The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-04-22
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Darn or MAnrfN VAN Dunxs,
Jn.-Some days ags We mentioned
That Mnrtin Van buren,, ", was Ae-
! riou-'y i'll At Paris. and WIS not e.
prcte'l 10 recover. We now learn that
be is dead A Paris letter, Of Murcl,
22d. snys:
He died on Monday last. and his
body was placed in provisional vault
Of the Northern cemetery yesterday.
where il will remain until the return
Of Mr.. Van Buren, TO the United
Suites IN July. The Discourse de.
livered Mt the vspl. by the distinguish
ed Protestant divine, NJ. Coquctel,
former representative ofthe people un-
der The Republic. WAS one Of the most
eloquent and Touching we have ever
heard on a like occasion. A large
number Of Americans attended the
funetal. Tie deceased was about thir.
ty years OF age. aud was next to the
Youngest Of Mr.. Van Buren's four
sons. Mr.. Van Buren, looks N robust
and as young As at the period Of his
retirement from the Presidency. and
bids fair TO live many years longer,
although lie is now past seventy.tlree.
THE NEXT CoxaHEss. The New
York Courier and Enquirer says !:
"rho elections in Connecticut and
Rohde 1slahd complete the entire list
Of members for Congress in the free
States. In the last Congress these
States sent ninety Administration
members andfilty one op,piton. In
the next Congress the entire number
Of Administration members elected
we do not err IN the computation
twenty three The entire number Of
opposition members Is one hundred
and sixteen. OF the Administration
members one comes from Maihe, five
from New York. one from New Jersy.
from Pennsylvania, two from Indiana
Eve from Illinois, one from Iowa one
from Wisconsin, and two from Cnliior-
inn. II would be very difficult TO
classify the opposition reference to
particular party distinctions. Many
were elected rs Wings. many US Free.
soils's, many a, Fusion men, aud
many know Nothing. "
Punch and the Russias Bear.---rbe
old humpbaek will have his JOKE.
though Empcrrs 10 the butt. He
says lie has been favoired with an,
early aud exclusive copy Of II notice
about t., he issued from the Lord Cham.
bp,luin's Office. as follows:
'Sr. JAMES March 1O.-Our ttus'y
and well beloved David Mitchell most
excellent and yigilant s-celary Of the
Zm,logicial Gardens in the royal,
demesne known rs The Regents Park
il h.reupon ordered ill due observance
Of n late afflieting event, fore~ith to
place his bears il decent mourning
The Russian bear is further TO he fed
for thirty days On bIuck buildings
The polar bears are to wear black
Grape on their left f'reItg and the
Syrian bear, a tic Of blnck tape once
round. BY command
EFrEoTs OF TIE MAIN LiQuoR Law
IN New YoRK A New York CTR.
respondent writes "'rhe Main Law.
in some respects, has begun to operate
practically, already. know Of sew
eral dis'illeries wlui have taken stores
on The Jersey side Of the river where
they intend to cnrry on thei' business
as usual. The keepers If two Of the
largest saloons 10 Broadway are fitting
up a splendid establishment in Hobo.
ken. and they will move over there on
the 1T Of May. Thus they say, when
one door shuts another opens. Great
country.
ANOTHER R,oT IN ClNciNNAr1
A dispatch dated Cincinnati, Ap'iI 9Th
says:
A large party Of rowlies armed
with clubs. guns and pistols. went to
Lafayette House, corner Of Mil. ind
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