The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-11-16
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to enurperate the advantages to connerce
and agriculture. that every new Railroad,
OF well regulated highway affords. Peo-
pie have to look about them only and see,
to be convinced After the art Of printing
prehaps nothing has had greater tendency
to smeliorate the condition Of man and
elevate him = . rational and social being
than Rail roads. Look back half century
and compare that day with this Then,
neighboring States had scarce formed an
acquaintanceship, and now space i ennihi-
lated addthe four quarters of the globe are
equal and almost immediate participants
in every discovery that has tendency to
improve the condition of man. There is
now great struggle for centres Of COM
merce and Trade, and places ill-adatped for
either spring into the rank Of first class
cities, when moved to notice by a half
dozen enterprising citizens. On the whole
length Of the Mississippi no place is better
fitted fora great metropolis than Baton
Rouge. All we want is a, few Auntiring
spirits-enterprising citizens that will la
b"r diligently to convince our people Of the
fact They must be men, who can with
stand the sneers of that cliss Of the COM
munity who hang upon US and suck the
LIES blood of the town fromsit, without
yielding aught in return.
We have two enterprises now on foot
that must and will be carried into speedy
operation ThesGrosse Tete Rad is rap
idly progressing, and will be at WORK soon
ylelding its thousand and one benefits tothe
Parish of West Baton Rouge, and this city.
Andsthe stock to the Clinton road is all
taken. This work we learn will soon be
commenced The New Orleons and Jack
son Railroad is goiog on. and will come
within fourteen miles Of this city to the
Pass Manchac. We must have lateral
road to depot at that place and then the
commercial Importance of this place is for
ever fixed.
NJ. de Tremonie lately deceased in
France, left singular series of be.
quests in bis will, OF which the follow
ing are portion A medal worth 100
dollars to be given yearly to any
Frenchman, or person established in
France who will be shown to have
made the most noble use of his riches,
that term to imply an income Of 10,
900 dollars per annum Three
thousand francs to be equally divided
between three students who are with
out means ard distinguished in their
pursuit, aud the same sum to young
artist under the same conditions; stu
dents of theology are not included.
Six endowments for scholars at the
Polytechnical school, etc.. etc.
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STRANGE ACTs OF EDlroRs.-We
are frequently much astonished at the
conduct of our brethren of the press.
They do most 'unaccountable' things.
One of them recently makes the follow
ing unprecedented announcement
We respectfully decline "a Young
Maidcns Kiss" The fellow was crazy,
no doubt. Another is positively inhu-
man hear him-'My Dying Mother
cannot be admitted We suppress his
name out of regard to the profession
A third, makes the following startling
announcement The Golden Bible, is
rejected. We would like to shake
hands with that brother A fourth, to
end this strange catalogue, says in his
last issue-'Alrs. Mullowney's Christ
mas Pudding shall 60 in next week :
We admire his taste. May good d.
gestion wait on appetite.
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ROMAN EXCAVATIONS The Roman
Journal, Of the 18th ult states that
the Pope has ordered the continuation