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Concentration of Wealth.

Baron Rothschild is reported to have
died worth four hundred millions of dol
lars and greatly regretted by the poor of
the neighbOfhOod- where he lived.
| The first fact is an overwhelming proof
Of the tendencies of modern civilization to-
ward concentration for if we mistake not,
this enormous fortune is the growth of but
three generations. This tendency to con-
ccntration is evident in the alarming
growth of our great cities both in this
country and in Europe. London increased
| in the decade from 1851 te 1861 some halfa
million souls, i0,000)-cqual to q city
like Philadelphia The great increase of
our cities is not accounted for by the in
crease of the whole country, but is caused
by some tendencies which arc ut work in
the Old World.
Not only is this tendency evident in
these great cities, bat it is found in all de-
Partments of manufacture and trade. To-
day, and with us it is strikingly apparent
in such bazaars as Stewards and Chailin's.
Already under these two roofs, which COW
or ono or two acres each, are gathered all
that pertains to the dress of men and wo-
men, all fabrics for household uses and
many other articles. Thus retail dealer
may here select n complete stock, may
have it packed and shipped without wet
UlIlg tilC SOleS Oh lis SHOES.
There is no reason why this class of mer-
chants shall not or do not undersell all
smaller ones They buy larger quantities,
they control mills, they do their business
| with one set of experienced men, and they
can undersen others even if they do not.
Now all mankind will buy where they
can buy cheapest, and there is no reason to
doubt but that such establishments as
these, in another generation of thirty
years, will swallow up all the smaller ones.
1t is inevitable. And why not? If the
great end and purpose of life is to buy cheap
and sell dear, why not? Because the great
end and aim of life is not to buy cheap and
sell dear, but is-to so organize society that
it shall perfect the bodily and spiritual well
fare Of the race, and insure comfort and
happiness to men. Will this vast aggrega-
ton of business and wealth in few hands
secure this 1t is evident that it will not,
unless along with the rights of wealth go
the duties of wealth.
We hear a rumor that some of our great
capitalists propose to erect, near their won
derful establishments, perfect and COM
plete houses for their clerks and workmen.
supplied with every convenience, to be fur
nishpd at the smallest cost. There will be
reading rooms, rooms for games and for
exercise, a good public table, co.opera-
| tive laundry, bath houses. sc.
We venture to hope that this is true,
and that our millionaires propose to use
| their money as well as to get it, and thus to
mark the civilization of the New World by
| a beneicent use OF wealth, and not by its
vulgar display.
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observation-disclosures or MODERN SUR
GERY'-The following is a brief summary
of an article in late Atlantic Monthly on
the recent discoveries and improvements in
surgery
by the local application of sufficient
degree of cold. insensbilty can be pro-
duced in any desired part. so that man
with most cXquistely painful wound on
the arm, or felon on the finger, can now
look down, in his perfect senses, upon the
knife as it enters his own body and per-
forms the most difficult operation without
giving him the least pain. A French sur
geon has inveted an instrument he calls
the "ccrassur," or crusher, to perform opera
tions dangerous in surgery, on account of
the loss of blood from the smaller vessels
| if performed with kife. 1t is formed of
| fine Chain, gathered into q loop, which
incloses the part to be removed, ard by
turning screw the chain is frightened till
the parts are separated. The blunt chain
so turns up and twiste the ends of the blood
vessels that hemorrhage is prevented.
The eye is now examined by an instru-
ment called the opthalmoscope, by which
the depths of the globe Of tile eye can be
readily and fully explored. and through its
aid great deal Of what has been written
and conjectured about diseases OF the eye
has been found to be wrong. The intricate
passages of the ear, the nose, the whole oil
the windpipe and passages Of the lungs are
now carefully explored.
Perhaps one of the best results of mod
ern science has been through what is called
conservative surgery, the rule of which
is to save all that possibly can be saved
from the amputation knife. Many of ou
brave soldiers complained of tire reckless
haste with which in the late war some sur
geons would cut off arms and legs OH ac
count of trifling wounds. The complain
was often Just. But one of the most dis
tinguished surgeons in the world has iatel
written "At kings College it is rare t.
see an amputation in nine cases ont O te,
excision Tor the cutti grout of the disease,
portion of tho limb) should be performe
in its stead"
a boy at the West was caught under
fallen log, and his leg broken aud twiste
upon itself at right angles with his thiel
the bones protruding the flesh, and u
doctor near. He lived, and after weeks {
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A CARD.

We the undersigned passengers Of
the Inflated steamer ''Glide" and prob
ably the only ones that escaped unhurt
take the opportunity to return our
most sincere thanks to the officers and
crews of the Steamers j. G. Blackboard
and ThOs. Powell for their timely as
sistance, that we, and many others re-
ceived from them at considerable risk
Of their boats and passengers, and also
for their kind treatment to the wOun-
ded and sick, we ourselves, received at
their hands. The steamer Gov. Allen,
coming down at the time, kindly vol
nnteered to take the wounded to New
Orleans while we were placed under
the kind treatment Of Capt. Geo. L.
Kouns, and the officers of the steamer
Era No. 0. Respectfully, etc.,
c l. Robinson, Unllurt.
L NJ Wells, Burnt ON hands and face.
B STRAINS, Unhurt.
DR. Chopin, Unhurt.
A Heyman,
Geo Wilson, +"
j POllitt F"
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suffering was taken to hospital. Modern
ting the limb as the old fashioned surgery
would have done. sawed off the protruding
bones, turned the leg back again to its
place. and put on an instrument to keep it
of equal length with the other, and now
the boy stands, runs, and jumps with two
sound legs.
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THE GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL RE
roRr.-A dispatch from Washington, a
few days ago, contained the following:
"The agricultural report for 1867 is in
a single volume of Ave hundred and thirty
two large octave pages, handsomely embel.
lished with numerous engravings on wood.
Two hundred and twenty-four thousand
five hundred copies are ordered to be
printed-twenty thousand for distribution
by Senators. one hundred and eighty
thousand by Representatives, and twenty
three thousand by the Commissioner OF
Agriculture. It is barely possible that it
will be ready for distribution before the
close of the present Congress-"
Speaking of this, the New York Post
says: a
awe are now in the year 1869, and Com
gress is actually paying away the peoples
money for printing, binding and mailing,
under Congressional franks, all over the
country, two hundred and twenty-fou
thousand FIVE hundred copies of an agri
cultural report which was due two years
ago. which was worthless when it was
fresh, and which is now superannuated
beside. u r.. sEs5
"There are dozen or twenty agricultur-
al journals in the country, any single num-
her Of which contains more important and
valuable matter for farmers than whole
series of these agricultural reports. Al
most every one of the daily and weekly
papers in the great cities now has an ag-
ricultural department, and in many cases
this department is confded to writer's who
are known throughout the land as the
foremost, authorities upon their range Of
topics. Yet Congress keeps up this cost
ly and preposterous agricultural report,
which is regularly published two years
after date, and is of no value for anything
except waste paper, and of little for even
that. Will no member protest against
this abuse? Are the taxes so low that we
can afford TO squander money on such
trash as this ~
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MARRIED I'm this Parish, at the resi-
dence of G. Il. Hosea, on the 14th inst. by
the Rev. Mr.. Dillon. Miss ALICE v. GRAY
to HENRY HUSTON, both of the Parish
of East Feliciana.
CClinton Democrat please copy.
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r When man and women are made
one by clergyman, the question is. which
is the oncg Sometimes there is q long
struggle between thcm before this matter
is finally settled.
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FOR SALE,

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS JUST RE-
Il ceived and offers for sale the follow
ing brands of Irish Potatoes, selected ex-
pressly for planting:
PINK EYE,
PEACH BLOW,
JACKSON WHITES.
Also
A few bushels Of the. celebrated SILK
LACE COTTON SEED.
Jan. 90, 1869. T.. r. BIOSSAT
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N EW STORE.

T HAVE OPENED A FRESH LOT OF
Il GROCERIES,.
in Alexandria, La, and will keep on hand
supplies for plantations and families, be-
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The New W edge.
BREACH BETWEEN GENERAL GRANT AND
t- s CONGRESS
From the Washington Dispatch to the
New York World, z6tb.I ,..,.

[From the Washington Dispatch to the
New York World, 26th.I a
The sudden and widening breach be-
tween General Grant and the Fortieth
Congress is the topic of the capital to-
night. No new annunciations have been
made by the President elect. He has not
referred to the subject, and only casual
callers have dropped into his headquarters.
His position, stated in these dispatches
last night, to the effect that he demands
the repeal Of the Civil Tenure law, and
the continuance Of the law providing for
Congress to meet in March, has been con
frmed to-day by the flutter it has caused
in Radical circles. A few Senators
Morgan, Sumner and Stewart-are here,
and had an informal meeting to-day in ref
erence to the new situation. These Sena-
tors We're, without exception, in favor of
the continuance of the Civil Tenure bill,
no matter what may be the result. They
declared that Congress was prepared to
yield nothing to dictatiop, and that Gener-
al Grants extraordinary and peremptory
demand ought at least to have been post
poned until the occasion Of his message,
and then been respectfully couched in the
form of proclamation. They deny that
Congress intends to construe the Civil
Tenure bill against any desire Con. Grant
may have to execute summary removal
upon notorious officials; but they decline
to abroeute the law altogether because,
rs Mr.. Sumner declares, the security of the
future requires it. The Senators charge
that any rupture between Grant and Con
gress will be referable to the former, whose
gauntlet has been thrown down n advance
but that the crucial test to which the Civil
Tenure bill was put in the impeachment
proceedings proved that it must stand.
kilograms have been received to-day from
Butler and Wilson. on the Sudden situa-
ton. Butler is said simply to have said.
stand firm. Wilson enjoined no haste land
patience; and Senator Sherman. who is
now here, gravely keeps his own counsel.
Senator Morton who is here, processes to
be husied with his financial. studies, and
declines to discuss the civil-tenure issue,
believing, however, that when Trumbul
and Fessenden return all will be made
right. On the contrary, Senator Hender.
son was to-day free in his opinion that
the law had worked badly and that Gener-
al Grants demand for its repeal in advance
was Timely and right. 1t is conceded that
the bill will not be repealed, and that Gen.
Grant has only succeeded in precipitating
a hostility which was not expected to show
itself so soon. The other demand of Grant
for session of the Forty first Congress
will be acceded to.
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Not Dead But Sleeping.

Some persons are of opinion that the
shooting Of q certain number of persons to
death with musketry, manning certain
others, despoiling still more and frghten-
ing by violent authority the masses, suffice
to utterly destroy a truth or principle
For similar reasons, and on precisely the
same ground, our Northern brethren pro.
claim the demise of State Rights, and thou.
sands of our Southern people cry Amen
and Amen. 1t appears, however, that this
sturdy doctrine is still vital and has a
powerful assertor in the Hon. Revcrdy
johnson, Minister o England. At re-
cent banquet, in England, Mr.. johnson
had occasion to speak of q proposed cable
between France and the United States
Abiding to the United States. he said:
"Their Government did not differ much
from England i'll the great principles upon
which it was founded. They had made each
State sovereign. and each State aras left IN an
disturbed possession Of its 0wn Territory
| therefore he could not understand how the
doubt had arisen. What the company
wanted altogether he did not precisely
know; but he supposed they wanted as
much as they could get Caughtcr;) but il
they wanted to carry their wires into
Maryland, and got permission of the State
mp one could hinder them from going there
When q report of this speech reached
America, the Radical press howled forth in
wolfish chorus Mr.. Johnson had disgraced
himself, according to the Loyal, by shak.
ing hands with Laird, but a recognition OF
State Sovereignty completed his infamy.'
That State Sovereignty in the Congoized
South is, for the present, in a state of par
alysis, we do not deny. When Congress
shall have tried its experiment of cxtin-
punishment upoE great States of the East
aud West, we may speak more practically
as to the utter and final dissolution of a
doctrine, which, like the Democratic Par.
| ty, or the spirit of liberty, is exceedingly
hard to scotch much less to kill.
-%><D.s. ~
SMALL Pox.-From extended and close
observation, the following general deduc-
tons seem to be warranted.
l. mfantile vaccination is an almost
perfect safeguard, until the fourteenth
year. -'F.
2. At the beginning of fourteen, the sys-
tenn gradually loses its capabilty of resis-
lance. until about twenty-one, when many
persons become almost as liable to small
pox as if they had not been vaccinated.
3. This liability remains in full force un-
til about forty-two, when the susceptibility
begins to decline and continues for seven
years to grow less and less. becoming ex-
tinct at about fifty, the period of life when
the general revolution Of the body begins
to take place, during which the system
yields TO decay. or takes q new lease oil
life, for two or three terms, of seven years
each,
4. The great practical use to be made Of
these statements is--Let youth be re-vac-
cinated on entering fourteen. Let several
attempts bs made. SO as to be certain OF
safety. AS the malady is more liable to
prevail in cities during winter, special at
tention is invited to the subject at this
| time Halls Journal of Health.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Of Rapides-Parish Court
No 123-Succession of Duncan c. Good
win for homologation of Final Account
XXTHEREAS Thos. II. }. Bowlcs has
w filed his Final Account as Executor
of the Succession of Duncan G. Goodwin:
Notice is hereby given to all whom it doth
or may concern, to show cause, within ten
days from the date hereof, why the samo
sbOuld not be homOlOgated.
Clerks Office, Alexandria, la, January
18th, 1869. VIM. ID. CHANDLER,
Jan. 2Oth-2t. Deputy Clerk.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Of Rapides Parish Court
No. 146-Succcssio of VIM Leonard for
homologation' of First Account.
NTHEREAS Gcrvais Baillio has fled
w his First Account as Administrator
of the Succession of VIM. Leonard: Notice
is hereby given to all whom it doth or
may concern, to show cause, within ten
days from the date hereof, why the same
should not be honiologatcd.
Clerks Office, Alexandria, La, January
18th, 1869.
WIN. D. CHANDLER,
Jan. 20-2t Deputy Clerk
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LIQUORS

49,
of all kinds, and will take i'm exchange all
country produce. and will pay the highest
market price, IN CASH, for
Cotton and Hides,
or make liberal advances on cotton shipped
through my hands to New Orleans. /
have opened on
FR0N'2 s2REE2,
between BIOSSAT'S and WILLIAMS g.
cos WAREHOUSES;.
N. L. McGINNIS.
January Goth, ls69-ly. 4
SHERIFFS SALE.
Jcssce D. Jones, Tutrix1 y
Nelson Z. Taylor. N'' '
Ninth District Court, State of Louisia-
ma, Parish of Rapides.
DY VIRTUE of writ of Fieri
ID Facias issued out of the 9th Dis
trict Court, Parish of Rapides, State of
Louisiana, and to me addressed in the
above entitled suit, have seized and
will offer for sale to the last and high
est bidder, on
Saturday the 9th day of February A.
a d. 1869,
between the hours of ii A. NJ. and 4
p. NJ, at the Court House door in the
town of Alexandria, the following de-
scribcd property, seized as the proper
ty of the defendant (by special order of
said WRIT to-wit:
Lots Nos. and 2 in square No. 35of
the plat of The Town of Alexandria,
Parish of Rapides, with all the build
ings and improvements thereon.
Terms of Sale-CAsH, in U. s. Treas
ury Notes, subject to appraisement.
JOHN DELACY, Sheriff.
,ianG-tds-Printer's Fec SIS 90.
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FRONT STREET, ALEXANDRIA, La

DONNETS. Ribbons, Silks, Trimmings,
ID Laccs, Gloves and all and every varie-
ty of Ladies' Furnishing Goods constantly
on hand, and received weekly from New
Orleans. PRICES MODERATE
July ~, OFT,
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RAPTSMEN.

10 O K FL Il r E
TIME UNDERSIGNED HAS JUST
i received and offers for sale FINE
AND CHOICE LOT OF IRISH POTA-
TOES. Planters and others needing
them for planting had better call'apd
examine them. L. II. BIOSSAT.
january 9th, 1869.
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ham and Farnsworth, were indignant at
interest, and expressed their opinions
freely.
There are two vacancies in the Office Of
paymaster of the army. For these posi-
lions there are twenty-four application
with strong recommendations. For the
two vacant brigadier generalships there are
between twenty and thirty officers in the
contest; prominent among the latter are
Gems. Buchanan, Stoneman, Heintzelman
Augur, Dent and Granger.
An energetic effort is made to have the
President pardoned DR.. Mudd and Spangler
Convicted ofcomplicty in the assassination
of President Lincoln. A number of petit.
tions from various quarters have been
presented in behalf of Mudd, and to-day q
delegation of citizens of Maryland called
upon the President and urged the pardon
Of the last named prisoner. Spangler's
friends have also presented some influen-
tial recommendations for pardon. All
these petitions are referred TO the Attor-
ney General. E
The Senate did not 60 into executive
Session to-day.
ihere does not appear to be any chauge
IN the status of the nominees for the Rus
san Mission and Commissioner of Inter
Rsi Revenue. The friends of both these
nominees are confident of their conGrma-
ZION By the Senate.
A delegation of Pennsylvania and Mary
land sugar refners were before the Ways
aud Means Committee to-day urging a
modification of the pending tariff bill on
Sugars.
:, WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The action of
Tue SENATE this afternoon in reeommitting
tae sue Murphy claim to the Committee,
Y regarded as final decision of the claim
upon its merits, so far as the present Con-
gress is concerned. Before submitting the
WI TO vote there was o quiet canvass.
winch disclosed the fact that Senators
Mere not willing to absolutely reject Miss
Iafphy's claim, which has unauestion-
anly and yet there was so much he
a ntaa 1T, the aggregate of claims of that
1; iaafaefer running into hundreds of mil
lions lions possibly, that the majority of Repub-
,,uali Senators were opposed at this june.
;are 70 establishing tho costly precedent
'oised IN the case under discussion
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PHILAD'LrHHIt6 El ksltRdpsb. AsD sA..

Commsssins on Moudsy, June ah. passenger
more, as follows, via. .
Way Mall Train for Philadelphia and way Sta
lions at rs O. m. This train connects at NewCastls
Junction with trains for all Stations the Della
srrrsss Train for Phiiadelphia and New Yorh
= q .sDs ~ '-r-Hy".s - "crrrvile with train
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ROposA FOR UoAL.


NEw oRLEASs, La, June 2s, l(G,
Sealed proposals, ip duplicate, are s9lis,ted and
July %, 1879, at ~ m, for the delivery 10 the
QuaTternAsteIs Department In this city OF 10 900
bushels OF Bituminous Coal, eighty pounds per
bushel
Coal to bs delivered In such quantities aud Al
such times aud places within the city Of New Or.
leans as may be designated by the Depot Quarter
master.
Goal must be Of the very best quality Of btu.
miuOug, subject to inspection before acceptance,
aud will be rejected v not Of the quality required
Bidders will state the names aud residences 81
two responsible persons they propose to offer as
sursties Contract to commence August ], lS60.
The usual rules Of the Department govern In
this advertisement
Bids must be endorsed Proposals. for Coal. +"
ard addressed to the updeTsigued.
BY order Of BIevet Brigadier General Fred
Myers, Chief ouartermAster DspaItmsnl q Louis.
lana, X, J, bTkANu,
DIsvet Lieutenant Colonel aud A. q. NJ. U, IA:
Depot QuAIteTmAster, iyI.ta
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PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

T.sAsgsJ DErAsIs.sI, June .. lsse
,isles Of Static very for the year ending Juns -.
$50 will be received at this Department until tn,
81 SIX srC.: s'IGeS iDf:t.nd; No. Us. sla.. .,or
Six gross s-ineh Inks,snd.. No. sa. glass stop.
Twelve gros. sss.insh Ink.tand No Ss. glas.
Three gross I.iueh Inkstand.. No. ss glass
T1o hundred thousand white Envelopes. s,sIs,.
T%S suHa1sa thousand white Envelopes. e,i1..;
Que Sundred thousand White Envelopes. lOs.
blank forms lor bidding will be furnished upon
The bids win be considered and accepted or re.
,CSntrsst. must b executed BY the successful
bidders within ten days alter being called upon so
The articles eoutraeted for must be Furnished
ism time to time during the year H. GusntiTIis.
entire quantities will however be called for
Fse6 proposal must, be signed by the indly ldual
$f.;: :ts = pp sss :snf Aye u taSsi
.sss por;iS Ss 81 he srsiss s q. ma;
sitS,i si;:;;ss :ssI::. 70 ,. AZ
fs &C. ,ST s 81 the Secretary p
Gle viii be deemsd suGeisst ssu.. 70 sanul A tSe
llyeries must DO FREQ Of eharrs a, the Treasury
The failure TO comply with any one order unu..
the contract will operate rs tho forfeiture OF the
entire penalty o. the bond, The Secretary Of the
Treasury may direct the purchase, In open mar.
ket, Of fnen quantities OF any articles sh all be
necessary to supply the deficiency caused BY such
failure, aud charge to the eontrsetors nfty per
centum Of the price which 1t shall be found nsees-
saay to pay for such articles,
Proposals unacc0mpanied by a satisfactory
bond will not be considered, and contracts will
be awarded only 70 established manufacture Of
GEORGE 8. BOUTWELL,,
10 2-td Secretary Of the Treasury,