walk in day. 1t costs about
two thousand dollars, and was made by j
French artist il Paris
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

"A SCENE IN CoURr.-Y Yesterday afternoon
about three clock, in the United States Cir
cult Court, while Mr.. Randolph was arguing
the case Of the United States VS.. John Parrot
and Others he made some remarks in relation
to the famous affidavit of James Alexander
Forbes, in the New Almaden case. Mr..
Parrott q few moments before had come into
court, and placing his hat upon the floor, lean
ed forward upon a table to hear all that should
be said, AS soon as Mr. Randolph referred to
the affidavit of Forbes, Parrot cried out
More perjury" or Its lie" or something
to that effect. .,.
Randolph stopped his address for i few min
utes, and turning towards Parrot, suggested
he had better be removed from the Court. At
this, the Marshal invited Parrott TO accompa-
ny him, and the two walked outs f. Bull
letin, Sept 25h.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02


AMERICAN ENTERPRISES IN EURoPE.-At
the central exhibition of Lymoeses, in France
among the specimens of porcelain, the best
were of American manufacture. A correspon-
dent of the London Times says:
"For long time the. manufacturers were
content with producing goods which were sent
to Paris to be printed and decorated, but about
twenty years back some Americans and Eng.
lish established themselves here, and now cor
siderable quantities of porcelain are not only
moulded and fired, but also decorated for ex-
portation to the United States, the Leyant,
and other parts Of the world. The most i'm
portant decorative works here are those Of
Messrs. Haviland & Co. of New York, WIG
gained a silver meddal, and to whose courtesy
! was indebted fer permission TO visit their eS-
tabsbment. where, curiously enough, all tho
leading hands arr from England"
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

DESTROYING EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND Dol
LARS TO SPITE HIS SOMA correspondent of
the London Times, relates the following story
If story it is-locatSng the parties in vien-
ma Strange things happen Frequently in the
.old country"
A few days ago, 3 Baron Silbersten died
here, and after his death no money was found
in his house, though he always passed for q
wealthy man. Inquiries were made by his
heir, and Oh its being discovered that bank
er had paid into his hands the sum OF 10000
forms but few Gays before his death, his va
let was arrested by policeman, on suspicion
of having made away with the money. AS the
men said that his master left his bed couple
of days before he died, in order to burn some
papers in the stove, the bedroom was search
ed Nothing but the remains of documents
were found, and the servant was kept in custo-
DIV until is occurred to some one TO examine
the other stoves, The examination was made
and the numerous remains of bank notes, of
1000 forins each, proved the innocence of the
valet and destructivencss of his master. The
Baron, who was divorced from his wife, often
expressed doubt about the legitimacy of his
only son; and in order that he should profit as
little as possible by his death, he burned the
bank notes to the value of 10000 florins
(9l6,2OO). When the door of the stove was
opened the word thousand was distinctly
visible on many of the consumed notes, which
OF course, fell to pieces when touched.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

THE BLousr De RIvIERE AFFA1R.-The
Savannah Republican of the 18th says some Of
our cotemporaries in writing of this curious
romance, seem TO think the object Of the Zou-
ave is to marry the subject OF his alteration,
Miss Blouht. This is mistake. The young
lady asserts unqualhiedly that they were mar
ried before they made their tour to New York
and had lived as man aud wife for weeks be-
fore the separation. The secret OF his pertina-
city, then, is simply to hold on to the prize al
ready won, The TACT Of his having another
vile now living in the State oF Pennsylvania
seems to be, in the present status of the case,
the only family obstacle 10 bis success.
By the way, We learn that the romantic cap
tain grew quite chivalrous on the eve Of his
departure from Savannah. He remarked on
board the steamer that fighting was simply a
pastime with him, and if any gentleman desired
to be amused in that way, he was always rea-
dy to accommodate him after breakfast hours,
as he was gehe.ally at leisure the remainder of
the day. He would lie over to the next stea-
mer to oblige bel!gerant-me him half way
or rather than be nice about it, 60 the whole
distance himself Verify, the Zouave is a
trump.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02
An Indian Mystery.

About two O'clock. yesterday afternoon, a
canoe heavily laden with provisions, and pro-
PEELED by the efforts offfteen or twenty Indians
started from the centre of our town front, and
made for the mouth Of the harbor. 1t was a
pretty sight, so see the dripping paddles as they
dipped into and sprung from the water with
all the regularity of naval rowing. and despite
head wind and tide the canoe made rapid pro-
gress. Just as the frail craft plided graceful
y past the point on which the Indian Reserve
is located, an Indian rushed out from the huts
with an old frelock which seemed to have been
affected by some coppery cutaneous eruption SO
thickly was il studded with brass nail heads
He reached the point and raised the musket to
fire but observing that he had attracted the
attention oil some white bystanders, lowered it
again, Meanwhile another Indian had come
out from une OF the huts. He appeared TO be
quite in years but strobe away, on the path
leading toward the mouth o. the harbor as
rapidly as though in the prime of life. Him
the first Indian followed, and then there was a
great pouring out of squaws, children and dogs.
AL joining in an outcry particularly unmusical
and characteristic. The canoe still kept on,
the navigators padding away as if their very
exIstence depended on their exertions. Next
the report OF two guns was heard, fired from
the point beyond that facing the Indian burial
ground. Instantly two Indians in the bow of
the canoe rose and returned the fire, much to
the Indignation of white boatman whose
craft lay in range between the marksmen, who
lousy protested against the combatants indul-
ging IN sport which distance from each other
rendered safe to them, but which was iminent-
y perilous to him. By this time another ca
noe, similarly loaded. had started and was
swiftly pursuing the wake of the first, taking
the precauton to keep we'll over to the south
side of the bay. A third and fourth followed
it. the occupants Of all which seemed very anx-
ious to make a rapid and safe exit from the
bay. on one shore. Of which the Victoria 1nd-
ans were crowded: ildulg'ng in epihets to-
wards the fuiglives more forcibfe than eupho-
nious, but evidently not disposed push matters
to greater extrentics than had been done
The whole scene was an exciting one, but tuI-
ther than that the Cowichan and Saanich In
dians had in some way during their sojourn
here excited the wrath of the Songish tribe,
we were unable to learn its cause.-Ticorla
Ga1ete.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

SOLDIER OF THE CRoss.-Havelock was a
Baptist His singular devotion drew upon him
the scorn of the irrelisious at times and he
was tauntingly jeered as Methodist. His de-
nominational preferences were never concealed
and his labors among the troops of his com
mand indicated them. while q pure and evan
gelical spirit pervaded all his endeayors. We
are glad that he was Baptist. Most happy
to record that he vas open communion in hi:
practice. How admirable is such record il
the life of such a man! How happily does il
contrast with the excltsiveness to which il
stands opposed! How beautifully does it sa
yor of the fragrance of the coming Of the day
when there shall be one fold and one shepherd
-Ckristian Observation-Disclosures.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

| UNCLE SANS GRIEvANcEs.-A corresfon-
dent of the Bulletin, writing from the City OF
Mexico, on the 18th Of August, says, For
fear the readers of your paper may not be able
to call TO memory the various outrages COM
mitted by the Mexican Government against
the American flag. ana against the American
citizens, | shall here enumerate few without
going into explanations:
The Imprisonment Of Consul Smith at Mazat-
Ian, for what appears, by testimony on file in
the United States Legation of the City of
Mexico, and the State Department at Wash
ington,: 10 have been proper discharge OF his
duties
The insult given to Co sui Rice at Acapui
co, and the loss occasioned TO hun by the ar
bitrary and dishonest acts of the officials of
that port, as appears by the testimony in the
State Department at Washington.
The arbitrary banishnlent of Consul Forbes
from bis official residence and place Of business
at Topic, on what appears by Mexican confes-
sions, to have been false charges, preferred by
disreputable parties This act was committed
without returning the erequatur of Mr.. Forbes
which makes it mos: positive insult to the
American flag besides most glaring outrage
upon highly honorable and much esteemed
gentleman
The Imprisonment lately, of an American
at San Luis Polosi, for refusing to surrender a
deed to the properties which be had bought
and paid for according to the laws of the coun-
try. The Americaf refused to give up his
deed without some consideration alter being
advised to do so by the Government.
The cold blooded numbering of several men
at Dunbars store, al Arizona, by Mexican Of
ficials,
The banishment of several Americans rom
their business in this capital aud forcing them
to leave the country, because they, with the
advice of the American Minister, refused to
comply with decree imposing u force bond
upon them.
The continued Imprisonment Of Ainsa, after
his proving himself innocent. of the charges
preferred against him aud after bis release, has
been repeatedly asked by the American MIN
lister.
The seizure and c9n6scation of several
American vessels without any just cause
The arrest and detention in prison of several
Amercaps without any just cause and the de-
nlal to have given them trials after months of
solitary confinement in dirty aid unhealthy
cells.
Repeated examples of bad faith on the part
Of the Mexican Government in failing to com
ply with agreements made With American
citizens
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

BE- A greenlooking chap from the Green
Mountain State went over the line and on to
Montreal TO look reound leetle' Going in
TO large and handsome dry goods store, his
verdancy attracted the attention OF the propri-
etor who attempted to quiz him; but unhap-
PLY having an im-p-p-p ppediment in his speech
be had to give It up, and bis head clerk came
forward to speak for him. Tie clerk began:
Mr.. Bull wishes to know if you can tell
him why Balaams ass spoke?"
"Waal," says Jonathan, Il rayther guess as
how Balaam was stutterin' cuss, and had to
speak for him
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02
Parson ,5rownlow up11He Gives an
"npinion as is kn opinion. "

Farson Brownlow's last paper contains TIE
following racy correspondence:
WAR TRACE, Tenn, July %, 1858.
Mr.. w. G. Brownlow-Sir: After consid-
ering your course through life, as gentleman
and a politician, am forced to say you are
the grandest rascal, and the grandest liar out
of hell, Acknowledge the receipt of this, and
you will oblige yours, &c:, L. w. Rich.
KNoxvriE, July 81, 1858.
Mr.. r. w. Rich II have your note of the
2sth instant, setting forth your very uafavor-
able opinion of me.
You are the quack Doctor who ran for the
Legislature in Wilson county, on the Demo-
cratic ticket, and in consequence of your bad
morals, and want of integrity aud talents, was
unable to carry the strength Of your own party,
loose as their morals are Known to be. After
this defeat you moved to the county of Bed
ford, and settled at WarTrace, where you
have acquired quite reputation by your Wis
its to the ' Grapevine Inn, and the nocturnal
meetings you hold WITH your Democratic asso-
ciates, both male and female 1t is said you
there have all things in common, including
,soui bdhNi, tDu dfC tdil NlllH Uut
Democratic principles in more ways than epe.
Your custom OF not, paying your debts, of
driking mean whiskey, to excess, Of keeping
bad company, both msle and female, and lying
upon and abusing your betters, has induced
decent men 10 avoid you. l am peased to
learn that you make it daily bhsihess to
abuse me, have managed through life to in-
cur the displeasure of all liars, aduterers, gam
blers, drunkards, thieves and low-down scav-
engers, and by this means satisfied strangers
that am opposed to these classes Of men, |
would be very sorry to hear of your speaking
well of me, as it might lead persons unacquain-
ted with me, to SUPPOSE that there is some
trait in my character that sccuadrel ad
mires,
In thus acknowledging the receipt of your
note, don't want you to infer that l will no.
tice anything else You may say or write, or
stoop TO hold correspondence with man of
your character, am, &C.,
W. G. BKowsLow.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

A Man CAUGHT BY A. FIsH.-The Eastport
Sentinel gives a report that deserted boal, in
the vicinity of West Quoddy, having been
boarded, was found apparently anchored by q
fishing line, which, wien hauled in was found
10 have two hooks, to one Of which was at
tached a large halIibut and to the other the
body Of a man. 1t is supposed that the hall
but was hauled to the surface when By some
accident the other hook caught in wrist OF the
man, who was By the weight OF the ha!ibut
pul,d overheard.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

| GULF SoUNDINGs-An officer of the United
States steamer Waiker gives the following re-
port OF deep sea soundiDgs, tending TO confirm
the belief in the practicability of sub-ocean-
ic telegraph TO Cubas We quote from the
correspondence Of the Philadelphia Erening
Bulletin.
in my last / mentioned that it was the in
tention OF Captain Sands to run line Of deep
sea-soundings from the South West Pass Of
the Mississippi river to the 'Tortugas,' and the
result of this work has been so interesting that
| cannot resist giving you an outline of it,
We sailed from Atchaialaya on the morning
of Thursday, May the Sd, and were off the
South West Pass on the morning Of. the 4th,
from which point orr work commenced |
have given you description Of Captain Sands
sounding apparatus and its beautiful operation
has been most thoroughly tested in this work.
From the bar the depth increases rapidly,
and before the smoke Of the Mississippi tow.
boat was out Of sight we We're in one hundred
and fifty fathoms Of water. The soundings
were taken every thirty miles, and the deep
est cast was eighteen hundred and seventy ia
thonls and the temperature at this depth indi-
Gated by one of SaXton's thermometers, was
28 degrees, or four degrees below the freezing
point
1t has always been supposed that between
the Florida reefs and the coast of Cuba, the
depth of water wasso great and the current of
water SO strong, that it was impossible to get
correct soundings. Several attempts have bten
made without success. But Capt Sands deter
mined, if the weather proved favorable, to give
1t one more trial. having confidence in. the
working of his own apparatus, ard knowing
that if it were possible he could accomplish it
Well, on crossing the TortugAs, bank, every
thing being favo able, We determined to try it,
and accordingly shaped our course for Havana.
We supposed that We should, after crossing
the bank, have at least fifteen hundred faith
oms; but much to our surprise, it was only two
hundred and seventy; the next three hundred
and sixty; the next five hundred and thirty,
and the last and deepest, was within four miles
of HAVANA, eight hundred and three fathoms.
This was at noon on Sunday, May 9th, and we
were SO near the ever faithful Island that we
could see and count the houses in Havana.
We, then shaped our course for Key West,
sounding as before, and regulating them so as
to come between those OF the first line. The
result was perfectly satisfactory and proved
the practicability of a telegraph between Gu
ba and the United States
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-02

A TALENTED S0N.-T'he son of q worthy
deacon, says an exchange, whose father being
away from home, undertook to say the family
prayers, or rather the prayers he had been ac-
cusiomed to hear every evening since the days
of bis boyhood. He commenced Alright, and
for short time got on s*immlngly, quite as
tonished his mother, who had no idea she had
so talented son. At last, when he was in
the midst of his Invocation, his memory for
sock him, and be repeated the first part Of the
prayer over again. This he did several times,
till at length the patience o! the dame YVES en-
tirely exhausted.
John" she whispered, John, do get. .thro'
Sometime"
II would, mother" replied the poor boy,
"but don't knotr how to uind the darned
thing up"