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SIMON ct LOEB

NNT Fhonneur d'annoncer a leurs amis ct au
" public qu'ils %viennent de %recevoir, par les
derniers arrivages du Nord ct de rEurope un
assortment complet ct choisi des Marchandises
suiyantes, Quincaillerie ct Coutellerie fine; Mar
chandises Seches de premiere qualite; Drogues
ct Inducements frais; Fayence, Porcelaine, ct
Verrerie, a~ssorties; Parfumerie, Comestibles ct
Conserves Alimentaires de ehoix-le tout est en-
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O. SICARD,
E%ncanteur.
Pointe Coupee, II avril ls58-tds

YOUR DU NEGNlEME UlSIRlCI JUDlIiAlRt-fA
Ro1ssE DE La ro1NrE COUPE.
Veuve Joseph Picard
VS.. NO. llbb.
Joseph Picard.
EN- vertu de ct pour satisfaire a I'm
writ de Fl. fa., lance dams la aus ci-des-
sus intitulGe, ct a moi adress6 par l'hono-
rable Cour du Neuvieme District. dams
ct pour la paroisse ct Etat susdits, pour
s~atisfaire a la demande du demandeur ct
aux frais, Jai saisi ct J'offrirai en- vente
publique, a la Maison de Cour
samedi. l. Ter Jour dw mos de maj 1858,
Tous les droits, titres ct interets que
lie defendeur a dams ct . la propriete CT
apres decrite, SAVIOR:
Tn moroccan de terre situe snr File de Ia
Fausse-Riviere, mesurant deux arpents
de face a ladite riviere sur quarante de
profondeur, bornGe en- haut par la terre
d'Alcide Dauthier, ct en- bas par celle
d'Etienne Major, avec toutes les batisses
ct authorizations qui sly t%rouvent.
Aussi les esclaves suivants:
Celeste, negresse agee de quarante.
six ans.
Joseph, negre age de vingt-trois ans.
Arlot, griffe age de vingt-sept ans.
CONDITIONS DE La TENTE.
Tn bon a douze mois.
SEVERN PORCHE,
Sheriff.
Pointe Coupee, II avril-tds
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S. pARR.
C.. G.. HALE,
GEOWETRE e UR

ARPENTEUR DE PARO1SSE.
CE charge de la location de brcvcts de terres
y des Etats-Unis IDEAS TEtat du Missouri ct lie
Territoirc dIoWa.
II Sc charge aussi d. Ia vente ct de lachat dc
terres en- commission.
ne N. HALEa lie plaisir d'annoncer a ses
amis ct au public, que, ayant etc duement nomme
ct commissioner ArIenteur de Paroisse pour la
paroisse de la Pointe Coupe, par Son Excellence
Robert C. Wicklitfe, Gouverneur de lEtat de la
Louisiana, il ofre ses services a ses concitoyens
en- cette capacite.
Son domicile est sltr lie bord du feuve a quatre
miles du Chemin Neuf 10 av
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AVIS

.au AVIS
list dome par ces p~rssentes que Adrlen Yer
T. neuil. Administrator de la succession de Nine
G. Collins decedee. adepose a la Cour du 9me Dis
trict, dams ct pour la p%aroisse de la Pointe Coupee,
son tableau de distribution DIES fonds de laditc sue
%cession, ct que, 81 aucune opposition nest fate au
dit tableau dams les dix jours qul %sulvront la pu-
blication de Get avis, il seIa homologue ct ap.
prouye par ladite Cour.
LEON LEBEAU,
*5" Depute Grefier.
Pointe Coup6e, II avril l858-2t
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LETAT DE LA LOUISIANA.
coUR DE JUICE DE PAX BU 7ME DISTRICT
PARoIssE DE La poINrE COUPE.
L. H. Trudeau, 7.
VS.. z-9. No. lOS.
Leon Labat.

Leon LaDat.
EN- VERTU de. ct pour s~atisfaire un writ de saisie
ct vente lance sfans la eauseci-dessus i~ntitulee, ct a
moi adresse par Honorable cour du Neuyieme
District, dams ct pour la p~aroisse ct rEtat susdits,
pour ~satisfaire a la demande du plaignant ct aux
frais, j'ai saisi et %j'offrirai en- vente p%ublique, a la
Maison de Co,s, Hf
Sameds, R Ter jour du mois de mai 1858,
a IL heures A. NJ, tous les droits, titres ct inte-
rets que lie detandeur a dams ct a Ia dite proprie-
tie ci-apres detrite, SAVIOR:
Tn certain moroccan de terre, mesurant ~soixante
dix pieds sur les quatres faces, avec toutes les
batisses ct amatliorations qui sly ~trouvent.
I'm autre moroccan de terre, achete par Leon
Labat, bornee CONNIE suit: au sud par lie chemin
de File, a Forest par Ia terre de Jean Bevin, ct
cele de L. J. Babel, au nord par lie che1nin public,
ct a Pest par lie lot de terre appartenant a Mile
Desiree Brunet, avec toutes les batisses ct anne.
Gorations qui sy %trouvent.
IERMES ET CONDITIONS,
Payable a tlouze mois de credit.
SEVERN PORCHE.
Sheriff.
Pointe Coupee, 81 mrs-tds-
"a #"s
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Pointe Coupe, 80 janv-l an.
LETAT DE LA LOUISIANA.
sEuyIEME CoUR DE DISTRICT, PARorssE DE IA PorST1
COUPE.
Felicie Lindsey
vs.. NO. 1871. r
Leon Labat.
Bertrand Fage
VS.. NO. 1917.
Leon Labat.

EN- VERTU DE ct pour ~satisfaire a deux wrlts
de e. ia. lapces dams la cause ci-dessus, ct a moi
adresse par Honorable Cour du Neuvieme Dis
trict, dams ct pour la p~aroisse ct Etat susdits, pour
~satisfaire a la demande DIES plaignants ct aux frais,
TAI saisi ct %j'ofrirai en- yente publique, a Ia Mai
son de Cour,
Samedi, k Ter jour du mois de MAJ 1853,
a 10 heures A. NJ, tous les droits, titres ct interets
que lie defendeur a dams ct a la propriete ci-apres
decrite, SAVIOR:
Tn certain moroccan de terre, mesurant soiyante
dix pieds sur les quatre faces, avec toutes les anne
liorations ct batisses qui sly trouvent.
Tn autre moroccan de terre, achete par Leon
Labat, borne CONNIE suit: au sud par lie chemin
de Tile, a l'ouest par 10 terre de Jean Bevin ct
celle de L.. J. Rabel, all nord par lie chemin pu-
bile, eta Fest par lie lot de terre de Mile Desiree
Brunei, avec toutes les authorizations ct batisses
qui sly %trouyent. ~
TERMES EFT CONDITIONS.
Payable a douze mois de credit.
SEVERN PORCHE,
.aaa Sheriff.
Pointe Coupec 81 mars-tds.
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L'ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA.
CoUR Dc NEUvIEME DISTRICT JUDIcIARE. PARoIssl
DE IA PoINTE COUPE. #@
John Burton Nos. 1856
s atE VS.. ct
r. W. j. c. F. McRae, Bibb & Hop- 562.
kins, Int.

r. ". l. G. F. McRae, Bibb i Hop-) 562.
kius, Int.
I'm VERTU de, ct pour satisfaire I'm
Ia writ de fl. ia. lance dams Pafaire CT
desus ~intitulee, ct a moi adresse par Honorable
Cour du Neuvieme District, dams ct pour la parois-
SC ct Etat susdits, pour ~satisfaire a la demande du
plaignant ct aux frais, j'ai saisi ct j~'ofrirai en- ven
te publique, a la Maison de !Cour,
Samedi, lie Ter maj 1858,
a 10 heures, A. M, tous les droits, titres etinteret
que lie defendeur a dams ct a la p~ropriete ci-apres
decrite, SAVIOR:
Tn certain lot on portion de terre, situe sur lie
bayou Fordoehe, dals la paroisse de la Pointe
Coupee, dams Get Etat, borne dun cote par la
terre de Martin Carnouche ct de l'autre cote par
celle de la succession de II. Clark, contenant
q~uatorze cents arpents, plus GU moins, ainsi que
les esclaves s%uivants, savoir:
Levi, age de quarante ans, Spencer, de trente-
quatre, Tom, de trente-trois, Peter, de trente,
William, de trente, Scott, de vingtcinq, Dave, de
~ringt-neuf. John, de vingt-deux, Dick, de vingt,
Jacob, de quarante-auatre, Daniel, de cinquante-
I'm. Julia. de trente, ct ses deux ~enfants. Jim, de
six ans ct I'M ~naissant, Levy, de vingthuit ans,
Lucinda, de treRte ans, ct son %enfant, Carter, age
de huit ans, Lucinda, agee de vingt-deux ans,
Maria, agee de vingtdeux ans, ct son e%nfant; Pat
sy, de vingt-huit ans, cit sa file, de HUT ans, Lu.
cinda de guaranteed n Jane, de trente-un, ellie
boite dune jamie, ct ses cling %enfants, Eliza, agee
DOME ans, Amanda, de sept. Frederick, de trois
ans, ct un petit gareon de deix ans ct un nais
SAINT.
CONDITIONS DE La TENIE,
La somme de quinze mile piastres, ayec int.
ret, a raison de hut pour cent, a partir du 4 no
vennbre 1854, payable compliant, ct la somme de
clnq mile piastres, avec un pareil interet, paya-
BILE lie Ter janvier 1889.
SEVERN PORCHE,
Sheriff,
Pointe Coupee, 3 avril-tds.
BRAZILIAN PEBBLE SPECTACLES.
Bearin mind that the genuine are stamped on
the frames "Semmon's & CO., Improved Pebbles.
D. KERNEGHAN & CO.,
iar1s ~ II a Cansl n " q
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IL sera vcndu par lie soussign6, En-
canteur public,
IIarcrcIi . mn 126S
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La seule chose que nous puissions re-
commander pour le present, c'estdetayer
les arbustes qui en- ont besoin. L'hiver
tardlt que q avons d peine fanchi,
ct don't Paprete q tant fat soufrir nos
animaux, ma pas donnc 4 nos plantss
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Choice 1)oetrp.
|rHE LAST tCOOD-NICHT.'

GOOD HGGHT-good- nightl' d silvery voice
Hang through nay midnight dream:
sad fair young face with flowing curls
Flashed in the fancied stream
1.-THE moonlight on my curtainel couch
With 'w-ildering tender beam.
Coed night" broke from my answering
tongue.
And the beauteous shape was gone;
woke as the distant clock tolled out
(Ie hour of another dawn;
And the holy moon was smiling down
On the cottage porch and lawn.
"Sac is dead !" voice sobbed family forth;
knew she had gone before!
To her sweet '.Good.night" my waking ear
Would never listen mere!
The beautiful angel, Death, had come,
And opened tie pcarly door.
And down in her bedrooms meIlowed light
lay Florence, white and fair;
With the plying moonbcans on her brow
And the curls Of golden hair:
But thought Of the spirit above the stars,
And only the caskct there.
- Hurpe,'s Ntgaza,c
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EBENSBURG, AUGUST IS, 1853.

ting with him-for aside from the fact that
the Judges integrity was unquestionable he
had an inkling of the joke that had been play
ed. The Judge took his seat in court; but
1t was observed that he was sad and melan-
choly, and that his mind freqently wandered
from the business before him. There was
lack of the sense and intelligence that usually
characterized the proceedings.
Several days passed away. and the business
of the court was drawing towards a close,
when one morning rough sort of customer
was arraigned on the charge of stealing Af-
ter the Clerk had read the indictment to hi.n,
he put the question:
Guilty or not guilty| ....
':Guilty-6W drunk" answered the prison
Whats the plea?" exclaimed the Judge,
who was half doing on the bench.
He pleads guilty, but says he was drunk ~
Whats the charge against the man?''
''Grand larceny"
"Whats the case?''
''May it please your honor" said the pros
ecuting attorney 1.-The man is regularly in
dicted for stealing a large sum of money from
the Columbus Hotel
He is, hey? and he Pleads
Guilty, but dyunk"'
The Judge was now fully aroused
Guilty, but drunhl That is most ex
traordinary plea. Young man are you Ger
tain you were drunk?"
'Yes, sir"
Where did you get your liquor?"
''At Sterrett's."
''Did you get none anywhere else?"
''Not drop, SIR
''You got drunk on his liquor, and after
wards stole his money"
| "Yes, SIR"
''Mr Prosecutor" said the Judge, I'D
me the favor to enter a noNc prcsequi in tha
mans case Thatiiquor at Sterrets is enoug
to make man do anything. got drunk 0
1t the other day, myself, and stale all Of Ste,
rett's spoons Release the prisoner, NJ
Sheriff; l adjourn the court ~
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Kiss or Fight,

A stalwart young rustic, who known
as formidable operator IN 'free fight,
had just married blooming and beautiful
country girl, only sixteen years Of age, and
the twain were at party where a number of
young folks of both sexes were enjoying them
selves liz the good G) old fashioned pawn
playing style. Every girl in the room was
called out and kissed except Mrs. -, the
beautiful bride aforesaid, and although there
was not youngster present who was not dy
ing to get taste of her lips, they were le-
strained by the presence of her herculean hus-
band, who stood regarding She party with sui
| len dissatisfaction. They mistook the cause
of his anger, however, for suddenly, rolling
up his sleeves. he stepped into the middle of
the room, and in tone of voice that at once
| secured marked attention said:
Gentlemen, [ have been noticing how
| things have been working here for some time,
! and l amt half satisfied. [ don't want to
raise fuss. but"
What's the matter, John?" inquired half
a dozen voices. ''What do you mean? Have
we done anything to hurt your feeiugst'
"Yes, you have; ali of you have hurt my
feelings-and I've just got this to say abou,
it: Here's every gal in the room been kissed
nigh dozen times a piece, and there's my
wife, who 1 consider as likely as any of 'em,
has not haG single tonight; and just
tell you now, if she don't get as many kisses
the balance of the time as any gal in the room
the man that Sights her has got to fight me
that's ALL Now 60 ahead with your plays
If Mrs B was sighted during the
balance of the evening we did not know it
As for ourselves. We know that John had NJ
fault to find with US individually, for any ne
glect on on our part.
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Here endeth the first instalment. !

Judge Jones, of -, Indiana, who
'''e' allows chance for joke to pass him,
%clpied the bench when it became necessary
obtain jurynan in case in which l.
"a b were employed as counsel. The
inner was an illiterate Hibernian, the latter
N TT'''aedlY elY German in his modes of expression
,Ue Sheriff proceeded TO look round the room
search of a person to fill the vacant seat,
;, nDIa y! he espied Dutch Jew and claimed him
',I uis own. The Dutchman objected:
.,n(, cant unsthand goot Englese"
" hat did he say?" said the Judge.
psated 9O S'0S0' n0 IT,
,n. axe your scat" cried the Judge, ''take
hi. seat that's no excuse: you're not likely
1I near any of it,"
IN 4uer that decision he took his seat VIII O
qMs that he was not as coup .teat as an y
'p' intelligent jury"
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= Many years ago old Mr.. Coons attend
ed to bar and a small stock of goods for his
worthy son. who has since become somewhat
famous as being the founder and for many
years the master spirit of the town of Razor
Vile, Texas The bar-room being large,
and the stock of goods very small, they were
kept in large bar with the liquors, inclosed
with wooden grating. John MCabe, some
what of wag, was idling about the bar-room
and observing that the old gentleman was
careful to lock the door every time he came
out of the bar, said:
..Uncle Coons, you needn't be SO particu.
lar to lock the door every time you come out
A man couldn't make day wages stealing ou
Of your store, anyhow.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-08-25

A NICE PoINr OF LAw-Two Quakers ap-
piled to their Society, as they do not 60 to
law, to decide the following dificulty.-A is
uneasy about ship that ought to have arri
we'd, and meets B, an insurer, and states his
wishes to have the vessel insured. The mat
ter is agreed upon. returns home, and re-
ceives letter informing him of the loss of
his ship. What shall he do: He is afraid
the policy is not filed up. and should hear
of the matter soon. it is all over with him; he
therefore writes to b thus:-f'Friend Il, if
thee hasn't filled up the policy, thee needn't,
for I've heard of the ship" .Oh, OH
thinks B to himself, cunning fellow; he
wants to do me out of the premium" SO he
writes thus to A:-:'Friend i, thee best too
late by half an hour; the policy is filled" a
rubs his hands with delight; yet B refuses to
pay. Well, what is the decision? The loss
| is divided between them.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-08-25

Es- Many glorious speculation has fail
ed for the same good reason that The old Tex
as Ranger gave when he was asked why lie
didn't buy land when it was dog cheap A
correspondent tells the story:
"Well, did come nigh onto taking eight
thousand acres onest," said old Joe, mourn
fully. "You see, two of the boys came in
from an Indian hunt, without any shoes, and
offered me their titles to the two leagues just
below here for pair of boots
''For pair of boots p [ cried out.
eyes, for pair of boots for each league.
but why, earth, didn't you take it :
They'd be worth hundred thousand dollars
to day. Why didn't you give them the
boots p
jest cause I didn't have the boots to
give" said old Joe, as he took another chew
of tobacco, quite as contented as if he owned
the two leagues of land.
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Young Ladies Letters.

The cpistolatory correspondence between un-
buried, yet marriageable young ladies' is
ad 20 be intensely Interesting, ,-particuiar-
y to the parties Immediately concerned. 1t
srsre. however, that any sample of this con-
iieuual gossip meets other eyes than those
h whose inspection it is concocted. But
Johnny Moony, little roguish chap, seeing
Sue papers drop from a skirt pocket of Miss
lsiuda Boggs, at a moment when she was
MoplUg to gather touch -me-no:s 10 the back
prlcn, slyly secured one of the documents,
! y hurried off to consult his uncle as to Its
ale. Uncle Michael, on perusal, adjudged
|:o be worth more to the printer than TO any
ooe e.se Indeed he said it would CRAFTY
The world. more than any disclosure of the
secrets Of Freemasonry. So Johnny dis
patched the missiye accordingly; and here il
E-
Address: Miss Araminta II. Fitzradish
397 Beacon street"
39S Beacon Street, Aug. /.
Dear Minty-You can't think how lone
Nme Eve been since you went home last even
ng. l wanted to show you my new collar
4lgustus Edward came in this morning
Hes delightful fellow, aud gay as a lark
iis mother died suddenly about half an hou
sfore. Don't you think he asked my age
low funny! said, how old do you think
Nineteen or twenty, said he | told him
ays l, lille more than that-for you know
Miuty that shan't be less than thirty -fou
when the twentieth day of next Novembe
comes. I've had a present of three yards G
eeautiful ribbon from Aunt Mary. took tn
anilv record and altered the dav of m
birth, from 1924 to 1888; for l think Angus
as opinion is better than fathers old must
ssemorandums. Charles Henry is anxiou
d an introduction to Jane Elizabeth Smith
! t,@oke my shell comb this morning-wasn
\ @Trd. Ephraim. our man. went an
NoFIsd three of the kittens. Eph. is goin
give me an elegant boquet. l don't lik
ysaldine Peevers-she wears 4 shockin
~'let. [ must quit here, and finish af.e
prstng this afternoon. I've got lots to say
'lat new dress of Ida's is -"
Here endeth the first instalment
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-08-25

A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Courier
suggests an important Improvement in the
mode of laying the rails on railroads, so that
the end of one rail comes opposite to the
middle of that on the other side; thus pre-
venting the jolt when both wheels of the axle
pass over the connexiDn at the same time.
This has been tried on the Boston and Maine
road, and besides the additional security
which it gives; it makes the motion of the
train more even and continuous, and the
whole rail having the effect TO lift the wheel
over the opposite joint 1t seems natural
that safety, convenience and economy should
result from this simple arrangements and it
is only singular that it has not been tested
before.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-08-25

"DR. TnoMPsoN, mine host of the At
lanta Hotel, was in your Drawer" says .
Georgia correspondent, ''as Judge Under
woods Know Nothing man. The Doctor
is jolly, free-hearted Georgia landlord; but
his wit is often blunt-pointed and misses fire.
He had furnished hurried breakfast for
some Southern passengers by the cars-bust-
ling about, with all sorts of helter-skelter
sayings.
Gentlemen, here's your breakfast. I've
seen better, and I've seen worse
Il never did see much worse says one Of
the passengers.
The Doctor was taken down. As they rose
to pass out, asking what was to pay.
Fifty cents down, or dollar when we
chars it, said the Doctor.
We'll, charge it, :hen,' said our grum-
! bling friend.
I'm sold y said the Doctor Go Oh,
gentlemen; I'll charge it ''-Hu,pcr.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-08-25

Many men are very entertaining at
first interview, bur then they are exhausted;
at second meeting we fiad them fat and
monotonous Like hand-organs we have
heard all their tunes, and unlike those instru-
ments, they are not readily new -barrellcd.