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DIED.

In Georgetown, yesterday in the Goth year of her
age, Mrs JOHANNA LANE long resident of that
place.
Her funeral will take place at four o'clock this af.
ternoon, from her late residence in Bridge street.
In this city, the 18th instant, after short but
painful illness, WILLIAM JESSE, infant son of Jas
b. and Alexine Williamson, aged one year and
eleven days.
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nication from the Mayor, transmitting the Bank
account with the Corporation up 20 the 9th in
slant which, on motion, was referred to the
Committee Of WAYS and Means and ordered to be
printed. Itis-as follows;
urporah0no Of WasAiagton ia ACCOUNT ioitl Ils Bank
Of Washington.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Dalley's Magical Pain EXTRACTOR
There has been discovery Materia Medca
whereby pain can be quickly aayed and where parts
In high state of Inflammation be rapidly reduced
to their natural state where wounds sores can be
thoroughly and rapidly healed decayed parts re-
stored without either defect than with DALLEYs
MAGICAL PAIN EXTRACTOR.
In Outs, Wounds Spralns, and Bruises Casualties to
which children constantly subject the action of the
genuine Daleys Pain Extractor is ever the same. How
much pain and suffering may thus prevented More
over life tsefs often dependent upon having hand the
genuine DALEY Extractor, and for particulars Of which
respectfully refer TO my printed pamphlets for the truth of
which hold myself responsible.
No case Of burns and scad, matter how vere has
ever yet In one instance resisted the apowerfu pain
subduing, and healing qualities OF the Dalleys Pain
tractor.
Extractor Is genuine unless the box has upon II
steel plate engraved label with the signatures of O. "
Clckener Co. propretors, and Henry Daley,
turer. Price % cents per box.
- All orders should be addressed to
oV. CLICKENER & CO.,
81, Barclay street. New York.
For sale by Charles Stott and Marin Palmer and all
Druggists. ap S-eod.
B HollowaY's PiIIs.-Are yeu losing
aeshG Do you suffer from low spirtsH Have you sink
ing sensation at the pit of the stomach palpaon Of
the hearth Are you troubled with fatuencyV IF 30,
OF Hooways Pills. acting upon the secretions, Will
restore you to perfect healthP
Sold at the manufactures, No so, Maiden Lane, New
York. and No. 2 Strand London and by all druggists at
Is cents, 626 cents, and 81 per box. sep 10
when the Union is in danger, It's criminal not
To aid in averting it.
esy- The Executive Committee of The
Northern Liberties Fillmore and Doneson Club will
meet this friday evening the 9th instant at Tenn
perance Hall, on street. at III o'clock
The Committee will be punctua as their services
are required.
JAMES GODDARD,
sep l9--t Chairman.
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MARRIED.

In this city, on the 18th instant at the residence of
the Rev Mr.. Butler Mr.. WILLIAM MITCHELL to
Miss SUSAN MYERS, all ofthis place.
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THE FIRST
NAVY YARD.

ltOALi COALi COALi-Just arrived
~ and now unloading one hundred and eighty-fve
tons Red Ash Egg Coal OF superior quality on which
a deduction of 20 cents per ton win be made IL taken
from the vessel
Cargoes Of Red and White Ash Coal expected
2,240 pounds 10 the ton, and no humbug as all
have the privilege Of weighing their own coal
T. EDWARD CLARK,
sep 1876 Near Navy Yard Gate
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Bank Of Wa,aisgton, .SsptenSer ., 1855.
8. B. BOARMAN, Book-keeper.
Hon. w. b. MAaRUDER, Mayor.
The President laid before the Board commu'
nication from the Mayor transmitting commu-
nicstion from the City Surveyor, and one from
Messrs. johnson, Jenkins, and Conner.
Mr. Lloyd moved 20 refer so much of the May
or's communication as relates to the grading Of
the Seventh Ward to the delegation from that
ward, and that portion Of it relating to repairing
Of the Eastern Market-house to the Committee Oh
Improvements; which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Hutchinson, committee Of
two was appointed, consisting of Messrs Hutch.
nson and jefferson, to inform the Board OF Alder
men that this Board was now ready to meet in
joint session for the purpose of electng an Asses
sor for the Sixth Ward, to supply the vacancy
caused by the death Of Israel Wayson.
The President laid before the Board a commu-
nication from the Intendant of the Washington
Asylum for the month of August; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Asylum.
The bill entitled An act relative to the officers
of the city," the consideration of which had been
postponed until this day, was now taken up.
Mr.. jefferson moved to lay the bill on the table;
which was decided in the negative, by yeas and
nays, as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Albert, Clarke, Fisher, jefferson
Kennedy, Turton, and Walker.
Nays-Messrs. Baldwin, Bayne, Bohlayer, Cor
don, Hutchinson, knight, Lloyd, Towles, and the
President--9. .,...s
Mr.. jefferson moved that the further consdera-
ton of the bill be postponed for one week which
was agreed to.
The amendment CT the Board of Aldermen to
the concurrent resolution for holding joint meet.
ing for the purpose of eecting assessor for the
Sixth Ward was taken up and concurred in.
message was received from the Board of AL
dermen stating that that Board was now ready to
meet this Board in joint meeting for the purpose
above indicated
Whereupon the Board took recess.
For proceedings in joint meeting, see Board o.
Aldermen on the fourth page]
The Board of Common Council having resumed
its session
On motion, the Board adjourned.
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A Card To the Public.

An error crept into the Comet Of yeste'-
day morning friday which We deem II gu,
duty 10 correct Immediately, snd We hasten
10 do it. Our reporter, reported Iectu'.
in the Hall Of the House Of Representatives.
on Thursday night, by Ds Kissrv, on po-
lisieo--rh''o.cphy, when the fact Il, thas
owing 10 aDtofsesn circumstances tho lee
t"fe did not eoms III. II seems that or re-
porter was mislesd by the small bills Of
The day. Hdhss the impuJencs lfor which
BE- hiss been promptly disehsrged) to ray
(" that the Lecture ought 10 have come Of,
ifit didn't and IL was no fault Of his"
An indulgent public may readily ina
gins how such mistake might occur, and
visw II with christian chstity. ts@
Epi1oa o. TINS CoMst.
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every act Of the legislature. The
most dangerous feature Of the extraor@
binary acts now passing before our
eyes, is this: IN election held by due
form Of law. where judges have been
appointed sand all the requirement.
obeyed. IS u more nulity It, rot takes
place mt tho polls or some men not
entitled tn vote ia turned AWAY then
the election Of the 1~opie il pnIl'ty,
md tho legislature psononnces It 80.
Where is this thing TO end. and where
il il 10 take ua to.
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sides. it ispss Wy tsyend the author
ity Or power of my mn TO question.
II is like The Pops's cup, or 81. Peters
great too. II Is Akets, snd lot al men
fall down and acknowledge i,s truth
and benuty and ask no question. me
votes scattered on tho floor BY lawless
mobs in New Orleans, are geathered
mp. md 10 be counted, because the
democratic Autocraty Of tho leg;sla'
turs is opposed to r~obs and does not
like violence. When IL came to fraud
why such people ~ commit il, ARE
not The Kings suhjects.' they have no
fear Of Cod--let them paas-if you are
certain they are passing IN tho r'ght
s'lr. Count tie votes gentlemen. and
smuss yourselves with mathematical
calculations whilst you may, your
books lack much Of balancing and the
day Of judgment is fast approaching.
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SosccesstO,s Sale.

STATE OF LOC1sIANA-sixth Judi.
cial District Court-Parish Of East Ba-
ton Rougs-In the matter d the Success
sion 9! Joms A. SxAxr, decd, mo. 479I
''Probate. -
by VIRTUE Of commission issued in
- the above succession and to me direc
tea from the Hon. Sixth Judicial District
Court, IN and for the Parish Of East Baton
Rouge, l will offer at public sale, on the
premises, wherein the decd last resided
IN this Parish (Esst Baton Rouge.) on the
Amite river, at shout IA miles from the
city Of Baton Rouge, on
MONDAY, the 2sth of February, 1855.
At o'clock AL H., Of said day, the person
sonai property heseinafter set forth and
described, belonging to the succession Of
John A. Smart, late of eaid Parish, decd
to wit:
Two sorrel horses, one bay horse, one
buggy and harness, lot Of farming utensils
and one shot gun and sundry other articles
70 Terms Of sale-CASH
feb13. H. V. BABIN, Sheriff
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to hsve II arouse 70 II 1sstsnt. ths
excitement Ssch 81 extraordinary.
movement the pstt " ths majority
wss calealatsd u produced moved
10 e1jot,fn usejl ten O'Clock 70 morrow
Yes aud rays called for. Lost.
Mr.. Brice spoke in opposition to the
address, and Mr. remmss held forth
in mn harspgpe of" these quarters
duration, after which House adjourned.
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A GOLDEN Observation-Disclosures will
be reported. All things arc engaged
iu writing her history. Tho plant
goes attended by its shadow. The
rolling rock leaves its scratches on the
mountain, the river its camel in the
coil. and the animal ito bones in the
ttrstum; tho fern and the leaf leave
sbeir modest cpitaph in the COAL
The falling drop makes its sculpture,
in sand or stone i; not q footstep in the
snow or along the ground but prints in
characters more or less lasting, map
Of it, march; every act Of the man in
scribes itself on the memories Of its
fsllowa and it, face. Tue air is full Of
sound, the SKY Of tokens; tho ground
]" all memoranda aud signatures, and
every object is covered over With hiuts
which speak 10 :he intlligent
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~. Jnssph's C1sreh.

AN ELECTION will be held ~ IN. Pre-.
n bytery Of said Church, on Mondav N.
Sd day Of March nerf.. 1856, Tor the purpose
Of electing Five discreet persons 10 serve
~ Wardens Of said Church. for The en,uinp
year. Polls open from o'clock a. n. IN.
I'll an. A residence Of three months il
required to entitIe the members Of said con.
gtegation to vote. II. Y. BABlN,
Iep. l5-W. Ssr'y
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81. Jossph's Church.

VIE ~ Vs. Of the new Catholic Church
l. will be rented out for the ensuing
year to the highest bidder, for Cash, on
Palm Sunday. the 18th day Of March next.
A. b., 1856. Immediately after service In
said Church
~All psws sold on said day and not
paid for, within two weeks from tho Inv
Of sale. will be reof,Jed for sale 10 the
highest bidder, on Sunday, the 30th March,
1885, for non.payment Of the same.
feb.i4.M. n. BAglN s.c,y
Gazette copy Ill date.
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adjournment. rs members present
Prayer by the Rev. II. Guion.
Journal read
Mr.. Ryan from judiciary Com.
mittee reported favorably on nm act
to amend tho 7th Soc. Of IN act to
incorporate the New Orleans, Jackson
md Great Northern Railroad Com
pahy.-Also an act 10 redistrict the
State and into Judicial DISTRICTS, and
to provide for the trial Of vccuse cases
and compensation in the same.
The Jud,oiary Committee also re-
ported favorably on nm act TO incor-
pora'e the town Of Of Eellevieu in the
parish Of Hossier.
Tho minority Of the committee on
contested elections. presented n pro-
test aga'ust the decision Of the major
ity. which Oh motion was ordered to
bs printed 1900 10 English and 500
in French %2
The Sepath had under considera.
ton to day An Act entitled An act to
-fe'ain and drain tho swamp aud over
flowed lands Of the State Of Louisiana.
ETC." approved Both April, 1853, and
to appropriate the sum Of 100000
to carry out The provisions Of this act,
approved March 18th 1854, and to
appropriate !.be sum Of $3.50, 900. TO
c"rry ont thf provision. thereof.
Tho Senalh adjourned to NEE. at
10 o'clock I'd. morrow.
Uorsr -Tiouse met a. II o'clock, pu,-
spant to adjournment.
Roll called 60 m~mbss answered 10 thar
names. 9
Prayer by Mr.. Guion.
Journal read.
Mr.. Wade, Offered memorial from Ger.
tain citizens Of New Orleans, asking an
entire repeal or material modification Of
the quarantine laws--rules suspended and
memorial F15"ed to committee on Com
merre. ~
Mr. Smart offered resolution 70 allow
Mr. y Mitchell, Assastsnt Clerk Of the last
legislature $50 for services rendered in
the present house-refersd.
Message from The Senate concuying in
several bills.
Mr. Mcdonald offered a resolution Of
lering desks to be prepared for the repor-
.ers # The preqs--passed.
MIR James offered a memorial and petit
ion from c NJ Fisher Of New Orleans, re- !
% committee on military affairs.
Mr.. Haynes, from cornmitte on
Iaims, reported unlavorably on a Pc
ition from citizen Of New Orleans
'sking indemnity for the violence Of
! mob. Also the petition Of p. A.
Bertrand of NffD Orleans for compen-
alton for making q post norton ex-
Mr. semmes on behalf Of special
;sAmlttee on contested elections made
report on the cases Of Messrs.
5trickin and Hatch, and also in the
'ase Of Brice, and Shields. Mr..
'emmes asked leave to read the same
granted. These reports made spec
al order Of the day for Tomorrow at
! o'clock. As the order Of the day,
he address and resolutions to remove
ar. Hntty from Office come up. The
MI passed to its second reading. Mr..
sstlin, made an eloquent speech
galnst TIM adoption Of the resolution
Mr.. Duperier, moved to lay it on
he table, yeas and nays called. %
cas- AZ nays.
Mr. Alexander Of Tensas, in a speech
t about three quarters of an hour in
myth, held the large audience with
the bar spell bound by bis .eloquepee
nd logic.
Mr.. Pike did not want to - tho
latter hastily disposed Of but desired
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N Office.

ALL PERSONS Indebted 10 ~ viii please cali
and settle up BY tbs FIRST u March.
Our customers are hereby notified that on IN.
last NJ every month their bills viii b. RENTED
70 ehsm, through tho Post Office, and proup,
payment II expected, In every instance unless
previous arrangements are made.
teb1S 4. MONTAH 4 BRO
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-16

Waneed.-A situation a. school Tesc-
her, either public or private. The best re-
ference given, apply at Vim. Bogel's Drug
store, on lafayette street feb ls-lm.
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Spiral &otiffs.
A GA ADN En- WANTED.

, A GARDNER who can come we'll ~
IA commended, will find employment for
spring and sunmer--o on application At this
Office. His services are waited in Z heal.
thy ns;Ehboshocl where ysiIow f.ver ard
cholera have never. been known. feblc.f.
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Dissertation Of Cs-parsrsrshSp.

'VFO" VI VODNRsU8FDH1Ds
THE CbPARTNERSHtp heretofore ertstjns IN
! der The name At'd styIs u O'CstlsEhan Mul
vIhili, Il dissolved BY mntus1 sortsspt
Mr.. VIZ. MasosT, having purchased The tn(As
est of Mr.. Mnlvibll, tbs Arm viii con time bust.
ness under this Mans II O'Caiiss1Ap 4 Monse,
All cIAltns ~ ''"ss the former 0rn will be onn
celled ny ths new firm, an All those who are n
debted will settle also with me new a, m.
1sbl5 CosssttUs O'CALLAaaAs,
JoserN MSlstNul
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WANTED.

4 YOUNG SERVANT Ont, not isss than II
II yeavs old. tihsral Wages xtven. Apply IL
the undersigned It the Comet ONCE.
fsbfS J. o. CsAssO77s.
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Notice..

"A ~ peSsees indebted TO me for Store Bills viii
"A pIeess remember that their sccoupts we're due
on the hrst Of January, and unless they come fr.
ward and settle Immediately. will he compelled
:" place them In the hands Of Collector Tor col.
1scston. eb1 ". b. PHtLLIPH
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Another Exciting alssest,"..

| - 49,
of something Of Importance TO do, pass
ed a resolution the other day. 10 M
point n committee NJ three members
Of The Senate and blank members Of
the House to recount tho votes given
in the last election, 70, and against tho
removal of the seat ri government -
Hero will be the time Of 81 < members
Of tho legislature Mt least, thrown awey.
for - week. and for all tho practical
benefit to bo derived from The recount
IN the why II information for tIs PEG
p|e, the aforesaid SIX gentlemen mlpl.s
just rs well be amusing Themselves ut
leap frog. This body has been "in
session four weeks. and we have to
see yet The single taovsrnent 10 add to
ffthe atkenunfed honor IT tho State md
the advantage Of It's peop's Commit
tees have been appointed but what
have they 'fone, Tho Legislature
has met when aquorun could be- in
duced to leave the elephant shows Of
New Orleans, Mt suel, times wI,at has
been done Why tho time has bec,,
taken up with the apparent show to
tho world proclaimed through The
londest valves Of the organ. that the
body hHs been Mt labor. 'pnry;ug ~.
srY." a very good term aud signify
ing much All VS. have to cav. is,
we hope The purgat'on will be com
p|e'cd soon enough for the body TO do,
what the people sent them here for.
before the sixty days Of fasting and
prayer arc at nm end. To aid the op-
Grafton, VIC would recommend ns m
oxcelont aitcrutiuc, Monsieur LIE Roy
mixture. it cnn be used wi,hou. Danger
to tho constitutions But To return
What 10 to be accomplished by tho re
count Of forty or fiftv thousand votes,
where there is nothing at all ut issue
Taking tho sense was illegal and nm
constitutional rs every phijsiinc knows
and bad every man in tho State, voted
for removal, it would have been still
left with ths1e fourtha Of the whole
body lof THIS legislatures Neysr yet
has thcr" egsr been three fonrths OF |,
them together in any one place. !
Floundcring about with such thoughts,
the following extract from the Advo.
cate of Friday clears up the mystery
and opens tho mondays cfiulsencc
upon the matter:
We are quito familiar with tho me,
tives which induced The presentation
Of the resolution, and deem them IN
They arc proper and
In the ballot boxes which
were broken, and in others, We believe
which shared better fate, there were
4 large number Of votes east upon the
question. which were not counted and
returned TO the office Of the Secretary
of State. The vote Of Orleans Parish,
therefore, does not appear upon the re-
cord in such form as can be salts.
factory to any one. 1t was shown
hat there was a majority against re-
moval but beyond that no information
IAN be CLEANED. I
The editor is quite (pery quite IA
niliar with the motives "They are !
proper and democratic Then it is :
'a'pable that we may be written can
'ss'' for making SO much ado, about a
novement not only proper, but "demo- :
ratio" This settles the subject and {
'uts it, way beyond the pole Of reason !
bic question. It is like a motion 10
lay on tho table," not debstable.-
81 being proper and democratic be- r
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viii start from the great heart and
soul Of the nation--the capital al
Washington. and the Halls Of Con.
grsss, and travel IL the East or the
West, and the same gloomy picture
Is presented. the nation is distracted
with thousand isms. the very excres
oences Of The doctrines Of Christ, and
the political fabric IN shaken to i,s very
centre. by q crew Of unptino;ple pro
'''ga'es i" politics class Of oilers
whose numbers are being hourly aug.
meoted who claim The right to lead
aud rule, as by beretage. Society aa
II now Is scarcely deserves to be dig
nided with the ,itle Of social system.
Red Republicnnism is daily gaining
strength. under the european dogmaa
Of foreign socialists. aud the breach
Of discord aud ,lisccnsion ia widening
into an impossible gulf Rome. is no
longer governed by Romans, A|,ic
has already crossed the Alps, and
the people divided against them
selves, arc ready TO fall into tho hands
Of foreign despot The laws Of the
nation are tramrled under foot, and
fanat'cism imported from abroad has
interviewer and entwiped itself in
such 4 manner about the henrts of our
people. ~ to have banished reason
from our legislative councils. Slavery,
We are told by religious bigots md
Fourierites :" is y damnipg abomina+
ton when the history of mankind
shows that free society is an impossi-
bility in tho very nature Of things
"All mankind aro born FREQ and
equal sounds we'll, md may DO taken
as q truism; but must have n largo
margin for qualification. There is ns
much intellectual, as there IL physical
difference IN men aud upon unerripg
laws Of nature the strong must govern
tho weak. This it may be said. brings
us back to the strong government. Of
one man rule, and despotic power
but it il not SO. TO return, to the
subject matter Of this essay. To call
our government. ut this moment n
democracy, is m;snamer, for tho
people the whole people are not re-
presented, tho minority nre no. pro-
vided for, in tho administering mud
tyranical faction. Of first one, and then
the other party. usurp authority, by
fraud or violence. and the rights Of
the people; tho welfare and prosper
ity Of tho nation is not brought into
the account. Take. we pray you
honest men and citizens Of tho nation
tho recent occurrences in New Or
leans. Are they not the Legitimate
offspring Of frauds upon fraud, p
Have not first ono party and then tho
other gone into tho shamblcs and
bought up voters, driving them like
'hcep, from point to point and making
hem prostitute tho elective franchise
BY voting at three and four different
places on the Same election Yea.
There is no man acquainted with the
'ast history Of New Orleans. who can
rave the audacity to deny fact, so
notorious to every citizen Of the State
The constitution under which we live,
'as provided against this, and yet for
power, to? Anarchy 1t
las made the legislature, judge and
nry. Mt between itself and itself:
Iere is a body, interested pccuniar]y
n the decisions it makes, deciding It's
wn case, taking such evidence as is
'anted, to make it Of the right COM
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-16

J0Ga RDeeaved.
4 FRESH stock Of Gents Cslf Boots OF
II French manufacture. Also Ladies Kid
Slippers, Prunsl}s Caters, with and with
oUtAesIs, @ E
6by3-Iys JAS s. HACKLEY
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
A IL persons indebted 70 J. W. oniyyjns will
"A please call ~ the store OIL q. Esckley. AND
settle, ~ J. want money.
Feb. 3D. r. NV. QU1GGfx5