The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-09-03

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idan, and at night to tell us that am
other day lis just laid lifeless
in oblivion" This is well. But we
ask in the name Of the commonwealth
that the formality Of 'tolling" at this
season be dispensed with.
We have many strangers amongst
us; unacclimated foreigners of that
class, always in want and always up
on the very eve Of starvation. There
is no getting them into the country,
to till the earth, no, they are the plauge
itself of'large cities, and the blight
and mildew Of small towns. Polite
ians import them-they are the main
props of those petty cauldrons Of dis
ease and deathLthe fostering sores and
ulcers of the earth, known as dogger-
les, word not insignificant enough to
denominate them. To these may be
added a large crew Of rceling drunk
ards-the property Of the town, who
are morally dead to any sense Of shame
and who should be consigned at
once to the earth in whisky barrels.
This would, for the moment purify the
atmosphere.
In conclusion we would say to our
citizens on 'our own account" be tenn
perate and prident-change not your
habits sleep in the highest and most
airy rooms in your houses-be calm
and fear nothing-do as much good
as you can, and good will most Ger
tainly come of it.
1t is with pain we notice the death
of DIR. w. X. N oRrHALL. He died at
Hollywood on the 3lst ulto. DR..
NoRrHALL for some time past has been
connected with the Deita, where his
graceful and graphic style of charac-
acter, and dramatic scenes has attrac-
ted so much attention. 1t is through
these sketches that we know him, and
from them, feel willing to endorse the
touching tribute which the Delta pays
to his memory.
PYRAMID IN THE GREAT AMERICAN
DEsERT.--A correspondent Of the
Placerville California; Eerald from
Ssm Bernardino gives the following
accounts Of the discovery Of pyra-
myd near the junction of the ella,
with the Colorado. The pyramid,
from the description, is evidently
work of art, and may furnish an adj
tional clue to the history Of the coun-
try prior to its discovery.
An object appeared upon the plain
to the west. having 80 much the ap-
pearance of work of art, from the
of its outline and its isolated
position that the party determined upon
visiting.it Passing over an'almost bar,
rem sand plaid, a distance of nearly five
miles, they reached the base of one Of
the most wonderful objects, consider
ing its location, tit being the very
home of dessolatiop,) that the mind
can possibly conceive Of; nothing less
than an immence stone pyramid COIN
posed Of layers or courcess of from
eighteen inches to three feet in thick
ness, aud from FIVE to eight feet in
length. 1t has level top OF about fif-
ty feet square, though it is evident
Tat it was once completed, but thai
some great CONFUSION of nature has
displaced its entire top, as it evidently
now lies huge and biqhen mass upon
one of its sides, though nearly covered
by the sands.
This pyramid differs, in some res
poets, from the Egyptim pyramid
It is, or was, more slender or pointed,
and while those of Egypt are compos-
ed of steps Or layers receding as they
rise, the American pyramid was, un-
loubtedly, a more finished structure,
the outer surface of the blocks were