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The Lee and Natchez.

These two great steamers have
bitched horns, and on last Thursday,
left New Orleans for Cairo on trial of
speed. The whole country is given up
to the excitement occasioned by the
great event; the papers are filed with
all sorts of rumors and particulars, the
least whisper is caught up and all is
wild excitement.
The Lee backed out from her moor
ings ] minutes ahead of the Natchez,
and so far as heard from, which was
Memphis, she was one hour and five
minutes ahead. The Lee has, on this
trip beaten the famed time of the Prin-
cess to Natchez, which was II hours
and 80 minutes. The Lee made it in
II hours and 3 minutes. We append
an item from the Times of Saturday
evening concerning the race:
Several gentlemen who were pas
sengers on the Natchez to Vicksburg
during the race have just returned.e
They express themselves highly pleased
with their experience ON board this
flying river palace.
When they left the Natchez Mt Vicks-
burg, the women and children on
board were crying with modification
at their defeat.
Capt. feathers was hopeful Of still
being able to give the Lee the po-bv.
but stated frankly that he had under.
estimated the power Of that magnifi-
cent vessel.
Capt. Cannon, as he passed Vicks-
burg, cried out to the wharfmaster:
"Take down those horns," and they
were promptly lowered, much to the
clagrin and disappointment of the
friends and supporters of the Natchez.
There was considerable excitement
in Vicksburg and the wharf was crowd
ed with men, women aud children, who
waited patiently for the arrival of the
now desperate rivals.
One little incident shows on which
side the feelings of the crowd were en-
listed. A band of music had been
provided, with instructions to NAV
when the Natchez went by, but alas for
their hopes, it was the Lee that passed
tirst, and not note was given in her
honor.
We feel sure, however, that the
musicians and those who conducted
them must have been completely taken
by surprise. else they would not have
failed to render the full measure of
honor to Capt. Cannon and the now
famous "Robert E. Lec.n
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ICE CREAM
L at JULIUS LEVIN'S


" Two young ladies, belonging to
influential families in this city, are now
under treatment by DR.. Sweet, the IA
nous ''natural bone-setter," at Leban-
en-, for a cramped and painful distor-
ton of the feet. 1t is feared the trou-
BILE is caused by wearing the fashiona-
BILE modern style of ladies' boots with
heels running almost to point, and
set too far forward. A more idiotic
fashion for heels it would be impossible
to find, yet all are made so; and if
bought ready made they are sure to be
of this kind. There are hundreds of
cases of these cramped and distorted
feet, and doctors have not traced the
trouble to the true cause Hartford
Times.
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Incidental Education.

Education, like every other special
business or experience, may be either
direct or indirect. AS the influence of
the teacher may he either designed OF
Undersigned Oh his part, SO the progress
of the learner may be either conscious
Oh unconscious on his. By indirect or
gress which, while unconscious on the
part of the pupil, is not undersigned on
that of the tutor. By virtue of the fact
of his having been before over the
ground which they are traversing
together, the intelligent teacher is able,
in the realm of his own consciousness,
to be at once before and behind his
Junior companion, while seeming, per-
haps, to be only at his side. 1t is his
business to know not only the work
which is to be done, but also the charac-
ter and circumstances of the worker, in
some respects at least, better than they
are known to himself, so that, speak
ing as it were from behind him, or
from the direction in which he is least
known to himself, he may be nble to
check every deviation with the cry:
"This is the way; walk in it."
We do not mean to claim for the
teacher the prer0gative of priesthood
beyond the necessity of his calling;
but 1T seems clear to me that to- GER
tain extent, he must, if he teach any
thing thoroughly, realize and illustrate
the doctrine that faith must prOcede
mental and spiritual vision So far as
the pupil may need to be supplied
through human channels with the in
spiration which shall impel him to
make use of his opportunities we
should say that it is the teachers basi-
ness intelligibly to point the precept:
"know the truth.' This, we conceive,
he will surely do by o faithful ad-
herence to the rule that, the develop
ment OF hidden principles is ineiden-
tai to the teaching of obvious facts.
The direct teaching of facts or OBJ
jects is conscious learning to the pupil,
because it consists in a definite addi
ton to his fund. of knowledge. The
incidental development of principles
is indirect teaching and unconscious
learning, because it seems at first to he
nothing more than the orderly arrange
ment of knowledge. AS the learflers
however, becomes familiar with this
orderly arrangement of knowledge, the
principles of harmony, and unity, on
which it depends, become recognized
by him as being themselves the most
substantial of facts. Although at
previous stage of his progress he might
have spnrned their announcement as
the preaching Of mere distinctions OF
purely subjective notions, he now
values them as being in his own ex-
perlence the most obvious of realities.
Thus, he is qualified to act in his turn
the part ofan intelligent object teacher
to those who. may still be in bon
dage to the beggarly elements of a
comparatively superficial life and
howiedge.-[Journal of Education.
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sm= A full week of fine and sea-

cas- A full week of fine and sea-
sonable weather for the crops has
been our portiOn--but man and
beast have been the sufferer to an
awful extent. The heated term is
on hand and with us-the thermom-
eter, in some localities, has warmed
I'D to 50 in the shade. We have
have still to report the crops as
bully and improving hugely. The
cotton particularly is fne-plenty
of nearly full bolls almost every
where. In fact on Saturday last
we saw and handled a full matured
and opened boil. Last year the
first bale Of Cotton from our Parish
reached Town on the 9th of Sep
tember-this year we are certain to
be over full one month ahead.
AS for the catapillars we hear of
none any Where, or the least signs
of any. But we have learned that
poor stray worm of some sort has
been captured, and a jury of scien-
tifc caterpillar men were summoned
as a body Of inquest and after ma
ture deIiberation agreed to disagree,
and then adjourned without q legal
verdict.
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rTb w..l:I.

R- The Washington eorrespon-
dent of the Chicago Tribune. the
leading Radical paper of the North
west, writes as follows of the prob
able result of the Fall elections:
The Republican party will I'M
doubtedly have as much as it can
do to keep its majority in the
House Of Representatives,. 1t Will
lose seats in New York, and, l sus.
pect, in every Southern State, ana
will be hard pushed in Connecn..
cut. New Jersey, Ohio. Missouri
and parts Of Pennsylvania.
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Judges and brought out with his carpo
The subject of improving the live
stock of the South, is one that deserves
special attentions, and those who wish
information in regard to this shipment
can address Mr.. Shepherd, who viii
attend to their letters at once.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The dog ordinance, somewhat
amended, has passed. Hereafter, all
ours must pay tax of two dollars Der
annum. The next thing win be a tax
on cats, but it is reported that the
Thomases have had convention and
addressed feline petition to the Coun-
Gil asking to be let alone. The number
of people who have left us for North
ern tour is very large-and as the ri
yalry between the railroads has greatly
reduced the cost of 4 passage to New
York, the stream of Northward travel
will no doubt continue. A little child,
seventeen months old has been carried
off by colored woman, and as yet no
clue to either the negro or child has
been found. The deepest interest is
felt in the matter here and if the au-
thorities would offer a large reward for
the recovery of the child, it would give
general satisfaction. A great fire oc-
Cured in New Iberia yesterday, de-
stroying four blocks ofbuildings, hotel,
courthouse and stores. The loss is es-
timatcd at $25O,0OO.
TIM LINKINWATER.
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FUNERAL SPEECH.-Here is a
funeral speech which a Paris paper
assures us was actually pronounced
as Montmarte the other day, by a
father at the grave of his son:
"Gentlemen," said the father, in
a voice full of emotion, this body
was that of my son. He was a
young NAH in the prime of life,
with a sound constitution, which
ought to have insured him a hun
dred years. But misconduct, drunk
enness and debauchery of the most
disgraceful kind brought him in
the flower Of age, to the ditch which
you see before you. Let this be
an example to you and your chill
dren. Let us go hence"
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The Rail Road Tax-The Shortest
Route to California.

We learn that the Legislature of
Texas has passed a bill granting an
immense amount of valuable land
in aid Of the construction Of the
Southern Pacific rail road through
that State. The proposed route is
identical with the route of the
Southern Pacific rail road as laid
down IN the Congressional BILL.
Congress appropriates land to aid
the construction in those regions
where the Federal government
owns land. But the government
owns no land in the State of Texas.
It was feared that Texas might
withhold the land and thus serious
ly leopard the final construction of
the road. These fears are now dis
sipated by the passage of the bill
mentioned above. The lands
through which the road passes are
among the richest in the South,
and when brought into market, en-
HANGED in value by the completion
of the road, will be abundantly
sufficient to construct it through
the State. The Southern Pacific
rail road may therefore be said to
be fixed fact from Marshall to San
Francisco.
The question is in what direction
it shall run eastward from Mar,
shall. Will the people Of Louisiana
and of the city of New Orleans per-
NIT themselves to be cheated out
of the privilege ofreceiving the full
benefit of the immense trade which
shall pass from the shores of the
Pacific? Many other localities are
contending for the coveted prize
New Orleans should be the outlet
of this trade. The "Back bone rail
road" alone can secure it to her
and to this section of the country.
In order to aid it's construction the
people of this parish are called on
to subscribe moderate amount of
bonds. The taxation to raise it
cannot possibly be felt by a COM
munity as rich as our parish is
bound to be as soon as the road is
completed through it's limits.
On the 3Oth ult. ground was bro
ken at Baton Rouge on the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks-
burg railroad. The work will be
prosecuted with vigor until the
road is put in running order to New
Orleans. There is no reason why
it should not be completed to Alex
andria in the same time. In order
to accomplish such a result no OBJ
stacle should be thrown in the way.
Let the bonds, then, be voted by a
large majority.
v1TT54sT >~ScT.1-,o
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" Hans Anderson reappears in the
July Riverside" with one of his char
acteristic stories, "The Candles" The
Fourth is remembered by paper on
John Paul Jones, and bees are remem-
bered by little poem, and the contri-
buttons by Miss Thomas and Arthur
Gilman. Paul II. Hayne, the poet,
gives another of his "Pictures from
Froissart;" Anne Silvernail lets the lit
tie artists go berrying and they bring
home berries and pictures. The Gilt
tle-Folk Songs" are as winning as ever,
and the number is fronted by a large
picture by barley, from the capital
story, slack of the Mill" Published
by Hurd & Houghton, New York, $3.50
per year.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-06

GLOvEs.-It is estimated that about
one-third Of all the kid gloves sold in
the United States are manufactured in
this CITY ; most of them are made,
however, from imported stock. They
bear Partisan imprint or trademark,
and are sold by both wholesale and re-
tail dealers as imported goods
The gloves known to commerce as
kid, are made Of kid, lamb, and also of
rat skins. The two latter, when proper
ly cured, cleaned bleached and dyed,
are manufactured into gloves that only
an export can detect from the real kid,
after the most careful examination
The business Of rat-catching is mostly
confined to European cities. The
French and Italians are very proficient
in tanning, curing and preparing these
skins for market.
The enormous Siberian rat is tho
variety most esteemed for its epedermis
but the ordinary water-rat of the Paris
sewers, and the common house-rat,
after their death, for the first time, 50
far as We know, become serviceable 10
manhind.
Kids for the European glove trade
are being raised in large numbers about
the region of the Alps, Pyrenees and
Appenine Mountains but these arc
scarcely sufficient to I'LL one half the re-
quirements of the trade, and lamb and
rat skins are needed to make up tho
deficiency.
Paris is the headquarters Of the glove
trade of the world. There the most
graceful and dainty covering for the
hands are displayed in thousands OF
shops in the most wonderful varieties
and profusion.
The people of the United States are
the greatest wearers Of gloves OF any
nation in the world. 1t is estimated
that more than six million pairs OF
gloves alone are required to supply the
yearly trade Of the metropolis.-[N.sY.
Mercantile Journal.
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A BEAUrIFUL CoMpLExIoN.-Dr
TurT's SARsApAR1LLA and QUEENS De
LIGHT The GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER, ex-
pels all humors from the system it
acts directly on the Depuratory or
gans !; the skin is one of the most
important of thes organs, and by the
use of this invaluable medicine it is
cleansed and rendered soft, fair and
healthy. Try it.
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TIM LINKINWATER.
NEW ORLEANS, June 18th, 2s7O.

EXHIBITING BUSINESS.
Some of our city Journals have COW
cred our new city officials so deep in
praise that it is almost impossible to
find the human part Of them aud they
are placed, each in his respective de-
partment, like little lgods in inches, to
be looked at in wonder awe and admi-
ration. But our Mayor and Admins
traitor of Finance have just returned
from trip to New York which looks
rather strange. The bonds authorized
for the funding of the city debt had to
be engraved and of coursethe job was
sent North. This is always done with
a good fat job and in doing it our Off
cials only followed the example of all
our banks anu large institutions-and
although we have engravers here, and
we may think it about time to enconr.
age home industry, perhaps we ought
not to blame the Administrators for
following in the old routine. But
when our two first officers, have to
leave thier posts and 60 on to New
York to sign bonds that are going to be
put Immediately in the market, it
looks like stretching the point too far.
Have we no ink in New Orleans Or
have we run short of pens7 Does it
not look strange that bonds which our
people are to pay should be signed,
counted and registered in a distant
city! Add the expense of tie trip
made by>he two officials, to the New
York cost of the bonds, and how much
have we saved by not having them en-
graved at homef Mayor Flanders
owns fine property in Brooklyn and
many consider that his home although
he is Mayor Of this city. Did he "kill
two birds with one stone" and just
take /" birds eye view" of his own
affairs while signing those bonds9
IMPORTED STOCK.
Capt Edward Pousans Fowler, who
was here in January, hasagain charter
ed the ship John Parker and will be
here in November, with cargo of
Jersey and Aireshire cows, South down
and Capswold sheep, white Suffolk
and Irish Gracier Pigs &c. and two Shet-
land ponies. These will come consign-
ed to Mr.. c. j. Shepherd No. ID Union
Street. Mr.. Shepherd will now receive
orders for any special kind of stock
wanted by our planters and others, and
VIII have them filed by competent
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~ We owe thanks to the officers of
the Julia A. Rudolph, Bradish john
son, La Belle and B. L. Hodge No. 2
for late papers,
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~ The B. T.. Hodge is on berth this
morning, and leaves for New Orleans
this day at IL N.
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~ The River, in the last few days,
has taken to slight rise-this is all a
bagatelle, and, by our next, will be on
the decline.
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~ Charley Drown, of the Era No. 8,
has kindly remembered our Office, on
the last trip of his boat.
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" The steamer La Belle goes down
tomorrow evening at 2 o'clock.
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AMONG THE INDIANs.-Lieutenant
Herndon tells us that no tribes of abo-
riginees are found in the deepest for
ests of South America, from the Andes
to the Atlantic coast, that do not have
and use DR.. Ayers medicines and Low
ell cottons. "Tremont," "Suffolk,'
"Boott," are seen stamped in large red
and blue letters upon sheir garments,
while Ayers Pills and Cherry Pectoral
are among the treasures of their habi-
tations. Their native soil furnishes
them. all their food and most of their
remedies, but they suffer from some af-
flictions which must have the interpo-
sition of higher slill.-[sentinel, Lib
erty, Va.
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GTRAWBERRY PLANTS-FOR
~ sale by II. ST. JOHN.
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To We direct special attention to
the advertisement, to be found in an
other column, of the Life Association
of America. The Louisiana and Texas
department is presided over by Cen
eral ]. B. Hsod, assisted by able Off
GERS and a board of directors, in which
is numbered some of the best, most en-
ergetic and most successful merchants
of the State.
A local branch has been established
and organized il our Town, and in
this connection, we will remark, as an
important fact, connected with this
Association, and which deserves to be
borne in mind, namely, that they have
already invested in the Department,
on first mortgages of real estate, the
large sum of Sl44,sS4,u.
The following are the Board of the
Alexandria Branch:
T. c. Manning; President, J. w.
Prescott, Vice-Prcsident, j. A. Will
liams, Secretary, F. Seip, j. II. Hyn-
son, w. w. Wilmington, Jr., and E.
r. Biossat.
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ut JULIUS LEYIN'S.
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How TO Look YoUNG-STxTEEN.-
Don't paint or use vile Hair Rcstorers,
but simply apply Hagan's Magnolia
Balm upon your face, neck and hands,
and use Lyons Kathairon upon your
hair. The Balm makes your complex
ion pearly, soft and natural, and you
can't tell what did it. It removes
freckles, tan, sallowness, ring marks,
moth patches, etc; and in place of a
red, rustic face, you have the marble
purity of an exquisite belle. 1t gives
to middle age the bloom of perpetual
youth. Add these effects to splendid
head of hair produced by the Kathai-
ron, and lady has done her best in
the way of adornment. Brothers will
have no spinster sisters when these ar
ticles are around.
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS FOR
~ sale by II. ST. JOHN.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-11-30
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 90, 1870.
SENATE

SENATE.
The Senate met at II O'Clock. The
Clerk called the roll, and the President
announced quorum present and the
Senate ready to proceed to business.
The Chaplain opened the proceedings
with prayer.
concurrent resolution to appoint n
joint committee to investigate the affairs
of tho Land Commissioners Office, was
received and referred to the Committee
on Public Lands.
Mr.. Whittemoro gave notice that on
tomorrow, or some subsequent day, he
will introduce bill to amend an Act en-
titled can Act to establish and maintain
a system of Free Common Schools for
the State Of South Carolina
MIR. Green introduced bill to renew
the charter of the Presbyterian Church
of Orangeburg, which was read the first
time. Also, resolution to authorize
the purchase of a safe for the ATTORNEY.
Generals office-the cost Of which shall
not exceed $500.
Mr.. Leslie introduced u resolution, to
instruct the Committee on Elections to
inquire by what authority the Senator
from Colleton held his seat, when he
held the position of postmaster on tho
Monday after the 29th October, in viola
ton of the Constitution.
Mr.. Hayes introduced concurrent re.
solution, to authorize the Attorney -Ge-
neral to insure tho property of the State
contained in tho State capitol
Mr.. Hayne introduced concurrent
resolution, that both Houses meet in
joint convention, on the Sd day in Do
ccmbcr next, for the purpose of electing
an Associate Justice Of tho Supreme
Court, and also, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Judge Carpenter,
OF the 1st Circuit; also, gavo notice that
on tomorrow, or some subsequent day,
he will ask leave to introduce bill to
change the 4th Judicial Circuit.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced resolu-
ton, instrncting the Land Commissioner
TO report the proceedings of his offico in
possible. # -
A bill to amend aud extend the charter
OF the Union Bank OF South Carolina.
was referred to the; Committee on Incor.
porations.
resolution to vote for Senator TO
represent the State of South Carolinn in
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In the providence of God, VIII, be.
slows fortune and misfortune with an
impartial hand among his creatures,
Marshal Prim must have an evil fate in
store for him. It was to his intrigues
that the present devastating war between
France and Germany was mainly due;
and now, by eievating the Duke d'Aosta
to the throne, he has again lighted the
fires of revolution in his own land. In
this course of action, like oil deep sche-
mcrs, he has over-reached himself. The
time spent in searching for n monarch
sufficiently servile to be his puppets, and
occupy throne over which he was to
draw the reins of power, has been sufi-
cient to learn the Spanish people how
readily they could do without King.
This is shown in the strong opposition
already made to the Duke 'Aosta, whose
reign will, in all human probability, be
n disturbed if not brief one.