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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-13

NEW AND Fashionable Perfumes, of
= the most delicate aud enduring fragrance just
Ieceived-Mount Vernon Bouquet; Perfect Gem DC;
wMsshington NSsegay; Kiss.ne Quick Jockey Club;
&C made by Lnb:n and other popular manutsctu.
rers. For sale By
A B0DEKER,
api2 Main st. lear Isl Market.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-13
The SALE OF SEATS

IN The Performance will commence at O'CLOCK
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12
Meeting of Citizens.

| " = bEDA ED.#S lis. IGoJ+ y
a meeting of citizens favorable to the Or
ganlzation Of Accompany Tor the purpose of
lighting this city with gas, was held this
evening at the office Of VIM. S. Pike. Pre-
sent, Messrs. T.. /. Laycock, y S. Bradford,
c. Mccormick, HIT " ada,Il, W. D. Phil
lIs: s.. N. Hart, Jno. a. Dougherty, L. E..
Powers, and d. d. Avery
The meeting was organized by calling Or.
L. /. Laycock to the Char, and appointing
Wm. S. Pike Secretary.
1t was on motion,
Rssolved, That d Company be organized at
as early a date as It can be legally done: I'M
berthe provision oil III act of the Legislature
entitled an-act tosproyide for the organiza-
ton Of corporations in this State, approved
March 6, ls48, to be known as the Baton
Rouge Gas Light Company and with d cap
ltal Of nifty thousand dollars divided into two
thousand 81 ares Of twenty-five dollars each,
and with the privilege OF Embarrassing its CAPT.
tai III a sum not exceeding two hundred
thousand. dollars
Belt further .R~esolved, That should the Com
mittee which may be appointed by thislneet-
ing to draft a charter for the Company. deem
it ne cessary or expedientt to make immediate
application to the Legislature, now in session,
for a SPECIAL act OF Incorporation, they be re-
qaested to DO SO. s a=%s &s d. Sc.
Resozued. That slMessrs VIM. S. Pike, W.
d. Philips, and HI. WaddilI be and they
are hereby appointed Commissioner to open
books ior subscription to the stock of the
Company proposed to be made that said
books shall remain open for thirty days from
the day.upon which they are. first opened,
and that the said Commissioners shall give
public notice. ttsaereofin the newspapers, iu Of
Jer that all parties who may desire TO sub
scribe can haYe an opportunity of coming
for ward. ..-. Az sz " j. sS -
Resolued, That the subscription shall be
made payableaat the Branchso o The Louisiana
State Bank, at this place, in the following
manner Five dollars per share shall be due
and payable in ttlrtydays after the organIza~
ton ci the Company; for the remaining
twenty dollars on each share, the subscribers
shall furnish their notes payable, respectively
in three, five, seven and niue months from
the date of the first meeting Of the Board Of
Directors. Az g-@#~3
Rescued, That Messrs. W. F. Tunnard, J.
NJ, TAYLOR, I. 1. Laycock, S. NJ, Hart, and
W. S. Pike, be appointed a Committee to
draft and perfect a charter, and as soon as
the same is obtained, to take the proper
steps for the organization OF the Company.
Resolved, That the ne wspapers be requested
to publish the proceedings of this meeting
and to inVite@onr citizens generally to take
an interest IN the Improvement proposed.
L, L. LAYCOCK, President.
VS. S. PIKE, Secretary.
J.. Mccormick, A. Bradford, Il. 7. WaddH
w. d. Philips, J. NJ. Taylor, w. J. Rhodus,
w. r. Tunnard, S. NJ. Hart, Jno. A. Dough-
erty, L, Z. 20 wers, d. D. Avery.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

Col JOS. ). WiLLIAms.-This gentleman.
q few weeks since, made an adyantageous
sale Of his highly improved aud very valuable
sugar plantation in this Parish, but we in.
dulged the hope that he would still remain
with US that hope, we are sorry TO saw, is
now at an end, as Col. W. has determined
upon removing to the city of New Orleans,
there to engage in a mercantile business, In
the removal of Col. Williams. the loss to
our Parish viii! be great. 1t is only about
three years since Mr.. w. located hare, but
III ehat time he has endeared himself to a
large circle of friends by mis- gentlemauly,
~iIoeFa', and high-toned department, and his
MIN business habits rendered him a valuable
c''@ea whom We sincerely hoped to keen
among us. But our loss will be a gain to
view Orleans, to whose citizens we take
pleasure in recommending Col. w. as VAIN
able acquisition to any community, In what.
ever sphere our friend may hereafter enp,as
or move, he carries with hin, the ,varmsst
wishes Of the citizens OF this Parish. that ~
may be a long, prosperous and happy a. Il
sofe'v viii be 3 useful life. @2
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

S~plR1TUALlsm IN THE FAMfLY CtRcxE.--We
regret 10 hear that a gentleman Of this c1sy,
OF distinguished literary and scientific attain
nents, one who bears a veneratcd name, and
whose genius and science has given a very
important Improvement TO the cities OF the
United States, has been so far bewildeTed in
splrltualisna, as to believe SOW that he is
wrongly mated with an aniabIe and af1ec-
~tlouate wife, and has found his spiritual Atm
ity with another young lady. As we have
been informed, the wife, though heart broken
at the development, and having one child,
has a~ssented to the request Of her husband
for a separation. and he has gone to Indiana
to procure a divorce, in order that he may
marry his new affinity, who, we believe, is
like his wife, a lady of intelligence, anna
billy, and irseproachab|e charaeter,-Baii~
more Traveller.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

OuR RA!LgoAD.-Never since the Crosse
Tete and Baton Rouge Railroad went into
operation has its business been SO great as at
the present time. Thee trips a day are re-
quired to bring out the immense quantities Of
sugar, molasses and cutton. Steamers ston
almost daily on their upward trip to take
IN freight for ST. Louis, Cincinnati. and Louis
vile, which has heretofore gone to New Or
leans for a market. One New Orleans house
has purchased some seven or eight crtp rs of
sugar and molasses Oil Crosse T'ete, amount
ing to about 1000 hoysheads and 10000 bar
rels, all Of which is destined for the Western
market. The average price for both articles
we did not learn, but are forced to the concIu-
SION that it must have been at rates equal to
city quotations. if not something better. Our
landing presents an UNUSUAL busy appearanee,
ircrn the busting to and ire Of the |ahore1s
the arrival and departure of the trains, amidst
the piles of cotton, sugar and other merchan-
die.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

! B~LAcKwoop FOR IASuARY-Leonard Scott
+ Co., New York." Naga'' opens the new
year with a most attractive humber. Bull
wer's masterpiece " What will he do with
Darrell and Lady Montfo,t, Lionel and Sophy,
are all made happy, and the intense anxiety
Of the millions who have read this famous
novel are relieved. We trust, 81, Edward,
wI.o of late years gives ell his literary labors
to the public through the pages Of Black
uood.' has something new in store for us as
good as the inimitable work he has 1ast COM
pleted. Burmah and The Burnsesen is a re-
view of Narrative of the Mission of the
Governnr-General Of India to the Court of
Ava.' with notices of the country, govern-
ment and people. A Cruise in Japanese
Waters" is continued with %untiagging inter
est, giving us a still further insight into the
manners, morals, customs, etc, of the people
OF Japan, with some humorous remarks on
their apparent. not real. in3elicacy in expos
ing their persons at the public baths, in that
delicious climate. "Hov to Boil Peas is
not, as its title indicates, a dlsse, tation on
modern cookery, but one of the most witty,
pointed articles on the folly of msking our
selves miserable, that was ever penned.
I'm .AngIinS Safnter' claims to be of inter-
est to the general reader as we'll as to anglers,
and is certainly a very readable article.
Popular Literature and The Periodical Press''
is ably handled. It aims to show that the
talent of the realm is leaving other professions
and concentrating in the press, and especially
the periodical press of Great Britain; to which
fact, more to any other cause, may be attri-
bsted the decline of tl1. drama, and the les
interest felt for oral discourse, whether
from the lecture-room or the pulpit. The
article is worthy a careful perusal. THE
Proclamation to India" closes the list
of articles III this interesting number, and
gives US the, Tory view of the present condi-
ton and prospects Of that vast country, as
compared with what they We're under the
rule of the famous East India Com pany.r
We ale pleased to notice that Blackwood.
this month, il printed on much finer paper
we have ever before seen it, aud the
publishers assure us that this improve aeut
will continue.
Price, 50 a year. Office 81 Geld street.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

4 FEARFUL REsroNs'BlLlrY.-it IS sad
that one OF the numerous manufacturers Of
pills who lniest the country, tnrns out forty
gross OF boxes per day throughout the year,
Whereupon the gainesville Courier remarks,
in relation TO the magnitude OF the pull trade
in these United States " Physicians, think
Of that! $4,000 patients a day who seek re-
lief from the u,etiraI skill Of one man. Sure
" that man should be. as he is in this case,
one Of the first intel igence and of the highest
character. This occupation entails upon him
a fearful responsibility for the veal or woe
Of his feIlow-men.n
Responsibility, indeed +! We have for many
yours thought that if there We're any beings
OH earth whose souls were u1ortgaged TO the
evil one, or who were too sntsIless t. have any
sense Of responsibility at all, the nostrum-
vendors should rank first and foremost. There
is not one, in our humble opinion, who does
not know that his business, like the rumsel-
seTs, produces a thousand INJURIOUS TO one
good result. The facts that people buy. and
use, and praise them, prove no more than the
same do in favor Of run. The world is hor-
ribly de|uded on both Of these subjects, and
no persons know it better than the p'll-mak-
ers and rumseliers.
And does not a fearful responsibility rest
upon all who assist in publishing the virtues
OF these nostrums to the world ! Did it ever
occur TO the newspaper proprietor that he
was inllIcting upon his feI'ow-nien one Of the
greatest evils, when he permits qnack medi-
cine ADVERTISEMENT to appear in his paper?
Dues he know anything personally OF the
many benefits that are supposed to accrue to
mankind from their use Is he not paid to
publish certificates, (of course, 6etitsous) Of
their great value Are not the newspaper
i" pufian paid for7 1t is time the newspaper
press maintained its proper dignity in exclud-
ing from their columns all such trashy ~adves-
tisements calculated only to swindle the ig-
norant and unsophisticated out of their money,
and probably lay the founda sion Of more vio-
lent diseases, which in the end terminate with
life. The extract above, from Life Illustrated,
is the best article we have read on the sub
ject, and would like TO see the press take up
the matter. and unanimously refuse the pub
LEGATION OF all quack medicines at any price
whatever. ..&
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

T. The editor of the Red River Democrat
is a phunpy pheIIer.' He hoists the Demo-
cratic standard, We rampante rooster,' at
the head of a column announcing the election
of Mr.. BENJAMIN to the United States Senate.
How odd it seems, that after the "unwashed"
have killed Whiggery very dead, they should
hoist a democratic ensigu over one who so
often had helped to pull it down. Mr.. BEN
JAM1N, according to the Democrat, must now
b., body and soul, d Locof ,co. Mir. B. could
never have been elected but Tor the votes Of
a few K. Ms, who thought Mr.. B. by far the
most able of his competitors. So it amt
much Of a Democratic victory after all.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

The falling off Of the crop in '56 will, in all
probability, be retrieved quite as soon as the
falling off il that ofls35 for the crop of 1857
amounted to 279,697 hogsheads, and that of
the past year, 1855, will undoubtedly exceed
$50. 200 hogsheads, notwithstanding the inun-
dation <f a portion of lower Louisiana, which
destroyed some 60,o00 hogsheads, and that
we were visited by a killing frost at an ear
lier day than has been known for many years.
Messrs. Eustis and Taylor conclude by say
ing that they are satisfied from their own
personal knowledge and they'd do not doubt
that the crop of 1859. under ordinary cir
cumstances, will exceed any ever before made
in the State. 1t may b. desirable to acquire
Cuba, but the acquisition need not he made
by statements prejudicalt to the interests Of
the States already in the Union. Let us OBJ
tain the Island fairly, and not by false pre-
neutrality-suspicious. Of Ne,o Orleans Cres-
rent "
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

q BATos RouGE G AS LIGHT CoMpANy.-We
refer. our readers to the report, in another
column, Of a meeting held on Saturday last
OF a number of the NEST prominent citizens
of Baton Rouge, for the purpose Of establish
ing a Gas Company. From the well known
energy of the gentlemen who have taken
t1is important matter in hand, no such word
as a.faiIo will be known in their efforts. aud
that it will be established upon a permanent
basis, there is not The shadow of a doutt. Il
is much wanted, and the only wonder is that
it was never attempted before. The next
thing wanted to increase the importancezof
Baton Rouge is a Theatre.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

fAuL joNEs IN THE FRrrH.-Last week
Mrs Reekie, a widow, died at Pathead, near
k'rkcaldy She was known to have been
The last o. those young lasses who lighted the
tires in Ravenscratg Castle when the men of
pathead Eept armed watch and ward nightly
tor the return of Paul Jones. She often re-
ierred to this period in her lite, and described
m'nutely the appearance of Mr.. Shirra, when
engaged IN praying on the beach for that
wina which drove: the vessels of the dreaded
Faal oown the firth. She was twenty-seven
years single, 1orty-four years married, and
evenly eight Years a widow, and was in the
naois OF saying thai she had lived three lite
llhles. t1er otlsffrlns was as follows: 9 chill
oren' 10 grandchildren, l16 sreat-gra1dchil-
o9sn. and ) great: Observation-Disclosures all
l93.-Edirdurg Courant,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

ACCIDENT TO H NArcHEz-As the pop
ular VIcksourg and New Orleans packet,
Natche=. was ascending the river on Saturday
evening. last, she was run into by a little iron
propeller named the Baltic, used in the har-
borof New Orleans as a tug-boat. The da-
mage to the Natche1 was so serious as to COM
pei her to return TO the city and go into the
dry-dock for repairs. The propeller, though
not much larger than a steamboats, yawI. is
nevertheless, as strong and sturdy as a iuven-
lie donkey, and the only wonder is that both
boats did not 60 to the bottom from the force
of the collision. Capt. PETE MgLLErr saws
that after the boats came incentact. the nro-
peller was not seen, and the presumption was
she had gone to the bottom with all on boa ri
But on going into the hold Of the Natche~ to
ascertain the extent Of the damage. she was
discovered hard aground on top Of a lard key:
this SO excited the indignation ef one of the
cabin boys, that he picked her up and chuck
ed her out through the opening by which she
had entered, into the river, and she went On
her way rejoicing, So says Capt. PETE.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

WASHINGTON, feb. |. 1855.
Messrs, Miles Taylor and George Eust,a
appear in this mornings Union, In a state
.nent correcting some grave errors in the Cn-
ban report of Mr.. Branch. concerning which
the papers have had so much to say. Mr.. e.
report. like the speech Of Mr.. Hill, aud the
report Of Mr.. Slidell, contains very many sta
]tistics. and as the popular belief that " figures
can't lie" is calculated to give perhaps an
undue Importance to these statistics, il ;a
well that your Representatives, whose names
are mentioned above, have been 50 promnt
to correct the errors relating to the sugar prn-
duction OF your St; te.
The report states that the sugar crou 81
Louisiana, for the year 1859, amounted onIv
to S7,360.00o pounds. "This.' say Massrs
En$tis and Taylor, =" is a mistake. The cron
Of 1857 amounted TO 279,S97 hogsileads, or
about 307,oo0:00o pou.sds of slsur, as shown
by thanopo,Fier's report.o The report goes
Oh to State that Louisiana cannot supply cur
warts, and must prepare for the free %inr5orta.
ton OF sugar from other quarters, as it cannot
be supposed that the consumers our entire
population, will consent to be taxed much
longer on an article OF universal cousnrnptior
and almost a necessary OF life, for a burmese
which it is obvious, cannot be accompIishedr
This is an inference from the mistake befnre
alluded Il and from the wild idea that the
" sugar cane in Louisiana is about to be slieht-
ed again, and that perhaps in Il few years our
whole supply Of sugar from that source may
be cut of by uncontroIla: lie natural causes ii
a very serious mistake, as your Representa-
tlyes show by examination OF the statistics O.
sugar production in Cuba and Louisiana for
the last thirty years.
There have been but two extraordinary
failures OF the sugar crop in Louisiana for the
last thirty years--the one in. 1856 and one in
1885, twepty-one years before Prior to 1885
the largest crop Of sugar ever made in Lou
isiana did not ezceed 100000 hogsheads. In
1888 it fell to 10000 hogsheads; and as, W
Ing to the great proportion Of cane r qpired
for seed, the Increase in the crop is necessar-
lily gradual after an extraordinary failure, it
was not until 1889, a period of four wears.
that the crop again became as large as it had
been before, asWiIl be seen fiom the follow
ing table ofcrops #
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12
SO we 60.

The last issue of the Eeliciana Mm0cyut,
fully impressed with all the dignity of the
( States Rights Democracyo f East FeIiciana,'
proclaims as its choice ior President, JOHN
G. B~REcKENRlpGE: and as its next choice,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLASS. We candidly confess
that Democracy was always an enigma,
too deep for our understanding. but in its
| present divisions and subdivisions into fac
items and wings, it seems to puzzle even its
expounders and followers, many Of whom arc
often seen IN rather antagonistic and contra
dictory positions. Such we believe to be
The position of Mr.. DoUGLAs' friends in this
State. 1t is we'll known that the rank and
file of Mr.. DIS. friends are like our Clinton
contemporary, of the South saving wing of
Democracy. and that that wing grew frantic
over the dangerous and damnabIe principles
of squatter sovereignty, and the h~eretical
isothermai doctrines which were proclaimed
in the inaugural address OF Governor Walk
Ea, OF Kansas. NOT only vas WALKER de-
nounced as a traitor, and an ally of A Abolition
ism, but a threatening hand was held over
the President, who was even denounced for
not at once removing Governor WALKER.
The very quick, experienced, and able sage
and statesman, who claims to be the iuuior
representative of East Baton Rouge, vas SO
shocked at Walkers treason, that last winter
he refused to go into caucus with his party,
because that party had nominated .'HlL Wis.,
FREE for reelection as Assistant Clerk of the
House, the objection to WlnrREl being that
he, as editor Of the Clinton argus, had en-
dorsed Governor WAIKrR's inaugural The
consequence was that W1sFREE, i all for the
sake Of harnony,h declined the nomination.
But how stand parties now Where are our
South~savIng friends? Are they now, as OF
old, found fighting like mem? No, shame to
say il, they have gone over lock, stock, and
barrel, to the very doctrine which they last
year so bitterly denounced.
Look for the South-saying fraternity, where
will you find them Why, upon the very
plato. m OF Governor Walker, and advocating
the claims OF STEPHEN A. DorGLAs, who is
beyond all shadow of doubt. the champion Of
that platform! Why is this? The answer
is plain, but not so easily explained, by one,
who like ourself never marched under the
banner Of the " harmouius.n 1t is. however.
clear that the claims of an innumerable num-
Der of very great Democrats, have been over
looked by the President, and they being agi-
tators. a Ia Delony. with all the dignity ofthe
Rights Democracy, have determined
that the SLlDG1.L influence shall be broken.
if the Administration and the Demo-
cratic party are to fall with HIM,
We confess that nothing would afford US !
more satisfaction than the checA mating ofJoHx
S%LlDElL, and of the Administration, but it
that can only be accomplished by the South
savers under the Squatter Sovereignty aei- |
banner of DoUGLAs, we say, count rs
oHl or, il ia at all, put us with the National
wing.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

THAT SAME OLD Coos."-A morning or
two ago, a good Wing friend Of ours saw a
large, wel1-couditionet, h!gh-spirited, happy
looking coon, speeding his way towards the
city like blazes. 1t was supposed to be that
" same Old coon that created such a mighty
hubbub In the country in 40 and '48, and the
very thought of which throws Locofocodom
into fits. 1t was supposed further, and there
can be no doubt of the fact, that said coon
was coming hlther to attend the Convention
of the 10th OF February. Welcome-thtice
welcome--thou ever faithful and glorious old
coon! They have had thee dead and buried
many time, since last we sa thee--but
thank God thou still Invest! Blessed be the
resurrection of the dead.-Ruhuaoud Whie.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

Atypo, Mr. Nestel, on his way to St. Louis
weile waiting for the Toledo tram: in Cleve'
land, a fortnight SINCE, suddenly missed his
pocket-book, which contained what few
dimes he owned At first our hero admired
the dexterity Of the transaction, but he re-
n1embered the fact that cash is not ths east
est thing in the world to get. He therefore,,
stepped up and colIared an lndividuI OF whom
be strong grounds Of suspicion, drew forth Il
pipe case, pointed it a la pistol. and cetnand~
ed " that moneyW Mr.. Thief instantly de-
llveled mp the money, frightened half to
death !; the typo pocketed his money and the
formidable pipe-box, and started off for the
Great West. That hootlag stick will dc TO
travel with.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12

C~ALENnEEs FOR 1S59.-Our kind cotempo-
raly of the Gazette & Comet, has sent Us two
beautifully printed calendars for this year,
for which he will please accept our frater-
nal regard. We cannot permit so excellent
an opportunity to pass without mentioning
that a day OF two since, we saw at his office
some Of the handsomest job work we ever
looked at. In fact, had we not been inform
ed BY the proprietor that the work had been
lone IN Baton Rouge, we scarcely could have
credited it. >"