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10 We find the following procla-
nation from the Mayor Of New Or
leans, in The True Delta Of Tie 18th
inst
The conGdentshopa entertained yes
terday that the murderous and riot
Gus spirit to which the peaceful and
well conducted inhabitants Of the
First District have been exposed since
the night Of the 9th instant had sub.
sided, has boon painfully disappointed
New and atrocious attempts ut assas4
sination, in some instances successful,
having again last night disgraced that
section Of the city, do now, there
fore, in my capacity Of Mayor Of the
city Of New Orleans, issue this procla-
nation, inviting all good citizens to
come forward and enroll themselves ut
my Office, as u special police for the
protection of life aud property, end
the maintenance Of the laws, violated
and set ct defiance Ivy arrd6a bodies Of
lawlcss aud bad men.
do also earnestly entreat all par
ents and guardians, and all citizens
who employ young persons, to use
their influence to keep them within
doors after sundown; so that, should
it become necessary to employ the ex-
tremo Of force to restore peace and
security to this community, the limo
cent may not be COMPOUNDED or suffer
with the guilty.
Keepers Of bar-rooms are also re-
quested to close their establishments
at 8 O'Clock, +. NJ, SO that no induce
ment may DO held out to the mis-
chievous, the turbulent md evil-dis-
posed, who may be- inclined to take ad-
vantage Of the present disorders to
crafty their evil passions.
JOHN. + LEWIS, Mayor.
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RouhNtsrs OvEGEsTtMATED,- The
influence and numbers Of Roman
Catholics in this country have no
doubt been greatly estimated and ex-
aggerated. According TO the census
Of 1850 they have LIZ churches
by the same document it appears that
the principal Protestant denomination
have 81, 722 churches, to which others
Of the smaller scots might be added.
The whole number Of churches in the
United States in 1850 was 38,OG1
Of which more than $4,000 were
Protestants places of worship. Pro
testants have more than thirty times
as mndy places for public worship as
Romanists. Popery is making little,
very little progress in our country, eS-
cept by emmigration.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

EEThe last medical advice that
comes to us "gratis," through the col
umns Of the country press, is this
"Usc Hampton's vegetsble Cod-livcr
oil" What for, the paper docs not
tell us---its a matter Of small moment
Will some of the papers publishing
this gratuitous advice, please tell us
what tho "ucgetable cod-liver, is made
Of
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

In DIff1cuLTY.-L. Burnett, q
stage-driver, was arrmgned before q
magistrate in Nashville, a few days
ago, on charge Of forsaking his own
wife, and running off with the wife Of
Mr.. Hunt, Of Gallatin With the
hope Of easily getting out Of the diff
iculty, he plead guilty to the charge !,
but circumstances tending to the be-
lief that he had robbed mail, besides
stealing q female, be was committed TO-
jailin default Of $1,000 security.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

A LESSON III GRAmMAr.---The
Augusta Age having said that the
genius Of the editor Of alc Kenncbee
Jouvuoz did not layin the direction
Of Platform making, the Jo~rmnl an
swers that "hens lay: genius does
not. TO which the Agc answers
that it was forced to sacrifice grammar
to truth, and adds :-"Had we SAID
the genius Of the editor Of the Jo1rm0l
did not lie in that direction, we should
have told an untruth, for it does LIE
in aW dlrcct1ons !"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

rA new post office has been es-
tablished in the Parish Of Terrebone,
near Thibodcaux, Mr.. Lacroix has
been appointed postmaster, and the
Office is to DO known by the name Of
"SaiDt George Will Mr.. Lacroix
inform us, what Saint George, is hon
ored by the name Is ii the man who
is so intimately connected With the
history Of the Irish Dragan y We
would like to know, because We expect
saint George will become great
place iu our day, and we do not want
Ethnoiogists to quarrel about its
origin.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

Boiler ExrLosioN.-A boiler ey-
pIoded at Madison, Indiana, 10 Nc
Qnisher's Brewerp, on the evening Of
the 9Th, entirely demolishing the build
ing. The boiler ascended 1000 feet
and came down through the roof OF
a shop 200 feet distant. No one was
injured, but several narrowly escaped
with their lives.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

T We have an anonymous COM
munication before us, requesting the
nomination Of three citizens Of this
ward for the honorable and lucrative
office of School directors. In justice
to the gentlemen named in the bill,
as we'll as to all others" we shall not
do it. We hope the writer will not
fly off the handle because of this re-
fusal /; if he knew anything Of the
responsibility Of the newspaper edi-
tor, he would never have requested
such thing.
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Gbr 'lDrrklp Cp1Ilpt
Thursday Morning, Sept. al, 1864.

Gg-" Young America would up
pear. if he were more mild in his Ian
guage, and general in his remarks.
Such an article would produce the
very contrary Of the effect desired by
him. and is therefore respectfully de-
clned.
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An inveterate dram drinIer being
told that the cholera, with which he
ras attacked, was incurable, and that
lie would soon be removed to a world
of pure spirits, replied: "well that's a
.omfort at all events, for it's very diff
cult to get any in this world,
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Prophets and prohesying.

journey through q couple Of columns
of long primmor, in this fashion
Beware Of false prophets, beware
Of wolves in sleeps clothing, beware
Of all new tangled secret political soci-
cites, beware Of all duplioity and in
trigue il politics"
No better text for a political ser
mon, could be found in the abstract
chronicle Of the times. "Beware OF
false prophots" Might we not say
beware Of nh prophets - For the
day has come when he who looks into
the future, must do SO, through the
"cfromatie +, lense' of the past. His
prophesy must be based upon logical
deductions from the common sense Of
reason. The saying "when clouds
are seen, wise men put on their cloaks,"
may be set down as prophesy Of
"rain,,' but yet it does not hold good
always, because it sometimes rains
whilst the sun shines, at MONDAY. The
fact is, the day is past for p,ophesies
to take that hold Of the public mind,
which is necessary to make them
"come true = if such were not the
fact, 10 Smith would be regarded as
the great prophet of the nineteenth
century, and the world would have
found tits end several years ago, in
obedience to Parson Miller's predie-
ton.
We are kindly admonished to "be-
ware Of false prophets, and wolves in
sleeps clothing How are we to
know the true prophet, until the time
expires for his prophesy to be veri-
fled which hs is almost certain to Fix,
so far in the future, that his reputa-
ton as prophot suffers not, if his
prophecy is but mere random shot :
As to knowing wolves in sheep &
clothing this is an impossibility, until
they are unmasked ard turned naked
on the world. Suppose all the kuaves
in politics, and hypocritos in religion,
were unmasked and nakedly exposed
what n revolving moral spectacle OF
forkod radishes, would stalk about in
our own midst, to offend the excessive
modesty of the age?
Your advice is good---you Mr..
Warning voice of tho Bayou Sara
Ledger, but furnish us Some valuable
recipe for following it.
The prophesies of Murrian, are the
most valuable on record, they were
made not only after Murrian was dead,
but after the events had happened 81
which he prophesied SO correctly. We
believe strongly in prophosios, visions
and dreams; of all dreams on record
we like Bottoms" best, because it
has no profundity--no length, bredth
or depth it being in truth scithont
bottom. Will the writer in the Ledger
give us another chapter on the same
subject, and let MS know by what aigu
we shall know the true prophet, and
how we shall know the sheep from the
wolf, as long as they both wear the
same fashion Of undergarments ? As
Hamlet would say Speak! Let us
not burst, burst is vulgar word fo'
crploelc) in ignorance
ia Mr.. G W. Bungay (who is
Bungay y has just been favoring the
public, says the Washington Star
with what he calls his "OH-band TAX
ings and Crayon Sketches. '-1rmt
Dellu.
Don't know Bungay! We are as
tonished that in the catalogue of great
men, name standing so prominently
forth in the "B's," as George Wah'
incton Bunpay. should not be known
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SAD OCCURRENCE At BRIDAL
Party IN iLL1No1s.---A sad affair
took place at Elgin on Friday night
week, which resulted in tho death Of
Edmund Adams, young man about
eighteen years Of age, and resident
Of Elgin. 1t appears that young
man by the name Of Cyrus II. Larkin
was married the evening before, and
his aoquaintanoes made mp party fer
a Chwtuayt. Assembling round the
house they struck up with bells, tin
pan and instrumental accomplishments,
whom gun was twice discharged in
their midst, from u window, taking
effect upon young Adams, who Instant
ly fell. He was removed to bis fa-
TIERS residence, when it WIS found
two buokshot had entered his fore
head. He fingered until Saturday
night, when he died. A jury was
summoned, and brought in verdict
that The deceased came to his death by
shots fired from Mr.. Larkin' 8 house,
by some, person or persons unknown to
the jury. 1t was proved before the
jury that Mr.. Larkin borrowed the
gun for the purpose Of shooting ut the
purity if they came to his house. both
Of these young men had resided for q
long time in Elgin, belonged to high
ly respectable families, and were es-
teemed as quiet and exemplary young
men The affair has cast gloom
over the place. and clouded life
which was glowing With hope and hap.
piness.
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FEIt will be seen that Mrs. G.
Hueston, advertises a fresh supply of
''Frizzettea' at her store on Lafayette
street. We know not what they are,
and cannot find the word in Webster.
For this reason we cannot puff them.
The following stanza from byron at
ferd no clue
g. Dndp was ttiere-a beautiful grgzette,
lovely lass, who ueeded not frizzettns;
form so FASHIONED by exquisite mould,
II spike itself, and its own story told"
We have growing curiosity to
know what are frizzetts." Will "Cyn-
tliia" inform lis?
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

Es-The London Morning Post, has
puff for Mr.. Buttsworth, fer lis Wig
Hence in hunting out, in the parish Of
Sussex, Sheap Stealers. Mr. Butts
worth has pack of bloodhounds for
this service, commended in high terms
BY The Post. Where is Mrs. Stowe,
to so and let the people know, that
such thingsare done, in humanity low
ing England.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

Ey-The attention Of parents and
guardians is called to tho advertise
ment Of Mrs Reid in to-days paper.
Her Seminary for young ladies will
open on the End prox.
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AN ARTFuL DopGE.--on Saturday
afternoon a man called at the Mirror
Office and asked If we had bill for
ADVERTISING against the New England
Insurance Company. He was inform
cd thore was a bill ducus amounting
to $l2 so; and he took the bill, mot
reccipted,) requesting our collector to
call on Monday for the money. In
the meantime, it appears that the
rogue called on the Insurance Com
pany and collected the bill. Question
ought the Mirror Office, or the In
surance Office, to stand the swindle !?
". Y. Mirror.
Both. The Mirror, stands the
swindle for the bill, and the Insurance
Nompany stands for the money. AS,
\. is to B. SO is B. to G. the account
balances, the profits and loss are equal
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

FINE HOUSE PAtNTlNe.-We had
the pleasure of walking through the
elegant private mansion Of Mr.. N. Il.
Knox, on North street, The other day.
The work Is all the very best, and re-
fleets credit on the skill of our mechan-
les; the painting particularly strikes
our attention, as being altogether Of a
superior character. It was done by
A, Il. Kaufman, ornamental painter
Of this city. The inside work is in
zinc, which is fast taking the place Of
lead.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

A New DoDeE.-A New York
Sunday paper says: I'VE heard Of 3
dodge to raise the wind tho other day
that does credit TO the sharpcrs whose
wits got it up. There are three gen
tlemen engaged in this new enterprise,
and we are told that they have collec-
ted thousands Of dollars during the
past few weeks. Their plan Of oper-
alton is: Two of them visit u gro
Gerry store, buy pound Of some cheap
article, take it off to corner and
weigh it with a standard scales which
they carry with them. If it falls
short Of full and correct Weight
(Which it docs in niue cases out Of ten)
they kick up grand breeze with the
grocer, threaten prosecution, and final
ly, through the Intervention of q gen
tleman, (the other partner) who steps
IN just at the nick Of time, the trouble
is compromised by the payment of an
x or V, by the grocer, to settle the
matter. In one instance, $50 was
paid to hush up one of these cases
The article bought was sugar, the
pound only weighed thirteen ounces. .
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-24

ANOTHER New STATE.-The New
York Tribune is out in favor Of the
formation Of the "State of SUPERIOR
embracing the mining regions Of
Lake Superior, the territory now be-
longing TO Michigan, and perhaps
some thousands Of square miles west
of the lake, reaching to Red River
and the British boundary. The Ti-
bune says this will soon become a
question for the action Of the coun-
try.
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United states Patent Once,
Washington. Sent. 6. lAh4

N the petition Of Henry Burden, of Troy New York. pray
Ing Tor The extension OF 10th
OF December loO for improvement machine rolling
puddle balls or other Of on
seven from the paien place
on the 10th day Of December, 1854
heard on
MONDAY the 2'th OF November ~ O'clock
sons are hohed appear and show IL any why
said petition ought Z n granted. =
opposing The extension required
ihce their objections specially forth
before the day OF hearing all testimony filed by party
To be used al the said hearing In
eofdance with The rules OF the furnished ON
application.
The testimony IN the will be closed
asposons and other papers relied testimony
any, within days thereafter. - =
Ordered also that this published the Union n,el
gencer and Evening Star, Washington, D. c. Evening Argus
pennsylvania Scientific American New York and
fos Boston, Massachusetts,
weeks previous to the a7h of November next day hearing
CHARLES MASON,
COmmissioner of Patents.
SEditors OF the above will send their
bs 10 me Paisnt once, with containing
Sept S-law3w
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Under the of Congress approved 81 March, 1883 entitled An
act pre- settlers therein
United they
above mentioned alternate sections
made prior the date
allotment and paid Tor OF the rae m Two dollars aud
y cen per acre before ,e da ]ea 10. ne puc aha N
the approved s7i March, 1884, entitled An ac f the relief
reserved for railroad purposes persons who set
improved the aboVe lands the date OF utthdrawd
be entitled preempions The ordinary minimum price OF
The public lands at the rate OF dollar aud twenty hvo cents
per acre paid before fixed the pub
lie Therefore, entitled to the right Of
enpon above under M OF 30
Is53 referred scleMents made po TO the WI
February 1884, he date of alotment) under the act OF 2
March, settlements the date OF withdrawal
establish the the satisfaction si the register
and make therefor ths
price practicable after seeing this notice
and appointed for the public sale OF s ianas
bacing claimed otherwise s1 claim VIII oe forfeited
jos +. WILSON.
Acting Commissioner OF the General Land once.
Sep i6-iawl3w Int Il star.l
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No. 52l.l

NOTICE Of the estabiishnent Of Surveyors General,
N land Offices the Territories ofNEw MExIco,
ISGToN, OREGON, and MIsSEsoTA.
pursuance law
reced for the following shall be the ses of
Offices for the surveying and land districts erened by acts passed
sc Congress, viz
scasrai Of MExlco located
nt Surveyor general Of WAsm
TERRITORY at OLYMPIA.
The Offices for the register and reeeuer for WAsHISssox
for OREGON TERRITORY OREGON
Winona DISTRICT MINNESOTA TERRITORY,
WIxosA Red Wing district,
RIToRy, a Vine
Given hand, the city OF Washington this twenty
fourth day Of August, A. ID. 1854
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Aug 95-9aw6w Int and Star]
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mo, 5l6,I

NOrrCE extending tho time of the reservation of
IN lands sale the
posed SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA, 10 VoKsBuRe
MISSISSIPPI
Notice hereby given reservation OF the lands heretofore
withdrawn and ordered TO be withheld from sa
entry Except pre- -emptons until The d,y of June
notice dated De'"" ~ ,s5s aud living within Gf
eS Of the proposed rnilroad above aea
ou is extended The months ,ran fn instant
Given hand of Washington, this tenth day OF
June, 1885,.
- go JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner o The General Land Office.
Juue ti-lawl9w
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Extensive BOot and Shoe Establishment.
IIrsT OPENED IN IRnN HAIL

JUST OPENED IN IRON HALL
D. and spaous store in Iron Hail.
Ninth and Tenth Streets and furnished with perhaps The largest
and selected stock of boots and shoes exhibited this
city.
en excel in all particulars every other OF the kind In the county
With this view he has made for regular supply
factues this country and uture variety Of boots and
shoes for ladies' gennen chldren and here be
Nosxpenss spared fitting this establishments
win share Of public patronage His prices shall be mod
appoxmang closely possible those the mauuhc
The following among the articles just received;
FOR LADIES.
Black bronze, CATERS, thick and
White and black satin slippers, and English kid slippers
Morocco walking Of every variety
Toilet sppers enameed and worked French and American
Jenny Lind busn poikas and other styles OF dress Shoes
FOR GENTLEMEN
French paen, leather boots
Do calf dress boots half boots and
Do calf and patent leather Oxford ties
Cloth CATERS black and coored
French leather o1ed CATERS English ties,
An varieties OF common boots and peeged and sewed
FOR YOUTHS, MISSES AND CHILDREN.
pumps, shoes seas,al and Of
Misses bsck CATERS pper walking shoes Of latest
c6Idren's shoes embracing avery quality
FOR BOYS.
have made particular for this department OF my
business Her hen let The boys come Tor Just sno a. ~
may fancy and which have heretofore been SO difficult 70 hna
FOR SERVANTS.
Ny all kinds large and very
Respectfully, request old and the citizens gen
Montgomery AND the surrounding country msS, smanse a;
make no particular but hope by dealing by polite
sniop and by devotion 10 business. challenge confidence
all, and win success in my new enterprise , ,,oo,r,
Iron Hall Boot md Shoe Establishment
Penn. avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets,
Aug I7-dlwseoaw
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mo. 5a0l
No. 500
Notice restoring Lands 10 Market in Wisconsin,

Notice Tor Restoring Lands 10 Market In Wisconsin
Office hereby the Of III Hon Henry
assigned the lands hereto
withdrawn fom entry the Hio1 Rer and Mineral
districts within about fifteen miles
supposed railroad from Du
buqu ST. Lac Lake SUPERIOR particularly de-
$40 from this Office the 18th
July last which subject private entry nj The time Of said
withdrawal except been empted will
again subject entry and aer Monday the 2h
September precisely the terms and conditions
the Withdrawn from market And
the withdrawal of townships enhsced ~ the Presidents
proclamation No $40 public rac Willow River, Wsconsn,
Monday having
escindea win offered directed 10 sad procams
Iion.
under hand General Land Oce at the city of
Washington this 2ls OF August, Domini 1854.
By the President
JOHN WILSON, Commissioner.
Aug Qa-9aw6w Intel n stnrl
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Rosr OFyICR DEPARTMENT.,
September IL, 1854
PROPOSALS FOR carrying the mails Of the United States from iht
January e5 the 30th day of 1885, tht
oiAabapa, will be received The Con
Office Department. city Washington
o'clock, ls November, 1854, be decided by 80
November folnwingI
Suggsvie Hill, Corner
Clay Il Dxons Mills, Shiloh, Spencervle, Linden, Spring
Hi Demopois, aud Macon Greensboro, 100 miles
three times a week in two-horse stages.
every Sunday, "Wednesday, and Friday
n.
Arrive at Greensboro in 3f hour, sy - M,
eyerl Tuesday, Thursday Saturday
Ayrive Jamestown in S6 hours, by pm
will
For of proposals. and certificate,
and fequiremeni (embacing conditions be
department nroper
Inviting proposals service
southwestern States, dated January 9, le5a
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
ly-lhwfw fintel and Ev, Star
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Distant subscribers may forward us mou,y b, e,s, The saye q
which VIII be paid BY and all BY ourselves in s safe
transmission.
The COUNTRY PAPER is published yeekly during the .es
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Subscriptions for period less year viii he rarey.S
proportioned 10 the above rates
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baltimore college Of Dental surgery.

('HAfiN A. HARRIS NJ D. principles Of Dental Surgery
Thomas e Bond, M. d., principles Of Dental Medicine
Washington r Handy, M d., Oatomy and Physiology.
Alfred A. Bandy, NJ D., Dental Practice
Philip II. Austen nj. D., Dental Mechanics
Reginald N. Wright M. D., Dental Chemistry.
fifteenth will the Ist Noven
ber, and ihe LIST Of March.
The Of October will be devoted practical dentistry
anatomical dissscuons. 4...
practice, kept
open throughout the whole
lectures Sl0 diploma
Por further Information address
sa1 sinta r. n. AUSTEN, Dean,
Sept lJ-aaw4w 76 Sharp
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once OF the CLERK OF the iIo. of Reps. u. =.

Office OF the Clcrls OF the iIo. of Reps u. -.
september 4, 1854.
eEALEn PROPOSALS wd received this Office until -
- O'Clock Monday, September 25 1854, furnishing
hundred and y quality anthracite COAL half red ash
The $40
pounds the and delivered free Of charge the vaults
of the Capitol.
Aso r furnishing hundred and y cords Of best quality
hickory hundred and twenty
five cords whole
measured sawed, away Capitol
The expense of the contractor.
Both wood and coal be delivered before the 18th
October be subject quality
person be designated
pose JOHN w. FORNEY,
Clerk House of Reps. H. 8.
6--ht25th fIntei. 81
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rHE MISSES HAWLEYis boarding and Day SchsoA
will be reopened Monday September 6b q their residence
No 1877 Pennsyvana between t7h and 18Th streets
Board tuition and F~0c, 9a5O sch0
Other drawing at the professos
charges Circulars containing for day scholars &C. may be
obtained the school
Sept c-3nw3vTuIh&eat