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Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-19

Henry Wikof has heen liberated from prison
at Genoa, where he was confined on charge of
attempting to force young and wealthy English
lady to marry him. He has since made his ap-
pearance ia Paris.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-19

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MIR. McNair was accordingly elected.
Isaac Holland was re elected Doorkeeper with
out opposition.
The Senate did net resume yesterday the de
bate on Mr.. Clsyton's resolutions respecting the
Central American Treaty.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04
BATON ROUGE, La, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER A. 1858

BunaLAn1Es. On Saturday morn.
ing last, the Dry Good store Of Alex
Nordhouse, was broken open, but be-
fore the thief got in, the clerk in the
upper story, gave the alarm and be
escaped. Marks on the door show
that the scoundrel is well equipped
with house. breaking impliments. On
the same night the Taylor shop Of 8.
Oussette, was forceably entered Our
police should exercise little extra
vigelence, to ferret out these house,
breakers---for il is a thing Of almost
nightly occurrance. Country rogues,
and city thieves. will begin now to
pour in, and hunt out soft places to
sleep. Some Of them bring their own
"paste.boards with them, in fear Of
not being able TO 6nd the flight stripe
in the market.
We do not mistate TO say that fully
one half Of the money received 'for
legislaturing' in the past three legis.
latures. has changed hands over the
card table.
We advise newly elected members,
to learn all The odd tricks, before they
come to Baton Rouge, ss this kind If
schooling always has been very dear in
this place.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04
ANOTHER CASE fSsoLylNa AMER.

ANOTHER CASE lNtOLSlNA AMEN
1cAN C1TlzENsHlP---A letter from
Rome to the London Daily News,
gives an account Of difficulty, into
which a certain Paperi has fallen who
during the political convulsions q
1s4S and 40. took up arms against
Austria, in defence Of The liberal cause
III the Papal States. Finding no Sc
curity at home, from bis own Govern
lnent against Austria, and desiring to
remain therein, as a la1peable citi-
sen; he come to the UnitA States and
took upon himself American citizen
ship. He consequently returned to
Ancona, where the local authorities
took possession of him. In confine.
ment he was requested 10 sign an obi.
cation to leave the country, and never
more return. The Governor Of An.
coma told him that he was acting Under
the influence Of the Austrians, who
regarded Paperi and his American cit
iseuship with no friendly eye.
paperi appeals to the American
vice Consul at Ancona, and the vice
Consul to the u. 8. Legation at Home
Here the matter stands Paperi has
either to accept the bond or go buck
to the prison at Macerata,
The newspaper CORE -pondents can
take the matter up at this stage, and
make tho most Of it.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04

u The news by the Canada
shcws Europe, in a volcanic eruption
for power. The Emperor Of Russia,
has formed an alliance with Dost No
hamned (who il Dost Mohammed p
to proclaim war against the British
in India, if Great Britain should CON
tiuue to support Turkey against Russia.
Austaia was concentrating her forces
on the borders Of Sirsia, and the Ser
vian Government has informed all
three Of the hostile powers that they
must not fight there. The Turks
have been victorious in two battles
fought on the Russian side Of the Dan
ube. Gen. Donueubear on the Rus
sian side killed, and $50 men--thc
Russian army returned towards Buch.
Arrest.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04
ABprcAT1oN OF Russian EMpERor


ABprcArIoS OF Russian EMPEROR.
I'm relation TO this rumored event Of
great Importance, it IS said that Nes-
selroad and others Of the Ministry, are
earnestly in favor Of the retiring Of the
Russians troops from the Principali-
ties, and will not second the Cars
desire for war. It is understood they
now admit that the hereditary insanity
ofthe Romanoffs has fallen upon him
He has threatened to abdicate if the
Cabinet and his family persist in op;
position. Well informed parties be.
heved that abdication will be- forced
upon him in order 70 get Russia olt !
the scEsps.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04
NO. 2o.

.....a.Asl1as1a.1.s..
thousand sects and bigoted societies,
has an organ to bleat forth one-sided
views Of things; and why marvel,
that man is dishonest-false to man
false to himself, pretending to be
what be is not, and wearing mockery
in his actions, that is too contemplate
for the angels to smile at.
Society must change from its pres
ent collapsed state, or relapse to bar
HAROLD SE1MpoLE---This already
somewhat notorious Individual, IL des-
tined to become still more world wide
in reputation.
It Is d humilliating reflection, to
think that the mere "air drawn" crea-
ture of the poets Imagination the
child Of fancy; should live as a SUBJ
stantial reality, when d thousand Of
the great moving forked radishes Of
the panorama, have gone "down to
dusty DEATH and are forgotten! Yet
such is the fact. The shadows Of
Shakespeare, have more reality about
them, than the substance from which
they were takenl The delicate Ariel,
and the Crooked Back Tyrant Of the
poet, are tangeable realities, whilst the
Richard Of history, Notwithstanding
the efforts Of Miss Stricklin to discover
his true character, is positively a non
entity. Who does not know Mr.. Pick
wick, and Sam. Weller? we, are as
satisfied that the antiquarian society
did meet, as though we were there.
BLEAK House," furnishes a few more
characters, to the long list that Dickens
poetic mind, has produced, ard we re-
gard none Of them as possessed Of
more originality than Harold Skim
pole. One extract from him: Skim
pole has said to the world, go your
several ways in peace! Wear red
coats, blue coats, lawn-sleeves, put pens
behind your ears, wear aprons; go
after glory, holiness, commerce, trade
any objects You prefer; only-let
Harold Skimpole live"
There are but few men in this thiev-
ing world who will be satisfied with
NEARLY hiring; and there are very
great many whose whole source of
happiness is obtained relatively
by comparing their own sleek and
prosperous condition, with the poverty
and misery about them. THIS is a
melancholy fact, if there be one in
this working day existence, Society
is not what it ought to be, and fit re-
mains what it is, must be damned.
---,S-$ls--
1-Professor Phillips, Of Che Brit.
ish Association for the Advancement
ofscience, has been taking photographs
Of the moon. The process is similar
to that Of taking daguerreotypes; Pc
per being used instead Of silvered
plates The moon is made to take it.
self, with its own light. The difficult
ty that Astronomers have met with,
may be oveacome in this way. The
large reAectors Of Herschel, and Lord
Ross, seem to have taken the magni-
flying power of lenses, as far as they
will go: and difficulty has been
met with in the atmosphere. If pho.
tographs can be taken ef the moon,
and lenses applied to them, something
more may be learned of that satellite,
than is now known. Certainly It must
perform some other part in the history
Of the Universe, than merely serving
as light for night walkers and rogues
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04
Philant thPOplIy in the 10Th
Century.


. great missionary undertakings, it does
the heart, if not the head, pleasure to
contemplate their action.
1t would be a vain attempt to en-
deavor to get the names Of all the diff
ferent Benevolent societies--much less
the endeavor to crowd them into so
small pace as this sheet occupies
They are to be found oil over the
country, from oneend to the other
Each town and village ID the Union
(if ayeraged) will be found to contain
at least three all working antagon-
istieal to each other, and all having
or pretending to have the same object
in view. Indeed SO FAR as the com
munity at large is concerned they haze
tho same effect which is self-agran-
disement-a struggle for place and
power" The history Of any one is the
| life Of the whole of them, and SO
threadbare has every moral principle
been worn by such societies, that it
is positively burlesque on Benevo-
leuce, and christian principles, to at
tempt any organ.zation for the good
of mankind at large; SO masked is every
man to himself and the balance Of the
world. Look at the hidden springs
Of motion, whereby all societies are
governed in these latter days; aud
nothing will be found at the bottom
Of them, but ,nercinary motives ofself-
agrandisement. Whoever comes to
any other conclusion views, but the sur
face ofthings.
Some of the names under which
such societies work, are rather curl
Gus to contemplate. There is the
Young Men Christian Benevolent, y
The Old Women's Charitable Guilt
Making . "The screwmen's Benevo-
lent" "The Benevolent for Orphan
Boys THE superanuated Widows
Benevolent" all working vast amou't
Of good--"on paper" taking care to
provide for themselves out of the sur
plus revenue.
Mrs. Pardiggle's picture other own
charitable family is not over drawn
there is Egbert, her eldest, (l2) who
sent out his pocket money to the
amount Of five-and-three pence, to the
Tockapoopo Indians Oswald, her
second, (ten and hslf is the child
who contributed two-and.nine pence
to the Great National Smithers Testi-
monial; Francis her third (nine) one
and-six half penny; Felix, her fourth,
seven) eighteen pence to the super.
anuated widows; Alfred, (fye) has
voluntarily enrolled himself in the In
fant Bonds Of Joy, and pledged him
self never to use tobacco in any form. "
How many parental hearts, will
palpitate over this picture! How
many mothers will at once turn their
thoughts to expanding the seeds Of
charity in their infant progeny u
Dicken's should have vote of thanks
for thus opening to view, picture
calculated to produce so much moral
good on the young hearts Of this ex-
panding generation.
Each Of the great modern charita-
BE societies, has a certain amount Of
printing patronage to bestow, and
therefore each one must have an "or-
gan" to defend-as well as advocate
its principles. Hence we have tenn
perance advocates, moral reform jour
mails, Trumpet Blasts Of freedom" and
what not all blowing, and putting and
racking their brains, to find argu-
ments to sustain false positions. One
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04

U-Mr. Joseph Lobrana, arrived
yesterday from New Orleans.-Anoth-
er pupil for the La. Institution for the
Deaf, the Dumb, and the Blind
The Institution is now in prosperous
condition ;---under the management
of Mr.. Brown and his assistant MIR.
Hansen, the institution, must SCOT be a
rival to the best in the Union. Per.
sons at a distance desiring copies oi
che Laws BY which the institution Is
governed, can have them by address
ing letter to j. 8. Brown, principal.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04

10 The editor Of the Rome(N. "
Farmer has established peculiar tar
if Of charges for the publicatian Of
marriage notices. For notice where
the wife is first rate one, he charges
one dollar, and from that down to.noth-
ing just according to the estimate Of
the husband. In one week several
notices were received accompanied by
one dollar, and only one with less.
One fellow only valued his wife at
ffty cents.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04
A Hunt for q Governor.

the newly ciected clerks Tor the NeW
Orleans courts. They have been elee.
ted BY the honest suffrages Of the
people, and Of course, it is natural that
they should be looking after their COM
missions; because commissions are
indispcnseably necessary to fees, and
the fee IL the Office itself A very
funny clause ii, the last acts, requires
all newly elected officers to furnish
evidence that they have never swim.
died the State. Il is certainly very
strange, that such Legislature as the
last--so utterly devoid Of common
honesty, should have had such clause
inserted In their acts. But It is there,
and certificates ofpubtic honesty, If
not priease, are required before the
will Of even liking People himself 7
can bc enforced. We are credibly
informed, that when the act passed.
there was bare majority present.
Il seems from the Crescent's article,
that the New Orleans Clerks, had a
meeting If clerks, and derutised some.
body "about town" to get their CON-
missions--to come up to the enigma
of architecture as the the Crescent
writer calls the nondescript Capitol,
and demand The commissions, in order
that they might proceed at once to col.
lect fees, as the law In It's wisdom pro.
vides. The agent to get commissions
passed the residence Of the Govern.
or, somewhere by Bayou Goula, and
came on up to the Capitol, thinking
to find him here scarcely had the
agent for commissions landed here, ere
the Governor departed from his place.
for the Crescent city; the consequence
was that the agent for commissions,
came here. and after nearly starving
to death, Gas the writer saysl embark
Cd on the A Number one Gipsy. for
some place on the coast, where he ex-
poets to have q bundle Of commissions
furnished him. In the mean time the
clerks are not clerks, because there
are no fees ofoffice, and what must be
ons.--The certificates Of honesty
have not yet been forwarded, and the
whole matter is in ssatsa q.o.
nTThe China insurgents, not sat-.
isfed with revolutionixing the Impe-
rial Government, hcve altered the
Calander. 50 as to make the Celestial
year consist Of 3e6 days. II is mat.
ter Of very small moment. The Chi.
nese, wipe out the record, and COM
mence again. with every new Empe.
ror; they have the example of
''outside barbarians'' fur this.
The Chronicles. before the time oil
hooked nose Caesar. were 50 often
altered, that it has mystifed modern
historians, and caused many books to
be written, to shew that he who made
the world, and revealed its date to
Moses, was mistaken in its age"
Cesar abolished the lunar year, and
established the solar The Christian
world has been counting from tha,
period to this. S65 days to the year.
This does well, but the Turks begin
later, and date from the fight Of Ma.
homet and now the Celestials take
our year, and add day to it to make
it theirs. It is matter however, oil
little consequence: the world will go|
on its regular journey as it has. until
it comes to its end. in spite Of all
progaes.ications. and altering Of cal
endcrs BY either Christians. Turks,
or. Jews.
.-e-o.S-
The San Antonia (Texas) Ledger,
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04

MAN SHor.--We learn from the
Trinity Advocate that DR.. II. B. Her.
ring shot Mr.. Mathews, wounding him
dangerously, in that town on the 18th.
The quarrel originated from a trivial
dispute at a game Of cards. Mathews
who was under bonds for a previous
assault upon Herring, is said to have
been intoxicated.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04

L,aHT LtrERAruRE.-This phrase,
If late, is becoming abused, and some
other should be coined to come to its
assistance, aud take of the weight Of
matter it embraces. Under the head
Of light literature SO much trash has
been gathered, in tile past few years,
that the termis Inexpensive. There
should be three degrees to embrace all
ketch-penny stuff. There should be
light, lighter, lightests"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04

1.-THE President has been ill
but is out again-the Presidents $ mess
age is nearly ready--when it is, it will
be handed about for the newspapers to
make hash Of This is the news from
Washington---and comes under the
head Of "Important--by Magnetic
Telegraph" /"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04

u
Association" Of New Orleans, ceebra-
ted their anniversary on the 26th inst.
We had not known Of the existence Of
such Benevolent Association, II they
did not turn out. Now the question
is, what kind Of Benevolence does the
Screwmen's Benevolent practice p
Doubtless it is like all other ten tllous-
and Benevolent societies. 1t acts up
on the grinding principal puts screws
to all The balance Of mankind, getting
the best half Of al the "achedt" that
passes through their mill
rSince the organization Of rail.
road schemes in Louisiana, VIC have
always had a nisgi,ing, as TO the sue
cess Of the New Orleans and jackson
aifair-not altogether on account Of its
not coming up the cosst, instead Of
going on piles through the Poncher-
train swamp, but our fears for it, have
been principally on account ef the
word Great" getting into the char.
ter, so as to MAKE il read thus "Tbe
New Orleans and Jackson and Great
Northern Railroad" It would have
been better to say the New Orleans
and jackson railroad, for the present
--and let il be 50 until after passing
jackson, on the way North. ~
word Great in the place il is, MAKES
i savor strongly. ofhumbug, and puts
it on par with the Great Nashville
Ito which the State has not yet fn-
ished paying her part Of the stock.
>~~N
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-23

t. E.
TIER, - minutes or In hour, be remsinsd the de
ana r.t,.r .nGer OF the vessel at the time. He
til ! go - eno ne was not on board ten minutes
AZ. ~ o1 ordered the release of Franchi He Ihonoht
as .ne ust'ce under these circu mats ncea md a
.ne captain and the chare6 both exore..ed their
Wy great regret at what had occurred shonld
'akc no further action in the matter Int ,s.vs :,
entireiy to the Sandman Minister, who wonId -.
range the whole thing with the Government =,
ly adjusted. 70 p'oPe'
Mr.. McKeon, for the prosecution, objected tn
sucn course of proceedings.
~ Mr. franchi, in reply to Justice Bogart stated
that there was only one of the sailors that be
could positively identify, and not even him if be
shaved of bis moustache There were two or
three others that he might identify.
Justice Bogart said it would be better to post
Pone the case til! Mr.. Franchi had positively
identified some of the crew.
The Sandman Charge stated that he would wish
70 nave the matter terminated as soon as possible
as they wished the vessel to clear out on her home
ward voyage Immediately.
Mr.. Edwards explained the reason that the
ponce officers on their first attempt to board the
Irlgate were refused admission. The frigate was
being painted, and it was well known thai in such
cases nobody is ever allowed on board man of
war. They were painting her in order that the
cluIens OF New York might have an opportunity
to visit and inspect her.
Inc further hearing Of the case was postponed
10 wednesday afternoon next; and the com.
plalnant, accompanied by officers Lordand Dow.
mig, went aboard this afternoon for the purpose
of Identification.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-23
Minister to Mexico.

The Journal Of Commerce has been favored
with the following extract of letter received
by commercial house in the city Of New
forkfrom Colonel JAMES GADsDEN, of Charles
ton, newly appointed Minister to Mexico:
"You will probably be much surprised as
myself at my Mexican appointment 1t took me
BY surprise; but. as a voluntary offering from the
President, ii is the higher appreciated have long
FELT desire to visit the domains Of Montezuma,
and to do so under existing circumstances and
opportunities ia the more gratifying. My only
anxiety ia that may justify the President in the
high trust reposed, and fulfil the promises of a
faithful representative.
"Will you be kind enough to collect for me,
among those engaged in the Mexican trade, all
the statistics which may be valuable and import
ant. desire to understand thoroughly our com
mercial relationswith that country, and TO see to
what extent they may be encouraged and extend
ed advantageously to under the broad banner
OF free and unrestricted trade.
Free and unrestricted intercourse, commercial
~ and socialty, with Mexico will accomplish more
In harmonizing the disturbing engagements be-
tween the two countries than all the treaties and
negotiations which diplomacy can accomplish
They are the great panacea of peace on earth and
good will towards mankind-the foreshadowing
Of the Christian millennium"
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-23

UNPARALLELED FoReEnY!-Real Estate not al
Days Real Security "A few days since home.
| spun farmer-ike looking man, who gave his name
| as James Hudson, appeared in Parma, in this
county. He represented himself as from Duchess
county, New York, where he had recently sold his
| farm, and claimed TO be in search of new loca-
ton in this section of the country. Hudson made
| the acquaintance of Mr. Lewis Warner, examined
bis farm, " hch contained one hundred and twenty
eight acres and agreed to purchase il for FIVE
thousand dollars. He procured from Mr.. Warner
written agreement to this effect, signed by him;
| and also the deed which gave him (Warner) title,
as he said, for the purpose of taking it to Cleveland
and examining the title. Hudson then went to
Mr. Cogswell, justice of the peace in Parma, and
under pretence OF wishing to write him on busi-
ness, obtained his address, in his own hand
writing.
Thus having in bis possession Warmers deed,
and the signatures of Warner and CogsweiI
Hudson came to Cleveland, and drew up q deed
conveying the land to himself, to which he forged
the signature OF Warner as donor, and OF Cogs-
well az certifying Justice adding, for forms sake
those of two witnesses.
The date OF the deed was May 9th, and the same
day it was filled in the recorders office for record.
With this apparently indisputabie evidence of
| title to the land, Hudson applied TO Thomas Bull
ton, ESQ.,, OF his city, for loan of s 500, offering
mortgage security upon the farm. MIR: Bolton con-
sented to loan him the amount for four years at
ten. per cent. annual interest, nd mortgage was
drawn up, which Hudson signed and took with him
to Parma to procure the signature Of his wife, On
Tuesday he presented the mortgage properly
signed and acknowledged the signatures of bis
vile, the justice and one witness forgeries of
course-and received the 81 500 from Mr. Bolton
Yesterday, 18th. MIR. Warner came to the city
and inquired for Hudson, saying he had agreed 10
sell him his farm, and he thought it time the pa
Pers we're executed. Meeting with MIR Bolton, The
facts stated above were ascertained, and Mr. War.
ner pronounced the deed forgery.
30 snrewd and perfectly executed piece of ras-
caiity has not recently occurred in this vicinity
and the forger having week the start Of law, of
hcers, and lightning, it lie but barely possible that
he will be overtaken by either of them.
[Clepeland Ohio) Herald, May IS.