The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-07

- soas1 4 ! ~ dsya A summ.-
] q Of IL appeared some time since,
6um With we made several Interests
IL extracts. The statistics Of edul
I txfiou, i5ot then giYsn ID full, will
Ishow, suong etbers. ~ fs,lswing re- ]
suits. Number Of chiden wbo 1t!
tended school during the year.
throughout the different states and
territories s
White Zee col. Naiye. Foreign.
Istal....... a4oegt4e sele! s,ss1,0a1 141,Ae
B ~. n, M !; 4 ne: e as''
81 ST. I..s :is: ID: s s;ss1 &c: e:
ss .:.:sss.:.:s : :' :ssss 1 1sI
There is . striking disparity be-
tween the numbers Of persons who
neither read nor write 10 those States
respectively, where the common
school system prevails, and those
which provide no such privileges for
their youth. Massachusetts, for. ms
lance, With populstiona Of 004. 6O4,
has but 1861 hativc-born adults who
are TINS illitterate !; while Virginia,
with a population less than ons-half
greater, shows 1905 whites ia the
same ignorant condition. Louisiana,
With a population of 255, 401 whites,
shows II .221 natives who d. not read
nor write. sgsinstonly 1850 in New
York, which hus q white population
OF S,048. 1926, nearly twelve times as
great as that Of Louisiana. - New
York Esvning Posi-, 23ra.
SINGULAR MANIFESTATION or Ma.
ruRE IN PENosscor RIveR.
learn from u creditable source, says
the Belfast (Me,) journal, that very
singular submarine phenomenon has
manifested itself in Penob.cot river
during the last autumn. aud up to the
present time. At locality about a
mile above Prospect Ferry. and within
about a hundred rods Of the Prospect
side, where the river widsns into o sort
Of ancboriDg ground being nearly
mile across, some time about the first
Of September. there was discovered to
be violent agitation Of the water 30
that the surface was much disturbed,
and stones and dirt were thrown up
from the bottom. This up-bMling has
continued, At intervals, Up to this
time. Observations show that over at
leas, an acre, the depth Of the water
has increased from seven to fourteen
fathoms. A gas il emitted from the
water that hos the smell If sulphur, or
as If some substance Of nature was
burning beneath. Also, we are in.
formed that during the litter part Of
autumn, two distinct shocks Of an
earthquake occurred in the vicinity.
These singular manifestations have at
Eracted much attention. The lad
vent" people IN the vicinity regard it
rs sure prognostic OF the final de-
,truction IT oil things, and without
doubt think the bottonless pit cannot
30 farof. People Of better sense re-
yard Il q q phenomenon Of a volcanic
nature. but singular enough in this
attitude.
A CASE OF SEDUCTION IN LOUIS
VILE We take the following ex.
ract from letter 10 the Cincinnati
Dnionist, dated Louisville, Feb. 25.:
There is some talk Though very
ow and subdued. Of an aggravated
'ase Of seduction in the upper circles
# this goodly city, the parties being
N accomplished, talented and hand.
ONE young lady, versus one Of the
most prominent Of our citizens, who
Ias quite large and interesting fam
ly The lady-so goeth the story
$ engaged to be married to one Of
ur young "bloods," but | presume
gill slightly interfere with the con.
Dutials. A strong effort is