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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11
JAS. H. JOHNSTON, Sect'y.

SERVED HIM RIGHr.-An individ-
ual residing in Sixth Street undertook
to give his wife whipping on Monday
night when with the help Of some Ia
dies in the house his better half sue.
ceeded in getting him out into the
street in his night dress and turned
the key upon him, when some young
men who had observed the maneuvers
determined upon having some sport
and accordinly took him by each arm
and together with dragging kicking
and coaxing ran him several times
round the block when they made the
poor fellow dance an Irish Tilt and then
released him under the promise Of
serving him in similar manner if
ever caught whipping another women.
N. Y. Sun.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11
Baron Rouer, Sept. 81, 1859.

4
"A meeting Of the friends NFl1o Baton
Rouge and Clinton Plank M66d enpany,
was held this dsy-a the once q WIN. 5.
Pike, present:
TIC. Morsaa, B. F. Hamsy ). i. Bru-
not, A. s. Heron, H. T. WaddilI, Eugene
LaNoue, w. H. Crenshaw, j. w. Seymour,
F. ]. B. Romer, Jordan Holt, Philip Win
free, IT,, s. M. Hart, VIM. Markham and w.
S. Pike. Judge T. G. Morgan was called
to the chair, and W. s. Pike appointed Sc
cretary.
w. s. Pike stated the object Of the meet
ing to be-that of adopting 4 charter for the
Road, and for the purpose Of appointine
commissioners to open the subscription
books. A draft of charter w1eNa6l, nd
adopted, and it was upon motion
Resotped, That the charter, together With
the act Of the Legislature, under which the
same is formed, be published IN the papdks
Of Baton Rouge and Clinton, and that the
papers Of East and West Baton Rouge and
East Feliciana be requested to published the
same.
The following named gentlemen, were
appointed commissioners to reopen SUBJ
scription books: At Baton Rouge, T. G.
Morgan, S. M. Hart, H. L. WaddilI, A. S.
Heron, Eugene LaNo1e and Vim. s. Pike.
At Clinton, ]. H. Muse, H. H. Haynes,
Henry Marston. G. w. Munday, J. B. Smith
VIM. Patterson and M G. Mills.
The meeting adjourned ssne die. M
THOS. G. MORGAN, Pre't.
VIM. s. PIKE, Secretary.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

EDITING A PArER.-Hear what the
National intelligencer says about edi-
ting a newspaper:
MANY people estimate the ability
Of a newspaper and the industry and
talent Of its editor by the amount Of
editorial matter it contains. It is COM
paratively an easy task for = forthy
writer to pour out daily columns Of
words upon any and all subjects. His
ideas may flow in one wishy-washy
everlasting food and his command Of
language may enable him to string
them together like punches Of onions
and yet his paper may be = meager
and poor concern. But what is the
toll Of such man who displays his
loaded matter largely to that imposed
on a judicious well informed editor
who exercies his vocation with an
hourly consciousness of his responsible
ties and duties and devotes himself to
the conduct Of his paper with the same
care and assiduity that a sensible hw-
yer bestows upon suit, a humane
physician upon patient, without re-
gard SO show or display. Indeed the
mere writing part Of editing a paper
is but small portion Of the work.
The care, the time employed in
making selections, is far more impor-
tant, and the tract of a good editor is
better known by his selections than
any thing else, and that we all know
is half the battle. But as we have
said, an editor ought to be estimated,
and his labors understood and appre-
ciated by the general conduct of his pa
per, its tone, its temper. its uniform con
sistent course, its principles and aims,
its manllness, its dignity and propriety.
To preserve these as they should be
preserved, is enough to fully occupy
the time and attention of any man. If
to this be added the general supervis-
ion of the newspaper establishment,
which most editors have to encounter,
the wonder is how they find time to
write at all.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

Anpld topper gives us the paradoxical
assurance that he never escapes from
a. burst" unil his pockets have col.
lapsed.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

VERY LIBERAL.-The House of represent
tatives of Havti, recently granted to the
Emperor Soulouqe, s25OOoO Haytian cur
rency, for unforeseen contingent expences."
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

UThe sylph-like form of Taglioni has
been worked into Countess, and is said
to have lost all its enchantment to the
world
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

The Pathological Congress will meet in
Philadelphia, on the 18th of September
next.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

UA Webster meeting has been held in
Boston, to take steps to organize Webster
Minute-men Club of 1000 men.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

~Lola Montez made speech to the
New York Pic Mic Club on the 26th ult.,
and presented the members with banner
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

@The Hon. Samuel d. Hubbard has
been appointed Post Master General in
place of N. X. Hall resigned. Mr.. Hubbard
is a resid& t Of Middletown, Ct, and was
member of the Twenty-ninth and
Thirtieth Congress.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

~It is becoming fashionable in Europe
to omit the stanzas by the organ, in singing
hymns, at Church.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

UThe London Punch notices process
sion OF "shoe blacks" that lately took place
in that city,
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

~Col. John Nolan of West Baton
Rouge, died at Washington city on the 3lst
ultimo, aged 70 years.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

Ghr Dailb Cpluet,
Official Journal Of this City and Of the
Parish Of West Baton Ronge.
GEO. A. PIKE, Editor and Proprietor.
The 1.-THE DAILY COMET is pub
lished every day Mondays excepted at
the low rate Of five dollars per annum, and
will be punctually delivered every morning
within the City, by the carrier.
BATON ROUGE.:::"":::::::::::.::sEPT. II, 1852.
wHon. Pierre Soule, and Hon. L. St.
Martin, have our thanks tor valuable pub
lie documents.
rCol. John Nolan of West Baton
Rouge, died at Washington city on the 3lst
ultimo, aged 70 years.
~~
VERY LlBERAL-The House of represen-
tatives of Havti, recently granted to the
Emperor Soulouqe, $25O.OOO Haytian cur
rency, for unforeseen contingent expences."
~~
~A Webster meeting has been held in
Boston, to take steps to organize Webster
Minute-men Club of 1000 men.
~Lola Montez made speech to the
New York Pic Mic Club on the Goth ult,
and presented the members with banner
UThe sylph-like form of Taglioni has
been worked into Countess, and is said
to have lost all its enchantment to the
world.
~lt is becoming fashionable in Europe
to omit the stanzas by the organ, in singing
hymns, at Church.
TThe Hon. Samuel d. Hubbard has
been appointed Post Master General in
place of N. X. Hall resigned. Mr. Hubbard
is a residSt of Middletown, Ct, and was
member of the Twenty ninth and
Thirtieth Congress.
UThe London Punch notices process
sion OF "shoe blacks'' that lately took place
in that city,
~Our friend Mr.. John Gaisford takes
benefit at the Varities tonight Gals
ford is clever fellow, besides being phil
osopher, wit, and dramatist. He is the
author of RAP, Rap and other pieces of
rare merit
N~~>~~~~~
~The following are seme of the char
ges brought against the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency.
1.-TWO thousand six hundred and seventy
four years before Christ, he burn the Tenn
pie of Diana and pockets the fire insurance"
21O7 B. c. he orders Daniel to be devoured
by Lions, and himself punches the beasts in
the ribs with ten foot pole to exasperate
them.
In 1915 he gives ''old Doctor" Jacob
certificate that his is the only genuine"
when he knew at the time it would
burst the bottles.
~With other European news items
brought over by the Steamer America, we
find the following from England:
The ministerial journals announce, with
perfect confidence the termination of the
Fishery dispute. The terms of the settle
ment amount to absolute reciprocity, so far
as the right of fishing is concerned, the
Americans having the right to fish in
British waters, and the English in Ameri-
can waters, within three miles of the shore
the distance to be measured to the nearest
shore; without distinction between bav or
open sea. 1t is reported the screw frigate
Termagant is fitting out at Portsmouth to
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

~Hon. Pierre Soule, and Hon. l.. St.
Martin, have our thanks tor valuable pub
lie documents.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

~Our friend Mr.. John Gaisford takes
benefit at the Varities tonight. Gals
ford is clever fellow, besides being phil
osopher, wit, and dramatist He is the
author of Rap, Rap and other pieces of
rare merit.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-11

persons.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04

The Man who did not want to be nic,.

What's the use of being rich? In particular
what's the use of getting rich? My wife she
says to me, every time get to work on good
job, Jim, why don't you try to lay up little
money ?" says she. And then try 20 distl in
to her mind the evils of riches. There was a
poor Mr.. Astor, worked hard to cumulate prop
erty, and when he had piled up lot of it, no
was pestered to death to take keer of it. Then
there was poor rich Mr.. McDonough, in Lou
isiana, nigh about starved himself and had only
| one suit of poor clothes, for the sake of buying
all the land that jined him. reckon I've ct and
drunk about as much good stuff as Mr. McDon-
ough did, in his life, with all his property. | live
kinder independent like. Nobody asks me to
endorse notes, or to 90 bail for anybody No
tenth cousins come TO my house expecting to live
Ike lighting cocks at my expense Nobody asks
me to subscribe thousand for kershoot. No.
body asks me for money for party purposes. In
| fact, get treated at other people eXpensc--ev-
! cry lection And now what's the use of my
scrubbm around year in and year out lust TO Gu
muate a few hundred thousand dollars My
wife would like to have me do it, | know, so that
she might dress in silks but kaliker is good
enough for any woman. enjoy myself Just as
well as though | was rich. Don't see all the
pretty pictures they put in the windows around
here, for nothing? And all the watches and
rings placed in the other side of that plate glass,
| can enjoy as well as if | owned EN- lhave
new patterns put out for me to look at almost ev-
cry day, and don't have to worry nights about
their getting stole Your rich men 90 to great
expense and trouble to keep their coaches, and
| great lazy fellows to drive em, but when want
to ride to the suuth end or any other part OF the
city, ljust beckons with one finger and four
horse coach hauls up to the curb stone, and am
oii--only a fourpence to pay. No, no! you
don't ketch jim Ferguson bein' one of the rich
men of Massachusetts, no how They amt
good members of society, they amt Cause
why They buy their liquor by the demrohn
and drink it at home, and there amt no public
spirits about that They don't help landlords
and saloon keepers to pay rcnt--don't help along
the 'chinery of society. It's liable TO raise
breeze in the family circle, as know by expo-
rlence for if | carry home even pint bottle,
Mrs. F. raises blow that almost takes my
hair off. If | follow the example of the rich
men, should lead pretty life with Mrs. F.
In fact rich men are a humbug, so guess I'll
carry this ere quarter to some grocery and in
vest it where thieves can't break through and
| steal in. AS long as | carry it about am LA
Bile to have my pockets picked, but when I've
/ drunk it up nobody can't cheat me out Of it
that's so.-BoStOn MHScm.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04
Counting in Right style

Git eout, you nasty puppy--les me alone or
III tell your ma = cried out Sally to her
lover, jake, who sat about ten feet from her,
pnlling dirt from the chimney jam.
Il arn't techn' on you, Sal responded Jake
We'll, perhaps you don't mean to, nuther--
do yer?'
No, DON'T
Cause why, your too tarnal scary, you long
legged lantern-jawed, slab-sded, pigeon-toed,
gangle-keend owl, you--you hahn; got tarnal
bit o sense; get along home with YOU
Now, Sal, love you, and you can't help
it, and eff You don't let me stay and court you,
my daddy will sue yourn for that COW he sold
him tho tother day. BY lingo, he said he'd
do it,
well look here, Jake--if You want to court
me, you had better do it as white man does that
thing--not set off there as if you thor't was
pizen'
How on airth is that, Sal 2
why side right up here and hug and kiss me
as if you rally had some of the bone and sin
ner' of a man about vou. Do you s pose a
womans only made to look at you fool, you
No they're made for practical results as Kos
suth says--to hug, and kiss and SIGH like
Well said Jake drawing a long breath, if
must must, for do love you SAL and SO
Jake commenced siding up to her, like male
porker going to battle. Laying his arm gently
upon SAILS shoulder, we thought we could hear
Sal say
That's the way to do it, old hoss--that is act
in like white man orter.
oh, J-e-r-u-s-a-l-e-m and pancakes y ex-
claimed Jake 81 this amt better than any apple
sass ever marin made, darned sight Crack-e-e!
buckwheat slap Jacks and 'lasses amt nowhar
long side O you, Sal --how love you Here
their lips came together, and the report that fol-
lowed was like pulling horses foot out of the
mire.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04

We generally resorted 10 the city as the sun
declined. Solemn, sepulchral, is the character
ever impressed upon his mind. Here is city,
still to the eye extensive and populous, but no
voices arise from its wide area and the hills and
valleys around. The evening breeze rustles a.
mong its hoary trees, sweeping the break to the
break to sky surface Of the ground. The red
light glances over the city, touching its domes
and mnarets with last dying CLEAN, and the
dreary hills are broken into grand masses of pur-
pie and vermillon while the glen below, where
sleep millions of the sons of Israel, and the sad
groves which shrouded the agony Of Christ are
sinking into the shades Of night
Such is the hour 10 view Jerusalem, alone,
seated under some ancient trees, memorial of her
past burden and guilt Then looking eastward
over the fair horizon of Noah and the desert,
glowing in the suns last rays, completed rho in
delble impression of the scene, that for its as
ISOLATION, is uucqualed in the world. Our sur
vcy of Olivet would be incomplete without visit
ing Bethany-which is in fact at lis eastern ex-
tremity-the village to which Jesus so often re-
tired to visit the hospitable family of Lazarus
The path continues from tho crest of Olivet, and
as we loose sight of Jerusalem, present as with
| a succession of pleasing landscapes.
The approach is through the open corn.feld ;
the white roofs of the sequestered villages are
seen among groves of olives, which mark near
ly the extremity of civilization, before we reach
the desert. There are on the right the remains
of the building of the middle ages, and on the
break bill! beyond, the more extensive ruins of n
castle, are converts overlooking the Dead Sea
and the Moab mountains.
In the village is shown tomb which t-adi-
ton has selected az that Of Lazarus. The pill
grim will lingcr about the pastoral spot. recalling
the walks through the corn-feds, where Jesus
al . 81 b,,+
lining the sisters of Lazarus coming to meet and
conduct him to the tomb of his friend OF all
the walls about Jerusalem, over the mount Of o.
ives, is the most picturesque in itself, and tho
most pleasing in its recollection -EarihLcy's Je-
ruSGicm.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04

A CURIosITY.-The following is an adver-
tIsement which was inserted by Lord Timothy
Dexter, who formerly lived in Newburypo-t, in
one of the newspapers Of that place. The col
lection Of ad ectyes is very amusing, and The doc
ument as whole cannot but create a great deal
of merriment:
Whereas, J. Lord Timothy Dexter, having
been truly informed that several audaCiOus, at.o-
cious, nefarous, Infamous intrepid, night-walk-
ing, garden-S ioalng, immature, peach-steaag
rascaIs, all the spawns of the devil and rogues
and clubs Of satan DO frequently, vlanously and
burglariOusly, ASSEMBLE themselves together in
my garden, therein piping, fighting, swearing,
roguIng, k-egg-huntlng, with many other
shameful and cet acts which lue modesty of
my pen cannot express. This is to give you all
notice, Dcticurians, Capinicarians, TaIamunari-
ans, base born scouudrclS, and old rascas, or
whatever nation you may be, return ye my fruit
and property, or, by the Gods, by the Heather
Gods, swear, will send my Sam to Babylon,
for bloodhounds fiercer than tigers, and hceter
than the winds; and mounted on my noted horse
Lily, with my cutting sabre in my hand, will
hunt you through Europe, Asia, Africa, and A
mcrica: until can enter you in a cavern, under
great tree in Newfoundland, where Belzcbub
himself can never find you
Hear ye latterdemahons, thieves, vaGabonds,
lank- lawcd, herring. gated, and tnn-behed pie
bans, that if ye, or any of ye, dare set your feet
IN my house or garden, | will deliver you to Cha
ron, who will ferry you across the river Styx,
and deliver you TO the roy a arch devil Lucler -,
at the place of his internal caudron, there to be
drudged with the sulphur of Caucasus, and roas-
ted forever before the ever burning crater of At
ia.
LORD TIMOTHY DEXTFR
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04

QUoTING SCRIPTURE.-A worthy deacon in
the good town of r, in the neighborhood of
this city, was remarkable for the facility with
which he quoted scripture on all occasions.-
The divine word was ever at his tongues end
and all the trivial as well as important occur
renee of life occasion for quoting the language
of the Bible. What is better, however, the ex-
emplary man always made his quotations the
standard of action. One hot day he was enga-
ged in moving, with his hired man, who was lea
ding off, the deacon following in his swath, con.
ming his apt quotations, when the man suddenly
sprang from the swath just in time to escape
wasp's nest.
"What is the matter ?" hurriedly inquired the
deacon.
"Wasps! !" was the laconic reply
Pooh :" said the deacon che wicked fee
when no man pursueth, but the righteous are as
bold as a lion And taking the workman's
swath, he moved bu: a step, when a swarm of
the brisk insects settled about his ears, and he
was forced to retreat with many painful sting
and in great discontinue.
"Aha!" shouted the other, with q chuckle
''the prudent man forSecth the evil and hidetf
himself, but the simple pass on and are punish.
ed :"
The good deacon had found his equal in ma
king application of the sacred writings, and there
after was not known to quote scripture in the
moving field Portland E!ectjc.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04

ORIGIN OF Observation-Disclosures are in
debed to the wisdom of Queen Elizabeth, and
the prudence of Burleigh, tor the first printed
newspaper 1t was entitled the English Mer-
curry, and was, by authority, imprinted at Lon
don by her highness' printer, in 1853. The ear
lest number is preserved in the British Museum
Library dated July 23d in that year, and con-
tains the usual intelligence given after the fash
ion of the present day. In these Mercures we
meet with advertisements of books, and they diff
fer not much from the announcements of our
own time. During the civil wars, periodical pa
pers, the champions of the two parties, became
more generally circulated, and were edited by
writers Of ability. Among the principal we
may notice Marchmont, Needham, Sir John Biz
kenhead, and Sir Robert LEstrange. At the
restoration, the proceedings of Parliament were
inter 1icted to be published, unless by authority ;
and the first daily PAPER after the revolution took
the popular tile of the Orange Inteligencer.-
In the reign of Queen Anne, there was but one
daily paper, the Daily Courant. The first pro-
vincial journal in England was the Orange Post
man, started in l7O6, at the price of penny,
"but halfpenny not refused" The earliest
Scotch paper made its appearance under the au-
spices Of Cromwell, in lG52.-Arriae'S Lttera-
~ anecdotes.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04

How NEAR Is HEAVEN ?--Christian some
times look far away to heaven; bat the rest is
not far off. The clouds that hide the shining
world are thin; they are transient, and soon will
obscure no more. The journey may end this
hour; one short step may place the christian
in the would of light. One dark hour may hang
upon him but tie morning comes and no shade
behind it. Day, bright, peaceful and eternal sue
ceeds it, pang may be felt for moment, and
then it flies away fever. a conflict, sharp
and painful, may continue for a night, but vic
tory, enternal victory, ensues. How soon, oh !!
how soou the christians cares are over, his strug-
CLING soul at rest; his eyes suffused no more with
tears Near at hand is the land of his pursuit,
Hope cheers. How glorious the object that hope
embrhces How holy its spirit. Who can con-
template the home our heavenly Father is fitting
for his children. and not feel lis soul aihirst foI
is enjoyment and employments Well, these
delights, the happy cline, those ever verdaat
plains. are not far distant.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04

A COW jumped upon the Erie and North East
Railroad on Monday night, causing the baggage
car to be thrown from the track and considerably
injured. The baggag master, J. H. Haight, had
his collar bone broken and was otherwise injured,
while hand lad his foot crushed,
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04
LORD TIMOTHY DEXTER

ADHEsvEHEss.--Emerson says-"adhcsvc-
ness is q large element Of success. Genius has
glue on its feet, and will take hold on marble
slab. Out OF pine log yankee will white
Judgahlp, seatin Congress, mission to Eng
land. The first part Of economy is TO do your
peculiar work; the second is to 90 it by sys-
tenn
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04
Sin seventeen hcnder ,hre..y-ninc.'
An UNREASONABLE PRoPosAL.--A

AN UNREASONABLE PROPOSAL. An Irish To-
borer, who was in the employment Of an English
gentleman residing in Ireland, was on one occa-
sion going to fair, held annually at a neghbor-
ing village, when the master endeavored 10 dis
he, "come back with a broken head; now stay
at home to-day DUrby, and III give you five shii-
lings." I'm foriver and all obliged 10 your
honor" replied Darby, 'but does it stand to rca-
son" he added, fou-ishing his shielah over his
head, "does it stand to reason that Id take FIVE
shilings for the great batting I'm to get to day :"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04
pRrUNnx WHITLOCK,

Law, CuAScERY AND CoNVEYANolN6 VFFIoE'
Iusce the Peace Notary Public General Agent andC
Tr-ROoMs-Durkoe Building, Main street, Ke"osAG'
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-04

a gentleman passing through one Of the pub
lie Offices, was affrontcd by some clerks, and was
advised to complain to the principal which he
did thus :-"l have been abused here by some OF
the rascals of this place, and come to acquaint
you Of il, as I understand you are the priaci.
pal"