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JULIUS A. PRATT.
Carpet H-orea0ssse.

Ip.............. CHARITIES withdrawals
A. BRoUsSEAU a CO., Importers. otter at low prices
CARPETING-Engllsh and American, of sl kinds; Floor
Furniture and Enamel OIL CLOTH; MATING 800 roll
China; 100 pieces Cocoa; WINDOW SHADES; Table and
Piano Covers Orub Clotbs-Druege Linen and Felt; Cur.
tans-Lace Reps Worsted Damssk, Furniture Cover.
lngInen and Cotton striped; Confess Bands Pins etc
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SOufEern Cotton PLANTERS.

We have row ready FOR delivery few SOUTHERN COT
TON PLANTERS. These are the best and simplest N 4.
ehinfs ever mac for planting cotton seed.
TH0S. B. BODLEY & CO.,
Dealers IN Machinery and gricultural implements,
40 q perdico street O.
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II Card.

F. VAN BENTHUYSEN & CO.,
ieI...... ...S..... CANAL SrREEr.....-..."....1e1
Returning thanks to their customers and 10 the public
generally for the liberal patronage which has been b.
them several years. respectfully announce that
they viii expiration Of this seasons trade retire from
and preparatory vseang their store. WILL for
the purpose Of
sELLIsG COMPLETELY OUT
Offer their entire IS ~ at greatly rednced prices.
Their friends viii ben In mind that during their business
they made attempt to call trade to
themselves by pre>ce Of retiring from business going
qudsto etc., and will accordingly give the
proper credit this advertisements The prices vii be
marked stock Tuesday, April 18th and will apply
only 10 CASH customers.
F. VAN BENTHUYSEN co.
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Correspondence.

Managers ONCE. April Is, 1881
To Henry Hamburger, Esq, W. n of Louisiana Relief
Lodge No. /:
Broher-It having been minated to me that
be Louisiana Relief Lodge Of funds to afford aid
TO widows and Orphans take much pleasure as broher
Mason in offering my Thester for q BENEFIT TO TaE
LODGE. on the evening Of FRIDAY, April q
You will do the to your views in
gard the matter q a early date possible.
With assurances of regard and esteem, remain yours
frsternally, W. T. FLOYD.
New Orleans, April Is. 1859 )
To VIM. R. Floyd ESQ.,. Manager Varieties rheater:
Broher-Your kind tender Of benefit for the
relief the dows and orphans under charge has been
received and you with much pleasure As
stated the funds the Relief Lodge have greatly
OF the many demands which have been
made upon its charities during the past and hsing
doubt OF the Of citizens TO your kind or
accept your proposition with thanks and would respect
tally the following gentlemen tie COMMITTEES under
whose NJ spices the performance viii begiFen;
samI NJ. Todd. @. NJ, Henry R. swasey. p NJ,
j. c. BstcbeldOr G. s, Jno Stevenson, p. @. J. W.,
J. B. Scot, w. M, n. Brm,W NJ,
JOS. Horror, W. NJ, Geo Baby, w. NJ,
Jno W. Black, Wh. Jno G. fleming, W. NJ,
r. L. Bruce W. M, VIM r Whitaker, ". M,
A. B. seeer. W. L., P. Brug'sr, Jr, M,
Remi Laffon, W. a., VIM Driver, W. M,
Edwin Marks, VIM, p. vsrIsnder,
VIM Woelper, W. M, VIM Devils
Geo II. Psbst ". NJ, E. Blesey,
j. o. De Castro, W. H., j. W. Madden,
j. II Clarke VIM, Jos. q. De Grange,
o. Czamowski, WIN, r Lambert,
III. MiIspanga, W.M. Fenda Horn,
Jno. Anderson, P. N, Frank Wilson,
Gus sontsg, p NJ, Z. A. tyler,
Jas. A Douglas, p. NJ, E.A YOrke,
Harmon Doane PM, O. q. Braughn.
I'D. Van Hsn, Pm
Yours haternaly.
II. HAMBURGER,
w. NJ Louisiana Relief Lodge. No. L
FRED HoLYLAND. secy.
Charter OAK PagOda.
FAIR GROUNDS.
DAILY EXHIBITION OF FINE BAKING IN TIE
CHARTER OAK STOVE.
THE PREMIUM FOR
Three Best Loaves Home-Made Bread
AWARDED TO RICE BROS. & CO.,
BAKED IN CHARTER OAK.
Prize Bread Of 1866 baked in a Charter oah
Prize Bread Of 1868 baked in a Charter osk
Prise bread Of 1869 baked In 9 Charter OAK.
Call aad see the best Family Cooking ever made
THE INvINCIBLE CHARTER OAK.
RICE BROS & CO.,
80 and 81 Camp street. and 565 Magazine street,
Charter Oak Warehouse, 81 and % Julia street.
The Fair.
UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS OF OUR SHIRT FACTORY.
THREE BLUE RIBBoNs-THE HIGHEST FIRST PRE-
NUNS AWARDED
10
LEIGHTON &c HAYMAN,
shirt Manufacturers md Dealers In Gentle-
mems FurnishInR Goods,
Corner St. Charles and Canal Streets, New Orleans
rB-Shirs made to order aristicsy cut and faithfully
made
NrerhnnSrs,
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NEW ORLEANS, April 18th, 1889
In regard to the lunch prepared for Messrs c. Pier
pont Co., DAY. certify the only cooked by
and eaten the ,sd lunch those
BY Messrs. Pieipont Co., ard further cer shat
strictly followed printed directions the prepar
ing ITEM GEO. SCAMsIDEs, JR,
Woods Housa
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69I .WGgdStne Street

Is the only place In New Orleans where Old Frames
made good New, aud guaranteed Also every dsscrr
ton 81 Frame Work made to order.
n. B.-PaTties desiring work done during the summer
would DO well tOeneber col Magazine street, corr
Of First
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Fertilizers.

zels Amnoniasd Bone SuFer Phssphs;e..s 50 per ten
Fufe ietNFiah i-O
The best time to Fertilizers is s,sr the crop growing
TH05. b. BODLEY q Co.,
Dealers In Machinery and Agricultural Implements.
No. Periodic street. New Orleaus
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The Grand State FAIR,
Now Open has through the Committees, awarded the
dersgned. for
Shirts and Mems Furnishing Goods
cHILDRENs AND BOYS CLOTHING.
All the highest premiums, as follows:
A DIPLOMA,
THREE SILVER MEDALS,
ONE BRONZE MEDAL
And handsome SILVER GOBLET
smi Goods with Moderate Prices and the largest As
sOrtment the South from offered
by
B. I. WALSHE,
ITO Canal sh Get, 81. Charles street.
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Once Hours.

Opens at 9 o'clock A NJ; closes atsPx.
Sundays Office opens at o'clock T. closes 81 II A.
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The LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA being a
purely MUTUAL Company, and the Louisiana Department
having the privilege Of investing premiums receipts
within the state, ii combines the advantages Of hone
institution, withths security OF the risks being OxtenAd
a large Of country
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I E.x.. upos n., an Times III
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AT SEA.
| IN HE CAMP, AND ON THE MARCH.
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SIAbLEh > SAN1NED Dc6T I,
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The Office Of the Louisiana Department Is NOW OPEN
for business, and Policies viii be Issued terms as
favorable offered by any solvent and well established
Institution.
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GuItett Sfees Brush Cotton GfisS.
GULLETT HAND COTTON PRESSES.
THOS. B. BODLEY & CO.,
SOLE AGENTS,
Deslers N Machinery and grieultura Implements,
Ne Perdido street.
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Other names, already amounting to over ONE EUN
DRIED, are being qualified
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Mechanics
AND
AGRICULTURAL FAIR ASSOCIATION
OF LOUISIANA.

In compliance with the generally expressed desire Of the
Ex Ib,or at the Third Grand State Fair the Board OF d.
have determined proong Fair ncud
ing SUNDAY, the 18th inst
The Exhibition Building VII remain open each day. all
of the Machinery viii be kept in operation.
There will be trials Of spesd each day the main track
There viii be dancing the platform each afternoon
evening.
On Saturday, the 18th inst GRAND CHILDRENs
BALL will take place, from to GIN
Premiums will be offered for velocpede Exhibi ions
LUTHER HOMES,
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The Store Controversy.
To Messrs AUCH, in, 4 FABLE and ADAM BORN:
Gentemen-Yeur card In yesterdays Times has been
brought notice. We will accept challenge The
Stoves to be tested under the STOVE DEALERS RULES
AND CONDITIONS which rules and conditions you have
personally signed and approved and in which Rules eight
inch Stoves adopted We particularly anxious to
meet the BRILLIANT in Fair Composition, and shall make
condition that the So Called CHAMPION Of 1868 be
brought this -Four challenge should be open
all who tered Stoves recent Fair otherwise end
less challenge from other Stoves will follow which neither
party has time to devote Yours etc,
CHARTER OAK,
50 and OIL Camp street.
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Trustees:
The folio wing gent comprising the Boarbf Advisory
Trustees for the Deparet Of Louisiana each hid Policy
in the Association which he has annually th Premium
opposite his name
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

IoNDoN MONEY MARKEL-LoSDoS, May 25-4:3o
J. M.-C0neos closed at e3k for both money ana tbc
account United States fve.twenty bonds. ~ Stocks
steady Erie, 10: Illinois, %,
PARIS B0uRsE.-PARis, May 25-Bourse nro,.
Rentee, III. 75c.
FRANKFORT B0uRsE-FRisKFoR7, MAY @.-
United States 1ve-twenty bonds are duh at s5s!
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKRT.--LIvERPooL MAY 2s
$3.50 r. M-1he market closed dull. Mlddllup up-
lands, 111td. 11l4di middllng Orleans, II;.d A
II "a. The sales OF the day have footed up 5000
bales.
HAvRE COTT0N MARKEr-HAvRE, MAY 25-Eycn-
inF--Cotton closed at 1891. for tres ordlnaire on
spot, apd 1871. for low mddling, TO arrive.
LfvE1PooL BRBADsTUFFs MARRBT.--LrvERpoor,
May %-s-Wheat, ~. ID per GENITAL for California
LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET.-LIvERPooL
May 26.--Lard, 66s. per cwt
LIvERPo0h PRODUCE MARKgr.-LyvERPooL, May
B-Rosin A. sd. per cwt Spirits petroleum, 6Isd.
per gallon.
LoSDos PRoDycB MARKET--LoSDoS, May 25-
Ialow, 42s. I'd. per cwt Calcutta iinseed OILS.
Sugar brmer at 3ss. 3D. per cwt for No. IL Dutch
changed.
PKrRoLRuM MARKvr.-Arrwrap. Nav 2s-petro.
"Hn aq'I at s7s+L for standard white.
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o = I = q Ar Y.
General Joseph G. Briscoe.


General Brscoe, who died In this city on Friday
last, and whose funeral VIII take place to-day AZ
three O'clock from mis- late residence 80 LAFAYETTE
place. was born in Ireland, at wIllmount county
Kilkenny, in 1884. lie graduated with distinction at
Trinity College Dublin, and In 1854 came 10 the
United States, where he was connected as a civil
engineer with many important public works in the
Pennsylvania coal fields. At the breaking ont NJ
the war he enlisted in the First New York
or the struggle he remained In the service
In the battle OF Big Bethel he carried the regImental
colors and was wounded In the foot and for mia
gallantry on that occasion was commissioned lieu.
tenant. In kearny's division be made the cam.
paign OF me peninsula, and while in charge OF the
racted the attention OF that general BY the engineer
lng tkill displayed IN the work by him BE was
made engineer ofncer OF the division, and
served on that generals star til2 his
u@cain @ AZ Chantiiy. subsequently the deceased
served on the stan OF General Stoneman
NAMED, serving occasionally with Generals Hancock
ana French. Wien Blrney was appointed 10 tho
command OF the Tenth corps he appointed Captain
Brscoe chief OF STAN with the rank OF major AMI
strongly recommended him 70 Governor Curtin who
gave him the colonelcy OF the 1eeth Pennsylvanis
nolsnteers. AZ the capture Of Petersburg Colonel
brlscoe coe commanded brigade, aud distinguished
setion s ne was brevetteq brigader general. When
the war closed he was appointed rresident NJ tha
BOARD 20 examine ofcers In the regular army under
the rank OF major. As q gallant and couraeeons
ofncer ne was greatly distinguished. lie was
wouhuea many times. and served In nearly all the
~. Patrick, OF which body he was a inembes vii M
attend at his obseQuIes. VIM
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CENTRAL AMERICA.

The Pacific Railroad Companys steamer Guate.
mala arrived at Panama on the morning OF the 18th
from Central American ports, bringing large cargo
ofproduce, among which is about 5000 bags cofree
ana LOO zerooDs OF indigo. Eight hundred and
hy OF the former ana $50 OF the latter are for the
New York market, besides l,6oo hides. The balance
Il principally for Europe.
GUATEMALA.
Tie attempted revolution under Cruz ana garrios
was speedily quelled by the government and the IN.
snfgents left without any aid either IN mon or mup
tons OF war. The loan OF 100000 effected in Lon
don on behalf OF the government gives general
satisfaction and places the country funds to carry
on some highly important public works. The cochl.
neal crop is reported being very abundant this
season, as also the coffee ana sugar crops. which
nave been largely increased during she past two
favorable.
The earthquake OF Salvador on the 10th OF Aprl il
ID ascertained, was caused by the opening OF new
vraler on the eastern side OF the volcano Izalco,
from which has issued an immense quantity OF burn
ing lava, covering space OF seven miles from the
lool oil tue mountain on level plain, and DESTROYING
large trees and everything else possessing life Ia its
way. In lts narrowest width the current IA abont
loo yards wide, and Is some twenty feet thick above
the ground II IS considered the wonder OF the age
In Salvador.
The couple OF railroad engineers have at length
commenced TO make survey OF a route for a rail.
ROAD across Honduras. or, as am oiiciay in
formed, commenced the study OF the railroad line
was set on foot but Of course some show OF opening
the road must be made TO keep the shareholders
quiet and dispose OF stock.
Jesus Jimenez was elected President OF the repub
lic OF Costa Rca and took possession OF hs ONCE on
the sth oi May.
AN the Central American States arc quiet.
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SHIPPING NE W s.
Almanac for New York-This Day.
Port OF NEW YORK, MAY IS, 1860.
CLEARED.

q Steamship Esna tBr) JONES' Liverpool via Hafa1-J
Steamship Leo, Dearborn, savannah Murray, Ferris
Steamship Empire, Price, Wilmington, NC-James Hand.
sS,esmsnp volunteer. Jones, Wilmington, NCJ Lorlard
phn hs1'P Tisgars, blakeman, Norfolk, Ciy Point and
sissmsnip sn,r HaI1 Neptune Baker Boston-w Clyee
(The was cleared 22d.)
Ship Betty {NGl, Nutshon, Bremen-H Koop AGO.
SSnn,p n Wheeler, Hodges, Mebourne-R Cameron.
Edye 4 Co.
BARK clsnsm.n (Bp, Leslie. e.lwsy-J Macarthur.
nark Alexander (sws, Almelds, Dunkrk-Funch Edge
" Bark Blanche bow. Ingerson Busnos Ayres-Miller
@ Bark LilIe n NIB Y sBF,, Clark Tatmagouche- Bro.
4 Co. ""
Bark Fannie Hinckley, Turks Island-spow Burgess
BARK Aberdeen, Treat Boston-R Buck Co.
Brig Nellie, Ovens, 81 Croix-Roche Bros and Co6ey.
Brig Volaut (Brh Garner, Halifax, Ns-Hatton, Watson
Brig Harmony Bp, Robinson, 81 John, NIB smithers
Br1ss Bris sssmoss sSnn B5, Gru%sg ss.ils 9s eager
,schr Annie Whiting, Hutchinson Demerara-Niller
hSSugnton. THE W was cleared 22d.)
IL. scnT norne Aex Poch, CAmpeachy and Tobasco-Aol
@ @schr Iris lBrl Peters, Sidney, cB-Hensy Parker
schr Grand Master (Br seaboyer, Haifax-H Dewolf
schr Kelly, Reed, Apslachicola--Jed Frys 4 Co.
~ scnr Samos, Chandler, Georgetown, 6C-V H Brown
sShr Madison Holmes, Howard Washington, NC-Thomas
sshr Kedron, McLonghin Norfolk-C Staples 4 Co.
schr Helen Smith, DeCastro, New Haven't Racket 4
schr Nellie Bloomfield Hobbe, Stamford
Steamer W Bruno, Foster Baltimore.
ADDTUATC
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MASSACHUSETTS.

Religious Anniversaries In DOston-IIeeting
Of the American Unitarian Association
The American Tract society-The National
Peace Jubilee.
BOSTON, May rs, 1860.
The yearly anniversary meetings are well attended.
The treasurer's report Of the American Unitarian
Association shows the receipts have been sos, 345
Sixtynine societies have been aided by the associa
tion's funds during the year. The report OF the
Executive Committee alluded to the system Of
theatre preaching as an experiment, and its
merits were recommended TO the association
as subject that should receive its careful
consideration a. q missionary work. pro-
position to establish literary scientific
and theological review. such rs may command the
respect aud sympathy Of the liberal Christian public
under the auspices and the charge Of the Unitarian
Association, was debated and referred TO the Execu
tive Committee The following were elected officers
OF the association for the ensuing year-President
Thomas D. Eliot, Of New Bedford; Vice Presidents,
Henry Kidder, Of Boston; Seth Padelford Of Provi.
Assistant secretary for the West, Rev. Charles n.
Brigham Of Ann Harbor (Mich.); Treasurer, Charles
, The New Evangelical Branch OF the American Tract
presiding The annual report was read by Rev 4. b.
Rosewood, secretary. The receipts Of the year were
s2S44 Of which 600 were from the sales OF pub
and pages Of religious reading creuSsed.
New England has also contributed TO the parent So
Washington street has done WELL Addresses were
made by Rev. DR.. Budington Of Brooklyn; Rev. Mr..
Shearer, OF New York; Rev. n q. Clark, OF the
T. Rose OF the Baptist mission in Burmah; J.
E. Vassar and Rev. DR.. Nicholson, OF st.
Paula church. Boston. Mr.. Budington, In his al
dress spoke strongly against the vicious literature
Of the day and secret sale OF improper books and
urged the need for persistent labor on the part OF
Christians to occupy the whole field with pure and
beneficial literature. Mr.. Clark showed how vast a
field had just been opened In Spain the efforts OF
the American Tract Society.
over eight hundred vocal organizations have re.
ported to the Executive Committee their intention
TO join In the great National Peace jubilee chorus
on the occasion.
The New York herald., 1869-05-26
BOLIVIA.

Movements Of the D,csator's Army Near the
Peruvian Frontier-Its Supposed Objects
No Fears Of an Invasion Entcrfained.
LIMA. April 2s, 1892
The movements Of General Melgarejo are still
Somewhat mysterious, although the intelligence oon.
veyed IN my last letter Is apparently correct. Mel
earelo n now, with his whole army OF about 1000
men, only twelve leagues from the Peruvian frontier,
and although not the slightest cause for ap invasion
OF Peruvian territory exists yet the well known &c.
centricy Of the Bolivian Dictator and the povertv
OF MS exehequer might induce him 10 follow The ex
ample o, fortest q some other raider In our late
war, end fepenish his chests at another,s
\expense. IL seems, however, TINT no such azores
ffvo movement is seriously contemplated althengh
the good people OF the South are in state ~ on
ely and alarm and Melgafeo's object u doubtless.
as heretofore announced TO tbe HERALD, to accom-,
pany the new Bishop Of La Paz, lately consscrated
stPuno, IN Peru, TO his episcopal residence and 10
contradict the report OF the eoyefnments aversion
20 The rnnglon Of the country. This seems the more
pfobable since the religious person In question In
COUSIN OF the Dictator and the chief ecclesiastical
olRnnafy In the republic. The government OF Peru
snertans no iears Of q ruptufe, since, indeed, NO
pcsslkie Canse exlsts.
The New York herald., 1869-05-26
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

ANIMAL Meeting OF the New England Womnn,s
Suffrage Associntion-spirlted Address by n
Western sister-woman's Wrongs aud Their
Rcmedy-Woman to Purify the Ballot B0x
BosToS, May rs, 1850.
The annual meeting OF the New England womans
Suffrage Association held Its session in fremont
Temple this evening. The hall was wen filed and
by far the larger portion Of those present were of
the dlsrranchised class OF women. Mrs Julla Ward
Howe was the presiding ofIicer.
The presiding onicer read brief address. wei.
coming and giving sketch OF the progress OF the
movement. The principal speaker OF the even
ing was Mrs. Mary A. Liyermore, OF Chicago
The West, she said, looks to Massachusetts
as her leader In this movemen, as it wa,
through her influence, In great measure that steps
were taken In the West. We do not want any West.
eEn state TO pass the woman's suffrage amsndmeni;
tnat honor belongs to Massachusetts, and her voting
~ would encourage many timid ones In my section
OF country. she then entered into o dis.
SUFFERING. First, they were deprived 81 adeoIste
means OF education. There was not O college m the
land where she could enjoy the same privileges as
class college. She would not even except vaaeaf
College for she knew just about the extent OF the
Is neglected. Woman cannot receive that severe
mental discipline which men receive, and are merely
S 'nl a. nsy nay . make ss T. ne
closely allied with another. Their education is such
tnat they cannot obtain suitable EMPLOYMENT and
are forced to sell their souls because they cannot
keep u and body together, and thus our brotncls
are ned. Give these outcasts az comfortable
homes az they now have al the Cost of
their souls and you would soon see Nhathef
me NE, seventy thousand of such women in
new ,Srk wond renounce their present lte Of NOT
notwlthstanding that the New York papers shake
tner heads against IT, And again. II Is utterly i'm.
possible 1or the largo number OF women To obtain
employment and the statement that tnsy do mot
need 70 work that their hpsbands will support them
O ncuon. Who viii SUPPORT the alEfy.two fbon,
SAND surplus women Of Massachusetts and tho
wives OF the f0rty-tw0 thousand drYinxardsS
Ihere must be wider field OF labor Tor
them, and this has been partly provided n The West
and with the best OF results. There the women 40
llght outdoor work, jusc like the men Uera q ,vo
man that abors for bread is considered ont N cse,e
@ Mnen we have done away with this feeling we shall
men 90 not want to vote s false what means the
signatures OF two hundred thousand Women; And
~ the face or this Horpce Greeley declafeX M The
New York Constitutional Convention thar thev do
not want TO vote, and the next dav Mrs
Greeley steps In and asks 10 be allowed h vote
NOW, who knows best what MRS Greeiet wants,
Mr.. Horace Greeley or Mrs. GreeleyS IL NAV be
stated that women will not vote az their bisbanSs
dictate. They say that women's voting viii noIln1
the politics OF the country. DEFY Bezebub t6 ifarf
them worse than they are now They xlli male an
entire change, and instead OF politics being cor.
rnpted they VIII be purified.
The New York herald., 1869-05-26
The Vessel Seized by the Marshal.

Yesterday afternoon the counsel for the Spanish
government in this city fled libel in the United
States District Court against the steamer Quaker
City, now called the Columbia, on the ground that
she was intended to violate the neutrality laws by
giving aid to the insurgents Of Cuba,
Judge Blatchford granted the necessary order In
the case, and, armed with this authority General
Barlow sent number Of deputy marshas to seize
the steamer. The Officers are now on board
The New York herald., 1869-05-26
ECuADGR.

Severe earthquakes have been felt at different
points In this republic during March and April, and
the volcano Of Paste is in active eruption throwing
Ous smoke and fire. On the 9Th tery strong shock
was felt at Ambato and the snow for several days
disappeared from runguragua. On the 10th a severe
fhock was felt at GuayaQun but OF short duration.
A great heat and dryness prevails, as In July and
August, causing the worst kind OF fevers 10 the
republic.
The New York herald., 1869-05-26
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

The Pacific mail steamship Rising Star, from Az
pinwa May II, arrived at this port yesterday morn
ing with large number Of passengers, $6sc,se7 in
specie and general cargo. When on Cape Mast,
cuba, the Rising star exchanged signals with two
Spanish war vessels cruising in that vicinity.
The mails Of the Rising star bring us later iDteni-
cepoe from Central and South America.