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THE INDEPENDENT.
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JAMES 0. TALIAFERRO, KAk ft Proprietor
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W«M«4ar7-----May 8th, I «61
'BE " Ind<
10(101 .
ndcnt " ceases (o exist with
this
Lndepen
l tame. A Hst of its subscribers will be furnished
the pep« to be established in this place, but no
Indebtedness has been transferred- The patrons
of fee paper who hare paid inndvagte for subscrip
tion, advertising, 4c-, wil hart Wie amount for the
nnerpired term retnnded. I desg-e to close up the
business of fee office as efefo as possible, and to
end earnestly request fhose knowing them
esires indebted to liquidate by .note or otherwise.
I will be found or represented at the house which
he* been fee publication office of fee paper. Ail let
ters addressed as heretofore will be promptly atten
ded to.
J. Q. A. TALIAFERRO.
Haniaonburg, Bay 8fe 1861.-v7-a44.lt
To the Sheriff of the Parish of Catakonla.
In consideration of (bo excited Stnte of the
public mind, you nre hereby authorized
and directed to adjourn the liny term of the
District Court of the Parish of Catahoula
eine dû. B. W. RICHARDSON,
Judge 12th District.
Haummokboro May 1st 1861.
JOT See notice elswhere in reference to
the books and business affairs of this office.
Discordant Concord. On the 21st nit.
Ex President Pierce made a very discordant
speech at Concord Now Hampshire.
jpar The watering places are not likely
to be much frequented during the ensuing
'Summer, as the great rage seems to be to
attend the firing places. Among the lat
ter, Fort Pickens will attract la rge crowds.
Subscriptions were gotten up in New
York to insure the lires of the married men
belonging to the "Soott life guard" a com
pany is readiness (o march to Washington.
Should the guards extend their march into
the Cotton States, we suppose their death
might be insured at a low figure.
JOT A light draft fleet for tbç coming
blockade was made and equipped recently
at tha Brooklyn Nary Yard. We are Jold
that neither Franoe nor England will swal
low this blockade, either in large or light
draught$.
Low Down nr Odd Viroimht.— Tam
O'Shanter's mare in clearing "the key stane
O' the brig" in her desperate leap to escape
the witohes, lost only "her ane gray tail.''
That trusty old nag Virjpoia, is not likely
to fan so when she makes her final
jump out of the Union.- Western Virginia,
the far better part of the ancient eommon
wealth will, it is now mors than probable,
lis left behind when the interesting leap'my
of
takes place. In that event, it will lie only
the rump and lower parte of the mother of
States that wi ll get into access i ondom.
IrreyiUr VulUfttfciy.
We are informed that efforts an making
by persoas of Tensas pariah, through paucity
of material there, to fill ont their volunteer
companies by reerviting from this parish.
This is certainly a novel method and one Oft
heard of before, of raising this excise of mili
tary fovea. The Vffiaa teer soldier assumes
a high aad ebivalrio position. Be comes for
tran! at Um time of hie oountryV Med to ren
der it hie personal senrioe, and that without
eompekioo, aad without any other induce*
meat than that of attachment aad regard to
hie country. That seme patriotic seutimrut,
influence* him to desira that the meed of
praise be may acqnire by deeds done in his
eoautry** behalf, shall redound as well to the
honor of bis immediate county oy perish, as
to bit whole oountry. Aad herein consist,
very much of the Mé p rit da C bryr, so erase,
liai in military bodies. But this mixing up
of men from different parishes, infringes up.
on acd breaks up tele essential aad time
honored principle, the spring and lerer to
ImmcwMi oospttitioi Is 4itfin£ deeds and
greet achieve m en t s. We earnestly hops that
neck parish wifi form Us ewa eem p ft uhM of
its ewa men ; and that tes men of this par
ish, who am radioed to volunteer their ser
viere ia the pr ese nt smi rg m cy , will do eo in
their own perish ; as; fa the publie judge
ment, that woaid auraly ha On more credita
ble coarse for them to punas.
A law yean after the battle of W at e rl oo,
a nixed company of Scots aad Irishmen
over their cups, were discussing that memo
rable euPffMMUt. A Scotchman was very
i __ 1 1-1 tot fffcte Muri.
ment tent ee distinguished itself on that de
eidve Said, when an Irishman hauled eat:
"HowU there me datHat ! It's bet little ye
knew. Half the Scotch that fought then
were Irish T Bow would it redound to
fotao of our ShUNfe brethren, if in a doit tines
whan epo of Uten, spealihf of the
humlaf of the ffhaeur company ie sot
h at tle , sho u ld be reminded feat batf(or two
ffirirde as the earn aright be) of the Teasaa
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fijokeniut during war and daring peace, at
leap'my and
The undersigned bare sold " The Indepen
dent." We are sorry to say "that we cat' no
longer conduct the paper in conformity with
its title, and a dependent mouth piece we
can bare nothing to do with. There is not on
God's green earth s more odions restriction
any where upon the freedom of the press,
than that which prerails in the Confederate
Slates at this time. The fact is notorious
and spoken of far ?an<T , wide. In nothing
that we hare said, hare we uttered anytbfeg
treasonable. We hare rfolated no law. We
hare never at any time in the remotest jngn
ner, touched private character* or private re
lations. Our press has opposed with the
little^ility it has possessed, the secession and
disunion doctrines that are now in the as
cendant. We hare been honest] and con •
Bciuplious Jn so doing. This we believe in
coocrtftd to us. But, the objections now
urged against the further discussion of the
secession principle*is, that, disunion is now
an accomplished fact, and that it is impoli
tic now to speak freely of the character of
the new government under which we hare
been placed, by the appliances of conventions
and without the approval, of the people.
That anything now said in regard to the
government of the Confederacy, or of the
manner in which it has been brought about,
only serves to create the impression abroad
that there is disunioo among ourselves and a
portion of cur poeple dissatisfied with the
new order of things.
We might refer to the fact that the se very
reasons were tha ones upon which the sedi
tion act of 1708 was founded. That act
prescribed penalties against writing, printing
or publishing sny thing disparaging to the
government. With all its tyranny, it al
lowed the accused party the right of proving
the truth of the libellous majter charged
against him. That law, thus infringing the
freedom of the press, brought down upon
the administration of the fednr Adams the
indignant condemnation of the whole peo
ple. Under the ensuing administration of
Mr. Jefferson, the great principle was in
augurated that the press shall in fact aa well
as in name be freer, free to speak anything
it maj choose to speak of the government,
of public men as such, and of public mea
sures; it being better that this privilege
should be abused, than that the freedom of
the press should be restricted in the slight
est degree. This great principle has been
recognized end acted uoon as one of the
pillars of American freedom fur sixty years.
Ever fenée its recognition, the press hat
say about the government,*]or public men
suras, or the public note of public officer*;
and although the privilege has been often
aad greatly Abased, yet the abuse has been
tolerated in consideration of tha absolute
necessity in a See country, of having a free
press.
The reasons offered faiths sedition law
were utterly ignored upH the iaoomiug of
Mr. Jefferson's administration. They are
not worth a rash now. No reaeon can be
given inn fret coun try for the slightest re
striction upon the freedom of the prêt» in the
discussion of the character of a government,
its measures and affairs of every kind and of
the public acts of public mew.
We know that by the Constitution of the
Confederacy it is provided that laws shall
not be made to abridge the freedom of the
press; and we know that no laws have been
enacted in contravention of that clause. But
ura are tiro apprised that there are, all Wer
this confederacy, appliances brought to bear
upon the freedom of the prase more potent
thee lews. We desire not to be understood
the! fee bare felt in aay direct or Imme
diate man ner , the ferae of such appliances;
but it je enough to know that they do exist.
It ■ «fortunate for us, that in discussing the
prieeipfea <f the new constitution as all
other Coastitutions are ditemed, we bam
incurred censure—Perhaps our (rarest of
base is, that we hare frequently demonetrn
ted aad bave tbe power at any time to de
must and will
of
"
If
e v s o tno Hy impair tho security of Southern
intett étions, let tho fearful mala H bee pm* J,
We fear
dpi toted, terminais how it may,
feat hjr speaking the troth boldly we make
ie*. Wo prater ander each circum
stances, to withdraw from the arena of
pollticn aa publie journalists, and thi< tho
more wiHiofty, ne we have in the present
elate of turmoil no distinctive policy to ad
vocate. Wo taka oar leave with no other
than kindly fceiingu to all. To tho more
mecootmtem of oar subseribers, which has
proved our coarse and sustained in wo
tender our most grateful thank*.
JAMES G. TALIAFERRO.
J. Q. A; TALIAFERRO.
„JT C«H$h of ouTrakseribers who with
drew from us fen account of the "Stephen*
ftrijek, worn no doabt gted of the excess for
leaving aa. The oocrn voues rsusinds aa of
tft/ raa fe n vr jWfrteh Pspo got rid^ of the
the writer sahfsanfetbiag to lira poet, which
tho latter thought he might afford to U die
Pjaaaed with; wfcroupoo he dismissed hfe
Tittor summarily, as in afterwards informed
bia friend DrM> bartbnot in them Upe*:
«GM eta stmitway Iatepped fee deer,
as . ' •ranfe-AW tea me am yaa and year Works a*
m
Bvea aftkappiiy with her kne
ie Mpurtod t* he aeot. U«
An m again appear
jWtefe e*ftWBtl#A oftlra ©ofeftierucy.
■XPOfet WJTIEp—THE MAIL K8ABLISUMENT.
Taxation levied upon the productive in
dustry of a country, is always onerous and
more or less oppressive, and always impolitic
Export duties are expressly forbidden bywe
Constitution of the United States, except to
the States, by consent of Congress ; and the
the power is limited " to what may be noces
sary for executing their inspection laws.''
Congress itself is absolutely prohibited
from laying export duties. Ihf Constitution
of the Confude racy gives to tbs Congress of
Confederacy, th e right, of laying export
duties ; and that Congress has exercised the
right already, by laying an export duty or
tax upon cotton, which amounts to fifty
cents per bale on each bale of four hundred
pounds. That this duty is paid by the for
eign purchaser, the advocates of expert duties
would feign have the people to believe ; but
so absurd a proposition can never he enter
tained by an intelligent community. If au
import duty upon an imported artiefe, raises
the price of that article to the consu mer, by
the amount of the diity, surely sf*«pfert
duty upon an exported artioie, redices the
prioe of the exported article by the amount
of the export duty. In other woJs, the
import duty is paid by the buyer and the
export duty by the seller. The seller in the
one caee raises the price of tho article upon
which the import duty is placed, aid the
buyer in the other case gives less (hy the
amount of the export duty) for the article on
which the export duty is Uid. The taller in
one case, makes the import duty behas to
pay, come out of the buyer by raifeig the
price of what he sells. The buyerin the
other case makes the export duty he has to
psy, come out of the seller by giviog less for,
wbat be buys.
Export duties are nearly allied to.Excise
duties the most odious form of taxatiaa ever
resorted to. The Vice President of tbi Con
federate States in his Savannah speeck, does
not mention this matter of export dutfs and
we infer that it is one of the things wlfeh he
" would rather" have. had omitted. The
power to levy export duties, t give n fo the
Congrats of the Confederacy, migkt be
wielded with tremendous effect upoa this
State. Suppose the Congress should levy
an export duty upon sugar. That duty would
fall almost exclusively upon Louisiana; for
very little sugar is raised ia any other State.
If levied upon rice, it would, in like manner
fall ahieflv upon Soqth Carolina ; for no
other State of the Confederacy produces a
large amount of rice. It is more eqtudi on
large extent, in proportion to tire ca
labor employed iu its cultivation. A6f yet
even on cotton, it is unequal to some citent.
Mississippi and Alabama are exclusively
cotton growing State a Louisiana rand
South Carolina are not. In the ope of
Louisiana sugar, and in that of South Caro
lina, rice forms a large portion of them sta
ple products. The impossibility alromt, of
levying an export duty that will operate
equally 6 poo all sections of the countrj, was
doubtless one of tbs reasons for the pfeitive
prohibition to Congress against it, (i the
Constitution of the United States. We are
strongly inclined to think that the ginting
of such a power to the Confederate Cotera»,
wee a matter of positive necessity ana not of
choice. AH the debates of the Mo ni fernery
Convention were conducted in secret, tnd we
nre left to conjecture the reasons 1N their
grant of thn power ; but we can scarcely
mistake them, when we suppose that
tax upon the great staple of ti
federated States, was the deraier
raise money to sustain the new gove^imss t.
It ie but one of the bitter fruits of sMarion,
and iu da* time, it Will display its qjpalata
bie qualities. F
lies fixed by the new Constitué n, that
that the Poet Office Department of §e Con
fedevacy jt to be self sulteining. lint this
J, p rM ticable without greatly redui ig mail
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facilities and raising the prioe- of p« tags, no
ooe will contend. Here is n devint >t* from
the wage of the United States gofrnment,
that ia important and striking,
that at no period in the United Sides, has
the mail establishment paid its own xpenses,
except ander the rigid nnd econon cal man
agement of Mr. MeLean, daring Mi Monroe's
admisisfratioa. At tbfctjsriad, h< rerer, we
we mast r« membesflAt msifitranportation
wee comparatively limited and p stages at
the very highest rates. Snbseqne |y f as ihe
eoantry expanded, population iac wed, and
a demand for the general diffwio of intelli
gence became the order of the < ly, it wife
found impossible to keep the exp idHnres of
the depnrtnent within ite ||renn >; that in
cf* mriiionOr more annually, ovgand above
ite expense«, It had become a «|argo open
the government. Bat, in view
importance of the eltgeet to a
whooe iaetitutioos depond for
a feme, upon tho gsaoral iatelli,
notion, no etep wan taken bank
nulcd pdiojr of 41 mi
to fe w p eo pl e M e ry where
for knowing through tho nradifo
prate, what their pblie men «< t
. . A . .a. ms ! »-ä ? VLjk
stead.ofy»eJ&«^ift*»4bte*raHW ft iurplue
.tions of supplying general and constant in
well as to be informed through the same
channel, of the passing events of the living
age. This policy has the unequivocal sanc
tion and approval of the American people.
The people of the Confederacy will brook no
curtailment of their privileges that they esti
mate so highly. Thera is we fear a disposi
tion (not entirely latent eitherJyJfNftm the
new government to underrate the importance
of enlightening the public mind, and to bring
dollars and cents into consideration on ques
for million to the people by means of the
mail establishment. It may suit the views
and objecU*of a few, to curtail the extension
of intelligence through the post office de
partment, and lessen by that means the in
fluence of the press ; but the great majority
will require the same order of things and the
same privileges they have been accustomed
to. Hence, we canuot but thick tho pro
visions of the new Constitution, in regard to
making the Post Office Department pay its
own way, impolitic and unwise.
LATEST FROM VIRGINIA.
SÉUltary Xffowammst a sa the Potomac
[ By the Southwestern Line. ]
As Napolis, May 3.—The garrison of For
tress Monroe numbers 1000 Massachusetts
men. On the opposite side of the river there
are 300 regulars.
There are 5000 Virginians electing batte
ries at the entrance of Hampton Roads.
IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
Passage of thi Convention Bill .j
Raleigh, May 3.—Both branches of the
North Carolina Legislature have, by a unani
mous vote, passed a bill calling a Conven
tion of the people Jo meet in Raleigh, on the
20th <ff the present month.
Thu flag of the Southern Confederacy
floats over the Capitol.
The State is virtually out of the Union.
The Governor has organised the camp of
instruction at Raleigh, and recommends the
sending of North Carolina troops to Mary
land and Virginia to assist those States in
repelling the enemy.
U. S. Representatives from Kentucky.
Louisville, May 3.—Gov. Magoffin has
issued his proclamation calling for an elec
tion of United States Representatives, on fbe
IStbofJune, in order that Kentucky may
be represented in the Congress which meets
on the 4th of July.
j. The Steamer United States.
Montreal, May 3.—Steamers have gone
to the assistance of the steamer United States,
wrecked off Fnther Point.
Major Anderson en route for Washington.
Philadelphia, May 3.—Major Anderson
U. S. A., late-in command at Fort Sumter
passed through this city to-day en
roule for Washington.
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
ie Missouri i^egilTa
tarais transacting its business in secret ses
sion.
Gov. Jackson, in his message, says our in
terests end sympathies being identical with
those of the slaveholding States necessarily
unite our destiny with theirs.
He recommends an appropriation to place
Missouri immediately in n complete state of
defence: "
The Governor charges the President with
threatening civil war by calling troops to
subdue the seceded States, denouncing it as
unconstitutional and illegal, and tending to
wards consolidate red despotism.
Union Meeting in Mnoomri FiezledOut.
Lrxioton, Mo, May 8.—A Union meet
ing held in this city late night was broken up
by the secessionists.
During the confusion one Unionist was
shot bat noteerioakly.
The seoeseionists suppressed another Union
meeting oelled this afternoon.
A secession flag is waving in the front of
the oourt house.
Later from Pike's Peak.
»Four Kmauxt, May 8.—The Denver ^Ex
press passed this point to dsy, en rout for 8t.
Joseph, Me.
An Indian Council iras being held at Col.
Boono's quarters. The prospecte of a sue
pension of hostilities were considered good.'
The Confederate Congress.
MonToemuY, May 8.—In Congress to
day, Mr. Wright, ef Georgia, introduced a
bill au th o risi ng tho - President to aecSpt
volunteers without formality of oall on the
States. Referred to the Military CooHoit
Mr. Barlow offered ■ senes of resolutions
whioh ween noanimously* passed, expressive
ef the thanks of the peeple of the Confedera
cy to Geo. Beauregard aad the forces of
Sooth Carolina, for their gallant and tuooesa
fni »«rviees at Fort Sumter.
a
n
h
fog of cerabrnwe machinery an tho eehd earth
wheels on ite way, and ovary pie not and spä
tem perforate ite rarolaliafte. tira great
!t#oi oriog forth their,W^hq m shadow
,UU ear» beneath them—the plant cover
ibemselrss «Rh bods, and Ihn' beds hont
Silence or N Auras. —It is a remarkable
and very i art motive foot that many of the
my iropot to. T- i ™ K -y" "•
rustling eoafed when th» broad tide of son
light bresha Ofe a dark world fad floods i
with light, aa oso bright wave over another
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falls from the tom&m millions of miU4wita
away. Y,ew» neeraatiigM«lrawgfoe»-1*'^»^*G*^
into flowers; fort Ihn whole t ran sac ti on Is
nähernd. Ihn change freut saow and winter
wind« to Momenta and fruits and the sun
shine of *omwMnr is soon in ite slow develop
ment, hot them ia neareety a sound to tell of
the mighty transformation. Tho solemn
ebaat of the oacon, «it rafemit* anebasged
aad ite e ocs o weg v atese , the roar of the
bniricaa, and the mighty river, nnd tee
thunder of teehhfek-hrowcd storm, nHteiefe
tee music of n fe ftra a grant ahd swelling
in thorn of pmiM, hreaking* is on the nah
versai calm. Horaiaa kaeofefcr as hdfo.
Ihn mifhtiart worker ft the tei oo ms is ten
moat unobtruHvs. '
TROOPS POURING INTO WASHING
TON. o
RUMORED ATTACK ON ALEXANDRIA.
REPAIR OF RAILROA D BRIDGES.
Alexandria, May A .—Federal troops are
still pouring into Washington from all quar
ters of the North and West and rumors of
an attack on Alexandria are rife.
The bridges on the Baltimore and Wil
mington Railroad, lately destroyed, are
beiug # rebuilt.
The Confederate Congress.
Montgomery, May 3.—In Congress, to
day, a mode! for a seal of tho Confederacy,
was offered and referred. • »
Congress will meet hereafter, in the Rep
resentative Hall.
No business of an important character
was transacted. Mast of the day was spent
in secret session. _
SOUTHERN TRtm^S AT LYNCHBURG.
Virginians Eager for the Fight.
Lynchburg, M:qr 2.- —The Mobile Rifles
and Cadets have arrived here, al! well and
in good spirits. Tennessee is all right. It
was one continued outburst of enthusiasm the
whole route.
At the traitor Johnson's house the great
est demonstrations were made.
Virginia-ia nil anger for the fray.
The other Mobile companies will be here
to-morrow.
The women and children Rnd all want to
fight, and will move "Old Abe" and family
soon.
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Call for a Fourteen Million Loan.
Washington, May 8.—The Secretary of
the Treasury advertises for proposals until
the 30th, unless the wholq amount offered
be sooper takes at par, for nearly fourteen
millions of dollars under the net of June,
1860. -
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
Protection of the frontier.
Toronto, May 3.—The Leader, the Gov
ernment organ, foers that Canada may be
come involved in the United States difficul
ties, and advocates an armed neutrality, and
suggests that the Canadian Government rep
resent to the imperial authorities the expe
diency çf sending six or eight regiments of
the line for the protection of the frontier.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
Proposition to Avert Civil War.
Baltimore, May 3.—The Senate ofUary
land has adopted a resolution recommending;
the appointment of a committee ro wait on
the President of the United States, the Presi
dent of the Southern Confederacy and the
Governor of Virginia, with a view of bring
ing about some understanding whereby civil
war may be prevented*.
Seizure of Gunpowder.
Boston, May 3.—The brig St. Mary, with
five hundred keg's powder, was seised to day.
Thb First Marriage. —We like short
courtships, and in this Adam acted like a
sensible man. He f*U afeeep a bachelor,
TnnrnwWse foftml fatamHti taarried «mafes
He appears to have popped the anestwo
almost immediately after meeting M'dlla Eve,
and she without any flirtation or shyness,
gave him n kiss herself. Of this first kiss
in this world, we have had however, oar
thoughts, and some times in a poetical mood
hare wished we were the man "wot did it."
But the deed is done the chance was Adam's
and he improved it. We like the notion of
getting married in a garden. It is in good
taste. We like a private wedding. Adam's
was private. No envions beaux were there
bo croakiagold maids; no chnttraing grand
mothers The birds of heaven were the
minstrels, nnd th* glad sky flung its light
upon the scene. One thing about the
weddiog bringe queer thoughts to w spite of
scriptural träte.
Adam atfd his wife were rather yonng to
be married—some two or three days old,
according to the sagest speculations of theol
ogians—mere babies—larger, but .no older;
without experience, without a house, wihout
a pot or a ket' le, nothing—but love and
Eden!—[Tad pole's Experiences.
Appropriate Epitapth. —An old fellow,
n coarse, ill-grained German, died one day.
He was a disagreeable man and n bad
neighbor; even the children feared and
djphsd him. On* of his neighbors asked
h tin out before his death, if he was ready to
go, to which he answered "Yes," ' Well,"
was the rejoinder, "if yon nre willing to die
yourself, all yonr neighbors nr* willing yen
should."* At the grave, even there wa* no
on* to my n good word for him, except one
good hearted old German, who remarked, aa
he turned fwav to go borne: u Veil he was a
goot schmoker! Thi* was the "sbraokerV
only e pitaph. _ ,
--*- fell
New Advert isements .
DSTRAYED before John BsBew, Maq.,1
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heads high, tel
£l on the 30 th of ipriUNl, a light ehe«
oat sorrel hem, shoot feston t
ahtesefsee, shoot seven years old, left fore feet
white. The knee join* of the right hind lag appears
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■Mifcad wife the ha r n es s. Said bom was taken
up at Lake View, on Tensas river, one and a half
dn above Klrirfs Ferry, at fee plantation ef
Waffles and Jones. Alan a Kght hay mare «fee;
sheet four years old, fonrtosn aM a half hands Ugh,
» ynmi oroy w the hft>w, wkh n feight
«•k»« hssn
ap p rsi sid teha «ü «ftshnadred and levante
tve doBsre, sad fe* ante et «ne hnodred and
thbtydoHenfi
i Marrieooherg. ^ & rmCKtUd, ÄeriM
Barrieenbiarg, La., May 8th lfflfel. • K 8»
£ STRAYED OR STOLEN.
THBRl eseaMd dt was stolen from fee
i undersigned on Little IRver, on fee
10th test, a large btecfrfowaa. Md
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State of Louisiana j lXth District Const,
Parish of Catahoula, | ClerksOffice.
Succession of John W. F rar, er Dcc'd.
M HEREAS Mrs Sarah J. Frazier has filed
™ her Application in the Clerk's Office of
the Twelfth District Courty praying to be ap
pointed Administratrix of said succession ;
therefore, NOTICE, is hereby given, that un
less opposition be filed in this office, in writ
ng, within TEN DAYS from the date here
of, said app! cat will be appointed according
to law.
Witness my hand and the Seal of said
Court, the 10th day of Mar A. D. 1861.
JOHN DOSHfcfe, Deputy Cletk.
NOVSMBBK SLECfftOlf
FOR SHERIFF.
We sreiiuttiorized to announce L. G1P DUKE,
as a candidate for the office of Sherift cfthisTarifch,.
at the elect!-;» in November next. 7-27.
W'e are authorized to announce J. M. TIATON
a candidate for ihecffice of Shciift ut the tmuirg
N orember election.
We arc authoiizca ro anrour.ee ANDREW J.
LIDDELL as a candidate for the cffice of Sherig,
Election firet Monday November next.
THOMAS B. TUNSTALL, at ihe folicitation o f
many friends, is a Candidate for the Office of Sheriff
of the Parish of Catahoula, and will be supported
ai tb# election in November next, by
v Mast Voters.
$
\ FOR RECORDER.
We are authorized to announce THOMAS D.
NIX AS a candidate for re-election to the office of
Recorder fffoction ßrst Monday November next.
\ FOR ASSESSOR.
We are authorized to announce J. 9. RILEY,
(the present incumbent) as a candidate for re
election to the office ot Assessor of this parish, at
the election in November next.
NOTICE TO JURORS.
J URORS .who have been Summoned for the May
term of Court will not regard their Summonses,
as there will bo no Jury term.
L. «IP DUKE, Deputy Sheriff.
PROBATE SALE.
Suceeeeior of Willie Barfield dec'd.
N obedience to an order of the District
Court in, agfe for the Parish of Catahoula
Ls, to me directed, I will on,
Saturday 25th install, .
at the residence of Dr. John Shaw on Little
River in this Parish, offer at pulic sale for
what they wilLhring in cash, onq Mule and
two Trunks dlfelothingrthe property of said
succession.
Msv 8th, 1861. Prs fee 83.
D. M. PRICHARD,"Sheriff.
C. C. DUKE, Clerk of Court.
IIVIAT
/gtSTRAYED before J. P. noMiman on the
^ 24th April 1861, a BAY PONY MARE.
Said Mare is about nine yeaisold.jtnd bran
ded on the left shoulder with tb« letters
M. S. and has been appraised to be worth
fifty dollars. Notice is, therefore, hereby
given that unless an owner come forward and
comply with the law in such cases made and
provided the said ÿare will in accordance to
law be sold at the Courthouse door in the
town of Harrisonburd La. ox SATURDAY,
the 29th day of June/1861.
> D. 14- PRICHARD, Sheriff.
infyY, 1861. f T Prs fee $10
AST All costs of eetraying fro, cash ou
day of sale.
LIST OF LETTERS
« EMAINING in the Post-Office at Harri
eohburg, La. April 10:h 1861.
Alexander Rafkz
Abbey M. T. Esqr
AuUiaon Harris E.
BfenUn B. F.
Bisset Dan Y.
Baker ft Adams
Bigelou Ira
Batey Es pry
Brown J. R.
Carter B. Me
CreagW.J. A.
Corban John 6.
CadeM. A.B.
Cerroll Jene
Cannon Jsmsa
Coins W.,
Clark Wffltens
Peaks Emma
•tons D. F.
Kserta Jqffll
McCollum Thomas 2
McClure B. F.
Mandervillell D.
Neuberry Van
Newton Richard L.
Owens W. U.
Pilcher John
Porter Mr.
Pateon Mrs. C. C. D.
Riese W, K. ft H. J.
Reads George
ftead John 2
Long Oliver P.
Reynolds Mrs. Anna
Sieves Win. B.
Robertson E. F.
RoasR. J.
iu&h l p..F.
Stone Thomas A.
Jones Mrs. Augustus B. Sch reed er Mrs. H. B.
Jones J. L.
Jones W. X.
Jones Charles
Laiutie Willard
Laptena Idmond
Lamia John
Makes L.
Martin C. ft 2
Xandevile Ê. E.
McGHvorv
May Mis.
Moon John
Stoefcman ft S Bon
Stone N. I.
Studnel Jesso
8piawn E.
Vinson Joseph ias
■ JFood A.
' Welch Wm.
Watts Mrs. Nancy
William* Z. Ç.
Walter Charles
Walton Edward
0 R A ILLS .
aifeftprfe«! «ctmrfein Mfetorfesm
VOLUNTEERS for the ConMarate States, gofer
v from Harrisonbnrg and Vicinity may bare their
Hkeneem taken free ef charge by calling on
O. L. ROSENBERGER.
Harrieonhusg, April )4tfe « 1 - 1 .
NOTION.
AH persona are hereby warnet) not to trade for
• ntasfenwnby me in favor of John Duvet fbrThree
hundred dollars ($200) dated somfeme in Decern
bev I860 nnd payable Jet ot January 1862—fee
eensMotofeen for which said note was given, having
foSed, tiMame will not bo paid unkee compelled
v . MARTHA TARVtaT
Harrisonburg La, April 24th, «1-1 m.
Noy.ro*. ~~
l|OTTC* is hetoTy given the public that
••tire Power of A ttfcwr given by me-to
A. R. Hendry is revoflHmfrhe is no longer
Mithorisetl to transact ÇfiffnessTbr ans in any
manner whatever; HOHN SPANN.
H. Barg L% »y UH8I, 7-48-2n.
* &R*THOMAS'MANNING,
, dkr ■ ■ Rntarptfre L«.
t ENDKRS his professional services to tho
pnbHc.
May 1, 1861. 7-43-y.
JOSEPH G. MILLER,
Commission nnd Forwarding Merchant,
No. 28 Market Street, ST. LOUIS, Me.
Onnsas Solicits».
Messrs. Welsh, Jsekzon ft Co.; Messrs,
ft Newman, New Orienns, Lou
^ 5i51 : ly
HA
CAPS, fro. AT WHOLESALE.
U7B gffe osnatontiy receiving a general assort
TT msnt of Silk, Fur, C nesimore, Wool, Pans
am, Ltahorn, Btrlw, Palmleaf nnd Cam peachy
Hats and Cap.. For sale low, by FROST ft CO
M«. W Magazine street. Ns* Orleans. 6-m