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IcELANDIC PoL1TENEsS-THE WOMEN
The Icelander always takes his cap Oft
when he salutes any one, and not content
with merely touching the peak, actually
bares his head. l have wondered much at
this custom, and have thought that, possibly,
it might be the result of the confidential
manner in which they kiss each other when
they meet, in which operation, Of course,
the peak Of the cap or the brim of the hat
would be in the way for the lcelandic
kiss of welcome and farewell is no empty
ceremony it is given with warmth and
expression, and is repeated two or three
times, without the least regard to age, sex,
or other incompatibilities between the par
ties concerned. But still, as this externa!
politeness appears to be only the expression
of the feelings, I have abandoned my
theory, and have arrived at the conclusion
that the Icelanders are naturally polite, at
least toward those who are polite to them ID
turn.
The everyday costume Of the women If
extremely simple It consists OF tight
fitting, Eoolen-knitted bodice Of dark CO.
lor, with narrow sleeves, buttoned at the
wrist, without any ornament, and home
spun skirt. The dark color is set OFT by q
striped or checked apron, usually green OF
red, and on the head is small, black cap
fastened coquettishly across the temples
and with q long, silver tassel attached By
gold or silver thread. The Icelandic wo
men have very thick and beautiful hair
which they arrange in graceful plalts
hanging down from the cap upon their back
Many dark brown eye and curling lock O.
hair may be seen peeping forth from be
meath the cap; still, the "corn golden
hair and the azure blue eye which the ole
sagas sing of is the general type; and thu!
pink and white are the prevailing hues tina
nature has laid on their cheeks and fore
heads.-A Summer in Iceland.
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INTERESTING TO TOBACCO DEALl

INTERESTING TO TOBACCO DEALERs.-
.ccr,c Of the tobacco dealers and manufac-
Jurors who have unstamped fine cut and
c,,eving tobacco on hand, being under the
IMPRESSION that they are liable to penalties
for not having heretofore stamped these
cupplies, it may be of interest TO state that
the law only requires that such fine cut and
chewing tobacco be not sold or offered for
sale without being stamped. The fact of
having supply on hand without stamps
affixed, if it is not sold or offered for sale,
does not make the holder liable under the
law to fine or other penalty. NORTH Anseri-
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The Cuban ReyoIufton-Amerfc In
the Affair.

HAVANA, February 2O.-The Govern
ment is equipping hotilla to attack Qua
maya, whore the insurgents are fortified,
and have brass cannon manned by Amerl-
cans. An expedition had effected landing
ct Cochinos.
The Chasseurs from Spain have arrived
here.
The Diario says that General Lespedes
and the great body of the rebels are within
the jurisdiction of Holquin. A letter from
Holouin on the 18th says they have cut OF
the Communication between the town and
the troops, and now surround the town Of
Maib. Mecauargua had been recaptured
by the troops,
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The Cubans In New OrIeans-Legisla.
suro--TheatricnE.

NEW ORLEANS, February 2O.-The promi-
nent Cuban refugees have addressed pro-
test to the Governor against the charges by
the Spanish Consul Of design on their part
to provoke an outbreak between the slaves
and Spanish residents. They declare that
moth Withstanding their political opinions
the design to infringe upon the laws in any
manner is wholly foreign to the character
or intention.
a Joint resolution was adopted in the
House to-day authorizing the Governor and
Treasurer to hypothecate State bonds when
ever deemed necessary to provide for the
payment Of interest due, or coming due, on
State bonds, the interest not to exceed per
cent, notwithstanding it has been 10 per
cent.
Mrs. Gladstone has been playing Marie
Stuart and Queen Elizabeth at the Varieties,
Janauschek opens in the same characters
at the St. Charles on Monday.
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A CoLoRED WOMAN ON FEMALE Sur
rRAGE.-At the Woman's Rights Conven-
ton in Chicago remarks were made by q
colored woman, an extract from which is
here appended:
81 present myself to you as compost
ton Of humanity, for there flows through
my veins combination of the blood Of
four distinct nations, of which the greater
part is Dutch, part Indian, part African,
and the lesser part Irish. Applause and
laughter.] am an American, because here
I was born. l am true, because | love the
dear old flag. am on the right side of
the question, because I believe woman was
made helpmate for man; that he is but
half man without woman [applausel, and
you need her help as well in political af-
fairs as you do in private or domestic af-
fairs. And, gentlemen, warn you no
longer to stand out in refusing the right for
which we contend in trying to withhold
from these noble ladies here and their
darker sisters the franchise they now
demand. Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stan
ton, with their high moral and intellectual
power, have shaken the States of New Eng
land, and the shock is felt here to-day.
The echo comes back from st. Louis a
sensation is aroused in England and soon
the whole world will be awakened to sense
of our cause. Woman has power within
herself, and the God that reigns above, who
commanded Moses to lead the children Of
Israel from out the land of Egypt, from out
the house of bondage, who walled the va
tiers of the Red Sea, who empowered Samson
with power to STAY his enemies with the
iaw-bone of an ass, who empowered Abra-
ham Lincoln with knowledge to write the
emancipation proclamation whereby four
millions of blacks we're set free-that God,
our God, is with and for US, and will hear
the call of woman, and her rights will be
granted, and she shall have g right to vote"
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REPORTED DUEL.-The Washington cor
respondent Of the New York World makes
the following statement concerning duel
which wesee no account Of in other papers {:
son Wednesday morning, about four
miles from Bladensburg, o duel was fought
between Judge Harrison, of West Virginia,
and an officer in the late Confederate army.
The latter is said to have received serious
wound. He was taken care of by his friends,
and as soon as he is able win be removed
to his home in Virginia.
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Southern Press Association.

MOBILE, February 2O.-The Southern
Press Association adjourned to-day, after
presenting the Board of Trade with o pair
of goblets as an evidence of their appre-
citation of the hospitality shown them. The
convention is lavish in its thanks for cour-
tesies shown it by citizens Of Mobile.
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The Warrenton Sentinel seys: "Over the
remains of Major F. G. Palmer, of Hol-
combs Legion, South Carolina, who was
wounded at the second battle of Manassas,
and brought to this place, where he died
and is buried, monument, prepared un-
der the auspices of the Memorial Associa-
ton of Charleston, 8. G., is shortly to be
erected. This monument is eighteen feet
high the design dropping palmetto tree,
entWined by rattle-snake as its base"
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Tobacco Markets.

RICHMOND, February 90, 1869.
At the Richmond Tobacco Exchange oday
offerings At auction were "a packages, OF which
II were taken in, and balance sold from $4.j0
! to S39 80 market not quite so lively rs On the
preceding day.
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INTERNATIONAL METRIcAL SYSTEM OF
CoIHAGE.-On the 2lst of July, 1868, Hon.
william D. Kelley, chairman of the House
Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Mea-
sures, reported bill III. R. ,445) to pro-
mote the establishment of an international
metrical system of coinage. The Secretary
of the Treasury requested Mr.. E. g..
Elliott to examine this bill and give his
views in relation thereto. In accordance
with this request Mr.. Elliott has made q
very interesting and elaborate report, which
the Secretary transmitted to the House on
the 9th instant, where it was referred to
the committee above mentioned and order
ed to be printed.
The bill provides: First-That the fu-
ture gold coinage of the United States shall
weigh one and two-third grammes to the
dollar, and shall be nine-tenths fne-that
is, each dollar shall contain one and half
granmes of pure gold and the remainder
shall be alloy. Sccond-such, coins shall
be legal tenders in payments after specl-
fed future date, and Sl,0o3 Of this new
coinage shall be the legal equivalent OF
81 600 of the old coinage Of the United
States. Third-That they shall have their
weights in grammes and fneness stamre'
upon them. Fourth = That s,l-cr haf
dollars and smaller silver ccir9 hi
IN future coinage consist Of eto,c-
ard silver nine-tenths inc orc well
twenty-f FIVE grammes to oa"h toll"7 c.
value. and shall have their weight az
fneness stamped upon them, cac GIRL &C
legal tender for payment Of I'll sIr1 at
exceeding ten dollars. Mr.. Elliot endorses
all the features of the bill, and sets 9TH
the importance Of its enactment BY Con-
gresg and the advantages which would nr pr;
badly result therefrom. lie Gays the goLd
coinage of the United States is very nearly
1nesrical. By reducing their standard
weight about three parts in one thousand
(three e-thousandths) they would be
strictly metrical, and would thus have ex-
act and simple relations to the coin OF Ger
many. 1t seems DESTROYS that the union
crown of Germany, the United States gold
dollar, the gold franc of Farnce, and the
gold crown Of Great Britain should have
such simple relations to each other IN point
of value that the following equivalents
NAV obtain-viz., Three union crowns equal
twenty dollars (gold), equal one hundred
francs tgold), equal one thousand pence
lyold). or four pounds Of two hundred and
ffty hence each. After referring to the
d;ffsrsnt standards that prevail the hope is
~ nressel that the decision Of commercial
nef;ons will be il favor Of the German
standard-that is, thirty gramnes Of fine
gold, rather than the French standard,
which IL somewhat Less, On the s0ls sr0HRa
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TOBACCO DEALERS LEAGUE IN WASHING
TON Washington, February l9.-Ihe to-
bacco dealers of this city held meeting
tonight to take measures to protect the trade
here, and they propose to form an organiza-
ton for three objects: First, 10 secure IN
enforcement Of corporation laws against
parties selling tobacco and cigars by sam
pie second, to mutually pledge themselves
no. to deal with foreign houses that employ
drummers to visit the city and third, to
take steps towards procuring an increase in
the licenses Of nonresident dealers. The
only business transacted was the appoint
ment of committee to prepare constitu,
ton embodying the above principles, to be
submitted at a future mcetiDg.-O. H., N
Baltimore Sun.
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CaDital Punishment Restored in
Illinois.

CHICAGO, ILL, February 2o.-The State
Assembly, by vote of 81 to 30, has pass
ed q bill restoring capital punishment.
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Death OF Baltimore Werchan

BALTIMORE, February 2O.-Char!es A.
Gambrell, an extensive flour manufacturer,
is dead; aged sixty-four years.
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Swift :snasfce I'm Arkansas.

HELENA, ARK, February, 20.-The State
militiaman who killed Mr.. Davis, near
Mound City, was arrested Monday, court
martianed Tuesday, and shot on Wednes-
r dow
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Mrs. Grant have paid my respects to-.
l found her dignifed, matrsnly-looking
woman, who insisted, in pleasant way,
upon knowing my name and place of abode.
I was satisfied to find that she remembered
both when came to take my leave. These
officials and official lions see you as Adam
saw the beasts of the fields and the fowls
of the air IS they filed before him to be
named. We are lost individually in our
class. The classes are of three sorts-sena-
tors, members of the House, and tag-rag
and Robert-tail. AS I necessarily come un-
der the latter class, I am dismissed as Mr..
Pratt, or Mr.. Plat, or MIR. Spratt, or any
other combination of sounds that resemble
my name. And going home, take grim
pleasure in driving my pen through the
official insect, and sticking him or her in
my cabinet of political ouriosities for the
amusement Of the pensive public
Mrs. Grant, however, when [ took my
leave, said, in the kindest voice, "Good day,
Colonel p" and pausing at the door, I
heard her dismiss Jones, Smith, and Robin
son, in the same gentle, thoughtful man
ner, and taking up that trifie, l said, /" You
are dear, good woman, and I hope your
life may be happy, as it is prosperous."-
Don Piatt in Cincinnati Commercial.
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CoLoRED PEoPLE's BALL.-1t is an
nounced that the colored people have per-
fected their arrangements for grand inau-
guration ball, to be given on the 4th OF
March. They indicate that it is to be given
on a scale that will not be inferior to the
one to be given by the whites. The Presi-
dent elect will also be invited to attend this
one Washington letter IN World.
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Reported Defsicati0n and Flight OF
81 EnnfS Cashier.

PHILADELPHIA, February 2O.-lt is re-
ported that the cashier Of the Fourth Ma
tional Bank of this city has fed, being q
defaulter for $4,000. There was slight
run on the bank to-day.
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Foreign Markets-[Br TzLBaRAPHl.

FOresEN MarkefS-[BY IELEdKAPHI.
LONDON, February 2o.-Noon.-United States
bonds, 1871. Sugar, 29s. Cd.
LIVERPOOL, February Co. Noon. = Cotton
dull uplands, MD; Orleans, I'D. esti-
mated sales, 5000 bales. Corn-Old, 32s
new, 30s. Cd. AJternoon.-Cctton quiet; up
lands, ND. /; Orleans, I'D. sales, 1000 bales
Lard, res. Tallow, ASS. Cd.
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DURE MILK.-Persons% anting PURE
MILK can be furnished from the kttchie
farm. The cows are mostly thoroughbred, OF the
kIderny, AYRSHIRE aud Devon stocks, and the
milk warranted pure. Orders may be lett Ut
Rison,s drag store, Muin and Third strset9.
70 i7.sis o. A. CRENSHAW.
ID EINTING IN COL0RS DONE AT THE
E pIsPATCH PBINTIEG-EQQsL !sH
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NEWSPAPERS.

CEMI-WEEKLY HENDERSON INDEX.
DEMOCRATIC FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
PrJBLIsHEDE EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
IN HENDERSON, N. c.,
and circulated extensively over the counties OF
Granville Warren, Franklin, and others In East
ern Carolina.
Terms OF advertising reasonable.
Address HARRIS b NEWLY,
fe % henderson, y. u.
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COLLEAGUE OF Mr.. DAVIS IN THE SENATE.
On the floor of the Senate to-day was
Albert Gallatin Brown, Mr.. Jefferson Da-
vis's colleague in the Senate from Missis-
sippi at the beginning Of the war. The
gentleman is in quite feeble health, and
was the recipient of warm and friendly
greeting from the members Of all parties.
The occasion Of his presence in the Capitol
has been as a witness before the Recon
struction Committee on the Mississippi case.
While anxious for the States early admis-
sion, Governor Brown is confident that the
people will defeat any constitution involv-
ing the disfranchisement, either from voting
or Office, of single white man.-torre-
sDondsnce of World of Friday.
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The DENT CAsE.-The Washington cor
respondent Of the New York World gives
the following statement concerning the no
mination of Judge or General Dent by Mr..
Johnson. These letter-writers are not al
ways correct, and what they say must be
taken with grain of salt:
"The statement made by Judge Dent, D
relative of General Grant, that he was no
minated by President Johnson without his
wish and consent as Minister to Chill, is
conspicuously inexact, according to the re-
presentations of the Executive. The latter
emphatically declares that he has been i'm
portuned from sunset to cockcroWing and
from sunrise tc sunset by this Mr.. or Judge
Dent for the last two years, very nearly on
every day, Sundays not excepted. More than
that, Mr.. Dent has made his relationship to
General Grant the constant reason why Mr..
Johnson could graciously make such an ap-
pointment, and that the particular post he
wanted was the Mexican mission; falling
which, he appeared 10 be willing to take
anything, from a rural postmastership
down. Finally on Saturday, the President,
to get rid of him, named him for Chilli uics
Fitzpatrick, much to Dents delight. Sub
seQuently, however, some one prevailed on
Dent to relinquish his chances under John
son in order to make him himself capital
with Grant; hence he writes to Wade the
note alluded to heretofore. After virtually
insulting Mr.. johnson in this way, Dent
had the cheek to come to the reception last
night, where, the circumstances of his case
being explained, he was the object of more
comment than greeting"
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orally supposed that the report Of the Sc
nate Committee on Foreign Relations to re-
lect the Alabama treaty would be taken I'M
in executive session Friday afternoon but.
beyond confirming few nominations, no.
thing OF Importance was done. From the
correspondence in relation to the Alabama
claims, lately laid before the Senate, it APP
pears thet the original treaty provided that
the commission should meet in London.
Minister Johnson had also consented that the
Alabama claims must be settled by unani-
nous vote Of the commission, while the
others were to be settled by majority
vote, and that the arbitrator on the Alaba-
ma claims must be agreed Upon by both CO.
vernnenis, while in the other cases he could
be chosen by lot. Mr.. Seward objected to
all this; said that Mr.. Johnson had allowed
discrimination against the Alabama claims,
and pretty strongly intimated that Lord
Stanley had been good deel too sharp for
our minister. When the English Govern
ment was informed of the objections of Mr..
Seward, the matter wac again taken into
consideration, and an entirely new draft
was prepared, which Mr.. Seward found
more to his liking. In his letter of the 10Th
Of January, enclosing the two treaties, Mr..
Reverdy Johnson alludes to the positions
taken two years ago by England, and says
that he has reason to believe that the aban-
donment of these positions is due to the
growing friendly feeling for the United
States which has been 80 strongly expressed
since his arrival, and then conveys the
pleasant information that, anticipating such
an effect, he determined to lose no time in
cultivating the feeling, and this was the
sole motive in the speeches he made last
fall in various parts Of England.-Ne1 70
York Tribune, .Ea.-
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- - = :
FOR SALE.

TOR SALE, pair Of superiorh
a YOUNG MULES. Call at my resi-. Ws
dence, on Meadowbridge road, In rear Of Wy
the poor. house. near DR.. Deans farm. Gaazszaka
fe s9-2.< A. G.. PENDLETUS.
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The Peruvian Eron.CIads.
KEY WEST, FLA, February 20.-The
Peruvian iron clads have arrived here.
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A BARGAIN IN TOBACCO MA
"a CHIEERY.-Fcrs sale at half Its original cost
CHINERY FOR MANUFACTURING TOBkC-
co PURPOSES in the United States, made to
order but short time since, and in fine working
condition. For any one desiring TO embark In
the tobacco manufacturing business such an OPP
por,unfty but seldom occurs. Apply to
r.. 0. EUWARDS
feo-2w IS Front street, New York.
TITO IMPROVERS OF LAND-FOUR
l. HUNDRED THOUSAND PRIME OSAGE
PLANTS FOR sALE.--TheSe quicks are IN.
surpassed for making an early, lastfng, and beau
thu line fence aud are very Vigorous.
Price Invariably In advanceI: $s and 30 per
thousand tor one-year old, as In quality; % per
thousand for two-year old
Cost viii be charged for all packing.
Those In want address for further information
WILLIAM GREEN,
MtddletoTn, Del.
Reference deposited ct the Office Of the Dispatch.
fs aM&Th2m<
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OFFERINGS.

Wheat. White, so bushels. Red, 35S bushels
Gorn.-White, I,l20 bushels. Mixed, l,Ol
bushels.
Oats-2.166 bushels.
Pys-S4 bushels,
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Mrs. GRANT.-The Washington CORE
spondent of western journal has this to
say Of Mrs. General Grant:
Few women ever bore the perilous test of
sudden fame and fortune with more
hearty happiness or more unassuming
grace. Is she pretty? No. She
is roly-poly Of little woman, with beau
tiful neck, hands, and feet. Her features
are well cut, but her4eyes are crossed.
Some Of her friends wished her to have
them Strengthened. "No," she ssid, "Mr.
Grant had loved her ever since she was q
little girl with her eyes crossed. he bad
said that she would not be herself to him if
they were straight. Crooked they should
remain. If he was satisfied, what nattered
it to other people 9'
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THE ALABAMA CLAIMs.-A special meet
ing of the Senate Foreign Affairs Commit
tee having been called on Thursday, for The
purpose of taking final action on the Ala
bama treaty, every member was present.
Senator Sumner opened discussion on the
subject, in which he declared his unquali-
fed opposition to the letter and spirit of the
document, and showed copolusively that by
it's ratification our Government would sur
render every important principle which It
had laid down as g basis OF settlement OF
the pending questions at issue. Senators
Morton, Patterson, Cameron, Fessenaen,
and Harlan maintained the same views,
and when the question was put by the
chairman (Mr. Sumner) as to what report
should be made Oh the subject, they unsni-
mously instructed him to make an ADVERSE
report at the next executive session. "nen
il IS called up in the Senate il Will lead 70
considerable debate, &c 1t IS uneefstooa
there are several senators on the hePupli-
can az well as Oh the Democratic sac
who will strenuously urge its rstlaoa-
ton but its friends say it is Impossible 70
get two-thirds vote in the face OF the
unanimous report OF the committee against
it. l: is said that the action OF the CON-
mittee was soon after reported TO Secretary
Seward, who Immediately sent telegram
10 Reyerdy Johnson announcing the iact'
and authorizing him to communicate the
ssms 10 the English Ministry. 1t was gen
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of metrical simplicity. We should then
have gold coins ms follows: Three union
crowns, twenty metrical dollars, one hun
dred metrical francs, fourteen metrical
pounds, or one thousand metrical pence,
each weighing thirty-three and ene-third
grammes Of standard gold, nineteenth fine,
and containing thirty grammes of pure
gold.
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OILS.

nLIVE OIL, in cases, for sale by
~ del PALMER. HARTSOaR d 90.
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DTssOLUTIONs, &c.

rO-PARTNERSHIP.-I have this day
I ..,oct.,od with me in business Mr.. j. q.
GIBSON. The style OF the firm viii be W. j.
CUssRa e. Co. ...x.
we will continue, the same business hersto.9re
conducted by NE. NJ 70 v - IN ~
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l, No concern OF BURGESS q POWERS was
dissolved on the lst OF February by reason OF the
death of Mr.. James l.. Powets. Al parties In
debted to the concern are req1ested 70 male I'M
hnsiress JAMES Il. BURRSsS.
Surviving partner.