The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-30

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steambset DIS ers 1oss y
4 Life.
Nxrcnn, March 27.rTbe Ya1oe
packet steamer Monroe, bouad down
the river, sunk last night shout AZ
miles above this city, and It il fepor-
led that between fifteen and twenty
persons. including the mate, were
drowned. The boat cspsized.
ST. Lours, March The steamer
Federal Arch, hence for Cincinnati,
sunk about. thirty miles below here on
Friday, the oath.
Destructive Fire
PTTsnURG, March ~ "A terrible
destructive fire broke out in Bifmilg-
ham, opposite this city, yesterday. and
over one hundred houses were des-
troyed before the flames were subdued.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
SNOW storm In -. Lonls.
Sr. Louis, March 27.--A snow
storm is prevailing here to-day.
A9x0C0t10m 81 JCWetls
PrTsbrI.a, March 24.-The MUIR
derer, Jewett. convicted sometime
since, was hung to-day.
The river is again receding, and
there il now but 7 feet water in the
channel.
"A Cool Sw1NDLER The Baltimore
Sun says: "A day or two since !
youth rushed into the establishment
Of gentleman, near the head Of
Centre market, and stated that boy,
son Of one Of those employed in the
establishment, had fallen down the
steps at home and killed himself. or
course the supposed bereaved father
hurried off to pay attention to his de-
parted son. In few minutes after
his departure, another boy came in
and said that Mr.. -- wanted five
dollars for immediate use. The IN.
suspecting proprietors Immediately
gave the money, and the last visitor
had scascely left the establishment
when the employee returned and re-
marked that it was all a hoax--nothinp
had ,ranspired at his house. An ex-
PLANTATION ensued, and it turned out
that no money had been sent for, and |
the whole affair was a dead swindle. =
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CoTvoN Low.-We cannot Judge
Of the effect ofthis intelligence on Tie |
commercial world, but, to as, it seems
as though the result ofthe Geographic |
achievements had, after much cry"
ended in "li'tle WOOL though there |
might be aIfair supply Of cotton. We
had no idea that the condition Of this
raw material was Of such vital conse.
quence as to make it paramount to
every other subject Of curiosity We
shall, hcncefor,b, look out for the bull.
Ictins about cotton with unprecedented
anxiety and Interest. If We can only
be assured by the paper on our break.
fast table that cotton has had quiet
night and is better" we shall, in flu.
ture, feel peculiar satisfaction, and
We should perhaps rest contente1 with
The knowledge that cotton is not
worse" or worsted.-Puuch.
1t may be mentioned as singular
fact that the various, memoirs and
lives Of SO noted statesman as Alex.
lndcr Hamilton do not give the name
If his wife. Even j. G. Hamilton.
Esq, Of New York. in writing the
life Of his illustrious father, has omit. !
ed to mention the name Of his his
mother.
JohnC. GARDENERS Trial Post
'o,scd.-It is stated in the Baltimore
Sun Of the 22d inst, that the two in.
lic'ments found against John Charlie.
Gardiner for false swearing and Dor. =
ury, charged to have been committed
Turing the trial of DR.. Gardiner, have
'ecn postponed by the court to the :
irst Monday in May. The postpone a
nent took place at the instance Of Mr..
}ardiner's counsel, the United States
ounsel having proposed to 20 to
rial on Monday, the 9th inst. Z
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The Bantam andthe Shanghais. s.
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