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Sherif's Sale.
s>tDIt- OF ( f.o11i.i.,,..


T., NJ N.'aTd' D;strc, Conrt
Samue! {. Mcpherson. 40. s7!5
R1 virtue OF all order Of >-iznre and sale.
=, = nom the Hon. Inc District Cour, Of the
E'shth Judicial district Of III" >ra,r ot Lo,,i>;-
ma III anu Tor the Parish II ST. Landry, N ,he
'n"Ve emitted suit. and 70 we directed. I will
"utr TOR sale at auction. 10 the. last and biphest
"def, at the Court House Of this Parish, in the
l""n OF OpeoEt -. ou
Saturday, February 9th, 1869,
commencing At | | clock in the morning and
continuing ''om av to day ii necessary. all the
rights titles Interests and ena.ids OF Samuel G..
SltrheFson unto the loow .nr described pro-
'eFty. seized 10 satisty said writ. to-wi,:
CERTAIN TRACTD
Il 4 Il 6 Ell 0 + L 4 Nd.
T9sa together with all the BUILDINGS and
lii IMPROVEMENTS thereon erected and
thereto pertaining, situated near Grand Cottau,
N me farlsi OF st. Landry. containing Four
ltHnnred ana nn"ty-Six acres. more or ess.)
bounded North by land of John M.:ler East bv
land claimed by Raphael Richard. ard land of
Widow Juli-n tarnthrrs. South by Bayou Car
a'lc'". and West by land OF John Fal, Doziie
Legrr and others, being the property on which
He sad Mcphrv>ou now resides. and " hich h..
acquired at different times from Mrs. Mary L.
A,n"i Decreased, Patrick Woods, ,leceased and
ohrr pers"s.
Onr American Mule. Three Creole mules.
1cfr"Ie horses. creole mares (nore or ess.}
~ inferior p"nghs, l american horse,
old carIiag", q work oxen,
Light pans harness and traces.
tx cart, ) yeaIngs,
ID cows, l wagon.
One Buggy.
u In conformity with the laws and Constl-
;itnti"n OF The State of Louisiana. the above lrs-
crlb-,i and will be sold in lo's uf not less than
ten Nor m"r- han fly acres as will be more
particularly descrrDsl on the day OF sale.
CONDITIONS Cash.
JAS. G. HAYES, Sheriff.
Opelousas January -, 1869.
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CrOcker.y, Stoves, Etc.

I EV1 & NAVRA, Manufacturers and Direct
~ Importers of china, glass, plated, tin, japan,
wood. and willow ware. cutlery, &c; sell at
Nesc York Hhoiesale Prices III Poy,lras street.
and TIA Canal street, NEW ORLEANS
November 10TH ts67 vm
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COTTON! CDTTON!

COTTONs COTTON!
NTE have purchased the Warehouse
w opened i'll Washington. under our
Store. by MessIs. Guidry and Thompson,
and as all freight consigned to us will be
under our personal supervision, we can
promise full satisfaction 60 our friends
who may favor us with their custom.
Purchasers will always be found at the
Warehouse. willin=t I" pay New Orleans
prices for cotton, less the actual cost OF
shipment.
We will also continue the Grocery and
Commission business. making liberal
cash advances on all articles consigned
to Us for shipment OF sale.
W. \. ROBERTSON & Co.
Washington. La. Jan. ,. 1869. it,
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TOWN BUTCMERY.

TOWN BUTCKKEBY.
T'HE undersigned has the honor to an
IL nouDce to his clients and to the pub
lie in general that he will hereafter retail
beef at the Town Market, at cents per
pound in quantities of 50 or 100 pounds
it will he sold for less. He flatters him.
self with being able to please all who
patronize him, as regards the quality Of
the meat or otherwise. T..
JAMES G.. HAYES.
Ope1ousas, December 1st, 1863. 26
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A C'E RTA AIN
LOT OF GROUND.

situated in the town Of Washington, Par
ISL o1 st. Landry, bounded North by land
Of Mary Gardner, East by Gardner ST.,
South. by Bayou Carron, and West by
land of A. Deshotels. containing one SUI
pertcial arpent (mere or less.> with the
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NO. BUSINESS CARDS.
GONFECTHaANERS

a. Fl. MILLER 81 CO., Firs, Premium steam
y Candy Mandatory, 80 New Ievee. Whole
sale Contet ttioners. Depot of California Wines.
IkB NO. W New LeVee. 46-ia
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Public Sale.
Estate Of -iHetaidc Bernard, Widow Of
Tfrille GuiIyy, both dcccaci


DY virtue of an order of the Hon. the
- Probate Court in and for the Parish
ot:St. Landry. there will be sold at pub
lie sale. to the last and highest bidder,
t>v the undersigned Administrator. or a
duly commissioned AuctiOpeer, at the
last residence of said deceased, on Pla-
quemine Bru;ee, in this Parish. on
NEDNESDI \, January 20ut, 1869,
the following described property belong
ing to the Estate of said Adelaide Rer-
nard. deceased, Widow of Treville Gui
dry, also deceased, late of the Parish OF
St. Landry, to wit:
Two Tracts Of Land,
situated on Plaquemine Brulte, in this
Parish, containing about 200 arpents
each.
1880 Pannels Of fencing,
Dwelling honse, Kitchen,
Store houses, corn
Houses, and
cabbins,
FIVE wsrk oxen,
lot OF silver spoons,
Household and kitchen fur
~niture, farming implements, two
horses, - head of gentle horned cattle,
with many other movable effects.
Terms and Conditions The movable
property and one third of the lands pay
able cash ON the spot, the balance on a
credit OF oue and two years from tae day
of sale; potes to be- given with security
i'm soiidd to the satisfaction OF tine adj
nlinistrator. bearing eight per cent. in
terest from maturity. payable at the
Office of John F. Smith, in Grand Coteau.
The lands to remain specially mertgaged
to secure the balance of the purchase
MONEY! LOUIS GUIDRY,. "
Administrator.
December 10th, 1853.
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j. BLOCH
L. Moulor,

SUCCESSOR TO J. b. LANt;.
w.. -" ''t lrFe" street. corner of Birnv:,!r
: street. and III Charrrt.s street, .nrnrr of
i"'ll"uo" >t"am Naluts.ctury ut .>uloi,,nq I,,,
'.fcc' "mH S"MT. and importer Of all kin- It
u..tana Cigars. Chewing Tohar,'o and Pipes,
Mv23-lal New ORLr,~S IL
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GARDEN SEEDS.

y F. VIRGIN successor ID. MACPAY
lIe Dealer in Seeds, No. l04 Gravier street,
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49, FOR SALE AT PRIVATE SALE.
I.A 4 Pleasant Residence
situated in the town of Opelousas. con-
sisting in lot of ground, and excellent
dwelling. slnall store, kitchen, Sc.
Also-a lot Of Groceries, Household
Furniture, &c.
For particulars apply on the premises
to ELEONORE LESASSIER.
Opelousas. January IL, 1863.
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j. [. CCCRET.


49, 'MMi>>iNN MERrUANT
NO. 20 Cont St. come. Cont and Clay
Streets, New Orleans, La,
IL iLA- i%k" r'arg" ol the $a!" OF al! rro1rrts
w "ntGus:",l Ia ..ltl. anil will make advance.
"i oag,c ~. atfdCopr vn ro,tons which are Ia Le
rnnNIg':"l s6 him .Inlr 22,l. I-t'-.
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"A The PIantati lion

5::atM ri"rc the >.id Anne Martin now resides
---=-@@ >Itultrl il: the Parish Of St L;,nIrv
" th all the buildings and improvements, bound,
ed North by Francois and An:lelst Richard. AUD
Htirrs: Fast by lands Of the N. o. o. & q. W
Kai' Read. and Mrs '.ies liigginbo ham south
hy tic heis ut Mrs. PROSPER Mart i'll. and West
"> Bayou l'laHuernine, comprising the following
t,-u.,r
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WILL leave Washington ">.ry >,:1.,lov Il.
w II o'clock \. VI. and MY t,ri,.&..> ,:,."r
Wrdnesslaya: a: ) nrio,,> =. u.
Freight and p">>i-" sls lew nS any beat III
the trade.
Washington. Octo'vr 2!t!l. ls'' 4ntf
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The Northwest Quarter and

fhH Northwest quarter Of tn" Mort West guar
Ter 81 Section II: Lots Nos. ;. and j. and the
LIST quarter of the fractional south East
quarter ~ Section twenty. containing three hum
Hl'i AND fifteen acres and 80 hun,lrrdths as per
wHrrAnt No III trom the Register "t the Land
''ttfr: dated Dpeloutas, La. lth March. 1854
signed: James q. Fitz,:cral,l. Register
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1869-10-20
s pitt

Tennysnn Is type setter.
Editors ought 10 be able u 1--we cheap.
They get " bored Tor nnthing.
There is phrenologist in London who
can tell toe contents Of barrel by examin-
ing us bead.
IL is great waste Of raw material 10 put
ten dollars worth oil beaver % ten cents
worth ~ brains.
An editor nut west saws re il ~ short
sighted that he frequently RIBS out with
bis nose what he writes with pencil
That's The Isst attempt iu introduce cot
ton into Turkey. said wsg, on seeing an
old gobblfr trying 70 saallos a cotton
string.
1T y rnrious." said 40 I'D gentleman u
liz friend. that NalcI, should be perivct.
y dry when !, has running spi iLg u.
side"
when Horace Grte'y vss asked sboul
lis late nlrrow escape from death, at Long
branch, be esr,,, tePiitd, /" Ak ihe hersei
didn't ron ssss."
g1hAN1 t1tkW ~ 49, 8hE mhfCM II
cisiIizalisp J. en~srd--omvarJ-- he
slow but intrepid tired u iack,ss toward,
eek Of oats
Dr. 7. O. Pitlsfsld 81 cinsinpatti has :.
large sisa, TIE ietiets upon sh,eh are CON,
posed entirely u Germs and bunions rx.rac
ted IRON the human feet.
Josh Billings says Whenever ! Iind
raal handsome WOMAN engaged IL win
minis rishs bizzpssf. then ! am g'ing &
take my hat under nij arm and jine ihe pro
ecssiOn." <a+slfe 40
Minnesota pspes has ade.icste way /,
announcing birth senator Gilman ,
81. Cloud had female relative arrive !
bis house last night whom Mr.. Gilman Va
delighted 70 sse. Ms. Gilman vas a, homi
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L.ET us HAVE PEAUE.


EyE are now getting ina full and complete
w. STOCK GF
DRUGS. MEDICINES. PRINTS OILS
AND DIE STUFF " N
consisting In patti Of ..
TrainsUil, Linseed Oil,
Sweet Oil, White Lead dry and Oil.
Chsom,ea Green and yellow, seei
Il Burnt and Raw umble. - si
Blue Stone, Spirilss Turpentine,
Coppcras, Indigo,
80 ~ Nader, best Kefosne Oil,
a ses farnish, ~ Paint.
varnish, shoe. Shaving. Hair and Malging Brushes,
Tooth and nail Brushes, Fine Combs.
Rubber, Dressing Combs,
Fish Hooks and Lines, To,etand
shaving soaps, II air Oils,
Pomatums, Coiognes,
Lubin aud other Handkerchief Exits.
Ink. Ink Powd rs,
Envelopes, Cap and Letter
Paper, Flasoring Extracts, &c. sc. &C
Al the DRUG STORE.
January "a. sAe M H.
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!" There. John. that's twice you've coms
home and forgot The lard |" Well,lf |
haven't nam lis fact. Ltwur" 80 doggone
greasy Il slipped my mind. NM $500 .s..s Il
NY man. you don't seem 70 sweat machs
No. master, amt gittir swettin wages.
What makes your eyes SO red.seson
Nulaep. Only Bill Terry you see--he
| give me this marvil ef I'd jest stand squar
up aud let him fling ashes in EN- without
never winking nor blinking. Could You
u done il. papf II
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sam Yam saaps..


There is goat farm Of seven hundred
head in Autaugs county, Ga. ,,sR W.
The peanut trade Of North Carolina a.
mounts to more than the cotton trade III "a
lue.
Horace Greedy has purchased some land
in New Jersey, and will plant sixty acres
of it with cranberries.
Ifpersons about to wash new calico, es-
peciaIIy black, viii first soak II in salt and
water. il will prevent it from tading.
Meal OF peas, wheat. and corn will make
the richest milk, and of yellow colur.
Meal of peas and wheat bran will make ex-
celient feed.
When horse stables are not pi operly ven
tilated and lighted it's an excellent plan
70 make small window where each horse
may thrust out his nose when he Is not eat
Ing, and breathe pure air.
Gu, piece Of lean. juicy beef in small
pieces, put them into wide mou,bed bot
lie and cork tight. Set the botlle in kei,
tie OF cold water, and boil II for an hour
and half. Season with salt.
FassgR's PUDDlNG.--Mix smooth batter
in these proportions: One cup 81 flour. one
afmilk, one egs. a irife Of salt. Bake halt
an hour in quick oven. Serve with swee-
tened cream or pudding sauce.
G. w. Howe. NJ. Vision, N. u. assures
the New York Farmers Club that he has
not known tie !:;.:iiowing prescriptiont 10 fail
re curing the bots, in single case. for over
thirty years: One pint Of lard, a little above
miikwarm. poured down horse,
Every hoasekseper ought to know tha:
the action Of The vinegar on the brass IS
such as TO poison the pickles TO certain
extent. never buy 81 eats very green
looking pickle. far lear |; has been scaldcd
In brass | never even allow sweet cider
to be boiled dcwn In bass; porcelain, OF
even tin. is better.
MANuRISG TREEs.-A safe guide is Ia
watch The trees themselves. II they grow
vigorously, with shoots Of over two feet IN
length, with no care. then they need little
attention; but il anly foei or less, the
owner may settle his mind that he must sp-
pIy both manure and cultivation 10 save his
trees. If The trees grow annually from one
iotwo feet or more. they are doing well.
fake halt cupof rise. two quarts Of rict
milk. (>weet cream impfsses IL, ,rifie o
salt; sweeten and favor TO the taste; bak,
three or four hours. stirring. of.en till
ii done. When done Tie rice should b
soft. but moi dry.
when cold. the rice will be sarrosndcs
9th rich sauce. resembling cream, ana
as good. Eat cold Il Is better than sn,
hot rice pudding made with eggs.
PorATo PiE.--Peel and slice potatoes We
~ lhia. Place layer in pudding dish
sprinkle over il chopped oninn. pepper am
salt. Cot slices Of cold roast lamb. nut
ton, beef or veal, and place on the potatoes
and 81 on til the dish Is filed. Now tHrr
in The gravy lett Of The roast; hat wsniiu.
use water Put two tablespounfu!s of but
ter in bits oser The top. Cstsup may b
sdded--ihfee able spoonfuls. Twoo Ihrel
hard boiled eggs sliced up. improves II
Cover with pastry, Or Cor palmer dish. IN
vert pie-dIsh over II, and bake one heEr
This is a Cornish dish, and where onion
are dislikeI, lurnips are added. A smal
esn Of tomatoes would improve Il.
---zss5ss-.ss..-.s--
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Thanks !! Thanks!l

NrY hearty ihanks are irndfrfd q The citizens p
" HiIlshar0 andihe Surrounding country for he
very liberal patronage ihs1 have given me in my af
business. ana still trying TO please euscSneFs A.
my WAKE ROOMS corner Of Wake and Ifsen
Sl,ecss. Wet II the Methodist Church Give me .
call and IT, what YOU need i not on band & shall be
made Al short notice. Uphoiefing neatly done. Wal
nun and common woaj Collins on hand q furnished
At short Eolce.
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TO THOSE SUFFERING WITH Pull
MONARY DISEASE.

TAR. THOMAS II. MILES, continues 70 srsa.
~ IhorAcic diseases b. Topical Medication, Or
CalhSserism Of the alf passages cooined witt ap
poprale general remedies. praclsccd by The late
prol. Green, Of New York. The success attending
THE method Of treating diseases Of The lungs Is au-
parraeled, aa the lsasibiliy ei The operation gene
rsIy conceded. fhis treatment Is elllsoss specific
Bronchitis, Laryng.is. neipicnt Tuberculosis aud
Asthma. Numerous testimonials can be adduced
from those who have been entirely relieved by the
operation, His address Is Mont CARMEL Halifax
county, Va.
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y HV7E KStH7 kaueV3FfFRs S1S NV VT 2 49,
~ .sgfs tBsw April, 1868. Il
This isio restify that have boen suffering Ter So
veral wears with chsone Bronchitis; attended with all
the synp,ems OF ineipient Consumption; Saring this
period, hadiIequenl hemvrrhages from The lungs
also suffered greatly from enlurgcd ronsils tried
the usual remedies in sueh cases, but without sails.
factory results. finally concluded 10 Try Df Miles
treatment u eautcrxins the Dir passages by injection
REMAINED u,.der his tsaInent Tor six weeks rejoice
20 saw thai believe my lnngs entirely relieved
viii say that excisic hs tnnslls added greaisly 10
my reli,s / laosl chsstissy recommend Tins teal
meat 10 al PERSONS slnsilaIly afflicted.
s.l ss s4 RUFUS q. EVANS. 4
Nav Is. l1--u
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M "A X X XflIIk E21{H In T-,s, o
avfz pFrFpsp,1pc 1 !, y "a L
I'm |. ~ ~ Ins
vi lie NGW BdlLIm fyrn
CAROLINA GRAND TRrN.
n LID E1Il1E4 r T1TEn
= So - = - - 4 <A1NE!
Comprising the following Great Freiob,
Routes: ~
The P0whataD Steamboat Comoapv,s
ita Freight Line of S,eam.rs
The Petersburg ana w sI,lon ss'ssessss
p.Ia;uh ~ nas,y,., Nh -
Na.easn ano uas'on'
worm Casotnas
s western North Carolina. ~
Wilmington aud Weldon.
ssg>48 S5AtIanfic and Nnrth fs...i.
xy;I,,.a,on .,J A 800 -. = eatoiina,
60, ~ 60 $500.
1has,o'.e anu oou1n Daroiina Railways,
anu lneIr eonuesiuns. aI
aA ALMOST EAFkESS In TINE
M Ann
RATES VERY TOW
'E'hiS newlrun line forms Great Freight Rou,c
= between baltimore and wsldon,
Warrenton. Raleigh.
H,llsborv., L.ex,nston.
salisbury. Mor@,n,an
Charlotte. Lsaeala,o0.
Goldsboro'. Nesbern,
Beaufort, Wilmington,
Chesteviiie. Ninnsbofo,
Columbus, 6reensille,
Sumtetviile, Manchester. y.
f,hessv So ssss - q.
A,.a al Ia,.,m..,;,,. ,,,;.,. -, .....,A.sl.
sieA
~" ~ - - ~ s.N.NT
A.', l,s:,.w~- M .' :. \. rpa,s
va s''' ~ ~ ~ i'9hss y ms eaiolr
Is g.. =. 90 .,,...;., a ,,.,n.,., wh.,s
eOoas lsa.ssss,sd wl,h sssslul hsnaluw. Ca, \.
run Th,susa ul,bsus breaking buk between Pslss
burg and kslsish, Charlotte, Uoidsboso, Whining.
TOO, a., &c.
- ,n."a az. ~ ~ - $3.50 49, 0'si
be,ps si,us.sa Il ne ss cea,ss Il - G.ss. s1;s
plns D,..rr. u Bal,IIaors. renders 4 eoa,snienI y
shivfem, snd draysgs d very small:
Great attention paia 70 t,ens'snmenss q Gotten,
Coia, Mas-'; hes'n. 1es ,.. 90, an r'edaes fs''
~. ,.'..,,' 49, go, .h.t.,.,ap
Lane, mslk III goods, whether NonhwsNI o. soutl.
ward tensd. .ls Peser.burs." -
80 fEsish. landed 10 bal1smoEs dsy foAsnins q.
Yep y ne s,samess'
through fiecettlts gre utresl ana ft1-
New-York tribune., 1869-03-27

every road traversed by diligence uniformly good
looking intelligent and soldlerly, and raising both
army and people several degrees in the foreigners
estinate-should any Spaniard happen to care for
that
There is scenery enough on the route to Granada
to save it from being unnteresting, yet there IS
n GOOD deal of monotony even in the best OF the
scenery In the plains there is want OF trees. 90
not remember to have seen one considerable forest
nor is this defect compensated by any softness OF
Landscape such as the gardenlke cultivation offers
to the eve in many parts of England which are with
ont striking natural features. After awhile the
baroness of the country becomes painful Low un-
dulations stretch for miles either side the road
unbroken by the rising walls of village or solitary
hamlet the land lying all waste and hopeless sterile
perhaps vet not more sterile than many hillsdes OF
New-England which blossom and bear fruit. When
the rolling ground is lifted byand-by into hills and
blue mountain SUBMITS, they are rugged enough on
the surface but seldom rise into true grandeur Oh
FORM In the distance the effect of the
the outlines are rounded, and the granite looks hko
clay. The pyramids and pinnaeles, tho abrupt
angles and the sheer precipices OF the Alps 90 not
occur but one hill grows out of another as IL the
architect Of them had little energy or discrimination
of mind The grand exception is Jaen, capital OF
the province Of that name, very singular IN is STU
alton. and Offering view impossible out of Spain
The diligence arrives at noon and stops an hour for
dinner, but the dinner will prove mockery. and
the hour is only too short for gances at the town and
cathedral; above all at the town, for the exterior
view of the cathedral is far the finest, and the sight
of the castle looking down from hill that domi-
neers over the town will make you regret that you
have not day instead of an hour for explorations
G.w.s.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-27
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.
PERSONNEL AND NUMBERS.
lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ]

HAVANA, March 9O-For all that yesterdays Diario
published accounts of six fights and skirmshes won
by Spanards in the West, aud though these accounts
are more or less circumstanta and backed by official
statements an impartial observer would be rash to
believe all they say. So, if the authorities exported
from Spain insist upon managing the news all their
own way they have no business to find fault II the
world refuses to believe them, even when they speak
the truth Taking their word for it, they met in the
late encounters 5000 or 1900 revolutionists and by
death and wounds put 1900 of them ont OF the way
This would pair with the story of the Sierra Cubtas
where 800 Spanards engaged 10O O0Orebels ambnshed
and intrenched, and settled thousand or so during
five hours march through woody mountain dehle'
Yet to have it thus admitted at last that the West
ern rebels alone have been able to bring into the
field 1000 men, is interesting. Not less curious
would be an accurate reckoning OF all the Cupans
who have been done to death in the newspapers
since the war began. The following is only rougn
comparison of losses on both sides and Is lntenaed
oa a hint and no mora IN the futlro historian:
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-29

1866 by the British Parliament, New York ex-
pended in 1857 moro than seven and half mil
lions of dollars, Pennsyiyania appropriated
more than I've millions, and the young Common
wealth of Illinois expended 10 1858 more than
six millions.
The contrast in tbe number of schools and
scholars is as striking as the contrast in the
amounts expended. The schools inspected in
England, Scotland, and Wales in 1866 contained
accommodations for only 1, ,724, ,2SS children, and
the average attendance was but 1,0S2,055. The
number attending school in three of the largest
American States, at the date of the last reports,
was as follows:-New York, 949, ,203; Pennsylva-
mia, 800, 515; Ohio, 704 467; total of2 Asa 4S5 or
more than twice as many pupils to a population
not half as great as the population of England,
Wales, and Scotland.
The American system, however, is by no
means perfect. improvements are constantly
being devised, and it is unfortunately too true
that, notwithstanding the liberal provision made
for universal diffusion of the blessings of edu-
cation, many children are suffered to grow up in
ignorance, through the careessness of their
parents or the want of proper guardianship. In
Prussia and several other continental countries,
every child is obliged by law to attend
either public or private school, and
many of the Jealous American friends of
education earnestly advocate the enactment of
similar laws in this country. Public sentiment
does not seem to be yet prepared to endorse
this policy, but the number of its supporters is
constantly increasing.
In Italy such deplorable ignorance prevails
that four-ffths of the population can neither
read nor write. In Spain, according to the
latest report, the total number of pupils was but
little more than one million. Russia is still so
barbaric that the number of pupils in all her vast
population is less than one million, and it is
estimated that not one Russian in three hundred
can read and write. France is far ahead of
Great Britain in the liberalty of her educational
system, and few American States secure a more
general school attendance of the rising genera
ton. Of $3.50 French communes, only 694 are
destitute OF schools, and at the date of recent
report 4, 436 40 children attended public or pri
yate schools. The United States, as nation,
by no means leads the van in the great popular
educational movement of the century, and educa-
tion is being much more universally diffused in
Switzerland, Germany, and France than in many
portions of this country.