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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

1.-THE w. Patriot in reply to an iniimation
o! the Windsor .Journal. that such men as TAY
LoR, SCOTT, WORTH, Wool, all men who did
the state some service in the War of 1912,
and who are Of the Regular Army, are WnIGs,
quotes long list of Locofocos a2pointelb BY Polk
to command Tie Volunteers We presume the
Jo"r,al is wiling to admit that, give Polk a
fair swing and there would be very few wlig-
in the Army. He tried his best to get power to
supercede the whole Of them BY the appointment
Of Tom Ha'aJRg Benton TO tic supreme com
mand. The journal may az we'll give it NJ.
Polk manages his appointments in tie army il
way to give the Fatriot all the advantage.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

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Inc ciIron'rrE o. cr'.in .'i' A'c"n cu'o!o u Nu'!
nS'ohsAng nvy uSserl 'iiul 'nt 'esIup!, ue.l!'d
to sdcIsene scout al i"y'or ~ 'lc "ipo''li"i' u
Col BeA''n whcA an Ie wof!' kh0Ws my Co' pen
ton re!asnJ !" accrt lne oilce Oh n.nol nrleia h'
cai3r v t's, III "oD'l! ,''i o" nun ''''
over '''Se
On the o'n OIL Mu'''' Denton "'o'o 10 ro'N
demaha'h9 ''' 'o''''''''''' Il, "'H.'o 10
the condition OF MS acceptance o. ''o once Ct
MAJOR General "" '':e n'n a'F' ''ree oayS OF
"carei"' eHa''''i"'on' Ao'" "'''e " i''''' ID
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

Reports from all quarters show that the Ncricans
prefer our rulers 10 their O,cn." Darlington Scat!-
Hei y Democrat.
The last report, confrmatory ftho above,
vas from CEERo GoRDo Tho Sentinel issued
two or three Extras on the occasion. 1t has q
right to be a little eated forit was undoubtedly
correct The Mcxicans evidently are delighted
ed them by MIR. Polk
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14
Presentation cfa Sword in Rutland.

The friends Of Lieutenant HowlNs, Of the
Vermont Company, presented 1t sword 10 him,
few days ago, Oh the occasion Of his departure
for "the Wars with rather impressive ccremo-
niou-ncss. The veteran General JoNAs CLARK,
Of .Nddetown, made the presentation speech,
in which he said the polite thing Of Ken
lucky and Vermont, and Of It, Hopkins. who
was born in the former and reared in the latter
o! those good wing States. General Jonas ;"
knows where good blood is likely to come from !!
The General concluded, by giving the young
soldier the somewhat equivocal advice -
Finally should the fats of war drive you to dcs-
perat!on, iuincm3er old kVr.H AND READY :"
Lieutenant 10 lins, in his spirited reply
gives Us the following touch Of Ethan Allen :
spunk:
And shoull ever so far lose my RICH, mind as to
turn my back, cO"ard-nlr, 10 the enemy, may the
late OF prevent my again bchoing the green
hills OF Nermon,, OF meeting with any u fearless
/ SONS oi hentucky
On the whole, the affair was quite spicy, ard
probably afforded satisfaction to the large and
enthusiastic meeting tat the RMland iicrail
is ,,ositice was assembled.
The ancient Spartans used to present shield
On such occasions, and eujoin their heroes to
return with i; or on IT, The shape Of the
modern weapon will not admit Of 50 neat and
classic an injuncton-it mas, be, We suppose.
with it or stl;rl ~
Lieutenant Hopkins will prove himself, IN
queatJnab!y, an active, chtcieut, and brave
oicer, and ii Captaia hinl5aH q should hap
pen to get tie rheumatism Wei! answer for the
Eermont Company.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

- Capt h,mbaiI about bout whom there has
lately. left for Font Adams the rendezvous OF the 9Th
Regiment last Monday.-Vt Patriot,
We notice in tie " official gazette Of this
young mans appointment, that he is native Of
New Hampshire. We are prepared to give our
sister state Il qut-claim Of all the honor tha'
may spring from the planting of this "smal ro-
,a:oe.' We understand onr gallant frisnl, Col.
RANSOM, looks upon him somewhat as Falstafi
did upon hisrecru.ts.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14
Power Of Three Words.

"WHTELAs WAR EysTs, - This phrase constitutes
the tallinan which has wrought Wonderful chang
in the whole chufJC,"r o. our Government. luIe.
their influence the th.c Hagl .,Tttr OF "a" most POM
lar Government On ea,th suddenly becomes possessed
Of lc uu.u!lcd power O, cr.entai dcslul-in. Under
this commission lac cnn4u'Isa kiaL iotl, Ullrs Jaws
furiis government, establishes system q revenue
with Treasury 81 nj u~n, anI Al, Ia rs uaI!nsul-
,r-.n-C hieIpl lhr Army OF toe Dotted Slat.s The
government Co.. lH ue"n47 tins last ASSUMPTION OF
r,,gcl az a we.-e-ta1,lsLci up4l growing uut OF a
state Of ~aG,uc light 10 levy contributions upon the
enemy.
slp arrives n Vera Cruz with calsH the prcpert
OF NMLRulN oIriziEs, 10 Levy du'H Of utty cr ny
her cent On il, al me point OF the Loyou,t. on III,
GROUND OF ITS bcIug a contribution from an enemy
", thinh oar uiechruts viii be very likely To protes
npans such treatment, and to 10y the question whelGc
Nc have any constitutional rights itI o. not tults
II oyyn citizen, 10 b. considered as enemies, II
d iicut TO perceive how this Mexican system oi re
venue can be ,naiutaiued as It MILITARY Contribution
lie u- character lies IN The assumption Of S0rerei 9
pouer by JAMES Il. Polk ar tie Mdte' we re-
,ulriil TINS as IL becoming motto Tor ms oraal, tn
Washington Uliun BISON Dai.y iausit!Scr.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14
The four P's.

When our locoloco friends were in coed
health and SPIRITS, the four ps meant {. oLjfv
pho"r ph0r'y or Ph'sh," Tho tune Is some,
what changed since the 5i,aO faltcd out, aud
aor we believe these favorilc letters are rerar.
led as the initials Of - Prcsidcn, Polk. Popular
,'ass'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14
Santa Annals wooden leg.

The wooden leg Of Santa Anna was captured
in the recent battle, among his other effects
The rest of him escaped We suppose this IS
what he calls giving leg bail " for his appear
ancc at the next flare up.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

u Messrs. JoyEs. BALL & PooE, whose ad
ycrtiscment is another column, have rich and
extensive assortment Of goods in their line Of
business. and such Of our readers as may BE-
visiting Boston with the view Of making pur-
clascs, will doubtless find it to their advantage
to call upon them. The costly and elegant dress
sword, recently presented to General franklin
Pierce, Of New Hampshire, was finished, VIC sec
by the papers, By Messrs. Jones, Ball G Poor.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

Ut Messrs. jerks, PALMER & Co., established
and well'known publishers in Boston, advertise
in our columns to-day 4 series of valuable Read
which we take occasion to invite the attention
of orr School Superineudents. The works pub
lshed by Aicssrs. jerks. Palmer g. Co. are OF
acknowledged excellence and utility, and may
be obtained, we presume, at our book stores.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

" Darby has been reading about the " Cotton
I'm and wishes to know if people can wear
cotton shirts this year without a license. He
'ays h" frequently contains great dcaloi GIN
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14
frce Press,
BURLINGTON, VI.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY II, 1917.
BURLINGTON, VI.

g Is THE DARK AND TROUBLED NIGHT THAT IS
TO GIVE Us a CLEAN OF LIGHT. EXCITING TIE
INTELLIGENT. PATRIOTIC Wing PARTY OF THE
UNlrED STATES. --Daaia Webster.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

1t. ..l,1r, ttpt-
gate "' me cav ann rl'er VIC ~, .'iI,r, nnJ
were to lay Gown 'hcir u'u,'' ino L';,',,
Officers maze 'h eNcehe,' a''P''''''0V' 'o'"s
well dressed ana accoH'Ie", .o,n1 &c ,ho
GA they cana 10 the ""''ns soH'' U. ,'I
most IN 'u'nt"i muse ever iEuI' V'c Vrne'''
oc RS at ue he}0' ana 't'.'' ,; W ''.'le"I
f,A'"ln% i'f"." C"Nn W" oic'' s",'"s ",''
chiti's ~-il1't 5I.+ ','.'. ',.i' u'n ruins
nplh u'eT '''.'a'' i','G" n'', p'o.
" Mons h,'i lou, u'i,."'"''otN. we J"'sy 'ii''
q q ''Wh ,''' ''i' ',''''Io'' ~ 90.
~ .''t' wv Wv W. .t ~ so"'Si 'n
S''N, ''s poor 'n' ".i ',e o,'l'u'--a'l ''uu
h'i ron we cay "'ul ''t'I "t-'c treasures as
II NE ies'' 'li'' "3S "'o"t TO enter llote, ana
II $40 '.i' mamma ce3>'o, cit ',,V"s
ing 'TolH '''', 'oh'S' ~! i'.'t uchI" i'T u ="
ana s'Hcere'y S,,nh ,'0"'s21 WIN tl''h II 'he'r
dn,'P east fP''. He '''H VI AieN'can troops nn'
,.i ., ;,. a., ,,,,-,,..,i
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

In IN, cir we recoonile one of those zenioi,s and
l,,n' r il,uttronist. WIN ilnstr,,te YOUR rrc1t
5,rv ,5rn,n tLe irsi moment Won heard Of orr dis
trces vopr sylnpath.cs were aroused YOU devoted
,rsev,,s warmly and untiruoly TO lis alienation
you ainnloned y6nr ordinary pursuits. you nded in
;,isirtr The lnnd from which are now flowing into
s,.h abundant supplirs and moi content with that,
y poblv offered yonr services as naval officer, and
arrcrip the command oil the jamestown ON her voy
noe io ireland.
I'm the annals Of s.lf devotion to the cause Of the
ronr nud suffering there is no BRIGHTER example, and
has, c9Tncsv do we prov. that neither this nation.
Iosa characteristic IS rratitude will in the days OF
sret,r,l,s nr,.slprtv nor will vonr own country
rbos yirt,i Is "a, baily valued f6rret your dsner
can,n,sa and that vo will rcap in Ills lite reward
..,,r.., col a. tl,o vnItcd laelin1s ol rr.uect and
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

~, What boxes govern the world ;" asked paper
, lha's easy enough The cartridge box, the ballot
ooN' the jury box, and the band box.-Ifoy Post.
feth I" said lispng little chap on reading
the above, and bochli on The ear, / shoaA,
hiah I"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

Eer Wait0H.
Cia;;jnaa-Thc Hen SufHlrr
NJ S BARpY
The y icar & ,pIrrtAT.
4 il SArsnrIl.f.n.
The very Rev FATHER MATHEW,
v TAGiN,
The Dr,N or Cock,
Major BrAvf,u,
ltrY,u-s.
Y NAci;IrE.
To this dress Ca1t1iu t3ts mn lie the following
reply
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.i |,'' a.! ny 'g ~ nm H 49,
' - =. 'i'l.I"u,. ID. q IN N. y" s,' o HIS &C. e
lnasii vas ''''' ~ ''''! - " "'-'O "
,.s.o,,l, .;,,,
ii | l'! t.'s 80 ~ 's.ie 10 i' ',Oi es
a,,., 81 .7 ~ "a "a w. "a ~ -. -
,I; r ~ ~ '''I ~ NJ ~ s:'l p r.s Va
- ~ y'.'i'3 'oN'.u7 We -l- ,'H p oPe,
,,G ',.' ~ u, ~ 0'' ,'''' yrI'I.
i,, ri ,i't, Lg,. w., U'. ,,'t .,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14
Great and Glorious News.

Old Zach s at Monterey,
Bring outl our Santa Amer
Tor every time he points a gun
Down goes u MtAican-er
Old lacks in Mcyi,o,
Bring ont your James K Polk-srs!
For every time he lifs his pen
Down go the LocOloc-erS
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

GREAT ExcTEMEsT.-The Reading. (Pa.)
Journal, upon the news of the victory OF bucnu
vista, could not express itself in sober prose.
bat broke out in the following poetic rhapsody !:
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

1.-THE Legislature of New York adjourned
on Wednesday last. An extra Session is to be
held We believe in September.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

" The Hon. STEPHEN WARREN, an old
and highly respected and influential citizen of
Troy y. y. died in that city on Sunday last.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-14

i!htehaN Chronicle
ii that's the case perhaps thunder, after all,
is nothing more than quiet conscience snoring.
The Chronicle can tell
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23
DFLTRTUM TR r

After ONE hours of almost fatal slu9or,
he wakes up with n fever, burning hands,
dntl eyes, saIIow cheeks, parched lips and
tongue, confused mind, trembling limbs
aching loins, and tormenting heartburn
that nothing vii relieve. But the most
oyerpowering Of his sensations, is a crush
ing weight of pain on his brain, with an
undesirable sense of dizziness, as if ahout
to fall from a vast height. The headache
il 50 intense that light is intolerahlc, and
every sound hateful. His temper becomes
so irritable that his wife, who fondly watch.
cs him in the hope that he who once loved
her will yet come to himself and repent his
nnmanliness towards her, dare not remain
near him any longer, for the sight of her
now maddcns him. Thus he passes his
day of horrors, TO which a night Of terrible
restIessness succeeds. Towards the next
morning he begins to rave in perfect deli
rum. Every muscle Of his frame shakes
violently his mind is in mad confusion, YET
he %cunningly attempts 10 destroy his own
life. and when bafled in his rage against
himself, he turns it upon those who would
hinder him, and the strait waistcost alone
prevents his committing murder. With
careful medical management he RECEIVERS.
but only for a short time, since some evil
power holds possession Of him, andcompels
him TO return to the same condition on the
first opportunity.-Dr Moore.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23

REMARKABLE DTsCovERv.-Nr. Faradny
recently announced to the Royal Institution
of England, u discovery which would mp
pear 10 connect the impondcrabIe agen cics
o flight, heat and electricity yet closer TO.
gether, if it does not prove their identity.
A beam of poIarizcd light, he has discover
cd, is reflected by the electrical current, SO
that ii may be made to rotate between the
poles of II m1gnet. The converse of This
is that electromagnetic rotations may be
produced by the agency of light. Thus, it
is thought. the problem which has disturbed
science for a long time, as 10 the power of
mognetizing iron by the suns rays, receives
s~atisfa Glory calculation. Mr.. +. has aIrea-
approved the identity ofmachine, chemical,
magnetic and animal electricity, and now
he would appear TO have gone further in
solving a more intricate question. Light.
the subtle agent of vision, the source of all
the beauty Of colors and even of life and
organization, il shown to have a close re-
Iation to electricity, to which has been re-
ferred many Of the vital functions o aninal
and vegetable life. This cannot fail to ad.
vance us towards n knowledge of those
physiological phenomena dependent on
these great natural agents.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23

NOTICE.

BY virtue Of the assessment a tax roll now
in my possession FIR the YER 1916, | have
seized and will sell at the Court house door
on Saturday he fourth December next TO the
highest bidder the following described proper
ty to wit
A lot Of ground situated in that part of the
Town of B1ton Rouge, laid out by Gilbert
Leonard and designated on the plan thereof
by Lot No IL in square No 2 having sixty feet
front by 40 feet deep ; with all The buildings
and imprt 2ements thereon to pay and satisfy
the Parish Of East Baton Rouge in the sum Of
seventeen dollars and fifty four cents amount
Of parish tax due by Mrs G. Fulton for the
year 1876, together with the cost of these
proceedings. Terms of eale-Cash.
WIN. HUBS, Collector for the Parish
Of East Baton Rouge. Oct. 23-3s.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23
LONDON REGGARs.

NaHaieitY llaa Of late years reached 10
such i pitch that il was deemed worthy 10
occupy tile attention Of tic Legislature, and,
in 1870, u select committee IT The House o.
Commons was appointed TO collect evidence
on the subject. From this report II appears
that the number Of beHgars in London
amountedto ut least | 5000, who did no. get
less, on ah averag e, than from five to eight
shillihEa n day. Some Of them wefe
known to make eighteen Or twenty shiIIings
a day and 1t was ascertained that d blind
man and II dog got thirty sbillibga. Though
living in the most wretched apartments,
many oftbem spend at least fifty shillings
II week ior their board. Some Of the more
prudent sare considerabl @ sums IF money i:
and a negro is known to have returned to
the West Indies with Il fortune Of L. $4,000
which h had made by begging In Lorden.
CARS resort, n common aud n very success.
fuI one il that Of going about with children
who ar regularly lent out on hire TO beg.
gars, for the purpose of exciting pity, Mt
sjxponce, q shilling, or even half u crown
Il day by the untteliag paren ts. A woman
with twins il known to have sat for ten
years in one particular spot, although the
twins never got older, there being q con-
stant succession Of them Of the same nne
Or Aiz7. The london beggars are we'll
organised, and have particular walks,
which are considered their peculiar pro-
perty, and are disposed of like u news or II
milk walk. Advertisements have even
sometimes appeared in the papers, offering
them for sale. st GiIes's has long been
known as the head quarters Of The London
beggars, particularly those portions which
were known as The 'Holy land" The
"Rookery,' md ~"litt1e Dublin" from the
number Of Irish who resided there. But Il
morbidly sensitive morality, which has
been rather active Of late years. has led its
more aristocratie neighbours to procure an
expurgation Of The spot, by opening new
lines ofroad through the very heart oft
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23

Prejudice may he TRUSTED to guard the
outwopks for a short SPACE of time, while
reason sIumbers in The citadel, but if the
latter sink into a lcthargf; the former ailI
quickly erect a Standard flor herself. Phi.
losopby' wisdom and liberty support each
other he who will not reason. il q bigot
he who cannot, is a fool and he who does
not. il q slave.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23
A little ronsense roy and then,

TVT-STT"U " INC DEE OF HTen.
HAPrrNEss--A flour taerchant at Bos-
ton was made so hapE by the news
brought by The EIibernif. that visions Of
prospectivc profits mingled with hisdreams
as he quietly snoozed at church the follow
ing Sunday. The minister was deseant-
ing upon the un]satisyine character of all
~sahlunary things. "Eha. is the price of
all earthly happiness?' hs asked, in rather
an animated tone. "FqHy-two shiItings
per barrel replied The adar dealer.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23

TnH WAN rg MfztCo 1t Is prolable
that, 70 the greater number Of our reader#'
tie news with reference to tie Metiran
war viii not be of an exciting character,
for sonc time. The war will not termti-
nate with The possession ofthe CitYo Mex
leo, and the following extract will shew The
nature Of the n,ea slfes supposed to be in
contemplation by the Executive of our
Gorrrum" nj.
The Washington Correspondent Of the
Charleston Courier. writing under date Of
tho 10th Inst, says:
learn that the government hns recalled
Mr.. T'rist md sent to Gen. Scott ~insDfuc.
tons in relation to his future conduct ofthe
war. Jalapa Is 10 he tarrisoned with u
lhrge force, aud P1ebla Il to BE- strongly
narri +nnod, or, ms some have Recommended
RACED to the ground. Measures are 10 be
taken to free the road ftom guerrillas, and
10 maintain an uninterrupted communica.
ton between Vera Cruz and the capital.
Thn olive branch is finally Withdrawn by
out government, and if negotiations should
again take plnce, It must he ut The instance
! oftho Mexiran government.
Col. William M. Snyth, formerly an
! editor ut Jackson. NJ S., and more recent.
" At New Orleans, has gone out m bearer
Of these important dispatches to Gen. Scott.
Mr.. Trlst is recalled because his mission
is ended and there Ia nothing more for him
to do.
Gen. Scott Ia TO establish a temporary
military government in and over the City
and State of Mexico.
Whether he has received Instructions TO
make alliances with any Of the STATE gov.
crnmerts that may be in favor Of peace.
dors not appear. Nothing has yet trans.
pired rs 10 this but il Is presumed thai, at
present it would be difficult for him to find
any peace party.
The existence Of a strong and influential
peace party in Mexico has often been al-
legged but never satisfactorily proved.
There was not only a peace party, as MS.
rttd by some. but 1t had nm influential
leader, Herrera, and was well organized.
But Herrera md his friends. though favora .
bic to peace in the abstract, have never
indicated any wish to make peace by sp.
criticing half or any largep part of the Mcxi.
canterritory. There Is no peace party in
McxIco-at least, none in the sense in
which some have heretofore supposed. The
Hexrcans, II i admitted, have a fanatical
| attachment to their soil, as well as to their
religion.
The administration, IA ono would ju1r,
from the columns ofthc Union, il now decp.
" interested in the result Of the approaching
Pennsylvania election. Great efforts have
been made 10 convince the Pcnnsylvanians
that the new tariff has done them no injury:
and tho war Is undoubtedly popdl II in that
State. t will not he surprising if Gov.
Skunk should be reelected, and by "A very
large majority.
Gen. Towson, the Pay rastcr-G General,
~ said to be dangerously i'll.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23

THF NEsNERrsTl COMMITTEEMAN a
recent mesmeric lecture q Exeter, BY Mr..
Hicks, one Of the experiments mostsignally
failed, to the chogrin;ofthe lecturer. Hav-
Ing, as he ianciod, mesmerised d table and
q mans hand and By some means held the
two ~ eifectually together: that It all de.
pended on his single ws1l whether they
should ever again be parted, he placed d
shilling in tempting proximity to the hand
TN a INK aud exclaimed, "There move. my
man, If you can take up that shilling Yon
may have IT," Thank you, said the hon
est fellow, as be very caofly dropped he
IA into hi waistcoat pocket
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23
NOTICE.

By virtue of the assessment a tax roll now
in my possession as Collector OF Parish Taxes
for the year 1916, | have Sc zed and i'll sell at
the Court house doer, on Saturday the fourth
December next to the highest bidder the fol-
lowing described property to wit:
A certain negro man slave, named Jacob
aged about fifty years: To pay and sstisfy
The parish of East Baton Rouge, in the sum Of
six dollars and ninety nine and one half GEMS
amount of Parish tax, due by F. D. Newcomb
for The year 1916, together with the cost Of
this proceeding. Terms of sale-Cash.
WV. HUBS, Treasurer and Collector.
for the Parish of East Baton Rouge.
Oct, 23-38.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23

G5~Tho Steamer ELISHA has recon-.
menced to run betwcca New Orleans.
Bayou Sara. Point Colnee and 'Tunica,
under the command Of bxr very polite and
accommodating Captain, i. G. Landry Esq.
As will be seen from otr advertising co.
lumns, she leaves Nep Orleans every
Wednesday Morning at 10 o'clock, and
Bayou Sara every Sa'urHay morning at the
same hour.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23
DRAINING.

Mr.. WALKER respectfully informs the
citizens Of Baton Rouge and Vicinity, that
he will Civ" lessons in Dra~ing, Shcirhinr,
linear, Perspective, fndia-Ink ami Nczzo.
h"'o Shading; Dra0ing tJom ~nofoye, uitA
the rules Of Lfght, Shade and Shad0m, IN
SEVEN LESSONS. Ladies' can receive les
sous ut their ~ residences, and he viii
receive gentlemen 1T hi drawing-room, in
the City Hotel, where all are invited to call
and examine specimens.
Sept. 25-a4. e
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23
STRAY.

Taken up ~ Col. t'billpI1ickY pcar
N19hjs plantation, Gee miles from The
town Of Baton Rouge, a Snrrel horsp, about
- ElanIs higa-tbe right bind foot VIII t.,
aud marks Of the coilaf. No Other mark
visible, The owner is requested to comply
with the law and take hin away.
+. q. HENDERSON, Ranger.
Sept. l6-34.