The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-10-23
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NoaiHeHs FoLLY.--At Cleveland,
Ohio on the 9Th inst, we learn 'by
Telegraph, to the picayune' that an.
other Wotnan's Convention assembled
Ito add another page to the disgraceful
volume ofthe rhadness and folly of
the Women Of New England. II
there Is any serss Of shame left with
the fehinine population Of The Nor.
thern section Of bur Union, Il should
come to tie rescue Of the female race
before the stain Of disgraceful proceed.
ings beoolnes indelible. IN this list
Convention we are told, the harmony
Of the assembly Was threatened by the
introduction Of lecture from the Rev.
]. W. Higginson, Of Rochester asking
the convention to take DIP collection
for the purpose Of raising q fund to
print two cheap tracts On Woman's
Righta.
Mrs. Barker ard Abby Kelly OBJ
jected, and denounced the Reverend
gentleman as hereto.
TO this charge Lucy Stone here re-
piled Ii Indignant terms, after which
tile collect ION WIS taken up. eH
While the plate was going round,
some youhg men in the gallery told.
the man who passed it to them that il
Miss Lucy would come herself they
would "sbell OUT The lady on hear
ing the REMARK. Immediately went to
the young gentlemen, when they
launched odt forty dollars ih behalf
of the cause.
Mr.. Garr;son introduced d resolution
abusing the Worlds Tvihperance Con-
vention for It's action against Antoin-'
cite Brown. ~
After so1iie REMARKS by Messrs. Cid
tlings and Btrleigh, it Was carried.
Mr.. Barker made an address quite
blasphemous in its tone. He relied
at the church and Bible, and abused
the clergy generally. Much confus.
ion and excitement prevailed while he,
was speaking.
Antoinette Brown, in indignant
terms, signified her readiness to reply
to Mr.. Barker to-day. j
The meeting then adjourned.
IVA recent episode in the history
of the Turko- Russian, difficulties is
thus given by the Paris Cons,itu.
tiobnel:
The following fact has been commu.
nicated to ts, and we fnd il confirmed
by letters both from Con.taniinople
and Schuin1a. A European physi.
cihn who arrived sorbe months back
at Coustaniinople, obtained BY dint Of
sollcitation'the direction Of the military
httspital at Schumla. II appears that
Oiher Pacha soon preceivcd that this
person kept up mysterious relations
with Russian spies. and in consequence
he Kept on his guard. Soon after.
being warned that there was an inten.
ton to poison him, be feigbed to be
indisposed. and sent for lie medical
man in question ID attend him. This
person, after examining the patient,
went out to prepare Claiming portion
which on bis return, lie presented to
Otner Pacha to drink The general
in-cnief Of the Turkish Army rcques.
ted the physician to taste It first bim-
self. and as the other refused to do 80.
be forced bim to drink the Whole of
it ii his presence. Seeing that the
physical then wanted to hurry out,
he fore ed him 10 remnin in the tent,
IN order that he nigh, Judge Of the
effect Of The poison At the end Of
some hours The physician died from
poison. We publish the fact rs it il
relatadito as in our private LETTERS
Ficayume. I
Thackeray's few story "Tbe New.
Memoirs ofa most Respecta.
BILE Faulty. edi- ed by Arthur Penden.
mis-, Esq VIII be illustrated by
Richard Doyle, the artist who with.
drew from paach sme years ago on