Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-08-24

GENERAL NEWS.

Spain and Brazil to take warning oy
the convulsions which worked the
death of slavery IN the American
States, and abolish the institution be-
fore they are overtaken BY like calamr
tiles.
At the Saratoga bali, English aria.
toeracy was represented by the
daughter Of the duke of Newcastle,
richly dressed in white, embroidered
with pale green, with zouave jacket,
diamond and pearl necklace The
dress, with her light hair and white
complexion, made her quite attrac-
tive. sa
| The Doubleday court-martial, in
Philadelphia, spent lao days IN trying
Mr.. Cozzens, at an expense to the
country of over $22, 900 and after they
had convicted him, he paid $50 to
LAWYER, who had released him on
writ of habeas corpus.
The carriage which was presented
to President Lincoln by number Of
gentlemen in New York city is offered
for sale, BY advertisement in the pa
pers of Washington city. It's original
cost was $4,000.
The leading merchants and slave
traders Of Cuba ars seeking an order
from the Spanish Government to stop
| the slave trade, and permit African
colonization on that Island. They
wish to bring in three thousand at
once.
| A spontaneous wsterspout was no
ticed at Cheshire, Mass, the other day.
1t consisted of six distinct streams,
ranging in height from ten to thirty
feet, which seemed to burst from the
earth like water from hot pipes. H
One of the most valuable literary
collections in the world--the library
of the great Humboldt--was recently
burned in London, where il was on
storage in the rooms of an auctioneer.
During the war number of insane
| men were enlisted as seamen in the
United States service, their bounties
secured by sharpers, and themselves
left without anything. The most pro-
life source ofsupply was from Canada.
Miss Eliza Sheenan Of Saratoga,
has bought an undivided part Of Con-
gress spring, in that place for two
hundred and ten thousand dollars.
A shark Of the man-eater species,
twelve feet long, weighing 1900
pounds, and measuring seven feet
around the thickest part of the body,
was caught off Portland Harbor few
days ago.
A large number of Mississippians
of the $4,000 class, who were recon-
mended by Gov. Sharkey, received
pardons from the President on the
14th instant.
An institute is to be built at Nights
town, N. T., under the patronage OF
the Baptists of. New Jersey. 1t is to
be called the New Jersey Classical and
Scientific Institute, and is to cost
100000. A lot of eight acres has
been purchased in the most desirable
part of the town.
The American Watch Company
have purchased some forty acres Of
land at West end, Hudson City, N. J.
near the New Jersey railroad track.
, where they propose erecting Q large
mandatory and sixty cottages, as
residences for their employees.
General Payne, late of Paducah
notoriety, has created a sensation
among river men by the invention OF
a new propelling power, which does
away with the use of boilers, and
causes an immense reduction in the
expense of fuel. It is said that w. r.
Arthur, has offered 100000 for one
tenth interest in the patent with a
view to bring it into use on the Ill IL
nois Central railroad.
Mr.. John Morrissey is now the
leading man at Saratoga. He is the
active manager and particlpator IN
the profits Of the new race-track lately
opened there, and it is said will have
an interest in the new United States
Hotel, now building Besides this,
he controls FIVE heavy faro and rout-
cite banking-houses at the Springs
all Of which do a large business.
The telegraph wires between Spring
field and Boston were seriously affec-
ted by the aurora borealis, on Thurs
day, and messages were transmitted
) during the afternoon by natural elec.
tricity wholly, no batteries being used.
AT Hartford. Wednesday night, the
aurora was SO vivid as to enable per-
sons to see the time Of night on the
loLnrob olo,La after the rnoon had