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Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-30
G9e 6a3fttf all0 Comet.

"A CAPITAL GHosr SroRx. We do
not generally give much crsdencs to
ghosts, but the following, which we
find in the Lynchburg News, appears
80 intrinsically reasonable in view Of
the awful doom which doubtless
awaits the wretch that would swindls
An editor, that we cannot for ! mo.
ment doubt its truth. The story. says
the News, ''is dedicated in an especial
manner to all newspaper readers.n
That appantions do not always wan.
der without sufficient cause, 10 proved
by the well authenticated fact which
We give below:
Last Tuesday fortnight as Mrs.
, a lady Of literary tastes and
studious habits, sat reading 10 her
drawing room, the clock on the man.
tlepiece struck twelve; as the last
stroke reverberated throughtthe apart.
ment, the door was flung wide open;
in the act Of raising her head to rspel
the intrusion (unrung for) Of her ser.
want, her eyes rested on the form Of
her ateshusband She screamed and
tell senseless on the carpet. This
brought up such members Of the
family as had not retired to rest; re-
storatives were administered. and
when Mrs. - had regained her
suspended faculties, being d woman
of strong mind and highly cultivated
intellect, she felt disposed to consider
the whole distress she had undergone
as the result Of certain associations
between the melancholy tale she had
been perusing and her late loss, op.
Grating upon partially deranged
system. She, however, considered it
advisable that her maid servant should
-repose 10 her chamber, lest any return
Of which she considered nervous a.,
lection should distress herself and
alarm ths4 family. Last Tuesday
night, feeling stronger and in better
spirits than she had been for some
months past, Mrs, dispensed
with the presence Of her attendant,
retiring alone to her chamber, and
vent to bed little before 10 o'clock.
Exactly as the clock struck IL, she
was awakened from her sleep, and
distinctly beheld the apparition she
had seen before advancing from the
table, Con which stood her night
'amp,) till it stood opposite to and
drew the curtains of her bed. She
described her very blood retreating
with icy GOODNESS to her heart from
every vein. The counteuance OF her
beloved in life wore not its benevolent
aspect; the eyes beaming with affec.
ton were now fixed with sterned re-
gard on the trembling being, who,
with the courage Of desperation, thus
adjured him
"Charles dear Charles! Why are
you come againp
"Jessis p slowly and solemnly
gasped the shadowy form, waving in
ais hand small paper, "Jessie, pay
my newspaper accounts, and let me
'est in peace !"
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-30
paT To introduce persons who ar

SF To introduce persons who are
unknown to each other, is to under
take serious responsibility, and al
ways involves the Endorsement to each
Of the respectability Of the other.
This responsibility should never be
undertaken without first ascertaining
whether it will be acceptable to both
parties to become acquainted, always
introduce the gentleman to tho lady
never the contrary. This rule is
to be observed everywhere, socially,
or otherwise. The chivalry of eti-
quette assumes that the lady is inva-
riably the superior by right Of her
sex, and that the gentlemen is hon
ored by being presented. Where the
sexes are the same. present the younger
to the elder, the unmarried to the
married, or the inferior in social rank
or talent to the superior. A gentle
should never be introduced to lady
without first asking her permission.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-30
Office I'm Baton RouRe..
JOSEPH s. WILLIAMS,

Agent for East and West Baton Rouge. Pointe
Coupee, East and West Fslicians, Ibervills and
adjoining Parishes in Louisiana and Counties
In Mississippi.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-30

L. THE ST. LOUIS MUTUAL issues Life
Policies on all the different plans, and a. favora-
BILE rates as any other Company-all ofits Policies
are non.toyeitiag, and makes no restrictions AZ
to residence or travel, and all the profits are
annually, on the 1st day of January, divided
among ePolicy holders.
This Company renewed and continued S's force,
all Policies held by the southsrn survivors of the
late war-forming an exception in this respect.
to the majority, II not all the Ea stern Companies,
which, while the war was going on, refused to
preserus Insurance on Southern lives, but ars
now soliciting Southern support.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-30

Memphis Board of Reference,
Wormely, Joy 4 Co Gen N Forrest
Aydlett, Robinson 4 Co Gen J r Chambers
8 N Webb 4 Co Com = Montgomery
Toof. Phillips & 90 Judge j Caruthers
Lacey 4 McGhee Rev s H Ford, D D
N Coronna Rev ] r Graves
A Il Frankland } Judge P 7 Scruggs
Clapp, Vance Anderson Gallaway, Hampton &co
Office In Baton R0uge.
ON FLORIDA STREET, IN PIXIES ROW.
Medical Examiners:
T. J. BURLINGTON, M. D. B. DUCHE1N, M. D.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-30

I@ Jay Cooke, at the beginning
of the war, was bankers clerk in .
small town 10 Ohio, and lived on .
small salary. After becoming agent
of the Government to sell its bonds,
be made twenty millions Of dollars in
three years. And in view Of these
facts, it would be exceedingly difficult
to make us believe that the man has
a particle Of personal integrity. Jay
Cooke signs bis name to letters on
finance, not line Of which be ever
wrote or could write. he would evi.
IDENTIFY sign anything involving swim
die Of others, provided the proceeds
went into his own pockets.-Pstts-
burg Workingme~'s Advocate.
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UGE, LA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 80 1865
INSURANCE, ETC.

INSURANCE, ETC.
CITIzENS,I n
Insurance COmpanyof Baton Rouge.
Incorporated November LIST, 1865.
O0scs N aaS Bunksno Houss cf Hart d HyDef
THIS COMPANY Il stnow prepsrsd to insurs
u against loss or damage by Fire, River OF
Marine. 'l3a f] I sf1
Officers:
s. N. HART, President,
fi r. II. DAY, Vice President;
F. 2. HEBERT, Secretary.
Hoard Of Directors:
9. N. HART, 4. H. DAY,
JAMES MovAY, 1. BONNEoAZE.
8. p. GREYEs, H. Nj. IAVROT, y,
10. CHARLOTTE. "
sf9 Finance C0mmittee:
HIM. FAvROT, J. Q. cHARRoTTE, @. GUsMAN
s's' I'M. HART, Pres't.
+. D.. HEBEKr, Sec'y. H Il novl8-y
FIRST Annual Statement
CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY
q aia OF BATON ROUGE,
Ending November 1st, 1857.
II AAtf
I In conformity with the requirements Of their
Charter, the Company publish the following
tatsment:
Amount Of Premiums received from
1st Of November, 1866, to 1st Mo-
yenber, 1867 Observation-Disclosures. $9,840 A
2ffi6fsft As FOLLOWS:
Premiums on Fire Risks ....$7,756 90
Premiums on River and Ma.
rins Risks..- ............ 1853 "a
8 $40 a
Less Premiums on risks not Terminated 5.742 rs
Net earned Premiums for the year
ending as above......................... s,ss7 90
LOSSES PAID DURING SAME PERIOD:
On River and Marine Risks. as5 so
Expenses during the year as
Ef ........3s435 90
- $500 80
THE COMPANY HAVE THE FOLLOWING ASSETS:
Bills Receivable, for balances due on
STOCK Notes.. ............ x... 1l3,240 90
Cash balance on hand.."". ............ 11,4T9 "a
Aotai hssets...... ..........1l4.7l9 %
The above Ia a inst true n nd corract alta to uant
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agf Finance C0mmittee:
II. H.M.FAvROT, J. Q. cHARRoTTE, g. GUsMAN
- So 8. M. HART, Pres't.
u. IL. HEBERr, Sec'y. novl8-y
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.5 g ST LOUIS
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

ASSETS:
Jan. 1st, 1868, over S2,5OO,OOO.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-01-22
ORIGINAL
von rHs seurHEus ssr.nrnIsr.
The Republican Party.

.Msssrs Editcr.-The condition Of our pub
lie affairs are truly distressing.
We have no constitutional rights, having
surrendered them to General Grant. Tho
only bill OF rights, we, as individuals, or the
State Of South Carolina, as . corporate body,
have, is contained in the pareae Of Granite
prisoners Of war--that Is, that they shall not
be molested as long as they obey the laws Of
the land. Rather than suffer annihplafion, in
cur extrepaity, We agcerd TO this bargain. The
Democratic party, which had died during the
war, AFTER betraying US to onr ruin, saw n
chsncs Of reysying itseif by holding out terms
moro congenial 70 our predjudices thaa those
offered for our reconstruction By tho party !.
powey--the Government, This party now is
lead BY the President. II becomes us there
fore 10 consider what we are to do in the
promised.
- AZ q matter Of sheer honesty, Il behooves
as 20 otey the terms Of our surrender, and
carry on, the laws Of the Govcrnmsnt Be.
eanss NO have other temptations to allure us.
81 no reason now why We should foreswear
ourselves. and repadiate tho promises made In
the hour Of our peeessity. To attempt such a
thing 10 In bad faith, aad unworthy Of the
) noble spirit with which we carried on tho war.
As q matter Of policy, wo should repudiats
the Democratic party. Experience has prov
On that We can NOS dspesd upon Il and bisto-
~ shows us clearly that revolutions like thai
which Killed this psrty now 20 backward )
the spirit Of the age Il humanitarianj aud as
purely ss tho negro 10 human, 90 surely will
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-01-22
GREENvILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA JANUARY ae 1868

causes Of war hare been removed, the same
humanity which dictated che iuterposition
upon the psrt OF the negro, will Interiors IN
behalf Of those who keep their promises, and
obey the laws.
Besides, these black people are the labor
ing classer OF our country and our population
I 10 50 spare that we need all We can foster and
keep, rather than 70 drive them away. No
country under the sun, not even flavc holding
Brasile, makcs any distinction on account OF
color, and u III becomes us, who bsvo profess
sed friendship for tho negro, and who need
him 90 much, to set our Judgment syainst the
world. Our pulpit, in former days, used TO
teach this doctrine. How often have we
heard IL say, alt made no differauce what was
the color Of the skin, so long as the heart was
right
Consistency, therefore, n, well Ms right and
interest. urge us to oG.r the Republican baiiot
to the negro, as tho olive branch Of poaoe. Let
all who can, assist IN making the Southern
wing OF the great party OF progress, rcspeeta-
bic. Our Lords disciples were but poor ash.
ermen, and working mon, and II the crowds
who became Christians, had stood aloof from
them as such, Christianity itself would have
sunk ioto an early grave.
Very truly,
WIN. NJ. T.
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contemplating beauty, or communing
with God. or aspiring to perfection. or
scbeming some vast good for. mankind,
TO be aggravated by abuse, insulted by false
charges dragged down to petty interests
which he despises, and mixed mp with
wrongs and psssions which he loathes--
these degrading injuries. thess wastefuI
vexations. are what he must endure. No
wonder IL he vehenently ressnts treat.
ment so incongruous with his worth. No
wonder u. ,rexed, hpr'. goaded half 10 pad.
nets. he. gets rnnged, and unseemiy con.
tentions en.ue, followed by painful derres.
sion and remorseful grief No wonder IL he
finds IL hard indeed to forget or TO forgive
the infiiction Of an evil 60 parably
profound and frightful. There L.. to a
high.sonled man, no wrong more hurtful or
more difficult to pardon than to have mean
motives falsely ascribed 10 him, TO he
Place.i by misinterpretation on lower
plane than that where he belongs. Every
such experience stabs the moral source Of
life. and draws blood from The soul itself.
Husband and wife powerfully tend to a
common level and likeness. The higher
must redeem and liz the unequal mate, ot
live In strife and misery. II the lower
takes pattern afler tas snpe'ior one, the
petty, frivolous, false, aud fr-tful becoming
magnanimous, dedicated. truthful. aud Sc.
rene, it lei divine triumph Of grace, and
the result viii be fall OF blesseduess. But
Otherwise wearing unhaPpiness is inevita
ble, however carefully 1t be hidden, howev
er bravely IL be borne" From lhe Friend.
ships of IFomen."6y Aiger. ..a.
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The Killing of Captain Culver.

The Corsicana (rexas) Observer gives
the following particulars Of the killing OF
Captain Culver. Bureau Agent In Limestone
County. and soldier; some erroneous
statements having gone abroad:
An eyewitness accompanied Mr. Stewart
and son short distance from his house to
shoot beet, Mr. Stewart carrying his rife.
aud the boy q double. .barreled gun, one
barrel Of which was rife. When Culver
and the colder came upon them, he asked
Mr.. Stewart why he had not paid n fine,
he (Cuiver) had assessed upon him. The
reply was he had appealed to q higher Of
fetal 10 have the fine remitted. as he had
already paid him one fine. Culver told
him there was no appeal from his judg-
ments, and to give up his gun.
Stewart sail that he was on his own
premises FOR the purpose Of killing n beef
and did uot like 10 give up his gun, but he
would go to the house and put up the gun
in the rack over his door, ind then. II he
saw fit. he might take IL. They all started
towa ard the house, and when Mr. Stewart
was in the act of reaching up to put his
gun IN the rack, he was shot hy both Cul-
YER and the soldier. Mrs Stewart was in
the rear Of the house at the wash tub, and.
hearing the shooting. made some noise.
which attracted the attention Of the cap
tain. and they started in the direction OF
the old lady. and shot her In the forehead.
the ball striking q whale-bone in her bon
net. glanced and passed under the skin,
from the front TO the back part OF her
head. leaving her apparently dead for some
time.
Stewards little son was behind the party
who first reached the house. When he
reached the gate, and saw what he sup.
posed was his dead mother, and his father
writhing in the ngonies Of death, and two
armed assailants brandishing their elk
shooters, he turned loose the rifle barrel OF
his gun, sending its contents through the
body Of Captain Culver. The soldier
turned and fired two shots, but the boy
protected by the fence, was unharmed, and
cent his load Of shot into the soldier, who
| odpiy CTlppleub OehI EetTedt Out the en-
ragged boy was not done with him. H'
seized the pistol Of Captain Culver. and fol
lowed a short distance and shot him again
to make his work sure Not yet appeased
and seeing some signs@f struggling life in
Culver, he seized an axe and sent It's blada
into the skull.
This is not the worst feature Of this af
fair. Culver was packed for leaving the
country. He had with him several change,
OF clothing and q large sum Of money and
had summoned ell the negroes Of the eur.
rounding country to meet him In Spring.
feld. What for, we do not pretend to say
bnt there was no necessity for 1t. Culver
is the man who rode negro on q rail for
refusing TO pay a voluntary subscription
shot woman, old enough for his grand
mother, at the wssh tub, and her unoffend
ing husband near sixty years old. Had he
lived few hours longer. most likely the
town Of Springfield would have been re-
dueed to ashes, and many other outrages
committed. .....
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S4 F. II o wN f. s.
I EDITOR
i. o. 1AlLxx, Prs,r. and Assosiats Editor

AbvnRflssxEsrs inserted At the rated Of
one dollar per square Of twelve Minion iincs
this sized tyPe) or less for the frst insertion,
my csnts each for the second and third inser.
I tions, and twenty-five cents for subsequent
3nsertions. Yearly contrscte will bs made.
4 All, sdvsrtisemcnts must have the number
III fDsertions marked on them, or they win bo
Inserted till ordered out, end chsrged for.
Unless ordered otherwise. Advertisements
will Invariably be "displsysd."
y Obituary noticee. and all matters inuring TO
I'd the bene6t OF sny one. ara. regarded rs
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SENSIBLE TO TrE LAST. 1T has been long
observed by medical writer's that death is
frequently preceded by insanity, a fact
which has occasioDed the remark that il
was not astonishing, for everybody know
that when folks get madder they were
about To die. This reminds Us Of case
which occurred many years ago in a Phila-
delphia court, wherein a pr. tty young
widow was in danger of losing two third
of her husbands e.tate-his relatives
grounding their claim on the alleged insan.
ity o! the defunct 1t may be as we'll to
premise that the presiding Judge was not
only convivial, but also very gallant.
"What were your husbands last words p
inquired the attorney.
The pretty widow blushed, and looking
down replied, "I'd rather not tell
"Rut, indeed, you NUT ma'am. Your
claim may be deci'ed by it."
Still blushing, the widow declined to tell.
At last q direct appeal from the bench ellie.
ite6 the information.
He said, kiss me Polly. and open that
other bottle OF champagne"
We know not whether it was admiration
for the deceased husband or the living wife
that inspired the judge at this instant. but
he at once cried with all the enthusiasm oi
conviction, Sensible to the last-Black
stone"
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-01-22
Important About tile Bankrn,t Law

There is said to be diversity OF opinion
among lawyers and commissioners in bank
ruPtcy rs to when the fifty per cent. clause Of
the bankrupt law went or will go into effect.
and That the question will probably be Submit.
ted to Chief Justice Chase for decision. A
glance at the law itself will show that there Is
no ground upon which to base such doubt.
In section 33 it is provided: "And I'M all
proceedings in bankruptcy commenced ono
year from the time this not shall 20 into opvs
ration, no discharge shall be granted 10 q
debtor whose Assets do not pay fifty per centYts
OF the claims against his estate, unless the
assent, in writing, Of majority in number
aud value Of his creditors who have proves
their claims is filed in the case Mt or before the
time of application for discharge"
The act went into operation Juno I, 1857.
(Edqcfeid Adpertiser,
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-01-22

esrl xy..... r..,,.s. H., y2.,..,,,-,y T,,.lor !
~ :, .s 1850 = - =
- otvs.us .. a.song, tne so'a,er s''eo'
when the heated guns OF the camp allied
Grew weary Of bombsrding.
s.
= ne cars ar Heaan ,n s''sn, .son'
: And the tawny mound Of the Malakof
No longer bsiched Its thunder.
10y
Y 1nsie was p""se - s'e'e',l" ''"'
sing while ne may, another day
win bring enough OF sorrow.
= They lay along me "a''e'y s'
Brave bearts from Severn aud from Clyde
And from, the banks Of shannon.
K.
: They sang o' .css An. no
Each heart recalled q different name -
Bot all sang Annie Laurie.
Foice ai,es so'cs s-usn' ~ " '1s '
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= -
TGx Charleston Mercury, in speaking Of
the prospects In the Southern s,ates, says
the Reconstruction acts are the greatest Of
evils in the South, because they are not
only economical bot political in their ef
fects, and break down all hope future re.
cpPrrstion; but there are other evils tnder
which the South labors. which are by no
means i"considerahls. Foremost amongst
them, 10 the all pervading destitution.--
This destitu,ion 10 greater, exactly where
there are the most negroes thus show ing
It's origiD--ihe emancipation Of the negroes
from slavery. Mississippi and South Caro-.
lima were the richest Of the Southern States,
and possessed, therefore. more slaves. II
the negroes were the rfiicient and faith ful
laborets depicted in the reports of the
Freedmens Bureau to the government, they
ought TO be the most exempt from Jestitu
zion. country viii thrive. jnst In pro.
portion to the abundance snj efficiency Of
its labor. For want 10 be greater, where
there 10 the most efficient AID abundant
labor, and the richest lands, h quite an i'm
possibility. The statement refutes ITSELF
Wherever white labor most preva,ls there
Is the most plenty. Wherever negro labor
the most want. This Is the true state Of
things In the South ~.
In the cultivation Of the earth, Che Mer-
curry further remarks, where The white man
had taught the negro, and feft him in pos
session-what utter poverty and desolation
prevails, sate where the white maa still has
him under his control, and compels him to
work by The stern mandates OF necessity
In Barbadoes ard few other islands, well
stocked with negroes or coolies the com.
petition for employment has induced par.
tial success but not On forty acre lots but
on plantations, with lie plantation systen
fully kept in operation. Cotton, sugar, and
rice, can be produced by no other sy.tem Of
labor. They require a careful prepSrat ION.
and steady, continuous. and combified
cultivation, which isolated labor cannot
produce. And, even II the negro was capa.
ble Of a separate. suecessfIl cultivation Of
the earth, he never can produce these great
tropical productions, without the direction
and control Of the white man. The com.
bination Of labor and forethought required
to produce them, he Is incapable of exer
cising.-dJ6~riHe Banner.
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TnE Petersburg (va,) Index Of the 2stR
nlt' n the authority for the following
sta'e"eti' :"A large eagle, of the bald
head species, was caught by a negro ooy,
near Prince George Count House, day DC.
fore yesterday; and exhibited to crowds of
interested spectators on the old Market
Square yesterday morning. The boy says
he saw the bird sitting upon The limb o
atree as he was coming along Tire road--s
lie clapped HE hands to make Il fiy of. in
stead Of doing which the eagle swoop.d
and attacked him. He seized the bird by
the wing as the latter seized hfu, by Che
breeches leg, and In the contest he came
on conqueror, and the eagle missed ito
Christmas dinner. From tip to TIP, ths
bird measured fully six feet, and in an afS
tack uron q child would no doubt have
been successful. As It was, tho boy, who
is two thirds grown. was more than &
match for it 1t must have been severe
hnnger that induced the attack upon n per.
con so large-thNt is. II the negro's state-
ment 10 true" ..-7
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-01-22

MAsuaE FOR IaisH PorAToEs-For one
scre, take 8 bushels Of wood ash. q basbe,s
Of iuIck lime. (oys,er-shsll lime should
have the preference, n Il eau be obtained y
bushels Of plaster, and bushels Of sai,. !.
making 20 bushels in all j, mix Thoroughly
toSetheri and apply in the hill, at rate
which will carry 10 bushels over an acre:
The above supplies the essential ingredi!
ents for lnrge growth OF potatoes; ana
something fnore, provided the soil be not
excessively meagre and IL thete be an ex.
cess Of these Ingredients over the REQUIRE.
menas for the present crop. It will be very
SIRE to remain in the soil for the beifefT az
future crops. Especially will It be so, n
tbs succeeding crops be potatoes. and il tho
tops he left each year to rot on the ground,
so that The potash they contain, (thfs being
the most important Ingredients in the mix
ture,) may 60 to the benefit OF the succeed.
ing cror. ] will here say. that from actual
experiment have learned that; although
ro'ation In crops is undoubtedly beneficial.
generally. the potato may be made an ex-
ception, IL treated TO the foregoing compost.
EMorris' Practical Farmer.