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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

SOUTHERN WISCONSIN RAILRoAp.-The Di-
rectors of this road had sitting in GAINESVILLE
on the 9Th, for the purpose of examining the
bids which had been put in for its construction
The contract was awarded TO Messrs Strong
Page & Co. who agree to build and equip the
road for $40, 900 per mile, and to finish the whole
by January LIST, 1856. The road is to be COM
peted to Monroe, "a miles from Janesville, by
September 1854. The contractors receive one
fourth of their pay in stock and three Fights in
the bonds of the company-.he remainder in
cash. This, it will be seen, is a very advanta-
geous arrangement. The Directors call for an
ins'anent of ten per cent on the stock, TO be
paid on or before the 24th of August. The con.
tractors have also advertised proposals for sub
letting
The friends of this enterprise have cause fol
congratulation. Fhe contractors ale responsible
persons and there is no doubt to be entertained
of their fully meeting tie terms of their engage
,nehk The righ price of iron considered, the
cost per mile of the road must be regarded a.
low The work will commence at DUBUQUE anc
Janesvilc simultaneously.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
THE TICKET.

We have the satisfaction, to day, OF placing
before our readers tie ticket selected by the
democracy of this county, assembled in conven-
ton on Saturday last, and with much confidence
bespeak for it the SURFACES OF the people. The
fitness Of the gentlemen for the respective Off
ces for which they are candidates, is unquesiion-
able. They are The harmonious choice OF the
democracy and deserve the hearty support Of
the party. We are glad to be able TO say that
the best feeling prevailed throughout the pro-
ceedngs between the rival candidates and their
friends Unity, harmony, concession marked
the action Of the convention With such a tick
ct, thus tremendously and fairly placed before
the people, there can be no doubt OF the result
victory is the "foregone conclusion. Let us
make that victory decisive. Let US deal such
. blow to The WING organisation as viii crush it
effeciually
The democracy ct The county will not, we
trust, underrate the importance of giving the
ticket hearty, vigorous and undivided support
Dubuque is the banner county of the State IN
all general elections let Us show that We de-
serve that honor when our own interests alone
are at stake Let US not accustom ourselves to
carelessness, either in our township or county
elections, but even in the most trivial acts, let
us show our estimation of democratic principles,
by striking our heartlest blows for their success
The wings think 10 find advantage in the appa-
rent dissensions among democrats. 1t will be
shown, we believe, that these personal matters
do not affect. in any wise, the devotion of dem
ocras TO their principles and the permanent sue
cess Of those principles Let The day of cleo
ton see the democracy Of Dubuque county a
unit in action as they are in principle. Let them
come forth in defence Of their creed and their
candidates, and show TO their opponents that
they are still the democracy of November las
sin blood, and brain, and blow
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

DOUBTLESS not less tndn the amount stated. How
much of this common fund was honestly appro-
priated by the firm of "Smith q Warren" for
printing, and how much .otherwise," it is prob
able also will not be known. Who was all this
money paid to? Is any part Of it yet on hand
If in sSmith Il Warren's' pockets, what use
is it to be applied to? Was any part of it en-
ployed to buy votes-are all important inqui-
ries.
If there is any balance unexpended it ought
to be disgorged. 1t should be handed over to
father Whittlesey for the Washington monu-
ment, or to the "reformea" wing office holders
at the metropolis and throughout the Union,
some of whom doubtless deserve aid from them
by whom they were beguiled and deluded into
error, rather than allow sSmith & Warren to
appropriate it to their own uses. If there has
been any profitable spe:ulations made with any
residuuna, the wing party generally should share
of the profits of such speculations. "Smith q
Warren are but trustees, and it is maxim OF
law and equity that trustees shall not profit by
the use of the trust fund.
The vicious influence Of this corrupt and cor
ruptng committee extended throughout the
whole country in the last campaign, and Ten.
nessee was an especial subject of its regard
Thousands upon thousands Of pamphlets, tenn
ing with Misrepresentation of every kind. were
scattered over this State by every mail, ranked
by the wing members of Congress, who were
placed upon the committee for such purpose
We do not object to the raising OF funds in a
legitimate mode by voluntary contribution, and
to be honestly devoted to the dissemination of
information and facts amongst the people but
ii is this prostitution of political influence to con-
strain office holders to pay tax imposed by
illegal authority that We condemn corrupt and
vicious.
Public justice demands the exposure of all
these things and of those concerned in them
If wings know of any similar practices in the
democratic party, we hope they will expose
them The infamy of the guilty parties should
be proclaimed to the American people from the
house. tops. Their names should become
scorn and bye word throughout the land. We
challenge our adversaries 10 fix any such mpli-
cation upon any prominent democrat. We trust
the Union at Washington will do its duty in this
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

ia man who marries now a-days
marries a great deal. He not only
weds himself to q woman, but q labor
atory Of prepared chalk, quintal Of
whale bone, eight coffee bags, four
baskets of novels, one poodle dog.
and lot Of weak nerves that viii
keep four servant girls and three doc
tors around the house the whole bless
ed time. Whether the fun pays for
the powder lisa matter for debate.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

PoLIT1cAL NoMENCLATURE.-The
Portland (Maine) Inquirer gives the
following notice Of the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Maine !:
HE is a bunker of hunkers, and
opposed totally to the Maine lasc.
We quote leading Democrat for a
description Of the species: We have.
said be, three kinds of cats-the cats,
the wild cats, and the hell cats; and
Mr.. Pillsbury belongs to the last
class"
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

TABLE WARE FOR THE WHITE
HousE.-A superb breakfast, dinner,
desert, and tea service, have just been
completed by Messrs. Haughwout 4
Daily, Of New York, together with a
full set of richly cut and engraved ia
BILE glass. got up to the special order
of General Pierce. President of the
United States. The exquisite man
ner in which these goods are furnish
ed, would do credit to any of the roy
al porcelain and glass manufactures
of Europe. When samples Of Euro
pean and American manufacture were
submitted to Mrs. Pierce for selection,
she expressed a decided preference
for the latter, as being in better taste,
and more elegant. The dining service
numbers $50 pieces, and the glass SIS
dozen. The whole cost is 800.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

TIE SIX NEW REVENUE CurrERs.
We understand that the nix new reve.
nue. cutters just built at Bristol and
Somerset, Massachusetts,, eby Mr..
j. M. Hood, contractor-the builder
Of the now celebrated swiftest clipper
ship Path6mder-prove to be per-
feet models in their way. They are
called the William L. Marcy, the
Jefferson Davis, the James C. Dob
bin, the Robert McCzelland, the
James C. Campbell, and the Caleb
Gushing. They are expected to be
at once taken to New York, where
they will be fitted for sea as soon as
possible, to proceed thence without de.
lay to their several stations in the
revenue service.-Natiostal 1mtelli.
gencer. 22d inst.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

BREACHES OF FAITH. "-"Breaches
of faith. screamed Mrs. Partington,
as she heard the terms applied to
Mexican violations of the armistice.
well wonder what they will have
next. Ihave hearn tell of cloaks of
hypocrisy, robes Of purity, but | new
er heard of 'breeches. of faith before.
l hope they're made Of something that
won't change and wear out as old
deacon Cudgin's faith did, for his was
always changing. He went from be-
lieving that nobody would be saved, to
believing that all would be, and he at
last turned out aphrenologer and did'nt
believe in nothin. I wander if it's as
stout as cashmere and she bit of
her thread and prepared new needle
full.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

Oh. OMRAaA in his woak entitled
A voice from St. Helena, givss ths
following as NAroIzAs's pssdist'oa
uttered shortly before biz destA re-
pecting the ultimate hte of Turkey:
aln the codisss "a few years Russia
will have Cchstantihople, the greatest
part Of Turkey add Greece. This ]
hold to be as certain as If it had al.
ready taken place. Almost all the
cajoiing and Aatterihg which Alexan-
der practiced towards me, was to gain
my consent to effect this object: !
would not consent, seeing that the
equilibrium Of Europe would be des-
troyed. In the natural course Of
things Turkey must fail to Russia
The greater part Of her population are
Greeks, who you may say are Russians.
The powers it would injure, and Tho
could oppose it, are England, France,
and Austria. Now as to Austria it
will be very easy for Russia to engage
hef assistance, BY giving her Servia
and other provinces bordering upon
the Austrian dominions, reaching near
to Constantinople. The only hypo'
thesis, that France and England may
ever be allied With sincerity, will be in
order to prevent this. But even this
and Prussia united cannot prevent it
Russia and Austria can effect It"
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

WA,sn.-An article has been cop
led into nearly every paper Id the
Union, on the subject Of ladies waists:
Some English gentlemen Of leisure'
has thought proper to say what he
thinks Of the waists Of American ladies.
1t is an outrage lpon the fair sez,
to make the ladies 4 standing subject
for the jibes, and jeers, Of jealous old
malcontents who seek to revenge
themselves in this manner, for the pains
and penalties theys have voluntarily
inflicted upon themselves.
We should like TO know what any
old green eyed monster in Grub street
or Little Piccadilly London, has to do
with the waists Of american ladies"
1t is matter, the full compass Of
which, cannot be spanned by anyothet
than those who have immediate juris-
diction. The ladies have an inalien-
able right over their waists, to do with
them as they please, and there is no
authority in the constitution or the
laws, to bind them differently. As
there is not an uniform opinion, as to
what "beauty is" we are charitable
enough to allow for difference Of
sentiment. If Bull is disposed to be-
lieve that gallon Jug is more grace
full form, than a 1wine-bottle," we
have no objection to his thinking so,
but "Jonrthan," reserves the right to
disagree with him.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

DEPARTURE OF MrNrsTERs.-Gov.
Trousdale will. it is stated. not pro-
coed to the scene Of his ministerial Ia.
bors (BraziD in a Government vessel.
The urgency of affairs in that quarter
have determined him to proceed at
once thither, probably in an English
steamer. via Southampton.
Mr.. Buchanan will hardly be ready
to sail in the Pacific on the 22d. All
his papers have been made at the de.
partnent and delivered over to him.
He will set out for London as soon az
be can complete his own arrange.
ments, which will probably be within
a fortnight at farthest.
Mr.. Soule, our Minister to Spain
it is said, was to sail in the Pacific on
the 22d inst.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

ROYAL MARR1AGE.-The Princess
Garcia Wasa, who was said at one time
to be afianoed to Louis Napoleon,
was united in marriage, on Saturday
June Is, to Prince Albert If Saxony,
in the Cathedral Of Dresden.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

HEAvY DECLINE IN FLOUR The
recent risein the Ohio, has liberated
numerous cargoes ofFlour bound up
in that stream and the Delta of the
LIST inst says the article has d clned
in New Orleans to $3.50 to 3,45 per
Dbl. We presume our bakers IRE not
overstocked with the article, 4nd we
call his Hon, the Mayors at ention,
to few lines in our Lafayette street
cotemporarie's paper, over VT ich he
has absolute control. We notice in
the last edition of that valuable paper
that the article Of Flour is quPted at
$3.50 per Dbl.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

rThe Catholic Mirror says
Among the female converts of Roman
ism are Mrs. Riply, well known for
her beautiful TRANSACTIONS of the ."Glo-
RES Of Mercy Mrs. Metcalf. lady Of
Judge Metcalf, Of Boston; Miss Ma.
comb. daughter Of Gen. Mscomb
Miss Scott, daughter Of Gen. Scott
and Miss Dana, daughter Of Richard
Il. Dana, ths poet,
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

~Such persons as are buf lding'
and want Ceder posts for fences &C.,
will do we'll to call Immediately on
II. s. WALLER, at the Ferry dnding
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

wThe Empress Of France was
present at the re-opening Of the Opera
Consique, in Paris, on the 9Th inst.
She was dressed in plain white, with
not single flower or jewel, or osher
ornament. The French cannot recon-
Gle themselves to her extreme SIM
plicity.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

ne We are authorized to nAounce
eAML. SKOLFIELD, the present incum.
bent, as candidate for reelection 70 the
Office of Parish Recorder.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04
TO CONTRACTORS.
Office Baton Rouge and Clinton Plank
Road Company
BATON Rover JuLY 9th 1856.

BATON RorGE july 9th 1853.
Sealed proposals win be received at this
Office or through the Post Office until We'd
nesday the 18th day of August next for the
ditching graduation and bridging Of the first
two sections ofthe road, commencing at the
point where the road inteIsects the Corpo-
triton limits Of Baton Rouge and extending
eight miles in The direction to Clinton, each
section embracing for miles.
Proposals and pro6les are ready for in:
spection at the office of the company, and
the character and extent Of the work can
be fully comprehended by passing along
m me- r as marked upon the stakes by the
Engineer of the road. Bids will be recsiv.
ed for one or both sections, and proposals
win state the time that contracts shall be
completed. Testimonials - TO the charac-
ter md ability Of the contractors to perform
tie work, Win Be required Of pesons ur.
known b IA olieers Of the company.
July Atd VIZ. s. PIKE, PYest.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

av. B. PALMER, the American News
paper Agent lis the authorized agent t9 this
paper in the cities Of Boston, New Yort and
Philadelphia, and is duly empowered q take
advertisements and subscriptions at the rate
reouired bv ua His receipts will be reghrded
as payments His Offices are-.BosToN,lS coi-
lays Buildings; NEw YoRk, Tribunel Bull:
dings; PHlLADELpHrA, N. W. corner Third
and Chestnut streets.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04
rThe Washington correspondent
Of the Baltimore Patriot says:

of the Baltimore Patriot says:
1t is, l believe, a fixed fact that we
are to have the Messilla valley and q
right of way for the Peci6c railroad
through the valley of the Gila-by
purchases. if the Mexican Government
will sell, but to have them anyhow
Col. Benton is stoutly preparing him
self to take and maintain bold stand
in the next House of Representatives
in favor of the Central or Fremont
route for the Pacific Railroad. His
St. Louis organ. the Missouri Demo
crat, is contending that the object Of
those who declare the right Of the
United States to Messilla valley to be
valid, is to defeat the Central or Ere
mont route and to secure a Southern
route for the Pacific Railroad.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

RIVE are authorized to announce \
SHIRLEY STUART az a candidate for tn
Office of Assessor of this Parish.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

~Lamartine has begun the pub
LEGATION of his History Of the First
Constituent Assembly," and it is like
ly to create as great an excitement as
bis "Girondins." The Gazette du
France, in furious philippe against
it, says that France is not saved so
long as such an explosive element ex-
lists in its bosom"
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

~ We are authorized to announce ID
NJ. PIERCE az candidate for Ass4ssor
this Parish.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

EDITOR CoMEr-You will please ami oun Ct
in your paper. the name Of our felloY .cltl-
zen, JAMES C. GAYLE, as a ca11idate
for the office of Parish Recorder, tyr this
Parish, ROTATION IN OFFICE.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

Eprroa CoMEr.-PIease announce I'll. V.
BABIN, Esq, the present Incumbent as a
candidate for reelection to the ofhfe OF
SHERIFF. Election to be held on ii + first
Monday in November.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04
0S Mules and Horses.

WE have just received a first
w rate lot of Mules. and 4
fine pair of match Horses, 8 good
Buggy Horses, and several No. Saddle
Horses, and some fine work Horses all Of
which we offer on terms to snit purchasers,
say 6, IL or IA months credit.
R. c. HUTCHINSON h Co.
1u1v "a 14f3
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

~It is stated that in the Crystal
Palace, last week, when President
Pierce met Gen. Scott, he shook him
warmly by the hand, and said: "Ah,
General. I never expected to meet
you On the same platform.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04
The Epidemic.

- AO 0R80V1AAASe
From reports Of the Board Of Health,
Charity Hospital and the Howard
Association, in the Delta Of the 1st inst,
it appears that the malady is on the de-
crease. That paper says 1T feels con-
fdent the worst day Of the fever has
arrived, and hopes in few days to be
able to announce the gratifying fact
Of its rapid decline. The Board Of
Health reports Isl interlneuts in all
the Cemeteries Of the city for "a hours
ending on 8 o'clock, A. NJ, on Sunday
the Slst inst, 10 Of which were not
"the fever" During the week ending
on Sunday morning last there was
$50 interments, 692 Of which were
yellow fever. Out of 924 cases taken
by the Howard Association from the
18th of July to the soth inclusive,
only 1877 proved fatal. The malig-
nancyof the disease is evidently relax
ing, yet it is extremely unsafe for
strangers to visit the city. There is
no doubt but what the cause Of the
epidemic is local, and the coast has
nothing to fear. Great mortality must
always be looked for at this season Of
the year, in every large city on the
globe, the causes are obvious-most
Of them are frequently referred to by
the papers, but the expense Of y few
dollars prevents sanative movements
at proper time-and it is too late
when the disease rises from them, at
the command Of a scorching summers
sun, to think of removing the causes.
Modern cities are not properly planned
the misery economy Of space is so
much cared for, that the more impor-
taut consideration of health, is disre-
garded if not lost sight Of. People in
large cities are continually fighting to
get closer together, and houses are
built upon houses, and all sorts Of
poisonous gases generated to contain
mate the atmosphere.
The important relationship that the
vegetable bears to the animal kingdom
is disregard. The trees, which by
nature are designed to correct the at
mosphere, and appropriate the gases
not used in animal respiration, are al
removed. Large cities could not at
ford to spare room for this all import
ant luxury. and the coroequene is tina
the atmosphere stagnates with putrit
gases that are poisonous.
Streets should be made the widtl
ofpublic squares if necessary, and tree
planted. and carefully watered, ant
protected by the city fathers. Tn
railroad and omnibus could be used t.
bring people together, and a city, s
ordered, would rarely, if ever, be Wis
!. tied with an epidemic or a contagion.
ELe Mcseh0cebe Of the 24tl
ultimo, contains another long articl
on the subject Of the "Coast MALI
Tie press seems united on this subject
and now that the parties have all bee
aroused, we hope the matter will b
fairly canvassed, and presented to tn
Department at Washington in such
;. manner as to- call for immediate al
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

The SOUTHERN Police G AzErTE.
Such is the title of q new Paper just
published in the Crescent City. 1t is
also to be the "Fireman's Journal. "
There is but one other paper Of this
title in the Union, we believe; and that
is the New York Police Gazette. 1t
seldom finds its way out Of New York
CITY, where it lives and feeHs upon
the fostering corruption Of the Five
Points. It is the grog shop advocate,
and the Bawdy house friend out Of
which it obtains its living. ! a foul
murder or seduction cannot | e found
in the courts, to make an article for
its pages something fabulous is sub
stituted, with all the pomH and cir;
cumstance of fact. The New York
Police Gazette is prostitution Of the
liberty Of the press, and every good
member of society who likes 'moral-
ity for its own sake" should unite in
an effort to put the publicd tion Of it
down.
A Police Gazette in aplsce like
New Orleans can be made dminently
useful if conducted in the prdp per spirit
with the praisworthy design Of ad-
monishing the guilty, and an effort to
correct the evils Of vice and iniquity
The present age has much ID contend
against. There is bribery a4d corrup'
ton, not only in low, but in high pla'
ces, and the moral conditioh Of man
never was worse at any period of his.
tory. We live in an unnat tral state
of society; and We do not M rvel, thai
the famine and pestilence is cutting
down the million. We doubt not thai
the Southern Police Gazette will have
a useful and beneficial careeF.
wWe see it stated in the Vicks'
burg Wing, that Mr.. FAEAlssE the
4
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04
CAN DIDATES

~We are authorised to annbnnce
CHAS. E. GRENEAUX, as candidate
for the Office of State Treasurer.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04
BOOKS & STATIONARY
At Reduced Prices,
By ]. @. LaN0UE,

Lafayette Street.
HAVING reduced my prices and having
II the largest stock ! offer II at reduced
prices, and will hereafter sell writing pa.
per at the following prices
Letter Paper.
Fine blue laid at 90 90 and % rs per rean,
white :" 50 90 and 81 IS
Super blue and white laid tEnglish) $2 IS
Extra wove (English) a. SO 90 per ream
Super laid commercial post 50 so
Fools Cap Paper.
Fine blue and white ruled at 90 so and IS
per ream Super blue or white ruled at
SO 90 and SO 25 per ream.
All other articles in the stationary line
will be sold at prices reduced in the same
protioh Is the above.
School books, law books, miscellaneous
books and cheap publications at publishers
prices
For sale-A Good Business Stand.
THE subscriber offers for sale, his
l. House and lot on Lafayette, near the
corner OF Florida street; one Of the best
business stands in this city. The lot is GO
feet front by 100 in depth, French meas.
ure. The house is Few and substantial
building in perfect repair good double
kitchen, and other out houses. The BAN
quet is new, and every thing about the
premises in good order. For further par
ticulars enquire of the subscriber on the
premises, opposite the Florence House.
July 90 l5t. A. DOPOY.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-08-04

~We see it stated in the Vicks-
burg Wing, that Mr.. FARh1ssE the
proprietor of the 'saloon" has SO en-
larced his building, as to answer in
all respects for the purpose Of a Thea
tire.