Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-03-08

by law provide for the filing OF any yaraney
or VACANCIES which may occur in its college
Of electors when such college meets to4give
it's electoral vote. And PrOUidsd, also, when
any State shall have held m election for the
purpose of choosing electors, aud shall fail to
make a choice on the day aforesaid, then the
electors may be appointed on a subsequent
day in such manner as the State shall bylaw
provide.
JOHN w. JONES,
Speaker fthe House gf Representatives.
WILLIE ?. MAGUM,
President Of the Senate pro tcmp0re.
Approved, January 23d, 1916.
JOHN TYLER.
CorroN IN CA11roRNGA-The Oregon ST.
ilcrs.-W We have been informed by a gentle
man, who left the Pacific coast IN December
last, that two or three Americans are about
to engage in The culture Of cotton in the low.
er part Of Upper California, aud that tliey
tGel confident Of raising a superior article and
In great abundance Their rancho or pianta
/ ton is not far from San Diego, ID lat. $50 NJ,
the-cIimate being warm aud delightful fine.
The same gentleman informs Us that many
of the Oregon settlers have arrived in The
neighborhood of the Bay of San Francisco, ia
the Upper California, and takeu up their a.
bode there. They report Oregon as a poor
Country-nolbing like The one it was repre-
sented 10 them TO be-and appear thankful
that the opportunity has been afforded them
Of leaving it and reaching a mote fruitful and
genial cline. So productive ID tile land in
the neighborhood Of San Francisco, that one
bu5hel OF wheat sown frequently yields a crop
of seyeuty.fve bushels, and this with very
little trouble, while The climate ls so dry and
pure that sickness is almost unknown. To
illustrate the Remarkable drynes5 of the Cl-
mate, it is but necessary to state that wheel
vehicles, furniture, &c, manufactured IN New
England of the best seasoned timber, shrink
up shortly after reaching this section Of Cali
fornia and ALT pieces unless every precau-
ton is taken. American emigrants arc con.
stantIy arriving and settling at the Saeramen-
to and other streams emptying into The Bay
Of San Francisco. At the Yerba Buena the
Englishis the principal language spoken, the
Alcalle being an American, and the time is
not far distant when this part Of California
will TEEN With A~nglo-Saxon civilization and
the thrifty products Of An b.Sa2on hands
Pic.
From TIE BAuAMAs,-Nassau papers to
the 5th February have been received in New
York. They contain no news Of Importance.
The Gazette DC The 10Th January has the fol-
lowing paragraph
Some few weeks ago two officers attached
toll M31, w. |, Regt. ab5enfed themselves
from that corps, and have not since been
heard of. They were both ensigns-names,
@ Wilcox andJ Fitzpatrick. Fhe latter
gentleman, we understand, was, at the period
ofquitting under arrest for some misconduct
exercised BY him. The cause If the others
departure is a MYSTERY, rs we have not learn
ed that he had been Iaboring under any other
disgrace, save that OF being more or less in
volved with several merchants along the Bay,
etc. What is most disgraceful in the %latter's
conduct, is from his having formed an attach
ment TO an amiable young lady, the daughter
of d respectable family Of this toWn and had
Inf few months ago been united to her in
ban1. Of ;padiock. The eupposition is
thew both went away in he American
brig Sarah Bentley, Koopman, master,
which called off the bar on the morning Of
Chrismast day, on Der way to Key West, New
Orleans, or probably Texas.
I. speaking ofthc dead Sea, Mr.. Sherwood
some interesting facts-among others,
the attempt of"Costigan," in 1885, who carried
beat from The Mediterranean, across the
country, and launching iton the sea, died for
want of water and exposure, before he had
made known his discoveries, having spent
eight daysslu the work. The lake is about
40 miles long, and from six to eight wide; the
water is Of a dull green color, highly transpa-
rent.
Mr.. Sherwood brought home some Of the
water, which, a~nalized by Professor S~iliman,
as follows:-
Water 90 100
Chlorine, 10,2G0
Bromine, 6s4
Sulphuric acid, trace
Soda and trace Of Potash, 3.OO8
Magnesia, 1855
Lime, I.424
The density of the water is 50 great, that
Two out Of the nine who went into the water
.hough unable TO swim, foated on its surface
corks! No animate creation within it or
around is seen. It is emphatically the Dead
5ea.-Richmoad { Ta,) Compiler.
Trading Wtpes.-"John, wish it as much
fashion to trade wives as it is to trade hor-
5es," 'Why 50, Peter
I'd cheat somebody most shocking bad be-
fore night
Some tilne since there was an interesting
discussion between Mr.. John G, Stevens Of
New York and Mt. EflGssion, as 10 the honor
the invention Of the propeller. Mr.. Stevens
it for his father, the Col. John stevens
il Hoboken, End mate out bis case, as we
bought, in a very interesting letter. After
,one discussion ID the papers, tie matter
dropped. Subsequently the u. s.. steam
Princeton was fitted with Eriesson's
propeller; but we now learn that after trial for !
months it IS to be removed, and replaced by a
submerged circular skull" on the model Of !.
Col. Stevens. So we shall at least know which :
Ian Is the most effective, whichever may be
he original.
The Donaldsonviile papers Of Saturday !
.ays: 2
a son of Mr.. Lecase, (who resides in the 9
arish of Assumption,9 between three and Q
our wears of age, lost his life ID the following b
lanner.-He had picked up a pin and put il T
! his mouth, and not knowing the danger, 3
ied9o swallow it, and it stuck ia his throat. y
edicaiassistance was Immediately sent for, Ii
ut it proYedsofn no avail. The little sufferer
in great agony in d few hours. p
Present to NJ. C1ay-The Louisville Jour- n
Al OF the Oath ult, says that a rich aud beau te
ul set Of plates, worth probably $4,000, in
ssed through this city last week as a pres N
to MIR. Clay. We understand that It came Of
I'm New York, re