Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-02-20
Approved February 9Th 1911.

OpENrNs OF THE Pass MANcHAc.
We learn that the Legislature Of Louisi,
ana have wisely passed law, auihorising
The opening OF the long closed tayou Man.
chac, thus shortening the passage to Mo.
bile, by nearly one hundred miles. The
Manchac makes out below Baton Rouge,
and when fully opened, will give steam
navigation into the Amte river, thence in.
to The Lake Maurepas, thence into the
northern part of Lake Pontcharirain, on
the great highway Of waters 10 the Gull
Of Mexico, the southern shores Of the state
ST Mississippi and the city Of Mobile.
An enlarged policy ike this, instead Of
njuring New Orleans as metropolitan
mart, will indirectly now and directly be.
fore !oug, add Immensely to the natural
resources of that wealthy city. The add
tional flow of waters that will he thrown
lalo the Amile by the opening Of the Man.
chac, will not, as some suppose, flood the
low grounds back Of New Orleans, but
will have direct tendency to deepen the
ship channel in Lake Pontcharirain, and
throw the sediment carried in by the cur
rent upon the shore towards New Orleans,
lhus elevating the ground instead of deu-
glng II, aud proving source of accumula
ZION instead Of altrltion. Besides New
Orleans is, BY no means to be confined to
the shores of the Mississippi. She IS des-
tined speedily to extend her broad and ma.
.jestic streets to Pontchartrain itself, and
then the question with foreign ships will
be, whether to take the outward passage
to the Crescent City, pia the Balize, or
the inner one, ria Pontchartrain. We
feel moral certainty that New Orleans
will stretch across the.delta between lake
and river, and face the waves Of both,
looking northward upon her dark lake and
southern upon the boiling river.
The Bay GU Manchac, we believe, was
DISTRACTED by General Jackson in 1915,
Tor the purpose of preventing the British
from reaching the river above New Or
leans, and thus coming down upon it like
food upon a plain. Free Trader.
A Rogue caught in his ODn Trdp.-A
singular incident occurred during the hol-
days on the opposite side of the river.
Two ladies who resided in Illinois, came
to the city 10 make purchases. A well
dressed man followed them into several
stores, at one of which one of them go,
ten dollar bill changed, receiving the
change liz small bills. In the evening on
their return home, when short distance
from the Ferry in the prairie, the same
man they had seen in the city rode up TO
them and demanded their money. The
one who had the money drew il out and
in attempting 10 hand it to him the wind
caught the bills and carried them off on
10 the ground. The man dismounted 10
pick them up, and as soon as he vas down
the ladies' put whip to their horses and
made off as fast as possible. On their way
they heard clatter Of u horses hools FOL.
lowing them, but were too much terrified
TO stop or look ba:k. When they reached
their own gate behold the robbers horse
was with them, fine animal with an ele.
giant saddle and a pair addle-bags, &c,
but the man was nowhere in sight; they
supposed his horse escaped while he was
picking up the bills. On examining the
saddle-bags large sum Of money was
found and several articles Of wearing APP
parel, but nothing by which his name
could he discovered. Up to Saturday last
no one had appeared to claim the horse or
property.
The above facts we have from res
peciable gentleman Of this city, who as
surcs US that singular as the circumstances
may appear they are strictly correct.
[SA Louis Republican,,