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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Platform of the Republicans Of the
s. State OF Louisiana, &c.

y A
5. New ORLEANS, May 24.--The fol.
lowing platform was adopted by the
Republican party of this State: aoa
That the rebuilding of the leyees is
a proper object for national aid and
demanding. the abolition of the cotton
tax; that the sugar interest be pro-
tected and fostered. fa'7 - .14sd
BUFFALO, May 25.-Roman Catho-
lie Bishop Lynch. of Toronto, is ly-
ing very i'll in this city. ssTes oa
ROCHESTER, N. Y, May 25.-The
appeal case of lSylas Miller has
occupied the Presbyterian Assembly
the entire day. At the close of the
debate the appeal was dismissed by
an almost unanimous vote. gees u4-
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EUROPE.
BY the Atlantic Telegraph
Death Sentence not to be executed
on Fenians-Prussia Strengthen
ing her FOrtiiicatiOnS, DC, dc.
ENGLAND.

1l.--g 81 - ENGLAND.
LONDON. May 26.-Notwithstand-
ing declarations to the contrary, it is
thought the government will not carry
into execution the death sentence of
the Fenian prisoners.
LONDON, May 25.-Dispatches from
Cork state. that McElwayne, and 9th
er Fenians who have been on trial,
have been convicted and sentenced to
be .hanged-O.Brien- wiil-be next
placed on trial. o rre = = y -
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-27
ST. LOUIS.
Prize Fight Three Rounds Fought
The first round occupied As min
utes.

4 ST. LOUIS, May pa prize fight
between Patsey' Shepherd aud Con.
Reardon, for 5000, took place early
this morning about Eve miles from
this city, on the Illinois side of the
river The fight lasted one hour and
four minutes, and was won by Shep-
herd. Only three rounds were fought,
the first one being forty eight min
utes, the longest on record. Reardon
was badlyiipunished. er -7'-i ~.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-27

stock will carry a dividend for the
quarter ending September 30.
Entire harmony paevailed, and the
shareholders separated we'll pleased
WITH be. interchange of TiewsEwhieh
occurred
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-27

For Commercial and RiUer Dispatches see
Fifth Page.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-27

Proceedings of the Synod of the Re-
formed Presbyterian Church-Ar-
rest of a Proprietor of a Cotton
WarehOuseAJudge Kelly In North
Carolina He Is cordially received
at Charlotte by the Mayor and ex-
Rebel Oflicers-Fenians Preparing
for War again-Arms for a Hun
dred Thousand Men-MysteriOus
Movements Mt st. Adams and Buff
faIO.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-27
he is Cordially Received by, the
Mayer and Ex-Rebel Officers OF
Charlotte.
The Fenian War Again.
~ ! a = = > . q > , ~
Arms for 100. 900 Men.
of Idaho City by Fire
Interesting Foreign News.
Stokes and Etheridge at Nashville.

Death Sentence not to be Executed
on Fenians.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-27
MERCHANTS FURNISHED WITH

~ERCHANTsF FURNISHED WITH
Ax Common Ware alone, If desired. We
keep constantly in our warehouses AS
sorted Crates of all Common Ware of the
very best make of goods. Also, many diff.
ferent assortments of Common and Stone
China Ware.
We are the only firm in this city that
imports Assorted Crates direct from
England. We keep patters and styles S
of goods that no other house in thfs
city has, or can get in the English
market. Our wares are imported via
New Orleans. direct, and bought WITH 5.
gold, thus securing every advantage
within the reach of any house in the
West or East.
Our stock Is the largest I'm the State, and
viii be sold at prices entirely satisfactory
to the trade.
now diff G4E ss t.t
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

say now unequivocally that Governor
Wells is a political trickster and a dis- :,
honest man. have seen him myself
when | first cam to this command, turn
out all the Union men who bad supported
the Government, and put in their stead
rebel soldiers, some of whom had not yet
dofred their grey uniform. have seen
him again during the July riot Of 1896,
sknlk away where I could not find him to
give him a guard, instead of coming out
as a manly representative OF the State
and joining those who were preserving
the peace. | have watched him since, and
his conduct has been as %sinuous as the
mark left in the dust by the movement OF
a snake.
say again that be is dishonest, and
dishonesty is more than must be expect
ed of me-
a ~
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

~ Rosenfeld still keeps up the rep
utation he acquired before the war, for
always having one Of the finest assort-
ments Of goods in Baton Rouge He is
now in receipt of large additions to bis
stock, an enumeration of which a be
seen in our advertising columns. Every
thing Abram sells is warranted, and if
not found as represented, all proper
amends will be made.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

neA- Dobbs has been reading the news.
Dobbs is rather a poor speller, and here
is the way he delivers himself of the in
ternal ferment caused by the late news
from the city
"sumbody seq, all's we'll that ends
well. but it's all better that ended Wells.
Doraut got somethin' for %rantin', at last.
Beianger didn't sweep clean, and sweep
ed out hisseif. Bakur is wun of the
needy wuns that din'nt do his crust
brown, but buttercd it Ia the wal on both
sides. Ide like to be a radikal By pro-
%fession, | would. Bakur encourage me
to it, be does. If Bakur wud play lot
terry, he'd win every time ; he knows how
to play p%olitikil policy good, sure enough.
Wonder what the Confederate radikals
would have givin him if they had won,
for bein' a Confederate raidikal? Ile
study Radiks. It pays now. l can say
wuz a Confederate first !; then a British
protection man ; then a Union Lacquer /;
then a prosecuted Union, and prove all
this by being in Office all the time and
all the time making mummy. Who knows
but when I die may leave a mummy mint
behind me r.
We presume Dobbs e a monu-
ment.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

The white people Of the South being
manacled hand and foot and tongue, the
Radical apostles of the North, backed by
the Federal army, go among them to insult
them and stir up strife between them and
the blacks. The outrage is akin to shoot
ing d~efeneeless prisoners of wal in their
dungeons. When SIMPSONS eyes vera
out, and his strength was gone, he was
employed to make sport for the Pbilis-
tines But the Philistines in the end
found it a bad speculation.--Lou;svsU
Journal.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

re- The once splendid plantation in
this parish, known as "Allendaie,n and
formerly the property Of the lamented
Gov. Fl. w. Allen, was sold at sheriffs
sale, last Saturday, for s10,47s. Mr..
James Sherry. of New Orleans, was the
purchaser. The fine brick dwelling
house was burnt during the war. The
remaining buildings, including the sugar
house, are not in the best repair, while
the creyasse waters for several years
have flowed over nearly all the land. On
q great part Of the plantation, heavy
growths Of cotton wood and willows
have sprung up. The price paid for the
place is about it, present value.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

ska- Gen. Sheridan has removed Street
Commissioner, Alfred Belanger, for gross
neglect of duty by permitting The streets
of New Orleans to become "flthy and
poisonous to an appalling degree" Mr.
William Baker quietly slips into Mr.. Be-
langer's vacant position BY appointment
Of the Commanding General.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

The Directors of the Louisiana Sol
diers' home, having found it impossible
to obtain an advance on the State war.
rants authorised by an appropriation
made by the last Legislature, are con.
PEELED to appeal to the public for assis-
lance, in the absence of which they will
be necessitated to close the Institution.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

16s- The latest news from Mexico con,
firms the capture Of Macmillan and the
principal officers of his staff, by the Jua-
rist General, Escobedo. His entire army,
with ammunition, artillery and wagon
trains we're in the surrender. It is not
probable that Macmillan will be shot.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

A psopHscY.-A minister g sDs ~ i.
byterian Church At Mississippi -, ~
writes a letter to the PrespJs-s
prophesying that the n % = Z. I'D
hand, will in fact come upon s~-h,
some time in the month y
1858. UT
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

sea- His honor. the High Sheriff, of
this parish, is particularly anxious that
taxpayers, and others, should read his
notice in to-day's paper, and pay proper
attention thereto. AS he Is like the Mi
co Of the Oconees,'' never speaking twice.
a word to delinquents must be enough.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

ASPECTS o. THE REGISTRY IN THE CRY
The registration of the last few DAYS
shows, says the Crescent, a gratifying
change in the numerical relations Of the
whites and blacks on the registry. We
have not the full returns up to date, but
we hazard little in assuming that the
whites are now in excess. During the
remaining days Of the registration this
preponderanee will conti1 ue to increase
until the white vote will so far exceed
that of the blacks as to put the result of
the elections beyond doubt, If reasonably
energetic efforts be made by the Recon
struction Party. There is one good eff
feet, at least, to be anticipated from this
aspect of the situation--a decided mod
feation of the tendency of the blacks to
consolidate themtelyes into one organic.
ton, with the object of monopolizing the
offices and of controlling, under the in.
SEPARATIONS of their white leaders and ru-
lers, the future political status of the
State and the city.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

nea1 That OMNIBUs.-We have often
been amused while reading the doctrine of
" Transmigration of Souls" and their
humorous mutations after death but We
never knew until We read the Advoccte
that such changes could take place in
this life, yet tits even SO ! Our pious
young friend, local, has turned himself
into a "mule-gine" and pulls an omnibus,
containing two passengers, who, dead to
the example before then are a~nxiously
wishing for a change by TRANSPORTATION.
One of them aspiring to be a bug" aud
the other goose enough to wish himself a
" ducks dinner" Well, well !! to what
base uses do we come at last !
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

Isa- Chief Justice Chase has appointed
Gen. j. A. Hamilton as Register in Bank
ruptcy, for the First Congressional Dis
trict Of this State, and G. s. Kellogg for
the Second District.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

In Turkey they tax babies !; they are
tax enough to most folks in this coun-
try.-Aduocate Local.
How many are you taaed with, neigh
Dor?
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

The Chicago Tribune closes an edito.
I,ai with this statement "The people of
the South may rest assured that if thew
comply with the requirements of the re-
construction law they will be promptly
recognized by Congress, and their loyal
SENATOR and representatives admitted
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

New from British Honduras, May Ia,
says that about thirty thousand acres of
land were bought BY American South
erners at fifty cents an acre, for the pur-
pose of colonization, and that nearly one
hundred families are expected by the
next steamer from the States.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

Hga~ We are in receipt Of another lot Of
garden seeds from the Agricultural Bu-
reau at Washington, for distribution
among our overfowed people and desti-
tute people. Parties desiring seeds must
call at this Office today and tomorrow
until 10 o'clock. Mr.. Hypolite sarradet
will distribute seeds for Bruly Landing
and that vicinity and to whom applica.
tion must be made.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08
asa- Holders of parish warrants ar,

asa~ Holders of parish warrants are
politely requested to read a notice speci-
alp directed to them in another column
They will see that in selling or transfer
ing such warrants, the party purchasing
cannot use them for any parish purpose
until! the person in whose name the war.
rants were drawn, has settled with the
Sheriff for all parish taxes he may owe.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

BEees REDIvIvUs.-Once upon a time
New Orleans was vocal with the chirp.
ings Of James Beggs, Esq, fireman, po-
~liticia1, printer, alderman, temperance
man, representative, etc, too numerous
to mention. Jim got into everything he
could get into, and got into a great many
things he didn't want to get into, but be
hraveIy surmounted all Fortunes difficult
ties and became a bright and shining
light in a benighted world, whep Butler
B. F. honored that city with his presence.
Somehow Butler and Jim couldn't agree
upon the political issues of the times, and
Jim was invited to r~ecreate his health at
Government expense upon Ship Island
Jim stayed there until he swallowed
something that disagreed with him, and
Butler B. f. then allowed him him to go
out to the Confederate lines for the good
of his shattered nerves. Jim then became
inspector of cattle and ranger of woods
and forests, under the grey jacket " re-
gime, and SO remained until peace was
restored, when he returned from the war,
like the minstrel boy, with his old coat
sIung behind him. Since then he has
lead a life of exemplary quletness until a
few days since when Gen. Steedman hon
ored him with the appointment Of a spe-
cial deputy collector of internal revenue.
We hope Jim will now take care of him.
self and make mp for lost time.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

Governor Sharkey, it is said, is intent
on his plan OF having Gen. Ord arrested
Tor treason to Mississippi, and thus bring
ing the Reconstruction laws again before
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

5-
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DIST
New Orleans, La, June 3, 1867. {
To Hon. T III. Stanton, Secretary of War,
Washington City, D. G.
SIR-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt OF your telegram Of this date
IN reference to the Levee Commissioners
in this State. The following were nv
reasons for abolishing the two former
Boards, although intended that nv or
der should be sufficiently explanatory.
Previous to the adjournment Of the
Legislature last winter, 1t passed al act
continuing the old Levee Board IN office
SO that the $4,00o,000) four millions of
dollars in bonds, appropriated by the
Legislature, might be disbursed by a
Board Of rebeIlious anteeedents. After
its adjournment the Governor of the
State appointed a board of his own. in
violation OF this act, and made the ack.
nowledgement to me in person that his
object was to disburse the money in tbs
interest of his own party by securing
for it the vote of the employees at the
time OF election. The Board continued in
Office by the Legislature refused to turn
over to the Governors Board, and each
side appealed to me sustain it, which
would not do. The question must then
have gone to the Courts, which, accord
ing to the Governors judgement, when
he was appealing to me to be sustained
would require one year for decision -
Meantime the State was o~verhowed. the
Levee Boards tied up by political chica.
merry, and nothing done to relieve the
poor people now fed by the charity Of
the Government and charitable associa.
lions of the North.
10 obviate this trouble and to secure
the overfloWed districts of the State the
Immediate relief which the honest dis
bursement of the Ga, 900, o0O) four mil
non OF dollars would give, my order dis.
solving both boards was issued.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

nA~ The river still falls. The wealth
er grows hotter The roads are becom-
ing dusty. Planters are getting out OF
the grass. Crops begin to look pretty
well. Prospects are frightening. -.
Philips sale of Bimbos is increasing.
Registration is playing OUT. Subscri-
bers forget they take our paper. -. Mad
dogs are on the increase and dangerous
-. The Advocate local is getting as dry
as an old lime-burner's wig. The Gaz-
cite d Comet has had nothing to say for
several weeks. -. Buttermilk is a very
refreshing beyerage....Garde truck
vegetate promisiDgly.. -. There are a
great many convicts in the ~Penitentiary
Baton Rouge is quiet. ;. Crawfsb
=" bisk is an excellent dish. Little
boys are going in swimming. Green
backs are still considered money Red
backs pass freely with all will take them
..Hain't got anything more to say a..
Gaess we'll dry up J" and "moisten" at
Philips.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

G. w. BuoKSER, Esa.-We take pleas
are in calling attention to the card of this
gentleman in to-day's issue. Those Of
our readers requiring his services, will
find him careful, attentive and in every
uav worthy their confidence.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08
P. Fl. SHERIDAN,
Major General d. S. Army.
Communicated.

communicated
A Mosr FIENpIsH THEFr.-We blush to
record it. That our city had within It's
boundaries vile men, was q fact to be look
ed for, considering that refugees from
every land had sought our shores for pro.
lection or freedom from the consequent
ces of crime. But we were not prepared
to record a piece of such fendish villainy
as transpired on Sunday night. It APP
pears that the body of Mr. Charles P.
Faures was lying in the hall IF Louisi-
ane Hose Company's house, corner of
Perdido and C%arondelet streets, prepared
for interment by his brother iremen on
Monday, when some creature, taking ad-
vantage Of a momentary absence oil the
wrtchers. slipped in and robbed the corpse
of two silver pieces which had been plac-
ed, according to custom, upon the eyelids
of the dead man. Language fails to de-
scribe the damnable outrage perpetrated,
and we leave the creature to his fate
". O. Times.
We have a Bureau of Emigration to
encourage what the writer of the above
would call Refugees from every land
who had sought our shores for protection
or for freedom trpm the consequence of
crime" f the miserable local who scrib.
bled that paragraph would go to the
native place of some of those so called
refugees, and compare his own inn
maeulate home.traiping with their rustic
or civic morality, be would learn that the
most likely place where a theft on the
dead might be committed. would be in
the very city where newspapers are toll
Grated and gotten up by such nnmbskulls
as he is, and where it would be a mere
matter of eieverness in the graduates of
of its engine houses to pick the mon.
ey from the eyes of the dead or the peck
cts of the living. A REFUGEE.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

ssa-- The weather is warm the sky
clear and ~clondIess. May it continue So
for some time.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

Vs. The cut worm has appeared IN the
cotton fields in the parish Of Tensas.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

Anna Dickinson threatens US with q
visit.-C Crescent.
Dear boy, take U advice : when she
comes, cut and run.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08
EXIT WELLS.

Like a thunderbolt from o clear ana
.cloudless sky, fell the news upon US that
his Excellency was his Excelleney no
more. We cannot say that there were
any extravagant demonstrations of JOY or
frantic ebullitions of delight, but, gene
rally, but volumes Of relief WeiIed up
from hundreds hereabouts that the press
ure upon the State was removed. The
fact is the people Of this State should
have placed him in a position he
was untitled for by nature, vocation, or
other qualification to fill, Taken up BY
party clique at a moment when al were
smarting from the effects OF the war, no
one took interest enough in the matter
except his personal a~dherents-to IN
vestigate the calibre Of the man put forth
for their Suffrage. So long as his acts
and disposition seemed for the best inter
est Of the State, all were satisfied. We took
him for our Chief Magistrate and were bad
ly swindled in the bargain. more worthy
and potent weathercock never surnounted
the spire of the peoples mansion. Trick
ey, weak, yaciIating, ofno two fixed ideas,
Gov. Wells has done more to thwart the
settlement Of our internal difficulties than
any one else that could have been placed
there. He may have had the desire to do
better, but lacked nerve and manliness
for the purpose. Censure has been heap
ed upon him without stint, not alone by
those who were bis personal and political
enemies. but BY those who claimed to be
his friends and who did all in their power
to elevate bin to office. As to his integ-
rity, in the past, the less said of that the
better-the people elected him to Office
with his record staring them in the face,
and if fault there was, it was in them
and not in the individual. 1t was then
in his power to redeem himself, to remove
The stigma attached to his past, and to
have made every honest Louisiauian hon
or and revere bis name. He failed to
take advantage Of the opportunity thus
offered, and the chance is now lost to him
forever. However, to moraIise over a
man like Gov. Wells is like wasting am
munition upon small game.
Here are the documents and the scath-
ing letter Of Gen. Sheridan /:
HEADQUARTERS FIFrn MILITARY DIST,
New Orleans, La, June 3, 1867.
Special Orders No. 50.
~lfxFRACT
5, His Excellency the Governor of
Louisiana, j. Madison Wells, having
made himself an impeachment to the faith
fnl execution Of the Act Of Congress of
March 2, 1861, by directly and Indirectly
impeding the General in Command in the
fpithfal execution Of the law. is hereby
removed from the Office of Governor of
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08

re- From Thursday 3oth ult. at II N.
to Thursday 4th inst. at 4 p. m, ~ whites
and 40 blacks were registered.