The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-10-22


/ EXHIBITION or P1cKrocKErs. Tile
| Neg York Hefa1d mentions the fol-
lowing novel mode of showing up
piekpocbcts:
Yesterday afternoon the Chief Of
I Police made a visit to the Agricnltu-
ral Fair, and soon after two notorious
4 piekpocEes were discovered in the
fair exercising their nefarious opera
tons. They were boil, taken into
-cuso1y, and ~ order Of the Chief put
at once on exhibition. They were
each provided "ith a large placard at
'ached with string around their
neck, labelled "Pickpockets.' The
rogues were then walked around the
fir under an escort Of policemen, in
order that tic people present might
be erai4Ged with the sight Of live pick
pockets This novel exhibition caused
considerable excitement, and hundreds
of people followed after them. They
were kept on exhibition in that man
ner for several hours. We understand
that the next light fingered gentleman
caught at the fair will be provided
with cage, and thus become one Of
the stock elephants on show.
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VINO Is CHARLES A CAMuEYER =
The name Of Charles A. Canrneyer
figures very conspicuoasly in cores
| pondenco published in our yesterday
mornings edition, which occurred
between the Mexican authorities and
our Consul at Acapulco, relative to the
arrest Of the American bearer of dis
patches at Ayutla. Is this the same
individual who escaped from our parish
prison about year since !--Deita.
The new opera house in New York
is failure. 1t is SO constructed, says
the Post, that if you sit in some Of the
seats it is physical impossibility to
see anything of the stage-it is folly to
suppose that the architect contrived
them for any such purpose. They
arc pleasant seats to lookat, but as for
sitting in them, that's quite another
matter. They are not and they never
will be occupied, so long as the build
ing continues in its present form.
The EMrERoR NtcHoLAs.-Nicho-
last four sons, the eldest of whom. Al |
exander, is thirty-fonr years of age
the second eldest, Constantine, twenty
six the third, Michel, twenty-five
and the fourth Nicholas. called afte5
himself, twenty. The two eldest sons
are the best educated men, Dr. Colt
man says, that he has seen anywhere,
The Grand Duke Constantine, who is
the high admiral Of The fleet, does not
appear \ to take after his father in stat
ure, as he is not more than five feet
five inches He is remarkably ener-
gotic, and performs an incredible a.
mount Of work daily. In appearance
he might be mistaken for a Yankee,
and in many points Of his character,
there is a great similarity, All the
children of the Gar speak English
with as much flueney as they do their
own language. |
The Gar has two daughters-both
of whom are distinguished for their
accomplishments and surprising beau
ty of person. The Grand Duchess
Marie is one Of the most beautiful wo-
men in Europe, and is exceedingly
afiable aud courteous in her manners.
Although the present Romanof falni-
" may be placed among the ablest that
has reigned in Europe. "--Rochester
1drocate.
DAND1Fs vs.. MEcHAN1cs.-Tt is
amusing to see creation Of broadcloth,
patent leather, hair and bears grease,
sneor as it passes the sun-burned labor
er. Tailors. shoemakers and hatters1
can manufacture the one---it is only
nature that can torn out the man.-
There is no surer evidence Of an alb.
sence Of brains than whep donkeys 10
regimentals bray at labor.
q A live toad in a torpid stale,
was recently dug out Of "hard par
at Rutland, Vt, some fifteen feet be-
low the surface, where he must have
reposed for centuries. On being laid
off Oh the grass he soon revived, and