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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
PROBATE SALE.

~ILL b. sold ", public asetlon NJ the sAts
~ Of the Parish Jodse, IN tbs ,y~" NJ Baton
Ro,'es, u ibs highest bidder, Dstwss0 me bos,,
of . N snd 4 Pm, OF Saturday, me gsth dsy
IT April nssi, tS4u, ~ oydss NJ NE tfoss ibs
Judge q ne Coo,t. u Fs6tates IL and fer theF Par
ish Of East Ba,ep kauge, fate Or Loofstaus, i =
LIKELY NEgRO MAN, j.
Hged about ~ years, the protery Of TIE success.
SION II George Posge, aeees .sd. IS
Tsrms..-S 200 cash, tho tnlsnes AZ sis sn6
twelve mouths in notes endorsed 10 Ire .ntjsfsrt,ov
Of the C"fato, ard mortgage 1, aseu q pay spenl
m145
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
LIME FOR SALE.

lust received sl9 Barrels fresh Western Lane
q in fine order, 80 bbIs new prime pork, veal
son and new bacon hams, lard. beans OF various
kiads, a snsll lot Of Low priced tobacco, ard . re-
ne we'd assortment ofbesa qualify vines and Iiqsors.
Expected in a few days q quantity Of VERY fresh
-four BY steamboat, also 100 half and quarter bills
whisAey. -F|E% s$st
mia S A.. MONTAN.
C-on consignment lie bills ree,ifed vhiskey.
in good order. A. NJ.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
POSTPONED SALE.
state IT Louisiana.
Parish VI East Baton Rongc--Third
District Court.
Whiting Il sistk,

w No 1880.
Forbes II Kent.
TIDY virtue of a wit Of tlufies Fisf Faeias To
- me dire e,ed by HE honorable Judge Of The
third district court, IN and fot The parisi and sta te
aforesaid, ! viii expose 4, y, bile sale, III Thurs
day. IN May, l6fU, bet~s sn the usual hour.
Of sale, oil the tight, titir, interest a,,,i claim, Of
IN ami 10 The ~fo'i0wins described pre-.
persy 10 witt
A Pfo,nissoty No,e drawn by taiiy r. Chimney
10 tie ordsr u james Forbes, dated October 18th
1870. and pa ysble Oh The Isl Of January 1e41,
fot the sum Of Two hundred and twenty two dol.
lars ard seventy two cents, with interest thereon
al the tate If ten psr cent, FROM The let January
1881 Until paid , also u note drawn by Sinion Ar.
Mold, 10 favor If James Barnett, dated July yth
1888, aud payable On the lst January 1880, for
tl,c sum Of three hundred and fifty dollars. The
inrhtioaed IL now IN sai, md The pur.
chaser Of the saa,e will have the fnli benefit oil the
T"rtins Of saIe--T'wsivs mouths credit with bond
and approved seeo'iiy bearing interest rs on juds.
lehts.
mN 7 AUG. Durlasriga, Sheriff.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
cREOLE SHOES.

DLANTERS car be supplied, n tbe Loujsi-
ana Penitsnlisry, with yegso sbos., -
good II not better than those imported from tie
Nortb,a ~ Fifteen Dollars per dozen. There - 81
~ in store, az sssn,tmeDt Of best ealEskin and
zip Boois, Brcsans and Shoes, Together Win NO, !,
AID ladies' Shoes and Drogags; which viz 30
sold at the lowest cash prices.
nov 2-3s .. L. TSET"T. Cte,k. =
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
State Of Louisiana,
PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
Third District Co,,rt
Whiting Il Shark,

.-- "'6 ~ CsdIks -
ufao Dewey < Jas. Mansker.
9@f virtue Of a writ Of teri Eacias to me direc
- ted BY The Hon the Third District Court
Parish and State aforesaid, will BE- exposed a.
public sale ut the court house on
Thursday 2ist May, 1910,
between the usual hours Of sale, all the right, IT,
tie, interest aud claim Of the defendants in and
to the following described property to wit
ACERTAlN TRACT OF LAND
three bundled ar penis on Wards Creek
bounded by lands form srIy Of Daisle being the
same land purchased by James Mausker al the
Probate sale 81 the estate Of P. r.. S:efsns de-
ces ed and OF Joseph Slefens wife of j.. B. 8.
Hodges by act Of the 3lst October 1895, before
me no" ehanes Tester. Notary Public. Seized
% salty tic judgment and costs M the above en-
titled suit.
Terms Of Sale-Cash.
aio ~ AUG. D~uPLASriER, Sheriff. !
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
Probate sale.

~ILL DO sold ~ Tuesday Inc | In Of Apr,t
uext, nj the court buuss IL this low U,st,,rs
HORSES ard ONE MAsEk COLT. cns OK.
belonging 10 lbs succession 81 The jais WIN Ds,.--
ham deceased.
Ts'ns--sisiy days credit. ~ pe,s. sat,sJse,o.
rily endn I'd pa) ,bls IN .BAak.
~ 8 CH. TESSfER. -.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

IN NOTICE.
Hk undersigned having been Informed ,h,, ,
servant has purchased goods in his name. hs-sh..
gives notice, that he will nav no scco,,n,s 49,
they are accompanied bv an order. ."'ess
" STEPHEN HENDERSON.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
- FOR SALE.
A VALUABLE COTTON Il SUGAR
PLANTATION AND As SLAVES,
FOR SALE.

VIE 'oose r,bsf o6sss fos ssls ibs plapis,ion
on wbieI, be ayw ,ssides, ard Is creole sod
scclinated sla ives. About 500 s,psnss sys cJssr.
cd and n eaipyslIm , $50 u ~t,ss .bsys ,o.s
bee" planted 10 cot Ian, 100 10 eoyn, and ths bal.
snes IN s"srr eAae4 Jhe inp,ov s.ossss 60 dwell
Iihg house, sugar h1use, gin, negro ~ssas,sss e.
ros. bout S4O,00O FOR te'"s, sppiy 10 sss
undersigned.
all g-2t R.mnuEg
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

MstaurttAM--W W. see !, stated In the papers
that this ancient patriarch died from hsyi6g gut
his feet We. by wearing bad shines. This h not
the correct account Of his esit from the world
According 10 Hebrew sutlietiiies, I,ssiness was
the eauss Of his death. He was sleeping on The
damp stoutd one tight and ths angel who had
ee.eted him with his Wing 10 keep the dew ~
his hsad, became tilted and woke up The old FL
Inv, telling him that II be would build himself d
log cabin To lie IN, he would live i've hspdfed
yeats hunger. Me.huselsh, Who va. TOO lazy,
declared he would fo, 20 10 the trouble 10 bailt a
house 10 live in so short a time, caught told and
died.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

S~soeariag.-Ihs Revd. Ms Gi.pp say. TIA,
swearing Is one Of the r~e6nemen,s of,hs ure.e,,
eirilised sgc. He has sscerssined ,ha, the m.
clients lever swore. We will not argue the matter
with the Reverend gentleman. but refer him Is
lar back as the Patriarch Abraham who made his
ehaef sefsasi swear that he would not &c, q wife
Tor u" sou l>aae, from among the daughters VI the
e;anaaniiss- Jhe form of cath aud the manner
OF takiag i.afe detailed in the Cd. and 81. verse of
Tie 2ash chapter Of Genesis. We like precision,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
rsALE or A RUNAWAY NEeRoN
A or LOUISIANA.

FINISH OF EXIST B1TUN KOUUE.
tittne NJ al order ftom she Hon Charles
'Tessief, fst,s, Judge IN and fot said Fsra
ISL, will be sxpossd al pablo sails ~
Friday, asa Msy. ts40,
4, the eur, hsn.s In tts town If Baton tlonge, IL
commence ~ ~ d'tiath N. all tlts tixh,, tide, In
tefsst AMI claim ef The uN net Ut ew hefs VI a 6er-
lain i,ssfo iiaa slsvs. q runaway confined n the
Depui IT The parish kf the fast i~1 yeats, wh6
"a il hinsslf titk, i fee, i've aud a half Inehss
hlgh, about twenty eight years Of sge, speaks
Ffenth AMI English aud says be belongs 10 John
Redman trlow New Orlsaass btnt,gtt ffpn the
parish Of West FelitiHna, and t,ow To be sald fur
the fees Of esptufe, d%etsntinn aud ether charges
IN said Deppt.
Terms uf sale-Cash.
ais 10 Aua. DuFI.A INTER-, Sheriff. y
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
FERRANT.
CAUTION.

CAUTION.
II Do hereby fore~ssn all persons from trading
for a note dtswn BY me for $3.50, dated 22d
az 1898, psyab'e in one year fri m date, to the
or der Of Jehn Reid, and eodossed ny him. Said
no le vas given TO Itomss X. Picket, and has
beer paid in full, and ought 10 have been given
up To me. l shall resist the payment. Of il in
whose hands soeyer II may be. t5 III
NIL g. TRos. PREspEscAsr
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

P'AArs-TAe Ens,ish ship Lagrange AZ.
rived 'scsasly :, New otie.n. and reported thai,
she had tcea chased or Cape Antonio, hy ! Ions
-. NIL sss.so''<r fai' Of men and carving sew.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
SI5 REWARD.

ID ana way from The resld~aee Of Madam Fe
IL rant, on the 18th Of febn s,y last, . nexsess
named DOLLY--.red complexion, abost n
years old, speaks French and EnsIisb ; hosi teeth
h~ecaJed: formerly she was engaged 10 peddhag
goods thro"gh the country, and had a baskel when
she left.
MID SCR H CAROLINE FEReANT.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
AZ. Powell.
vEfVRA Dir f1MAN

G6kAlbs6hsfbLE, La.
i o. ~ . tsst eiAtt ysass itsausiitsnssils ~ Tbs
taf,eyoi gsdetalsI ONES. Will execute safseys
and plan. Ut Plantations, Te~us, Gc,t n The entire
- ils'Heti'su Uf itt1se WIN ,aat favour hin vita
patronage ala 10
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

PAhlsH OR WEST BATON ROUGE.
! WITH. of ii, order from The Honorable III.
Co,n of Ptebstss Ut yshaF fariAY sfs,e.
'a''. WI be soil ~ public soetioa By Inc Under.
s,sned parish Judge 81 -
Monday. 4th Msy fs4o,
~ I'm 6'e10th 4. III. ii ihs residence IN VI, t.s..
tt,''ss mola,son refe, ,hs following slaves tslss
ny ~ the succession ~ ths iass Mts Csjess
"afd deceased, w'fe setsfstea from bed ana boss
OF the SAID Jsrqtes Molais6ss, 10 VII, a
uAsPAHD. 4 nes'v eyed ~ yes,s.
OUEHff, DO a. do
MARK, do ~ Al
TefmsA=Une thlfa In MsyeD tRAt. ess ,,,,A ~
Mafth is42, ard one third In March, t64S. usy-
able IN ''otss satisfactorily endorsed AMI s,,sejst
fr'''tieass fetslDs'i u, HE said slaves ovft hoal
payment. f@'f s#t @sf s"s"t ~5 5ffa 49, ~ -
ID 4 # l.. rAvfsvt =
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

The rssnmpiion bN-Fbs bill sequiteius
The banks u Pennsylvania 10 tesu,,s uneondl,iou.
ally on The 10 tanuaty lsal ba. passed botl,
houses VI the Legislature Of that State,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

NOTICE.
ne pafine hip heretofore ~existirg in this
place urder ,he firm Of l.. Hess & b. Sanger
q y o. = .n's Gay dissolved by mutual consent.-
Ms d. Straws having purchased an in,ere.r i. *.
e enlistment i: will be continued Under IN. !. !.
Of ID. Sanger &sD. S,raws. -
=, L. HESS,
aio "-f-a D. SANGER.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

An ansofsanase man BY The name Of Kelly. a
ew days ago enaatkiov ., New o,lcaa. with hi.
w.ss aad children ft New York. fell into the
Missisippi and wac drowned,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

Lsfest Fashioa-Ths ladies at pari. have
sasp'ed the fashion 81 having walking sticks
iasy arc made ~ofivoty. ebony, and Indian eaee
aud arc almost covered with a,abesqac. of gold.
We Ue''sse saas one Of our merchants, i. expec.
Jug . lot from Franco Cor the ladie. ef ,hi. place,
We know : fair ma,roa however, tia, has been
~ ne habit Of using the walking stick for som.
time. though very backward In il. annl,cs,;o,.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

THIS wan etausk--The New vetk Chtoni.
Gle says that the various Msttne Insurance com.
pahies Of aothan. have seriously mel, IN solemn
~eenclave 10 deliberate on the necessity Of insert.
ing the war clause In any politics they may
hereafter issue. Keep cool gentlemen, doo't he
frightened 20 soon. II. nothing bu. The settle
men, Of a bnsai question. i5N
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
Curry

Il IN Tbs hnc and thorough bred
MMSE4S race horse MEacvay viii Stand
M1FT the ensuing season nj my stable
NsSlnsZA-in Baton Rouge at fifteen dol
lars tfr sea son or twenty 10 ensure 4 msrs with
fbai. Persons wishing To raise Gne stock on A
cheap scale have now q better opportunity than
has ever been offered before and should avail
themselves u this chance. Mercury IL young in
fine health AVID condition, he 10 4 bsa utiiol sofrel
of 6ne size and form not surpa ssed by any horse
IN the State. When mares srs put 10 be snsur.di
pay viii be expected 80 soon { = they trove wi,x
foai, and those put ny the season, ja yment del
n,anaied as the close of The season Owners Il
mares s~tt by slaves Or other persons must ex.
press IL a written onler whether they are put H.
be Insured or for The season, otherwise they will
NOT be received. Mercury vas sired BY old Mes.
cory he by Sir Archy the mosi noted .sfoar nile''
IN America his dam was the celebrated race
mare jimmy which WAS offered 10 run against any.
bsfn'e she was pu. 70 breeding, and beat a great
mary celebrated race horses.
sHas A. MONGET.
Anr;i 10 m
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

n- The intercepted letters which we mention.
NJ isst week, are said 10 have been written by the
oaasd'sn rebels 10 ee, this country ia,e a war
with England. ~
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
MAYoRALlTY.

THE price Of fresh Hess h<iBs "a 90 ne, bss-
e, the bakers mus, give, the ensuing week, 81
ances of bread for q dime.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

ar The French brig VI wat, Dunei. arrived a,
N . from Havana via Tampico Oh The 9Th inst.
and repot,ed tina. the Felstali.,. VI Mexico, were
Tying before the victorious efny Of Atisla.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

q CT The Courier q Esgairer say. ,ha. the
wasg candidate fr Mayor will be elected in New
York. This 10 the very reason why We doubs il.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

Jsas brLI.s Corros scsExE.-li is stated
sbsf the Bntish government last year appsopri..
80 isiy Thousand dollars Tor the purpose Of OBJ.
ssg the nscrssasy Information. machinery and
Y.:. res for improsisg the cultivation Of cotton.
-. y 4 that sieht Missippisns aud one Lou
!. a,....-s sspleyed 70 teach the natives
49, ~~uisisass he asticis in the East
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
A. WADDILL.
NOTICE.

VA NOTICE. i7
ne subscriber has : large lot Of lumber of d;f.
for cash. Rc.rsr ~.
ats 10 4aF = - -
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

or The planters Of Jamaica have memorial.
'srd the Legislature Of thss Island to pass enact
n'sass encouraging agricultural men to emiars,e
'asse from the mother couasry or elsewhere. as il
y nov 'ncoasroveruhay proved that the free blscks
have IN inssinc,ive abhorreuce for mammal l.ho,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
NOTICE.

IN NOTICE.
LIE person or persons who borrowed sundrv
voiamns OF Novels. the History Of Penn. Jew;i
customs, and Moslen.s Ecclesiastical Historv III
3, are requested to return them. w.
ais IU-St v
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18


Nj. CaRwts's .skkea.-M Mi. Cot~i6 u uAiu
on me tb.l. u Febtusty. ssssMh ~ tsit,sf Dit.
gsdiet uebl. Graty D perfect sesfeIiihs, i6as sen
tis,paii having III 4 speseh IN Cvastess, On iis
4utias, n The Cumberland fyaj, attempted uefi.
titise the military reputation, snJ tast . slut d
%eahtr,pt I on M character or uua Hstrlsra5AA
Mr.. Cpfwin quoted history and brought IL mind
well hnewn facts, IN retrieving HE tAots's " the
aas#iiej betu, wbiri, MI. Grey wished ~ .sat
fsasn his lfess, W. HE The speech On account
~ its ltibu ftte ffnm The Disgusting abuse Of the
part, ntpos,d ~ him, Witch polititisns usually
pour forth 81, -uth seeasiabs. ilui Il u our rtin-
u that the ssntlemsn nse. too much lefty 10
speaking VI Coibntis. n ss though, be mean,
any jis'esprti, we weulJ feel tvund 10 call him
10 nst s1nt.
Wa" ratsi-At a eostpbttyH Of The Wl,ia.
If Arkansas held VI battle Roth on The Ieth ult.
u was
"Hr-u'ssi. by the csnvsbtirh, that We DO rno.i
re "et'fully recommend 10 the Wings of Onio.
Ind, ~. ksntupky, nlinvis, 1'ehpt.ss.. Aistsma.
b.u ctats. Mississippi, Arkansas, Missaufi, aud
Mi l'i4an, with any III HE Old states that may
wisI, Ia Join ,hem,) 10 meet IN convention In the
cit, II N asl,silIs. on HE ,hitd Monday IN Angus,
teAi 70 aJ IL The a'sal cause VI fefoip, by adopts
ibe such a,pesates .. will promote tho ~rlse,ioD oi
Harrison and Tyler"
Az well aud good neighbours, bu, y no Is l., pay
The travelling tsttnsrs Of the gentlemen ~ The
said enntebliunl Would IL no. be much mare
10 The interest ~ The county. fet them 10 toy Al
home aud keep theft business IN o,dsft LEI
them pin. pamphlets and distribute Hbout. They
have greet , fleet aud help The printer 1t .
Pusrnt AM Pvt,rirs-W have nese,
though, that politics had any prtspsiubs 10 poe,
". and have always supposed ,,st postfy wa.
toe much III The eioujs I, Jenl muph 10 Politics.
BIZ, we are nov setily tempted to believe that
politieishs are beeo,,iaB yvetje. and that pap,s
ste becoming petite, fef sln,os. every newspaper
We take up, contains AZ ode In favour Of the hero
Of Tipteesnoe.' The poet. ffom all pntts pf The
union are rising IN their might, aud i, IL lime tot
Mr. Vna Duten 10 ,tenble. His duom has beeb
IN the prophecy or verse. and The love Of
The people for ',le veteran statesman aud soldier
has beeii announced by The ti,use In stsains that
eanhot te doubted, for pretty |. Ia, the eleqoents
uf truth. We ourselves have felt tho ibspita-
and have been trying 10 fhyne-fu We Used
10 posfise ~ cur eout,i"g jays-but the divine
aifatus has departed ffSm us. We ran ptodues
oniy The foliewins verse whiel,, In spite Ut I'll our
has an awkward spprndsgs NJ HE end.
aiihilat ~ resolutions Or iasttuttiob given 10 M
tIiitpr with his commission aud which he would
dispense with but must retain.
1--WE candidates The Held have toek
And neither wish IL tnrty,
Some men will vote for kinlerheot.
And some wilt vote for HatfiAsun
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
LIST o. LE1vrkhg.

LIST or LEf*TkIsy.
Ldsi rs tsitsts fs6paIbins ID The Post
Office at Baton huge La MHfeh 81 l64O.
LlSafE DIES LEIsTREs,
Rsstaht % Bafenu do Ii posts i Baton.
Rouge ls 81 Mars lb4O.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

or The Washington correspondent Of the
Boston Atlas, tells The following amusing r,ory-
"a day or two since. I met the Brazilian
Consul, for The port Of New York. In this city.
aud was exceedingly interested in his ohset va,ions
o" the condition Of this country, aud tho preseot
porilion Of Nj Van Buren,. He spoke the En-.
gl'sh language with sonic difficulty, and deli ycrrd
his sentiments with very amusing saicetf. He
said he had just cstled upon ahe President, and
was surprised IN iad him 40 egt. aud 70 s,tkou
eokq"e. When Me- Van buren, was in New
York, las, summer. hs said.he Ioeked ~ lea., ten
years younger; aud he could hardly account for
the change in his personal sppearance, unless he
wa. afraid he should not he atlc to STAY in Il pal
ais.' He said he had read tho newspapers. and
TALKED with the people. aud he believed tina,
Mems. Hayrssoa would he the new Emperear ass
Efats Uais.' as ar .H3
Al a farce NJ, Atlas. The Brasillian Consul
has no vote and his opinion Is foreign to tho sub.
ject. e-rs,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

nesc IArasAiag MaeAine-The Tippeeano,
Club of Cass Coaaiy Il, are about issuing /,
seskly paper 10 Be- called The Thra.Liur Ma.
chias.'
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

Foassas spnoels-We were reading The iast
message VI uos, fnof Seward 10 The Legislature
u New Yerk. q FEW evenings ago. and fell sur.
rri4ed when we esae 10 a paragraph In which
he Justly sfoas II thu necessity Of public edu.
csiian. 10 md him recommending that M utpr,.
psistiun shcuid be made Nv The State E,f The t,it.
psss Of teaching children a Iotei4n tongue when
their parents wete loo pfelujievd 10 have them
taught the language VI HE United States. We
appreciate The philanthropy VI uosetnnt sewatj.
bu, We tAink TIA, ehilJten Intended fof American
%ciiissBr, should bs taught 10 read and uuIst stand
the language Ii which The constitution and laws
ef the teantfy are written, before they learn any
ether, and that parrhts WIN sfe too preiuJiceJ 10
lesfn themselves and have their children taught
The language aud principles Of our institutions,
are NJ, w'af,hy Of being citizens and should be
esnsilerad an ,'dso,sd f,taisner..
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
Aem advertisements.

NJ Reward, Nm
TNoNs whoever puts II Jail the nrsro woman
Agate belonging tt the subseriber.f sh.
IL every day N town. 3eh4d
ais 10 fttNTsa ~ -
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

UANatrSa-A sale Of real estate recently took
place In ~ .on the following tet,ns' The purchaser
to pay for the property SIXTY thousand dollars In
the even. Of General Hartison's election, and only
Thirty thousand should Mr. Van Buren, be ~,e..elee.
ted, This Is 10 ali in,ents aud purposes, . be,
on The Presidential election h' a'
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

mttieu DC Ia Aasenm was sold uadsr IN. ham,ne,
mso,ttc blanfy last for 81 200. The Doctor i. no,
eapachon stscoura Jed BY his failure hu, rather deter.
DIES rcprs 70 establish another museum. He offers
qucs tal p'iers for u eei"ens Of natural history and
many aer cariusi,ies.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

AN ENRON a.Sx-Mr Charles Hammond Of
the Cincinnati Daily Gazette, died on the 5d
April IN the els. year Of hts age. He was Q cal.
ented lawyer. a good man, aud u .ttewd writer.
Editors themselves must die like those they sung
deal the praised ear and mute the tuneful ,onsu..
Even he whose soul now melts In mourntul lass
May shortly want the tribute which he phys |"
But don't anticipate The time aud stieve your.
sell sick, gentle reader. We are In hope. /, /.
fully a half century Of. and "suiiieient Tor the day
IL the evil thereof"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

The black art rerired-The Democrats have
started 4 paper in Noblesvilie Indiana. called The
Magician In old times when the rage against
witches and coajarers was al lis height, the ma
g'cian would have been burnt, bu, now in these
enlightened modern days. We are aware tha, its
magic will he Of . sery harmless nature, chiefly
showing itself in . few juggling tricks. Sienor
bit'z. . nvsi magician, offered to swallow a
sceP''cai spectator sf'e, frst g~reasing him over,
but this magician no doubt intends 10 max. IL.
sceptical readers swallow Mr. Van Buren, by soft
soapiog him well. .a
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18

New Yutk has confirmed this law which IL cet.
,ainly a sal .-asta against illegal voting and per.
jury. II distt,ss ths ely iato na,nttous e~lse,ion
districts, enabling The legal so,erto deposit bis
tickle, whheu. inpedimeut, and, by limiting ths
~ballotias 10 = single DAY, al The .,susl aisstaeefal
eoaesmilants VI elections In New Y'rk, will he
etfselaaay avoided. The t~esis,ty Of names. the
election Of Judges and all the other pfositions,ars
80 we'll de,ised, and the whole act IL 20 carefully
framed. that not one hundred illegal Votes can he
taken nor one hundred legal voters deprived Of
their ftsh. Ii The whole city, a, any election tina,
may be held under its provisions. sbs #
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-18
April IS /
NOTICE.

A NOTICE. @EYFtEf -
GALL persons having claims against the suc-
csssao' OF the Dass Giacomo Rag,o deceased ab.
i~nte.tat, are requested TO prevent them to the
Parish Judge Of West Bston Rouge.
all o lE ~ fzt