The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-30

TO Y 1T TT IT IT T y ~ 7 ~
EDITOR or TIE CoMET--

EpIToR OF THE CoMET-
Deor Sir-In the Comet of Saturday
Morning, we notice an al tcIe over the sig
natures of" Mary and Maria" which re-
fleets upon the moral standing of the gen
tIemen living in a residence near the AsY-
lnn. and which has been slande iously call
ell Bachelors Hail. The author of the
article does not boldly asert anything dis
reputable of the gentleman in question, but
insinuatingly impresses the readers mind,
that they are guilty Of improper conduct.
We are charged indirectly, of associat-
ing, combining, and publicly declaring
ourselves bachelors for life.n We will
state in answer TO these charges and the
fair querest whose solicituIes have gone
out alter u.s. thai their suspicious are
gro,'ndles s, and their a,,icle entirely mis-
directed Our establishment is only fem
porary one; aud viii be abolished as soon
as the nature of circumstances will allow
lis to have the honor of exhibiting TO the
world, "the doctrine we believe y by as
sociating ourselves with the 'airst Of the
fair. in the iudsssolube bonds OF matIi-
mony.' Furthermore he assured that il
the meanwhile the strict rules of proprlebY
and decofum will be oh erved. in and on
the prpmies Of the said " batAdvs;n and
nothing contrary to the above rules has eve
been tolerated about our house To prove
our good intentions and fninre moral con
conduct, we would respectfully invite
" Mary and Maria 70 call and see how
our domestic affairs are conducted.
BAcFELnRs.
The Emerald Isle and the Jas J
Boyd are on the way from Liverpool
to N. Y. the first with four hundred
Mormons from England, and the latter
with q like number of Scandinavians.
1t is quite probable that party ofthe
Scandinavian emigrants may press
through at once to ST. Louis, as they
contemplate going TO Utah in the cnsu-
ing season. After these two vessels it
is possible there will be nothing fur
Their until the last of Janury or first Of
February
BLuNr.-Dr. Baille, (who was not
more famous for his medical skill than
for his common sense mode of display
ing IT'D being called to attend an &C.
centric individual. styling himself Dr.
Jones, the dramatist, during nervous
attack, which he was subject to, the
fertile individual said-"Do do
you think that | write too much for my
2" NO" replied the
doctor, 'but you do for
your reputation
A SANITY WoRK Am txchange
papers says that the Methodists in
he North Ohio conference have res
lived to raise 800 900 to convert The
Roman Catholics Of Irelandt The
ools are not all dead yet Orleoniou
THAT'S fact It is not to be
wondered, at, that in the long course,
f a year-a man having just so much
o write dali y should stumble, on
iDgIe truth now and then; fact, as
tubborn, as the one above, credited to
he Orleanian. Should, the above
crap get the extensive circulation it
eserves, we beg our confreres for the
ruth of History, to give due credit t
} the Orleanian, for it.
A GENEROUS PROPOSITION. George t
'eabody, the American Merchant T
London, proposes q general public +
to DR.. Kane and his com
'des. He has, it is stated offered the
I'm of fifteen hundred dollars as his $
'ntributon, one thousand for the
1ctor and five hundred for mis- associ s
'es. In England, we notice they
I'VE conferred the honor Of knigh- '
'ood on Captain McCIuc, the dis 7
'verer of north west passage andtend- c
cd him other rewards. But the
eabo1y tender being made direct to
r. Kane be is understood to have NJ
omptly declined, it for bin self, on d
G ground Of his unwilingneas 70 Z
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