The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-01-05
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TossaAy evenings Picaynne has a
; Rtser hpn antelope their New York
tresponde6t giving thu detaisM an.
| 1her. dssasteroas fre.~in New~fork.
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/, The flames Fff6m tl1s ykteat FIRE | X
hsrpershave scarcely Mea shay, ~
an1tA UonAsg fation eqdal!y tei1ibas,
and b fie inmedial6 SiGnity Of the
FORMER uldering ruiuH bursta mp
81 Us, sweeping away il IL deadly e.
| ~ vast amount Of property both on
the '51Ad Ind watesr, ind sbl1siing the
buoyant hopes dnd prospects Of many
Who but i Few brief hours ago were III
smiles and sunshine. The pith Of this
last disaster ! have already forwarded
you by Lightning, but Tie details will
Be found full Of interest. ..
The FIRE originated in the extensive
bakery Of Tsadwell 4 sons on Front
street, and theSwind blowing hurri-
cane from the north west carried the
flames hitler and hither. and everys
thing melted into ashes before them.
The embers were carried by the wind,
to the shipping, several large vessels
were destroyed, and the fire still rag
ing At last accounts. sss "a
= wThe Catholic Messenger, pub
lished in New Orleans, by the Rev.
Able Perche, llasbecn Knocked in the
head, and Messrs. T., F. Mosehead &
Co.. have united their force to publish
in that city the Southern Journal J"
a prospectus (Which, was issued here,
some time since. Tue Southern Jour
nal is to be published semi-weekly
and as they say, "'the school question
being the great. question for the
Catholics Of America-Awill receive
large share Of their attention.. When
the Southern journal can persuade
the intelligent people Of Louisiana,
that tile Public school fand should be
divided into fragments. to support aud
build up fahaticism. and sectarianism
altogether Anti Republican, if not anti
Christian then we will turn Jew,
Mlllereite, or Whatever else
the times may require q 70 's7e
The Southern Journal" will meet
the rabbid ''Cvcole'' in the field.
and let the war rage. It is very
doubtful whether either will set the
world on FIRE. I'D.
We speak Of them from fraternal
feelings; gentlemen you afe wasting |
your ammunition; is useless expen.
dlture of wiDd, waste Of learning |
(which is nothing but the skilfall use
Of words) and you had better turn your
journals into some other channel.
You cannot get ,"the people at log
gerheads on this subject-therefore
give over. Yeu cannot even get up
sham fight, to make the cause profit
able" The people of Louisiana
always liberal through her Legislature
% institutions Of learning, which de-
'erve support; will not throw open
he door for jealous factionists, who
ire not wrangling about the safest
way to Heaven, but for temporal pow
T, and temporal power only.
Go on, make as much noise as you
nay. When some Honorable" can
Ne found plant and sapient enough to
introduce the proposition to the State
legislature, then we will come into
he field, with lungs of endurance, and
stiff and fearless pen.
h ~'2 = ~ |
s OUTRAGE ON AN AMERICAN CoNsuI..
"A letter, datea Paita, November l,
Az; that a party Of twenty men,
Vhcse leader had made himself often.
i've to the Peruvian Government. by