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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

Lar C'ase.-Thc following was stated
by n Professor Mt f'aris to his pupils:--A
gentleman dying, 7afo his will, in wYP,lcl,
he provided that if his wife, shortly 10 be
confined, should have a boy. he wo1l! take
two-thirds ii the property, and hi4 mother
the remainder; but lift was a clrI, then the
mother was to have two thirds. and the
daughter ore ti'lrd-Now il happened that
q boy and girl we're born. The Professor
inquired how The property was To be diyl.
,led according 70 the wish. If the ~testator.
lie called up one OF the pupils, and asked
grayclv.- "Sir, what was the intention
of the Teslator1' 'it, answered The stn.
deot, "h,s Intention was 10 have only one
child.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
In Third District Court,-East Baton
Rouge.
GATES e. Malta, Syndics. ]

"''"o " 4'a.ta, 'yIHAEt
VI No. 3fN
Francis NephIer & Robert Beale. }
by virtue OF a writ Of fierl faeias directed
TO the Sheriff of the parish OF East Baton
Rouge. from the Hon. third District Court.
holden in ana for said parish, viii b4 exposed
10 public sale, on
WEDNESDA y, 9Th day Of April next,
at the court house in the town of Baton Rouge.
between the usual hours Of sale, all the right.
title, interest and claim Of FRANCIS Nephler,
one Of the defendants in the above entitled
suit in and to the following described proper
ty, 10 wit:
A certain tract Of land SITUATED in this pa
rIsb at about eight miles from the own Of
Baton Rouge, with all the buildings and i'm
proycpepts thereon, containing two hundred
arpents more or less, bounded North by va
cast tands, West by land formerly fiaaned hy
+. iiofault South by Wafd d. Richardson,
and Fast by lands OF 1taees. Surrendered by
said defendant 10 satisfy The judgment, iDte-
rest and costs in the above entitled sat.
Terms of sale IL months credit.
L. G. MORRIS, Den Sheriff.
mar 16 :
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
STATE OF LOUISIANA
District Court.-Parisll of West Felici1na
Robert X. Brown, Administrator

Robert K. Brown, Administrator
VS. fNo. $3.50.
Henry Hudson,
Wslt Of fiefi faclaS,
BY virtue of a writ of feri fdcias 30 me d.
rccted by the honorable the District Court.
parish Of West Feliciana, State Of Louisiana,
will be exposed TO public sale, on
MONDAY, 18th day Of April ls47,
at the court house Of the parish Of West Baton
Rouge, between the usual honrs Of sale. al
the right, title, interest and claim Of 'fe De-
PENDANT, in and TO the following property, 10
wit.
A certain negro woman named Clarigsa,
aged about Il years, with her two children,
Stephcn aged 4 years, and Louisa II months.
SEIZED to satisfy AAe ~iitdsase,t and costs
rendered in the above suit.
Terms Of sale; Cash.
march ~ 5 ysr. HEBTRT, Sheriff.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
NOTICE.
PROBATE COURT.
Parish of West Ratou Roupe

TdTISH Of VtSl BHTOH NUIIUF.
Pierre Paul Babin of this Parish. having
filed his petition, PRAYING that letters Of adlni-
nisttation Of fine cstar: of Marie Rose Jose
phine Babjn, deceased, wife of John Nolan. be
Crane! IL bin: Notice is hereby given to
thoscswflo may have objections to the prayer
Of SD petitioner, to shcw cause, before said
court, il, ten days from tins date, why the sad
prayer should not be granted.
march II 5 J.. FAVROT. p. J.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

SNAIL wAREr-The rlaquemine Gazette
sass lime Is often used in the manufacture Of
salt. 10 make it lock well. The French CO.
vsrnmsnt threatens 10 treat the indignities cast
on NJ. Saligtny in Texas, with some severity.
A freshet which did seriotis damages to the
roads, railroads and other public and private
property, occurred last month in the North.
A splendid niggcs ball was broken mp in a
splendid manner one splendid night last week
IN the splendid city Of New Orleans. The
farmers Of Pennsylvania arc said to be well
supplied with specie; tacy will do well TO
keep their supplies in their own hands. The
factories at Lowell work 10000 ba,es Of cotton
annually. The girls Of Plymouth wrote to
Dickens fer a lock Of bis hair he declined,
for the reason that shousd he comply with such
requests he would be sooa bald. The New
Orleans temperance society, has appointed a
large committee to visit different parts of the
city, and give AID to suck reformed drnnkards
and their families as may be in want a hall
- dEt i vi fIEl iSlS tI'h1 HHLiIlE llGID or
work Gun apply, with prospects Of success.
The Mississippi Legislature have formally re-
pudiatod the Union beads. In consequence
Of the rcHdv proceedings of congress, petitions
arc III preparation praying that body to be a
little more decent in future, and, if it can't be
decent With Il salary of S. per day, to reduce
the sum TO folr, and try that awhile. Bonnet
o. the New York Herald, has been fine $3.50
for libcls against I'D ges Noah and Lynch. 1t
is stated i'll certain papers that this country is,
at the present moment. in very great need
Of money the alatelnent seems seriously
made!
Some u proposes q s~rstional bank ~n the
principle that The government take one third
of the stock, the states the second, and the.
people the last third. In Laporte, Ia, the
weather was so cold and slecty that large
ilockS Of wild goese Wehc loaded l4sxn wild.
ice they could not fly, and the inhabitants
caught immense numbers of them. The n.
Orleans Bulletin ccntagls three columns of
notices for the benefit of the bankrupt law;
some OF The northern papers are literally filled
with these advertisements. Tyhr gives pub
lie soirtes every fortnight. Daniel Webster
once said, "of all the inventions for dcfraud-
ing the ]ahoring man, none is so powerful as
that %hici dcIudes him with paper money"
Temperance societies arc Furnishing in Tex
as. A report was CALCULATED laat week tina;
50 TEXANS had killed III a fght 49s Mexicans
out Of a company DISCO; this week the whole
is contrad,cted. Chas. Fsyre was arrested ia
New Orleans last Tuesday. Tor attempting to
pass a forged $40 BID of the State bark of
Louisiana. Sixteen of the negro mutineers
OF the brig Creole. are still in the prisons at
Nassau. awaiting the decision of the English
respecting their delivery to this government.
The Young heiress who eloped with all old
OF sixty from New York lately, will
not have command of her money under ten
:earS. \. block Of stores destroyed BY fire
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
ATTENTION. LIGHT HORSE.

The members Of the Baton Rouge Light
Horse Company will meet on the lost Saturday
of this month, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ at the Man
sion House in Baton Rouge, equipped AS tn"
law directs for drill. Punetual attendance -
required, md non-attenlance Of members will
be dealt with agreeabIy to the bylaws Of ths
Company. BY order Of the Captain
ma-ch5 4 &c. DAWSON, O..
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

10 a spirit Of rom profnise, believing some nc.
tion neresaaty and that the objectionable fen
TIRES could be- corrected by a supplementary
provision.
The rpnrsa taken by tuost Of tFrr prefers has
been to prejudice the public mind against the
Ssnlte, would it not have been o. strange oc-
currenrs II the seventeen gentlemen who
cornpn@s thu Senate. ard MI of them planters.
should have taken so silly y course as 10 de
stroY the interests of the agricnltuFsbists
All the Distress and confusion now witness
sod have been p,ot9icei by the strong banks,
and It Ia Unfair, an1 unjust 10 q bate the
nreFaut state oi things to the bill, Tor it is not
- operation bank directors have always pub
liC'y aud tsiev would not accept the law.
What has already be- n done to the great pre-
lndfre Of tbs public, is strong proof Of the ali
solnte necessity Of placing these institutions
under some proper regulations. We have The
strange ANOMALY presented OF the creature At
tempting 70 be greater than the creator, or in
Other words, what were estallshcd az servants
now struggling for the mastership.-
Very respectfully
w n Grorr
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
81 haze the honor TO be, &c,
II. CLAY

OPERATION OF THE BANKRUPT Law
Surprise Is manifested in certain quarters,
at the small number Of applications, thus
far CIDER The national bankrupt law. The
reason is this;-ln consequence of the pas
sage Of that law, and the failure of The at.
tempt to repeal it there have already been
a vast number Of adjustments bttween
debtor, and creditor, which would not 9th
erwise have taken place. All this is well;
nay better, indeed, then would have been
such llqnldations by virtue ofthe law The
work of settlement 10 such cases undcubt.
eddy gives greater satisfaction, in most in-
stances, on both sides, than would compui-
sorry proceedings under the law. Hence
the bankrupt law IsofdoubIe cfiicacy-ope.
rating where It's aid is not invoked as well
as where it is.--N. !. Commercial.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish OF East Baton Rouge-In Third
District Court.

L&E. +, Phillips & Go.
ER. No. IjSy.
Samuel Watson.
BY virtue of a plur. feri facias, directed to
sheriff Of the parish aforesaid, from the hon.
third district court, holden in and ior said pa
rish. VII be exposed to puh'ic Gale, on
WEDNESDAY,, the 3Otb Of AfHfch next,
1.-THE court house in the town Of Baton Roure.
between the usual hours of sale, all the right.
title, interest and claim Of the defendant, in
and to the following deseribed property, to wit:
A certain tract of land situated in this parish,
at about eight miles from the town of Baton
Rouge, on the waters Of Jones's Creek, con-
tang s4slilN acres more or less, described
in the archives Of the land office ~ lot No. 2,
Of section No. IL Of township No. 7, south Of
range No. | east, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon.
Seized to satisfy the judgment, interest and
coas in the above entitled suit. Terms OF
SAFE, cash.
feb rs 10 J.. G. NoRR1s, Dep. Sh'F
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

.B~Asxs--Egery one IS anxious 70 know how
the banks--or rather their b~iils--stand at pre-
sent. We give otr traders q bank note table,
which tiPy can con over 1T pleasure. We
may add tptie statistics Of the table, that none
Of the deprecated notes sell freely Ut the rites
set down. The Carroilton and the cort1rner-
cial banks are considered very doubtful al
though their paper is still cnrrent. Holders
will do wisely TO get elcar Of it while at par.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Third District Court,-I'arish Of East
Baton Rouge.
AIaaa . Asa- Q I y. 2ona

"|AAA "TJ@
By white Of writ Of fari facias directed
TO the Sheriff Of the parish Of East Baton
Rouge. from the Hon. third District Court,
holden 10 and for the parish aforesaid, will be
exposed 10 pubic sale on
WEDIESDA J, 9Th of April next, 1912,
at the court house in the town Of Baton Rouge,
between the Usual hours Of sale, all the right,
title, interest and claim of the defendant liz
and to the following described property, 70 VT;
A certain piece Of ground situated near the
town Of Baton Rouge, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, containing tpenfy-
one arpeats moro or less, bounded north by
Robert Byd, east by Mongef, south by He
nandez, and west by the road leading frola
this place to Genl. Bernard's plantation. Sur
rendered by the defendant John GayIe. to sat
isfy the judgment, interest and costs, in the
above entitled suit.
Terms OF sale. IL months credit.
L. c. NORRIS. De -SherlF,
march rs 5
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
MnTTrE

Tho vegetable market place vii be sold ~
the Market House On SATURDAY, the Cad Of
April next, for the term Of one Ycar from tie
2lst dsy If sad month. Conditi2ns-Jx art
twelve months credit, III uotos satisfactorily
endorsed payable N bank.
5AML ~SLOLEIELD.
march f1 = Secratary,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Third District Court-East Baton
Rouge.
Ctt1nrs Da,t oF @s,

w
James Forbes.
BY virtue of an order Of seizure and sale
10 me directed from the Hon. third District
Court, holden in and for the parish aforesaid,
will be exposed to public sale on
WEDNESDA Y, 9Th day of April next,
at the court house in the tow Of Baton Ronre.
betw cen the usual hours Of sa1e, all the right,
title, interest and claim of the defendant, in
and to the following property, to wit:
Two certain tracts Of land, situated in this
parish at about ~ miles Fast OF tie town IT
Baton Rouge, on the waters on Sandy Creek
and the River hmi.e, and containing in the
aggregate ais s6lls acres, according to the
figurativc pkhl and survey OH file in the office
of surveyor general Of Louisiana. Seized T.,
satisfy the judgment, int rest and costs III tie
sboye entitled suit.
Terms Of sale: i2 racnths' credit.
mar IS s H. w FOWLER, Sheriff
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Of East Baton Rouge,--ln Third
District Court,
Whiting & Shark

Whiting & Shark
Forbes. Kent ct ais.
By virtue Of n plur. writ of fieri fdrlas direct
ed to the sheriff 81 the parish Of East Baton
Rouge, from the hon. the third district court
holden in and for said PARISH, will be exposed
TO public sale on
THURSDAY, 7th April, 1912.
at the court house in the town Of Baton Rouge.
beta cen The usual hours Of sale, all the right,
title, interest and claim Of Raphael Legendre.
one Of the defendants, in and to the following
described property, to wit:
A certain lot of gtound situated IN That part
Of the town Of Baton Rouge laid ont by DeYoii
and designated on the plaza of said town. lot
No. 4. square 9, having 60 feet front on Ia
fayette street by 1870 feet Ill depth. with all
tie buildings and improvements thereon.
Seized to satisfy the judgment. interest and
costs in the above entitled suit,
TERMS OF sale, cash, without benefit Of opr
praisement.
L. G. NORRIS. DspysherlE
march )
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
PROBATE SALE.

Parish Of East Baton Rouge.
By virtue of an order Of the hon. the Probate
Court will be sold at the residence Of the It4sgo
Of Probates and ex.oficio auctioneer, on
THURSDAY, 18th March, 1872,
between the usual hours of sale, segerr clocks.
watches and other moysable effects be-
to SAID succession, Terms, cash.
Gil. TEASiFR, =. ].
Attest A.. WINTHRop, Cik. march ) ]
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
FOR SALE CHEAP.
A first rate close carriage and harness, new.
AppIyto MORRIS MORGAN,
march iP G2t
q A0IIGE

O NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the subscriber las
agent,) are hereby notified thst their accounts
arc gwen NJ to Messrs. Andrews 4 brothers,
who have placed them in the hands Of James
NJ. Bfun"' Of this for colleetjon-they
vii therefore please pay Their respective dues
50 az to prevent coercion.
MORGAN MORGAN.
B1t0n Rouge, March II, 1872 g.
AUCTION,
At The store occupied by II. Y. Blbin, in
Church street. on
MONDAY. the 2sth instant,
Of a lot OF Dry Goods, Hardware, Groceries,
Crockery, &c.
TERMs-AU sums Of ten dollars and under,
cash, and over ten dollars payable on the first
November III approved endorsed uotes payable
at the store Of n. King Knox.
march l. 6 II
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

Culture Gu tGboc aux Etdts- fnis-La
Virginic est PEtat on il Sc cultiye lie plus
de tabac; il sly rccoIte annuelIcmettt en-.
sron ~ millions dc ~liyrcs. Lie Tennes-
see en- produa Is millions de ~liyrcs ct au-
della; la George l64.551 livres. LIE tabac
recoIte dams tous les E-Aats de lUnion, PEN
dant lie conrafft de l'anBee dern:erc, a etc
de 1885, Si 800 Iiyres.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

H1A.~-The House Of Delegates
have passed a bill establishing a new bank
at ScottviIle, with Il capital ef 100000.
The Richmond Enquirer says it recogni-
yes two principles new TO our code in the
banking system. ist That each Laan
should be bound ia his private fortune, and
should actually pledge real estate to the
amount of his stock And, Cd. That the
Legislature should at all times have The
power Of mod'fyins and repeating Aschart-
or
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD

VIII be pad for ths apprehension Of Juan
Perez, 4 convict, escaped TIM morning from
the Louisiana pcnitentiasy. lls ia a dark IN.
dian % years Of ncr, 8 feet Il inches higi,
stout made, by trade a Sogar maker vas born
in Florida and spcak5 the hD3lisb, French AMI
Spanish languages.
II. LA NOtE, Warden.
Baton Rouge, IL march 1872. 6
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

Prosperity or CrBA.-Since the abo.
lltion Of slavery in tho British West India
islands, Cuba, with a population of one
million, of which two-ffths are slaves, has
greatly Increased in commercial ilnpor-
lance. Her exports in 1910 were S25,9iI.
7s3, being an excess over the previous year
of $4,459, 92I. While the British Islands
Of equal fertility, are ~decaying from want
Of slave labor since emancipation, Cuba
pursues her onward course, reaping the
fruits, which fanatic legislation, in the
British Parliament, had reliaquisl,ed-1us.
celovsa Monitor
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

'EGETthLE rRoaENY,--"Snv. Uncle
Ben, what sort o'animals arc them ere pun
kins that are all over black, a'mo t blue
and Il little reddishi' Chem, Jonathan
are called eggplants-wegetable eggs"
Eggs Well, | swan, | should like 10 see
one %on'ein, hatrhed, to see what sort o'erit.
ter Il tgetable am
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

THg woasr pus YEr.--The Boston
Pest saws: when Madam Aimx requested
the Doctors opinion Of the Elssler, no re.
pied--.Mhdatn, she exhibits the as.----
plus ultra in dancing
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

A CuR1ous notwithstanding to a
statement 10 the Hartford Eagle, we arc,
perhaps, not get done with the poor captive
ncgroes Of the Amistud. The total pop
~ulation Of Connecticut, it seems, by the
late CENSUS is $40 els, OF which 81 are rep
resented as slaves. These ID include 81
Amistat negroes, who have been declared
by the United Suites Courts to be frcetpen.
If the a~prortaonment bill allowing oncfop-
rescntaiirc to every $4,000, passes, the
correction, which ossht 10 be made, count
ing these thirty-seven not as slaves, but as
freemcn; will cntitle the state to an addi-
tlonal representative.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

~ The following are the Ohio banks that
have either ~rcsuHai or are on the point of re-
sl.lnlHg. The banks not enumerated are at
heavy rates Of dlseount:-Banks Of Masstllun.
Xenla, Saniusky, Marietta, Noun, Pleasant,
Norwalk, Geauga, GAINESVILLE, Clrcleville, Bel
mont. Bank Of ut. clairgllle. Clinton Bank at
Columbus, Columbia Bank of New Lisbon,
Commercial Bank Of Sciota, Farmers and Me-
chanics' Bank Of Steubenyille. Muskinyln
Bank. Western Reserve Bank OF Warren, Day
ton Bank.
Banks at acknowledgements Bank,
Franklin Bank lafayette Bunk, Ohio Life and
Trust Company.
The Mechanics and Traders Blikes of Gin
CinnatI Is 2 per cent. discount.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

FLoRIp,.-The sennjnoIes carry eE dhe
war still in Florida, as briskly as they did
six years ago. The latest accounts are to
the ed ult., and then, it seemed, fne saya-
gcs were chasing up Col Worth's men,
with the view of getting a fight out ofthem.
In this effort they bad killed n sergeant
and a ~nriyatc.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

n Was bought to the deast at
Baton Rouge, on the llth Of March
M7 ls42. from the jail of eoncordia
TN/ parish. a negro rnau who calls
saxehzzzun himself JG,N, 5feet 7 inches high,
about % years OF age. pleasing countenance,
reads and writes, the right arm and hand per-
ished away quite small, and says he belongs
TO VIM. Gates. The owner is requested to
comply!witL the law and take him away.
n Was committed to the jail at
Baton Rouge, on the 10Th of
~ March 1ei2, a negro man. a runa-
P'/ way. 1ho calls himself JoHv, S
"-ssAnd.. feet IL inches high, about q years
OF age, and says he belongs to Claiborne c.
kaigland, near For, Adams, State of Nissis-
sippi. The owner is requested to comply
with the Law and take him away.
B. BRYAN,
march IS ) Ja!!or.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

PKxIrESrI,nr--Juan Perez, an inmate Of
the Penitentiarr. managed 10 give the guard
tho Ship last Thursday m~oraing, while work.
ing in the garden. and has NOT since answered
to the Cap.ain'A roll. He WIS seen the same
day, near Port Hudson, on the St. Francisville
road; having ~t.srnsgly resided in s.. Francis
Vile, II is supposed he Ee,s5.to taat place.
One day last.week, another convict, OF less
fortune and hope than Perez, threw himself
over the balustrate from the upper tier Of
cells, down uron the pavement below, The
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

TIE rice Of fresh aou Lsing s3.22 per
barrel. ne bakers mist give, the ensuing
week. 35onnces Of bread lor a dine,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12
Nn,c.s Of other Binlls.

II is said the l:otes Of SAID bank now in cir
c]ulatlon. as lar 4 aaccrtained, exceed the sum
OF 5000. 600.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

Encouraging y hohttrS cf bills y" the ,otak
hunks'--Thc following expose of the coudl-
ton Of the New Orleans Exchange bank, was
made last Thursday. II all the other weak
hanks are cquallT we'll off, they will have
short emrlcymctS for a paying teller in th~
redemption OF 'hgir notes.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

Nr. fuAnLEs rtIsTHE.-lh1T spacious edI-
ite. aud the billiard roons, bathing rooms
and restaurant IN the rear with otiprr small
buildings adjoining. ver" all destroyed last
sunday evening by:tire. The fir" commenced
otont s O'Clock IN tho evening. in some old
wooden tcncincnts IN the rear OF The theatre,
and from these was communicated to the win
dows IF ttr t~mrte. We have no time to am
pity on the grandeur Of the destructive scene
that followed when the sun had gone down,
aud the slim. pale moon drew its slender curve
against tho blue sky, scarcely vlsablc through
ttr dense clouds of S,noke@nd harnc that curl
cd proudly over the devoted cl'y-wrapring
alternately in sheets Of mOy gloom and lu-
rid hight. The damages will amount to about
. oo,00c--allo crasiorrd jy the neglect Of the
municipality to tear down one ~ two mlScra
III cid buildings, not worth S2cn,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-03-12

OF BouNTIxs es S1LK.-Twc1ae of the
states have, by Legislative enactments,
granted bounties on the production of CO.
coons and raw silk, and the business is
steadily, tbo' slowly progressing. 1t is
computed that more than 10000 lbs. of
raw silk were produced in the L. s. du-
ring 1871. In so ycnrs, or less, Silk will
be the second staple product of our country.