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The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-18
The Treaty Of Paris Discussed I'm tn
~. j "a House of Lords. .eII

LONDON, July I'm the House OF
Lords this evening the Earl OF Derby,
in reply to a question by the Earl oi
Denbigh, Conservative, said: / cannot
advise Parliament to abrogate the decla.-
ration OF the treaty of Paris, that neu-
tral flag protects an enemy's goods, ex-
: cept .contraband OF war. This declara-
ton has been In force for twenty years.
England has pressed 1t upon other gov
ernments, and il she now withdraw 1t
would raise the suspicion that she was
preparing for war. tafH
THE EASTERN WAR
The valley or Teplirza Invaded by the
4e,5fa servians-Turkish Atrocities.
BELGRADE, July ia Servian de-
taohment has invaded the whole Valley
OF Teplitza, between Novi Bezar and
Nixich. The villages therein have risen
and furnished volunteers for the Servian
army.
! "A statement published here, denying
various reports unfavorrble to Servia,
says. Gen. Tchernayeff has neither
beensurrounded nor beaten. No impor-
cant battle is expected fora fortnight.
Gen. Olympias reports the Turks COM
mitting fearful atrocities, burning Ser
Wan and Bosnian villages and massa-
cring the Inhabitants. The Servians
are still before Novi Bear. Despite
the Turkish assertion to the contrary,
the Servians have not yet lost q single
The mother OF Prince Milan has just
died ut Wurzburg, in Bavaria.
DToCREPANCIEo.
Centradictory Accounts Of Military Ope.
rations-servia Net beaten Yet.
LONDON, July 17.-Accounts from the
seat of the Servo Turkish war are very
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
Life III Paris.

A diner-out says: that one evening he
went to dine with some new acquaint-
ances. It was his first invitation to their
house, He entered the mansion, Just as
the neighboring clock ives striking the
hour appointed for dinner time, AS he
pat his foot on the first step Of the stair
case he heard loud words, screams, tn.
multi, and before he could prick mp his
ears down camea tureen OF soup, roll
itg, tumbling,7 bounding, breahng, rat
Ting, clattering, Distributing beef tea,
cabbages, carrots, parsnips, shin, rags
of meat. and fragments OF porcelain
right and left, front and back! The
culinary cyclone past, he, finding him
self even unstained, kept on up stairs.
Dinner was announced soon after he
had saluted bis hosts. They took seats
at the table. The servant brought on
q turbot. The husband said to his wife
i" Ny angel, tell our friend the bill of
fare /" She--hes sfacer vreathed in
charming SMILES answered "No,
darling; that duty is The, hosts" He
therefore easily ssid 1ss Well, I must
give you warning that We have adopted
the English custom. We never have
sOup. 20 4.-r;u ia %
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
Calling q Thief q Thief.

All the daily papers in Pittsburgh,
says an exchange, having recently been been
sued for libel in the sum OF $4,000
each, and put under heavy bonds for
trial, for inadvertently calling a man .
thief when it was proven that he had
stolen a large lot Of jewelry, the news
paper managers have resolved that on
the fret day of April they will discharge
all their editors and reporters and begin
the publication of the Bible as o news
matter for their readers. Such stories
as that about Mrs. Potiphar, Solomon
and Uriah and the like will be toned
down as much as possible, and the word
"alleged" interpolated, 80 that no di-
rect charge will be made. When the
Bible is exhausted they will publish the
Koran and the Book of Mormon, and,
finally, fall back on the works OF Con-
fucius and the Chinese Encyclopedias.
Hereafter, no positive opinions or per
sonal reference less than 5, 600 years old
is to appear in Pittsburgh newspaper.
Life insurance agents will be able to do
a land Office business among their sub
scribers,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
sHh1 he Remaisedl . lBachelor.

In an elegant mansion hear the Airing
ton House in this city, says sfWashing.
ton correspondents reside twei ladies OF
the olden aristocracy-7Mr freeman
and her sister, Mis- Coleman: About
the latter lady little romance clings
which makes her interesting. She
was the second and the afasnced bride
of tha late President Buchanan, bis first
love having died in her youth, and un.
til he met Miss Coleman he was almost
a recluse from ladies' society. de was
engaged to her when osent abroad as
American minister to the, court OF 81.
James in London. At that time Miss
Coleman resided in New York. Here
turned to this country on q visit. sand on
the evening he arrived Miss Coleman
was giving grand entertainment. He
was fatigued, and instead OF dressing
and paying his respects TO Her i'm
mediately, retired to his room, and early
next morning called to, ,sesohsr. She
had taken offense at his not, calling the
evening before, and refused to see him,
and they never met again. n.za71G
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
Weighing Light,

Prof. Crookes, of London, has actually
succeeded in weighing the light Of q
candle, although light has hitherto been
considered imponderable. The princi-
pie of his delicate and complicated in
strument is based on the fact that a fine
thread of glass, suspended at one end,
may be turned round twenty or thirty
times without breaking, and has a
tendency to untwist itself. By Byfastening
such thread in tube, and throwing a
ray of light on the interior, it has been
found possible, with the aid OF other
scientific appliances, to register the reyo-
lutions and tensions caused by the in
PRODUCTION of the light of candle into
the tube, the result of which is that it
weighs about 0,001728, or nearly two
thousandth part of grain. Taking this
as an approximate starting point, we find
that the light thrown out by the sun on
the earth is equal 10 about thirty-two
grains per square foot, or ffty-s even tons
to tho square mile, or 3, 600, 600, 600 tons
on the whole earth, force that, but for
gravitation, would drive our planet into
space.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
How he Felt.

This is the feeling that, according to
the Glasgow Ky.) Times, overcomes q
country editor on the receipt OF cash
subscription Our friend Charley
Wheeler moved in on us last week and
left a new subscribers name, accom-
panied with the sine qua non. Imme-
diately the proprietor's chair began to
tilt backwards, his face to take on an
ecstatic glow, and his polar diameter TO
lengthen. zDovetailing his fingers over
his corpulency he closed his eyes medl-
tatively, and his lips moved in silent in
vocation, and with the determined air
of fellow who didn't care q cuss, ne
pulled out a jean purse and crammed
the dollar in II regardless OF the feelings
of bystaudets,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
Rather Talkative.

He was coming in to Vicksburg on the
morning train from Jackson, the Herald
says, and seeing vacant seat in the
coach he occupied it without reference
to the handsome little woman who sat
just in front.
"Beg pardon, ma'am," he said, in
sinuatingly, "may offer you the NOM
ing Herald to peruse 2"
She had glanced at him slyly over her
left shoulder, and taken bis measure be-
fore he sat down. She knew the shade
of his hair and the depth of his eyes to
a nicety before she had even seemed to
look at him.
"The scenery is not very attractive, u
continued the passenger, "and the pa
paper is not very interesting, but one is
certainly relief to the other"
She had pr. tended not to hear him at
first, but as he finished the last sentence
she looked up modestly, but archly, and
said
"Thank you"
He handed her the paper with an in
sinuating smile and received smile In
return.
"It's a weary ride from Jackson to
Vicksburg there's 80 little to be seen, "
he ventured, after some hesitation.
"Quite," she answered.
care you fond of newspaper htera-
ture2"
every"
There was slight pause, when the
passenger resumed ga little paragraph
in the Herald reminds me that this is
leap year. Do you think the ladies will
take advantage of its"
POSSIBLY"
There was another pause. The mono
syllable passenger had not raised her
veil nor lifted her eyes since she took
the paper.
"May 1 ask, ma'am, if you approve
the supposed custom of leap year 2"
Certainly"
81 mean to ask, would you care to
see our social system revolutionized, as
it were, even temporarily, 80 that the
young of both sexes should assume un-
usual, not to say unnatural, relative
positions-the one usurping the ac-
knowleged province and prerogative OF
the other, and the year 1875 being the
social antipodes of the preceding and
succeeding years. If We. would pre-.
serve our time-honored institutions and
besirt society with an inexpugnable
safeguard - j..
"May trouble you for glass OF
water9" she asked, interrupting him In
the midst of sentence.
He said "With pleasure, as grace
fully as he could under the circqm-
stances, and started for the water cooler.
As he resumed his seat, after return
ing the glass, she turned herself around
80 as to face him and observed:
"Now go on with your purity talk,
for I 'spose I've got to hear it out,
whether I want to or not, and I reckon
the sooner it's done the better"
He heard somebody calling him just
then, and he went suddenly into the
smoking car, to return no more.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
The Marriage Ceremony.

In an English bigamy case. where it
was proved that the first marriage had
been solemnized in, q private hall where
divine service had been held because
the church was out Of repair, it was
held that the marriage was valid. The
court said "The fact Of the marriage
service having been performed by per-
son acting in q public capacity is 1'rsnsG
facie evidence as to the persons legal
capacity to perform. the service. So the
fact of its having been performed In a
place by person acting in such capa.
city is also priDaa .facte evidence that
the place was probably licensed for mar
riages. The presumption covers both
the person and the place. 49,. -
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
Love at Sea.

We are in loves land to-day,
~ Where shall we go?
Love, shsll We start or staN
Or sail or row. 2
There's many q wind and way,
And never May but May;
We are in loves land to-day,
Where shall We go?
Our land wind is the breath
OF sorrows kissed to death,
And joys that were;
Our ballast is . rose;
Our wsy lies where God knows,
And love knows where.
2 Our seamen are tisdged loves,
Our masts are bills Of doves,
Our decks fine gold
Our ropes are dead maids hair,
Our stores are love shafts fair
And manifold.
Where shall We land You, sweet !?
On fields Of strange mems feet,
Or fields near home?
Or where the fire-foweis blow,
Or where the flowers Of snow,
Or flowers of foam {?
Land me, she says, where love
Shows but one shaft, one dove,
s- One heart, one hand.
A shore like that, my dear,
Lies where no man viii steer,
No maiden land.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
About the Fashions " 81

~ /.
Coat shaped sleeyes With deep gaunt
let cuffs, or with several overlapping
rufaes, falling toward the wrist, are
adopted for all wash goods suits Of the
coming season. s, Of. :. 5,se. 4,at ~
Stylish street dresses will abe made
into composite costumes OF cream color
and brown, cream and plum, cream and
blue, and cream and q variety OF mode
and wood tints. ~ 8..'-'''1s
Chemises, drawers, "camiseles and
night robes Of fine percale are ornament
ed With fine, tucks, delicate ibonquets
and vines of embroidery, and strong
quality Of Valenciennss lace.
Among the various names given to
the cream oolored lacea are "Iouis I'LL, !"
"the Princess" g Archangel, g (" CASH
mere " and cold Brussels.a The last is
a decided misnomer, but the lace con-
noisseurs will correct Il all atef.a. while.
The first spring wraps are Hdolmans of
black Sicihenne in shapest similar to
those now worn, with elbow sleeves and
lonq mantilla fronts. The trimmings
are wide galloons and rich frinses.
Wraps for evening wear are in dplman
fronts. " "E '.'' -
I The most fashionable imported spring
suits are made of cream Sccloreds scash-
nero combined with sfeulArds silk Of
Hayana brown, olive, wood, ;drab and
reseda green shades. The basques and
tunics Of cashmere are trimmed with
q O..
Both polonaises and oyerskirts, are
seen among the impoftations Of silk and
Light wool suits for speing ,1ear. The
polonaises are with psincessest fronts,
buttonine from throat TO. bottom, and
with Marguerite or cuifsss backs falling
over boufant drsperies and looped sash
bows. RI. #pss.r - ~ sj7 -;
A new pattern for.. .dravesahas the leg
sloped in at the knee by an outside seam,
and broadened upward and downward
therefrom. A slit. is left Ia the seam
from the knee down, and this is, with
the bottom, Eornameuted with EN-
broidery, and sometimes trimmed with
lace or rufaes. "a ysns. n,yb sul
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
Credit and Cash.

A grocer in the town of Santa Clara,
Cal, has adopted an original method OF
busine s. Each side of the store is
fitted up for business on its own account.
In the general arrangement each side is
a duplicate of the other, the difference
being that one side is cash and the other
credit. When customer comes in, the
first question asked is:'it'De you wish
10 buy for cash or on account2 Ii it is
cash customer the goods and prices on
the cash side are shown, but If it is one
who wants credit, he Is shown the other
side, and made to realize the value OF
ready money. . sss1 & q hsz-r
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
The Wreck Of a Stern Endeavor.

Two old prospeotors-C Chloride Joe
and Bedrock Bill-cabin together In the
northern part of this city, says the Viz
ginia New Chronicle. They have no
woman about their establishment. They
do their own cooking, washing and
mending. +. They spend most Of their
time in the mountains, looking for veins
of silver and gold. When the weather
is good they aro off among the hills. In
bad weather they remain indoors and
attend to household affairs. 49,.
Chloride tells how old Bedrock play.
ed quite an amusing joke on himself
the other day. He had tive pairs of pam
falcons made of the same material. Both
were good deal dilapidated, but Bed
rock, after viewing the situation,
thought that ont of the two he might
make one pair of tolerably serviceable
pantaloons. His plan was to cut the
legs off one pair for use in patching the
seat of the other.
he sat down fat upon the floor with
old pantaloons, scissors, needles, thread
and beeswax all lying about where he
could put his hands upon them without
moving. -..-,. s.g...... ..T. "a
Old Chloride was writing letter TO
the folks at home "back yander in
Pike" so nothing was said for over an
hour. I. r. ..
At last Bedrock cried out: There,
by the holy poker there is as nest ajob
as could have been made by any woman
on the Comstock range |" 100 '
"Got 'em mendedi" asked Chloride,
looking up from his literary labors.
"At last, thank Heaven !! and bully
good Job I've made of it, too. Look
here i" and Bedrocs held up to view the
repaired breeches in order that his part
ner might see them.
"Ha! ha hs! laughed old Chic
ride.
"what's cut you loosei" asked Bed
rock. '.' '' . :. -. 80 :. ,. p
"Look for YOURSELF" said Chloride:
Bedrock turned the newly mended
pantaloons this way and that to see what
was wrong, and finally let his eye fall
down along the legs. He turned red
and then pale, for single glance show
ed that he had made q terrible blunder.
He had done a good job in repairing the
seat of the pantaloons, but to his confu-
sion he found that he had cut the legs
off the same pair and used them for
matches.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13

stay can be e1ceuently LOGGED ana wei
fed at low rates; man and his wife fol
s25 weekly, including large front room
on the second story, and finally, accom-
modation has been found for workmen
at $6 per week.
TO understand the railway accommo,
dation it must be stated that the PENN
sula on which the city stands is inter
sected longitudinaly by Broad street,
some fourteen and one-half miles long,
and transversely by Washington avenue,
and the two railways running to the ex.
hibition grounds have stations Ia Broad
street, in the very heart of the city,
Broad street and Callowhill, Ninth
street and the Green, from both OF
which trains will run to and from Fair
mount park at intervals of minutes
as with our metropolitan and district
railways.
The tramways or street cars, as they
are termed, are an institution, the sta
tions are central, and the lines to the
exhibition five. It is proposed to run
one car per minute, making 300 PEI
hour, and holding, seated, $500,
crowded 1000, and packed 49, 900. All
this is very satisfactory, but as some
people object to the packing process, 9
company has been organized called
"The Exhibition Transfer Company"
which will run o series OF wagonettes
between the city and the exhibition, at
the uniform tariff of fifty cents, each
vehicle to hold ten. They will also be
in waiting at the various stations tor in.
coming trains, and will cooperate with
the "Centennial Lodging House Agen-
cy." It may be here stated that the
agents of the latter will also meet the
steamers.
By the Joint cooperation, therefore,
of the "Centennial Lodging House
Agency" and the "Transfer Company"
the traveller is saved all trouble, the
coupon supplies a home. q carriage
awaits him, and his baggage taken care
of. q combination that seems almost uto-
plan to an old traveller.
Thus the questions Of lodging, board
ine, and transit are disposed of, and as
1t may be thought by many that it will
be impossible to carry out the arrange
ment Of the agency, should things reach
a famine rate, it may be stated that an
eminent butcher, that is, one who kills
on the colossal scale known in Chicago,
Cincinnati, or the Saladas Of Buenos
Ayres, has offered to supply 100, ,OOO
pounds of beef, 100000 pounds OF NUT
ton, and 100, 600 pounds of pork, fresh
or cured, daily, and that his offer has
been accepted. The only article which
ia expected to be "bulled" is butter,
which in ordinary summers msy be had
at seven and one-half pence per pound,
and is expected to rule at 3s. at least.
From all this it will be seen that, pro
viding one can spare the time, what with
the low rates given by the American and
other lines. and with living averaging
e3 per week, it will not require the
purse of millionaire to take part in the
great exhibition of 1876.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
What Russia Is Doing.

A narrow strip of only two hundred
and twenty-five miles divides Russian
and English territory in Central Asia.
Steadily and constantly has Russia
worked down from the north, until al.
most all of Central Asia not actually
covered by the flag of England has
been absorbed by her authorities. And
while thus operating in Asia the czar is
also taking care of his interests IN
southern Europe. Naturally fearful OF
the growing power of Germany, under
the lead of such man as Bismarck, he
is attempting to draw Gordon around
Constantinople by obtaining power in
Seryia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Herze.
govina. Bismarck has not failed to ap-
prehend this strategic feature OF the
case, and has placed Austria in the pro-
jected path of the czar, and is ready to
ack Francis Joseph when the proper
moment comes for positive action. The
German foothold in this section OF Eu-
rope is in the Danubian provinces, while
Austria dominates in Dalmatia, on the
Adriatic sea. A Hohenzollern prince
rules in Roumania, and Hapsbdrg acts
from Vienna, through Dalmatia. These
men act IS sentinels of Germany in this
case. and it will be difficult for the czar
to sink any mine that they will not dis.
cover and countermine. The wheel OF
circumstances brings abeut strange
events in the history of nations as well
as men, and the real check upon Rus-
sia may come in Europe from Germany,
and not in Asia from England. The
car has two powers watching him with
sleepless vigilance, and it will require
all his power and cunning to escape be-
ing wounded by either one or the other
horn of the warlike or diplomatic d.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13

A genius to fortune and to fame un-
known, and covering himself under the
mysterious address of "Box 81, Scots
vile, Va" offers in the advertising col.
nmns of the Scottsville Courier to send
first-class editorials on all general topics
to any part Of the United States for &8
per column.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13

The above estimate for Madrid is from
a recent compilation given in journal
in that city. The capital of Spain
isIthus made to rank ss one OF the most
unhealthy places in the world,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13

FRrNcE1Y FARMINa.-A farm owned
by David Jacks, of Monterey, CAL, con-
tanning 10000, acres, was planted in
wheat last year, and the yield wasfifteen
centals per acre, and, at 81 per GENITAL, it
would give a crop worth S15O,0OO, OF
which one-fourth, or $37, 500, is net to
the planter. A few years ago this en-
tire tract could have been purchased for
$4,000.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13

In the time of Charles IT. tebacco was
supposed 10 be an antidote 10 the plague;
and Herne says, when at Exon, the
worst hogging the students lever re-
ceiyed was because they refused to
snoke.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13

In the old record book of "a Connecti-
cut church, dated 1902, is this item ::
"For making q noise in church. Ann
Bolton, spinster, is toksit three days In
the poor pew, or pay q fine OF i've shii-
ings."
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-13
Life i'm Great Cities.

The relative healthfulness of some of
the great cities is shown in the following
table, which exhibits the annual NOR
tality for 1000 inhabitants:
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-27
California Republican Convention.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.-The Re-
publican Convention to nominate dele
gates to the Cincinnati Convention con-
vened to-day. w. q. Morton was elected
temporary chairman, considered a
point against the Federal brigade.
The Republican State Convention
elected Norton permanent chairman, and
adopted platoon expressing confidence
in the Republican party; approving of
the prosecution and punishment of of
fetal dishonesty; deprecating Chinese
immigration and favoring such modif-
cations of the Burllngame treaty
as will efectually prevent a further
Influx of Chinese; favorine return to
metallic currency and the restoration of
silver coin TO its constitutional equality
with gold as legal tender; payment OF
the national debt in gold; condemning
Reputation; that the Democracy is not
to be entrusted with the control Of affairs
as it purposes 10 pension Confederate
soldiers, pay cotton claims and compen-
safe the owners Of slaves for loss by
emancipation, which would entail
another war; that the Republican party
must not rely on its glorious record ofthe
past but deal with other questions,
Chief among which is reform in the civil
service and the extirpstion of the spoils
system. The Convention has thus far
elected as delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention John Martin, j. Hech, Il. Il.
Dyer, n. d. Redyout, A. d. Whitney,
n. b. Gonzales and Josiah Bilden, all for
Blame, and l.. II. Foote for Bristow.
The delegates at Jorge are yet to be
elected.
Dom Pedro visited the State Univer-
sry to day and received number OF WIS.,
ltors.
Frank n. Psinley, one
Of the Chinese Commissioners, left for
Washington to day. The coadiutors will
follow in few days.
A letter from Mexico says the silver
question vexatiens there is causing an
advance of twenty FIVE per cent in the
price Of many articles.