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ROME, Jan. %, 1873.
A royal Italian decree has been promulgated.
whereby the State formally takes possession OF six
teen converts In Rome.
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BERLIN, Jan. 49, 1873.
The German Admiralty has decided to build no
more large ironclads at presents but to strengthen
the coast defences by monitors and torpedoes.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The United States steamer Richmond yesterday
anchored or Fortress Monroe and will sail for Key
vest TODAY
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THE ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE ENTAHGLE-
MENT.
MONTGOMERY, Jan. 2S, IS

MONTGOMERY, Jan 70, 1910
The legislative ENHANCEMENT continues. the
House. which Is republican, refused to notify the
Senate OF its organization until the contest for the
senatorial seat from Butler is decided. IL Is I'M
certain when legislation will begin.
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TIE CITY CHARTER.
Arguments Of the Reformers Before the Legis-
!atiye Joint Committee.

Tho Seventy" Agree to Abolish the Board Of
Assistant Aldcrmcn-The Plan for the Board
ofAldermsn merded-Spring Elections
Van Mort Has Zoo Much Power
Comptroller Green Can't Stand
the Premure-The Assistant
Aldermen Beg for Life.
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BRAZIL.
TELEGRAM TO TIVE NEW Yuax HERALD.

LISBON, Jan. q, 1873
The mail steamship from Rio Janeiro. with ad-
vices to the nth inst has arrived at this port She
orngs intelligence that the yellow fever was raging
In Blo ct the date Of her departure.
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AVtTHRt ItmPeTdIurc ycSIcFU1y IA
Average temperature for corresponding date
last year ......................... 3oX
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LONDON, Jan. 29-6A.M M.
Prince Napoleon dsavOws all responsibility for
che recent newspaper announcement Of his views
In regard to the future policy Of the Bonaparte
MmiIy.
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PORTUGAL.
Court Mourning for an Ex-EmpresA
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HraAlu.

LISBON, Jan %, 1873.
Tho Portuguese Court will 60 in mourning two
months for the Dowager Empress of Brazil, and
the theatres will remain closed one week.
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GERMANY.
IElfcfiM TO THE NEW ysHK HraAl,.

Admiralty Plan for the Defence Of the Coast.
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THE BONAPARTEs.
TELEGRAM TO TIE NEW YORK HERALs.

Prince Napoleon's Personalities and the Dynasty.
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A.-Herald Branch Once, Brooklyn,
corner of Pniton avenue and B0erum street.
Openfrom A. N. O9P.
On SUNDAY from Ito 9P ~.
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MAILS FOR EUROPE.

Hale's Honey OF Horehound and Tar
ror the cure o. coaghs ecdS hoarsenes dicut bresh
lungs, leading to consumption Sold By al druggists ~
10 cents and 81. Great Wing TO buy large size.
PIXIES TOOTHAGHE DROPS cure in ope mnukeI
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A.-EAArrtng's Patent
CHAMPION SAFES.
Isl and zs2 Brosfway. corner Of Murray street.
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Royal Havana Esottery.-New Scheme,
out Orders hllcd. yy;.es esshed niormalon fur.
nished Highest rates pad for SRSnlsh bills. &C. &C.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Splendid PAppin cider Fur SAle.-Ap-
ply to CHADWICK 4 STRICKLAND, l1 Chambers st
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Saekett's Magic Co1oris Changes ere
Hair TO natural brc~rAor black Bsrhers supply dcpcs
hart 4frc
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Royal Havana LoAAary.--Prixes Cashed> !
Circulars sent. J: b. MARTINEZ CO., iUwxu street
Post nfce box
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Ringworm,s salt aheum, Cured BY
usins JUMPER TAR SOAp., Manufactured bv CAS-
WE'LL. HAZARD CO., New York.
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A Never Failing euro a. Rheunatesansv
yeuralas 81 Wins Dance rwtchipgA Nervous ram O.
NERVOUS ANTfpoTS esth
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Mr.. JACKSON s. SCHULTZ then spoke OF the IMAM
cial provisions aad criticized the Board OF Sinking
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

JUDGE CULLOM.-The New Or
leans Picayune is, to use slang
phrase, after our old friend, Judge
Cullom, with a sharp stick, for some
legal action of his, which the Times
the bitter rival of the Picayune, de.
tends and justifies. We do not
place much reliance in what either
of these fusionist organs say, par.
ticularly, of one another, as each is
sure to contradict whatever the
other asserts. A true picture OF
both of these journals and influence
which governs them, is given in ex'
tracts from the New Orleans Repub'
lican; which we copy elsewhere.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
The Outlook Once MOre.

The New Orleans mail having, as
is usual failed again on Thursday
night, the only information we are
enabled to give of the political stu.
alton, up to last Tuesday morning,
is CLEANED from the Picayune of that
date, journal from which nothing
favorable or even truthful to the
Republican side of the controversy
is to be expected.
Below we give the Geographic or
Mt least n part of the telegraphic re.
ports Of the preliminary report of
the investigating committee or as it
is called the committee on privileges
and elections, in tho Senate of the
United States, from which az will
be seen, prominent fusionists in
Washington took con siderable com.
fort. From our view of it it must
have been rather cold comfort, that
any opponent to Republicanisln
could take in it, and as strong proof
of which we cite the opposition OF
Mr.. Trumbull, Of Illinois, to the re.
port aud the approval of Mr.. Morton,
of Indiana, and the total silence of
the Picaynne on tho matter entire.
~.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
Egyptian Jugglers.

Expert as are such performers as
Blitz, Anderson, and others, who
have astOnished thousands upon
thousands with their adrOitmanage.
ment Of eggs i'll bag, the transfer
of seeds from one locked box to an
other packed away in the center of
half a dozen dOve-tailed caskets one
within anothe", the bare-legged ex-
hibitions in the open squares of
Cairo, in broad daylight, put the
mysterious legerdemain of those
light-tingered gentlemen quite in
the background.
We have personally contemplated
their matchless performance till it
saved all further effort in tho way
of accounting for their extraOrdina.
~ receptions by admitting without
argument that the devil must have
been at their elbow.
Che bright morning a fellow had
gathered crowd by blowing a
cOnch shell. An oval area was
formed by II compact mass of won
der-watching spectators. Women
and children sat on the sand up to
the prescribed line; while strangers
from all over the earth, supported
in the rear by various officials, CON-
pleted the arrangements. At one.
end of the open space q common
salt mortar was placed. Opposite,
at the other extremity of the oval,
perhaps two1 sOds off, MahOmed
KAISER ell Mesher marched forward
with a serpent, about yard long,.
held by the neck, wriggling and
squirming for liberty. Tail first the
reptile was gradually lowered into
the mortar by winding in the body
cOrkscrew fashion up to the head.
He then took up his former position
at distance. Addressing the as
sembled multitude with the vOlu-
bility Of % mock auctiOneer on
Broadway, he said, "Now look, for
tlfe snake will disappear" While
thus vOciferating the snake fire.
quently stretched up out of the yes.
sci several inches, but fell back
again at rebuke form the orator.
Once! twice! three times and
sure enough the frightful creature
was gone. An examination of the
mortar satisfied all there were. no
reception rooms within. How was
the feat accomplished!
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
SETTLING WITH THE DOCTOR

SETTLING WITH THE DOCTOR
In Texas the other day, a doctor
rode fifty miles TO attend a patient.
After he had cured the patient he
presented a bill for $50, and pro-
ceeded to complete his preparations
for the journey back to the post,
thinking no more about the matter.
AS he was about to mount, the pa
tents husband put in an appear
ance with his trusty rifle in his
hand.
sDOctOr,' said he, 81 reckon we'd
better settle this here matter now.T
And taking him aside, "Y0u want
q goin' off without a settlement,
was you? / don't want tO'Owe nc
man nothin'. Here is a ten, which
/ reckon is about the squar' thing
Now, if you amt satisfied, jest get
yer weepOn and come round behind
the hill thar, SOS the old woman
won't be riled up, and we'll settle it
l don't want no man to 90 way from
my house dissatisfied, specially you;
Doc.n
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

SENATOR PINCHBACK AT WASH
INGTON.-The Washington CArOni.
Gle of Monday says:
At the earnest invitation of Sid.
ney Nc. Farland, Esq, Governor
Pinchback paid a formal visit to his
family, Oh Saturday evening last,
and was the recipient Of ID hand.
some ovation prepared for him.
Among those present may be men
toned Hon. j. Milton Turner, Uni
ted State Minister to Liberia; Pro
fessOr II. Z. Greener, treasurer
John T. johnson, Professor Samp-
son, of North Carolina; Messrs. Bar
BADGES, of California; Wagner, of
Colorado; Black NJ. Proctor, of
Maryland; Penn, of Louisiana ;
Jackson of Maine; Asa st. Clare
Davis, and Foote, of Washington ;
Wormley, Chase, Cryer, Savoy, and
other leading colOred citizens.
After partaking of choice edibles,
prepared by our hospitable friend
Mcfarland, toasts and speeches
laudatory of the President, Cover
nor Pinchback, and the Republican
party were made and heartily re-
sponded to. The main feature of the
occasion was a lengthy speech from
Governor Pinchback' urging the
leading cOlOred men of the nation to
stand by the RepLb lican party,
which was both vigorously and lus-
tily applauded. AT late hour those
present separated, with a vote of
thanks to Mr.. aud Mrs. Mcfarland
for their hospitality.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

BEN BUTLER GETTING EVEN
The question is being agitated here
in partisan circles whether Gre
cit MObilier investigation is not be-
ing prosecuted to crafty personal
spite, and subservc selfish ends and
ambitions. Certain parties in Con
gress, of which Ben Butler is the
most prominent, are interfering, it
is alleged, in behalf of Cakes Ames,
for the purpose Of cOmp,icating
Mcssrs. Blaine, Dawes and Garfield
rs much as possible, so rs TO destroy
their influence and make their
leadership in the Forty.third Con.
grcss an impossible matter. Since
his fight with Blaine two years ago,
Butler has figured very little IN the
House, and his committee assign
mcnt since that time has been of u
kind to keep him in the back ground.
He now takes the ground that no
man implicated in the Credit Mo.
bilier transactions should be given
any place of trust IN the Rcpubli.
can party; that to continue them,
even where their names have been
but tainted with suspicion, in re-
sponsible positions, is to give par.
ty Endorsement to them. He is in
favor of holding q Republican eau
Gus to give expression to this senti-
ment in the shape of a resolution.
He is of the opinion that if this ac-
ton is taken, his road is pei fectly
clear to the leadership of the Forty.
Third Congress, and to achieve that
he would willingly sacrifice his am
bition to become Governor of Massa-
chuSctts.- Washington Special.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
Lord LyfSOM-PersO1 Up
peNrassCe Of fsse .4ufh0rOf
"PelhOl1S.D

London Correspondence Chicago Tribune ]
The likeness in profile of Lord
LyttOn takes twenty years off his
age but then all artists who are
not photographers seem to treat his
Lordship in that way. l shall not
soon forget my first Impressions on
seeing the portrait of the author OF
"Pelham," which hangs open in the
long oak dining room of Knebworth.
The novelist there is the very type
of physical beauty. His soft, silky
hair, his dreamy eyes, his refined
spiritual expression delights you;
bnt in the room at the time was his
lOrdship himself, dressed in blue
frock coat, a high shirt collar and
stiff stock, with heavy stOOp in his
shoulders, with long beard and
hook nose, with eyes neither dreamy
nor bright, and with u mind -seclud-
ed look which deafness usually
gives. Mr.. Dickens was there, Ire
member, and Mr.. John Forster and
many more. We all looked at the
painting, and certainly some of us
smiled. But my seniors assure me
that Maclise exaggerated very
slightly indeed the looks of the au-
thor, and that, when Bulwer gave
the world Oakland" (hiS first
novel;, he was the darling of wO-
men. He married very yOnng, and
no author could discourse more Bit
terly upon the uncertainties of
matrimOny. He won the Chancel-
lor's medal at Cambridge in 1925,
and in 1927 he was q married man.
He published a tale when fifteen
years old, and in 1928 came opel
ham," He was then a pOpnlar writer
for over forty years, and has pro-
duced over one hundred vOlumns.
Lady Lytton lives still one of the
oldest ladies in the Peerage. The
son, "Owen Meredith. will WORTH.
ly sustain the family honOrs, and,
both in literature and public life
keep high the name which he bears.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

TIE Il. l.. HoDGE.-This fine
boat, SO universally and justly a
favorite, among Red River travel.
lers and shippers, arrived at our
wharf on Monday, some hours in ad.
vance of her usual time latterly ;put
out a good lot of freight here and at
Pineville, and favored by a slight
rise in the river, passed over the
falls and went up to Grand EcOre.
Returning early on Wednesday
morning, she added largely to her
freight and passenger list, and lett
in the course of the day for the
Crescent City.
The Hodge presents so many in
duceme.ts to travellers, which we
have already more than once emu.
merated, that it is no wonder they
wait here several days, to take pas.
sage on her in preference to any
other boat, as n number did this
week, several of whom we heard ex.
press themselves SO at the table at
the Exchange Hotel.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
Latest Telegraph.
WASHINGTON.

THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION.
Especial by Telegraph to the Picayunc.
Washington, Feb. 10.-The pre-
fiminary report of the Senator Com
mittec is regarded by prominent
FusioniSts as a partial triumph ;but
the general opinion is that it will be
made the basis for rejecting the elec-
tOral vote. 1t is believed that on
Wednesday some Administration
member will move to throw ont the
electoral vote of Louisiana that the
Senate will SO decide /; possibly, also,
the House.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

~ Sluce writing the above, we
have received the Republican OF
Tuesday last, which takes the same
view of the situation as we have
done, "only more SCI" for our city
contemporary deduces from the tele-
graphic reports the cheering fact,
which it puts in capitals, thus:
LOUISIANA COUNTS H Err OWN VOTES,
which of course settles the matter
at once. The Picayume, as We said
before, makes no comments upon
the telegraphs, whilst the Republi.
can has a column of editorial head
cd, FADING HOPES, regarding
them, which concludes as follows:
1t will be seen, then, that the
whole thing is narrowed down to
this: The Republicans say to Con-
gress hands OF. The fusiOnists say,
give us the fruits of our frauds, or
withdraw the troops, that we may
take from the niger by force what
we failed to get by cheating. The
only action Congress can take that
will satisfy the fusionists is to order
the President tOrecOgnize McEnery,
and this will never be done. The
Louisiana Democracy have, there
rOre, pledged themselves to the doc
trine of federal interference in the
State matters without gaining even
the temporary advantage they hoped
to secure by such a departure from
the "ancient traditions
And what is worse, the end is
near, when they " i'll hear the YER
dict. The Committee of Privileges
and Elections has already made a
short report, in which no action is
recommended, and this is just what
the Republicans want. Thus passes
away compromise, consultation, the
new election and all the hopes of
the fusionists that a Republican
Congress would throw the national
mantle of protection around as pre-
cious a lot of political cheats as ever
disgraced State.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
~ We understand that the fol

p We understand that the for
ccd contribution of the taxpayers,
of Alexandria, amounting to to
-Four Hundred. Dollnrs, to the actors
in the Odd Fellows Hall Playhouse,
in New Orleans, went down on the
Hodge, in charge of too custOdians,
the honor of such an office, being as
it appears too much ITO confer OIL
one individual. We did not under.
stand whether or not, our liberal
lat the expense of others,) Town
Council, paid the expenses Of these
highly favored gentlemen or not ;
if they did not they might as well,
for they had as much right to do
one thing as the other, and if they
had been unanimous their action
would no doubt have been legalized
as before.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
Pointed Retaliation of n
FalschOOt.

The Shreveport Times Of recent
date charges that received ut the
hands of the Legislature of L0uisi
ana $1,000 for the destruction Of
my printing Office by mob, whilst
my entire material did not exceed
$1,000, and the real damage sustain.
ed not amounting to over $500.
This is all false. My printing office
was twice destroyed 10y Il mob in
1SGS-oncc in April and again in
November. l proved by disintercst-
ed practical printers, well acquaint-
ed with my establishment and run
of business, that my losses amount
ed to abOut $4,000; for which
amount bill was introduced, and
reported on fiiyOrably by the Com
mittcec onsClains-but final action
was not had, and the bill went over
to the next session. The DcmOcra-
tic Senators from my district.
Mcssrs. Blackman and Thomas,
then came to me and asked me to
state about the amount of my actu.
al loss in material, leaving out en-,
tircly the loss in business. | stated
to them that $4,000 in money would
make me whole on that score; that
my Office had been twice DESTROYED,
and each loss amounted to abont
$4,000. Those gentlcmanly and
fair minded Senators then said they
thought | should be reimbursed to
this amount, and accordingly re-
reduced the amount from ten to six
thousand, saying, would nccessari-
~ have to lose some in discount of
warrants. The bill, thus amended
and reduced, passed both houses Of
the Legislature unanimously. But
have never yet realized one dollar
in money, and do not know that l
ever shall.
This is the whole truth and moth.
ing but the truth, as the legislative
records of our State will show, and
as the warrants still i'll my posses
sion will show
1t is all well enough for such Jour-
nails as the Shreveport Times to de-.
nOunce my printing blll-that is
perhaps their political and partisan
duty, from their standpoint; but 1
had hoped that they had too much
personal honor and manliness to
willfully misrepresent political al
versary in a personal matter, as
they have done III this instance
both in the statement of the amount
appropriated for my relief, and still
more meanly and UNANIMOUSLY so in
the vile insinuation in regard to the
manner and cause of the destruc-
ton of my office. To this have no
reply to make here, more than to
challenge direct charge.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN.
Editor Homer Had.
New Orleans, February 7, 1873.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
SPECIAL NOTICE.

We call particular attention to
thcrule we have adopted relative
to advertisements and subscriptions.
All judicial advertisements will be
charged at the legal rate of 81, per
square for each insertion and must
be paid for after the first insertion,
they or will be taken out. Subscrip.
tons and transient advertisements
payable invariably in advance.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
~ Having to make up the grea

~ Having to make up the great.
er portion of onr paper from items
and intelligence, received the earlier
part of the week, we are of course
liable to the reproduction of news
and speculations, which later re-
ports contradict, but this Is in con,
sequence of our position, which we
cannot avoid. Of course when we
get a daily mail, if that happy time
ever comes, We shall be able to keep
up with events more nearly, even
though then we should have to eat
our words occasionally; now we
have to take things as we find them
and hope for the best.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15

THE VERY LATEsT.-The fine
steamer Tally, of the Heinz Haber-
le line, arrived yesterday about
noon, and frOm her courteous and
capable clerk, j. b. 1enO, ESQ.,,
we have papers of Wednesday last.
Nothing new is added to intelligence
already given, and the report cur
rent in town OF fusion triumph is
nothing but bosh.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
PARTICULAR NOTICE.

Particular Notice is called to the
fact that no one except the present
Editor and co-PrOprictor of the Ga
cette is authorized to collect, or ar
range any Of its past or present dues.
This arrangement was made with
the former proprietor, by written
contract, therefore no receipt is
good signed by anyone else.
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