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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03
GEORGE A. PIKE.
Our Minister to spain.

our Mtnlstec 10 StDalns
The Hon. T. soult, our MinisterBto
the Court Of Spain, has for The past
few daysbee III New Orleans, which
place he was 70. have left on Sunday
last for Washington City, there to
receivehis instructions. Previous te de.
parting. lIis friends New Orleans,
irrespective ofpaftys were anxious to
testify their appreciation ef hia y. e.aia+
ent services ss,l3lsited States Senator
for LoaisialIl bin MI. so,siS with fsysf ia
perdaltcbcy rsspselfply il eellned auyl
public deMonsiratioli
Atno perjodsin The past history II
1 our Geysrnnient, has mission to
! Npsinsbeeil of more importance than
itsnow IN, 4he recent abortise at-
sts,npt to reyolulioiiize The lslaiid, ). Of
Cabs-lsal thsd sdiserslitebls rApt tatef
therein b sar eitizells, las engehaer-'
ID . feeling petvesp sheA tvo ona''ons
that must Itequently be refsirh1 to in
the diplomatic afrahgenieifts, Of the
future. ave may yUs eehsdseds for the
. tsyuas sf|elrla q rlaaagaage, When i in speatt
ing " tlat ill,adyitsd attempt, We say
that tlp part talensby our seitisens
was slisopsht,blssR but the facts jjisti-
\ " ~ III making 7he assertion. III this
declaration, weshaee no reference. to
the hot blooded youths who weroian-
peited ny the love cfadsenture to land
a handful Of ammunition at Cardenas ;
but We allude 20 tho freebooters who
in regular band. hefe in this liberty
loving. nation, went deliberately 70
work'ani parcelled out the Island,
givingthusmucii, and thus much, to
zach man who would aid to steal It ;
and where this bate did not answer,
issuing their own individual bonds with
some cautious proviso. With lnowl-
edge Of these facts, we are disposed to
e
doubt the disinterested philanthrophy,
and the love Of liberty Of such epub-
leans. lsit 10 be presumed that her
Catholic Majesty is not aware of The
facts Of the case, We think not
she knows that the parties still live,
(f few veterans have been inundated
on the alter Of huinbug,l and they
breathe the pure atmosphere Of liberty,
with wholeskins. We say hear Catho.
lie Majesty must be aware Of the facts
and any suggestion on The part Of Mr.
= Soule in his official capacity will be
looked upon with d jealous and ssus
picious eye. The future is pregnan,
with great events, and it behooves oul
ministers to take firm and dignifiet
stands in the European Courts. TIL,
dignity Of the great Republic should
not be sacrificed to crafty the rapacity
of a few renegade agitators gloryins
in the cognomen of ''tillibusters".
Our influence as nation should b,
felt. Any conquest not made b,
reason and intelligence, does not de
serve the name Of victory. Anc
whilst we preserve strict neutralit,
e in the contests OF other people, W,
should be ready and willing to aid an,
government establishing by its owl
will, national existence, similar t
the one upon which our own beauti
full fabric is constructed. This is tn
legitimate offspring of the republic
Let Cuba revolutionize when her pee
pie are prepared for it--establish HI
independence and then every heart
the land win be ready to spill its be
hlond "a all har IN rrfa;n,nsr bar ~
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

T- The matter Of burying people
in Paris, is d Government monopoly
and let out to powerful Company.
It owns five hundred black horses,
eighty hearses Of different sizes Tone
expressly for giants drivers, mourn
ers, bier carriers, carpenters, Diapers
gravo-diggers &e.--rhey have shields
and armoral bearings ready painted
fe- ell tie titled fa,ril;ae IN par;s II
you die in tho Catholic religion no
one else can bury you-a funeral may
cost I,000f, or 81. Their tariff Of
prices is graded to suit all grades.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

IEttrhe Public Reform League,
met Monday night at No. DO Camp
street New Orleans; they adopted q
series of "Resolstiops' which were
duly Inscribed in fair round hand
upon the pages of the book, provided
for the purpose. Resolutions have a
very powerful influence upon man
kind in general, ard leaving very
lasting and wholesome effect upon the
age.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

G.sThe Franklin Banner has q
spicy article about the ''weather and
crops in St. Mary's parish: it is de.
signed to be transferred to the columns
of the Bulletin and other New Or.
leans papers and stand under the head
Of that column which starts off, witt
'sThe weather aud the crops"-attel
which follows short extracts from tht
country press-written after prlntee
forms expressly for this purpose. The
Banner says the weather is warm
the cotton crop is bad, the cane crol
worse, and the corn is not worth ;
d-m.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03

Eg~lt il stated that at a re-aat0l, OF
the Regents of the New York Uni
yersity u short time since at Albany,
The object Of which was to examine
the papers, &e., Of George Clinton,
Esq, now offered for sale to unch
sam to make out his wardrobe OF
curiosities---the varitable boot taken
from the left lrg Of Major Andre-was
found with all the papers therein con
tanned, together with tho pass given
,tlle Major, as John Anderson.
This is rather remarkable, for about
Ethree years ago, d sisnilar pass wa
shown us in a tralne at the Boston
Museum. 1t had the certificates ot
flnany parties, to the fact of its being
the original" The ce"tifers were
"aH dead" the show man told us, and
we asked for certificates to show that
they ever lived, as they were not ii
the Museum, we supposed that tho
Museum had been imposed upon--ano
now that the boot itself is brought te
light, we take it for granted that the
whole matter is a humbug.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

Everybody who has ever been to Detroit
knows Tom 5, We'll sometime arn, Tom
had Il building On land sold 10 the Michigan
Central RaiIrasd The Sup't writes war-e
than Horace Greeley speaks, and hs letters
are sometimes almost unnleliigble. On
one occasion the Supt wrote very short
and peremptory letter to Mr.. s. ordering
bin to move the building at once. Looking
over the scrawl, he cooliy put i,in his pock-
ct, but nothing was heard or done about the
building. The Sup't meeting :. three
removing the nuisance, and calling his at
tlntiau Il q written n5tice. Notice" said
ha,''Eve no notice, got a pass from you
sometime AGO, ana have been riding on the
Railroad all summer ON the faith OF t." pull,
ing out the srraw which was intend
cd for a very different purpose Toicd1
BlGc.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
The Kaua Iyerson Monument.

The Chicago Trtbaae Of last Thursday
contains lengthy editorial article n re-
spect to the kaud herson monument, TO
which contributions ffom various portions
u the country have been % lsherally maze.
The editor maintains that The whole atfair
i a "hulnbugH and unworthy the eounle-
nance of Christians; in fact he intmatcs
tina, it was gotup for ,ssitical gdeet, N order
10 gan the friendship of the Norwegians,
and 80 Get their votes for particular IN
,teres, in particular party
The editors generally throughout the
county. as we'll us the people, it seems
with the single exception Of s.. Louis, be-
lieved the story. The people Of that ely,
according to the Tribune. agreed to con-
tribute largely 10 the monument provided
they could be satisfied that boy coaid be
educated and grow up in Chicago, and yet
net Ia willing to steas.'
The TriIaaaf founds its entire article upon
the verdict et the Coroncs's jury held on the
badg ol knud, which verdict says, 1--WE have
concluded. from the testimony before US,
tina. il was accidental, so far as design for
thu murder 0. the child-but that some wick
Ell beys. unknown, are accessory TO his
death. through thoughtless imprpdenee, and
whose names are not before the jury"
s. the pubic have generally understood
Il was not supposed the boys Intentionally
murdered kuud, but tina, they threatened 70
10 So aad he supposed them in earnest; that
carrying thsis Joke further than they eoniem-
plated. II resulted in the tragedy ofhis death
Whether they intended his murder or not
does not alter the circumstances OF the case.
nor make hnud one ota less tile hero. On
the contrary it being accidental must have
the tendency 10 quiet the cry Of bring forth
his mnrdererss which has kept back 81
much charity.
We have no iiea of permitting 80 roman
tie IN incident a. the above, one 80 replete
with good moral precedent and editorial
comment, to Be swept away with SO feeble
stroke. NJ, indeed. it Will require some
thing more conclusive than the above, to
make the public believe that knud lFerson
was not the boy-hero represented who
.'chose rather to die than to steal"
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
The Martha Was ing on Case.

/ Take il all in all we doubt il the annals
of our country furnish case OF mere nys-
/ terv and crime than are involved in the
above After tedious trial for weeks the
counsel for the defence, by tact and rascality
/ not exceeded by those who concoetcd the
whole infamous transaction, have succeeded
in obtaining the unantcipatcd verdict ct aot
quiity. How il was done We leave g the
! Cleveland Uerad to tell.--
i The paper and ink consumed in 'laadihg
that invaluable blessing trial by jury arc m
caIcuiahle in amount, and yet much oi winch
relates to the management OF these twelve
mem has never been written. Outsiders
that Is, those not constant visitors 10 tht
court room--haya bat an imperfect idea OF
the machinery put Iii motion e bear upon
the minds oi Il lars.
The conclusion Of the Martha Washing
ton trial has afforded striking case ia Illus
,ratien, and the coup dc grace having been
dealt BY the giant hand u such distinguish
ed counsel as Mcssrs Ewing and sWANE
must be considered a master stroke Of legal
tactics.
The defence had supnnaed some three
hundred witnesses and made grand and I'M
posing display ot administering the oath la
this array OF course the prosecution sap
posed all these witnesses were To be called
upon the stand when 10 and behold, after
perhaps a third had testified. tliey were sud
denlY astounded by the announcement u
counsel that the defence had closed its tes-
timouy The stroke was bod and success
ful. The prosecution intended to Introduce
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
'Iis FINISHED.

The grading Oh the Il. Island and CAica,
60 Railroad is nov all completed and ,cady
for tle rail. This releases 200 more work.
men from that road Hho are nos en- their
way TO this place to work on The road hence
to Iowa City.
Mr.. Carmichael, the Contractor, has moth.
ing to do now but push the grading on on:
road west with force Of 500 men.
To those dear friends who have taken SO
much pains to circulate report that tbe
"ark on this Road had stopped wc extenr
our G@J- and hope they may have 'sa GOO.
tine Of lt.'
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
Terrible Fight on the River Four Psrsons
Killed

The officers ofthe Columbus. III last uigat
from New Orleans, inform us THAT a fight
occurred on board the steamer Dresden un
Tuesday last, during which three men and
one woman were kilicd, There ware, it
appears. large number OF Irish passengers
on deck, going TO New Orleans. and hen
the baat arrived at Memphis, a young Ken
tuekan got on board, ana hy some means
got into quarrel with some Of the IRISH
passengers, when several of them undertook
to whip him. when ha dreW revolver and
fired jat5 the patty SIX tmes, instantly k w.
ing three menand one wuman The ker-
tuck.gn was Afterwards set uHon by otlers
d the deck passengers aud badly beaten so
much 80 that he wss not expected % rec1v-
Or. The tragedy happened between NJ m.
nhis and HaiaHa. The bodies of 'h0s" k.l1ca
were buried at The latter place. The naiacz
ot tn parties engaged in this affair cor in-
'ormaatdtd not learn, nor any further pgr-
ijcuiar- OF it, The Dresden Was on har
way from this port TO Aew OglHans.-
Missouri Rspg@ iran
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
Hos:ili.i,s Commenced on the DANUBE

New NoRk, Noy. II.
The steamship Arabia arrived with three
days later news. Left Liverpool the ath,
arrived at 9 30 ths morning Reliable Ia
formation i scantv Ii is true that tn"
Turks have crossed the Dpnube IN strong
force and occupied the haIapat,
Il was ruuored but not authentic that
the Russians had attachcd and defeated
them.
In Circasyia, however. tho Mouutainecrs
have defeated the Russians aud captured the
forts.
Pas kiewi'h had gone cut totake account
Of the Russian army in the Pfincipalites
1t is stated that the Austrian envoy had
pressed on tile Sultan to accept new note
which the Car approves on condition OF its
beng accepted pure and simple by the Sui
tan.
The efforts Of diplomatic negotiations are
now directed in procuring the joint assent
at the Gar and Sultan 10 that note. Its TEN
or has net transHred
There vas talk ii opening Turkish loan
with the United States
The allied fleets Mere collecting il the
sea oil MaFmora. having been dispersed bf a
storm.
NJ. Owen, L. S. Consul had arrived at Na-
pies.
4 natufaizei American citizen named
papin, lad been kept iii custody by the Aus.
trian officials an no charge al all except lib,
eraljsmof opinion. The United States Con
sui had done what he could aud was met
mostly By public officers. lie vas eventual
" released, bat he was required to sign Q
4 a. - E4.,
H. This he refused 10 do and he is still
kept under surveillance 1t appears TO be
case for the prompt interference 1.-THE tai.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

good sized Pennsylvania wagon We thlhh
i would be advisable for them to make some
arrangements with her soon, or the citizens
of jug Town may forestall them. we un-
derstand that the editors of both the Mus
catinc papers are 70 have their hats chaiked
for the season, US the citizens Of Davenport
know OF no other way to reward them ior
tie good service ;hcy have rendered this
place the last few weeks. Il j. expected
that an addition to the cabin will be built
during the winter, To accommodate thc Mus
eatine-like proportions Of the editor Of the
Enquirer. Yours,
BrKRuN.s 4 PEETTTNks.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
Iowa.

We have already published
tracts IRON The excellent corre.p,n5aa.' ''.
a Boston Boy t. the Daily r"sn,ea
The city from which hc hal, ~ N4
ins extract, dated III Council Bhar. Z 'oIloa
his series: oaelale,
have now given yen NV s.,btr.
'fasei from The Mississippi 10 tbs gi,@ i; d
across the entire State IF Iowa ~ eellssquH,
III her infancy, bui destined to n'a'eye
81 the greatest inthe Union. Fs'lle 9as
sonai observation, am satlsfra :" ~ my Pet
ltal route TOR Q railroad can b4 Nh ,,'i' eap.
entire distance from Davenport ta 'g IT, ~ "
at al average cost of grading eyrenE ,'''s eiig,
y trtiie The contract price noa na:i s,,.5 2tf
road from Davenport 10 Iowa cs,, f@'1 .lle
no reason y doubt that the MIS- ~
Missouri Railroad COMPANY. n.,l fnMd
] Iarnam Tor their Chief l.naine.r =" ''d dA'lG
this city with the iron horse, before - ! ,.sA
SIX months from this time. Tha ING g''y.
be 81 Immense value 10 the STAT - =, w
anis oi acres Of land now beIa.,,na A2a''
/ ernment, and which, withou, M. a9, - " s'.
! Of the railroad, would be vast. III \, ai''s.
/ pied for years. will thereby he tbrna. @''sFa,
e settlement and improvement. /, ~: VtA
j donblealy be for the ntcres, of H.. ~" uA
ment 70 forward this enterprise hv Ut
alternate sections Of land an eitber 'Ii'ls3 ~
the contemplated roads, L t.e coDo.rs ~. :, y
shall buiid i, Ii the lands beiaa5.i we
dividuals. this would at once hf eo6e I s4 I'
d grant vas made IL aid of the Him, 1a,a ~
/ tral Railroad, and the Consequence 4. t ~
that an immense amount of money 49, Dssa
paid int the Golfers al the agyernusr. ~ :,
the advantage Of the road 10 thp Stat y ~, a4D
nois, andin fact - thc whole Cp,eJ S,.. ..''
is almost inestimable.
But the United States are i gm,,.;s.-.
csted ii the railroad across M. .asF,sr',
opportunities for sending trool. ana .ss.,,.,
Immediately 10 the frontier. Nature ba.Ja.
tined this route as enc Of the man bfats,.s.
Of the great Pacific Road. thas msrFs5,
By the crossing on the great father of 4.
ters as the most direct and altoeetbe. l.,
most feasible route. ~
Westward from this city, the p,at,s =.
ieY route y ginning advocates svama.v s.i
il the statements in regard 10 caal el.,e,
about hat. way between tbs c.ty aid t5a n
ezra Nevada are reliable, tie consler3d-,
O! fuel az well as the character Uft tae e@r,
try, ard the feasibility of the route. mn.
weigh heavily towards making up tie ye,
diet IN its favor.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

Coop BoTToM-A horse ut Centewille
l.. recently trottcd in q sulky 100 miles
in e.ght hours, ffty-fye minutes and frw-
three seconds. The purse was $4,000 and
the trotting was to be done in nine hours
The noble animal was not struck once wild.
the whip.
The noble animal which performed the
above feat. We since learn, died the following
day.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

PRoF. BurLER.-This gentleman, 50
brutally murdered recently at Louisville.
Ky. was fer eighteen months private tutor
in the family Of the father Of the murderer
and had again been offered the place with a
high salary, which he declined. The Cou-
ier Of that city speaks Of him as sincere
christian and gentleman who would make
no terms with falsehood in any guise. The
report Of the death Of Mrs. Butler is un.
founded TIE latest accounts from Louis.
Vile state, that $4,000 had been subscribed
for the purpose q assisting the prosecution
OF Ward Tor tie murder oi Butler, and that
great excitemeu. prevailed there.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
THr RrroRrrp RANE FA1Irl

The REPORTED BASE FAlLUEEs.-Thc
Buffalo Erpress Of Friday, in commenting
upon the announcement recently made Of
several bank failures in New York, says
that 'tie Pratt Bank, the Lewis County
Bank, tie Cha;auque County Bank, the
Bank Of Owego and the Bank Of Milford,
are al doing business, with undistuebcd con-
tllenee and credit here"
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

Messrs. Burrows & Prettyman answer 50
efoctnaliy the braegadocia Of our Hasca-
tine co'emporaries, that we have not word
10 say upon the subject, but await the re-
suit Of their proposition.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

THr New York ELEcTloN-The \ y.
Tribune contains a carefully prepared table
of the entire State vote at the late election,
which foots up as follows: Wings, l5s,S7i:
Hards. 95. 325: Sets, 97,s4l.
The Legislature will stand ~ follows.
according TO the correct returns: Senate
Wings, -, Hards, ); Soits, ,; still in doubt
3: House. Wings 50; EIards, IS; softs. 20
and Free Democrats.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

One Of the 700 Turkish cannon. which
guard the DardancIs is charged with $50
lbs. Of powder, and throws Il stone shot Of
900 lbs, weight OF course such i'm
mrnse guns are more formidable in appear
ance than reality, and the firing is not unat-
tended with danger to tAei. own artillery
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

The Chicago Tfdaene ha- an able astse,
demonstrating tie superiority II ,he -qa
Central L ate for Railroad a..s se
continent It slys:--
"Iy way 81 prelude, however ia a,3e- /,
-ye a tuII understanding Of III sua4cssp
may say it has been settled That there ars
bat tAo certain feasible iaps t5r Raj.
road oyer thu mountains dividing tie p.
cllie and Atlantic. trd th.st IRE, the Gin.
traI Pass, GcaiIed thu Sapjh Pa=.. heated
almost On a direct west hne ffam C.sse.
and the other rhc North PISS, s5an fur
hundred mites north ct IT, II addition .
these, Col Benton claims there Is pas.
saufn ot the central one. and nearly west.
81 louts, wh.ie athers claim there i anoia.
rr tiii further South. leadf;x towards Sla
Diego, ON the Pacific coast Bgt admittr.
these assumptions. 10 be trus, the imnor'as,
met is not 10 b" last sight OF that the Ess.
tern terminus ui the Rogd must br loeatca
AZ eamc ga,a@ereiai CITY. whinh will ha te
&@arj'utgr to gli parts 81 the ln,oa BY
'aeau 81 railroad ar3 water fgrtaiea
and that that must he citAar Cac1EA ST.
Louis, Memphis or New OrIean
The T,i5aas thus proceeds lo show t.e
TeHtya situation Of Chicago to all o. ,b,
great cltes Of tie Union, north aud s.aia
sit being about cqgi-i.staut from each. i
thus says
L. the selection of tue ltae for lae Pa
3 .,..s- l., .}s. h5
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

The editor OF the Keokuk Dtspatai whines
dolefully in his last issue. lie complains,
while apparently tears as Big as potatoes
roll down his cheeks, that the Factionists
in the district, aided by many of the Wing
press, are combining to crush him! He
says, eve are ready FOR the fray. What
have we to lose in the contests" Alas, moth
ing, poor Cunning!
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

The locomotive on the St Louis and Gin
cinnat Railroad made trial trip Of few
miles on the llth inst. The Road is being
constructed with the broad gauge, The In
telIigencer Of last Monday says, that before
the Ist day Of July neXt--probably by the
1t Of April next--we viii 90 from St. Lou
i to Cincinnati in - hours time!
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

Joseph Smith, u German, from Kingston
Mines. Peoria CO., His, and bound to I7wa,
is lost somewhere on our broad prairics,
His uncle Francis Smith, Of the abovo-nam-
ed place, il anxious 10 hear something rela-
tive to him. People coming to Iowa should
keep un correspondence with those they
leave behind them aud thus save editors
trouble.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

FEMALE BIGAMIsT.--A woman was rc-
Gently arrested in Philadelphia for b'gamy.
Size is uo& marred 10 her third husband
She was bound ever IL @5oo lo appoaz sor a
further nT est'rRtfeH
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

GRAuAM's MAGAZINE, for d cemher, is
on cur table IL is the best number OF the
wear which il closes. in respect to engrav-
lings, enc Of which Is splendid mezzotint.
The ensuing volume Graham promises to be
something excellent, Among other choice
things an Illustated Life Of Washington, by
]. T. Headley. This feature alone will be
worth the volume. Terms, one copy S.:
two copies So, etc. Address Geo. r GTa-
ham. Phila Pa.
THc School JOURNAL OF THE STATE OF
Iowa-We acknowledge the receipt of the
November number OF this valuable publ.
catien. Every teacher in the State should
bee lme u subscriber to this periodical as ],
is directly identified with this arocation.-
Terms, $500. X. Spaldiug, Dubuque, L.
VA
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
A MoLISE MAs

The rhymes by f'Honest" reed too much
like first effort Considerable prac-
tice will be required there 10 make the
poet.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
w ASfriNGroS, Nov. IS.

The Fajoa OF this morning says nothing
b ~ the Hard demonstration Of last even
i'r The &aa!inei styles it great National
s.staatration, and says the resolutions
r.e passed by an Overwhelming vote, and
Lat the speakers were enthusiastically
checred. Every alusion to Dickinson
Bronson, Ind other National Democrats,
was met with hearty response, notwith-
standing the efforts Of n few persons, en-
nl"yees of the Government, to embarrQss
the proceedings.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24

SUNDAY CoEN.-TAe Investigator Of last
week publishes an extract from "a letter, in
whlch the writer snys lie has raised tw,
acres ot Sunday corn" the proceeds o
which he proposes 10 devote to the purchase
ot intdcl books. All the work upOn it was
done on Sunday, and he thinks it will yich
about seventy bushels to the acre. Il don't
see" says this painstakng Sabbath-brcaL,
er, "but what Nature or Providence has
smiled upon my Sundays work, though the
priests tell Us that no lhbpr performed on
ri,at day ever pros. ers. Ny '"7 acres ot
5.r. II ther story"
- L rs, The Rural lrkar com.
Ta.a aus:-"I, ta -.r5a- "a
shall. n..4 nse has roa. BOO as
much as Il, ,y.dently has thc works Of il.
opponents be would have known thnt the
Ruler Of All does not always square up His
accounts with mankind in the month OF Oc-
tobcr."