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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-12-12

IlogsEs AND CARROTS. For two months
past have fSd my two horses upon carrots
and hay. My horscs are in constant service
on the road and under this treatment they
usually come out ut tho end of the pile
looking better than when they commenced.
Niy dose is two quarts morning aud noon,
at night four, to each horse, they have as
much good, sweet English hay as they will
eat, and cut, whether fed to them dry or
otherwise. This latter have always prlc-
tioed ever sinco I have had the management
Of horses and | am satisfied that it is the
cheapest and best way in which it can be
given to the horso. There is no waste, and
horses cat it better, and have more time to
rest, which is quite an important considcra-
ton, the horse is liable to be taken from the
stable at any moment. am satisfied there
is no better way OF feeding horses, nor is
there any cheaper one-tliat | have ever
tried-than the one mentioned. lftherc is,
will not somc person who knows please r.
port? l always cut them quite fine before
using. Carrots are most excellent for hor'
ses whose wind is any way aiiectcd-such as
the heayes, &c. Those who have tried them
for this purpose will, | think, agree with
me in this; il not Just try the experiment
AMI beatisGed. They are unusually cheap,
compared with other articles of food Of equal
nutritiousness. Last year ! paid nine dollar
per ton, this year eleven, and at the latter
price prefer them to GA s-mcasrre ioi
mca.ure.-Sairday EreHiGg Post.
LrrrLE Bor's PRAYER.-A little boy, al
ter saying nightly the prayers which ha'
been taught him, was quite tenacious o
what he called praying his own way. IL
had large number Of brothers and sisters
whuse need and peculiarities he sometime
made the subject Of ii, petitions. On ON
occasion, at commencing this exercise, h
was overcome with sleep. Wrestling Will
his stupor, he said;
"oh, lord bless Elizabeth, and max
her better than she is"
His head fell bick on his pillow, but soO'
rousing, he murmurcd, droNsily, " BIes
Henry too" It was in vain; the tonga
refused il ofice-s he added. indistinc,ly
"Oh, Lord, can't; there are too man
Of EN- and he sank INTO the deep slumbt
Of childhood.
Atanother time, while conducting thi
exercise in somewhat more wasefnl mar
ner, he said:
Lord please to bless father, and siv
him new heart. BE so Kind as to bic
Mary, my little sister, and give her ne'
heart. Oh Lord bless other-but yo
nccd not give her new heart, for she coul
not have any better one than she's got (; an
don't sse how she'd 60 to work to be an
I better woman than she Is now"
Flsr HORSES AND PooR-llorsE.-A frient
writing from Augusta, tells the fOllowin
good story
! Yesterday | had occasion to transaC
somo business at the PoOr.Farm in a neisl
boring town, and Kicker supplied me wit
ono Of his best horses. When within abou
a mile Of my place Of destination. feAriu
that might be on the wrong road, ! il
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-12-12


FAsr HORSES AND PooR-lloTsE.-A friend
writing from Augusta, tells the following
good story -
Yesterday had occasion to transact
somo business at the POOr.Farm in neigh
boring town, and Kicker supplied me with
one Of his best horses. When within about
a mile ofmy place Of destination. iearin;
that might be ON the wrong road, IN
quircd of juvenile specimen Of Young
America, by the roadside, i'll was on thC
road to the POor.lIousa,
The urchin glanced at the horse, (and .
bcauty be was,) then at me, and then, as il
atcly making up his judgement, replied;
"well. sir, l should say YOU was; be
lieve they usually start in that direction by
driving a .. 40 horse ."
IL 10 needless to add that that emma
made bis best t,ma Cor at least mile-ant
asked no further questions. - B@yol
Courier. d t's
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-12-12

MARCUS wArsoS. rria,'r.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
Succession Sale.

STATE OF LOUlSfANA.-Sixth Judi
cial District Comt-Parish Of East Ba
ton Ronge-In the matter Of the Success
sion O. JoaN A. SMART, decd, mo. 47ol
probate 4"
10y VIRTUE OF commission issued in
- the above succession, and tOme drec
ted from the Hon. Sixth Judicial District
Court, IN and for the Parish Of East Baton
Rouge, will offer at public sale, on .he
premises, wherein the decd. last resided,
in this Parish East Baton Rouge) on the
Amite f,ver, at about n miles from the
city of Baton Rouge, on
MONDAY, the a5th Of February, 1916.
at ! O'Clock a. NJ, Of said day, the person
so"al property hereinafter set forth and
described, belonging to the succession Of
John A. Smart, late Of said Parish, decd
to wit @
Two sorrel horses. one bay horse. one
buggy and harness, lot Of farming II en.iIs
and one shot gun and suntlry other articles
% Terms Of ssle-CASH
febl3. II. v. BABIN, Sheriff
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
G9e 4ailg Gomet.
BATON ROUGE,:::":::::::FEB. ID, 1860.
COOP, Very, AND SrRoro.-We
Z
take the following, from the other end

Coop, Very, AND SrRoro.--We
j5,ake the following, from the other enc
ofan article in yesterday "wednesday,
Adrocote, headed, "Can Mr. HUFF
be Removed!"
Let the Legislature, and the Exc
cutive perform their duty in the pre-
misses, and The uncorrupted and incor
ruptible honesty and patriotism of the
State will sustain them, and if uecessa-
ry, furnish the rope to hang up every
traitor who dare resist, or counsel resis-
lance, by appealing to the passions Of
mob to rise in murder and incendi-
arism against the public peace and
law.
In our own mind. we are satisfied
chat this will have but one effect on
the Legislature now in session. It will
make those gentlemen who support
tho Courier, clothe their loines, in
sackcloth and rend their undershirts,
that they did not support our clever
neighbora and clever writer's in Church
Street for State Printer. We throw
down the glove. TO the Delta, the
Orleauian, the Catholic Standard, the
Carrollton Star, the Piney Woods
man, and last but not least, the New
Orleans Lou'asna Courier, to do any
thing stronger aud better-to have a
more telling effect prospectively and
retrcspectively, than the above. A
10 ourself, had we vote in the mat
ser-should like to give It for "bill to
relieve" the semi official Journal.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
The CINCINNATI SLAVE Case.

The CINCINNATI SLAVE CASE
The slave cases were again under con
alteration at Cincinnati on Thursday
31st ult.. before the United States
Commissioner, but The examinatio,
was concluded. The Gazette has tn
following editorial comment.
A deep sympathy with the fugitive'
prevails throughout the city and State
but We observe a general willingness:
to submit to the law II was noticed
in our paper yesterday mo,uing that
meeting would be held at Smith 4
Nixon's Hall, TO symrathize with the
fargitives This we regarded as un-
timely and uucalled for. and we were
glad to find last night that the proprie-
tors Of the hall refused to allow it to
be used for that purpose, and the use
Of other halls was also refused, SO that
no meeting was held No good could
result from such meeting at this time
II the fugitivcs are legally entitled to
their freedom, no one will dare deny
it to them il this cannot be establish
ed. they will be returned to bondage.
TmE DISTANCES or THE Suv FROM
rHE EARTH 1NcREAs1NG.-The Ger.
man Journals have given some tables
which prove that the distance between
the earth and sun is increasing annu-
ally, and argue from it that the increas-
ing humidity Of our summers and the
loss Of fertility by the earth. are to be
attributed solely to this circumstance,
No credit has heretofore been given
to traditions Of ancient Egyptian and
Chinese, according to which these PEG
pie formerly said the suns disc was
almost four times as large as we now
500 it. for the climates the apparent
diameter Of the sun as double of what
it is seen in our day.
II, however, we pay attention to the
continued diminution Of the apparent
diameter Of the sun. according te the
best observation Of several centuries,
We must suppose that the apcieuts,
were not mistaken in the estimates
they have transmitted to us.
In the course Of six thousand years,
from the present time, they assume
that the distance of the sun will be so
great that only an eight part of the
warmth We now enjoy from the sun
will be communicated to the earth,
and il will then be covered with eter-
nal ice in the same manner as we now
see the plains Of the north, where the
elephant formerly lived, and have
neither spring nor autumn
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14

4
PosTAL KEFoRM-A large attended
meeting Of merchants was held at New
York ON Monday, to take INFO consid-
Grafton such measures as might be
deemed necessary to itzhrove the Pos.
tai System The following resolutions
proposed by Theodore sedgwick, Esq,
were adopted, and a committee ap-
pointed to call a public meeting upon
the subject:
ResoIred, That the condition Of our
Post Office system is entirely made
1uatc to meet the wants of the count
ny, and is discrcdi'ablc to the INTEL.
gence md energy Of our people.
Resolre1. That in order to make the
system what it ought to be-. it is peces.
sary in the opinion Of this meeting.
substantially to introduce the follow
ing reforms;
Uniform postage Of two cents on
letters, without regard to distance, and
a cheap uniform rate for printed mat
ter. 2-Receiving houses and letter
carriers for the collection and delivery
of letters in cities and principal towns
without extra charge. 3-Money Or
ders, for sums not exceeding e25, to
be drawn by the principal Post Offices
On each other. 4-Compul.ory pro.
payment to be abolished, and double
postage to be charged on oil matter
not prepaid. 5-All dead letters to be
'eturned to the writer's. and whenever.
possible. without opening. 6-Tbe
postage on all franked matter 70 b.
laid by the Government.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
Spffial Xettffs.,

AN ELECTION will b held at the Pres
n bytefy Of eaid Church, on Monday, ,hc
3dasy II MaysA n.ri, 1888, for The purpose
Of electine Five discreet persons 10 serve
as Wardens Of said Church, for the ensuing
year. Polls open from 9 o'clock A. NJ, un-
I'll ar. NJ. A residence Of three months ;s
required to entitle the members Of said con
grtgaton to a vote. II. v. BABlN,
ieb l3-td. Sec'y
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
Notice.

all PERSONS indebted to us viii please cali
and settle up by the frst Of March.
Our customers are hereby notified that on The
last NJ every month their bills viii be RENTED
to them, through the Post Office, and prompt
payment Il expected, In every instance unless
previous arrangements are made.
febl3 A. iONTAN h BRO
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14

70 Our frind Robert +. Mediation.
oftl'is Parish has been appointed BY
The Governor, Major General Of this
Military District. We will now, in all
future time. when ever We meet our
friend Bob, take Off our beavers and
salute Gen. Northumberland
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
TNficC.

LL persons Indebted 10 me for Store bills, will
IL please RENE rnber that theft accounts we're due
on the first tot January, and unless they come fr
ward and settle immediately. I win be compelled
to place them In the hands Of Collector fnr cot
lection. feb9 w. H. Phillips
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
GREAT ATTRACTION TO THE
IL NMteH.- O

FashionsblcD Dress 4 Mantilla Making
MISS DUDGEON Il SISTERS. thank.
lu full ssaethe Ladies' Of East and West
Baton Rouge, for their liberal patronage
beg leave to inform them, that their ar.
engagements are such, that they are daily re-
ceiving the New York and Paris Fashions.
They flatter themselves that their skill in
cutting and Citing is such, as to entirely
obviats the s'eces.ity If ladies' sending to
New Orleans. BY strict attention to bnsi-
ness, they hope to establish an increased
share Of public patronage.
UResidence on Third Street, one door,
from Church. ian2o. an
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
From Oar Rsgular Correspondent.
PHrLAbsLpHfA. Feb. 4. 1856

Dear Comet The weather continues
disagreably cold, the thermometer won
rise above Zero aud the recent SHOWS viii
not thaw. We have had excellent sleigh.
ing for the last four weeks and the people
hereabcnts are getting tired Of the sport
Thfport Of this city is completely block
ed up with ice, causing rather unpleas-
ant embargo TO commerce The noble
Delaware has been the resort cf many ol
our skating clubs Of late; persons have
gone up the river as high rs Trenton IN.
! and s!eiehs have crossed to the Jersey
shore quite often Of late. At one Of these
crossings recently, sleigh got into an air
hole in the ice, and precipitated thence
several persons, Of these, two ladies, Mrs
and Miss Albright were drowned; this,
however. is the only serious accident which
has occurred since the commencement Of
this extraordinary cold cycle. On Satur-
day last. the arrival! Of the news Of the
election of Speaker in the House, took
every one here by surprise Both Demo
Gratis and X. Ms were in agreat flight a.
these parties bad united on Mr.. Aiken Ia
very strange proceedine) and afte, all
were unsuccessful The House is 10 enter
upon business immediate y, we believe.
6. M. Dallas is oar Minister at the Court
OF 81. James, vice buchanan Withdrawn,
for the purpose Of facilitating his nomina-
ton for the Presidency
Pennsylvania can't have a president
surely Some little curiosity is expressed
here to know who the Black Republicans
will take up Fillmore clubs are as num-
erous here as in New York He will un-
dcubtedly beGySw choice of the Know
Nothings-
Barnum, the Prince OF Show men y is
now beyond a doubt a total Smash. This
has beed caused by this eentlenap's Ell
dorsements in the Jerome clock mannfac
turing company. branch of which, he
wished to- have established at his beautiful
country seat, ut Bridgeport Conn Bar
NUNS responsibilities amounted to about
hall a million dollars, and the (ompauv
has brokti and is a total wreck. He has
slso been much injured. OF late by some
extensive forgeries committed out WNa
by person who has left for parts
unknown. with the benefit If his be;no,,s
abors IN his pocket, amounting 10 fifty
thousand dollars
The peace rumors by the late arrival
ave had the effect nj string business a
title. Ifpeace should be made our coup-
ry will he truly blessed for then money
vii flow back to us, and enterprise will ,
ave chance Of. development, bread ,
will get cheaper and We will once more
'e the thriving, busy people that we were
ONE years back.
Many complaints are made here by per- {
ons receiving spurious bank-notes. How
) it to he avoided There are several !.
honsaHd banks in the United States. al :
aA I
'ady Ind there will be as many more in
IN years n Wall street broker may be
BILE TO distinguish the bad from the good ;
these but every person can't There are
NO remedies for this, either to have more y
r'ngent banking laws or abolisbing the &c
ystem altogether. Nothing more from
Yours &c. :.Opsrnvrsu
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
French SIX BO,e1eefs az
NCON0R,S

A FRESH supply Of French Bonnie r. Just received
a ~ O'Con0or's-LAdies in need OF n fusIstunabke
Bonnet will do areN to selectin time
A CHOICE assort msnt OF Cloaks, and MantiIIas
n viii he offered from this d0ie IN the most re0.
Son"bts terms-Tarlatan suitable for ball DIRE sses-
avery shade, also Fancy Wreaths, Rose Bupches
and head dsesses-~Dlillinery and Fancy dry goods
&C., 10. OI;oNSnR
opposite The Post Once.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
- -
) 9rot,a and Hnvp,t,esy.

q to this wise ordinance Of divine provi
4 dence, one race of Snobs do not fairl,
J succeed in showing another of tb,
y stage, before there is a new ctcr
springs up, and the new crop, from
: instinct takes upon itself the form and
: fashion Of the old. The seed neve,
give out, but are preserved some where
and if they remain dormant in the hand
of some Egyptian mummy, for cen
tury, 1t does not alter their frnctifying
principles at fitting time and place
they will shoot up again aud bring
forth full crop.
From the daily chronicles at Goth.
am, we should think that in its Fifth"
and other Avenues, there is n suf;-
cient crop of suobs nov negotiating to
stock the Union for the next five cen
turtles to co.ue.
"Mr. Frank Leslie's Gazette Of
Fashions and the Beau Monde which
by the way is by far the most respect
able work devoted to the fashions IN
New York contains now and then
an account Of some Unfair some grand
reception or marriage in the Higl,
life of the Fifth Avenue, that is posi-
lively refreshing to simple minded
honest andpso so virtuous people. We
look upon it at this distance, az stl,e
same species Of terminating vice and
immortality which existed at Pompei;
and Herculaneum, when they were
swallowed up and blotted out Of ex.
istence by fire and birthstone from the
bowels Of earth. The whole strife of
the people there, is evidently to take
the lead in sickning Snobdo,p, eiFem;-
mating and disgusting to ape, as far
as they lack the brains 10 do it. SINH
lar fashions on the other side of .Jor-
dan; Of which they are as base coun.
terfeits of the originals, as the spur.
GUS = y Townsend's sarsapari1la is;
that, that invariably busts the bottles
Were such things confined to the Av-
enues, we at this distance should never
bother our head about it, but the same
feeling is gradually working its way
into all the ramaications Of society
poisoning the very fountain head Of
peace and happiness on earth. Now.
The bightb, Of female aspiration, in
fashionable society. is to have a name
igured iu Frank Lesle's Beau Monde
IS the fair bride Of certain occasion !
when the Hon. Peter +. Slumkey |
'enl. Chambers, Mai. Bu1bus and 9th. i
n distinguished personages; besides
ore'gn ministers. chaqfs, etc. Here a
he paper goes off into detailed ac !
cunt doubtless furnished by her a
llama or Papa of what manner of ;.
GODS the fair victim of voluntary sac S.
'fice to 100000 ducats, had on her
ack-wbat the cost Of the bridal y y
resents amounted TO, with other ag.
MIXING details. The descriptive is not il
't'sfied with taking every rag on her o
ack off and weighing it in pair og
liver scales to ascertain its weight 10 :,
ollars-it is not satisfied with paint ct
'g!!he artisticalylexecuted hectic flush
n her cheek, to show her maidenly g
nudity but the reporter follows her III
ON thence, and gives an account of
'e TAPESTRY Of the bed chamber, which W
e artists Of old Pompeii. under a =
'u'al heather god. failed to portray o.
it'll the pencil in colors.
10 Mr.. Wesley. one of the pro- to-
'ietors of the New York Daily Times Sa
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
Nfrrlf,E,

Ill persons indebted TO J. W. Quigrip. wiz
n please call at the store off,. g. Nackley, and
settle, M J. want money.
Feb I'd r. NV OI1JuC1Na.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
Lafayette Saxar store /.

a VERY full and fine stock of the best
~ brands Of Havana SegaIs may now be
found at this establishment. Also snuff,
chewing tobacco, Merscheum pipes, smok-
ing tobacco. etc. The subscriber does not
hesitate to say that he ha. the finest stock
Of Havana segars in this city. Sold by the
boy OF at retail. Shop open cay and night.
jan27-tf p. VERBDIS.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
JAS. q. HACKLEY.

[oid stand Of !. W. Quigsi"s.
SRESOLVED to keep the lsrgestrssn
l and most varied assortment OF
BOOTs and SHOES, HATS andy "
CAPS, in this City. Ladies, Gents and
Chldren's Boo'ees Shoes, Slippers, etc
He will sell at the very lowest cash prices.
and invites the public 10 call and examine
his sfoe 1 before purchasing else where.
70 Fresh receipts from the Northern
Manufactures every week. Store on La
iayettc street ian2o-y.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14

Wamfed.--A situation as school Teac
her, either public or private. The best re-
ference given, apply at Vim Bogel'a Drug
store, on Lafayette street.
Feb lSth--tm
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
.pssst Receive,

Just Received.
A FRESH stock Of Gents Calf Boots OF
II French manufacture. Also Ladies' XII!
Slippers, Prunella Caters, with and with
out heels.
feb'y3-ly. JAS 8. HACKLEY
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14
St. Joseph's Church.

FNllE PEWS Of the new Catholic Church
l. will he rented ont for the ensuing
year to the highest bidder, for Cash, on
Palm Sunday. the 10th day Of March next,
A. b., 1856. Immediately after service ;u
said Church
~All Pews sold on said day and not
paid for, within two weeks from Tire lay
Of sale. will be reof1ared for sale 10 the
highest bidder, on Sunday, the 3Oth March,
1856, for non payment Of the same
iebl4-M. n v. BABlN. Sec'y.
1yGazette copy Ill date.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-14


Gold Vest. FWb and Guard C,nsns.
nF THE latest patterns, at reasonable
~ price, at ldec19 THO. GoLpNAss.
SAG y s---sA44.---
COLOGNE vvATER-J. A. 1arinois gen
" uaDe, ID r pts ets, sale ~ IL. WALT.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-10

'TNHE undersigned have this day formed Co-partneT
ship under the style and firm of GEO. FOSTER & Co
for the Transaction ofa general ForDaTdHg GHa Com
very large and spacious Freproof Warehouse, on the
wabash and Erie Canal and corner OF Locust and Dun,
tr wfordsyilie Railroad, where they Will have ample
room and convenient facilities for storing all kinds of
Produce and Merchandise.
They will give special to either by
liver Kaiiroad, Canal or Wagons, and wiliforward
promptly at the lowest rates.
They will give nersonal attention to the purchase or
sale of Produce Groceries in this Market and solicit
orders for the purchase of Sugar and Moiasses on the
Coast enc ofthe firm will be in the South during the
Winter.
tbs nubIic catronage NJ. w. FOSTER.
GEO. FOSTER,
d.nI1 w. M. AIKMAN.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-10

ns Ofall the vanities which go to make up
the great Upper Tendon Of New York, proba-
bly, none exhibits more extravaganza and ex-
treme folly than the system ofthe bestowal of
bridal presents. A wedding in TIE 'circle'' is
a Vanity Fair in the most perfect sense.
Speaking of this subject the New York Mirror
still continues to be the ruling
divinity in the upper circles of the town.
Every day there is grand wedding, and the
carriages of guests fill the streets of the neigh
borhood. The rivalry at these weddings seems
to be in regard to bridal presents, and every
succeeding nuptial show far eclipses all previ-
Gus exhibitions. One entire room is devoted
to these gifts (some malicious person calls
them temporary loans) and the articles of bi-
iouter are spread out and labeled with the
names of the donors, and frequently with the
accompanying presentation notes. The dis
play looks like jewelers. shop. There are
knick- -knacks of use and ornament ranging
from IS to $1,000, and the aggregate cost o
the presents often swell to fabulous figure
We have heard estimates as high as S25,OOO
A mercenary wag remarked on getting al
one of the grand shows, that sit was really an
object in these times to get married" Among
the latest of these bridal displays, we noticed
novelty in the shape of sacred yestments, (to
be worn nearest the person of the bride.) ;
muslin mystery of lace and embroidery tina
baffled all description but the subject is to-
delicate we think for public exhibition. Be
sides to find such ruff1ed bosom in the nuptia
paradise is not exactly the thing.