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In the Parish Of Ioervlle, ON Thursday evening
the 18th inst, BY the Rev. w. II. Crepsaaw, NJ,
GEORGE Il. PRICE Of Con :o~dia to Miss ALME.
DlA, eldest daughter oeEdwa, 6sMoo.c.
There would De no evidence ,iiat solo age creeps
on apace,' were j: not, ,aat sIe vesy laDd-ma, 8
OF our youthful existence yauiA, like paantoms
before he n.onday sun. Toe ea,ly morn, wi.h
rs dew distilled perfumes, ripps to midday, and
len melts off into. The Cos ~ shadows 0; twi-
light, aoG he dosky shade. Of DIV rkne,s, aud OBJ
livion. Thus he We Y death aoG dest:rc lion of
lie, IS made he very poessy Itself Of existence.
What interest Is the fo' US n he perpetual
rose tbs pot like the sweet Gees ;st steals u
SHE beur to breathe nomenisry existence.
Alas, Alas, II Is a booess vase Of lime 'or NOR
ta's to sigh over the laws and ordinances Of
Divine Providence.
It is so-she fact is chronicled the beautiful
Belle OF lbervi'le, Of whom to speak, our hand has
trembled, lin pictu"irg the gay ball, and the
merry daoce;" oas passed into another existence
Before We get prosey, let rs conclude-not with an
"amen" because we eschew the word or this We
are satisfied; had better "p, ice been paid,
"mo.e," could not have been had, from any com.
munity.
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Groceries Produce &c

OrOCGFlcS FrO0uCe &C.
OR bags Rio Coffee.
~ 20 bags fine Salt.
10 boxes Macaroni and Vermicelli.
barrels rulverized and crushed Sugar
4 cases ground PEPPER and Coffee.
II quarter and eight No. /. Mackere!.
6 cases Pickles, pints and quarts.
9 bags old Java Coffee.
so pounds Indigo
5 cases cut smoking Tobacco.
3 casks Shouldeys and Hams
tierce S. C. dried Beef extra"
8 firkins prime Western Butter.
90 gross Lacours Southern Matches.
20 boxes Hampers CArdials.
2 cases genuine Castle Soap.
10 baskets best Olive Oil
20 dozen painted waterI Buckets.
nests painted Tubs.
6 do. do Keelers and foot Tubs.
200 bags prime white Cofn.
so barrels s. F. st. Louis Flour.
All Of which is lust received from 81.
Louis and New Orleans, ard is offered to
the trade or families at fair living profit.
may-12. JOSHUA BEAL.
Opposite the Harvey House
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Analyse Chimi4ue des Faux Mtne-
raleD Dc e Cromwell. -

Mons. RESAuD :-Eeau minerale
que vous m'avey remise, renferme du
Carbonate de Protoxide de fer tenu en-
dissolution par de pacide carbonique.
Ellie content une legere proportion
de carbonate de soude-des atomes.
Ellie content du silicate de soude ct
du carbonate de chaux en- fable pro-
portion.
Ellie renferme du sulfate de potase,
du chlorure de potassium GU de sodium,
en- grande qualtite. re n'ai,pa es-
saye a preciser Pun ohl'autre). Ellie
renferme quelques matieres organiques
en- dissolution don't je ne puts nj. pre-
ciser, nj deterniner la proportion.
Dapres cette premiere investigation,
je vow dirai que c'est une Eau Ferru-
gineuse richie, ct qui peut convenir
dams tou sles cas- GU les preparations de
fer sont admidistrees en- Medicine !;
beaucoup de sources minerales en- Eu-
rope, tres renommees, ne sont pas aussi
riches en- fer.
Votre devoue Serv'r.
AVEQUIN.
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TO CONTRACTORS.
Office efMe Ra,on Rouge and Clinic

0DRe q HW Du70W zDUye uNN t11tsR0N
Plank Road Company,
PROPOSALS will be received until the
l. LIST day of June next, 1854 for the
construction Of Suspensiom Bridges across
Cypress and Whites Bayous, according to
the plan to be seen at this office Also
for building a good substantial bridge, over
slough labout 20 feet wide) running
across the line Of the road, about 100 yards
South Of Cypress Bayou. Proposals are In
vited for either or all Of the above.
By order Of the Board.
ALFRED SHEPPERS,
may l2th-'A. Secretary.
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Fresh Arrivals.

Fresh Arrivals.
= BBLS. Lard Oil.
- so boxes Star Candles
10 Sperm "
10 Ibis. Vinegar.
210 boxes fine table. Salt.
500 boxes fresh Sardines.
90 doz. choice Beef Tongues.
20 cases Imperial Tea.
10 CASTLE Soap.
IS Cincinnati g
may-l4-ly. A. MONTAN & BRO.
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70 The Republic of Venezuela
has resolved upon the total abolition
Of Slavery within its territory. The
18th ulto., was the day fixed for the
emancipation.
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=
.ASTN.AY.
NS1N.AY.
TAKEN up by Mr.. G. NJ. Pierce I

s00x Ns1 II
TAKEN up by Mr.. G. NJ. Pierce - I
/ near the corporation Of Baton
Rouge en- the 10th inst, a dark
brown mare mule, medium size, supposed
to be thirteen or fourteen years old. with
out any brand, has nick in the right ear,
and bears mark of the gear.
/ FOR SALE-The above described
Mare Mule, taken up by Mr.. q. N. Pierce.
will be sold at public sale, at the RAM
gers Office Baton Rouge Gazette building)
to the highest bidder, on Saturday the Bird
day Of June 1854, If not legally claimed
before that time.
MIG. BRYAN,
april.l4-1s54. Ranger.
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TMadame Skiminski still con-
tinues to hold the Charlestonians in
rapturous delight, by her performan-
ces on the German Flute.
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A VERY FINE PIANO. FORTE

II Prof. De Ceniel has just received
from the celebrated mandatory of Nessrs
Knabe & Geale Baltimore, a very fine Pr
ano for sale; of br: lliant and powerful tone,
combined with sweetness and elasticity of
touch-has two wishes, to dispose of either.
May be seen any day. from 9 to l0s o'clock
Monday and Thursday excepted at Mrs.
Jacobs North St.
~Pianos and Harps tuned and strung in
superior manner. may-11-lW.
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Western Prollnce.

IfFOUR-1OO barrels fresh ground St. Louis ;
L Corn-125 bags prime white; Pork-1S bar.
rels mess; Lard Ohio barrels choice Candles
80 boxes IS star.
The above articles are just received per steam.
ers MEDIATOR" Huntsville" and are offered at
the lowest cash market prices.
JOSHUA BEAL
may-1S. Opposite the Harvey House,
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Mayoralty,

MayOf0lUYs
THE price of Flour Ecing Is 50 per barrel IA.
L kers will give u ounces Of Bread for 10 cents.
the ensuing week. EmyfO] J. R. DUFROCQ, Mayor.
PR1Xde 10 farine 6tant Is 90 lie baril-les
II boulanges donneront ~ onces de pain, II se.
maine conrante pour 10 sous.
mai1O J. r. DUFROCQ, Marie.
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HThe Chicargo Tribune informs

fhe world, under the head Morality of
Printers" that there is not = single
printer in the New York prisons
What does be establish by the fact
that there is a greater degree Of NOR
atty among printers than any other
profession9 If SO, his argument is
not sound enough for close inspection.
How many lawyers-"good LAWYERS"
can be found in the gratuitous service
Of the Statee Our State Seminary,
has not Md one during the memory
of the most venerable inhibitant.-
Does this argue that there Is more
morality in that, than any other pro-
fessionG By no meaps. A good
lawyer has the chart and compass Of
the law before him The has all the
soundings, together with, the wind
charts, and may sail to'the bar Of
Justice, and sheer off the very coat Of
equity without getting aground
Docs not the records furnish abund-
ant evidence of the most villianous
swindling(this is mildterm) on the
part of those learned idllhe "quillets
and quiddits" Of the law @We ask
the Chicargo editor to- look in the
books Of his own Courts, we will not
cite him to our statutes for evid ence.
What constituted crimiuality9 Is
it not convictien. Is not a man
deemed innocent if not convicted
and what secures a ma kagainst it 3.
Three things: a knowledge of the law,
friends, or fortune. Thence the reason
is clear, why it is there are - printers
in the New York prisons. The laws
are sset up" by them, and therefore
they have a smattering. knowledge |
Of what the good lawyer is an adept
in.
rThe Orleanian, IN the columns
of its local intelligence, says:
Some half a dozen days were. !
brought to the guard house Of the
Third District, for 4pniug without a
number8ontra tot lie city ordinance.
We do not wonder that where so
many Ordinances arc continually be-
ing passed asein the Crescent city,
that there should be one in the stat
ute against the flight Of tines
10 It is frequent that We get
anonymous articles "for the Coma !"
in which the writer thinks him, or
herself, incog., but we can assure our
friends one and all, there mot man
or woman's chirography = ~ citks
with which we are not well acquainted.
There is no use IN trying to deceive
us in this respect, for we have book
wherein we have sample Of the wri-
ing Of each, with the name pre6xed.
We hoe" sometimes. but are not
often ''hoaxcd.'
The great qaestion which occupies
It present the Court of France, says a .
Paris correspondent Of the Montreal
Witness, is the divorce of the Emper, =
n. He no longer hopes to have any +
hihren by hispresent wife, and it is
aid he thinks dtaking another. The
eport is not official, but as it has ap-
'eared in several licensed papers, NE :
ruth Of it can scarcely be questioned.
Napoleon III is, however, very fond
f his wife, and the divorce will re-
emble in every point that of his un-
le and Josephine, who were, as you t
now, separated for the same reason.
Whether from This motive or any 9TH
r, the Empress Of the French is look
'g very melancholy. It is impossible I
see her without being struck by hef $
Expression of sadness. As to the En- Il
error, he appears constantly calm and :,
nperturbable.
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To give an idea of the manner in
which the late Duke of Parma squan
dered away the public money. it has
been stated that on the occasion Of
his late journey to Madrid journey
undertaken for the sole purpose of fol-
lowing woman with whom he had
some intrigde-the Duke took With
him 309. 900 francs out Of the money
which had been bid out for the con-
struction Of railway. A sum of the
same amount he had invested in dia-
mond intended as a wedding present
to the future Empress Of Austria, and
for that wedding he was preparing
ing himself, with all his court, to trav-
Ell to Vienna 10 grand state and at an
enormous cost.
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To Planters,

A gentlemAn, who can give the very best
n Rterence, desires situation as over
seer on Sugar Plantation. For particu-
lars address u. H." at the Post Office Ba-
ton Rouge, La. may l9-2w2t.
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To Consumers.

PEAL, ever intent to supply his Gus.
-. toners at the lowest prices, is for
the present offering at retail.
Hay, at 81 80 per hundred.
Corn, 10 cents bushel.
Oats, IS cents do.
Bran, " 81 40 per hundred.
Quantities Of either, sold for less than
the above quoted prices. Terms cash.
maybe. JOSHUA BEAL.
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w ANTED.-A female servants
w white woman preferred. Apply
at the Comet Office. NAV l3.tf
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r ARD.-5O barrels Lard for sale by
IL lmay 16.1 THOS. PRENDAGAST
Notice.

Notice.
A IL persons having Clocks, Watches and
II Jewellery, which have been in my
possession twelve months, are hereby mott
fed to call for the same within thirty days,
otherwise they will be sold at public auction
to pay charges. r. G. DELARODERIE.
Baton Rouge May 18th "a.
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LAY, CORN, BRAN AND OATS
LII For sale a. reduced prices, at feed
grocery and produce store Of
may13. JOSHUA BEAL.
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Many Of our own citizens, and other
from adjoining parishes, were presen
in New Orleans, on the 18th inst.
when the adjourned meeting Of tn
Capital, was to have taken place j,
order to have the advice and counse
Of the whole, in reference to tn
branch railroad. As the plans, speci
fications and other data necessary t.
arrange definite plan ofaction, wer'
not ready, an informal meeting tool
place at the St. Charles Hotel, where
the delegates from the country. me-
the delegation appoited by the City
Council Of New Orleans, and an in
formal meeting was had, wAereat q
committee was appointed, to make q
report, from the papers to be placed
in their hands.
The matter is now fairly before oul
peof lie, and we hope it will Meet with
sober reflection. In June next the
question will be settled, "shall the
corporate authorities Of this city pledge
its faith, for the support of the road 2"
"Shall our bonds be issued for zone
Hundred Thousand, or not!" The
heat Of the weather is, I've opine) the
reason why the matter Is not more
talked Of in the stssets. F0m insor-
mation.before US, we are lead to rbe-
iieve that there will be but little op-
position to the ordiDapce. To that
little we would say, gent fmen let yo~
reason govern you in this matter, and
not your prejudice. 1t is too fashion
able for us to abuse others who differ
from us in opinion, bis@ wrong, and
it produces counter effect from what
is desired. Sound argument, logical
and convincing, is always free from
passion and prejudice. To such Of
our fellow-citizens as are opposed to
the road, we say; sit down and in
your own minds deal fairly with your
selves. If you do so, you must be sat
SIZED that the future prospects of Red
Stick-the beautiful-the delightful
Red Stick, is now in your hands. The
lice box is with you, and our destiny
depends on single throw. Raj lroads
ire the order Of the day. There can
De no place without a railroad, and
Baton Rouge, that has within the past
ew years kept up with thAcar Of i'm
'rovement may ow.be thrown back
nto the mere log cabin fort, from
whence it came.
The INFLUENCE OF CoMETs.-M. |
olana the Turin Astronomer in speak
NO of the Comet of last month. men.
ions some curious popular supersti-
ions m reference to their influence
'pon worldly affairs.
He states that when large comet
ppeared in 1856, just after the Turks
ad overthrown the Greek Empire,
'ope Calixtus ordered public prayers
, exercise both the comet and the
turks. 1t is not stated whether the
omet yielded to the exorcism; Ger.
lin it is that the Turks did not.
4 is sot at all to be marvelled at
nat the Comet did not yield to the
'ope's exorcism. They come to tell
stronomers that all rules have excep-
ons-that all their we'll established
Tvs Of attraction of gravitation, can
3 set aside, by the great power Who
'dained them. Comets haze an in
lence-an influence not given to
Suns" Moons or STARS" If they
'pear rather oftener in this, than any
her latitude. it is only that people
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The Emperor Of France, who is by
law the privileged and only tobaccon-
list in1the. Empire, has just established
a tobacco mandatory at Dieppe,
thus makingtae eleventh in France.
The other establishments are at Paris
Lnle, Hasre, Morliax, Bordeax, Ton.
neries, Toulouse, Marseills, Lyons, and
Strasburg.
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TAKEN up by Mr.. VIM. s. Johnson on
i the Amite river on the 18th inst,
small.b mare pony, branded ID" on the
left fore shoulder, left hind foot and right
fore foot white, has star in the forehead
is saddle marked, and about s years old.
my IA If. NJ. G. BRYAN, Ranger
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70 There will be meeting Of St.
James Lodge, At the Hall this even
ing.

% Cynthia communication is al
hond-rather lengthy for grave
communication but will appear. Our
friend III" in season,
The GREAT ECLIPSE. There i
much difference in the almanacs in
reference to the great Eclipse Of the
sun on the 26th inst. some say il the
morning, others at noon. In this mat
ter we are fully posted from the best
authorities, and can say to our female
friends, that there is no need of break
ing up their morning slumbers to wit
ness this grand natural phenomena,
for it will not take place until 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon. In the latitude Of
Baton Rouge, which is 81 80, il
will commence It 10 minutes past 3
O'Clock P. M.
The eclipse will be greatest at 3. 26,
and end at thirty-6ve minutes past
Eve. The duration will be two hours,
and twenty five minutes, and the mag
nitude 5.88 digets. fthere is clear
sky, the stars will be visiblc-the
beasts Of the field lie down, and the
birds Of the air 60 to roost. This
sublime phenomena will not again
take place until May 1872, when the
eyes Of most Of the present generation
will be closed forever. The last return
of the same eclipse will be in August
Ammo Domini 1888 providing, how
ever, that the world in the meantime,
does not come to its end.
-ee>-
~Dr. NJ. NJ. Bowler is out in a
letter to Messrs. jerks, Kicking and |
Swan Of Boston, in reference to the
Merriam quarto dictionary Of Noah
Webster. The letter is most excel
lent one, and as we endorse its senti-
ments fully, we shall take early oppor-
tunity to refer to it at length. We
can see no reason why Mr.. Webster
has been permitted to make so many
inroads upon the Kings English with
out giving reason for it. Webster has
been altering and revising Webster,
ever since we can recollect, and for no
other purpose, that we can discover,
than to issue still another edition of
the same book. As DR.. Dowler saws
in photography, Webster was a pro-
fessed innovator. He came forward
to tho work Of innovation wholly un-
invited; and his bold attempts which
is successful, would have wholly cor
rupted and polluted the language,
have received the countenancc of no
one who lovesthe language Of Milton,
Shakespeare, and the American Con-
stitution.' As Mr.. Dawler says: ITO
become a photographer, is, in the eye ,,
of Websterism, an eighth mortal sin, ,
and the cap-sheafto tie seven regular
ones, involving not only the damna-
tory charge of a want of scholarship, !.
but also that of "a want Of common hon :
esty." The letter Of DR.. Bowler is {
before us, and we shall take it up early. y
A NOVEL SE1L.-1ncidently we g
have learned some facts in refence to
a wood yard transaction on the Miss
lssippi, which is altogether most '
novel method Of raising the wind, =
when steamer in the pressure Of the = !"
hard times" runs shoe of the ~ Il
portant article dcnominated "sc0Bd." u =,
The officers Of boat in the up-coun- u
Try trade, found themselves Short" .
between here and New Orleans, and - .
stopped alta wood yard in the Parish a
o. where they traded off for wood y
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UAn ancient prediction by "Mur-
rian," in reference tothe coming year.
South AmsricA this year, will not
extend beyond Cape Horn and the
North Pole wall be exactly in ninety
degrees Of latitude. Those who loose
money will look sgd, and those who are
IN want of money when they borrow,
will want it more when they come to
pay.
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fS0 O0n BRICKS for sale At the Baton Rouge
lJVsUUV Mills By TRuDEAu HuTcAisoS.
nav 17lY
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ON ACCOUNT Of departure, the under
~ signed offers to sell, at cheap prices,
some valuable furniture and many house.
hold articles. all in the best condition.
Persons are invited 10 call at his residence
on North Boulevard and see.
may 176t. LOUIS BOREDOM.
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may lily. -.
Wanted.
IN NEGRO Men, Boys or able bodied negro wo-
III men, to work = Brick Yard-gcod wagey-
given. fmay 17lyl TauDEAU HUfcHlsoN.
NOR SALE-The house and lot lately
+ occupied by Philip Burg situated on.
Third street. Apply to
may.J6 tt. THoS. PRENDAGAST-
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FANCY DRY GOODS.
New Silk 4 Fancy Goods
" d. PHTLIi Fps.

" ID r NH T. ! PS
oones Of Lafayette and Church Streets
lopptstte Harvey House.,
IIAS now!in store AMI viii BE- receiving
IL daily }om New York and ph;lsdel.
phia full stock If Silk and Fancy Goods,
which have oil been selected by myself in
the northern markets. In consequence Of
the increasing demands Of hiA trade. his
stock will, this season embrace larger a.
mount and .reater variety than ever before !;
he would beg leave ~ call particular atten-
ton 10 his stock Of ladies' DRESS GOODS.
which for novelty and elegance Of design
cannot he surpassed by any other hoi'se in
this city. CONSISTING IN raRroT:
Rich hrocade and glacf silks II the new
EST coIcrs and designs; Rich figured and
plain back silks and Saline de- chimes; prin-
ted and embroidered cashmerss, and lie ls-
nes in robes; Rich printc cashmere d'ecos.
re and satin reps; White ant colored en-
nroidered crepes for party dresses: Rase
.ilks French and Scotch p|aids; French
and English prints, white goods Of all des-
eriptions. together with general assort-
'pent Of goods adapted TO d fine trade. all ot
which will be offered at he most iavorab'e
rates With an earnest desire to conduct
my b(rinesS upon the principal Of doing. as
I would be done by hope to continue 10
merit the confidence which has been 40 IL
berally bestowed upon me.
octl5 9-y. W. y. PHILLIPS.
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CITY EMPORIUM.
Of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods.
w. y. PHILLIPS.

CORNER or LAFAYETTE AND CnrkcH srs
sHERE IS NOAUCTlON GOODS IN
my establishment Nor do propose
10 .'sell Tor cost" and less than cost" VI,
goods are we'll selected and contain all tn.
ates, ard most fashionable patterns seec
led by an experienced purchaser in the New
York and Philadelphia markets. hav,
no article that las been forced into n, ,rke
under the hammer an account Of chan,e i
fashion. or damage The pubic may tee
atis,ed that what they purchase oi III.
new and fashionable. ! do not profess I.
We IN competition with the vendors OF
Cheap Goods" 40 however pretend {,
ell as cheap as any retail tiou-e VI stan'
ing in The Union. II yon do not think 81
all aud see oct15'y
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OlcUCnSS 80 eOuOCE4 &C.
] neW hevS g honds 1920 Saes. -
y Chciee, Crushed, L0vesmee Pnt1AeS
phia. Pulvs1ised 70 Do Den6ls INAf ~ -
small Loaf =. James hsnaesE Coasey
Choice Rio and old Java. MOI ksoeMe
ani Carolina; TEA's, Imperial, &npo04e&
Yo1n9 Hyson. Black, Re-. &c.
|PICKLES. quarts and half Gallnae; Spvcn
Ginger, Nmtms4G. eihSm6h, Gloves. Mus
tard and Pepper; FISH, Sariines, Hefs'nky
Goldfish, MacEeTei II barrels. q,,artess end
Kits; OIL, Olive and Lamp Oil;A WINES