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.81: ii r t r 4 r 01. VIIITHIRD SERIES. v. SAIISBUBY; ir.'C.,. FEBRUARY, S2,;ite' 4! ii tr ;?'Ti;lt n i - w j - 1 f j I . 1 1-.i . 1 1 ii "-II ''ii Till y it i . . u-, : p vr- - ' r-' . r For the Watchman.) LETTEK FKOM THE MOUNTAINS 'ce iKi Maggie r - ; '" - ill you' be B'urprised to liear from nir in . ad iejre yoa wilt aiso Owing "you both a letter. I bein imlebted to sevefal othf of ' my rr.;.A. and one letter will do for you I Ltins replw? : 1 fin u h,ird ";al- i- ...... r a irmyrn wstitns I .i.at uiv lornier k- - j"b ff . "I i:. ... mr liirlB itw at ill aatni i 7". r . 7 were then. I jwirii tou (v!0j me, 1 wnt mime' on to talk with about f me tome familiar face and toic. When f 1. chante bo many things, what a Dieting I " ft . l.r lioartB ami thai tlitr Mriiii me i u.i " - 1 . L -,n do not chanae. Tlus mouotain 1 Lion is beautiful in summer," lirt in winter I Cold ififciitelT Prefer to be 'down ihe coon- f " Think of oeing uuustru up nine ujr .i . .. o.v cimdh -imt s! inner that nuiiit . J. : l ... i .... t. ..a. t II o nunm K O . . - - I A and when you did, it wa the peril of your I n inn :in ir liVl ov" " ttrn to ride well, tfc ii an accomplishment and Uen a neceaary one. 1. awn-rr ! siirelT fome of her dexcrhition-. of L mounuin scenery in our own Nortii Car- .,,() Liaintinz, i nave evtrr seen, i nave teen Whin that region, tlio' not just there, but :erDj0-tureare aaguerrto:ypea as vrviuiy in my 17-vrtteryay. How proud 1 am ol Jier, a a tjdern woman, eiiii more as a Aorin i;aro- r. " ... 1 1. v . . . nian- nd!ite ha an added cliarru irom bein native of, and a resident in, the place wher i rniith too wa rpent 1 here i not a Kliadow bcjiahast and pedantry wlii.h so sadlv Lin (he writing! ol some other talented, and r ' ' m 3 ? ft. t . r-' . . . . .... n -Sotituern laay wruers. a irue oouineru y,fitn he i already famous: t wrfect woman nobly planned, t warn, lo toiiifort, t c'omin:iiidr "With something of an angels grace,"i saddening iht mile upon her Jace. Speaking of scenery, tnywdescriptions are so m I am reminded of a letter 1 received not Lmrince from a chrniiur juiiiia. lady friend, Ifliine Die of her vifit to the Centennial, and t - " . t i- - Vinous other places, during ner sojourn ol icren week. bhe says, "I have so often made fu of all the adjective-t I knew, expressing extent, nmsniHKle. and Deauty, tnnt to use iliein now seem nonsense, tliey don I express f urn-tiling." She remarks, "During my stay ..nh. it was on v at el fint 1 saw anv- i'thing in he manners of the men that remind- rd me at an of otir bouthern gentlemen.: W hen te had occasion to srak"to one of them, he lifted Lis hat, attended politely to what we . . ... find tosav, ari'l answered jn the same manner. If it iuhv have been a rule of t lie Institution. If 'it may have - been, I hope it'was the innate enlleuian in the man. Whatever it was, it tax pleasant and refreshing to a stranger." 1 liMve not vet -decided whether to remain in iruiiiia in the summer, or to return to the d North State. l I have had soine nattering inlticements offered me to remain. But thn ihsve rret with some queer specimens of peo- k 'x originally, from our State, "CnrMina," of ,wm, in spue oi my uemocraiic ways, i couiu it lrl very proud. How niuch I could tell vou of mv jotirnev- , to and fro, if we could meet. One thins; Lien impresses me, how everv voung ladv o strain ni ikes her mark for eoixl or ill on all hoee her, as being either a true ladv, or a fit upstart. Joud talking, bein conspicuous inv wav. is in bad taste, to say the least of And how much selfishness we see there as vtrv where else. Some Jovely girls seems lo ire aImot no other fault, but a constant and I owl. unconscious aelushness. It is not all fiir fault either, those of us who love them fl,whouioPt desire to sea them perfect wo rm, minister to this end in every way till the ijile queen deems it as her due : from i lovers, Viends, and even that most lovine. faithful and orkearir.g, of all i human hearts, the self sacri :cing. mother. . Ah ! lar ones ! the day will pne when your hearts will ache with pain r,at time can never entirely heal, that vou did o little to -lighten her daily, liourl v. burdens. wr so cheerfully, but yet bowing her laooner Pflil iL-eand weakness But my paper and envelope are full. "Our xthefV best gifts be with you both and all ulT He bleu vnn anil mnirf unu hlfjitinn ' Your loving friend. Write to m) t Chatham Hill, Va. rOOEESVILLE IKEDELL COUNTY. Moorcsville is about equi-distance from 'ncord, Salisbury, Charlotte and States- "1ft, and about twenty miles to the near- w these points. The country- for miles ' J miles around is a rich cotton country. "tt and corn, and othei trrains are Nd in great abundance. The comma u second to none in the State for in digence and morality and there is no f Iter fanniner done anvviiere. It is not w supposed that these people would ml their produce from twenty to twenty - e miles to maket when such excellent ritfes existed for establishimr a thi i- ng village at Hooresville. And a vil has sprung up there, not a mushroom 05Hh, but foundedon a solid and last '5 basis. There are about forty lam iea there and as many dwelling houses. citizens are substantial farmers from le adjaeent'eountry. There arc five cen rl storesandwo grocery stores, besides steam cotton cius. Mooresville has reaay shipped this season over 1.000 41(58 of cotton, j But the future of Moores- ule is the fine classical school of Messrs. azer ana Tonus. It ow unmlr 'glity-iive scholars and the number is 'ustautly lncreasinfir. This schtxA i on a rme tniei causes ol the prosperity of 'Ooresville. Building will begin lively P the spring. Acr lots are from $100 to f'Oand lumhcr frmn !M1 t.n .115.- m. V t.tl Concord Sun. K thriving town in Michigan, a year Jt two aaro. when th cmintrv was full of nts. and at ' jMaVW) aVJ WVJ MVU Jr soniethir.fr ftfi,- fi;ii ndvnnf rt t de file little stranger came from. On . informed that the doctor had brought t 8t0(d in a brown-study for! a few Lk?' aud theuVwith the intelligent k . 0f one who had solved a verv difficult J P"' i h th agout for thn V i THE COSTF A TRAIII. At the time when the first open court of law was established in Rnssia, a lady ' have ibecome painful to the lady's dressed with' the utmost elemnce, was rlnn8l)an' . e spoke with his wife urgent' walking on the Moscow promenade, lean 4 ing upon her hu8bandVarm, and letting the long train of her rich dress sweep the dust andirt of the street. . - f ; A young officercoming hastily from a side street, was so careless as to catch one of his spurs in the lady's train, and in an instant a great piece was torn out of the j i costly but fraij material of the dress. " bg a thousand pardons, ma- danie,n said the officer, with a polite bow, 1 tfnd tben wa8 aW ' on. when v. , was detained by the lady's husband. 'You have insulted my wife. 'Nothing was further from iny intention, sir. i our wife's long dress is to blame for I the accident, which I sincerely regret, and I beg you once more to receive my apologies for any carelessness on my part.' Thereupon he attempted to hasten on. 4You siulll not escape so ' said the ladv. ' with her head thrown back in a spirited 1 way. l o-daj- is tne nrst timje I nave worn this dress, and it cost two hundred ritbies, which you must make good.' 'My dear madame, I beg you not to de tain me. I am obliged to go on duty at As to the two hundred rubies-I i .. A 4.1. 4. 1 J 1 1 really can not help the length of your dress, yet I beg your pardon for not hav- ' ing been more cautious. You shall not stir, sir. That you are obliged to go on duty is nothing to us. My wife is right ; the dress must be made good.' The officer's face grew pale. 'You force me to break through the rules of the service, and I " shall- receive punishment.' 'Pay the two hundred rubies and you are free.' The quickly changing color in the young man's face betrayed how inwardly dis turbed he was ; but stepping close up to them both, he said, with apparent self- command : 'You will renounce your claim when I tell you that I am a poor man, who has nothing to live on but his officer's pay, and the amount of that pay hardly reach es tlie sum of two" hundred rubies in a whole year. I can, therefore make no amends for the misfortune, except by again begging your pardon.' 'Oh ! anybody could say all that ; but a'll see if its true ; we'll find out if you have nothing but your pay. I declare my self not satisfied with your excuses, and I demand my money,' persisted the lady, in the hard voice, of a thoroughly unfeel wonian. 'That is true yOu are right,' the hus- added, dutifully supporting her. 'By good luck we have the open court now just m session. Mo with us betore the Judge and he will decide the matter.' All further protestation on the officer's part that he was poor, that he was expect ed on duty, and so forth, did not help matters. Out of respect for Iris uniform, and to avoid an open scence, he had to go with them to the court room where the gallery was densely packed with a crowd of people. After waiting some time, the lady had leave to make her complaint. 'What have you to answer to this com plaint?' said the Judge, turning to the officer, who seemed embarrassed and half in despair. " On the whole, very little. As the late ness of the hour, and being required on duty, compelled me to hurry, I did not notice the lady's train, which was drag ging on the ground. I caught one of my spurs in it, and had the misfortune to tear the dress. Madame would uot receive my excuses, but perhaps now she might find herself more disposed to forgiveness, when I again declare, so Jielp me God, that I committed this awkward blander without any mischievous intention, and I earn estly beg that she will pardon me.' A murmur ran, through the gallery, evidently from the people taking sides with thedefendant, aud against long trains, in general and the lady in particular. Tlie Judge called to order, and asked: 'Are you satisfied with tlie defendant's explanation V 'Not at all satisfied. I demand two hundred rubies in payment for my torn dress.' 'Defendant, will you pay this sum V ftl would have paid it long before this had I been in a position to do so. Un fortunately I ani poor. My pay as an r officer is all I have to live on.' 'You hear, complainant, that the de fendant is not able to pay the sum you demand of him. Do you still wish the complaint to stand V An unbroken stillness reigned tlirough out the hall, and the youngofficer's breath could be Jieard coming hard. 'I wish it to stand. The law shall give me my rights.' There ran through the rows of people a murmur of indignation that sounded like a rushing of water. 'Consider, complainant, the consequen ces oi your demand. The defendant can be punished only through being deprived of bis personal liberty, and by that you could obtain no satisfaction, while to the defendant it might prove the greatest injury-to his rank and position as an officer, and especially as he is an officer who is poor and dpen(ient .upon hU-pwr. Do you still insist upon your complaint F " t 'I still insist upon itt-' ' ! j j ine course the afiair ,waa taking seem ,y, Dm u coma oe seen oy tne way she held up her .head and the energy ' with which she shook it, quite uselessly, The Judge was just going on further consider ations of the case, when a loud voice was heard from the audience:' ,v. I Fill place the two hundred rubies at :th service of the defendant,' There followed a silence, durinir which . , t . o a gentleman forced his way through the crowd and placed himself by the young officer's side. . , . , "'. 'Sir, I am the Prince W- , and beg you will oblige me by accepting the loan of the two hundred rubies in question.' ' ' 'Prince, I am not worthy of your kind ness, for I don't know if I shall ever be able to pay the loan,' answered the young man, in a voice tremulous with emotion. Take the money at all events. I cai wait until you are aWe to return it.' ThereuPn the Prince held out two notes of ahundred rubies each, and coming close up to hira, whispered a few words very softly. There was a sudden lighting up of the officer's face. He immediately took the two notes, and, turning toward the lady, handed era to her with a polite bow. 'I hope, niadame, that you are satisfied.' With a malicious smile she reached out her hand for the money. "Yes j now I am satisfied.' With a scornful glance over the crowd of spectators, she prepared to leave the court-room on her husband's arm. 'Stop, niadame,' said the officer, who had suddenly become like another man, with a"firni and confident manner. 'Wrhat do you want V The look that the young woman cast upon him was as insulting as possible. 'I want my dress,' he answered, with a slight but still perfectly polite bow. 'Give me your address, and I will send it to you.' "Oh, no, my dear madame, I am in the habit of taking my purchases with me a once. Favor me with the ' dress imme diately.' A shout of approbation came from the gallery. 'Order !' cried thettdge. 'What aninsane demand !' said the lady's husband. 'My wife can not undress here.' ''I have nothing to do with you, sir, in this matter, but only with the complainant. Be so good, madame, as to give me the dress immediately. I am in a great hur xy ; my affairs are urgent, and I can not wait a moment longer.' j The pleasure of the audience at the ex pense of the lady increased with every word, until it was hard to enforce any approach to quiet, so that either party could be heard. Do not jest any more, about it! I will hurry and send you the dress as soon as possible.' 'I am not jesting. I demand from the representative of the law my own prop erty that dress,' said the officer, raising his voice. The Judge, thus appealed to, decided promptly. 'The officer is right, madame. You are obliged to hand him over the dress on the spot 'I can't undress myself here before all these people, and go home without any dress on,' said the young woman, with anger and with tears. 'You should have thought of that soon- - 1 i A T... .1. er. ow you nave no time to lose, runn er give up the dress of your own accord, ' A nod that could not be misinterpreted brought to the lady's side two officer of justice, yho seemed about to take upon themselves the office of my lady's maid. 'Take your money back, and leavo me my dress.' 'Oh, no, madame, that dress is now worth more than two hundred rubies to me.' 'How much do you askfor it V 'Two thousand rubios,' said the officer, firmly. 'I will pay the sum,' the weeping lady's husband responded, promptly. 'I have here five hundred rubies. Give me pen and paper, and I will write an order upon my banker for the remaining fifteen hun- dren.' After he had written the draft the worthy pair withdrew, amid hisses from the audience. Query : Did the lady ever again let her train sweep the street 1 Opinion of a North Carolina Congressman on the Situation. The Hon. W. M. Bobbins, Bcpresenta tive of the Seventh Congressional District in speaking of the action of the Commis sion now in session and its rulings, says : "Florida is counted for Hayes. The Com mission decided on technicalities purely, and never touched the merits, and by a party vote of 8 to 7. It is shameful. I have not my self entirely given up all hope yet. It is so steep to steal 19 votes. Most of our folks are of opinion they will bra zen it out and put in Hayes. I will fully believe such grand villainy possible when it is ended. An unknown philosopher says : 'Good nature and contentment are far more valuable accomplishments than music and dancing? the young should- cultivate them, as treasures to be enjoyed when ags comes in,' political: , WASHINGTON V Got. S learns Test ifln;r on ';.! , ; i Still iiecipheringy Oregon 'Plspatchei. HOUSE, COXWTTEES O&TJIE LTT . TLEFIELD J)E VELOPMENTS. DISCUSSING THE SILVER: BILL. LOUISIANAFoR Klil YES . BEATS SgEN. THE COMMISSION DECIDED THE CASE A STRICT -PART VOTE. Eight idiitiori tor Test the Scnte ;---f ofthe Commission as to the Ad mis slbility o f Evidence, are Decided by the Same Vote. THE SITUATION. Washington, I). C, February 16, Gov. Stearns is testifying before Woods' committee, about the use and abuse of troops in Florida. The committee on privileges and elec tors are still deciphering the Oregon .dis patches. The committee on privileges and pow ers have no session. The House Louisiana committee are still on the Liltlefield developments. THE COMMISSION. Nothing until half past four this afternoon can be known. Louisiana Democrats here suspect that Weldon is Mrs. Pinkston in male attire. Senate. Mr. Logan, of Illinois, moved to take up the sevuate .bill for the issue of silver coin, and to make tlie silver dollars a legal tender, being the bill introduced by himln August last, Mr. Morrill, of. Vermont, opposed the motion on account Of the absence of the chairman of the committee on finance, Mr. Sherman, and said there had also been a kind of understanding that the bill should not be considered until after the report of the silver commission should be made. During the discussion, Mr. Bogy, a member of silver commission, said the re port of that commission had been com pleted, and would have beeu submitted to the senate, had there not been' a diffi culty in having it printed. He hoped it would hi-, printed and submitted to the senate in a few days. After much discu'sion, Logan moved to make the bill the special-order for Monday next at 1 o'clock, p, m. Agreed to with out a division. Honore, colored, secretary of the state of Louisiana, arrived here yesterday, with certain papers, under " a subpoena from the senate committee on privileges and elections. It is supposed that tliey are papers' which the House Louisiana com mittee called for, and for refusing to de liver winch, the returning board is in distress. MIDNIGHT. THE COMMISSION. . The commission by a vote of Is 8 to decided that no evidence can ber received in tlie Louisiana case, except tlie electoral certificates. Numerous propositions were made to take various kinds of evidence, but all were rejected by a vote of 8 to 7. Commissioner Payne moved to alio counsel one hour's time, but counsel de clined, and the commission resumed its secret session, with a view of reaching the final decision to-night. The following are the resolutions acted upon the commission : Mr. Hoar submitted-the following: Ordered, That the evidence be not re ceived. Mr. Abbott ollerod the following as a substitute : Resolved, That evidence be received, to show that so much of the act of Louis iana, establishing the returning board for that State is unconstitutional, and the acts ot the said returning board are void. Y'eas Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Clif ford. Field. Hunter. Payne and Thur- man 7. Nays- Messrs. Bradley, Edmunds Frelinghuvsen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller Morton and Strong 8.; . Mr. Abbott offered another substitute as follows : Resolved, That the evidence will be re ceived, to show that the returning board of Louisiana, at the time ot canvassing and compiling the vote of that State, at the last election in that State, was not legally constituted under the law, estab lishing it, in this : that, it was composed of four persons of one political party instead of five persons of diflereut par ties. Rejected by the same vote. Mr. Abbott then offered anqther sub stitute : Resolved, That the commission will re ceive testimony on the subject of the al leged objection to the specification of counsel for the objectors to certificates J and 3. Rejected by thttuat rota, Mr. Abbott then offered a fourth sub stitute: ; t , Eesolredt,Th testimony, tending to show that the so-called returning board of Louisiana hadno jurisdiction to can vass the 4yotefor, electors , -for, President and Vice President. isadmiasibjeV ; Rejected by. the same vote., 1 j; , (. , '"Mr. Abbott offered a fifth, which was rejected by. the same vote, which . was as foiiows:7 , ' : ., Resolved, That evidence w admissible; that the statements and affidavits, pur porting to have been made and forwarded to said returning board in pursuance of the provisions of section 2G of the election law of 1872, alleging riot, turmoil, intim idation and violence, aj or near, certain polling and in certain parishes were false, and fabricated, and forged by certain dis reputable personsjinder the direction and knowledge of the said J returning , board ; that they knew the said statements and affidavits to be false and forged, and that none of such statements and affidavits were made m manner or form, or within the time required by law, and knowingly, wilfully and fraudulently failed and re fused to canvass or compile more than 0,000 votes cast, as is shown by the state ment of the votes of the commission of election. Mr. Hunton offered a sixth substitute as follows : Resolved, That evidence be received to prove that the votes cast at said election on the 7th of November last, as showii by the return made by the commissioner of election for the said polls and voting pla ces in said State, have never been com died nor canvassed, and that the said re turning board never even pretended to compile or canvass the returns 'by said commissioners of election,- but that said returning board only pretended to canvass the returns made by tlie State supervisors of registration. Rejected by the same vote. A seventh substitute was offered by Mr. Bayard as follows : nesoivca, inat no person holding an office ot trust or profit under the United tares is eligible to the appointment as an elector, and that this commission will receive evidence tending to prove said ineligibility as offered by counsel for ob jectors, to certificates numlers 1 and 3 Rejected by the same vote. Mr. Justice Field offered the eighth and last substitute, as follows : Resolved, That in the opinion of the commission, evidence is admissible upon tlie several matters which the counsel for objectors to numbers 1 and 3 offered to prove. It was also rejected by same vote The question turned on the original order submitted by Mr. Hoar, came up was : That the evidence offered be not received. Mr. Payne moved to strike out the word "not." Rejected by same vote. The vote on the original order was then taken, and it was adopted by the follow ing vote : Yeas Messrs Bradley, Edmunds Frelinghuvsen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller Morton and strong 8. Navs Messrs. Abbot, Bayard, Clifford r leld, Hunton, Payne and 1 hurman 7. After the conclusiou had been reachei b- the commission, counsel were admitted and the above resolutions were read by the secretary of the commission in secret session. Immediately after the doors were closed, Mr. Morton submitted a resolution declar ing that the votes of the Hayes and Wheeler electors of Louisiana, should be counted, and assigned reasons therefor, which are understood to also cover the cases of Oregon, and South Carolina. The resolution was adopted by a vote of e to 7. Justices Miller and Bradley and Repre sentative Abbott were then appointed a committee to draft a report for presenta tion to Cougress, and at G:15 took recess to 7 o'clock. FLORIDA COUNT MR. BOBBINS' SPEECH. In the U. S. House of Representatives on Monday, tlie count of the Florida vote as reported -by the Electoral Commission be ing under consideration, Mr. Robbins, of North Carolina, said: Mr. Speaker, I shall voto against con curring in this decision of the Commission because it was not reached and rendered on that lofty plan of equity and candor upon which tlie country exjected the tribunal to act when it was created. When this great plan for settling the pending dispute as to the Presidency was devised and adopted, this House and the country and the world expected that the question would be con sidered and decided upon the broadest principles of truth -and right, and not up on legal quibbles. I am proud of the position of my party in this crisis. We go before the Electoral Commission and say, "If we have the Presidency upon the merits of the case, give it to us, but not otherwise." The other party go there and say in substance through their coun sel, "No matter how fraudulent, no mat-' tcr how false, if there is any legal tech nicality upon which you can give us the Presidency, then we want the Presidency adjudged to us without inquiring as to what was the true voice of the people." The world will take notice of the differ ence in the moral attitude of these two parties in this great controversy. One asks that it be decided upon the very right and truth of the matter j the other says, "Give us success by any dodge necessary to win." A great man once said that he would rather be right than be President. I would rather see my party do right than win the Presidency. If the victory should finally be awarded to our adversaries by the system of special pleading together with the refusal to look at the bottom facts, which ha7 led to this decision in the Florida ease, I say? "Take the Frcsidcncv and welcome; We scorn to have on ituch terms." t The man who ' shall consent to receire that exalted, office under such a decision and the members of the Com mission who shall give that decision unon such principles will write themselves down in history a deeply disgraced that the hand of resurrection can-never reach them to restore them again ta, the respect of mankind.. And the party which accents victory by 'inch means will find is enp of J fancied triumph contains only the bitteif-1 ness and . poison of ultimate ruin -and eternal dishonor, l . . Sir. this crisis will always be distin guished by some extraordlnAryrteatures. Tlie first is unparalled villainy of the con spiracy that brought, .the, countrv intu difficulty the next is the sublime spirit of moderation, conservatism,' and magnanim ttjjby which a peaceable way was devised fevtue country out or the difficulty j T did trust that 'this spirit would be- respondedirf and further illustrated by the commission itself shwrttogthaiit could meet this issue on the high patriotic basis oi equity and impartially. 1 trust that they will yet do it. T I have! not yet lost hope in the success Which our good cause deserves : nor have I vet withdrawn all faith in tlie commissioners. Under tlie great res fusibility which rests upon them auu with tiie eyes ol tlie world and of posterity looking at them, I shall not be lieve until it is done that they will finally decide this case upon the narrow aud technical grounds upon which they seem as yet to be standing. I hope the voice ot this House to-day, emphatically pronouncing its non-concur- rence in their judgment on the Florida case, may be heard and received bv them as an earnest call to the Commission for the sake of liberty and country to rise to the grandeur of the occasion and decide the Presidency so that the conscience of the country and mankind will be satified with the decision. 1 o do this they must look at everything which history will look at in making up its final verdict on this case and on the actors in this great crisis. Lt them inquire into the tacts. Let them search for truth as for hid treas ure. Let them expose fraud, and annual every result founded on fraud. Thus on ly can they satisfy public opinion, preserve the good name of our institutions, and give genuine contentment to the country. OPENING PARLIAMENT. By Cable to the N. Y. Herald. London, Feb. 10. This great world of Loudon felt an unusual thrill of expec tancy through its million hearted bosom last Thursday morning, the day set down for the opening of Parliament. Yhen the sovereign of these realms delegates the task of opening Parliament to him of the woolsack, London waits without ex citement for the papers to get out their extras containing "the Queeu's Speech," and there is the end of it. But "the Queen will open Parliament in person" that changes every thing. The American curosity to see a famous personage is a feeling entirely different to the English man's desire to see the parade of royalty with their well-beloved Queen as the cen tral figure. It calls up the stately tradi tions of centuries, and in the presence of the fact that a Queeri and Empress is about to open the session something of the maie8tic pageants of olden times' from Norman William through Plantagencts, Tudors, Stuarts and Hanoverians floats fascinatingly before the eyes of the Eng lishman, while the Englishwoman, be she peeress or sewing girl, delights Jier heart with a picture of the pomp of robes and coronets, silks, jewels and cloth of gold, over which the romance of the past flings a mellowing splendor. From early morning the people, old and young of both sexes, gathered iu swarms, such as only London can turn out, in the vicinity of Westminister and Charing Cross and along the Mall in the Park, the route Her Majesty would take from Buck ingham Palace to the House of Lords, Meantime the gorgeous Chamber of the Lords, warm and rich in collor as it al ways is with the softened light pouring in through the stained glass windows, the groined and fretted roof, the "sculptured barons of the Magna Charta frowning solemnly from their niches, the great frescoes of Machise, Horsely and Dyce at either end of the Chamber, was taking on new and more brilliant tones. By a quar ter to one o'clock the chamber was filled, the peeresses and their iriends covering the benches until the floor of the house looking from the galleries resembled a par terre of tlie richest hued flowers that hor ticulturists ever gathered into a single bed, the ladies all being in full dress cos tumes. An hour betore the ceremony lor which all was waiting the diplomatic de partment was filled with Ambassadors in brilliant costumes, their breats starred with decorations. Among the earlr arrivals were Lord Houghton and the Duke of Westminister in their peers robes of scarlet, tnmmed with ermine ; Deputy Lord Great Cham berlain, Lord Aveland, gorgeous in velvet embroidered with gold ; the Duke of Rich mond, Lord President of the Pi ivy Coun cil, in military uniform, as aide-de-camp of the Queen : the Duchess of Sutherland in creamy white satin, elaborately trim med with antique lace and miniver fur But they came pouring in so fast and in a 6tream so brilliant that the eye coul scarcely identify one celebrity or queenly beauty before another swept past. The latest to arrive was the Countess of Dud ley, considered the handsomest peeress in Great Britain a tall, stately and fair creature of some thirty summers, with auburn hair, delicate features and vio let eyes. She werea robe of violet velvet trimmed with Chantilly lace and v r-r - lime: ilTmepoiht winoted'fii fefli"1 Iiantcpstmne of' Velvet trimmed it2t '" ' lei emlirodery? Vt$gi'ieatkiil r diamonds t the Heck tod feathers bfdia-M'T lir ' J Blonds in' the j--Mrm n: I. An .t l The arfacWEmbaiiy, H ' asi&fy entered in tlietr'br1entalotiiayil'''A' ; and vefmniion -tippeF ' EAigpai1 Tt 1 bishops, in lon'slee'iridfed H-elfef X gbwi tHntaedrit&'w1irt6i lW.&istei&'Y Jju!: together near htf w&lsaiki lie ynigcMpf" in theif formidable wigs arid' fed ;jwis J entered in rocetteiotrand were' ieatei'!a',7, front of the woolsack.' 'Next arrived tE fV fS l)rdhacenor Ja taA A " ceremonietfy.wattetf , fore hiinthe'ffia todrC:Lf 'f , - At two oclock the door : of the Tnm: rk 1 , Room opened, andAlbert Edward, Princa of Wales, preceded by heraldsPentered, J escorting the Princess Alexandra. The. : Prince wore the uniform of a field maW ' ' shal under his ducal robes and looked like the picture of King Henry VIII, burly,'' waddling and ungraceful,. The Princess. I beautiful and fair as a lily, showing no ! trace . of Time's fingers, looked bright, L f gracious and smilling. She wore creiun ! brocade over cream satin, trimmed with ! pearl ornaments and diamonds. The en trance of the Princess had been the signal ' for the ladies to throw aside their fleecy wraps, disclosing an infinite variety of rich and radiant costumes. . The trumpets sound nearer, the door it again opened, the audience are on their eet and remain standing, and the Queen's ," procession slowly enters. . Firt come pur suivants and heralds, in costumes seem' ng to be dipped in molten gold. The ;. high officers of the court follow. ; Then ; " comes Benjamin Disraeli, as Premier, in lis new peer's robes of scarlet, bearing the sword of State ; the Duke of Norfolk, lereditary Earl Marshal of England and 'render Duke ; the Marquis of Winches ter, carrying the cap of maintenance, and the Duke of Richmond bearing the crown. Then amid a hush, came Victoria Queen of England and Empress of India, with j slow step and pensive air, bowing as she advanced to the throne. Following Her Majesty were the Princesses Louise and J Beatrice. When Her Majesty was seated the Princess Louise drew- the ermine ; drapery of the throne partly about the i Queen's feet. The Queen's-costume was of black velvet trimmed with mini yer fur, a square neck corsage and long flowing ' sleeves. On her head was a widow's cap . surmounted by a diamond crown. The Koh-i-noor, or f 'Mountain .of Light," that great diamond which has a history almost as old as Christianity, which glittered in the turbans of Indian emperors five cen turies ago, which was more than once s , - King's ransom, blazed on the imperial bosom, supposed to indicate in its marve lous brilliancy the value of the imperial addition to the English crown. The Princess Louise was dressed in a garnet. velvet, slashed with white satin , and trimmetTwith steeL Soon, with the noise t of a rushing multitude and the, closing of , doors, the struggling of hasty members of i the lower House for a position at the naxi' row bar, announces the presence of "tho faithful Commons," the scene on their ar rival remind one of unruly schoolboyi , scampering out to play. The Lord UT Chancellor, bending the knee, offers the scroll on which the speech is printed to tlie Queen, who returns it to Chancellor., The latter then in a slow, deliberate, load monotone reads the speech from the , Throne'. , ,. ... , After a short pause the Queen and the audience rise. Then, stepping down. Her ., Majesty kisses the Princess of Wales and offers her haud to the Prince of Wales. Duke Teck, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Christain, who kiss ii, Her Majes ty then passes slowly out, and the pageant ; - dissolves into chaos after lasting about a quarter of an hour. - - - In the meantime the multitude eontin ues iu the palace yard, and the cheering f j grows maddening as the royal procession 1 goes out. The multitude swarmed all ovtr the bridges, through the streets and parks. Good humor everywhere. A. Philadelphia newspaper man, who saved a little money during the flush times, lately did his first travelling. On 1 his return home tlte first thing he wrote was some "advice to travelers." His ad vice was as follows t IFor travelling carry a crow-bar to open car windows j a Spencer or Henry-Martin rifle for pro tection against hackmen and hotel clerksj a good supply of equable temper, and B large valice to contain greenbacks . THE OLD KING. An old gray king lived long ago 'f Slow leat his heart, bent was his fena He chose a maiden for his bride Fresh as a rose at norn. A page moved in their palace halls, With gulden hair, of blithesome niein j He lorc her trailing silken robes : He worshipped the fair quoetv And dost thou know this little song t So sweet, so sad, it is to hearp Both queen and page to death were doomed When life had grown too dear! ; IltiNRicu Hsaa. , The widow of Gen. Braxtod Bragg Cf ad j an inventory of his estate a. short time- since in Galveston. It footed up fljO&V . IT r - '( r i !' i --4- t i i ? -8 ; it !!: 1 1 f 4 f --tj i - t j si