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The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
Tall Servants,

MIR. Conway, in his last Commercial
letter, says: "There is no doubt that
the Engiish nobility have way Of en-
ployiDg servants which offers grand op-
portun'ties to rogues. In most cases
the outside Of the servants is the chief
thing. If the coachman or footman is
good looking in his livery aud of the
required dimensions his character is
not inc tired into. a well-known duke
recently advertised for footnan of
exactly five feet eleven and a. half
inches in height, whose sole busin ess it
would De to stand at the back Of his
coach beside another of like station.
A yout,,, now in the employ of lady
OF my acquaintance, applied for the ad-
vertiset position, and says that his
character was not asked for he was
taken into the servants hall and meas
ured, and dismissed for lacking the
half irch demanded by the duke.
There ls passion for tallness III ser
wants, and Of one noble family at least
it is :ule to admit no man servant
under SIX feet. There are six of these
sion. .Hhe English servants are good.
looking, neat, and constitutional fun
keys ana nunkeycsses. They are very
shrcwd, and have their class rules as
woll defined as trades unions. Down
ing streets docs not POSSESS more
pigeon Eoles and rcd tape than man
sion of ibo wealthy. An upper house
maid would die Mt tho stake before she
would - IL bit of work that came with
in the province of tho under house
maid. \ swell butlcr woulC throw up
his position in the face of the Lord
Chancellor himself if he were expected
to blacl; his own boots. There are
many boys Of thirteen kept in brass
buttons. and i'll many an instance the
sole duty of this boy il to brush the
clothes tand boots of the butler the
master Of the house having his own
separate valet. OF course it is not
pride w5iich has made tue infiexible
laws of 9tiquette among these servants,
by whic'e they refuse to step out of an
official ;;Toove of function. It is tho
determij}Gt tion OF their class to pre-
serve th' conventional number of the
servants required ior any first class
househc 4. They particularly dislike
servants from other countries. espe
Gully th Germans, because if,well paid
aud well lteated they will do any thing
requisite IS them"
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
The Polar Wave.

The cold weather we have been having
of late in these latitudes is rs the balmy
breath of the May time in comparison
with what they have been having in
Montana, according to correspondents
WHITING from Silver Bow, in TINT ter.
ritory, he says that the previous mid.
night the thermometer marked fifty-six
degrees below zero. Thatwas the night
when Cinnamon and whisky froze, as
reported by telegraph. During a severe
cold snap in Iowa some years ago,
when the mercury ranged for many days
between fourteen and thirty-six degrees
below zero. tho transfers used, 80 it
was currently reported, before starting
on their long trips to buy gallon Of
whieky, bore hole through it and sling
it by d string to the coupling pole OF the
wagon; then they could knock off
piece with Matched when they wanted
drink. The Montana correspondent
tells of his SUCCESS in freezing mercury,
a tumblcr full of the ordinary fluid
metal was exposed to the mir on cold
night. At forty degrees by the thcr-
mometer it was still fluid at forty one
degrees it had begun to harden on the
outside; at forty-two degrees it was
solid. OF course spirit thermomaters
are employed there by weather observ-
crs. One of them, IL very careful man,
Wishing to be accurate, ordered spirit
thermometer from New York, to be
made with special attention to correct
ness i'll the scale. 1t c me in due time,
and was very fine instrument, but was
only graduated to thirty degrees below
zero. The disgusted meteorological pro-
nounced it a good enough summer ther-
mometer, but not calculated for north
ern Montana.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
REST.
By ALaIoSr BARNES,

Burn low, oh light, and let tile darkness i'll!
let Hiicnce 10 wlcrc ftful sounds have been;
Let soul to body be no more mate:
Let each, too tired, bc sweetly desolate
Yea. let the soul, cen as too-loyed Bride
Turn gently from its sacred bOdy's side
Love sliimber more than love; turn and be STILL
Now that they both, or not, have hal their will.
What matters it7 they both are tired to death.
They, married with the breathing Of n breath,
Would gather up the feet and be ut rest,
Content to be oblvous of the best;
And happier so all dscord TO elldc
All bitter pain, III that great soiciiude
That reaches like sea, cool. infiniIe.
y Yer folded hands aud lips to memory sweet.
sea Of grassy waves, foam-frinGcd with t,ow'rs,
The tendcrcst gift of any of ours:
For To- the last OF ALL with floral vile
We WOO the mutcst thing, the grave, to smile!
II ono goes gladly at tho cinae of the day,
HPrts all the playthings of his world away
Pulls down tho curtain. lays his aching ln
And weary body OH downy bed.
Divcstcd Of all care, but robcd in scep
Not any one will make 1t ca,lsn to weep;
Then aftnY, one Righ il there be no breath,
What rest is kindcr than the sleep Of deatht
soul, VIC each have wearied! Let ns turn
Both breast from breast. There iuora to lra ri
There may be dawn beyond the midnight's pail,
But now sweet rest ii hcttrr-bes of ALL
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
A Partisan Extravaganza.

Writes Paris correspondent EUR
nitnre and utensils for doll houses are
in great request this winter, and large
wholesale house that is exclusively de-
voted to this branch of production has
done larger trade this year than ever
before. This honBe clnpioys 60 hands,
male and female, all the year round,
and turns ont this class of toys to the
amount Of ,GS0.G00 per annllm. The
cherpest set Cf furniture turned ont
by this firm consists of box made of
deal, glass decanter, two dishes, and
four plates OF china, two glasses, n pew
ter dish cover, two knives, forks, and
spoons; the whole for three sous.
From this price the tets mount up by
,tgular graintions until they reach the
absurd prlce of G240; no fewer than
six soto dolls house fittings have been
sold this winter by this firm Mt this
price. These miniature articles, care
fully arranged in cases Of morocco
leather. consist Of every variety of oh.
i"et in silver, silver. gilt, fine porcelain,
sparkling crystal, delicate leather, cost
~ woods, ivory, bronze, silk, velvet,
s., tho whole thing being of the most
exquisite workmanship. Tho seme
house soils tho highest classes of dolls,
with their hOWssCn,tr, Mt tho modest
price of .Cl2D each"
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
A Chinese Comedy.

The San Francisco Gall speaks of n
performance by n newly imported troupe
of Chinese actors and gymuaeto US fol
lows: "The piece presented was evi-
dently in the low comedy line, judging
from the grent merriment of the audi.
ence, excited by tho dialogue but the
leading features were the grand military
sps ctaclcs, jugglery, and acrobatic per-
formenccs. At different times Chinese
soldie.v. of Ibe old style. appeared
nP,'l the AJaGi -,
OF fifty, nnl exhibited tho mode Q. war
fare with spears and other ancient weap-
ons. Fhc fencing exercises and COM
bats with the double swords display
marvellous dexterity and agility, and
demonstrate that tue Chinaman on his
native heaJh, and with his own style of
weapon, is n dangerous antagonist.
The mode OF combat with hutct~' and
meat choppers and !he utility vi The,
cumbersome bamboo shield are also
displayed. Tie jtaglcry. which con-S
SITS in running each other thro Ugh
vii. swords and Epsara, Draining onti
AZ other with maat-a1ee, ETC., is thrill
ing, but rather CHASTITY in it's effect, and
most wonderful deceptive. The blood
is seen streaming down tho paked bodies
OF the apparent victims in appearance
that is wonderfully real, and, after b..
ing decently slain in one Of the terr.uc
combats, it is quite surprising to OBJ
serve the deceased arise again, ard 90
prancing off the stage with meat
cieaver stuck in his skull"
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06

ORIGIN or THE AYRsnHl;s. A poor
larmer 10 Scotland, in 1850, finding it
aimo"t impossible to slbsisi, took great
iMn7 to have his childr,n drive his
GOV where sho could eat the richest and
thicker grass, to house her in the win.
tor, and to feed her with carefully. stored
hay; i'll fine, took unhtard Of caro- of
bis COW. The grateful animal rewarded
her owner with fine calf and an unns-
usl abundance of milk, and thus the
celebrated breed Of Ayrshire cows wns
produced, though it was not till about
tho first of the present century that il
was brought to perfection.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
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The SueZ Canal

A letter from Cairo to the Eastern
Budget, dated the lst December, says:
1.-The present s:.ie Of the Sucz canal is
far from satisfactory. Tho canal is
neither completed nor in good repair,
and if matters are left as they are Mt
present it will become useless in a few
years. Tt is broad eno1fRh to accommo-
date three steamers abreast, bnt its
depth is so variable that ore ship only
can pass through it at time. When a
vessel comes from Saez the ships C I'm
ing from Europe must wait at Port S lid.
and If the ship gets apronnd on the sand
the whole commune ltion is stopped
until it is set ailoat again. This, of
course, causes great injury to trade, and
complaints are frequent. The chief
cause of the evil is tho want of money.
The English, who rsc tho canal more
than amy other nation, hnvo long been
thinking of getting he canal into their
own hands, bnt n ma iority of two thirds
OF the shareholders is ne e ,ssnry in order
to change the management, and MS the
yiceroy is the posRessor cf one-ihird cf
the shares, he has practically the c,st-
ing vote. 1t is true that ono third of
tho shares arc also in tic posse ssion of
Erglishmen, but The attempts which
have been madn to inlmc. he vicnroy
to dispose tf hia shares have hitherto
b en- frnitlcsa. The khoiive evidently
feared that Enplpd will become too
owcrful on the canal, and iht roforc
profcra the status qnO. AZ for NJ. Dc
Lesscps, he continues to send protests
&, Consiautino2le about The canal duos,
and hia finances ars becoming worse
every day. The cost of tho maint enance
of the canal ard Il: o lgine- works is from
Is, 100000 to 90 900, 600 francs n year,
while his total receipts this year have
only amounted to 10000. 000 francs, and
1T is very uncal tain whether tuey will
be maintained st ihnt figure. NIer
chants here nre unanimously Of opinion
that something must be done to pre-
vent thi ,usefnl work from being ruined,
and that NJ. De Lesseps should either
be allowed greater freedom of action,
or pc given an opportunity Of selling
the shares to new company"
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06

Without a word of farewell, Robert
Grey left M to travel. No one knew
exactly upon what errand the young man
had gone. He had been in business, and
had left that with M agent, giving no
hint of when he would return, or whittier
he was bound. Orphaned, wealthy, and
free, he had no permission TO seek, his
aunt caring for his house rs shc had
done since his mother died in infancy.
Hottie had not realized how hope had
still been strong in her beart until
Robert was gone. While she could see
him, though they met almost as strang.
ers, she prayed and hoped still that be
would return to her, and give her the
pledge he would value most as his safe
guard. But he had gone in anger, and
the little governess looked very hope
less future in the face. She was a
woman whose love, not easily won,
would be given for life. time, and no
thought of another, tc replace Robert,
ever came to her faithful heart. Size ST
had given him up because she thought
duty demanded the sacrifice, bnt She
could never cease TO love him. Winter
festivities left her often alone. Mrs.
Reed took the children to their grand
mothers for Thanksgiving, aud again
for Christmas week. In all this time
Hcttic was loft i'll charge of the house.
Some Christmas gifts were put upon
hec dressing table, testifyipE tho chill
dren's love aud Mrs. Reeds apprccin.
ton OF her care; but though Hcttie val
ued these highly, they could not fill tho
dreary void i'll her heart.
Sometimes in hor lonely weeping pho
questioned the resolution she had
thought only duty, wondering if her
stcrnneFs had driven Robert more iuto
the path she wished him to avoid,
whether her influence might not have
saved him. Then she remembered her
mothers prayers, her patience, her
pleading, and felt how powerlcss wo-
man is when drink is her rival.
January wore away, and February
was half gone, when ono morning Alice
Reed, in the midst of her babes, ex.
claimed:
cit is st. Valentines day, l wonder
if / shall have valentine !"
Papa will bring the mail at dinner"
said tenyear. old Many, gravoly. II
know cousin Ben Will send us a valon-
tine he always does"
"Will You have one, Miss Hettie ?"
questioned Alice.
ono, darling, I think Dot," He;tie
said, smiling. :
Et.. vis. "perl c2.,a.r-l,,e,. = & -; Z,
ner, and tho clnljiren rushed OUT 70
meet him, Hottie Heard him sny:
Take this letter to Mics Hetiic,
Many" .>
A letter for her4 There was no ono
in the wide world ito write letter TO
Hettie, except. wild hope soranp
in her heart. Cou! Robert have wit
ten?
1t was bulky lctfer. md Many,
eoger to see if llbr f4thcr had valrn-
tine for her, left Hettie alone to open it.
A letter, cloeeiy written, was inside,
eno folded within this temperance
pledge, and at the foot of it the oold
"Robert Grey"
Tie letter was Hettie's first love-let-
ter, aud I have 70 right to intrude upon
her ri,vacy; but in the spring, Robert
Grey came back to M to find his
bride, who put her hand in his, loving
ly, trustingly, Won by the love that had
prompted the sending Of her first valen-
tine,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06

According to Kepesy, the surgeon
to the Austrian Polar expedition, choca
late, as beverage, proved most valu.
able of all; the preserved meat and
vegetables in tins being also of the
greatest service III sustaining the
strength end spirits.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06

-Hnman intellect, though varying in
capacity in different individuals. has ita
limits III all plans of enlargement by
acquisition and theae limits canpot be
transcendcd without aggregate deterior-
alton in distlncting the attention, over
loading the memory or overworking the
brain and Fapping the fonndationa of
healtb..-JacOb BiyGioW, VI. u,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06

hotel of Panama. The average travel
or finds little beauty in his surround
ings; but there is certain newuess
about the picture which pleases him
for the sense of novelty is pleasure in
itself.
New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-09
A Declining Note from MIR. Marks.

The State Board of Education last week
appointed Mr.. l. n. Marks school direc-
tor for the city of New Orleans. but it will
be seen by the following note that he de-
c.ines to accept the position:
New ORLEANS, November 8, 1875
NJ. G. Cole, ESQ.,, Secretary State Board of Educa-
tior;
DEAR SIR-Your communication of the
fifth instant, conveying to me the announce
ment OF my election as director OF the
public schools is in my possession. l thank
the State Board of Education for the honor
conferred upon me.
From the moment my name was used in
connection with the position, stated that
unless five or six vacancies were made and
as many conservative gentlemen appointed
to fill them, l could not accept this un-
sought honor.
Belonging to no political party and free
from caste or race prejudice, can dispas-
sionately view the situation. l can not
come to any other conclusion than that the
two proposed changes will not satisfy pub
lie opinion l feel that under existing cir
cumstances l would be almost impott Mt for
good
yield to no man in this community in
my love for and support of our public
schOOle. l desire to see them pres
eryed and perpetnated, and am
willing to contribute portion of my
already overtaxed time to this re-
suit, but before doing this l must be salts
fed that my labors will not be profitless.
Therefore, unless the result indicated above
can be attained, you will please consider
this as my declination of the position as
signed to me. Respectfully yours,
l. N MARKS
New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-09
hen adjourned.


case akin to that Of the 1.-TWO Orphans"
has started On ts'wlndipg way through the
courts. Mr.. Becker, of the Royal Street
Music Hall, engaged two singers on a con-
tract through his New York agents. They
broke their contract to join the Globe COM
bination, and Mr.. Becker sought to restrain
their performance till they had complied
with their agreement, but Judge Hawkins
refused an iujunction. This refusal is an
exception to the general rule. In many
contracts the only remedy for the wrong
done to the party who fulflls it by the
party who breaks it is by ipjunctio and in
theatrical cases especially courts have, in
the Eastern States at least, been exceeding
ly peremptory, There is really no other
recourse for the manager. Mr. cker, con
sequently, was forced to go to the Supreme
Court but no action was taken Yesterday
by the justiees
New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-09

militia are assembled at the frontier. The
Servian government has sent agents to
Paris and London to raise loan.
The Government of Alsace and Lsrraise.
The Daily Necs publishes special from
Berlin saying that the central government
for Alsace and Lorraine will be established
at Berlin. Probably a special ministry will
be created for these provinces.
The British Corn Trade.
The Marx Lane Express this evening, in
its regular weekly review of the British
corn trade, has the following: Sowing has
been resumed in some localities, but in
most cases the soil has been unfit to receive
.the seed. Large arrivals have checked the
upward tendency in the prices of English
wheat. The quality is good, but there is no
material change in the market. Russian
has been lower in consequence of large
shipments in anticipation OF ice in the Rus
sian rivers and harbors. 1t is reported
that Russia has short crop of wheat and
forage.
The absence of the usual abundance from
America and Russia must eventually tell
on our market. In France the sowing is
near completion. In Paris and throughout
the provinces of France, as well as in
Belgium and Holland, the markets are un-
changed. At Hamburg the market is tend
ing upward. The last quotations are fully
maintained at Dantzig, while in Austria
and Hungary prices are lower.
The British in Trouble with the Ma
iayRns.
SINGAPORE, November S.-Inteliigence re-
ceived here from Penang announces that the
Malayans are besieging the British resi-
dency at Perak. All the native re- iahs are
suspected of completely in the murder of
the late resident, Mr.. Birch.
1t is reported that the Malayans are pre-,
pairing for resistance.
The Sultan Ismail is collecting consid-
cradle force for the purpose of attempting to
expel the British from The country.
New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-09
Application for Pardon.

The executive office is besieged by signers
of petitions for pardon of conviots, the
least deserving having the most signers.
For instance, Coleman, who committed q
most brutal murder, firing into the body of
the victim after he lay on the ground with
a mortal wound, has many sympathizsrs.
If Judge Atocha could be appealed to he
would probably repeat his words in passing
sentence, that there were no mitigating
circumstances, nor anything in the trial
that would cause the Supreme Court to re-
verse the verdict.
Then long petition is filed on behalf of
John D. Mckinney, who was convicted of
manslaughter, and sentenced to five years
imprisonment for depriving Thomas E.
Mercer of life. The petition says Mckinney
pleaded that Mercer had seducsd his sister,
and that he killed him because he thought
it social duty. The signers declare they
agree with him, but do not state that Mer-
Ger never did Mckinney or his sister any
harm, his brother being the offender, nor
that he was killed in q cowardly manner.
Not only Q list of the jurors is given, but
also one of their wives, and both are in the
same handwriting, written with lead
pencil
New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-09
MARKETS.

new York, November s.-Gold closed dull sud
weak; lAA0il!y. Govsrnms1ts sa active and low
OF 1868, l2l; ten,fortiss III.
Tsnnes.ss sisss, ~; new. Is Vusinis % si9ss. 81
new, 40; oonsols, 90 deferred S'i; Lousisna sixes
IS; new %; Lsvss sxes. 3s; sishta Il; AlaSsss
North Caronss is,s; new 8; special tax, ); South
Csrelinas, 3i new. 80; Apsil and Octsber, 80.
sa e; say Sslaaee'-aod s+.soSoa surrsn
Cotton closed quiet and steady; middllnx up-
ands l3 5l6c; Orleans 10 II Ice; sales to day 1864
Great Britain 2S.O4l; to FIance 5l4i; to the CONT
nent Ilo; net receipts rs gross 1891.
% Futures fo closed quiet and steady; sas: today
Decsnber lsse; january is 7aac; February isSe;
March 70 l6c; April l3s, el3 Is aic, Nay ID 5i6e;
Fsur Sa ia{ II
extra es Is9s So good to choice DO Is S al
light supply; fair demand for mixed. Coffes-Sic
sn se and rSa hay for iS Sss suss1 .% 9s R
prime; 90 for ci.ysd; reiesd STEADY; far inauiry;
powdered; lie for crushed. Moisssss"SrocsIy MSos s1
Fans lover; 50 6ols new crop ssSisc. Rice lice nm m
stssdy;, ss:s; Resin hssvyi 81 assf af for
strained. TuEpentne heavy 4le for spirita Pork
and nsssy s s M
i; i; EssisSt: s. iovs'; cotton y All sisd: 81
,0IscssAE., November szneur dun and u.-
oensnssa oasn Wnsst 5 Sul 1sSI 2 for r.. q rsS
uncnanssd. Rye qeisS and stsady; is&esc PoeE
:.ss AZ HI g. es e Las. issss ',s ,s "a .
loos1uuao q soosfa fza1j
New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-09
BY TELEG AP H
WASHINGTON.
The Cuban Question.

Tho Cuban Question.
WASHINGTON, November 8.-Since the
publication of the general dispatch, last
Monday, stating the position of the govern
ment toward Spain on the subject OF Cuba,
as expressed in former instructions to Min
lister Cushing, numerous inquiries have
been made in Official and other quarters for
further infOrmatio ion on the subject. Some
of the inquirers were apprehenslve that
measures of hostile character were medt
tated, but for this there was no foundation,
as the matter is one of diplomacy.
A New Counterfeit
A FIVE dollar counterfeit note, purportlng
to be issued by the First National Bank OF
Galens, was discovered in the Treasury to-
day. There is no such bank
The President left here this morning on a
brief visit to New York.
Babc0ck and Grant Exonerated.
The Attorney General say official reports
made to him entirely exonerate General
Babeock and Orville Grant from the charges
'on which they have been indicted for
whisky frauds.
Improved Mail Facilities.
The following information is given in re-
| spect to the successful termination of the
departments efforts to secure close South
ern connections wi, h the 430 A. NJ. limited
| mail from New York, which arrives at
| Philadelphia at half-past seven:
| The Philadelphis, Wilmington and Balti-
| more company agree to start a train south
| ward at A. NJ, which will reach Bayyiew,
near Baltimore, at twenty minutes past
| eleven, and there transfer the Southern
mail immediately to train which the Balti-
more and Potomac Railroad Company will
dispatch in time to arrive in Washington city
at l240 P. NJ. All the mail for Washington
will be distributed in transit, so as to be
ready for delivery at the Capitol and
throughout the city immediately on arrival.
| The new schedule will go into effect some
time between the twenty first and twenty.
fifth instant.
| Delano Turning Over His Accounts.
| Ex-Secretary Delano was at the Interior
Department to-day for the purpose of exc
cutting certain papers requisite for the for
NAL transfer to Secretary Chandler of the
guardianship of the various Indian trust
| tunds.
Loss of the steamship Pacific with All OF
Board.
A private dispatch received here this
evening announces the total loss of thu
steamship Pacific between Portland, Oregon
and San Francisco, by laundering at Sc;
last Thursday. The dispatch says all or
board we're lost.