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CHRONOLOGICAL.
MAYosAIrr or NEW oREsAss, 1
City Hall December |, 1859 &

City Fisil, December i, 1850
DY VIRTUE or resolution No. 4s3G OF she
ID Council Of tho city 81 New Orleans and III accord
anee i section III City Charter is hereby
that she intention q the city Of New Orleans 70 p be
Roeebase street. rem Bayou road Columbus street,
according entitled An regulate the opening
LAYING improving public places in the city Of
sted in the haniaus Of the same, approved April 1882
GERARD STIfIl, Mayor.
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NougELLE 0RLEANs, % JUN, 1852.
A Honorable Gouseil Gommun de In Nouyele Orleans
Z A PETITION DIES s0isssiss mes proprietmires
IL Avenue Washington,
Ia naioe reqse par In Ghare de In WILLIE tgna
peiou lis denandont honorable corps iiadopter
resolution antorsant Gonrnler pene aprcs durs
Davis dams la gazette ociele pour
banguses fiqaes bartnres perres rgpeS
b9 les coes de venue, Bosenfts
d ST. Ayide
Loaxrage evra ere fit eonte1arent aux specifications DIN
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Eat nc 9 ouane ParosEe bfltans. vile dc II Noutee
eopRfus egAnt MITCHELL
neuXiene Justice dc Pafx dns ct Ia parosse willie
dlie ms itestaef et - = JahSaeT seerehlfe les
copte fele DIES iFfes dc la Conpagne Muiue
de Ia Nousee Orleans.
cIfaS. BRIGGS, President
H. p. JANYIER, Secretaife.
moi &c slme jour de dsee.
bre 1850.
- D. r. MITCHELL,
iai 3ot Deuxieme Justice de pasx
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NouvELlR- eRlEASs, jsnsier 1860.
al Honorable Eoaseil E,namun de Ia Vile
de III Nouvelies Orleans:
II ES SOUSSTGNES, nroprietaires sur la
St Louis, du Basin respectnese
fnen deu,adent Yesrk honorable corps commencement Ia
section ee ehastre, de fare yenre fencan
apres dix onFs davis ass In gazette oacee conat
MAYER ii se rue ST Ieui ii Basin dies hiocs
de GRANT, uonr reeyer les banqnces DIES ae1x
e6tes confeeen plates
ouyraga sera fat ares plans devils du de Ia
willie.
Ed j. Forstall 36piads
Arthur Forstal %
Pierre PoutT, "
Jos. DeHnoodt ~
+, Ghrefien, 81
+. Rarbe, 2
r. n I.eRond, 63
REESE Ganlnaek, 70 -
JAS. A. HOPKINS,
i2s IawSw Secretare DIES Assistants Aldermen.
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NEW URLEASs Tec. i3 Is5s.
To fhe Hon the President and Members
of the Common Council city of New Orleans
THE UNDERSIGNED. real estate owners
on Goodeildren street. from Esplanade st. Bernard
street and an ST. Bernard street GoodGhldrento Claiborne
the Third District Of the city Of New Orleans respect
fully SETS forth your honorable body for ye
favorable considerations that the said very
bad condition. being paved and often
for vehicles that take steps which will
provide for paving lie sad above mentioned with
stones Wherefoe petitioners pray for relief in the
sa4a ..insf d..t llaxiIl oin
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-" JAS, n. HOPKINS,
Secretary Board Of Assistant Aldermen
NouvEILE- ORLEANS, % juin 1850
A fHonorable Conseil Commun d. Ia Nouvelle ORLEANS
II A PETITION DIES soussIgnes respectneu-
- seet repGssente In tuajortd eause
In Vile gnte petition lis yotre homo
rabe dadopter resolution contrdier
Fendra apres enq jour davis dams In gazette ofcee
trat pour l. eonsclion de banquees bqnes les eux
onyrage desa etre a dapes les specifications voyer
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4, 1859.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 6, 1853.
To The Honorable Board of Assistant Aldermen
rENTLENTEN-yVe the mad ersa sneff. Dyyn-
~ e Of property on Gaqnet street from Basin 70 Broad
honorable body Compoler
sell for paving the said stones
the crossings each intersection agged crossings
be less than four feet wide The work
cordance with specifications be ~ City Sur
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GoMPTROLLER,s OFFICE, 4
City Of New Orleans July Z, 1855.
No. 2I29.1
IL tsSOLVED, That the omDtroIler be and
he hereby authorized and required give notice by
standing advertisement In the official Journal that accordance
with The ninth section of ordinance 4i2 approved March
20 ISL the aeane win not bill agsns The nness
aceotdanee with the ordinance referred 10.
lSgnedl f. J.. TRACY,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen
- 1lstgnedI l.. III. PLACE.
,.. President Board of Aldermen
lsignedl JOHN L. LEWIS Mayor.
The attention Of the officers Of the city the public
specttuly called 10 the foregoing resolution.
v. DUPLESSIS
iyib II Comptroller City of New Orleans
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New DRLEAks, Jan. 10 1850.
10 the Honorable the Common Council
Of the City Of New Orleans
GENTIENMEN--The undersigned, owners
~ property fronting Dauphlne street. from Ganai 70 -
ranade most respectfully petiuon Your
arreeaty ID section no the new City Charter sell at pub
liz auction after ten day notice the official JOURNAL the
tract for blocks nauphn street. from Canal
EspanaGe street. an for raising the sidewaks on esh sia
and having The same with ag stones The whole work to be
performed in conformity with specifications Of the City Sur
s's Ed II Forstal.s 80 feet
L. +. Forsall ~
John Pemhertdn ~
Wild IA. NiqnIs, W n
j. r. WeatherIy, y -
A. Garriere. "
r. ID. UrqnhaFt. ls 1@--,,-s
"a
Secetary Board Assistant Aldermen
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IsT or THE NApTEs or pARTTFrs uAy.

II ing unclaimed Of moneys their credit IN the
Orleans Canal and Banking Company. published conformity
with act of the Legsaure appoYed Eth March. 1850:
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sIIAnr WoRE Nh. Jeremy White, one Of Oliver
as to make his addresses to gromWell's youngest
daughter, the Lady Frances. The young lady did
not discourage him but in SO religious a court,
this galantry could not be carried without being
discovered. The Protector was told of it and was
much concerned thereat; he ordered the person
who told him to keep a strict lookout promising,
if lie could give him any positive proofs he should
be wen rewarded. Tile spy followed his business
so closely, that In q little time he dogged Jerry
White las he was generally calledl to the lady's
chamber, and ran Immediately to the Protector, to
acqnaint him that they were together. Oliver, in
i rage, repaired to the chamber; and going in
hastily found Jerry on his knees either kissing the
lady's hand, or having kissed it
Cromwell, in d fury. asked what was the meaning
of that posture before his daughter FTaneesg
White, with great presence of mind, said, . May il
please your highness, have long time conrted
that young gentle-woraan, my lady's woman. and
cannot prevaiis was therefore but praying her
turning to the young woman exclaimed !" What is
the meaning of this, hnssys Why do you refuse
MIR. White the honor lie would do you He il my
friend, and expect you would treat him as sncll.a
MY lady's woman with very low curtsey, replied,
Is HI Mr. White intends me that honor, II shall not
be against him. Sayst thou SO, my lass H. said
Cromwell. Z Call Goodwin; this business shall be
done before ! 50 ont of the ROOM Mr.. White
Ind gone too far To retreat; his brother parson
came, and Jerry and the iadyis woman were mar
ried in the presence OF the Protector who gave her
$500; which with the money she had saved, made
White easy in his circumstances except that he
never loved His wife, u II she him, although they
lived together nearly fifty years.
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NouvELLE- oRLEA ANS, 40 janyier 1860.
A HONORABLE Conseil Gblnmun de Ia
Vile de la Nouvelle- ORLEANS
T ES SOUSSIGNEs, prOprictaircs sur La
Ia rue Iauphne des ries EsiIanade Canal respeeneuse
denaden yetHe honorable corps eonormefnent Ia
section laee de charre aire vendre encan
dix Tours DAVIS dams gazette ocieile conat
pver avee boes de grant Ia Dauphine DIES
Canal Eaae releTer les totoires des deax cete
in due pour la confecon dts ottoes des perres
1aes auyrage desh fait contornement specifca
lions du yoyer de Ia willie
Ed. Il. Forstall. 81 pieds.
T. II. Forstall, 10
John Pemhertpn, "
Ftse A. &anes, b4 @44& &%
j. P. Weather1y, 81
A. Garriere, III
r. D. UrqahaEt, hH -r,
j23.lawSw Seeretare des Assistants Aldermen.
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NEw ORLEANS, August Is, 1859.
To the Honorable tho Common Council
Of the City of New Orleans.
THE PETITION of the undersigned re-
peetfuls shoWeth TINT the majority required the
City Charter having signed this petitioH they pray your hon
urable body resolution authorizing Comptroller
sell after five days notice in the official JOURNAL the
making brick sidewalk Andrew street, the npaged
side from Rousseau 10 Constance The work
done in accordance with the specifications of the City Sur
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Eta de Ia Iionane Paroisse drlGais vile Ne5yele-
orltans ct sdnsefits desap mol jour
D. Il. MITCHELL.
jni Pot peiis5eIne lattice do Pa
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STREET eoalaI'Es---oFFfCIAL.

SrEHIRD DISTRICT PGuND.-SEas broIs ght
il lhe Third District Pound 0f Glulei and
Goaieildrau streets,
One MY horse inch high small white spot be-
eyes small white spots eae side Of The back, made
bs The saddle small naked spots the outside Of each thigh
visible brand
which II claimed within five days md the expenses
Thereof raa will BIZ sold public anctian ut said depot
i FIInA II Jat,sart q, 1850 1T 10 o'clock, A. NJ
r New Orleans Jaas,ars ID, 1859
q fIEeHfER. Street. Commissioner.
Registered january n, ESQ
HENRY DuRsI,
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NoUyEILE. ORLEANS, . JUN 1859
ArHonorabe Gonsei Commnn dc lii Nouvelle- Orleans
A PETITION DIES sonssfgnes respectueu-
- semen la mNorite par nouyelle
charte de Ia vile ayaat gne cette petition Ills deanden
yotre honorable de resolution auorisan
troeu yendre cling ours davis dams la gazette ocele
central la ceneetion de banquees bques
cote est des Champs Eiysees, la Girod Force
vrage deyra etre f daprts les devils du royer la Vile
- 4 4. Souiet $40 pieds
). A. Reden agi., 2l0
d. Guerm,
Jos q. Pearce, 90
Chs. Morel 40
Henry Whitenore, 40
Intersection, 81
JAS. A. HOPKINS
DIS lawSw Secrttaire du Bureau DIES Asst Aldermen
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aNa@-. STIAISEI lin EE-IiEAfFsa
sFssstSr4r,3iSz GAINES LANDING, DAILY, at s o'clock
A M.-Regnlar o. s. Mail -Four Horse Pas
senger Coaches for Washington Ark passing through Month
cello Warren, Hampton, and endencoaneetng Camden
with Stage Lines for Ell Dorado Springs and Little Rock
and at Washington with Daily Lines for Shreveport and
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EOURTH DIsTRECV POuND-Was brought
tic Fourth District Pound on JACKSON street. between
Laurel and Constance streets, estrass-
gfyna white she goat, short hptns.
One white she-geat, short horns
oae spotted ale4gea horns and cellar around her
neck.
ems white and cream e0iered she goat, shari horns
Which claimed within three days aa the
on paa will sui public Auction said on
sNEaD II january IS fesp. at 10 o'clocs. a IT.
New Orleans, january I'll 1860
Registered january n, is8a
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= EsFSyE DU QuATSTEEEE DISTRTCT..-i1a
~ conduit dsp6t des tpafes da Q4arce District
les Constance ct LAUREL epases
lfne eiie4e blanche. comes eourtes.
the chevre blanche eosnes eauEies
Tine eieYe taeietae roes eaaFtes q IN collier anon d
UHe cleyre blanche es cofer CREME eofncs conrtes
81 he's dts anmAx reelanas dams tfos ionrs 81 les
fsas sesdaS eneege pnAiaHe dit depot
II MIsELisEDI, u dc jayer 1850, h 10 henres A. M
g. @. FKEGHIER GofhInssaife dies riies
III. arlfank u siar1rier ls5hl 81
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NEW ORLEANS, June q, 1851
To the Honorable the Common Council
Of the city Of New Orleans:
FTyIHE PETITION of the undersigned res
specially showeh that the majority required the
City Charter having signed this petition they honor
able body resolution authorizing the Comptroller
sell after Ave days notice in The official journal the contract for
making brick sidewalk Eiysa Fields street.
from God Force The work be done according
specifications Of the City Surveyor
Is. 4 A. Sonie $40 feet.
] A Redon for estate Of G. Redon, 30 = Fl
ID. Gutrin, 40
Joseph q. pearce, 30
Chs Morel, 40
Henry Whittenlore, 40
Intersection, 50
JAS A. HOPKINS
Secretary Board of Assistant Aldermen
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NouyE1LE ORLEANS II oct. 1859.
Afhonorabie ConSeil Comman de Ia NouHeller ORLEANS
4 FS soussissaes proprietaires sur les steszy
Ii District aenandent Tespee
honorable CONFINEMENT sections
l9 ii m d'avnir oronner la uenectian de ban
qnete be pierres Dc horares Tigoles en- bos
les Ia de III fHopital che
min du Bayou aaptes les specifications d de la VILE
r. Fonrcily, 60 pieds.
b. nousart, III
JAS. A. HOPKINS,
n99 laws tt0nsei des ASS
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Fitly pounds Baggage allowed 70 each passeneer g
ABNER LEGRAND GAINES Agent
81 Common st., New Orleans.
MARTIN Il WILLIAMS, Agents,
rs q Cameo Landing, Arkansas,
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| bold men,; who would instantly and eagerly
seize upon the pretext of Lincoln's election
| 10 "precipitate the South INTO revoiutlon,"
and Heaven only knows with what success
the conservatives in this section could resist
their daring and infamous project! We know
that an overwhelming majority OF the peo-
pie of the South, outside of some of the Gulf
States, are now amply ard decidedly opposed
to amy extreme measures Oh account OF the
mere election of a Republican to the Presi-
dency. But a revolution once begun ON the
part of only two or three States, conservative
though they be, may he drawn into the lear
ful vortex. 1t would indeed be a dlthcolt
thing for the combined conservatives OF the
South TO resist successfully the tide OF Seces-
sion and Disllnion. when It has once set N.
We are no aiarmist! We speak not thus, Tor
the purpose of unnecessarily alarming our
Northern fellow-citizens. But we utter these
warnings in all calmness, and with a pure
and patriotic intent. And we sincerely and
earnestly hope that our conservative friends
at the North will receive them with honest
hearts, and with a full and determined pur-
pose to accomplish the defeat Of Lincoln, and
thus avert the dire calamltles Of secession.
revolution, and civil war!
We can give to our friends at the North
the assurance that the Iancey-Breckllildge
ticket will certainly be beat in nearly every
Southern State. All we ask and all we de
sire, is tor our conservative ieliow-citizensa at
the North to stand by US in this dread extre-
nifty. What will it avail, though we should
succeed in carrying nearly all the Southern
States for Bell and Everett, as we certainly
shall DO, if our brethren at the North fail to
obtain enough electoral votes in that section
to ensure the agitatoisa At a later date, not
a tweive-month since, Mr.. Everett dared
stand up in Faneuil Hall aud rebuke pointed
ly and effectively the sympathy shown ia
Massachusetts, and other portion of the North
for John Brown and bis infamous supporters.
So effectively. indeed, did he discharge his
duty that he brought down all the yials OF
abolition wrath upon his head, and denoanc-
ed with a bitterness ard ingenuity OF invec-
tive that seemed demoniacal rather than
human.
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FACTS FORTHE PEOPLE.

IT IS A FAcr-That the entire democratic
party were for non-intervention when we had
a Congress favorable to the institution of
slavery but now, when we have a black
republican Congress, the d%isunion wing Of
the democratic party is for intervention.
IT IS a FAcT-That John C. Breckinridge
is the candidate Of a party organized for the
avowed purpose of bringing about dissolution
of the Union.
IT is A FAcr-That the disunionists. both
north and south, are ardent supporters of
John C. Breckenridge.
IT IS A FAcT-That all the abolition pa
pers in the North prefer the election of
Jehn c. Breckinridge to that of Judge Doug
las.
IT IS A FAcr-That Cassius NJ. CLAY said
in a public speech, that if he had the power
he would rather "a thousand times place John
c. Breckenridge in the presidential chair than
Douglas.
IT IS A rAcr-That the boilers at the
Charleston convention determinedto split the
democratic party two years before the con.
vention met.
IT is A FAcr-That most of the supporters
of Breckenridge north of Mason and Dixon's
line are office-holders under the present cor
lupt administration.
l IS A FACl-l udl tue DTeCklnT= uge party
supports the present disgraceful administra-
ton excuse, and if they do not endorse. the
barefaced populations Of the President.
IT Is a FAcT-That the Frankfort Woman
office. and the Louisville Courier published the
speech of Yancey as a Bleckinridge CAM
paign document.
Ir IS A FAcr-That John C. Breckenridge
accepted the nomination of the Richmond dis
union convention, and hoped to merit its
c~onhdence."
IT IS A FAcT-That in the same conven-
ton, a Mr.. Baldwin, of New York. was called
to order because he spoke in favor of the
Union.
II is A FAcT-That the disunion party are
running electoral tickets in Indiana and Hi
nois for no other purpose than that OF dividing
the democratic vote, and thus securing the
election of Lincoln.
II IS rAcr-Ihat Mr.. Breckenridge, in
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New York Fusion ut Last.

The committee of fifteen citizens appointed
at the late Union meeting at Cooper Insti-
tute have finally agreed upon an electoral
ticket to be supported by all the elements
opposed to Lincoln. The committee was
composed Of prominent merchants and emf
nent professional men, Charles O'Conor,
Esq, being Chairman. The following IS the
ticket agreed upon:
At the meeting of the committee appoint
ed in pursuance of a resolution adopted at
the Union meeting, held at the Cooper In
stitute en- the evening of the 18th Of Sep
tember, 1860, to adopt such electoral ticket
as the crisis and the country now demand,
the following resolution was unanimously
agreed upon, every member Of the commit
tee being present:
Resoircd, That this committee recommend
TO all citizens of the State Of New York who
are opposed to the election of Lincoln and
HamlIn, and who are in favor of preserving
the Union Of these States upon the basis OF
the Constitution, the following ticket for the
election of President and Vice-President Of
the United States;
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Wholesale and Retail leaders in frugs. Chemicals
Patent Medicines. &c.. Lafayette street Baton fouse.
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synopsis OF Il uchanan's 1Adininistrs-
ton.

LIST The expenditure and sudden disappear
ance of twenty-five millions left by the pre-
decessor IN the treasury and which was found
standing to the credit of the government
when Re took charge of it.
Cd Bankruptlng the treasury and creating
the necessity for an increase of duties. and,
as a Consequence, recommending an increased
specific duty upon iron, the governing interest
Of his native State, to the ruin and impov-
erishment of other sections of the Union.
Sd Allowing British cruisers in the Gulf
to overhaul and search American vessels
suspected as slavers or containing fllibust-
erS.
4th The %equipping and fitting out of a ma
val armament, at the expense of more than
millions OF dollars, and sending it to the
waters of the Parana, to fog Paraguay. for
refusing to pay a debt due our citizens, not a
cent of which it was since ascertained, Para
quay owed.
9Th The perversion and abuse of the APP
pointing power of comforting it upon MEM
bers OF Congress and grog-shop politicians, to
the entire disregard of the interests and
wishes Of the people.
9th The enormous defalcations of public
officers and general stealing in all the depart
ments of the government, unprecedented in
the past history of TIE country, and not even
equaIled or surpassed by the administration
OF Martin Van Buren,.
7th Using extraordinary e~xertion to pre-
vent American colonization in Central Amer
lea by intercepting General Walker and his
gallant little band, and finally permitting
them to be caught by British cruisers and
delivered to the Spanish authorities to be
Shot, thereby allowing a British protectorate
to be extended over Central America Iii yio-
lation of treaty stipulations entered into with
US.
sth Employing the patronage of the gov
eminent in the national convention at Cha
lesion and Baltimore for the purpose of breek-
ing up the Democratic party, aud thereby
trying to secure the election of a Black Re-
publican to the Presidency.
9Th Acting Janus-faced and PLAYING a
double game with the North and South in re-
gard to Kansas, and the bribery of Congress-
men TO vote for The Lecompton constitution.
10 The general public decentralization
growing out of the neglect of law officers of
the government to apprehend and prosecute
puPllc detaulters. according to the require
ments and provisions of the sub-treasury
law.
Now, it is proposed to the people to elect
Breckin1idge, whom he and his toadies, with
the aid OF the government patronage, have
brought out, and who, if elected, pledged to
continue and perpetuate this same state Of
things
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-10-13

4 NEW supply of fresh cart, breeding, hog skin
collars, blind brides, cart, saddles. saddles. &c.
LARGUIER & LANOUE.
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his Lexington speech, did not answer the
questions which a Breckinrldge elector put to
MIR, Douglas at Norfolk, and which questions
said elector said should be answered by Mrs
Breckenridge.
Ir is rAcT-That Mr.. Breckenridge dare
not answer said questions, because, if he an
swers as Douglas did, he will lose the dis
union vote in the south ard if he answer
them to please Yancey, he will lose all the
anti-Iancey votes.
Ir is rAcr-Yhat all these facts are facts,
and cannot be trnthfu'ly CHARACTERIZATION
,hv) Commonwealth.