The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-11

the workin6 Of women for wages. This preju
dice was passing away. however. and shs
hoped that socn the time would be past alto
gether whom lady who kept few boardsrt
would be obliged to say that she did II merely
| for the sake OF company, OK when lady who
taught music would consider 1t necessary to
say that she taught merely to keep up her
| knowledge OF the science. The true pride is
that which uphOlds woman In tho duty Of earn
| Ing her own living. Having elaborated these
ideas tho lecturer discussed at length the
sphere OF labor which she thought belonged tu
women, but specified only q few OF the occupa-
tions that che thought were suitable. The
work Of book keeping and q large amount Of
| clerical business now intrusted to men, she
| thought. ought to be given to women. She did
not. however. say what Was to be done with The
| men who were to be bounced" to make room
| for these female employees. but 1t IL to be In
ferred that they would be set to work ut tho
neglected household drudgeries."
BEEv FOB THE pLAsTEp BnIT1sHERs.
The business OF exporting i've stock and fresh
meat from New York to Europe has grown to
considerable magnitude. and the capital en-
bar ked In the ENTERPRISE Is far beyond what is
generally imagined. With the advancing sea-
son and consequent milder weather on the At
lantic. there 10 An increasing movement In tho
traffic. and the business which was tenn porarily
checked during the prevalence Of rough winter
gales seems to have received sudden impetus.
The shipments by the various ocean steamers
sailing from New York during tho week ending
March 0. were noteworthy as being the heaviest
thus far. and considerably ahead OF any pre-
vious week In long time. Tho consi4n-
.Hna f,tI - ~
Liverpool. 100 tons fresh meat: Helvetia.
and s5 tons fresh meat: Ethiopia. for Glasgow
~ head cattle. 2o7o quarters beef and $50 car
casses sheep: Montat u. for Liverpool 400 tons
fresh meat: Erin. for Liverpool. 2as head cat tie.
800 sheep. 100 pigs and 33s quarters beef: H0l-
land for London. 40 head cattle. $50 sheep. 100
pi0s and 102 tons fresh meat: Gloucester. for
Bristol 7s head cattle; City Of Montreal. for
Liverpool. II tons fresh meat: California. for
London. 1876 head cattle. 300 oarcasses sheep and
81 tons fresh meat. This makes the very re-
spectacle total shipped to ports In Great Bri-
tain for ono week. OF 1921 head OF CATTLE $50
sheep. 800 pigs. 10 horses $50 CARCASS ses OF
sheep and 2A0s quarters fresh beef. The prob
abilities are that. notwithstanding the compe-
tition from Canada and South America the ex-
port business Ia this particular branch from
the United States will not only hold Its own but
also increase in importance.
MORE ABOUT AARON Bun ms DAUGHTER.
The reported confession OF a dying sailor Ia
a Michigan poorhouse. n few months ago, con-
csrning the death OF Aaron Burr's daughter.
TheOdosfa. has attracted much attention and
facts going to support the aged pirates state
ment have recently come to light In the course
OF discussion and correspondence on the SUBJ
ject In North and South Carolina. The dying
man In Michigan said he belonged to gang OF
pirates who captured the vessel on which the
lady named took passage from Georgetown.
and asserted that he witnessed her death BY be-
Ing compelled to walk the plank" into the sea.
and now comes DR.. W. g. Pool. OF Elizabeth City.
N. O., who Is the posseasor Of an oil portrait
which bears remarkable resemblance to the
engraving OF "Theodosia" In Davis's history
OF Aaron Burr. and which. he says. he obtained
In 1859 from an old lady named Mann. who
lived near Nag's Head. According to Mrs.
Mann's story her husband found the picture
In the cabin OF pilot boat that came ashore
near Kitty Hawk. with sail set and rudder fast
ened. The vessel bore evidences Of having been
plundered and abandoned. but there were no
signs OF violence. That pilot-boat Of the de-
scription OF the one that sailed from George
town. 8. O.. for New York. having ON board
Mrs. Theodosia Burr Alst0n. came on shore at
Kitty Hawk about that time there IL no manner
OF doubt. That the articles taken from the
wreck. including the portrait now In possession
OF DR. Pool. aud articles OF female wearing ap-
parel shown him By Mrs. Mann did once belong
to a lady OF culture-such rs Theodosia Burr,
there Is no manner OF doubt. So that the un.
fortunate Theodos!a walked the plank" seems
probable. II the story OF the dyiax man In
Michigan and that Of the living Mrs. Mann In
North Carolina are taken In connection.