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Passengers Arrived

In steamship ficd yea Lfreypoo-Mr aud Mrs Schroeder,
Mr. Grant and lady Mrs Long end daughter Mrs c. Jones,
servant Mr. Archn lady and Mr. Lovy Sander Mr. AdOpa
Mack Mr. Ches Thsnsuer and lady Mrs Mr Hy
Hacke and friend Mr. A E. Peddes. Mr. I. Latasa Mr. and
Mrs Williamson Dr. Housched lady, and children; Miss
densh Mr. Bsttersey Mr. Bergman, Black Mr. 9cponad
J. Tick Mr. Johnson M Bates and LADY, Lacks lady, and
child w Agar lady and children j. Msrskake, A. Fulton
Mr. Lsng Mr. Strustag M Carer Mr. Rosnd Miss Gibson
Mrs. Plat Miss Howard Mr. Wood Mr. Miller Mr. Clsrksoo
MI Mealim, Mr. PARKER MIR Odernan Mr. John Boske, Mr.
jackson Ms Aeeae Nr Anderson, Mr. Beck II Dudley Mr.
ellison. hr Kelly srd wife, Mr. Clark Mr. Rush lady and
Burns Mr. Gwn, Mr.. Bruce q. II. Plat MI. Jeareys and
two servants Mr. Gsnsevoot Mr. Hyllsted Mr. Gr6ngeI Mr.
Chapman lady and child; Messrs. Heuz Long Carpenter
Bentson Geo Mitchell Messrs Baker Austin Becker Hersch
Mr. ha- ghton, Gen Peter 6ansevoor, Mr. John Dunlop
Mr Francis King Mr. Grant IT, and brother Mr. TAFT Mr.
Mitch Mr. g Patten, wife and child; w. Robel and wife,
Mr.. Holmes Mr. Fisher Prof Wilson aud wife Mr. O. Ewing
MI George Ewing Mr. Thos Lewis Mr. Dake Mr. r. Hem
deson, Mr. j. Pollock Mr. Deck Mr. Agar, Mr. Hewson Mr..
WeTther, James Wilson-Tosl l47
In steamship Baltimore from KiagstonMr and Mrs N r.
Derele Miss DaTee A Schan H. foou CHAM s. Foornrhsm,
s. r. Fooriughan Foohnghan 8 De Cordoys De Cordo-
A. Cordoya j. Looper Mrs. Cooper Mr.. McCoke Ms.
f. A. Speed j. Ellis Melbourne c. Levy, Rtchins 8 Z.
Hitchin Mr. Taylor, Mr. Dermont Il. keYzer H. Desny.
In bark Mary DIM Jroo, " ThodsMr Reivel aud lady Of
Trinidad Miss Allen Of Trinidad Mr. Weber of St. Thomas J.
b Dunlap Of Santa Cruz.
In bark Cidra, from ZaEd-S P. Hemoh, w. Weaver w.
Weaver. IT,. w. Morrison W. Alien
In bark Resess, from Santa Martha H. Abelo and
lady. Thos o. Rbon Miss hests Rbon Jose NJ g. Ribon,
Miss Benz Pardey. Sehgmann Dr. A Durand Mrs Robt A.
JOY Master Malcolm Joy, NJ Pumareo Master g. d Henri
In 62 May Means from hingston, Ja-Thoinas W. smith
JAS QUsle L. Smons.
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hips-NewYork (Brem.l Won sanon Bremen Gel.
Cromwell Go.
ShIps-Fouest Krs, Asworthy. Eew.Orlesn n H. Brig.
ham Foster IT, Liverpool c. H. MarshalI Co. Rockawsy
Jsni. Liverpool, r. p. Buck Co. ~
Beiks-Gszele, Rhodes Barbadoes. II Trowbidses Son
H. Coissn CouEsn Philadelphia: Mckee Hyperfan WI.
ard bsbadoe,, T. Dwisht Laurctta, Bailey. Bordeaux
j. Thompson.
Bnsgs-HaHna Curtis Gibraltar and market; Yates Porter
field Co. Dock Thompson Wi rington n. C., Mclean
Girtz, Onward Higgins Domerua, Smith, Jones Co. w H.
Sawyer smith Sagla la Grande L. A X WebGter Santa.
ga brem Elsenbrook PodsuPlatte G-peck Keutseu RI
.sdt Dar (BI nene ST. johns, H., H. J. G. A. DewoIf
BchooD-rsC. McClcare Davis, New bern, j. Davis De
post, Bradford s. Andrews H. C. A. Dewolf, NJ Porter
burg Van Brunt slaght r. X. Harley Prichet Plymouth
J. Benton 90 W. y Anderson Bodine Richmond, Z. Do
bots Onward (BrG Higgins getown Smith tones Co
7. ?. BsIkSiow, Bodne, Norfolk 81 Beden; w s. Copes
-, Elizabeth City, j. q. Wilisms, Ann Mans Iartiek
Gunner H. b. Eldidse Minerva tBr) Fletcher, Truro j.
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COAST oS MAsS,cHUSETrs.-MISOr'sL ypGs EsTE.Scs TO
BosroN BANInoaon has been received this oce fror
Capt s. Alexander CSrs Of Engineers Of the compilation q
the Lighthouse the Outer Mnos Ledge Of the Cohse
Rocks
The tower Is Of dark granite % feet In diameter n the
base 50 feat 7nches high above low water 10 ser
mounted BY bronze p feet inches high mailing the
total hight Of the structure above low water lis ees
inches
The illuminating apparatus jopic Of the s.ccnd order
Of the sysem Of frene and will show hxed white hsnt
The focal plane feet above the high water and tas
light should be visible at water from point ID feet anew
the surface othe at distance Of is nautical miles
The light viii be exhibited for the rst ue rom sunset 70 sun
Use tbe 18th day Of Nov 1860 and night
BY authority Of the act OF Congress approved Sept ~ I
sbt 1t Scitusta win be extnguished on the exheon ~ w
Mnots Ledge light aud the lghtesse stationed on 0'
Ledge viii be withdrawn and discontinued ct tns ssns uns
The light bears from Boston Lighthouse p D. T. o. VIZ
tant about miles.
Its IN lat i7o 49, ~ north
Lon. 100 IS Ia east nom Greenwich
By order Of the Lighthouse Board . -.
VIM. y SMITH, Engineer Secretary
Mn,hinston. Ang o. 1850.
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Tn. bar ,it7er srousbt BY The vet inds PIsSet
hss e =. s p oan: sgsr Tue silver
TIE P Ss Ds enous for 1hin s' pGeh'''d ''
yI M n,s al 9 DEDUCTION from the above rate
h'a 1,sa NJ Zane Express. BY this Arrival, says
TTs mast wee bas e Improvement 10 the westr,
the ns an bus cod he day. ,dy ard geTy s ssS shs
o., t ~, ,S some Tsavers wheat, which pe would
bs"o been cut god deal barley has nearly IsssAsS os
.ay So Ssf sr .s the Ultimate yield many
the best pieces the n and hight land have ben i sseg
.ssa pee, . chance ss
Of bling sn ssS rSs,S si.sn 20 be- :. bed
q ever vas known Many places that were looking f ,s
S gss hs nS IN sspd Is. O 1 n
Tie. weud likely to be eqded 70 make up ,ns vo1 o%
t season es aop , nnS on .~a produce doll markets, In
the country. supplies in many csnt' ns'e aesd osJ IN
ana, ossss being sboot msde pp IN others The same un
certain weather with % having been ba
one uuessiDes and duced an increased hrne.s IN inc
Pee Of Saa a.. W Tssa the favorable
the hoIye, Southern hussa But o a.
the Western States beng unusually well Oh TINS season. prices
there have somewhat given way.
tn. return from the Bank of England for the week
noing toe 18th Of August gives the following results
when compared with the previous week
fpbHc deposits. decrease II I 1a Sgs
Qher dePo' ss5ast ssai
On the other side of the counts
Government securities 90 s0 27s Unchanged e,o
Other securities lSoo1
Notes unemployed f7OsS5o Increase lo'o'
The amount of notes in circulation is E2l 512S9o,
being decrease of fl3i 499 and the stock Of bullion
In both departments is E1557 ,749, showing de-
crease of G3,795, when compared with the preceding
return.
The London letter of The Commercial has the fol-
lowing:
Duriug past three four weeks all the gold arrivals
from Australia America and other countries have been nn
diaey sent away and, addition Withdrawal OF some mod
re amount, the Bank Of England has been found neces
,sry Yesterday however the Continental Exchanges
better and instead Of gold being taken IRON the
bank a In Of about $4,000 found s way there Inc funds
have been heavy all the week. the weather and politics being
able for ills result In about equal degree The prloc
p nanca firms London who have the largest dealings 10
depce that Austria III remain passive until her own terri
tory Is touched This impression mas had slight beneficial IN
fuence the stock market but 1t is known that Ganoadi
assisted by those whose great wish Ia 10 bring Austria gain INTO
collision and that efforts being made 70 Induce
Hungary the hand and IN Neneta on the
other thus dstrang her and Isng general CON
fct which may Sardinia France and ultimately prhap
Europe into the fed On the whole however the balance OF
optn that immediate crisis OF this kind will be averted
The Illinois Central Railroad has made contract
with one shipper for freight $4,000 barrels Of -four
from Dupleith TO Cairo.
The coal transported over the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad for the week ending the
0T,b mat Il "a foIloua.
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CANDLES-Adamantne arr rather quiet. yet steady at lea
bc Tor city brands but ots from store command money
sales o. boxes staten Island at lie Sperm and Patent
IN limited demand at steady rates.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The market for Western and State
Flour excited under the from Europe and poes
zee better with active demand at the close for export and the
East tire Improvement the most marked in the low and med
grades these In lively at the coss choice brands
are held higher and more aabe The sales to-day
bbs at SIS 40d IS IS for Superhne State aud Western 5 TOO
80 for the low grades Of Western extra IS 65d IS rs extra
State rs 90 for choice do SIS 8d Sc 10 for shipping brands
roundhoop extra Ohio Sc Jd 50 30 for trade brands and
$685. FOR 81 Louis extras Canadian Flour aud Ia
demand the arys very moderate yet saes Of $40 bbl
Is 65G 81 80 for extns Southern Flour better and In de-
aud arrivals limited and the stock light prices
I002rc bRher sales Of 6S4O bb at s5 @@ss 30 for
good superhne Baltimore 6o and re asa 81 the
better grades Iacuded the sales bb State Ohio
extras, In Iansu, for Liverpool private terms Rye Flour
In good demand and the make Is better sales Of 81 bb-
~ Cd ~ IS Corn Meal hner and in fair demand sales
q Western al 80 IS, and Brandywine at 10 80.
flSH Dry Cod quiet yet hq % ~ - Tor George BanL
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SALTseles Of one cargo Iabout s busn fanu 81
l9c per bush.
SKNs-Tampco Goat firm and in moderate request at
3ikc mos sales slSo Of 81 bales Mexican on private terms
Deer quiet yet rm small lot Of Central Aencan sofa
40c
sPELTER quet but firm at &c., with limited sales from
store at 81 d5ic., 8 mos
sFEDS-A moderate inquiry for Clover Seed at 9d9c Tim.
ohy Seed plenty and in moderate request at Sd 80 rs
bush Rough Flax Seed quiet 81 81 Calcutta Lnseedt
firm and In far request: sales Of 1000 bags Sydney to
rive here al 81 TIT q BUSH cash.
TFAS-The demand is only moderate prices continue hrm;
several auction ssles are announced for next week
TOBACCO-Cgsr Leaf in better request but Spanish Il
scarce high I73 bales Havana az S5 500 Cuba
priv " and 32l cases Seedleaf al 81 10.
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NHAILENGE.-Ha heard that EDWARD
hsTps lain G. Hesnsn T. THOMAS JENNINGS, win hsh,
s aStictes hope Mr. Price VIII not look this
too small Ia have fought iSr much Les. suns.
a. The clipper Office An early reply solicited which va be
Immediately attended TO. THOMAS JENNINGS
New. York Sept. /, 1860
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Whiting Co.. W. 7. Andersen Bodine H,6Az,o,s ~ n
Boi, b. Fslaer Be4rs Chareatop Murry- 49, " "a
tn Hsy nan Ddsn.on Master Nsrwn Avery sic2aSsd
sti ~ FsnsL aesD', Chvlys ,on n c Moray w a.s,
Ley Phchi;;, RI mouth J. Benton & Co
btanersblaek Dinood Allen Phiade phi. J. N Rr,.,s
son Phlsdelphia. H. Perkins ''HD-
Soop -Rhode Island Rebninxton Proy.denes l. g.,,x
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ARRlED,

1 n,JICKsHAW- this ely Weduesdly, Hugn.t ".
sc r. id nee Of the 5iIes iatbe Aboef shaw ey tae rev
81 Croher, Samuel Chadsiek OF Portland nAne 70 ''
Shaw.
FEY-TOURTELOTTEAtA Albany, on Thursday August
!, by he Rev T. H. Ra gson, O. n CoHey Of Aoan5 " n''
n ne a Tourtelot;e Of Springfield, SsssN'hosst'a.
, !K-COoPER-On "wednesday evening, Aogms ~ by the
~ NJ ID C. Crawford hi, residence, Mr james H. rock
&c Miss frlns Cooper, nl OF this city
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The Chicago Press and Tribune, Of Wednesday,

TIC CHtdy0 TTtss ana IIUUNej " WeuDesdAy,
remarks:
The money market during the week has been lees active
account the decrease In the receipts of all kinds Of produce
Eastern exchange under good denane from Iowa and other
Netein % has ruled firm and at the close have rather
upward tendency On the street to-day, bills freely
taken cent premium and the bonds selling spsuyy
to their customers at T. cent TO the activity ship
men Of produce which lled ten days ago. will probably
peedy reduction In the rates OF exchange The weather dpug
the past week has been dry and cool and the gathering
crops in Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, and Iowa has been pro-
gsssirg ayoably well the Fall blowing for Winter wheat
In Of the southern sections Of the state much need
ed Tor the growing but in the central and northern portions
OF the state the crops look we'll and promise large yield"
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ATTEMPTED MuRpER.-About O'Clock on Friday
,o,piog an alteration occurred between William Il.
Bslnhay, bartender at Van Horne. on the Bergen
Pom: road and stas driver named Christie Finn,
during which the latter drew dirk knife AMI stabbed
Bslshsw twice infieting serious if not fatal Wounds
1t appears that the parties ri1ug on the top OF
the ss car on tbs Berg nPont Pankrosd, and, WHEN
near he terminus tTiun made use of depr.ciA iee
and abusive lang Isge in reference to the dnvef
lCopk'ia 81 father, an man recently deceased
Balsbaw rstrat-d, saying, fon orghi not 70
ak 70 about dad man." Some furt9er words
raseed, when Finn attempted 70 srike Balsha~
boz the later wsIded ell the blow, and struck hum 10
feiurp. Finn then drew drk-kn'fe and stabbed
his CD, en ia the left SIDE and then repeated the
blow The second one taking effect down the side a91
bauk, bat was not serious as IL other "lse ~1u'o
hsve en- in consequences OF the injured man jumping
from the
Mr. Van Bsskirk, assisted by some of the ss 9n-
ess took Christie into custody and conveyed M !,
lhe CaaDty jail and the wounded mao was renov.u
10 Van HON aOtel aud medical aid called ia. Tue
youno j. the side some three inches ID WON eA
tending down 70 the hip bone add IL 10 ihouRot oy lne
phy scians may resuk death Ine o'her "ouuH , Nj
thsneh extensive, il not considered serious riuu
vks recently thrown out of empioym when has
snssd him In rather reckless aud IL 10 sad tnai on
Ais y,ay 20 dait h declared thai ne would k come
one. Justice Ryerson commit ed him Tor Trial
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.
sun--Rses.... b27 Sets 6;33 Moon-Sets... 8:3a
HIGH WATER
Sandy Hook. lOl9 Gov Island. 80 He'll Gate 20
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TOtal...... sal Ss2 sl8 s9sOOis7 $9s6asA sH9566ss
The following table exhibits the respective amounts
of exchange held by the various Banks and also the
sums due to distant Banks, the latter being comprised
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A petition was presented to the Supreme Court of
Rhode Island on Tuesday, by w. T. Morse and Others
praying that E. X. Potter Receiver of the South
Comfy Bank, may be directed to dispose of the assets
Of the bank and to pay the proceeds to the bholders
and other creditors of the corporation. The Court
granted the petition, and directed the Receiver to COM
ply herewith within six mont Is.
Annexed ia the statement Of the New-Orleans Banks
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Msrkets-CARETULLr REPORTED FOR The N. Y TsIsusx
Iotal..
Total Pots and Pearls.

COPPERRelned Ingot steady and in improved demand
sales 2Ot00 n Baltimore, in Baltimore at l0.c cash. and
$50 go N Like snd Minnesota here the former
and 2il c,sh for the latter
CoTToNTho market steady; sales cisco bales Wequoe
hdding Upland at l0idlOlc, and do Gulf at ll0l!c.
COffEE-Ihe market dull; prices continue steady; sales
bags st Domingo at Rlc 40 bags Lagayr4 c and
go hays Rio AZ lAL0l5c
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TN-Pgs steady In moderate request sales Of 500 slabs
Straits 32!c B,pca sells slowly at 32.dS23c cash
Pse 10 limited request at s93id$s so for id mos
tn latter rate from store.
TALLOw-The demand limited and the market Ia heavy
sales Of 8,CC0 N st l0c.. cash
WHISKY1he market Is better and the demand good sales
Of 7C0 bbls at 23c, and small lots at q lc.
WaALEBONE remains quiet yet steady at prices varying
from 70 to Gee, as to quality
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Receinfa of Praduce.

To,I BY all Rou,e, Aug 81 1sso13139 bbls Flour, 2!S
bis Com Meal So 4i bush Wheat m kegs Lard 416 pkg Oil
Cake, 1853 bgs. Seed s32 pks. Wbhky.
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NEW-.IRRSEY ITEMS

THE STATE AeRIcuLT1RAL FAIR.-The arrange
HeDts for tie sixth am ual exhibition O animate ma
si,c,y, Industrial farm and domestic pr docts,
soout completed, and tie fair erOuncs Elizabeth
will be thrown open to the public on the lth of Sep
-tsmber. The fair viii continue until the evening of
Me III, and, no doubs be a gratifying socce.s Tue
Society, with wholesome fear of the cattle diseac
before their eyes, will not admit stock Of aoy siad Ia
sonpeitoR but extra inducements are offered TO Gree
.esnsIs The City of Eizsbeth is so easy OF access
ha4 considerable population Of its own' ana 10 50
near Nesark tba: if the Society should be fsvore'
with fine weather, goody sum VII undoubtedly Dc
realized.
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$l,s45,SD+

Ascompae ed with the statement of the previous week
the results are as follows:
Increase In specie 748 Decrease IN eIchanse 57
Decrease In deposits 1885, 69 Dec. in distant balances 1901
Decrease IN circulation $1,000 Decrease In Icing losns
Inc. IN short loans. Ol98 45
he nd % 1.n
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MARINE JOURNAL.
Cleared.

PORT OF NETWORK. .....Aua. 81.
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SHIPMENTS,
RECEIPTS.

The receipts and shipments since the LIST of January
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The receipts and shipments Of Flour and Grain at
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'Vai e"'''e' por'' s7S.275S;7 sae920sM $n 74Sas3
ihe movements Of the banks in the four principal
cnes Of the onion in which weekly reports are made,
~ shown BY lheig last statements, is as follows:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-01

Ofwhieh we give the particulars for the last three
years in the following comparison Of the Imports Of
Foreign Dry Goods at the Port of New-York for the
OH rrontbo Ian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-29

HEBREW WoMEN.-The Hebrew woman in
her love for her kindred scars above her
Christian sisters. The tender devotion which
the daughters of Israel bestow upon their pa
rents is full Of beauty and pathos. In the dark
alleys of the Worlds Ghetti, when the old He
brew man toddles home from his daily strife
with prejudice and lucre, q wondrous change
transforms his face as he crosses the threshold
of his weather-bcaten house. The furtive
glance expands, the crooked gait is made
raight, the many wrinkles of his brow are
made smooth, the crouchin, form of the ped
dler disappears, and the old man stands erect
as il he were worthy Of better things; the smile
loses its sinister grin, and Is clothed with
&c lial beauty. Rebecca has kissed away the
uyliness Of the money-changer, and to see him
st down at his table after having sent up to
Jehovah prayer for good luck and plenty of
gain for the coming day, and chat with his
daughter, who delights in humoring his jokes,
is q treat for an artist in search for the pic
turesque, or for poet in quest of the romantic.
Rebeccas abound not only in the regions of the
Ghetti, but in the middle, higher, and highest
order Of Hebrew abodes. Here we find the
daughters, as q class, watching with Argus
eyes fathers and mothers happiness and COM
fort. Here on the domestic shrine, all the fires
Of love and affection are burning 50 vigorously
that unwittingly even the sympathies are CON.
sumed, which are wanted to kindle the great
flames round the sacred altar of common hu-
manity. Unless the drawback Is constantly
kept in view, our description of the Hebrew
daughters love for the parents, would be cal
culated to surround the feeling with too an
gelic atmosphers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-29

INrEREsrISG FROM THE WEST CoAsr OF
the Vanderbilt we learn that the
African mail steamer Athenian had arrived at
Liverpool, bringing interesting news from the
west coast Of Africs, from the seth Of June up
10 the 18th of July inclusive. s,-gs.
At Cape Coast an invasion by the Ashantees
was expected, as rumors were received daily
that they were making warlike preparations.
The captain Of the American bark Edwin, of
Salem, had been accused Of killing some Kroo-
men, and attempting the lives of others. The
United States gunb0at Mohican was at Cape
Coast, and the commander was investigating
the affair ve sfes
The Alecto had sailed from Lagos on the 10th
Of July, in search Of notorious SLAYER, carry
ing American colors, and which is said pre-.
viously made three successful trips. :.
At Sierra Leone the church missionary sta
rtion at Maybell had been wantonly destroyed
and plundered BY party Of Kisses, the mis-
sionaries only escaping with their ivss.A -
e At Madeira the cochineal and sugar-eane
plantstipns are looking well, but the vines
were almost extinct. sd ss-ssBF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-29

ALEXANDER DgMAs.-A lively paragraph is
given by q correspondent Of the London Post,
Of Dumas, who Wa at Catania, in Sicily. He
says" The greatest hustle which the place
witnessed was called forth by the arrival Of
Alexander Dumas, in his yacht, bearing his
dogs, and his birds, and his monkeys, and
himself, and his She admiral, (the woman who
accom- panies him on his cruise, dressed in an
admirals uniform his photographers. bis sec
retaries, and smanuensis; his servants, dressed
some like Circassians, others like Greeks,
others like Spaniards, others again Ike In
disns What q precious row, to be sure, they
did all contrive to make. When Alexander
the Greatest is himself on board he does moth
ing but loll on the deck in his shirt sleeves
and without any hat, playing with his dogs or
chatting with the sailors Of other vessels, or
with the she-admirsl When be lands, the
gallant she admiral, Amile, always accom-
panies him, and they are constantly driving
about in an open carriage; bowling and gossip
ing and laughing with all whom they meet
Its hail fellow well met with the veriest
stranger, and five minutes scquaintance
ripens With such marvellous fspidity into the
closest friendship, that the flisl farewell is
taken, at the end Of the ffth minute, amid the
hcsrtiest shaking of the hands and kissing and
hueeing The entrance Of the other Alexander
into Babylon was doubtless very grand affair,
vet I doubt II il caused rs great sensation as
did the arrival Of the modern Alexander into
this town Of Catania." - a. x.ss' ~ -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-29

COULDN'T TAKE JOKE.-Dr. NJ, an army
surgeon during the American war, was very
fond Of joke, (if not perpetrated at his own
expense,) and moreover, had q great contempt
for citizen officers, who were more renowned
for their courage. than their scholarship. One
day, at mess, after the decanter had per-
formed sundry perambulations of the table.
Capt. s., brave and accomplished officer, and
great wag, remarked to the Doctor, who had
been somewhat severe in his remarks on the
literary deficiencies Of some Of the new Off
GERS. "Dr. M, you are acquainted with Capt.
g. % EYES, know him we'll, replied the
Doctor; "he's one Of the new set But what of
him." Nothing in particular" replied
Capt. 8 "I have just received letter from
him, and / will wager you dozen Of old port
that you cannot guess in six guesses how he
spells eat. '.Done," said the doctor, '.We -
commence guessing said 8. 'sK, q, double
t'' mo ssKate." asNo." "Catte. 's"No' >
6 Gait" "No." "Kat" "No, that's NOT
the way; try again, it's your last guess -
''Csght.' mo- said s., you're wrong
again; and you've lost your wager" ."Well, u
said the doctor, with much petulance Of man
ner, "how does he spell it?'' '.Why, he spells
'itc-A-T," replied s., with the utmost gravity
Amid the roar Of the mess, and choking with
rage, the doctor sprsng to his feet, exclaiming
Capt. s., am too old a man to be trifed
with in this manner" -~ "a -.