The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-04-29
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sunday Msfnlns, April W, 1 ~.

The kEv. Mn. UASTLET0Ns--l bis
gentleman will deliver lis Eighth
Lecture. to The young men Of Baton
Rouge Al the Presbyterian Church
tonight. The subject will be ~ the
fassel remains Of mind; or how men live
after DEATH" The public generally
are invited to attend.
The PEN1TsNTtAny.--There was .
meeting Of the Board Of Directors Of
this institution yesterday. We lVyn
that the Governor has, (under tho Net
Of the Legislature in existence before
the lease) placed the sole management
Of the Penitentiary with the Board Of
Directors. In The board the authority
u now vested 10 select its own war
tiens, and other officers, and carry on
any mechanical work they desire
ED. HiRiARr was elected yesterday
principal Warden. The present Lee
sees Messrs. Ward, Mediation 4 Co.,
will give up, on the 1st proxo.
- e-D-~-A-l--A
O'Conor's Miilinary and Fancy
Dress Goods. There Is but one opin.
ion among the ladies in reference to
this establishment on Third Street.
Their goods are all selected aud Of the
finest and most fashionable textures.
Fresh additions are made TO the stock
on the arrival Of each packet.
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DR. HINES, in Lovisv1ILE.--The
Louisville Journal Of the 10th instant
says:
The examination Of this noted
swindler WAS concluded in the city
court yesterday, and he was sent
70 the workhouse In default Of giving
bail in $1,000 for his good behavior
for one year.
The publication about this man In
Yesterdays Journal elibited numerous
charges against him. He has flourish.
ed here extensively for ! few days,
hiring horses and buggies without
paying for them, and several tailors
have bsen made to suffer. One Of
the victims wanted to get his goods
back, but the court told him that 1t
had no jurisdiction over civil cases.
But the grossest fraud that he has
practised since his arrival in this city,
Il one on lady. He succeeded In
ingratiating himself into her good
graces and got her consent to marry
him. He even borrowed money from
her and hired out . negro boy belong
ing to her, representing him to be biz
property. He took the lady to
music store to select a piano He
engaged tailor to make wedding
suit, and invited one Of the New Or.
leans ofiicsrr, whom hc met the other
day, TO attend bis wedding. IN some
places he passed himself off as from
Alabama. and ~ an intimate aoquain-
lance Of Mr.. Smith, member Of Con-
gres from that State. He visited all
the public places, and exhibitions, and
on the "crockodile" man he Passed
himself Of a. the reporter Of ono Of
the papers.
The Judge in passing sentence, re.
marked that DR.. Hines" was a very
unfortunate name. He remembered
that about twenty years ago, IN vii.
lags some thirty miles from the city,
(Shelbyville, we presume,) man,
under some name. committed several
swindling operations. and was subse-
quently hsard.of IN the southern part
Of the State ~ DR.. Hines. practising
similar tricks. The court did not
pretend to soy that Tue accused was
the Dr.. Hines alluded TO.
Afbsr oil this, Mines had the auda.
city to- get up and make speech, en-
teri0g into q general philippe agains.
she New Orleans officer present, whom
he charged with prosecuting him a
through malice, because be had invar.
isbly been . staunehsupporter 10 that
city Of Native Americanism. His
speech was applauded, but it. at the
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