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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-27
Whot's the Matter in the r,es-

! ''AfN''N'''f
rests, for drunkenness, and crime for
this season, are filed with accounts d
mobs and riots. On Monday night
last, twenty rioters were arrested IN
the First District. On Wednesday
morning, the smotlered Indignation
Of certain firemen, in The Second Dis
triet, "broke loose" and at one o'clock,
the True Delta says, news got up
town that Iallatin street, was about
to you1t forth its ire, wherenpon the
fire bells rung, and the Police Of the
FIRST and Fourth Districts rushed
down to the support Of their allies in
the land Of the Gaul As soon as
this movement among the police got
bruited about, rumor. with her multi
farious tongue, run riot in telling tales
Of outragns committed by the assem-
bled legions Of the great unwashed
First it was stated that Recorder Fill
lenl's house had been Quilted. and
completely turned inside out, then,
that the Armory in the rear Of Jack
son square, had been sacked, and that
the great gate Of the Parish Prison,
had been forced by huge batter
ing ram, urged by boys Of Nos. 10
Is and 10, who were determined to
affect general Jail delivery This
induced the Saxon and Celt 10 shout
der arms, and the population, Of the
Second District was suddenly increas-
ed by promisouons mnl'tu1es.'
The cry Of "a fight" is not out
e1ualed in point Of excitement, for
the suns ruI0ifes and the rag tags,
to the cry Of fire" Either, furnish
sufficient excitement, to call out the
multitude, and when they get togeth-
or, if the fire alarm is false, then the
multitude--not to be disappointed,
must have a fight. It is matter of
small consequence, what the cause Of
quarrel is, the less the cause in many
instances, the greater cry, and more
serious the consequences.
We are positively Mt a loss, with
the light before us from our city con
tenporartes, to ascertain the cnusus
behM Of the present riotous proceed
ings in the Crescent It would seem
that fires and alarms Of fires, are got
ton up expressl y for the qualification
Of this bull dog propensity in the mnl-
titude.
This leads to the already expressed
opinion. that the volunteer fire depart
mcnts is ~ great pulsence in any great
City. A paid department with one
good and sufficient machine" drawn
by horses, and worked with steam,
would do more service less, and
effectually obviate, the seeming neces-
sity Of y riot over the flames.
With such n machine---with force
enough to knock man down at fifty
yards distance, with harmless Jet Of
Adams ale, the public would have
assurance that there would be no riots
on the ground certainly not, if the
foreman were invested with the au-
thority to turn the jet occasionally
from the devouring elements, to quencb
the "ire Of wfath,' in the multitude.
Philadelph'a-the Quaker city, has
taken the lead in this matter, and We
recommend its favorable working, to
the serious consideration Of our friends
and fellow citizens" in the Crescent
city.
-
10 The Bloomington Nll,) Para
graph gives an interesting account Of
the discovery of a vein Of gas in that
vicinity. A Mr.. Robinson was Dig
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E-g-The Democratic Convention q

Ng-The Democratic Convention ut
Carthage, Ohio, on the 18th inst, for
nominating candidates for country
Offices and Congress, broke up in n
row. Charley Kemelin, one the del
egates, said that it was inconsistent to
denounce this organization, while the
Democrats had secret organization,
referring to the Mama Tribe, Of which
United States Senators we're members,
and George +, Pugh. chief The lie
was given to this assertion, and keme-
lin was attacked and finally fled, after
which the "baW qras Mohc."
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EE Mr.. W. u. Starke has been
oppointed surveyor Of the port Of New
Orleans, to gil the vacancy in that
office accustomed by the appointment
Oft. G. Porter Collector of the Port,
in place of s. w. Downs deceased.
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Exciting Infe1ligence.


items 10 work leaders out Of, to turn
his attention to what is going on about
him and if there is any thing wrong
or he. in his one sided imagination
only M,uhs there is, it islbis province
to speak, and speak without any fa"r
or trembling, that the public nm
may be set to work, to remedy, af
make woyse the evil
Sometime since, we had an aff' .H
in this ohaste paper. the "head VI
which we have now forgotten, but mr.
reoollect distinctly that it was direct
in poignant and foreeable language 70
q public evil, it not positive oalami 2
met with in almost every by-way of
this moral city. That il contain
some unpleasant truths, we have ahuH
jenoe Of evidence, in the fact thu 4
called down upon the Comets hna1
many maledictions Had that artlcI
had the desired effeot--had it eradi
Gated the evil, .lon we should me-
have taxed our brain 10 write tti
SECOND chapter, of the same history
shame
We live under government
we'll as social system, having MAJ
"pec,,lar institutions - some of the,
peculiarly at variance with the Chris
tan principals, so literally given ="
every Sabbath day, from the differept
gospels Of the different denomination
Of this city One If the peculiar IN
situations, makes broad mark Of 1ls
tinetion between black and white b.
peds, a distinction justified by orr
fprefathers, and yindcnted in the truth
Of history, Whilst this difference ex
lists c,villy and politically, it is a moral
sin, TO mix the colory and I'LL The com
munlty with hybrid noudescripts. #
is wrong we say, and being wrong wa
have right to speak Of it in terms
condemnatory
Though our philosophy contains
some vagaries, yet it does not embrace
all We arc not willing 10 admit tho
equality Of all colors and classes Of So
ciety because we feel that this admls-
sion would unbipge the vast machine,
and throw us all back into the "all
four position from which (there is
much evidence) we came.
We 90 out into the streets nov,
and we meet, hithcr and thltIor, all
shades Of complexion, ranging from
creme color, back to smooty black
Why is thisl Do our own citizens
men who exercise the elective fran
chIse--slt in COURTS and have their
names labeled ON The pews Of church
doors, actually live in open violation
Of all laws Of decency (say nothing Of
morality with "Dtnnn Of Ephesus?
IT. must be, else we would not sec such
palbable evidences nf shame. Are
there men in this Parish, who dare
hold their heads up among gentlemen,
breeders Of hybridcs, and ct,Iivatorz
Of partl-cnlored slaves for market p
50 it would seem and something
should be done to make them feel the
weight Of public Indignation. Such
men should be disenfraDchised if moth
ing more. When found bargaining
way there own flesh and blood, IN
what's called . p" likely negro, they
should be prosecuted by the District
Attorney for a criminal offence, invoA
wing their own services to the State IN
the PenitentIary. What can our con
temporar'es say on this subject, We
shnllId Lilo 10 GOO lnx. ll... -
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10 The St. Louis Intelligencer
thinks there must be some mistake in
the statement, that house in Belle
vile, (lll.,) the other day purchased
20 900 bushels of corn at 30 cents.
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H. On the New York boards a
new tragedy is shortly to be produced,
which claims to be revelation from
tho spirit Of Shakespeare, through
Isaac G. Pray and Michael Jones
Currap, mediums Nothing has
been received from the spirit of DR..
Franklin, later than the new patent
corn crushing machine, description
of which has already been made pub
lie.
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GopEy AeArr-What can we say
additionally for Cooley, here he is
again, fresh for the coming month be
fore the coming month has come. As
usual he is Overlooking full Of steel
plates, patterns, pleasant stories-in
short all things that please the ladies'
There is an ever recurring freshness
about Cooley his arrival in the FAM
ly circle, is an event not out done in
agyeeabieness by any other.
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Ed,for CoWet.-Will you please
PIT qnietus to curiosity. BY inform
ing us who il is in Baton Rouge, that
holds The capital prize in The late Tia
vana Lottery --.----
No. Su We are bound to SO
crecy. The fortunate individual has
his reasons (which are good) for not
wanting his name known. and we
could not betray confidence. We
may, however, partially satisfy your
curiosity, by giving some Of his reas
ons for wishing TO remain ,ucog. The
gentleman who advertised for wife
IN this paper some time ago. is. MP
to this time. besieged with delicate
heart-clasped b,iiet'eaurs. from all
parts Of the Union. The daguerreo-
types now on hand 1.-THE net profits of
that ADVERTISEMENT are sufficient TO
open al Academy Of design The
holder Of the $4,000 prize. is modest,
unassu,ning gentleman, and would not
willingly be the cause of "heart burn
ings,' lie is apprehensive. that did
The public have his name, he would
be beseiged with polite attentions
invitations to tea. and parental solici-
tations--couched III those agreeable
words. do come around and see the
girls. and make yourself AT home"
Independent Of this. the gentleman
lives in a modest out Of the way local.
~, where it would not look well for
some of the gil,led "fy rounds" to
stop at. Besides these several cogent
reasons, he would not have his friends
decelved into smiling and bowling at
him for after all he argues "Cabel-
eros tableau, might be wrong As
he has himself been deceived time
Or two, by spurious noblemen, and
millionaires with landed estates at
"IIatteras," he would not be the inno-
cent cause Of deception in others
With this, our querrest Mr.. -,
must be satisfied for the present.
IpoLArnY.--The Shanghae Her
aid Of May Goth says that idolatry is
being abandoned in the Celestial En-
pire. The insurgeant General has
put ldolatry under the ban, by procla-
nation issued from head quarters at
Shanghae. II is to be hoped that the
deciples Of Confuciu', will be civilized
before they are Christianized The
beautiful effects of Christianizing bar
barans, may be witnessed in Catholic
Mexico. where the liberties Of the
multitude have been iluotuating for
the past century, between the Tyran-
ny Of the church on one hand, and the
absolute despotism Of military chief
taips on the other. The word re
publican savors strongly Of the broad
and vulgar farce, in It's application to
that 1.-THE paying people. The whole
wealth of that nation is in the hands
Of the priestoraftry, where it is sec"r-
cd safely, by mortgage on the beastly
ignorance Of the multitude. Can an
ignorant barbarian be Christian, in
the proper sense Of the word No.
1t is far better that he should revere
his own idols, until civilizatian and
true political liberty. opens his eyes to
appreciate the light Of Heaven then
it is, that the humanizing influence of
the Divine religion Of Jesus Christ.
follows as a natural consequence.
a community Of "barbarous Chris.
tians,' is more to be feared-and
more to be despised by intelligent
minds, than the very worst form of
idolairu with Ito human cnnrificns
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u The Edinburgh Review csti.
mates the annual emigration to the
United States from different parts Of
the old world at the round sum OF
100000. The males are mostly in
the prime Of life, and the women young
and buxom-i just such as on the from
tier of Uncle Sans vast domain, will
furuisl, the best material for the
Mothers Of America but not the
daughters.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-27

10 Grimes, the Wing candidate
for Governor of Iowa, has been elect
ed by a majority of 1000 votes.
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ANOTHER brilliant ScuEME.-To
"Jones u Co.," of Baltimore, VIC are
indebted for another one of his "bril-
liant schemes" Speaking of schemes,
we learn that gentleman Of this city
holds No. 27,71o, which, according
to Cabalero's schedule, drew the
capital prize Of $4,000 in the last
Havana lottery. If this is the fact
we anticipate swell the coming win
ter, for he will spend all before the
coming season is over. The Picayune
says that the $4,000 prize was held by
a gentleman Of New Orleans.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-27

TEE NEXT Hoo CRor.-The Louis
vile Courier says, "that the next Hog
crop in kentucley will be large We
should like to know what he means
by it. Does he mean to say chat the
next crop of hogs, will be large
crop of hogs, or crop of large hogs
Because there is wide difference,
that may seriously effect the stock Of
picked meat on hand.
FRoM WHENCE CAME Ir IA
balloon measuring fifteen feet in cir
cumference, and twelve in heighth,
was discovered floating in the air on
Wednesday last, and descended grad
ually until it reached the ground at
the extreme end Of Messrs. j. NJ. Il A.
Y. Williams's plantation, at about
eight miles below this place. From
whence, or for what purpose came this
stranger visitor, we know not. The
balloon is in the possession of Mr..
Americas V. Williams 1Hibodaux
Minerva, 18Th inst.
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n-Messrs. WADDrLL & Day are in
receipt Of largo stock of valuable
Drugs and Medicines from New York
as will be seen, Among other arti-
cles enumerated they have the genu-
inc "Alboni sweet gumifum" an article
extensively used now in the northern
part of the Union by female rumi-
gants. We recommend it TO the at
tention of the ladies'; and need only
say to them that it is fashionable.
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IL Hon u b Phillips has our
thanks for further Proof sheet speci-
mems Of revised Statutes Of the State,
now being collated by him. The
coming volume bids fair to surpass in
accuracy Of detail, all others that have
gone before it.
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GEORGE A. PIKE.

Ed,for Comet.-Will you please
PIT a quiet"s to curiosity. BY inform
ing us who il is in Baton Rouge. that
holds The capital prize in The late la
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some Of m1r c1ufyeyps in

nyWill some Of our confye,ps in
form us what has become Of "the great
Southern Siliputian Champion Of all
musical wonders, the Infant Drummer.
Americas pride, the triumph Of the
10Th Century, and acknowledged
Eighth wonder Of the World - A
picture Of him now staring us in the
face, (ccst two bits) suggests the in
quiry We would make another two
bit investment, to see the live talking
Yankee, who had charge of the "In-
can't, aged only four years"
When here. he was the largest
"snall Lion" it has ever been our
pleasure to look on The Ladies
thought he was darling little
dun,11,u." prodigy. smart boy-a
sweet child. etc, One old gentleman,
We recollect, let 60 Of his admiration,
and feeling the baby TO see that it was
genuine, aud not n Yankee clock
work trick, declared upon his word Of
honor that ut beat all he ever did
SEQ W
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o. The Bloomington GIL, } Para
graph gives an interesting account Of
the discovery of a vein of gas in that
vicinity. A Mr. Robinson was dig
ging a we'll, when at the depth of
twenty feet the jet poured out upon
him, shaking the very earth He was
forced to ascend Immediately, when
on application of a lighted match, it
was found to be iDAammable, ietted
up fame some ten feet. Mr.. Rob
inson went to work to wall up the
opening which he did, placing tube
in it about ten feet high, and large
number Of citizens came from the
neighborhood to witness the strange
phenomena. 1t is the purpose of Mr.
Robinson to conduct the gas in tubes
to grist mill in the neighborhood,
and put it into practical utility
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-22
Arrival Of the Emnira citu.

The U, s. Mail Steamer Empire City, Capt
John McGowan, left New York at 2 P Nj on the
18th inst. for New Orleans via Havana, and
arrived off the Moro Castle at 2 A. NJ, of the 18th
instant.
We are indebted to the Purser, Mr.. H. J
Bullay, for the following items:
i, Having landed her mails and passengers, she
sailed for this port at IL A. NJ. of the same day
and crossed the Bar at P. NJ of the Goth
She brings 30 passengers and a moderate
cargo for New Orleans.
In Havana the weather was hot, with ocea-
sieral squalls Of. wind and rain, which were
reported to have done much damage to the
coffee crops in different parts of the Island
Arepoft had been industriously circulated in
Havana that q large fibustering expedition
was expected to arrive shortly from New Or
leans, and great military precautions were said
to have been adopted to meet it.
The following arep passengers per Empire City !:
Capt + schenck. U N Mrs Moorlsy, sandak, 4
Terrep. Seniors Yharra, Gaseous aud Layalle Madame
Gonsalea bonrotte, j Gssals Maxwell wife and four
children A PUG. komsjozas, M Morales Cid, aud
Others in the stetrsge.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-22

The weekly amount of gold brought into Sid
uey by Government escort, is about $4,000
ounces; but much larger proportion is be-
lieved to be brought down by private hand--as
the safe state of our roads tempts the purchaser
to eyade the escort fee.
Strong fears are entertained at Sidney that
they will be pounced upon by the Russian ships
of war now cruising in the Pacific.
From the Isthmus
We take the following from the Aspinwall
Courier of the 10Th inst.
General Posado is ordered to take command
of the Province Of Carthagena and the depart
ment of the Magdanela w.
He is now raising recruits in Panama, and
will leave this for Carthagena in the first En-
glish steamer with such force as he may collect
1t is understood that all laborers employed
on the railroad are exempted from military
service
The Panameno says: "By letter received
from Carthagena, June 9th, we are informed
that on the oath of last month, General Melo
attacked the constitutional forces assembled in
Gapiquira under General Franco, and routed
them with considerable loss The defeated
party had fallen on Ambalema, Honda and La
Mess :. that Melos agent in Bogoto, Berinas,
0bregon, etc, committed all kinds of cruelties
and excuses, in order to effect the payment of
the tax which was levied on every person, A
person of the name of Don Raimundo Santa
maria, had been imprisoned and kept in prison
twety-six hours without food, light or water,
who finally had to ransom himself with $4,000.
From private accounts received by the Pana-
menon, it gives, and we extract The following
" Gen. Franco Capiqura' The former being
greatly molested by the guerilla parties Of the
latter, in his advance on Capiquira, determined
on attacking and taking that city, although
Gen, Herrera and himself had agreed not to
attack the enemy. The rebels had fortified
themselves strongly in their houses, and by
theses means caused serious injuries to the con-
stitutional party; but even with all this, fight
ing desperately, they managed to cut their way
through and reached the s'plaza Mayor but
Gen. Franco was killed by discharge from the
church steeple
Discouraged by this unhappy event, the troops
began retiring in good order, but Melo in per-
son pursued and completely routed them The
loss sustained is estimated at 500 In conse-
quence of this, the forces of General Lopez. sta.
toned in the town of La Mesa, formed with the
troop sthat marched from Popayan, Antioquia
and Canea. Gen. Herrera had escaped unin-
jured from the defeat of Cipaquira, and effected
to march to Anibalema, after separating in San
Juan del Rio Seco from Senior Jose de Dios
Ueros, who had arrived at Honda
Gen. Juan Jose Reyes Patria was in TUNA
with $4,000 men, awaiting 400 Baneros'
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-22

them were examined and the parties discharged
because there was no testimony against them !;
while others were let off on account of the prose-
cutor not appearing against them, doubtless
having compromised the matter.
l THIRD DISTRICT
SUSPICIOUS. ames Stephens was caught
night before last in the act Of crawling through
a front window into respectable looking house,
and was arrested as q dangerous and suspicious
character
FOURTH DISTRICT
There was but one arrest yesterday and the
previous night in this district, and that was a
negro for being out without pass.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
GRAND JURY FINDINGS. The Grand Jury
have found true bill for murder against S. G.
Ladd, lately committed by Recorder Summers
for the murder of B. Schlessinger, who was shot
by Ladd, on the 9Th inst, in a room near the
corner Of Common and St. Charles streets
A true bill was also found against J. W
Mount for perjury. He is accused of swear
ing falsely in the trial of William L. Rob-
erts for arson, before the First District Court,
in which case he was the principal witness for
the defence
Several trivial cases of assault and battery
were tried before this Court yesterday and on
the previous day, none of which were of sufli-
clent interest to the public to command notice
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT
SUIT FOR DAMAGES. samuel NJ. Hyams in
stituted suit in this Court yesterday, laying a
claim for $40, 900 damages against Mary Smith
alias Taylor and her husband, H. B. Taylor, on
the grounds that defendants had slandered and
viliied his character, seduced his wife their
daughter) from her allegiance, and poisoned and
corrupted her mind against him Also for hav-
ing induced malicious prosecution for larceny
againRt--from which prosecution he was honor
ably acquitted-thus injuring him in his char
acter and business.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-22

CT The Subscribers have hand and will he constantly
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mazda by celebrated
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The BROWN ZINC possesses peculiar protective and adhesive oua
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Orphans Home.
Editors Of the Daily Crescent .@o
Where are the ehVarie gentlemen who undertook To
defend this Institution from masculine enoroachments
Surely these excellent gentlemen (who promptly rallied
to our ASSISTANCE when certain doughty individual as
sailed us with his paper msses) will come to our aid now
that we are again assaied! Do they know that man In
trudsd himself upon US late OCCASION and added in
suit TO injury, saying that he our elected officer
viii QUE sefconstituted protectors hesitate to come ia
the because they pledged themselves to leave us
our of wisdom Let them take courage
there papers left to prove that they ever said So
oNE OF THE HELPlEss