Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-11-13

this institution li6iu idSt SdtuA u''J' H" ~
handed as, with permission to make s1ch en-
tracts as we should deem proper Inc Hollow
,nr items. selected fron the Waricn's report
TO the Board, VIII be interesting to most OF
orr readers. Tho Warden thus notices the
origin OF the FIRE:
This circun~:qrce induces me to believe
that thu fire was the work OF lncenal&iles ana
not the consequence of an accident, lor 'he
store had not bcen lighted during TIE after
| noon, ana the sIoe-makcrs used frequently a
Lamp. 10 heat their irons for Furnishing the
so!es OF the shoes on which they were at work.
and it is supposed that the hlo was set 70 an
apron or other linen stuff we'll packed ana
with leather, so as to prevent a ola-2' t1' -
il was burning the floor, which when consul
med through, admitted Tie air from the car
pe1ters' shop below, and then the whole shoe
Shop was seen on fire. At first, Capt. Chopin,
Mr.. Pa.rr, and BY son, tried to get INTO the
,,e,o sIlor. but they were obliged to retire,
beinr nearly suttocatod by the heat aad
smoke"
Respecting the efficiency of the engine
companies. the Warden speaks much as Old
the Gazette Of the 9th, but notices tAe cause
why cnoine' No. 9 was Of SO little service
He saws:
"ri,e alarm boil being rung, the whole popu-
Iat!on of Baton Rouge headed by Mr.. Cooper,
the Mayor, with the FIRE engines, came to our
assistauce; unforturateI. one Of the valves OF
the engine No. ,, having been displaced, 1t
was a long time before it could be repaired.
"As for engine No. l, the eZertlons Oh the
members of that company, were such' ina
they deserve my greatest gratitude. ihey re-
MAI ed to the last.
Capt. Governeur Morris, Of the U.-States
army. came also immediately with his COM
panv, and Inc engine of the garrison. 1t WIS
the craatee, comfort that !! cou'd expect, tor
then was sure that order would have been
preserved. if ' had been obliged to taAe the
prisoners ont " their cells. Of the convlcts
I,sed for assist; nee only the colored and black
people. and hav>, to praise them tor their con-
duct.
Gas for the OF icers of tie institution and
guards, they did heir duty as It could he eX,
Dected, with activ. ty, order, and a great deaI
IRE loss of mate rails and tools, may be es-
tinaled at 1920. Vie cost OF int'erIals tot
repairing the building viii be &3,2l0.
(Sjgned) Il LANoUE, Warden"
After the report had , zen read to the Board
the President, Srrpnnr HENDERSON, Esq
paid a meriteed compliment to the Warden and
Clerk for the exertions ma 1e by each and the
self-possession aud frmnesS they eV'ncel On
the trying occasion. The Pr ssident was h'm.
self on the ground, with a n. uskef. III hand
and had an opportunity of seeil g all that was
done.
A resolution was passed by tn Board e.
culpating the officers from all blan Q Tor Wh21
really appears to have been one Of hose una
voidable accidents, which, it is Sd Id, vii
sometimes happen in the hest re- TuIatct
families"
SuGAR.--it is now asccrtained beyond h "nb'
that tho crop of sugar iii Louisiana, will be
cut short by about one third, by the late frost. :
The frost was eaclier this season than usual,
and at the same time cane was less matured,
III consequence vi tiC htlS Slbh III ESdSoh
Immediately preceding. Hence the juice of
the cane is very weak, requiring a much lar
ger quantity to q pound OF sugar than Gus
tomary.
New JERsEx-The Legislature Of New
Jersey assembled the 2Gth u]t. The message
Of governor Pennington IS a very clever docu-
ment. He recommends a single session-a
revision of the constitutlon-atte ltion to busi-
ness (seeing politics are over), and is prudent
ly cautious in speaking OF a resumption \ of
specie payments by the tanks. He SAYS the
state prison has oeen admirably managed. Its
income now exceeds its expenses by five
hundred dollars a month.
BAD FoL1cY.-Flour is selling in Houston,
Texas, at Sl4 per barrel! Its bad policy to
pay such high prices for provisions, with the
the view of raising cotton for present markets.
Planters should always endeavor to make
at home what necessity requires shall be con-
surned at home. IF farmers wish to get along
smoothly, they must make their own pork,
beef, potatoes, corn, etc. and, then their cot
ton and sugar sold will be clear gain.
ScRA3s-The Ohio river is rising. The
murders of Mary Rogers are still ~undiscover-
ed. Colts friends are endeavoring to clear
him on the plea Of insanity. If this is proven
let the madinan be confined for life, in a luna
tic asylum. Oneahundred and sixth new stu
dents entered the medical college Of New
York on the first inst. It is now believed
that the L. States Bank viii not be able to
pay 50 per cent on its dues. A negro, cook
on board ship Swanton, arrived the other day
at New Orleans, was brought before the Re-
corder fo3poisoning the food of the men:
the evidence is strong against the accused;
none of the men died; the cook had been
whipped for neglect of duty, and this is the
! cause assigned for the rhine. American ship
John Taylor, was recently wrecked on the
southern coast of Cuba, with l75 poor pas
sengers from England on board-all saved
but in a distressed condition-vessel and car
go lost. Herr Cline is performing in New
Orleans; little Franklin in Na1cLitoches;
J. NJ. Field and his lady are engaged in Bos-
ton for the season: Mat Field has returned to
the Picayune frem Louisville, with lots OF
cash for the Pic. and 1--WE 'hope) lots for him
self. The st. Charles is doing shiny; Cald-
wells theatre in Mobile is open; Miss Kelly,
OF London is about visiting the y. S, so is
professor Wilson, of Edenburg, and the mimi
table Box. A Frenchman named Hughes has
taught the Egyptians how to build steamboats,.
The crowned heads of Europe are amusing
themselves and each other, with grand pa
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