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New Orleans, Feb. 81, 1870.

NAUGHTY GIRL-Mrs. DR. Mary Walker, while walk
ing the streets of New Orleans the other day. was at
tackled by crowd Of small boys, who assaed her in a
shameful manner by pulling her dress and hair, and
addressing severe epithets to her. The crowd in
creased to such extent that police officer arrested
her upon the ground of violating city ordinance
which prohibits anybody from wearing the habits of
the other sex. She released, however, the officer
concluding that the Legislature had treated her very
respectfully, be was in duty bound to do the same
thing But here comes in the naughty clause, as given
by the Bulletin reporter: During the tumul young
man having asked Mrs. Walker if she remembered
when they were both incarcerated in Fort Lafayette
Fort Delaware, she is said to have replied you are
a liar and "a" but cannot follow the reporter
any further. Suffice it, that Mrs W swore worse than
" our army in Flanders"
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ANOTHER OF CARRIERS BRIGADE GoxE-The TYLER
Index Rad in noticing Col. G. c. Gillespe's coHnec
ton with the Houston Union, says that the paper has
made good Republican of him
We are not at all surprised to learn this Gillespie
was one of the preaching colonies of Carriers brigade
and Ike his SUPERIOR had no fixed principles upon any
subject. a man Of some versatility, he was good
companion socially, but even while minister of the
gospel was at all times ready for carouse, or worse
His seripura reading should, at least hare taught him
that tie man who unstable water shalt not excel if
be gained from it no moral instruction.
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The great railroad scene in Under the Gasght will
be sure to draw full house to might at the Theatre.
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Under the Gaslght, with its thrilling incidents, at
the Theatre tonight
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In DISTRICT CoURT.-We give brief aostracs OF
the decision of Judge Levisee, lately rendered in the
case of NJ G. Allen executrix, VS.. Mildred S. Cutl,
for which indebted to the kindness OF Col Hall;
This was suit to annul sberif's sale made in Feb
ruary, 1864, to recover the property known as the
Brooks House, on the grounds:
First That the plaintiffs son, who, as her agent,
pettioned the court for the order OF SALE was not at
horized to act for her in the case.
Second The order of sale was null, because the
family meeting recommending, and the court ordering
the sale directed the surplus proceeds to be invested
in Confederate bonds.
Third That the price has not been pald-payment
to the son in Confederate money being no payment;
he not being authorized to receire the price.
The Court gave Judgment for the defendant, decd
ing in substance:
First, That purchaser in good faith at Judiciai
sale need not look behind the order of sale which must
protect hiIa. The sale was to pay debts ana
family meeting necessary and, therefore, may
be disregarded The executrix, herself, had before
obtained like order, and the application OF her son.
an heir of the succession, may be regarded as re-
newal of the former proceeding.
Second Even if the order authorizing the invest
ment of the surplus funds in Confederate bonds ~as
void the order to sell might still be valid TINS was
an executed contract as well judicial sale, and Is
confirmed by Art. l49 Of the Constitution This IS a
law of epose designed expressly to settle matters that
might be doubtful. ffoceedinSs III acoo,uaco W.
the State and Federal laws they stood before the
war, not being infrm, needed..no cure The conVen-
ton had in view the distracted state of governments
in adopting this law Of repose; and they were conss-
tent ALSO in declaring that Confederate money was not
good consideration for contract not yet executed
and which, therefore, cannot be enforced by law.
Art. 1871
Third There could be no bad faith in paying the
bid in Confederate money with the consent of parties
when it was the only money in circulation, and the use
of 1t necessty-politicai, social, and financial So
the sale was made complete, in good faith tie price
paid, and the property delivered. The points thus
briefly distracted are, in the full written OPINION Oh
the Court developed into systematic ana iosicai ar
gument and supported by various Citations
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HAVE wEA PAwNEE AMONG Us This question sup
gests ITSELF to our mind while gancing up Milan street
and catching sight Of those ominous balls over the door
OF the shop Immediately beneath the Brooks House.
Tue question is, however, slur upon the tribe for the
pawnorokers shop is eminenty civilized institution,
and the establishment of this one in our midst ia
another indication that g we grow
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UNDER THE GAsLIGHT.-For first performance, this
to detail smoohness and perfectness which reflects the
highest credit upon the whole members of the com
pany. The play is one of unusual excitement and
sensation-and in the railroad scene, where the one
armed soldier Smoky is tied by the neck to the rails
the train is heard snorting and bowng-nearer, sti
nearer to the unfortunate Victim-the susperc0' 'he
audience becomes perfectly intense" luis s'ene
Miss Cecelia'S acting was reay-e'anu
"our Jessie y in tb--uual characters Of "Pearl
Cour,lsnd - the ,~dhg lady of society, and "Peach,
hosso,, .echild of nature dragged up in the Streets
r-ented two excellent portraitures, and we doubt to
which should give the preference.
Mr.Martin Golden, Smoky" was excellcntly
made up for the chara cter which he represented with
and selfpossesson which marks all this gentle
mans performances. Wolfe and Bohan were, as
usual good Mr. SANKEY'S painting deserves the high
est praise. Mr. S. NJ. brakes "Byke" was creditably
performed. This gentleman is a careful student and
always makes himself master of the words he has to
deliver but be has uncomfortable spasmodc style
"A shaking of the head and hands, and galvanic
jerking of the body which keeps his audience uneasy
One of the first exceencies of an actor is to Ere
pose, and in all kindness we recommend its study to
Mr. Drake.
In conclusion, recommend every body to see
Under the Gaslght," and feel assured they will
come away delighted with the performance
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KEPT WELL IN HAND-A petition to Congress was
not long since gotten up somewhere down.east we
presume by the emeaning spinsters of that ilk, to
confer the right Of suffrage upon the Mormon women
and thereby promote the extinction of polygamy in
Utah. Now, mark the actual result of the voting priv
ilege Both houses Of the Territorial Legislature Of
Utah passed bill granting this right to the women
Shortly thereafter an election was held, when they
voted to in favor of polygamy and the peculiar
institutions Of Utah. shown by the election of the
Brigham extremists.
We have sometimes thought that women's suffrage
might prove beneficial to the South in this way AS
Stunning that in union there is strength and knowing
that we are not favored with that class Of strong
minded and unsexed women who compose large eie-
ment of Northern society," it would be safe to inter that
we would be nearer unit in elections than our North
ern friends By no means wishing to class our women
with those of Utah, we yet conceive that TREY would
be Influenced by affection to espouse the cause of their
husbands fathers and brothers; whereas the Northern
strong minded fellows would wish to vndicate their
sefreance by going against their husbands, fathers,
and brothers, especially the former Is not safe to
infer that this would produce POLITICAL as it already
has social discord?
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THE CADETsHIPs.-The New Orleans Bulletin pub
fishes the following card, and suggests that the two
hundred dollars-the difference between the amount
received and that promsed-were paid to the broker
or 60 between for his valuable services in the trans
action:
l find in the late Washington dispatches this item
"Mr. Blackburn received $500 for two appoint
ments-one at West Point and one at Annapolis"
have nothing to conceal in regard to this or any
other transaction Of my life, public or private. The
facts in the case simply these: As a member of
Congress | procured the appointment of two young
men in my District, who did not accept. I was then
urged by the Departments to recommend other Names
it very desirable the classes should be filed by
a certain time. did not have at my command other
names Of my district whom l knew or could recon-
mend. As Congress was about to adjourn, was fur
nished with blanks to sign, with the voluntary promise
that if parties could be found or named who should
prove competent and acceptable to the Government
certain sum should be paid in behalf of those for
whom had already procured appointments, but who
had not accepted. believe the sum promised was
sixteen hundred dollars; but | very certain but
fourteen hundred were ever paid
This is the whole story. And if there were any
secrecy or fraud intended, at the first of it. One
thing very certan-there nothing of the sort iu-
tended or thought of my part and all insinuatons
of the kind are false and slanderous
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SENATOR REvELs-The Courier journal of the 10th
gives some developments and letter from John Fl.
Morris (colored) Of Leavenworth Kansas which prove
that Revels is eminenty fit companion for the po-
litical vagabonds who have cordially welcomed him
to Washington 1t appears that he and Morris were
related that the latter detected him in robbng his
congregation of funds but, upon fair promises from
the reverend gentleman, concluded not to make the
matter public. Revels, however, having made at
tack upon him through the press be further investi-
gated and exposed the fraud. Revels then sued him
for defamation of character. The jury fairly &C
Quilted him, it having been clearly proven on the
trial that the charge Of fraud true Morris, who
seems to be a sharp fellow, as well as pillar of
the A NJ. E. Church Of those parts, remarks that
Revels has no common sense, but is the strangest
compound of malignant cunning and plausible deprav
ity that ever saw" He thus closes his letter:
And now this malicious fool, after being morally
branded by judicial verdict and kicked by successive
stages from here to Mississippi, has, by some evil
genius been elected to the United States Senate there
be the bane of his and the reproach of repub
lcan institutions.
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THE WORST 10 CONE.

I had for a ncighbor an emi-
grant from the Emerald Isle, a
man of much shrcwdness and fine
tact for making money, and when
lie did make it, talent for hold.
ing on and keeping it. 1t so hap
pened, however, in the course of
events, that he was seized with n
violent attack of illness. L attend.
ed him until recovery. On call
ing for his bill, and being inform.
ed what amount it was, he flew
into a terrible passion, and told
me that I had added to his bill the
accounts of all tho vagabcnds of
his neighborhood. / assured him
that such was not the case, that it
was his own bill, and if he did
not pay it, he would place me un,
der tho unpleasant necessity Of
suing him for the money. After
some hesitation and colloquial
crossings, he. settled the bill, re-
minding me, however, that I
might freeze to my saddle before
he would again give me a case.-
This, however, he soon forgot, and
always had me called when ply
sician was needed in tho family,
His nciglibor, Squire S., not
long after his own illness, had a
long and serious spell Of fever.
When the Squire convalesed, and
able to ride out, on meeting with
our Irish friend, he remarked to
the Squire: Well, sir, I was sorry
to hear of the long and dangerous
spell you have had !; and they tell
me that the doctor (myself) skin
ned You from head TIL heels with
blisters; but there is no d--n,
Squire, If You have not to undergo
a worse skinning yet with your
pocketbook when that bill is pre-
sented.
CONCLUDED NEXT wEEK.1
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Constant Courtship.

A married man. after a time.
appears to forget how much q wo.
man, especially a woman who is a
lady, desires small attentions to
the very last. He seems to believe,
at any rate, that his wife does not
care for them at his hands. Wo.
men do not forget the season of
conrtship; and it wonld not be too
much to say that an ideal mar
riage should be a constant court.
ship, or else the romantic theory
OF marriage falls to tho ground al.
together.
But supposing a man marries a
fool, and doesn't discover the fact
for some time, then it is well worth
his while to try and improve the
fool into a tolerable companion ;
for even foolish wife can make
herself excessively pleasan: 10 the
wisest and most philosophic of hus
bands; in successful cases the wo,
man will be grateful for the teach
ing.
Mr.. Dickens makes David Cop.
perfield attempt the culture of
Dora, but the experiment was not
fairly tried. David went a very
clumsy, not to say priggish way
about it., and committed the
insolent blunder of exposing the
shortcomings of his wife before
Traddles. No wonder that the
blossom shrank from his bad
pruning. .
The man who wants to bring a
wife to at least sense (or nonsense)
enough to love him, has often had
his work before him, even after he
has placed the marital ring on her
finger. She may then only be a
i-dotached wife. We can give
no definite recipe for the curative
process. Circumstances would de-
mand o constant change of ingre-
dients. The shrew should be
tanned. The Indifferent woman
With her soul occupied only with
6o1ghts of the millinery hung
~ her body, SHOULDN'T we
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being understood and arranged,
that when near the time of strik.
ing, tho mother would give q sig.
nal for the family to assemble
which they invariably did for some
timo-every fellow dropping his
hoe, making for the house at a
stride with greater rapidity than
If for bread and butter.
The clock was reported to have
been strongly on tho brain of tho
old lady for some time after the
purchase. A friend, for instance,
calling with the morning saluta-
ton. how do you do, Mrs. Fa
She would answer -,
Now is 1t not n pretty thing
Q, how mnsic,like it strikes {
(which way Is the old man this
morning 2"
z" O, 1t cost a site of money!,
Your cattle arc in the wheat
p; tch, Mrs. F.n -. 3
"She will strike soon now"
!" l think you had best have the
cattle turned out, Mrs. F." -'' .- e
60, my neighbor, q clock is q
great thing in q family" AaI
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Bunyan's Tomb.

bun'hl'l Fields cemetery in Eng
land was recently re opened with
appropriate ceremonies. 1t is the
place Of repose of the ashes OF
many worthless i: of Isaac Watts,
Samuel Wesley, Nathaniel Lard.
ner, DR.. John Owen, John Bun.
yan, and others. The city of London
having spread beyond and around
the old burial. place, a demand was
made that it should be taken mn.
but the feeling against the measure
was so strong that Parliament has
given the gronnd to. the corpora
tion of London to be forever pre-
served as it is now. Writing to
the New York Independent an ac.
count Of til re.opening, M. d.
Conway speaks as follows of Bun.
yan and his tomb; rs-' '---a b
i But one t o m b there was to
which above all others the crowd
pressed. About it are moistened
eyes, and lips which try to speak
but culver and falter. A large
grey, square tomb or monument
it is. On one side there is carved
a pilgrim leaning on his staff, bent
beneath burthen tied upon his
back. On tho other side il the
pilgrim kneeling, his arms flung
round the post of a wayside cross,
his burthen falling to the earth be.
hind him. On tho top of it re.
clines tae form and the heaven.
ward looking face of John Bunyan.
Long did the thrilled company
look upon the face whose blended
massiveness, and sweetness, even
there in the mouldy stone, are
quite indescribable and no doubt
tho lips, seeming so still, really
whisper something to each ono Of
the multitude. To me, rs l look.
ed upon the great and wealthy,
standing with bated breath beside
the tomb of the old tinker: when
| saw tho Lord Mayor in his scar
let and gold, paying homage to the
man whose proper place his off.
clal predecessors two c. INJURIES ago
thought to be Bedford jail; and
the commerce of London keeping
its respectful distance from the
dust of him who frescoed the sky
with visions which its smoke has
left .untarnished after six genera.
tions ; and again, how men of all
beliefs found around his grave
that" lmmanuels Land, common
to and for all pilgrims" from
whence they could i" see to the
gates OF the Celestial City"-why
then, as | say, to me also the stony
lips sottened to gentle speech, and
repeated what they said of old, but
with the gathered significance of
the ages, Believe steadfastly con.
cerning the things that are invisi.
hle -
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BOTH BACON AND CABBAGE.

My neighbor and old friend
B., lived on a road that I al
most daily passed his house. On
one occasion, l was riding with q
friend, when, on getting near the
garden Of friend B, he was
SO struck with the luxuriance and
fine growth of the cabbage, he re.
marked that they were the finest
he had seen. Yes, ] replied, but
] am afraid IL is all collards and
no meat. Mr. B. was in his
yard and overheard the conversa-
ton, rose from his seat and swore
he had ns much meat as I had.
We had a merry laugh, and rode
on. For a long time afterwards,
in passing the place, might often
be seen hanging on a nail in a
tree in the yard, a side of bacon.
I sometimes asked old aunt why
she did this2 who Informed me,
that she did it to let me know that
they had bacon as we'll as i and
the other neighbors. .
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A MAN came into a printing office 10
beg paper. Bee,use." said he, I'VE
like to read the newspapers ,ery much
but our neighbors are ali too stinpy to
take one" ~
MINISTER Washburne recently in.
formed an American traveller At Paris
that the Emperor Napoleon was never
stronger in power than he is now and
therefore has sufficient force 10 suppress
any disturbances. wi -
Mrs. Wilbour thinks women cop,d
vote and do good deal of mans wo,k
Out when she comes to drilling rocks
she would get the back ache.
WHY does the bridegroom alwav.
put on the ring at a weddingi Be.
cause Bell(e)s cannot ring ihemselves,
ToUaIsrs to Mount Vernon make ,bs
frequent mistake of weeping over the
ice-house instead of the tomb. Bpt Il
serves 10 cool them of.
A HOTEL At Red Oak, Iowa sdyer,;,.
es THE most polite ladies' will act =.
walters, dressed in pea green Jackets.
fitting hoops and high heeled buttoned
CATERS.
AN Oswego man lately ate eighty.
eight pancakes 10 ten minute. AMI
wanted TO begin over again because
his wife resolutely insisted that he had
eaten sighiy>nine.
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Selrrtrh pueirg,
The Fairest Always the Rarest.

The Fairest Always the Rarest.
Thus Il is all over tho earth S
That which we call the iairest,
And prize for It's surprising worth, -
Is always rarcst. -s...- ~ I.
Iron Is heaped In mountain piles, -.0
Aud gluts the laggard forgcs; -.
But gold fakes CLEAN in dim dcflcs
Aud lonely gorgcs. 49,.
The snowy marble fieeks the land - &
With heapsd and rounded lodges, F
But diamonds hide beneath tho sand
Thcir starry edges.
God giyes no valuo unto men ~,
Unmatched by need OF labor;
And cost Of worth has ever becn
Tho closest ncighbor.
Werc overy hill a precious mine,
Aud golden all tho mountains;
We're all tho rivers fcd with vino -1. --.
BY tirclcss fountains 4.
Bifc would be ravishei Of It's zcst, q (
And shorn of It's ambition, ~ '-.
And sink into the dresmlcss rest
or inanitiou. s.s 49,.
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cannot advise on these points, and,
besides, it is more than probable
that the balance Of incompatibility
inclines to the side of the husband.
GSsns- Detached WSoes.
The Recent Disturbance in Spar.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Stills.


tanburg Destruction Of Stills,
On the 10th of this month, Mr..
r. M. Wallace, Deputy Collector
Of Internal Revenue in this city,
was despatched to Spartanburg
County, for the purpose Of investi-
eating certain outrages, said to
have been committed against A.
P. Turner, one of the Deputy Col.
lectors for that County. Upon his
arrival, being satisfied tlat the re-
ports were frue, he organized a
party, consisting of the United
States Deputy Marshal, three Uni
ted States Deputy Collectors, Sher-
iff Dewberry, and eeven United
States soldiers-all under the COM
mand of Captain Summerfield, of
the United States Army. They
went to- Turner's .neighbor hood,
about fifteen miles from the town.
On the route, they found three
stills running in violation of the
United States laws, which were
destroyed--no one coming forward
to claim them, A young man,
named Uumphries, who had been
engaged in distilling, was arrested.
Soon after leaving the locality of
the stills, an armed band of men
appeared on the road, and sur
rounded the officers, threatening
to attack and drive them out of the
country. Mr.. Wallace, Captain
Summerfield and their party were
forced TO take possession of a citi-
zen's house and prepare to defend
themselves, as the crowd, which
had followed them, was soon in
creased by large number of men,
armed with rifles, pistols, &C.. who
demanded t he release of Hum
phries and the surrender of Turner,
whom, they asserted, they intend
ed to kill. Captain Summerfield
ordered them not to como near the
house, and orders were given to
fire upon any persons attempting
to approach. The crowd kept COL
lecting, and the most violent and
abusive language was used. A
number of the men appeared to be
under the influence Of liquor. The
mob declared that no one in the
house should leave it alive. Col
lector Wallace, in order to save
trouble, and the shedding of blood,
which must certainly have result
ed, as both parties were armed,
surrendered Humphrfes, upon con.
dition that the rioters would all
leave. This was agreed to, and the
majority departed, but number
remained, supposing that Turner
would also be sent out. One 1t
the soldiers, while on his way from
the house to the well, was shot at
but received no injury. Two
mules and horse were Shot, On
tho way to the court house, the of.
ficers were Missed, hooted at, and
every disrespect shown them. Ma
rion Johnston, Andrew McKelvy
and John Cantrell were arrested
for illicit distilling.. The difficulty
occurred near the Cowpens battle
ground. This is the Substance of
the statement which Mr.. Wallace
has forwarded TO the department.
at Washington. 1t is highland
ed proceeding, to say the least of
it, and we sincerely regret being
forced to record such occurrences
Columbia P6osnia.
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q. F.. TOW N T. s !.
J. o. BAILEY, Associate Editor.

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