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REVOLVING BATTERY FOR WAR

REVOLVING BATTERY FOR War
PuRrosEs.-An eastern exchange pa
per says, we saw yesterday at the Suf-
folk Works an extraordinary improve
ment in artillery, which is called
SHAW " Ahes' Patent Revolving
Battery" the invention of Mr.. Eras,
mus N. Shaw and Emerson Ames.
both citizens of Baltimore. It con.
sists ola brass cylinder, revolving
horizontally and containing any mum.
Der of chambers, with stationary bar
rel. 1t is loaded, primed, fred and
swabbed, all with one simple move.
ment Of a brake, which we saw repeat
ed eight times in one minute. The
barrel and chambers are prevented
from being over.heated by > simple
but effectual arrangement. The me-
chanism for loading printing and swab-
bing, is very simple and ingenious.
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~ Yesterday, our fellow.citizens,
JIG. ALDRrDaE and THOMAS HER.
>SANDEz, returned.from their trip to the
Warm Springs in Arkansas. They
met our esteemed fellow-citizen, DR..
B. F. HARVEY, U. s. A. there, in
good health and spirits, enlivened by
the thought Of a campaign in the
Plains, in the expedition ready to
start from St. Louis, to the west to
check the degradation of the Sioux
Indians Dr.. HARVEY has been &C.
lively engaged in several of the wars
of modern times. The Battle Of New
Orleans; the long war with the Sem
inoles in Florida; the war with Mex
loo. and now goes to the West. The
Doctor, though advanced in a 3. holds
on with remarkable tenacity to the
vigor Of bis youth.
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DIED..

DIED.
On Thursday evening the 14th inst, An1lmA
MnLErrs, consort of D. Repp, Of this city-aged
a years.
For several years past the deceased had suffer.
ed, from an early attack Of nervous affection j..
during which trying time, she manifested, those
virtues ofpatience and forbearance, which rem.
dered her dear to all who knew her. An interest
ing family and large circle Of friends and ~.
mourn their irreperable loss.
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.AsIctlO,s Safe.

WILL be sold on Saturday next, the
W 18th instant, At II O'Clock, 4. n, By L. I.
POWERS Co., on the corner of st. Ferdinand 1
Africa streets, opposite v. Heudes DRY 0oed
Store-ths following effects. viz:
TABLE, CHAIRS, ARMOIRS, BEDsTEAna
BEDDING. A 0lot Of OARPENTERN T00IS ~
every description, in good order.
Belonging to the estate Of the late Lueons Kan.
fer, deceased. Terms ofSale-CASH, on ~ ~.
aus1+ts. L. z. POWERS L Co., AasVf.
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An Unexpected Recept;on.-The
editor Of a Calcutta paper was lately
waited upon in his sanctum by an at
torney. named Barrow, who approach
ed with horsewhip in hand. We are
glad to say that the cruel man of law
got the worst of it. His whip was
wrenched from his hand, and laid on
him like hound, with an accompain-
ment Of lively shower offistcufs and
kicks, of which he now carries the
marks, and we hope will always retain
a wholesome REMEMBRANCE" The
editor says at the close of his interest
ing narrative, "We are also and al
ways open to horse-whipping. shooting
and such frolics, enjoying as we do the
conviction that they are double game
and not single-wicket amusements. as
was demonstrated so fully on our pre-
misses. We have Mr.. Barrow's whip
in our Office for the inspection of the
curious, and the castigation of the inso-
lent and ruffianly, and for evidence
as to its virtues, VIC refer the public to
that person. as he is fully competent
10 speak Gifts merits"
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r. The Election Of Judge Of the
Second District Court for New Orleans
came off on Monday. and resulted in
the choice Of P. 81. MORGAN, Esq, by
. majority of about 1855 votes.
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FRESH SUPPLIES. Biloxi hair

L Bcnnets. do. Love eils, do. Gloves, DO.
do. Ladies Hose, do. M6sion veils; Mourning
Gloves; Black Grape Grape Wells, do Psrasols,
Grape and Lace Bonnsts, Chemisetts aud sleeves.
Embroidries Of all kinds, Thread Csmbric Lace
Fresh Ribbons, Black Craps and half Mourning
Collars. Just Received and for sale cheap by
aug. 10th MRS. O. HUESTON.
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10 At the Lowmoor Iron Works
in England, they are casting shells Of
Of = ton weight, for service before
Ssbastopol.
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i CoAAWASeOseI.
The Ninth 0eee1oa o(the Dal1annoeo -,
4 1ben.
| Ed. 1r:-The Advocate haa
proved 70 be . master workman
in its destruction Of the 9th Section
of the platform of the American par.
ty. After . laborious analysis, aided
by the best lights, foreign influence
could afford. it has been discovered
that the 9th section of the American
party's platform contains . huge
mare's-nest. }.-.t.,5. f.-
Perhaps the Advocate would sue.
coed better by undertaking to disect
and analise the 9th section of the
Baltimore platform, on which it stands.
We should be glad to learn from the
Advocate, what were" The liberal
principles embodied by Jefferson in
the Declaration Of Independence
which is the postulate of the 9th sec.
ton.
In 1851, it was expressly charged,
and demonstrated. that the liberal
principles embodied by Jefferson re.
ferred distinctly to the abolition of
slavery. That being Jeffersod's most
most liberal principles embodied in
the Declaration of Independence" The
principle mostly cherished by him, as
the idol Of his heart and the last to
engross his attention, in his last days.
The charge thus made, and sustained,
has never been denied, nor attempt
made to refute, either by showing
affiramtively jwhat were " Tho liberal
principles embodied by Jefferson in
the Declaration of Independence" or
by argument or otherwise, that aboli-
ton of slavery was not intended.
1t is again charged that The liber.
al principles embodied by Jefferson
in the Declaration of Independence
refer directly to the abolition Of sla-
very, and was so designed and inten-
ded by the author of the ninth sec.
ton. Fearing the Advocate has for
gotten the ninth section of the Balti-
more platform. it is here appended.
BALTIMORE PLATFORM 1s48.
Sec. 8. That the liberal princi-
oles embodied by Jefferson in the
Declaration of independence and sane
Toned in the Constitution, which
makes ours, the land of liberty and
N asylum of the oppressed of every
nation, have ever beer cardinal prin-
'iples, in the democratic faith. and
very attempt to abridge the privilege /
f becoming citizens and the owner Of
oil among us, ought to be resisted {
nth the same spirit which swept the {
lien and sedition laws from our sta
ue books,
QUESTION, What were the liberal
principles embodied by Jefferson in
be Declaration of Independence, mot
ow found therein) and sanctioned
0 the Constitution" Though not ex. I
ressed which have ever been cardin-
principles in the democratic faith, t
ever lost sight of? g
The circulation of the Philadelphia b
'edger, according to statement pub.
shed in that paper, averages for the
'onth ofJuly sixty thousand three (
undred and seventy-three copies, n
ally. This is probably the largest =
lition by at least ten thousand per
~ Of any daily newspaper in the [
orld. Three thousand, one hundred b.
I'd forty-four and half realms of pa q
'r per month cost some thing in the :
'urse Of year.
New DOMESTIC LocoMor1vE.-Gro- 4
r: "How did you like that old a
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Equality to .a1l, ID
At THE ONE PRICE CLOTHING STORE
Of W. ID. PHILLIPS.

LAFAYETTE 6IAEB1.
lie deals upon the above ~motto'' his
Ill Stock il the most varied and best in
the placa the extreme low prices now
marked enall the goods makes it an object
for all who are wanting Clothing to give.
him . call before purchasing elawhere.
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Il -, -, Taw, F~n, ~.
We are prescribed because forsooth
We viii not suf59 our wives ane
daughters. 10 be- jccked xp with {
priest IN Coetsss;onal.-Qsst of Fri
day.
| What horrible fansies the eryatit
editor Of the Comet must have fitting
before his vision: He must have late.
ly been reading Maria Monk, or some
other hypocritical and fanatical au.
thor Of fictitious revelations on the
subject Of converts, &c. In charity
We hope the Comet does not insinuate
that q large number of the most re.
spectacle ladies Of Louisiana, who
take delight in attending to the ordi-
nances of the religion Of their fathers,
confessional included" are forced to
do 60, or that they are either to be
denounced or "proscribed" as unwor.
thy for so doing. Such an inference
would be decidedly out of place. land
yet what are we to make out Of the
inuendo conveyed in the above sen.
tence
Would it not be we'll, Mr.. Comet,
to leave the religion of your fellow
citizens alone, and not parade the re-
ligious habits of their wives and
daughters as a subject of censorious
comment in newspaper? 1t is diff.
cult for the most clear sighted to treat
rightly and understandiugly any ques-
.tion of religion; and when you IN
dertake the task with nothing but the
light Of a dark lantern as your guide,
you need not wonder if rational peo-
pie should be divided in opinion as to
whether you would first reach the
State House or . certain hospitable |
edi6ce at Observation-Disclosures of
Wednesday.
Now, whilst the humor is upon us,
We feel very much like forgetting for
q moment the editorial courtesy, which
has ever characterized the Comet, to
let it speak in reference to the above,
in the same vein of malicious dis.
courtesy that the Advocate writer of
ate INDUCES in, upon Us. We will
lot stop to enquire sohy it is that 50
much poisonous ranoor-so much gall
md NORWOOD, flows in the inR of the
writer Of late; for the
community will readily understand
be why and the wherefore. Suffice
0 say; the editor of this paper is the
anne to-day that he was months ago, .
'hen he happened by chance to be
laced before the citizens of East b.
On Rouge in,another connection, and
ence per force has called down the
engence of the Parish barrel organ :
q his head. He has not had to shift
is opinions to catch the popular wind
urrents; and does not acknowledge
10 censorship of the Advocate news e
aper to set in judgment on his &C. "
questions, and take e
for granted if not answered, that 6
10 Advocates answers for him, reflect g
IS opinions. This is alike unreason- v
de, and shows the lack of that in. y
which should character k
Q candor and fairness; to say moth n
6 Of conventional courtesy. Our a
ligious and political opinions are r. i,
zen inspection. We are neither afraid "
ashamed Of them f; and as they are al
some extent INDUCED by other per- cf
MS, we must beg the Advocate to de- a
It calling us moon-struck and insane m
anyother vein than that of plea in
ntry. Gu
Without being so often told of it, le
are aware of the fact that there is a.
lospitable establishment at jackson. IN
hen our attention is called to the
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-08-16

A Real Veteran.-An old soldier of
France, born in 1850 has just been
admitted to the 1nvalides, Paris.
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The CouNrRY.-For the past three

The CouNrRY.-For the past tire.
or four days, there has been kind
Of exodus from town to country. AL
manner Of vehicles, have been run
ming hither and tbhher-there has
been q shower of trunks, boxes
brown paper parcels, and other para.
phanalia for country comfort. Emp.
ty demijohns, jugs and junk bottles
have been taken out-and flsh-baskets,
poles. guns and other necessary &C.
GOVERNMENTS for sport. Many of the
goggled eyed perch, who revel in the
stream, and lord it over smaller fry.
little think at this very moment, hooks
are being bated, corks, lines and poles
adjusted, to decoy them into biting
at bate, to send them ignominiously
to the frying pan, as many have
done. who have gone this way before
them.
Fine sport is that-fshing partic-
ularly where one has to "bob" all
day for q bite, to catch a minnow.-
But
"Lives there man with soul so dead,
That never to himself hath said,
iii get line, q hook and lead
And 60 a-dshing!'
There is none such in the commun.
ity. 1t is a matter Of regret, that
the world cannot have its hours of re-
Taxation that the everlasting hum
drum of tearing to pieces and build
ing again, must be kept up, in order
that mans feverish wants may be
supplied. If the merchant could |
close bis store. the mechanic his shop +
The lawyer have a few days grace,
before going to judgement; and the
people resolve with one accord to keep
we'll, in order to allow relaxation to
he physician; how delightful it
would be to use up midsummer with
pleasure. But suppose, that the press
that powerful engine which ever
'eeps a full head Of steam up in the
community, were to stop a day s; what
Vould be the result? Disaster-in-
alulable disaster, not less than the
olapsing Of a f1ue. The conjunction
t the sun, moon and seven stars,
ould not be less fatal to mankind, ,
IAN such a calamity. /:
Chaos would come again. 4
Buff principles would then turn blue.
And all the barrel organs loose their clue:
What would noisy politicians do, :
one number of the orthodox organ, I
lied to appear? We dare not con- i
'mplate q calamity so dire. +
An 7Ioor,1.oSol D.....S.. m / q
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TlHE UNDERMINED cole aeont mr.
i this invaluable Spring, has them %
hand and for sale ct price which is MOTH
ing compared with their utility. Samplss
can be seen at my store, on the gate Of.
Joshua Beal, and the Harssy House Door.
They are simple and would not b. insult
able for the neatest parlor doors in this
city, apply at. aug111 D. C. MOUNTAINS.
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\. Bazins Perfanery.
A FRESH supply Of x. Basins I'M
"a riysled PERyuhIRY and 1ANCY ARTl-
COLOGNE WATER; at
EXTRAOT0 for HANDKVHCHEIv0:
.... OX.MARROW POMMAD4:
PH1LOCOME do. 'Fas
FANCY SOAPS; WASH BALLS; rs
SHAVING BRUSHES; HAN Do,
TOOTH Brushes; Waters Tooth 6osp, a.
For sale at the Third Street DRUG STORE.
july26-y. J. L. WALLET, Druggist
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ALAS! WHERE Is THE Baltimore
Platoon? We have an interesting
article in to-days, paper, on the
Ninth Section /" Of that instrument
70 which We invite especial attention.
Although the platform has long since
been taken down and different sec
tions thereof divided against them
selves, yet the principles are the same
immutable principles now, that they
were in 1S48. HMr. Jefferson did
intend 10 convey the idea in the De-
olaration," that all men are literally
Free and equal, politically" and if
he good Democrats who built the
the Baltimore platform, adopted his
Liberal principles" then by q very
correct proeesof rat-i-oc-ination, the
party proclaimed to the world a doc.
trine, which does not look well, on
this side Of Mason's line. In short
they adopted the abolition sentiment.
Now M, We believe, holds to the opin-
ion that all men are born free and
squal-that there is as much differ
snce between men, as there is between
other animals. The weak are prayed |
spon BY the strong, and devoswd
b. them. The most beautiful order |
Of government, under which fishes
live in the SEA, is carried out in animal
creation. On land-the large devour
the small. and feel no compunction. Of
conscience at it,
All men are not therefore created
free and equal; some are strong in
body and weak in soul !; and the other
way. Some men are round and fat
others are short and gaunt; some
have strong nerves; others have not.
There are round heads and fat heads;
he Roman and the pug nosed. In
The matter Of akin there is also = vide
there is white and black
brown and blue; snuff, cane, and corn
'olored; all having peculiarities, we'll
defined. To say that they are all
'qual. is to say what is not so. There
ore. ~ before said, all men are not !
treated free and equal; and therefore .
're We half inclined to believe with {
M" that tho Baltimore platform i
'uilders Of '48 got bad plank into i
hat wind instrument; and it be- &
looves the organs of the party to Q
rove that it was not darling idea of 0
dr. Jeferson's to strike at all manner T.
t slavery in the Declaration" 8
| q
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0anto0'D lI0ndoM Guns,
IRON 500 to 5000, made to on1er:
J. Guns made to any length or ihshi56 Il
Fine wire Twist: ..,
Laminated Steel ditto.
Fine Damascus
Silver Steel 49, t
Fine Chain tr,Fg2 -
Horse nails or stub 1851. I'll
The Real Stub
Orders left ct D. C. MoxrAn's, Church
street, will meet with prompt attsntion.
AxtAuz's SELF Sealing Cas-. I
THE undersigred sole agent for Batoo
i Rouge and vicinity, will shortly 70.
ceive few samples Of these invaluable
Fruit and Vegetable preaervers, and by the
first Of September, will beprepared to sup
ply any quantity. Those wishing them,
will please leave their orders at my store.
and when received, they will be forward
ed to them; all orders must BE- accom-
panied with the CASH 4.
D. C. MONTAN,
aug. 8. Church street.
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sse.fsese an1 D. Ifs College,
TN ANIMAL C0nr1GENoElREMT.
1 end distributions Of eemiums, at St.
Peter Z PauPS Collegs viii take place on
the 10th inst. at u q clock ,. \. The
parents Of the students and the friends Of
the Institution ere respectfully invited.
An address ca " Education !" Will b.
delivered BY Rev. T. ADAxs. -,
J. B. J. DscnAxDExoif. al.
aug 10 lt.w2t-d
OSum - m DAaoa Roues AsD Chm4os
RLAn1 HoAD ConPAny,
.>.-- 1n!eN 1osost Jisss 11tN 1855.
N holders Of Tie Datea tsugs and Clinton Plank
Road Company, that IN insealuent OF ten (l0l
Per cent, (or y 30 PEI sharet q he Csn1th
on or before the 18th and lsth dsvs Of Aurue
next QS56) By order Of the Bosvd,
(Juns 10. Q. ". PoPns asssstasw
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A Negro Man fer sale.
A VALUABLE negro man for sale.
n Said negro isa good plantation carpenter.
he also lays brick very wen, and very handy sf
any kind Of work. For further particulars, apply
st the Sheriff . ONCE. july50.M.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-08-16

New DOMESTIC LocoMor1vE.-Gro-
Ger "How did you like that old
cheese ! sent you home last nigh: Mr..
Brown ?"
Mr.. Brown: Old I believe you
old enough to 60 alone. Got half way
round the corner this morning. before
[ could stop it. Called to see if you
had three more of the same sort, want
them for wheels, and intend to dis
pense with my poney in future. III
am called upon to state the market, I
shall quote cheese as decidedly active.
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ConfOTt : ECOnOmY, ?
lust RECElvR.-An assortmsnt Of
y Ice Closets 4 Coolers, to whiSk The
stteution Of purelseN u invited - Tie
Wan Roomsof J. lIPER. & co.
Jue 81 1856. ~. r
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Wanted.

4 NEGRO woman, who is q first
IA rate Washer and Ironer, can nnd perma.
nent situation, at liberal wages, on application
to (july2S-y] W. 8. PIKE.
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Orders left Of D. C. MoxrAn's, Church
street, will meet with prompt attention.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-06-09
The Finger Ring.

The idea Of wearing rings on the fourth en-
ger of the left hand, because of supposed
artery there which went to the heart, was car
ried so far that, according to Devinus Lemnius,
this finger was called Medcus; and the old
physicians would stir up their medicaments
and potions with it, because no venom could
stick upon the very utmost part of it but it
would offend man and communicate itselfto
the heart..... 1t is said by Swinburn and
others, that therefore it became the wedding
finger The priesthood kept up this idea by
still keeping it as the wedding.fnger; but it
was got at through the use of the Trinity, for
in the ancient ritual Of English marriages the
ring was placed by the husband on the top of
thump of the left hand, with the words, 'ln the
name Of the Father he then removed it to the
fore-6nger. saying, In the name of the Son:
then to the middle finger, adding, And Of the
Holy Ghost finally, he left it, as ow, on the
fourth finger, with the closing word Amen.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-06-09

u"Now, girls," said Mrs. Parington, the
other day, to her nieces, @you must get hus-
bands as soon as possible or they'll be murder
ed" "Why so, aunt!" "Why, l see by the
papers that we've got almost fifteen thousand
post Offices, and nearly all on 'em dispatches
mail every day-the Lord have mercy on US
poor widows" and the old lady stepped quick
y to.the looking glass to put on her new cap
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Beauty Of the Dead.

The celebrated painter, c. r. Leslie, r. N
| in one Of his lectures, volume of which ha
recently been published, relates the following
singular facts:
KNEW man ofthe highest order of mind
man of fine feelings but of great simplicity
and far above all affectation, who, standing be-
fore the corpse of his wife, said ut gives
me very pleasurable sensations" and yet be
truly loved her. The lines to ''The Giour,'
in which the present aspect of Greece is COM
pared to beautiful corpse, are familiar to
every reader. Lord Byron, in note to the
passage. remarks that this peculiar beauty re.
mains but few hours after death. But Ihave
been told, by those who are in habit of max
ing casts, on the second day the expression is
generally improved, and even on the third day
it is often still finer have in several instances
been asked to make drawings of the dead; and
though in every case have entered the room
where the body lay, somewhat reluctantly, yet
have invariably felt reluctant to quit it. At
Kreutzberg, near Bonn, there il church, un-
der the pavements of which lie, in one vault,
the bodies Of twenty-five monks in open collins.
The dryness of the air has preserved them from
decay, though the last buried had lain there
more than century. <~a&
visited this church with party of ladies',
who at first hesitated to descend into the abode
OF the dead. We all went down, however, each
carrying a lighed taper, and such was the
fascination of this singular scene that we lin.
gered in it for some time The air was per-
fectly pure and we seemed in another world,
with its own eternal interests effacing for the
time all other interests. 1t tseems to US misake
that death should be represented by poets or
painters as hideous phantom. We could not
contemplate these withered face of old men,.
for they seemed all old-and think of death
otherwise than as gentle friend Their at.
titudes were varied, and all had kind Of grace,
which, though we knew it to be arranged by
their friends, seemed perfectly natural One,
the gardener, had chaplet of withered leaves
around his head. Ali were clothed in the dress
of their order and their clothes, as well as their
bodies, though the last were dried to mummes,
appeared to be Titled decayed. The cast, very
imperfectly taken, by Dr.. Antomarchi, from
the face of Napoleon, is more handsome than
any bust or portrait and, indeed, has the look
of a much younger man than he appears in the
latest portraits. This is easily accounted for.
Illness had reduced the superabundant flesh
mess of the lower part Of his face, and brought
it back to the condition of an early period; and
death, by leaving the mouth slightly open, had
destroyed that selfish determination which the
thin compressed lips give to every portrait of
Napoleon. The profile of the cast is the most
perfectly beautiful profile Of man ever saw"