is published tri weekly, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. S, T. B. R. HATCH, G. A. PIKE. T. B. R. HATC H, : : : : : Editor. BATON ROKJE: SATURDAY,8, 1865. oiicrcb n otick .—Tlie Rev. Dr. Lewi» will officiate in St. Jftrnea Church (Episco pal ), to-morrow. Service will commence st U o'clock, a. u. WSf" Our thanks are due the officer» of the steamers Gre. y Eagle and Mon soon, for supplies of late New Orleans papers. Also, to Mr P. L. Tjerpin it /, Steamboat A^ent, and his accom odating clerk, Frank Louoks , for similar favors. Local .—The weather continue.« to be about as warm aa could fee desired —the heat being occasionally relieved by gentle showers. We have had a succession of beautiful moonlit nights, very pleasant to promenaders, and coo! enough to afford enjoyment to sleeper«. Cotton comes pouriug in daily from the country imparting con siderable activity to business. The ' River is falling steadily, and boats are j passing up and down frequently, laden ' with freight and passengers There I has been some talk of the cotton worm ' having recently made its appearance j in certain places in the vioinity, but we are happy to say that thus far lit- j tie iujury comparatively has been done ! by the depredator. We hope soon to j chronicle its disappearance altogeth. ; er. j POSTAL FACILITIES. J Prominent among the needs of the South at this time, is a re-inaugura tion of the old postal system. Poet master General Dbnnison , we are glad to perceive, is not oblivious to a senne ol this necessity. Although a little slow in extending the facili ties of his bureau towards this section of hi» particular "vineyard," he lias nevertheless, of late, manifested a disposition to take us under his pa ternal care. Iu an interview with Gen. Grant a short time since, rela tive to the use of the railways South for the transportation of the mails, he pledged himself that postal facili ties should be extended throughout that section as rapidly as possible. Coming nearer home, we are gratified to see that he has taken Baton Ilouge into consideration and given us a postmaster in the person of our fellow townsman, C. G. B reckimridgk, Esq., whose ability for the position is undoubted, sud who we hope soon to see installed in his new official position. The citizeus' postoffices being abro gated by a state of war, left our peo ple entirely dependent upon chance facilities for intercommunication, or upon the courtesies of the military postmasters, who as a geueral thing, evinced great kindness iu attending as far as they could, to the postal wants of civilians. The reembracing within the scope and jurisdiction of the General Poet otfice Department of all the old routes And offices throughout the South, together with a probable augmenta m#ntation of other routes and offices in the direct ratio of a probable in crease of population ami settlements, will eventually reuder that Depart ment more self -sustaining and lucra tive than ever. We hope soon to witness a thor ough re-organixation of all our coast and interior postal arrangements, so that we can once more be placed iu directed neighborly communication with our friends in the surrounding country. %ijf* We Jearn from English pa nais that therfl is every probability that thousands of Welsh colliers and Iron workers will locate themselves on this side of the Atlantic before the year is over. Scarcity of hands, it is »aid, is already beginning to be experienced at some of the works in South W ales. It appears that nearly all the emi grants come out under the auspices of the Amerioan Emigrant Society, who «imply guarantee a free passage to 5few York. White and Black Labor. All accounts agree as to the proba bility of an immense migration soon from the States of the North and West, as also from foreign climes, to this inviting region of the sun. The expansive realms of the South are to receive an unprecedented accession to their population, consisting of thousands skilled in all the various arts and sciences necessary to the growth, the strength and the welfare of a people. Many will come pro vided with the means and appliances to enter immediately the great arena of enterprise which is open to receive them. Many others, depending aloue upon their stout frames, their brawny arms and sound constitutions, will enter the lists as laudable competitors in the great field of labor. Gradu ally and perceptibly will be unfolded to the gaze and -astonishment of the world, those vast innate resources of our favored latitudes, which have re mained dormant for the past four years, and which in the long years previous to the war, remained at best but partially developed. Our native population, stimulated by the ambitious efforts of their new allies in the great work of "building up the State," will set in with re newed zeal and energy, "keeping step to the Union," and litt them selves out of their reverses to an abundant prosperity. The colored portion ol' that population, not real izing to so great an extent the ne cessity and importance of " taking time by the forelock" and giving shape and progress to their notions more iu consonance with their pres ent condition of freedmeti, may and undoubtedly will find themselves outstripped in the race for successful labor and employment, unless they cau manage to reform their ideas and pursuits in time. Upon this subject and that of emi grant labor, a correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune throws out some salutary hints, as follows : ." In a recent communication, 1 re marked that the question between large and small fanning commences to attract public attention in this State. I see that one of your city coteinporaries is of opinion that white labor will eventually supersede, in a considerable measure, black labor in the Southern States. With the influx of white labor, and the disintegration of the gregari ous labor of the great plantations, there will be a much larger variety of products. Farms will multiply and plantations will diminish. Ex tensive tracts of land, which cannot be cultivated as plantations of cottou or sugar for want of a sufficient num ber of hands willing to combine in regular work, will be devoted to the production of food for stock, which demands uot. much labor, and to pas turage, which demands very little labor. So says your cotemporary. As there is every indication that tlit^ volume of immigration to the United Status will be very large in the future, is it not the policy of the people at the South to iuvite emi grants to come and settle among themselves ! They have lands fully equal if uot much superior to those of the fertile West. What is needed to cultivate them are farmers. Let not prejudice warp their judgment, and in a few short years the surface of the Southern States will be stud ded with innumerable well tilled farms, and the hum of prosperity will be heard in all th^ir villages. All the accounts concur in statiug that the emigrants now leaving Ger many are of a superior class, com prising a large proportion of skilled mechanics and of small laud owners, who are selling their farms in order to purchase more land in the Western States." (fiT Lynchburg, V*., paper* contain the proceedings of a meeting of the far mers of Nelson county, Va., recently. Re solutions were adopted to pay No. 1, field hand« $5 per month, ami No. 1 women 84îd plough boys $2 f>0 per tuonth, find ing lodgiug, fuel and rations a? heretofore, the bunds to find their own clothing; loss of time from sickness and idleness to be deducted, J»"d the hand* to be entirely subject to the orders of the employers, who are in no case to hire 8 laborer who has not permission to hire himself. Lab orers refusing theee terms shall nöt loiter I upon tho employer's premises. Payment shall be made in money, if preferred, or in supplies at the market rates. Presidents and Superintendents of public works are requested not to hire hands who are en gaged in agriculture without having per mission from the farmer on whose farm he has been engaged. Parties violating these rules after subscribing to them will be deemed guilty of perjury. N ew O rleans T rue D elta.— Mr. W. R. Flöh, announces in the True Delta of the 6th, his withdrawal from the editorial management of that jour nal, and its transfer to Messrs. W. R. Adams and Robert Oliver, the entire newspaper establishment hav ing passed into the hands of those gentlemen. Mr. Adams many years since, owned and conducted the Baton Rouge Gazette, (long before it became merged into the Comet,,) and subse quently, in company with J. 0. Nixon, Esq., owned and conducted the New Orleans Crcscent. His edi torial career was marked by signal ability and influence. Mr. Oliver has for a long while been connected with the New Orleans press, and is favorably known as an efficient busi ness manager. We clip the following introductory of those gentlemen from their paper of the 4th : Having been well known to, and thoroughly identified with, the peo ple of New Orleans and the South west for many years, we do uot deem it necessary to announce any extend ed programme of our future course. We prefer to be judged by our acts, as they may develop themselves here after, rather than by any promises or pledges which long established custom might warrant us in making in advance. If a cordial support of the Administration of President John son iu his efforts to restore the Union to its former condition of unparalleled affluence and grandeur ; if a heartfelt wish to cultivate harmony, union and brotherly love, between the citizens of all parts of our common country ; if an earnest effort to restore Loui siana to her rightful place among her sister States, to heal the wounds which war has inflicted upon her, to develop her unequalled latent re sources, to stimulate her industry and promote her advancement—and if a sincere desire to add to the wealth, business and general pros perity of the great commercial me tropolis which has been our home for many long and pleasant years, be meritorious, and entitle us to the con fidence of the community, we hope to receive a share of public patron age commensurate with our deserts. W. R. A dams, R obert O liver. B eware of C ounterfeits .—The New Orleans Picayune says the chevalier h d'industrie are hard at work palming off upon the tinsns pecting, their counterfeit bills. The following is given by that journal as the regular list of counter feits of the United States cuireucy : 2'«. imitation, are reported in circulation. Poorly done. 5'a, altered from l's. Portrait of Chaae. 5's, imitation; poorly done; coarse. •Vs, photographed—have a blurred look; the paper isstiflor and heavier. Signatures very heavy. 10'a,imitation, well executed, are report ed in circulation. There in no Treasury »tump upon tho bill. 10's, altered from l's—vignette portrait of Chime on upper left; genuine have por trait of Lincoln. 20's. imitation—engraving course; gen eral appearance bad. 50' b , imitation. Tbe head of Hamilton is coarse and blurred; otherwise excellently done, and well calculated to deceive. 50V, altered from 2'a—vignette portrait ol'Hamilton below the words United States. ! n genuine it is above. lOO'» imitation. The only points of ac tual difference between the genuine and counterloit are those : In the upper left corner are the words, "Act of February 25t ,li, 1S82-" In the counterfeit tho "tb" and the ornamental lines above run into and touch tho border; in tbe genuine there it a clear space between. Ou the right end of back of note there are fourteen small ovals; on the edge ot each oval the figures in the bad read 00l. or inverted, whilo on the left they are 100. This is the reverse of those figure» in the gennine; there it will be seen that on the right hand they lend 100, and ou the left oot- These notes are wcii executed. Postage Ourrenoy—25 cents, imitation— poorly engraved and on poor paper. 50 cent«, imitaticn—poorly done. The heads of Washington aje blurred, and not alike. Saud 10cent«, imitation; poorly printed. 50'» new issue, are now in. circulation. Observe caution. The portrait on each coarsely done. National Banks—5's imitation; well exe cuted, and of a dangerous character, are reported in circulation. Coupons—Counterfeit coupons, dated March 1,1865, for $12 50, in the similitude of 10.40 five per cent. United States J500 bonds, have been offered at differen t United Sta'es depositories. 7.80 Bonds—Some of these are in circu lation with the coupons cut off, and are offered as currency. Without coupon they are of no value until mature- Befune alt such. R obbing F ather .—"Mrs. Mifiin," said a visitor, "Emma has your fea tures, but I think she has got her father's hair." "Oh, now I see," said the dear little Emma ; "it's be cause X have father's hair that he has to wear a wig." D eath or C ol. J ohn R. M c C lana" hak. —Col. John R. McClanahan, one of tho editors of the Memphis Appeal, was killed on the 29th, by falling from a window of the Gayoso House, in Memphis. GENERAL NEWS. A delegation from Scotland, repre senting a capital of four millions of dol lars, has arrived at Washington with a proposition to invest in Southern lands on account of persons composed of the industrial classes, who will emi grate at once if encouraged to do so. Frightful accounts continue to be received of the ravages of small-pox in Jamaica, and the mortality among the laboring classes. In the iuterior dis tricts tbe people have been dying like rotten sheep ; while about Moratb Bay, those afflicted have been seen ex posed on the highway, there beiog no place provided for their reception by the public. The views of the President on re construction, as stated to the South Carolina delegates, are received in the most flattering manner by the loyal Southerners in Washington. The Virginia Legislature has re pealed the disfranchising clause in the Alexandria Constitution. Jeff. Davis, is in much better health than when he landed at Fortress Mon roe. He is not m irons, and his quar ters are very comfortable. The Lincoln Cavalry who having rendered signal service in Custar's di vision throughout the war and lately commanded by Col. W. A. Adams, i* en route for New York to bftfpaid and discharged from the service, and will arrive there some time to-morrow. The Vermont Democratic State Convention met at Burlington on the 27th, and nominated for Governor, C. K. Davenport. Resolutions were pass ed reaffirming Democratic principles, and endorsing President Johnson's course. Extensive frauds upon the govern ment have been discovered, in the way of obliterating cancelled marks upon internal revenue and postage stamps. Gen. Sterling Price, and Gov. Rey nolds, of Missouri, are anxious to re turn to their homes. It appears by a Parliamentary re turn that 96 slaves were captured by British vessels-of-war in the four years ending last December, and that of these ninety-one were condemned and fire released. The pay-roll of Gen. Kilpatrick's cavalry, now doing guard duty on the railroad between Richmond and Ral eigh, is being prepared, and the com mand will probably be paid within a week. The New York Commercial calls vigerously for retrenchment in muster ing out of general officers. There are about two to a full regiment, and the cost, with the staff, is about $15,000. The New York Post believes that National taxation might now be ie duced one-third. The Choctaw Indians, allies of the rebels, are coming in hi large numbers and asking for peace and permission to return to their homes. Another steamer, the Cardinal, ha« been sunk a short distance below Lit tle Rock. Loss $70,000. All tbe Paria journals quote Lord Brougham's speech urging a policy of clemency upon tbe American Govern ment, and generally praise it. The government of Portsmouth, Vu., has been turned over bv the military to the civil authorities. A similar transfer will soon be made of other Southern towns. Bully for " Maginnis,"—A cor respondent of the Philadelphia Press, who signs his letter Veritas, reports the following as a part of the sup pressed testimony offered at the trial of the assassins : Judge Holt—Mr. Murphy, were you at Ford's theatre on the night of the assassination ? Mr, Murphy—I was indeed, your honor. Judge Holt—Did you see J. Wilkes Booth jump from the box after shooting the President ? Mr. Murphy—Bad cess to him, I did, your honor. Judge Holt—Did you hear what he said, and if so, what was it ? Mr. Murpliy—I heard what he said very well, your honor ; and all he said was—" I'm sick, send for Maginnis." ( Sic Semper Tyrannu. What President Johnson Said About Judah P. Benjamin .—There seems to be no doubt that the rebel secretary, Benjamin, has made good his escape to Bermuda—nest of pi rates, blockade-runners, and yellow fever conspirators. This intelligence will be received with much regret by the President. In a recent conversa tion with a prominent political gen tleman, Mr. Johnson remarked that there was no rebel, whose hanging seemed to him so imperatively de manded by public justice, as Judah P. Benjamin.— Albany (N. Y .J Eve ning Journal, 15th vit. L ake of P etrolscm in M exico— We understand that a number of sci entific men have recently gone out to Mexico to "prospect" petroleum. It is very generally believed that large quantities are to be found, especially in tbe State of Oajaca. A large open lake of it, similar to those reported to j have been found in the British West j ladies, and fed from an exhaustless j source, is said to exist on the Isthmus of Tehuauntepec, not far from the old Transit Line. A mong those who have i recently gone out there is John Mc j Leod Murphy, Esq., formerly superin : tandent of the Transit, who claims to ! have been the original discoverer aud ' explorer of thejake. It being but a ! few miles from navigable waters on j both the Pacific and Gulf sides of the isthmus, its contents could readily be •hipped, at small expense, to all parts of the world— N. O. Picayune, Mosby has been paroled by Halleck, on tbe term» granted to Lee. SPECIAL NOTICES. A T T E N T ION! Independence Fire Company Mo. 2. YOU an-» hereby notified to attend a Regular Monthly Meeting,. Uns (Saturday) evening, July 8th, ^ bt half-pant 7 o'clock. a punctual ait iidanoe of the mem ^ bera Is requested. BY ORtiKK or THE FOREMAN : V. A. ALLAIN, Secretary. victor 'S E S TAURANT h =t te THE public ake hereby respectfully in formed that they can be accommodated with Board, at the ahoy« Restaurant, slmatad on Lafa yette »treet, at tho rate of per wtelc. This will include two meule a day. Every attention and care will be given to the comfort of guests Payment, const be made weekly. julyS-tf victor calvaïrac. butteb T At only 40 cents. Just received 250 pounds New May BUTTER, which ii offered at nujy 40 cents ¥ 11»., retail. jutyii .ioshca beal. Oars, Sugar Cored Joles, hump pork and butter. A SMALL supply of the above-named articles just stored and for sale at moderate price! tiy julyfi jos Hi' A bka I.. GBOCERY PROVISION HOUSE, plantation supplies, E. R. BECK WITH, THIRD ST, CORNER OF LA VREf., BATON ROUGE, LA. CONSTANTLY ON HAND KVERT VARIETY'OP PLANTATION srPPLIKS. Planters and others would do well to call before purchasing elsewhere. Cotton bought at hli(licHt market rat«. julyti-nnios. A. BLUM, dealer in DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, provisions, And Planlation Supplies Generally. ALSO, CROCKERY, TIN, WOOD & WILLOW WARE ötore, Cor. Africa and 8t. Napoleon St»., BATON ROUGE, LA, Determined to keep a full and well selected stock of articles such as ?'> to make up a ûrat-rate variety store, A. BLUM hopes to merit and receive an increased amount af pat ronage. lie respectfully invite» bia old cuitonier« and the publtc at large, to continue their calls as usual, assuring tbfra of hi» determination to please and satisfy them in overy particular. july6-tf jyotmcmù: THE Tax-payers of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, are hereby notified, that un less the State Taxe« (lue by them lor the years 18Ö1-2, are paid within the next thirty days, I shall proceed t« collect the same according to law KI>. COCHIN ARU, jalyl-4t* Sheriff and state Tax Collector. J. c. STAFFORD, attorney at law, OFFICE ON LAUREL STREET, BATO« ROUGE, LA. WILL practice in the Parishes of East iiston Kouge, West Baton Rouge and East feliciana. July4~ßm* jyotmce. rpiJE Tax-payers of the Parish of East JL Kntou Rouge, are hereby notified that I have deposited the assessment roll fcr tho year 1863, in the Parish Recorder's Office, at the Court House, in order that eny person aggiieved by unci» assu ment, n? ay appeal and have the same corrected, if found incorrect. j illy 1 Us JAMES II. KENNED*, Assessor. £atc n äiriige, Jvn« 3Of A, 1866 LEGAL NOTICES. s |— State or Louisiana—Parish at Bant Baton Rouge—Fifth Judicial District Court—In the matter of the Succession of Joshua X. Melton, deceased—No. 796—Probate. Ty HERE AS, Harrington B, Harelson has this TV day filed in said Court an application pray ing to be appointed Administrator of the abort) estate. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested, to show cause (If any they have), within ten days from tbe first publication of this notice, why the said application should not be granted. Witness my hand and Hie impress of my seal of office this 6th day of July, a. »., 180ft. july&-pd JOS. NEPHLKIt, Clerk. Stateof Louisiana—Parlxh or Bast Baton Fifth Judicial District Court—In the matter of tbe succession of Mary Jane Fulshire, deceased, No. 797—Probate. W 11 KHK AS, Shadrack W. Fulshire, of this Par ität has this day filed in tafd Court an appli cation praying to ba appointed Administrator or the estate of Mr*. Mary Jane Fulshire.late of said Parish, deceased. Notice is hereby gives to ail persons interested, to show cause (il any they can,) within ten «lays from the first publication of this notice, why said application should not be granted. Given under my hand and the seal ot said court this public to his !arj(e aud excellent stock of good* pertaining to his line of merchandise. He be speaks a liberal share of public patronage. Store ou Third street, opposite the building of the Louisiana State Bank. ju yl Lumber ! Lumber ! ! 11HE undersigned respectfully announce . to the public that tbey have on hand aud for saie a large supply of assorted "IKJ TMt ** ** 9 They have & Saw Mill in operation, which ena* bleiben] to supply the public with any variety or uuantlty of lumber, and will be happy at all times to recive orders froui customers. hEFBVER & JA DOT, july-lm Cor. Lafayette and Main St*. Oats and Bran! FULL supplie» of the above articles. Just received aBd for sile by just receive J.J. Dl'NDASg, julyl-tf Cor. Main and I,eve« Su,