Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-04-20

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Please announce Col. Il III " Clakt as
candidate 10 represent the p.fish OF West
Ratun Roupe il che State Convention.
ME4sRs EpfroRs-please announce James
MgCaiup as a candidate to represent the Par-
ish of Wet Baton Rouge jn tba Conyentl9n.
MANY VOTERS.
The Governor has appointed, j. ~. korrtgah
IGeq, Jadgo of the city Court Of Lafayette n
The room Of Benz. Ct. hot
1T il stated in the Mobile Register Of the
10Th, that tho Hen. WIN. r. King Of Alabarna'
has been rendered The embaesy 70 France.
We would inform Messrs. Cameron
aud Fail, Of the Tennessee Agricuharist that
their valuable present was duly received by
tic Htstpood, and has been disposed ofby us
according to their directions.
The properly Of Gen. P.D D. Porter at Ma
CARA and Black Rock Ii valued at four bun
bred thousand dollars.
". 8. Cirrurr Counr.-fhe trial Of Brced-
love, Watson and Halliday, for The robbery Of
Treasury Notes from the New Orleans Gus
tom House, Is nov going on in this court,
Two distinct indictments have been found
against each IN the prisoners. The prisoners
are respectfully defended by Massrs. Randall
Hunt, g. Roselius and 6. X. Johnson.
The Crescent city, illustrates the anncSa-
ton ofTcxas to this country, by a cut ofa
big MAJ tif and a tin-pot tied to his tail,
PERSEVERANCE The venerable Miss
Edgeworth; now ia the 7oth year other age
is about publishing d new novel.
4 Coon IAw.-rhat useful branch Of cit-
izeBs, lie Mechanics. have alwa, ! had 10 en-
dare abuses " vayious kind, sometimes
through their want Of union, at others through
too formidable an opposition. The last leg
islature passed a law granting The wor aan
n mortgage on The contract money, Oh the
presentation or his claim to the person who
gives the contract. Tfany difference arises
between the contractor aud his workmen on
said claims, il il to be settled by arbitration /;
and lfthe individual giving out said contract
pays HE contractor Id full for the work, lie
renders himself personally liable for whatev-
CIT claims the workmen may have against
said contractor for woslS performed under its
Pfosis'o"s' III = Z 5uuiesoos la"' "q nay
dertake work at good price, employ fathers
Oh families and others at low wages, receive
tho contract money, pocket it, and cheat
them out o ftieir hard-earned dues. We are
glad eftiis measure. we have found 70 our
sorrow he rights Of workingmen were not
safhciehtly guaranteed and respected, having
m 5as ;,s,an.o
The Hon. =. 3, Prentisa, addressed a large
wing meeting AZ the odeon, in Boston on the
third instant, bespoke for nearly two hours.
W. s. harrg = lam ,bo, ,ba Iost Allos-
" s,eamsb,a brongbt desnatcbes f,om ia
n,,ioaiol og.s rondoD /, ,bo canadian
g,vsrnnarf cnnveyinr rbs int.ligepce thar
. n,raon has bssn GRANTED ~ N. oneen to thir.
vofa e lower Canadian conyi,ts at present
n NE penal settlement Of New South Wales.
WtnS1Ne no soouNpREIs,-MrJ,h 4 Robb,
has presented to Gov. Brown, q sample Of
hemp grown on his place n ''shirt-tail bend
IN order that the people may become aeqoalh-
gtssinpi - anywhere else.
ini,ynYe : : ~ NJ ouaaas
been released, and arrived IN New orleans
On Friday, on board the " ? prs 6a'tler'aSe'
Gen. ~ thompson eur minister = 'lsAio9'
vas aiso PaSSehsei oH OOa'u -
Wa have received = Conv of gooa look.
gss -
lng snee'' calleu 4ae 1,a''os mug 'U9 r.
hshed By y billiard q Ccs camp street h1S
ably edited, and is Intended to do away with
y,e abuses of the naturalization laws. 1t
makes no difference betWeen1heN alEe ooln
eitizen and those Of foreign birth who have
settled among Us and obtained their natural
.,,an ac,ar3ing u law Ana M term Of pro-
S@~ta ~. 40 ..a.t;tntion 80 ba
oeuoh psss
country. We hope their course Wlt De more