The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-02
IoTaI M4TTERs,

haf for a tCnsfahip ~ warn lNu, ~ wv
W,,L,.N srvrRe IL The Democratic candi-
date He will make an efficient nnRs faith
FIJI officer if his fellow citizens en'fnst the
business ef the office to his hands, (which
we hav'nt doubt they will de-. The poll
will he crenei ~ The us,,al time and place.
Dea, .adrr,rte
As Sewer, Is announced formally as the
democratic candidate. "a Know Nothing
v,p over to the faithful IN the late election,)
the faithful will please ask no further ques
ticns, but % W and vote for him TO The
time NJ III. above music. THIS little ex-
tract from our neighbours paper, forces on
ne the conclusion, that FUCkETT, ". J.
IA distant relative cf our friend who keeps
the public pump, IN chntrh street, is .
Knnw4 Nothing. and we should have eoted
far him In ign-tance If to- fact The officer
10 be chosen ia q vast rslitira| Importance,
secondary only h that scf Justice Of the
reare itself and the h'is,vs ate heteh, no,
tiliph that prcsett is the nominee VI the
A american Patty. an,l shrald O. ny IN solid
phalanx and vote for him. H"r,oh for
pucxFfr'
uz- The ladies' Of the Female Orphan
Association. must not forget that the an
n,al meeting ct the sssreiaticn will take
place at the Asylum IN Tuesday nast the
Ath rrpxc
n- A vr,v large and vatied stock c'
lne lewelry may ncw he found nj Y Gold
,nann's. unlet the Harvey House. His stock
cnns;sts, of fine gold watches. diamond rings
breast pins-heau',ul fsl setts Of iewelry
for ladies etr. He also has ftes', stock OF
Jobnatlan Ctcoks, fine pocket cutlery -
t,cl,,napn's rrires are ,easonahle--lull
twenty 1--WE ret cent less, thar the New
Orleans market Strangers visiting town
are invited to visit his establishment and
examine for themselves
nr- IN TIE catalogue rI articles Just in
store AZ Reals Church street Emporium,
Of the staple commodities If life Quaker
preserves. ,nay he found and Shake, Seeds
frt the sowing spring time. also one hnndr-
Ell articles. III the fancy line Of etccefies,
all fresh and sparkling. with varigate5
cocrs IN the sunshine If Church Street 49,
heal is one Of the dealers, who nasyS I've re-.
lied ON for the very best articles IN his line,
he will .,st keep in store any other kind.
shall We pass round the Hat7-A number
ot benevolent gentlemen, whu have hoso,os
made entirely Of sympathy fct the poverty
stricken and afflicted propose f. pass the
hat. for voluntary contributions Of not less
than +" i've y OF more than ten ten rents. -
to raise a couple Of dollars. 10 employ a
man to 60 aroutd town. and take the lamps
cut If the lamp posts, and put them away
They--these bene velent eentleme,,--rrc-
tese this because they know the town to
be awh,ly poverty stricken; and that
the selertmen regard each additional ap.
preparation. as So much detracted or sub.
ttacted. from their own purses, u Is a'sc
said bv some scientific gentlemen, VIII,
have an EN-, hattie way Of speaking thai
the lamps. as they arc made Of tin, ma,
rust or in scientific phtaseology "oso.
dize," and when they do, they will no
be worth DAM" (miljam 81 counsel -
The Comet has nothing more to say on tbs
subject We know the town to be awful,
Strengthened III its finances SD much 30
that II cannot afford to buy oil and lamp
wick and therefore, We shall say nothing
more on the subject. There is not a ua'
in town who would not like the lamps I,
shine il the dark winter nights. before us
when the tnwn will be full of thieves ant
Legislators, but II is SO tu,nensly expensive
besides in case Of :" FIRE +" from the han,
of vile incendiarv OF house breaker, wht
loves the lark---why the burning houses .
our citizens will furnish light enough. te
work the engine hy. and what more gray
ia wanted. Enough, we grow impatient
about this matter, and hope the benev olen
gentlemen aforesaid, will 20 to work witt
the hat
10 The Complementary dinner to the
Hon. A. s HsRRoN, by his political
friends, came or quietly on Wednesday
last