Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-28

newspaper DOTrOUeTS.-lt Is an cPIhioh
We have often oppressed, says some body,
and we believe is pretty generally enter
tanned, that the ileanest of all kinds Of
borrowers is the borrower of a newspaper.
Some 10 only put their neighbor to the
trouble of furnishing them with the news.
but they Il 10th to allow him the privi.
ledge of looking at it himself. and seem to
consider they are doing him a favor by
borrowing it, not that they have received a
favor in the neighbor lending it. Let the
borrower, when he reads this paragraph,
consider whether it is not just as cheap for
him to take a paper as his neighbor, and
whether it would not be more just to allsw
the latter the privilege of reading what he
paws for. without the annoyance of being
asked to lend it, before he has half compile,
ted the perusal.-Mornang Herald.
A crusty one.-T'he Editor of the fla.
gerstown News, himself an old bachelor.
says-"Nothing a prevent an increase
of bachelorism save an amendment ia the
mode of educating wofnen.-When they
learn common sense, instead of broken
French-when they learn some useful en-
ployment, instead of beating the piano
when they learn 10 prefer honest industry
to silly coxcombery, and when men find
| that a woman is a helpmate instead of a
burtheD, then we may expect TO find few
er bachelors-not till then"
The MOUTH OF RED RIVERA corres-
| pendent of the Opelousas Gazette, speaking
| of the distractions at the mouth of Red River,
and the plans proposed to remove them,
makes the following suggestions 80 Would
it not be better to contract with some indi-
vidual, who would bind himself to keep the
river open for five or ten years, with d or 8
feet water in it at low water ? it would then
be attended to. But the interests of the
| country are SO much divided, that there is no
| certainty of any thing being done if we de-
pend upon the Legislature. This parish is
| equally concerned with the Parishes above,
| and | have no doubt would enter into the ar
rangement if proper steps were taken. Such
a contract could be entered into and security
given for its performance" This plan may,
we think, be adopted by the State with sue
cess but if left to the Parishes interested il
| will prove a dead failure. . What is every
body's business, is the business of nobody.
Counterffeaers Arrested Three msn,
named Todd, White and Frantz, Were ar.
rested on Thursday the 18th inst, in Pitts
burg, on a charge Of being extensively en-.
gagged in counterfeiting. and having large
quantities of spurious money and bank
notes in their possession. Ii appears that
the police having received information that
counterfeit msney had been put in circula-
| ton BY certain persons, proceeded TO a
house on Grant street, kept by a man nam.
ed Henderson, with the intention of search.
ing the premises, that they met White
coming from the house, and Immediately
arrested him. Finding the house door
locked, they burst it open, and found Mrs.
Henderson only within, her husband ma.
king his escape unseen. In the house
they found all the necessary apparatus for
coming, all which they seized, together
with a large quantity of spurious coin, fin
ishet and unfinished. They then proceed
! ed 10 Hare's Tavern, in St. Clair street,
where they apprehended Todd, with a
quantity Of counterfeit money IN his pos
session.; he was preparingts leave Pittsburg-
apparently in a great hurry. They after
wards arrested Frantz, in whose possession
they found a bad quarter Of dollar. On
the person of White they found a consider.
able lot Of counterfeit paper money. The
three men we're all committed 10 Jail. TT
rs well that the police have succeeded in
arresting this gang Of villains, who live by
plunderins their fellow. citizens.
Arrays Ready.-During fhe last war a
Revolutionary veteran. living near the
ocean, never went to bed without having &
we'll loaded gun By his side. One nigh
there was a violent thunder storm, #hiel
shook the house TO its foundatisn. Illus
band! husband" screamed his wife, "ge
upl-the fishers have landed or tn,
Day of Judgement has GOMEZ don
know which" SWELL" said the old sol
der, jumping up, 'Iet them come on
J they'll find me ready for either of themi"