Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-07-31


SettpW tHffh4=-Wa t%8alitnr II ens
~tertbia tie hope that yelIaw iayef vii not
become epidemic this seasbn, 4 large
number Of sick persons from diseases u AZ.
kinds. ore daiiy received lhto The Charity
Hospital. many IT whom lie, bit The aiaths
from yellow ihyrf d. not beafa higher pro-
ppHien, than those fufn other tnhladiea,
The daily reports Ifetn the Charity Bespi4
tel ahew that during The three days proceed.
Ing thp ooh instant, eight deaths had oos
tuffed h8m thtl disease,
nafAntub AfFHAt AZ tttTf0N.-A
respectable citizen oF this toNi'. who had
aerazian 10 10 Al Clinton, 4 few dtts aHr,
was witness 10 bn appalling serHe IT Hoods
shed which taolt place thafa oh ihe 40lh
instant W. have u4t room f0f The whole
Of tho particulars, bot The Yrisib wa7 u
aunrrel hptwtpa two spAhiaftls, mud The re.
sait waa that ote uf them was m~tftalIf
wtatadad amer he hAd teeH lisaftiea ahd
held hath by paftips vile wished I" prevent
the encounter aild that Mfp james Hglfeps
ann If HE oldest and Most respected titi.
ions IT the place, who also ,auethpttd u
attsli The attack Of The asgasafh, was stab
"a
bed ~ the heart In presence. of his sou =
ane little boy. atp died iBsta9ianegltslY'
Justice damahds exemplary punishment
rpun such a fidiaH,
CpyYH4ttDN AZ thtuAdO. a tbitria
Iieh was tatelt held ut Chicago, te deter.
mine al the besl plan 10 atbjpt, III otdet
~ develop HE resources " The Wast and
North ~. Edward Bates fiagi WAS afs
pointed president. aided and assisted bt
sixteen yi~te=pfesijtht7'
A numb, of letters wers read from dls.
tippuished tititahs relative 70 The improve
nptts 10 be made IN chr Bea4Futts, laRts
and ~rtvars, The convention sal dutihg
three days, aud adopted resolutions sheW'
Ing The necessity Of improving The haF'.
cation NJ the lakes, and Rivers.
bernard Geuois, one Of the oldest ia
haittants and father ofthe present Recorder
AZ New Orleanz, died lately III that City,
mud was escorted 10 his LASS atele ny al
immense eantuurse Of titifehs. lie was
upwards Of 30 years Of aye,
Nezsrs, Congill aud George Ceolt have
bpen nominated ia the democratic enndi'
dates, to represent the Parish Of West
ltpliptana IN The neat Legislature,
Or Anong the hat If 0)tttars wlo di7
ttnnutahpd themselves vt the battle oI
Sierra Ionla, we seq mentioned The name
Of Lieutenant u, Il%shueEard, Jhi5 gats
lteman was fbfmely h Resident IT tbis t9wH,
where he pfaattsei "a d Dentist Ito was
a graduate - West Point.
0pB tfbhow's CBhHaaAfEoH The
members Of D. Solo lodge, ~ 4 l. O,
q. r., III thts city, tatenl bavipg a franl
celebration, on Monday. tho oh If nest
month, on the occasion Of Tho dedication Of
thclt Hall, aud The tnatihttoR Of ah En-
eampment-a higher branch Of Tho Order !
~ be stylcd The "NEagnalIa Eheampmant. =
The mtetnbnrB Of the vaFiana L0dgta
throughout the State have been officially
Invited to attend and participate IN Tho teles
hfatioh. Tie Grand Master and tho oIH.
GERS bflha Grand Lodge Of Louisiana will
be Ia attendance, A propesslh will take
place, n collation. be served, alfl m Grafton
delivered BIZ Geo, Y. Lacy, Es1 ut The
Methodlsi Church, Altogether, tho affair
win be one Of great interest and attraction.
The above Il from the AdEaeate, w
learn That the De Soto Ladgb numbers a
large body Of our etttdtNa as n membefs'
The wheat harvest hR# commenced Ia
Ohio, and the crop viii he much larger aud
haer than had been anticipated 80 aay
Cincinnati papars oftho 9TH tlsI,
The scotch papefs announce tho death Of
Thomas Wright ut the age Of 81, during
forty Of which he was a eoupoeitor on tho
Culrdontun Mercury. This rpealta well
tor the employer aud the employed.
SINGULAR ltEauEsr,m-An honest farmer
thus writes to tho Chairman IF tho Maasa.
chusetta Agricultural Society "Gontle.
men, please put mo down on your list Of
cattle for Il bull"
An English lady, OF great 9eauty, walk
Ing IN a public promenade, Was attacked
by q huge dog who BIZ her Severely ou the
hip, The, owner u tao dog being very
insolent at tho Eane time, tRo lady deter.
miocd 10 prosecute him to the full extent
of tho law. On the Irial, the opposite
eouneitassailed Madam Langton for her
sindieGyeness in seeking such large nm.
ends for what was, in fAat nothing but the
scratch of a dogs pay In jumping upon
her. The case coming IN something like
q stand still tot lack Of ovidence as 10 the