The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-23
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NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 18th, /

nola, Capt. Thomasson, bound down with
a small crnp of 1900 bales cotton-the usu-
al number of men, women and children
going, the lord only knows where to, aud
what for. M,Gregor or McGregory, az
usual OH packets, to and from Vieksburg, is
the centre Of attraction--spreads out in the
social Hall very clustering, and therefore,
attractive lot of things from whisker
brush and knife with hundred, blades (no
two aikel up to watches, With proper and
chaste devices. They look well in the
sunlight or candle Light, are of the pures,
gold and gems of the rarest waters; all
such to the multitude ever are. Young
gents go and the old are tempted TO lay
down their half dollars AMI take up in lieu
thereof, cornelian rings, thimbles, barlow
knives, ard such like things Of doubtful
value The gan,e is Of course fair one,
depending upon the throw of diee and if n
man throws eight zones or eight "sixes,'
he wins enough to pay his expenses down
at least McGregor AYERS hat "a man
on the Natchez once did this,n and why
may it not be done again The thing is
not impossible. II is astonishing indeed.
tnat old grey headed men, will be tempted
to go in' again and again; to come out
with their pockets full of traps, too val
neless to eipe away Oregon is in my
minds eye nuisance, and marvel that
the Captains of these otherwise we'll con
Quoted steamers. will permit him to prac-
tice his profession Oh their boats--a calling
forbidden by the laws of the land, which
do not it seems, have any force on water,
Fog takes us, a few miles from port, and
sends us ii, to shore for safety-get in by
daylight, and the boat is awakened from
stem to stern, by the shrill voice of the
Captain, pitching into some contemporary
captain, for trying to crowd him out of his
place. Of course, the Captains language
is cloIhed in such chalse morsels OF proian-
ty, as none but boat captain can round
off and give the proper emphasis to.
The city is now crowded witlf all the
various specimens of the wonderor,s homo
family. All rushing here and there, at a
furious rate, and each occupied with his
own private plans to the disregard of all
others. The shop windows betoken the
approach of the Christmas times-,ll man
ner of things are spread out to view, glis-
tening in the sunlight TO attract The but
terfies. Beautiful women with Hounces
and feathers, are josted along in Chartrea
and Camp, dissatisfied with what they
have, and looking for something more, "to
call for more drafts on the private treasury
of spectators. This is right--EIere at the
hotel. we find lady who last season, sport
ed two private parlors now entertaining
her company in a bed d-room-husband
mashed, crashed, blown up, and consequent
ly gone down to zero, in the estimation of
his Iricnds &tft .".
The events Of the week, are; FIRST, the
settlement Of the Sherifality contest, and
the decision of the.court in the Gains case.
A verdict as you will see, was brought in
awarding the Office to Hfty, which some
say is iinaI--others not. The Delta came
out the morning after the decision, and
said the life of the Judge was threatened
poor fiction that has met with the silent
contempt 1T deserved The friends of Bell,
say that an appeal must be taken, which
they say the constitution allows 1t liz sin
gular the party in power. will appeal to
that instrument, so repeatedly violated by
them, or entirely disregarded. Had the
Democratic party done its duty and passed
a registry law for New Orleans, as the
constitution demands, then this difficulty
of breaking ballot boxes IA disgrace to the
city of New Orleans, had never taken
place. The storm Of the late election is
not yet over: ....
The decisi ion of the Gains case estab
lishcs the claims of the widow to an i'm
mense estate, besides fixing what is more
dear to herselt-her status" Was at the
st. Charles last night-saw many Baton
Rougeans there. Hackette appeared in the
character of Sir Jack Falstaff. in the First
Part of Henry ~. Should like to sneak a