The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-05
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GEORGE A. PIKE,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

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MARpt GRAs.--We have despatch
from the Crescent, informing us thai
Mny1, Grds is now at the Balize ant
may be looked for at the Capital IT
time for the Ball. "Mardi Gras'' /
English means "fat woman"--somt
say "fat Tuesday" but we have only
to look back into the chronicles to find
the error. "Gross," would perhaps be
better expression, but as the age has
an abhorance to any obesity, perhaps
the better phrase Is after all ''tat wo.
man" "Fat woman will undoubted.
ly be here to day, and close Upon het
heels, will come our learned friend
the walking embodiment Of the joking
season--Jack The long ab-
sent members of the General Assem-.
bly, who have during the session been
taking refreshment at the Shades, will
come up to-day and 20 u work; as
they think sufficient time has been al
ready spent in organizing, and it i
time something was being done for the
State At large. The lobby have all
had the seats of their beeches darhed
at the public expense, and they will
resume their places in the cane
bottom chairs, as soon as it il as-
certained that the Chairman Of Fin
ances, has reported. However. much
depends on the balance the Chairman
reports ION hand" The session--by
limitation must expire In about twenty
days, and II is thought that fifty
thousand" will answer to take it
through This amount, however, does
not allow much to be given away, at
the close az extra compensation The
presumption, is that the party in pow
er---escentially one of ntrenchment
will not give away more than an hun
dred and Fifty or two hundred and ffty
throusand."
Our intimate friend---the speak.
'er Of the lobby, says that there is one
consolation to the lobby, left; il Is that
all the socbs about the capitol may 90
home to the bosom Of their families
find some place 70 rest their weary
bones, and get something to eat.
But this is mardi grass, and the
very thought Of fasting, and prayer,
that is to take place when the week is
over, creates tduss, and makes us
feel thirsty. The world must be in
some sort Of extreme all the time
though We who are stoical, never OK.
pect to live to see il starve to death,
because It's lent. Is there any bali to-
night, outside Of the Washington Ho.
tel
TIE GaAsp 4. A. CnArrss Or
MAsoss.--The Grand Royal Arch
Chapter Of Masons for the State Of
Lou isiana have just finished their an
nual deliberations in this city, and have
elected the following brethren Of the
order, officers of the Grand Lodge for
the ensuing wear: l.
THOMAS H. LEWIS, q. n. Psissr
AMOS ADAMS, d. q. Il. Pslssr.
ROBERT I. MCGUIRE, a, Ktsu.
JOHN McKEE, g. scsiss,
MM N3E 9. TaEAsUasa,
sAML. \ MrTr, @. escAsrARY,
Rev; JM smith, 9. caArlAls, |,
The @. n. 2. appointed the foucvtns.
2. EDwAkDS @. CH. /,
WIN. l. KNOX, @. r, 4,
WIN. II. BARROW, q. h. A.
WIN. McFEE, O. M. "a Vail.
/. p. GRAIN, @. H. and vail, l.:
II. REGENBER0 @. NJ. fst VAN
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Ex.prcsident Fillmore. we see il ,
stated, is about to be married to an
only daughter Of a gallant U. 8. officer,
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