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Baton Rouge Tri- Weekly Gazette & Comet,
OFFICE ON THIRD STREET, OPPOSITE THE BRANCH OF THE LOUISIANA STATE BANK.
VOL. XLVII.
BATON KOUGE, LA., SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1865.
NO. 22.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
r. w. knickerbocker,
Attorney at Law and Claim Agent,
HAH (lull« arranfemont,» In New Orleans und
Washington City for Ihasuccssful prosecution
aud collection of
CLAIMS AÖAINST TUB GOVERNMENT.
Office on til* «orner of Fifth und Laurel streets,
augS ' BATON ROUGE, T,A.
J. O. FUQUA, 1 J. Q. K1LBOÜBSK,
liaton floug», La. J OUri ton, La.
FUQ.UA & KlLBOUItNE,
Attorneys and Counselors at l.aw,
WILL practice In the Cotlrts (if the Parishes of
East and West Baton Rouge, Iberville And
East and Went Feliciana. au et
J. C. STAFFORD,
ATTORNEY AT t,AW,
OFFICE ON LA UllKL STREKT,
BATUÄ nuiue, LA.
TIT"ILL practice in the 1'urishos «f Mast
VV Baton Rouge, Went Baton Rouxe mid Knut
Feliciana. julyl-tini*
IHÎHM «V IlEKKOll,
ATTORNEYSAT LAW,
co itn t no us k a (j hau n.
Baton ltouge, t<n,
WILL attend to all business In th«ir profession
entrusted to them, in this und the adjoining
parishes, and In the city of New Orleans.
augH-tf
W. H . McltfAW &. SON,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
Aooountantfl & General Agents,
anslï-àtn BATON ROUGE, LA.
h .a. Rflcino* ; ...don a . Plant«
«IHMKlPf Sc PARDEE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
n ST. Clf A RI.EB STREKT,
marlo NEW ORLEANS.
JOHN, M, TRAOY,
J usti ce of the I' eace ,
sevojfD warp,
Parlait of Kail Ilnfon Hange,
OFFICE, COK. Tllllll) AND LAUREL 8T8,
Of-STAIRS, OTIR THE BUS BILLIARD SA I,no*.
F. A. NEPHLER,
Justice of the Peace,
WARD No . ONE,
Office at lit« Court llotisc,
HAVING resumed business, I am ready to at
tend to an business and suits, within the
earliest delay» ef the law. »p r 8
-DR. KRATZ,
OI'FfCi: ON LAUREL sriteet,
BETWEEN THIRD AND CHURCH,
( Oppi i ite M rs . . Tones ' Hoarding House ,)
jun'W-if HATON ROl'UB, LA.
I>r. MP. NI. BROWN,
Homœopathic Physician & Surgeon,
[LATE Of ST. LOUIS, MO.]
RB8PECÏFOLLY offers hie professional Mrrlces
to the citizen« of Baton Kouge and vicîtilty
Reference—Dr. Kellogg, ot New Orleans.
OHIoe, for the present, at Mr«. 8. E. Jonen',
"Central House." augl5-3m
Wr, I). L« Mcki trick,
S URO E ON DENTIST,
OPEICF, ON €ONVK\TION STREKT,
EPISCOPAL PARSONAGE BUILDING,
In the rear of Episcopal Church,
declT BATON KOVUE, LA,
(•F.ORGE A. IMIiE,
CJENEBAL AGENT,
Offline, on Third Street,
IIAT«« nor«*:, I.A.
Will sttcnil promptly, the-cotleetlon and settlement of
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CLAIMS,
NOTES, It ILLS OE EXCHANGE,
ACCOUNTS, RENTS, ETC.
All business that can be transact») by
Agency or Coiuuilsslou, promptly awl JaiUiftMu
atlcrufetHo . mayl3
w - »■ •'»*■ .•». M. LA|KÏ£*« ...A. BROTlllilt.
rikK, LAlMVEKi; k BROTHER,
BANKERS,
DKAI.IRH TM
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC EXCHANGE,
Unt/IhK, .SJOCKS, OVIN AND
UNCUBREKTT NOTES.
OEK1CK C>\ CAMP STllEET,
Dctwcen Canal und Common Streets,
Now Orl«.VIM|, J J.
iior!7-y
A . B A U M S T A Ii K ,
CABINET - MAKER AND ÜNDERTAKER,
Corner of Church ,j- Laurel streets ,
UATON KOl(IE,H.
A ARMAT V A E 1 ï T V OF
FANCY GOODS ALWAYS ON HAND.
A F tJ T, I, STOCK OF
TRIMMINGS AND METALLIC CASES
»#~Oan*KS prohftiy ATTWntDTO. july'2-.'Sru
F. PERRlLLAT,
W ittrhma ker A* Jeweler ,
FROM GENEVA AND PARIS,
WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY,
liKl 'AIUKD A T SHORT NO711, a ;
IS TBK VIR, BB.ir STVIJS.
THE LATEST STYLES OF JEWELRY,
ALWAYS ON iiand .
i.ufuj etle Street, Baton Kooge, Ln.
k'
JAMES J. DUNDASS,
WlfOLERAlsC AND rktah, DKAI.KR i*
GROCERIES,
—AND—
WESTERN PRODUCE,
Wines, Li quors, Tobacco Si Cigars.
"CITY BAKERY,"
corn f üll of MAIN AND levee streets,
HATON TtOt'UE, l,A.
SIMON MENDELSOHN,
DEALER IN
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
Wines, Liquors, Tobaccos, Cigars,
—Ann—
fair/hiltst supplies,
c orner l apatctti and f lorida btmrl,
jnnelï It A TON KOVUE, I, A.
JULIUS C. BOGEI,,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
AND DEALfcïl IN
Plantation and Family Supplies,
COR. MAIN AND LAFAYETTE 8T8„
Jtily18 HATON KOUOE, LA.
F. lu. TERPINITZ,
STEAMBOAT AGENT,
IUÏCEIVINQ, FORWARDING,
[ ill I 0 0
FRONT LEVEE,
BATON ROUGE. LA.
JAMES McVAY,
HARDWARE MERCHANT
AND DEALER IN
AgrimKiiraS Implement^
WINDOW SHADES,
WA LL P a P E It, ETC.
riALLS reflpeotfully the attention of the
VV public to hi« Urge and f ^' cJIon t -t" k t»f pond»
pertaiwiu^ to hip liuu of ,ui<»rc >uu ii**». t » i»t»
•pfiAKR n liberal Kh»rt? of public patronage
Btoreoo Third ntreet, opposite the building ol
the Louisiana Htnto Rank. ja 'y 1
J. KOWALSKI,
Luurel St., bet. Luiayette and Third Hts.,
DEALETt JN
EA SI HON AHLE ANW WELL-MADE
MEN AND BOVS'
Spring and Slimmer Clothing
-AND
staple and fancy dry goods.
Respectfully invites public rtten
tioa to Iii« present au J arcuniulatlnK stock
in trade, consisting of all grade!/ from the fioest
down to nitulium, aud low-priced
C LOTHING;
STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS.
Call and examine for yoffrselvea his assortment,
which is the largest and best- now offered in the
city, and on terms the most »atisfantory. julyl
M. BI.OCK,
Dealer in
FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS,
BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS,
Corner fifSt, Ernllnnnd mid Afrlrn sin.
RATON H OVO R, LA.
r PHE subscriber begs leaves respectfully to call
1 the attention «f his old frii>ndg and customers
that ho has taken the store formerly occupied by
Mr. V. Ifeude as a DKY GOODS STORK, for many
years, and more recently occupied by Mr. H Gear
linski, Court House Square, corner of St. Ferdi
nand and Africa »treats, where I shall be happy
for mv friends to give me a call.
M. BLOCK,
jul~2<Mm Court House Square.
VERANDAII HOTEL,
Stcplicii Busilisco, Proiu'ictoi'
CORNER TIURI) AND LAUREL STS.,
BATON ROUGE, LA.
T)
IJOARD BY THE DAY, WKEK OR MONTH.
GOOD IIEOS, OOOO FARE,
And every attention paid to the comfort of guests
Thankful for past pntrebagn, " S tevk ," res
spectfully solitits a cnntlnuanee of the same from
his frlmids and the public ganerally. July27-tf
WASHINGTON HOTEL,
John Gass, Proprietor ,
OFPOMTK AOAIlKMT IIAI.L,
ft. Louis street ..BATON IlOl'GE, LA.
® r '* ' best of Wines, Liquors and Cigare
kept at the Bar. july22-tf
KUMTi; lt UOIJHE.
CHARLES WIECK, PROPRIETOR
Corner of Main and Third streets, '
baton hocue , la .
The bar is furnished with th« , er y best
WINES, LIQUORS, CIQARS fc TOBACCO.
GROCEEY
—A WD—
PROVISION HOUSE,
PLANTATION SUPPLIES.
B. R. BECK WITH.
THIRD ST., CORNER Of LA UREL,
b aton rouge, la.
CONSTANTLY ON HAND KVKRT VARIBTY OF
plantation ml'ppliks.
«#■ Planters arid othera woulil do well to eall
before pnrcha itsg elsewhere.
Cotton boiigtit nt hlglirlit miirki t rates.
julyC-Uuins.
JOSHUA BEAL,
Comer of Third and Convention bib .,
BATON ROUGE, LA.
OEVERAL PEAL»« If»
WESTERN PRODUCE,
Family anil Plantation Supplies,
SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY,
FANCY GOODS,
AND NOTIONS GENERALLY.
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.
BT Terms Cuah. julyl
M. GRANARY,
DEALER ÎN
WESTERN PRODUCE,
l-A M 11. Y GBOCEKIK8
-AND
Plantation Supplies Generally.
1)EG8 leave to inform his friends and
-U the public at larue, that he will kdep on
hand frwh and full supplies of all articles in the
provision Une, which he will sell on twrms to suit
the cash basis of trade. A liberal share of pat
ronage I» respectfully solicited, at his stand on
Third street, julyl
NICHOLAS WAX,
DE ALEU IN
WESTERN PRODUCE
-AND
FAMILY GROCERIES.
IS constantly receiving, direct from the
West and other quarters, «very Npocies of arti
cle required for
Family or l'Imitation use.
He has increased facilities for obtnihing supplies,
and is determined to kwp up with the demanda
of his customers, and to deal, with them satisfac
torily on the scor«of quality and price—his motto
being
(l <iulrk and Small Profits.,*
Mr. K. HOFFMAN, well known to our citlsens,
will be found "behind the fbunter" ready to at
tend to business rails.
Pleas* drop |n at the old stand, near the Court
llouse, where we shall be happy to see you.
julyl-tf
A. BLUM,
DEALER IN
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES
P RO VISIONS,
And I 'lantation Supplies Generally.
AI, HO,
crockery, tin, wood & willow ware
Store, Cor. Africa and St. Napoleon Sis,,
HATON ROUGE, LA.
Determined to keep n full and weil
selected stock of articles such as r . to niake
up a first-rate variety stern, A. BLOW hopes to
mi'rit and receive an increased amount at' pat
ronage. II« respectfully invites his old customers
and the public at large, to continue Iheir calls as
usual, assuring them of his détermination to
please and satisfy them in every particular.
julyS-tf
I'AMILLO QUINTEBO,
HAVANA CIGARS,
CIQAK ET T A.Ö ,
Smoking and Chewing Tobacco,
SNUFF, PIPES, ETC.,
Corner of Third and Florida streets,
HATON KOUGE, LA.
IN addition to his large assortment of the
best brand» aud aualities of all articles In the
line of a Tobacconist, CAMILLO QUINTKBO,
keeps aiso on hand a choice variety of "Notions,"
such as fin. Dock.et Knioes, Siitiimtfry, etc. , to
which he invites public attention, cuarauteeing
to give satisfaction to all customers. julyl-tf
ONIONS AND POTATOES.
t r BARRELS, New Crop, at retail or by the b.UI
1') l'rtces 1 ms than iu New Orleans.
4uiy2t j oshua bkal.
A. S. ARCHER. WM. HENDERSON.
ARCHER & HENDERSON,
F01Î WARD IN G & COMMISSION
IMEEEtOliwflLiq-TS,
»—and—>
GENERAL STEAMBOAT, COLLECTION
—AND—
PURCHASING AGENTS,
Thlril alrtrt, Onton Itouge, Lu.
mem nr t>F.HMinmn* rot
Cant. P. D, Pratt, | Ca|»t Jno. McLean, N.O.
11 W. H. Richardson. | H. W. Taylor, N. 0.
K. It. lleck with, Baton Hougc, La. auglO
.#• Jackson ,
COTTON BUYER
V-Anil—,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
q CASH ADVANCES MADK ON
Shipments to his Friends in N.O. and N. Y.
\ OJfte .e. Corner of Laurel aiui . Third Streets ,
(own j a tub vkranoah noret,)
angl2 BATON ROUGH, LA.
P. OTTO,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
*■—AND—'
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DEALER IN
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING,
OHOOERXES,
PLANTATION SUPPLIES;
WINES, LIQUORS,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
CEOCKERY AND TIN WARE,
AND ALT. KINDS W
W E S TERN PR O D IT C E,
Received per steamers almost dally.
f. O tto respectfully announces to his friends
and customers aud the public generally, that his
Store having been removed from its former stand,
adjoinins; Day's Drug store, to the large store and
warehouse building,
ON THE SOUTH BAST CORN KRÖV THIRD AND
LAUREL STREETS,
He Is fully prepared to keep on hand one of the
largest and moat varied assortment of the above
articea t» be found in the city of Baton fiouge.
With his increased and increasing facilities for
obtaining and storing merchandize, he Is enabled
to uieetall present and future demands, and there,
fore invites the sp"cial attention of purchasers to
that fact, hoping by a spirit of accommodation to
please all, and to always sell on as reasonable
terms as the state of the markets will permit, to
secure a liberal share of regular patronage.
i'lease call before purchasing elsewhere*
8llgl0~tf
JOHN TIL A NO,
WORKER IN
Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron.
HAVING established himself again In the above
business, in Baton Rouge, most respectfully
int «I his old frieuds and the public generally,
that he is prepared to do all work In his line.
All repairing attended to with despatch.
Shop on Main street, near the Catholic Church.
augl-tf
M. J. WILLIAMS,
WORKER IN
Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron.
4$»
HAVING established himself in
the above business, in this city, re
►pectfully solicits the public patronage
Citizens, Plantera and others, needing work in
ills line,will please Bead in tlieir orders, and they
will be promptly attended to. Work guaranteed.
Shop adjoining, and North of Beat's Variety
Store, on Third street, julyl
JAMES MToVAY,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,
BATON ROUGE, LA.
Orders left at fhe Hardware Store, opposite
the Bank Building, on Third street, will be
promptly attended to. julyl-tf
j F, E. PltCYN, HOBT. h. i 'ßüVN,
PRTTYN & BRO.,
IMPENTERS, GIN WRIfillTEItS
-AND—
Press Builders
HATON ROUGE, LA.
Ordere left at Jastremnki A McOortnlck'i Drug
Store, will meet prompt attention. julyl -6m
Baton Rouge Marble Works.j
J. SMOLLEN & Co.,
M1MUKACTURRR3 Of
TOIÄ11S, OTONUOTENTS,
IUCAP-BTONW?, MANTJCLS, ETC,
Corner of Main nnd Church streets,
jalyîô BATOIÏ ROVGf, LA.
N. 0. ADVERTISEMENTS.
It. PBITOHAliD,
[Formerly Prlichard k Flowe*.]
COTTON FACTOR
—AMD—
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Mo. 53 Caroudelet Street,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
M»"" Liberal Cash Advanoès »nd Supplies fur
n ished on consignments of Cotton, Hutrnr, Ac., to
bis address.
Heferenre* :
TOQUA A Rtl.BOURSE, 1 I'tKB, LirXYRE A BROTIIK«
Baton ltouge, La,/ New Orleans, La.
augS-Om
J. J. WARREN. T. W. CRAWFORD.
WARREN & CRAWFORD,
(SuecoBBoM to Wnmn, Gillmore k O».,)
COTTON FACTORS
—and—
commission merchants,
No. to CARONDELKT STREET,
jitlyll-öm» new orleans, la.
OTA FER BROTH EUS,
Crcscent City Steam Tobacco Works
Nos. 4» and 51 LAFAYETTE STREET,
Sale* Itunm—No. 51 Tehoupltoulua St.
MAYER BROTHERS,
No. 81 TCtlOUPlTOÜLAS STREET,
BETWEEN P0YDRA8 AND NATCHEZ,
IWcw Orlcnnsi I.a.
nasi.KRS IN
j^EAF * CHEWING, à MANUFACTURERS OF
Smoking Tobacco and Cigars.
A heavy well sebieted stock eonstantly
on hand. july28-tf
WM. ST. MAI'.TIM. t,. II. MALAROHXII.
ST. MARTIN & MilLARMIER,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
And Dealers in
groceries and boat stores,
Nos. 26 and 2H POVDKA8 STREET,
N kw O hi kaks , July, !8Gi».
To Pla nters , Merchants and others :
It is believed that wltli theopening of the South
ern Porte to Foreign Conimeroe and unrestricted
trade and intercourse with the Interior, and with
gradual increase In the Consnmptlon which must
necessarily take place as the Cotton and other
Southern Products can be converted Into money,
that New Orleans will son» lesuine lier former
position as the Depot for the Products of the
West, arid furnish (lie best market lor Genural
Produce. i
Now as there is an immediate prospect of a re
sumption of trade in this city, we beg leave to In
form you that, having completed all necessary
arrangements for transacting a General Commis
sion and Forwarding Business, we have opened
a house, Nos. 26 and 28 Poydrns street, and we
are ready to receive consignments from our friends
We have also on hand a full and fine assortment
of GROCERIES, BOAT »TORES, WINKS, LIQ
UORS, TOBACCO, CIGARS, Ac. Orders from
Plantations and the Country will be promptly
attended to.
As our House Is safllclentiy large we will take
Storage a. low rates. Respectfnlly soliciting a
•hare of public patronage,
We remain.
Very respectfnlly,
julySMm 8T. MAllTIN A MALARCUKIt.
NEW ORLEANS
CARPET WAREHOUSE,
19 CHARTRES STREET,
llolwven Cnnal mid C'ii«to,iihouse.
We have on hand and are receiving a large
assortment of .
CARPETING OF ALL KINDS,
SUCH AS—
MEDALLION,
VELVET,
WILTON,
BRUSSELS,
TAPESTRY,
8 -PLY,
INURAIN,
VENETIAN,
HEMP,
COTTAGE, &c.,
FLOOR OILCLOTHS,
Of all Widths and qualities.
MATTINO,
White checkered and fancy.
WINDOW SHADES,
Cornices and UandR.
TADLE nud PIANO COVERS,
RUOS,
MATS,
ENAMEL CLOTHS,
Of various qualities and colors,
COCOA MATTINO and MATS,
HAIRCLOTH, &c., &., &c.
All of which we offer at moderate advances on
manufacturer's prices, frr cash .
augS-Iy A. BROTTSNEAU & CO.
Wall Paper! Wail Paper ÎÎ
Ilk <11)11 ROLLS WALL PAPER,
of the finest patterns. Ou
band and fbr sale by -
JAMES n«VAV,
julyl-tf oppoilte the La. 8tat» Baak,
g £ neral hi w s
The Washington correspondent
of the New York Herald names
General W. S. Harnky , of St. Louie,
us a member of the Commiséton ap
pointed to confer with the Indian
tribes who are to be assembled at
Fort Gibson on the 1st of Septem
ber next.
General Beauregard tafcea i biq
departure in a few days foi-Ëurope.
It is said that he intends offering
Iiis military services to Louis Na
poleoo. The Federal Government
permits him to go, subject to the
pledge of never fighting against the
United States.
Hon. Byron Diman^ formerly Gov
ernor of Rhode Island, died at Bris
tol on the 2d inst,, aged 10 years.
G. St. Leger Grenfell, one of the
Chicago' conspirators, whose son*
tence lias never been promulgated,
though all his associates who were
convicted^ have been pardoned, was
last week sent to the Ohio peniten
tiary at Columbus.
At a recent ball in London high
life, about three hundred of the
company—that is, of course, of the
ladies—appeared without Crinoline,
the dresses being after the fashion
of the time of Napoleon the First.
Chang and Eng, the Siamese
Twins, who have been engaged in
fanning for some years in North
Carolina, are soon to appear oh ex
hibition in the Northern Cities.
A convention of dentists was
lately in session at the White Sul
phur Springs, in Ohio. Dr. H. Pee
bles, of St. Louis, officiated as Presi
dent.
The Emperor of Austria has sign
ed a decree ordering the suppres
sion of Military tribunals for the
trials of offences committed by
civilians in Hungary.
The population of Chicago is esti
mated by the publisher of the new
City Directory at 220,000. The Chi
cago papers are much elated.
The approaching municipal elec
tions in France are creating very
great interest. Not only in large
towns,.but in all of any importance,
they will ansume a political char
acter, Decidedly a great change
has come over tho French; the po
litical apathy in whioh they have
been steeped for years, has been
shaken off by them, aud they are
born anew to political life.
The death of another millionaire
is reported frotn Hamburg, letters
from which place state that Carle
Heine, has just died at Bagneres.—
This gentleman was the last surviy
ing partner of the world famous
house of Salomon Heine & Co., and
it is stated that his property will
exceed the sum of two millions and
a half sterling.
How the r a CR WAS a BOM8HF.D.'—
Torture, applied, to extort confession,
was discontinued, it is said, in the
public courts of Portugal in conse
quence of the following circumstance :
A conscientious judge having ob
served the efi'octof the rack upon sup
posed criminals in making them con
fess auything, to the sacrifice of their
lives, to get released from the torture,
determined to try an experiment.
It is a capital crime in that country to
kill a horse or mule, and he bad one of
the former which be much valued.
He took care one night to have all
his servants etiployed so that no one
but the groom could go into the stable.
When all wore fast asleep in their
beds he stole thither himself and cut
the horse so that he bled to death.
The groom was apprehended and
committed to prison. He pleadtxl not
guilty ; but the presumption being
strong against him, he was ordered to
the rack, where the extremity of the
torture wrung from him a confession of
the crime. Upon this confession he
had the sentence of banging passed
on him, when his master went to tb®
tribunal and there exposed the failibill
ity of confessions obtained by such
means, by owning the facts btnoself,
aud disclosing the motives which had
influenced him in making the experi
ment,
P roduce B rokers . —The Ceia
mission of Internal Revenue has de
ified that produce brokers are requir
ed to pay a tax of à per cent, on their
sales and are considered brokers un
der section 99. This tax is addition
al to the license tax.