The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-26


The Crescent says most remarkable
instance OF abnegation has occurred in
he town of VermIllionvllle Ia reorean
ling the State, the Governor commits
stoned one gentleman as mayor OF that
town, and FIVE or six others as council
men. Mirable dictu, not one would &c
cept, so that that place is without civil
authority. Aspiring gentlemen, particu>
Iarly some of those who were dlsappoint-
ed during the last election can, instead
of going up to Salt river, find an occupa-
ton more pleasant by immigrating TO
that little town.
A large clothing house on Canal ST.
New Orleans, sold for S450,000 in the
month of October.
The St. Martinsyille Courier says:
Several sales of land have taken place
recently, a small place on the Bayou Yer
million, sold for four thousand dollars
another for twelve thousand. In fact
well located and productive lands sell re-
markably well, and, like cotton, will con-
tinue to increase in value for some time.
The Courier says it is rumored Admiral
Semmes, late of the Alabama, will settle
in that county.
EDITOR MARRIED.-Mr Gabriel A. Four
net, one of the editors of the st. Martins,
vile Courier, was married in that town
on the l4th, to Miss Marie Philomene
Blanch Gary.
A daily mail is now open between this
city and St. Martinsville.
Although we have not received all the
election returns of our district, we are
nevertheless satisfied, from information
received by US of the election of Mr.. John
K. King, of our town, by majority OF
about one thousand yotes.-Opelousas
Courier.
The mule and wagon are the property
of one l.. Franck, of this city, and from
statements made by the individual Tur-
ner, it is supposed that the whole plan
for stealing the cotton was arranged by
said Franck.
We learn that Lewis Noblet, better
known hereabouts as Lewis lesser, had
always borne very good character pre-
vious TO his unfortunate participation IN
this affair.-Baton Rouge Gazette.
The Bayou Sara Ledger says:
The average shipments of cotton per
day, last month, at this place, was about
$50 bales. This month, so far, the ship
ments will not average more than 100
bales per day.
FIRE AT NAPoLEoNvILLE.-La Boussole
states that five houses have been consum-
ed by fire at Napoleonville, supposed to
be the work of an incendlary.
CRoPs.-The Baton Rouge Gazette says:
The weather continues clear cool and
charming, and highly favorable to the
farming population, who are busy gath
ering In the cotton and sweet potatoes.
OF the latter there is an abundant crop,
whichf like everything else these times,
meets with good demand in our mark ct
at high prices. The cotton yield, owing
to the fine picking season, Will turn out
larger than was anticipated few weeks
since.
A Missing FoRTUNE.-Mr. Wront-
nowski, Secretary of State, yesterday re-
ceived a letter from Paris, dated Octo-
Der l6, 1865, from one Tn. Sherman,
No. "a rue Fontaine St. George. The
letter makes inquiries for the fortune sup,
posed to have been left by - Silber-
mann, who, according to some French
journal, died IN Louisiana in the month
of September, 1861. The fortune which
the deceased Sherman is supposed to
have possessed, and which the Paris
Sherman is anxious to come into pos
session of, is lightly spoken of as amount
ing 10 ''gueLpueS mithonS" some millions
whether of dollars or francs is not
stated.
The Secretary of State visited the
Second District Court yesterday, and
alter thorough examination of the re
cords, ascertained that no succession had
ever been opened in the name of SLIDER
mann. He now intends 10 write to all
the clerks of the district courts in the
State and ascertain if such death is re-
corded, or if any fortune is lying around
loose waiting for a claimant by the name
of Sherman. In the mean time, any
person possessing information touching
the matter, viii confer a favor by com.
municating it to the Secretary OF State
at any time between the hours of
o'clock A. M, and o'clock P. M.-Delta.
The investigatigation of the charge
| against Mrs. Brown of numbering by
poison Mrs. Fanny Crouch, is going on in
| New Orleans.