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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-12-11
TIE suRRATr TKTAL-E growing intere,

The SURRATT TRIAL.-R growing interest is
manifested in the Surratt trie that the Deem
Der term Of the Criminal Court of the District APP
proaches. Various absurd rumors have been afoat
in regard to it, to whether he will ever be tried
again, and the difficulty Of obtaining an impartial
jury, &c. None Of the Judges, we believe, have
taken occasion to express any opinion in regard to
the second trial Of Surratt neither have they OK.
pressed the opinion that impartial jury cannot
be obtained here Many have expressed the opin.
ion that application would be made TO Congress
20 empanel jury in some State outside the District
this however, is not at present contemplated
Washington Chronicle.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14


DEATH or AN INDUSTRIOUS NEGRO KING,
From adTices by the French mail from
the west coast of Africa, We learn of the
death OF the warrior chief, Mabba, who
Tor the last six years has been a fear
tul scourge among the native tribes in
habiting the countries bordering on The
English and French territories Ia the Sen
eganbia. Mabba, in 1861, was q chief
Of but little Importance in the kingdom
ofBaddiboo. lie was, however, a staunch
Mahomedan, and watching his opportu-
nifty IN that year, he rebelIed against bis
pagan king, put him to death aud assum
ed the supreme rule of the county,
With FIRE aad sword lie established the
religion Of Islam, killing all those who
would not shave their heads and swear
on the Koran their adherence to bis faith.
This fanaEical warriar, elated by the sue
cess he had obtained over his negro
brethren, in June, 1866, sent an invading
army into the British territory on the
Gambia, but he was repulseG and sus.
tanned great losses from the able stra.e-
gy Of the governor, Col. darcy. Mabba.
however, be then thought be would attack
the French, and in December of the same
year, with four thousand warriors, sur.
rounded a party Of three hundred Euro
pean French troops and massacred them
all, with the exception Of nine, who
alone escaped to tell the tale.
The sacrifices and customs of the king
Of Dabomy are but a trife compared TO
the slaughter and misery this fanatic
Mabba has, BY his ruthless policy, infict-
ed on the unofending negro races.
This mail, however, brings the news
that be has been captured ia battle bv
Jolife, the king Of Sien, and bis head
and hands sent exultingly by that king
as a trophy Of successful war to the
governor of the French settlements on
the Senegal. 1t has been computed that
no Tess than facenty thousand human beings
have been killed or have died through
starvation, or have been abducted and
sold into SLAVERY, by this monster Mabba
under the cloak Of religion, so that now
his career is ended it is to be hoped that
peace and prosperity may be restored to
these unhappy countries.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

A Coon JoKE.-Mapy years ago, when
church organs first came in use, a worthy
old clergyman was pastor of o church
where they had just purchased an organ
! Not far from the church was a large town
pasture, where q great many cattle graz.
ed, ana among them a large bull. One
bot Sabbath, Mr.. Boil came up near the
church, and just as Mr.. b. was in the
midst Of his sefmon-a b~ooewoo-woo "
went the bull.
The parson paused, looked up at the
singing seats, aud with q grave face,
saia
81 would thank the musicians not to
tuoe their instruments duiing service il
annoys me very much II
The people stared, and the minister
proceeded.
3" Boo woo-woo,n went the bull again,
az he drew nearer the church.
The parson paused again, and address
ed the choir
. really wish the singers would not
tune their instruments while ! ara preach
ing"
The congregation Uttered, FOR they
knew what tie real cause Of the disturb
ance was.
The old parson went on again, and he
had just about started good VIXEN boo
woo-woo," came from Mr. Bull,
The minister paused once more and
exclaimed +:
II have requested The musicians 10 lie
gallery not to tune their instruments dur
ing the sermon. / now particularly re-
guest Mr.. II that he viii not tune his
double bass organ while while I an
preaching"
THIS was too much. L-got up, too
much agitated at the idea of speaking out
in church and stammered out
Il iG-isn't me, PaFson tit is that
COMPOUNDED town buil.n
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14
THE HUMAN FROG.

There is q ma Oh exhibition IN London
who calls himself "Natator," or the hu
man frog, and who performs feats under
water. Mr.. #. Buckland has examined
him, and makes a report thereon. Nata'
tor practices in an aquarium, and the
following are some of his feats
He ~descends, and eats, under water, q
sponge cake or D bun. He opens his
mouth to show that he has really swnl-
lowed it. 1t is most difficult to swallow
cake under water without swallowing the
water. 1t requires three years practice
to do this performance with safety for
i, when under water, be should happen
TO cough, the water would enter, he
would instantly be choked and q serious
accident would ensue.
Ascending to the surface, q soda water
bottle is handed to him he dives with il
TO bis perch at the bottom, and drinks
down the contents, viz a half-peDny
worth of milk he chooses milk because
Of the color, and 10 order that the audi
ence may see that he actually drinks it
from the bottle that is q most difficult
trick, as 1t is hard to swallow the milk
without the water getting into the mouth.
4 lighted pipe is handed TO him he
takes q few whiffs above water, and then
descends with it when under water, be
manages somehow to keep it alight, and
to emit bubbles, which, coming to the
surface, burst in little pnffs of tobacco
smoke. Coming 10 the surface, he shows
that his D;D4 Ia still ulirhf
he is 8 young man, twenty years old,
FIVE feet seven and a half inches in stat.
ure, and nine stone six pounds in weight,
he is slightly built, but exceedingly well
made and muscular His pulse, on com
ing out Of the water, gave one hundred
and forty-eight beats to the minute; twenty
minutes after they we're ninety-tEo to the
minute.
When lie first began to practice long
stays under the water, some four Or FIVE
years siaee, he used to suffer from severe
headaches, but now these have quite dis
appeared; be never has rheumatism, or
other ache or pain in any form, though
be goes through his performances at half
past ten every night and sometimes twice
q day. The water ia his aquarium he
generally manages to keep at a tempera
cure OF about 50 degrees, the warmer the
water is the longer be can stay in and the
easier his performances become. The
longest time he has ever remained underi
at a stretch has been sixty nine
seconds, and last Saturday week be re
manned sixty-four; his ordinary tricks re.
qulre from ten TO thirty seconds under
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS

In pursuance to adjournment, the Dc
ice jury met at the Court House on Sat.
nrday the 18th day Of November. 1867.
Present Pope, Chinn, Vaughn, Allan,
Doiron. r. Hebert. Absent, Landry, Nur-
din and Il. Hebert.
On motion of ar. Chinn it was
Resolved, That Mrs. johnson be al
lowed to build the levee on The Babin
plantation, in this parish, with a base Of
SIX feet for every foot in height of levee,
provided the base of said levee be built
With carts. On motion it was
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

Resolved, That the action OF the Pres
ident in advertising the selling of The
making of the repairs on the parish and
State leveee il the 18th Ward be conhr.
med, and that he be authorised to take
such action in the premises as he may
think for the best interest of the parish
On motion of Mr.. CHM it was
Resolved, That it shall be the duty OF
the parish surveyor to perform the duties
Of Inspector Of Roads & Levees il all
cases where there are vacancies in any
Of the wards of the parish, and to per
form all the duties incumbent upon such
affces till such vacancies are flIee accer-
ding to law, and that this law go into
effect from aud after its passage.
DR.. Waugh nominated W.B. Chamber
liz as parish Treasurer in place Of F. R.
AIlain, deceased, to which he was unanl.
mously elected. On motion it was
Resolved that the sum Of thirteen 81
100 dollars be allowed S. IL. o. Clark, j.
P, as fees in criminal cases. -
Mr.. Chamberlin came forward as sure
ties on his bond as parish Treasurer,
as treasurer OF tile oyuFds IegacHs anu
as Treasurer of the School Fund, II. Nj
Fayrot and T. w. CoIweII, and on motion
the president of tbs police jury was au-
thorised to accept the
On molten it was -
Resolved, hat the sun of thirty dol
lars be allowed to VIM. White as full
payment for two blank books purchased
by him for the use of the Recorders office
TIE minutes having been read and
approved the jury adjourned sine die.
A. D. BARROW, n. ". POPE,
Clerk. President.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

HorEs7Y THE BEsr PoLEcy.-The Sails
bury Banner is responsible io- the FOL
lowing;
We learn that the raid upon Salisbury
was made by Gen. stonemsn's cavalry in
April, 1865, Gen. Palmer rode up TO the
house Of Jacob Fraley, Esq and seeing
thatgentieman, ~aceosted him with, well
SIR, what have been you been 4? a good
Union man and all that z" Mr. FraIey ID
a soft.speaking man, aud he confidently
expected, as be looked on tue blue coats
swaFning around him, that everything
be had would be swept away; but he
promptly replied: " No sir; ! am an ORR
ginal secessionist; | was a tax assessor
for the Confederate Government. and
have done all | could in support of the
cause" The General, perceiving that it
was an honest declaration without vain
glorious boasting, responded, Wei,
BY -, you are the first honest man |
have seen lately" And turning to his
men, said: Boys, surround this mans
house and protect his property" The
order vas obeyed, and q single article
was taken.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

EIAT DE LA LOUISIANA, PAROISSE
d'Oaest B.ton Rouge, Cour du Ciaaui-
eme District. Lizzie Taylor, admins
t~ratrice VS.. W. g. Robertson. No. 2o60.
En- vertu dun ordre de saisie ct yente
addresse al sheriff de la paroisse i'Ouest
Baton Rouge. dams lie process ci.dessus, en-
date iu Is Novembre 1851, de pHon. la
gour du Cinqnieme District dams ct pour
Ia paroisse as0nest Baton Rouge, Fiat de
la Louisiana, j'ai saisie ct j'sxposeral en-
en vente pablique au plus offrant ct der
aier encherisseur. a la maison dc cour de
cette paroIsse d'Ouest Baton Rouge.
SAMEDI. lie 4me jour de Janvier a. d..
1868, q IL henres a m, tons droits. titres
ct i~nterets du defendeur, VIM B. Robert
SOP, dams la propriete hyphthequee ct cis
apres decrite situe e ncette paroisse, ssvoir
Tn certain terrain. GU moroccan de terre.
sitne en- cette paroisse d'Ouest Baton
konge, contenant cent soixante-trois 80
loe acres. etant Ia Motto Quest du nuarf
nord Quest della section douze, ct Ia Motto
est du quart nordest de la section onze
en township sept. Quest de heuve Miss.
tsslppl, de range oDze est dams l. district
des terres vendues a la Nouveile Orleans,
Etat de la Louisiana.
saisie pour payer ct satisiaire lie mon
tant du judgement, interet ct frais dams
lie process ci dsesus.
Conditions de la vente-Comptaut.
avec benefce d~'inventaire.
j. Y. DURABLE. Jr.,
hoVoV Depute Sheriff.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

ETAT DE Ia LOUISIANA, PAR0ISSE
d'Ouost Baton Rouge, Cinqnieme Dis,
trict Judiciaire. VIM. White, admin
istrateur VS.. Edouard Leray. No 2065.
EN- vertu dun ordre de saisie ct vente d
moi addresse dams lie process ci'desscs in
tinle ct numerote, date le 2S Noyembre
1867, de PHon. la C0ur du Cluquieme
District Judiciaire daos ct pour la par
oisse ct Fiat susdite, TAI saisie ct jexpo-
serai en- vente pnblique au plus offrant ct
derpier encherrisseur, en- face de la maisoD
de cour de cette paroisse,
sAMEDI, lie 4me jour de Janvier pro-
chaihe, 1868, a ii beures a. ~, tout droit,
tire ct intetet du defendenr dams Ia pro-
priete ci.apres decritd. SAVIOR
La Motto en- haut d IN certain moroccan
lie terre situe Ell cette paroisse, designee
CONNIE la Motto en- hsnt du quart de sec
ton vingtcinq en- township HUT du range
ONE est, contenant quatre-yingt acres.
Ssisie pour payer ct satisfaire lie mott
ant du jugement, interet eft frais.
Conditions de la yente-Comptant,
avec beuetiee d'inyentaire.
aosS0 H BABIN, Coroner,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14
AN EFFECruAL CusE O THE E.p.ru

AN EFFECruAL CuaE FOR THE EAR.cHE.
Take a small piece Of cctteu batting or
cotton wool, making a depression with
the end OF . finger, and gil it with as
much ground pepper as will rest on a Eve
cent piece, gather it into a ball aud tie
1t up. dip the ball into sweet oil and in.
sert it into the ear, covering the latter
with cotton wool, end use a bandage or
cap TO retain it IN its place. Almost in
slant relief will be experienced, and the.
appiicalion is SO gentle that an infant
VII not DO Injured By it. but experience
relief as we'll as adults.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis

SialE Df LtCtSiaN Il, f3nISu Or
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis.
trict. Ia matter succession of Terence
Derichebourg, deceased. No. CIT.
By virtue of a commission directed to the
Sheriff OF the parishof West BATH Rouge
10 the above entitled and numbered sue.
c~ession, of date November 10Th a. d., IS
81, from the Hon. the Fifth District Cour.
IN and for said parish and State, | will
offer at public sale to the last and highest
bidder on the promises of Terence De
~richebourg. neal Bruty Landing, ia this
parish of West Baton Rouge. on
TUESDAY, the 3lst day of December
next, 1857, at IL o'clock a. N, the here
matter described land and personal
property, to wit
/. A certain tract Of land. or planta.
ton, situated in this parish, measuring
one arpent and three-Qnarters, more Or
lees, froet to the river Mississippi, witt
the depth of eighty arpents, more or less.
bounded above by lands of heirsofZephirln
Blanchard and below by lands of Pierre
Granger, and 10 the rear By lands Of E
B. Trinidad. together with all the build.
iogs and improvements thereon
2 a lot of personal and community
property, consisting OF one old eafriag,
and harness, one old mare. one cooking
stove, one lot Of corn, three hogs, one lot
Of crockery ware, knives and forks, TIVE
shares in the B. r, G T. & O. Railroad
Co, one claim against Jean Baptiste La
Bauve, one lot of implements of husband
~. one shot gun pouch and bag. n
silver watch, u lot Of household furni.
tnre, bedding and erockery ware, one COW
aud calf, etc.
Terms of sale-The movable objects
cash. The land for cash to the amount
Of one hundred and fifty dollars. and for
the balance the purchaser to furnish his
notes secured by mortgage aud vendors
privilege on said land with approved per
sonal security, said notes payable in equal
mounts ia one and Two years FROM the
day of sale. j. V. Durable, Jr.,
noy30 Deputy Sheriff
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Bstoa Rouge, Fifth judicial Dis.
trict. William White, administrator
VS., Edward Leray. No. zoos.
BY virtue Of a writ Of seizure and sale
directed to me in the above entitled and
numbered cause, Of date November 28fh
1861, from the Hon. the Fifth District
Court and for said parish aud State, I
have seized and will otfer. Tor. sale to the
last and highest bidderfn front Of the
Court House Of this PARISH on
SATURDAY. the 4th day of January
next, 1868. at IL o'clock a N all tie
right, title and interest of the defendant
ID and to the following described proper
ty, to wit
The upper half of a certain tract of
land situated in this parish. and desig-
mated as the upper half of quarter sect
ion twenty-eight in township eight OF
eleven east, containing eighty acres
Seized to pay and satisfy amount Of
judgement, interest and costs.
Terms of sale-Cash, with benefit of
appraisemsnt.
HERMOGENE BABTN. Coroner.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

49, Cabbage worms may be DESTROYED
IN the following easy and simple way:
" Break off q Leaf from the bottom of the
cabbage and place it on the top, upper
side down. Do this 10 the evening and
IN the morning you will fnd neal or quite
all the worms On each cabbage have
taken up their quarters on this leaf. Take
of the leaf and kill them, or feed to the
chickens, and place the leaf back il there
be any more to catch.-Ea.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14


An old lady, a prof ssor Of the wash
ersoman's art, had managed to scrape
together sufficient means to build a small
house and barn inthe country. One az
terDoon, soon after she was comfortably
established in her new home, a black
cloud was seen in the west. aud, before
many minutes, i tornado swept through
her small property, scattering the tim
bers Of htr little barn IN every direction.
Coming out OF her kitchen aud seeing
the devastation the storm had made, the
old lady at first could not fad words to
express her indignation but at last she
exclaimed: Well, here's a pretty bnsi-
ness No matter though I'll pay you
for this-Tll wash on Sunday T.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

ETAT DE La LOUISIANA, PARoISSF
d'Ouest Baton Rouge, Cinquieme Dis
trio. Dams Pafaire de Ia succession
de Terence Derieheboarg. decide. No
677.
En- vertu Dun commission addresse au
sheriff de la paroisse d'Ouest Baton Rouge
dams la succession ci.dessus, en- date du
70 Novembre a.. d. 1867, de rHon. la
eour du cinquieme district iodiciaire,
dams ct pour la paroisse ct etat susdite,
JohriFai en- yebte puhlique, au plus off
rant ct defnier eneherrisseur, sur les
lleax, la dernies residence de Terence
Derichebourg, pres du Bruly Landing. en-
cette paroisse d'ouest Baton Bouge,
MAhDl, lie Slime jour de Decembre pro.
cham, 1861, a II heures a. N, Ia terre
c'apres deerites ct les mob;liers suiyapts
savoir
L I'm certain moroccan de terre. on
habstation, situee en- cetta paroisse. mes.
urant un arpent ct trois quarts. plus OH
molns, de face au Heuve Mississippi. avee
pfffonaeur de qaatreyingt arpents. plus
on moInss entire lignes paralielles, borne
en- hant par terres des heritiers de Zephi
rIn Blanchard ct IN bas par terres de
Pierre Granger. ct au fond par terres
d Emile B. Trinidad, avec toutes les ba..
tlsses ct authorizations qui s'y %trouveut
z. Tn lot de prophecies p~ersonelles ct
consistent d'vne yielle vol
ct harnais, une vjelIe jnmeut, une
pole de cuisine, uu lot mails, trois cochons.
sitl lot ya'sse'ie, conteaux ct f~curchettes
deux actions du B. r., G. T. & O. Il. r
20, une reclamation contre Jean Baptis
Laoauve, IN 10, ustensils d~'habitation. IN
'usli %cannoniere ct sac. une montre en-
argent, I'm lot meuble de maison, linge del
us ct valsselle. une vache at veau, etc.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

To BEAurIFY TaE TEEgH.-Dissolve two
ounces of borax in three pounds Of boiling
water, and before it IS cold add one tea
spoonful Of the spirits of carnphor, and
bottle for use. A t~easpoonful Of this
mixture, mixed with an equal quantity of
tepId water, and applied daily with a soft
brush. preserves and beauties the teeth,
extirpates al tartaTous adhesion, arrests
decay. induces a healthy action on the
gums, and makes the teeth pearEy white.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

CONDITIONS de la vente-Les mubiliers
compliant. La terre an compliant pour
la somme de cent cinqnante piastres, ct
pour la balance l'acquereur fournirs ses
billets portant hypotheque ct privilege de
vendear sur la terre, endosses q la salts
faction de l'administrateur ct payables en-
tnontants egaux Ell IN ct deux ans du
Jour de la yente.
J.V DURABLE, Jr.,
nov30 Depute Sheriff.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-12-14

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis
trict. Lizsie Taylor, Administrative,
VS.. VIM. b Robertson. No. 2060.
by virtue of a writ of seizure and sale
directed to the Sheriff of the parish of
West Baton Rouge, 10 the above entitled
and numbered cause, of date November
18th a. d. 1867, from the Hon. the Fifth
District Court in and for the parish of
West Baton Rouge, State afoi esaid. I
have seized aud will offer at public II G
ton to the last aud highest bidder at the
Court House of this parish of West Bat
ON Rouge on
SATURDAY, the 4th day of January,
a. d., 1868. at IL o'clock a. m, all the
right, title and interest of the defendant.
Wm b. Robertson, in andto the following
described mortgaged tract of land situat
ed IN this parish, to wit
A certain tract or parcel of land stu
ated in said parish of West Baton Rouge,
containing one hundred and si~xty.three
eo IoO acres, being the west half of the
northwest quarter of section twelve ard
the east half of the northeast quarter Of
section eleven in township seven, west of
the Mississippi river. Of range eleven east