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Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09

b~Ihe editor of the Echo, in hi
paper of Saturday last, transcends th,
limits Of truth, taste and editorial de
corum, in his affected derision of tn,
Parish Convention, held at the Court
house Of this parish, on Monday, the
2Sth alt. We admit that the Conven
ton was not as numerous as it should
have been; but as it had been regularly
called, and as some of the delegates
present had come from a distance, it
was deemed advisable to proceed to
business. The members present are
responsible to the Old Line Democracy
Of Pointe Coupee, as to how that business
was discharged, not to the snecring
scribo>of the bogus party.
The editor of the Echo is playing out
to the last, the game of brag, which the
Douglasites all through the country rely
on, to obtain for their mock hero the
nomination for the Presidency. What
appears in the Echo, in praise of the
great embodiment of Squatter Sover-
eighty, is not intended for this latitude,
where the Echo knows full we'll the
God Of his idolatry is detested and
despiscd as a demagogue and panderer
to timid Abolitionism: but is written in
order to enable the partisans of Douglas
at a distance to misrcpresent the true
sentiments and feelings Of Louisiana.
The editor of the Echo is the faetotum
of the Douglas party in this parish; he
alone does the writing, the speaking,
md the drilling. Although he does not
hesitate to call the overwhelming ma
|ority in Pointe Coupce, who so lately
taught him a lesson, when he was a
candidate for office, corrupt, hirelings,
Slidcllians, etc, we will not retort on
lim by intimating that he is influenced
~ interested motives, in his abandon
nent of State Rights and his advocacy
IT the fellest enemy of those rights that
as yet appeared Oh the political arena.
With regard to the Douglas gather
ng at Morganza, composed as it was
f the old sigur squad of this parish, !
We attach no Importance whatever.
latred of the Old Democracy to which
hey have SO often succumbcd, is their !
My bond of union. We notice that t
heir candidate for the Senate, DR.. Smith, t
as had the good sense to retire from a !
ain contest. His withdrawal has been, =
7ithout doubt, determined by a~-personal t
lvestigation of the strength of his
supporters in Pointe Coupee. =
IS this is the irstevidence of returning 1
anity on the part of any of the original r
we hail it with pleasure, par Il
cularly as DR.. Smith is an excellent n
.ltizen, outside his late political exccn- II
a gentleman and a scholar. tt
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09
LAND FQR SALE.

ASn ACRES high and valuable land. en-
EfJsJ Old River Island. West Felieiara,
within sight of Raccourci Cutoff; 40 acrss
cleared and under lencc: a large she'd on ID,
property; adioins lands Of B. +. Miles on tbe
North, and Mrs. Stevenson on the South; wcot.
land heavily timlcrcd; fine cypress.
&E Price low, terms accommodating. Apply
TO A. J. POWELL,
Land Agent and Plantation Proker.
No. 4 Commercial Place,
ml9-lm New Orleans.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09
NOTICE!

'TNHE Assistant Marshal in and for the parishes
l. of Pointe Coupec aud West Baton Rouge,
Will pass through in a few days. 1t is to be de-
sired that every planter Or manager of estates
De ready to furnish him a complete and exact
list OF all slaves on the plantation, beginning
with the Oldest one and stating the age. sex, and
color.
4-Sngar Planter please COPY two times.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09
N. O., Atchafalaya and opelousa, p,n
NJ a'AF'
IN fL.ACE OF THE
SiLFER UEETu n

Asz AAsl.sss Master. will run rcnn,, =; flesfrr.
w. -. above trade during the es saa.cn IN The
The Minnesota is a superior nass o -
ct with fine accommodations. and Ivy Pack.
Will promptly attend to all businsss" ,l olhcers
TO them. Her days Of departure aro =, 'sar fe
Leaves New Orleans rr.rv 81 ~ aS follows:
NJ, reaching lol'te coupee Sunday mornin. ?
returning. will leave Opelousas ' = Or
wednesday at Il NJ: and PIT. Coupe Tbnr,aeay
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09

Da~The sawmill of SEVERN Porchc,
Esq, situated on Bayou Cirier, was de-
stroyed by fire, together with a large
quantity of lumber, on Monday night
last. Loss not less than SIS, 900.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09

ns-We are authorized to announce ALEX
AMBER BARROW, Esq. of West Baton Rouge,
as a candidate. for the State Senate, to fill the
ject to the choice of the Democratic Convention.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09

DISTRICT CouEr.-By a law of the last
Legislature, the next probate term of our
District Court will be held on the third
Monday ofJune, being the 18th of that
month.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09

LosT-A NOTE drawn by IIvprolitn -,
to the order of S. Gumble for thu rv"e eaehs
payable at sight, bearing $ nor o o"n o. s1,
from late TIL paid. Said note was dato .I' ERE
ma, July or August. 1859. The pubIic i t hs'
ny notified not to trade for the Same as a. le'r'
ment has been stopped. """e' as pay
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09
- led:

At the residence Of Mr.. Benjamin Graves
Amite County, Miss. on the 4th MAY. 1860, Mrs
MARY NJ. WORSHAM, late wife of Jane II.
Worsham. in the twentieth year of her age.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09

On the first of June the work Of takiny
the census commences. 1t is desirabl
that it be taken with great accuracy
and to enable the assistant marshall
: who will be engaged in the perform
ance of this duty to have their wor]
we'll done, it has been suggested tina
the publication Of the questions neces
sary for all heads Of families to answer
would be of great benefit. With THU
view we publish the following list:
In the first place it is necessary tt
write down the name Of every person
whose usual place of abode, on the first
day of June, 1860, was in the family.
The age of each, sex, and color,
whether white, black or mulatto.
Profession, occupation, or trade of
each male person over fifteen years of
age.
Value of real estate owned.
Place of birth, naming the State, Ter
rltOry, or country.
Married within the year.
Attending school within the year.
Persons over twenty-one years of age
who cannot read or write.
Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane
Or idiot, pauper or convict.
Name of owner, agent or manager of
the farm.
Number of improved acres.
Number OF unimproved acres.
Live stock on hand June 1st, 1860,
viz: number of horses, mules and asses,
working-oxen, milk-cows, and other cat
tie, swine and sheep.
Value of live stock.
Value of animals slaughtered during
the year.
Produce during the year ending June
LIST, 1860, viz: number of bushels of
wheat, rye, Indian corn, oats, beans and
peas, buckwheat, barley, Irish potatoes,
sweet potatoes, pounds of wool and
pounds of tobacco.
Value of ore land products in dollars.
Gallons of wine, value of products of
market, garden, pounds Of butter.pound
of cheese, tuns. of hay, bushels OF clover
seed and bushels of grass seeds, pounds
of hops, pounds of sugar, gallons of
molasses, pounds of honey and beeswax,
value Of homemade manufactures.
Name Of corporation, company or in
1ividual producing articles to the annu-
al value of five hundred dollars.
Name Of business, manufacture or
product.
Capital invested in real estate and
personal estate in the business.
Annual products, viz: quantities, kind,
Name of every person who died during
he year ending June l, 1860, whose
Usual place of abode was in the family,
he age, sex, and color, whether white,
black or mulatto, married or widowed, +:
'lacc of birth, naming the State, Terri t
DRY or country, the month in which the J
'erson died, profession, occupation or :
rade, disease or cause of death. =
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-09
NEW
D Mt IT

E L.
II GREENE DAVIS, student of the Baltimore
~. Dental College. has rooms at H4rcu's New
BUILDINGS, Front street.
BID TOUSAR 4, It,.
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BALTIMORE MAKKE Ers.


COFFEE.-There is but little doing in Coffee but the
market for it continues firm in tone We sales
Of about 100 oags mo 40 at ISGl5x cs and we quote
ISM cts for prime; Laguayra at 15l51 cts Maracabo
at 144@15 cts; and Java at 16k(a17K cts per lb-
The stock of Coffee here is about 5000 bags but the
''Camponero' from Rio whchs expected to come here
arrived yesterday at Hampton Roads with a cargo of
$500 bags. BY this arrival we have advices from Rio
up to the glst June
FL0UR.-There has been active movement to day in
Flour and although prices for it have not improved, it
been principally Of City Mills add up about 1000
bbs. They embrace $50 bbls Howard Street Super
at S. 25, 500 bbs City Mills do at $512K, 5000
bbs do. S. 25 and 500 bbs new City Mills Extra at
So bb Super Flour closes firm at 5.25 for Howard
o. 0h9 10 and city Mills and we quote & Extra dc a9
standard City Mills and $7G750 per Dbl for fancy brands
FAMILY FLoUn-FamiIy Flour is still selling to the
trade at ss SO for wechs and IS per bb for the best
s oe baltimore ground, and we quote Ohio and
h9Saiu pws street do at sc. ~ d6.75 per bb
rye FLOUR AND CORN MRAL.-We quote Rye Flour at
a. anu n er h eas @ at s37 for Baltimore, and s3S7K
either OF these articles making =
GRAIN.-Wheat is in good demand on5 mo ,,ota a
firm with an upward tendency There is boweyer bnt
son of the year usually heavy II is ,;,. az @ ;d,
that the farmers do not intend push Their w
ward aud equally evident that unless the reca;..
crease prices must improve. To-day there were aht
10 900 bushels received, most of which was nroa., M
taken up, at from 100 to ~ cts for common to prime
good to prime do. and 155915S cts. for fancy
lots do Corn steady at yesterdays figures There
900 bushels received and sod at 65 cts for
yellow, and 70173 cts. for white There few
dred bushels Oats sold day at 3032 cts for Mary
land but there Rye offered, and consequently
sales made
MoLASsEs.-We again without transactions to note
in Moasses but still quote steady at the following
rates VIZ @ 70 cts for cayed Cuba 26So cts for Cuba
Muscovadoi 25d2 cts for English Island; 33937 cts
for sweet Porto Rico and 45d4S for New Orleans
PROVlSIoNS.-Proysions which were very active
yesterday have to-day been quiet all varieties
the market continues firm We quote Bacon at 10 cts for
shoulders Y cts for Sides, 12x9l4 cts for HAMS and
Bulk Meat at cts for Shoulders cts for Sides and
10x@11 cts for Hams Some small sales Of Bacon hay
been made but we hear of transactions in Bulk Meat
Lard may ~ quoted to-day At lSx l3k cta Per h. and
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For Shipping Intelligence. see 4th page

From HoNDURAs-MovEMENTs OF THE FuIBUs-
TERs.-Balize, June 29.-I have just time to write
you line by the brig Kate for New Orleans. Gen.
Walker is reported as having arrived at the Island
OF Ruatan in the schooner John Taylor. His men
about l00-have been gathering there in squads
for month past by different fruit vessels. The
Dew Drop, Capt. Dimon, brought out so. A
steamer, supposed to be part of his expedition
has been standing off and the island for 4s
hours, but did not land. On the 9th inst, thev
all left the island on the Taylor, destination un.
known. vessel was seen off Manger KEYS at the
mouth Of this harbor, bound to the southwark, the
proper course for Omoa or Truxillo. An English
n-of-war has just arrived at Ruatan. The Eng
lish have not yet surrendered up the island. On
the 10th inst, the Lieutenant Governor took down
troops from this place in the mail steamer where
they still remain.
ISLAND OF RUArAN.-Ruataa, July THE Island
of Ruatan is now protected by a force consisting
of a detachment of eight royal artillery, and ffty
of the Second West, under the command of Capt
Byrne and lieutenant, for the protection of the
inhabitants of the settlement. Great consterna-
ton is with the people, and also great speculation
whether the English intend to give the island to
the State of Honduras or not or whether the State
of Honduras will send their Commissioners to re-
ceiye the island from the Superintendent of Baze.
There has been notice stuck up for the surren-
der of the settlement on the 30th of July. The peo-
pie are determined to stand to their homes, or die
oy their fresides. Since this was written, another
nouce mas been stuck up at the Courthouse by
i Mr.. Moir, stating that the English flag will be
taken down, and the island positively delivered to
Tue State oil Honduras on the 30th. Cor. of the ~
o. Picay,me.
we learn, says the Norfolk Herald. that the
bodies OF two of the children drowned by the burn
ing OF the steamer Pennsylvania, we're washed
ashore on the river bank near Jamestown The
first one recovered was buried at jamestown, the
on her last trip. ''' w
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ROARD OF TRADE,
Tunstzrg anb Commercial 8sbism.
BALTIMORE, July 25, 1st


There was quite active movement in Northern Cen
Railway shares again today but the market for them
was rather weaker than yesterday and they fell Oh III
price q of dollar. The sales at the Board adu up
1850 shares. They opened at s22KiG22S, put they
dropped subsequently $22 and s2lA only SIN
gle lot of so shares being sold however at the er ng
ure and they closed regular at $la ou sZ asked
For Northern Central bonds there was also some INQUIRY
and 1855 sold at OF to per cent on yes
terdays rates Sales made oil SZooo at ON cash,
and ei ooO NJ 6s buyer days. There was some
nrt in baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock to-day the
first which has place in it for nearly two weeks.
Sales were made shares 125 at S4 cash. and $50
the same figure buyer 60 days. and it left of s3 bid
e6 asked regular way At the close yesterday only $40
was bid for The market for Mining stocks pretty
strong again today, but the only them in which
there any movement of consequence Springfield
of which there 500 shares sold at SAN seller
60 days. and s. 945 cash. and buyer 90 days. 1t closed
firm at 81 81 bid SIS asked regular way, the closing bid
being 3l6 higher than that of yesterday. There is said
to be large short line in this stock and it will be
tced that there is wide difference between the cash
price and the price for it at sellers option 60 days. which
indicates scarcity of cash stock. Sales made of
$50 shares Cambridge at cash. and 700 shares Con-
sohdaed at sl time, but nothing done in Gardner
Hill, Guilford North State, Rudise Baltimore and
North Carolina. sale of large lot of copper (about
800 bbls from the Sardner Hill understand
made here to day.
The difficulty suggested by yesterday, in relation to
of the bona de class of stockholders of the BaIt
ard Ohio Railroad, has already occurred and is
naturally producing much dissatisfaction We learn that
several applications for certificates of Stock and the in
teret accrued thereon made and refused yesterday
is thought, by that the paying of dividend,
without notice and not through the usual agency of the
Company, by which spectators who had notice,
received their money while the most mertorous holders
of the stock left in the dark and got none
unprecedented to be- if not Illegal at least
of the most Objectionable features of this most extra
ordinary transaction 1t may be considered certain that
payment will not be resumed at early date and there
will probably, another depreciation of the orders
sufficient Justify another coup de main of similar,
though not of the character, with the of Wed
nesday last.
in New York today Erie declined 4; Harlem rs; Vr
ginia Missouri SIS each but Reading advanced X
Cleveland and Toledo n Michigan Southern ~ Michi
gan Southern guaranteed q; Rock Island =; and Ga
lena and Chicago g. New York Ce ntra sold at yester
days figures.
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Douglas Ratification Meeting.

UrIeA, N. Y, July N.-The ratification meeting
of Douglas and johnson in this city, last evening,
by far the largest and most enthusiastic poliii
cal meeting held here. Elk Governor Sey-
mour, DR.. r. p. Bissel, and Francis Herman ad-
dressed the meeting in the largest hall in this
city. s.H E sZ .
An immense meeting outside was also organized,
which was addressed by Lewis II. Babcock, A. n.
Goodwin, and several others. Over 5000 Demo-
crats were present. Banners, bonfires fireworks,
cannon firing, and cheering was kept up the entire
evening. The speakers we're serenaded after the
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The Postmaster General
has ordered a weekly mail from st. Joseph
to Julesburg, in order to accommodate the
weekly mail between Julesburg and Denver City
for the benefit of the Pixies Peak miners and also
weekly mail between Placervie and the Washoe
silver mines on the route to Salt Lake. The SER
vice up to this time has been only semi-monthly.
No injunction has been obtained by any party re-
straining Mr.. Pangborn from drawing moneys due
on account of the House printing. The hearing of
the preliminary motion is postponed till Saturday.
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DEATH OF A WEALTHY CITIZEN OF HAGERsTowN.
Public Bequests.-On Tuesday evening last, Mr..
Victor Thomson, one of the oldest and most
wealthy citizens of Hagerstown, died at his resi-
dence in that place. On Friday last his will was
opened and admitted to probate. After making
ibe1 al provision for his two sisters he devses the
sum of 600 to four Boards of the Old Presby-
terian Church, viz:-S5 600 to the Board of Educa-
ton; $4,000 to the Board of Publications SIS, 900 to
the Board of Foreign, and $1,000 to the Board of
Domestic Missions. He also deyises S5, 900 to the
Presby yterian congregation of Hagerstown for the
enlargement and improvement of its church edifice;
81 900 to the charity school of this town; So 600
the Mayor and Council of Hagerstown for the pur-
chase of fuel for the poor 900 to his coered
want woman, which at her death is to revert to the
town, and be appropriated as the preceding legacy;
and $500 for the purchase of the spring the pre-
misses of the heirs of the late George Henneberger
in North Potomac street, (known as Miller 5
Spring. for the use of the public. a
THE GREAT EAsTERN.-Y esterday over Is, 900 peo-
pie visited the ship, 500 of whom came down in
the Thomas Powell, from Poughkeepsie. At
O'Clock the rush was 80 great to leave the ship
that hundreds were passed out through the en-
trance gangway. They continued coming down to
visit her up TO the hour of closing, and some were
on board as late as O'Clock p. NJ. At O'Clock in
the evening the sale of excursion tickets had
reached the number of 27l, and they have been
bought by hrst-class people The number has
been limited to two thousand, and the manage
ment will spare no pains to make it as pleasant as
it will be novel. The rush will, doubt, be great
to-day, there several excursions expected to
arrive.-N. Y World, July 25.
AMERICAN CANNEL CoAL.-The Boston Commercial
Bulletin says that Messrs Sturtevant, of that CITY,
have just received, via New Orleans, some 1900
tons Of coal from the mines of Western Virginia
This is the first that has ever come to Northern
market. From test which has been made in New
Orleans and in Manchester, N. H., it is found that
pound of this coal will make six cubic feet of
gas, while the English makes but about four and
one-half There are about 1000 tons now in New
Orleans waiting shipment
The Hon. Jefferson Davis is at West Point, with
his family.
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NEW YORK MARKETS, July 24-Flour, &c.-West,
ern and State Flour moderate demand and
ke is lower and very unsettled at the close The better
grades sell at very irregular prices The sales are 100
bbs at $5d5 10 for superne State; S5 25535 for extra
do s. 4oa5 40 for choice do s5(g5oa for superlne m
Western $515G5 80 for low grades of extra do $535
$50 for shipping brands of round hoop extra Ohio $500
675 for trade brands do and S575d7 for ST. Louis ex
Southern Flour very dull and prices lower
amplesales of S75 bbls at $5550 for mixed to good
brands, Baltimore. &C. and $5S5d7.50 for the better
grades Rye Flour in fair supply and the demand is
steady-saies 16l bbs at SS.40a4 90 Corn Meal is in
fair equestsaes of Jersey at $780, and baltimore at
$500 GrainThe Wheat market is unsettled and prices
have declined The scarcity of freight room restricts
business materially and prices nominal. The sales
bushels at 81 25 for Milwaukee club early
in the day 81 1901 10 for No. Chicago Spring, 81 2o%
for Racine Spring 81. 80 for amber Jersey at the
railroad depot 81 81 for prime red State 81 for Illinois
white 81 IS for red Western, and AS for prime white
Southern new Rye is quiet and in fair s9ppy-saes OF
and meets with fair inquiry at go cts. Oats quiet
and the supply is far-sma sales Of Canadian and West
ern at 3739 cts and State at 9Hd40h. Corn opened
quietly at yesterdays prices the absence of freight
checking business Sales of bushels at 60 cts for
unsound 60hd61h cts for sound mixed Western, 62 cts
for choice do, 6363k cts for Western yellow and 63
G5 cts for round yellow. Provsions.-The market for
Pork dull and lower-saes of $50 bbls at $40 25a1e3 81
for mess $14 25d14 81 for prime Included in the
sales 500 bbls buyers option 90 days, private
terms. Lard is lower and the demand far-sales of $50
bbls 134 cts and 100 kegs at 134 cts Butter and
Cheese are steady Conee-Rois scare there being but
cargo 45OO bags in first hands, and this is held at
extreme prices small lots from second hands, however,
selling fabulous prcessaes of leo bags Rio at
IA cts. $50 do. do. at Is cs and 400 do do at 15h
cts the highest known to be paid in this
ket for similar quality. Other kinds also in slight
supply and prices in sympathy with Rio rule high
sales 800 bags Ceyon Is cts AID $50 do Maraca
bo at IA dl4A cts.
The following the weekly circular of essrs. William
Scott Il Son:
Stock of Rio Coffee on the 18th July 1860. 5000 bags
Received since to date. ate...............,.....n none
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Attempted Escaa from the Missouri Peniten
tiary--Three Prisoners Killed

ST. Louis, July 24.-Fifty prisoners endeavored
to escape from the Penitentiary at Jefferson City,
Yesterday, by bursting open the gate. In the
melee that ensued, the Deputy Warden was injured,
three OF the prisoners were killed and seven seri-
ously injured All the prisoners were recaptured.
Samuel Caruthers, formerly member of Con-
gress from this State, died on Friday at Cape
Girardean. His wife died short time previous.
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Douglas Meeting at Norristo,vn

NoRRIsTowN, July 24.-This evening large
mass meeting of the Douglas Democracy was held
here. .--..
Speeches were made by Hon. Richard Yaux, of
Philadelphia, and others.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the nomina-
tion of Douglas and johnson, and Mr.. Foster, and
strongly denouncing all the secedars from the re-
gular Baltimore Convention .f-H- -
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The Lexington (Va.) Star says that hostile
meeting being expected to take place between
Messrs. James G. Davis and James Med. Graham,
growing out of a newspaper quarrel, warrant
was issued by VIM. Dold, ESQ.,. upon the affidavit
of friend of both parties, on Thursday morning
last for their arrest and upon investigation of the
difficulty both gentlemen were bound over in the
sum Of $1,000 to keep the peace.