Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-03-16

ders, and the sales including, shipments emily
reached 400 Enthusiastically there was a
GOOD deal of Cotton Offering, bat purchasers
held back, and the transactions did not ex-
coed $500 bales, making a total for the past
three days of Id, bales. There is a great
irreruiarity in the market, but on the whole
we consider prices rather in favor Of buyers,
and the tendency sstl!l downward.
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Inferior, 6 81
Ordinary 64 q ~
Middlinr u a St
Middling Fair 81 a 81
Fair y a9t
Good Fair o. 10
Good and Fine, lO4 a0O
SUGAR.-Since our last, only a moderate
business has been done in Sugar, but the
market remains unchanged, and previous
prices are supported. The principal denIand
is for The West; and Northern buyers have
only operated sparingly for the past three
days. We quote from 3 10 TIC. for extreme
qualities. Some small sales have been made
on Plantation since our last, at prices ranging
from 81 to 6 c. a according to quality. Havana
sugars are in fair demand at former rates, say
G5 and 81 c, Tor Brown, and 8 a 10 c. for
White.
MOLASsEs.-The business in MoIasses
during the last few days has been rather limit
ed and prices are somewhat easier. We
quote 3d. to 233 G.. per gallonfo r good lots,
and inferior parcels 224 a % c. The rate on
Plantation ia 20 c. at which we hear OF some
small sales.
FIOUR-The demand since our last, has
been pretty active, which in connection with
the small arrivals has tended to advance prl-
ces still further, and we now quote the com
mon brands Of superine $445a 4 90, and
choice brands up TO A. %. pr. bl.
LOCOFOCO LEGISLATION.
Some of our readers may remember, that in
| December last, the editor of the Courier re-
ceived from the State Treasurer and the Sc
| cretary of State, The contract for publishing all
LEGAL advertisements authorised by law to be
| published in the parish Of Orleans. The con-
tract was awarded to him, simply because his
bid was lower than any other offered. vi
this no one had a right to complain. II the ed
itor of the Courier, thought he could make
money by publishing legal advertisements for
three cents per 100 words, he had an undoubt-
ed RIGHT TO give the experiment a trial.
What we have to say now, however, hasTe-
ference to a recent act Of our locotoco State
Senate.
On Tuesday last, we understand an act
passed that body, allowing the editor to charge
for legal advertisements, not the price agreed
upon in his contract, but thirty-fve cents per
100 words!
Now this, we have no hesitation in declar-
ing, is a gross and palpable outrage. Mr.
Bayou, entered into a contract with the State
let him perform it. Hecannot plead ignorance
Of the duties he voluntarily assumed, as a
reason why additional compensation should be
allowed him. He knew when he made his
bid as well as he knows now, that B cents pei
100 words, was no compensation for the labor
required to be performed. He bound himself
with his eyes open--let him pay the penalty
of his folly, the act of the Senate is a mock,
cry of the law of last session, and an insult tt
common honesty. If Mr.. B. cannot perform
his portion Of the contract, we have no objec,
ton that the Legislature, shall as an act o
special grace, agree to an1uI ii, but we dc
solemnly protest against any increase of com,
pensatiOn.
Several journals proposed to perform the
service required at a rate much lower than 81
cents per 100 words, and to give to MIR. Bay
on, a single farthing over and above his bid
would be an act of favoritism and injustice
which we trust, may never be consunated
The law, under which the contract was made
we always deemed erroneous in principle aRC
pernicious in practice, but this affords no ap
biology, for the unprecedented course, per
sued bv the Senate. We call the attention
of the members Of the House of Representa-
tiyes to this bill with the utmost confidence
that they will instantly reject it. We cal
stand a good deal, but this is piling locotoco'
ism rather strong-Trop7c
@Locoroco LEG1sLAT1oN."- Under this
caption we published an article in the Tropic
Of Saturday, relative to an alledged alteration
sof a contract entered into by the Editor 0
the Courier, for publishing certain legal ad
vertisements in the Parish of Orleans. Our
information, received from an officer Of the
Legislature, was entirely erroneous. The
bill passed the Senate does not touch tht
contract of the Courierj on the contrary; tn
Parish Of Orleans is excluded from its opera
ton. We cheerfully take back all we said
about the Senate, which as it was uttered
under an erroneous impression, is all that i
necessary to say about the matter.
The Salem Ohio Village Register furnish
es us with the particulars Of a death whicI
occurred in New Lisbon, a town in the yicin
ity, on the 10Th instant, There was a foy
hunt on that day, at which liquor had bee
freely used. Becoming too much intoXicatet
to continue The hunt, the poor wretch lay 70
sssome hours on the cold ground, ATTENDED
only by his son, a lad about II years old
:, who finding himself unable to get his drunk
en- father away, went home and informed hi:
mother of the circumstances Still hopin!
he would return, she did not send after hin
might came on, and he was aCcidentiy dis
covered by a neighbor, who carried him to
house near by, where he expired in a few
: hours, His body was brought to town, an,
5 for some cause exhibited at a grocery. Tn
effect upon his wife is said to have been
} horrifying and heartrending."
7 The next morning the grocer who had sol
. the man the liquor brought out the remainde
t of his stockand burned it, having first signed
(, the pledge. His example was followed b
I another grocer. At the funeral the pledg
r was laid upon the dead mans coffin; an
seventy one persons signed it on the spot. J
collection of eighty dollars was then made 70
! the widow, fifty of which were contributed b
: the grocer who had sold the liquor to tn
j.. deceased.
= NAnRow EscAPE.-A few day ago, two ger
tlemen Of Chicago, returning from a skatin
= excursion, fell through a hole in the ice an
narrowly escased drowning: One 6fthe ger
tlemen CHANGED to nave a polein his hant
: which fell across the opening and enable
them to scramble out. There is no better Sc
curity for a skater than carrying a light pol
about ten or twelve feet in length, while in til
enjoyment ofthe pleasantand healthy exercis
D -Tha nractica Is common all over the north {