Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-11-20

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BATON ROUGE
s.rTrDAy, Novsmber2e 70, 1871.
,r,,r I,relslAruFr.-The Legislature o.
Ia,,isi,na assemblies this year on h"e
Monday i'll December.
rs.s,-Thc Bee oil the 18th mentions nVe
dcatl,s by yellow fever during the week emu
ing on the 18th inst.
arr.srUy-Dr. souterre has just re-
..;vsd from Paris a s]pleneid assortment o.
,~crfuscry, odors, etc, The variety i 'Ase'-
';,, ard the articles ali in the best TASTE
,.,ll a., him. ladies, and Indies men!
y CIV. Brrtrr,, Of T~aarville parish has
,,, ;,v;.ed bv some Of his lellow-citizens to
become a candidate 10 lie State Senate at
,.o naxt election. TIE invitation is coaa'-
,s.,,,aliy and rao3destly complied with.
prsrarr1oN or scrctE rATMENTs.-Ihs
barEs Of Newt Orleans have finally resolved
10 resume specie payments, provided al q
tbcm shonld live and DO we'll until Nov. AZ!
Take your time, Sally,
o, take your tiInc!!'
. The Wigs d tho Parishes Of Lafayette and
st. Mary hold a meeting At New iberia on the
18th nat. to select a candidate fol- that dis
trict 10 the State Senate. There are no"
tlree names before tho peopIe--Dr. braahear'
Paul Briant and Alex. Geolouet.
LA LorrsrtNE.-Aftcr a brief but brilliant
career, this journal has ceased to exist iof
want of patronage. We regret the c'rcrm-
stance inasrDtch as it implies a keen reproacli
on the reading taste Of that portion OF our
population composing the mother tongue OF
Louisiana. Ho
THE RuckE7E.-1'his boat as now tie re-
pviar mail packet between N. Orleans and
Havo,t Sara. THUS far she has given the
biybnst satisfaction II her trips; and il the
city post. master chooses to enforce the III
junction from Washington City, respecting
way letters, we presume there will be no Oh
;oc,ions. while present arrangements contlIl-
me-. Cant Hooper commands the Buckeye.
TUE FA1a-trs cLosE.-Nlonday, the last
day of the grand State Fair, was a brilliant
day ia Baton ~Ropge-one gloriousjy prophetic
e the eavsable destiny OF ourcity, if our quiet.
loving denizens do but shake off sloth, and witt
determined, energetic hands, "lielp the ;''ne
OUT THts MUST BIZ DONE. Baton Rouge
must become what nature, her beautiful site,
and the present ihclinations Of the people O
the State, all c~onspire to make her, the place
from which the rays OF public emulation
shall radiate; the place where all substantial
enterprises shall have their BIRTH and being
Wake up, then fellow-citizcns, wake up
and when another year shall bring to youl
beauteous dwelling place, the varieties o.
another and more extensive fair, let the az
scmbiel crowds find you fully prepared to re-
ceive them; let your oaly care be, to pro-
vide fos their enjoyments and ADMINISTRATORS
wants. 1t is not too early TO begin the work
let It not be delayed until you forget what
necessity requires. M& ~@t
The concourse of people on Monday was
about as large as any previous day, and al,
though it was the time appointed for the
".breaking up Of the waters many new ar
ticles wero brought forward, and two o.
three beautiful horses exhibited not present
last week.
One of these wos young Pacolet, by Pace
let, dam by Dare Devil, 5 years old, a fine
bay,sowned by ]. A. Gorham of lberville:-;
reconSG premium adjudged.
Paul Augustin IIebert, Of ~!berville exaibl
ted a ~yearling mare colt, large well-limbel,
and 0: remarkable symetry-lst premium
Our worthy mayer Maj. Jas. Cooper, eH'
hibitea his splendid deep bay, saddle horse
but as the animal was not q creole nag, Iic1
Kept for the improvement of the creole stock
the Judges, although unanimouslyof the opin'
ion tina. this was the best saddle horse
brought out, left it to the decision of the As
ISOLATION what premium, if any, should be
awarded.
Having given in our last a list of the ami
mails exhibited, We will not extend our re
port unnecessarily by rccapitulating the same
a list of the prizes awarded is all that re
mains to be made known: These were,
To Sosthene Allan, for the best COW
and calf, lst premium.
Chas. Dickinson, Bayou Crosse Tete, bes
5yr. old horse, lst prn. cd do above)
Thco. Williams, the best 4 yr. old horse
lst. prm.
Jas. Hernandez ID best do. I'd prri.
Fergus Dupfantier, best3yr. old colt LIST prl
w. G. Jolrson's bay FLY q. best de.
G. v. Womack brown horse Sd best do.
Fergus Duplantier's, Sky Lark, best 2yr
old colt, lst prm.
Daniel Sullivan, ID best do. ID prm.
70 Anthony Monget was awarded the frs
and only premium on hogs,
1t may be agreeable to those to whom pre-
miums have been awarded, to know Of wha
the premium shall consist, and when it sha!
be delivred. We believe the Association,
by discussing tie former question, have ar
rived at the conclusion that silver cups, @
first, ID, and Sd, rate value, with suitabl,
sngravirgS on Il en-, would be most appropi
ate tokens Of reward. 1t is the intention o
the Association to distribute these at the an