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The MosoU1To. The male mos
quito lives a short, idle life, doing
little harm, and subsisting upon
the sweets gathered from flowers,
having dainty preference to lilies,
in whose creamy petalled bells he
pensively swings. The female is
the noisy, aggressive sex, and makes
life q burden to those unfortunate
|mortals encountering her, She
stings them and ssboasts" about 1t,
and not content with her own evil.
career, every month deposits one
hundred eggs ID some cool, damp
place, thus multiplying and perpet-
uating her kind.
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TOLUME XX---NO 90

Eox-sMok1Ne CHIMKEYs. TO
build a chimney 50 that it will not
smoke, the chief point is to make
the throat not less than four inches
broad and twelve long then the
chimneys should be abruptly en-.
larged to double the size, and SO
continue for one foot or more;
then it may be gradually tapered
off as desired. But the inside Of
the chimney, throughout its whole
length to the top, should be plas-i
tered very smooth with good NOR
tar, which will harden with age.
The area of a chimney should be
at least half a square foot, and no
fue less than sixty square inches.
The best shape for a chimney is
circular or many.sided, as giving
less friction (brick is the best mate
rial, as it is a non-conductor) and
the higher above the roof the bet
|ter.-Seiengc american.
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.~s ABBEVIIIE, C. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST e 1872

4 v
thing towsrd making her popular.
As she is q sensible woman, it is
probable that she has done so in
the belief that, while sheisin Mad
rid, she should do as the Madri-
lenas do.
For an hour we strolled through
the alleys, which are very like the
alleys Of the promenade grounds OF
other large cities. The sun was
nearly down before the ladies sug-
gested that it was time to turn our
steps homeward. The ever-varying
picture the promenaders presented
seemed-to interest them not less
than it did me, to whom the scene
was new, and in many respects
novel.
We passed through the Gale
Alcala, a wide street planted with
trees, that reminds one somewhat
of the Boulevard st. Michel, Paris,
to the Puerta del Sol, from which
a walk of five minutes brought us
to the elegant residence Of Don
Eusebio, in the Gale del Avenal.
The dinner was excellent and
abundant, even to profusiop. The
Spaniari, warm as his climate is,
if he can afford it, is a good liver.
When the comida was over, we
drove, in accordance with our pro
gramme, to the Zarzuela Theatre
But / should not omit mentioning
that, for this purpose, the ladies
again retired to change their toll
cts. When they re-appeared, theil
sno w-white shoulders rose in vo
luptuous fullness high above theil
silken robes, and their long, rust
ling trails recalled to my mind thu
days when these appendages Of ths
bellies Of CASTLE were borne b,
Moorish pages.
ga more beautiful model for |
!, |Salome the Imagination could no
J, picture" said I to myself, as Este
fania, brilliant as the evening star
entered the room.
The performance at the theatr'
was not especially edifying. Th'
piece was a yaudeuille of the mos
/ antiquated description, the heroin'
, as ugly as a crow, and the hero a
hoarse as a raven. Nevertheless,
was most agreeably entertained b.
& dividing my attention between tn
audience and the charming. sisters
whom I found by comparison t.
: hold a high place among the Mad
rid beauties. Inez pointed out an.
: number of notable people, givinl
8 me an idea in a word or two o
J what distinguished Them from th
many. None of the occupants Q
} the better parts of the auditorium
seemed to pay any attention t
: what was going on beyond th
J foot-ights; everybody found ampl
employment in looking at every
body else
Estefania was target for tn
> opera glasses Of any number
| drawing room lions, whose glance
3 did not, however, so far as I coul
discover, make her feel at all ur
! comfortable.
| AtAbout half past ten we left
It iS6ot considered sthe thing
here to wait for the last act, excep
: on extraordinary occasions. I say
: my amiable host and hostesses t
their carriage, and then, took leay
| of them, preferring to return to m
:. hotel on foot, after having spent
, most agreeable Sunday Afternoon
in Madrid.
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Half the people do not seem to

! Half the people do not seem to
realize that the chest Of q horse
needs covering quite as much as
his back. They think it only me-
cessary when they stop in the street
to throw an old ragged blanket or
piece Of carpet over his loins, and
leave the rest of his body exposed.
1t would be a poor overcoat for a
man that only covered his back,
and a horse has a chest and langs
as well as human being. It is
due to the horse, and is for the best
interest of the owner, to provide q
good blanket, covering chest, ahoul-
ders and back. ~
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FLOORING, CEILING WEATHER BOARDS, Over a
Window
made this
South the city Of Baltimore all which guarantee will
piyeeu
business, the City Of Charleston
their
w. P.
vcipity Charleston Pavilion Hotels
fully g. 1871 16
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON, April D.
The British and American Mixed
Commission met to-day. Two awards
were made-EleanOr Turner VS.. United
States, five thousand seven hundred dol
lars, gold; and Peter Johnson VS.. United
| States, eight thousand and sixty dollars.
gold The Commission adjourned to
meet in New York ON the eleventh of
September next.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs re-
ceived letter to-day from the Secretary
of State suggesting that, in view of the
pending correspondence in regard to the
Alabama claims, it is not expedient or
advisable for Congress to make any
declaration upon the subject, as proposed
by Judge Peters resolution, which op-
poses the claim for consequential dam
ages.
The House Committee ON Appropria-
tions this morning had under considera-
ton the pOstal-telegraph bill, and heard
the arguments of George B. Prescott,
representing the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, in opposition to the
measure, and r.. B. Lines, who opposed
Hubbard's bill, butargued in favor of the
government assuming entire control of
the telegraph.
The Court of Claims has rendered de-
cisiOns in nine or ten cotton cases, chiefly
from Savannah, giving judgments
against the United States to the amount
OF nearly million dollars-among them
the famous Elgee ease, involving three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the
proceeds of cotton seized by treasury
agents, and another case involving four
hundred and seventy-five thousand dol
lars, the proceeds of n similar seizure.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, April 23.-The Correspond
/ eHce says that thirty Carlist bands have
now appeared throughout Spain, the
/ largest of which are impelled chiefly
| against the Provinces of Navarro, Leon
and Bontevedra The Government
forces encountered the band in POnte.
vedrO, capturing their leader, priest
who, it is reported, was Immediately
shot. Generals, who are members o
the Radical party, have offered theil
services 10 the Government, to assist in
suppressing the demonstrations of the
agitatOrs.
Many members of the Carlist Juntas
have been arrested. In different parts
of the country, Carlist bands are in
creasing in number through the king
dom. The men cry, ''Vive Charles the
SEVENTH" Death to the Liberals r'
A large number of peasants in the pro-
vinces of Navarro, GuipuZcOa, Feruel,
Leon, and Euesca, have Joined the
forces of the Pretender. The govern
ment is active in its exertions TO sup
press the rising, and il is reported will
adopt a more rigorous policy towards
disturbers than that now pursued. 1t is
believed here that Don Carlos is not at
ArTey, as was reported from Paris, and
has not yet left Geneva.
LATER.-The Carlists in Navarro are
retreating on Roncesvalles, apparently
to cover the entry of Don Carlos. A
caucus of deputies and senators last
night adopted a resolution in favor of
nominating Losas President of the
COTtps
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RAILROADS.
How 10 Rob Them.

A case recently decided in an English
court shows how the law which allows
damages TO persons injured by railroad
accidents may be absurd. A man
named George Robson, who for the past
four years had been making a comfOrta-
bic living out of visitations which carry
mourning and penurY into so many
families, complained at the Leeds as
sizes that he had heen injured in the
head by an accident at Guide bridge on
the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln
shire railway. 1t was proved in defense
that the complainant was not ON the
train at the time of the accident; that
in 1865 ne received fifty dollars nom the
London aud Northwestern railway for
an alleged sprained ankle; and in 1859
ne received :s50ut one hundred and sew
enty from the Lancashire and York
shire, and one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
dollars from the North British for a
sprained ankle. In 1870 he received about
three hundred and fifty dollars from the
Northeastern for apparently a more Sc
we're sprain of the ankle. On October
twenty-first he went to DIR. Tacey and
complained of being injured in an acci-
dent on the North British, and
threatened an action, but on the twenty
fifth of the same month the accident at
Guide bridge occurred, and he COM
menced proceedings against the Man
chester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire
Company. 1t was also shown that the
fellow had been twice in the Penitentia-
ry for stealing geese. The jury found
for the defendants.
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SCHUTZENFRST.
Fifth National Shooting Festival ia
Begin on the 10th Of May, and
Continue Seven Days.

ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-The fifth ma.
tional shooting festival of the American
SharpshoOters Society, is to be held at
Highland, Illinois, thirty miles east OF
this city, commencing on the nineteenth
of May and terminating on the twenty
sixth. 2FE
Great preparations are being made foI
the occasion. The prizes are valued at
twelve thousand dollars, mainly gold
coin, silver goblets and medals. Socie-
ties and delegations viii be present from
New York, jersey City, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington Charleston, Mo
bile, Montgomery, New Orleans, Nash
vile, Louisville, Cincinnati, Dayton Co
lumbus, Hamilton, Ohio; Buffalo, In
dianapOlis, Lafayette, Detroit, Chicago,
Quincy, Peoria, Joliet, Bloomington,
Alton, Litchfield, Belleville, San Fran
cisco, st. Louis and n4mer of places
in Missouri. All the military organiza-
tIons and Major-GeneFsl Hatch and
stafa and all the singing and Turner So
cieties of this city are invited, and many
of them will be there. There will also
attend a Congressional Committee Of
five appointed for that purpose.
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ashes of our fallen heroes. Mrs. Minor
Meriwether was chosen permanent Sec
retary of the organization Rev. Mr..
Landrum was selected to deliver the
opening prayer on the day of the deco
ration. This day, it will be remem-
bened, falls on the first Saturday in May.
Captain Black, Colonel W. II. Taylor
and G. G. Cummings, Esq, were ap-
pointed to confer with the speak
er of the occasion. 1t was un-
animously agreed that the deco
ration in future at Elmwood should be
characterized by proceedings more be-
coming the funeral cOmmemoration it is
meant to be than the gala occasion it has
been heretofore. For this reason the
main incidents Of the day are meant to
be those of an offering of prayer, gath
ering and strewing Of flowers over the
graves, and a short and well-pointed ad-
dress. On this sad occasion it was de
cided to have a penny-box for dona-
tions to the Monumental Fund ON the
ground. giA
This is as it should be, and we feel
sure that the kind ministering spirits
that were in the olden time first at the
cross and first at the tomb, viii be there
as the sweet ruling spirits over the
graves of our noble dead.
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THE MExICANS.
MatamOras being ReinfOreed-The ReTO-
lutiOnists within Ten Miles Of the
-. City-A Battle Imminent.


MATANIoRAs, April 22.-General Ce-
vallas and his command of five hundred
men and officers, with two pieces of ar
tillery, reached here to-day. The Gen
eral relieved General Palacios, whom be
outranks, and who has commanded here
for the last four years, and inspected the
defenses and the city Immediately after
his arrival. Another is expected here
tomorrow, from Vera Cruz, with several
hundred more reinfOrcements, which
will place the city beyond the possibility
of capture by any fOrc31 the revolution
lists can at present bring against it. Ru-
mors still prevail that General Quirgoa
intends making an attack, but up TO
dark the enemy were within ten miles.
The revOlutiOnits under General Nor
vaise, who commanded part of the in
surgents in San Luis, were driven out
of that State by a part of General
Coredles forces, and lately routed and
dispersed near Tula. General Morvaise
is at Victoria, the capital of the State of
Tamaulipas, which is said to be under
the protection of Governor Camales,
who has heretofore been suspected ofsym-
pathizing with the rebels, but who has
taken no active part with either side.
General Jeraltos will take the offensive
as soon as the balance of his men reach
here, and viii, in all PROBABILITY, rid the
frontier of all revolutionists in a month.
There is no news from FeirnO or QGira-
go to-day worthy of note.
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ENGLAND.


LONDON, April 23.-It is now believed
that the steamship Ispahan, which left
Bombay in January for this city, and
which has not been heard from since
leaving Malta, ON the thirteenth OF
February, foundered off Brest, France,
durtng the terrible gale. Fifty persons
who were on the Ispahan are supposed
to have gone down with the steamer.
The claimant in the TichbOrne case
has been admitted TO BAIL He will be
summoned soon TO answer the charge
of perjury and forgery.
The weather throughout England is
fair and favorable for growing crops.
The Epson spring meeting for 1872
opened to-day, with a city and suburban
handicap of fifteen sovereigns each, with
two hundred added; the second horse to
receive fifty sovereigns out of the stakes.
The race was won by Mr.. G.. Ct. Res
wick's b. !. C. Digby Grand, four years
old; Mr.. Bowls's b. h. Lord Glasgow was
second; and Mr.. PerTy's b. h. Hector
third Thirty horses started. The bet
ting before the race was fifty to one on
the field against Digby Grand, forty to
one against Lord Glasgow, and thirty
two to one against Hector. F. Webb
was the fortunate jockey of the winning
horse; Platt and Crichmere rode second
and third respectively.
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DECORATION DAY.
The Monumental AssOeiattou-Meetin
OF the ladies Yesterday.
The meeting Of the ladies Of the Nom

The meeting of the ladies of the Mon
umental Association occurred yesterday
at the appointed hour, in the lecture
room of the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
NJ. G.. Galloway, having previously re-
signed, was again unanimously chosen
TO preside over the meeting, with a re-
quest that she act as Permanent Chair
man. This she declined, but said she
would cheerfully act till a successor
might be elected-tbat she had served
in this capacity 50 long that she felt that
some Others should serve in turn. That
she would ever be found in the future
among the active working members of
this sacred Organization.
This meeting, though not largely at
tended, was characterized by that zeal
and earnestness that augurs well for the
future of its objects, For the purpose
of efficiency in Its plans Colonel w, H.
Taylor, Of our city, ,sand one of the most
gallant defenders of the dead cause and
the living faith, was chosen the bust
ness manager of the monumental fund.
He was Instructed to solicit and receive
donations for this fund, and the MEM
bers there reOrganized with a view to Sc
cure the prompt erection of the monu-
ment in Emwood Cemetery over the
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GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
Nrw YORK, Ap-

NEw YORK, April o.
Augustus Bishop, son Of Madam'
Anna Bishop, the vocalist, died sudden
ly yesterday.
Brooklyn Presbytery has adopted al
overture TO the General Assembly Of ths
Presbyterian church against YOmeI
preaching.
The three hundred and eighth amir
versSry Of Shakspeare's birth was cele.
brated by a banquet tonight by St.
Georges Society.
Michael Hays, charged with a mur-
der committed fifteen years ago, has
been admitted to bail in the sum OF
thirteen thousand dollars.
Search has been made recently Of all
the arriving vessels for Fleury, the abb
sconding teller Of the Bank Of ireland,
at Limerick, without success.
Yesterday the Williamsburg Gaslight
Company paid fifteen thousand dollars,
Tor which they had been sued by Asses
soT Jourdan, foT not making proper re-
turns Of gas furnished the city.
The Coroner's jury found verdict
Monday night against boy named
Richard Christie, who shot his play
mate. Willie Wells. Christie Is held 10
await the action Of the grand jury.
The consolidation Of the Delaware
and Rapidan Canal and the Camden and
AubOy and New Jersey Railroad Com
panies was unanimously ratified to-day
by the stockholders of the New jersey
road
Three men, who had climbed into a
window in st. Michaei's church during
service last night, fell g distance OF
twenty-five feet, iRfiicttng serious and
probably fatal injuries on two, and frac-
turing the arm Of the third.
a rguments were heard in the Su-
prene Court to-day ON a petition from a
targe nun, ,ber Of prisoners In the peni-
fenfiary anG house Of refuge for dis
charge on the ground of the uncOnsti-
nationality Of the Court of Sessions
which sentenced them.
The Secretary Of the Erie Toad states
that il is the intention Of the company
10 create a consolidated mortgage on
the property of the company, for the
purpose Of providing funds TO lay third
rail, and other purposes. Notice to that
effect had been given, as required by
law. No actiOn can be taken until ten
weeks hence.
The .Sga has a letter from Havana OF
tlfe 18th, stating that Salmaseda, With
. large body of troops, fell into an am
bush prepared by Vicente Garcia be-
tween CantO FL PasO and CantO Fl En-
BARBADOS, and utterly routed, with loss
~ f3ve hundred men. Over sixty cart
loads of wounded have arrived at the
military hospitals.
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A GENEROUS DEED.
How n Noble Nature shines Forth Un-
der Adverse circumstances.

The hard-hearted policemen, who are
generally of opinion that human nature
is thoroughly debased, scooped a man
up Monday night, and dragged him To
the statiOn-house, where a charge OF
drunkenness was preferred against him.
In the lacOnic language of the docket,
he was ndrunk," as it were. The sum
of three hundred and fifty dollars was
found upon his person. When the cir
cumstances Of his case We're laid before
the Recorder yesterday morning, a fine
of five dollars was imposed, which was
taken out of his pile, and the remain-
der handed back to him. He did
not take the money and walk off with a
selfish chuekle, eursing all hands, as
people of ignoble minds are in the habit
of doing. No, but he thought sorrow
fully of the poor fellows that were incar-
cerated like himself all nigSE and re-
flected feelingly on the possible fact that
they could not pay for their nights
lodging, and might, therefore, have to
work it out on the chain gang. This
hero of the gutter then showed the stuff
that was in him. He counted twelve
acknowledges that were fined five dol
lars each, who could not pay. He VOL
unteered the cash, and got the whole
dozen out of the serape at once. The
satisfaction which he felt all day may
be better imagined than described. He
remembered that is a great work of
mercy to ransom prisoners, and he en-
joys his reward |
Having walked forth from the stations
house bursting with happiness, reflect
ing ON the moral beauty of his actions;
the whole squad of liberated bibers
followed him, and each in turn asked him
to drink and allowed him to pay. They
would not deprive him of the honor and
comfort of paying. The natural result of
all this was his second arrest and incar-
ceratiOn in Adams street station-hOuse
so early in the day that he was perfectly
sober again at ten O'clock last night, so
that he had leisure to inquire into the
condition of his felIow-prisoners. He
made strict inquiries, and became fas-
cinated by the misfortunes of two
women, who were held ON some frivol-
Gus charge. He viii liberate them this
3--L
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PARIS, April 23.-A number of per.
sons were arrested in the city of Bay.
onne, near the Spanish frontier, in the
department Of the Bosses Pyreenees
yesterday who were known 10 be en-.
route for Spain to engage IN the present
demonstration against the government
of that country. The captain, however,
oVeIpOyered the police force which had
them in charge and escaped toward the
Spsnish frontier.
Troops have been sent IN pursuit Of
them, but nothing is known Of the
movements done by Carlos. 1t is be-
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THE LAST MASSACRE.
Further Particulars from the Scene of
PrOctOr's Last Murder0us 1
GambOl,
Flight of the Proctor Party-The Yicin.
ity Of the Trouble Reported Desert
ed-Bad State Of Affairs.

ST. LOUIS, April 23.-The Fort Smith
Arkansas -NeU Era of the nineteenth
gives some further account of the recent
tragedy in the Indian territory. 1t seems
that the approach of the marshal's force
was well known at the courthouse and
preparations to resist were made, for thf
court adjourned on the morning of the
fight from the courthouse, an open
building, to a schoolhouse about a half 9
mile away and quite closely built. Al
the people there were armed, including
the jury, and even Proctor, the murder
er on trial, had a Spencer rifle and tWC
reVOlVeFs. Ofthe marshals party eight
were killed, including Deputy Marshal
Owens, and two others severely wOuned,
OF the assailants four We're killed, in
Guiding a deputy sheriff and a juror and
six wounded. Besides these two white
men were found dead half a mile from
the courthouse, supposed TO have been
killed i'm WantOness by way ofretaliating
on the aggressOrs. A letter from Dep
uty Marshal RobensOn, in charge of the
recruiting posse, sent from Fort Smith,
says he arrived at the place of fight on
the seventeenth and found the whole
country deserted. The Proctor party
lett Nnb PREVIOUS udN Win lofty g-SlA We'll
armed men, taking their wounded with
them into the mountains. Pursuing
them with a mere handful Vf men was
out Of the question. Ha
LITTLE Rock, April 2S.-The Fort
Smith NeW Era of Friday, after giving
the full particulars of the late fightin the
Indian country, as detailed by Deputy
Marshal Peavey, who, with one other,
was the only one who escaped unhurt,
says: son Thursday a courier arrived
at the MaTshal's Office here, with letter
from Charles F. Robinson, I'm charge of
the party sent out, dated Flint Courthouse
April 18th, stating that the rescuing
party had arrived there at ten O'Clock on
the morning Of the same day, and found
the whole country deserted. The Proc
tor party had left the previous evening
at six O'clock, with a party of forty-six
well-armed men, taking all their wound
ed with them into the mountains. Pur-
suit with the handful Of men was out of
the question. The letter further states
that the previous report, as published in
the Nei0 Era, was not exaggerated; that
it was dreadful affair, both sides fight
ing like bulldogs. There were thirteen
killed and twelve wounded"