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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

A New Yorker says be can build a ship
for $4,000 that will cross the ocean in sixty
hours. His theory is a vacuum at the
bottom.--E1change.
That builder has, evidently, a vacuum
on the top.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

S@r jeff. Posey, of the popular Nina
SHINES still places us under obligations
for late city papers every trip OF the boat.
Such attentions are highly Aattering.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

~ We learn from our contemporaries
that Alfred Duperier, Esq, Of the parish
of St. Martin, has been appointed collec-
tor of Internal Revenue for the I'd Dis
trict Of this State, vice H. Bausher, Jr., re-
moved also that Col. Long, has been
appointed Assessor of the same District,
vice r. E. Benson, removed.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29
THE

The toper came down like q wolf on thu ~.
On his cocktail Of whisky, go pure aud 20 a..
And the hue Of his nose a. it played on Il. =.
Nearly melted the ice as it lay in the CLAN.
Like leaves of the forest when summer :.
The cocktail for a moment well-stifeued sa.-
Like leaves Of the forest when autumn eo....
1t was tasted and tippled and then it N. -.
For the bar-keeper, . man that studied Ii. -.
Had studied it through . nd knew it By b..,..
Had fouted the man whose courage Ger isiA
To praise and to 'spunish" his fanous eeekA.a.
For there was the Bourbon all sparkling aad ~.
That monk from his cell would surely eun,.
And there were the bitters and sasa, tho ~.
That ever were made to give cocktails ,h,;r =.
And there stood the topper still craving fr ma.
One would not suffice, nay three, nor vet se,,.
He drank till no drop was LEFT in each xla,,
For Is substance they came but ike SHADOW, ~.
pass. 'sa 'Fg5s 81
Then sesting himself and fast closing bio e,,s
Gave vent to his feelings in passionate sish.:
The topper slept on, untouched and unhl,t
As he dreampt Of the cocktails that ~sr, IA.
his shirt.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

r. The West Feliciana papers state
that there will be a half crop made in
that parish, owing to the ravages of the
cotton worm. Our exchanges throughout
the State tell very near the same story.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

A subscriber sends the following copy
of a bill which he recently received FROM
a German tinman :
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

1t is said there is an old colored wo-
man near the Jesuit Church, on Baronne
street, who, though she is 100 years old,
can tell the value of the currency. Has
the oldest inhabitant been tried with any
Of our fifty cent bills IN. O. Times.
The above brings to our recollection,
an old man in that city some twenty
years ago, who felt his way along the
streets with a stick, pretending to be
blind. Being a silent, beggar, many were
the coins dropped into his hands as he
stood at the corners by the charitable
passers-by. One day while standing al
the corner Of Royal and Toulouse streets,
in front Of the old Planters Consolidated
Bank, a gentleman who had Just been re.
fused specie for a bill at the counter, the
having gone UNDER" handed
it to him, with there old man you NAV
have this BILL" Imagine his establishment
when the Bland man, coolly looking it it
observed. "Oh !! pshaw ! I can't take
that-there's thirty per cent discount on
it."
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA,
parOisse Quest Baton Rouge

~ SINE DISTRICT JUDlCIAIRE.
Dams Haffairs de la succession de John
A Bird, decide. No. 66S.
ATTENDU que James L Lobdell : c.
jour enregistre 0 application pouf rsd'
m~iDistration de ID dite euccession-
Avis ct par oes presentes donne quo
toute opposition legal gu dite appointment
devra etre enregistre dams u bureau d
Grefief dams les dix jours qui suivrcn "
premiere publication de Get avis. 8eisa. s.
Bureau du Grefier, Quest Baton Rouee
CO 80 Sept, 1856, OMLrBLANC,
Grefier.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

The French navy has the biggest GU
yet cast-a 40, 600 FOUNDER.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

rea- New Orleans promises not only TO
BE a busy city this winter, but an anus
ing one, from the preparations Of the sew
eral theatres in the way of furnishing up
and securing the heaviest" attractions
possible. The old Crescent always stood
deservedly at the head of Southern cities
for theatrical and operate attractions, a
position she does not feel disposed to lose
even in the present ruinous condition of
the country. W. are glad to see it.
better satisfied still to learn that the good
people among whom our earliest days
were past, are still willing to shuttle off
the gloomy clouds of care and give way
to mirth and pleasure. Falstaff might
have found philosophy in being blown
up with grief" and the worthy knight of
"sack and posset' firmly convinced that
his rotundity arose from an excess of woe,
but mankind are accus toned to believe
from long experience that other and more
pleasant methods ear be found by which
to arrive at the portly dimensions which
made the venerable knight so remarkable.
Certain it is, New Orleans never offered
more attractions to q pleasure-loving con-.
munity than she does this coming winter,
and if the expectations Of the different
managers are not verified, why then a
screw must Re loose, and the bottoms Of
the good people have fallen out. But
we will not believe this. Amusements
are cheap, with all varieties offered, and
what may not suit tonight, will answer
equally well some other evening.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29
WHAT DOES IT MEAN +?

The New York Day Book, Of the 22d
inst, concludes an article, headed the
/" Final Result" in the following words j:
With the restoration of the Constitu.
tional Union Of our fathers, all that a rebel
Congress may have done in conflict with
the Constitution will of course fall to tue
ground, and everything, all the States,
and all the citizens, and indeed all the
negroes, will necessarily return to the
status Of 1850.
As regards the poor negroes, of course
they will be permitted to return to their
homes and to the care and protection Of
their masters, save those of them so de-
pauched by their eqaalizers as to be unfit
for anything but freedom" in Massas
%chusetts. This will be, and must be, the
final result of course, if the Union is res
tored, and it must be restored, or we
shall all per necessity march straight to
perdition.
So mixed up are political parties at
the North that it is almost impossible to
define strictly the lines Of either. We do
not know, nor can we conceive what au-
thority the Day Book has for making
such an unwarranted assertion. Certain
~. the people of the South have some
thing to say in the matter as to whether
slavery shall again exist amongst them,
should they acquire their former position
in the Union. W. have had enough of
slavery and want no more of it, and our
cotemporary is doing the Democratic par.
ty, North, more injury by enunciating
such doctrines than The most radical press
es are capable of doing. A large MAORI
ty Of the intellectual people Of the South
always considered slavery an evil and
were willing that it should be gradually
abolished, but when driven t. madness
by the outrageous behavior Of Northern
abolitionists, took up arms in it's defence.
The issne was clearly and undisputably
that Of slavery, it being the main point
that divided us in nearly all our political
opinions in reference to our country's
prosperity and greatness. Now that the
appeal to arms has been decided against
US, we are content that matters should re-
main as they are-there is no desire to
return to the Union with the reestablish-
ment Of slavery. A vote of the Southern
people upon that question would roll up
) tremendous majority against j..
Besides the attempt to return the negroe.
to their former condition of servitude
would involve more trouble and bloodshed
than their services would be worth.
If the Day Book sincerely desires the
success Of the Democratic party, it should
be more careful Of the language used
Such an impression taking ground at the
present time would be an excellent string
for the radicals to harp upon, taking ad-
vantage as they always do of the slight
est chance to make capital against their
opponents. We confess to an ignorance
Of the designs of the Day Book but are
forced to the conclusion that they bode no
good to the party of whose principles it
to be an e%xpounder.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

The Bayou Sara Ledger promises
to come out next week in q new dress.
ls the editor going to put on a clean
shirt?
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

The HARVEY HousE.-This favorite es-
tablishment 50 long . prominent land
mark in our sister city Of Baton Rouge,
has passed into the hands Of Mrs S. E.
JONES, q lady who by careful at tention to
business for many years rs proprietress
Of the Central House, merited the patron
age and esteem of the public. The Har-
ney House has undergone a thorough re-
pairing, cleaning ard painting and is
now ready fot the reception of patrons.
We hope Mrs. JONES will reap the full
reward Of her enterprise in r~eopening
this favorite hotel, it being = task from
which many Of the sterner sex quailed.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

~ The card Of J. ". Blackman,
teacher Of penmanship, &C., in to,day's
paper commends itself to the notice of
our patrons. As a teacher of that beau
tiful art, he has no superior in the couu-
try, while his proficiency in the Ian
guages, is unsurpassed. An excellent es-
adjustment for those desiring to learn
the branches be proposes to teach.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

paL Rain and sunshine, sunshine and
rain, and sometimes together, have paid
US fattering visits this week. We say
1attering because sunshine induced the
belief that it would be permanent for a
while, and after the rain because we
thought it would not last long. At the
present writing a clear, breezy day is
finging its joys about with lavish hand,
while the Northern breeze forces the i'm.
preston that heavy clothing is decidly
more congenial than summer fabrics
Cotton picking goes quietly on when the
weather permits and the caterpillars amuse
themselves in the usual manner with the
leaves and young bolls of the tender
plants. We hear of no sickness worthy
Of note, the cholera seeming to have run
its course with US. We are glad of it,
for it is decidedly more advantageous and
pleasant to indulge in the products of the
baker aud the butcher than undergo the
delicate attentions and nauseous doses Of
the physician.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

One Of the so-calIei "loyalists" Who
is at present receiving distinguished 4
tentions here, does not hesitate at pro-
claiming his " platform" and cheers, and
hnzzas and waving Of hats greet the asov.
al. Judge Yarmouth calls himself a ter.
ritorialist." He %contended. in Fansul
Hall, that government had a right i,
hang every rebel ; to expatriate every
rebel to pardon every rebel. And. hay.
ing these rights. the people Of the North
have the same right to blot out all tho
State lines, and make the South into one
magnificent territory 4" Thissmagnifcent
territorialist, we repeat, was warmly o..
plauded.-Boston Post.
The precious Judge is determined TO
wipe out the South if wind aud bombast
will only do it Var mouth Plubus
what a name for SO fearful, yet SO peace
full a mar | He calls himself a "~terria-
rialist," which no doubt means, annibila.
ton to Southern State lines. Having
reached the famous city Of Boston. .
thorough ventilation Of bis pl .ns ~a' ne.
.essary to ensure q fitting radical recep-
He brsys and the asses around
him raise their willing plaudits to Biz
filthy bellowings. Dirty. mouth would b
more BETTING cognomen for such adis-
grace to humanity.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

e6r One Of the cur,osities now on e.
bibition at Lytle's gallery, is agodd look.
Jog photograph of the Sugar Plauterm man.
Bayou Sara Ledger. ih.feRf5a
Take care yours don't get into the
Rogues' Gallery.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-29

PaoyEssoR MErrLER.-This distinguish.
ed c~oncoctor and ~expounder of all the
mysteries Of fluid " imbibations,' which
the bon-virants Of Baton Rouge know so
we'll how to appreciate, has opened the
bar o Of the Harvey House, in a splen-
did style, and furnished it with the best
and finest Of wines, liquors, &c. He now
devotes himself with unwcarried care to
the wants Of his patrons, conscious that
industry is the only way to win the gold
en- prize Of life,a W. suggest a call upon
him, for though you may have met many
mon Of mettle you never met a metler.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10
Windsor and windham Counties

i he attendance upon the district con-
vention from this county was very large,
and in the County Convention Hon. John
f. Butler Of Jamaica, was chosen Chair
man, and j. ID. Bridgman of Bellows
Falls, Secretary. Hon. d. d. Harris
moved that the county present the name
of Hon. l.. p. Poland as a candidate for
Congress, and the motion was carried by
reclamation, amid much cheering. We
should hardly keep faithful record how
ever, did we not state the fact that there
were some who did not approve of this
method of carrying things by storm" as
they called it, and on the re-assembling of
the district convention, the venerable Ash
er Putnam of Grafton, entered his pro-
test against the proceedings of the county
convention and declared that he would
not be bound by them. He did not, how
ever, state!the precise nature of the pro-
ceedings to which he objected.
The whole proceedings were the work
of only few moments, and though pres
ent in much larger numbers than any
other county were the first ready to make
report.
In the Windsor County Convention the
case was somewhat different, and ballot
resulted as follows:
Gen. P. t. Washbum, 80
Dudley &. Dennison, 60
Luke p. Poland, 45
Scattering, 16
1t was then voted to present the name
of Gen. Washburn as the choice of Wind
sor county, but if the other counties sup
ported Poland then to go for him, which
they did, and accordingly in the district
convention Judge Poland's name was pre-
sented unanimously by all the Counties
OF the 230 votes cast in the Windsor
County Convention, about 45 were from
Woodstock.
Judge Poland, has therefore been nom
mated by the strongest Morrill, countie:
in the State, and it has been done with 9
view to harmonizing the differences on tho
question of United States Senator. Tn,
representative elections in many town;
were settled the moment Judge POLAND
accepted the nomination, and we shall
|
therefore have our usual Vermont quie
unless Senatorial elements get stirred W
on the other side Of the mountain. w,
neglected TO say in our report on secont
page that Judge Poland accepted the
nomination, and declared that he should
not of course, under these circumstances
be a candidate for the Senate to succeed
Judge Collamer for the long term, and
presumed he would be allowed to serve
out the short term.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

loose little boy of six years. He was
driving a livery horse, and his little boy
with his hands on the dasher, and leaning
forward, watching the horse, as children
are often allowed to do; while in this DO
sition the horse "shied" at something.
and was touch d by the whip. This
caused the horse to kick up, and the boy
was struck in the face and his nose almost
completely torn off. Little hope is enter
tanned OF his recovery, and the sad occur
renee should be warning to all parents.
One Gray went into the field of John
Webb, in Lunenburg, recently, and get
ting into an alteration Webb struck Gray
with his hoe, cutting severe cash in his
shoulder. Webb was arrested and fined
five dollars with costs.
The house recently occupied by
Frank Roberts, three miles north of East
Burke, was burned on the 10Th inst. This
was where the late reprehensible quarrel
originated which resulted in the death of
Bean.
There is new and dangerous counter
felt of the last fifty cent note. The paper
is thicker, and the engraving of the Wig
nette poorer than that of the genuine.
Truman II. Stafford, Esq, native
of Royalton, in this State, who has been
for some years connected with the observa-
tory at Cambridge, Mass, and since the
death of Prof. G. Bond in 1865, has
been acting director, is going TO Chicago
to take the direction of the magnificent
observatory recently established in that
city. The N. Y. Evening Post says, in
commenting upon the abilities of Mr..
Stafford, I'VE look forward with great
interest for the contributions he will be
able to make for the advancement of
astronomical science, and the honor of our
| American Institutions"
- The Woodstock Standard says, in
speaking of one DR.. Won Week who has
been exposing spiritualism through
Vermont lately, "whilc he undoubtedly
exposes some of the tricks of the Daven-
port Boys, Melville Fay, Eddy family,
Allen boy, and ether protested mediums,
we still regard him as very much of a
humbug himself" To which the Brattle.
boro Record adds that "we have known
him for the past FIVE or six years to be an
unmitigated humbug, and we warn our
readers against having any thing to do
with him."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

$3.50. Black trimming lace of narrow
width, for which we pay 20 cents, is here
80 cents. As for bonnets, which with my
last American exI erience were at fabu-
lous prices, such as from $40 to $50, the
ordinary price of handsome one in Par
is is 50, often only 81, with fine French
flowers. Those with blonde lace trim
mings are Sc or IS, and the most exorbi-
tant milliners charge $l4 to S1S.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

"a Walton's Daily Journal, which has
been most firm and unfinching for Nor
rill, in referring to the White River juno
ton convention, says: Thus we trust. is
the great senatorial contest in eastern
Vermont happily ended" The Montpe-
lier Freeman, which has been equally
strong for Morrill, in the senatorial contest,
most cordially endorses the action of the
freemen of this District, and closes hap
ply article on it as follows: g We are glad
to be able to express our cordial approba-
ton of the action Of the convention at
White River"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

A Sort ANSWER TURNETH AWAY
WRATH.-It is related that recently, in a
sleeping car coming from the West, a man
in one of the births became greatly annoy
ed by the crying of an infant and the
efforts of its father to pacify it. The
irate individual at last shouted out: ''What
the devil is the matter with that young
one 7" and soon again, "Whele is the
mother of that child that she is not here
to pacify it p AT this the poor gentle
man in charge of the child stepped up to
the birth and said Sir, the mother Of
that child is in her coffin in the baggage
car" The grumbler Immediately arose
and compelled the afflicted father to retire
to his birth, and from that time until
morning took the little orphan under hi:
own care.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

Prices IN PARIs.-A lady correspon-
dent of the Springfield Republican, gives
the following comparison of Paris prices
for articles of ladies dress with prices
here -
We can buy in Paris a COOL summer
silk for francs yard-a dollar and
twenty cents. Black silks, which at home
are So 80 yard, are here 81 so. French
cambrics, fer which we pay as cents, are
here so cents. Kid gloves, for which We
give a dollar, are fifty cents in Paris, and
at Naples are 20 or so cents 81 50
gloves with us are here 81 pairl Six
months ago in America, coarse flannel
was 80 or IS cents yard here it is Is
or 20. Lace edging, tor which friend
paid SO cents last month at Mudge's Bos-
ton, / pattsr ned here for IL cents. Luz
bins soap. for which ! paid Harris &
Chapman 81 %. found in Genoa for so
cents. and am toll it is less in Paris. Lu-
bins extracts, for which our druggists
charge 81 90 or 81 %. are here 25 cents.
\ point lace collar and cuffs, for which at
home we pay S25, are here SIP. A lace
shawl for which we pay 500, Is in Paris
5000, and at Brussels, where it IS made,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

= The fellows are rather importunate
out west. Witness the FLOWING newspa-
per announcement 6 Engaged-Miss
Anna Gould to John Candal, city marshal,
both of Leavenworth, Kansas. From
this time henceforth and forever-until
Miss Anna Gould becomes widow-all
young men are requested to withdraw
their particular attentions"
- Among the resolutions of late
Union convention in Illinois we find the
following:
ReSolced, That " treason must be made
odious," but that it cannot be made odiou;
by giving rebels seats in Congress, nor by
feeding Jefferson Davis on poached egg;
and fried oysters.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

FENIANs AMONG Us.-The distin-
guished Fenians, Gems. Sweeney and
Spear have been in town this week. They
were also at the Union District Conven-
ton at White River junction, where they
were called upon for speeches, but de-
clined. After the convention had adj
journcd there was sti a strong wish to
hear them, and c. A. Forbush, Esq., of
Springfield, was appointed committee tc
wait upon Gen. Sweeney, and invite him
to address those present. Mr.. Forbush
performed the duty assigned him, and re-
turned and explained to the meeting that
Gen. Sweeney declined to speak on the
ground that he was under bonds to keep
the peace, and that he might be tempted
to say things that would be detrimental to
bis interests. Both these generals were
evidently regarded by the crowd with
much interest and sympathy.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET.
7-s-r-nxr 49,. Q 70

Prices Of Mare. Beef-Exra Sl4 90 a II 20; first quail
iy Sl3 50 q SIS Is scond quality siS w z SIS 25i
tiird quality SO o. q So 20.
Prices Of store C2ttle-Working Oxen, p pair-S200
Mica Cows ard calvss-s5O, SO, $50 g sla0.
Yearngs SO g so; two years Old 5000 a SV0ithres
years old 500 q SEQ
80 90 each extra 50 %. so 80 CO q 80 % or q
81 CT . extra a Gets y Is i've weizht.
-Ufiss a Ice. = h. Tailow g q c y y.
Pets 50 30 q II o. each Calf skins . 2 q c. Ter y
RENARRs.-The supply Of cattle vas large and prices
fl On all Ordinary quail tics. and only the very best seat
sls lsic and rasfY ois Of light cattle unsod az
- riese.f the isy There we're zoo sheep sud
Irfs and prics broke doEn Is cents 70 Fl bead les
thsa s s and n1zuy iois not sold and turned cut 10
PASTURE sales a. So 3 - Per bead
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

GO One of the delegates to the Phila-
delphia Convention from Vermont, said 10
US the other day, that he did not know
what kind of company he might get into
at Philadelphia, but that if it was cordial
ly loyal he should sustain it, but that if
their platform was made of copper and
the machine run by Vallandigham and the
Woods, he would have nothing to do with
it. Right.