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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-22

LATE ARRIVALS.
PHILLIPS s. LANOUE,

49, FT
HAVE RECEIVED pth s afvasa large and6ompete assortment of fall and winter
nmds at tho latest aud mmtTaBhtonble styles. to whtb they all the attention ofthe
public, # -, .ra1Na#
nnta and sal hanh.a and English broad cloths plain ard fancy easHhnees plain andplddI
.a,nsMs 'mun tweedp, X. tema mAhmsfeaea, french I'D American eotohades, white sbd
1 4,arsla bnwn and beaehel damsadte, trkngE, drls and onabufgs,l fancy cashmere
andM E satin yesHngs rich printed cashmere dgease, eontbdenf de Lame, Paris printed
ran..ina IA lame 6k and cob silk warp alpaca. prhted aftsgea, bhb ohbaklnes and
nz4fn.b k and green luuba2etR. Blk gos 10 Naples aed gfEd de HM#; Hh pehm shha
arsnaHan GHa do Antique filale5 dfesses, A sorted mfmees' tme. WW pW LOT
hl tpEraH tk 8HHed and FHF EeWeF, green Mttegey WAHe phHohe sAha eahbW5 ph
aniEFafdn w#a naAna fBth emtrd lace, chhH, hF"e WORN ehenHos am eWa-!
trHsN k and white nett EBaa, sill weoena anu dameF a"ifeW9e maHellsH aa
rHa,rAh akHHH Hrele and corset laents Irish linen, haehi3 WMs, enpfqd. hemlehh ma
r.n II IhAk6, silk tutn aud Madras do. POLKA ghas aud nfWh thfeia hdeohehe 60
rs gnI juserhga, ladies' and Eensa gloves and HOSIERY, bkt ahh hhty SIN ana san
Ea amItrayaH tarms sgfs fall and winter shaWlHI SUIT ADDICTION YHYet behnet'eaP
aml tdW"aAt tHHA aud satin ribbons @G, with gehefal 2sWfhneh OF aHAMaso gWBu h
uay kept ~ the line % bugheF=
"' CNOTN1NGI
Fine hrt aud nhfddraH Hndfock 6tt coats totsed tweed ana tassnefe palma
NM z.Ensrs gaka Hk uatWe ,yeuiHa ana boys twBodan nd eth fTtk sWHs,
fany ea-inne and Blk cloth pants, fancy cashmere ahdhlk gBtHVoss' laah shFH' Waw~
ere, uadsr RhHe Sc, . #
MATS & CApS.
Gotzb blk anti maIwkn and csHsmefe hauh boys taiionahie To- do youths b' IN
peafb bell crown 1n gents bysa and youths Blk and fmy shh caps 81 the most feseh
syep. au.. . .,to,a
Gms 6e cHfztthad booua do, Ae GaHad prunoaa Erta17 ladies' calf md morocco
kr,y,nu. did, black aud bronze kid HhpAdU white kEdiRa youths and boysFegged and
soEed brngana utmrae calf 6ewed ID, thHdR blk, and cHr& do
SADNAHRV.
Mems English sparHhand Columbian eMMee. boys 90, DO ladies' plain and quilted side
selIea saddle baE, blind trdleH, mtH saddles and bHehhgf HUngs matungaes grthe and
suromgeB,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-22

RECEIVED psr lss arfyap,a large andeenptete assortment of fall and winter
is latest aud uoafY fashionable styles, to wbich they call the attention efthe
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-22

Or A letter in La Pdtria states that
Santa Anna has issued, from Orizaba, o.
yer one hundred commissions to as many
guerrilla officers, authorising them to
command small itinerant parties offRy to
two hundred men each. Some Of these,
it Is added, have already commenced what
we should call their ''cut-throat operations, ?
on the Jalapa road. The same letter says,
that il was at the instance of the clergy
the project TO fortifJ the capital was
abandoned. Believing that any defences
which could be thrown up would be una
vaiIing, and knowing that their property,
in which Is comprised the principal build.
ings in the city, would suffer severely II an
attack were to be provoked, they advised
thatthe Notifications be not proceeded with
This would in some measure 60 to confirm
or at least to render probable, that
tender of the peaceable surrender Of ths
sitv has been made to Gen. Scott.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-22

ENERGY AND MrSD.-Energy! Energy
is every thing. How mean a thing Is a
man with little motive powerl All the a.
bilities nature has given him lte useless,
like a great and beautiful machine, ready
at every point for useful action, but not a
wheel turns for want of a starting power
A great man is just like a great machine.
lie has a great power to set in motion The
varied and immense projects which he has
in hand; little motives can neither start MOI
stop him; they may set in full play the or
binary man, and render him a respectable
nay, even a beautiful piece Of machinism
but never a magnificent one.
Yet there is one point which lifts mar
supremely above the machine. BY the
working Of his opn mind he can improve
and exalt himself: by directing bis eye t
what is great and good, he may become 90
If then we may become whatwe wish t
be, what high objects should we aim al
and what r~esolute and energetic effort
should we be ever making to attain them
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-22

Skimmng he Mitk.-Ia bot weather
the milk may bo allowed to curdle befors
this operation Is performed, but lift be de-
layed any longer, q thin, watery fluid will
form betwsenthe milk and the cream, after
which tho good qualities are Inevitably
destroyed. ltis necessary, IN midsummer,
TO skim the milk every morning and night.
This point mist receive the s~trietest At
tention. Neglect Of ID often gives . streak,
ed or notified appearance 70 butter, rs
we'll ~ impairg it, flavor.
Cream.-As soon as it IL collected, II
should be placed in q stone crock, which
should he either hung into q well, or sci
up to the bfim in the spring within the
milk. house.
Churnmg.=Tbis operation must be re-
sorted 10 rs soon as d supply Of cream Is
obtained, and In hot wsatber cannot safe
ly be delayed beyond the third day.
A variety Of patent churns have beer
palmed upon the public, none ofwhich W
believe, Is 10 be preferred TO the old fash
toned upright dasher, Or tbs barrel.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-22
DRUGS, MEDICINES, pAINTs. OILS, GLASS SC

ruE SUBSCRIBER would cspeof,y otorl the citizen. of Bamt Rouge
nnl tho adjoining PaHshep, tmt he has opened o. ;LAgASErrE SrRgEr--tw, doors
south ofPke Il lEaHs-' @
I'm entire fresh and nc,oty selected stock Of drugs, medi-
zines, paints, oils, dye-stg6s, pepumery, brushes patent
medicines, and every other article Usually sold by Apothe-
carries, which he offers for sale at
WHOLES SALE OR RETAIL,
aud pledges himself to soryc them o as good trms 81 hey eaa be purchased
here or IN New Orleans, u
o. p. DAVIS
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The An,l-OoId Lesgue.

This League which at present is exercising much nfu-
in England, appears TO be on the principle OF esab
fishing most extensive paper system, such as would
inevitably create irreeemable paper currency in
that country
The following remarks the subject take from
the New York Express
The antgodlaw league in England is, AT the present
time of arrangement and distress in the commercial com
muniy attracting great attention Large and increasing
meetings had been held in the city of London and in other
the kingdom. discuss the important question
whether gold should be the basis Off currency. The
bers Of the association their principles that
the present currency system Of the kingdom is wholly
erroneous and must be altered and that was this sys
.em which is the of all the distress in the
is stated that the whole outlay for foreign breadstu
for the past twelve months had exceeded twenty mil
lions, OF which but eight millions the outside had
been paid specie; and, supposng ihat the so i'm
ported WORTH in original value, hall of this amount
the absolute loss TO the country not four five
mlions-a mere drop-when it was considered that the
property of the country valued fifty thousand mil
lions. To get back this five millions, the APP
piled all property with tremendous effect Within thai
twelve months, consos had fallen 10 per cent.
Totol loss l20,0O0,00O
Railway properties 3O,00O,000
Other property 500,OoO,0O0
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The Integencer of this morning publishes its fourth
chapter in review of the Presidents message We shall
give our attention to its article in due season. But
shall not deem it necessary TO examine at length either
its view of the politics of Egypt, under Sesosrs, OF
those of Persia, Under Cyrus. Even Carthaginan his
tory seems to but slightly relevant to the question Of
our true policy towards Mexico. The discussion OF this
great subject may probably be best carried in the light
of events which have tanspired since the Christian
We shall endeavor to notice suitably that smaller half of
the Inelligencers article which falls within this rule
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TINE Industrial History OF Free Nations, vols =,
i octave by McCulloch, London, lss7.
The Battle Tor Native Industry being the debate the
corn laws, the importation and customs duties
bills and the other financial of the govern.
(British) in Parliament session. 1886 reprinted with
entire accuracy vols, London, 1877.
Macgregor's Commercial Statistics OF the United States
their productive commercial legislation, customs
tariffs commercial tariffs navigation, port aud quarantine
laws and charges shipping imports and exports NC, &c
by John Macgregor secretary of the board OF trade
vol, octave, London, lSl7. Just imported from London
by r. TAYLOR.
Also the British Consuls Hand Book
Pouer's Progress OF the Nation, vols.
Crawiord's Philosophy of Wealth
The Royal Kalendar and British Red Book, for 1877
Facts and Fguresa periodical record of statistics APP
piled to current questions
Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations, Edinburgh edition.
complete in vol.
Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations, 4th vol, with notes
from Ricardo, Chalmers, Malthus NJ Garner and other
eminent political economists and his Life, by Dugald
Stewart.
Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations notes and additions.
by McCuloch, vol.
McCuIoch's Principles Of Political Economy
McCuloch on Taxation and the Funding System
McCuloch's Literature of Political Economy
McCuloch's Commercial Dictionary, London copy with
all the maps charts &c; and many Others Tor recent
y) imported from London, including all that Is new and
most that valuable upon all the various branches of
litical economy.
Books stationery, periodicals. mathematical Instruments
Tor anything else imported to order from ondon Paris,
or any part OF Europe, FKANCh TAYLOR,
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advces; and the packet of December is looked for witt
redoubled interest, but favorable seems generally

advces; and the packet of December is looked for witt
redoubled interest but favorable seems generally
DO expected.
The market for flour has been dull under the combined
influence of HOLIDAY week and expected news. Holder
are however, firm under the Of things alluded above
Small sales common Genesee al SO l2t 30 lSa pure do
70 37 Sc so; Ohio fancy SO rs; Michigan So %; com
mon OHIO SO JA Petersburg 80 Co. The aggregate sale
Tor the week are 900 barrelsoi which, one thin
for exports which operation checked by advance ia
eghts, and the increased frmness of holders consequent
upon the cold weather.
The supply OF wheat in the market is large, and
southern mlers are the chief buyers Prime Genesee IN
cents Ohio and good western l2s 100 cents white vr
ginia 1870 cents; inferior western los cents.
For corn there has been active export demand at an
improvement of 2 There have been considerable
quantities Liverpool from first hands, who have
been holding for rise, having received at high
OF 10000 bushels shipped one-halt was by owners The
shipping demand for applies mostly to round yellow
Some time SINCE white would command cents more than
yellow for shipment, Now, the reverse is the case Con
siderable losses incurred not sent TO market in
proper To be marketable Unjust be dry and clean
This be done home cheaper than here and thus save
much trouble and expense Sales northern white IS cents;
New Orleans pure do, round, IS cents, bags included
New Orleans mixed rs Sales rye IS in the slip
Western meal So 81. Rye -four "a So Barley 30 cents
Oats q In pork the market is unsettled As new
arrives more freely, old becomes loss saeable Sales
SIP SIP Is; prime $S 80 12a. Mess beef
80 IS; prime IS 62a Lard, new, inferior, cents
Ohio butter 10 cents; cheese 81 cents rice So 81 81
50; flaxseed ST. IS taow st a 81 Tobacco, SO hhds
Kentucky and Virginia leaf Al 81 For wool there has
been inquiry. Buyers demand lower rates. and hold
inclined to meet them; sales some 5000 pounds,
say Saxony fleece As IS threequarter blood IS 40 full
do 81 40 80 49, Cash will do better than credit.
Freghts very firm, and engagements will be light until
the arrival of the
The Market usual, the approach of
err has been dull The receipts at all the ports com
pared with last year. show decline OF 66,sl5 bales The
gu Citations remain last week.
The money market retains its stringent feature The
exports of specie for the last week have been S6
$685. 900 from Boston, which includes the by
packets The wants of the government for the coming
year made active of only by polite al partsans
but by SPECTATORS bear the market and enhance
difficulties that originated the misconduct of the banks
The to be paid in dividends various stocks
in this market the LIST of January, is not far from
So 900 OOO and is looked forward a of relief
The stock market remains very dull Prices follow
l. c. LILA SI.lE
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CtHRISTMAs FEsTVAL.-Tb


~ ton of ST Peters Church intend giving festival in
the nature of series of evening entertainments
Odeon AZ street and Pennsylvania avenue, to
Thursday evening the 23d inst o'clock, p. m and
be continued the evenings of this the
next week choice collection of the decacie OF the
will be provided for the qualification of those who may
beautiful and appropriate fancy articles, for Christmas
presents will be offered for SALE Good music will also be
provided.
The object of this festival is raise funds for the ndis-
pensable repair and preservation of ST Peters Church.
Capitol Hill and when it is recolected how seldom the
members of that congregation have called upon others
aid of this kind, the ladies indulge the hope that this APP
peal to the lberaty of their friends and the public will
not be doomed to disappointment.
Dec
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Official Notice.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ApJUrANr GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, December u, 1877.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ApJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, December a. l847.
TITO enable this Office promptly, ALL the
very applications daily received for inorma
ton relative private soldiers, it is absolutely necessary
that the applicant should in all cases. furnish such partcu
lars concerning the inquired after he may be able
give-such (if reg1ars) the time place Of enlist
ment regiment company to which the soldier belongs
last heard FROM &c If volunteers the time and place Of
enrolment, regiment and company in which serving and
when and where last heard from
Unless particulars be given so as to furnish
clew search for the information sought among many
hopeless be any attempt the calls
respecting the commissioned officers and soldiers of the
army. Il. JONES, Adj. Gen.
Dec 21-6t
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aM-~-NNl
Total

''And all to get back five millions of specie! Not only
had this immense sacrifice of property taken place, but
thousands upon thousands of individuals had been thrown
out OF employ
'The League contend and maintain that there is no
other left than adopt the principle that the legal
tender of the realm ought consist of exchequer
of the value of one poand and upwards Such noes
be issued with the of Parliament, in discharge
of blgations of the State amount not to
ceed of the year, the annual taxation of the
country the fractional parts of the pound being represented
in silver and copper coins"
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A FURNISHED House for rent ON the Southwestern
"A corner Of 18th and streets or gentlemen can have
furnished rooms suites of rooms by making immediate
application The house is situated N the most convenient
and healthy part the city, where families and gentlemen
be supplied with their meals from Fulers Hotel VIII
ard's City Hotel, and restaurants.
Dec 1885, fI..fft.
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nE1u. ADELPIIIA MrLIMERY.-Mss DOYLE, oil
PHILADELPHIA has Just opened her establishment. over
Fullers Drug Store. of Twelfth street ana rsnms'
owers and ribands to which she would Respectfully IN
wife the attention of tho ladies Of Washington and rs vc-
Ivy. Entrance on 18th street Wo"~~
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Under an estimate of 25 bbs ofaour on the whole
bb the cash value of the wheat crop has realized to the
producers 1897 900 900 more money than did the same
quantity last year This enhanced price has been paid by
the manufacturers, who obliged compete for pro
duce with those foreign that they have so long
sought exclude from the market The money value OF
other articles particularly Indian corn has been improved
in the ito; and the whole is least $50 600 600
by which eraingrowers have benefited by the improved
of the country This has been the broad bas
national prosperity, and the prospect of the coming
year holds nearly favorable anticipaons. By the
packet November 49, all the letters spoke of better pros
poets for breadus and generally concurrcd represent,
ing of Ireland large last year. The general
export trade viii be prosperous and the stocks remaining
on seaboard such admit of large exports
Last year dealers much deceived in the supply
which, the close of navigation put down 900
bbis and aferward turned out to be 900 900 bbs
The estimates of stocks 700 900 bbs
This will throw considerable export demand upon the
south supplies. The break in the Pennsylvania canal
may cut off some receipts from that quarters but otherwise
expected that the south will furnish fair quantities
Under these agricultural prospects fair
The late present money pressure has had the effect OF
diminishing orders foreign GOODS and it supposed
extent and speculation in goods much less apparent
This circumstance occurring when the country is through
agricultural prosperity able large amount
of goods, is emineny favorable manufacturers The
quantity of goods coming in is less than last year
From the the 18th of December, the imports
been followsi
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Supreme Court Of the United States.
FRIDAY, Dec. "a, ls47.

David Rumsey, IT,, esq, of New York, and VIM. I.
Haskell esq, OF Tennessee were admitted attorneys and
councillors OF this court.
No $780, John McKeon and others U.s. Matthew Clyne
and others.
This appeal from the circuit court of he United States
for Middle Tennessee, dismissed by consent of par
ties upon terms filed
Adjourned till Monday, II o'clock.
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LAST DAY-The Chinese Museum, at Odd Fellows
Hail. closes tomorrow night, Saturday. and Professor
Kawhing the Chinese musician, sings his last song to
Washington audience Those who would collcc-
ton of the greatest curiosites in the United States and
learn more about the curious Chinese than be learn
ed otherwise short of going to China, should not omit
visiting this unique exhibition
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for such publications, they will yet be marked by the peo
ple and in connexon with the whole tenor Of the wing
policy in relation to the war. they will combine to place
that party in such attitude before the people to
make its performance in the country clearly
than it is, reproach upon the patriotism and the
nride of our country
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A FESTIVAL.-The ladies OF the Ryland Chapel
"A congregation have prepared many useful and fancy
articles which will be exhibited for sale in the basement
of Ryland Chapel, commencing the evening of the
2ih and be continued the succeeding evening and each
evening of the ensuing week. for the purpose oi0udang
the church debt.
Abundance l2h cents-children half price.
Dec Dit
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A CARD.-The subscribers would take this early occa-
"A sion inform their that they having all
their made which will be ready for delivery by
the 18th instant They give this early notice. that
may be unprepared Tor them. Selling always Gus
toners at the lowest cash prices confidently count upon
a general and prompt attention in return.
Any wishing their previous 10 18th Deoem
Der can get them by calling the store.
Dec. l5-lmf ID. CLAsETT " co.
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This ncu DIES breudstus only, and the Secretary reports
an increase the exports Of $4S 802 in the value
beadsus and provisions exported the preceding
The elect of export of breadsufs, particularly if it be
considerable, raise the of the whole pod
uct thus The export of the has kept the price 81
per bb higher than Tor the former year. consequently the
farmers obtain that advance, only upon what goes
abroad but upon what is sold at home also The quantities
of -four and wheat delivered the Hudson, and at New
Orleans reduced bbls. of -four, have been follows.
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ga FOR REhr the new and commodious house on
Hi,I street west, occupied by Thos Richie, esq
11 Ii in healthy and beautiful location and has adj
vanages possessed by few places of residence in Washing
furnace which warns the whole house, bath room,
kitchen range &c. Possession given the Doth of this
month.
For terms inquire of WIN. A. GoRpos Quarermas,cr
Generals Office, War Department
July 9-3Awn
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FURNISHED HOUSE to let, three-story, with back
IL building, containing eleven rooms, ami situated on
Pennsylvania avenue between 18th and 18th streets
the War Department Inquire at the drug store OF Weher
bee Bates opposite the Seven Buildings, Pennsylvania
Nov g-dtf
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We are happy state that the Hon S. Lahm, who has
been confined to his room for several days by i'll health
is enabled to resume his seat in the House of Representa-
tyes.
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The duties received this year less proportion than
the dminuon Of the import of dutable goods crcum
stance which arises extent from release of good
in bond last year. after the low duties took effect The
dninuuon of dutabe goods arises in degree from
the money pressure. The goods coming in mostly
for the southwestern dealers who usually make their up
peamnce here earlier than ordinary spring sales
While the imports thus to decline, the x
ports of produce increasing in accordance with the
state Of the markets in England represented in the last
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~. Railroad and Steamboat Line to Richmond and
49, Petersburg, Va, Charleston 8. C., &c.-Chdnge Of
howsThe public advised that the steamer Powbatan
leaves Bradeys wharf, Washington, daily Mt a.
instead of M, hitherto. Passengers by this line reach
Fredericksburg in five, Richmond in eight and Petersburg
hours after leaving Washington. For further parc
uars, apply to tho Captain on board, OF to
GEO. MATTINGLY, Agent
Dec 9-9awlm
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JUVENILE Books from London This day opened by
u F. TAYLOR small collection from London of books
and finish. Also few French juvenile books imported by
himself direct from Paris
Colored toy books. both English and American in great
variety.
Dec "a