Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-06-26

AT paying tnelr peW-rent: that IN, they love
the heavenly track much, but the entrance
money more.
FAME.--Famc IL represented with two trtim-
pets, through one Of which she blows pure, and
the other foul, wind. Its most probable the
maniac, writing from New-Orleans for the
Courier des Eats Unis, and signing himself
+" I'm Louismnnais," will be imnuortalised by
the latter, If his lucubrations meet the eye Of
our journals generally.
Nothing new relative to the g pirates Of the
gulf" The men arrested and wounded by
Capt. Smith Of the Merchant, were citizens Of
New-Orleans, on a fishing excursion. Ono
of them vas killed. The captain and some Of
his men have been arrested.
Wilson Of the Planters Banner, says he is
becoming more industrious than formerly.
We are glad to hear it; the field for improve
ment was wide. Late numbers of his paper
show that he is not joking.
The Na'ire American and Repeater, is the
name of a new paper that has reached us from
the city. 1t comes up from the urn Of the old
Natire, and IL still covered with its ashes. It's
breath, without metaphor, is tainted and
pestiiential.
MARCH OF MoRALs-Bank robberies, and
rascality Of all kind increase to a degree that
it would require a daily paper to register them
as they arrive. We give up the thing cant
be done in a weekly.
1t is said that Sabine town, on the Sabine
river, offers great advantages to. a capitalist
who can carry up there Is Or 30 thousand dol
lars worth of goods.
DIR. Hough was found guilty on the 10Th
instant, in the Criminal Court of New-O cleans
for an attempt at rape.
The Washington letters Of the "Lobby
Member" to the Bee are remarkably well
written.
A countryman was swindled out of 300
worth of chickens the other day in New
Orleans.
Willis Gaylord Clark, a good poet, and
editor of the Philadelphia Gazette, died re.
Gently of consumption.
A fire which destroyed property to the
amount of 100000, occurred in Newt Orleans
on Friday the 18Th inst.
A Washington correspondent says of J. @.
Adams, that he should be looked upon as a
maniac and spoken of accordingly"
Two human bodies, says the Natchez Free
Trader, were seen floating one day last week,
between st. FrancisvilIe and Baton Rouge.
A man near Natchez, riding rapidly through
a piece of woods last week had his brains
dashed out against a tree.
Montgomery, one Of the most populous Of
the interior counties in Texas, has not one
grQg shop in 1t.
There was but s feet water in the channel
of the river at Cincinnati, or the Sd inst.
River falling.
u Thanks to the clerk of the Persian for
Newt Orleans papers to Wednesday morning,
Cotton is selling at Charleston, S. c., at s
a Ii IA cents.
Seven feet water in the river below the
falls at Louisville on the 18th inst.
Frank Thomas is the democratic candidate
for Governor Of Maryland.
"We drop the curtain."-Lgfayets Chron.
The fustian rag, you mean.
The Farmer and Mechanic, is the title
Of a paper recently commenced at Lafay-
cite, Jefferson Co. Miss. Let US see a
number.
FoRE1GN.-The Great Western arrived at
New York on the 10th inst-datcs from Lon
don to the 18th May.
The ministry were defeated. on the 18th, ON
the question of reducing the sugar duties, by
a majority of 36. They did not resign and a
resolution was about to be brought by Sir R.
Peel, that the Ministry did not possess the
confidence of the House of Commons
Another chance will perhaps be allowed them
Of re-establishing themselves, viz: the pro-
posal to reform the corn laws. If they fail in
this they must resign.
The signature OF France has been placed
to the protocols respecting the east Europe
is again united.
In France nothing Of great interest is in
progress. The trial of Darmes, for shooting
at the King, the letters attributed to Louis
Philippe, and the intc llfgeuce OF fresh vie