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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24
r. The Cincinnati Commercia

~ The Cincinnati Commercial
heads an article Natural Death"
and goes en- to say that after painful
illness occasioned by vocuo in os
slottes, the Daily Unionists news.
paper ofthat city died on the night Of
the 18th inst. The most natural if
not the most common disease for news
papers is consumption" This dis
ease "gallops" at such rate in some
instances, that the "vacu0 IN os glot-
tes' spoken Of, comes on so suddenly,
that fues colapse-screws give away
and there is general explosion.
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~The Cincinnati Enquirer Of the
14th inst. has q despatch from
Washington City Of the 18th inst, in
which it 10 stated that a duel was talk.
ed of between the Hon T. Hunt from
Louisiana, and Lane Of Indiana.
Their luminosity grows out Of an ex-
citing debate in the House,
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o. A mans own conscience Is
his sole tribunal and he should care
no more for that phantom opinion,
than he should fear meeting = ghost
# he crossed tho ohureh.ysrd 4
usfA. .-.~-s~ n %z.
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THB ROMANCE OF L1FE,-Dr. VOL.
fred Nelson, the newly elected Mayor
Of Montreal, was brought into that city
seventeen years ago, loaded with irons
- . felon. Then, the now cringing
populace insulted him with taunts. a.
ne was paraded through the streets.
He was the leader of revolt in 1897
but subsequently, pardoned, through
the influence Of Lord Durham, and
now is honored with chief magistry of
one Of the largest cities in the British
North American possessions.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS OF THE
CHEROKEE NAvrcArloN.-The Ma
tional Council Of the Cherokee Nation
lately adopted resolutions directing
the principal Chief to request the
Cherokee Agent to rid their territory
Of all emigrants who proposes winter.
ing there, with there cattle. and also
to promptly remove all white and
black persons round within the bord.
ers Of Gibson. It is stated that nearly
if not all, the emigration Of the pres
ent year contemplate taking the Evans
route to California. This caDnot be
done without passing through the
Cherokee territory. If no compro-
mise is effected, the cattle route to
California for the coming season must
be by way Of the northern or southern
thoroughfare. The entrance Of the
Evans route for the present is closed,
Savannah (Ga.) Journal 1O>A inst.
A MODEL SrEEca.-We commend
the following speech to the careful
study Of all candidates before the PEG.
pie. 1t was delivered in Illinois by
a candidate for the Legislature, is
brief and pithy and the man who
made it was elected as he d served
to be observation-disclosures l am no
speech-maker, but what I say I'll
do. I've lived among you twenty
years, and if I've shown myself
clever fellow, you know it without |
a speech. I'm candidate for the
Legislature, if you think I'm the
clear grit vote for me if you think
Major R, Of a better stripe than
am vote for him. The fact is that
either of US will make q deyilish
good representative"
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

A KENTUCKY INrANr-There is
q boy living near Elkton, Todd
county, who is only eight years old,
is four feet eight and a half inches
high, weighs one hundred and sixty
ive pounds, and is remarkably
sprightly and intelligent.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

UNcOURrEous TREArnENr.-The
principle has heretofore been "the
ladies first" Bishop Potter has re-
fused to lecture before the Young
Mems Association of Pittsbur., l,eo.rso
the young men in their gallantry, and
good taste had PERMITTED Miss Lucy
Stone and Nis Antonette L. Brown
70 hsvs prscsdsncs over him. u
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

wLste Intelligence from Spain,
represent the people still in . revolt.
ing state. There is On unchecked in.
surrection in the Province Of Arragon,
and the M.jor;ca Regiment. had left
Madrid for Saragossa.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

SEx1xnca o. ! Muapne11
Judae Ha)4 10 sentsn1spe ~ -
dsreF Dis1 - Dsytea, Oh ) N
dag ainsa nsds - 4 ~ b1los y
lsnguAes. il tssrible = MN. Il y.
mos equals ths figures d1f. Va.
ster. ID BIZ famous speseh o the trial
of the 0roDinshislds, u Galsu, Mass.,
many years ego sfpr ths murder d
White.
"Whst bloody devil seized upon
your human nature. God knows; but
this is certain, that issueing from your
lurking place, you fell upon m old de-
fsnceless woman. dragged her per-
haps from her wagon, and with force
beat her gray hairs, her face. and her
skull into . mere mass; that you fell
upon her son, I Lad Of about fftseen
years Of age; that in bis young love
Of life, be fed upon the wings Of des-
pair from your uplifted and murderous
weapon that IL Mad q va;n. Won
outstripped him and he too vss il
eternity.-Your motives are mot re.
vealed. That thew we're cruel and
bloody and buck.d bv : nurnose which
M confederation of mercy cnnld for .
moment shake. i Main There + M
assiopable motive to vour deed. but
nm inexorable revenoe
Francis Dick. Won are ou;ltv.-
Francis Dick YOU must die. Il i the
rho law of m.n .hot ~. n,-J.-..
shall die
TIE BLACK WAan.oa CAss.-The
Washington Star, Of the 18th inst.
says:
The Cabinet had a long and earnest
session yesterday over this subject.
The result Of their consultation has
not yet transpired. They met again
this morning 70 consider the same SUD.
ject. We are satisfied from what We
learn from well-informed sources, that
while they are indisposed to take ad.
vantage Of the weakness Of Spain, the
President will take prompt and eff.
Gent measures to vindicate the rights
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

Notice
TO ALL WHOM IT nay CONCERN.
THE undersigned very respectfully re.
i quests those indebted to him. to come
forward and PAY UP. Some Of bis friends
are rather too slow. They don't reflect
that he Is now engaged in building one Of
the biggest houses in Baton Rouge.
How cen such great enterprises be car
ried on without money You might ~ well
think Of travelling to The moon without .
railroad. -
Come forward then, and settle your bills.
Let Heroman build his house, and show
you the finest and most varied assortment
Of goods ever seen in Baton Rouge.
mar. 81 GEO. M. HEROMAN.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

~Our very courteous and attentive
friend the Hon. John Perkins, Repre-
sentative from this District has our
standing thanks for . continued show
or Of favors.
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On Wednesday night. .lprsvios no.
tice having been given by hand-bills
and posters . meeting Of citizens IT.
respective Of party. took place It the
Court House. for the purpose Of ex-
tending the Inequalities Of the Capt..
tol Of Louisiana, to ex. President Fill
more. John r. Dufrocq, Mayor.
presided over the meeting, and an ad-
dress was delivered BY J. 8. Rea.
Suitable resolutions were adopted, and
. committee appointed TO carry them
into effect. We firmly believe there
is not single citizen of this Union,
who does not admire the character Of
Mr.. Fillmore as President Of the Re-
on by dispensation Of
Providence, to occupy the chair Of the
chief Magistrate, he filed the post
with honor to himself and credit of
The country the evidence Of the fact
is to be found 10 the public gratitude,
to him wherever be goes.
There is no more noble spectacle
han this-the voluntary homage Of a
Free people to one, who, by their own
,boice, has occupied the most respon.
,ible and digui6ed position on earth.
~1t will DO remembered by those
Who took much note Of political affairs,
NO or three months ago, that our
name was brought out in connection
With the next Presidency by our pc.
itical admirer, Col. GEO. A. PKG, |
# the Baton Rouge COMET. Imme-
lately after tho reception Of the
Comet containing a manifesto in our |
avor, we publicly declined the "equiv-
zeal honor, and authorized our friend !
Pike, through the medium Of this
Journal, to UTMOST" our name, and
ay We could not accept the nomiua-
ion if rendered us, for divers good
easons which We then and there, ana |
u manner aud form aforesaid ex-
'ressed. Our objections to being
andidate, were, as we think, satistac.
Dry to our friend, if we may be al
Dwed to judge from the following,
Tipped from q late number Of the
;OMet
Well done, say we for the Jeffer-
On Herald. Clark will not have
equivocal' bonors thrust upon him.
)ur little notice has had the effect to
'troduce to us very clever fellow it
othing more, and we should like to
rake hands, in fellowship" with the
IAN who is Of our own mind. When
. get to be President land the
onet has aleady been spoken Of in
lis connection, at Pompeii) We will
AXE Clark, with his ooncent, Prime
mister. ssf~ Il
Out Of respect to the many public
I'd private virtues Of Mr.. Pike, we
ave wrung from ourself most reluc-
mt concent to accept the position
IRE offered US. Meanwhile, as the
,ties Of that position will require
element Of our present business, :,
! those indebted to US for either Job (
ork. subscriptions or advertising,
NJ please call up with the castings" ,
Jefferson Herald. {
An ANCIENT REr1c The od;tor r
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

THERMOMETERS Of the celebrated
l. mandatory Of BUHME At Berlin,
suited for every use, as for Parlors, sugar
boiling-together with lye scales. ETC., for
sale by A. GOLDMANN.
mar. 22stlv. Druggist.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

MOTICE-Th Tho wife or children Of
~ Lewis c. Dennison, halter BY trade.
and who died in Red River County. Texas.
sometime in the yeer 1897, will hear of
something to their advantage BY informing
me where they can be found.
FRANK. H. CLARK.
Je6eron Texas.
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NOTICE.

THF copartnership heretofore existing
= in the City Of Baton Rou.e between
A. Nordhaus and Chas Newman. is hereby
Dissolved BY mutual concent Chas. New
man alone. will attend to its liquidation
and settle the debts due by the above con.
Germ. A. NORDHAUS.
CHAS. NEWMAN.
Baton Rouge, March 10th, 1854.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

EUK SPKING MEDTCINES.-.Tho
y time for taking medicine for pury-
flying the blood. has come. Those wishine
to enjoy health and vigor during The hof
Summer days, are advised 10 uee Morti.
n,sr's Bitter Cordial, the best Medicine for
that purpose, ! offer At the same time =
large stock Of popular Sanaparillas and
Alternatives. vor eals by. ''
msreh.7 A, OOLDMANN
Apsehseisy, Pest on ewnSr..
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

For sale.
A N empty fat boat with roof. in rood
IA order. Apply to
HILL. 4 HENDERSON.
March-15. Baton Rouge Foundry.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

Corn Meal.
TN a few days. the citizens will be fur
i nished as heretofore, with fresh corn
meal from the
march 81 Baton Rouge Foundry.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21

How far the Car may intend to eDtangie ths cOun-
Try 10 q hostile demonstration against England and
France in case Of the coming war, would be mpOSsi
bic Just low to determine; but at any rate the pres
epce of her officers here has connection with the
fears of the French legation expressed through the
Corrrier dss Eats AIS and reechOed by the Satanic
Press 1t is true that the Russian General Grdnwald,
with his two aids Messrs Sokooif and Forster, are
here but they are officers Of the engineer corps aud
not Of the navy They came here several months ago,
eng before general war was thought probable or
even possible 10 superinteDd the construction Of
sci built by Mr. Webb. and 10 learn from our ship
builders those great Improvements which make the
American vessels the first OF the world. A third Rus
sian officer is now here, who really belongs to the
navy, on bis way from Havana home. How Ear these
gentlemen. without any acquaintance with the country
and its shipping interest, could be entrusted with
fttrg cut pIiyateers is problem Such matters are
generally managed by consuls agents who have long
resided in the country and understand how TO pick up
a6yenturers skilled in seauanshlp, who alone would
lie t for lawless enterprise Of the Kind, and not to
new corners, who not only know bOthing Of naval az
aiEs but are totally devoid q the requisite ~ iarity
with the country and its people In carrying such
n Undertaking tecEIlls ctuhOt DC olsle1 a EtulOW
among the floating population Of cities, but hardy aud
experienced seamen are required. Privsteers gen
orally equipped and fitted out individual risk. or on
sharesletters Of msrque being delivered BY consuls
or ACKNOWLEDGED diplomatic agents whOse name and
signature il well known. Such ornaments cannot he
got up BY strangers uIacquainted with the various
habits Of tie people and if any American alyenurer
should engage ia such enterprise. lie viii not want
either the advice Dor thesuperntendence Of Russian
Cfcer. Moreover, the scheme in question could lot
EASILY be undertaken in New-York, or anywhere on
the Atlantic side Of the United States for there is NJ
IOr' here into which prizes could be brought and
iold by lucky privateer. On the Pacific shores.
where our Government could not exercise 20 strict
supervision, tie piracy could be easier managed; and
tesiees Russia has there Ter own ports, which might
Re conveniently used 70 ato with captars vessels
On he whole then the story Of lie Cssrs d.s Eats
tnis ua! be pronounced altogether fictitious
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21
rTE COST or LIVING.

The rise in price of food and Of nearly ell other arti
cles Of prime necessity with the consequent and Ia
MANY instances most extravagaHt increase Of rents is
: subject that comes home to every one, and N )st
foIc.bly so TO the labOrng classes. As nearly
csn calculate from the comparison given in another
column Of wholesale prices the lst OF May for the
pa, six years and AZ the present time for ibis year
we conclude that tie average increase Of family
renses fcr food ard fuel has been thirty per cent since
Nav last True there are many articles as cheap now
as then but all bresisEfs are up fifty per cent. while
vegetables rot included IN our figures show rise IN
nearly tie same proportion Of rents. we have not
figures 10 speak with s1aetness They hsve been 60
inc up up up for four years, with perfectly appalling
strides sDd this spring the advance is in fair way to
oertop the widest Imagination But few houses sre
advertised yet and landlords sre very generally watch
iug tie eject Of the thambscrews upon the tenants
hey Low have. No family comfortably srusted de-
sires to move. Ii Is most vexatiOus and expen-
sve business ard this fact arms the landlord with
q vespon which too msny WELD without mercy Mrs.
Smith wants rev carriage, bat M 5 obects-he
les 20 morer to srsTe: Whereupoa the amisble Mrs.
5 recommends that $50 each Be added 70 the rent OF
these houses Il - street becauEe." ssys she
they car slogl 70 move foT that ard 80 they VIII be
obliged ssnd it, and then me carIage vii coss you
Do,liEs' Aro,ler landlord grumbles at the extra7-
tscr- City Government, ari accordingly aids hun
d1ej dCllsIs on this store and two hundred OF that
archer ard IS likely ~ roy nan without, family
pleads rhe ri'e ID VrovsoIs a. -sasou r adding two
CT tt-ee tlouslld 20 bis rl-t rll o. e his epge.e
i1i wis i-s.sl,.e ls lis lore Of money. TIE tea
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21

In the Senate yesterday, after the usual opening
business. Mr. JOHNSON reported oil for the organ
zston into separate terri tories of the Choctaw Chero
kee and Creek tribes Of Indians. After the transae
tion of some routine business, the Nebraska bill was
taken Nd Mr.. PETIT Of Indiana having the floor wac
srole in favor of the bin When MIR. p concluded,
Mr.. SUMNER got the floor, who will speak to-day IN
OPT osiiOn 10 the bill
In the House Of Representatives. tie bill from the
Senate to extend the presumption privilege throughout
the State of California passed. The 9TH, oth and
9th of March were set apart for the consideration OF
local business which pertains to the organized Terrific
res The bill extending the provisions of the several
laws granting bounty lands to the officers soldiers aud
sailors who served in the Of 1912 and the Indian
wars since 1870 was reported, with recommendation
that il DO not pass The House then went nto Com
mittee of the Whole. when Mr.. NOBLE OF Michigan
cot the floor and spoke in opposition to the evyng Of
tunnage duties The speaking then turned on thagsils
souri, Compromise Mr. EWING of Kentucky contend
ipp that the lire of &c 80 never was compromise
line, and was unconstitutional The House then al
journed
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21

SnyIo PKLLIco one Of the celebrated victims OF Aus
tran tyranny, died at Tun- on Jan 3d. aged oil years
lie was born in Piedmont and spent part OF his youth at
LIONS He returned afterwards to Milan where he was
teacher of mathematics and where he composed several OF
his tragedies of which the celebrated is francesca d
Renni He then edited paper of which the Austrian Gov
erpment became suspicious and it was suppressed The
breaking out OF the revolutions in Iay OF 1920 raised
the tyrannca wrath of Austria who accusing Peco OF
being Carbonari which he no, in reality imprisoned
and condemned him to death in 1924 The Emperor Fran
els commuted the captal condemnation TO Imprisonment
for life and Peico was confined with Gonialonier and
MaromClI in the fortress Of Spieberg At the end Of
eight yesrs he set at liberty and transported directly
TO the Piedmonese frontier The period of bis imprison
ment be rendered celebrated by his work Dle' Prg
ioni book translated into various languages There the
Christian forgiveness carried to the utmost PeDco speak
ing of Austria and the Emperor with great suavi,y lilo
spent the rest of his life in Turin keeping aoO from any
political piOus deyoee OF tho Catholic relg
ion-dGeced and influenced BY his brother distinguished
jesuit whom be aided in answering Gobertis first
attacks against the order in work entitled Prologomsn
published about 1912
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21

We are glad at last to have positive assurance that
Mr. JOHN VI. DANIEL, the American Charge d'Aialres
at Turin though employed there as he himself has ex'
pressed it, dancing the dance Of fools, does notput
on fool coat to do in Au extract from private let
ter OF Mr. Daniel dated on Jan. q, has been commuD
Gated u.s. containing the following manly and hOnora
bic statements
Il have put myself great deal of trouble about this
very thing becaue wished TO establish the freedom Of the
dress here for all future Charges and after delay OF sew
ers months the other day presented to the King Of
this country in suit of plain black which have often
worn in Richmond attended the first court ball OF this
in the dress and these the only times
have appeared at court all Since then have received sn
ntimaton that ii would b. esteemed the civil thing II
would hereafter adopt a uniform and do no, wish
either do to appear unciy the probability that
shal keep away from the palAce hereafter mu,h as Ell
ouette will allow me
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21

paid to the mob. eman. or original owaer Of the ~
The decree prescbes that the peasant shall receives
farm with the nece ssary buildings on il, iu word
homestead as his own property The worth of lin
valued leaving the pess,ut to pay it on easy terns
which are settled by special commission. formed b
mediate in the matter betweea tue MOBILES aud pes.
antry. Incomplete as this emancipation may be, Il
assures independence to the people seTer' sl the ties
between master and peasant and rsdeems the latter
from the extortions and right Of arbitrary election
hitherto exercised by the former. The valae Of the
homestead once paid, the peasant is free and wholly
independent, master of bis land time and labor This
we NAV call the best of the measures forced on tie
Austrian Government by the revolution of 1913.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21
TIE CONTROLLERS.

A Compromise implies mutual concession. Each oil
the contending parties finds itself unable to have It's
own way; so it agrees on middle course in order to
terminate he strife and secure the advantages of re-
stored amty The theory or principle contended for
on either side is made to give way in some points, In
Aler that practical adjustment may be attained.
Now the advocates of Douglass bill contend that
the Adjustment of 1850 opened to Slavery not only all
the Territories which were then the sub ect OF strife,
but, by implication, thos, wherein the question had
already been soemnly settled the side of Freedom
The North went to loggerheads with the South on this
ouestioE Shall Shareholders be at liberty TO carry
Slavery into the Territories just acquired from Next
"col"-and the strife was terminated bya COmpro-
Mise which not only gave them the privilege they
claimed bat also allowed them to take their human
clates into Nebraska and hold them there in defiance
Of the solemn compact Of 1920
How can this be called Compromise aud
differ about farm, which 4 claims as his own, but
asserts an equal right TO IT, After having each other
for three or four years they finally come together aud
agree on settlement, whereby \ not only con,eles
the equal right Of in the premises hitherto in dis
pute. but farther agrees that shall henceforth own
and enjoy equally with himself another farm which
thirty years before absolutely and forever quit
claimed to A How can this be styled Compromise
Have words no settled meaning
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21

A PoIAR STORM Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock
storm Of the most pattern commenced and
continued the hour Of writing A. NJ The wind
Northwest and blew with great violence, drifting the snow
into piles in many places Two and three fee, deep The
average depth is perhaps six or eight inches bu. I.
is so blown about that many places are quite bare
while others are buried with vast banks At one
O'Clock Il was cold and freezing rapidly. All rad
road trains were delayed The Southern ma1 was not
heard Of at p ~ The Albany Express train was also
behind well the trains from the East Ferry boats
worked slowly and with difficulty aud other river and har
boz navigation quite suspended. The city railroads
blocked up ard stopped running Or rather creep
ing at an early hour
P She Philadelphia extra train which left that
city at P NJ arrived at jersey City a; II NJ The Nal
had been heard from that time The Erie train
came a. midnight q hours behind time.