The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-29


fir / to reatli our city The Cleveland
aud Chattanooga toad bas Leen str
veye,l. aud has been partly put under
eonIraet. Another has been located,
10 oonneet Chattanooga with Wills
Valley, and il is the iuientlon Of the
company ~ cutntnbhta work The Ell
suing fall When tItesa ronls are
completed Chattanooga will vie IN i'm
roliauoe with bhyotLer city in Tho
South You must have learnt ere
tn Of Tho decision Of several inipor.
tant ddmhge shits, pending IN the Su-
pfsme Court of Geofpih, hgainst their
road, for detai',ing frplnco dc. be
tonl reasonable time. Several
Of our merchants have recovered large
stms they amounting to about $780,
900. IT. is rumoreJ That The road
refuses to pay, and will hhve IL levied
ufoll or 81 much thereof ns lies In the
State Of I'ennesse The State Of Geor.
gia preferflng 10 run only to the line.
Our city was witness to qSe i'm
posing public demonstration on our
.ast anniversary If At>,eiichn lndppaii-
'pnee, thai If laying tho corner
stone for a Female Academy, under
ths eontrol Of The Assopis Order Of
this city ] have not Seen The plan Of
The building and a'n unatls 10 spfhl
of its dsinahsiutIs, bnt | an, Satisfied
it will prove M he,or aud orhanenh
'oour city when completed. Tho Mas
onie Order, | 90 +. Sons ofTemper-
Once. Lookout Eifl'e Co,bpauy, aud
different Sunday schools. with largo
number Of citizens and strangers were
present to add interest to The oeeasion
There is located in our city three
Banks one u Branch Of tbs Union
Bank. mid another Branch Of the
Bank If East Tennessee, and n third,
tho Bauk Of Chattanooga They are
managed by gentlemen Of ability, and
character, aud are every way worthy
tho confidence Of the public.
On the second Of August. tile frse,,
men Of Tennesee shall be- called upon
to ebouse u Governor for the term of
two years. There two candidates Mt
present before lie people for that dis.
singnisbed citife, the Hon. Andrew
johnson and Hon. NJ. T.. Gentry. the
former ihe nominee Of The Demoetat.
ie and The latter Of The Know Nothing
Convention. They aro both able and
distinguished otators, each having
served there country in the balls Of
The State aud National councils md
although it il not the province Of your
correspondent to know which, will be
the fortunate ast'irunt. yet think the
chances are for johnson, in either case
the chair Of State will be filed with
dignity and grace There is rumor
to The effect that The Know Nothings
have majority in this city, while
they have already haa the credit Of
electing their Mayor and Aldermen.
on former election. | think that /
can assert without The fear Of contradic-
ton, That snel, reports are without
foundation. The candidates for rUon-
gress, are at present occupied in ean-
vussipg the District The Hon.
Josiah NJ Anderson being the Whig,
and Hon Sam.-A Smith, at present
member from this District is the
Democratic and anLi.kpow Nothing
candidate. They are both popular
and talented gentlemen. and viii run
stropg race. Col. Anderson having
once served in Congress, during Tay-
lor's administration, was next defcatcd {
by the Hon VIM. NJ. Cbn'chwell by
! | votes. From all appearances Col.
Anderson seems to be the lavorlte,
and your humble servant thinks le
will undoubtedly be elected. s
| hope ! have not indulgcd the vain
hope of seeing your name float at the
mast bead Of fevery Patriotic, Union
loving press in the country, ~ the
most suitable man for the Presidency,
at the ensurng election. saould you
prove victorious, you will please consi-
der my claim i'll preference to all the
world and The rest Of man kind. "
BoNAPARTE.
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~. The Illinois Central Railroad