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Grnnors-Their Ant,nnitu.

The spice dealers, in the year 1891, in the city
OF London, formed trading fraternity or guild
under the name of "Pepperers," and continued
until 1345, when they changed the name Of
their organization to that of The Grocers'
Company
The earlier chroniclers Of this ancient Com
pany, in speaking of their origin, say;--"The
word grocer was term first distinguishing
merchants of this Society in opposition to In
ferior traders; for that they usually sold by
wholes. To show the great honor of this Com
pany, we remark that, from the year 1921 to
1850, upwards of eighty of It's members have
occupied the Lord Mayors chair of the city of
London. Five kings, several princes, eight
dukes, three earls, and twenty lords are recorded
upon their books as members. Many OF tue
present nobility OF Great Britain trace their
ancestry to members of this Company.
Sir John Chamberlain, grocer, was the founder
OF the present Custom House of London-(the
total duties on all foreign goods imported into
the realm, in 1868, gave arevenue of $40 6s l0d.)
No class Of citizens from the thirteenth to the
sixteenth century did more to develope better
civilization than these old grocers. II the King
required money, they generally responded in
tull fot their quota; Sir John PhilpOt, grocer,
1878, fitted out at his. own expense. fleet of
vessels to repress piracies; also, at his own eX-
pense, conveyed an entire army into Brittany,
with ships. He was styled, whilst living, ''the
scourge OF the Scots, the fright of the French,
the delight OF the commons, the darling of the
merchants, and the hatred OF envous lords, but
who was at his death lamented, and afterwards
beloved of alln Sir John Crosby, grocer, was
the founder ot the present famous Crosby House,
Bishop treet gate, London--a man Of vast
wealth. The hospitals and charity schools built
and endowed by these old grocer merchants were
numerous The motto OF their guild Is, "God
Grant Grace. ."-BOstoD AdUeTtiser.
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A Remarkable Acrobat in london.

The performances of new acrobat are thus
noted by the London HeTdLd:-
"a most singular addition has just been made
to the already long list of popular entertainments
at the Crystal Palace. Shortly after four o'clock
yesterday Signor Ethardo astonished the visitors
OF the building by a gymnastlc or acrobatic feat,
which he is SAID to have performed some time
since with great success at Florence before King
Victor Emanuel, and which must excite the SUR
prise of every person by whom it may be wit
messed. Some preparation was required for the
exhibition. A strong pole, some forty or fifty
feet high was erected in the front portion of the
handel orchestra, and round this was run q
spiral column, connected with the ground be-
meath by long spur having an incline of about
thirty degrees. This spur and the winding line
IN which it terminated, consisted simply of a
stout boarding, perfectly fiat, not more than
twelve inches broad, and fastened in its upper
portion to the central mast or pole by slight iron
girders. AT one side OF the platform was lying
round, lightcolored globe, about two and half
feet or three feet in diameter. Signor Ethardo
made his appearance at the appointed hour in
the spangled costume OF the Sprite at panto-
mime, and, stepping on this ball. walked or
danced upon ii the whole OF the way up the
column, and descended again the entire space
in the same extraordinary fashion. 1t was
most strange and bewldering exploit. 1t is
true that he was able on two or three occasions
to obtain momentary rest by leaning on the
girdeTs which bind together the slender erec-
ton, but he never employed this resource for
the purpose of propulsion. In his ascent he
had 10 depend for motive power solely on the
strength and ABILITY of his feet which were,
OF course, at the same time, most busiIy
employed in maintaining his shifting balance.
In the descent the ball was of necessity only
too apt to rush downwards, and it was only
by the most wonderful skill and care that its
movement was checked and its direction was
guided along the narrow and winding line to
which its course was restricted. The singularlty
of the scene was here increased by the circum-
stance that the performer had to make his way
backwards the whole weight of his body being
thrown as far as possible in the direction op-
posed TO that which his unsteady support was
tending. We believe that many people have
already run about, and even passed along, slight
elevations under the same difficult conditions;
but Sgnor Ethardo is, as far as we are aware
the first man who ever attempted TO wind his
way upon so perilous locomotive up and down
a narrow and dizzy eminence. His feat was GER
tainly most remarkable one, and seems 10 enti-
tie him. in his own line, to almost as exceptional
place as that of Blondin himself in the aero
batic world"
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Ipnorauce in France.

map entitled Carte de rInstruction Pub
liquen purportng to show the state Of primary
education in France, by NJ. j. Manier, on the
plan Of that which Baron Charles Dupin pub
lished thirty years ago, has Just been issued in
Paris. IL appears to be founded on official doCu-
ments; and is, if it's accuracy can be depended
upon, an interesting and instructive production.
The departments are marked by different colors,
which serve to indicate the intellectual develop
ment OF the inhabitants. of these colors there
are nine-white, red, orange, yellow, green,
light blue, dark blue, violet and dark brown.
The author takes Tor his basis the maximum
number of conscripts drawn from 1857 to 1901
who could neither read nor write. The most
highlyfavored departments are the white; the
most backward the dark brown. Thus, In iour
departments colored white, there were only
6 per cent. who could neither read nor write; In
49, tinted red, there were 10 per cent. in the
same state of ignorance; in g, orange, 10; in 8,
yellow, 20 in 6, green, %; in 8, light blue, 80;
in l3, dark blue, 35; in g. violet 40; Ia 70, dark
brown, 66-that is 10 say, in a territory comprl-
sing more than one-fourth of France there are
66 out of 100 male ADULTS ignorant of the most
elementary rudiments OF instruction. The
largest of the dark stains, significant of the
greatest ignorance, s given to Brittany. Of 100
male adults liable TO be called out to serve in
the ranks of the army from 46 departments,
there are from 80 to 66 who cannot read or write.
OF 100 marriages contracted in France, 30 men
and as women cannot sign their names In the
civil registers, but only make their marks In
1863 667 4Ol children left school to return to it
no more; of that number 40 per cent knew
hardly anything; and in the same year the ap-
proximate number Of children from to is
years who never went to school at all was about
100000.
Fourteen departments occupy more favor
able position in the list; for out OF 100 conscrpts
drawn from them there we're from 80 to 96 who
could read. The departments so distinguished
are the Doubs Haute-Marne, Meuse, BasRhin,
Meurthe, Jura, Moselle, Vosges, Aube, Seine,
Haut-Rhln HauteSaone, Cote dor, and Hautes-
Alpes.
For the last thirty or forty years a certain
improvement is to be noticed. From 1927 to
1881 the average number OF the whole pOpula.
ton completely ignorant was 81 per cent. ;
from 1912 TO lS46, SO; it is now a. A critic
observes:-
''Let the Government and individuals be per-
suaded that the best and most productive invest
ment they can make is the appropriattng the
best part of their resources to founding schools.
Education IS the most solid guarantee OF internal
order, and the most effective instrument of
national wealth"
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PR o S Pc G It U S
OF THE
CARSON GOLD MINING COMPANY
NORTH CAROLINA.

The Land Of this Company consists Of 100 Acres, in
kecklonburg county North Carolna, 3h miles from the
town Of Charlotte, branch Of Sugar Creek which
stream furnishes good waterpower grinding the
This Nine was frst opened in 1888 by named Car
who worke ed It successfully for number Of years
He died in the town Of Charlotte in 1916, worth over
hall million dollars.
Two shafts have been sunk on this property, one Of
them feet, the other 90 feet, different veins,
averaging nom two to three feet In thic kness which
veins still COZ tinue on down increasing in width
ana richness. These shafts IN good order and ore
can be readily taken at any time Other veins have
been discovered this properly tested and proved
TO be very rich In gold The o this mine are kno
as the brown and very rich, yielding readily 81
per buShe This s be eved to be one OF the best and
most certain mines the State Of the abun-
dance and quality q the ore, ana the ease with which
is obtained and REDUCED This property has been
worked by Maj1rZ A. Grer from lS4e to the break ing
cut Of the war This Company have purchased this
pre- perty ard intend TO erect machinery and put the
mines in immediate operation, The many advantages
of this mine over the mines OF Colorado and Nevada cSn
hardly be estimated IL Is more readily reached, and
haslabundanee of fuel with cheap labor. 1t be
worked all the and not in the Of Colorado
ana Nevada be compe ed lie i'd for three or four
months in consequence OF the severity OF the winter
This NINE having teen worked Tor long time proved
TO be rich pay ing one We do not Therefore have to
incur the risk there s in undeveloped property but
count large and immediate the invest
menus AuNIB an ore glelus uOlarS
bushel estimate be made OF the value OF this
property. With the present imperfect system OF mining
in this locality aud absence OF proper machinery
tons OF this be taken out daily from every shaft
opened. Estimating say teen bushe to the ton, the
daily yield will be fifteen hundred dollars nom shaft
allowing three hundred dollars per day for expenses Tue
net product viii be 1900 per days counting 300 working
days to the year, the yearly proceeds will be s36OOOO,
which yield be largely increased by extending the
works This is considered very low estimate of the
capacity of this mine by experienced miners that
locality. The Assayer of the United states Mint at
Charlotte in speaking of this property, says has few
equals in productveness in that country, and with
proper manag and machinery the above product
can be doubled
CAPITAL STOCK, $500 600.
NUMBER OF SHARES, Sc 900.
Price and ar Value of each Share. SO
WORKING CAPITAL, $4,000.
Books for Subscription nov open at No 407 WALNUT
Street. Room No @ first oor where further information
will be given
IL J. HOPKINS TARR, Secretary
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italian Newspapers and Llterary Mem.

The Florence correspondent OF the Chicago
Journal writes as follows of the newspapers and
literary men of Italy,
81 suppose you have little notion how many
newspapers we publish, and how weakly they
are. We have ten political dailies, and about
twenty other journals In other cities there is
the same proportions. But you can count on
the fingers of one hand all the journals that
would make visible figure in the United States.
The Perseverance, OF fMilan is an excellent Jour
nal which i like all the more for its common
sense views of American matters. It's editorials
on the late war might have been written by
loyal American.
is perhaps the next best journal in the kingdom.
1t is microscopic copy OF the London Times in
spirit ana purpose, and glorSing IN having no
especial regard for that kind oftruth which does
not paw. The liberal organ of Florence is
managed with good deal Of talent, and has
large circulation. These are perhaps the only
Journals we have that boast some approach to
national character, and there are hundreds OF
towns IN the peninsula where not copy OF either
is taken. l do not speak of the official Gazette,
for it cannot be called a newspaper
simply register OF Official acts.
Our journals are all punY and subject to q
large per cent OF mortality annually, rather fol
want of capital and readers than for wa at OF
| Journalistic talent among our literary men
''The business is 80 small and mean th .at onl,
literary adventIlrers and reckless social Orlgand
engage in it. Thlre are few honora' Ole excep
tions but the class is low among VS. Men o
such ability and positions as those 'Nho conduct
| your Journals would be ashamed to conduct
| newspaper here, and if they did venture in tn
| business would be worse paid than muIe-drivers
''But The number of literary men is very large
| Half our lawyers and all our professors dabb
mink though few OF th' san get beyond the Alps
! have been rather su prised to learn that th
| other sex have large representation In letters
| / have before me 0W list of sixty temal
writers who are to contribute to a New Year
book to be publish ed in Venice, and large a
the list is for a COZ ntry in which only two huI
dred and ten fem sles in thousand can read
| my personal kno Eledge of female writers emf
6les me to extent the number TO more than on
hundred. Mad anne Enrichetta Caracclalo, a
eX.n9n, excited quite sensation last year D
her disclosures OF the secrets OF monastic lltt
/ which nave been translated into Englist
French, and German. She is expected to col
tinue the sub ject this year,
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MARsHAL's SALES.

MARSAALs sALC.-BY VIRTUE OF A
Nl writ OF sale by the Hon. John Cadwalader,
Judge Of the ID strict Court OF the Unitod States Tor
the Eastern District of Pennsy yania, me directed
VIII DC SOLD az public sale, TO the highest and best
BROAD ana WALLACE Streets, on THURS.
DA1, tho lSth day OF January A. d, 1896, at IL
s5 barrels smoking Tobacco.
Roger steam Roller
Roger Cutting Machines.
Roger Press.
steam Enpine and Gauge
Platform Scale
lines Skating and Betting,
Dressing Table.
OIL Con.
BOX and Tools.
Emp'y Barrels.
Empty Half Barrels
1barre pure Yara; l bale 90 pounds
box quorice Taste.
! lot Stems.
Vice.
fress and Boxes
DTaytOn Machine.
Drying Apparatus (pipesL
Coffee Mill.
scae
6Sleyes.
1 able
PACKING Table and contents 4 % ..,, ,s,a.
30 bali barrels Chewing lobacco.l y -
70 lbs Pulverized LIquorice. srv1 .r.
cases and BIS KilIklnick. usfsS 80 - d, .tsta,
ia bbls smoking Tobacco. a.fs, +''a
3 bsls part fqll, Stems of Tobacco sae9
o,$$ 6aif IA bbis3 part full Chewing Tobacco. o
262 lbs. baed tobacco.
bb Shorts
go lbs broken Stems.
Empty Barrels.
Q >ees Stem Smoking.
/ ot Frying Frames and Racks.
i ot SteSu Pipes.
2Shoves.
Fork.
re0m large Wrapping Paper
20 Empty hah Barrels.
10 5I2 It's. Smoking Tobacco.
case Dust a Shorts
hid Leaf Tobacco with salOple, No, 90 695.
hnd. Leaf Tobacco, with sam ole, No, 2l,4S7
hhd Leaf To6acCo' with with SAMPLE, sa No. 5S,9S7
mo Ieat Tobacco No 5s,4Ol. a. S.ar
hhd Leaf Tobacco, No. 80 2b2.
hid. Leaf Tobacco, No, n $40.
hid Leaf Tobacco No bS 1853.
hid Leaf Tobacco, No. SO 204
hid. Leaf Tobacco, No. T6523
hid. Leaf Tobacco, No. IS 400.
hid. Leaf Tobacco, no 6300S.
hid. Leaf Tobacco, No. 5675l,
Md Scraps.
10 hid Stems, s. R., Nos. oil, FOG, 2O5. 1os o1o
200 pounds Scraps. 1 IN HH1 -rs-
200 pounds Stems.
100 Slaves.
! Lot Samples.
Elevator.
Hosting be ,xes,
2Casing Doe rds
"a irving a pparatus.
20 IaIEels smoking Tobacco
Desk Irawers and cases.
Sota aa Gales.
Ch' Ltrs
. owe.
ron Hat Rack.
o,J Letter Press.
. Il lbs Heartsease Smoking Tobacco.
80 lbs katng Club do do
277 lbs Pure YaIa do do
Steam Boiler.
Skating and Belt.
2 (Inndstones.
8 Cases Seed Leaf Tobacco, 629, 98, $50.
Lot coa-one ton.
1 Horse
Business Wagon.
Set HaTness.
Straw Cutter.
2 Buckets, and other small articles.
Z. @. ELLMAKER,
United States Marshal
Eastern District of Pennsy yania
Philadelphia January @ 1865. 3wfm6t
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r ARE CHI A N CE
FOR INVE EMIT.

RARE nee
FOR INVES EMIT.
THE COMMONWEALTH GOLD AND SILVER
MINING COMPANY or NEVADA.
CAPITAL, saoO,OCO 80, 600 SHARES OF $40 EACH.
1900 SHARES FOR E SALE To-, T0 RAISE A DEEELOP .
MENT FUND. -
ANDREW G. CURTIN, Governor OF Pennsylv Ania
v1cE-PREsIpENT,
Hon. WILLIAM B. MANN
TREASURER,
H. A. SAL1ER.
SECRETARY, "
s. A. j. sAhrEk
His His Exeelee1cy WsI S4yeIpor ANb REV C. oURTIN
M. NJ. BABkER,
HORACE +. BUM,
JOIN BURT n M, ,GIeologist Ot Michigan.
The Gen COMPANY order aund to deveope and
her stock or & 10 iSa pSpc 10 HeG cr se
u subsGrpt ions, must be accompanied by payment
serbed SBica psyme3 ' Il is Sp beeved nav be
VIII be SUI and that the nna thus
~ & dGh OF itself VIII bring returns to the COMPANY
be W NJ nabe it TO fully deveope and successfully work
s,ys T9' company the Boyd and Hunter Gold and
me a souh ofthe city Of Aus9 Reese River IeS county,
county, state OF NeVauhi hueal
Zee and Is reputed OF best undeveoped mines
AVERAGE ASSAY, slS3 43 PER TON
This Company has organized Tor work, and not stock
1 manufacturing -,
Professor Sman and others say that Reese River ore
averages $3.50 per ton The COMPANY expect In short
time TO ne least twenty tons OF ore per day.
andi this averages $500 per ton the earnings wi
be 81 $40 Oh in bullion per annum, which is eonsidered
| a safe estimate .... r. ...--.-, l.. r. ,
ure in this section, where silver mining companies
have commo need operations with the REQUISITE deYe
begin with this enterprise may be eonndentlY
| predicted. -, ~ sInWizt
Office of the Company, No Az WALNUT street, Phia-
| delpha, where subscriptions will be REQ eived.
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CHOLERA LEAVING HAvRE.-0ur Consul at
Havre, writing to the State Department under
date OF December 1e, 1866, says that since the
date of his last despatch in reference to the
cholera at that port there had occurred eight
cases of cholera and four deaths, among the
very poor and destitute classes. No reports are
published, and no panic or excitement exists
there; nor have there been any cases among
emigrants.
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M ARSHAL'S SALE.--BY VIRTUE OF A
1V1 writ OF sale, by the Hon JOHN CADWALADER
Judge OF the District Court of the United States In and
for the Eastern District Of directed
WIN DC sofa at pubic SAFE 10 the highest and best bidder
Front street, at IL O'Clock NJ FRIDAY the 18th day
OF January 1866, TWENTY THOUSAND CIGARS
packed in one tenth boxes
p G. FLLMAKER,
q. s Marshal for Eastern District of Penna
Philadelphia, January ., 1855. thstu6t
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-02-07

MAYORS COURT, Portsmouth.-Dani Collins,
presiding Feb. Z, 1866. There were but few per-
sons in attendance this morning. The Watch re-
port the City quiet William II. Harris Us Frank
lin Williams, action to recover possession of main
sail of vessel valued at 500, the value there
Of Judgment for plaintiff.
John Lam vs. J. E. Parr, action to recover the
value of Ga lbs Bacon, taken from his cart while
it was in the cart-house of defendent. Judgment
for plaintiff in the sum of SIS SO.
LemueI Gardner as. }. Il. Parr, action to re-
cover the value of seven pairs of socks stolen from
his cart while in the carthouse of the detendent
Judgment for plaintiff in the um of So Is.
Ashwell Mackey, (colored, charged with
keeping a cook-shop without license. Turned
over to Freedmen's Court.
Same negro for selling liquor without license
! Disposed of in like manner.
| Frances j. Stephens VS.. Joseph II. Morang
Action to recover the sum of $2S, due by note
Judgment for plaintiff
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MURDER OF THREE MEN-On last Satur-
day night, in dark corner of Gates county,
1 North Carolina, called Scratch Hail, some SIX
or eight men, dressed in the uniform of Federal
soldiers, were seen riding quietly along the
road, little after dark, going in the direction
of the house of a man named Tylee, well
known desperate character of that section.
Arriving at the house, calls were made upon
Tylee to come out and surrender, or he would
otherwise be killed He refused to capitulate,
and the battle opened. 1t began with alterna-
ting fortune for some time, but at length all
opposition from the parties in the house Of
Tylee ceased; and upon the attacking party
entering the fortress, they found the dead body
of Tyee, and also those of two negro men who
were in the house with him, and who it is
presumed, aided in the defence.
Tylee was terror to tlat entire portion OF
the county of Gates, in which he lived, and
county, cannot countenance murder, in any
shape or form, yet the feeling of relief and Sc
curity, since his death, pervades all classes.
1t is not for a moment supposed that the
perpetrators Of this deed were Federal soldiers.
During the late struggle, Iyee had waged "A
desperate war upon many Of his helgibors,
and their vengeance has at length overtaken
him.
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WdHtsd-$l 900. See advertisement.
Potatoes, Goldfish aud Roe Herri~S-For sale
by L. c. Deming. =,
Maupin and Haaon, Auctioneers, did not sell
furniture to-day, but will sell Saturday, at ii
o'clock, a nice lot of furniture in Portsmouth.
See particulars.
Salt and Bacon and Wines and Liquors.
Are offered low by Davis & Bro, Rowlsnds
wharf. They also offer Crushed Sugars and Rio
and Laguaira Coffees.
1ssHardgare, at No Is, Market Square, by Tay-
lor, Martin & Co, new supply of most desirable
articles.
House and Lot for sale by Leigh, Bros d Phelps.
See particulars. great bargain offered.
Charles Reid Dc Son offer pure Peruvian and
Baker Island Guano.
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New Advertisements.

The following new Advertisements appear in
thi. mornings paper, to which we invite the at
tention of our readers:
Lot for Salc-On Wide Water street. See ad-
vertisement of VIM. j. Hardy.
For Rent-Two Warehouses in Portsmouth,
and Wharf and Warehouse in this city. Apply
to VIM. j. Hardy.
W See Sale of James NJ. Flsmming, City Sergeant
of Portsmouth.
Wanted- Slaves and Heading, by j. NJ. Smith
Beneft-For Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, on Fri
day night, as the Opera House.
Board-To be had at As East Main street.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
Str Thomas Kelso, RUSSELL FIN Baltimore
Str J. T. Brady, Sands, fin Bait.
Str Eolus, McCarrick FIN Eastern Shore.
Str City of Richmond, Stranahan, FIN Rich
mond.
x Str Smthfeld, Adams, FIN Smithfeld
Schr Roxana, Franks, fin Bait
Sehr Forrest Homo, Thorn, N. Y.
/ Schr Torpedo, Msury, Rappahannock.
Schr Isaac Vanzlnt, Galloway, Npt News.
DEPARTURES
Str Thomas kelso, Russell, for Baltimore.
Str James I. Brady, Lands, for Baltimore.
Str City of Richmond, Stranahan, for Rich
mond.
Str NJ Martin, Coffin for Richmond.
RzStr. Eolus, McCarrick, for Cherrystone.
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TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN EAST
ERN NORTH CARoLINA.-We regret to learn,
from friend, that lawlessness reigns in many
Of the counties in Eastern North Carolina.
Life and property are not secure, and, in
many sections, the people have been talking
Of taking the law into their own hands
We are glad to learn that the new mags-
trates have been sworn in, and it is hoped
and believed, that better state Of affairs
will soon prevail throughout the border coun-
tas
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Loss OF A DEMIJoHN OF BRANDY.-A friend:
Southern man, who had traditional conf
dsnce in the African race, wishing to have his
home fortified with few gallons of "Apple
Jack" on Saturday night last, called an I'M
bleached American, ad hbitaon, and entrusted
to his care three gallon demijohn of the 81
mon pure. Vain are the hopes of mani Our
friend went home, friends dropped in by lntll-
ition to try the brandy, but, alas no brandy
and no niger has yet appeared. The victim
of misplaced confidence has been seen all day
wandering about the streets, examining each
darkey he meets, and trying to ''smell out" bis
lost brandy.