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IS PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY,
Tuesdays, ' Thursdays, Saturdays.
J.C.
T. B. R. HATCH, G.l PIKE.
T. B. K. HATCH,
Editor.
BATON ROÎ1UE:
tuesday,:::::::::::::::::: J ULY' 11, I860.
tW Our thenkftil acknowledgments are
ilae to our ootemporuria» of the press in
thin SUto and elsewhere lor their kind and
flattering notice of the Gazette ami Comet.,
since its «ppearanco us a tri-weokiy.
T he N atoiikz T bi -W ekkly Covin»».—
This in one of our most neatly printed and
ably conducted exchanges—one, in the
perusal of which wo never fail to derive
both pleasure and interest. Wo cordially
commend it to universal pribiic favor as a
high-toned, Union-loving, patriotic jour
nal. John M. Baldwin , Esq., is the pub
lisher and proprietor.
I5ÈT"Wo are indebted to our friend, P.
Bubo, Jr., for a late copy of the Weekly
Wanderer, published at Amite City, by M.
J, Scott , Esq. This spicy little Wanderer
will always iind a welcome rostiug place
in our sanctum.
"B omb" A pple. —W o are in receipt of
one of the largest pomological specimen*
ever produced in this Btiite. in the shape
of an apple measuring eleven inches one way
and ten and a half the othor, "by the tape."
It is of a most luscious quality, and came
from Uio garden of tho Kovcrend Father
Blahobabin , Catholic priest at Bruly
Landing, West Baton Kongo. This apple
was preset)tod to us by Mr. P h. M achet,
of this city, to whom and for which we re
turn our thanks.
MfMTART R esignation .—M«j, Gen.
Hurron, recently arrived from Slirnve
port, has, says the Times, tendered
his resignation, anci at his own re
quest, has been relieved of his com
mand. His successor in charge of
tho District of North Louiniana is Brig.
(Jen. J, C- Vest oh, lately in command
at Mobile.
OENEItAL NEWS.
Lord Palmerston has oft'ered Mra.
CJobden a penaiou of .£1500 per an
num, which she has declined, at the
same time expressing her grateful
sense at the kindness manifested by
the crown and the administration.
It is reported that the Government
is about to send Vice-Admiral Far
ragut to Europe to examine and re
port on " foreign naval dock-yards."
It is suggested that he will go in his
old ship, the Hartford.
Gen. Sibley, at St. Paul, Minn.,
lia« received a dispatch from Wads
worth, that the Yankton chief, "The
Buck," lias surrendered with twenty
Indian lodges.
Governor Holden, of North Caro
lina, sends word to Washington that
the work of reconstruction is pro
gressing favorably and satisfactorily
in that State.
The Indianapolis Journal says
Albart Pike, of Arkansas, arrived in
that city on the 28th ult., on his way
to Washington to settle up the busi
ness of the Indian Agency, which he
held before the war.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is residing at
present at Savannah, Ga.
Great demand for negro labor ex
ists in Maryland. The farmers there
are paying 815 per month to males,
and from 810 to $12 to females for
field labor. The supply is still short,
and agents have again been sent in
different directions to make contracts
and induce emigration, notwithstand
ing their recent expulsion from Rich
mond.
A memorial, numerously signed
has been sent to the Presideut, ask
ing that the 820,000 clause of his
amnesty proclamation be withdrawn
as it is a very great and needless
obstruction.
Itgr A Canadian paper in responsi
ble for the extravagant story that t
few days aiooe a farmer nuraed Crowlj,
near Pcterhoro, opened an old well and
seat down one of his Rons to measur«
the depth, but remaining a long tinle,
another son was dispatched to see
what was the matter. He, too not
returning as speedily as was conceived
proper, was followed by a third and
then a fourth until all four were in the
well ; when to the utter anguish and
dismay of the poor father it was dis
covered that they had each fallen a
victim to foul air. The four were
taken out dead, every effort to re
store life being fruitless.
IST» We «ee it recorded that a soap
padI er was reoently caught at sea
daring » violent storm, when he saved
his life by taking » cake of hi« soap
and waahing himself ashore. This
soap or the story, must have been
mads from strong lie.
A WONDERFUL COUNTRY AND
A WONDERFUL AGE.
There is no limit to progressive
development in the arts and sciences.
Every day brings to light some novel
theory or wonder-working creation of
the mind of man, upsetting some pré
existent theory and mocking to scorn
the nc plus ultra claim» of ante
cedent discoveries and inventions.
And yet, Solomon has told us that
" there is, no new thing nnder the
sun." The ancient Egyptians have
left us relics of their stupendous
monuments, from which we glean
some idea of their surpassing knowl
edge and skill in mechanics. From
that first "cradle of the aits and
sciences," went forth a colony under
Oecrops, to people Athens, which in
time gave proof to the world of un
exampled perfection iu her works of
architecture and sculpture. Subse
quently the mantle of glory and
splendor descended upon tin* shoul
ders of old Rome, giving her that
proud preeminence of rank which
stamped her " mistress of the world."
I n statesmanship, oratory and all the
incorporeal and material arts, she
has left an enduring heritage to the
nations, from which, as from an ex
haustless reservoir of inspiration,
great minds will ever continue to re
ceive their earliest, lessons of human
greatnese.
The ages of antiquity, no replete
with storied grandeur and famous
achievements in the walks of peace
and war, nevertheless attained their
prestige and perfection by r much
slower gradation than that which
characterizes our present age. It
may be that we have ouly entered
some restored cycle of time, wherein
"what is, has been," and that, like
"history repeating itself," we are
living over again the annals and
events of some epoch long since
buried amid the rubbish of time.
Nevertheless, it is not to be gain
sayed, that in comparison with our
known records of the paHt, ours is
certainly a "fast age." Like "Mi
nerva springing full-panoplied from
the head of Jove," the people of this
age and particularly of these United
States have cleared at a single
bound as it were, the chasm of time
which separates childhood from man
hood. With a country remarkable
for its vast expanse of territory, em
bracing every variety of soil, climate
and production; its great lakes, riv
ers, mountains and prairies ; and its
adaptability to colossal enterprises,
our people seem to take their impress
of character from those varied and
indigenous elements, and to assimi
late readily with the nature and re
quirements of those elements. What
it took centuries in the old world to
accomplish, the American people ac
complish in a very few years and
with almost incredible celerity. Wit
ness the magical springing up of
cities out of the depths of the wil
derness, and the thousands of inven
tions and improvements in the use
ful arts, which reap their plentiful
rewards and exact from the world
that homage of admiration due to
genius and enterprise, it would be
better if in some instances a little
more time would be devoted lo the
maturing and perfwting of plans and
projects, as in the earlier attempts at
steam-navigation, which from a crude
and imperfect knowledge of the prin
ciples of steam in connection with
machinery has cost, such immense
sacrifices of life, and which even now
are the results occasionally of igno
rance or recklessness on the part of
machinists and engineers. Herein
we discover the fatal mistake of
sometimes getting along a littl« too
fast. Also in the matter of laying
the Atlantic telegraph cable iu 1859,
which involved a gifat amount of toil
aud expenditure, aud to no prac
tical end.
Now, however, since "time, which
works wonders," aided by the lights
of science and experience, has more
fully demonstrated the feasibility of
this gig* Q f'c scheme for placing the
American and European continent«
in direct rapport with one another.
we may reasonably look for a more
triumphant result in the renewed
efforts about to be made in that di
rection. We are told that the Great
Eastern, having on board the mon
ster cable, was to s& ve Valencia on
the 10th of this month (yesterday),
and would arrive at Trinity Bay on
or about the 24th ; so that, if the ca
ble be successfully laid, we may ex
pect to be in telegraphic communica
tion with Europe in less than three
weeks from this time.
Of almost parallel importance will
be the grand railroad project lately
conceived and said to be in a fair
way for an early commencement, to
run along the Pacific coast, and in
tended to afford one continuous and
rapid line of transit between the two
American continents. Then, when
we shall have the great lateral rail
roads constructed—the one from St.
Louis and the other from New Or
leans —to unite the two oceans, what
a magnificent trip it will be to start
from almost any railroad point in the
United States, and witb only a
change now and then, of cars, be able
to course it over the two continents
in almost, any direction. . A trip
to California, Pent or Chili will be
come an event quite as practicable
as a trip now is from New Orleans
to Quebec ; thus realizing what
would have been regarded only a few
years since, as the prurient fancy of
some wild enthusiast. But for the
war, we might to-day have beheld
such a combination of enterprises in
this conntry as would have com
pletely thrown into the shade all that
has hitherto been witnessed.
The spirit of European enterprise
has also given shape and consistency
to numerous schemes of advancement
and aggrandizement within the past
few years, which claim honorable
distinction in the ranks of supremacy.
Among the most noteworthy of these,
are the overland telegraph from Eng
land to the far-off regions of Asia
Minor, vie Russia, the submarine
telegraph between Marseilles and
Algeria, and the great .Suez Canal,
destined completely to revolutionize
trade between the Orient and the
rest of the world. This work, al
ready so far completed as to admit of
navigation to barges of thirty tons
burthen, is to be enlarged by the 1st
of July, 1868, so as to admit the
passage of vessels of the largest
class.
There may be those now living
who will yet bear witness to a suc
cessful appliance of the principles of
perpetual motion to purposes of com
mon utility, and who may also in
dulge their curiosity and convenience
in successful flights at ivill through
the aerial realms above, by means of
artificial wings or machines so con
structed as to overcome the counter
currents of the atmosphere and the
force of gravitation ; for surely won
ders never cease, and we cease al
most to wonder at any new plan or
development of science üow-a-days,
no matter how impracticable or pre
posterous it may appear.
BuEOKiNRinGK 's E scape .—The New
York World's Havana letter, deserib
in£ ihe escape of Breckinridge, and
parly, says that they procured a small
boat at St. John's hauled it across the
eountry to Indian river, and launched
it in the inlet communicating with the
ocean ; moved down the coast sixty
miles, subsisting, meanwhile, on sbell
tisb and turtle eggs. A United States
gunboat saw them and sent a boat to
learn who they were. Col. Wood and
two others went out to meet the boat.
He said that he was a wrecker aud a
fisherman, and the balauce of the party
were rebel soldiers. They exhibited
paroles and were allowed to go. Col.
Wood invited the officer who examin
ed his papers to go on shore and dine
■ with thetn on »bell fisb, but he déclin
ed. That evening they left the shore,
having a few dozen eggs and some
small clams. They reached Cardenas
in about thirty-six hours afterward,
having spoken a ves e el and procured
a supply of fresh water. They suffer
ed much from hunger during their
journey, and only one person at a time
could sleep in the boat.
JOT Out West the young ladies
keep a light burning in the parlor to a
late hour on Sanday night, to "mak*
belisve" tbsy've caught a beau.
BY TKLEGBAPH.
NEW YORK DA TES OP THE 8th .
The President's Approval of the
Sentences of the Conspirators.
»V« -
HIS ORDER FOR THE EXECUTION.
——— •—
Publie Horror at the Fate of Mr*. Surratt
—r;
How the Prisoners Received the An
nouncement of their Fate.
Efforts for Mitigation in the Case
of the Woman.
THE PRESIDENT INEXORABLE.
Terrible Accident on the Newfound
land Bank.
Burning of a Ship and the Loss of'
Four Hundred Lives.
Writ of Habeas Corpus in the Case
of Mrs. Surratt.
The Writ Suspended by the President.
NO DELAY ALLOWED.
—
EXECUTION OF THE CULPRITS.
Gold in New York on the 7th at 1S91-!.
]From the New Orlenn» Tim»», July #.h. J
N kw Y okk , July 7. —The following is
l'reaidfnt Johnson'» approval of the con
spirator'« son tenco :
Executive Mansion , July 5th, 1865.
Tho foregoing »nntencos, in tho cases of
Thomas Ilaro.d, Geo. A. Atr.erot, I.ewi fl
l'ayne, and Mary E. Surratt, are approved
and it is orderedf that tho sentence in the
case et Danie! C. Harold, Geo. A. Atzerot,
Lewis Payne and Mary E. Suiratt be car
ried into elocution by military authority,
under the direction ol tho Secretary ol War
on tho Ttli day of Joly, 1865, between the
hours of 10 o'clock a. m ., and 2 o'clock r.
li., of that day.
(Signed) A ndrew J ohnson , President.
The semences of these mon »rc generally
Acquiesced in, though surprise and regret
are folt that they should be hung no soon
mtei condemnation.
That of Mrs. Surratt evokes an universal
lb udder of horror.
Their sentences were read to the con
demned yesterday.
l'ayne behaved with marvelous com
posnre.
Atzerot was muoh affected;
Harold appeared careless.
Mrs. Surratt is nearly dead with terror,
and continues to protest her innocence.
Ellort» were made by a number of par
ties to initigote lief sentence, but the Pre
sident proved inexhorable.
He is said to have appointed an early day
for the execution, iu order to avoid tho an
noyance of petitions for pardon» or re
missions.
The ship Win. Kelson, from Antwerp,
was burned on the banks of Newfoundland
on the 30th ult., and four hundred lives
were lost.
Gold 39%.
New York , July 7.— Harold, l 'ayno, At
zerot and Mrs. Surratt, were all hung to
day at two o'clock.
Harold and Atzerot struggled with death
but Payne and Mrs. Surratt died almost
instantly.
New Yokk , July 8. —Tho following is the
President's order concerning the writ ol
habeas corpus in Mrs. Surratt'« behalf.
Executive Office, July 7,1S65.
Major General P. S. Hancock, Command
in g — I, Andrew Jonnson, President of the
United States, do hereby declare that the
writ of habeas corpus has been heretofore
»usponded in such cases as this, and I do
hereby specially suspend this writ and di
rect that yon proceed to execute the order
heretofore given upon judgment of the
military commission, and you will give
this order in regard to this writ.
(Signed) A ndrew J ohnson.
President of the United States.
Upon being shown this return, Judge
I Wylie »aid nothing moro could be done.
Then Fathers Walter and Wright, her
ipiritual advisers, called upon the Presi
«ent, with s request from the Bishop of
Baltimore that the execution might ba
postponed for at least three days, for r»
pentance and preparation.
Thev were met with a decided refnsal,
and assurod, that her case had been care
fully considered, and no earthly power
could change the sentence.
The paper» are filled with minute de
tails of the execution.
|t£T The mau who smoked is bed
on his wedding night,was sarcaRtictllj
informed by his bride that "no gen
tleman ever lighted his eigar at the
torch of Hymen."—[Ex.
NEW (.«ODS! NEW GOODS!!
JUST RECEIVED AT
KOWALSKP3 STORE.
a itandsome LOT OF
PRINTED LINEN LAWNS.
A FEW PIECES OF 8-4 WIDE
BLACK BAREGE FOR SHAWLS.
A FEW PIECKS OF 10-4
HEAVY LkNEN FOR SIIEETINO.
ALSO,
PILLOW CASE LIKEN,
40 INOHES WIDE.
Together with u beautiful assortment of
WHITE GOODS,
t
Which -will be Bold to sait the time?.
j'i'yii
J. KOWALSKI,
Laurel Btreefc.
IjOST,
ON Levee street, in this city, on Friday
morning, the.ïtk iuatanl, a NOTE, drawn by
Jacob Simon, In favor of limite <1 asile and (in
dorsed by C. 15. Little, payable uu '.he -üf h day o
July, l?05, for the »um of
THRBK flViVDIlED 1JOI.1.AKS.
All person* are wsrne'i H(;alri«t tracing for «»lit
N(WE, as payment for the mime has been »topped,
exempt to the undersigned.
Jolyll -'V -pd EMII.K «ASSÏE.
BRICKS FOR SALE.
«KICKS for sale, iu West Baton
Rouge, oa the moil reasonable türm«.
For particular», apply to
j. C. STAFFORD,
julyll-3t Law office, Third street.
100,001*
A 1
BEAL'S r
ä(i liai-rein Single JSitr» ïlOtIH.
10 .. MESS i-OKK.
I îîogsfiend Extra SUGAR.
H Uro»» I', * il. X J$ AßT PO WD KÄS
Just arrived ard fur sale at moderate prices.
AT 43 .10 PER SACK.
ïAL'S-r-Goari
only $ ' 50 pur bag.
AT liEAL'S—Coarse Liverpool SALT—
onl v > '•
iN. 0. ADVERTISEMENT.
j .J. WARBEN. , T. w. crawford.
WUUŒN & CRAWFORD,
(SucceBBors to Warten, Gillraore k. Co.,)
COTTON FACTORS
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. »! OA RON UK LET STREIT,
julyl ' -'im* SEW OH I. E ANS, I.A.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Mrs. I'uir versus Or. Plllttle.
Dr P. —"Good morning Mrs. Fair, you appear
drtwed uo aad in a hurry this morciui' "
Mr* f—"Yes, friend Pillule, I am going to
K edpv '» (iailery tn get my portrait talien. lluve
you got yourj yet."
Dr. P —"0 no! Madame, I have no uceforouch
a thing, I can see my face fn the loOkiBg-glaBS
whenever I please to look at it."
Mrs. /'.—"Yes, Doctor, 'tis true, you can see
your own image in the g'a«», but. when yon take
that long, last journey, from which no traveler
return», where will your family and friends find
it? Not m the looking-glass then I Tell me, sir (
if you have no dear departed or absont friend,
whose likeness, if you could but at this moment
possejs, you would vs lue beyond price ? Reflect,
go at once."
Dr. /'.-"I will accompany yeu Madame,as I
understand Mr. Ki:nt.ï I a< engaged a very excel
lent operator—Mr. W. W, G abig— i have seen that
he excels in the art. Thank you, 1 will now
'Secure the shadow ere the «ubstaBcè fade ;
Let nature copy that which nature made.' "
PHOTOGRAPHS, 94 ÎH» i'Kit DOZEN.
AMBftOTVPJiS from $1 UO each.
JrW~ Address,
KEDDY'S GALLERY,
Cerner Main and Third Sie.,
(Opposite Hurater House,)
julyl-lm IU ton R ows, L a.
Lumber ! Lumber I !
rPHE ui)(le! sijçtifid rcwpectfully nnnoutice
X to the public that they have on hand aud for
saie a large supply of assorted
TÊL^t m. J :mw- mm mhz mm 9
They bs.ve a S*w Mill in operation, which ena
bietbem to supply the pu. lie with any variety or
quantity of lumber, and wiii be happy at all
times to recive orders from customers.
liKFEVER Ai JA DOT,
july-lm Cor. Lafayette and Main Sits.
Public JYotice,
IS hereby given of the loss of u certain
PRO.V1IÉBOKY MORTGAGE NOTE for Four
Thousand Dollar*, with 8 per cent per annum
interest, from date until paid, drawn by James
Bogan, daWd February 17th, 1-57, and payable
five years after date at the Branch of the Loui
siana State Bam* at Baton R'uge, to the order of
Mrs. Matilda Meeker and paraphed ne varietur
by the Parish Recorder of Kast Baton Ronge to
Identify it, with a sale and mortgage of the afore
said date. All persons are hereby cautioned not,
to trade for said note as the proper parties bave
been notified of ita io-s.
J. W. BT'RGESS,
Att'y for the Heir« of Matilda Meeker, dee'd.
£aion It'jug a, June dOih, Wi. j
SPECIAL NOTICES.
«1 otice !
B aton Ron L a ., June 28th, 1865.
PEOEGE A. PIKE, is fully authorized
vT and empowered to act .orme and in tny stead,
in ail business matters in which I have an inter-'
in Ba'on Roi%».
jnlyl-Sto Will. 8. PtliK.
Jidvancea!.. .Jtdvancex ! !
I WILL MAKK LIBERAL CASK ADVANCES OS
COTTON CONSIGNED TO MY FRIENDS,
BOWER, UAHDNEIl & HARRISON,
julyl-lm WILLIAM BOGEL.
J. C. STAFFOKI>,
ATTORNEY AT I.AW,
OFFICE ON 1.A Uli El STREET,
BATOAi KOUGK, J.A.
YÏ TILL practica in the Parishes of East
VV Baton ltpuge, West Baton Rouge and Kast
Feliciana. JulyMim*
" JYO TICE.
ÏIIE Tax-payers of the Parish of East
Baton Ronge, are hereby notified that I have
deposited the assessment roll fcr the year Ifeti:*, in
the Parish Recorder's Office, at tbe Court House,
In order that any person aggrieved by such assess
ment, rr ay appeal and have the same corrected,
if found incorrect
julyl -Its JAMES II. KRXXF.DV,
Assnsnor.
Baton Rouge, June swa, 1805.
NOTICE!
Tax-payers of the Parish of East
. Baton Rouge, are hereby notified, that un
less the State Taxes due by them for tho years
1801-2, are paid within the next thirty rinya,
I shall proceed to collect the same according to
law. KD. COUMINARD,
julyl-4ts Sheriff and !*ti»te Tax Collector.
GROOEKY
PROVISION HOUSE,
PLANTATION SUPPLIES.
22. R. BECK WITH,
THIRD ST., CORNER OK LAHRE I.,
BATON ROUGE, LA.
CONSTANTLY ON «AND EVERY VARIETY OP
PLANTATION! SUPPLIES.
Kg" Planters and othors would do well to call
before purchasing elsewhere.
Cotton bought lit highen«, murkel rut«*.
julyfi-3moé.
DOXjiTJTWC,
dealer in
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS,
Ami Plantation Supplies iienoi aily.
ALSO,
CROCKERY, TIN, WOOD k WILLOW WARE
Store, Cor. Africa and St. Napoleon Sts.,
BATON ROUGE, I.A.
Determined to keep a full and well
selected stock of articles such as (jt to make
up a first-rate variety store, A. BLUM hopes to
merit and receive an increased amount af pat
ronage. He respectfully invites Iii» old customers
and t he public at large, to continue tb»ir calls s s
usual, assuring them of his determination to
please and satisfy thein in every particular.
july0-tf
VICTOR'S
JEi: E3 S T-A^"CJH-A.3STT
TH15 puliMC ARÎ
hereby respectfully in
formed that they can be accommodated with
Board, at the above Restaurant, situated on Lafa
yette street, at the rate of per week. This
will include two meals a day. Every attention
and care will be given to the comfort (if guests.
Payment must bo made weekly.
July8-tf VICTOR CALVAYRAC.
BUTTER,
At only 40 cents.
JUST received 250 pounds New May
BUTTUR, which is offered at ouly 40 cents
tb., retail.
julyO .TOSH.* CA BEAI..
Oats, Sugar Cured Joies,
RUMP PORK AND BUTTER.
A SMALL supply of the ubo've-namcd
articles just *tored ami for wile at rno«Krfttß
price« by
jalyO JOSHUA SEAL*
JAMES Mi-VAY,
HARDWARE MERCHANT
and dealkk in
Agricultural Implements,
WINDOW SHADES,
W A I. 1. P A P K a, KTti.
CIALL8 respectfully the attention of the
I public to his larije and excellent ttock of good»
pertaining to bis line of mere andine. Lie be
speakB s liberal «bare of public patronage
Store on Third »tree', oppo#ita the build inj; of
the Louisiana State Bank. ju yl
I. O. O. F.
THE Kegntar W«eklr Meot|ps of
DK SOTO LODOÎÏ, No, T. J. O.Ljjgggfr-h
O. P., is held at their Hall, on Main •*<-
strmit, nei&riy opposite the Suinter Uouac, every
THUE&DAÏ 7 o'clock.