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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or other il an
pears to us that a country pa per is not half
made IN unless it has an item about the
weather. We like to report the condition of
the weather. with US, for the snecis} benefit
OF those at Assistance. ltmust be a matter Of
The greatest possible Importance to them
For the rast week, up to the time of our
gong to press, the weather has been cold
enough to satisfy the most devout admirer Of
fF'gldity and cold Il afiins for breakfast. Frost
we have had SO often that it no lcnper exc;tas
curiosity or interest. Sky clear, serene. but
satneF windy, III fact. rather more than j.
agreeable to our friend, Commodore D,cr ri
she sassy South, who growls a|tern,tatv. y,
she wind and consumption of coal, ser;o,,s-
" speaking. healthier and more ,,s,sa.
weather, after the heats of a long s,,,r,oer
We have nerer experienced, If the ss.r,
frosss We have had anu vet expsct f. bars
90 not 'n)nfe the cane, We are perfectly eo,.
sent. At the present writing, the wax.
promises 10 remain M il i. for rons ,;,r.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

singular CiRcr1s~.1-~-a.~
s'heet a gentlemen re,idine j. lew day
lnn,ana, who had married a .e e,,s.ne saa
".s.eu 70 remove the body of hi. Nv; aug,
ne" cemetery. Preparations w.,. "ne to :
.naS eheef' and laborers opened II. MAGE to
.ne osnas manner: but when th.r stsye Ia
.ne CONN, they could not lift It .eaeno the
Inc "essht. Alter obtaining coe. .Ss. ".
as:lscance, however, the men us'so!e
,a's'hg me coffin from the tomb. .r lsueo In
t uaa sush curiosity that they roo!d'nt .ae,,
tas Temptation Or peering info the c NJ aes'',
lea'n'uf the reason for its unusual ws; .d and
inev ola 50, and found, much To tbs s'sa'-
'nleau OF toe remains Of a corpss' :. su'fF1s
"'e' me exact counterpart of the w,rs .sae n.y.
ma" u'sI. Ibis strange story soon .rr". wa
nonofeds and thousands of n,,spns a,sa'
'eseE 10 see the strange specsacle "sfe
The husband took the hniv ~ I: 7
ed spouse home, and has it thera - aepeft'
1t Is visited by hundreds of ths where
scientific. The body Seems to b m,ua1 aoe
ard to have become a perf,ct tsea
woman. The probability is tbst ,ha ;"ns
became ad'pocere, and will befor. loro 10y ~
or cTumble. 1oag melt
How the living wife likes the
now she reIishes the ides Of sseina NJ ~"
ssslie':, though a statue. in her nlaee M ' ~
se1f neglected. is more than We r,n
ne AFFAIR at best: is a peculiar and nav,
ohe' and *s narve! that the sapient 1pd;ss
ans do not arrest the t~rvice-married ;ns;.:l
la LOT o'gafny.-Ctnc,nnati Enouiaer.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

Brady z HENpEssoN.--We dropped in at
'aas fashionable establishment, a day or two
since, and found all ~hsndsabusy attending to a
ssore full Of customers purchasing the new
winter goods o fthat enterfrising firm. Their
stock OF gents clothing, Iaflies dry goods, etc.
Is Unsurpassed in Baton Rouge, and We advise
our friends to call and examine. Col, = Bos.,
seemed to be perfecly aas fan in bis new bu-
ainess just as much SO as when he had to set
his task Of six thousand ems a day.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

DIsrsEss1ss Sulcs. E.--M!. r. Il. CHILroS'
il well-known merchant Of New Orleans
committed suicide in. tt 1t city on Thursday
night of last week, by ,aking a quantity OF
sssychnine, He hao previously stabbed him
self With a knife, the more .:dectaaIly to car
yy out his horrid deeeesi.;s.a ton. In addition
TO his beirg a com di}fas vi IT. erchsnt, he was
Professor of Geology IT tic University OF
Louisiana, Revsrsss in business are supoo-
seI to have been the cal ise,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

SILVER xy TIN CoRp.-The Santa4F FL Eax..
cite says that Maj. atein lately fsc,n seso,a.a
expresses the opinion that Sonora il mote
prolific OF gold and silver than Ca!iforsi.,
and, If Il Territory OF the United Sfates, would:
yield annually ten m'|lisns Of s'ol!ass. A.~
says he has seen single luyuI.s Of gold. taken.
from the mine: there worth. from $4,000 ~
$1,000. He likewise Informed us that he 'hatt-
seen d " cordn Of silver in bars. and al! 11i-,
ned without nachiunrx. - -
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

The origin OF the term. the First Family
of Virginia." is thus explained hy an ex-
change: In the early settlement O: that State
it was found impossible TO c%olonize it unless
women went there. Accordingly, a ship
load Was sent out, but no planter was allow
ed to marry one of them until he had first
paid one hundred pounds Of tobacco for her
passage. When the second ship load arrir-
ed, no one would pay more than serenty-fve
pounds for the matrimonial privilege, except
II We're a very superior article Consequent
IL the descendants Of all those who were
sold for one hundred pounds Of tobacco were
ranked as first families, while those who
brought but seyeuty-tive pound. are now
ranked as the second families and the reas-
on why no one can ever find any Of the sec
ond families. is because YOU cant get Il Virgin
ian 10 admit that his mother only brought
sevents-iye pounds OF tobacco.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

AN EGYPTIAN Co.'s ForNp.-The Jackson
MISS. Easle says that several wears ago, {
usrNahe Egyptian silrsr coia, worth about thir
~ cents OF our money, was, in digging a wei
near Tlflahoma, in that State, found imbed
ded in the earth, about 80 feet under ground
This is one Of those isolated facts which are
from time to time coming to light. from which
has been drawn the inference that this coin.
Try was known centuries before the time O.
Columbus, not only to the Mortimer and
other Europeans, but 10 the Egyptians, the
Phusi'iciaEs and even to the Chinese. We
heard a native Syrian who visited this coun-
try not long eince, declare 1t to he his belief
that the Aoorigines Of = uerica sprans from
the Bedouins, from the similarity of their
general characters, and especially from the
circumstance that the females carry tlei: in
tants upon their backs. His explanation was
that they came via the Mediterranean and
the straits of Gades (Gibralterl in the time
Of the Phenicians, who were, it will be re-
collected, Il commercial people. Carthage
being a colony from Phenicia, the Egytian
coin found thirty feet below the surface in
the solid earth in Mississippi would seem
thus to be accounted Tor.
LEvExs.-The Napoleon. Ark. Planter
publishes the proceedings of a leyee meeting
held there last week:
A resolution was raised requesting their
senator AMI Representatives to aid in the
passage nj a law authorizing the lev ing Of a
special tax OF at LEAST rs rent. per acre. on
all lands sub ect to be oyer1owad hat will
be protected by the proposed new Ievees.-
1 ne city authorities are build NJ a huge en-
oa'Knlent III front OF the town, which will
hereafter keep out the wafer.
The Coahona Miss. Cii=es' saws a large
aud enthusiastic Ievee meeting was held
there a few days since. It says:
There was a sufficient amount of money
subscribed at the meeting to insure construc-
1!on OF the Pass Leeee, in time to protect
the country from the spring rise. The leyee
commissioned, Col. :ficorn, takes the cor,-
tract TO construct the levee himself, and in
tends 10 commence til, work immediately
f'nn1 the spirit that IS moving our peouIe.
ann Information ohtained at the meeting we
iee' certain that our levees will be couStr,c-
before spring.
" Bacon says beautifully. He that rohs
IN darkness breaks Gods Iock.n
Suppose be robs in daylight, what then.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

ry~ The heavy frosts we have had late|,
has set many Of our planters windrowsine, If
anticipatlon Of heavy freezes. In some places
the cane is injured considerably, but to what
positive extent, we have not been able to
learn. The yield of the cane is rather indif-
snt, but the quality of sugar is excellent-ip
fact we have seen no inferior Qualities.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13


Small BUs1sEss.-Sone few days since
a misunderstanding OF difficulty occurred
amongst the members Of the Baton Rouge
Typographical Union which resulted in the
expulsion Of several! members Of that body.
The reason assigned for this course was that
they had violated the obligations of the I'm
ion. The expelled members feeling them
selves aggrievea, published a circular in de-
fence of their position, with which, whether
right or wrong, we have nothing to do
Copies Of this circular were sent to New Or
leans and elsewhere The True Delta of that
city, knowing nothing of the difficulty be-
yond that con;aine! in the one-ssded state
snent Of the circular stisnatises the Young
men who remained trne to the avs Of the
Union. as :" set of worthless felIows!n The
Courier, endorses the 1jrus Dstta'. remarks
and promises some astounding revelations in
regard to the New Orleans Typogra phicai
Union, which, when they come, will no doubt
prove a mouse of the smallest possible d.
mens!ons. II is fortunate, perhaps, that
Messrs. A. ". HYATT, GEORGE &. CoopER
and JOSEPH D. LEWIS are well-knownj in Bat
On Rouge, having been born and educated
there, as gentlemen in every sense Of the
term-roung men whose characters are un-
improbable and whose position in society is
recognised and admitted, or else the few
who reruse those %soporifc infections,
The True Deha and Courier. might suppose
there was some foundation for the contempt
bic and uncalied for fling of " worthless fel-
If those gentlemen never receive in !
he course Of their lives a worse set back"
han the remark Q the True Delta, and ech-
bed by the Cor.risr, they will have an easy
line Of it.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

HoHz PEoDUcTs.-Anaong the notzbl g
sights witnessed at the late Agricultural and
Mechanical Fair at Hopkiosville, Ky, %as
that OF ten brothers, all fine looking men, dres-
sed in uniform, and mounted on gray horses.
who appeared in the ing of the anph thes-'
ire! The mothe. of these ten brotkers, tMTs.=
B1own) was present. and to her Was awarded.
a silver cup-premium for the best specimen
OF. home manufacture! %#& Il -
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

Asxk man slightly eonvalsseiae, recently
in conversation with q pious, friend, eoneIat-
u!ating him upon his recovery and asking
him was his physician was, replied" Doctor
- brought me through" NO, no"
said his friend, God brought you'o out OF yoar
illness, not the eoctor.n 1Well,2' replied be,
may be he did, but | am eeztain'ths doctor
will charge me for it.n 5@'*7%5S @
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

C2ors IN EAST FEL,r1AsA.-A friend, a
sldBsr-rnaker, writing to US from Bayou Sara.
OF date the 18th inst, says: THE cane crop is
turning out poorly in this parish. The best
yield is about one hogshead and a quarter
per acre and that toe, from the best canes
The crop will, however, be a fair averagen
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

THE NAME "M.RY.n-The Catholic MIR
eellany says that if the Pope has issued'any
such edict as has been stated against bestow-.
ing Mary upon any little wee thing, itdoss
not apply to American Catholics, and bids
therefore do as they please abou. it, not hsv.
ing before their eyes" Roman Pope or Amer:
ran Press ~ -~s
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

CARRIAGES, &c,-Capt. W. F. TuxsARp
mas returned from a summer through the
Northern States with the finest assortment ri
Carriages, Bugg'es aud Harness, that has ever
neen offered in the Baton Rouge market
see his new advertisement for the winter
campaign in another column,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13
u At the recent session OF tho H,,.t.

~ TAG recent session OF the Eoustcn
Ga Court, a novel case was tried wb );
find reported in the Macon Telegraph
The guardian Of a ~Iunatic fled hi, n..;..u
to set aside and make void q MARRIAGE ,.h;.ha
had been entered into BY his ward. Viii. -.
eo17r'os nssHtis. The l~unatic, by nrsv;"u.
marriage, had four or Ave children. IL w.
last, only one. Much proof va. introdnc.1
and the jury returned a verdict dec%larin,th.
marriage roid-grantins = divorce. and az.
ting upon the ~Iunatic dsyins life, she int,,s.,
OF ten thousand dollars, and upon the VIII,
during life the interest Of four thousand Iii
lars. The jury decreed, also, that The child.
by the last marriage should sns,e equally
with the children by his first wife, and - H.
Of the lunatic and wife the fourt..n
thousand dollars should be divided equally
Emong al the children. -, -
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

Thanksgiving tn .Aabana.-Ihe Governor
of Alabama has appointed II thursday, the
25th inst, as a day Of Thanksgiving IN that
State. Several States have agreed upon. tins
day. We trustit may be unanimously adop-
ted. .
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAiLEoAD.-rhe Ok.
ford (Miss.1 Mercury, Of the 4th inst. has
the following information in regard to this
great work of internal improvement:
Track laying is still progressing on the VI.
L. Railroas' at both ends, Since the work
was recommended some ten or twelve miles
have been completed, which reduces the sst,
to about sixty miles. BY the first of De-
cenlbeI it will he finished to CofTeeviIIe on
this d:visi"n-thirty miles below Oxford
The Company have iron enough to keep the
bands employed until the first of December.
by which time it is expected that the first
cargo OF iron recently bought by Mr.. Good
man in Europe, will arrive.
lite greatest obstacle In the way Of COM
riettns the road is the want o, money to law
down the track, The people of Yalobusha
and Carroll counties expect other counties to
build the railroad for them; if they had only
done their duty like the counties above and
below them, the road would have BEEN fin
'shed to-day, but they have pc rsistently re-
fused to give to it literally, and consequently
the road has %'anguished on the confines of
those counties for more than eight months
The coun les of Marshall and Lafayette have
gwen all that was asked of them, but il the
directory want them to give more, we have
no doubt that it will be done.
By all means never let the wotk stoD reaio
until the last spike is driven. We hone Chat
the President will make an appeai to the
people OF Yainbusha and Carroll tur money
to build their railroad. and ii he fails. let him
appeal to this and Marshall and the
money will be Forthcoming.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13
Cav. B. B. s,Mxs.-En the columns OF the

Cav. B. B. S,Mxs.-In the columns OF tht
Point Couree Democrat, OF 9th inst, we fns
an article devoted to Gen. StmMs in which
the Sastsr Planter is charged with having
thrown a hrebrand into The Democratic ranks
by publishing an article against that gentle
man. Tie article alluded to, in the Planter
was simply a reply to a communication sent
Us, highly p%raising Gen. S,ANs and T. GREEN
DA WILSON, and strongly recommending them
as fit persons for Governor and Lieut. Govern
Of this State. We treated the communica-
ton as it deserved to lie treated, and made a
suitable reply. What we said in reference
to Gen. S!Mas was expected to be under
stood in a political sense. and was SO c%onstru-
ed by all except the DehHocrat. As to the
charge of Gen. S1MMs appropriating public
monies to his own use. we made no mention
of if in our article; nor do we know any
thing Of the charge beyond that Of finding it
published in Il Democratic paper of Gen.
S,mMs' own parish. In conclusion. we
would say to the Democrat that its i~nsinua-
t'on as to a preconcerted plan of putting up
the names Of Gen. SlMM and T. GREaa DA-
WILSON as a target at which their enemie.
shafts might be directed,n is ridiculous. and
70 far as we are concerned. false. We have
ever had little to do with the Democracy and
desire less. If the Democracy sriN fight
amongst themselves, we are glad to see it, for
then: perhaps. the old saying may be verified,
when rogues fall out, honest men get their
OWN" We say now, as We said beforehand
was the offensive part of our article
'eferred to by the Democrat, better men, |
more influential and deserving the confidence
II the people can be found than Bennett
3ARros s1MMs and T. GREEN DAVIDSON, to
the Offices of Governor and Lieut.. Cover
Ior Of the State of louisiana
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

The GHosT OF GENERAL MAnceAu.-The
Gazette de Cologne publishes the following
strange story, which Vas communicated BY
its cor, espondent from CobIentz, and which, it
appears, is at present the subject of general
conversation in that city
It is very we'll known that Underneath the
Fort Emperor Francois, near the Cologne road.
the monument Of the French Republican,
General Marceau, who fell at Altenburg, had
been erected the body OF the General having
been buried at Coblentz, on Mount ST. Pierre
where 1.iay now be found the principal part
of the above mentioned fort. The monurnent
Of the General. which was a tr,incated pyrs-
mid, has ueen re moved when the building of
the Qualifications OF Coblentz was commenced,
1t was, however, subsequently reconstructed
at the place where it now remains, by the rx-
press order Of the late King Frederick VIII
liam III.
NJ. de Strarnherg. who, in his Rheiaiscasr
sanflquarius, gives a very detailed biography
OF Marceau, In making mention OF this nonu.
n,ent, states that several persons had aIledged
that they had seen the General on ~seyera. oc.
caslons at night. and enveIoped in a cloak OF
the aforesaid color, tine French Chasseurs)
riding towards Mount St Pierre. It is sta
TED that a soldier was on dnty at this mount,
at midnight, had just seen thi. white spectre,
mounted upon a gray horse. Not receiving
an answer to his def1anj, the soldier fired
three times at the object. A patrol having |
to the spot in consequence OF those
shots, found the sentinel extended upon the |
ground III a state of unconsclousness. and in
a frizhtfus parexysm Of fever. He was trans
ported to the hospital, where he became |
dangerously III. and throughout his delirum
he could speak o! nothing but the aforesaid
appaEltion.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

ANoTHERMIRAcLE.-It is recounted that a
deaf and dumb lad of Is years, a native OF
st. Brsac, near Oman. in Brittany, has seen
the Virgin, who appeared to him blazing In
beauty and surrounded by stars. The celes-
tial visitor opened the conversation by ask
ing him his aye, to which inquiry he replied,
II don't know" She then told him, and
proceeded to recount the whole history Of his
lite, and variety Of other circumstances with
in his knowledge she concluded by saying,
" thereafter you shall speak like any other
person; meet me again Tomorrow night and
| will show YOU some wonderful things" The
boy came faithful to the tryst. and then
pointed ont to him three mysterious letters
IN The tail OF the co net, and explained that
they symbolic prophecies of events to come.
He is not: however, at liberty to make known
the things that were told him until the expi-
ration OF a year from the date Of his vision.
lhe boy now hears and speaks perfectly well.
such is the story which. according to the
Union Na<on1ne ct Dinnanaise, the nat; YES of
tie village of st. Briac are ready to prove
upon the hide Of any sceptic.
Poor Puscu.-The London Punch is get
ting very much diluted. Every new week
makes it weaker. 1t must have lost its spir-
1t; and what is Punch without spirit, we
should like to know 1t still has its lemon,
the original Mark never having deserted his
post of chief editor, but all his Juice, appa~
rrntly, must have been squeezed ont long ago.
Punch should always be we'll stirred, but we
never tnd anything stirring about it these
days. We suspect the spoon must have been
lett in It. and rusted from disuse, as we hnd a
deal that is spoony in it. It must be more
over, a chep spoon. as Punch is cow only dis
t'"gu'shed for a very cheap irony. Punch is
a mixture that, to be perfect, de ands a great
variety OF opposing elements-spirit versus
water, and versus sugar, etc. A few years
ago the London Punch possessed all these
requisite ingredients, and a number of others,
to add to its delightful effect when
administered in proper doses Now it is
Very different. The lemon is dry; Thacke- |
ray, who contributed much OF the spice, de-
votes himself TO different things; other wri-
tiers. Vi less fame, but who added greatly to
the effect of the compound, have deserted
I'D not long ago. unfortunate Jerrold, who
impaired to it al! its substantial flavor. died.
What shall We do for fresh punch. They
should get a new hand AZ the bar.-Bos,on
Courier.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

- The following interesting item, We,
clip from a northern exchange. The ,~iu.elli.
gence it ~ccn"eTs, will, no doubt, be vastly
CRAFTY ing to New Orleans physicians :
The DOCTORS fee in New Orleans for 4
yellow fever case is o7ss hsnd red dolls.s. more.
or less, kill OF cure. If tsken in season Tia
Doctors attention is net required afterths
fourth day. One, two and three thousand
dollars a week is no amour. Of
fees for a good yellow fever physician.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

PR,so~ C~guELrv.-We u~ndertsd, ,ays
The Auburn IN. ~ Advertiser, that the di,ci.
pine at the PRISON IL about to undergo change
The shower bath; the most inhunan and bar.
oarous mode at punishment ever invented for
the n,t1sction OF agony On a human being, has
been, within the last week, made more inhu-s
man and cruel. The fall Of water has been
I'M reAsed over two feet, and the foot board.
has been removed, which before sustained the
feet OF the exhausted victim of the shower
bath. Ash is now adjusted, the punishment
Of the prisoner is horrible and inhuman.ss.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-13

y Mp Wills" hates the build Of a trof-
'1ns su'ky, with a driver looking as if his
spine was screwed to the sxeltTee-a man
With wheels put TO him"