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From the Picayunc.
A SCENE AT NEW ORLEANS

Tom TIPPLE. pho liked VoIunteeyiap. bm
had disfnsie far actipe serpice.-" Yes. there
u are again" said Tom Triple, as he Yesterday
saw company OF gallant volunteers marching no
~ Charles street. the STA rs and s,ripes pruudly
hanniing over them. and fife and drum loudly
IT not ei"qnenly discoursing martial music;
there II are" said Tom :. and The old tune tn,
March !" the battle heldi'' Marching To the
battle field is all very well hut 0a,cbioo home
again. purvidng teller succeed in dmJgin the
Mexican copper bullets with The fever and sqpr
on his hack instead If his kuapsack, and a wooden
ley inS'ead ut material limb. amt hat IFS crack
eo up In he. There now. the time is chanoed 10
How happy's the soldier Yes. he's cosspd
happy. Amt he? They may tell that to the lack
iars--eveD The marines wont believe 'en Thee
haint M use al all in telling it Ia fpller like
me, what iived three monhs aiming The chapsual,
IN the hanks of The RIO Grande, on crackers anI
SAL pork, and what used up so much Of the latter,
'nr the want of summit better. that was afraid
10 I"'k sh"te IN the face. Yes, there's more Of
IT, Sings with the music l.
The star-spanglcd banner, and long NAV !, wave
Oer the land OF the fee and the home of the brave
HuTrar! that's all fust rate bni If van want that
ere nag " wave over The land of The free and the
home of the brave. why In h--ll do van take il to
Mex'cof Them ere greasers ainr free NOR brave,
u" no" yon can hX n /; s". you see, though the
- gnu, tuc sentiment amt 'DTODuatP.--
Now haint got no objection To yoIuoieerio. as
know on. amt no ways backward at that |
nave already Jlned eight companies took treats in
my turn IN each, besides d,ing the promiscuous
hfinkin ior 1" elve temperance volunteers. calls
'hai doing jolly business it's the puptry of the
pnrfessIon, as bill Mathews nsed 10 call it,
Marctiin To the battle field is all yefy we'll taken
IN The hgnrailve sensP-ihe vay members of Con
gTesS wishes Ia he understood ven they calls The
h"n"fahle gentleman wat spoke last a liar bu
ven II comes down to literal prose-ven fpllpr
converts himself. for eight dullars month. into
a hing To he cracked and shot, IFS not wor rs
cracked up to be by long shot Therefore,
say-"
say you are my prisoner" said rather
iFf"cl""s ''msIng gentleG,an, wearing leather
cap having red sash encrcng his waist and
ino"s'ache IN state Of jnvenilily on his upper
up you are my prisoner; You enrolled
y"nrs"li Ir my COMPANY. and drew rstions Tor six
days. Veil vot of IT," said Tnm Triple:
q" The hact " Congress says there halo, no On.
voluntary service in the w0luppp,a. sd claims
To he free and independent eiizen.'
crowd shortly cplIected around T,n and his
cap"r' Among whnm not less than half d zen
claimed i"n as having enrued hlmself in az
many different companies. He was delivered
over To the civil authorities for further dlspus-
lIUu.
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MIDSHIpMAN RoCFps

A letter Of the N o. Picayune from HavaD,
saws. :" M'dshipman r gers and his companon,
we're still 10 prism a, Vera Cruz. he aw,i,ino ne
trial as a spy He viii not be sent to Perote
The same letter says:
! a" told that The garrison at San Juan de Ulu,
mas been several Tunes on the puint of " mn
nnuncIng" fur want Of provisions There .'o
ah"ni i5'W mouths in the castle, and of ,beso
ahnnt 1000 are soldiers. In Vera Cruz the o,,
son. about 1900. are often on short cnnmons
C"umodore Cnnnor has addressed letter :,
Gov Landero, requesting the release of the sci,
l"rs u no we're saved al the wreck of the S,mo,,
nv Il a'ing ashore. and in hirh he protests aoans
Their treating Midshipman Rogers as /, spy.-
inns letter was transmitted To the Supreme Go
Vefnme"i lar lis order in the premises, with a re.
r"",'hrn"a"on that the Government should accede
TO the Commodure's request.
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LETTER FROM A CALIFORNIA VOL
UNTEFR

The following is an exirac, from letter pub.
shed in the Albany Evening Journal. from
non commissioned officer in the California Reoi-
ment, TO a relative in Albany.
Rio Janero, JNor. %. 1916.
l last evening had the qualification uf seenu
The wonders of the capital of This great era pire-
Every thing Ia 81 strange. and I am so confused
with the wonders see. that il is utterly i'm posi-
hlp Ia collect ideas in any tangible shane In the
first place. landed a, Palace Square. (w hch has
an open front m the harhor; } il was throngpd
with promenadeis. dressed and lnnking much ms
we'll dressed people link on the Battery The
Emperors palace is a stnne building, larger than
large New York square. built in the Elizahetl,an
sivie. (Which is The with most of the CITY,
some however are very Turkish Iooking.) with
columns or pillars in front. through which Won
see officers, &c.. in rich dresses lnunuing in spa
c''ns halls: In front, the En.peror's body guard.
horse and f"t, were waiting to conduct the royal
family to the opera In this same square there
are several resiaurateurs, like INTO Pinieaux's.
only fur times rs large-lqunr SO vin,as glass;
currency is mireas for COS. each mrea is as
dumps; dump is two vintas. | took my beef
steak and glass, and paid milrea (paper muney)
and "a. Onr money is moi known except To the
brokers. by the way Billions, late of Albany,
Is here. and Just started this business About 8
"clnck + M. am with you. You will Of conrse
understand that when il is eight in the evening
mere. II is eight in the morning with you; or
when II is noon here. il is night at Albany
Inquired for the Opera house without success
until cava!cade carrying fambeaux approached.
which proved to be The royal family going 10 the
opera. which we followed, or rather went with
The cr""d-'hp people all took their halls ofr at
lis approach IL consisted of several platoons of
out riders on horseback. in rich dresses, large
chapeau on. and 6ambeaux in hand nexi came
he royal carriage, drawn by eight pairs ct horses,
with Positions. &c.; then fulluwed the rest of The
court III similar carriages then the bndy guard of
horse and tnot. about 200; then self and friend,
("ne OF the doctors of the ship.) The Italian
opera ('here are threp) is larger than the Park
The Enperor's box fronts the Stage, and reaches
from ceiling 10 pit. He is good Inuking young
man, about %. Between the acts went ont in
the sqnare-in front was line of fenssle slaves
sqnalt'ng by the side of immense piles of fruit on
sale; back of them was the Emperor guard who
stand at the head of their horses, and back of them
the fnot guard.
Any person writing TO me, will direct 7ih Regt
New York Volunteers, care of WIN L. Marcy,
Secretary Of Nar--it would he at California be-
lore me. Yours in haste, j. w
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President Of the Humane Suciet
MIR. ROBERT II. SCoTT, Treasurer.
GEN. TAYLOR'S LETTER

we give this precious document in our columns
'day. We have nothing more to say about il,
nan the Comments which appeared in orr letter
published on Thursday. 1t is paper discrrdi,a
lie to Cen Taylor an officer and a scholar.
ldged by all the rules of criticism and comp,s,ion
With which we are acquainted, and for The life of
~, we cannot see the evils which others tbinl,
vii Inv from Its publication. II is rather cause
t graduation to MS, that it has heen published
we understand that there are other letters
distinguished wings, from this same corresnon
en, which we suppose are Of the same quality
nd calIbre; and perhaps Mr.. Senator Cfilenden
ad received une of them when he proclaimed
rem Taylor " a scholar and a gentleman" lis
Unfortunate for Taylor, however, that The letter
as published, if What we learn in WASHINGTON
The fact. that his "official dispatches" Directly
I'd positively contradict his private bulletin. We
ISIS over the dsrespectful and snperciIions man.
~ IN which he alludes To the President and bis
Nor General, Scott
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From the Washington American.
THE CONTRACT SYSTEM.

What are its effects2 We have seen that i,s
design is 10 ohtain the services of the laborer al
the lowest rate. Its primary effect is in accord
ance with this design it reduces the price Of
labor u creates competition for employment,
and awards the prize. MT T., superior merit or
skill. hut To the to'oesf bid This is not ALL Its
tendency is 10 award a surplus at employ ment la
some. and leave others idle-and they, perhaps.
the more deserving, the more skillful, the more
trustworthy. II brings larger number Of conpe
utors IN the field f'r, where success depends
mol upon superior skill but npon the lowest hid
who may M, he bidder2 Then the successful
bidder nus make himself safe. And how can he
d" SD. having predica,eJ his bid upon estimates
lower than The usual cust of labur He mus, Oh
'ai" iah"r at lower prices; and if this cannot he
dome by reducing the wages of j,'nrneymen. he
must resort TO the apprentice system journey
men must he retn"ved, aud their places supplied
nv bows; and so soon "a the latter hecome of aye.
'hey also must be turned loose unemployed. and
their places, in turn, supplied in like manner.-
his Is nne great reason why many operatives
IN the various branches of industry are langnlsi
ing tor einpl"ymenI-why large numbers uf idle
j"urneympn I'D onr cities. and pereur,na,e
through our villages. Mnlii,udes of employing
mechanics. too. WIN, in the strif a for :. the con
tract" are SD hones base the sstima les uron
The existing prices. aud there underbid are
IN similar predlcan,ent. With them, the sledue
lies still up,n the anvil the saw and the ham.
mer are neglected in the silent shop; the press is
m"tionless 10 the deserted uffire. The heart ui
the workmen is snd and grief shadows The cnnu
'enance ut his companion. because the plenty and
comhrl tina, should crown the family circle are
denied.
Are not these things true We knnw there
are many exceptions; hnt are there not aiSn many
examples of their truth And if true, ought it 81
To beg Are they mol an evil2 If an evil, is there
no remedy We shall see
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4 REGULAR lam

Same idea may he formed Of the density ofbusi.
ness operations in New Ynrk--rhe closrness with
which every part ut the City ls packed in V hcb
business is carried on. by examining a sinuL
hn'd'og. We will take for example The oarnv
four story building / IL Nassau 81. which is on,
mp mi" nnmberless apartments so small as scarce.
" I" afford breathing room la this hnildinu ,be,o
Is me printing and publication office of the Sunday
Atlas, the Christian in,riligencer, the You,h's
Cabinet. the Temperance Union. The Gazene If
the Cnon the Magazine Of The Republic. the yoI
nnieer. the Willow. the Cavalry T.ken. the book
"fil"" ut P'ercy & HonelI the jon office Of Soaring
MINK s'er'oiyper.a liih"grapher. "a copper plate
printer. SIX lawyers. an oyster cellar. two washer
w"man. a day worker, all conducted by sepa
rate individuals, having not the least inieres,
in common Nassau street is by no means =,
crowded as some other streets in the l,wer parl
~ 'he town. and II any other city can show snch
human hive as The one ahove described in The
expressive language of Mr. Plckwiek. we say we
" would like To see it."-.N. Y Tribune.
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RARE AND VALUABLE BOOKS

The publishers, Gould, Kendall & Lincoln.
have furnished us, through Messrs Hodges g.
Co, with the first two numbers of Chambers's
Cycloredia of English Literature Well. here
Is so'ne'hing magnificent and truly valuable. In
this work the pure gold is gathered, without
scarce an alloy. We feel refreshed at the verv
sight of such york, and grasp it with ayidity
No one will regret the purchase of It, while the
price Is astnnishingly cheap--twenty five cents
per number, The work To be published in Is Nos.
We have alsu received from the same pnb
fishers. The Memoir of Mrs Henrietta Shuck.
by the Rev j. b. Jeter, Pastor of the LIST Bap,ist
Church, Richmond. Mrs. s. was the first Ampri
can Female Missionary To China. and attached To
the Baptist Mission at Cantun. Her husband
visited this place last year. and interested all in
the addresses he made here The Memoir or
such woman as Mrs. S. appears to have been
must be exceeding Interesting, while the clear
mind of the Rev. Mr.. Jeler gives us n guar,n,ee
that he has made a judiclous arrangement of the
materials placed at his disposal. Go nny il. and
be pr"hted by contemplating so lovely character
The price is only fifty cents.
The Christians Daily Treasury, is another
book from the same publishers; it is manifes,lv
valuable book
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THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
WRONG

When earth produces air and Free
The golden waving corn:
When fragrant fruits perfume the air,
The fl 'ecy ipcks are shorn;
Whilst h iusands move with aching head
And sings the eeasslrss song,
We starvc, we die, OH give us bread ~
There must be spmething wrong.
When wealth is wrought as seasons roll
From off the fruitful soil;
When luxury from pole to pole
Reaps fruit or hum IN toll
When from Thousand, one alone,
In plenty rolls along;
The others only gnaw the hone,
There must be something wrong.
And when production never ends,
The earth is yielding ever;
copions harvest oft begins,
But distribution-nevcr!
Then telling millions work to fill
The weaitby's coffc strong;
When hands are crushed that work and till rs
There must be something wrong.
When poor mems tables waste away,
To barrcnness and drought;
There must he something I'm the way,
That's worth the finding out
With sur!cits one great tsbe bends,
While numbers move along
And scarce crust their board extends
There must be something wrong.
Then let the law protect the right
OF wealthy and of poor;
Let freedom crush the arm of might
We ask for nothing more;
Until this system 10 begun,
The burden of our song
Must be, and be only ons-
There must be something wrong
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d"oht have hren severely rcprmanded, if not hing
w"rse. did 50 10 sustain the administration.
w the Two regiments of mounted men from
Iennessre aud ken'mky. who l-tt their rsspec.
live States I" win me in June. the latter has lust
reached Camaryo, the former had not GOT To
Matamuras at the latest dates from there. Adj
uniting that they will be long returning as in
getting here, Ito say nothing of the time necessa
nv I" recruit their nurses. } and were tn be dis.
charged IN tune I" reach their hnmrs, they conld
SERVE IN Mexico hut a very short time. The
foregoing remarks are not made with the view If
hnd'ng FAULT with any one. but to point out tho
difhrol'ies with which have had Ia cuniend.
Monterey, the capitol of New Leon. is situated
on the San Juan river, where il comes out If the
m"nnta'ns-,he city, (Which curtains a popula
''"n "' about twelve 'h"usand) being in part sur
rounded by them, AT the head of a large and
beautiful valley. The houses are Of stone, in the
M~r'sh style. with fiat rnufs. which. with theis
s'r"nglv enclosed Yards and gardens, in high stone
walls all ln"ped for mnskeiry, make them each
f"riress within itself II is the nust Important
place IN N"rihen Mexico (nr on the east side of
Sierra Matre commanding the only pass or Rad
inr carriages fr"m this side. between il and the
Un't at Mexrco To the table lands of the Sierra.
ny or through which. the city of Mexico can he
rearhpd
! much fear shall have exhausted your pa
tience before YOU get though with this lung and
nnlnteresiing letter lf 81, you can only carnmit
II to the flames, and think no more ahout il. as
write IN great haste, besides being interrupted
every hve minutes; so that you must make great
allowances fur hlis. interlnpa TOMS and blunders
as well as want Uf connection in many parts Of
the same.
remain truly and sincerely vnur friend.
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THE BANKS-SHAVING.

FACTS WORTHY OF SERIOUS CONFEDERATION.
O"r attention was called tn very serinns mat
ter yesterday. which was noticed ia Washington.
out which has its head 10 this nrighbnrhmd.
through foolish determination on ths part of the
Banks to force the Gnvernmen, from the line ,f
financial policy it has adopted ny law. These
banks refuse To cash the Treasury mites or Drafts
vi he Government, the effect of u hicb was. tho
DINER day, To force the payment of the crew .f the
frigate Cumberland by certificates or drafts, which
have. many of them, fallen into the hands of
shavrrs. at from "a. 4, aud in some instances as
high as per cent. loss to the brave fellows WIN
have been thus paid OFF This fac, was made
known to the Secretary of the Navy. who. ex
pressing much sympathy for the men thus ieeced
Is very indignant at the petty hut annoyinr on
position ut the banks in this vicinity and he de-
olares his intention. if this policy is pursued by
them, to order the ships hereafter Ia those cities
where the banks pursue a mure jus, and liberal
course we state these facts for the considera
ti"n ct those who conduct the banks. hut more
particularly tor the good Of the community gener
ally. u this policy is continued by the banks.
our waters will be cleare of vessels and The
sound ut the tools Of artisans will no nnoer he
heard IN our workshops. We earnestly urge al
tenlion 10 this matter upon The press in N,rfnlk
and call upon all interested TO nse their influence
to put stnp TO the suicidal course which these
moneyed institutions are pursuing, not only to
themselves. but Ia the whole people er both tuwne
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GEN. TAYLoR's LITTER.
HD. Gas. ARMV OF OccUpATtor on JsvAs,ou
Monterey, Mexico, Nov. 9, 1916.
To- dpay A&SSHE


Monterey, Mexico, Nov. 9, 1876
" dear "*Aa#e
Your very kind and accrpabIe letter of tho
LIST Of August, rs*ss''rs" reached the ebor,
me since, for which | beg leave To tender van
~ sincere thanks. few confidential remarks
! certain public transactions are here omitted
fter considerable apparent delay on the part -
re or. masters department, in getting steamboa,s
lin the Rio Grande adapted to us uavigatinn.
pcceeded, towards the latter part If August. in
rowing forward to Csmsrgo. q tnwn situated
n the San Juan river, three miles from It's iunc
ION with the Rio Grande, IN the west side
early 500 miles from Brazns Island nv water and
by land. and 40 from this place J. conside
lb' tePOt Of provisions. ordnance, ammunition
"h orage, and then. having brought foveiher an
'mP"r'ah' portion nf my command. | determined
moving on this place. Accordingly. after col.
eciing lIOO pack moles with their attendants
nd conductors. in the enemy's counrrv. (tbe
principal means of Transportation for onI n,nv;
inns, baggage, &c.,) left, ON The 9th az Ssn
iember, To jpi0 my advance, whirh had n,eceJ
me few DAYS iO Seralvo. small VILLAGE ~
rnlles on the route, which did on The OH .od
fler waiting there few days fnr sora nr ,I,.
Orps tn get up. moved on and reached he,o ,,r
The 18Th, with $3.50 rneD-2700 reouIa,s ,ho
balance volunteers. For what took place afte,
ward ] must refer you to my several repnrts
fsrlicUlarly to my detailed one of the 9th uIt. 7
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A PRACTICAL JOKE

A member Of the New York Senate. who 10
evidently given To wsggery, lately ntrodnrpd a
resolution. with running preamble, in favor of
the war with Mexico, every word If v hIch was
taken from the speerh of the present vhiv Go
vernon of tie State, while membpr of the lac,
Legislature. The New York Tribune innocent-
Iy pounces npon Senator Barlow, and denopnc.s
tie doctrine he has broached az being the old To
ryism If Lord North In l777! As the New York
Globe remarks, the Tribune ia getting 81 despe
rate in its defence of reasonable principles that
he can hardly si"p IT, Distinguish bptw cen friends
and foes.-BeLfast (Ne.) Journal.
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SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST LtEI1T
WILKES

We have bef,re Us public document. prin,e
by the House Of Representatives, entitled :. M.
mortal of the Officer If the Exploring Expedi
tl0n, relative To Personal ACCUSE ions aoains, s,
Officers" uttered, printed and published bv
Lieut.. Wilkes, IN his Narrative Of the Exoed,
tion. and enJuIsed by The Government. The
Memorial is signed ny Lieuts WIN. NJ Walker
Robert E. Johnson. James Alden. John b Dale
Edwin j. DeHaven, A. S. Baldwin, Geurue T.
Sinclair, WIN. Reynolds. Simon f. Blunt. Wo
May, joseph p. Sanford, George CoIvocoress,s
and Passed Midshp'nan James Blair. and sta,es
that various statements and allegations are made
directly and indirectly affecting the private and
professional honor Of those officers MANY nj ,vbiob
were totally dlsproved before proper leyai ri
buDal before The Narrative " was n,bl;sh..
and iis prayer is that a Committee NAV no o,.o,
ed, 81 before which they as well az orh.,e
he heard, and examined in their defence ,r,,,;.
that such measure will lead To their jps,6c,,;o.
and to the protection Of the Navy against nnirs,
and scandalous aspersions."
To the memorial is appended paper contain
ing reference To score Of charges in The Nara
tive" which the accompanying comments and
notes fesrlessly proclaim arfanl and wjIGuI G,lso
hOods, which If sustained. must vitiate the ,,L,t
work. and bring signal disgrace on Lieut. Wutss
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ROBERT II. SCOT
Treasurer Of Committee
10 Rev. THOMAS HUME,
President Portsmouth Humane Societv
PORTSMOUTH. Jan. % Iaa7

PORTSMOUTH, Jan. ~. IS47.
Dear SIR 1t affords me pleasure to acknowl
edge The receipt of yours. enclosing the sum of
81 25. the surplus "f fund raised 10 presen,
swords 10 portion Of the officers of the Pnrls
mouth Volunteers. and which balance Won have
neen Instructed t" pay over To the :. Portsmouth
Humane Sncieiv."
The gallant officers thus bearing The token Of
'heir fellow CITIZENS regard, will he suothed amid
'heir exposures at the remembrance of the gnod
VIII o' those they irfi at their loved home, but
more ardent Will be The grateful emotions of these
niferers in our midst, who " i'll find relief nv The
'es'owmeni of thus charity upun them. While
'nr Society has appeared to he SD generally for
:"lien ny the charitable, it atfrds me pleasure to
ecr've from you this evidence of remembrance
ut by your committee
Very respectfully. yours,
L. HUME,
President Of the Humane Suciety
RORERT
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INCORPORATING THE SCHOOL COM
MISSIONERS

We were surprised. while standing in the
House of Assembly. IN Wednesday, to hear our
Representative in pau." Capt S. WAITS presen,
hill from special Cummiite, granting corpors,e
powers To the Commissioners of the Scbools e
Norfolk Cunnry. The bill was read twice nv ;,s
title. and ordered 10 he printed Well, well.
Thought we''hIs gentleman declared before the peo-
pie of Portsmouth that all corpora lions was curses.
and here he is heading Committee, tina, grants
them To b"dy in our very midst II is marvel
Ions But what is il for? What is to be gained
What trick is TO be played? Does any bodv
kn"w2 Is it to friuer away the revenue of The
Feuy2 Who has asked for this INVESTING the
School Commissioners with corporste power We
pause for replies.
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VOLUNTEER COI.oRS

The Orange Company of North Carolina Vol.
nn'eers' as we learn from the leigh Register,
carry with them The identical Flag borne by The
American forces al the memorable battle at Gull
iord, during our Revolutionary sirnuule
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TOO MUCH OF A coon Tu,Nc

We look ppm the ST. Louis New Fra
of the best wing newspapers in the whole c,,,a,..
hut really they came too heavy upon rs. hy the
last m'i' We received thirteen Of .bcm on
Thursday. We thank Mr.. CAVE JogNsov =.
administer them To rs in broken doses throuvb :, =
'"aIl. We would gladly take them one at TIM
h"' really we cannot swslIow them by "tbs
bakers dOzan."