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AA<rh.a,us' a.d lAAs~>vs' fr. ~sn Szsvs nskist-ri
daily, a ace A. ~, ali sses Il Scs arriving In r~tlA.a
a dto.
R<tarrns, .ui <sy. n<,!Ana s< s'aies~a and n,sr
rur,iiss- ssaass. 81 Gfo = ~ 70 ta. ..r'.
"A rvrigAS ria vith rss~sess Co aasssAsl vii have
rsstfri a Tlo A. NJ ~ s>es snf rsls~t~ spi retara-
ins Wv. Bsii.k.ri "a SO ari s>co st SO An
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"A poor man without somo son Of religion
is at best poor rsprobsts, the football Of
destiny. with no ito linking him TO in6niry
and to the wondrous eternity that 10 even
worse.--a fiamc without heat, a ninbow
without colon flower without perfume
A man may In somo sou tie i,s hopes and
minors 70 this weak, shifting ground tackle,
To his business, or tho world, but woman
without that anchor called faith 70 dnft
and wreck, A man may clumsily con-
linuca sost Of monl responsibility, out OF
relation 10 mankind. bat woman m her
connmrn,ively isolated sphere, where aiiec'
ton and not purpose is tho controlling
noi;ve. can find no bssis in sny other sys.
,,,n of r;ahi action but,thst Of faith. rf. ri.
A man mny craze his brnin or his
,I,ouabts 20 srith hfuIncss, in such poor bar-
bornse a. f,me and reputation may stretch
before him but q woman-whorc can sho
,,ut her hopes in Storms, i not In heaven !
And that sweet tr.stfulposs--thst abiding
lovo--,hat enduring hope n,ellowing every
mage and scene Of life-lishtins them with
nIcn.an, radiance when the world . storms
break like nm army with cannonf who
hss epioycd the love ofa Christian mother
but will echo the thought with energy md
lnllow il with tearf r-
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Machine

Hsss',, and W1esr 4 Gisss' go.
SEWING MACHINES, ''"
by an experienced lady operator. Tho Agent
would respectfully announce that no has just
moved Into his new Onice. Ne. UsioR Bioek, where
he would he happy TO exhibit the above machines
" ell Please call and examine the variety Nf
yourselves bsforv purehssinx. Every machine
warranted and kept In running order FREQ nom ex.
pense 20 the purchaser. Instructions given In the
uss of the Machines ell kinds OF work. ID
40, constantly ON hand. Repairing done with
nesAtnsss and dispatch. y. N. H0DSDON, Ayt,.
and Practical Sewing Mschiniss
No. 2 Union Block, Saco. 3m29
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As remarkable instance Of fiIial affec-
ton and Juvenile PHILOSOPHY, we present
the iolIowing "A lad twelve or thirteen
years Of ago visited doctor, and woke him
,,p with doctor, ! want you to como
and SEQ dad-he's dyin'." swell" says
the doctor. ..if he's dyin' cant do him sny
good +" .Thats so," rejoiDed the boy.
she n ba dead IN less tl,an AL hour" and
turning on his heel, added "wcll, by jipg.
we've all got 10 Die some time or other, und
dad might ss we'll dio now a. any time.'
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take the run u The PAPER.
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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

Pursuant to adjournment the Police
Jury met at the Court House on Monday
October 1th, 1867. Present, Mcssrs
Pope, Chnin, Vaughn, Allan, Doiron, X
Hebert, and II. Hebert. Absent, d. A
Landry and ]. B. Nurdin.
The report Of the Inspector Of the Isl
Ward war read, and Mr.. Chinn offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the report Of the IN
spector Of the 1st Ward be accepted and
that the time for the completion Of the
repairs on the road and bitches in the
lst Ward be extended to the LIST day OF
January 1868. The ayes and nays hav-
ing been called, the following members
voted aye: Cbinu, r. Hebert and II. He
bert nays, Vaughn, Allan and Dolron.
The President giving the casting vote 10
the negative, the motion was lost.
On motion of DR.. Vaughn it was
Resolved, That the Inspector Of the 1st
Ward be allowed until the 18th inst to
amend bis report, at which time he will
return the same to the President Of the
Police Jury, made in the manner requir-
ed by law,
The reports of the Inspectors OF the
ID, Sd, 18th. 1th and 9th Wards having
been read, on motion it was
Resolved, That the reports Of the In
spectors of the %, Sd, 9th, 7th and 9th
Wards hc returned with instructions to
make a report to the Police Jury IS the
18th inst, containing the specifications
and amount of repairs necessary to be
made to roads and levees on each plan
tation in their respective wards, with the
exception of hat portion covered by the
Hickey crevasse.
On motion of NJ. Chinn it was
Resolved. That s. NJ. D. Clark, Inspect
or of the lltb Ward, be allowed en- ex-
tension Of the time required by law, to
the 18th inst, to make bis report.
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn it was
Resolved, That the inspectors Of the
different levee wards be instructel that
in view Of the difficulty Of having new
leyees built, to lay off such new levess
at such distances from the bank of The
river, and to make such repairs only as
may be absolutely necessary for the pub
lie safety.
The minutes having been read and
adopted, the Jury adjourned to Monday,
the 18th inst.
A. d. BARROW, n. W. POPE.
Clerk. President.
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R%onrbeux, payable on the warrant OF the
President of The Police Jury. On motion
Resolved, That all sales Of levees 81
the lands Of delinquent proprietors shall
be made at the Court House of this parish
by the Inspectors of the different wards.
The account Of William White, Sheriff,
amounting to 1920 vas allowed.
DR.. Vaughn moved to reconsider the
report Of the Finunce committee which
was carried, and on motion the amount
allowed to Bertrand Cazes as Inspector
was stricken out and the report as thus
amended was adopted.
The minutes having been read and ap-
proved, the Jury adjourned to Monday the
2Sth inst.
A. D. BARROW, n. W. POPE,
Clerk. President.
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ETAT LA LOUISIANA, PAROIssE,

ETAT LA LOUISIANA, PAROISSE,
d'IbervilIe, Cour du~ Cin9uieme District.
Chas. N. Roth ct Ed. Desobry vs No.
275 Louis Desobry, aine, ct ais. Ed
ward scratchley Us. No. 355 Henry De-
sobry ct Louis Desobry, aine. Silvert
Bourg VS.. No. $50 Henry Desobry ct
Gle. John E. L%ittlemeyer VS.. No. $40
Henry Desobry ct Gle. J. McWilllams
ct Gle, VS.. No. GOT Louis Desobry ct
ais. Roth, Deblieux, ct Gle, VS.. No.
72l Henry Desobry ct Gle.
En- vertu de six (6) writs de feri faclas
au Sheriff de la paroisse d1berville adj
dresse, par l'honorable cour susdlte dams
les causes eli dessus intitulees ct numero-
tees, j'ai saisie ct jexposerai en- vente
publique publique, pour du compliant ayec
privilege d'inventaire destination, al
porte de la maison de cour de cette par
oisse d'Iberville-
SAMEDI, lie 2 de Novembre proclaim, a.
d. 1867, a midi, tous les droits, titres, III
ierets ct pretentions du defendeur Louis
Desobry, ane, en- ct aux proprleles cf-
apres decrites, savoir:-
Tn certain habitation sucreriere, fans
ant face sur la rive droit dn fleuve Mss
issippi dams la paroisse d'Iberville, q en-
virons d'u mile ct demi au dessus da
Bayou Plaquemine, borne du cote den
haut par lie chemin du " %raeoufc''. ct aen
bas par la terre appartenant aux herl'iers
de Francois Marioneaux, decide, ct s'eten-
dant sur lie dit chemin du "racourci" .
de la pointe jusqu'au dit fieuee
Mississippi, dams la p~aroisse adJo'gnan'e
du Quest Baton Rouge, ct borne aans
dernIer dite paroisse. sur ia co1e
au dit chemin du "racourci par
terre eppartenant a Dan Hickey, ensem;
BILE avec les batisses ct amellorafiohs w
s'y troyent ct y appartenant.
ALLEN JUMEL, Sherli.
paroisse d'Iberville, ce 80 septembr 1901
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| their consent to said change further re-
solved, that same report be spread on the
minutes.
Mr.. Hebert having been called to the
chair. Mr.. Pope offered the following res
olutions which were adopted -:
Resolved, That wherever a new tevee
or important repairs have been ordered
by the Inspector, the front proprietor
shall be required within fifteen days from
| the notice given by the Inspector to com,
mence the work with a sufficient force to
insure the completion of the work IN the
time required by law. That in case Of
failure of said proprietors to comply with
the foregoing resolution. it shall be the
duty of the Inspector Forthwith to pro-
coed in the manner required by law, to
sell the making of the said work further
Resolved, That this regulation go into
effect from and after its passage further
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Police
Jury be required to furnish forthwith to
the Inspector of each Road and Levee
Ward a certified copy Of this ordinance.
On motion Of Mr.. Pope it was
Resolved, That article 222, section l3,
of the Digest of the Laws aud OrdinaD-
Gees Of the Police Jury of this parish, be
amended and reenacted SO as to read
as follows: The levees throughout the
whole extent of this parish shall be made
10 the proportions and distances hereafter
designated Every levee which shall CON
tain one perpendicular foot of water and
not not above three feet, shall have at
least five feet Of base for every foot in
height ; every levee which shall contain
more than FIVE feet perpendicular of water
and not above six feet, shall have at least
seven feet of base for every foot in height J;
every ievee which shall contain above six
perpendicular feet Of water, shall have at
least eight feet of base for each and
every foot in height" Further
Resolved, That this ordinance take
effect from and after its passage.
On motion of Mr.. Pope is was
Resolved, That Inspectors of Levees of
this parish be required TO finish their an
nual inspection by Monday, the 18th day
Of October, 1867, and that they furnish
to this Jury a copy Of their report.
Further Resolved, That in case any
Inspector should fail to comply with this
resolution, that bis name be given by the
Clerk to the District Attorney to be pros
ecuted under the Levee laws of this par
ish further -
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Police
Jury be required to furnish immediately
to each Inspector a copy of ordinances
in regard to %levees, passed at this meet
ing Of the Police Jury.
The minutes having been read and
approved, the Jury adjourned to Monday
October Tth 1867.
A. d. Barrow, NV. POPE,
Clerk. - President.
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The SIruArIoN.-A profane exhibitor OF
scriptural paintings thus described to a
f~Ioosier audience, Daniel in the Lions
Den )" "Here is Daniel, who don't care,
as you see, a d-n for all the lions, and
there are the lions, who don't equally
care a d-n for Daniel
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A DREAM.-"My dear Horatio, | Lad
q very mysterious dream about you."-
What was it, my d2ar?7 II dreamed
| saw you carried up to heaven in q gold
en- chariot, surrounded by angels clothed
in white and purple. What is that q
sign Of, dear?" 1T is q sign that you
had salmon and cucumber for supper, my
dear" -
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An ole topper, il the last stages Of drop
sy, was told by his physician that moth
ing could save him but being tapped
His little boy objected TO this PROPOSE
ton by saying Daddy, daddy, don't
let him, for you know there never was
anything tapped in this house that
lasted more than a week.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis.
trict. In matter succession of Jean
Baptiste Tratan. No. 673.
By virtue Of a commission to me directed
10 the above entitled and numbered sue.
c%ession, of date the 10th September a. d.
1861, from the Hon. the Fifth District
Court in and for said parish and State, |
will offer for sale at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, on the premises
of Leon Leieune in parish, on
SATURDAY, the 26th day of October,
1867, at 10 o'clock a. m, the following
described property belonging to the cs
tate of Jean Baptiste Trahan, deceased,
to wit - -
A certain tract of land situated in this
parish, and designated as per patent No.
1768, issued to him by the Government
of the United States of America, on the
18th day Of June 1854, as being the south
east quarter Of section eighteen in town.
ship seven Of range twelve, in the dist
riot Of lands subject to sale at New
Orleans, Louisiana, containing one hund
|Feu and Hfty-Iine 90 U acrea.
Movable effects--Two mules, one
creole horse, two mares and one colt, FIVE
cows and four calves, two heifers, one
lot of hogs, one shot gun, one saddle, one
box of medicines, etc., one small fiat boat,
Que lot of planks, one old buggy, one
old horse cart, one lot of household fur
niture and farming implements, etc.
Terms Of sale-Moveable effects to be
sold for cash on the day of sale, and the
land cash for one-third of the price of
adjudication, and for the balance on a
credit of one and two years from the day
OF sale. The purchaser or purchasers to
furnish their notes secured by mortgage
and vendors privilege on the land sold,
together with personal security on the
notes to be given.
sep2l VIM. WHITE. Sheriff.
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ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA, PAROISsE
dOuest Baton Rouge, gour du Cinqui-
eme District. Dams rahaire de la sue
cessioa de Jean-Baptiste Trahan. No.
673.
EN- Vertu dun commission a moi address.
Sc dams Faffaire ei.dessus ct en- date du
10 Semptembre 1861, par l'Hon. la Cour
du Clnquleme District Judiciaire dams ct
pour Ia ditc paroisse ct Etat susdite, TEX
poseral en- vente publique au plus offrant
&C oeinier encherrissenr, a la residence
gu Leon Lejeune dams cette paroisse,
oAMEDl, lie 26me jour d'Octobre 1851,
q 10 heures a. m, les proprietes CT apres
ct appartenant a la susdite sue
c%ession, SAVIOR
Un certain moroccan de terre eitue en-
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ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA, PAROIsSE
d'Ouest Baton Rouge Cinuuieme Dis.

ETAT De LA LOUISIANA, PAROISSE
d'Oaest Baton Rouge, Cinquieme Dis
trict Judiciaire. Veuve. j. Molaison
VS.. Pierre Foret. No. 2044.
En- vertu dun writ de saisie ct vente a
moi addresse dams raffaire cidessus en-
date du q Septembre 1861, par Phon. la
cour du cinquieme district judiciaire dams
ct pour la paroisse ct Etat susdit, j'ai
saisie ct jexposerai en- vente pubIique au
plus offrant ct dernier encherrisseur en-
face de la maison de cour de cette par
oisse-
SAMEDI, lie 2me jour de Novembre AID,
1867, a II heures a. M, les proprietes
hypotbeques ct ci.apres decrite ct appar-
tenant au defendant, Pierre Foret, SAVIOR:
l. I'm certain moroccan de terre situe
en- cette paroisse, a ~quatrevingt arpents
du 1euve Mississippi, contenant quatre-
vingt quinze 75-1o0 acres, plus gu moins,
borne en- haut par la terre de B. Peyron,
min ct E. B. Trinidad. en- bas par celle de
Jean Batiste Labauye, en- erriere par
celle de 7. W Bird. en- avapt par celle de
3. B. Trinidad, Adamis Hebert, Joseph
|. Daigle, Nine. L. Hebert ct autres, avec
toutes les batisses ct ameliorations de
tout genre qui Sc trouvent attaches a la
dite terre ct ellie appartenant. etc.
2. Et IN autre moroccan de terre au-
ssl sltue en- cette paroisse d'Ouest Baton
Rouge. etant de cypriere, ct conteuant
cent quatrevlngt quatre 55-l00 acres,
plus GU moins, borne en- haut par terre de
Williams ct Dougherty, ct Denegre ct
Powell, en- e%rrierre par terre de Denegre
ct Powell, Ell bas par celle de SEVERN
Leieune ct E. B. Trinidad, ct avaut par
celle de Gaudins Cazes, Hermogene Ba-
bin ct B. B. Trinidad, ct sans aucune
sur ee dit dernier moroccan
de terre.
Satsie pour payer ct satisfaire la de-
mande du plaintiff, Nine. veuve j. Molais-
on, du montant de deas mile deux cent?
qua treyingt sept piassres ct vingt cinq
sous, avec hut pour Ger. par an du One
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cette parolsse, ct des'gaee pai palenIe
No. 1868, en- sou nom par lie Convene
ment des Flats Unis d'Ameriqne, lie ID
JUN 1854, CONNIE etant lie quart sudest
de la section dixhuit dams lie township
sept du range douze, dams lie district des
terres %suietee a Ia yente a Nouve'le Or
leans, en- louisiana, contenant cent Gin
quante ncuf 5000 acres.
Deuz mulets,. IN chevai creole, denx
iument ct 40 p%oulin, cincq mere vache ct
quatre veaux, deux jeunisse, un lot de
cochon, IN fusil, IN selle, I'm lot de medi
cine, un petit chalon, I'm lot de planehes,
une charrette a cheval, IN vieux buggy,
ct IN lot de meuble ct fourniture de mai
son ct ustensils d'habitation. etc,
Conditions de la vente--Le lnobilier
sera vendu pour du compliant lie jour de
la vente, ct la terre payable un tier com
plant, ct la balance a IN credit dun ct
deux ans du jour da la vente, Pacquereur
lournira ses billets guarantir par hypo-
theque ct privilege de yendeur sur la
terre vendu, ensemble avec securite per-
~sonellc sur les billets.
sep2l VIM. WHITE, Sheriff.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Ronge, Fifth Judicial Dis
trict. Widow j. Molaison VS.. Pierre
Foret. 2O44
| By virtue of a writ of seizure aud sale to
me directed IN the above entitled and
numbered cause, of date the 9th day of
September 1867, from the Hon. the Fifth
District Court in and for said parish and
State, have seised and will offer for sale
to the last and highest bidder in front of
the Court House Of this parish on
SATURDAY. the % day of November,
1867, at II o'clock a.. m, the hereinafter
described mortgaged property belonging
to Pierre Foret, defendant, to wit
A certain tract Of land situated in this
parish, at eighty arpents from the river
Mississippi, containing ninety-fye 75-100
acres, more or less, bounded above by
lands Of B. Peyronhin and E. B. Trinidad,
below by those Of Jean Baptiste Labave,
in the rear by those of T. w. Bird, and
IN the front by those of e. B. Trinidad,
Adams Hebert, Joseph |. Daigle, Nine
Lovinski Hebert, SEVERN bejenne, Thee
dore Daigle and others, with all and sim
gular the buildings. fixtures and ifnprov
ments Of every kind On and attached TO
said tract of land, and consisting of a
saw mill aud engine aud apparatus there
to belonging, dwelling house, stables,
cabins, etc.
I'd. Aud another tract of land also
situated in this aforesaid parish of West
Baton Rouge, being swamp land, and
containing one hundred and eightyfour
So 100 acres, more or less, bounded above
ny lands Ct Williams ADD Dougherty, and
Denegre and Powell, back by lands of
Denegre aud Powe,l, below by those OF
SEVERN Lfieune and X. B. Trinidad, and
in front by those of Gauain Cazas, Her
mogeEe Bah D and e. B. Trinidad, there
being no improvements On said last DIES.
cribed tract If land.
Seised to pay and satisfy the damand of
plaintiff, Mrs widow J. Molaison, in the
sum of two thousand two hundred and
cighty-seyen 25-l00 dollars. with eight
pei cent. per annum from the 9th day of
August 1867, uutil paid, together with
five per cent attorneys lees and costs Of
suit, as we'll as Sheriif's costs that will
accrue in execution Of said process
Terms of Sale-Cash, wish benefit Of
appraisemcnt.
sep2S VIM. WHITE, Sheriff.
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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

According to adjournment the Police
Jury met at the Court House Of this par,
ish on Monday Sep. 80, 1861. Present !:
Messrs. Pope, Chinn, Allan, Vaughn,
Doiron, Landry, r, Hebert and II. Hebert.
Absent J. B. Nurdin.
The committee appointed to examine
the affairs of the Ferry, made the follow
ing report
We, the undersigned committee on the
part Of the Police Juryof West Baton
Rouge, and of the Board of selectmen
Of the city Of Baton Rouge, appointed to
examine the accounts of Messrs. Arbonr
& D~elabaye, would respectfully report as
follows: That we have examined the
books and accounts of said Messrs. Ar
bour q Delahaye, and find that for the
twelve months ending the LIST of Septem.
Der 1867, the receipts amount to $4639
25-lo0 dollars, and the expenses S4640
94.l00 dollars, the latter amount being
exclusive Of the necessary repairs to the
boat and their own time and labor. =
Messrs. Arbour & Delahaye propose that
they be released from the payment of the
amount due for their. lease for the period
of twelve months from November LIST
1867, to November 1st 1868, and that the
fare for foot passengers shall be reduced
to ten (lU) cents instead Of twenty (2O)
cents during the time OF said release
We would recommend that the above
proposition be accepted with the under.
standing that all other provisions of the
lease shall be binding, with the exception
Of the payment Of the amount due for the
lease.
F.. D. TUNNARD, COMMITTEE
signd NJ. GRANARY. B of Selp,
B. R.. CHINN, Comm. of
T. P. VAUGHN, West Bat
D. A. LANDRY. on Rouge.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the report of the COM
mlttee appointed to examine into the con-
dition and affairs of the Ferry be accent
ed, and that the change in the original
contract with Messrs. Arbour & Delahaye
NC agreed to provided the s~ureties on the
bond OF Messrs. Arbour & Delahaye give