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The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-11-15

- Tie river is rising slowly. The Leon
md Red Chief No. 2 have been as high as
Trenton.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-11-15

IMPORTANT TO MERcnANrs.-Fo Postage on Sealed
HAis Of Laaiag-The following letter says the
N. 0. Bulletin of the 9th, was received yestcr-
day by commercial firm of this city:
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-11-15

New Fall and Winter Goods!
BYRNE & SHIELDS,
A RE now receiving and opening their extern
IN sivc stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
comprising everything needed in this section,
in the way Of Plantation supplies Dry Goods
Groceries, Hardware, Quccnsware, Clothing,
Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, &c.
We have made our purchases entirely at the
North. and can afford to offer
Considerable Reduction
IN PRICES. We would be glad to have our
friends and the citizens of this and adjoining
parishes, come and see us and examine our
stock.
Monroe, October 6, 1S59.-tr
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SHERIFF'S SALE,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Ouachita, W
10Th T,,J;o;ol ro,A I

18th Judicial Court.
Byrne, Vance & Co. VS.. D. Y. Grayson.
DY virtue of writ of f. ia. issued from the
ID 18th District Court in and for said parish
and to the sheriff directed have seized upon and
will offer at public aution, at the Court house
door, in the town of Monroe, within legal sales
hours on
Saturday, Sd day Of November next,
1860, the following property, to wit:
The southeast / Of southwest of section 80,
and east half Of northwest ! and northeast OF
southwest and northwest / of southeast ! Of
section 81, township IS, range east; also
west Of southwest and southeast 1 of south
west /, and southwest 1 of southeast / of section
80, township is, range cast and southwest 1
of southwest Of section 29, township IS, range
5 cast; also northeast of section 81, township
IS, range s east, and northeast ! of southeast
l. and south of south J dissection 81, township
is, range east, and west Of southwest Of
section 80, township 49, range s east;
Seized as the property of the defendant, D.
Y. Grayson, and will be sold to satisfy said
writ and COSTS
Tcrms-on credit of twelve months, with
bond and approved security, and a mortgage
retained on the property.
NJ. ROGERS, Sheriff.
Monroe, Oct. 8, lS6O-6t$1O.
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Notice.

Notice.
State of Louisiana, J
Parish of Ouachita, :
18th District Court.
Succession Of Nancy Smith, deceased.
VIZ 1IEREAs, Nancy Smith, Adm'x, has filed
w in the Office Of the Clerk of the 18th
Judicial District Court, in and for said parish
of Onachta, her account as administrators,
praying that it may be homologated.
Now, therefore, unless opposition be made
thereto within ten days from the date hereof
the said account will be homologatcd accord
ing to law.
r. GOODLETT, Clerk.
Monroe, La, October, "a, 1850. [2t:s3.
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Estray Notice,

TNAkEN up as estrays, on or about the goth
i OF September last by r. J. Sterling, at the
residence Of Mrs, L. A. Sterling, sixteen miles
from Monroe, La, a bay lilly about two years
old, left hind leg white; star in the forlead-
Also black lilly about the same age; no mark
or brand.
Estraycl before me, this the 10th of October,
1860. Il BARTLETT, J.p,
November l. 1860 IT,
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-11-15
SANI,Is BARD. Editt
90 The weather IL warm aud cloudy.

GE The District Court for the Parish OF
onachita adjourned last Friday.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-11-15

Ansoa Eurlingame, the notorious pirrsr-
gorshippai Of Rostoa, has been defeated for
s1ooegese ii Boston.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-11-15

&c. II. DARBs,
Committee, J. D. McExrnr,
j. G. RICHARDSON.
Monroe, La, Nov. 5, 1850.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN POVERTY AND
BEeeARY-Poverty and beggary are very
distant relations. The beggar never knows
poverty---he only feels want. To him the
mere daily necessities of life are sufficient.
He begs without disguise, owns to the world
his destitution, eats the rich mans crumbs,
and snores upon the flint. How different is
the condition of the other. In him, the
cravings Of hunger reflect the blandest of
smiles; he talks of dinners he never saw. and
iiancles suppers that he never knew. He
believes himself suspected of meanness, be-
cause he declines some picnic or other pleas
ure party, where the expenses are so much
per head. He never ventures on a river ex-
cursion without first secretly searching his
pockets, and deducting the cost from the sum
total. If under sudden windfall, he asks
a companion to take an oyster, he trembles
lest his whole fortune may with the oyster
disappear down the throat of his auondam
friend. Thus the poor bachelor lives. spend
ing one-half his time in some mysterious oc-
cupation, whereby he receives the means of
keeping up appearances of the other half
He dies, and is forgotten by all, save per-
haps, some intimate friend, who wonders he
is not appointed executor
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

PRINCE ALFRED OF ENGLAND ENJOYING
HiMsELF.-Advices from Madeira bring us
island of Prince Alfred of England. the
younger brother of the Prince of Wales.
The Madeirans gave him bal, which they
themselves found very delightful, as the tide
OF royal and noble travel toward their sunny
shores, which had fallen off sadly of late.
through the blight of their Wines rose again
this past winter with the troubles in South
ern Italy. Two hundred and fifty "peopie
OF Importance" assembled to greet the scion
Of British royalty, and rose when his rather
abbreviated Highness entered the room to
the air of God save the Queen" The little
Prince, much to his credit was horribly
abashed at this, and cried out, "Oh, what
shall do2 Do beg them all to sit downW
A scamper in the mountains and cricket
playing "a. R. H. getting "duck's egg"
twiee) made up an entertainment SO racy to
the son of Victoria, that he promised the
island the honor of second visit on his
way home.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

The POETRY OF RIvERs.-Rivers, says the
Rev. John Eagles, in one of the pleasant
papers published under the title of The
Skefchers are always poetical; they move, or
glide, or break into fail and rapid through
their courses, as if they were full of life, and
were on natures mysterious errands. The
sunbeams CLEAN upon them with messages
from the heavens; trees bend to them, and
receiving freshness and fragrance, grow be-
side their waters; flowers kiss them, love
haunts them, silence keeps awake in their
caVerns and sequestered hooks, and there
the nightingale sings to her; the bright and
many colored bow arches their falls, and the
blessed and blessing moon shines upon them
and gifts them with magic. Let the lover of
Landscape follow some of our sweet rivers
from their sources in mountain or moor,
through dell, dingle, ravine and more open
valley over which the clouds loiter; and if
the mind Of the sketcher do not drink poetry
through his eye, and convey it to his port
folio, he may be sure neither Nature nor Art
intended him to be painter or sketcher.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

The EXTENT AND VALUE OF HERscHEL v.
JoHNsoN's PLANTATIoN.-A correspondent of
New York paper writes:
The plantation of Governor johnson, the
Douglas candidate for Vice-President, lies in
Jefferson County, Georgia, and consists of
1862 acres of land. 1t is said to be pecu-
liarly adapted to the growth of the products
OF that latitude, particularly cotton. In the
aggregate the land is valued at $4,000.
There are upon the plantation III slaves, as
likely set of boys and girls as you will see
south of Mason and Dixons line, and valued
at $93,600 The increase of slaves in twenty
five years has been 200 per cent. The NUM-
Der of mules and horses is thirty-eight,
worth $4,000; value of cattle and implements
about 81, 900. This will make the aggregate
value of the farm and stock $l23, 800. From
this investment there will be raised this year
$50 bales of cotton, valued at $l2 SOC; bushels
of corn, 1880, valued at Sc, 500; giving a
clear income Of $4,000, besides supporting
in a sumptuous style about $50 persons, and
raising any amount of sweet potatoes and
garden truck generally. 1t is chiefly man
aged by his two sons, two very promising
young men.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

How THE JAPANESE RECEIVED THE NEWS
FROM AMERcA.-The latest accounts from
Japan, to July l8, represent the Japanese as
tull OF excitement at the news of the recep-
ton of their Embassy in the United States.
which was carried out from San Francisco
by the Japanese steamer. The people of
Japan could not understand how dinners
should cost SO apiece in the United States,
or how their ambassadors could contrive to
stow away food enough amounting to such
a price. When they hear of the Embassa-
dors eating and drinking in Philadelphia
and New York, they will be still more sur
prised, and especially at the cost in the latter
city. The political troubles in japan had
ceased. Prince Meto, who had rebelled
against the Government it is said, was in
favor of throwing open the country to trade
and commerce.
The returning Japanese were much sur
prised to find men-of-war stationed in the
harbor, ostensibly to protect foreigners from
the attack of Prince Meto, the Great; but
lately he has gained favor with the Govern
ment, and many privileges have been ae-
ceded to him. So now all remains quiet:
foreign guards patroling the streets is deemed
unnecessary, and fears have been allayed by
hearing no rumors of conflicts with the sew
eral Princes of the Empire. The officials
conceded the adVisability of concentrating
all opposing factions and satisfying their
demands, in order to strengthen the power
of the Government and appear more formid-
able in the eyes of foreigners.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02


ARsEEICAL WATER Productive OF HEALTH
The recent accounts Of arsenic eating in SYRIA
have given special prominence to the cues
tion of the effects of the long-continued use
Of this drug on the health. The London
Chemical Ne,0s contains an account of a re-
markable stream in Cumberland, England,
dicatiOns of the presence of arsenic, mot as a
mere trace, but in determinable quantity-in
some seasons of the year approaching a good
fraction of a grain of arsenic (metalIic) in
each gallon of water. This arsenical water
is habitually used for every purpose by the
inhabitants of the village Of Whitbeck, and
that with beneficial rather than injurious
results Even the horses which drink il he
come fat and sleek; and it is a question how
far the rosy look of the Whitbeck children,
and the old age which large proportion Of
the villagers attain, are to be attributed to
the arsenic present in the water they drink
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

LINCOLN TO BE AssAssINATED IF ELECTED.
tits hardly necessary to state that this pleas
ant eanard is from correspondent of the
New York Herald; - -
intimated in letter dated yesterday that
Lincoln would be suddenly cut off by some
Southern youth, either before or as soon
after his Inauguration as an opportunity
would offer. That belief strongly enter
tain; nor will it be changed until he shall
have occupied the White House at least for
year His immunity will not depend upon
an impartial administration of the Pres.
idency. He will have TO seek it in other
safeguards, such as obnoxious crowned
heads are accustomed to resort to. His
avOwals of hostility to the South are deemed
sufficient already 10 render him amenable to
all the vengeance that could befall any public
malefactor
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

A Sensation Willow mt Saratoga -VicissI-
tudes in the Life of Romantic Girl.
A correspondent writes thus from Sara
toga, describing character there:
Madame Montford was born in one of the
Southwestern States. Her parents were
wealthy, and, as a natural consequence, the
daughter was educated at fashionable
boarding-school. Her manners were care
fully attended to, and her morals would
have been equally well cultivated, but un-
fortunately those entrusted with the task
did not tend to the blossoming virtues very
ludiciously. The girl graduated at sixteen.
Returning home, she developed a remark
able taste for reading; her fathers library
was well stocked with rdgouts by George
Sand and other ingenious French cooks, and
this rather highly-seasoned mental pabulum
constituted her sole food.
After seed is sown, the harvest follows in
due course of time. The young lady fell in
love with young gentleman representing
himselfto be an Austrian officer; the crue1
parents refused their consent, and locked her
up IN the library, where she read the Sorro,os
Of Werter, by Goethe, and the Mdiden'S Doom,
by late writer. The Austrian presented
himself beneath the window one night, with
ladder, and the young lady went North
win MN on a bridal tour, but by strange
oversight neglected to get married abefore
starting. The Austrian officer turned out to
be French valet, and was arrested in Can,
ada for stealing his masters clothes.
The young lady, thrown on her own re-
sources, tried her fortune on the stage. and
made quite successful debut as "0phelia"
before Montreal audience. She subsequently,
played successful engagement at Richmond
and finally accepted an offer to take a lead
ing part at one of the Western theaters.
Not long since her parents died and left her
IN possession of a handsome property. She
is now twenty-six years of age she spends
most of her time and money in alternating
climate with the seasons, making the w5oise
year a perpetual summer. She dresses al
ways in black, is very decorous in her con-
duct, and frequently makes affecting allu-
slons to her dear deceased husband. Few are
familiar with the details of her early life, and
1t she does not marry certain Congress-
man within the next year, it will be Wholly
her own fault.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02


DESCRIBING THE PRINCE OF WALES WITHOUT
SEEING H1M.-The following, from lady
correspondent of the Newark IN. J.) Adver-
tiser, proves conclusively that she has never
seen the Prince a
I have just "done" Niagara Falls lin this
fading season) and the Prince. He is sweet
little fellow. The ladies of my party, and
of all the parties, were "enchantedN with
him. So modest SO nice, so well brought
up-and so obedient to my Lord Newcastle
There is truth in this. Every act and every
look of that thoroughbred boy is a triumph
garland on the brow of his estiI1able mother.
Full of the robustness of English health
cleaning through that rich complexion
eminently Prussian, with fine eyes sparkling
with innocence and betokening all the fresh
ness of adolescent interest in what was pass
ing about hint was plain to see that he
bad been taught his true position under
Heaven and toward his humblest fellow,
and that the curse of safety has not blighted
one well-spring of his soul.
His Royal Highness must have been to
this fair correspondent an Invisible Prince.
Otherwise she could not have viewed him so
favorably.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

VIOLENTLY OPPOSED TO WATER-Sol Jones
was stage-driver for many years before
railroads had become plentiful, and he has
followed various occupations since. His
principal employment now is drinking
strong liquors, and his nose reflects con-
stantly the bonfire. A few days since, Sol
stepped into a fashionable restaurant and
called for brandy. The decanter was handed
to him, and he poured out glass full. With
which he was at the time standing, he tossed
off the brandy and set down his glass with
strong expression of disgust upon his humor-
GUS countenance. "Any thing the matter
with the brandy2" inquired the bartender.
"Yes," was the gruff reply. "What ails it?"
asked Boniface. why" said Sol, 81 can
taste the water in it p
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

NEW AND VALUABLE Use FOR Coal OIL
Within a few days, some experiments made
by our neighbors, have shown us that coal
oil has other and valuable uses besides that
of giving light. One of our friends, who was
sadly troubled with fleas, saturated a cloth,
then wound round it all his dry linen as he
unrobed at night at the same time he took
another cloth Slightly touched with the oil,
and rubbed his body; the effect was perfect
determination of the nimble little pests
Another of our friends, after trying various
remedies to kill bed-bugs, used coal oil; it
was perfectly efficient, destructive appar-
emily, TO all. As preventive against the
attack of flies upon horses, a gentleman
rubbed an animal a few days since with a
cloth dipped il the oil, and then wrung as
dry as possible; the result was that for hours
the flies gave the coal oil and horse'a wide
BERTH
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

WAGGIsH CLERGYMBN-A certain elder
who wes holding a series of meetings at
place where but little assistance could be
had, was overjoyed one Sabbath morning to
see brother, who was good preacher, ride
up, and Immediately insisted that he should
preach for him. l'9as n
"No, said the brother, ''the people cameIto
hear you, but if you wish, win preach this
evening"
'Very WELL" said the elder, 'I will prepare
the way for you by preaching from the text
He that cometh after me is greater than t."
"lf you dc" said the brother, 81 will preach
in the evening from 'All that came before
me were thieves and robbers"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

EXTENSIVE FoRGERIBs IN KENTUCKY
VILAGE.--The town of Franklin, Ky, has
been in fever of excitement in CONSEQUENCE
of the discovery of a number of forgeries
committed by R. H. Beale, man well known
in that community, and enjoying the highest
confidence of the citizens. Mr.. 3. has been
using forged paper for some time for the pur-
pose Of raising money. Some of this paper
he redeemed, but growing holder with sue
cess, he put out so many notes that suspicion
was aroused, and investigation developed a
number OF notes 10 which Mr. Beale had
affixed the names Of several prominent men.
Over $4,000 of his forged paper has been dis
covered. Mr.. Beale left town and has not
vet been arrested.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

DEATH OF AN AGED NEGREss.-Old Lizzy
Gray died on the farm of D. E. T. Minis,
Edgefield, S. g., at the advanced age of l2i
years. Her physician, in an obituary notice,
says; "She was imported from Africa during
the Revolution, after having borne four
children in that country. During the Revo-
iption she was prisoner on board British
ship. She was educated in her youth under
the influence of Mahommedan tenets, and
although she united herself many years ago
to the Methodist Church, she ever said that
Christ built He first church in Mecca, and
He grave was daip
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

A CLERICAL GUEST DEPRIVED OF HR
PoTATIoN. = Alexander Wallace, of Edin-
burg, and his wife (says John B. Gough(,
had clerical guest one day. II suppose
you will give me whisky toddy?" 81 sup
pose shant." "If can't get it here, l
must get it out of this. 'lf you want
whisky toddy, you must get it out Of this"
81 must have it tomorrow" "You can't
!, have to it .a here tO-@Orr9w@ "You must g give
can't preachp II can't help it.T ''Mrs
Wallace, if you don't give me whisky toddy,
tomorrow, won't preach" "Very well,,'
she said, 'then shall go to the people, in
the morning, and tell them the reason why"
He didn't dare to risk that; and he didpreach,
and didn't get his whisky; but he was as
savage, all day, as bear.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

A PRACTICAL PRAYER FROM PAsToR.-
A correspondent of the North-agesterR Chris
tan Advocate tells of Methodist minister,
who, having overheard the conversation Of
his flock on secular subjects Just before the
Sunday service began, concluded his opening
prayer as follows: "And now, o Father, grant
especially to bless us in our corn interests,
and if we should be permitted to come up on
next Fourth Sunday, may we be able to re-
port tavorably concerning our poultry, and
all other domestic affairs, and at last bring
us to thyself in Heaven. For Christ's sake.
Amen "
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

REMARKABLE ORINOLINR AooIDENT-A
Man Under a Petticoat.--In the great crush
of people that went down to the dock to
welcome the Prince of Wales at his landing
in Detroit, Mich, one man got wedged
against fixed table SO closely that to save
his ribs be crawled under and attempted to
come up on the other side. But he un-
fortunately became entangled under an out
spread petticoat, and was only liberated from
his cage after the woman had tainted, and he
himself had been soundly kicked by the in
furiated husband
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

JEsTING BEFORE THE KING OF TERRoRs.-
While Frederick Sypder, wrecked on the
Lady Elgin, was clinging to his plank, he
came in contact with floating friend, and
asked him how he felt "First rate; but I'd
like a Roman punch was the response.
"a gin cocktail would suit me" was Syn
der's answer, as the waves carried them
apart, Synder to be saved to the enjoyment
of his fayorite beverage, and the other to
enter bourne where there is no record of
the manufacture of Roman punches.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

TERRIBLE CAMPHENE LAMP ExpLosIoN--
Three Persons Burned 70 Death and tloo
Mrs. Derrick MATHS, Of Branch6urg. N, Js
attempted to fill lamp with fluid while
burning. She was with her four children
and niece, aged ten years, in the room, her
husband being absent. The fame communi-
Gated with the fluid in the can, and a terrible
explosion was the consequence. Herclothes,
as well as those of the children, were in
flames in an instant. Three of the children
have died from their injuries, and herself
and niece, lie at the point of death. The.
screams while they were burning could be
heard half mile. -A.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

A SENSATION CRRATRe ARTICLE. The ar
ticle entitled Stranger than Fiction. y which
appeared in the COrnhiH Magazine of this
month, was written by Mr. Robert Ben, ed
itor Of the Bl9sh Fesls. The paper 10 ques-
having made many converts, it is said, to a
belief in the supernatural powers of Hume,
OF Home, the celebrated medium.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

AN EXCELLENT LINMENT FOR STRAINS AND
BRUIsEs.-A raw egg, well beaten, halfpint
OF vinegar an ounce Of spirits Of turpentine,
quarter Of an ounce of spirits Of wine, and
quarter of an ounce Of spirits of camphor
these ingredients to be mixed together, first
dissolving the camphor in the spirits of wine,
then put the mixture in a bottle and shake
for ten minutes, afterwhioh It is to be corled
down tightly to exclude the air. In half an
hour it is fit for use.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02

THE FAILED UNICORN DIsooyERED IN INDIA.
The fabulous unicorn has been found by
traveller. He says it exists in the interior of
Thibet in India where it is well known to
the inhabitants. IL is the same as the uni
corn of the Scriptures, and is mentioned by
ancient writers. 1t is said to be about the
size of the horse, and extremely wild. 1t is
seldom, if ever, caught. They have q horn
projecting out from their forehead. They 20
in herds, and are TO be met with on the bor-
ders of the Great Desert.