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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

The singing Mouse-We give (says the
London " Globe 1.-THE following account, fur
nished us by a correspondent -" The little
creature is The common house mouse, of the
masculine gender. When | heard him he
was in full song-having all the notes Of a
full-grown canary. The imitation in the sos-
tenuto passages and cadences OF that bird
was perfect. | feel assured that no deception
was practised, for, by Che aid Of a powerful
glass, which | purposely borrowed, ! could
observe the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of the throat ; and
I asked the proprietor to retire from the room
for a moment, which he did, in order that |
might convince myself that / was not being
made the dupe Of ventriloquism, then placed
my ear close TO him, aud the. effect was still
the same. No human being could make his
piano passages. One circumstance places
this beyond doubt. For sometime parties
have to wait a considerable time before he
will pipe. An instance OF this kind happen
ed recently at the Palace, where he was
princesses to hear him. When quite still,
bis notes are surprisingly distinct, and have
all that peculiarly of the notes Of the canary
when he is singing himself to sleep. IL
may hazard a conjecture, his pitch is more
than an octave above that of the bird he imi-
tates. Its history is somewhat interesting.
The wife of the man to whom it belonged oc-
cupied the fiat Of a mean house in Red
cross square, Cripplegate, at a %tailor's. One
night, Dot being able to sleep for what she
conceived the gentle singing Of the bird, she
removed the cage. but the singing remained /;
and it both puzzled her and excited her curl
osity for the rest of the night. She felt
convinced that il came from the ,wainscot ;
and she was right. A trap was set, and two
nights afterwards the syren was caught,
which is likely 10 prove a golden egg to this
knight of the goose.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

To MAKE DRESS SET IN CLOSELY TO THE
WAIsT.-Miss Leslie says in finishing toe
dress, take about a yard and a quarter, of rath-
er broad twilled tape sew the tape strongly
in the three places to the lower part of the
inside Of the back, exactly where the body
joins the skirt.-It must be sewed precisely
at the middle of the back, and at each of the
sides seams under the arms. When You put
on the dress, bring the tape round and tie it
in front under the skirt and just below the
fore-body. 1t draws the dress closely into
the waist, and makes the back look hollow"
Since reading the above we've consulted a
young lady of our acquaintance, and she says
a lively young gentlernan's arms are just
as good as all that tape and ribbon-besides
they yield a much more agreeable warmth
than the former, and are not half SO apt to
break.-CYescent City.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

A Fact-In country not a hundred miles
of, a small sized man went to the plantation
Of a certain gentleman, who was light in wit,
but rather heavy in flesh, with a piece of
paper in his hand, folded in a legal form, and
known by the abreviation of !" casa Hav-
ing found the owner of the mansion in the
field, he explained his business, when he wss
requested to read the capias, which commen-
ced as usual, +" You are hereby commanded,
without delay, to take the body Of" &c.
Hump !" said the prisoner. stretching
himself upon his back, u am ready"
"Oh, but you don't expect me to carry you
in my arms!e 5
"Certainly !; you must take my body. you,
know. | do not resist the process of the law,
understand, but submit with much cheerful
ness"
"Will you wait here until / bring cart"
"Can't promise :; | may recover my fatigue
in the meanwhile"
well, what must | dol"
"Yeu must do your duty."-And there he
lay immoveable until the sheriff left.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

FRIENDsHIP.-It is seldom that we find
men endowed withe that precious gem called
friendship, a Jriens In med when they pre-
sent themselves, they ought to be cherished
as rare specimens. Men may have friend
ship for their fellow-beings but we have some
times seen it extended to animals, even to
a state of m%onomania. We have known a
man blow his brains out in losing d ~favorite
horse-another buried with the carcase of a
~favorite dog. Two Or three days ago we Wis.,
tied a friend in this town, for the purpose of
visiting a patient, just rising from a fever, we
met the lady al the door, her elongated and
downcast conntenance, and that of a little
girl she was holding by the hand made me
inquire if my friend was dead 2 No! was
the answer. IL your family well Yes !!
Then what is the matter Z Poor Pesos is
dead! The story was told. A %favorite pet
for the last IL years, the playmate ofthe young
members of the family had departed from the
playful circle, and was much missed, as well
by the children as by The good mother who
feels interested and pleased at whatever in
terests and pleases her children. Poor Pesos
spirit is no doubt transmigrated into a beanti-
tiful pet, basking in the fragrance at the feet
of the kings OF the forest in their ~ely&ian
fields.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

Mr.. JOSEPH Bouillon, Of this parish had his
hand SO severely cut in a gin last week as to
occasion his death through loss of blood, in
a few hours. lie was a respectable citizen
and leaves a wife and family to mourn his
untimely loss.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

THE PROSPECT FOR 1sf4-The CONNER
cial Advertiser publishes the following ex-
tract of a letter, dated fa#
BALTIMORE, Sept. 81 1913. sk
The speech of M. Webster at the Agricul-
tural Show in Rochester, to which you refer,
is, in the main good one, and evinces an in
innate and accurate knowledge of our coun-
try, its immense resources, &c; and he tells
US, in forcible terms, what We should do if
we desire to become prosperous and indie
pendent of foreign countries. He talks like
a good farmer, a good planter, a good man.
ufacturer, and a good merchant | had thought
he was a good lawyer only. The fact, ia
we should all foster agriculture and n1anufac-
tures-that is, make all we can among our
selves, sell and buy among ourselves, and buy
as little as possible. Do this, and our eoun-
try will become the greatest and wealthiest
on the face of the globe. Home market is
the best for all the Southern and Western
States ; and it is astonishing that all the
planters and farmers are not in favor of a
moderate Protective Tariff, which will at all
times insure them a good market at home for
cotton, corn, -four, rice hemp, &C. while for
eiga markets are always uncertain, ~fuctua-
ting, and generally lower than our " I
am glad to observe that the views of Mr.. Web
ster on this point accord with those Of Mr..
Clay, because | ~solemnly believe Mr.. Clay
will he triumphantly elected to the presi-
dency in 1874. No matter who may be the
l~ocofoco candidate, Mr.. Clay will get two
States TO his opponents one, and I think he
is certain of the largest States, New York,
Of coarse, being included.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

A Too FoND WIEE.-Among the items
Of late foreign intelligence, our readers
may remember the mention ofthe death
of a Mr.. Aymer, a circus vaulter. The
North Adams Miss Transcript gives the
following melancholy account OF the effect
Of the news upon his widow, who Is a resi-
dent of that town:
Mr.. Aymer formerly resided in this VII
lage, and left here engaged in his profess
sion about a year since. lie has here, re-
siding with her mother, a beautiful and
lovely wife Of twenty, to whom the lntellI-
gence ofhis awful end was communicated
by means of the above extract of Friday
last. She read it, shed a tear over it, and
burst into the wild laugh Of the maniac.
1t was one of the most heart rending'
the eye ever beheld, to look upon
the mental ruins Of this beautiful female
to encounter that wild and frantic eye
and listen to the incoherent and unmenn-
ing conversation Of one whose reason has
stranded. On The Sabbath she arrayed
herself in her bridal dress, and wandered
over the fields piucking flowers, and deck
ing herself with fantastic ornaments, pier
cling the ear and the heart with her frantic
calls for her lover. Mrs. Aymer buried
her only child in New York the past sum.
ner, and is low verify alone on the bleak
waste of life, without n star TO guide her
fraiI and shattered bark, and without a
beacon light tc warn her of quicksands
and shoals.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

DrPRAvfTY.-Our exchange papers are
filed with horrid murders, sedactions, incen-
diaries, steamboats, blown up, suicides. We
are tired of reading such accounts, and apart
from them the papers contain no news. It
seem as if the devil was empowered 10 do
his utmost, for he is very successful Of late.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

d What have we come t0at lasti Where is
the American who does not blush at the pros
fiuntion of his eountry's honor. 1t is enough
TO make d mans blood run cold to see men
prostitute themselves and become mere syco.
plants for the sake of Office; men too whose
standing and responsibility would lead US to
expect better things:
NOTICE EXTRAORDINARY A
FREAK OF TYLERlSM!
G. eenbury Dorsey. recently appointed Col
lector of this Port, has issued his ediet, and
those Interested may read and tremble. At
the CUSTOM house. yesterday morning, the
following Interesting placard was posted up
for the inspection az the public generally,
the clerks and officers engaged in that con-
Germ particularly;
NOTICE.
aTGreenbury Dorsey, Collector for the
Fort of New Orleans, painfully regrets that
any gentlemen should be deprived of their
situations al the Custom house ; bot having
laid down certain rules to govern him ia his
appointments, viii render some removals I'M
perloa4ly necessary.
New Orleans. Oct. i7h, 1913.
We do not know. nor are we particularly
interested in knowing. whose heads are to be
brought 10 The block by this new eficial Of
John Tyler, BUT we are not much at fault, we
are sure, III saving that every .sCiaY Whig''
will be turns d out at very short notice. Mr..
Dorsey has, We suppose, a right to make a
clear sweep Of All who dare to differ from
him and his royal master !; il is expected of
irs, and no one viii be astonished at the
ii scise Of ils 9 brief authority Let him
% Il. LEI hia prescribe faithful. competent
: liza honest men. for speaking and voting as
very free citizen Of this Republic has a right
q eneakt Tie instrument and the victims
will each meet their appropriate reward. The |
n,ea WHO have faithfully discharged their
duties and behaved as becomes American cit-
izxie, will be abandantly rewarded 10 The
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

A VErERAs.-Mr. William Abrams
died in Boston on Wednesday, at the adj
vanced age of 18i years, s months and
IL days. Mr.. Abrams was a GATOR form.
erly, but after an age Of 40 he took gro
eery store which ne kept for many years.
His living was very simple; he ate and
drank every thing in moderation. and was
uncommonly active. For the last eigh-
teen months, with the exception ola few
weeks be walked daily from his residence
in Prince, near Salem street. to Charles
town bridge and back. For eighteen
weeks previous to his death. he slept most
of the time. and was only awakened by
his daughter for the purpose of giving him
iloufishment.-Salfm Register.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21
lan--nf yellow fever LOS

l5s-of yellow fever los
The picayune advises strangers and uneli-
mated persons to avoid coming into the city
al present. Hsss ARA ass .4.gI'
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

-Four mineral springs, repuIel to possess
medical qualities Of i high order, and sup
posed by some to be the fabulous 'sFlorida
water have recently been discovered on the
plantation of Major Taylor, in Florida.
What is SO singular il regard 10 these springs
is, that they should all have their origin and
hold their course so much alike, meandering
along within two bundled yards Of each other
to their outlet to Lake Monroe. There was
a legend rife in. Spain many years ago that
in this sam fowery and fertile country there
was a stream of chrYstal water whose magic
charms upon the human system could stop
the wrinkles of old age and write unfading
beauty upon the glowing cheek of youth.
Dna,fr.n.o. -
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

p,oo,ess of p~en,,bns.o i, mn
za,s 4 corsesnandant If tho New WI "A
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va ! 'o's - D"s-
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H.. w.. araAI r. n"non"'. an;,
-, -. pisno;a,hom ND . ,an an p.na ~
~ - sam - -" ~ 800
"a ea;sheJ !, - III a. seu e.oIh
a -. ",is'ie y ~ a.a,naae VI 'psu,ousaJ
.lee'Iu a.h Nv = $50 y .nuse pre-
,tn o.unm -, "a ~ speu na " e
Z e.e.s's :" ac : 81 on' -
Ire ms T -"ae,b,o u" u Lni !, 49, speaners ~ .ne
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

Original theatrical anecdote.--A correspon-
lent writes US to the following effect Not
long since the play of 0thelio was enacted
in New Orleans. Among the audience pla-
ced in the pit were three up river boatmen,
who had descended the Mississippi in q broad
horn, or some such craft, and having sold out
pretty well, thought they would treat them
selves to a sight of the playhouse, before
starting for home. They were tall, stout,
Swapping fellows, who really looked as if
they could whip their weight in wild cats.
Their attention seemed to be deeply engros-
sed with the play as it proceeded. At length
when it came to that part in which the Moor,
in the interview with Desde,nona, says "1he
Handkerchief!,"- The handkerchief! -
"The handkerchief :! y" Our boatmcn did
not understand all this, and when the Moor
had reached the third exclamation, and was
again pausing, one Of them cried out. oh,
d-m it, my friend, why don't you blow your
nose with yor fingers, and lei The play go on?'
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

THR LAWYER AND THE DEv1L-Or a}sul
IN chancery-The following most langhable
anecdote points to a very grave fact with an
emphasis forcible as it is amusing. g
1t seems that "once upon a time" a person
who was not satisfied with his lot in life
sought an interview with the devil, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether be eonld not
make an arrangement which would improve
his circumstances. His Satanic Majesty was
!ssevery thing that was obligiug," and soon the
following bargain Was struck. The devil
agreed for the term Of ten years, to allow bis
client 1.-THE full swing" Of this world. He
was to do precisely as he pleased and have
what he pleased, upon condition, that at the
end of the term be was TO surrender himself
as the property Of the devil to be dealt with
s the devil might please.
Well, time passed on, the person employed
himself " to the top Of his bent, 8 wearing
purple and fine linen, &c. until the sand of
the tenth year had nighfrun out. Then he
became uneasy. and he went to his friend
the devil, to ascertain If he could not get a
release from his bargain,' or at least effect a
compromise. Much to his dismay he found
his friend utterly impracticable. Shylock-
ike, he claimed the penalty of +" the bond, E"
and turned a deaf ear to his clients entrea-
ties.
In despair the person sought a lawyer
aad stated his case-after which he, with his
legal friend repaired to the quarters of the
devil and made sundry propositions to him
all of which he rejected. At last the lawyer
in a passion, shook his fist in the devils face
and said to him, " club-footed, hook headed,
long tailed imp of darkness, I've got you row.;
if you don't accept the last aproposition |
made to you, I'll put you in chancery sir and
then we'Il see when you will get out" TIE
devl turned as white as a sheet-his tail be-
came as timber as a rag-and in a trembling
voice he said " rather than go into any chan
Gerry, sir, III give the man np-take him my
good sir, and do what you please with him.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

We perceive by The Washington papers,
that Wortltinglon G.Snethen, Esq, Solicitor
Of the General Land Office, has shnff1ed off
the cod of single blessedness and taken unto
himself a helpmate in the person of Miss Polk
Of Baltimore. Snethen has made two impor-
tant discoveries lately; first, that Tylerism
is vastly conducive 10 a mans interest;-sec-
ond thai marriage is an honorable state. The
ffst does credit to his sagacity; the second TO
his heart.--Bes
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

New OnLEaSs.-The yellow fever continues
unaba,ed with virulence. The few days, cold
weather seemed TO have abated the disease,
but the warm weather Of Tuesday renewed
its accustomed virulence. We publish the
following from the Picaynne:
htcrments for The past tceeh.-The following
Is a list Of The %inteafnents at the different pla-
ces OF burial in this city, for the week ending
al 10 O'clock, NJ, last Saturday:
pn,terts Fiptf3 ng-of Yellow Feyers60
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

BABIEs.--It strikes Us that more fbs are
told about babies than about anything else
in the world. We all say they are sweet
yet every body who can smell knows they
are sour; we MI say they are lovely; yet
nine babes in ten have no more pretensions
to beauty than a pug dog; we praise their
expressive eyes, yet all babier sq1ini; we
call them little doves, though one makes
more noise than a colony of screech owls;
we vow theyare no trouble, YET they must
be tended night and day; we insist that they
repay Us for all our anxiety, though they take
every opportunity Of scratching our faces or
poking their fingers into our eyes; in short,
we make it our business to tell the most pal
palpable ialaehptds about them every hour
IN the day. Yet, strange to say, wedloek
seems void without them, and those who
have them, even while telling these s%elf-evi-
dent untrpths, look just as if they expected
people to believe tliem.--N. Y.Sun,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

CoRREcTIoN.-Iast Saturday in annonnc-
ing the appointment Of Greenbrrey Dorsey to
the office of collector of customs, we said, in
the place of Judge Morgan, deceased. 1t
should have been resigned. The Judge We
are happy TO state is in the enjoyment Of good
health.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

~ We cali the attention of our readers to
tile advertisement Of b.. II. CorcoFan, N anotli.
or column. Mir. Cofcoran is a good, indus
trIIous, and worthy mechanic, and a good clti-
z,n. W. hope our eitiz,ns will extend 70
BIN the support and patronage, such men
ought TO receive from them.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

LonGEvfTY.-Old Sergeant Reid, who
was in the ranks at the battle Of Bunker's
Hill, and an actor in many other deeds of
arms, still survives, although in the I0sth
year of his age; but he is no longer able to
sit at the door basking himself in the SUM and
grooming or lifting songs he learnt in youth,
or at mess table, when lie had become a tall
athletic, powerful man. A short time ago he
was struck with paralysis, which deprived
him Of the power Of locolnotion. When Wis.,
tied lately. we found him fast asleep; his
chest broad and deep, and his arms brawhy
and muscular as ever.-Dumfries (Scotand)
paper.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21
The Paris correspondent of the New Yor

The Paris correspondent of the New York
Tribune saws -
Bennett, of the Herald, who is here has pre-
ferred that very modest request to the French
government, that he should have the exclu-
sipe benefit of the news to be brought nv the
line OF government steamers between Havre
and New York | an as unwilling to
speak of this creature as | am aVerse TO read
ing his filthy sheet, but it seems proper that
the conductors of the New York press should
be informed of the object Of his visit to Paris.
1t Is scarcely necessary to say that no such
monopoly of public intelligence would be ac-
corded even 10 a reputable journal, should the
proprietor have the impudence to ask it. and
much less will the French government listen
to such an absurd proposition from a man
whom Mr.. OConnell branded as " the con-
ductor OF the most Infamous print in America
UNITEp SrtTEs SENaTE.-Since the result
of the Maryland electionrwe are enabled 10
ascertain exactly what will be The state of
parties in the United States Senate.
There are 50 members of hat body. Of
these the wings will have one in Maine.
in Vermont, two in Massachusetts,
two in Rhode Island, one in Connecticut,
one in New York, two New JerSy. Two in
Delaware. two in Maryland, two in Vir-
GINA, one in North Carolina, one IN Gaor-
gla, n in Mississippi, Two in Louisiana,
Two IN Tennessee, two in Kentucky, one
in Indiana, and Two in Tennesse, Two
in Kentucky, one in Indiana and two in
M~ichigan--29 in all. The Locofocos will
% members. The whig majority
will therefore be Six. or counting Mr..
Riyes as a neutral, five. Quite CROUCH
for all usef full purposes.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

W1TcHcRAFr.-An American writer says;
II do not wonder that the belief in witcheraft
took such strong hold of our ancestors i'm
negotiations, living as they did in a country
but half Observation-Disclosures with prime
val forests, filed with heather fees and savage
bcasts-from the depths Of which strange
aounds came at midnight upon their ear, ond
whose varying shadows and lights assumed to
the superstitions eye of the wayfarer the gro
tesque or CHASTITY forms Of demons or spec
tres.
There was an infinite deal of romance ID
the primitive bays Of our ancestors, p planted as
they were on a narrow belt between the ocean
and the wilderness, than we can dream oil
these prosa!c days of steam and railroads"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21
ro2 PRESIDENT or THE U, STATES
HENRY X.

~. !, ,.cr,oss-The result Of the elec'
,,o,s comes IN very cheering. II surpaSyfhe
,.t m5ss sanguine anticipations,. t. west. fhe
nolth, the south, the east a aGnitin ring. and
CHG victories make y ho,as
"hts - of our country $ lionpF
cheers up sae he he Baltimore Patriot, in an
and ~tii4Fhra result Of the election holds the
ho99&&ging Iapsaage'
rbe battle was every where fought with
tl.xaY CLAY'a name, and for HESRr CLAY.
Mt ohe of the GO Wings IN The Legislature
bt4 prefers him above any other man ~ me
lt,n5n FOR President, and il may be sad WIN
ttith. that not a man who voted tor any one
M faesc 90 Wing Legislators, but. also prefers
HExuY Clay.
Tbe evidence which the result otthls elec-
tiau glyes of the overwhelming Strength OF
fba WINS wheneverthey are aroused, must
cheer the heart Of every pftfiot il me ana
ma 81 uniting them for the great struggle IN
fs44. ensure the election. by q Tremendous
majority, of HARRY OF TIE WEST!
GeuaeIA.-I'hc returns continue good.
Crawford holds his own 50 far, andhis major
nv il still over 1900. The Augusta Chroni-
rip oil the lEtn Sayss ""'N
,urns for Governor aud members Of Congress
from ca counties, giving Crawford a majority
of4,l6s,
Nine counties remain to he heard from,
yix:-Dooly, Emanuel, ltMln, Liberty
Lowndes, Montgomery, Rabun, Tellalf
and Ware, which gave a Locoioeo 'naJafl
~ in lsli OF g5o. Crawford $ tna51fltf
viii probably reach $500. The majority
for the Wing eengressionn ticket w'litail
very little, il nny thing, short oithai Ter
Governor. Wuonit our lab o for want Of
lGUui. a8
In the Lesi latnfe. we have the names
of those elected from S5 %rounties, IN which
the Wings have elected fifty one Senators,
and ealciiIale certainly Oh oae more from
Montgomery county, which ~ yet to hear
II ON, whiehw will give US a majority ~ the
Senate Of clersn. In The House, the Wing
major ~ Is overwhelming.
Chapnans, rooster must have the cronr!!