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| Double Barrelled shot gun.
!, New saddle, l pine bed stead
i5o lbs surgar, coffee, -four A. etc
and q large assortment CONSISTING ~,
house hold and kitchen furnitures snd ID
also the undivided half interest in tbe
following moveable held in undivided
ownership with widow Dominioue
Rachal to wit $50 balls of corn.
Terms and conditions of sale
For the moveables all sums up to tven.
tydollars cash, above that amount
payable ON the lst day of Nav
1863 for the slaves, on a credit
one half payable on the lst dav of
May 1863, and the other half 1st
day Nay 1864. Purchasers on a
credit to give their notes with sa.
tlfsctory security in solido payable
to the order of the administrator
at his domioil in this parish, and
bearing interest at eight per cent
per annum after maturity. till paid
wltnspeclal mortgage and vendors
privilege retained ON the slaves
to secure the payment of the notes
given for-the same with the clauce
as q non alensndo to the prejudice
...-.''i OF me mortgage and privilege
retained.
d. Y. MURPHY,
Jan. z 1869. 4t,rfinnasr
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L
You notice not, n flannel covers,
The brawnylmanly arm
That bears Yorktown the ladders length.
And lands you, saved from harm
You notice not, if on the hands,
Are marks of'fflanly toll,
AS you demand Is Father saved
And Mother-sisters-all7" 2"
Then, grudge us not homely house,
10 shelter our Machine :"
And condescend to let yourselves
In our company be seen,
On the night of January Eighth,
To dance, eat, drink, and sing.
Dear Ladies won't you oil attend
Our Ba-soir- Par-lI-eety--
Adorn it with your loveliness,
Your grace, well-known beauty
10 please you in each least respect,
Treat each, as if queen.
10 wished by all the gallant hearts
Who run with the mersheen."
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~ n TELEGRAPH.

I'D TO IHE NEW oRLEANs BET
,ns DeetmLet al.-The steam
20 has arrived, with South
,,ates of the l2th inst.
hots has arrived, Previous to
ag Scott lad a long confer.
! Napoleon.
N American ships have been
! Atyd's.
lwarI vessels arc preparing
il. and more troops will be
..nada. .. e.
tement in England Of war.
rations.
sashington correspondent of
York Herald, in reference to
fand slidell aifair, says af.
fry complicated. time alone
ei them, aud the utmost nru.
he United States Admins
ill be necessary to AVOID a
p may involve US with more
European power, while we
ed in a life and death strug-
] preservation Of the Union
is correspondent of the He,
4 the French Government has
J England its willingness to
the rebel Government at
! n case the United States do
sp Mason and slidell to
raace will do so.
4 has come out strong for
~ -. ~
correspondent Of the N. Y.
ifrwar between the United
England occurs, the SYM
paoe sal be wholly against
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A little boy became "a mourner" in
Methodist protracted meeting and
when the minister asked him if he did
not want to be born again, smid brok.
en- sods replied, "no, | don't want to be
born again y Why" said the preacher.
somewhat aston shed. Because | am
afraid III be gal"
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IBpoprAET REMEDY FOR CAscEps

lhPosrAHT REMEDY FOR CAscErs.-Col
USsofy, of The parish. Of DeSota, in.
forms the editor Of the Cadlo Gazette
that he fully tested . retsGiy for ibis
troublesome disease, Recommended to
him by Spanish woman, n~tive q
the country The remedy is this; Take
an egg and brsakit, then pour out the
white, retaining the yolk in the she'll,
pat IN salt and mix the yoik as long as
it will receive it; stir them together
until the salve is formed; put portion
of this on a piece of sticking plaster.
and apply it to the cancer about twice
a day. He has made the experiment
twice in bis own family with complete
success
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DOWN ON PRENTICE. 1t would appear
to be high time that Mr.. George b.
frentlce-if. he is any longer editor of
that great paper" the Louisville Jour.
nal-should be at his post. While he
has been East his associate editor has
been making that paper as mischiey-
Gus as possible. The article of the Jour.
nal on the Presidents message is 80
as to seem perfectly
wanton, and has given the traitors j,s
kentucky substantial, laid and com
FORT Before the Jonrnal receives any
further aid and comfort from Union
men, u would be well to have this mat
ter understood.
Cincinnati Gazette. 7th.
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involving both the future prosperity
and present safety Of the State, and |
commend it to your earnest considera.
tion, and hope you will press il on the
consideration of our sister eotton-grow
ing States.
JoHr J. pErrus
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Lost.

A heavy and plain gold ring, on the
top of which are engraved the letters
L. D. A liberal reward will be paid for
its recovery by
L. DUPLEX.
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pftchitoches.

olrn WITH pleasure that William
Ass Esq, has been appointed BY
1Snor, . Notary Public in and
IFrish of Natchitoches, and has
Mis- commission for the same.
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FIREMAN's INVITATION,

Iis given to man, in many ways
| To serve the cclnmtn veal
Ihe pen, plane, plough, the counsel sage,
As exc the FURNISHED steel,
Are, in his hands, each one and all,
"A mighty means to fame,
To benefit his countrymen,
And earn a great good name.
Who W rites the declarations terse
Or independence loved,
."Oriinances of secession,
Lately SO well approved,
Who hurls in the proud tyrants 3 face
Defiance and the glove,
Should be respected by good men,
Admired, and beloved. .e-.
And he who builds cur palaces,
Our cottages and halls, A.. 80.
Our temples grend, to worship in,
Salons for ietes and balls,
Who builds our mighty ships, to sail
Across the angry wave, @
Who makes our railroads, telegraphs,
And life and labor saves,
Should be by oil full weell esteemed,
From ali deserving muuh,
A benefaetor of his race,
Lie meIlts n'ssise as such,
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Wanted to buy.

1900 Bales of cotton for which Cash
will be paid on delivery by L. DUPLEX.
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NOTICE.

During the absence Of Mr.. Planor
pIudbonme the list of Subscriptions Of
Crop for the defence of the Confede
rate States" will be fonnd at the store
Of Mess. netoyer Brothers.
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VENTE DE SUCCESSION.

sENTE DE SUCCESSION,
Succession de Marie Suzanne decade.
4 femne de Joachim Deslolches. I.
4 H,'N vcrtn dun ordre de l'Hon. Coul
- de District dams etpour Ia paroiss.
des Natcliiteches, Etat de Ia Louisiana
Il sera venduen vente publieue, d Ia
dernlere residence de Warie Suzanne
Racha en- cctte parosse.
lie Sc jour dc Feyrier 1862,
ifs proprietes suivantes appartenant a
la dite succession, savoir
Proprietes sepafess:
Rose, negrese agee d'environ Sc ana
lestropiee) ct son fills Naxille age dc
9 ans.
LATzA, n6gresse agee d'cnviron SO ans
HEsRlErrE, negresse agee d'environ
20 ans Ss's
FRAseors, rnulatre age d'epviron II.
ans ...-e .s -
GEORGE, negre age environ de IS ans,t
fANKA, hegresse agee environ de 100
ans, auss les biens suivants ;
HUT tetes de betes acornes, 5 mules
2 chevaux, / buggy;
! fnsiI i leux coups
| oefte neuve H.
| boi5 dc lit;
10" LiYfes &c sucre, cafe, farine etc.
ct un grand assortment de fournitures
De cnl"Ino TT aust'l Ia moti6 qui nest
pas dlvs6e des biens suvants estimes
IndiVl avec la veuve Dominique Ra.
chal, SAVIOR:
354 barils de maIs.
Termes ct conditions de la yents
Pour les meubles toute somme andes.
sous de vingt piatres, compliant,
au-dessus de cette somme PAYABLE
lie Ter jour de Mai 1863 Pour les
esclaves, la Motto de la somme
payable le Ter jour de Mai 1858.
ct Pautrs moitie le Ter jour de Mai
1864. Les acheteurs 4 credit. de-
vront fournir leurs biliets avec
bonne ct valable securite tn solado-
payable q Podre de padministrat
teur 4 son domicile dams cette pa
roisse ct portant interet i huit
pour cent par an jusqu'a parfait
paiement avec specjale hypotheque
ct privilege du vendeur sur les es.
claves pour 10 surete du paiement
des blllets suivant, avec Ia clause
de non alienando sans prejudice
de rhypotheqe ct privilege retenus.
...-, -. ID. MURPHY.
Jan. Encanteur.
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| Who fells the trees, and makes the soil
To wave with golden grain,
Or blanch with royal cotton-bolls.
Or grown ith sugar-cane,
Befriends lie rich and poor alike,
In eace, all else maintains,
And IN the hour Of bloody strife,
His eountry's strength sustains.
And be, to whom his couftrys call
Is like the voice Of God,
Who goes to win her causa, (when Iust,)
Or loose bis hfe's last blood,
I Nor grudges It, but eleerful!y
Engages in the Tray,
And with his last breath speaks the hope
That 'swe may sin the day."
D serves, aud gets his need Of praise.
Fair maids and agsjmeu,
Aud rha.r0bs staid atd children sweet
Repeat his name agan:
Ills deeds are sung in poets verse,
ihey otl5hte3 hlsl ~ page,
Living, alI try 10 comfort him;
Dying; his griels assuage.
But,--there are many humber ways
To serve our human kind,
And one, from mongst that many, now,
| fain would bring to mind.
There is in all our cities great,
A body Of good men,
Gathered from all the honest trades
Within our mortal ken,
Who, without any fixed reward,
Or any hope Of gain,
d1e alarays ready, night or day,
TO heed the cry Of pain.
Freely they give their labor, long
They toll, though weary, worn,
I'LL fainting in the flames fierce breath,
Or bruised by falling stone,
)r brick, or sinking roof; or crushed
By beam from shattered dome;
Dr. buried meath some lallen wall,
F ON off the spot they're born
bleeding, living, dead,
Or else by comrades mourned,
'hey're left beneath the smeuldering ruin,
To mingie with the groundss,.
hould not tasy have a portion, then.
OF mans and maid regard?
hould not they be encouraged then,
And have some small reward
hould not taey then, be conntenanced
By all o grateful hearts,
nd be esteemed by good folks, they
Who do so well thei part?
ow, the Firemen Of Natchitoches
Are going to have Ball
r Soiree, cali it what you will,
Or Party, or don't call
anything, but if you'd like
To see what It's to be,
ttend it Ladies, one and oil,
And Gents of high drgree;
nd, if you are fastidious,
Don't fancy flannel red"
'nsideri if 'twere only blaok,
Twould bFoad-cloth be, By ned,
nd then, indeed, might only hide
A heart as foul as dirt,
or pure, nor honest as the one
Benea.h the flannel shirt.
hen, from your chambers, in the i-ht,
You re reused to fly for life
hnd the flames around you spread
Beneath, about-Paul's Wife,
~ office not the firemans garb,
As. through the sash he breaks,
save you from death, at thought
Of which the stout heart eaakes- Ii
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sA-~4s -S-s-sA -. s---------A =
orlesus, December lsth 1861
MI MI SIN, @
N, the pleasure to acknowledge
10 Of your esteemed favor Of
t,,ls, inclesing draft on E
& Taylor for the sun'of Oae
:, : and City one dollars and %
: ,,rocccdsA to be applied 70 Tho
] rounded soldiers of our army
.sak the Philharmonic Society
ftaches, and the two youi,g
ses Laura Tauzin and
:. Nsnchard for their generous
vi JOY :,
o., VERY respectfully
II, u ". A. ELMORB
NJ, #s President.
4osrs. AZ III
oftehitoches.
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A DIVE TIsING:
EDGAR J FRANKLIN

EDGAR J. J.FRANELTN
| Ky virtue Of an order Of seizure and gsals
- 10 ME addressed, by the said Court / shall
| oHer a. public sale to the last and hioas,
oldder at the doorof the Court bouse in tbs
town and Parish OF Natchitoches on ''''
Saturday First day of FsJyuarv 1882
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ and
shutdown the following described nronert,,
OF deiandent to Satisly the said writ to wit !:
a certain lot or parcel Of ground situated /,
the Town and parish Of Natcbitoebes
bound das follows to wit i. ON the port,,
by the fence enclosing the Amar,con
grave yardon the south by lind nrrnes.a
belonging to James TAYLOR late of mi,
Parish deceased on the east hv a h.ra,,
Il or&Lagooh Manic unknown nh 81 ,ba T.
west by tho public road, containing six
seres more or less.
Also al other piece or parcel Of ground aitr,.
. So afei N the town of Natchito. hes ~ aff.
fesaia fronting andbounded ont north
py F1ne street on the south and west
by land belonging to the present vendor
81 on n,tl The east BY a bayou of Lagoon name
ankhown, containing one acre OF land
= ffofo DF leSS. pSf t4 t8 F5=. s-f&=#a' .
Terms and conditions Of Sale
The above described property will be sol
with the benefit of apprsisement for rasb
70 satisfy the sum Of seven hundred nd fftv,
dollars together with per cent interest
Dn sad amount from the day of April 1910
together With cost Of suit, and on o credit
lntll m the LIST day ofMay 1862, for the sum OF
seven hundred and fifty dollhrs, with 8 per
ent interest on the same from The 0 dog ~,
April 1860. The purchasers on credit to
5ive his notes with good and solvent security
solIdo for tue last instslment to be mid al
maturity to wit on the first day of May 1862. Z.
ayaoie 70 plaintiff Or order with special
mortgage retained on the lots OF ground, soj5r
above described, together with all interest
hereon and cost or suit and sale subject To
he appraisement as aforesaid
.=..s. w. S. CAMPBELL.
- Dec' iool. Sheriff
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II "
~ 4, Advtrtisefients sent to the Union
- inesuAy 4 tvening, will not be publishe
I MsFns desiring to stop advertisements,
I've notice thereof at the Office, other
ssey viii be continued and charged for
sEpfsssly forbidden. - A.
syob work will be done hereafter, unless
10y ~ " haa, On delivery.
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sston Planters Convention.

- LIMA 88gF a#
lihesf win ismceting Of the Cotton
antsrs of this Parish, held at the
arthonse, III the Town Of Natchito.
%, On Monday next, the 9th, inst at
o'clock N. for the purpose of ap-
ntins 9 delegate to represent the
'ish in . State Convention, to be
|icp sometime next month, for Tie
pose OF devising means to prevent
planting sor raising Cotton this
y in the Confederate States unless
Blackdde-1s soon raised.
Ratchitocles. January Cd 1862.
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- 4 80 <--~SB ~ sss1- ##
Teekll the special attention Of our
ndss the planters, to a recent Mes.
eof Coy rettis, 10 the Legislature
aiss'ssIppi, on the planting of Cot
efors. The, blockade shall have
taised. He conceives that the
'ng Of two cotton crops on the
7 aslonoe, wouidbe disastrous, n
trcHie. His reasons to us, appear
Fly conclusivt. IM o late number
s'Unionv we venture to express
tniop from which many dissent
II read the message anjperl,aps,
ten be convinced, that permaa.
exv will be done to the cotton
Mfshoula they pitch another full
"p before our porte are open,
%ttk aaA8&ast
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f. salina Committee
on Invitation,
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JotiF ]. pErrus
, 1862-12-27
Times Funeral March.


Addison felt the irrepressible yearnings Of i'm
mortality, and with prophetic eye looked forward
to the closing act of Tines great drama, as con
summated in the "wreck of matter and the crash
of the worlds" passing away" is written upon
the proudest monuments of earth-bom grandeur,
and everything points to the time when nature
shall die, and God and angels shall come and lay
her in the grave. The whole earth is one vast
mausoleam of buried greatness, and we are daily
treading over the graves of thirty generations" !"
The glory and greatness of man, as developed
under the most favorable auspices, seem to be
transitory and evanescent in their character and
in some parts of the earth, the lights Of civiliza-
tion learning and refinement are palng their in
efectual fires before the baleful shadows
of ignorance, idolatry and superstition. In
Asia Minor the traveller treads upon soil rich
in historic lore, and the recollectons of glori-
Gus past while the present population is degra-
ded by ignorance and slavery. The glory and
splendor of twenty different nations that rose and
fourished there, have been extingushed and the
star of their former greatness has set in the gloom
of starless night on which no future morrow
shall ever rise. The herdsman's flock and the
wild beast of the wilderness now wander over
the tombs of Achilles, and Hector, and the throne
of Mithrdates, and the Antiochuses, and the once
splendid palaces of Priam and Cresus, are now
masses of shapeless ruins over which the destroy
er Time has driven the ruthless and dssoatng
plow-share. .u.r ..- ....r .
The wealthy merchant and crafty tradesmen of
Smyrna do not now stop to inquire where Homer
was born, and the rich yellow sky of ancient and
once proud Ionia no longer inspires orators,
painters or poets, or lights the waning fires of
jealous and devoted patriotism. The same dark
and terrible doom hangs like the pail of death
over the banks of Jordan and Euphrates. The
Republic of Moses is blotted from the map of ma
tions, the golden Tyres of David an Isaiah are no
longer swept by living hands, and the voiceless ST.
lence of death reigns supreme, where music once
ravished the happy hearts of busy thousands.
The wandering Arab, without home or
country, now comes, indifferent and unmoved, to
rest the poles of his tent against the shattered col
umns of Palmyra, and make his bed upon crum-
bling fragments of thrones and crowns. Baby
lon, the peerless Queen of Empires, has not es.
capped the common fate, and she also has fallen
beneath the crushing stroke of an inevitable des-
tiny and that proud city, which swayed the scep-
ire of supreme power over the oppressed tribes of
Asias teeming millions, has scarcely left behind
it a trace Of its former greatness, or a crumbling
pillar to show where the ramparts of Semiramis
once stood.
, 1862-12-27
Beyond the River.

There is a river, deep and wide;
And while along its banks we stray,
We see our loved ones DER its tide
Sail from our sight away, away.
Where are they sped They will rethfn
No more to glad our longing eyes
They we passed from lifes contracted bourne,
Passed to the blessed realm that lies
Beyond the river.
'Tis hid from view, but we may guess
How beautiful that realm must be,
For gleamings of its loveliness
In visions granted, oft we see,
The very clouds that DER it throw
Their veil, upraised for mortal sight,
With gold and purple tintings glow,
Rejecting from the glorious light
Beyond the river.
And gentle airs, so sweet, so calm,
Steal sometimes from that viewless sphere
The mourner feels their breath of balm,
And soothed sorrow drinks the tear.
And sometimes listening ears may gain
Enhancing sound that hither floats
The echo OF a distant strain
Of harps and voices blended notes
Beyond the river
There are our loved ones in their rest;
They've crossed Times river. Now no more
They heed the bubbles on its breast
Nor feel the storms that sweep its shore.
But there pure love can live, can last,
They look for us their homo to share,
When we in turn away have passed
When joyful greetings wait us there
Beyond the river.
, 1862-12-27
Bridal Preparations and Baths of the Arab

Ladies'
On subsequent perseverng inquiry among Arab
ladies, found out how it was that the brides face
looked so lustrous. learn that girls are prepared
for marriage with very great deal of ceremony.
There are women who make the beautifying of
brides their especial profession.
A widow woman named Angelina, is the chief
a,tiSte in this department of art in Haifa She
uses her scissors and tweezers freely and skillfuy
to remove supnrhuous hair, and trains the eye
brows to arched line, perfecting it with black pig
ments She prepares an adhesive plaster of very
strong sweet gum, and applies it by degrees all
over the body, letting it remain on for minute
or more; then she tears it off quickly, and it
leaving the skin quite bare, with an unnaturally
bright and polished appearance, much admired
by Orientals The face requires very careful man
ipulation. When women have once submitted to
this process they look frightful if from time to
time they do not repeat it for the hair never
grows so soft and fine again. Perhaps this is one
of the reasons why aged Arab women who have
quite given up all these arts of adornment, look
so haggard and witch-ike. In some instances
this ordeal slightly rritates the skin, and perfum-
ed sesame olive oil is applied cooling lotions
of elder-fower water are used
The bride invites her fiends to accompany her
TO the public bath previous to the wedding day,
and sends to each one packet of henna, two or
three pieces of soap, and two wax candles. An
geEna is generally the bearer of the message and
of these articles, which are always to be paid for
have now and then accepted such invitations.
Bridal parties assemble and sometimes pass
three successive days in the luxury of the Tur-
kish bath. Pipes, sherbet, coffee and other re-
freshments are served, and songs are sung in
honor of the bride, who is, of course, attended by
Angelina, and forms the centre of attraction
Her hair is unbradsd, she is slowly disrobed, and
then, with her loins slightly girded with crimson
silk, she is mounted on high clogs, and then led
through halls and passages gradually increasing
in temperature, with fountains overfowing their
marble foors; she is placed on marble platform,
near to a jet of hot water; fullers' earth is rub
bed on her head, she is lathered with soap, and
brushed with handful of tow then hot water is
poured over her freely, she is swathed in long
towels, and by slow degrees conducted back to a
more moderate temperature, and lastly to a foun.
tain of cool water-her companions in the mean
time undergoing the same process. Then, shroud-
ed in muslin, Grape or linen, they sit together,
4 A. IL q
, 1862-12-27

CLEARING A DEBTORS PRIsoN-The work of
clearing the Queens Bench Prison, London, of
its inhabitants is now verging to a close Strange
to say, it has been very difficult task. Many of
the prisoners sternly refused to be made bank
rupts, though, by giving their consent, they could
have Immediately obtained their release. The
most curious case was that of VIM. Miller, who
had been in prison since July, 1Sl4-forty-eight
years! He has no desire to 60 out and would
sign nothing which would have the effect of max
ing him free man. When at last he was abso-
lutely forced to acquiesce, be begged to be allowed
to remain in the prison few days longer and
when his time up he still fingered fondly
within the gates to bid the officials farewell, and
to shake hands over and over again. Until he
passed the outer gates of the Queens Bench
Prison, few weeks since, VIM Miller, who was
born nearly eighty years ago, never saw street
gas-amp, nor an omnibus, much less a steamship
or railway.-RaiIl0ay Exchange.
, 1862-12-27

PRAYING FOR THE CESSATION OF WAR AT THE
SoUTH.-In some circles in New Orleans, feel
ing in favor of cessation of the war is spreading
The initiative has been taken by several Catholic
clergymen, and solemn High Mass was ceebra-
ted on the goth ult., at the Cathedral, to impore
of the Almighty the re-establishmeut of peace
and cessation of the calamities now desolating
the country A peace sermon was preached by
the Rev. Father Jourdan, and collection taken
in aid of the INDECENT of the city.