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ri! mm wmy b ». .H JO ï 3 H /i H I ft : w no 5£3 v?n iWSlî'ia H, L IHtiï ••! : ! Ï7KOJUJ ' : 18 f •nf. — HHfc OFFICE ON THIRD STREET, OPPOSITE THE BRANCH, OF THE LOUISIANA SfA^TE' BANK., I ■ • ■ ■ ■ • J * ' * L ! . " ■ j ' : " ti ï lv I ï ;iii ! j iOTTDJ . V<)l, X LVIL 'BATON ROUGE, LA., t OTSDAY MORNING, XOVEMBKR 21, I860. ' NO. 62. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. J. O. Jt'UHUA, ) J. O. KILUJ'R.\B>j Isaton Rouge, La. / Öliatou, La. fuqüa & kilcouknü, Attorneys & Oounnelors at Law, XlTlUh practice in the Courts of the Partyhçsjof VV East Htm West Ratnh Rouge, Iberville aûil East and West Fellciaiuij au '1 «V nEKUOft) ATTOI {NEYS AT LA\f, co ur t no usk rq ua r e , lint on Uouge, -L.11. WILT, nt tend to all burines* in thiiir professon entrusted to them.ip this „nd the adjoinng parishes, awl in the tiitjrof New (trie,ins. uunl7-t THOMAK oanKN THVfT*. TAW BY NM» Davidson & Bynum, a t'l^ )rn ê y s at ii a v, UlHc« ut lEiilni» ISouge, Li». '11,1, rKAGTLCli IN Tili'. COURTS OF T li * w Kh.r'Mu Ptrr.lies. B#ptl9-I — J, C. BTAFKORI» 0 W - WTCTt$K. STAFFORD & BltfKNEfi, attorneys at eav, Office, O.tf. Tiaurei'4 Tfilrï SU , ûp-staîrn," It VTO.V ltOCßR, I.A. VtriLLpraoMCe in th« [Wishes"! Aast Pe'fchr, W East »n I We«t Bnton Kou^e an I Ibervh. )in<inesH entrusted to them wül receive pi" ' 1 attention. , , m "'' J. W. BURUMB.. „...B. e. GIIA.NË m iUiEss & < iiam ;V, Attorneys and Counselors at Law OFFICE ON CIIU II C II S TUEE 1\ »kt. convention i*, sorts b'juluvaiib, lünton Itmijß, I,a. \\ T Y business en'.raited to their care in the pa ishesof Kast and West Baton Rouge, Kast mi Wwl K.-ii.-WnH. Pointe Coupée and Iberville, wl be promptly attended to. sept-.! , SAMI KL 1\ GREVES, attorney at law KlorMii Street, ISnton Itougf, La. tin I,I. attend to all business eolru«t' d to Uitn W in K^llito.. Uou. t and then.«..! I she«. "P 180 c. n. rAVHOT, . Attorney ami foimsetlor at O o II II t II ou .S'À" . ;»s 'QU A R E , Rnlou ItoiiRr, !<«. tin 1,1. pradicein the P«ri«besof Esst aod Welt VV Bat n itouue an«l iberrille. npt, attention will be Riven to tlio colloctiofi of ail daim», not©» and accounts. ' Keftrtnresj v v. S. i ike, .im™ m«nartd, v ncw 0rl j ang ,1. A d. uozikr, V oisin & DitoüüTj n v2-tf R. W. KNICKERBOCKER, Attorney at Law and Claim Aànt f MAS mail« arrangements ill New Orlean^intl Washington Uity i'or Uiusuc unslul prosed'ioti and collection' of CLAIMS AÜAIN3T THE ÖOVERN MEN'j Office on the corner of Fifth i>yd Uiurti (Spt» a0 g8 BA'I'ÛN It' IÜÜIC, K. CLAVION lî. EVATi. Civil Eiiglno>r —and— CI T Y S TT R V E Y'fR, Office wilh R. w. KMO kkrii'ickr , E h fç orner «f l'illlianil uhii' I BAI ON UOUGJ'., ,-> l-l 11TII.L attend promptly to all pres«irfil iiusl. VV ness entrusted to li.in. éif.Mni M. W. JUcMAIV i m HI'ÎA 11 l''-STAT'E «OiJ-iUS, Accountants &. (Jener As^nts, aualâ-8ni UATiJt'^'W, I.A. JOHN M. TïOY, Jus lie c OÉ III faire, HEtO-ffl) Vtti, * Pni lsli of Knst Hi' » donate. OFFICE, COK. THIRD A EAURW, 8T8., BP-STAIIIS, OVirit tllE HCN' f lliH SAI.OOÎJ. I-'. A. NEK'Elt, .lust ire of tl Paire, WARD Nfl E, ' Office on lïôufovaVd,"Tii Street. HAVIN't} resumed b.usln' rea '.',V , f l , a ' tend to all business suits, within th, earliest delays oftlie law. DU. ori^JCI' oly ï, a IÏ' •' stkeet, HRTVVEEN THIHVD CHURCH, (Opposite Sirs. Jondoarding House,) ,i i ». llr. II. !,. lMiil.. Im S UR O K O y I) EÏ* T, « Olr rT 1 ^ offhie on ( OSlTlOV street, EPI30OPAI, I'ARi'lE BUILDING, In the rear of I'pal Church, declT VA 7 ROUGE, LA. Teeth ExtracttVithout Pain, AND NOCJMIiUG! DU. î). h. MoKlTH^pfrf. fu'l.v announcehe pub lie, f .a' ht» i> propnre yieansU fT of an «1*ctriraI appftc, to ex- ~ tract, t oth without p This ppor^w ha» bé«ll r«p«at»» Il y tugted by land nt»t in a nintrit» lu stance has there bei-n urev <'oi.s.i:<rru aüenvy , i t, n,uM,« AG t the t; s.oovfmv. M' NT Ki »II I) t MA (h pi:itpEI'-TV, I.OSSOP tlOHSFS A NI» CA TTIM » tlft^TilllCTfilNOF ' K PS, Ac. WIM, btomptlv attended TO WHEN ENTRU8ÎT'» MF ! 1,1,1AM till,. ice #t my residence, sep!lu-l t w-it ) B aton rotcï, L a. A. 8. AltOnEB. wl. ( iibnjj.ljj'.aon. ARCHER & HENDERSON, j wr vr a h^) f n o' d 'g 'O M M f sfro.i't merchants, A"* !--• /ifkbäaäi3n: a. m .bjf atpcq i^^j« )$, ' —AND— j 71 ' I»! PU RC i I AS i N Gr AGENTS, Third street, union fctonge, La. M . , rf.ItKi»)'! "beker by permission to : Capt. P. P. Pratt, I ('apt Jno. McLean, N.O. u W. B. Kit h tr»!«on; j H. W. Tftylor, îf; ~ ». Ü. LWcW^rith. IIa cou Rouge*.I'M» Ni Q. tntl .1, .WttflMon, *" * 1 cotton buyer ; i'| t- T'. ■ /-lud», COM M fl$StOtf> iffißCMlöH', CASH ADVANOBÖ MA DM ON Shipments to his Friends in N. 0. and N. Y. Office Cnrltcf of IjrurH'aSl Thifà SÙtâUi, j (üsdfrthb vbraniiah bfwkl,) hi"ix 12 VX'MlM 110 üßF, LAj SIMON MENDKlSOIpv, i ' djialtil in , ES, PROVISIONS, GROCER Wines, Liquors, Toharcos, Cigars, —and— SUPPLIES, CoiiMtR i.ii'i v..trejsn F lorida S tkkets, juriei7 ii i'i'U.V Ii«U8iiI3, I.A. JAMES J. DÜNDASS, 7 w>r»u*3U^ m BCT.'.n. DUUWI. > a n o ce it iE s ? —AND— WESTERN ! PRÖT)ÜCE,' , . in*par-WI116S, ItlQUOr^ Ii «foftCCO &,ligarS. ' "dtirt KA-KÊmr," j !,aw,oöitfNwt op mats tEvü#:'»i«#rf,' liA'ï'O \ ät« 0 «JE, I.A. J JlU.tTîtf C. BOGEL J 1 ! r -+ I MERCHANT, AND DT.VLKR IN 'lantalfon ftn<I Family Supplies, COK, maix and LAFAYETTE STS., ' .iui.Y IS fit A t'< «V ROtlQlA, t,4~. , 1\ Tj. TE FSPÏNÏTZ, STEAMBOAT AGENT, RECEIVING, F(WA11 DING, eftMMISSION 1! EM HAÏT, FIIONT LEV EM, , BATON ROUGE, LA. tames tä-vx% r * HARDWARE MERCHANT AND DEALER IN A^ricuStiiral luipleaents, Vv^ X UM O O Vv7" SHADES, w a i, j, p a p it, e t V , p\î,LS respectfully the attention of tho ^ puni t 4o hid laric*at»d fxrf-lleno Mtook of fooöa P- rt lir in^ to his lin <»t m. rc andi^y. lie be -ipK.'tka n liber il share <»i public patronapr» Store on'Ihlfd street, opposite the building of the Louisiana State Iiank. j u yl P. OTTO, (M1U.SÜJÜN MlUlCtUiNT, W HOLE y A Mi A y L> RET M L D'HALKR IS DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, O KOCE-JR. IBS, /—AND—x PLANTATION SUPPLIES ; VV I N KU , LIQUOR 8, ! CIGARS AIID TÜEACC0, C R 0 C K E E Y AND TIN WARE, and alt. kinds ok , , TF E S T E R X P R Q V U C E, lte5eiv(!d per stinfci»K alliios'l rfatly. F. O ttq respejlfylly snuounoes to his friends Sid eistoiaerp ;iuJ I lie pub ic-jjeoefjly, that his tote having ! fen removed tW.'n, it« former str.ûd, ailjoiniiiR Iliv's Dru« store, to the lurgj store and wiirehouse buililint;, ON THE SOUTH EAST ÇOftNERoV TIII&D AND laüftei. fetmi'^f? 1 /'■ lie is fully p;i'prt®(^ to beep on bs.mi ,>a<, pf th< unrest sml niost Vnried a!JS[li i trii*' J nrs "T fheV^oV^ irtices to be found iu tlw city of Ji.tton Iftuase. With Iiis increased and incigaùn^ f*oililits for bt.iininir and storing inw»h:i!nl!A }jn j s enabled to me«tiill present and future d.^n indi. anj there fore invites the special attention ofpTtrchaserS to hat fact, hopinc by a spirit of aneommrdarion to pie- ism ail, and to always sell on as reasonable terms us the st-ite of the fnarkeîj. will permit, to secure a lib ral share of reHOtai' patronage. Please call before purchasing elKewliere »'iglO-tf GROCERY i • -»-ak d-+ PROVISION HOUSE, FLWM'ION SUPPLIES. ■f- • ■ . * fmui 4 : » -- - - ! B. R. BE CK WITH, Tirrni) sr., corker of la uitKi, ' • i » BATON KOI! (iE, LA. CONSTANTLY ON HAND EVERY VARIETY OF Plantation SUPPLIES. tltenu it i ( ' 83^ JPlantera and others would do well to call befofi* pûreha îiSg «Jsé where. bottfgtrt nt highest murlcet raft». jit1^C-3fnop. JOSHUA 1>EAL, Corner çf Third and Convention Sts., S fekVON ROUGE/'LA. DEALER IN WESTERN PRODUCE, Family and Plantation Supplies, SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, PAN O Y • O O O D S, i . i AND NOTIONS GENERALLY. 1'iUCJSS TO SUIT TIIE TIMES. yffy* luring Cnsli. ÎTilyl -TTT7T7 ■' ill 5 ' M. GRANARY, DEALER IN WESTERN PRODUCE, FAMILY GIWCEKIEs! -AND- , Piantation Supplies Generally. DEGS leave to inform his friends and fH the cash basis of trade. A liberal share of pat» ronapje -lfii respectfully KoUcIted, üt his stand on Third Vtreet. julyl NI Cil OL A SWA X, f ' DEALER IN WESTERN' PRODUCE -AND family groceries. om the ies of arti IS constantly receiving, direct fr West and other quarters, every species cle requir«?i for y ) t Favitiily or Plantation use, lie has increased facilities for'ofttiihlne supplies, and is determined t» keep up aj^tti the ffëmands of his customers, and to deal with them satisfac torily oil the flÄOfÖOf qtiÄTity and price—his motto being Sole4 ami Small froflt».,' r. H. irOfflfMAN, well known to our citizens, wili be found ' behind the counter" r^aUy to aN tend to tfosiiife«!« culls. Pl#a,str«irinp in a,t tlie old Htand, neaMlie Court cusp , ;vher» we shall be happy to gee you. julyl-tf i\.„ blu'M. DEALER IN DRY GB003, GROCERIES, P R O V L S I O N s , And PlaniWAnÄ Shjfpltes <>( !H'raU} . ' * è » ''"■<« Al, PO, CROCK ERY, TIN, WOOD k WILLOW WABE ötore, Cpr. Africa•a.iwLSfc. Napoleon 8ts., IXATUN IIOI GK, LA. JAETER^ÎTNÉD to keep a full and well JL/ selected #toek.of articles such as to make up a fir?t rate variety store, A. BLUM hopes to merit and receive an increased amount af pat ronage. II«» respectfully invites his old customers and the public at h«rge, to continue their rails as usua., anewring' "thefn of his d^terml nation to pfetfie artd satisfy thech in ev"ery particular. julyG-tf CAMILLÜ QUIKTEllü, f DEALER IN HAVANA CIGARS, GiiGABETTAS, Smoking and Chewing Tobacco, SNUFF, PIPKS, ETC., Corner of tfiii'i^ftftd tTorida str ets, >■■■' BATON IÎOUUE, LA. iN addition tô'Msl^^e^îfeorhiient of the best brerids and oualitiei of all artMen in t\ie line bt A Tobaa'coiiist, CAMILLO QUINTKRol keep^ aiso on hand a choice variety of "Notiors," such as /iue Vàtk6L. kifioes* Sf <3' vm. , to which lie in vites public attention, gi#aran^-eing to piv i e ! srftisf'H>Ston t»? .illV-nstomers'. julyi—tf ' ''J) \ fQw Wttf 1 ! ^èjjîr ! tjTK ' : TOMBS. JIOill'MESTS. IlKAD-STON KS, m äNTBLÄ, ETC., ! i Çorçer, of ^lain.aud Çburçh streets, I july25 Baton Kougc Garble Works. . t«^ v: *■ - • • • • . , i J. SMOLLEN & Co., c j^klu-fctcßeb» of .. , r.,.».- ; ïllIîf T , , . IIA I.WM liütOrK, LA« •' TUE OLDEST ESTABLISHMENT ; , T n ,i IN THE SOUTH, Keiuoved from No. 10 Old Levee, Corner of Gravier St. and Bank Place If. CAWIDY, SA HL nVCAIKIEIR,, TENT, AWNINO AND Flag »7lanufartory. ; j. IMI'ojm.KH AND DEAJJÏII8 IN ÏÏSW fESC&lPIION OP AMERICAN AND ENGLISH Liglit and Heavy fanvass, FRENCH m ÉNÎiLISIl BUSINGS, &c. Pays strict attention to making, in a superior manner, all sorts of Fancy Boat and Yacht Fails ; also every description of Wood and Iron Frame Awnings,for Storm,Galleries, Office», ßtsamboata, etc., at moderate pribest: EVERY DESCRIPTION OF' CA-lvrF FÜDEHSTITTJR.E, BUCH A3 Portable Camp Cots, Chairs, Stools, Always on baud in apy quantity. ALSt^BYBRY DESORIPrtON OF American. Foreign & Fancy Flags, 1 • • ' Steamboats' Skips' Burgees, JACK PESIXAIVIS, ETC. on ban- and made io order. Fall Ropes, Slings, etc., spliced and furfifahod at a momedt'À 'rfitice.' lJlodÈfc <?f é^ery description strapped. TRUNKS NEATLY COVERED. N B.—Particular attention paid to getting up, in superior style and finish, a 1 sorts of Plain or Fancy Embroidered ^ijk, tflsgs or Banners, for Military or other Companies; and also to the MatiBfaétnrin^ ef<7îrtûir" Tertts, having had much ex^nriencp in that îfn»$. AU articles of Canvass will be warranted proof ajptinist Wt'of nov2-y TH0S. k ÄLEV Si CO., No. o, PEIIDIPO street ; (ADJOtfrtNO m A whio EtriLDtSO^ OPflCE, No. 1J48, GKAVlEII STKEET, NEW ORLEANS, LA. OiriuI.ir Sä# Mills, StatlOuar» and Portable Steam Epines, Ùiriular: Cross Cut Mill mn i . hu - ley Saws, Corn Mills, Whea,t Mills, And Roltînl» A-pparatus, ßhafting Puliies AhdBblfing. ail niwcRrrt'Bws or vi,antaiiy.v «îachinbky and A G II I C jU.jf, T V R A JL : IMPLEMENTS wlijkekp constantly on iiand a full Bupply of cane cams, planta tion and r'6'ad wagons, timber wkmls an d WHlïMLB arrows, Froth the well known 'Fsétory of JOSHUA HOOr.ET, WIIEKL,Ntl, VA WR have conner:tnd with esten^ive Foundries and Machine Shops in St. Louis, Louisville, Cin cinnati and Pittsburg, throii^h' Wbittfi we are pr* pa.TBd to contract for any él|ts» of mafcbinery, on most fav'oi'abl« terms, and deliver abywhu'e north •if New Oi leatis, free of freight'. T«0S. Ii. j BODLEY & CO. oct21^j| , „tl i . • . : i JYOTSCE. r rfIE undersigned have renewed their JL former Partnership, and will tranpact buai ness under the Dime 6t STEVENS & SEYMOUR, at their old stand, Nos. 86, and 98 Comme» gt., (ijiposite the Oity Hotel. E. R. STEVENS, Per W,. Ii. setmoüb. ' W.E.SEYMOUR. N ew ôktiïakb, Julyi 1,1885. y !8 PAPER, STATIONERY , : • —AND—— FANCY :GO ODS. Warehouse, Nos. !)ß and 98 Common St. VÏ7E are now receiving by almost every V V arrival a large stock of PRINTING, WRITING AND WRAPPING PAPER, PAPER BA63, BLANK BOOKS, STATIONERY of ajl kinds, ■ J And FANCY GOODS. lUceived par steajner Evening Mar and ship Freedom,-^- , 41 onset CAP and LETTER PAPER. 4(1 reams COTTON SAMPLING PAPER. 10 cases SCHOOL SLATES. 2oo dozen WHIiSTEK'S SPELLING ROOKS. 160,H00 PAPER BAGS, all sizes, from X to 25® COMBS, NWEDDHS,' PINS, TOOTII BRUSHES, And a general assortment Of F ANC* (;üOI)S. For sale at ^educed prices. STEVENS & SEYMOUR, julyl8 96. and 93 Common street. . Uissisxippi Hotel, 120... .„,C HART RES ST RE ET ...,12ft Corner of Sti Louis, \ st ew O Ii I. B A « S , LA, -\ fr. ? AUttKFîT, whnse furnished n.omi, Ch:ir ! i-Vx très strati.between St. Louis and Taulouss«, »«re so weh knoWn, ban just opened the .Missis fippi Hotel, No. 120 Chartres street, corner of St. LouU- j i ,,i TRAVELERS wilt find in the above establish ment FURNISHED ROOMS, at moderate pHcn; they may also have the^r MEALS, by the day or by the week. All Till meet with that comfort which, for ten years ha,3 been.found ia AcoaRT'3 Housa. oct29-3a N. 0. ADVERTISEMENT w. i hxi...v J. m. LAPEtr .r*.... < ...,^, bfcothi!». l'IKE, LA FEV RE k ßltOTUEtt, BANKERS, DEALERS IB (JH'ill FOREIGN & DOMESTIC EXCHANGE, BONDS, STOCKS, COIN AND J XJTSTOXTRREISrX ISTOXESi OFEICE ON CAMP STREET, • i ir Between Canal and Common Streets, New Orleans, X,a. dec!7-y i.i. WAKRÏN. T. W. OBAWtOBIli wiicRGs & (umroitii, I (SucoeBsors to Warrçn, Giltmore b Co.,) COTTON FACTORS ——ANDr~ i COMMISSION MERCHASTS No. a» CARONDELBT STRKKT, julyll-fim* NRW ORl.RANB, Ï.A. R. PRITCHARD.i [Formerly I'riichard A Piqwe-.j COTTON FACTOR —-and— ' ï ''"M COMMISSION MERCHANT, Kio. 58 Carondelet^ Street, NEW ORLEANS, LA. tW - Libera;! Cash Advances and Sdppties ttorJ nithed on consignments of Cotton, 8uf»r,:4ic., t<} his address. References t.- ! fdqda 4 kii .is .i y \ r~' > PlivB, L apeyrk a B hothek Baton Rouge,'La. J New Öflean^, La. BugS-Om '' if) vl j MAYER BROTHERS, Crescent City Steam Tobacco Works i t ■ . : : r .! M ! ! Nos, 49 and 51 lafayeite street, Sales ICooin—TVo. 51 TcEioufiitouSas St. • _ -^.+ 4 '' ' -I-' MAYER BROTHERS, No. 51TCIIOUJMTOIJJL AS STREET, BETWEEN PpYI>RAS AND NATCHEZ, , Sew Orloanw, ta. , dkalkkü in Leaf a chewing,& manufacturers of Smoking Tobacco and Cigars. $*}, A heavy well selected stock constantly on hand. V : july29-tf NEW ORLEANS" CARPET WAREHOUSE, 19 CHARTRES STKEET, CTiTo n ' K "oil Itetwccn Ciuial und (Justr-mhousc. We have on tftnd and are receivln^'a laf^w a^éortment of CARPETING OF ALL KINDS, •. SUCH AB— , , , .j ' MEDALLION, VELVET, WILTON, BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY, 3-rLY„. ".i r ; -, t INCîRAIN, VENETIAN, ■ ' , f HEMP, COTTAGE, &0(, FLOOR OILCLOTHS, or all widths and qualities. MATTING, White checkered and fancy. WINDOW SHADES, Cornices and Bands. „ TABLE ami PÎANO COVERS, RUGS, MATS, , , j ENAMEL CLOTHS, Of various qualities and colors. COCOA MATTING aöd MATS, HAIR CLOTH, &c., &c. All of which we offer at moderate advanceK on manufacturer's priceg, j^>r èasA,, ' •• aug8-]y A. BHOUSSEAU & CO. FANCY «00DS ! FAXCYGOODS!! GUÉBLÉ & GOURSAUD, 1 37 ...c »nttl Stre«t...137 DIRECT IMPORTERS OF FRENCH, ESULISII «te GKRMA.V FANCY GOODS, RIBBONS, HOSIERY, <fcO. WE WOULD RË8PECTHJ LLY inform country buyoi-v, that we are now prepired to show them the most complete and best selected ptoc|t of. FANCY GOODS in this city. A full a Mortifiant of berlin ZEPHYRS—warranted. belts and buck lks. combs and brushes, of all sorts. THE BEST FRENCH COffSETS, FRENCH PERFUMKRIE8, AÄd KID GLOVES. A full Mnoof I ,ii IIRESS TRIMMINGS, BUTTONS, ETC. Coine and examine our splendid stock, which has been selected by otir Mr. GUÉBLE himseif, lu Paris and Germany, so we may recommend it for the quality and taste of the goods, as well as the ASTONISHINGLY LOW PRICES, We are enabled to sel! them for. PURCHASE HOUSE fit PARIS : NO. 12 FAUBOURG POISSOINNIERB. GUÉBLÉ & GOURSAUD, i 137 Canal street, «eptSÛ Touro Buildings J I ! j ! .'ïtii'ihd ti "• GENERAL NEWS. The Supreme Court of Illinois has sustained the,State Treasurer io re fusing to pfLy the Legislature in gold. The De» Moihes Railroad is to be completed to Des Moibes. Ia., by'Deo. tf 180®. A will was disallowed in Berlin, Mass., lately on the ground that it wps dictated by a " spiritual medium.'' Iq Iowa 4,438 acres of land were taken up for settlement in September. Strong'efforts arfl being made for rtie*reléaée öf'ejt-ßenator Yülee from Fort fttlkski. I Mr.il^esar, a Swiss natuffcligt, has declared af'tej investigation, that small m of the carp species have been foiind in arfesla'n wells two hundred ifeet deep, i They have fine large eyes, which- is not fcta «asö generally with subterranean fist). The^New England factories are run ning night and day, and are unable to obtain sufficient operatives >v 1 til : ,.f The population of Tunis iB 2,000, 000 souls, of Whom the great propor tion aje Mahomedans, about 50,000 Jews,'and (>,000 Christians. William Johnson, brother of Pres* dettt J^Hrlsob, died at Velasco Texas on the 30th inst. He had lived at Velasco for many years. He was a fp£cjiiîùpt;by trade, but was Collector at Velasco at th& time of his death. _2 . i '»il! ^ In Bangor, Me., female barbers are atf the rage Richmond papers say Kirby Smith tobk the ämfiesty oath at Lynchburg. Henry Ward Beecher has reiterated the conservative sentiments of his late political sermon in a public address at Brooklyn, Beecher is indorsed by Rév.' Dr. Storrs. f i , ■; J i , "\ The largest canal in the world is one jn, China, commenced iu the tenth ctntpry. It passes oyer two thousand tu'ileà and' through forty-one cities. Admiral Porter is now engaged in te «stablishirig the NaVal Aoademy at Äiinapoli», Msrylandi The class of tuidsbipma» just entering numbers ^ // • ■ ; T^ie removal of the miscellaneous portraits from one of the galleries at ELattiiptoh CoüH: Palàce, England, to the Cartoon Galléries, disclosed a se riea of decoiîativa tapestries on the Walls, which are of the latter part of the seventeenth century. "  li— bbdgët o# 1 F ün .— The dove was the first newspaper-carrier, when one mw^ng it went out and fetched a leaf for 1 'îïoah. It contained a par agraph on the weather, notifying him that the heavy storm had subsided. 'I "Old Bambleboe," was the cogno men^ Mr. T., of Newport. He gain ed the title from (he fact of his catch ing a bumblebee one day, as he was Shingling his barn, and in attempting to destroy the insect with his hatchet, cut off the ends of his thumb and fore finger, letting the insect go unharmed. Uncle T , in one of his oblivious freaks nailed his left arm so firmly between two boards of a fence he was putting up, that l^e bad to call for assistance to get èitrîciited from his self-impris onment. He once 1 put a button on a gate instead of the post. But the rarest freak of all was when be ran through the streets, with his hands about three feet asiinder, held before him, begging the passers-by not to disturb-'him, as be had got the mea sure of 8! doorway with him. Human Life .—Hope writes the poetry <jf the boy, but memory that of the man: Man looks forward with smiles; bnt backward with eighs. Such is the wise providence of Heavert. The cup of life is sweeter at the britn, the flavor is impaired as we drink deeper, and the dregs are made bitter that we may not struggle when the cup is taken from our lips. ;n •/ j fc-i» » ; .- » —~ Conditional Forgiveness.—A negro about dying, was told by his minister that he must forgive a certain darkey, against whom he seemed to entertain very bitter feelings. "Yes, sah," be replied, " If I dies, I forgive dat Bigg ; but if I gets well, dat nigg must take care." 1-iT" A New York paper »ays : "A person high ifi authority" asserts that it jg "all nonsense to elect member« to the Legisla ture at Albany ; for it is much cheaper to bay them after the electiou ia over."