The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-17
To CANp1pArEs-As the time f

tious young gents to put them forward
in the papers with significant little
cards. commencing, Mr.. Editor, you
will please announce, &C., we beg
leave respectfully to state, that this
immaculate sheet is open, and we
should like to have about two columns
Of names standing, at ten a piece,
invariably IN advance. +" The sea-
son is q dull one, and times unusually
hard; we conclude therefore livery
properly to graduate the price Of
influence " according to the follow
ing unprecedented low rates. InAu-
ence, $40; moral influence. $50,
great moral influence $685. To defend
a candidate for Office, with all the
force we have; that is; to throw out
our choicest billingsgate at the oppo'
sition, and vindicate his private char
acter as gentleman when justly as
sailed; the charge will be $40 with
SIS additional in case the power Of our
fighting mans argument is called into
reuuisitiop. and he has to knock down
and drag out, the individual who
comes to ask the impertinent question
"Are you the editor of this paper,
sir ?" OF course the sensible individ-
ual who goes in for the highest price
and sends up the funds at the time )
shall be furnished the paper gratis.-
For such, we shall not mind publish
fishing enthusiastically, laudatory
anonymous epistle from Numerous
Friends, to show that be is the only
man in the nation at all worthy or
we'll qualified to fill the place he mod
estly aspires to. Under the above list
of prices, we will announce any man
for any place be may like best. 1t is
a matter of no consequence to US,
whether he be an ancient Wing. an
old line, or new coach Democrat lie
may be State Rights, or Woman's
Rights man: be may, or may not be
in favor of Mason e. Dixon's line, or
opposed to the anti. Nebraska move.
ment. It's all one, so the terms are
complied with.
The EXTREME PENALTY The city
paper of last week have detailed ac-
counts, long drawn out. Of the execu-
ton of Callaghan, the Corduroy Alley
murderer. The affair, it will be rem.
embered created no little excitement !
last winter, for it was one of those
improvoked cold hearted deeds, that
CONCEAL the blood to think of.
On the night Of the 3lst December
New Years Eve-he in company
with his brother, michael Callaghan.)
Patrick Haggerty, (who is now in the
Penitentia'y for life,) and John Nc
Carly. went into Corduroy Alley, al
little cul de sac running out
of St. Thomas street. and there, by
previously concocted ruse, enticed
five men into the alley through gate
way from the boarding house of Rose
As they came through the
one by one they were cut
down by Dan Callaghan, who was
beside the gate concealed
from view. All five were stabbed at
the gate by him-which he acknowl-
edged-apd after they got into the
alley, a general melee ensued, in which
three Of them were again wounded
by the same assassin hand and with
the same bloody weapon. Two of
them-Peter McCormic and Halligan
died two days after; tho others lin
gered for a while between life and
death, but finally recovered. Gala
CHAN and Haggerty were arrested
and tried for the crime; the former
was condemned to death aud the lat
ter was imprisoned for life. al
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