Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-08-03
GENERAL NEWS.

cinnati, are nearly completed, and
the wires will be suspended in
short time. The span of the
bridgeis 1861 feet, the longest in
this country. f4 ar
The spiritualists have discovered
that the eating of eggs by the me.
dun, causes the "spirits" come out
in greater force Itadds more phos,
phorus to the human body, and con-
sequently to the medium. This
egg.eating is the most sensible part
of Spiritualism yet promulgated.
The Hudson River Railroad COM
pany is complimented for its clever
ners in recently killing a whole
family-father, mother and child
all at once, so that there was no.,
body left to bring action for dam
age. @h
For fear Jeff. Davis, would not
survive his Imprisonment, he has
been permitted to take a daily walk
on the ramparts of Fort Monroe
He maintains dignified silence,
disdains all favors, is in good spir-
its, and confident of being acquit.
ted. sr VI"
The Iowa State Agricultural So
ciety has issued its annual list of
premiums, which amount to seven
thousand dollars. The fair will be
held at Burlington, and commence
on September 26th. 40 ~ sr ~
Austria is almost in state Of
bankruptcy caused by her obstin-
acyin supporting vast and useless
army of 100000 men, when nobody
is going to attack her. b.
The Sandusky Register says that
over twenty five thousand pounds
Of wool we're purchased by the
wool buyers Of that city on the
Goth, the price being sixty cents
per pound. s a5s' '.n. -.
There are 800 men connected
with the Boston paid fire depart.
ment, and their pay for 1854 was
500, 97S, the whole cost of the de-
partment for that year being 1922
24l. The men. were called out 16l
times last year. ri
Edward Howden, the sailor who
made his escape with Lieutenant
Gushing, after performing,the peril
Gus feat Of destroying the rebel ram
Albemarle, was murdered last Sun
day week near the Norfolk Navy
Yard. A man supposed to be the
murderer has been arrested.
Major General THOMAS L. CRrrEN-
DEN, late of the Federal army, and
his brother Major General GEORGE
B. CRrTrENDEN, late of the Rebel
army, were both in Louisville on
the oath instant. They are sons Of
the Hon. JOHN j. CRIrrENDEN, de-
ceased. ga
The expenses of maintaining the
Central Park, New York, for the
year 1864, according to an estimate
Of the Commissioners, was about
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars. The concerts are paid for by
subscription of the railway compan-
les and few gentlemen.
The London correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, hears that the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, freely
declares among friends his desire
and intention Of returning to Am.
erica ere long.
Arguelles, now in prison at Ha-
vana, has been offered his pardon
| by the Queen of Spain, but declines
to accept it, asking that he may be
sent to Madrid for trial, that his in
nocence may be shown.
The crops in West Tennessee are
reported good Wheat, corn and
oats are heavier than for many
years. s=. fiji ,t
A little girl of five years old,
daughter of Mr.. Allen F. Morgan,
of Memphis, fell through q hatch
way, the other day in that city,
from the fourth story to the ground
floor, without being killed. Her
skull was fractured, but her physi-
clan thought there was POSSIBLE
| ty that she would recover. ~
His Majesty Macmillan, has sig
nified his intention of visiting Mata-
moros during the winter months.