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The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13
WHO Struck Billy Patterson

The Post Office appropriation bill failed to
pass at the late Session Of Congress- and now
that the country is beginning to feel the ef-
fects of that failure, a muss is raised as to
whose fault it was, that the bill did not pass.
The Union, the organ of the administration
first accused the National InteIigtncer of
having done the deeJ.-The Intehigencer
shows that it did no such thing.-The Black
Republicans were then accused; and the
Black Republicans rcpudiate the charge, and
aledge that the administration at the last
Session. had decided majority in both
branches of Congress, and therefore might
could, would or should have passed the bill.
The lntelligencer comes back upon the I'm
ion, carrying hostili,ics into Africa in a
small way. 1t refers to many members :"
of the Democratic Party from various states
that voted for returning the bill to the Sen
ate; it names Mr.. Lamar, Of Mississippi, and
Messrs Talbot and Mason of Kentucky, as
acting in concert on this question with the
Black republicans, Ditto AS to ten Democra-
tic members from Pennsylvania sc. DC.
1t still seems to be a Billy Patterson case,
and likely to remain so. No remedy now
can be had, until the meeting Of seth Con
gress on the first monday of December next.
Many Post routes recently established will
remain IN statu quo, and the mails will on
many Others, be suspended while mail contrac-
tractors will have to take the Governments
10. t.. instead of drafts upon the minis and
other GGposHories Of Uncle Sans money which by
the bye, is at low water mark every where
They say some things, in this matter of the
failure of the post Office bill, about Mr. Ben
jamin: that if true, shews right smart of
smartncss, if they don't shew Charley Moore
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Courier & Enquirer discourseth Of the
eminent Senator in this wise:
There is one incident of the proceeding,
by whlcll the last bill was defeated, of great
interest. Mr.. Benjamin objected, like Mr.
Tombs, to It's second readn e. That alone
was fatal to the bill. Now, on the night
before, Mr.. benjamin by very adroit man
acement procured an amendment to tie
bill for carving out Treaty with the Ton
AMANDA Indians, Of $500, 0G0 for TIE Tchu-
antepcc mail contract. This bill went Trough
and became Il law. Senator BENJAMIN in
formed the Senate that being interested in
The 1chnanterec contract, he could not vote
upon this item Of $500, 600 for executing it.
Ills |ote WIS not needed, but he procured the
appropriation, and without him, it would
not have been made. Senator Hcniamin's
contrac, and line being thus Handsomely
PROVIDE! Tor Ia he Indian Treaty bill, he OBJ
lccted to the $-o,475.ooo appropriation for
carrying the mails of the people. This is one
.of the most eminen'lv characteristic Demo
cratic proceedings ever heard OIL
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13
SHERIFF SALE.


II. Frcllsen, Stevenson d Go. VS.. James and Eliza
Phelps, No. 1910. District Court, Parish Of
Catalonia, Louisiana.
DY VIRTUE Of Il wit Of feli Clcas in this case
~ issued from the District Court of the parish of
Cat.houla, and to the Sheriff thereof directed, l
have seized upon the following land in this parish,
to wit The n f. / Of \. Z. / Of Sec, 10, contain
ing 40 acres, :. L. / of Sec. Is, ~ 100 l6-lo0
acres, S. f. / of n. f. Of Sec. 10, 40 acresW.
of n. ". of Sec. 17-so acres, S. w. and S.
+. of $. W. ] of Sec. l., 50 acres, all in Town
ship i Range 6 East, in the aggregate 400 75l 90
acres more or less, together with all the improve
mcntS on the-same, and on
Saturday, the 7th dog IF May nert..
within legal hours will offer the same for sale at
the door of the Court house in the town of Harri-
sonburg, on credit of II months from day of sale
for what it viii bring.
d. NJ. PRCHARD, Sheriff.
April 10, 1859. total prntfec, $3.50.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

Tie levees on the Mississippi at various
points are extensively broken, and great
danger is apprehended Of the swamp country
being submerged. We ask in sober earnest
ness, Of all reasonable men interested in these
things, 20 look at facts. Have we not seen, that
whenever the Mississippi attains its present
higher or ever approxmates it in yny near de-
groe that crevasses Of the Mississippi levees
occur? This was the case III 1850 90 and now
the levecs have given way more generally
than at-any former time. We are told that at
Providence and Nicksburg the water is
L.igher than at any time last year. Now the
sole cause Of this must be the extension of
the levecs last fall The Eastern or Mississipp;
side Of the river in that region Of country, is
now levyed to a greater extent than it has
yet been and the lcvees on the Louisiana
side have reen gradually enlarged and ex-
tended also. No one who has given any at
tcntion to the accounts we have received of
the rise Of the upper rivers this year, can
believe that the volume of water now passing
is near equal to the flood ofla year. Then,
the conclusion forces itself upon US, that the
river is higher at this time at the points nam
ed than it was last year, not because the wa
Ter is more abundant than it was last year,
but because 1T is compressed within narrower
limits The enev:lable result is and will fore
yer be, that in all great floods the more the
water is confined, the more certainly the le-
wees will be swept off We learn that at
certain points recently the Mississippi had
fallen many inches, although little or no
abatement has yet occurred in the general
rise. This was correctly attributed to the
breaking Of the levees in the vicinity Of the
places where the fall occurred. Then, if the
breaking of the levees and the giving ven! to
the waters, caused a fall of the river in the
vicinity Of the breaks, what but the com
preston of the water ty the lesees caused
the extra height OF the river! And IT the wa
tiers arc to rise higher in proportion to their
being confed within the channel of the RI
yer, what becomes of the fine theory of the
deepning of the channel and the more "a
pid passage of the water, that are to arise
from, the effect of the entertainments? In.
stead Of rolling on more rapidly in a deeper
channel, the waters will rise higher in pro-
portion as the levees are made higher; and
a evee fifty feet higL on both sides of the
Mississippi, from the mouth of the Ohio to
the gulf, would be broken as easily and as
surely as one of five feet high, whichever the
river assumes the form of an inland sea and
demands for the passage of its waters the en-
tire width of its delta.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13
SHERIFF SALE,

SHERIFF SALE.
Smith Il Reynolds John Ker District Court,
Parish of Catahoula, La.
Hl VIRTUE of wri. of feri Eacias in this case
- issued from the District Court of the parish of
Catalonia, and to the sheriff thereof directed, |
have seized as the property of the defendant, the
following land, to wit Fractional Section No Is,
OF Township No. 6, North Range 3 East. contain
ing As $500 acres, more less, situated on Cat
ahoua Lake in this parish, together with the i'm
provemcnts on the same, and on
SatTdoH, the 7M day Of May nert
within legal hours, at the door of the Court house
in iiarrisonburg, will offer the same for sale for
what it will bring, on a credit of II months from
the day of sale. d. NJ PRlcuARp, Sheriff.
April Is, 1859. total print, fee $12
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

TIE Price OF PRovIsloSs.-Itis some
what novel occurrence that the price of
wheat in England is about Is cents per
lushel lower than it is in our markets.
The foreign demand for breadstuffs is quite
limited, MISUNDERSTANDING lhe prices''of pro-
visions Of every kind continue high in the
United States. This shows clearly that
there is scarcity of these articles in this
country. The corn crop Of 1853 in the
United States failed to greater extent, from
excessive rains in the spring and afterwards
by drought. Oats shared the same fate
and wheat was extensively DESTROYED bv
blast. The truth is that the same thing has
happened three times since 1868. Potatoes
and the root crop generally have for several
years back proved failures. a fatal disease
that has prevailed among swine in the Wes-
tern States, during the last six or seven
years together with the frequent failures,
within the same period, Of the corn crop, has
had the effect Of keeping at high figures the
prlcc Of pork, lard and bacon. a success
SION of several full crops in the United
; .a,es of corn and small grain will be nee
essarv to improve this state Of things.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

DoMEsT1c misunderstanding TO the
Wheeling IntelIigencer, the wife of LemueI
y. Patterson, who lives not far from Carks-
burg, Va, recently persuaded her husband
to sell his land and household effects, with
the view of going to Columbus City, Indiana.
The wife managed to get hold oft money,
having convinced Mr.. Patterson that it would
be much safer in her hands. The wife star
ted West, the husband remaining 10 collect
up. BY the time Mr.. Patterson joined his
wife, she lad fallen in love with another
man, with whom she was running away,
when the husband met them accidently at a
railroad depot. Mr.. Patterson wanted his
money, when his w;fe's paramo ur swore he
shouldn't have it. A desperate fight eusued,
in which both parties fell off the platform.
After the fight, Mrs. Patterson and her new
lover left for Chicago, and Mr.. Patterson re
turned to Virginia with black eye, brus
ed nose, and with copper box and pair Of
saddle bags full Of clothes, having lost his
wife, daughter, and all OF his money, and
seen the elephant.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13
CT'rkIFF SALE.

Nauman & 81 auss VS.. j. ". FCrt0n.
by VIRTUE of writ of tieri tacas issued from
ID the Magistrates Court of the 9th Ward OF the
Parish of East Felicana in the above entitled suit
and to me directed | have seized upon as the
property of the defendant, Thirty or Forty head of
Hogs more or less, marked with crop and hole
in the right car and crop and split III the left;
and will on
.Soturdoy, the It'll day Of May, 1859,
at the door Of the conrt house in this parish, and
within legal hours, expose for sale at public auc
ioa to tAe highest bidder, all defendants interest
in and to said hogs in order to pay and satisfy said
writ.
Terms Of Sa,e:-CASI!, under benefit Of appraise-
mcut. d. Nj. PRlCuARD, Sheriff.
April 10, 1889 print fee 50
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13
TELEGRAPHIC LNTELL1GEN Ch.

New YonK, April The latest news
from Europe notes small advance IN the
Liverpool cotton market.
The warike attitude Of France and Aus
tria continues Russia proposes a. Peace
Congress to settle the state OF affairs now IN
Europe, which will be probably accepted by
the billigerent powers.
Fires IN Nev Orleans.
New ORLEANS, April AT the Levee
Cotton Press fire yesterday, in The poorest
part Of the city, many small houses were
consumed. The loss is now estimated at
SS5O,O00.
To-day at noon, the Hale warehouses,
half square in extent, containing 5000
bales bagging, gunnies, and rope, and ives
tern produce, were burned; with eight
stores adjoining, partially occupied. Loss
about 100000.
WASHINGTON, April s.-The New Brit
ish Minister, Lord Lyons, arrived at Wash
ington, this morning, and was introduced
to Secretary Cass. He viii be formally pre-
scented to the President on Monday.
Rirer Nems.
LOUISVILLE, April THE river is again
rising, with 9 feet water in the canal.
MEMPHIS, April G.-The river at this
point is nearly stationary, and is within 6
inches OF the highest point TO which i: rose
last year. At Hickman, the river is falling
slow y.
ST.. Louis, April 1.-THE water here con-
tlnues falling. 1t Mas fallen inches in the
last 24 hours. The Upper Mississippi has
risen a foot at Dubuque, and continues
swelling Courier.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

The RIvERs.-Thc latest dispatches from
the upper rivers, do not change matters
much. Generally reported decline was the
word up to saturday last, since which time
the Ohio and others are represented as being
on the 'swell' All the lower rivers are
quite full and steadily rising. The upper
ouachita and Red Rivers have fallen consi-
derably; the former so much so, that the lar
ger class boats have difficulty in getting to
Camden.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13


"A pHIxED PHACT.--That there is cross
negligence in some or all the Post Offices
through which the New Orleans mails pass
IN coming to this place. The weeklies with
but few exceptions arc issued, mailed, and
leave the city on Saturdays, at all events
such is. the case with both the Delta, the Cou-
ricr and Picayune, though the latter is dated
tor Monday, In due course ofmai they should
at the outside figure all arrive here in Tnes-
days mail; they of late however come "scat-
teriag," commcncing with Wednesday most
generally and continue through the week,
some making it about Saturday. The Bull
le'in, which comes out on Wednesday. Of
tent'mes gets here, with the papers of the
Saturday previous. 1t is about time that
the a"h should have a home, whether i. be
rectliied.or not. We are aware the abuse is
not to be remedied in the least, by making
the matter public, it is but justice however
to other parties that plain statement of the
facts be made. T he fault is not owing to any
irregularity in the mails. The service on the
route from Natchez to this place is daSy, and
since the recent repairs made in the steamer
Daisy, the mails or at least tile mail bags, are
brought very nea:l to schedule figures
That that's Caesars, Caesar should have
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13
PROBATE SALE,

PROBATE SALE.
Succession of Japtia Henderson.
by VIRTUE of an order of sale from the 18th
IL District Court of the parish Of Catahoula, to
me directed, will on
Saturday, AprI 3Oth
within legal hours, at the residence of Elmore
Nickers in this parish offer for sale, at public auc-
ton AL the property comprising the estate of Jap
tina Henderson, decd, consisting of horses 10
D'sneis Of corn, bedsteads, mattresses, sad
die, lot kitchen furniture, / trunk.
Terms OF Salc-CASh, under benefit of appraise
ment Such as fail to bring the apprasement in
cash, will be rcofiered on same day on a credit of
II months for what it will bring. III sums under
ten dollars, purchasers will be required to pay cash
"' second Offering. D.. NJ. PRICIIARD,
April IL, 1859, Total print fee 81 Sheriff
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13


A PLEAS ANT CHoIcE.-A. NJ. Feullet was
travelling in steamboat at the time when orl
explosion took place. NJ. F. was traustixed
by an iron spit seven feet long.-The spit
went in at the abdomen a.d passed out at
the back, so that there was three feet of the
spit in front and three feet Of the spit behind
NJ. +. was conveyed to the nearest hotel
His position demanded all the resources Of
art. A surgeon was accordingly sent for, who
on arriving felt the patients pulse, and asked
him where he was suffering.
:" In the ablonfan," replied the wounded
man.
"Indeed! How did 1t happen you!"
The patient thereupon detailed the sad
accident of his being transfxed. The sur
geon shook his head, and resumed:
Are they subject to this accident, sir, in
your famly?'
"No," replied the patient, mot that I
know. Ny father and mother are very old,
and have never been spittel. So with re-
gard to my brothers and sisters, and ny un-
Giles and aunts.'
Very well, sir. Ircquire that informa-
ton i'll order to give correc; proguosis. You
experience, suppose, considerable difficulty
in lying on your back!'
'les, sir; it is indeed inlpossible.'
ut is not any easier for you to lie Oh your
stomach'
81 experience precisely the same difficult
ty."
1T mast therefore be much easier for you
to lie on your side.
That is the only position I can lie in
That will suffice, sir. II only remains to
determine uoon the treatment, Here the
Indications are very precise; either we can
leave the spit, but then you will most like
~ die of inflammation; or we can extract it,
but then it is not probable that you will
survive the operation. Science, sir, has its
limits: your fate is in your own hands, you
must decide for either one treatment or the
"he Wis oJ Paris.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13
APPOINTMENTS FOR PREACuING.

APPOINTMENTS FOR PREACHING.
Our arrangements for preaching during
the present year are as follows:
TROUT CREEK CHURCH, First Sabbath in each month.
at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ; and Saturday previous, at 8
O'Clock, Pm.
HAkhisoNnuEG, Second Sabbath. at l04 A. NJ; and
at p NJ. for the blacks
TRINITY. Third Sabbath, at II AN
CArAiouLA, Fourth Sabbath, at IL AN.
Prayer Meetings will be held in Harrison huro
evesy Wednesday night.
D. D. SWINDALL.
Hariiso nburg, April 4, 80. 5-4e.am
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

A MoTuER's LovE.--Some of our readers
may recollect a thrilling ballad which was
written on the death of a woman who perish
ed ia the snow drifts of the Green Mountains
of Vermont. That mother bore an infant on
her bosom, and when the storm waxed loud
and furious, true to mothers love, rent her
garments and wrapped them arould her babe.
The morning found her a stittened corpse.
but her babe survived. The babe grew to
manhood, and hence the speaker Of the Ohio
Senate. How thrilling must be his thoughts
of that mother, if he be true, large hearted
man. How deep mothers love. How ma
nya mother is there who would die for her
son! Let sons, when far away from home,
on the land or Oh the sea, when the eye of
no mother is upon them, remember her love
and be restrained by it from entering the
path of vice. Let them say nothing, do
nothing, which mother would not approve,
and they will never bring her grey hairs with
sorrow TO the grave.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

e. 1t seems there is an inclination to
burn New Orleans. up. Many disastrous fires
lave occurred during the last two weeks
causing the loss Of immense properties, and
placing many pennless outdoors. In ano-
Their place will be found items relative there
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

THAsKs.-Capt. Chappell and C,mmo-
dore Work, of the prncely packets Paul
Jones and McRae, have our thanks for the
usual favors. The latter will be down at her
usual hour to-day-Go on board she is the
finest and fastest that floats.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13
FOR CLERK OF THE DISTRICT Corrr

FOR CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
E- We are authorized to announce
JAS. Il. -kOITON Il candidate for the Office OF
Clerk of the 18th Judicial District court, in and for
the parish Of Catal.oula at the ensuing November
election.
ES We. are authorized to announce
g. Z: VuhE, the present incumbent, az a candi-
date fofreeection to the ice of Clerk of the 18th
jud clay district Court, in and for the parish Of
Catahoa Fat the ensuing November election.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

The Henry Clay Festival Association, of
New York were to celebrate the birthday
(Apri l2) of their warm friend and old lea
der, by dinner at the Lafarga House. Mr..
Fillmore, Bel, Crittenden, Hunt, Winthrop,
and other distinguished gentlemen who
were Old Wings will be invited. =.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

Master Jss. Barrell Washington, of Bel
Air. Jefferson county, Va, has received the
anpointmcnt OF cadet to West Point BY the
President. of the United States. Master W ash
ingtou is a lineal representative OF the
.sFather of his Country
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

<sruBLE CASE.-The IIou'na Ceres (Ter-
reb>nne parish, Lay says nearly AL the stub
bic cuc in the parish is either killed or bad
" injked, not more than one-tl ird Ct ii
living >y promise Of a crop.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

=. SHERIFF SAL l,c
Dcmarest & Alling VS.. Joseahp bur
AMI J. G. Dodge VS.. Josenb, ASH
by VIRTUE Of wits Of Ses
ID issued from the Dishjar..9, r
Catahoula, and to the Shsr;s -
have seized AS the property j,
lowing property, viz: A Ho, ";
White Sulphur Springs IN ts,.,, hi
of land GU which said house /, aUE
acres, being the same M, on .
defendant, together with al b. j pa
appurtcnances to the same beln. cted
Saturday, the It'll acvS.a n
within legal hours, at the dsc. ' !,
in Harrisonburg, | will oseS Mv'
the highest bidder for Cash hor
D. N. PR ; . q :
March so, 1859. At ~
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

Some o..he United States camels are
row in Los Vgelos, c'.E'orni', where they
- al the i,hsbitan.s agos.~ They were
.ery quiet and hetable' w"'S''s - IN ,bsm caD
:. III the heaviest Neds. Some Oh '"e M ," n,
~ aAoo lbs, buttey were generally 40 80
- more tL:u from GU 10 io'>
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

broadway, Newlork has to be sprinked
daily with brine, as a protection to horses
against slipping. This liability exists only
t ffFSgI1ng long eontirle'l dry weather, when
over bs>ce .. ,As pavement becomes glaised
wheels, ana 'hS1Ss' ~N'.s-.. with hoefs and
tu5 : 'aS'E .-..ava
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

Judge Far"ar has given notice to the
sheriff Of Madison parish that he will hold
no court the present term, in consequence
of the hirh water
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

ir1~ Ed. independent: -P1easc announce
The name of D. N. PRICIARD, as a candidate
for Sheriff at the ensuing November election. and
obIise MANY FRIryns
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

LEGAL ADvERTIsESG.-The last Legisa-
1urc has removed the restrictions imposed
.pon these advertisements. They are now
Ipon the same footing with others.
The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13
IL. q. WOOT ON, Jr.,
Aotarn 71ublic.

w LII. be in TRINITY, La, on WEDNES-
~ "a Us and SATURDA rs to attend to
Nn,ariat Business. 70 Office With Dr.. Ellis.
Dec. l9, 1859. 5.s,&
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SHERIFF slu, !

SHERIFF slu, .o2s'
Freshman 4 Conn VS. Benjhl u
1908. District Court, Pars !,
pY VIRTUE of a writ Oifs. = -
ID issued from the Distria foyT,s 'v ~
Catahoula, and to the Sheff y IN, = !. !
have seized the following hsds.,'a Y,
defendant, to wit: Lots 10 as.ha
w. quarter Of the n. +. qaarr, !, ~,
in Township No. I, of Rang M ~
l2l 6S-l00 acres, more or lcS s,.;.;n,,
ish, together with the improfs,t M. 4
and on Saturday, The It'll dyd thc Inn,
lfgal nouns, at a sin a as,r d.HSiay, n
what it VIII bring in CASH. Dl;.sr ! ,
March 80, 1859. prirtr ,.sssA,
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Election of Polio

DOLLS will be opened at ths
/ 'incts in the several
named hereafter, on the
2Dd -Nondoy Of Massz
Tor the purpose of electing aa:f
each of said wards in the Petsi,
Of Catahou'a, to wit. Ward; n
., 10, II, II and -. Commas ,
in said wards are required b q
and make due returns to tht a
jury, by the next meeting, No
next ED. l4SA
April 6, 1889. +,
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NEW fiR.
PHILIPS & v

IN "ODDo ,-r nr rpoNrf,by given, t
thANlo, NV ting In thi4
4 RE now in receipt Of a. he account
"A and attractive niooA ,5rling b J.,
Goods consisting Of LTGIP
FANCY DRY G0of 1889
SILKS: WOOL Fli, 49,. - c
HOSIERY; d., d. 3D. aa,sh a.,
81 ar AE "oV1 Nicely, decd
A very large and cbea! IN day filed i
Cotton, and Wooden FAIR Of the Dist
CLorns and CAs'IH'SMN ns., Y, a
READY MADE Wv Einmx r. Ne
Doors and Sadfnformisy viii
II ATS and therefore here
Torotbcr wifi, an extensive ss,ppose tn
u.,.r -, ,c.w,py CAsres eGuired TO Il
d. r.r,ny c,,rprrrs Office within
CALL AND E1n L. GIP
TRINITY, La, February ' J 80.