The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-09
GIJr ''lprrklg CnIIIrt
Wedr asday Morning. Dec. 8, 1865
iOfiI MiT7'ER,S.

IT, ~ advertisement, it will he seen,
that the house and lot. corner Of Second and
North boulevard street, is to be sold al
rntlir aurtion u, Wednesday, the oh inst
The terms are very reasonable. Here is
rhanee for The city tn get possession Of one
II The lots necessary extension If lafayette
e'ree' d
NJ The result nf the elecI,on on Sa'u,G
lny. fl, Constable IN Ward M Q, was l. ~
= votes in " J Purkett. and iof lor VIM
Sever
A The ANIMAL meeting # s.. lanes
following officers were elected lor the en-
suing year
s. NJ. HsRr u, " "A. s. Hreaos. SgF A.
Rn.nronp, J. "; s +. R,.scp.Rp, n y X
W s rtHr Treasurer: ]. y. stusRr, sqerete,V,
3. r MARKS, M,tsbnH; A. RpGrn9 inter.
The officers will be installed ut he
lodge Hall, on the Anniversary, of St
ioln. the Evangelist The Lodge ''ralel
OIL to meet again o. Saturday night ne It,
go Tor Masonic purposes
n- We understand that Wharf Nas'e,
Cove, has instituted g.uit against some of
the enasI packets foSwharlage They're
fuse to land at his boat, and this gives rise
to another grave awquestion
u A II
went ito Bayou Baton Rouge, in a yafch
The other day. and killed % rabbits The
yatrh nquestion-the only one at or land
ing-is The work Of or ingenious fellow
citizen JosFru Armour It IS built in The
very Ssst style Of workmanship. and is
capable Of holding fifty persons Mr. Ar
bo"r has never served ship @iding ap-
premiership, and the work therefore re-
fleets great credit OH his genius
DytNe Bu1 NOT DEAn.-M HoEssLt gives
notice in card that he ia now located al
the corner Of Church and Fifth streets. in
the dying and securing business This
business successfully conducted will save
the town much money. Ladies may have
The complexion of their dresses changed
@xeekly, which will prove great saving
TO their lords, who may rule with an iron
rod, in all matters save those pertaining to
calico's and muslins
Though M. HorseHy, cannot put back
~, , ib,,,l b,o - l.. |
change its color, oftener in the week than
the most restless politician can. his prin-
ciples. He can so renovate the external
man. as to make him look as COED as new
Could the honest divine do such work on
the internal man, as NJ. HoesHr can on the
external--what happy state of things
we would have, no man living can imagine
a CRuCIFM1oN IN CHlNA.--AnI
American, writing from China to the
N. Y Times, after giving an account
Of the numerous executions Of the
rebels, says
Two weeks sncW'o vary the scene,
they had crucitixion. A wonftn
was sentenced to h. crucifed for the
crime of having given birth to one of
the rebel chiefs. If father is q re-
bel, his family is considered the sameS
and the whole family from tho old q
man Of fourscore to the child of four
years, share tho same fate, The poor q
women was nailed to tho cross while /,
living, cash made across tho fore.
head to the bone, and the skin poaled !
down 50 as to bang over the eyes !
after which tbs breasts were cut off =; i,
they then proceeded to break every /
bone in her bSdy; large knife was J.
next trust into the throat and passed =
downward, cutting the chest OPEN.
The executioner then thrust in his /.
hand, and grasping the heart, tore it /,
from its socket, and laid it beating
aud rocking before the judge. At =
Shanghai they drown them bSdozeps. 9
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AND OREeos.--At Hickory Point in
Kansas, on the Sd inst, an Abolition !,
riot took place at which several citi =
zsns were shot, and sevcnteon houses i,
destroyed by fire. !
In Oregon, three armed abolition :.