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A Touching Story.

Rsrs corr<srpnl<sxe l'<se Tors Graphic.
Avery touching anA bpautslol stoEy colnes from
tho East concorninS tho Ttanceaa Marcclue Car.
toryska who recon.ty diol III ual!icia. llerli..lo
srandaon fall III aad a!s lfo was despnssed Of.
The Dowagct in suhllu,t prayer nskca Gol 10
rake her life III plnco VI that OF ler EEandaou.
BY sor1 Of tniracso tue child was savea; a.
most immediately tho priucebo ~as attacked BY
malady OF lauguor OF which 1t waH Impossible
to eecribh any nlturat cauae,
ut u dobs l owe to hoasen," ehe smiled.
faintly. 4 tow days lator, upon radiant sfter
noon. ahe bad herself rolled out In her oaay-
chair on tho lawn, ata Gaso orders to bare all
that M @ sversbedy i imssh. enser. Whoa ,he Villagers
heard Of 1t they It onco loft tueir tasks. Old
n,etl aud xotd1u, young neh a:'1 nal4cus and
Httlo children. pressed about tho dying PatncGas,
who lthi Long becn i'so mother 70 them, foe
arc tho family OF tta sosorsign. Ilen began
most touching ceremony. 4'he ctilaten catuo
Erst Drawing the younxoat QUO Into her arms.
aha, ombsaooa Il; eaylng, .i.es this H. 1'ss fnil
gave to zach child & medallion, bearing tic
evangelical ,sorls. "Iovo ons anotaot.o After
tho children ck02o tho young girls aud woEnsn,
70 each Of sholn sAo gave lits:o caae containing
implements for uee1leWork and a chapltt and N
iinaso of tho Dlessed hilary. 10 the mon sho
gaye IN obouy ososs, and for oaeh g.fs anl 10
cipieat she had appropriate words. When aho
hxd extondesi her !ast proAent hlo was 30 t1.
laustcd that he< sou aud dkughtor-in-law, who
stood By her, wished to bGye lnr rbosIoQ bnck
IN tho house. l,it she said no. Shs tilau begged
TIM peo,lo to rocito in \ loud yotcs tho Dou.ncat
oE,s04,. 1ten ut sign from slor ilaud thoy al
knott. ntad thotr volcea III fetyeDt tones broke
ont ia the recital nf the Los1's Prayrr. Ar tho
amen Atait echoed Ia tbs alr she fd!t death in-
vAditig las heart, and, Whispering .nafosI" tho
ua1,s Of hot grandson, thu child wss brought.
s ssd Il droop % ~ non os sa prssss ~ .a a u'saau1 a
Sigh shs rendered bar soul to God. 30 much for
\ sceno that seems taken lspn poem-au ideal
state Of society tAst oae can hardly reconcile
With the prNapnt,
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ksao Had II PtAus
faaA tls &tS


i9tf<N tfts Fffss.
4 gauut wciIt.n jumped iuto tho Central
Btatlou yesterday, lcnnct tskew and eyes llaa-
INK, aud ~ she roachet the 1srgtAut's deak sha
exclaimed:
''Inl tho Widow Cpoa !"
"Alf /" 1otnalsvtl tho e6tae&at.
..And l wkut to know II NY landlord uan saIan
thn rent on mo r shc wont On.
II gtleas Go-'and!ords can Dc most any.
shins."
'.l,ut In, widow."
"So you sav."
..A,.i inn't thors = law u protect widow from
having tt,s 1cut fajsod ~
"Nevor hca1d OF one." ....
"And hayon't any mora sigAh hAa mar
Tietl wenlanS"
"Eot one."
"Very uell," sl,s said, shutting hsf taeth to-
eethss aud striking ths dosk All widow hAsn's
suy rights III marry somebody afoso sundown,-
Xnd aho Kicked oycr ! chalr Aoa wa,ksd
nnt
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ptsaAAEA o. yHE Ao2ss, AND 1Iow - ThxA1 THEM !:
1HE Usx or HonsRAKH, FAANAxs, 6EocK.nlInzs,
AVID ArvpxxSs II AaR1oULTuuAA CuLIkors II 9AE
UkErIp 8kA7IA. by NoaK1g GHAWaEa, Yat41ina<Y
CdL1t44.
aecuL Hc1rsok Ass POLITICAL kcoxoAE, By Rob-
Aur EL1M Tnonrsax, ii. A., rfo1sasar II 8oclal
HAunce Il Tic un!vsr.lty II lsun4JlrsAla. l1ao.,
pp. 4is. Philadelphia Porter i Coates.
4 HAAuA1 ~ DLkF TX HkALsA Asp U3sG4A2 ny
Lard, NoaoEAry KlysAntAn u T. 2. u. % FrtAee u
wAlas, sto, sta. &7Ar ~ ~. 1aEsas1sa /
nsAry 9. L3A,
rna 1Ts1stox ~ 7sr pxt,1A, IN ou&a. Aso ~
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CHILDHOOD.
TkHyM VOLUME IlrTLE CLAanck, Edited hy Nns-
sTTIR JouNlox. CHsLnHoop. 1sme.. ". an. Dos"

s1fIR JouN1oN. CH1LnHonp. lsue., W. az. Dos-
ton: Js,us4 L. Osgood r Co.
Bonae Of the sueetest bts Of fiction TINT hzre
bean found by tho elitor Of little C!saalca "
Are lno!osea in tho present volume, CAlIlhood
has inspired IL de}lcats and nstlstio efsusious as
aso aatray In ous ltstsh1o. Tho purity, and
do~iness, and fragrance u budding llto arc in
aud upon than. importing tho g1acs and charm
Of the youth Of which they treat. chl2a'a
Dream Of = Star, by Dickens; The Lady Of
hhnloat, BY Elizabeth s.uArt pAslpo; Tbs Kiug
Of tho doaden nsyor, By Raakin Tho Lost Child,
by, nenry Ktngs!sy; And Marjorie Flaming, By
In tbs collection,
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PARAGRAPH Htsr0nY or TMk UNITED STATES Yl1oN
TIE D1scavsxt or 1itE Cohy7xEKr TO TNE lNEs-
t1:f TINE, Win IlR1kS SoTks OK doRrkHyA-
xAHEnrx EVENTS. ClIaoRoLoo1cALIr AaRAHaEb.
~. EpwARp AsuoIT. 1tms.. Up. -. uoAtea !:
ltoberta UsothsrB. Trtee 50 cents.
Mr. Abbott has boon insplrea by capital idea
in So!t.nr up this book, aud haa given 1t ad,nls-
abba expression. Wa hayo arrived Ut i osntco-
nlAl posiod Of American history. rhen many Of
the ,nost potent svauta inluancspg all our career
ns uhtioo arc revised for tho refroshment Of
memory OF for rnbliu comu,euaorntton. Uue Il is
EAfo to 1ny that tho great naasa Of American c!tt-
xoua have not oven ths chisf facts in tholr eoun-
tty's rxat catcer fastVued III their tuiuds. Nor
hsyo tley titns to con tha whole louE story over.
Tor tho benefit Of such, this ittle morscl Of d
book, ti,st may be swallowed aln,ns. a:a gu!n. Is
provided. 4t.protonds to PRESENT but a skeleton
Of Amor1oan history. yet ttloro IN u Surprising
amount OF solid most padding the bones. 1t ii
a4actiy tbs thug. for oycEy tusy man to ha.o
within reach, nj hs reads the Allualons TO ths
deeds Of tho last century, NTH shtah .bs osr-
raut press tuyt now tacny.
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A LAUNCHING. SERVICE.
The launching Of let s!aissty'a ships Ia hers.
alter to bo su'emnxcd with religious caretnonials.
An Admiralty circular has latoly been lsHued to
tho taoclysrls, giving form Of service prepared
by Tic Archbishop OF Canterbury for uso rat
the Launching ct any aAIp or vessel whlch may
be ad,led 10 the navy," Ths sotslos commences
With lhs 1Ga:h Pazlu1, beginning with tho 29a
verso. "Tney that 10 dorm 70 tho aas In
ships" INo lsiaa.o's epecixl prayer is - Eol.
toNss
Thnu tst fjtteth above tho ~aisr- fooda and st!lt-
ETH the r.snu af 1ha sra, aecer Wo t.coch 1hes tho
RuruiicatiHn II Thy asyYuns Tor all who i tA ahp,
nux aud htIs4ftes, s!,a sonpsH their lves uuto 10
sud eoa ~ rhse. and by thslr Chrsttsn ysato
IT forth Thy S.ory troughous &he tssth Match OYER
an, i, tlelr golAg forth am, 10 ther conatng 10. tAAt
~ esl tefa1 thcis. uor nassh!tt soue nl5t 70 hurt
ther souls cad 70 through ~ tia chsngez and ehances
cf thls uuf llla hEiuy them Of Thy 1uerny - tns
ea.s haven ot Thine everlasting Ulpgdou,s thteHKA
Jeans Christ aAf Lord, Anen.
Tbs ceremony eonoludss with ths Lords
Prayer,
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, July 80 1890 P. Motion
market hardening; Middling Uplands 1-16d
Orleans Sled. Estimated sales to-day
$4,000 bales, of which 5000 were for specu-
lstion and export
Sales for the week $4,000 bales, of which
5000 were for speculation and II, 0C0 for ex-
port
Stock. 1913, 900 bales, of which 584. 900
are American. Weeks receipts a. 600, where
of &c. 900 are American. Stock afoat 4O4. 900,
$4,000 being American. Actual export 10. 600.
Arrivals easier.
LATER-1:30 ?. M.-Arrivals steadier; Sep.
TENDER and October delivery from Charleston
or Savannah, not below Good Ordinary,
1-16i; do, not below Low Middling, 7Ad;
July and August do, I'd.
LATER-3 P. Motion unchanged. The
sales to-day include $500 bales American.
August and September delivery from Savan-
nah or Charleston, not below Low Midding,
ID; shipments new crop do, lid.
LONDON, July 80, 4:30 p. M.-Consols
"a 11-l6; new IS. 104s
PARIS, July 80, 80 P. M.-Rentes G5f SOC.
LIVERPOOL, July 30, p. Motion, sales
include 800 American.
Yarns and fabrics at Manchester stsdv.
Common rosin 5s@5s Sd. Turpentine 22s 81
eS23s
LONDON, July 3O.--Pale rosin declining,
quoted 12(016s.
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ST. TAMMANT PARISH.

Here is what correspondent says Of st.
Tammany parish. When health, pleasure
and rest can be had so near home, it certainly
is foolish to make long journeys in search Of
| them:
| ST. TAMMANY PARISH, February Is, 1875.
Editor Buaetin-This is the season OF the
yesr when the people Of New Orleans are
| seeking health, rest and pleasure IN the coun-
try, and carrying out long formed intennop'
address you this communication for the pur-
pose of advising and calling the Afternoon OF
your readers to the many advantages ouereo
BY st. Tammany parish.
First-The mode of travel is both cheap
and pleasant. You take the beautiful lake
steamer Camela, built expressly for this trade,
and after short run on the prettiest sheet of
water in the world, Lake Pontchartrain. you
land at the queen city Of the lake, Man
deville.
From here you can branch off and take
trip up the Tchefuncta River to Madisonvllle,
noted for it's live oak groves, made up OF the
largest and most beautiful live oak trees IN
the world, beneath whose outspreading
boughs pic-nickers aud excursionists can en-
10y themselves to their hearts content.
Then there is Covireton, noted for its me-
dicinal springs and its healthtul surround
ings. :.
Five years ago came to this parish, on the
Recommendation Of DR.. Beach, very emil
men. physician Of your city, for my health,
and in three weeks, using the Abita spring
water, returned to New Orleans IN perfect
health. This induced me, in the fall OF that
year, to return to the parish and purchase
farm and have resided here since that time;
and feel sure that at no distant day this
parish will be the garden OF Louisiana, and
that thousands will summer at the Ablta
Springs.
Come over, Mr. Editor, and get acquainted
with our people, and see our beautiful coun-
try, drink our healthy water and know you
will remember US kindly.
Capt VIM. Hanover, OF the Camelia, Is
gallant old tar and a fine seaman.
Mr. Nixon, the purser, has been in the office
since 1866, and deservedly has the praise OF
all whose good fortune it has been to take
passage with him.
The Camelia makes excursions twice q
week, Sundays and Wednesdays. starting at
A. NJ and returning at P. NJ, and the round
trip is only fifty cents. Respectfully,
ST.. TAMMANY.
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FROM THE PASSES.

SOUTHWEST Pass, July 80 Noon.-Barome.
Der $3.50. Wind southeast, fresh. Weather
cloudy and warm.
No arrivals or departures.
PAss-A-L'OuTRE, July 30, Noon.-Wind
southeast fresh. Weather stormy.
No arrivals.
Sailed: Bark Adelia Carleton. brig Esperan-
IA and schooner Mary L. Peters.
The steamship State of Alabama and bark
tsgraca are aground on the bar, bound out.
SOUTHWEST Pass, July 30, 6 P. M-Barom-
eter 1915. Wind east-southeast, light
Weather cloudy.
No arrivals or departures.
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refined quiet and steady; l0A standard A, l0i
Oil granulated, 11t@111 crushed AND
powdered Molasses firm; sugar house 70
Rosin auiet; 81 65tG1 rs. Turpentine heavy
So Pork lower; new $2l(92l4. LARD lower
14s for old prime steam l3t new DO whisky
steady. Freig1ts easier.
ST.. LOUIS, July 3O.-Flour higher for pest
grades: treble extra fall SIS 75@6 rs. family
winter Sc SOAR, fancy S7@7 rs. Wheat
No. red winter ST. IS bid. Corn inactive.
No. mixed Csc bid. Oats shade frmer,
No. 2 53@54c. Rye dull, No. 2 9O@94c.
Pork quiet, small lots sold at S2l Is. Lard
dull, 12a asked. Bulk meats, whisky and
bacon unchanged. Live hogs active, sbiD-
pers 81 40tG7 s. Bacon 81 35@7 10.
butchers 81 75G17 s.. Cattle quiet and un-
changed. Receipts-Flonr 1000 bbls. wheat
5000, corn 10000, oats 5000, rye 1000. hogs
1913. cattle 1905.
CINCINNATI, July 30 -Flour-market firm.
Wheat scarce and firm; red 81 40(9l 40
Corn quiet and steady, 72975. Oats scarce,
frmer, mixed 65, white 70. Rye quiet; new
81, spot. Pork-small sales at ST.. Lard
quiet and steady; sum mer sold at l24s Bulk
meats quiet; shoulders 81, clear rib and clear
sides 11z@l2. Bacon-only Jobbing and
order trade; shoulders 81, clear rib and clear
sides 12a6l3 Whisky firm and steady, 81 l6.
Live hogs firm, bulk of sales at S 6Ol17 80.
Receipts $780, shipments $40.
y LOUISVILLE, July 80 Flour. wheat. corn
and oats quiet and unchanged. Rye 81 Is.
Pork S2l so Balk meats-shoulders 6s@Ss,
clear RIB 12@124, clear sides 12s. Bacon
shoulders 1909, clear rib 13@l35, clear
sides 49, Hams 13i@l3a. Lard. tierce 14a
@15, kegs l54@151 Whisky 81 16. Begging
very firm, holiers asking higher rates, nomi-
nalty unchanged.
CHICAGO July 30.-Flour firm. Wheat
demand chiefly speculative; No. l spring
81 2l@1 2l4, No. 2 do; 81 10 spot Corn
demand fair, closed dull; No. 2 mixed 60 on
spot. Oats-demand fair; No. 2. So spot.
Barley easier, good demand; No. 2 spring
81 051 spot. Rye steady, unchanged. Pork
quiet and weak at $40 50@2O SIS. Lard dull.
tending downward, Is 1908. 20 spot. Bulk
meat, AMI whisky steady and unchanged.
Receipts -four 5000, wheat II 0O0 corn 49,
600, oats a. 600. barley 400, rye q 900. Ship
ments-f ur 5000, wheat SO. 900, corn 135. 900,
oats 10000, barley 1000, rye 1000.
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RIVERS AND STEAMBOATS,.

MEMPHIS, July 30-The stage of the river
is the all absorbing topic here at present,
both on Change and in the streets, and press
and signal kilograms from above are eagerly
perused. River rose an inch again to-day, and
now stands Is inches below high water of
this spring, and three feet two inches below
dood of 1867. few inches more rise will do
considerable injury to cotton and corn on
plantations unprotectt by levees, while those
protected are liable to serious Injury from
seep water. The situation this evening, in
view of continued rise at Cairo and st. Louis,
is gloomy. Weather cloudy and sultry. Ar
rived: Grand Tower from St Louis. Depart.
ed: Parker for Cincinnati, Illinois for VIcks-
burg, Helena for ST. Louis.
VIcKsBURG, July 30.-Down: Gov. Allen, 6
p NJ No boats up to-day. Weather warm
and clear. River risen 2 inches.
CINCINNATI, July 30. River 81 feet s inches
and falling. Weather cloudy, damp and
naming again tonight.
ST. LOUIS, July 3O-Arrived Bee and
barges from New Orleans, Capitol City from
Fapidy. Weather cloudy, with heavy showers
CMno, July 30.-Arrived: John A. Scudder
from New Orleans, Z A. NJ, City of Vicks-
burg from ST. Louis. 3 p. M. Departed:
Scudder for St Louis at 2 A. NJ, City of
Vicksburg for Wick ,burg at P. NJ. River
40 feet inches and rising. Rlned from
till 10 A. NJ, and raining tonight. Mercury
IS
PrrTsBuBG, July 30.-River IL feet inches,
falling. Weather clear.
LOUISVILLE, July 30-River came to q
standstill the forenoon falling slowly tonight,
with Is feet inches on the falls. Weather
cloudy and rainy; heavy rain last night.
EVANSVILLE. July 30-The river is 81 feet
l inch and rising very slowly. Rained al
the forenoon. Passed up: Roba Mitchell
$50 =. NJ.
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| The following are the rates Of postage on Do
nestle Mail Matter Of the different classes:
| Note-Au domestic mail matter Except newf,
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actuA
subscribers from known Office Of publication
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
A letter on which one full rate Of postage
prepaid, but on which further postage is charge
sbls, win be forwarded, when deposited IN :
post-offoe, charged with the unpaid postage Il
be collected on delivery. II the postage is lefi
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one ful
rate, it will be held for postage and sent to tn
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its destina
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. Zone ful
rate" means, in the case Of mail letters or othe,
first class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts OF largs
population, having two or more post-offces With
in distance Of three miles Of each other any let
ter posted at one ofsuch Offices, and addressed t.
locality within the delivery Of another Of suoI
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre-
paid at the drop" local letter rate Of postage
only, may be forwarded to it's destination through
the proper Office charged with the amount Of ths
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
II articles chargeable with different rates OF
postage are sent together in one package, th'
higher rate must be paid on the entire package
but two or more different articles, both charge
able with the same rate Of postage, may be sent
in one package on payment Of that rate on ths
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from ths
mails Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ma
terials, Books. Pamphlets, Pictures and othe'
pubhca tions of an obscene or indecent character
all letters upon the envelopes Of which, and pos
tai cards upon which, scurrious epithets Art
written or printed or engraved, or disloyal de
vices printed or engraved and all articles who,
from their form or nature are liable to destroy
deface or injure the contents OF mail bags or th.
person Of any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit f.,
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until al
postage due thereon has been paid.
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MARINE.

GALVESTON, July 80. WV Arrived: Josephine
from Brashear; schooner Criaoline, from
Vera Cruz. Cleared Bark Ibis for Pensa-
cola, in ballast. Sailed: Josephine for
Brashear.
New YORK. July 3n-Arrived: Rhine.
Arrived oat: Herman, Heinrich and Mon.
soon.
HAVANA, July 2O.-Sailed: Brig Vizicana,
for New Orleans.
BosToN, July 30.-Spoken July Is, latitude
% As, longitude 81, bark G. Z. Jayne from,
New Orleans for Bordeaux.
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The New York Dali remarks Of an aris.o-
sratic watering place: "The usual dress con.
test is progressing among the ladies' Mrs.
Jones comes down in the parlor Just before
dinner all gros grain and insertion. and gazss
kindly upon Mesdames Brown and Robinson,
who are seated there; whereupon Mesdames
Brown and Robinson say, Humph. guess We
can beat that, and go up stairs to return in
half an hour or SO all point lace and furbe-
lows. And SO it goes and the season is an
'rncommonly brilliant one.'"
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blILY & POND.

We invite the attention Of the trade to our full
and complete stock of FRESH GROCERIES
(some Of which are enumerated below, which we
offer at low figures.
G. M. BAYLY l. POND.
81, Sc, SO, 40 and A Canal street.
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|bllll 4 fUIID,
We invite the attention Of the trade to our full
and complete stock Of FRESH GROCERIES
(sone Of which are enumerated below, which we
offer at low figures.
g. M. BAYLY & POND,
"a, Sc, SO, 40 and A Canal street.
Coffee.
40 :. seed Tick ..
1900 :. Good to Choice Bio =.
rs :. Laguayra =.
In store and for sale BY
Pickles.
800 cases ". K. Lewis 6.Bro.'s and Kemp, Day
i Co.'s brands.
JUST ianolng ana io1 SAFE Dy
G. M. BAYLY POND.
Tn store and for ss,ehv
49, DAAA A0A'D'
o ozO p po,s .~l'n 'a0A'''
2ao boxes.
Just landed and for sale by
G. M. BAYLY & POND,
English Pickles.
G, M. BAYLY l. POND,
o. ''' o. ~ anu q oAnA' S'Fee''
"oieeS'eIsnre sauce
q NJ RAv1v porn
Fine Sherry and Port Wines.
=. :. old MADEIRA.
:. VIZ Aoo'o "a W. oni"AuSs"ofsn
oon, Aonoon.
For sale in onantitias IN anti nrrcb.s.r.
80
u. ID. BAYLY q POND.
Do:: n. NJ
anu 1851 A'c'
snn h r .rc1X,c
500 h f'Ao' '''' "Aio1No'
1000 or
Ao \. woo,
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To those who suffer from prickly heat, we
say use Marsden's Zarsaparilla. A sure cure.
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FINANCIAL

New YoEK, July 80, Noon.-Gold opened
ut ll3R
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-12

more than once to say. The city OF New
York, as has been demonstrated has as much
material interest in the Centennial (perhaps
more) MS Philadelphia and yet we hear not
word about our paying our own expenses,
by State appropriation. One would
think it would be a relief to Governor
Tilden and the Legislature to lift their eyes
for moment from the homely, material,
local matters on which they are bent-Cos-
tigan bills, canal controversies, comptrollers
and corporation counsel, and all that-and to
gaze through pure atmosphere at bright, clas-
sic planets moving in their courses above. Yet
not word is said, not finger moved. Even
New Jersey makes us blush for inactivity and
parsimony. AS to individual contributions,
in the way of subscriptions to stock, we have
almost exhausted our persuasive utterances
and make what we shall not describe as final
appeal Qor we mean to blow the trumpet till
the sleeper wakes), but most earnest one in
face of the new duty which is imposed upon
all the State governments and particularly,
because of her wealth and commanding infau-
ence, upon that of New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-12

OF the canal Il q singular illustration OF what
may be called the irony of diplomacy. The
Suez Canal was French scheme. For many
years its construction was opposed by Lord
Palmerston, partly on the ground that IT could
never be built and partly for political reasons.
His Lordship commended that the privi-
leges originally conceded to the French
company were SO extensive as to authorize the
establishment on Egyptian soil of q strong
French colony, commanding position ofrnili-
tary importance. With his traditional dislike
for France and that terror of French influence
which existed in the minds of all statesmen
who had had dealings with the First Napo-
leon, Lord Palmerston feared that what
seemed to be simply mercantile scheme
was in truth French plot for blocking Eng
lands path to India. But the canal was built,
mainly by the genius of NJ de Lesseps and
the enterprise and craftsmanship of the
late Emperor Napoleon and the pres
emit Khedve of Egypt Its practi-
cal effect has been to strengthen
English commerce, and over seventy
per cent of the ships passing through carry
the English flag. Some changes have been
made in the uses for which the canal was in
tended. N. de Lesseps did not suppose it
would be used by any but sailing vessels, but
steamers have been built suited to it There
are new fleets of steamers of compound
engines capable of going long distances with
little fuel The projectors anticipated that
the annual tonnage between Europe and the
East would be six million tons It. however,
has only reached two millions, but is growing.