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A SHORT REVIEW OF SPANISH
MILITARY AFFAIRS.

In the latter end of February the Carli~ts
gained a rather serious victory General No
%riOHes, with 10000 men, made a desperate at
tempt to break the C4rIist lines round Bilbao
and, on The - h, be announced his defeat. He
is said to have lost 5000 men, and he himself ask.
ed to b. slper33Ie by Il general with heavy
reinforcementS. Marshal Sarrano on receipt of
this i%ntellig nee imm 4diately declared himself
head of the Executive for two years, entrusted
the Presidency of the Council to General Zaba-
la, and himself set off for Smtauder with 1000
men, leaving orders to strip the provinces if
necessary, but to send him sufficient troops.
The people OF the centre an south, wal H.
test Don Carlos, are in some excitement, and
are furnishing volunteers, bat nothing remains
now but a great battle, which Don Carlos NAV
win. ri he does,-Whicn is not likely as Ser
ramos name will ten to inSpirit the R.p1bii-
can soldiers-he will probably proclaim HIM
self hing OF Spain, and try to induce his noun
talneerS to descend into tle plain but if he is
defeated be loses all, as he has not the money to
equip a second army. No satisfactory
explanation is offered of Moriones defeat. but
it was probably followed by symptoms of mu-
tiny, as he asked for his successor, Serrano is
accommodating all the available soldiers in Spain.
lie Is said to have 5000 men, which is not,
however, generally believed, but he certainly
has more than half of that number, and a formi.
dable body of artillery. Bilbao still holds out.
Serrano, who says he is stopped by the bad
weather. IS probably making dispositions to
make his victory, should he gain one, thorough.
A Correspondent writing from Madrid
to the Times on the 10th March says
"a Carllst officer who deserted present.
ed himself to the authorities inr Castro on
the 9Th. He reported that Don Carlos
had 5000 men before Bilbao and $4,000 in
oomorrostro, with six pieces of mountain
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COUNTESS BANNER.

The death of Countess Banner, the morganatic
widow of the late King Of Denmark, Frederick the
Seventh, is announced from Genoa. Her name waa
Louise Christine Rasmussen, and she was born at
Copenhagen of poor p%arentage in 1914. She was
well educated, and became the principal of a school
in Norway, where she remained for a time, but af-
forwards went to Paris, where she obtained an en-
gagement at a theatre, which she held for two wears.
Returning, after this engagement had terminated, to
Copenhagen, she became an assistant to a milliner,
and while there attracted the attention of Frederick,
then Grown Prince of Denmark, who became sincerely
attached to her. Notwithstanding that their inter-
course was irons time to time broken by long absences,
their mutual affection endured, and on the Prince be-
coming King of Denmark, in I848, Mile. Rasmussen
became known as the royal favorite, held what might
be styled a small court in the palace of her own, and
was created a baroness. This title was ere long
exchanged for that of Countess Banner, and on the
7th of August, 1850, the King publicly celebrated
his morganatic maria ge with the Countess in the
church of Fredericksburg. In 1852 and 1854 the
Countess accompanied the King in his public pro-
crosses, and received her share of the public ovations
accorded to royalty. She was esteemed as a lady
of generous sentiments, firm and high-souled in cha
racter, and filled the station to which she had been
raised as one who had been "to the manner born"
The beneicence and charity of the Countess
during her lifetime have also been exemplifed in
her WILL the principal part of her wealth being
given to charitable institutions. Last year al.
ready she had created a fund for the establish
ment of an institution in memory of the late
King, ~afording free house to women of the work
ing classes, and another for destitute girls Of the
poorer classes, the object of which is to edu-
cate them SO as to become good servants. To
this latter the deceased has given several large
properties, and another object she had in view
was, to secure to the Castle of Jegerspriis and en-
virons a preservation such as would sui a place
which belonged to the late King, and to which
many memories are attached. She has also Civ
en- to it a collection of art and curiosities s, found
in the rooms used by the late King when he lived
at Jegerspriis Castle. The Countess has now.
finally by her will, made this i~nstitutio n the heir
of all her fortune which had not already been be-.
slowed on the frstnamed one for poor women of
the working classes, with the exception of a few
less considerable legacies.
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a bridge. They also cut on the Valencia
Railway between La Encina and Fuente
la Higuera, aud the telegraph toll.
October and November.-Burnt' the
station of Cazalla, on the Valencia line
that Of Breda, on the Gernoa line; those
OF Sardoni, La Granda, and Gelina, on the
Tarragona line and that of Milagro, on
the Pamplona line. They destroyed an
iron bridge on the latter line, damaged
another IN the Barcelona and Corona line,
and cut the rail between Villareal and
Mules, and at two or three other points.
Besides all this, they burnt Is stations OH
the railways in the Province OF Valencia
alone, and all the guard-houses from AL
Gala de Gisbert to the Ebro.
"December.-Burnt thestations of Reca-
10, Alcanadre. and Cenicero, on the Tudela
and Bilbao Railway; those Of Tordera,
Empaline, Sis, RuideIIots, Fornells, and
Mogente, on the railways of Catalonia and
Valencia; cut the rails and the telegraph
wires near Catarroia, on The Pamplona
line; the bridge of BoQujIl, on the VaIen-
cia line aud those Of Montalvo Apostolic,
on the Tudela and Bilbao line"
Such is the long list, and it is totally
irrespective of the towns and villages burnt
and ~pIundered, the human lives sacrificed,
and the injury to agriculture, commerce,
and industry.
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The kilograms via America which reach as far
as the 23rd of March, aff1rd no calculation of the re-
suit of the facing of the CarIist and national forces,
now in contest for the mastery in the country. We
subjOin them, although not of material Importance.
SPAIN.
March Is
BAYONNE.-The Carlist forces, under Gen. Seballo,
entered Olot without opposition.
March %.
BAYoNNE.-The French officers have arrested the
Cure of Santa Cruz on the frontier, and brought him
to this city.
March 23-5 A. NJ.
LoSDoy.-A special telegram to the Standard"
dated Santander, Sunday, says: The first movement
of the Government troops for the relief of Bilbao, by
way ofthe Bilbao River, was a failure. 1t was found
impossible to effect a Ia nding, and the expedition re.
turned to Santona,
A despatch from Spain to the London " Hour re-
ports that an ammunition Wagon lately exploded in
Marshal Serrano's camp, and fifty men were killed
and wounded.
March %.
BAYoNNE.-The French authorities have conduct
ed the Cure Of Santa Cruz to the frontier.
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A Isit OF Roval Gossip.

n ASAL Oh UoTR1 aE08Htps
':9 ie ssepso st pe @ e 2gsr
Won ADgely, has been stoppn-gg some time In
Berlin, and occupying himself with taking tho
portraits Of several members OF tho 1mperial
family He received many marks Of royal fnTor.
and was invited to tho festivities and receptions
at Court. At ono OF the balls whero he Was
present cavalier attached to tho suite Of the
Grown Princess Victoria stepped up to him with
tho message that Her 1mper,nl Highncss wished
to dance tho next waltz with him. Angefy
started back ar tho intelligence md pointing
to tho floor, said to tho cavaor, in tho peculiar
Vienna accent, 1t On such slippery floor dare
not undertake to Dance moro especially with
Her Imperial Highnass." "Plcase," said the
courtier, smiling, to follow me into the next
apartment, and there you can get tho socs OF
yo,1r boots chatked by one Of the lacke5s.
Angely obeyed the direction of Hor Hlghncss'
messenger, and after taking these measures to
insure hs not falling, he etePped into tue saloon
Princess Was being conducted through the mazes
Of the dance By tall and distinguished courtier,
who out Of respect for his partner. hol! hor,
as the etiquette at Court prescribes, Mt arms
length. After 1Ior Highncss had been led
sspped as1 to a ner sd sse Galns ny ex 1e$sf
once, said: "Your Imperial Highness 1ans
deiEncd to cypress wish to dance with Mo
but excuse my saving that cannot dance like
tho gentleman who has just had the honor, l
only understand the Vienna way to dance-this
ia, BY einsping my partner round the waist"
Smiling at this, the Grown Princess answered:
:" Dance with me. Herr Won Angely, as you
choose, just Is you have been accustomed to
dance in Vienna Angely now know what he
was about, and ciasping lis distinguished part
ner round the waist. he danced three OF four
times round the saloon at rate enough to make
one giddv to look ut it. When being conducted
back to her Bcat by Angely, Her Imperial High
turned to him anu said $50 that il the way
you faoce in Vienna~-well, must soy never
found go much pleasure in dancing"
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CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 1874
How nn Infant Hung Itself.

In Pottatown, Pa. on Thursday afternoon.
occurred very Sad event. George scheetz,
With his wife ard children, reside in Van Bus
kinks Addition, and Aro much respected people.
They had four children, three little boys and one
girl, the latter being only II months old. ana
whose untln,ely end took placo yeaterdsy.
About o'clock Mrs. Scheetz put her infant BABY,
Jennie, to bed, and then returned down stairs
to her work. Tho bed On which the baby ~
had slat bottom, and the bedclothes Eele
too short to reach to the foot-end. between
the last slat and tho foot-end there VAS space
Of almost inches. Tho baby became restess
during its sleep and rolled from the head Of tns
bed to the foot-end and ia body fell pesnssa a
the s1at and the foot-board, its head nos goan:
through. The chin rested on ths STAT -
supposed she lived after the fall about 5ossg-nse
minutes. From tho floor to the bottom Of sns
bed it Wis 14h inches, so that her foot rested %
the floor. which no doubt prolonged heT l1e ~
auHerings. Shortly before o'clock. nls.
Scheetz went up-stairs to bring little Jen"S
down, when the horrible sight met ho1 s1son' =
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The New York correspondent Of the st. Louis
Republican, writes: s A lady keeping boarders on
Thirty-elghth street has in her family fuir
yonug deyoteo Of the Hcalpel. Recently the
chambermaid camo out Of her room with her
hair, most OF it. Greet on her head. 'Bo me
sowl, Misses she sud, there's d stripped man
between the nattreseca, an he put out his hand
and beckont me- Miss - Was absent, 50 th3
1ani1lady gathered her household aud repaired to
the awfully inhabited room. Sure enough.
there where Biddx had disturbed the bed as q
preliminary to making it was large, ugly,
sckeninz-1ookipg hand The ladies' shrickod
and fled while the loss cowardly males threw
up the top mattress aud disclosed the
entire corpse, which WAS no mora nor loss
than the forearm and hand OF Il subject neatly
wrapped in enamclod cloth, which Miss - had
brought home for dissection mud practice. The
gentlemen making the discovery had an engage
nent with Miss - to 90 to Thomas concert
that night. but all the Thomas concert Miss -
got was that Of ecrcuading old cot who got on
the grapevine and warbled to her as she packed
her trunks for summary departure next day.
Mrs. Landlady got in q 'nagur' to abfute aud
purify the premises. since no one Of the Irish
girls would enter the room, expecting II they did
ito find tho rest Of him. Now, there's 4
neat and sweet thing in young 1sdies, and man
would stand fi1le sort of show Us husband to
any such delicate bit Of sentiment. Why, she'd
get up 10 tile night and trepau him, or e1Eeri-
m-nt In viyieection on him in some scientific fit
Of abstraction. This young woman is going to
ha doctOr'
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All day ono thought kept beating in my heart5-
One dull dark Thought that would not be denied, =
unhtdJen a. the tnftlor nots that haunts
Sons joyous strain till ali tts jog hath died.
I xaay not name it. for 10 give no name
To that dread Presence whero We shudder most.
Each heart hath its own bitterness Tho pakt
is lot alone to use 4 waliug phos.l
Btr. as The sun, with cunning alchemy,
Transmitted sill tho West 10 {tr<id gold,
Fused the gray sea with shiEnmering gems, and
STEPPED
In T5ran. puppies Twi1,ght's gathering fold,
! felt the thought within ME throb and stir,
purged by that sudden touch from earthly dros&;
felt it rtso shove my heart, End soar,
As oef tht ocezn soarS toe Albst1o4s!
No more she s1Dg to me dre1ry atra1n
OF oe1soesB ch1nge,-of lfe's decay aud loes;
But straight into the glowing West abe scared,
And paszsd sway-1ay whl.s-win9ed Anatzossl
I could not follow that imperial course
With my beaildercd, sorfuw-bnded gnxaa
But well know, III plnions 5truug and cain,
Hlo uhirreth softly up the aiient wz5al
And now and then, Eeyond tho sunEetgates,-
Above the ether-seas that sway and tors,-
I cutch tho fai1. gea:n Of her Hight, and know
Hhither she lead4-my whito-win1ed Abatrossl
luEAcKEK, Aug. Is, 1874 T. II. q
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HENRY John WHITEH0uSE, BISHOP OF L.
llH0iS.

'sEntcrcd into Rest.H
Soldier OF Christ! Upon thy gifted words
Thy children hung, with Heavenly mann2 fed,
Whose music, floating through 1ts brofan ehordas
Wakes all the memories OF the sainted dead.
Priest and Evangelist! Beside the bier ~
Where tie spent form and wcar1eu brain sepcses
While natlous yield tributary tear,
From thine own land deeper s1rToH doMA
Heavenly glow upon thy pathway fell,
4 broader reflex Of the Light aboTe;
Through the dim corridors of Time, they ten
or faithful stewardship and Christian Loys-
Ah mighty Intellect! 4 richer fow
OF human lore and watchful love were thtnsS
IA sinking suns, In their sertphic glow,
Cast parting glory On the dayt decliue-
Through diatant valleys, and through homes reaost
Swept by the vhiapers OF the mountaln-brecze,
Through listening cities, still thy teachings foat
Fraught with Loyes ceaseleas, lingering melodies
Spirit Immortal Dy the Heavenly li1la,
By the j" still waters" reat thy pilgr1m-f2et,
Where every breath wave Of rupture dls,-
Where Prophets, Martyrs Saints, Evsnges, n1est
CArHAp1SE u. Mo31t5.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 1874.
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miscellaneous Feminine Items.
! An Arizona girl. pretty and only 16, OWLS 10.
| 600 head OF cattle.
Women belonging to the Church Of Scotland
| can now vote for Or against any proposed minis
I ter.
The newspaper reading nowadays Ia SO yolu
minous and absorbing that Indies lap-dogs areno
looking IS we'll rs usual
--A female pawnbroxer, hauled up .or e1tor
tion, claimed immunity Oh the ground that sht
was 4 loan woman.
The Boston girls propose to establish sock.
darning factory for the benefit Of IiendleHs
bachelors.
Tho young man who exclaimed sGiye me
but her " Was asked II o1eomnrgarine wuuldn'.
anGWur.
1.-THE cause Of woman suffrage '-scarcity o1
husbands.
tile attachment OF some ladies' to their lap
dogs amounts in some INSTANCES, to lufatuarion.
An ill-tempered lap-dog biting piece out OF a
male visitors leg. hiB mistress thua expressed
her compassion - Poor little dear creature! !
hope it will not make him sick :"
Miss Flora " Charts, q young Shakeress, at
Canterbury, \. Il, has fallen heir to fortune
OF - GOO year. The question no, is, Will she
shake the Society wheH everything must be
held in common, or cling to ths faith Of her
fatlers7
An up-country woman gave birth to four
children last week. When her husband protest.
ed, she wh11npered out, Shadrach. you know
how these reapor-accidents are reducing the pop
.ulation OF Wisconsin,"
One Of tho guests at the United States Hotel,
Saratoga, is the widow Of o wealthy citizen Of
Buffalo, She is co years OF age. She is accom-
panied By her widowed Inv, who is inst
half her age. These two persoua are engaged to
be married, and will be united next winter.
by one decisive argument,
Tom gained hts lovely Rates conseut
To liz the bridal day:
Why IN such haste, dear Tom, to wed
n / m RH
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From The Sun Fruneiseo Bulletin.
Alfred Dickens. citizen OF highly respectable
anG intelligent, though somewhat mutllated ap-
pearance, was called before the polica Court to-
day to answer to tho disgraceful charge Of beat
ing his wifo. The complainant, Mrs. Dickens,
relatcda pitifnl story Of the manner IN which she
had been kicked, and curod, and chased out Of
the houee, for no apparent provocasiou Hhatey~
CT, SO far al her statements discloaea. When
lii. Dickens WAS permitted to take tho Witness
stand in hiB own behalf, it was with tears
in his Dyes md the aspect OF one who hnd
suffered great moral or mechanical wrong.
particularly noticeable about the head The
gentleman Informed tho Judge that he was not
the same man that he appeared three days ago.
At that time hiB head was ornate With hyperion
curlB that dropped npon his shoulders, while q
majestic beard flowed from the lower periphery
OF his countenanco. Tho Judge gazed upon Mr.
Dickens and observed that the present appear
anco OF his head reaembled cocoanut III the
husk. This metamorphosis, the gentleman
further explained IVES brought about by thepure
deviItry Of Lis wife. 1ds returned home the
other eyoning from social entertainment With
few friende. and lay down on sofa for q
short nap before reposing himself finally for
the night. While thus wrapped in kluinber,
and wrought the abominable havoc which
the Court WAS now permitted to inspect. Tho
wretched man pointed out several places where
the scalp had been abradcd in the operation, aud
d sort OF crest which had bean left on the stu1-
nit OF his Uranium rendered bis aspect excoed-
ingly grotesquc- The purpose OF this outrage
was not explained. From tho circumstance Of
having left 4 long tuft on tho top Of his head,
convenient for attaching pig tall. it was prob
ab1o that Mrs. Dickens Designed converting her
husband into Chinaman. Notwithstanding this
extreme aegravation, the Court held that the de-
fendant was not justified in taking the law into
his own hands. It is this tendency to act lasti-
ly and on the impulse OF sudden passion that 30
frequently disturbs tie harmony Of families.
Dickeus will come up for sentence tomorrow
morning.
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From ffe IsftHnonu tFG1 HHa1.
The history Of this Commonwealth commences
with IN auction aala-not, however, in store.
but beneath the green trees of jamestown, whero
probably the most anxious and interested crowd
Of auction habtues over known in the history
OF tie world wero gathered. In letter. still
to be seen, dnted London, Aug q. 1921. and
directed to wealthy co!onist Of that sottlc-
ment, the writer begins by saying: IS Ne send
q shipment, one widow and eleven maids, for
wives of tho people OF Virginia. There hath
been especial care ia the choice OF them, for
thoro hath not one Of them been received but
upon good Communications. In case they cannot
be presently married., we desire that they mny
be put with several houteholders TINT have wives
until they can be provided with husbands" but
tha- writer of this cpBte had little reason to
fear that any OF the '' ''maiions fairo" would
bo left over. The archives contain evidence
to prove that these first csrgoes Of young ladies'
wore put up at auction, and sold for 120
pounds OF tobacco each, and 1t Was ordered thnt
this debt should have precedence OF all others
THO solitary zone widow went along With the
others, for they could not be Particular in tho.o
days. Tho good minister OF the colony no doubt
had a busy time that day. He did not mention
any fees NOT did tho bridegroom think Of tender
ing any. All WIS JOY md glatiness no storms
ahead, no uneasiness for the future, acquisi-
tire clerk to stand and say Here's the 1icepso,
fork over that 81. Nothing Of that sort. From
some Of those couples the frat families Of Vir-
ginia are descended.
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10 tAs Editor Of The Ch1ca7o Tribune.
e1R: LII your last Sundays issue, . corrc-
eponoeat says t. But, cncc she Is MANS equal.
'oetllne him III tho raae pursuits of life. her
lomer would he lost" writer who figured in
- nus ea1d: "9e gods! am amazed" Does
inc world contain only women who cit in court
ho'u1ns the unused fceptro Of power Tor an
u1ue1s Measure I answer. No. Aad il
Aao1e '. nos . sh,eaa ior WOMAN when Natures un-
upon her, withcred, if not crushed. hv tbo 1to-'
al contempt Of many who ,aN themselves rrnno
en,-bowed, as beneficiary, to msnbooa.
i'rimeral superstition? II bursting these f.t-
Let's Is sacrificing our al upon ths atar or w.
bition,
We ASK FOE 3fonE ALxAEs
As the eandcl-tree perfumes the AZ that severn
it, braccl1s 50 will these stain bless The s1aver,s
hand
Il pleasant 1residcs and peaceful homes Bere
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The Pottsvl!le (Ps.) Miners sjourna! il re-
sponslble for the following story: "a Ph9ni1-
vile maid, quito old, becoming anxious about
ler matrimonial chances, recently concocted 3
plan to deceive \ young follow as to her age.
This was the way she tried it: The old family
Bible contained 9 faithful record OF all birtns
marriages., and deaths This volume the maido14
took to her chamber. md. selecting the birth
page. sho managed, BY dinr OF scratching and
writing. to change the date of her birth to q
period eleven yenrs later than what it had legti-
u,asely been recorded. Then the Bible Was
placed on the sit.1ng-room table in a
conspicuous manner. That evening came along
the lover. He soon began to finger the Bible
pages. and finally reached the birth-record,
where aud when be discovered. to his surprise,
that his Angelina was just one year younger
than he He thought It strange, as she appeared
older. He kept lus mouth shut aud continued
to tumble over the pages. Next he began road
lug the death-list, and made tho very aatonish-
ing discovery that tho radiant maiden, according
to the Bible. had actually boen born ten years
aftor the decease of her father. Tho young man
quietly arose and bid Angelina good-by. and
now swears that eternal vigilance Is indeed the
price Of lbertg.'"