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New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

All men who are wise acknowledge "The supen'
ority of Woman over Man" without an argument
But for the benefit Of a stifl-necked and froward
generation who need TO be convinced of what
dazzles their very eyes, lady of New-York has
translated Cornelius Agrippa's treatise with the
above title and made neat pamphlet of it. Il viii
probably be largely read. Those who peruse II IN
faith will certain dose OF doubt, and thoss
who scott at it Will probably admit the existence
of some earthly providence in the shape Of a woman
which they worship on occasions of panic or dis.
tress II is noticeable that these transformations Of
woman are always painted by men. Women are apt
TO see each other in a more practical light. Lady
Mary Wortley Montague said that the only thing
that consOled her for being woman wa the
thought that she did not have tomarry one. One OF
the cleyerest women in America said the other day
that she considered the prevalent worship Of women
as a relic OF fetiehism.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

There is revival of the ship-building
interests in this vicinity, but the best showing
to be made, AS it is made elsewhere, is not
encouraging. We hope for better exhibit in
the future, but it appears just now remote
enough.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

Although the Spring freshets have done
great damage throughout the State, some grains
of consolation may be found in the disaster.
The lateral canals annually repaired by the
State at great expense, are said to be ruined
beyond remedy. Such laterals as the Black
River and Crooked Lake have drained the
State treasury hOpelessly. 1t does not seem
possible that anybody will seriously propose
their reconstruction. g.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

A thunderbolt which came down last Saturday at
Milton, Conn, and paid particular attention TO the
house Of Mr. Brown, deserves record for its singular
and vigorous behavior. It began by demolshns
the ghtning-rod In the most sarcastic and scornfu
manner. 1t then entered a second story room Of the
house. cut hole six feet square in the floor. demo
ished the stove, and broke every pane of glass IN the
window, after which it mildly entered the dining
room, and ripped up the floor there. ltmade minced
meat $50 10 speak, of the wash-room. IL left thai
house without any underpinnmg TO speak Of Then
it paid its respects 10 the barn, went back to the
house, and violated the sanctty Of servant maid,
room. The poor girl was just innocently adjusting
her hair in the looking glass when she was thrown
violently backward the bed 10y the furious thun'
derbolt and she says she will never be vain again
In neighboring house the risky element scattered
n quantity of soft soap, and tore one rvct from
frying-pan.' There never such bolt before
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

Spirit of Ssircy Camp! Can il be that INC IN.
that friend of Mrs. Harris has reached 'ne .,tiat
DANES of England Yet here we read Oh '"', .oa.
to be held at the house OF Lord >haiiosouiy ,,ov.
slider what steps may be taken TO lessen 'lo 'l,,ll,
ing consumption of spirits ia society anu 0N'N'
among ladies.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

There is said 10 be painful sensation at the OVu'
OF Morocco The Sultan of that country - bnrs'in'
with a sublime indignation. It's all about the ma
riage of the Scherit of Guazan 10 nice niue ..
glsh lady who preserves her own religion. lhe W
cial horror of the thing in the Sutans eyes 'n''
the Scherif has not secluded his wife in the MonA-
metan fashion; and that he didn't insist upon Oct
nnnciaton Of her belief is quite as great an oul's
The NIoors regard the lady with immense hos'i'"
and her position is thought to be critical. IL Sr
posed that she is concealed with her husomu| -
some foreign legation in Tanger They have 81 -.
rate disappeared All Of which is lesson 10 OiVs
gentlemen in turbans not TO marry oonseicp'''
. EnplishWompn
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

Yale graduates will remember that the sOnD J,
dinner ot the Alumni Association OF New iorA e
take place at Delmouco's. on the evening oil i"a
day AImil a. Efforts are making by the coinnl''
in charge to bring together large and oi',' "a
gathering Mr.. William NJ. Evarts will pressure
the occasion, and many distinguished guests
expected to be present.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

The calm and lofty impudence of man WAS never
moro beautifully shown than by recent breach of
promise case in an English court. The defendant
plaintiff very respectable and attractive young
pickle-maker To this lovely picklemaker the wild
over proposed marriage was accepted, and tor some
time behaved with the requisite tenderness and con-
sideration. But presently and without cause his
affection seemed to cool, and upon the wedding day
he did not appear. The pokie-naker Immediately
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

The article relative to the Market frauds
published elsewhere was written and in type
on tbe 3d inst, but has been crowded out
from day 70 day since. II is published in JUS
tice 10 The implicated individuals, who, we
trust. will be satisfied if not Modified, by the
facts The facts are that the article is based
Oh a forthcoming official report, which repre-
seats these people as connected with the
Ring; and while we give them the benefit of
their denals, we may add that we place the
greatest reliance on the truth OF the official
report.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

sweet pretty little breach of promise ease was
tried at Springfield, last Week.-Mrs. Hitchcock act
Mr. Wood. The engagement of these parties was II
youthful affair." and was entered into when the man
was II and the maid Is. Year after year went by,
but though the parties kept up friendly intercourse
both personally and by letter, the false Merrick be-
came enamored of another damsel and married her
in October, 1871, ough six months before he had
written to his Henri eta that he could never love
any woman but her." Her lawyer INDUCED, in che
course of his argument in gush of romance not at
all of the Coke upon Lyttleton kind. He protested
against regarding the betrothal of minors as " boy
and girl AFFAIR." He was, he said, engaged to
the present Mrs. Stcrns, his wife, when he
was only IL, and their happy conrt-
ship of nine years the brightest spot in bis life
"And now" gallantly cried Attorney Sterns, after
90 years of happy life kiss my wfes lips, although
she is somewhat faded with the fervor as in
the early days of our youthful courtship.p Such
tender confession as this could but work the jury
up to the proper pitch, and they gave Miss Henri
eta $4,000 damages These the miserable Merrick
must discharge Gentlemen who indulge In the
luxury OF courtshp for six years and then marry
another woman must pay for sodecate aud unusual
an indulgence.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

There are no breach of promise eases in the Homo
lulu courts. No. When young natives affections
are blighted and acerated and trampled on and AZ
that sort of thing and the faihless One goes on ana
marries somebody elso she does Mt ask a sympathT
ing Jury for moneyed balm Nor does she merriy take
pistol and shoot tha unappreciatiye wretch N%
She She simply hunts him out, sits down On
the ground before him, and consgns HIM feryeng
TO the care of the Hawaiian deitIes who are Said
punish euemies The miserable man listens awhls
with great patience. then gives up eating and drink
ing. and shortly pines away and dies, without .
thought OF resistance to tins odd praying odeatn
The only fault we see in this noble proceeding Is ih
the refined and heart broken young woman neslee"
to lecture about il stterward.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

A paper on the Pacific Coast mentions the name Of
Nevada editor as candidate for the japanese mis-
sion, in place of Mr.. DeLOng who is soon to vaeate
that position with universal approval. The reason
given for the appointment suggested is that the can
didate is popular in Nevada, and that his nomins
ton would give great satisfaction IN that State.
This shows that Gen. Grants ideas of fitness IN sp
pointments to mportan6 civil Offices are not con-
fined to himself alone. He sends one Minister 10
Guatemala because he is his cousin, and cannot sup
port himself comfortably at his trade as timer;
he sends another TO Denmark because be married bis
sister, and has not energy or character enough 10
preach the gospel acceptably at home. The other
missions he fills as faithful and reliable Congress
men desire. 1t would probably strike him as an eI'
cellent reason for appointing ranger from Nevada
to an important mission, If he were told that such
choice would give general satisfaction in the sage
brush.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

Yesterday, the Post-0fice Department put in
ia answer to the arguments of the railroad
men engaged in the postal-car controversy.
Tbere could, of course. be no complete rejoin-
der on short notice; but the official who re-
oiled for the Department showed that the
oostal-ear service had been readjusted more
reco1tIy than has been reDOrted heretofore.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

It will be remembered that Netchaieh, the young
Russian Nlhilst. was something more than yea
ago tried and sentenced to Siberia, for bis share IN
the murder Of fellow student, at Moscow, who ws
considered dangerous TO the cause Of socialism In
Russia There was a marvellous degree Of cool
ferocity exhibited by tho young revolutionistS
They had watched their companion for some time.
and concluded his heart not in the cause. They
took him out for walk to pond near by and
deliberately killed him. Netchaieff was one Of the
leading spirits of the conspiracy. But bis courage
gave way at the prospect Of hfelabor in the mines
A dispatch states that he has shot himself on th,
way. He was evidently not of the gigantic mold
of some Of those Russian reyolutionsts Bakouniys
went to Siberia, end lived to escape by Kamtebatka
and Japan. He never succumbed TO privation nor
TO tyranny 1t Il doubtful if he could have neryed
up his courage 20 kill student on suspicion but
in compensation, he would probably have regarded
il as base desertIon of his flag, to commit suicide
simply because he was a convict.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

S,rl. if ,hcre has been no revision
since 1869, when a partial adjustment VI
rates was made, it is reasonable that no"
schedule of compensation should be adop'ou'
The business of the country has so much III,
creased during these four years that ehiaiseu
accommodations are required In the man 0"''
as well rs in every other variety OF tranSpor-
tation. Ii is not likely that all the nhes are
entitled to more money; but the lnequaii'ies
Of tbe rates paid should be removed as well
as the increased service remunerated.
After a wrangle over thef 18th section OF
the Charter. which was simply disgraceiul,
tbe Senate Yesterday passed that scheme.
Tho Charter has now passed both branches of
the Legislature. Patched and mended in
various parts, it goes to the Assembly, and
will probably next turn up i'll Con-
ference Committee. 1t is not likely that
the Assembly will agree to the Charter as it
leaves the Senate When the Conference
Committee has sufficiently wrestled with it,
it must receive the approval of both Houses
once more, and, after that, of the Governor.
People must finally look, then, to Gov. Dix
for the right thing. The Legislature has
failed us. The scramble. yesterday, was all
over the provision relating TO the retention
Of Heads Of Departments Controller Green
being finally left in the bill by a vote of Is to
13. This was a desperate concession. The
fight il not over yet.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

At the Wyoming Annual Conference Of the Meth
odist Church at Wayerley in this State the Commit
tee on Temperance reported q resolution declaring
the habitual use Of tobacco to BE- a sin and shame
Some of the brethren who used the weed had no OBJ
lection to its being called shame, but protested
against its being denounced a sin, and after
warm discussion it referred back to the Com
mittee for amendment. The Committee then re-
ported resolution TO the effect that "the habit Of
using tobacco by the ministry is wholly and necos-
sarily intolerable and inexcusable.D This brought
out one of the clergy, who moved to strike out tho
word ministry az he insisted "weyo as good
right to use tobacco any living men," So finally,
the Conference resolved that it gladly recognized
the fact that more heathful sentiment is prevail.
ing with regard to the use Of tobacco, and recon-
mended all to abstain from the use Of the same and
TO discounte,ance its by AL proper and legt-
mate means. This leaves the laity at liberty V
chew and smoke, and only recommends the clergy
to taper Off
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

Controller Green has called attention to an
other very serious leak in our city financial
system. His letter to Mayor Hayemeyer con-
ccrning the vacating of street assessments will
surprise many who do not observe the effect
of this common abuse. BY means of technical
objections, a certain class of sharp lawyers
SECURE these vacations i'll special cases, and the
amount OF the assessment thus lifted from a
few indiyiduals is made a general charge on
the city When we say that the amount of
assessments vacated last year WAS nearly
sl.OD0OOO, it will be agreed that 1t is time
something vas done to stop the leak.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

ca;.cl r2oa lin. whom 70 s'v"e'y oh'ervel Eat y.
was still hono,ably keeping % bis engagement and
also that the friends Of his late wfo had snggtsted
young lady 20 him. hut he did nv csre ~ s for her
To soothe and entertain tue sad pckio-Daker. aud
show her what treasure midde-aged widOwer
could be, be- urged her 10 remark how fond the IA
dies were Of him, and 10 prove II kindly read her
despairng love-letter from certain Po!ly.' lIay-
ing assured her Of his continued constancy. be IN
stanty went of aud married Polly" and the result
was that tho picklemaker put money ia her purse to
the amount Of $500.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-11

Paris correspondent Of THE TRIBUNE tells
Ma bow the news of the conclusion of the
Treaty of Evacuation came to Paris. Alter all
their long expectation and somewhat petulant
impatience, the Parisians were not httle sur
nrised by the result. The French people, who
have shown 80 much steadfast courage and
such fertility of resource, have abundant
reason to be proud over this final achieve
ment, which breaks their bonds. Material
prosperity has had much to do with reaching
ths happy result but to the able statesman
slip Of the French Republican President and
the moderation of Germany much more credit
is duo.
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VOL 2a} ALEXANDRIA, 1873 mo- IS

have never known any to escape yet.
As soon as a young fellow gets out of
college, or his lips begin to sprout a
little down, all the girls go for him like
young ducks for q June bug, and we
think they ought to do so, and there is
no escape for him /; he, must travel the
fairy land of first love, and pass out
through the portal of misery into the
practical every day world. ,aas,
And who ofrus, that have passed tho
flush Of youth, learned to look on life
with practical, perhaps cynical eyes,
and nov read the morning papers over
our coffee, instead Of musing on tho
softly whispered words of last night,
would erase from the. records of our
lives the sweet rememberances of our
first lowest All, do we not sometimes
look through the smoke and dust Of
this world of toll and strife, over tho
pillows of time, to catch glimpses of
sunny ringlets that ,curled and waved
for us, of heaven-blue eyesthat watch
ed for us; of red-rose lips that smiled
and whipered words of love for us p
And can't we smile,t too, to think how
we were done for; and how miserable
and foolish,we felt, and how confound-
eddy savage we. were when it was all
all over ? We'll, time has its compen-
sations. After an interval of years
most of us meet our Matilda Jane, and
then we wonder what fairy spell was
about her in the olden time; we Won
der that we were SO positive that her
red hair was just exactly the color OF
that OF all the angels in heaven once
we would have thrashed any fellow, or
fought a duel with him, that denied
she had the smallest foot in the world,
and it turns out that she wore num-
Der six, and she has freckles, and a
snub nose, and heaven only knows
how we ever came to make, such fool
of ourself, over such an ordinary look
ing girl. f,9 sr.... 81.
=, And SO it has been since Eve beguil-
ed Adam out of his senses, and so it
will be unto the end Of time [shhreve-
port Times. r.. ISL ,..g
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TERMS;

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for d less period than six months.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate
of 0NE DOLLAR per square for the
first insertion and FIFTY CENTS for
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EIGHT lines or less, (BREv1ER) consti-
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OBITUARY Notices, Marriages, Public
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, ETC., to
be paid for as advertisements. .a-
u PERSONAL CARDS, when admis-
sible, charged double the usual advor-
Using rates. ,..
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u A Danbury boy having heard
that cat will invariably strike on her
feet from whatever distance dropped,
borrowed a cat and made the expert
ment from a bedroom window. I'm
fortunately the cat dropped before he
was ready, and in a spasmodic effort
to recover her, helosthis balance, and
rolled out of the window after her.
How she struck nobody knows, but
how he did was quite evident to the
entire neighborhood in an instant after
he fell. - ay,Gi &.i -3
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STAR SHIRTS;

made expressly for our trade, and do re-
commend them as the BEST MADE, BEST
FITTING, and MOST ECONOMICAL
SHIRT to be had. BIS. .-.na.ya..
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CAMEos AND How THEY ARE MADE.
Rome is now the chief seat of the art
of cameo cutting, two of which are
produced those cut in hard stone and
those cut in shells. The stones most
valuable for this purpose are the Orien-
tai onyx and the sard-onyx, provided
they have at least two different colors
in parallel layers. The value of the
stone is greatly increased for, this pur-
pose if it has four or five different col
ors, if the layers are so thin as to as
sist in making the device of the cameo.
For example, a specimen of stone
which has four parallel 'lavers may DO
useful for q cameo Of Minerva, where
the ground would be dark gray, tho
face light, the bust and hemlet black,
and the crest of the hemlet brown or
gray All snch canoes are wrought
with lapidary's lathe, with pointed
instruments of steel, and by means of
diamond dust. Shell canoes are cut
from large shells found on the African
and Brazilian coasts, and generally
show two layers.
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NEW ORLEANS

. ., ,.' NEW ORLEANS
spronle & McCown, Memphis, Tenn
Sames Sproule & Co., Louisville, Kentnc-
ky. sproulo g. Harris, st. Lonis, Mo.
3 J'h' io-oh. cajf0T rL,i l4l.
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R. sPRoULE & MccowN,
40 and AZ ST Charles St. .'"' ~.
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DTo think of the infinite, say some,
limits it; therefore we must ignore tho
infinite. When look on the sea, I
limit it on my side, but only on my
side. On it's own side it is to my view
boundless; and. mans spirit can SO
stand on the shore of the absolute.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-06-18

Ey i ne French people OF ,Alsace,
who were made Germans by the act of
war, are French people sti1l-showing
that nature, or even sentiment, is
stronger than Governments. Recent
ly, one morning, the Alsatians found a
tri-color flag flying at the summit of a
very high poplar tree. and were great
" delighted, surrounding the tree in
great numbers, which soon caused the
police to be on the spot. The enthusi-
asm spread, and there was haste ne
cessary in whatever was to be DONE
First ten, then twenty, and then thirty
thalers we're offered to any one who
would remove the offensive emblem.
But no one offered to remove It, and
the enthusiasm was becoming demon
strative. At last 4 German carpenter
came through the crowd and offered to
take the job. The tree had been COW
cred with tar as far up from the ground
as the tallest man could reach, and the
job was not pleasing ia sprospect-but
thirty thalers we're The carpenter
seized the trunk, and, after much eff
fort, gained the first branch, but it in
stantly broke in his eager grasp, and
he teltto the ground. Not yet discon-
certed, however, he tried again and,
selling the second, It likewise instant
~, gave way. 1t was then evident that
whoever had carried the French STAN
'dard to its lofty position had secured
its safety BY saving through all the
branches as. he descended to the
ground. The discomfitted climber
gave it up; while all the time the muy-
muir of delight that first ,ripp1ed, and
then gurgled, and then. almost roarea
through the crowd, was going to fur
ther distances beyond, unless restrain
ed and the police became FESTIVE from
impatience and sense of defeat. FL
nally the contractor for tie job solicit
ted leave to cut down the tree, which
was Immediately given ;Jand the strong
poplar, soon after, fell amid a storm of
yells and Kisses, that for q long, time
twisted the air into a tangte of discords
exquisitely French. The crowd in
stantly tore the flag into thousands of
shreds, and. each German Frenchman
pocketed his enthusiasm, along with a
strip. Next. morning a black cross,
with the inscription, "Fallen in the
cause of the people" adorned the pros
trate tree of liberty.-[New Orleans
Times. (, ,ss.a r,e.I,gay ,-e..,,r
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I7fII II % I N1r ,.1TH Y \.
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DThe essence of true nobility is
neglect of self. Let the thought of self
pass in, and tho beauty of a great &C
ton is gone, like the bloom from soil
ed flower. u 5"H ,@l''
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ever brought to this market. We have a
buyer in, the New York Market all the
year round; our material is bought exc1ii-
sively for cash-Gut and made at our own
manufacture, and shipped to us weekly
We can safely say with such advan ia ges
that we can keep constantly on hand a
better assortment, later styles, and sell
lower than other dealers IN cur line. We
keep very large stock of the celebrated
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~ A New Yorker. who has had his
pocket picked one hundred times within
five years, at a cost of about forty cents,
says it is an amusement much cheaper
than thcatres. .E.
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Ppetyu,'
% ~
A WORLD OF LOVE AT HOME.
by j. D. REYNOLDS. ~

The earth hath treasures fair and bright,
Deep buried in her caves; or a
And ocean hideth many gem
With his Blue, curling waves;
Yet not within her bosom dark, u5
Or meath the dashing foam,
Lies there treasure equalling
A world Of love at home.
True, sterling happiness and joy Jag
Are not with gold allied; ;.
Nor can it yield a pleasure like - ,-.
. A merry fireside.,G 3b8lre- aat
I envy not the man, who dwells a.a
In stately hall or dome,
IF mid his splendor he hath not
A world OF love at home. 81. 3. 3i
The friends whom time hath proved
'@'- sincere, H'-''i"= .i'' KIT. -
- 'Tis they alone can bring a-. IS.
A sure relief to hearts that droop
Meath sorrows heavy wing.
Though care and trouble may be mine,
Z AS down life's path I roam; Il r. 90,
I'll heed them not while still have
A world of love at home.
4 .
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WYE CALL, YOUR ATTENTION TO
w the fact that we havernow on hand
the largest stock and greatest variety Of
iihe oi''ss vi "'- Gll
2 -. - Iat 1s;i:ea ..,.. Tod
Gents, CustOm7Made Clothing and Furnish.
"a feas Ing Goods ,.f, -.