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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-10-14

In our article Of Tuesday on the above
subject, we did not express so fully as we
intended, our opinions upon the insult to
the American Flag, and to-day we are saw.
cd the trouble of writing an extended ar
ticle, by ths following report Of the great
indignation meeting held in Lafayette
Square in New Orleans on Monday night.
1.-THE meeting Of the citizens Of New
Orleans last night to express their indigna-
ton at the outrage by the Cuban authors
ties on the Steamer Crescent City, was the
largest ever held, their being full 10000
persons present. Resolutions were passed
declaring that Spain must apologize or
war will be the consequence, il an humble
apology is not Immediately made"
Such was the tenor and spirit Of the reso-
lutions Of the largest meeting ever held in
New Orleans, and unless we mistake the
spirit Of our people greatly, they mean ex-
actly what they say.
A little more impudence on the part Of
the Spanish authorities; another real or
fancifu insult to our people, will be q pre-
text sufficiently strong for open war and
the long treasured up wrath that is burning
in the bosoms Of hundreds and Thousands of
our citizens, will burst forth with terrific
fury upon the devoted heads Of the SPANS h
mirmidons in Cuba.
The memory Of many of the brave men
who were mercclessly butchered on the
plain Of Affairs year ago, is cherished by
many OF our people, and vengencc will be
sought and obtained at fearful cost If ever
war eventuatcs between Spain and the
United States.
The Sentiment Is almost universal with
our people that Cuba must be ours, ard VIC
think events fast hastning to a crisis, that
will produce such e result.
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Communica ted

" " III III " ~ Z ttu
With no disposition to controvent, Mr..
J. NJ Fps international Law, but with n
decided unwiIingness to take sides with
Il foreign country, on the first blush of an
impending controversy, with our own, |
would respectfully enquire, if the notice to
Capt. Porter by the Cuban authorities, be
such one as is usual between friendly ma
ton? The intercourse between paiIons
abundantly proves the contrary. For the
purpose of giving due notice. of any contem-
plated change, in the exercise of internal or
external policy, are diplomatic agents en-
ployed. 1t may fairly then lie assumed, that
notice to Capt, Porter, was not such notice
as was contemplated in the decision quoted
of bief Justice Marshall, and we are justi-
fed by J. NJ. Els international law, which
is no douut SQUAD, in charging that the au-
thortics of Cuba did suddenly and with
out previous notice" exercise its territorial
power in manner not consonant to the
usages and received obligations of the civil
lied wor!dn On the same high authority
it is equally clear that it may 'be Justly
considered as violating its faith, although
not expressly plighted.o
COMMON SENCE
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Ed. COMET Will J. NJ. L. inform the
public whether Spain has right either
under any existing treaty with this count y
or by any clause in the international law ;
but within the scope of every days duties
and labors The right 10 exclude an Amer
lean or any other citizen tIom Cuba for acts
done in Cuba, may exist, but am certain
that 10 foreign government can, try, judge.
condemn and prescribe the citizen of any
other country for acts done within those
countries. l.. w. G.
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II. M. PIERCE, late Lieutenant of LOUIS
ana Volunteers. in Army Of Occupation,
McKee,; and lat. Segeant in Louisiana
Mounted Men, Army Of Invasion, Mexico;
will. on receipt of official information from
Washington, open recruiting rendezvous
at his office for volunteers. 1t is hoped
that all enthusiastic friends Of Cuba will
promptly come forward, and enroll their
names. HAMILTON M. PIERCE.
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The Paris Steele contains the followin.

The Paris Steele contains the following
paragraph Several journals have stated
that workmen are at present employed in
taking cast of the great Sphinx in the
Egyptian Museum at the Louvre, for the
purpose of having it Reproduced in bronze,
and placed at the four corners Of the Pont,
DIES Arts There is an error in this state
ment Casts are at present being taken,
not only of the great Sphinx, but also OF a
certain number Of the finest statues, Egyp-
tian, Greek, Roman and French, the whole
being destined to form part of great exit
bition, to be formed in the new Crystal Pal
ace, near London. Last year the French
Government made an application to the ad-
ministration of the British Museum, for
leave to have casts taken of some Greek
monuments there, which would have been
useful to French artists The board at once
refused. This year the administration ac-
cords the application made to it by the
founders Of the Crystal palace The English
will now soon be enabled to admire the
casts OF the finest pieces of sculpture in the
French Museum"
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PoLlrlcAL.--Wc take pleasure in
informing our citizcns that PRESTON
PoND jr, Esq, Of Clinton, will address
them on Monday evening next at tho
Court House. This young and eloquent
orator will no doubt crowd the house.
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ALARM OF FrKE.-Tuesday night near the
close Of the performance on the Floating
Palace" one of the engineers of the boat
caught hold of a negro man and in loud
and angry voice called him "a liar' at the
same time indictng blows upon him. The
cry was understood to be "freo and in an
instant the whole audiance (about two
thousand persons,) was thrown into the ut
most confusion. There was rush to the
door, and crowd that no one could pass
ladies screamed, and children cried. At
length Col Waller, made himself heard and
partly allayed the excitement.
At this hour we have not learned wheth
er anybody was lost or not. Though the
impression is that two or three persons fell
overheard
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TELEGRAPHIc.-The steamship
Franklin arrived at New York on the
18th inst, reports that: An Internal
machine intended to kill Louis Napolc-
on has been discovered at Marseilles.
One hundred well-known Socialists
have been arrested.
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IMPORTANT ARREsr-A Spaniard
named Decastro, who halls from Cuba,
was arrested at the United States Ho-
tel, Cincinnati, on Monday. on sus-
picion of having stolen the $4,000
from the Weddell House, Cleveland,
a few days ago The money he has
buried, it is thought, near Sandusky.
The prisoner is well known to the po-
lice throughout the Union as a
"shrewd one" and figured at the va
rious watering places during the sum
mer as Capt Valencia, of the Next
can army.-T"mrsaay's Picay~ne
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In the y s. District Court at Phil
adelphia William Fisher has been
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary and Henry Craighead to six for
forgery.
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$50 Reward.

CTOLEN from the subscriber, living on
- Bayou Fordocbe, Point Coupee Parish;
TWO HORSESHOE large chesnut, some
T or s years old, legs lighter than his body,
with iron gray tail ard mape with a round
or roman nose, walks, trots and PAGES. The
other small darl: bay, black legs, tail and
name, branded on the shoulder with the let
ter b, 7 or years old. will pay the a
bove reward for the horses delivered at any
point on the Mississippi River, so that | can
get them. Address,
oct12-lw. JOHN L. MOORE,
Morganza, Point Coupee Parish, La.
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A0denda.-Since our article upon the
St. Charles Hotel of to day was in type
we have been informed that some OF
the more prudent of the stockholders
of the building have callad upon Mr..
A r. WOOD to examine the structure
and report to them the causes of the
late disaster and how best to provide
against further loss in the premises
Mr.. Woods skill as an architect rests
upon foundation about as carefully
prepared as is the foundation Of the
new custom-bouse of the Second Dis
trict, Mr.. Wood we vii anxiously wait
to hear what you say-Orleanian.
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"Oh dear. y said fashionable girl.
when she first beheld n cucumber, II
always thought such things grew in
slices" This is almost as good as tho
wise legislator asking lumberman
what he did with the RATS after he had
sold the lumber off them. He had
gImmering that they were taken back
for fresh load. -
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-10-14

The Thibodeaux Minerva has at the
head of its columns the name of Louis
Bordelon as candidate for Governor.
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About ten dnys since an affair occur
ed at Coyington La. between man
named Cochran and II Smith. Cock.
ran shot at and severely wounded
Smith and Smith in return shot him.
Neither was expected to survive.
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TWe notice on all sides the busy hum
Of preparation for Sugar making. Wagon
load after wagon load Of machinery is leav-
ing the Baton Rouge Foundry. Bales of
blanket, dry goods, brogans and negro cloth
ing are selling at the well stocked stores by
the wagon and cart load. Cotton is aIriv-
ing in much larger quantities, this season,
that in former years. Our District Court
is in session aud Jurors and witnesses are
in attendance, fretting and foaming, cursing
anL swearing, for being detained, at this,
the busiest time Of the year. from their
affairs.
Verify, our town is becominga place of
considerable importance and we are already
a great people, Notwithstanding the shame
ful treatment of the tyrant Canedo to one
of the numerous Smith family
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Stephen Chenault was convicted
aud fined one thousand dollars, at the
last term of Limestone Circuit Court,
for whipping his wife. He is at pres
ent in prison, and unless he forks
ovcr'--which there is no possibility Of
his doing--is likely there to remain
some time to come.-Mobile Register.
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IVA friend, in speaking Of Califor.
MIA. says, if you call physician to re-
lieye you, he generally does tiff not
Of the disease, of your pocket book
For three "ahems" and cha be paid,
in June last, twenty-seven dollars.
Nice country for rhubarb, that.
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UvThe first number Of the "Southern
Lady's Book published OF New Orleans, is
out, and fully comes up to the brightest
anticipations of its friends The letter
Press Printing of the work is done at the
True Delta Office and is Of the first character
Of workmanship The primal number, is
rich with original articles of the first order
The desidcrafmm OF a literary magazine in
the South is now supplied, and we feel sat-
,sfcd that the enterprising publishers will
reap golden harvest
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nvThe "Cercle des Dcu1 Mondes
an American club in Paris celebrated
the last anniversary Of the Independ-
ence of the United States. Harndens
Express brings ever pamphlet copies
of the celebration in the French Ian
guage.
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During the month Of September the
contributions to the Washington Ma
tional Monument Fund have been 81,
.344 o..
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-10-14
Going w est /!

Going West!
nAY PAY UP!!-As am desirous
l. of starting west by the 10th OF the
coming month | would respectfully solicit
Of those who are indebted to me, to come
forward and make payment prior TO said
day. oct 10y JOSHUA BEAL.
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Reform Meeting.-A Meeting Of
the Reform League against drinking
shops will take place this evening At
tho Lyceum Hall First Distric at ! Q
CLOCK. The Rev. Theodore Clapp Mr..
Roselius and other speakers will ad.
dress the meeting. Seats have been
reserved for the adies.--Picayunc.
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ADVERTISING. 1T h somettmee sup
posed By thoGs not acq1ineed With
facts that newspaper re16ers ~ not
generally nolics advertis1nents. Now
and then sone misake oe6ug5lng ahows
the fact 70 b different. 1hs pt6er day
by typographical hlunder We made
a merchants offer silks for ~ IL cents
a yard when il should have been 81 IL
cents and no less than thiytyjo.r
persons called on the succeeding day to
examine and purchase those silks. If
a man wants custom let him advertise
aud he will have it. Hhs has money
enough and don't want trade. keeps :
store merely to have place for him.
sci fond other loafers let him keep out
Of the newspapers and he'll not have
his repose Observation-Disclosures Bee.
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A PPLES and ORANGES-A fresh sup.
II ply-wholesale or retail.
oct 7-y. J. PARRY Il Co.
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DUFF GREEN. BEN. E. GREEN,

Jkt0r1ifys at Lao, Washington CITY, ID. G.
nRACTlCE in the Supreme Court of
Il United States, ana In the Courts of the Dis
trict of Columbia ana attend promptly to all
claims against the United States or Foreign Gov
ernments.
Sir AFTER consulting many persons interested in
the principal Railroads in the United States, the
undersigned propose to establish agencies i'm this
city and in New York, for the purpose of collect
ing full and authentic Railroad statistics and
such other information as will enable them to serve
persons desiring to invest in ail-Road securities
or to procure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration of Rail
Roads. They also propose, especially, to urge
upon Congress a modification of the laws reat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, 30 as to
thorize the Post Office Department to {; ntract fop
the perpetual use Of Rail. Roads, afru, instead Il
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for foui
years, to advance in five per cent. bonds of the
United States, chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Departmental amount, the int.
rest upon which at per cent. would equal II .
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per mile fer
carrying the mail on first class Rail Roads. This
is per cent. on $1,000. The undersigned would
urge that instead of paying $500 mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acontract
II perpetuity, five III 900 bonds, bearing an int
rest Of five per centum Al this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
saved would create sinking fund which will in
fewyears pay olllhe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free of all charge there
by eifectng Il vast saving on the present annual
ex pendtures of the Pc Office Department, and
IA consequent reduction of the rates of postage.
The effect will be no less advantageous to Rail
Road Companies than to the government. For
such contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio RaiI-R Company more than
80 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road at early day, and greatly increase its bust
ness and profits.
But to meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense of the benefits to result
from this measure will require concert Of action
and continued active effort through the press and
The undersigned tender their services
to your Company, expecting reasonable COM
pensatlon, partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety of your sending one or more delegates to
This city, on the first Wednesday in December
next, to confer with delegates from other Rail-
Road Companies, as to the details of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbrngng the
subject before Congress
Should it be your pleasure to accept of our
services in this matter, we will promptly attend
TO all other business, which you, your Com
pany, may have with the Post Office Department,
or other branch Of the government.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest con-
we are, respectfully, your obi serv'ts.
DUFF GREEN,
L.
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RAN OFF from my plantation, on Red river,
eighteen miles above Alexandria, IN the State Of
Louisiana, last February or Mach, a mulatlo or
gfffe colored negro man, about 30 years old, com
pactly built, and about feet 6 or inches higb
and weighs about so or go pounds. He talks
slowly and walks In the same way, a good look
ing fellow, and has fine and sound teeth; his name
is Austin, but ! hear he has changed his name
and says he belongs to some Doctor, at Natchi-
toches.
have reason to believe he is cutting wood or
working for some triaing person, near the mouth
of Black River, as he arrived there III company
with another negro, in the flat they carried away
from my Ferry.
If he went off in any steamboat that is not de-
sroyed, and will be responsible for action OF
damages, will give 1000 dollars for proof to con-
vIctlon In open cour', at ALEXANDRIA,
against any captain, master, or commander SO al
lowing HIM or aiding HIM To make his escape, on
their boat, from my service
will give the above reward Of 500 for Austin
delivered in any slave State jail, so that get him
j. ID. ALLEN.
Coule Post Office, Rapides Parish, La.
Eel.rnury
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$4,000! $4,000 $1,000! $4,000 81 600!
Tickets only 81.
Charleston Preparatory Medical school.

YvHE session Of this Institution will begin on
Il the first Monday in April, and terminate on
the last Saturday in july The different Chairs
will be occupied as follows
Anatomy and Physiology, by F. T. MILES,
M. D.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, by D. J.
CAIN, M. d.
Matera Medica and Therapeutics, by F. PEYRE
PORCHER, M. D.
Obstetrics and Diseases of Women nd Child
rem, by E. BELlN FLAGG, M. d.
The Chair of Surgery has been offered to a
gentleman now in Europe, who, it IS hoped, will
accept it. Should he not do SO, it will be filled
before the time appointed for the opening Of the
School.
Clinical Instruction will be given at the Marine
Hospital and Aims House, by Drs. d. J. CAIN
and J. FORD PRIOLEAU.
During the session of the Medical College Of the
State of South Carolina, members of the class
will be examined regularly on the lectures deliv
cred in that institution.
The Students will be shown cases among the
patients of the Teachers, and such can be taken
to the lecture room will be exhibited to them and
explained.
The most distinguished Surgeons in the city
have promised, whenever they can do conve-
niently, to perform operations before the class
Doctors K LEBBY and ]. s. MITCHELL,
who have each large obstetrical practice, will
las wen us ine tedC"eiS,) Give tHe otuuehS o'ceSs
to all OF their cases of this description, which
they can with proprety be allowed to visit.
In short, ample opportunities will be afforded
for acquiring PRACTICAL as well as theoretical knowl
edge of the profession.
Her mortuary statistics prove that Charleston
possesses salubrity Of climate enjoyed by very
few cities in the world and strangers are no longer
deferred from visiting her in the summer.
Board and lodging can be obtained from $3.50
to IS week.
Terms, fifty dollars, including examinations
during the winter. Jan. 27-eowtal
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Pension and Bounty Land Agency.

VuNfi r subscriber has opened IN the city of Wash
Il ington an AGENCY for the prosecution of
all descriptions of claims against the General
Government.
His perfect knowledge Of all the Pension Laws,
and the places where deposited all evidence of
service now extant, will enable him establish
many claims which have long remained suspend
ell for want Of proof and proper attention.
He, therefore, offers to the public his services,
particularly in the following cases, VIZ:
Suspended and rejected claims under all the Pen
sion Laws:
Applications for increase Of pension, under any
Of the Pension Laws, where the pensioners are
dissatisfied with their present allowance.
For all those widows who received or are enti-
tied to receive the ten years pension due the 4th
of March, 1913; under the acts of July It'll, 1898,
March Sd, IS43, and June l7th 1914, being those
who were married before the LIST of January, 1874,
he will undertake to establish, under the act of
February I'd, 1913, their claims to pensions for
life. commencing on the 4th of March, IS48, when
their pensions under the foregoing acts termi-
uated.
For all those widows of revolutionary officers
soldiers, who were married after 1893, but be-
fore January I'd, 1900, he will undertake to esab-
lish their claims to pensions for life, commencing
on the 4th Of March, l848 under the act of July
90, l84S.
To all those widows ofrevolutionary pensioners
whose claims have been rejected or suspended for
want Of proof of service; or those who in the
receipt of pension under any of the pension
laws, less than that received by their husbands
under the acts OF May 18th, 1923, or June It'll,
1882, he will ensure the same amount per an
nun that their husbands received, from the time
the pension is made to commence by the law UNI
der which they claimed or have been pensioned
BOUNTY LAND,
For the surviving, or the widows, or minor child
rem of deceased officers and privates, who served
in the war of 1919 with Great Britain, the Mexi-
can war, or in any of the Indian wars since 1880
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
othe,7oise no charge.
The subscriber is also appointed Agent for the
District of Columbia for the British Commercial
Life Insurance Company, established in 1920, and
empowered by act of Parliament, for the insurance
Of lives and the endowment of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city. Capital
80, 900 200.
Communications addressed to the subscriber,
Washington, d. c., will receive prompt attention
M. THOMPSON,
Attorney aud Counsellor at Lao, and Commits
missioner Of Deeds for North and South Carolina
WAsHINroN CITY. October 81, 1851 --6sw-
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