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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-31
NEW YORK.
The Weather-Ushering In Centen-
tenMial Year-Marine Matters.

The Weather-Ushering I'm Cemten-
tennial Year-Marine Matters.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.--The. weather this
morning continues stormy and thick. A
log hangs over the harbor and city. Last
night the fog was very dense and navi-
CATION on the river very dangerous.
The terry-boats made trips only at irreg-
ular intervals. The ferry-boat Monti-
celia ran into q schooner last evening
near the New York shore, OH which were
q man and boy. The schooner is sup
posed to have been sunk as nothing
could be seen OF her after the collision,
although several boats went in search
OF her. The temperature continues very
mild with the thermometer at Al degrees
above zero.
Reports from nearly all the prln cipal
towns and cities of the Union announce
that the Centennial year WILDE ushered
in with appropriate ceremony and gem
eral rejoicing. No unusual arrange
ments appear to be made in this city to
greet the Nations Centennial Year ex-
cept the ringing Of bells at ten minutes
before IL tonight All the fire bells will
ring the figures 1776. At midnight they
will join in the jubilee 9tuioyful ringing,
OL AZ tuC ukuiC5 LOW VIII w lung W lO-
cord the advent OF the one hundredth
year OF American Independence.
In Jersey City the Centennial year
will be ushered in at II Tonight with
ringing of fire and church bells, the blow.
ing OF steam whistles of the ferry and
steamboats, and firing of cannon.
Late yesterday afternoon dispatch
was received in this city stating that a
large vessel was lying off Rye Beach
blowing distress whistles, and was prob
ably ashore. The fate of the vesselfs not
Iascertained, owing to the impenetrable
Itog. The information caused some
excitement, as several steamers are now
due from Europe. The most important
are the City of Chester, from Queens
town, Parthia, from Liverpool, France,
from Havre, Nevada, from Liverpool,
Ethiopia, from Liverpool, and Nellie
Martin, from New Castle. The locality
where the vessel was reported lying is
twenty-five miles from this city, and
near very dangerous sand bar. Two
| Iliie-saving stations are In close proxim-
lity, and it is expected prompt assistance
will be rendered.
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The Penitentiary.

There are at present 1,291 persons in
the Penitentiary at Columbus, part Of
whom, though able-bodied, have to be
confued at night in the hospital wards
for want of cells. Among the lot are
five murderers from this city: Casey,
who shot and killed young Neville. the
druggist; Rufer and Egner, the mur-
derefs of Schilling, the latter of whom is
now hard at work at his old trade oil
coopering; Patrick Naughton, the wife
murderer, and Daniels, the murderer
who shot Nc Dermott, the butcher, in the
Sixth-street Market, through jealousy OF
his mistress, Rosa SDyder. Daniels is
employed. as buckle packer, but dur.
ing his leisure hours occupies cell
handsomely carpeted with brussels and
hung with beautiful pictures. What a
cruel thing, it is to treat him so, poor
boy, tf @
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pleasant ana substantial.

Rev. Dir. Thinner, officiating minister
of Adath Israel Congregation, was made
the recipient of a surprise party last
evening. The doctor. who came as a
stranger in our midst some two months
ago, was then elected as officiating min
lister and lecturer for the term Of one
year, and he has already gained the con-
fidence and esteem of his whole congre-
CATION. Last night they presented him
with dray load OF groceries. The pres
entation was made the occasion for the
enjoyment of a very pleasant evening
with the doctor and his lady by large
number of the congregation.
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GERMANY AND SPAIN.
A story That will Bear Doubtin,

A Story That will Bear Doubling.
New YORK, Dec. 31.-A Washington
dispatch says the startling rumor is
afloat that the real cause Of the activity
in the army and navy circles is that
Spain and Germany have been negoti.
atiDg with view OF the cession to the
latter by the former OF the island OF Porto
Rico. Bismarck has an eye to the crea-
tion Of a great German marine force, aud
is anxious to e5sain seaports; and Spain
agrees to let Germany have Porto Rico
In consideration Of the former interven-
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The following is the official line OF
march, as obtained from Col. William
st. Martin:
Procession will form ON Eighth, right
resting on Elm; north on Elm to Fif-
teenth, east on Fifteenth to Vine, south
on Vine to Sixth, east on Sixth to W al
nut, south on Walnut to Fourth, west on
Fourth to Smith, north on Smith to Fifth,
west ON Fifth to Mound, north on Mound
| to Seventh, west on Seventh to Freeman,
north on Freeman, and disband.
The procession will move promptly at
Ii $50 O'Clock.
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ON 'CHANGE.
New Years Holiday, Etc.

new years nOlUay, Etcs
Col.'Sidney d. Maxwell, at the close OF
business on Change, made the following
announcement:
"To.morrow being the first day of the
new year, it devolyes on me to announce
that there will be no meeting of the
Chamber OF Commerce, and that the
Merchants Exchange will be closed.
desire also to take occasion to publicly
acknowledge the many expressions of
good will 1 have received personally
from the members of the Chamber. and
the hearty cooperation / have enjoyed
in the discharge of my official duties
during the year now closing. l wish
YOU happy New Year,
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rIrs. NIouIton,s case.

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. .'31.-Hon. Joshua
M. Van Cott has been engaged as counsel
for Mrs. Mouiton in place of Gen. Pryor,
who has withdrawn. The Committee Of
Plymouth Church have sent reply tc
Mrs. Moulton's last letter, saying they
have no intention to press her case IN
calling mutual council and asking her
to meet them personally or by repre-
sentative, to arrange matters of detail.
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Tn Bankruptcy. .

New YORK, Dec. 3l.--Messrs. S. 8.
Mallory 8 ButterfeId, paper dealers OF
Broadway, who made an assignment to
Frederick Pfeifer last October, have
been thrown into bankruptcy by a ma
jority Of their creditors. Their liabili-
ties amount TO about $2l7, 800.
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MerelY q clue.

BROOKLYN, N. r., Dec. S1.-A well
dressed lady called at the Police head
quarters and had private interview
with Superintendent Walling, in reIa-
ton, it is believed, to clue TO the dis
.covefy OF Charlie Ross. A Anumberof de-
tectives have been placed on the case.
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two years ago. He was Postal Clerk on
the Union Pacific railroad, and was de-
tailed to go to Washington for service in
Mr.. Bangs Office one year ago, and was
soon promoted to Assistant Superin-
tendent of Railroad Postal Service.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Last night thieves
effected an entrance into Benedict Bros.'
jswelry store, under the Grand Central
Hotel, chlorolormed the man in charge,
and robbed the store Of $25, 900 worth or
diamonds and jewelry.
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FINANCIAL.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 9l-3:1O P. l

CINCINNATI, Dec. 9l-3:10 P. N.
Gold is a little frmer to-day. 1t opened in
New York at lib, and rose to 1l315. 1t is quoted
here 1l2H buying, and l1sH- selling, for coin,
and 1134 gold check on Eastern cities.
There is a good demand for money to-day
at previous rates. .
Eastern Exchange is firm at 1-20 dis. buying
and 1-20 premium selling. Sterling Exchange
is quiet at ass to 491, gold.
Wcquote Government securities as follows:
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OMAHA, NEB, Dec. cl.--lheodore NJ.
VAN, mentioned as likely to succeed Mr..
Bangs as superintendent Of Railroad
Postal Service lived 10 this city until
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-31

A warm place in another world has no
terrors for a man who is freezing in this
world.
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Sleeping-car porters prefer places on
cars which do not run through without
change.
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VXTANTED-RAF lady's work
w box, on New Years Eve, at Spring Hall,
Northeast corner Sycamore and Fifth streets.
Tickets 25 cents. O. WONHOLT. IT.
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VKT TANTED-To CLOSE OUT--A stock of
wv hrst-class Sewing Machines In order to
retire finally from the business. Will sell at
GOSY for CASH. Call for AGENT 2s0 Walnut
street, first floor. IA ie26-tf
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VXTANTED-WHY SUFFER When you
w can get your corns, bunIons, warts and
Sngrowing nails cured by DR.. Ell. III. AERSCH-
FIELD, 85 Broadway, Lexington, Ky, de14-ly
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yETANTED-JIM q CHARLIE DAVIS
wv formerly OF ia Race street, are located
at the ''Sun Saloon" 73 Fountain Square, where
they will be pleased to see their friends. Open
nt all hours, day and ght. no17-2m
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vNTANTED--YoU TO KNOW--That John
wv Renner's Shell Oysters are received dali
l by express. Call and see him. Opposite the
Grand Hoel. deS-lm
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VXTANTED--Parties who contemplate NOV
w ing their household furniture, to leave
arders at III Monmouth street, Newport, KY.
wheTe furniture cars will be furnished at short
notice. Pianos carefully removed,
del6-tf ADAM CHWEITZER.
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VKTANTED - YOU TO KNOW--Th B.
wv CAVAGNA g SON have o new lot OF fine
Boneless Codiisns and splendid line OF
Grpccries. Jy26-tf
, 1875-02-17

gPS hereby given that a Sc
ID mi-Annual General Meet
ing of Shareholders of the
Bank of st. Thomas, will be
held on Thursday the 25th
inst. at the Bank Premises,
when the Report ofthe Direc-
tors for the past six months
will be submitted.
The chair will be taken at
II O'Clock noon.
St. Thomas, 9th February
1875. a
By order of the Board of
Directors. 5aIl
Ed. S.
Manager.
, 1875-02-17

tation useless. Even if legal, it looked
too much like packing a House by force.
We doubt if the President should have
coudoned a breach of constitutional prac-
tice, though committed in defence of po-
sltive law, and conceive that he can de
fend himself only by one argument. Gen
eral Grant may consider the whole pro-
c~eedings of the Conservatives, especially
the seating Of the elected Members, an
attack on the Republican Constitution
in Louisiana, and then his right of armed
interference with anybody, a Legislature
included, is limited only by his liability
to impeachment for acting in bad faith.
He is bound To secure Republican institu-
items to each State by any and every
means at his disposal, and may easily have
concluded that no means short of the EN-.
ployment of regular troops, under requisl-
ton from the legal Governor, would have
been sufficient. They alone are never re-
sisted, for behind them alone stands the
power no State can resist, the power OF
the entire Union. He may, we say, have
acted on this assumption (; and it is clear
that this is the view which General Sheri-
dan, q very able mau-with this rea-
son for impartiality, that he can never
be President, not having been born in
America-takes of the situation. lie
thinks the Conservatives conduct so out
rageous that he accuses them of habitual
murder, asks the President to proclaim them
all " b|anditti, " and advises him to obtain
from Congress a law enabling the Federal
force to try them by Military Commission.
This sounds, and indeed is, an e%Xtrava-
giant proposal, whatever the state 0! the
country, which certainly is not resisting
the United States soldiers; but it is full
proof that General Sheridan holds society
in Louisiana to have gone to pieces so COM
pletely that nothing but military force, and
Federal Military force, can bind it togeth-
er again. The view may be inaccurate, and
probably is, for the action neither of Con-
scrvatiyes nor Republicans can be taken
as revolt against Republican institutions;
but with the legal Governor ofLouisiana,
with the legal Senate, General Sheridan,
General Emory, and probably the Members
of Con gress for Louisiana, all saying the
same thing, the President is amply justified
in taking the side of the legal, if corrupt,
Returning Board. His error has been q
want Of respect for Constitutional etiquette,
which will be bitterly resented by every
State Legislature in the Union, and which
is Characteristic of the man, but which is
not dictated by contempt for legal right,
but by narroW-minded adherence to the
law.
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Anlustntnls.

GARRIK =. PEAR-ALL.- Loclnret "Mys.
Pon3 don hiss way on WIN prahio over ,he lnuno
~ liufrd ", Dec, ~, 1870, al ON 81. ST. H. thurof
BIO. klyn. T.. u. Beuelt Of ire SUNDAY kchOoi. Ad
mission, 25c. tOWmonc nj 7;iO.
VICTORIA q. WOODHULI. viii deliver her
y L'H M art.ng Grafton, True an tn False,
~ a. .3opcr in.uEats, Dto, " saio Of scAti
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sTH AVENUE THEATRE. .,,,.,,sc,~uAtv
- Prupricipr aud Manager Nr, \ !!t,,S - = 49,
49,. TO.IlGllr fvtsDhN. nICtM1tN IL i1iiiEy
hLW DHAMh IN acts hy ST. AutI oIiN l,Afr = ~ ~
thor Of "pyutCe." ndcr thr .'aslA.nt i"e "'s
nonsnkl." "MAn ana Mlie." a.. Acr entlIltd
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&llnttH- Mal,s.

GENT- WANTkDln town and country. to
~ sell pure teas 10 families hotrs, and large
Consumer beet terms and Ia. stocs the country.
Apple to Tho Wei. Tea COMPANY 2nl Fulton st. he.
I've u hurch AMI Greonwici, Nev YORK.
N DAILY Provision Register. Something new, and can
De sold IN every fehilV sind Tor circular aud prce
hstto VIII sos a GO, Elizabeth, y. J.
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DOT CORN for drcsdng Christmas trees; schools
K cbui ches ahd lara supplied nj W ole nc price,.
Fop Corn hAnnfaC'ory. 70 Thompson u.
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),CIFIC MAI. sTE>n>nlp ,.L!$,,. g.
NNmlrE -rAN I'M.

nnlu rI , NEW YOG., Atp LIVERPOOL
tI.in. % t0fA iitr or nttt"Hb. -
suling tNttj lrH' .rou lIy rs-l. 10 lov ~ at
nriny lrom Nhltc Star WHaf Fer ot No'Ni veg Al
Gti. .fAAlt' .tm' A n.
chi ID Jtu H. T.. u,
ANA Al.t, 800 j 90. 10
RAlilt .... ...,.. \" =,
rsr-, NIGER accodmo ai,n Is unr,, allied, Gain, Al.
aWld fiis. SlOOr so. $50. and flu, A. 'Ai h''"'A
u.hH+ y fN'r'hlr ltrn, atersls' s-' 49, ,i.,,,d
\. T.. Passenger ties L. ana dNiff C4u he uW~h'"
at WHIT star vs. Hrf, Of % NHs iO'htt ,
H. -. CORrIS ASonL ~ D0OsAwaY, aeE forH'
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BSs BSkEs B BSs B BStts B BSs B Bcs
R. 4. MACY &CO.
Grand Central Establishment,
ThR LAI:OEsT
AND ONLY OSk on IFS KIND
IA the


,OI IL COU NTI,Y. ii
,OiL- ENTHUSIASTICALLY OPENING FOEl
'OiT- 1874 N
,Oii.S ARGfST and FINEST VARIETY OH
,OIIS DOLLS DOLLS ARTICLES. TOYS, andi
,OtI- FANCY GOODS. ut our Own itnpOrtU.ii
iOIIS tiOn, ever exhibited. II
DOLLS Ne have made y enccialiy OF iIOLI- u
lDII~ DAY GOODS for the last sfVcntecni
,OiiS Years are familiar with he great &c ntrr. IA
iDtIS Ut Europe, have business relations wIthl1
,OII~ al the most cc'rh atrd manu- c'urcfs Of
lOII thr.e goods ia the OH World, and n,
,OiIs thorough appreciation Of the wants ofl1
,OIiS the public IN 'rOYS, DOLLS and FANCY II
DOLLS GOODS ~ the New world. Nearly one.
,OiTs halt the present year we nave been in I
DOLLS Europe giving our Icrsonal attention tol 4
lpTTo inc selecting nnd manufacturing of /
,OIIS HOLIDAY GOODS MANY Uf our styles 7
DOLLS will not be found elsewhere -. -
DOLLS OIL FSrAHI1SHMkN is FINELY n
,OiiS UFCOfATFn THIIOUGiIOCT. II
POLLS QUE CENTRE WINDOW ON 1ith At. 1
DOLLS ~ heinR used for the exhibition u the 4
IOiIs DOLLS CARNIVAL. OR SKATING l
1OI - IAtsIl.
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INAGLE TuRATkE, BROADWAY
IL ALL rHEA1RE and Th,riy.lm-d street.
Mr. JOSH u ART ........ Proprietor and Manager.
MONDAY, DEC. IL. AND DrlsiN0 iHE WEEK.
Wu be produced a. this theatre tie Comic Opera, al
tered and reirrRngcd into one act, enttlcd
Gli;OfLE- GlkOflA.
Girore Ocr unequalled chiracteg), Msa Jra Mathews
BO-.D. ... ................. Mr e. H. Macderinrtt
second grand success OF tho sens tlunh sNctch
FROM ST LOUIS 70 NSM ORLEANS
MATiSEks WEDNESDAY aud sArI RDAY,
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Sewing ;Itlntb,ms5.

4 nUrTONfIOI.E mach NJ wanted one th4t IA in
~ good or,lar ana been used on One N cs can com
mthl lhlr pricn from cash customer. Army within
three daTs " }. X. kRlEQ s. co, Ab Warren a. g. X
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Arnl estaIr
tor SuI, anO 10 Su.

nTFlCESrO IET In second story sun nulldnr
~ irt ana roar wei lisht ~ au1 sean hrI rd AZ
ply AT sh fhbicaton hce Nas'l ana Fran tort stL
TEO LEI stole and niht nOOr 80 feet OF Gtn ay
. al Masonic Temples store INST class for dining
saloon hrst moor for drCssMnllnR aud millinery Inns
zen use IA eloh for ~ Jenrs Inquire at lOt Wcst
I"tntt fourth 81.
'HND LET with immediate ruAsc-si three tory
hrrk houAe In the Eighth Ward hut able tor hoard,
ersi hlHb store and Daca Tuum q sullivan It,. rent
moderate Apply to =. MODS, AL iludsonst.
Two Er- 10 small respectable family, half hoor
WI CrOtOn. 80, IN throe.stOry corner house, rent
tlO' ApDy al iOl hast S0th a.. ". q. OtOSSMhN,
fI'Q LET -Four spacious rooms and pantry In Mul.
l. berry st. near the Cathedral kUOlT ~ ava b var
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uATTurw stan niSif tho Na..arnn.etts will owner
vho.s w0r1 wa Az ....... Mr. tuki.Ll- FISHER
AEif.IfI. sTANDlsfi & ~ T.. lie
son ......... Mr. y. II. UAKKINS
DOt rIbf. GUAGf.lI Vim his haaca
an " - Nr Jp!fN DROTGftAN
Mr. RAY IOV u IFS-iNts wholfourd the way. vi False
love aud Tru. liz, e. rau.ily lsau.h
Nj NNI'Ilt T. RA ftitY MORE
SAMMY DYNpTF ia want of something hs
fniI IA cnriduJ huy 80 Mr. JAMES LEWIS
rIIoi.Si.Y .yIT. his t'tuu. wi.h an eve Tor
rumhcr one - Mr. JOIN DREW
HAlMnN rs JIM Tramp......Nir. 4. HAt!pLN UtiH
n5 }i Snothsii sa,,, dec. W" "N' 'D''
In The 'uh................ MI Z u f,l hNf ~
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Sunday in Boston.

Some of our religious people are viewing with
apprehension the encroachment of amusements
upon the Sabbath In New York. They say that,
if this be not stopped, it will reach Boston in the
end. We have been very conservative on this
subject for many years. There is q stringent law
now on the statute books of the State that pro-
hibits even driving on the Sabbath for other than
absolutely necessary purposes. 1t was this Act
that was the obstacle to the opening OF the public
library on the Sabbath in Boston, IN the opinion
of the city solicitor. That library is now open
by a vote of the City Council, though the first
attempt to SO open it by that body was defeated
by the veto of the then MayoT|who was no less a
person than the present G0vernor-elect of the
State. (Mr. CASTOR Is an orthodox COngrega-
tionalist in religious views, Mayor Cobb, his sue
cessor, being q Unitarian.) The opening of the
public library is not an especially popular meas
ure, if 1T be tested by the amount of use that is
made of the institution on that day. 1t is
quietly acquicsced in. and nobody has anything
now to say upon the subject. As regards amuse-
ments, the case is somewhat different. 1t is only
of late years that theatrical performances have
been allowed in Boston even on Saturday even
ings. 1t required some time for our people to
become accustomed to them. The night was not
popular for theatre-going at the beginning, and
it has always attracted a peculiar class of patrons.
Stars do not play on Saturday evenings, as a rule,
and the Museum makes up a different bill from
its other night performances. Music has got a
strong hold on the Sabbath here. The concerts
began with sacred music in the oratorios. Then
there were sacred miscellaneous concerts. In
time there followed concerts with sacred and
secular music intermixed. We have at last got
to concerts in which there is very little sacred
except the title. This is carefully retained every
where, 1 believe, except in the Parker Fraternity
entertainments, which scorn any such hypocrisy.
Concerts are given by that society on their merits
and without molestation. We have operate
singers in operate selections, each year, on Sunday
nights when the opera is with us, and it is fore
- E--k l. - - ~-.II III -
after that the drama, when farewell to Boston as q
Puritan c~ity.-BOStOn Corr. Hartford Courier.
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Left-handed Scions.

The English correspondent Of the Boston Post
writes:
England does not in all cases : : visit the sins of
the father upon the children On the contrary,
the fine old Constitution, in some cases, has been
won't TO crown the children with honor on the
very account Of the paternal peceadilloes. The
Dukes of Richmond, St. Adams, and Grafton are
living, and are hereditary illustrations Of this.
All three Of these noble dukes are direct descend
ants of illegitimate sons of Charles IL, the 8 mer-
~ monarch The Duke of St. Adams is the
descendant of = sweet Nell Gwynne - and the
dukes enjoy their honOrs to-day, and their castles
and splendid incomes, for the very reason that
they are left-handed scions of dissolute royalty.
This is their only title TO nobility and thus, in
past generations, the house Of Peers has more or
less been recruited. The ancestress Of the Dukes
of Richmond was that beautiful, brilliant, and
fascinating Louise De Perrencourt, whom the
crafty Louis XIV, sent over to England to charm
and corrupt the easily-to-be-charmed-and-corrupt
ed English King. Charles, easy-going, and open
to bribery of both the feminine and pecuniary
sort, fell at once into the far from painful snare.
He became the facile slave of Louise, who was
an exceedingly bright woman, and raised more
spiteful envy in the breasts of the court-beauties,
whom Lely has SO well preserved to us, than any
fair stranger of that time. Charles created her
Duchess of Portsmouth, and Louis XIV, delight
ed at her success in winning over the English
King to his designs, added to this distinction by
making her Duchess of Aubigny in France. Her
son by Charles was a bright and enterprising
young fellow and, on coming of age, was ere
ated Duke of Richmond in England and Lennox
in Scotland, was made a knight of the Carter
TO the disgust of some old Dukes and Earls who
had long been craving this honor for themselves
and acquired GoOdwood as a ducal residence.
His son, the second duke, was quite a character
in the times of the two first Georges, and became
master of the horse. The third Duke became
yet more distinguished. He was a Secretary of
State in the elder Fox's administration, master of
Ordinance under Rockingham, and then under
Shelburne, a firm friend of Fox, a Wing to the
core, and one of Chatham's most effective allies
in defending America. He was an accomplished
and popular man, a good speaker, and proud Of
his liberal views. Henry Fox, Lord Holland,
married bis sister so he was the uncle of the
greater Charles James FOx-despite which he
was a member of the Cabinet of the younger
Pitt, Fox's rival. He was succeeded by a dash
ing military nephew, Lieutenant-colonel Charles
Lennox. This was the young man who created
such a stir by fighting a duel by the Duke of York,
George ms second son, and at that time Com
mander-in-chief of the army, in 1889.