Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-01
New Orleans Correspondence.

A1' E@S ~ "NN
: regard of expense, with Gen. WIN, NALkzK
his officers and men in the principal parts
e and which was to be brought out in the q. S
District Court on Monday last, was unaFold'
g ably postponed, az the show-hills have it, in
g consequence Of the non~arrivaI Of Judge
r CAMPBELL to sustain his role in the perform
t ance. No matter what may be the clrcuE,-
. stances of the parties indicted, or whittier
their business may cali them IN the mean
: tlEne-no matter what their pecuniary ability
= to bear the expense, they must reassenble
s here again in July, and again run the risk Of
some other contingency which may cause
still. another disappointment. And all this
" insult to injury that some c~o!oring of jus
tee may be gwen to the infamous acts OF that
infamous tool, PAuLDJNG, iii invading a for
eign soil and kidnapping men with whose
actions he had no more right to interfere than
JAMES BUCHANAN had to become President.
The rebGke that has just been administered
by Congress t. the War Department in the
amendment to the Deficiency Bill may well be
applied, with some alterations, to the whole
Government, Bat, great is Kansas aud mod
ern Democracy. ard | may be considered
guilty OF treason in 12urI1uring.
The past week has not been prolific in
events that show to advantage in a nensna- !
per letter, and as | confne myself to Il strict
detail Of facts, | am somewhat circumcsribed !
in this communication. Although the sub
ject is one which will not deeply interest
your country readers, | cannot forbear mott
cling the check administered lately to the
!a"lcssness of that band of I tfia,.s known as
sailor boarding house runners. by Capt CHAM
nEhs. While just below The city, with a YES
sci ii tow, Z skiff load OF these scourdreIs. AZ
Is their custom, attempted to board Capt. C's
boat. He ordered them of. and as they tsa!d
10 attention to the order, he gave them the
contents Of a revolver; firing into the boat,
and severely woHndine one nan in the lee.
That sEiff was propelled ashore in & rapid
manner, and Capt. CH.MrEEs is to be exam
med on the charge Of shooting the rascal
he conduct Of those runners has for years I
been a disgrace to the city and 10 the laws of =
the State. Only a short TING since. one Of c
thsm uantonly stabbed and killed the mate =,
Of a ship because the reply as to where he t
was going to board did not sult the ruffian.- t
the the chances ale three to one that o
when he Is brought to trial, there will be NO :,
witnesses here to convict him, and he will he +
armed loose to pursue his british cs!Ijne- S
Any number OF laws and ordinances have u
seen passed with a view of checkin~ thas.. +
Evils, but the runners seem levona Tho rcacA Il
law. Ftes country this! II
Since tie smoke Of the great jackson :
tziroad battle has cleared a,yar. and thu
10" directors have pat forth their program
ne people "ho were very much interested r
tt result, begin 70 wonder what the frbf -
vas about, The resolutions passed bv the d;
eW direction contain every essential doctrine "
$ 10 policy 'or'"hicf the noEninaIly orpos- d:
ing !,arty eontended and / don't see that the r.
-xFension3ss5 have gained anything by their III
ietory. unlcas. indeed, they consider if all "
ashrient TO have defeated the RoEs CLIQUE p
nj Kept that enterprising gentleman out Of ht
ohpany's presidential chair. 4 scheme ;s 70
present on foot, and to all appearances -;
'''a'nlhs the elements Of success, for build to
8 Il line OF telegraph connecting BAY St D
ools' iass Christian. Mississippi City and nHs
2e other watering places with New Orleans -,
til! the rest Of the world. Should the ertar- IA
rise succeed, it will prove a great convent of
ace 10 the citizens Of Baton Rouge and yicir- ~
y, as we'll as to New Orleans. ~
IN Inc way OF amusements, we have the no
'e Marsh troupe of penny whistle theatri- ~,
liz at the Amphitbeatre, SgGsoR BL1rz. the Il
'cromancer, at the St. Charles; and the tn.
al the ORLEANS Thu-- bel
FEwARp, one of the penny-whistle troune
oresa'd, has been for sometime engaged in !
legal combat with MARSH, the manager. to Be:
tain possession of her SON and a decision LII
Judge HOWELL, on a habeas corpus move r.
ent has gratihed her wishes. Judge How cor
rs opinion, which was written out. and is at
rewbat Fo%Innninaus, will doubtless dissust m
M,u '''5" lie
essfs' 'MAEs1, srALDlN7 and company, for are
expresses the conviction that the school ciat
npr'sed of the penny-whistIes and at sun
IS not by any means calculated 10 ti,s
lie moral condition of children, and bull
Judge has the temerjty to stand up tina
inst the paper that "does our printing! loal
express gerry strong doubts that the le- G1n,r-
drama is elevated by the catch Cur
any performances Of the celebrated penny and
lstles. The weather has been unreason- oth'
J cold for a week past, and the tempera- r,.a,