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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-16

GIVE THEM MORE TINE -" The Jer-
ONE Clock Manufacturing Company,
whose principal works are at New
Haven, with branch at East Bridge
port, have been compelled to ask an
exten sion, and, we understand are in
fair way to obtain it. The indebted
ness is said to be some 100000
Their assets are also large. and with
reasonable indulgence on the part of
their creditors in regard to time, they
are confident Of their ability to meet
all engagements. This is the largest
clock manufacturing establishments in
the world"
A company that has furnished the
world SO much good time, at small
cost; certainly-in christian charity
are entitled to some. Therefore in-
diligence on the part of their creditors
in point Of time should be granted
If they do not give it, they certainly
ought to; else, how can they confront
the Jerome Clock Company, in Etern.
itys
CHIEF OF Police, New YORK.
On the Sd inst, the New York Board
Of Alderman adopted preamble and
resolution declaring the Office Of Chief
Of Police vacant on the ground that the
incumbent, Mr.. Matsell, was an alien,
and therefore lacked a necessary quail
fcation to hold Office. The matser
has been pending long time, and
has given rise to much angery discus
sion and bad feeling.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-16

re- The Hon. Edward Everett, is
said to oe one of the editors. Of the
North American Review.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-16

o. A telegraphic despatch from
vicksburg, says: that the steamer
Unicorn, was burned on the morning
9. the 18th inst, near that city. No
lives were lost.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

MUsIcAL.-Miss adelaide Phillips arriv-
ed at New York from London, On Sunday.
Maurice Strakosch, Parodi, Patti Stra.
kosch, and Signor Leonard are giving sue
cessiul concerts at Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and Washington they contemplate an ear
ly visit to Boston. The New York Musi.
cal Academy will open Oct lst, for sea-
son Of forty performances, during which the
"Hugucnots," "Proplcte," "PEtoile du
Nord," aud otheI novelties will be produc-
ed Lagrange, Hensler, Brignoli, Morelli,
and Amodio have been re.engaged, and the
celebrated soprano CASTELAR, Sgnorina
Adm, young contralto; Salvana, tie
nor, AMI C.aspani, basso all new artists,
have been selected for the season. I
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

john CooKsoS, teamster and laborer, In
Vermont, some two years since, became
conscious while drinking at brook in a
moving field, that he had swallowed some
thing which he ought not. lie was troub-
led with some unwonted aillncnt in the
stomach, which has been increasing till this
season, when. from that cause a. is now
believed, he has been repeatedly visited by
sey re convulsive lits, which sometimes
rendered him senseless for three hours.
Last Saturday evening, after supper, he felt
crawling sensation in his stomach, and
being seized with nausea went to the door
and threw up, with the freshly taken food
in his stomach, live red evit three and a
hall inches in length 1t may be seen
still alive at the store Of Collins g. Pierce,
in this village. Eight years since aperson
in Plymouth swallowed an cvit by drinking
at a spring, when very thirsty, and found
great dtbculty IN getting rid Of it. lie
could distinctly feel il move in his stomach
and many emetcs were taken without re ief
till final resort to liquor, Of which he
drank till he had thoroughly intoxicated
himself a- well az the eyit. when il was
thrown up and the man recovered. Brat
ieboro' Republican.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

THG MIss1sG $5O,OO0.-The American
Express Company have received in'orma-
ion from their agents at Buffalo, Chicago
Detroit and Dubuque, that h' packages re
cicved here on Friday passed safely through
their hands. The Deputy U. s. Trcasu-
rer, Mr.. Cisco, says the bogus boxes re-
cicved BY him are precisely similar to the
genuns boxes which he has heretofore re-
cieved from Dubuque, and must have been
made by the same maker. The affair 80
far j. mystery, but probably through the
carpenter that made the boxes, or the m,r-
chant who sold the bullets and lead, some
clue will be Obtained to the parties to this
fraud.-N. Y. Tribune
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

A TEXAN GODDESS rIAHA.- Within
few miles of the city of Austin, there
lives lady whose accomplishments tor the
ball or drawing-room, if cquaIled, are not
surpa sed by any in tho State. This lady
has, in the last eight months, killed three
bears, two of enormous size, several deer,
and considerable small game. She haa
moreover, in her possession, beautitul
and powerful stallion Of The Mustang breed,
which she caught W tn The "lasso' on the
prairies and "brokc in" herself. She vii
follow The mountain or "mule cared" rab-
bits over places which have caused the
heart Of many an old hunter to quail
She has frequently been known, when fol.
lowing a wounded deer, to plunge into the
river with her horse and coainue the pur
suit
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

Tho Washing ton Union of Saturday, re-
lying TO tho lntcIigencer's assertion thar
Mr.. Perry had settled all our difficulties
with Spain after Mr.. Soule's departure,
says :
We regret that truth compes us to add
that the State department contain, no evil
dcnce whatever of any such diplomatic sue
cess on the part of MIR. Perry. OF the
long list of cases which Mr.. Soule was
instructed to press upon the Spanish gov
ernmcat, only one has been settled, and
that one---thc Black Warrior-was not in
any just sense settled by Mr.. Perry. All
the other case, remain unsdju as lar -
tho State Department has Information.
What is MIR. Dodge doing? Three di'
plomats and nothing done
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

The Washington correspondent of the
st. Louis Republican furnishes that paper
W tn the following bit of gossip Mr. Blu.
chanans contemplated route on his return
to The United States, has been clearly de-
fined, but his purposes have been matter
OF conjecture. lie lands at New Orleans
and proceeds up the Mississippi to Mem
phi; ; thence to Nashville thence by no
particular route to his home in Pennsylva-
nla-l came near saying TO his "bacholor"
home, but this would anticipate. The
New York Herald, generally so correct in
It's statements, foresecs an elecloncering
movement for the Presidential nomination
in 1856, but this is all mistake. have
it from one who knows-from the lips OF a
fair confdanie of the distinguished stases-
man-that matrmony, and Tat President
making, is the object Of his mission through
tn interior towns. The accomplished and
estimable widow Of the late cx-Prcsident,
James X. Polk, is the idol at whose shrine
his ba chclor's affections are offered up,
and it is to. bring to bear upon her heart the
power of his great diplomatic talents that
old Back makes his "tour OF the States,"
where, in the language OF the Union, he is
sure OF "a greeting warm and generous"
Success to all old bachelors when engaged,
N such praise worthy enterprises. .s-e.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
Th, Journal OF Commerce contains .

The Journal OF Commerce contains .
letter from the Mayor of Norfolk, written
on the 18th, from which the following IS an
extract -
ave have no papers published among
us. Both editors of the Beacon, Cunning
ham and Gate, wood, dead. All hands Of
the Herald and Argus Offices, also News
and Courier, down sick. Several OF our
valuable p.pIc have lately died. VIII
ID. Denlany, Esq, our late worthy and es.
timable Mayor, breathed his last this morn.
inc. Between now and frost, space ot
60 days at least, unless kind Providence
should inlerpose and arrest the disease, |
fear that the greater part of the remaining
population, some 5000, will be swept oil.
Norfolk is the most complete wreck you
ever saw, or could Imagine 1000 or 25OO
Of the population have been swept oil and
whilst the obscene and prHfigatc that filled
our lanes and alleys, have been removed
like Autumn leaves, the very stamina and
bone of our society, the mechanics, mer-
chants, physicians. lawyers, ministers, are
all gone. And still they fall"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

81 The CoURT OF CLATMs.-This tribunal
rc-assembles in this city early in October, it
will be remembered. Already quite num-
'ber of distinguished members of The legal
profession from distance, who propose to
practice before it, have arrived among us,
aud are busy in preparing 10 argue their
respective eases. 1t is now evident that
the establishment Of this court is destined
To bring to Washington great increase of
legal tslent, ability, and fame, though the
length OF time il is destined to exist will be
problemelical, at least until the end OF the
next Congress as there is no telling as
yet whether the power that brough. it into
being may not take it into its head to make
it's life a very short one Washington
Star
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

FALL OF a BRIDGE'-We learn from the
Albany Knick'rbocker of Monday, tina, on
Sunday noon Os large number of persons
in that city assembled on State street
bridge, near the scene Of a fire, section
Of the bridge broke down and ptecipitatod
about one hundred in the Basin -
The fall produced the greatest possible
excitement throughout the city, and for a
time it was supposed that we would be CAL
led upon 70 mourn great destruction Of
life Notwithstanding one handred went
down with the bridge, we have every rea-
son for believing that not a single life was
lost. How this could be, under the cir.
cumstanccs, is a matter to be wondered at
1t seems impossible that such an accident
could have happened without being attend
cd with an immense loss Of life. Among
the persons rescued from the water was
young woman with q child in her arms.
They were both rescued without scratch.
a boy escaped drowning by clinging to the
skirts OF gentlemln's coat. They were
both drawn from the water together. Th,
little fellow had made death grip, and
even clung to the coat after he was landed
on a boat The accident of yesterday was
very similar to the one which occurred in
1910, although not attended with any of -
melancholy results"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
BALTIMORE, Sept. 27th,

At Norfolk the disease continues to abate,
and business has been partially resumed.
On Tue-day there were sixteen deaths and
eight new cases. On Wednesday, up to
noon, the number of deaths was six. Dr..
ObcrmuIler, Of Augusta, is dead E; the Rev.
DIR. Jackson, of the Episcopal Church, is i'll
and Mrs Jackson convalescent
AT Portsmouth on Tuesday there were
five deaths, and on Wednesday nine,
principally children. There have been but
few new cases for several days past
Dr. Rizer, of Philadelphia, is recovering.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

The PHILIPPINE IsLAsDs.---A letter from
the Consul of the United States at Manil-
Ia, Philippine Islands, dated the 9th .cf
My, says:
81 have the honor to inform you thot, MI.
der date ol the 3lst of April last, the Gov
ornment OF these islands decided TO open
to foreign commerce three new ports, to
BE governed by the same rules and regu-
.atops that are at present in force in this.
The ports at Sual, in the Province Of Pan
gasinan, Ilo lilo, in the island of Viscayas,
and Hamboango, in the Province Of Minda-
no, and tho act took effect OH the first o.
May"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

STUDENTS OF DARTMOUTH CoLLEGE.-A
disturbance has taken place among the stu
dents OF Dartmouth College. Several So
,pAcmores, not having the fear of the con
sequences before their eyes, painted the
seas of the freshnens recitation ROOM
The freshmen retaiatcd by greasng the
ses of the suphs. ! he last now broke
into frcshman's room and shaved off his
hair close to his head. They regarded him
US u leader in the grease movement, but he
was.not. OF course, the mischievous So
phomores were called up before the college
authorities, and at the latest account TWEEN
ty OF them were likely to be expelled. -
Such scenes were formerly common at
Dartmouth and other colleges, but for a
number OF years hey have been rare.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

THl INDICTED ALDERMEN mem
b,rs Of the Beard Of Aldermen have been
arrested and held to bail IN accordance with
the resent action Of the Grand Jury, as re-
! ported IN our columns yesterday morning,
! The charges are Of Il very grave nature,
though such is our familiarity with ACCUSE.
lions of oiliciai corruption against members
! of the City Government, that they may
seem to the public rather matters OF course
| than solemn imputations OF heinous crime.
But in any event we regard the indictment
Of those men as wholesome occurrance
and we trust that the magistrates whose
duty it is to prosecute and Judge them, will
omit nothing that is necessary to insure the
execution OF complete justice in the premi'
ses. /, would be an excellent thing il
few of the leeches who have gorged them
selves at the Treasury of this unlucky and
most plundcred town could be made TO sui
fer roundly for their misdcmeanor. That
the indicted Aldermen belong to that class
Of robbers we shall not now affirm, since
we do not desire in the slightest respect to
prejudice the course OF exact justice; but
it must be said that appearances and pro-
liabilities are very much against them.
1t is also good thing that official crimi-
mails should be held to account for their Of
fences at the ordinary bar Of the law,
making them lecl that their viliaines may
be reached by other means than the tedious
and difficult process Of impeachment. The
public are under great oi Ii cations to the
District Attorney for taking up the affair in
this manner. The precedent is good one
and we hope it may inspire saluiay er-
ror.
Very naturally the indictment and arrest
of these distinguished pcrsonagos was the
topic of discussion at last evenings meet
ing of The Board Of Aldermen. The May
or sent in message on the subject, and
the accused parties protested their innocence
with edifying earHestness.-N \. Tri-
Lunc, 25th.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
IsocULATIoN FOR YELLOW FEvER.-The
New Orleans Delta Of the lIlh instant

ISocULATIos FOR YELLOW FEvER.-The
New Orleans Delta of the l4lh instant
says:
ave had the pleasure OF meeting yester-
day distinguished physician, DR.. Scott,
who has won a splendid reputation during
a long residence in the West India Islands,
aud whose visit TO Now Orleans is the re-
suit, we believe, of an invitation from sew
eral members OF the profession resident
amongst us. Dr., Scots experience has
been very great, aud his erudition is equal
to his experience. We believe he is in
clincd to regard with a favorable eye the
I ew system of incubation tor yellow fever,
which has been extensively and successtul-
ly practlsed in Havana this year. In more
than three thousand cases, we understand,
It's beneficial effects nave been tested, an
assuredly, with such fact before our c. cs
we should not treat the theory with con-
tempt, merely because it is novelty"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
GALLASrRr UsaEwARDED. The Bal,

GALLANTRY USREwARDED. The Balti.
more Patriot tells of an occurrence in that
city, which happened just after a heavy
shower when the streets and cutters were
filled W;Ih water anything but pleasant to
wade in, 4 lady was in difficulty at one
of the crossings, when young fellow with
more gallantry than sobriety, offered his
assistance. She eclined, but he insisting,
took hold of her to carry her over, when he
slipped and fell at full length. His person
thus aliordng temporary bridge, the lady
steppediupon him and thus got over with
dry feet. She did not stop to thank him
and he rose dripping wet from tho gutter,
vowing never TO attempt to carry females in
storm again.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
WHOLE NO 1853
TIE WAR.


The news is in the highes, degree i'm
portant, Sebastopol having at length fall
len.
The bomblrdmcnt was re-opened on the
9th, and continued without interruption un-
I'll the Slh, when The assault commenced.
The French attacked the MalakoT and
the carccning bay, and the English the
Rcdan.
Six repulses were sustained by the
French before the Malakof, but on the
seventh attempt they carried the work in
splendid Style and planted their eagles on
the Malakof.
The slaughter was terrific, and is esti-
mated at 2 900 English, $4,000 French, and
as many Russians, making the aggregate
upwards of thirty thousand men
Five French generals are reported to
have been killed, including General Bos-
quet.
During the night succeeding the assault,
the Russians evacuated the entire South
side, first blowing up the dcfences, sinking
all the ships, firing the town and leaving
nothing bu, smoulderng ruins
a large allied force was marching along
the coast to interrupt tho retreat Of the
Russians inland.
The allies found immense materials Of
war in Sebastopol.
1t is reported that instructions have been
sent to the allied Generals in the event Of
GorlschakoG seeking to cnpitulate. to de.
mand that Russia shall surrender at discre-
ton a the troops, stores and fortified
places, including Odessa.
Another unsuccessful attempt had boen
made upon the life of Louis Napoleon.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

NORFOLK AND PoRTsMoUTH-A BRIEF
BUT EFFECTIVE ApDREss.--At the close Of
the usual morning service at the Stone
Church, yesterday, Rev. MIR. Stebbins an
nouced that collection would be taken up
in behalf of The Norfolk and Portsmouth
suifrrers.-We were so much impressed
with his manner, that we were tempted to
give his evidently unprecedented words, to
the best Of our recollection, as follows, for
which we must beg the Rev. gentleman's
pardon -
MY FRIEYEs There il another ser
vice still remaining not inappropriate to this
place or this occasion, and which by ar
rangement is to bo carried out in every
church in our city today. | need not
dwell upon it, Every avenue OF informa-
tion for the last few weeks has brought us
sad cases of suffering in neighboring cities
in our land. 1t is plain case of duty
!, there is no mistake about it--and there is
the satisfaction OF knowing tha; our charity
is needed and will be well bestowed. Ii is
a dollar againt drop of human blood
wrung out in anguish need not will
not enlarge upon it. The dollar you give
may procure a watcher or muse for
dying man--pcrhaps by necessary food aud
nourshment save the lie OF an orphan
child, whose parents may have died today,
doubt not your willingness to giyo--you
will give literally and cheortuly, aud God
loycth the cheerful giycr.'
The collection wao then .aken up to the
amount of four hundred and seventeen dol
lars, which will be somewhat increased by
The contributions Of several absent on the
OCCASION -Sia'e Of Maine
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

TRUa As 4 Book One Of our exchang.
es, the editor Of which must have a vein Of
good sense about him. says -
&" To be an accomplished necdlewoman is
far more praiscworthy than on elegant dan
Ger to b. able to cook well is of far
greater commendaion than to be termed
the Belle Of Ball To be good washer
AMI ironer is Of more value in the eyes Of
a trne man than all the sickly sentimertali-
ty lh't may be CLEANED from the perusal ot
BuIwer, James, or any OF the fashionable
novelists of the present day. To be
good practical economist coniers more last
ing honor and pleasure on woman, than
to be mistress of all the taste and skill 80
often foolishly ii sSyed in embroidery, cro-
chct, and fancy knitting"
Oar lady readers will please mako a
mem.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
BALTIMORE, Sept. l8.

BALTIMORE, Oept. TO.
AT Norfolk on Saturday the number of
deaths from yellow fever was 33, and on
Sunday 81,
AT Portsmouth on Saturday there were
IT, and the same number on Sunday
Five physicians died on Saturday, namely,
Drs. Capre, Of New York, llilliard, of
Montgomery, Ala, Bevins, OF Norfolk, Ri
ger, Of Philadelphia, and Walters, of Bal;i-
more.
1t is rumored that the Greensboro bank,
Queen Anne county, Nd. has exploded
1t is nothing but Wall street paper ma
chine.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
TRENTON, N. j., September 2G.

In the U. s. Circuit Court, the case Of
Charles Goodyear VS.. II. II. Day, was CAL
ed up this morning. The main question in
the case is the title of Goodyear to the
Chatter patent before its extension.
Messrs. Brady aud Burchard, of New York,
appeared for Mr. Goodyear, and Mr. Rich
urdson, Of New York, and 4, a. jerks, of
Providence, and L. Merriam, of Boston,
for Mr.. Day.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

One of. tie curiosities o: Paris is The
enormous vine which ornaments the court
of house in the Rue des Marais, st. Ger
maine. tits said to have been planted by
Racine, and supposing that he did it in the
last year of his life, the vine must be now
about l56 years Of age, as that celebrated
writer died in 1899. II is this year in
flourishing condition, and covered with
fruit.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

How TO TREAT YELLOW FEvER'-The
New Orleans Delta thus nludes to the va.
rious methods Of treating yellow fever:
cutting aside homeopathy and hydrora-
tny alone, lei us take the allopahic treat
ncnt. Doctor A goes in for quinine ;
Doctor b always administers morphine ;
Doctor G sweats the patient under twenty
.lankets Doctor ID strips him naked, and
puts ice on his stomach Doctor f. gives
him nothing Doctor + administers port
"ine and tnpica pudding Doctor ii cups
and lecches Doctor II. is in favor Of
slimulaiing The sufferers strength Dr. |
pours in castor oil Doctor tries orange
,co Doctor X says "Humph."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
In the Municipal Court at Boston, OF

In the Municipal Court at Boston, on
Saturday, two juries, who had been out oil
night Oh lqnor cases, came In and stated
that they could not agree as to the consti-
thionality of the law. The District Attor-
noy said that they were tn, strongest cases
he had, and moved for continuance Of all
the cases TO the next term, as there was no
prospect of getting verdict. The Court
considered it useless to press tho matter
further and postponed The cases. There
has iot yet been a conviction under the
new law in b, s,on
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
H5~The exhibition of the Aquidncc

N5@The exhibition of the Aqudncc X
Agricultural Society, on Wednesday, was
very interesting the display of cattle,
sheep, poultry, fancy and useful articles,
DC. was large aud appeared to give gener-
al satisfaction. The address was delivered
by Mr.. Buckminster, but We did not hear
it. We think. that tho Society made mis-
take in not giving checks to persons going
ont, so that they could return again had
they done this, much unpleasant feeling
and some little disturbance would have
bsen prevented.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04

The MAINE Liquor Law is now n, long
er enforced in the city Of Portland. Since
the result of the last election, in which
there was decided popular majority
against the law, Mayor Dow, th> author of
the prohibitory policy aud present chief
raogslrote is reported by the Portland Ar.
rus TO have determined to make no fur.
lher special edJrt to enforce it there, as ho
says that " the people voted for rum and
now they may have it, The same paper
tells us that ho Mayor has withdrawn from
the wharf the policemen stationed there TO
search for liquor on the arrival ol the Bos.
ton slCaIncTs.