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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-29
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~ Barrow RoueE, Sept. 4th, 1852.
"A meeting Of the friends Of the Baton
Rouge and Clinton Plank Road Company,
was held this day--at the Office Of VIM. 5.
Pike, present:
TIC. Morgan, B. +. Harvey J. NJ Br,,-
not, A. $. Heron, II. L. Waldill, Eugene
LaNoue, W. II. Crcnshaw, }. W. Seymour,
F. y. B. Romer, Jordan Holt, Philip VIM
free. ir.. S. M. Hart, VIM Markham and w.
S. Pike. Judge T. 6. Morgan was called
to the chair, and W. $. Pike appointed Sc
cretary.
w. s. Pike stated the object Of the meet
ing to be---that Of adopting charter for the
Road, and for the purpose Of appointing
commissioners to open the subscription
books A draft Of a charter was read, and
adopted, and it was upon motion
Resoipcd That the charter, together with
the act Of the Legislature, under which the
same is formed, be published in the papers
Of Baton Rouge and Clinton, and that tho
papers Of East and West Baton Rouge and
East Feliciaua be requested to published the
same.
The following named gentlemen, were
appointed commissioners to reopen sub
scIption books: At Baton Rouge, i. 6.
Morgan, S. NJ. Hart, H. L. WaddiIl, A. S.
Heron, t. Lahore J. Holt aud W. $. Pike.
At Clinton, J. f. Muse, II. II. Haynes,
Henry Marston. G. w Munday, ] B. Smith
VIM. Patterson and NJ G. Mills.
The meeting adjourned anc dir.
THOs. 6. MORGAN, pre't
WIN. S. PIKE, Secretary.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-29
PIANO TUNING.

III COATES most respectfully inform
IL. the public Of Baton Rouge and vi
ity that he will tune and repair Paino Forts
violins Guitars, and all other musical in
strunents on reasonable terms
Orders left at the Comet office or Jacob
Pipers on Church Street will meet with
prompt attention maj q y
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-29
Patent Medicines.

This class of remedies, improperly called
Patepi, are simply secret remedies, found
by Practical Pdyshians, after long expert
ence, to be admirably adapted to the cure
Of certain diseases; put up and offered for
sale for the benefit Of Mankind. nF
Many persons here will tell. you, that,
Smiths Tonic, Rowan's Tonic, Speeds
Tonic, Indian Colagogue, Chsmpion's Pills,
Jaynes' Louden's, Sapingtors HulFs or
the ,afienbourg Pills, will cure you Of any
case of Chills and Fever, or Ague and Fe-
yer that may occur, and that too, at a cost
of from IS cents to s. so; whereas it
would ordinarily cost yon rs O0-They
would further inform you, that these reme-
dies, warranted genuine, are for sale BY
H. r. WADDILL
Druggist. near the Harvey House Baton
Rouge Louisiana may2Sy.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-29
Fl. +. WADDILL.
AT HIS DRUG STORE NEAR
The Harvey House,

Offers for sale. uery large and complete
assortment Of DauGs, MEpIcInEs, SURGi-
cal lssTs Hase%Ts, CUppIsG-GLAasEs, Gus,
Scars; Ioorn and WHlTE-Wasu !; HAIR,
Toorn, Flesh, Nall, STAYING, PA1Nr and
Saon brushes; together with all the most
popular patent medicines Of the day.
PENS. INK and PAPER.
Fish-hoohs, Lines, Floats, and baskets,
Low f,,- cash. s a
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-29
Teas! Teas! Teas y!

Having been appointed agent for the saIo
of TEAs for the PEKlN TEA COMPANY
Of Nnp Tmh, am enabled to offer to the
Laa,es, a splendid assortment of GREEN and
BACK TEAS, ma,vanted pure. They are
pnt up in quarter, half and pound packages,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27
The Burnt District.

Since the fire ofthe morning of 10Th, we have heard
various suggestions made in connection with the
space left vacant by the burning down of the several
buildings then destroyed One suggestion is, that
the town should purchase it for the purpose of
verting it into public square, or public grounds
of course removing the old frame stables Second
street. This, think will hardly be done. II
would be too SMALL and could not be made of pro,
per shape Another, and perhaps more practicable
suggestion is, that first class Hotel should be built
on the corner of Front and Princess If the latter
suggestion should be adopted it will require to be
carried out by an association as we think there are
few who would care for going some sixty thousand
dollars into one building, and we presume it would
cost that much to purchase the requisite amount Of
ground and put up the building contemplated.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27

TIL Herald of Saturday says that the luck is all on
side, and that is with the Democrats. Don't he
that there is special providence in it? Why can't
he right out and advocate the true faith like
he ought to? that's the question.
The fact is-our Office did stand it almost miracu-
1ousy and what is stranger STILL although consid-
cradle amount of our materials carried out
thing was put into pi-we don't think there were
twenty types missing or misplaced All came back
Fright side up with care" We lost old pair OF
scissors but insurance will cover that. Provi-
dence protects the righteous. 1t does.
We are not SO sure about the luck We wanted a
holyday bad, and thought we had it sure-but no
such good luck in store for us, only the same old
pull drag like horse in mill. Now, had the
old building only gone we would have been in New
York by this time, and had Office along and in
operation by court week. if not sooner In the mean
time we would have seen the lions and the elephants
looked in at Congress-gone to the theatre and
witnessed the legitimate drama personifed by Lola
Montez and the Lord only knows how wise We would
have grown. And then again, Squire Bettencour
might have put up big house, whereupon in large
gold letters would have fourished "JOURNAI
BUILDINGS" with other appropriate inscriptions
and devices too numerous to mention We have
worked ourselves into a dreadful fit of discomfort
ment We are ill-used individuals. We have got
cold-our head aches, and we don't feel well our
selves
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27
Marine Intelligence.

ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Feb 19Tsteamer Chatham, steadman, from Fayetteville,
Feb l9-schr. Joseph Ann, Willis, from Newbern T.
G. Worth with 1000 bushels
Schr Samuel Hyman, Murphy, from Hyde county, to j.
R. Blossom with corn.
Feb 2O.-schr. Ann Elizabeth, Edwards, from Baltimore
to Ellis Russell Co; with mdze.
Bark Reindeer Franklin, from Bristol Eng) to master;
with iron to Wilmington Raleigh R. R. Co;
Schr Ira Brewster Horton, from n. York. to M. Costn
with T iron for VIII. & Manchester Railroad
2Oschr Topaz, Lewis from Hyde county, to Miles Cos
tin with corn and eggs.
U. s. Mail Steamer Gladiator Smith, from Charleston,
2i-U S Mail Steamer c. Vanderbilt, sterett, from
Schr ]. A. Hobart Cove from New York. to J. H Flan-
ner with mdze for sundy persons, and T. Iron for W. NJ
r. K. Co.
Feb. 19-Bark Sumpter HUMPHREYS for Liverpool by J.
D. McRao Co.; with 300 bales cotton, $4,000 bushels
Brig Versailles Conant Rico, by J. D. McRae
Co.; with l20 600 feet lumber, 10000 shingles, bbl
Schr. Julia Ann Ryder, Alexandria, by J. & D. Nc
Rae & Co.. with los 900 feet planned boards.
2O-Brg Warren Brown Barker, for Charleston, by De-
Rosset & Brown with naval stores.
Schr Express, Gibbs for Middleton by Dor osSet Brown
Brig Ella Bryant, for Porto Rico by M. Costn with
Brig Monticello Clifford, for Philadelphia, by NJ. Costin
with lumber, naval stores pea nuts and yarns.
Brig Vermont Sugett for Philadelphia, by Miles Costn
with lumber, naval stores, pea nuts and yarns.
Schr Edward Stanly, Pugh, for Hyde county.
U. s. Mail Steamer Wilmington, Bates for Charleston,
Schr Mary Howard Tom Marshall for New York, by J.
H. Fanner with SIT bbls spirits urpentine, 40 do. rosin
bushels pea nuts, and 20 bushels fruit and fax seed.
Steamer Chatham, Steadman for Fayetteville by T. c.
Worth
Feb. 20 -schr L. P. Smith, Suites, for New York, by
Der ossct & Brown.
2I-Brig Tribune Killman for Guayama. P. R., by Ellis
Russell Co.. with 1000 feet lumber, 100000 shingles
Brig Dancan Mitchell, St. Johns. Porto Rico
by Geo Harriss with 81 900 feet lumber and 1880 shin
U. S. Mail Steamer Gladiator, Smith, for Charleston
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27

MATANZAS, Feb. IS.-Molasses exports of No.
crop the sst u 9ioo hhds against 400 hhds last
year Museovado Molasses neglected. operations hayn
been confined to few lots of very choice at s The sos
of Sugars still insufficient to induce active MARKET and
far unusual scarcity of the finer Qualities
The Spanards eager buyers and pay 6s for yeows
and srs for whites low and inferior kinds neglected
We coquchos 81 81 browns 81 II common yeows
A fine DO ST s. whites Srs In Muscovados hero
have been but few operations at 81 4rs for common to
good and 5rs for choice Last sale Of Boards S3 yellow
pine 800 HID. Shocks entirely without demand and
all arrivals have to into store But few Freight are Of
ferng at 81 So for Moasses, and 81 25 hid for Sugar
HAVANA, Feb ID zsugar:-we may place the general
quotations follows Whites7 to rs Yellows to rls
superior Yeows 81 to 81 rs Browns At to Al rs Cucuu-
few parcels of middng MuscavadOs changed hands at
Several cargoes of Moasses have been sold at H. deliv
cradle in Matanzas.
Scarcely anything has been done in Coffee.
About 625 casks Carolina Rice were sold at lO rails
Sawed from Savannah well assorted placed
at $780, and 900 feet Timber at $23 cargo from Charles
ed contract and from the latter port in yester
day partly 40, on contract and partly tor sale.
ken at ia M and smaller lots of Aoasses and Muscavado
at III and Is r well 100 inferior Noasses with short
s. 3d. with small proportion Of very good at 81 Is
FreightsThe enquiry for shipping is still quite restrict
ed The quotations to the United States s per
box of Sugar, 81 per hid, to 81 p for Molasses.
Feb l4Last sales of Rice at lo{ rls Molasses here Il
rls, and scarce 1900 hhds sold at Matanzas at r and
Muscavado Molasses at Cardenas, at q rls.
LIVERPOOL, JAN 3l.-The cotton market has been ac-
tive at advance during the week of Id h. and
instances 3D. The sales of the week reach $4,000 bales
which Spectators too 900 bales and exporters $500 The
quotations are-Far Upland Sd; do. Mobile 5Jd do. New
Orleans SID Breadstufs-The Flour market is firm the
quotations per Pacific which show advance of to Sd
the week Western Canal quoted at 22s Sd to 2 and
sbperne Ohio at 2s to 24s Indian Corn was not active
though prices generally Cd higher. White commands
81 to @ mixed 2S cd to 29 3D. and yellow 29s Cd to Dos
Cd Provisions about the quoted by the last
steamer, except Lard which has advanced Cd to Is with
limited demand Tallow is brisk at lower rates Large sales
Tar there is nothing doing for want of Stock 1000 bbs
Rosn sold Is 3D. Rice active lis Cd lSs 3D.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27
Arrival of the Georgia.

NEW YORK, FEB 10.
The mail steamship Georgia, from Chagres, via Ha-
vana, arrived this morning at II O'Clock. She left
Chagres on the 9TH and Havana the 14th.
The Georgia brings 81 passengers, having at Havana
transferred 100 TO the steamer Phade phis bound to
New Orleans
The steam propeller Pioneer, sailed from Chagres
on the 9th for New York, with 40 passengers
Sixteen hundred men employed on the Panama
Railroad and the work progressing rapidly.
Among the passengers by the Georgia is Mr.. Au-
gustus Elliott, of Elliotts Express who is en- route to
Washington.
The Georgia made the run from Havana in days
and 20 hours
The Philadelphia was TO sail for New Orleans
Immediately on the arrival of the Ohio from New
York.
There were at least 800 passengers waiting at Pa
mama for passage to California.
The Steamers Golden Gate, Republic and Tennessee
it supposed would carry fthose who had through
tickets Those who had not would have to wait and
take their chance.
The health of Chagres and the lsthmus was good
and the roads in fine order
The inhabitants of Chagres were making prepare
tons to up to Navy Bay, in anticipation of the
Steamers running to that place
The operations on the Panama railroad were going
on finely, and the work rapidly progressing. Six
teen hundred men were at work.
The Georgia passed the Ohio on the 3th going in
to Havana, and the Empire City on the 18Th, thirty
miles north of Cape Florida.
Very cold weather had been experienced at Havana
during the last month, which caused much sickness
the Island.
Her Majesty's ship Cumberland and two British
steamers of war; were 10 leave for Bermuda in two or
three DAYS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27
go CorrespontIents.

We want to speak plainly. 1t is our rule to pub
Iish no communications calculated to reflect upon
private individuals, stir up private controversies
when we do So is ignorance of the facts involved
OF the bearing and effect of the expressions used
We recently published communication signed
Monos" some portions of which seem to have been
Objectionable upon this score but of this were not
aware at the time of publication, and cannot be held
responsible for it, We beg gentlemen to remember
our posilion-that province is the circulation of
news and the diffusion of intelligence and that it is
part of our business to fan the fame of local animosi
ties or to allow others to do so through our columns
Let us therefore request them when they have pri-
yate grievances to redress private complaints to
make not to send their complaints to US, either as
separate communications or in connection with other
subjects Where we know it we will not publish
them Where we do not know the bearing of the
affair." and publish the communication we will not
thank the author We know how much newspaper
controversies embitter nsighborhoods, and would
not knowingly publish g communication from oul
own brother having this tendency. We hope oul
position is understood. IF deviate from the
course we have marked out it will be from inadver
- - ~-"aIiuasIUu Ell Ihe gen
tlemen who take any interest on either side of the
controversy alluded to personal friends and
must be aware that we would knowingly publish
nothing bearing down upon any of them;-if mad
vertently we have done so, regret it, but cannot
see that it would at all mend the matter for us t.
hold our columns open for further disputes which
could only lead to future heart-burnings
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27

h9rThe steamship Canada arrived at New York
on the 18th, with three days later from Liverpool
There is an advance in cotton. The strike among
the operative Engineers still continues. By this
10000 machine makers are out of employment, and
all the engine and machine shops in the north Of
England are stopped The strike is for higher pri-
ces, to which the employers refuse to accede.
The prevailing rumor that it was intended to add
$4,000 to the army is stated by the United Ser
vice Gazette to be wholly without foundation, and
that the Secretary of War will not propose an in
crease of even 10000 men.
A rumor is current among the liberal party thai
Lord Palmerston and the Earl of Derby are about
combining to form a new administration.
The dates from Paris are to Jan. Both. The Pres
ident gave grand dinner the 29th to distin-
guished party of Englishmen. He expressed great
regret at the prevalence of the belief in England
that he had warlike intentions towards that coun
try. He had lived there long enough to acquire re-
spect for its people and Institutions and he still had
a great many friends there. AS to the rumor thai
he intended to make war on England, it is simply
absurd
The Times contains long protest from the tesla
mentary executors of the late King Louis Philippe,
the President of France
The anti -Oreanist DEGREES still agitated the pub
lie mind. A report was published that the Presiden
had promised indemnity to the family of Louis Phil
ippe but it was contradcted.
Louis Napoleon is said to have claimed from thu
Neapolitan, Government Sc 900, 900 francs indem
nifty for the confscated property of Murat.
The French Government declare that in the lat
attacks on Morocco, they obtained complete salts
factson.
Advices from the Cape of Good Hope to the 2OtI
December report that the war had made no ad
vance in consequence of the severity of the weather
Sir Harry Smith remained at Kingstown.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27
MEMENTO MORT.

HE subscriber, agent for John liver Mcmillan, takes this
method of saying to his friends and the public generally,
that he has returned from the Quares with the
largest and best selected stock of AMERICAN MARBLE
that has ever been shipped North Carolina He has also
a full supply of EGYPTIAN AND ITALIAN MARBLES,
all OF which he is prepared furnish in the best STYLE
any purposes such Monuments Tombs Head and Foot
stones or Furniture, Mantle Pieces, &c In Short any
kind of Marble Work viii be furnished low,
good material as can be had at shop the United
From his long experience in the business and his having
CT the best Carvers and Leterers his employ
hopes to have fair share of the patronage of the Old North
state sent to him, in place of sending it North; and
pledges himself that every piece of work shall give
and price, satisfaction Orders by mail win be
punetually attended to and all instructions obeyed
Dec. 5, lS5I-l3-tf S r FORD AGENT
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27
Received.

We have received the first number of the North
Carolina University Magazine" printed AMI published
at the office of the Weekly POST Raleigh, N. C, at
two dollars per annum. 1t is monthly publication,
containing 80 neatly printed pages. and is
der the editorial management of committee consisting
of six members of the senior class.
1t would be unfair 10 institute comparison be-
tween this and various publications bearing correspond
ent titles issuing from several of the European institu
tons of learning,-the Dublin University for instance
since all the fore magazines are TO greater or less
extent the representatives and organs of the faculty
each institution respectively, and generally under
the editorial control of some literary gentlemen of ex
perience and established reputation. whereas this il
purely the production of the students, and such en-
titled 10 kinder consideration and more ndulgen
criticism.
NUMBER display the very charac
eristics which any reasonable person would have ex
pected to fnd-talent and inexperienced promise O
future excellence beyond the power of present per
formance-youthful energy and education struggling
with style uniformed by practice and habits of though
undsciplined by the rude contact of the world, We
achieving results which would do no discredt Il
older men, and authors of higher pretensions.
The Magazine is worthy the encouragement of al
who desire to witness the growth and diffusion of
literary taste among the young gentlemen of State
and will be found worth the price of subscription eve
to those who feel interest in the affair beyond tina
which may be derived from perusal of It's contents
Blackwood for January, is also on our table
contains the usual variety. One article heade
Husbands, Wives, Fathers Mothers takes it 70
granted that the crazy g Women's Conventions il
portant element in American Society. The Englis
papers take all the talk of the American press abou
Boomers, etc, as sober earnestness.
Cooley for March has too very good steel engrav
ings, especially 1.-THE Soldiers Dream of Home,
illustrative of Campbells exquisite poem upon whic
H. w Herbert has founded tale, published in tn
present number.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27

MAINE AND TENPINs.-The people ofthe northeast
corner State determined to convert their region
into paradise if law do it, and therefore are
making an effort to suppress bowling alleys, billiard
card tables. for the purpose of hire, and auhor
zng magistrates to issue search warrants for the pur-
pose of discovering the means of sinful amusement.
We suppose the next move will be to suppress the
use of buttons, marbles, and pins, by the playing
with which the Juveniles are sedueed into early hab
it's of gambling How good the Maine world is get
tino 20 be.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27

Ba~He was tight--he was-the stranger that came
into our office Saturday last. He walked deliberate
y out of the back door, where the porch used to be-
but where it isn't any more and natural conse-
quence of stepping upon nothing fell swallop into
pile of old bricks. He didn't do anything else He
was a good fellow, though; for, instead of getting
angry, he sympathsed in the most christian manner.
with the burned porch and begged pardon of the
bricks
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27
Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90
In Senate-resoutons from the Legislature of the
State of North Carolina against the increase of the
Tariff, presented
The discussion of the Iowa Land Bill was resumed
House of epresentativcs-The House consumed
the day in discussing the Missouri Land Bill.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27

A CAPITAL PUN.-The Milwaukee Advertiser thus
sums up the hanging question "After careful
consideration of all the arguments for and against
capital punishment we have come to the conclusion
that the debt of nature should be paid if it
can't be collected without an e1ecution'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27

The Scientific American states that if e at two feet
above the throat of your chimney, you enlarge the
opening to double the size for space of two feet
then carry up the rest the first your chimney will
never smoke -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27

There is proposition foot for the raising fund
10 enable the family of the late Fennmore Cooper 10
live in and comfort al the old at Coopers-
town, wherein he lived since early manhood and
where he died. The fund be invested for his fami.
y and their descendants be the free tenants of that old
place endeared to them by many tender recollections
of The few classic spots of Young America, as
containing the room where the Deer Slayer and Pilot
were composed, &c.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27
From Hnvann

The steamship Isabel arrived at Charleston on
Wednesday the 18th, with Havana dates to the 14th
We find nothing of Importance in her news. The
markets will be found under the proper head
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27

A STREAK OF LUcK.-Wm. C. Dougherty, young
man who formerly drove dray in Cincinnati return
ed home on the 23d ut. after soourn of three
IN California, with 1000 the result of single gold
mining speculation in the Sierra Nevada region, which
Dougherty entered into about six months ago. at ne
Rod when he was reduced to state of almost absolute
des'l'utlon having no money and but meagre means Of
obtaining food sufficient keep body and soul togeh
er. The Cincinnati Gazette says:
The speculation consisted in claim owned by
two men. who sold share to Dougherty for his note
OF $4,000 They all went 10 work, meeting with poor
announcement the first five days On the sixth. how
very rich vein of the ore which yielded, in little
over two months, upwards of two hundred pounds Of
gold. or $4,000. They confined working nearly q
month longer. when Dougheriy sold his share out fol
more than he paid for it. That is what the Cal
lfornlans call streak of luck'"
Tammanu Hall Is soon 10 ha snIa and H. SaALA-..