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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-13
KANSAS.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
From Our Special Correspondent.
HALL OF CONVENTION, WYANDoT, X. L,
july g, 1883. }
The fourth Constitutional Convention that has
assembled in Kansas met at this place yesterda!
and orgsnized Cor. Medary issued pIOciama-
ton, dated the 9th, giving the seats In the Con
yeption 10 those who had msjority OF the votes
IN the face of the returns BY doing SO he has
removed the suspicious that bad been entertained
of design to change the result and give mSJorlt!
in the Convention to the Democrats.
As constituted, the Convention stands: Demo
crsts. IA; Republicans, 81; absent, Democrats
elected and ole Republican. Ten OF the Demo
Gratis are from Leayenworth County.
Ii hsd been expected that Gov. Medary would
call the Convention 10 order. tie had designed
dom so and Was here for the purpose, but Vas un-
we'll Yesterday and could not be present.. Some
sparIipp occurred on the temporary organization.
Small though the force of the Democracy was,
and apparently hopeless their opposition, they new
eItheess attempted 1t.
Mr.. Houeh OF Leayenworth, having contrlved 10
get ON the Committee that waited on The Governor,
took the opportunity, after reporting, u call tue
Convention 10 order and a. nominate q Dem )crat
ruled. and Mr.. Jos. Blood of Lawrence elected
temporary Chairman. KS that gentleman was ao-
sent from sickness at the moment, Mr. hinsmtn
&c Brown County, another RePu ohcsn, va. elected.
Mr. Marii,. editor of The AtehisOn Champion, was
elected Clerk
The Convention then went into the election OF
permsneut officers, when J. NJ. Wmchell OF Usage
was elected President of the ConsentIon over his
Democratic opponent. The vote stood - for
Wnchell, and Is for Barton. Joon Martin, esq,
Was elected Chef CLERK, by q Ia IL for his Demo
cratic o;poneut. For Assistant Secretary, Mr.. ,.
j. Blsnc bard, by 81 to a. For Sergeant alarms,
&. ID. Warren, by SO TO II for DR.. Castieman.
The main object Low Of the Democracy 10 to
make political capital for their party, as against
ibe Republicans. They drag up every nAgInaele
subject from hicb they expect to be soie u make
something. and call for the Yeas and Nays with az
a,siduity that is hhely TO leave an odd impressed
on the Journal.
Iob.erye IL this Convention three members o.
the old Topeka Coostitution,lCo 1venton-al
| Arthur, MAY and Grifftt-four Of the Leavensortt
| Constitutional Convention sud one member oi tn'
| Lecompton Constitutional CONVENTION.
A msjerty e :h9 members are neS uea' a.IA9ls!
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-13

ABRoTByR ARRTsIs TIE SEDUcER OF HIS Srsrg H.
Some time in Msy last, wana an, issued for ia
arrest % a young man, son Of Mr. b h. Mosely on
complaint Of giT named Miss Sheridan, who ch ,reed
him with sedueing her. The young man left u q city,
be was met at McNabs bn.rd saloon by = ne brother
Of the gIl who requested him TO accoDP nv him the
brotheD to the Station.Hou.e. This y .e young man
refused to do, when the brother drev ksife ana de-
cisred ib at be wood have his life i he did not Tia
ihs morning he was admitted 70 osl. IAbsny jour.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-13

able Halliburton, Of Sam Slick notoriety, fu CoOnia
Ht,raorc bot the part Of his speech ~hi1h treats Of
the literary glory Of Newfoundland and Van Diemans
Land is not given.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-13

patton Of tie Province Of Venice BY the Allied forces
While the AusllisLs will be stored nwsy IN M,ntus
and Verura
IL kossu,h isuds 10 Fiume, and succse Is 10 rovolu-
tooize Hungary the Aui-s all De n two mouths
eerr 10 NeLna than t8o AusTians are u, present to
Milan
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-13

he VA bmself member oftte Rev. d.. Bou'sr's
society 10 oOeoord. may net be inpr"pes 'osay III.
unfectood that four VI tee five Justioss sltrod
orthodox churches"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-13
ha xarinns lines we're as folio as:

The fare on all these roads is bali dime but Tor
an additional cent you can leave one road 81 Any
point you please aud ride on aay o'ae, 70 - 'e
irn;rns The foregoing let Of course doesia0t 10
Guide an army Of deadhesds; b1. without ih:m'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-13
FROM PHIL ADELPHIA.
cI-RJosJTIEs OF THE FOURTH-AN IMPORTANT
INSURANCE CAsE-BusINEss AND MONEY.

CTRJOSTTIES OF THE FOURTII-AS IMPORTANT
INSURANCE CAsE-BUsINEss AND MONEY.
Yroa, Oar own CorTe.poDdsnt
PHILADELPHIA, July IL, lc59.
A recapitulation of the things done, The speeches
made, and the broken heads encountered on the
Fourth, is quite az duh and diOagreeable as the
odor Of dinine.Ioom after one has eaten himself
no to the sleeping point. We turn from the one
ss nstinctiyely as we dislike the smell of the other
Out of mere curiosity, have read and Analysed
the events of the last anniversary here. They may
not be 50 tragic yours, but they are so different
fir, m those which attended our celebrations twenty
wears ago, as really to be worth noting. They show
how almost universally oar people, young aud DID,
have GOT To using gunpoWder aud firearms, aud
how utterly careless or ignorant they are In hand-
lns them. Only loos q. the Tesult:
lNyins band. OF fingers blown
Burned 20 de- Alb ana drowned
Mild BY
Limb. broken BY
stabbed, shot, and over and
Wounded ID
More than half this bloody catalogue was occa-
stoned by the free use OF pistols and crackers,
Which seem poNkto be getting the ascendancy over
rum itself. Then there were no less tha0 twenty
! five fires most of which were occasiOned by the
| reckless of crackers and other fireworks. In
/ one of these young man was burned IL death.
! But the religious aud moral aspects OF the occa-
sion were OF quite redeeming character All the
| church,s were open and there were numerous re-
brivus celebrations in and the city, pic-nics,
Ac showing that the tone OF public morals is I'M
ptoyiaq For the first time the passenger railroads
| rxperlenced the jam OF the Fourth. !, strained
tbrir csuacity 10 the utmost, and the results are
| truly remarkable. give you the figures rs items
in Whit Is an entirely new held of statistics. The
| ,...;,ts az tha xarious lines we're as follows:
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09
THE GOOD SAMARITAN.

REMARKABLE CURES BY ZENoN LAyGLo1s.
SEN.-.Ths venerable scptuagenarian of
our parish has been known for many
years for lis unparalleled success in the
cure OF chronic diarrhna, dyscntery and
bloody tluN. The many remarkable
cures he has etfecte! Of these diseases,
pronounced incurablc by the medical
profession, attest the truth of the above
remarks. His system Of treatment he
learned more than forty years ago from
the Indians, and by which he accomp-
llshed his own cure Of Il chronic dysen-
terry of eleven years standing. Since
then many persons have applied to him
when they had failed to obtain relief
elsewhere, and he has invariably sue
ceeded in mastering every case
We take the liberty Of writing the
above because many persons who may
be suffering from some Of the above dis
eases, when relief can he obtained from
10 other source, might he immediately
cured by calling upon him at his resi-
dence on False River.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09
THE DEMOCRAT.


DARING lEAr-Thc Niagara Falls Ga
zette, Of the 2+th uIt., says:
| Mons. BIondin performed one of the
most daring tcats on record yesterday
| forenoon. With several others he was
engaged i'll p1tting across the large
cable upon which he is to cross the
river. The end Of the cable was fast
encd to the end Of the scven-eighth inch
rope (already across) on the American
side and machinery attached to the other
end Of the latter on the Canada side
the small rope was used to draw the
large one over. When the large cable
had been drawn within some 200 feet of
the Canada bank it was feared the small
rope would not prove strong enough to
take 1t to land. Had the rope broken.
all the previous labor in getting the first
one across would have been thrown
away. In this dilemma Mons Blondin
attached a cord to his body and went
out Oh he small rope the distance above
named, and after attaching another one
to the cable, descended on Il slack-rope
to the top of a tree which grows near
the waters edge. All this was done
with the agility Of q squirrel, and in no
apparent fear The cable was then
landed and made secure.
During the performance of the hazard
Gus feat, large number Of spectators
looked on III utter an:ztment
Hundreds Of people daily visit the
grounds at each end Of the cable to wit
ness the progress of tile work. The
guys are now being fastened. To do
this, Mons. B. has to go out on the cable
to the places he wishes to attach his
guys; this is Of itself a daring operation
and well worth seeing.
NIAGARA FALLS, June 3O.-Monsieur
Blondin has this day successfully accom-
plished the great feat of walking across
the Niagara river, near the Falls on a
tight rope.
From $500 to 10000 spectators were
present to witness the performance, and
much excitement was manifest
Mr.. Blonding was III minutes in
crossing, and IL minutes in returning
by the same rope.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09

| DEAD LETTERS An article in the Com
stitution, of the 22d ult., say the Post
Office Department is blarneless for the
accumulation in such large numbers Of
'dead-letters; and the evil is almost en-
ltirely beyond the control of the Depart
ment, or of Congress. Negligence on
the part Of persons in misdirecting let
tiers, illegibility Of writing, or want Of
prepayment Of postage, are the causes
alleged. The article adds: "The mum
ber Of dead-lettcrs annually returned to
the Department is about 2, ,250, ,00O--
About 10000 annually are found to con-
tain money and other valuabes, and are,
as soon as found, registered and return
ed to the owners. The aggregate con-
tents OF the letters thus annually re-
stored to the owners is about 100000 in
money, and about $4,000, 900 i'll drafts,
checks, notes and other valuables, as
computed at their nominal value"
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09

VALUE OF SALT-If too little salt be
taken in the food, instinct forces every
animal to supply the deficiency by eat.
| ing it separately. The wild buffalo fre-
Eqnents the salt licks Of Northwestern
America; the wild animals IN the central
parts OF Southern Africa are a sure prev
to the hunter who conceals himself be-
hlnd u salt spring; and our domestic
cattle run peacefully to the hand that
offers them taste Of this luxury. From
time Immcmorial it has been known that
without salt man would lniserably per-
lsh; and among horrible punisImcnts,
entalllng certain death, that Of feeding
culprJts on saltless food is said to have
prevailed i'll barbarous times. When
Cook and Foster landed in Otoheiti they
astonished the natives who saw them.
eating white powder with every more
Of meat; and every one retncmber~-'a, al
Fridays expressive repudiatiop :. =, sah, u
But the savages who ate 80 W,'ilr !
powder ate fish, and coo1-" t'lelf hest,
is sea water, rich III at III several
parts of Africa men ..re sold for salt;
and on the M gold ddodtes . On On "s. e cdast pre
Of ~ Sierra '''I + o5fle man will sell his sis
fer hi III. Ac, Or his child for salt not
har;r learned the art Of distiIli,.>- il
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09
l. S T r i
- II ~ J..
TAkEN Up by Terencn Samson. ]

TAKEN Up by Terence Samson, Jr on the 4th
L and 9TH June, 1853. in front of The planta-
tion of Widow Terence Samson. on False River,
large. lght-rcd OK, aged about years both
ears cropped, aud two Sits in each; has on the
right side Of the neck. at the shoulder large
gland, probably occasioned by the collar: bis
horns though almost Perpendicular, incline TO
meet over the head. No other visible mark
Also. nliddling-sized BULL, aged about
years, OF o deep-red color. No visible mark
The above-aescribed animals were appraised
by Messrs IL. knaps and 7. Cheneyert-the OK at
s22 and the bull at sl5. Ii the proprietors do
not come forward and prove property within sew
enty days from the date OF this notice. trey will
be sold according to law. CHAS~FMl1,
.Tus-<a5 of the Peace.
P0ntc Counee. Jnnc - i'93.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09

ALMOST lScRED1BLE.-T The GAINESVILLE
Times tells this story:
Frank Parker, formerly of Milwaukee,
whose friends lately published chal-
lenge to any person in the State, made
"a run" of five thousand one hundred
and seventy points on Saturday, June
4th, on the Hyatt House tables. 1t was
made while playing an ordinary full
game, and the first twenty-one points
were made 'round the table," after which
the two red balls and the cue ball being
about eighteen inches from the cushion.
he played them SO skillfully and care
fully as to make one thousand seven
hundred and sixteen consecutive car
fons, making in all ), 10 points, The
billiards were fairly made, and the time
occupied was about two hours, when
Frank being fatigucd, and doubtless
somewhat nervous and excited, accid-
cntally 'iroze" them, aud was thus COM
PEELED to dry up" This is said to be
the largest run which has ever been ac-.
complished by any player. A gentle
man IN New Orleans once made 4,144,
and another III some portion Of Illinois,
{ we think Galena, made very near
5000
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09
TO COTTON PLANTERS.
t-At Il bought The patent of Nessrs ". F. &
l T. =: rro'ost,s Iron Screw and l.e-

llAt b bought the patent Of NesSrs. ". +. &
u =: IroToot's Iron Screw and l.e-
seE s@fesS, for the Parishes of East and w. est
re'e,"aa and Ponte Coupee. This press is now
'e'''l "i All Others Ill Use, for durability. econu-
NY s:rS'5' &C; and it is the same that took the
Ptci,Iluiii at The Mississippi State Fair in 1855
Inc sac OF the patent of this celebrated Press
i"i We uHeIent counties in the Southern States
mas oecfi unprecedented: and it is generally prc-
dictcd that i'll a few years they will slntrir,Ie
all other cotton Presses known.
y word aS to the cost Of these presses. II has
peel proven beyond the least possibility of ;,
uo"bt, thitt there has never been Press invented
'hal can begln to compare with this one for cEcat-
ness. Therefore, if there is ANYTHING in economy
they must certainly find great favor with the cot
ton planting portion ot our community. Thrv
seldom get out OF repair, are easily fixed. aud
taking ali things into considerations no Press
has ever been thought Of by any mechanic. tha
Is destined to prove Of SO great Il benefit to the
cotton PLANTER as Provost 5 Iron Screw and lie.
yer Press
Ia the language Of the Messrs Provost. w
claim tof this Press many advantages over al
the Presses IN use. The Press is well ADAPTED tl
any style OF Gin House. as it can be worked i'll
Or out OF the lint room. taking up but little space
requires but little timber and must lie durable
az all OF Its working parts are Of iron. of great
power. as it combines both the lever and the
screw: and 50 simple that the negroes can work
1t with dispatch. We can press any weight OF
bales required with ease"
rs 1t Is more easy to convince persons Of the
superiority Of this press by showing it in full
operation. this Is to let planters know that have
one IN bayou Sara, and will take pleasure ia
showing 1t TO any who may desire to purchase
VIII also contract to put up these Presses Oh
any plantation in the parishes of Pointe Coupee
and East and West Fcliciana Orders particu-
larly desired, as | wish 10 show planters the
great superiority Of Provost Press overall Others
III existence. JeIl. II. TE.NNEl
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09

THE FIELD MARsHnlor MAGENTA AFTER
THE RATrLE.-The correspondent of the
] London News, writing under date Of
June 7th, says:
| Yesterday evening, not without great
difficulty, ! succeeded in getting here,
to inspect the field Of the glorious battle
fought on Saturday last My pen is not
adequate to describe the hcart-rendng
Escene which surrounds me. Trees thrown
by the dreadful effect Of artillery; helps
!of dead bodies, human limbs scattered
about, carriages broken, farm houses
burnt, crops trampled, vineyards devast-
ated, houses plundered-such is the de-
plorable sight which has met my eye
since my arrival in this town. Town,
however, Magenta is no more The
small inn whence | am now writing
these lines, bears marks of the tremen-
dous struggle, for it was thrice taken
and retaken during the action. Not Il
piece of furniture is to be found, not
a chair to sit upon.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09
ETagsmaa
L IL o y IL o OPS AND TIES
Fer Gotten Bales.
Pfscc, 6 cents per poamd-25 per cenl tess
than Rqge.

| Iftce, . cents per poHnd-2o per ceAt les,
ttan Rqqe.
ANY one considering the advantages of Iron
over Rope us a material for binding cotton bales
VIII be surprised that it has not been adopted
long since. In its security against fire there i,
an overwhelming reason for its adoption
The presses i'll the Seaport Cities have been
the main cause of its not being generally adopt
cd: but, now that Objection is removed gencr.
/ ally and the Orleans Press, the largest in n o.
give 1t the preference over rope. The FassmauI
Iron Hoop aud Tie is the improvement of Que
of the proprictols. and is adopted from the fact
That 1t is found. after long experiment to com
bine the greatest merits in simplicity and facility
OF application of any one yet made It is So
prepared as to require no change for reconl-
pressing. Thus obviating the only remaining
difficulty at the sea board cities.
The hoops are sent of any length from eight
to ten feet, and full guarantee given tha.
neither the Ties nor Hoops shall break And
further, that all cotton bound in them shall be
received on the same terms at the Orleans Press
as rope bound cotton. The weight per bale is
about the same as rope, not one pound more or
bless.
To show the opinion Ship Masters have of it.
mendations we have:
The undersigned masters of vessels having
had cotton compressed with Fassmann 5 new Iron
Hoops and Ties, hereby recommend the same
The bales being well compressed, and the but
tons or hoops never breaking when thrown
down in the ships hold. or when slowed.
L. L. Condey, Capt. Ship Moses Davenport
A. robinson, Macras,
james Tomas, y Henry,
A. Talbot, :. Hareaseeket
John Dean James Flint.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09
HORSES AND MULES
FUES SIZE

r. THE subscriber would respectfully in
UIA form the community that he is just in re-
<sszN-3eipt of lifty-iivc Missouri Nudes, and a
lot OF good buggy Horses. from St Louis
thankful for the patronage have received |
"onid STATE that. having great facilities for oh
tanning stock Of all kinds and description. both
IN Missouri and Kentucky can. at any time. fill
orders for almost any description of horses that
may be called for.
Horses and mules that are not what they are
represented to be at the time Of sale will be cheer
fully and al all times. taken back.
Ny stock be seen at the Grand Ievec
Hotel. ANY stock needed by planters, will be
sent to to them on the receipt of an order
JOHN II. GRAHAM.
Pontc Coupee, Feb. 10, SO. If.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09

MARTIN VAN BUgEy.-Tlie Albany Eve
ming Journal says that the venerable
ex-President was in that city, looking
as youthful as he did tweHty years ago
The editor remarks tina. Mr.. Van Buren,
is reaping, IN his old age, the fruits Of d
a we'll regulated ea'ly life.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09

| polIcY OF ENGLAND On THE ITALIAN
| QCEsmoN-The London Times, Of the
l4tIl ult., speaking OF the new Ministry,
Iot which Lord Palmcrston and Lord
John Russell are the leading members,
|says:
1t is difficult to imagine a Disagree
ment between the two statesmen. Both
defeat, her ascertaincd intcrioritv, and
the iucurable disadvantages of her posi-
ton south of the Alps. Both are of
opinion that she will consult her own
greatness better by relinquishing terri
tory which costs an immense army, and
still greater odium. Both see in France
a better agent for the reorganization Of
Italy, and for the creation OF that federal
union which is all the unity possible TN
der existing circumstances Were the
question to he confined to the present
state Of affairs, the policy to be pursued
might be stated III sentence Austria
is flying Lomewards; France and Sard-
inia are pursuing her across the AIDA;
free corps are moIcsting her in the North;
Venice is about to be attacked imme,
diately on the East; and on the South
the whole Peninsula is rising against
her, and eNpcIIing her allies and her
garrisons. The only advice to be given
is, that Austria should accommodate
herself to these painful circumstances.
just as England admitted the independ-
ence of the United States, and France
has twice submitted to the dictation of
invaders. There can be no glory gained
by Il stubborn, and even victorious re-
slstancc, to the just claims Of a great
patton, and it is unjust to wage Il war
where military success incurs a moral
opprobium. No doubt, this and similar
Will be in due time urged
lpon Austria by the two Ministers who
nave undertaken to divide the respon-
stability of our forign relations.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09
LEROY G. MORRIS.
private Secretary to the Gorernor}
Grurral CnI' rrting agrnt,
RATION pnIrrr1
BATON ROUGE, La.


RESPECTFULLY offers his services in the above ca
pacity. All orders entrusted to him for the col
lection of claims against the State of whatever
nature, will be promptly and faithfully attended
to, and at reasonable rate OF compensation.
8zs- He will also attend to the entering of
lands, where parties desiring the same, will fur
nish him with the requisite data as to locality
number of township, range, etc: also to the re-
demption of lands sold. or forfeited to the State.
for non payment Of taxes.
REFERENCES:
Gov Robert c. Nicklifte, aud Hon. A. S. Her
ron, Baton Rouge: Ex-Governor p. o. Hebert,
1beryille Parish Gen. N. Grivot. Gen John L..
Lewis Hon. A. @. Ogden, Gen. John Armstrong.
New Orleans W. I. Scott, Esq, Glrrollton Dir.
J. ". Butler. Natchtoehes; I. B. r. Hatch. Esq.
Lake providence ap23-4m.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09
Turn the Rollers of Sugar .NiHs.

II turn the Ss0ffefs OF Sugar Nils.
Il His long experience in that kind of work. SO
tlincult to be well done, enables him to warrant
US work tobe done to the satisfaction of every
enc. He refers to Messrs S. V Gosserand. Ter
Mnt " Co, q. Bouis, G. ". Allen, f. II. Netf, L.
heiser. L. Baudreau and Others
An early application will enable him to make
al the repair on sugar mills in time for the next
riding serson. Apply at his residence. on False
R|Ver. lap23-6ml MICHEL MICHEL.