Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-17
Gazette& Comet.
GENERAL NEWS.

The Opinione, Of Florence, announ-
ces the discovery of manuscript
bound in parchment, consisting of
twenty-four pages, closely written, by
the great poet Ariosto. tna
In the Tennessee Legislature, Mr..
Jas. r. Hood, from Chattanooga, and
five other members, are preparing ar
ticles of impeachment against Gov.
Brownlow, upon the ground that he
illegally appointed Justices of the
Peace and other officers contrary to
the laws Of the State.
The 10000 majority of Gen. Cox,
the Republican canidate elect for
Governor of Ohio, is loss of nearly
10000 on the Republican majority
of the last year. III 7,.a3aa rlJ
The vote in Pennsylvania also shows
loss to the Republicans of $4,000, as
compared with the vote of last year.
The wettest place in the world is
CherrapooGee, situated in the Cossya
bills, twenty five miles from Calcutta.
The rainfall at that spot is upwards of
six hundred inches in the year, or
twenty times that of the very worst
climate Of western Ireland. -2.a
2 After spending several days at Salt
Lake, Gen. T. f. Meagher left that
city on the 18th Of September for
Montana. Gov. Edgerton is about
paying a visit to the States, during
which time General Meagher will
hold the gubernatorial ribbons.
Henry Ward Beecher has addressed
long letter to the Boston Independ-
ent, in which he defines "hell'' and
"future punishment" Mr.. Beecher
has lately been converted to the doc
trines of Universalism. g,..r.
1t is we'll understood that President
johnson has expressed the determine.
tion and is taking the necessary steps
to correct all abuses that are complain
ed of in the ,Freedmen's Bureau in
the different States.
| 1t is said that the cholera is making
alarming progress in France. The
people are pouring out Of Toulon with
all possible haste, in order to avoid
the epidemic. The railroad stations
are crowded with fugitives, and the
troops are to be removed from the
town. ".s
Gen. d. G. Buell. is now President
Oft company which has leased r. A.
Alexander's extensive iron works on
Green River, Ky, and contemplates
making Kentucky his future home.
A Iadicrous incident was observed
recently at the Meigg's wharf museum
in San Francisco, when, the opossum
falling sick, the largest and most ac-
tive of the monkeys took the sufferer
IN his arms and went to nursing it in
the most comically atfectionate man
ner. 80. .,'-.r..s...... ..-rs IA ,..... II
1t is said John G. Breckenridge
proposes to become British subject
and entered into the pork business.
Gen. Mansfield Lowell is farming
within few miles of Columbus s. C.
The island of Cuba now owes to
Spain seventy-eight millions Of dol
lars.
The Fenians are creating a stir in
Canada. A number lately left Tor
onto on special mission to Ireland.
The Mexican consular agent con-
tradicts the report that Juarez has
left Mexico, and asserts there is no oc-
casion for his doing SO.
The paper-collar manufacturers of
Boston, New York, Springfield, and
Philadelphia now turn out million
Of collars day.
Gen. Banks has been nominated to
Congress from the Sixth Massachu-
setts District. ....-=l... ,.-......=..
Gen. Howard, of the Freedmen's
Bureau, has made a proposition for q
National Cotton Growers Convention,
to be held in Washington or New
York next month. ......
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