The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-05
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the following account ola marvellous
discovery in an Irish paper, the edi.s
tor Of which remarks that Il will not
probably be doubted by anybody who
has sufficient ersdulity to believe it;
We have been informed. but what
exact amount Of credibilitv ws should
give to the statement we are not pre-.
pared to say, that in the progress Of
tho formation Of tho Foynes Railway,
some, laborers discovered. at email
distance beneath the surface Of the
earth, within about two miles Of As
keaton q gignaatic skeleton eleven feet
in length. Beside the remains was
found q vessel. will, an inscription on
It, indicating that something would
DO found by digging deeper. Follow.
ing this intimation. they uncovered
another vessel, something resembling
a bottle 10 shnpe, inscribed with a L.
geud which directed that three drops
OF the contents should be poured into
the mouth Of the skeleton, whereupon
its .wner would come to life again. Al
though much doubling tLey followed
the instructions; but on letting the
second drop into the mouth, tie skele-
ton began to stir. upon which the men
became 80 frightened that they took to
flight. expecting, ss they ran. to be
pursued by the half resascitated giant.
The report Of this strange story caused
such sensation in the neighborhcod
that tho police had to close up the
grave, and thus the old Fenian giant
has been once more consigned TO his
long slumber Of many ages.
Cart. JouN s. NrcmoLAs.-This
officer, who had command of the U. s.
steamer Michigan, on the Lakes. has
been retired on furlough pay. lie is
exceedingly popular on the Lakes. and
his case seems to excite much feeling.
A letter dated Erie, September 2ls:,
says a meeting ofthe merchants, there
has already been held, and others will
DO held ut Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit
and Chicago. The letter further says
Capt. Nicholas bid ndieu to bis ship
this morning The crew and other
officers we're called aft, and his detach-
ment from the ship. with the order for
for his furlough, read. Capt. Nicho-
las then addressed them a. follows.
m, lads-You perceive that after
nearly forty years services it has been
decided that | am incompetent to com
mand this ship-the the fifth | have
commanded. ] believe your feelings
towards me are kindly, and it so wish
you to show them by your obedience
activity and general good conduct un-
der my successor, and prove that am
still competent to leave behind me a
ship in good order. and well discip.
lined crew. My lads, farewell"
A fellow lost his life in very fool.
ish manner, on the Hudson River Rail
road, few days ago. Three men
we're on the track, and tho express
train was coming behind them. A
wager was made that ono couldn't run
certain distance without being over
taken by the train. The run began,
but the locomotive won, and the bet
tor was killed.-Times.
A foolish act, truly. But the fel.
low who committed it. is no longer "a
fool" Here's another grave question
tor metaphysicians.
Bounty LAND CLAIMs.-There have
been two hundred and fifteen thousand
eight hundred claims filed for bounty
lands urdcr act of March Sd, '55. OF