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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-03

rHs soAD
the rate OF progress which nsknf IN tbs eonsuus
ton Of rosd msy anticipate that the road may ~
whole extent Inc udinf the eGsoaoe
70 - LOUIS dunnf lt hs been sfse1
orwss through Of unparalleled officially Ia hs uns:
cir. world which with sssedE, tbs sAlre]s
on the Western states Thus far hes been ae;om2sh
without cIeaf nz seN ass5s tss Comps1J Ias 10
es bosds have been promptly psd - dss.
10 10 this esgnuy seeofos to the tenor tss
eouo.s at b.ns New Yors % forsn bsndssSefs ~
m. b.Ih house Of Me. Frederick Hats Co. 10 Lee
don credit Of the Company h.s eeso AZ TINES fsly
sssts. ned. oihSoN htDshi
P,.sisept ofths Tsne. auto and Alton &c.
Mo- psvk Jan l. leb5
Oss.sIz.rIos II Haste and Atsn Rsl,'al Cs~-
pony Jan. =. 1870
yr,,.d.rt-sisEOs RYDER Of Assn. Ilinos
Drreet~s- Ryder OF Atoo III Ed~tn T. Litshhsa
John Jervs Thou1C Dursot, Is Litehied w n a
Pg.ss John A .tEfJrj Of New York. Jona brysss. 81
hoss N Robert smith. Of Alton ~ hs<Gas
Runlsr Hin Ia W Ao1tos Of shslbyvlls, H.. Hiram
s.naore 81 Psris ~ Charles Crgf Of TsUs Hsats, isA
Sevstart- Levi Davis Of Alton H.
Tys.sw0-CAey Hsreoek Of Ne~Yorh
a<oI I,ea..,sr-J lanes Lea of Alton III
chr Engt.ser-Oryl- w Cbics Of Altoo III
Ior.aif,1 IN zta>ey-yotn Jews. Of kswf,rt.
ssp-sieno~t-L X sargent. Of Alton. ILL.,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-03

dloment sgsiust the fJ1cwinR peislns:
william Courtney for assault with dangerous weapon
kuift board the slip hoseus a. Liverpool on Da'i1 NJ
rim so. tor enoesvorns to make revolt on board %
vessel
Cornelius Sullivan larceny at on board the ship lisa
Wright Darby Hictey, the same
Join German, passing counterfeit money, knoSns IL 70
counttIfeit.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25
Now AND THEN.-lt has been gen.

Now AND THEN.-lt has been gen.
orally supposed that any mark on a
newspaper sent by mail subjected the
same TO charge Of letter postage-
The Postmaster Gcne' ul now decides
that pen mark made over or oppos-
ite to an article in newspaper, with
the sole object Of calling attention TO
she article, will not subject the paper
to such charge.
It has not been three months ago,
since we were told by the same au-
thority. that any pen or pencil mark
whatever, on the margin Of paper
or elsewhere, would subject it, to letter
postage, and lay the sender Of the
paper liable to a fine Which is the
law =? The Postmaster General. should
keep diary Of 7his official acts, it
might prevent, some strange contra
dictions.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25

CAsu AND ChEDy-If7you would
get rich, don't d.ai III pass books
Credit Is the "temptrr in Il new shape
Buy dry goods On trust, and you will
purchase il thousand astirIcs that cash
wouId never have dreamed Of a dol.
lar in the hand looks larger tlan ten
dollars seem through the prospective
Of Il six'y day due bill. Cash + prac
tical, willie credit takes horribly to
taste and ronrncc Jet cash buy u
dinner, and you will have btefsteak
tlapk,d with onions sem, credit to
market and he will return with eight
pair If voodcocks ard rocket of
mushrooms Credit believes in double,
brraslplns ard champagne suppers 4;
cash j. npre easily .atj~f"d Give
him rh'"v nIa'7 q day, and lie don't
care mach i! two Of them are made np
~ roasted potators aud little salt
ta-'' is ! gund al, User, while credit is
= tell"w DO not like TO bOonoyistlug
terms wish. II You want dnu6ie chins
aud conlontmeni, DO business with
cash
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25

Power OF THE PREss.-This pow
err can only be estimated by the
amount Of metal in the springs Of ac-
ton. 1t is not as the engine Of the
locomotive-computed by horse pow
or Because the Press is a great mo
tive moral power. capable of making
the aates, lie, round, square or obloDg,
as may be desired-of blowing up a
falsehood into the formidabl. proper
.sions Of life and truth, as is the man
IN the play Of the Magic Pills." who
is mashed fat by a milestone. The
Power Of the Press can never be com
puted with figures until the circle is
squared and the forty seventh problem
of Euclid solved like the riddle of the
Sphinx. Thus, we may say the Press
can do so much for so much but how
much more it can do for more, an
other aye than this, must determine
Thus we have known the weight of
five hundred in silver, counted out on
the beam cnd Of leverage; so weigh
Il >,,,, A., ,,,n.o1 ;ou,,o...o -, ~ ~ ~,
side. that certain parties receiving the
metal on the turn, have declared their
past life "hypocracy;' and forthwith
gone over as a "knave among knaves."
. 'lu other instances, We have known the
same motive power acting on the
springs Of tho " Press : as. to make IL
consistently iDconsistant demagog,e !;
the only pure, upright and perfect
man--the only man by virtue Of vir-
tue entitled to public confidence. -
Handy bandy, it can TRANSFORMS small
thief, into a Great specula,or in stocks
What is it that the press cannot do if
, it will +? 1t can prove to the entire
satisfaction Of any moderately hon
est man; that what Brown said At
such aud such time; that he did uo'
mean it whcp he said it, first and
secondly that he did not say it. 1t
can prove that such and such facts
admitted to be facts are no facts. The
argument may run logically thus. NJ
Cat hath two tails. Every cat hath
one tail more than no cat. Two added
to one is equal TO three. Thus ac
cording to Press logic Every cat hath
three tails" Clutes wedge power
and the lever Of 1rch;mede's caunot
be used as comparatives to give az,
adequate idea Of the Power Of the
Press" With metallic weight, it ha,
often pressed a "gourd head" onward
to the chair Of STATE. Virtue has been
made vice; and vice clothed in such
habiliaments Of virtue. that the Devil
himself (who is represented as having
an all penetrating eyel has not been
able to recognize its own.
A lady. in attempting to cross a
small stream near Holly Springs,
Miss. q few days since. was drowned
making the third person who has mot
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tives IN Congress be requested to use all
honorable means 10 mot1hy our naturlIza-
t on laws; offering frledey protection to
the honest emlgrant, bu' to prevent the
transmission to our shores Of frlons and
paupefs hat they y"xfema the time OF ma
tnralizaton 50 tha 70, eigners shall hranle
to speak our languag and become acqua'nt-
ed with our institutions That they enact
!, uniform law to prevent the States lndl-
vid ally admitting foreigners TO vote be-
fore they are natural,zed And that they
rep n aiSyaWs maklug grants IN future 10
unfinished foreigners. and so TO provide
that the native American shall retain the
rower OF administering the government
without being overw helmed by the rush Of
foreign popu alton constantly landing upon
NouT shores.
Rcsoiccd That It is the sense Of this Cen
eIa Ass, nh|T that no pe'snn. Of whatever
creed or sect who hold TO the supremacy
pt any other poWer-ki g. po en- ate, pom
till, or pop' "a, beng superior to our laws
J aud principles of government executive,
irgl, a nlc, or diplomat c-and that native
Americans should be appointed to ~ Offices
IN the general government. a nd il is lur-
tler the sense of his General ASselnbly ythat
Congress ought not to lrLl>late upon the
subject OF slavery. either IL the States or
Territories but tnai slavery i, q municipal
,egr alton ard should b. governe' by the
States amfrer'tories respectively. as tFey5
may deem, pr, per; and to prevent further
excienen upon his srblect this Gene al
As>embi Ra'ltleS in good faith the conn
p otnlse Of this exciting question by Con.
gIcsS IN 1850.
Resolred. That this General Assembly
condemns the principle of appointing per-
sons OF foreign birth 10 foreign missions
and recommends the appointment of we'll
q alifnd citizens, whp have lttl" feeling
and gr ater interest ia our institutions.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25
WONDERFULLY CoEDEsCEND1NG.-

WONDERFULLY CoNDEsCEND1NG. -
That very liberal exponent of what is
true democracy the True Delta has
a column outside headedS What of
the Wigs" In the most concilia-
tory and condescendiDg manner, it
starts out thus:
1t is beyond the possibility Of cavil
demonstrablc that in our recent State
election the Whig vote cast in tho,
second Congressional district alone,
exceeded in number twenty-five hun
dred. What it amounted to in the three
remaining Congressional districts we
are not in position to pronounce so
positively, but beliey" in each it WAS
very considerable. Il is due, then, to
truth, and demanded by gratitude,
that the acknowledgement should not
only be fully made hy the party which
has b fitted by this patriotic and most
honorable seIf-abenegation on the part
of an enlightened and bigh-minded
body Of citizens, but that, in the ad-
ministrntion of the affairs of our State,
proper Difference and respect, be paid
to their wishes, views, and ideas in
connection herewith y
The F." Wandering Feds" a. also the
Artesi0>,' should forthwith hold a
meeting, and award the True Delta
some mark Of their appreciation. This
should date, a kind of magma charter
period, in the political history Of the
9egar Bowl on the Union.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25

Mrs. Sw1ssnELM ON BABY Shows.
Mrs. Swisshelm, Of tls Pittsburg
Saturday Visitor, having performed
the "dissgreeable duty ofattending
Barnum's BABY Show, ag Pittsburg,
calls it a very stupid affair" ard az
presses her opinion Of these exhibitions
thus
The poor dupcs Of mothers are to be
pitied, rather than blamed; some of
them are decent, innocent woman, who
have no definite idea Of the light in
which they place themselves, and most
are too nearly idiotic to be accounta-
bic. But it is not right that human
ity should be degraded thus in these
pesons--nobody expects any respect
for humanity from Barnum. Tie par.
ties really to blame for these exhibi-
tions are city authorities who grant
licences. and people oJordlnary sense
who 90 to see any'hingso totally de-
voied of attractions. Ugly stupid wo-
men, and ordinary, vulgarly dressed
children are no great rarity in this
great Republic; and anybody who
gives a quarter to see lot Of them,
deserves pair of donkey's ears. The
exhibition is taking to the old model
artist shows, and Barnum and Wood
visit city to bring shame on the mo-
thers q IT by one of these shows, dslhe
ons Of that city should see them safely
past thosuburbs on pair Of rails.
U The President has not yet, issvssa
proclamation for Thanksgiving
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o. L Of New Orleans has our
unfelsned thanks for "pnhic docs. .
The certificates for the Rapid Waer
Purlfier,' are entirely satisfactory /,
though we notice, that some Of tie
teslifiers have gone to the land Of
milk and honey" where water purif-
ers are norwanted. The Water Pu-
rif,r shall he introdurrd--it should
receive State pa'ronage. We make
10 doubt th At more OF the bad leg'--
|a'ing Of the Ge"I Assembly proceeds
from the use Of bad water, than any
siher cause. IT'S" hint will be at
tended to. ....
\ II. Lewis Iiruadw la wealthy
citizen Of Cincinnati, who died recent
klas left is properly. amounting 70
$15O,O0O, to the iniverwlist Church
the UniversaIist Sunday Schools, the
Widows Home, and It's Protestant
Orphan Asylums Of Cil,plina'i He
left no children. His y s@?w has tie
entir,. ayailS of his estate during her
lifetime, provided she does noOnarry
again. W
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25

New STYLE or OBlTUARY.-The
following is from the columns Of the
New York CH11stian SPtritaalist:
On the 20'h day of August, 1856,
Miss Caroline b., daughter Of Abel
j. and Ha nah Srilson, Of New'own,
Ct., at the age Of II and a halt years,
exchanged tho mortal and earth life
for the Immortal and Spirit life, hav-
ing passed from the earth sphere =
ConsnmptionO that fell mortal ties-
rroycr, thns early in life nippcd the
flower, and it vthervd bat 'he IN
seen flower stili lives, and hrauteously
blooms IN u III re congrt,ial Cline
CaruIine was firm believer in the
truth Of spirit intercourse, and lived
here bu' 10 live forever. Sh3 lived.
beloved BY al| Who knew h4t, and
was pbt, for God took her"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25
FRoN OUR REgULAR CORRESPONDENT.

i PHILADELPHIA, Nov. !2 rs.
/ En-. COMET -
The general dear'h OF exciting news
keeps US at present, from forwarding items
as interesting as we would wish; if it
were not for the elections we should have
but neagre letter this week OThe News.
papers snatch up everything to fill up thei g
columns, hovaNer trifling
The Know Nothings are crowing'
loudly over tiitlr recent victories aud the
Democrats who thought they would carry
everything before them, seem to be e,iet
uneasy, and express much disappoin ment
in the results of the elections in Neev York,
Massachusetts, and Maryland Numerous
ARTICLES with the caption Of "sam's all
right" appear continually in the Know
Nothing Organs inLeed, SO excited do they
seem that one can scarcely stand before
them without the feer of getting something
more than occular, demonstration Of their
joviality.
The saucy remarks of the London Press
concerning our filibustering have created no
little stir here, and although no eruption
between the governments OF the United
States and England may take nace, yet
we think it a somewhat unreasonable trans
action, on the part of the press SO well in-
formed as that of London ought 10 be-
How silly, for instance, for the, Times to
advisethe government to be prepared for
an attack upon Ireland, by an Irish Amer.
can force ! -.-...-
The election in New York cities went
off quietly, far more SO han we expected
Mayor Wood, in expectation OF crow y
summond every policeman on the pay list,
to be in readiness on the steps of the City
Hall, in case Of an outbreak on the part of
fine overwhelming army of Know Nothings.
Rachel is in New York city once more,
doing a very poor business she goes to
Nibo's Garden next week, on the plea
that the Academy of MUSIC, is too large for
her " voice" Chats French for audiences
wesuppose). Thackaray has been success
full with his lectures, though there was no
furore created bv them. The free lovers"
have again established themselves, in an.
other pas of New York city, (among the
'ristoerey) .0M'Ile Rschel's performan-
ces proved complete failure in Boston
several pembers of the press were quite
shocked : the idea of not getting in to see
her for rfsthing, Il. e. puffy
Our four theatres are doing an excel.
lent business We visited Sanford's Ethio.
ian, Opera Troupe, now performing here,
The other elyening and were highly delight
ed with the manner in which his version
Of Uncle G,m's Cabin, was put on the
stage.
The high rates demended for Breadstufs
have created an unusual number of street
beegars. organ grinders, &c, last winter
large sums OF money were raised for the
relief of the poor, but this winter these
contributions will. Of necessity, be small.
Hoping to interest you more next week
we remain yours &c. OBsEavER.n
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25

A lady, in attempting to cross a
small stream hear Holly Springs.
Miss, few days sin,e. was drowned
making the third person who has met
the same fate st the same place.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25

E Such gross and criminal neg
lec' is there, on the past of the Post
Master General, his mail contractors,
agents and sub-agents that the arri-
val of mails, that should be regular
has became such a rarity, and a matter
Of news, that it has got to be the sub
jet of =" standing telegraph The
City paper of the Goth, says Five
back mails came through this morning
bringing dates from New York, up to
the l2jh inst
With becoming humility" as Uriah
Heep would say: how much longer, is
the South to be outraged with the pre-
xent inefficient administration Of the
Post Office Department
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25

THE ylcToRY.-The Democrats Of
Baton Rouge fred a number of guns
on Saturday night, in honor of the
triumph of their ticket at the late
election. 1t was done in quiet, gen.
'crl sort OF wayl that would lead one
% suppose the Victory was nothing
more TIM" could be expected from III"
people of Louisiana. Monday's I'D
oocaE, O
In very good time We wer. about
to ak the cause of the smoke and
the conversation between Nan Page
and Master Slender occurred, to thrust
aside the proper gravity. 1t bears
more directly on the matter in hand,
than anything we have in our head, to
offer on the subject
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25

anne pray you, sir, Walk IN.
Slen. l had rather walk here I thank you j
bruised my shin the other day with playing at
word and dagger with mtYsNgr of fence three
veneys ior dish Of stewed pThnes; and, by my
troth, 1cannot abide the smell of hot mea, since.
Why do your dogs bark so !? f. there bears i the
town.
Anne thirk there are, sir; l heard them
talked Of.
Sl,n Tlrve the sport veil but shall as soon
quarrel at it. as any man in England You are
afraid, If you sec the b. ar loose, are you not?
Anne Az, indeed, si
Sen That's meat ard drink to me now have
seen scskerson loose twenty times; and have ta-
ken him by the chain but, warrant yon, the
women have cried and shriek'd at il, that IL
rassd but women- indeed, cannot abde'em ;
they are very ill fa4edred rough things
It would be well after the victory
referred to in Church street, to have a
public thanksgiving. The enemy over
whose fall the rejoicings ofvictory has
taken place, could we'll afford to join
in a thanks Offering. Things might
be a great deal worse than they are
The enemy supposed to be defeated
has only retired from the field for re-
freshm"nt he may return again in
IS, with renewed strength. Let the
victors use the weapons of reason, and
they will never achieve any victory
over the American Party. worth firing
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25

Co The President has not vet, issvsSt
proclamation for Thanksgiving.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-18

A case of hydrophobia in the New York
Hospital has attracted much attention. 1t
was that young man bitten few weeks ago
in the upper lip by a dog not supposed to be
mad. The patient died in four days after the
dreadful disease appeared. Dr. Griscom, who
attended him in the hospital, states that the
patient did not seem to dread water per Sc,
but to dread swallowing it, the principle fea-
ture in the disease being difficulty in swal-
lowing. Water in the form Of ice he took
without manitesting horror, and II gave him
sensible relief. He seemed to die Of mere
exhaustion, and without violent paroxysms
We have heard of cases of hydrophobia il
which the patient had not only dread o.
water, but of all smooth surfaces, the presenc,
Of mirror being sufficient to cause oonvul
sions.
1t is stated that remedy has been fount
for hydrophobia in the seeds of Mexican
plant. An officer Of our army writes from
New Orleans to the Washington Union a
follows IT,
81 send you herewith some seeds for dis
tribution, used here in the cure Of the bite o
the mad dog. 1t is considered as an effectua
remedy in the parish Of st. Bernard Of thi
State, and the cures which are stated to hav
been effected from thoiruse are certainly YER
remarkable. regret not being able to Civ
you their botanic name; but the plant is
tropical one, coming from Mexico--I believ
from the Department Of Tobacco The seed
are called here "graines contra Ia rsge,
and are used as follows
Three of them are broken up or pounde
into small pieces, and put into a wine-glass Q
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-18
BONE DUST,

To most persons there is no little difficulty
in believing that an article so apparently des-
titute of nutrimental or manurical qualities
as dry "bone dust" should be capable, when
applied to the soil, of producing any bene6-
cial results. This mystery, however, thanks
to the achievements Of science, is now expli-
cable, for instead of being composed, as many
suppose, of q simple amort substance, it has
been demonstrated to consist Of three distinct
and highly valuable materials, viz carbon.
ate of lime, bone earth, and cartilaginous
matter, all of which are alike beneficial in the
production of vegetable life. Of the entire
weight of the bone that part called "bone
EARTH" may be estimated at one half. cit
is peculiar phosphate OF lime, containing
eight parts of lime, to three parts of phospho-
ric acid" The greater part of the value of
bones as manurial agent, depends no doubt
upon the presence of the cartlaginous matter.
This is more readily decompasable than the
other parts, and consequently acts more imme-
diately and with greater vigor upon the crop.
The other constituents, besides contributing
very essentially, though slowly to the health
and Development of the crop, has also a
mechanical action upon the soil. 1.-The ami
NAL part of the bones," says late scientific
author, being one-third of their weight, the
amonia is equal to eight to ten times that of
COW dung. If we regard the salts only, one
hundred pounds of bones contain sixty.six
times as much as an equal weight of COW dung.
Such statements, while they explain the chemi.
cal facts, are almost, if not quite, supported
by testimony from those who have, in practi.
cal agriculture, applied these concentrated
animal manures.
1t lisa common opinion that bones from the
soap.boiler have lost their animal matter. Il
is erroneous. Boiling, except under high
pressure, extracts very little of the gelatine
and not all the fat and marrow. Heads ant
the shoulder blades, and small bones still con
tain, after boiling, 8 IL per cent. OF fat snt
tallow
IF the phosphate of lime OF such bones, il
dissolved out by the acid, the animal portion
remains with all the form and bulk of thu
bones. The phosphate Of lime is rendered
quite soluble by its combination with genatln
and albumen. Bones that have been lony
inhumed beneath the soil, when taken up AM
crushed, or prepared for manural purposes b.
grinding act with great energy, thereby show
: ing that old bones are of too much real valu
+ { to be thrown away and negligen,ly overlook
= by those who wish to enrich and fertilize tn
soil.-Germaatoon Telegraph.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-18

A MISTAKE ALL ARoUND.-The Biazare
tells the following good story -
A person who wore suit of homespun
clothes, stepped into house in this city, on
some business, where several ladies and gen.
temen were assembled in an inner room. Oue
of the company remarked lin low tone,
though sufficiently loud to be overheard by
the strangely that countryman was waiting !;
and agreed to make some fun. The following
talk ensued -
You're from the country, I suppose 2?
Yes, Pm from the country
Well, sir, what do you think of the city 2
Its got darned sight Of houses in it,
| expect there are great many ladies
where you came from 2
Wall, yes, powerful sight, jest for all
the world like them there (pointing to the
ladies.)
And you are quite beau among them,
no doubt q .--.-..
Wall, 'scort 'em to meetin' and about
Maybe the gentleman will take glass O.:
wine.' said one Of the company
Wall, don't care if do
Did you ever drink toast
Il eats toasts when aunt Debby makes it
but as to drinkin' it, never seed the like
20, you must drink their health
WI all my heart
Ladies' and gentlemen, permit me to wisl
you health and happiness, with every othe
blessing this earth can afford and advise 20,
to bear it in mind that we are often deceive
by appearances. You mistook me, By IN
dress, for country BOBBY I from the sam
cause thought these men to be gentlemen tn
deception is mutual-I wish you good even
inc