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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-03-23

On Christmas day, Mr.. T. w. Bates while
doing the exploi: Of sticking bar of lead down
his throat, let go bis hold, and it descended into
his stomach. The physicians oi this place, not
knowing but Bates was trying TO hoax them
made Slight examination at the time, inasmuch
as he had made but little ado about IT. and at
times denied having swallowed the lead at all.
a few days after, the victim, having swallowed
some acid substance, the lead began TO corrode,
and be became very sick. The physicians were
then called in, and il was soon found that every
other attempt 10 extract the lead would be un-
availing, save opening the stomach. This being
resolved upon, some five or six physicians were
called in on Wednesday last when DR.. J. Bell,
of this place, performed the operation, probably
the first on record, of opening the stomach and
extracting the lead The bar was eleven inches
in length, and about one-half the length showed
the action of the acid upon it. The patient at
last accounts was getting along finely, with a
prospect of speedy recovery-the inflammation
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-03-23

A SrccEssFuL SPoR~smAN-N. Powers, of
Fayette county, Iowa, lately drove into Dubd-
que with load of game. consisting of 1000
quailS, 1000 prarie chickens, 100 rabbits, eight
deer, FIVE wolf skins, and two bear skins.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-03-23

A GIANTEss IN A FIx.-They have giant
ess in Maine. She is seven feet six inches in
height The Portland Argus tells the follow
ing anpcdote of her. "While she was passing
through the Kitchen of a farm house one day,
With large pan OF milk in each hand, her hair
canght upon a hook which projected two or
three inches from the ceiling, and held her
fast. She could neither stoop to set the pans
down nor raise her hands to disengage her hair,
and was compelled thus TO remain until her
cries brought others to her assistance"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-03-23

TESTIMONIAL TO BRAVE WoMAN.-1t will
be remembered that Margaret Baker rescued
the crew ofa vessel from death by drowning,
during storm Oh lake Erie, in the month of
November, the particulars Of which we publish
ed al the time. Captain Dorr, who furnished
us with the particulars OF the rescue at the
time, has now been instrumental in donating
handsome family Bible, on ihe covers Of which
appears an inscription embodying the facts on
which the gift is made. The story will thus be
handed down to her poserity, and will be
rich Inheritance. Captain Dorr intends, also,
to procure quantity OF clothing to accompany
the GIFT, which we understand will be accepta-
hle The whole story from beginning to end,
is an honor TO human nature, aud stamps this
woman as one of the heroines Of the Grace Dar-
ling School-Butaio paper, l0th iast.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-03-23

FRIcRTFuL AccDgNT AT MEREDITH, n. n.
"A fFightful accident occurred at Meredith,
n. H., on Tuesday last Whist the people
were balloting in the Town Hall, the floor sud-
denly gave way, prrcipitating some three hun
drpd persons into tht stores beneath, distance
of Is feet. Forty persons were taken out with
their limbs broken and otherwise injured, four
of whom are not expected to recover. The af-
fair produced most intense excitement.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11
Gbr4prrkly Go11lrt
Thursday, Morning : Mar. 8, 1855.
Report of the Stdte Superintendent

Report Of the State Superintendent
Of Eaucdtion--This is a voiuminous
document, financial and statistical -
showing the amount which has been
expended for educational purposes,
the past year. In the prefaceatory
remarks of the State Superintendent,
he complains ofthc negligence Of local
officers in the performance Of their du-
ties, and The general indifference to
this important matter. He RECON-
mends the establishment Of branch
Normal School, III connection with
the State Seminary Of learning, now
in process of erection in the Parish Of
Rapides. The State Superintendent
declares it az his opinion that the sys-
Of public education in operation pre-
sious to the passage Of the Act Of 1852,
abolishing the Office of Parish Super
intendant. was The best that has ever
been adopted.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

The AMlTE.-On Thursday last, a
steamer assembled this stream as high
up as Mrs. Johpsou's, which is within
fourteen miles OF this city. Recent
appropriations, made to clear out this
stream, has made the Amite to the
Manehac, navigable for small steamers
during the whole year, "a boat has
been runningi n the Manchac for the
past year, taking the produce of plan
ters, on that stream direct through the
lake to New Orleans.
For raising stock, poultry and veg
etables for the New Orleans market,
no location is more desirable than the
Amite, which still lowing to our pc.
culiar institutions) remains in its
primitive wilderness state.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

The Seat Of Government.

this subject that we hardly know how
to approach it. The present session
is indebted to the Hon. Ryan, from
Rapides for moving the eprevious
question:" on this subject, aud the
press in the country as we'll as the city,
has dilated upon it. The claims Of
each and every point in the State.
have been clearly and forcibly set for
ward, by The local press, and any 9th
err location seems better adopted
more easy of access than this. If this
were the sentiment Of the people at
largp--the citizens of New Orleans as
well as those Prominently identified
with the interests of the country, in the
country, we should not say a word on
the subject But we have the clearly
expressed wishes Of the people, in two
constitutions, made for the State with
in the past ten years, aud it is clearly
written in them both, that the seat of
government for the State of Louisiana
shall not be the commercial metropo-
lis. The reasons why not, have been
too often brought forward aud they
are too well understood to need pre-
senting again. The stress laid upon
the fact that proper men cannot be had
from New Orleans, to represent that
city, when the Capitol is removed some
twelve hours distance from the city, is
all the veriest bosh and gatnmon that
ever was attempted to be thrust down
the throat of intelligent people. Lou
isiana is already provided with the
certain purgative remedies now oper-
ating healthy effect upon the whole
union and the next general election
for the State will show a new order Of
things.
Let the State swim safely through
this npfruitfnl (saye in iniqnitye sen
son, and the ship Of State is safe we
will have men next year to represent
her, in General assembly, who native
to the manor born. are identified with
her interests: and for time after
that we LOOK to see buneomb and
bribery below par.
As often before said. it would please
lis exceeding much, il the present con-
dition Of things is to exist, to see the
scat Of government removed my
mhere and the house blown mp: for
it has been a draw back and curse
upon lis. That our lovely place (apart
from this foature) will never advance
with such a draw back, is apparent ,
for there has been no session here vet.
that some intelligent gentleman from
the country has not been found to get
up aud add his name to the long scroll
of Immortality, by moving to remove
'the Capitol
The gassey meetings, held here by
some of our citizens to endeavour to
influence the action of the present ses-
sion, have had their effect, and we call
on those who participated in them to
look on the beautiful picture In
the eyes Of the sensible portion of the
Legislature. such meetings have been
regarded in their proper light. All
that we regret about it, is, that the
town is abused IN solido for such Ill
advised action.
THE AMlTE.-On Thursday last,
"A j al \
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ARKANSAS RIvER.-The Little,
Rock Wing, of the 22d nit. says the
river at that point continues at low
water mark, and no prospect for a rise
Weather cold.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

AusrntA's MlttrAny SrRENG1u.-
It is stated i'll the Paris Mons5eaw tina,
the total strength Of Austria, without
the gendalmerie, the naval forces and
the dopols, is $50, 900 men. of which
five scvenths may be easily employed
against Russia, while two remain
ing seventies would suffice to maintain
tranquility in Italy and keep within
bounds any s'ussia or Panslavonic
ontlurst in Servia or Montenegro
Russia, at the OUTSIDE cannot oppose
more than 10000 men to the Aus
TRANS 10 Galicia, obliged at the same
time to wage war in Asia and the
Crimea, and has to protect Odessa,
Finland and the Baltic provinces. II
is, however, problematcal, nowih-
standing the Nomtear's statement,
whether, supposing Prussia to remain
neutral, Austria could spare more
than one-third of her forces to operate
against Russia.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

When Lord Palmersion was lately
in Paris the Emperor Napoleon asked
him what impression imperial France
had made upon bis acute mind. He
answered, respectfully, but frankly,
that what had most forcibly impressed
him was the fact that the Eastern war
was made BY The government in
France, while in England it was made
by the country. lie also added that
France appeared TO him to resemble
a beautiful woman, graceful. witty,
and animated, but who was too tight
ly laced The Emperor laughingly
replied to this gallant si,nile that it
was mot yet time to loosen the lac
ings.'
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11
The INTENSITY OF LOVE- CoMPuTEp

The INTENSITY OF Low Computed
BY MATHEMATICS. - Mademoiselle de
Launy, French authoress of the eigh-
teenth century, whose writings are
distinguished for their piq,'ent delica-
~ and correctness Of Judgment, thus
writes concerning one who had formed
an early attachment for her: f" Mon
sieur de Rey always showed me great
attachment. | discovered by slight
indications, some dminution in his
passion. often went to see Name
moiselle d'Epinar, at whose house he
always was. As she lived very near
my convent, | generally returned on
foot, and he never failed to offer me
his arm to conduct me home. We
had TO pass through, a large square,
and at the beginning Of our acquain-
lance he took the road by the side Of
the square. Then | saw that he eros
sed IT in the middle, whence saw
that his love bad at least diminished
BY the difference between the diago-
ual and The two sides Of the square. "
Whats the lfaHer mM Me Parish
O,Yan Of the Party p This question
naturally enough suggests itself to us
Oh reading the following introductory
paragraph to the Advocates leader of
yesterday:
The article communicated by
" AN ULp LINER" in regard to the
jerrymandering farce enacted yester-
doy in the House. and the amendment
to the New Orleans city charter which
it was designed to defeat, we commend
to perusal. 1t shows a species Of tao
tics borrowed from the disorderIy
mobs which have caricatured legisla
lures in some other States, that we
hope never to see employed in Louisi
ana
This looks worse than the unkind-
est cut of ALL" It looks toe much like
"pluoklng the dead lion 10y the
beard" Now, Of all others, is the
time that the faithful, should stand
by the lettering platform Of the party.
Now, is it beset, rs never before, by
enemies without, and wolves in sheep
wool, within. Now, above all others,
is the time that the party press should
come TO the rescue, and after saddling
White surry, carry into the field the
very best thribble Z gun-powder.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

rThey are having difficulties in
Cincinnati, about their SO called ma
tional Theatre" The latest develop.
ment is, that the Gazette dared to say
something out Of the ordinary stereo-
typed order Of putting, whereupon the
manager I" withdrew lis So per week
advertisement.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11
Fall or Mounr BLAKc.--The

FALb or MouNT BLAKc.--The
Echo du Mount Bla1sc, publishes the
following letter from Il correspondent:
It AT 6 o'clock on the evening Of the
goth ult., the summit Of the mountain
between the village Of Magland and
LA Perriere gave way, and fell with
fearful crash. The commotion caused
all the houses in the village to shake
for more than two minutes we all
thought we were about to he swallow
ed up by an earthquake. When
things became somewhat calm | saw
mass of stone, sand and earth, sur
mounted by cloud of dust. filing all
the valley and stone, sand and earth
continued to fall for seven minutes -
From time to time the fall recon-
menced, but with less noise. The.
first fall shook all the houses on the
other side of the Arve, but it appears
that no one was Injured. Nearly all
the trees in wood havn been bro
ken down, The road and III e
marsh, which are between the river
and the mountain are covered for q
length of upwards Of 100 yards, and
a width of about %. with stones Of all
sizes, and with earth to n depth of
more than 10 feet. 1t is calculated
that the fall took place near the vii
lage of Pernabs, Mt height Of about
507 yards
Why THE FouRTn OF MARcH WAS
SELECTED The Portland Advertiser,
correcting the laundering statement
which every year or two goes the
round Of the papers, to the effect chat
the fourth Of March was selected as
The beginning Of the Presidential term
because it will not fall on Sunday for
three hundred years to come. says.
"The selection Of the fourth of
March as The day for the beginning Of
tho presidential term seems to have
been the result OF accident. The old
Continental Congress. when the rati-
licalon Of the new Constitution by the
necessary nunber~of States had been
ascertoined, passeS a resolution, Sept.
IL, 1888, appointing the first Wednes-
day of the next January for the choice
Of the presidential electors, the first
Wednesday of February for the elee
ton Of President and Vice President.
md the first Wednesday Of March as
the time for the organization of The
now government, The first Wednes
day Of March happened to be in the
year 1850, the fourth of March, aud
rs the administration which began on
that day wns limited 10 four yeats by
the Constitution, tla next and all sue
oeedIug administrations have begun on
this day Of the month.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

THREE MEN DROWNED. We learn
that on Yesterday, while five men be-
longing to the steamer HighHyer, now
lying ut the Portland wharf, were GU
gagged upon one Of the wheels repair
ing the buckets, by some movement
of the machinery they were thrown off
into the river. Three Immediately
disappeared beneath the very heavy
ice and were not seen afterwards. =.
Of the three unfortunate drowned in
dividuals two were negroes, Joe and
Jerry, the latter belonged to Dr. Redd
Of Woodford county. The other per
son was white man whose name We
did not ascertain Louisville Cour-
Ter, goth.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

An exchange says: "Our junior
partner returned a pair Of trowsers TO
his tailor last week, because they were
too small in the legs. But you told
me to make them tight as your skin, +"
said the tailor. True quoth the
colleauge. ''for | can sit down in my
skin, but I'll be split if | can in these
breeches" The tailor caved in.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

The Jacksonville ferryboats have
not run for two days. Communication
with Jacksonville is kept up by way
ofNew Albany.--LouisviHe Journal
17M.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

Ey We are requested, by Mr.. Y.
HEUDE to withdraw his name as can
didate for Selectmen.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

GO For Congressional fayors-- oft
repeat ed, the Hon. J. PERKINS will
again accept our thanks.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

Il New County IN North Garoiina
The Legislature Of North Carolina
has created a ney county and named
it lIarnett county, in homer of Col.
Harnett, celebrated actor in the
Revolution. The Fayetteville Argus
says:
Col. Uarnctt was made prisoner
Of war on the banks Of Cape Fear,
before the close of our struggel, and
died in captivity. His bones are lying
in an obscure corner Of St. James
churchyard, in the town Of Whining
ton, where no column is reared to mark
the spot, nor even Is there plain slab
over his remains.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

declares II as his opinion that the sys-
Of public education il operation pre-
,ious to the passage Of The Act Of 1852,
abolishing the Office of Parish Super
intendant. WAS The best that has ever
been adopted.
EE- At Wheeling, on the 18th
ult., quite a CONSERVATION was Great
ed among the boats, at the wharf Of
that city, on account Of the breaking
up Of ice in the river above. Intelli-
gence was conveyed to the boats of
the approach Of the ice, and some Of
them succeeded in protecting them
selves, lut others were sunk and
some thrown ashore SO tremendous
was the force, witli~ which the ice
came against them. Huge cakes Of
ice were thrown up into the air and
dashed many feet ashore. The reced
ing Of the water left all the boats at
the wharf, with the exception Of the
Baltimore, aground
Iii FATED VicksBuRe.-Every
week For time past there has been
still another fire at Vicksburg. and in
surance risks are so high in that place,
that but few property owners are in
snred. The curse pronounced against
Nicksburg, years ago: when party
Of gamblers were showed off this NOR
tai coil, at the ropes end, without the
benefit Of prayer; has been handed
down and awfully verified the hand
of the incendiary has been at work
ever since that day.
OLp LINE DEmocRATs.--We feel
curious to knew the proper definition
of this term, us applied to one branch
of our democratic family, in contra-dis-
tinction to the other. How far back
does the old line date 7 Perhaps the
Advocates " Old jackson" could an
swer tie question. If the old line
has nothing to Pride itself upon, ex-
ccpt being ancient, its claims TO res
portability are poor indeed. The
world does not turn over daily, for
nothing, nor does the spring time
come to sing the same song over again
No, it has new variations each season.
There Is a great problem to be worked
out by this living breathing bunani-
ty, aud a famine or Il restilence does
not interfere with it. There is stea-
dy progression onward in mind as
well as matter 1t becomes the bar
barions japanese to hang TO The
Junk of their torefathers, but if it
can be made to 60 fifteen nots an hour.
in the very face Of the north wind, by
boiling little water in tea-kettle
we say let us have the fire. "Old !"
Why nothing is good in old age, save
the milk Of France, or vine of Burgun-
dy. Then why talk of old line dem
ocrats--and white headed wings, when
the two parties have SO repeatedly
come together in clash of arms, and
have found nothing dividing them ex-
cept the " spoils."
An exchange says: "Our junior
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11

JENNY LIND DsMrDT.-Jenney
Lind Goldsmith, with her husband,
gave concert in Hamburg on the
10Th of January, at the Apollo Saloon,
which was crowded to suffocation.
A remarked difference, it IS said, in
her voice, was percepfible between
now and those pIamy days when she
earned for herself the epitlet Of 'the
Swedish Nightingale" She intended
giving two more concerts, one OF the
which, it was understood, was to be
for the benefit Of the poor families who
sufferd such losses from the memora-
bic inundations on New Years Day.
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~ The Picayngn 4 Stick .
correspondent, ID bis epistle Of The Sd

10 The Picayune ttised Stick .
corresponding 10 bis epiHle d The sd
inst, says:
The bill to allow the people to do
eide The question Of the removal of the
seat Of government has passed the SEN
ate, and will probably pass the House.
Some Of the members are determined
to remove The capitol no1eRs ro1ens,
and our good people are agitating the
subject Of placing q guard Mt the
wharf, for the purpose Of examining
the bricks, certain gentlemen ihvari.
ably carry off from this place, it being
suspected that the foundations Of The
Gothic structure are silently depart
ing through the medium Of their hats.
Some Of our cd fogies propose sub
stitufing q very superior quality Of
brick which they sometimes bring up
from the city, should many Of the
originals be found to have been car
RED off,
There are more 'bricks' brought
here than are taken away. The legis-
lature 5 word may be taken for this
The common compliant has always
been-and this is The principle reason
why the seat Of government should be
removed, nothing good can be had
to drink and laws cannot be made
without liquor. we can point out a
bali douzen gentlemen now in town
who carry bricks enough, always
about them, to put up nj moments
notice larger building than the gotli-
&c structure, and the bricks are tmpo-
fed from New Orleans, in curiouslg
shaped baskets Of demijohn like ap-
pearahce tabled " this side up with
care" "glass. " We met gentleman
the other day--a member Of the Low
err House, who stands alone on the
Temperance platform, and we think
that he should be read out Of the
general assembly; for the reason TINT
in past years the competency Of per-
sons to represent the State, has been
measured by the wind guagc and the
capacity Of tneir bladders. We can
say to the Picayune as an offset for
Red Sticks assertion, that guard is
not kept at the river to arrest parties
carrying eff bricks. ss..
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lgThere appears TO be eonsidera-
bic trouble among the new nanagers
of the opera at the New York Acade-
my Of Music. Max Maretzek has pub
lished n card stating that he will not
be responsible for anything chat occurs
out of his range as chief ofthe orche-
stra.
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THE GARDINER FaAUD.--The { $.
Circuit Court at Washington has de-
cided that Corcoran d Briggs shall
deliver up the money and securities
held by them in trust for George A.
Gardiner the court holding that the
money, having been obtained by fraud
from the Treasury, did not lose its
character as property Of the Govern
ment. The amount altogether is a.
bout 100000. 'i5e<.'l
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SLAVERY IN EeYrr.-The Paris
correspondent Of the journal Of Com
merce says; The Vi"roy of Egypt
has solemnly interdicted for the future
the introduction of slaves into bis pro-
vinees but as to those alrendy in
Egypt, they are to remain in sfatu quo.
A change says the decree, would
subvert the economy or proscrlpiiye
constitution Of the Mussulman.' The
anti-slavery principle, however, is inau-
gurated. 1t appears from the testi-
mony Of travellers, that there is a large
number Of bondsmen throughout Egg
ptoand the lot of the majority wretched
enough
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The TouRo INsrlTuTE.--On the
evening of the Goth ult., the ceremo-
ny of The Inauguration Of the Touro
Institute Of New York, took place
with very considerable eclat. Sever
al speeches were made. In the words
Of the constitution of the society it is
dedicated "to the memory of the emf
nent American Israelite, the late Ju-
dab Touro," and its design is ''to bring
about the mental improvement and
the social advancement Of the Hebrew
community of the city of New York" "
The plan is an extensive one.--Pica-
yune.