Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-07-25

ny We eatfstelhs following sslc,es from the
picayun Of tho Goth inst. w
Pure eOsction-One Of The p,s,ie.tsperanens
of Hindoo poetry celebrates The history ofs youth
kwho,, soon after his m~affisge, being Compelled to
take ! IS5ns journey. tdkssfieavs of his bride in
tie garden belonging to his house, There he
plants : spikenarJ, and s~pjoins her 70 wstch over
II with the mos. sssijious care. As long as this
plant nourishes.' said he, 'slI will be fortunate 10
ne /; Out should II wi'hef away, some fatal mis-.
fortune viii a~ssurelly happen 10 me- Busines
Esof an Important nature dstainsd the bridegroom
from biz home fot several years. On hh return
he dssumed the gath Of d Hindco IneQlicshs in
ot1er Is see whether his wife had been faithful 10
him o. not during his absence. Thus disguised
he,calis Ut his house and being admitted into the
garden, behdIds his wife, los. 10 every pleasure
but that Of weeping over The spikensrd. which
still fourished urder her cate.
stsuccf people, those Ysnkeechdseti, folks.
An elderly .pin.ter there hs. recently brought III
action for q breach Of promise against . SCHOOL
master. The principal evidence upon which the
action was founded vas, 'tha, tbs schoolmdstef
had come. over 10 her hot.e and took sags I'd
twice q week for ten years. hand funning!"
Mobile stpears 10 lie still infested With thieves.
The store Of MessrsJ Id LII wa. broken
into on the nigh. Of the 10Th inst, and riaed Of
the money in the drawers, Ac'
Loss ofMe Steamer Ameriican-We leatn by
the Creole, Capt Delman, afrised last nisn, from
Natchitoches. tha.the. A american was burnt while
wooJ;rg in the Ouachita river on the 10Th inst.
Bout and cargo d total loss. Cap, Caldwell o4
the American came passenger in the Creole.
International Courfesy-The u $ corvette
Pre!'le recently visited the harbor Of 8. Johns
N B and received special attention from the at.
.horities there. On her arrival a salute was fired
which was returned from, the corvette. Two Of
the It'll acknowledgement, engaged in firing the ga.
lutte, had their arms blown off il consequence Of
the man at the vent hole IeglectiDg to stop ii ia
time :
Capt -Breese and the gun room officers Of the
corvette, were entertained by the Lieut. Governor
who son6e days after partook Of Americans hospi.
tally on board the corvette. S
Fatal Aceidtnt-W While the hands were unload
ing the steamer. Vicksburg on the 18th inst. a
hogshead Of tobacco fell upon a man ia the bold.
II struck him in the back, below the shoulders,
cutting mtshockingIy. He was Immediately tax
en- to the hospital, but no hopes are entertained Of
his recovery.
The Supreme Court Of Massachusetts has dc.
cided that were the promisee Of a note, payable
on a certain day. contracts not to demand pay.
ment until a~certain time after its maturity, such
contracts will prevent his recovering on the note
when due ~ the terms Of il, although. he will he
liable to the. other party in damages for tho
breach Of his agreement.
Edttors-In France il would appear that ZONE
thing besides moneyless pockets, poverty and bad
debts, is the reward Of editors. The last number
Of the foreign Quarterly Review says, thst for the
lasttwenty years there has not been q single
minister in France, the ministers Of war excepted,
who has not been an editor or q writer for the
newspapers.
There are 6,O39 females in Boston, over is
years Of age, more than males. Boys do you hear
hihat!a Y
The population Of Concord, New Hampshire.
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