Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-03
FAoGTIE.-We find the following in tho
last weeks Now York .SatuaRaR Pftm.

FAcrTIE.-We find the following in tho
last weeks New York Saturday Prtm
The Atlantic Telegraph Company com
PLAIN that there is n conspiracy TO put down
their cable. Why don't they put lit down
themselves, then? What they are after
now is something TO recover it; let us hope
that they will recover 1t with something
that is accident proof
II il said that the city car people, instead
Of taking measures to rid their conveyan-
ces Of fleas and other vermin, are about to
issue paper in their dotense under the IT,
tie Of The Battte-drg 0tHsadons.
The papers ara full of startling para
graphs headed Ezra Of Crime" Ezra of
Frightful Accidents, - "Era Of lncendiar-
ism !" &c, but what we havo most to fear
just now is that most fearful Of all eras,
tho chol-er
Ketohum'b late lsndlady thinks that the
law ought not to punish him too severely
for his little cnpers. "CaperBn il good but
we suggest that ''chpers aud sancs" would
be even better.
One Of the city dailies, alarmed by Mr.
Depcw's census, cody proposes that \
meeting of tho citizens he called to provide
means for increasing our population.
9-sG htat.ts
ST.. LOUIS EETBRrRIsr Dirsct i1s,oysa-
tf0aS.-We have already more than once
taken cessation to speak Of the efforts this
season Of four merchants in bringing them
selves more directly in contact with foreign
markets than they have done in previous
years. The immense purchases ofsugar 10
Cuba by ono OF onr merchants with the ar
rival or the same from time TO time via
New Orleans, has heen alludod TO.
BY thus relieving themselves Of heavy
tribute which they have been paying to
New York and other domestic ports, they
snsbie themselves to compete advantage
ously with other markets FOR the Western
and Southern trads. 1t is thus that st.
Louis merchants are increasing the bust
ness Of their city
Mr.. Hanson, of The firm Of Trplett,
Hhnson d. Co, started for Liverpool yes
tertlay, commissioned BIZ half dozen firms
to visit the markets Of Great Britain, axe
purchases Of bicarbonate of soda, sui soda,
soda, ash. caustic soda, Scotch pig iron, and
Liverpool salt, and charter vessel to bring
the same to New Orleans. Arrangements
have been made with Capt. ] ohm J. Roe for
one oftbe steamers of tho Atlantic and
Mississippi steamship limo TO receive the
load OF the vessel without It's being dis
charged upon the wharf OF New Orleans.
1t is estimated that the cost offreight from
Liverpool to st. Louis wi II not be greater
than the cost from New York TO st. Louis.
Mr.. Hanson will visit Glasgow Nowoas-
tie, and other markets in making his pur-
chnses.
The following firms are engaged in this
undertaking, viz: Triplett, Hanson d. Co.,
N. sehaeffer Dc Co, Bridge, Beach & CO.,
=. a: January, Strobe, Ruby & Co., and
Won Phnl, Waters &s Co n
y--. e.--
PRENTtoE 0wHs UP.-Prsntice. Of the
Louisville Journal, acknow lodges to hay-
ing been dome up'' by tho late Gov.
Brough, He says: -s##.R#F
For many years, in the old Wing and
Democratic times, he was Democratic ed
itor, and m exceedingly effective one. We
had many sharp and some rather savage
tournaments with him. Sometimes,
though not often, he was witty. We re-
member an instance He was very cor
pulent gentleman, and one day we assail u
cd him with this little couplet:
flesh is grass, AZ people soy,
Then Johnny Brough's load of hay
II suspect | must be,' replied Mr.
bSopgh, from tho way thsasaes are nib
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