The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-05-06
1rUMBER 40.

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newspaper th4 True Delta, will no. be
'nuszled into silence by prefer offa-
vors. The candid and impartial oh.
server Of transpiring events in the
Crescent city, must have long since
noted this. All efforts. 80 far ~ W.
know, to purchase the " moral hdu-
enee y Of the True Delta, have proved
unsuccessful. It still lives aud pros.
pers, to the terror Of all peaulators
from railroad stock jobbers down. In
It's issue of Sunday last, it sayssin ref
erenee TO the letter list = 81 s,sa
An ibtimati1n Was given us yestef-
day that Mr.. r. u. Harris. The locum
tenens postmaster was willing to give
us copy Of the letter.list for publiea.
tion. This we must decline 10 accept,
for we shall never bo found dotnpro.
missing the rights Of American journal
lists by receiving as q favor what we
have right TO demand.
When Kendall. TO The modification
and disgust ftle people, was appoint.
ed Postmaster here, among the first
lisgraceful acts which signalized bis
entrance upon the functions Of bis
office was that denying TO us copy Of
the Letter List for publication, with
tbe object, doubtless, 10 eurtail our
circulation, that the Delta, Of which
he was proprietor. might bs com.
mehsurately benetitted Against such
a wanton and ptofigate departure from
the previous usage under The fsithful
and faultless administration of Mr..
Muss,n, we appealed in language
most respectful 10 Mr.. Postmaster
General Campbell, who replied That
Bio regretted Kendalps conduct, but
had no Y Inv = to compel him To DO
what every human being ID The sOun.
try had to acknowledge WAS fsAsona.
bis aud right. Under, these circun-
stances, we are determined TO submit
| TO whatever inconyeniehes or loss q
republication Of the letter list may
entail. rather than accept from an 40.
cidenial. or u regularly appointed
postmaster, In the form Of q compli.
lnent or favor, that which be has nei.
Their shadow Of law, reason or right 10
withhold. 7F a'''74 Z 7ttf0a
aIf lA4z4.g.-4..--A-l- slneds
Tar Soc1Abtsf CoLosr IN TEXAS.
The Dallas (Texas) Herald, Of the
gath ult., says: sy1 lita ae2
The colonists intended to settle the
| colony Of N. Considerant and asso-
eiates in this vicinity, sre beginhipg
TO arrive. It Is designed, we learn,
to introduce during the present year
between one and two thousand. The
number will be added to BY fresh sr.
rivals each succeeding year. agsa
NJ. Considerant and family will be
here In the course Of two Or three
weeks, for the purpose Of taking up
their permanent residence III the coun-
try. q +' @ 9.''i'78 e 0aiiif
THE EAnrn.---The most interesting
and valuable experiments now being
made IN Edg'a6d 10 ascertain The,
weight Of The eartb's crust To dotbis
It is requisite that every description Of
stratum lying between the upper and
lower pendulum used In making these
experiments should have its weight,
exacily found. as well as its thickness
measured. 10 some places near the,
sa,face there are clay and earth ;in
others, sandstone. limestone. shals. and
then seames Of coal some Of the strata
are saturated with water. others quite
dry all these varieties Of deposits, in
their respective conditions, are dis.
tinetly examined and weighed By the
processes which silence has recently,
discovered.
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A soldier at Jefferson barracks, by
leave Of his commanding officer got,
married. On being ordered, with bis
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