Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-10-31

o. Td=m8ffoHi, elections VIII ne heiu
In the different wards Of the parish for the
purpose Of eleetihg e~otistables, one to rep.
resent each Police jury Ward. The an.
didatas in the first and second Ward are
al competent and well qualified 10 diss
charge the duties, II Is hard 10 tell which
Of the candidates are most likely to repre-.
sent their respective Wards, A for
choice we have none,
CtBuus. The circus company pissed our
town last week, without stopping, according
to hahdbiils posted for q week about toN Il.
This caused sutne disappointment to many
who anticipated to derive amusement from
their performance.
Apr0tNfN HNtrs nv tnH F%hBsfBHNf.
John ltpmeyn nrodhead, Secretary Of
Legation Of The United States near her
Britannia Majesty, vice MtIlenty Boyd,
recalled At this own request.
Thomas j. M0ihollan, Receiver Of PIT
bile Moneys ut Champaghole, Arkansas,
III Tie place of Albert q. Rust. resigned.
William II BriaD, of Georgetown. D.
G.. Justice ofthe Peace for the county Of
Washlagt0nt
i]HFoHTANT Observation-Disclosures N
mo Pvi1tB=ThH NsteHrk Advertiser haya that
The Rev NJ n, Smith, Of the city nf New
Aurk, has discovered h method Of raising pN-s
tHllent pntatos from the seeds Of tie ball Of
the plant About four years agD he planted
the seeds Of an ordinary plant. and obtained
rotatbs about tho si5e Of a pea. These he
planted the next year, with the seeds from
their plants, and both yielded pbtatBs Of an
infFHased size, Again, the third yeaf, he
planted the second years potatoes aud their
seeds, ard had the pleasure Of gathering rota.
loo large enough for The table, Of The finest
favor aud texture, and entirely free ffnm the
rot. although planted along eide 81 Hose hay
Ing The disease. He fnis that The potato iai.
sHl from The seeds, instead n the r1Bfa, IL aH
hard snl good IN The spring as when dug from
the Hill
TitB LATE GAM Ar ItAvAvA.-The
following distressing intelligence of disas.
ters at Havana, 0tChsiunpd by The late
tremendous storm, came to hand yesterday
through a rather rirruitolts rottte
The ship Diana, Capt. Howus, arrived
hero yesterday. She left havana on the
18th Of September, bringing. however, no
later NEWS than that received per steamer.
Capt II. communicates The following On
the 2lst inst, a boat from the lighthouse
at Gun Key tame off to the DidHd. and
reported TINT on the 18th inst. every YES
sci IN the port Of Havana was sunk, with
the exception of four. aud that vessels had
been sent for from Nassau, tn take freight
thence. The boat reported this news to
have come by the way Of Nassau. The
crew also STATED that, an the 2tst. they
saw n ship going down the Gulf with
ihainniast gone.
Captain HowFs t]nf,rtns us that, on the
3lst,, fblty miles eastward Of Sand Key.
he saw a thrre=ma strd vessel ashore.
same day sHNH the lower maRis Of a vessel
floating, with top and rigging attached. ap-
peared to have belonged 10 a ship of about
900 tons bu then.
Mr.. FbNNAnr and company. thirty In
number, Of Pantomime pc formers from
Hayre, arrived in the shir Dia3tu.
In addition 10 the above. we have att
theHtic intelligence from Havana to tho
18th instant, conveyed in o letter TO a NOR
camille firm in this city. vim Nassau. We
have been kindly favored with an extract,
which We subioin.
HAVANA Oct. l2, ls48.
We avail ourselves of this opportunity
TO convey TO you the melancholy tidinps Of
Il dreadful hurricane. which visited our city
OH the night of the 10th and the whole day
yesterday.
The destruction, both In the town and
harhpr, Il very great; many stone buildings
have been blown down. and Of wood hou.
ses very few remain, The vessels ID port
have all received severe damage, many on.
tirelY sunk, others are smashed TO pieces,
and every thing presents such an awful rs.
peet that II would BIO difficult 10 give a true
description ofthe horrible scenes that pre-.
sent themselves 10 the eye.
From the country, only partial adytces
have been received, aud we learn that not
a cofae.tre remains standlng-tho cane
il thrown down.
Large quantities Of provisions will be
wanted, and hints are given about free i'm.
portation of some articles.
Every thing is 80 confused yet that no.
certain can be said, but our next viii
you full particulats.-N. O. Com.
mereial Times.
NEw ATTORNEY G~ENERAtn-Fhs Presi-
don't has appointed NATHAN CbtfraRp, Of
Main, Attorney General Of tho Uutted States,
vice JoHN Y Macon, resigned, The Wash
ington Union Of the l7tb instant, thus notices
the appointment;
Mr. Clifford ia nov IN Washington, where
he arrived on Friday, and expects to leave It
IN Il few davs, to make arrangements for his