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AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES. 7
By E. A. Deslonde.
SUGAR LANDS AND PLANTATIONS
IN THR PARISHES OF EAST AND WEST BATON
ROUGE LOTS AND TRACTS OF GROUND
WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THR CITY OF
BATON ROUGE, AT AUCTION
SUCCESSION OF JAMES McCALoP WILLIAMS.
Second District Court for the parish of Orleans
NO. e ,.
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PELICAN FERTILIZER. D.
THE NKW ORLEANS SANITARY AND FERTILE
ING COMPANY,

Have now ready for delivery their superior FER
TILIZING COMPOUND, in quantities to suit pur.
chasers. Certificates from well-knOwn citizens
characterize it as superior to Peruvian Guano,
while it 10 sold At less than half the price, and
has no disagreeable odor. Send for Circular.
Price Of our Pelican No. $50 per ton
Price of our Pelican No. e4S per ton
Terms-Cash, or approved city acceptance pay
able December l. 1871.
Aiss EARTH CLOSETS and COMMODES for sale.
Samples to be seen and orders taken at the ONCE.
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The Board of Trustees resolved to pay interest
at six per cent in cash on all outstanding certih
Gates OF scrip, and also to pay in cash FIFTY PbR
CENT Of the issue of 1860, to the legal holders
thereof on and after the first Monday in June
next
They have also declared scrip dividend Of
FIFTY PER CENT on the earned premiums en-
titled to participate for the year ending April 30,
1871, for which certificates will be issued on and
after the first Monday in August next, free Of gov
THOMAS A. ADAMS, President. .
c. T.'BUDDECKE, Vice President.
HENRY v. OGDEN Secretary.
TRUSTEES:
Thomas 4. Adams, Samuel Il. Kennel
G. =. Buddecke, PH. Foley,
D. D. Newman, A. Thomson,
A. q. Ober, John Phelps,
p. eimms RI. Summers,
4. Bmer I'D B. Newgass.
~. 0axrard. nyN
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A. Elmer BADER, President.
CH. ENGSTFELD, Vice President.
GEORGE STROAEYER Secretary.
Board of Trustees:
A. Elmer Bader, NJ. Frank,
W.B. Schmidt, Theodore Lilienthal,
Louis Schneider, Frank ROder,
}. NJ. Schwartz, Hermann Eicke,
F. Rickert, c. H. Miller,
Jacob Hassinger, CHI. Engstfeld,
S. L. Nasits, H. Pohmann,
Louis Schwartz, g. L. L. Mayer,
r. Seg X. Wessenbach,
H. X. GOgreve, n. A. Baumgarden,
W. Davis, Joseph Keller,
Isaac Scherck 4. T. Del Bondio
je4 i0l
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By r. n. & B. J. Montgomery.

RY X. M. & b. j. MONTGOMERY.
II Montgomery, AuctiOneer-Will be sold
on SATURDAY, September 80 1871, at eleven
o'clock, at the Old Auction Mart No. 81 Cams
street.
One large lot of knives. pistols revolvers, boots
shoes, clothing, valises, etc.
Terms-Cash in United States currency se2s
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INSURANCE.
GUARDIAN MUTUAL LIFE lNs'H'
ANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
Essab'ishsd I'm 1s5s.sszss - :
ALL POLICIES NON.FORFEITABLE
CASH OR THIR PREMIUMS
no NOTES REQUIRED.
Last Cash Dividend Fifty Per Cent.
Cash assets over 100000
Policies in force. =, 900, 900
Annual income .................. 1000, 900
Losses paid since 1859. ................... 100000
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OF HENRY HopGsexo. "a GIT.
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NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Once Corner of Camp and Canal Streets.
ASSETS DECEMBER 81 1870, sSo2,7a2 o..
Insures fire, marine and river risks dividing the
profits each department separately to the in
cured. J TCIES President
Nv. HlNCKs Secretary.
Directors.
George Urquhart, NJ. Payro,
A. Rochereau, Placide FOrstall
6. W. BabcOck, Augustus Reichard,
A. Schneider Ernest Miltenberg er,
Charles LATTE, ". B. Schmidt,
T. Bailly Blanchard, J. TuyeA
myl2ly
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The Board Of Directors have resolved to pay six
per cent interest the outstanding Certificates of
Profits, on and after the second Monday of Febru-
ary, 1871 Also dty per cent on the balance Of the
scrip of the year 1885, payable on and after the
third Monday in March, 1871, and they have fur
Their declared dividend Of ten per cent ON the
net earned Participating Premiums far tho year
ending December 81, 1870, for which certificates
will be issued on and after the twentieth day Of
March next.
THOMAS SLOO, President
JOHN g. GAINES Vice President.
THOMAS ANDERSON, Secretary.
DIRECTORS: t..-t.e (
yGhn q. Gaines, Z. J. Haxt, /
B. Biscoe, Henry Renshsw.4
l. u. Marks, w.. Z eeyneus.
j. Weis, l. 8. venables,
- va Kant, is' AisAasa nowse.
Hugh Wilson Tho@as Sloo. ~ /
jas71y
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IRON SAPES-lRON SAPRS.
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By q. De Ferret.
By g. De Ferret.
COMFORTABLE TWO-STORY HOUSE. COVERED
WITH STATES, ON MARIGNY STREET, BIZ.
TWEEN URQuHART AND GIROD STREETS.

SUCCESSION OF MICHAEL R1oRDAN-So. t..
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to Florence, Alabama; at Chectawhatchee
river, Florida; at Aqua creek, Virgins;
for survey Of White river, from Buffalo
shoals to the mouth of James fork, Misson-
ri; for the survey of the Wabash river, from
it's mouth to the city of Lafayette; for sur
vey Of the Mon0ngahela river, from New
Geneva, in Pennsylvania, to Morgantown,
in West Virginia; for survey beginning at
vOr near Guntersille, on the Tennessee
river, to the headwaters Of the Warrior
and COOsa rivers, in Alabama, with the
view Of determining the practicability of
uniting the waters Of, the Tennessee river
with the waters of the Warrior or COOsa
river for the purposes of navigation, and
estimates for necessary locks and dams to
extend the navigation on said river to the
last named place; for examination and sur
vey OF the Etowah river, from its mouth up
to Gainesville, Georgia, and also for ex-
animation and survey of Atchafalaya BAY
and Calcasieu pass, Louisiana; of the Cos
tenaula river; from Rome, Georgia, up to
the mouth OF the Coosawattee; at Chatta-
hOochee river, below Columbus, Georgia: at
the mouth of the Saint Johns river. from the
outer bar to Jacksonville. Florida; at the
mouth of the St. Marks river, from
Spanish Hole to st. Marks. Florida: at
ApalachicOla- bay, Florida; at Tampa hay.
at Tampa, Florida; forresurvey of Fifteen
mile falls: at Elizabeth and Nansemond
rivers, Virginia; at Camden, Arkansas, to
Trinity. Louisiana, on Ouachita river: at
Goldsboro, North Carolina. to the mouth of
Neuse river; at the mouth of Licking river.
Kentucky. for harbOr of refuge; for survey
of Cape Fear and Deep rivers, as far up as
La Grange, North Carolina at
-Cuivre river, Missouri, from its mouth
to Moscow Mills; at Bayou Bartholomew,
from its mouth to the Arkansas State
line: for the examination and survey of
the Tangipahos and Tchefuncta rivers, in
the State Of Louisiana; for the survey of
Horse Shoe shoals. in the Delaware river,
below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; for the
survey Of the harbor Of Norwalk. Connect
cut: for surveying the mouths Of Quantico
and Choppa Wamasic bays, Virginia;
for examination and survey of Red
river, from the mouth to point
above the raft in Louisiana.
Sec. 4. Tlrat the unexpended balances of
appropriations made by the act approved
July eleven, eighteen hundred and seventy,
entitled Gan act making appropriations for
the repair, preservation, and completion of
certain public works in rivers and harbors,
and for other purposes" for the fiscal year
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and
seventy-One, are hereby re-appropriated for
the purposes therein specified; provided,
that any part If the appropriations made by
this act may, ct the discretion of the Score
tary Of War, be applied during the current
Approved March 3, 1871.
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fore the mother, a young woman
aSsa:: twenty ave years old, and
her three interesting little children.
two girls and one boy, were lying
stiff and cold in the arms of DEATH
Dying in rapid succession, one al.
ter tho other, the mother, although
the first to take the poison, lived
to see her children all die and then
followed them herself. It is said
the struggles of the poor little crea.
lures were awful, the Oldest failing
backwards was drawn together in
such a manner that her head and
feet nearly touched each other.-
The afflicted father held his little
ones and his wife i'm his arms till
they breathed their last.
The time was too short from the
discovery of the deed to procure
any aid, although physician was
Immediately sent for. He arrived
in time to save the father, who, in
bis efforts to discover What the
drug was, bad swallowed enough
to render his condition dangerous.
Mr.. Patterson camo to this CITY
yesterday afternoon to procure cof
fms to bury the dead, and as soon
as he returns an inquest will be
held previous to the interment.
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WASHINGToN. ,July %

Tho United States Arsenal a, the
Navy Yard is burned. The loss was
estimated a, million dollars. Sup.
posed cause, Spontaneous combustion.
Ii Is now supposed tho loss by the ex-
rIosion at the arsenal to day is not
mere than 100000. In addition to
artillery and cavalry equipments and
general military stores, the museum is
totally destroyed. This contained ma.
ny WAT lroph'es, "'Vle'~ &c G.. .-..,o NJ
all nations, together with specimens of
uniforms, forming a valuable collection,
During the fire there were many explo-
sions from shell and loaded muskets,
but no one was thereby injured.
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Hold Fast Below.

a party ofIrishman once upon
Il time, CONTRACTED to clear a very
deep well. Having none of the
usual convenicnces employed for
such purposes, they were at aztoss
to get one Of the party on q little
ledge near the bottom to assist in
the process f getting out water,
mud, etc. AT last Jimmy Phelan,
a herculean fellow, proposed a
plan which was considered inst
the thing.
1t was this: Jimmy was to clasp
his big fists around the wind!ass {;
then another of the party was to
Chamber down and hold on by his
legs, and so OH until the last man
should be able TO leap upon the
ledge.
Being slightly corned with liquor,
the party prepared for the descent,
without stopping to contemplate
the difficulties involved in the ad.
venture.
With barred breast, and sleeves
tucked mp, big Jimmy seized the
round portion OF the windlass di.
rectly over the well and swung
himself over. Another of the
party crept down Jimmy's body
and grasped mm by the boots
Ate. several more had followed
suit, and the human chain began
to strecb far into tho well, Jimmy
became alive to one great diflicul>
ty +; the windlass did not afford
him a good hold in the first place,
and the weight was getting intol.
erable.
AT last human sincw could
stand it no longer, and Jimmy
hailed the lower link in the chain
with:
"Be jabers, Pat, hold fast below
till sphit on me hands"
Suiting the action to the words, he
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DfpoteO IL lews. Politics, 1ntdlieeure anS the j.
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AUGUST, 8 1871 I

grave by the clover path down in
our meadow"
:. Poor Louisei poor orphsn ~
God pity you" mntterec 10
broken tonee. utterly unconscious
that I had a listener.
"God pity her indeed, sir said
she, with gush OF heart felt sympa.
thy. !" Would you like to see
her 7" she added.
! fonnd her bathei IN tears for
her kindred, and she received me
with sorrowful sweetness of man.
ner. I need not detain you by de.
scribing the efforts I made to
sootle her grief, bnt briefly ac-
quaint you that at last / succeed
ed, and twelve months after the
dreadful occurrence which I have
related, We stood at the altar man
and wife. She still lives to bless
me with her smiles, but ON the an.
nirersary of that terrible night she
secludes herself in her room, and
devotes the hours of darkness to
solitary prayer.
AS for me-" added the travel.
lcr, while q faint blush tinged his
noble brow, { as for me, that acci.
dent has reduced me to tie condi.
tion of q physical coward at the
sight of a mountain precipice."
" But the driver" asked the la.
dy passeger WHO had listened with
much attention. what became OF
the driver, and did you ever learn
the reason of/his deserting his
post ."
His body was fuond on the
road, within a few steps of the
place where the coach went over.
He had been struck dead by the
same flash of lightning that blind
ed the resiive horses"
And thus ended this thrilling
and remarkable story of life.
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THE Orangebu,g News saws: Not
only from every portion of our below.
ed county, but from all sections Of the
State, glad tiding' Of happy season
and high anticipation Of fruitful bar
vest, mako joyful the tongues Of the
pIow worn husbandmen. We are glad
to hear from every quarter Of our coun.
ty ;hat tho crops are in a more -four
i>hing condition than has been the case
for several years. The provision crop
is also much larger than any probably
,ince the war.
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WE regret (says the Spar,an) TO an.
nonnce the death of Colonel Meyer, in
command Of United States Cavalry NJ
this post. Ever since be came into our
midst his health has been such a. 20
disable him from performing the duties
Which devolved upon him. Owing to
the same cause the pleasures Of mu.
tnal acquaintance, which citizen and
soldier both desired, were not enioycd.
The Colonel died of consumption, and
bat day or two previous TO his death,
consented, under medical advice, 10 sur.
render his commission and return
home.
But It was too late, The insatia.e
archer had ma,ked him, and on ,he
beautiful hills on which he encamped
lie gave up the ghost. The procession
OF his grave, where funeral services
were performed by the Rev. Mr. No
Cu!lough of the Episcopal Church, wa.
large, and composed Of citizens Of ali
classes. The. Colonel was greatly es.
leemed, bis governmen, being suict
impartial.
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From the Philadelphia Press. I

TEXAS TO BE DIVIDED INTO THREE
STATES. the fall election in
Texas the people are TO decide up
on the division of their State into
three. Tho new States are to be
called Eastern Texas. Middle Tex
as, and Western Texas. Tie
names are not such as we should
select. Distinct names for the two
slices, east and west would seem pre-.
terable. But the name is q seconda,
ry affair. The present State has
territory enough for three, but
territory is Of less account than
population. The proposed divis.
ions are Eastern Texas, all east
of the Trinity river, population
something over 346,000; Middle
Texas, all between tho Trinity and
Colorado rivers {; and Western
Texas, all west of the Colorado
The population of each of the two
last is over 100000; that of the
Western division being the least
The population Of the whole State as
il now stands is q little over SO0,.
900 (809, ,s42O Of whom 251, ,127
are colored, leaving the white
population 558,715, bnt a trifle
over half q million. The whites
are in larger proportion to the
blacks here, however, than in the
other Gull States, being over two
to one. Whether the division
will be voted or not cannot be
predicted. 1t is said the Repub
licans are generally in favor of it
as they would probably gain two
United States Senators, while tho
Democrats oppose it for the same
reason. The division has long
been contemplated in fact, pro
visions werc made for il in the
treaty Of annexation.
WHY is love like q SEQ ch plaid
Because it is all stuff, and often
crossed.
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A-Moment of Horror.

For twenty-three years, old
Jake Willard has cultivated the
soil Of Balwin County, Alabama,
and drawn thercfrom support
for self and wife. He is childless.
Not long ago, jake left the house
in search of missing cow. His
route led him through an old
worn out patch of clay land, of
about six acres in extent, in the
centre of which was well, TWEEN.
ty-hve or thirty feet deep, that at
some time probably, had furnish
ed the inmates of a dilapidated
house near by with water. In
passing by this spot, an i'll wind
lifted Jako's "tile" from his head,
and maliciously waited it to the
edge Of the we'll, and in it tnm.
blcd.
Now Jake had practiced the
virtne of economy, and he imme.
diately set about recovering the
lost hat. He ran to the well, and
finding it was dry at the bottom,
he nncoiled the rope which he had
brought for the purpose of captur.
ing the truant COW, and after sew
eral attempts to catch the hat
with moose, he concluded @to
save time by going down into the
well himself. To accomplish this,
he made fast one end of the rope
to q stump hard by, and was
quickly on his way down the
well.
1t is n fact, Of Which Jake was
no less oblivious than the reader
hereof, that Ned Wells was in the
diiapida'ed building aforesaid,
and that an old Lliud horse with a
bell on his neck, who had been
turned out to die, was lazily graz
ing within short distance Of the
well.
The devil himself or some other
wicked spirit put it in Ncd's Gran.
ium to have little fun; SO he
quietly slipped up to the horse,
and unbuckling the bell strap, ap-
proacued with slow measured
= ,;,,s " i"s" th" rdce of the
well.
Dang that blind horse !" said
Jake, +" he's comm this way sure,
and hain't got no more sense than
to fall in here. Whoa, Ball I"
But tie continued approach oi
tho ting a ling" said just as
plainly as words that Ball "
wouldn't whoa. Besides Jake
was at tho bottom resting, before
trying to " shin " it up the rope =
Great Jerusalem !" said he
"the old cuss will be n top of me
before can say Jack Robinson
Whoa ! dang you, whoa ~
Just then Ned drew up to the
! edge of the well, and with his foo
kicked q little dirt into it.
" Oh lord ~ exclaimed Jake
falling upon his knees at the bot
tom. I'm gore now, whoa -
W h'o a! Ball ! Oh, Lord have
mercy on me-"
Ned could hold in no longer
and fearful Jake might suffer from
his fright, he revealed himself.
Probably Ned didn't make
tracks with his heels from tina
well. Maybe Jake wasn't up te
the top Of it i'll short order anc
you might think he didn't try eve
ry night for two weeks to get 9
shot with his rifle at Ned. May.
be not, l don't know. But | do
know that if Jake finds ont who
sent you this, it will be the las
| sonib you'll pet
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a Singular StorY-A Woman Asserts
that she has been a Captive among
Indians for Forty Years,

A Singular Story-A Woman Asserts
that she has been Captive among
Indians for Forty Years.
On Friday morning a woman
named Martha Yallery arrived in
Detroit, from the East, en- route to
st. Joseph, Mo-, having come by
sea from California, and by direc.
ton of the Director OF the Poor,
she was'sent to the County House
at Wayne, until her friends can be
communicated with. She tells an
extraordinary story, to whicl, tho
Detroit Tribune alludes rs fol
lows:
Size states that, tog .iher with
her father and mother, she was
captured by a body of Cnmanche
indians on the plains, in June,
1928, and that subsequently her
parents purchased their liberty,
and are at preeent residing in St.
Joseph, Mo. From this time up to
june, 1870, she remained q cap
tive in the hands of savages, and
was subjected to excruci,ating tor,
lures and indignities. Upon ar.
irving at "a mature age, David
Ward, an Irishman, who was also
a captive, married her, first, how
ever, being compelled to "run the
gauntlet" in order to claim her as
his wife. Three children were the
result of this union.
Ward, for some offence, was
burned at stake, and atterward
ayoung Indian "ran the gauntlet
for. her. and she was married TO
him. He, too, persisted by the
hands Of his fellow>savages, not,
however until six children had
been born. After his death vari-
rejected, and EerF EEsFe inS RrSp0ssn eiiGren nqa
were killed in her presence, and
she was compelled to eat of their
ilesl, and dance in their blood
Still refusing to acccde to the pro
positions Of her captors, she was
consigned to death, and prepara
tions were made to burn her at 6
stake OH the 14th of June. 1870.
On the night of the 18th, how
ever, she says she effected her cs
cape, and after travelling thirteeI
days she found white friends, VIII,
cared for and assisted her in secnr
ing her liberty. Dnring her jour
ney she lived principally upor
herbs, and was compelled to re
main three days in hollow log te
prevent a re capture. While oc,
cupying this place of safety, hel
pnrsners held a consultation in lht
neighborhood and decided to give
mp the chase. She overheard al
that was said, and at nightfall she
quilted the log and locality and con
timed on her journey.
The above is the substance D
the woman's story as told to the
Director of the Poor. She related
most ;ncidents connected with he
captivity, many of which are of /;
revolving character. Her appear
ance indicates that sle has livod
with Indians, and of the truth o.
her statements we leave our read
ers to judge.
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Tx Union Times says We regret
to S'"'e that all prospects for rain iu
this section have blown of, and we
hear much anxiety expressed for the
corn crop. A few weeks ago this crop
gave promise Of great abundance, but
1t is feared the present drought has cut
1t of very materially. The cotton,
where the ground was deeply plough.
ed. looks well, bat in shallow soil it
begins TO dronp.
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Union Times.

The BANNER CorroN STArE.-Ac,
cording 10 the latest returns OF the Ag.
r'cai;ural Bureau, published in the
News on Saturday, South Carolina
stands prominent. Her cotton crop
is four per cent. better than it was in
July ct last year, and is pu. Down at
100 per cent, while North Carolina
the only other State that shows an i'm.
provemenl over las. year, is rut dovn
al 90 per cent. The rest exhibit tall e,
ing off more or less marked.
Charleston New,,
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.buBscRiPrIos Two Dollars per annum.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted nj tho rates of
ono dollar per square Of twelve Minion lines
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nfty oents each for the second and third inser-
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Insertions. Yearly contracts will be made.
Az advertisements must have the number
tnsertsd till ordered out, and charged for.
Unless ordcrod otherwise, Advertisements
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