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SINGULAR Social CONDITION IN PARls.-The
Paris correspondent Of the Boston Traveller
writes in recent letter: Social changes take
place moro rapidly here than elsewhere, be-.
cause there Is no such thingIas society here.
There are 50 many avalanches of foreigners
constantly falling on Paris, from every direo-
tion, the whole soil Is constantly shifting or
ploughed up, while the very essence of society
Ia stability, which alone enables those perma-
nent relations to be formed which engender
confidence and ease, and that shadow OF fec
ticn and sympathy, begotten by long g-contin-
ued familiar acquaintance and commerce. The
absence Of everything like personal dignity,
and all senseo that delioacy Of morals found
in tho French, Joined with their inordinate
love Of pleasure and excitement, makes them
eagerly receive the hospitalitieS Of everybody,
without stopping to enquire whether they (ths
latter) have anything in their favor more than
wealth. This ia one secret Of the success
which Paris enjoys. There Is not man Of
money in all Europe ignorant Of the truth
that the gold he commands will enable him
to collect nearly call Paris" under his BALI
room chandelier or dining-room lamp, if the
whim should strike him TO forget home
sights in foreign aduIations.
Thlngs nave at last come to such pass that
1t is not even considered necessary for an in
troduction to herald invitations to balls, CON
certs, or even dinners. The stranger sends
his card, aud the invitation. to the person he
wishes TO SEQ in his house; the latter accepts
or rejects 1t as it suits with his humor. There
are noble families who maintain themselves
and marry off their daughters, by patronising
wealthy foreigners; that is, they bring their
visiting, ball, and dinner lists by their infu-
ence toi thel foreigners house, and at the
foreigners table and ball, liquidste, as it
were, by attorney, their own social debts. 1t
is even Whispered these noble families DO not
always disdain levying commission on the
purchases made from tradesmen by the wealthy
foreigners; and marriages and deaths have
been known to fill empty pockets with pin
money for year.
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STRANGE REVERSE OF FoRTusR--A Cousr
TURNED HucksTER.--Not thirty years ago
there could be seen in the market Of Mobile,
Ala, sturdy, coarseIy. dressed old French
man, Of intelligent and strongly marked ooun-
tenance, whose manners, even while ehaffering
for tho price Of cabbage or string of gar
lick, betrayed the man Of education, who had
onoe moved In brilliant and distinguished cir
cles.. His occupation was that of o vegetable
vender-not that Of the hucksters who fore
stall the market by buying from the pro-
ducors, and by combination among themselves
settling the prices to be paid by the city oon-
sumers-but that of the honest seller Of the
products Of his own industry--the yield Of a
little garden, upon which ho had established
himself in tho neighborhood of the city. A
few years afterward this vegetable seller might
have been seen at the head of the armies of
Louis Philippe, Of France, and in the Gov
ernorShip Of Algeria. He had previously
filed the higher position Of one Of Napoleon's
most trustworthy Marshals. Such was the
brief history of the fortunes of Count De
Olauee o. O' .... f.l-H. H.
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The SPLENDOR OF Observation-Disclosures IL
the oldest city in the world. Tyre and Sydon
have crumbled on the shore; Baalbec Is ruin;
Palmyra 10 buried In the sands Of the desert;
Ninevab and Babylon have disappeared from
tho Tigris and Euphrates; Damascus remains
what 1t was before the days Of Abraham--a
center of trade and trsYel-an island of verdure
in desert--"a predestined capital" with
martial and sacred associations extending
through more than thirty centuries. 1t was
"near Damascus" that Saul Of Tarsus saw
the "light from Heaven ebOve tho brightness
of the SUM-" the street which Is called Strait,
in which it was said che prsyeth, still runs
through the city. Tho caravan comes and
goes as it did q thousand years ago; there are
still the sheik, tho ass and the water wheel;
the merchant Of the Euphrates and of the
Mediterranean still OCCUPY" these "with
the multitude Of their waters" The city which
Mahomet surveyed from u neigh boring hight,
and was afraid to enter, because it s given to
man to have but one Pa aradse, and for his part
he was resolved not TO have it in this world, il
to this day, what Julian called "the eye of the
East" as ii was in the time Of Isaiah, "the
head Of Syria" From Damascus came the
damson, our blue plum, and the delicious april
cot Of Portugal, called damasco; damssk, our
beautiful fabric Of cotton and silk, with vines
and flowers raisedupon smooth bright ground;
the damnsk rose, introduced into England in
time Of Henry the VIII; the Damascus blade,
so famous the world over for Its keen edge and
wonderful elasticity, the secret of whose man
ufsoture was lost when Tamerlans carried of
tho arts into Persia; and that beautiful art of
inlayirg wood and steel with silver and gold,
kind of MOsaic-engraying aud sculpture
united --called Damaskeening, with which
boxes and bureaus, and swords, and guns are
ornsmented. 1t is still a city Of flowers and
bright waters; the streams from Lebanon, the
"rivers of Dsmascus," the drivers Of gold,"
still murmur and sparkle in the wilderness Of
"Syrian gsrdone." a.a...- -|......l a
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A NEw YoRg CouSoILMAs3 ARRESTED FOR
MuRpRR. Anthony J. McCsrty, member of
the Common Council, and the Havermeysr
candidate for reelection In the Fourth Ward,
was arrested Oh Friday night on charge Of
murder. Last Now Years Eve party of
rowdies were congregated at the Oregon
House, in Fulton -strest, among whom was
McCarty. As natural consequence fight
soon ensued, and while that was in progress
notorious fellow, named Patrick Cosgrove,
alias "Patsey Cockroach," was stabbed, re-
csiving injuries from which he died about
fve months since. The whole party were ar.
rested at the time Of the occurrence, but we're
discharged, the wounded man refusing to
make complaint. On Saturday morning
McOsrty was taken before the Court, and COM
mitted to the Toombs, but was subsequently
released on $4,000 bail. lun0..'.
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DrckANs AND THE CArHoLrcs.- Dickens
has had q controversy with an Ultramontane
citizen Of Cork, said to be an N. P. This gen.
tlemsn, aggrieyed by one or two articles ex-
posing excesses In Italy, which appeared some
tune ago in AH tho Year Round. wrote to Mr..
Dickens on the subject. Mr.. Dickens, in re-
ply, denied that the complaint was roasona-
bic, declared that he never "pandered to any
acrimonious or intolsrant feeling" against the
Roman Catholic Church, and added the fol-
lowing well-merited thrust: "Lst me, in all
good humor, recommend you TO observe
whether its (the Church. accredited organs are
as considorate toward Protestants, and to give
your judgment OF me the benefit of the COM
parison."
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Ossawatomie Browns Last Converse.
tiOns,
The 0harIestown correspondent of the BslH.
more Exchange says In late issue:

The Charlestown correspondent Of the Bslti.
more Exchange says in late issue:
A few days since John Moore, ESQ.,, a vary
wealthy and cstimable gentleman, visited
Brown. Shortly after entering, Brown intro
duced tho subject Of slavery, but Mr.. Moore
told him that he had no disposition to discuss
1t. Brown asked him how many slaves he
owned, when Mr.. M. replied he did not know
the number, but he was sure he had one, a
woman eighty years.of age, whose eyesight, he
was sorry to soy, had failed. He had few
days before given an eminent physician 800
for operating on them, and If it was possible
to restore her sight he would give $4,000.
Brown asked him what he would take for the
old servant, when Mr.. Moore replied that all
the AbolitioDists in the North were too poor to
buy her. The conversation here ended.
Brown, in conversation with the taller, said
that If he did not sec his wife before he was
executed, he would like to express his desires
relative to the disposition Of his body. Gov.
Wise has assured him that 1t would be at the
disposal Of his friends, and accordingly the
jailer was requested to say to Mrs. Brown, OF
whoever came for it, that he did not desire
to have IL removed North, but wanted il
placed upon Q pyre and burnt, and the ashes
urned. He also requested that the bodies oi
his sons, who were killed OF the Ferry, might
be disintelred and disposed Of In the came
manner. The last part Of the request could
not have been complied with, as the physi-
clans Of Winchester had used their bodies in
the dissecting-roon. ''
Yesterday morning (Dec. u Brown was
more than ordinarily cheerful. The jailer
remarked that he hoped his fine flow of spirits
would continue on to-day. Brown replied
that he Mpew the community expected that
he would show fear, but they would find
themsslvsg disappointed. They did not un-
derstand the quality of material of which he
was made" After this remark, he took O
hearty laugh. u".
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ScHANyL's ARRIVAL AT his Residence. -
The Journal de 81. Petsrsbourg announces the
arrival of Schamyl at Kalougs, the town se-
lected for his residence. He was attended by
his son and three murides, and alishted at the
principal hotel Of the place. The next day he
paid visit to the Governor, and afterward
went to see the house intended for him. He
was particularly struck by the black marble
busts Of two Greek philosophers in one Of
the rooms, and after many questions respect
ing the persons they represented, he requested
to have them removed, as his wives would be
frightened at the dark faces. He expressed
himself perfectly satisfied with the house and
locality in which it was situated.
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INTERESTING CONSIDERATION - CELEBRATED
sTAFF AND CRooK.--The staff which was used
by his Lordship, Bishop De Charbonnel, at the
consecration of the Coadjutor Bishop Of To-
ronto, was composed of an old staff of the late
lamented Bishop Mcdonnell, and the crook
was that used by the Abbot Of st. Fillan to
bless the Scottish army at the battle of Ban
nockburn. 1t Is of solid silver with some relic
enclosed upon white stone, and the work.
manship conolusively proves its antiquity. It
is probable that such an interesting staff was
never held on similar occasion by any CON-
seerator outside Of the city of Rome. 1t was
while kneeling before the Abbot, holding this
blessed staff in his hand, that the English
monarch remarked that the Scots were suing
for mercy. He found his mistake, however.
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A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT FROM HooPs. Tho
fashion of hoops has been the means Of terri.
bic accident at Salem, Oregon. Miss Ellen
umphlot was riding on horseback, whom, losing
her balance, she fell backward, and her hoops
caught upon the horn Of the saddle. The
horse became frightened and ran with her along
fence for several hundred yards, whom the
point Of rail caught in her mouth, tearing
the whole side Of her face out and breaking
her jaw in two places--the concussion stripping
the clothes entirely from hor, and thus freeing
her from the horse. ar .4 5sIf,4.l-.. -..., .....--
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ASENsATlos SUR IN PARls.--Leonie Chereau
has been tried in Paris Court for stealing q
child In the Tuilsries Gardens. The case ex-
cited great interest In fashionable circles. The
facts briefly were these: Leonie was ssduced
in Orleans under promise of marriage. In
order to secure this, she sssented that she had
given birth to child. She was asked to pro-
duce it, and then conceived the plan, the ex-
ecution Of which was the cause Of her appear
ance in Court. Having ingratiated herself
with simple-minded country nurse in the
Tuileriss Gardens, she stole the baby she had
in charge while her back was turned, and with
it deceived all her friends. Tho jury found
her Not Guilty, and she was Immediately set
at liberty. f.ll ... .'..f .s..
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ANOTHER THEORY FOR CURING CHoLERA.---
Dr.. Gouyon, Of Paris, recommends new and
singular method Of cure for the cholera, wig !:
making tho patient swallows certain quantity
Of grains Of zinc, tin, iron, &c., Of tho size Of
a eherry.stone. Their ingestion into the In
testinal tube would then lead to the formation
within the stomach Of voltaio pile, which
would generate en- electric current calculated
to stimulate tho system, and restore vital sem
sibility to its previous tone. DR.. Gouyon goes
further still, and would have bis cholera pa
tients swallow whole ohsplets Of these grains.
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HER WsApoN.-Harriet Leader, woman Of
Incorporate habits, on being taken to station.
house, in Boston, attempted TO commit suicide
by severing the arteries of her arm with o
lancet To prevent tho doctor from taking
away tho instrument she swallowed It. AL
though she persisted In tearing the bandages
from her wounds, more danger was appre.
hsndsd from the internal than from the ex-
tsrnal operation Of the lancet .,s5 ,~,, 4.
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON ON JOHN BROWN
OEoE MoRE.--A John Brown meeting was
held at Musical Hall in Boston last Sunday,
at which R. W. Emerson delivered an address
on "Morals." The tenor of thought running
through the discourse was that high stand
ard of morality faithfully adhered to, givsa to
man his noblest flights and inspires his grand
est and best deeds. "Morals" he characterized
s"A science Of substance, not of shows." In
treating Of the power which attachment to q
great idea or principle will accomplish in the
individual, and outin society and the world,
he alluded to the recent events in tho life of
John Brown. The determination Of giving
freedom to those who were in bondsge--of es-
tabliabing moral, Intellectual governmental
equality such had lifted an obscure Connec.
ticut farmer into the regions of the great man
and made all others appear inferior men. 1t
was hard, he said, to find in oil his life but
one 80 noble snnan az this who had dared to
sacrifice life to principle. A few such men,
the speaker asserted, had done moro for the
world than all the tribe Of merely intellectual
men mankind has ever seen. ''l % j." H.
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AN ULTRA Asr1-SLAvERY PArER.--A new
paper, entitled Brown's Crime, has been started
at Painesville, Ohio, by Jno. r. French, for
merly of the Painesville Telegraph. He ac-
counts for the, title by saying: "This is the
designation which a large proportion Of the
press apply to the conflict at Harpsr's Ferry.
We protest against such abuse Of language. Is
1t not enough that the brave veteran who
dared to strike for liberty is struck down by
tho hirelings Of slavery, and now lies wounded
and helpless in the prison of malignant and
cruel foes, doomed to speedy deathf" . t.'
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AxECporE OF -Coleridge wase O
remarkably awkward horseman, so much so
as generally to attract attention. He was one
day riding on the turnpike road in the country
of Durham, when wag approaching him,
noticed his peeuliarity, and mistaking his
man, thought the rider fne subject for q
little sport, and as ho drew near he thus 40.
costed Mr.. Colsridgs: ~ say, young man,
did you meet q tailor on the road ~ "Yes,"
replied Coleridge, who was never at loss for
a rejoinder, "I did, and he told me II went
a little further ] should meet goose r n
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CoRRscrsrss or rHs ExoLrsH PRESS. Ono
Of the "best advised" Of the English papers,
in ON editorial article on John Browns trial,
says Of the prisoner: 81
e"Hc was negro, and he had dared to raise
bis hand against white men, his oppressors,
and the spprsssors Of his race In that land
Of liberty, This was enough"
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AN OLD WOMAN STARVED TO DEATH BY HER
soNs.--Tn Devonshire, England, very old
lady died recently under circumstances which
led to the opinion that she was starved by her
two sons, with whom she had resided. It was
shown that the only food given to her was a
little bread and water, which occasionally was
sweetened with treacle. A verdict of man.
slaughter was returned against the young men,
and they were committed for trial. N N
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Aoss OF THE ESeLIsB PRERs.--It 10 not o
little singular that Of the score or 60 Of Peers
who have died since the commencement of the
year, there arc sixteen whose united ages
amount to no less than 1879 years, giving an
aversge Of sevsnty.six and shall years to
each, and setting at naught the dictum of
David az to "threo SCORE wears and ten," 4
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RAILROAD TIMETABLE.
TRAINS ARRIVE.

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BLOOD HOUNDS RECOMMENDED IN TEXAS
The San Antonio TEX Herald recommends
that blood-hounds should be trained for the
pursuit Of the indians who commit depreda-
tions on tho settlements, and then take refuge
in tho jangles, whore they can no. be pursued
with safety. n'N 'cIfthla lHia"
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A 0APRrcrous DuKE.--An amusing account
Of the oapricious manner in which the Ex-
Duke of Modena was in tho habit Of conduct
ing public business Is published. In one
case, whore o musical master begged to be
allowed to retire on full pay, his Highness
sent reply to HIS Minister, the reply consists
ing Of reversed musical note, thus indicat-
ing that tho poor maestro was not to receive
farthing. 'na- Ff Eao 'Ns '7.a O.
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INoENDIARrsM IN MARYLAsD.--Sev barns
have been burnt in Queenstown, and letters
have been received containing threats that moro
property will be destroyed. On Thursday
night large barn belonging to Mr.. James
Brown, residing about Ave miles from Queens
town, was set on fire and destroyed, together
with 1000 bushels Of wheat, 27b barrels of
corn, and valuable collection Of farming
implements. ..
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SoRonrCrDE IN TENsEssEB "A BROTHER
BuToHERING Hrs SIsTER.--A most unnatural
crime was committed few days since In the
county Of Haywood, Tenn. A man named
Brown, residing not far from Brownsville,
murdered his sister in cold blood, by stab
bing her several times, and succeeded in ef-
fecting his escape. A reward Of $500 has
been offered for the arrest Of this rnonstrous
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A CHlLD-LrEE MoTBsR.--An Italian girl,
Marguerite Faello, only thirteen years of age,
arrived o. st. Louis from New Orleans, ro-
Gently, with child In her arms, to which she
had recently given birth. Her husband is
twenty-five years old, and living in New
0rlsans. F. C1r-e Il
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ADAMS & PEcKOvER
Inventors. Proprietors & Manniactarsrssa
NOVELTY IRON FOUNDERY, p
ID. 8 8 8 '..... ..''
FoURTH.sT., NEAR SMITH, GIN, o.

We beg leave, most respectfully, TO offer the follow
ing certificates and references Of families using the
Alligator, which WILL at glance, remove all doubts
Of its intrinsic merits
For solne months have been using the Alligator
Coal Cooking Stove. Its superior cooking qualities,
combined with Its clean Illness, must seours
JOHN McLEAN.
l have been using one Of Messrs Adams 4 psek.
overs Alligator Cook Stoves for some months which
gives entire satisfaction in every respect, and
Cheerfnlly recommend it to those who In want OF
a superior cook stove. H. II. LEAVlTT. ~
For the last year have been using the Alligator
Coal Cooking Stove. manufactured BY Messrs. Adane
& Peckover, which consider superior stove, sne
gives the utmost satisfaction. 1t Is the only stoSs
nave found that cooks perfectly with coal. &.
~ HENRY vALLETTE-
For some time pastI have been using one OF Msssrv.
Adams Peckover's Alligator Coal Cooking Stoyess
giving entire satisfaction in every respect. 4h.r
JOS. BUSHNELL, Coal Merchant.
cheerfuly indorse the above. = Ill. CO..
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Hon. Judge Mclean, Cfif.
tom
uon Judge,Leavitt, Is Il,
Fifth street,
Judge Van Ham, 3aa
Fourth,
Judge Hoadly, go Cd,
Dr. Rolker, 5S Sth,
Gin. Orphan Asylum, Elm,
John kebler, 3l9 4th,
y. Smith, firm ofLinooln,
Smith Il Warnock,
II. Vailette, 347 eth,
N, o. Mclean, Glendale,
Ii. d. Funk, 266 Vine,
Jos. Bushnell, coal mer.
Jas. Espy, 29S 18th,
j, jeffrey, Eng. Gas W ka
T. II, featman, StorrS Tp
A. W. Francisco, Press
Office. r,ti.....,
A. Hughes, Commercial,
W. d. Wells, Cin'ti Type
Foundry,
E.C. Ross, 2S4 LongwOrth
Ohas. Chadwick, 3O4 4th,
II w AQraaun. LOT 7th.
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THIS tIhursdkJ EVENING, December ., will be
A FIFE FOR A DAY.
SHtman lucher fankee Bierce
~ ny '.' ,s...".U u. AiieE
hrSs luchGti ........ Mrs. Laws
After which the Interesting drama Of
6HANDY MAGUIRE. .r .r..
smndy Mas Master Stewart
S.sn e'''' oteWhrt
m%y Soh" Miss A. Graham
DanCe.". Miss Jennie Hight
To concllde with tho laughabie farce called
THE YANKEE DUELIST. I'd
Deuteronomy Dutiful.. -.... Yankee Bierce
AmeIoa. iss l.. Graham
Friday Beneft Of Master A. Stewart. III d
THE Gi1W NATIONAL HOTEL, adjoining the
Iheater. Y, now open for the reception Of guests.
meals fuyaishe ed at all hours m ti''a - :" -
NOTICE. -Tradesman and others are cautioned
against furnishing any articles for the thoater with
ant q written order, signed by the Manager IHIs
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vKvHIs STOVE HAS NOW BEEN BEFORE
II the pubic three seasons, and owing to Its pop
ularity and increased demand, we have been oem-
PEELED to make two more Sizes having SIX stnss
the largest class boarding -house The celebrity
these Stoves have gained for themselves not bs
too highly appreciated, al every family having them
In use can truly testify, i'@'
Thanking the public for their generous support, II
Is our determination to supply the wants Of the Com
munity with the benehts which q practical mechan-
cal education can only supply. i l- .I1f HI