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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28

ESSENCE OF PoLrrEsEss.-If he had not
the article that might happen to be called
for, be was sure to name something that
was sufficiently like it to answer
the same purpose. Thus when q Gus.
toner inquired for winter strained OIL"
the merchant told him he hadn't that
kind exactly-but he had some thas was
" strained very late in the autumn" Dis
parsge one article as you might. be was
sure to find something to praise 10 it!
bis tea was not strong, it was we'll flaw
ored, etc. On one occasion. q customer
having called for a sample Of gunpowder,
rubbed it in bis hand to ascertain the pro
portion of charcoal, and then observed
that it lacked strength. IL know" an
swered the inpertursble tradesman-fall
ing into his old tea formuls-"l know the
powder is not "a strong as some, but you'll
end it rery mild and agreeable"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28
La LOUISIANA, PAROIsSE

ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA, PAROISSE
d'Ouest Baton Rouge, Clnquieme Dis
trict Judiciaire. Nath. an King Knox
vs. Nine Elizabeth E. Woods and An
drew c. Woods. No. 5000.
En- vertu dun writ de 4. ia. addsesse AZ
Sheriff de 10 paroisse dOuest Baton
Rouge, dams le process cidessus, date 80
Janvier d 1868, de pbon. Ia cour du
cinquieme district judicisire dans ct pour
Ia psroisse ct etst susdite, j'ai saisie ct
|j'offrirsi en- vente publique. an plus Off
rant ct dernier encherrisseur. q Ia maison
de cour de cette psroisse d'Ouest Baton
Rouge -
SAMEDI, le 2me jour de Mai A. D. 1863
q IL beures a m, tout droit, titres ct in
terets des defendants, Nine Elizabeth E.
Woods ct Andrew G. Woods, sux NOR
morceaux ,e terre ci-apres decrits, savoir /:
l. Un certain moroccan de terre situee
en- cette paroisse, ct designc CONNIE lie
quart Dord est de 10 section viDgt sept
(27) en- township six (6) de range ONE
Nl) est, contenant l60 acres
3. Tout lie morcesl on portion te terre.
situe aussi en- cette paroisae. en- arriere
de terre appartenant of John Buhler,
conteuant dix acres de- supericie. plus on
moins, etsnt toute IL partie GU portion de
terre eft du Grand Bayou ct fssant part
dun moroccan de terre designe CONNIE
terraiDs Nos 80, IA ct Is de IL section
vingt.trois en- township six de range
once est, avec toutes les bstisses ct anne
lioratio,s sur les dts morceaux de terre
Saisie pour payer ct satisfaire le mon
tant du jugement, des interets ct frais
Condition dc Il vente-Comptsnt, avet
benefce d'inventaire.
j. v. DURABLE, j., q
mch28 Deputy Sheriff.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28

ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA, PAIOISSE
d'Ousst Baton Rouge, Cinquisme Dis.
trict Judiciaire. Dams Pafaire de l.
succession d'Onesiphore Bernard, Sr,
DECIDE. No. 65l.
Attenda cue r. Z. Bernard . &c jour en-
registre dans le bureau du grefier une
compts ct tableau final de son admins.
tration dams Il susdite succession
Avis est par ces presentes dome que
toute opposition legale . lhomologation
do dit compile ct tablsau final, devra etre
enregistre "a bureau du gref6er dams les
treote jours qui suivront 10 premiere
publication de Get ootics.
q. n. LEBLANC, Grefier.
Bureau du grefier. Quest Baton Rouge,
&c Tine jour de Mars, q. d., 1858.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28

1868, from The Hon. the Fifth Judicial
District Court in and for said parish and
Slate, | have seized and will ofier al
public sale to the last and highest bidder,
at the Court House Of this parish OF
West Baton Rouge on
SATURDAY. the I'd day Of May, A. d.
1858, at IL o'clock . IN, all the right.
title and interest of defendants, Mrs: Biz
abeth E. Woods and Andrew c. Woods,
in and to the hereinafter described tracts
of land, to-wit;
l. A certain tract of land situated IN
this parish and designated as the north
east quarter of section twenty.seven CD
in township six (6) Of range eleven (ll)
east, containing 16O acres.
2. All that part or portion OF land a'sc
situated in this parish, in the rear OF land
belonging to John Buhler, containing ten
superficial acres. more or less. being all
that part Of portion Of land east OF Grand
Bayou and forming part of q tract o!
land designated as lots Nos SO, IA and
Is Of section twenty three in townsh'!
six of range eleven east, together will
all aud singular the buildings and in'
prOvements on said tracts Of land.
Seized to pay and satisfy amount o
judgement, interest and costs.
Terms Of sale-Casb, with benefit o
Nv. DURABLE. Jr.,
mch28 Deputy Sheriff.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
XU,,t Ro%oc Rouro Fifth Iud;c;u1 nie

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis
trict. Boiling r. Chinn vs Antoine
Breaux. Martin Glynn, intervenor.-
No. POSI-
BY virtue of . writ of Fl. ia. directed t.
the Sheriff of the parish of West Baton
Rouge in the above entitled and number
ed canse, Of date February 2lst Q. d
1868, from the Hon. the Fifth District
Court 10 and for said parish and State. ]
have seized and wilhGffer at public sale
0 the last and highest bidder, at the
Court House Of this parish ON
SATURDAY. the 4th day Of April 4, D
1868, at IL o'clock .. NJ, all tbss riSft
title and interest of defendant, Antoine
Breauk, in and to the following property
tO-wit-
Two bales Of cotton and two pillow
horses.
Seized TO pay and satisfy amount o
judgement, interest and costs in this suit
Terms Of Sale-Cash, with benefit o
appraisement.
J. v. DURABLE, Jr., Dep SL'f.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28

A laughstle spirit Of economy and
thrift pervades the town of Ssybrook
Connecticut. the place where the first
American "platform" was coustrncte l,
Judging from the co~nsolatory reflections
of Uncle Br OK B.. who had been sick
in midsummer, but sooo got about again
10 reply to Col. Higginbottam's inquiry
"a to his health, be said: "Ws'sl, now
Knrnel, sort O. middlin', but 1-tell-
you" lowering his voice and shaking bis
head, "if I'd . died in hsyin' and harvest
|in', twould q been mors'n forty dollars
damidge to me ]"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28

FoR TIE FIRST TINE A FArHER.-We have
had a clerk who got married. Nov,
there is nothing funny in that. His wife
had q baby, and that's where the funny
part comes 10. He was In the Office
yesterday, and wished Us to publish, for
the benefit Of mourners and inqu'ring
friends, the following biog. of the chap.
Says be: ,.,,.
asking about that baby. that we thought
it necessary to biograph the chap briefly.
and somewhat after the current style OF
the day.
It's q gal.
She's . buster.
Weighs ten pounds and q half, and
wife tells Us it will grow heavier as Its
weight increases.
She's the first baby Of which we have
ever been proprietor, and Of course the
only baby in town.
The old N before mentioned de-
clsred her " the very image of her pa u
"a living copy Of her faithful sire,
In face and gesture"
But in justice to the youth. we mus
say we think her an improvement on the
original world of progress you know
The young America is IS old as coule
be expected, considering the time sbe
was born, and will doubtless be too ole
for her father in a few years, if she bat
good luck.
She is quite r~eticent on politics, ant
wants to be let alone.
We thinks she favors Mrs. Winslowi
policy.
We havn't named it yet. We want t.
give it . distinguished cogDomen.
1t is, perhaps, unnecessary to say, q
all biographers do Of distinguished pc.
sonsges, that the subject of the sketch
was born at q very early age, Of poo
but respectable parents.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28

The irresistible Inclination which chill.
dren-whether small or of large growth
have to do what they ore gratuitously
told not to do. 10 pretty we'll illustrated
by the following anscdots, whether it be
true Or not
"A young married man being about ia
leave home, said to bis wife, Now, Ju'
lie, you may do anything you please while
I I'm away, but ride fowler, the house
dog" Ride Jowlerl what do you
mean r "Never mind, I only warn you
not to ride Jowler.n When the husband
came home, Julia had . black eye and On
arm in . sling. "Why, Julia, what's the
meter T" SWELL, you told me not to
ride Jowler, and I thought it must be very
nice, or you wouldn't have told me not Il
do Il, % I got on bis back, and he threw
me down s~tsirs."
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28
feb29
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge. Fifth Judicial Dis

OIAlE OF AOUlSlhNA, dnloH VI
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis
trict. In matter succession of FEEDER
ick Arbour, deceased. No. 929.
By virtue of . commission directed to the
Sheriff Of the parish of West Baton
Rouge 10 the above entitled and number
ed succession, Of date February 10Th a
D, 1868, from the Hon. the Fifth District
Court in and for the Farish OF East Bat
on Rouge, l will offer at public sale, to
the last aud highest bidder. at the Court
House of this parish Of West Baton
THURSDAY. the 9th day of April. AID.
1868, at IL o'clock q. M, the hereivafter
described tracts Of land belonging to
said succession. to-wit
i. The east half Of the southeast quar-.
ter and west half of the northeast quar-.
ter Of section twenty-one, tue south halt
If northeast quarter and north half Of
southeast quarter of section no. thirty
three, aud the northwest quarter of sec
|tion no. thi-ty.four in township no. seven
Of range no. eleven east. containing four
hundred and eighty 10 100 acres, purchs-
sed from the United States Government
by deceased on the 24th day Of July ..
d. 1855, IS appears per patent No. 1922,
Issued to him.
3. The northwest quarter Of section no
thirty-6ve in township no. eight, south Of
range no. eleven east. containing one
hundred and forty nine 80 100 acres, as
per patent No. 1921 Issued to said Fred
e,ick Arbour, deceased.
3. The east half If northeast quarts,
Of section no. twenty.one, the west ball
Of section and south half Of southeasl
quarter Of section 10. thirty.three and
south half of south half OF section no
tbirty-four in township 10. seven south
Of range no. eleven east, containing si1
hundred aud forty 500 acres, ss Pc,
patent No. 1895, issued to said Arbou'
by the United States Government.
4. The south half Of section no. TWEEN
ty.tso in township no. seven south o.
range no. eleven east, 10 the Southeastern
Land District Of Louisisns. (west of ,be
Mississippi river) Combining three hun
dred aud twenty acres. % appears BY
warrant No. 1885 N. g., issued to sait
decreased by the State Of Louisiana.
5. The northeast quarter section snt
the south BALI Of section NO. t~wenty-sevel
10 township no. Y south Of range no
eleven east, in the Southeastern Lane
District of Louisiana. west Of the Mis-
sissippi rivsr) containing four hondret
and eighty acres, as per warrant M
1886, N. S, issued to said deceased b.
the State of Louisisns.
6. The northwest quarter Of the soutl
east Quarter of section no. thirty four il
township no. seven south Of range no
eleven east, in the Southeastern Ian,
District Of Louisiana, (west Of the Mia
sissippi river) contAihing forty sores, a
per patent No. lS45 from the State 0
Louisiana.
]. 7. The east half Of the southwes
fractional quarter OF the seatheses' qdi'
ter Of section no. tbisty-twO functional
in township no. seven south OF range &c
eleven east, in the S0uthesstern Lsnl
District of Louisiana. (west Of the Mi
sissippi river) containing n~inety'eigh
! s8 100 acres. 10 per patent No. 1901
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28
mch28

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge. Fifth Judicial Dis
trict. Nathan King Knox vs. Mrs.
Elizabeth E. WMds aud Andrew G.
Woods. No. 5000. 81
By virtue of . writ of e. f.. directed to
the Sheriff Of the parish Of West Baton
Rouge, 10 the above entitled and num-
bsred cause, Of dato January 3Otb = d
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge. Fifth Judicial Die
trict. L. Milaudon ct ole Va Andrew
G. Woods. No. 1888. 49,.
By virtue Of . writ Of 6. IA. directed to
the Sheriff Of the parish Of Wes. Baton
Rouge III the above entitled and number.
ed cause, Of date February 21stA D.. 1858,
from the Hon. the Fifth District Court in
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis.
tict. In matter succession of Ones!
phore Bernard, ST., deceased. No. 65l.
Whereas r. E. Bernard has this day
fled in the Clerks Office . final accoun,
and tableau of bis administration 10 the
above successioe-
Notice is hereby given that all legal
Opposition to the homologation Of said
final account and tableau must be filed
ia the Clerks Office within thirty day.
from the first publication hereof.
D. NJ. LEBLANC, Clerk.
Clerks Office, West Baton Rouge, THU
7th dsy Of March, .. d., 1858.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-03-28

J, v. DURABLE, Jr., Dep SL'f.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-10
Gan. Ben. McCulloch's watch.

We have received a note from Gen.
Henry E. McCulloch, in which he says;
1t will be gratifying to you and the
many old friends of my much lamented
brother, Gen. Ben. McCulloch, to learn
that l now have in my possession the
watch and chain he wore when he fell on
the battlefield of Elk Horn, on the 18th
of March, 1862.
"It has been in the hands of a Fed
eral officer until few months ago, when
it was obtained by purchase from him,
by my warm-hearted Scotch friend and
companion, Samuel Mather, of New
Braunfels, Texas, who has kindly brought
it to those who appreciate the memento
and the kind hand and heart that brought
it to them"
1t appears that the officer referred to,
who could receive money for this pre-
cious memento of the dead, was Colonel
N. Grensel, of the Seth Illinois volun-
teers. We think it best to give his name,
lest somermore noble specimen of SOL
dier might be suspected. Several in
stances have occurred since the war, in
which articles found on the gallant dead,
and dear beyond price to surviving rel
atives, have been returned to them, when
discovered, without higgling over their
money value. We regret to note this
exception. The dead hero was very
intimate and dear friend of ours from
the date of the war with Mexico, and we
congratulate his brother on receiving
this interesting memorial of one of the
truest hearted and most gallant soldiers
we ever knew. Texas, whatever may
be her fate, will always remember with
pride Gen. Ben. McCulloch.-Terds
STATE Gazette
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-10
Iri,hmen and aermap., Read This.

During the recent discussions in the
Pennsylvania Legislature to strike the
word tohite from the constitution, and on
the Registry bill, John Hickman, the
Radical member from Chester, said
81 may possibly see the day that | may
walk side by side with a colored woman.
have seen a great many colored women
that | would rather walk with than a
great many white men. / know great
many negroes who think are better en-
titled to vote this moment than great
many white men who do vote, and have
long exercised the franchise"
Again, he said:
"An intelligent negro is better than
an Irish Catholic, and is more entitled to
a vote"
A. c. Reinohl, mongrel, from Lancas-
ter remarked:
"IfDemocrats give the right ofsuffrage
to foreign paupers, to whom a spelling
book is sealed mystery, and who still
smell of bilge water, and from whose gar
ments the Celtic aroma or the Teutonic
fragrance of the fatherland has not yet
been removed by the pure air of freedom,
why should not the cofee-colored de-
scendants of the first families of the
South have voice in reconstructing the
States of their forefathers."
Fisher, same stripe, from Lancaster
thought
1.-THE Democratic party was composed
of bog-trotting, ignorant Irishmen and
swag-bellied lager beer Dutch. "
Langdon, of the Bradford district, re-
marked that
Negroes were better entitled to the
elective franchise than Irishmen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-10
cnnnantinnt Elantion.

Connecticut is hard nutmeg TO crate.
Some of the brassiest old Copperheads
in America flourish, within its borders.
1t is in the neighborhood Of the city Of
New York, with her sixty thousand
Democratic majority, and transportation
is swift, easy, cheap and ample. The
Democracy carried Connecticut yester-
day, making gain upon their majority
last year. What explanations the New
York Tribune and Springfield Repubh'
can may have to offer we shall see in due
time. As the 6gures appear at distance,
they do not indicate that impeachment
is a profusAy popular proceeding. That
the Republicans in Congress have been
bold enough is not disputed The de-
feat will have to be accounted for without
charging it to the timid men Of the party.
We suppose the, Democratic success in
Connecticut will revive their faith in the
reaction, and check the tendency toward
the nomination of Chase as the Conser.
yative candidate upon the platform of
the Constitution. There is just about
enough encouragement for the Democ-
racy in the Connecticut election, to in
sure the nomination by them of
thorough partisan for the Presidency,
and to provide in the platform and the
candidate all the conditions of defeat
Cincinnati Commercial.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-10
E. FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 10. 1868.
A Reyiow Of the Crops.

We copy as follows from the Calves
ton Neiss Of the lst;
SO far in Texas the promise is good, in
spite Of the grasshoppers here and there,
and we have strong hopes that the pros
pect will continue 10 improve, although,
perhaps, the yield Of wheat may not be
up to the average,
The snow seems TO have kept the
Northern wheat fields moist and warm,
and the fears that were entertained o
few weeks ago on account Of the severity
of the season have been entirely relieved.
The prospect for wheat is said TO be very
fine in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Wis
consin. The spring crop has not yet
been generally sown.
In Middle Tennessee, Missouri and
North Mississippi an unusually large
amount of wheat was sown, and prom
ises large yield. In most Of the more
Southern States planting has fully COM
menced under more favorable auspices
than we're recently expected.
1t is supposed that the causes which
have been favorable TO the crops in the
Middle States have operated in the same
way farther North, and that we shall have
good reports from that region.
Everywhere the fruit crop is promis-
ing. The cold weather has prevailed
late enough to prevent premature bud
ding, and the season is now so far ad-
vanced that no extensive injury is likely
TO occur from frost.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-10
Gold Contracts.

There are several bill before Congress,
each proposing that contracts in writing,
based upon gold values, shall hereafter be
legal, and that the courts may enforce
them. The effect Of this legislation will
be TO allow men 10 make contracts based
upon the Interchangeable value Of gold.
Thus, a house which now pays $l400
annual rent in greenbacks, would then, by
agreement, be rented at $1,000 in gold.
Both parties would then be protected
against the fluctuations Of the money
market The $1,000 year rent would
always represent the same value. As It
is now with the huctuating paper, either
party may be victimized. Thus, IL gold
advances to 200, the Sl4OO paper money
is really worth but $500; when, If gold
recedes to 100, the tenant who pays
$l400 in greenbacks, pays $ll66 in gold.
The result is that no man who buys and
sells, can at present have any guide as to
the value at which he does either. But
fhis rent, and IL all he buys are computed
at their value in gold, he has only to add
to that price the depreciation in paper, be
il ten or fifty cents on the dollar, and he
protects his own interests from loss
These gold contracts will not, as in gen
orally supposed, require any additional
supply Of gold transactions will remain
as at present in paper, but paper will be
transferred from hand to hand at its gold
value and not at any other rate, and that
really is the way in which paper money
ought to be rated in the market. The
gold contract system is rapidly gaining
friends in oil parts of the country. 1t is
regarded as a direct and gradual means
of returning to specie payments, without
any attendant panic or agitation Of the
hnances
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-10

A WHALE thirty.thrse feet long and
sixteen feet in circumference was taken
in San Francisco Bay lately by an ad-
venturous crew Of ship carpenters, who
borrowed a boat and apparatus from a
whaling bark lying in the harbor. The
carcass was hauled into a shipyard, a
temporary inclosure erected, and six or
seven hundred dollars realized by ex-
hibiting it, besides which it was expected
that about twenty barrels Of oil would be
made when the work Of cutting in "
was accomplished.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-10
Peruvian Justice.

Prescott, describing the trial Of
Atahuslpa, Inca of Peru, uses the follow
ing language:
1.-THE form Of trial was necessary to
give an appearance Of fairness to the
proceedings. That it was only form is
evident from the indecent haste with
which it was conducted-the examina-
ton of evidence, the sentence and the ex-
ecution being all on the same day. The
multiplication Of the charges designed to
place the guilt of the accused on the
strongest grounds. had. from their very
number, the opposite effect proving only
the determination to convict him
Il would be fattery to the Rump to
call their proceedings Peruvian Justiee;.
They rise not to the level Of the triers OF
the Inca, for they are what they are, de-
spite intervening centuries Of civiliEs-
ton, despite the growth, sentiments, ira
ditions, processes and laws Of Anglo
Saxon justice and liberty. They are
worse than savages Who erred from lack
OF light They sin despite the light
Nsp York World
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-10

4. A circular invokes the aid ofthe World
in behalf of movement for "a national
recognition of God in the Constitution of
the United States" This brings up the
question whether there is any recog-
milton of the Constitution Only last
Saturday old Thad. Stevens, one of the
managers to impeach the President for
high crimes and misdemeanors against
the Radical party, boasted, as he has
done before, on the floor of the House
that the reconstruction acts were out
side of the Constitution" and he can say
the same thing of most of the remaining
acts of his party. Consequently, so far
as national legislation is concerned, we
now live and move and have our being
under "higher law" than the Consti-
tuition, and this new attempt at "a
national recognition of God in the Con-
stitution of the United States" looks like
an irreverent effort to put the Deity in
place where the Radical leaders would
never encounter him.-Nep York Werld.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-10

Mr.. HIcKNAx, the Radical who sx-
alied the negro 30 far above the Catholic
Irish in q speech be made before the
Pennsylvania Legislature the other day,
was not alone on his side Of the house.
Latter in the evening, Mr.. Fisher (Re,
publicAn), Of Lancaster, said that the
Democratic party was composed Of bog
trotting, ignorant Irishnsn, and svAg-
bellied. lager beer Dutehnen. Mr. Ian
don, Alss = Republican, Of the Bradford
district. said that the negro vas better en-
titled 70 the elective franchise than the
Irishmsn.