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

would yield from 40 10 80 per cent el tie invest
taent. This apgssfs large, but he says be ha.
efiived al ihe conclusion By the most rigid caicu
lsiion, and Of which amy gentleman car saiisf,
hin,seifly taking The pains 10 90 over the figure.
nj the subject. ! iahting cotton al lg cents pei
pound, eannet he says under the most favorable
circumstances. yield more than 1G 10 ~ per cent
SO that 10 comparing the profits between The two
The manufacture Of negro cloth would exceed The
other from 20 10 90 per eent.-7rae Am.
1.-THE New Orleans bee gives the foIltwiop
sccuuht Of an %atroeious mtrdet-
"a taost horrible murder was perpetrs,ed at
early di,y break yesterday morning by a man
nained Malone m the body Of an individual nam.
ed Green. IL appears that Green and Mslppe,
were tailofs and had formerly been pattners. Lat.
terly, however, they had q~uaftelled ard separated
IN consequence. as is supposed, Of the preference
shown 10 Green Ivy n woman Of colcr with whom
Malone maintained an Illicit intercourse, On
Saturday last Malone, (shp il d man Of large
size well knJwi in the town BY the s]obriquet Of
The 'Texian Majof,) visited Green at bis room in
Toulouse stree, between Burgundy and D%sypbip.
and abused bin violently, going so far ever ne Il,
threaten bis life. Yesterday morning At early
dawn, Green left his room On his way 10 his In.
siness. when upon opening The gate Of The ward.
In The rear Of shieh his room was sjluat.J. lne
vas met by Malone. The latter without an In.
stants wathing. drew a large bowie knife and
plunged II twice into The body If his vietim-
The unfortunate man fell anil expired almost i'm.
f'ediaiely. There was, we understsdJ no Other
witness Ut this iohaman murder bit an old negro
woman. Malone escaped, ~batteing closely pur-
sied by the officers Of justics WAS arrested ssaut
10 o'clock in the seconj naniaipality aid com-
mitted TO prison.
An incident uertS " recstd. file st Louis
Republican contyas the following article essm-
%plifying the folk that young men esinee in sbus-
ing The vetenshs who have faithfully served their
county.
aA faS days since IN a town In Illinois, a
nuiplrt Of citizens Of bo'h political parties assem-
blesto hear a discussion Of polical subiptts,-
AfDohg those present was an old man whose head
white with the SHOWS Of seventy winte,s.-
He walked with a long staff, and his hearing had
hhcu pH's ~ p" u PIhttu pb AHt SVeBHeEs StBfh.
Here he sat patiently hearing The different speak.
'rs. AT length, q young lawyer came on The
tand and shortly commenced a most violent IT,
Of personal abuse Of General Hatrison.-
old ,nan sat patiently listeningSto il al, until
he speaker pronounced Hsrrison n eouard. The
.ltterante Of that word appeared like magic on
be old man. His eyes. dimmed with age. fash
ID with renovated fire seizing his stick, and
bringing to his feet with all the b%ouyancy of The
ise Of 30, he seized the speaker by the collar,
md IN n clear. shriIl voice that thrilled through
he crowd, exclaimed "ypu'te a liar. |, said The
Nd man, served under Harrison, and you shall
'ot tell that lie on my commander to thy face.'
effect may be imagined, but not described
The whole crowd. Of both ratlies, became SO in
lignant at the speaker, that he had to be SNUG.
lied away to protect his person.