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The Virginia Senators.

After slight investigation we have
discovered that the two new Senators
from Virginia are much more respecta-
Bile than we had feared they were. I'VE
guessed rightly in supposing that Judge
Johnston was nephew of Gen. Joseph
f. Johnston. He is son Of the Hon.
c. c. Johnston who, while member of
Congress from Virginia, was drowned
in the Potomac about the year 1881.
Senator Johnston married a sister o;
Governor John B. Floyd, and. his own
sister adopted as u daughter by Gov
ernor Floyd is married to Robert W.
Hughes, formerly editor of the Rich
inond Examiner, and at present editor
of n Radical paper in Richmond. The
new Senator was member of the Vir-
sinia Senate some years ago and is at
present a Judge of the Circuit Coart.
He las ever been Democrat and took
some part in the war;. wheel, renders
it necessary that his disabilities should
lie removed, as we learn from Radical
sources. He is about fifty years of age
and hasa fair reputation for ability, rs
we'll as a very high Que for integrity
and honesty of p,mpose.
Mr.. Lewis is native Vlrginian and
resides in Rockingham county adjoin-
ing the battle field of Port Republic,
the scene of one Of Jackson's brilliant
victories. He is n grand son of Gen
eral Andrew Lewis, of Revolutionary
memory. He was Union man during
the war, but managed to retain the
respect of both parties. As he halls
from Mr.. Ritcllie's Democratic "Tenth
Legion" we presume he has always
been a Democrat. He is at present
Lieutenant governor of Virginia,
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Re-0pening Of the Seminary.

The Board of Supervisors of the
Seminary have succeeded in securing
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Baton
Rouge for temporary occupation, and
the Institution re-opened in its new
quarters on Monday last. All the mem
beers of the Faculty went down ON the
Celeste last Saturday, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Seay, professor of Greek
aud Constitutional Law, who declines
to give up his profession and home in
Rapides. His place will be filled by
the Board. Hga
The Deaf and Dumb Asylum is a
large and commodious building and is
well adapted to the purposes for which
it has been set apart. We sincerely
hope that none of the old cadets will
fail to return, and that the number
will be largely increased by new ac-
cessions. The governor will recon-
mend anappropriation for new build
ing in his annual message. There ex-
lists no good reason why the Institu-
ton should not be again in operation
in Rapides in a year.
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The Office of the stomach IS to convert
the food into a cream-like setni-fui,f, CALI.
ed CHYME. This is effected partly by tn.
action of q solvent, called the gastrie
juice, which exudes from the coating az
the stomach, and partly by q meclsu;e,a
movement of that organ, which chuvs,. ~
it were. the dissolving aliment. The
CHYME passes FROM the stomach into III.
duodenum, or entrance to the bowels
where it is subjected to the action of the
bile, and the nutritious portion of it con.
verified into n flnid called Churs. which
eventually becomes blood
Now, it is evident that if the great .o,-
vent. the gastric juice, is not produced in
sufficient quantities, or if the mechanical
action of the stomach is not sufficiently
brisk, the first process Of digestiox will 10
but imperfectly performed. It lie also
clear that if the liver, which plays such m
important part in changing the nourishinr
portion of the cliyme into the material Of
the blood, is congested, or il, amy nnnatu.
AoA SOAAuh0sOh. OAAO 0CSV"u PsOccfS Viii uot 10
thoroughly accomplished. The resui. of
the ttco failures is dyspepsia, complicated
with biliOxsaess
The mode in which HOSrErrERS
BfrTERS operate in such eases is this:
they invigorate the cellular membrane of
the stomach, which evolves the gastric
juice, thereby insuring an ample suf8cieu-.
cy Of tho fluid to completely dissolve ths
food. They also act upon the nerve Of
the stomach, causing any acceleration Of
the mechanical movement necessary to re-
duce the food to q homogeneous mass
They also act specifically upon the liver
strengthening it, and SO enabling it to pro-
duce an ample and regulac supply of bile.
for the purpose of converting the nutri-
tious PARTICLES of tho Ckyme into Chyle.,
and promote tho passage through tho.
towels Of the useless debris.
In this way, HOSTETTER'S BITTERS
cure dyspepsia and liver complaint. The
explanation is plain. simple, philosophical.
and true.
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be very plain just yet Judge Pen
dleton, Of Winchester; and Lieuten-
ant Governor Lewis whose names
are mentioned would ably and hon
estly, as virginians, represent their
State. Carpet-baggers avaunt, quit
our sight. s
The Commercial Convention which
was held at Louisville last week will
result in great good to the South and
West. These sections have only
began to find out that they are natu-
raj allies, and as the East has made
it point to do all that Legislation
could do to either ignore or crush
out their interests, in self-defence 6
union of their powers has beer
agreed upon, quietly. but neverthe-
less, quite as effectually as if accom-
panied with all the noise attendant
upon Chinese battle. The ques
-
ton of Chinese labor was discussed
majority report favoring it, a mi
nority report opposing it. A repor
in favor Of memorializing Congress
to designate some point in the Mis-
sissippi Valley at which to hold 9
Worlds Fair in 1871, was adopted
This project runs counter to the pro-
posed Exposition at Washington in
the same year. The Worlds FAN
will not be held in the Valley of the
Mississippi just yet. As soon as the
West and South have a majority in
Congress, then they will have the
Capital of the country there, and a
Worlds Fair, if they SO choose
About that time the Yankee States
will be passing ordinances of seces-
sion. Massachusetts will be saved
that trouble, one having already been
passed some years back, and is still,
I believe, on her statue books.
General Grant received letter
from Mr.. Robert Bonner, of New
York, he of New York Ledger and
trotting horse fame, asking him to
"deny, over his own signature, all
foreknowledge Of the gold combina-
ton, in order to relieve himself from
all responsibility for the acts of 9th
ers.' OF course General Grant did
so-it took brother sport to draw
him out. He denied being at all in
terested or having any knowledge OF
the gold ''ring." Even if he had is
anybody ass enough to think he
would acknowledge it? So that's
settled-Ulysses told Bonner all
about it. @ TREBLA.
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~ Another week Of fine, clear, cold
weather. The past three days we
have had stunning frosts. On Sunday
morning the ground looked like ju-
venile snow storm had been about.
The cotton planters are most through
picking, whilst the sugar planters are
just getting in full blast. The yield
of the cane, since the cold snap, has
improved little, and SO far a good
article of sugar is being made.
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~ The live men of 1869 are on
the rampage and believe in advertis-
ing, aud more particularly in a live
paper. 4. Simon, of '10I Charities ST.,
New Orleans, is Il fair representative
of the men of 80 and as such takes adj
vantage of our columns, this week, to
make known the good derived by all
use-keepcrs in purchasing direct of
him. BE sure to read his card.
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has an extensive circle Of acquaintance
in this and neighboring States. We'd.
ding and visiting cards and other fine
work, can he had at No So Camp street
and atthe most reasonable prices.
Yours Truly,
TIM LINKINWA TER
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~ We desire the attention of our
readers, and the public generally, to
the card of Levin g. Furguson. They
have just opened "bran new" estab-
lisl'ment, ON Second street, where the
institution used to be located, and op-
posite the Court House so-called.
These gentlemen are we'll and favor
able known here and, we have no
doubt, viii reap rich harvest in their
new calling.
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New Orleans Market.

COttOn--The market opened with a
fair inquiry but the movement has been
restricted by light offerings and factors
being more stringent in their preten-
sions, while buyers refuse to pay any
higher than yesterday. Sales thus far
300 bales. Factors are asking 244c.
for low middling, but the sales thus far
show no advance:
Yesterday the sales embraced $500,
bales, the market closing at 24O244c.
for good ordinary, 2410o44c. for low
middling, -025c. for midlling, and
2540-c. for strict niddling.
Sugar and MOidSses were no
receipts of Sugar to-day, and only 3
bbls. Molasses came in by the Opelousas
Railroad. All yesterdays receipts of
Molasses. 40 bbls., sold at sitter
prices, viz: s20s3c. ~ gallon for prime
9Oc. for choice, 81 for fancy, and 7sc.
for centrifugal. Of Sugar II hhds.
strictly fair centrifugal sold at l24c.,
and 10 hhds. at 12ic. ~ ib.
FlOur-The market is very quiet
and prices without any material change.
The local trade as is generally the case
toward ths end OF the month is restric-
ted. Yesterday, not reported, 700, $50
and 240 barrels sold on its merits on
private terms. To-day. we learned OF
sales Of only lbs barrels low fine at
"a so and 2OO on its merits at 95 so
49 barrel.
Co,n---The market is quiet and
steady. The Gales to-day embrace
1l3S sacks, of which Is new red al
81 OH $50 and 200 new yellow at
81 10, and 700 old white at s1l5 p
bushel. ~ q; as
Oats-The demand is better, and
with light Supplies prices have advane-
ed. Sales to-day US sacks--- $50 al
Coo /, 800 at &C., l25 at &c., and zoe
at 64c. " bnshel.
Hay-We note sales of $50 bales
prime Western at s2s, so and 900 do
at $27 " ton.
Bran---Is dull and unchanged; 100
200 aid 100 sacks sold at 81 OH pei
100 ID. gf
Pork---Yesterday, not reported, Isl
bbls. mess sold at S32 so " Dbl. To.
day it is weaker, and could be had fol
$50 " Dbl. It is jobbing and retailing
at S32 25032 rs " Dbl.
| Bacon--.There is no movement a
wholesale and only a moderate retail
business at lsc. " ID for shoulders, ant
2lc. for clear and clear rib sides
Choice sugar-cured hams are scare,
and held at 283c. % ID.
Ldrd---The stock is light but the de
mand is limited. Tlerces are quoted
at 1S4Gl84c. kegs at CO0OO4c ~ N
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%. We publish in our news columns
the telegraphic reports of another
dreadful and heart-rending disaster,
now but too common, on the Western
waters. Our people will learn with
regret the loss of Captain J. C. Dowty.
The reports are conflicting, and we
have strong hopes that the loss of life
will not prove so great, when the truth
reaches us. =
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Cp We owe thanks for late papers
to the officers of the steamers Rich
nlond, Julia A. Rudolph, Lulu D. Era
No. 9, Lizzie Hopkins, Celeste, Jeffer-
son. G'aiiola and Rsp;des.
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maA. Rothschild and the Archbishop
of Paris met ut u public dinner some
time since, and arrived at the same mo-
ment at the expected rendezvous. Mel
tl,er wished rs enter tirst---the Jew
shaving respect. the Catholic teller
ance. Finally the Archbishop cried
ont: M. RotAschild, you are tile soI, OF
Moses; am the servant of Jesus; you
have the precedence afage. The old
'Festanfen. is more venerable thar tie
New And the banker went in first.
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Senator and in 1864 Vice President
of the United States. He became
President in 1865. His political
career has been a long and event
sful one. 1t has closed Il little bey-
ond the age lof sixty. He needs
rest and seems likely to get it. ~
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~ The Celeste. ON Saturday, took
down the first sugar and molasses of
the new crop from Rapides; it was
from the plantation of G.. II. Sails.
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ass- The regular Alexandria Packet,
Celeste, goes down every Saturday at
5 o'clock.
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II The river is falling fast, very
i;,st-has gone down tive feet last
week. f;sisf-: IS
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EMERSON ETHERIDGE AS VorER.-An
amusing incident, is related Of the first
interview between Governor Senter and
Emerson Ethridge, at Huntington, Tennes-
see. u appears that these parties had
never been formally Introduced untii the
day when !Sentet spoke at Huntington.
Etheridge. with his usual amount of ex-
[pletives erasped Senter by the hand. re-
marking that he had always been Union
man, but had been deprived 81 his Yofe BIZ
fraud that lie had, through Senter's kind
ness, first received his certificate, and duly
registered as a voter. To make up for
lost time he said he had erected ballot
box in his partor, surrounded by Ameri-
can flags, aud then he bad passed several
days and nights in going through the mo-
lions Of voting. and had acquired such a
reasonable proficiency therein that he had
duly deposited his ballot. calling aloud
every time the name Of Emerson
Etberilee. and he had responded in ttul,-
der tones. VOTED. by ';oi"
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sESGLIsH FEMALE BrPTERs.

~ sENGLISH FEMALE BITTERS.
Cures all Female complaints,
Cures wife. daughter and mother,
Cures cases. pronounced incnrahle,
Cures all irregular uterine actions.
Cnres histories and clltrasis, lI3
Cures diseases peculiar to females,
p. DroiMgoole e. Co.
Prop'r Memphis Tenn.
SnT,( iy all Druggists,
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How HOstetter's Bitters Cure DIs.
pepsia.

THE WHOLE STORY MA NUT .urt,s
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or round skirt already SO familiar to
the ladies. A new and very stylish
visiting toilet is made of gros grain Tor
corded) silk in two colors brown and
gray. Tie round shirt is made of the
gray silk, with narrow flonnces each
headed with a plated putting, the rig
Mote, that is riding coat of brown silk
forms an upper skirt aud high body
with revers in front and long coat lap
pels at the back, which arc also turned
back in revers from tile waist down the
middle of the back. These reverb are
faced with the grey silk which also
forms broad cuffs upon the long coat
sleeves and tho whole costume is most
elaborately ornamental viii, gray GRO
Chef buttons. A, hat and plume to
match the colors in the dress SHOULD,
be warm with this recherche suit ~
| MONOGRAM $500. s
paper and envelopes are used in I'll
most all fashionable or private cores.
pondepce, SO thatcycry lady rvanircs q
supply The neatest specimens that
have seen were at Messrs l.. II. SIM
mons & Co.'S No Sc Camp street, and
embraced every variety of style and
quality. They haze tino stock OF
stationary, blank books, papers, envel-
opes, ladies writing desks, gold pens,
paper weights etc. They print and do
binding, in style equal to any house
in the South. Mr. E. o. Carter of the
firm Of Simmons & CO.. was many
pears viii, Stevens & Seymour, and
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Der we do not hesitate to say that
we, are one. Moreover, we. sup
ported his administration not be-
cause it was altogether proper
one, but because it was the best
we could get, and much better than
the Radicals promised to give us.
We hope we are understood now
on the johnson question. 1t is not
likely that We shall ever have an
other occasion for defining our. po-
sition OH the subject this side OF
ourggraye, or this side of Andy's
grave, which has recently been dug
pretty deep, Even when in full
fellowship with the Democratic
party we never admired him. He
has ever been a most perfect type
of the political da,nagogue under
a Republican government, and,
together with Stephen A. Douglas,
is responsible for lauch OF the de-
moralization which now manifests
itself in American politics aud
among american politicians.
The recent defeat is the first that
Me. johnson ever sustained. He
was first elected to Congress in
1913. III 1858 he was elected gov
ernor over Gnstaxus A. Henry and
again in 1855 over Meredith 2.
(,entry. In 1851 he was elected
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rounded with, and assure him that the
Sou h is the asylum for him to flee to
to escape moneyed aristocracy-- one Of
the most tyrannical on the face of the
earth. Say to him, that the negro, as a
free laborer, is not in your or his way
either, but is the right-hand man of the
mechanic aud workingman in the South,
an absolute essential at present and for
a Ioug time to come, the very foundation
on which your prosperity depends.
That the negro's capacity for raising
bread and meat from the earth is the
very thing of all others needed, and tina.
his incapacity for mechanical persuits
gives you better chance to reap Iich
reward for your labors,
These are facts, elected from thought
in channel which probably your mind
has not been delving in, and you may
not just yet be prepared to give them
your endorsation as incontrovertible
but we subject them for your considera.
ton, satisfied if they have not already
met your endorsation, by proper reflec.
ton they will after while, when yor
dismiss former prejudices and take a
calm, dispassioned view of "the situa,
| ton"
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aEST Robert B. Randolph, who had
the misfortune to be dismissed from the
navy by General jackson, without good
cause, and who pulled the Generals
nose in vindication of his honor-Ran.
dolph's, and not Jack n's-died in
Washington on Tuesday last, at the age
Of Is years. The pulling took place
in the cabin of steamer which stopped
at Alexandria on its passage down the
river. Randolph went aboard, march,
ed up to jackson, who supposed no was
confronted by friend till the thing
was doue. Randolph got beyond the
Jurisdiction of the county police before
process could be issued, and escaped
arrest. Tho scene when jackson. wi o
was then President, found himself with
a pulled nose, is described by those
who saw it as one of stupend9u5 rage.
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SPRAGUE AND ABBOTT

The New York Herald gives rather
humorous account of the rise and finale
Of this at one time threatening tragedy,
which has turned out a comic farce,
damaging, we rather think, to all par
ties concerned
1t began about Brown & Ives. Brown
& Ives is something that grows in Rhode
Island. Rhode Island is the country to
which the United States is sort Of back
yard, the New Dominion next door
neighbor, and the monarchies of Europe
the fellows over the way. Sprague open.
ed on Brown and Ives with the Rhode
Island thunder and Jersey lightning of
his eloquence. Brown q Ives called out
seventy-five thousand volunteers and
gave the command to General Burnside,
who organized the whole force as the
First Rhode Island regiment, every nan
of whom was worth million dollars to
his lawyer Burnside moved on the en-
] envy, got stuck in the mud, lost tremen-
dously aud retired in good order---aud
all Rhode Island came out to welcome
him as conqueror and to cover the
badness that he shares with julius
Caesar with prettier laurel than the
florists of Caesars time knew how to
make. Thus was the ample brow Of
Ambrose crowned, aching from bis con-
test with Spraguey.
Abbott came in when Brown & Ives
and Ambrose went out, as sort of ro-
tation rouser--the best dog not dead
yet, or the next fowl well heeled-tar
kheeled, in fact, as they say in his adop-
tive North Carolina. He came in, not
because he had anything to do with it,
out just in wanton exuberance of pug
nacity. He wanted to knock chip off
somebody's shoulder, and had an idea
that he could not get glory any cheaper
at any other shop than at Spraguey's.
Sprague, in the course of his indis-
criminate laundering had said puppy
Abbott said to himself, That means
me; that must mean me; there is no
other person here whom the word so
felicitously describes and although
don't care button personally, North
Carolina will expect me to resent it"
he accordingly resented it at once by
going home and waiting for Sprague to
send him challenge. They kept fight
+! ing it out on that line for considerable
time. The killed and wounded were but
few, and Sprague had the best of it be-
cause t was not possible for him to go
wrong unless be moved. At length, as
the country at large, and it may be 9TH
er countries also, remained on the tip
toe of expectation as to the issue of this
dreadful misunderstanding or almost
fatal fray" Senator Abbott initiated the
interesting explanatory correspondence
with Senator Sprague, which terminal
ed most happilyio ;l"a"arance of
both the 'mastiff -. x from
the scene, and the happy substitution
of the nursery rhyme greeting between
the old woman and her pet dog, OF "the
dame said good morrow, the dog said
bow wow" for "pis'ols and coffee for
two" as between Abbott and Sprague.
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Mg Advices by mail, from the coun
tries on the Baltic sea, tell of terrible
and widely extended famine now exist.
ing there. A letter from one OF the
central districts Of Esthonia says that
the distress is indescribable. From the
23d May TO the 18th August, last year,
no rain fell, and the summer crops were
scorched. Bread can now be scarcely
got, even at the most exorbitapt
price, and, as the roads are impossible
by reason Of the extraordinary wet
weather, no help from abroad can reach
the people. The debilitated condition
of the population aud their herding to>
gather in the larger villages in the hope
OF getting food and shelter. has engen-
dered disease, which is making fearful
ravages.
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Bss" The New York Express am
nounced nearly two weeks ago the re-
port that Federal officer was deeply
interested in the publication known as
The 1mperislist, but did not mention
names. The Newark Daily Journal of
the goth makes the astounding state
ment that The Imperialist is edited
under the auspices and at the cost of
the Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Adolph
Borie, and alleged that Grant himself
has been distributing copies to his
friends.
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A6 The approaching commence.
ment of the Virginia University will be
an occasion Of special interest. The
address before the Society of Alumni
will be delivered by VIM. c. Rives, son
of the late distinguished gentlemen Of
the same name. Charles O Conor, ESQ ,
OF New York, is to address the literary
societies Of the University. Rev. DR..
Munsey, of Baltimore, is to be the
speaker before the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association.
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The steamer st. Elmo, from Mobile to
Montgomery, exploded her boilers Mon
day, killing the steward aud injurin z
six others. No passengers we're hurt.
is now stated that the iron clads
being newly fitted out are not intended
for Cuba, but the feet already there
will be reduced by assigning two of the
vessels belonging to that squadron to
some other stations.
A comet superior in sizs to Encke's is
nightly expected. Celestial curiosity
seekers are promising this novelty be-
tween this date and June. 1t is the re-
turn of Winecks comet which has been
whisking its tail through space for ever
SO many years. The advent of the phe-
nomenon will afford much qualification
to all taking the trouble to look heaven
ward at the time of its appearance.