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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-04-09

VIZ d. PHILLIpS-Solici,s the atten-
W.. ton of his patrons and the public
generally to his FALL Style Of Dress and
SorT HAIRS. His style Is entirely new. en-
bracing taste, durability. beauty and light
ness. far in advance of anything ever offered
to the public citizens and strangers need
only give me a call. 10 satisfy themselves
that it is to their interest to purchase Hats
at the old stand, opposite the Harvey House.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-04-09
CITY EMPORIUM.
Of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods.
w. ID. PHILLIPS,

CORNER OF LAFAYETTE AND CHURCH SITS
yTNHERE Is NO AUCTION GOODS IN
i my establishment. Nor do propose
to .'sell Tor cost and LESS than cost" Ny
goods are well selected and contain all the
latest and most fashionable patterns selec-
ted by an experienced purchaser in the New
York and Philadelphia markets. have
no article that has been forced into market
under the hammer an occount Of change in
fashion. or damage The public may feel
satisfied that what they purchase Of n,e is
new aud fashionable do not profess to
he in competition with the vendors Of
Cheap Goods.n do however pretend to
sell as cheap as any retail House Of stand
ing In the Union II you do not think e.
call and see. jan l5ly
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-04-09
CARPET 81 RUGS.

CARPET 81 RUGS.
TINE subscriber has just received from
i New York, large assortment Of In
grain. Three Ply, and BRUSSELS Carpets, all
Of which will be sold at low prices.
sept %, w. D. PHILLIPS.
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..s;ood Oil is next 10 Good Wine,r

s'l5Ood Oil is next 70 Good Vine"
At least SO said the Poet
A ND to illustrate our individ- .~A.
II ual belief IN the assertion 'fAAH
we have provided ourselves with .AsA
a prime article Of Clarified, Bleached. aud
Winter strained Lard and Whale Oil
Which will be sold bv the single pint or
barrel; as our customers may wish.
.an15-y. JOSHUA BEAN
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-04-09
Spectacles and Glasses.

lust received superior article Of Con-
y cave and Convex Priema and colored
Sspcctacles and Christals to suit every age.
july 1s-y. THEODORE GOLDMANH.
Lafayette Street, one door below Laurel.
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f. +. STEVENS BROS, & {

f. +. STEVENS BROS, & co.
q Common Street, New Orleans,
AVE the most extensive and varied
Ii stock Of Stationery in the city. Let
ter and Cap paper of every brand and quail
ty; printing materials, &c. All Of which
are sold on the most reasonable terms
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-04-09
Timothy Fay, nj. D.

HAS associated with him in practice his
brother Dr. Salmon Fay who has had more
than ten years practical experience in his
profession. Full and partial sets OF teeth
on plate can now have more attention at
prices that will please all. Calls for the
country will also have prompt attention.
Office occr the store Of Mr.. Qmggins, on
Lafayette street.
References-Hon. Geo. c. McWhorter.
Col. J. +. Layet, Hon. NJ. G. Penn. Rev. }.
Woodbridge, DR.. +. VI Hereford. Rev. Bish
On Polk. Professor !. l.. Riddel.
Nrw ORLEANS. June. 1877.
~Dr Fay, studied Dentistry in the city:
of New York. and subsequently graduated
in the Medical College Of Louisiana. He is
a gentleman OF integrity and | have no hes
itation in recommending him as an accom-
plished practical Dentist.
WARREN STONE. NJ. d.
June 10. Il. Professor of Surgery.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-04-09

COOKING STOVES &c.
TINE SUBSCRIBERS have on hand and
l. for sale Is Cooking Stoves ofdiffereht
sizes snd patterns which they offer at re.
duced prices.
. Ii dozen o. Rice's link Wash Boards
may 10. lv. HALL 4 PIPER
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Land for Sale.

FOR SALE.
A VALUABLE lot of ground, situated
n. in desirable part ofthe city OF Baton
Rouge, upon which there is good dwelling
house, and all necessary out houses, and
also large store and warehouse, good bu-
siness stand: said property will be sold on
reasonable terms if duplication is made soon.
For particulars, apply to Vim. S. Pike, OF
at the Sberiff's Office. sept 24-tt.
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lust received-per Saranac, from st
y Louis-100 bbls Flour; extra and Pam
cy; SO bbls Pork. NJ. and NJ. o. Also
Bacon, Hams and Shoulders, Lard. Soap,
Candles, Starch, Tobacco &C.. &c
janis s NJ. HART Il Co.
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4 VERY LARGE and choice assortment
IL of Glassware, Queensware and Earth
enware of new patterns, together with $500
gallons stoneware at ten cents per gallon
for sale by J. PARRY 4 Co
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-13

FLoRIDA--ST. AUeusTINE-TnE
CoNcnMEN.-Florida has a white pop
ulation of less than $4,000, smaller
than any other of the tbirty-one
States, yet st. Augustine is the oldest
town in the United States, having
been founded in 1864, and the "City
of Key West is the most ~populcus
town in the State, and is the southern
most settlement in the United States.
The city" contains about 5000 in
habitants, of which 800 are slaves
well cared for, cheerful and happy
100 are Conchs, and the remaining
thousand may be designated as the
I" rest of mankind" A correspon.
dent of the Louisville Courier gives
the following description of Conch-
men :"
"The Conchs, or a large portion of
the inhabitants, are peculiar specimens
of human kind-they %emigrated to
this Key from the Bahama Islands
some 260 miles east of this upon the
other side of the Gulf stream. When
first, or wherefore they were called
Conchs, authentic history has not in
formed us; we know however, that
they are the decendents of English
emigrants and the R~oyalists of Geor-
gia and Carolina, who settled upon and
fed from the sandy and barren BAHIA
mas. Living there in comparative in
dolence aid disregardiag the laws
of Nature and Of Natures God, by
marrying and intermarrying within the
prohibited degrees of consanguininty,
they have become a distinct class or
race, whom the Almighty has, appar-
emily, marked with ~degeneracy. A
mong their childrcn-and they are lc-
gion-you can only occasionally rec.
ognize an expression or a feature of
the human face divine They arc
provcrbially peaceful, honest, temper
:. ate and religious. but have none of the
~pugnacious energy schcming prociyity,
and perpetual nobility of the Yankee
genius. Their chief business is fishing
sponing, turling and wreckins-and
generally on their own account, and
not as the 'hireling' of others. The Ia
Dor which a Nothern or Western mar
performs at a dollar a day, and one
hundred and fifty dollars year, the
Conch regards as s%ervile, and three
dollars per day would not hire him to
perform the same labor"
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Seizure of San Juan del Norte.

The port of San Juan del Norte,
in Nicaragua, has been seized by the
U. S. s~loop-of'war Cyane. Tho ac-
counts of the transaction differ, but
from all we can learn, we are induced
to think the proceedings rather high
handed. 1t appears hal the Nicara-
qua Transit Company had obtained a
lease Of certain lands from the agent
of the Mosquito King, and had erect
ed buildings %thercupon. The lease
contained a clause STIMULATING for the
surrender of the land whenever il
should be required in due form. AT
the instance Of the San Juan authori
ties-most of whom are said to be A
mcricans-the Mosquito agent served
the company with a notice to remove
1t seems the company were drawing a
way from the town the custom of the
California %cmigrants, and hence the
people of San Juan desired the re
moval of the transit station. The as
ISOLATION paid no attention to the eject
mcnt process against them, and theil
buildings were therefore taken down
When the Cyane arrived, the company
appealed to her commander, Hollins
and a detachment of U. S. marine,
took possession of San Juan-thC
municipal officers resigning under pro
test.
We have, since writing the above
seen it stated the dispatches from
Capt. Hollins have been received a
the State Department, at Washington
by which it appears, according to
Washington correspondent of the "
Y. Herald, that the Americans at
tached to the Transit Company estab
lishment probably fearing the v%iolcnc
of the mob at Greytown, or San Juan
applied to the British Consul for pro
lection. That functionary told then
that he could not interfere in behalf Q
American citizens, but advised them t
apply to Captain Hollins, who was y
ing in the harbor with the Cyane.-
They accordingly did so, and tn
captain then say the British Consul
and, after consultation with him an
the Americans, he adopted the ncccs
sary measures for the protection
the property. AS to the difficultic
which the Transit Company appear t
labor under, it is probable they Wi
be adjusted upon the arrival Of gu
new Minister in Central AMERICA
Windsor Journql.
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From w Washington.

The following are the principal new
appointments
Julius N. Granger. of New York, Re-
corder of the General Land Office. Wash
ington.
Francis Burt, of South Carolina, Third
Auditor of the Treasury,
William Welch. Chief Justice of the
Territory of Minnesota.
Andrew Chatfeld, Associate Justice
of Minnesota.
Moses Sherbournc, Associate Justice
of Minnesota.
G.. w Leppit, Consul at Vienna.
Alexander Barkloy, Consul at Got
tcnburg.
George W. Fletcher, Consul at Cha
gres.
Alexander Thompson, Consul at Mar
anham, Brazil.
J. G. Golling, Consul at Laguayra.
John Hodgson, Consul at Rouen,
France.
Solomon U. Downs, Collector at New
Orleans.
John NJ. Bell, Treasurer of the Branch
Mint at New Orleans.
+. N. Mayes, U. S. District Attorney.
Eastern, District, Louisiana.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, U. S. District Attor.
ney, Western District, Louisiana.
Vaudeville Marin, Marshal Eastern
District Louisiana.
A. j. Gerou, Chief Coiner of the
Branch Mint, New Orleans.
Charles Bienvenuc, Superintendent Of
the Branch Mint, New Orleans.
Frederick D. Kohler, U. S. Assayer
Branch Mint, California.
J. s. X. Ogler, L. S. Attorney, South
ern District. California.
j. c. Betty, Surveyor General, Louis
lana.
Charles A. Ingcrsoll, Judge of L. s
District Court, Connecticut.
j. Alternately, L. S District Attorney
Connecticut.
G.. II. Williams, Chief Justice for Or
egon, vice Mr.. Pratt, whose nomination
was withdrawn.
William Morrow, L S. Marshal, Del
aware.
Mr.. Field, Assayer of the Brancl
Mint, Dahlonega, Georgia
J. r. Davis, Superintendent of thu
Dahlonega Mint.
Thomas p. Bayard, U. S. District At
torney, Delaware.
William Smart, Marshal Western Dis
trict Louisiana.
William p. Phillips, of Virginia, Au
ditor of the Treasury, for the Post Of
flee Department.
Henry b. Smith. Collector, Plattsburg
New York.
Alfred Fox, Collector, Cape Vincent
New York.
Stephen Willis, Collector, Little Egg
Harbor, New York.
Daniel Stephens, Postmaster, Elmira
l." p. Close, Postmaster, Saratoga
New York.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-13
The New York Appointments.

Some of the Presidents political
friends are loudly applauding the tact
with which he has managed to avoid the
difficulties surrounding the executive
appointments for the city of New York.
The mastery exploit was the appoint
ment of Dickinson, ultra Hunker, as
Collector, and of Dix, ultra Barnburner,
as Subtreasurer--thus consolidating the
party in New York, and giving each
branch about an equal share Of the spoils
TO us, it seems to be only a very tame
sort of a compromise, if the two leaders
named have no higher opinion of them.
selves than to accept positions so subor
dinatc.
President Pierce probably knows bis
men, and hence may not have misjudg
ed but, from tho reputation heretofore
borne by those men, we should have ex
pected them Indignantly to scorn p%roffer
that can hardly be accepted by them
under such circumstances, without deg
radiation. What private consideration
may be held out to them-of promotion
to more suitable places hereafter, or 9th
erwise-we of course cannot know. Bu
even with such inducements (which prof.
ably do not EXIST, it would be a yer
dangerous manGuvrc for the Presiden
20 attempt with men of the rank of Di
and Dickinson, who were possessed
true self-respect.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-13

The CAPTIVE IN PATAGONIA or Life
among tie Giants. BY B. +. Bourne.
This work (rccently published) is a
narrative of facts and adventure, written
in a pleasing style, and more interesting
than any book of travels we have read
for a long time. Capt. Bourne, of New
Bedford, Mass, while on his way to
California, acting as mate Of the vessel
in which he sailed, landed on the coast
Of Patagonia near the straits of Magel-
Ian, and was captured by the natives,
owing to the insubordination of his men.
He remained a prisoner among the Pat
agoniaDs for about one hundred days.
and was several times on the point OF
being murdered by these cannibals, but
had the ingenuity always to save him
self from Snch a horrid fate. His nara,
tive embraces the particulars of his cap
tivity, descriptions of the natural scene
ry, and deiineation of the character and
and habits of the savages. The intelli
gence of his captivity caused no littl'
excitement at the time, and a ship of til,
U. S. Navy was sent to his rescue.
Published by Gould & Lincoln, Bos
ton.-Four editions were sold in fou
weeks.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-13

RHODE ISLAND ELEcTIoN.-Thc
Democrats have carried everything in
Rhode Island, as well as in Connect
cut. Mr.. Allen the present Governor,
is reelected, having received in the
whole State 1878 votes to S107 for
Hoppin, Wing 525 for Harris, Free
Soil /; and 43 scattering. The vote
of Providence was 1896 for Hoppin,
274S for Allen, 155 for Harris and s
scattering, Newport, sos for lIoppin;
462 for Allen (; 5 for Harris. The
rest of the Democratic State ticket is
elected. The Legislature stands as
follows: Senate-l5 Democrats, Is
Wings, 3 no choice. House-Demo-
Gratis II Wings 20 /; no choice in
Newport and South Kingston.
For Congress in the Eastern Dis
trict, Davis, Democrat, has 5734
King, Wing, 1917 (; Willard, Free
Soil, 800 (; Scattering 4. In the
Western District, all the towns but
New Shoreham gave Thurston, Dem.
ocrat, 4316; Aldrich, Wing, 452
Scattering "a. This is a Democratic
gain of one, as the Eastern Distric
was representated by a Wing in Tho
last Congress.
The Providence Journal, in speak
ing of the election says:
Perhaps we should apologize to GU
readers for repeating, in a corrected
form, the very ugly tables that we mad
public yesterday. We can only repl.
as the man did who annoyed his fellow
passengers with continual coughing in
stage coach. You have a very baC
cold. sir" said one of them peevishly
" Yes, sir, but it is the best l have"
There is to be a U. S. Senator che
sen by the Legislature, inplace of MI
Clark, Wing, whose term expired o
the 4th of March last. Phillip Allen
the Governor elect, will, it is said, b
the Democratic candidate 10.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-13

CONVENTION OF "SPIRrrUAIsTs.n-A
State Convention of" Spiritualists as.
scmblcd at Springfield on Wednesday
DR.. III. I. Gardner was chosen President
of the Convention, with a large number
of Vice Presidents and three Secreta-
ries. From the Springfield Republican
we learn that Mr.. John Nj. Spear of
this city, announced a communication
from Benjamin Rush, in behalf of the
Association of Bcnefcencc.. which con
tanned DIRECTIONS in regard to the con-
duct Of the Convention, recommending
among other things that they make ar
rangements for n National Convention
of believers. Mr.. Finney Of Cleveland,
Ohio, stated that in the city Of his resi-
dence there were 700 mediums and 5000
disciples and that in Cincinnati there
were 1900 mediums.
Mr.. Whitaker, of Troy, said there
was an unpoctical writing medium in
that city who had under the spiritual in
fuence written l40 pages of very fine
poetry. Mr.. G. Smith of Vermont, said
hat as a medium, he could see the in
ternal Organs of the body, with the dis.
eases, and simultaneously the remedy
that he had had a view Of the planets
and of their inhabitants in Mercury
the inhabitants are extremely low in
the scale of development in Venus
there is much contention in Mars the
inhabitants are more developed than tho
inli bitauts of the earth in Jupiter ant
Saturn they are still more developed
Hersclcl is thinly SETTLED and all til,
planets beyond are d%cnopuiat,d in con
sequence Of the cold weather and Their
distance from tic solar system. A
evening service was occupied in IN ad
dress by Rev. Mr.. Finuey on the them
(says the Republican, Of the emaucipa
tion of the human race from the SLAYER
of error. and ia its discussion, he ell
dcavored ia illustrate and enforce tn
great law of human progress, and t
kick over the bible. the priests, and th
church. Boston T0eLer.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-13

CANADIAN ITEMs.-The Nova Scotia
Railway Company is to have a capital of
El,750,000 for 800 miles of road and
the Province is to loan $4,000 Oh the
branches.
The Brampton Mercury states that
the contractors on that section of the
line have made a commencement, and
400 men are expected in a fortnight.
Another action for libel has been
brought against the publisher of the
Kingston News by Mr.. Kenneth McKen-
zie.
A c%oadjutor has been named by the
Pope TO the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Toronto.
In the neighborhood of Port Sarnia,
a leaden bullet was recently found en-
bedded in the heart of an oak tree. 1t
was supposed to have been there 100
years.
Mr.. Ross, Chief Engineer of the Main
Trunk Railway, will start for England
during the present month for a staff of
Associates.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-13

stantinople, this envoy, Msnschikoff,
passed in review the army on the Turk
ish frontier and the Russian feet in the
Euxinc gave as thorough IA drilling to
both as could have been done in view of
a campaign and even practiccd the
troops Of all arms in embarkation and
Decentralization.
These facts although kept quiet at the
time, have been elected by the naughty
tone assumed by Menschikoff towards
the Porte, and as may be supposed. have
not tended to assuage the alarm which
conduct so unlocked for naturally infus.
ed.
LATesT.-The latest submarine tele-
graph despatch from Paris says the news
received by the French Government leads
to the belief that the Turkish affair will
be amicably settled.
The Madiai family has arrived at Mar
%seiles.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-13

FASHIONS IN New YoEK.-The Er-
press thus notices the custome of the
New York ladies
The Boomers in our city, even
among the fashionables, have carried the
victory at last but this is beginning
from the crown Of the head, and not
from the sole of the foot. The frocks
trail as much as ever-no pretty foot
even can be seen,-and the only sweep
ing the " crossings have IN many parts
of the city is with silks: mousselines,
and carefully. worked petticoats but,
from the head downwards, Bloomer ear
ries the day. There is a nice little
jaunty bonnet which shows all the head,
and is about as useful as a hat, as a
covering, (no more)-but then comes
a waistcoat, Jacket, a short-tailed frock
coat. The woman is almost a man
now down 20 the waist but, from the
waist down, she is just as much a wo-
man as ever, As proof, see the bellies
of Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and its sub
urbs up town"
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G5r Rrgisttr.
MIDDLEBURY, APRIL 10, 1853
The Seizure of San Juan.

The recent intelligence of the seizure
of the city of San Juan, in Nicaragua, by
an American s%loop-of-war, has created
considerable surprise and excitement
AS the facts come to be better under.
stood, however. the occurrence loses much
of its first apparent magnitude, and ccas.
es to possess any grave Importance.
1t appears that a dispute had arisen
between the authorities of San Juan and
the officers of the "Acccssory Transit
Company" (American), in relation to
certain grounds occupied by the latter
for depot purposes, within the limits o.
the city. These grounds had been occu
pied by the company since the commence
ment of its operations, under the full
guarantee of the State of Nicaragua, not
to be molcstcd in any way on the lands
within the said State, necessary for the
use OF the company In spite of this
guarantee. the city authorities ordered
the depot buildings and the entire es.
adjustment to be removed, allowing
only five days for compliance with this
ordinance. The agents not complying.
the buildings were demolished by force.
\ few days subsequently (March l2th),
Capt. I%lollins arrived off San Juan, in
command of the s~loop-ofwar Cyanc, and
proceeded to take measures for the pro-
lection of our citizens in their rights and
possessions. After some lame attempts
at diplomacy, the city authorities indig.
nantly surrendered the place into the
hands of Capt. Hollins, at the same time
protesting against the Seizure" as an
outrage. 1t seems that the American
commander used much forbearancc in
this matter, aud e~ndeavorcd, in a %concil.
iatory spirit, to bring about an adjust
'nent of the difficulty. Failing of this,
he appears to have taken the only con
sistcnt course remaining for him to pur-
sue, and to have acted with ccmmeudablc
promptitudc.
We anticipate no serious results from
this occurrence, as the whole matter will
probably be Don settled, on terms just
and equitable towards our own citizens.
Our government will hardly think of dc.
manding anything more than this nor
do we see any occasion for %supposing
there is any real connection between this
accidental affair. and the " expan-
sion" doctrines of the Presidents inau.
gural address. The government of Nj
caragua will undoubtedly indemnify
and protect the Transit Company, and
so put an end to the quarrel.
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LIQUOR LAW IN RHopEIslAYp

THE LIQUOR LAW IN RHoDEIsLANp.
AT the election on Wednesday i'll
Rhode lsland,a vote was taken on the
Liquor Law now in operation in that
State, whether or not it should be re-
pealed. If a majority voted in favor
of repeal then it was to cease to be a
law in May. On this question the
city of Providence voted, 2240 in ia.
vor of repeal and 2617 against it
North Providence 1872 in favor 341
against. Newport voted 661 in favor
of repeal and 325 against it. The
totol vote is S2SS in favor of repeal
and $3.50 against, a majority of 1872
against repeal.
The vote indicates that party lines
were altogether disregarded in the
matter. The sixth ward in Provi
dence, which gave nearly five hundred
majority for the Democratic candidate
for Governor, also gave 1875 majority
against the repeal of the law, Every
place in Providence County but Prov
idence and Smithfeld, gave a Demo.
cratic majority Of nearly 400, gives
just 100 majority for the law. Thir
teen towns in the State give MAORI
tiles against the law and eighteen ii
favor.-Ib.