Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-24
Uorrsspondsncs Of the Gazette.


have been fully supplied will, news Items,
and your readers viii find much that il
interesting, although but little thst Ia
novel or startling.
The election Of Senstora, Representa-.
tives, and Governor, took place In Coa.
nectiout Oh Monday last and resulted III
the cioice OF Democratic Legislature,
and the reelection Col. ssymons to tbs
office OF Governor. This resnls secures \
democratic successor to Mr.. Baldwin,
whiR, III tho u. q. Senate. and increases
the majority which that party already
possesses In that brsnch OF Congress.
The polltisA parties on both sides ars
in lad AZ, nothing having transpired
since my last.
On Thursday last, Horace Preston. tail,
fine locking ceIofed man was arrested on
a warrant charging him with being fug.
tive from the labor Of VIM. nees, of Bal.
timofe. Nd. After = hearing, the com
missioner re4nanded him to his master III
BaItinors---the fifth who has been return.
ed from this city. The commissioner II
said to hs.e conducted the examination
with gres, rartiality towards the claimant.
denying to the acensed mnny Of the rights
which uesgs and courtesy. II not the law,
entitled him To expect. He was taken
back to Baltimore, on Saturday. by the
u. 8 Marshall.
The Democratic State Right Conven.
ton, Of Georgia, met At Milsdgevills on
Wednesday last, passed resolutions resf
firming the Bait more Platform Of 1874
and is4s, and appointed forty delegates
to Baltimore, with Instructions to show
no preferences for any particular CAndi.
date. Il ts understood that the first choice
OF the delegates chosen will be Mr. Buch.
anen.
Advices from Cellao state that an sx.
pedition had been fitted out 70 invade
Guaysquill Two vessels with 400 armed
men had left, and steamship would
shortly follow with more There was no
Doubt entertained Of the success Of tbs en-.
,erpriee.
On Thursdsy last destructive Are
broke out In Chilicothe. Ohio, destroying
before II was choked, ono third Of tho
town. and property 10 the value OF
100000.
Judge Ducs has dismissed the complaint
and dissolved the injunction which had been
granted against the Americsn Art Union,
70 prevent the annual distribution Of the
property of the institution. on the ground
that Mr.. Bennett. the plaintiff, had no title
to the property, ani could not institute
proceedings thereon. The constitutional
objections were not noticed
The trial of ]. L. oSullivsn and others,
for alledged participation in tho Lopez
expedition was concluded and given 10
the jury on Saturday last. but they failed
to agree on verdict and were discharged.
On Saturday last, the Whig members
OF the Senate met In cansus for the pur.
pose OF taking measures for the designation
OF time aud place for the Session Of the
Wing National Convention. Aiter some
the meeting adjourned 70
meet with the Whiga in the House at
some early day.
Al the Municipal election. atepossland,
Me-. on Monday last. Neal Dow, the
Wing candidate for Mayor was defeated
by 400 votes. MIR Dow 10 well known
As the anthor Of the Maine Liquor Law.
On the same day. the election At St.
Louis resulted in favor Of the Wings. and
that at Cincinnati in favor Of tho Demo-
Gratis.
The State conventions Of both parties,
In Texas. have endorsed the compromise
.c,s and tho Wh;u Convention passed re.
,o,n,;on. f,vorahle 20 Mr. Fillmore. but
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