Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-20
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Georgia Sik--Ths Savannah Georgian
contains an extract Of n letter from Phil
adeiphin relative to some coeoons produced
near that city. The worms were fed from
trees planted in vermont cotton lands.
The letter is from Mrs. McLanahHn, Of
Philadelphia, who makes resting silk n
Misunderstanding tho producer s5 per
pound. She says Of the cocsons from
Georgia, that they were so superior to
those raised in the vicinity If Philadelphia,
that she exhibited than at The Franklin
Institute, and was advised 10 manufacture
them into satin, but the loom She procured
not answering, md not being able to get
ono that would, she made it into n blue
black gros de Naples, which sold readily
ut I'll 25 per yard.
The Georgian thinks that thoss who Hrs
not disposed 10 despond under discourage
mems which attend an cmbarkaiion into
the business, will eventually be rewarded.
Another siramboat eatastrophe.--By an
extra from tho Office Of the Plttsburg
Chronicle, we nre furnished the particulars
of n most fatal steamboat accident. The
Chronicle states that on the nlght Of tbs
9Th inst, about II o'clock, ~ the steamer
Forrest was ly,ng.t to, 10 put on a pnsso n.
ger in n sklfT, about 20 miles up the Ale
ghany river, with her head down stream,
the Pulaski, which was coming up, having
on board about 100 passengers, ran into
her, the bow Of The Forrest striking the
side of the Pulaski opposite her boflefs.-
The boilers were Immediately thrown down
hy the concussion--the steampIpes sepa.
ratine md The hot steam rushing asnong
The passengers and scalding them IN a most
terrible manner. The Pulaski, whose side
was broken in by tho bow Of the Forfeit,
Immediately sunk TO heT boiler drck.
From tho statement Of mr.. Eaoa, a
hand on board the Forrest, and several Of
The passengers, it is certain that Two and
probably five or six more were thrown
overheard md lost. One Of them was SAID
to be n hand on the Pulaski. Another per-
son was seen floating past, calling ~piieous-
Iy for assistance, and he suak befers 1t
could be rendered him. Another o I'M
der the wheel and three or four others
were seen in the water, apparently making
very little sxsrtlon to save themselves;
some Of these latter were good swimmers
and reached tho shore. One young man
swan ashore, having jumped from the
cabin window.
Aufl murders in New .Jersey.-8100t
reuard for the Wurderers.--A whole FINN
" was murdered, meD, women and chill
dren, on Monday last. near Port Golden.
Warren county, Now Jersey, with every
circumstance Of deliberate ~barbarity.
Mr.. John B. Pnrke, an aged man,, whe
for years has had the mania Of converting
all his property into specie, and the folly
Of bonsting OF the amount thus accnmu-
lated, lived on his farm-a bachsloF-
having in his house his broihsr-In-law,
John GARNER, who worked his farm--his
wife and four childrcn-togsther with "a
servant woman.
Yesterday morning the neighbors were
| thrown into CONSERVATION by hearing that
| all these persons except the maid servant,
who was not at home the preceding night,
| were murdered.
On reaching the spot The most dreadful
| spectacle was presented. Cartnef, who
appears to hive been decoyed out Of the
house, was found partially thrown into Il
lime kiln, his head literally beaten to ffag-
ments with a rail. which was picked up
| close by with all the horrid marks Of the
use tina. had been made Of it,
On entering the house, Mr.. Parke was
found in his bed dead. with his throat cut
from ear TO ear. His sister, Mrs. Cartner,
and the infant at her side ; in like manner
murdered, and a little son of four or hvs
wears old, stabbed ia several places-and
only not dead.
The house was rifed completeIy-bus
what amount of plumber was obtained, no
ono could yet conjecture.
The news spread rapidly, the country il
raised, and handbilIs are already %circuIat.
ing in all directions, efaring, in the nams
Of the surviving relatives, $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction of The murdersrs.
Piunder, undoubtedly, was the motive
and universal opinion ascribed the horTid
deeds to strangers who must have come
from a distance.
As there must have been two or three
concerned. the hope seems reasonable fiat
a clue will be found and due punishment
be awarded to this unparalleled massa-
| cre.-N. Y. American.
The Treasury Circuldr.--The circular
inhibiting the inspection of c~learances at
the Customhon<e, has been rescinded as to
all manifests that are not kept private by
the request Of the shippers.-Bee.
In Hagerston, Maryland, a suit has been
brought for the recovery of seventy five
csnis.on account efcandlss. frewood, &c.
used by the defendant while counting II
young lady who lived in the family Of IL,
plaintiff. The jury aastsinsi III. action.