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GREENSBOROUGH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
u AT the end of Three Years. such has been the and
of the officers of this Company, that still
free from debt have made and have
such large Capital in cash and that have hes
tiOn i'll saying the public that there is safer Com
pany in the Southern Country The most of the Risks in
This Company being the Western part of the State where
the danger from fire is much less.
At The last annual Meeting the following officers
elected.
JAMES SLOAN President
s. q. COFFIN Vice President
&, p. MENDENIIALL. Attorney.
PETER ADAMS Secy Il Treasurer
W. II. CUNNING, Gen. Agent.
IRECTORS.-James Sloan, Dr. J. A. Mebane, c. p.
Mendenhall VIM. s. Rankin, Rev c. +. Deems, james NJ
Garre Jed IL. Lindsay, w. j. Mcconnell, f. w. Ogburn j.
l.. Cole, ID; F. Weir Greensboruugh E. F. Lily Wades-
borough DIR. :. q. Coffin James; own; Joshua Tavioe
Wash ngton; VIM. y. Wright, Whining JOHN l. Sha
Yer, Salisbury john H. Cooke, FayettevIlle II. &. Spru
Plymouth Robert E. Troy, Lunlberton; Dr. r. H. Scales
Lenox Castle.
All communications should be directed the Secretary
free of Postage PETER ADAMS Secy.
August 6, 1854. 75-tf
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NIGARS! CIGARS!!-A lot of theyery best brands
wi imported Cigars, has Just been received at sf
.1,'<Tz' HAYWOOD SCOTg.
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b INSOi UTEON. THh. UNDERSIGNED fiA\
q p This dly I'd from the Wholesale Grocery and
General Commission and Forwarding business, MeSsers.
Bk,r and lrrud succeeding them in The General C"n-
miss on Business.
They themselves of this opportunity to thank their
fr ends the extended the and beg leave
earnestly recommend 1her to the confidence
employment of friends and the public generally
WILSON & GRICE.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

France has been agitated by a
false report of an attempt on the life
of the Emperor. An employee of
the Northern railroad had been arres-
ted for telegraphing the report to
Amiens, and another person whose
official dignity renders the charge
more serious, had come into the hands
of the justice for the same offence. 1t
is thought that by keeping such rum
ors before the mind and in the
thoughts Of the public, that certain
persons design creating a mania for
regicide.
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EUnder the caption of" Funny
the New York Times has the following
paragraph:
To see a colored man in the service
of his despotic Majesty. the " Nephew
of bis Uncle" walk down Broadway,
dressed in the naval uniform of France,
strutting past the ragged free negroes
who frequent the doors, of the stores
at the lower end ofthe street, and cast.
ing contemptuous glances at his "culled
brudren." as he waves before them an
arm bearing the recognition by La
Belle France of hia naval seavices. in
the shape Of the golden stripes of
corporal on board His Majesty's vessel,
LIE Grondeur.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

A correspondent Of the Boston Ira
weller, writing from Syria says: I have
travelled in this country more than a
thousand miles, from Smyrna to the
Dead Sea, and have seen life in the
crowds of the city, in the quiet of the
villages, and the solitariness and isola.
ton of the country and yet l can say
it with all positiveness, l have not as
yet seen the first insance of intemper-
ance, or the first SYMPTOMS Of it,"
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FASHIONABLE Church IN NEW
YoRK-You enter the church porch.
The portly sexton, with his thumbs in
the arm holes Of his vest, meets you at
the door. He glances at you your
hat and coat are new, so he graciously
escorts you to an eligible seat in the
broad aisle. Close behigd you follows
a poor, mcak plainly clad seamstress
deprived from her tread mill round to
think one day in seven of the Immor-
tai! The sexton is struck with sud-
den blindness! She stands embarrass-
ed one moment, then as tho truth
awns upon her, retraces her steps,
and with crimson blush, recrosses
the treshold, which she has profaned
with her plebian feet. Hank to the
organ. It is in strain from Norma,
slightly Sabbathized. Now the wor-
shippers, one after another, glide in
silk rattle-plumes wave satin glistens
diamonds glitter, and scores Of forty
dollar handkerchiefs shake out their
perfumed odors. What absurdity to
such set. The clergyman knows
better than to do so. He values bis
fat salary and handsome patronage
too highly. So with velvet tread be
walks all round the ten commando
ments--places the downiest pillow
under the dying profigates head-and
usbers him with seraphic hymings
into an upper ten heaven.--Fanny
Fern.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

- TIE SEAT OF GovERNxENr.-Oul
friend White.' who is generally
right but wrong on the subject o.
removal" is out in his last issue Of
that interesting paper, the Minerva,
in an article dishing up his contempor.
ary the Opelousas Patriot. for saying
on it, French side. The seat of Gov.
eminent - etc porte d Baton Rouge
par ID convention Wing de 1882
The Minerva informs his eontrere that
the seat was first removed by the
democratic convention of 1s45, a fact
which the ancient History Of the State
proves. White, thinks that Mr.. Miles
Taylor. ought not to be supported for
Congress in his district, because he
was in the convention of As and voted
in favor Of removal. So we think
The objection to this place-and it
IL . serious one-it is too near New
Orleans. The honorables " who
come here from the country as we'll
as the city, find that they can tumble
into . birth " on one cf our packets
after drinking bad brandy all the
fore noon, and wake up sober the next
morning in New Orleans, where they
can dispose Of SO much Of their SUPP
lus revenue Of time. We are in favor
Of removal if the wisdom will take
The d" institution Of laws" up Red, or
down the Big Black river. The seat
Of government, should be near the
geographical centre /; our preference
Is for Pompeii.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

ALL SAINTS DAY.--To-morrow
being the LIST Of November, is q day
consecrated in the calender to the
memory Of the dead. If the day is
pleasant, We expect to see the usual
number Of our citizens, at the Catho-
lie Cemetery; though many who par
ticipated in the same ceremonies last
season. will be missing; as will many
more, when the earth puts apother
girdle round the sun, and cancels an.
other twelve month of recorded time.
This is one of the observances which
appeals to our reason for support, and
finds support in every human heart.
There is no sermon more eloquent,
and salutary than the silent appeal
that the monuments Of departed friends
and relations, make upon us.
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A CARD.
TO THE PUBLIC:

The undersigned, citizens ofthe city
of Baton Rouge and members of the
AMERICAN PARTY, beg leave to
make a statement to the public, in
reference to a matter, in which all
parties should feel interested.
On Monday last, we were sent for
by. one Of the wardens ofthe Louisiana
Penitentiary. Having served there
as guards, we presumed that our SER
vices were wanted again in that ca
pacity. We were told by one of the
wardens that there were no vacant
places, but he presumed, if we would
withdraw from the American Party
and publish card to that effect, in
the Democratic Advocate, as others
have done, it would be all right with
us. He then referred us to head quar-
tiers, where we were told, that no man
could get employment that would
VOTE THE AMERICAN TICKET,
and we Indignantly came away. The
question presents itself, is State in
stitution, like the La. Penitentiary to
be used to bride citizens in the dis
position of its petty favors.
S. J. BLACK,
s. RIGGS.
Baton Rouge, Oct. 81, '55.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

% A rich gentleman calculated
the state Of his health by the rise and
fall of the attentions Of pretended
friends and relativers. Some little
time before he died his physicians
would have persuaded him that he
was much better. II would not do {;
he had just discovered he had six fatal
SYMPTOMS in his case-three presents
and three visits in one day from his
friend 81.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

rThe Rev. DR.. Winans of Mis-.
sissippi, has taken up the political
cudgel against the Rev. Longstreet Of
the same State. The respect that the
gentlemen ought to have for their
hocks, should induce them voluntari.
y to resigu their clerical orders,
- incompatible with religion.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

PRINCE WILLIAM OF Prussia AND
THE PRINCESS ROYAL OF ENGLAND
The London correspondent of the New
York Commercial Advertiser, in his
letter Of October S, says:
An understanding has lately become
public that Prince William of Prussia.
(nephew Of the present King, and heir
to the crown after bis father the Prince
Of Prussia is engaged to the Princess
Royal. In consequence Of the sub.
servience Of Prussia to Russia, some
repuguance has been manifested at the
announcement.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

~ A card is referred to, in to-.
days paper from Mesrs. Black Il
Riggs. citizens of this place. and men,
bers Of the American Party. Will
the Advocate please publish it and
make some comments The card
tells its own story.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31
PrOfessiOnal Card.

nR. DUCHEIN, of the Medical Faculty
~ of Montpelier (France) having re-
recently established himself in this City,
offers his professional services to the public.
UHe will at all times be found at Mr..
PUJoL's residence, (near Judge Burk's)
unless professionally engaged. oct25-tf.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

| euUJocI, duu TIC cApfcSSeu OplnlOn Oh
every commercial man in the State
Mr.. Perkins refers to "A law for the
registration Of letters of value, by
which, at very slight additional cost,
a letter containing money is made to
record its own passage from post office
to post office, in way to render easy
its trace to the place Of its disappear
ance."
Yes, for the additional sum of fve
cents on each letter the public have
had additional security that anything
valuable enclosed therein, would be
most certainly stolen.
In the following Statesmanlike man.
ner, Mr.. Perkins comes down on the
Island of Cuba:
There are great commercial and po-
litical as we'll as social reasons WHY
that island should not be allowed to
remain. as it has been, nuisance and
danger upon our border. lam now,
and have always been, in favor of
abating the nuisance. Constantly pro-
testing that we would never suffer its
transfer by Spain to any other Euro
pean power, We have, in fact, submit.
ted to its being used by France and
England to our injury. in way and
to a degree that we never would have
tolerated had it been under the flag of
either of those powers. have never
heard anything from Mr.. Marcy that
led me to believe he did not wish to
obtain Cuba; but, speaking to you in
fraDkness, l have never felt that his
heart was in the matter. 1t was this
conviction that caused many original
ly to regret his selection as Secretary
Of State
We have neither time or patience
to comment on other portions of Mr..
Perkins campaign Document deliv-
cred no achere but upon virgin fools
cap for the party press. Had it come
from the pen of the editor of some
minor organ Of the dominant party,
who makes set music for the faithful
to dance up to, it would deserve a
more extended notice. But as it comes
from a gentleman, who tells US he has
retired to the shades of private life,
and does not expect ever again to be
candidate for Office, (unless we pre-
sumo a committee of democrats 90
and beg him out for the salvation of
he country, we have no patience to
'ead bis campaign document with quiet
nerves, and dispassionate Judgment
There are thousand such catch pen
~ traps to be met with every where,
rom both parties, and are all alike
entitled to the contempt of men who
rave the mental capacity to think for
themselves. We cannot ask our read.
rs most of whom like brief things) to
ollow Mr.. Perkins the length of his
document kills its force whilst in ,
epth it is too shallow to turn aside
ne single ray Of truth and light. All
re ask, is that our friends will read
is closing chapter, ian appeal to the
arty," we opine they will discover
'orc argument in favor of the Ameri- t.
an party, than has yet been used
gainst it, by its most ignorant, yet
est friend.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31
At Observation-Disclosures Stores,

WILL be sold at Public Auction, on
W Thursday the LIST Nov. at II o'clock
at the Ordinance Store House, Baton Rouge
Barracks, Al barrels Superfne Flour;
barrel Mess Pork. Terms, CASH.
oct. 29-td. L. E. POWERS & co.
Auctioneers
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Spiral N0tiffs.

Washington IL. A. ChapterNO. s.
THE MEMBERS OF WASH N,asp
l. INGTON r. A. CHAPTER No. 5, ase ATH
requested to meet PUNCTUALLY at the Mns- ~
onic Hall, on Monday evening November 5th
1855, at the usual hour. By Order Of the
A. SHEPPERs, Sec'y. ME.H.P.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

Notice to Parents and Guarslians.
THE REV. E. GUION, will reopen his
i Seminary, for young ladies', on the
LIST of November. octl2-lm.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

st. Peter and St. Paul's College.
THIS Institution will reopen both for
l. boarders and day scholars, on the 5th
prox., the 1st Monday in November, Is SIS.
oct. %, ltw 2td.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31
DIED..

DIED.
At his residence in this Parish, on Tuesday, the
Both, inst, GREEN BERRY WHITE, after pro.
tracted iIness-aged about 35 years.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

It is an ancient if not an honorable
custom-in the Observance of which,
the Union is rapidly falling into the
hands Of disorganizing demagogues-
for the small great men, and large
small men, in the rural as we'll as the
populous districts; to come out with a
speech-"an address to the Public, "
or a letter in answer to letter, in
which he must advise the public at
large what it were we'll to do for the
salvation of Pompeii or Little Pud-
lington in the present "cr;s;s." These
things are eagerly sought after in ev-
cry new political scramble of Office
seekers for Office; and industriously
circulated. In . time Of peace and
quiet, it is well enough for the man
who ought to know more than bis
neighbors. to come out with bis d;sin-
terested views: but on the eve of an
election when the public mind is agi.
tated. there can be nothing more in
significant, than the campaign docu-
ment. coming from this or that State
or parish or vigilence or central COM
mittes and bearing on its face the
evidence Of red bait to trap minnows
and ensnare craw fish, crabs, and other
animals, who swim in the bottom of
the great deep, ungoverned by any
higher motive than the desire to feed
on the crumbs that drop from the
great spoils banquet.
When we hear it said, that such a
mans influence is computed at Is, 30
or so votes, we involuntarily sigh for
the numbered days Of the republic,
and ask the question; lis there any
man in this government of freemen,
who is entitled to suffrage, and can
not understand the simple issues and
Judge between the men who offer
themselves for public place
The fulsome adulation passed upon
two years Democratic Rule" and
made the subject Of campaign Docu-
nent by newspaper and pamphlet
publication, just now calls for and
'ught to receive from the Independent
'ress, and Independent people, such
GENERAL condemnation as the aforesaid
Two years rule. and the facts connect.
d with them, justify. l
To this hour it has been our pleas
ire, to speak in unmeasured terms of {
pprobation Of the course pursued by
ur representative in Congress from
his district-the Hon. John Per-
ms, Jr., We have done so from OBJ .
CRYING closely his course; and with
nbiassed judgment. But now; the
ocument before us; got up as it has o
een-for Buncomb alone, and pub :
shed on the eve of election-coming ?
} it does from a gentleman, who to n
lis time, we have admired for his c
onorable and dignified course !; now a
scessarily calls for an opinion, if it b
.ly be expressed in ''damnatory and
int praise"
Mr.. Perkins in bis campaign docu. -
ent, reviews each branch of the Gen. r
al Government, and the action of y,
'ngress on the several important bills Of
esented in that body the past two d
ars. He commences his review af. st
prefaceatory remarks with the y,
'st office department. and the mail in
rvice in this State; and labors with bl
noal Ia .la H. Al n
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31
SELECT SCHOOL.
For Little Boys and Girls.

M RS. LOUCKS, designs opening school
III of this description, on MONDAY, the
goth October. in the building adjoining Mr..
J. NJ. Brunot's, on North Boulevard.st.
Baton Rouge, Oct, 10, 1855.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

TO THE LADIES.-Just received
L and for sale, . nsw su9ply Of Jrimstts By
sept 3t.t. Mas. G. HUEDT0N.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-31

Attention Families.
ELOUR in rs, so md 100 pound bags
l. always on hand and for sale by
sept. II. JOSHUA BEAL.
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-17
The Real Inventor OF the StcambO at.

From advance sheets Of Lloyd's forthcoming
Steamboat Directory, that he gives the credit
of the invention Of the Steamboat John Fitch and
not to Robert Fulton. He produces good authority
to sustain him in his assertions, and the friends of
Fitch will doubt be glad TO find justice will be done
him in this work.
1t appears that John Fitch invented and made a
successful trial trip with his steamboat at Philadel
phia, in 1876, which averaged nearly eight miles an
hour, and that afterwards, while he was in Paris,
trying to obtain aid from tho French Government to
further his objects, he met Robert Fulton who was
there experimenting with his submarine battery for
blowing up ships; and Fulton by pretending to take
great interest in John Fitch, obtained plans and draw
ings of his steamboat by giving him some milk and
water letters to various persons. Poor Fitch re-
manned in Europe time, trying to get capitalists
to advance him funds to prosecute his great invention
but without success. They called him crazy, little
dreaming Of the prize they were losing.
Meantime Robert Fulton returned to New York
and obtaining funds from Chancellor Livingston, built
the steamer "Clermont," the North River, in
1906, using her one of Watts improved steam
engines, ordered from England. This was fully 20
years after John Fitch had demonstrated the pract
cability Of stemming the mighty Mississippi. In
1911, Robert Fulton and Livingston claimed the ex-
elusive privilege of navigating the Ohio and Msss-
sippi BY steam. Several boats thus tied up !;
but at the great trial in New York. it satisfac-
tory and concusively proven that Robert Fulton was
not the inventor of the steamboat, but John Fitch
belonged that credit.
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-17
Invention to Prevent Railroad Train
Running off tho Track.

Danforth Johnson, ESQ.,, Of this city, has patented
invention which is intended a perfect safe
guard railway trans far running of the track
is concerned. He calls it three fange car wheel
and, the term indicates, it is simply wheel with
three langes, of which will strike the rail nvar
aby, in case the train runs over any obstacle the
track, such as horses, cows, &C., &c. 1t will also
keep the the track in places where the rails
spread; will prevent the cars from running off the
track in case of mispacement Of switches, &C., SC.
As the great majority Of accidents railroads is oc-
casioncd by the running off the track this inven-
ton will prevent scch accidents in ninetonine cases
out Of a hundred. Mr.. johnson has submitted the
invention to Mr.. Farnham, of the Rock Island Rail.
road, and also to number Of engineers and railroad
officers who all highly approve Of it, and express
themselves satisfied that it will do all the inventor
claims for it. 1t will, OF course, increase the expense
OF the Wheels but all new inventions for the improve
ment Of the steam engine, locomotive, or indeed any
description of machinery, enhance its cost, but at the
same time they more than pay for this by econo%.-
ing labor, by the prevention Of accidents, &c.-Ch.
cago Democrat.
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-17

CROSSING THE NIAGARA BRIDGE.-The rail,
road suspension bridge at Niagara Falls
says the Niagara Democrat, is such mas
sive and solid structure that sight of it
instantly robs one Of all thought of fear in
crossing it. Not the least jar or motion is
perceptible to those seated in the cars, al
though outsiders, by watching the passing
train, may see the bridge yield trihe un-
der the tremendous weight. Many passen-
gers, on arriving at the bridge, get out and
walk, thinking it safer In such casas they
take the carriage track underneath But
they seldom get more than half way over
before the train comes laundering over tleir
heads, so that in case Of a fall they would
all 60 to tn: bottom together.
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-17
Iuccndiarism.

On Monday evening small building i'll
the lower part of the city near the saw mill,
occupied as soap and candle factory, was
set on fire and burned to the ground. At
about the same time small out building
adjoining MarshaPs store was discovered to
be on fire also, but the flames were extin,
guished -..
The Pioneer Hook and Ladder Compa-
ny repaired promptly to the fire first men
toned, and had scarcely housed their apa-
ratus on their return, when the building adj
Joining MarshaPs store was discovered to
be again on fire. The flames gained such
Roadway, that although the Suction En-.
CINE was brought into effective service, the
Firemen could do nothing but keep them
from extending to surrounding objects.
Too much praise cannot be given to the
members of the Fire Company who labor
ed zealously..