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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-06-02
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA,
RaS0isae As0uese Baton RouEe,
cfnoleNI Dteflcr IuDlcAlRr.

SANVAo10 VsOslSG JVOlCAlH8.
John Hill, pour Mention, No. 1891.
Al nonrst par r'autorit. dc pEtat de /.
Looisisnt.;
ATTENDU, qu'en vertu dun ordre de
saisie st vents. de IL Cour du Ciuquieme
District, pour 10 paroisse .d'Ouest Baton
Rouge ct Etat susdite. en- date du 80
Decembrs 1865. par PHonorable JUICE Reu
bin 7. Pcssy, do IL ditto Cour, lancee
dams radaire de Hiram J.. ct James n.
0rovef. ". Madame Mary Barrow e:
Ale1sudrs Barrow. No. 1893 du docket
d b dits Cour. William White Sheriff
d 10 ditto paroise. par vente public en-
date d. J Fsvrier 1866 q ycndu a John
Hill. stsnt 70 dernier ct plus haut epcher.
!yooeur, posr 10 somme de vingt mile
W:o.ooo) piasttss compliant, IL propriete
s~ujvaate, savoir
10 UN CERTAIN moroccan de- terre
eieoe dams cette paroisss, mesuraut onze
lll) arp6ots Do face a. feuve Mississ.
ippt, plas o.. motns. lignes d~ivergentes,
ensemble sveo ID double concession du
DIT moroccan do terre, conteDant ciuq cent
c'nqosete arpsnts Dc superficie. plus on
uoine, leg deux moroccan contenant en-
ssmble, mile soizante-dix arppents de su-
perhcis plus on moins. La concession de
dsvsnt bornee en- haut par nm moroccan
Dc tsrrs d.sprse decrit ct en- has par un
pst't moreeao appartenant . lui ct q Ia
peto'ees d'0osst Baton Rouge ct connue
8 destgn6. CONNIE Enders Tract ct Ia
double ooncsesion borne en- haut par
ts'ss apartment . Celestin serret en-
~ pss eeltes De John A, Dougherty.
= ON AUTRE moroccan de terre
aesa sitoe dans icstts dams cette paroisse
3oaeasnt immsdiatsppent en- haut. nomme
- HfancPls tract. mesurant quatre ar
Psnts Do t.oe ~ fsuve Mississippi avec
- pro6ondeur d quarante arpeus, plus on
mons, eatre u gsso parallel, borne en- haut
pes tssre6 De LsGton tract, ci-apres de.
esate. ct q bas par h moroccan premiere
0eot dectit cideseus.
- w 1UTRE moroccan de- terre.
se:si situe daos oetts paroisse audessus
e jotgnaot b dsrnisr moroccan ci-dessus
dscrit. appels Il La6ton tract, mesurapt
!sois srpeats do lace an heuve Mississ-
.pP.s vec . protondeur ordinaire de qua.
fants s1peats. plus on moins, borne en-
~ sesrss de Dr.. J. A Landry ct en-
spesi 70 0randpre tract, on le dernier
@csoeeu oecsit svec tous lea aneliorations
iul ~ trsuvont sur les dts moroccan de-
'etles' Etletsndu que le dit John Hill
~! application acette Cour pour une
noe'e'on loti6ant on dormant avis A
% 81: pss:oaase que celia peut c~oncerner
davoir Z produiire leur raisons d;c; a
1.ase loor: d h ID premiere publication
;s~-eeeneec. pourqoot Il dits vente ne
! coaarDe st homologue.
~. 1eeeees q nom ct par Pautorite de-
'Ssss % u Louisiana, moi, Octave N. L.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-06-02
BATON ROUGE, LA.

~ An ssdses lsn WITH Philip Bauer. At the
Jss7y Lasdlae, West Baton Rouge, viii b. 70
savsd cd promptly sssssdsd to. my26l-y
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21
A SHREwD FEMALE SpECULAToR The
Amador California Ledger tells the fol

A SHREwD FEMALE SpECULAToR.-T
Amador California; Ledger tells the fol
lowing story.
"a short time ago q widow lady, re
siding in village not a thousand miles
from here, put up her house at rattle,
and soon disposed Of the tickets-all
feeling disposed to assist her. The eve
ming arrived for the rattle to come off,
and the house was won by gentleman,
who thought himself most fortunate in
obtaining a home 50 cheap. The next
day he applied for possession, and a title
to the property. What was his surprise
when he was coolly Informed that it was
unnecessary to have a written title to the
house-that there il was, and he could
take it; and the sooner the bet
ter, as she was anxious to build another
on the spot where it stood! The winner
found that he had drawn an elephant-he
had house, but no lot
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

THE DIsrRANCHIsING CLAUsE-SENAToR
DIxoN's SpEEcH-The able and argumenta-
tive speech of Senator Dixon, at the National
Union meeting in New Haven, is very prop
erly attracting general attention throughout
the country. The following Is an extract from
a letter dated August 7th, from the Chief Jus
tice of a neighboring State.
II have read. with great satisfaction and in
struction. the lucid and conclusive speech OF
Mr.. Dixon at New Haven. on the lst inst. He
has presented the question now agitating the
public mind, in calm clear, and most candid
way; aud, judging from the effect on my own
mind. it cannot fail to produce conviction
wherever read. Twas not aware until read
this speech. that the proposed Constitutional
amendment disfranchised or prohibited all
those who had any completely in the rebellion
from holding any office under the State In
which they lived This Is an absurdity. and
demonstrates. think, that the getters up OF
this scheme never intended or believed II
would receive the approval Of a sufficient
number Of States to insure its adoption. II
could only be forced upon the Southern State.
at the cannon's mouth"
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

ALI TIE DECESCy.-If want of decen-
cy is want OF sense, then il is dillcult to
resistthe conviction that the Jacobins
are getting absolutely dementcd Evi-
deDces of the melancholy fact confront
us every day--and in every exchange pa
per that meets orr eye. At the meeting
Of the Radicals at Reading, Pennsylvania,
the President was called "the infamous
traitor made President by the pistol shot
of Wilkes Booth" The Pittsburg Ga
zette calls the President this dema-
goguc and ruiian." The President Of a
meeting ut which Senator Wilson spoke
designated Mr .Tolnson 80 81 \ draDkci,
trowseF- msler.' The .isc-a cheek Pres.
calls the President the drur'.en murder.
er." Thad Stevens says Egypt was az
fcted with lice and frogs and locusts but
not with Andrew Johnson. The New
York Tribune speaks of the Democratic
papers as hired presses, I" purchased
journalists, paltry f2ttifogcrs,"
No party that does not feel that it is
doomed ever resorts to such indecency.
Lawyer Galloway, of Columbus, Ohio,
assures us, however, " that the Radical
party is the party of Christianity" and
as he is stumping Ohio, Indiana and
Pennsylvania for the party, and is paid
for it, he should be good authority.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

MEMORY OF AN ELEpHANT.--A female
elephant belonging to gentleman at
Calcutta, being ordered from the upper
country to Choytgone, by chance broke
loose from her keeper, and was lost in
the woods. The excuses which the keep.
er made were not admitted 1t was sup
posed that he had sold the elephant; his
wife and family were therefore sold for
slaves and he himself was condemned to
work upon the high roads. About twelve
years afterwards, this man was ordered
mp into the country to assist In catching
the wild elephants. The keeper fancied
he saw his long lost elephant in group
that was before him lie was dctermin.
ed to 90 up to it, nor could the strong
est representations of the great danger,
dissuade him from his purpose. When
he approached the creature she knew him
and giving him three salutes by waving
her trunk three times in the air, knel,
down and received him on her back She
afterwards assisted him in securing the
other elephants, and likewise brought
with her three young ones which she had
produced during her absence The keep
er recovered his character, and as rec
ompcnsc for his suferings and intrepid
| ty, had an annuity settled on him for life
This elephant was afterwards in the pos
session Of Governor Hastings.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

E1- \ " Roll ofInfamy" in the Roch.
ester Express, ends with the following
elegant extract, applied to Johnson, Sew
ard, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle, Weed
Raymond, Dix and Welles:
"Men Of lesser note we do not men
ton. Hand them down to history with
a Cain, a Judas, or Benedict Arnold.
Yes, down, to hell, with their father, the
arch traitor of heaven, and say that free
dom's sons sent them there"
Freedoms sons had better get their
fathers permission, before they consign
strangers to his house in SO unceremoni,
Gus q manner.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

ALWAYS IN SESSION There was d very
irascible old gentleman who formerly held
the position of Justice of the Peace in
one Of our cities. Going down the main
street one day, one Of the boys spoke to
him without coming up to his honor's
idea Of Difference. young man, fine
you five dollars for contempt OF Court ="
I" Why, Judge said the offender, "you
are not in session" "This court" re
sponded the judge, thoroughly irrtated,
I" is always in session, and, consequently
is always an object Of contempt
There was disorder in court as his honor
passed on.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21
DrsoRprnrp CONDITION OF SrA,y-The

DIsoRDERED CONDITION or SPAiy-The
signs of the decay of Spain multiply A
French journal thus sums up the present
condition of affairs in that country:
Never since the times of the Inqusition
and Ferdinand VII, has there been such
terror prevailing or such silence. The
Liberal despotism of O'Donncll has led
to the absolute one Of Narvavcz, to whom
Queen Isabella has confded the safety of
the crown of the last Bourbon. All the
Liberal journals have been suppressed.
The few which survive are contented to
borrow from the Correspondence, lit
tie ssmi-ot'icial Journal, not political news
but fhe most ipsignIicant facts. There
are no longer either journals or meetings.
The public places of amusement are clio
sed at 10 o'clock 1t is the death of H.,
OO0,OOO of individuals. Marshal Narya-
ez, who sees Europe occupied with the
grayest questions, believes that public at
tention will not trouble itself with his
conduct. Every day at Madrid and
throughout the peninsula, especially at
Barcelot and Seville, arrests ere made and
people are shot. When night arrives, pa
trols OF the civic guard carbine in hand
perambulate the streets. Allpersons that
can leave Spain are fastening to do 50.
fflVate communications are the only
means left for ascertaining the state of
things on the other side Of the Pyrinees.
One letter declares that since the cholera
OF last year, Madrid has not been so emp.
ty as at present people taking to fight
IN order not to be prescribed, imprison-
ed or shot. Spanish refugees have flock.
ed IN great numbers to south Of France.
Narvaez has again confded the education
OF the Prince Of the Asturias TO the Arch
bishop Burgos, one Of the chiefs Of the
ultra montana party. Lastly, the religious
orders OF monks, Capauchins. Carmelites
DC, who have entirely disappeared from
the country, since lS40, are about to be
recalled. The new government intends
to place Its support upon bayonets and
clergy. Violence is not source Of
strength, and people are not wanting to
say that Queen Isabella, who has left the
capital for the Basque provinces at few
leagues from France, will not return to
Madrid. Narvaez, under regime which
is constitutional only in name, is the sb-
solute master. But what can he do The
Spanish treasury is empty; all industrial
enterprises are in a state of Insolvency,
and the dsg9aiept aa Atf dhso pYla5ioq il
long. tits, every one must hope, the last
convulsion Of long period Of political
and religious darkness. France can do
much in influencing Spain-happily not
by direct official Intervention, but by a
pressure Of public opinion. What is ia
king place in that country is only to be
compared to what was seen at Naples un.
der other Bourbons. That tyranny has
only to be pointed out to the conscience
OF Europe for a complete and prompt
remedy to be obtained
Readers Of Buckle will be struck by
these practical illuetrations Of the theo-
ries he advances in regard to Spain.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

EJ Senator Doolttle, in the course
of his Buffalo speech, being interrogat-
ed on the subject by an irrepressible Rad
ical, gave the following conclusive rea-
son why suffrage should not be extended
to the freedmen, the cogency Of which
no one who has ever Travelled In the south
will deny: " In the Southern States there
is mass of colored population, among
whist ghiisGte H HGahRt ind qf ff,lhq,y tlhq, yndes AEf the
women no sense of virtue; and the man
who would build the foundation of hui
man society upon population like that,
knows nothing of republican govern
mcnt" That is the plain truth, and no
honest man Can ignore it.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

Es-" Amelia Brigham Yonng's Ia
test wife, is a model woman for the
Saints She is uotional, imperous
and coquettlsh, and Young pets her like
child. One evening friend took tea
with her and the Mormon prophet. AZ
ter tea they remained at the table, eating
nuts, and Amelia threw her shells through
an open window on the opposite side OF
the room. Her husband said, Amelia
don't do that; put your shells by you'
plate" shan't do it," replied the fail
one; "Tll throw them where ! please
and you may help yourself." And pull
ing her guest by the dress, she said
" Come, let's go up stairs and let hin
grunt it out" s..t. E
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

EE" A Texas paper Of late date says !;
"We have good authority for stating
that Gen. Magrudcr will return to the
United States shortly, and become q good
loyal citizen thereof. We hope the old
gentleman will make up his mind to set.
tie down with his family in Texas. Thou
saads of hearts would greet him warmly.
The State owes debt Of gratitude to the
old man which she never can pay. Had
it not been for his able management of
his little forces during the war, the re-
turn Of peace would have not found a
silver spoon, inger-ring, or silk dress
in the State; and It's whole vast extent
would have been ploughed with desola.
ton from stem to stern"
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

p. A LESSON TO A SCoLDING MOTHER. =
A little girl who had witnessed the per
pIexity of her mother, on certain occa-
sion, when her fortitude gave way under
severe trial, said
Mother, does God ever fret or
scold Z"
"Why, Lizzie, what makes you ask
that question:
"Why, God is good-you know you
used to call him the Good Man, when |
was litte-and should like to know if
he ever scolded," "
mo, child, no
"Well, I'm glad he don't; for scold.
ing always makes me feel so bad, even if
it is not mein fault ! don't think could
love God much if he scolded."
The mother felt rebuked before her
simple child Never had she heard 50
forcible a lecture on the evils Of scold-
ing. The words of Lizzie sank deep in
her heart, and she turned away from the
finnocent face of her little one to hide the
tears that gathered in her eyes
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21
MISCELLANY.

How TO LEND TO THE LoRD.-A poor
man lived near Deacon Murray, and oc-
casionallv called at his house for sup
ply of milk. One morning he came w!.e-
all fha .~:i.e.------ '~----'.,"'o' nAi D
Murray rose to wait upon him, but the
deacon said to her, $ wait till after break
fast" Size did so, and in the meantime
the deacon made some inquiries of the
man about his family and circumstances.
After family worship, the deacon invited
him to 90 out to the barn with him
When they got into the yard, the deacon
pointing to one Of the cows, exclaimed,
There take that COW, and drive her
home -
The man thanked him heartily for the
COW, and started home. But the deacon
was observed to stand in the attitude of
deep thought, until the man had gone
some rods. He then looked up and call,
ed out, "IIey bring that COW back y
The man looked around, and the deacon
added, Let that COW come back, and
YOU come back, too He did so, and
when he came back into the yard again,
the deacon said, There, now, take your
pick out of the cows; | amt agoing to
lend to the Lord the poorest COW I've
got" H.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

E4,- The London Times says that
Americas debt Of $4,000, 100000, con.
tractcd in four years, seems to have re-
freshed her like an inspiring cocktail on
sultry morning Of busy day." Yes,
is little inspiring, but one such cock
tail us sufncicnt
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21


Gus miracle OF modern times:
Come, listen all unto my song
1t is no silly fable: ~
lis all about the mighty cord
They call the Atlantic Gable.
Brave Cyrus Field, he said. says he,
. l have aprctty notion
That | can run the telegraph
Across the Atlantic Ocean.
Then all the people laughed and said,
They'd like TO see him do il.
He might get halt-Seas over but
He never could 90 through it.
To carry on his foolish plan
He never would be able:
He might as well go hang himself
With his Atlantic Cable.
But Cyrus was a valiant man,
A fellow Of decision.
And needed not their mocking words,
Theirhughter and derision.
Twice did his bravest efforts fail,
And yet his mind was stable,
He want the man to break his heart
Because he broke his Cable.
"Once more. my gallant boys" he cried
Three times. you know the fable"
I'll make it thirty. muttercd he,
But will lay the Cable.
Once more they tried. hurrah, hurrah!
What means this great commotion?
The Lord be praised-the Cables laid
Across the Atlantic Ocean.
Loud RING the bells, for flashing through
Six hundred leagues of water,
Old Mother Englaud's benson
Salute her eldest daughter?
Now long live President and Queen.
And long live the gallant Cyius!-
And may his courage, faith and zeal
With emulation fire us.
And may we honor, evermore
The manly. bold and stable,
And tell our sons, to make them brave,
How Cyrus laid his Cable.
JOHN G.. SAKE.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

- Mr.. Pullup coming home late and
pretty full" finding the walks slippery.
exclaims "V.v.very singular. wh.when.
ever ater.freezes, it slas fr.fisezes with the
'lppsyy side mp. sin .sipsulsrr' y p
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

EY- Senator Sumner is at Mount
Washington, trying to get the word
white stricken out Of the mountain. II
the Legislature refuses to do it, he will
have New Hampshire DISTINGUISHED I'm.
til she comes to her senses.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

- An Irishman on board . vessel at
the poin; Of laundering, being asked 10 90
up on deck. said hc had no desire to 80 up
there to see himself drowned.
- Why are women hard on clothes /?
Because when they buy new suit they
wrsr :. out the 6rr. day. 'sio'i
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21

-- Punch has written TO Mr.. Darwin
to know il it is possible, under tho theory
Of development, for bay pony evcr to be.
como sca-horse
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-21
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POETRY.
How Cyrus Laid the Cable--A Ballad.

Tile laying Of the Atlantic Telegraph Cd
bic occasioned the following Ballad in praise
of the courage. faith and zeal" of the pro-
jector. The eulOgy is now better deserved
than ever. VERIFY poetry il prophecy" and
few changes are required to adapt the lines to
this last and great success of the most stupcn-
dous miracle OF modern times:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1866-11-17
HORRIBLE DEATH-BED SCENE.

A GENTLEMAN came to the health
officer ut an early hour this morning.
says the Chicago Post, and reported that
a whole family residing at No. IS Green
Bay Street were lying dead Of cholerain
their house. Officers were at once dis
patched to the place indicated, and there
bChcld one of the most sickening sights
that has been recently witnessed in our
city. In a small room, about sixteen
feet square, in filthy condition, and
bearing all the squalid appearance which
usually marks the home of extreme
poverty, lay the lifeless bodies of man
and woman, apparently about thirty
five years of age. The body of the man
lay upon the floor, black and distorted,
while the woman, his wife, lay upon
rude bed, in most frightful condition.
Sitting on the floor, in one corner, alone
seven years of age, the only child of the
deceased parents. Upon inquiry, the
little orphan stated that his father and
mother were taken sick yesterday and
died last night, just after dark. The
poor boy had passed the night in soli-
tude and sorrow, frightened by the So
lemnity of the scene, but UNCONSCIOUS of
his great loss. 1t was ascertained that
same relatives of the family, who lived
near by, had been informed oftheir sick
ness, but from timidity or neglect, had
never gone to their assistance. a
physician had been summoned by some
humane ncighbors, but, knowing the
poverty of the family, refused to attend.
The remains fthe unfortunate pair were
decently buried at one O'Clock this after
noon, and the little orphan was taken in
charge by his relatives.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1866-11-17
THE ROSE.

| SAW a rose perfect in beauty; 1t
rested gracefully upon its stalk, and its
perfume filled the air. Many stopped
to gaze upon it, many bowed to taste its
fragrance, and its owner hung over it
with delight. l passed again, and, be-
hold, it was gone-its stem was leafless
its roots had withered; the enclosure
which surrounded it was broken down.
The spoiler had been there; he saw that
many admired it; he knew it was dear
to him who planted it, and besides it he
had no other plant to love. Yet he
snatchcd it secretly from the hand that
cherished it; he wore it on his bosom
till it hung its head and faded, and,
when he saw that its glory was depart
ed he flung ii rudely away. But it left
a thorn in his bosom, and vainly did he
seek to extract it, for now it pierceS the
spoilcr, even in his hour Of mirth. An6
when | saw thatno man, who had loved
the beauty of the rose, gathered again
its scattered leaves, or bound up the
stalk which the hands of violence had
broken, looked earnestly at the spot
where it grew, and my soul received in
struction. And said, Let her who is
fuIlof beautyandad sitting like
the queen Of flowers majestically among
the daughters Of women, let her watch
lest vanity enter her heart, beguiling
her to rest proudly upon her own
strength; let her remember that sho
standoth upon slippery places, land be
not high-minded, but fear. ."--JirS. Sig
OhrRCH,