Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-05-07


DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-The fine brick cot
ton gin belonging TO General THoHAs, in
the parish of Rapides, was burned to the
ground on the night of Tuesday theSs6ih
ait. From 800 TO 400 bales of cotton
were consumed Some insurance existed
on the property, bat to what extent is not
ascertained.
RUMoRED REsIGNATIoSs.-The New
York Herald-which is looked upon by
may as official authority in such cases
says that Daniel Webster is about to resign,
or thinks of ~resigning, the secretaryship of
}the State department, and that Mr.. Spen-
cereis about 10 yaeate his office O Secre-
tary of War. The Herald further says
that these anticipated designations do not
proceed from any personal or political mis-
understanding with the Executive.
Qu&srIos AND aNswER.-The Madiso.
MAN of Saturday, in arguing upon the ne.
cesslty Of Sustaining the President. says;
"Are the wants of the nation less pres
sing, because Mr.. Tyler is Pscstdent2'
We believe it will be conceded on all
hands that they are not-U S. Gaseue.
o. The nomination of ]. Washiaeton
Tyson, as Commissloaary General, in the
place Of G. Irvine, deceased, was under
consideration IN the u. S. Senate on the
22d ult., and was, after debate, rejected.
The vote vas eleven for the nomination
and t%wentv.nine against it., seven wings
and four democrats voted for it.
The COMING MISREPRESENTATION. Ro.
man has published his proclamation in the
in the official organ OF inc state. notifying
electors, Parish Judges, &c. that the cleo
ton for Representatives from the State
Congress, and for both branches of the
State Legislature, will beholden on the first
Monday of July.
Owe copy the subioined from the PEN
SAT Gazette of the both ult.:
"Ihe U. s. frigate Macedonian, bearing
the broad pennant of Commodore Jesse
Wilkinson, arrived here on Thursday eve
ming last We are indebted to the polite.
ness of Commodore Wilkinson for a Tam
pico paper of the 7th.-The fsigate left
TampIco ON the l4th, and the United states
Consul informed Com. w. that 4GG men
were on their march from the South, to
join 500 TO he sent from thatspiace to Ma
tamoras, for tne ,nyaslon Of Texas. Gov.
ernor of Iampico slsa informed the officer
sent by Com. Wiikinsoa to call upon him,
thatit was the intention OF the Mexican
government to invade Texas without delay.
9Ihe Cincinnati correspondent of tn,
Louisville Gazette says-"the prospect for |
the wheat crop in the Miami valley, has
not beer so fair for the last twenty years.
If it yields as hounteonsly as it promises.
wheat after harvest will be down to thirty
seven cents per busheh
DUEL.-TWo. young men Of this city
toughtza duel yesterday morning in Algiets
weapons, pistols. One. 0 fthe parties got
Wounded-fatally it is feared.-Pic of he
4h.
GURss cAUGHr.-The annexed para. |
graph appears in the CINCINNATI Micro
lit will be recoIlected that we men.
toned, a few days ago, the fight Of J. F.
Turns, OF the LiterakyDepot, New Orleans,
IN which we noticed that he passed through
ms CITY, and the next day a man after
him. We learn this morning, from the.
gentleman himself, that he caught Curns at
Buffalo, New York, and got g, $500 out of
aim, the amount due him."
MAYORALTY
THE priee of fresh Aour ha;,. c. 90