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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18
CORRESPONDENCE.


l HiLRpELFHIf, June 7th, %.
Dev Comet desperate cases are sait
to require violent remedies; and as an il
lustration of my unfortunate position,
very true story may suffice. "Once on &
time, long ago" we went out on coor
hunt, always nocturnal sport in this range
| and led by that Nimrod of our neighbor.
hood, a true Tam Samson, old Sam Burnett
ne it was who made the laws regulating ali
that sort Of venery, and said laws having
sinilitude unto those Of the Mede. and Per
SLAMS, in that they were immutable the
rule with Which my story has TO do, was
that no man nol boy should presume to
nnesten his clay with corn juice, but upon
the slaughter of coon, or in extremity
the capture Of 'Possum and IL came to
pass that the "animalsv were not in album
dance, that particular night, certainly we
could mt find EN-. So, after toilsome and
cocnless tramp we rested from o,lr lsbors,
and looked, each at his neighbols irouthy
''mug' and then ut the receptacle Of forbid
den Joy, as it sat calmly glistening in she
moonbeans it was a touching spectacle,
we were sorry crowd in "re,icosd suck
emstanses "; what nigaf have been the re.
suit Of our desperation, It's hard TO say,
when after taking out the old chaw, tins
outspake the veteran Sam, ''boys its q long
time between Possums,r That speech trif-
ling as itmay seem TO an unobserver, had Ia
spirit stirring effect to us, and so we smiled,
first at the venerable speaker. then more
silently, though ardently at the I" wabash
And now friend Comet, take thou the ior-
urn, for it has been a long time between
possufns with us.
The election Of officers of our grand con-
city came off yesterday, and has
resulted disastrously to the democ racy, they
are dumb with wonder at the result, end in
fact appear to "know nothing" of tho cause
Of it, for the country, lnow the city, has
been their "everiaithful" in times past.
The weather is getting warm enough
here, TO look out with hopes of shortly
meeting some Of the dearly beloved Red |
Stickers las you oddly call them) in this
awakened village. don't know any more
desirable to the refined man of leisure and
capacity for observation, the business man
n the seeker after health. The business
ABILITIES have greatly increased of late
'ears, which was about all that was need
y to make il the choice of southern and
western people, if | understand them; and
S have pride in being cosmopolite, and
ute as appropriated as was Price Murat
with regard to the comparative edbility
+ Crow Soup, Alligator tail Soup and Tur-
icy Buzzard pie.
| would like my opinion to have some
he weight with your folks.
Yours Truly,
........... SYLvANIA.
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~Whilst Menagerie was on ex-
hlbtion at Fall River, on the 5th inst.
large elephant got beyond the con-
troll of his keeper-killed three horses,
smashed two waggonst to pieces, serious
" iniuring two men who were in the
Wagons. A short time after this he
was recaptured, near SHADES.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18

TIE 1lMEs.--lt is impossible for the
rejecting mind, to take in the pano
ramma of this "visable creation" and
look at the waring elements of society
without coming at once to the conclu-
sion, that our mundane sphere, is on
the very brink of disasterous civil
earthquake.
Look at the discordant elements in
the East, and the still wilder elements
at work in the West. Can any one
fail Of the conclusion, that there are
influences, above. beneath, and around
lis. at work, throwing the civil and re-
ligious elements together into condi-
ton that must prove disasterous to the
present order? What is to come Of a
union Of the Cross with the Crescent
to fight the CROSSE What is more
certain, than the fulfillment Of the pro-
phecy that the Jews shall take posses.
sion of Palestine and rebuild the Tenn
plea What is to come Of the internal
and external war of elements Does
it not foreshadow the unwritten histo-
ry of the time to come.
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FATHER MArHEw.-Father Math-
ew has had another shock of the pal
sy The Physicians has advised him
to try the air of Madeira. He does
not avail himself Of the advise for one
reason only-hc is poor. He did
have a pension Of f3oO. But to Sc
cure debt. not contracted by him
self, but for the temperance cause,
which has been so dear to him, it was
Ill paid to obtain life insurance pol
icy. A Limerick paper is the author
,ty t.y this statement.
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WONDERS OF NAruRE.-One of the
most remarkable features Of animated
nature is the vast multitudes in which
certain species exist. Nature has in
vested several Of the lower orders Of
her children with a fruitfulness which,
when, coptrasted with that Of tbeipnore
complicated and perfect animals, seems
truly wonderful. When it is stated
that single pair Of corn weevils IA
grub well known for its ravages
amongst gra'n-it is supposed to pro
duce 5000 defendants in one season,
we have comparatively an ordinary
fact in insect generation. 1t has been
calculated that the queen of the do
nestle bee laysin spring 100000
eggs in the space Of twenty days
More wonderful still, the female ant
lays $4,000 eggs per day, And yet
nature has been ascertaiDed to give
to certain creatures much greater
power Of production. An eminent
naturalist has proved that, in five gen
erations the anphis or plant louise may
be mother Of nearly 5000. 900 of de
pendants. The females Of this spe-
Gle may be isolated under tumbIer
and yet they will continue to breed
females deccndcd from them, if taken
at their birth, and also isolated, will
breed in like manner; and this phe-
nomena will 60 on for generations
We give the last assertion as we find
it, though we doubt its truth.
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QbrWttkly Co11ltt
Friday Morning Juno Is, 1854

nSThe Hon. J. ?. BENJAMIN, has
our standing thanks for many favors !;
the last, report Of the Secretary of
the Treasury, on Commerce and Nay
igation, and neat little volume of
Obituary Addresses" on the occasion
Of the death Of the Hon. VIM. r. King.
late Vice-President Of the u. States.
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A hundred Or more Scotch girls re-
Gently arrived, have gone to work in
the llolyoke, Mass mills. They were
sent for. Scotch girls, We believe.
are considered as belonging to the
best class Of factory operators. They
are industrious, thrifty and economl-
cal. They are the vcritable Yankees
of Britain.
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Baron RouGE AND NEw OR1rAns

BATON RouGE AND New ORLEANS
RALRoAp-The property holders Of
Baton Rouge acted nobly and patriot.
ically at their railroad election held on
the 9Th inst the daily papers contain
ing an account Of the result of which
reached this city yesterday morning,
although the running time between
the two points does not average fifteen
hours Our coastwise mail arrange
ments are of the most delectable de-
scription, and would do credit TO the
genius Of DISCRIMINATION, irregularity
inefiiciency. Three Gazettes, three
Comets, and two Advocates, came in
a lump. And this between points on
y one hundred and forty miles distant
from each other, where it is pretended,
and oftentimes stoutly maintained, that
we have a daily mail communication
But to the railroad election. Our
readers are well aware that the citi-
Gems Of Baton Rouge have been ex-
tremely anxious, for long time, to
be connected with this city by links
Of iron. After full investigation, it
was decided that the connection should
be made by junction with The Jack
son road Mt distance of some forty
seven miles above this city. AS a
preliminary to efficient operations
for nothing can be done in the rail
road line without money, end plenty
Of tit was determined to submit
the proposition to the landholders of
Baton Rouge whether they would
tax themselves to the amount of
100000, to aid III setting the en-
terprise in motion. On Thursday
last they responded in the affirmative
by a majority Of nearly twenty to
Dne, Who will now refuse to say
''Well done, Baton Rouge" |
We have been told by well-inform.
ed gentlemen that private subscrip-
5lons to the amount OF 100000 can
,asily be obtained, and that it is very
likely the parish of East Baton Rouge
will be induced to vote 100000
additional stock. Should such prove
o be the case, the construction Of
he road at an early day may be set
Town as O fixed fact" The whole
Dad will not cost more than $780,.
100, and if the parish and city Of
3aton Rouge provide for 100000,
seems to us there will be no diff
ulty in raising the remainder. The
'aton Rougeans expect, and upon
easonable grounds, too, valuable aid
rom the Northern Railroad, Of which
after enterprise their road will, un-
uestiouably, prove an important feed {
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18

The gnats Of Arkansas seem to be
as bad as the fabulous mosquitoes Of
that State. The Young American
states that not less than one hundred
horses have been killed in Union conn.
ty, in the vicinity of the river, by the
gnats, within the past two or three
weeks.
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ONE OF 'EM.--"Rev John G..
Weber, one Of the Immortal 1000 -
!. recently memorialized Congress,
in the name Of Almighty Cod" has
recently eloped with Miss Nancy
Mead, leaving at home an aimiable
wife and seven children, in a state Of
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel
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The LYING TELEeRApn.--Our spir.
tied contemporary the True Delta Of
the 18th inst, has an article with the
above head, in which he pours out his
heated grape and canister on the heads
Of all wire workers. It seems that
late dispatches, in reference to the
Brooklyn riots were fabrications, for
the sake Of furnishing startling news. .
The True Delta says:
It is only in distempered times that
Ealsehoods so ATTRACTIONS and treasona-
bic as this telegrapic despatch, could
command even momentary credence,
or produce any other effect than the
overwhelming Of its authors in shame
for an attempt SO abominable, and an
object SO revolving, as that which he
arrived at, namely-the arraying of
tho peaceful, contented and united
population Of our cities in deadly and
destructive antagonism to each other
and to the institutions Of our glorious
country.
Above all things we implore our
fellow citizens to set their faces determ-
inedly against the attempts that are
being made to excite persons of differ
ent religious denominations against
each other, and against every and all
attempts to give to one sect or creed
any privilege not accorded to all
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18

GFTbe steamer r. W. McRea,
has taken the Place of the Southern
Belle, in the Vieksburg trade. She
will make trips as usual in place Of
the Southern Belle, and be command
by T. r. Smith.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18

Joshua II. Giddings is making the
most Of his time during the recess Of
Congress. He is delivering ants
very lectures at a shilling a head in
New England When last heard from,
he was addressing respectable and
highly fashionable" mottled audience
at Portland, Me.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18

CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR;
Wanted, few smart, handsome young
gentlemen to dance at evening parties,
on account Of the great drain Of off,
GERS that the war has carried off to the
East. They must converse freely
about the weather, the opera, and all
fashionable topics, and be accustomed
to good society. They must be well
praoticed in the polka, waltz, (single as
well as q deu1 temps), schottische,
and not be above dancing in quad
rifle if needed. They must be single,
and not exceed the age Of forty. They
must not refuse to dance with an eld-
erly lady occasionally, if the size of
her property is such as to warrant the
presumption. The terms offered, in
cluding a champagne supper, are Of
the most liberal description, and may
be ascertained at Gunter's, st. James
Square, or Of the Secretary of the
Distressed Young Ladies Elegant
Partners Association at Hanover
Square rooms. Young gentlemen
presenting themselves must bring with
them white ncckcloth as a specimen.
Not the slightest objection, at present,
to officers in the militia, but no trades
men, unless extremely rich and high
ly respectable in the wholesale line,
need trouble himself by applying
Wanted, also, few agreeable, rat.
ting, clever young fellows, who can
sing coDjure and play tricks. A va
cancy for young nobleman who can
fry omelettes in his hat, in a genteel
where hot suppers
are given and a servant in livery is
kept. Terms, including kid gloves,
(new, not cleaned, well worth the at
tention of younger sons, who have |
very little or nothing on their hands
Inquire as above. N. i "A good |
light dinner Irishman is in large re-
quest. Punch.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18

NThe Sisters Of Charity, in Nor
folk, Va, have adopted a new dress in
place Of the somber robes. It consists
in a curnette, or bonnet Of white lin
men, and dress Of dark grey.
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t~The Caddo Gazette reports the
Upper Red River very high and still
rising, a dreadful overflow is appre-
hended.
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FASHIONABLE DANCES IN PANS.
A Paris correspondent of the New York
Herald, says that the Polka is mex
orably banished from the drawing
room. The Scottishe never had a
footing there, and so society has grace
fully refrigerated to the quadrille and
old-fashioned waltz, while the cyen1c
de Ia creme have returned to the an
Gent minuet. The same writer states
that it is not at all the custom among
the beau monde Of Paris to furnish re-
freshments beyond, perhaps glass Of
sugar and water.
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A DOSE AS rs A DosE-Tbe fol-

A DOSE AS IS DOSE The fol
lowing account Of a very remarkable
effect produced by electricity we copy
from the Courier de Europe
A gentleman employed in one of
the telegraph Offices in France accident
ally brought his arm in contact with
one Of the wires while the electric
current was passing through it So
violent was the shock that he was
raised from his chair and thrown with
great force through an open window
into the adjoining garden. When he
recovered his senses, he had no recol-
lection Of what had happened, and
could only be convinced Of it by find
ing that his chair and beard, which
were previously Of a beautiful jet black,
had become in various places white as
snow It devolves on men of science
to explain this phenomenon, which
will form an epoch in the history Of
electricity.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18

A tyrannical husband locked the
door against his wife, who was out
visiting neighbor, and when she ap-
piled for admittance, he pretended not
to know her. She threatened to Jump
into the well and drowned herself #
he did not open the door. lie had
no idea that she would do SO, and OBJ
stinstely insisted that he did not know
her; so she took log, plunged it
into the well and simultaneously with
the splash it made, she placed herself
by the door, and as her husband rush
ed out in his night cloths, she darted
in, locked the door, and declared that
she did not know him. She froze
!! him till he was penitent, and then let
him in.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18

QUAKER MEETING TRANSPORTATION
meeting week in New York has
brought the usual delugc with it.
The Times says:
Promptly with Quaker meeting
week comes our rainy season. -
Rain and the annual gathering Of the
Friends are as certain to come in con
junction as the sun or light, or full
moon and romantic evenings. Com
cts never come it over the Clerk Of
the Weather SO far as the expected
arrangement, Eclipses never modify
the old programme, Rain is always
on the bill. It was further back than
mans memory runs in day, and
doubtless had its influence in fixing
upon the Thee-ing and 1hou-ing peo-
pie their sober uniform which rain
does not so much harm.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18

TIn some Paris churches it is
the custom to separate the men from
the women: A clergyman being in
terrupted by loud talking, stopped
short, when woman, eager for the
honor OF her sex. arose and said:
"Your reverence the noise is not
amongst us
$50 much the better" answered the
priest--"it will be sooner over"
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PRoFIT BY I'D am rich enough"
said Pope to Swift, "and can afford to
give away a hundred pounds year,
| would not crawl upon the earth
without doing little good. / will
ENJOY the pleasure Of what I give by
giving it alive, and see another enjoy
It," when die" he added, II
should be ashamed to leave enough
for monument, if there was friend
above ground"
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sHocKrNe.-On the Railroad TWEEN
" miles east of Pittsburgh, on satur-
day, two young blacksmiths named
Dansmore and McQuaid, got into a
quarrel, and after some angry words
had passed between them, McQuaid
snatched red hot iron rod from the
fire at which he was working, and ran
it through the body of Dinsmore.
--s-1->--
1t IS stated that James Green ESQ.
U. D. Charge to Bogota, New Gre
NADIA, has resigned his position.
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ANOTHER FUGIr1vE SLAVE Excite
MENr IN BosroN.-I'here have been
rulnors to-day, Boston, 4th inst, of the
arrest Of another fugitive slave in this
city, and the report has caused good
deal Of excitement On inquiry, we
learn that colored man visited sever
al stores and shops last evening, repre-
senting himself as a fugitive slave, and
that his master was in pursuit Of him,
and that he desired to obtain sufficient
money to enable him to escape to Ca
NADIA. lie succeeded in collecting a
sum, but happening 10
enter store where he was known, q
policeman was called in and the i'm
poster was arrested, but was subse-
qnently set at liberty.
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The coins made at the Assay Office
IN California are not legal tender in
payment of Post office dues.
Hydrophobia is prevailing in Gin
clnnatl to an alarming extent.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-05-20
8ga. sge,a sasGl..

Life in Sudea: or Glimpses Of the
Fire, Christian Age-by Maria 7. Richards
American Baptist Publication Society, Phil
adelphia 1854. PIP. Sl2. ~
We are indebted 10 the courtesy Of The
Publishers for copy Of this work, in which
scenes and circumstances Of the Holy Lane
are described with thrilling interest. It de
serves extensive popularity. ID.
Cooley for June is before US. Iscon
tains s full page plales-1 line engraving
colored fashion plate-65 enaravInss-G'
contributions spread over 100 beautiful
ly printed pages. For want of time to read
we are unpreparedto criticise. PSI
This No. will be sent 10 any person OF re
ceipt Of IS cents.
Artilur's Home Magazine for June, ii
handsomely illustrated, aud, as usual, fille'
with matter tina, is no, only entertaining bu
useful and instructive. 5us... g..
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-05-20
The 81. Louis Tragedy.

Mrs. Baker, who shot W. o. Holf.
man, causing his death, and who has
been committed to jail to await ttial for
murder, makes statement Of tho facts
of the difficulty with Hufman, in the
ST. Louis Republican, o! the 81 inst
She says that Hoffman endeavored 10
persuade her to go with him TO Germa-
ny. where he said he would make her
a Countess. On hur Indignantly reject
ing his oveltures, he begged her not to
tell her husband, and excused himself
by suyiug that he hadspells of madness,
and stated that he was going TO Germa.
ny. She though, mover to sec him a.
gain. But "on the goth of February,
1854, Mr.. Hoffman again entered my
room and seemed to be much troubled.
He remained some time without speak.
ing word-,hen said lie would not
leave St. Louis without taking me with
him."
al reminded him of his promise SO
,olemnly nude on the 14th, aud of the
cruelty OF his prosecutions. He at once
became much excited-said he would
have me dead or alive-lhat it was use
less for mo to, resist him any longer
tina, if he could not get me by permis.
sion he would take me by fnrce-lhat
he wished would rell my husband
that he was prepared Tor Mr.. Buker-
thut he knew Mr.. Baker well und would
satisfy him--lhat | had been guilty
that he had proof, aud would write let
teis IL him and my relations, blasting
my characrer-lhat Mr. Buker would
desert me, aud | would be glad TO come
to him when forsaken by my husband
and my relalions-,hat he would take
me on the street by iorce and carry me
off in a carriage. He did not attempt
10 use violence on my person. repul'
sed him aud he lied"
After this she informed her husband
who gave her pistol aud told her t'
defend herself. Then lime Hohna,
visited her she fred on him, and lhei
ensued the horrible scnurgiug aud mu
I lilarion he received at the hands of hcl
husband and friends, a-a .i.
When Hoffman partially recovered
he still haunted her boarding house, AMI
she was afraid 10 81 out unless accom-
panied by her husband. She was in
formed that her character was hlightet
but resolved torcsent insults. She thel
relates the circumstances of the shoot
ing. Hoffman met her in the street, in
suited her, and she then pursued AM
shot him. '7js
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-05-20
Mr.. Fillmore OH the Acquisition Of
..4 Territory.

Some ofthe Southern papers are pub
fishing extracts from some of Mr.. Fill
mort's speeches where he declared his be-
lief that Canada and Cuba were both des-
tined 10 be annexed 10 the United States
In yicksbargh, according TO the report
OF the Sentinel, he said:
"This portion Of the Mississippi valley
being the centre Of the republic-not, in
deed, the republic with its present limits;
.for. Canada," said he with a glow ofteel-
ing and kinding ofthe eye we were glad
to mark, lis knocking for admittance, and
Mexico would be glad TO come in; and,
without saying whether it would be right
or wrong, we stand with open arms 10 re-
ceive them, for il is the manifest destiny
ofths government 10 embrace the whole
North American continent"
The statement of the Sentinel having
been called in question, the Charleston
Courier asserts that a. the banquet in that
city, Mr.. F. used similar language, sub
stantially as follows: -Fe
81 believe in the expansive growth Of
our republic, and amthoroughly persuad-
ed that she is destined 10 cover the whole
American continent with her starry ban.
ner and free institutions"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-05-20
The victols took possession of'ihe

The victors took possession of'the
whole Danish fleet, all the naval stores
aud $500 pieces Of artillery. The prize
motley amounted to the snug sum oil
four million eigh, hundred thousand
dollars. Their squadron returned 70
England with streaming banners, and
Parliament thanked Sir Arthur Welles'
ly, afterwards tho Iron Duke, for the
brilliant style in which he had lombard
ed Copenhagenl Our historian ex.
claims, "Copenhugen and Waterloo
The day is no! far distant when Eng.
laul will be willing to forgctthem both"
Possibly this prediction may be reali'
geJ. but at present Tie Danes seem
willing to forge, Copenhagen, and
France to forget Waterloo. The for
mer it is said, exhibit marks Of sympa.
thy towards the British feet, and the
latter fellows Loyalty the i3aitic all
English squadron, whose flag ship bears
the name of the Dak,s q Wellington!