Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-10-16

81 orr thanks 10 the Captain OF the Ango
>, tnr files of New-Orleans papers OF li1fs
day. The politeness OF the PERSIAN '
membered.
RapBEs Arrested fellow, supposed y
he The great forger," has been arrested II
PHILADELPHIA. Forty thousand dollars "ef'
found about his person.
MINE VExmoxr.-The citations TO
governor in these States recently came oil
rho democrats carried the day by heavy ma
joritiesS ii both.
N. YoRS DrsrRrcr SCHOOL 5oURNAT~-Ih
9TH number of the second vol. of tb'h rare pc
radical is before us. Could MT me publish
,,,r rs with the first two numbers Q
their noble work?
SOUTHERN LITERARY MEssENc Firth;
October number Of this racy monthly is be
fore us. As reviewers say, " it opens rich
We. have had barely time to glance over
few D: lis spiirh,ec1ss and neatly printed pages
but that glance gave US an ernest Of the feas
to be enjoyed frorla longer sitting.
NJ What has become of our near and dea1
neighbor of Plaauemine! It is now two
weeks since we enjoyed a glance at his
~.leakes of light" BY the by, if we. could
forget Attakapas, we might cease to wish fol
E..:1 f-o,o +b,t &C far off land
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hRREsT.-Stephen Parkins, the half-breet
whoirecently attempted to rob and murder Mr.
Alex ander of this place, has been arrested ane
committed. to jail. He was apprehended %
a gentleman near Coving,on, who brought hiI
forthwith to Baton Rouge, where tie, reward
offered was promptly paid by his homer the
mayor. a
T;IE WEsr.--We have late dates from
Cincinnati and st. Louis; Heavy rains had
fallen in the regions north Of those places,
and Inc Obi. and Missouri were on the rise
At Cincinnati the river had risen over two
feet, at Louisville about seven. 1#
is7 LAuDABLE.-A number of young men OF
New Orleans have associated themselves to-
ge,her in a iyccum for their mutual benefit
and lhe Improvement Of all who may desire
to avail themselves Of the advantages offered.
Could not something similar be done here?
We all pass many hours in leisure that might
be more beneicially appropriated. aa-. aa"
TIE GREEN MOUNTAIN BoEs.-The peo-
pie Of Vermont appear to be much excited at
the abduction of Grogan. A meeting was
lately held at Burlington, in which it was
te,nfcrately resolved to keep quiet until the
government should have time to act: assert
ing that should this case be justified by the
British, that " fifty thousand Green Mountain
boys, good and true, shall be ready for the
crisis"
u The Concordia I~ntelligencer remarks,
on an article relative to the Agricultural As
sociation, r~nccntly published in this paper
ave like to sec the press speak ont in a tone
and style after the fashion Of the following ar
ticle. Our right hand to the editor Of the
Baton Rouge Gazette" asr s psi
MI. S. is an able coad tutor, and we are
proud Of his concurrence in matters of cardi-
raj Importance to the common veal of our
State. We meet him heart in hand.
Misunderstanding fever, Judging from
the number Of new cases and deaths reported,
appeals to decline, although some papers hold
that it only fails Of its former mortality for
want: Of subjects. This may, perhaps, be
doubled, as many strangers arrive daily.
Little animation can be expected i'll the
markets. until the city is restored TO health
Cotton gees down freely, and boats with
western produce arc not wanting; but we
no change to signalize in our quotations
of last week. The sales Of cotton vary from
looOst to 1000 bales per day.
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Look WELL TO THE Fed YOU PI.ANT.-
There lisa short article on our first page rela-
to the selection of seed for planting,
which we eavnestIy commend to the attention
Of ayriculturahsts l. is a maxim in physical
aud moral etaicsAthat lite produces IKE and
it has been\found that a certain plant
was improved, or maturcd earlier, from a due,
to the seed planted, we may fairly sup
pose the effect wnaid bethe same in another
The suggestions Of the Mississippi
Creole respecting the selection of cotton seed
ior planting, deserve the serious attention of
planter in the country and important
Is the subject may be to the cotton planter,
re believe It increases in magnitude when
lpplisd to tie culture of sugar cane. This is
plant for the maturation OF which our eli
nate, in the most favorable seasons, affords
sufficient time. A few degrees further
and it aouriehes secure from frosts
here it becoRres tecessarylto plant at the
ftrliest possible hour, and facilitate az farlas
4 US lies tie growth and final ln~aturitv.-
Vow it is certain, that by careful culture, and
.ne attention to the quality and cleanliness Of
lle s3il, a crop may be thrown forward, or
to, maturity, some days or weeks
ooncr than by leaving it to its natural pro-
resss And We believe that a little attention
j, the seed in the beginning, will demonstrate
I'LL slore forclbly the powsr Of man in per- !
the works of nature. {
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Tasc, then, for 5ce1, tho earliest and best I
T yo,ir cane: or if you doubt the theory, .
,st 1 by experiment. Select a few Of your /,
cane, Of a good quality, and few Of
ou7 salest, OF the same quality plant them I
fbs same time, in like soil, and give the |
yi C IONS similar attentions I'm all resnccts. If 9