Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-03-29
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the aHrrsi municipal election nnmes ~ -
= Atihai tlina sis npinirts ~ 'hp 'iif 'n"n-
81 will be elected ,i,ap f,u,n zach ws'1;
slss 'rfeaarrai and roilae'ot cod 'i't
Marshal The election fut Mst"f. 10 un
the Mrhdat following
Ve,rs r,st we ste pleased ~ lsarn
that put uptnar FELLOW riiirens ere 'slk
ins ~ celebration ~ this ti'na hunn'p1
rnstu,n n is the Mrt lsr celebration 90
old England and America the TINE vhpr
che newsfs aip 81 eht 'hp esiih 10 boz
puetaii Embellishments sri sll 'le pst'h
allied with pladnrss. o., rs have 'he
rast. sud lnsrrta'e u ~ snph . ,nsnnst
that n ,nat bepume nsed institution.
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pssy They have nr Ices than three
fresh mndrr eases ~ the lral rul-
umn ~ The city papers ~" ~
iheh beast who ~ cold hlund
hills his WITH We hope the dia
ehsling details ~ the trial will
soon terminate. anl tho offenders
against the lave If Gud and man
placed beyond Executive clpmunry
DFAfu 80 rue HovFeTup ~ ltiisuis -
Ffum she Chicago lf'se. 90 the s9i ins'
We lestn that erv. William nissell uov-
sthpt ~ llinois. died nj HE iesilerea 10
springfield. go the inth inei The ss,na
rsppf contains go rlllgsl announcement
81 he fset. aud u,dsfs iot the sulamhities.
The body If he deeasssd uo,sthu, 40.
inferred according ,o the usages IT the no
man Catholic Clutch. To- which ,hs ia'ni
" ~ ,he deceased usrally wp'shirrai
Aphivn EXTRAORDINARY ur Ruy
AWAY SLAVES Yesterday ~ about
noon gang NJ ~ plantation slaves.
all mun. marched into the city. hV
way of the jackson RAILROAD. and
came down ~ Commercial Place TO
look iut lawyer. ns they said. go
put ihem IN The way NJ iinding out
who their master was Whilst
standing IN % gang uu tho alley. tho
police tahp along. aud finding They
were not under anybudy's control.
sfiestpd them ahd lodged them IN
the First District lnrkup.
These npatups ra,nr FROM tie OAK
Grove plantation. ~ s. James par
ish. fifty miles above the city. Their
story is a singular ono. The plan
tatipn belongs tp the estate Of James
II shepherd. deceased, aud ia held
by a number ut heirs, Tho nrgrnrs
cay that tot i've years they lave
not known whether they had mha.
ter ~ pot. that lately new over
sppt WINS PIT nept them. aud treat
cd them cruelty without proper
cause, knocking them down with
clubs aud ilaying thcm till their
backs wpte ell raw. They say that
they went tn n young man on The
plantation Tone ut the heirs) and
asked his protection. but ohtaiurd
me- satisfaction. and that on this ac.
count they deserted the plantation
60 come tn the city for legal redress.
They say that they lult the rlanta.
ton between ninn and ton o'clock
on Sunday, walked oil day and part
of the night through the woods. e.
avoid being Intercepted. aud part
ot the night walked un the railroad /:
coming down from krnner un tho
track yesterday morning. They
say there IL another gang who left
the plantation with thrm. aud took
Co the woods, and that this gang
viii come along SOON Il not Etnpp.
cd on the way, Dr'ia 21h inst
Whilst IL Ia we'll known /. all
the iudwcllrra e the Sugar Bowl
state. that the negroes. on the plan.
tetions are generally treated in u
humane aud christian manner, a,ill
there are exceptions to the rule, cor
which there ATE ample statues made
aud provided. The pistrict Attor.
ney IL the proper officer 60 take cog.
nizancc of abuses in thia direction.
but as they are elected and in this
way dependent on the community,
the first case Ia yet 90 he reported
when one has taken a stand Cor
right and Justice above their own
peeuniary interest II ia made ,hcir
duty O. report eases of cruelty 10
slaves and the law goes 50 far rs to