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a NEW PEOPLE DISCOVERED IN
AFRICA,
Il Rnce Like tho Aug1o.Snxon. OF
AstaStc OriEin-Thcar Religion
SpirItnni-Tneir Government Hops
urChfCnI.


.,.... From The OJstsrer.
In the touthwesteEn portion OF Africa Is = tract
about SEQ miles In breadth, from north to soutt,
md oetxesn f. ~ aaa 3oo II length from east 70
DamnrA Land. It extends from the Cunene
Iases, on me north to the Wa1nach Bay, On the
interior. velJ ies Europeans have vlsi,ei It;
three elephant hunters only, between 1851 aud
lsea, Anderson, whose works On "Iaka Ngaral, .
derseon vas 50 much pleased 9Th tho country
that ne purchased large tract Of Land 1hsra and
Bechuaoas, = who occupy some haats on villages
dependent condition. and the oyas, Of ssveral
n1bss. tosambo. oya1kescls, osamna1ttcru.
sS oDr sai1snt1 mi red
regular features bnd nne fortnA Tnese an ihe
ruling raoe md e5hibls = high degree Of tnIelu-
-Tpkongo bJ nsme-of tho osambo faces
oesaas1 oanss IL = sss %ass i, ~
its Prince and ~ tei1tter1, and tie prsaeea arn
or put to dea,h- Eaca principally Il divided INTO
70 the uees, 81 RsTe d sppe II 70 sas Rsns
md Council. Thelg roads are excellent, aud each
hss an Inspector, whose bustneas It II 70 see that
and entertained 1nt1 biz nsrne md purposes can
be fprwarded to the king. and pefnlssion Oh
talned for him 10 travel through the country. In
the cs>e Of explorers and hunters there. II Usually
ittie difficulty: hut uadefs 4re required to pru-
cure some rsponaitle citizen Of the country 70 oa
md pny all rnc uEb:s they contract
The religion Of the coonsJ u. N mauy teapecE.
20 much lie that Of tic PafHeea u 10 iuduct tna
belief that The 0sas belong to that flcs, or ha,e
been undeE tts tuition. They are not ,ibola-et1>
but beitcsd 10 sapfcne being. the creator. VINO
Ii onnipreAent, o.1nIpotent, and omntsc!cot, and
whose symbols are tne suu End frt. 2nd 10 these
they par homage Il his representatives., bat nncK
no saGtoces 10 them. They keep the
sacrsd IRE constantly buE1lng, xnd
the Princes, who arc also pr1cst1. en-
trust to thelt daughters, aud Sometimes to their
Nlves, The tniy u suIE1tntendin9 these uaczed
n Iae osas also ss Gsnsse ,, "a ias s1tense Of
ever. e1alsc!ent nor omniptcseut and to -this IN
tes1eseuce they attribute their mtsfortunen and
AcddeptE, but they o1er no sacrtnces 10 Rim.
They are said 70 be an honest, industrious auu
temperate peop!r. far mose reGaruful or their
Toru, and mnse abseEvaut Of good 1o1a,a th1n
most Of tho African nat1oua
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Craxed By Drishnn Iounv-

PJ9fs :
! Young nan named Riehsrt ". Cooke, ca-
tive II lows, WIS e1anlaeu before The Commits
Sinner OF Icracv, on the charge OF insanity.
Dnrir- ibe INVESTIGATION the mother Of the untor-
tulsA;e man ssatet taa; she Tas .. nieee @ e Dr.:
10 Iowa, anu rna.'y 10 Ttaa+ as tne waa.
de.tufs cf the No7tuons+ to whom be had
aii.cd himself, necessitated- In Ctau
Iaey aceuHc.atcd considerable property,
Wt;ch, as Is generally the case IL Nor.
moaIon, was e1sen to Brigham Young
niece Of real es,ate owned By Cooke wese ta soEe
manner or other 1ll1ei up with brigham Young.
At,1ut one year ago the husband Ana fai bel died,
wha. belonged to them, but tu11 which way tAey
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j. 1tLefrdr1 A
a large number Of the tailr vtsltors as ths
White Ao9Ie ne lsda:s q, perhaps, moro cor-
10 make q business Of pushing through claims,
getting the Presidents endorsement IN papeE1,
sud making applications for ONCE, either for
themselves or their friends They arc The mass
pelasteht anu The uo6t AunoJt1g Of III LOBBY
when az Other means tail. wom1n-!fkc, they 10
soft 70 the etoqueuce Of teatA 4 5onu2 WOMAN
Ehde hef Appea1ance at the EXECUTIVE A4n4lou
tnta morning. She bad been there before, nlmoss
oAly, the dodftetpers and secfetatfea sald sne
wanted to Eee the President to lay some pApes
before Mn-het usual request Colonel HobeFA u
DouSlaa one OF thu Fres1tent'a StIetaztez, md =
very anahIc and ohllgtnG fellow WIS tho person 70
whom she applied Cc.onel DonSsaa : = son os o. soo
laie Senator Douglas, fact Of "ntfo LIE 3o'1s
woman In Gnea1lon was not tEuotant. ,.,,
'.Colonel Douglas, Colonel nonStaA sae y ptsa!.
putripg u her most persus.tEe 11aausI. 0a'
1on lay these E17e gst1!s III he President v.s
ttSsr ,non,tnt engaged WITH The Secretary Of tho
TreasnrT. r. and couid not se disturbed
Tic Jorng wo1sa1, either doq5ans snae me
Eorssns ~ thui of The Sec1stafJ Of tie TrrasErJ,
7Tneeeded 10 aIHue hcr point
~ dear Iaadan," said the mild Colonel.
"It ts u eiesss t1r .Gu to talx+ hase toi1 Jon
Al this reply she Immediately bufst Into tears
and Tpikef 1Way. When She had REACHED tho
door, ho ever, she turned back. aud gong dealb-
e1ateIy up to Colonel Dou1laA her eyes skill resi
tesness etc could command. "Colonet Doaslas.
nv brother supported Jour father for the Pres.-
deucy-bo-0u-O -Ooh-an1 u0E-booo- o-ooh-I an
much obliged to jon for tae-boo-oo- ooh--cour:e-
IS yca Eese shown Cle@
Having deIsyered herself Of this pathetic AMI
sarcnst.c speech, she swept out Of the rooH Hita
as uuch flourish ii If ene had accomplished heE
Eiaslnp and made IN Impression
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Ecntrr va Stokes.
From u.e Eno1uk {7fnn-} #hfg.

- kGuIE1IIE. 1eEn- I0IT I
AL the 4,{Aeuae!cu yr4ter51y hefwrcN hioEca sd
settr4 * Cllntop. ehAl1cuee paced -te*ween tho
rsndda;ts. sen:e; edsrsd 70 hkht % thA spos. but
tAn- T ST teak gaace il she eeuwd"
The nboTe II from the New York 1i1stA 40
chstleugu was passed between the candidates.
Scnier End accused Stokes Of coEardice. Stokes
replied that after election. be {Stokesl Eoc1d eee
whether Scuter wouit Sand frk. SenteE Instantly
then Stekes dIsclal1acd anJ present Intentions
Of putting his ties; 10 the tfiat AMER the
speaking, Governor Setter Laid bis hand On Stokes
snouldtT and s1id taey would settle at pnee any
ptst;tlsI matters be: wecn them, that be tSeuter
did 10, propose to have : threat banging orer
HIN. Siekcs 1heu, explained TINT Stntef should
ucdszst1nd tt1t II x1a Only Fart OF tse arZu-
men, xct was no: Intended seriously, CT as o
threat and the matter dropped.
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IIEIE7u ANp I1oHE--Wc do not know Hheise
lus excellent paper Is as successful recuaiaEls as
It was c1rcctcu II wu3ll be, hut VIC do know ttat
II ecgtaLuly ought 10 be- Without any large prr-
ttsc.4 Is an illustrated paper, 1t a.xnss gives
several ,5oot-cats In each nnrubeE, as excellent In
execution es tlcs ART Attractive In subject: with
OFT bteopling wca.ssoue on lts special topics Of
faru MD garden, Its choice Of matter Is nss1uc-
tive aEd entertaining, AID In ITS general reading
natter Il carr1cs IN even ta11nce te:tuccn The
HeHeia;'et nnd the purely literary Rhect II cI-
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Hrtck romeFoy makcs his New Tort paper,
whatever else may be said Of it, q yeyy Lively
hheet. and II Il, We have no doubt, a frequent
thorn In the fns eides Of the big Indians Of TAN
uauy. He hah no Idea, as was 1t one rrue ,ut1.
mated, d giving I: up, but, on the contrary, las
recently put lts business nnars into the hands o.
Nj. c. ?. s9kes, Of lacrosse, TINT he snay deyote
lunscn e1cluslyely to tts editorial mapaaencnt.
, 1869-07-13

ana vel, rled. and sloun tSs .veaaSsr b saycr-
able for hatTeaf:He shsn psvs laEap ytead-1aorr
tlr4a al zVeI1ge- Corn ID very backward bur I'M
proving rapidly, VERY little haJtng done Jet, In
consequence Of the wet weather. =
4 Mics, Mich, letter ssJs: f'Tna promise Of
abundant crops the present season Is ysf reasop-
ably sopd. Notwithstanding tho unusual rains,
the Wheat ntptnietai vel. md u mora rain DOES
not interfere with harvesting, the T1eld Will be at
NAIt an average Ona. Gsasa is good, and the hAY
<rsp VIII Be abundant II GOOD weather Is the rule
dn1iug the .hsRve2t Corn ID about tNa weeks
behind, md much Win depend upon hats fall u
to the result Of this important grain. After sew
erHl days Of good weather L Ag1n ntaed yester-
dsy and the weather is not Jct settled With fair
weather ard 9 Late fall no fear need be enter
tatned Al to. the crppa In this county,
, 1869-07-13
POLITICAL,

Senator Hendricks, OF Indiana, who Is going to
the Pacific conat, ID to have receptions Mt tic
handR Of the Democracy Of Omaha and Cheyenne.
A new political Organization Is being formed in
BostoD, to oppose proitbitory legislation 1t calls
Itself the Union nep@blican state Central League.
II Is reported tnat new Conservative pape,
rtu be starred In Washington II the fall, with
the Hon Edmund Burke, o, New Hampshire, at
the head nf It's editorial corps.
II "a the custom Of delegates to party conren-
tious In California to ask those who wish to bc
nominated Is candidates to pay their expenses to
the place Of meeting. -:
Some Of no Walker papers In Virginia suggest
that DR.. Alexander Sharpe, thu PTealdent:s
brpther.ln-laW, formerly Postmaster OF Richmond,
and now Aatahal OF the District Of Colua,hia, bc
elected one Of tho United HteteS BenatorH
The Kcpubucsu nominations for Cons7cssmcu,
IN Alaba1ra, arc now complete, aud a folio
F1rBt District, Alfred E. Luck: Second, Charles
Vt. buckley: Third, Robert 8. Hc1ln; Fourth,
Charica Hhys; Filth, William J. HARRISON; Sixth,
John j. lIlnda.
The temperance people Of Ecw Hampshire have
decided 10 hold State Convention tho coming
fAll and will advocate the putting up OF separate
city Town md county tfckctA 1t ID quite probable
that ther ~lu nominate an Independent candidate
for Goyernor.
The Bath {Me.} 7smes, radical temperance
paper, says that fcal Dow, Woodbury. Davis,
John J. Perry, Nelson Dinglcy, tho Rev. E. ".
oaekson ana many otnet leaun9 temperance men
N toe etate' afe opposeo 10 Inc fera1ate party
movement. ......... .....
The st. Paul (aItun-) Ires4 states that Governor
MafaaaA aho secretary OF stale Roscfs arc not
candidates. ior fenomlnttloni tnat eS-LtcItenant
Governor Armstrong Is eanoldate Tor promo
hon, and mat state Auditor Aclllash. State
Treasurer Nuncht Attorney General Cornell, 9ad
Supreme Court Clerk Augh, are candidates for rc-
honinatlod.
Acard is published In washington. Announcing
mat the publication Of The National 1HtAlt'tfcer
VIII ne resumed py ia !hEinl owners ns soon as
pending arrangements can be cdected to that end
All persons are enJo'ned from trtsspass!ng upon
ihc use OF TIC title 10 said paper. as there haa
been no surrender Of Tho good-wll or lille Thls
enlargement comment, as II seems 10 have been
understood that the whole matter Of It's rcpublca-
ton had been ended.
A correspondent OF the New forS Tribune
writes ns follows:
havc sesa an.n who Mhs nso'vent tEl!sn elected
satenssbe ntan1 Il e1repi a. deri1 Cd from ia
s,uolument md hsrinE wife sod falaiiy e tnppo.
nst ,aosc TT III sa sreea exensTey icI III
orel the country. spending much time sud money in
aoans +, 9na !. non Wntth sAhWu. ! EnoE nSother M
man y 20 y no heeordink 70 Fepott worth e2o9l
Who went Into nd Continued u onice nndeE slMlAs
GtconaMAnees: ana oe!igFc thet WaatsSer they sIe
s*fNetlEF1 Wosn oSeF Aaa an3Fe tEt;f eAasts 9Enfs
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actly hits public want for family nexBpsper,
Instructive to The Old, entertaining 70 tns young,
and u.e,1i to boil. and certainty u erytng Of
ample succee1 1hs List number contains po,-
tait Of MI. DIJnnt, admirable ~ portrait, and
Of unusual excellence as M engraving on wood
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vicfona peculiarly fit them to carry out
such policy, will have every aid and op-
po1tunity to bring the Indians into subieo-
tion to IL
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Our CutoEed Allies,

FROM fAf fa4ehEtoFd y hlY, .tulI !.
In the hustle and excitement uf election DAY.
election news on the night OF that memorable
das. ~e could not and tine to make, In eur
Esue OF the 9Th, our Acknowledgements TO those
Of onr dolored f1eud4 who contributed to tue
success Of our cause. We now thank them In
the name Of their white felIow-cit!zens. They
spect, confidence and affection. While Nc may
form souae conception OF the orieal throngh
which they had to pasat that conception must be
inadequate. 'NoNo nus themselves WILL ever know
the pressure they had to resist, the prejudice and
Ill-N1 they had TO encounter, the personal DANGER
Tint pursued them. Not only the men, but the
verJ women aud children of their race hoottd q.
them, and would have mohbed and tori them
limb from limb u theJ could have had their way.
Among the most p1unincnt Of the calored leaders
wus John Cooley who Inspired ali OF the faithful
perfect ovation was given to them at n1gnt IN front
Of The committee tpumA
A marked impression wAg made on the colo{el
vote al through the State- 1t Is dtscesnIbIe IN
the fetuTu2 from great numbef of c0uuuea- A
coraiderabc number rotet our dcket, while
canvass had las1ed eHo wceka louaCr we would
have made the most formidable 1CrnAda upon tho
Wells vote Our majority would have been stuu-
Ming. The leagues had begun to CraHble, and
It required but short tune 10 Mssplge 1hrn en-
tirtlJ.
From this day forwan1. It m1y be confidently as
serted That Ae whtto ind colored ptopls OF Viz
gnia LII In tho uain act together. The blood
line which has been attempted to be drawn has.
left hut fa!nt Nrces thst will soon disappear, Ard
future political parties will IN all probability be
formed without References 70 race or color.
q results tuat should BE- Welcomed BY the people
Of the whole country.
, 1869-07-13
SABBATH OBSERVANCE
Eleventh and Twelfth Tcnf., Report
of1he New York Sabbath Com nit
xcc-Obacrrnncc OF kiie DnF OF ISczG
AbrQp3.

tcc-uuAe % ~"o ~'@As "A AAos"
A'l1na. no. ~, ~. ~, r.... ;,,,,o
-se1 - ge ~ fes o,s s'y To,t ss,R r,r,,,,,
yes Eofk for the eleventh soa r,.s!'th yea5s q
IT, h. st 10
tsils lie e1ors Of he committee ia snppott Of shs
Of public interest n sonnsctlSn lS;.s shsfewita
cGorfs Of t6e conmitlee in sals elty has led to
ma sss ss 4s IN 9ts II es e .ns gaea
ir,1 rDt.r,Mres b.Se hec1 adnnt,d ~ r. Mrpta
aoa s, q ths sssoats: % tss esser haad. se@e Of
the leading cit.es Of the West hase totally dlsre
carried SunaaI laws: IN n 81 Louis. fos lnatancc,
sWcps from she s;a;ute boo1s 5; tIe CifT counsI,:
md il Chicacos tSey sen q be almost Tbofs
ignored. = away
il Canada aasociations slutlar In desio1, 10 III,
New York conmittee have been eoasgsa for The
mentn of Railway tTaio upon the 8ahbasn. a1lti IN
protecting la1or1ng men ~ their right 10 one dap
rest IL tho week ~
In Great britain many similar associations arc
IN act!ve operation Notwithstanding This, how
ever, there Ia great increase OF suudaJ trading
~ the largcr cities Of England and Scotland. 4
bin has been Introduced INTO Parliament 10 secure
The entire closing Of drinking -ahopa on SandnJ Ia
England and Wales. ,
be gaining ground sInoug ministers and 1Armen
81 q me need q ee,ser oesetsaneo M OF Sunday.
welLtl1ned dlscussou Of It has created q popular
pt these articles. among which hFc the following:
n M s<naf.s Rsiigie1ss. Of Gee!a. Of jan and
Il ot th!a reat. Mona Alex andes Lombard scs III tAat
he NOT S!Inea n1d aissssofs q late Print.
r1ss q tfnx to fber xsIous cnpioTs IA snc
selves : frsfday Tpe ftspt 70 II L. thsf INV tWo
Journals Of fyscven hare cessed 10 iasae SaDay
,nnber The writer refers 70 tae psnuaiuenen which
tho ssna 9neston fsscTrd = the Of ttu
@ Soests @ Iso%Han % GSe5fo. % 1ad s1 the .ftll
eoupcnt 10 ns .ndient 70 IL !s Il to a. uuas
uen ssp 6ef1nan6 10 Teaiir the nroifses ct ds1 of
10 I'll elakca fof their Aoclal md raprI
NelltednE terribly denorsxinE character Of tho
sG5ane4 ISasf rNonS1a.es ~ hfasscts saa GcneIa.
hi - Sn.X II IT, = ia PAT te fne
ioWfnS syefs:T word. II hi Prondhnu In onot ~. T.
rtns. j.. H5saneas s.t er.x,sss, d. 10 ms al eoa
tag.o~ du srocasi-"'
Ii Journal de Gsners has defoted m3ny able
articles to the defence o! tho weekly rest-day,
nni speaks with deep 1nteEtst OF the various
ei1orts which hare Tor their end the restoration
10 tho working classta Of the daY which theY have
lost.
In Belgium, E0hes de Publtrn4 and L'Eeho t'u
Purkenlent have not heslsnscd 10 ayow their sym-
pathy for the Sunday cnuse; and eyen Elm tepend-
tnse Ltie speaks we'll OF the necessity for ay OF
rest, atholgh, in its ignorance Of Tie real nature
OF That Ttst-uay, II would meet tho demapds OF
society by making different Gays OF tne week rest
daya for dtnereni persons and elasses
L L. however, The Fa1fs ptess which y;til exer-
eise tho widest innucnce on the continent, and
, 1869-07-13
SOllTHW!.ESTWARD.
The Great Flood IN Kansas.
Destruction of Life and Property.

Crop Prospects.
, 1869-07-13

acts, parties have seriously ulscuFsed Tie
,roiect Of putting on IN express li1s from
It. Paul to Oregon. rs The different sec
ions Of land travel, $50, 500, and 1'o
uilcs, could lie crossed BY teams sad
tages, transmitting whatever frcigh. aud
,assengers might oHcr- Tho thing wopld
probably have been lona before This had It
lot been feared the railway company might
cry soon make the project uuEEodtable.
In rcsasd to tie facilities for bniiding and
uuniug the road, it is well underst ood that
'hcy orc far better than those which havo
.ecu overcome IN constructing tho Centtnl
sne. Tie grades will be very much better,
I .,y there will bs lit no sl.nmits-one osor
he Rocky Mouateins proper, and the Other
here the road will cross the highlands be-
gcen the Lewis aal the Upper Columbia
he Central lie must haul their ears oser
o,pe half dpz~a or more submits with
,ccp grades, md for more tlan ataousaad
lilcs il seldom Einks below five Thousand
.ct above tie sea. On tho contrary, the
: o:,tre Of the Northern Road viii be mainly
p the Valley t'f the Missouri and down that
the Columbia. II will undoubtedly have
d. so tcr1nlni-une ut Portland, Oregon, md
= 10 o,Ecr ou ruScts Sound; and in the
litter ccBe the hhrrtes. ronte may
s-!,auire the crossing Of an nddi-
onal summit in passing from
nc yulley If lie Columbia Iut Ibis will no.
lry essentially 1ay Of the facts on which
corrcc. estimate rny he based in refer
! ice TO the tucil:ty u operating the road.
] Besides the Large Local business this road
oull lie sure to cscate md command, by
;. IL development Of tue rics agricultural
tstticts alons its Ling md that OF the Eest
tiucs.1 resources Of atoutana md ldado, 1t
Eould Lare Il YER. great advantage over tho
central road in Letter grades and Il Tie 1ra-
:STuse through ba-snsss. it world attract
Is q tLo1;a1I ,ciics ncarc', parhars more
@Som Clicaso sa.d the great At.an;ie cites
~ Japan lpl China by The fuget s
I,uua route tlIc 1t Is bs aan
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-09-25
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge Parish CURT

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge Parish CURT
In matter succession of Trevills Babin,
deceased NJ. 700.
BY VIRTUE Of q commission to me d.
rected in the above entitled and number
I'd succession. of date September 9Th q.
4 1869. from the honorable the Parish
Court in and for the parish Of West Bat
on R,uge. State aforesaid. / will offer at
public auction to the last and highest
bidder, at the Court House door Of tbis
parish Of West Baton Rouge on
TUESDAY,, the 18th day of October, A.
H., 1869. at 10 o'clock m, the hereinafter
i-scritrd tract of land, belonging to said
TrevilIe Babip. to wit ~
A certain tract of land situated, lying
and being 10 the aforesaid parish Of West
Baton Rouge, wherein deceased formerly
resided, measuring u arpent and u half
front to the Mississippi river. more or
less, with the depth thereto belonging.
The side lines closing in the rear, bounded
above by lands Of Villeneuve Leblanc &
Co.. below by those then or lately belong.
ing TO Treville B~hin, bnt now the prop
-rty of the succession Of the late A. A.
Williams, together with all the improve
ments thereon. rights. ways and servi-
tudes in anywise appertaioiug or thereto
attached.
Terms Of Sale-Cash on the spot.
j. V. DURABLE. Jr.,
septl1 Sheriff.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-09-25

t., p,ancuette aud, orInE excited ." t"'
snhiect, their thoughts caused tn
am to be written, and all that beloved
But if we we're excited, as was Ger
'ainly the case, and it was our th"ugh'>
that Caused it to write, why did it trsf
write what zone Of US were thinking
bout, ? Why the name Of Mr.. Porter,
father, of whom no one thought, and OF
whom not one word ha"
peen spoken /; and why that commun'ca'
lion to his son, referring as l said before,
70 previous communications. and ais
giving him advice of a personal nature !
We we're all much interested 10 this
manifestation, because Mr.. Porter rid
cuIrd it !; and still the planchette, at tina
very time, was writing of a matter he d' I
not like ever bic most intimate friends t.
speak to him about.
After this we had asked questions on
different subjects, some of a personal na-
'ure, and some political. Mr.. Porter in
qnired about a majority i IN a certain dis
trict in Indiana-the State election hav-
ing taken place the day beforehand W.
were all Waiting the reply, when the
John Baon startled rs.
1t has been said in public places, by
prominent divinss in different parts Of
the country. that this pIanchette writ
ing ia all from the devil, and should b.
stopped as soon as possible" To me
this doctrine seems a little contradictory !;
since these clergymeu deny that spirits
can communicate with us at all, and yet
say it is the devil p
What, then, ia the explanation 7 Was
it the devil7 Or Gas 1t a spirit?
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-09-25
aug28

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge. Parish Court -
In matter succession Of Octave Landry,
deceased. No. 465
BY VIRTUE Of q writ Of O.. "a. to me
directed in the above entitled and num-
bered cause, of date August the Gath, a
d 1859, from the hon the Parish Court
in aud for the parish of West Baton
Rouge. State aforesaid, and against the
property, real and personal rights and
credits II Treville Landry. l have seized
and will offer 1t public auction to tho last
and highest bidder. at the Court House
aoor of this parish Of West Baton Rougs
SATURDAY, the I'd day Of August A.1p,
1859, At IL o'clock .. m.,, all the right,
title and interest and claim Of the defrn.
dsnt Treville Landry. IN and to the fol.
lowing described tract of land so.wit:-
A certain tract of land situated in this
parish Of Wese Baton Rouge, contsioioe
one sspsnt; m.rs o. lsss, fsonteo the river
Mississippi. WITH . depth Of thirty eight
srpents, between parallel lines, bounded
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STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge. Parish Court
W W Kincheloe u. Lingo Slaughter.
No Is.
BY VIRTUE of a writ of seizure and
sale to ina directed 10 the above entitled
md numbered cause, Of date August 81.
a. d. 1859, from the Hon. the Parish Court
in and for the parish IF West Batoo
Rouge. State aforesaid, I have sei1ed and
~iIl IF at public pale to the last and
highest bidder at the Court House door
If this parish of West Baton Rouge, on
SATURDAY, the Cd day Of October. a.
d, 1859. at IL O'Clock a. M, all the right,
title. interest and claim Of the defendant
Lingo slaughter. in and to the following
described. lots of ground, to.wit:
Three certsin lots Of ground situated
TO- this parish at the ferry landing, and 10
the town of West BAton Rouge, being
lots nos eight, nine. and ten in 60 rare
no. ten, measuring each thirty feet front
hy u hundred and twenty feet in depth,
English measure.
Seized to pay and sstisfy the amount
Of judgement, interest and costs claimed
in the above entitled and numbered suit.
Terms Of Sale-Cssh, With the benefit
w. DuRALDE, Jr.,
anUC8 Sheriff
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