The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-10-15
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NATIVE BANasAs.--{ I este,davwe
received from the plantation of Mr.,
Dennis Daigro about four miles south
of His city on The highlands, full de-
veloped specimen Of this delicious
fruit, grown on his place. II was
from n stem of 50 of the same kind
and equal 10 the article imported from
the Indies. With the very least care
and attention to the banana, the Or
ange. The Citron and Lemon for one
season only, to protect them against
The FROST our people might adorn
their grounds, and raise the fruit, now
imported, yearly ......
IF we mistake not, one Of the klien-
peters, III tie same region, has for the
past few years averaged crop Of 40
barrels Of The finest Oranges each sea
eolt
s9S~t ----4- -.... If
~ A man who has stolen hisNay
inte the lack office Of the Comet.
nsks The question f'1f the present
"board' has charge of the town !
health, shouldn't they furnish security
For the samc 7 If we knew what The
board is doing with The important mat
ter Of "health" we would endeavour to
answer the question Sometime ago
recollect series Of resolutions
were adopted, constituting the clerk
Of the Board with additional salary of
course) health officer. Under the
resolution births" (which are GER
tainly Of as much Importance to the
world at large az deaths were to be
reported to him, and be was 10 keep a
regular set of life tables-of births,
deaths, and marriages, within the
corporation. Under the same good
series Of resolutions, a set Of books
we're to be purchased, with some por-
ton Of tho surplus revenue Of The city |
But must il be believed in the econo.
my of the board" the cost of the
books, dashed the whole thing to
pieces, To which we say amen, This
was a great move, aud good move. |
a move chat moved far enough on the
road TO success, TO show how much the
liberal gentlemen composing the board, |
would do, If they could. It was
move like the move to make a wharf. |
The Mississippi river can ever testify
80 the magnanimitv Of our selectmen
IN the skeleton of monument that
stands at the foot of Florida steeet.
one hundred and fifty feet above low
water mark. We incline, to think |
that il was put there as a monument.
Had Il been nearer the river, II might |
have washed away and led to the ex.
c|amation. ITO this complexion all
great works, must come at last,
- 49, .
tgWill some Of our "know Moth
ing contemporaries, furnish us. with
something like the result Of the elec-
dion fer Judge III the seventh district
she ether-day. 1t is an astonishing
fact, that the election was held on the
"a inst, and still We have no official
returns; this too in the very face Of
Hutchisons fast line of four horse
a'atiy stage coaches, to Chnton.-
There is something wrong in the wires,
aud We feel a desperate inclination to |
abuse the Peoples telegraph for it.
A New PLAv.--Burton has brought
ont an Original American Comedy"
It's called Nowadays" s"--to be chief
ly remarkable for its constant hits at
The press, and the politics. and the pol
iticians of the day.
80 . -
A Cfoara Of liourneys.--.The
Dcseret News is clothed in mourning