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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14
Tor the Baton Rouge Gazette,
LINES WRITTEN ATMY
MOTHERS GRAVE.

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Many years have passed., my mother
Sine thou vert with the dead,
And once again-t come e. stand,
Above Thy narrow bed,
| come IN ~teafs--t rome alone,
All silent be my tread.
Twas joyous spring, WHEN last I i00k'd
Upon this lewlg mound;
The violet blue. It's modest head
Scarce faisd above Tho ground;
The fuoehabird sung hie febtest song
Mons sad bnt me around
Ny heart was IN its spring time Too,
It's sui her knew no cloud,
Since then I've waadsTj forth to thread.
Tie cold and busy crowdi
Since then I've known the world-tbs world
Hath since my spirit how'd
It's autumn NOW, The witb'ring leaves,
With each quick breath Of sir,
are falling fast-aHd very soon
VIII leave the branches bare,
Andautumh winds are sighting how
A solemn low dirge there.
It's meet that ! should rome at eve,
And sadly place me here;
Where whitening leaves and signing Winds
Lamentthe dying year;
For gone ig lies glad spring from me-,
MY heart Il lone and scar.
It's not that am old-for years
Are wanting yet to me,
Bot sorrows deep and blighted Hopes,
lave tanned my spirit free.
And those I've loved so long on earth
Are lying near by lhos,
30 I've come again, ana sit me down
Beside thine ashes urn
10 Ellhk Of thee-of years long gone,
With thoughts that dsoely burn,
hnd here my soul cobif1lina5 With thee,
From theeaI cannot turn.
motherl there seems when near dry tomb.
For inc 4 PROMISE giv'ni
fis-'ht th9nlt gn.rd thy erring child.
Wisre'er bic bark be 1rig'ns
lis tbat when life at last Is oe'f
Wen ta5gt agaib 10 Hoay'n,
EHrrgr
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

E&Tfve SCoRff1Ng.-Cspt KegSBDY,
in a work entitled "Life an org The A.
geftBss," teiatcs tho following h0rrtd scona
of which he was an eyewitness.
While drinking our COFFEE, we obser-
yeda boy. who, leaning with folded arms
upon q stick, watching every motion that We
made. The boy continuance was disgus-
tlugly repnIsive, and the vacant yet Gun
Mug expresses Of his features, more those
0 fbrute than those of human being, Az wen
asfhe form Of his mis- haDen head, stamped
him as nm idi1t from his birth. 4 faifersd
bcfnoas bung loosly on his shoulders, and
cold and wot as The evening was, he stood
staring in at The tent, while the other Ar
abe, whome curiosity had at first attracted,
gethered aroundlthe fire a few yards distant
Knowing that the Arabs regard az saints,
madmens and those whose in'elIeets are
affected, | paid no attention to MIN, and
left the tent, for a few minutes. When
returned, tho by was still there, fixed in
the same attitude; and | was told that be-
had just made a display of his sancfity, by
holding in his naked hand a live scorpion
and then eating i, without suffering from
Ifs poisonous sting. A he was afandinr
close to the tent, there could be no doubt
but that he performed the disgusting feat
Of devouring the reptile, bat / was rather
lncredulous as to the fact Of the sting not
been removed. We were discussing
this point, when, guessing that be was the
-four conversation, he went away,
returned almost Immediately with an.
scorpion 10 his hand. Taking a piece
4 stick, | examined it more closly in his
uncovered hand, and perfectly satisfied
myself that il had not been deprived of FITS
Or injured in anyway. The scorpi-
was Of a toIerable s~ize-upwsrds Of two
inches long-qnit lively. and able to infict
/ very painful wound, the effects of which
Ronld be apparent almost instantly, and
asst for a considerable time. Standing o.
'er the boy, | watched him narrowly, 10
that he did not pinch Oft the tail Of the
or play any trick; but half raising
ils head, he put his mouth to his open
aim, and | saw distinctly the scorpion
Vrithlng between his teeth as he took il uD,
nd heard the crunching of its shelly COW
ring, as he deliberately chewed and thens
widowed it. Neighther his hands nor his
iouth suffered in the slightest degree. and
a short interval he produced and ate
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

HoRatDiE M~UaDEH.--A terrible aga
singular murder Vas perpgffafed weel &C.
fore last, near Lexibgso on, Ky. The Re-
port sayst
On Saturday. morning abont day. light.
a gentleman living IL The suburbs of lbe
city near The Turnpike road leading 10
NtChoIasyiIls, on his way % market, dracOy.
cred tho mangiod DO " 0f q man lfrpg
near The foad sils. about th~fos-f3urH1t Of
a mile from tho Court house. Having re-
ported The fBct on his arrival ut th1 mntkel
house, a ninb9f Of person Is lmu3ilatnIy
required totts gpef, when fhsb0dy w1s In
Identified ~ lIiaf Of Ale8and r. ,Hays,
formerly Of Ohio bat who had been llyiur
here for The last right Of nine yeafa. He
waa, pafhtps, moro horribly cut ~. tuat-
gIed and mgtilated than ever any ma
was before, and presented n spectacle nor
fib)e 10 Took upon. III had sytdenIfy beea
killed somg hours before p%rbbabfy befors
l05'tlpek Of he preyih8 night, and Ii was
the Impression Of Hapy ofti 80 whr visited
tbs spot, that he had been Rule nj GONE
dtIer spot, aud removed 70 jhe spot whert he
was lien living This option vas injured
bY the comparatively fur,lf quantity At
blood which waa nbottf ths body on the
ground Il qaa nifty a4 was Supposed. NJ
tqgsthat too small ipf the rUinber and rFfAr.
meter df the wounds FOND 1p6n lbg b9dy.
Tnisl npressjon ftas, hgeegcr, we think.
b@eh % d considerable astepl remove
from SOM circumstance, not an91ntink
to profit which having since .ttanspjred.
Upon the Investigation of the CORONER,
II was foIid tbat tg had reesv d eiphtg.
ii dint wounds with n bowie knife or
and a pistol shot through his head
the bail entering Dear The, temple and com
ing DOT at The buck Of his head. II was The
Of those who made ihs examina-
ton, that thero m3sl have been at least
tveaty wounds upon hitb1dy, any o1o Of
which would have caused death. There
was not a vital part about him that was
not most ~shockingly perfrrAed.
The Reporter says tfat Che murdsrsd
man was ffty-iVo years of age, and on
the most lnof4nslve pefs ,ng knownt
the citizens.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

L'EvENrATL.--Mess Slrst, So1terrs
and z. CanoDgo have iss9od a prospectus
for q new semiweekly paper 10 be termed
IEpeataif, and Of which the first number
will appeor shortly. II Is intended to be
a repeft1ry Of tight and elegant literature.
dramatic and musncaI criticism, choice
morceauz, &c The Editors are gentlemen
Of well known talent, writer's to whom the
keen and polished weapons IL wiland satire
are familiar. IEgenta1 should be as in
dlspesnabIe to the boudolr Of Il lady as the
useful and orr = nents | object of which it
assumes the name.-Rfe.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

lloHRtHtn.-1he Western Democrat
publishedant Alexandria in this State, IN.
der this caption, says that the Supreme
Court, turned loose upon The community.
sixteen bran new lawYera-and appears
to be somewhat In dread aboutthe security
Of The country.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14
THE B. r. GAZETTE.
CONVERSE Il HBNDERsON,
PWDpRIBTOtEs.
BATON ROUGE, NOV. IAN, 1916
me G5zehs orr frrms-Ffom and alter

me GJzeHe-- Orr TsfHs-t'fom and after
his date we shall invariably charge as fol
sws
For one years subscription If paid
previous 10 expiration orterm, 81 90
paid after, aud The trout's Of run
ming after III q 90
Advertising aud sub. by the wear, 30 90
Cards Of Doctors. Law erF. &c. per
year. - %
Advertising ner square l0 lines 60
ennetitulute as9uare, nneinsertiOny ! 90
Every subsequent insertion, Doe.
Announcing a candidate for public
office, Of a sttbaorther.1 ~ 90
ANNOUNCING do (noh .subsUriber.) 70 90
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

IT The rcnaaned exploit Of the Hero o.
La Maneba, in his atlaek on The wind mills
must tRnta'oFward, and for all time to CONF
stand ~ the shade, being entirely e~GtiDsed by
the tfi9asahdsl lHes-ru9te illustrious feat ol
Baron MnntlaneeH III his evef-to4bA re-.
mambnfed exploit IN attaching, Hingtr-lan.
ded-tpf his &q1lfe backed out al did San.
cho-the work House of Tie Second Mum.
%eipaIity, E"efy cbivalrous knight will OK.
tlalnl: " Whal could one man do against
such 0dds1" The Baron'H Poor horse. Lgeg,
on which he rode into the Council Chamber
last April, even suffered worse than Ro5in.
ante, Don Quixote's famous sliced. wtirhit
IL related, escaped hair shoulder. slipBed
IlhLsthAsn EHA. as.4l -=.saAa4.-IeI - Il.
most experienced Veterinary Doctors, all
hopes ofhis recovery ard abandoned, but il
i predicted that he may live until April next.
This viii be ~ irteparablp loss to The Baron
who, it is said, can never ride another steed
again -Tropic
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

%Ih6 following communication il
/ from iiie pen Of n foreigner but an enthu.
siast for Americans, lii obedience 10 hi.
Wishes, we have made some verbal a~liera.
tons in his communication, bBt without
changing the import
FoR THB BENEFIT or THE AMER rCAN
ARMY.-Allow me, Messrs. Editors, to n
vail myself Of the columns Of your intereg.
ting paper to publish The following remedy
which may be called infaHibtc, for the
cure Of cbilts aud fever.
BY the use Of it the author Of this commu.
niratton has effected the relief Of thousands
Of persons in this country.
Take twelve lemons, half ripe, if it be
possible; cut them with the rind and seeds
into small pieces. Boil them in two bot
ties Of water until o~nesbottle IS evaporated.
Pour the decoetion left into d bowl;
squeeze the boiled lemons with Your hand,
so as TO express all the JUICE possible into
the bowl; then strain the whole through a
clean cloth, and bottle the proceeds for
use.
The day previous TO using the remedy, on
the patient VIII take an emetic Of the in.
fusion mot the powder) of twenty grains
ipecac in two ounces of water, helping its
operation with c~ups-ful Of warm nlorsh.
maIlows or lix-seed tea.
The decoctioa of lemons should be
used in the following manuer:--In the
beginning Of the chill, give to the patient
one tumbler full. Repeat the dose in the
beginning of the fever. Take the third
dose, when the patient begins to perspire.
No person who has ever tried this rem
edy has been obliged to take more than
two bottles to a obtain a perfect cure. For
eight days afterwards, the patient should
a light { let, avoid exposure 10 cold
and dampness and refrain from spiritu-
Gus liquors.
Messrs. Editors, | am respectfully,
your abedient s~ervent, j. @. w.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

Poisoned CIGARs.-A German tailor
and his son were poisoned yesterday, by
smoking a cigar which one Of them picked
up near their shop. The son we are told,
is dead, and the fathers recovery doubt
full.
The stepping Of cigars in a strong de-
coctlon of Jamestown weed, (stamonia is
an old artifice Of villains to aid their nefa
rious enterprises, and probably this cigar
had been prepared for some such purpose.
The father above mentioned is a ravinp
maniac Smokers and tobacco chewers
should look out.'-St. Louis american.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

EFFE6T or SHoT on TH5y.-Ths very
Interesting experiments of shot upon 40
iron target, hnod with Tho patent kaipp-
t%nllcov, invtntsd BY Lieut. Walter, of the
Royal Watihes, and furnished NJ his own
expense, took place, on Friiay aftefnoom
ut 1Voolwifh mafsbes, III the presence of
Captain Superintendent Houston stBwaft,
9. b. and n party Of naval. and rivlI, as
well rs private gentlemen. The fJllowtnl
is an account Of triad from d co.. respoa-
don't A target Of iron, five eightbs of nm
inch thick, prepared in tho WDoIwicb
dBekyafd factory, and lined with Ljeufen.
ant Waiter akabiptullcon, d compound Of
lhdla rubber ahde0fk, 10 tbs thickness Of
pdobt . inches, was tic Offset experiments
ted upon by a52 po0nder. The cannon
was charged with 10 lbs Of powder anil a
3%2-p01nd shot, and ffed at il distance Of
40 yards, when the shot passed through The
whole thickness, The hole 1T the bark
closed up so as scarcely 10 nd oft III tbaip.
ssttioH Of ii walking stick. Several shots
with fed5ced charges wers fhan fred. pf,.
duclng the same eftsGt, until one shot fred
with a considtrabIy reduced chnrg,. fole-
cd In ihe composite, which was Thought
10 be- a serious thing; for s1pp6sine the
shot to be red hot, tue composition being
lnalmmable. tho sh / might be- ~et on ffe.
II tten oeCtdiziog, # n sh6t wnu'd Them
pass through one side If a chip ~ in The
first instance. II wound pass through both
Sides, and naturally come IN contact with
the composition Fl s. The target was
then turned. with Ito composition facing
the shot, and the effect was owfIl; the shot
passing through the edippo itiou aud tear.
Ing tho IRON in every direction. waking i
hole largo enough FIJI i man 10 Green
through, Several shots were afterwards
fired, MI producing the 5ame effect; when
u was thought That The. composition might
be The cause Of the daeadf1l damage, and
which muat prove fatal 20 fl ship if below
watet. The composition was ncrordl no1y
removed from the target. and shots fred
at IT, which passed through tho iron, ma.
king 0 round hoIe, without ApliBtefino il
any way, 30 that 4 shot was after wards RI
passed through it without any difficulty.
Courier
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

MORE TEooPs.-T'he Philadelphia In.
quirer learns from a gentleman who has
just returned from Washington, that the
Government has determined to issue a re-
QUESTION tor more troops, from the States
that have not yet furnished their propor-
ton. The requisition viii be made in the
course of a few days.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

PoL1cY-some one has defined the word
policy to consist in serving God in a man
ner not to offend Satan.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

WIDOW OF BLACK HAwK.-Tae Edi-
tor Of the Louisville Journal has received
a letter from DR.. VoIney Spladrng, surgeon
to the Sancs and Foxes, mentioning the
death, in the Sauc camp, on Kansas riv.
on the oath of August, of As-Shaw-
Qua, Singing Bird widow of the disting.
ushed war chief Black Hawk, aged SIS
year s.-Delt1,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

SUeAR,-A planter in this parish, VIII,
expected to make about 300 hhds stgn
from the quantity Of land in cultivation
finished grinding last Monday. and has
made about 40 hogsheads. Many other
planters III the ne~ighborhool, discouraged
by the small yield ottheir eauc, have stop.
ped grinding for the present.
THE DrhrA,-Wo feel much relieved
thotMr. DcRow, has given the Delta the
information that the ESQ affixed to his
signature in o1r last No. was an extra
thrown in by that imp of darkness, the
eompositor. When our "Deyil' read this
co rection he vented forth an calculation
ooh crikeyl what a great delta ia the
Mississippi valley! what a great ape i.
the Delta what a great genius must be
my contemporary the other Devil" lie
never makes mistakes no--novert"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

Gen Tdyl5r-Yet Gem I'ayior, If called
on by his party, may Reluctantly permit him
cell q be considered candidate f5r The prssi.
dehGy, and. If so, who oftba Locofoco aapi.
rants ran withstand html Gen Cassl fle
you'd beat back Cass ard bis followers III
he beat back the British at Fort HirrIson,
Mr. Buchanan lie would rout Buchanan
aud his followers as he routed the Indians
On the Wythalacoochee. NJ Wright he
would put Wright and his followers to flight
as he Put the Mesiegns to flight 1T Pa1o
Alto. Mr. Allenl lIe would thrash Mr. Al
len and bis followers as hs thrashed tho
HeHieans at Rssaca de Ia Palma. Dick
Johhsoni lie would ogefwhelm Dick and
bis followers as he overwhelmed The Nfsx4
cans at Mohterey.-Louisri Journal.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

EKFtostvE Cerrov.-We have noticed
already this new and probably useful OK
pertinent. A correspondent Of the Wash.
lngton Union writing from Frankford. on
tho Maine, gives II detailed acoount Of the
invention, from which we extract tho TO-
lowing Items.
Tbndlscovery that cotton could be pre-.
pared 70 net as a substitute for %nutlpowder,
was simultaneously made by two German
chemists, p ofessof BAtfeER, of Ffaokfot /,
and Professor SCu5NHHtv. Of Baslp. AT
q dinner party nj FraUkforty Professor H..
shys the correspondent ofthe Union, " took
from each Of his wlisfroat pockets a pa
per containing some raw cotton; n email
portion Of That which was in ono he plaeed
upon a sheet Of white paper, md near Il
DIN gu6powder upon another sheet. He
touched them al the gana moment with
Che burning ond Of 4 clgar.E'nnd WITH the
qbtckne#s Of the Ijgntping q blast; tho col.
ton was consumed without smoke Of nd6r.
fr ashes, OF even the slightest STAN upor
the snow white sheet Of f,olseap; while the
ignition OF The glinpowder seemed tn be
slow, although ofthe best quality, by which.
the oaper was burnt and eolored, and The
room filled with smoke. He than took n
small quantity Of glupowier, and placing
it upon piper, entirely covered with pra.
pared cotton from the other paper. Touch.
ing The cotton with the blaze Of d match, II
exploded without burning the gunpowder.
Subsequently, nj my apartments, be- ex~
cotton upon the palm Of my hand,
without nv feeling the sensation of heat,
such wasth3 remarkable rapidly of its ig-
miting.h
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-14

Messrs. Editors, | am respectfully,
your abedient s~ervent, J. @. w.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-26

The Presidents last message has been hailed with
reclamation by his friends--with semi-approbation
by some Of his political opponents. The effort of
others to produce panic has failed. The Balti-
more American (whig) says Of it "With regard to
the special recommendation Of the message, it is in
our humble judgment, the duty of Congress to COM
ply with it at once The position Of the President,
and the information which he may be supposed to
possess in reference to our foreign relations, give
particular force to a recommendation OF this KIND
II will indeed be fearful responsibility, il war
should come-a fearful responsibility upon those
who may have defeated compliance with this pre-
osu,iouarv recommendation for Defence The Bal
,imore Clipper (whig also) says eve entirely APP
prove OF the sentiments aad language of this mes
sage; for whilst we are the decided advocates Of an
honorable peace, we would have the country placed
in such an attitude as be prepared for any event
BY making the preparations recommended, we shall
not retsrd negotiations, throw single obstacle
in the way Of the peacesbe settlement Of all difficult
ties. We cannot believe that two enlightened
Christian nations win engage in deadly strife for a
cause so trivial the portion Of the Oregon terri
tory in dispute; and we therefore hope to find the
smicable sentiments expressed in this message re
ciprocs,ed by the British government"
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-26
THE SENATORS FROM TEXAS.
Mr.. Rusk, one Of the senators of the new State OF
Texas, has arrived in Washington, and appeared to-
day in his sea, ia the Senate.
General Houston is expected in few days.

We are continually presented with new evidences
Of American ingenuity. We saw a new and stri-
king proof of it to-day in the library Of CoagreSs
IL was very small bust, mechanically seulptured
ofmarble by machine possessed ofsome Of the prop
critics ofthe iurninglaihs, as we are informed Along
side Of this bust ahalfsculptured face, cut out
OF another piece of marble, to show in part how the
operation was conducted. We have not seen the
machine itself but we shall probably have more
minute description Of il. Misunderstood that there
is originally marble bust, finished as usual by the
hand, which is put into the machine that is cacu-
lated to multiply copies il. In this way a mans
bust may be copied, perhaps cd ininiium, at very
moderate price, and thus process similar to engav-
ing applied TO sculpture.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-26

THE HAHaosEoss.-Carusi's Saloon was crowd
ed to overlooking last evening to hear the perform
anee Of this corps Of musicians No entertainments
given in this city the present season have excited so
much pleasure and mirth as the performances by
these young gentlemen. We understand that they
will give their last concert tomorrow evening, whsn
we anticipate for them crowded audience.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-26

relations; and IN view Of the facts no stated
recommends, in reply to an inquiry of tho Senate,
that our means of defence be increased. plain
man sees no frightful excess Of confidence demand
ed in all this. Il really appears very constitutional
and altogether proper. Wait a few weeks longer,
and the intelgeneer will see il TO be so; just as il
has lately come TO that ''the rights (when they
are moi "doubifui'D and the honor of the country
should be maintained" But the Integencer
has been SO long willing and eager to publish
anything which could make against our govern
ment in this dispute with England, that il does
not seem now to understand the necessity OF
caution and discretion on the part Of our gov
eminent itself IL may, however, find use
fol lesson in this natter both in the usage of Con-
gress to call for no information Of this character,
save under the limitation that i, may be commune
Gated without detrment to the public interests and
also in the prudent course which the most distin-
guished leaders Of its own party have seen fit re-
Gently to pursue in so limiting their own sugges-
tons that such information should be communica-
ted. These considerations will, ere long we trust,
produce their due effect the Intellgencers camer
judgment We must not look for thorough re-
form in Moment The unpatriotic habits of the
Inteigsncer are Of long standing; they have grown
rigid in the fbres of its age. ".Nsmo repenis Til
h1Pissimtis" is the old maxim. And certainly the
converse Is not less true. Clear ideas Of public
duty, when late planted, arc of slow growth.
How slow the Intelligeacer is at this kind OF
learning, in spite Of il recent change appears in the
following passage;
elbow would our government differ from des
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-26

NOTICE to members OF Congress and
IN others who wish TO correspond with the set
tiers in Oregon. Messrs. Sampson q Tsppen, OF
Boston, have appraised me that one Of their ship
viii sail on the LIST OF April for Astoria, Oregon
territory. Any letters or documents committee
to my charge viii be carefully mailed by that con.
veysnce for distribution smong the settlers. Al
newspapers printed since the meeting Of Congress
will be thankfully received. My room is at Mrs
sryock,s, on 7,h st. must close the mail for the
o'clock cars on the 2sth inst.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-26

clear that in case OF conflict between the American
and British settlers on the disputed ground our own
government would no longer have the power to re-
strain the West because, in that ease the initiative
would be taken by the people in advance OF Con.
gress. For this reason, and for The sake Of maniasirs
our character IN Europe, could be glad 10 see the
ics gipen ,Ohieh, SO Jar from provoking rn, ~ouid
on This side Of The ,caisr, PO,esy contribute 10 main
tain The peace"