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eu 10 IOWn cy the lSnCnlnS eX
press train from Tartarus, playing
a cheerful game of poker, and
subsequently they dined together
liilariOusly at Buzzard's. Every,
thing passed of in the most salts.
factory mahner, and it will graft
fy a large circle of friends to
knowt that Mr.. NOddy's nose is as
uninjurned as his honOr.n
! "Does anybody who reads such
a paragraph suppose that Sir
Lucius and Mr. Noddy know much
about honor? Yet in the clubs
aud at dinner tables there are
plenty of people who think that
this performance was unavOida-
bic. Sir Lucius and Mr.. Noddy
are more puppets. They would
very much prefer to pop Cham
pagne corks at Buzzard's than to
fire pistols at each other upon the
fields of honor. Indeed, their ex-
ample and that kind of people
who fight duels and figure as
principals and seconds, is general
Iy of no more Importance than
that the brawls of bullies in the
slum. The mischief lies behind
them. 1t Is in the justification of
the duel by society, or by those
in society who ought to know a
great deel better. Respectable
men and women read of duel or
hear oft, and say. gravely. eyes,
it seems rather absurd' and yet
there are circumstances that make
it unavOidable.n Sir Lucius and
Mr. NoGdy are of the same opin-
ion, and they must decide for
themselves what the circumstan-
ces are. A newspaper exposes
tue wicked folly, and calls tor
justice upon those who break the
peace by fighting a duel, and the
same sentiment in Socirty sneers
at the meanness of soul which can
not see that honor trauSceHds the
law, is complacentiy contented to
to know that gentlemen only
can understand the duello.n
Now in our society Mrs. Grundy,
and Mrs. Grundy alone, makes
young men fight duels. 1t is she
who erects the false standard to
which the sentiment we are con-
sidering defers. What is called
the honor concerned in a duel is
merely the fear of what will be
said. If Sir Lucius pulls Tom
Noddie's nose, the young fellow
trembles to think that ''his setn
viii cali him u coward if he does
not challenge the offender, and
his set in turn are afraid that
they would be thought cowardly
if they declared that a duel was
always and necessarily wrong. If
is all Mrs. Grundy. at is a false
sentiment" said General Hamil.
ton, in substance, "but my infiu-
ence would be impaired if l were
thought a coward" Could aduel
prove his brvery if his whole ca
reer had not proved itY And he
/ fell to please a sentiment that he
despised. Certainly the weakest
act of his life was the last, nor for
any act did he ever offer 80 futile
a plea-a plea which is the most
conclusive argument against the
deed, because the fact of the de-
! fense shows that he was conscious
that the deed must be lexplained,
and would not justify itself to the
honorable and the wise.
An affected young lady, on
] being asked, in a large com.
| - Il - ,,oo 4 Oh bo1-o.
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a weak sentiment, and for the
sake Uf this sentiment he drops
reason and violates the plainest
laws of nature. When he con-
templates marriage he gives no
thought to the fruits of wed<
lock. He often selects for a
/ partner a woman so constituted
as TO magnify,.in reproduction
his own defects; and thus he
deliberately entails disease and
misery. His children are forced
to carry the burden of such her.
itage through life, without be-
ing responsible for it: Surely,
if there is a just God enthroned
beyond death, in the relm of
which poets sing, and if He sits
In judgment upon the earthly
acts of men, He will not fail to
rebnke or punish those who
possess the ability to see and
do the right,and yet who suffer
themselves to be led into error
by the mist>breathing goblin of
passion. The weak, the diseas-
ed, aud the deformed children
| of these ill-assorted unions cry
aloud for vengeance. They had
no hand in their own creation,
and therefore their infirmities
were not brought upon them by
any act of theirs. To charge
thai God has seen fit in his
goodness and mercy to infict
them, is to libel the Being which
we clothe with supreme wisdom
and every virtue. No. man
alone is to blame. His knowl-
edge tells him that he cannot
violate natural laws with inn
punity, and still he heeds not
the ringing voice acknowledge,
He makes sentiment his guilds
ing star, and he leaves to his
children a heritage of shame
and misfortune.
True beauty of person is as
sociated with health and long,
evity. In fact only the sound
and healthy can be truly beau
tiful. David, Moses, Phytha-
goras and Aristides were noted
for their besuty and they lived
to an extreme old age. Sarah
was seventy when Abiihelech
fell i'm love VITA her, and Helen
of Troy, sixty when Paris stole
her. Jane Shore died at ninety
and Mrs. Fitzherbert at eighty
one. Cleopatra, Lady Blessing
ton, Mrs. Mowatt, Raffaelle,
and Alcibiadcs, were celebrated
for their physical charms, and
they were the children of gen>
ius. Cicero, Plato and Socrates
believed that man was the lm>
age of the Deity, and they re-
garded it as mans solemn duty
to strive at all times to preserve
that image free from disfigura>
ton. In the records of the Old
Testament we find that no am
imal was fit for sacrifice unto
the Lord but the healthy and
fine proportioned. And the
priest who officiated had to be
a man of good figure and a
sound constitution. In our
boasted age of civilization we
have sadly departed from the
II
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n, ". Scott,

ttorney and Counselor at La. Will
A practice in the parishes of Caddo, BOs
sier, DeSoto and Red River, and in the Su
preme Court of the State, and IN the Federal
Courts and Court of Clarus.
Office at Court House, in Shreveport, La,
second door on the right of front entrance
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ttorney aud Counselor at Law, Mindeii,
A Webster parish, LII. Wal practice III
Courts of Bossier, Nebster, Red Rivers
Bienyille, Claiborne, Union and jackson:
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Professional Cards.
h. #. Fort,
IL. W.. Baker.

TTORNEY AT LAW, Bellevtei La.
A will ptattice in any court iii the State,
cIceBt the l,,lrish court of Bcssier Patish-
Ylln46lY.
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!. .OArrArs Far TO PRESIDENT -Gassr.-

sFtOAPTAIN CRY TO fHEd1OHNT .CH&NT.@
The following letter viii be read witt. .
mournful interest. It conveys . most
instructive aud timely lesson 10 the Pre-
sident and his Administration, and, We
may say, TO tho wiieis intolerant North.
They should receive 1t as the voice Of
after times, or Of foreign and disinte.
rested countries. It is solemn protest
against the policy which has made the
Administration infamous and lost to the
country tbs services Of N Iuy of It's best
and most virtuous citiz,ns:
U. S Grant, President Of The Uniietl
States IF america PRESIDENT: My
resignation as Lientona1t in tho United
States Navy, dated January &c 1861,
was accepted by the Navy Department;
but no application for the pay due ME
has ever even b"en replied to. Unable
to find employm ut ia my .tivo mud. 1
was forced to accept the first eff Sc autl
what leads to my death. Tho money
due me. am incliued to believ-. viii
be paid to my family when it is
known am dead. Will you .ee to it?
I ask it Of you as II brother officer. Ii
Cue questions VI Tue War uAu been 1t IT
to the old otfi GERS Of the army nnl navy
there would have been no war Cherish
both urms Of the service. for they are
most free from tho taints that corrupt
the laud My field Of usefulness to the
country has been abridged by proscrip-
tion. Tie carpet-bag policy is ruinons
to the aud. Let Louisiana govern her
self. Her prosperity is that OF tue who e
country. L. is treason to do otherwise
Respectfully, JOSEPH FRY,
Confederate Stusca Navy
P. S.-Fh. Spanish officers a,e very
kind to me. but the United States are
weuk when ~ vessel can DO captured ON
the high seas, with perfectly regular pa.
pers. and her captain. crew and passen-
gers shot, without appeal to the prot, c.
ton Of tue United States j L.
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Death of Agassix

The lovers OF science and admirers OF
one Of its most distinguished aud de-
voted devotees, will learn with regret Of
the death of Louis Agassiz For the
inst quarter of century or longer he
has been a conspicuous figure in the
scientific world. Other men have sought
wealth and fame and striven after hopors
and distinctions, but Agassiz's whole
soul was dedicated to science aud re-
search. A native Of Switzerland, he
became citizen Of tho world, and in the
United States conducted the studies and
experiments which both made him
famous and furnished the light by which
they were pursued aud The standard by
which they were judged elsewhere.
His recent voyage in tho interests of
science, his establishment Of q school Of
scientific instruction ncar Nantucket.
his explicit testimony and array of solid
facts and sound reasonings against the
vagnries and theories Of Darwin, are
fresh III the memory Of tho country.
Agnssiz was a singuarly disintcrested
man, being ind frercnt both TO money
and position, except as they Afforded
bin the means aud opportunities Of
pushing his favorite Inquiries and max
ing those curious and interesting re.
searches which were the delight and
solace of his life.
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Pooh GREELEY!-Since the death Of
AIR. Greeley, his character has oontl-
nued to rise higher aud higher in the
public estimation. He was huuude,l to
death by the babble and the roar Of nn-
scrupulous purtisans; but, now that he
is gone. the people are beginning to ee
clearly how perfectly he understood the
situation of our country, and with what
sagncity he was prepared to meet the
storm which appeared to him inevitable.
There Was one cry which. above n!l
others. overwhelmed Mr.. Greeley. aud
which bcrc Gen. Grant triumphau,ly
into the Presidential chair 1t was that
the administration of Grant had proved
financial SUCCESS; that h 3 was paying
off the public debt at the rate of $780,
600, 00O year, and that the prosperity
of the country under his judicious
guidance WAS miraculous. Down as late
as the middle of the receut OHIO can
vass. this cry was kept up. We find
Senator Morton. in his speeches against
Gov. Allen, e1patiating on the financial
measures of tile Republican party, and
congratulatinS the montyel interests
that all was lovely and serene Just
then, thu bubble bnrst. At The meeting
Of Congress. we tind the Republican
leaders ackuowleu aing thut their policy
during Grants frat term Was injudi
cious. Secretary Richardson calls for
authority to reissue the grcenbacks
which have been taken up. The extent
of the liabilities which the Governm ment
is to meet at once, beyond it's income
he puts Mt 5000. 900, OOD. or one half cf
the am which was retired during
Grants first term. LII addition to this
sum, the Secretary calls for still larger
income from taxes II recommend nd
ditional tax4tion," be s,ys, ''ra.her than
resort % borrowing money and increas-
ing the public aebS." Was there ever
such al absolute failure OF an admins.
tration to redoom its pledges to the peo
pie? The Republican party stands as
an impostor. It's reduction of debt WAS
simply temporary trick. It's power to
preserve the people from financial
convulsion has turned out to he de-
lusive. And now the reserves are to be
re-issued and taxation increased. This
is the monument which the Republican
party has erected to the momory OF
Horace Greeley.
Ns.o Orleans Picayunc
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RoDBISG THE MAIL We alluded, in
Yesterdays paper to the fact that G.. A.
Hayne, colored mail agent on the Viii
mington, Columbia aud Augusta Rail-
road, and a brother Of tho present Sec
retary Of State of South Carolina, had
been arrested and lodged in Jail, in this
city, on the serious charge of robbing
tho United States mail. The prisoner
was taken before Justice Cassidey, and
the evidence was SO conclusive as TO lis
guilt that lie was required to give Sc
curity in the sum of $1,000 ior lis ap-
pcarADce ut the next term of the United
States District Court in this city, in de.
fnult OF which lie was remandcd to jlil
1t seems that several packages have
been missing from the mails. and suspi
cion centered upon Hayne as the robber.
Io test the matter, package Of money,
With the number, series aud date Of
issue carefully noted down, was placed
in Haynes pouch. This w.s "n the 9th
instant. GA the evening Of The 1lth
instant, Hhyne returned t. the city, and
Postmaster Brink sent one of tue mail
agents 10 the suspected party to get u
bill changed with the expectation of
getting one OF tho marked bills in re-.
turn. ln this he WAS no. disappointed,
and Haync was thcrcupon arrested.
During the Investigation he stoutly
asserted his innocence. bnt we learn
that he has since confessed his guilt.
Wilmington .Shir.
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a terrible war engine, sub -nar;no
torpedo boat, which can he worked sue.
cessfully above or below the surface.
has been invented. 1t is sufficiently
powerful to upset o stone fort or burst
up an iron-clad feet in few minutes.
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A fog like that which now hangs over
London scoms to rest over Tue Cnbau
question. One day, VIC are to have war;
on the morrow and the next, Cuba and
Spain are to comply with the demands
OF the United States. What the end
will be, is probably moro fog.
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Rev j. Il. Wycking, of Port Clinton,
Pa, i'll company with another gentle
man, while hunting. happened to run q
rabbit into q hollow tree, aud while
shaking it to get the rabbit started, the
tree b.oko into three pieces, one of
which struck him. .injuring him so badly
tha. he died in INFINITE. He leaves q
wife and four children.
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ImmIRrAtion.-
A friend ha.ds us d translation OF an

Imna lHrA tion. - -,..s-ss-.-
A friend haads us u translation OF an
article from the Abend Z.itung, q Ger.
man newspaper, published in Savannah.
Georgia. The fact mentioned OF me-
glect OF thu newly arrived immigran. ;s
one likely 10 occur here a. we'll as In
Georgia, although We are pleased to see
that the writer Considers Charleston
better prepared for such emergencies.
immigrants are now coming South in
considerable numbers. and every en-
courugemeut aud assistance within our
power ought to be extended to them.
1t would be we'll. if societies huypg for
object The facilitating their removal
from tho bleak and COLL No tn aud
North to our more agreeable eli
mate, were formed in every County, TO
act in conjunction with central organi-
z,tion in Columbia. aud with the Ger
man society OF Charleston The
planters policy should be to SOW
down grain as largely as possible
by the first of January, to look
to the orchard, plant out more trees
and vines, and to reach out the
helping hund to all new comers who nre
moral, industrious aud serviccablc. It
will be good policy both to make The
country moro attractive aud to cultivate
a moro cordial anu welcoming spirit
towards the strangers. While we write,
a gentleman, living only q few miles
from Columbia. informs US that he
wants six families on his place. He will
furnish each n comfortable house, Of
four rooms, and fifty acres of land, free
of rent the first year. or will employ
them on his plantation on favorable
terms. d. il also willing to sell good
land to thrifty immigrants. on credit
OF five years. While there is such a
disposition here, ami 30 many North
who would be glad to avail themselves
of it, there ought to be societies to act
as Intermediates, and bring the parties
agreeably together. We give below tho
extract referred to:
va AuOcuuyS oAAi<ON Noout -ufb
persons-men, women and children-by
way of Baltimore. from Iiiesenburg,
province of West Prussia. Their desti-
nation is Long Cane. Abbeville County,
8. @. We are obliged to call the atten-
ton Of our cisizons, more especially of
those directly concerned, to the fact that
for several long hours they had to ro-
main without food, shelter and protcc-
tion on the wharf, because there was
nobody to receive and direct them. Had
the day been absolutely inclement, their
situation would have been very painful.
AS it was, the fact proved very trying to
their patience. The first Impressions
prove the stronger; and their imp,cs-
sion is not pleasant. 1t implauts in
their hearts the germ Of dissatisfaction.
A warm reception and few dollars ju.
diciously spent would have rendered
their prospects bright with warm sun
shine. and prepared them to meet future
trouble with stout and willing hearts
If our desire of attracting immigrants
is to be realized we mast !isara to sym
pathize with In" feelings, wants and
forlorn condition of the stranger. In
Charleston, they are better prepared for
the emergency. rhore is an absolute
necessity III our city to orgnn;z al i'm.
migration society, &c.
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SUPRhME COURT, December 10, 1873 =
The Court met at 10 \. NJ. Prcseut--
Chief Justice Moses and Associate Jus.
tices Wright and Willard.
Ecpo1te G. w. Hewitt eta.., rcspond
ents. in re Ham CT ur., Us Nelson Ct ul.,
appellants. Ordered to be lockete,l
The case WAS afterwards continued, as
were also the folio wing: Tho State ca
rel. survivors of Adams. Frost Il Go. /,
appellants, as. Cox. Sheriff. respondent.
Henry X. W. Finn CT at respondents,
rs. James NJ. Brown, Sr., ei al appel.
lants. Motion to dismiss appeal. Messrs
Marley and McIvcr pro Mr.. Spain, con.
ira. The motion was referred Chris.
topher W. Dudley. respondent, Is. Noah
Olom, appellant. Alr. Hudson for ap-
pellant. Mr.. AIcIycr for respondent
Mr.. Hudson for appellant in reply
The State, respondent, as. John Nc
Culla. appellant. The Gull Of the Fourth
Circuit was then closed.
The State, respondent, as. Slmun! B.
Hall. appellant: Mr.. Hamilton was
heard for appellant. Attorney General
Az P. NJ, the Court adjourned nr-
til Tuesday, 10th inst, at IL \. NJ.
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THE sTATM- EEoIsLATURE.
i MONDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1873.
-. t. = SENATE,

The Senate met at Z P. N.
Mr.. Jervey introduced q bill to renew
the charter Of the Charleston Floating.
Dry Dock and Marine Railway Com.
pany.
Mr.. Smalls-Bill to incorporate the
Longehoremen's Protective Uuiop, of
Port Royal.
Mr.. Lee-Joint resolution to antho..
izs the Commissioners of Charleston
County to levy end collect q special tax
Mr.. Hope presented the accounts of
several teachers.I
bill to make IA appropriation to
pny claims of the Ctizens' Savings and
Central National Banks of Co!umbia-
unfinished business Of Friday Iust-was
debated for u length Of time. and finally
read q third time and sent to the House.
The bill TO ruise supplies for the fiscal
year and to alter and amend the sn me,
Was taken up for u second rending.
This ais" caused considerable debate,
and was laid upon the table TO take up
The funding debt bill from the House.
a motion to refer it back to the Finance
& mittee, with instructions to report
tu.morrow, wus voted do VII, and run
ming Hre was kept up for several hours
nearly all the Republican members
participating
The Speaker Of the House attended
and several Acts were ratified.
HOUSE OF PItESESTArIYES.
The House met ut o'clock, but
transacted no business of any couse.
qncnce. There were any quantity of
rambling speeches. points of order, etc.
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The Charleston News. in its great de-
sire TO hit at Senator John J. Patterson,
makes several malicious mis- .statements
relative to the proprietor Of the PuGNix.
The substance Of the despatch was
correct. The c,sc cN dismissed and
the Senator discharged. The gist of
the testimony WAS sich as to show that
the object Of Jones, who made the
Observation-Disclosures may be the truth of
the charges simply to force hush
money or b!ackmail from the Senator.
The reports published in the PHGSIx,
and also in the Ne,cs, OF the testimony
taken. both plainly show this. This ia
not the first attempt Of the Ne,os to
malign the PUGSlx, or to publish in
situations against its proprietor.
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WIKI IrOI. Ducnar Dlnu IN advance,
visited the Palmetto and PLnuix houses
and escorted the members to Captain
Mchenzie's saloon, where, with seyera!
invited guests, bountiful repast-fur-
nished by the Independen.s-was par
taken of. There were, toasts,' sent-
ments, songs, etc.; Captains Stanley,
Dorsey, Little and others responding
promptly when called upon. At 10
o'clock, the party quietly broke up.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Il. Il ". G. Swaflield-U iercoa.s.
Z. Hamburg-Turkeys.
ID. G. Peixotto & Sons-Auclious
y. T.. Jackson-Fancy Goods.
Il. O'Neale & Son-Oranges
Capital Building and Loan Associar L.
u. q. Peixoito e Sons-Prime Corn.
The Chicago Tribune is fearfuIly angry.
because OF the sinking OF that coat
barge across the bows of the Aripiles,
and demands that if the Spanish are to
be thus insulted, that the Government
onght to interfere and put most de-
cided stop to it. The st. Lnuis Times.
commenting on the article, says: "That's
so. It's perfect shame, and il threo
or four more barges should happen to
bo sunk in the same place, ne shouldn't
blame the Aripile, bit for confiscating
the coal"
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Ola SAINT nhu probably taken advantage
OF the bankrupt law. and that his
daughters stockings would possibly be
empty on the early dawn OF Christmas
Transfer printing inks arc invaluable
to railroad companies, banks, mer-
chants, manufacturers and others. They
urc enduring and changeless, aud will
COPY sharp and clear ior an indefinite
period Of time. Having just received a
fresh supply Of inks, We are prepared to
execute orders ut moderate prices.
Messrs. L. L. Davies Il Co. arc pre-.
pared 10 supply families with Northern
turkeys. OF every size, for Christm
They arc in recei pt of two fine speci-
mems OF vcnison. They have their usual
large aud tino stock Of game of al!
kinds. Also, Northern fruits, Florida
oranges, bauanas AID lemons, and o
general variety Of Christmas goods III
their line.
PHGNIXIASA. Diligence, persisted in
rarely fails OF success.
We ourselves control our own destiny.
The most ridiculous hopes have often
led to the mos. remarkable success.
Good men arc human suns, brighten.
ing and warming oil they shiro upon.
Treat your customers as your frien Is,
by serving them in the best manner,
and never let them be deceived or dis.
appointed.
The adagc. "Who breaks pays" re-
ceivcs in these panicky times new rem.
dition, "Who pays is broke"