The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-04-09
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AN lMPONTANTQ UESTl0N DETTLED
Gel. Fuller, Of The New York MIR.
ror, says: I'm company with several
ladies', we called on Miss Fox, the
spirit medium yesterday. After the
ladies' had satisfied themselves in 10.
terviews with the spirits Of their grand
mothers, we were invited to call some
spirits from The Vastly deep Upon
the spur Of the moment we asked II
tho spirit Of Gen. Taylor was present.
Three rough aud ready thumps, far
more vigorous and emphatic than any
we had heard, answered in The ailirma-
tive. We then asked . Are You still
convinced that the Mirror was the
first TO nominate you for the Presiden.
cy = Three laundering raps quickly
followed /; and, without tho proof the
fsct which our flles afford us, we may
now consider the question eternally
settled. Let the Herald put this il
il pipe and smoke IT,
Col. Fuller, the Miss Foxes, the
spirits Of their Grandmo'hers, the
Mirror, and the Herald, are separately
and collectively wrong. 7. D. Thorpe,
author, artist and Editor, Is the mar. to
whom credit il due. Thorpe publish.
cd the "'rropic'' al that time---brought
Taylor out in it--went over to the
Rio Grande- tour army" re-
turned from The scat Of war to his edi-
torial scat in tho Crescent city, pub
lisbed necdotes---pufFed and painted
him and to T. B. Thorpe Esqr., and
r. u. Thorpe alone, Is The credit due
.frst bringing him Out; The Miss
Foxes, and The traps" aaf taps OF
their grandfathers to the contrary not
withstanding.
Omcr Pasba, the Turkish oomman-
der, has just received from the Sultan
y splendid sabre valued at six thous-
and dollars There was a grand pre-
sentation. lie was seated on a hillpck
with his staff, aud military stragers
around him /; his army waa going thro'
the usual exercises. Az The bearer Of
The snltsn's gin, at the bead Of a pro-
eession with bands Of music, approach
"a tho hilloek, Oner Pasha advanced
down the turf TO meet It. He took
The finnan, and the sabre in the pres
euce u the army, kissed il and put Il
10 his brow. On which an lmaum
pronounced 4 prayer in high Arabic,
THAT "God would prosper tho affairs Of
thr Moslcms."
The average daily circulation Of tho
Philadelphia Public Ledger IL fifty
nine thousand copies They are
worked Of IN one night, by Hoes
last fast cylinder press. To give an
idea Of Tho great modern improve
nsats in printing, /. IL only necessary
to stsse chat by the old mode Of prin-
ting with a hand press, i. would have
taken at ton tokens per day, which
il pretty good work Tor ten hours, IF
ty days to have printed this edition.
CoMrK rssEp Arm AS A MoTtvE
Powra. An Avignon paper chron-
iclcs the arrival there Of a vehicle
driven by compressed Dir, which had
como from Mar.ei)ls a distance Of Of
ty miles in four hours. The carriage
was divided like house into various
compartments for different uses and
upon this ito FIRST trip one
persons. French highroads
permit easily speed Of twelve miles
IN hour.
JoHN HowAnp PAyNE.--The re-
mains Of the late John Howard Payne
(the author Of Home Sweet Home,
arc to be brought to this country and
placed in the Congressional burial
ground at Washington, and a suitable
erected to his memory ut
tho expense Of the Government.
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MRs. BRtrr-This lady, whose
spiritual powers are famous, has no.
turned from Mobile, where she lee
tured on the new theology She will
be happy to see her friends at her resi-
dence hefnfA rnnrminn her nuhlio ef. 1