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: 5 1 i'A THE HoioTJE IK PAEI& : ? " I r -lit
It is not generajly; known that the name
Morgue is derived from the second wicket,
or inner gite or the ChateletPiison, which
was called' La Mb rgu e and w he fe "new ly
arriyed;prisohers.were detained' for a'-feyy
in i nii tes i n ' o rd cri that' the wii rdeVs imtjgnt
dbtajn k good View ofitheni ' Alcy mor'kur ,a
lcr,aize ipthe ipurpose pijidentiiication.
Fubseqaent!y,al Mead and unclaimed bodies
found in , the streets of . Paris,, or in the.
Seine, were brought td this prison gate, ahd
this custom contimied ;uu"jif.lBp-f t when a
s pec i a I bti i I d i n,1 4 lc a ) cd -. i h e ' i Hq rg a e , w as
rjLcted..Tlf ( t'stJ blfshnVent of. the present'
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iWjfhWndeut, a crk, and three assistants.'
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Bajcial Notices 20 per cent, additional on regular
rates. " - . T . v. ' , -
S-Reading Notices 25 cents per line.
'Contnict advertisements my be changed at op
tion and Icept on insidri pages by payment of 13 per
cuui. uu regular raics,
SuAnnual advtsl paabl qnarterly in advance,
others payable at first insertion.
racity.f : Four out fpf ''the:.fife'lio"wief6
there sustain thai statement of thft;
dent, point by,, point,. and" word for word;
!th'e filth confirms al I the Presiden tV, sta te-;
ments, but with -officious, kindnesaufcebr?
attempts tOi Buggest-some sort rxcuse
ior!inc prooaDie- or possioie-rnisapprenen
sion of the situation on the part bf ueriera
Gf a!n t. ;The Official an 3 so clal; iosi 1 10 n: o
ine;wnters pi inese jesters arcampiy. hui
ficient to endef, eittier onq of them a cred
jble -witness against: Geu - G ran t.- . Tlfcui
iiccimulated ttstimdny 'ijustified thePH;s
dent in-aismissiug tho 'qoestiort of vreradt
vilLiiillljJOlutln,k,. ( jl liCje Utiy BU9LilL ii
President,' ahd leave Gen. Grdnt'conYic
0 f r th e b ases t mis reprice n t a t ion 3. . "
: The loltcrcf the Prk;;l.-;t, hox-
20921740.1020. mAU right." ; -i
; 'All aboard!' shouted the conducterv
and struck off into a foot-path leading to a
deluded crrovt? outside tha town. Of the
Whoo-whewl' resnonded the locomotive. I first two ona was our military friend in a
and the train moved slowly out of the sta- blue coat, apparently the leader of thepar-
tion-housfrfj ii '.';..' ' - ' ty . Ot the second two, ono was carrying
iTfie.baagemari : meditatiyely watched a blsck valise. Their respective companr
it as it eped away in the distance and tl.pn ions walked with rmty,: irregular strides,1
no tf l 1 i. I J '1 i 1 , 1 1 - ' ,1 T ' ' 1 ' " "
. uiougns nau. suatieniy strucK.- mm, 1 were joosiraciea ana apparently 111 at ease.
si
ed
apped hisljand-OQ his thigh and exclaim I The party stopped.
f I iiJ : J ' This w the place said Captain Jones;
;'Blest, if I don't'believe 1 " v i- Yes, iaid Doctor Smith. i .
hatrinquired the; switchman? 1 . i The Cup tain and the Doctor conferred tci-
! tThatrvevgone"ah,d'giTe them' three, lat geiijer. . Tho .other two studiously kept
feljers .the.rong chcck&.jThVjcusseU,.!! aWrt. : '- -
tle-black thinns were all alike. ,and , thev rcZrv well. Tit hieasure'the irround. rrnJ
, - V " ' - ' a f . J . JF . 1 a 7-1 "I
. Jt if t.'.vt nj-.j
botheredime
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oVyou-place your t man4
It was done ' ; ' '
Kw".fbr, thelplstols,4 whispered the Cap-
ttfurlatteri24S;eairsmair5p"ay
be admitted, for the Vevoltinc hard work
ive to nlMrfiir'rn' H-v,:..? -v
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POST OFFICE, ) L
; FXYETTEVILLE, No V.' 19, 1867. )
Hereafter and until further notice the Mails will
cloe nt; this office as follows.
Goiitjr'prth, Eat nud South via Warsaw Sandjiy
Tuesday aud Thursdav, at 9 p. m. '
Goin; North auA West, -via W. . R, R.,! Tiny wood,
J?ittsb6ro'. and RaleigU-T-erery day except Sunday's at
'2 1-2 p. .
Carthage, Troy and Ashboro ilonday and Friday
at 3 p. m. ;
Rockuham, Wadesboro, and offices on tha Wil.
Chw. and Ruth'd Ii. R. via ilniington--Sunday at 9
a, m. Via Junibcrton Frjday at C:30 a. m.
Swift Jslaiul. via Bennett's Vineyard,' Bosticks Mills,
Cdrington, PcvJfton, Little's Milis. Mangum, Mount
Ciilead, and Albemarle every Tuesday, at 9 p. m.
Raleigh, via Mill Grove. Summevville aud Chalk
Lvfti-rfcvpry Monday at 6:30 a. m.
liLU. LAUDJiK, 1'. M.
SPALE0F DEPRECIATION.
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Scale of depreciation of Confederate Currency
the gold dollar being the Unit and measure of
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tjiey naye to penorm;
The superintendent, is a very .remarkable
man, possessing 'as; keen a desire to identi
fy a dead body as the i."b)iiVd man" at the
general pbstqtfice has for deciphering very
illegible addressps on letters.The slight
est mark on tlife body or clothes of the de
ceased, which wo jlu remain unnoticed by
a casual, observer, serves "as a clue to him,
by which" means communications are made
to the relati ves or. friends of the deceased.
Great exactitude prevails in the organia-l
ticn ot the establishment A jrroccs verbal,
containing no less than twenty particulars
relative to sex, age, manner of death, etc.',
of 'the deceased, is drawn up by the super
intendent, 'and should this means and the
exposure of the body for three days fail in
lending to its identification, it is buried at
the expense of ti e city, the establishment
of the Morgue, receiving Gfr. 50c. for each
burial.
The most striking and melancholy fact
connected with the Morgue is, that the
number of dead jodies brought within its
walls has been increasing during the latter
years in a frightful ratio, and out of all pro
portion to the increase of the population.
Thus, in 1846, there were 302; in 1S-36, 485;
in 1SG6, 733; and in the first nine months
of the past year, i097. Of the 733 bodies
deposited in the Morgue in 1SGG, 4SG were
men,i 86 were Women, and 161 infants,
Of 445 who were identified, 33 commit?
ted suicide by drowning, 19 were homi-
ciues, Hanged themselves, 5 suicides by
fire-arms, 3 by k lives, 6 by charcoal, 6 by
poison, 3 died from starvation, and S3 from
p rb cti.e usio"c xtru o JTi if u
answerable m a nner, ' the arrant . d u plici ty
and : inexcusable' insubordination of .pen.
Grant. "Out of his own' mouth he is con-
sudden death in the
of bodies
s t ree ts. The c reates t
A ... f' i
numner ot uoates are brought to the
Morgue in June lind July, the fewest in De
ceinber and January. ;
Gambling on the Stock Exchange is
i
stated to be the most fruitful cause of sui-
cidt; the great ficility that exists in the Pa
ris Bourse for such gambling te lipts thou
sands of persons to participate in it. The
number of infants brought to the Morcue
tallies' with uuyarying regularity ? with the
f time or the Carnival. JSiine . months after
; that season of debauchery the Morgue in
; variably--receives a greater number of un-
fortunate infants than at any other tjme of
.the year. For ovVry body 'brbughtto "the
1 Morgue tha . es:ahiishment', pays fifteen
: iVa'i.cs." , ft is sta Led tjiat although the pre-
fn';t ii oi'i ue is
: VI:,
LuuXfVA TiOER. -An ingenious mode
of tiger killing is that vvhieli ie emplyed by
tho natives of Oude. They gather a num
ber of brpad leaves of the nrauss tree, which
inucli resembles the sycamore, and havin
well besmeared them with a .'kind of bird
lime, they, strew tluMn in .the ahirhals way,
taking care to lay the prepared side upper
most. Iet a tiger put his paw on one of
these innocent-looking leaves and his fate
js'settled. Finding the leaf 'sticking to s
paw, he shakes it in order to rid himself of
the nuisance,1 and finding the ' plan unsuc
cesKfuJrhft' pndeavors to attain his object by
rubbing it against his face, thereby smear
ing the ropy .birdlime over his hofo and
eyes, and gluing the eyelids together. I5y
this timi he has probably trodden upon sev
eral more of the treacherous leaves, and is
..bewildered with the novel -incouv?nienccj
then he rolls on the'groimdi in Ids efforts to
iret free. Bv so doinsr ho only adds fresh
birdlime to his' head, body and limbs, ag?
glutinates his sleek fur together in unsight
ly' tufts, and finishes by hoodwinking him
self so thoroughly with leaves and birdlime,
that he lies floundering on the ground, tear
ing up the earth with his plaws, uttering
howls of rage and dismay, and exhausted
bythe impotent struggles in which fie has
been so long engaged. These cri-s are a
fdgnat to the authors of his mischief, who
run toHhe spot, armed with gijs bows and
pears, and. find no diOculty Jn, despatching
$heir blind ana! wearied foe,
.. " : 11 ' ' "'" ' ' " " i'" ' -y'
AnTSSiNiA.-r-The correspondent , of the
Londbh Times reports the condition of The
odore as bad as it well can be.j . Beset by
enemies, his whol. country in" a state of
fieditidn, and portions already in revolt--he
: - i Lli '" k r:.ru
building,
, quale to contain
; that it will prob
much larger than the nre-
t is so irequently inade
the: bodies conveyed to it,
kbjy be necessary'to erect a
demned.". By , reference to. Grant's own
letters, he is'shown conclusively to'have ac
cepted' the position - of 'Secretary of War
ad interim, and to have continued in the
office, with the . predetermined purpose of
defeating what he knew to be the wish and
intention of the President, while all the
time, and up to the last moment, he took
particular care to induce the President to
believe that he would executohis wish and
fulfil his intention. It is apparent from
General Grant's own confession that he oc
cupied the.. War Department fsolely in the
interest of Stanton, while he Was promis
ing the President that he would, either re
tire or compel Stanton to resort to the
courts to regain possession of the depart
ment. Grant's afterthought of the danger
of incurring the penalty , of resisting the
law, is quietly but effectually disposed of
by the suggestion that he might have easily
avoided such difficulty by resigning his
position at the proper time, as he had
promised. " :
The insubordination of General Grant is
plaiuly and strongly put by the President.
There is no escape from .this charge. It is
thrust home with irresistible force.
In his reply to this letter of tho Presi
dent, General Grant avoids tho important
issues of veracitr, honor, and good faith,
and .nervously attempts to palliate the
charge of insubordination. To this he
makes the lamest of all possible defences.
The only justification he pretends to offer
tor his manifest insubordination 1 ii that
while he was "the person having more pub
lic n usf n eggrnrtraTTsatl with tin Dwtcr
of War than any other of the President's
subordinates," he "was the only one who had
been instructed to disregard the -authority
of Mr. Stanton, where his authority was
derived as agent of the President." He cites
in this behalf letters from the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Second Assistant Post-
master, ueneral, audresseu to otanton as
Secretary of War.
This very letter, with its citations, is full
of strong proof of Grr.nt's actual insubor
dination. He had nothiog whatever to do.
with ...the action of the Secretary of the
Treasury or the Assistant Postmaster Qen
eral. , They are civil officers. He is.a mil
itary ' officer, directly subordinate to the
President as Commander-in Chief. He had
received an express order from his superior
officer, The failure of others, uo. matter
who, to obey this order,; never given them,.
i
tain to. ii is leiiow second. - - - u
Tfiey are all eidr iMhe Talue re'pliei
i if l. JL-r jjw
. ' TelegraphV'said the'switchman;
- Never yoa ixiind' replied the baggage
man. VThey. was all going to Philadelphia.
,. nHaurL-rcjien, the.gejtrerc, ...
They did. . : tTTrCT'
The scene" shifts to Continental Hotel,
Philadelphia. FyTpiit parlor, lipstairs. Oc
cupants, the young gentleman alluded tops
No. 2, and young lady. In accordji nee with
he fast usages of the times, the twain had
been made one in holv matrimony at 7:20,.
A, M., duly kissed and congratulated till
8:15, put aboard the-express at S:45, and
duly deposited, bag and baggage, at the
Continental, at 11:3.
They were seated on the sofa, the black at the valise, appeared to discover
broadcloth coatsleevc encircling the slender thing which surprised him.
waist of the gray travelling dress and the
i 'The. princfpals rre " placed ten picas'
apart, and wore that decidedly uncomfort
able nir a mandms who ii in the momenta
rycxpcctatioVof being shot dead. ,
You' will fire, gentlemen,'" simultaneous
ly, when. I give the word : says the Cap-
tain, men in an unuertonc to the uoc
tor- '; '
Onirkr the msfrtis -'
e Doctor stooping over and fumbling
some?
jetty, moustache in equally afieclionate
proximity with the glossy curls. ;
Are you tired, dearest? I -
No, love; riot' much. But you are, ain't
you?' 1 ' -
No, darling. ,, .
Kiss and a pause.
Don't it seem funny said the lady?'. .
What, love?' :
That we should be married, -
, . 'Yes, darling.' . . " ;
. 'Won't they be glad to seo us at Geor-
Ut course tliey: will. r
I'm sure I shall enjoy it so much.' Shall
we get. there to-nightV ,T
Yes, love, if ' ' "'""'
Rap, rap,, rap, at the door. ! .
A hasty separation took place between
man and wife, to opposite ends of the sofa;
and then:
Come in. .. .
An' ye plaze, sur, it's an M. P. Is wait
ing to see yez.'' i
To see me- a policeman V
Yes, sir. r
There must be some mistake.'
in the hall beyant.
Well, I'll go to no tell bini to come
here.' : . . . . v .t .
Why. what the devil
What's the matter, asked the Captain,
striding up. 4iCan't you find the caps?
Deuce a pistol or cap but this.
He held up a lady's night cap.
, Look here and here and herel'.hold-
. Here!StQp!-:nalool Pon'ccisari! ; '
Landlord! Ita all right! Yoa are all wrong!
That-ir Tnyvaliie.. It .rirralL-amairtihoca
iney got changed att.be depoU , jpa Udy
and gentlemen are innocent. Wero Ulheir
valise, with her nigh t-cap 1 n i t! . -'t T
. Great Was the laoghtery mnlttfarioai tho'
comments and deep the3fntercst of thrf"
crowd " frx all this .dialou e' which they ar :
peared to regard as a delightful 'entertain-
ment got up expressly fur their mnsement-"
Then ycu siy thU lure thing is youril,,.
tta iuo policeman relaxing his hold upon
tne oriuegroomanu conlronUng the Captam-
" Vcs, it is mine k t
And how did jroiitome by these tpbons!
Spoons, yon jackanapes! said the Cap
tain, 'dueling pistols.' " .' ' "
" Do you call these pistols?' said Ibo pev j
.liceman. holding up to view.bue of the all A
vcr Fpoons, marked ,T, U ' . . -
ing up, succtssiveK, a hair-brush, a long
white night gown, a cologne bottle aud a
comb. .
They were greeted with a long whistle
by the Captain, and a blank stare by the
principals. .
Confound. the luck ejaculated the Cap
tain; if we haven't made a mistake, and
brought the wrong valise. ,
. ' The principals looked at the seconds.
The seconds looked at the principals. No
body volunteered a suggestion.
! At last the Doctor enquired: Wcll, what
is to be done?'
D d unlucky!' again ejaculated- the
Captain "the duel can't go on." ,
, Evidently not responded the Doctor,
unless they brain each other with the hair
brush, or take a pop at each other with the
cologne bottle. '';
. Y.ou a re .'quite sure there arc no pistols
in tlvWitftfthl one.ot theynrincinaU
with suppressed eagerness, and urawiug a
long breath of evident relief.
We must go over to the city and get the
the wrong valise again, after all.
Stop, n't so fast!'- said the nollco.funo- V
tionary, now invested 'with threat dignity- t
by the importance of the afiair he lounJ
himself engaged in. "If so be how vou'vn
got thejad's valise, shVia all right ami .
can go. . But in that case this is yours! and ..
it comes on you. to account for them ar
stolen spoons. Have ta take you in charge
all four of ye.' t -
Wliy, you impudent scoundrel!' roared -the
Captain, "I'll see )-ou in ' ; I wish
I had my pistols hen;' I'd teach -you to in
sult gentlemen!' -
Thedispute waxed fast and furious. Tho -outsiders
began to take part in . it, and
there is no tciling how it would have end-
cu had not an explosion, loliowca by a
heavy fall and scream of pain, been heard
in an adjoiniug room. . ,t.
The crowd rushed to the new, scene of ,
attraction. . - - -.
The door was fast. It was soon burst
open and the mystery explained. Tho
thief who had carried ofF the Captain's va-
lise by mistake for his own, had taken it
up to hi room and opened it to gl&at over
the booty he supposed it to contain, thrust-
ing his hands in after the spoons. . In doing
so the pistol had gone ofT, the bullet mak
. a a a ' m
ing a round nolo through the side ot -the .
valise, and corresponding hole in the. calf
of his leg. ,
The wounded rascal wis taken in charge
first by the policeman 'a"nd; tbdn by' the'1
Doctor;and theduelist3 and ; the wedding""1
pair struck up a friendshjp otf the scorn
of their mutual mishap, whicli" VulminateU t
in a tiipr"". fB nrmndAn t
'Sorry to disturb you sir,'.said the M. P, pistols proposed the Captain
1 . tl . l . II .Ii. - . Ml I
second Morgue in another part of Paris,
From the iCational Iijtelligeijcey,
:HE PEESIDEKT AND GENERAL GRANT-
We publish to day, in full, the addition
al correspondence in regard to the Grant -
Stanton'afair,that has transpired since the
publication of the report made to Congress
by Stanton. It; Bnc!udes tho reply of ti e
President to Oeneral Grant's letter of'Feb.
3d., wlfiph was rushed into Congress almost
before the ink with which it was written
with a large brass star on his' breast, ap
pearing with great alacrity at the waiter's
elbow. 'I believe this is your black va
lise?' '
Yres, that is ours, certainly. It is Julia's !
the lady's things are in it. t .
Suspicious circumstances about that val
ise, sir. Telegraph came this morning that
a burglar started ou the 8:45 Philadelphia
train with a lot of silver spoons in. a black
valise. Spoons ma'rked.T. B. Watched at
the ferry. Followed it up here. Took a
peep inside. Sure enough there were the
spoons; marked T. B.,f-too. Said it was
yours. Shall have to take you in charge.'
Take me in charge?' echoed the bride,
groom. But I assure' you, my dear sir,
there is some mistake it's all a mistake.'
bpose you 11 be able to aqcount for tho
affords no shadow of excuse or palliation
for his disobedience, ! j1: , ;
General Grant has actually placed him
self in worse plight by this letter than by J spoons being in your valise, then?'
anything that has yet been written by or Why I it isn t mine; it must be some
for him. His own admissions throughout body else's: "somebody has put thorn there;
the whole correspondence tell against him it is some villainous conspiracy.' ; .
more forcibly than all the crushing? testi 'Hope you'll be able to tell a straighter
mony; presented. :le lias; shown by ;his tale belore tne magistrate, young man;
own words that hu not only endeavored to 1 cause if you don't you stand.a smart chance
misrepresent facts and deny his own solemn of being sent up tor six months
promises ahd pledges, but that he treacher- ; Ohi Charles! this is horrid. ! Do send
ousty practiced deceit upon the President him away. Oh, dear! I wish I was home,'
1iirlnr nil tlio timo nf jiia rp(imnnw. nf tlio BnKVfl thf llttlp liriHoi v' ' - ' i .
1 tell, you sir, saia; the bridegroom, bnst-
wai dry," and ' with the evident intention of
preventing any reply trom the rresident;! War Uepartment, and subsequently assum
also, the letters of all the members of the ed aposirion of unequivocal insubordina-Hing'qp with indignation, 'this is a vile plot.
oabmef present at the interviews between tion to his superior officer. The effect of Whut would 1 be doing' wftri your paltry
the President and .General Grant, on the all this correspondence is to show that spoons?1 I' was married this morning
in
14th- ult., ' fully sustaining" the President's I Gen. Grant has whistled himself down thei Fifth avenue, and I am on my weddingtour
version of that"cpnyersation; in every par
ticular; and' tlielansvyer oV Gen; Grant' to
"tbeTi?re$)dens"lak '.- r '
is .one noticeaule tact about this
communication, m marked, contrast with
the one -that, was indecently hurried into
Congress pn .tho 4th instant. The latter
wind, and must henceforth be only a cipher
in the estimation of men of honor aricf in
tegrity. ; . ' ' ; ' ' .
: . : : " . . .. r- i .
THE THREE TRAVELLIUS BAGS ' :
I have high relations in New York. You'll
repent if ybu dare to arrest. me.' '
; Qh, come now sAid thejncredulous of
ficial, 4I4ve heard stories like that before.
This ain't, the first time swindlers has trav
jg"yet moving dorwArd
elled in. couples. -Dq you. spose I xlon't
There were three rof them, all of shining I know nothing? 'Taint no usej you've just
cause you
rdtomeet the British was sent in almost simultaneously vith the black leather,' one on Jhe top of the pile of got to come along to'th-'stati
low progress, however, delivery to the- President of the fetter of trunks, one oh the ground, and oW in the. Might.as . welLgo peaceably, 'c
being much encumbered by a huge mortar d General Grant of the 3d. lustant. . In this owner's hand' all going to Philadelphia.' bave to : !r
Tvnifrhing 17.000 pounds, witfl which be correspondence the President has. generous
probably -hopes, to .pounu tne uivauers. ij aim luyM) iuuieipateu tu resoiunon oi
. . 1 it" I . I! 4--..,.. I Ml- I nir'ln onH fn ..n o,itw..,l .
belore JLogan sresolution calling for Grant s
reply had even been engrossed, transiritted
to Congress that
'And by that time it will be dark said
the Doctor. 1 - r
D d unlucky!'. --'J ' : '
'We shall be the laughing stock of the
town, consolingly . remarked theDoctor,
if this gets wind. " , . ,
! 'One word with you, Doctor, here in
terposed the principal,.
, I hey conferred. - 1 .
. At the end of the conference with his
principalthe Doctor advanced to the Cap
tain and conferred with him.' Then the
Captain conferred with his principal. Then
the seconds held a conference, with each
other. , . . . .
Finally, it was formally agreed between
the contending parties that a. 'statement
would be drawn up in writing, whereby
principal, No. 1 tendered the assurance that
the offensive words 4You are a liar were
not used by him in any personal sense, but
solely as an abstract proposition, in a gen
eral way, in regard to the matter of fact
under dispute. To which principal No. 2
appended his statement of his high gratifi
cation at this candid and honorabledxplau-
ation. and unaualifiedlv withdrew the of-
fensivc words. You are a scoundrel thev
having been tisedby him Orider a 'misap
prehension of the intent and purpose! the
remark which had preceded thcm. : ,
i There ,being no lungerr a cause for quar
rel, the, .duel wa3 of-course ended. .- The
principals shook -hand?, first with each
other, i next with -the secouds, and v.ere
evidently; very glad to:geb out of it. '
'And now that is so happily settled, said
the Doctor, chuckling .and rubbing his
hands, iit 'proves to have been a luckv mis-
taRe, alter all, that we brought the wrong
valise. f.'.n onder.wiiat the. lady who owns
it will say, when she opens ours and finds
tho pistol - .-
.Very: well: for you to 'langh about,
ana wuere it wouiu ue- naru-to say .wmuu
was in the best spirits, the Captain-for re- -covering
his pistols, tho bride for getting;
her" night-cap, the bridegroom for esoap
ing the station-house, or the duelists for
escapingeach other. All hisblvcd to umark'
that dayt.with, at whitetone, arid hence-"'
forth to mark' their names on thcir? black
traveling bags in white letters
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EXTENT OF THE A1IAZ03.
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Jle had only advanced thirty miles towards
Magdala, vvfiere his European artisans, had
persuaded him that he could make the best
terms with the 'Batish; that being ayfry
ifpfisih p point.
Kfrnrrfi to fiaV. notwunsuuiujoji uic u-
uuv ii iu uiaiiet-. in iiic . i caumt.ss w iuv
before Congress all the corresnondence.
even betore .it had been -v called' for. the
President has manifested a' degree of cah-
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uor anu singleness oi purpose that challenge
admiration, - and contrast most favorably
lor him with that pursued by the tricksters
going to rniladeipii
all waiting td be-checked, :; , .;, .
The last bell rang. . Tho s baggageman
bustled, fuming from one pile of, baggage
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to another, aispensing cnaiK to, 'jrunKs,
checks to the passengers and curses 'to the
.;.r,h ti-irmifrhotit his dominions, all are
r. i i mi..AAM "-vYa nnn will v
atraiu ui x ucuixv! .f
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Jongress that fetter M the accompany- porters,1 in approved railway stylo". , , ; Vralt'e
documents, tfius showing his willing- Mine Philadelphia!' cried a stout, mil- loung
to "nothing extenuate, nor aught set itary looking man, with enormous whiskers filled
'Charles, this is perfectly dreadful ! Our
yedding night in the; station house! Do
end for somebody. Send for the landlord
to explain it. " ' 1 "
l-'Thp l:ihHfnrd wna sent for and ramp: the
Waiters and chambermaids and bar-room
No one will venture
to attack him. Ue fays waste me country
5 , march seizes witnouu hciuimu uuu
persecutes without mercy; but such is the
power'.of jiis wiH and his geniqs. that lite
I'-A f An p wherever he goes ,
The Bntish army is reportea to do e-k- w nau miuenuiseu ij emrsu mm..,.
won under'thany. difficulties, Vs Veil as . The letter' of he president tp.Gerieral
-t.i-'.. neonle are amazed that Grant, now published, .closes the issue. It
Perhaps the l is absolutely crushing upon General-Grant
- ll.i.l . 1. 1 . w-m . '
in its logic ana its deductions. -The letters
of the members of f, the Cabinet, who ! were
nn?ible; andrthe peopl
hey day for what they want. ..imps
neonle wnrbeess astonished wlien they,
people
in turn, Jiavc to pay! - f .- .',
: The foftcst kifid of bricks. Cambrics.
present in Cabinet meeting on the 11th
ult., settle conclusively the question of ve-
and a red face, crowding forward as the
baggageman laid his.hand'on the hrst trav
elling bag. i " - - . ;
Won't you. pleaselo give, rpe a check
for this nov ?'V. entreated a pale, slender,
carefully-dressed young man, for the.i.uth
lime, uoioing out u agijj r,o. ; -xcavea
lady Iqoli alter. .c..:- r:z i-M .
- ;Savl be. rou agointo give me aj cjieck.
for this 'ere or not ?b growled the proprietor
of bag No. 3, a shortr'pockfmarked fellow
m a snaooy overcoau. , v . " '
'All right, gentlemen. Here you are,'.;.
i fti . o f u ri ' inr?lltT ! ? c t J r , I tTi
oungers came without being sent for, and
filled the room and adjoining hall some to
laugh and spme to say they wouldn't have
believed it,; but nearly nlj to exult that the
unhappr pair had been Mound out. no
explantion could be given, and the upshot
was, in spite of tears, threats, entreaties,
rage and expostulations,' the unfortuuate
newU'-married pair were- taken in charge
by th e rel en t less p ol i ce a n id " m a r ch ed do w a
j . . . . . i- - "
stairs en routoto tne police omce. - .
i o And here let thecurtain drop-on the
melancholy 'jscene,' while we follow; the
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fortunes of the blackaliso No. 2. i
:i When the train stopped at Camden, four
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says the functionary, rapidly distributing gentlemen got off and walked arm-in-arm
the checks. : Philadelphia, this? - Yes, sir rp.idly and silently updone of the by-Btrcets
The following extract is from Professor ,
Agassiz' new hook, entitled, A-Journey yit
Brazil: f :- rr.rj
"A rcgioa , of country which " slretclies
across a whole continent and is flooded for t
half the '.year, where there cun never bo t
railroads or highways, or even pedestrian
traveling to.any.cxtQtitcan hardly be con
sidered as dry land, It is truethat in this
oceanic river. m system the tid.il" action Hhan
an annual instead of daily ebb and flow;
that its rise and fall obey a larger orb, and .
are ruled by . the sun and not the moonj,
but it is, nevertheless, subject to all tho
conditions of a submerged district,--and
must be treated a. such; Indeed, these
senii-annual changes of level are far more f
powerful in their inlluenccs'on the life of
the inhabitants than any marine tide. " Peo
pli? sail half the year above districts where
for the other half they Walk," though ; hard
ly dry shodoyer the. soaked ground; their
occupation?, their dress, their habits, .are
modiag in accordance with , the dry and
vvet eeasons. And not only the ways of
life, but the whole aspect of the country, -the
character of tho landscape, arc changed.
The two picturesque cascades, at one of
which we took our bath the other morn
ing, and at this season such favorite resorts :
with the inhabitants of 'Manaos, will dis-
appear in a few months, when the river
rises for somo forty. feet -above its dow.css
level. Their.hold rocks - and shady-nooks,
will have become river bottom. All that-
we hear or read of the extent of the Ama-
rowled the Captain," but it's no joke for j zoo and its tributaries fails to giro an idea
me to lose my pistols. Hair triggers best
English make and gold mounted.- There
ain't a finer pair of shooters in America."
O, we w ill find them, c will ge on
a pilgrimage from house to house, asking
if any lady there has lost a night cap and
m . m
lound a pair ol dueling pistols.
in very good spirits the paity crossed the
river, and inquired at the baggage room in
reference to cacli and. all black leather
traveling bags that arrived that dav took
notes ot where they were sent, and set out
to follow them- up. 'In jdue time ? they,
reached the Continental, and as luck would
have it, met tho unhappy bridal pair just
coming down staire in chargtrof the police
man. ... - .
" Wlut'j the meaning of aU this? inquired
theCaptain,;': ; J vt';,.; -. -c
'O, a couple of burglars caugVt.witli
valise of stolen projtrty.' 1 -v.,!.
1 A valise! what kind of valise?'
, A black leather val"i3e. That is it, there
of its immensity 'as a wliole.: Une must-:
float for months upon its surface, in order
to understand how fully wrater has the man- ;
teryover land along its' borders: Its wa-
tery labrintn U rather a fresh water ocean,
cut and divided by," Jand then;, a" net-work 1
bT rivers Indeed," this whole, valley is ari
aquatic, not terrestrial basin, and it Is not j
strange, when looked upon from this point
of viewy.that its foreits should be lesj fulU
of life comparatively, than its rivers- : -
The French Empress skates -leaning
on two gentlemen, well known as being-
adepts in the art. . llecentljr;a-joang A-
mpncan,JIr.-R?ggs, land tho -youngest ol
the Errauz family hatf the bopor of guard-
ing iier majesty. i rmucsa. iucj-
nich creates a great -sensatiou by her graca
and agility. She. wears 4 a costumt? of, vcl-
vet oi the American coiora, stripes-uijypi-low
and bla'ck.' a small black hat, and yel
low aigretta feather. ; - .':
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