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Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05
JUSTINE,S GAGE GLAMOUR.

The Duke OF -, had a pas
sion for diamonds. He was allowed
to be an excellent judge, and no
doubt he deserved to be 80 estimated,
tor there were many reasons why no
excellence, unless deserved, should
DO accorded to him. His name had
been connected with many infamous
scandals, and it was said that he had
fled from his duchy in a balloon.
Yet his undoubted judgment in dia-
monds, and in his unique collection
Of those fascinating gems, made him
tolerated by many who would other
wise have given him the cut direct.
The Duke of -, was seated at one of
the small tables near the soath win
dow of the Kursaal at B b,
slipping at orgeat, to which his
highness is particularly partial. On
the other side OF the same table
was M. Placquet, young French.
man, a third-rate actor Of the Thea
tire of Varieties at Paris. He pre-
tended to be nothing more. His
style of living was in accordance
with his position, and he had come
to B B for the purposes
of his art, he said to those who had
been curious about him, and the
Duke of ---- had been one of the
number. He was enjoying modest
cup of coffee, and dallying with the
spoon, when the dukes attention be-
came fixed upon ring worn on the
fourth finger of the young mans left
hand. The duke evidently desired
to ask M. Placquet question, but
his politeness restrained him. The
duke struggled in vain. The ring
fascinated him like the eyes of bas-
ilisk, and M. Placquet played with
his spoon most provokingly. The
duke could bear it no longer, and
therefore gave short hem ! to at
tract M. Placquet's attention.
II hope you will pardon me-" said
the duke, "but | have a passion for
diamonds
M. PI%cquet smiled, bowed and
looked strangely puzzled. ..
excuse me" said the duke, "but
would you allow me to examine tho
one upon your fnger2' sa
Monsieur is disposed to be pleas
ant" replied M. Placquet, shade
of displeasure passing over his face.
81 am not in position to wear dia-
monds."
"My dear Sir" said the duke, IL
assure you | had no intention to Of
fend you; and, believe me, the ring
you wear is a brilliant of q very
pure water"
"Poor Justine !" half muttered M.
Placquet, Struggling his shoulder
you give diamonds y
"You seemed to doubt my judg- |
ment, Sir" said the duke his dark
eyebrows contracting, and hiseyes-
he had terrible eyes-glowing as
they always did when he became
angry, IL say it is diamond,
Sir -
M: Placquet drew the ring from
his figner, and, presenting it to the
duke, said:
Satisfy yourself, Sir 1t is only
one of the excellent limitations made
tor stage use, and was given to me
by little ballet dancer-some day
to be my wife-as a gage damour.
1t cost ten francs, Sir, a large sum
for her to expend even upon me. !
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

! ~ j. Randall Terry has sued
the New Orleans Times establish
ment, for having published certain
evidence which was elected during
the late riot investigation, and which
he denies as false aud considers dc
rogatory and injurious to his charac-
ter and standing MS loyal citizen.
He lays his damages at $4,000.
The Times men seem not Mt all dis
mayed at this terrifying expedient
to make fortune out Of them.
This is not the first time by
good many, that editors in this glo-
rious Republic of ours, have been
sued for alleged libels. but we believe
the records will show, that in nine
cases out of ten, the suits have either
been withdrawn or dismissed. or the
decisions rendered by the courts
have turned out anything but prof
table speculations to the plaintiffs.
There are hundreds of persons in
every community, who are just as
guilty and even more 30 than the
generality of editors, for giving pub
lie currency to, il not inventing, dis
torting or exaggerating defam"tory
or slanderous accusations against
their neighbors, but who always
manage to get off scot free from any
legal prosecution. This reflection
has no doubt it's due and proper eff
feet upon the public mind in the for
nation of its opinions in cases where
attempts are made to incrlm'nate an
editor, who, without mdl'cc prepcnsc,
most likely, publishes in his paper,
events, circumstances or assertions
which have already obtained notori-
ETY. from being lin everybody's
mouth" and retailed at all the gossip
ing clubs, street corners and public
thoroughtares Of a city Or neighbor.
hood. This view OF tho matter, we
venture to say, is also taken into &C
count and very properly allowed to
have it's full weight in the minds of
those judges and jurors who have
been or may be called to take cogni-
zance of such trial cases rs seek to
involve an editor in pecuniary liabil-
tiles and responsibilities ON plea
of gross and willful libel.
Any innocent person smarting un-
der sense of wrong inflicted by an
article which may appear in the col
umns Of public journal, can always
have recourse to the columns of that
Journal for placing himself in right
position before the world, provided
the editor is disposed to deal fairly |
and honorably toward every one de-
serving to be so dealt with. There
is no excuse for spiteful libel suit
or suit for pecuniary reclama-
ton whore such amcable redress
can be had, no more than there is for
a vindictive assault on the part of
an editor or any one else upon the
private character of any individual
whatsoever, whether that individual
be occupying u position the most OK
allied or the most obscure in the
land.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

1~ A teacher said to a little girl
at school: "If naughty girl should
hurt you, like good girl you would
forgive her, wouldn't youW Eyes,
marm," she replied, "if l couldn't
catch her"
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

THE STATE FAlR.-A meeting OF
the members Of the Executive and
sub.oom mittees of the State Fair Az
ISOLATION will be held OF the Mayors
Office in this city, on Thursday, the
18th inst, at II o'clock, NJ. A pune
tual attendance Of the members az
Well as Of the friends generally of the
organization, Is requested,
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

ray The soirec dansante given by
the members of the Mohawk Club, Ut
Academy Hall, on Friday night last
IL acknowledged on all handsS to
have been very rechcrcAG and in
teresting affair. There was large
attendance of ladies and gentlemen,
many Of whom were en- masquc and
sttired in elegant and varied costumes.
IL was one Of the finest demoustra-
lions in the shape Of Fancy Dress
and Masquerade Ball that was ever
Witnessed in these parts. tt
The Mohawkers, we learn, contem-
plate turning out in full force to-day,
in order to celebrate Mardi Gras.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

s@- A lady teacher IN an Indiana
school punished one of her pupils by
making her stand on the floor with
her hands tied behind her back and
a stick placed in her mouth in such
a manner as to keep it open, so that
she could not close it for some time
afterwards.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

A GREAT MYsrERY.-The body
is to die. No one who passes the
charmed boundary comes back to
tell The imagination visits the
land of shadows-sent out from some
window of the soul over lfe's rest
less waters but wings its way
wearily back without life leaf in
its beak, as token of emerging life
beyond, the closely bending horizon.
The great sun comes and goes in the
heavens, yet breathes no secret of
the ethereal wilderness. The cres-
cent moon cleaves nightly passage
across the upper deep, but losses
overheard no signals. The sentinel
stars challenge each other as they
walk their nightly rounds, but we
catch no syllable of their countersign
which gives passage to the heavenly
camp. Between this and the other
lite there is n great gulf fixed, across
which neither feet nor eye can travel.
The gentle friend whose eyes we
closed in their last sleep long years
ago, died with rapture in her wonder
stricken eyes, smile of ineffable
JOY upon her lips, and hands folded
over a triumphant heart, but her
lips were past speech, and init
mated nothing of the vision that
enthralled her.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

out 10 ono iauSned at him to his
face, no was SO vindictive.
s@- Albert Pike, who is editing
the Memphis Appeal, is Indifferent,
to the possessing the elective fran.
chise. He says in the Appeal:
Probably we do not value the
rights of suffrage very highly, be-.
cause we have always been in the
minority; and under the rule of the
Democratic party in Arkansas were
as completely DISTINGUISHED us If we
had been forbidden to vote and dis
qualified to hold office. II was never
our good fortune to give a vote, ex-
cept tor some petty local office, and
few times tor a member of the
Legislature, that was not as worth
less as blank and for more than
ten years before the war, we had
ceased to vote at all. We do not
desire the right of voting, for we can
have, II we care for it. as much po-
litical influence without the right to
vote as with it, and perhaps more :;
and we have never in our life desired
to be elected to any office; so that
Acknowledgement has no terrors for
US. If the negroes are to vote, we
do not desire the "privilege.' We
care as little dc minimts as the law
does. When our vote is worth no
more than an ignorant negro's, it is
not worth picking out of the gutter.
Ii ones vote were refused, when only
OF that value, we do not think that
an action would lie for the refusal.
1t would be damnum absquc iujuria,
a loss without injury, and there can
be no action to recover damages for
the non enjoyment Of that which is
worthless. If we can hold and
transmit property, If the courts are
open to us, if We can be heard there
by ourstit or counsel, if the guaran
tees OF the constitution do not cease
to protect us, if the right Of trial by
Jury and the privilege of the right Of
haoeas corpus are not denied us, it is
OF little moment to us that we have
not the right to vote. 1t is not that
right in which freedom consists, but
in equality in the eye of the law, the
right OF action and redress for injury
in the courts, the right of conscience,
tree thought and free speech, and
Immunity from arbitrary arrests and
illegal trials.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

NEW ORLEANS MARKETs-.Saturday Eren-
auo.-Gold, 18s11@lssA.
Cotton Ordinary 2s@2s1ac; good ordi-
nary 29@2s1fc.; low middling 8o@so]sc.,
and middling sl0Slhc.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

MARDI GRAs.-Great preparations
have been made by the "Mistick
Krewe Of Komus" for the celebration
Of the Carnival, or Mardi Gras, in
New Orleans, in manner even more
resplondent and gorgeous than usual.
Comical and fantastic professions,
grand and fancy dress balls, and other
pastimes and smusements will be in
dulged in by the votaries Of Comus
to side splitting and alarming extent
Ia fine, there is the "phunniest sort
Of plum" 10 store for the celebration
to-day in the Crescent City. The
Red Stick Mohawkers will also give
us touch Of their quality hereabouts
10 some Of the very tragical comedies
which characterize Mardi Gras. Look
OUT ior them. .... ......
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

~ Artemus Ward has had to
quit lecturing on account Of i'll health,
and has left London for the island
Of Jersey.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

EEL. 9. MORRIS Collector and aeperai Agent,
Or the settlement Of Claims bills. 40 ALSO, author
Used Agent and Collector for TuE GAZETTE Cossr.
Once ~ tho Court HOUSE.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05


- The Monroe Telegraph, of the
2lst, says many Of the country pa
pers seem to feel the stringency of the
times, and are showing signs Of de-
cay, and are calling loudly for help.
The people in economizing always
begin first on their local papers, tax
ing from them the small p,ttance Of
a years subscription or few dollars
of advertising patronage, but keep
ing up their useless and foolish ex-
travagances of whiskey, cigars, to-
bacco or many other things of less
permanent value than a local paper.
We have heard Of two contempora-
ries, one not having more than ten
subscribers in the town in which it
was published, and the other not
that many by four. There is want
of public spirit manifested in this
that speaks badly for a community,
and ought to bring the blush OF
shame mantling to the cheeks Of any
member living in it. Truly, it
would seem, this in an age of dark
ness and selfshness, when a commu-
nifty stretching over an area Of thirty
miles square, and voting thousand
to fifteen hundred ballots, will not
maintain local paper at total ex-
pense of two or three thousand dol
lars per annum. 1t is throwing
away paper and ink to try to en-
courage a people so listless to build
railroads, foundries and cotton facto-
riss. a
We heartily re-echo the senti-
ments, says the New Orleans Picay.
une. The local press is generally
doing its duty to the people in urg-
ing self-improvement and localsin-
terests. Such papers should be hear
tily sustained, but papers which ell
up their columns with political dia-
tribes and extracts are of little use.
Our people are sufficiently prone to
political wrangling not to need
stimulus
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

aS- WHARTON l. LLINaswoRriI. General
Newspaper and Collecting Agents. ITO Common street
between Camp and ST. Charles streets.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05
VpaU .1NUerliSe2ase2stS.
TO BUILDERS.

TO BUILDERS.
T AM PREPARED to HlI orders at short motto.
i for Dressed Flooring and Ceiling, PANEL
Beers, sashcs and Blinds Of all sizes and aunlI
ties, ct lowest market rates.
mhr5 JAMES McvAY.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

exact imitation Of the same diamond
which M. Placquet sold the duke,
and the pretended tatuv exchanged
it over the heart kiss which he 40
lovingly bestowed upon it. No one
pitied the duke, he was so unpopular ;
but no one laughed at him to his
face, no was so vindictive.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

00n REAMs WRAPPING PAPER, Just re.
AOO ceivsd at
MARI BEAL's BOOK l. VARIETY sTORE.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

IN RARaELS sichsrd's Cape Limo. Cement,
Nv Platter Paris ana Hair, all fresh AID Of the
best quality.
mar5 JAMES MovAY.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

MEATS, MEATS, MEATS.
A FULL line Of Meats Of all kinds--call at
IA store OF
feb28 JOSHUA BEAL
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

LNSHLs'i Pots, skillets and Ovens, by whole
~ safe or retail.
mars JAMES MCVAY.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05
JUST RECEIVED.

A VERY superior lot Of Cooking Stoves
L "A haT6 JAMES MCVAY.
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FLOUR! FLOUR!l

100 BARKELS fresh ground Flour oom-
lAV prisIng many grades-now in store and
for sails by
feb2B JOSHUA BEAL,
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SEED POTATOES.

A FEW more barrels Of the finest In the mar
"A ket. Call early and secure your supply
febZS JOSHUA BEAL.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

yet Your Lime OF Beal
A LWAYS on hand, a good supply Of the best
IA Lime kaown-also Hair, Cement and Plas-
ter Paris.
feb2S JOSHUA REAL
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

CORN, CORN, CORN.
lust received In store, and for sale cheap: 800
u sacks White Corn; 200 sacks yellow Corn at
MARI A. JACKSON'S
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-05

Mrs. Southworth's New Book,
TyHE PRIDE or LLEWELLYN; also a fresh
L supply Of GRIFFITH GAUNT, by Charles
Reade. just received At
janJ1 nEROMANB
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-27
AFFAIRS m FLORIDA.

The Indians Object TO Giving Freedom -
their Slaves-Freedmen Renewing Con-
tracts, &c. Z -
New ORLEANS. Jan. %, 1857.
An official letter from Florida says the Indians Of
Everglades Florida determined to keep the negroes
their tribe slaves denying that white mems laws
are applicable to them the subject of slavery. Ths
negroes claim their liberty and have appealed 70 the
military for assistance 1t feared there will be trouble
in Florida touching this matter
1t is officially reported that the freedmen throughous
Florida renewing contracts There was large emil
grafton from Carolina and Georgia. for the purpose
Of obtaining colonizng the St. Johns river
or south thereof.
General Ely had arrived from South Carolina with
colony of eight hundred freedmen. Tho colon zataon
agencies the southern portion OF the State seemed TO
be very popular.
difficulty occurred in FerDandina on December %,
some citizens resisting by the Sheriff Of some
property that had been sold for taxes The Sheriff Wa
driven on and appealed to Governor Walker for mili-
tary force The Governor, having NO men, asked the
interference Of the United States troops. Colonel
Sprague who has charge Of the latter, declined and the
Governor has applied the President All was quiet
and the authorities we're awaiting instructions from
Washington.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-27
THE TRAGEDY At AUBURN. MAINE.

Arrest Of a Frcnchmnn ON Suspicion OF Belng
the Murderer Of the Two Old Ladies'. s..
BOSTON. Jan. %. 1867.
Intelligence from Auburn, Me-, says that French
arrested al New Gloucester Me-. on Thursday
evening. by Officer Pease Of Mechanics Hall, who 10
believed TO be the murderer OF the two old women -
Auburn last week. The evidence is Of q circumstantd
nature but points strongly to the accused the guilty
man. The principal circumstances arc these:-On the
day after the murder q called at house in West
Minot street. about six miles from the scene Of the
murder, and asked for supper Tho woman Of the
house noticed that his shirt bosom and wristbands were
bloody and that there spots OF blood portions Of
his pantal0ons and clothing This man. the time OF his
arrest had the bosom OF his shirt torn out, and bis
wristbands gone and the lining Of hts coat had also
beon removed He had soft felt hat, which bore
the marks OF having been scraped with knife II 70
remove stains Spots which the physician declared -
be blood found on his clothing. He gives clear
()ween Wednesday night and Thursday morning, whom
the murder committed and admits having called at
Lbbys house, in West AUBURN about half mile from
the residence Of the murdered women, about three
O'Clock Thursday morning. Mr. Libby saw
the person who thus called moving or IN the direction
Of the Of the murder Another circumstance 10
the face that tracks about the house aer the murder
showed that person had been there who wore .
boot without heel The prisoner has such boot and
small man, about four feet ten inches In height and
about forty years old He says he from Montreal
and that he has been working at woodchopping for
rous parties in Maine this winter, but does not give
their names He is represented a. . man or very
vicious appearance.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-27

TuE InPEACHxEST-Th Savannah (Ga.) Republican Of
the I'D inst express the opinion that the impeach-
men project will not be carried out because the
moderate republicans oppose and the democrats desire
II as the short road from majority 10 minority"
Mr.. Greeley expressed It, But II the South that
II II 10 carried out revolution will result from and
all hopes OF Southern gain from civil at the North
will provo delusive 'rhe course is too plainly marked
out to even admit of mistake" and the Northern peo
pie know when to begin and how and IL disposed 70
prosecute tho work. they would do in the teeth Of
such threats OF revolution and be all the deter
mined on that account
How InPEAcHxENr Is TO AvorpED.-A leading men,
Der OF the Maryland Legislature said in speech the
Esd inst that II articles Of impeachment presented
by the House Mr. johnson would demand that they be
tried by q Senate in which all the States repre-
sented and II this denied, no would appeal TO the
army and the navy and the would be carried late
the Northern States.
OFFICES 90 Bsoorxo--A FEARFUL srATs Tmscs.--
Tho Matches (Dlia) Courier of the 10Th inst says:-
all hst interested It's people was never better mani
tested than In the special election that took place ycss
day. member Of the Legislature TO be chosen 70
former material wealth, capital employed and taxes
paid We'd with the first in the State The ofce actually
went far begging thai one was announced can
gentlemen positively refused the Of
their namcsand not the slightest interest svinced
whether the county was represented at all True
Z that our people are perfectly careless as to tho
ness the trescbey the corruption and the radicasm Of
the North, that they throw on all solicitude for the
% ana ,9p %:
but ssps In the ladder Of national fortune The South
viii not tread that ladder but they look on without
a. they zee che rdcasm Of the North climb The dasy
rounds.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-27
CAN A DA.
SPECIAL rELEesAms 70 THE HERALD.

Ne Fenian Trials Yesterday-A CANADIAN Ex'
cise Law 20 be EnfOrced-The Regular
Hl0os' 90 TORONTO Jan. %. 1857
There arc no Tenian trials going on to-day The cosn
ton O'Clock and without ransacting any business
adjourned till noon Monday.
Tho police intend enforcing tho Law which compcn
liquor dealers 70 close their places Of business frem
Saturday as seven P. " until Monday at seven A. =.
The Official gazette announces that the whole numDsx
OF regular troops In Canada 10 22,S2
Tho Trial Of Rev. DR.. Babin for the Mardcr
Of his Sister Lord Was Expected. as Gov
ornOr General.
OTTAWA G. w.. Jan. %, 1851.
The trial Of the Rev. Dr. Babn, an Episcopal clergy
man. for the murder OF his sister, creating great sK-
element in this city The trial has boon going ON for
three days The circumstantial evidence against the
prisoner IL very strong, but Il is doubtful whether %
viii be convicted
The Cabinet members left for their homes to-day.
Discount on American invoices twenty stx per cent
II commenced showing here last night and conenuee
sti No mails have been received since Thursday ngns
Lord Waas Member OF Parliament for Cockermouto,
England is expected to arrive in Canada as Governoe
General in the early part Of March. Lord Was hao
CHIEF Secretary for Ireland during the a TWO "a
ministratons Of Lord Derby in 1881, 1858 and 1852