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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-12-26
cIRcULo EsPANoL

DE SAN TIAGo DE CUBA
, 1875-05-27

MORE Excavations At PoMpEn.-A
correspondent writing frem Naples,
April I'd, 1874, says:
On last Friday there was an excava-
ton in the presence of the Minister Of
the Royal Household. when wonderful
discovery was made. It was a kitchen
that was disinterred. and on one of the
forneHi- i-smaIl square holes or fireplace,
such as are in use in the present day,
and are fed with charcoal-was found q
copper vessel supported by tripod.
The vessel or saucepan was Theoretically
closed, and incrusted all over with
lapalli, so that it required considerable
force to open it. But low grsat was
the surprise of those present, to find
that it was nearly full of water! The
interior of the vesse! presented no sign
Of oxidation, SO that no one hesitated to
taste the water, when it was found per-
fectly sweet and good. Pompeii. which
has enriched us, after lapse of nearly
two thousand years, with paintings, and
sculptured marbles, which has almost
supplied our tables with bread and
honey, eggs and figs, and variety OF
other luxuries, has now Stacked our
thirst with water, deposited so far back
as the reign of Titus, and by one of the
victims, perhaps, of the fires of Vesu>
vius. How curious are these revelations
of the inner life of people long since
mouldered into ashes.
, 1875-05-27

The donations received and acknow-
ledged have only covered fhe expenses
of stationary. postage and printed mats
ter. In conclusion, the report says:
1.-THE society is glad to be able to an
nouncs that several colonies are now
on the way to this territory and more
are preparing to come. We believe
that our day of prosperity is not far dis
tant, and that with the lar. .elY increas-
ed population which the summer will
bring to US, our Territory will take a
great stride towards the front rank Of
wealth and importance. Meantime,
with the aid Of the citizens of the Terri
tory, we will endeavor to use our utmost
endeavors to induce immigrants to settle
in our midst and thus do our part toward
the general good"
1. is but proper to say that for all
practical purposes, Mrs. Stuart, wife OF
tho Receiver Of the U. S. Land Office at
Olympia, is the sole motive power Of
the Society. and the only motive by
which she is actuated is an irrspressi
desire to do good to others and promote
the general welfare. All honor to the
brave little woman.
, 1875-05-27

Mans DEPENDENCE. Man relies far
more than he is aware for comfort and
happiness on woman's tact and manage
ment. He is SO accustomed to these
that he is unconscious Of their worth.
They are SO delicately concealed, and
yet 50 ceaselessly exercised that he en-
joys their effects as he enjoys the light
and atmosphere. He seldom thinks
how it would be with him were they
withdrawn. He fails to appreciate
what is so freely given. He may be re-
minded of them now and then: he may
complain of intrusion or interference;
but the frown is smoothed away by a
gentle hand, the murniuring lips are
stopped with caress and the manage
ment goes on.
, 1875-05-27

po,,r,cs AND P1uNpsK.- The MteAi-
o,ncer, .ss this city, aud the Courier. OF
.Olvmpia. assuming to speak for RepnD-
licans. assail the party integrity ana
impliedly threaten with party vengence'
Chief Justice Lewis, for presuming 70
appoint the editor of this paper inae'
pendent in politics, to keep the recoiua
of his Court, position having no 'ho,e
political bearing than that OF a oooA,
Keeper in a commercial house, n"'
these editors regard party politics s'n'
nlv and solely as a means to the eno Oh
achieving Official spoil, is manife'' -
their comments. which are ensireiy cen
sistent with their personal praotices'--
We but notice their remarks for the pur-
pose of protesting against the doctrine
of holding judicial positions anenaDle
TO the rule which govern mercenary pol
iticians in the scramble for official plum
der. During the thirty~dve years we
served as G party editor, we never per-
mitted any party caucus or conventlon
to control our support of candidate
for judicial or educational positions on
party grounds, and more frequently
voted fer the opposition candidate than
for those OF our own psrty for those po-
sitions. That the samo view is taken
tby the most intelligent and disinterest-
ed men of ali parties is proved IN nearly
every judicial election by popular vote
For the past four years We have taken
no par. in any party caacus or conven-
ton, and did not seek or accept our
presen. position on party grounds OF al
a reward for party services.
That Judge Lewis offered no indignltJ
to the Republican party by the appoint
ment of an obnoxious partisan, Ii
proyed by the fact that the appoint
ment was approved by majority OF th'
official representatives of the party anc
a majority. of the bar in this District
In addition to this, We may quote the
following endorsement Of the Courier
sst after the last general election;
The triumph in Seattle and in KING
county all through. is exceedingly graf
living, and without invidlously dlscrlm.
mating against others who contributed
to achieve it, We can we'll add that to
the editor of the DISPATCH is to be
awarded the highest need Of honor and
praise. The Republican ought not to
undervalue or to fail to heed the lesson
which the King county victory has
taught to them. An able press is their
most potential champion. =.
Our services were very acceptable
and highly appreciated by the spoiis
hunters Of the Republican party wnsn
fighting was to be done which they had
not the courage or ability ito do. but
verv distasteful to them when they are
called upon to surrender any part OF TIE
clunder, which they regard as the legiti-
mate spoils of a party victory.
, 1875-05-27

~ The London Daily Telegraph
after reading he police court reports Of
the Detroit Free Press, condemns the le-
witty Of American magistrates, but sol
emnly weighs the matter thus: 1--WE
may not approve oflocularity in mag
isterinl court, but, on the whole, it may
be questioned whether the mirthful
readiness of the American Judge may
not be preferable to the solemn injus-
tice which local courts in England so
freuuently wftness.'' 81.
, 1875-05-27

MADAME JEROME BoNAPARrE.-Mad-
anne Bonaparte is still living in Balti-
more, at the age of ninety years. She
says she has no intention of dying until
she is a hundred. She has been to Eu-
rope sixteen times, and contemplatss
another trip this Summer. This old
lady has more vivacity, AID certainly
more intelligence than the lending wom-
On of fashion of the present day. She
expresses her opinion upon all subjects
with great freedom, and sometimes with
bitterness. She has little or no conf
dence in men, anda very poor opinion
of women; the young ladies' of the pres>
ent day all have the '.homs mania. "
All sentiment she thinks q weakness.
She processes her ambition has always
been mot q throne, but near the
throne.
Mr., Patterson, her father, died in
1886, at an advanced age, in possession
of large fortune. In his will, which
is one Of the most remarkable docu
ments that has ever been deposited in
tho Orphans Court in Baltimore, he
says: "The conduct Of my daughter
Betsey, has, through life, been 30 dis.
obedient that in no instance has shs
ever consulted my opinions or feelings
her folly and misconduct have occa
stoned me train of experience that
first TO last, has cost me much money
in this he means the marriage Of hi.
daughter to jerome Bonaparts. TIT
old gentleman left her, out Of his grea
wealth, only three or four small house,
and tho wines in his celler-worth IL
all about $4,000. ''a-
Nine. Bonaparte is very rich; she hal
made her money by successful specula'
tions and by her life-long habis OF saw
ing. For years she has lived at board
ing-house in Baltimore, seeing very
little company. Her costume is ancient
and there is nothing about her appear
auce that suggests the marvellous beauty
that led captive the heart Of jerome
Bonaparte. Her eyes alone retain some
of the brightness of former days.
For forty years Mime. Bonaparte kept
= diary, in which she has recorded hel
views and observations of European and
American society. Some Of her remarks
are severely sarcastic. A we'll known
Boston publishing house, it is said, re-
Gently offered $4,000 for the manu-
script volumes; but madame refused to
sell them at any price. and has commit
ted them to ths custody of her youDge,
grandson, Charles Joseph, recently q
law student Of Harvard, now rising
member of the Baltimore bar. They
will probably be published after the
writer's death.
, 1875-05-27

VICTORIA. May %. Considerable inter.
est was taken in the races which came
off at the Beacon Hill race track this at
tsrnoon. The assemblage was very
great, including many visitors from the
American side. The Queens purse Of
$500 was won by Tom Merry cf Seattle,
in two straight heats; time, 1:50 and
1852, The second purse was won by
Gladiator, belonging to Mr.. Williams of
this city. In this race the American
horse Confidence held the lead till with
in so yards Of the end, when he bolted
the track and run away, throwing his
rider to the ground.
Ths-hot citing race was won. by Bow
mans horse without any effort whatev-
ever. 1t rained hard in the morning.
which made the track little toe soft or
better time would have been made.
, 1875-05-27

e A correspondent of the Boston
Advertiser proposes the following ele-
CANT sentences as an exercise for SPELL
ing matches: Looking up into his
golopticus eyes. she said, And is it in
deed true, Alfred, that our soul, in the
process of transmogrifcation. e1pluncti-
fies itself through the whole caboodle
of eternity?' Nay. dearest replied
Alfred, and his countenance betrayed an
expression of ire scifcation. not to say
disgruntlement, which cavorted over his
features for an instant. Our souls can
not become sufficiently matterated to
admit of the necessary spiflication
which, The sentence was never fn-
ished; for as he spoke he seated himself
upon chair whose legs had been ex-
serrated two inches, and he came down
kerchunck."
, 1875-05-27

Don't discuss the testimony with .
cat in your lap, or if you will do il, don't
got 80 excited as to rub the animals
back the wrong wy.
Jemima." said . fashionable miss
70 her friend, "I think Charley Potts il
perfectly splendid; he can get on my
gloves, and wears spit curls."
, 1875-05-27

n A forger in Michigan by the
name of Belts has swlndled Will Carle-
ton, it is said, out Of $1,000. Where>
fare on exchange suggests . new ballad,
to be entitled ''Bstts, he and are out"
, 1875-05-27
/" ACCORDING to the Boston Adcerti-

" According to the Boston Advert
ser, as An overloaded horse car was COM
ing up Sudbury street, short time ago,
when the icy condition Of the street,
rendered the ascent extremely difficult.
gentleman hailed the conductor from
the sidewalk. requesting him to stop the
car. This the conductor refused to do
nnul the car reached the summit. The
gentleman, out of breath and temper
also. got on the car and addressed the
conductor as follows: "Sir I supposed
this road was run for the accommoda-
ton Of the public" "You never wore
more mistaken in your life," replied
the conductor. ''It's run in order to fill
the stockholders pockets" Indeed. :"
ssid the now irate passenger, II thought
all the conductors on this road were
gentleman" "Worse than before >
said the conductor, "Do you suppose 1
would run horse car if 1 was a gentle.
MANI"
, 1875-05-27

IMI1GRAr1ox.-Mrs A. II. H. Stuart,
Business Manager, has issued the first
quarterly report of the Washington I'm
migration Society, headquarters at
Olympia. The society during the first
quarter has received from persons In all
parts of the United States seeking in
formation of our Territory, 12O letters;
from parties whom it has addressed re-
spectine the cost Of transportation for
immigrants s; from other parties 22.
Whole number of letters received. lou
u ts ur;ttan 1915
, 1875-05-27

WASHINGTON, May 21. The Prssi-
dent snd family will leave for Long
Branch the third or fourth o. june
Servants have been sent to prepare the
cottage. -
Losnos, May GA dispatch to the
Standard from Rome says the Italian
Government has ordered the removal Of
all Bishops who have not received the
Royal executive order endorsing them.
The Archbishop of Palermo has already
been notified to leave his see.
DUBLIN, May 22.-Judge Keogh. be-
fore whom Moore's election petition
was tried, has decided that the late John
Mitchell was disqualified from holding
his seat because he was q felon and an
alien. A motion for an appeal = the
Court OF Common Pleas WAS granted.
The case comes up again next week.
LONDON, May 81. The Examiner
mentions a rumor that Disraell is to re-
sign at the close Of the session. and be-
Iieves there is foundation for 1t, as the
Premier's disability for continuous work
is damaging the Government. An un-
derstanding, however, exists among his
supporters that he shall not be replaced
l. rxo r,1u raciOpa
BRUSSELS, May 21.-The Tribunal at
Liegs. which has had the alleged plot to
assassinate Prince Bismark under in.
vestigation, dismissed the charges
against Dushesne. u
PARIS, May 81. = NM. Laboulaye,
eczema. Waddington and Vacherot. tie
other remaining members Of the Com
mittee Of Thirty, resigned and a new
Committee will be elected ON Tuesday
to which Minister Dufaure's bill will b.
referred. xt -.7
VICTORIA, May "a. The fifty-sixtt
anniversary of the Queens birthday
was celebrated here. to-day in the Gus
tomary way. Tho shipping in the har'
bor and all public and many privat.
buildings were decorated with flags. 4
Royal salute of 81 guns was fred a
noon from H. N. 8. Myrmidon and tht
ironclad Repulse, the flagship Of Real
Admiral Cochrane.
Over two thousand people assembled
at the Gorge to witness the regetta. tht
most interesting feature of which wal
a canoe race, ran by As Indians, fifteer
in each of three canoes. The prizei
consisted of blanket and . sack o.
-four to each man and were closely con-
tested. The weather has been favora'
bic, although rather windy.
, 1875-05-27

TIE CHINESE COMEDY. - The San
Francisco Call speaks of performance
by a newly imported troupe Of Chinese
actors and eynnasts as follows: "The
piece presented was evidently in the
low comedy line, judging from the great
merriment of the audience excited by
the dialogue; but the leading features
were the grand military spectecles, Jug
glery. and acrobatic performances. At
different times Chinese soldiers of the
old style appeared upon tho stage to the
number of forty or fifty and exhibited
their mode of warfare with spears and
other ancient weapons.
Tho fencing exercises and combats
with the double swords display marvel-
lous de1terity and agility. and demon
strate that the Chinaman on his native
heath and with his own style of weapon
is dangerous antagonist. The mode
OF combat with hatchets and meat chop
pers and the utility of the cumbersome
bambo shield are also displayed. The
jugglery, which consists Of running
each other through the body with
swords and spears, bralning one another
with meat axes. etc., is thrilling bat
rather ghastly in its effects. and most
wonderfully deceptive. The blood is
seen streaming down the b ,cked bodies
of the apparent victims in appearance
that is wonderfully real; and after being
decently slain in one of the terrific COM
bats. it is quite surprising to observe
the deceased arise again and go pranc-
ing off the stage with meat cleaver
stuck in his skull.
, 1875-05-27

A Docs RkMoRsn.- Tho following iu-
teresting letter is published in tho Lon
don Spectator Being accustomed to
walk out before breakfast with two sky
terriers. it was my custom to wash their
feet in = tub. ksrtfor the purpose in the
garden, WHOM tho weather was wet.
One morning when I took up the dog
to carry him 70 the tub, hs bit mo 80 se-
yerely I WAS obliged to let him 60. No
sooner was the dog at liberty than he
ran down to the kitchen and hid him
self. For three days he refused food,
declined to go out with any of the fami-
~. and appeared detected, with dis
tressed and unusual expression Of coun-
tenancs. On the third morning, how
ever, upon returning with the other dog,
I found him sitting by tho tub. and
coming towards him he immadiatsy
jumped into it and sat down on the wa
ter. After pretending to wash his legs
be jumped out as happy as possible,
and from that moment recovered his
usual spirits. There appears in this
instance to nave been clear process Of
reasoning, accompanied by acute feel
ng, going on ia the dogs nina from
the moment he bit me until he hit upon
plan Of showing regret and make
ing reparation for his fault. It evident
" occurred to him that attached great
Importance to this footbath, and if he
could convince me that his contrition
was sincere, and that he was willing to
submit to the process without a murmsr
1 would be satisfied. The dog in thli
case reasoned with perfect accuracy,
and from his own premises deduced q
legitimate conclusion which the result
justified"
, 1875-05-27

- In England. it is proposed to
move street carriages by clock work. It
is said that all practical difficulties have
been removed. The carriages, Of course,
must labor under the slightest possible
amount of friction that is to say, must
90 on rails. Cars of two tons are spok-
en- Of, but the inventors claim power
to move ear Of five tons. requiring
force of seven hundred and twenty lbs.
on the periphery Of the spring barrel.
Sheffield springs having force Of nine
hundred pounds have been made. The
springs are made to be wound up at in-
tervals by stationary steam engines.
, 1875-05-27

An instructor asked French girl why
beer in French was feminine. She re-
piled it WAS probably owing to the fact
that the boys liked it so we'll.
, 1875-05-27

A boy who will yell like Tartar if q
drop of water gets on his shirt band
when his neck is being washed, can
crawl through sewer after a ball and
think nothing of it.
, 1875-05-27

FEMALE SoCIETY.-Itis is better for you
10 pass an evening once or twice week
in lady's drawing-room. oven though
the conversation is slow. and you know
the girls song by heart. than in club.
a tavern, or pit of q theater. Al'
of youth to which virtuous
women are not admitted, rely on it, are
in their nature. All men
who avoid female society have dull per-
ceptions and are stupid, or have gross
tastes and revolt against what is pure.
Your club swaggerers, who are sucking
the butts Of billiard cues all night. call
female society insipid. Poetry is un-
inspiring to a jockey; beauty has no
charms for blind man; music does not
please poor beast who does not know
one tune from another; but a. pure ep-
icure is hardly tired of water-sauces and
brown bread and butter, I protest I can
sit for whole night talking with we'll
regulated. kindly woman. about her
girl Fanny or her boy Frank. and like
the evenings entertainment. One Of
the great benefits that man may derive
from a woman's society is that hs is
bound to be respectful to her. The
habit is of great good to your moral
man. depend upon it. Our education
makes us the most eminsntly selfish
men in the world.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-27

RAILROADS.
NEW ORLEANS. ST. LOUIS AND UHIoAaa
~ RAILROAD COMPANY,
& 3 GREAT JACKSON ROUTK,
tisTxains depart and arrive A. follows
} (From Oalliope Street Depot)
- DEPART. ARRIVE.
Express. ESQ A. n. Express. II 60 r. n.
Mail -. !. 80 p. M. Nail. 1890 4. n.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Oars through 20 81
Louis Chicago and Cincinnati.
Only one change Of sleeping cars TO Nastse1
cities.
Tickets for ssas and information given n n
Camp street, corner Common. ,fI =
- A. D. SHELDON, Agent,
Y. D. FROST. Gent Manager. sri0
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-27

mand $50, 100 and 200 sackschoice sold at 72c
% bushel; 223 sacks sold IN s.ore at 73c,
BRAN-SmaIl stock. on hand and dull,
There wee sales at the railroad depot of 1870
sacks ct 97Ac ~ 100 ID, . deoline Of about 23c
HAY-No choice in market, and good snp-
ply Of inferior grades. No sales. Prime is
quoted at s23 ~ ton. l1177 :
CoFFEE-The market is strong. Spot sup
plies are inadequate. No stock in FIRST hands.
We quote cargoes; Ordinary Is@1sao, (goidl;
fair l9S9l94c,, good 193@l9}c, prime 200
zO4c 10: Job lots: Ordinary 185@l8ac
fair ls9G9 1870. good l9a@204c, prime 2Oa@
2O&c p ID. 1885 bags sold to arrive per Atle.
on private terms 4q
We are indebted to Messrs. Small & Co. for
the following telegram, dated Rio de Janerio
July "a, and New York, July 26, 1875: Re-
ceipts since July II, so, 900 bags; purchases for
the United States 40. 600; price $4,000; stock
1000; exchange 26i p cent; average daily
receipts 7l43 bags. !.
RIcE--The market is bare of supplies in
first hands. We quote Louisiana No 2 3l(0
3sc. common 5@52c, ordinary 54@6lc, fair
64@7c, prime 74@8c % fb. On the 21st
inst Q lot Of Is sacks new rough rice was re-
ceived, the first this season, and then fully
noticed. 1t has been milled by Messrs. Sic
ward q Kip's Perseverance Mill, and the pro-
duct is two barrels and 20 pounds. A barrel
OF it, CHASING choice, was sold by auction to-
day at the Exchange, at 1916, bought by Mr..
B. T. ALawler for shipment to Messrs. Kill
cullin Il Lonergsn, st. Louis. The next
highest bidder we learn was the agent of
Messrs. Dsnl Talmage Sons & CO., Charles
tor, s, C.. -. .r- d., t.-. .,...4r ..-- ..