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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05
The Fugitive slave law.

The following striking paragraph appears in the
Charleston Is o. NcrcsVyo a recent date in speaking
of the Fugitive Slave Law:
1.-THE South has gained nothing but loss by this law.
IL stupid bundcr the part Southern Statesmen
The value OF the slave lost is up IL capture follows,
while hatred the institution abroad aud opposition to
nj home are increased by it, hard features aud the bar
6aroUs enforcement Of them"
Wearc somewhat at loss to know what to make Of
this remarkable paragraph -ccrtainly most rcmarka-
BILE coming from tie Charleston MercWy-t organ
of the South Carolina Chyalry and heretofore one OF
the most fre-catng defenders Of the rights Of the
South, IN respect To slavery We can hardly imagine
what its brethren Of the Southern Democratic press
will think Of it. They have taken occasion at pre-
viouS times TO ring the changes on Wing journals
for any allusion to this law harsh measurc--to
denounce 1t rs treason TO the South anl to cndeavor
omakc capital against the whis party that ground
the Charleston NtrcUyy along with the rest, if We
are not very mach mistaken. What will they have
To say to the opinion oj Of their leading organs
now, that "hatrc to the institution abroad nj oppo
son Ia it AT home increased 10y its hIri ttdir,
dHd bdrbnroHS enforcement ofh''.' This doctrine
enanacs from the Mercury, remember, within nine
months after the nominee oi the Baltimore Democratic
Convention is inaugIrat,d President. When did the
opinions of that paper undergo change with refer
th'c 10 Inc fuSiuNc Save LAW VI was among thH
first, aware To announce readiness to endorse
Mr., .lno \. Dix for the French mission and now it
pronounceS the Fugitive slave laval the South
gained 10y the Compromise, have been told by polit
clans of the South Carolina School -to Ice "a stupid
hlumd,r ON the part of Southern statesmen" hard IN
its features and harharnuS in the enforcement of them
Strange things coming tn pass since the New
Hampshire nominee assumed the rcins If government
and the Southern Chivary cutting rare figure in
their enactment The Compromise Democracy NAV
mcy enquire the cause OF all this What has brought
it about Has the d,SpcnSlton of the Government
spoil produced an armistrc between the Chva lry ut
the South and thc FrecSoiers of the north or what
has done 1t. Let the original Compromise Demo.
Gratis North aud South consider we'll the meaning and
the consequences Of the political developments that
are now being made Enough has already come olight
to open their eyes aud convince them that the compro
mise To receive but little ii any consider.
alton from this Administration aud its chief supper
tiers.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05
AaUSEMENTS.
JENNY LIND
ODD.TEIiOWS, ulLL.
'''''''' ~ 49, $500
TIE HINNAN TABLEI-i

THE HUMAN TABLEU%i
LYON lew days only, commencing TUESDAY EyFNfNG,
n Nuvtnr gJh, 1855 consisting n sixy magnificent
with figures Of ~, size, Illustrative u the
pILGRTUS PROGRESSf
This sublime unique wot of ar painted ~ the emil
ptas barley Prof DUNCAN acknowledged Nv the
Ieir journals artists aud Judges 10 b. superior TO
woft ceht IN This uniry This beautiful
upndous "Muor u the Wonderful Dream" cost upwtrds
90 Admission % ceni- Doors open O'Clock Mirror vn
move at ~ 0'Si1ci precisely
Exhibition WsinyHiay and saturday afternoons, ~ three
t Dis-rptts Pamphlets n this great picture may had
hr door Ao tickets and pamphlets my b. had ~ The BOOK
stores aud pftnr pal Hotels.
81 Liberal arrangements can be- made r te admission oi
s-iools. s. MART, Proprietor.
n }. GruSvoop Manager. n'es
HHUIINOND NTIIFN IIN..Mr Grn. PafnfmcE Howe
hk viii lecture the AiiruIm TtfrN even.
81 SLf Tho Chrrartersttcan ~ The
Current Are" evening .th 81 perrmrr Sui
IN subject continued. Ani 0u Trtr't rveuinr The
ps,s w d,i. 20 single ticket ~ cents each adj
diti0uat tIctrt
doors oprn a7 PM Lecture to begin At PM dea-m
a HriIuRs NEw NOVELS, NJ nc (Eyeptnge Book Store .
~ The fady ~ Home Happiness 10 The ouseod " ~
The lion Role o. Tyranny N The Ifousehoi ~ Arhur &c
Nov Is suisrbc for H'Is''s A'g''H'. Ihe view
'% Sas Commences !" "'''''''' GHo NJ. WEST.
ArEyy YOHK IAIE N-tHNNtH COMPANS.lNsuRI
~ YOIR vEs-rwo Polces-one Tor 5000 aud the other
promptly paid AZ M's gs ihe Pfc. hly'
since. THIS company provides more eectu
ipIe profits for The benedt - the Ia
shrd which generally shout forty hy
Of SIS per cent? payable annually aud In
rs way CREATES A FUHD IN addition 10 The PrltCY.
further Information, call AZ the Agents once, NJ. 200 Main
! decs CHARLES WORKMAN, Agsri
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

~ The Louisville Cogri.r slv- the decrease in the
amount uf bourbon Whisky manufactured the present
wear L. 1.qr pnr fourth impaired with lat year. Ia llr
fs,u count, aipr, w 4 usually tIrm- ON about 5000
barrels t decrease. hl. i,aoa ne1rly JU per and
that -lr ui' uo; send 60 Market most oFc than To-,
90, barrels . year, tn, people go be getting
aversion tine traffic, aud condemn tros' Who engage iu
IT, Nrir. oa i'ro th. whole number of the di.fi.in-
rc- iu thr count, hive ,'.H lu bF'u converted 90
other purposes; others wifi follow i',e course soon
a the present season f. over
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

u; Washington correspondents stale that, the 60
las received late di-piurir= om tr s,uIuc
lands which announce tie fact Ih,i a revolution dir-si
'nine ." position ct rhc existing government Ut th,c~
Island, supposed To bee on foot and be- f,mentei by
the brh and French Con-us The object of this move.
mcut tr throw o".. , in rhr way OF a crs-on Of the,
ISLANDS to the United S,rs the uh~ci ~ll no doubt
receive no" ..fi"u. consideration OF the Cabinet g.
u4t npo lille that it may h. the o.,sion Of supplement
ttry pnrnlra,, e. 'h' Mrs.afr.'
Another Cul,u ho,s per'I,.f t." draw the attention OF
,ne p,"ir from home pole, oi d," Administration aud
likely to cs .iu.!e .ur time.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

Is The Bedford S..'irl OF Dec "a. states that Il
most distressing casualty occurred a c~ miles South Of
Emau in that county Sunday afternoon last 10y which
Two persons Mrs Nancy Spadn, widow Of the late All
ner Spndu, dee aged about 65, aud her dlughier Ma
has, probably Is years OF ag lost their lives.
They burnt to death III cndcavorirg to save
portion OF their property from their dwelling house which
had taken fire After entering the building they had
scarcely reached the back part Of the roo when with
Tremendous crash of burning tmhers fell from the
ioof TO the ,or between them aud the door thus c.c
tuay closing the only of escape. The mother
becoming stiri with the smoke and by the in
teusiy OF the heat unable e,tricatc herself from
her Psiou position and persisted in the house. being
orally burnt mp The daughter, however made a drsre
rate effort IA, her lie and succeeded by rushing tbrou
the flames, ia gaining the open AIR. bat her clothes hiyi
taken fire IN the act she badly burnt eau
her ic1jh IN a short time after she reached the ward
The Sentinel further learns that .h' afternoon OF the
day and but short distance from the scene OF the
the above disaster, old also burnt to
death H. hsi been ,it by some Of the family siugbv
the Fireplace in the kitchen OF Mr p Din During their
absence hc had, Is supposed fallen from Lis scat aud
upon h,c.r r,tun. found living ON the fre-h body
partially consumed.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05
LYNrInIEG MARKET. Nor. I'D.

TonAroO.- TO- eipt very light Small -ilcs for Prm.
ings 81 5Ol4 Lug at 5Oas 7S Common Leaf g. Boa
90 shipping = Joag 90. good manufacturing go
slb.
wmu-Rscsipis large. Red, 81 20. White, %.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05
nr.TLN Z WmTE- - M--L--L--


l"'''''.--Nc have 10 repou very dulmarkct Phccs
are loser Tlr siirf have been ir.i.niGc,rt ,r,,,,
70 only % LhI during the week There have been heavy
shipments 9" Ncv orc,u which hs relieved the market
Of some oi u" H's' -tocf hand We nov quote lu-s
~ 8Ot4 u" n"iium leaf 5,s5 ~, shipping and manu-.
featuring leaf 2'd 20 and hueC 1Ja0 hs ort nj View
Odcaus on Che ls wa sGC1u hhs against o. ON, a,c
uar I1st year NYnug bad been done but bolI,,s Won,
hrm AZ outside quotations. No tobacco vas shippo, a.
ccps 70 New York aud Boston At Juia per bid
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

Tnr Hoo MWEEr Aa9 oru P,orgK-.--Thc opening OF
The packing scl0u fluids the uirtet extremely unsettled
the reported abundance Dl tbo nor crop this fcar the
eh prices l-t winter ai'h widely differing rrsal 20
llIigrrr aui ru lacr su fresh IN the minds ri both
aud hc 1.n .ruraury Boo tbc money market oil tcnI ~
create wont of confidence aui 10 destroy uuanty be-.
lat.l iIe LulcL md l.Irl-- I'm a-LI. .Lln,naL
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

MEETING o. rmE CRY CouNcIL.-rursuant to order
mad" at the meeting held 10y the city Council Monday
evening last, they will evening receive
the report of the commissioners of GENERALLY uu
the petition 90 the residents and property an
broad street we'll have action upon the report of
the commits oners the petition of James s Frcuch
in respect TO the connecting line Of railroad between the
Fredericksburg; and Petersburg lines.
We understand that the cause of the COMPANY will Ice
sustained 10y professional gentleman who will seek to be
heard in opposition To the petition There is every rc-
Ia believe that the question will he vigorously argued
avail since the party whose interests shall be affected
thereby resolved 10 the legal tribunals for
redress.
cation is inevitable.
Me1n"hlo there seems to be mo provision made to
able the press publish the long anI interesting debates
which arise in connection with such subjects resolution
to that effect is before the Finance Committee hut
when It will bn acted upon Of can form no
opinion. We know Of nothing which wond Ice read v tll
interest by the constituents oG that body than their
debates, aud have very little doubt but that provision
made for that purpose would have the hearty
Of many citizens Of Richmond. We cannot see what
great advantage there be in creating any legislative
body If those who represented left in entire gno
rance Of their sayings and dougs. While We deem il
right TO publish extended report Of the debates ON
questions Of particular interest be expected Ia
do 80 under all circumstances unless provision il
made to indemnify for the extra expense
! incurred 10y so doing.
Fr"-The alarm Of lire, about hnIfpast O'Clock, on
u O.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

EWsUrIi02 o., iOwA--Tuc emigration into Tori tis
present season, is astonishing aud unprecedented For
mcs aud mie+, day after di ta pTaio- Of Illinois are
hlrh with ciue aud wagons, pushing pu toward. th.s
prosperous ~tftr. 40 Ul.ut beyond fc.ri1, Guru.
su., mUuh ..,DUt,ou hundred and ipry.thrsc Wagons
bad passed. a.i ior lpsn. Allowing live persons 90
Wagon, vncu b. l.r uT,a-r, would give go souls 90
th' population. Tbs icug but te yui- grafton 81 the
month ami upon One route only out OF many b. woui not
be- an uuIetoulpie assertion 10 say, that 10000 men
women aud chiIr,n, w have gone into that State by the
Lrst o December reckoning ryn the hrst Of D,cuub.r-
LDussNr ,'3lHu'
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

F,re-The alarm Of ire, about half past two o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, occasoncd 10y the burning Of
chimney in small house the head Of GIace street
Tn dnInage done.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05
MARRIED,


In St james Church, the lst December, p a.
Robert rIOS. A. COLEMAN wanna county a.
Miss soMERNiLLE wERri daughter Mr. John J. wcrth
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

c- II Il announced by the Washington correspondent
Of the New York Tribune that the Tclsurcr statement
ending 2sth Nov shows aggregate net balance o.
-four millions four hundred and sixty thou41ni
dollars At all the dcposiorica and min' VIZ Ncs York
four millions Eve hurdrcdand 'ity thouand Boston three
millions and sSty.ninc thonsand New orleans, nine hun
and sixty eve thousand 81 Louis, million four hundred
and seven tous,nd san Franci'co million two hun
dred thousand Philadelphia mint seven millions SIX hun
Arcd and scvcuyonc thousand New Orleans mint, three
millions nine hundred thousaad
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

ST. MARKET Nov 70.
TbpAc,p.-At the P,inter' Warehouse s,ie Of o. bbJs
iofeuyr lugs sod common leaf at - Jjit5 %.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Buffalo has a..
dressed letter the eonpre- ,ton o! the Church ofSt
LOUIS in that CITY, hrcauing to ezcommuncaic them IL
they do conform the decision or the Pipll Nunco,
and deliver their church properly into his hands.
- The cholera las made IL appearance a. New ur-
leans. That unfortunate city having hardly GOT riI oi
the yellow fever, g. visited 10y th- new sc1urgc.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05

HNOH DNITIuOuE NND PIIILNDFIPHN- St='n
n STEAMER nELyiDHHE, Captain GWrpEp.- kffrf
Weight received to-day, Monday, ~ " oeoet, and
up cot NJ Tuesday, the 9Th instant also
wheeling Psburg Cncinns, and The south and West gsn
orally.
ds8-9t LUDLaM whTsoH.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05
. MI y l ~ ;s; , ss;;' C;S n. s Sca

- a. MiH. Inv irsves every rite-day Nor
noon ~ o'rtort FOH NV NOith via NOH HIN
fOtk PFH STFAMstitP JAMESTOWN, Captain PtF LITI1
Monday, NJ W uci0fk
up ls ~ oloek y 81 Tucay, the Gn instant.
Plsseugr requested boafdhciure The hour ~ IL
psriure. D'-i1st, y. ~
Tickets snd brf secured NJ once Youth side ~ The BASIN
Shippers requested send n their bills 81 hdinr names
~ sunsirueea. before The ship sails.
Ingarsm-uts ~ height only made ~ our ONCE
pa.agc 20 No YORK. Including meals and ttt@
odstions, only v ~
"GGe.'-l p1.'E-" 49, LrpLiM wxrsoN
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22
THE MOUNTAIN OF MARELE.-The

THE MOUNTAIN OF MARELE.-The
St. Louis Intelligemcer contains a
letter from j. D. MANLovE, Of Rush.
vile, ILL.,, which mentions the exist
ence of "a mountain of MARBLE" in the
great Salt Lake Valley, lear the road
leading from the lake to the intersec-
ton Of the Fort Hall road, at Steeple
Rocks. 1t is on the waters Of the
creek, known in the Mormon Guide
book, as White Flint Greek, a small
and beautiful stream which is soon lost
in the sandy plain into which it runs.
Mr.. MANLovE states that at this
point, there is a mountain Of marble of
almost every color and shade, from
white to black, in slabs of very large
area, and Of from an inch in thickness
to blocks OF Immense size. In August
of 1919, he and another gentleman
made an examination Of the mountain,
and pronounced it rs tHe texture as
hat wiIch l., brought to this country
from Italy. The mo1,ntain is high
md in@, and fiein all appearances the
SIMPLY mc&hnrI.'ihle, Probably II"
pen.oi,- p: The I.ushvilic train OF
X ~ have ever >cel, H. lii these
'ni,road times, tn, information may be
d some importance.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

= CossrAsLE on y TnRoNE.-The
present Emperor If France was a few
wears ago ali English constable. Dur
ing the Ch.rti~t movement in 1913,
". Louis Bonaparte found himself ut
London. Not having sou in his
pocket, he was Of course, in favor Of
all the great questions Of the day, that
promised to pay anything, aud ready
to JON in getting up a revolution, or
putting down one. Just rs wind nj ght
blow. On the iHih Of April. 1913,
when a Charti.t insurrectson was APP
pretended Loni> probably foreseeing
it would come to nothing, applied for
the Office of constable, and was sworn
in as special" lie was put upon
duty in the streets Of Lordon, and as
sisted in keeping the ropulace in orr
der.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22
TELECRAPuED TO DAILY COMET.
[bv the National lime I

BALrlmoRE, Jan. 19.-Congres..
sional; to-day Phelps Upham took the
seat, Senate passed the house, and bill
for military academy. Cass, Monroe S
doctrin. Resolutions further discus
sed were postponed. Tuesday the Pa
cifc Railroad was considered. House
wranglng about the New York Mint;
and Intellectual efforts consider French
Spoilation. Annual Meeting Colonial
ton Society at Washington yesterday.
During the year, there were six hun
dred and sixty-six persons emigrated to
Liberia. The whole number sent BY
the Society since its origin, were seven
thousand foar hundred and ijf;y-seven.
Whole expenditure. one million sixty
five thousand eight hundred dollars
Edward Everett Il ,iivcred an address,
Fillmore and ON r. we're present..
BAar.NpRH, Jan I9.--'rnate de-
ba,ing i'ac..r Railroad bill ana went
into executive session A.. Eadrcrs nom
ina!ioii bcli,ed confirmed. IN tn
House, further wrangling about the y.
York mint. And a bill passed to pre-
vent p'iblic execution i'll the district.
Baltimore markets; sales nine
thousand Rio coffee at 9-3 cts. Coz,
ton advanced half cent.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

ANOTHER ProprcT.-From place
near the line Of the railroad--some
seventeen miles from towr-various
specimens Of AIcbama granite were
brought, two days ago. 1t is quite evil
dent these were mere surface speci-
mems, and therefore leading to the jus
tifablc belief that the material Yet to
be procured, By improved means and
further progress, will be infinitely SUI
pcrior in quality, There are evidences
oi' iron being mixed up in its forma-
ton. The excellence of such valuable
natural building material. 50 rroximatc
TO our city, will soon induce industry
and capital f" work it on' protitably y
UIObtIc RcgiSfer. 18Th.
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EARTHQUAKE IT MlLLEpGn>ILLr

EARTnQrAkE IT NILLEpGE>ILrE,
GEorGrA.-i'hc Federal tuioU, Of
the llth inst, says:
" About s O'Clock on the evening Of
Saturday, the 9Th inst. slight ,I,oc!
of an earthquake was felt by the citi-
zens Of Milledgeville and the surround
ing country. Ii was preceded by a
low rumbline noise, Ike distant thun-
der. As it appeared to strike the
house in which we were sitting, the
windows ratified and the whole house
trcmbed Some others in our vicini-
ty described it as much more severe.
1t lasted but moment y
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

t. The members of the Legisla-
ture have all vanished. Nothing can
be done until the new Governor makes
his appearance which We are told he
will do on Monday next, unless he has
relapse. The members fceli"g that
nothing could be done, have all gone
to the city to see the Elephant
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

Tue FArAL ArFEAY At THE kEN-
TrCkY MILITARY INsTIrUTE.-Ihc
Frankfort, Ky, Noeman gives the sub
ioincd account Of the late fatal afIray
at the Military Institute, near dat
place
\ Young man "a cadet from Tenne-
ssee. by the name of Ingram, By some
means or other got possession OF some
liquor. and drank to in;oSication
Whilst ne was in this condition he went
to the room Of a young man IA cadet
from Mississippi named Purnel. with
whom tiarc had not been the slightest
misunderstanding, but on thc contrary
more than ordinary friendship existed
between them. Ingram proposed a
fight with Prrnell, who paid no attcn-
ton 10 it, seeing that Ingram was IN
toxicated But the latter insisted to
fight, and rushed upon purnelI with a
knife III hand, and stabbed him twice
in the back. each wound extending
through into The chest i'urnell there
upon seized hatchct which was living
in the room, and struck Ingram On the
head, driving the edge through the
skull into the brain.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

TIE ErLlNG PASsioN-ihc Cairo
correspondents Of the Evansville Ind. J
journal furnishes that journal with the
following characteristic anec'; otc:
Amos Worthington of Cairo, is
dead. lie WA an unpretendlng man,
lived uno@tentationall and supplied the
people with fish. liz last words were
characteristic: i say, i'r;tchard | n
going to peg right off I've Airted m,
last fish s; bu. barry my tacIc with me--
who knows bu: they'll bite in Jordan. -
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22
New Arrivals.

70 Tierces Prime White Leaf Lard,
10 Half Barrels Corned Beef,
81 Boxes w. r. Cheese,
2 Barrels Dried Beet.
5000 Pounds Bulk Meat.
2j0O Pounds Heads and Joles,
$50 Bags shelled Corn
10 Tons Timothy Hay,
IS Boxes Star Candles.
jan II ly JOSHUA BEAL.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

Jokes, to be appreciated, should not
be written but told, catch the sprinkling
foam of the sea and bottle it, and what
was monument ago living pearls and
dressed in sunshine, is now bad sam
pie Of pork pickle.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

Il A man thar has nothing to do,
generally does wrong. If you would
keep out Of develtry. therefore, have
Is little to do with idcness as possible.
Give boy holyday, and in less than
an hour a brindle dog will have Linn by
the cordlrcys fo- robbing an apple or
clard.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

1--WE are under renewed obliga-
tons to our friend Mr.. Zook of the
National line of Telegraph, for show
or cf favors in the way of dispatches,
also our particular friend 'LEwIs' fer
similar evidences of his regard for
Us
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22
> One Of the LATEST mon

~ One Of the LATEST men in this
country resides in Iowa AS a sample
of his inertia, we would mention, that
the only reason he don't get married is,
because he is too lazy to stand up"
Whenever he feels like gaping, he en-
p.ovs little boy to pull his mouth
open.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

MORMON PoLyGANY.-A lettcrfrom
a Mormon says: My two wives, and
Miss, are well The little child
rem are all well, and grow finely. The
two Youngest boy and a girl-were
born last July. eleven DAYS apart
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

NyThe numerous friends Of our
fellow townsman, l.. G. NORRIS, will
be glad to hear of his arrival among us
on yesterday, and in the enjoyment OF
a GOOD health.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

The Pen and Pencil new maya
zine, published in Cincinnati, anpoun-
ces among its contributors, Mrs. Ellet,
as the yeritable Fanny Fern" 1t
seems. therefore, that Fanny is neither
the Every old maid nor the gentle
man in black" that rumor at different
times has made her.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

ST. CHARLES iioTEL UIIECToEs.-
The following gentlemen have been
chosen directors Of the st. Charles IIo-
eel Company during the ensuing year:
Messrs. James Robb, Jno. G Gaines,
II. s. Buckncr, Louis DeSaulles, and
w. i. Atwood.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

70 Ii he is the richest man who
is the most happy, the wealthiest man
in the town is not the double. chinned
millionaire Of Wall street, but that
common sense individual who earns
Just eronsh to keep him snug" and
has The courage to spend it
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

UMrs Souoby says she has moth
ing to object to in her late husband,
except that be was "tcdiously long in
his late illness Sympathetic soul
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

u Took in at Bogcl'> on I.ala;et-
tie street and see the ueatest and best
ordered Drug Store in the State.
Bogel has spared no labor or eNpence
to get up an establishment, perfect III
all the details.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-22

The st. Louis Evening News says
that the lady, whom it is reported at
Washington Mr.. Attorney General
Crittenden is about to marry, is Mrs.
Gen. Ashley, formerly ofSt Louis, hut
now residing ut the Federal CAPITAL.