The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

gular fact in the geographical forms.
ton of that territory. The Chalk for.
nation recently alluded to, proves tc
be stratum Of magnesia, which pro-
badly underlies the whole country, at
the depth of twenty to fifty feet.
E The Senate and House OF
Representatives, of the State of Cali
fornia is composed of liz members
50 a:e married, are widowers, and
50 are bachelors. We doubt if any
similar representative body the world
over, contains so large proportion of
unmarried men.
Rrrn HAtL,-This publication of
Fanny Fern although she may
profit largely from the sale of the work
will witber her "Fcrn Leaves" and
mar her reputation for life. Her con
duct has been Observation-Disclosures re-
Voting; while the stigmatising of her
kin anl the making of capital out of
tie ''infrmities' of her most intimate
atfinitjcs, cause tha' many to recoil
f"m her, 1t now appears that her
H@oI Life and Hcouhes are to be soon
Published by Nlessrs. Long d Broth
crS; and the Da{ 9}ook Of the first
instant announces that, to pave tle
way somewhat for the rich treat to be
afforded to the public, he shall on the
ID, commence veritable life of Sa-
rai Willis. alias Miss Eldridge, alias
Mrs. FeIrlnson, alias Fanny Fern,
alias Ruth Hall, Ne, DC. from "one
who knows SO that Ruth, it would
seem. has evoked hornets nest about
h"r Of stirred up a Ruthless band.
Orieaniag.
Earthquakes AND ELEcTnle1ry.-
THE Boston T,orelcy says that during
the forenoon Of tie 8tb inst, when
shocks Of earthquakes We're felt i'll
Mai,c, New Brunswick aud Nova SEQ
tia, telegraph lines in different sec
ions OF the country were more or
less disturbed by extraueous electric
currents, similar to those that upttorn-
1Y accompany manifestations Of the
Aurora Horcalis, but the disturbance
was Slight, compared with that which
accompanied the eruption Of Mamma
Loa, IL volcano on one Of the Sand
wich Islands, in February. 1862, at
which time, every telegraph line
throughout &c country, from Halifax
to New Orleans, ae,l from New York
to st. Louis. was rendered complete
ly imperative.
A curious sect of religionists has
arisen in England called the disciples.
They believe that Christ will appear
in 1864; that the Russians will tri-
umph over the Turks. and the Jews
over the Russians; the latter event to
happen in just ten Yeas time, when
the jews will become nation in the
holy land Abraham Isaac. Jacob,
and the rest of tie righteous Jews of
old, with the few elect among Chris
tians, will rise from the dead and live |
forever IN Palestine but the heather |
and the wicked Jews ard Christians |
will sleep eternaIIv.
The Emme>s OF Eu>$ia's health has
been failing for some years. The news
hy the Atlantic is that she is DYING
She spent one Winterat Naples where
we believe, the Gar accompanied her.
No husband could be more devoted.
It was his usage to bling her daily in
70 the open ai~, and as she was very
feeble, he permitted no one to carry
bor up and down The stairs of the
palace they occupied, but himself
She is sister of the present king Of
Prussia. end whether as wife, a
nonther, or an Empress, no person
;ould be more exemplary.
How TO PROVE A LovER.-Tn or
Ter to try your lovers affection for
you, says Punch, take an opportunity
If dancing some evening continually
with some body else, or of otherwise
lifting, whilst in the meantime you
,nub and slight him. II this conduct