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OWBICIAL PAPER Of she City of Caurollton, and of thb PARISH OF JEFFERSON. PUBLISHED Every Wednesday and Saturday, In bOIty of Carrollto,,Parsh of Jefferson, La., By X, G. DAVIs. a&$1 On Dublin, between Scond and BurthLe etreetes. ' t4C ITY . OF CARROLLTON : WEDNESDAY, January 2, 1861. , ird JudioiaI Distriet Court: • f ON. JUDGE BURTHE, Presiding. ' d$FNAL TERM-JANUARY 1861. f FIXED FOR TRIAL: sday, January 9, 1861. State of Loulsiana vs. Henry Evans and "'John OGnn--Selling Liquor to slaves. State of Louisiana vs. C. C. Lacoste- Assault and Battery. Thursday, Janla 10, 1981. No. 276. State of Louislana vs. James H. Green Stabting with intent to kill. , bber -Arrested. - On Saturday 3iygijast, special Officer T. LAZARE, of4his parish nabbed one of those t after he had displayed his qkill Sfesslon by knocking down Mr. W1*inson, of Greenville, whilst on his way honia from the Railroad 1$tationa't that place. When taken by the Officer the pocket book of Mr. W., was found in his possession with some money-also implementsused by pick-pookets and burglars. Ile gave his name as Georgeo Claude. Horse Thief Arrested.-Officor S. KERNER Of this city arrestod on Sun day last, in the city of New Orleans, a man by the name of John Kelly, for stealing a mule belonging to John Dunn .of this place some two weeks ago. IMAMS IOrETING. The Mass Meeooting at the Hotel on the evening of Saturday last, convened by the "Southern Rights Association" of the Parish of Jeffersou for the ratltiIetinti of the nomination of candi dates t, the Convention to be lhld at Baton Roitne on the 23d Jattuary, inst., was nuinei ttly htieoiled. The nomil'wos, (Melcsrs. 'Luld and Ogden) were inmiuimously proclaimed the candidate$s f- .the S. R. Association bf this parish. The Meeting "a s ably addressed by the gentlemen above namned, and also by Mr. Conolly, on the questions which must shortly come before the people, and which should comnmand due con sideration by every American citizen, whether native or adopted. NEW YEAR'S DAY-- Yesterday-und the day preceding, were two of the most gloomy ever experienced by tile true patriotic and lover of free ovkrn ment, during the last half century. 'rh!ere is scrcerly left a hope for the safety of our institutions or the perpe tuity of this great Allnriean It niion. Want of Employment.--Tho New port (R. I.,) l)aily News of the 'Oth ultimo, after furnisuhing its readers with a homily upon ('rimness:lid? tcirtCaus's,' the inlCense oif fires, ile',, etc., in sg gesting the remedy,/ for ail, the editor begilns as follows : ''fihe ionly' rnildv flor idleness is eitplOii ut'l. This, ill tiluoes of finl l inlt distre.s, or in n conuunn ity of limu ited industriail inlltns, nlltly ltt ialwvvs be ,"possible; yet under the inllfnfhillI' of interllnal inllprovenents already ill their illnception, \\e mayv hole, ere llng, that It new imilletus wil lie givers to tui" gene ril indu'stry, iand hi t :ill cant lie well and protitaiblly emnploy'd-" -.7' Vory signiiitcant (if the morals of Votllnr llice, Mrl. lli nlllllll l. VW e 1her1 hlave not 'et roaihed that. hi.th grade oif civilization lto whihh yllou la clililli, thltrl'fort', we are (,X ilmpt froil1 Latest from Washington. I'J~r" I. d r ,tl (;.,11'11rnment and S,Sdtt ('arolinft-- W\AtliINtiTwiN, I ec. 3l. a special IlImssllgI', ill refrzence tio I1te ('ve'nts ill Soiuth ('liin(aii1 . It is ilso iielieveld that It decide1d policy ii' retferc'l l' el to thile' Ill ntill nn'llilllce of hlie flirts nI'li1r ('hirlrsthni ha.lois 1,111 ndipited I - thle \Var I t)pIrtmlnnt, wherle IGt'il. Scott hits the Inslat few duIys hooln in ('cunncil. Irne left New Yurk this mlorlliing fIr ('llurlh'ston, with sclcld ilrdOrs. It is be1levedC hire tlut S'ecretalr' ''Thlomson, of the D)opartment of the Interior, and Secretary Thomas, of the Treasury, will certainly both resign. The Cabinet.-The Cabinet have decided that it is impossible to restore the military status, with reference to the Charleston forts. Messrs. Floyd. Thompson and `' mas hold that the constitution guff4rg tees the right of secession. The Committee of Thirty- Tkree.--In the House cominmitto of thirty-three Mr. Taylor, of I'ouisiana, said he was satisfied nothing could be effected, but he should retain his place, to join .the minority report. On motion of Mr. Adams, of Massa chusetts, the enabling bill for the ad mission of ow Mexiep was ordered to be prepared by a vote of 12 to 10. Mr. Floyd's Resignation Accepbd. -President Buchanan has accepted Secretary Floyd's resignation. Gen. Wool on Secession.-TRoY, Dec 31.-In a letter published in the Times of to day Gen. Wool says if Fort Sumpter be surrendered to the seces sionists, 200,000 men will be ready in twenty days to take vengeance upon all who will betray the Union into the hands of its enemies. Proceedings of the Senate.-WAsI IN(iTON, Dec. 31.--In the Senate the Kansas bill has been postpcned till Mon day. Mr. BenjanP4, of Louisiana, is now speaking on t4 ffairs of the Union. Later from Washing WASHING TON, Dec. 31.-The 8 tary o the ,Treasury has refuse` tbi the l overnment "l cent. discount. Conflagration inr': M WAUKI:E, Dec. 31. gan Flour Mills were last night. Loss,, 20,000. Als 'ging to Messrs." ss $15,000, upon na insuraxsae. The city officoes and on the na streets devourtlg ele The lBond Robb do theft just discovered r d partment lf the federal gov t no doubt a typo of whit s every other departmei d small degree account r the co of Buchanan ~6hd'li7 advisers la cc nection with the political affair nation. When, two years ago ministration entered the il l? t the deomocracypf Illinois and etc abolition candidate to the Senate United States, we were well sa that other reasons animatad Be and associates than l)rsonal hatred Judge Douglas; and when, subsequen tly, in all the free states, they were operating to the same end, and have re cently committed the government to an approval of, its own destruction, we no longer doubted that their object was to produce a condition of things so dis ordered, perplexed and chaotic, that the" enormous villanies perpetrated by their satellites should pass unheeded and never be brought to the light of a pub lie exposure. Ju this it seerns they are in part at least, to be disappointed, for not only has this gigantic theft in the delpart ImenIt o(f tlhe in terior been Irought to light. but good reasons exist thatthe true autlhors, tas wcell as tie actual im mediate perpetrator of tlhe rIblbery,will be l'),4Xosed to publlic execration if nIot lbroughlt, as they sho1lhl Ie, to lpublic justice. It up1lp'rs tlhat lusscel. of Klnsas, who, with his partltners, was the conlt i1('tOlr with tihe war deipnlltlllet f4,r tlhat m1loSt tfigitiously corrult joh, the Lt ah translortationu of thlree years since hcld large ,moun~nts of pr, m4 ises to pay, issued by Mr. Floyd, chief of the d, t4artment, having banking and other assol.jitielns in WVashingtol besides the conf11ide14c4l of all &'oncerl'lnt'd, he easily foullnd out a phI'cir where-from to raise the wind until Se('retar'." Ilo'd should be able to plu,4C hiai, in funls. lhow tlr h' . c i . 11 ian- t utheior., will 1) able to) 'xonu'4atte th 'uusel , os fu'om' legal conijliil " ip. th,' theft is not vet kn lwn, n41' 112441"o t1hIa.| is whet hlc t 4' war an1d interi, r deph'.rtm1eonts1 r, ih . the~r rc peel i', "dllminist.ration- enttilyv egx euipt from part iil,44ti4n in the ini'thoEos act p14r4l etrat,',l and n1 lw expo,,,ii,. It is t14 le u ,eepl,'y r,'grett ,d -that u'i :h1 | iart i's (conc'4 ' l44oel as 'wcl i e1. ' 4 I" principals ar1e ,,t" southern conn1ef4nf,41 and it is to he 1 ,',l tIh.alt ('44m4 , 14.!4 r14 v,,lati,,ns will narr,,w ,h -wn t14 guilt to th e ian ,e ia te t' ,loh a n ,! ,,th ers ,t eq u al ly obscure plsitiou.- 7rue ,',:. Excitement is Piambrirg. The New York Tribune of the 25th says: Great excitement was caused in Pittsburg yesterday by the aniiunce mont that a number of heavy ocrdcatice was to be shipped from the Allegharny Arsenal to points at the south where there were new forts not yet mounted, and where the secessionists could get them. The Qbvernment at Washington was called upon to countermand the order, as there were indications that the people would resist their removal. In the N. Y. Express of the 26th find the following dispatches: Pittsburg, Penn., Dec. 24.-- tet excitement exists here to-day, in sequenoe of its being made public U. S. Quartermaster Talifioro negotiating for the. shipment fromt Alleghany Arsenal of seventy guns to Newport near Galveston Is land, Texas, and forty-six more to Shi Island, near Balile, at the mduth, of the Mississippi ri ll he apparent ob ject being to strip' Alleghany Ar senal, and place '7 a where the secessionists could ., Major' ymingt, aryland, in command of the Arsexal, declined to give the Press any information on the subject. ' I' seems the points referred to are vw forts, never yet mounted,: se 'gMts were designed for their a Thee guns are ten-inch Col and are thirty-two pounders. C for them are being ate at Va N.W fi. r Gene r4. MgFrhead, our 1Ie Coniress, immediately telegr Mr.c Stanton, Chairn of.the Committee on formati n reig tter at r raped to 4o e seoun th t pie a - to of at ent hnst e'inasterp d sion was t -an unbound a ignation against Neaer was eloquence b r never had an argoment fairer play, lea't 1,000,000 British men and women read or listened to the book in the silence of their homes, and the fair advocate car ried the syspathies spellbound to the last line of the last page. What is now the result a We are a fair and reasoning people. We have looked into the con dition of thIe negro, as describhed by the novelist. We have "realized" the "in stitution." We have apprehlended the greatness of the fact, and ask onrtselves -What can he done ?" We have com pared the evil with evils of our own, and reflected with whdit dificulty we get over -if we get over--our own social mischief ;ianrd scandals. IThere is no rse in violent rlingnage, we say to ourselves: wrllit a to le dine ? That is the qupestion. We have, too, been made aware, and have hlod it broultht rlone to our coscience, thlia' wI'e cinsume largely slave grown cotton, id sic gar, Rnd cof lill indl thaIt the vtery thero hic ic mtit tiin copies o\'t fn(cl fTim the Caimi.n's here spread ver this conr tl tryl it does ie fro t s lave produce. flr lRetluorning thus tro r irnr ti;l', to ou, tcliit ilirtakey ki4 ia ci ltc l Iietr vieWt it the 'dtnonestl. ell stittutio , 1i.''lXe frilci filir the suile ns btlitI, nwe l oralso for tlrle ml ste\-rs, rnd we live satisfied rniursilv-l Srt it c u'es. n ri gito t irs fllr rr c'i\m r t.i it'huse tire latter. tile re w re ll it t'lt, ,,f. flnt slavcr.y wis i rit isirIc ist tic thre iRttcic. Awll thise lio r m|idiic·rtirIm - oirsw triid 1 It is tco tl'ii thlucit the Cii .. iwrierl e ,, thi- I nitiil Statt s is Aiilri ,<- . ii.'l irs it- in.riiinltnri. lI"ir wlit w,,,lh N rew Y.,'lk lit, with,,uc t "liicrv . Th.it, what c. ala-! would liv erp l+cland cn l - - h1,1h i tr ? 11 hict this netrlitrj cllis . a('n nit all tiie irll Iltcirs in thi- lllsici's ulit thue ,l'r rr ,l , in id th in k w hr .,t c 'r lie cliche ic rn ili..':ntc t hat it i- sic ditiult tic ih ,,li-h ' i'irlhicips w e s ,,:ik tc thi d air . tit cnn' thin i is icttcr tihaii dividinig houli.i, ciiid 5cr.vccirt in;rnirst c tnat-r. in the must riciri:: niticdnc inc the ,nlnl. ,i Letter from Jay` SIj The N. Q. Ps day says: The fol venIcrab New Y a mee CO-o pub .. to in the th South not g further eg the meetrge a on of L s~e c e a major ng a s hiep ti at will join us . We iot ain Washington and "Star-Spangle Banner,' and to t of the Union all the States t fairly and promptly con requirements of the con 8 6arate secession would nding a ship to sea without omp ass or ilot. ectfully, bedient servant, con BARKER. [O FI C L:A L. ) OARROLLTON COUNCIL. REGULAR MEETING. WTEDNESDAY, December 26, 18t60. Present: Hon. A. S. Ferth, Mayor: and Messrs. Charles Engleman, John Daveliport, George Ierrle. F. Schuler, Pete4i ~Stoulig and F. C. Zeller. Absent: Messrs. William Mayo and F. Fischer. The Minutes of "N emlber 2Sth and December 12th were read. A motion of Mr. Stoulig to aenmid the Minutes of December 12th iby in serting the words "Private Carrl'iage" in Section 11 of the License (trdiiaiice,. was cTied;,and on motion, the Minutes as amendedlwer. adopted. jTrrcasdrep KeT4F's Reiport for the two slo nding this day, was re:!d, show ga balance of $217 ;2 cash on a. A report was read from the Mayr, at hie did on the 24th inst., adjudinate Revenues of the Market, foxr i:il. Ir. Chris. Deibel for l,(;S) and purchaser had furlishelld his r by C. 1)hic'ihrah ir otioni, the'rceport was tion of the Mlayor romin the Attorney, as Arbitrator. had &L t 'L. Millahdon in ents of I839, n the report Clommitttq,. CommnissiariV eamboat tax: d to tihe Fi 'from Ir. J. J. Ilerrie teneriag his resignatio, as a MeInmb)er of the Board of I)irctors of the I'ublic Scho, ls: On mo1,tion, the resitnatiin of Mr. I1errloe was ncceltetd. A ltterwlas realld frlno "Star IloIk and Ladd.er ( oni:p:mty No,. ( te,' invit iung til. Mayor uoand C(''iiil to ittenil the Am iversary . clhration axnd Ball of said (',m uiey ,,'n the 1 Ith of J anary, next; and asking perrmissixn tu give tie li-all Ifre of ciharg.e for License. (On motioi,, the "nvita titi was • ce'pteid atn thle reqiuest grated. rIt. Entl,e oifh in lIehalf iif tihe li 1n0 'e( (' ,i|nii ittee rep ,,rted verballyi thalt thl (',,minittee ri.mnmeindi thu iaymiint of $14 tii ,J. L. BIin'., f.w. c., ftir atti in,.. sick pior. Oin nmitiiii the riiiurt was reuiivud and a ppii,,'i.l a1,i, lftir siuspienliniig the rhles, t! e Mtaovir was authiorizuid ti d'a\w a \iir iillt tmi I, lie ainoiiiilt. A mtin mIiiade lb tr. Enflh, man and seiiilih'd hv Mr. Seih'ltr *" thi t lFlatoumts iay 3" ' a n,,uth instead ,,t i 10. f;,r lying at tihn laling," was earriid. A ricport was rend from the Streets tand Liil*ings (omii(, itte' that the N'i w l evie lel.w Adams street was tinii- i ,n the l'lhi iit. (au ni i tiun, te, rip . rt was rieii'iidl iiii, ordred filed. A mitiiin ,f Mr. lnglunan duly secin iid. "That thi .ills for Materials t,, thi' Shell In,,ih. .h:ili ie paid ,,n thi e'ertitiate uif thii Sur. 'vor. ilup ril,',I ii -thi , ,M;ev ,o r tut li"n a .e (C o n ni t tie . \\n c'arrlitd. 4unt:v bills wete read. On iiim, i,, the' rd,,s wer,,ss p.lt'lded l the M:\. r u'as nnthiorizd to draw \\'Wir t- ii< th:t f,,lhowing t,,rs,,ns anI mn,,, ;-. !"..Mltr'lm'z, fin" l1;7 bi s--h,,ll- SC> 7; J . Jilam e. fir2 .5t; lbls. Iints... -- ,' " 1 .II. il.t ,,revt,, L~umlber, ('n-: dhli , . ..... i-ti In itn t;. \ blelr, haulinz 3 hla,! . . I .)n I , , ,uu i :.,( |',r , 1 , ,n'.i i. ,.- et l ,rtr. ,r r,,tinff Stit,, T" l ean~,.t .. :1" 75 nstabl Foes in ninal ..... 14 68 o:f J per for $183 05 arefgned to the -" i"b Council adjourned SJauary 9th, 1861, at Yo Beord1'y. J FANCY by tbja.EFFERSO .* "ev. this City, at the HIall * ip.Vy No. One, upon the m -- ti.[ef January, 1861. .,. GE RS. S. Carl Zeller, J.D. George Herrle, bn T. chel, William Mayo, 416lier, F. Schuler, erlh, 1n. G. Davis, William P. Duncan, gleman, L. C. Perret, tot Stoulig, L. L. I evy, cln Davenport, (;uy Dreux. FLOOR MANAGERS. Charles E. Royer, E. Itigaud, E. Conmmgbre, W. T. Scott, A. Babin. James Brookes, J. J. ierrle, J. I). W. Jones, .A.N. Ogden, Arthur Wire, .C. Perret, jr.. Peter Williums, ."' Thomas L. IMaxwell. COMMITTEE OF INVITATION. ºG. Dreux, A. Wire, E. Commagbre, Julhs Michel, P. C. Perret, jr.. Qo- Tickets of Adlmissicin............ $1 50. ( Ladies Invitatiots can be had by applying to the lembers of the Committee. dec2 9 CIAMB to the premises of the v undersiguJ~ on Sundav Inst, Dejpember 30, 1 , A LA1R GE Br.AC1E COW, branded J. S. or J. ) %.' The aoli r of the above animal can have the same b r piaing the expense of this advertisement. =L- Apply at this Office, to E. BELL. jan2.3t NEW CARROLLTON POUND. W A.S brought to the. Pound ot the nndersigned Syndic.., Left Bank, (New .(arrpUton,) on Decebcer 27, 1860, the followving described itnitmltl, to wit: ONE LIGHT BLACK .iAReIi NMIJLE mark of the Collar on the shoulder, and White Spot on her Back from the Saddle, shod all round. The marks and brand are taken as near as possi ble. and no other is visible. The owner or owners of the above described ani mal are requestedt to come forward, prove property pay charges, and take her away on or beforet \VIWI)NESI)AY, January 9th, til, or she will be sold on said tvday t 12 o'clock, S. .JACOIt \VEIYEL, Svndiq Left Banlk, Parish of Jefferson, December 21), 1860, NEW CARROLLTON POUND. WTAS brought to the Pound of tlhe und ersigtt"d 6yndic, Left Bank. (Nw" (Iarrollton) f TugESUA C, the 11 th day of December, ,6i0. ()INE \\VITIE, AND' RFD SPOT'r:l) CI )W, with a piece cut off the right horn; left ear crop 1p'i, and right ear split. IThe mat1.s are take. as near as possible, no other )ark or brandf visiblle. ':lhie o\tltt r ,r oi'im-r olf the abhove descrilbed tIanIIm I lire, r p(tllt.rt tl It, (me forwaird, prI\ve i'ro rv. pai ehar;- es:nte itake her Iaway, onor he' 'lifor \\li \Y , i,illlillr 2. 161 , or sthe will hobe s-'hi oni said dlayv :it o'clock M. .1 f't ( )it \ ElY 6 I' . ,Svndji I,,left Bank. Pairish of .J,., 'erson, December b2r. tetl. JEFFERSON RIFLES. Oltitr:tt No. 1. II FAt Qu Itl rF s,. ('arrollton. Ma'y 7tIh, t il I. i, 1' III t o'rulal r meetingrs f this Icrls n ill bel t L I rlea theirllull.on tIhe I'itST MON.DAY of a t. t itth. - 'rhl ,orp. will meet hereaf ytyp every Fridaytc iat 7 t'cic' i' 31it.. for ('? tic ftr )ril. Ilul't':il att.ad e is x feedted. *. .1 G ..REUX, Cptain, SC. t' . It)YEt, Ordrlt clA NS~elt. i ro ' .. . n u iti te to the. Parish tii n -ay, he tl, s to, bitl.t,)tvid I1ishlt, ,por r Monroe, \V'.tWhitt ,pari,h. 'l'The ow'ri is l'requelsted to comet forw 'irtd, provw property, pay 'iart's nid take him away. 'I(i'Y DItEl-'X, Sitrift' de'. of thi-Parishl of Jefl'l.rson. S.'W. SLATER, Book-Binder and Blank' ook No. 23 4 N,. 23 COMMERCIAL PLACi, NEW (il -,I;'ANS. 1 ;- Music hbun'! in Ioery 't'hle- eriodicals I'aplhletsI, Ilaatzines and New'pnpers bound to ordelr. Wliiank Beoks Ruled and bound to any l'iatteiit. 1 :iottn \Veighers' and Sugar Brokers' Books ,nid, to order, inar]l .1y J. PASCAL, ..' tf )f Lonidon and Paris, j Chronometer and Watch Maker, No. 21 Commercial Place, NEW ORILEANS. 'I.,' most di'ticnlt acd Delicate \Vatch 1Takte., :itl.ertraken and promptly exerctted; ak':tirch- ()n Omt;ll''i.utd aind timed fior AstroIIe 11' At wii ,k gi aratlerol and terms madte. marll-Iy " I'ITIZENS-' -L( IIING STOLE" I)AVIS & ,IACKSON, i" /-,;,- si!,'" Sit,! Petail Ittl,,erS in M.t .tS, 'Ot'THrg ata Ji't)i" ('LOTfII"G, AT.S, .' CAP', ("g RI'E?`TIA.-ll.. ETC:, T,7(' No. 1617 Poydra. Street. mr- Nearly Opposite the Carrollton Railroad Depot, New Orleans, c-t,, Aicklen , & Claren,ir ; 1) t : iv v o l 'r e Dact ler Mtftrv. s rl otin[- i s' thss 'id , -t t. o 2 A, .OY ,,1 " NTI .-;' ox(AG Iv Ne