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Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-05-15
Grand and MOrganza LCVGGs Broken.

Our readers hereabouts have genor-
ally become acquainted with the fact
that both tho Grand and Morganza Beveos
have broken. Tho melancholy fate to
which SO largo portion of our State is
doomed by this formidable catastrophe is
heart sickening to contemplate.
We copy the following detail, of the
catastrophe flom tho Now Orleans Times
of tho ! tn instant:
We learn from aroiabio gen tleman, WIN
has Just arrived on the steam boat sonora
that during storm on Tuesday night, the
wind veered to the North, and the rain
fell in torrents from midnight till day
light on Wednesday morning. During
the night there was temporary rise in
the river of about seven inches, and the
waves dashing against the soft and re-
Gently erected embankment, washed over
and carried it away. Previous to the
storm the water was within five inches Of
tho top of the leveo.
Our informant was at the lower part of
Grand Levee at tho time Of tho crevaase,
and he states that the alarm and excite
ment of tho inhabitants was intense. They
were cndeavoring to escape in skiffs, RATS
canoes, carts, and by every other available
means.
While the excitement was ut its height
the news arrived that the great Morganza
Levee had also given away, thereby
greatly extending the area of destruction.
As the levees were new, the breaches ex-
tended in both places very rapidly, aud in
the course Of few hours the water
spread over wide extent Of country, and
still swept onward toward the Gulf Of
Mexico.
The whole of that fertile territory OK
tendiHg from tho river to Berwick's Bay
will undoubtedly be deluged and the de-
sruction of property will be beyond com
putation. Planters who have been en-
deavoring by almost superhuman exer-
tions TO build up their broken fortunes, are
again sent forth from their homes by the
pursuing waters-e1les from tho Eden
they so love. Incalculable distress must
follow this terrible visitation of the angry
flood, and for u season at least the most
beautiful portion Of our fair State will DO a
traclless waste.
Tho State Engineer has given up the
bfoken levees in despair, and until the
river falls in summer, tne alligator will
course over fields which n few days since
wero putting on their spring smiles Of
promise. Other levees below those which
have broken, are in doubtful condition.
At the last great overflow eleven par
ishes were submerged, but as the break on
that occasion was mach earlier in the sea
son than on this, it is to be hoped that the
deluge of this year will not spread over
such a wide extent Of country, and that it
will not cover more than nine parishes.
Be this as il may, the calamity will be
sufficiently wide spread to ruin thousands
uron thousands Of our people. w trust
that u generous hospitality will be extend
ed to the wanderers VINO SO suddenly had |
to turn their backs upon their homes.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-05-15

THE LATE PARooHrAL AND District
ELEoTGoNs.-The "Sugar Planter" of last
Saturday publishes a statement Of the vote
cast in West BaOon Rouge on Monday, the
7th instant, from which we derive tho
following condensed report:
For District Attorney. C. Stafford
346; r. W. Knickerbocker, Is;
For Clerk Of Court-O. NJ. Leblanc, 1919;
L. A. Courtade, 100.
For Sherif-Wm White, 222; Theo.
3ergeron, 1872.
Fer Recorder-O Bernard, 1888; Tras.
Landry, 1872.
For Hormogone Babin, 1872;
Adolphe Dnpuy, lis.
For Assessor Leieune, 374.
Cddd2-In Shreveport Alex. Boarman
was elected Mayor by majority of 1856
over three opponents. In the parish Thos.
r. Simpson is elected sheriff, A. L. Mer-
shon clerk, and G. w. Lewis reeorper.
Rapide8-W. l.. Sanford elected to fill a
vacancy in the House of Representatives,
without opposition. For district attorney,
j f. Smith 367; David Pierson 276. For
sheriff, j. K. Andrews elected over his
highest opponent by majority. For
clerk, Jno. W. Hickman 422; W. W. Whit
tngton Jr., 1856; For recorder, J. w
Moore 24s; j. A. Crawford 206 For as
sesor, j. NJ. Cavannaugh. For coroner, q.
@. Wood 600:
jefferson Para8h.-for SheriT-Guy
Dreux ISL; S. Kerner, So.
For Clerk-Robort Morris, leo; E. Blu
isson, IA.
For Recorder-J. B. G. Arnoult, 1872;
Z. Commagere, Is; S. Pursell. IS;
For District Attorney-B. G. Elliott,
222; c. o. Delahoussaye, 8.
For State Tax Collector-A. Boutte,
2l3; M. f. Michel, %.
For State Assessor-Jacob Miller, l43;
E. L. Chevalley, 81.
For Coroner-D. w. Young, 1872; DR.. r.
Bronsema, So; IL. B. Hartman, %; Joseph
Pqris6 of East ES7iciana.-Distriot Attor-
ney-H. G. RatlifF, 100; Z. Knickerbocker,
% j. c. Stafford, III;
Clerk.-F. Hardesty, 100; W. A. Knox,
247 J. M. Doyle, 100 Il. Skipwith, ST.,
rs.
Recorder.-J. A. Morgan, 228 B T. Ham
ilton, $50 ;J. c. jackson, l73 /;
Sheriff.-W. Il. Green, 176 a. IS Nor
wood, 376;
Assessor.-Ja a. Marchant, 526;
Corouer.-Fred Betz (elected.)
Parish Of West Fel5cSana - For District
Attorney-Thomas OVert0n; go.
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can, can be sonseless enough to advo-
cate the continuation of this tax as a
punishment for disloyality. No man
in that body can be so ignorant as not
to have heard, in some one of his in
fantile days, something about the
folly of cutting off ones nose to spite
ones face. The majority in Congress,
like all political majorities in all
times SO wretchedly factious as the
present, may do many outrageous
things under the goading of the party
whip and spur. But here is case
whore there is manifestly not tho
smallest imaginable pretext for in
voking the spirit of faction. One
alternative is taxing the Louisiana
sugar interest to death, or, by wholly
removing taxation, giving 1t q
chance of making its prosperity
beneficial to the whole country.
There may be another. Possibly
that interest may bear q tax much
Iightened, say a quarter part of
that now imposed. The alterna-
tive then would be between tax
that utterly destroys, and tax that,
with constantly increasing produc-
ton, would yield constantly in
creasing revenue.
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For Clerk Of Court Charles b. Collins,
254.
For Reeorder-R. G, Wederstrandt, IT'S;
II. II. Remondet, TO-
For Aasessor--F. D, HARRISON, 1879; Rob
ert p. Bell, III.
For Coroner-Dr. G. J. Johnson, GAG;
Scattering, 3.
For Sheriff John NJ. Milling, $50; Ruff
sfn G. Lurty, rs; James n. Cotton, "a.
j. J. 1st Ward Fred. Fisher, 55.
J. 7. For Bayou Sara-Edwin Leet, 49,.
For Constable William M. Fletcher, 80;
william Town, 81; s. l.. Lavergne, O..
Constable For Bayou Sara, James Gil
bingham, 35.
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DT Il To-

At the family residence, in this city. on Sunday
morning, thu 18th inst, LEUFRoY LEGENDRE,
aged 30 years.
Deceased was an honest, industrious and up.
right citizen, an active, exemplary member OF
Washington Fire Company No, OF this city, and
during the late war, proved himself worthy and
true soldier. He was the las. remaining prop OF
soroly afflicted mother--hIs eldest brother and
sister having been torn by the rude hand OF dosth
from tho family circle, within few short weeks
Truly, such train Of sudden and saddening
Affections upon one family come with appalling
and crushing effect upon the bereaved. May
Heaven In its mercies temper these trying dispen-
setions to them, as II "tempers the wind to the
shorn lamb"
At the family residence, on Manchao, in this
parish, on Thursday, the 10th inst, ELIZA BETH
daughter of VIM. II. Turner, aged about years.
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AQUATIC ExGURsroNs.-A party of ladies
and gentlemen of our city availing them
selves Of the courteous invitation of Capt.
Greathoueo of the steamer Nina SHINES
took passage on that steamer last Saturday
and went as far up the river as Fontauia
landing. There they remained, enjoying
themselves in rural pastimes until the re-
turn Of the steamer from Bayou Sara,
when they re embarked and were safely
transported back to whence they started.
Every one of the party join in the most
gratifying Acknowledgements of the pleas
ures they experienced in the trip, and
accord to Capt. Greathouse and his assist
art officers the need Of unbounded praise
due them for the marked gallantry and
atten tions they exhibited toward their
ghosts.
l. is not the first time that Capt. Great
house has extended the welcome hospitali-
ties of his fine steamer to parties here and
else here who have had the good fortune
to lie placed under his kindly care and
treatment on occasions of a similar char
lCter,
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DEATH OF EX-GOv. ALLEN.

The brave, ohivalrous aud kind hearted
Allen is no more Sad beyond expression
will this announcement be to many sym
pathizing friend. The State Of Louisiana,
to which he was 80 devoted, will mourn
his loss in the sense that fond mother
mourns the death of dearly beloved child.
Hearts will ache and tears will flow in con
templating q bereavement like this, which
the unrelenting hand Of death has brought
about.
We CLEAN our information of this mourn
full event from the New Orleans Picayune,
of the TIL inst, as follows:
Tho brig Calliope, at Galveston, from
Vera Cruz, brings the melancholy intolii-
genee Of the death of Ex Gov. Henry w.
Allen from wounds received while in the
Confederate army.
The lamented deceased was respected
planter in Louisiana when the Confederate
war broke out and Immediately entered
the service as Colonel OF the 4th Regiment
of volunteers, rising to the rank of briga-
der general, proved himself brave and
gallant officer. Subsequently disabled by
severe wound, he was, on tho expiration
ofaoV. Moore's term, elected Governor of
Louisiana, and hold that high office when
the war closed. He was then at Shreve-
port, whore, learning that he was among
the excepted from amnesty, he crossed
Texas and Northern Mexico by way Of
Monterey, to the city, and engaged in the
publication of the Mexican Times newspa-
per, in which he was very successful. Re-
Gently his old wound broke out afresh,
and he would have sought medical advice
in Paris but he was unable to make tho
journey.
Gov. Allen was man of enthusiastic
temperament and generous spirit, and pos
eessed mind we'll cultivated and stored
with polite learning. His death, so far
away from homo and friends, IL a sad one,
but his memory will ever DO cherished by
tho people Of Louisiana, whom he served
dovotodIy. His administration ofthe high.
est office in her gilt was able, earnest and
faithful. We presume his remains will be
brought home for burial in the land and
under the guardianship of the people no
loved 30 well.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-05-15

THE PRoPosED BATON RouaE AND CLIN-
TON RAILRoAD.-The Clinton east Fe-
lioiana Patriot" takes hold Of this project
ia solid earnest and makes stirring APP
peal in behalf of it to the people Of East
Folciana. Referring to the proposition
for building the road, which is being cir
cuated in that parish, the editor says :
"Tho proposition is n liberal one, and
such as can be complied with by almost
every land owner along the line Of the
contemplated route. The want Of railroad
communication with the Mississippi river
is serious drawback to every planter
merchant and in fact TO almost every resi-
don't Of the parish. We must hare IL. Will
not some active, energetic gentleman take
the necessary steps for putting tho proPo-
sition before the people Of this parish
during the court term, and let us know
what we have TO expect2 Baton Rouge
friends arc anxious TO make the connec-
ton with us and will meet us with lib
eral subscription, both in money and
lands The old track Of the Clinton and
Port Hudson Railroad can be used as far
as Midway, from thence We have route
already graded and at comparatively
small expense can be got ready for tho
iron. Wake up people Of East Feliciana
ere it is too late"
There now is presented to the people an
opportunity to have Railroad built from
Baton Rouge to Clinton if liberal sub
scriptiou is received from all parties inter-
cated there is every prospect OF success. If
those who can give UW m0t-the project
will fall through and the enterprise be
abandoned. Now is the time TO come for
ward If you desire your property increased
in value your lands made available aud
q railraad built through them.
| agree to subscribe tho amount Of
money or tho number Of acres of land APP
pended to my name to the stock Of the
Baton Rouge aud Clinton Railroad. If
money-on condition that rot moro than
one fifth of the amount shall be payable ct
any one time, and at least ninety days shall
intervene between payments. II land
guarante tee it Fl for cultivation whom cleared.
from taet or other mortsge, and will
abide by DISTINGUISHED apprasement of its
value, taking stock in the road to the
amount.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-05-15

THE APPOINTING POWER TAKEN FROM
THE PREsIDENT.-The Senate succeeded, on
the I'd inst, in dealing its blow at the
President, by passing an amendment to
the postal appropriation bill prohibiting
any officer appointed by the President du-
ring the recess Of the Senate from receiv-
ing any salary. The proposition goes to
to the House for concurrence, but will
probably pass that body. 1t is purposely
tackled on to an appropriation bill to defy
the Presidential veto.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-05-15

New ORLEANS CoMMERofAL.-Ws are
in receipt OF this new daily just started in
New Orleans by m association Of editors,
compositors and employees who are repre-
sented as being perfectly familiar with
every department Of journalism in the city.
Mr., VIM. M. Burwell is the editor, and
Capt. VIM. Murray the business M anager
Of this new candidate for popular favor
Our best wishes attend the gentlemen
composing the association in their efforts
toward successful prosecution of their
anternrisa.
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t-65~ Our friend Hyams, of the West
Baton Rouge "Sugar Planter" thus dis
courses Of his sutferings consequent upon
q certain ordeal through which he had to
pass before his feilow-cltizens of the seth
ward" on tho ever memorable 7th inst.
We sympathiGe with him in his distressing
condition:
.Ssrued lin Rdght.-A suspicious looking
character, named Harry Hyams, was
brought before the commissioners Of oIec-
on Monday last, charged with being q can
didate for Justice of the Peace. The com
missioners, after hearing the testimony of
no less than twenty seven witnesses, de-
c sred the prisoner guilty, and sentenced
him to serve the people of the 9Th ward of
tie parish for two years as a fitting pun
:shment for his audacious aspiration.
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20" The Loyal Georgian, published at
Atlanta, in the interests Of the freedmen,
claims to have amongst that class regular
readers and subscribers to the extent of
twenty thousand.
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10" The bill preventing minors from
being presentin billiard saloons, has passed
both Houses of the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture.
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sBA special to the New Orleans Plea
yune, dated Norfolk, Va, May 18th, says :
1.-THE Grand Jury Of the United States
District Court has brought true bill
against Jefferson Davis for treason, and
adjourned until the first Tuesday in
TunaD
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-05-15

.5Y" We learn from the Van Buren,
Press Of the death Of the Hon. John Ross,
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
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fB- No change has been made in the
form Of the pillow used in Sicily since the
time Of the Romans.
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HAY, CORN AND OATS.

700 PACKAGES Hay, Corn and Oats, now in
lOU store, and more continually arriving.
Prices as low as the lowest.
mayl2 JOSHUA BEAL.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-20
FROM the

nashville Dispatch.
DEM JOHNsOS. AND THE
FREEDMEN-s PUREAU.
At the meetingheld ia Knoxville on the
twelfth instant, TO appoint delegates TO
the mass meeting 70 be held in this city
on the twenty-secOnd instant, Mai. F. 5.
HeiskeIl offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
"RssslUsd, That the people Of the
South are the cOlOred mans best friend :.
that il is not their interest any NOR than
IL Is their inclination 70 abuse or maltreat
them in any manner. That the Free D.
mems Bureau" l. hurtful in its operau on
and dangerous in its tendency that we
do not believe there is any warrant in
the Constitution for appropriations Of
money 70 sustain il, and that sound
policy and every consideration Of Justice
and humanity demand its discon-
unuance."
We have no doubt that this resolution
expresses the opinion OF almost every
man Ia Tennessee who has not embraced
the most radical ideas in regard 70 the
future government Of this country. We
have heard rom men who professed TO
speak what they knew, that President
johnson entertained opinions very SINH
lar in regard 70 the Freedmenis Bureau.
Still he may not interpose his opinions 70
its continuance. Tho Washington cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette
JelegrEphs that paper on the thirteenth
as follows
The Freedmen's Bureau bill was sent
TO the President for his signature to-day.
There are rUmor that 1t will be returned
and some Of them 60 so far as TO assert
that il has been the subject Of a long and
excited Cabinet council, and one rumor
even processes 70 give the vote Of the
Cabinet upon the bill. To all these ru-
mOE 1t is sufficient 70 oppose the word Of
a member Of the Cabinet who told a
leading Senator this morning, that the 4.
bill a not been mentioned in the
Cabinet councils, and that he knew no
reason for suppOsing il would be vetoed.
rUcner than this, 1t may also be said
that the President three or four weeks
ago, expressed himself in terms in favor
Of the general principles Of the bill, and
said he was gratifed to see Cong res
turning its attention to needed practical
legislation
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Chancery Sale Of City Property
Wednesday, 21st day or March, 1866.

Tsnnessse Marine and Fire Insurance Co. e. al
rs. Charles Potter, e. al
DI virtue Of an futeriOcutOU decree entered
~ IN the above mentioned cause, on the
81 day Of January, 1865. L vi offer for sale.
% the highest bidder, on Wednesday, the list
day of March, 1865, At the Court House door IN
the City Of Memphis, between the hOurso Of 10
and u o'clock, n, the following described real
estate, viz:
situate tnShelby county, IA south Memphis,
and the Butler addition 70 south Memphis
the first parcel being lot No. B. in Block No. 3,
and the second being part Of block No. E.
bounded a. tohOws- Beginning A. the north
west corner Of a % foot lot, sold by Vim. r.
Butler % John D. Armour. a-stake on Butler
street, running Themes with Butler street Is
ieet more or less, % J. 81. Bellows northeast
corner, thence south about A5 feet 70 said Bel
lows southeast corner and a - FOOT alley,
thence east with SAID alley to John .. Armour
corner, theme north with Armour
west lne 70 the beginning, being the same lot
sold by Vim. z. Butler % Charles :. smith "
Terms Of sale; A credit OF o. u, Is a. Z q
months. Notes with. good sureEies be
gwen BY the purchaser, and a Len retain 81 as
additional security.
A. ASTON,
feDA ids Clerk and Masfe
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Chancery Sale Of Real Estate,
Saturday, March Sd, 1856.

]. u Alexander and others rz ADDISON g.
Bragg, a.
DT virtue Of an interlOcutoU decree made lu
ID the above cause on the 18th November.
lsi5, I viii sell AZ Public Auction az the CCurG
door in the city af Memphis. between the
hOurSOflu = Il, ana ~ n. on SATURDAY the 81
Of March 1886. the following described Real Is
tate. 70 wit: Lyingln thecOuuty OF LauLerdal-.
and STATE Of Tennessee, in that portion of said
county formerly Included In the county ofU1-
ton, in the llth district, sections sand g, and
range g, described and bCuuded as tJl0us. Tie
tract Of granted by the state or Teuucssss.
grant No E.aT- dated 18TH OF July. I,5. 70 the
heirs Of Robert Turner, and by Frederick IIr-
ner, the sole heir Of Robert Turner conveyed 70
Daniel Cherry lying on the east side Of The Mis-
sissippi river, including the mouth OF Coal
Creek. beginning IN the bend Of The Msss-
sippi river. at the northwest corner of John
RheHs. three hundred and twenty should Be
$50 acre tract or entry. q Spanish OAK marked
q" J. E" running east with his line, passing his
corner. in all $50 poles, 20 a hickory marked %
thence north with the west boundary line Of
VIM l. Byier, and passing his corner In all
80 poles % a stake thence west ~ poles Co q
small cotton wood on the bank OF The MLszIs-
sippi river. thence dow with the meansiers or
sid rfTeE LAO poles % the place o. beginning
eE-epung seven acres OF said rIct heretofore
conveyed BY said Cherry % samuel Lancaster.
Terms OF a credit or months
This 9th Of January, 1850. A. ALSTON.
ia E-tds CLERK and Master
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Sale Of City Property
ON
Saturday March ,, 1855.

]. D. Williams rs. Valentine Werner. Euu-
Nix. VIM Fl. Porter. Daniel 81. -ecl-er, and
John Ellison - Valentine Werner, and Coal
man BOyd rs. Valentine werner
DX virtue or an nteriocutorv decree IN the
ID above consolidated causes, made On ttndag
OfJune, 1855. and renewed Al the N0Tember term,
1855, ofthe Chancerv side Of the Common Law
and Chancery Court OF the City Of Memphis, I
viii sell at pHblic aucri0n 70 the highest bidder,
at the Court House door, in the city Of Ken
Dhis. between the hOurs OF and u r.. on sat-
lrdav. March s. 1854. the following lots or pap
cels OF ground. attached IN these causes -o-ELrs
Two lots. at corner or intersection Of the easE
side OF Cousey street. IN the CITY OF MemDhis.
shelby county Tennessee. together. making
one lot. fronting 81 feet on the uorrh side 0f
Vance street. and running back between par
aUeI lines, 20 feet on COusey street 20 a private
alec also, the said alley In the rear OF The
nora ofsald lots 10 feet wide. q running east
ward from Causey street fleet The lots hereby
Intended being lots Noe. I and 2 On Block Ea
IS, as laid down on the plan OF that par. OF
called South Memphis, together win
the Buildings and improvements thereon.
TERH or SALE. q credit OF six ana twelve
ID equal Paymsnts, purchaser uVinr
vtth approved security, and lien rarfa.1
till payment Of The Purchase money.
tau5-udA- ABGBSTDN AL5E9N. CEM.
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Only Gold Gift Sale In the South,

There being no brass jewelry kept in the estab-
lshment, and every species Of goods on hand
reing warranted Of the best quality.
Parties ordering by ma can depend upon
prompt returns, and che article crawu VIII be
sent to any address on receipt OF Two Dollars,
and twenty-five cents to pay Tor postage and
packing. Address letters 10