The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-13
CORREs CE.
New ORLEANS, August llth, leJ

a few weeks at most. but the heat OF
the weather is less oppressive than
the drouth. We have had no rain Of
consequence for several weeks, and
the streets and fields are as dry as
parched corn. We have clouds and
winds every day, but no rain, though
Mt short distance in all directions
there is plenty of that kind Of blessing.
| have had another ramble cover the
Lake and returned this morning
to find n great portion Of the city in
ashes still smoking and smoulderlng
though hundreds are already at work
upon the ruins, digging therefron,
safes aud other valuables that may
have escaped the devo''lng flame
The CUTTERS near the burnt district,
still run with oil and efeese and acids
&c. but it is one consolation to the
owners of this running stream Of wal
liable liquids" that it is pad for or
will be paid for. That portion Of
said liquids that belonged to King
AlcohoI's' domains, will do just as
much good the way it has gone, as it
would have done had it gone down
the Threats Of living humanity, instead
Of down in the CUTTERS. The detal'es
The details ofth great fire are already
before Your readers, and therefore |
will not repeat them here was
told by one who saw the thing itself
that arrangements Were made by some
one, to fire the beautiful block Of
buildings fronting Commercial alley,
but the timely discovery Of the mate
rally, and the preparation for the ar
rest Of any one who might he caught
near the spot in the night, probably
frustrated the design ! have heard
also Of other cases, in different parts
Of tie city, until it would seem that
the very fends from -- down be
low, had come up in our midst to run
riot aud destroy every thing before
them.
Chandler who shot lIlghams last
week, and whose examination has been
going on for several days, was yes'er-
day committed to the Parish prison,
to wait his trlal before the lst District
Court, for murder Chandler il a.
young man Of good appearance, n fair
face, and has not We slightest hook Of
cool bIooded murderer about him. A
good deal has been said Iy all parties
about this cas-, and Chandler has
been greatly censurod for his action in
the case, but ain inclined to think |
thnt he did the deed IN moment Of
feAr, and under the impression that
IIighams INTENDED to, deal bin ~
deadly blow, unless he was cflrrtua'ly
prevented by some net # Ens own
This is the way interpret the evi
dcnce given by witnesses for both the
defence and prosecution Il is jndispn-
table that the man !ligha,ns sought
Il personal quarrel and \ fight with
Chandler, and Ike 10, many such
eases. he lost his life in the persnit Of
it. Though Eve have much warm
weather, still the numbers Of people
here from the country is large, and
cabs, hacks, obuibnses, and drays
keep up their usual thun,'er and rack |
ct as they rush and roll through the
streets.
Gen. Quitman is in town APPARENTLY
none the worse for being the particu-
lar object of Gov Marcy's Vengeance,
and the IilIbusters generally seem
greatly gritafied with the recent news
from Spain. Since the departure Of
the Grapcshot from the Balze, there
has been quite a stir about her miss
ion, especially among the Cubanos
here, it being their firm belief that she
has gone down The coast ofCnba, to put
ashore some ten or twenty thousand |
and ammunition 10 correspond.
One thing is certain, the Grapeshot
had a mission to perform she will
perform it, return to New York and it.
may be, ultimately not long hence re-
turn TO the Gulf ore-uerbum sui.
The news from Spain is interesting
and one fact alone is not little singu-
lar. It is the employment in the
ranks Of The revolutionists Of the great
Caravajal who figured out on the Rio
Grande few years ago This fellow
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