The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-08-07
Emile ajrard;n. the paria editor.

Emile airardin, ths Paris editor,
has sold d one thousandth interest in
his paper, La Presse, for $1,000. AT
this rate La Pyesse, is worth one
million Of dollars. Wouldn't give
half Of that for La Ptesse, Le Mont-
teur, Constitutional, Chariuari,
and haf-a-dozen others. Louis Ma
poleon has but TO stamp his foot, and
the papers 90 to Jericho, and their
editors to jail ,--------They have built
steamer at Nashville which draws
only nine inches light, and can carry
forty tons on eighteen inches Of water
---- Charles j. Mitchell, formerly
one Of the editors Of the Caddo Ga
zette, was drowned ID Lavacca bay, on
the 9th ult. ---The Emperor of
Russia is reported to b insane .--
The Wisconsin Legislature adjourned
on the Goth inst! They refused to al
low Mr.. Ryan ovaf 81 900 for servi-
ces az attorney III the Impeachment
trial Of Judge Hubbsll There was,
it IL said, general rejoicing at the re-
suit Of the trial. Lantern,
after amusing the world for time
with its jokes and taricatures, has
been extiuguished. It probably laugh
ed itself TO death Like Yorick, we
can only cay ''alas," and ponder upon
the jibes and jeers which for time
gave tis such infinite merriment.
THE Worlds Temperance Con
vention assemblies in New York on
the LIST and ID Of September .---
The Harrisburg (penn.) Journal
names Gen George Cadwallader, as d
candidate for Governor Of Pennsyl-
saiiia, at the next election. Two
distinct shocks Of an earthquake were
felt in Portland on Sunday morning
between 5 and 6 o'clock. Many citi-
zens were aroused from their beds by
the shaking and rumbling develop
menta The bark Maid 81 Orleans,
arrived at Salem, reports having ex-
perienced the shock Of earthquake at
sea ON the 18th tilt .---At the
last horticultural exhibition in Wash
ington, D. G.. Mr.. Breckenridge ex-
hibited forty kinds Of roses, and Mr..
Jardip thirty kinds Of perpetual roses,
and d dozen different sorts of cherries.
Pears, aprieots, apples, rldms, white
eurrants and white raspberries, and
cultivated blackberries, Of gr5at size,
mingled their perfume with that of
the Howers. --R Rachel, the cele-
brated French actress, is said to be
very homely, small and delicate look
ing. Her talent, however, is match
less. II rom giving way Of
ring bolt on board the London, be-
longing to the British navy, the cable
flew round with such force as to kill
Lieut.. Chapman and six men, who
were sitting down to dinner, and
wounded nine others. should
like to know where this terminating
point is situated, as d correspondent Of
q Northern journal. speaking Of the
ladies' at Saratoga Springs says they
wear their shoulders bare to the
lower edge Of decorum Where the
ower edge of decorum, on lady's
person il, we have never seen men.
tioned Perhaps, now that the mat.
or is mooted, some one may define
he point laid down. "a bill has
passed both branches Of The Legisla-
ure Of New York Incorporating a
company TO build ship canal sround
he Falls Of Niagara, to unite Lakes
Erie and Ontario. The eapits1 stock
i s5,00O00Os It isto be construc-
ed 50 as 10 allow vessels Of at least
100 tons burthen to pass from Lake
Erie to Lake Ontario. It is to COM
nenee on some point on the Niagara
liver above the f a,1s, and terminate
It some convenient point on the same
tream. The company is allowed to
lemand tolls on vessels and floats.
'assengers are to be charged ten
ents each. The Western New York
opposed it, as q heavy blow
t the Erie Canal@--The vim
lows Of the room occupied by Mrs.
robinson, in confinement in Troy Jail
Or a double murder are decorated
With damaak and lace curtains. The
ppearance from the outside contrasts
'rangely with the heavy bars that in
eryene. as well As with the snmhre an.