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MORAL AND PHYSICAL COURAGE
At the battle of Waterloo, two French
officers were advancing to charge a
much superior force. The danger
was imminent. and one Of them dis
played evident signs of fear. The
other observing it. said TO him, Sir,
l believe you are frightened" " Yes"
returned the other, II am, and if you
were half as much frightened, you
would run away" This anecdote ex-
hibits. in a happy light, the difference
between moral and physical courage.
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PREPARATIONS FOR SLAVE. TRAD
ING IN CUBA.-We learn from an au-
thentic source, says the New York
Herald, that contracts have been made
for the introduction this year, into
the island Of Cuba, Of large numbers
of African slaves. One party alone
has contracted for the supply Of seven
thousand. Portuguese agents are now
In this city, making arrangements.
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POLITE LYlNG.-'In carving a pat
ridge" says Sidney Smith, Il splashed
Miss Markham with gravy from head
to foot; and though l saw three dis.
tinct brown rills of animal juice trick.
ling Down her cheek, she had the
complaisance to declare that not q
drop had reached her" Such cir.
cumstances are the ''triumphs of civ.
ilized life."
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FR1GHrFuL INCREASE OF Yellow
FEVER AT NoRToLk.-A dispatch
from Norfolk to the Mobile papers dat
ed the 9Th inst, says the yellow fever
is frightfully on the increase in Nor.
folk and Portsmouth and not enough
hands can be procured to bury the
dead. The deaths on Sunday and
Monday in Norfolk were one hundred
and seventeen. Inl Portsmouth on Sun.
day. the deaths we're thirty.seven.-
There are now fourteen hundred cases
under treatment.
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Gbt 9ailp Goll'et~
BATON ROUGE,::::::::SEPT. IA, 1855.
10 We are requested to state. that
PRESTON PoND. JR.. will positively be
present and will address the people at
Greenwell Springs, on tomorrow.

rThe Barbecue At Brusle came
IF peaceably. Mr.. Derbiguey spoke
10 French, 80 did Messrs. Duvegnaud
and Msrigney. Col. Beale. and G..
8. N. Wales. also spoke in Eng
Iish. The barbecue was sufficiently
provided with such things As appeal
70 the better feelings, and was attend
ded BY about $50 persons, who did
justice to themselves. Our reporter
says: there is much enthusiasm at
Brusle, but he doee not say what
kind. We make no doubt It's all
right.
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The ANTIDoTE.-To counteract the
influence of an enormous sale of
books of an immoral and irreligious
tendency" in England, an association
has been formed under the title of
"The East Sussex Book Hawking
Association" under the patronage Of
the bishop of the diocese, aud with
other distinguished support.
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sDrD YOU BITE YOUR THUMB At Us !?

@DrD YOU BITE YOUR THUMB AT Us
If so, then prepare for war; the
glove is down; the place appointed
and the weapons named Sharp
pointed satire, by sophistry made
keen. J. D., has placed himself in
Micawberish " attitude to this lu-
minary-the Comet; and if we do
not run right through and through
him like rapier. then it will be be-
cause Of an insufdciency Of impetus.
J. D. says eve presume him to be
the writer, in Saturdays paper
whether he was OF not, the editor Of
the Comet knows J. D. better than to
suppose that he ever could belong to a
proscriptive party-that on the con-
trary be has always been in favor Of
spreading the area Of liberty. civil
and religious, as well by his actions as
by his words" j. D. says farther ::
"he was a Whig-was deserted by
the party-the party turned Know
Nothing, and he is now member of
no party, unless it be the anti-Know
Nothing" As it appears, j. D. is
willing to make open confession, let
him answer as one or two categoricals,
What induced him to make such violent
speeches for the Democratic party. in
80, 40, Al, AZ and part of '43 :?
Where did he then borrow the most
excellent Wing principles wherewith
he conducted the Gazette with so
much success, after the demise of
Hueston What then became Of
the antagonistic democrat principles ?
How does it come, that he is now
found working in the smallest half of
the Democrat or Anti-K. N. party ?
Come J. D. since you are partly con-
fessed, stand fully committed.
Should like to have it from your own
hand, to paste on the wall. J. D. is a
clever fellow. kind hearted, public
spirited and enterprising citizen, and
the day will, we hope, soon come,
when he shall be as popular with the
Democratic Republican. American
Declaration of Independence party, as
ever he was.
Let D. be guarded in what he says,
And all will be right-in "few days."
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~See Beal's notice to-day. It is
calculated to save much trouble and
consequently expense. Fast drivers
will stick a pin," for II is evidently
intended for their benefit,
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A dies NON IN IsRAEL.-Yesterd.y
WAS observed as gala day by our
friends, the Israelites in this city. It
was to mark the 5616th anniversary
Of the Creation Of the sublunar world
and all the funny things that live and
move, and have their being on it. 1t
Is astonishing that the Gentle who is
indebted to the Jew for all be knows
about the matter of the creation, should
turn upon him-6x the date a few
days later and then quarrel about it,
and abuse the Jew for not regulating
bis calendar accordingly. From the
birth Of Christ, who was a branch of
the house Of David, we date our laws
and gospel. This event took place
according to the Hebrew text of the
Old Testament, in the year of the
world. 1904; according to the Sama-
ritan text, 400, and the Septuagint
fxes it at 1912. What's the differ
ence? Only a few years; and the
probability is strong one, that they
are all wrong. Yet chrouologists have
been writing books, since the day Of
Faust, to prove fact self.evident. that
the world was created IN tie beginning,
il not positively prior to that time.
We think that it is high time that
compromise as to the period Of crea-
ton should be made, and suggest that
We split the difference. We should
Ike much for the whole world to agree
on some grand Universal National Ju-
bilee. and nothing would suit us bet
ter than the Creations Anniversary.
Fix the date. at anything but the
first of April, and we are agreed.
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HOT COFFEE, TEA and CokAxE.
III Mr.. ALPHONSE ARBOuR, respect
fully informs the world ct large, that he
has opened Z coffee stand cosper Of Third
and North Boulevssd Streets, opposite the
Market, where bot eo1es tee aod chocolate
can be had u I'll hours. In connection
with tie same, il . Segar store, where
full stock Of the very best Havanas nay
slwsys bsfeund. eng 17-lm.
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f HNoe1s.
100 BARRELS FRESH GROUND
1VV FLOUR, just to hand end foo
salb BY lsept. III JOSHUA 0GAL
eN1QN O1eele6leG,

4 FINE ASSORTMENT Of fLooH Mar
II tive as and 8 quarters wids, Fig.
ured and Plain, to which the attsnEioa Of
purchassrs il invited. Also, . vasisty Of
patterns end widths Of Ftoos Or CIo7s,
1t the furnishing waie.roomof,
June l5-y. J. PIFER 20.
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% The United States Consul, Mr..
James NJ. Tarleton, has certified, un-
der date Of April 18th, 1856, that Is.
I'd. Melbourne currency is the dollar
established in that colony.
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10 A young lady describes her
feelings, and courts sympathy:
MY heart is sick, my heart is sad
But oh the cause dare not tell
am not grieved, am not glad,
1 am not i'll, l am not we'll!
I'm not myself-1'm not the same:
lam, indeed, know not what;
I'm changed in all, except ip name
Oh when shall be changed in ttasl
Boston Courier.
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A VALUABLE tact Of Land, situated
n about twelve miles Fast Of Tie CITY
Of Baton Rouge, containing Que Hundred
end Fifty acres, with dwelling house aud
oil Improvements necessary for carrying
on small fam. Terms Cash, or credi: to
suit the purchaser. Apply to,
aug 29-tf 8. s. HALL, Laurel St.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-09-14

% Forty nurses have been sent
by the Howard Association of Charlie
ston to Norfolk.
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GRASrED.-We are perfectly viii.
ling to acknowledge the claims, Of
Thomas Holloway, Pill Maker. Num-
pa Stand, London.-Make no doubt
that he is in every respect. one Of the
most remarkable men Of the age. We
have his own authority for this. and
pray, where shall we 60. to find any
thing in the way Of rebutting testi-
mony9 There's the testimony Of the
" D;spatch," to the effect that HoI-
low.y, has traversed the civilized
globe, and established IN every couu-
try the sale of his medicines. for the
relief Of Aunsas su6srieg." We feel
satisfied also, that Holloway, stands
side by side, in the pbalaux of immor-
tai living benefactors Of the human
race; with Sarsaparilla, Townsend,
and Jew David. We make no doubt,
either, that the virtues of the Hollo-
way pills, have been translated into
more languages, than the Law Of Mos
es, itself. All this we take for grant
ed, with much more; besides the fact,
chat more than half the human family,
have been physiced to advantage, by
this marvellous internal remedy,
and his external panacea-for shins.
We acknowledge the truth also. Of
his puff No. 2, of himself-wbich he
has the audacity to call editorial
No. g." It starts out thus: " Nature,
now and then, brings forth such gen.
fuses as Newton, Shakespeare, Talley-
rand, Milton. Nelson, Napoleon, Wash
ington, Franklin, Jefferson, Lather,
Cromwell and jackson. Their pow.
erful intellects COMPEL the world to
admire them"
This is a fact, but when such re-
markable man as Holloway, is pro-
duced; the very moulds themselves
are cracked.
There is a calculation to show in
the Newcastle calender, that the
world must not look for more than
one or two such men as Phineas Bar
mum and Thos. Holloway, in Gen.
tury; and we take it to be as the
Doctors say: "qxantum sufcit"
Every now and then we receive
another cirular, from Holloway's a.
gent in Maiden Lane, setting forth the
advantages that must accrue to us, by
having file Of this Immaculate lat
least so conceived by the editor) news
paper, for the Lords and Commons
The American Ambassador, and Con-
sui General to peruse, at the aforesaid
establishment in the Strand. All
this may be so; but to get a column,
in the Comet for his own special ruf.
ferry. it will cost him $500 federal
an, then we shall give our
readers to understand that Holloway,
Ices bis own trumpeting.
A MAMMOTH CAVE IN MAcKINAw.-|
A correspondent Of the Detroit Tri-
pune, writing from Mackinaw, men
ions tho 11convorv a. <hot r1ooo of n
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a Negro Man fer sale.
A VALUABLE negro man for sale.
II Said negro 10 good plantation carpenter,
he also lays brick very well, and very handy ct
any kind Of work. For further particulars, apply
ct the SHERIFF. once. July80.N
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MASONIC NOTICE.
The Brethren of s.. James Lodge, No.
Al, are quested to meet at their Hail. this
morning, at 81 o'clock, to attend the funeral
of Brother McCAuGHEY. BY order of
EUGENE LANOUE, w. M.
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Attention EaAilies,
TLOUR in Is, 50 and 100 pound bags,
L always on baud and for sals BY
sept. II. JOSHUA BGAL.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-09-14

A LIE Il PORTER! 1890
II Imperial Ale, and London Porter,
just received and for sale by.
lsept.14l JOSHUA BEAL.
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REMOVAL OF w. D. PHILLIPS
ClOtktMG store.

1--WE undef11&6od lntol1no th9 pubic That
i be has removed bis Clothing 0trs in
lafayette street, TO the room iu IL sear Of
his old Dry Goods Stand, corner u Lafa-
yette and Church strest, where b. will BE-
happy 10 wait on his old customen and the
public generally. 81. ~. So Z a.5.r
sepk6-y. w. d. PHILLIPS.
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CODA notwithstanding nice AM
~ kne just received and for sac by
sept14l JOSHUA BEAL.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-09-14

ERESH GROUND Rice flour, Graham
l. -four, for sale by
sept14 JOSHUA BEAL.
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GREAT HORSE CoNvENr1oN.-Now
that the politicians of the North have
got through with their convention,
that useful animal the horse is about
to 20 into convention too, at Spring
field, Mass, on the 18th Of September
not to make a platform-but to ex-
hibit the best breeds and the fastest
nags. 1t is said it promises to be the
greatest exhibition of the kind ever
held in the United States. t
The Chinese of California celebrat-
ed Mayday in high old style. A.
mong the dishes prepared at the Bow
wow Hotel" was a pot-pie made Of
the following delicate viands: One
door-mat, two cats three pair Of boots
one dog, four poll parrots, one pair Of
cotton socks, sixteen swapping turtles
and the four quarter of a horse. The
calls numbered some six hundred
That's pot-pie as is pot-pie.
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NARDEN SKEDSl.-....
u Large Drumhead Cabbage.
Flat Dutch
White Flat Dutch Turnip,
Ruta Baga 9
Large Norfolk +"
Caulif1ower, t .itil TIT, -
Mustard, .--eat zr-z Q
Raddish & Carrot Seeds.
Just received and for sale by.
(Sept. l2. JOSUA BEAL.

AxAUFS Uel1 UeaunI Cans
THE undenieced sole agent for Baton
L Rouge and vicinity, will shortly re.
ceive 4 few samples Of these invaluable
Fruit and Vegetable preserveys, and BY the
first Of September, will be prepared to sup
ply any quautity. Those wishing them,
will please lssve their srders 1t my store,
and when received, they will be forward
ed to them; oil orders must be accom-
panied with III CASH
D. C.. MONTAN,
aug. 3. LIZ Church street.
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D ARIEL LARD.....-.
D1O Barrels Lard just received and fol-
sale by lsept14l JOSHUA BEAL.
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Onions! ONIONS!......
" 40 Bags very large and choice lows
Onions, jast received and for sale by
lsept.13. JOSHUA BEAL.
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NOTICE.
would say to persons wishing 10 hire
Buggies or Carriages, that they will please
bring the money to pay when they procure
them; Is it will save much trouble both
ways. Also, any person injuring horse
by hard driving, need not expect to get one
a seconsT time.
Sept 18th. ROBERT BEAL.
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Notice.
4 Ii. Persons having claims against the
II estate of Dewitt CLINTON FISK deceased
will present them duly authenticated to
the undersigned curator within ten days.
lsepI2- 1Od. - s. McKIrRick, Curator.
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bacon -
ID 10 Casks prime Shoulders; s tierce.
s. C. Hams, t sale by.
sept. 18th. S. M HART& Co.
Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-06-14
THE MARKETS..

Ry refarance IN o,r nah ., on.,.,;: ;,tl
seen the n,;ca &c ~ ,ss,.a r. ,;co
where has reached To- ,h,sa .ho
absolutely f-igb,f,l en;na,ca = ,h. a.,,,.
any :, f.;c;.n, o,,s. "a
of afs,irsq aud i ,roa,cs =, ,;, r;s;, >,
maintain for any tana,h or ,;,os ;,s nressn, b,.h (;
ru,es, -- 49,
There certainly bas not he EN- sucb comma "a.
tive increase ,,nrng The mas, YEAR. of the consp-
ming ,o,,l,,;o. a, Tho world a. 70 make this re-
inns. kaSle Differences in nrjces I.ast wears cron
averaqed quite as well as usual the world over and
we are mt snra bpt little batter and W. presume
there was unite ~ much land as usual under cult-
walton. this past wear as at any previous De rod
Does he eas,ern war account for ia The war
doos No, ;nc,o... Tho nu,oh.r Of consumers Inn, q,
Tho cortr.rv r.thsr d,,;nis.,s ,bem THE ranks
If h. nrodncer have not been drawn upon to make
M The army FOR il is the standing force Of the
try. which never did any thing but consume. that
is employed or, if an unusual Number OF recruits
have been enlisted, they have generally been con-
s,,,.ts and mt producets. in other walks of life
W. nresume tb,re is TOT an acre OF land heretofore
:, use now uncultiyate ted in consequence Of the war
nor from, fe same CT use the consumers increased
or the producers diminished to any extent. Can
the war then account for produce doubling itself
up in the past year. We cannot see how.
Is there any remarkable scarcity any place
IF SO we have not heard of it. We are shipping
from this place every week thousands of bushels
OF wheat, aud there appears TO be an abundahce
Ell Tor those who have money enough 10 pay for
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..tH rs For the Tribune and Telegraph
acknowledgements and Beloit R. r.

After little tr north, to examine into
the condition of the various Rail Roads IN
progress, and the manner Of ensurine THEN
construction, new hopes. and certainiies Of
success, in our enterprise seemed stamped
upon the Kenosha & Beloit.
II seems a very easy thing to build Rail
Road where the basis is good, the operating
men are acting in union, and strength. de.
termination, will and perseverance, as well
as exhibiting to community, that interest
and self sacrifice for the time which is sure
to inspire confidence, and enlist sympathy,
and combined effort in the cause, amalga-
mating the interest of City and country and
identifying in one the great interest, COM
mon alike 10 citizen and farmer.
Why. | asked myself, is this rail road
construction going on all round us, and city
and county alike, putting their shoulder to
the wheel. determined TO build them, If they
are not equally benefited andhope to share
the rewards. Why, are they loaning the
credit of cities and counties and towns and
mor,gagin9 their farms. Is it Wild ma
MIA? No, the very answer is seen on every
foot of soil traverSed by the line. in the en-
HANGED value of their lads, the facilities of
transport, the Neutrality-suspicious., the ready
buyers, and enquiring settlers. 1t needs
but glance at their scheme by business
men. aud shrewd capitalists. or the man OF
small means to settiethe question. 1t seems
that if projects holding out far less induce
ments, and inspiring great confidence. can
be pushed on now, our Road must be class
cd high in the list of claims to conf Ience
and support.
The RI r. c. V r. r." have couSolida-
ted as the Chicago, St. Paus IL Fond du
Lac, an action of loaning the credit Of the
city of Fond du Lac WAS taken successfully
and The road is going through, contracts are
let from Manitowoc to Menasha, and the
work taken by responsible men. The Mil
wausee d La Crosse l. Horizon is lined
with men. The Wisconsin Central is fin T..
i>hed to Richmond, and lined with men gra-
ding TO Geneva. The Madison and Beloii
is under way, the Racine L Mississippi is
lined with men at work from Burlington to
Beloit The Fox River is 10 be running to
Burlington this fall and work prosecuting
to Rochester and Waukesha. Why is this
and We IDLE, have they better,a more able
company or country. The country should
put shoulder to the wheel, and work.
Now thatthe work is to be resumed we hope
let it be entered into heart and hand BY the
country and the steam whistle will be heard
on our Road this fail. arousing us to the
fact Of an enyiable destiny as an important
terminus Of an imnOrtant Road and with Il,
bringing in all the rich harvest of the sac
rices and hardships encounteredinits con-
structon.
Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-06-14
rnE xExr GoyFRNoR.

The EIkhorn Independent dominates Edward
d. Hulton, OF Milwaukee, as the Republican can
ddate cor Governor, and wishes the Republican
press of the state TO express lis opinion of the se!ec-
ten Oar opinion is, tina, the Independent has
shown much JUDGING ut and taste in its selection OF
4 candidate II might have doue much worse
could not vel have done better. Should the Re-
publican state convention, amid a mu tiplicy OF
very clever aud excellent citizens, who Will no
doubt have friends to urge their claims for this no.
minaiion, finally prefer The choice Of the lndepen-
dent, !: viii sat US very well. Mr. iiolon is all
and would be al aud do all, that the Independent
states claims
With the general scope however. OF The article of
the Independent, we might d,ffrr little, When
irqnerirs whether party has really been success
20. IN virtue Of the choice to Office OF Certain men
before answerng,we feel disposed to inquire what
The patty sought 10 accomplish. II the voters who
elected Bfhnghursi ar Washburn intended TO maxi.
a proeIamatiop of devotion to the cause Of Garr-
sonianism, then their success was failure but If
they wished simply 10 PR claim themselves as op,
posed To the further extension Of slavery by law.
that they condemned the Kansas act. &c. which
suppose to have been the true state of the case
then it was, probably, complete uccess.
There isa season for the propagatiou Of ideas
and season also for making these ideas practical.
The anti-slavefy idea hes been inculcated until the
time Il making ii practical in the government
seems TO have arrived. Practical men then will
adapt themselves 10 the necessities Of the and
be content incorporate the idea into the govern,
nlent in the highest form aud best shape possible
And il is not reasonable to expect it can he intro
duced at once in oil It's ultra extent. The work
must be b;gun where The idea was begun, and
to accomplish tie former in al is extent, will pro-
baby require as much time it did to reduce the
latter to Working condition.. We have confidence
that tie ultimate Of our movement is to abolish
slavery from the face of the earth, but it would
not be wise for 10 insist thst the Republicans
parry i, a failure because its men are net nncon-
ditona Is pledged to that end For the party docs
not comprehend that end II is not tiarrisorian
nor even a Gerrit Smith party but avery mode
rate party seeking by moderate means very mo-
derate3 end Then, as weviey il. when its means
are I'D harmony WIN i's Pu'PoSe"' on" ''''e f'
puses are advanced by its means there is success,
not failure.
So we conclude, if the Republican party is to be
working party, aud not party of distractions, /
must adapt itself to The work at hand and to Sc
cure this adaptation of means to ends, we believe
a State Convention to be the best mode. We have
then 10 choice for Governor but the choice Of the
Convention will be our choice.
Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-06-14

Too MUCH MoNEy.--The n. Y. Ere. Post
of Tuesday evening says:
wal! street is becominga very dullplace
for business The transactions in money
and stock are getting less daily. Money
rates are low. and the amount of oney
available is fir beyond the small wants OF
trade and speculation. Bills for discount
are scarce. The bank receipts are indeed
not so large as they were, and will be less
in June. usually a dull month, but the sur
plus funds held BY these Institutions cannot
be employed Canvassins is active for op-
portunities to place money"