SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1858. _N 16.Vs.Tl ).ndiW -4tdllldtd

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.T!'a street,

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vWMW1N l 1A1 UQBLsW te F'tFW 4RD-,' : a rrchentl, No. Mo9," ti iS ,, oppsit9 e the

cJr! sxl ferrye , Ne w O .It. i . .. r . r~u|ttCr-" g acaid M s ipplO g osNTn d otn Pro-

,m the Levcn Aof ents pJppr ed River Pac-.•oTco• ,•••:•• .• •,wE" r~ Noi•.I toendoEra No,'. oune9

WALLACE c :E 4 . R,3N FACTORS. Canmisison, Rtecevit*n

,so. n N O ocig,;di~ , -0mdice , er .ita ht nt Nn' 6 ror der s seilW. A. B. MURRAYi

D.,D LOGANo & MURRAY,(Succsesors to rheqlyeSeyntour & Co.,)

L 1SALE GIW.CE! S and Commission Me, -, t&c, cornxtner of Cmunmon, New Levee aend

Joh Teaets, es eleai p. aept8

I a,) SION MEjtClANTS, Nop14;9 Comman! greet, New Orleans... jduly98

ST'OLDANO. & TIYLOR,<iuM~lISSION MERCHiANTS and Cotton Fec-

- or.oner of Union x nd St. thrles esrees, N.i•. 7e~. hapg4

F. 3. Y4 1UflBER 6 Co.,COTTON FV4 $#+,rW O rqi gi paof ad Forward-

Jiaog.MomNc IPa4setele5 rtre, New Or-leans. SpeqiappAg4ti ptoon wil be paid to all

ego•deeedd sBiy ca!,,,Randt4 the puchase ofGtheire, , large . wPreov o9l e sWestersBnsk-•iast•leel •,hii , .aprn14

&- DONqOVAN,O'' P*XOtAOR;Cqianj;nbsion and Forwarding"V' *i*r"fai .o . 5, ,lC•,ondxt.ttreet, (Union

Row,) Na•e Otrleans. _ _marchl__ ._,-~Vb.iN & Co.,

(I ENBI Ai 00 1S P MER.CHANTS, 511U1. sisOn~treet, Nep .Orleans. Collecting, Re-

asting Bed ootwtrdosg, and .ePlante' orders special-lyse•e(mdrt% p ,. tune2

Me. IQ r ,nd•)' toge4}lPRe ,Welatt the

i'aMt .Msdiu41r Miaeallaiqopaa School Books,

JTridag Pwr, viza; cap, letter and. ,omte. WaPref y,1 . 2 , s leiisIk,

anrcM tt* al 4sgchers are requested to call and ex-Mapt sts : 26-Iy

ft iER..& 0..I}riw re, Iron,' Ship Chandlery, &c.

"''loi evOand Tchdnpitirlas sta.,`i ' G vier' and" ' Piydras

____ `__ idw OrI~eatfls.en is ̀Cohbi tsted Qt a the Soeth

(Irrl B000119 70

stiesoltg TO8I

.,> 1,BLR .D S,

'Wtdgattt4Aet7 and 52 and 54 Gtavier street,New OaLe eS.

Rofer va...Ogleshy,& Griswold.W, W. Smith, Esq.John Walters, Esq. sept 10. 1856*

TAahO1 & RADDIN,W LHaoFuo;w!w.Ent us BOOTS, SHOES, HATS

IWAJ ;, IA have removed from No..41 Maga-sisat.Moot,to tea ge am coummoious stores Nos.2l Maeazlne and 47 Common street.

Ne'Q~lnpoi, t epteiber 30, 1.537-y

'Mweidotturnersasnd Wholussle Dealere in

,' No. I Itlagainita setret,,4NleW Orleans.1f asiU " oypotdth ieymouthi, !aao. march 11

0i -. FLIu;~nT ON

" g d his ifw O Qetk

e tfeir4uricds tnd the public 11their large tnd dwell selected

stock of CabCimfl FAW +?. Having withinthe pasty. gslyg~e~tagletheir establishment, theysa ,0owsr1e. o(hJkit thi8bet ,and "a varied

41K91epttgC = sb~ee# ml) aver 9~red for wieplturi s41 .rpgmiWrir svytxiag , eoeasary in the

shl e( t .d a welniq.tr,: we_ ka for sale Plush,IlBrstawuablsd othroCtb; GkRr(l Taegsri, Springs,'F, ks, ̀ sv,o;Lm sb;(Thl GlP5L Ire.

5pw~7iu1gpltk mad N~e~sMRB~i~tresses,Patent Spring Bed Bottomjs, a utuw' snd economlicalinsiie~i~iw;nCdixeortsvj Spreads, r~heet~iE~ low Cases u4 nd

Ii~u~iePPaiti aind tdhecked india Matting.ltWgatrsorl~l kfdi,: tog~ler wiet ice i~oBoxes of

A'lj ar~ifdtyirp erecdfrolypacked for ship.

IrL;n~cuiity aaf LU',llticot~sxq~ pir~asrill always 11nd ourat*L n~~siJi:~~ie~iRp~ a cordially ~n-

sited to uita our store aind oxaiinle for Chewselvqs.NowOtrlean, ~4p~-i 14 85& ______

FUR t I(U F TORiE,LJ'liss memoved from Nqa, 43, 45 and 48 Bienville

:"tatnt 440,..Leto~ 53 RQY i . Stree ,e

Kraa,# eo~tsndly oa; band .amr Iqpprtt ' Frr- ".tuiresu as f pjlogsny and

Sedameada, Bureaus,anriaires, r: Cetre Tables,Gksq, ISofa do&ofau, t;ard doTate-a44etes, gteisios Tables,Hassy eAirs, FW: s*isads,ecuearies, Bqook ase,

fOtwians.r LoiupB,canopies, Craibs,..

fert~rsJecking-gleaeaes , 8pig;a "ld moss mat-

(tesse, etc. ptil 9rj, 8,58] p._ X=I4IW AM.

i c Canal street, (ltpurpr's 'BuiInos1 ) New Orleans.fl AY Ea constrnl hand a i'arge and choice as-AL sortment o itetvet i ttgiapestry Catpeting;

Biusselu Ta pey .:Carpe ngThree-ssply and I SPi :_

Stair an hl a UI ,

rioei feet tb t yu cut to suit any

Together wet h, curtain pins, trans-

sipalt winow Im y

27-ly

~IT' Tenesee, A ati "' , it estbblishedat No. 70 (Gr1W' a ,' the sub-

seribr, wo I'asc1`' et 14rI abve Btlhte,; i re-seiviigzesom

egt xe

rt 'oi

fro from346 #! e ceitibra Engines,hich aft r a esa' ` &5 is f" ltdso 0unglue i f 1e f U~ih giving the

bf"intrurk !V~F~S O Nf'~ LYder boilet WHICH IS

Ano k wor to tpn.m pn itln no dp~eiial Skillfo se Ike p tfib, Pro ord on of fuel

o* orse over , Gaimer

400 tody ec, a a ho~rt-.

r " and flour mills# w a er

fpcei d v h els{ with I t teit-

E. B. STEVENS & Co.,Importers and Wholesale Dealers in

Catlery, Guns, Pistols, Perfumery,FANCY GOODS,

Paper, Stationery, School & Blank Books,PLAYING CARDS, &c., &c.,

ns. 65 aadltcmmon street,'New Orleans..Ts subscribers have removed totheir new and spacious stores

3 ~ (as ibove) nearl opposite theU II City Hotel, andlivite the at-

tention of city and country dealers to theirextensive assortment of goods adopted to ev-ery branch of trade, We receive our goods directfrom the manufacturers, both foreign and domestic,and are enabled to offer them to dealers as low as anyother house in the Union.

Combs, Brushes and Fancy Goods:Ivory Combs, all Nos. Porte Monnaies,India Rubber " " Purses,Imitation shell, Reticules,Buffalo, Pocket Books,Horn, Hooks and Eyes,Hair Brushes, Looking Glasses,Tooth and-Nail Brushes, Necklaces,Shoe and secrubbing, " Watch Guards,Writing Desks, Suspenders,,In84a Rubber Toys, Silver Thimbles,"' ia do Pocket Compasses,

C;' Ions, Blacking,f .;bles, : Twines,

6", Tacks, etc., etc.Perfumery, Soaps, &c.

~inuine Farina Cologne, Vinegar Rouge,Wright'd sup'r do Macassar Oil,Taylor's " do Bears' "Lubin's Extracts, Antique "Wright's do a Pomatum,Taylor's do Ox Marrow,Lily White, - Bandolino,Chalk Balls, Powder Puffs.Toilet Powder,. Balm of 1000 Flowers,Rico do Lyons' Kathairon,Meen Fun, French Soaps,Cosmetique, Military do.And alarge assortment of Taylor's Transparent Wash

Balls and Wright's Fancy Soaps.Also of direct importation, Cutlery, Guns, Pistols,Per-

cussion Caps and Needles.A large stock of Printing, Writing and Wrapping Pa-

pers of every description, Playing Cards, Inks, Pens,School Books, Blank Books, etc.

Copying Presses, Envelopes, and Stationery of everydescription. f mh25] E. R. STEVENS & Co.

SCHMIDT 4 ZEIGLER,WHOLESALE GROCERS,

175......OLD LEVEE STREET......175Between Hospital and Barrack streets, New Orleans.

SAns daily receiving from Europe and the Norththe Choicest Liquors, Wines, Brandies andGroceries, to which they call the special atten-

tion of families, planters and country merchants.-They pledge themselves to furnish their friends on asfavorable terms asnany house in the trade in the city.The following comprises only a small portion of theirextensive stock:150 casks Claret Wine;100 bbls White Wine, (Haut Santerne;)50 do do do Barsac;25 quar.er casks Alexander Seignette Cognac;40 eighth do do do;10 quarter do ouis LeBreton, 1805, Cognac;10 do do Castillon Cognac;

20 do do John Morris, 1815, Cognac;40 do do Burgundy Port;

" 16 do do Old Madeira VP;60 bbls very old Bourbon Whiskey;

100 bbls New York Brandy and Gin;50 baskets Champagne, pints and quarts;

300 do Annisette and assortea Coldials;250 cases Brandy Cherries,200 do Fruits in brandy, and in their own juice;20 boxes Swiss Cheese;

2000 Linsburger Cheeses;200 kegs Holland Herrings;150 cases Sardines;Goshen and Western Butter and Cheese; ,Loaf, crushed, powdered and broken Sugar;Rio, Havana and Java Coffee;Green and'black Teas, of every quality;Tobacco, candles, soap, spices, pickles, ketchrps,

sauces, mustard, peppers, preserves, Havana sweet-meats, olives, capers, anchovies, almonds, raisins, figs,prunes, currants, dates, filberts, chesnuts, cranber-ries, mackerel,salnmon, shad,codfish, buckwheat, salad,olive and lard oils, sugar-cured hams, buffalo tongues,family beel; pork, etc., etc., all of the best quality.

Orders from the country punctually and carefullyfilled. Cduntry merchants and others visiting the cityare invitet!to call at 175 Old Levee street.

march25 SCHMIDT & ZEIGLER.

JED'H. WATERMAN. CHAS. M. WATERMAN.

J. WATERMAN & BROTHER,HARDWARE MERCHANTS,

Corner of Common and Magazine streets, New Orleans.ITAVE on hand and are dailyreceiving by foreign anddomestic arrivals a gene-

ral assortment of articles,comprising in part as follows:Hardware, Cutlery, &c.

Iron, Steel, Nails, Rope,Axes, Chains, Scythes,

Carpenter's Tools, complete,Cooper's Tools, complete,

Anvi!s, Vices, Bellows,"Stock and Dies, Screwplates,

Ploughs, Hay Cutters, Corn Shellers,Agricultural Implements,

Mill,Cross-cut and Pit Saws,Ox Yokes, Bows, Singletrees,

Turning Lathes,Platform Scales,

Corn Mills, Cob CrushersHoes, Hames, Shovels and Spades,

Andirons, Fenders, Shovels and T 5ngs,Copper and Iron Coal Hods,

Single and double barrel Guns,Coffee Heclas, Chafing Dishes,

Chinese Gongs, Iron Bedsteads,Britannia and Plated Ware,

Meat Cutters, Sausage Stuffers,Stock Kettles, Portable Forges,

nov1

5, 1857 _ Seines, Fishing Tackle. etc etc.

DruggS, e•Itfelc es, ac.TrHE subscriber having recently been supplied withA a large and fresh stock of Drugs, Medicines,

Chemicals, Perfumnery, etc., would respectfully notifyall country merchants, planters and physicians that

every thing in my line will be sold at very small ad-vance for cash, or city acceptances. Below are a fewof the articles on hand:

901) ozs suiph: quinine, 300 lbs pow'd rhubarf,100 " sulph: morphine, 200 lbs ipecac,100 " strychnine, 500 lbs senna,100 " nitrate silver, 2000 ibs gum arabic,15 bbTs refi'd camphor, 600 lbs tartaric acid,

100 kegssup:carb:soda, 300 lbs blue mbss,10 bbls cream tartar, 300 lbs calomel, E.sA.,20 bblsepsom salts, 1000 lbs indigo,20 bbls copperas, 2000 lbs madder,15 bbls castor oil, 50 lis chloroform,20 bblslinseed oil, 20 grossseid'zpowdcrs20 hbls sp: turpentine, 20 yeast20 bbls alcohol," 25 " soda40 kegs salt petre, 40 grosssugarlemons.

2000 bxs druggists' glassware, patent medicines,per-fumery, medicine chests, instruments, etc., etc.

G. N. MORISON, Wholesale Druggist,dec 27, 1857 12 Magazine st., New Orleans.

LOUISIANA

STEAM CLOTHING MANUFACTORY,Nos. 165 and 167 Canal street, between Baronne and

Philippa, New Orleans.iT-HE undersigned respectfully invite the attention

- of Planters to their extensive establishment, inwhich they manufacture

Plantation Clothingto order, at'the shortest notice, of the best materials,and in the most substantial manner.

Having adopted STEAIPOWER to their Sewin Ma-chines, they are enabled to promptly supply any quan-tity of Clothing that may be required.

Thankful.for past favors, they will spare no troubleto make themselves deserving their continuance.

Planters visiting the city are invited to call and ex-

amine our Steam Sewing Machines.HEBRARD & Co.

New Orleans, June 3, 1857.

SNEW SEWING MACHINES.t. L. NIMMO,

No. 7 CAb S STREET, near Canal, New Orleans.

AGENT for all of the latest improved styles; those

A just receivtd are very simple, suited to all kinds

of work, the stitches will not rip or unravel, and makes

the *ame stitch on both sides. These machines are

entirely superseding Singer'p "Cogg Wheels" and

other high priced machines. Price, only $60. I am

also agent for other machines from $40 to $120.-

Needles and other findings for sale. Sewing machinesrepaired.

Those in want of Steam Saw Mills and Engines;the new Cylinder Cotton Gin, or other Gins,- Cotton

Pickers, Corn and Cob Mills, gtowe's Prize Crusher,

whiehmashes corn in the shucki Cori Ifuskeis andPickers, or any kind of New Machinerfl also Carri-

ages, Buggies, etc., •ill do well to call as above beforeparchauisng lsewhere. ap21

DjSALWS__50 boxes, whole, halves and quarters,. k bv U s W(IW SI•1.I'r,

H. P. BUCKLEY,(Late Young & Co.,)

8 Camp street, New Orleans,Watchmaker, Jeweller & Silversmith,a Importer of fine Watches for la-

dies and gentlemen, of the tllostcelebrated makers of England and Switzerland, madeto his own order expressly in heavy cases' (gold andsilver,) and warranted standard fineness.

Ladies' chatelaines and neck chains;Gent's guard, fob and vest chains, seals, keys, etc.Finger rings, ear-rings, breast-pins, cuff-pins, etc.,Diamond pins and rings,Spectacles for every age, in gold, silver, steel and

tortoise shell frames;Silverware, warranted pure as coin, consisting of ta-

ble, tea and dessert spoons;Silver table and dessert forks, ladles, butter knives,

mustard and salt spoons, sugar tongs, etc.Plated ware, consisting of castors, candlesticks,

waiters, etc.Having been always engaged in the mechanical partof the business, all watches sent for repairs will havethe strictest persoual attention; and having every facil-ity for making any portion of a watch, he will be ena-bled to work on very reasonable terms.

I Jewelry made to order and repaired. Diamondsreset in the latest style. Canes mounted in gold andsilver. nov 15, 1856

CARRIAGE REPOSITORY.

R. MARSH DENMAN & Co.,81, 83 & 85 Common Street,

Between St. Charles and City Hotel,

NEW ORLEANS.

CALECHES; ROCKAWAYS;

o BRETTS; BUGGIES;

COACHES; JERSEY WAGONS.

And a general assortment of HARN E SS; for

sale low for cash or city acceptances.March 25, 1857-ly

W. W. CRANE & Co.,Late II. R. Beach,

CARRIAGE DEALERS,LOUISIANA

Carriage Repository,[-Nos. 49 and 51 Carondeletstreet-Union Row-New Or-

leans. Always on hand a large and complete assort-ment from the best manufactories. march26

WATER COLORS.

Newman's, Ackeman's,Reeves & Son's, Osborne's.

PAPER HANGINGS, &c.TUST received a large stock of the above COLORS, in

cakes and in mahogany and rosewood boxes,withlock and key. Also, German Colors, in cakes andboxes, a fine assortment.

Oil colors, in tubs---English and American;Canvases for Portraits in frames of Sx10to42x56Canvas in rolls, from 36 to 66 inches wide;Strechers for canvases, of all sizes;404) doz fine sable and camel-hair pencils;160 " paint and varnish brushes, all sizes;80 packages gold and silver leaf;

100 bundles of duck metal---white and yellow;Tin foil, in sheets and books;Tinsel of all the usual colors.Ur French and American PAPER HANGINGS.

Doors, Window Sash and Blinds, of all sizes and des-cription, for sale cheap.

......-WINDOW GLASS, &c.......5000 bxs American Window Glass, all sizes;700 do English and French,lrom 8xl0 to 33x65300 lights fine Plate Glass;120 bxs double thick American,from 8x0l to 20x30

1000 lights colored glass;100 Glazier Diamonds;500 bundles glazier tins;

10 tons White Lead, in 25 to 700 lb kegs;5000 canisters and kegs colored paints, in j oz to

100 lb packages;2500 lbs fine French Green, dry and ground in oil;1000 bbls Whiting and Paris White,of my own man-

ufacture, fire dried.Paint Mills of all sizes and every article nsually keptin a general Paint, Oil and Color Store, will found at

R. CLANNON's,nov 2, 1857 98 Canal street, New Orleans.

LEEDS' FOUNDRY,CORNER OF DELORD d FOUCHER STREETS,

NEW ORLEANS.Is prepared to furnish vertical and hor-izontal Steam Engines, Sugar Mills,:Vacuum Pans, Sugar Kettles, Clarifi-ers, Filters, steam and horse powerDraining Machines, Saw Mills, GinGeering, Iron Columns and Fronts forbuildings Furnace Mouths,Grate Bars,

etc., and all machinery required for the South.They respectfully call the particular attention of the

plantersof Louisiana and the adjoining States to theirstyle of Steam Engines, Sugar Mills, Vaccuum Pansand Draining W h e e I s, which for-strength, durabil-ity and convenience, have not been excelled.

New Orleans, February 7, 185i.

To the Public!THERE is now an opporiunity (at least to the peo-1 ple in the vicinity of Shreveport) for the Southern

man who feels the interest of his country and the gall-ing insults heaped upon him by Northern fanatics, tosay, "No more ofyourTrash will I have!" Ily so do-ing, the country would soon become rich in tmanufac-tories which will buy what you have to sell, eventhings which you no further use for, such as timberwhich you now burn up, and old cast iron which is inyour way, and many other things too numerous tomention, and in return will furnish you with such ar-ticles as you need, and exactly as you want them,andI of the best material.

T. W. JONES, proprietor of the BRASS ANDIRON FOUNDRY, has determined to put down thepnce of Castings, such as grate bars and gin gearing,to the low figure of Five Cents a Pound, also the Halland Spear Ploughs Improved, Nos. 1 and 2, to $4 50and $5; the Scooter Plough Improved at Fifty Centsonly.

He is also prepared to do any kind of Machinerythat the country may want in a workmanlike manner.

He has on hand Iron Railing, of beautiful patterns,fo- Galleries, Grave Inclosures, etc. Also, MetallicPacking, second-hand Boilers ,ind Steam Engines,whbch he will sell on reasonable terms. Circular SawMills made to order, and all kinds of Machinery re-paired. aF Teams will be made to suit purchasers by they giv-ing good city acceptance on any responsible house.

Shreveport, July 17, 1858.. T. W. JONES.

Hardware.THE subscriber offers for sale the follow-ing articles in the Hardware line:

Wright's anvils, assorted sizes;Wright's bellows do do

Wright's keyed vices do doBlacksmiths'- hammers, sledges, ,tongs, horse rasps,horse shoe nails, stocks and dies, etc. Shoemakers'tools, hammers, pincers, pegging and sewingi awls,Russia bristles, shoe thread, pegs, etc. Carpenters'adzes, plumb and levels, hand, tenant and cross-cutsaws, smoothing, jack, fore, match, and groovingplanes, brace and bitts,trying squares, mortice guages,bench screws, steel squares,claw and shingling hatch-ets. hammers of all kinds, Collins' and other axes,buttsand screws in great variety, door locks assorted, rim,mortice, cupboard, chest, trunk and pad locks, stocklocks all sizes, carpenters' pencils, patent gate andshutter hinges. Trace, halter, breast and log chains.Jack screws, monkey and coach wrenches. Brassand iron wire selves and riddles, stew and frying pans,gridirons, stirrup irons, bridle bitts all kinds, cotton,wool, horse and Jjm Crow cards, tacks, brads, finish-ing nails all kinds, coffee mills, ten kettles, well buc-kets, faucets of brass, pewter and wood, leathered car-

pet tacks, door scrapers all kinds, cocoa dippers, Ma-nilla tppe, sad irons, scythes, grain cradles, drawingknives; corii shellers, straw cutters, knives and folksF in great variety, pocket cutlery, razors, etc. German

silver and iron table and tea spoons, curry combs,horse brushes, powder and shot flasks, squirrel, duckand buck shot. Together with a general assortmentof shelf and other hardware, all of which will be sold

at extremely low prices by J. H. REYNOLDS,oct28 Corner of Texas and Market streets.

Groceries & Provisions.TUST received per steamers Lecomte, Duke, Swan

t J and other recent arrivals, one of the largest- and

most complete stocks of Groceries, Provisions and BoatI Stores, imported this season, consisting of Sugars oft every quality, Molasses and Golden Syrup, Coffee,

-Tea, Bacon, Pork, Salt, Beef, Lard, Butter, Cheese,B Candles, Soap,Rice, Flour, Starch, Mackerel, Herring,

Shad, Almonds, Raisins, Prunes, Spices, Mustard,Pepper, Yeast Powders, Pie Fruits, Fruits in their

own juice, Pickles, Ketchups, Sauces,Oils, Brimstone,Copperas, Alum, Sardines, Lobsters, Oysters, every

description of Fancy Groceries, cotton- Rope, Twine,

Buckets, Tubs, Brushes, Brooms, cheving and smok-

a ing Tobacco, cigars, etc. etc.HUDGINS & VAN BIBBER.

, LOAKS AND MANTILLAS, of all kinds anrd

SumaliOtes;at U: i: LEYY & COld

KEACHI FEMALE COLLEGE,DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.

SECOND SESSION.THE Board of Trustees of this Institution'wouldrespectfully announce to the pub-lie, that the large and commodious build-ing erected for its use, is now completed,and that the second session will com-

mence on the 1st day of September next.They have elected as President, Rev. J. H. TUCKER,

late Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Shreveport,and from his high reputation as a scholar, as well asfrom their long personal knowledge of his merits,the Board feel an entire confidence in presentinghim to the public, not only as an able and accom-plished instructor, but as a gentleman, to whom thecare and education of their daughters may be safelyand judiciously entrusted. Not ,only will the informatiou imparted, but the habits of discipline incul-cated, be, it is believed, of incalculable benefit tothem in after life.

Several Assistant Teachers, of very superior qual-ifications-among whom is, Miss LIZZIE BRaoos, lateof the Pleasant Bill Academy; and Miss FANNIE H.THoMAs, the head of the Music Department-havebeen appointed, and others will be added, as thewants of the Institution may require. Specialatten-tion will be paid to the Musc DEPARaTMENT, and thebest instruction provided for it that the country af-fords.

The Board feel great pleasure in announcing thatthey have secured the services of T. L. Scogin, Esq.as Steward, to whom, with Mrs. S., as Matron, theimportant charge of the Boarding Department will becommitted. This arrangement; while it will securethe fullest confidence and approbation of those ac-quainted with Mr. and Mrs. S, will, the Board haveno doubt, give the highest satisfaction to all thefriends and patrons of the Institution.

The public may be assured that no pains or expensewill be spared to render this Institution one of the bestin the country, both in the extent of its advantages,and in the comfort and pleasantness of its accommo-dations. All the departments will be filled with ableand efficient teachers, and every effort made to ren-der both the instruction and discipline as thoroughand complete, in all respects, as possible.

The building is large and very well arranged, notexcelled, it is believed, eitherin point of beauty, or inadaptation to its purposes, both for the school and forthe accommodation of boarders, by any in the coun-try. The rooms are all of good size, are well lightedand thoroughly ventilated; and they will all be veryneatly and comfortably furnished. The passages arewide, and give easy access to every part of the build-ing, and there are three separate stair cases, leadingto the upper story, thus affording ample means ofsafety in case of fire, or other accident.

The Board indulge the hope that an enlightenedpublic will duly appreciate the efforts they are ma-king to promote the cause of education among us, andthat they will second these efforts, by extending tothe Institution they have established, a generous andliberalpatronage. With a location unsurpassed, inhealthfulness, by any in the country, and surround-ed by a population of a high character for intelli-gence and morality, it presents a strong claim uponthe attention of parents who desire a safe and suita'ble situation for the education of their daughters.

There will be Two Departments in the Institution:a Preparatory and a Collegiate. The former will bedivided into two classes, the Primary and Academic.The Collegiate Department will consist of threeclasses, the Junior, Middle and Senior. There willbe a regular course of studies assigned to each de-partment; and those pupils who shall have completedthe whole course, and have sustained a full and sat-isfactory examination in all the studies, will be enti-tled to the Honors of the Institution, and will receivea regular Diploma of Graduation.

CHIARGES FOR TUITION PER SESSION OF FIVE MONTHS:

Elementary Studies: Reading,Spelling,Writing,Men-tal Arithmetic, Elements of Geography,&c., $15 00

Arithmetic, Geogfaphy, English Grammar,Elements of History, &c., - - - - 20 00

The preceding, with higher branches, such asAlgebra, Geometry,Trigonometry, NaturalanSd Moral I'hilosophy,Chemistry,Rhetoric,Logic, Intellectual 'Philosophy, &c., - - 25 00

French, or other modern languages,each,extra, 10 00Music, on the Piano, Guitar, o:- Harp, - - - 25 00

Use of piano, or other instrumient, 5 00Incidental charges, - - - - - 1 00

Board, iincluding washing, fuel and lights, $11 permouth.

i All bills for tuition and board, payable one-half inadvance, and the other half at theend of the session.

All pupils entered within fifteen days after the com-mencement of the session will be charged for thefull term.

Each pupil will be required to furnish her own tow-els and napkins, and to have all her clothing mark-ed with her ful name. TIHOS. M. GAT'LIN,

Pres't of Board of Trustees.J. W. HUDNALL, Sec'y. July 21, 1]58

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.'Tuts Institute, situited two miiles fromShreveport, re-opened for the receptionof pupils on Monday, 4th October.

Circumstances have compelled the pro-prietor to change the order of his estab-

lishment in some particulars.lie will strictly limit the number of his pupils, and

receive day scholars as well as boarders.lie prefers to receive pupils frotm l1 to 16 years old.His rates of tuition wvill in all cases be twenty-five

dollars per session of five months.For modern languages, viz: French, Spanish, or Ita-

lian. extra charges will be made.For board, tuition, washing, fuel and lights, one

hundred dollars, per session of five mouths, or twohundred dollars per year of ten months.

The course of studies will be such as is uniformnlypursued in our best high schools and colleges.

No pupil will be received fon less than five months.Charges must, without exception, be strictly paid

half in advance.Boarders must come prepared with a sufficient

amount of bedding, towels, and clothing, properlymarked. S. P. HIELME. A. M.

October 6. 1558.

University of Louisiana.MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

rT HE Annual Course of Lectures in this Depart-1 ment will commence on Monday, November 15,1858, and will terminate in the ensuing March.JAM ES JONES, Mi. D.. Professor of Practice of Med-icine.

J. L. RIDDELL, M. D., Professor of Chemistry.\VARREN STONE, M. D., Professor of Surgery.A H. CENAS, M. D., Professor (f ObstetricsGUSTAVUS A. NOTT, 51. D., Professor of Materia

Medica,T. G. RICHARDSON, M.D., Professor of Anoatomy.THOMAS HUNT, M. D., Professor of Physiology

and Pathology.S. E. CIAILLE, M. D., Demonstrators ofW. C. N1GHOLS, M. D., Anatomy.

The Rooms for Dissection will be open on the 2dMonday in October.

The Faculty are Visiting Physicians and Surgeonsof the Charity Hospital.

The Students accompany the Professors in theirvisits, and, free of expense, enjoy entraordinary prac-tical advantages.

Preliminary to the-Course, Lectures will be deliv-ered daily in the Amphitheatre of the Hospital, from Ithe IstofOctober, on Clinical Medicine and Surgery,without any charge to students.

THOMAS HUNT, M. D., Dean.The Administrators of the Charity Hospital elect

annually, in April, fourteen Resident Students, whoare maintained by the institution. aug 18

University of Louisiana.LAW DEPARTMENT.

r•tIE Lectures in this Department will commenceon the second Monday of November, 1858, and

continue until the first Monday of April, 1853. Theywill embrace the most important branches of the Civil,Conmmon,Constitutional and International Law,as well

as Equity Jurisprudence and Practice. Lectures willbe delivered by four professors:Those by Professor McCALEB will treat of

Admiralty and Maratitne Law, International Law,and the Jurisdiction of the Courts of the United States.

Those by Professor RANDALL HUNT will treat ofI. Commercial and Criminal Law.II. The Law of Evidence.

Those by Professor ROSELIUS will embraceI. The Civil Law, Lau.d Titles, whether derived

from England, Spain, France, or the United States.IL. The Practice of the Courts of Civil Jurisdiction

in Louisiana.Those by Professor HENNEN will embrace

The Commoi Law, Equity, Jurisprudence andPractice, and Constitutional Law.

The degree of Bachelor of Laws will be conferredon those students only who shall have attended twofull courses of lectures, or one full course after havingread twelve months under the direction of a respecta-

,le counselor at law, and who shall, on examination

by the various professors, be found deserving of thei honor.S he fee of each professor is twenty-five dollars; ma-triculation fee, five dollars, and ten dollars for thediploma.

All communications must be addressed to the Dean

of the Faculty, at New Orleans.THEODORE B. McCALEB:

july28 Dean of the Faculty.

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The Con~rast.The tea-things were removed, the children

had gone tolbed, and Charles Lighte, throwingdown his newspaper, seated himself on the sofa I

beside his wife. A hand slid into his own, Jthinner and less delicate than when, long ago,it had first met his-but the same confiding,loving hand; and'out of the fulness of her heartthe good wife spoke:

"I have been thinking, Charles," said she,"as I watched this bright fire-light flickeringover our comfortable' room, how happily welive; how much we ought to do for others, inreturn for the blessings that are daily heapedupon our heads."

"Yes, Carrie," he replied; "but these bless-ings are earned by daily work. You womensit at home by your comfortable fires, and littlethink how yourhusbands and father are toilingmeaitime to procure the shelter, the fuel, andfood, for which you are so grateful to Provi-dence."

An arch smile lighted the still pretty face asthe wife answered, "Ah! and you husbands andfathers enter the orderly house, and eat the wellcooked, punctual meals, and play with the neat,well-dressed and well-disciplined children, andenjoy the evening comfort and repose, withoutthinking how your wife, with head, and hand,and heart, must have toiled to bring about these.quiet results. I might easily give you practicalproofs of what I have asserted; but I delight inhaving you think of home as a place for enjoy-ment and repose-a warm, sunny harbor, afterthe storms and chills of the world outside;therefore I take my own rest at the time youtake yours. Is not this better than to be al-ways keeping before you, by help of a littlemanagement, the conviction fhat I am a wearyvictim? Our interests are mutual, and I feelthat the consciousness that I am resting, adds sto your repose."

Mr. Lighte's face glowed with pleasure athis wife's candid, simple, confiding words; shes}ympathized with and understood him. Howhe loved her! How good, and true, and gen-tle she had alwavs been! Thus he thought, asthey both sat dreaming by the fireside.

Mrs. Lighte awoke first from her reverie; shewas not accustomed to waste in dreams.

"Charles," said she, "while I think of it, forI forgot this morning, the lun p sugar is all outwe must have another loaf." They had beenmarried some years, and the transition fromsentiment to household wants was natural.

This sugar question brought Charles Lighteback to the purpose for which he had thrownaside his newspaper. 'Don't you think, Carrie,'said he, "that now we have so many children,and' they are all young, we might use moistsugar instead of lump?"

"What shall I do for company?" said hiswife; "and, besides, children have~ as sensitivepalates as we have. I recollect well how, inmy childhood, I disliked coarse, cheap food."

"And now your family are all epicures," saidher husband.

"What!" said Mrs. Lighte, "glutton?""Oh, no," was the reply; "but if meat has

been kept an hour too long, or bread a triflestale, or eggs not new, or the pudding heavy,nothing will do but you must procure a substi-tute. The things are not really bad; manywould eat them for the sake of economy."

Is there no good result from my epicurean-ism?" asked his wife.

"Yes," said Lighte. "I am willing to ownthat no man has more nutritious and palatablefood on his table than I have; but, Carrie, thetimes are hard, and we must to economize."

"Now I understand," said she; "you havebeen talking with Mr. Murke. I thought youmeant to dissolve your copartnership in thespring. That man will spoil you with hismeanness."

"I cannot afford to dissolve yet," said Mr.Lighte; "my family expenses are too heavy.And, besides, I am not sure but what you callmeanness in Murke is, after all, commendedforesight. Do younotremember what aspend-thrift he was in his first wife's time!"

"No, Charles. I remember that when wewere lovers we used to admirc'his generous,disinterested conduct. I do not know a manwhose position was more truly enviable thanhis, at the time of which we speak."

"What!" exclaimed Mr. Lighte, "besiegedby high and low for help-never sure of a mo-ment at his own command! Do you call itenviable to be at every one's beck and call?'

"His pleasure lay in his duty," said Mrs. tLighte. How this honest face would glow with

delight, as in his boyish way he walked up anddown our parlor, relating the success of some Ibenevolent scheme! What a pity he could nothave died then!-the rough interior would'have fallen away from a strong yet gentle soul,as beautiful and radiant as an angel."

"But Carrie, you little enthusiast,what would ihave happened to his wife and children? HadWilliam Murke died ten years ago, they mighthave been in the poor house, for he had notsaved a penny then; now they will all inherit 'handsome fortune." 1

"Oh, Charles, you cannot be in earnest! Theworld has not so blinded you, but you must'

feel that the wealth in' his purse is a poor com- ipensation for the wealth that is fast dying out

i

of his soul. Think what a cheerless home, Ithink how his children are neglected, how igno- ,rant they are allowed to remain of all the cour-tesies and amenites of life, and what little scare- icrows in appearance."

"Scandal, Carrie, scandal!" said Mr. Lighte. ]

"Truth!" sthe replied. "But a truth is asbad as scandal. That second wife will be his Iruin yet, mark my prophecy? She has re-trenched, until she has scraped all the beautyand polish and gliding, all the treasure andworth oqt of his house, and poured them into Ihis money-bags. Is that an adantage? Ismoney better than the money's worth? Miserlypeople worship the symbol, and forget or neg-lect the truth it symbolizes."

"You are too hard upon Mrs. Murke," saidMr. Lighte. "She brought her husband asmall dowry, and had a right to demand thathe should add his share to the family fund.She is saving for his children."

"Of what advantage will money be, when'they do not know how to use and enjoy it?"said Mrs. Lighte. "Wealth only lifts vulgarityand ignorance upon a pedestal, where theyshall be a surer mark fo" ridicule and contempt.But, Charles, let us leave the Murkes to man-age their own way, and tell me what you thinkof sending the children to a dancing school;they are quite old enough, and if you think youcannot afford the expense, I can do very wellwithout the silk dress you promised me."

"I am tired of those old dresses you haveturned so many times," said her husband;"you must have the silk; and as for the chil-dren, pray what real need is there of theirlearning to dance?"

"It is an elegant accomplishment," repliedMrs. Lighte; "it makes them graceful and gen- Iteel-prepares them, in short, for the societyin which we hope they will maintain an hon-orable place."

"How -ambitious you are! But have your!way; I will trust a mother's instinct against allreasoniing." a

The ghosts of Mr. and Mrs. Murke had van=ished, but only for one evenibg; day after daythey returned to perplex and weary, but nevervanished good little Mrs. Lighte. It was-"Carrie, Murke has taken a. house out of town.!hb' r6eht is chea!er; btit that's not the best-

he assures me that by moving he is rid ofscares of relatives and friends who formerlymade a convenience of his house. Now thenext house to Murke's, he tells me, is unbccu-pied; had we not better remove thither?"

"Let ts remain where we are, my husband,"said Mrs. Lighte; "and while we have a crustof bread, let us share it with our friends."

So Mr. Lighte went cheerfully to his office,rejoicing that Providence had given him sowise a helpmate. But the ghosts returned.

"How- quiet you are, Carrie!" said Mr.Lighte.

"To tell the truth," she replied, "my teethhave ached for a fortnight, and I am half wornout with; pain.

S"Why did you not tell me earlier?" said herhusband. Pray go to a dentist immediately."

"I knew this would be the first thought withyou, and dentists ask such exorbitant prices, Icould not bear to add one of Dr. Bemis' billsto our expenses; but I will walk as far as hishouse with you this very afternoon."

"That's right; yet, Carrie, now I remember.Murke recommended a Mr. Huddle, who stopsteeth for just half what Benis charges."

"Is that all he told you?" said Mrs. Lighte."Yes-" replied Mr. Lighte."Mr. Huddle stopped Mrs. Murke's teeth so

badly,"' continued Mrs. Lighte. "that in threeyears half of them had broken out, and theother haif were blackened with decay; evenafter this, their eldest daughter was sent to thesame person, and her fine teeth will be sacri-ficed in 'consequence."

"But Huddle is making a beautiful sett offalse teeth for Mrs. Murke," said Mr. Lighte.

:'You'll soon see if they are not always break-

ing, and set in such brassy gold that they willfill her mouth with canker."

"Ah, I yield; you are foresighted!" and thehusband and wife departed on their way to Dr.Bemis' shop.

Yet the ghosts tracked them home again."Carrie," said Mr. Lighte, "Mrs. Murke has

I sent away one servant, and her. board andwages and waste are substracted at once fromthe family expenses; do you not think that wemight do the same?"

"No. my dear'. I am constantly and fullyoccupied already."

"I know that. But Murke says you can getworlds of work out of children. Keep Ellenat home from school awhile-the rest fromstudy will do her good. Edward can clean theboots, etc., and the little ones also may gradu-ally be brought into harness.

"'My children are not colts!" Mrs. Lightehad never addressed her husband with so much

t asperity before. "It is but a little they coulddo at best, and why compel them to this? Are

s we not too sure that in after life care and toile will be their lot; and well for them, poor things,a if it do not make up the whole sum of theirlives!"

1 "Let us prepare for it, then, by early teach-ing," said Mr. Lighte.

"Yes," said Mrs. Liglite, "by teaching of: example, we shall never make them industriouse men and women by disgusting them with workin their childhood. Let us accustom them toa cheerful, orderly household, to palatable food,y and decent clothing; they wll not readily sub-mit to a change in after years. Let us make

lour children remember home as a pleasantplace, not as a theatre of exactions, mortifica-

n tions, and querulous complaints."e The ghosts came once more; and the chil-e dren riding with their mother, the influence of

the Murke's was this time vanquished and anni-l hilhted.

u "Carrie, Murke and I have been comparing2 :expenses, and it frightens me to find my ownis triple the amount of his; we must retrench."

'"In that way?" she asked. "I am ready.r. "In a hundred ways," he replied. "Our house. is too large, our fires are too numerous, ourII table is too luxurious, our children dress tood well, we have too much company, our pew at- church is too expensive. The Murke's have a

pew close by the door-they hear quite as well,and pay only half the sum that is required for, ours. They shut up two thirds of their house,

n and thus are rid of the expense of fuel.n "Wait a minute," said Mrs. Lighte; "theii

waterpipes have frozen and flooded it threed times this winter; the expense of repairing

- costs more than tons of coal."it "That was only an accident," said Mr.Lighte.

"Murke covers hIis fire with damp ashes, ands. the coal burns half as long again in conse-h quence."d "Yes," said Mrs. Lighte, "and their sittinge room is like Greenland,"t "Cool rooms make children hard," returned

Mr. Lighte."Oh, father," broke in a little voice, "don't

attempt to heat our room with.ashes and water!Coming home from school the other day Ishould have cried with cold, but I kept think-ing of our-good, bright fire."

"Yes," outspoke another, "and last week Icalled Willie Murke in here to warm his hands,he looked so cold as he was running by. Hesaid he wished that he had a mother like mine."

"Hush, children; don't interrupt when yourmother and I are talking," said Mr. Lighte;then turning to his wife, he continued, "Thebutcher calls here, Carrie, -twice a week; andMurke says they use salted and dried meat.which they procure at wholesale prices, andpickle it themselves."

"Do you like pork very much?" whisperedLizzie Lighte, pulling her mother's sleeve.

"And Mrs. Murke doesn't use butter norlard for making cakes," continued Mr. Lighte;"a little cheap shop dripping, they assured me,will answer every purpose."

"I know one thing," ventured Lizzie, "I'mglad mother doesn't use it."

"Then these potatoes, small and poor as theyare, cost more than a half a cent apiece. Murkesubstitutes suet dumplings."

S"Boiled in cabbage-water, I suppose, and ofcourse very palatable! Give me another pieceof chicken, Charles, if you please," was Mrs.Ligh;e's only reply."Whlatdo they make instead of rice-pudding?"

asked Lizzie, who was very fond of the latterdelicacy.

Mrs. Lighte looked smilingly for her hus-band's answer.

"They do not eat such luxuries, my child.Mr. Murke is saving against he grows old."

"Why, father we will take care of you when

you are old; and I mean to have a home justlike ours," said the child. "Yet the Murkes dodo have s6me luxuries, for when the cake getsburnt, as is frequently the case, Mary bringssome to school for her luncheon; she says her

mother told her that it ,would make her breathsweet, but that solid cake was poisonous. Ishouldn't think she'd give poison to company."

The ghost was banished; but the thrifty wo-man, known as Mrs. Murke, came the last timeto the home of Charles Lighte.

There was to be a funeral on the morrow;the sofa by the fireside was empty, and dustwas gathering over the workbox that stood onthe centre-table; a group of children were hud-

Sdling together, crying as if their hearts wouldbreak.

A•fter a life of toil she had folded her hands

at last, and the corpse of Carrie lay waiting forburial-Carrie, the provident mother, the faith-faithful wife, the good, sympathizing friend;and as Charles Lighte stood watching her, withsorrow too deep for tears, Mrs. Murke came,she said, to offer consolation.

"Yes, she was good, and a kind neighbor tome," said Mrs. Murke. "I shall never forgether early influence over my husband; but, Mr.Lighte, we must not waste time in grief, and

every sorrow has compensation-you havenow one less to support in these hard times.Your wife had a great many children, and was

ambitious for them, and liked to keep up a good

appearance in the world. She was an excellentwoman, but you may find another that will doas well as she, and save your money beside."

"Al," broke forth the husband,-too grievedfor anger, "she spent money fbrus;she watched,and planned, and wasted all her strength for

our welfare; this house is full of the works of

her hands. My heart is full of recollections ofher patient love and industry. I have too oftenpained the gentle heart that is sleeping by re-peating here your avaricious advice. Yes-terday my partnership with your husband wasdissolved; to-day, Mrs. Murke, I beg leave todissolve my acquaintance with yourself."

And they buried her, that good Carrie. 'Withthe fruit of her hands' she had 'planted a vine-yard,' and when she was dead her husband andchildren dwelt therein.

The Murkes added gold to gold, and "ladedtheir souls with that thick clay." They builta fine house, and gave a great formal party

ovory yoer; thv covrecr leJ.tlImTt'fle;acgedaway the silver, locked the parlors, and livedin a few small back rooms.

Mr. Murke's daughters married early; toescape their ungenial home they accepted thefirst adventurers that offered themselves, andone by One came back to her father with wastedhealth, and ruined hopes, and a family of chil-dren. His sons rushed into dishonesty and extravagance, and were a living disgrace andsorrow to the parents' hearts.

Doling out with many a sigh the scanty pit:tance which they consider needful for the wantsof their children and grandchildren, Mr. andMrs. Murke live alone in their house, pore overnewspapers and deeds, discuss stocks, bondsand notes, and feel miserably poor, as wellthey may who have lost their souls for the sakeof that which perisheth.

Mr. Lighte, with sufficient property for allhis wants, divides his time between many house-holds, all copies of the dear one he can neverforget; and in each of which he is eagerly wel-comed, and cared for with watchful love. Hischildren continually develop before his eyesthe traits which he has' now lea.rned to appre,ciate in his buried wife. They have taken theplace in society for which their mother fittedthem, have married into good families, are sur-brounded with refined fiiends, and make them-

selves attractive by whatever among the comrforts or elegancies of life may be within reach.

As Charles Lighte, an old man now, sits thusat the fireside of his children, and watches hisdaughters, ornaments to society, blessings totheir homes, comforters to the destitute-andhis sons forward in all good works and manlyenterprises-tears, not of loneliness, but ofgratitude, fill his eyes, and he thinks how thegood wife, "being dead, yet speaketh." Yea,-".let her own work praise her."

Reader, I would not disparage the excellentand needful virtue of economy; but only sug-gest by this sketch, drawn from actual life,that there is a judicious expenditure whichleads to wealth, and a niggardly accumulationwhich leads to misery.

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.-The PittsburgPost, alluding to the near approach of the onehundredth amiiversary of fort Duquesne, says:

One hundred years ago there was not a sin-gle white man in Ohio, Kentucky, Indians andIllinois territories. Then what is now the mostflourishing part of America was as little knownas the country around the mountains of themoon. It was not until 1769 that the "Hunterof Kentucky," the gallant and adventurousBoone, left his. home in North Carolina to be-come the first settler of Kentucky. The firstpioneers in Ohio did not settle until twentyyears ago after this time. A hundred yearsago Canada belonged to France, and the wholepopulation of the United States did not exceeda million and a half of people. A hundredyears ago the great Frederick of Prussia wasperforming those great exploits which havemade him immortal in military annals, and withhis little monarchy was sustaining a single-handed contest with Russia,Austria and France,the three great powers of Europe combined.A hundred years ago Napoleon was not born,and Washington was a young and modestVirginia colonel, and the great events in thehistory of two words, in which these great butdissimilar men took leading parts, were thenscarcely foreshadowed. A hundred years agothe Union was the most loyal part of the Brit-ish empire, and on the political horizon nospeck indicated the struggle which, within ascore of years thereafter, established the great-est republic of the world. A hundred yearsago there were but four newspapers in America,steam engines had not been imagined, and rail-roads and telegraphs had not entered into theremotest conceptions of man. When we cometo look back at it through the vista of historywe find that to the century which has passedhas been allotted more important events intheir bearing upon the happiness of the worldthan almost any other which has elapsed sincethe creation.

A hundred years hence what will be the de-velopments? It is past finding out except inone thing-a thought which astonished Xerxeswhen he stood upon mount Athos-all, withbut few exceptions, now living will be dead.

"An American Abroad" writes from La:Spezzia, Italy, on the 26th ult., that he hadjust been on a visit to Carrara, where he saw agreat many engaged in cutting the famousmarble of that locality, and adds:

The town is altogether made up of atelierswhere they work the stone, chimney pieces andmonuments astonishly well and cheaply. ThenIthere are innumerable cupids, fisher boys,Magdalens, and all the popular statuary re-peated to a wearisome extent. We saw a veryfine Frederick the Great on a horse standing onthree legs, (general Jackson and a pony atFranconi's are the only ones who have yet re-duced the number,) and a gigantic Columbus,leaning on a best-bower, with an able-bodiedGreek featured squaw, as usual, knewling athis feet. It is going to Genoa, and will provean everlasting cause of inquiry and discussion,for I don't think the generality of the pbipuia-tion have the remotest idea who Columbus was,and still less his oonnection with an anceor andan Indian woman. Here are making a hun-dred columns for the capitol at Washington,each one a solid block, and very white andbeautiful. The contractors tell me they arecarefully divided into three pieces after theyreach America. "Why," said he, "I don'tknow, but it would save me trouble and thegovernment money if they would let me do ithere." I suggested "Red Tape,"' which hesaid was probable but not consoling.

We understand that the spiritualists contem-plate petitioning thet legislature of Massachu-setts at its next session, for a grant of money-from three to seven thousand dollars-to ena-ble them to "employ scientific men to inquireinto the mysteries of spiritualism." They saythat the State is pledged to the education of thepeople, and this being an educational measure,the Commonwealth cannot refuse to grant theprayer of the petitioners.