The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-12-19
Deepning the Bar.


out by the Government whereby some
favorite executive receives tho pay and
other parties do the work. IT Ia Diff
cult to prevent this species Of specula-
ton yet wo do think that where work
is to DO lot out by contract that IL
should not be doas as The Dolla aays
In silence aud se,recy,--withoot adver.
tisement or any sort Of public notice, the
Secretary Of War quietly ordered certain
officers to his department to execute con
tatet with two Towboat Companies Of This
city, to deepen the bar 10 the extent Of
eighteen feet. The Board Of officer. having
no other propositions before them. Of course
approve the one ,nade. But why were
not others made We will answer, with
ample evidence IN Our possession. 10 sustain
our assertion, it was because other parties,
would have offered better terms and possess
ed larger means than The Towboat Comps.
nies, who got the contract, were actually
waiting. with impatience, tor the advertise.
uient Of the job.
At the hat session Of Congress tho
sum Of $4,000 was appropriated to
remove impedimenta md open tho
mouth Of the Mississipri. and 1t seems
that tho money is secretly going into
the hands of "court favorites' whilst
very insignificant bonefts TO the cop.
lnoroe Of Now Orleans ID being derived
from tho appropriation
The matter demands tho serious ut.
tention Of Congress not only in :cfor-
enoo to this appropriation but with re.
gard TO similar contracts for tho Gus.
tom House IN New Orloaua which has
been tho pray Of jobbiug apoeualors
over aiace tbs foundation was laid
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An MtelHgem Huso.--Soine years
ago the citizens Of Centcrville, Indiana,
were often amused by the conduct of a
horse. when, with others, no was turn.
cd into The barn yard to be watered.
Ono day approaching the trough and
finding it en,tpy, he siezed tho pump
handle. to the surprise oftho Witnesses,
between hls teeth, aud pumped water
sufficient for himself and the other
horses. Having thus begun, BIO waa
allowed, wlion 20 inclined. to wait upon
himself and companions afterwards.
But 1t was observed that he always
drove tho other horses away until he
had quenohed his own thirst. after
which he pumped for tie rest.
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A new historical work in about 10 be
published, under government patronage
The works Of Emperor Napolean
| complete in thirty Eve volumes folio
The curious part Of the prospectus is the
announcement that tho groator parL Of
the MATERIALS Of this volulninous work,
have been discovered aiuce tho year
1913.
n~Adviecs have been received At Boston
from Cape Hayden to the 10Th November,
whice states that the French naval forces
have taken possession OF Simou, in st.
Domingo, with The design Of improving it
as naval station, unless the United Stat cs
Government should object
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Cato. what do you suppose il tho
reason that tho sun goes toward the
eouth in winter % said gentleman to
bis confidential ecrvcnt,
We'll. ! don't know maasa. unloss
he no stand dc 'clcmcncy Of dc norf,
aud 80 am 'bligcd to 60 to dc souf'
where he 'epereuccs warmer longitun
tude, was the phiIosopbic reply
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An eccentric man in Bath, Maine
was asked to contribute to Foreign
Missions He gave u quarter Of a dol
lar, but stopped the agent MS he was de
parting, and said:
Here is dollar to pay the cxpen-
sed Of getting the quarter to The heath.
en-.
A word 10 the wise.
The first Locomotive used on this
continent was imported from Liverpool
and Is still in existence it has recent
ly bocn repaired. and is now running
on the Little Schuylkill Railroad