The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-08-12
CORRESPONDENCE.
New ORLEANS, August nth. 1854

DeNT COWcE.--Iner0 IS some
consolation in the reflection tina
this very warm weather will last bu
a few weeks at most, but the heat O
the weather is less oppressive thar
the drouth. We have had no rain O.
consequence for several weeks, and
the streets and fields are as dry as
parched corn. We have clouds and
winds every day, but no rain, though
at short distance in all directions
there is plenty of that kind of blessing.
have had another ramble "over the
Lake" and returned this morning
to find a great portion Of the city in
ashes, still smoking and smouldering.
though hundreds are already at work
upon the ruins, digging therefrom,
safes and other valuables that may
have escaped the devouring flame.
The cutters near the burnt district,
still run with oil and greese and acids
DC, but it is one consolation to the
owners Of this running stream of wal
liable liquids" that it is paid for or
will be paid for. That portion of
said liquids that belonged to king
Alcohol's" domains, will do just as
much good the way it has gone, as it
would have done had it gone down
the Threats of living humanity, instead
of down in the cutters. The detaies
The details ofthe great fire are already
before your readers, and therefore l
will not repeat them here. l was
told by one who saw the thing itself.
that arrangements were made by some
one, to fire the beautiful block OF
buildings fronting Commercial alley,
but the timely discovery of the mate
rialy, and the preparation for the ar
rest Of any one wio might be caught
near the spot in the night, probably
frustrated the design. l have heard
also of other cases, in different parts
of the city, until it would seem that
the very fiends from - down be-
low, had come up in our midst to run
riot aud destroy every thing before
them.
Chandler who shot Highams last
week, and whose examination has been
going on Cor several days, was yester-
day committed to the Parish prison,
to wait his trial before the 1st District
Court, for murder. Chandler is
young man of good appearance, a fair
face, and has not the slightest look of
cool blooded murderer about him. A
good deal has been said by all parties
about this case, and Chandler has
been greatly censured for bis action in
the case, but | am inclined to think
that he did the deed in moment of
fear, and under the impression that
Highams intended to deal him
deadly blow. unless he was effectually
prevented by some act of bis own.
This is the way l interpret the evil
dence given by witnesses for both the
defence and prosecution. 1t is indispu-
table that the man Highams sought
a personal quarrel and fight with
Chandler. and like too many such
cases, he lost his life in the persuit of
it. Though Eve have much warm
still the numbers of people
here from the country is large, and
cabs, hacks, omnibuses, and drays
keep up their usual thunder and rack
1t as they rush and roll through the
streets.
Gen. Quitman is in town APPARENTLY
none the worse for being the particu-
ar object of Gov. Marcy's vengeance,
md the Fillibusters generally 1eem
greatly gritafied with the recent news
rom Spain. Since the departure of ;;
he Grapeshot from the Balize, there !
las been quite stir about her miss
on, especially among the Cubanos
,ere, it being their firm belief that she
las gone down the coast ofCuba, to put s
shore some ten or twenty thousand
nuskets, and ammunition to corr pond.
)ne thing is certain, the Grapeshot 6
lad mission to perform; she will ,
perform it, return to New York and it ,
nay be, ultimately not long hence re-
urn to the Gulf shore-uerbum sat. }
The news from Snain is interesting
nd one fact alone is not little singu- q
ar. 1t is the employment in the 6
anks ofthe revolutionists of the great !
tarauaial uho Gnnred ont ON the Rio