The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-05
UORRESPONDENu e.
Nrw OR1rANs, Feb. 9th 1854

flood OF water, delugihg the streets
and putting an eifeetual embargo upon
all outdoor business and transactions
Sunday however broke Upon us with
a beautiful bright sky and clear at
mosphere such as is enjoyed in nc
other country except Louisiana. This
morning tot Is another fair opening fo,
a day Of springlike beauty and lowell
ness, aud 1t would do your heart good
to zee The hustle and bee-like ANNA
ton Upon our levee and along Our bust
ness thoroughfares. Every counter
ance seems lit DIP with smile Of pleas
ure or Of self satisfaction, ms if in int
tatioh Of the smiling heavens above.
The city topic Of most interest to-day
is the disaster at the Orleans Theatre
last night, by which several persons
were killed and many others more or
less injured. During the performance
about 8 o'clock. the upper gallery and
second teir of boxes gave way under
the great weight that had crowded
into them, and the whole mass were
precitated into the parguette. How
such an accident could happen and so
few be injured Is mystery to me, for
the two teirs were completely filed,
and the parquette was also crowded to
its utmost capacity. The third or up
per gallery was filed with the eolored
folks and strange to say, only two OF
them all, were injured, and those two
were killed instantly. The scehe for
short time, is described as being
frightful in the extreme, and the ex-
element both in, and outside of the
Theatre for while was very great
Among the wounded more or less Sc
verely. / noticed the names of A Tole-
dano, Barbarin, E. Bouligny; A. Mil
tenberg, 8. PRATT, Mrs. Lafonte and a
Mr.. Leblanc. Doubtless others were
injured but not yet reported. This is
a sad affair all round, and particularly
unfortunate for that Theatre, as it will
be deserted entirely by the public, as a
dangerous place for amusement. But
what falls out Of one hand is caught
by the other, for the loss Of patronage
by the Orleans, will be SO much gain
ed by the ST. Charles the Varieties,
and the Hippodrome, DC. BY the
way, amusements seem to be very
freely dispensed now .a-days, from al
most every hall and room in the city.
Julien is going ahead with u perfect
rush and Madame Sontag is expected
back from Mobile in a few days, again,
to give few concerts in Opera.
Tonight at the st. Louis hotel, the
lovers Of masquerading are to have u
great time, and from what have heard
Il will be one Of the most brilliant and
successful balls, of that character that
has been given during the carnival 49,
Tomorrow is Mardi Gras or in plain
English, Fat Tuesday, the close Of the
flesh-eating season for the good Cath
olics, and the day after commences
the season Of Lent, or of Fasting In
anticipation of lots of fun tomorrow
Young America has been busiIy
preparing masks, costumes, fireworks,
gift-bags, ect., for several days past.
and great will be the racing and run
ing and frollicking on the occasion.
Tina Picayune you will observe has
at last directed its attention to the
affair going on in Cuba, relative to
the introduction Of apprentices from
Africa. Unwilling as / have been to be-
lieve such scheme could be contem-
plated by the Spanish authorities, !
am now convinced that it is determin-
ed upon, and unless promptly interior
red with at once, will be carried out
Immediately. Two vessels Of large
capacities each have been fitted out
and have sailed from This port, with
the purpose of going directly to the
coasts Of Africa, after cargoes of ne
groes. This know to be a fact,
though few but parties Immediately
interested know or have any idea Of
the intent and purposes of these vessel
leaving port. was told yesterday, by
a prominent member Of the "Cuban
Hunter" that he knew Of the fitting
out and sailing Of some FIVE or six YES
self from New York and Baltimore
since the arrival Of the new Captain
General in Cuba. These vessels were