The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-28


Orleans The telegraph brings the
news Of the final passage Of the Neb
raslsa and Kansas bill, and the gener-
al expression seems to be, that Con
gress has made mighty noise about
very small matter. Our levee be.
gins to show signs Of stagnation il
business, though there is considerable
hustle there. | counted yesterday
thirteen steamers laid up or 'calaboss-
ed" on the other side of the river
which, though all Of the first class
boats, is not an unusual number for
this season There is said to be n
quiet little fight, but mixing hotter, in
the Board Of Directors of the Citizen 3
Bank. growing out Of the question Oh
establishing n Branch of that worthy
old institution, in the first District.
The Braneh project is young
America, scheme; and the "Old Fo-
gies,'' including The able President,
are clown ON it like % thousand OF
brick" and the war, though sub rosa,
is said to be fierce and furious. Our
banksare all well and doing we'll, why
double their capital now, or why
not let we'll enough alone. q
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ExclIIvG 1NTELLluENcE FROM
THE SourH,-The Telegraphic col
utnns Of our city contemporaries are
filed with tlaming cap'tals. proclaim
ing important uows from The South.
BY the arrival Of the steamship
rampcro, Capt Flanders, from San
Juan del Norte, or Greyton, we have
important and exciting Intelligence
from Nicaragua and san Salvador,
The Paupero reports that he
steamship Northern Light left San
Juan del Norte on the 18th inst.
with eight hundred passengers and
$l 100000 in treasure
Nicaragua is reported to have been
thrown into universal disorder by the
long expected Revolution, and great
violence is committed by those engaged
in it.
At Greyton, the American Minis
ter has been arrested and thrown into
prison, the Consul has been fred ut,
and the consulate mobbed
At Punta Ayenas, similar outrages
having been threatened, an American
volunteer company vas formed from
among the passengers, for the protec
ton Of the Consul and company
One of the most destructive earth
quaks ever recorded is reported to
have occurred in the Republic Of San
Salvador. The capital bearing the
same name, has been laid in utter ruin,
and not fewer than 5000 fellow-crea-
lures, are reported to have an untimo-
ly death and buriel beneath them.
A Fashion Hlr.--1'he Fashion
editor of the New York Mirror, in
concluding his article Of April, makes
the following legitimate hit, which
will answer for Our latitude rs well as
that Of New York : ut would be n
noticeable and charming reform in our
ladies' in costulning, were they to lml-
tate the Parisiennes and wear fewer
fur-belows and flounces in tho street,
Also, if they would moro trinity stock
ing and CATER their feet. Our bellies
should furthermore, leave strcet-sweep-
ing to the proper Authorities. Skirts,
fraied in tobacco juice, etc, are not
Idly nor attractive. To remedy this,
, tr;he might be taken from the bot
ON of fashionable street-dresses and
,dded to the top
Mn. SouLE AND THE QUEEN or
SrArN.--By private advices from
Washington, we learn that there is n
very interesting pice of scandal aaoat
With reference to the two distinguished
ocrsous above mentioned, and it is
that the Spanish Cabinet
las privately requested Mr.. Soule's
'ocall.-Nalcheo Pre- Trnder.
SENATOR BENJAMIN ON CUBA.-
The correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun states more partlularly than here
ofore, the position taken by the clo-
luent Wing Senator from Louisiana,
n support Of his colleague. He says:
Mr.. Benjamin gave it as his decided