Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-11-23
The Hazgtte&G1ttet
GENERA L NEWS.

The Alexandra (Las) Democrat Of
the 18th, noticing the changes in the
troops In that sections Of country speaks
linisery complimentary terms Of the
Officers and men that have been ssation-
ED a,lssstth at tina, post AND, we're 70 leave.
them.
A correspondent Of The New York
Times, travelling along the coast Of
Florida and Georgia. found s woman
who did not know even what a news,
paper was. Happy woman; she had
seven seiyen children. and o. pipe in rhsr
mouth.
Tie famous, French horse Gladia-,
tenr was beaten recently iu England
for the Cambridgeshirs stakes 1t New,
market. Thirty.six horses ran on che
occasion. n. He was filth in the race.
Gen. s. Cooper, late Adjutant Gen.
eral of the Confederate armies, who
has been living 10 fretirament since
the downfall1of the Confederacy, made
his appearances in Richmond recently /,
and has applied for pardon. aousl5
Morris Ellsworth, the negro who,
killed his young wife in Newark,
New Jersey, short time since,q was
sentenced on Thursday TO be hung.
He will be executed on the twenty
first of December. , l a43e E
The 9th u. S, Cavalry arrived at
Galvestoa on the 18th inst, under
Col. Sturgis, They are about 500
strong, and are on their way to Ans
tin to do garrison duty. eH6t2ais ~
The New York aWorzds Wsshing.
ton, dispatchrsays the intelligence from
the South represents that Gen. How
ards, tour of inspection among the
freedmen had been of great benefit. 2
The Japanese Government had do
nided to adopt the French system of
coinage, and haslgiven orders to pur-
chase in France all requisite machines
and utensils, and also TO import from
that country acorps of persons to sup
erintend and to carry out the organiza-
ton of the Japanese mint.
Fort Richmond, In New York bar
Dor, has been changed to Fort iWads.
worth. ..eoszayi q t.7 .
A society of Frencn antiquarians 10
striving to prove that Joan lofa Arc
was not burned at all bat was mar.
ried, had children and died quietly as
Metz. aisgeH \ slaaI q e'5e.aad
President johnson approves ofthe
measures taken in Alabama for the or.
ganizatiou of a police force to enforce
civil authority. u sgaatasr--aa f. -
= Texas is the only Southern States
which has not called Q convention for
reconstruction under the Presidents
proclamation. 'aa'' itsa'aoh - Il.
Hon. Chas. j. Jenkins Is the only
candidate for Governor in Gsorgia.
He may emphaticallyo be called the
peoples candidate. rsss1s 6s7aq
The leading merchants Of Houston
are discussing the question of estab-
fishing a cotton factory ID Or near that
city . he tgI.,..t ggi3a'assasqea ae.
The whole corps Of paymasters ID 10
be mustered out, or merged into the
regular army, by the first of January.
WANTED TO DO TO MoRRow.--
Morrow is little station on the Mi.
ami road, about forty miles from Cin-
einnati., A new. brakeman on the road
who didn't. know the names of the
stations, was approached by Q Stranger
the other day, while standing BY his
train at the depot, who inquired:
"Does this train go to Morrow to.
day q, 'E4st444 L, ~ m e. sagea~ eta
No." said the brakeman, who
thought thestraDger was making game
Of him, Z" it goes today, yesterday,
week after next q af1f.l -ss4s
You don't understand me-" per.
sisted the stranger, !" want to go to
Morrow .se54D Ak n III -H31s#
{" Well, why in thousand don't you
wait until tomorrow, then, and not
come bothering around to. day. You
can go tomorrow or any other day
you please,p Y a7a5aasa. .H-n#. s
"Won't you answer civil question
eivily2 will this train go to-day to
Morrow ~ I. .5 sI .s,s.g
"Not exactly. tt will 60 to-day
and come back tomorrow
AS the stranger who wanted to 70
10 Morrow was about to leave 10 dis
gust, another employe who knew the
station alluded to, came along and
rave him the required information. -
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