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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-11
Hat and Cap Store.

Hat and Cap Store.
THE undersigned respectfully informs
Il his friend> and the public generally,
hat he has opened HAT snd CAP STORE
where he has just received fresh stock,
consisting in part of MEN and BOYS fine
Silk, Pearl. Cassimers, Angolas, Russia
Beavers. Rush, Mexican, Black and Pearl
Cassimers Motelces, Paris. Leghorns, Rut-
land, Planters, Camperchy and California
Hats, &C., &c. Call and examine them.
A. N. BOOTH.
In the store, Of Quiggins' Lafayette
street. june 10 ly.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-11
Just Received.

SundrieS.
IS box es lump Mac & Mac Tcbacco.
S hog sheads prime Sugar,
IS barrels "Extran Whlskey,
25 :. S. L. Flour.-New Wheat,
10 " Creole Rice.
cask very choice Shoulders,
IS boxes N. Y Soap,
10 boxes Assorted Candies.
50 pounds best quality Indigo,
$50 pounds Washing Soda,
The above articles just received and for
sale by aug - JOSHUA BEAL.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-11

ELOUR, on hand and TO arrive during
Z the week 225 barrels extra and s.
F. st. Louis Flour.
Oct Ord. JOSHUA bEAL.
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Margaret Grady,

Margaret Grady,
NEAR THE NEW ORLEANS CHEAP STORE, IN
CATFISH TOWN. -
rs pre- rared to do all Yinds Of sewing. and
L respectfully solicits share of Public
patronage. She is prepared by rsw msthod
called the Systematic Patterns for ladies'
to teach any person In one hour, TO cut and
fit dresses. The finest quality Of Gentle.
mems shirts ma to order. Gentlemen
are invited to call and examine the work
she has on hand. Aug. is I'm
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-11

HAY! HAY!-lOO bales choice Hay
Ill on hand and for sale by :
Oct Bird. JOSHUA BEAL.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-11

More Light for Mankind.
lust RECElVED-10 bbls. Winter
y Strained oil. A prime article by the
barrel or at retail by ,....,..
oct-6-ly. GEO. M. HEEOMAN
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-11

Sugar-HOuse Lamps.
4 Few more left, which will be solt
n cheap. Apply at the Baton Roug'
Foundry aug. /.
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A LARGE Shower B tn for sale
L \ apply at this office. august g
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Cour dN Si1iemc Dist Judic'0ire
Poroisse d Est Baton Rouge.
A TTENDU que Francis B. Sans, de la
n dite Paroisse, fait application la
dite cour pour etre NOMINEES administrator
de la succession de DR.. Lorin Very, dernie-
rement de Get Paroisse decide
Avis est par la qresente donnes toutes
personnes interesses de faire savoir leur raj
son dams dix jours de la premiere pubIica-
ton de Get avis, pourquoi la dit application
ne serait pas accordee.
sept23 NJ MORENO. Grether.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-11

.Amall pocket hook containing valuable
Fapen The book has the name of John
Looris" upon 1t. The owner can have the
same by paving for this advertisement.
.sa Coopors Wanted.
TWO Coopers can find employment for
i two or three months at liberal wages
by applying Immediately to the undersigned,
four miles Fast Of Baton Rouge.
sept-25-2w s. &. & L. /. LAycocK.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-11

Shattered Corn.
A LOT of shattered corn for sale by
n july % JOSHUA BAEL.
HRESH Soda. Butter and Sugar crackers
l. jY1y. 81. S. F. BLANCHARD.
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Notice to Contractors.
PROPOSALS. will be received for the
L completion of the grading, and bridg-
ing and for falling the timber on the sides
OF the Crosse Tete and Baton Rouge
Plank Road. Address CHAs. A. SLACK,
President-Grosse Tete Post Office.
Jas. H JOHNSTON.
sept 15-tf. Secretary.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Murder Trial.

The Criminal Court of Daupbin county
was engaged during part of last week
in the trial of Courtland C. johnson, for
the murder of his wife, at Portsmouth,
Dauphin county, on the night of the I'd
of August last. The Commonwealth was
represented in this case by David Flem-
ing, District Attorney, and by A. J. Herr
and E. G. Carson, who were associated
with him in the case, and the prisoner
was defended by John c. Kunkel, John
Berryhill and Thomas Jordan. The
proof of the killing of the woman was
well made out, but the evidence showed
that it was done in fit of anger, brought
on by jealousy; at the same period, John
son having shot and mortally wounded a
person who was in company with his wife
at the time. After laborious inyestiga-
ton of the evidence, and able arguments
on both sides, the case was submitted to
the jury on Saturday night, at eleven o.
clock. The jury remained out until nine
o'clock on Tuesday morning, when they
brought in verdict of guilty of murder
in the second degree.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Recovery of Stolen Money.

A few weeks since, as will be remem-
bered, bag containing s37 $40 in bank
bills was mysteriously stolen from the
counter of the Bank of the State of New
York, just before the hour of closing
Officer Keefe, of N. Y, on Saturday a
week, arrested suspicious character
named Chauncey johnson, who finally
admitted his guilt, and offered to brihe tha
officer withs3OOO to allow him to escape.
On searching his house $4,000 of the
money was feand wrapped in an old
flannel shirt. The two men who were
arrested in Toledo are supposed to have
been accomplices of Johnson's, and had
taken the $4,000 west to circulate. The
balance of the money has probably been
gambled away by johnson. The $4,000
reward offered by the bank for the re-
covery of the money will probably be a.
warded to the officer who made the i'm
portant arrest.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
MOmence, Illinois.

A correspondent writes US lengthy
communication from this village, but we
have room for only the following facts
"Kankakee County was organized in
April last. 1t was formed of the South
ern part of Will and the northern part
of Iroqnois County, and takes its name
from the river running through the cen
ter of the county. 1t comprises an area
of % miles square, of as beautiful agri-
cultural scenery as is protected by the ae-
gis of the American eagle. 1t numbers
about Z 900 inhabitants, and was first set
tied in 1886. This part of the state is
Comparatively new. Chicago being the
grand landing point of emigration, and
the West being the charmed word that
nerved the arm and fired the imagination
of the early settlers with dreams of elYs-
ian fields, the tide of emigration has in
successive surges followed the setting sun,
until they reached the Desplains, Fox and
Rock Rivers-leaving, in many instances
richer and more productive lands at the
south unexplored. Our principal villages
are Momence, Aroma, Kankakee City
and Bourbonaois Grove. The latter is in
the western part of the county, and settled
mostly by French from Canada, who
seem to prefer the nest of the eagle to the
tar of the lion. 1t is thriving town, "a
bout two miles from the railroad, and
contains about 500 inhabitants, whose va
riegated style of architecture gives a
tlnge of romance to the surrounding coun-
try. The town is built on the skirt of a
magnificent forest of about 1000 acres,
extending along the river for five miles,
kankakee City is new fedged town on
the Illinois Central Railroad, called into
existence at the fat of the whistle, amid
a forest of oak, walnut and hickory. 1t is
the shire town of the county, and will make
an imposing appearance when the public
buildings are completed. One short year
ago, the solitude of this forest was safe
retreat for the deer, and home for the
wolf. Now, the sound of the saw, the
hammer and the anvil is the music of
the town, strained up to concert pitch by
the shrill wristle of the iron horse. The
railroad crosses the river at this place on
costly stone bridge, having also car
riage track under the rails, free for the
accommodation of the country. The sur.
rounding country is remarkably beautiful
prsentlng many splendid site for the
'onnolsseur in fancy farming. Aroma is
small town on the Kankakee, four miles
east of the county seat, and near the juno.
ion of the Kankakee and Iroquois Rivers,
and has one of the best water powers in
.he State. A dam has been thrown across
'he river at this place, and large -four.
ns mill is in course of erection"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
James Quin,
The Murderer of Mahala Wiggins--His
A7vest-Noac IN jail.

The Murderer of Mahala Wiggins--Hi.
A7veSt--NoaC IN jail.
The bloody tragedy for which Quir
now lies in the Jail of this county, occur
red in June last on canal boat at Nan.
ticoke Dam. Mahala Virgins, the un.
fortunate victim of this murderer, was
an abandoned character, and We believe
had passed as the wife of Quin on the
boat, on which he was hand For some
cause, which will undoubtedly be made
masifest on the day of trial, Quin split
her head open with hand-axe, and fed
this part Of the country, with little or no
effort made by any one, to secure him.
The Commissioners of this County offered
reward of one hundred dollars for bis
delivery to the County Jail, and soon
learned, that a man answering bis de-
scription had been arrested and confined
in the jail of Lancaster County, on charge
of this murder. An investigation proved
the paisoner not Quin, and some FIVE
weeks since letter was received at the
Commissioners Office from the Marshall
of Toledo City, Ohio, stating that rumor
had fixed upon a man then stopping
there some crime, and for whom re-
ward from this County had been offered
The Marshall was replied to by an ex-
planatory Letter and hand -bill and moth
ing further was heard of it until Monday
evening, when the identical James Quin
arrived in the place, by the Scranton
Mail Stage, in company with G. NJ.
CoBLEIGH, Deputy Marshall of Toledo,
and took lodgings at the jail-parting at
the entrance with Mr.. Cobleigh. Yes
terday morning the prisoner was visited
in his cell by the Commissioners and
Clerk, and acknowledged himself the
James Quin, and was beside identified
by several acquaintances; when the re-
ward of his apprehension was promptly
paid to the Deputy Marshall.
Considerable credit is due Mr.. Cob
leigh, for his good management in this
case. He is one of your shrewd, deter
mined, athletic men, whose very appear
ance indicates his adoption to rogue
cataching, and from the number he has
secured on that great thoroughfare thro'
the city of Toledo, we judge his appear
ance does him no injustice. His eye
had been upon Quin, who passed by an
other name there, for several weeks, and
when satisfied of his identity, suddenly
accosted him with" How are you,
Quin 7" How are you" "You are
James Quinl I" Yes I" 81 want you,
then," and arrested him. Wo forbear
giving any opinion concerning the char
acter of the prisoners guilt, and shall a.
wait his trial, The services of HARRISON
WRIGHT, Esq, has been engaged for the
Commonwealth. WilkeS- Barre Union.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Amounting with Oil.

Professor Simpson, of Edinburg, has
been the means of bringing to light Gu
rious corr oboration of the sanitary value
OF the ancient practice of amounting with
oil. 1t appears that the learned profes-
sor, when recently visiting the manufac-
turing town of Galashiels, was casually
informed that the workers in the wool.
mill in that place were exempt from the
attacks of consumption and scrofula. On
inqulring of the m edical men in the yicin.
Ity the truth of the statement was confirm.
ed, and it was then deemed expedient to
pursue investigations on broader scale.
communications were accordingly sent to
physicians residing in Dunfermline, Alloa.
TIllIcoultry, Inverness, and other districts
where the wool-mills are in operation;aud
in the case of all it was ascertained that
similar immunity was enjoyed from the fa-
tai diseases mentioned. Ii furtbur appears
that in some of the localities scarIatina had
been added to the list; and also that en-
ployment in the mills not only preserved
health; but children of delicate constitu-
tons were sent to the wool-workers for
the express purpose of acquiring strength
"a result in almost every instance attain
ed.-N Y. Courser
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Publication of the State Laws.

We have urged again and again some
reform in the present mode of promulga-
ting the Laws but fogyism seems to resist
every attempt at progress. We are glad
to find the Pittsburg Union speaking out
on the subject and taking the opportunity
before the Legislature meets, and while
the members elect have time to reflect u
pom their coming duties, as a fit time to
arouse their attention to the necessity of
the publication of the laws in every coun-
ty of the State. The Union call upon its
brethren of the press for assistance in the
matter, and says as ignorance of the law
viii excuse no one, our government should
place 1T IN the power of every citizen to
know the laws he is expected to obey. In
a country of the Advancement and intelli-
gence of ours, it would be thought mon
strous to follow their custom of the old
Roman ruler, who had his laws written in
small letters and hung up on high col
umns, so that the people could not read
them; and still every violation of them
was severely punished. 1t is well known
that nearly the whole session is taken up
with local legislation; laws binding ir par
tleular localities are passed, and scarce
dozen. interested knew the fact until the
law is violated and an innocent M an pun
isbed. This is unjust and despotic. The
people should know the laws they are re-
quired to obey, and to effect this, they
should be published in the newspapers of
each county. To be sure it would cost
something, but it would be vastly benef
cial. As it's the laws are published in
pamphlet form after they have gone into
operation, and then only are seen by one
in thousand. We hope to hear the
voice of the press on this important SUBJ
Sun.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
ThirtY-Third Congress.

The first meeting of the XXXIIId
Congress, took place at Washington, on
Monday last, and effected an organiza-
ton by electing Linn Boyd, Democrat,
Speaker, and John W. Forney, Clerk.
The "Naional Inteligencer" says that
the Presidents Message is not expected
to be delivered before the 9th. 1t adds
that Congress opens under favorable aus
pices. with prosperity at home and peace
abroad. 1t considers the most important
subject before them to be the regulation
of the lines of communication between
the Atlantic and Pacific.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Resigntion Of Hon. ]. Nj. Porter.

On Friday evening last, Hon. JAMES
NJ. PORTER, resigned his seat in our Bor-
ough Council, of which body he has been
a member as well as its Prenident, for an
uninterrupted term of nearly eight years.
During his membership of this body, and
through his personal exertions, many of
the fine improvements, which our citizens
are proud to boast of, were made, and we
venture the assertion, without fear of con-
tradiction, that more public spirited,
self-denial, energetic, persevering useful
man as he, has not sat in that Board since
our existence as Borough. His election
as Judge of the 22d District compelled
him to take this step. We know that ev-
cry good citizen of the town will Join US
in our expressions of regret consequent
upon his withdrawal from this body
EaSton Sentinel
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Medley Of Characters in Congress.

First and foremost in the list of those,
who will make their impress, is Old Bull
lion, who is not inaptly called the Roar
ing Lion of the West.
Next on the list is Joshua R. Giddings,
who will probably second Mr.. Bullion in
most, if not all his movements.
Gerritt Smith, the eccentric head and
front of the extreme wing of the Aboli-
tionists, will no doubt, also, side in the
main with Messrs. Benton and Giddings,
and startle the hot-blood of the South,
with his radical anti-slavery propositions
John Wentworth, known as Long John,
is another character, who, after an absence
of one term, returns from the Chicago
District, and will be likely to make as
much mischief as he can.
Caleb Lyon, an erratic Poet and Poll
tician. Philosopher and Statesman, who
comes from one of the New Y ork Districts,
as an Independent Democrat. and is one
of the great champions of the Land Re-
formers, will also figure conspiciously.
Jose Manuel Gailegos, the Deiegate
from New-Mexico, comes endorsed as a
good Locofoco, but he does not under
stand word of English, and his speeches,
will therefore be Greek to most of the
members.
Mike Walsh, of New-York city, ap-
pears on the national stage, and that as
the very hardest of the Hard Shell De-
mocracy Of the Empire State. Of him
we need not speak.
The eccentric W. r. Smith, of Ala
bama, who is Doctor, Lawyer, Preacher,
Professor, and We know not what else, is
another character returned to the next
Congress as Hard Shell Democrat He
it was who during the last Congress made
move to have Kossuth indicted for
high treason.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
A Cow for Three thousand Dol.
lars.

Col. Thorne, of Washington Hollow,
Dutchess County N. Y, lately imported a
valuable Durham Bull. and other stock,
by the steamer Herman, which were Sc
lected, without regard to cost, of the best
to be found in England. The Bull is sta
ted to have to have cost $4,000. By
the Washington, on her last trip, he re-
ceived COW, of the same strain as the
bull, for which we are told he paid $4,000
besides expense of her passage. This is
probably the highest priced cow ever i'm
ported. She was accompanied by a two
months old calf, which cost $3.50. Also
lot of South Down sheep, of superior
quality. If they are better than those
imported by Mr.. Morris, of Mt Fordham
they must be very extraordinary, but not
more SO than the mania now prevailing
for the standard of cattle in this countrv
by fresh importations of the best ever
produced by English breeders,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Game I'm the Arctic Regions.

Among the interesting features of the
VOYAGE of the Investigator into the Arctic
regions is the quantity and description Of
game found By the daring explorers. The
crew of the Investigator killed from the
lst of October, 1850, to the sth of April
1853, the following mostly during the
spring of the present year: musk oxen
llOdcer. 100 hares, 4s6 grouse, 1873 ducks
20 geese, 2 wolves, and bears; total ;.
065. The musk oxen averaged 2s7 lbs
each, and the deer 20 lbs. The deer were
found to be very wild, and the gunners
had to exercise great caution to obtain Q
shot. The mode they adopted was the
following.
"They secreted themselves in various
parts of the rayines, or behind the sand
hills, and listened with breathless silence
until they heard the deer tap the snow of
the willow with their feet in order te ca,
the herbage. When the air was frosty
and the weather calm this tapping could
be heard at a distance ofabout two hun.
dred yards, and, by listening and obser-
wing minutely, the gunner easily detected
the position in which his prey was loca
ted. As soon as this was correctly ascer.
tained, person was sent a considerable
distance round the deer, and slight noise
having been made at their back they i'm.
mediately ran off, probably pas. the gun
ner. 1t was in such instances where the
chances of "a kill occurred. One hun
dred and ten deer were thus killed: and
as they will run long distances after re-
ceiving wounds, it is fair to suppose that
many more would have been secured il
the crew had been accompanied with a
brace or more of deer hounds"
The musk OK was found to be a very fe-
rocious animal, and great danger neces-
sarily attended an attack. In country
of fine green valleys, extensive plains,
lakes, and woods, and where kindred
game is found, there is certainty of find
ing wild fowl of every description. II
Sir John Franklin has ever reached this
distant part of the globe, great hopes may
reasonably be entertained of his salty, as
it is not very probable that mankind
could ever want in so rich land, evident
ly possessing every thing that nature can
desire.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
The RaVages of fiie Yellow
Fever.

Bermuda, usually one of the heaithiest
places in the world, has suffered terribly
from the ravages of the yellow fever. A
late letter from there states that out Of
four hundred troops taken sick two hun
dred had died. Thirteen officers had
also pcrished, and one hundred and
twenty-three convicts. The convicts were
still dying at the rate of six or eight
daily.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Flour Trade of Rochester.

1t may be of interest to those abroad,
says the Rochester Union, who have new
er visited the -four mills of this city, to
know something of the extent of their op-
erations at this season of the year.
There are ninety-two runs of stone in mo-
ton here, all engaged in merchant grind
ing. They manufacture daily seven thou-
sand barrels Of f70ur, for which they take
in tstrty-ore thousand bushels Of aczcat, the
total value of which is oUe, torty-one ttous-
and dollars. To purchase the stock and
operate these mills, oUer -tacelve hundrel
thousand dollars are drawn from the banks
every month
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Sentenced fer Ninety-nine Years,

The case of the State VS.. John Flan-
merry, alias John Davis and Anthony
Flannery, alias Anthony Davis, was de-
termiued in the Criminal Court at St.
Louis on the 18th ult. They were
indicted for stabbing and killing a man
in a drunken row on the night of the 18th
July last. John Flannery, the eldest OF
the brothers, was declared guilty of mur-
der in the second degree, and was seu-
fenced to ninety-nine years imprisonment
in the State penitentiary. The other
defendant was acquitted.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
LackaWanna Ir0n and CeaI Co.

We learn from the Scranton Herald
that this Company has recently been en-
larging the capacity of their Furnaces,
and fitting mp tremendous engine, which
is intended to furnish the motive power
for the entire number. This engine, with
its fixtures, is said to be the largest in the
country, and is fine specimen of beauti-
full and skilful workmanship. The build
ing which has been erected to contain this
monster, is an elegant brick structure, Of
fno proportions, and makes splendid
appearance.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-08
Enlargement,

The "Eankiin Repository and Nhtp. ,
published at Chambersburg, Pa, by Col
"A. K. MeKlure, will enter its sixty-frst
year on the first of January, next, al
%hieh time it viii appear greatly improv.
ed, and enlarged to mammoth sheet OF
forty eight columns. 1t will then be the
largest country Paper in the State, and
the ability with which its columns have
heretofore been characterised, under the
Editorial control of the Col, affords abun-
dant evidence that it will occupy place
IN the front rank of the FIRST Weekly Jour
nails in the Uuion.