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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

BuReLARy.-tn attempt was made on
Thursday night to rob the BIot of Lonisi,
ana in this town. The rostaIs succeeded
in ~wrcnching of the lock-, but srampered
Off on hearing the Cashier getting up to
ascertain the cause of the nois". We arc
told they would have only found the sum q
four dollars if they had succeeded in their
ncfarious operation.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

0rThose who have subcribed TO the
Society Balls, are requested to call tor
their tickets at Mr. II Sutfelds' Drug Store,
otherwise no admittancc will be allowed
Our thanks are due Mr.. Pucket, for past
Eivurs,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

Mr.. A. p. Converse having withdrawn
from the Gazette, it will be hereafter o n
Quoted ly the present editor. We beg
leave to assure our generous patrons, that
we will renew our cIertions to render this
paper worthy of their patronage and nc
ceptabls in all respects.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23
An ATTEMPT was recently made in Bait

An attempt was recently made IN b"il-
more to murder and rob Mr.. Augustin M.
rhoIson, ofthe firm 81 Nicholson and Broth.
crs, brokers Of this city. His assailants
wounded him severely but not fatally with
a stone. They were foiled in their attempt
10 rob him by his cries bringing persons
on the spot before they cou.d take his mons
cy. They have not beea arrested.
TTercuyU.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

Gun Cotton IN West Jersey.-lsaac
Mickle, Esq, of Camden, in this State, is
applying gun cotton to the propulsion Of
machinery in his factory. The engine
is constructed on the plan Of the ordinary
horizontal steam engine, only there are
two cylinders, n working in the other.
The gun cotton is ignited By electricity,
e~ngendered and applied in a novel manner.
Any degree ofpoWer may be obtained. Il
is safer than the ordinary steam engine,
and one person can run it.--Nepark ADJ.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

The Committee appointed at the last aes'
zion Of the Police Jury 10 inquire into tho ex.
pediency, and probable cost Of erecting .
poor house, in or near Baton Rouge. beg
leave 10 state that owing to the death Of one
Of tho comnitte, there has been no action ta.-
ken in the matter. And your committee beg
a further extension Of time. Signed II Tom
linson, and D Pate. Whoreupon The reporJ
was adopted. And Mr., RT Young was ap-
pointed 10 fill the vacancy afA Monget de-.
ceased in the aforesaid committee. and fur
Their time was granted the committee TO re-
port.
The following account Of the Treasurer and
collector of the Parish was laid before the fl.
nance committee, the report Of the said com.
mitteo is annexed, aud accompanying resolu.
tions; all Of which we're read, and adopted.
Dr. Parish Of East Baton Rouge in aecotDt
with William fiubbs Treasurer and collect
or. !.
TO amount Of list Of nonreeidcnts on rot
ofIs45 10, IL
do amount Of warrants paid num-
terlng from to 10 1888 a
d. MY commission for ~eoIiect-
ing and discussing .7s8. ~
at n per cent 30 I'd
do Amount of delinquent tax pay
ers who have warrants on
Treasurer the Parish So, %
Balance on hand l22, u
E&OE. 1888.
CREDITS
Ig45
Sept 7,
by Balance Of casko on zhand at
last settlement 20, z
do Amount Of uncollectcd tax
on roll Of 1s45 ll72, 2
do Resident taxes a ssumed
by me SO, 3
do Tax collectedo on the r5l
Of ls43, u, 20
do Tax on roll 1914, II, II SO. a
Oct 3,
BY Amount received Of T.
Marion for license 6
? months ~, w
Nov, 27,
by Amount rec'vdaof
! /. M, McKneeIy for
= for license 3 months 5, 90 Is, G
Dec, /,
81 Amount rcc'vd Of o Hack
former Treas; and Collie
for balance due by him at
settlement Jany, 1914 46,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

0TThe message Of Gov. Young Of New
! ork was telcgraphrd from Albany, for the
New-Yo Tribune, word for word, with
out interruption.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

The Picayune says, one great reason
why truth is stranger than fiction, is be-
cause there is not half so much Of it in the
world.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23
AVIS
Bureau du grefiisr-Paroisse Est Ba

ton Rouge.
Attendu, que, Mary Harris yeuVe de
Joseph Cooper decide a fat application a
la cour du sixi6me district Judiciaire dams
ct pour Ia dite paroisse, pour etre nominee
administrative de la succession de son
defunt mari.
Avis est par lie present donn6 a toutes
.~personnes interess6es, de faire savoir les
raisons dams les dix jouls, pourqnoi Ia dite
application ne serait pas accorded.
NJ. Moreno deput6 grefier.
lie % J~anvier, 1877.
FRESH supply of c~anvassed hams
sugar cured for sale by
ALFRED GATES
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

G-The totI export of sugar from Ha.
vana and Matanzas from. lst January TO
3lst October, 1916, amounted to 7l5,Ol6
boxes. Same period preceding year.
23G. nAO boxes.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

TALL CcRN.-A writer Mt Comargo,
Mexico, says he saw a half arr" Of corn
at that place, the shortest stalk of which,
with corn upon it was not less than eigh-
teen feet high
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23
CONCERT

The Carncross FamQy.This celebra-
ted Family ofvocaIists hdying arrived Il"
this place, intend giving a series of CON
ccrls, commencing on Saturday night the
23l and Tuesday night the 26th' at.tho
Garrison.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23
uANTr
A. MEGA AINlC'

O-We have complied with the res uss'
Of "a me.hanic;" be migkt however have
spared his last remark, ! We will inform
him that we are not subsidized.
The Advocate will please copy.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

ARAB HoasEs.-HoTeyer poor. an A.
rab is never without a horse, and he will
often take pleasure 10 lookingat il for an
hour together. The horse il washed, but
never curried. As soon as colt 10 a year
old his name and tail are shaved, to make
the hairgrow again as thickly as possible
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

MrsrLrroE.-An experienced agricul-
turist mentions as a caution; hat if ;nisle-
toe, when elected from IFS place in the
house, be thrown, as is a frequent custom,
into the fold yard, the cow will eat Of it.
and the consequence will be that they will
slip their calves. He states that ia one
season he lost ten calves from this cause.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

Anew Hungarian dance, called III"
"Csoder,"i is all the rage in Germany, and
likely to suDarcedc the Polka"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23
DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNER'
SHIP.

The co.partnership bcrrtcCoro eais'I"s De-
tween CONVERSE & HENDERSON is this
day dissolved by mutual consent The VA
yrtrr b]enref6rth will DO carried on ny
Francis G.. Henderson.
ALBERT p. CONVERSE.
.trrH II. SON-
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

A WuFuLty DEAR THmr.-A man
named John Grifiths was committed fnr
stealing d ham, the property Of Mr.. Thorn
bill, provision dealer, Cleveland square
On the dispositions being read to bim, be
affected 10 be deaf. "Can yon hear r he
was asked. ON the bit !" was the
rapid and laconic reply : II could not hear
d bugle if it was playing in my earl"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

Mn EDtr0R.
lion SO announce ANpRE LTsAcE as "
candidate, for Unstable in Ward No. l.
election to take place first Monday /" ''''
ruary.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

D1ED.-On Friday Is Inst, Jos. Coo
ESQ, an old citizen of this parish.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

SAvrA FE.-A letter written at Santa
F6. 90 tile 10Th of NoyeImber, states that
Col. Prices regiment ia stationed at that
place for the winter, and that great sick
ness prevailed among the troops. There
had been as many as seven deaths a day.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

Rather S,nicy.-Judy says that when
Santa Anna has mustered bis army Of
twenty. five thousand men, it is Gen. Tay-
Ior's intention to peper II.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

DoGs.-As several instance7 of hydro
phobia have occurred amongSS'Eia dogs
which hive hitherto been suffered TO run
Mt large in our streets, to steps have heen
taken Ivy tho p'por authorities toGrid the
community of NIL worthless cn's found nj
large in the Corporation. MUCH credit Is
due our Municipal authorities Pr the ettl-
Gent steps taken in this important %noiter.
0rTho steamer Brunette passed down
on Saturday last, having IN board two
companies Pennsylvania Volunteers OF the
second Regiment, under command of Col
Robcrts-also steamer Wayne, Carolina
and Cambria. A great munger Of Bomb
shells aud other munitions war, were
discharged at our landing, ft The arsenal
at this place, intended for reshipment as
occasion may require.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

or The receipts Of duties NJ the New
York customhousc, for the yeor Just ended
nra a million less than those of the proceed.
ing year arising, Il is stated, from the bond
ing system under the new law, which came
inio nnnration On Tie rstultimo.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

Final passage Of the appropriate"
bm.-Through the politeness of our friend
J.. R, Durrocq Esq: we are enabled to
lay before our readers, the gratifying intel
~ligence, of the final passage in both bran
ches of The Legislature, of the 100000
appropriation bill for the erection of the
house at Baton Rouge.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

Magnetic communication wlth Phlade1-
pAia.-The wires were all ready for com
munication with Philadelphia from tits city,
last Saturday. Several experiments were
tried on Saturday night, and Yesterday the
first communication Was transmitted to the
Ledger newspaper. We are now capable
of conversing with the people Of PhiIadel-
phia, Baltimore, Washington city, Boston
land New York.-PHsbwg Journal, 18Th.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

The Keadat Merrury state that n moth,
err and a daughter being brought to bed
the same day, in the same house, aud each
Of a son, the strangers were placed Tor a
few moments iii the same cradle, and when
they were taken out, nobody could tell
which from which. g
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

A letter received by commercial house
in this city, from 1ampico, says that Gen.
eral Salas has been elected Vice President
of Mexico, and not Gomez Farias, as has
been reported. Santa Anna was, it is nd.
ded, o.ected by a vote Of eleven to nine
Congress voting il the election by Depart
ments, in accordance with the Co1stitu-
ton Of ls24,-Nefcury.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

,bted to Amasa Read Esq
we are mo- Augustin Duplantier
ot inc house. a'S" Treasures Re-
ESQ, for copies ofthe S'ar.
port.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

TWEIyEMoNrH LAMP.-pake a stick
Of phosphorus and put it in alarge dry phi
al, not corEed, and il viii afford sufficient
light to discern any object placed neal it.
The phial should be kept in a cold place,
where there is no great current of air. and
viii continue its luminous appearance
Ear n re than a year.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

To PRESERVE EGos.--Put an egg tor
ono minute in water just about to boil
III will notin that time be hard), md i
will afterwards keep well for a month.
Steep one for 4 short time in sweet ~
Tor smear il with battery, and it will keep
for hnlfa year.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

IN Hamilton, Canada, Mss Eliza Nc
Co,mick INDUCED o singular passion tor
dressing as a young man, and counting her
female Acquaintance. Sllomade matri-
monial engagements with half a dozen,
Int was at length detected.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

LIEUTENANT GENERAL.-The ground
upon which this appointment is recon-
mcnded is, that the present Generals cam
not make treaties. but on creating an otti-
Ger of higher rank, he "a be invested
with plepipotentiary powers. Commits
]sioners to make treaties whenever occasion
presents, who are, and of right ought to
be, Cip,Iians can always be sufficiently
near when their services are required. II
we are 10 believe what Santa Anna says,
we want generals to fight, not 10 make
peace, which, he says never W u be made
until the American army quits the soil d
Mexico. We have the alternative, there.
fore, not Of making peace, but Of either
fighting or running away as we please.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

The first bar of railroad iron mnde IN
this e. try was in 1914, andenow there
are sirgoaor eigb cen fdindfies making
n sufficient quantity Of rails to lay twelve
hundred niles o rood per year.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

FATAL ACctprNr.-The BeIlair lNld.)
Rcpubiicaa states that Mr.. Joseph Ed
wards, his son and two n~ephew8 were out
hunting on the 9th inst. a short distance
from that place, and whilst hurriedly pur'
suing Il rabbit, Mr.. Els gun, being cock
cd, went off, killing his son almost instant
Iy, and seriously wounding both of he
ncphews, one Of whom has since had his
arm amputated, -Mcrcmy. :
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23

"A pAnriouLAn ADv1og.-Dming the
revolutionary war, "Friend,'' said an A.
metican Quaker in n sen fight, Il counsel
no blood fled. bnt ifit - thy design to hit
The little ran in the bue iackct, point
thine engine three inches lower"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-19
[For the Vermont PheniS.l
The Campfire, or, Night in thi FOref
Founded on Floating Tale.

Night was fast falling upon The forest. y two hub
ers might have been seen ascending NJ long, ea
slope Of one Of those crsggy New EnglaA bills whIe
in the bye.gone days Of which we speaI d~elt msF
wild denzen Of the lorea. The eId4l Of The ~
was an old gray haired man, and the efe and slleiee
with which he moved along, told painlT Than wuos
Of long years spent 10 the forest Hiscfnpanon Il
a young man, and evidently but little Acquainted wpl
a hunters lilr They stopped when taf way up y
slope Of the hill, where opening in he forest ada'
ted just sufficient light TO reveal the lark outlines
blackened log, and the presence oftevesal hafbfn'
brands.
Here said the old man, speaking iorihe first tre
here have spent many long night with no oip
panon but my trusiy rife, anS here we must reHalT
tonight, for Ills many mile 70 tho setilemenl.'
Hark harkl' interrupted his companion, in quck
warning tone. 'There,' he continued, after az
meDi's pause, did M you hear il thsn'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-19
Murders Of the Priesthood during the
French Revelation,

During TON PANE's residence in New York,
after he had narrowly escaped losing his head in
France, Major Moan, now editor Of the Sunday
Times, was quite intimate with him. The Major
is publishing his Conversations" with that cele-
brated writer and philosopher. and some Of them
are extremely interesting. The following is what
PAINE said about the murder Of the Priests the
Reign of Terror, and the death of Robespierre
It must not be supposed that person OF Mr.
Paines celebrity could be in New York without at
tracting considerable attention land during my
visit, was struck with some surprise al the calls,
made upon him by various persons some Out Of
mere curiosity to him others TO say that they
thought with him on all matters of a party character
land ministers OF religion, with benevolent de-
signs of awaking in him aproPer consideration offe-
ligious obligations, most Of whom had no prior &C.
quaintance with him. To be sure he was short and
crusiy, according to the humor he was in ; but "a
The ministers he was rather mild and civil, always
considering himself match for the best of Them
81 wish" said he, "they would attend more 10 the
true principles Of religion, and less TO forms and
ceremonies The simplicity Of religion and the
love Of the Deity are dis6gured by so much spirit
ualizing. II has become a mere business. Peopl,
select the pulpit as they would any other profession
--lsw or physic for the means Of living. My re
ligion they call French philosophy, because sim
pity il, and make good actions and love Of M
fellow men the foundations of faith and yet ! low
a controversy with liberal minister, and in ihI
end we don't differ much" delatl H
though. this good opportunity 10 inquire int
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-19
From the Albany Cultiva,or
Sheep Husbandry.

Many farmers in this section are convinced by
actual experience, that there is no crop which we
raise at little expense, and is Of so much value
TO feed TO sheep, as carrots Sheep fed on them
will attain better size, and are more healthy than
when fed on grain. Aside from hay, we feed moth
ing to store sheep ia winter so well adapted TO their
wants. as this vegetable. Half carrots. with grain
is better than all grain for sheep or horses, 10 fai
them. Several thousand bushels were iaised in
this county last season. for the purpose of feeding
sheep, aud presume the quantity will be doubled
the coming year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-19

-
WIub Is, we make it more profitable TO raise
sneeP ~ catlle even when we sell our wool as
low as Hnty-ive cents per pound, the average
Proh's OF peep exceed those on cattle In fact,
10 @ say mat the income from the sales OF
'ne "erevl of our sheep about equaled that of
s - as. WON the wool. The common hocks
Of tnis disrt yield annually abon, three pounds
OF wool eHead. The annual average price Of
STORE sheeP Mover ono dollar per head fat sheep
over one oIHand half The sales of our wool
oeou' Every n; our cattle once in Two or three
years, ror uAnce, we keep our calves till they
nc &c u"ee yeaN old, then sell them IN the fall
from our saiesve lay out one-fourth, or one-thrd
Oh I'M rne money 'Ve'slock
me wealtniespan in this State once remarked.
as we were diseu'hg the relative merits Of raising
sheep or cattle, Vt some Of our graziers did not
see tue uiherenceetween an annual income, and
d" Income once inFo or three years"
Anoiher farmer w lived in this town, with the
e.eep''on OF tnree o4our years IN about fifty sold
MS wool invariably ietweniy.fye cents per pound.
In the meantime, hisbck averaged about $50, and
stock OF cattle over sik His Two years old cattle
soio AZ from SlU to 81 three years old, from sI7
70 Sou. have irequNty heard him say that his
clean and easy money Is made on his wool-,hat
his cattle cost all that go, for them; the growth
and increase Of the skep nearly paid for their
1t we bring into the a&ount the improvement Of
our farms, TO stocking kher sheep or cattle, we
The pure descendants / the Spanish Mernos
are undoubtedly the most Notable sheep that we
have They yield more a,undant return of wool
in comparison TO what they ensume. than any 9th
er breed They are more roest and hardy. They
Withstand our northern wintes, fed a, hay stacks,
heavens, and will range on shaier feed in larger
aocks, aud keep in good condition, when other
breeds would pine away.
Before end this sheepish chptcr, allow me 10
give you brief computation on be value and rel.
alive merits Of two focks of shlep, one of them
the common variety, yielding WOOL equal 10 the
common average, say three poundi per head the
other hock may be considered pure bred Merinos
and yielding an annual average of foul and hall
pounds, on the same keep. A. and B. each com.
mence with flock Of 100 young breeding ewes
each flock produces annually ninety lambs, for nine
years. The increase from the lambs we leave oul
OF the account
Mr AS flock of 100 ewes in 10 years Weld,
~ NJ Al ~. to.l -.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-19

THE PRoMPTINos OF CoNscIENcs-rhe New
Orleans Picayune gives the following extraordinary
case OF the workings OF consciencs in voter in
that city, who had done more than his duty at the
late municipal election. a3
GAN along awaiting to do what was right, sir"
whimpered the prisoner, awakening 10 sense of
his moral turpiiude--"I IN victim TO conscience,
sir. ! al'ays want to do what 3 right. l went in
the mornin' and voted one ticket, cause seed that
it was the Teg'lar ticket and thought tha, If i,
the reg'lar Mmust be right. Pretty soon somebody
asked me had ! voted when told him had he
asked me how, aud when told him The regular tick
ct and what names was on it, he told me the coun-
Try was ruined; that had put a rope round every
poor mans neck and drawed the slippery moose
light that I'd iwiiched the last morsel Of food
out Of the orphans mouth, and betrayed the unhap.
py widows; checked the current the Mississippi;
abolished the inspection Of the steamboat bIlers
and the gen'ral Dustin up Of all the steamboats, on
the river, with unaccoun.abie loss Of life would
only be an overture Of dissolution, aud gen'ral
Ritin' up Of The Union"
''Whsi deplorabe pictufel'' said the Recorder.
"Yes sir" said the prisoner sorrowfully. land
when heerd that. went right off and took to drink
lug. and finally came TO the conclusion.hat If I'd
voted wrong I'D balance The matter by heayiu in a
ticket on The other side. The responsibility was
too great. could nj stand up and have every man,
woman and child in the State pint their fingers al
me and say, there goes the man that . destroyed
the Union" st,lt vs. ef
The unhappy victim circumstance was too much
oyerpowered 10 proceed further. n 1
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-19

green CoRN PuDDNG.--The Louisville Jour
nal says one of the very best things ever brough,
to the table, in the pudding line. is green corn
pudding, prepared according 10 the following rec-
pc. Let every wife, who would like to surprise her
husband by rare delicacy, try il, Take Of green
corn twelve cara and CRATE il; 10 this add quar-,
of sweet milk, quarter Of pound Of fresh but
ter. four eggs well beaten, pepper and salt a. much
hours in a bulteEed dish. Some add TO the other
ingredients quarter Of pound Of sugar. and cas
the pudding With sauce. II is good cold OF warm,
with meat ~ sauce but epicures Of The most ex-
quisi.e taste declare for it. we believe, hoi aud With
the first service
. "a word 70 tho wise" &c Try i.-Sd,