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PROBABLE DESTRUCTION
THE NATURAL BRIDGE IN
VIRGINIA.

From copy Of the Lexington (va. }
CARTE, Of the 18th inst, handed us by
Prof Paine, we learn that phenomenon
Of the most extraordinary description oc-
Cured on the 18th inst, which has
thrown the community in the vicinity Of
the natural bridge, in Virginia, into the
widest excitement. A gentleman
in passing over the bridge, glanced
over into the chasm and saw vapor Is
suing from some crevice in the West
ern side, and detected peculiar ordor
in the atmosphere, On the following
day, the 18th, the whole country around
was aroused and terror-stricken. From
below the bridge volumes Of deep black
smoke we're rolling continually, except
when interrupted by jets Of bright flames
which occasionally aared up 10 a great
height. The surface Of the ground was
warm for some distance around the
bridge, and large masses Of rock were
e,i,;n,, f,om tho western side into the
i"i'ns NV" ~,
creek. Prof L.. Z. Campbeii, OF the
Geological Department Of Washington
and Lee university, was aPPeaieu !" w
throw some light upon the extraordinary
~ I. ,hos,.,o-
phehomenon' Inc io"o""s '
ment from the Gasette, by the Professor:
po;oo oo..cod rur,l.r NJ vcars ,yo in the
.,ia.;s e,s,.r ~ M sa,,;o;, fran' ibe Rine
S;J"s ~ q, w., =. ,ho Ksnasb. dsno.;t. Of
caaI i, "a NV Jusv ~ ;nvcs,;gate nar,icular.
To- ~. ,a.a,,rcs. whics an All bon,,iSnl Prov.
ne III .oaoh 80 ,a anr .,,un,rv or
caur.. n,v .,,"n,;on w.. d;,oc,s,, ~ ,h., won.
d.rs,,i ,scio";c,I s,cb .h;oh =, ths ,ams time
s,r;I;n,Iv d;snl.v. ,hs h.nd;wo,I ~ Omnino.
,.ncs al s;va, : nam. 10 Rocth,;Sos connty.
80 anu ''''''e ~ ~. ~ ~ So, ~,
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JUST received an elegant stock Of
jewelry at E. r. Chenaults.

HoN. JAMES B. BECK has written a
letter to The Courier-Jouraal, in re-
sponse to the attacks made on him and
Kerr of Indiana by the editor of 4 he
NeW York Sun, for refusing to vote for
the expulsion of Cakes Ames. He ex-
plains in the letter, fully and satisfacto-
rily, his reason for voting against the
resolution of expulsion, which was that
Congress had no jurisdiction of the Of
tense. The bribery, of which Ames was
guilty, was committed before his election
to the Congress which undertook an in
vestigation of the charges of corruption
that were brought against him. 1t is
true that Ames was a member Of Con-
gress at the time he committed the of
tense, but not of the Congress from
which it was sought to expel him. This
being an uncontroverted fact, Mr.. Beck
was, and is yet, of opinion that the con-
duct of Ames is punishable by the courts,
and that they alone have jurisdiction of
the matter. For the reason that he
voted against the resolution Of expul-
sion, he voted against the resolution OF
censure. In his speech before Congress
he maintained that the power of expul-
sion is power to protect the body, and
any act Of man concerning his election,
any contract in regard to his election,
even if made years before, in order TO
secure his election to Congress with a
view of communicating or corrupting it,
presents case wherein Congress may
rightfully exercise, in its discretion,
either the power of censure or expulsion.
But if he has done anything before he
becomes a member of Congress, not in
regard to his election, and not connected
with his duties as member, Congress
has no power over him.
Mr.. Beck condemned, ia the most I'M
and unqualified terms, the
conduct of Ames, and clearly stated that
he would favor nothing short of expui'
sion, if Congress had Jurisdiction of the
ohense but an unwarranted exercise Of
this power would strike blow at the
right of representation, and establish a
precedent by which tyrannical majorities
would seek to rid themselves Of the in
auence and brake-power of respectable
minorities.
1t occurs to us that the points of Mr..
Beck are very well taken. III Congress
has the right to go back offs mans
record in Congress. or his record TO Sc
cure seat in that body, II possesses a
power less limited than any legislative
body Of modern ciyililsd governments.
II is at all times well for those who have
sworn to maintain and observe the law
To be careful that they are not the INST
10 brspk il,
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NEPOTusM AGAIN.

Though the whole country grew weary
Of the frequent charges brought against
President Grant, during the last cam
paign, Of prostituting his power Of ap-
pointment to Offices Of profit and trust
to the unworthy purpose Of building up
a mcneycd aristocracy in his own family,
yet Il again becomes the duty of those
whose business Il l. to chronicle events to
give public notice that the same line Of
conduct will again he followed which
brought the last administration into pub
lie disrepute. James +. Casey, the
brother-in-law of the President, has been
appointed, for another term OF four
years, Collector Of Customs at the port
of New Orleans. This !. one Of the
most lucrative Offices at the disposal Of
the President, and one which is liable to
the greatest abuse. This appointment
has revived attention to the charges Of
corruption of the civil service in Louisi-
ana, in which this same brother-in-law
and officer was implicated about eighteen
months since. 1t was proven by the re-
port of the committee appointed to inves-
tigate these charges that Casey was inter
ested in an eighteen thousand dollar
corruption fund, raised by himself and
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CABINET APPOINTMENTS.

On the 18th instant President Grant
sent to the Senate, for ratification, nom
nations of the members of his Cabinet.
There is no change from the old Cabinet
except in the appointment of William
A. Richardson as Secretary of the Treas
ury. vice Hon. George S. Boutwell,, re-
signed. The resignation of Mr.. Bout
well was occasioned by his election to the
United States Senate from the State Of
Massachusetts. The nomination of Rich
ardson as Secretary Of the Treasury,
together with the re-appointment Of all
the old members Of the Cabinet, is re-
garded by all as indicative Of the same
line OF future policy towafd the South
and the country at large which was pur.
sued during the administration which
has just closed. The President has indi.
Gated. BY his persistent refusal to listen
Il appeals for a change of Cabinet, that
" regards is members as a species Of
personal property, to he used, controlled
and manipulated in bis own individual
interest, The country may, therefore,
look forward 10 no relaxation in the rigor
Of the sdminhtration, nor hope for any
reformation in Che civil service depart.
nent
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No Reduction of Postage.


There is an impression abroad that
the Farnsworth bill for the reduction of
postage became law. This is a mistake.
1t passed the House, but failed in the
Senate. There was an amendment to
the post-office appropriation bill which
repealed all acts relative to the franking
privilege and free postage generally.
This became a law. 1t abolishes the cir
culation free ofpostage of newspapers in
the county where they are published,
and also the free exchanges of newspa-
pers. 1t does not take effect until the
LIST of July.
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T. B. Hayden invites attention to his
new stock Of ladies custom-made shoes
PRESIDENTIAL FACTS.

The United States has had eighteen
different Presidents. John Adams, who
died in his ninety-second year, attained
the greatest age. Jane X. Polk, who
died at the age of flfty-four, attained the
least age. u. S. Grant was the young
est President ever inaugurated-this
event first occurring in his history at the
ane Of torty-seven. james X. Polk was
ipaurura.ed at the age of forty-nine.
VIM. Henry Harrison was inaugurated
at the agr of sixty-eight, which is the
greatest age reached by any President at
the time of iis Inauguration. Of the
whole number but six were elected for
two terms, towit: Washington, Jefier-
son, Madison, Monroe, jackson, and
Grant. Three filed nnexpired terms,
towit; Tyler, Fillmore, and johnson.
the elder, Jefferson, and
on the fourth day Of July.
Four were inaugurated at the age Of fif-
ty-seven, and four died after reaching
Eighty years. Counting Andrew Jack
,on, ten of the whole number, were
Democrats four were Wings; two were
e,,'eralist; one an Abolitionist, and one
Radical. Two were related by consan-
,uinity-ysohn Adams and John @. Adj
f,ther and son. All died
natural deaths, except Lincoln who was
Andrew johnson is the
,nly one, against whom articles of i'm
,eachment were preferred, and Grant is
he only one who has been accused OF
eceiving brides, and appointing rela-
ions to lucrative official positions.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

w q. RAMSEY, City butcher, give. rqliae
w that on and amer this day he viii demand Of
bis customers WEEKLY sktTLEnENts ~
beef and viii vai upan thein Isfsonaiy 90 through ia
agent Al the cse 81 each week. lie dtsres The pat
rona,,e II u and Will expect all 10 comply With thes
isrns eIpsfiense " several yesIa has a. aiaI-
sir@ted that nan can furnish hIst~aes noai ufon
- sshss t<s.s H1 FkANgY.
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ALARGE invoice of clothing Just
received at Hayden's.

Hon. j. ID. Young has been making
a trip through the mountains, where he
has been examining the poll-books and
taking depositions preparatory to estab-
fishing the legality of his election to Con-
gress, from the Tenth DISTRICT.
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FRESH fish at ]. NJ Rochester & Co. o
every Tuesday and Friday mornings.

The Oldest inhabitant informed Pa
ducah reporter of sign that was never
known TO fail: When the trees are
loaded with snow on the first day Of
March, they will be loaded with fruit id
season. If this is true, we may look for
plenty of fruit this summer.
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Description and Pedigree.

GILL Is beautful scrrcl, Is hands 81 inches high
years old, 81 good style and sod trotter.
GILL vas sired by tiilisNermont he by Downing ?
Vermont. whose LIST dam vas by Columbus; 2nd dam
BY Bsrtrand 3rd dam by Matches; tth dam by imp.
Rukxard.
As an evidence Of the superiority Of sILLs sire,
breeder of trotters, may mention he Is the sire of
Black Maria she trottel mile in 230. Jcssey, In 240
Idaho at years Of are, In 2iS Helen kinnaird at
years Of age, In 2ti Loan al years Of ae In AS,
Virgins, at years OF aye, in BOO. All the above
named, aud many others, we're by Gilrs vermont.
GlLLs dam was the Thoroughbred mare Anna G.,
by imported ulencoe. Her lst dam ~ Wagner;
and dam Cinderella, by Kosciusco 81 dam by kenne-
dy's Diomede; ith dam, Old Pet by Comet; sth dam
by imp Diomede out Of an impaired mare II il enough
Ia know that she also the dam II that CAST and
game hor-e Lee Paul familiarity called Little Dad"
who ranked with the rscass ~ American horses
GILL; through his sire, inheris the lest blood for
troters, and through his dam the Thoroughbred both
of fashionable trotting and running families from
his admirable crosses there is nothing prevent him
from being drst-class breeder COR trotters aud all
other purposes.
There Is not young stallion in Kentucky, or any
where else, whose happily blended Tor
a useful stallion than GILL.
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DIR Geo Mclioberts, Treasurer S q Cundin,
Secretary.
Sanford Lodge, ko. ACE, A. y. M-Meets at
Masonic Hall last Monday night in each month.
A X Penny, w NJ; N Phillips, Jr, s w;
Geo. d Hopper, J W. A A Mckinney, Treas.
Sanford H. 4. CAdpter-Meets at Masonic
Hall every lat Monday night in each month
jas. Paxton, II L.
Husioauiils Lodge, No 1874, A Y M-Meets at
Masonic Hall, Jacksonville, KY, every Satur-
day night before the full moon IN each month
Ew Brown, w NJ BIG Afford, SEC.
Inieri@ Lodge. No $50, o g T-Meets at
Odd Fellows Hall every Saturday night. \
Campbell, w q II Miss Annie Carpenter,
Wv II A G Snow, W 81 Joseph A Miller,
w IS; John w Paine, l. ID.
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Notice.

nANIEL MILLER, resident anctionesr, will attend
~ 10 all public sales court day sales. etc. entrusted
70 him. socal attention given 10 sale. Of real estate,
household gods, and mere hsndse. bl-tf
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The Celebrated SaGSle Stallion
LEXINGTON,
tSetter known as the CabbeIl horse,
Descrfp lion and Pedigree,

LEXINGTON IA 49,. hands high, abeautiful mahog-
snx hsx. s,rsd h, Blah Uawk, he by Vermont Black
Hawk Ills dam Membrin,' mare LEXINGTON has
been exhibited al the various tairs In this state, and
has been beaten In saddle ths oy mare stat
lion or geldng.
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COUNTY COURT.

County Court, ID Monday in each month
Quarterly Court, LIST MONDAYS in March, June
September and December. Court Of Claims
% Monday in October. Court Of Levy and
Assessment-2d Monday in june.
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steatrd-John NJ Phillips Jr., Judge, eth
Saturday in each month. Thos. Purdon Mar
shAl.
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E.B. Haydsus large invoice of shoe
have arrived at last.
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HAYDEN's furniture, carpets
and wall paper is going OF like hot
cakes,
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This space is reserved for f.
B. HAYDEN, who is in Gin
cinnati purchasing a large
stock of goods for the SPRING
TRADE.
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THE most elegant stock Of clothing
and piece goods in town will be found
ct = D. usyden's
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II desired by the week, month. year. reasonable
terms. Care taken but, risk of mares Mares from
distance received aud deli sered 10 Sorth Danvie de-
pot, on the Knox vile Branch L. n. r. X, miles
iroln my place, free of charge j. v. GUEST,
5f-lm -Danvile ny.
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JOHN DUNN,

Viii stand at $40 to insure mare In foal, money due
when the fact Is ascertained or mare parted sith.
n. b. Good pasture can be had at 81 FER month"; or
grain fed on reasonable terms, money must h. paid
vent accidents but responsibility should any
5f-im W. =. HOOKER
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The Celebrated Trotting Horse
Description and Pedigree:

HIPpY IL = black, 49, hands high sired by old
Menbrino ehie,, dam Dolly Dixie grand dam BY
Aratusi 4 dam by H,ubetoniani s & dam by
Domede
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n. y. Mr.. HARRIS VIII break aud ualn hoTsts 20
saddle and harness reasonable terms
All will be taken 70 prevent accidents, bni we
will not be held responsible should any occur,
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FOR cigars and tobacco, Of U. N1orm
brands, go to W. Il. Andersons
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100 F-Stanford Lodse,
GEN@<, No. 1876, IOO.F, meet every
nNEA1 Friday night in Odd Eel
eF-r lpw's Hall, north side Main
street. W II Miller, n Gj + X Chenault, V
G; A A Warren, Sew and VIM Daughsrty,
Treasurer.
Oab Orchard Lodge, 70. l0s-Meets at Odd
'yellows' Hall, Crab Orchard, Ky, every Fri
day evening James Ph,rigo, N q X Bro
naugh, V G. 5 II Bryant, Sec.
RsJekah Lodge-Meets every lst and 81
Thursday nights in each month. ID Pettus,
IN G.; Mrs 5 II Bryant, V q; james Pherigo,
LSec.
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Also FINE JACK will stand at the aboye-namcd
place. a; $40 TO insure a mare IN f0al hlh serve
ennets at - 4 q the
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Mr. A. A. WARREN will be found
ready to wait upon you at all hours Of
the night at =. r. Chenault's.
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Golden RUE Enodmpm emf No. l47-
q Meets at Odd Fellows iqall LIST and
Sd Tuesday nights in aeh month.
iller, Q =; yno o McAlister, y WI jas
y, IL r and A A Warren, Scribe.
Masoaio-Lincoln Lodge No. 60 m eets
at Masonic Hall, corner Main nd
Lancaster streets, every 20 Monday
night In each month. } X McClary,
X Yates, S w Tw Vanon, J w;
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The Celebrated TrottIng stallion
(T1l1.
VyvyII. WAKE THE

XNlIu. WAKE THE
w present. season At the
stable of W. :. Hooker, ~
East OF stanford, Lincoln co. 7,
XIV, on Lognn's ereek. at
o20 10 insure q mare IN fbal.
the money 10 he paid when
hct Is ascertainei az the mare
parted with or removed nom
the county; 90 ei2 the sen
son. money due when service
ilege u breeding through the
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SEWING WANTED

MISSES sOCIA and MAMIE MITCHELL, ARE
wi preparel, with a lArge experience and the best
machine- 10 do promptly, neatly and in the bst man
ner, all kinds q
Plain and Fancy Sewing.
Pricss lower than whereas in stanford and vicn-
lily.
Satisfaction guaranteed In all eases
Call at our residence Crab Orchard street, next
dos s3-s,e M Jusrph McAiisers residence, the
opposite side Of the sireet. ss-t
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Published every Friday morning at
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the largest and most beautiful flowers, both
white and lustrous red. The magnolias, too
are in full blossom, some of them pink, q
color have never seen before. There are
trees of Rododendron and many other vari-
eties of flowers. Oranges and lemons grow
in abundance. There are cork and bay
trees, aud camphyre and every variety OF
the fir genus, including the white pine,
brought from America, as was the magnolia.
Ascending succession of terraces, we had
fine view from the broad platform at the
top, of the mountains, and villages, and lake,
around the island on every side. The side
of Mount Rosa, on the north side of the
lake, is covered with dairy farms famous for
cheese and butter. We ewere conducted all
through the sumptuoas palace, which displays
as much taste as the grounds. do not
wonder that the Count spends half the year
there. 1t is adorned with many superb
paintings; and some exquisite Statuary. Of
the 6rst, there was a beautiful Madonna
With the infant JEST! picture of Adam
with Eve presenting tue apple to him;
beautiful picture of the Syrophenician wo-
man and the Saviour; dog is standing by;
the woman is kneeling, and the Saviour is
looking compassiOnately on her. The Flora
room is filled with exquisite flower pictures.
Of the statues, the finest are Flora and We
nus, which would adorn any gallery of stat
uary. The arched roofs of the basement
are curiously finished with what seems to be
fragments of white coral, and small pebbles
imbedded in the ceilings like Mosaic; the
floors too are Mosaic. Above stairs the
floors are of tesselated wood.
We found ourselves again in Italian ter
ritory yesterday. Day after tomorrow we
leave Italy, after spending three months Of
great enjoyment and great mercies. Our
carriage and four are engaged for crossing
the Simplon, and by this day week we hope
to be in Genoa.
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creature, but the heart of the Infinite One
throbs in answering happiness. Our Faith
er's joy is our joy. He does not come
down out of the clouds to US on great occa-
sions, and dwell for the rest of the time in
remote seclusion. His life is closer around
us than the air and sunlight. There is not
bright autumn leaf that is not an outshin-
ing of the Divine beauty. Not moments
pleasure or a rufie of annoyance comes to
us, that is not felt in Gods consciousness
There is not the slightest yielding on our part
to evil, but casts a shadow on him; no mo-
ment's conquest of wrong, but he rejoices
in it.
~~As God is with us in sympathy in all these
things, SO, in them all, he seeks our confidence.
He would have US look up to him more free
ly and familiarly than the child seeks its
Father face. For our hours of great neces-
sity, for times of sore trial and conflict, he
has infinite resources of help; for all our
profoundest lcngings he holds en- abundant
answer. But, more than this, ne would
have us take Him into daily companionship.
He would have us bring to him our simplest
happiness as well as ur pain, our laughter
as well as our signing. He would walk with
us as our most familiar friend, terrible only
when he stands across the path of our evil
desires; giving us the sweetest and the freest
companionship; drawing us insensibly into
all noble and heavenly character by his di-
vine presence.
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Whole No. 407,
o TIME!


o Timel thou unknown Being whom the soul
In the dark shadow of her love embracethi
Torrent OF ages and of yea that roll
To the far of sea no bright eve traeeth;
Now, while thy voice doth call,
dare to stand moment ere | fall,
To look upon thy course, thou ravager OF all!
Who shall unvel the moment OF thy birth
What eye upon thy infancy can gaze?
Surrey thy cradle, spirit Of the earth,
Rocks on the dark eternity Of days.
Ere thou vast made,
Buried within the gleamless shade,
Thy slumbering starless germ was laid.
From chaos the gates all suddenly were rent,
The stars lit up their glory fires
Then thou vast born, by the Almighty sent
To watch the wandering Of those deAthess Tyres
And while the shades did fee
The VOlCE resounded- Time shall be for thee,
D Natlus-bUi Eternity for ne.
God! such art Thou! the sea Of ages
Dasheth in tr-v thy seti
Q lrk it reyes,
wave comes near tbs Judgment seat
Losa Of he g7'3so ssy
NEone Of -es s.a
are even as nothing to th5 sleepless eyel
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tive place yet cherish, said that he felt as If,
by that death, he had "lost right arm.
Who, oh who, of the Christian men and
women of any of our churches, may not be
such right arm to his minister And
what glorious results might we not look for,
if our members generally were, along with
their ministers, animated in high degree
with the spirit of the Lords work?
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The BEST hand in the world is an honest
hand, be it hard or soft, white or brown,
smooth or rough, angular or shapely; an
honest palm that takes the hand of friend
with warm, hearty grasp, as if there was
nothing in the heart to conceal, only warmth
and kindness toward all. This is the best
and most beautiful hand in the world.
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In THE convictions of men lie their un-
born actions,
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LAKE LAGUNO, SWITZERLAND. |
April Sd, 1873. I

Leaving Milan yesterday morning, the
first half of the way very much resembled
the country between Turin and Milan al
ready described. In both, the verdure was
often varied by the bright, golden blossoms
of the rape, which is very much cultivated
in that part of Italy. The remainder of
the way was first uneven, then mountainous,
till we reached the long, narrow village of
Como, which has a population of twenty
thousand, and is situated at the head of the
lake of the same name. Having two hours
to stop, We visited the large and handsome
Cathedral. In an open square is mOnu-