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AN ANEcDoTE OF DUMAS. At St. Germain there was famous restaurant, called the Pavilion Henri W. i've trust Moltke has spared it), celebrated then for it's good cheer and long bills. Dumas had the run of the house, and much of it's popularity was owing to the prominence the novelist had given it in one of his romances. The restaurateur was an enthusiast, and pou- let Porthos one of the inspirations of, the place. Ice was exceedingly scarce one sum- mer, and none to be had save at the Pavil- lion Henri IV. One hot day servant came to the landlord with the following message: "My master, M. Alexandre Du- mas, presents his compliments, and begs you will let him have some ice" 'sTell your master, " was the reply, "that all I have is at the service of the genius of France. Sonsnselier, bring up a basket of the dearest ice for the illustrous author" The ice was brought and placed in the servants hands. when the footman in an unlucky moment presented a napoleon, adding. My master begs you will let him pay for it. p ..'stopr' thundered ont the host "Here is some mistake. I am being robbed. M. Dumas never sent you. Confess, coquin, this is a vile subterfuge. Drop the ice this moment M. Dumas never was known to pay ready money for anything, Go away, and pre- sumo no longer to impose on my credulity.' "A o; Rs'a'ntsceaee ef DamasR in oc'o0s'
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THE PROGRESS OF THE NEGRO.

No candid person in the South will de-
 ny that the general experience of the ne- gro since the emancipation has been pro- eress'; that in nearly every respect of his life he exhibits some improvement from that date. Southern men arc not very ready to advertise this to the world they would probably confess it with reluctance to Northern commission of inquiry but in
 private conversation among themselves,
 where no pri le of controversy interposes, they freely admit it and wonder at it. The negro moves. He is showing the greatest eagerness for knowledge and education i; attested by the fact, for which examination
 is challenged, that in the free schools of the South, where he has equal admission,
 there are more black children than white
 ones in proportion to the population of l each race in the given community. So far from becoming the idle vagabond that the | pessimist theorizers would have him after emancipation, he is exemplarily industri- ous attested by the fact that to-day the negro represents nearly all the labor of the South, and admitting this test, that of per- sons in equal condition of poverty and of necessity of work, there are far more poor
 whites than negroes who are idle in the South. Of the vices that were to assail and destroy the negro in his new estate of
 freedom there are no proofs; quite the con trary. The terrible vice of intemperance,
 which has been the usual scourge of weak races, and the almost unfailing incident of precocous civilization, is comparatively unknown among the Southern freedmen. So far from being improvident, the wonder js how the negro economies, gets so many. good clothes and real comforts out of his very scanty wages. As voter he has shown discretion and independence that have nonplused the wisest of our politi. clans. There were white wiseacres who, some time ago, supposed that the negro's vote might be procured by the merest so, licitation, mere wink from his employer {; and a common joke in the South on the Fifteenth Amendment was that the dis franchised white man might buy some cheap old negro to do his voting for him.
 Never was such disappointment. The spectacle has not been uncommon in the South of negro who paid deference to the white man scarcely less than he. had shown in the days of slavery, who possibly yet said "Mas'r," who did his work in all humility and with all subjection, yet go- ing openly to the polls and casting his vote there against the party of his employer Such an instance of self-respect and moral courage is to be admired even by those against whom it acts.-"IHe Romance of the Negro, in October Galasy.
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CHAPTER CXv,

An act in addition to ''an act concerning Con-
 munities and Corporations"
 Be 1 enacted by hhe Senote and HonSe of Representatives ira General Assembly con- Vened
 Every association organization for the pur- pose Of enlarging any old puhlic buryine ground not owned in fee by any person or per. sons shall enclose and keep the same enclosed when enlarged, and shall have possession and control thereof, and may without injuring the rights of any person; lay and stake out lots, establish walks and carriage ways, set ou flow CTS, shrubs and trees therein, and improve and ornament the same.
 Approved July 25th, 1871.
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CHAPTER CXTX.

- CHAPTER CXIX.
 An act in addition to an act entitled 'an act
 for Eecou1aging and Regulating of Fisher
 ies." a-
 Be u enacted by he Senate and House ot Representatives ia General Assembly conUen- ed:
 Sec. 1, Neither the owner nor any other persons shall take, gather. or collect any shells or shell fish by means of fdredges in that portion of the New Haven harbor and it's ajacent wat CTS, or in the navigable waters of the town of East Haven west of a line commencing on the line of division between the towns of East Haven and Branford, at the mouth of farm river, and running thence southerly to Scotch Cap, '(so called) and northerly of a line run. ! ming from said Scotch Cap westerly to South West Ledge, (so-called) and from thence west erly to point in the lew water mark of the town of Orange, nearest the centre of the dwell ling house heretofore known as ''Hines Place, and now belonging to Philos B. Tyler nor shall any person but the owners of the. land on what is known as Morris Creek, the town 1 of East Haven, take catch. or carry away any shell fish from said creek without the consent | of the owners of the land, on penalty of every such offence of not less than twenty-five dol- | lars, nor more than one hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by such fine and imprisonment both at the discretion of the court having ju- | risdiction os the offence, one-half of which fine. if fine shall be imposed, shall be to him who shall sue thereof, and prosecute his suite to effect and the other half to the treasury of 1 the town within whose waters the offence is committed.
 Sec. 2. All sherifs, deputy sherifs, and con- stables, shall seize, and any other person per sons may seize any vessel, canoe, flat seow, skif, boat or vessel used or employed by any perso or persons in dredging contrary to the provisions of the first section of this act, with it's sails, jackie, masts, oars, dredges and furniture; and when any such seizure is mads, the officer or other person
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THE ANIMAL.

WHAT A WOMAN CAN Do,-There are ma. ny very smart women in New York city who are conducting large establishments as successfully as they could be managed by men. One of the smartest and perhaps the smartest of these is Miss. Emma Bart lett, whose place of business is at No. 62 Warren street and q and 23 College Place. She is an importer and manufacturer of harness and saddlery ware, and carries on business amounting to hundreds of thous
 ands of dollars annually. A mutual friend made us acquainted with Miss. Bartlett, some little tune ago and we visited her es
 tablishment She is one of the tiniest wo- man in height, only about equal to girls of twelve years. Every detail of her business she understands thoroughly. and although she has several male assistants she is invari- bly, consulted in every important movement, financial or otherwise. Eighteen years ago this lady was poor enough in pocket, but had | good stock of ambition, and 8 determina. | tlon to better her fortunes if honest ,untiring industry would accomplish it. Circumstan- ces had made her acquainted with buckles,
 and bridle, and whips and spurs, and with only fourteen shilllngs in her pocket, she went to second-h hand dealer and began to manufacture, selling her goods per sample. | NAV AAsNS = 6o0N 0A e4SAcS 0uO oOOA O0t0O
 plished good reputation which continually brought her new customers, until now her goods are sold in all the principal cities in this country, and also in many foreign countries. She manufactures about seven- ty different articles, employs nearly one hundred persons, and occupies the whole of large five-story building. For some time past she has sold one thousand bon nets for horses in the city of Boston alone
 Her trade with California is immense, and she contemplates visit there in Q few months, to extend it still further. She is certainly very remarkable woman and as witty as she is smart. She loves joke dearly, even though it may be at her own
 expense. and, in the midst of important bu- slness, her assistants say that she al- ways hasa pleasant word for every one, whether visitor, customer or employee. Among her principals are Col. Benj. l.. Irafford. late commander of the 7lst New
 York regiment, and Mir. P. Trainer, one ol the best saddle and harness makers in the country y.-Procidence Press.
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Recent writers note marked religious
 change going on in Rome The Bible So- ciety has opened ashop On the Corso, and colporteurs are selling the Old and New Testaments in the streets without interrup-
 tion. a The Scriptures are more and more
 read by the common people, and the i'm Rgery of the Bible is taken hold of the pub. lic mind. D =, 's9. s, T' <, F <, s'..s ss ~ .
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.l-|| -I.| LEGEND OF THE INDIAN SPRING.

Far down below in summers golden sun,
 The Housatonic's waters roll, In ceasless, never ending. flowing toil, m
 Beyond the rugged rocks control; sals.. sssas Through gorges piled with granitss, gray and cold
 Through primitive groves, great and grand, Still onward farther, farther to the sea, 1y..o1i
 By mountains vales, and sunny land Above the rivers sharp and grabbed bed, spring is softly gushing forth, And following it's own sweet will, is led
 By argil slate that gave it birth, By moss and ferns and stunted evergreens, Abrupt and swift declivities,
 Down to the waters very boiling edge, To mingle in it's ecstasies. lis here the Housatonic madly strives, And rushes with coerciYe sway, With angry ebulillition strikes and rives And rends the slaty rock away. One hundred feet, it seems, the highest point, Through argillaceous rock is wore, With stunted hemlocks, twisting laurels curled,
 And craggy juts, it's sides look sore. Twas here dusky, swarthy maiden came,
 Some years and many years ago, The fairest maid of all the warriors tribe,
 To watch by moon the rivers flow; -s To hear the owls distressful, wailing song,
 And night-birds ceasless notes of woe, And singing by the spring would damp her hair,
 And watch the moon-lit cove below. sorrow great and dread falls on the tribe
 Of Housatonah's warriors bold; They SCOUT and seek the mountains rugged sides
 The wilderness, the plain and wold. They seek in vain, alas in vain! No trace
 Of Housatonah's daughter fair, But by the spring they find her wicker-work
 And flowers plucked to deck her hair. And from that spring for many, many moons,
 By night deadly vapor rose So that no warrior, how'er brave or bold,
 Dared slake his thirst, or there repose; But in the tree weeping owl would sit, ..
 And mourn and vail thro all the night, Till as the moon went down 'twould dreary fit
 Above, then vanish from the sight .-s .. ..--. And now when full-moons sail athwart the sky, And touch the hardy cedar trees, And lengthen shadows down the mountain sides.
 In fearful, spectral, fantasies; ~ And cool, damp mists come softly floating up,
 From waters in the cove below, :l A phantom, ghostly figure may be seen,
 Among the trees to come and go f- 4t
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VNUM VTE OR WINE OF LIFE. panacea for all our ills, 8 comfort for our fears, in distress it's ministering angel, in health 1t increases our strength and renews our age. so flies the news by telegraph and steam until it has reached our doors. Throw away your canes and crutches. use bottle and be convinced, we cannot doubt it's val. ue and therefore say to our readers, try it, See advertisement in another column Rural. saz8I Is 1s.I4a4l = -.
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PUBLIC ACTS.
PASSED MAY SESSION, A. D., 1871.
" CHAPTER CvL. An act with regard to Statutes,

CHAPTER CYL a An act with regard to Statutes.
 Be n enacted 6y the Senate and House ot Representatives. im General Assembly coauen- ed: .sn..8a-5s. Y.
 That the repeal by the present or any future general assembly, of any statute creating or defining or prescribing the punishment for any crime then pending, or and existing liability to prosecution and punishment for such crime unless it shall be expressly provided in the repeating statute that such repeal shall have that effect. E p -..f Approved July 21, 1871.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-09-28

PROPERTY QUALIFICATIONS IN RHODE Is- LAND. October 9th, the electors of Rhode Island will vote on three articles of amend. ment to the State constitution. The first article .. ttth1deGlsres the, apali ttiafatj all male citizens of the United States of le. gal age, who shall have had their residence and home in the State two years and in the town in which they vote six months next preceding the time of voting, and who shall be able to read the State constitution, and are legally registered. The drawback to the privilege, or the restriction to the grant of power to exercise the privilege of an elec- tor is, by this proposed amendment, mar rowed to the provision, that the voter shall not vote upon any proposition 10 impose a tax, or for the expenditure ofmoney in any town or city, unless be shall have paid a tax within year preceding upon his prop erty, situated in the place of his voting, valued at least at one hundred and thirty four dollars. This is the most important of the three proposed amendments of the constitution of the State of Rhode Island, the additional provisions prohibiting citi- zens of Providence from voting for mem bers of the city Wuncil except possessing 8 similar property qualification. The object of this amendment is to remove the disa-
 bility under which the foreign born and naturalized citizen has been since the adop- ton of the constitution of l843 in place of the old charter. In that constitution, an
 outgrowth and consequence of 'the Dorr war;" the property qualification. which had been required of all, was taken from the requirements of native born citizens. but retained for foreign born. This proposed amendment puts all on the same footing, the property qualification being retained for all in the voting of money and the election of councilmen of the city of Providence.
 Article sixth abolishes the registry tax. and article seventh prevents the imposition .oi 8 tax for the support of denominational or sectarian schools or other institutions is
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Eight Republican members of the New Jersey Senate hold over, and the Repnbli- cans will need to elect but three members this fall to secure a majority Seven coun. ties will elect new members, and five oi these last year gave decisive Republican maiorities. Four of them at least are re. garded as certainly Republican this year.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-09-28

The Scientjfc American in an article on unsafe oils, March 4th, 1871. says, .tThere are notableexceptions. of which we mieht mention Pratt's Astral Oil, an article which we have used for many years, and found
 to be excellent in all respects. Moreover we have never heard of an accident ariaino from it's use."
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WHOLE NO 9417

Be i enacted 6y he Senate and House of Representatives. in General Assembly comven- cd:
 Sec 1. That term of the superior court shall be held in Bridgeport within and for day of December, in each and every year, in. stead of the third Tuesday of December, as now by law provided.
 Sec. ?. That term of the supreme court of errors shall be holden at Bridgeport, within and for the county of Fairfield, on the last Tuesday of January in each and every year, instead of on the first Tuesday of February, as is now provided by law.
 Approved July 24th, 1871.
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CHAPTER CXIy.

An act in addition to an act for the Regulation of Civil Actions.
 Be enacted by the Senote and House of Representatives im General Assembly con- earaed:
 Sec 1. All appeals from justices of the peace now by law required to be taken to the city court for the city of Merlden, shall hereafter be token to the court of common pleas for New Haven county.
 Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsist- ent with this act are hereby repealed.
 Approved July 25, 1874. ....
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r CHAPTER CxIIf. An act in addition to an act concerning Crimes
 s4r. and Pnnishmanfc

All HCI III HuuItIUH CO au ncJ concerning Crimes
 l , and Punishments
 Be t enacted by Me Senate and House of Representatives 10 General Assembly con- Tened:
 Sec 1. All persons who travel from place to place without any actual avocati on, sleeping in barns or other cutbuildings, or camping on the public highway without the consent of the selectmen of the town, or on private property without the consent of the owner. shall be deemed common vagrants, and shall be pun lshed by fine not exceeding seven dollars, of oy imprisonment in the common jail not ex- ceeding thirty days, or by such fine and im- prisonment both.
 Sec. ?. It shall be the duty of all informing officers to make presentment of all cases aris- ing under this act.
 Approved July 18th, 1871.
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CHAPTER CXvI.

An act in addition to ,,an act concerning Crimes and Punishments.
 Be et enacted by te Senate and House of Representatives. to General Assembly con- vened:
 and 1ndecentIy expose his person in sight of dwelling house or public highway shall be punished by fine not exceeding seven dollars or by imprisonment in common jail not ex- ceedingj thirty days, or by such fine and im- passage
 Approved July 25th, 1871.
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|. CHAPTER CXI.
 An act in addition to an act entitled an act
 concerning Communities and Corporations s& te ksssa & te sssmH59z;. 4 H59;.ef eoae @ passed May Session A. D 1870. be % amended Isi the words or deliver. ''''" ;'" nA"tin.- Approved July 24th. 1871.
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bl-@ F AhAt2 @Aa CHAPTER CxI. -e51 70 An actin alteration of an act entitled .'an act
 for the preservation of Game, and to prevent
 the destruction of small birds.''
 Be t enacted by tbe Sendte dpd House of Representatives i's General Assembly conoea- ed: ~ fla,as g sz- g.. qa,k 4.,- r
 Sec. 1. That so much of the act, chapter second, title 27th, of the revised statutes of this State, entitled 'an act for the preservation of game, and to prevent the destruction of cer- tain small birds, l" be amended by striking out all words between the words ''day of in the
 fifth line of the first section of said act, and the words ''in any year" in the sixth line of said first section. and by inserting in lieu thereof the words January and the tenth of October. D Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsist- ent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved July 24th. 1871.
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CHAPTER CXN1'L An act in addition to ''an act for Assessment
 and Collection of Taxes
 Be t enacted 6y de Senate and House of Representatives iaa General Assembly cOnren- ed:
 That all bonds which may be issued by any own or city in aid of the construction of the railroad of ''the Connecticut Central Railroad Company" in pursuance of legal votes of such town or city as authorized by the legislature of this State, and all bonds which may be is- sued by any town or city to provide or raise money to pay for stock subscribed by such town or city. in aid of said railroad corporation in pursuance of legal votes of such town or city, authorized as aforesaid, shall be exempt from taxation in the hands of the holders of such bonds, provided that whenever the avails of such bonds or stock shall have been ezpend- ed in the construction of the railroad of said corporation, said railroad corporation shall pay tax of one per cent. to the treasurer of this State, upon the amount of such bonds issued by any town or city in aid of the constructing of such railroad as aforesaid, whether such bonds are owned by persons or corporations in this State or elsewhere and upon amount of stock subscribed by any town or city, in aid of the said railroed corporation as aforesaid.
 Approved July 18th, 1871.
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plus Fund of more than -t
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, which serves as a guarantee to Deposltors from oss Interest at the rate of Six per cent, free of all taxes, has been paid on Deposits for the last seventeen years. New deposits are put upon ln- terest the first day of every month. All loans are made under the supervision of an efficient Board of Directors. Amount of Funds, March 1, 1871, $1, ,207, ,179. Business hours, from to l2, a. m. and from 2 to 6 p. m. SAMUEL s. COWLEs, Treasurer
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CHAPTER CXyIT,

An act amending an act entitled "an act re-
 lating 10 Joint School Districts"
 Be it enacted by the Senvte and House of Representatives in General Assembly con That section one, chapter one hundred and eighteen of the public acts passed May session 1870, pc amended in the twenty-ffth line, by striking out the words aggregate attendance words "enum eratioa in the month ot January last preceding" r.--.. .......... Approved July 25th, 1871.
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CHAPTER Cvu: An act in addition to and in alteration of tan Sl-kA .ia'.' act relating to Courts" sso asf
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CHAPTER CvIII. An act relating to the city of New Haven.
 [Local Actl Approved J1ly, 21, 1871.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-02-02
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Surrender Of a Cuban General


HAVANA, January n. --Rx. Governor
Silva, insurgent of the Central Depart
!ment, has arrived here. The 'insurgent
General Carpelo Para, with several in
surgent officers and thirty armed men.
have SURRENDERED, Voluntarily to the Span
ISL, near Puerto Principe.
/, LIVINGSTONE. The safety of Or. Livv
yingstone, the celebrated explorer Of AZ
RIGA, has at last been positively estab-
lishcd. cable dispatch announces the
fact from London, based upon letter to
tba! effect received from Africa by the
venerable practitioner and patron Of sci
euce, Sir Roderick Murchison. s''
Comm issioner Pleasanton estimates that
! the income tax will Yield next year over
S12 600 900.
Father Hyaciathc contemp!ates another
visit to the United States next autumn,
convinced that he did not see half enough
of the country when he was here before
Large quantities of gf4in are be ing
purchased III Prince EDWARDS island for
France. ref~s% Sd ,....
The S:ePney Lyceum is trying It. teeth GU
the problem, "Hhck is the Oldest battle cry.
Erin go bragh or inJ 60 blue g liz
The school trustees OF Essex havr dopteu
tee University series of school hooks foa us
in the public schools of That county
New York society IS o1'errun with counts
and bafous
WHEAT Cnor.--We regfatto learn that the
whoat cfop throughout the eounty is looking
very bad y owing to the Enusall dry winter
ana Tie small anionL.L Of entw which las
fallen. Page Cgurea.