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Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
$1,000 Reward

HITILL BE PAID by the undersigned
w to the one VINO finds a certain bill
Of sale Of one William Calmes, 20 Fergus
Duplautier, for several slaves sold in 1883
or thereabouts.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS Reward
will be paid to the one who discovers the
two witnesses Of tho above sale. provided,
they can appear before a comPetent court, in
case the original bill Of sale Is not TO be
found. FERGUS PENSION.
jar7 1wd&2tsw.
ADvocArE copy 3tsd&2tsw, and send bill
TO this office.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
II &. LIP 7 A RD'S
ANGLING ACADEM

(rSrRANCE OPPOSITE roGrt's pRrg sroRr)
MIR. LifPARD ur0st respectfully announces 10
wi his friends and the public IN general that
his Dancing Academy viii he epened for short
season M the above named place, on Thursday
the 10Th inst nt fo'rlock IN, for ladies and
children and 7 for gentlemen.
The new and much admired Qgu,lyHsd,a Darnss,
Prince fuperiaD iqtciy danced IN the highest
circles ~ PARIS aud london. and recently iutro-
durpd IN New York. Philadelphia snd New Or
leans, will Dc introduced this session.
DAYS ~ TuuunN.--For Children, Tuesdays,
Thursdsy'saud saturdays. from o'clock 90 p
". ladies. same davs, from 10 20 ~ An. Cen
tieren. same DAYS from td9F.M.
Predicting parties for ladies and gentlemen
every ThafsdaV evening.
For terms, apply TO Mr.. T.. at HE academy. or
The Harvey House. tianylo-lm.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10

nsEA- Logic went answer in deal
ing with the Neutrality-suspicious.
ins question. The Cincinnati En-
quirer argues that all the human
beings who came from the ark aud
propagatcd our species must have
intermarried with cousins but this
may be met by the assertion that
the issue of such intermarriage has
brought into the world all the deaf,
dumb, blind, and idiotiC Of our race,
and this is the point to which
Gov. MagoIlin and Gov. Wise have
called legislative attention We
partially coincide with their Ex-
cellencics, for there is hardly a man
living who has not made himself "a
born fool by falling desperately in
love with a dol-eyed, peony check
ed, Observation-Disclosures cousin, before
be bad dollcd his roundabouts, of
fcrcd to clopc with her and wander
through the wide, wide world, hand
in hand with her, ike the babes in
the wood, expecting the birds Of
the air 90 find them in food and raj
ment Cousins have always made
fools of boys and the boy is thc
father of the man, and therefore
we insist that the Legislature
should prohibit cousins entircls un-
der severe penalties, or before the
century is out the world viii be
one vast lunatic asylum Cousins
are the tares amid the growing
wheat Of humanity, SO they must
b. wccdcd out. Our deficiency if
p9ltico-agricultural science does
not permit us to suggest the mode
81 efl'ecting this, but it must be
something harrwing, after deep
sub-soiling of the social founda-
tions of society. Whether the Gov
crnors of Virginia and Kentucky
should adopt the plan pursued by
Pharaoh and IIerod and slaughter
them when "innocents," strangle
them as the Musselmans do their
over crop of royal scions, or send
them to the Shakers for adoption,
are matters that. as Sir Patrick o.
Plenipo would say, require a
mighty deal of very nice consider
alton. r-L0uisrlHe Journal.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10

tSrAn English botanist discover
ed by careful examination 1000 weed
seeds in a pint OF clover seed, 1900
IN a pint OF congress seed, 39,440 il
a pint of broad clover, and $4,000 Of
Dutch clover seed. In a single pint
Of black mustard he counted over 5000
seed. and in a specimen Of charlock
1000; the seed Of single plant of
common dock produced 400 little
docks The white daisy has over 400
seeds in each flower, and sometimes
80 flowers from one root
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
nallp o5a}ette ano Gomrt.
BATON ROUGE,
TUESDAY, ;;:::::;:::.:;;:i::JAN. 10, 1890.


The EleHrH.-As the 4" Glorious
Eigth" did not come until the 9th,
the demonstration was given us
yesterday, in a very neat and, cred
table manner. The Pelican Rifles
made their first regular turn out
armed and equipped. How the
times have changed ! Twenty
years ago, Sunday would have
been the day Of all others for the
Anniversary. Indeed, when such
events came by appointment OF the
Almanac, in the early time, then
the gallant Uhasseurs, and the
Guards, would fix Sunday for the
parade, and come down early IN
the morning with an assault on Old
Michaels firing, but not falling
back, until the going down Of the
sun. We hare improved in more
than one respect since the early
time though on the backward
track in many things. Music came
up from below by appointment,
and at II o'clock every thing was
in readiness to move from the head
quarters of the company in Third
street SO dense was the throng
of men, woman and children who
took possession of the capitol to
witness the ceremony of presenting
the banner, that the idea was a
bandoned of getting into the Sen
ate chamber, which had been pre-
pared for the purpose. The pre-
sentation took place on the steps
of the east gate of the building
Miss Phillie Nolan, presented it, in
the name of the donor tour fellow
citizen VIM. S. Pike, Esq, and the
citizens of Baton Rouge.) The.
speech was an elegant and appropri
ate one, and responded to by Capt
w. F. Tunnard, Commander of the
company. After the presentation
and after parading through town,
the company marched to the llar-
ney House, where a sumptuous re-
past was spread for them, under
the direction of the host of that es-
tablishment, Col. Rhodus. A long
life to the Pelicans say we; may
they prosper and grow strong with
age, and turn out, long after many
ofu have turhed under and gone
to the great rest, that knows no
waking. Where pray, was Col.
Peirce and the Dragons, on this
occasion Certainly they are not
already hors do combat Will the
Col. drop us a line on this subject
from, Fort Hamilton 7
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10

Rs- No less than three million
three hundred thousand dollars worth
of the new nickel cents were coined at
the United States Mint during the last
month. The Mint receives Spanish
coin in exchange for the cents, at rates
which afford a large gain to the form
er, which are now scarcely ever met
with in circulation.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10


THE EDIBLE BIRDS NEsrs.-The
The birds nests which are esteem
ed so great a luxury in China have
become an article of consumption
in Paris. Although Ivy far the great
er porto of what is consumed un-
der that name is nothing more than
fish glue, still the genuine nests
can be purchased at about so per
hundred weight in its crude state.
The chemist, NJ. Payen, received,
some years ago, sample Of an East
India plant known under the name
of China moss. He recognized it
as e.of the alga of Java, the geli-
dunn Sorneum. On submitting it
it to the chemical analysis, he oh
tanned clear gelatine, far preferable
to that obtained from fish. Com
pairing il with the Chinese birds
nests, he found that the swallows
whicc make these nests must make
use Of this alga, working over It's
gelatinous matter as our swallows
do in plastering up their nests
This solves the problem Of long
standing among naturalists, whct|t-
er the edible birds nests are of ami
NAL or vegetable origin they are
both. The birds nests gclatine
can now be made direct from the
alga at greatly reduced cost. Iii
suggested also that this gelatinc
may enter into the composition of
Indian ink now only known to the
Chinese.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10

nay The King of Abyssinia is in
high favor of the London Bible So
ciety. The members are pleased
at the large number of Bibles which
he is distributing in his county
Every copy they give him he i'm
mediately gives away to some ben
lighted individual, who, not being
able to read, receives with Joy the
sacred volume .--Erchdngc.
1t must be very gratifying, to
the many plflanthropic people en-
gagged in the missionary cause, TO
notice the fact that books distribut.
ed by them give such general sat
isfaction in Abyssinia. If the poo
Pile could read them, chen they
would no doubt 60 to work pick.
ing them to pieces, and finding
flaws in them, as we christian peo-
pie do. A prayer in Latin, has
never yet been picked to pieces by
Troieans or Philistines. If we IN
derstand them not, then the mouth,
of criticism is closed. The best
way to kill of a controversy is to
protest, that you do not understand
your opponent, and let him pass
The trouble is-and this gives rise
to all the iights-that when peo-
pie do not understand one another
they want to quarrel about it
when this is the best reason why
they should NOT quarrel.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
co.PARTnERsHrP NOTICE.

PLANS SroRE, JANUARY lsT, 1850.
THE undersigned have this day entered
I into copartnership under the title OF
Young d Holmes, for the continuance Of
general mercantile business, at the above
named place. They return thanks for
past fav0rs and solicit a share Of patronage
for the future. n. G. YOUNG.
ianiO-1Otd y. 6. HOLMES.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
na~The Springfield Rcpubiiar

negThe Springfield hcpabI'can
SAYS that n large cat-faced owl was
discovered during church service,
pearched upon the top of the organ,
in church in that locality. There it
remained, much to the amusement of
the boys, and chanrin of the minister.
When the organ began its song, the
ominous bird, looking down upon the
choir, alternately raised its wings,
bringing them down with a jerk, as
much as to say, LESS noise and more
time down there" The creature be-
haved very well for an owl It was
evidently bird of prey.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10

y gentleman Gil Walnut bayou
last Friday killed the largest panther
we ever saw. In this class Of pro-
ductions Madison is hard to beat; as
well as in raising cottor.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
Making together 1917 o5-lOo "a


"a TERMS AND CONDlTIONS.-O One
fifth cash, and the bslance on credit Of
one. two, three and four years, in the notes
Of the purchasers, made payable at the
Citizens Bank of Louisiana, secured by
special mortgage on the property sold,
with all the vendors privileges and the
clause of non aliendo said notes 10 bear
interest at the rate Of per cent. per an
mum from date until maturity, and to bear
satisfactory city endorsement if required
by the Finance Committee Of the Common
Council, herein acting rs the Board of
Commissioners Of the McDonogh School
Fund. In case of non-payment of any Of
the notes at maturity, those unpaid will
bear interest interest from maturity at the
rate of 8 per cent per annum until fully
paid. This last condition will not be SO
construed rs TO authorize any delay In the
payment of the notes ut maturity.
fzy The purchasers will cause them
selves 70 be put in possession at their own
expense, and they will be required TO com
ply with the terms and conditions Of sale,
above set forth, within fifteen days from
the day OF sale and in any case Of delay
or neglect on their part, the property psr-
chased by them will be re advertised and
sold for their account and risk, without
further notice, of legal default.
Acts Of sale before &. T.. Fortier, Esq,
City Notary, at the expense of the pur-
chasers.
,zy- For further particulars. see the New
Orleans Bee, Crescent and Bulletin.
ian I'd ID.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
NEW SUPPLY.

M BARTOLI. has Just received a
IN. large assortment Of Utesnuts, En-
glish Walnuts, Havana Oranges, Filherts,
Preserved pickles. Creole Oranges, Lem
mons, fresh Figs dry, fresh Raisins, llol-
land Cheese.
ianlO.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10

FRANCE BUYlNG AUSTRIAN Provinces.
The European Times, liverpool pa
peri of December Sd, has the fol
lowing remarkable statement, which
may be docketed off as curious, iC
truer-so unlikly is the arrange
ment. because of its obvious prac-
ticability: at is asserted that Louis
Napoleon has actually bough Venice
and our territory from Austria for
four hundred millions Of francs, and
that the French Emperor is mainly
induced to the act in order that he
may realize his pledge of freeing
Italy "from the Alps to the Adria-
tic" A shot time will determine
the truth or falschood of this state
mcnt. but that it should come from
so many quarters at the same time
is at least "a notable circumstance.
If the statement be correct, the
Frcnchman will lose nothing by the
transaction, for Italy will ultimate
ly have to pay either in mead or in
malt for her own redemption and
union. Seeing how adroitly Louis
Napoleon has fastened n portion OF
the cost of the Italian war on Vic
tor Emanuel, this, financial arrange
mcnt between the two Empcrors
is less problematical than may at
first blush appear. If the sale be
made, the Emperor Of Austria has
shown more good sense in getting
rid of n bad investment than his
previous policy would Indicate"
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10

eJ~ 1t is said that five Of the Prus.
sian Ministers of State have declared
in favor of admitting Jews TO all pub
lie functions, while the other five Min
listers are opposed to such a chance.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
BY =. u. WALTON,


City Auctoneer, Office 10 Bank Place.
MONDAY, JANUARY %, 1850, begin
ming at IL o'clock NJ, at the st. Charles
Exchange, New Orleans, and on the fol
owing day, If requisite
By order and for account Of the City Of
New Orleans, | will proceed TO sell atpub
lie auction, without reserve or limit, the
following described valuable lands. ac-
quired by the City of New Orleans, from
the estate Of John McDonogh, deceased,
to wit
Lands In the Parish Of East Baton Rouge
valuable Trnet Of Land, situated in
the Parish Of East Baton Rouge, adioin-
ing and Immediately below the city Of
Baton Rouge, divided into eleven tracts.
designated by the Nos. | to II inclusive,
and lying In +. I. S. K. " according TO
a plan drawn by Lopis II. Pile, City Sur
veyor, the Dimensions being taken from
plan by VIM. !. Mccullough, U. s. Sur
veyor- General.
Nos. /, 3, 9, and 4, adioin each other
contain each about ~ superficial acres,
measuring each 252 feet front on the Mis-
sissippi rive by depth of about 10000
feet
Nos. 5, 6, Z and adjoin each other, con
tain each about 80 superficial acres, mea-
surlng cheh Zll ieet tr0nt on Tue hiississlp-
ri river by depth Of about 1850 feet.
Nos. 8, 10 and II adioin each other, con
tain each about "a superficial acres, mea-
suring each 81 feet front on the Missis
sippi river by depth of abost 6sl9 feet.
The undivided third of A TRACT OF
LAND situated in the Parish of East Ba
ton Rouge, on both side of Cypress Bayou,
about seven miles north of Baton Rouge
and three miles northeast of the Mississip-
ri river, and lying partly in T. 5. s. X. I
W, and T. 5. $. K. J..
The said tact is composed of the fol-
lowing divisions, according 80 plan
drawn ny Louis n. Pile, City Surveyor,
the dimensions being taken from plan
by VIM. j. Mccullough, U. 5. Surveyor
General, viz
Section No. Al contains, 9ss 42-10O acres.
Section No. AZ contains, 24s $500
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
TUE Cartoons OF RAPHAEL.

Mr.. Charles Il. Norton, the we'll
known photographed agent in Ap-
pleton's building, has just done a
good service to all lovers Of art, by Sc
curing from the London publishers,
for sale in New York, fine paper
copies, thirty-eight by twenty five
inches, of new series ol impressions,
from the Government plates, of Ra-
phaers magnificent cartoons at IIamp-
ton Court. These plates are in the
best state3f preservation, and the i'm.
pressions are exquisitely fresh and
vigorous the ouly perceptible differ
ence between them aud the earlier
copies, 80 dear to all amateurs, being
in the price at which they are offered
1t is true this difference is slightly
noticeable; the set of seven cartoons,
originally struck off, and published at
the rate of 20 guineas, or $3.50, the
set, in London, being now produced
by Mcssrs. Day 4 Sons, engravers to
Her Majesty, aud sold in New York
at the inconceivable cost Of SO. a
limited number only will be allowed
by the Government to be struck of,
when the plates will be destroyed
The monumental beauty of these Gel
ebrated masterpieces of the art of de-
sign has made their fame a household
word wherever. art is known; and
as the special characteristics of car
toon drawings fit them far better than
oil cahvases or frescoes for literal re-
production by the engravefs BURN, it
is really no exaggeration to say that
there is no other way in which the
genius of the "divine Urbinese" can
be so we'll appreciated by those who
are denied the privilege Of studying
him in florence, Madrid, or Rome, as
through these admirable engravings
of his designs for the Flemish weav.
ers. Ii is curious fact, by the way,
that a superb border piece from one
of the Tapestries which we're woven
at Aras alter the cartoons, long did
duty in a Custom-House Office of one
of our New England seaports as 4
door-mat Upoa close inspection o
the arabcsques in the design, "the ex
cess of glory obseured," and beauti
ful still beneath the blight Of long
and ignorant neglect, it was rendered
probable that the border in question
had belonged to the tapestry known
as the "Feed My Sheep" which, fol
tenderness and delicacy of imagina
ton, may claim, perhaps, the highes
rank in this noble series. The history
of this strayed fragment of the splen
did past could be traced no further
back than TO the steward Of a Rotter
dam bark, by whom it had been useC
to wrap up bis goods and chatteis
and who had bestowed it as "a bit o
carpet upon its New England pos
SCISSOR. 1t probably belonged TO The
third series of tapestries woven from
the cartoons, on the order of a RO
man prince who never took or paiC
for the goods N y. Times.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
Meeting of the General Assembly.

On MONDAY next, another seSsioh
of the General Assembly will take
place There are many State inter
ests suffering for the want of legis-
latiun, and it il really tt consumma-
ton devotly wished for, by people
who are directly interested in her
welfare and prosperity, that small
portion of the time allotted for
legislation will be devoted to home
affairs. Shall this be the case
should they get through inthiriy
days, and leave the people less
than the usual volume of acts, as
the legacy, then Excelsior" shall
be written on the fly leaf of the
book, and it shall go farther down
the stream of time than any of its
contemporaries. Every thing is
propitious to this eud. There are
no parties at daggers points as
heretofore, aud we hope at the
coming session, King caucus will
be dethroned, If not kicked ont of
the old Gothic building forever
Yet we are willing TO admit that
the caucus is indispensable or rath'
er a necessary evil, in the Repub
lie, but let him keep within his
ward bounds, or the perleaus of the
dram-shop. We hold that it is mn
fair, anti-Republican and subversive
of the true principles OF democra.
cy, TO allow this tyrant to enter
Legislative halls, TO whip into mea.
sures under the lash of party, the
wavering and weak minded, who
are afraid of their masters. When
such is the case, is not the minority
disenfranchised2 Is there not can
cns formed within the body Of tn,
caucus, until you can see the hand
of one or two Of the most unprin
cipled, and the most INSCRIPTIONS
in all things 7 It is even SO. AND
the fact is pregnant with evils
People who read and reflect fo'
themselves, see the facts referred
to, and acts of the Legislature com
! mand, and deserve no more res
pcct than the resolutions of squad
of political tricksters-leechcs OF
the body polite. There is but one
party in the next Legislature, and
if there is a caucus TO dictate; il
will be for the purpose Of decapi
tating all who have dared raise
their voices, against the gross abus
cs of the past few years. The caucus
will be for the purpose, of rewriting
the chains, which the people have St
long ielt and so long complained
of, to no purpose. Shall it be so
1t is for the gentlemen who have
been selected by the people, to re
prevent them, to say without dicta
ton from higher powers.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
~ Nv dear Madam.' said a doct-

w Ny dear Madam,' said a doct-
or to his patient l am truly gratifed
10 see you yet in life. AT my last
visit told you that you had but six
teen hours to live. Yes, doctor, you
did but did not take the dose you
left me-
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
RLACK SILK MANTIEIAS.

T HAVE just opened a few u the above goods
i the most useful and Indispensable arncies
In la dies dress. ". ID. Phlbbifo-
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10

~ The Lake Providence, La. Herald
Of Saturday says the Mississin is rising
there at the rate Of twelve or f'fteeu inches
a day. 1t is to be hoped that Red River
will follow the example and get high too.
-L9Iisians Nefnorat.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
To travellers in West Baton Rouge.

YTNHE undersigned has made permanent
j arrangement with the proprietor Of
the terry boat Sunny south," 80 that
persons wanting carriages or other vehicles
to travel in West Baton Rouge, can cross
and re-cross WITHOUT ANY EXTRA CHARGE
from my usual charges.
jan G-twd&5tsw HENRY CASTLE.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
DFRRINGEHsf DEREINGERsir

NOV IN STORE snd to arrive, cillespie's Der
~ ringers and the celebrated Dsrritgeyf
nov23 FRANK HUGUET.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
Estate of The late John SIcDenogh.

Great Sale Of lands M the Parish Of Or
1esns, 50. Isernard, Programmes. JEFF
ferscn, 50. Charles, ST. James, Living
stcn. Lnfourche Interior, East Baton
Rouge, ~. Tnmmnny, Assumption,
So. Landry and Caicasieu, on long ere
at. by order and for account Of the MeDonogh
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
HORSE SEIOERS

WILL remember thst we keep on hand the
w common horse nail as well as our extra
English stub nail, and both at low prices.
MONTAN MATTA,
dec7 Hardware Corner.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
Plantation and Negroes for Sale.

fldnJdjlOn anu NcSiVOo A"i ooics
A PLANTATION on Bayou Warrington. IN the
y Parish nf Iberville, containing 244 sr-
pents 100 cleared, and the balance well timber
ca Also 10 good arcimaied hands. The Pan
taiion ,an be purchased with or Without the ne
groes Said plantation Is abost mile from the
Baton Rouge Crosse Tete and Opelousas Railroad,
on the south side.
For further information apply 70
JOS. n. YOUNa,
jan5- 1mAtw. RosEDaLE r. o.
Advocate copy lmdkw.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
Economy is the Road to Wealth

ECONOMY is lhe hodu W "odlIh'
4 'CONOMtsE nv procuring the best farming
IL utensils-even tn the matter Of the feeding
Of stock AMI hogs man can save one halfby pro
curing the right utensil. Call round when in town
and examine one Of the latest Improvements In
domestic farm econQmy,e ~ -
decf MpNTAN ~ MAllAE.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
Western Produce at the Landing.

WE HAVE Just received at our boats at the
w landing the following articles Of Western
Produce.
200 Barrels Fine Flour:
80 Half barrels Pins FIoaf-jast arrived ana
for sale by BEAb PATTERSON.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
HOSIERY AND UNDER WEAR.

DY STEAMER Empire CITY, have received a
ID full supply Of ladies'. misses mems and boys
Hosiery II AL kinds, alao . large assortment
poTZB " J.. fWLLIPs.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-10
Buckwheat and large Hominy

A FRESH supply Of extra choice. just
~ received at Beal's City Feed, Flour
md Lime Store.
JAM JOSHUA BEAb.