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Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-02-18
,SAIMEDI, Is FEVTIERz 1860.
ELECTION PRESIDENTIELLE.

La question prGsidentielle de cette an
nee prend decid6ment la tournure qu'ont
toujours redoutee les esprits clairvo-
yants II nest sorte de stratag6me en-
ployG dams lie but d'6garer Popinion pn-
blique au Sud, ct darriver i f.ire consi-
d6rer CONNIE Repression de la volonte
Iopulaire, le choir dija fat par cvtains po-
Hiciens, de Fhomme don't les doctrines
nous paraissent les plus funestes a cette
section da pays. Jamais peut-ttre les
trahsons ct les rouerics politiques n ont
etc prodiguees CONNIE selles lie sont i
cette epoque critique de notre historic,
ct nous considerons notre CONNIE devoir
de metre en- gardc lie peuple contre les
PIECES qui lui sont tendus de tous cotes
La scission aui s'est declar6e, il y a
quelques mois deja, dams lie grand parti
national d6mocratique, entire les Lee
compromises ct les anti-Lecomptonistes
proditit ses fruits. Une sorte de verti-
ge parait s'etre empare des intelligences
les plus subtiIes, des hommes aux prin.
cipes les plus purs; ct, de temps autre,
ces memes inteligences, ces memes
llommes, nous donnent le triste specta-
eie q une union mon'eatanke avec ceux que
mons ne pouvons, mons ne devons consi-
derer que CONNIE nos ennemis. Nous
les voyons aujourd'hui, trompes IN ms
tant par de fallacieuses apparences, re-
Venlr de suite sur leurs pas, ct ex-
cuser, par un moment d'entrainemeut
ane demarchc imprudente don't veulent
s'emparer les adversaires de radminis.
tratlon rationale.
q ceux qu'un Instant d'irreAexion peut
a'o'r egares, ct qui, plus Gaines, recon
halssant Ierreur Oh les a indnits rintri-
sue et IA ruse, reviennent sur leurs pas
et' par leurin Indignation, recusent l'adbe-
S'0n gu lear etc en- quelque facon ex-
'o'4uee - q ceux-la, la democratic ne
alt contlnaer le blame don't ellie les
aaaai,Is lsapRes d,abord, car tout homme est
serraa ao'o. veux qui nous devons con-
ui'et ~; sI une inlmitie absolue, ce sont cenx
ana a ssnoient .s;n. etre arrives, par une logi-
tre h nons ,s'eaent eelairde, a Sc tourner con
sembIe M iIas, j. = s9ntenir rhomme- qni nous
saires sahlp,s 4, 70 des plus dangerenx adyer.
do da',es na. da Sud parce que, ) notre noint =
pour i, + s;a = polltlaue manque de franchise
Nos lan. D,sa CONNIE pour le NAL.
faisons ''s,sufs sn ont deja devine que nous
fee 6aas sna..1 de fIlinois, autour ct au bfna.
Get instaet ae, Sc ,s cree pagitation factice de
n'ert, ct celia, daccord' 'oaea0ns aves rs iranche
ID pays Jaw nonastes et les plus patriotiaues
eaaadatpre de NJ 'es Daunlas 'oStl'es al.s a Ia
en- IO1s d :. ellie nous est imposee. tout tout
pour aoiea aieas.dsrant aGsr CONNIE IN malhear
Etats 1.,s -; cllere Louisiana ct tous les .
RENE dp s e., p,aftagent lie sort de cette 8
"A Continuer. '
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| Cafe, negre age d'cnviron 47 ans.
Adolphe, negre age de 40 ans.
Jean Louis negre aye dc Al ans.
llippol ytc, negre age de 80 ans, ahge
dune fistulc incurablc.
DorvaI, negre age d'environ 80 ans.
Nictorin, negre age d'envron SO ans.
ZGnon, ncgre d'environ Sc ans
Old Scraphin ncgle d'environ Sc ans.
Vincent negre d'cnviron 55 ans, ai1ligs
dune tistulc
Robin, ntgre age de 40 ans, charpen-
tier
jim, negrc age dc As ans.
Jean Pierre ucyrc de 81 ans, afllige
dune hernie.
Ned ou Nation, negre de "a ans.
Michel, ntgre de 80 ans
Jack, negre de 50 ans.
Lisc, n6gresse d'environ SO ans.
Feline, n6gresse de 81 ans.
Gustine, n6gresse de SO ans, attaquee
dune maladie.
Victorine nGgresse de 80 ans, maadive
SEVERN, negrillon age de II ans.
Marie, neSrcsse agtc de 80 ans
Lastly negrc age de 80 ans af1ccte dun,
rhumatisme. - @T
Jean Baptiste, negre dc % ans. sg
Lalie, negresse de 49 ans, ct sa file,
Caroline, ,neglite agee dc ans
Louise, mulatressc agGe de % ans, ct
de 6 ans, Cecile mulatresse agee de s
ans ct Armantine, mulatresse de.3 ans.
Clarisse, n6gresse d'environ Al ans,
(folle) ct son enfant Guillaume age den
viron ans.
Robert, negre age d'environ % ans.
Agae, negresse agee de % ans, ct
scs deux enfants Georgina, negrite
ag6e de 2 J ct Alfalfa, negritc agGe den
viron s mois.
Dalzir, n6gresse de 81 ans.
Cleonise negresse agee d'cnviron 90
Mathilde, negresse ag6e d'environ 20
ans ct son fills Octave age denviron Is
mois.
Theresine, griffonne agee dc 81 ans,
maadivc, ct son fills Ael,ie age de 2 ans.
Betsy, nGgresse de IS ans.
Amelie, n6gresse agee de 49 ans.
Alfred, negre 7 ans.
EFFETS MOBILIERS.
Mulets, Chevaux, Vaches, Coclous &c,
Mcubles de Maison ct ustensilcs dc cui-
sine.
7t1mes ct conditions de la rente:
Les ef1ets mobilers, Comptaut.
Les Terres ct les Escaves, un quart
du prix de Padjudication, Compliant, ct
la balance en- trois termcs egaux, un,
deux ct trois ans de credit du jour de IL
Vente
Les acquereurs fourniront leurs billets
avec caution solidaire, a rordrc de Pad
ministrateur, payable au bureau du Re
ccrder de cette paroisse, portant s pour
cent d'interet par an, de la date de la
vente, jasau'au paiement, ct hypotheque
speciale reseryGe sur les terres ct les es-
claves.
SEVERN PORCHE, Sheriff.
Pointe Coupee, 10 Janvier 1860.
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D e o. B d R R

a la PoInte-Coupee, mardi IA ftvrier 1860
sicroRlNE-ELEoNoRE BAnB1EE, 6pouse de JULES
A. BIETrE, asee environ 50 ans.
Epuisee par de tongues souffrances, ellie s'est
paisiblement endormie du sommeil eterntl
Jeune mere, dn haut des cielx velle sur tes
pauvres orphelins! Que ton souvenir leur soft
cher, etque ties douces yertus dcviennent leur
modele 49,.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-02-18

| LIE jury de POllce de cette parOSse
| s'est reunl EN- session extraordnaire 4 l.,
Maison de Cour, lie 13 f6vrier 1860, con.
tormement ala convocation du president
Membres presents
NM. NM.
J. Mebius, presi- J. II. Seibert,
dent, P, O. Lebean
L. Chenevert, O. Bara.
j. IL. Halsey, P. Bouanchaud,
l.. Ledoux, Alex Lab.y.
Les minutes lues ct adoptGes, le iuri
procede aux atfaires.
M. David Gay est nomme inspcctenr
des chemins ct levees du 3eme district.
en- remplacement de J. A. Ferguson de.
missionnaire.
NJ. Jas. Vignes, inspecteur des che,
MINIS ct levees du 7eme district, presen-
te sa demission; lie DR.. Peyton est NOM
me d So place
Est lue une petition de Mr.. ct Nine.
Scott, ct
Sur motion de John Mebus,
Resolu, que Pinspecteur du !7eme dis
trict soft autorise ! proceder conforne-
mcnt la loi.
Sur motion de J. r. HaIsey,
Resolu, que le chemin existant sur e
bord Quest du Lac Depasseau, de VIII
Transport a Fhabitation Keller, soft eta
bli CONNIE chemin public; ct que six
co'nmlssaires soient designes par le iur
de police, conformement aux lois de Get
Etat, pour fixer lie trace 5du chemin ct
evaluer les dommages qui peuventresu sul-
ter pour chaque proprietare de la cons
truction de ce dit chernin.
De plus, resolu que NM. L. Keller, J.
Z. Gayle, J. A. Ferguson, T. G. MIn-
tire, ). Platt ct Jno. H. Halsey,s so!ent
NOMINEES commissai~es a Get cffet.
De plus resolu, que ledit chemin soft
place sous c controle de rinspecteur du
district OH il Sc trouve situe
Sur motion de j. H. Halsev,
Resolu, que Pinspecteur dcs levees du
Seine district soft autorise a vendre,
apres dix jours de notice, la construction
dune levee de jonction entire la levGe de
paroisse (ou MPhaul) ct la levee de NJ.
Jos. Torfas, d travers la terre de NJ. w,
Horton, dams le cas- on, assiste.par trois
francs-tenanciers de la paroisse, ledit
lnspecteur jugerait necessaire la cons
traction de cette levee;. ct que, dams leI
cas- OIL MULE offre ne serait faite an des-
sous de Csc. par yarde cube pour ladite
construction, il soitantorise a contractor
au nom de la paroisse - la paroisse Sc
reservant tont recours legal contre lie
proprietaire de la terre.
L'inspecteur devra notifer N. Horton
suivant la loi.
Sur motion, lie juri de police s'ajourne
sine de-
A. BoUANcHAuD,
gref1ier du Jury de Police.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-02-18
tn DEMOCRATIC
EST public TOUS LES SAMEDlS
PAR P. A. ROY.
To-. Bursaux ct Atelcrs sont situes aupres dc
la Maison de Cour.
ABON \ Z NJ L n I:
TROIS PIASTRES PAR AN.
r,,s- PIYABLES D'A VANCE ~SGsa
pRIX DES ANNONCES.

Pour chaque carre de dix lignes ou molns, =,
pour la premiere insertion. 81 "
Pour chaque insertion additionnelle, par
carre e............. ~
Pour toute annonce Indignant la profession
ct lie domicile, ct qui n'excedera pas II .
q gncs. avec Announcement au Journal par anlo Ot
irnn diminution liberale sera fate aux person
nes qui s'aboaneront a l'annee pour la publica
ton de eurs annonces;
Toute annonce de candidat sera payee DIN
PIASTRES, ct darance.
Toute annonce don't lie nombre dinsertlons
nest pas specific vcrbalement ou par ecrlt, sera
inseree i,squa nollvel ordre. au taux orlinaire
Nnl ecrt dune nature personnelle he pourra
sire admis dams nos COLONIES que CONNIE annon-
ce. deux piastrcs lie carre, ct payable inua1able
meat damnce.
aag~Toute annonce, a moins quill men soft Or
dome autrcment, sera publiee en- francais ct en-
anglais, ct payee au taux ci-dessus.
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SEVERN PORCHE, Sheriff.
Pointe Coupee, 10 Janvier 1860.
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA.
CouR DU NEUvIESiE DISTRICT JUDICIAIRE

couR DU NEUVIEME DISTRICT JUDICIAIRE
PARoIssE DE LA PoINTE. COUPE.
Dams tatare de Ia succession de JULIE PorRC1Au,
dfcfdfe, et de la c1d7,it'4aa'e qui etistai entire
ellie ct son fpour, ~ 1pot:te Satyan.
TONFORMEMENT IA un ordre de Honorable
~ Cour du Neuveme District Judiciaire dams
ct pour la parosse ct Etat susdts, Je, soussigne,
Sherif de cette paIoisse, o1rirai en- vente publi-
que, sur les lieuX, a Ia Faus se-R;vierc en- cette
paroisse, 49,
Mercredi, l4me jour de Mars 1860.
A 10 b. A. NJ, les proprietes suivantes, dependant
de ladite succession ct de ladite communaute,
savor:
PROPRIE7E SEPAREE
EscLAvEs:
Edmond, nagre age de 45 ans:
Manette, negresse agee de 43 ans; ct son en-
FAINT Zenon age de 9 ans;
Bambin, negre age denviron Is ans;
Alcide, negrillon age de ii aus;
Florence. negritte agee de IL ans;
Aimee negresse agee de 45 ans;
Louis, negre agee de q ans;
Clementne, gritfonne agee de l6 ans;
Rosa, negritte agee de II ans;
Auguste, negrillon Age DIS II ans.
PROPRIETE DE La COMNUNAUTE:
TERRE:
Tn certain lot de terre ou habitation situe en-
cette paroisse, ayant trois arpents de face 40
arpents de profondeur, plus on moins; borne
dun cote par la terre de A. 7. Olinde ct de Pau
tire par ccle d'Auguste Pourciau; avec toutes
les amGliorations qui s'y trouvent maison de
residence, cabanes negre, etc.
TT les csclaves ci-apres decrits, savoir:
Therese, negresse agee dc so ans;
Mira, negresse agee de 36 ans:
Louis neere age de 45 ans;
Hubert, negre age de 81 ans;
Genie. negresse agee de "a ans.
MoBILIERs:
Chevaux, nlulets, vaches, cochons, moutoas,
outils aratoires, mcubles de maison, ETC.
1ernues Ell conditions de la Genie:
lie Moblicr-comptant
La terre ct les esclaves, un dixeme compliant
la balance en- un, dcux ct trois ans du jour de Ii.
yente.
Les acquereurs devront fournir leurs billets
avec bonncs ct solvahles securities personnelles
a la satisfaction de l'administrateur avec ine-
ret araison dc p. I00l lan du jour de la vente ct
une hypotheqre spcciale rescrvfe sur Ia tsrrc
ct les esclaves pour assurer IL pacm mt d. lri-
pal ct des utfrGts.
Les actes d. vente ct l'inac ;ption Il llvpo.
thtqucs s roat aux trais deS acufi7c;,.x
SEVERN FOkTi!E.
>hcr;l
Pointe Coupe II fs~rier ,:(e
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AVIS

AVIS
H,sT dome par ces presentes que Euphrasie ST.
"a card, We .. Lejeune s'est presentee lHon.
Cour du 9me District dams tpour la paroisse de la
Pointe Coupea, pour etre nominee ADMINISTRATIVE
dc la succession de
DIVIDE LEJEUNE, deceds,
ct que 81 daas les dix jours qu suivront Get avis
aucune opposition NEST faite a sa demande. ellie
sera nominee conformement,
Par ordre de Ia Cour du sme District,
A. BONDY, Grefier.
Pointe Ceupee. IS Fsvrier 1860.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-02-18
hokNTRAL DEMocRATIoUE

a1oeratiossse aasenoIee q ' d comite Central De.
coapse. tanr H. ae g paroisse de ID Pointe-
d / Il ,snne eaa4'. Ia maison de cour same
Wn. Bea,aa s,eafant, nembres pre- presents en'.s: :
sssfstaire; P !, Fos Fpasss'dent; ?. @. Lebeau. Sc
agrsa L Il ) ips1cshelard, J. A. Miller, j. J, J.
y fesola unanimement:
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MOBILIERS.

3S Mulets:
wagons "a cannes; wagons a bois; char
rettcs a beufs; ditto a bagasse, &c.
6 paircs de beufs;
vaches ct leurs suivants; 5 tGtcs bGtes a. cor
ncs:
20 tGtes de cochons: 40 moutons:
| lot de so charrltes. bonnes ct mauvases:
l lot de II pelles; so pioches:22 haches, &c.
20passe- -partou;s: outi!s de torgeron ct de char
pcrtier
Ie1mes et conditions de lg rente:
Tn quart du prix de ladudication compliant
lie jour de la vente. ct la balance cest-a dire les
trois quarts, payable en- trois ternles annuels ct
e3auX du jour de la yente, savoir: un tiers de
la balance en- un an, III tiers en- deux ans ct un
TORS Ell trois ans.
Les acquereurs fourniront leurs billets. par
coupons. avec cautions solidaires, a leur propre
o"dre ct par eux endosses: payablcs au bureau
du Recorder de la paroisse dlberville. Les eau
tons fournies seront la satisfaction des parties
inrGressees Les dts billcts porteront intGrets a
laison de pour cent Fan. apres eeheance JUS
gu au Placement final. Une hvpotheque spGciale
ct privilege de vendeur seront reserves sur les
propriftes vendues.
Isg~ Les actcs de vcnte seront pass Is parde-
want P. A. Roy, Notaife Public.
L. A. HUBERT, Encanteur.
Pointe Coupee, Is Feyrier 1859.
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Districts Del6gues. Bureaux dele

80 Que les democrates seuls soient
prizes de prendre part aux sus-ditcs cleo
tions.
Par ordre du Comite Central.
WM. BEATTY,
President du Comite Central.
?. 0. LEBEAU, SecrGtaire.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-02-18
JURY D3 POLICE
PAR0ISSE DE La POINTE-COUPeE,
Sea1ce du 13 Fsrrier 1860.

LIE Jury de Police de cette paroisse
s'est reuni en- session extraordnaire 4 Ia
Maison de Cour, lie l3 f6vrier 1860, con
fOrmement a la convocation du president
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-14

Day WEArHER.-We do not recollect
when we have had such a spell Of dry wealth
er as the present. We have had no rain for
six or seven weeks, and the worst il, present
DO not give any hope of an early
change. Everything in the way of vegetation
seems to be suffering, and dust is the outer
garment everywhere, and Of every thing
Our planters will suffer severely until they
get a good soaking rain, which a friend thinks
who pays considerable attention to the wea.
Their, will not take place before June. En-.
c~ouraging, certainly!
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-14
ELECTE0.s'

NOTICE Is hereby gen tii,., in compiisncs
~ with an o-+-- from !. r.. huis, C.erk D: tns
Fc.,ce Jory % tle Plri.n Of ~ih-3vi!.e, bearing da's
lne llrh ins,. a.! IL ID" directed, al ELECTION
W! lie holden according 10 iav, IL iae
Scoord HieEi0g. Ire I4.E Gau cf-lty nert.
1850, in lie Frs, Fourth. Fifth sad Ill Po'i,c
Jury Nsrdj o. $50 parish, Tor the purpose Il
electjng one memS:sc G.. !ao Po.ice Jury i,or' each
Of sad Wac.
The Polls 20 o?eu II 9 o'clock A. N. and c!sye
al 4 !. y. III. 10 as s"rrIiuiended - icl'owA:
Bayou GJ.,, Ia' Word and "a; h.tc.cn IRE
cinct, barua STA iic.ci-Iessrs. Emile R;yiere,
Em l. Slgpr aud Ernest CoIueauK, commissioners.
oak. An Ward aHG 5i1 Election Precinct.
House OF Pierre Eichsrd-hdoipIe EIeb.rI. PIER,
Richard ard JUGS Le Blanc. com'aissiouers.
"i>'ari," 81 Ward and Gth E'ectioi Precinct,
store Of Edorsr1 pu7uy, Jos. Wu!sh. P.J. Cole
and Lu"i-l Gu"cf-. commissioners.
Crosse .'csc, ~ Wac and ST. Election Pro-
crc', school Il oass"-jro. Slack, Enil9 Dupuy
aud NJ. Began. com, .. ~>.cnerF.
IHEO BLANCHARD, Sheriff.
April i9th, IcG0. sp!.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-14
~ This week has proved to be one b,r

u This week has proved to be one bar.
rem Of interest. We find but little with which
to entertain our readers, ard less upon which
to exercise our editorial genius, "a blessing
probably to many rather than a grievance
there being at this pr esent moment in the pc.
litical world, on the eve of a great political
convention, o perfect droughth in the way Of
topics; but the end of the Charleston Con.
vsntion will be the birth of a new political
era, when subjects Of great interest for edito.
rial comment, willpresent themselves without
seeking, and in sufficient number to supply
the weekly demand. A season OF rest there.
fore till that era arrives, is both acceptable
aud desirable.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-14
COMMUNICATED.
OBITUARY

On Friday night the 30th nit, til O'clock
MATTHEW MARI suddenly expired Of APP
~poplexy. Deceased was in excellent health
and in the full enjoyment OF all ms faculties
at the moment of his death. lie had no
warning Of the solemn change that awaited
him, but with the q~u.ckness of t.ouSht "aS
taken from this world and the eyes Of ali that
he loved on earth, into the p~IcsrEce OF Him
who doeth ali thing well.
1t is customary to speak Of the dead in 'an
guage Of eulogy but as much as admire
that trait Of the human heart which influence
men to draw the veil Of !orget!uineSS over
the errors, and only remember the good qua
lilies of the Lead, ! shall !orbear in this case
any language Of praise or eu'oSy, knowing
well how diStaSteful such language was to
deceased. But in the s~ucciuct vocabulary #
homely truth, | will say that the subject q
this notice, humble though he was, flied 4
large Place in the hearts Of many men in an
as extensive acquaintance as 1t generally falls
TO the lot Of man to enjoy. lie will be great
~ mi>sed-loug remembered. Ills heart was
full Of chariiy-he gave with an open hand
misery never turned from him unrelleved.-
lie was an altctioGaie husband aud father;
and as he. living, befriended the widow and
the !ather'c,s, may his widow and latheTless
chiidren find many friends, and their attic
lions be aIicvatrd by such wise council as
aureliorate the calamity Of death.
Deceased was a Mason. aud was what is
styled a bright Mason. In the Lodge Room
he was very Efficient. He was buried with
masonic honurs in the presence OF a large con-
course Of r%elati.cs and friends B.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-14
Report 81 ti,e Board OF Commi,-
siOners OF the Crosse Tcte Ro,d

Tg the President ami Nan5srs Of Il: Poi.e Jsr,s
The PduSh Of Ety..Es.
The undeTsiguca Secrcizry Of the Board =,
Commissioners ior the Crosse Fete and Marin.
eouin Roads, would respectfully subni; 20 your
consideration the following Repor; Of the 30
ceedings Of said Board Of Commissioners as re.
CURED by ordinance Of your HouorabIy body.
SAID Board Of Commissioners, after orgsriz.
ing itself as is usually done IN tlcL cases, pro.
ceeded TO negotiate the bonds received i.on lie
President OF the Police Jury, as icliyvs:
All oil said bonds, amounting 10 Ike sun Il
thirty-f,e thousand dollars, Were negotiated and
sold TO Mr.. +. MarionneauH * sons. 4, par, and
the sum OF thirty thousand four Luil.ed and e..
~ dollars was appropriated lot Tie purchase Of
tweuty-oae ne~grOes-nIueIeeA uCg and two yO.
man-a.I good, abie-bodied wo. king negroes
The nineteen men are kept =. work in ma.
king the contemplated roaj alove mentioned,
and he two women are kept Tor he purpose u
Cooking. washing. aid attend 9 Oh tie sick
thereby keeping sad toiy II rssross ciea. aud
healthy.
The said negroes were a; fist Pu; TO work on
the Maringouin road, which vii! yet need atou,
one month 10 complete Il. .
They are now engaged under he supervision
@: az orerseeI in making tie road ana leyes
from Crosse Teie 10 the i.G.an Ti..ase, whca
sail work is progressing ererge;icalIy ara aat.
isiac;ory to said BoaiG Of Commissioner.
$500
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-14

A fLATTEp.lSG REPoRT.-The report Of
the Conn.,. l%ssioners Through c. ". KEEP, as
Secr' ,.ary,) to the Police Jury, in whose
charge was placed the bonds Of the parish,
tie negroes that were purchased, and the
making Of the Crosse Tete and Marangouin
roads, is to-day laid before our readers, and
thus far is highly gratifying. The negroes
are healthy, are being got along with admira-
biy, and cannot fail 10 effect great benefit and
saving 10 the parjsh-and should be retained,
we think, as long as there is a public road
wanted in the parish, or public work Of any
kind required TO be done, which fails under the
supervision of our parochial aulhorities.-
With the Crosse Tcte road finished and Bayou
P~iaqucmine closed, what a glorious line Of
sugar plantations in one direction, extending
from KLEINPETEg'S on bayou P.aquemine to
BAREow's on the Maraneoujn, some forty
miles in length, would our town have As a
portion Of the back country TO maintain and
enrich il. 1t is 4 LS,dera,um certainly worth
struggling "I. Hial OthtI lhltilpI lONh il
the State, after the Crosse Tete Road is fin
ished, that has the advantage of a forty mile
road in it, rear, along the fronts Of mtguif-
cent plantations (as al spare lots wouiu soon
thereafter be put into cultivation, particularly
if the Bayou was c!used) without getting be.
yond the boundaries Of the parish But IN
the direct on Of lower Grand RIVER and BIv-
GU SoTrel the advantages would be equally
as great ana beneficial TO the town and parish
aud the State at large, in the event Of closing
+ aquemlne-aye, greater. The Police Jury,
We think, did an act worthy Of a wealthy and
enlightened community when It passed the
Crosse Trte and Marangouin road bills. not
50 much as relates to the advantages OF those
roads as to the great changes and UeuetilS
likely 10 bov irom them. Closing Bayou Pla-
qucin'ne was never thought Of ill the lands
IN the direct, Of it's flow began to be occu.
pied. Let u 20 all We can 10 extend that &C.
cuPa,I0n, and eventually the main drawbacks
10 the interests OF such settlers Qhe overflow
through Paquemiue) will be checked by that
power that oVer!hrows everythjns-ike voice
Of public opinion.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-14
THE BAYOU SARA MuL Coup.Hy-We

THE BAYOU SARA MAIL CoNPANY.-We
prblsh this week a new advertisement OF The
boats of this company-the days they leave
New Orleans and Bayou Sara. No steamboat
company has ever done for the interest olrhe
coast people what this company has done;
what one ever ran a passenger packet for their
benehi2-Gone too st a positive loss, We ale
told. But, nothing daunted, their motto is
Onward" We mentioned last week their
building two more boats for the trade. They
are determined to win the appreciation which
energy and industry demand.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-14
hErAt a regular meeting of tho

no-At a regular meeting of the "Su-
gar BowlDebating Society "held on last
Tuesday april 3D., the following ques-
ton Would the dosing Of Bayou Pla-
quemine be beneficial TO te State z" was ably
discussed by Messrs. C. D. Favrot and
NJ. Chambers in the affirmative, and by
Messrs. A. II. Huguet and VIM. Annis
in the negative. Decision rendered in
favor of afirmative.-B. r.. Comet.
The thing is then settled, and all that now
remains to be done is for the Police Jury to
order the Bayou to be closed as soon as prac-
ticable. How strange that the above simple
Of deciding the question vas never
thou ght OF befcrsi