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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-12
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GEO. A. PIX I.4.s..t.s Essitgfs
IIaRRts' MIRROR OF THE soriti.--
We hail with pleasure lie appearance
Of the fret Number of Harris Mirror j,
aNIchthly Magazine devoted 70 South
efn literature ana aft-tlie advocacy
nf Southern education culiva-
ton Of The useful-the Progress Of
the Beautiful The Number before
us, " for September II contains two
fine steel engtavines-- Preparing
Moses. fol the Fair" ard a beautiful
female figure, adorned with flowers
enb!aniaticb IF. lilly ''-Also. 4 good
view If Centdfiaiy College. at Jackson.
The articles are nearly al from sotth-
ern authors In Typographical ap-
peotance the mirror" i eHual 60 any
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says. that al the annual ta'f, o.
Seneca country Ohio, which ls to
come off in October, there Is to be a
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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-12
I'HB MHplcAt NEw5asp Ilnsrlfai}

this hlenthlys published ID View Or
Mns. is 1T hana. The first article
that strikes 2',T attention. il tfaa con
eIuslon ~ paper from tho pen Of
John II4yi'*son. NJ. y Prof, Of Ply
sloIesy, IN fhe Medical College Of Lon
isiahaLentiflpd "Sree'ilations o,1the
aause Of yellow Fever. " II is 4 con
SUMMATION deyontadly 10 fl,e wiss4a,
that Chs world viii be furnished With
4 surfait If Speculation" th tliis sth-
iect. by ani hy Pray, What aoes IT
amount to : Professor - Lyon Leo,
writes book Of two .housand pages y
Aove, that 81 hat he says is s2;>and
long before The paper is dryzssfotessor
Buff jenkins, has buoe5h press, Of
tp,e thousand ppgeaao.rlroye that
Professor Leo is srply mistaken. 7.
Should net tlspWo works be bound.
together, anQurned oyer TO oblivion
in coposyny Would net se'e"ee, if
thetsoeally he any such hing re-
oeiyS a positive gain by il a! Il would
Scam 50 Indeed The pure light IF
svienge, which Is Ike tht true light #
reasonable religion from Heaven =
has become SO obscu,ed aud tlonled
~ muddy ana conflicting theories.
plausihly set forth and adorned with
sbthistly, HAT It is difficult 10 obtain
eue single rtra ray 4cIthte warts
4 rroat Rprpfian ltiind. r. clear away
the ehafF frnn the pure grain. hnA ~
il Cromwell ike and authoritative
vnirp order all the hauhles tn be at
once removed. One single .t'tcf Is
worth thousand theories And yet,
theory, when medestfy put forth. is
like spirit in advance Of The age.
leading lis onward and upward to
greater and mere important truths,
AcelpENT ON THE PLANk RcAr.<--
Whilst an OK Wagon was gong over
The road last week, one ot the cattle
slipped - The road being wei and
broke his Leg. The region through
which the road runs. is SO densely
woodsd That in many places The SIN
has no chance TO penetrate, aud tho
consequence is, that unless there Is a
very dry season, the road is wet from
one end to the other, during the year.
Everybody is now agreed, that bad
the money, expended for planklng,
been arpro1oatsd to making a good
dirt road, with substantial bridges,
then Baton Rouge would be benefited
| BY i, and half the work for rail
road would be done. That this place
must be connected to Clinton With q
railroad sooner or later. is a fzsd fact,
Baton Rouge hss already agreed in
her corporate ss,ishority, to take $loo,.
600 Of .stesIss4p lateral road to the
Great No1!,isrn jackson road and in
stead ocsstts geag via Springfield, it
shoillcs,-o to Clinton; whore The peo-
pie 1 East Felieiana would join us
IN lg2ting i on East Last Feleiana
l, tsna EasJ''ton Rouge together IS
we'll able to undertake this great W.
serprlae
How THEY -Four IN .SARplNlN-
The national mode Of fighting in ~ "a
linia, appears TO be borrowed from
the favorite animal Of thag country
Instead Of having boxing matches
they have kicking matcbss. It is
called f,nl to strike with ~ fist, but
a kick with heavy boot 's purely
scientific Each Of the combatants is
supported by tSo friends, who take
1hola Of him under the arm, while he
launches out botl, feet at his antagon.
| III .a., & Il h rn eo,nati Inns fatal
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Rs- Edgar 6 farrsr, Esq, is an
nounced as candidate for Judge Of
the Tenth Judicial District, to fill the
vacancy ocoasioned by the res'gnaN
lion Of Judge Snyder. ''s'E
r. The Fourth Of July was cele.
htaied Acapulco, Mexico, in grand
style, by the American residents
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-12

re- In the e, e, Of St. Louis may
be seen a solid MSS of iron, weighing
110fi pounds, Saken from Plot Knob
mountain, as which was intended ( to
be forwarfs5 to the worlds fair, held
in London n 1862. Its Of the pur.
est ore, md although it has remained
expossPt to the clements for three
yearsIpast, it exhibits not q spot Of
rust on its surface 51r taf#
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-12

r4- Bronze statues Of Patrick
Henry, aud Thomas Jefferson, have
been received in New York. from
Italy They are to adoru the Capital d
Virginia, and were executed by Mr.,
Crawford, the sculptor.
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PkAxrrns. LOOK TO your ITIkEsT!
5000 YnPds
WHIT KENTUCKY JEANS . KERSEHS
ZOE NEGRO CLOTHIN0i:
WILL he sold LOWER than New Or.
w seans Wholesale prices. Come enoB an9 examlne
for Yourselves. rou win find Il no n, MbUG! II yea
don't coon. you VII loose great bargain; - WIN
not remain lonSas -
Corner Of Second and Green Streets. opposite Angler
Confeclienesy esoes, Thibodaux. eept6u
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GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1855,
TWENTIETH Year of Publication b,

L the same author--The only Ladys Book acknus
edged by the Ladies this country as worthy Of its mama
Principal Points of Attraction for 1855.
It contains one hundred pages Of reaing matter
cry months number-not BEGINNING with large number
Of pages in January and decreasing throughout the ye
BEAUTIFUL STEEL PLArrs.-Line Mezzotint in eve
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Patterns for Chilrens Dresses, both n.le and femah
Embroidery and Brodere Angiaise PatternseseEy month
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NEW CARRIAGE SHOE.
TULFORD Il BROTHER having co

Il menced the Carriage Business in all It's Dsanches IN
the Shop Jackson street next door the MetAodn,
Buggie& Carriages. Rocka,cays f. Sulkies
in any and every stye also repairing DONE Persons de-
string ythsg in their line would do well to rive them
call, All wo'K guaranteed to give satisfaction.
B. tender their thanks to the citizens Of Assup-
on Lafourche and Terehonne for the liberal pairona
they have extended to them since the last years that
that they have bsen engaged in the above business and
hope for 4 continuance Of the same
They have always % hand Canaees Rockavavs. Bug.
eiesy and Sulkies Harness. Whips, Fy-net.ine &c a.
Of their manufacturing the woklnsnshp az which Il
always guaranteed. 8tEl resr =
They willing to trade very liberal terms for each
oFgpod payer Al repairs done at ycanahle rates I'd
with the afeateet despalch.
80 EULFO1D BROTHER, JacksonuStneet
ThibodAux. August Il l0S6tf
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he premiums given in hooks written by the editor
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SCHOOL NOTICE.
"AVTNE tn heon+ r,vsoTc

II AViNG to absent myself on account
IL i'll health. shall be aie open my school on
the appointed day. II will pos lively reopen on Wedne.-
day, September - q For terms, conditions arranse-
ments and aRfnfomaten, apply, during my Absence to
John D. Leahy, p. + LOFo, or L. 8. AIain, Esq.
CHAS. SBHiFFERSTEIN.
Thbodaux, September g. 1855 ftd1
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Neu Orleans, OpeloIsas and Great 'Vs'''
ern Rail- Road.
nPEN TO BAYOU LAFOURCflE
~ CROSSING, So ,n.s :er ra.sengers and Fright
Trains will tally and Ifsn Lafurchs Csosaae
follows:
Snmmes. Arrangement.
LEAVES ALGIERs a. O'Clock, a. ~. and Erf-es q
Iafourrhe Crossing at ii O'clock, A. II.
RETURNING, leaves LsE,urshe Crossing ~ eenek. II
NJ, and arrives at Algie7s at O'Clock, P. N.
Special Irain. -
SPECIAL TRAIN will leave Agiers every sAIukDAI
AFTERNOON, at4 oelork, and returning oa M0NDAi
MORNING-ieaving the Crossing ut Z o'ciock, A. ~
arriving at Algicrs at 10 O'Clock. 4. NJ.
EXCURSION TICKETS, to go ard yeRarn the sans DAY,
will be issued every day, rs follows:
To Bayou des Alleinands,. ......-.........l
/ To Lafourche Crossing, ....-...ks m
Julyl9-u A. D. SEGER, Vice Preshenl
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Tbfbodsanx Home Academy.
J.BRYSON BURROWS, A. D., Principal.
THIS INSTITUTION will omen O

THIS INSTITUTION will open on
i on Monday the17th September, aed continue tru
Months II Is desirable that Students present on the
frat da Of the term. Pupils, however will be received
1t any lime, aad charged accordingly This school
signed prepare students, by liberal thorough and
practical education, for college any other busress
hfe the plan comprising complete preparatory
Enslsh, Classical and Mohematicai. Patrons may resi-
assured that earnest lind perseverns effort win b<
made cultivate the head heart and an-to train boy,
ntnx Intelligent good and useful men-to give the
kIxM1xTs Of Ys81scT education.
TER Ms
For the regular English course, per month, o %
Each addition language, 50
az Arrangements have been made 70 arcommoda<
sev eral students with BOALD in the family Of the Prn
cps It il desirable that spphcations thas effect lbe
made at eaIly day.
Thibodaux. Sept ., lSS5-Sf
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STABLING!i

MY NEW STABLE is now abont COM
AVA plese and em prerezed to carry on the Livery
usness in i'll its xnchca Horses and vehicles OF near
Z evely Kind n. sAyd. ready st short nntice.
Prices y stnbins ethsr " the day ar month hss been
reduced since tsed hss ehsspsncd CaHomsrs rely
s,en having thax bolss ssA IL sA4 s6eu Of Give
nse vial u. +. HOLDEN.
1haMlaux NoteQbeS ii. IeSS>-p16-t.
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BAYOU BLACK PACKET

9TNH1 Nsw Steamer, T. 8. ARCHER, h
i win commence hsr regular hfpe
abs.t the Ssh inst. I'D YIN eoatinue 70
IN fFom Tigervils b The Upper Waters r.
10 Bayou Black. Throughout Tia entire season. Freehts
'hnen 70 end from the Opsaosas Rakosd an the most
satisfncsory terms
fnf further particulars sppty o. board or 10 GEORGE
L. LISTER Houma. JJeHAFTER xCO.
Cc4nhe1 II laGE1a.af = - go -
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SAMUEL WOLF,
GENERAL COLLECTOR.
WILL ATTEND STRICTLY TO
w the COLLECTION Of all Claims eonfded 10 him.
~ Thee In floums. fn2-iyj
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u.s.

FALL AND WINTER GOODS!
OA UNISs LES TIE e Z CO..
FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS.
MOULD RESPECTFULLY inform
the citizens If the Parish that thsy have lust re-
ceved large and splendid assortment Of Rall and Yin
Ter Goods. eossis,ng Of Staple and lsncy Dry Goods
READY MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES,
Hats, Hardware ctsctayvass. oasenswase Glassware
Gallery, Groceries, 81 Eth
Wines and KAQDFs,
and 10 ft everything that b needed BY the etxsas u
IL Parish Of 1sseboass Ill Of which tAey can anA viii
sell on advantageOos terms che same be pus-
chased auy esh satahhnest IN this section of coun
tys Purchaser requested 70 call and examine their
stack. ssss5ssss = Sept 90tf.
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Whom you eco I big wiggle-tail making
merry il = glass of water 1t The tavern
table, b thankful. Il is good Evidence
that yeat sveu't swallowed him.
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that il, ~ 95 per annum.
Where twelve subscribers and SIS sent the geer
Of the club will be snled additional copy OF the
magazine. ~
Send for specimen numbers. They will be sent free
Of charge.
For - 50, . cnpv If the Homo Magazine and Lady's
Book will be sent for one year.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-15

NOTICE..
THE Assessment Roll Of the Parish oil
4 Trretnone \ ready and deposited In the Office
OF the Recorder IN inspp rtinn al persons having
ck,ims against the saue hereby notified produce
them within days ser the Ls publication Of this ad
vertisenentr EUGENE ENGERRAN, Assessor
Hor,ma. October 2, fist
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-15

IL. LAMOUREUX,
-LEvEE STREET,
T.nIB Cd Az x
WOULD most respectfully annonnde to
w epteures that be has made arrangements with
Jones Express the Opelousas Railroad, 10 keep up
regular surf'ly Of
Oysters, CLANS, Croakers, Red Fish, Red
Snappers, Pompano, Trout. Sheep-Head.
Founders, Crabs, (sofi and hard she'll,
Shrimps, &C., &c, from the New Orleans
Market, during the entire season.
Persons Who may wish particular Kind Of hsh. veg
e,aies meats. should leave their orders daily, by one
O'clock NJ at his stnnd on the levee near Campbell
Co =, and they will meet with prompt attention.
July 25-n2M J. J. LAMOUREUX.
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|DRUGGIST,
H0UMA, La,
WHERE may be found full assert
w mens ofGENGiSE IMPORTED MEDICINES, and
eli the popular Patent Medicines If the day
II Phyeci.ns' Prescriptions carefully dispensed.
AIso-EBglsh and French Perfumery, German Cologne
Soaps Pomades Oils Tones the HAIR Tooth, Nail and
Hair Brushes Combs, elegant Toilet and Fancy Articles &c
Pure Wines ard Br0ndies,
for Medicinal Purposes Choice Cigars, Paints Oils Var
ni,hes. Window Glass; Putty. Dye Stufs Alcohol, Tur
pentine. Congress and Blue Lick Water.
ROOKS, STATIONERY, &c LIT.