The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-03

A Runaway MAreH AND Snoor-
ING AFFArR.--A few days ago a
young man ran away from Iaoli.
Ind, with Miss Williams for the pur-
pose Of getting married The farther
Of the girl pursued them and shot the
young man, the ball passing through
the 'eshy part Of the thigh The
wound was not considered dangerous.
Williams was arrested.
SETTLEMENT OF THE tuptANs -
The Austin Gazette says. the twelve
leagues set apart by our State for The
settlement of the various tribes ON our
borders, have been partly surveyed
and the Indians are preparing to settle
upon them We sincerely hope this
wise provision will give pence and Sc
curify TO our frontier.
ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE TRADE
The Selma Sentinel gives an ac-
count IF the railroad train which came
into that town last Thursday on the
Alabama and Tennessee River Hail.
rond II consisted of twenty -pue cars
loaded with coal. cotton, rock, wood.
lumber, corn. cross ties for the A Ia
bana and Mississippi Railroad, shin
giles, coops Of chickens, baskets and
barrels Of eggs, jars and kegs of but
ter and honey, cows, hogs, and other
live stock, apples, peaches, po'ngran-
ties, water and musk melons. aud all
other conceivable kind of the products
ofshe up country.
LonnY LApv MenpFrs The
Washington Star gives the following
rather startling developeuents Of the
progress Of the ladies' at Washington
city are making, as lobby members
The lobby dru'uners, too, are on
the ground They sit IN The Indies
gallery Of the House, oglng the crea-
lures below from under eurls and
artificial flowers, knowing well just
whom to strive to get out Of the hall
when an important vote is about to be
taken or who to seek to molly in
his opposition to an obnoxious inca
srre-wltl squeeze of the hand, n
melting look, and an-"Ah, do now,
for NM sake =" As strange as it may
seem, it is generally believed here,
that more or less ladies' are handsome
ly paid at times for services rendered
after that fashion. in influencing the
action Of Congress They are, of
course, for the most part, winter birds
with US, aud are nearly all blaze in
society here their Washington asso-
Citations being almost exclusively hotel
society. ....
A NOOK MarntAaE The syria
cuse Standard says that At Clifton
Springs short lime since, gay par
ty was assembled among them Miss
NJ. Of Buffalo, and Frank n, Of Sy- |
facuso In the course Of the evening.
gayety began to flag, and some one
marriage. Up springs the
gay young Miss NJ, and expressed u
willingness to be a bride. She was
followed by Frank N, who joyfully
to be groom A young
gentleman present. who sometimes
deals in jewelry, and is well known in
Syracuse circles, performed the core
mony, and the merry couple made the
usual responses.
After the ceremony was over, the
groom gave his bride to understand
hat he considered it binding. She
lemurred and started off for her home
1t Buffalo, the bafIIed bridegroom fol
owing her, and pressing his claim at
he house Of her father He vas sent
.bout hisbusiness with some striking
specimens of parental indignation from
he ladys father Matters at present
'ro in "otu qua and the lovely dam
vel remains welded maid
AGAINST THE RAlLRoAp.-The
people Of Copiah county, Miss, by q
,ote 326 to At, have refused to