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THE NEW ERA.
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NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH
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Otffc FLAG!
FREE TRADE—LOW 1)1 TIES NO PERT—SE
PARATION FROM HANKS ECONOMY RE
TRENCHMENT \NI) STRICT ADHERENCE
I O THE CONSTITITION.
Till*: LA DIFS IT, AST,
Which wo havo chronicled from day to day,
was closed last night with a perfect hurra of <!e- !
li-ht. “ ljctscy and tlu Babi< were there — Of
Bunneville was there — these beautiful guls were
there—tin* beaux were there—but the ugly, jeal
ous old fellow of the Courier was not there. Its
u*‘!l lor him, for he would have been so affected
with tlu* attentions shown us by the sweet and
lively ladies, that all II* intish’s •• .Sulphur Wa
ter'1 would not have eured him. Oh, hut it is
pleasant to he surrounded with sneli a halo of
beauty as was congregated at the Masonic Hall
during the past week. And such a trophy as we
here oft from the Feast night before last would
have made Mahomet sigh. It was a hoquet of
flowers, presented us by a charming young lady, :
as much superior to one of his Itourts as wo are i
handsomer and wittier than that man who keeps :
tn his office gunpowder and sulphur water—wc •
don’t say who it is. though.
PROFESSOR DE BONNEVILLE.
]Nt)t having seen our friend for some days, we
took a walk on I hursday evening round to lh«*
Church whero lie was lecturing to a select Hass,
where we found a subject undergoing various < v
periments, among which was that of reading with
closed and blindfolded eyes. We placed the
thumb ofeacli hand over the closed eyes of the sob
joci. and then, in that situation she would readily
read, and describe, minutely, pictures that were
placed in her hands. If in any difficulty she
placed the object against her forehead when she
would readily decypher it. We are gratified to
state that incredulity if fast giving way before the
wonderful experiments of I)<> Bonneville.
SCARCITY OF SHIP CARPENTERS.
1 lie Philadelphia Impiirer of Tuesday says_
“ At thp present time a great demand exists for
snip carpenters, in consetpience of the increase of
work at all the ship yards on the Delaware. The
wages of the useful artizans is $1 per diem,
which is au advance of 7~) cents a week on those
given in the years 1842 and ’43; hut notwith
standing this fact, hut few of ihe yards have a
full complement of men adequate to the cheering
prosperity which is every where perceptible.”
THE WAR WITH MEXICO
For our own part we have become sick with
this parrot ery, and with seeing the papers con
tinually filled with speculations, and counters
speculations, with “ movements of troops,” and
grandiloquent descriptions of the change of posi
tion of every company of United Stales troops,
that may he ordered by the Government, as if it
were the marching of the •• Grand Army” of
Napoleon, against the Russian Autocrat. Gen.
Gaines lias made some small requisition on the
Governor of Louisiana for a few militia men, and
hereupon the whig press, headed by the National
Intelligencer, true to its instinct and vocation, sets
itself to find fault, and misrepresent the whole
matter. \\ e care not to follow them in their de
vious windings, and cross tracks, hut shall content
ourselves with the simple approval of the meas
ures pursued by the Government, in the prompt
anil efficient action it has taken to secure peacea
ble possession of the Texan territory, and the pre
vention of the possibility of a war with Mexico.
To show the otter absurdity of the happening
of that contingency, we extract a few paragraphs
from the last mails. And first from the New Or
leans Bee :
i iih irni!-;iiM oy mn auinoriucs oi Yucatan
to join tin* Mexican Government in a war against
the United .States is an important fact, that can
not fail to exercise a political influence on current
events. 11 shows at least that the feeling of hos
tility, which is so clamorous against this country
at the capital, does not extend to the remote De
partments. The province of Yueaton has ever
been distinguished for its liberal notions. It
fought against Santa Anna, and resisted the os
tahlishment of Centralism successfully. And (or
some time past, its position has been one of almost
entire independence of the General Government.
The event is no doubt within the recollection ol
onr readers, that during the revolution which
broke out there several years ago, Yucatan formed
an alliance with Texas, and co operated with tiic
Texiao fleet, under Commodore Moore, in wa
ging war upon Mexico. The population, we are
told, are superior as a great mass to the rest of
the. Mexicans. The proportion of whites, of the
European Spanish blood, among them is greater,
and education is more extensively diffused. The
people of that province have shown a decided ca
pability for self government, hut their remoteness
has prevented tire exercise of an infloenre that,
if exerted, might yet redeem Mexico. Consider
ing the character and the position of Yucatan, it
is not at all surprising that the public authorities
have refused 'heir sanction tu the hostilities against
the United States. \Ye should rather expect
them to favor than to oppose the progress of An
nexatinri. The same leeling, to a great extent
no doubt, pervades the liberal and enlightened
classes throughout Mexico. They are conscious
of the total incompetence of the Mexican rabble
to govern themselves; and lamenting the certain
ruin which turbulence and anarchy are bringing
on their country, would gladly wclnmo the ex
tention of American institutions, and rejoice to
see the “ area of freedom” advancing its boun
dary South of Tehuantepec.”
\Ve now copy from the .New Orleans I’ cayune
of the 18th. This news is rather startling:
FROM MATAMORAS.
The steam schooner Augus a, Captain Gillette,
arrived here yesterday from the month of the Rio
Grande, whence she sailed on the 12th inst-mt. V
letter has hern received in town by her, from a
responsible source in Matamoras. dated the Gth
instant, whieh throws some faint light upon the
movements in that quarter.
The general in command at Matamoras rr '•«iv< d
intimation, thmngh Senor Arrangoiz. *»t* the in
tended movement of the troops of the United
Slates up .11 tin* “disputed territory." We do
not know whether this general be the same Senor
(.i irein \\ ho, s min weeks since being ordered to
build a fort lo protect the city, •• selected a soft
sp.t, where the digging was easy, and set his
men to work." We presume it is the same m m,
t»s we learn that every point on the Rio Granite
assailable by our troops has been declared by him
to he nearly, if not perfectly, protected.
The information which we gave in this paper of
tin* 1st inst. is confirmed by this arrival, Gene
ral Arista, with his starving, unpaid, ami d< sort
ing troops, •mioiinting to about 3.U00 men. whom
wi* lelt at Monterey, was advanning east, and had
reached on the 1‘ith inst. within a day’s march ot
Maiamoras. General Paredes, whom we men
tinned as being at San Unis Potosi, hut about to
march on Monterey with four or five thousand
men. is now said to he actually on the move lor
the latter roly, whence he will continue his rnutp
to Maiamoras. or other points higher up on the
river, General Ganna, tjo. is op his wav to tin*
same frontier line, with o.UUU troops, as is re
ported. | in so three bodies compose the army of
in.000 men. we presume, of whose advance upon
(den. Taylor so many idle rumors have been cir
culated. Thai they are not as yet quite prepared
to measure arms with the United States troops,
and do not intend at present crossing the Rio
Grande, we think may he interred from the facts,
that rn> general in-chief has yet been named fur
the conduct of a campaign, nor have any contracts
vet been entered into for provisions and other ne
cessary supplies lor so large a force.
Information has been received by the Augusta,
tint (urn. BustaiuPitte has been ordered by the su
preme government into New Mexico,hut in what
capacity we are not informed.
The Washington (Texas) News of the 7ili
instant, inlorms its that intelligence has been re
ceived at the "A ar Department that no rcinfurce
iiienis have been made to the Mexican troops on
the Rio Grande. Those already there arc re
ported wholly unprepared for a campaign. As
CMtal. they arc neither paid, clothed, nor fed
The Mexican citizens of San Antonio are said to
he highly gratified at the prospect of the protec
tion to he afforded them by the forces of the Uni
ted Slates, as well against the irregularities of
the Texans, so often necessarily quartered upon
them, as also against the Mexicans from .beyond
the Rio Grande.
» ertly, we have great cause to he alarmed.
As we said before, we most cordially approve
oi the measures taken by the Government at the
present crisis, and we feel highly gratified to see
tire spirit with which tlie people have seconded
tire Government. From the prompt action of the
authorities ol Louisiana, we have no doubt, that
if it was required, an army of 10U.000 men could
Ire obtained in the \ alley ol the .Mississippi alone,
all ready armed and equipped, in less Ilian sixty
days, that Would be willing to march to the Rio
Ilravo, and further if necessary. With these
l.rcts before us, and they are as well known to the
Mexican authorities as to us, we say there is no
danger of a “ war with Mexico,”
IION. R. .1. WALKER.
I ho Washington Union of Tuesday, in repel
i ling some unjust insinuations against tire official
] character of Mr. Walker, gives utterance to the
j following, which must he gratifying to every de
mocrat, and true lover of Ins country :—
“ We may as well here brush away some of
j *Le other charges against Mr. Walker, which
j have bet.n urged from other quarters. It has been
i intimated that lie received his mileage as a Sena
tor at tire special session in March last. This is
the reverse of the truth, lie respectfully, but
i u ithmit any censure (express or implied) of oth
; ers, declined receiving any portion of the mileage.
He is charged with “Native Americanism” in
j his principles. Mr. Walker has always opposed
this heresy ; and when it was attempted in the
Senate to prolong the term of naturalization, lie
| encountered the project by introducing a lull to
reduce the term of uaturaiizalion to two years, as
i originally fixed in the first law upon the subject,
! during the administration of General Washington.
; 1 Ic has also,as Secretary of the Treasury.confer
red several appointments on naturalized citizens.
It is, lastly, intimated that lie is “a Ingot m re
ligion. It is true that Mr. Walker, at an period
id Ins life, expressed a preference (which remains
J iinchaiigeu) in favor of Hie Methodist church,
Iml lie is no bigot. He has appointed men of all
j religious denominations to office—Catholic, as
well as Protestant.”
COMMERCEOFTHE UNI FED STATES.
The Washington correspondent of the N. V.
Courier makes tlie following statement of the
1 commerce of the United States for the year end
ing, SUth June last: —
; The total value of imports for the
1 ^ year, ending 30th June, 1815, is $119,512,006
i The total value of exports for the
year, ending 30th June, 1845, is 107,891,622
Excess of imports,
'I he total exports of specie for the
year, ending 30th June, 1845, is
; The total imports of specie, tor the
year, ending 30th June, 1815, is
Excess of exports of specie.
§11,020,981
$8,477, r-31
3.952.233
$4,515,418
, ANOTHER FRANK E. RIVES AFFAIR,
Rut with more cause. It will be recollected
that Rives, in order make money out of and for
! the Petersburg Company, tore up the rails of the
Portsmouth Rail R -ad, and disanled the bridgeat
Maroarettsville, leaving it standing, that the cars
might run upon it, and then plunge passengers
! and ail in the river below. This took place in
January of 1811. hut it was perpetrated by an
ex-member of Congress, to gratify the base pas
siori of avarice, and nothing was said about it.
I lie outrage recorded below is perpetrated by an
injured and abused set of men, whose properly is
destroyed by the engines of an incorp >rated corn
- panjr, which refuses all redress, anil they arc
, branded as “ lawless rnen,” and the whole inhab
itants of Cong Island arc denounced f<r their acts,
as “ odious to the whole community.”
“ St'*nrr<- such r iflereme th rc rhotilH he.
’Twixl tweedledum and twc<vl|o dee.’*
We copy from the Boston Boston ;_
“ On the L<mx Island flail Hand, Inst Friday
night, at a place called .Millville, about fox y
miles from Brooklyn, a large body of men assem
bled and drove off the watchman who resisted
their attempts to tear up the track. Having now
free senpc »h»y proceeded »o tear op the track jn
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four rti lie rent places, ami then hewed off tlio up
rights ut lIn* bridge, which, with a high em
bankment, carried the.rail read across a deep ra
vim* at that |*«»int of the line. I’lie bridge was
tmt entirely cut down, hut left in such a way that
a trains id ears might run on and tall down in the
gull below, it they escaped an overturn from the
embankment »»n either side. So benevolent an
intent was frustrated by the company’s agents,
w ho eommeneed ri pairing the track at once, ami
tfi-e ample muice to prevent any train passing at
full speed to this dangerous spot. As the bridge
could nut to* repaired in sc son to allow a passage
of trains on Saturday, a shilling of mails and bag
gage was made from the regular train to another
on the opposite side of the ravine. Such pro
ceedings as thuso of Friday night can have no
other cfleei than to make that p..rt of Long Island
ami its inhabitants odious to tin* whole communi
ty as the abode of lawless men.”
A IK) FT I'D CITIZENS.
Although the Natives profess to bo terribly
alarmed lest foreigners should do something terri
ble to the country, we find them among the fiist
to spring forward at her cal!. 'Hip German com
panies uf Orleans, promptly offered their services
to the country, and the following shows that the
Irish citizens arc shoulder to shoulder with them.
\ oLl'STEERS.—A meeting of tin* Irish citizens
of New Orleans was called last evening, at No.
200 Tchinipitotilas street, for llu* taking the ne
cessary measures preparatory to the organization
of one or more companies of volunteers for Texas,
f lu* call seemed to he enthusiastically responded
to. We dropped in about 8 o’clock, and think
there were then present between four and six
hundred of the hold and ardent sons of the Gem
ol the Sea.—,'V. O. JfJJ’crsimian.
THE HOMICIDE IN WASHINGTON.
In order to a perfect understanding of the (rase
we have given, below, tin* affidavit of Bailey,
who was with Mr. Kendall before, and at the time
In* was >di!>l. by F.lliotl. From reading it, we an*
convinced that it is true—there is no irrascibilily
of bitterness of feeling in it. With this state
ment we shall forego all further notice of the case,
until it shall come up for regular trial in Decem
ber next.
The fidlowinc; is the deposition rtf .Mr. Jnitiali
Haile;/, taken Inj Justice Cinddard mnl J\Inr
sr.ll, which was referred to in the arguments
in this case :
District of Columbia, Count;/ of Wash
ington, to roil.—On tins 20ih day „t: August,
lfe l.'j, wo 1$. Is.. .Worst'll and .1. II. Goddard, jus
tier.* of the peace in and lor said county, did go to
the dwelling house ol’Josian Bailey, in said coun
tv ; and, alter said Bailey being sworn on the
Holy Evang.-ly of Almighty God, he, the said
Dailey, did depose and say : Kendall and myself
met here, in front of our house, about 5 o'clock,
p. m., on the 18th mst. Wo walked up to the
corner of 14th street, at James’s. Elliott was
coining across the street from towards Purdon’s.
I proposed to stop until he came up ; and I asked
him if he would roll a game of ten pins with us.
lie said that he would not. lie said that he had
been instilled at Mr. Burch’s. I asked him how
it was. lie saitl that the alley had been taken
away from him. I asked him who by. He said
l>V Mr. Harrimanand Dr. Humphreys. He ex
plained how it was. | remarked, that it was not
Mr. Burch’s fault — it was his own ; if it had been
me, I would have kept the alley. He said that
he did not wish to make a blackguard of himself.
I told him I thought it was his right. Kendall
then remarked that it was cowardice. Kendall
then asked ns to go and lake some soda-water._
'Phe three of ns walked in. Elliott said he did
not wish anything. Kendall walked up to the
counter, and took a glass with myself. I took
my glass and drank it down directly. Kendall
drank his very slow, and was telling Henry Mc
Pherson what had passed between ns when we
were out o| doors. He told McPherson that El
liott was such a damned coward as to give up his
alley. Elliott stepped up, and said he was a
damned liar, and was no gentleman. Kendall
j said to him it was oidy a joke ; and Elliott re
! marked that be <;id not like such jokes, or lan
! gunge to that amount. Some little talk went on
! then, with angry words—more so than before,
which I do not remember—when Kendall told
McPherson that Elliott was a damned coward._
Elliott was walking towards the door. The
words dunned coward, damned liar and no gen
tleman, were repeated two or three times_the
first by Kendall and the two last l>y Elliott. El
: mill, nni!' mwaron tvenuail. KflHj.'llI still had
j tho glass in his hand. Kendall set his glass
dmvn, and they earne towards each other, ^erv
dose up. I caught hold of Kendall. McPherson
took hold of Elliott. McPherson and myself told
them that they should not fight thero_that they
must go out of doors if they wanted to fight.—
Elliott then walked up to the counter, and laid a
saw down on the counter, that he had in his hand,
about a foot long. It was about an inch and a
half wide near the. handle, and went down ton
point nearly. I did not see him pick the saw up
lie had no saw when lie went in. As my hack
was towards Elliott, and my face towards Ken
i daII, we all three walked towards the door.—
] hen Elliott leaned against the counter opposite
the door that opens on I Itii street. Kendall and
myself stood in the door. Kendall then had some
little conversation with him, the particulars ol
which I cannot remember, and remarked that the
first time that he met him in the street he would
thrash him, or words to that amount. Each ol
them said some few words after that, and Elliott
told him that if lie (Kendall) would send to him.
he would fight him in a gentlemanly manner._
Kendall told him that lie would take a cowhide
and cut the skin off of him. Elliott told Ken
dall the reason that he would lake that course,
he could not get a gentleman to art with him.—
I then stepped up to him and told him that I
would act with Kendall in anything. When I
asked him to recall that—that j considered rnvsell
a gentleman—he said that he would not, hot re
j tused to do it, I was with Kendall at the time,
and took it as a personal reflection. Some angry
words passed between us, which I do not retneni
her. I s' rue!; him with my left hand, I did not
strike him very hard. I had a largo ring on rny
little linger at the time, and I must have hit him
with it and blacked his eye. I shook my fist fit
Iih face before | struck him. He said romething
aS nit niv striking torn when he was not propar
ed. lie walked up ton looking glass in a ease.
’ looking at his eye, and said he would settle with
me het ire night, Some little conversation went
j on between the three of us. Kendall and I then
walked up to the ten-pm allpy. | mentioned
what had happened to Mr. Burch’s son. Kcn
i dnll and I then walked into the alley where they
! were rolling. After I had been there a little
* while, | <*3rne out again jnto the front room, Mr
mliiuwuuw jiu |iMiiwnPii.i.raH,! )U>.rig> — nn-wr-tJUggr: I
Burch’s son met me there, and said Rlliott had
into a hank and went down as far as Frank
I avlor telling Ijienti-nant Munn that he would
lie hack directly. Hnreh then said. “ ho has
none to gel a revolver.” [Tl;e defendant’s coun
sel excepted to this part of the evidence.] I
then went into the alley, and told Kendall what
I had heard. Kendall, llirriman, Purdon, and
myself, then rolled three games together. Du
ring the rolling, | rolled had. Kendall com
menced running me nhont being afraid of Elliott’s I
revolver. I told him that I was sorry for what '
! had done—that I was too quick. We went
out of the alley. Fdliotl was standing at the
eornor of James’s, lie had his right hand in
his poeket, and in Ids left hand In* had an iron
stick o| some kind, which I took to he a cane rille.
lie was standing about two or three feet from the
door on 14th street. Just before I got to him.
Dr. Miller stepped up to him. and was talking to
him. Kendall was walking down with meat the
time. Kendall was next to Rlliott, and I was
next to tin* curbstone. As I got up to him. I
stepped out from behind Kendall,and towards El
liott, and told him I was ready to settle that mat
ter. I was io a perfectly good humor, and think
I addressed him by the name id" Rufe. FJliolt
looked very angry. lie made an answer, hill I
did not understand it at the time; hut since,
I have understood that it was, “ You have got
vour partner w ith you.” Kendall did not stop.
He walked on. As I passed by. I heard Dr. Mil
ler make some r. mark, and I turned round. Elli
ott hud the skirt of his coat raised ; and as I turn
ed. he dropped his skirt, still bidding his hand in
his poeket. I made the remark In Kendall, when I
got up to him, that it was not worth while to no
tice Elliott. We went on across the street, lie
followed us into the street a little way—about a
quarter-way across the avenue. I think Win.
McPherson then came out and stopped him.
W i 11 ia in and ( barbs McPherson then came across
'lie street to where we were. Wo started to go
down to the Iloilo boat house. Kendall said it
: was their drill evening, and asked me to go w ith !
i them. 'I'llis remark was made in the ten-pin al
I ley, before we started out ; and we left the ten
; pin alley to go to the boat-house. ’1'he two Me
1 horsuns joint'd us on the other corner, and Wil- 1
liatn sail! lliat Elliott wanted him to takp a part I
in it. I took that to moan that Klliott wanted
him to net as a messenger between 03. I told
iiim to tell Klliott that i! ho Would come over on
1 the commons, I would take a brickbat and lie
; wight have his revolver. 'This was after Mo
1 Pherson remarked that Elliott was armed. After
some little conversation, Kendall said he would go
over and take his arms away from him. This
was after McPherson said lie was armed. Ken
dall then started—McPherson stopped him. Ken
dall started again ; McPherson caught him a sec
ond time. Kendall struck at him, and went across
ihe street. I did not hear him say that he would
; go across the street and thrash him. I had my
, hack towards ihe street, facing the Franklin en
gine-house, talking to ihe McPhersons. I heard
ihe report ot a pistol, as I thought, lint since have
, iieard it was only a cap. I ran over towards where
ihey were at. Just before I got there, Elliott shot
| again. 1 was about twenty feet from Elliott. I saw
I Kendall tall. lie tell on his knees first then on his
; ace. Elliott left Kendall, and then turned towards
me, and we both advanced towards each other._
Elliott fired at me; I cannot tell exactly the dis
tance at the time between us. 1 was very much
excited. He was on the flag footway, and came
towards me. I was in the street. I then stoop
ed down to pick up a stone after tin* first fire at
me. I got a vpry small one. I suppose it was
about the size of a common hickory nut. As 1
raised, lie fired again, and I threw the stone at
him. 'Plie stone struck a hack on 14th street
near F oiler's. I stooped down again to net a
s'one. He fired a third time at me, and I felt
something sting me—a kind of numbness in my
arm. I raised again. He was standing on the
curbstone, on the same side of Fuller’s. He
^napped the pistol at me again. The cap did not
burst. I was very close to him at the time. He
then ran into Fuller’s. I thretv the stone at him
i that I had in my hand. It struck inside the door.
\\ lien I first ran at Elliott, I ran with the inten
tion of catching him. I had r.o stone or weapon
of any kind. After the first fire at me, I picked
up a stone with the intention of hitting him; and
ns he fired each time, lie would retreat from me to
wards I* oiler’s. He had got with his face towards
i me, and his back towards Fuller’s. Kendall said
nothing at any time alter the affair at James’s of
thfi time he was shot. I was with him all the
! time, and if he had got any, I think, I should
have known it. The cane fell about the time
■hat Kendall fell. Kendall, Elliott, and myself
had all been very intimate up to that time. I
had no idea the 'title difficulty in James’s store
would lead to an interruption of our former friend
ship, or end in anything serious, until. I heard
l‘.limit had armed himself. Then I thought some
tiling serious would grow out of it, as I had never
i known him to have a revolver before ; hut he had
generally carried a Bowie-knife. F have frequent
ly seen f irn with it since his return from Arkansas,
; and conversed with him about carrying it. We
l were at school together, and our friendship was
i of long standing. Does not recollect ofever hav
ing used anv threats against Elliott, until the
i night alter I was wounded. Then I was in a
i great deal of pain ; and some person by my bed
side said that Elliott would get off—that he had
; very influential friends, and that they had em
ployed General Jones, and that he would bn like
ly to get off. I then said that, if the law would
let him tiff. 1 did not think that I would let him
"IT. F may have, when I was in a great deal of
pain, used stronger language towards Elliott ;
hut F do not recollect it, if I did, it was immediate
ly after the occurrence.
IS THIS SAGACITY ?
'Fite following instance of sagacity in a dog,
which displayed itself on the occasion of a fire in
Albany a few days ago, is related by the Argus
of that rity :
A spirited sagacious dog, that has attached her
; self to Engine No. 9. was s»en. while the Com
pany was giving down nobly, as nobly endeavor
ing to prevent the waste of water from the hose,
sometimes hv placing her mouth and then her
j paws tip.in the leak ? These sagacious efforts
I were witnessed by hundreds.
NEW OFU EANS IN THE HOG DAYS.
The Picayune of the 17th, thus daguerreotypes
New Orleans: —
“Well, here we are in the ides of August,
with a superfluity of sun and not the firs-t symp
j tom of an epidemic. Building are rising aril the
river is falling ; the thermometer is about 93 de
gtees ; the Mexican fevrr still higher ; mosquitoes
are busy as bees, and at the present time much
rn<>re numerous than sudors ; business is as doll
as the woman’s knife that would not ent hotter
unless |t war. heated, and cheese (the only thing
retaining a duo degree of animation) is as lively
as a parly of Highland dancers. Business. ;,h
business, is at a perfect stand mill ; whilst thVl'a
dies, having divested themselves of their siavs
and relinquished light lacing, arc ‘ g(»in<r it’ in
gowns, ‘with a perfect loosen csss.’ ’*
CAUDLE LECTURES.
Sally Ann Lockjaw writes to the editor of tho
Htooklyn Star, in relation to ihc Candle Lectures
• I most sav I don’t see the joke in them though
my husband does—the brute!’
THE DUEL.
“ The day is come, \ illolon. the long expected
day of my revenge, and if J fail not, in threp hours
Irom this, Paul St. Rvremont shall lie as lifeless
and rold as the dark, damp soil, we soon shall
trend.”
“ Have yon no fear. Lnigi ?” exclaimed Ville
ton, “ as to the termination of this affair ? You
may fall, and if you do, what is left for me but
misery and madness ! ”
bear not lor me. There', take my hand.”and
as Lnigi spoke, he extended it to Villeton; “how
is it ? is it cold or hot? does it tremble, or is it
firm?”
“ It is cold and firm ?’’
“ I' if01 with strength of purpose,” exclaimed
Lugi. I shall kill him. Is every thing pre
pared for nor departure?’’
“ Every thing.”
“And the ground lies on our road to Marseilles.
There is no doubt of escape; before they can pos
sibly reach Paris with the body, we shall be be
yond pursuit.”
“ It is a fearful game you are playing. Luigi,”
said ^ i I Intun ; “ for t lie stake is life. Would that
it could be avoided.’’
“ It cannot he,” replied Lnigi. “ passionately.
He dies * Is the carriage ready ?’’
“ It is.”
“ Then let us lie gone : it grows towards day
light. Is Fanchette hehnv ?”
“ Slip is : in waiting.”
“ Then let us leave at once; the ground is dis
tant. and 1 would lie first on the spot. Have you
examined the pistols?”
I have; they are perfect.”
“ I'*** ns go.” Luigi led ihe way ; Villeton fol
lowed him. In a few minutes the three dashed
ahmer the streets of Paris as fast as four horses
eould carry them.
l.et ns pass to the chamber of St. F.vremont.
There were three persons there, Pan! St. Kvre
mont, his father, and the Marquis do Villecourt,
whom Paul had chosen as his second.
“ I know not why it is,” said Paul, breaking
silence, “but a sense of gloom pervades mv sniriT
I fear this duel.”
“ It cannot he avoided, my son,” returned his
father. “ the insult was too public. You must
fight.”
“ l be count is correct. Monsieur, yon must
fight : there is no help for it. As you directed,
pistols are the weapons.”
“There I have him.” exclaimed Paul, “he
eannot shoot: he is seareely able to hold one.
Courage! I shall kill him.”
“If you do not, he will kill you.” snid tho
Marquis, “ for \ illeton says he never saw a man
more vindictive.”
“ Well,” returned Paul, “ 1 am satisfied ; but I
tear I never shall see Paris again.”
“ This is folly.” said the? Count. “ Be cool
and y.ni have the game in your hands.”
“ W|lf>" I n^h the ground I shall he cool c
nough. Is it not time to start ?”
“ It is,” returned the Marquis, “ and beyond
it. Count ? ’ lie eontinued, turning to that per
son, “you still adhere to your determination of
not accompanying ns?”
“ 1 ,l"*” ^id old St. Evremont. “ Where is
the surgeon ?”
“ We are to stop for him,” replied the Mar
•jnis. tl I4ot us bo off."
In fifteen minutes they, too, were on their road
to the place of meeting.
lint a short square from the road, in a little
hollow surrounded by woods, about sunrise, stood
Luigi and Villeton.
I hey are long,” murmured Luigi. “ Per
I haps they will not comp.”
i “ 1 hf*nr ,l,n roll of wheels,” said Villeton,
“ perhaps it is them.”
! ,l is5 the carriage has stopped,” returned tho
• other.
tinnrniniiy turned on his heel to tho wood
pnt!1 I.y whirh Paul must approach the spot. As
tho ryes of the two rivals met. glances were ex
chanced, which produced on the part of ihe giv
ers entirely different effects. That of Paul
caused Luigi to draw himself up to hiR full
iiptght, while liiiigi'.s, it was observed, made tho
other tremhle in every limh. The long smould
ering fire of Italian hatred had leapt forth in that
h" k. Paul had never met hut one such before,
and it was strange, that that of Luigi, at that in
stant. so strangely reminded him of the last he
had ever encountered from Agatha Carracalia.
A.ter the usual courtesies were exchanged, while
'he principals stood apart, the seennds approach
ed each other, and finding that no compromise
could he effected, immediately proceeded to mea
sure the ground, as they did so, a black bird flew
to the top of a contiguous oak, and commenced
Hooding the air with song. It. now become ne
cessary to make a clmiop of weapons, as the sec
ond of each party had brought his own. A five
frank piece was thrown to decide it. Villetnn won.
he next step was to load them ; this was 6oon
done, rite surgeon in tho mean time, had pre
pared his instruments, and was standing with his
coat off looking coolly on. The seconds approach
ed the principals.
“ Are yon ready. Luigi?” ask Villeton with a
voice trembling with emotion.
I am. ’ was the stern answer. “ Regard
me ; he cool: thr re is no danger.” Villeton was
astonished ; he almost forgot that Luigi was a
woman.
‘‘Every thing is arranged,” said the Marquis
to Paul. J he distance is fifteen paces. Are vou
ready ?” 3
“ A moment, and f am.” said Paul. •• if [ fa||(
hear my word to Pauline. 'Pell her [ died with
Imr uppermost in my heart.” It was stran^o ho
did not think of Hertninio.
“ I will. I will,” said Villeeonrt. almost in
clined to think that Paul would fall; •• ho caltn,
he cool.”
•• Let it he over soon, then, returned Paul,
bncmcf ninipHf.
“ fJei.ilrn.cn are yon ready.” soul Villeton.
•‘ Up are. replied the Marrpiis.
“ Then jet your friend lake his position Count
de Berrosrat will lake his.”
Villeton’s voice was quite husky.
I heir men were placed and the weapons were
g.ven into their hands. The seconds walked
apart.
” Gentlemen” said V.llcfon, •' the words shall
he one-two—three—fire. You fire at the last
word. Are you rpady ?”
Paul *nd t.ojgj nodded assent