The St. Landry whig., 1844-11-21

CorroS FACTORY WANTED A T VIcKsDURG.--
We copy the following from the Vicksburg Wing
of the 18th inst.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO MANuFAcTURERs.--
1--WE arc authorized by five planters in Warren
county to state, that they will give the following
premium TO any man, CT company of men, who
will establish and put in operation, a cotton fac
ltory in the city ofSyicksburg, for the manufac-
ture ofcoarse5 cottoE These planters deeming
the principle Of hoEs manufacture essential TO
bonus to the enterpr@ ng person who will com
fue gears 10 come, and to purchase all the cotton
goods necessary for ting use of their plantations
from the same f~actory.S
The destruction by fire of the Dorrance street
Theatre, at Providence, II. l., the Microscope of
DIR. Lardner, and the Planetarium of Mr.. Rus
sci took place last week. We now learn from
the Baltimore American that DR.. Lardncr's yalu-
able paintings, vieVfrand diagrams were also
consumed. The loss Of the Planetarium and
apparatus belonging to DIR. Lardner, a part of
which cannot be replaced, is stated at 100000.
The Planetarium was insured for $4,000. The
ball ON the spire ofthe Pine street Baptist Church,
about 100 feet in height, caught after the fire had
nearly burnt out in the Theatre. and fora while
fears were entertained that the Church would be
destroyed.
A comet, which completes its revolution round
the sun in five years, has just been discovered.
Ii was first observed by Signor Yico, at the OBJ
servatory ofthe College of Rome, on the 22d of
August last, and has since been seen at the OBJ.
servatory Of Paris, Altoona and Kensington.
Madame Taglioni is said to have accepted an
engagement in the United States for one year !;
100000 being secured to the fair sylphide, with
probable contingencies ola much larger sum.
With this tour La Sylphide takes leave of the
stage and settles down for life at her villa on the
banks ofthe Lake ofComo.
ENTIRELY OUT OF DEBr.-Jubilee College,
the Episcopal Seminary Of Illinois, stands at this
moment free from debt, with property worth
300, 900, and accommodations forone hundred
students. So says the venerable Bishop Chase,
under whose perseYering labors it has attained
its present p~ositson.
Mn. McDUrFIE has announced his intention
of retaining his seat in the U. S. Senate, for an.
other session, in a letter to the Democratic As
ISOLATION of the city of Charleston, published in
the Mercury Of that city.
report is SqTIcut III the ILilSusH papers ltdt
a bottle has beeps pickedup about twelve miles
ten, in pencil, s'Pfysident all is lost !! God bless
you all l-Lenno5P'
DIR. Snyder, of scfnithfeld, Ky, who recently
shot the editor on the Bee, in the streets, has
been indicted for 1yarder. The trial has been
postponed. Snydlr is confined in the jail at
Princeton. s
TAxlE1o Il, ]sieseta.ttse.s qnliesnnssla -----.-H direct
99lSaSslont h"-s.aTSamI slassfy, while a duty on
merchandise is more1iaturaI 10 liberty, because
it. has not so direct a relation to the person. The
natural tax Of moderate governments Is The duty
laid on merchandise.
DEATH OF Mns. C1LLEY.-Just as our paper
was going to press this morning, we received a
letter from a friend, which says that Mrs. Debo-
died at Thomaston yesterday morning,-Port-
land Argus.
RAprpEs PARtsH.--The Red Riuer RepubIt.
can states, that by the prudent management Of
the present Board o Police jurors in that parish,
the paper of the parish, of which a considerable
quantity was out, has been restored to nearly par
value. A year since it was worth but from
thirty to fifty cents on the dollar.
LIE TWO OANDIDATEs.-Nothing more forci-
prove how fairlv tho honors Of Office are Y omen - -
al classes. than the history Of The two psnd;
dates far governor Of New york. one W. !
poor farmers boy, the other an apprentice to a
woollen factory, and both are acknowledged to be
distinguished citizens.
Our q A1LANr LITTLE NAyv-Tbe Anoe,i
lean Navv consists ofe5 sbins u ,yar afan la
SOS, namely;
Ships Of the line 10
Friuates-IS t class liz