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Year: 1867

PkACIlCA Ia JOhlN0 LIN HUH ILL o.


The Paris correspondent Of the London
Globe writes Practical Joking, [ had thought
died out long ago in all decent society: but, if
newspapers are to be believed-a thing Of which
[ am not at all certain-I I speak, of course
only of those of France and the rest of the
continent it still hourishes in the highest So
cety of this country Here, for example,
greatly condensed, is a story | find in one OF
the journals of Paris A distinguished party
we're fortnight ago the guests Of the Marquis
de Ca, in the chateau of =, in the neighbor-
hood of Trouvile, The ladies of the party
being bored, resolved somewhat ungratefully,
in order to amuse themselves, to play off a
Joke on their host. So one night they placed
quantity of -four between the sheets Of his
bed. At his customary hour the marquis re-
tired to rest, but the strange substance aston
ished him, and he jumped up. He found
himself as white as miller from head to foot
A few moments reflection convinced him that
he was the victim Of trick He coolly rang
for lis valet, made the man scrape him and
wash him and change the sheets. He then re-
turned to bed


The next morning he said not a word Of
what had happened. Three evenings after he
proposed drive to small shooting lodge in
the neighborhood, where there was splendid
view, and when he got there he offered the la
dies tea The cake served with the liquid was
extraordinarily good, and the fair DANES did
ample justice to it. They declared that they
had never seen anything like it in Paris. Yet
nothing would be more simple than to make
such cakes said the Marquis. First take
your -four, continued he, with all the solemni-
ty Of a cookery book, and then roll man in
it. The ladies looked aghast Yes, mes
danes, the cake is made of the -four in which
it was your pleasure should be whitened the
other night!' 'Horreur QuelIe horreur!
screamed they
Year: 1867

A certain citizen of Montrose, it is
said, wrote to his agent in London to
purchase ton of copper for him; but
the letter being one of the very worst
specimens of peDmanship, as we'll as per-
haps not very correct in point of ortho-
graphy, the agent read the order ton
of capers. Surprised at such an order,
but nevertheless anxious to oblige his
correspondent, he Immediately set to
work and bought up the commodity in all
quarters till he had the requisite amount.


This, as may be conceived, was attend.
ed with the very natural effect of Great
ing a demand for capers (in the language
of trade, capers come to be inquired af-
ter J, and also of rendering them scarce,
so that they Ia consequence rose very
much in price. The agent now wrote
his correspondent that he had had great
difficulty in fulfilling his order. but at last
had succeeded in procuring for him a ton
of capers; but that capers had since risen
very much in price. and If he chose to
sell be had now an opportunity of realiz-
ing handsome gain On the transaction.
The MontrOse citizen, as might be ex-
pecied, was very much astonished in his
turn by the communication, and the man.
ner in which his order had been fulfilled,
but had the good sense TO write immedi-
ate'y to sell by all means and thus, it is
added, pocketed a considerable sum from
an unintentonaI speculation and unexpec-
ted advantage.
Year: 1867

to the riverside, and then threw it into
the water, to the great discontinue of
the poor shepherd. Thinking then of
the glorious revenge they had had, they
took their way home to their village
As they went iourneying along they saw
flock Of sheep close by, and resolved TO
try and secure lamb for their supper.
But approaching the 6ock what was their
astonishment at finding that they were
under the care of the very sacristan whom
they thought they had just drowned
Rubbing their eyes, they asked him how
he had managed to get out Of the riv-
er.


"Leave me alone y he said to them /;
'you are no better than asses. If you
had thrown me in ten PAGES farther l
should have come back with ten times as
many sheep"


The ex crusaders, feeling more and
more assured that they had to do with a
proficient in the black art, became quite
respectful.


''Messire Vincent Lefevre." !" they said
"let by-gones be by-gones. It is in your
power to make honest men of Us. Only
consent to place each, in sack, and
throw US into the Haine as far as you
can.n


81 will do il" replied the sacristan,
"but on your promise that you will mend
your ways and become good members of
society"


The rogues promised, and the old sa-
crisfan, tying each in bag. cast them
into the river, where they recRoned upon
finding rich fo3ks, but only found the
shepherd.
Year: 1867

Gather them into the fold, 0 Lord, ai .
The merry and young and gay:
Leave them not in their thong


Choosing their broadened way. .-z.
Gather them in-the wandering ones,


Safe from the storm Of cold; rE
Gentle Shepherd, who lowest them,


Gather them into Thy fold. sgr
Many voices are in their hearts, us.
And false are the sonrs they hear
But little they know how the syren lures


On to regret and fear.
Whisper to them in the still small voice,


Thy wonderful WOTG of.luYe,
Till they turn away from the insincere,


Finding the true above.


Let them not pass to the sinful way; W


Are they net lambs of thine?
Have they not walked in the pleasant path


Seeing Thy promise shine?
Hag We they not whispered thy holy name


In their early childish prayer? E-H
Take them, Father, for veal or zoe,


Into thy loving care. ga
Gather them into thy fold 0 Lord,


La their beautiful youthful days;
Sons and daughters of all Thy saints,


They should tread in their fathers ways
Let them not wander alone and sad,


And though they love Thee not, .'
Soften their spirits and make them wise,


To ask for Thy children's lot. H3
Year: 1867

A HOTEL keeper in Washington has posted on
bis dining room door the following notice =
members of Congress will go to the table first.


and then the gentlemen. Rowdies and black


guards must not mix with the Congress- as it


is hard to tell one from the other'
Year: 1867

THERE is an amusing aneedote current about
Lord Derby. 1t is said that some wine merchant
persecuted the Premier into taking glass of wine
-claret or sherry-which was to keep off the
gout; and that he got the reply :-''I have tasted
your wine, but prefer the gOut.n
Year: 1867

The Halifax Nova Scotia Sun says {. On Sunday last the prisoners in the Provincial Penitentiary, in that city, to the number of fifty or sixty, mutinied while at dinner together in the dining room on account ot the alleged bad quality of their food. The Governor was sent for, and the prisoners presen- ted their plates of food to him, asking him if it was fit for men to eat, He tas- ted and replied that it was. On being told by the Governor that he would send for the doctor and have the food inspected, they at once commenced throwing it about in every direction, and followed up their riotous conduct by smashing all the glass and sash of the dining room, breaking the reading desk, tearing the maps, &c. They then went out into the prison and commen- ced breaking the windows and below ing furiously. A message was sent 10 the fort for assistance, and a company of artillery was dispatched to the pris- on. the other troops being absent on service. Meanwhile portion of the prisoners kept up the work of destruc- tion and began breaking the locks of the cells, so that they could not be

 astcned up. To prevent this the Governor fired at them, and wounding one, they all fled from that part of the prison, and rushed up stairs, where they continued their work of destruc- ton, throwing down large blocks of granite. They broke the glass and sashes, and fearing that they would break the bars also, several shots were fired in that direction, which drove them from that side to the opposite side below, where they commenced the same work. Here shots were again fired, and several of the prisoners wounded. They then kept under cover. in the cells. On the arrival of the military the wounded were convey ed to tho hospital, and the rest locked up.
Year: 1867

We make the following extract from the eloquent oration delivered by Col. T. B. Manlove, editor of the Vicksburg Times, before the press convention, in that city ::

 Southern nationality is dream of the past. :, gulf, beyond which We could not pass, yawned between us and the realiza- ton of our hopes and though bright flowers bloomed upon it's blink and waited us sweet perfume we could not cross to gather them.

 "The Southern cross no longer gleams nnt mid the wild of the battle the sword of the vanquished is sheathed. and the land is gloomy with the harmless scpul- chres of our martyred dead. But when the last of the present generation sleep with their fathers, and new forms throng the old familiar places-when faction shall have hushed, and justice hold the scales-then, as bright as day as free from blemish and stain, will stand forth in bright relief upon the scroll of historic fame, the record of the South dcarer to the hearts of her children now in the hour of sorrow than when, on the march to victory, she won the admiration of the world. Pilgrims from other lands shall tread with reverned step above the spot where molders the dust of our loved and lost while those who are to follow us will cherish as household gods the names of those who. carving way through the fiery path of war, have written their names where they can never die The principle for which so many laid down their lives may not be recognized until their names having grown feeble on the tongue of friendship and been dropped, like dead silence, from the ear of the world But it will struggle back from the hollow bosom that once bled for it, and ascend the heights of government. And when the faithful historian shall descend into the vaults of the dead past in quest of tr .ditions of liberty, he will then dis cover to whom the world is indebted for their perpetuation'"
Year: 1867

consider how ignorant they necessari-

 ly are, and let us only the more try to convince them that we are their best

 friends. Deal with them with perfect justice, and thus show that you wisl to promote their advancement and en. lightenment. Do this, and the negroe

 will not only learn to trust you. but they will sooi appreciate the fact so evident to us, that we can do without them far better than they can do with out us. On late public occasion where many of you were present, ex- pressed my perfect willingness to see impartial suffrage established in the South, and believe that this opinion is entertained not only by large ma jorfty of the intelligent and reflectiny whites, but also of the same class among the blacks.

 ''I degrccate universal suffrage, no, only on general principles, but cspeci- ally in the case before us, because deny the right of Congress to prescrib,  the rules of citizenship in the States. The Supreme Court has decided that a negro is not a citizen of the United States, and Congress can not reverse that decision by an act. The States, however, are competent to confer citi zenship on the negro, and think it is the part of wisdom that such action should be taken by the Southern States. We have recognized the freedom 0 the blacks, and have placed this fact beyond all probability of doubt, denia or recall. Let us recognize, in the same frank manner and as fully, their political rights also. For myself, l confess that am perfectly willing to sec constitution adopted by our State the elective franchise on the negro on precisely the same terms as it is to be exercised by the white man. guarding against the abuse of this priv ilege by establishing d slight cduca- tional and property qualification for all classes,
Year: 1867

p~Cotton generally is looking fine. of which there will be large quantity raised in this county. There is no end to the corn grown in the Arkansas river valley this season. Any quantity of corn can be bought this fall at 50cts per bushel.

 This will not be very nattering news to the great grain producing West, whose granarys will be filled to over flowing with the coming crops. We have produced enough to supply all of our home demands and at cheaper figu cs than it can possibly be | r Il sht here rom the West and as Il matter of course the Western States will have to find out some other market for their produce.--Pine Bluff Dispatch.
Year: 1867

Supposed Loss OF COney Island of the
Steamtug AdelIa with Seven Mon on
BOard-Parts Of the Wreck Picked Up.
Considerable excitement was created in the
steRmtug Adelia had blown up off Coney
Island, and that all the crew was lost. The
friends and families of the crew were in the
greatest trepidation in the absence of any de-
finite Information, but up to a late hour last
night the fate of the men could not be certainly
ascertained. The foundation for the rumOr
which created so much alarm was the report of
Captain John Lenau, of the steamtNg @. p.
Smith, who came up from Sandy Hook yester-
day, and stated that about 10 o'clock in the
morning he picked up the top OF q pilOt-house,
two lamp boxes, with one lamp, and one of the
pilot house sashes of the steamer Adelia Float
Ing on the water were splinters and large pieces
ofIwood and other material, apparently from
of these, and from an examination was led to
believe that they had been torn asunder by the
house - had no glass in it, and its appeaEanse @ rance
strengthened the suppositton that it had been
blown out by an explosion. Nothing whatever
current belief was that the vessel had blown up
on Saturday morning, and that all thecrew had
perished.


FROM ANOTHER REPORTER.


Since writing the above our reporter has made
further inquiry, and ascerIains from the engi-
neer OF the Q. p. Smith that he heard an explo-
thoueht ttU it was thunder, and paid no attention
to It, The eng neer and pilot OF the Q. Z. Smith
showed our reporter the fragments OF the wreck



They consisted of two lamp-box panels, each
with the word "Adelia," In gilt, carved Cn-
dented) letters, on dark ground; gilt carved
eagle evidently from the top Of the pilot house)
with strip of Tin across its back from tip to tip
OF the wings. A sash (probably portion of the
wheel house, with the fragments of plate glass
adhering TO the edges of the rabbet. The panels
of the lamp-boxes were of black walnut and
had evidently been torn asunder, not crushed
or broken.


We can confidently speak of only one person
who is lost-Mr. Eli Furuell-the "Wheelsman. I"
Captain Brown was the gentleman who was
usually in charge of the Adelia, but IL is not
positive that he was on board on the evening
OF the explosion. There were in all seven men
on board when the tug went down the bay
Up till O'Clock this morning, nothing has been
heard of the crew.


Explosion ON Board the Steamboat Pail.


sadeS-Fright OF the Passengers.


While the steamboat Palisade one OF the
regular line of steamers running from Spring
street TO Fort Lee, was swinging out from the
Spring street pier at 10 o'clock A. M. yesterday
small patch on the fire surface of the boiler
gave way, and the water In the boiler came
Year: 1867

down on the fire, generating an immense
amount of steam and smoke, which filled all
parts Of the boat. A large number OF passen,
gers were on board, and panic at once spread
among them, the cry being raised that the
boat was on fire. Fortunately, the ator
gang plank had not been drawn in, nor
the after lines cast Off and the majority OF the
passengt RS hurried ashore by this means. Two
excitable individuals sprang overheard rom
the UPPER deck, but were rescued by Omoer
West, of the Twenty. eighth precinct and some
OF the bystanders, having received no other
hurt than a good wetting Many sprang from
the upper deck to the pier, receiving slight
bruises No one, however, was seriously In
juTed The boat is but slightly injured, and
will commence making regular trips again TINS
morning. The other boat on this line yester-
day morning had her machinery disarranged
in some manner when of Fortieth street,
North River, and landed her passengers at
Fortieth street. She also was unable to run
during the day.-M. Y. WOrLd.
Year: 1867

The Emperor Napoleon received the foreign
Commissioners of the Paris Exhibition. Reply
ing to their address his Majesty aid:-Like you,
we shall aver remember with pleasure this great
principle of labor in all parts of the world, you
have been able to acquire the conviction that
all civilized nations now tend to form a single
family. l th0nk you for the wishes you express
for the Empress and my son. They also share
my gratitude for your exertons, my sympathy
for your pers ons, and my wishes for the peace of
the eooTrd. The Emperor's speech was received
with loud marks of appreciation.
Year: 1867

THn WHITE HoUsE-But few visitors were
NJ the Executive Mansion to-day. nearly all ef
Whom were admitted TO see the President.
The Postmaster General had an interview
with the Executive this afternoon
Year: 1867

lNCoRRECr-Ihe rumor current for some
time pcst that A. 7. Stewart was about to buy
property in this city, with the view Of build
ing and opening companion to his immense
New York establishment. is incorrect. weare
able TO state authoritatively that tae great dry
goods king has no intention Of opening a
branch IN Washington.
Year: 1867

Y SECRETARY WRLLEs.-Hon. Gideon WelIes
Secretary OF the Navy, is much better to day,
and was able to sit up for a short time. He
will be able to ride out in the course Of a
few days.
Year: 1867

SENATOR WADE ON GENERAL GRANTS
POSITION The Chronicle denies, on the au
thority OF Gen. Wade, that the latter in his
interview with the correspondent OF the Gin
cinnoti Commercial. made use Of expressions
criticizing Gen. Grant He says that he has
always expressed the fullest confidence in the
General and believes HIM to be in full accord
with the Republican party
Year: 1867

THE PATENT OPFIcE.-The business Of the
Patent Office is now up to date, and cases are
disposed OF as fast as they come in. Many ap.
-plications for patents are daily received, bu,
with the increased force of examiner author
iized by the last Congress, the Commissioner
Will be able to keep up the work Of the Office
Year: 1867

TEE TFCKER MANUFACTURING CoMPANY.-
We a.e now able to state positively. in farther
and fuller denial OF the rumors lately current
TO the prejudice of this association, that the
Tucker Company is and has all the time been
running its full force, and has met all Of its
liabilities. 1t has in common With other like
enterprises, felt severely the dullness of the
markets, but the managem ent have no fear
that they shall not be able to successfully
weather the storm.
Year: 1867

THE INPEACHMgNT QUEsTIoN.-There is q
general pressure among the members this al.
ternocn in favor Of an immediate report by
the judiciary Committee on the Impeachment
matter. SO far as can be learned, the Com
mittee will be ready to make their report on
Monday, and the general impression seems to
be that it will virtually be against impeach.
ment The Committee held an extra session
last night, and took an important vote on the
supplemental evidence taken since the July
session.
Year: 1867

The SECRETARYsHIP OF THE SENATE
From the tone and temper Of some of our wes-
tern exchanges it would appear that consider
able effort W i'll be made from that quarter to
secure the above office for Western man; and
Gen. Brisoin. of Kentucky, Is spoken Of as the
man likely to oe put for ward as the champion,
though the names of others willing to take the
place ere not wanting. All ordinary chances
are against the success of the effort, If indica-
tions are worth anything. Col. Forney has
been tco efficient an officer and has Dor ne the
burden of too many campaigns TO be an easy
victim 70 an opposition which seems to be
mainly based ON geograph ical 10 cation.
Year: 1867

How TO KEEP PoTAToEs.-A correspon.
dent who has bad much experience in grow.
ing and keeping potatoes, sends us the fol-,
lowing:


Potatoes are always injured by exposure
to the light, and il the exposure is continued
long enough, they are utterly ruined. So great
is the change that a tuber, naturally mealy,
nutritious and palatsble, is changed BY e1.
posure to light, and that alone, during its
ripening period, to a green, bitter, watery
mess; and every hour that potato is exposed
to light after taking it from its dark bed,
where it grew, it is injured in some degree
though not actually spoiled until it has been
exposed for long period. There is no way
of preserving potatoes 6t to eat except by
keeping them in darkness-let this be re.
membered. Let every grower Of potatoes
keep the truth here stated constantly in view,
and We shall have better ones to eat, because
they will keep their stock where it is not
continually suffering injury. Dig your pota-
toes as late in the season as possible, and
keep them in utter darkness thereafter until
you offer them for sale. II you doubt my
word try the experiment.
Year: 1867

CLOVER SEED.-We believe, says the Ru>
raj MeO Yorker, that crop of clover seed
taken from the land exhausts the soil more
than the crop that is cut for hay. Any seed
crop, it is we'll known, is more exhaustive
than mere fodder crop. One strong reason
for cutting timothy for hay early, is to re-.
move it from the soil before it has distracted
those elements which form the seed. 1t im,
poverishes the soil much less than if cut Ia
ter. The first growth Of clover is not gene
rally disposed to seed much; hence it is
not so exhaustive as other grasses if cut late.
But the second crop, which bears the seed, is
injurious to the land, at least the taking it
away is. Unless remuneration is paid to
the soil, it will pay better to let the second
growth Of clover rot on the land, or feed it of
Year: 1867

SUDDEN DEATH OF A LITTLE GIRL PROM
EArISG OoLoRHp CANpY.-Yesterday a ter
noon, little girl named walker, residing In


the Ransom bleck on Church street. was taken
suddenly sick A physician was sen for, bat
before he arrived the child was dead. The
symptoms attending her sickness were those of
poison. A Coroner was notified, who took
charge OF the body fer the purpose of holding
an inquest. A poet mortem exAmtnaston was
made. and the fact developed that the child
had died from the effects Of eating quantity
of candy colored green with q poisonous sub
stance By the manufactursr.-Aitasys sksseker-
Year: 1867

THE MARYLANDa LIGisLATuRI-In the
Senate, on Saturday, the majority Of the com
fayorabiy on the House bill TO pro vide for tax


ing the sense o. the people Of the State upon
the propSiefv Of calling q convention 70 form
OF The bill Wa also made. The reports were
made the order Of the day for the 18th instant
The House was not In session on Saturday