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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

1uHr TRAt4fH HAHreo Wb publish
today l report III tha trial u Louis PAUL..
he, accused u The murder II Jafaas y.
BoWlin, which, apart fon The intrinsic me.
fits gf The case, possesses interest rs being
the first atraigHnsHt and gontiBtion in
TatoPtco under The FIRMS Of The common
law jury trial. The prisoner seems to lave
he'd al the advantage Of able counsel ind
the privilege Of being confronted with and
tfoss-etatnining Witnesses. The case ro4
suited y n conviction of the accused, and
thH sentences Of The court VII doubtless be
carried into effect. The erection Of q eli
vi t%rilSRnal IL d captured city, and he et.
tension Of the guarantees Of organized
| courts 0f law over territories held by the
sword, il an advance in civilization which
is wholly American. The city Of Tnmpi.
90 is held by martial law, and we're that
town IN The military possession Of any
other people, The convict Sefen would have
been dealt with by summary gtihpewder
process. The tribunal before which he
would have been arfaigned would have sat
beneath the blaaon " inter ar,na teges ST.
tent, aud the dfttimth6r Of die regiment to
which Bowltn belonged would lave acted
rs grier and sheriff 81 Tho court.
II IL II remarkable evidence Of The Mt.
Iatllthent Of tho American people to the
guarantees Of public liberty that, wherever
they 70, they establish md conform to a
system Of Jurisprudence which has been
devised TO secure the protection Of the in
diyidual from The oppression Of power,
This man 5Brgh was al enemy to The
United States, he was d citizen Of d nation
At war with us, was accused Of numbering
an American soldier, aud although the place
Where this murder was committed was
bold by martial law, he was arfaigned
tiled and convicted under all the solenni~
ties which 8haraGierizo similar proceed.
ings in tune Of pence in d county whose
military eods Is less sanguinary than the
civil institutions Of his own. II requ red
tho unanimous verdict of q Jury Of twelve
mon, daly sworn and en]pannelied, 10 touch
IA ilaif Of his head, who only pronounced
| him guilty altar a hua rim uf the pvidnnrp
and argument Of counsel. Tho brothers
in arms of tho murdered Bowlin appeared
In tho defence Of the murderer, and con.
tended for bis aequittal with the sane zeal
and ability they wouId have shown in be.
half Of one Of heir wi cotptrymgn. II
WIS u rare gpeetaele-one upon which
Christianity might have looked rs presag.
ing tho universal empire Of civilization and
Justice. 81 ttaytHie.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

REMARK Anil SEIZURE 0F A SUPPOSED
BunaL ~. T]HEfDLtNe sCErB.-A gentle.
man living Ia tho Western part Of the city
experienced n truly exciting eyent, and be.
came suddenly and unexpectedly Tho hero
Of Il startling scene, the other night. IEo.
had retired TO bed al his usual hour, bis
wife being sick, and fortunately, az Il
sgetis, under the necessity Of taking medi.
cine during tho night, which, with a lamp,
matchbox, &ca were placed upon b small
table near the bed. At about two o'clock,
as 1t afterwards proved, his wife aw0ke and
discovered TINT the lamp was out md
wishing for her medicine, invoke her hus-
band, requesting him 10 teach 10 the table
and hand II 10 her. lie was, II seems, ".
ing upon his LEFT aldo, and tho table direct.
ly before HE face accordingly extending
his right hand TO feel for the bottle, he plu-
ced il upon tho hand Of IL man upon the to.
bic. With admirable presence Of mind,
he instantly frightened his grasp, and firmly
holding on, Ut once called out, "there's Il
man In the room I" His wife screamed,
and cried aloud for assistance upon others
IN tho house, unwilling to move while her
husband feeling the risk of moving from
his first p%osition, and unable to turn 30 as
to get at a loaded pistol beneath his pillow,
shrowdiy enough, however, exclaimed
sternly to the man, "ff you dare to move,
III blowyour brains out" The noise &c.
casioned BY such an occurrence, with the
crying and screaming Of one or two chill
dren in the room, who had been woke up by
it, 1901 brought in two or three Of the
household, with lights, when our excellent
friend was discovered holding in the vice
like grip Of his r~ight-.his WI left hand
Under The intercepted circulation caused by
the pressure Of his head, stretched out up
on the table, tho unfortunate cause of this
frightfuI scene was just coming to itself,
the grip of the other hand almost starting
the blood from the tips Of the imprisoned
fingers. The supposed burglar was re.
leased INSTANTLY, : and our worthy friend,
with bis daring and presence of mind, at a
marvellous discount, slid under the blankets
to enjoy his laughter by himself.-BaA.
SIN
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
From ne CoFre 5ondfstce of The Delta.
as REPORTsDF q BATTLE
tFttn HrMnHEn hNFfLA HETMhh rANtntt

Ann SANITY ANNA
CAmr WATSON, Feb, la o'clock, A. nj.
Bis, bcha-Aler ylosing mine Of ibis
morning, / proceeded e the e]neainpment
aud had not dizndnhte,; from my horse be-.
fore | was aBkedG by 4 thousand persons
whether | had tbeiporiealars d the Gght
between Gen. Taylor and Gen. Santa
Anna, al Monterey. Edid not know what
10 make Of / for ii whHe, but At last sue.
ceeded IN obtainita etSrtgh items to show
that Gen. Taylor had again met tho enc.
my. As soon AB ! hetrd this, | repaired
10 the quarters Of Gest, T'wiggs aud bo
stated TO nc, that tbaoe Mesteans bad
arrived this morning ssom Victoria, who
had shidShat The 6rces Of The Americans
orter rctreating from Itllo, had made "a
stand At Montercy andI wen light TO tho
Mextcane under Sant} Anna, The con.
Hiet l. said to have beYn long and severe,
and tho lose great N 10th sides, but, cay
Che McSioans, Santa Npa ultimately gave
way, having sustained i heavy loss in
Killed and woundel-among the latter was
Gen, Atista. Atltbig. moment | have lit.
tic time for comma nt, Ever since | have
been advised ofthe departure Of tho one.
my from San Luis dc potost, havQ boon
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
VENUE DE s~TCCEssIOv,

En- vertu dun ofdre de Ia conr du sixitfae
District dams Il pour IA paroiase dEst Baton
Rouge, il ssra Vendu par r. g~ousagn&, grcfaer
de Ia dte cofr, 4 Ia. nttisen do cour, dams Ia
vile de Baton Rouge.
Mercre3i ID r Anvil 1917.
Une ntgrcsse ronmtc Francoise aofe DEN
viron 80 ans, ct con enGaI& nosatnte Amend.
agee de f6 raois, aprartcnant b IA Succession
dEdonard OBnen, dc cette p~aroisse decide.
Conditions, Complaint.
JOS w. FOWLER Grefer.
mars g., 1877
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

\ Remember them Such ingrates as
Jacob Thompson Of Mississippi, aud con-
Tolerate, Ficlin, of Illinois, deserve q las
ting and disgracefIl remembrance by their
patriotic constituents, which they certain
tly will receive from every true patriot in
the Union, for their inglorious attempts 10
deEtme and dcnounce the great and gall
ant leader of our army. How ignomini-
Gus, and worse than %traitorols, in these
miserable crawling worms Of party, to rise
in their seats in Congress and insult a
whole nation while rejoicing in the trium-
phs and Victories Of an able and victorious
General, bydarting their forked and hiss
ing tongues of venom at the reputation Of
General Taylor! At him, even, who led
the gallant sons of Mississippi, while
they carved in lines of blood a fresher and
greener and more glorious name in the
annals oftheir country's heroism, than the
bright and proud one already beaming q.
round their fame! And yet these mem.
bers of Congress dare TO rise before the
whole nation and assail this great hero Of
victories almost unparalleled in !brilliance
as unfit and unworthy ofthe trust he has SO
gloriously and illustriously discharged /!
Mississippians, does. your representative
speak your true sentiments towards Gen
erai Taylor Or will you, on the first oc.
casion possible, show to your countrymen
in what light you regard such infamy -
Memphis Eagle.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

v- Accounts By the Mail steam ghip Cam
bria from Lyerpool, stale that the famine
IN Ireland aud tho Highlands of Scotland
continues with uaabated severity. The
subscriptions Cor the relief Of the sufferers
both IN Great Britain and tho United
Statos have been unptuecdcntedly liberal
aai Rebound TO the credit Of anenlighton.
s rdpoople. II IL glorious TO SEQ Our philuh-
thruplc cuuntrymon vie with the hountiful
gIvers on the opposite shoresYof the Allan.
70 Tie, IN the pronptitudc end extent of their
donations. All political and party feelings
Arc absorbed In the grand object of r%oliev-
lug the destitute, In every shape.
Tho Commercial ndvicea by the same
ship, are cheering for tho planters Of
louisiana. The permanently of the new
law authorising the distillatinn Of spirits
from Sugar, viii enhance the value of that
article, and Cotton now yields a fair re-
of turn. ''" mwr| w n6f -
ns by tho high price of breadstulls 70 arc
temporarily taxed for relief Of the suffer
ing poor in other countries hut these bur-
.dens viii soon pass away, and We shah
have Corn, iour AID Pork al moderate
prices, more beneficial to the growers
and consumers.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

DtHD.-Tn this town on Thursday g.
vsninR the 9TH inst. after b l0rfg and stf-
FefinE illness Df Gonsumptign. Mrs, MARY
W00D-WifB Of DR.. WIN, b. Woot
The deceased had nany friends who
NOW mourn her loss. She has 1eh h
sweet little girl, her only child But ii
Gw years since none could have supposed
that "fsll destroyer" consumption had, or
could ever seize upon that rudy, healthy
form-wbieh was MI life, joy and anifna.
ton. But alas, il but proves that "in the
midst Of life We arc in dsatb." Mrs. VI.
was e9tnforted in her last h0urs-by the
christians hope, lamsnted she bad been 50
unlhithfd 10 her God, admonished her
friends 70 live for eternity md specially
did she request that her daughter might
be taught The doctrines and practices Of
christianity.
To her bereaved husband and friends,
allow me 10 e]nf0fes her request, that you
may meet her IN Heaven. G.
Bat0n Ronge Maroh 5th, 1547.
DBp~In ibis Parish, on sunday morn
ing the gsth MI at the residence If his
uncle John w. Dawson ESQ., Mr.. EroGn
HAFwoRrn, aged II years.
just tfoading the threshold Of manhood,
and in the midst Of life's brightest a~htieipa~
lions, another bag passed away like a sum.
tnets cloud, leaving a gloom up6hthe hearts
Of those who were bis companions in life.
Farewell En0cb, though cut down in the
flower Of thy manhood, and laid in the mar.
row confines Of thy last abode, thy vittus
still lives in the hearts Of thy companions,
ahdsthy shining qualities will ever remain
ms a green spot in their memories.
"None knew thee, butt TO love thee.
"N6n6 heard thee, but to praise thee"
I'D.
DteD.-1n this city on the 3D. inst, after
d pfotraeted illness, Mrs, Juliana q. Fay,
wife ofT'im0thy, Fey N. y. Of Bnton Rouge.
La., and only daughter of Loverett Hub
bard, ESD. Deputy Collector Of the Gus.
toms, Middletown, aged 20 years.
The surviving relatives and friends Of
Mrs. Fay in viewFfh her departure, "sot.
row not as those who have no hope"
Their loss, we may believe, isGain 10 her.
For many yearg,iMrs. Fay bad been a con.
sistent md faithful commandment Of the
Episcopal Church. The So staining infu.
cnc- Of religion, so sengibly experienced
BY her, under the severe suGerines she
was cal led to undergo, was also felt by her
in the near and certain prospect Of diss6lu.
ton. II enabled her to be calm and peace.
fI, and at last. sweetly 70 fall asleep IN j..
sus.-SculiHeL Mjddtelo0n, C9nn,
DtED.--In West Baton Rouge on the
2lst Cf Feb. nfter Il tedious mess Of seven
months, Mr.. ERAsmUs +. Woobs.
He leaves Il wife and two children TO
mourn bis loss. His remains wefe inter.
rcd in the family Cemetery in WeytF licia
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICE Or 10 CoLLEcTog on STATE TAXES
ON
PEDLARs & HAwRERs

KNOW al men BY these presents, that I
the undersigned, ID hereby appoint and autho-
rize Mr. Gro. D. HERoHAE, Of the Parish Of
East Baton Rouge to collect all taxes hi me
collectable IN the aforesaid Parish, and to Deli
yer Licenses for the came, signed and nunl
bered bythe State Treasurer az the law directs,
and furthermore to institute suits against ali
persons acting contraryto or violating the law,
or refusing to comply herewith as authorized
BY the First Section Of an Act of the Teais-
@lature, approved the ID day Of April, 1886.
New Odeaus, January % 1871.
ALEX. DERBES.
Collector Of State Taxes on Hawkers and
Pedlars. Tmag & III
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

g BAruv Rpten LyuhuM, This worthy
Institution Ia fast gaining n position IN our
town, which gives cheering = assurances O.
its continued support ALREADY we bavo had
q H~rveral we'll attended ]maetingst and by Tho
nnl aud enthusiasm which prevails A.
mpng our Citizens, feel assured of its per-
maneheys@ @na H.. "t a .#f r"
8 Prof. DimitrN will deliver the first Of
Via series Of lectures holhre tho Society IN.
~ "Wednesday evening tho 10Th inst. In the.
M. r., Church, and the services Of many
a either distinguished strangers have boon
% enlisted IN favor Of the Soolety-Fhefe
20 rem, i4s now, eao obstacle IN the way Of
nits advancement, und # our Uitiaons CON
81 auoS, hy thrn iofaence to addacal to the
e. cause. Il will sooo bteoho a socirty, that
win reflect credit on our City, 'sfon q
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

Boors-The ny Y. Enickerboeksr Ma
gazine always contains n number Of spicy
things In lie editorial gossip, 10 which We
are often indebted for ii hearty laugh. The
following would split Il side Of sole leather
or "the last Of tho Mehieans' with laugh.
tor. s.
A Northern correspondent sends us The
following, which was suggested by the
"numb6r twelve, pegged heeP' anecdote In
our last eossipry "An amazing pair Of
feet appeared In The baf-roop Of an ambi-
tions village inn, late one evening, tho 6w.
ner Of which inquired an2iously for the
b66t.black. He rang nervoisly, and in u
moment a keen Yankee illustrator Of Day
and Martins bost' popped into The room.
"Brtne me II iaek,' exclaimed the man OF
great understanding The waiter in
voluntarily started forward, but CHANGING
to catch q glimpse Of the boots, he stopped
short, ana hlteff anOIheF hha cIosVF eh1lhs
nation said, with equal twang and emPba-
ais. ~ shy, you, yoa ain't Il goin' to leave
this world in q hurry !; you've got too good
a hold on to the ground. Want a book jack,
oh Why, bless your soul, there amt u
book iack OH airth big enough for them
boots | / don't b'ticye that a iack.ass could
get en- off," "My stars, man p cried our
friends Of tho big feet, "what'H | dol !
can't get my boots Of without n jack" u
toll you what | should do" replied Boots,
"if they was mine | should walk back to
the fork Of thc road, and pull 'em off thereI
That will fetch EN- I guess !"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

prTho Lecture ANNOUNCED IN the Adj
toeate to be given on Monday evening III
lho Presbyterian Church, by d member
or this Baton Rouge Debating Soeiety,
wtll be given At the Methodist Church on
Tuesday nest,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

9Lover 1ells a good anecdote of an
Irishman giving the password at the battle
of Fontenoi, at the same time SAKE was
marshal:
'eFhe password is SAKE, now don't for
get it." said the colonel to Pat. '.Faix,
and | win not want my father a miller Z"
WHO goes there ~ cried the sentinel, af
ter he arrived at the post. Pat looked as
confidently as possible, and in a sort of
whisper low replied, Bags, yer homer 70
~ A vein ofgold, said to be the rich
EST. in the United States, has been discov.s
cred on the lands of Mr.. D. Merrill near
Ashborough, N. C. The ore, by rough pro-
cess, yields fifty dollars worth Of pure met
al per busheI.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

There will he n meeting 0rthe ciiiSen7
or this town, to day at II o>''ol5ela 1t the
Court House, for the purpose Of raising a
Gtal Gpf rlltFof tito suffering lfiah.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
AN ACT.

SEc. Q. BE ii further enacted, &c.;
That immediately after the passage Of this
act, it shall be the duty Of the Governor to
nominate, BY and with the advice and con.
sent Of the Senate, appoint for each Of thc
three Municipalities Of the city Of New
Orleans, a suitable person, as sealer Of
weights and measures, and he shall also
appoint in like manner, q person in each
Of the respective parishes Of this State,
each Of whom 30 appointed shall hold the
Office for and during the term Of two years.
SIC. 3. BE 1t further enocted de-;
That it shall be the duty of the persons thus
appointed, to visit all places # business III
the municipality city, Or parish for which
they arc appointed, once in each year, and
at any other time, when, on complaint or
by request their services may be required,
and to inspect all weights and measures
q1sed in said places Of business, and when
found to correspond with the standard Of
the State, to seal said weights and mea.
sures, or TO give a written certificate Of
their correctness but when found todiaa-
gree with said standard Of the State. the
Inspectors shall forbid their further use UNI
til they shall have been corrected, approved
and sealed. It shall also be the duty Of
said inspectors to attend upon all calls
made upon them for performing the duties
of their office.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted &c.;
That it shall be the duty Of each Inspec-
torto see that no other weights and mpa.
sures but those established by this law, be
made use of within the limits Of this
State, and in case Of negligence, or breach
on the part Of said Inspector, be shall be
condemned to pay a fine not exceeding two
hundred nor less than one hundred dollars.
The Council Of each Municipality shall be-,
and are hereby authorised to pass such re-
guIations or ordinances relative to the po-
lice Of said weights and measures, and to
insure within the city Of New Orleans the
execution of the present act : Provided
howeuer, that said ordinances or reguIa-
tons, do not ~confravene the provisions of
this act and should the office Of Inspec-
tor or Inspectors become vacant during the
recess ofthe Legislature it shall be the du-
ty OF the Governor to NIL such vacancy or
vacancies.
SEC. 7. Be 1t fartier endcted DC;
That the appointed ~sealers Of weights and
measures shall be entitled to and receive
fees as follows : For each yearly visit and
inspection of a fll set Of Of s~teeI-yards, or
of scales with their weights, or Of balan-
ces with their weights, or Of a bushel
measure and its parts, or Of a gallon mea-
sure and its parts, Or of a set of yard sticks,
they shall receive twenty-five cents, and
no more !; for sealing each weight and mea-
sure, five e ; for the examination Of
each platform scale, cotton and tobacco
scale, and its apparatus, fifty cents, and for
sealing the same, fifty cents; the fees in all
cases to be paid by the owner or owners II
the weights and measures inspected and
sealed Provided Arrays, thai the stamp
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

DoN'T KEEP H1MsELF,-"Good morn
ing, MIR. Jenkins----where have you kept
yoursclfthis long finer
'Keep myself I don't keep mysels I
hoard on credit
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

PrILs FOR MrxIco.-The schr. Eugen-
Ia, Capt. Goodwin, bound for Washington
d. O., took on board, at the Arsenal, Phil
]adelphia, Of the 10th INST, sixty-seven tons
of ounce balls. At a rough calculations
the number of balls exceeds two millions
and a half
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

IT Is sArD.-If dried peas, either for
soup or eating whole, arc soaked til they
begint to vegetate, (about two days,1 they
will taste as well az green peas.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

Wa, are authorized to announce Mr.. II. l.
WaIFas d candidate ior The office oFTrehs-
1taf, Collector, " Assessor, az the coming
municipal elections "..
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06
LYCEuM LIBRARY.

The hoard of directors 10 whom was
committed the managemet Of the Library
connected with the Baton Rouge Lyceum
have m&io arrangements by which we
hope soon TO have collected a Library
worthy the Intelligent community for
whose benefit II is established. They
have elected George A. Pike Librarian,
James Cooper Corresponding Secretary.
The board hatter themselves that their
fellow citizens will at once give aid and
e~ountonance to the noble enterprise by
handing TO the librarian such volumes MS
can be spared from their libraries. We
have, the satisfaction of informing our
friends that already some $50 volumes
haze been placed at our disposal, which
we hope Ia a short time to have on the
shelves Of the Library. The volumes al.
ready given contain all the Slate papers Of
our government from its origin, to the year
1886, and a variety of rich miscellaneous
reading. For the information of contrib
utors we win add, a rule was adopted, by
which all books given shall revert to the
donor in the event Of dissolution of the
association, or be sold and the proceeds
applied to a charitable purpose. The do
nor's name IL to DO written or engraved
On the book presented. s.s asa
w. ii. CRENSHAW,
N Baton Ronre. March LIT. 1917. Chn'n
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

GHr. TtAT1oR A TFBrJrAbbgR Tho
Nor6l Courier says.-"tt will be graft.
fying 10 the friends Of Old Rough and
Rsady,' to know that be4s q 'stauneh Ice.
%t6taiier' and has not drank n glass Of thB
ardent for twenty years.
Puoy0eBApHT.-" Glass in spelling
come up and r%ecites"
"Y6tli, tbir."
"John, spell effects"
"F.x."
"Riebt. Next spell seedy."
sod"
"Right again. Glass a go OUT
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

Sin, EDtrbH.. a.. Please announce Lieut.,
pitfer ~ i candidate fot the Office Of
geltctmAn ~ the approaehtns ranuieipal
% election. aa A Ehef'
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

A New DnGREn eF RELATIoNsHrr.-
We saw yesterday, a recommendation
written by an Irish friend of ours, in favor
ola young gentleman who is an applicant
for a commission in the army. Among
other things, he says:-'tMy friend, Mr..
, is closely connected with the Pres
ideat, his father haUing fought a duel
NTH one Of the Folks -
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-06

swoBDzP REssSraT1oN.--Hon Robert.
RaatoIl has accepted an invitation Of the
committee to 4trcscnt a sword 10 Col.
Gushing, of thA Massachusetts volunteers.