The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-13
CORES PONDE NOE
Nrw Yopx, 'uly 1Oth, 1854

VfHr fDWrf.-tlulte an excite
ment has recently heers produced in
our city by the arrival at the St. Mich
olns Hotel Of Capt l'ro of the steamer
Gypsy The Captain IS the picture of
good living aud several northern in
valids, have determined to start for
the south Immediately, in senrob Of
health. if he is Il specimen Of the way
they in flat line are done up on the
Mississippi, From the Captain !
learned a great deal Of news. md Of the
continued prosperity Of the Capitol y
| was at first much Disappointed 10
find The captain very mysterious about
Pe'e's state Of mind. lie said that
my old friend, and every body's friend.
and a friend of every body, WINS con
sldorah'y depressed IN spirits, but !
could not ut first get at tho cause. ]
s'ggostod, shat perhaps Pete was in
',nyaj'7 with regard 10 the prevailing
sickness Of tho whole country. that was
not il then perhaps Pete has taken
SIDES with the Emperor Of Russia and
Is IN doubt about the results Of the
European war. that was not it but
finally loapned that The corporation
Of your city had moved the wharf
down to Eonnecazos corner, and left
the original one to decay in front Of
the brick ware house. This Is m out
rage indeed and ona agaius' which I
enter my solemn protest. The wealth
cr here has been unusually hot and
some Of the streets have been barrea-
ded with dead horses.
The oIIal contractor. rs the b'hoys
call him, the lawful contractor" threw
up hls business Mt n critical time. or in
other words, he discharged the corpo-
ration, and made that body hire him
over again at large price. meanwhile
the dead horses sweltnred in tho bot
sun, and spread pestIencc far and
near l. is agreed that New York is
the worst governed city in the world, |
and that its citizens will stand more
gammonlng than any other people liv- |
ing
! hear general complaint that The
Hotels ofthis city have fewer visitors
this season, from the South, than was
ever known before. This new arrange
ment of "stay at home" seems to be
very universal, for the watering places
North and South, have comparatively |
few visitors. ! am sadly disappointed
that William could not find leisure
from his mnltlfarious duties, to have
paid this great Babylon his respects.
| bad projected severd trips that
would have afforded pleasure. and in
struetlon, but was never sangnine Of
seeing him, and therefore bear my
rs the order Of Prov
Idcnce. met Tunnard the other day,
driving down the street, busy rs bee.
| suppose he is gathering up an assort-
ncnt for the coming season Harp
ers Magazine is just out, and has
reached the enormous circulation
Of one hundred and fifty thousand
success that never at
tended any other magazine. This en-
'erprisng firm, are getting their old
buildings out Of the ashes, and | hear
t said, their iron front on Franklin
square, will be ono Of the most i'm
DOSING structures in the city I. 0.
cam m nm icnted.
Franklin Pierce, acting Presi-
len'(9 Of this great and chivalrous
sepublic has avowed that, Captain
@lollins, of the sloop of War Cycnc,
lad acted in strict conformity with bis
Instructions in bombarding and de-
troying Greytown on San Juan BY
his act Franklin Pierce has given
roof positive, to all the world and the
est of mankind, that in himself, there
vas one big fight. and fit and suta-
lie occasion offered to emblazon it
orth to an astoulshed world, in order
ng the Obstruction of the habi'a'ions
"a f.,.., L. T. |