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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08
New Mode Of Making LeyeeS.

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The Concordia Inteliigercer remarks that
an intelligent and energetic gentleman of
the Parish of Concordia, Bernard Reynolds,
Esq, has long made the subject Of making
permanent leyees his particular study and
baton of eminent gentlemen and pract c i
Hp,anters whose experience i'll such matters
entities their opinion to great wei ght.
The mode of Mr.. Reynolds is to dig a
trench for the base of the levee, four feet
wide and eighteen inches deep, taking out
every stump and making sure that the bot
tom Of the trench was firm earth instead Of
mud or quicksand. TlitN along the side
of the trench nearest the river, Mr.. Rey-
mods drives down a firm and continuous
row of cypress pies, at least six OF seven
feet lony, driven down, touching each other
at the sides, 50 far into the bottom Of the
trench, as to stand firm with the tops some
four Or five feet above the top of the ground.
This forms the base of the levee. The
earth is then thrown in and the levee
formed of the requisite width and height,
entirely covering the piles, which, thus
covered, will remain sound three-quarters
Of a century or longer.
The alvanta yes Of such a levee are:
lst. The piles give strengthand stability
to the levee.
81. The piles resist the approaches of the
craw6sh coming from the river landward,
and turn them back. They will never be
abe to porforate a levee thus guarded by
timbers.
81 The care in making the trench in the
base Of the levee and then throwing in clear
and compact earth gives every security that
the leree will b. 50 id, and hot porous for
the admission of water.
Mr.. Reynolds has made a close and ac-
curate calculation of the additional expense
per mile, required to pant the line of tim
bers, and finds it to be less than $500 per
mic. This additional outlay, however, Sc
cures the levee against wear and tear. and
makes it last a man lifetime. The discov-
cry is of the most important character, and
we hope will elicit that attention which is
due to il.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

TAKING TIVE BY THE FoRELocK.-Thc
Bayou Sara Ledger, of the LIST, comes to
us with the names of Lewis Cass, Of Mi
chigan, and d. s. Dickinson, of New York,
flying at its mast head as democratic can
didates for the Presidency AMI Vice Pre-
sidency, in 1852, Our Bayou Sara CO.
temporary, is, we much fear, for we would
infinitely prefer Such a ticket to any other
that could be formed) far iii advance of the
democratic wagon. The controllers of the
concern will never enter such nags for the
great race of 1852. They will be too
shrewod for hat, anyhow.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

I'VE have hecn favored with n copy
of the address delivered by the Hon. L. Ii.
McCALFB. at the dedication of the New
Orleans Lyceum, in December last. The
subject was prolific Of thought, and most
el~oqucntly, ably and learnedly, has Judge
McCALEB handled it. Some portions of
it display deep aud impassioned eloquence,
and the whole bears the impress of great
learning and research. We have perused
it with much pleasure.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

THE CREvAssE AT BONNET CARRIE
The mighty mass Of water continues to
flow through the v with undimi-
nished force and volume, and lias.no doubt
saved the country below it, including the
city, from great injury and probable over
flow. We have but little doubt that for
all future time, it will form one of the
permanent outlets of the Mississippi.
particularly as it will be SO very difficult,
if not impracticab.e by any human efforts
to close it, rel when the river is at low
water mark. This, at any rate, cannot
be accomplished, except alta vast outlay,
for we understand the current has alre ady
made itself a channel 60 to 80 feet deep,
and the stream of the revasse is actually
wider than the river itself. We see no
alternative but when in low water its
dimensions are contracted to the deep
portion Of the channel it has worn, to
commence the erection Of artificial banks
or levecs, within which to confine it in
seasons OF foad and let it remain as 4
permanent and necessary s'tap-- upon the
supernnous food of the father of waters.
It il, to be sure, greatly injuring the sea
bathing Of our watering places on the gulf,
as the water at the Bay Of St. Louis w
understand, is perfectly fresh aud drink
ab.e-oM father Neptune having been
completely elected from that portion Of his
domain by the yoafng father Mississippi.
This however, is but IN petit malLeN7,
when compared with the security which
such "a safely valve" affords" I b so
important a portion Of the Stately.
O. bulletin.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08
Meeting In West Baton Rouge.

We would direct attention to the pro-
ccedinys of the meeting of the citizens OF
West Baton Rouge, he'd at the Court
House on the 25th ut. The Object Of the
meeting is of primary importance to every
inhabitant of the lowlands of Louisiana,
and We ardent'y hope that the well di yest-
ed anl excellent recommendations of the
meeting may be productive of lasting
COOL. Our columns will be always at
the service of tho Sc engaged in such impor-
tant AM. laudabie undertakings.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08
Washington Guards.
Barrow RoUeE, June 18th, |

BATON KoUGE, june 4tT, I55D
At O regular monthly meeting of the
Washington Guards, held at their Armo-
~, on the 4th inst, the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, A beautiful Silver Cup has been pre-
scented to the Washington Guards by a num-
Der OF citizens of Baton Rouge, as a testimon-
ial of their friendship for the Company, there
fore be it
Rssalved, That feeling deeply grateful for this
mark of esteem, the Washington Guards hereby
tender their sincere thanks to the donors Of the
same; hoping by their future military department
to merit a continuance of the friendly feelings
which prompted the gift.
Resolpea, That the above be published in the
sAdvocate'' and Gazette of this city.
BY order and ia behalf of the Company,
NJ. L. SHEEiIEY, Secretary.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

A HUMANE PROFESSIONALISM cd lady,
the other day, after depositing an orphan
child with the managers of the Orphan
Asylum at this place, remarked that if they
scaatec2 any more orphans, that she knew
where seven Oh eight could be obtained
The excellent Old lady evidently thought
Stat orphans Were in demand. and would
bear a high market price.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08
Mr.. Webster-The Compromise.

The able, and generally very reliable
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, wri-
ting from Washington, under date OF the
2Sth ult., remarks:
Theletter Of Mr.. Webster, extracts from
which You have published, is greedily read
and highly admired here. 1T is an excel
lent defence of his position. The oppon-
ents Of the compromise have lately attempts
ed to represent Mr.. Webster as hostile to
it. On the contrary, Mr.. Wester is dis
tinctly in favor of each one Of the leading
provisions, but has been opposed to their
union in one bill. It is thought here that
upon his vote the union Of the measures,
and the consequent success OF the scheme,
may depend; he will not take the respon-
sibllity Of defeating it. 1t may be a sacri-
flee of some personal and political policy
for Mr.. Webster to follow in Mr.. Gays
path, but it will not be regarded by the
country as involving any such sacrlfice.-
He can concede many trlunphs to MIR.
Clay, and yet have glory enough to him.
sell.
The same writer, referring to the pros
poets of the compromise, has the following:
A careful estimate, made this morning,
of the probable vote of the Senate will show
that it will receive the votes of twenty
Southern Senators, Of 8 Northern Wings,
and 7 Northern Democrats. In my opin-
ion, at least four votes not in the estimate,
will, upon a pinch, be given for the coln-
promise.
Let it pass the Senate, and the people
will see that it passes the House.
10 The vote in Kentucky was for the
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

1--WE canno omit taking this occa-
sion to tender to the Police Juries of East
and West Baton Rouge our sincere ac-
knowled gments and thanks for the comp'i
mcnt conferred upon Us in eloctin5u u Parish
Printer for the ensuing year. Being COM
parative.y a stranger to the citizens of the
two Parishes, this expression of confidence
embolles a most gratifying Significance.
We shall endcayor to perform our duties
with correctness and p~unctuality.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

U-Jennings' repeating rifle is onegof
the most effective, the most aacfni weap-
on, Of modern days. It discharges "a
balls in a minute which take full effect at
800 yards. When one ball is fired the
gun is instantly loaded by a principle as
simple as it is unfailing. Think of such
a weapon in the handsof athousand men.
The use of this gun ought to be put an
end to war, for surely no army could
stand against it.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

~ The Catahouda Advocate, pnblish-
ed at Trinity, in this State, has holsted the
name of John G.. Fremont for the next
Presidency. We incline to the opinion that
our worthy Catahoula contemporary is SO far
"ahead Of the hounds" that they never
will besable to overtake him.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

r-To the Clerks of these two splendid
passenger steamers NATcHEz, No. 2, and
Princess, No. 8, we are under Obligations
for packages of late New Orleans and Nat
chez papers. Finer and more comfortable
boats, or more polite, capable and gentle
manly officers, are not to be found any
,r,l,ora
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08
nrThe Odd Fellows of PelmsyIvan

MThe Odd Feilows of Pennsylvania
are about to furnish a block of marble,
suitably sculptured, for the National
Washington MonuanesSlt. The Journey
men Stone Cutters Association Of Phlia-
de,phia have also determined to furnish a
block.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08
TIE NASHVILLE CoNvENr1oN.--Tl

THE NASHVILLE CONVENTIONS Tile
Memphis Eagle says:
."Those gentlemen who have been re-
Gently seen wandering through the streets
of our city and looking unutterably mystic
.rious and heroic things, are not Htngarl-
an exiles las has been falsely reported) but
delegates on their way to the Nashville
Convention.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08
New Dress Of theGazette.

The new and beautiful assortment of
type, iii which the Baton Rouge Gazette
appears this morning, was purchased at
the well known Type Foundry of Mr. II.
II, GREEN, No. II, Canal Street Row,
New Orleans. We.ts1ust our readers will
be as we'll pleased with the appearance of
our sheet as we are, If such prove the case
we shall be more than repaid for the heavy
outlay incident to all typographical i'm
provemcnt.
We take great pleasure in recommend
ing Mr.. GREEN to our contemporaries of the
press rs 4 clever and liberal gentleman,
who evinces every disposition to accom-
modate his patrons in the most thorough
going and business manner.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

10 The telegraphic report that Sir II.
Lytton Bu,wer, the British Minister at
Washington, had notified the President that
England was bound, by a secret treaty
with Spain, to protect the latter power in
the possession of Cuba has not been con-
firlned by latereadvices. The report is UNI
true, without question.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

10 The improvements in III streets,
now progressing, are worthy Of all COM
mendation. The work is done in a sub
stantial and durable manner, and reflects
credit upon the superintendent. We trust
the Board of Selectmen will continue these
improvements, and thus merit the approba-
ton OF their constituents.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08
Congressional

We have not been able to get hold of
any papers, this week, that contained Ell
ther important or interesting Congressional
news, The Senate, .npto the latest dates
had been principally engaged in discussing
Mr., Gays Compromise Bill. The pros
poets of its final passage were growing
fairer. We ardently trust that it. or some
other honorable pan Of adjustment may
pass. and the country quoted, Until this
is done the general business Of the nation
will continue to be sadly neglected,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

I'm. M. Robinson, Esq, late Repor-
ter Of the Supreme Court of Louisiana,
died at Pascagoula, on the 2eth nit.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

10 The vote in Kentucky was for the
new Constitution 1868, and against it
90, 302-najority 56,351.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26
Oh MY BIRTHDAY.
~ RICHARD HENRY WILDE

Another ofmy wasted years has gone,
Ahd brought me nearer Dothing-but the grave;
And thus they way aud ware, and, one by one,
Leave, as they found mc-M -Meaucholy's slave!
Each stamps is wrinkles deeper on my brow
Each sheds rs frost upon my scattered hair;
ana thcar who knew me once, and see me now.
sreak Of me as among "the things that were.''
~. watched, ,hro' night, till dawn the lingering sun
Is my fortieth sun-si length appears,
Ana seems TO question me:--ssWhat hast thou done
through this long waste of miserable years?
'Erc his eighth lusire, gallant sorry dird;
Iht. dying, left behind, a aesthless name,
And hast thou, 20 honorable pride
NO nobic aspirations after iams?
"liorscc and Virgil, Caesar, ssipio Ill
With glory, ere thy years, thsir sword or page,
Esn "hiie thcs III 'dst, Napoleon, Byron writ
Their brief and burning annals on the age?
"And thou .'-Enough Iknow il all--'tis trne.--
Wasting my head and heart on Love Rhyme;
While the irrevocahlc momeats fcw, {
ir.lished, and beIucs,hed no Iame 10 time.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26

4 WcMAs's PRIvILEaEs --Wo cannot
Imagine why the women should hold cCnven-
lions with view to obtain greater prisil.
eyes than they now enjoy. Whaf wnn!d
the dear creatures have? a woman can
say what she p!easas TO you without the
risk of being knncked down, hor-ewhipped
or chaI'caged She can 20 10 all the places
ofamuscment withou, pawn. n cent. She
is waited upon with the utmost obsequioos-
ness tv The 'nrds Of the creation,' who
dof' their beavers TO her in token OF hom-
age, and kneel at her feet (so,nctimes) 10
sue for her love. She can run up bills nj
the dry goods store, the milliners' and the
Jewelers. which her husband (unless he
has previously advertised her q Ia Law
renee mus, pay. She can take plea
SAINT snooze nfler dinner, while her husband
is hard at work. She can 60 out and spin
street yarns when the weather is fine, with
ou, the fear of being asked either to drink
or to treat. She can paint her face if too
pale, or lily -suhHe if it be too rcd. She can
stay al home in war time, and marry again
il her husband gets his qaetus 10 baitle.-
She can screw herself up if too thick, and
pad iftoo thin. Surely with al! these priv.
leges she ought not to insist upon wearing
the what-d'ye-call'ems.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26
TiE PEACE c. 1NGRESS.

i How the world would e,agnate were
not for the fol!ics oi the hair Drained on,
enthusiastic! = Happily, they now and liiel
make the sides Of the grave md wise i
shake with wholesome laughter; eve,
though the aforesaid gravity and wisdom
quick subsido into compassion profound
est pity of,he utopians. How many laughs
has wisdom enjoyed al the cos, OF specula
live Ellyi There was one Heryey, wh,
avouchcd discovery Of tie CIRCULATION d
The blood. And the world laughed, and
then rebnked him; and finally--ier bis out
rageous nonsense--p punished him By de
priving him oi his practices.
There was ono Jennef, who having spec
ulated upon the hands Of certain dair.
maids theorized upon vaccine virus, aud
declared that in the COW he had found a
remedy for smallpox. And the world
shouted; and the wags were especially
droll--foreIeling, in their excess Of witty
taneies, the growth Of cows horns from
the heads OF vaccina.ed babies.
When il was declared that our streets
should be Illuminated BY igni,ed coal gas
the gas to flow under our feet--!he world
laughed; and then checked its merriment,
stoully maintained tba, some night London,
from end 10 end, would be blown up. Win
sor, the gas man was only more tremen-
dous Guy Tawkes.
When the experimental steamboat was
FIRST essa,ed at Blackwell, and went stern
foremost. the river rang with laughier.-
There never was such waiermlli's h,li-
dav.
When Stephenson was examined by the
parliamentary sagcs upon railway pro
!iect BY which desperate people were to
travel AT the rate Of ny, afteen rifles an
hour, the Quarterly Review iaugbed sar-
donic laugh, asking with killing irony,
"Would nj men as soon be shot out Of a
gun, Us travel by such means:'
And when, last week, the Paaco Con
gress met At Frankfort, did not the wise
ones laugh 1t the tinkerng paciicators--lh
simple ones in broad brm and drat? They
met in ST. Paui's Church did they pay two
pence ?? aad tiger I!aynan listened to them
and was not there and thpn changed to a
lamb: :neither was single piece Of cannon
turned, by the eloquence Of the takers, in
70 honey.
The wise world has laughed al the circu.
tiation OF the blood--at gas---a, STEAMBOATS,
at railways. Why should not the worlt
ENJOY its hnrse-collar grin at The preachers
ol pence! Whv should not arbitration (nn'
III Al accepted princip'.) be quito as ridi-
lcn'ous (nn,ii triunpheu) rs vaccination?
II .'cuner was quack, why should net the
dove lie 81 mbol ofpeace- be pronounced
a most fabulous goose?
Meanwhile, and ouIs few hours after
the departure ottHe Pence Congress from
Frank fort, England and France are tied 10
getIer BY The electric wire, and The light
aing carries messages between the nations
the natural euemies! IA electric wire
from D.ser 10 Cape Grisnez! What line
of comment on the lanehters!- - Palch.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26
STOVES! STOVESn
HAaDw a r z.

TN Y. BIAKEMORE, Jr., would respect.
L fully inform the public, that ne has ]nsl
received and opened at his Store Room on
Main Street, between Front aud Second, a large
assortment Of
Stores. Tin and Hardrrarr.
which he is determined to sell low for Cash.
lie is also Agent for spr It's Patent Llsh,n,he
Rods, and Jenkins, lIamln q Cos. pa'e"' wire
Railing or Fencing lie would say 70 every one
come and examine his stock before purchasing
elsewhere.
pavenport. June Goth. 1850.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26
DAVENPORT, IOWA, OCTOBER

edge Of which was no doub, little sharper
from the known presence Of the landlord
After this he gave out an invitation TO any
one in the house to advocate or oppose ten
pcrance.
'Now is your time, said The landlord civ.
ing bis hnmpbncked friend a joy, give il
10 them roindlyn
Forthwith hc arose, aud nsory body look
ed at him With surprise and painn! oxpec-
talion. He said, ia his blandest tones, thu,
his friend tho lanilcrd had invited him o.
yer 70 hear Hunt, aud had expressed de-
sire ,ha, be should shy word or two on
the question. lie hoped the audience wauld
indulge him, although stranger, and in
troduccd by !ilnor-selier.
The very way ia which he pronounced
The word 'liquor.sc!icr, very iavori,c
phrase with him, made toih landlord aud
all the rest start as il red hot bolt had
dropt among tbem. This was settled, how
ever, by his qlict why Of setting forth the
advantages u rum-dcaler conlers OIL the
community. Tie cuitn was very della
sivc one for our poor landlord, as his adyo-
Gates tones deepened into the sharpest ro-
ny, and Sc, forth a multitude of fhorrid facts
issuing from the bar-roou. The etieci was
increased by his peculiar intcna,ions in re-
peating the word 'iqnor-se!ler, in which
he seemed able to concentrate more con-
tempt and horror than any man living
All this time he was ostensib!y pleading
the landlords cause, but ina very amusing
with merrment. Scenes from his own
bar-room were repeated by hia advocate in
such way as topresent him in most IN
amiable light.
Long before bis speech was finished.
people began 10 snrmlse that the landlords
lawyer mus, he their expected lecturer
As for the ,avern-keeper, he Icii the house
in Il great hurry when the meeting was o.
yer, and the next morning. when Mr.. ilrn,
went fer his hnrsc, he found him ia the
road and the landlord hndiug him.
'Yoa old sinner said he, 'take yonr
horse. won't charge soi ANYTHING.
onIy don't come back again, and III for
give you!!'
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26

A BIr OF PuRE GOLD FROM EMERSON
Essays 1t is ensy TO live in the world al
ter tho worlds opinion; it is easy in solitude
TO live after our own; but the great man Is
he who in the midst of the crowd keeps
with perfect sweetness the independence
Of solitude.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26
DIR. JOHN Is. EEENxON.
c1,pcrnN DENTIST.

SURGEON DEN IoI,
HAVING permanently located at Rock IL
IL land, offers his .profesa onal eervlces 10
the citizens Of Davenport and may DC iound ., o.
the Sore of &C. B Ion on Monday OF eaeh
week. Orders lei, will be promptly attended ~
the Variety Store. - :,
Ian olih 1850 Au-tr
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26

O.TJames Collins recovered verdict
Of ELEVEN THOUSAND DoLLARs, against the
Mohawk and Hudson Railroad Company,
on Thursday, in Albany. for injuries sus'
tanned by him. in consequence OF the col
Ison oftwo cars on that road in Nov. lS4S.
One of bis feet was crushed so as to disable
him for life, and he was otherwise injured.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26

Jrsr LINE 'EM.--The ladies lave taken
to shirt collars. The next jump, tho Al
6snv knicEerbocker expects, Will be pants
ortv.inches round The bottom. with high
heel boots and mnstache. How the tailor
would blush when a sweet little creature,
with pair of piercing eyes, and killing
pair of lnustaches, aud a svren voice, should
eu,er and exclaim. "Sir take my measure
--pants-- fashionable light iieyou know" )"
WHO would not be tailor then!
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26

"Mo,her,' said little fellow at Camden,
the other day, "I am tired of this pug nose
il is growing rueger aud pugger every
day"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26

The LATEST CoMPEMENr.-At the
Wcs,boroush Cattle show, was exhibited
IIostein COW called "Jenny Lind" with q
ca.fnamed "Barnum"