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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

One great secret Of domestic enjoy.
ment is too much overlooked-that OF
bringing our wants down to our cir
cumstances, instead Of toiling to bring
our circumstances up to our wants.
Secret! Well, it is; for few know it.
and fewer still practice it. The ballot
box of political economy is located on
the family hearth
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

TThe Northern press having kill
ed Mr.. Dion Bauicicanlt, will listen to
nothing in his behalf-they are deter
mined that he shall not resurrect-or
come to life sgain. The New Orleans
papers have spoken again and again
on the subject, and said that the gen.
tleman in question is not only alive.
but managing the Gaiety Theatre in
that city, and yet the report Of his
death still circulates. Like every
thing else, which gets p fair start in
the papers, this must go through the
entire machinery.
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1t is not known that tho whole
of the gold and silver coin of England
are struck by atmospheric pressure, or
in ether words, that the air VIC breathe
coins our money. BY beautiful yet
complicated arrangement of denuma-
tive valves, leavers. springs and other
mecanical appliance, the air is made,
to exert its vast weight in rapid alter
nations upon series Of pis:ons, which
again, connected with the presses
carry down the dies upon the discs of
metal to be coined with unerring pre-
cision and force, and thus create
money.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

XOhTty'rOuttA V0mB1O-rss~eza
wAsulsAs1; TON, Dec. 24.--Ssnass .
After some unimportant business the
Senate adjourned over till Thursday.
House..--Mr. Letter having receiv-
ed, from time to time, two votes for
Speaker, stated distinctly that be bad
never been candidate and he never
would be. He stated this lest it might
be suspected that there was something
wrong in his position. He he'd ~ con-
sistently and regularly voted for Mr..
Banks as any man in the House. : =
Mr.. Steward. in explaining the rea-
son why he had been voting for Mr.
Richardson. said that the latter and
Mr.. Fuller had explained their posi-
tions distinctly and explicitly, but Mr..
Banks has not explained his position.
He asked Mr.. Banks whether he ever
said, in speech in Maine. that he
would let the Union slide. s.
Mr.. Banks replied: In that speech
he said there might be such a state Of
things in which he would so consent.
He had refersnce to future contingent
cies--such as The prostitution Of this
Governments gigantic power to the
support Of a single institution that of
slavery. lie was for the Union as it
is, and would meet its enemies in .
fair field. He was for it % = guaran-
tee Of the rights tho States and the
main prop Of our Government. and
would have it stand on the records of
history, in the language Of Washington.
crowned with immortal fame.
Mr.. Smith, Of Virgins, was not
satisfied with the answer Of the gentle
man and asked: Did you ny usder
certain circumstances you would let
the Union slide s... .~
Mr.. Banks: have said all des.
ire to say. .4
Mr.. Smith, of Virginia / wish it
to be distinctly understood that those
who sustain Mr.. Banks, are voting for
him with a. knowledge that in a GER
tain contingency, be would let the
Union slide. "a
Mr.. Grow: I ask the gentlemen,
and every member who has been here
for the last four years, whether such
a declaration has not been repeated
from time to time, by some Of those
now voting for Mr. Richardson, name.
ly, that they are willing to Dissolve the
Union, and let it slide," in the event
of certain contingency We stand
here. said Mr.. Grow to support the
compromises of the constitution, as il
is explained by the Fathers Of the Re
public and contemporsneous patriots
fer over sixty years. We are not will
ling to take any other constitution, OF
that slavery shall 60 wherever our flag
floats. -.a E. Z
Mr.. Rust believed from the begin.
ming that all debate was out Of order
os the first business is the election OIL
a Speaker. .-...
The proposition pending when the
House adjourned on Saturday, that nc
debate shall be in order till Speaker
be elected. was laid on the table. I
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F.. $50 REWARD.

JAN AWAI from the undeTSlened X0
IL on the 3lst ult., the slave man
ARCHIE, calling himself Archie 81.
Louis about 5 feet inches in height, stout
built IS years Of age, with sulky expression
Of countenance, and rather slow Of speech
had on when he lett blue blanket coat and
cray cassinet pants. This boy is we'll
known in town, and is doubtless lurking
about the city. The above reward will be
paid for bis recovery if taken out OF the
State, or Twenty five Dollars if caught in
town, by
w. A. BROADWELL & CO.,
100 CARVER street. Ne " Orleans.
% Archie has pass from }. N. Harm
son, of New Orleans, to hire his time OF
steam. boats. Dec. 21st 2wd.
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Al Barrels st. Louis Wbiskeg.
~ Is Barrels Boyles Extra Rose Whis-
key.
10 Iron Bound, Halves, Magnolia do.
7 Barrels, do. do.
5 Quarter Casks American Brandy.
S Eight, do. do. do.
Quarter Cask Best Imported do.
90 Half Barrels Rectifed Whiskey
The above name Of Liquors just receiv-
ed and for sale to the trade in accommodating
ing terms.
Dec. 2lst. JOSHUE BEAL.
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JOSHUE BEAL.
For the Holidays!

For the Holidays!
20 Quarter Boxes Raisins,
Whole do. M. r. Raisins,
do. do Layers do.
Case 2 doz. / pints Currant Jelly,
so Lbs. fresh Currants,
Case Genoa Citron,
20 Boxes Table Claret
10 Half drums Dried Figs;
20 Kits No. and Mackerel;
300 Bo.sl,s Old Brandy, Port Wine and
Madeira
Cases Sherry and Kirch Wasser;
Just received and for sale bv
decay. JOSHUA BEAL.
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Chrlstnas Presents.

Cmf8tD31 FTeScnt0e
ID. CAPDEVlLLE IN Laurel street, has
L just received large lot of Toys and
Fancy articles, for Ch'istmss presents, and
new years gifts. The citizens Of Baton
Rouge and vaeinity, are invited to call and
examine his stock. 1t is the largest and
best selected in town. dec22-1m.
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Gbe 9ailg Gelntt.
BATON ROUGE, :::::::::::::JAN. 8, 1855.

THE SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE AGAIN.
Jenny Lind, or rather Madame Gold.
smatt, mo music in that namc-cer-
tain. PASSED through Calais. a short
time ago, and the $ Jenny Lind fever !"
broke forth with panic like violence !;
some Frenchmen, Zero, who had
never heard her sing, and were des-
perate on the subject, resolved upon q
successful stratigem. Three o. them
doned habiliaments of the Police, and
went to her drawing.room, when one
Of the party. in an official tone demar-
ded her po,sport-Jenny promptly
handed it over, when all three Of the
pro. tenn. police agreed that she did not
correspond with the description Of her
person, and therefore declared her an
imposter who they were then in per-
suit of. Nobody about the Hotel,
could vouch for the divine Jenny
therefore she had to sing, to convince
them-her voice glided into that soul
touching melody from Norma, the
Casta Diva. The pretended police
were delighted, and their enthusiasm
betrayed the deceit they had so sue.
cessfully put on the artistic. They
implored her pardon, ending their
eloquent apfeAl with vow to bestow
large gifts to the poor. Jenny Lind
is as kind as ever. and she pardoned
them.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

New Orleaus and Bayou Sar0
TWICE A WEEK-For .~A
i T.. yoa Sara. Port Hudson e9s
Ioh'e'rs Siore, Bston Rouge. = -
P'.q,c - re, sod ~! int fmed;ste landings,
ire zoe passenger steamer CAPITOL,
JAS. H. URE, MAsrss. leaves New Or
leans eve SUNDAY at 8 o'clock. A. M.
and evc.y WEDNESDAY, at $ o'clock
Pm. Returning leaves Bayou Sara every
MONDAY at ", NJ, and THURSDAYat
6P. M. and Baton Rouge every MONDAY
at P. M, and THURSDAY at 10 Pm.
% For freight or passage apply on
board.
N. B. The Capitol hi reafter on her
Wednesday trips, will only 90 as far as
Lobdell's Store. jan!-y.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

No. Mile Parodi, was to have
made here appearance at Odd Fellows
Hall, New Orleans, last night. 1t has
been four years since she made her
first appea rance Oh the Crescent City
stage.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

Halves; S Harves, Thibedeau; NJ S
Cheatam, City Mons. Ad,ien 4 Lady,
Paris, France J L Turner, Canandaigua,
NY; F w Ward, Clinton, La; VIM r
Dunn, NO; J Shelton, Clinton; W Ham
ner. N o; F Newcumb. NO.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

EXPENSIVE INsoLENcE.-In the
Crimea they have to employ death to
cure the men in the French ranks of a
disposition to sneer at the English and
underrete them. A letter in the New
York Commercial states that lately a
French soldier was shot by an order
of his commanding officer, some weeks
since, for an insulting remark made
by him to an English officer III regard
to the Redan, and further reference
to the matter was forbidden. Another
in passing an English sentinel, point
ed at the Redan and said, johnny no
bono??" Whereupon the sentinel
boned him on the spot in ether words
put musket ball through him. The
English gave him up to the French at
once. They released him immediate
ly-adjudging the soldiers punish
ment merited, severe as it was.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

lHE SECRET OF NOOD VhilIN".-
The man who would write we'll should
be shure that he has no subject, no idea
to cramp him at the outset. it he
does not clearly comprehend what he
!. driving at, there is chance "A
very rare chance that be will hit the
subject some where before he gets
through a douzen sheets Of fools-cap.
It is a vulgar mind that would en-
terrain single idea at a time, aud
try to express it clearly. A sehooled
mind will bluuder along with douzen
al q time, and like an overwhelmed
horse--bog, in order to show what he
can do in way Of trying to pull out.
Words can never become obscure
no matter how profusely thrown to-
gethor, if the job is done by a tacile
writer. A good Josrnalists-say a
writer for a Modern American news
paper should breakfast on Walker,dine
GU johnson, and go to bed with Dill
worth's inimitable dictionary under
bis head. Writers, like papers, are
measured by their wedth and bredth;
debsh is superfce with them. If a
man ,oiN write and write, for fame as
we do, let him stop his ears with COT
ton, put segar in his mouth, set an
empty black bottle before his eyes,
to give his thaughts a tincture Of mo-
dern spiritualism--shut his eyes. grasp
his patent pen, that will 60 for week,
without dipping for ink, and write
and write and write. Let him never
look back to see where he started from,
for this shows timidity, and timidity is
q base action. Goethe once said:
There is nothing more popular,
especially with young writer's, than
brilliancy Of style. This manner Of
writing is certainly excellent in its
proper place, but there are many top
les which do not require this quality,
and many are much injured by it.
The language Of every discretion
should be that which is best calculat-
ed to express the thoughts in the hap
piest manner.
Very true saying, and as language
was invented to give expression, to
thought, the man who uses it, and
does not; is guilty Of a hainous offence
This disquisition is for the benefit Of
some of our correspondents writer's in
verse and prose-will they please take
the hint.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05
MRS. N. MAY,
N anita q MA Eer.

No. d, Harvey House.
THE LADIES Of East and West Baton Rouge.
i are respectfully invited to call on MRS. MAY
at the Harvey House, where she IL now located
for the winter and ready to attend to any orders
for cutting, and fitting dresses, making CL0AKs,
the latest fashions. dec28.y.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

warming q HaeatEn8 StOvese
lust received per Ohio Bell, lot Of
y the superior Sem; .Psrlor Semi Cook
cry Franklin Stoves, also a fine assort-
men. Semi Front, JUNo CRATES. For sale
low at d. C.. MONTANS.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05
THE LOSS OF THE
Steamer Crescent Cttu {!

The loss Of this fine vessel, is now
attributed to q box Of steel tools, in
one of the state rooms, near the after
hatch, where the compass is. This is
supposed to have caused an improper
variation Of the needle. The accident
happened on the 18th nit, at I o'clock,
on the western point If Meantanilla
reef. None Of the passengers were
lost, and nearly all their baggage will
be saved. At last accounts, seventeen
wreckers were at work, and had sue
ceeded in saving much Of the cargo,
and nearly all the ships furniture.
~ The Southern Cult;vator. says:
that a small pinch of gun powder. for
chicken with the gaps" is an in
falible remedy. The paper fails to
say how it is to be overland we
premise of course, that it is to he Civ.
en- in homeopathic pills Of lead.
Two Men OVER NIAGARA FALLS.
We are informed by gentleman
from Chippewa, Canada, that two per-
sons belonging to that village went
over the Falls on Friday last. They
we're out on the river in a small boat
following, in pursuit Of game, ventured
too for into the current, and were
consequently carried over the cataract.
Buffalo Courier. 10Th. g.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05
Auction sale.

M ILL BE sold at public Auction OFT
w Saturday Morning 13fk insi., 1t IL
o'clock the old Building lately used
a. the Catholic Church, at the corner Of
Main and Church streets on the following
terms One half cash the balance on the
Fifteenth day Of March 1856 the purchaser
to furnish his note with satisfactory securi-
ty, and required to remove the building
by that date. H. v. BABIN, Secty.
Jany. LIST So.
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Walkimg Canes.

lust received by steamship Grenada, a beauti-
y full assortment Of Fancy, Gold and Silver noun
ted Walking Canes, some Of which are very fine
and handsome. for sale at the Clothiug Emporium,
Of (dec61 w. D. PHILLIPS.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

TIT FOR TAr.-The N. Y. Tribune,
is publishing Dickens Little Dorrit"
in advance of the Harpers, who it is
said have paid the English publishers
$1,000 for an early copy. The Messrs.
II. have also been thus compelled to
issue their magazine long before the
day of publication. The Tribune's
course is tit for tat, as not long since.
the Harpers published book which
was to have been issued by Thomas
L. McElrath, by which the letter lost
considerable sum of money. Mr..
Nee. is a son of the business partner
and manager of the Tribune.
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TfAah AniYala

COCOA DJPPERS; Well Bucket Rig
~ gins Collars and Hames; Carpenters
Mallets, Oakum Tea Scales Knife Trays
Tobacco Cutters; StillyaIds Rope Cor
dage Sash Cord, at D. c. MONTAN'S.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

Horse Power.
I'm hand Il for sale by DC. MONTAN.
" dee3O. Church street.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05
Sheet Lead! Wire.

JUST received at D. G. MOUNTAINS:
y dcc2J Church street,
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-05

Yankee Clocks,
I'm hand few tor sale cheap, to close
" out DC. MONTAN.
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Nm &opfrti1fmfats.

nsealue1on Of PuHsnershlp.
TIME hrm 81 w. F. TUNNARp 4 CO.,
i wss dissolved by limitation, on the
3lst Of December 1855. The business will
be continued by w. F. TuNNARo, on bis
own account. The name Of the firm will
only b used in the settlement of accounts.
w. F. TUNNARD,
Jan. End 1856. A. y, HEDENBERG
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-30
What the United State. Were Once

Capt. Nat. Johnson everybody knows
Capt. Nat. Johnson--was travelling in the
cars the other day, when he overheard two
Englishmen commencing this country in
terms of unusual warmth.
"Do you like this country thought" asks
Captain Nat.
Indeed, we do" replied the English
men. 1--WE are surprised and delighted
with everything we see; your institutions
and habits and life are all so different and
so much more wonderful and attractive than
we had ever suspected"
aft you think SO well of our country
now" rejoine1 Captain Nat, 'good God,
what wouldn't you have thought of it if you
had seen it before Pierce was elected Pres
ident!"
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-30
New Town of Sturgeon.
lr secand saIe NJ Iofai

rTNHE sale and demand for lots in the new town
I l. of Sturgeon are unexampled in the history Of
inland towns, so much so indeed that the propri-
etors have concluded 10 crafty all by a second
sale. They will therefore offer at public
auction, on Monday, NOvem Der 40, two
hundred additional business and building lots.
As evidence Of the unexampled success attend-
ing the sale OF lots, and of the confidence the pub
lie have in the permanency and prosperity OF
Sturgeon, we refer with pride TO the fact that up
to this time 225 lots have been sold for the aggre
gate sum of NINErEE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUN
DRIED poLLARsl and number of houses are now
in process Of erection in the place.
Sturgeon is located inthe northern part OF Boone
county, and IS Immediately on the NORTH Mis-
souri, RArLRoAp, and the DEPOT is now perma-
nently located there, with the express and binding
obligation there to remain. The town Of Sturgeon
has and will have advantages not equalled by any
point probably on the whole line Of the Road.
The town is beautifully located, and being equi-
distantant from the towns Of Columbia, Roche
port, Fayette, Huntsville, Paris and Mexico, is
sure to be the county seat of the proposed New
County of Bourbon. county, winch we
hazard nothing in saying will contain more line
land, the size Of the county considered, than any
other in Missouri.
EF- The terms Of sale will be made known on
the dav of sale. VAN WALL,
w. W. STONE,
II. DAVIS,
s.. r. H. STONE.
0cfQ 1RbH-dw
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-30
Disunion--Read!

+ Wedesire TO call the attention Of our rea.
ders the sentiments which follow. First
we quote from speech of w. L. GARRISON
recently made, in which he advocated the
election Of FRrMoNr; in that speech, he ex.
pressed the following SENTIMENT
awe are for dismion as the great and
first duty to be performed--as the only is
sue that can prevail against the slave pow
e,r, and give liberty TO the millions in bon
dage."
Every true Southerner-and all such are
Union men-will readily agree that GARRr-
SON ought to be hung, and that without a
very tedious trial. .tf
Now read the following, taken from a
speech Of the Hon. Mr.. Books, Of South
Carolina, a strong BucHAsAN man. In a
public speech, he said:-
81 tell you that our hope is alone IN the
South, and the only mode of making that
hope available, is for the South, by some
act, TO effect The dissolution Of the Union"
Can any one show where supporter of
FILLMORE ever uttered such reasonable
sentiments? No, verify!
Then let all Union loving men vote for
the Union candidate, for the Presidency.
BucHASAS's friends are ready 10 dissolve
the Union, and SO are FREMoSr's: FILL.
MoRE's friends are ready to stand by it,
and if necessary fall, fighting for its perpe-
tuity. f.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-30
Later from Nicaragua Two Great Bat.
les.-Walker Victorious.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 22.-The Tennes-
see, from San Juan, reports the Orizaba at
San Juan, and the Pacific, from New York,
fifty days out.
Gen. Walker has had two battles, in each
OF which he defeated the enemy, causing
them immense loss; one at Massage, Walk
er's force one thousand, and the enemy's
four thousand. The enemy's loss, killed
and wounded, amounts 10 seven hundred
The other battle was fought at Granada,
where Walker utterly routed one thousand
natives and four hundred Granadians, with
great slaughter. Walkers loss, in both
nights, is about sixteen killed and twenty
seven wounded. Gen. Mendez is reported
as having been killed at Massage. Walker
is again marching TO attack the enemy
The Americans are in high spirits. The
citizens of Granada CALAMITY defended il
during the absence of Walker at Massage.
Wheeler is i'll of apOplexy at Granada
Walker is firmly established.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-30
All the "Frees" but Free.mont

Every reader OF ours has OF course heard
OF the great Black Republican motto, which
is inscribed everywhere upon their banners,
heralded by their newspapers, and re-ech-
oed with loud accompanying plaudits BY
their public speakers, Free Speech, Free
Labor, Free Kansas, and Freemontl" This
motto had been displayed from Black Re-
publican banner in Middleton n, Conn, and
at meeting OF the Buchanan Democracy
held a lew days afterwards, the following
was displayed on banner as response to
it. II shows so completely the difference
between the Black Republicans and Free
sellers of the North who support Buchan-
an, that We copy it as exhibited:
ALL me "FREES" BUT Fremont.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-30
rThe rumor of a concerted meeting

II The rumor of concerted meeting Of
Southern Governors at Raleigh, North Car
DINA, ia partially confirmed, Gov. Wise,
Of Virginia, and Gov. Adams, of South Car
olina, were in that city on the 18th inst
and Gov. Johnston, of Georgia, and others
were expected. The Raleigh Register says
they come for the ostensable purpose of at
tending the State Fair, but is apprehensive
that they meet TO coneoct schemes against
the stability ofthe Union.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-30
FRIENDS OF THE UNION!
buck AND DREcK.
RALLY! RALLY!

The friends Of the Union and the Con-
stitution will hold great Mass Meeting at
South Bloomfield on Saturday, the 9th inst.
Two hickory poles are 10 be raised Let
tho friends Vi this glorious Union rally from
their farms and from their work shops, from
The hills and from the valleys, and spend
one day for their country! The invaders are
npon u.s.! The Black Republican leaders
are determined 10 blast their efforts for civil
rtrlfe in our great brotherhood of States!!!
Come up and help hold the hands of the
Treasury eaters, who have taken nearly
100000 OF the peoples money out Of the
Treasury and put it into their own pock-
ets!!!! COME UP AND HELP AR
REST THE SPREAD OF SLAVERY
OVER THE VAST TERRITORIES OF
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA!l!! The
Black Republicans i'll Congress have voted
80 pollu,e those Territories with the curse
ef slavery. Then come out, and bring your
wives, your sons and your daughters with
you, and show these traitors that you feel
an interest still in the preservation of this
Union.
IS. S. Cox, Hon. ]. Cradlebaugh, DR.. w.
Griswold, and Hon. E. B. Odds, will be
present and address the people. Also sew
eral able speakers from distance have been
invited and are expected to be present.
SEPT. goth, 1856.
5. s. Cox is the present Democratic can
didate for Congress. Hon. E. B. ODDS is
the celebrated DR.. Edson B. Odds, Demo-
cratic ex member of Congress. DIR. W..
Griswold is the Wayne Griswold who is at
present the Dem candidate for 70
election as Superintendent of the board Of
Public Works, and Hon. J. Cradlebaugh is
q Democratic ex-State Senator.
No comment is necessary. The fact is
PLAIN. Let the people Of the South beware.
The Democracy OF the North are boldly aud
publicly advocating the exclusion of slavery
from the Territories and claiming to be par
excellence TO anti-slavery party; and the
Southern Democracy are advocating the
sguatter Sovereignty doctrine, the "best
measure in favor Of Freesoilism ever pro-
posed"