Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05
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GENERAL EWs.

The Selma Railroad Company have
made arrangements by which in short
while it would receive six new engines,
fifty additional cars and q supply of rail-
road iron sufficient to put ther in good
running condition. sg1sfsay aia1 -EF7
The Macon (Gs.) Journal and Messen-
ger was suppressed some time since, and
one of its editors, Mr.. A. P. Burr, impris-
oned. The paper has again made its ap-
pearance, and announcs that Mr.. Burr has
been released by order of Gen. Steadman.
A special, in speaking of ex-Gov. Wick
life, Of Louisiana, and his being in Wash
ington, denies that he is an applicant for
pardon--declaring that he was Union
man during the whole war. 1r4
Major Gen. Hooker is soon to proceed to
st. Louis, for the purpose of leading to the
altar in marriage wealthy and beautiful
widow of that city. a8 &Nos
"One of our worthy State Senator'S"
says the Nashville Dispatch, "was attacked
by the sidewalks of Cherry street, late
last night, and driven to d door step, whore
be sat until late hour, awaiting for the
pavementto recover its equilibrium."sa
An Irishwoman pretending to be
wealthy Cuban has swindled large sums
Of money out of parties in New York. She
travelled in style--loud dress, many jew
els, twelve large trunks, &C., dc. vast
The Prussian police have commenced
their attacks upon the trade societies by
ordering their President TO leave Berlin
and the confscation OF their newspaper.
The prize for impudence, at the London
Dramatic Show, was won by young lady,
who, after persuading the kindly manager
of the palace to get her some flowers, stuck
one in his button hole and charged him
two shilling and sixpence for it. '4
In q meuagerie in France the keeper was
not long since in the cage with the lion
and hyena, when fierce fight took place
between the animals. The lion tore the
hyena's throat and would have made small
morsels of the keeper had he not wisely
retired by back door. The spectators
thought it was all in the programme.
An extraordinary case has Just been
brought TO light at Colyton, in the west Of
England. A man, who ia generally looked
as an eccentric character, has in his
possession the unburied corpse of HIS
m other, who died five years ago. w hen
she died he had leaden coffin In o shed,
and from time to time goes there to look
upon the face of his mother. e1, .fssg
The British Consul at Abyssinia was,
at Inst account, led like wild beast, with
an iron collar around his neck, and good
prospect of having his head cut of. The
Emperor tells England to come and take
him if she wants him.
IT apprehended that Edwin Forrest
will not be able to fulfill any Of his en-
gagoments this fall. He has been for some
time seriously i'll at Philladelphia. ,4
The Rev. Father Feehan, Pastor of the
Immaculate Conception Church in st.
Louis, and has been appointed by the Holy
See Bishop of Nashville, Tenn. This rev.
erend Gentleman has received from Rome
the A postolic letters, and win be we pre-
sumo, soon consecrated in the Cathedral OF
that city. -t '
A daughter of Hiram Powers, the Amer
lean sculptor, has married the richest NOR
chant in Sheffield, England. 81. es.t4at.
The Pope and his Cardinals are rustica-
ting at Castle Gondolfo.
About 100 100000 gallons of strong Ii
quors are manufactured yearly in thiscoun-
try. ~
The income of the Girard estate in Phil
adelphia is $500, 900. ,s y .aH
Peter A. Mumford, the defaulting gold
operator Of New York, has been arrested
and committed to the Tombs.