The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-04-08
= BATON ROUGE La SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL s, 1855
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Ereitemeni.--Tbe election for mem
bers of the territorial Legislature o.
Kansas was to have come otT yester-
day, (3oth Of March, and lively time
was anticipated. The st. Louis Re.
publican received the following ,les.
patch dated Lexington, Mo-, March
23rd. ''5''i e.
Thousands Of actual residents have
gone from Cooper, Randolph, Howard
and Saline. are passing here dali o.
| Weather mild river falling fast.
/ THE excitement in Kansas, and all
along the counties bordering on that
Territory, is intense. It is charged
that Governor Reeder communicated
to the New England abblitionists, d
month or more ago, the precise time
when the election Of members Of the
Legislature was to take place, but
kept the same intelligence concealed
from the people Of Kansas, and Of
Western Missouri, and they are justly
Indignant at the tfiekery. There will
be tremendous excitement al the elee-
tiun Oh the 30th lust.
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GREAT BABY sHew.-BaRNuM ad-
vertises another 'grand national baby
show" to take place at his museum, il
New York, in June. The Boston,
dfius thus speaks of it,
Nothing can be more vulgar tit
thinks) than such All exhibition, and
no parent Of the slightest delieacy
will encourage the Yankee speculation
Those who please can put their children
on level with Juice Hetb, the woold
horse, aud the fisli-tailtd mermaid but
we are sure that refined maternity
| will never surrender its blossoms into
the coarse hands Of the Snowman.
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ENGLAND CoMMINe TO THE UNITED
STATES FOR ARMs.-Robbins Il Law
renee, the great gun making firm at
Windsor, VI. says the Springfield
Mass, Republican have recently con
tracted to manufacture $4,000 rifles
for the British Government, and are
preparing to execute tile contract with
all possible dispatch. They are to be
made after the model furnished by
England. This is an additional feather
in Brother Jonathan's cap. We are
already building machinery at Wind
sor and Chicopee to enable England to
manufacture her muskets by the same
improved processes that our govern
ment manufactures its muskets and
that tribute. to the superiority of our
mechanics, and the results of their
ingenuity and labor, is now followed
up by this other order for laage sup
ply of rifles to be used in the pending
war. If John Bull has not found out
yet who reads an American book, he
is putting himself in the way of learing
who uses an American gum
The grave and altar Of Pope Alex
ander ia martyr) have been lately dis
covered at the Via Momentana, at
Rome Pillars richly orhamented
support the vault, which is descended
to by a flight Of steps. Marble slabs
with inscriptions Of the fourth century.
have also been found, and The works
are pushing on, in spite of the rains,
with great seel, 'lj= @ S1H
TnE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR
According to the New York Post, the
Spanish government has not only con-
scnted to allow indemnity for tho out
rage on the Black Warriw, but has
also agreed to remope all persons nor
IN office who were implicated in the
seizure, and have ordered the revenue
officers who participated improperly
therein, and who are not now in Office
10 be tried for their misconduct. a
10 A new process OF steel and
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