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VOLUME XXVIII. ROME, GA., WEDNESDAY MOR$
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^G DEOEMSlflR 17, :i8?3; ' - NEW SERIES—NO 16
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I'Dlncky Brother# ^
, rharlc- 5 and I were twins,
tferi" » is 1«1 W ®
i M -t we should have been
' 3t ^ited a couple of years.
' everything hut birth,
•' V erv unlike. He had
MOT head than I, and
t' v a v a shrewder man.
happened to anybody,
Charles. It was
ain't.** 1
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f lt hmkeKuTleg, that had a
11 his knee, that was
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s of a ti
ll c said
n with gunpowder, that fell down
on his cheek and
j,- symmetry was needed, tell
, cut id-other one.
, B up and had a lovely family.
, son wit* shot in the rebellion
J back and was shot again, and
L. into the regular army. On the
l . w -;is surrounded by Indians,
jle.1, and the judgment day will
[Urch all over the phuns tor las
I Vow mv bov went through the
J.1 ojmie Lit with only a bruise,
liter Charles had two daughters.
i'u sailiti a lake in the very
j,jff Iimise, aud were drowned.
lV Brother thus dealt with, and
j | K ,v.-n't tee slightest doubt
j, , v ji| all nmic out very plain
l,v but 1 cannot understand it
ls otilv left for me to believe
im-.licitlv iu the overruling wis-
Jiviue providence.
T oii-Hou Dr. Dunbar Makes a
llonse Toe Out.
or ,i;|V afternoon <Nov. 19), Dr.
nii-r Punbar. of Woodstock, Can-
lliose reputation is very extended,
' ir | . m interesting operation on
.Mams'blacksmith establish-
‘ V,-rond street. The horse was
-o much so in fact that he
t, ;l vel with ease or grace,
ling square on his forward
; 1.;. hie-es four inches apart,
would nearly touch each
0 ,„.ration appeared very simple.
mi was pared to the quick and
f.ist.-nc i on. Then a spreading
j-,,. i-.-i-rtid in the hoof, and
,1 yraclnallv by means of a screw
log bone was twisted to its
|,lace. After one operation,
l the horse did not seem to mind,
loots when standing in the same
■n as before, were three and one-
r inches apart. The difference
erceptihle without the use of a
-iincn g- iu'-rally will not believe
.alcimnt. or they will assert that
lorn- is ruineil for life. Such is
5 case. The horse is worth to-day
more than yesterday. Messrs,
i- t'lason, George Stevens and M.
Jberv were [present during the
inn. ami were convinced that it
-'wssful one.—Mihcaukce Kews.
'■ -riean officer played a pro-
. ; metical joke on a newly niar-
• r;:vian officer at Callao, who,
wife, was the most devoted
abatis of lovers. He sent a note
wife that the husband was in
hit of gniiis to see a certain lady
rtain time and place; lie also
" tin- husband that his wife was
habit of going to the same place
■■aim hour to meet a certain gen-
hv jealousy each went to
;■ -1 [place at the same time.
■ > went first, and was shown
anti-room ; the husband soon
'• Mutual rp-erimina'tions cn-
• tin- midst of which the lady
■■"Use. a dressmaker, came in
b'-ted she had never seen either
parties before.
: found out the author of the
">’ visited him witii such effect
k«-J>t his bed for a week, and
• were closed for a fortnight.
Now York
llie .New Cllief
A selection
" 1’resident Grant
age things. This is
11'„. 1,1:
A pi
of inde-
jk 1 ninirrrial Adrcrtiscr:
'■ant might nave nominated
L'eiitlemnn who would have
satisfaction to the country.”
K ippiii-.-: “ The l’resident has
"‘ere panv Ooiisiilerations ill
/;
jib" [,:
hia V
■ - “A lawyer of
and professional train-
‘‘He has never
nan, hut he ha;
j ' . cw \ --rk /'one. of Friday says
1 ;ls "eh he understood at once
a n ported interview; of Herald re-
1' . ’ 'Tvsident are the wild
• <a ions of a wretched set of Bohc-
r b " llul " that journal employs, and
' laired adrift by any other
•"Uiitrv. The personal ad-
“I the Jfrrrdd, its disgusting
and its • bogus’ news all com-
■' r “ a thorough disgrace to
■ a.- most intelligent Aincri-
"g proelaimed it. As forits
“ews, it consists solely of a
lo-sipofbarrooms and ‘ News-
Not one word of it is to he
r any circumstances wlmt-
*'uld b(
•r in the
»!-r K-,
Somewhere.
Somewhere await tho treaaares we hare
strewn,
Which idle hands and feet have mdel* shat
tered.
And tendercst lore shell-gather as its own
The pearls thus scattered.
Somewhere the tears of broken-hearted trash
Of patient sacrifice and self submission,
Shall form the rainbow promise of a just
And full fruition.
Somewhere tho narrow stepping-stones wo
tread,
The steep and terrible ascent of duty,
8hall turn to velvet terraces o’erspread
With emoraid beauty.
Somewhere the doubtful soed that wo have
sown
Shall well dispose a cold, uncertain rootage.
And vindicate the hope we now disown
By fairest fruitago.
Somewhere our Unman effort of to day,
The faltering outcomo of a pure intention,
Etornity shall hold as brarc assay
And true ascension.
O, universal soul! The finite ran_-e
Of earth and time may dwarf our high en
deavor,
Yet lifo is victory, through tho involving
change
Of thy forever
Tweed.—It is believed
■ ‘"-.roe Thomas Setzer, who
M’l'iycd in the register’s office of
■'!' 1 " ■'many, and who lately ab-
T niter committing extensive
i> at present in New York
Mz ‘t was entrusted with the en-
-“laui-ineut of the office by the
r : ‘"d was for several years a
Pi !,-[ “l'erator at stock exchange of
, r ' ’''T. and Berlin, and was very
i -ate m his speculations until the
al panic broke out in Vienna
- ■•uianier A large reward is olfered
apprehension.
• A |ritenJ kly has j uat Produced
|'»cn durinwffi'e 1 'f' US - *? y Rentle -
Islii,, T the fervid penod of court-
' lie charge
fur registering letters with
!'“■ roil I,/, T 11 cgisiei
* af, erNcw Year” R ” een l ° C ' ght CCnts
IDA DEL ZON S.
Chapter XIX—The Roman Rides.
The ladies had scarcely finished their
breakfast, and settled themselves com
fortably down in the salon—Kathleen
with Cooper’s latest novel, just over
from America, and kindly loaned her
by her artist friend Travers, reading to
Ida—when the gentlemen were an
nounced.
“Oh, mere}'! Kitty, here are those
fellows come swarming in already, like
the frogs and lice of Egypt, to devour
vour substance and murder your good
nature. I fear you will account me your
evil genius for bringing all this trouble
upon you.”
“Oh, no, Miss Ida ; I am glad to re
lieve you of some of the trouble—or at
least, to share it with you."
“Are you? then for heaven's sake
take that insufferable Eugene off my
bands!”
Kathleen could only laugh her reply
before Gilbert and Eugene were bowing
before them.
“ AYe hardly know whether to apolo
gize for being too soon or too late,” said
Gilbert.
“ That depends upon what you have
come for: if for breakfast, you are too
late,” mischievously answered Ida.
“ Thank you ; then we hope that we
are in time for the ride.”
“ Yes—for to-morrow.”
“ Ah! then you do not ride to-day ?”
“ Our horses could hardly sustain
another heat to-day.”
“ What! have you already ridden ?”
“ Three leagues, at least.”
“Then, Noltrieb, we are in disgrace.
Our services are coldly despised. M’lle
McConnell, what must we do to retrieve
our lost prestige ?”
“Oh, Miss Ida is generous; I com
mend you to her mercy.”
“Then I condemn you to ride by
yourselves, this forenoon, as Kitty and
I had to ride this morning; and then
after dinner, if you are sufficiently re
pentant, you may present yourselves
before our sovereign presence, when a
programme for the morrow may be
more definitely arranged.”
“ You are very gracious, indeed; but
may we not pray you to remit the
punishment of the forenoon ? Consider
our dilemma — we feared to intrude
earlier.”
“ Kitty, shall 1 pardon them ?”
“As we have sufficiently vindicated
our independence of the gentlemens’
attentions. 1 would recommend that
you pardon them,” laughed Kathleen.
“ Then I pardon you—on condition,
however, that you studiously refrain
from any of your hyfaluling sentimen
tality to-day, and read and laugh and
sing like sensible fellows ought to.”
Ah! that latter clause of your pro
viso, I fear, places it beyond our com
pass. Your sentimental tomfoolery is
easily enough dispensed with, but the
rule of sensible fellow is not so easily
plaved.”
“‘Very well; I will modify the proviso
by striking oft' the latter clause—only
begging you to bo as sensible as you
i."
Ah! yes; with your charming ex
ample we would he very rude not to
observe our nicest p's and q’s. But tell
us of your ride.” *■
Ida entered into a pleasant descrip
tion of the morning ride, while Eugene
and Kathleen were unconsciously drawn
into a talk of home and of Pat.
The morning was passed pleasantly
enough, and when the gentlemen took
their leave it was arranged that they
were to call immediately after dinner,
when horses were to be ready for the
evening ride so pleasantly suggested by
Kathleen in the morning.
They were promptly enough on hand,
and a gay party they made as they
mounted and cantered away from the
Palazzo.
“ We take the Porta San Giovanni
this evening,” said Kathleen, as she
pushed on ahead, closely followed by
Eugene; “ it is more perfect in classic
interest, and its ways abound more
with fragmentary relics of ancient
grandeur.”
Eugene drew close to her side, and
Gilbert dropped gloomily behind with
Ida.
“ I wonder,” he whispered to Ida, “ if
he will understand one of her classic
allusions.”
“ Not unless she were, by a great
stretch of the imagination, to inadver
tently compare him to the Apollo
Belvidere.”
“ And to do him justice in that, he
is a splendid figure; and see—!” they,
Kathleen and Eugene, were just then
passing under the porta; “what a
splendid couple they arc 1 Did a more
handsome knight or fairer lady ever
ride under that gate, I wonder?”
“Yes, they are in truth an elegant
couple. I (lo hope that he will not
bore her to death. ’
But Kathleen did not seem to be
bored at all. Au contrairc, her cheeks
were flushed and her eyes were bright
with pleasure; for Eugene, shallow as
they thought him, was shrewd enough
to sound the harmonic chord of her
nature, and had soon struck the one
that thrilled most sympathetically to
his touch. That chord was the golden
one that bound her sister heart to the
brave heart of her brother. Eugene
had only to touch that chord to set all
else atremble. And skilfully he touched
it; and long and pleasantly did he
talk of her brother and tne bright
promises of fortune that were so be
nignly smiling upon. him.
Their way led through a wild wreck
of historic ruins—a bewildering maze
of crumbling columns, broken tombs
and scattered heaps of
ments. And these were all
the soft purple Hght of the _.
and as Kathleen’s beaming eye
them all in, the soft voice of Bngena
Noltrieb poured as pleasing a flood in
her sisterly ear.
Gilbert watched them. He could not
hear their words, but he noted the eager
car that Kathleen inclined. Hia lip
curled in scorn; the idea that amid all
this grandeur of a thousand ages Kath
leen could bend an interested ear to
such a shallow coxcomb as Noltrieb,
was too disgusting to be borne—he al
most despised her for a silly fooL
Onward they rode, through the tan
gle of fallen towers and broken tombs,
until they emerged in the open Cam-
pagna beyond. Kathleen was strange
ly oblivious of her friends; she never
once turned to point out a beauty or to
identify a relic. She only listened to
Eugene. Even Ida felt piqued. The
straggling ruins of the Claudian Aque
duct excited her curioeitv as they dung
to their path, but Kathleen's face was
turned to Eugene. '
Gilbert stretched out his arms in in-
voluntary delight towards the Alban
mountains, and would have called her
artist eye to the graceful curve that
swept down from Albano to the far
stretching plain below, but that eye
was looking softly in the bright eye of
Noltrieb. As for Eugene, he felt as
light, as glad, as the purple air that
hung over the brow of that mountain.
More than one significant glance of
triumph did he cast back at Gilbert-
One of these Ida caught
“ What does he mean ?” she asked.
“ Mean! he is a self-conceited puppy,
and he thinks that he has succeeded in
turning the head of your pretty friend,
and I half believe he has.”
“ Pshaw! Kitty’s got better sense
than that.”
“I had thought so too, but I fear
not; aud here, above all places in the
world, with all this splendor of scenery
and the wealth of classic lore spread
out before her, to be absorbed in the
prattle of such a ninny! I have a
great mind to ride back and leave them
alone.”
“ Oh no; that would be rude. I will
divert her. Let us ride up. Kitty, I
am curious to know what this chain of
mossy rocks and that caved in ditch is
—can you tell me ?”
Eugene was just then drawing a
highly colored picture of one of Pat’s
social triumphs—a lady killing exploit,
worthy an Adonis. True, he drew it
all from-the fertile depths of his own
imagination, but it was very intoxi
cating to Kathleen; her heart glowed
with a warm sisterly love, and she was
impatient of the interruption. Scarce
heeding it, she turned and said,
“Oh, that is the Claudian Aqueduct.
Proceed, Mr. Noltrieb.”
That “ oh!” was enough. It chilled
Ida, and it fired Gilbert. With a curl
of liis lip he reached out his. arm and
caught Ida% trine. Ho then vfoeckad
up their horses and turned about in the
road.
“ Let us go back. Two fools well
met! let them go,” he said as they
started back.
Eugene noticed this movement, and
he exerted himself with the story, at
the same time spurring up his own
horse. Kathleen’s kept pace with his,
and ere she could have looked back
they had turned a sudden pile of ruins
and were out of sight.
They rode on a mile further before
the bottom of Eugene’s fancy had been
reached, and his story began to flag.
Then Kathleen, with one of those un
defined terrors that will sometimes flit
over one’s conscience, with a little start
looked around.
“ Oh! where is Miss Ida ?” she cried
in reproachful uneasiness.
“ Oh, they doubtless halted to admire
some object of interest- They will soon
overtake us.”
“ No, no; I can see a mile down this
stretch of grond, They are not in sight
—let us ride back.”
Eugene would gladly have detained
her, but he prudently acquiesced; and
in a moment more they were riding
back—Kathleen lashing on her horse at
every step, and finally breaking into a
gallop. They had nearly reached th e
Porta Giovanni before the retreating
party came in sight.
They heard the galloping horses, and
drew their own up to a walk. Kath
leen’s face was flushed, and her eyes
were ready to weep.
Ida gave Eugene a haughty glance.
He gave lier a look iu return.
“ Oh, Miss Ida! wliat is the matter?
Has anything happened?” said Kath
leen, in such tendertones of distress that
Ida was softened in an instant
“ Oh, nothing, Kitty; the ride was be
coming dull to us and we did not wish
to inflict our dullness upon you,” she
answered, as softly as the supercilious
smile of Eugene would let her.
“ You were very considerate,” bowed
Eugene. “ Permit me to thank you.”
Ida bit her lips. She saw the tear in
Kathleen’s eye, and she could not dis
tress her. Gilbert spoke.
“ You will address yourself to me,
monsieur; it was at my suggestion the
M’lle Delzons returned from an excur
sion that promised her so little enjoy
ment.”
“ Then permit me to express my
profound regrets that M’lle Delzons
should have been disappointed in her
anticipations. They were very pleasant
when we started.”
Gilbert had drawn back to the side
of Eugene, and Kathleen, like a fright
ened dove, was nestling up closely to
Ida as slie could rein her steed.
“ I shall first request you to apologize
for the impertinent tone of your re
marks to my cousin M’lle Delzons,”
said Gilbert.
Eugene cast a quick, uneasy glance
in the eye of Gilbert Delzons. The
glance was enough. With an ashy
smile he said,
“If my remarks can be construed
into an impertinence, I am but too
glad to apologize. Will you please
accept my very humble apology, or
shall I have the honor of soliciting the
lady’s in person.”
“ No; the less you say to the lady
the better.”
“ Then I trust, my dear friend, that
you are satisfied.”
“ Certainly,” answered Gilbert, rather
coldly. _
“ Yes; that is mare pleasant. The
fact is, Gilbert, I could not afford, to
quarrel with you now. The calnpaicu'
opens too charmingly for that, I could
not hare it all spoued by such a fout
pas ae an (\ffinr ds honneur. No* no;
I had much rather have your congrat
ulations.”
“ My congratulations—for what ?”
“Oh, for the splendid progress of
fflliffft - ; j
“Yoursuit? and are you really in
sarnt^t in. your attentions' to the girl ?”
“E4 earnest so far as making myself
extremely agreeable to her is concern
ed.” :
“ And what is to come of it ?”
“ Ah, nothing-Lonly a harmless bit
of flirtation. One must have one’s
divertissement, you know, and ’tis'not
often s&charavishing nymph is thrown
in one’s arms; and as for consequences,
if by any unlncky contretemps we should
overBtep the bounds of prudence, she
is a-dutiful daughter of the church,
and-will only have to step into the
convent to save her fame on earth and
to book her name in heaven at one and
the- same .time. The only thing I
would have any scruples about would
be her denmition big brother in Arkan
sas, whois as savage os a Comanche.”
“ Ah 1 I remember her brother—and
her father, who is now dead, I believe;
and I remember telling both her brother
and her now sainted father that I
would be, a friend to the sister and the
daughter. Do you hear, Monsieur
Eugene Noltrieb—that I would be a
friend to the raster and the (laughter?
So now I warn you to beware. If ever
I see or hear of you ever insinuating
by look,-word or act, anything dishon
orable or even discourteous towards or
about Mademoiselle McConnell, I shall
twist your head off your shoulders.
Do you understand me ?”
“Understand you? heavens! yes.
And I beg ten thousand pardons. I
was only jesting. The fact is, Gilbert,
I saw you were put out about some
thing, and I wanted to say something
to divert you. But I had no idea that
you were so interested in the girl.”
“ Lady, if you please!”
“Yes—your pardon, sir—the lady.”
“Well, I hope we understand each
other now.”
“Perfectly. Would you have rae
discontinue my attentions to the girl—
lady, I mean ?”
“ So long as your attentions are hon
orable, ana are* not disagreeable to the
lady, you have my permission to visit
her; but the moment they cease to be
either, I warn you to beware!”
“Thank you, Gilbert; you are very
good, and I shall esteem your action in
this matter os an act of friendliness to
wards me as well as the girl—the lady,
I mean.”
“It may certainly save you some
trouble.”
“ Yes, yes—you are very good. And
now, let us rejoin the ladies, and restore,
if possible, the entente cordial which I
so heartily grieve was ever interrupted.”
(To be continued.)
Toledo Commercial, Nov. 25.
A Toledo Woman Accumulates to Herself
Four Husbands.
One of the most remarkable matri-
_ , - , monial adventuresses that ever traveled
H. then trachea yj, this country was brought Before the
public of Toledo yesterday, in the
person of one Mrs. Hollister, alias Mrs.
Doran, alias Mrs. Ward, alias Mrs.
Parmenter. It appears that she was
bom and raised in Seneca county, this
State, her father’s name being Vail.
He died when she was quite a young
lady, and she married a Mr. Hollister
in that county. She claims that Mr.
Hollister treated her very badly. She
had two children by him, according to
her story, and just about the time the
second one was bom he ran away from
her, and fled with a “ handsomer
woman.”
She then struggled along for a while,
and finally went to DeKalb county,
Indiana, to try her luck among the
Hoosiers. After a while, it appears
from the statement of the man himself,
she fascinated and married a Mr. Doran.
She lived with him a short time, but
yearning for something new, and ever
ready to indulge at her favorite pastime
of adventure, she left Mr. Doran and
made a flying visit to this city. Mr. D.
followed her some time after, and, on
arriving here, discovered that liis wife
was also the wife of a Mr. Ward, and
that tiie ceremony had been lawfully
performed at a justice’s office in this
city.
He preferred not to disturb the se
renity of her newly found affinity, ami
left her alone in her glory. She lived
witii Mr. Ward a few weeks, and final
ly, tired of him, she took a tramp to
the lumber sections of Michigan. It
is only a few months ago that she met
a Mr. Parmenter at Saginaw, and by
her usual attractive graces, succeeded
in capturing his heart. That gentle
man married her, and a short while be
fore these facts became known, moved
to this city, we believe just seven weeks
ago-
The three husbands all live, it is said,
in a stone’s throw of each other, and it
is quite strange that they should have
remained so close together for' that
length of time without raising a rum
pus. The woman claims that she does
not know Messrs. Doran or Ward, and
that Mr. Parmenter is her second and
“ lawful” husband.
She was arrested on complaint of
Mr. Doran yesterday morning by De
tective Burbanks. This morning at 2
o’clock she was in a cell at the station,
doitning to be in a very delicate con
dition and apparently suffering some
pain.
Household flints.
The more light admitted to apart
ments the better for those who occupy
them. Light is as necessary to sound
health as it is to vegetable life. Ex
clude it from plants and the consequen
ces are disastrous. They cannot be per
fected without its vivifying influences.
It is a fearful mistake to curtain and
blind windows so closely for injuring
the furniture by exposure to the sun’s,
rays, that rooms positively gather ele
ments in darkness which engender dis
ease. Let in the light often, and fresh
air, too, or suffer the penalty of aches,
pains and long doctor bills which
might have been avoided.
<Mi
The Selma Times says:
We nndentand that during the past
two weeks, not less than five hundred
negroes have crossed the western boun
dary of Alabama, en route for Missis
sippi cotton plantations. Nearly all
tins* negroes have gone from what is
known as the Canebrake region of Cen
tral Alabama.
A large numbef have gone, and there
mil beifcrted to etffigrafe^They can’t
get work if they stay, and emigration is
the dernier resort Let them by all
means go*
Is Cobs Worth Taking!
jan -
•ho haSTrecently
Cuba, thus'desmWBT TUB pqp-
which we should haveto anftex,
in aoqjuring Cuba; - •
A Million and a half of people,
nearly one-third of whom are slaves of
the idL’-?t degraded kind; the whites
divide/-info Creoles, or native Cubans,
also i*xmt half a-million in number,
and Rninsnlaig-^Spaaish carpfetabag-
gers, ..who have come to make , their
fortunes in the colony and to rule it
meanwhile, holding all the important
office?, dispensing all the patronage,
and tfjntrolling the military through
the chiefly Spanish organization of the
volunteers. , • • -
An" insurrection, insignificant in ex
tent, though capable of much mischief,
and Very destructive to the sugar'ifr-
dustry, and really formidable as having
the n*'e or less secret sympathy of the
Creole party. A warfare in which the
volunteers, like a National Guard, stay
at home to keep “ order” in the princi
pal towns, while the real fighting is
done By imported. Spanish! droops, of
whom more than 80,ppQ. fiayq been sent
out since' 1SCS, and by far- the fireatef
part Kgve^ §acetDflbed to the Jflimate
and thhE&irdships of tlie campaign;; a
warfare in which -150,000 lives' have
beeh lost without any real .gflinlt
either Jidc, and in which prisoner? ar$
shot lifeless they are tortured to death-
it being a practice with the ihsurge^
“whew a prisoner, and especially
o flicer;"'falls into their hands, to tie-fais
feet unto a tree, and to-pile up fuel
under!the dangling head, thus burning
their enemy alive with a slow fire.” -
■ital city which, being beyond
of the insurrection, has a mer-
terest in keeping it Up; which
like every otlier '(Cuban.city,
ijio Espanol, or'Spanish club,
—.quarters of .the Peninsular or
filing interest A thousand and
a halfvu slaveowners, of wboni- barely
a tenth are solvent,, arid.' for whom.tne
3 of the mother country 1 ^
| and her calamity their oppor-
* A civil service thin which,
n a Turkish province, it would
l to find one more corrupt or
ible, so that, for example, “ there
is noi contraband wliatever; and no
one Wbuld be at the trouble and peril
of smuggling in Cuba when he can
bribe the custom houSrofficers to any
extent,- and on any terms.”
A currency from which gold and sil
ver have entirely disappeared, _ and
which has become so much depreciated
that “ Spanish gold has risen to twenty-
five p|er cent premium, and foreign ex
change to fifty per cent.” A bank
which, when it had ruined credit by
an eniission of twenty million unguar- prove his faith in his own cook probably,
Peter to pay Paul. Even in the case of
corporations, honesty is the best policy
tmaer all conditions. ’ And when debts
and just obligations are to botnet, con-
. br;druJ£ rJ
e would give more to-day for Cen-
tnd Railroad shares since the adverse
decision on the dividend question than
if tte-cohjpBny’ laffl 'ilraiifedoidtyvfts
pecuniary obligation, to pay the cus
tomary stipend to its stockholders. Be
cause, in-tne former, case, we have the
assurance that prudence and wisdom
are still at the helm; and in the latter,
this bonus would be but another in
crement of debt, and tend to weaken
and demoralize the credit and prospects
of the enterprise.
A Diane? ea the Nile.
The-following is taken from George H.
Butler’s lost chapter of « Cairo; to Khar-
pubiished in' the Spirit -of tie
After the bath, which seemed ice 'Cold
to our-sun baked bodies, the Mayor of
the Palace, Chief Butler, or Master of
the Household, whatever his title, came
and announced that his
' ' . would have us dine. Of course
, , from •politeness and hunger
imfi>gBrioraty : to dine d l’Ababdeh. An
intfmsitp .knowledge may be obtained of
a people’s .customs and peculiarities, as
Jl.as those of individuals, by observing
eir cuisine and table etiquette. Cush-
were arranged for us in the
form of a square, and in the centre -a
broad, low wicker stool. Two little
olivefarad -Ababdeh boys, armed with
copper basin, ewer, and towels, oflered
them to us for the preliminary ablutions.
To them succeeded four negro slaves,
from the-Wbite Nile-regions, who served
ns sherbets^ and then a large circular
tray, of whitened copper was placed on
the stool, "which had been previously pro-
d with loaves of fresh hot
[y 'twenty-in all. .A simp
the same whitened metal, hold-
mg Agfdlonqofi mffitton; lgpth -and four
rhinoceros .horn spoons were given us,
and the slaves fell hack respectfully to
allow us free play.
But we were treading on strange
ground. Without advice and example
we could never get successfully through
a dinner which we saw, from the gravity
of the preparations, was to be a state
affair; so we dispatched a messenger to
the Sheik, begging the honor of his
ty. He came from his harem
building, where he was dining in lonely
state, and spread himself cross legged
on the carpet before the smoking soup
tureen.
According to Turkish etiquette, which
prevails among the officials of the Sudan,
he plunged his spoon in the dish first, to
teed bonds, and it was proposed by the
new Spanish Intendente to burn paper
money to a corresponding extent, re
plied - :
“ Certainly, by all means, and with
greati^leasure. Burn twenty millions? Land the bread
To be sure! Forty, if you . wish ft. ;aune a dish of
Have.wc not got the plates?”
Finally, a condition of society in 1
which “ while the sexual numbers of
the negro and mulatto population are
almost balanced, with respect to the.
whites the proportion is something
more than three males to one female -
—including in the whites the Chinese,
some 60,000 strong and all males.
Such is the outline of the picture
drawn by Signor Gallenga of the “ Pearl
of tho Antilles.” He adds: “There
is nothing more hollow, nothing more
artificial, than the present wealth of
Cuba; as it was in -a great measure
founded on a slave trade which has
come to an end, and rests on a slave
labor which is doomed.”
The Kation, in which we find Signor
Gallenga’s description, supplements it
as follows:
The Cuban Creoles, long sufferin'*
patriots though they be, are jnst as cruel
as the men they war against There
has been no atrocity committed in the
present struggle by the Spaniards which
they have not matched. Why should
they fcerany better than the Spaniards ?
We wish some of their rhetorical friends
in this country would, after having
bathed their own head, ask themselves,
this question, and answer it: Wliat
reason have we for supposing that the
descendants of Spaniards, bred to a
tropical climate, under the teaching of
tropical Catholicism, in contact with
negro slavery, and under a military
government, have become the sober,
chaste, self-restrained, brave, and hu
mane patriots who are usually held up
for popular admiration at indignation
meetings? ; .
It ought to be asked just now with
more than usual solemnity, and an
swered with a more than usual sense of
responsibility, because when we talk of
annexing Cuba, as some of our orators
do most glibly, we mean the admission -
to a share in this'government of a mot
ley million and a half of Spaniards,
Cubans and negroes, to whom our re
ligion, manners, political traditions
and habits, and modes of thought are,
to tell the honest truth, about as famil
iar as they are to the King of Da
homey.
If ever there was a stop which the
nation needed to take with a cool head,
it is the step of meddling in the Cuban
matter.
using a bit of bread skillfully as a
napkin, and we boldly followed suit.
After the soup came stewed mutton,
which was delicately picked out of the
sauce witii the fingers of-the right hand,
xl in. the bowl. _ Then
, L _ :ey sugar, rancid and
sweet, and then vegetables of various
sorts, principally okra stewed, tomatoes
staffed, and cucumbers filled with finely
hashed mutton.
All these we ate with one fingers,
aided by the bread.. Having thus pre-
! pared our appetites by these small
The Central Railroad—No Dividend.
The Macon Telegraph aud Messenger,
referring to this matter, makes the fol
lowing sensible comments:
The board of directors of the Central
Railroad, at its late meeting in Savan
nah, decided to dispense with the semi
annual dividend. This is not the result
of any decline in the business of the
road, as its earnings for the paist year,
amounting, to over two and a half mil
lion dollars, show an increase over the
preceding “twelve months. There has
also been 5 * marked reduction in the
current expenses, owing to the whole
some retrenchments which have been
inaugurated.
The company have likewise four mil
lions of- assets over and above its capi
tal. Unable, however, to realise upon
its bonds at rates deemed satisfactory,
in a season of unexampled financial
stringency, and having contracted
in tne construction of branch _
which thcyfeltcnlled upon to liquidate,
ft was deemed expedient; as- started, to
forego the issue of a dividend at this
time.
Though this step yrilL occasion much
hardship to . many needy shareholders,
aiid may cofrtinue to dull the market
price of the stock, still it waa undoubt
edly the bestiotwnmtoipniHua. TrtiiHrtt
row money at Item); rates of inf«eg| jg
divide out 'minm, was simply robbing
with rice, raisins, and pistachio nuts,
challenged a renewal, and the Sheik,
whose 230 pounds of avoirdupois showed
him valiant trencherman, stripped off
choice bits and laid them before us sue
cessively, which is esteemed a compli
ment not to be repelled.
Noticing our Special eyeing the some
what ghastly looking head of the sheep,
the attentive Sheik tore open the fractur
ed skull, and scooping out the soft, white
brains with his dexterous fingers, offered
the mass to the literatcur in the hollow
of his hand. This delicate attention, so
unexpected, entirely overcame us, and
we rested from our awkward but hitherto
effective labors on the lamb. A turkey
followed, roasted, and more unknown
sweets, until forty-two dishes had been
brought and carried away by the slaves,
who probably dined well that day, for at
the eighteenth we rebelled, and called
upon the Aga to protect us.
It is almost needless to say that, iu
spite of precautions, 1 passed a most
uneasy night, seeing in dreams a fat
Sheik of giant proportions tearing out
the stuffing of a barbecued buffalo; but
my mind had been much unproved by
studying strange manners and customs,
and I resolved never to eat another
Ababdeh state dinner.
Chicago Times’ St. Lsnis letter
A Story of Dove and Snictde.
In the Darwinian ascent from the low
er animals the organism seems to receive
a large share of the imitative element of
the monkey, and where one man volnn-
joes off the hooks others are likely
ito follow, until the thing becomes
epidemic. The most recent victim be
longed in Lafayette county. He wanted
Miss Dalton and she refused him. The
young lady is belle of Tabor, and has
caused more war talk among the yonng
men of the vicinity than the Virginins
capture has among Cuban officers.
When she goes to church a pious
whirlwind seems to sweep the neighbor
hood, carrying all susceptible young men
to the doors of the sanctuary where she
worships. Among the most enthusiastic
of her admirers was Irving, the son of a
wealthy fanner. The girl showed him
no special favor, hut he was badly struck,
and her cheapest smile se°t thrills of
happiness all down his spine. He told
her the condition of his feelings and she
rejected him.
A sympathetic friend laid it down os
his opinion that a woman’s nay means
aye, and Irvinfr, on the stength of it, got
a very emphatic second rejection. This
used tho poor fellow «p completely; he.
took to his bed and read melancholy
rhymes. Last Sunday he crawled to the
church door, and as his divinity came out
begged her to listen to him. The thing
was growing monotonotts to her, and she
flatly told him never to address her
Irving said, “You will never sec me
alive again. Men sometimes die for the
thhms they love tyit never can possess.”
He started home with a friend, and on
the road drew a pistol and said, “I am
tired of. life; I auft live without her;. 1
know I am going to hell, if the Bible is
true and there iTa hell, Imt anything to
get rid of the present Good bye.”
Before his friend could 1 interfere, Ir-
ng put the mnffleUf ihe pistol to his
•d tnd fired, scattering his. brains eat
■ V ■: ' ■
The national debt of Italy has reached
the respectable amount of 8807,472,920.
The Spanish Adjutant.
’'Sines yesterday m>rai- g, how does it ran ?
; I have it. Then I Shoot him. Forty-one,
Only a boy, and a sailor, too.
Dead ? Weir, sergeant, harry it throagh.
“ Count ? Of course. Bat whet's the need.
When every sou! of tho tools mast bleed?
Forty-two! Are there any more t
I was half afraid they would stop at foor.
*• Forty-throe. How his haad went down!
Another sailor from heel to crown.
English, too, from hie build and face—
Oiad to see one of ’em Snd his place.
“.That one’s Irish. No, be won’t Caro
For any mere dancing at Donnybrook fair.
Forty-f nr. They’re tho wont of men;
Bet he’ll never trouble Spain again.
“ Long. lank, staady — as I'm alive.
He’s a Yankee eolonal! Well, fcrty-Bve,
No thorn and Sooth era, who cares now
Where he came to his end or how ’
“ Forty six. That fellow’s afraid.
Did yon notice the gasp at his heart he made ?
A picture ? Ah! And the btU went through
The very.fsce of it spoiled it, too.
“ Forty-seron. I’m sare thet’s right;
Wait till I got my cigar alight ;
This will be news that will scare sway
These bl'ickade runners or many a day.
" Cuban or Frenchman ? Good! Forty-eight
Off to the left there! Lay thorn straight
They would give our Spanish drill small
thanks,
Bat at least we’ve tanght thorn to keep their
ranks.
So,
One more, sergeant! Forty-nine;
, that!; noir for a bottle of w*
To where Spain is ready to sot them free.”
—WiUim O. Stoddard.
The Nomination for Chief Justiceship.
Our Washington dispatches inform us
that President Grant yesterday sent to the
senate the -nomination of Attorney Gen
eral - Williams, of thepresent cabinet, as
Chief Justice of the United States. As
the senate isatpresent constituted, having
an administration majority which can be
counted on for confirming anything* the
administration desires, this nomination is
virtually ah appointment
The President has waited many months
before craning to this conclusion, and no
one who wishes the President well can re
joice In the nomination. Mr. Williams is
so new a man that he must wear the hon
or that has descended on his shoulders
sometime before any one can tell whether
ho is likely to adorn the position or not
The one thing certain about him is that
he has managed to fill some conspicious
party positions without any trace of great
ness being apparent
As a Western politician he was first
heard of, and then as an obedient senator
he appeared at the national capital. This
position he lost in the course of time.
President Grant now found him, and he
appeared in the Joint High Commission,
but left no mark of consequence, and
when lie was preparing to vegetate the
President made him Attorney General.
To-day this successful partisan, who must
wonder at liis great luck, finds the dia
dem of the American bar at his feet.
What he lias done for his party except
obey it; what ability he has shown as a
lawyer, except in hastening to justify
questionable party acts; wliat he lias ac- G 1
complishcd in life, except drift Off politic* - l" 1
into success, are things he will ask him- °‘
self without hope of giving a very satis
factory reply. We have condemned the
plan which would make such a towering
national position as the Chief Justiceship
a thing of mere party spoil.
This appointment unhappily exhibits
the greatest office in the President’s gift
as flung in the basket whence country
postmastcrsliips and obscure foreign con
sulates are drawn as party pay. It is not
even given to a great partisan, but seems
shuffled out as a part of a bargain which
will give another appointment to some
needy being among the followers of the
powers that be.
The President cannot think thnt in
passing over great lawyers like Evarts,
Curtis, O’Couor and Cushing lie has
done a respectful thing to the intelligence
of the nation. At least a score of other
names high in legal honors might be
mentioned, whose fitness in every respect
for the position would have been mani
fest in the world. Only out of abject
flattery could it be said that the name of
Mr. Williams, of Oregon, would be found
among such.
England rewarded her unsuccessful
lawyer iu the Geneva arbitration, Sir
Roundell Palmer, with the Lord Chan
cellorship ; America slights her success
ful lawyer in the same high court by
giving the appointment of Chief Jus
tice to a man whose fitness has no test bc-
vond steady service to a political party.
Had Mr. Curtis been appointed the na
tion would have gained a perfect Chief
Justice; and the passing over of any in
dividual could not have excited any well
founded antagonistic criticism.
The nomination, as it stands, is a re
alization of almost the worst that could
hcfall this great office.—A T . Y. Herald.
A Terrible Disaster.
The year of 73, now drawing to a
close, has been marked by dreadful
disasters on land and sea. The memo
ry of the ill fated Atlantic is fresh in
the minds of the people, only to be
strengthened by the wretched story of
the Ville de Havre, which we print
this morning, replete with horror, and
bringing sadness to many a household
on either side of the Atlantic.
The Ville de Havre was one of the
most magnificent steamers afloat, as
well as one of the most popular. Her
popularity has proved fatal to those
who trusted her, and she has gone down,
the victim of circumstances which
were hardly to be foreseen and provid
ed for by even the most careful of cap
tains. We know of no lesson taught
by titis disaster more forcibly than that
embodied in.tfie scriptural monition
of life’s terrible uncertainty, and the
weakness of Irian in the hands of his
Maker.—Savannah Advertiser.
Late European journals give a mel
ancholy picture of the dissension pre
vailing in Spain a few weeks ago, 'which
strongly suggests the rumors but lately
published ns to the probability of the
overthrow of the Castelar government.
The nation is distracted by two mon
archical factions, one of which regards
the son of Queen Isabella as the
coming king, while the other supports
the claims of Don Carlos, and bitter
animosities exist between the moderate time,
and radical Republicans.
If aD prospect of establishing a
republic is destroyed, it is supposed
that the pretensions of the son of Isa
bella will be greatly strengthened, and
that the contest will soon be narrowed
down to a struggle between his cham
pions, who advocate his elevation to
the throne on the ground that he will
be a constitutional monarch, and the
supporters of Don Carlos, who is al-
'eged to be the representative of abso-
utism.
H
Magazine, for November, give? an in
teresting sketch of New Orleans, bat
makes no reference to. the old families
that trace their genealogy ! oia! to the
meducval ages. Thefe areTriany SUch,
and their traditions are full oCromHiee.
Take, for example, the, family Jjn
ville, originally Jumonvi” ' ~'**
a Norman patronymic
and great antiqftity "*
One 'branch of the family, accom
panying William. the' -Conqueror i ta>
England, were the ancestors of George
VilRers, Duke of Buckingham, so
famous in EnglishTiisEory. The other
branch, remaining in France, produced
a long line of distinguished boldiers.
Seven of the name served nuder the
Marquis DuQuesne, in 1754; when tafe
commanded the French forces in Can
ada. The youagest o£jthese brothers,
Jomon ville deY illiers, was killed-in
the first campaign in which the illus
trious Washington gave indications of
Got** Dinwiddle, of" Virginia,. per
ceiving the movements of the French
and Indians on the Ohio, organized a
force, which he sent under CoL Fry to
resist them. The advance, consisting
of three companies of scouts, was led
by Washington, then ayoungofficepol
militia. Poshing forward he .had got
to the Youghiognenv, and .was throw
ing a bridge over it when informed
that a detachment of the enemy was
nearby. Taking forty of his-men and
a few friendly Indians, Ire surprised
them in a mountain pass. After an
obstinate conflict the French suiren-:
dered—their leader, Capt. Jumbnvrlle
de Villiers, and ten men having been
slain. - —•- - —
One of the prisoners 1 mving escaped
and made his way to Fort DuQuesne, a
strong force was sent out to avenge tha
loss of their brethren. This force was
confined to M. de Villiers, brother'of
Jumonville. Washington, meanwhile,
fell back to the Great Meadows, ani
“® entrenched himself in i®de fortress,
which he named Fort Necessity-
Villiers opened a brisk fire on thje fdrt,
and kept it up until ’a late houif at
night, when a parley was proposed.
Washington sent out Captain Vanbraam
y officer in his party .that had
any Knowledge, of French), and a
capitulation was agreed to. The'Arper-
icans marched out with the honors of
MIPS
A strange controversy grew.oul of this
capitulation, which lias never, been sate
isiactorily adjusted by the French^his-
torians. In the terms agreed upotf,'
there was an article in the following
words: Qnecommeles Anglais eaten
leur pouvoir nn officier des cadets, et
gcncralementles prisonniers qu’ils nous
ont fatis dans l’assassinat du Sieur de
Jumonville. This clause, being read
by the interpreter, was either ignorantly
or designedly rendered, and the term
assassinal was constructed to mean
merely the “ death” or “ loss” of Jumon
ville.
On account of this ambiguity, and
apparent admission of Washington as
to the manner of Jumonrifle’s death,
he was represented by Franch writers
as an assassin. This matter was for
mally investigated by the House of
Burgesses, arid it was established that
the error lay in the interpreter, and that
Jumonville fell in open, honorable
combat The affitir, however, was the
subject of much quite fierce invective
in France against the English, and the
highest eulogies on the victim.
The same M. de Villiers to whom
Washington capitulated became, subse
quently, “ Capitaine aux Illinois.” In
1763, when Canada was surrendered to
;he British, he with many other officers
‘ the French emigrated to this city—
and soon after his arrival was created a
Chevalier of the Order of St. Louis by
the king of France, as a tribute to his
gallantry. He had two sons. The eld
est was in the Spanish service when
IiOuisiana was ceded to the United
States, and died some years afterward
in Opelousas. The second son, Coulon
remained in the Spanish army and re
moved to Cuba, where his descendants
now reside.
The old chevalier lived to a very ad
vanced age, and died in this city in the
year 1803. He is remembered as a man
of courtly manners, of ardent temper
ament, and of a powerful frame. He
married a second time, in Louisiana, a
lady of the ancient family of Livaudais
Beaumont, by whom he had an only
child, Charles, a planter of St Bernard,
who died in 1833. In the cemetery of
our ancient church of Saint I.ouis this
inscription may be read upon his tomb
stone:
Ci git Charles Jumonville Coulon tie Villiers,
Retejon d*une illustrc race,
Sans cesso su: coups du sort, “ppcs&nt son gran 1
coeur;
m 1’etruit ssntier de l’honneur,
sjeux, tonjjurs il a eouivi la trace.
Which may lie thus rendered “Scion
of an illustrious race, always opposing
a manly fortitude to the reverses of for
tune, and uniformly following the foot
stejis of his ancestors in the difficult
path of honor.”
During the British invasion in 1814
some of the property of this gentleman
was appropriated by G£h. Jackson for
the public defense. Some years after
ward, the late Bernard Marigny offered
a bill for his relief, and in the course of
an eloquent'speech gave the French
version of the death of J union ville, and
was understood to say that France and
the-French were the first to make Wash
ington a hero.
“ Not a word of truth in't! Not one
word of truth in’t!” in a voice of thun
der cried out old Larry Moore, then a
senator from St Helena; “God himself
made George Wellington a hero!”
The senate was thrown into greatest
confusion. Marigny looked daggers—
Larry frowned defiance. Marigny was
glowing with the blood of a chivalrous
race; Moore was a type of the frontier
American—shrewd, prompt, and brave
as a game cock.
Friends promptly interposed. Suit
able explanations followed. Neither of
the gentlemen comprehended perfectly
the language used by the other. Mar
igny had been too strongly construed—
anil Larrv meant not a personal hut an
historical lie.
The JBUedgevillo. f/n/oii and Recorder
says that the MedicaL Association of the
State of Georgia held its annual meeting
in that city on Monday, 1st inst., for the
purpose of grantihglicenscs to physicians
and apothecaries. About thirty.licenses
were granted to those presenting diploma-i,
and ten licenses granted those who under
went examination of competency.
The board will keep open its session
during the present mouth for the accom
modation of those nnahle to appear at its
opening; there will be a quorum present
during this time. We will next week
publish a list of licenses issued up to tliat
Near Rochester there is au eccentric
old fellow who lives alongside a grave
yard. He was asked if it was not an un
pleasant location.
“ No,” said he: “I never jined places
in all my life with a set of neighbor that
minded their own business so stiddy as
they do.” i. ,_t Y
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The real estate sold by Jno. H. Jam®
in Atlanta, on Thursday, brought tne
snug sum of $55,000.