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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-17

CIoTuING MARKED DOWS.-ALFRED NUN
sot Co No a. gr away offer, a. F-est, r,ou,ed
prless NeBs sui foqs Dsfhc0trs en1 IT, i'5 <nrr
.b ,,st min tr6 OF Winter appsei The oJ.o y -
dnog tttf large STOCK a. Winter Clothng 70 make 100 9f
sprns as,ort ert Their oloiuf j. made up Win me oe
onelx Of dunnss marked 10 sell a. prces winch
fail 10
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-17

suKs-sILKs.-We will offer this morning.
49,. s.,e. a. rifh pt AID SILKS ct 81 ~oth O. t~o 20
sTEffEp SILKS n WORT ans . 0b-r ~ - ssN'"'
.te.o A.o the & HiE1lNe IiNtAs a. l.6 worth a. -.
" LT.orgATsR 10 ~ Rfrsdw.Y -or j.. haa-.--
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

~ Some one who signs himself
R. A. NJ. writes letter to the Advo-
cate Of Thursday, to .Eow that Free
Masonry, is incompatible with
Know-Notbingism, and this foul fun
gus must be Topped off from it, and
it must be purged of the pollutiosssof
K. N. ism. Let the Old Guard Of
Masonry then arouse itself before it is
too late, and see to it that their an
cient and honored institution, is not
made a byword aud reproach, or ut
terly swept away by that general des-
troyer of friendship, confidence and
faith, called Know-N othingism.
"R. A. NJ" is evidently allied to
the man "who butt the bull off the
bridge" The same gentleman says !:
"From the signs which are beginning
to appear in various parts Of the coun-
try. we are ,rejoiced to see that the
honorable and genuine Masons Of the
land, are beginning to be aroueed to
the danger, which has so suddenly
menaced their ancient order, aud is
threatening to uproot and obliterate
its ancient and honorable landmarks. "
/" Their Ancient order" 1t is very
evident that the writer's knowledge Of
Masonry has been derived from the
same honorable source, that his knowl
edge Of Know Nothingism comes. He
has NOT sufficient knowledge of either,
to entitls his paper to notice. What
he Knows Of Know-Nothingism, is
such IS may be had of any disappoin-
ted demagogue who has seeded
from the party; or from the last beau
tiful piece of literature entitled ian
Expose. His knowledge Of Free
Masonry. is such as may be had, BY an
investment of " four bits 10 Morgan's
Book. T"
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

T A bevy of a hundred Roman
State prisoners are now making ex-
cavations among the ruins Of Ostia.
the old month and port of the Tiber,
which have revealed statue of For
tune and some Sculptures commemor-
alive Of the exploits of Hercules. 1t
is {. dreary, deserted region but proba
b!y contains some monuments of the
past that may reward the labor of the
search.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Sixth judi
cial District Court-Parish Of East h.
ton Rouge, Succession Of Lews PyBulm,
decd. No. 439, "Probate.'l
DY virtue Of commission Issued in the
ID above succession, and 10 me directed
from the Hon. the sixth judicial district
court, in and for the Parish and State q
toresaid win, By virtue Of said commits
sion, offer ct public sale At the court house
door, Of said parish, in the City Of Baton
Rspse, on MONDAY, the l3sA dsy = d.
gust ~ert, 1855, at the usual hours Of sale-
the property hereinafter setfosth and des-
cribed, belonging to the successios q LIE
WIS PrsuHx, late Of said parish, deceased,
to wit:
TOM, q negro man. aged about - ysass.
and one STUD HORSE.
TEaMs OF Subtitle negro man slave
named Tox, 10 b. sold for one fourth cash,
one fourth payable on the first day Of jan
uary next, 1856, and the other half on the
irst day Of January 1s57-in notes salts
factorily endorsed, bearing eight per cent
interest per annum tsom date until paid,
and mortgage reserved until fnal payment
Th0STuD HoRsE-for CASH.
july1o-y. n. v. BABlN, Sheriff.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

The FIRST INVENTOR OF STEAM
BoArs.-The Vienna correspondent of
the Morning Chronicle" says-In
the archives Of Venice an interesting
discovery has been made, from which
it would appear that Frenchmsn
Of the name Of Gautier, professor of
mathematics at Nancy and mem
Der ofthe Royal Society ofParis, was
the first to invent navigation by
steam. In the year 1856 he submit
ted his plan to the society, Of which
he was a member, and it met with no
countenance from that body. He
then published treatise on the sub
ject, which attracted the attention of
the Venetian Republic, end procured
for him an invitation to the shore of
the Adriatic he went, but death soon
put an end to his labors, A year or
two afterwards the theory of Gautier
was practically exemplified on the Seine
amidst the acclamations of the Paris
ians. The treatise by Gautier on
''Nsyisation By Fire" is tie dleovery
allude to above.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

The first medical degrees conferred
in America were by Kings College,
New York, in 1869. The first med
ical work was "A Brief Guide on
Small Pox and Messsels." by Thomas
Thatcher. of Massachusetts,, published
1877.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

FL By an advertisement in the
Chronicle Indiana Herald, We see,
there is . nice chance offered, for "The
man who wants to do we'll. /" There
are some few about this city, who in
cline that way, and we publish the in
telligence for their benefit. The bus
mess, is to travel as agent for Troupe's
Patent Rat Trap. The Northern part
Of Indiana. is offered on good and
easy terms. ..
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

nAvING purchased the interest u h.
IL T. WADpaLx, in the clothing business,
it il ny intention, from and after this Sste,
to carry on the business entirely . the
cash system. My motto hereafter win BE,
quick sales and small pro6ts, the ppblie
may rest assured that am determined T.
give the cash system fair trial; and posses-
sing the advatages Of buying the most d
my goods hereafter ct auction in the Phil
adelphia and New York Markets. Idefy
apmpetition. A Ill ! ask il to give me )
cSll and satisfy yousseives. In order
to make room for my new fall stock, I
propose selling any articles in my line ct
greatly redsced psiess-stoPsnd zee wheth-
er such is the ere. w. D. PHILIPPE.
iply Is,
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

MYsrERlous.-The Buffalo Express
notices the arrival at that port, from
the West, a consignment Of" 6fty-four
barrels Of peas" Not that there is
anything iutrinsically strange about
peas but then they were consigned to
. cofse,gr;nd;ng establishment.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

@ The following scrap, is from
the London Observer of 1854
Responsible american Editoy.-The
Baton Rouge Gazette is very anxi-
GUS that the public should know that
there is Irresponsible" editor attach
ed to that publication. He is dan.
gerousman to be trihed with. The
grand hickory stick he twirls in his
hand, would be enough with his dare
devil look) to frighten most persons !;
but when we state that in the depth of
the pocket Of the remarkable check
coat that he wears he couceals one Of
the most beautiful persuaders, ever
manufactured by Colt, We are satisfied
he will be terror to all evil doors.
We should also state that generally
he is occupied ding outdoor business
but that on every Saturday until one
o'clock P. M. he is always at the Office.
perfectly ready and willing to give
any and every satisfaction for articles
published.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28


WHAT SUITS THE PUBLIC TASTE
This Is . most difficult matter for the
editor to decide, and when he takes
his scissors in hand bis fist trembles,
lest be should cut ont something, that
may be taken as personal BY some
one near by. who the soriter never
heard of--Most people thinks the
selection ofsuitable matter for a news
paper the easiest part Of the business.
How great an error. It is by all means
the most difficult. To look over and
over hundreds Of exchange papers
every week. from which to select,
enough for one, especially when the
question 10 not what shall, but what
shall not be selected, is no easy task
If every person who reads newspaper
could have edited it, we should hear
less complaints. Not uofrequently is
it the case, that an editor looks over
al bis exchange papers for something
interesting. and can absolutely find
nothing. Every paper is dryer than
. contribution box and yet something
must be had-his paper must come
out with something in it, and he dose
the best he can. To an editor who has
the least care about what he selects.
their writing that he has to do, is the
easiest part Of his labor.
Every subscriber thinks the paper
printed for his own benefit, and there
is nothing in It that suits him, it must
be stopped-it is good for nothing
Just as many subscribers as an editor
may have, 50 many tastes he has to
consult. One wants something smart;
another something sound. One likes
anecdotes, fun and frol:c, and the next
door ncighbor wonders that a man Of
sense will put such stuff in his paper.
Something spicy comes out and the
editor is a BLACKBOARD. Next comes
Something argumentative, and the
editor is dull fool. And so, between
them all, you see. the poor fellow gets
roughly handled. And yet to ninety
nine out of . hundred these things do
not occur. They never reflect that
wh.t dose not please them, may please
the next man but they insist that if
the paper dose not suit them it is good
for nothing.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

Dlg0t. 100 AeV. y. D. walker, ad-
dressed the young ladies on the power
and influence Of woman, in society.
A good theme is this; would that
some Of the theories were put to prac.
tice. The education of females should
be such as to fit them for the sphere,
nature has designed them to occupy ;
~ to what this is; there can be no
honest difference of opinion. Were
such be case, the female character
would never be degraded by such wo-
men as Antoinett Brown aud Lucy
Stone. We would not find her un-
sexipg herself to harrangue the multi.
tude-preaching to mobs of fanatics,
and contending with man in vulgar
places for the spurs of Office. The
history Of the past, with the present
example Of Old England to the con-
trary. does not show that woman was
ever designed to- WELD the sceptre
respect Of ancient barbarism, makes
her Majesty, Victoria-Queen. Could
We run ahead of time, two centuries,
and look back at the opening of Par
Lament. what ridiculous and farsical
affair would it not be! The
young ladies sang, after the Rev. Mr..
Walker finished, and they sang well,
but it occurred to us, that the instru-
ment-(the Piano., was sadly out Of
tune. The amende honorable is made
let US shake hands again Mr.. Wis, the
river is between us and if we ever
fight, let that be the number Of paces.-
Would it not be well to continue on
with ezposes letters Of withdrawal,
and private opinions Of noted person
ages, of the evil tendencies Of Ameri-
than to0call for "Graud,
Great and Glorious Wake up Jake,
Mammoth Barbacues, just now? What
ay you Mr.. Advocate ? 1t is in our
opinion impossible to draw a crowd
ust now, either in East or West Ba-
on Rouge. Eloquence is a powerful
magnet. we know, but it cannot raise
crowd, when the thermometer ranges
etwcen ninety and hundred. Hold
q with your appointments, and let
he candidates attend to their business
# they have any,, until midsummer
over. All the good they can posi-
~ do, is to widen the breach between
he party in possession and the party
ut-With reluctance, we give for
10 benefit of our ladies who follow
'aris edicts of fashion; the following
EN- in advance of the Lady's Book.
is presumed that all are acquainted
18th the Dooager Duchess Of Rouge
ragon the last dress she appeared
}. at the Garden DIES Plants, (tbe
ews is telegrapbic), is thus described :
Train of rich blood colored MORE
et;qne, trimmed with the small hours
the morning. Petticoat, of hectic
color. Buillous of faint I
g. fits; ditto tunic trimmed with I
ysteria. Schumacher and other orna- {
ents, faded eyes. Magnificent tiara i
white coffin nails.
To say that the papers are with. (,
1t news" just now; is to give no
ga Of their ba,renness. The Ores. :
mt city press of this week, looks to t
}. very much like the week before
st, with change of date. One is c
Early a verbatim copy of the other. /;
get in on the front side. and i
ork down like advertisements. In f
sad of making things have SAVIOR t
freshness, by prefacing old matter, r
tia the words From our yester.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

RI The Author of {" Festus -
Mr.. P. J. Bailey, is expected to visit
the United States this fall, on an in.
vitation to lecture before some Of the
feared societies. sa
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28
Uosooauta0o - Co-1AgenersAap.
THE Co-partuers)sip heretofore q

i isttse ussr e N cSwADDIIL : PnII~
LlPD b this day dissolved By matuai eesesat, ths
unsettled business d the late Arm vim oStled
By ". D. Rau1xpA, whe esnIinaes th6S - kuse.
ness On his own aeeoUut and at the s6uno 1esDA,
where be will be happy - Wait % hie ga euss
Dstsa 1osgs. Jsly ~ Is. q: {. wADDML.
". D. PHHIIpa
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28
Gbe9ai!g Geulet.
BATON ROUGE:::::JULY %, 1855.

INV. BAB1N.-The bare announce
ment of our fellow-citisen, H.FV. Bah
in, for reelection to the Office be &C.
cupies, is sufficient. We need say
no word for ~him-be il known by
every man in the Parish, and bis uni
form courtesy. to all. has won him such
strength Of friendship. as to make
his name impregnable, before the
people. 'if re GAGS -4 3}4a 3
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

An american Horse Deuler.-Not
a long time since British officer. in
Kingston, was purchasing horse from
an American dealer. The various
projections having been descanted up
on in such terms as are commonly in
use," Now, sir" said the Yankee, in
language more replete with point than
with propriety, you would have a
horse to sleep upon, don't buy him;
but if you would have kreater to
carry you through-without singing
q feather in your cap, there he stands
London Sunday Times
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-28

THE STAGE-in more ~ "a
/ publican lsnGuage-tAsE $50
Waegon, win leave Town . -
usua, ever MORNING 1t o,cloek, and
return about 6 in the EVENING.
~FARH EACH way, = u 90
Persons desiring to 60 out, will leave theft
names with VIZ. RHoous, Esq, It the Hss.
ney House. HENRY s. WALLER.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-01-11
Jenny's New Years Sleigh Ride.
BY +. w. DEVICES.

Everybody said young Blackwood was
in love with pretty Jenny Lea. So, also
said his long continued, particular atten.
tions-so said his manner-so said his
eyes, but so did not say his tongue.
1t was very provoking, for he had eve
ry reason to hope. Jenny's shy, pretty
manner, told him almost as plainly as words
-" Speak, and I am yours for asking"
But Mr. Blackwood did NOT speak, and
what was worse, Interchangeable
he kept others away from what he did not
seem to be disposed to enjoy himself
His brow would grow black as a thunder
cloud, did any other young man so much
as dare to speak to his Jenny-for any.
one but himself to ask her to dance, was
an unheard of temerity. He arrogated to
himself, the exclusive right of waiting up.
on her-of directing her-yes, sometimes
of scolding her.
Yet with all this assumption of supre.
macy, my lord had never defined to declare
his love-never offered his hand; no en-
gagement whatever existed between them.
Every one thought it strange, and Jenny
pouted little, and in her inmost heart,
thought so too
Now Jenny had plenty of spirit in gen.
eral, and this made it all the more vexa-
tious, that she should be so meekly tame
and patient in this particular case. 1t was
annoying to a loOker-on, to see her so i'm
posed upon, and lorded over by one who
had not the shadow of right to control
her.
The fact is-and I may as well confess
1.-THE poor little thing was so much in
love, that she did not know how to man
age at all
So things went on, and so perhaps, they
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-01-11
lente, aro General gntelligente,

pects-you need tell me nothing. Will
your wife you will receive an ample fortune
the dutiful son, and affectionate brother
cannot but make kind husband But
stay" said the old man, Il will be with
you in moment" and he left the lovers
together.
Ferris folded his betrothed in his arms
in an extacy Of joy at this unexpected hap.
piness-"The story of your marriage with
R, was only to try your heart then,
and thicken the plot ?" said Ferris to his
blushing girl.
AT this moment the door opened, and
the old beggar whom Ferris had twice re-
leived, entered the apartment. Stepping
up to Ferris he solicited charity. Annie
rccoiled at first at the detected appearance
and poverty-stricken looks of the intruder,
while Ferris asked in astonishment, how
he had gained an entrance into the house.
In moment the figure rose to stately
height, and casting off the disguise it had
worn, discovered the person of Annics fa-
ther
The astonishment of the lovers can hard.
ly be conceived.
81 determined" said the father, ad-
dressing Ferris, "after / had otherwise
proved your character, to test one virtue,
which of all others is the greatest. Chari-
ty Had you failed in that you would al
so have failed with me in this purpose of
marriage. You were weighed in the bal
ance and not found wanting; here sir, is
your first purse, it contained six dollars
when you gave it to the poor beggar on
the strUet-it now CONTAINS a check fUr six
thousand, and here is the second which
contained five dollars which is now also
multiplied by thousands. Nay" said the
old man, as Ferris was about to speak,
" there is no need of explanation, it is a
fair business transaction"
This was of course, all a mystery to An
ME, but when explained added still more
to her love for her future husband.
Ferris and Annie were soon married.
and one stately mansion on Beacon street,
still serves for home for mother, sister,
wife and all. Gossip said (and gossip said
truely for once) that old Mr.. H., having
money enough, had not sought to add
more to the fortune he should leave his
child, by forming for her an alliance with
gold, but had sought and found what was
far more valuable, true merit.
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity,
these three-but the greatest of these is
CHARITY"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-01-11

p@rFreedom and reason, make US men;
freedom without reason; makes US beasts.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-11-16

Hancock 81. Court Of County Coznty Com :
rs, sioners. October Term.s D 1856
! pom the foregoing petition. il Is considered
by the Commissioners that the petitioners art
respoas ible and tina; they ought 10 be heard
soaehi ng the matter SGT forth in Their petition
and aeref re order that the County Commits
sioners meet al VIM. Farnham's in Bucksport on
" cdncsday the 18th day of Dec. next at ten
Of the clock IN the forenoon, and thence pro-
coed to view the route mentioned IN said peti-
ton Immediately after which view, d hearing
If I he parties and witnesses will be had at some
convenient place in the vicinity. and such
further measures taken in the premises as ths
Commissioners shall judge proper. And !, i.
further
Ordered. That notice Of the time place and pur-
pose, Of the COMMISSIONER Meeting aforesaid
be given to all persons and corporations inter-
ested by serving an attested copy Of the petition
and this order thereon upon the clerk of the
town of Ruckspor', and by posting up at,es;cd
copies as aforesaid, III three public places in
tow. thirty days al least before
the time appointed for such view; and by pub
fishing the petition and order thereon. three
newspaper published in Ellsworth, in the
county of Hancock. the first publication to be
thirty days at least, before the time of said view
that all persons and corporations interested
may attend and be heard if they think tit.
Attest, PARKER W. PERRY. Clerk.
A true copy Of the petition and order there
on,-Attest,
- 4 PARKER w pRRRy C,ert
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-11-16
II y Y Among the many F0FuIsI
PATENT MEDICINES,
may he h,unI the celebrated
Mexican Mustang Liniment,

ToWNSENDS,' MORSES, tWARREN'S
kecyes sHi Shakers Syrup and aFars: Wearer's
CsHks and Salt Rheum Syrup Browns Essence ofGiaget
lance ErpectorsnIs AleTstive ToneN srmuge
Cherry Pcotora Veg. Pulmonary Balsam Hunters Puts
Bassm Downs Elixir for lung troubles Pure Cod Liver
Oh Cod OIL sad Lime cure for consumption ftaks
EN- seasan Osygrnaed Biters for Dyspepsia the best
stiee bere the public and sufecure II takran
Worms Jchnsen's Linment Hardy Family medtcinesr
saj LIninsnt. Curiis& Perkins Cramp ahd PAN ke
ard Mrs WIasiaxs Soothing Syrup; Dt StepheHJewet
Bitsers aud Pulmonary Elixir Dr Aboous, and Pscks
laundiee Bitter. and Flies indiaa Vegetable Btierrs
sure cure and no mistake, BrsDdeth's Matius Ander
son., Phelps Indian Dispeptic ard lad, Vegetables
Pills; tostsris Rat ErteFniaatnr, sure death Haa
Dye. Hair OILS Base's Hyperion Fluid, spaldins
Thousand lowers for Freekles Pinples &c,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-11-16
"a aaSr INTENSELY EXCITING BooK.
THE RAG PICKER !;
BOUND AND FREE.

A.rale jas, Published by US is winning
golden opinions.
After abiding to The Lampl.ghter"
aud other Of the most successful books
Of the present ceasavy, the New Yotk
Saturday Eoeni"g Cow Ter say OF the Rag
Picker !"
"rhe latest novel OF this clas., ana we
may add the most original in its concep-
ton. the widest in its scope. the most in.
,eresting in is narrative and the lest in
its executi ION, is the handsome drsdecnno
under review.
Fran the Bosioa Liberofor.
We have read this work, which ci aims
10 be "a record Of the facts by an eve
and ear witness, with thrilling interest al
d single setting. Ii deserves to be pac-
ed IN the same category with Uncle
Toms Cabin" though not 50 exclusively
devoted to delineations Of the slave system
at the S"nth. What higher panegyric
ean We bestow upon it
From the Boston transcript.
Iae story is mos, exciting one. well
and powerfully written 1t Is
remarkable story.
E-om The Puritan Recorder.
Ills 10 a most stirring and pathetic
story. The author assures Us
that his statements are throughout moth
,ng bat sober verify; and that many OF
the persons whose character and experi
ence are here described. are still living
IN various parts ofihe United States Il
this be really so, land we have no right
tn despute the authors word. we can
en'y say that they form The most remark
able ss,mp.of pc fsoaages which have ev-
recome wi,iiir our knowledge. II is "a
most Intensely exciting book.
Price 81 25.
WILL DE PUBLISHED soon.
GERRlF SMITH IN CONGRESS.
A collection # Hon. Gerrit Smiths
Congressional Speeches, with portrait on
Steel Price 81, o5.
WAGER OF BATTLE;
Atals al Saxon Slavery in Sherwood
Forest. By Henry W. Herbert. Esq
Price Si.09.
Published By
6x az MASON BROTHERS. New York.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-11-16

To the Hon. Court of County Commissioners
for the County Of Hancock. to be holden in
said Co. of Hancock, on the Esd day of Oct
iRss.
The undersigned inhabitants of Bucksport.
Dedham and Holden in said counties, believing
that an alteration in the road laid out jointly
by your honorable body, from George's Corner
30 callcdJ In Holden to near the house of
Nath' Dresser in the town Of Bueksport. would
be for public convenience-do respectfully re-
quest that your honorable body would discon-
tinue that part of said road, which is now laid
cut TO run from a certain large hemlock tree,
on said road in the town of Rueksport, to the
town road near William Narnum's IN sad
town. and establish said road to run from said
henllock tree TO interseet the county read aea1
the house Ct the Widow Lawrence in the town
q Bucksport, thence by the present site of the
Methodist meeting house, to the house of said
Dresser. a the road was formerly laid ou, by
yau- joint boards.
DC, ., 1856
AMOS SMITH, and 40 Others.