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p p sources the renainder
II The seamen's Home receives a very high tribute
of praise and so do the Orphan Asylunls in general
The Female Asylum Camp street, under Sister Re-
gs has 245 inmates in good condition. aged from
month to fifteen years. Some little repairs are needed,
as well as 5000 which the city owes the institution.
The Bows Asylum on Josephine street. in the Fourth
District has LOG boys from two to fourteen years old
Health good education excellent but sleeping ac-
Communications bad. 5r
The ORPHANS Home near Maeazine between Sew
enth and Eighth streets. in the same district CON
tans ll5 children, orphans and half-orplans of both
sexes brothers and sisters not being separated
The children Get their education at the public
schools fla same AZ those who have narents The
institution s bah,v snolen Of in everv resnect and
\ imant aIya,ded II Afrs Lowe the f;overness
The 81 |l;zabetl Fenale Asvlnn or House of In
dnetry IN Ma "a streat contains seventy GIRLS
aoad fnm nine Ia eighteen wears. These rirls are
graduates from sister Reois, Asylum. and are here
q +anobt tbo 5,,saf,l and ornamental branches of
and fins f,llv n,enored for the actual
dnias e life i, Their sein,e and embroidery is pro
no,ncod ine#sss
Grrbe INNS cn1ate roncant;on Asylum and House Of
1n,nstry fo, rban rls at the corner Of Desire and
roya styeets IN The bira District has s;xtvone girls.
oned from, three ia eighteen years twas commenced
in 1851 with five little orphans 1tisamoael ofcom-
fort, cleanliness, and good management.
The St. Marys Asylum for Boys, in the Third Dis.
triet, contains two hundred and seyenty-two boys
from infancy to fourteen years-who to all appear
ances are much better off than many who have pa
rents in our city.n The schoolrooms are too small
and badly ventilated.
The ST. Anna Asylum, Or Home for Widows and
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sTEa MOI rhe officers Of The stealnersId
Kennett arrived yesterday, report the
steamer David Gibson. hence louis as having
struck sslag al the morning Of the 18th inst and
sunk. when tlle BENNETT saw her The water was over
sr main deck The Gibson had on board 80 tuns of
railroad ron for stt. Understand that she.
g7ls insured ia Cincinnati for 81 900. e
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SQdEEes'y, Harness and Trunks.
The subscribers have just received full supply of English
French and American
SADDLES
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEME
Including many late improvements stock Of both SIN
GLE and DOUBLE
EE 5N Rm GO - 80
Is NOT TO BE EQUALLED IN THE SOUTH. Also, con.
any on hand complete of Ladies' and Gentle.
mems SOLE LEATHER
1a2 Owes
and other line which they invite attention
WING CHIMES,
With all the late improvements
ie2S 2ptn1 81 ST. Charles street.
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III ,SH,A III 4, IU IL 1856.
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jsz5. I'VE retglr thanks to the officers Of the fine
sfsaY31sTl fsanid sgs Tor river FIJI Ors s
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deaths 2lUs0
~ which qS been buried by the institution and 1852
by their relations and friends This shows average annual
admission of over l50Go annually discharged 1880 and
sbout s5o rs income The last year was s66 Co., VIZ from
passenger say about Si2 00 haa concerts etc. So 600
pay patients, 81 goo rents $4,000 fines, S2U0 and vaions
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The furniture backed ont of his agreement stating
that the furniture could be of any possible benefit him.
The young man exclaimed, "We, d-n it. take the stuff
away any how and for Gods sake keep this matter que
That finished the experiment of love in cottagen and the
young man doubtless by this time suuing country airs with
and lasting choice of his heart will doubtless
qualification to him know that his adventure has been
kept quiet since his DEPARTURE going rounds
only in confidential whispers, and in that way reached
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FRENCH LANGUAGE and
LEON LAuGRIN lately Lawyer At the Eur o. farls.
now Of the French and French
In the University Of Louisiana a..
az ~, ,o ss ua,S.' Rs4 milo
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NTnrICUI-MEssRs. DENNIsTOUN, WOOD g Co.,
N have made application 70 the Gi,y I
City Of New Orleans Municipality bonds for thou
sand dollars eache said Coupons being for the sum o. thirty
dollars each and first day Of February 1876 FuF
said Coupons Possa q ay Hn
for transmission said Depnsoun Wood Co. by he re-
cite steamer which vessel is missing and 70 nave
been lost . go
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ACQUITTED OF MuRDER.-Pascal Chrstiane, whose
charge numbering his slave woman Fane by eX
cessye hoggng we mentioned in Satureays Crescent was
acquitted of the charge Coroncrs jury panced in the
case Their verdict that Fane died Of congestion of the
BRAIN She eight years of age and strongly addicted
to drink Chrstane of discharged from custody
upou the rendition Of the verdict.
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b' appointed FOR each county by tho Govern
or, anu these commissioners could also pur-
chase the Slaves.
\ Young Mississ rniin, thus made the mas
ter Of Il Slave by his state and sent, FREQ Of
charge, to such Territory AS Kansas, would
do the necessary voting and, iC needs be, the
fighting also, required to sustain tho acts of
his state in the Territory
In short, my proposition is FOR the State to
cllonl1s three hundred slaves, and appoint
three bundled of her young men to defend
them, with ballots. and, if necessary, with
hullat4. To do this will cost one dollar a
head on every slave in the State, and no more.
If ull the slave state, will follow the exam
Pile, in twelve months we would have slave
colony in Kansas that all tho AbUltionists in
the Union could not cSpcl.
you think well Of tits proposition, put
/ it N such form as will arrest the attention
! Of the legislature.
/ It will not do to rely on individual enter
| prise. The interest involved is too great t
| be loft to such uncertain deiences. The per
sons interested are too numerous and TO.
widely scattered even, to act in sufficient
concert to procure tho best aud speediest lie
suits. A. e.. BsoNs.
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Religions Intelligence.

PRoTfsTASTisy N EcEopE DIR. Baird late
~ returned from Paris, where Lo met some
five hundred delegates, representing fourteen
or fifteen countries, assembled in Convention
to consider the interests Of Protestant Chris.
tianity. Important facts relative to tho pro.
gross Of protestintisn had been obtained.
y worry g,ent change in tie feeling aud
practice Of the English Christians towards Ire
land had taken place within few years The
Prcsby terians had already established, in tie
west Of the island, more than 100 Sunday and
Industrial schools, teaching tho iguJmnt not
only knowledge Of the Scriptures, but tie
means Of gaining likelihood. Last year, the
Irish Mission Society, established by the
Church OF England. expended $500 900 in
supporting large number Of teachers and
preachers Of the Gospel. Dr. Baird was
convinced that TERRY or foYtj thousand 10
manists, within the last ten years had been
converted to Professionalism. This work haC
been prosecuted by sending faithful and de-
voted nen from house to house to read
the Scriptures and gather the children int
schools.
Ia every largo city in France, Ptotestanti. II
was gaining loothold aud making itself felt
a great many million copies OF the Biblt
and religious books have been distributed
among the Catholic population Of France.
In various parts Of Germany Efforts werr
making to revive true religion, and number
Of Protestant congregations had been formed
within few years.
/ And even in regard to benghted Catholi
Spain there vas much to encourage the r:o
! testant,
The first Bible with a date vas published b,
Faust d shoeiier, in liG2, in two vols. folio
They were coon after multiplied, chiefly il
Latin and German yet all those editions ar
exceedingly rare.
An edition OF the Bible ha. been printed il
Nashville, Ien.-the first published south 0
the Ohio and Potomac rivers.
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The ignorance and superstition which the
llto murder in New Haven, Conn. has dis
played, i, melancholy to witness. lhe New
ulven Journal # Courier gives long &C
count Of the examination of the case by the
Jury. IL seems ono Khoda Wakcman, u
widow Of about 70 years Of age, considers
herself u sort Of prophecies, and has founded
L sect Of w4kemantes in that neishborhood.
sac says that her husband killed her
twenty years agl-that sho was raised from
tue dead, went TO Heaven and came back
az lin to eArth-that Matthews (the muir
dsred many was in league with the devil ::
Ine first tnius knew Of the murder was
when they came up stairs searching for Il
natcnet, | knew that my brother had stick
Vi wltch-h44el III the house he sells the
bark and lives by 50 doing; was sick that
nj ut uud expected t. die, aud asked them to
tase Matthews out Of tho house. he had such
d bad spirit tIat he was taking away my
divine spirit and killing me 10y it. Amos
Hunt wac the nun of sin, and no put his
spirit on Matthew's ii should die the juds-
ulcut would come; this man Of sin, cursed
God, when he died there Was black spot on
the throur OF God, in my revelations from
tod last night Ito said il | was condemned
III tnls Case the world would b immediately
destroyed. In this revelation ! was told by
God tngt my brother did Kill Matthews, and
that ho did II 10 save the world -
Her brother, Samuel Sly, who committed
the murder, confessed that lie did il, first
knocking the deceased over with a hazel stick
and then cutting his throat aud stabbing
I,rn A. ftha
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The late arrivals from Europe bring good
powers and Russia but for the present all
must be put down az mere speculation on the
subject. The following letter to the n. Y.
Courier 4 Enquirer indicates the conditions
to be embraced in such arrangement if it
shall take place. As for the notion that
Austria can he relied on to join the Allies if
Russia will not acceie to her suggestions,
we place little reliance en- il.
IoNpoS, Dec. :.
think | may venture 10 assure you that
there is strong probability Of an early ter
mnitiOn OF the Russian war. | believe that
iuS,r,a has certainly submitted propositions
to France and England for its conclusion
with the assurance, that If accepted by them
aud afterwards rejected by Russia, sue will
Immediately put an end to all hesitancy on
the suhject, aud Join With the Allies against
he CElr.
These propositions. | am assured receive
LOUIS NAroLGoA approval, and nc expressed
his Willingness 10 acccdv to them and the
British Government have, eyr4ewLst reluc-
family, adopted his policy.
These proposals .tipuIItJ,
FU.!, to convert the Black Sea into com
merca. ono, as a Su5Shtu!c for the third n
The Vienna to,T Prints ,--excinding forever
the uavles VI all nations from i. and
Second, tho Who'll. course OF the Danube
its mouths included, t. b. entirely released
from kussldn control.
luat the Emperor Of Russia will accep
these propositions, can hardly he doubt j
B.y SO doing lie viii preserve the honor Of In
rt..,lU 10 a II ytr Z
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Alleged Fillibusteung,

There has boon 4 great stir tIis week in Nssg
York. which came about in this way. Pfesi-
dent Pierce Issued a proclamation about talco
weeks ago, warning all citizens OF the United
States, and others residents therein. ~ .
might be preparin; to enlist, hire or engage
in military operations within the state If
Nicaragua, to keep clear Of all such az tempt, !,
and gave charge 10 al officers, civil and mill
try, to exercise their lawful power 70 stop
any such proceedings. District Attorns :
Mckeon had information thst tho steamer
Northern Light, Capt linklepaugh, was ID
carry cut largo party of fihbusteEs and open q
ed a correspondeaco with Mr.. j l.. White, Il ,
agent Of the Accessory Transit Company, -
vhon the steamer belongs. Mr. White wrote
very ssucy letter disclariuc any know
edge Of any such persons having taken pas,
sage as aforesaid, telling Mr. Mex, more
over, that it was none Of the District Atto-
neys business, if there w.r5-that he should
take all who had their rassaso paid, ami IT,.
steamer would sail al the ret time, for all
hin, or any body else Thcrelpon, -uudTv
dispatches passel between Mr. NIX. AMI
Washington, and Mr., Mex. ami his mar
sh.!s vent to the ship and forbade her saIiin..
CAths and threats were DEALT yut In ahund
auco, and the cry q. some On board vea
'down with him. throw tim in the dock 80
smash his cocoa-nut;' &c. 6e,-aud tn
steamer actually was cast loose and started
On her way. But Mr. McHcon had been to-
sharp for them. Before the Northern L,gil
had passed Ellis Island, q revenue cutter
cane along undor the wing Of ste4H'tug,
AMI sent couple Of shots before her fore foot.
Tho prospect of having ddy-hgb' lot through
her sides was not agreeable. Capt. Tinklo,
psugh ssid he did not want to hava INC:
Sans bgrkers hoile his pau in that style; :,
be brought the steamer u gn anchor; ant
presently q pair Of government vessels came
along and very politely escorted tho whole
e3nceru back to tho wharf, to stay there Ill!
the matter can be properly inquired into.
There were about Coo passengers On board, Of
whom from $50 10 eco could ekJw 10 plsslge
hesstr and hsd very TagamuAn look.
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PLAIN TAlS and trienil, ADVICE % u ,ma..
tics: With Counsel on u,,ne M,,,nrs Re-
tim. phillin. S,,on.,, : "a
This ia n c,,i,,l t,,t ,ho,,d,r, :, H..
lv ovh;ti,i,,, If .bo ,,r,. ~, d,,,..7,;a ..,,.
i,I.s which ,bu,d,n,,- a-;ooo,i n 1870
c.nr,rv from rho ,y,r, IF ,h, s,,o., ,,rio,;.l,,
.or ,,,',,,. mud r.r,,o,n.n, - ra..,ri
b,n..h.li hn.i,a.. -, .,,.,,li,i 1884,.
-,
,o.,, j. ,,,di.,,.a,o ,.no.i...s tI.,..i.....
-, ana, -,
,yh, b.s,,,,, s.o., ,,i ,.b,, ti,..,,,..,.....
give good advice t, rer.,a, Of both g.lg5.
whether ia thj condition Of cmI.l,ysr. r
employees.
u,n,n. p,,,s,,,... sL...:- 49,.
,n,p,s in r,,,,, o,,l.t, 2.,,,.. VIII.
Of reaching the Celestial Civ. b. ,;e,r,e
Wood. SINE Publishers.
We have but q slirbt r,ndne.. for i,o,tu.
tions Of any sort. usi,a hold man vrhoat.
tennis to turn Eun1,n', piI,rim's pr,,r.s. -
account that Uar. rho sii,',t IF ,rtn fII,w.
thornc was toIerahlo .roe,.usa it was an unrr,-
''N'i'uS sAe'ch merely anu ho''lns IKE an
eiu'oi"'' attempt u Initiate tHdt lAihor' il
,hr,.,I g p,,a..,,,. ,-,,
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Ii tsrt4
'"''
S-NAlt--lh IT,. He"' ,e " ~ 2d-e lE''h tile
President was read. liz r.ates h!s cJn'ic-
tons OF 1n'y "'!i MT F.'m'' Inn any longer
to DEFY giving To- c3nSfess lhi"rmttIon on
the state OF the n4nn' ana recommending
cue MEASURES rs 10 .4'z IS necessary - -
Ped!-nt.
lie c2mmtnces = ci'i"; history ~ the
central j Aell'lh "A'lf- ~ PARTICULAR
Inc president refers 10 tho tf'ari's N
hau,as, and slys her! e'Fic mu-i he protected
IN t." eA.rtl>c Oh th-ir liS''; "ita.at lut-r-
terrence On the part OF tle people "t other
states, aud eo.nin-n.s Tie 'I'1,et - tDe early
attention OF CJntfess.
u en!o-l-I7 Popular 5'7"rel my ana Si7es
history o' TIE loTn itl)A Vi iH9 ImJn' and
eIptit1ts o. State hi5"is.
lie regard. nsititi3n d. dangerous to tie
Durability OF tho mon ana regrets T. Sc
the States disregard their c,''iituiionti o'Il-
cations, and refuse t. -,.y tie Laws "a Con-
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Oar readers will end in the Congressional .
record, small specimen of that inso.cn.
ovelsecrism which eome OF tho Southern
members OF Congress arc 81 cnuat intly at
tempting to exercise over Northern men,
that IL has become staple commodity With
that class of fire eaters devoted 70 tie slave
power, We rcf'r to the inqdisitorill rrn-
cess which one William Smith Of virginia
undertook to institute over Nr Rtuh.. or
MASSACHUSETTS,, in regard To The awful crime
OF having said in speech IN " tine, last fall.
something to this effect. Sil:--thut il ever
the gigantic power Of this government should
he rrostiluttd chiefly to the propagation OF
human slavery, be- would be willing to L., the
| Union side And for uttciing this sent.
mcut, the representative Of tho Virginia
| branch Of the multltudinou, Saith family
/ was inclined 10 hold up MIR Banks, bv inru-
! oudo, t. the constituencies south pf Nason'e
and Dixon line ~ some mysterious monster
for whom it was rank treason to ycte---tho'
how and why the sentiment vas so atrocious
does not appear. Mr.. Banks made very
proper reilly to the selfarpointe1 oycrsecr;
but the great Mr.. Smith romrou>ly declared
that h ,rqs no. satisfied with the answer. AZ
though he were the Sir Oracle from vh,,o
dctnm there could be no appeal.
Sow who i, this MIR smith. that l., AZ.
sumo. to be Il political lord Of tho lash. and
Nyurish lis whip over the heads Of Northern
Rorrescntltiesl Why, he i. neither more
nor less than the famous mail contraet tor, or
.tace-driycr, who some vnar, AGO, ACQUIRED
the sobi iauot Of Extra Gilv." from the f,e.
aucncv with which extra CHARGE erpcar
I'd in his actouuts IN amusing reference
to this circumstance, aud to the yirsiniAu' 5
peculiar rryrli,t'ia,, was made dur,nc a De.
bate ut The FIRST scss5n Of lasS Congress
Willie the arnotiiation vi. urarp, a!.d the
clause providing for the payment Of Mr. J. l..
ward Riddle, of Boston, Tor his service. in
the Cr, stall Palace Exhibition, was before tho
louse, tAi4 Smith spoke sueetingly aud con-
teuptuously Of Mr.. Riddle ~ "a hors, ds .er
.iud auctiune.r in the eity u Beston." Mr..
lluehc., Of NewNcrk, in reply remarked. l.
VAS sad by tie gentleman from Virginia,
that Mr. Riddle gentleman whom Itnow
very wcll--vns horse doaler and auctiore er
in ilass4chut l,k IL it is worse to be
norse-,;ealcr in Massachusetts, than TO run a
Inc OF et4-o coaches in Virginia, or any 9TH
cr state, wncthot it be . REGULAR or er'ra line
Of coochcs'' Mr. Smith th.n disclaimrd any
intention to rel ct upon Nr. Riddle. and Nr
/ hughes continued: ut was stated as a mat
/ ter ot reflection upon Nj. Ride, AL thought
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How 70 mike HnuSps Siave statc-A
Letter f,on senator Brown, Of Miss.

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JOHN F. CHAMPION.
- Ds. KANE, United States Navy.
PHi1,pELrHiA. December Hiss

SIR i am highly honored by the letter
you have addressed - me, expressing the gen
erous feeling with which Her BIitanic Maj.
esty's government have been pleased to re-
gard the Efforts of the expedition lately I'm
der my command to afford assistance 10 Sir
John franklin and his associates. shall
not fail to Communicate it to the surviving
uNi3ers and men OF the party and pray
YOU, in their behalf as well a my own, to
CO rvey to Her Britannia Majesty's government
our very grateful acknowledgements Tor this
mark Of their Iayoring regard.
| am, sir. with great respect, your very
obeIieut. faithful servant.
f. X. KANE
t. His EH,elleucy, JoHN F. CHAMPION,
Minister enipotontiary, &c,
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THE CoHaLRCE A%p RhsoURCE. or ArEIcA-
A lengthy and interesting letter has been
published by Mr.. Thomas y Carr. late /. :
Consul to the so.calcd Empire Of Morocco.
on the advantages Of comm .cial int recourse
between the United States and Africa. The
writer shows from the returns OF British
commerce IN that quarter, south oi the cqua-
tor, that in lci4 the English merchandise
landed upon tina; part Of the African coast.
amounted 10 soyen millions If dollars. and
was there sold or exchanged for eight millions
dollars worth of The most valuable and salcI-
bic productions Of tho country. His was
exclusively Of the trade with tho north and
northwestern coasts, which, altogether,
amounted to at least thirty millions @. dollars
to say nothing Of the illicit traffic carried
on wherever their ships have access and the
value of which may be estimated at double
those sum-, MIR Carr - satisfied that the
United States may coine in for thcr full share
of those advantages, pro9idci the plan IL
adopted to secure n The scheme which lie
urges lie the establishment OF "a line Of steam
ers, winch with ia branches. shall traverse
the seas upon the Western coast Of Africa and
penetrate the Hh5lc length OF tuc nedi5ora-
mean. The uses to which thas- steamers can
be prohtably pat, are the passage Of cu.proi
emigrants from the United States 10 Liberia;
tho carrying Of the malls the transportation
OF merchandise; the conveyance Of pilgrims
TO and from Mecca; the expeditions traneI.r-
tation OF the fruits aud other pylish.l'e irn-
duets of the Mediterranean: and the az riding
OF greater facilities 10 passengers iYnm Cen.
tral Europe to America. whose expenses oi
travel would 80 much Diminished rs embark
ins st the South Ol Franco, iasCeIl OF the
usual western t'rts.--C'!1H'idt'g R-"d'3
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Minister to noct. Kama, and tho Doctor
reply
WAsHISGIJN, December :, 1855.
SIR Her Majesty's Government ha 80
lately been appriaed Of the sale return of tho
expedition under your command to the Arc
tic regions in search of Sir John Franklin.
They have also been informed Of the safe re-
turn of the searching squadron under Captain
Hart.tein. This intelligence has afforded
sincere pleasure to Her Majesty's Govern
ment and have now the honor, in their
name, to oil r their cordial congratulation.
- you, sir, and u convey to you, and to re-
quest YOU to Communicate 10 the officers ana
crews who, under your command, SO nobly
attempted 10 afford to Sir JJnn franklin AMI
the officers and crews Of Her Maiestys ships
employed on the Arctic expedition, the as
sur4uce of the sincere gratitude Of the Brit.
lsh government and people for their gener
oUscKartions,
have the honor to be, sir, your most OBJ
dent and humble servant,
JOHN F. CHAMPION.
T. Ds. KANE, United States Navy.