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€|ei%tte#€jomtt IP PI BURHI D TRI WKKKtV. Tuesday», Tlinvsdays, Saturdays, J. cllHARBûTTÉ.' TJ. R. HATCH, G. i. PIKE. T. B. E. HATCH, : : TT ; Editor. kato* house: TUESDAY,«::«::?;!:::::AUGUST 22, 1885. it nr Aient» In Nfw Orleaim. Messrs. (! ahi ) ni : r & Co., Newspaper Act »m lining Agerilp, No. 5, Commercial I'lacei Re# Orleans, are 'bo duly authorized A gen tu in tlikt city for the OalM* and Com$t. ti? We had a fine refreshing Bliowwr ot rain at this place on Sun day afternoon, the first We had had for nearly a month. We regret how ever, to learn, that it did not reach far enough hack to benefit many even of the nearest cotton farm* which are and have been for no long a, time suffering from the drought. The want of rain ha« already caused such profuse shedding of the cotton leaves and tender hells as to justify the serious apprehension that not more than a half crop of cotton will he realized in our Parish, this year, and this average must, he still further reduced unless the causes leading to this evil are made to dis appear by early and more genernl distribution of the rains. ÖTHon.E.T. MkkhIc k , for many years Ubief Justice ot the Supreme Court of Louisiana, has associated himself with Messrs. Rae« Sc Foster, of New Orleans, in the practice of the law. "Tub Emimhk Parish ."—This is the title of a new weekly estab a new weekly paper estab lished at Fointe-ô -la- Hache, in the the parish of Plaquemines, by F. S. ca no, the publisher and proprietor. Il is the successor of the "Rift Planter," which was published at ,, > 1 !• < tm the same place before the war. 1 he Empire Pariai is printed in both the French and English languages. The editor, eschewing party and poli t icians, devotes himself to the good work of restoring (he South to its former prosperous and proud condi tion, under the motto of "Union, .1 ustioe and Confidence," and prom ises to give earnest attention to the planting and educational interests of the State. Success to the Empire, Parish, ItafTbe river at this point eecma to alternate between a rise and fall —slightly perceptible either way. At St. Louie, the river bad risen 2 feet 1| inches in the 24 hours end ing at 1 1 ocloek a. m ., on the 15th, but the Republican looks upon it in the light of only a "local" rise. At Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louisville, the Ohio continued to recede at last accounts. a*ajr Thanks to Messrs Archer & Henderson , steamboat agents, for repeated kindnesses in providing ns with the latest St. Louis, Louis ville and New Orleans dailies. The Kou . or Honor.-—A large roll of honor, umbruuing the name of almost every meritoriuos officer who served during the war, and who are being breveted for their services, is being prepared, und when completed wid bo published. Theso honorary distinctions are conferred mostly on officers of all raoks who served in the volunteer'service. Over iJ,600 have been breveted during the past month. fl8gr"On« meets with curious peo ple," «aid a wsg tho other day to a friend. "In what way ?inquired the latter, suspicious of being sold. "This morning I hoard a man «ay he would give anything te have but one •ye.,' " Stuff," replied the other, " you'll not make me believe that any one is so foolish a» to wish to h»v> but one eve." " Oh, I forgot to add that the poor fellow is entirely blind " jfcgrThe iliohinond Republic says "A correot exhibit of the quantity of peas raised in the Southern States, during the war, would be something •tunning. For the last two yoars the pea has constituted the daily bread of civilians and soldiers, who, during that time, consumed more of this staple than in ali tiw course of their previous lives." »©"Nine million dollars worth ol cotton arrived at New York in July, «'carnival" or immigration. "Oamival" being the fashionable cant phrase applied nowadays to designate in a superlative sense what ever happens to be the popular rage ; we are tempted to make use of it in connection with our present topic. The migratory disposition of the human race is no now thing under the Bun. All nations, tribes and in dividuals, from time immemorial, have at certain periods of their exist ence, manifested more or less a dis position to "spread themselves" over contiguous or distant regions. This nomadic habit, is equally marked in the barbarous and semi barbarous, the civilized and semi civiliaod deui xens of creation. The wandering Tartar or Arab grows restless under the monotony of the expansive desert or the frowning mountain and is con stantly shifting from on« to the other; the adventurous European, to whom a continent, becomes a "pent-up Uri ca/* leaves friend and home in quest of new associations and new objects, in foreign lands, while his descend ants, true to their instincts of change, press forward along the same devious pathways to pleasure, fortune or ambition, allured by the same roman tic lights, which l<*d llieir fathers onward in pursuit of some "golden fleece" or fancied elysiurn; and thus, "'*>« appetite grows on thai it feeds," unti ' n,?w are found and pen pl H, l a,, d ether worlds beyond ken or reach this side the grnv«, are vainly sought and sighed for A "carnival" of immigration, di verging from European lands and centering upon American soil, is of hemisphere and by attractive ele | ' _ . . . . no recent date. Jt lias been of per» petual continuance since and liefere (he days of the old thirteen Colonies ; stimulated at times by repellent cir cumstances and events in the old nients and development* in the new. During the late American war and since its close, the tide of immigra tion to our shores was, and continuée to be, accelerated, beyond precedent. The greater portion of this immigra tion, composed of persons trained in manual labor and the useful art of agricult ure, and finds its way to the forests and prairies of the Western States, wliere it forms densely popu lated settlements and contributes by it« industry, labor and capital to the powerful developments of the country. The remaining portion, more skilled in the various handicrafts of the arti san, the manufacturer and the man of traffic, finds lodging place in the cities and villages and their out skirts. So largely has this influx of immigation increased within the past few years, that it is estimated more than one-half the population of New York city now consists of persons of foreign birth. The saint; proportion may not be fortnd wanting In other citios, such as Philadelphia, Boston and Cincinnati, by the t ime the next census of those cities comes to be taken. ; Doubtless, in the early future, we shall behold an immigration from those sources to the South, greater than ever was known. Let, them come—the honest farmer—the me chanic—the man of science—the mat» of toil and industry—-all will be wel come and find, as they will also cre ate, remunerative openings for their enterprising skill and labor. A singular anomaly in the immi gration "carnival" iu this country, bntone altogether in keeping after all, with that ever-changing, ever-going nomadism, which seeks to "put a girdle round the world," istlie move ment which has been set on foot in several places in the South for an organized and systematic exodus to regions nearer the equator. Mexico and Brazil seem to constitute the ultima lhuk of many, who, sorrow stricken and discouraged by the woes and distresses brought upon them and their families by the war, prefer expatriation to remaining at their old homes. A few compara tively, we fear, will find themselves benefited by this transition. They are where rcvohi ftons are rife, and where they are likely to bo more shackled by the restrictions which strange laws, man ners, customs and language combine to impose upon the foreigner, thau if they were to continue here and enlist their influence and energies in the saving work of State restoration. The chances are, that in a few year» they would realize here much more of that quiet and prosperity for which tliey yearn, than would ever bo al lotted to them among strangers in those strange lands. A few possess ing ready means and a spirit for ad venture and enterprise, undeterred by the thousand obstacles they will have to contend with among those offshoots of the mixed Spauish, Por tuguese and aboriginal races, may, and undoubtedly will, succeed, but the majority of our Southern emi grants thither, will meet with trials and disappointments which will make t hem lus the day they bade adieu to North American soil. The whole of the South American States, excepting Chili and Guiana, are at present iuvolved in revolu tionary troubles. Brazil and Uru guay, Paraguay and the Argentine provinces, are engaged in interna tional as well as intestinal wars. In Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, revolu tion is the order of the day, whilst in Mexico, as we well know, matters are in a still worse condition. In the language of a cotemporary referring to the state of affairs now (txisting in those countries, "from the "plains to the southern extremity of the continent, it is a state of war. Pa cification has commenced with our selves, to be perfected or not accord ing to the wisdom of the steps that are taken. The Western continent is feeling the sweep of the mighty wave of war, which should make it in love with peace for a great many generations," From the letter of a correspondent, who writes to the St. Louis Republi can, from Paranaguay in Brazil, un der dato of May 13th, 1865, we make the following extract, which will be read with interest by those in our midst who may be entertaining seri ous ideas about emigrating to that empire : "I have come hore to make n. personal examination, imping to find it the Alabama of my peopltf, whore we may say, in that expressive Indian language, "Here uc reit." At tho same time, I will not be too san guin«, nor ask any one to como in hot haute. Brazil is a sealed book to tho unini tiated. I have known persons to visit it, pnifilj away ilissatisfied—and damning tho country, and every thing in it. I used to see the name thing in tho early days of western immigration. It was ho in Cali fornia. Here there is a foreign langnage and a jealous people. I was three months in the United .States studying these things, and I bate not made a movement in Brazil unadvisedly. 1 have had no trouble, and expect none. For. "where there is a will there is a way." But no soft-handed clerk,—only those who can toil and endure, like the pioneer fathers of Kentucky and Missouri, should emigrate here. To them, I believe, this will proVe the most desira ble country in the world, and a rich leg acy to their children;" 13?* We have observed by our Paris correspondence that a loan has been authorized by the Corps Législatif of Franco for raising the sum of 250, 000,000 francs for the continuation of tho city improvements of that world's centre of diplomacy, fashion, art, sci ence, gayety, and dissipation. The short-sighted might suppose that the admitted position of Paris as the head of the gay world would preclude the need of much expenditure for im provements, but not so has thought the Emperor. Accordingly, he has appropriated iufinite sums of money in improving sewerage, ia widening audi straightening streets, and in or namenting them with shade trees, aquaree aud fountains. Every tout tlius expended comes back in the shape of a franc to the property holders who are of course taxed in one way or another for the cost of such improvements, and have to pay it sooner or later.— National Intelli gencer. Federal Appointees in thr South .—A number of Federal ap pointees in the Southern States have been unable to execate their bonds and to take the required oath that they have never voluntarity borne arms or given aid and counsol or en couragement to persons engaged in armed hostility against the United States, and that they have not yielded a voluntary support to tha late rebel Government, <xe. Cholera .—Cholera Is coming I Pestilence, the gaunt sister of War, and her almost invariable Companion or follower, is coming to glean with unpitying sickle the field still red and reeking with the Woqdy reaping of battles. In the far East, amid the minarets, in the heart of the Holy City of the Mussulman, the grim angel is smiting "the faithful" as they crowd the sacred streets of MeCca—smiting them, hip and thigh—aud they are falling, we hear, by the thousands and tens, nay, some accounts say by the hundred,i of thousands, in the by-ways and alleys, where they are spreading, as have their fathers for a thousand years before them, their carpets for the prayers which every true believer is found onee at least in his life to offer at the shrine of the Prophet Small honor does the im placable Cholera pay to the Prophet, or the best of his Moslem followers ; and so westward the tide of death is rolling. Already it has crossed the Red Sea and is scourging Egypt with a hand as heavy as it laid on Arabia, and the city of the Mace donian finds as little mercy as the city of the Moslem. Before another month rolls by the steamers will bring us word of its appearance in France and England, and in a fort night ufter, one and two, and then a score will fall in a day in the crowded back streets of New York, and the plague will be upon us. l^et us ask who will fall and who escape. The fate of individuals, no one on earth knows ; the lot of masses all can learn. It. is a mutter of ob servation, experience, figures, sta tistics. The mass who will die in localities visited by the scourge will consist : 1. Of those of weak health, with predispositions toward diseases of that class—not a large number. 2. Those whose occupation, or habits, or recklessness, exposes them to great variations of temperature and much exposure—a number com paratively small. 3. Tho intemperate, the uncleanly, the gluttons—an immense ftnmber. This is the history of all epidem ics, infectious or contagious, or both. Above all, let it be remembered that temperance and thorough "policing" disarms tho plague of half its terrors. It is in the squalid rank« of the filthy Turks, in the unwholesome alleys of crowded cities, in the hovels of the thriftless poor, that the dread Pesti lence loves to rest, and there it is that he gatliers the great mass of his harvest of Death. The South has need to dread the day of the Plague's approach. Her cities and fields are full of the death producing relics of a long war, and the heart aud hope which is half the battle in disease, are gone from the breasts of her people.— ( Va.) Index. Political Organization .—The recent movements in this city to wards political organization, under the several titles of Conservative Union and Conservative,Democratic, have been, if not in full concert as regards initiative action, without ma terial conflict as regards avowed po litical purpose. The unanimity, in deed, on essential points, of all those who have joined in the political ac tivity to which we allude, is quite remarkable, and wo trust will prove constant. It is pleasing to observe, that the distinctions which arose in the State organization of 1864 Seem to be wholly discarded, and promi nent personages who were known as Radicals then, and even more lately, are pressing to the front ranks of the Conservatives. But the most cheering sign in this connection is not the course of pro fessional politicians, but the disposi tion manifested in a few striking in stances by the intelligent and solid mass of citizens to develop from their own midst a platform on which to work out the political destiny of the State. We may cite as one of these instances the meeting which took placo on the 12th in the Fifth Rep resentative District. It was largely attended, and in spirit as well as numbers was a genuine demonstra tion of the people. It took the name ot Conservative ! Democrat. But names amount to \ little in the present unsettled and j precarious political situation. We ! can conceive of only one Louisiana ! party—that which claims for the peo- | pie of the State, within their legiti mate sphere, the control of its for tunes for weal or for woe.— New Orleans Bee. iigrlt is strange to hear of the Im- j perial family of Russia being UDder j the necessity of retrenching their do- j mestic expenditure. The fact appears ; to bo that tbe public exchequer is at i present very low—so much so indeed, | that tbe Ministers have had orders ! not to allow their subordinates any j extra indulgences. CP" A clergyman in Illinois wrote an ode of welcome for a returning regiment, the other day. One verse runs thus : A nit oh, «un» home, »hon woadrantt man, Who Dover 1 Mid "1 can't"— We w»lt, We look, we long for you, Ootn« bn.nk, (I I y mm Grant ! Rbrwkncr of Gem. Grant.— The rumor that. Gen. Grant was about to fix his residence at Phila delphia appears to have been un founded. The house given him by the Philadelphia;» was only ac cepted on Condition that it should not interfere with his purpose to re turn to his old home at Galena. We saw a friend of his from the latter place lately, who informs us that seven citizens of Galena have pur chased there and presented to the General a splendid residence, com pletely furnished from basement to attic. A house iri Boston contribu ted all the carpets. There was a time when the highest, ambition of Gen. Grant was to be mayor of Ga lena, that ho might secure the build ing of a sidewalk from his house to the railroad depot. Jt will be grati fying to the General to notice that the aforesaid sidewalk is now com pleted.— Mitwaulcie Mew». Appointments by the Governor. Parti A, of Cudiln,—, Justices of t he Peace— Win. H. Lindsey, Watd No. 1: John l«h, WaVd N o. 2: Ellas M. Matthews, Word No. 3; Andrew Scott, Ward No. 4; Joseph Beanl, Ward No. «; B, V. B. foldings, Ward No. 1: Frank G. Hpearrrtan, Ward No. 8; Honry iî. Allen, Ward No. 5, vie» IC. Sewitli, declined. • '(instables— J. M. Mooring, Ward No. 1; Dauiel MeFarJand. Wnrd No. 2; Jatnes E. Andrew«, Wurd N.o. 3; Marion Stevens, Ward No, 4; Andy Runey, Wnrd No 8; Christopher Child*. Ward No 7; Shiron Tyson, Ward No. 8; Jamea B. Wilson, 8J) rev® port. Notarie»—Elias M. Matthews, K. V. B. Eddinge. Parish of fadem*. —Police Jo for, Ward No. 3- McCiilloch. Parität of'. Lafourche.-- J ustiee» of the I'auw James fio^-sr«, vie# Ohas. Daniel»; VViji. II. Reagan, vice A. 8. l>orinaud. Inspector of Wolgbta aud Measures— A. 8. Dounaud. I'arifh nf Aimytlltii. —Parish Surveyor— J. M. Edwurda. .lustige of the Peace— Pierre Lernonye. Notary Public- William Boy. Parish, of f 'a^t Itutm Roug*.-- Assessor— Join F. Piker, viic« J. 11. Kennedy, re movud. ParUhof Weit Maton Monge. —Assessor— Ursin Lojuunu. Pteriih of Rut Ftliciuna .—a «« escor — Henry l. Pond , vioe b. t. Hamilton , declined . I'uriek of Munnt— Notary Publio— FaJix Orima. In»peotor of Beef and Pork—John B. Wgrner, vice J. H. Kur won, rewiirned. Parvth nf At, Mnry.~ Notary Publie— R. N. McMillan. T'tcn of Jirathear City.— Mayor—John P. Walter. Councilman —Z. P. (Jathwright, Eddy Luce, F. J. Ornmaud, Edward L. Terrier, Williiim C'Ostell. Pari* h of Hùnvi/.lt, —Notary Public— Catlett O. Thermond. Parivh ot lb,:> untico of the Poace —A. Ul bert. Parii-h of Si. Landry. —Notaries Public— Çhristoval Dupro, Eugeue Boffartigue, lle/.ekiah Hays. Constable- Lows Perrod In. Parish of 'Càldwitl"—.] untico of the Peaco '—Alex. Morrison. Parith of Vermtlitrn. —Justices of tho Peace--Joseph Weekly, Robert H. Mills. Constable—Jitsob Absheir. Police Jurors— Trevill« Htilley, Gustave Leroy, /V|b«rt H. Siail'ord. J'dttbutj/, of Peiwtylvania.— Com missioner of Deeds—John McClaren. DIED; AI tlie le'tdsnce of bit tstlmr. at Manchse. m punrtsy »»tnlhr, tbe fcoth in««siit, of l»ckjft A U64 fifait »bO Of Jnu &KftlCK luaic» li years tud 6 uionlh*. (I S. Internal Revenue Notice. NOTICE !» hereby (tlveo tha* the Tax«» aswwwd on the iDiom« List for tbe year 1N64 and alao the License Tax for 18c?. ar» now dun, and all personv subject to thn payment of said Taxes in the I'nriidi of Hast Baton Kouire, are required to pay tbe same to me, at tbe Court Uoute, in the city of llaton Rouge, within ten day* from tbe date hereof. Persona neglecting to comply with the prOTinionn of tbe act. wiil Incur the ftill pen alty of tbe law. J. ». O'OONNEIX, Deputy Collector, ISth Olvlamn. B atos r oiioe , An,:- 2 tat, 18g6. augîï-IOd LOUISIANA Ml ITII, INSlRAKfE COMPANY, —or TM— cm or NEW ORJLKANK. ABKANCI1 ornes OF THIS LARGE AND well established Company, will ba opened oa the lxt proxo., in thia city, and will take Rlaka «gainai lo»«ss by KIRK, SEA, and RIVER. Alao, on 8UOAR HOUSES, GIN HOUSES, STOCKS OF OOOD8 AND COTTON In trannlc or on atorage. The rate» will be tbe asm« aneitabliahed by the Board of Underwriter« of tbe Port of New Orleans «EOHGE A. PIKK, aug22-I0d Agent. A at m oo per sack. T BEAL'S—Coarse Liverpool SALT— ne w cargo and fall walgbt, only 00 ^ bag. CANDIDATES. To'C*NDiDATK».~Candldate» for offlcs neod occasionally to bo reminded that we inaert no announoeiaenta, nnl«sg accom panied wltsh the printer's fee of $10. Wa havo on hand a goodly number of names which have been left at our office to be annoniiccd in the foregoing connection, bat until onr old-established rates are complied with, the parties concerned can not receive the benefit of s standing an nouncement in oar columns. FOR ATT'YJQENERAL Mr. Kditor*—Yon will please announce Hon. ANOUEW 8. IfBttltON, or East Baton Kougo as a candidate for the office of Attorney General of tho State ©1 Louisi ana, at the approaching eloction. atiflT* MANY FRIENJ0S. FOR DIH^T. ATT'Y. Mr. MU' jt - -Yon are authorised to an nounce r. w. knickerbocker, Ei>q., of Baton Rouge, the present able and efficient incumbent, aa a candidate for re election to the office of Wstflet Attorney. FRIENDS AMD SUPPORTERS. aug-19-pd. FOR SHERIFF. Meurt. Editors— Please announce II. ?. IIA BIN, Esq., as a candidate for Sheriff of the I'arish of East Baton Rouge at the ap proaching Election, july2fr-pd. MANY FRIENDS. Mr, JCUitor— Please state, that at tbe re quest of many of hi* friends, ALFHED IHJPLANTIER, Esq., has consented to become a candidate for thto Sheriffalty of tho Parish of Eaat Baton ttonge. augfi-pd * »■»* Mr. Editor—You will please announce THOMAS F. HERNANDEZ, Esq . as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Ea»t Baton Rouge, ftt the forthcoming Novem ber election. angS pd. VOX POPULI. Meurt, Editort —Please announce the present Incumbent, edward co us i « nari), for re-election to the office of Sheriff of East Baton Rouge, at the ap proaching November election. auglS-pd VOX POPULI. .« + « — FOR cleek. Metier», Editor»^ Picotin un non tics in your paper tlie name of j orieph n eph LICK the presen', efficient Clerk, for re election to the office of Clerk of the Fifth Judicial District, at tbe approaching November election. MANY FRIENDS. auglS-pd « ♦ » -, FOR RECORDER. Meura. BHtort— Pleuse announce JOHN IWHiKATH as a candidate for Parish Recorder, at tho approaching election. augl-pd. MANY FB1ENDS. • —■ — >'♦ » ——— Editort of th* Gazette ami Comet— You are authorized to annonnc* WILLIAM HI/IIIIS, Eeq., as • candidate for th# offico of Recorder for tho Pari»h of Eaat Baton Rouge angl-pd Ho will be supported by NUMEROUS FRIENDS. Metert. Editmt— Pleas« announce wil liam moncjet« Bs(|., »s a candidat» for Recorder at tbe approaching Novem ber election. augö pd. MANY VOTERS. —§ ■«► m— • ~— - Mr. Mitor— Y ou are authorized to an nounce mamuelskolfield, Esq., as a candidate for the offioe of Parish Re corder at th« ensuing election. augö* MANY OLD FRIENDS. FOR ASSESSOR. Metrr*. Edittrrt~ Please announce john f. piker, E»q., aa a candidate for th« offico of Parish Asaossor at the approach ing November Election. NUMEROUS 8UPP0ETERS. augl-pd. Mr. Editor— Please anoounoe as a candi date for the office of Parish Assessor ef East Baton Rouge, Mr. stephen jt. young, and oblige his FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS, aagg. A(ettrt. MàiUm— Please announce Mr. charles yerbols, as a candidate for the office of Parish Assessor, at th e ap proaching November election. ang!2 MANY FRIEN DS. SPECIAL NOTICES. I. ©. o. jr. THE Regular Week)? Mestingof o* BOTO LODQK, No. 7, Ï. O.f O. V , Is hnld at tbolr Ilall, on Main •trnot, nearly »pponlte th# duraler Bouse, every THUKSBAV KV KNI NO. at half past 7 o'clock. A nice anaortment, Jaat receivtd and for Hal« by jalylS JULIUS C. BOCKL.. for sale. A COMFORTABLE family residence, altnuted on tlain Street, opposite tbe Kenia 1 » Orphan Aeylum A ba gain may be had if diipotad of Immediately. 1 by applying to 11. W. JOLLY, au^ia-lm On the premflett, for rent. A NUMBER of unfurnished room», large and amall, imitable for alngle ivdgera or «malt famille*. Sltaation ex treniely eligible. For particulars, apply to tha Editor of OatrU» aiul. OuitMt. julyüfMf V otice. 'PHK Tax-Payer« of the Pariah of Bait Baten 1 Kou«e are hereby notified, tbat i bar» ilepoa« I ted ia the Parinh Recorder's Office, at tue Ceort House, in 'be city of Baton R< tige, the Tax Roll for tbn year 1864, in order that any person ag grieTeU by such araeiianient may, witMn thirty day«, appeal and ha»e the name corrected If found incorrect. JAMES H. KENNEDY, Aiieitaor. baton kocok, augsai lotb, 1w. Administrator's Notice. ALL persona having claims against tho succossion of Henry Droz, deceased, are hereby notitied to present them duly authenticated, to the undersigned Admin iattator, within the time prescribed by law for settlement. J. C. CHARROTTE, augl£ Adtaini»U»Wj.