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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

The NEWSPAPER Az A MoRALtsr.
Il was Bishop Horner's opinion that
there il no better moralist than a
newspaper. lie says
"The folies, vices, and consequent
miseries Of multitutles displayed in a
newspaper, are 50 many beacons con
tinually burning TO turn others from
the rock on which they have been
shipwrecked What more powerful
dissuasiye from suspicion. jealousy and
anger than the story Of one friend
murdered by another in duel o.
What caution likely to be more etfeo-
tual against gambling and proiligaey,
than the mournful relation of an exc
cution, or the. fate Of 4 despairing sui
eide , What finer lecture on The ne
cessity Of economy, than the auctions
Of estates, houses and furniture On
" take a newspaper, and consider it
well.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

CHRISTMAS Presents FOR A QUEEN.
It is stated that Queen Victoria will
have quite Christmas present from
Ava, India, for an embassy has ar
rived at Bombay with about two dog
en- small boxes containing precious
stones and gold and silver articles
a couple Of dozen Of a large size, con
tanning euriosities Of extensive value
three dozen boxes, Of The meat-safe
fashion, supposed to contain wonders
of the Burman art, marble statues.
ivory boxes and elephants tusks.---
There are also ten ponies.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

Quite serious riot took place in
Allegheny county, Va, on Saturday,
The 23d ult., between the friends and
opponents Of DIR. Thompson, who was
lately tried and acquitted on the charge
of having murdered Miss Pharr. The
it appears, hung Thompson in
effigy, when party Of his friends,
armed with knives and pistols, made
their appearance and attempted to cut
him down A fight ensued, the
Thompson party were driven off, and
their leaders was seized and rode on a
rail.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07


Tue WAR FEELING IN ENe1ANp.-
The entire English nation is, ofcourse,
in a state Of intense excitement in re-
lation to the war in the Crimea. There
is mourning throughout the kingdom
on account Of the terrible losses which
have been experienced for, in the
death Of some 10000 men, of all
classes and orders-nobilty, gentry
and commoners-almost the whole
population have some personal inter
est. Among the plans proposed is the
embodying aud mobilizing the militia
OF the kingdom, and the replacing of
the regiments Of the line in the Modit-
crane. with the militia. Plans for
employing wrought iron steam batter
les, mortars Of prodigious calbre, rihed
guns, and other devices for sudden,
vast and secret destruction, employ
the attention Of the Admiralty. the
Ordinance Office and the Woolwicb
Engineers.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

UNITED STATES SUPREME CouRr.--
Among the proceedings Of this court
on the 10Th inst, we find the follow
ing
No 3. Arthur Nicholson & Go. vs.
Jesse Hart Error to The Circuit
Court Of the United States for the
Eastern District Of Louisiana. Mr.
Justice Nelson delivered the opinion
of this Court reversing the Judgment
Of the said Circuit Court, with costs,
and REMINDING the cause for further
proceedings to be had therein in con
formity to law and justice and the
opinion Of this Court.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

ExrRAvAGAruE.-As an Indication
Of the extravaganza which has pre-
vailed in this country for some time
past, an importing house in New York
has written letter TO one Of the pa
pers Of that oily, stating that The
amount of duties paid for French arti-
fetal flowers, for the first quarter Of
the current fiscal year, was almost
double the amount Of duties paid on
railroad iron.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

KITCHEN WoRk.--"1t is curious !"
remarks writer in Putnam, "that in
our country, where so much domestic
labor is, in one way and another, per-
formed BY ladies Of the family, there
should be 50 much false pride and
mean concealment about it, but so it
is. The feeling of equality, that is so
anxiously cherished and 50 prevalent
in our community. is yet not deep and
sincere enough to rid women Of the
fear, that BY performing such labors
as princesses Of old did not disdain,
they may lose caste. and be consider
ed as interiors to the least valuable of
their acquaintance"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07
In SEARCH OF EaploYMEsT.-The

In SEARCH or EMPLoYMEsT.-The
New York Sun says;
"An unusual number of country
girls and young men are coming into
The city in search Of employment
Applications Of very respectable
number are made each night at the
different station houses for lodging, q
large portion Of which are by individ-
uals for the country. Of course, but
few Of them get work. Many Of the
young men, however, manage to find
situations in the army. The recruit
ing officers are doing better business
now than they have done for years.
Hundreds are daily enlisting.
Some Coop EvERywHERE. bay.
ard Taylor, the traveller says that he
prefers Mexico for the Of beauty Of
its scenery, Germany for its society,
California specially for it's climate, and
the United States for its government.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

oyIt was reported that the sum
of twenty five thousand dollars has
been raised among the Presbyterians,
dentist, DC, in Philadelphia and
New York, for the purpose Of procur-
ing the pardon Of DR.. Beal A des-
patch from Philadelphia says-"We
are well satisfied that Coy Bigler
will not pardon him"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

PoIlTtc CnANeE.---The Presi-
dent recommends a reduction Of the
tariff in order 10 decrease the revenue.
When Mr.. POLK was President his
Secretary Of the Treasury recommend
ed reduction of the tariff in order to
increase the revenue-a hight tariff,
as he alleged, decreasing the importa-
tons. Quite charge
1t is estimated that the present val
tie Of the mines now being worked on
Lake Superior will amount to more
than $40, 900. 600, and the product Of
the mines the coming year will proba-
bly, be from $4,000. 1000, to $4,000
600.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

10 BY the burning Of the Me
cbapics Institute, in New Orleans the
other day, the city sustained con.
siderable loss 10 the obstruction Of
valuable Planetarit,m and other as
Economical apparatus.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07
Printing Presses, Pulpits and Petit
coats.

These are the three great levers tia.
govern tie world. Without them the
bottom would fall out and society
would become chaos again The
press make people patriotic, the pulpit
religious, but women sway all things.
There would be no going either to,
church If there were no girls there
heather would there, be any going
to war where the soldiers 10 meet with
no applause but from the nascuines.
Without tho sunshine shed Ivy women,
the rose Of affection would never
grow, nor the seed Of eloquenee gerni
nate.
In short, she is the, engine of life, The
great motive power Of love, valor, and
civilization. In proof Of this, truth
in all history speaks trumpettongued
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

Vs.
A MtcR oscoptc WoRLp.-Tbe city
Of Berlin, in Prussia, is situated in the
midst Of broad, fat plain and is built
upon both sides Of the sluggish river
Spree. Beneath the city there is a
deep bog. Of black peat, through
which borings for water have frequent
" been carried. Professor Ebren-
berg, gentleman whore exploration
into the mysteries of microscopic life
have attained for him a high position
among the scientific men of the age,
says that the peat at the debtb of ff-
ty feet, swarms with infusiora life ;;
that countless myriads of microscopic
animals live there, aud wriggle and
die, The perpetual motion Of these
little animals causes the whole mass
Of peaty matter to be in state Of con-
slant though generally imperccptible
movement.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

DThe Nantucket Inquirer has
heard Of turpip raised by Mr.. Robt.
Pitman at Siasconset, weighing twenty
pounds
We have often heard Of liars, and
we think tie above item owes its origin
to one OF the tribe.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

The United States Revenue Gutter
Caleb Gushing, has been engaged in
placing fog bells in various places
along the Eastern coast, during the
past few weeks.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

DIR. johnson, travelling in the north
of Scotland, could not see house or
tree in riding a great many miles !;
nothing but desolation and barrenness
everywhere presented themselves to
his view. till at last he cast his eyes
on crow, that was perched on the
stump of an old tree, gnawipg with
great violence, and cawing for want
of food, which the doctor observing,
could not help crying out:
Cav, cav, cav, and be damned !
you will stay in such country as
this, when you have wings to fly a.
way"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

HONOR TO THE BRAvE-It hav-
ing been conclusively established that
several skeletons recently diseDtombed
in Schenectady, N. Y. were those Of
soldiers Of the revolution, appropriate
military ceremonies were had on the
occasion of their Refinement.
For the truth Of history, we hope
there is no mistake about this matter
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07


VIohETTA AND ALLENpoRr.--i
One Horse Norei. Violetta started
convulsively, and turned her tear
drenched eyes wildly upon the speaker
for to her there seemed something
strangely familiar in those low rich
tones. Their eyes cleaning with I'm
certainty
"Violetta"
"Allendorf",
And the beautiful girl sunk from
excess of joy, upon his noble lcart,
throbbng with pure, holy, delicious
love Of other days, Allendorf bent
tenderly over her and bathed her
pure, white temples with the gushing
tears of deep, though subdued Joy
While doing this, Violetta's faith
or, Rid Van Short, was seen approach
ing the lovers with fail. Allendorf
saw the aged patriarch, and with one
mighty leap cleared the bannisters
and rushed down stairs. But Van
Short was not to be thus done, He
put after the flying Allendorf, and
just as he was turning the corner Of
the red barn, gave him q lift with
fail that placed him on the other
side Of Jordan. Violetta, driven to
distraction, threw herself upon the
grass and for long hour, was deaf to
every consolation. ITO be continued.)
~. Y. buchanan.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

IL Monsieur i Maine, at Hero
mans old stand, has now in store a
very varied stock Of Fancy articles,
embracing every thing usually kept
by a Fancy Store. In connection
with the same, Madame Maine invites
the attention of the ladies of Baton
Rouge to her stock Of nilinary goods
which embraces every article that can
be demanded in this line.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

If you publish a newspaper, for in
stance, and it does not pay you, you
may reasonably suspect that the gods
have not designed you for that bust
ness.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

Petitions, numerously signed, ara
IN circulation in New York, praying
for our Government to offer it's servis
ces as mediator between Russia and
the allies opposing her, as expressed
in the resolution lately introduced in
to the House Of Representatives by
Mr.. Chlngman. Among the petition
ers we observe the names Of maBv &C.
the leading business men Of New Yort
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

Vepison is reported be cheaper in
st. Louis than either beef, mutton or
pork, and in Salem, N. j., poultry is
SO abundant that the owners last Sat
urday forwarded two tons to Pbiladel-
phia and were awaiting conveyance
for another ton.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

Robert King, New York police
man, has been very properly fined one
hundred and fifty dollars and coast,
in the Marine Court of New York, for
encouraging, instead of checking, the
insolence of a eahman to stranger.
II would be blessing to the travelling
public, if this example were follow :
ed by the authorities in the various
large cities
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

Starvation is severely felt at the
Lake Stations. The people at Au
Sable station have been disappointed
in receiving supplies. There, lately
eighty three men started to walk by
the coast to Saginaw. Some have
probably not been able to bear the
hardships Of the journey, ard have
persisted on the way. All along the
coast of Lake Huron winter supplies
are much needed.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07
DIR 'lprtklq Cutlttt
Thursday Morning, i: Jan. 4, 1856

ANOTHER OHAreE.---In yesterday
mornings Gazette we notice another
change of firm. NJ @. Bryan. has
associated with him in the manage
ment and proprietorshir Of the Ga
zette. Geo. G. McWhorter and G. Ii.
Mann, tie style Of the firm will now
be M. G. Bryan Il Go. The compli-
ments of the new season are extended
to the new company. With this trio
Of clever fellows, we feel satisfied that
we shall travel in peace and harmony,
30 the years end From The bottom
Of our hear, we desire them, a pleas
ant and profitable time Of il.
New HARDWARE SroRH.-Publc
attention is directed to the New Hard
ware establishment Of Douglas Mon
tan on Church street. II is designed
by our enterprising young friend, to
keep general assortment Of hard
ware, mechanics tools. fine cutlery,
woodward, etc, which he is resolved
to sell at the very lowest cash figure.
His we'll known business habits, will
secure for him a very liberal share Of
public patronage
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

Mr. Dezeng, Of Geneva, N. Y, has
invented Lighthouse in which the
light burns perpetually. A bell is al
SO Kept constantly ringing by the mo
ton Of the waves.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

70 Glory is well enough for q
rich man, but it is Of very little con-
sequence to poor man with large
family,
And yet there are some poor--mis-
erably, criminally poor-creatures.
who care more about glory" than
they do about anything else. We have
number Of instances in our minds
eye.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

On Tuesday the venerable Presi-
dent Of Magdalen College, Oxford
Martin Joseph Routh, D. b. entered
bis Tooth year. DR.. Routh, On the
death Of DIR. Geo. Horne, in the year
1871, was elected President Of Mag
dalen College.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24

The YOU'VE British OFFICER.-Preyous to
the war luxury and indulgence appeared to have
reached point the most extravagant. Young
men and elderly men seemed to vie with one an
other in providing means Of inordnate selfgratif-
cation. The club-houses Of the metropolis became
joint stock places of refined and elaborate luxurious
ness. Il, on the Derby day, Or Oaks day Of 1853,
one had walked in to st. James street, about IL
o'clock in the morning, there were to be seen the
young men of fashion with their admirably APP
pointed carriages preparing for the sports OF the
day, and most of them with blue wells around their
hats, intended to be used as guards for their COM
plexion, when encountering the sun and Gust OF
the road If one walked on to the Army and
Navy Clubhouse, in PallMaII the most prepos-
terously luxurious of all the palaces in that neigh
borhood, there were other similar groups Among
all these young men, though in the dress of civil
ians, were officers of the regiments generally sta
toned IN London, the very regiments which have
been performing such extraordinary feats of valor
These young men, who thought it necessary to
guard their faces from the sun of British summer
day, are the same who have lain in their tents upon
the heights above Sevastopol, scarcely sheltered
from the cold damps Of November night, and
have started with alacrity at the first sound of the
trumpet or the drum, in the raw n1ists OF the NOR
ning to lead their men into the most terrible con-
dicts that ever soldiers we're engaged in, and to
face death in every terrible aspect that death can
assume.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24
Ben Bolts Reply
OR, All! YES, REMEMBER.

All yes, l remember that name with delight,
Sweet Alice, so cherished and dear,
seek her lone grave ip the pale hour Of night,
And moisten the turf with tear
And there when the heart is o'efburdened with woes
wander and muse all alone,
And long for the time when my hend shall repose,
Where "sweet Alice lies under the stone."
roam thro' the wood where 50 joyous we strayed,
And recline on the green sunny him;
All things are as bright in that beautiful glade,
But my heart is still lonely and chill.
The hand that so fondly pressed then in mine,
And the lips that were melting with love
Are cold in the grave, and Pm left to repine,
Till meet with sweet Alice above.
AR! well remember the school house and brook,
'tAnd the master so kind so true"
The Wild blooming flowers in the cool shady nook,
So fragrant with incense and dew.
But weep not for these, tho so dear to my heart,
Nor the friends who have left us alone
The bosom viii heave, and the tear drops win start,
For "sweet Alice lies under the stohe."
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24

DANGERS OF HIGH PrLLow.-It is often ques-
ton among people who are iinaequamted with the
anatomy and physiology Of man, whether lying with
the head exalted, or even with the body, be more
wholesome. Most, consulting their own ease on
this point argue in favor Of that which the prefer
Now, although many delight in holsterfns up their
heads at night, and sleep soundly without injury,
yet We declare it to be a dangerous habit. The
vessels through which the blood passes from the
heart to the head are always lessened in their
cavities when the head is resting in bed higher than
the body; therefore, in all diseases attended with
fever, the head should be pretty nearly on level
with the body; andpeople ought to accustom them
selves to- sleep thus, to avoid danger. -.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24
The Foot Of Time.

The exquisite verses which follow, are attributed
to Hon. William Robert Spencer, an esteemed
friend of Sir Walter Scott. The first verse is often
quoted, but all are alike graceful and elegant:
Too late stayed-forgive the crime;
Unheeded flew the hours;
How noiselessly falls the foot Of Time
That only treads On flowers!
What eye with clear account remarks
The ebbing Of the glass.
When all its sands are diamond sparks
That dazzle as they pass!
Oh! who to sober measurement
Times happy swiftness brings,
When birds OF Paradise have len:
Their plumage for his wngs
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24

A CHEApLY GOVERNED STATE.-In publishing
The annual reports Of the Treasurer and Auditor
If Massachusetts, for the past year, the Boston
Advertiser says: 1as5s55.
The whole aggregate of ordinary expenses
for tie year was but 1890, 975, or about one
million dollars. Thus for On average expense of
q dollar for each soul, men, women and children,
q population Of million inhabitants living in
this commonwealth of Massachusetts,, have en-
ioyed the privilege of the best government on
the face Of the earth. 80
"This expenditure Of $99O,975 pays the
whole ecivil list of salaries Of governor, coun-
sellers, judges, legislators and State officers Of
every kind-it includes the large item Of $780,
600 paid to county treasurers, being two-thirds
Of the costso Of criminal prosecutions-it includes
another large item Of about 100000 for the
support Of paupers and maintenance Of aims
houses, and more than $40, 600 paid for the
relief of the unfortunate, the insane, The blind,
TIE deaf and dumb, &c.-it includes $45, 200
for the State Reform School for boys-it in
cludes between SEQ, 600 and $40, 600 paid under
different heads for the maintenance g the
militia-and it includes more than SIC, 600 paid
in bounaies TO agricultural societies. Besides
this, the sam Of $72, 600 was disbursed during
the year in aid of common schools:
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24

SUBMARINE VoLcANo.-Capt. Patterson, of the
ship Magnolia, arrived at New York on the 2Sd
from Callao states that on the 7th Of November,
in latitude 42o S2> SOUTH longitude $50 49, west he
experienced severe shock Of a submarine volcano
causing the ship to appear as if running over
coral reef So great was the shock that those
below ran on deck, supposing the vessel to be
ashore
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24

eT The Buffalo Republic states that the total
imports and exports of that city equal the entire
commerce Of Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New
Orleans! The total imports for 1854 amounted in
value to SAT, 1877 ,ele, and the exports to 1924
POS, s7s making total Qeaving, out the value of
goods transported to and from the city by express
conpanies) of s272,sss, 1877. On the whole, it is
estimated that the commerce of Buffalo foots up
three hundred millions of dollars.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24

A W1NDFALL FOR AN ACTRESS New York
Spirit of. the Times correspondent at San Fran
cisco writes chat Laura Keene, who was formerly
at Wallack's, and went to Australia had left sgd
ney for New York on the day she arrived there.
The cause of this was the unexpected meeting with
near relative, who had become immensely rich in
the diggings and offered her any amount Of money
she wanted to return to the "good old home"
Lucky Laura!
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24

OUTRAGEOUS TENERrrY.-We are informed on
good authority, says the st. Louis Inteigencer of
the .30th ult., that company of medical students
and Others few days since, exhumed the body OF
person who had died Of small pox, and dissected
it. Twenty of those engaged in the affair now lie
in room in the Southwestern part of the city,
suffering from the disease caught from the corpse,
in the most viruient form. One Of the students
also carried the disease into family where he
boarded, and FIVE members took it, one Of whom
has died
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-24

rD"N Now, gentlemen" said nobleman to
his guests, as the ladies left the room, let us
understand each other; are we to drink like
men or like brutes ?"
The guests, somewhat indignant, exclaimed
Like men, of course"
s.Then," he replied, eve are going to get
;o,,v drink. for brutes never drink more than
they want" 4E...