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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
MRS sR oOkE's
AND DAY SCHOOL FOH
" z y U u I y Z T. =
In the City OF lsichnI,

Ia the City OF IsichnlOnd.
yYNHE SESSION OF THIS SCHOOL WILL COMMENCE
Il The Grst day Q! October, lss9, and tie ,
day Of July, l>j0
Al The branches OF Female Education will be taught
including the Modern Languages Latin Music and Draw.
nz-in all OF which Departments competent Assistants
have h-.n 'nployci Particular attention will be paid
lie nni.r'' q: The young ladies' and every effort will b"
made 10 give 'en the hest moral and intellectual culture
I&:Ms-"n"'iaf payable Ia adyance-ile basnce the
l3th February. l>,N
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ACTION SALES.
BLIC SALE OF LAND.

~; TUESDAY. riIE tTH or SEPTEMBER, win offer a,
~ rL+ s, ~ ;hc Premises, - the highest bidder "a:
rari o .sa: 90 +h:h r,is lying Lizzie Eolnokc IN
L'rr.H's sst Va, between :!c plantations Of Mrs A.
" .rad 'nd w. li-:r ,arr.n-.", tie soG:h eide o:
H." 3ut rllt ;E1a Chsrio Cpur: House 10 kcysy!!!e
~" - t"c !Ligs q. ur u.!..r and * Of the c:tcs. s:,i
t3h, -nl aboG M acrr>, .: Etici * rich aluvii
i.-i 4i - ~ i".-i, original WOOD !ild. The TcEn!trg
n.sa i OF Ere 1aal's s-!l Ha:e.ei sIi adapted II.
SF,.;" - 'i""ice': IAcI'. :orn, Oa:, and grass.
lie pa'!.s';li y In TcH. ccai,'cn. sad tie Improve
len;' "r4 eaecIicn comprising n-~ .pl .!o- ccGr:od
"' ara 'Hisc-. dwelling osse o..ricers house a,d
~ nrfcs" o hou~c-, !2.s. q" h'aI atS ani @. superior
oonsiracon Ie: .iyana.e, of location aul !r,r;ns!c
v'ur ifc = not tnorc eligible place i's .ilc IL TIE
corn',.
Iht,c "i>S 'ue'i '!ra'n are Invited 20 col. 81 ,he
proprietor 81: N- n. premises T.rip. win b. ,ccon,
a"d'.in-, 70 ts t''i' @T'yH u III: day OF ss.e
.iUiy !o--:ti,:se?: DAVID COMFORT
Co.nMIN>IONERS, SALE or
SOUTH WESTERN VIRGINIA LAND.
t"GtNlA, III ie C'rcGl' Court Of Wyhc county =. -
Court lious'. on ln-.Isy Jr!. iatI $50
DAVID SEXTON and OiL"f-
Complainant.
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AMIsIIA iC,ni:uY.

F3iIr Iwcniy>.vcn,h .nunal Srssion "f Ills Institution
i will "irn Oct. Isl, lsJe aud close Aag. 1T. i,vh
rsrn.. per "ssls. exclusive OF lights, sa'-ft" paTa-
3l. nc' ii: 4lw' an Msrr! isi.
i0r turtle: pa.:i'ul.''. see Cs-ilrgus.
r'nc:, ''.g..Hs. =. a., Amelia coan'y, "
Wi II. HARRISON
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AREItDEEN school,

KING AND QUEEN COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
1T Il the Subscribers design TO open SCHOOL )0R
boys his residence In King and Queen county III. s->
sion st October next and 10 terminate ot
July following, with the usual rec,s, at Chrstmas The
Of Instruction will he ystenac and thorough en-
t-ac:nc the English Language, Ancient Language The
Modern Languages. French Spanish and Italian. Mathr-
ra,ics with H. application 10 Land Surveying and Civil E
cheering aat tic Elements Of Naiurs! l".cso.'y and
Cie'aistry.
The undersigned las associated With him AIR T. T. La
TAME OF the University of Virginia, who ba, had several
years experience in teaching, and whose ts,inohas OF
qualification OF high character The Location o. the
school for healthulness and Its church adfan
,age, and refinement OF society unsurpassed III TIE
State Aberdeen Is mile distant from st. stephens
Church. Post Office the stage road from Richmond ~
Tappahannock.
TkExs Board and Tuition in all the branches, and eve
necessary except lights, :2t'psyab!v oh. half Isl Jan
ulrr. the other 3is, July.
Pos, oacc--S;. Stephens Church J. c. CocNCilI.
NIg'.,SIA MiLIfA.Y ISrfrrry. June 20, 1853.
j. give, ruch pleasure 70 recommend the Male school
the charsc Mr.. j. Councill. AIR. Councill is
distinguished graduate OF this Inst,Gon and discharged
with greet credit Vi, duties Assistant rof-,snr Mathc
n.cs for year lie has been engaged Ia teaching for
abou; ten years und las given great satisfaction 20 those
who have employed him, WHO have been under his in
sraction. l do with great confidence recommend hiI
school. FRANCIS IL. SMITH,
July l5--ctf SuDer't Y. NJ T.
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TNSI .IN IVN~.
u!.AEf =. JONES. NJ. A, u. OF Va r.>CrM
M. VI. FUSrAiNE, VI. A., II. OF Va
DRAWING AND PAINTING.

JOHN A. CALi0 OF Richmond.
REH:aSCLsThe Faculty Of tbs University OF Virginia.:
Prot. VIM }. Mariln Chapel II y. c. Prof.. Owens and
Strange Richmond College; Hon. Mason Winchester;
Judge wm. J. RoLer,on, Hon. S. T. Leake, H. H. NaSru.
der, Esq, Albrmaric r. W. Coleman, Judge r. H. Cole
Caroline; Rev H. S;rlnsfeow, Charles Moi- Eiwd
Morris, w. c. Wiciham r,lS, Hanover; ynam Robert
s"a. L. H. EpNal Wu. II. liaXa!l, E.win E1L..on T..
Brown, G. T. woli, J. H. Chs;nberlsSnc. ks', Hici.-
nond James X. M.r..al GraJ Carroll, Esqs. tau4uer.
HsNlnS rithdrayn roii the Hanover Academy. take
great plea-ur>.n reconenn. ry successor, 81. H. T..
JOKES, 10 lie conf iccc patronage OF ie puH. Mr
Jo-, has ir"u LSEocist, VIA f", IN N: ;Uat:c q! IL,
acade:y :,r the as three YEAR. sdt rgc:,:r .r-
knowingly .. his n,alifcaloas Instructor lie
sentl,as ,c.osr. AID. What i, equally 'po::tH h.
MI Iacuian5n aptitude .rF s IsscE1s' .! oova. th's"
who may decide place ,hciT cans cn!cr IL. cta:sc s.
feel contd, A. have p r.:rt; oly removal from
the corps IF Instructor,
To Lc rhirs Of Il. a. :s;.'s ear also give ia. o.'
uuIuai'd-d I..i:s-gl:. LLHlS VI. tuiENNA,
L.r rruapal y. H~ayrcr Academy.
s:E- lor :ur,h.. ;s'!o oGi,r-, adirrs,
II. T.. JOINS. Ts,ior'.le,
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HANOyr.t ACADEMY, Va.

NIIE neI, sc,s!tn VI Tbs School vii Commence ic =!
l. DAY Of October, l>j9, ai .iriaie the rl, day
July. lsGo.
TERMS-s!9 per session. exclusive Of light; L.: to be-
paid the !: OF 0c;cbcr-,h- remainder The 1t @.
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SUSS Y.SIDE SCHOOL,
ri.n Nil PROM nj OrIE.SXIIIE AND one fROM

THE UNIVERSITY OP VIRGINIA.
FJNHE second Session my school will Open i!e first
Monday o. Srpe:a rr aud close the las, Of June. Th
subjects OF study ray t." c.lLraced under he ie'"ins
licads
l. English LangusE,. -ni Iitcrsture.
.. Ancient Language au: Literature.
!. French Language and Literature.
T. Mathematics.
:. Natural Science.
D. Mental and Moral Science.
Monthly Circulars giving correct exhibit "i each tn.
d.as scholarship and drp,T,n viii be sent to parent.
and guardians.
The fees for tuition, board. &C. (waslS excepted rr
term OF five months, sl5 10 be paid punctusiy in ad
~ For further ncury. address
MILAN CARROLL, A. NJ,
July ll-cSm Charlottesville, Va
THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM e. MARY.
TlNE next session o. this Institution will commence on
Il the second Wednesday Of October next Thr exc:ci-
srs will be Resumed in the renewed college cd!G,c.
complete apparatus, large scale, Of the latest and most
approved construction has already been ordered, which
together with well selected library, will be In readiness
.o- use by the commencement Of the session
DEPARTMENTS. .
J. Latin and Lain iitcranrr. and the Rycan"c Lga-
guageS--EpwIs TAL!AFYETn, \. NJ, Professor
III. Greek and Greek Literature, and Grrma!.-EDNA.p
?. JcrrSs, A. NJ, Professor
Ill Morsi and Intellectual! Philosophy, uni Eciies
Le,tres-SILis ToT1SS, D. d., Professor.
w. History Political fconony, and CONSTRUCTIONS! Law
-RoBr !. McREis1S, Professor.
V Chemistry ana Hnori r:!l9.ophy-BryJ g. Ews.L,
Professor.
vi Mathematics = fwrrL, Professor; Ta"s. 7.
L. SsL.p, Adjunct Professor
10. further infoTsnailon address,
BENZ. .. EwELI.. President,
WILLIAMSBURG Va,
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RlcHuoND LIVE STOCK nARHEr.

THE a-t.D,:,.d S.v;ny nr,cn,sd m. servires o. r
H. ttoese'', fos the purpose Of selling Live Stock
- Richmond market, will viii, Luther $. Irvine be
e 30. aaTse tac -, day OF September nex.. Prepared
"e cir gisidei attention all business entrusted
- - a4i fec confident, from their long eSper!e3cc, 70
.'!r 70 81. '!;irr satisfaction.
''N!. isae- LIBERAL siraac -nncuS on cnns gnmrn,a.
JOHN GROUSE,
L..
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LANES s HALL0 WELL. Proprietor and PincipI.
FINHE Twelfth Animal Session OF this school will
Il on the is,h Of next month, (september.)
Crruars giving full particulars VIII be sent to who
nav dtar, t.sn Aug ls-ei,s
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MOSS, CREEK ACADEMY.

VI lNIHIA IUT MI, w.
rJiIE next Annual Session Of :i> tcsa,Elr Sill com
l. Ia,.cr the FIRST MONDAY ~ SEPTEMBER NEXT,
and ci'.e the 23jh IL June, 800.
Tie Srlircl j. lc.icr b. preparatory 10 H." lni""r
:.y OF Virginia All 'hc Tra-"-s Gg5,urts- Gi that
Institution.
TiRMS-Board an.. rai5u ;ns..,S ever! ii..us, a:on
For particular see Catalogue.
Address, Messy Geek. NiryinJ. T. !. WillTE,
Juir = edo: Principal.
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sAWJEL II. OAKLAND,
WA. ". TlIoMp2OS,
LEu. DANIEL. IT., rr'!'i-.'
R0. ". El;0WT,
WJ = COLEMAN
AL.EnAnLE FEMALE INSTITUTE,


TIIr ncS; session begins September .Ci and cse' last
Of June folio" i--. Thr Ida. and method. wlch :ur
in-trucon exaLnacns "d comforting degrees a:e .n'c
Of the University Virginia. of which Institution tie Irr
cp,l ana she =:-G". aso,llei vh him Msserr q;
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-02

TIME NEXT SESSION viii crcn 18th September sEd cl'=e
J. Ji ot July u,
ReY WILLIAM A. Sr;Tu, u r.. President aud Professor OF
Neral Philosophy.
WuiIiNB b. Car. 4. ". Professor OF Ancient Iangusges
T. prrrs.r j. n, Professor n Chemistry AMI Natural
Philosophy ,. .
tronomy. 80
q. sIAxlrY E,n Professor Of Modern Iangusgcs.
WILLIAM A. sHnriEn, A. H., Ass'sah' Professor o. AZ
Gent Languages anil Mathematics.
RS IsosIi, A. B., Principal Preparatory sck"0i
For catalogues, s'i1reAs ,,.,,,,,u. c,,,ru
AUG cn-.rn Randolph Macon College Va.
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CHARLES n. S,rITART.

NITUENET At LAW,
Ur,, A'tli.p, HASDvyE CorS1Y, VA,
W irc'ic" regularly IN The Courts Of the counties
% N'''r Caroline and King William, and will a.
- '"'.n"s7 injany OF 'hc Courts held In the city
c., Dec. 23-d3tScif
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KALOHAMA FAMILY SCHOOL.

TIIif DrTIiS or THIS SCHOOL WILL FL RESUMED
Il on EIIuISDAY. the ag,h OF september. |; !. strictly
Family Boarding Schooiih. nClih". OF rurtlS heins
Limited 10 st.'H. and iay scolI-- r.cclrS' There
-ti Tacan ir.
Board AMI Eng Tuition. ior session. "f E'f" licn;a,
S2'p. AlI.i: and Languages ezra.
CsculAr- ;Ds further particulars, va! he o!'n"t
application 70 MRS HANSON, q:
Au. ii---!.: MISS 2HfFrEY, stllnt"u. y.
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The Richmond Enquirer,
TER MS:

DAILY. sEMI-wEEKLr AND WEEKLY
al RITCKIE. DUNNAvANr, TYLER { WISE.
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ASHLAND FEMALE SEMINARY.

HANOVER COUNTY, Va.
TTNHE third annual session OF this Institution VIII cola
Il the I'D Of September next, With fun corps
Of experienced and accomplished teachers. For efcuias
and other information. address
CHARLES B. STUART.
A,c Is-ri~, Ishland Va.
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ELI DAVIS,
r. c. KENT.
AND. 8. FULTON,

An1isu. aford 10 said Commissioner All the SO ~ ~
power will promptly attend to aoy eonncne. ,. "
pcaonio to nc at wy;heys VA for inormaGon aoSu.
OF the property referred 10 iu the forso15
ef sale.
July aS-osH
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yIKc,s,.AIENsE EssEE RAIL noAAD,

Mn rorlllon cf !g'". n.0re VIZ: WI Graded ter.:
IKE roads l-Snr and from l.: all directions, snd oc-
cup.rs nearly central position ia Southwestern Virginia
H.. c-Y=tlcn |, about 200 fee. above c city Of RhacEc
j. pace OF considerable and rapidly How!ns trade and
hs, climate, for heal,h and pheasant summer residence,
unturra,s:d by any other locality in the World.
Al.o will hr sold, on WEDNESDAY, tie 28d day OF No.
rcs,r orli cincre, OF .sd Boyd tbe7S fyo uat-iicd
thCli- 'ls
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THE COLLEGE OF ST. JAMES.

THE COLLEGE OF ST. JAMES.
VNE Eighteenth Annual Session gins the last ednes'
Il day he 2Sth) OF September The various classes IN
the College and In the Grammar School, their work
promptly. New Students will be examined Thursday,
the 2ytb. JOHN h. KERroeT, Rector, &c,
Jaly e6-1aw6. College OF St. James +. O., sd.
ALEXANDRIA FEMALE SEMINARY,
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CLASsICAL AND COMMERCIAL INsTi.

TCrf. Sc. Il, NuETiI io!s STREET, PiiiLA.
TIME c:drr. ueI Sra !Lac Of ;be University 81 Gn'-
tine, !, t;rr;ntry fer twelve Scsrs teacher In
Uniisd states, rapNts TO a.f & ,sT sof 40, nn5I
ciaryc anil rr.nar theta -i.itr "a. rUsiEs's cr or sly
c!,.s ef any Coeg- cr Uri:cr-;iy OF 'te L. state
~ uncr III, thorough and ec'cieh,ie.s
training in all brancr pf sIperiv: education, AID all ihe
,iyantac., ef houc will be combined is establishments
IS respectfully recommended 10 the attention oi pa'sa'
For moro particular mi 'rmaiion, address
EryEESSoss:
Cow H.nIyA. wis-, Virginia, EenjsIin Isri,sr, @ 10.
Phila Rev Tl-opilus SorN, D. D. Pi1.; Prof Cornelius
G rcl,on l. L D. Cambridge: Prof.. G"ors. Lane. Cam
brils, Peter Hamilton, ESQ.,. Mobile Theodore seds~;I'
Esq l.. =. District Attorney, Nc'Th"r
LII. 4
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Gr, oiucESEAa snooEOs GAEEHorsE
u al ADVANCES made cn Con,lg,iments In hand.
Jan. S-ets
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We recorded, few days ancs, tbs murdsr q
Mr. ALLEN PAGE, Of Conscuh county, Ala, by
. band Of hishwaymsp, - Was supposed ct the
time but We n0e learn they weis not only
nslgShcrs d Nf. PAGE, but man who bad re-
ceivsd from him the moet generous treatmsnt.
The old nan was known TO have Q considerable
sum of money about him, and the only motive
for the deed was thirst for gold. The Conscuh
Sporfas thus details ths facts;
As Mr.. AlzD PAaz and Mr.. Jso. wsIaar were ro-
farming In their buggy from Claiborne, where they
bad bean 10 dispose u thor cotton, they cAae upon
Brockenhegs, and whom ths lsttsr gsntlomsn do
sosndsd 70 rsmevs II, Mr.. PAol WINS dfsd upon from
sdAtsnce Of only htssa Tea, and ala ost Instantly
killed. Seven bdokshOt wers lodged In hLs bre AsL
over ~ hss,t s % si':s :; one sn<ssr thai, thu.
lived long enough 70 say ~ sm decd man !"
Mr.. wndnr, a the report, sSssmPts4 10
Gsd upon also, vcsiving thrss .istt woands-one
In The Jaw, ono In the bsdy, and ons up.n ths arn.
Babssausnt eIsminaston sSowod that the log, bo-
hind which tho sssssin lay rocstved tho greater
part Of the second disoharvs, 10 which aocdsat Mr..
". y doubtisss indebted Tor bis hfe. He sucoesd-
Cd In gsttipg into his buggy, sad drove rspdiy 70
the nearest hoass, whore his wounds were attsnded
g, anA sc.s dogs r..qssA nd pas ea the tI.Sk q
she auISs.ss suspscion rssssd upon two eroshsss,
q Ne I'M M Mr. PAas rsesivsd ths mensy fr h1
csetsaL Thsy we're susstsd, and upon being doely
examined, oonfses.d the dssd, each chArging mi
other WITH having Ared the fatal khot. II was ssosr
tssped tha the % vurdly mSsdcvsrs he'd thensotye
pssced she otssruotlon On IN road thst, d1rnS IN
desy Of ths osntAxs thssebys thay ight mse asfe
v usks saIs q eAdr yssaH% .H
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bet vhen physician, ssw houss a1seS PIE
examination was unnecessary, % she was feady
10 admit that her daughter Asd bsen delivered u
child, but that II was born dead, md tbst she
bad burned the body, and she declared that her
daughter had become sncisnte In sonsequa,cs Of
violence committed on her by the coachnun |;
she also said that she had besn silcnt on the
subject q this yio'cncs, and had bcrncd the
body OF ths child from . fear Of scandal. On
that both mother and daughter were arrested-
The young LADY ct first told the Same tale ss hsy
metbsr, but being pressed with questions sho
declared thst NO violence had besn used by the
ccachman, and that the child was not born iead,
but had been silled by her mother befors being
burned. Since then Madame D. has psrsist-
ed In her original story, and says that In contra
dieting Il her daughter must be hboring under
hallucnstion. Both mother and daughter ars
TO be tried fer infanticidc.
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Kxfr.ord,aary Tr,ai /. Frasce.

The Tours journals slate that trial which IA
10 take place before the Court Of ssizss Of that
city In December Is exciting extraordinary IN
forest In the department Of the Indre ct. Loire.
or 500. 00Of., bsing separated from hsr husband,
has, since 1861, lived at Cannon, with her
daughter, who now about sixtsen years OF
sxs. She visitsd In the best scoisty Of tho town
aud nsighbofhood, and towards the end Of last
year brought out her daughter, who Il very
pretty. The girl was thought rather forward
In her mannms, but that demeanor was attn
butsd TO the inceDsdsrstsnsss Of yoath.--
Before long, bowevS, y became rumoI'
cd that she was very free with the coach.
man, md II was sts'ed that the man himself had
boasted thst he was the lover of his young
mistress, and that she was about t0becoms Q
mo, her. In January last he disappeared, and
Madame statsd, that she had been OBJ
hged 70 dischargs him o.csuss . he & had b. had the
Rage. The mother and daughter afterwards
went Into society - usual, but they were the
subject Of much malsvolent remark. Things
continued In that state until august last, whom
the ooumisssry of poiics Of ths distIist rscoivsd
s nisSa y I'm assS JuIy he Young a. E hsd been
dsliversd Of chlld alive, and that the little
cresturs had bssn killed by ths young lsdy's
mothes. A on July 8lst the nothse and daagh-
ter had bean sssn going about ths1r house and
grounds - usual, the commissary attached M
lie iuportancs to the lsttsrs but he eon-
municstsd them TO the pubic prosscutos, asd
the latter deemed II right to question the LADY.
Shs iudignantly DECLARED the sssssmsnt unbound
Cd, and, aftsr some hedtstion, lsid oompaalnt
Of ealumpious dsnuneistion against ths sappossd
autror Of tho letters anu against her ex cosch'
man. But shs was told that in order TO support
tina complaint, Il was necessary that her tkush
tar should be examined by radical man. Bb
consented, though With panifss. rspugnanes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-06
New Pnblication.

Tm Ss1Hr OUT, Oh OsH rnousAHD Ticks Win
Cana, ABp oTHln RsIlzArions. Illustrated With
sTssr'S Or s,ISss ss1 sShSs sS
snusemsns," stoL New Yosk. Dick q Fitz.
gerald.
Thk b Q volume Of nearly four hundred
pagss, and viii prove . great hvorits In the
social circle. II q . we'll written book, every
thing Of an objsctioual character bsing excluded,
II cannot DO otherwise than decided acquiaition
to the homo Library.
eAnuA. BArouunxz Ja New York. Sheldon q
Company.
This essay was awarded tho prize OF ono
hundred dollars offered by the Young Mons
Magazine, for the best essay on 'The Young
Men Of America" The writer has handled his
subject ably, and his book Is entitled 10 high
literary merit.
PHsAcmRs bp PEHLcHNG, nv fftey. NICHOLAS
MuhHAr, ID. D., author u "kirwau's Letters h
BAhop Hughes" Ron auism ct H,ms," "The
HsppS Homo" stc. New York. Harper & Broth
rs.
This volume Of over thrsc hundred pages Il
just what lis title indicates, and Is intended Ia
incite the ministry to creator earnestness and
efficiency In the work they have " 10. 1t will
be road with much interest by the entiro rei-
gicus community.
sron,s or RAmBow AID LUCKY. Dy Jacob Abbott
New York HAkrts & Bros.
This Il . neatly bound volume for the little
folk, and viii enable them to pass many pleasant
hours In It's psrush.
Tm MlTsoroLIrAn CATHOLIC ALMANAC AND LAIIr'i
Du1orosr ros rLl L. g., with an appendix, con
tanning the Canadian Dir Glory, &C., Tor 1900 Bal
umore JoaR MuRfry & 20.
This book, just publishsd, contains . larg
amount Of interesting and important information
particularly 70 The Catholic community, an
should bs In svery family.
We have received tho December number o
Huns Merchants Magazine and Cemmercia
Rsyiev. New York; GEo. w. & JONI A
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-06
Naval Int iiiSence,

We have late naval news from FloridG In
compliance with instructions from the Navy
Department, Commodore MolKTosH had dis
patched TO New Orleans some recruiting officers
70 enlist men fsr tho now steam sloop Psnssoo.a,
which was to leave Washington ON the 1st Of
December, for Norfolk, who're she 10 TO recsive
her machinery. Ths late ofiicsrs and crew Of tho
Fulton, and Purssr Jackson, Leut. RocHELLs,
and Surgeon GUSSxII, Of the Navy Yard, were
also ordered 10 ths Pensacola. The u. 3. sloop-
of-wsr Pensacola, Of the home squadron, had put
into Pensacols ON Official bus,nsss, and was giving
liberty to her company a. that place, several sail
or had deserted, but would b speedily replaced by
recruits In ordsr not to detAin the vessel from
proceeding on service. The marine guard Of ths
baratoga bad also 10 bs reinforced. fhs steamer
Fulton, which was wrsoksd of the Florida Coast,
some time since, was In the dry dock, being
ovsshAulsd. survey had bean hsld upon her,
the report Of which states that no less than $41
600 VIII DO sufficient TO put her In trim. The
Department instructions On the matter had not
been received. Chisf Engineer rALxxANDaR had
bean ordered 10 the steam gun boat Seminole,
the msehinsry for Mhsh was duiy. expected to
got ready for service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-06
MA, pelleu. sy.sna.s,c res,..

Gd!igndsi, Paris, describes . most exiraordi-
nary performance which II now nightly attract
ing crowds 10 tho Cirque Napoleon. fhros ira
pezea, or pieces of wood about five feat long,
suspended f7vm ropcs attached to the oxtremities,
hApg from the roof Of tho circus, ono In the
centre, and tho others at about 40 foet distance
at zach side. ycung man, named LxorARD,
ascends to small platform arranged for him
above the place whers tbs musicians ait, ovcr
the passage for the horsos into the ring Tho
trsPeze nssrost to him being put In motlou, he
catches II "a It tl'es up, and thsn after balancing
himself carefully, ho so,zes II with both hands
and darts into open space. AKor ayinr to The
utmost extent Il tho ropcs he comes
back with the recoil, and alights In safety on
the spot from which he started. Whsu he has
done this two or three times, TO show that tho
exercise Is mere sport to him, he again launches
himself Into mid air, but not this timo to return
a. besore; for whom the trapezo has reached It's
furibest point, be suddenly let's 20 hls hold. and
borne on by the impetus impaired, seizes the
second tiarcze, which In Its turn carries him
forward to the length Of Its rope, where ho again
gni II, sptings to tho third tIapeze, and, borno
forward by II, allghts on another platform at tho
opposite side OF tho circus, and In face OF that
from which ho bad started. The performer again
seizes tho third trapeze, AZ ainging himself for.
ward, as before, flies 20 It's furtbest limit, and
then quitting g, ,sprirgs 10 tho second, which, how
howeysi, no does not leave, but permits II 10 fly
back tow ard the 3d, then as 1t dos cends since his
back is still towsrds the iraieze which he quit
ted Il moment belurc he all At oncs les 60
with both hants, and turning in the air seizos
1t ss sin In time 10 meet tho third, by catching
which bo again reaches tho platform. Once
moro according TO tho platform above the
orchestra, he springs forward hanging by tho
hands to tho trspeze, end quitting 1t as It sp-
proaches the end Of Its range he gives . ~ Nor q.
sault In the air. and selzos tho second trapezc o.
he desoends When 1t Is considered how truly
brair, eye and muscle, must respond to each
other In these performances, tho whole sxhibi .
trAordins,y that has ever boon sssn OF its Pc
culiar desciipticn.