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I AM now receiving my assortment of
i Mems Boys and Youths HATS, particu-
lar attention il invited to the quality and
style ofmy GOODS. There is no circum.
stance that gives - much evidence of the
popularity ofa GENTS, FURNISHING
ESTABLISHMENT, a. the fact that al
most every gentleman you meet Is. either
clad in elegant garments purchased at the
CLOTHING EMPORIUM, or on his way
to that fashionable establishment to proure
them. w. D. PHILLIPS:
nov 9. Church streetopposite the Harvey
House.
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A Pacific MAsroDoN.-A fossil

A PACIFIC MAsToDoN.-A FOSSIL.
zed mammoth tooth of the Mastodon
Maximus has been found lately in a
small creek at Cauemab, Oregon
1t was perfect when discovered, and
weighed three pounds. This is the
first discovery Of the kind on the
Pacific coast.
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Counters for. Sale.

OOUV1OVO1 . BVB SVVVV0
= FINE counters with drawers, and one
4 with shelving underneath, for sale low,
as they are in the way. D. C. MONTAN.
FEMALE ORPHAN ASSOCIATION.
4 MEETING for the election of the Off
II GERS of the Baton Rouge Female Or
phan Association for the coming year, will
be held at the Orphan Asylum on Tues.
day Dec. 4th, at /. o'clock A. M.
A punctual attendance of the members
of the Association is requested
novl4. NJ. w. READ,
Secretary.
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SpfriQl Notices.

Star Candles! Groceries.
On BOXES 6's Star Candles,
w 20 $ new Cod fish,
Barrel Cramberries,
& Powdered Sugar,
3 Crushed "
10 Packages 25 lbs each Buckwheat
Kits No. 1, Salmon
Just to hand and for sale by package or
retail. nov. 90 JOSHUA BEAL.
For Sale.
A FINE Copper Colored Negro Girl,
n about seventeen years Of age. She is
good house servant, wash woman and
ironer, and good seamstress for coarse
clothing. Terms moderate. Apply at his
office. nev15-3t.
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HARVEY HOUSE.
TO THE LADIES

MRS. HUSTON Is DESTROYS of inform
H ing the Ladies that she has procured
the services of MRS. N. May, an expert.
snced Dress Maker, and il now prepared to
carry on, Dress and Mantilla making in the
best style. Cutting and basting at the cheap
est rates and shortest notice. novl4.
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Public HQck!

THE subscriber will, from .-
L this date keep constantly running S68
within the limits Of the City. public -szz--xnE
hack; with two dne horses and . careful driver
to take ladies and gentlemen to any part Of the
city. The charge will be rs cents, for each pas
senger. The driver will wear BAnD on his hat
to be known. Should the hack be wanted at any
particular time Of day, It be engaged at either
Of the Stables The hack will carry three persons.
Nov. 10y. B. BEAL.
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A SEA-S1cK Administrations
from Alexandria mention the amusing
fact that the Vicefoy Of Egypt Said
Pashs, who had left in his steam zach.
for a tour in France and throughout
Europe, returned to port two days
afterwards, having changed his inten-
ton in consequence of . severe attack
of sea sickness. This is the more OK.
traordinary and pusillanimous from
the fact that he ought to be accustom.
ed to the sea, having been for about
fifteen years Admiral.in-chief Of the
Egyptian fleet.
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For the Comet.
Will you please place before your
readers to-day the following extract
from Lindley Murray's Grammar Part
LIST, chapt. LIST, Sect. LIST.
NJ. N. BY1NGToN.
A perfect alphabet Of the English
language, and, indeed, of every other
language, would contain a number
of letters, precisely equal to the num-
Der of simple articulate sounds belong
ing to the language Every simple
sound would have its distinct character;
aud that character he the representa-
tive of no other sound. But this is far
from being the state of the English
alphabet. 1t has more original sounds
than distinct significant letters and,
consequently, some ofthese letters are
made to represent, not one sound alone,
but several sounds. This will appear,
by rejecting. that the sounds siguiied
by the united letters TIL, sh, mg. are
elementary. and have no single appro-
pirate characters, in our al phabet: and
that the letters and u represent the
different sounds heard in hat, hate,
hall, and in but, bull, mule.
-ss--
A lady, in attempting to cross
small stream near Holly Springs,
Miss a few days since, was drowned
making the third person who has met
the same fate at the same place.
Mr.. Lewis Broadwell. wealthy
citizen of Cincinnati, who died recent
ly. has left bis property. amounting to
S150,OOO, to the Universalist Church
the Universalist Sunday Schools, the
Widows Home, and the Protestant
Orphan Asylums of Cincinnati He
left no children. His widow has tie
entire avails of his estate during her
lifetime, provided she does not marry
again.
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FROM QUE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

/ FROM QUE REG UzAR CORRESPONDENT
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. II Us.
! En-. Conn.,
The general dear.h OF exciting news
keeps US at present, from forwarding items
as interesting as we would wish; if it
were not for the elections we should have
but meagre letter this week. The News
papers snatch up everything to fill up their
columns, however trifing.
The Know-Nothings are growing :"
loudly over their recent victories, aud the
Democrats who thought they would carry
everything before them, seem to be quiet
uneasy, and express much disappointment
in the results Of the elections in New York,
Massachusetts and Maryland. Numerous
ARTICLES with the caption of "Sam's all
right" appear continually in the Know
Nothing Organs in1eed, so excited do they
seem that one can scarcely stand before
them without the feer of getting something
more than ocular, demonstration of their
joviality.
The saucy remarks of the London Press
concerning our flibustering have created no
little stir here, and although no eruption
between the governments OF the United
States and England may take place, yet
we think it somewhat unreasonable trans
action, on the part of the press SO we'll in
formed as that Of London ought to be-
How silly, for instance, for the Times to
advise the government to be prepared for
an attack upon Ireland, by an disclaimer
can force
The election in New York cities went
off quietly, far more so than we expected.
Mayor Wood, in expectation of crow "
every policeman on the pay list,
to be in readiness on the steps of the City
Hall, in case of an outbreak on the part of
the overwhelming army of Know Nothings.
Rachel is in New York city once more,
doing very poor business; she goes to
Niblo's Garden next week, on the plea
that the Academy of Music, is too large for
her voice." that's French for audiences
Thackaray has been success
full with his lectures, though there was no
furore created by them. The "free-loversu
nave again established themselves, in an
,ther part of New York city, (among the
.ristocracy). Mile Rachel's performan-
;es proved a complete failure in Boston
several members of the press were quite
hocked at the idea of not getting in to see
Ter for nothing, (i.e a puffy
Our four theatres are doing an excel
ent business. We visited Sanford's Ethio-
ian, Opera Troupe, now performing here,
he other evening and were highly delight
d with the manner in which his version
# Uncle TOMS Cabin, was put on the
tage.
The high rates demended for Breadstuffs
ave created an unusual number of street
'esgars, organ grinders, &C., last winter
arge sums OF money were raised for the
elief Of the poor, but this winter these
contributions will. of necessity, be small
Hoping to interest you more next week
We remain yours &c. "OBsERvER"
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Maria Carter, says the Boston P

Maria Garter, says the Boston Post,
who lost her life BY the fire in the
Cordaville factory. was seventeen
years old, and the only American girl
in the building. Mary Murphy had
her back broken, and is not expected
to recover. Ten or dozen others
were injured, most Of them slightly.
which is remarkable, as about sixty
persons jxmped from tho third and
fourth stories. There is $4,000
insurance on the property in Provi-
dence and Hartford Offices,
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ANCIENT AND MODERN WARFARE,

ANCIENT AND MODERN WARFARE.
"A. short time ago, Harper" had
some cuts 10 his book. illustrative of
the improvements Of modern, over an
cient weapons of warfare but the
writer does not enter into the phil.
osophical disquisition on the subject,
which the contrast warrants. The
ancient war weapons we're honorable /;
. man might fight with them. and not
only win military renown, but live to
enjoy the profit Of the winning. Now.
ifa field marshal, have courage enough
to prick him into the front ranks of
battle, why be is blown off.his legs in
to inglorious perditiou with four or
five thousand other fellows and a sin.
gle "h;e jaeet" epitaph answers for the
whole Of them. Not so of old-hence
the people had an age of chivalry and
knighthood. Now, If a man were Sill
~ enough to clothe himself in armor
and 20 out into the world with lance
in hand; the very first man be would
essay to prick with the point thereof,
would pull out a three inch barrel pop
gun and bore hole into him. Here
honor, glory, kuighthood and chivalry !
would be "nipped 1.-THE bud"
There has been no improvement by
he moderns on ancient warfare, and
yun.powdcr, has forever put an end
o the romance of war, and the age of
'hivalry. In ancient times a man
night fight the whole fighting season.
nd not get his skin scratched or bro
zen. Then knights were clad in ar
nor, and when they we're knocked
own in battle. they had to lie until
elped up again. In an engagement
etween the French and Italians in
4O5 some Italian knights. who were
verthrown had to lay like huge lob
ters, and could not be killed by any
ncient implements of war, until their
rmor was first broken off of them
go the advantage of this. 1t allowed
1em time to confess their sins, and
ct themselves ready for another and a
perhaps) better world.
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SeC)od1'te8,

lust RECEIVED IS doz. boxes of
q Fresh Sardines S doc. Gallon Jars Pick.
les 6 doz. ! gal. ars. do. 3 doz. of Fr, nch,
do. 4 bbls Mackerel, Fresh Butter, a fine.
lot fresh cheese, and for sale Cheap for
Cash, by. loct.29l A. WILSON & Co.
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WONDERFULLY CoNDEscrND1Na.-
That very liberal exponent of what is
true democracy" 1.-The True Delta" ha,
acolumn outside headed What Of
the Whig's."' In the most cohciKa-
tory and coudescending manner, it
starts out thus:
1T is beyond the possibility ofcavil
demonstrable that in our recent State
election the Wing vote cast in the,
second Congressional district alone.
exceeded in number twenty-five hun
bred. What it amounted to in the three
remaining Congressional districts we
are not in position to pronounce so
positively, but believe in each it was
very considerable. It is due, then, to
truth. and demanded by gratitude,
that the acknowledgement should not
only be fully made by the party which
has beftted by this patriotic and most
honorable self.abenegation on the part
of an enlightened and high-minded
body Of citizens, but that, in the ad.
ministratiou of the affairs of our State,
proper Difference and respect, be paid
to their wishes, views, and ideas in
connection Herewith"
The Wandering Feds" as also the
"Artesians," should forthwith hold
meeting, and award the True Delta
some mark oftheir appreciation. This
should date, kind of magma charter
period, in the political history Of the
Sugar Bowl on the Union.
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Per Michigan.
= BBLS NEW KROUT.
4 B HALF BBLS.
2 BBLS. WHITE BEANS,
DRIED PEACHES,
$50 SACK ASSORTED SHOT,
50 BAGS NEW BEANS,
Is BARRELS CHOICE APPLES,
EXTRA WHISKY.
We have the above at retail and Wholesale.
lNovl3.1 A. MONTAN BRO.

CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.
THE subscribers respectfully cal at!en-
Carriages and Harness, comprising every
variety.
All kinds Of repairing neatly done and
promptly attended to. Plantation Wag--
CONS, Ploughs, &c., Manufactured and Re-
paired.
Our assortment Of Iron 10 also complete
Call and examine. Corner of Church and!
Main streets.
novl0. W.T.. TUNNARD 4 co.
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The V1croRY.-The Democrats OF
Baton Rouge fired a number of guns
on Saturday night, in honor of the
triumph of their ticket at the late
election. It was done in a quiet, gen.
teel sort Of way, that would lead one
to suppose the victory was nothing
more than could be expected from the
people of Louisiana. -Mosday's Ad-
vOcGte.
In very good time. We were about
to ask the cause of the smoke and
the conversation between Nan Page
and Master Slender occurred, to thrust
aside the proper gravity. 1t bears
more directly on the matter in hand,
than anything we have in our head, to
offer on the subject:
Anns. pray you, sir, walk in.
6zeH. had rather walk here, I thank you
bruised my shin the other day with playing at
sword and dagger with master Of fence, three
veneys for . dish Of stewed primes; and, by my
troth, cannot abide the smell Of hot meat since
Why do yonr dogs bark 80! be there bears the
town.
Anrs. think there are, sir; I heard them
talked OF.
Slen. Hove the sport we'll but shall as soon
quarrel at 1t, as any man in England You are
afrsik, II you see the bear loose, are you not?
Anne Az, indeed, sir.
Slen That NEST ard drink to me new: I have
seen Scakerson loose twenty times and have the
ken him by the chain but, warrant you, ia
women have so cried and shriek'd at it, that is
they are very Ill favoured rough things.
It would be well after the victory
referred to in Church street, to have.a
public thanksgiving. The enemy over
whose fall the rejoicings Of victory has
taken place, could we'll afford to join
in a thanks Offering. Things might
be . great deal worse than they are.-
The enemy supposed to be defeated
has only retired from the field for re-
freshment he may return again in
sc, with renewed strength. Let the
victors use the weapons Of reason, and
they will never achieve any victory
over the American Party, worth firing
guns over.
~ The President has not yet, issued o
l.
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Mrs. SwIssHELM ON BABY Shows.
Mrs. Swisshelm, of the Pittsburg
Saturday Visitor, having performed
the "disagreeable duty ofattending
Barnum's Baby Show, at Pittsburg,
calls it livery stupid affair."" and ex-
presses her)opinion Of these exhibitions
thus:
The poor dupes Of mothers are to be
pitied, rather than blamed; some of
them are decent, innocent woman, who
have no definite idea Of the light in
which they place themselves, and most
are too nearly idiotic to be accounta-
bic. But it is not right that human
ity should be degraded thus in these
pesons-nobody expects any respect
for humanity from Barnum. Tie par
ties really to blame for these exbibi-
tons are city authorities who grant
licences. and people of ordinary sense
who 60 to see anything so totally de.
voted of attractions. Ugly stupid wo-
men, and ordinary, vulgarly dressed
children are no great rarity in this
great Republic and anybody who
gives quarter to see lot of them,
deserves pair Of donkey's ears. The
exhibition is taking to the old model
artist shows, and Barnum and Wood
visit city to bring shame on the mo-
theirs Of it by one Of these shows, the
sons Of that city should see them safely
past the suburbs on pair of rails.
For the Comet.
A question for the consideration of
the Baton Rouge Lyceum
Is not ugh in "laugh" a relict Of
barbarism. that modern improvement
would do we'll to exchange for eff" as
in "staff?"
See how many different sounds
ugh has in the following:
Though the tough cough and hic-
cough [hiccup] plough me through
DER life's dark Tough [lock] my course
III still pursue.
M. N. Br1NeroN.
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SELECT SCHOOL,.
For Little Boys and 0GlIs.

For Little Boys and 0xflS.
MRS. LOUCKS, designs opening q school
III of this description, on MoNDAY, the
Goth October. in the building adjoining MI.
J. NJ. Brunot's, on North Boulevsrd.a,
Baton Rouge, Oct, 10, 1855.
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~ The President has not yet, issued q
PROCLAMATION for Thanksgiving.
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ENGLISH CLASSICAL
AND SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL
BATON ROUGE. LA.

L years, as the "FE1LcrASA HIGH SCHOOL," at
Jackson, La, will be re-opened in this City. on
WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH INST. The large and
commodious building formerly the property Of
WIN. H. CRENsHAw, on Government street, hsv
been fitted up, as permanent location for this
school. Novl.
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FRESH Ground Rye -four & Graham do
u for sale BY. no16.l ]. BEAk
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GBoite NIIstelIanp.
A WOLF STORY.
From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce.

Talking of wolf hunts - said Black,
ri can tell you story"
Whereupon Joe turned over toward
the fire, and looked up at Black, but in
so doing struck his foot against Nora's
nose, who sprung suddenly upon him.
thinking twas someIOf JOe's fun, whereat
Joe rolled out into the room and woke
Leo up, who joined the sport, and while
Joe was wrestling with the dogs, Black
continued, in this wise
.sWhen 1 first came 10 the cabin,
there was no clearing within thirty miles,
and the only neighbor had was George
B., who die last year, up by the
cedar hill, ten miles or so away. 1t was
a little lonesome, and yet l liked it for a
year, and L saw George three times du-
ring. that twelvemonth. But the next
six months l never saw a man, and l
used to sil and look at myself in the still
waters over the side of my canoe, and
ike it, for it seemed as if had compa-
ny. But one day in November, was
tired out from being alone, and started
off toward evening TO go up to Georges.
crossed the river just here, and went
along up the edge of the water, swinging
my rifle in my hand, whistling for COM
pany's sake, for it made pleasant cho
in the woods. The night was coolish,
very clear, and their was pleasant
moon. Just as l reached the Rock
brook, close on the side of the pond. l
heard a growl that started me, and stop
ping short, saw a wolf standing with
his paw buried in the carcass Of deer,
while his jaws were full of the flesh. But
he was not eating. Tor he had seen me
and seemed TO be discussing the compar-
tive merits of his meal before him, and
the possible meal which l presented for
him. He wasn't any of your dog wolves,
but grizzly rascal, large as Leo yon-
der, with longer hair and stronger legs.
He snarled once or twi e more, and |
was fool enough to show tight. If had
let hum alone, he would have been con
tent with bis feed FOR they are coward
ly animals. excepi when there are droves
of them, or unless you disturb their cat
ing. L took. short aim at him, ana
shot. He jumped the instant pulled
the trigger. and l missed his breast and
broke his fore paw. Then he yelled and
came at me, and l heard as | thought
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From the New York Eyangalist
a REMEDY FOR MOTHS.

We were examining our wardrobe af
ter summer, and found to our surprise
and grief, many OF our most choicest ar
ticle Of apparel, sadly damaged by the
mo. his In the midst of our trouble, and
the discussion as to the modes of protec-
lion against moths, which had been
handed down by tradition. Aunt Julia
came in.
. "Aunt Julia, how do you Keep your
winterclothing from the moths?" We both
asked eagerly, as that good lady pro-
ceeded to lay aside her handsome shawl
which looked as fresh as ever after seven
years wear.
Il used to suffer from moths as much
as any one. - replied Aunt Julia, taking
her knitting from her little basket, and
sitting down, but l found a receipt in an
old fashioned book which has relieved
me of such solicitude on the subject
1t was many years before l could be per.
susded to try it. In my young days
money was not quite as plenty as now,
but provisions were cheap, and a farm
ers daughter began her married life
better supplied, with linen, blankets, and
bed quilts. that many a jewel-decked
city belle.
As was an only daughter, and was
not married too young, noble pile of
blankets, feather-beds, bed quilts. &c,
became my portion. For many years
after we removed TO the city, l used to
dread my summer work of airing beds,
and packing very fine homemade
blankets, and quilts, stuffed with the
softest down. l tried snuff, tobacco,
camphor, pepper and cedar chips, and
yet as we changed our place of resi-.
dence several times some colony of
moths, old squatters among the beams
Of the garret. or in some unobserved
scrap OF woolen cloth would perfora,e
tiny holes in my choicest possessions"
"Why, aunt Julia. thought you had
a cedar closet"
''Yes, when we moved into our new
house; but by that tine my closet was
too small for my increased wealth, and
ill used this receipt 1 seldom passed
year without seme moth holes but now
I have not seen one in nine years"
"What was it aunt? Have you the
book or can you repeat from memory? ?
It is too late to save these things, but l
will write it down and try it next spring"
So sayin. Anna took out her little re-
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COUNTY OHIO, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER &c. 1855.

| His remarks upon SPiritaaiisBa, as up
on other points, was characterized by III
dicule and misconsuuction, rather than
lruthfulness and reason. He thought ii
strange that nothing could hammer on
nothing. with il hammer of the same
sort, and repeated thousand other little
witiicismS, to the infinite amusement OF
such as knew little or nothing of the PHI
lOsOPhy taught and held by Spiritualists,
but which, with a thorough understand
ing upon those poin.5, not only rendere
them po;ntless, but the speaker absolute
ly ridiculous.
His theory Of memory, was, however,
an exception to the general tenor of his
remarks. The treatment of this point
alone, was worth the entire admission
fee, and feel disposed to give him full
credit for it But his position relative TO
physical phenomena, was particularly
faulty. In fact, he could not account
for them without admitting the basis of
Mesmerism, and he lacked the aid of in
dependent clairvoyance to account for
another class of facts equally authentica-
ted.
I By stealing Psychology, and using it
anonymously, he accounted for involun-
tary mediumship. The rest was patch
ed by ridicule and denial.
/ Iwould remark that inasmuch as there
are several published theories, all pro-
/ Tossing to account for the manifestations,
and each differing materially from the
other, We are left TO choose between them;
and our only guide to the true one, is
this: that theory which covers the great
est number of known fac 5, must, to US,
stand as the true one And having read
no less than three others, the one ad-
vanced by the speaker, being the mar
rOwest and weakest of all, can receive
his only in part, and must, as whole,
account it a false one
Mr.. Miller came into our midst, the
avowed champion of Reason, Religion,
and the Bible. But 1 affirm, and am
prepared tO.demonstrate, to that either he
misunderstands The nature of his own DO
sitiOn, or came as "WoIf in sheep S
clothing" And l challenge either him
or his friends 10 sustain his pretensions
in accordance with his positions, as set
forth in his lectures.
l will even tax the thing in an affirm
ative light, and with his positions demol
ish the Bible, root and branch, and that
beyond the reach of even an apology; so
that if he is not an Iu6del of the worst
stamp, the fault is with his own reaec-
tive powers. and not his stand point.
Warren, Dec '55. NJ. G. T.