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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

The Five Points Mission, under
that genuine philanthropist, Rev. Mr..
Peeso. is still progressing noiselessly
in its heayenl y workof retaining the
depraved and abandoned The oper.
atoms Of the Mission are about to be
enlarged. The sum Of S13,547 has
already been raised towards putting
UP q new building. The school es.
tablished for the wretched aud debas.
ed children who formerly S,llowed in
filth about the Points, now number
about 160 daily There is practical
philanthropy for you.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26
q. A. PIKE, Sec'y.

DHATn or ABBOTT LAwRENoE.-
The Delta in speaking Of The death 4
this distinguished citizen, devlat5s
from the usual form of such notices by
SAYING:
Mr.. Lawrence lived and died with
the possession Of the respect of all his
acquaintance and friends, some OF
whom arc inclined to regard him as
very great man. Rich men are
always great men. As Lord Byron
said long ago. cash is virtue )" and,
he might have added, greatness also.
Wealth and distinction are SYNONYMOUS
at the present, and the days Of the
poor Peripatetics are over forever.
Dipgenes and his tub would be
kicked out Of modern society to-
gether.
Peace be with the sS''t of Abbott
Lawrence
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26
Spffiol Uotiffs
.FuryiOsa Sale,

.EMcIiOM Safe.
WILL be sold OH Tuesday morning 2ist
W inst, at the commissiafy store house
in the Barracks at 9 o'clock, one barrel
mess pork Terms-CAsH.
aug. &c. J.. T.. POWERS II co.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

~ Mrs. lIonritta Smith, Of Mount
1olloy, offers $500 for her abseond-
ing husband, Mr.. Geo. Smith. She
knows the amount is large to offer for
such worthless scamp, bnt she will
Five it, in order to have the pleasure
Of reproving him " face to face . for
his treachery.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

II. Prendergast Il Co., are in
receipt of a large stock offresh Flour,
Of various brands,
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26
x. Bazin's Pcriumery.
INMAN'S PATENT,
cute NMM DOOr Springs.
rT,HE UNDERSIGNED sole agent for

= tTFs EHVH'HdHFH F3ff'Erf f1HN tHtF1F vi
ing compared with their utility. Samples
can be seen at my store, on the gate Of
Joshua Beal, and the Harvey House Door
They are simple and would not be insult
able for the neSest paror doors in this
city, apply at. augll D. G. MONbANS
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

Hg=The Emperor, and Empress Of
all tho Russian have presented Col.
Colt, of Hartford, the revolving pistol
man, with a couple of rings, worth
$4,000 each. The papers say, that
the shank" Of one Of the rings glitters
with numerous petite diamonds. The
irst time we ever heard Of rings with
shanlSs. Some new tangled affair no
doubt,
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

Two men have been arrested at
Gilmanton, N. L., on suspicion of
having been concerned in the robbery
of tho Savings Bank at Concord
They belong to the Rand family, who
robbed the Virginia Bank some time
ago.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

It is related that Mahommed, when
standing at the grave of his mother,
publicly declared that her soul was
condemned for having worshipped
idols his Judgment on his uncle and
protector, the undetermined Abu Talib,
was also equally severe. His cruelty
was also great, Some apostates from
his faith were sentenced by him to
have their hands and feet cut off, and
their eyes pierced with hot irons, and
in this condition they were thrown on
the stony plains of Nadynah; they
asked for water and it was refused to
them, and so they died. Such in
stances Of cruelty are the more char
acteristic of his fanaticism, as he was
naturally mild, and even soft.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

LOST TIME FouND.-The time tn
bles, with chronological records OF
Egypt, of which NJ ChampoIlian,
couldonly find the first lines; have been
found byoMr. John y. Green, an
American traveller in Egypt.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

A meeting was held at Springfield,
Mass, on the 10Th instant, to initiate
the Fusion nti-Administration feel
ing in the State party with the new
Republican organization, which is to
meet in Boston on Thursday. Some
Of the ablest men Of all parties will
DO present, including Samuel Hoar,
Ex-senator Rockwell, Summer, Gov.
Boutwell,, and other leading free-soil
spirits Of the Kuow.Nothing, Know
Something, Democratic and Wing
parties.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

| GLovERv1LlE.--The name ola place
Lin Fulton County, New York, where
100000 pair Of gloves are made an
nually. Dogs, goats, sheep, and other
animal hides are in much requisition,
and ii IL said. that the more delicate
fabric of gloves, are made of the hides
OF poor people, obtained from the city
of Gotham. If il be 50, it is. right.
The Advocate will make d note OF
this and pass it round "p. w. Jr.,"
can use it in his gratuitous public
speeches, and IN" can put it in his
pipe ard smoke it. This will tell am
aaingly in political point of view,
when stress is put upon the fact that
the Comet is Know Nothing Organ.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

CUNNINGHAM's LITERARY DEPor.-The
counter of our kindly disposed friend Jesse,
is groaning under the weight of the numer-
Gus journals there to be found His shelves
are also well filled with a choice lot of
books. This enterprising News Dealer has
brought us under renewed obligations dur
ing the past week, for the large number of
Atlantic and California newspapers furnish
ed US. 1t would be almost impossible to
enumerate them here. Suffice it, they were
legion.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

THANKSGIVING BALL.-The Ball at the
Nevada House, in this place, on Thursday
evening last, was the grandest and most
numerously attended affair Of the kind ever
given in the mountains. There were one
hundred and fifty tickets disposed Of and
at least one hundred ladies in attendance.
The supper was the best ever gotten up in
Georgetown, and perhaps never surpassed
in the county. The Coloma Band favored
the occasion with their presence before dan
cling commenced, and discoursed excellent
music for a considerable length of time to
our citizens and those arriving in the early
part of the evening. Considering the large
number in attendance the Ball passed off
very agreeably indeed.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06
w. CLEGG, ?. NJ.
6TOCKTONvILLE, Dec. Sd, 1855.

EDITORS GEORGETOWN NEWs:-In view
OF the contemplated division of the county,
it is but right and proper that our portion
of FL Dorado should be fully made known,
its resources developed, the improvements,
discoveries, &C., made public. Our town
is slowly improving; there are no quartz
mills erected as yet, but a number of capt.
talists from Corte Madeira have been up
examining the auriferous quartz, and have
pronounced it good. There is one inven-
ton or discovery that deserves a passing
notice. 1t is a discovery Of vast Importance
to all lovers Of good living; it is aEdiscovery
as is discovery, as Capt Cutie would say;
no less than the manufacture Of Cayenne
Pepper. One Of our citizens connected
with an eminent physician of your town. is
making preparations Oh an extensive scale
for manufacturing the article. 1t is a SIM
pie preparation, composed of two constitu-
ent parts; the first is mansanita, which is
stripped OF its bark and sap edge, then sawed
up, carefully preserving the dust. The sec
ond is an herb discovered by the medical
gentleman in his perambulations over the
mountains. 1t is of very pungent nature
The herb is stepped in pure water, thereby
extracting the sharp pungent flavor, while
IN its green state; the mansanita dust is then
saturated with the liquid, and when dry
composes a high-havored and aromatic ar
tlcle for table use and cooking far superior
to the article now in use. 1t is an anti
diaretic, useful in diarrhea and dysentery.
1t is also the intention of the discoverers to
prepare another article of luxury from SIM
liar ingredients, which it is confidently be-
lieved will entirely supercede the use OF that
villainous compound called singer-wlne. L
will keep you posted in relation to matters
and things about here.
Yours, &c, ARGERTINE.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

FIRE.-A double frame and log house,
together with its contents, situated on
Campbell's Ranch, one mile east of this
place, was wholly destroyed by fire on Fri
day night last. The house was occupied
by number of miners, all of whom were
absent at the time the fire occurred. 1t is
supposed the fire was occasioned by incen-
diarism, as the house had been entered and
ransacked during the afternoon of the same
day on which it was burnt. We under
stand the rogues found nothing worth pock-
citing at the time the entrance was made.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06
Mining Items.

The Nevada Tunnel Co., Cement Hill,
realized last week from dirt drifted out by
six men, upwards of 100 ounces of gold.
Messrs. Spencer & Cushman struck good
diggings last week on the north side Name
luke Hill, from which they obtained on
Saturday last $50 worth of ''oro."
We are informed that the Wisconsin Tun-
mel Co., mining on same hill, are making
good wages.
We are credibly informed that miners in
the vicinity of Johntown, are making from
81 to SIS per day each.
The Independent Tunnel Co., Mameluke
Hill, have struck very good diggipgs with
in short time past. We learn this COM
gany took out II ounces of gold one day
last week.
Those engaged in mining at present on
Rock Canon, are realizing from So to -
per day each.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06
Shingles.

To the casual observer the manufacture
of shingles by hand would seem very
slow-and-go-easy operation, but some facts
recently gathered from an old shingle maker
of this yicinity-Mr. E. Preston-Show
that great deal may be accomplished in
this way, and puts to blush the efforts Of
some Of the 'one-horse machines
Mr. Preston informs us that during the
summer of "a he made 100000 pine shin
giles, and during the last summer, 100000,
which he sold for 81 and 81 80 per thou
sand, mostly to Mr.. Tallman, Of Coloma.-
He further informs US that he made in the
Eastern States, before coming here, about
100000 shingles, all by hand; and has
made, ,unaided, in one days work Of 10 hours,
saving his timber from the tree, irving,
shaving, and putting up in punches ready
for market, 5000 shingles. Mr.. P. is 50
years Of age, and sets an example Of indus
try and application well worthy the imita-
tiOn of his juniors.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

BALAKLAvA SIX MONTHS AFTER THE Bar
TLE.-Rectunguldr patches of long rank,
rich grass, waving high above the more nat
ural green meadow, marked the mounds
where the slain of the 25th Of October are
repOsing forever, and the snorting horses
refuse to eat the unwholsome shoots. AS
the force moved on, evidences of that fatal
and glorious day became thick and painful.
The skeleton Of an English dragoOn, sald
to be one Of the Royals, lay still extended
on the plain, with tattered bits of red cloth
hanging to the bones of his arms. All tho
buttons had been cut off the jacket. The
man must have fallen early in the day, when
the heavy cavalry were close up to Canro0-
ert's hill, and came under the fire Of the Rus
sian artillery. There was also Russian
close at hand in CHASTITY cOmpanionship-
The small, bullet skull, round as a cannon
ball. had been picked bare, all save the
scalp, which was still covered with grizzly.
red locks. Further on amid fragments OF
shell and round shot, the body of another
Russian seemed starting out of the grave,
which scarcel y covered his lower extremI-
ties. The halfdecayed skeletons Of artil-
lery and cavalry horses, covered with rot
ten tripping, harness and saddles, lay as
they had fell in the agonieS of death, or had
crumbled away into a debris of bone and
skin, and leather straps, cloth and buckles;
From the numerous graves, the uncovered
bones of the tenants have started through
the soil, as if to appeal against the haste
with which they had been buried. WIN
the clash of drums, and the shrill strains OF
the fife, with the champing of bits, and ring
ing Of steel, man and horse now swept oy@
the remains of their fellows in all the prlde
Of life London Times correspondence
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

ALMOST AN ENCOUNTER.-On Monday
last one of eur citizens was out riding, en-
joying the bracing air Of the mountains,
and when on his return having lost his road,
looking about him for trail that would lead
him out of the woods, what s. hould he see
within few PAGES of him but large gannt
wolf. Terror for moment seized him.
He turned his horse to flee, when the wolf
bounded after him, gaining quietly on the
horse and rider. Suddenly the horse was
turned and made after the wolf, who fled In
his turn. The horse was again turned to-
wards home followed by the wolf. A rum
ming fight of this kind was kept up for some
time; the wolf gaining or drawing his par
allels nearer and nearer, until our friend
was nigh falling from his horse from fright,
but providentially he discovered a cabin.
He made for it and alarmed a miner with
his outcries, who appeared rifle in hand
The wolf stopped for moment, but the In
slant the click of the hammer struck his
ear, he was away off through the woods,
having evidently seen that "old coon" be-
fore. Our friend politely thanked the hon
est miner for his aid put spurs to horse, ar
irving in town none the worse for his fright.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06
GEORGETOWN NEWS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1855.
Mr. Octavien HOOgs is our authorized agent
Ior the GE0RGET0WN NEWS at San Francisco.
de may be found at 81 Merchant street.
R@g@ 1t is a painful fact that very many

B8g@ 1t is painful fact that very many
of the public prints of this State at the pres
ent time, contain accounts from day to day
Of an extraordinary number Of premature
deaths, large amount of which are out-and-
out murders. We find chronicled alone IN
the State Tribune Of Saturday last, the de-
tails of no less than twelve deaths; seven Of
which were accidental, and the remaining
five occasioned bymob law and at the hands
of the murderer-all Of which transpired
in the short space Of five days, This num-
ber-aside from those caused by the relent-
less savage8 on our northern frOntiers-does
not perhaps comprise more than the aver
age which take place every week. at least
one-half of this number are occasioned at
the hands Of our fellow-man. At this ratio
then, three hundred and twenty-four souls
in this State, are annually launched into
eternity in violation Of the laws of Divine
Providence Not less than one hundred
and fifty Of this latter number are cold
blooded murders, and the perpetrators there
of should-were they to receive their just
deserts-sufer the extreme penalty of the
law. But alas, how few do. To what an
alarming extent then is crime carried on in
this country. There is not another State in
the. Union in which half the number Of hu-
man lives are thus fendishly sacrificed
What is and has been the cause Of all this
astounding amount Of crime? We fear a
great deal of it is attributable to those to
whom the administration of our laws are
entrusted. Not more than one murderer
out of every three that has heretofore been
arranged before our District Courts has
been convicted, and a large number Of those
have either been set scOt-free by our Exec
utive or had their punishmentS commuted
to one, two or three years service in the
State Prison. In view Of these eyiden-
ces then, can we justly censure our fellow
citizens in different parts Of the State for
occasionally executing summary punishment
in aggravated cases? We do not uphold
mob law nor think it right. Far from it.
It is dangerous element and should be
suppressed if possible. But until our laws
are more ehectually carried out, we may
expect to hear from time to time of sessions
of Judge Lynch's awful court. And furth-
ermore, if our laws are not hereafter as rig
idly enforced as they should be, instead of
a diminution there will be an increase Of
crime. tits therefore highly important that
our officers, from the least to the greatest,
should faithfully discharge their respective
duties.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

R5>We are under obligations to our
neighbor Of The american for the excessive
interest manifested in our welfare. But for
his timely warning we should never have
imagined that such marvellous destructive
power lurked in the smiles Of our cotempo-
rary Of the Democrat. We may be permit
ted to suggest, however, to the "leading
paper of the party" that the existence Of
the Meas is dependent neither upon the
praise of the Democrat or the jealous insin-
uations ofthe american.
We are disposed toregard the "stab" of
the Democrat at us with compacency, but
the back-handed blow dealt the american.
has evidently startled that paper from its
propriety.
Our Democratic friends will undoubtedly
be amused to learn-what they in their
simplicity would probably never have found
out-that we have been playing the agree
eble to them, and have become entitled 10
their support. Verify, he Of the American
is possessed of wonderful discrimination
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

MINING PREPARATIoNs.-All the canons
and gulches in this section, void of water
during the dry season, which have hereto
fore proven rich in the precious metal, are
now being staked off by the industrious mi
ner, preparatory for the rainy season, which,
from present indications is not afar off
We understand a company of three persons
intend putting some four hundred feet Of
sluice-boxes in the gulch east of and imme-
lately adjoing town, for the purpose of run
ming through the tailings of companies op-
Grating higher up. The company consists
of old practical miners and will undoubt-
edly make it pay.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

kT Stewart Kelley, who is charged
with participating with Mickey Free in the
murder of Daniel G. Howe, il July last, in
Lake Valley, arrived yesterday, says the
Sacramento Union of the Sd, in charge Of
the Sheriff of El Dorado county, and WIS
placed on the Prison Brig, to await trta.
here, the venue having been changed to tas
county.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

FIREMEN' S BALL.-"Neptune Hose Com
pany, No. J." of Placerville, are making
extensive preparations for magnificent
Ball, on the evening of the 25th instant,
(Christmas,) at the Union Hotel, in that
city. 1t will be a brilliant affair, judging
from the tone of our Placeryille cOtempo-
raries. The Committee Of Invitation will
please accept our thanks for a compliment
ary ticket.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

AN ITEM.-A friend of ours one day Ias.
week, gave the following when called.u2cl
by us for a mining item: "Well, says he,
"On yesterday, washed out dozen pans
of dirt, taken from gulch which showed
evidences Of being rich, and didn't gel the
color" Thousands in California, we doubt
not, daily meet with no better success.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

at ' olcanovllle' which place he has left 70.
parts unknown. In order to be appreoi.t.5
fully, it need only be stated that tbora
scarcely single line of truth in the uboI -
effusion:
S.
V----, Is September. I855
Dear farther and mother,
I take my pen in hand to inform vn1t A..
am well at present and hope tboao ,"S' a.
lines will find you all well, ajot 6os It" W
letter from home for six months and vl vr.-IJ no
like to hear from you for my part ba',o'ulIe- ~oule
wrote aney for long while my self tn no9 ros
but think if nothing happens WHY WHY
home next spring i have three claims rs rs
work this winter one of them would lost ~ "
five years if / want to work but if can oaT ,.I
it in the spring i will come home this ~ T.
getting to be hard country man is ras
safe to carry fifty cents with him for fear MY W
getting murdered there is man to be 6nro
the twenty sixth Of Oct next fer kiIIing 5
young woman was on his jury want 20
to rite to me as soon as you can if Won nioo-
and send me tifin paper but none if ror
wont rite to me any more Shant rite anT
more and that is the truth
no more on this side
Oh yes like to for got to tell you abouttba
election we he'd an awful time but voted
the old democratic ticket through out b9J
fight with two knownothingS YOU know
that aint fighting character but if did.
ent give them two knownothings hell then
it is all right shot one through the hipand
shot the other ones ear of close to his head
what do you think Of that away from home
o am an awful man now days weigh one
hundred and ninety pounds am gest Gke
the feller said weigh a hundred and enough
for any man am unlucky when get in
fight always have to fight two men but
never got whipt yet never had a black eve
nor don't drink any whiSkey nor don,
gamble any but viii fight when am i'm
posed on have killed two men since left
home killed one spaniard and one indan
i will bring the seal p home now want YOU
to rite to me if you pleas but if you don't
want to it don't make any difference to me
can stay here i can get married here car
get girl gest by saying the word but if
you send me letter about things and mat
ters wont marry will wait till get home
mind that now
Correct mystaks
no more at present
but remain yours truly
Georgetown post Office
Eldorado County California
III. G.. M-
Glory be to got
for ever and ever Amen
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

To CORRESPONDENTS will publish
the correspondence of "MUCHo Mas" with
pleasure, if he will send US his name-not
for publication, but for our satisfaction
We cannot publish correspondence of such
nature unaccompanied with the name of
the writer
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

PORK PAcKING.-We understand Messrs.
Graham & Henry contemplate opening a
pork packing establishment in this place,
shortly. They have now on hand two hun
dred head of fine fat hogs, and as many more
on the way up from the valleys.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

LUxuR1ANr GRowrH.-Mr. S. P. Nye,
has in his nursery, on the road leading from
this place to Greenwood Valley, peach
tree, less than one year old, which measures
seven feet in height. Can aDy of our val
ley friends beat it?
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

WARREN & Co.'S SAW MILL.-The saw
mill Of Warren & Co., near this place, is
now completed, and the proprietors are
turning out lumber at rapid rate. When
IN good running order, this mill will saw
5000 feet Of lumber in "a hours.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

Ss- Messrs. Oonness & Reed, agents of
Wells, Fargo & Co., still continue to re-
member us from time to time. They were
first to lay on our table on Friday evening
last, bundle Of Atlantic papers, brought
by the last mail steamer.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

CoTILLIoN PARTY.-A Cotillion Party
is to be given by Messrs. Wade & Cain, at
the Oregon House Garden Valley, on Thurs
day evening next, December 18th.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

QUARTz MILL MAcHINEBY.-A large
quantity of Quartz Mill machinery, togetl-
er with steam engine, passed through this
place on Friday last. destined for Volcano
vile. It is to be used in Messrs. Neugue
q Bakers mammoth mill now in process Of
erection at the above place.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

WEATHER.-The weather in these parts is
quite squally, with occasional "sprinklings'
and a raw south wind, all of which are ON
inouS of copious showers.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

H9= We are under obligations to Messrs,
Graham & Spear, agents of Pacific Express
Co. at this place, for fayors lately rendered
this Office.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

EsSs7~ The San Francisco Penny Post Co.
has our thanks for files Of the n. Y. Tri-
bune brought per Golden Age.
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

Aa. We are indebted to Nat Small, dri-
yer of the Soda Wagon between this place
and Centreyille, for the weekly delivery Of
our paper to patrons in that vicinity,
The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06

MEssRs EDIToEs;-'The following letta,
rich rare and racy,' was left by the write,
at Volcanoville, which place he has left 70.
parts unknown. In order to be appreciated
fully, it need only be stated that tbepn :;
scarcely a single line of truth in the Who'll
effusion: