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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14
nea- 1t is at all times encouraging 10

g. 1t is at all times encouraging 10
note the attempt of any community to
better its condition by devising ways and
means to assist the at present sluggish
channels Of commerce. In the Adrocate
of Monday last, we notice the names OF
the subscribers TO the repairs of the
Crosse Iete railroad, among which are
some of the prominent merchants of Bat.
on Rouge, but not as many as there
should be of the prominent property
holders. Are they not as much interested
as the merchants ? Their behavior in
this instance is ~pslpably wrong and they
should he made aware Oh it. All the
praise, therefore, is to the spirited mcr
chants Of that city, and we hope they
will meet the reward of their exertions.
As the road will he in operation in a short
time, it is due to those residing in the
Crosse Toe country-to whom the re.
opening Of the road is Of so much advan-
tage-to give the names of all who
have assisted in the good work. In our
opinion, the preference 10 purchasing
supplies, should be given to those VIII
subscribed to carry on the repairs. 1t is
no more than just.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14
The new Odd Fellows Hall in New

n@L The new Odd Fellows Hall in New
Orleans was dedicated with appropiat.
ceremonies on Tuesday last. The spec
,acle must have beeh grand and impos
ing, judging from the extended descrip
,ions given in the city papers. A splen
did ball wound up the festivities Of thu
day.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

INTERESTING REvexUE DEclslox.-The
Commissioners Of Internsl Revenue has
had the question %propounded TO him =
!" Where an administrator wishes to "a.
sign a mortgage not doe. to the guardian
Of ~decedent's heirs, 10 order I o settle his
trust finally. ia it necessary to stamp the
assignment? No consideration, of course,
passing from the guardian to the admin.
istrator." To this the following response
has been made Il reply to your letter
of the 10Th inst. that the assignment ri
a mortgage requires. in every case, the
same stamp as . new mortgage, for the
sum still secured. The tax DIES not de.
pend AZ in the case of q conveyance upon
u valuable consideration"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

CorroN GRowISG on TRE Rio GRAxDE--
The growing OF cotton in the valley Of the
Rio Grande was commenced many years
ago. The promise Of success brought the
business into notice very promptly. =
Mexican labor was used in producing
and 10 picking cotton. They evinced
skill in the matter. They were hired
very cheaF-four dollar per mouth.
Cotton has to he planted every third
year. The plant does not die duriag tie
winter. unless from remarkably cold
weather, which seldom occurs. The sec.
ond crop 10 as good as the fret ; the thi.d
ia not d good ; the 6bre il generally
shorter. The cotton grown was Ut sn-
perior quality. and was so pronounced
by planters from the Southern States.
The Mexican war. and other cause+,
entirely suspended the growing or cot.
ton TN the Mexican side. The indoleaes
IF the people. the difficulty of procuring
labnrers. the Curtina wal and the late
civil war, prevented the business from
being revived on this bank.
Mr.. John D. .McAl1-n has made . for
ward movement in this matter, and Bis
success has been very complete.
A.G Milsted has already picked equsl
to a bale 10 the acre, and be has sesrly
three months Of growing weather -
naming, which viii sa.ily enable him u
pick a. much more, thas making tso
bales tn the acre.
The facilities Tor growing cottos = "a
valley Of the Rio Grande are n6t ipfet}o9
to the most favored localities 10 the aofld.
The growing seasep enhfaces tesmonJAe
Of the year. JTSs picEiigln practicable
through ~ ensise year. The mildness
IF the climate renders the snmmers aad
E~s6tefs availstle for out door work
Lapds are remarkably cheap.
Mexico furnishes : market 1t orr doou
for = great deal more cotton than We
shall grow for yeass TO come. The Rp
Gfssde opens TO psodscefs the nasases
IT the world.
Here is . Geld Tor the capitalist ard
the man Of enterprise. the poor ard n
dustrious. We want. populstios ; Qthess
want -homes.-BeosxsstM 4sssiads n
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

~ The Boeaa Vista plantation. in
the parish of st. James, cousistiug of
800 acres, of which 1900 are cleared
Tor cultivation. was recently sold in New
Orleans at private sale for $3.50. 000.-
Fly hundred acres Of cane were included
IA the salc. -So 12a~ truG ass
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

No. Some wsg, with a view of Great
ing an excitement in the North, circniat'
ed a report that Gen. Grant intended
Offering G. n. Lee . seat in his cabinet
Not at all likely !; but, if Gen. Grant
should make such q proposition, there
would be " peace" without all the balder
dash that has been wasted upon the pre-
ciOus word.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

"a Never have we seen political ex.
element cool down SO rapidly as it has
done since the late election. Politics are
not mentioned eve among the newly en-
~franchised. Everybody who had any
work to do has gone quietly about it,
forgetting, or not thinking it worth while
to remember that . political excitement
ever existed. Better a thousand times
that way than any other. The quietness
of the freedmen since then is remarkable
before, they we're all fdgety. talkative,
and, 10 some cases, ~insoleut ; since. not a
word i heard nor an election remark from
any one. The fact is, We are Disguised
at the failure Of Seymour and Blair, and
they at the..result in the State.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

~ From present indications the next
Congress viz consist Of Senate: Repub-
liesn d.'& Dsnocrata. IL. House: Be.
publicsns l4A Democratic SO. These fg-
urss 'nsy Jet b changed BY later I'd.
vices, bat It % they viii incsease the
Democratic vote.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

~ New Orleans is said to be rapidly
filing with strangers and with increas-
ing business. Always pleased to hear Of
her succeas s1d prosperity. She will
'''still live" in apitsAof ~ croakiug and
whining Of many who bad better be en-.
gagged in some honeat employment. in-
stead Of standing about street corners
and uttering jeremiads to others as tri-
fling - themselves. Whip me such
rascally knssess say We.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

GEN. GRANT SPEAKS AT Belvidere,
Ohio, recently, Gen. Grant addressed n
Radical procession in the following EN-
phatic language: "GentIemen-l SEE
many Of you in uniforms. You laid them
off three years ago. and now you can lay
them off again, aud then we shall have
peace. Good night" No earthquake or
other disaster has occurred in tue vicinity
Of Be:videre since.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

10 Our neighbor. Philip Bauer. Is
greatly orr debtor for . splendid white
head cabbage be sent to our Office the
other day. Considering the season the
vegetable was q beauty and no mistake.
All such favors are fully appreciated.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14
NOVEMBER ID, 1868

~ Thanks to steamer Nina SHINES
for . late city paper which came ue'y
late. Do 80 some more, Comstock-
there's q good boy H. e.. eEn
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14
WILL HE BE CONSERVATIVE

For some days past we have noticed q
marked change in the language Of those
who had predicted the most direful re
cults from the election of Gen. Grant
So far as political c|ap-trap was concern
ed it may have been we'll enough to de
nounce Gen. Grant and the party that nom
mated him as destroyers Of the country's
liberties and the probable establishment
Of a military despotism ; but there was
nothing in Gen. Grants words or actions
to justify any such harsh opinions. His
silence upon all issues seems now to give
the negative to ali such unfounded asper-
sions. The Radical party has stopped at
nothing to perpetuate its power and will
continue 80 to act so long rs the ways
and means lie within its abilities. The
people are as we'll aware Of this fact as
the Radicals themselves, and naturally
looked to the e~lectios Of the Radical can.
didate as the safest and surest way of &C.
complishing those inte %ntions, if they re-
ally ever existed. They have succeeded,
after q manner, but they seem to be wo-
fully in the dark as to the policy that
will be his guide. Straws floating here
and there upon the surface seem to ipdi-
cate that Gen..Grant has a policy of his
own, which be intends to carry out with.
out any dictation from the party thai
elected him He did not declare his de-
termination to support the platform or the
party that put him in nomination. nor
has be since given that party the slight
est intimate that be would when iu the
Presidential chair.-Now putting this,
that, and many other things together,
there is every reason to belive that the
policy Of Gen. Grants administration will
be conservative throughout and that his
guide will be the Constitution as it was
1t is in his power now to play the part
Of a second Washington by restoring
peace to the country-that peace which
seemed to be the sun and substance of
all the speeches be has made or attempt
ed to make since he accepted the Chicago
nomination. We, for one, are willing to
believe that Gen. Grants administration
will be conservative, and that be will not
tolerate dictatioD from any man or set of
men. We may be wrong in this, but
such is an honest opinion candid!y ex
pressed. At all events we are content
to wait and watch the shifting currents
of affairs until be has had a fair opportu-
nifty Of showing bis position by his acts
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

G The.election returns, so far, show
St. Martin. Hunt, Bailey, Ryan and Nc
Cranie, all Democrats. elected by hand
majorities. From this fact, if none
other, the world aud the rest of mankind,
should be satisfied that Louisiana is Dem
ocratic in the main. The few cankering
spots in the State yet %uncleaned, will're.
main SO only for a time, and then for a
return to our W way of acting, I'm
trammelled by outside or other influence
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

sa- Gen. Forrest has applied some
singing epitbets to the vaIorous Gen
Fitzpatrick, late minister to some petty
republic in South America. At the las,
accounts the doughty minister-general
had not secured pluck enough to meet
Gen. Forrest according to the " code OF
HONOR If certain reports of fitzpatrick
be true, Forrest has forgotten his digni.
ty in noticing one who has disgraced his
uniform as we'll as his ministerial robes
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

s&Hsavy vhis treats aye now the
order of tho morning.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14

II may be . faisq qseseion whether
man can be welded to cehbscy. r. : 80
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-11-14
SUGAR PLANTER.

Communicationsintende for this paper should
be directed to Baton Rouge, not West Baton
Rouge. Exchanges will confer . fsvor by direct
ing as above.
ANY Of our Baton Ronge friends having COM
muaicaticns, ETC., for this paper, by leaving
them on the Ferry-boat, they will lie promptly
received and attended to.
Oar Baton Rouge patrons must send over their
advertisements on or before Thursdas to secure
their insertion the same week.
Messrs. E. E. Overall 4 Co., are our duly au-
thorised agents for the city Of New Orleans.
Messrs Chatham & Walter are our duly au-
thorized agents for the city Of Baton Rouge.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-15

TUESDAY. April i+-f. N.
Gold closed AZ 1885,, and sold as high 1885,. The
clearings Of the Gold Exchange Bank were s5l.O63.
900, and the balances sl,5l9. 5lS.
Government stocks were steady, with moderate
sales. The dealings in State stocks and Railway
mortgages were small, without material change in
prices The general shaTe market has been feverish,
and closes lower. Erie and New-YOrk Central were
in demand at noon upon dispatches from albany In
regard to the Erie bill. For Erie 7Ol was paid and
Ilsi for New-York Central. The Western shares
weaker. and freely offered Rock Island was sold as
low as 90. st. Paul Preferred sold down to Il; and
Northwestern Preferred to 73 Thereis acontinued
disposition TO sell nearly the whole list and quite
large short Interest has been made. The weakness
Of the market is mainly 10 the fact that the
leading shares are held in largo blocks
by very strong parties from whom small dealers
not disposed TO take them at current rates Their
earnings continue large, and several Of the most &C
tive shares are upon the eve of dividends, but these
facts do not attract popular support sufficient to keep
the market steady and TO absorb the lots forced TO
sale account Of boarish holders and weak dealers
At the Second Board Cleveland and Pittsburgh sold
at 81; Erie Preferred n; NewYork Central 1l7B; Ad
ans Express broke to ST. fall Of 81 per cent. Amer
lean fell Q, and Merchants Union per cent. After
the call. Rock Island fell to SO, closing at So At the
close the market was steady at the reduced quota
tiOns.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-15

RICE-Ihe market Ia moderately active at loi for
isRss .I Vars have met with very good demand;
and at former rates the market remains stesay
larly on fine and choice grades which are scarce
quote fair 10 good Refining at ana no ~ eo1
Dutch Standard at illo sales OF lSSs hnis az
i,ssic Refined are quiet iss s0l7Ic. for Powdered.
Granuiated aud Crushed.
sAITPEiER-The demand Is only moderate st ioiS
c for Crude and Refined hear Of 100 bag at these
ngures Nitrate OF Soda quiet aud unchangod AZ &C.,
sAIT-An grades except Ashton's and such de-
sired for tue curing OF FISH the Eastern markets are
dull and We give lower figure Ashtons Is In prisk De
now arriving have most not all been taken previous TO
arryns Our figures are jSSRing prleSs We 9uGse
Lyposl. ca .sEs gal SoIiy, Fine WtaiGgt', y s
s Fin. A.i'ea Rla.ss. & sas aS.1.,s Bs. a.s ss
sOAP-We note sales OF 100 boxes CASTLE at ei0l7ic
SUMAC Is quiet small sales Of sicily ut e12sSs22s y
tun; prices are nominaly unchanged.
SfEARIN-Tbe market is fairly active, and prices are
10000 n Grease at l3ol5tc., cash =, :
sEEDs-T6e inquiry has been more active for Clover
Seed at lO,c and extra in small lots at laio. Tim
ohy Seed is saabe at - eo9S2 TO- Rough Flax seed
4TAII0wUTSe demand has abated and the market is
easier sales OF 10000 at 2s0l2lc for Country ana
Eoofc-We have no new feature to note In market
for Domestic Feeces the demand continues moderate
and the sales making are oonnea 70 sa 10, %
prices have particular change 10 note but the mar
ket Is not firm Foreign wool qne. we near ot no n
porant sales We quoo Domestic Fleeces at for
Native and Onequarter MernOs, i69tSc for oneha ana
threequarters do 4562c for fub0od Merinos and o56
for supcrfne do and 42d47o FOR Extra do; a25c for
common Unwashed Californa 2saSSc. for Fine do ?oc
5O0S6o. We quote Foreign follows: South Ameri-
can at 32es5c. for Common Washed, 2Sa37c for un;
Entse Rios 2O024c. for Unwashed Creole, s4937e. for
Washed Cordoya; Cbian at 2o624c for Unwashed Mes
wsshed East India 80 s4Oc for washed and African AZ
l79l9c for UnwasGed, aud SOelOc. for Washed.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-15

The following Is from the circular OF Emmett Wells
"There h continued dullness In the Hop trade The light
of the past week, with only limited stock OF
desirable Hops in market would seem sufficient TO war
rant fIn Improvement but such result Is apparent
Ever the better feeling noticed last week. has subsidized
and holders are possible, anxious now to realize
thPh ever The Advancement OF the season leaves little
hf Hes Improve far as the market may be
goyorned BY foreign imports and holders viii watch with
anxiety their hopes ON the prospect OF the
coming crop Rumors are already in circulation 20 the
effect that the root portions OF this State and wsooa
sin have suffered severely by the severity OF the pAst
arc usually Invented with view Of influencing the mar
kct The belief psrvades that heavy protect
tation from frost We cannot see why the Hop root
should prove an exception. and In this connection we
thuk the pass Winter has been one unusually oenentas
New-York tribune., 1868-04-15

BRIbTLE1 are unchanged tue Iemand Is mOderatei
We quote from $50 a Is for American Gray and White
BEESWAX-A fair business was done In Yellow at the
lats decline still the market Ia heavy We sales OF
1900 ID at 44t9i5o. for Western and Southern.
BROOM CORN-The inquiry has been fair, and the mar
ket Is unchanged sales at 7Sl2o and Extra at lac H.
COTT0N--The demand Is moderate, as the dispatches
from abroad show prices TO be above the Liverpool mar
ke but holders ask rmer rates. the feeling at the close
being steady sales 5 bales including 1876 70 spinners
1880 10 speoulators and 0 70 exporters 200 on tho ater
In transit. We quote: ...., II. 81. .
New-York tribune., 1868-04-15
THE COURTS.
CIVIL

CIVIL |-|
Tho Bankr1lptcy Court yesterday decided the
raSs of Alfred Rerdsey bankrupt one OF whose cred
tors opposed hs discharge on the gTOunu aaV MnSn % no
concealed interest in the property O Saloon I'D docI
st The Court held that the proofs did not sustain Ihe
allegations and dened Ihe apphea'On 10 rei"Se ui''
charge. $500 ~
james Pendril sued the Second-ave. Railroad
Con,nanY m tho Superior Court, for injuries resulting
from his being by their The plantif was
al the time OF the accident under six years Old ana at
ampted the track when the coming, accord
tg 10 the testimony given in the ut unusual speed
Knocked him down On the evidence for the painth the
Court dismissed the complaint holding that was neg
gence atehpt 10 In front OF IN such close
proximity aud that child must be held TO the same care
AS adult.
In the United States District Court yesterday
the following described property condemned by de
fault 6SOO cigars bbls. Of oranges % DO16s vi
cigars, bbls Of distilled spirits, found on cart ~ DDI
Of do found at No Beaver-st; quantity OF uO i0un
at Rectifyng establishment OF G. j. Elias NO 3l4 Me1s
Thirty eighth-st: bbls. OF do, found AT fuIou
bbs of do found at No. lS7 S0uthsti ~ dds oi uo
found at No WateIst; and bble ot 1o OunI tg ~
cart IN Brooklyn. The owners Ii tue S nv col
Hiding with schooner Elizabeth III reDruaiI, ;3y
Mutual negligence charged Case tHed anu u A''0"
reserved. -. ,
In fbe Supreme Court. Circuit, Philip j.;
onroe sped he Hudson River Railroad for damages Tor
an injury suffered the 18th OF SeptemOef, loo o
cOntpR from Albany in the cars and as nc says
bHs the windowsi wien % %enIiI6 rs IN 80 of
this side Of Sing Sing his was struck by INC sue 0
the tunnel, and broken above ana pecW my 10y ~. ~
FOR time the OF his arm was entlrey Iost, put ny
eat care he partially recovered Its use lie ASKS soo
dtmaceA The question OF fact was bow his arm got
outside window he avering that his elbow was loed
ont the defendants endeaVOrng 10 show that nc hed Dis
whole forearm outside The defendants asked the Court
TO charge that while there was an elDOWrest lnS9e e
car II was negligence to place the elbow on the WINDOW
contributing negligence would prevent the palnt from
recovering, A sealed verdict is ordered.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-15


There is on hand large surplus, amounting 20 ever
o. 900 for the purpose OF paying the July interest next
due and the remainder II the beginning OF Sinking Fund
10 retire debt IL falls due The interest money for
yded for the special required by Coist
tuition 20 be levied for this purpose, and which cannot
modified by the Legislature
The earliest due bonds will not mature until ieT2 when
the amount 10 be paid IL ess than 100000 The sum due
IA 1879 than s65O0o Nearly tho whole Issue Of
bonds dated 1857 and ls59 having 20 and 30 years 70
Among the latter may be included the bonds rc-
Gently issued for deferred interest There In existence
shorter bonds The original State debt proper Of 10000
rs no included in this estimate, % t does not mature
until 1854 and 1883.
The taxable property Of the State in the year ecedns
was si s9S Tho ofcia figures not yet conpeed
for 1885, but enough has been gathered to show that the
total axbes will be FAR In excess OF 1851 These are not
all the gratifying features OF our financial situation Tho
state School Fund has been endowed during the past
two years Qn addition 70 It's landed property with
permanent fund OF etc00 00o which Is invested In United
bates 2oe which should be added 10 the reduction OF
debt, and shows gain Of Ss,e32b90 10 the State This
ton and wealth Of the State should place Missouri upon
her proper level with the leading States OF the BATON
Indeed her career OF greatness Is only beginning immi
grafton Is fast settling tho waste places and every
section is prOspe1ng With the arrival OF new comen and
building OF farm houses, factories and work houses s
noticed In avery county Our railroad system being freed
from further legislative embarrassments, and placed
above the danger OF seizures 10 future, VIII
be rapidly developed IN addition t.. to the
operation, IL 10 certain that IS months viii witness the
completion OF the North Missouri Railroad to Iowa. and
west " Kansas City the extension OF the Iron Mountain
Railroad 70 southern connection, and the pudbg OF
the Pacific to Springfield, and OF the Missouri
hundred miles 20 railway facilities and rapidly IN
cresslng the wealth OF counties along the line
New-York tribune., 1868-04-15

COFFEE-Tbere ia not much doing today, the trado
having become pretty well supplied by late purchases;
holders however firm. and Insist upon full previous
rates Rio In ots duty paid 018to and 20 good
cargces In bond Oi SIitc all goid java is weak at to
ac West India grades steady at full previous rates
CANDLES without changes fair demand prevssns aus
for Adamapne and we note saes Of 1000 boxes at 2o
2lc; Sperm are quoted at i5a4sc and Patent 6asSc.
COAI-The supply is large, and the market 70 lower
t6 6os In foreign very little has been done; the supply
Is moderate. and the consumption quite light
DRUGS AND DYES-We have had q fair 1obbing dc.
maDd for most articles coming under this heading and
New-York tribune., 1868-04-15
THE MARKETS.

TNsTthU VpsTIsd bf Tn. THInrffI
TUESDAY, April "a. 1853
AsHEs-The market Is steady for Pots stt Co. Pearls
are nominal.
BUILDING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are heavy. but not
quotaby lower The business for the week has been 10
fair extent Laths better and IA brisk demands sales
Of 100000 Lime rm and fairly active; sales Of 20o
bbls Other articles coming under this heading have met
with fair Inquiry at full prices Wo quote "a follows
New-York tribune., 1868-04-15
prcErpTS OF pRoDIrcr

April iL-4,5O7 bbis Flour, iel bbls. Corn Meal in
SACKS Corn Meal $50 BUSH Wheat, 81 800 bush. Con
500 bush. oats 100 bush Rye. 2SO bush Malt sa2s bu
Barley lS2 bush. Seeds. "a pkgs Ashes, $40 pkga Bet
ass bbls. Pork 70 pkgs, Cut Meats, ts2 pkgs Lard
Kegs Lard, 9ilS bbis Petroleum, $40 pkg Butter. ~
pkgs Cheese. ASS bbls. Eggs. ESQ