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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-09-09

EF Some gentleman-=we say gen
Nemen, because the veraoity OF the fell
low will be seen pressntly-writes
from here, to the Southern Standard,
published at New Orleans, and says:
tknow Nothingism is dying out In this
neighbotheod, although Elan, the would-
be Chief Justice, end few other bigots,
are yet within the I'D Bunee, Hardy h
Co.. have establishS bhe Of the tfueabae
lodges here, which numbers about thirty
members. At Clinton, about twenty miles
from here the party is entirely scattered.
Be assured Mess,s. e,WieKlfIe & Co, will
fotlt sambo from Louisiana.
In connection with the above, we
might AZ well inform the Southern
Standard, -" that our friend "Jubn,'" Is
up here, with the papers 10 establish,
branch Wigwsm Of The Artesians y
very popular and flourishing secret or.
der with its head in Canal street. The
Artesians have a platform built on the
fundamental principles Of Ewebanks
Hydraulics. In their personal liberty
bill, they clearly acknowledge the
right, Of every mans paying his own
travelling expenses, besides asserting
other ipalisuable rights. Tie Arte.
slams, start out with the well under.
stood axiom. "tbat the only way to get
any thing out Of the world, Is to bore
into II" They believe that the soft
shells, and the hards, will never be
overcome, until they are bored,
through and through
The Artesians must become the Ma
tional Party, because they are allied
to, IT not a branch of the "Wanderiug
Federalists,' Of which we have had
occasion to make favorable mention
before. The Artesians have a Herou.
lean task before them and we say IL
rub rosa, they are first going to work
to bore out Of existence, the lying fam
ateal, bigoted seotarian newspapers,
under the weight Of which, all Chris.
tiandom IL now grooming /: In the small,
Ter ranks Of which we place that mon
geral concern. the Southern Standard.
=-&@sAs@@
AN ANCIENT ClTy.--A very In
teresting discovery Of the remains Of
an ancient city has recently been
made in Ecuador. The remains are
situated at some eight leagues from the
city Of Lola, in the center Of the noun.
tain called Tambo-blanco. Towards
an angle Of the north, In nm extensive
plain, Is to be seen a beautiful temple
Of sixty.four yards long and ten wide
with pillars perfectly worked and in
good condition. 70 the south Is seen
magnificent palace, Of sixty yards
long, with n gateway, worketSn the
same style rs the temple, spacious So.
looms and appointments, with enclosed
baths, which eoSyey the idea Of gar.
dens. To the east stand several build
ings, forming streets. which though Of
less magniiieence, are Of the Same ma
terial. The former populousness Of
the city may be estimated by the size
Of the two pantbeops on each side
each. ut least half grand league In
extent, with places set apart for in
terring the dead. The Governor has
taken measures to have the ruins fur
Their explored.
1r IS TOO BAp.--As the Gazette says
IL Is too bad that the Hon. Thos. q.
Davidson and Col. Pond. cannot meet
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brWetkly Cplllpt
Thursday Morning, Sept. 8, 1885

Fer Attracted by the light on the
other side, Capt. HuroHtsor, came
over the river The night Of the fire, and
we had The pleasure Of taking him by
The hand, on that interesting occasion.
Though the Captain has gone into the
, sugar business, on the other side, we
do not give him UP as one of the enter
prising public spirits Of this.
EXCESS or SrtRirs. The English
papers III noticing the death Of Capt.
John b. Foster, Il. Y, say that coron-
ers quest jury, decided that Diseased
came 10 his end, from excessive use Of
spirits the deoeaped'a allowance daily,
having been six quarts Of porter and
a quart Of gin, brandy and rum. be-
sides sherry and table beer. Captain
l1orster's valet deposed that he left at
s,sis bedside every night bottle Of gin,
a bottle Of rum, a bottle Of brandy, 4
bottle Of sherry. and a bottle Of porter.
.4z-sAs-=
~ The butchers should look well
TO their meat. The weather IL Ell.
ceedingly warm, aud there IL SO much
disturbance Of the electricity Of the
atmosphere, that meat will not keep,
more than eighteen hours. We hear
some complaints
EN.The Comet Office IL unarmed
against thieves, by being always open.
Az usual, the other night when the FIRE
WAS over, We came home aud found
that Il had been made a powder ma
gexine. A dangerous place for william.
Gus saltpeter. We have much inas-
itary matter in our office --politieal,
and other communications, which,
should they by chance get together,
would produce calamitous, spoutan-
ecus combustion. We would advise
dealers In powder 10 make note Of
this.
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Orium EATEas. "A gentleman,
whose name we cannot get the right
end Of, died In The Eastern Liberties,
Of this city, yesterday, from nervous
exhaustion brought about by indulg-
Ing this dangerous habit.
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SUDDEN DETERIORATION or LrouoR.
The Chemical Inspector Of Alcoholic
Liquors for Hamilton county, inspec.
ted eighteen barrels Of whisky and
neutral spirits on Saturday and found
but one Of the eighteen pure, and that
one 20 per cent belowl proof. The
others presented authorizations Of the
most pernicieas character to the ami
NAL economy. such as SulphuricAcid
Fuesel Oil in abundance, etc GIN.
climate Gazette, goth.
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E- Hon. Mike Walsh goes for a
trip to the Crimea, through Germany
and Russia. He will make the fifth
Congressman in the Crimea.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-09-09

"OpsN AIR CoNoERrs. The Ba.
ton Rouge Comet asks what we mean
by "open air concerts" We mean
concerts Of instrumental music, given
these pleasant nights in the Carrollton
and Milneburg gardens, and patroniz.
cd by the respectable class Of our citi-
Gems, who take their wives, children
aud sweethearts with them. BY open
air concerts, we do not mean a concert
Of airs open to criticism, but aconcert
given beneath no better roof than the
star-gemmed canopy Of heaven. and
within no better walls than those made
by Dame Nature, with the assistance
Of q gardner or two. HMr. Comet
were here, he would sec one at the
Carrollton garden to-night@N. o.
Crescent.
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rAooording to The foreign tele-
graph. the last great battle In the East.
was fought, at Tehernaya. Where
ia Tehernaya7 We have II not on our
map Of visible creation. ------Suppose,
this Is one Of Tho bloody encounters,
got up In London, and fought out VIC
toriously for the Allies, In the solid
columns Of the "Times Newspaper.
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IT Is TOO BAp.--As the Gazette says
IL Is too bad that the Hon. Thos. q.
Davidson and Col. Pond, cannot meet
one.other on the stump. The glove
has been thrown down. and the chal.
lepgc accepted yet can they not come
together. Should either Of tho gentle
men pass this way we shall insist upon
their lighting to send out special
messenger to hunt for the other.
Practical PntLANrHnorBy.--Miss
Andrews, tho young lady from SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, and formerly Of Louisiana
who offered her services to mayor
Woods to nurse our sick, arrived yes
terday, and commenced her martyr
like labors at the hospital. This is
indeed, the heroism Of self devotion;
for she is, we learn a lady Of ample re-
sources, and has come from q healthy
district into the midst Of an infected
one, to administer to the wants Of the
sick aud dying. She has also made
handsome donation to the Howard
Association. requesting that if further
aid be required, she may be applied to
for funds.
Several other benevolent ladies have
arrived on the same, self sacrificing
mission, and commelsed their lshhors
of love in behalf Of sSSdering humanity
Norfolk. Va, august It'll.
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really the fact. Have not opened
a paper In the last six months, that
this scrap has not met our eye, stick
Ing at the end Of column, where just
three lines are wanted. four neigh
Dor is actually in favor Of Dallas, we
shall 60 in for Polk. We have had
Polk and Dallas, and are willing now
to try the experiment Of Dallas and
Polk.
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nrThe Baton Rouge Advocate Il out In
favor Of Hon. George NJ. Dallas, for the
Presidency. Herald n Truth.
....--..Should like to know. IF this Ia
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-04-13
DIED,
"Another mother in Jesus is pon

"Another mother in Jesus is gomez
Died. Mt the residence of N. J. Davis, near
this village on the morning of the 2Sth ultimo,
Mrs. +. n. TUSTEN, in the 63d year of her
age. :,s.
Truly, it may be sad in the midst of life we
are in death. She had gone to Mr.. Davis to
spend q few days in q social visit, was taken
sick, and in less than one short week was in the
spirit world. But death to her had no terrors:
she had long anticipated the day, and when it
came, had nothing toEdo but to commend her
children to the care of the Lord; and her only
wish was that they might be prepared to meet
her in heaven. aud then she calmly resigned
her soul into the hands of the Lord who gave
it. May we all, too live the life Of the right
cons, and mnyour last end be like hers. s.
Died, of pneumonia at her residence near
this village, on the 29th ultimo, MRs. JANE
GILLESPIE, in the seventy ninth year of her
age. Had the deceased lived q few months
Ionger. she would hav been o member of the
Presbyterian Church sixty years In an emil
nent degree she adorned the doctrines of her
Church bya godly walk and eonversation.-
Although weighed d own by afflictions-blind-
ness, and nil the infirmities inciden {, to I'D.
vanced age-she was never known TO naufmur,
or repine. She left four children, and y large
circle Of relatives and friends, not tognotrn,
but even to rrjoce at the depnI ture of her
pure spirit--at its liberation from q body overst
whelrnea with infrmity, and its entrance into
q world Of uninterrupted peace. F.
Abbeville G. H ~. ~
gB Banner please copy, sk5s
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Handsome Present of Books.

We have an evidence of the kind re-
CARDS of our popular Representative in Con
gress in the recent reception of four large
and handsomely bound volumes of the Con-
gressionat Globe and Appendir. They con-
tain the full proceedings-debates, speeches,
resolutions and laws-of the first session of
the last Congress, and make n handsome
and valuale accession to our little library.
"One good turn deserves another" Col.
BRooKs must, therefore, remember us when
the second part is ready for distribution, so
that we may have the complete history. of
one Congress at least.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-04-13
The Ball Trick.

TIE following, from the Macon (Ga.,
Citizen, describes the modus operandi of Il
trick which is frequently played, as also re-
lates how couple of the operators were
recently detected and cared for:
Our efficien. Deputy Marshall, J. T.
Pryce, was successful, Oh Tuesday morning
last, in capturing a couple Of individuals
whose swindling devices II day or two pre-
vious, at Augusta, had been communicated
to him, through Mr.. Dean, the Railroad
Conductor. 1t appears that two persons
had swindled Mr.. Richard Fearn out oi
$50 by what is called the "ball trick, u
which consists in having brass bail so con-
structed us to admit small piece of white
paper in two places, covered by cap inge-
niously screwed on, in way only known to
the initiated. 1t takes three TO play the
game-one yerdant or fiat, and two sharps.
One of the latter shows the ball to fiat, and
offers to bet that it cannot be opened. He
then calls up sharp No. 2, as stranger, and
hands over the ball for him to try to open
it, retiring infs1 the mean time a short dis
tance under some prctcxt. No. opens the
ball and discovers piece of paper, which
he takes out and closes up the aperture.
lie then propoes to flat to get a bet out of
sharp No. l, as TO the existence of paper in
the ball. The bet is made and accepted
and the stakes held by sharp No.2. Sharp
No. then takes the ball and opens the other
place where bit Of paper is found. OF
course, verdant loses his bet, which the sbarps
divide between them.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-04-13
Awful Tragedy.

We learn from private letter, That an
awful targedy occurred in Barbour County,
Alabama, on Saturday the 25th of March,
ult., between two men named Chambers
and Littleton. 1t appears that Chambers
was on his way to meeting, and had been in
the habit formerly of passing through Little
tons yard-but short time previous, some
difficulty occurred between them, and Lit
Teton forbid Chambers going through his
place; whereupon, Chambcis forced the
gate Of the yard open, and was in the act
OF entering, when Lttleton threatened to
shoot him with rifle which he held in
his hand; Chambers Immediately went
home, which WAS but short distance off,
and returned with a double barrel gun, and
before reacling the gate, commenced firing
upon Littleton. Some four discharges were
made at each other, when Chambers fell
dead, shot through the head.
Lexington Telegraph.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-04-13

stating that the Valley Road is to run from
Anderson to Aiken, and that Hamburg is
to have branch about ten miles in length.
All we have to say upon this part of the
subject at present is, that we would much
prefer the voluntary donation of ourselves
to Charleston, than safe to the City of
Augusta. That City will learn when it will
be too late to remedy the error perhaps, that
''lutcrative trade that is bound to pass over
this important road" will be controlled by
men whose recollection Of their appeals for
aid, and the refusal on the part Of the City
authorities to grant it, will not easily be OBJ
lilcratci.--Hambury Pioneer.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-04-13
Fine Cigars.

LOVERS of cigars will find as fine lot
OF the article at the drug store Of WARD
LAW & LYON, in this place, as can be found
anywhere. Specimens Of the various
brands have undergone the pu6ing process
Ia thing by the way which occurs to cv-
erything sent to printers i'm this Office,
and the above is the unani,nos verdict of the
jurors in the case. If you doubt, take an
appeal, and try the case (of them) yourself
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-04-13
The European News.

TIE Steamer Baltic arrived at New
York, ON Friday last, with Liverpool dates
to gath March. Tho news of Eastern at:
fairs is void of particular interest. We sub
join the. most important items from the tel
egraphic reports in the Times and Caroli-
nion:
The Vienna Conference had unanimously
adopted the first OF the four points, placing
the Danubian principalilics under the joint
protcc.orate of the four powers.
Cotton had been active at 1-l6 TO I.S
advance. Sales Of the week $500 bales.
BreadStutfS steady.
The money market was easier. Coulsols
closed at 90 3-4.
The French Government has chartered
the City Of Baltimore for six months, to
convey troops to the Crimca.
The Cars addresses to the diplomatic
bodies were mild but those to the army
were warlike.
The latest dispatches from Vienna state
the conferences were going on f,vorablv
The second point was either settled or will
be shortly. The question of peace or war,
however, depends on the adjustment Of the
third point. Count Nesselrole will go TO
Vienna when the critical moment arrives
Alexander has given strong evidence that
he aided his father in all his warlllc plans.
Rumors were current of new basis OF
arrangement, including the freedom of the
Black Sen, the opening Of the Danube, and
the erection Of Turkish Forts in Asia.
The Porte has determined to maintain
undiminishcd sovereignty over the Dar,l;,-
nclles. 1t also protests against the Chris
'ians of the empire hrin" placed under any
foreign protection, and desires that Prussia
may participate in the conference.
The health of tl,c allied army was salts
factory. The English position was well for
tilted. The Russians had received reinforce
mcnts. The allies had resolved on active
operations. A new british battery had
caused two Russian steamers to !cavc tic
moorinys.
Onlcr Paclia'S army now amounted to
$4,000 men, and WAS being augmented.
1t WAS stated that Gor,ScEakotf had rc-
c";vcd orders TO take Eupatoria at any price,
and that he was preparing to do SO.
An Anglo-Frcnch squadron of twenty
five steamers was on It's way to Genoa to
convey the Sandman troops TO the Crimca
The Russians had sunk three more slips
in the larbor Of Scvastopol
The French hospital at Constantinopc
had been burnt, and % lives lost.
LIVERPOOL, March "a, lSJ5.--Cotton
closes firm, with Il steady demand. The
quotations are fair Orleans, 5 3-4d, mid
ding 3-1Gl: I:.irurland Led, miallin.
sd; middling Mobile 3 l-1Gd Stock GA ;.
600 bales, including $4,000 Amcrcan
Or the sales Of the week, spectators took
l4,5oo, and exporters $4,000 bales, leaving
10000 to spinncrs.
At London American stocks were firm.
Sugars easier. Coffee firm. BreadS,utis
dull
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Tho Savannah Valley Railroad.

On Wednesday last the Directors met
here for the purpose OF de!berating upon
the affairs of the Company. We were moi,
at home, but it affords us great pleas.
urc to be able to inform the friends of the
Road that measures were adopted lookin.
to an immediate commencement of the
work. a corps Of Engineers were elected,
with Mr.. +. G. Arms rs chief, and ordered
forthwith to proceed to the location of the
Road, and the making up of estimates nee
cssary for the letting of contracts. This is
the most gratifying step yet taken in the
premises, and as it is the determination of
the Direction to follow it up with vigorous
action until the process of completion shall
be fully under way and upon a sure footing,
the Stockholders may congratulate them.
selves on the certainty Of having, at no dis
tant day, steam horse plouehing the hills
and forests from here to Anderson. But
they have got the work to themselves, and
with their own resources. Augusta ignores
the bill, and refuses to lend helping hand.
The Direction recedcd from the indications
manifested at Caihoun's Mills, relative to the
State subscription, the non-connection with
the South Carolina Road, and the horse
power track across the bridge, and fell back
upon the original proposition submitted in
December last.
This action, noble and praiseworthy on the
part of the Direction, was simply refusal
to restrict the company in their sphere of
operations, aud to bind them up in perpctu-
ity, 10y the imposition Of conditions at once
onerous, unjust and iIliberal-They Justly
deemed the proposed subscription of $500
900 as too small consideration for the ex-
travagant demands of Augusta and taking
a proper view of both horns of the dilemma,
wisely determined totreject the said sub
scrlptlon unless it bemade upon terms as
liberal towards the company, as beneficial
TO the City. This course produced some
d'saffection in the committee, and the re-
suit was n unanimous recommendation to
the City Council not to make the subscrip-
ton. We are sorry our neigbbors have ta.
ken such contracted view of the matter ::
and still more do we regret that they were
SO lIilberal as to manifest disposition TO i'm
pose upon the Company. in consideration of
the aid proposed conditions so repuenant to
their Interests, and such as could not be ac-
cepted. We at one time looked to that
quarter, with some degree of confidence for
assistance in the great work before us; and
could that assistance have been secured. the
work wonld certainly have gone on with
great rlap'dity to speedy termination but
delay is not always ruinous, and in this in.
stance the uttermosti it can do will retard for
a short period, the prosperity and the wealth
!nat muss attend the enterprise, and with
lts complexion crown the labors of it's friends.
The Stockholders along the line can build
the Road, and manfilly have. they tfeterm;n..
to do it We commend their course. and
bid them God-speed in The great work ( q
Since writing the above, Ne sotiee Il the
eenstitutionalht and Reppbl blioa paragraph:
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Acc1DENr.-On the 23 instant, valuable
negro man, belonging to the Messrs. Allen,
contractors on the Railroad, was killed
while working on their contract. 1t seems
that the boy in question, with others, were
employed in making cut of twenty-five
feet, when the earth suddenly caviHg caught
and completely buried him. Hands were
employed thaee quarters OF an hour in dig:
ging rim out. Anoaher negro was badly
crippled.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-04-13
Native Americanisrn.

IT has been aptly said that, whilst in one
country an idea crawls, in another walks,
in third runs, and in fourth scars, in
America it spreads. The startling inven-
tions and discoveries in science, religion.
and politicsiin this country, have prepared
the popular mind, to a sorrowful extent, for
the adoption Of anything new or that pre-
sents itself in a new dress and an altered
name. Hence the expansion of the new
order called Know Nothings for we can
account for it in no other way, being of the
belief that it does not stand or move upon
the intrinsic merit Of its principles and pro-
fessions.
When this new child Of Yankee po olitica
genius was first announced, we hoped and
believed it would find an early grave in the
land OF its birth, nor find its way thither to
languish amidst questions whose overshad
owing proportions would prohibit its fungus
development. But we have been, in a
measure, disappointed. 1t has raised it's
banner in the South. It has achieved a
triumph or two even in conservative Caro-
lima. Even here, in South Carolina men
have forgotten for while their hatred to
the abolition Government" in their oppo-
sition to the few Isishmen, Jews and Ger
mans who have cast in their lot with us.
When Know Nothingism proclaims its
aversion to the touch Of anti:republiean
Popery, we respond Amen. When it
ayows it's purpose to guard these shores
against the invasion Of foreign convicts and
paupers, we bid it success But when it
raises it's foot to overstep the Federal Con-
stitution, that It may strip the adopted citi-
zen Of the freeman's privileges whilst it abb
so!yesshim from no duty; when it proceeds
to levy upon the foreigner, in common with
the native, contributions for feast, and
then BIDS hiHf from The. board in word,
when It practically adopts the doctrine Of
staxatiop yithopt rspresentation,n in the
nams Of justice and Tbs se protest E'
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-04-13
To Contributors.

We have two or three poctical contribu-
tions which have been on hand several
weeks. They have been delayed by causes
which would require too much space to cx-
plain, and which would scarcely be fully
appreciated by any but printers. We will
attend to them next week, and hope the
writer's will pardon the delay, seeing it has
been imperative.