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The Placer herald., 1860-04-21

yoke myself Whenever see poor feller
going to get spiced, it always puts me in
mind of a goney | met at Madame Toosore's
exhibition in London. There was gulotne
there in the room of horrors, and young
ster examined it most attentively; and after
walking round and round it, and looking up
at the knife and down at the block, what
does he do but kneel down and put his head
into the hole to try how it fitted, when he
caught glimpse, as he turned round, of the
bright edge of the cleaver that was hanging
right over him, suspended only by string,
and just ready to do the job for him. Well,
he WAS afraid to move for fear Of slipping
the string, and letting the cutter down by
the run. The way he shreked amt no mat
ter-it was the nteralest thing in the world,
and so was the way he called for help-you
never see such stir as it made, for in a
general way its a stupid place, that, with
people going about as silent as if they were
among the dead; but this set everybody
talking all at once. They thought it was
part of the show, and that he acted bis part
beautifully, just as boy really would if he
was going to be beheaded in earnest. SO
nobody thought of helping him, but let him
screech on as if he was pail for it, till at
last one of the attendants came runnin' up,
secured the knife, got him out, and was be-
ginnin to pitch into him, when the feller
saved him the trouble 10y faintng. | don't
like putin my hand into dangerous gear
like that without chance for backing out
again, if don't like the collar, can tell
YOU.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-21
Under the Mistletoe.

The mist letoe is now excluded from the
boughs which deck the churches at Christ
mas either on account of its heathenish asso-
Citations, or because being so often in rustic
places associated with Christmas merriment,
it might awaken remembrances little tavora
bic to thought aud devotion. The playful
customs beneath the mis.letee bough are Of
old antiquity in our land, having originated
when the plant was dedicated to Friga, the
Venus of the Saxons. The Druids consid-
cred the mistletoe of the oak etficacious in
all sorts of diseases; and in many parts of
Germany it is still supposed to cure wounds,
rather by its charming than its healing prop
critics, for the peasants also believe that If
the hunters carry it in their heads it will in
sure success. The herbalists, in Queen Ellz-
abeth's time, however enumerate various
preparations Of mstletoe, both as external
and internal remedies; and Culpepper re-
marks "Why that should have the most
virtue that grows upon oaks know not,
unless because it is rarest and hardest to
come by and our colleges opinion is in this
contrary to Scripture, which saith, Gods
tender mercics are over all his works. and
so it is. let the College of Physicians walk
AS contrary to Him as they like and that is
as contrary as the east to the west. Colus
ius arms that which grows upon the pear
trees to be as prevalent, and gives orders
that it should not touch the ground after 1t is
gathered, and also saith that, being hung
about the neck, it romedieth witchcrait."
The Italian physician Matthiolous praised
the mistIetoe as a remedy for epilepsy, and
even as lately as the reign of George !, the
plant was cxtolled, and Sir George Goliath
published in 1870, a dissertation concerning
mis;letoe, recommending it as a specific il
that maa'ly. Pliny says the Druds called
it hail, and he closes his account of their
practices by quantity moralizng: $50 vain
and supersltlous are many nations in the
world, doing ofentimes such foolish things
AS these The nisletoe is found, when
growing on the apple, to contain twice as
much potash and five times as much phos-
phoric acid as the treo itself, and when
parasitic on the oak its bark is astrneent.
Nowadays, however, it has lost its renown
as medicine, and the magical properties
ascrbed to it by Virgil, and other ancient
poets are remembered only as bygone super,
stitions. Dicken's Al the Year Round.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
SYNOPSIS OF LATEST NEWS.

The 40th ballot in the House Of Rep
resentatives took place ON the 3Oth ult,
which resulted rs follows-Thc whole
number Of votes cast was 234, ncCessa-
ry to a choice, lis. Pennington, Of y.
j., received 10 Smith, of y. c., ll3 !;
scattering, e.. The announcement ere
atcd great excitement. Pennington is a
Republican he did not endorse Helpers
book, but he has voted for sherman
throughout. 81. Late news from Europe
intimate the probability that hostilitics
will be renewed in Italy. Mcmahon
has been appointed to the command Of
the French army in ltaIy....T The Pope
SAYS he will suffer exile and martyr
dom rather than fail in the sacred mis-
sion entrusted to him by Gnd'. A
writer in a Nashville paper estimates
Louisiana t. contain 20, 00U free colorcd
people. -. Rosa Bonhcur. the great ar
fist, is coming t. the United States TO
paint a herd If Butaloes. Theodore
Freclin%huysen, who stood a good
chance fifteen years ago of being Presi-
dent Of the United States, took a wife
to himself two years ago, at the ripe
age of -, and lastwcek he fad born to
him a son and heir. He had no children
by his first wife Chatuqua Lake i'll
the State of New York is the highest
body Il water cvcrnayigatcd by steam.
1t is 100 feet above the level of Lake
Erie. .Zcnon Lcdoux. a distinguished
citizen Of Point Coupce, and a chival-
rous Louisianian, died in that parish on
the Goth ult., in the GSth year of his age
-. Mr.. Sherman "will explain nothing
SO help him God"....A woman in
South Troy has given birth within thir-
teen months to two pairs of twins, all
doing well.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
Rattle alton Meeting.

" a meeting Of the members Of the Bar
of the parish Of IberyilIe and West Baton
Rouge, held at the Court House Of the parish
of lberyille, on Wednesday the Ist day of
February, 1860, Judge d MEL D.. Avery was
called to the Chair and Mark A. Es,eyan 40
pointed Secretary.
When, on motion Of Augustus Talbot, ESQ d,
the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted
Whereas, we have learned with pleasure of
the action OF the members of the Bar of the CITY
OF New Orleans. unanimously nominating Chris.
TRAN Ro,elIus as a candidate tor Associate Jus
tlce OF the Supretse Court. TO fill the vacancy
caused by The resignation OF Hon. James l.. Cole:
Resolved. That We nos, heartily concur in and
approve OF tho nomination of Mr. Roselins and
pledge ourselves 10 use all honorable means TO
promote his election and thus secure TO the peo-
pie OF the State the ability of an able iurist and
upright citizen in the administration of public
justice.
Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting
appoint a committee of-to communicate the
foregoing resolutions 10 Mr.. Roselius.
Resolved further, That the editors of the
Magnolia, Gazette Il Sentinel. ard Sugar Pran>
ter, be requested to publish the foregoing pro-
~ceedlngs.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

ELECTION UF PARISH DELEGATEs.-It
will be observed by the notice under the edi.
torial head that the President Of the Parish
Executive Committee, Judge K. &. DowNEs,
has, in obedience to the call of the State Com
mittee, given notice of the meeting of the for
mer to-day at the Court House, to make the
necessary arrangements for the election Of
four delegates to the State Convention, which
assemblies in Baton Rouge on the 9th of March
next, to elect delegates to the Charleston Con-
veutiOn. At the meeting to-day, the manner
of eiect:ng those delegates will doubtless be
presided for. That is a matter Of little mo.
ment-such mode will undoubtedly be both
proper aud patriotic. But it is a matter Of
great moment to the thoroughbred Deuioc.
that they select such delegates as will properly
represent their views and principles. We
want staunch, honest, ~high-minded Democrats
10 represent us IN that Observation-Disclosures
whose past history molly s~ustains their zeal
and fidelity in behalf of the old established
principles and Usages Of the Democratic party
men who shrink from the new tangled ideas
of R.5aerR Democracy (which would unite AL
creation and the 'balance of mankind" with
the Democratic party in selecting a proper
nan as a candidate for the Presidency as the
NesSuS shirteI clique or party, whose con,a.
gion would breed pestiIence and destruction.
To get such men 1t is necessary that every
true Democrat of the old school turn out on
election day, and spare no exertions to ''put
the right men i'll the right place'-men who
can speak their minds, who are firm to their
principles, and Sho will represent the old De
mOcracy Of lberville with truth, ability and
decision.
Since the above was n type, We perceive
a call in a New Orleans paper, signed by pro-
minent Democrats Of the State and of the Le-
gislature, calling upon the people Of the par
isheS, irrespective Of party, to elect delegates
to attend tIE Baton Rouge Democratic State
Invention pledged to support tie Charles
ton nominee. Aha! no amt awake! We
will next week pay ar respects to this at
tempt TO dlsnrssnize the Democracy QF Lou.
isiana and cast the vote of the State for Ste
phen A. Douglas!
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

Editors gazette &c Sentinel
GENTLEMEN: At a meeting Of the Bar in
New Orleans, to recommend a suitable candi-
date for the seat on the Supreme Bench, va
Gated by the resignation Of Judge CoLE, the
presiding officer QIon. j. N. OGDENl remark
ed: The Bar have it now in their power, by
such united action, to place on the Supreme
Bench some gentleman who will be a strength
~cessful, it will probably be the Inauguration
Of a system Of choosing our judges by the
members Of the Bar in the district where a
vacancy occurs, recommending to the people
the best qualified lUs the Bench, and the cleo
ton will be a ratification of the enlightened
choice Of the members Of the Bar, who are,
certainly, better qualified than the people are
generally to determine on the qualifi cations Of
a candidate for judicial station
In the debates in the Federal Convention
in 1877, on the appointment or election OF the
Judiciary, 'Dr. Franklin observed that two
modes of choosing the judges had been men
toned, to wit, by the Legislature and by the
Executive. lie wished such other modes b.
be suggested as might occur to other gentle
men, it being a point Of great moment lie
would mention one which he understood was
pracliced N Scotland. tie then in a brief and
entertaining manner related a Scotch mode,
in which the nomination proceeded from me
lawyers, who always selected the ab'est Of the
profession, in order tc get rid Of him and
share his practice among themselves. 1t was
here, he said, the interest Of the electors to
make the best choice, which should always be
made the case if possible"
You will perceive that the sage Of our Re.
v%olution and the learned gentleman Of New
Orleans aim to accomplish the same object,
(the election Of the judiciary by the mem.
bers Of the Barr directly or indirectly; and
to show that !, an orthodox Democrat, con-
cur with them in opinion, | have ever, since
the adoption Of the elective system, conforrned
my vote to the recommendation Of the Bar.
UANPUEE.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

CoNvTcrroNs.-There were two convic-
tons at this term Of Court for selling liquor
70 slaves One was sentenced to pay a fine
Of 700 and be imprisoned one month in the
parish prisen; the other, a month in prison
and 500 fine. Henry Thompson was sen.
fenced to pay a fine of 5000 and be imprison.
ed SIX months for harboring slaves.
Several cases of failing to repair roads and
levees were tried and the parties convicted and
sentenced to pay the forfeiture attached to
such cases. By a recent act of tie Legisla-
ture, all fines Of the above character 60 into
the Parish Treasury.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
Arrivals at the futile House
For the ueek endtng FEB. 3d.

J. G. Ycrks, Plaq.; Mrs. d. Hebert
Ibcryillc; James :. Willis, do; Thomas
WhaIcy, do; Thco. Johnston, Crosse
Tcte; Adolphc Grass, Roscdale; =. En-
rcis, Phil; +. &. b. W~cissingcr, Miss:
Llcicn Lambert, do; w. \. Cabiniss
y. O; J. ID. Stuart, b. Rougo; Jas. l.
Cole, lbcrviIlc; John II. Il>lcy, Donald.
sonviiIc; p. ID. Dupuy, ibcrvilIe; Geo.
q. Gather, b. Rouge; Marccllin Ian.
dry, Ives Mill; 7. \. Roy, Point Con.
pee; o. :. Richcrs,n, Lebanon. Ky.;S
5. Post, y. O.; VIM. ". Word. DO; W,
Stoncr and Lady, Ky; \. Leblanc. b.
c%rvIlle; r. Leblanc, do: b. \. Leblanc,
do; Charles Duron, ST. Francisvillc: J.
Mananser, do; W G.. Elbcrlcc, II. Ian
dry; Il. ;. Maicnson; J. : Lanignc.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
Pennington Elected Speaker!

The mail of yesterday brings the
news that Pennington il elected Speak
er. The VOTE stood thus-Pennineton.
lis; McClerland of Illinois, So; Gilmer,
10; smith, 4; scattering, IL. Mcssrs.
Bocock and Sherman conducted him to
the Chair. Tie Democrats voted for
McClerland. Briggs of New Jersey vo-
ted first for McClerland, but change. in
time to vote for Pennington, elccting
him by one vote.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
.4UCTIOT Ill

M WEDNESDAY, the I5thday of FebruarS
Snext, 1860, at the hour of IL o'clock. A. NJ,
! VIII sell 10 the highest and last bidder. the fol-
owing property. belonging 10 DR.. F. w. Hat,
LIST. A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND. w.
ing and situated in the parish of Iberville. onths
ieit bank OF the river Mississippi, in the vicinity
OF New River" and where said Hart now re.
sides, containing one arpent front, with forty ar
penis deep more OF less-togeiher with ali the
Buildings and Improvements thereon and there.
INTO belonging.
%. A negro woman, named ROSETTE, aged
about As years.
Sd a lot Of Household Furniture, Cattle,
Horses, Hogs. Farming Utensils. &c. &c.
TERMS OF SALE.
Inc land and Improvements, payable in two
equal payments, in all March 1861 and 1862;
Inc negro woman payable in all March 1861.
furchasers to give their notes with acceptable
e'doIsers, together with mortgage on land and
:Laves-said notes to bear s per cent per annnm
interest if not paid al maturity. The movea-
DIES payable in March, ls6O, with notes endors-
e. TO the satisfaction of the vendor.
d.. H. MILLER,
ieo4 Attorney for DR.. F. w. Hart.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

BaSrJohn Burnside, of New Orleans,
has purchased the estate of Mr.. Ar
mand, in the parish of st. James, for the
sum of $500, 600. This purchase, SAYS
the Delta, will swell the investments of
Mr.. Burnside, in sugar culture, to near
ly two millions. His slaves now exceed
one thousand. Three years ago Mr.. b.
purchased the magnificent Houmas es-
tste, with some five hundred slaves, from
Col. John Preston, the cost Of which
with additions of negroes and lands OK
cceded a million of dollars. The return
on this investment for the two years he
has cultivated the place, we venture the
assertion, is not eXcellcd by any invest
ment of a like sum of money in any part
of the worla. The profits on the first
year exceeded twenty per cent, and des-
pite the ~unfavUrablc circumstances of
the crop of this year, the yield of this
season will not fall far below that of
the preceding crop.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
MARRIED.

In this town, on Thursday eNnine asst, nv the Rev.
Father FALsr, at the house Of the brides mother, NJ.
JOHN SCARBOROUGH, Of West Baton Rouge. TO Mi,
:. WORSHAM, Of this parish.
We received with the above the printers
complimentary fee--we return our best wish.
es that the happy pair may enjoy a long life
of prosperity and mutual love.
In New Orleans, on the evening Of the 26;h ult.. a, tn.
residence Of thu brides br,ther-in-law, C.. n. BlyIiss) bv
the Rev. c. C. Gillespie, Mr.. us 7. CHOPPER. os
IborvilIe, to Miss HARRIET, daughter Of William J
Nash, If the parish of ST. Mary's, La.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

NEW AM DESTRUCTIVE WAR-SHELL.-
Another variety of deadly missile has
Just been subjected to experiment, and
with signal success. 1t consists of n
hollow shell filled with iron, molten in a
cupola furnace of peculiar construction.
One OF these furnaces fitted into the
otork gunboat, was brought into posi-
ton for firing upon the Undaunted frir-
ate. The effect of her discharge was
most striking. The unfortunate object
OF her attention was almost instantly in
flames, and but a very short time ELAPSED
ere the Undaunted had sunk beneath the
water.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
Plaquemine, Jan. 2s, 1860,

Bss~ For the ten unsolicited subscri-
bers We received to our paper since our last
issue (and a week has not passed since Spring
that we did not get more or less subscribers
we return, individually and collectively, our
sincere thanks. Several Of our New Orleans
friends, who added an advertisement to their
subscription, are informed that they will ap-
pear next week.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

An INTERESTING Casa case of un-
usual importance, iGvO.vin; great social and
peeuniary Interests, was ass gned to come up
before our court yesterday. The respect en-
,ertained for ihe parties, their pest on as old
and honrred residents of the parish, their ex
ten>ire connection, and the seriousness and,
soiemnty OF the case itself, hls caused il 10
De the thsne Of seaeral remark Cor the last
Sseek Or two, aud brought to the doors and
benches OF the Court house many citizen.
who otherwise, doubtless, would have remain
ed at home. The case may be stated thus
A father and a widower sells his plantation, =
hne sugar estate, to one Of his sons, giving
hun, 1t is said, seven or eight years to pay for
1t. There are a nunb,r Of other heirs. Thev
offset to this procedure. They believe their
interests have bsen violated by such sale AID
they institute suit to annu| it on the very s,ri
Gus ground that the parent was not in hi.
sane mind. and therefore Ineligible in law to
take care Of or administer his properly. We
learp that many witnesses have bt,n sum-
moned, aud we DO not anticipate the close Of
the suit Till late at night, CONS, qu"ntly we
shall be unable to give he result in this Issue
of our paper. Oar most eminent counsel have
been engaged on both sides. 1t is one Of
those cases which the law gives to.the decision
Of the Judge, in his capacity of probate ma
sistrate-Or rather, such was the conclusion
that Judge AVERY arrived at, after examining
the law and listening to the argument upon it,
the counsel for defendant contending for a trial
by jury, as a course which his client would
greatly prefer, not that he doubted the Justice
and right that would be awarded him by the
Court. The Judge remarked that it was a
case OF a very serious nature, which he him
self would much prefer a jury should decide.
But the Law, giving it to his decision as Pro-
Date Judge, was very pointed and unmistable:
hs might regret but would never shrink from
any responsibility incumbent upon him in his
ofhcial portion. OF course there are a yarie.
ty OF voluntary opinions expressed in this
case, which We Of course shall not allude to,
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

JUDGE d. D. AvERY.-This rentlcman,s
advent upon the Bench Of. our Court, as tn.
Judge elect Of this Judicial District, from
what we can perceive, has very favorably i'm.
pressed the bar and the public by his dignity.
courteous demeanor, ability, and evident de.
termination to facilitate public business by all
means in his power. And we feel it incum-
bent upon us here to state, as matter appro
pos, that the adjournment of the Court by
the Judge from Monday to Tuesday, was done
at the request of members Of the bar and
citizens. He could not allow his personal feel
ings or desires, we are assured, to interrupt
the regular line of his judicial duties. We
learn that at the time he was called upon to
hold Court in West Baton Rouge, sickness
was raging on his A,takapas plantation and
his hands were dying, but his public duty
beckoned him away from his private interests,
aud he obeyed the call. These are worthy
sastimonia!s in behalf Of our new Judge which
nh Psblic mention.
ssssve vas intended for our issue Of last
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

A JML-BREAKER NABBED.-Our Mayor
received a Geographic despatch from vicks.
burg a a day or two since, stating that "a man
by the name Of Ruttledge has been arrested
here and is now in jail on charge Of stealing
two negroes, and we're confined in your Jail
some year or so ago" Mr.. r. took French
leave of our Jail on Christmas night, 1885,
Our Sheriff will make tracks for HIM in a day
or two.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

NOMINATIONS BY THE BAR.-An esteem
ed correspondent, in another column, in an
article upon Judicial Elections, favors the
mode which DIR. FRANKLIN, in The Federal Con.
VentIon Of 1857, said was practiced in Scot.
land, viz: that the lawyers of the district
were allowed to select the judge, for the rea.
son that they were sure TO select the one
whose practice was the most extensive. land
therefore procure the ablest jurist,) for the
reason that his patronage might be distributed
among hems.Ires. Scottish lawyers might be
influenced by such motives-for Scotcbmen
are known to be pretty tight on money mat.
ters-but we hardly think our friend would
attribute such motives to Louisiana LAWYERS.
were they empowered to select our judges
Moreover, it is not always the case that the
lawyer who has the most extensive practice.
is possessed Of those qualities of heart and
charscter-admitting his mind to be pr operly
stored with legal lore-necessary to the per.
feet and unimpeachable judge. We agree
with our friend, that our lawyers would make
excellent selections for the Bench. had thew
the power to do so-but not upon the prin.
ciple which DIR. FRANKLIN said influenced the
Scotch lawyers.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
NEW " e STABLE.
Nj. Y. FOUTS

$685. Respectfully informs ~
Ihi his friends and the public TS
generally of Piaquemine and parish Of -
l%berville, tn I he has opened a Livery St,he on
Bank street, in the stable on the corner OF that
street and Fenn's Alley.
De will always keep on hand the best feed,
and all animals given in his charge will meet
with every attention.
HIS Riding Horses, Buggys and Carriages, for
The accommodation OF the public, shall be of the
A. No. l description, and hired at modera'e pri-
ces.
He has a good and well conditioned lot for
Drovers, where the best arrangements are pro-
Vided for taking care of their Horses and Mules.
He hopes that he will deserve, y strict atlen-
uon TO ms business and to the wants and require
ments of his patrons, a liberal share of the pa-
tronage of the public.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
FOR SEE.
A House and Lot in Jacksonville,

- The undersigned offers for salo
.ss.2 on liberal terms the House and grounds
saltached belonging 10 him, situated in
the suburb Jefferson, on the continuation of Pa
qu"mine street. The house is one formerly
nuIlt by a. Gauihler, with extensive grounds
attached. @d all necessary neutrality-suspicious.
ted nearly opposite 10 The residence of Mr. Cheri.
For further particulars, inquire OF the undersigm-
ed, by letter or otherwise, at Bra hear City, pa
rish OF St. Mary.
febi HENRY f.. HENAN.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04
.NeaU Grocery Establishment.

VNHE undersigned begs leave to inform his
L friends and the public generally. that he has
opened a Grocery Store in the building on Bank
street, adjoining the Furniture store OF A Will
bert, where he will constantly keep an assort-
ment OF Fresh Groceries of every des-
eriPtlon usually kept in Grocery stores, which
ne offers TO the public at the very lowest prices,
FOR CASH. y
Hetrusts that his friends and citizens gene
rally of P!aqnemine and vicinity, will give hlm
a portion of their patronage.
feb4 r a opUrIoN
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

ssD@It will be seen by his card in ano-
Their column that Judge JAMES L. CoLE will
in future practice law in this Sixth Judicial
District and the Supreme Court. His adj
dress is our Post Ofice-PlaqueminO, parish
of lberville.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-04

s@- We again request attention to
the advertisement Of the sale Of that dcsira.
BILE Plantation, situated at the mouth of Red
River, in the parish of Point Coupec, and be-
longing to the estate of the late JonS HAGAs.
which is to be offered to the highest bidder,
on the premises, on Tuesday next, the 7th Of
February.