Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-07-23

Is 1T so Some papers infer that the Seere
tary of State has SO little confidence i'll the iu-
tegrity of the persons whom he has appointed to
diplomatic positions abroad, that he felt himself
under the necessity of inserting special clause
in his circular of Instructions enjoining them
not to exceed in their drafts the amount OF what
is due them from the Government-or, in other
words, he warns them against attempting to
swindle the United States Treasury.
We find the above floating the rounds of our
exchange papers. The imputation, says the New
Orleans Bulletin, upon the honesty of our foreign
appointments, in regard to pecuniary 4matters,
thus stingingly conveyed, we believe to be, in
the main, unjust. However, if Mr.. Marcy has
given such instructions, we should suppose the
insults gross and CALLING as insult can be
would be sufficient to induce all of our foreign
ministers and charges to at once throw up their
commissions. We venture the assertion that-no
such instructions have been communicated to
Minister Soule. Wesdon't like his politics or
his other peculiar notions; but 1wesrespect him
too much " believe that he would quietly stand
a warning mt to plumber the Treasury Of his
own Governme He would Indignantly throw,
such instructions in tie face of the Premier, and
leave for home in disgust, unless the President
righted him. ANY other course would dishonor
Louisiana.
ARcr1c ExpEDIrIoS ,-Adyices from the Grin
nell Arctic Expedition report their arrival at St.
Johns, Newfoundland, where they were very
Hospitality received. All well. The following
has been received from the United States Consul,
and appeared in the New York Journal Of Com
merce Of the 9th instant:
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES S !
st. john, Newfoundland, June q, 1858.
SIR: beg to inform you that the brig Adj
vance, of whose arrival you will have been al
ready advised, sailed from this port onsthe even
ing of the 18th inst. -. #ss
The Masons held a special lodge needing ahd
presented the Commander with silk banner.
While leaving port, a boat came off with presents
from the wife of Gov. Hamilton, and during our
passage through tile Narrows, the ship was Sc
renaded from the nearest point by the Military
Band, the Commandant, COL Law, having sent
them for that purpose. a
The officers of the vessel were shown great at
tention by all parties; and in return, the citi-
zens generally wer6freely admitted on board
the vessel, and eyeryattention paid them. There
was also an offer made to remit the briggs port
charges.
I proceeded to sea in the Advance so far as
was prudent, and parted with Commander Kane
at quarter before |, p NJ. The brig was then
running off to the Northeast, under easy sail,
with freshening breeze from w. N. w., night
fine, and moonlight, with smooth sea. All
well.
(signed) VIM. S. H. NEWMAN, U.S.. Consul.
HAIR.-A writer in a late number of the Lon
don Quarterly Review furnishes the following in
formation on this subject: "London imports
about five tuns of human hair annually. Black
hair comes mainly from Brittany and the south
of France, where it is collected principally by
one hair merchant, who travels from fair to fair,
and buys up, and shears the crops of the neigh
borhood damsels. A traveller in Brittany des-
cribes the peasant girls attending at the fairs
with their beautiful tresses, perfectly willing to
sell out, He saw several girls sheared, one after
another like Sheep and as many more standing
ready for the shears with their caps in their
hands, and their long hair combed out and hang
ing to their waits. BY the side of the dealer
was placed large basket, into which the sue
cessive crops of hair were thrown, each tied up
in wisp by itself For head of hair about
twenty sous in money is given, or gaudy hand
kerchief Thishair is the finest and most silken
that can be produced. Light hair comes from
Germany, where it is collected by company of
Dutch farmers, who go over to England for or
ders once year. And, who know from what
source come those pendant tresses cleaning in
the gas-light, with which our blooming Ewes,
aptly entangling their snaky coil with their own,
temps our eligible Adams