The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-16
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,lestal designed for it, in the "Pagoda'
near the Capitol The box and covering
will be removed from it This week-as
soon as the iron railing can be placed
which is the only work on Tie inside o.
he building remaining to be done. The
painting Oh the rotunda and the walls, re-
lect great credit on the artist As before
aid, we only regret that it is on perishable
materials.
q Frost.--On Monday morning the 1otl,
nst, there was another white frost-the
econd of the season. The cold weather
ONES rather late to benefit the Sugar crop
Is most of our planters have finished
they have no right, However, to complain
Tor the present prices will make .5,all
crop yield as much as full crop, last yea
son.
Fossil Remains. Greenwell
Springs, we have received through Mn
CRENsHAw. some fossil remains of the
primitive forest, dug up at the distance OF
forty feet from the surface, out of solid
strata Of red clay, water worn pebbles and
sand. One sample is limb Of a tree, in a
state Of petrisactinn, and the other is mass
Of leaves and small twigs firmly embedded
in solid black mass of great weight and
when cut with a knife susceptible of fine
polish. Louisiana is as rich in its fossil re-
mains as any State in the Union, and a
proper geological survey Of the State would
contribute much to this interesting branch
of enquiry. A number Of years ago, the
State made small appropriation for sur
vey, and corpsof SCIENTIFIC gentlemen
volunteered their services to do the work.;
the means however were not sufficient and
the enterprise was still-borna We haze
been told by Judge Carrigan, who was Of
the party, that on small bayou in the
Parish Of st. Mary, they found the remains
Of Mastodon or Megather,un, one of the
early giants of the time when man twas
not' The party obtained one or two OF
the bones of this monster, and left the bal
ance as they found it; not having means
to make further excavations y
Instead Of squandering away the Surplus
revenue" Of the State.,9 to initiate The lungs
Of broken winded politicians, it would,ve-
, dollnd to the credit of the dominant PARTY,
TO provide for such survey, as was then
contemplated.
Professor Legre This gentleman yes
terday visited our Office on his way to New
Orleans The Professor comes recon-
lnended as one of the best occulists in the
country. His rooms are at the st. Charles,
!, where he may be found prepared TO per
form operations on the eye, to which he is
exclusively devoted
The Lyceum ON Monday Nigh t.-As
anticipated, a large and fashionable au-
dience assembled in the Hall of the House
of Representatives, on Monday night, to
listen to the opening-inauguratl as
twere, exercises; from which the object of
I the enterprising gentlemen engaged in this
work, is now fairly before the public
The Rev Mr.. Observation-Disclosures to
the audience, through the President OF the
Lyceun Association, the Hon I. G. MoR-
GAN--made brief but eloquent, appeal in
behalf Of the Association for encouragement
and support-glanced over the field of en-
quiry that might legitimately engage the
attention Of the Lyceum during the season.
showing.how much each citizen might con-
tribute to the general fund of intelligence
by lectures or addresses, on the particular
branch of science or, art, necessary for
each to be ACQUAINTED with. in order to
successfully prosecute any profession or
trade. The Rev. gentleman, spoke of the
facts yet to be discovered in every walk
of science-the beautiful fields yet mtrod-
den, where interesting mental aliment
might be found--not for season only, but
for an age. He dwelt eloquently on the
wonderful progress and improvement of the
past; and painted in glowing colors, the
fund of information within the grasp of the
lawyer, the doctor, the mechanic, farmer
and tradesman; to present to the general