The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-12-01
LOCAL MATTERS.j>
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latest city papers in town.

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latest city papers in town.
ELEcroN FOR CoxsrnLE.-An election
will be held on Saturday, the LIST, Decem.
ber, for Cons able in Ward No. 2. Mr..
WILLIAM SEVERE is the Democratic candi-
date. He will make an efficient and faith
fui officer il his fellow-citizens entrust the
business Of the Office to his hands, which
we hav'nt doubt they will do. The poll
will be opened at the usual time and place.
Dem. .Advocate.
As Sewer, is announced formally as the
democratic candidate, IA Know.Nothing
wan over to the faithful in the late election)
the faithful will please ask no further ques-
tions, but 60 up and vote for him to the
tune Of the above music. THIS little ex.
tract rom our neighbours papsr, forces on
us the conclusion, that PICKETT, H. J.
Ia distant relative Of our friend, who keeps
the public pump, on church street, is
Know Nothing, and we should have voted
for him in ignorance Of the fact. The officer
to be chosen is Of vast political importance,
secondary only to that Of Justice Of the
Peace itself, and the b'hoys are hereby no.
tilted that PICKETT is the nominee of the
American Party, and should 60 up in solid
phalanx and vote for him. Huyrah for
PUcKETr?
~Annual meeting Of st. James Mason
ic Lodge, tonight.
10 The ladies' of the Female 0Orphan
Association. must not forget That the an
nual meeting Of the association will take
place at she Asylum on Tuesday next the
18th proxo.
o. A very large and varied stock Of
fine Jewelry. may now be found at T. Gold
mann, under the Harvey House. His stock
consists, Of fine gold watches, diamond rings
breast pins-beautiiul full sets of jewelry
for ladies etc. He also has fresh stock of
Jonathan Crooks, fine pocket cutlery
Goldmann's prices are asonable-full
twenty-five per cent less, than the New
Orleans market. Strangers visiting town
are invited to visit his establishment and
examine for themselves.
% In the catalogue Of articles just in
store at Beal's Church Street Emporium,
of the staple commodities Of life !; Quaker
preserves, may be found, and Shaker Seeds
for the sowing spring time, also one hundr-
ed articles, in the fancy line Of groceries,
all fresh and sparkling, with varigated
oolors in the sunshine Of Church Street.
Beal is one Of the dealers, who may be re-
lied Il for the very best articles in his line,
he will not keep in store any other kind.
shall.we pass round tho Hat7-A number
Of benevolent gentlemen, who have bosoms
made entirely Of sympathy for the poverty
stricken and afflicted; propose to pass the
O hat, for voluntary contributions of not less
than " five" or more than ten g ten cents"
TO raise a couple Of dollars, to employ a
man to go around town, and take the lamps
out of the lamp posts, and put them away.
They-thesc benevolent gentlemen-pro-
pose this, because they know the town to
be awfully poverty stricken; and that
the sele"tmen regard each additional APP
preparation, as 50 much detracted or sub.
tracted, from their own purses. 1t is also
said by some scientific gentlemen, who
have an emphatic way of speaking; that
the lamps, as they are made Of tin, may
rust; or in scientific phraseology "oxo-
dize," and when they do, they will moi
be worth a dam," (mildam OF course) -
The Comet has nothing more to say on the
subject; we know the town to be awfuIly
Strengthened in its finances; so much so
that it cannot afford to buy oil and lamp
wick; and therefore, we shall say nothing
more on the subject. There is not a mar
in town who would not like the lamps to
shine in the dark winter nights, before us
when the town will be full of thieves and
legislators, but it is so ruinowsly expensive
besides; in case of fire" from the hand
ola vile incendiary or house breaker, who
loves the dark-why the burning houses o.
our citizens will furnish light enough, to
work the engine by, and what more pray
is wanted. Enough; we grow impatient
about this matter, and hope the benevolent