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WE'RE DEAF.

1t Is getting colder; this may be no news to
many readers, but 1t was brought to my mind
b. the fact that the annual array of canvassers
for everything, from book to button-hole
cutter, have again commenced their raids upon
the public. They are ladies this year, many OF
them; at all events the last one that called
upon US was lady.
She wished to dispose of book. She was
alone in this world and had no one to whom
she could turn for sympathy or assistance,
hence we should buy her book. She was un-
married and had no manly heart into which
she could pour her suferings, therefore we
ought to invest In her book. She had received
q liberal education, and could talk French like
her less than two dollars for book. We had
listened attentively and here broke in with
"What did you sayi We're deaf."@
She started in loud voice and went through
her rigmarole. When she had finished, we
went and got roll of paper and made it into
speaking trumpet, placed one end to our ear
and told her to proceed. She nearly broke q
blood vessel in her effort to make herself heard
She commenced: uc3 -.
Sim alone In this world"
at doesn't make the slightest difference to
US. We are husband and father. Bigamy IL
not allowed IN this State. We are not eligible
to propo sails" - 'N@
sob, what a fool the man is,n she said ii, a
low tone; then at the top of her voice: II don't
want TO marry you; want to sell book.n
biz The last sentence was howled.H o. ysf
HWs don't want cook !" we blandly re-
marked, "our wife does the cooking, and she
wouldnt allow as good looking woman as
you 10 stay In the house five minutes. She Il
very jealous" ilH 81 ii.e2' -s-N
She looked at Us in despair. Gathering her
robes about her, giving US glance ofcontempt,
she exclaimed: II -s.r5- '7-s ..s---.,sf
81 do believe If three hundred FOUNDER was
let of alongside Of that deaf FOOLS head, he'd
think somebody was knocking at the door,"
Singing herself out, slamming the door, she
walked down the stairs with q vehemence that
called every one in the Chicago store to the
door. When she was gone we INDUCED in q
demoniac laugh. She isn't likely to sell US q
book any more.
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story Of the way the Venus was preserved from
harm during the double siege Of Paris. One Of
the cellar walls Of the Louvre was followed out;
the statue was taken from its pedestal, enveloped
in plaster and put in this hiding-place. Bricks
were laid before It. A number OF valuable books
were put in front Of the brick.work, and the ORR
glnal surface Of the wall was restored. If any
body had discovered that something was hidden
there, search would have stopped with the books.
So the Venus was doubiy safe. Statue and books
both escaped The goddess has been safely resur-
reeted, to be worshiped in the future as she has
been I'm the past en-
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GENERAL DIX

assumed command he took q different view,
and recommended (honestly, l doubt not)
the pulling down of the hotel.
The matter was by him referred for consid-
Grafton to General Mcclellan, who was on
board q steamer near the fortress, and who
in few lines written. think, at the bottom of
letter on the subject from General Dix, ad-
vised the destruction of the hotel on the ex-
pressly stated grounds that military post and
q watering-place establishment at the same
locality were wholly incompatible; that hotel
should have never been allowed to be built
there, and that It was a fitting time-tme of
war-to get rid of the nuisance by military
order. 9.-
General Halleck, GeBeral-in-C Chief, concurred,
and the Secretary of War, peremptorily refus-
ing to look behind the action of his subordi-
mates, gave the order for the pulling down OF
the buildings, in the absence Of even any al
legged existing exigency, and in palpable in
fringement of the written stipu!ations between
the proprietor and the Government. Thus
passed away
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Allowance for merchandise srnnoolad s''''''''O''
and underyalued l4sssl. LIZA
frelghts on imports to foreign ship y
1omners Hl,s82.45o
zsO,Ovo,oOO
Al oo7 ssa ssA
Less ireights on exports b United -
States ship owners 5000 900
aggregate ssA,S 80
Frnn IN. abova .,atsmsnt Il snnears that the
debt we owe 10 Eurone- incurred since JuIv L
1879. amounts TO nina hundred and twenty mil.
lions Rut owing 10 the met that durino the for
meT mart OF that neriod our credit shroaS Eas mt
a,suTsd onr securities sold confederate haIov nav
Owing ,o the uidesranoo IN nric.- frar, an cent,
on the dollar at one tim. "a nav a, ,nor. racent
nertod-,here 4, great d,ascnItv a. e.osr,oining
the average rate Of discount. bn, c.-ep1I asti'
mate made by me estab,ish,s the ,act that The
average discount for the Who'll. ner,od undsr CON.
sideratIon was lass than On nsr .ont In oon.
putting the aggregate az This dsht tba nav valne
Of these Securities mn,t he sscer,sined and IS
they sold at an average rate OF TAT least, eighty
cents on the dollar II follows that our debt to for
eign nations incurred within the past dozen years
amounts to about Al $50 ooo 600
ALTHOUGH there was no national ssc-rIties held
| abroad at the commencement of our late war, yet
some of the bonds of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylyanfs. and probably of Massachusetts, and
other States as well a. railroad shares and secur-
tiles, were owned in Europe. In the absence Of
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
WINTER SCHEDULE.
FEBRUARY /, 1874.


RoMwAsHINGToN CITY.
$500 q. m. Baltimore and all Way Stations.
$50 a. N. Point Of Rocks, Piedmont, HagerstoWn,
s..K, p0 MHiinensster and all Way stttionS: Al,
s:Ooa. m New YORK, Philadelphia, Boston, Ball
timore, Laurel and Relay.
s:lSa. m. Pittsburg, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louis
Ttle, ST. Louis, Columbus, SHndusky,
Wheeling and the West. Rockyilers
Frederick and ali Stations on the WASH
ingtOn county and Valley brlnchesst
S SuInan cars. Dinner Northumberland.
s:soa. m. Baltimore, Annapolis and all Way Sta
1000 a. m. Baltimore and Relay only.
l2:eom. Baltimore, Ellicott City and all Way
loop. m. New YORK, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Ball
timore. Dinner at Relay.
Hagerstown, Winchestsr and ali In5
tsTmediate Way Stations west %
s:z5p. N. Baltimore, Frederick and all Way Sta
s:5Op. m. Point of Rocks, Frederick and Way
4:Sp. m. Baltimore, Annapolis and all Way Sta
6:4Op. m. PGiiadelphia and Baltimore. Supper al
Tsp. m. PiitsD1rg, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louis.
WILLIE ST. Louis, Columbus, Sandusky,j
Wheeling and the West: Pullman
sop. N. New York. Philadeiphis, Boston, DaltI-
n' p H. BaH gSSs e S ii Esy Stations
i:SS, 4:is $40, 4 "a $50, 800 and lisp, NJ
Al trains stop at Viaduct hotel, Relay House
and Ohio Ticket ofices, Washington station, and
taken for Baggage 10 be checked and received as
any point in the city. NO.. sn
Master Of e f;TFTsnniSPs99r;ation,
se Geo. + Ii &66A AFFsn''
feb3 General A gent.
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SECESSION

Why not honestly locate the black response
bility upon Jefferson Davis, and Robert Toombs
and William L. Yancey, and John Slidell, and
Judah P. Benjamin, and A. G. Brown, and
Robert NJ. T. Hunter, and James NJ. Mason,
and their misguided compeers, who plotted and
propelled the fearful instruction that drepched
with brothers blood and desolated to utter ruin
and misery the fairest portion of Gods wide
earth, this sunny South of oursl But for seces-
sion, should not be "fully administered
would have some little left. But for secession,
should still be the fortunate and lortily pro-
prietor of the renowned Hygeia, and the re-
cipient Of the princely income it afforded me in
da!e-bellunl times. But for secession, ]
should yet be the happy possessor of that Ely
sian homestead whose beauties and attractions
you well know. But for secession, the people of
Virginia would be happy as of yore. But for
secession, should be at this moment one of
the richest men In all Virginia, and, ! verify
believe, one Of the happiest mortals on all the
earth. Please let General Butler alone. He
did not administer" me. "Put the boot on
the right leg;;" saddle the right horse" and
please don't think hard Of me, because could
not, in conscience, tread with you, my old
pupil, and other friends of "Auld Lang Syne, %
the thorny path of secession. "Vindicate the
truth of history" in this matter Of the Hygeia
hotel and the "deep damnation of my taking
off" Tell the truth and shame the devil'
by publishing this letter, and then believe me,
as l certainly am, notwithstanding the "bloody
chasm" which the rebellion dug between Us,
truly your friend, Jos. SEGAR.
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GREAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
" 'a. TO THE
NORTHWEST, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
On and after March Is, 1874 trains will leave as
follows:
Washin gton.... 3:35 m. Baltimore. SIS a. m.
....1l:35 \. m. - lis D. m.
" $50 D. m 7:20 D. NJ.
- 1898 D, - ....ll:I5D, N.
THE GREAT DOUBLE-TRACK. ROUTE,
with elegant Scenery, Palace State-rooll, day and
night cars, with modern improvements.
Two hundred miles saved 10 Western and Central
New York.
The $50 a. IN. Elmira daily, except Monday; the
II IS q. IN. daily, except Sunday, nOrthwcSt $3.50
p. m, daily West and Southwest; s:35 p. m. daily
MAKE CONNECTIONS.
through from Washington 10 ST. Louis, Chicago
and Buffalo without change.
Tickets by this route be procured at the office.
corner OF Sixth street and Pennsylvani1 avenue,
and Thirteenth cfreet and Pennsylvania avenue.
where reliable Information will be given At all
times.
Passengers procuring tickets at these Offices can
secure Accommodations in Palace Cars for ST. Louis
Chicago and Buffalo, ..#. .. =
Corner Thirteenth st. and Penn. avenue, l.
- Washington. ID. G.
D. NJ. BOYD, JR., General Passenger Agent,
de2-IV = phiiadell hfa.
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A LEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON
"A RAILROAD AND ALEXANDRIA AND
FREDERICKsBURG RAILWAY.
BAIrlMoRE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
DEPOT CORNER SIXTH AND B STREETS
NORTHWEST.

DEPOT CORNER SIXTH AND B STREETS
After MARCH p III trsi hs Win run q, ror,ows.
TRAYS 3 E kIE;AXE FOR TRAINS ARRIYE. At
5:S .. m, Elmira Mail, 6:13 a. m, New York Ex-
daily, except Monday Press, daily.
sos a, m, New York Ex- s:S5 a. m, Baltimore Ell.
press. daily, except press, except Sunday.
SIS Daily Accommoda- Vi Line from W R3y Fas'
uiSo 2; M Fast Line Exp, Southern Mail,
except Sunday, 5:l3 d. m New York Ex-
LIB p. M, New York EX-i press, daily except
press, except Sunday. Sunday
3:35 p m, Express to Gin 5:5s p. H., Accommoda.
sinnau, Louisville and ton, except Sunday.
south, daily, except s:$9 P. m, Daily, from
$50 ,. m, for Pittsburg cent Sunday. FROM west
and West, daily. and North.
Sew pTsgs e1cspt saHGa En
s:Ss D. m.5 Pacific Ex- Il: 23 New York Express,
press, daily. except Sunday.
Trans leaving Washington at s:3s a. m on Nom
day, Wednesday and Friday, aud 1855 p. IN. daily,
except Sunday, connect ut Bowie with trains for
Pope's Creek leaving Bowie at 10 a. m and $40 o :
m. arriving at Popes Greek at l:5s and 7sS D. m 5
Trains leaving Washington at s:SS a. m and 3:50
D. m. connect at OdentOn with trains for Annapolis.
Trains arriving at Washington ati0:s5 a. m and
Creek line. :,
Passengers leaving their orders at Ticket Ofnee.i
northwest corner Thirteenth street and PennsylS
yania avenue, northwest corner Sixth street and
for and checked at hotels and residences an ponts
North and West. Through tickets 10 CTncinnatis.
Columbus. indianapolis, Louisville, st. Louis Neva
Orleans: Chicago, Omaha, Sap Francisco, and all
z. l.. DUBARRY, Gen. Superintendent.
f. 8. YOUNG Gen. Passenger Agent.
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THE oED HTGEIA,

the great Southern summer watering place,
and one of the most valuable properties in the
country, and with 1t went the copious revenue
ere this, but for the Intervention Of the war,
have made me one of the wealthiest men in
Eastern Virginia. General Butler had no more
to do with the useless, wanton sacrifice of this
fine property than the editor of the Landmark
himself. He caught no sight of the military
necessity which others saw, and conclusive
proof that he was right is to be found in the
facts that the officers of the army are general
ly, if not universally, agreed that no actual
present emergency required the destruction of
the hotel, and that two grants to erect new
hotels have been made by the United States
authorities since the close of the war-one al
ready actually erected, another in contempla-
tion--which wholly nullifies the notion to which
the old Hygeia fell victim that there Is fire.
concilable incompatibility in the coexistence, at
the same point, of a water-place and q mill
tIry post.
i have no complaint to make of General But
Ter. On the contrary, he was as Just and as
kind to me and mine as his duty and the laws
of war would allow, and know, personally, he
was so to others.
But, my dear sir, why not at once charge the
''full administration" you speak of to the right
account Why not speak the real truth out
right that the "full administration" of not
only POOR me, but of all the people of Virginia,
and Of the whole South, is chargeable, not to
General Butler and his Union associates, but
primarily and ultimately and exclusively to
the great blunder and criminality of
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RAILROADS.

PENEESoy5E IIfSI555AIiR LINE
FhiTGDELPHIA o,x !
AND. ALL POINTS IN TIE NEW ESGIAN1
THROUGH BErEEES SAsH1xeroN AND
WITHOUT e cEA HShk or CARS
The equipment on this line is new and OF the most
fIsFsn, and P PTpRTSR P Hhas
PULLMAN P4LA ASSEE IS SL iIa CARS on
FOtR Trains 6iiI Lyle Except &c rs Sunday,
and afrvng al the Depot Of The BamCTe
Potomac IailToad, northeast corner Of Sixth and 8
Fast line, leave Washington at sos a. m. daily
Leave Baltimore at s:ss a. N. daily, except SUM
Leave West Philadelphia at lis p. m. daily, e1-
Arrive al New York as $50 p. m. daily, except
Richmond express, leave Washington at I:Is p m.
Leave Baltimore at 2:ss p. m. daily, except Sum
Leave IVES. Philadelphia at s.4Op.m.
R5Tiys a. NsT I0rx at iG;lG p; m.
Night Express, leave Washington at o:Os p. m.
Leave Baltimore at lo:t5 p. m. daily.
kfaTe % y. Se rhY oTs q @ div daily
Fast line, leave New York at SIS ~ IN.
Richmond E1press, leave ne New York a: 2 D. N.
Nght E1pHess esTe N e YSr & a
Arrive at Washington at 6:I3 q. IN.
Connections are made in New York with steamers
on Sound, New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroads, New York Central and Hudson River
railroad, Erie railway, and steamers on Hudson
river.
Fare as low as by any other route.
Baggage called for and checked at hotels and pTi-
vate residences on orders left the following
Offices, where tickets and information can be OBJ:
tanned: Northeast corner OF Thirteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue: northeast corner of Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue; passenger station
Baltimore and Potomac railroad. corner sixth and
y streets. ED. S. YOUNG,
jy24-n General Passenger Agent.
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succeeded General Butler, and soon afterwards
received q letter from General Scott (Which was
duly exhibited to me) instructing, him that If,
IN his opinion, the removal of the hotel should
be required by military necessity, he should not
hesitate to remove It, but not to do so un-
less there was absolute necessity, as large pri-
vate interests were involved. General Wool
informed me. after due consideration, that he
perceived no necessity for molesting the hotel:
First, because the plane Of the parapet Of the
fort on which the guns were mounted being
considerably higher than the ridge pole of the
hotel buildings, artillery could operate from
the parapet without interrogation by the build
ings; secondly, because the water in front of
the buildings was so shallow that there could
not possibly be any enemy's shipping to fire
upon; and thirdly, that in the event of any
sudden emergency, the buildings, being all of
wood, could be burned down in an hours time;
so that neither General Butler nor General
Wool disturbed a single Of the noble old
Hygeia But when
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THE OLD HYGELA HOTEL.

HISTORY OF ITS DESTRUCTION.
The Hon. Joseph Segar has written the fol-
lowing interesting and piquant letter to the
Norfolk (Va.) Landmark, and appeared in that
journal of recent date: n-..-
-..- .- HAMPTON, VA, March q, 1874.
To the Editor oJtss Norfolk Lcndmark:
Arrived here few days since. have been
shown an editorial in the Landmark, in which
allusion is made to me in not unkiDd, but
rather sympathizing terms) in connection with
my pending application to Congress for pay as
Senator under the Alexandra government, and
in which you speak of me as Gan ill-used man,
who had stood by the old Union to his hearts
content" and whom "Gen. Butler, while in
command at Fortress Monroe, had fully admin
istered."
Now, please let me say through your col
umns, that while since the late war have been
pretty "fully administered" truth and Justice
require me to say that Gen. Butler had nothing
TO do in the process of administration.
The hardest Of all the blows struck me was
the tearing down of the buildings of the Hygeia
hotel, which cost me between $50, 900 and
$50, 900, and on which there have been paid
since the war, of purchase money, the sum Of
$4,000. But General Butler had no part in
leading this crushing blow. He was the first
to take command at Fortress Monroe, but
while there took no step towards interference
with the hotel,
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by our citizens in other countries This sum- will,
therefore, be excluded from the computation.
We have now the following items:
Adverse balance Of trade for eleven and half
years SSSs, ISL, 654
Allowance for merchandise Struggled
and undsrvalued l4s,ssl,76l
owners 97l,ss2 .I5e
1terest 200, 900, ooC
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The last item TO be added to our estimate is the
interest which has become due upon the debt
while IL has been aecruing. To obtain this with
approximate accuracy Is the most di6hcult part Of
this investigation. The most careful analysis
which have been able TO make, as basis for an
Intelligent estimate, leads me to the conclusion
that the amount OF interest Is not less than SGT,
OOO, 900 nor more than 500 ooo, oOO Lest should
be charged with desire to reduces the aggregate
OF our foreign debt below the actual amount, the
larger sum Will be used in the computations.
v. EXPEEDITUREs By AMERICANS ABROAD.
Nj. Wells, in his report, previously referred to,
estimates the annual expenditures Of Americans
residing or travelling abroad OF $4,000 900 per an
mum. This IL now very nearly accurate, as about
$500 annually visit or reside in Europe, who ex
pend on an average $500. But this is counter.
balanced partly by the expenditures Of foreigners
travelling for business or pleasure in the United
States, and wholly BY the amount brought BY the
great number Of Immigrants who annually make
this country their permanent home. The average
amount Of money brought by immigrants has
been variously stated at from eos to 900, and,
taking the smaller sum as the correct estimate,
tie average amount annually added TO our
national wealth from this source during the past
ten fiscal years reaches 81 ,oS4, or nearly two
millions in excess Of the twenty millions expended
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care that nothing is lost or destroyed
that comes into the house"
But" said /, interrupting her, "a
| doubt amazingly whether she Is more
careful in that respect than my own
model wife
"In the second place." said she,
che is as careful in these repecfs as
she is. He buys no ice. cream, cigars,
etc., neither for himself nor any of
his pretended friends. In short, my
dear Mr.. Slack, he has no hole in his
pocket"
1t was the first word of suspicion
my wife ever uttered on the subject.
and that fact, together with the con-
viction that she clearly saw, and SO
Unexpectedly, but in so kind man.
ner, told me the real cause of the
difference between our home and that
of Ned Bowen and his wife, cut me
to the quick-or rather, l should
have said, it sewed me up, and my
pocket, too; they have never been in
holes since, and our home now will
not suffer by a comparison with that
of our friends, the Bowens. With
good books and papers, | can spend
my leisure hours more pleasantly and
proftably at home than anywhere
else /; and the saving of small expen.
ses more than pays for themi and is
the secret OF success.
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ONE orTHE BENEFITS OF TRAvE

One OF THE BENEFITS OF TRAVEL.
"A correspondent of the Christian
Register writing on the general sub
ject Of travelling. says: "Not least
among the advantages of travel l
count this one: that it is an antidote
for the daily newspaper which at
home we read so faithfully that we
lose heart and hope. The whole
world seems to be given over to lying,
and stealing. and killing. Every
morning there is a new batch of cat
astrophes. One day there is a fresh
ct, and the next a railroad accident,
and the next an ocean steamer goes
to wreck. The moral order of the
planet seems to be disturbed. Our
genial optimism threatens to fo-sake
us. The suggestion of "a malign pow
er contending against heaven and
thwarting its designs seems not un-
reasonable. Newspaper diet natural
" begets this morbid state of mind.
For all this, travel is an excellent cor
rective. As you fash from town to
town, all so busy and thriving, and
you see the well titled farms, the
pleasant villages, the happy people
everywhere, YOU are convinced that
the newspaper account of the world
is deceitful one. 1t may be true in
its details, but the details are partial
They are the details of vice and mise
rv. The details of virtue and hap
piness are not given. The men who
do not beat their wives nor murder
anybody do not attain even to the
dignity of paragraph or an item in
the Tribune or the Times
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-26

DANGER OF DEER HUNrs.-In
Pamela county, Miss, four young men
hunting deer became separated. One
named Ben Mitchell, while pursuing
a path through the canebrake, OBJ
served the cane shaking ahead ofhim.
Thinking deer were there, he fired two
barrels of buckshot into the thicket,
shooting Thomas Mosby one OF his
companions, through the head, and
killing him. David White, another
comade, was shot in the head and
mortally wounded and tie third one,
S. w. johnson, severely wounded
by the same fire. All the young
men were very respectfully connected.
and the casualty has brought mourn.
ing to many homes.