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Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26

State of Louisiana-Parish of East Baton
Rouge-Fifth Judicial District Court
No. 532-In the matter of the succession
of Frederick M. Kent, deceased.
WHEREAS, Mrs. Margaret Kent has
w this day filed with the Clerk of said
Court her application TO be appointed Ad-
ministratrix of the said succession.
Notice is hereby given to all parties in
Court, at his office, in the city Of Baton
Rouge, within ten days from the frst pub
location Of this notice, why said appiica-
ton should not be granted
Witness my hand and the seal of said
Court this the 1lth day Of October. A. D.,
1865. L. A. ALLAN,
GOTTA Deputy Clerk.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26

State of Louisiana Pa IRISH of East Baton
Rouge--Fifth Judicial District Court
No. 379--Mrs. Widow Theriot vs. Bares
e. Billiard.
DY virtue ola writ of a fer6 facias to
ID me directed from the Honorable the
Judge of the Fifth judicial District Court,
of the Parish aud State aforesaid, | have
seized and will expo to public sale, at tho
Court House door, in the city of Baton
Rouge, on
Saturday, the 4lh of November next,
A. D., 1865, at IL O'Clock. A. NJ, of said
day the following described personal pro-
perty, toy wit:
/ CLOCK.
AXIOM SOFAS.
MARBLE TOP TABLE.
! COMMON TABLE.
DIAMOND BREAST PIN.
GOLDiWATCH,
Now in the possession of Leon Bonnecaze.
Seized to pay and satisfy the writs issued
in tho above entitled suit.
Terms Of ssle--cash on the spot.
~ A. j.. BEGAN,
octl7 Deputy Sheriff.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26
Monday, the SOth of October next,

A. D., 1865, at IL O'Clock, M, at the resi-
dence on which the deceased last resided,
about ten miles from the city Of Baton
Rouge, on the ComIte River
lst A certain tract of LAND, situated
in said parish, at about ten mlies from the
the city of Baton Rouge, on the Comite
River, containing Ave hu, dred and ten
aci es, (Mount Lane,) with all the build
ings and Improvements, consisting of
DWELLING and out hou ses,
80 acres open LAND, on the above tract,
bounded North by NJ. Youngblood; East
by F. Bradford; South by Mrs. Rusby and
West by Daniel Sullivan.
Cd. Another tract of LAND, situated in
said parish, on the Comite River, con tain
ing Ne ven hundred acres, Home Place, }
with Improvements, consisting of
H0UeE, STABLES and QUARTERS,
two hundred acres of open LAND, on said
tract, bounded N"rth by ashford; East by
T II. Montgomery; socth by Jackson Sib-
by, and West by the Comite River and
Swamp.
Sd. Another tract of LAND, (unimprov-
ed J containing forty two acres, on the
South side of the Comite River, opposite
Home Place; East by the Comite River;
South by the Comite River, and West by
Also, lot of PERSONAL PROPERTY,
consisting of STOCK, &C., upon the fol-
lowing terms and conditions, to-wit: For
cash, In U. S. Treasury Notes.
ED. COUSINARD,
sept23 Sheriff.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26
CHE 0azette 4 Gon1et
How AN EDITOR DIED-His Cooz-

---T@
, How AN EDITOR DIED-His Cool
ness and Codrage He makes a aoaU
amid the Howlamg eftAe Tempest
Tie Vessel goes TO Pieces and he Is
Drowned "A San Francisco cores
pondent furnishes this account of are
markable case of GOODNESS and cour-
age. The gentleman alluded to was
James Nisbet, Of the San Francisco
Bulletin who was lost on the steam
ship Brother Johnaihan, and his body
was found floating in the ocean seven
miles from land. When it was taken
ashore and examined there was found
in the deceased's vest pocket will,
which was written after The vessel
struck the fatal rock. Contemplating
calmly the terrible scenes about him,
and calculating his chances for life,
he had the cool courage to make such
disposition Of his property as would
be most beneficial to those W ho would
be left behind him. That old man
writing a will amid the bowling ofthe
tempest that was lashiug the ocean
into foamiug pillows, and surrounded
by drowning men, women and chill
dren, wailing out their agony to the
pitiless winds and the raging sea, pre-
sents heroic picture. Here is copy
of the will, and let the reader observe
with what care it is written
"AT Sea on BOARD THE BROTHER JONATHAN,
July Goth, 1856. (
In view Of death, I hereby appoint
my brother James Nisbet, at present
engaged on the Pacific Railroad, near
Clipper Gap, California, my sole ex-
ecutor, with instructions to wind up
my whole estate, real and personal,
and convert the same into cash, with
all convenient speed, but SO as not to
sacrifice the same, and to pay over and
divide equally between himself and my
sole sister Margaret Nisbet, now resi-
ding in England ; and under burden
OF the payment of a legacy of $4,000
in gold to Almira Hopkins, wife of
Casper T. Hopkins, insurance agent,
San Francisco, California. And ]
desire that my brother, said Thomas
Nisbet, shall not be asked to give Sc
curity for his intromission with my es
tate. JAS. NIsBET.
The document was written with a
pencil, the writer coolly recollecting
thar pencil marks are less affected by
water than ink. 1t was clearly writ
ten, in Mr.. Nisbe,'s bold and
steady penmanship. When he had
concluded the will he found that he
had little time left before the ship
would probably 60 down, and he ad-
ded the following brief note to a fam
lily in this city where he had boarded
for many years
"MY DEAR MA thousand affec-
tionate adieus. You spoke of my
sailing on Friday -hangman's day
and the unlucky Jonathan. Well,
here ! stand with death before me
My love to you ALTO Casper, to
Belle, Nellie, and little Myra-kiss
her for me. Never forget
GRANDPA"
The children Familiarity addressed
the old man as grandpa, although he
was in no way related to them
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26

~ In Cochin China they harness
bulls TO chariots and run races with
them. Singular coachin'. \
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26
Saturday, the 4th of November next,

A. D., 1855, at II O'clock. M, Of said day,
the following described property, wit:
Lots Nos. one, two and three of Square
eighty feet front on America street, with
depth Of one hundred and seventy feet on
Natchez street, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, Ge
Upon the following terms and conditions,
Wig: Said properly to be sold for cash :,
for not less than sixteen hundred and
twenty dollars, with eight per cent. per
annum interest from the I'd day of March,
1861. ED. COUSINA ROs
oct5 1 SHERIFF.
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SHERIFFS SALE.


State of Louisiana-Paris of Pointe Cou-
pee-Seventh Judicial District Court
No. 206- Probate-In the matter of the
succession of Jules Landry, deceased.
DY VIRTUE of commission TO me di-
IL rected from the Honorable Seventh
Judicial District Court. of the Parish and
State aforesaid, / will expose to public
sale, at the Court House door, in the city
of Baton Rouge, on
Tuesday, the 9TH ofN0Vember next,
A. D., 1865, at II o'clock, A. NJ, of said
day.
Let. A certain tract or parcel Of LAND,
situated on st. Charles street, in the city
Of Baton Rouge. measuring seventy-fiye
feet French measure, more or less, front
on St. Charles street, by sixty-nine feet
six and three-quarter inches. more or less,
(French measure,) in depth, with the
buildings and improvements thereon, be-
ing the South half of the corner lot, and
nnmb ered ten TO-, of Square four a.
Leonard Town, as surveyed by Messrs.
Waller; part of Lot No. twelve (12) and
Lot No. eleven (ll,1 Of Square four, being
the same property purchased by said de
ceased from Theresa Soniat, by act of sale
before William Hubbs. Recorder, May 26th,
1850, in Book S., Folio, 282, Of Notarial
Acts.
Terms Of sale eash, in o. 8. Treasury
Notes. a. j. hogan,
ocsT Deputy sheriff,
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octfa

State Of Louisiana--Parish of East Baton
Rouge Fifth Judicial District Court
No. IT'S, Probate--In the matter of the
succession of Felix Brunot, deceased.
by virtue OF a commission to me directed
Id from the Honorable Judge Of the Fifth
judicial District Court, of the Parish and
State Aforesaid, will expose to public sale
at the Court House door IN the city of Ba-
ton Rouge on
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26

State of Louisiana-Parish of East Baton
Rouge-Fifth Judicial District Court
Ne. 370-Samuel Haralson vs. John G.
Foreman and Nancy Foreman.
DY VIRTUE of writ of TERI facias to
ID ME directed from the Honorable the
Judge of the Fifth judicial District Court,
of the Parish and State aforesaid, l have
seized and will expose to public sale at the
Court House door, in the city of Baton
Rouge, on
Saturday. the 4th 0fNOvember next,
A. D., 1868 at 70 o'clock, NJ, of said day,
the following described mortgaged prop
erty, to-wit
certain tract or parcel Of LAND, stu
ated in this parish, on Bayou Manchac,
about fourteen miles from the city of Ba-
ton Rouga, containing six hundred and
ninety-slx (696) arpents, more or less,
bounded on the North by lands formerly
belonging to Prendergast (now Msnsur;)
West by lands of Willis; East by lands Of
Hereford, and South by Bayou Manchac,
together with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon.
Seized to pay and satisfy the writ issued
in the above entitled suits, together with
the interest and costs.
Terms OF sale cash, in U. s. Treasury
Notes, with the benefit Of apprsisement.
ED. COUSlNARD, {
oct2 Sheriff.
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SHERIFFS SALES.
POSTPONED SALE.

r seE Va VI &E --<~---s f& Fsts8 y q 81 ttN
State or LouHsIans - Parish OF East Baton
Rouge-Fifth judicial District Court
No. slI--Probate - In the matter of the
succession of John B. Cage, deceased.
QY Virtue Of q commission to me
D directed from the Honorable Judge of
the Fifth Judicial District Court, of the
Parish and State aforesaid, Twill expose TO
public sale on isatss, s,a4r.@s-q5t
Saturday, the lth of November next
"A. D., 1865, at IL o'clock. A. M, of said
day, at the residence on which the deceased
last resided, about fifteen miles from the
city Of Baton Rouge, on the Port Hudson
Road, near Black Greek, In said parish, the
following described property, belonging
TO the above estate, viz:
A certain tract or parcel of LAND. con-
tanning one Thousand acres, more or less.
embracing the two tracts known az the
Bradford tract and Raoui claim, bounded
on the North by the Perry tract; East by
lands owned by the succession OF I II.
Coreoran, and land formerly owned by W.
A Dixon; South by land of Shelmire, and
West by lands formerly owned by D. T.
Young, with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon. M .s .#. asrfa
months, the purchaser to furnish his bond
with approved security, bearing eight per
cent. interest from the day of sale until
paid = IN ortgage retained on the property
sold until full and final payment of said
bond. ED. COUSINARD.
octl9 asla amAHa Sheriff.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26

State of Louisiana--Parish of East Baton
Rouge--Fifth Judicial District Court
No. 6T7-- Probate--In the matter of the
succession of Roland McCullom, decd.
DY VIRTUE of commission to me
. directed from the Honor; BILE Judge
of tho Fifth Judicial District Court of the
Parish and State aforesaid, have seized
and will expose to public sale on
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26
Saturday, The 2Sth Of October next,

A. D., 1865, at IL o'clock, M, on the plan
tation where the deceased last resided,
about thirteen miles rom The city Of Baton
Rouge, on the Jones Creek Road, in said
parish the following described property,
belonging to said estate, to-wit
A certain tract or parcel of LAND, con-
tanning six hundred and forty (640) acres,
bounded North by lands of VIM. S. Pix !;
West by Brogden, Henry and Mrs. A lain;
South by PhilliI and Lacey; East by Har-
ris and Sims, together with all the build
ings and Improvements thereon. Also,
the following personal property, to-wit
MULES, @
PONEYS,
CARRIAGE,
WAGON,
2Yokes of OXEN,
Stock of CATTLE and HOGS.
Blacksmith TOOLS,
Farming UTENSILS on hand, and
Household and Kitchen FURNITURE.
Upon the following terms and condi
tons to-wit: For cash.
A. J, BEGAN,
sept23 Deputy Sheriff.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26
Saturday, the 4th ofNOvember next

A. D., 1865, at 10 o'clock, M, of said day,
the following described mortgaged prop
erty, to-wit:
A certain tract of LAND or PLANTA-
TION, situated in the Parish Of East Baton
Rouge, at about nine miles from the city
Of Baton Rouge, containing eight hundred
acres, $780, more or less, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon,
bounded as follows: On the North by
Lively, Kellar and public lands, and South
by lands formerly belonging to Henry
Castle, now owned by S. B. Perkins; East
by lands of jesse and James Morgan, and
on the West by lands Of Widow Watson,
being the same purchased by Cutrer and
Harrison, ut Sheriff's sale, at the suit Of
Maria Il. Woodward. wife, Va. N. j. W.
Workman, husband, No. l14s, late Sixth,
now Fifth District Court.
Seized to pay and satisfy the writ issued
in the above entitled suit, together with
interest and costs.
Terms of sale cash. in q. s. Treasury
Notes, with the benefit Of appraisement.
ED. COUSINARD,
oct2 Sheriff.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26

pUY YOUR BARREL MEATS
IL AT BEALS.-Prssent prices
FULL MESS PORK-Henry Ames Co.,
Packers, price. ...... 500 %
PRIME MESS PORK, Cincinnati City
HdckeU. % W
The above Meats are full weight and "Nsw
Crop" Guaranteed In every particular.
sepf JOSHUA ZEAL.
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SCHOOL ROOKSi
A LARGE assortment, jnIt received st
"A EEALs
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26

State of Louisiana--Parishof East Baton
Rouge--Fifth Judicial District Court
No. 759--Probate--In the matter of the
succession of Stephen, Roberts, deceased.
DY VIRTUE of commission to me di
D directed from the Honorable the Fifth
Judicial District Court, in the above sue
cession, will proceed TO sell on
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-26

State of Louislana-P Parish Of East Baton
Rouge Fifth Judicial District Court
No. 457-Robert Workman vs.. Addison
Burris. ..
DY VIRTUE of writ of seizure and sale
- to me directed from the Honorable
the Judge OF the Fifth judicial District
Court of the Parish and State aforesaid, l
have seized and will expose to public sale
of the Court House door, in the city of Ba-
ton Rouge on
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1865-12-07
An Editors Dream.

Theeditor of the Charlottesville (Fs.) C!rOn-
;cle gets off the following:
We were dreaming of the Chronicle last
night. and we dreamed it was steamboat,
floating down the tide of time. All OF our sub
scribers and advertisers were aboard-old coun-
try codgers with big silver spectacles, faded To-
caI politicians, old women with reticules, spruce
fellows from Charlottesville with big-legged
brecches and jaunty hats, sober clergymen and
gas-stock directors, portly grocers with firkins
and buckets, wise-looking lawyers full of
strange arguments large landed proprietors
bemoaning their niggers, young women with
short wells over their compilations, with "Our
Mutual FriQd" rolled up in their hands-in
all numerous and varied throng. The engines
were working with young earthquakes res
piration. and dense volumes of smoke were
pouring from her chimneys and streaming far
back over the glistening river. We were
freighted with news from all parts Of the world,
and ever and anon We touched at a landing
and tsok on a fact, or sent boat ashore after
a new advertiser. Men were buying and sell
ing, reading and disputing, eating and drinking,
courting and dying, sleeping and walking, play
ing on the horn and going to the dentists,
building and pulling to pieces, hiring and dis
charging, some at their counters--some at
prayers-some at their offices-some fattening
hogs some trading horses some writing
poetry-some counting their money-some re-
volving how to get it to cou2t-all that passes
in the great human world seemed in our dream
to be enacting on this spectre boat, with its
long streaming pennon, on whose folds one
could catch, in golden letters, the magic SYM
bol. Chronicle. This was about dusk. Sud-
denly we heard tremendous bell which con-
tinued ringing long time, with a deafening
clamor. And the man that carried the bell, as
he walked to and fro, backwards and forwards
on the decks. in and out, on the vast ship, cried
in stentorian voice" oh ycsi Oh yes! Oh
yes a-n-a-aU ,cho harent settled riU please
ralL up to the Captains office A-AND SETTLE
And then he would ring again more violently
than beforehand repeat this invocation with
varying emphasis-and thought heard him
say" and pcrtickerly advertisers
We started from our dream, just as we were
watching to see If anybody would go up, but
the vision was gone.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1865-12-07

BEAUTIFUL ExTRAcT.-When the summer
of youth is slowly wasting away into the night
fall of age, and the shadow of the past years
grow deeper and deeper, and life wears to its
close, it is pleasant to look back through the
vista of time upon the sorrows and felicities Of
our earlier years If we have home to shelter
and hearts to rejoice with us, and friends gath
cred together around fresides, then the rough
places of our wayfaring will have been worn
and smoothed away in the twilight of life,
while the sunny spots we have passed through
will crow brighter and moro beautiful. Happy
indeed are they whose intercourse with the world
has not changed the tone of their holier feelings
or broken those musical chords of the heart
whose vibrations are so melodious, so tender and
touching in the evening Of age.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1865-12-07
The Fashions for December.

From lie Bon Ton aud other magazines for
December. we give some Of the fashions for the
winter of l865-66
Dresses-One style of evening dress very
popular is of rich white corded silk, trimmed
with black velvet open band. The visiting
dress is of blue gros grains. The upper skirt
is in the tunic style, and lighter shade Of silk
than tie lower skirt. The edge is cut in deep
points and finished with cord and tassels. AM
other style of outdoor toilet is a dress of light
color with Albanian hody sleeves ornamented
top and bottom, with thessme tsssels and gimp;
a blue velvet jacket is worn over the body
The double skirt is still worn, but the single is
now entirely discarded. Both trimhed and
plain skirts are worn, the latter scolloped.-
Sleevesare the same, nothing but the coat sleeve,
trimmed, perhaps, a little more elaborately.
Bonnets-The style of bonnets is varied. One
is of green silk worked with jet beads. trimmed
with ribbon and flowers Magenta flowers with
3 roll Of green velvet ornamentcd with jet
beads form the inside trimming. Another
STYLE is of rose colored silk laid in folds and
bordered on the front edge by natural ribbon.
A fancy ornament Of silk is arranged at the
back and caught by loops and ends of narrow
ribbon. The inside trimming is formed of a roll
of green velvet and pink flowers. A very pretty
pattern of head-dress much in vogue, is Polish
hat of white felt, ornamented with white velve.
hoods and large tassel Of white floss silk
The misses hat is Of white felt trimmed with
black velvet and jet fringe. In front is bunch
of green feathers with tuft of pink roses
There is passion for spangles, bright enamel
led bugs daggers, arrows, dogs and horses-heads
of gilt lizards, Shields delicate charms and
cones, and fringes of crystal, steel and gold.
Fancy stars, too, and when gracefully worked
in with silk velvet and lace, thescform the most
irresistible and stylish Of hat trimmings.
There is novelty in the shape Of muffs just
introduced. The back is fat and formed Of
velvet or leather, and contains pocket for
money, which, besides being a convenience, is
a great security. In front is cap formed OF
the head of the animal, which lifting up, dis
closes another pocket lined with satin designed
for the pocket handkerchief The muff is sus-
pended from the neck by rich cord furnished
with tassels which fall over the 'front.'
The cloaks are tight fitting pdletOts, loose
sacks with long flowing sleeves and short sacks.
The velvets are richly ornsmented with beads,
lace and buttons, but soft woolly-looking cloths
are at present sought for and made up for street
and opera wear.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1865-12-07
Prayer for Morning and Evening.

The following appeal to God is one Of the
finest productions we ever saw. 1t was writ
ten by lady and this is the first time 1t was
ever printed. 1t is brief and expressive of great
thought and earnestness worthy of place in
the heart of every one who believes in God and
Eternal Life and therefore, do we commend it
TO our readers, generally LA Crosse Demo
crat.
O Father in Heaven 0 Angels pure aud ho-
". whose love doth fold around about like
mantle, all the children Of Earth; into whose
kind care and keeping Thou hast placed us.
We know there is no empty seconds in all
Time; that each is full of prayer, yelling up
from the great Soul of Humanity, swelling a
vast ocean that rolls away TO Eternity. And
the Soul when rightly attuncd vibrates to the
rythm Of the mighty tide Of prayer, and at this
bour we turn to Thee Thou knowest, 0 Father
in Heaven. that the hill Of life is steep and rug
ged that the heavy skirts Of pride, ignorance
and folly doth weigh US down, and that our
feet .rcoften bruised and lacerated by the sharp
rocks of discord, calumny, envy and hate
And vet we know that Thy great love docs
draw us upward as thesun sucks rosesoutofthe
ground; and with the eye Of faith looking up
the steep of life, we sec the Golden Gates OF
the Eternal City, into whose portals none may
enter. except through the pathway of self de-
NAL and earnest working, for we know that
Thou art the Master Workman: the great
master Mason" Who laid the Chief Corner
Stone of the Universe; at whose laying, white
browed angels and arch angels were present,
and when itrolled from off Thy hand completed,
written upon its broad, broad breast in letters
of fire, was the word, "LaborP =
We would ask, o Father in Heaven, that
from day to day we may have some rays Of thy
love to quicken us into more active life. And
that no green, mossy seat by the wayside shall
tempt us to let another carry our "Cross y
while we rest and slumber at ease. This We
ask, only give US the sunlight Of Thy love, the
better to do Thy work in. AMES.