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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

AT REDUCED PRIcEs.-Mr. W. A. Wilson, of the
elegant ewey So Canal street. adverses his stock
Watches ewery and fancy goods very prices
oesous gens down his stock before the slack times
summer See his advertisement
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY IN INDIANA.-C Considerable
excitement existed in Madison, Indiana, the 10th
inst in consequence Of occurrence of the previous
night. It appears that for some time past citizen
engaged in the saddlery business had entertained
PIGEONS Of the virtue Of his wife, and resolved to sat-
isfy himself ia regard to the matter. Accordingly on
Saturday he informed his family that he should leave
in the evening for Cincinnati About O'Clock, how
ever he returned unexpectedly to bis home and found
his worst fears realized neighbor of his, who was
possessed of considerable means, the intruder.
The injured husband found the guilty couple in bed,
and without instants delay he drew revolver and
shot the seducer dead. He then left the house and
gave himself up to the authorities.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

UNDER CLOTHING AND VARIOUS Goops.-Rv re
cent arrivals important additions have been made tn tb
stock Of Messrs Benhuyen Lewis Co., dry goods dealers
ll6 Canal street. They have got heavy assortment Of
emens Shirts hose handkerche underhirts drawers
They also advertise gossamer steel spring skirts fans benes
marcelines lace manas lace points, many varieties Of the
great family Of ribbons travelling dongs nnumerous and va
rous kinds of linens fabricated Of precious fax grown
the soil of the Emerald Ised est Irish linens All sorts Of
dry good goods may be purchased ll6 Canal sreet
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

ATTENTION, BEER DRINKERS = Mr. G. F. thinner
MAN, from Milwaukee, proposes sell on certain specified
days OF the week aecfed places very desirable and
potent beverage known as Milwaukee Buck Beer as to
which see advertisement
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

DONATION TO THE ORPHANS. = See graceful
acknowledgment in advertising columns
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

SHORT SENrEScE.-The o. s. Marshal Tyler, at
Detroit, convicted Of manslaughter in the killing of
Capt Jones, Of the brig Concord while serving pro
cess upon him, was sentenced in the U. s. Circuit
Court Monday, the 4th inst. The Judge concluded
his address to the prisoner as follows:
Your offence was committed on the 29th Of Novem-
Der, and you have been kept In prison SINCE period
now over four months. This ia taken into consdera-
on and as by the Sd section Of the act Of the Sd Of
March, 1857, the punishment Of mansaughter, as to
the imprisonment and fine, is left discretionary with
the court, this court do now sentence you to pay
fine of one dollar to the United States, and to be i'm
prisoned in the jail Of Wayne county State of Michi
gan, for and during the period Of thirty days.
The Judge blamed Tyler for carrying deadly
weapons and for crossing the United States boundary
to civil process but the court considers this
verdict substantially one Of acqutta for if the act had
been committed within the civil jurisdiction Of the
United States, such must have been its character,
from the public declaration to the court"
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18
BLOOMFIELD, STEEL & co.

RLoOnFIELD, STEEL & CO.'S
BOOK AND PAPER ESTABLISHMENT
EMP ORIUN
School HaDDDxS.
No. 60 CAMP STREET.,
Where Id constantly kept un land complete assortment.
ScHO d II q O ks,
-Comprising-
HISTORIES, READERS, BIOGRAPHIES, DICrloNA.
RIEs. MATHEMATICAL WORKS, ARITHMETICs, CLAs.
SICs Works Rhetoric Astronomy Philosophy Chem.
isy. Geology Mineraogy Phys oogy conchoogy speers
etc. Also complete supply of French, Spanish. German
italian Latin, Greek and Hebrew SCHOOL BooKs GLOBES
School WRISTBANDS and PAPERS of every description
sold'at publishers and manufacurers prices
BLOOMFIELD, STEEL 40,
No. 60 Camp street.
Bibles and Testaments,
SCHOOL BIBLES AND TEsTAMENTs.
FAMILY BIBLES, Of all prices.
HYMN BOOKS, of every description.
BLOOMFIELD, STEEL AGO,
No. 90 Camp street.
miscellaneous Works.
COMPRISING
HISTORY. BIOGRAPHY. ESSAYS. POETRY, THE ORA.
MA, TRAVELS and VOYAGES NOVELS, ILLUS.
GAMES, PUZZLES. etc.. etc.
Late Publications Magazines.
BLOOMFIELD, STEEL A-co.,
No. 60 Camp street.
Scrap Books and Herbariuns.
Also. large assortment of ALBUMS, comprising
varied selection.
BLOOMFIELD. STEEL CO.,
No. 50 Camp street.
Backgammon Boxes. Chess and Chess
Boards.
ane assortment. of cHEssMEN. poM1NoEs, BACK
CANNON BOXES CHESS BOARDS, DICE and BOXES.
etc. etc.
BLooMFIELb. STEEL CO..
Ne. 60 Camp street.
large supply celebrated manufacturers PLAYING
CARDS. reduced prices Also, beautiful quality Of Play
ing Cards for Clubs WHIST and EUGHRE PARTIES.
BLOOMFIELD, STEEL 4 CO.,
No. 60 Camp street.
To Printers, Druggists, Grocers and Others.
large supply always hand of PRINTING PAPER,
various sizes; Palm Leaf STRAW PAPER all sizes
MANILA PAPER, sAMPLING PAPER and ENVELOPE
PAPER; SHOE PAPER AND WASTE PAPER, all sizes
and qualities Also CAP and LETTER PAPER, ruled and
plain. at manufacturers prices.
BLOOMFIELD STEEL 4 CO.,
No. GO Camp street.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

6 HAVANA CIdARs.-Who would have fine cigar,
- hin pause IN his Camp street Morn.
Ing sts shines TO- and get roll Of thu pure Cuban
which ~ Theodore Cruz has for sale under the
ns q man aycr brands cgars As good an article
hfnpostsd may Always BE- found there. ~ s.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

ENGRAVED CHEcKs.-The latest improvements in
the beauty and finish Of the art OF check engraving may bs
found at Staoners HAIL. 81 Camp street. where Messrs D.
Felt sten have just received supply Of checks on the
Bank Of America and Merchants Bank for sale books and
Sheets Engraved checks all the ether they have
always on hand. See advertisements q
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC STATE TIcKEr.-The fol-
lowing appeared in the Farmervie (Union Parish)
Democrat of the 6th instant !:
An old line Democrat sends us the following names
candidates for the various Offices for which they
named subject to the decision Of the Convention
which meets at Baton Rouge on the fourth Wednes
day Of May next:
For Governor, Reeves, of Tensas; Lieut.. Governor
Chas J. villere Secretary Of State E. Delony, of
East Felicana Treasurer, Morse, Of Natehitoches
eral, H. st. Paul, of Orleans Superintendent Of Pub
lie Education, A. Adams, Of East Baton Rouge.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

n 4 e. ROLLING, SUCCESSORS TO P. RoYJ
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,
AND DEALERS IN WINES, FOREIGN and DOMESTIC
LIQUORS,
No. 40 OLD LEvEE STREET. New Orleans,
NIL ly&W Between Bienvlle and Cont.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18
G. CAvAROC & co.

AA4sOS
ITO ARRIVE PER SHIP HANNAH CROKER, 81.
L peced from Bordeaux
30 boxes FRUITS IN JUIcE-Malineas.
's2,2ee quarter boxes sARDlNEs-Rsdel.:
1000 half e. =. Bgot.
Is oe.aves BRANpy-A se,sueue.
lao casks CLARET-Paullac.
iss :. :. st. E.tephe.
"a :. .. Leovile, 1855
800 boxes Cantenac.
ss7 =. WHITE WINE-Ht. sautsrne.
For SAFE by G. CAvARoC CO.,
m23 I'm IA Royal street.
ITO ARRIVE PER SHIP INVESTIGATOR. expected
L from bordeaux
7ce boxes CLARET-Caneuss.
9l2 st. Julien.
lo2 casks T.. Pauiac.
l7s St. Julien.
$50 E. St Estephe
80 barrels WHITE WINE-HL ssuerne.
20 :. CLARET-Leoville. 1855.
$50 boxes WHITE WINE-H sauterne.
~ FRUITS IN JUICE-Malineau
"a casks CLARET- Chateau Dillon.
9 half casks WHITE wINE-Graves.
1903 boxes CLARRT-Chnteau Dillon.
For sale by G. CAvARoC CO.,
ms I'm IA Royal street.
RIO ARRIVE PER SHIP BADEN, EXPECTED from
Havre-
boxes BURGUNDY WINE--Beaune-Chs Marcy CITE.
Liger Belar
10 boxes BURGUNDY wINE-Chambertin--Ch Marcy 4
CITE. Ligier Belair.
boxes BURGUNDY WINE-Chas. yougeot-Chs. Marcy 4
CITE Lger Belsir.
For sale by G. CAvARoC / CO.,
m23 I'm IA Royal street.
ITO ARRIVE PER sHlp L1auER1A, EXPECTED
from Marssilles-
4DN baskets OII,-plapniol.
For sale by c. CAvAROC CO.,
m23 I'm H4 Royal street
ITO ARRIVE PER SHIP ISAAC NEWTON expected
i from Bordeaux
44o boxes CHERRIES IN BRANDY
For sale by G. CAvARoC CO.,
ms I'm IA Royal street.
ITO ARRIVE PER SHIP NIcoLr EXPECTED from
Marseiles-
ZOE boxes vERMouTH-Noilly Pratt Co.
leo MUSCAT,
2o1 E. CASTLE SOAP.
For sale by G. CAvARoC CO.,
mz3 I'm IA Royal street
PRANDIES IN CUSTOM HOUSE STORES and for
- sale by the undersgned-
$50 PACKAGES, of the following brands:
Cocq, Pere L Fills.
j. A. Guerin
J. Cournade,
A. Maurel,!
Boyer,x
Gullemot,
A. seigbete.
For sale BY C. CAvARoC 4 CO..
m2s I'm IA Royal street.
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- BAILEY SPRINGS, NINE MILES North .y.at
GEHf of Florence, Lauderdae county, Alabama. 5T4
bly, known throughout Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and
Arkansas for the medicinal properties curative qualities
spinal Affections torpid liver CHI onc eyes all
stages of yenerea and diseases and all
Of the var for the reception of visitors
This watering place changed hands about and
since that time the propeors have been diligently engaged in
building and comfortable for the
their guests They have completed large Hotel
containing parlor, aroom dningroom sleeping etc
The location being on the hills of the Tennessee river and
Shoa Creek the air and climate naturally and health
full.
THE TABLE
Will be supplied with the best and wholesome food that
the mark aord with polite and attentive steward and
servants to attend it..
The Bar and Confectionery Bowling and Billiard Saloon.
will be we'll and abundantly supplied.
Those who travel and visit such places for pleasure will find
abundant field fer amusement at Bailey Springs good
pass eheerully large Livery Stable with five stock will
open the streams abound with fish, and fine rowing
the Muscle Shoals Tennessee river are within four
the Springs with good road TO make pleasant morning
evening drive to view the fine, romantic scenery.
One of the best physicians that the South Affords who
had many successful connection with the
| water will reside at the Springs
The premises formerly occupied by visitors have been
charge Of an experienced that all
benefit the waters will have comfortable quarters and
| prompt and proper attention
THESE Springs accessible from the South by the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad from Memphis Tenn to
Florence Ala in ten hours thence by coaches
| the springs in Two hours
Persons leaving Memphis evening train will break.
fast at the Springs next morning. and those leaving the
Refer ts-Aessrs Seraggs, Dosegan Co., New Orleans.
| 3. NJ: Lowe Co., :.
Bradley, Wilson 4 Co.,
| vi. Laner Co..
P PRli e 4 Nixon Co., ..-+-
| mil Am Samuel Bell Esq.,. :.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

To Artists, Builders
CIVIL ENGIN EERs.
Always OF hand a complete assortment Of
Drawing Materials,
Comprising MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS, DRAW
ING PAPER best quality all sizes WATER COIORs, Brs
toll Boards Painters Pallets Brushes, Pink and Mezzoin
saucers Tracing Cloth Paper Drawing and Lhographc
PENS Pencils, etc.
Also various Works Drawing, Architecture and EngR
eerng and Books for Surveyors
BLOOMFIELD, STEEL CO.,
No. 60 Camp street.
Law Books: Law BooksI
An extensive and wellseleced Law BOOKS.
prising TEXT BOOKS, STATUTES, DIGEsTs. REPORTS
and LAW TREATIsEs of the most eminent American and
English Jurists.
Also, a full supply of FRENCH LAW BooKs-A at pub.
| shers' prices
| BLOOMFIELD, STEEL & CO.,
| No. SO Camp street.
To Gle, ks of Courts, sheriRs, justices of
| the Peace and Recorders.
We keep constantly hand a full supply of RECORD
BOOKS and DoCKETs, sizes styles; RECoBD
PAPER, ruled or plain, LEGAL CAP, NoTARIAI. PRESS
| Els, etc., etc.
! BLOOMFIELD, STEEL CO.,
No. 60 Camp street.
Merchants, Banks and Insurance Compa.
MES, and Cotton Brokers,
Will find at Establishment everything necessary
plee the counting with best selected STA
TIoNERY ever imported Also, COTTON SALES AM
ACCOUNT CURRENT PAPERS, of all patterns and Cotto,
and Grain, Sugar and raoasses WEIGHING BOOKS
Il BLOOMFIELD, STEEL CO.,
No. 60 Camp street.
| Blank Book Manufacturers,
PRINTERS AND oKBINDERs
STYLE, PRICE AND QUALITY,
Il WE DE FEY OMPETITION!
| BLOOMFIELD, STEEL AGO.,
jal7s No. 60 Camp street.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

EDMUND M. IvENs, GENERAL AGENT
EAGLE MACHINE WORKS,
Richmond, Va.'
0FFICE-No. 2 UNION STREET,
ORLEANS.
Stationary steam Engines,
With Double Fue Boilers superior finish work.
msnshp, for driving Sugar Mills, Saw Mills, ETC.
Portable Steam Engines,
With either Locomotive Tor Iyens Armuar Water Drum
Boiler The first fuel, well adapted
parts where the pure while the latter has
all the good properties perfectly accessible
ceaningneither requiring any brick work
In their erection.
Circular and Sash Saw Mills,
OF heavy build and we'll fed-reliable and effective ma
CHALLENGE THE WORLD
to produce the of uber and we'll.
in the same time, with similar size mill.
Machinery of all kinds.
Always exhibition Office and all sales made under full
guarantee.
We challenge the trade where, any instance,
our machines have failed to give full satisfaction.
Duplicates
OF the wearing parts machinery always kept
CITY, avoid delay repairing. al2 lmaW
nUC DE MONTEBELLO CHAMPAGNEs.
The undersigned SOLE AGENTS for the above superior
| WIZ Es,
beg leave inform the Trade and the public generally thai
they keep supply constantly hand prepared
| all times to receive orders.
| R. MCDOWELL & CO.,
mi I'm No es Gravier street.
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THos. MURRAY. JoHN c. PooLEY.
FLORIDA YELLOW PINE LUMBER YARD
Having sold our stock hand at the yard at the od pa
SIM we respectfully friends take notice that
business is confined legitmatey the FLORIDA YELLOW
NEW BASIN.
Orders left at Box S. Mechanics and Dealers Exchange
fe26tf 'THOS MURRAY Il co.
THE IMPROVED mcCHESNEY WASH
i ING MACHINE-Manufacured and for sale by the sub
scriber Orders left 10 Apollo street. 294 Magazine street
In Box M Mechanics Exchange at the grocery store Of
James Collins 6S Apollo street, specimen be
will promptly attended to- Ali ask OF the public is fall
trial. and il they give satisfaction return the and the
money will be refunded J. n. DAuGHERTY,
vi Ne. 70 Apoll street.
10 EMOVAL- G. q. sLOCOMB 4 co. have removed
II Chartres their New Store 6 Canal stree
and 80, 26, 81, &c and IS Common street. sea If
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IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS.

EXPECTED PER SHIP TRENTON, FROM MARsElL1Hs
500 baskets SWEET OIL J. Plagniol;
ON boxea CASTLE SOAP, nl6 1ySYo
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large supply of the celebrated manufscturer PLAYING
CARDS. reduced prices Also beautiful quality of Play
ing Cards for Clubs, WHIST and EUGHRE PARTIES
BLOOMFIELD, STEEL 4 CO.,
No. 60 Camp street.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

j. B. NOME 1856 Charities street,
in Chandeliers Brackets, Hall Lamps 81 FRENCH Eng
sh American manufacture in the greatest variety NEG Ut
low prices.
Also a large variety Of Globes, etc.
n B-J b. NOME is authorized by the Gas Company to
Gas Fixtures. lsz orn
wv DOW A. COSTA, SUCCESSOR TO ANaRL0
w Costa, has on hand and offers for sale
600 bhls. Mess, Prime and hump Pork.
100 tierces Bacon-Sides and SheulSerfs
so bbls White and Red Beans.
% tierces Sugar Cured Hams.
200 bbls. Superine and Extra Flour.
80 tierces Carolina Rice. ,5-.=.=
ADD bbls, Western and Northern Potatoes.
a2s en- &C, 81, 60 and 10 Old Lsvse strsfs-
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-18

EXPECTED. PER SHIP ARAMEDE SNOW, FROM Dor
DEAUX:
50 boxes FRUITS IN JUICE j. Lafaurie;
20 casks CLARET Chateau Dillon i
do WHITE WINE, Graves, superior quality;
$500 boxes CLARET, GML:
40 casks do GAfL;
Is barrels WHITE WINE, GMI1
The hydraulic press., 1859-10-01

JUST CREDIT.-The Pacific Mail Steamship
Company is deserving of all praise for the
prompt and safe manner in which the mails
have been transported during the past ten
years. Since the going into effect of the or
iginal contract, they have not lost single
mail, those that were carried down on the
ill-fated Central Ameriea, going to the debit
of the United States Mail Company on the
Atlantic. The prompt and effective manner
in which the service has been performed by
the Mail Company, is certainly deserving of
high commendation ; while the fact of the
purchase of the Collins steamers leads to
the belief and the hope that the new con-
tract may be obtained by them, for the rea-
son that no other company can so well per-
form the service, nor can any other meet
the public requirements in so satisfactory
manner.-AHa.
The hydraulic press., 1859-10-01

QUICKSILVER MINEs.-Foremost among all
the countries of the world in the richness of
her gold deposits, as California is, she is
likely to attain an equal preeminence in the
production of quicksilver. This rare and
exceedingly valuable mineral is produced in
considerable quantities in but four other
countries. The richest mine heretofore
known, is that of Almaden, in Spain, which
is known to have been worked 1900 years,
and was doubtless the only source of sup
ply to the ancient civilization of Europe and
Persia. 1t is not at all unlikely that Solo
mon obtained it to aid his cunning workmen
in metals, while building the temple, through
the good offices of his friend and fellow ma
son, Hiram of Tyre, who had regular lines
of sailing vessels running to Gades.
The product of the Almaden Mine has been
very great from time immemorial. Three
hundred and fifty tons of mercury year,
used to be imported into Rome from that To-
cality, and during the later years, while
worked by the Spsnish Government, it yield
ed regularly, l,l00 tons per annum. 1t is
said to be now farmed out to the Rothschilds,
who have restricted its production, from
motives of policy.
The Mines of Idria in Austria, are next in
Importance. They yield about $50 tons a
year, and are controlled by the Austrian
Government. Those of Potzberg, in the Pa
latinate, yield 80 tons year. The only
mines of quicksilver in America besides
those of California, are in Peru, and these
produce about l80 tons per year. These are
all the deposits in other parts of the world
which were worked in 1850. The aggregate
production from all of them was under 800
tons year, but that amount is certainly far
less than could be extracted from the mines
of California. The demand for quicksilver
will be in exact proportion to the progress
Of civilization. The uses of this metal will
be multiplied in the same ratio as the arts
are extended and increased. The search for
gold will always continue, as 1t always has
been, one of the primary occupations of
mankind ; and as the alluvial deposits. be-
come exhausted, the necessity of resorting
to the original strata will make the use of
quicksilver, as an amalgam, more general
and indispensable. This consideration is
an answer to the suggestion that the supply
of mercury, from recent discoveries, is likely
to exceed the demands for it.
There is good reason to believe that the
mines of New Almaden, in this country, are
capable of turning out more metal than is
now produced from all other sources. From
brief examination Of the veins open, infor-
nation collected among the mines, | have
no doubt that 1000 tons a year might be
extracted from the mine which is now opened.
How far the vein extends must be matter
of opinion.-4Ha's Correspondent
The hydraulic press., 1859-10-01

Uses OF INsEcrs.-Many years ago the
mouth of river in India was blocked up
by immense food wood, like Red river raft
The British government, with all their pow
er and wealth, were unable to remove the
obstruction but the worms volunteered
their services and in single season so COM
pletely perforated the timber that the first
rise of water swept the whole remains of the
timber into the sea, and the navigation of
the river was then opened.
Cassius N. Clay, Esq, calculates that the
birds visiting his thirty acres of fruit and
pleasure grounds destroy not less than U.s.
100000 caterpillars and insects in one year.
The hydraulic press., 1859-10-01

SHEEP IN AUsTRALIA.-Sheep farming in
Australia reminds US of Biblical pastoral
life. A gentleman recently from that coun-
try states, that in 1854 the number of sheep
there exceeded twenty millions, and nearly
all were of fine woolen breeds OF late
years great numbers have been destroyed by
the scab. The average yield of clean washed
wool is two pounds per head. Before the
advent Of miners, good sheep that now COM
mand S4 per head were sold for 25 cents
each. Grass grows abundantly throughout
the year, and sheep require no shelter. One
shepherd, accompanied by three or four well
trained dogs, looks after about 5000 sheep,
follows them in their wanderings, and folds
them at night. When the shepherd sleeps
as is daily the case, under the shade of some
tree, the dogs watch and keep the sheep to-
gether.-Er.
The hydraulic press., 1859-10-01

How the weather is predicted at the
Smithsonian Institute is told by Professor
Henry. They have map of the United
States hung upon board, with pins stuck
through it at the points where the observers
are stationed. The Institute has daily re-
ports by telegraph from many of these points
Each morning an assistant hangs cord on
the pins to indicate the state of the weather
black if raining, green if showing, brown
if cloudy, white if fair. ALL storms travel
east, and thus they are enabled to predict
with great certainty the condition of the
weather twelve hours in advance.
The hydraulic press., 1859-10-01
The Aydraulie gress.

A WORD TO NEGLEcTFUL HusBANDs.-The
st. Louis correspondent of the Marysville
Express makes the following appeal:
Californians should pay more attention
to sthe loved ones at home They should
cultivate the habit Of letter writing. The
neglect of husbands, particularly in this res
pect, is most shameful, and causes more
distress than many would suppose. The
press would serve good purpose by taking
the matter in hand and reminding delin-
quent husbands, fathers, sons and brothers
Of their duty. A touching case was pre-.
sented to me day or two since. A lady
an entire stranger to me-hearing that
Californian had arrived in St. Louis, sought
me out, and at once instituted enquiries con-
cerning her husband. In hopes of bettering
the condition of her family, she parted with
nearly everything of value she possessed to
enable her husband to reach the Golden
State. He has been absent over four years,
during which time she has heard of him but
once, and that through third person with
whom he is in correspondence. The wife
herself has never had her heart gladdened
by letter from him. The faithess husband,
however, writes to others that he is doing
WE'LL. thought thie worry hard case. She
gave me his direction, and have written to
the Postmaster of the place, requesting him,
if the husband (whose name send, be still
in that locality, to inform his heart broken
wife and helpless children. Such desertion
is criminal in the highest degree, and very
justly arouses public indignation. While
the poor woman spoke of her wrongs, big
tears filled her eyes, and at the conclusion,
when she came to speak of her love for her
husband, of the happy years they had spent
together, of the children who each day lisped
their fathers name, and asked when he was
" coming home" and of her loss to account
for his cold neglect, she sobbed aloud. 1t
was to me painful interview. How many
similar cases could be described, leave the
guilty husbands and fathers of California to
say.