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at once that there is scarcely anything to be
said this week on the subject. No person has
yet been appointed to succeed Judge Lynch on
the bench of the Landed Estates Court. The
rumor is now very prevalent that the Govern
ment will select some non. parliamentary, non
political lawyer, fearing to give either Clare,
or Tipperary, or Kings county, the chance of
electipg Home Ruler. We shall soon see
what they will do But whatever they do, the
cause of Home Rule will be advanced and the
system of governing us-bribng some amongst
ps to keep down the rest-will receive n shock
that will greatly iniure it. If the runtor have
noticed be true-that is, if a non-political law
yer is promoted it will be a confession that the
Gov crnment afraid of Home RuIe and those
two or three lawyers who have managed to
CT eep into Parliament will find they have in
vested their money in bad speculation, and
will therefore not try again to win their way
to promotion by getting into the Honse OF
Commons, while, if the Government do appoint
one of their political supporters in tho House
they will be simply giving another Irish Home
Ruler to that assembly.
Edward Kelly, the man charged with the
mysterious George street outrage in this city,
has been at last committed for trial at the
Commission Court in Green street, which is to
omen on the 9th of February. 1t is now at
least very doubtful that he will be convicted
of firing at Murphy, for Murphy has, as think
have already told you, refused to identify him
ms his assailant. However, the circumstantiaI
evidence of his guIliipess is Prinid Jncie strong,
and at any rate he will be convicted of another
offence-that of having arms in a proclaimed
district-fur he was caught with pistol in bis
hand. You are, no doubt, aware thai in this
free country, where that envy of surrounding
nations is supposed to exist, no man, however
respectable he may be, unlees he is Govern
ment official or has magistrates license, is
allowed TO keep or carry with him any sort of
firearm or any weapon like sword or sword
cane Last week it was Thought fkefy that
KaIiv must be discharged from custody, ii lie
had to be appreheided again moment after
wards; for having been remand in his alb
seuce, he had been remanded illegally ana was
counsel, saw that if the Queens Bench dis
charged him, the authorities wou(d immedi-
ately re-arrest him, and he consequently only
asked for his release on bail. But tue Cnlei
'Instice refused this, although be said that
Kelly had not Deeui legal custody previous
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COAL AND WOOD.

JAMES CoRCoRAN,
OAK, ASH, AND PINE WOOD,
SAND, sAafeffLs, ETC.
No: Ss NEW BASIN. Julia street Landing.
no2t 6m New OrSs1as
J.. J. CLARKE
WOOD AND COAL MERCHANT,
Once corner Julia and Dryades streets,
And Corner Liberty and Julis .trssts
Box iss AscAaHsos' md frsasss ExehAAse.
Eov Orisaas.
Dealer In Wood and Coal Brtcku, san&, LIne Csnsa4
Plaster, Hsir. Lathe, Shngles. Oak, Asa and PfDS
Weed ceai and Charcoal vhoissate and resatf 9 tes
supplied at ehofs n0tfco. nof0 m
PAUL pryEsaEs HcHAKD pEvRaGns.
L. waoLEsALx AND RKrAiL DRALuRs IN
PITTSBUK0, ANTHRACITR AND CAMGBI.
GOA L,
z hs.Ss ss
ec20 I'm Lsvss. New Orleans, La
PATRICK MURPHY,
IL
WOOD AND COAL,
23i Magnolia Street. 23I
oci3 Gun Bstween ThAiia and Erato strsets:
MICHAEL EGAN,
pEALIR IN
WOOD AND COAL,
sc2g I'm sEE oGIEAxa
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL INSURANCE
......., ASSOCIATION,
Odice, No. 10 Exchange Alley,
FOURTH QUARTERLY STATEMENT, Is7a.

In oonfsrintty with their charter the New Orleans
Mutual INSURANCE casiea pahlish the following
stassment Of their rs for the fourth quarter
ending Dcoefnber II ysrs, r.,f... AZ la. tHI
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- INSURANCE COMPANIES. ! z q
NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Corner Canal and Camp Streets.
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT.

In Conformity with their charter tho company pub.
liah the following statement. " ems T. i71'." ~
ON Pire during the year ending Dec =; issa
ON Marine .....,............. 81 nss IS as.. b..
oh hNer''...".. % Dos ~ - ... "a
Total premiums. ................ ana ,,s -,
Less premiums unrarned Dec 81 'N'NNN -
4.
Retain premiums. .............. 63ss 81 .
ia4.si3 90
-. Net earned premiums ss7a, ss4 90
LOSSES tirc..........s,sIIis 81
maiiae.... IL Asa "a
4. iiver...... $50 10
Lossos fire unad,usted sn. ad.
iustet, but due. ......... 81 900 vn
Reserve as required by charter.
"a per cent On above losses. seas ~
Expenses, taxes less interest Nc.
couh(. 1860 u
l.e.s7l 80
Profit ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. siei 9ya IL
The Company have the folio wing Asseta.
Bonds city and other. cash value ..... 81 $40 90
Pledge and mortgage a5Ysss %
for s1aa ssns x.ia.
s..S Ssr ss y s.s;:. =. cs::'... sss e
s s:s:s : s::s: S ss::
Property corner Canal and Camp oash value ssoo %
Property ON Dumaino street, cash vAlse.... 6os q
eis5.sn u
LIABILITIES.
Reserved for unearned premiums. iIs lis 90
Dividend 70 oCoo os "
O.Saaeld TO ass9' cd 1854 6t-f0i. esq g
Surplus over ana above liabilities. i5.7v3 so
s7ss, SCI "
The above statement true and correct raasoript
from the books Of the company. =
J. W. HINcKs. Secretary.
Sword to and before me-. ,his 10th day Of
p. cHxs. CUvELLrER, Notary Public :
At meeting Of tho Board of Direetors be,a an J.,
uary oth 1879 it resolved TO declare the following
cash dividends ON the net earned for the
ending the 3st of December s72 pay the "a
Monday OF January. 1873, a. follows:
20per cent on Fire Premiums.
81 per cent on River Premiums
AZ va: Also resolved 70 pay oash dy idcnd Of 10 per
in February, 1873.
DIRlcToRa.
Geo. Urquhaft N. Payro,
C. n Dugaacn, Placde Forstall
g. W. Baooock, Aug. Reichard,
II. Bailly Blanchard, j. Niltenberger
A. Schrsiber, w. d, Soh0ids,
Chas. LATTE, j. Tayes, iaI9 I'm
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7 A MATERNELLE."
CHILDEEN's ENDOWMENT AND PROVIDENCE
ASSOCIATION,
102.....-.... Canal Street. 102
ION the second floor OF the New Orleans Mutual ynsu.
rance Association Building)
This Association has for it's object to place In
nifty OF interests children and adults by uniting then
in distinct classes. according to age.
For full information apply at the Office OF the Assocl
ton. c. CAvAR0C, President
AM. LUTON, Secretary.
c. CAvAROC
G. NJ. HAAS,
X. +. MOTION,
s. CAMBON,
J. ALDIGE,
p. 8. WILT.
de29tf Directors
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At meeting Of tire Board OF Directors, held on the
tenth day Of June, 1879. It was resolved, 70 pay
CASH DIVIDEND Of THIRTY FIR CENT. on the
earned participating premiums for tho year ending
May 81 is72 payable the third Monday Of July next
Also 10 pay Ten Per Csut interest to the Scrip
holders upon conversion Of their scrip into Capital
stock as per amended charter Of the Company.
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STATE OF EogHIAYA,
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New OrleAnA,b
sworn u and subscribed before the tenth day OF
June, isT2
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The above statement is just true and correct
cript from the books Of the company.
P. FoURCHY. PRECEDENT
G. w. MOTT Secretary.
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pIEECToEs:
r. MsEpeTo, David AocoAfd,' b T. ksh'
L. L. Generes NJ. PUG, p Foufehy
p. s. wutx, ~. Fernandez y. A. CbAhnnlx'
J. n AH.n Charles LATTE. feIs n ~
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NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL INSURANCE CON-
PAEY.
Office. corner OF Camp aud Canal strests.
Capital, $500, 600.
Assets, December 81, 1871 S69i $40 90
Insures Fire, Marine and River Risks dividing the
profits each department separately tho insured
For the accommodation OF its Customers. the Com
pany will mako Marine Losses PAYABLE in London.
J. TUFES, President.
J. W. H1NCKS, Secretary. fell ~ ~
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-30
Fly-Tinle.

WE need not say that this is the height
of the fly season, nor should there be a
need of impressing upon wives the neces-
sity of keeping dining-rooms darkened
until dinner is ready. No man likes to
sit down in a glare of light, and a swarm
of flies, to eat hot dinner. And he won't
do it either. He will seize the first thing
he can get hold of, and go for those flies.
1t may be a towel, or it may be linen
coat, but it is more likely, we are panied
to say, to be tablecloth, whose loose
ends are constantly dropping out, and
creating unexpected means of destruction.
And when he has got those flies up to the
window for the sixteenth time, and for the
sixteenth time sees a third of them float
out through one window and Immediate
ly sail back through another, with ten
new acquaintances apiece, and the rest
go back over the top of his head, that
man will drop the balance of his sanity
as if it were hot iron, and steeling his
heart and binding his eyes to the better
and holier things Of our nature, will dash
in among those flies like a maniac, and in
side of two minutes the long ends of that
table-cloth will have Tapped all the SCOT
and dust from the stovepipe and door
frames, denuded the mantel of its trea-
sures, filled the air with hot soup and ice
water, and broken the backs of five flies.
Then the miserable wretch will grimly
seat himself in the ruins and as grimly
eat what is attainable, while the wife OF
the miserable wretch will go into the bed
room, and close the door after her in sucl
a manner as would make the foreman of
boiler factory jump.-DonJury Ners.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-30
Causes OF Short Sight.

A RECENT paper by DR.. Liebreich
throws light upon the origin of this de-
feet. He demonstrates that the two evils
of permanent short sight and curvature
of the spine, both so much more frequent
among the educated than the uneducated
classes of society, are developed by the
unnatural posture usually enforced in
schools. During childhood the eye pos
sesses a great power of accommodating
itself to distance, and if in reading and
writing the desks are so arranged that the
eye, instead of being twelve or fifteen
inches distant, is kept at seven or eight
inches from the book or paper, the eye
adapts itself to the near object, and per-
manent short sight is the result. More
over, as the pre-disposition to the disease
is hereditary, short sight is constantly on
the increase in highly civilized countries.
The bad posture adopted at writing desks
is also the chief cause of lateral curva-
ture of the spine. In extreme cases, says
DIR. Liebreich, the copv-book is pushed
forward, so that its lower border is inclin-
ed at an angle of forty-five degrees with
the edge of the table. The head is low
| cred and so much twisted that the left eye
| is only a few inches distant from the book
| the left cheek almost touches the left
hand, or even leans upon it; the ribs ofthe
| left side are pressed against the edge
| of the desk, and the taller children slip
backward on the forms, so that
only the lower part of the thighs rest on
the narrow bench In many schools the
| pupils maintain this unnatural position
| for several hours daily, until at last the
muscles are overtired, and permanent dis
tortion of the spine is the inevitable re-
suit. To avoid these evils, desks should
be SO constructed that when the pupil is
seated the shoulders should be even, the
| spine straight, the head balanced on the
| top of the spine, the elbows on level
with each other, and only the hands and
part of the forearm resting on the desk.
In order to effect this, DR.. Liebrich rec.
ommends desk in which the angle is
twenty degrees, for writing, and which
by turning up flap, gives an angle OF
forty degrees, for supporting IL book fol-
reading. He strongly condemns the alb
surd, unanatomical notion that straight
spines can be insured by making children
sit up straight without support for the
back, thus over atiguing the muscles and
producing the very effect desired to be
avoided. He also deprecated strongly the
unnatural plan of making girls lie on an
inclined board or on the floor, "a foolish
torture which misses its aim7' A couch
with an angle of forty-fiv degrees, with
curves adapted to the curvatures of the
spine, is one best adapted to girls with
threatened spinal distortion.-PhiLadel
| phia Buiiettn.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-30

If you inquire how the true energy of
will may be attained, the general answer
is, that the will, like other faculties, is
improved by rightly using it. Accustom
yourselves not to depend chiefly on others,
but TO make decisions of your own; to
cons ider deliberately each practical ques-
ton that arises, and then to Come to posi-
tive determination on it, if this be
possible. Every instance in which
you say resolutely, MOI to II
seductive temptation; every time that
you say firmly, yes. to the call of
self-denying duty; every time that you
resist the urgency of inclination that
would deter you from an arduous course
of action that your judgment and con
science deliberately approve; every time
that in the midst of perplexitics you can
so concentrate your force of mind as to
decide on the thing 10 be done without
vacillation or delay, you will have gained
somewhat in true executive power.
Some persons who have been conscious
of being specially deficient in strength of
will have resorted to particular cxpcdients
to assist their firmncss The late Mr.
Prescott, the elegant and justly-admired
historian il is said, used to direct his ser
want to wait, after he had walked him in
the morning, outside of his chamber
door, and If, after a certain number of
minutes he had not arisen, To take the
clothes from the bed and carry them
| away. To confirm his decision to work
at certain rate upon his history, he often
bound himself in writing to Il friend to
forfeit specified sum of money if he
| should not accomplish in given number
of weeks the task he had imposed upon
| himself; and he never failed to pay the
forfeit when incurred. This may be
J thought desperate remedy; but it is, at
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fire; if his pockets are full of abomina,
BILE drugs, and his clothing SO charged
with the odor of stale eggs that you re
fuse to admit him to the table mt meal
times, why the chances are that he Is
bern" chemist, and it will be safe to
start him of to some technical school for
instruction.
of our boys, but what position are they
manifestly designed to fill in what direc-
ton does Nature point, as respects avoca-
tons or pursuits in life which will be in
harmony with their capabilities and in
stincts? 1t is no use for us to repine and
find fault with the supposed vulgar tastes
of our boys. We must remember that no
Industrial calling is vulgar; every kind of
labor is honorable; and it is far better to
be distinguished as a tirst-class cobbler or
pedtller than To live the contemplate life
of a fitth-rate lawyer or clergyman.
There are thousands of boys born into
the world possessing scarcely Il trace OF
ambition Such do not care for distinc-
| ton, or even for wealth; if they can pro
cure the humblcst fare, by constant toll,
| the aspirations of their boyhood, and sub
sequently of their manhood, are fully
met. They are negative characters, hap
py with nothing, and suffer no citation ol
| depression, whether in sunshine or undel
| a cloud. These boys, who often atlOro
much modification to ambitious parents
fill most important niche in the world
| in fact, the world could not do withou
| them. They constitute the great army o
| men who build our railroads, tunnel oul
mountains, load and unload our ships, cut
down our forests, and manipulate the red
| hot iron masses which come from our
| blast furnaces. We cannot alter the tenn
peraments of such boys. Nature is
stronger than we are, and well is it that
this is so. We may hold them by the
power of wealth or controlling influences,
but when these fail they fall at once to
their place, in obedience to a law as ire
sistible as that which Newton discovered
in the fall of the apple. Study to learn
what they are capable of doing for them
| selves; encourage them to do well what
| ever work is suited to their natures. Re
gard every calling as honorable, the labor
| of which is honorably performed, and
thus insure happiness and prosperity t'
our oifspring.-Bostot Journal IF Chen.
| istrV
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-30
Fall.Seeding Grass.

GooD farmers are becoming, year by
year, in the West, more convinced of the
inutility of spring seeding to get a good
stand of grass when sown with another
crop, particularly if that crop be oats.
The reasons are simple, the principal one
being that the young grass, being smoth-
cred by the crop, grows spindling and
with but little root, and the usual drouth
of summer, after the grain crop is gath
cred, often kills it entirely; or, if it do
not, it is SO weakened that the subse-
quent freezing and thawing of winter
heaves it, or freezes it to such an extent
that it takes sometimes years to fully re
cover.
This is obviated if the seed be sown
after the crop of grain has been harvested
The land should be lightly pIowed, har-
rowcd and rolled until perfectly smooth.
Upon this SOW the seed at the rate of
twelve quarts of timothy, unless clover
be used on the field, in which case eight
quarts viii be about the quantity for
ordinary seeding. 1t is true many good
farmers sow less, but experience has
shown that ample seeding gives the bet
Ter and more equal stand. The seed being
sown, harrow again with Il light smooth
ing harrow or some other implement that
will not clog, but will leave what trash
may be brought to the surface equally
distributed over the field
The seeding for grass should be made
in the latter part of August or beginning
of September; indeed, the earlier the bet
ter, if seasOnable rains occur. so that the
grass may get good roothold before the
ground freezes. If it be intended to SOW
clover as Il part of the meadow or pas
turc, six to eight pounds should be
seeded the following spring lust as the
frost is coming out of the ground and
this need not be narrowed in When the
| land becomes settled it is good practice
| to roll it with moderately light section
| roller, to compress the earth about the
roots of the grass and clover
If clover be sown alone, either for
| swine or seed, not less than fifteen pounds
should be sown twenty would be better
on Il perfectly smooth surface, as before
directed, and without any other crop.
The ground should be rolled flat, when
in condition, and pastrred when the crop
gets sufficiently large if the soil be firm
Do not allow stock to occupy the land
when there is any danger Of lis being
poachcd.
1t Is perhaps necessary To say that
grass or clover seed should be very lightly
covered; but in fall-sceding of grass it
may be covered deeper than if sown in
spring; never, however, more than an
inch. Experience has shown that rather
deep sOwin" in the fall is better than Il
more superficial sowing. If the seeding
of timothy, from any cause, have to be
made in the spring, it should be without
other crops.-W estefm Rurai.
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How Mrs. Henry Dealt with Burglar.

THERE is peculiarly saddening effect
in awakening in the night and hearing
burglars at work in your house. This
was the case with Mr.. Henry, on South
street, Friday night. As soon as he dc
tected the noise, which appeard TO be
down stairs, he softly crcpt out of bed,
and commenced to prowl around Tor 4
match. His wife was soon awakened by
the same noise, and believing that some
thing was the matter with the children,
who slept in the next room, she carefully
Withdrew from the bed so as not 10 disturb
her husband, and started for the door
An instant later they collided. What he
thought was evident enough. All the
| hard earnings of an arduous life were at
| stake Before him stood one or more
robbers. With an exclamation of con
densed eloouence he clinched her. What
she thought is not quite so evident, but il
| was doubtless of her husband and chill
| dren and, being plucky withal, she at
| once twined her fingers in his hair and
gave him Il wrench that made him think
of death.
Then both of them went down to the
floor together, she having the advantage
in the fall. and. getting on top, with her
hands still in his hair, she shook his head
against the floor with an energy and
courage that would undoubtedly have
filled him TO OVERLOOKING admiration, had
he known who it was, or had he known
anything at all. Every time she raped
him she shrieked for help, and in a brief
space of time the children and Mrs. Eben
Davis, who lives down stairs, were on the
scene. Mrs. Davis was not dressed for
company, but in the excitement she
| didn't mind adornment. She had Il can
die in one hand, and long carving fork
| in the other, and was about to drive the
latter into the legs of the william, when
| recognition ensued. Then Mrs. Davis
laid down her candle in one direction
and the fork in another, and Immediately
returned to her own apartments, hel
yellow flannel nightcap, as it shot down
stairs, being the first thing Mr.. Henry
saw on springing to his feet The chill
| dren were returned to their room, and put
to bed, but the parents did not resume
their couch. 1t was so pleasant that Mr.
| Henry concluded to remain up the resi-
of the night and enjoy the scenery, and
Mrs. Henry thought it best 20 stay up
too, so as to change the cloths on his
head as often as possible.-Danburs
|