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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-02-16
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS:
PUBLISHED AT s2J EXCHANGE STREET. BY
N. A. FOSTER.


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FROM an an abstract of the annual report
by Rev. e. P. Smith, field Secretary of the
Commission, l extract the following:

~oniiAAiSSAon, eAIdct the following:
.During the first year of the Commission ass da,s-
Tases m were comm ,ssoned the year following i2O7;
tne tnru year 2l7. In the four months Of the rrss
ene year. p eceeding the close of the war 013 eje
gates sent out which rate continued through the
year and nave given us 3,069." -
MI. smith was followed by Hon. Charles
Demond Of Boston, who gave an address Of
great power. In the course of his remarks ba
exhibited to the audience five cent note CON-
tributed to the Commission by lady eighty
years old, who supports herself by the needle.
and who walked long distance to make the
donation; a silver dollar given to the Com
mission by one who had received it as token
Of dying love from an expiring mother, many
years before; wedding ring contributed by a
widow in New Hampshire, whose only SON
had perished in the Union cause. voc
your Mission was then sung with great
effect by Mr.. Phillips. Mr.. Demond had pre-
viously referred to the presence of our mar
tyred President at the last anniversary of tbs
Commission, and to the fact that he had then
been touched, even to tears, by the singing of
that sweet song, and had requested it to be re-
peated. Before the singing commenced, Speak
er Colfax rose with a last years programme
in his hand, and read these words pencil led
upon the back Of it in those familiar charac-
tiers by that hand, once so rich in benefits, now
so cold in death: @ToDard The close of the
exercises let us haze your Mission' again.
Don't sag I caledto 1t. brs Lincola."
A neat address was then made by Rear Ad-
miral Davis which was followed by another Of
much spirit and power by Rev. Herrick John
son of Pittsburg. Many very affecting scenes
and Incidents connected with the labors of the
Commission were portrayed with graphic pow
er and thrilling effect upon the audience. o
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remembering that the figures for 1865 are tSs re ~
uss OF only little over four months Of work, it win
- seen 5nae there has been steady increase Of pub
ng good. rl-,I '-.'Ai'@es oi 10
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FO r s A L Ell.

nNE secondhand HAND PRESS for sale cheap
~ ii applied for soon. Size OF Platen 20x2S. =
Inquire in person at, or address by mail, f ~;
PRESS OFFICE, Portland, Me.
u Feb 13-dtf r ~ . .D3id.g m 'sfrs, tri
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10
ORDINANCE No.Y
RELATIVE TO HI ASSESSOR AND Mopx or
ASSESSMENT

Sc Ut ordained By tie Mayor and Trustee,
ct the tom oJ hboduus, Tint within ta,,
days after having been duly and regalarlyou5I i.
lied, the Mayor and Trustees shall proceed 10
elect. by ballot, a competent person as assessor
OF the corporation.
See.2. Bert further ordained, DC, Thru
the said Assessor shall. previous 10 any act n
SAID capacity. take and subscribe, before soma
Competent officer. an oath. TO perform faiihfnIIv
and correctly all the duties Incumbent On him
by the ordinances OF the corporation aud tha
laws of the State IN references thereto. accord
ing TO the form laid down in the constitution Of
The State.
See 8. Be- itJfurfaer ordained, &C.. Tint
Wlthln three months after his appointment the
me said Assessor shall complete his assessment.
fecapitulation entries, extentions, f~ootinrs. and
advertisements and have his rolls ready far
asasefy, under the penalty Of being deprived sc
ms Wspl!c salary. or Of such portion thereof Is
may De determined by the Mayor and Trustee.
Sec. 4. BE II further ordained. a. Tt,r
Y Is hereby made che dity.o f the Al sc,sor IN.
mediately after having been qualified. "a can On
every Individual subject to taxation within ahe
UNITS OF the town. and ascertain. under oath.
Wa9eh ne IS hereby authorized to administer
e every p 'rson subject to taxation. j the value
o. Al MS property, zeal and personal, situated
~ said town, aud assess the tax on said vaiua-
ton, u II heapproged by the committee to be
appolated as hereinafter provided. III assessing
Tue tax upon merchants aud traders ofalIkinds,
on WON q specific tax has been levied, The As.
SCISSOR shall require ihum to state, under oath,
which he snail administer as aforesaid, the. o.
verage amount OF their stock during the year,
and the tax shall be levied on the average a.
mount SO liked, if approved BY the satd commit
ter.
SEQ. s.. Be- ii further ordninel, de-, That
any person subject 10 taxation ii alb
sent, the oath OF his clerk or othsr agent shall
be taken in place of that Of the principal. and
if no, p rson be present to represent him.
then the Assessor sla | himself fix the valuation
Of the property subject TO taxation. In case Of
re iden.s, the Assessor shall also Il the wi.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10

Hon. CHARLES Fl. sMIrHlBiLL ARF.l-
Among some Of the pen-and-inkings Of
the public men of Georgia, made BY the
pleasant correspondent Of the Cincinn ii
Enquirer. We find the following Of the
everlasting BILL Arp !"
Speaking Of Senators, ono. member of
tho State Senate Is so well known, at
least By his nom de plume Moth, as to
render it por,aps not altogether uninter-
esting to give some account of him. This
is II. Smith. Of Rome, tho celebrated
!" Bill Arp" Tall, stoutlys built, with
black eyes, hair and beard. slightly bald
and Of rather a grave expression of coun-
t%enanco,. tho remark is often made by
visitors that he Is the last man in his
house one would take for the author Of
inimitabfe appeal to tho great Arte-
mus. Mr.. Smith Is a lawyer af fine abili-
ties, and in social intercourse a very
entertaining gentleman. when shaking off
what seems q habitual reserve. Often,
however, when saying least, an arch
curve Of the lip will betray, beyond mis-
that some facafious thought is
through tho brain Of the great
father Of C~hiekahominy
md Bull Run Arp.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10
The Garden---Beets

This is one of the vegetables that re.
quires art or prudence, and Of the best,
This, rs all garden truck" requires
rich land. Manure highly all vegetables,
II yoH want them tender, rich and juicy.
Beets sheuhl be sown in drills eighteen
inches distant, as carly in tho spring as
possible. Prepare land we'll. IN fact.
the garden should be trenched two feet
deep, every inch of it, and the whole two
feet made rich; then a light top dressing
before each spring. Spading will keep
yoar garden in good heart for q life TING.
Take a plank and saw oat d circle of
twelve inches in diameter. mortice
through the center a square hole Of one
inch, make an axle one inch square and
foaT inches long, one inch of each end to
20 made round. drive it in tie hole and
wedge; then take a pieoa Of timber and
saw out the thickness of ste plank, say
y inches; rivet the nust not cut out, t.
prevent splitting I; make handle and put
tho ends Of the axle in the holes made in
this timber sawed out, andsyop have oniv
70 insert nails, or bore q quarser-inch !
hole anadrivc one-inch pins, 1na.you haveI
4 marker to drop your beetseeahr. Six |
pins at equal distaacn will gige abaat six
inchos distant for seedsHs Pour hit sealsr on
tire beet seed and let soak for twelve hours
~ until the germ sprouts; drop in holes
fne.hait inch deep. Seed nre saved, tho
WORK Of thinning ~maasurably saved, and
40 much better done hytho marker. The
machine will last 4 lifo time and will do
TOT setting onions. Yon will sti(l have to
TIN, for often there will be more than one.
plant to ench barr tseed, so.oalled D keep1
clean y the only secret; stir often SO az
q keep land .aeilpw and to fit earth tn
gre food.--tP., in Southern Ruralist.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10
Household Receipts.

To CLEAN BLACK FEaTHERs.-Feath.
ers that have become rusty in color. nav
thus be restored First. wash well the
feathers in soap and water. using the best
notified soap. and the water scalding hot
for the purpose; then thoroughly rinse
them in clean water and dry them. Next,
take half an ounce of logwood, and boil in
a quart Of water. When scalding hot,
put in the feathers and there let them re-
main till the liquor is cold, after which
rinse them in cold clean water and put
them to dry. Finally, rub or brush ovor
the feathers the smallest portion of oil.
which simple operation brings out the
giistening jet appearance in a relnarka-
Bile manner If you draw a long strip of
paper between the thumb and 4 Blunt PEN
knife blade, it will curl up. Feathers
may be treated in the same way, using
only such tender care MS may be expected
70 be required in touching a feather
GoLDES P~IE.-Take enc lemon. crate
the peel, and squeeze the pulp and juice
In a bowf-he sure to remove every seed
TO which add one toacup of white sugar.
ane teacup Of new milk. one Tablespoonful
of powdered starch, and the o ks o fthree
eggs. well beaten; pour this mixture into
a nice paste crust and bake slowly. Beat
tho whites Of three eggs to stiff frotl,,
the pie is just done posr it over the
top evenly. and return to the oYen, lust
to %stiffen, not brown.
To TsEE STAINS ourtof stLvEr.-|
the silver in soap lye for the space
II four hours; then cover it over with
wet with sinegar. go that it may
10 thick upon it. and dry it by a hre
after which rub off tie whiting and pass
{ over VITA dry bran. and the spots will
not only disappear, but tile silver will
ook exceedingly bright.
MIScE Pre- WITHOUT MEaT.-chop
hree pounds Of suet very fine, and three
POUNDS of apples. (cored and pared wash
nd dry three pounds of currnnts, stone
chop one pound Of jar %raisins. beat
nd sift n pound of loaf sugar. cut
welve ounces Of candied orange peel very
and six ounces of ~eitronI; mix all
ell together with q quarter Of an ouaee
f nufmet. Aalf q quarter Of an ounoeof
innamon. six or eight cloves, and half a
Of French brandy ; cover it close and
ecp it for use. +
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10
Southern Immigration.
The Nav York Daily News says :

The New York d ally News q =
1.-THE unsatisfactory state of affairs in
the South, added to the greatsbad feeling
exhibited by Northern men anapapers to
Southerners, have made many of the lat
ter conclude to leave the country. In
several places whole families are assem-
bling to emigrate to Mexico. Judge w.
G.. Swan. a member of the late Confeder-
ate Congress, from Georgia. is going to
Mexico with twenty families Gen. John
last week, for Mexico, with sixty Tennes-
scans. In Western Virginia one hundred
and fifty families are preparing rapidly
to leave for Mexica.'
The Lebanon. Tenn. Herald says:
Twelve families from Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn, will start in early spring
for Mexico"
The Memphis Appeal says:
Capt. Samuel H. Brown, in company
with fourteen other young men, passed
through Vicksburg last week, en- rout.
for Mexico. We have daily great man,
visits from persons who are going to
Mexico. all asking information about tho
county"
Tho Selma, Ala, Times ays:
1t may be safely said that two hun
dred families are now making prepara-
tons to leave Alabama for Mexico. Some
of them are composed of our best citi-
zansY'
The Charlesto yn, S. c.. Courier SAYS:
Mexico is the country now upon
which all the eyes are turned. and VIC hear
OF a great many families preparing to
The Richmond, Va, papers say:
Almost everyone in Virginia who can
get away at all are preparing to go to
Mexico"
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10
State Of Louisiana.
coUNcIL or THIBoDAux
MhiDodaur. MarcA S, 1866.

- 4ZEMEa
Mhi6odaur. MarcA S, 1866.
At a regular meeting Of the Town
Council, this 5thsday Of March, 1866,
were present:
S. r. Grisamore, Mayor; Messrs. A.
Perrin, j.. FL. Fleetwood, r. D. Jordan,
Ell. Hoffman, and T.. G. Robichaux.
Absent. d. Leblanc.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved as recorded.
The following Ireasurer's report was
cad and approved
71i5odaur MarcA s, 1866.
To the Mayor and Trustees of the town
If Thibodaux--I hereby submit my
monthly report of my account with the
Corporation and the "Guion Academy
IS follows:
1866 CORPORATION. DIR CIR.
Iarch 5, amt reed to date $751; II
j" p'd = S5192l
{" bal on hand and
due by GA. 23I 80
$751; lI-75I Il,
1866 GUIoN ACADEMY DIR. CIR.
date 1910 10
amt pd to date 1852 60
bal due and pd
by Cor. fund Ia2 so
Si52 50-452 81
Cash on hand Cor. funds 8 80 SO
due by G. "A. " 142 81
Cor. funds as aboge 1891 80
J.K. GouRDAIN. Treasurer.
There being n . further business before
beard, Oh motion duly recohded,
Council adjourned sine die.
ST. GRISAMoRE, Mayor.
e. LoRIo, Clerk.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10
RATES OF ADVERTISING:

49, -
For each square Of ten lines or less. the frs
insertion. 81 SO. Second Insertion, IS cts pei
square. Fst subsequent insertions, per square
so cents. ~
For professional and business cards, incind.
ing paper, not exceeding s lines, for II months
$40.
Advertisements published at irregular inter
walls, So per square for each insertion.
Aliberatdiscount made to yearly advertisers
Announcing candidates for Office, $40, to be
paid for IN ADVANCE.
Advertisements not marked on thc copy for
i specified time will be inserted till forbid, and
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Persons sending communications to this pa
per mnst always furnish their real names to
the Editors. aFe will not save or return reject
cd manuscripts:
illusions personally disparaging to any one
will never be inserted except as advertisements
nor then, if peculiarly Objectionable.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10
GIFT STORE.

GIFT STORE.
Messrs. German 81 Co. have opened ar
establishment under the Franklin Hotel
corncrsof st. Louis and Market streets.
Watches, clocks. jcwelry, ice pitchers,
castors,stea pots, coffee pots, albums, and
q large assortment Of other articles, will
be offered for sale at one dollar each, rc-
gardless Of yalue-the purchaser being
entitled 70 9 lottery ticket with which he
may possibly dEaw an elephant, or some
thing Of greater value. ~
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10
ORDNANCE No. s
RELATIVE TO THE Constable,

L %.L - $3.50 S1-SAt A-fASt-s #sH.E4fe&5
Be. il ordained By Tie MayCr end 7Fnsaes Of ii
iooa Of 1httoddar, That within ten days afte
having been duly and regularly qualified. th
Mayor an Trustees of the town Shall proceed
by ballot. to elect a suitable and competent per
son to act as Constable of the corporation fo
and during the space of one year. and until hi
SUCCESSOR be appointed.
See. =. Beu further ordained, &c., That before
entering on the discI arge OF his duties, the sale
officer shall make and execute. in favor of tn,
Mayor and Trustees, ard their st.cce ssors in of
fee. his bond in soldo in the sim of Eve hundre
dollars. S 800. J with one good and solyeni
surety, residing iii the parish. to the satisfactiof
OF the Mayor. conditioned that he will faithfully
and impartiaily discharge aud perform all the
duties incumbent on him in his said capacity
and account and pay over TO the persons entitled
to the same, all moneys that may come into his
hands. and besides. take ard subscribe before
the Clerk OF the corporation an oath of the
same purp ,rt.
Sec. ). Be, ftrtlf- ordained, &C.. Thatit shall
pc the duty OF sad officer to be present at the
meetings OF the Board. to execute all such suits.
warrants and orders as the Mayor or any other
Justice OF the peace, within the limits Of th
shall issue aud grant in virtue of the Or
d~inances. RI les or rpguiationso oil The corporation:
to d. and perform ill the DIT les incumbent on
him By The ordinances of the town, and 10 see
that all the rules and regulations adopted for
The police and government of lhe town be faith
lully observed and executed.
Sec. 4. BE 1t further ordained, &C., That said
officer shall he conseryatnr Of the peace within
the limits Of the town, ar fer thai tuf pose ii
70 arrest any person violating any
without a previous warrant. a d
bring him before q justice of t q peace or the
Mayor OF she Town. aud then and there TO BE-
dItt with according to Isw.
Sec. 8. BE 1t furher ordained, &c. That the
fleer shali be entitled to demasia aid re- |
selve, over and above lhe ~emolunents OF his
!, nee, an ANIMAL salary of one hundred dollars, |
> 100, J payable quar-eriy.
sec. q. BE 1t further ordained, dc. That should
he sad officer neglect or refuse 10 perform and
fulfil the duties imposed on him. the
own Council reserve to Themselves the tight
I expellings him, which shall be done, how
yer, only oa the vote oftwothirds of all the
TENDERS of the Council. J ana cur.ailiug his
alaiy in such an amount as they viii deem slt-
cient, besides having recourse against him and
is surety Tor alladauiages thai may results from
UGH failure and negligence.
Sec. Z. Be it further grdaaaad, &C., That in
use of expulsion Of sad officer, the Council
iall, within three days, or before, proceed, as
fov.ded by the State law, 10 the election Of /
erson to fill e.he vacancy.
Sec. g.. Re u further ordained, &C., That all
ordinances and resolutions to these con.
airy, De- and The same are hereby. II repealed
lSignee.J s. T. GRIsAMoRE, Mayor. ;
p. L0RIO, Clerk \,
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10

After commenting upon the number 81
marriage licenses issued during the last
month by the Probate Clerk Of Bossier
parish, the editor of the Banner puts
himself forward as q candidate for tie
blissful state, as follows:
Enirs nous. An ax-rebel abant tho size
Of ian oditor," world not object to en-,
tering into negotiatieus-farming an
alliance offensive and defcnsive'-with
one of Gods last best gifts to man =
having. az an Ultimate object. the estab-
lisl,rntnt Of relations-purely son the
defensive against cold beds, buttonless
shirts, and other s ills single folks are
heirs to.
Its deuced uncomfortable "roinr It
alone these cold nights. sitting beside q
.cheerless, comfortless tireside. Indeed,
We begin to feel with the poet:
- Like one who treads alone.
Some banquet hsif deserted,
whose lights are fed. whose garland's dead
sAnd all but him Departed
a waS ut our elbow whispers that it is
easier TO obtain license t. enter that
" state than - leave it fiet
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10
Diea,

At his late residence, in the Parish of Terre
bonnie, on Monday. March 9TH. 1866, Bannoli
G. Thibodaux, aged 81 years.
In New Orleans. on the 9th inst, Mary
sidney White. youngest daughter of the late
Gov. E. D.. White, aged IS years.
On Friday, 9Th inst: Mary Mickle, daughter
Of J. D. aud Mary Fulford, aged I3 months.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10

THANKS.

THANKS.
To the officers Of Southern Express
Company for late New Orleans papers.
TO A. knight, Express and MailAgent,
opelousas Railroad, for late papers.
To Messrs. Anderson s. Offutt, book
sellers and stationers, Montgomery, Ala.
for files Of Mississippi, Alabama and New
York papers.
To r. Ofutt & Bro, news agents,
Canton, Miss, for late Mississ ippi and
Texas papers.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-10

The ferry keeper shalt have the privi-
lege of charging double rates after eight
o'clock P. NJ. from Nosember LIST until
May LIST; after Q o'clack p. NJ. from MAY
lst until November Ist.
All of which is submitted to your con-
sideration. and we beg to be discharged.
tsisned) Jos. ReMoST,
john LyALI..
On motion daily see ,ndad, it WIS re-
solved. further, that the @ Use of said ferries
he sold. in ten d;s,s' notice. by the sheriff If
said parish, payable %one-fonrth cash and
the balance in three equal instruments,
with good and approved security. The
ferry keeper to furnish good and substan-
tial DO t.. Sail l~easeto expire on tile lst
of january. 1867.
On motion duly Seconded. it was
ordered that all past. present and future
paroehial public school claims in and for
the Parish Of Lafourche, with their ac-
c~ompanying vouchers and certificates, be |
presented to. and passed upon by. the
Police jury of the Parish Of Lafourcae at
each successive term or session Of said
body, so that the payment thereof NAV be
simultaneously ordered and equitablv
rateahly made among the respective
claimants hereby notified and directed
to produce and exhibit accordingly their
res t~ective public school accounts, daily
approved by the proper school directors.
On motion duly seconded, it was re-
solved that the Parisl, Attorney, Mr..
Beattie. be and he is hereby di-
to examine and ascertain what
of parish taxes has been actually
and respectively collected by Chs. Claude
md j. III. Stiner, tho late parish ~collec-
of the parish taxes in and md for the
Parish of Lafourehe; how much thereof
las been dec united for aud paid over;
What proportions Of the same still remains
lilaccounted for and unpaid; and in case
t non-payment By any of said parish
'olleetors Of any part of said parish taxes Z
nd funds. that said Parish Attorney be :
nd he is hereby required to sue for and )
eeoYer from such parish collectors as 3
lay be defanlters, and from their res
ective securities. such amounts as were Il
by said parishaGollectors and S
not been by them accounted for nor c
over, the whole in principal. interests q
nd costs. b
A petition from the inhabitants OF the I
ayou Choupic was read and, on motion. !.
lie same was laid over until next meeting. :
On motion duly seconded. Mr.. e. S. !
lain, CLERK of the Court for said parish i
as authorized to have desks made for +,
le use of his office, and to draw imme- a,
ately on the Treasurer for said work. d
10 costs of which not to exceed twenty b
n
On motion, the Sheriff Of the Parisl, of
was authorized to buy a lock Y
7 the trent door of the jail, andto present ],
$ bill fer the same =
On motion duly seconded, Messrs. Jos. Z.
esnent. Arestide Mire and Theaphilo 70
were appointed commissioners oil
election for the Second District the in
mfnissioners previously appointed T.
wing resigled.a a
The claim ofs1r. Maroelin Robichauy %
: Sl9J W was presented and the am q
and correct and ordered to be paid. &
On motion, Police Jury adjourned sine "
:. -
]. S. PERKINS. President. n
w. hHoBLoCH, Clerk. te