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TRuFELEs.-Few OF us know much OF
truties, save as rather expensive delicacy.
Trutiles, it seems, generally grow in a sort
of semi circle, something in the same way
as champignens. The best place wherein
to hunt for them are young oak plantations,
where your truf1ies are found just under the
surface of the earth. In some parts OF
France, they grow in abundance at the
foot Of iir-trees. and not unlrequently even
in common gardens. As the annual gath
ering season comes around, the truffie-hunt-
ers, who lease of the proprietors of the
woods the right to dig for these delicacies,
commence their operations. To discover
the whereabouts of the trutlles, small dogs,
trained for the purpose, are used. The
education of dogs consist in hiding under
the soil wooden shoe filled with earth,
and containing piece of trut1le and piece
of bacon. The smell of the latter attracts
them, and causes them to scratch open the
shoe to get at the morsel of food. By de.
grees they confound the two scents, and
cannot perceive that ola truille without
thinking OF the bacon, and digging up the
earth. A hundred francs is about the price
of a good trutile- dog Dogs of the sporting
breed are never trained for the purpose, as
they would be liable to hunt game instead
of truifles, if the former happened to fall in
their way. When the trained dog comes on
the scent, the trutile hunter proceeds to hoe
up the ground pointed out by the animal as
the bed of the truifleS. In the south Of
France a certain species OF lan&, lean pigs
are trained and employed in the same man
ner as the dogs in the more northern dis
tricts.-Oacce Wdek,
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CHARING CROSS.

There is a tradition that Charing was so
named by Edward in memory of his
"cherereine," his dear Queen Eleanor,
whose corpse rested here for the night ON
| its way from Lincoln to Westminster
The real derivation is cere, Anglo-Saxon
| for bend; and ing, Anglo-Saxon for meadow.
Charing is, therefore, the meadow at the
river for just there the river makes great
turn southwark. In 1861 chronicler
takes of "the village of Charing.'
There were ten Eleanor crosses in Eng
land; of these three only now remain
That at Charing is supposed to have been
the most costly. 1t was oetagonal, built Of
the fine grained Caen stone, with Purbeck
marble steps, and eight gilt metal figures,
and rising with pinnical above pinnacle,
like petrified fountain. 1t was long sup
posed that Pietro Cavallini, a. contempt
rary and assistant of Giotto, designed the
cross, but it is now known to have been the
work of Masters Richard and Roger de-
Crundale, who received for their labor some
$500 Is. sd. William Morel, London
goldsmith, modelled the figures, which
were carved by one Alexander, of Abing-
don. On Queen Eleanor's tomb in West
minister Abbey, executed by the afornamed
TOrel, e1700 were expended. The cross
now in the courtyard of the Chariug Cross
Station was the work of Mr.. E. NJ. Barry,
a. R. A., who put together the details with
care from the three rude drawings which
are the only extant records of the old me-
mortal. 1t is however, spoiled and drawf-
ed by being placed so near lofty and huge
building The old cross was pulled down
by the Puritans in 1647, and it took the
Roundheads three months to destroy it.
Some of the stones went to form a pave
ment before Whitehall, while others were
sold to antiquaries to make knife-handles.
The site remained vacant thirty-one years.
The statue of Charles l, at Charing Cross,
was erected in 1874, fourteen years after
the Restoration. The statue cast by LIE
Soeur as early as 1858, had suffered as many
vicissitudes as the exiled monarch who rails
ed it as a memorial of the father whom he
disgraced. From document in the State
Paper Office, it has been discovered that it
was originally ordered by Lord Treasurer
Weston, afterwards Earl of Portland,
proud and mean courtier, of whom Clar-
endon has left darktinted portrait, for
hisgardens at Reehampton. But no flowers
were to bud and bloom around that ped
estal, and in no quiet bocage of rose and
honeysuoe was it to sun itself. Instead of
standing in the quiet garden where the only
sounds were the splash of fountain andthe
song of bird the statue was to be the centre
of the rush and roar of great city, and
after being buried by crafty Royalists for
many years, came to Charing Cross to stare
steadfastly for centuries at that fatal
window of the Whitehall banqnetinghouse.
AHt the Year Round.
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DOES MY LOVED ONE DREAM OF MEs
BY GRACE GLENN.

BY GRACE GLENN.
Twilight breezes, toying idly
Where the willow branches sway,
Where the blushing roses listen
To the tender words We say;
Hasten hence on wings of gladness,
Where my love her hope doth sing,
When We learn its precious burden,
Back to me the echoes bring.
Higher still, l ween, and dearer
viii the notes of angels be,
If the songs they sing of mortals
Mingle with my loves of me.
While the summer day is sleeping
In the cradle of the sky,
And the starry host are keeping
All untiring watch on high,
Go, We moonbeams, where this even
Bows my love on Bonded knee;
Come and tell me, then, if ever
Move her lips in prayer for me.
Brighter, dearer, purer, nearer,
Must the prayers Of angels be,
If they bear to heavens portals
Mine for her and hers for me.
When the heavy wing of slumber
Hovers DER the weary world,
And the gates that ope to dreamland,
On their hinges back are hurled;
When the image that is nearest
To the heart is first to see,
While of her Pm fondly dreaming,
Does my loved one dream of me?
Close above her, in that dreamlsnd,
Would some watchful one might be
Vino would tell me if her holy
Purest dreams are aye of me.
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THE DEAD SEA.

Being without an outlet, evaporation is
the only escape of the water pouring into
it by the river Jordon and some other
streams. Each brings into that cxtraordi-
nary reservoir, which is depression in the
earth's crust thirteen hundred feet below
the water level of the Mediterranean, an
immense mass of materials which must at
asst fill it up, when the Jordon will then
run on beyond and find an outlet to the
sea, if the world remains in its present
physical form long enough.
The Jordan watts down ninety cubic
yards of water every second. Each day
it carries in six and half bushels of salt,
liberated from rocks on its passage, in each
ninety cubic yards. Therefore that dread
fully salt, bitter reservoir has nearly reaced
the point of saturation.
When no more salt can be dissolved, then
it will accumulate on the irregular bottom
till it reaches quite near the present sur
face. Its future will have quite as much
intrest for coming ages as its past history.
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Anecdotes of Marshal Suv6rOff.

The stories told of Marshal Suvoroff dis
play, better than whole pages of discrip-
ton, the wonderful way in which he con-
trived to adapt himself to the rude spirits
with whom he had to deal, without losing
one .jot of his authority. The old Marshal
of his favorite jokes was to confuse a man
by asking him unexpectedly: elbow many
stars are there in the skye"
On one occasion he put this question to
one of his sentries, on bitter January
night, such as only Russia can produce.
The soldier, not whit disturbed, answered
coolly, "Wait little and I'll tell you;"
and he deliberately began to count, some,
two, three, etc. In this way he went
gravely on to hundred, at which point
Suvoroff, who was already half frozen,
thought it high time to ride off, not, how
ever, without inquiring the name of this
ready reckoner. The next day the latter
found himself promoted, and the story
(Which Suvoroff told with great glee to
his staff speedily made its way through the
WHolC
On another occasion, one of his generals,
of division sent him a sargent with dis
patches, at the same time recommending
the bearer to SuvorofFs notice, The Mar
shall, as usual, proceeded to test him by
series Of whimsical questions, but the cot,-
chunen was equal to the occasion.
elbow far is it to the moon?" asked
Suvoroff.
"Two of your Excelency's forced march
es,' answered the sargent.
eff your men began to give way in
battle, what would you do?''
Old tell them that just behind the enc
my's line there was wagon-load of corn
brandy"
"Suppese you were blockaded, and you
had no provisions left, how would you
supply yourself?"
"From the enemy
How many fish are there ia the sea >"
cas- many as have not yet been caught"
And SO the examination went on till Suvo-
rolf, finding his new acquaintance armed at
all points, at length asked him, as a final
poser: "What is the difference between
your colonel and myself ~
"The difference is this, replied the SOL
der coolly:" My colonel cannot make me
captain, but your Excellency has only to
say the wordn'
Suvoroff, struck by his shrewdness, kept
his eye upon the man, and in no long time
after actually gave him the specified pro-
motion.-AN the Year Round.
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same and equal opportunities that were en-
loved by Others

same and equal opportunities that were en-
.joyed by others.
The case was then given to the Jury
with instructions to hand in sealed ver-
dict, which they did on the following morn
ing, finding verdict Of guilty.
A motion for new trial in this case was
made and argued by Mr.. Tucker, on Friday
last, and was overruled by the Court which
then sentenced the Register to a fine Of
$500, and the payment of costs about
$780, RENTING the imprisonment provid-
ed for in the act of Congress.
The other case tried we will report in
our next issue.
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"CoME AND DRINK. During revival
in a town in Ohio, a man who had been
very worldly -minded was awakened, but
for some time concealed his feelings even
from his wife, who was praying woman.
She left him, one evening, in charge of his
little girl of three years of age. After her
departure, his anxiety of mind became SO
great, that he walked the room in his agony.
The little girl noticed his agitation, and
inquired: Z" What ails you, pa?" He replied,
Nothing" and endeavored to quiet his
feelings, but all in vain. The child looked
up sympathizingly in his face, and inquired,
with the artlessness and simplicity of
childhood: Pa, if you were dry, wouldn't
you go and get drink of water?' The
father started as if voice from heaven had
fallen on his ear. He thought of his thirsty
soul furnishing for the waters of life; he
thought of that living fountain opened in
the gospel; he believed, and staightway fell
at the Saviour's feet. From that hour he
dates the dawning of a new light and the
beginning of new life.-.Selected.
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Kennett Square Academy and Seminary
CHESTER COUNTY,

CHESTER COUNTY, PA.
Terms s4o5 to si!75 per week. No extras.
SH0RTLIDGE & NORRIS.
Jan r. 1S72-tf
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.
MARTIN

Always pays the Highest Market Price for Country
Produce, at 1890 ,>
Feb 10 h1oiN" GUN -'D'
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-20
Tried and Acquitted.

We learn from the Plaquemines Repu5-
&ssUa that Ernest Alberti, charged with the
n1rder of Thomas Carlini. has been tried
:aAd acquitted. The Republican says:
The results of the trial are important and
suggestive. and show that the sanctity of
tho marriage relation has been fully vindi-
GATED. and that those who violate it must
pay the penalty of their rashness and wick
aduess with their lives, and that the law
will not lend its aid to punish those who are
acting in defense Of the honor of their
families and of their own, and that those
who seek its protection must keep within
its pale and respect its requirements.
After his acIuittal and consequent re-
lease from custody, MIR. Albert gave a
'Ainner ar the residence of Bernard
Meyers, ESQ.,, at te-a-la-Hache, to his
Numerous friends and near relatives, and
received their warm congratulations.
The Republican adds:
The Hon. Harry Mahoney, our distiu-
Kuished Representative in the State Legisla-
sure, was present, by express invitation,
aad made some feeling and highly appro-
pirate remarks, which were well received.
He was followed by other gentlemen, who
made brief but pertinent speeches and gave
Suitable toasts. which were duly honOred
and produced the happiest effect; after
which the hero OF the occasion, accompa-
MED by his family, relatives and friends,
xeEarned once more to his beautiful home in
Gre Buras settlement. after having fully
vindicated the sacredness of the marriage
tie-taught nnbridled last and lawless pas
aien severe but salutary lesson.
The facts as developed at the trial are
Chat the marital rights of the husband had
4eca invaded several nights by party
Mlou, the wife did not know, and that the
aasbaad, with becoming spirit, armed him
sslf with deadly blade of fatal length and
koenness, watched by her side in the couch
-sf his wife, and when the despoiler CT in
uOeence came, thrust the weapon with one
FLOW into the heart Of the miscreart who
ssas seeking whom he might deyour.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-20
AN ACT
Establishing an additional term of the dis
trlct court in the narish of Carroll

Establishing an additional term of the dis
trict court in the parish of Carroll
WHEREAS. Owing to the sickness of the
Hon. Wade II. Hough, judge of the Fiji
teenth Judicial District, no term OF the
district court has been held in the parish
of Carroll since the fourth Monday in May.
1871, and the next regular term not occur
ring until tie fourth Monday in May, 1872
litigants in said parish are subject to great
Inconvenience and hardship by reason Of
the delay in the decision of their cases;
therefore.
SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House o. Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana, in General Assembly CON
vened, That the judge of the Thirteenth
Judicial District shall hold an additio ,al
term of his court in the parish Of Carroll.
beginning the. third Monday in March,
eighteen hundred and segenty-two. The
judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District
may omit holding the regular term OF his
court in the parish of Carroll, beginning on
the fourth Monday in May, eighteen hun.
bred and seyenty-two, if in his opinion the
requirements of justice will not suffer by
such omission.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after liza
passage.
(Signed 0. n. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
lSigned p. B. S. PINCHBACK.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved March 6, 1872
tSigned) H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
f. j. HEBRON,
Secretary Of State.
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AN Att

AN ACA
| To authorize the police jury Of the parish o
Red River to issue bonds for certain pur-
poses.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate
! and House Of Representatives of the State
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
| That for the purpose of building q court
house and jail, and paying the indebtedness
Of the parish, the police jury of the parish
of Red River are hereby authorized to issue
the bonds OF said parish, duly signed by the
president and treasurer of said police jury,
and bearing the impression OF the parish
seal.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the bonds 80 issued shall not exceed in
amount the sum Of twenty thousand dollars,
or SO much thereof as may be necessary
and shall be of such denomination and form
as the police jury may prescribe Ihey
shall be made payable to bearer, one, two,
three, four five, six, seven, eight, zine and
ten wears after date. respectively. with cou-
pons attached, and shall bear interest at
the rate of eight per cent, payable seml-an-
nually upon the presentation to the parish
treasurer. They may be sold under the di-
rection and control Of the police jury, on
the most advantageous terms.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted. etc., That
in order to provide fund for the payment
of the semi-annual interest and bonds as
they become due, the police jury OF said par
ish is hereby authorized and required, with
in thirty days after the assessment roll OF
said parish shall have been completed, or as
soon thereafter as possible, to determine
what rate of taxation on the total assessed
value of all the movable and immovable
property in said parish will be sufficient
for the purpose of paying the said bonds as
they become due, and the said semi-annual
interest and said tax. as annually deter
mined and ascertained, is hereby levied
upon all movable and Removable property
that may be annually assessed in said par
ish, aud it shall be the duty Of the said po-
lice jury to enforce the collection of said tax
in the same manner as the law provides or
may hereafter provide, for the collection OF
all other parish taxes. Said tax, when COL
lected, shall be applied exclusively to the
purposes mentioned in this act. and said
tax shall be payable in United States cur
rency.
SEC. A. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
until the final payment OF the bonds author
lied to be issued by this act, it shall be the
duty of the police jury of said parish to
apply the proceeds Of the tax, collected by
authority of this act, to the redemption of
said bonds, in such manner as may be
deemed By them most advantageous to the
best interests of the parish.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all expenses necessary to carry INTO effect
the provisions OF this act shall be be paid by
the parish: and this act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
tSigned o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) p. 3. S. PlNCHBACk,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved March 4. 1872.
(Signed) H. e. WARMOTH,
Governor OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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convened December sixth, eighteen hum
dred and seventy one, and the Warrant
Clerk is hereby directed to make no pay
lneDt except upon vouchers drawn upon
him by the Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses. and countersigned by the presiding
officers OF the respective houses; that no
warrant shall be issued by the Committee
on Contingent Expenses, and counter
signed BY the officers of either the
House or Senate, except for the mile
age and per diem Of the members
and employees, and contingent expenses
of either house for this session and the
extra session of the Senate in December,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, it being
understood By this proyis0 that no warrant
issued by either house prior to the sixth
day of December, eighteen hundred and
seventy -one, in the Senate, and first day Of
January. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, in the House Of Representatives. shall
be paid out of the money appropriated by
this act, and the checks issued by the War
rant Clerk In payment OF the mileage, per
diem and contingent expenses OF the Cen
eral Assembly shall be countersigned by
the chairman Of the Committee ON Con-
tingent Expenses, whose duty it is hereby
made to keep separate register and num-
bers of all checks SO issued by the War
rant Clerk and cOunterslgned by him, and
make statement each day to their re-
spective houses, which shall be laid upon
the desks OF the Chief Clerk or Secretary
for the inspection Of the members of the
General Assembly.
SEC ). Be it further enacted, etc., That
this act shall take effect from and after it's
passage.
(Signed) o. FL. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) p. 3. s. PINCHBACK.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved February &c, 1872
(Signed) H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
FL. HERON,
Secretary of State
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A Relief Bill.

In the House of Representatives, on the
oinetcetith ultimo, Mr.. Buckley from the
Cs0mittee on Claims reported bill TOR the
relief Of Charles H. Thompson, of New
Orleans, Louisiana, which was read first
and second time.
The question was upon ordering the bill
to be eDgrossed and read third time
The bill, which was read, directs the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to pay, out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise apprO-
priated, to Charles H. Thompson, of New
Orleans, Louisiana, the sum OF $500, the
sanae to be in full for claim of Thompson
against the government for the failure of
lido to q certain sawmili, machinery and
dwelling, located on block No. &c, city of
Shreveport, Louisiana, sold to him by the
government under the orders of the COM
1aander of the military division of west
mississippi, at Shreveport, Louisiana, on
10 first of May, 1856.
The bill was ordered TO be engrossed and
mad a,hird time; and being ergrossed. it
'yas accordingly read the third time and
saaesed-
Mr. Buckley moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was passed, and also
Haoved that the motion TO reconsider be laid
IN the table.
The latter motion was agreed to.
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5ye,v 0rItans 8epnblitat,.
affIciAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
UFficiAl JOURNAL Of NEW ORLEANS
LETTERS FROM THE PEoPLE.
EDrroR REPUBLICAN,:

EDxrOR REPUBLICANS:
In your issue of the sixteenth instant,
70 which my attention has been lately
called, you refer. to private entertain
Nsnt given by Mr.. Parker, which suggests
NRhether an undue license is not sometimes
'<xcrcised by the press in this respect. In this
Instance there was not that regard for cor
Enetaess in statement, which, with
NeAer virtues, command respect for
= journal. You were not present.
Kzsse who were know that some
mnAlicious person perpetrated on you, in the
statement, malicious fraud. Mr. Parker
did not state "the belief that the colored
veters as body were opposed to the nomi-
nation and election of Mr.. Grant," nor
was anything said by which it could be dis
covered, either before or after raising the
saotb, that the grand majority of those
present were very favorable to Governor
Warmoth and his supporters" There was
Aothing said by any one in reference to
Nr. Grants securing or not the cOlOred
ve1e. Governor Warmoth's name was not
saentioned. Politics were not referred to.
Il came to New Orleans with no intention
Of taking sides with either faction of the
Republican party. On my way hither met
With many indignities, and would have
becn willing to endure as many more if by
- doing could have healed the breach in
Ahe Republican party. G. T. d.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


Hamlet" matinee to-day at twelve
o'clock, and positively the last time of Mr..
Lawrence Barrett as Hamlet. This evening
- Marble Heart" Monday evening benefit
and farewell appearance of Mr.. Lawrence
Rarrett as Romeo. in the tragedy of Ro-
0eo and Juliet" Tuesday evening the the
afro will be occupied by the Shakespeare
Dramatic Association. Wednesday evening
6rst appearance OF Charlotte Thompson, as
Kknay Ten Eyck. in Divorce"
St. Charies Theatre. .-.
Grand Janauschek matinee to-day at
kueIve o'clock, when "Chesney WOld' will
10 presented The same play this evening.
Monday evening, by special request, De
bsrah." No advance in prices. Box sheet
far every evening next week now open.
Academy Of Music.
Grand "Black Crook" matinee to-day at
Twelve o'clock, when mnltitudes of people
0in assemble to witness that magnificent
entertainment. The transformation scene
ut the close of the performance is positively
grand. The aerial gymnasts, the ventril0-
sYGists, and all the rest OF the adjuncts are
Jaet as attractive.
Opern House.
ia Docteur Crispin" for the matinee to-
day at twelve O'clock. For the evening
performance, 'Le Bal Masque." Tomorrow
evening, "L'Etoile du NOrd."