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Hail Road Election Notice.
MAroR's OFFICE, BATON RouaE, La.
NAV nth 1874

1870 -.--...... May otn, 1904.
by VIRTUE Of an ordinance adopted by the
ID Board ofAldermen Of the City Of Baton Rouge,
on the fourth day Of May, 1854, and In conformity
to an act Of the Legislature entitled "An Act pro-
viding for the subscription by the Parishes and
Municipal Corporations of the State, to the stock
of Corporations, &C. approved March IL, 1859.
an election will be held at the Court House, In the
City of Baton Rouge, on THURSDAY, THE sTH
DAY OF JUNE, 1854, for the purpose Of ratifying
the ordance passed by said Board Of Seectmen on
the 4th May, 1854, entitled can ordinance provid-
ing for the subscription on the part Of the City Of
Baton Rouge, to the New Orleans and Baton
Rouge Rail Road Company" At said election the
voters on sohose property the tau is ievied, shall
be authorized to vote; those who are In favor Of
the ratification Of the ordinance will deposit their
ballots "FOR THE RAIL ROAD" those who are
not In favor ofssid approval deposit their votes
"AGA1NST THE RAIL ROAD"
GW The election will be presided by Messrs
James NJ. Elam, Henry Tomlinson and ]. McNary
Robertson, commissioners.
The polls will be opened from o'clock A. NJ, IN.
til o'clock, P. N. JOHN R. DUFROCQ,
may 6-8Od. Mayor
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nEThe Visa Via. suggests that a

RThe Vis-a-Via, suggests that
monument be erected in the Parish of
West Baton Rouge to the memory Of
Julien Poydras. West Baton Rouge
and Point Coupee are much indebted
to the charity of Poydras. lndepen-
dent of a permanent school founded
by him in the former Parish, there is
a fund, to which every young lady on
marrying is entitled to an amount
sufficient to commence business on her
own account. The author Of very
well written article in the Wis, says in
reference to the ashes Of this good man.
The place where his mortal remains
we're entombed is scarcely known
At the end of the brick vault in which
he was buried, faithful and loved old
Slave scratched his initials in the
fresh morter. On a sabbath, or on
all saints days, you will see a few
fresh flowers laid on the tomb, and
some old negroes kneeliug down and
crossing themselves beside it. But
these old relics are passing away and
the tomb is crumbling in the DUST
Should there not be some more sub
stantial monument erected to the
memory Of Julien Poydras'
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TO CONTRACTORS.

TO CONTRACTORS.
Office Of the Balon Rouge and Clinton
Plank Road Company, !
PROPOSALS. will be received until the
l. LIST day of June next, 1854 for the
construction of Suspension Bridges across
Cypress and Whites Bayous, according to
the plan to be seen at this office. Also,
for building good substantial bridge, over
slough (about 90 feet wide) running
across the line of the road, about 100 yards
South of Cypress Bayou. Proposals are ill.,
vited for either or all Of the above.
By order of the Board.
ALFRED SHOPPERS.
may 12th-'54. Secretary.
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A special dispatch to the New York
Tribune from Washington, says; |
learn from the most positive source
that both Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Ken
nedy-not to mention other members
Of the ex-Cabinet-are confident that
they are again to occupy large build
ings in Washington. A paper is to
be started here to advocate the claims
Of that expelled dynasty to the high
offices they have SO gloriously occu-
pied. They count on the gratitude Of
the South and the forgetfulness of the
North.
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Mr.. SLrpEL ON THE RUSSIAN CUES
r1oN.-The Delta says lit will be seen
that Senator Slidell, in his able speech
on the Neutrality Laws, maintains the
same position on the contest Of Rus
STA against Turkey and the allied
Powers, for which we have all along
commended" lie says:
"As between the rude and vigor-
GUS barbarism Of the Cossack, and
the effete nationality of the Moselm, [
find no room for active sympathy,
scarcely even for an abstract per-
ference The gratuitous and unwar-
ranted declaration of our Minister, Mr..
Spence, in his presentation to the Port,
calls for something more decided than
a reprimand. If made in the terms
stated in the newspapers, with every
appearance Of authenticity, there is
but one fitting remedy, his immediate
and unqualified recall. Should the
contest as many believe it will, am
not Of the number,) be speedily de-
cided in favor of the Western '.allies
Of the Porte, Louis Napoleon hav-
ing and continuing to WELD despotic
power, we may not only abandon all
hope Of any early reaction in favor of
liberal principles in Europe, but may
look to probable collision for which
we are by no means prepared"
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E A man down east being asked
why he had discontinued his visits to
certain house, replied, because the
last time he called, he received a hint
that his company was not exactly
welcome. - The fact was, he had
been kicked out of.the house.
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During the performance Of Fashion
at the Cincinnati theatre, on the 2sth
ult., Mrs, Mowatt tainted on the stage
from exhaustion and over-exertion.-
The curtain was Immediately dropped,
but in few minutes the play pro-
ceeded, and the accomplished actress
finished her part in her wonted style.
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Notice.

ITO YOUNG LADIES OF EIGHTEEN.
L Any young lady with blue eyes, dark
or auburn colored hair, fair complexion,
handsome figure, elegant walk, and not
more than eighteen years of age, can have
husband, who has lately fallen heir to
something less than 100000. He is now
contracting with Cincinnati and New York
architects, to erect magnificent Crystal
Palace on Laurel street in this city. None
others than such as will answer the above
description need apply. Address box Sc
Post Office Baton Rouge La.
P. s. Daguerreotypes, love letters and
gold rings exchanged may-11-lwpd
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GbeWfekly Co111et
Fridey Morning /: May 10, 1854.
The Profession Of Panic- MAX Ing

The Profession Oh RanhcsMahsHS
Everything is spread through the
newspaper press, and it is not unfre-
quent that it is laid on to an unneces-
sary' depth, and in bupgling manner
The Gazette complains of the Louis
vile Courier, for giving currency to
the report that Cholera prevails in
Baton Rouge the question is where
did the report originate, and who is
to be credited" with writing that
item of local news! The West Baton
Rouge Vis.a-Vis started the report,
and had the opinion Of two or three
"Esculapcans," to justify him. The
fact that our respected fellow citizen
the late Col Nolan Stuart, died with
some incurable disease, gave rise to
the report. -Four or FIVE Of the slaves
on the plantation, previous to that
event, had died with similar disease.
We will suppose that Cholera was the
disease, it is not one of the acclima-
ted and naturalized citizens Of the
world It is not cosmopolite !
Does not come and go whithersoever
it listeth? Is there any spot on the
habitable globe, free from sporadic
cases of this disease? Will the learn
ed answer us.
Is there anything to justify the
physician, and the editor, for catching
at single case Of some epidemical
disease, and spreading the contagion
in words more fatal than actual con-
tact? Is il sufficient excuse for an
editor Of a paper-for the mere sake
of giving an item, that will be copied
2
BY his contemporaries all over the
Union, to take the opinion Of single
physician, and spin out horroyying
account to throw people at home into
fits and brighten others abroad out Of
their wits? We think not The evil
lhowever--the foul breath that con-
teammates the atmosphere does not
stop here, some quack medicine maker
in the North or East, sees the notice,
and forthwith the advertising columns
Of the local press, fame with all sorts
Of Prepare for Cholera advertise.
ments,and people fall to work, devour-
ing all kinds Of nostrums, to prevent
a disease, contained lin many instan-
ees,) in the very bottles Of stuff, they
use to keep it off. Is it not criminal
in these three several "conservators Of
the peace" to proclaim war on the peo-
pie after this fashion, The result
could not possibly be more disasterous
in its consequences, if they were to
change their batteries with gun pow
der. .......
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Baton Rouge steam Corn nrill.

THE undersigned having now in course
l. ofcoEstrMtion in Cincinnati, the aec-
essary machinery and fixtures for the estab-
fishing in Baton Rouge of Steam Corn
Mill, will within the latter part Of the
coming month (lune) be prepared to sup
ply the town and adjoining country, or or
ders for shipment, with a superior quality
of corn meal, g,ists, homonv, chicken and
COW feed In the meantime families and
others in want of small quantities of fresh
ground corn meal can be supplied from the
store of the wliter from and after Monday
the 18th. tmay.13.l JOSHUA BEAL.
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70 It is an old saying that "chari.
ty begins at home" but this is no
reason that it should not 60 abroad.
A man should live with the world; he
may have a preference for the par
ticular quarter, or square, or even al
ley, in which he lives, but he should
have general feeling for the welcome
of the whole.
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The Rev. George L. Adams to
whom a poor widow Of Hennicker, N.
H., had given a power Of attorney to
collect $4,000 due her from the rail-
road as a compensation for the loss of
her husband and child in the Norwalk
catastrophe, has absconded with the
money.
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Fresh Arrivals.

Fresh Arrivals.
= BBLS. Lard Oil.
- SO boxes Star Candles.
10 Sperm "
10 hbls. Vinegar.
200 boxes fine table Salt
500 boxes fresh Sardnes.
90 doz. choice Beef Tongues.
90 cases Imperial Tea,
10 CASTLE Soap.
IS Cincinnati
may-l4-ly. A. MONTAN h BRO.
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~ Did our ancient neighbor in
Lafayette street, observe the tail end
of an article in the Advocate the other
day where, the editor-speakipg at
length about "our professor says
$50 much for "our Professor, and
his canine affinities ~ he did not
observe it, we did, and take it in our
comprehension Of the "Kings Eng
lish" to be very heavy blow at the
Professors affinities. What il the
meaning Of the phrase "Canine affini-
ties" in the Democrats language !
Does it not mean DOG friends"
We really hope-from the bottom of
our soul, that our ancient, honorable,
influential, and respectable neighbor
will not let the slur pass unnoticed.
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TOn Wednesday evening last,
during a heavy thunder storm, the
lightning struck pecan tree in the
lower part Of town, tearing off all the
bark and splitting the body Of the tree
into match splinters.
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% An American company is
about establishing line Of steamers
between Montreal and Quebec. The
steamers New World, Isaac Newton,
and Francis skiddy which have been
running on the Hudson River are to
compose the line.
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MayOralty.
THE price of Flour being $s SO per barrel. b.
i kers will give 81 ounces Of Bread for 10 cents,
theiensuing week. [mytol J. Il. DUFROCQ, Mayor.
I Z PRIx de la farne etant 4S 80 lie baril-les
IL bouanges donneront 81 onces de pain, Ia Sc
maine conrante pour 10 sous.
mai1O J. II. DUFROCQ, Maire
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One of the Fish girls, of the famous
Fox family, having married a imam
Of the name Of Brown" in new York,
has taken an elegant house in desi-
rable part Of the city. where, after the
first-of May, she will hold "circles'' on
FIVE evenings in the week. She char
ges one dollar for admission to public
circles, and will attend, or give private
circles at FIVE dollars an hour.
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MusK.-The Empress Josephine
was very fond ofperfumes, and, above
all, Of musk. Her dressing room at
Malmaison was filled with it, in spite
of Napoleon's frequent remonstrances.
Forty years have elapsed since her
death, and the present owner Of Nal
maison has had the walls Of that dres-
sing room repeatedly washed and
painted; but neither scrubbing, aqua
forts, nor paint, has been able to re-
move the smell of the good Empress's
musk, which continues as strong as If
the bottle which contained it had
been but yesterday removed.
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Y.

.ASTRAY.
TAKEN up by Mr.. G. NJ. Pierce ~
1 near the corporation of Baton
Rouge on the 10th inst, darka"
brown mare mule, medium size, supposed
to be thirteen or fourteen years old, with
out any brand, has nick in the right ear,
and bears mark of the gear
M. G. BRYAN,
aprl-l4-l854. Ranger.
TAKEN up by Mr.. .. d. Baker on the
i Sd of May "a, about seven miles east
of Baton Rouge. mouse colored mare Mule
No brand or other distinguishing mark.
Is very much gear marked
NJ G.. BRYAN,
may 1854. Ranger
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A VERY FINE PIANO-FORTE.-
II Prof. De Ceniel has just received
from the celebrated mandatory of Messrs.
Knabe & Geale Baltimore, very fine Pr
ano for sale; of brilliant and powerful tone,
combined with sweetness and elasticity of
touch-has two wishes, to dispose of either
May be seen any day, from to lQA o'clock
Monday and Thursday excepted at Mrs.
Jacobs North st.
wPianos andHarps tuned and strung in
a superior manner. may-1I-1w.
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Die0.
On Thursday the nth inst, SARAH J. Dali
SHEMER, consort of N. Dalshetner Of this city.
Die0.

w ANTED.--A female servant--a
w white woman preferred. Apply
at the Comet office. may l3-tf
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A REMARKABLE CHARACTER
New York possesses many remarka-
bic characters, remarkable for very
diverse reasons, but generally for
their eccentricity. We have one in
mind, Madame Del, who is now
probably sixty years old, and lives ap-
parently in extreme restitution, in the
garnet of the house she owns. She
pays taxes on $4,000 of real estate,
and s1,1O0 personal property, and
owns banking and railroad stock to
the amount Of something like $50, 900.
In the street, her appearance is well
calculated to excite commisseyation.
Indeed, some kind-hearted individual,
few days age, benevolently offered
her one cent, as a gratuity. The in
suit, however, was resented, as become
her insulted honor. Diminutive in
stature and decreped, her head is GOV.
cred with hood, slouched and almost
perennial. The cloak is we'll matched,
and appears to have done good SER
vice, as the folds in tie cloth are most
ly worn to the warp. Her daily food
consists of a shilling loaf of bread,
which is left at her door regularly, and
there is added to this small portion
of meat, or such other food as she
sees fit to obtain at the market Even
these small comforts are shared in
solitude, in her quiet retreat. The
Human face divine has no charms for
her. Her property naturally descends
to nephew living in Cincinnati, and
the old lady's greatest fear is, that he
may get it.-Journal Of Commerce.
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THROW PHYSIC TO THE DOGS.
PULvERMACHER's
HYR0 ELECTRIC VOLTRlC CHAINS,
Producing instant relief from the most
acute pain, and permanently c,-
ring all Neuralgia Diseases.-
rheumatism, painful and swelled Joints, neural,
gia of the Face, Deafness, blindness, ST. vftus
Dance, paptations of the Heart periodical
Headache, pains in the stomache, In
digestion. Dyspepsia, Urtine pains.
THESE CHAINS we're first introduced in the
j city of New York, less than year since and
after being subjected to the most thorough trial
in every hospital in the city, by Drs. Valintins
Mott, Post, Carnochan and Van Buren,, IL was dis.
covered that they possess strange and wonderful
power in the relief and Of the above class Of
diseases, and they at once recommended, through
the papers Of the city, their general use and their
sale and the success that has attended their use
is le,lDnrdleked.
they were used in every hospital in Europe, and
are secured by patents In France, Germany, Aus.
tria, Prussia and England and also in the United
States.
"Think riose and ponder well.n
The principles upon which II is claimed that the
Chains produce their marvellous cures, are first
that all NERVOUS DISEASES are attended and pro.
duced by deficient supply Of nervous fluid, and
an agent that resembles closely electricity, or
electric magnetism; and second--that the electric
magnetic chains, by being worn over and upon
the part and organ diseased, furnish to the ex.
hausted nervous system,by its powerful stimula-
ting effects, the nervous fluid which is required to
produce a healthy action through the entire sys-
TEN. Ne disgusting nostrum IL allowed to be taken
while using the Chains, but rigid observance Of
the general laws of health are required. Brisk
Friction upon the part deceased, adds much to
the effect Of the chains, by increasing their mag
netc power.
1000 Dollars
will be given to any person who will produce 40
many well authenticated certificates of cure, both
from intelligent patiencs and scientific physicians,
as have been affected by the use OF Pulvermach's
ELECTRIC CHAINS They never fail to perform what
they are advertised to do, and no person has ever
been dissatisfied who has given them trial.
In Female Diseases,
more than one hundred permanent cures Of 1ro-
npsus 7ti have been effected within the iast year
by the use Of these chains. by applying one end
of the chain over the region Of the abdomen and
the other upon the spine just above the hips, the
usual severe symptoms incident TO that disease
at once removed.
Mode of Use.
The chain should be mostened before use with
common vinegar, and then one end Of the chaia
should be applied directly to the seat of the pain
or disease, and obtain pamphlet (gratis.) It
will explain their mode of use to all who may de-
sire it. Physicians respectfully invited to call
and investigate their merits.
J. STEINERT, Gen. Agent
565 Bosdway, New York.
GEO. NJ. HEROMAN and VIM BOGEL.
april Is. Agents, Baton Rouge.
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Notice.
;. A. NOTATION, G. a. NOTATION,
q. ". WARD, WIN. s. PIKE.
LOUISIANA PENfTENTTARY
Baton Rouge, Nay LIST, 1854.
WE have this day associated with us in the bu-
w siness of the Louisiana Penitentiary, VIM.
8. PIKE. The'business will hereafter be conducted
under the name of WARD, MEDIATION 4 Co.
may2-tf. NOTATION, WARD co.
eBGaEette and Advocate copy.
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r IMONADE Citrase de Magnesia pre-
IL pared and for sale by O.
may lily A. GOLDMAN.
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hogan & LEGENDRE.
Workers in Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron.
Third &.--Nearly opposite HutcAison's stable.
TINE subscribers will attend promptly
l. to all orders in their line, making and
repairing cutters, copper pipes for machine
ry, stove pipes, &c.
UA good stock of Tin ware always on
hand, and made to order.
may 3-y. BEGAN Il LEGENDRE.
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aug. ., 54'st

BENEFICIAL RESULTS invariably follow the
administering Of sTABLERs AN0DINE CHERRY Elk
PECTORANT in cases Of Coughs Colds Bronchitis, As
thma, Group, and Throat and Lung complaints general
ly /. not claimed that it viii in ell cases, but
none have come to knowledge where It failed 20 give
relief while at the time thousands Of instances
have occurred where Its effects have been so Marked
that they nave been widely noticed and commended
The DIARRHGA CORDIAL, it Is candidly believed, is
uneaqualed in diseases Of the bowels and its curative
properties have been wonderfully experienced in
Gus cases. Therefore, you advised to make trial Of
these "good medicines, should you your family re-
qure their aid See descriptive pamphlets, to be had
rats of the agents Price for each, only so cents
six bottles for So so.
E. h. stabler & Co., Propne,ors, Wholesale and Re
tail Druggists, Baltimore, Md Agents-R. E, Sellers,
Pittsburg, Pa, J. H. Patterson Co., Wheeling, Va.
D. Park, Cincinnati, o.
Dr.. G. A. Begel, CarrolltOn, and Aessra. Brown
Bsrnhouse New HagerstOwn, Agents for Carroll Co., o,
August 8. I'm
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THE CYNOSURE.


, To nv Friends. the Public, and the Free Soil
ers of Carroll. >.
The undersigned contemplstes establishing
an Independent newspaper in Carrollton.
The first object of this enterprise is the ag
itation of questions of polity, such as each
American citizen is personally interested in
The question of Universal Suffrage, or the
Election Of all Officers by the people--The
question of Free Labor. involving tae whole
subject of Negro Slavery and Free Soil-The
Homestead, or the equable distribution of the
Public Lands to Actual Settlers--Ths Reduce
ton of Postage Rates, or the question Of Pen
nv Postags--The Restriction of the Privileges
OF Corporations; = -Retrenchment in Government
al Expenditures, dc. Hereon the sheet pro-
posed will occupy liberal ground and represent
sternly the interest Of the Million. Unswerved
by faction or clique influence it will frankly
ayow truth as it is discovered, expose and
brand wrong in high places or in low. defend
the right under every circumstance, and serve
no time but all time and no God but God.
The second object in view is, to afford COM
munity local journal Of literary stamina--a
uauer which in tone will be chaste, elevating
and snlightening, free from the puerile or de-
motalizing. and worthy the paTlOr or the fire.
side. In literature as in Politics our paper will
be independent. the prejudiced friend Of no au-
;thor, the bigoted zealot of no dogmatic school;
but the advocate Of q pure style, and the lpya-
Eiable friend Of honest merit.
For patrons in politics we commend 0 ur sheet
70 the members Of the Free Soil Party, who
viii find their views promulgated and their meas
ures defended in its columns; 81 is. -