The St. Landry whig., 1845-05-01
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CONSERVATION. We learn from the Baton
Rouge Gazette that the new Episcopalian
Church in West Baton Rouge, was on Friday
last, consecrated to divine service by the Rev.
DIR. Hawkes.. Bishop Polk and several other
distinguished ministers Of that denomination,
were present.
Charles OUTLET, esquire, has been appointed
by the Governor, Parish Judge of the Parish Of
Plaquemine, in place Of Gilbert Leonard decea.
sed.
We see it stated that the sugar planters OF
this State have this winter paid TO the Union
and Citizens banks $2,500,000 in liquidation of
debts. This will do.-Alerandria Republican.
Four Texan waggoners were brought before
Justice Ceall on Sunday, charged with having
on Saturday night shot a negro belongings 20 Mr..
Matthew Watson. The case was investigated
on Monday, and resulted in their acquittal for
want of testimony. They were subsequently
arrested and held to the payment Of damages.
The matter had not been arranged as we are
aware up to the time that our paper went to
press.-Shrreucport Gazette.
CRop SopD. The Feliciana Wing states, on
good authority, that a planter of that vicinity a
few days since sold the whole Of his next crop
of cotton, to a prosperous and responsible mer-
chant Of Clinton, at Z cents per h., to be paid
on its delivery there.
Al report is in circulation here, that s~pecula.
tors are offering 81 cents for the sugar ofthe
next crop.-AB. Gazette.
The Conservation of tho Mausoleum Of the
Cazadores Volantes was solemnizsd yesterday,
amid a large concourse of spectators. The
company was out in full uniform and great num-
bers, and was escorted by Capt. Guth's comPa.
ny Of dragons. The mausoleum is a ~quadran.
gular ediice Of white marble, surmounted by q
funeral urn. The Clergy pronounced a bone
diction and one of the company delivered an
eloquent discourse in Spanish.-Bee.
The Laws. A gentleman as we'll qualified
as any man in the Stale to judge of such mat.
tiers, remarkedto us the other day, that the laws
recently passed by our legislature, were many
of them defective, because of the bad language
(ungrammatical) in which they were clothed.
Our statutes abound with bad grammar, and we
are sorry to see, at this enlightened day, that
legislators do not pay more attention 10 so i'm.
portant a subject.-Plaquemine Gar.
AssAss1NATIoN A letter dated Bayou La
fourche, AprilSl5th, furnishes the following in.
formation ga frightful occurrence took place
a few days since, at Pincourtville. On Wed.
nesday last, a negro belonging tosMr. Vella
ssa = ASieli ~ WIZ Poi6na
The latter had been watching the negro fol
several days, when on Wednesday, between II
and y o'clock at night, he perceived him at.
tempting to cross the bayou. He called to him
to stop, and rushed forward to seize him, but nc
sooner had he touched him, than the Negro
plunged his dagger in his breast near the shoul.
der. Mr.. Simonneau is not expected to live.
The murderer was arrested yesterday, tried to
day, and sentenced to be hung next Thursday,
on the spot where he committed the crime"
AGAIN PRAIRIE-HEN!-The races over Mr.4George
Webre's course on Sunday last, between Prdris- Her
and Crosse Tete, he's insured TO the former a nav tri.
urnph. She came to the judges stand IA feet ahead
other competitor-Creole