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M. II0gO's Stories and the Opera
Makers.

The Gazette Musicale of Paris observes that
few modern dramatic writer's have afforded
more matter for operate librettists than Vic
tor Hugo. Every one of his dramas has been
adapted to the opera. "Angelo" produced
the "Giuramentc" of Mercadante Matteo
Salvi wrote an opera on ''Les Burgravct :"
Verdi took his "Rigoletto" from "Le Roi
s'Amuse," and "Ernani" from the drama
of the same name; "Lucrezia Borgia"
was taken by Donizetti from "Lucrece )"
"Hemani'' has inspired two other COM
posers besides Verdi-Gabussi and Mazzu-
cato. ''Marie Tudor" was taken by two
composers, Pacini and Russian named
Kachperof; two well-knOwn maestri, Bot
tesini and Carlo Pedrotti, have composed on
marion de Lorme;" and "Ruy Bias" has
been adapted by no less than fivc-Glover,
Chiaramontc, Benanzoni, Marchetti, and
Prince PoniatOwski. ia Esmeralda" seems
to have been the greatest favorite with mu-
sicians, as its adapters are eight in number
Nine Berth, (the wife of the late editor of
the Debas,) Prince Poniatowski; the Rus
sian musician, Dargomijski; Belgian named
Lebeau; an American, Mr.. Fry; Hunga-
rian, M. Wetterhahn |; Mazzucato, and, re-
Gently, Campana.
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Grants Sagacity In Choosing Men.

One characteristic of General Grant has
been his instructive sagacity in choosing men.
In military life this talent had been perhaps
the chief cause of his success. No other
general can show such a triumvirate as Sher-
man, Sheridan, and Mcpherson, beside the
long list of lesser field officers, equally active
and devoted, if not equally renowned. When
tho President went over to the politicians he
chose his licutenants as skillfully as he had
selected those oe the army. 1t is true that
their tactics have been most unfortunate for
the country, and almost disastrous to their
party, but as mere politicians there could not
have been selected more indefatigable fight
crs. General Grant abandoned a line Of
craftsmanship for a line of politics, and on
his new line it became necessary, in his opin-
ion, to have a new set Of corps commanders.
The men we do not admire, their field of OPP
erations we think small, their system of
strategy shallow and mean; but as officers
adapted to that kind of petty political war
fare they were the ablcst that could be had.
But there is one other characteristic of
General Grant which his first Presidency has
hardly called into action, but which in the
second may be found to retrieve much of the
ground that has been lost. This is ability to
learn, and especially to learn wisdom from
his own mistakes. Tho rcpulse at Belmont,
(whether we judge it by his first or substi-
utedreport,) and the comprehensive strategy
of the compaign of lSG4-'5, will always seem
to be the work of two different men. Yet
between the two extremes can be traced his
steady, patient growth; erring,, but erring
less and less; making mistakes, but never
repeating the same one; moving tardily, but
always in some way attaining ultimate sue.
cess. 1t is on this characteristic that the
hopes of his countrymen may now rest. We
have reason to believe that during the four
years of his term he has been learning as
during the four years of the war that little
has escaped his quiet, unobtrusive attention
and that his knowledge of public men and
the wants and interests of the country are in.
compatibly greater than it was. On certain
subjects, as civil service reform, he has al
| ways been in advance of the party in Con
gress, and has proved to be much stronger
than his party and his party leaders among
the people.-N. Y. Nation, Nor. 7.
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Quarreling.

If anything in the world will make man
feel badly, except pinching his fingers in the
crack of door, tits unquestionably quarrel.
after it than before. 1t degrades him IN the
eyes of others, and, what is worse, blunts
his sensiblities on the one hand, and in
creases the power of passionate irritability
on the other. The truth is, the more peace
fully and quietly we get on, the better for
our neighbors. In nine cases out of ten, the
better course is, if man cheats you, cease
to deal with him If he is abusive, quit his
company; and if he ISLANDERS you, take care
to live SO that nobody will believe him. No
matter who he is, or how he misuses you,
the wisest way is to let him alone for there
Is nothing better than this cool, calm, and
quiet way of dealing with the wrongs we
meet with.
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The Next Congress.

We are accustomed to think of the states
men gathered in Congress in the past as SUI
periOr to those of the present timo. We
often repeat tho popular expression that
there were giants in those days. A sort OF
tradition rather than any critical examination
and reasoning, has fixed this habit of thought.
Undoubtedly there were some pre-eminent
figures who were commanding in their own
day and who seem all the greater to us from
the halo of the past which surrounds and
magnifies them. But rarely have we had a
Congress which, for the number of its strong
men and its general ability, equaled that
which the people have just elected.
The Senate will not be probably very ma
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westerly from Fort Defiance. This brings us

westerly from Fort Defiance. This brings us
into Northwestern Arizona. The geological
features of the country are represented IN
sandstone formations, very much broken and
upheaved, with evidences of great volcanic
action and overthrow. The precious stones
are found in earthly matter, (overlaying the
sandstone,) which is glittering with crystal
lied substances. The industrious builders OF
the ant-hills carry up in the earth from their
subtcrranean cells diamonds, rubbies, sap
phirss, emeralds, garnets and tourmaline, and
it is only abovc.the sandstone that these gems
are found. The character of the country
conforms in almost every particular to the
descriptions we have of the South African
diamond fields. The extent of our fields can
only be estimated by the large area which we
know has the same geological characteristics,
and which is already prospected in many
places, distant from each other.
Capt. Buckley gives the route traversed by
him as follows: From San Francisco to
Denver, Colorado, by the Pacific Railroad !;
from Denver to Pueblo, by narrOw-guage
railroad; from Pueblo to Santa Fee, 800 miles,
by stage. The distance from Santa Fc to the
diamond fields is about 300 miles westerly,
with no public conveyance. This route is by
Fort Wingate, 100 miles from Santa Fe and by
Fort Defiance, co miles from Wingate, which
last post is 60 miles from the.fields, situa-
ted about IS degrees north and longitude Ill
degrees west from Greenwich. The hurricane
deck of mule or mustang must be rcsorted
to after leaving Santa Fe. One Government
blackboard travels the road to Fort Wingatc
with the mail, but with no seat for a passen-
ger except by order of the military authori-
ties. Between Santa Fe and Wingate the
only camping places are Pine Blanco, Mex
lean village on the Rio Grande, 80 miles from
Santa Fe; San Ccdro, SO miles from Pine
Blanco; Rio POrque, % miles from San
Cedro; Willow Springs, 80 miles from Rio
POrque; Blue Water, at intersection of the
Albuquerque road, 33 miles from Willow
Springs; Bacon Springs, % miles from Blue
Water and Fort Wingate, Is miles from
Bacon Springs.-Sm Francisco Chronicle, De-
tObcr 90.
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How Do We Take Cold?

"By sudden changes of temperature, sure
ly," is the answer ready upon the tom que of
ninety-nine out Of every hundred persons
whs may read or hear the question that heads
this article. But how do sudden changes of
temperature give us cold? Too sudden con-
traction Of the pores of the skin; sudden
checking Of the sensible or insensible per-
spiration, sudden change of circulation by
which the blood is thrown, from the surface
inward, upon the vitals, causing congestion,
etc. All these are phenomena which may,
some or all of them, be connected with too
great changes of temperature, but they fall
short, even when taken all together, of az
counting for that very ordinary, very amaz-
ing, and too often seriously injurious infiic-
ton, bad cold.
Few of us but can count scores of instances
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Another GOlCOnSI:l.
Deposits or CO ms In Northwestern Arizona
One Hundred Pounds of Precious Stones
In San FranelseO.

DePOslse o. de ms IN NOrthwestefm Arizona
One Hundred Pounds of Precious stones
In San Franelseo.
About 10 days ago, rs stated i'm the CAyOn-
icle at the time, the Pacific Diamond and
Ruby Mining Company received large con-
signment Of precious stones from the dia-
mOnd-felds discovered by them. Captain
Thomas Buckley, who discovered these fields
shortly after the breaking out of the diamond
excitement last summer, and under whose
superintendent the stones were collected,
returned with them, and is now stopping in
this city. 1t transpres that the consignment
Of jewels brought back by him is much larger
than originally stated; and the company now
have on deposit in the Office of B. +. Sher-
wood, one of the original incorporatOrs, 100
pounds Of uncut stones gathered on their
grounds since August, and PANIED out of the
gravel by hand. The stones wero yesterday
shown to a Chronicle reporter by Mr.. Sher-
wood, in the latter's Office. There are dia-
m0nds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and gar
nets in the collection. The stones erage
abOu the size of a pea, and, while man, are
douf Less garnets and worthless quartz srys-
tale, there are many valuable diamonds and
rules in the collection. They hay been
tested by competent lapidafies, who pronounce
large proportion of them valuable gems.
None of the stones have been cut, but in q
few days the entire collection will be sent to
Frankfort, Germany, and sold. Even in theil
rough state there are many lustrous gems
which will cut to brilliants of great value
The company have secured the title to theil
grounds and have force of men at work or
the grounds now, most of them Indians from
neighbOring reservation. They say it is moi
yet decided whether Capt. Buckley will return
TO their fields this winter, or remain in the
city until spring. In any event they will
prosecute work vigorously, and have promise
OF reaping magnificent reward for their en-
terprise.
Capt. Buckley locates his diggings in lati.
tude IS degrees north, longitude Ill degrees
west from Greenwich, and about SO. miles
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The Next House Of Representa-
tfVes.

Our Democratic friends had built great
hopes upon an expected majority in the next
Congress. In fact, this hope was put for
ward everywhere as a sufficient justification
of the Endorsement of the Cincinnati candi-
dates by the Baltimore Convention. "I.et
us secure a majority of the Congress Dis
tricts" was the plausible argument used
everywhere by the apOlogists of the coali-
ton. They protested also to have hopes of
putting Mr.. Greeley in the Presidential chair,
and with the Executive Department and the
popular branch of Congress under their con-
troll, there was much promise of grinding the
Republican Senate between the "upper and
neither milestone"
Let us see how these great expectations
have been fulfilled. Under the old appOr-
tionment the House of Representatives was
composed of 2i3 members. In the Forty
second Congress there were 40 members
elected as Republicans and 103 elected as
Democrats. Late in the session the Demo-
Gratis were reinforced by Mr.. Blair, of Michi-
gan Mr.. Farnsworth, of Illinois, and prob
ably one or two others, who went over from
the Republican side. There generally being
a number of absentces the vote on party
questions was often uncomfOrtably close, and
two occasions measures which were supposed
to have the approval of the Executive were
defeated. No Republican cared to see the
party majority in Congress grow any less,
and this was really about all the uneasiness
that the nomination Of Mr.. Greeley gave.
The result shows that there was no cause for
alarm. After a careful revision of all the
official and unofficial returns received since
the election we have come to the conclusion
that 206 Republicans have been elected to
the House of Representatives and sc Demo-
Gratis. Under the new appOrtonment the
House will consist of 900 members n will
require 1877 members to constitute n two
thirds majority, so that it will be seen that
the Republicans can carry party measure by
two thirds majority and have nearly dozen
votes to spare and thus it was that the
Senate escaped a pulvcrizing between 'the
upper and neither milestone. "-Bdnimoye
american.
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Nervous children suffer untold agonies
from fear, when put to bed alone. No
tongue can tell the horrors of lonesome
room to such children. A little delicate boy,
whom his parents were drilling to sleep
alone, used to cry violently every night, and
his father would come in and whip him. He
mistook his pertinacity for obstinacy, and he
thought it his duty to conquer the child,s
will. One night he said: "Why do YOU
always scream so, when you know YOU shall
be punished ?" "Oh, father, father!'' said
the little fellow, 81 don't mind you whip
ping me, if you will only stay with me"
The fathers eyes were opened from that
moment. He saw that human being cannot
be governed by dead rules, like plant or an
animal.
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The funeral of Alexander Hamilton
Polk, son of the late Bishop of Louisiana,
took place at Hartford, recently. A delega-
ton of Trinity College students acted as
pall-bearers.
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The People of an Arkansas Town
startled.

About twelve miles south of Huntsville,
Madison county, on the 9Th instant, occurred
the most wonderful and startling phenome-
non that has ever been witnessed by the
citizens Of that neighborhood. Near the
farm Of Captain Smith, sheriff of the county,
some of the citizens were startled by fright
full noise like the rushing of mighty cannon
ball through the air. On looking up they
discovered something that looked like solid
column of fire passing with tremendous veloc-
ity through the air, with whirring, kissing
sound, something like that of shell, but
many fold louder. 1t appeared to be from
eight to ten feet in length and from four to
five feet in diameter, but it was passing with
such swiftness that it may have been many
times larger than it appeared. When first
discovered it seemed to be several hundred
feet above the earth, and was inclining in its
course toward the ground, profusely emitting
great sparks of fire. About minute or two
after it passed out of sight an awful explosion
was heard, that shook the earth for miles
around, and was heard at distance of fifteen
miles. The truth of this statement is vOuched
for by Capt. Smith, Mr.. Qualls, S. P. Smith,
Mr.. Tassey, and other prominent citizens of
the Observation-Disclosures (Ark.) Ne,cs,
Oct. "a.
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John NJ. Gordon, of Virginia, lived an
entire winter on fifty-five cents a day, in
order that he might be enabled to spend Q
dollar night for one hundred and nine night.
for a reserved seat in the National Theatre
at Washington,
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steeI-spring Shoulder Brace,

which ere pronounced by those who them superior
o an ything Of the kind in We have a new brace
or the ladies', Manufactured expressly for u.s. which
great improvement the old styles and which are
selling rapidly. We have greatly enlarged our brace snd
truss department, and those who In want Of such
articles cannot fail Gt being suited. Private room for
ladies attended by MRS. o. FOSTER, NJ. d.
Call At FOSTERS DRUG STORE,
n. W. Corner Of front aRd West Streets,
Aug6 Wilmington, Del.
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rI.h.s 1.nst wIII anna reslnment.

About half past seven O'Clock on Saturday
night the unfortunate Colonel Fisk perform
ed the last photographic as well as utlle act
of his remarkable life, by aflixing his sigma
ture TO his last will and testament. AS Will
he seen by ptrusal Of the document, which
is subiOined, 1t is bIiei, even terse, in lis
yerbiage, carefully and very accurately
framed, and every legal requisite scrulin'
ousy complied with, even to the verbal de.
claration" of the instrument being his last
will and testament The following Is a
literal copy OF the paper
|. James Fisk, Jr, of the city oil New
York. being OF sound mind and memory,
do make, publish and declare this my last
will and testament, hereby revOkllg all
former wills by me made.
/. | give, devise and bequeath all my
estate and property, real and personal, ex-
cent the special legacy hereafter mentioned,
| TO my beloved wife, Lucy ID. Fisk, subject,
however, TO trust TO ray 10 my dear lalheI
and mother, jointly, or to The survivor OF
them, s., 600 year for their support during
the life of them OF either OF themi anG
further, to pay to Minnie +. Morse and
Rosie q. Morse each, $1,000 year during
their lives, respectively, until marriage
when the annuity Of the one marrying shal
cease. The property and estate aforesaid t.
vest absolutely in the said Lucy and he
heirs forever, subject only as aforesaid; and
the said trust shall not effect her right ireel.
to dispose OF and transfer any such property
/ ., giye and bCqueath to my sister, Mrs
Mary G.. Hooker, stock in the Narraganse'
Steamship Company, Of the par value
, 800, 900 for her sole and separate use lol
+ ever.
c 8. appoint my said wife and my irien
e Eben d. Jordan, Of Boston, executors oil III
D my last will and testament.
c In witness whereof have hereunto g.
Q my hand and seal, this 9th day OF JanuaT.
= 1872. JAMES FISK, Jr.
+ Signed, sealed, published and declared
s the lesiator, 10 be his last will and test
e meut, in the presence oi US, who ha'
IS hereto subscribed our names as wilnesse
s at his request, and in his presence and
8 the presence of each other.
y y THOMAS G. SHEARMAE, 310 West Twenl
second street, New York.
, JAY GOULD, 5fs Fifth Avenue, New Ror
= f. WILLIS FISHER. MID, Grand Cent?
a Hotel.
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UnqesfIonabIy the best sustained
work of the Kind in the WOrId.''
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management OF Harpers.-1he Nation, N. 4.
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ThiIis the largest aud finest German Hoel in the State
Thetabe is furnished with the best the market aorde
The bar is supplied with the best Liquors and Lagsr
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VOL. XII
NOWADAYS.


Alaai how every thing has chansed'
since was sweet sixteen, ,...,...
When all the girls wore hoI's7lu"
And APRONS nice and olean,,
with bonnets made Of braided Atr""'
Tbnt tied beneath the chin,
ri,c ebnvla laid neatly on the neck
And fastened with PM
recolcct the time when r
Rode fathers herse 10 mil, 80,
Across the meadows, rock, aud heldi
And no and down the hill; -
And when our folks were out al Woiki
As sure as I'm sinner, ,.
Jumped upon horse nnre-paoNi
And carried them their dinner
Dear mel young ladies, nowadays
Wonld almost faint away
To think Of riding all alone
In wagon. chaise or sleigh
Aud AS for giving "pa" his meAiH'
ar helping ina" 10 bake;
a s.intli t,youll spoil their lily hands-
.rhr,ngh sometimes they make cake
,vhs, winter came, the maiden'a heart
Began to beat and huiter .,-,,
Paci beau would take his sweetheart oW''
Sleigh riding in the CUTTER 4,
Or. ifthe storm was bleak and colu'
Tho girls and beaux together
Would meet and have most glorious i""'
And never mind the weather.
Bnt now. indeed 1t grieyes me much
The circumstance to mention'[
However kind the young mans hehrti
And honest his Intention
lie never ask the girls 10 ride
But such a war Is waged
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Supporters Supporters !

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adelphia one Of the finest assortment Of the above ar-
ces Ii offered to the citizens Of Wilm gton.
Among them is an entirely new brace known as the