Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-03-28
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. March ao.-A hill passed The House en,pow.
etins parties 10 change The tenue Of t'isl IN GER
tain eases. II provides tba, when a pefsot, char
sed with a capital Silence shall make affidavit,
that he Jeubts receiving d faif OF impartial uial
in HE parish where The venue is laid, he shall
have puwer 10 change II 10 M adjoining parish.
and tina, The cu,,tt shall have power To sdfniiiot'
witnesses.
A bill providing for the education e INDECENT
children, ahd TO abolish the present parish school
system, passed and WAS sdoptea by The House.
Nj italliir expressed a wish that his parish Yves.
Felieisns) slsauli be exempt ffou, 'hs opeta,ions
Of Tie bill. He approved Of The objects ut the bill
aud was anxious that /, should pass, but wished
that lis provisions should no, apply To hi. parish,
where The present system wotks veil ana no
change is desired. Nj Preston and others we're
opposed 10 The pto.isu which MI RatliH sould al
,act 10 the Till. Nj P wns opposed 10 speeisl
legislation; II Ia h that system We ate indebted for
the endless and often useless acts thai swell our
statute books ard occupy 80 in'ieh Of the time OF
Legislators. On the subject If sdeea'ioh he
though, special legislation peculiarly letnicious,
aid thetef,fe |, vas that lie wss III favor Of d gen
etai measure, the ptptisiuns u whitb would APP
py sIike 10 evety pafist, Of the State. The bill
waa passed without The amendment
IN Ms House-A resolution was offered by
N, Dunbat. that The Inspectors Of the P.hi!en-
,isry a, Baton Houee, be required 10 have cc,,on
bapeine manufactured nv The e~onvitts, and 10
provide ptupe, machinery fot this purpose. Mr.
r. b. Conrad expressed himself II faeSf IT the
resolution, provided IL did not interfere With The
present plan Of manufacturing NEGRO eiothing.-
He wished a report from The Inspectors. In order
10 ascertain The an,ouh. Of The appropriation which
would he required.
NJ Dunbar offered rs 81 amendment, that The
directors be required 10 report on the subject at
All early period Of the neat session Of The Legis-
,a,ufs. NJ Contal though, the measure pfscti'
eal,le and therefore wished II to be csttied into
estly operation.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
The Mississippi Rieer.ZThe Na,tbs, Ftes
| 1'taiet or the s9d inst. says: "The swollen liking
| Of streams IL still Using a, Naicbe, al the rate
Of al least two inches per day. II IL already do
Ing mischief 10 plantations Oh both sides Of the
tieef.
From me 10 Two fee, incte in The beigh, Of The
river will play the mischief all along The coast
The Democratic State Convention held al
Richmond Va. has nominated Got. Pois for The
Vice Presidency. This nomination is said 10 in
Jira.e the feelings Of Mt Van Duten towards
Col johnson. The convention besides ncniha-
,jpp MI PUlh, have also resolved 10 have nothing
10 do with the N%atiensl Convention 10 he held Of
Baltimore.
Nyrth. Eastern 1t+fonfiet.-Hpf Msjesty's ship
the ves,si has ARRIVED al Halifax, bringing intel
~ligenee ,ha. cthef. ships Of war are expected with
troop. and ammunition fur the use Of the protin'
ces. The New brunswick Courier states thai
orders have been roubtetiBanded fur the sailing
If The goth Regimen, Of ~fusileefs ~ India, AMI
the Cou' ier also states
awe ate further informed on good su,ho tity
,hst the erection OF barracks al WoedstJch In thi,
province, for the accommodation Of a la,ge mill.
taty force, has been determined upon, and the
work IL to commence Immediately"
HORRIBLE.
A Correspondent Of The Bulletin gives the fol
lowing description Of a heaft-rehjing scene shiel
occurred al a fire In Baltimore ON the 9th inst
"Mf Scholmes et, an upholsteter, In whos'
Store The fire commenced, had recently moved hi
dwelling to the upper part Of The store. and II !
supposed ,ha, he and his wife and their two chill
i4.a.ses~ ssfseSe At 49,
the Gre broke cut. Il commenced at the lowe
STORY, and when The ffst persons arrived at ,h'
place. they saw Mr. = and his wife ut the window
she with a child In her arms, as If she was abeu
to ,htow i, out. He caugh, bet In bis arms, AM
restrained her, They then te,teated. and u wa
supposed for a time that they had made an es
cape. A ladder was obtained. and a fireman cue
ceedej In bringing one Of the children away alive
It was distinctly understood ,ha. MI 8 and hi
wite and oneAf The children, were In The nppe
par. Of the house. A hole was now cut IN III
third story. aud several persons went in, and foun,
Mr. 8 and his wife elasred In each others arms
with their child between them. They were i'm
mediatelv taken out. tu, he was dead, but tb
wife and child 30 much burned, tba. i. was suppo
sei by the physicians that neither could survive
learn this morning that the child IL dead, but
could hot ascertain the exact situation OF til
mother"
Mw England Ram-The Boston Trsnse'il
says tina, u vessel ieR ,ha, port a short time sine
! for Smyrna, having on board twenty ,housan
! s~altons Of New England tum! by reference ,
the custom house books, tho sane paper learn