The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-02
IOOdL Md7'TERy.

eNnt case was DECIDED me Othef Jay, 10 the
facts Of which public attention IA directed
The plaintiff in the Gaze sued for tho re-
s,ye,v of The value OF slave, killed accident
" whilst III The employ OF the defendant
r. II Burk, 10 building the " ,atf II was
alleged that the boy although.a common
,aborer. had no written pass to hire his
time that there is q law III The corpora
ton OF this city fo,blding SLAVES TO hire
their own time, and therefore the defend.
.ant Is liable for damages The Judgment
Of the court, was N favor of The plaintiff
for 5000 damages, and Gn!erest at & PEI
cent from day Of ulicial demand. An ap-
peal has been taken x reference TO this
case, we must say, il Ia bike misfortune
for both parties. II ia Ra'd that the plain
tit should loose the value Of the slave; and
yet It seems TO us particularly hard thai
the defendant should be made to suffer -
/" True he employed the slave, without
: written permit, but is not the same thing
daily dune Do not masters send their
slaves into the streets to make days
work. and ate they not daily employed
for all manner Of rptnmcn labor, A hegtc
GENES to The door. and would like to elem
out the well must maib leave hi bust
ness and 60 down with him and see that he
dopa not sufIocate with the choke damp
ORA chimney sweep falls off til. roof ard
breaks his neck must the person who
employs him, pay the value of he negro
because he has not written permif TO
gweep certain chimney 60 80 high and
NO higher II SO, It would be WI to take
early warning, and resort TO some other
res cataabie class Of common laborers. IT.
The case Just decided--Mr Burk, The dc.
iS,lant. came neat loosing his own life,
which goes to show that 4 was one Of those
unforeseen accidents. that could not be
provided a.ainst
We recoleet, that when the law Of the
corporation above referred to. was passed |
that slave holders, about town thought IL
particularly hard that they should be ke,t
continually writing passes esnj permits
for their negroes. the Board awas appealed
70. on the subject by them, and the law
materially altered.
There /. no better time than this. to
have fair unter.sssdns on this subject
Will somebody e.cqasisted with tho law
s,rnish IT for publication with such notes
II explanation and commentaries, as will
moke il telligible 70 the eonsson mind
O. The Governor has srpoiHisd r. NJ
Kssr, member Of the board Of DRsctors
Of the Louisiana Penitentisry, vice Ggv,
SriLLsRs, removed. IA
EE The official vote, on tho ques.
ton OF removal Of the Seat Of Govern.
ment. from Baton Rouge, stands thus I:
Against Removed, - ...,.....a. 11.eno
ror Renewal. ......................, lA,aae
MsJcrity against. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50
rns LscsuM.- Al meeting Of the Baton Rouge
Lyceuu,, held ~ the State Heuss. on Monday
nirh., the following officers for the ehsaing year
we're elected:
Prssiient--tion. r. q. MesoAs,
ncs Prssfdsnt--s. .. HALF. ESQ.,.
.sscrslovy--H. J. HyAns.
7rsossrsvr~oso. A. Prs.
IDsrsi a. l,trscscrs-J. A. sccrr, ). D. sfuAas,
w ~. JcRn.
The regular meeting Of the association IL hxed
a present for Monday night.
4 The Ferry We noticeOshat there in
not yet, steam Ferry boatSbo ply between
Fss. and Vest Baton Rcsse. The con-
tract with the two parishes by the present
owner, calls for one and the travel is
very much mreded on this account. The
contractor has had his time extended
twice, in orl'Tf that he might obtain
boat; and the season Of the year has
come, when it is extremely hazardous to
cross in tho flats, now used. If any ar
1,angements have been made for boat, it
is right and proper to give this kind OF in
diligence, if not the, contract should be for
fcited, for complaints are loud and long
LUMBER. " will be seen by advertisement
to-day that Messrs Vautcr and Sheppard,
on the Plank Road, arc now engaged cut
thug lumber for this market. where it will
be delivered to contractors and others on
very litc raj terms.
o. It will be seen by advertisement
to-day that the ynluahle lot eornar ofl