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h 11 4 ."<* a ■3È3SB OFFICE ON THIliD STREET, OPPOSITE THE BRANCH OF THE L-OtTTHlANA STATE BANK. ' ' ' ' " » S- ? . ■■■ * < ». JS- I » I ii \ ! VOL. XLVIL t—ETT BATON ROUGE, LA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1865. iÊKÊÊmÊmmtimélmtmiilmimimmimmtàtimtmmmiaàmÊÊmmdiÊiÊÊÊiÊtÊÊÊHimâÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ/èmàiâ NO. 54. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. j.o FUIJÜA, Raton Rouge, I/» J. (I Rll.BO"RNB, Clinton, I (ft. FUQUA à KtÜhOÜHm Attorney» & Ceniwflors at Law, Wtlil. practice III Ul» Court» of Ihn Parishes of Knit h mi West Haton Rouge, Iber ville »ml Bast ka<t *Mt Pellnlaoa. : l nnnN A HEBRO¥, ATTC JKNEYS AT I -AW, ao itii t no iinte -iQ t'A Ilnlp» II«««", '■»>• WIM. »ttoiKl to »I! buMtie». In their profession entrusted I" litem. In tbi* .nil the adjoining parish«», h tul III the fllty of New Oflenrrt. BUgl?-t __ THOMAS HB««* IIAVIOSO*.. Tl/M BVBUM Davidson & Bynum, ATTOKN E YS AT Ii AW, Ofll«» at Unlo» !/*. WIM. PRA0T10K I H THE OOtllTH OF THE Florida Psrlnhes. «Bptlli-tf j. it. .......u. w. bbcmm .' HTAFFORO A BIMIKNKR, ATTO UN JOYS AT LAW, Office, 0»f. Laurel * Third Ht» , up.»tali», isvro* iioruE, i.A. Wll.r. practice 111 the parish«» of Klint Pe'lcim* Rant Mn l West lliton Rouge »od Iberville. Ilu«lne»s etttrueW'l to thani will reiiiive prompt attention I. w. *• maus», BtfltKK«* & CIIANKT, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, OFFIOK ON vtTuttonHTnanT) MRT. OoSYSMTIUM 4 HORTB »oumVAR», Union Ilnnge, l.ia. ANY business en*rustert tfi their eure lu the par' ishnflof Knut mi'I West »»ton Könne, K»«t «nil Wext Feliciana. Pointe Ooup»e and Iberrille, will b» promptly »Ue mit"! to. sepli. HAM MSI, P. (UllKVKS, ATTORNEY AT LAW florl.1* Rlreef, Union (longe, I.w. Wi 1.1/ attend to all tm.ina»« entrusted to klm 111 Hest ftrtnn liouyi, mnl tbeadjol In« pur I nhen. SSftnlO R. W. KNICKERBOCKER, Attorney at Law and Claim Agent., ÜAS mail« arraugeiceola In New Orleans and WashingtonOUy for limine :es«ful proaeoullon Hod oolleotlou o' CLAIMS AllAINS'f THE OOVBRNMBNT. Ofllce on the corner of Fifth ami Laurel street« aug8 II ATI IN It'iUUK, I. A cfàïTOH B. KVilTT. Civil Hnsinoor CITY SURVEYOR, Office Willi H. W. Ki»IOK*an«»KM, Km]., ( nrnerol IIKIi and l.a.nrcl »(reel«, HA ION novo P., I.A. WIM. altem! promptly to all pTotesflnwal tnnd 'tie»» etitruated to h m, atij2(Mtn H. w. mmm & kon , KJIA I. ESTATE liltOKI'iltS, Aooounbnnls & (Jenernl A^anin, aan.Mm (IATON IVi UOH, f.A JOHN M. TRAOY, JuHtirr of lite fertf«, ft/caoNo wa nn, Pnrl«h «f KnJtl Union KoiiRt. OPriOR, COIt. THIRD AND I.ADRKL BTH, BP-»T*tUR, OVFlIt Ttlg BON BII.I.IÂRII »»tOO«. P. A. NMPIi I.Kit, JhhUrr of the Peace, WA /IIJ No. ON K, onw on HmilfTftnl, font nf Tblr»! HAVflVd renunip'l T am rea<1v to ut to all >»iiF»lti**«9 hik] ftiiHic, within Mu* •iiiÜMt delay* ®f th« liiw. afi^w • riTTT JJU. KRATZ, orricp. on I. ik it it ii I. K i iiKr/r, HKTWKBN THIRD AND OHI7ROH, {Oppoml/> Mm, Jone*' Honrdiny Hoiue,) Juuït tf IIVTOS IIOU«K, IM. Hr, I). I» Mekitrick, s una no y i> en t/s t, (IPI'IdO OH C(IHVR!VTIOI« ITHKBT, KHHOOPAI. l'A RHIINA(1K nim.DINO, In vhe rear of Kplsi-ipal Church, ileetT HA TO N tlOVtiK, t, A . Tcflh Extracted Wiihoul Pain, * AND NO HUMBUG! DU. I). I», N'C&lTftlDK fu'lv ariHuMnô«* '<• »lit; II«, t » Ii« la u.-f*|iar*il hv ni' an» nf *n tl^trj'-al appMfàtlnn, t<» px tract wilh "i| pain Tbh rmo^M hwa b«*n »«p»>*<pfl1 y loNfffl by Mm, anil nut In a ftiftffle Iti atanre ha« th«r« been a fallui ». »<«pt25- f COLÎiûCTIIfCI AÜEHCV. jV'.I. OI.A1MH All *ïnkt TIlH d p.oovkrn. MKNT FOR dam AUKR TO PltOPHRTV, i,os^ of HOnSUCH and oattiib and drstiiuotion of crops , *o., wiuii in? promptly attended TO when ENTRÜ8TKD TO MB. W1M.IAH Oil., 0IH«e at my residence, ne pt lS-Uw-tf lUro* RnuoK, L a. NOMETIfINU NKW. 1)K9TQUAMTY U.l.lfMfNATIXO AND MURI I» OA TINO 00A I. Oil,ft. In 5 ami ÎOk*II ou Pal ent Hefety Cam. Prlei« tnoilerate. eu» 12 .ItISIlllA RR* T.. m ONIONS AND POTATOES. I ~ RARRRLH, New Crop, at retail or by the bhl !•) Prices I««« than in New Orlean«. julyîT J08UU AltEAL. JAS* P. ÜOLOES fit 10 M DFAf.rn« TÎ* GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, hardware:, baooino, rope — AND— Plantation Supplies Generally, f.etire^ HI.. bet. l.afiyeHe «ml Tlilril, ortT-lm p.lj IIA TON HOOrtK, i.A. .1..faeknon, COTTON BUYER COMMISSION MERCHANT, OABII ADVAN0E9 MADK ON Shi piiir ii Is to hiR Prifiiuls in N. (I. nm! N. Y. Oß"e Onmtrnf /mwH awl TMrA Htrmtl, («aura Tit* vhram'ah HOTBI,,) a„ K ia B4T0N HOfJOK, I.A. SIMON MENDELSOHN, DRAkKR IN GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, Wiucs, Liguori, Tobacco*, Cigars, —AND— FAMILY StJI'ï'X.XBS, (>1r»«r I.Ar* TrTTK «»II Fl."Blll* HTIIallT*, jnnelT IIITim IIIHUJH, I.A. JUliXUH C). WMïKI j, COMMISSION MERCHANT, ANI» nfCM.RIt IN Plantation and Family Supplies, cob. MAIN AND I.AFAVKTT» RTR., J„lyi;i lIA'rilll HUVIHC, 1.1^ F. I i. TERÎ'INITZ, STEAMBOAT AGENT, llKCfilVINO, FORWARDING, GOIUMISSION MERCHANT, f no NT le van, BATON KOUÔÏ2, LA. JAMES MiiVAY, HARDWARE MERCHANT AND IlltAt.Pn IN Agricultural Isiipleuieiito, WINDOW 8HADEH, w \ 1.1. papeh , E tc . tIALLH roHpootfully Ihr al.^llitirtn of tlie t pqbltr tn hi" larjf»» and p*Cfll»*nk fefcotfk nf gnn<1a p.rtalLine In Iii« lin • nf mero'iftnclina. He bo ipaaha a liber il «bar« <>1 pnblic patrnriaK p Htnre on I bird «front, npponlte the building nl the bOQftlUII Ftat»» Hank. ju yl J. KOWALSKI, Lfttirel St., bet. Lftfayctte uud TUird Bts., UK.Ar.Bn in K/tnillUIVAni.K. AM» WIOI.I.-HIAIJK * MEN AND ROYS' Spring and Summer Clothing -AND ST A I'll fi AND FANCY IHIY GOODS. Respectfully invite» public atten tion tu liii prewat an t a'cuniuiailnK «took In trade, ronalstlng nf all grade*, from the finest down tn medium, and low priced CLOTHING; STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS. Call and examine for yotlrxelre* lila aaa^ment, which Is the largest and beat now offered in the city, and nn ferma the mnst aati«fartory. Jnlyl WASHINGTON HOTEL, John Mans, Proprietor, OrrOSITK AUADKMY It A 1.1., Ht. 1,0 nl« street BATON K«t'«K, I.A. tA.Th» he«t of Winee, I,l<|tior« ftii.1 Oifsara kept nt lh« Bur. 1 |u]y22-tf BÜ.MTER no UHIi. CHARLES WIECK, PROPRIETOR Corner of Mum and Thud Hirtels, n*T(W HOt OK, I.A. The liar 1h fnrnliiheil with the very bant WINES. LIQUORS, CIQAHS A TOBACCO. F. PERRLLuUAT, H\tfrhmaker *1" Jeweler, FROM (IKNEVA AND PARIS, WAT0HE8, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY, REPAIR kd AT SHORT NOTICE, TUR VKRY BRRT BTTI.R. thk latest styles ok jkwkluy, A !- W A T R ON HAND. Iiafayette Sti ref, Baton Iton^e. hn, fr. K. PRUTN. ROI1T. h* PRUYN* PRUYN & URO., CARPENTERS, <JIN WRIGHTS -AND— Press Bulldors BATON ROUGE, LA. Order» left at Jastremekl & McOormlck 'a Drug BUire wlli meat prompt attention. Juljl-Cm WKOCJ^l K Y —A *0— PROVISION HOUSE, PLANTATION StïHTEt E. R. BECK WITH, Tilt til) ST., CORNSn OF L a UHICL, HATON ROUGE, LA. OONBXANTLÏ ON HAND E Vit lit VAIUKTV OK Pl.AKTA'rlON Nt PPI.IE». fW Planter» ami olhcrB Wotllil do well to call hefor« pttrohA Ing etiiewlier», (Jolt,oil hmiiçht nl lil|<hest nmrhel rat«*. jttlylMJmo». J03HÜA BKAL, Corner of Third and Oenrention St«., BATON ROUGE, LA. OBrtttlMt D*AIE* IN WESTERN PRODUCE, Family and Plantation Snpplicx, SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, AND NOTIONS GENERALLY. PRICES TO SUIT TIIK TIMES. PUT" Term* Ciiah. julyl M. GRANARY, tiP.At.BR IN WESTERN PRODUCE, FA M H. Y CIHOOKUfKS -AND Plaiilation Supplie» Generally. B KtIS lfiivn to inform his fripiulft and t he publia at lariza, that he will kwp nn liand frneh and full »tippll»* of all article, in the pr«Tl,|nn lihe, which he will Boll rm term» to suit til» caah li»»iB of trado. A liberal aharaof paU rnnnK« 1» renpentfuily »olielteil, at hl» nl-nnil on Third Btroet. julyl NICHOLAS W AX. DKALXR IN WESTERN PRODUCE - anii - FAMIIiY G ROC F.RI KH. I H conslitntly reoßlying, direct from tbft Went and other 'tua r ter», every »perle» nf artl cl» required for I'liiiiily or PlnntHtlnii imp. Me ba» indènHd ftielHMca fbr nbt/âihtnjt M«pr>lteH( and I« doter mi nod im Ue«p up wjl^) f b** demanda of hl« cu«lnmera, and to deal with' tbem Railnfar torily nn the aenreof quality «nd prfa***-hlii motfcn b«|ng «'Hnlrk iiim I Small pi'oflmi*.* Mr. R. JrOlfKMAN, well known to nm.-riticenn, will be found "behind tho counter" reu/ly to at tend bii«lne«s calla. Plume 4rop In at the old ««tand % near tlie Court 11 oil «e ( whetM W" «hall bo happy fr» acc you. Juljrl-f f A. I3LUM. C" UK A J. Ell IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, P R O VISI O N s . And Plantation Supplies iienerally. A 1.80, CROCKERY, TIN, WOOD & WILLOW WARE 8tore, Cor, Africa and St. Napoleon Bta., BATON MIIIWK, I.A. I \ETKRMTNKl) to keep n full and wall J / aelected etock nf Artlelea »uuli a» c» to make up a (IrBt-rete variety »tore, A. III.UM hopaa to nn>rlt and receive an Inereaaed ntnnant af pat roiiHKO. He respectfully Invite» hl» old customer« and the public at large, to continue tlieli' calls as rtuml, uBBtiritig tlieni of tiln dejnrmlnatlon to please and nalisfy them In every particular. jUl,vt!-i' CAMiJLLO QUINTEKO, DEALER IN HAVANA CI&ARS, a J Ci A li ETTAS, Smoking and Chewing Tobacco, SNUFF, PIPES, KTO., Corner of Third and Florida striotR, HAT«!* HOUUK, I.A. JN addition to liisliir«« a^aortmpnt of tho A liest brande and onailtiee of all article» in the line of a Tobacconist, OAMILLO QUINTKRO, keep» ai»o on hand » ehoioe variety ot"Notloca," Bue!» a» Il rie Pocïnt Knivett, Stationery, do., t6 which he invitee public attention, guaranteeing to give satisfaction to all customers. julyl-tf Baton Rouge Marble Work J. SMOLLEN A Co., MANÎTFACrrtTRleR« of . .. .v „„ -, .. I TOlWB^i Hl OIHUJHEWXa, ] julyJf. baton rougb, i.a. i II kad-htonk8, MANTRI .8, BTO., Corner of Main and Church street#, fi.k. AltmikK. w*. iiENDfcnaöi». A raili;u & ïii :MM;I:SO\, FORWAttÜINO & 00 M M I8RION jvmx^o^aLAJsrxs, r-AKO-, OENÉIIAÏ. «TÈAMÛOAT, COLLECTION — A*I1— PCTTtOlî AHTN O AGENTS, î,, . Thlj.l a(r««l.. Ilaloti Rou|(r, La. »Brck HT P*RMt !i9loS to ! 0»pt. P. I). Pilait, I Oapt .Inn, Mel#Art, N.O. " W. 11. HH hard son. I H W. Taylor, N. O. 1%. H lleckwlth, Ilaton Ilouge, f.a. auglO JAMEI8 J. DUNDASS, w H()tfi .sa t.a ano hitail intALia i* GROCERIES, —AND — WERTRRN PRODIJOE, H illes, Liquors» Tobacco &. Cigars. "OITT BAKBKT» OOHNBll or MAIN AND I.RVKR KTItltRTS, MATON IIOI III,, i.A. 37* • COMMISSION MEBCflANT, V ~AND —' WHOLESALE AND RETAIL nCALEH IN DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, QROCIIKIBB, ^-AWD—, PLAWTATIOW SUPPLIES ; WINES, LIQUORS, OrOARS AND TOBACCO, CROCKERY AND TIN WARE, I AND A fit« KINDS off W E S TE JIN rit O V U CE, JUcelved per uteamers altuoet daily. ï. O tto reflpe jtfully Announce» to hl» filenj» and ctiMother» and the pub 1 !« genwrally, that lila »(die having beau removed troiu It» (orra er atand, adjoining Ilav's Dtug »tore, to the large store and warehouse building, ON TU* Dtnril RAST (JÖRN Bit OK THIRD AND I.AUI115I. 8TRRRTS, He I« fully p epared to keep on hand one of the lerne»! end most verled assortmoiirs of the above artlces tn be foil»'! in the city of Ilaton Rouge. With 1)1» in creased and iticreailng facllltlc» for obt'iinlog anil storing inercliatldiae. he la enabled to m».! »II present and futur» demands, and thore focn InVlles the tp'clAI attention of purchasers to that (not, hoping by a spirit of accommodai im» to pians» all. and to alwaV« »ell on as reasonable tcroi as the »tit.o of the market» will permit, tn secure a lib ta I Bbare of regular patronage. %-W~ Plwt»é call before puicuaalng eirewjier# a"g10-tf 1 .tolIN T1LANO, WORK»» IN Tin, Copper and Sheet fron. HAVtftd established himself again in the above business, in Ratlin Rouge, mint respectItilly informs hi* old friends and the public generally, that he I» nr»pnred to do ell work in his lino. All r«'|>nli-ti>K attenilcll In avilit despnlrh. Simp on Main street, near the Catholic Ohtirnh. aiigl-tf M. ,1. WI I jl JAMS, WORKItll IN Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron. ÜAVING establifilied himself in A the above buslne.s, In this city, t*-£E a Spectfutly solicits the public patronag', Citicint, Planter» and nlhnrs, needing work In his line, will plee»e senil In their order»,and they ill be promptly attended to. Work gusmntneii. Hhop adjoining, and North of ileal » Variety Store, on Third Street, julyl JAMES MoVAY, ARCHITECT AM) BUILDER, BATON ROUGE, LA. *H-.Ord*rs léfl at the llsrdwar« Store, opposite the Hank Building, on Third street, will he promptly attended to. julyl-tf THUS, B. BOBLtiY k €0., No. s», l'lvRDIDO STREET, (AnJomjitu tuHomu noiLot*«,) ofpick, Sin. lan, (htavirr »trrkt, NKW OBLKANS, LA. Circular H bw Mill», Stationary and Portable Steam K.ugines, Circular Cross Cut Mill and Mil ley Paw», Corn Mill», Wheat Mill», And Rolling Apparatus, Shafting I'u ill»» And Belling, au , luwcainiowi o» PLANTATION MACU1NKRV AND AURlCtll.TtJllAIi IMPhBHIBNTS WF, K8JÉP CONSTANTLY ON UAND A full »upply of OANECARTH, PLANTA TION AND ROAD WAOONR, T1MBKU WHKJBL8 AND WHEEI.BARROWS, From the well known Factory of .IONIIUA IIOOI.Rir, WIIRBI.iNfl, VA. W* have connected with »»tenalvo Potndrlea and M ach lue Shop» in M,. i.oui», Usuiavili», 01« cinnatl and Pitt»burg, through which we are pre pared tn contract for any das» Of machinery, on most favorable terms, and deliver any where north af New Orleans, free ol freight. TWOS. H. JiODLEY & CO. N. 0. ADVERTISEMENT«. w. «. pfKC,.. ti «I. M. LAP8Wnf.ti4.iM.,a. »wym ta. PIKE, MPKVKK & BROTHER, BANKERS, naAt.it es i« rOREIOÎ* a DOMESTIC EXCHANGE, BONDFt, STOOKfi, 00IN AM) TJjPTOXJK»B!I^r , r 3&JOX33Ö omVK Ol« CAJWI» ITRKBT, Between Canal and Common Streets, New Orleans, I.*. rteel7-y 1. i. w a amen. T. W. OBAWFOItl). WAftltO & ( KAWF0R1), (Stioneifl'/ra te Warren, Oil linon» A Ho*,) COTTON FACTORS — AI»«' COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No W OARONDBI/KT 8 'fHK®*, Jnlyl 1-dm* »KW OR1.X4A1, I.A. R. PR I TO HARD. I Formerly Prltçbai'd A Howe».] COTTON FACTOR -»•AND-— COMMISSION MERCHANT, No . M Carontlelel atreet , NKW ORLÉANS, LA. Pif" M lierai Cash Advance» and *uppl|«* (ur nUhed on coDai^unionta of (Jollon, Fugar, Ae., to hl» addreB«. Ilefmne«» i foooA A Kilsooipi. I I'iri, |.*i-nBi A ItaoTAtaa Raton Ronge, I,a. j N.w Itrlaen», 1,» augS-fim WAVER naOTHRU«. Crescent City Steam Tobacco Works N ob 40 and f.l I.AITA ÏK1TH BTRKKT, n ' t .H om| , • «■ * - — MAYF.lt BROTHERS, No. Si TCHOlil'JTOULAS WREST, P.BTWKF.N P0ÏDRA8 AND NATO Ilk,/,, Hew OrleaiMiLn. D*Ai,ren ta J BAF k OHKWINO, A MANI/PAOTUISBRI» OF Smoking Tobacco and Cigars. *%. A heavy well selected stock constantly on hand. julylflMf NEW ORLEANS CARPET WAREHOUSE, 19 CHARTRES STREET, Reiweeii tanal nn.1 Cutientltenie. We have On l and and s>» lecelvlng a large assortment, of CARPETING OF ALL KINDS, SUCH as— MEDALLION, V elvet, WILTON, BRlTBSEtiS. TAI'EHTRV, 3-ply, 1N0RAIN, VENETIAN, HEMP, COTTAGE, &o., FLOOR OILCLOTHS, Of a!) widths and qualities. MATTING, White checkered and fancjr. WINDOW SHADES, Cornices and Bands. TABLE and PIANO C70VBRS, RUOH, MATS, enamel cloths. Of various qualities and colors. COCOA MATTING aud MATH. HAIR CLOTH, & o„ A., Ac. All of which W« offer at moderate advances on manufacturer's prie«»., Ar i'Hh. augS iy A. IBROI'WSEAU H CO. FANCY GOODS Î FAIVCÏ GOODS ! ! Ot/jÉBLÉ A 0AUR8AUD, 137 (Tinal Street.. 137 JURBOT IMPORTEUR OF k hrivcii, KNOLISIUUBHllIAlf FANCY GOODS, RIBBONS, H08IEBY, <teO. WB WOULD RKRPBCTFULLY Ininrro country buyer», that we art bow prepared tn show t.hein the oiost complete and best «Reeled »tnaknf FANCY 000ds In thie city. A foi( a»aortmant of IIBHLIN ZF.PIIVR8—warranted. BELTS and RUCKLES, COMBS and BRtlSHK?. of all aort». TUB BBftT FRRNOH CORSETS, FHBNOH PBRFOMERIKB, And kid QLOVBH. a full line of DKKMS TRIMMII*«!», BUTTON*, Bit). Come and etamltie our splendid »tock, which ha» lieen aelac.ted by our Mr . OUKHLK himself, la Pari» aud (lurluar, an we may r-commend It for the quality and taste of the goods, a» well aa the ANTONIHilllVOLY LOW PRICKS, We are enabled to » oll them for . rGBCHAt* nop»» m pa*ui: NO. 12 FAIHIOURO POIBBOlNIttBRB. GUÉBLÊ & GAURSAUD, KftW '"ÄÄ I IB* ëMtttt&ëmtt tropical haat of Pari. «ENERAL NEWS. The new Lord Mayor of London is » Jew, g zealot» adherent of the faith of Isfaei, in a kingdom in whioh the Christian (Jhuroh la a part of the con stitution. Religion, like philosphy, is rapidly becoming eclectic, and the indications multiply all over the world. A M at, a morns paper says seven reg iments of negro troops were mustered out of service and disbanded in Brownsville on the 2d inst. Most of these were Northern negroes, and will bo furnished transportation to their former .States without delay. Gsn. Obangiirttior'i health, which has been reported to be seriously fail ing, is, hooording to last accounts, ex eeilcut. The gallant General is now in his seventy-second year. Since his banishment from France in 186], be has chit fly resided lit Brussels. A circular has been prepared at the Treasury Department, addressed to collector's of customs at the various ports throughout the United States, notifying them that hereafter the ta* on cotton tutu lie paid at the place to which the cotton is delivered instead of at thn placj from which it is ship, pad. General John B, Hood is soon to marry a charmin« daughter of Gen. Win. Preston, of Kentucky. He will after wauls live in Texas. •lohn Chinaman is about as ready ss anybody else to follow a bad ex ample. The news of the defalcations of Jenkins and Ketcbum had hardly more than time to roach 8an Fran cisco when the cashier of a Chinese bunk in that city vamosed with «4000 of the bank funds. The Nafchitoches Times says thoro will be no mail facilities betwaen Texas and tho mouth of the Red Riv er. Nobody is willing to tako the eon tract at the prices offered by the Government. Gottschalk was (Sept. 16) compos ing a piece for thirty piano*, with or. ohestra accompaniment. Jlja idea was to give, as a final, farewell to Cal ifornia, a grand festival, with all the cooibincd musical force of San Francis co under his leadership. Ii«wis B. Smith, u Portland, Maine official, recent rrceived one-fourth of fifty thousand dollars—the Inform ant's share—in the matter of an in voice of oigara, condemned and sold as smuggled, Tho Vicksburg Herald learns from tha telegraph operators in that city that communication is now had with Monroe and Shreveport, La., Hous ton and otbor places in Texas, and that the lines are working in good ordor. Tfie King of Wurtemburg lately or dered all the " poople" who sat in the botes which arc vis a-vif with the royal box in tho theatre of Stuttgart out of them, dselaring that " he would have none but nobles opposite to him." Tho Chinese giant in England put a clause in his oontract that if ho died he should be sent free of expense to China, Ho carries his coffin with him. The King of Ilanovor, it is rumored, has composed au Italian opera, whioh will be produced at bis capital city. Pio Norio bas signified his displeas ure at the masonic honors which Louis Napoleon permitted to be paid on the occasion of the late Marshal Mngnan, master of the French lodge. The sculptor, Foley, has executed a tine statu* of Stonewall .Jaoksoa, but it is a matter of decided embarrass ment where to put it. The sum of about three millions in gold bas recently been invested in Colorado mining lands by English cap italists. A general movement has been com menced by the officers of the U. S navy to petition Congress for an in crease of pay. ter The Court Journal statos that Mr. Charles Dickens, who is now in Paris, has had a sunstroke. He was quite insensible for Home hours, but, we are happy to say, speedily recover ed, and is now quite well. Mr. Dick ens is a groat walker, and does his ten or twelve miles every day before din ner. This, no doubt, ia the secret of hi « bodily health and freshneas of fpirit ; but it wfts hazardous to pursue bis English habit under the almost