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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

A monument is about to be erected
in Monument Square, Savannah, in
honor of Gen. Nathaniel Greene, Of
Revolutionary memory. Mr.. Lauutiz.
tho accomplished artiat Of the Pulaski
monument, will furnish the design.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

SEaESApE.-Fridsy night We had
another discourse Of most delightful vo-
cal music under our window. The
parties have our unfcigned unabridg-
Cd, and unqualified thanks. May
they live long 70 make midnight me-
lodious with pathetic song"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

10 The heat in the city Of New
York on the Both ult., was excessive.
Out. door labor was almost universally
suspended throughout the city. A
large number Of persons were over
come b. the heat, and ten deaths by
sun stroks occurred.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

The Pensteme1atys
Tho local itemiser Of the advocate.
and author Of "things about town.
says he passed an agreeable hour
the other day in this interesting State
institution. Of the systemsticsl order
and discipline of the Prison. under
the vigilant and energetic supervision
Of Il. Hiriart, Esqr., chief Warden,
the writer speaks in merited TERMS
He says:
"There are 355 convicts, num-
Der exceeding that Of any former pc.
Rod +; and Mr.. Il. find. great difficulty
in finding profitable employment for
them with the present facilities.--
About $4,000 yards Of coarse cotton
cloth are manufactured here weekly,
large quantities Of which are shipped
to St. Louis and other cities for sale.
In the foundry we observed the
moulds for casting auted iron columns
for the building in which is to be
erected the statue Of Washington. ("
And here we should like TO ask q
simple question. Under what author-
ity has the commissioners acted, in
going to the Penitentiary to have any
part Of the work done for the wood
and mud establishment designed for
the statue Of Washington! Is not
the appropriation Of $4,000 ample
II not, the amount might be used up,
and then let the building stand until
the Legislature can make another APP
preparation. Do the commissioners
design to have a marble table on
the inside, with the words 1.-THE pill
lars Of this beautiful edifce were cast
by the Peniteptiary convicts 2" Ifso,
this will be very dattering to the ar
tizans and mechanics Of the State,
who labor with unsullied name, on the
side Of virtue. Would it not have
been we'll for the commissioners to-
have saved the "dear people, these
SIS, 900, and have turned out the
convicts TO do the whole work ? Yer
lily we think 30; and instead Of send
ing to Florence for the statute itself,
at an expense Of $4,000, it would
have been well for the Legislature to
have ordered the work from the peni-
Tertiary, we have no doubt there are
gentlemen in that institution who
could have chiseled out the Father
Of his Country" and given him a patri-
otto and virtuous squirt.
We have always thought it a very
great and useless expense, to codify
the laws every season; would it not
be well to have star ding codi6ca-
ting committee, within the Peniten-
tiary; at no other expense TO the
State than that Of board ? Honest men
fail to make honest laws, then let US
see what knaves and thieves can do at
it; if for nothing more than expert
ment.
We are opposed to leasing the PEN
itentiary; and if the State cannot
manage it without conflicting with
the mechanical interest,"" then it
must be supported out Of the State
Treasury. Now, it is in open con-
Aict with our mechanics; making
Shoes, Barrels, Casting, etc, indeed,
nearly every branch Of mechanical in
dus,ry is carried on there. The State
has no more just right to pursue this
course with her convicts, than she has
to send them out to practice law and
physic; or send them TO preach the
modern gospel.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

It is said that the grand jury Of
Washington city have found Eve bills
against the parties charged with des-
troyiug the block Of marble sent BY the
Pope Of Rome for the Washington
monument.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

DARING RoBEnY.-Some case.bar.
dened william, came into our front
office, the day before yesterday, and
whilst the craft was at refreshment,
stole our coat. The coat is a blue
coat, and as it is about half worm
should say it s worth about SO. To
us (if we had it, double that amount
could not make us part with it) The
gentleman who has it, may keep it, il
he thinks to get more than $40 Of
service out of it. II on close
inspection he finds it is not worth
that amount, he can return it, and he
will find a $40 bill (current money!
nailed on the pickets; which shall
be his. We make this PROPOSE.
ton because we love to reward virtue;
and just now we incline to the fash.
ionable belief, that the man who steals
a coat and returns it, is a better man,
than bis neighbor, who never stole q
coat. Do we not read" the lost
sheep which is found, is placed at the
head of the flock 2" Think of this
you google eyed knave and bring us
our coat back.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

r. The Phenez Ledger, has.
learned, that as far ~ the Modern
Athens, is concerned, the stability Of
the Union is not threatened by the
movement Of political parties there
The Ledger, chronicles the routing Of
" midnight .conspiritors At Athens,
in the following language: The
democrats Of Jackson, La. have elee-
ted their entire municipal ticket over
the Know Nothings!!l III ~.
nj consequence Of this, it is whisper
ed in Church Street, that there will
be at least twenty Withdrawals from
the central wigwam here, Tonight
A paper is already in circulation
but we have no right to anticipate.
Tomorrow evenings Advocate will
post the public on the troubles that
must come, in the natural course Of
human events.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

20 1t will be seen by card to-day,
that D. J. JONES ESQ, withdraws from
the contest and takes with bin upon
what authority, we cannot say,) the
name Of B. Green Jones, from Guber-
natoral canvass. For the interest Of
the State, it is to be hoped, that there
is some mistake about this matter
Bottle Green, is in the hands Of his
friends" Such being the case he has
no right to withdraw. The impress
sion is abroad, that B. G., will have
the honor hurst upon him anyhow !;
if it break his back. 1t is decidedly
better, for man to be in the hands
Of his enimies, than for him to have
his life at the disposal Of bis ..11;ends.'
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

P"'' O.
looking for an appointment to a for
eign mission from Washington, and
yesterday Thought it for a while actu-
ally at hand. The administration
wants to get us out Of the way, as a
candidate for the Gubernatorial Office
of State, and as yet, we have not
agreed upon the terms. We will not
accept the appointment Of minister
Plenipotentiary to the Canibal Islands,
that's fiat. Nothing less than Charge
will suffice. Our Devil went to the
post Office yesterday and brought from
thence the Post masters receipt for
signature, for valuable letter. OF
course we thought it was the appoint
ment, and our heart futtered When
it came.-and the document was actu-
ally in hand, we found it marked all
over Official, Registered" No
997, etc. We broke the seal hastily
it was superscribed in bold hand,
with our dearly won, but not yet paid
for title of General. :" Im,gine our
surprise, chagrin and modification.
when the following brief epistle fell
out, from our regular Philadelphia
correspondent:
Comet.--Forth comes your weekly
tail, whacking right and left, without
care Of consequences 0, Liberty, q,
Independence, what outrages are COM
United under thy sanction thy names
are as legion and thy worshipers ma
nv in buncome "The claims of the
State Of Livingston" have apparently
been well attended to; as is surely
nothing but right, for thence gettest
thou thy GREEN THINGS and sticky
ones.'
If D. does not furnish a note Of ex.
PLANTATION for this, then shall he be
scratched out of existence.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

The long-pending Washington Para
de Ground assault and battery case
between N. P. Willis and Mr.. Forrest
the tragedian. was decided during the
June term, Of the New York Court Of
Appeals, the Judgment Of the Court
appealed from, being affirmed. "
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

PRENT1c1ANA.-That inveterate
wag of the Louisville Journal, contin-
ues his keen warefare against his
contemporaries when occasion justifes
We present his last two sal!ies, viz:
"The editor Of the Southern Demo-
crat asks wheather he can believe his
own eyes? Why yes. we suppose he
can believe bis own eyes, unless he
squints /; but we presume be is not
fool enough to believe his own tongue
Of the veracity Of the Washington
Union, he does not appear to entertain
very high regard. lie says.
"A friend asks us to correct some
of the Misrepresentation Of the Wash
iugton Union. 1t is entirely unnecss-
airy. No body believes what tie Union
says. We will bet ten to one that he
cannot tell the truth, and he may take
his choice of subjects"
e-o~s---
ELECTION OF CHIEF JUsT1cE.-In
the parish of Calcasieu, the whole
number of votes cast at the late cleo
ton for Chief Justice was only 10, Of
which Mr.. Lewis received Is, and Mr..
Elgee, 4, Mr.. Merrick none In St.
Landry the whole vote cast was, Lewis
257, Merrick 1876, Elgee 1874. Two
precincts not returned, and four held
no election. The votes in Union par
ish was for Merrick 102, for Elgee 80.
The vote in Caddo asofar as heard,
from was, Merrick 274, Elgee so.
Picayuue 10 inst
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

GALLO ILLUSTRATION OF THE PRo-
HrBrroRY Liquor LAw.--Le Progress
the spirited organ Of the more radical
among the French population, has a
piquant article on the new Liquor
law in New York, in that State. The
statesmen Of New York, it says, like
those of some Of the sister States,
have come to the determination to
violate the liberty and the rights Of
all the world, in order to prevent the
abuse Of that liberty by the few. It
congratulates the public, that our leg.
islators have not applied the like
specific Of prevention against the
shocking crime Of parricide, by en-.
acting that, because children some
times horrify humanity with the muir
der Of their parents, therefore we
shall oil turn Shakers, and henceforth
live in single blessedness --commenc-
ing on the Fourth of July.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

~ Capt. JonS CorroN, Of the
regular U. s. Mail packet, Laurel
Hill, will allow us again, to thank
him, for repeated evidences Of his
favor.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

rIn the Supreme Court New
York, on the I'd inst, Lyman Cole, iu-
dicted for obtaining money by false
pretences, by burning the Martha
Washington, and for forgery on the
Chemical Bank, was ordered to be adj
mitted to bail in the sum Of "a, 500.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

EXTREMES. are stoics in their
early years, epicureans in their latter
social in youth, selfish in old age
In early life they believe all men hon.
est, till they known them to be knav.
es in late life they know them to he
knaves till they NJ $ them to Be honest
Thus. somehow Or other, men pass
in the the course Of living, from one
of these extremes to the other +; and
from having thought too we'll of hu.
man nature at first, think at last PEP
hans too i'll Of it.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15
TALL CANE.-Beati j you can -

Tall CANE.-Beath j you can -
FROM Capt. JESSE HAIRS plantation,
on Bayou Crosse Tete, we have a
stalk of sugar cane with eleven joints,
four feet long. The lower joints, are
quite ripe and the plant looks to be
about two months in advance of the
time. In an ordinary season, this
stalk would represent good stand on
the 1st Of September. Crosse Tete'
as a sugar dstri6ss cannot be beaten
and If the railroad, will hurry up, ana
give the people there, way to market ;
there is not foot Of ground in that
region, that will not be in cultivation,
year after.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

An English lecturer, speaking at
Sheffield on the Importance Of the
trade inIucifer matches, said lately: The
extent and Importance ofthe match
trade will perhaps surprize you
Messrs. Dixon, Of the Newton Heath
Match Works, in the suburbs of Man.
chester, purchase entire districts Of
forests in Canada, for the purpose Of
converting the timber into matches.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-15

New York HorELs.-During the
past two years the hotels Of New York
have picked up business for them
selves that will compare favourably
with most banking institutions. The
profits Of the St. Nicholas for the year
just closed, fooonp to $4,000 the
Astor $40, 900; the metropolitan $45-
900.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20

W III III III ~ ue
NM les Eaiteurs-I queiques iours que dams vore
journal paru ettre de Monsieur H. Mioaa. THIBo-
DAUx ettre par aquee decarat acceper la candature
de Senaeur qui ui etait oerte par parti American
Que cette canddaure ui ait etc oerte celia parait
tout naure avis jamais choix ma etc plus heu-
quot? ces de tous temps refuse les empos auxques
lie vote public rappeait que de tous temps sest eace,
quill voulu vivre rombre pour Plus nbrement
les mobiles actions auxquees genereux pendants Fem
tranaient Mas c'es doute cetee meme noblesse,
cee meme generosite de caractere qu FONT pous
cete @ quill cut refuse dams dautres circumstances,
honneur lu Janas plus pur plus gne de sympa-
thes sera de rurne electorate ct e doue pas QUEEN
presence de non outes les opinions seacent qua
des transports de reconnaissance seveen
tous les curs que est ceu qi ma eprouve les gene
eets de Renaissance qui men etc lie temoin
Oui la vie de NJ. Michel Thbodanx ma etc quun long
ace de generosie Touours Ia recherche dune souance
ignoree dun msrite meconnu par presence, appore
dams grand nombre de families la oie ct lie bonheur
naguere ny await de place que pour misere ct lie deses
poir. ct a-t-il jamas demande phomme quill obgeait
ansi que est ton nom? quee est ia patre que
Dieu ma cherche qua essuyer des armes ques que
fussent les yeux qu les repandissen ct qua sousra
ctte reconnaissance gravee
ass quee que soft Ia bannere laquee sera
crit reunira lu les sufrages lie de Michel
Thbodaux, cest Repression de tout quill de noble
de genereux ct de patriotique. A.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20

INGENIOUS THEFT FROM LETTERs.-Robberies O
bank notes and securities contained in letters have
long been frequent in thepost Office Of Prussia, but
it always easy to see by the state of the seal Oh
by rents in the paper, that the letters had been
opened. Recently, however, several merchants Of
Berlin received letters which had contained trea-
sury bills, but which bills had been extracted with
such skill ito leave not the slightest trace on the
letters capable of being detected by the most prac
tised eye The police, having made investigations,
arrested, few days ago letter-carrier to whom
suspicion pointed, and they found on him large
sum Of treasury bills for the possession of which he
could not account. He at last confessed that he
had taken them from letters; but for long time
he would not say how he had contrived to do so
without leaving the slightest trace behind. At
length he stated that he had done it by means Of
long needle, which he introduced into the letter and
stuck into the folds of the thin paper inside He
then turned the needle round and round, carrying
the paper with it, until he had brought the whole
into the form Of small roll, and then he had no
great difficulty in extricatng the paper from the
letter on the needle He had been committed for
trial -Galigani.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20

LIE rapport de augmentation DIES taxes prelevees
sur notre population est, de cling un-ce qui equi
want 500 pour cent en- dix annees!
&c tableau represente un Advertisement extraor-
dnaire de nos taxes Nos amis les Democrates,
anti Anne ricains, voudraent-ls indiquer nos con-
tribuables lie bien qui en- est resutes
LIE trouve-t-on dams les Ecoles publquess Ga
en- sont-elless
.Est-il dams ramelioration de notre Rviere ct de
la Navigation de notre Bayou? Gu trouvons nous
ces ameliorationss
Estl enfn, dams relevation de la valeur DIES
S,camps Lands Sill en- est ainsi, veuent-ils nous
Iindiquer?
LIE seul benefce quait produit cette quntuple
depense d'argent, etc receuilli par des employees
ct des specuateurs terres qu Sc sent servis des
commissaires des Swamp Lands pour proteger leurs
vues interessees.
Bien en- prend ces Cormorans qui s'engraissent
aux depens du peuple de la Louisiana, deviter tout
ce qu pourrat attirer Iattention sur eur admins
tration des atfaires d'Etat.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20

rE Nous recevons avec plaisir les congratula-
tons de nos confreres de pUnion ct les remerci-
ons de leurs veux pournotre prosperte materielle.
Nous sommes convaincus de leur sincerite CONNIE
lis dovent rstre de la notre quand nous leur re-
tournons, de grand ceur, nos meilleurs souhaits
pour eur reussite, toajours matfrielle. Meme sur
lie terrain de la lutte nous ne pourrens nous diviser,
en- matiere de sentiment.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20

Prophecy AND FULrILNENr.-Thos.H Fl. Benton
said many good things when he was Democrat
in high standing with the party. For instance,
the following passage from one Of his speeches in
the Senate, delivered nearly thirty years ago, is
both handsome and truthful:
The valley of the Mississippi will be filed up
the barrier of the Rocky Mountains will be passed ;
the boundaries of the Pacific ocean will be reached
the decentralization of the globe will be COM
pleted; the Oldest and youngest nation will be
brought together, and the emigration Of the human
race viii stop where it began, on the borders and
confines Of the Celestial Empire"
What was Col. Benton's prophecy in 1926 is re-
corded history now. When he made the predic-
ton, he was told that his ful6lment was five CEN
turtles distant. He said he could calculate the time
with astronomical certainty Eyes sir, with astro-
rromical certainty, sir. in this generation-in this
generation, sir"
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20
NJ. A. Beatty ct les terres de La Vacherie.

Nessseurs les Editeurs-votre correspondent
Tn Pau7rc Diable demand6 des nformations
lie specuateur DIES Terres de la vachee Mr. Adam Beatty
auourd candidat la place de Senateur &c correspon
dant nayant refu de reponse permeez moi de lu
fare une dams votre estimable journal.
est ma connaissance que Monsieur Adam Beatty, eli
queues aure achete des mers dacres de
les mtes de la Concession Foran generaement
sous lie de Ia " vacherie."
Mr.. Adam Beatty connaissat parfatemen lie tire Forian
ct ngnora pas que tire await etc par les Gou
vernemens Espagno ct Francois, mas ndrectement par
lie n6re savat qua queques exceptions pres terres
taient la propete de pauvres diabes, intelligence
et desors ncapabes de deendre m hable
associes speculateurs ct avocats CONNIE lui.
Au lieu de prefer rappu de ministere pauvres
gems de les presenr qu pouvaent ere expuses faute
de queques egeres formatas fat contraire renrer
toues ieurs terres nom ct de amis, ct
ains fa de ministere d'avocat, Isl beau sublime
quand sexerce Ia defense du malheureux ct m fable
lie vii instrument de cupdte de pauvres isnorans
ncapabes de comprendre les illnesses specuIateurs
Non lie bon peupIe de Ia vacherie n'oubiera pas de
rappeer Mr. Beatty que de les speculations din
tere men est pas de plus vile que dempoyer lie talent
que lemons de Dieu duper preres les pauvres
desprt les malheureux lie demasquera So sodisant
phlantrope ct rendre, contre u grand jour
Novembre proclaim lie jugement que merent euvres
Mails aissens Ia ces turpitudes pas davan-
sage cete sentne impure des speculaons et aprs
ere laves reposons yeu1 81 honorable
pur de H. Michel Thibodaux Qui de connat
revere genereux ami verabe protecteur u du NAL
heureux ct de qui sourent! Ralons done
de ui quand sorra victorieux de rurne
electorate portions iomphe nscrt notre potne
sans tache
"H. MICHEL THIBODAUX," Gle JUsTE,"
SEsATEuR DE La LOUISIANA.
"Us AurRE PAuvRE niABLE."
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20

New ORLEANS, Sept. 4, 1855
We are authorized to state that Mr. RANDELL
Hunt will address the people at the following named
places, on the days designated:
opelousas st. Landry, Monday. Oct 22d,
VermiIionviHe Lafayette, Wednesday, Oct. 9th.
st. MartinsvIle St. Martins Thursday, Oct. 25h.
Franklin, St Mary, Saturday, Oct 2'th.
Thibudaux, Lafourche Monday, Oct. 18th.
Mr.. Hunt, upon his return, will visit the Floridz
parishes, Of which due notice will be given
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20

SIZE OF THE RUSSIAN FLEET DESTROYED AT
sEBAsroPoL. to the Courier des Etats
Unis, the Russian flag counted at Sebastopol, in
the month of September, 1854, seventeen ships,
FIVE of l2o guns, the remainder Of "a guns; four
frigates of 60 guns; four corvettes Or briggs !;
twelve steamships; and eighty-two ships Of inferior
rank; in all los ships, carrying 200 guns. This
colossal armament was destroyed BY the Russians
themselves, to prevent i. from falling into the hands
of their enemies.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20

WHALEBoNEs.-The Boston Post assures it's
readers that the aisles in all the public build
ings, and the side walks on the highways,
are to be widened to admit the passage of
ladies' with their new fashioned skirts. Sew
eral gentleman have moved out of the city
to allow their wives and daughters room to
turn around
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20
CAN DID A r E S.

For Justice of the Peace.
Xessrs. Editors-Pease announce in 7our
paper that J. r VERRET is candidate fer the Office Of
Justice Of the Peace, for this the third Ward.
For Assessor.
MEssRs. EDITORS: Please announce the name
Of LOUIS L. LAM0UREUX, the Native American Can
ddae for Assessor who will he strongly supported at the
approaching election in November next, by
THE VOTERS OF OLD LAFoURCHE.
For Constable.
MEssRs, EDIroRs: Please announce in your
valuable paper that Mr.. ERNESTE E. KNOBL0CE will be
strongly Supported Candidate for the Office Of Parish
Constable at the coming election in November next by
LA VOIX DU PEUPLE.
MEssRs. EDITORS: Please announce G. OMER
DANTIN as candidate for the office OF Constable Of the
l It'll Ward of the Parish Of Iafourche.
EPLUR1BUS UNUM
For Coroner.
MEssRs EDITORS: Please announce the name
Of ARSENE BERGERON, Candidate for Coroner, at the
approaching election in November next.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20
Taxes des Paroisses de Lafourche.

lie tabeau suivant donnera une idee de Ia po
puation relative ct des taxes aui ont etc imposes
aux trois parosses de Lafourche, sous les admins
trations Wing ct Democratique, en- Louisiana