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Exports

NEW Y0RK--Per steamship Lo Star--107]
bales cotton tcompFessed) ia dc (uncompressed) So
bales moss II bales hides 500 pigs lead 1881 scks woo
$50 bdls hides 175 dry hides 1898 sacks Ocake 1884
sacks bones and horns 46 bone black l46 hhds
do 81 hhds bones and horns 1917 bbls olasses hf do
10 bbls heney bbls tallow 100 bbls oil 81 pkgs sun
dries
KEY WEST-Per sohr Guide 90 bbls -four l6
bbls grits bbls rice Dbl meal bbls sugar tierce
lard tierce hams boxes bacon sacks coffee 5 scks
oats sacks bran IS sacks corn So pkgs sundries
LIVERP0OL-Per ship Northampton-37.7 bales
cotton 200 tons oileake 5000 Dos slaves
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Trains will leave as follows:
FROM TIE CTTv ED,
FROM THE LAKE

On SUNDAYS the trains will leave the LAKE
at $3.50 o'clock D. m. and the city at O'Clock
p. m,
The last train will leave the Lake at &c
o'clock p. m. on Sundays,
Passengers for GENTLY must notify the Con-
ductor prior to the departure of train
my1 1y D. B. ROBINSON. Receiver.
FTNHE NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE KALI
\ ROAD-MOBILE FAST LINE
THE GREAT THROUGH ROUTE TO THE
EAST, NORTH AND WEST,
Via Louisville, via Atlanta and via St. Louis.
CARRYING THE y. 8. MAIL.
Trains arrive and depart from depot, foot O
Ganallstreet. as follows, on and after Sunday,
May 10, 1878:
DEPART. ARRIVE.
Express''..,.7:3 30 q. M Express. .....7: 80 a. m
Express. .... $500 .. m. Express. ......9:45 o. m
Coast accom- Coast accom-
mediation, mediation.
daily, ex- daily, ex-
cept Sun cept Sun
day. g: 80 o. m. day. .....e.2Oa m
Louisville, Nashville, st. Louis, Washington
Without change, and only one change to New
Ticket office corner of Camp and Common
streets, opposite City Hotel.
d. B. ROBINSON, Superintendent
mh2 ~ ]. w. COLEMAN. Ticket Agent
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RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Thursday, June 27, 1a7s

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. i
Thursday, June 81, 1878,
Arrivals.
Eva, Belle. Frank Pargoud, Mary Ida. James
Howard, Alvin. Henry Tete.
Departures.
:, Isabel, Belle Assumption. Ouachita Belle,
Silver City. John W.
To Arrive.
Gov. Allen, 0uachita Belle. Bayou Sara: ST.
Mary. Assumption, Lafourche; Isabel, lower
coast; Alvin, Bonnie Lee. Bart Able, Red river
l Ihos. sherlock Cincinnati; Belle. upper coast;
Naochez Flcksburg; Commonwealth st. Louis.
stage of the Rivers.
Daily telegraphic report of the stage of
water at various points, with changes In the
"a hours ending yesterday at p. M:
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James Howard. O'Neal. from st Louis
Henry TeUe, Auc0ip. from bayou Lafourche
Mary Ida, RuiE from Upper Coast
Alvin Scovell, from Port Eads
Frank Pargoud, Pepper. from Greenville
Belle. Comstock, from Upper Coast
Eva, Terrebonne. from Bayou Lafourche
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BAYOU SARA

BAYOU SARA SEMI WEEKLY Packets.
STR. GOV. ALLEN, STR. -- ----A''
IT, :. FOR BAYOU SARA. WITIE MOO
Hermitage, Port Hudson. LobdelIe
1,A-a.'-a4n~ Store, Baton Rouge. PlaQuemine,
steamer GOv. Allen.
Leaves every MONDAY and FRIDAY at D, N
Every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at s D, m,
Commencing early. - --
For Freight or passage epplv on hoard or IN
]. E. CARLIN, II TchoupItoulas st.
iySl JANNEY b WORK, IO6 Common ct.
REGULAR SEMI WEEKLY BAYOU SARA
AND COAST PACKET.
Leaves every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY
RI. FOR B as Ri FL SARA WATERLOO
hermitage, Port Hickey, Baton
: - - Rouge. Plauuemine and way land.
OUACHHFA BELLE.
Representing new boat buildinRl.
Jonn q. Libano, master, John Fl. Mossop, clerk,
Leaves as above returning down the coast
every MONDAY and FRIDAY. For freight or
passage apply on board or to
BRITTON d EPPLER, 81 Grayfer at.
LORD d MOPEAKE, 40 Oanp street.
au2s Y. Il: WAYNE 196 Gravier street.
.S:-Ihe st. John having been laid up the
OOAQH1TA BELLE will attend to all Of her
- EXCURSION.
FARE FIVE DOLLARS-Good for passage
on steamer OUACHITA BELLE leaving New
Orleans SATURDAY EVENING, and return
ing on steamer JOHN w. CANNON, arriving
Sunday evening.
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ReceIpts Mt the Old Rasvu

Blind River-Per sohr Reporter--75O 600 shingles
IS cords wood to master
Bayou Lacombe--Per sehr Hattie M--27 cords
wood to master
Bayou LacOmbe-Per sGhr Modeste-3OO bbIs sand
to order
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LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL SOUTHERN 9. $. LINE,

<NFss The steamship
-, Commander.
will sail on or about - -. 1878. from her
wharf foot of Esplanade street,
VIII receive cotton and sign through bills of
Cronstadt. 'A'
These steamships. being Of light draft, will
cross the bar OF the Mississippi at ali times
without detention
For freight apply to
DECAN & CO.
de2O ~ 80 Carondelet street.
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GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.
CHICAGO. ST. LoQIs AND NEW ORLEANS

CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD.
Trains will leave and arrive at Calliope street
depot from June 20. 1878, as follows:
LEAVE, ARRIVE
Esxpress no. 1. 5 AS pm. Express No,2, 9:15 am
g Nos. l and run daily, 3 and daily except
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING OARS
through TO Louisville, Cincinnati and Chicago
without change. and for st. Louis sleeper Is
through without leaving the train.
only one change TO New York and Eastern
ACCOMMODATION trains between New Orleans
and McOomb City:
Leave New Orleans 3:45 o. m. Saturday and
7:1O q. m. Sunday.
Arrive at New Orleans at 1890 p. m. Sunday
and 10000 a. m. Monday.
Sunday excursion tickets to McComb Citv and
return, ONE DOLLAR
Tickets for sale and berths secured at 2Camp
street, corner of Common.
A. D; SHELDON, Ticket Agent.
II. CHANDLER. Gen. Pass. Agent. NIB
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LIST OF VESSELS

LIST OF VESSELS
Up OIePred and Sailed for New Orleans.
JUNE ~, 1873.
Domestic.
NEW YORK.
Steamship Hudson eager. sid June %
Steamship Morgan CITY Read sid June %
BATH ME.
Ship Andrew jackson. Bartlett ..ldg June IA
Bark I'll A Burnham, Raynes. sid NAV "a
Sohr james Potter, Ogier. sid June 6
Foreign.
HAvRE.
Ship John Watt, Deshon sid Apl 10
Ship Union, Greenleaf. sid Mar 4
Bark Aanne Seimer. Nielsen sid Mar 10
LIVERPOOL.
Steamship Teutonia, King. ......-....sld June
Bark Wild Hunter MinOt. sid June l
BORDEAUX.
Bark Ste Genevieve, Demeurant 80. sid May 20
BoUEN
Bark New Brunswick, Stvesen -. cid Apl 8
WEsTPoRT.
Bark Treu Dubrovachi, Turcenovich sid Mar 16
DUBLIN
Ship Samaria, Patton. ......,.,,... sid Mar so
NANTES
DARK hlo5, Ear .s.....----s---.s.--..sld Mar ID
CADIZ.
Schr John Proctor Doane sid Mar 90
ROTTERDAM.
Bark Imperador, Jensen ....old Apl 6
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MARINE NEWS.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
June 81, 1873.
Cleared Yesterday.
Steamship Lone Star, Forbes. for New York
Whitney eco
Ship northampton, Murphy, for Liverpool
Shutz &cO
Schr G uide, Collier, for Key West Master
Arrived
No arrivals from sea vaatardav
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PARIS FASHIONS.
Nine. JULIE LAB. FISHER.
!Ftssassisg u! g'!a.a Millinery !!

16S. CANAL STREET. ....,....,ESg
Begs to inform her lady friends and the public
generally that she has on hand one of the 10 ost
beautiful and complete selections of Partisan
styles and fashions In
EONNETS. HATS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS.
sHAWLs, Etc.
In her DREssMAKING DEPARTMENT she
has employed the best Partisan Artistic and she
will be pleased If the ladies will call at her
ParlOrs,
I6S CANAL STREET,
Mme. Julie Lab. Fisher.
oc1Q IL
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BY Railroads.
CHICAGO, ST LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD

June 26-l0 bales cotton Payne Kennedy Gsoo-5
Allen, Nugent &co-3 Richardson d. May-3 g. G
Newman hhds tobacco Jno King &co-8 do Il
wilson d Mills do kirkpatrick &co-5 do Gunther
Stevenson--lO0 pkgs fruit Macheca & Torres
do Pace & ADsemf-30 do Oteri & Bro--I58 j W
Crisler-s3 Berry &co-398 II Schenek-323 do j P
Macheca &eo-ls9 M Sivori-2A Stephens Stork
3 Boarman--12 do 1 bx beeswax l bdle hides
G A Vincent--20s kegs nails gins pkgs gin fix
lures 4 Whitney &co-2 cars bricks N Gasight
Col car stock r COrbin-27 crates cabbage G w
Dawson geo Il soda fount Watsrman--l case
matches Dbl sugar Schmidt g. ziegler lot machin =
~ ID u Coleman Bro-4 pkgs rags empty oil Dbl
eggs Miller & Mever-Total 80 bales cotton % hhds
tnhAnnn
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Danneel &oo-7 sacks woel tL&NoRR RIO do
Whitney. &oo-15 head cattle Aycock. Mitchell
&co-Total bales cotton
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AMERICAN PORTS.
New York. June 22-Sai led-steamships Hudson,
eager and Morgan City, Reed, for New Orleans.
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At Quarantine Station.
Receipts of Produce

Steamship City of New York, Deaken, from Mex.
lean Ports, to PUG, Corral eco
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OPEH,OUsAs,

REGULAR oPELOUsAs PACKET.
Leaves every = UEsDAY at s D. m.
60 - FOR WASHINGTON, OPEIOU-
asag, Port Barre. Simmsport. C1urel,.s
zaville. and all landings on the Coast
new and light draft steamer
BERTHA.
In place of Fanehon).
=, a. FL. Broad master, Theo. John CLERK.
VIII WI Ieave as ABOVE. For freight or passage ae@
BRITTON & EPPLER, 81 Grayfer street.
4. ". ADAMS, n Commercial Place.
J: u. CARIIN, II Tehoupitoulas ST
GEO. d. HIT.E, Tchoupitoulas ST.
. Connects at Washington With line Of bargeg
f0r Bayou Boeuf, and with steamer Minnie nj
elInsporn Tor Bayou des Glaizes. ia22 tt
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Richard Hfnnott. master. Geo. Hamilton, clerk.
Leaves every SATURDAY. at M
VIII leave as above. For freight or passage
apply on board, or to
h. ". ADAMS, 81 Commercial Place
z. S-Freight consigned to wharfboat. mouth
OF Red river. or to agents at New Orleans. foss
charge. IN
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RAILROADS.
poNTCHARTRAIN RAILWAY

I
Depot at the head of Elysfan Fields street,
near the Levee Third District.
Excursion to or from the Lake and return
same day 20 cents. Children under twelve
years 10 cents. Fare to GENTLY Is cents each
way.
Trains will leave as follows.
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NEW oRLEANs AND MOBILE RA1LRoAp

June 26-l0 bags wool Booths bdls churns L
GosgIeve-29 cads tobacco Marx & Kemper-12 do
ID BroWn-45 boxes eggs Miller g. Meyer-10 bales
domestic Bait son, Wisdom & Bowling-2 do j Levois
Il pkge paper Fuller-l20 tierces hams 6 boxes
M 9acon Fowler Bros-1v5 bbls lime Jamison 100 do
Wizard e. Wilmoth-l0 pcs granite G Stroud-2 tanks
OH order-72 boxes shoulders II Dosen-45 tubs
putter Y Lawrence &co-5 pkge mdse FL Smith
Il car cattle Aycock, Mitchell &co-1 car stock w
Jonnson-13 bales cotton Gardner Gillespie eco
do Allen. West e. Bush-sundries to order-TotaI
DC bales cotton
MoRGAhS LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAIL
ROAD
June 26-26 bbls molasses Chism e. Boyd-2 bales
moss L Laeassagne-268 sacks potatoes i P SEWN
100 40 l. Ierrebonne--72 do A n Laine--s5 do IA
sacks onions bales moss Bibolet-6 bdls or hides
John Calder 20 sacks potatoes Sisters of the Poor
~ bales moss !. box wax bids dry hides Hermann
4 sacks wool @ A Whitney &co-Total 26 bbs of
molasses
Clinton-Per steamship Whitney-37 headeattle
AycOck, Mitchell eco
From Galveston-l5 bales junk D Oehs
From lndianoa--3 bales cotton GumDeI--I do Il
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STEAMBOATS,,

No arrivals from sea yesterday
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WEEKLY GRAND EcoRE PACKET
NEW RART ARI.E

IT, - FOR GRAND ECORE. MONT
- gonery. Alexandria. Norman's. Bar
:. bins and way landings : The
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w. w. PLEDGE,
The Dead Letter Office.

The dead letter Office is an interest
ing place to visit not at all like living
letter Office, but large room containing
many tables at which sit clerks examin.
ing, sorting and arranging the piles of
correspondence that have come to naught.
Some open the letters, which are then
passed TO others for examination, when
those containing money are passed on to
clerks whose duty it is to make memo
randum of the contents Then the whole
is freshly re-enclosed to return to the
sender; and in case it doesn't find him,
it comes back to Washington. 1t is
interesting to note the contents ef the
moneyed letters. Small pieces of siver
and currency are plentiful, and some
times bit of silver will have piece of
currency wrapped around it, so carefully!
The banknotes range all the way from
one to twenty, and perhaps higher, but
that was the largest one we saw. Who
would be so careless as to let a twenty
dollar note go astray? It must have
been lovely woman for the direction, on
all the letters we glanced at, was in
feminine chiregrsphy. The many articles
which have failed to find an owner and
have returned TO the dead letter Office,
such as jewelry, embroideries and all the
little things that are sent by mail, were
until recently kept on exhibition, and
formed quite curious museum but
they are now packed away preparatory
to being sold by auction Washington
Cor. Hartford Times.
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HE Cat. a London :Ein.PaIaee.

1t was about $50, fairly set in, and
the street below was lit through its en-
tire length by fame Jets from gas and oil
and naphtha, that the crowd began to
make its appearance. From my Observa-
tory | could see through the whole
breadth of the plate-glass windows of
the Cat, and scarcely yard of the ample
space before the bar, provided by five
compartments, was hidden from me.
There had not been much doing at that
establishment as yet but the decks were
cleared for action, and the crew of mus
cular barmen were evidently prepared
for action. There were four of them,
strong and hearty fellows, in their shirt
sleeves, which were rolled back above
their elbows, and with white aprons, but
with neither shirt-collar nor neckerchief,
the object evidently being to avoid any
superfluous incumbrance that might
impede free action when the fine 1oI
displaying it arrived. Mr. ChUwler, the
proprietor, was present, but he wore his
glossy hat and his black coat, and his
frilled shirt with the emerald studs, and
lounged negligently at the door of the
private bar, smoking a cigar III a manner
admirably adapted for the display of the
two large diamond rings with which his
short and chubby little finger was
adorned. The queen was in her count
inghOuse, counting out the money in
other words, Mrs. Chowler. wearing the
sleeves of her black satin gown short
enough to fairly reveal her heavy bullion
bracelet, was busy in the parlor with
cash box and tray, setting out count
less heaps of change for sovereigns and
half sovereigns, handily counted out and
all ready. Seven-7:30 came, and at
present the four stalwart barmen had
had such an easy time that I began to
think l had unfortunately hit upon an
exceptionally slack night. But my
alarms were soon dissipated. At 7:30 [
counted sixteen people drinking at the
bars; at 7:45 there were thirty-ihree; at
8:15 there were so many, and the five
doors were so constantly opening and
shutting for the ingress and egress of
customers, that found it impossible TO
keep count, and gave up the task as
hopeless. There was no rush ss yet.
However elaborate the carving and gild-
ing and cumbrous OrnameEtation on the
liquor vending side of the bar, the most
rigid economy as regards space was OBJ.
served on the drinking side of 1T. In each
OF its five compartments (Which included
the great principal one, capable of aford-
ing standing room for perhaps one hun
dred persons), everything was as naked
and bare as a warehouse. Not chair,
not form to sit on, not a table or so
much as an upturned tub to rest glass
or pot on. But as there was by no
means room enough at the long length
of bar to accommodate the groups of
friendly drinkers, who, as the night adj
vanced, poured in thicker and faster,
there was nothing for them to do but to
stand in the midst of the restless mob, in
clusters, sore pressed for elbow room, as
they turned their measures of gin into
the glasses. or raised the shining quart
pot out of which they were amicably
swinging. BeEgrdUia.
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The Strange Experience of Louisiana
Duelisf.

The late Alexandra Grailhe, whose
remains were brought to this city from
Europe in the steamship Nuremburg,
had a singular and rather unpleasant
experience on the field of honor, in his
younger days. Like all adventurous
young Frenchmen, forty years ago, he
could not avoid involvement in some of
those numerous personal affairs which
were then so frequent between French
men and fiery young Creoles. With two
very prominent and gallant gentlemen of
the latter race. Mr.. Grailhe became en-
gagged in controversies which led to
meetings on the field of honor.
In the first instance the duel was
fought with swords, and the unfortunate
Frenchman was run through the body,
and not only suffered greatly from bis
wound, but exhibited for years after
ward the effect of the injury in a certain
inclination of his body, which was not
natural, owing to the internal abscess
resulting from the wound. Some time
after he engaged in his second rem
conter in which he received the
bullet of his adversary right through
the body. Strange to say, the beneh-
cent missile passed right through the
former wound, opening the abscess, which
threatened the estimable gentleman's
life, and by inflicting a new, severe and
painful wound. not only cured him, but
had the effect of Strengthening bis person
to a rigid and erect perpendlculaFity 50
that his carriage appeared even unnat-
uIally stiff and naughty.
Quite a similar experience of the effect
of wounds is related by DIR. Guthrie in
his celebrated work en- gunshot wounds,
of that distinguished British chieftain
who received his death wound on the
plains of Cbalmette, in the memorable
/ battle on the 9Th of January, 1915. We
refer to Lieutenant General Sir Edward
! Packenham. In the attack by the Brit
/ ish, at the close of the last century, on
| the French Notifications on tie island of
/ Martinique, Colonel Psckenham, who
/ led the stofming party, received mus
/ ket ball, which passed through his neck.
! He recovered from the wound, but was
/ for some years afterward very marked by
/ it, bearing his head with strong inclin-
! atiun to one side of his body. Seven or
eigLt wears subsequently, Packenham
was he second man TO ascend the ladders
vvIicL had been placed against the walls
of Badaios, in Spain, in the brilliant
o.eaIIJl of the British en- that fortified
] town. and WAS again shot through the
meek. the ball entering on the opposite
I side 10 that of his old wound, and passed
apparently through the same track. On
recovering, his neck was brought into ITS
original erect and natural position.-Ne1q
| OlIedats Democrat.
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For the first seven days of the year
Gustavus Adolphus will kiss his young
wife upon returning home two hours late
for dinner without turning his head lest
she scent the fumes of that last W. C.
IT was the morning before Christmas,
She. John, you have no idea how l hurt
cake" He. And you have no idea
how [ hurt my fingers stoning that in
fernal COW out of the back yard"
named Mulkins, is being sued by con-
named Howe, in Lansin, Mich, for
promising to marry and not keeping his
word. The community is shaken to its
core over the contest.
SHE lives in Connecticut, and, to de-
ceive her husband, she caused her death
to be announced. The effect upon the
poor wretch is thus described by the
sweet singer herself:
Talk about your picnics and say 'what lots Of
fun
While talk of my Eddy and how after him run;
tell you he's worth having, is such mao as Ed
no danced Il saior's hoTnpiPe when he heard his
wife was dead"
A FEW days ago an elegantly dressed
lady got into Madison avenue, New
York, car, and although the day was
cool, she could not wear her gloves on
account of Ler many diamond rings.
A balky horse having twice stopped the
car, the lady went to the door, and,
looking at the team for a few moments,
said TO the driver: "That ere of horse
aiU't use to be druv on than ERE side"
| A GENTLEMAN who is a sculptor, in a
feeble way, was calling on lady the
| IL. gG Il,
| to get the right facial expression ," she
asked, referring to bis statuettes. Very
simple" he said; /" read a poem ex-
pressing the passion l desire to portray,
then, as my face expresses rage or love,
/ plunge head foremost into mass of
putty | have at hand. This retains the
impression, and there you are"
THE late Mrs Gen. Hooker, then Miss
Groesbeck, of Cincinnati, was once at
an evening party in that city, when &
young dandy was asked if he would like
to be presented to her. ooh, yes" said
he, languidly, trot her out" The lady
overheard the remark, and when he was
presented she adjusted her eye glass; S,
deliberately and slowly scanned his cloth
ing from boot TO collar. The survey
finished, she waved her hand carelessly
and said /: "Trot him back have
seen all there is of him."
THE signal service was one of the new
ideas of the great American conflict, and
it was improved and utilized during the
siege of Plevna. After the completion of
the circle of investment the weakest part
OF the line was that held by the Rou-
manian troops. The Turks seem 10 have
been well aware OF the fact, hut the Rus
slams, by the disposition of their reserve
| forces and by system of telegraphic sig
mails which they organized, were able 10
hurry up reinforcements in time 10 any
threatened point. The outpost duty OF
the blockading army was regulated with
hegrestest attention after Gen. Todleben
| took command. The night service was
especially vigilant, and telegrsphic sys-
tenn of electric lights was formed to guard
against surprises. The defender of Sc
bastepol is destined to be one of the most
popular men in Russia.
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About Rings.

To a person of sentiment, no gift con-
fers the pleasure or touches the feeling
that does he gift of ring. In England
the plain gold ring is universally reserved
for the wedding ring, and whenever an
Englishman sees such an one on a
woman's left hand, he of course suppOses
her to : married.
It is pity we do not observe the same
custom. Marriage is such a high and
holy and awfully solemn relation, that it
all to itself But with us, young girls
constantly wear plain gold rings, and
that even on the wedding" or third
finger of the left hand.
The diamond ring, too. is almost by
common consent the engagement a"
ring, and in the solitaire" form Ger
tainly it ought to be sacred TO this office.
At least unmarried women under 80
ought not to wear the solitaire diamond
ring, nor should they ever have the bad
taste to purchase themselves one. If
they inherit such a ring from their
mother let them wear il, if they choose,
when they consider themselves hope
lessly welded to the single estate But
in general this most beautiful of all
rings should be reserved as the gilt OF
happy love. There are varieties enough
of splendid gems to choose from, and
diamonds may surround. or be set them
selves In rows or in clusters. Let, then,
the young girl beware how she assumes
the solitaire diamond ring, lest, having
placed one on her finger herself, she will
find no future lover who will place q
second there On the other hand, a true
lover will not be satisfied with giving
her whom he has chosen before all the
world any symbol less precious than thi.
of the truth and purity of the faith hs
has pledged her.