WIJTIIITATEI >lEW ORLEANt THX. DAILY REPUBLICAN J W- •I MYSflMBII I I mStjsnjg __Maybe agnaS open; ____,__ shaU snob Siasoaat ami tratj-ira notlsse 'at t twiUn nsrts to bo maUferllMCMliliMrtteB. THE WERElT'rEPUBLICAN ip well fee Sum auneasfo jy rws^m.eSf wswtmo^asmw .tow e*i six months, as to. ms asin the aUoweS to those who sand WBA^WNWHBmiNTt* In twenty States of this Union there sxe institutions having special reference to the reclamation and refor m of the idle, vieiouaend vagrant youth of the country. They ore specially devoted to hoys, there being in there institutions about 60,000, who are mitt the discipline connected tifli such reformatory establishments. With fegp of three exceptions, all these places are wjtfropt any method or arrange ment by which the inmates are so sepa rated that tbe iaftasnoe of the vicious will not, more or less; affect the innocent who bAve committed no crime, and whore only ..jpfifcose is that of being without friends or In the Ohio Reformatory School for boys a system has been adopted which is well deserving the attention off philan thropists and legislators. There the aehfOol is entirely removed from city sir I end iafiaenee, being built m a quiet I co unt ry region, with an environage of I 9070 acres for its sole use end susten-1 fine*. Secondly, mechanical and form works of fill kinds are taught, and period pf instruction is made long J enough to enable each pupil to obtain a real practical knowledge of a trade or useftal employment, which is seldom the caae in houses. plTyofage or correction. In the tkinl plaee, and more important than All, thepopitofcfojdiiidedinto nine sep arate families in different buildings, each with its individnat oOr^e of teachers, ma trons, etc. By J this ample arrangement H is rendered possible to classify snd keep distinct the liferent grades of boys, so that the criminal end guiltless vagrant *ay Mt fiom'fte There is not another sneh institution in the United I _ i A f I States, with, perhaps, the exception of the New To*k ^Inm, under the superintendence of Dr. Brooks, where nearly the same plan is adopted which prevail* jbt'Itt* nd fore feet> ud throw him to I the earth; then a kind of hair halter called U put on his bead, both to serve as a bridle and to stake the animal by, it I being much more effectual than a halter or bridle in cheeking his frantic efforts to liber I The next morning the sport begins, I All horse or stock raisers ha I and refractory bones. These go ont, foi that there is no dt blanket is dropped gently on bis back, but ^sssssss£t£t _____ efect in the "rigging. When they are satisfied that all is secure, they lead, or rather drag, forward the steed. He is alternately led, dragged and whipped forward, until be reaches the point where he is to be saddled. A leather strap attached to the bosal is then pulled over his eyes, and a saddle a. invanahty shake one or more trials,. however, be, submits to both blanket'ana saddle. The latter article is strapped on tightly with two girths, fore and fiank: strapped so tightly that one un accustomed to the sight would think that it was intended to eot the animal in two; the rider now adjusts the stake rope into reins by tying it securely to the bosal, leaving a long end by which to hold on, in the event the horse should succeed in throwing him. Everything is now ready for the mount. The rider adorns his heels with a huge pair of spurs, stands directly facing the horse, I abreast or a little forward of the shoulder, seizes the under part of the bosal with his left hand, pulls the horse's head round near him to prevent being kicked, takes the stir rup to his right hand, and turning it to ward him placea his left foot in it firmly. Grasping the pommel, he now gives the saddle a shake or two, makes one or two feints at mounting to see how his horseship will take it, anu then suddenly springs, I 1SSV5 uiiuuDf Vt VUIURTi MAT? 91111 U1CT IUC fX*® of t he "owe, and as a general thing I bis neck stretched out and "rad partly down, a perfect picture of I awkwardness. The rider is at his ease, seating himself securely in the saddle. The blinds, of course, are still over the and adjusts himself and everything about him with the greatest care, as he knows there is warm work before him. When ready for the start he reaches gently for ward and slips np the blinds. Naturally the horse is rather astonished, and at first refuses to move. A sharp application of tbe whip and spar, however, readily in duces him to change his mind. Hp takes timidly one or two awkward steps, then suddenly doubling himself up until he re sembles a camel, and throwing bis head down before his fore feet, he begins a series of pitches, which cousist in jumping as high and as far as he can, coming down stiff legged. Those who have accomplished the ex traordinary feat of going down a flight of stairs at one step can form some faint idea how it feels to sit on the hack of a pitching horse. Some of the more vicious will lie down when the saddle is buckled on, and it re quires a tremenueus amount of whipping to get them started; some will rear and fall backward, occasionally killing their riders; some will pitch straight ahead lor quite a distance, while others will pitch straight forward for a few jumps and then, as the Texans say, "swap ends so quick that it makes your head swim." Fortunately they soon tire of such vio lent exercise, being wholly unaccustomed to a saddle or weight on their hack and break down completely in a few hours. The saddles are then taken off, and they are reserved for another trial next morning. This exercise is continued for a week or more, according to the nature of the horse, when it is pronounced gentle and tractable for a good rider, but woe to the unsuspecting greenhorn that is tempted to place himself on his-back. A few of the horses are naturally gentle natured, and never, unless frightened in breaking, attempt to cut up at all. Those who love the horse and desire to see him roaming at will in his beauty and sym metry, with glossy hide and flowing mane and tail, should go to the prairies. A Phase el a Gambler's Life. A gambler in his confession savs: "I once knew a Southern gentleman who, although not ostensibly a professional gam bler, really made short cards a business. He was a man of education and a fine conversa tionalist, and a very elegant gentleman. lie was fond of a little game of draw, just to I time, you know; hut the result was that lwa vs the best of it, and mingling moneyed men, nis winnings were large, 1 KJ*t into a series of games with him, and as as understood cards myself, I invari I a "*-t the worst of it. I knew that there I 55® something wrong, and I resolved to JV 8C ve J" possible. I carefully examined I f" e hacks ot the cards, and understanding .55^ 80r t o/^ work is_done, I very soon satisfied myself that the backs were all right. I watched his deal. He threw them round with great rapidity. His sbufliinE was square. "One day I procured a powerful magni tying glass, and went carefully over a pack of cards that he had won with the night before. A long and careful search revealed in the ace and lace cards a series of trifling concavities. The punches were so slight as to be invisible to the naked eye, but. upon passing my linger over them, I could feel them. A gambler's fingers are or ought to Subsequent investiga te had, on the be soft as velvet, subsequ tions revealed his work. Hl___,___ inside of his tinger-ring, a minute punch. "In the beginning of a game he would manage to turn the faces ot the aces and face cards, one at a time, so as to bring them against his punch, and then one indention or two or three in a certain locality would designate the cards. So nice was his sense ot touch, that in dealing he would naturally e over the end of pass the face of each card his left middle finger, and no matter how readily he dealt them, he would know the position of all the face cards in the pack. Of course this gave him a heavy percentage, and the result was he invariablv won." Filial Affection—A Novel Case on Trial in the Circuit Court. The circuit court has been engaged all day in hearing testimony iu the case of Magdalena Muiler vs. Matthew and Anna Geyer The trial is an interesting one, as the plaintiff is the daughter of the defend ants. It appears front the testimony that after Maguelana hail attained her eight eenth year, she "worked out for a living, receiving in compensation for her services a fair monthly salary. On various occasions she loaned sums of money to her fatheh and mother, stipulating, however, like a shewd economist, that the money should he re funded to her when she was married. The money thus given amounted in tbe ^aggre gate to one hundred and fifty dollars. Mag dalena married, but the parents failed to refund her the "stamps" which she had f iven them, supposing, of course, that her usband was amply able to support her. and that she would not need or even ask for the money. But they were mistaken. Magdalena evidently deemed that business was one thing and filial affection another. She demanded her "lucre," but it did not "forthcome," and so like an affectionate cnilu, she tripped off to a| lawyer* and in duced him to enter a suit against her parents for the recovery of the amount loaned. The father and mother are defend mg the suit with vigor. An anxious public v.J* 3 i eDil Kl'\ eued to-morrow, as to whether they will or will not be compelled to pay one hundred and fifty dollars to their "darling daughter." and the ss all to it or [Use tbs Saaday Republican Mrpaj's a taaxras institution ■U» «Sfn »h* tore thcaawial sweets to lif* Tis better tor to have an honest twenty, Of every age, complexion, form and die; With budding boats and wanton eyes in plenty, Baeb jin bndf n most dcUcicus prise. A man, surrounded by a gushing harem, litotom nil re i fUf w dh i Demands inasttobto should never seat* him— Tbeir want# so feminine must he supplied. One begs n ribbon for her summer bonnet; Another—if in poetry veu are skill'd— Implores the compliment of a sweet sonnet; A third one wants her cradle deftly filled. A fourth one doth a promise shyly mention, t When you're alone with her (a tick'lish plight)— She asks yon if it is your true intention To pass with her a certain coining night. You answer yes; she smiles her satisfaction. Then goes to cultivate each sweet attraction. Bo as to fascinate you when you come. There wm an here was an Vastern king whose wives' toil (All chosen beauties) numbered many n i non one he wanted for the night's erabn foirfoces— ________, _____ score; When one he wonted for the nlxbt's embraces, Be went into tbeir presence, looked tiiem o'er. And threw his scarf upon his sweet selection, Whose pride and happiness had no alloy. The rest were plunged into a deep dejection; All Jealous off their sister's coming joy. So can a Mnrmon go among Ids treasures. Connubial ones, t mean, and look aionnd The ore best suited to his iordship's pleasures Is, by his eye fastidious, quickly found. He*.......- 'T _ With 1 "I'm his intended lor the coming night." But, can a man with many wives fool eliecrful I Dare he to venture mid the ravenous throng! Stood we into bit shoes, we should feel fesrfUl That they, impelled by woman's instincts strong, Might gather 'round us, in tbeir passion frantic, Gobbling us np alive, upon the apto. This would be curious, sud quite romantic; But, pray, excuse us, we had rather not! Still 'tis refreshing, when a man IB anted With a lean beauty, augularand flat, To take another, uoi emaciated. Who weighs two hundred and is rather fat; With hemispheres enormous and projecting Like mountains, tippod by rosy Warns above; There's some excitement, boys, in thus selecting The future fountains of maternal love. Pbew! isn't there a sense of suffocation In this idea, when tbe weather's warm I But there's a strange and magic fascination In a big woman's vast, Insurious form. We must approach her witli respect and caution— With fear and trembling ran we only touch; We dote upon a lady of proportion On this condition—that she isn't Dutch. With one wife masculine, another tender, A third most corpulent, a fourth one lean; Some with vast limbs, and others rather slender, 'Tis natural to choose something between, Avoiding all extremes. We bate excuses, And love a medium in a woman's size; We teTer favored too abuudaut tresses. Or too much invitation in her eyes. We like sot busts so monstrous in proportion They scare a husband from his wife's embrace; We like not things immense into distortion, Destroying all idea of female grace. We dote upon a lithe and agile creature, With plump and active beauty richly blessed, With radiant Sbluiatioo in each feature, And not too delicate to be caressed.) A friend of ours once went to Salt Lake City. To see bow Mormons passed their wedded liven The elders, thinking it a mortal pity That he should be without a dozen wives, Caipe flocking to tbe stranger from all quarters, Abd he received them like a perfect hriik," Because they all brought samples of their daughters, So that the gentleman might take bis pick. Now there were maidens of all styles assorted including very many pretty girls— .Some, bosoms of voluptuous outlines sported, While others showed a wealth of raven curia Some had white shouldeia—other ones were freckeled— Dome skins of soft and dazzling clearness had, While net a few complexions were all speckled. But each desired a husband very bad. One mild, benevolent old Mormon brother Brought all Ids wives, to give our irieud a "lift." A young chap offered bis blind, toothless mother Unto the stranger—quite a generous gift A host of cripidetl ladies came on crntches With kindlv offers his dull lite to bless, And he could hardly keep trom out their clutches— He wished them well, but couldn't stand tbe •press," After a brief end sharp examination Among the blooming ones, he made his choice, Selecting those who had some animation, Such as might make a husband's heart rejoice. A few well ripentd dames his taste suggested, Whose age quite matronly might tame tlie brood: Tlieir swelling breasts and glowing cheeks attested The healthful ardor of their unturned blood. But most of them were damsels young snd gusli iug— Rampant and furious beyond all control— Their wild eyes sparkling, and their faces blushing. With burning thoughts that glowed withiu each soul. As at our handsome friend they all stood glaring— A whisper round the circle quickiy ran, Each girl unto her neighbor there declaring; "I'll have him first—he's such a charming man." Oh! tlietff were panting orbs on exhibition, And many an ankle exquisitely trim While maids assume s mighty free position, Displaying portions of a gorgeous limb. The stranger's heart agaiUBt Ins nhs was knocking. It "tickled him to death" and pleased him well To see a richly tilled up silkeu stocking Revealed to where hegau the luscious swell. That night unto a hundred he was married; He went among them and embraced them all, And by two hundred plump arms he was carried Into the briilal chamber—a vast hall Containing most immense accommodations With retereuce to sleeping. Each tair bride. Filled with the sweetest of anticipations, Essayed to coax their husband to her side. Two hundred Ups his loving kiss invited; Two hundred arms stretched out to clasp his form. Just ninety nine fair ladies then were slighted; As many turned up noses nursed a storm. Two hundred hills of snow were madly panting, One hundred and ninety-eight were tilled with spite; One solitary bride found things enchanting, Tho other ladies all prepared to tight. They gathered round their husband in distraction; In terms abusive now tlieir language ran. Cries one of them. "I claim a hundredth fraction Of this, our husband—most delightful man." One thousand thumbs ana lingers went to scratch ing A hundred faces and two hundred eyes, And all the jealous ladies soon were catching "Particular fits," amid discordant cries. Our friend, advantage taking of the riot, Paused not to kiss u solitary wife: He left the nuptial chamber "on tbe quiet"— Ran like the devil from the scene of strife, And ne'er feent back to claim a husband's duty, From disappointed wives just ninety-nine. And swears that such a big bouquet of beauty In liis one feeble bosom ne'er can shine. FLORENCE. An Adventurous Woman. a it, An Adventurous Woman. There is a lady of an unusually adven turous spirit providing amusement for the public in Germany, ijhe has gone through a variety of characters in male costume with eminent success, acting successively as groom, coachman, valet, etc., to various employers, giving perfect satisfaction and obtaining excellent characters, her masters never suspecting her sex. The late war roused nobler ambitions within her. Pre fixing the title "von" to her name, and donning the blue coat with an iron cross upon it, Miss Bertha Weiss made her debut as a wounded Prussian officer. Passing through various towns, she enlisted every where the sympathy of the inhabitants, who received her as an honored guest, and is said even to have made some havoc among young ladies'-jiearts. Unfortunately, she was found out just when her success was at its highest, and, placed before a tribunal, she was sentenced to several months' imprisonment as a punishment for her masculine aspirations. So perfeptly had she acted her role, however, that up to the moment when the verdict was pro nounced, she found advocates in the press to defend her manhood. The imprisonment had not moderated the lady's ambition, for, though only shortly released, she has turned up once more in manlv guise in the very last place where a iernale would be looked for, viz: in a monastery near Breslau. The prior de clares that she came to him with so truly penitential an air, disguising her sex so admirably, that he could not find it in his heart to reiuse her. She had lived among the monks undiscovered, her novitiate be ing a severe one yet she underw ent all the rules of the order with the fortitude of an ascetic up to the last moment. Tired, how ever, at last of the monotony of conventual life, she gave the monks the &lip after a four months' visit, disclosing her sex only after her departure. An Attempt to Startle England. Is England in danger f A correspondent of a French newspaper, who writes from London, says: "The whole of this vast em I iire is permeated by secret societies. Tbe nternationale here holds its meetings al most publicly. It is said that the greater number of dispossessed princes of India, a good number of officers belonging to the army and navy, as well as members of Parliament, and even ministers, are affili ated to it. The government is awsre of tbe infernal plan by which, at the given moment, the public buildings of London to the i which befell t the Bonk of England—an easy prey, aay the publie buildings, the barracks especi ally, shall have been blown np, as was Jn*Jj top .tye, Clerkenwell prison. with" ouiuni •potted by w fabulous prosperty, having foe many gen erations forgotten the scourge of war, for nafore, and too much engaged think of the morrow, elan or civil, we allow ourselves to drift On withe ___________________ fthout taking heed iff the signs of the t n,e8, __ __Chinese tin Wide Inareeent lecture on the curiosities of street literature to China, W. H. Wedhurst, an Englishman, relates the following extra ordmary suicide: A lady gave pnblie Dotice that she intended to violently shuttle off her mortal coil at a specified date, and invited her friends to be present. She was rich, young and attractive, and death had robbed her of her betrothed just before the oelebrstion of the nuptial sswunmiU. jfo attempt was made by her friends or the local authorities to frustrate her design; on the contrary, she was' landed as about to perform a .praiseworthy act. At the ap pointed time she deliberately sacrificed her life in the presence of thousands. A stage was erected in an open field, and a frame over it, from which was suspended a strip of scarlet cloth. One end of this she ad justed around her neck, let fall a vail of similar material over her face, and, mount ing a chair, jumped off, her little hands "chin chilling" the assemblage as ber fast falling frame twirled round tbe tightening cord. Pampetan Rental an. We were saying how becoming the Nea politan fisherman's dress was to a certain actor here, and were told that a body had been found lately at Pompeii, dressed in the very costume. When the bodies are found at Pompeii plaster is immediate!v poured in to preserve the form. This plas ter gave the exact representation of the poor Pompeian who had met his death so suddenly. Through centuries and centuries the texture of the very garment had been preserved, although in dust and ashes. The legs were bare and the shirt open at the throat. The shirt was of some coarse woolen stuff; around the throat is a neck lace of enamelled glass beads, and on the ankle an anklet of metal, showing that he had been a slave. But the expression of tbe face is frightful; there is aft the fiesce Straggle ol vigorous life with sudden death, and tne position of the arms is as it he had been trying to wrehth off his breast a clutebtog weights —Borne Letter. New Form of DrWekeaaeea. Tbe London Laneti calls attention to the enormous manufacture of the new sedative drag, chloral. It is said that it sold by tons a week, and quotes a letter from Baron Leibig, affirming that one German chemist manufactures and sells hall a ton every week. Of course, no such quantity is used in medicine, and the Lancet seems half afraid that it gets into Iteer: but then is a simpler explanation, as it will find on in quiry. Taking chloral isa new and popular vice, particularly among the women* and is doing at least as much barm as alcohol. The drug is kept in thousands of dressiag cases, and those who begin its use often grow so addicted to it that they often pass their lives in a soit of contented stupefac tion. Chloral drunkenness will soon be an admitted variety of the species. A Valuable Relic. A valuable relic of antiquity has been discovered in the grounds of the Russian Pilgrims' Monasteiy, outside the walls of Jerusalem. It is a monolith cut out of a single block, and only half complete. From a description in the history of Flavius Josephus, it is believed to be a column in tended for the decoration of the ancient temple of Solomon, but that, as the column split while it was being worked, it was left unfinished, the lower part of it remaining in a rough, unhewn state. The monolith, which is about thirty-nine feet in length by six in diameter, will prove an object of keen interest to archa-ologists. Charles H. Durban, a lawyer, twenty three years old, and a resident of Zanes ville, Ohio, was married last spring to a young lady of that city. His wife was soon after taken down with consumption, and continued to sink until her sufferings re cently ended in death. Mr. Dnrban is re ported to have been devotedly attached to his wife, and while she was in her death throes, he shot himself through the head while standing at the foot of her bed. She lived eight minutes after her husband's death, and whispered that she knew what had happened. She was too feeble, how ever, to exhibit emotion of any kind. A letter was found in Mr. Durban's pocket addressed to his wife, saying that he could not live without her, and that if he died first he would meet her to Paradise. There were also letters to his parents, and a note requesting that no inquest should be held upon his corpse, as the manner of his death was a matter between himself and God alone. This sad tragedy affords a striking illustration of the demotng power of mor bid self-love. This unfortunate yonng man affected to kill himself because of his devo tion to his wife, but he was utterly hallu cinated. He took his own life because of his supreme self-love, which far exceeded his love for his wife his parents, his duty and his God. This is a pitiable case, and we should ever tread lightly over the ashes of the dead; yet, nevertheless, it is the plain duty of every well-wisher of society to lay the hand of reprobation gently, but firmly, on whatever seeks to substitute the quin tessence of selfishness for that pure love which, even in its extremest agony, submis sively cries out: "O, my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me except I drink it, thy will be done."—Ainc York Sun. Fishing for crocodiles on the Nile is a sport which itould hare done Izaak Wal ton's heart good. A big boat is equipped with a windless and a strong line, to which is added a fine goose, with a strong hook under each pinion. The whole is turned adrift, and before long a crocodile comes up, seizes tbe goose, and tows the boat rapidly down stream. After he has wearied himseff by dragging the boat for a while, the line is pulled in, the monster's head ap pears on the surface, and a bullet is adroitly The New York bellCB are advised to cul tivate a new style of how. There are three in vogue now, equally unpleasant. The first is the "superbly indifferent," consist ing of a slight elevation of the eyebrows and a curl of the upper lip. A second style is tbe "mildly melancholy," which gives the impression that tbe young lady has just lost her dearest friend, or dropped ice cream on the froijtTireadtu of her new silk; the third is the "conscious guilty," hurried through aq if the young lady were ashamed to be seen bowittg to you. Within five months the Rev. Mr. Brock from the conference, then went and joined the Campbellite Church, and be and his third wife were both baptized. It is almost unnecessary to add that this happened in Indiana. him for the breach of promise, was tried by v."#**** council Speaking of tbe opium sale in tbat city, tbe New Haven Palladium says: "Some of it, it says: is true, is used for medicine, but tar the larger amount is used to satisfy the cravings of the opium eater. There would be a some what startling list of names could there be E nbjished the names of those who are in the abit of nsing opium. Some time since one of the first temperance lecturers in theUnited States delivered a lecture here, and had but an hour before sent his laudanum bottle to be filled at the druugi'sf's. Here is a subject for reformers to consider. Alexander Dumas, fire, died with only one gold piece in his pocket, and some peo ple assert that that was borrowed. His son is a millionaire, and his daughter is married to one of the wealthiest landed proprietors to France. It is a wonder that uumas had any money at all about him when he died. He was such a spendthrift that he ordinarily lived wholly on the future. ______________Removal r.» dsS^Stonurre.' Editor Republican: I give you an account of a game of shin ny, pfeyed hen yesterday. The Champion Hibernian Shinny Club met the well known All Rights to engage in a game of shinny. The game was well contested on both sides. mans were behihi, ii lfe, P Righto put their name (Hibernians) in the block book by a Were Of <63 to 42. The All Rights iqfe composed of first class players, and if the Hibernians do not look out, they will have tosurrendet the ehampioii flag. The reason that bat nine members played on each side was on' account of tbe absence of some of the boys of the Hibernians. The Pkwnix Hesse. f f _ The feme of the Pheenix House, at No. $6 St. Charles street, next door to the Acad emy of Mosio, extends to all points. It embraces not only a barroom, but a bowl ing saloon, oyster saloo n and ch o p ho u se on. the New York plan, and ^Sbda: mineral waters saloon, where pastries of all kinds may always be had. Tbe liquors are tbe choicest that can be found anywkece to the city, the bowling saloon has six new alleys, the oyster saloon provides that bivalve raw or cooked m any style c u s t o m e r s may de sire, tbe chop house aflbrdff OH this atti tive cooking of the best restaurants in country. A hungry or thirsty man may go to the Pfaotoix House and Satisfy his crav ings, while others may enjoy tbe healthful exercise of a ten pin alley. Tho Hibernian Ball. Next Tuesday evening the first granfi fancy and dress ball of tip Hibernian Be. nevolent and Mutual Aid Association (Branch No. 1) will be given at Odd Fel lows' Hall. Ladies' invitations can be pro cured from John O'Neil, No. 1 Annuncia tion street, Hugh Flynn, No. 1C7 Poydras street, Mr. Kernaghan, No. 11 Camp street, or any of the members ot the comjuittee pf arrangements. The names of the committed of arrangements, the floor managers, and the reception committee afford an ample guarantee that every thing will be conducted satisfactorily, and that all will go on pies aatly- It will be decidedly the ball of the month. The Pant and the Fetare. Every person knows his or ber own past, but they are few who know or .can reveaL the mysteries of the future:. MaffatmrEmmp has just arrived here and located herself at No. 220 Common street, between Rampart and Basin, and all who desire to know the fntnre and are willing to pay for that knowledge, will of course consult her oracles. Read Madame Emma's advertisement in another column. :nrr The New Orleans Credit Foxcier Association. —We ask for the charter of this important enterprise a careful perusal by all who really have the interests of the working classes of our city at heart. Es tablished by some of the leading business men of our city, this association seems destined to work a revolution in tbe build ing interests of New Orleans, as it otters facilities to the poor men to acquire homes which were never before dreamed of by them. Still it is not to be supposed that this cre&it fancier is to be an eleemosynary! enterprise. On the contrary, it only helps him who helps himself. It will assist the poor man to a credit that will enable him in time to become independent. It is a com bination by which a given number of small capitalists will, by a union with each other, exert the weight and influence of tbeir con solidated capital in favor of each indfr vidual. The charter will explain the whole plan, and we sincerely hope that before many days we may have occasion to com ment upon its good effects. Ts Develop Talent. Place a man in a position that will fear fully tax him and try him, a position that will often bring tbe blush to bis cheek and the sweat to his brow, a position that will overmaster him at times, and cause him to rack his brain for resources. Place him in a position like this, but every time he trips go to bis rescue; go not with words of blame or emeura, but go with manful words of en couragement: look him boldly in the eye, and speak them with soul and emphasis. This is the way to make a man of a boy, and a giant of a man. If a man has pluck and talent, no matter whether he ever filled a given position or not, put him in it, if worthy, and be will soon not only fill it, but outgrow it. But put one to a position with a faint heart—this is the way to kiU him. Put him in grandly, with most unmistakable confidence. Drop no caveats, but boldly point the way, and then stand by with a will and countenance of a true friend. Thus try twenty men, sneh as have been named, and. nineteen will succeed. This is from the St. Louis Democrat: Mr. George Jones, of the New York Timet, is not an Englishman. He is Ray mond's old partner, and was one of tke original proprietors of the Timet. He is a native or New York. The story about the Englishman grows ont of the fact that Mr. Lewis J. Jennings, managing editor of the Timet, is an Englishman by birth. He is the author of the slashing articles on the ring that have made the Timet famous as the champion of tbe people. These articles have appeared every day—sometimes two or three of them iu a day, for more than a rear. Their force has been terrible, and at last all opposition has been overcome. There never was in newspaper history a subject more fascinating than that of the millionaire robbers of New York; and Jennings, in the Timet, has done it ample justice. His editorials and Nast's carica tures have done the country an immense service. Though one was born in England and the other in Bavaria, they are prettv well naturalized: and. we doubt whether there are many persons in America who will regard them as crushed when they are reproached as foreigners. Says the New York Mail: The business men _ of Boston begin to have some apprehension that in the course of a few years, or as soon as the railroad extensions now to progress in Maine and Son w l the 1 d„T, C r" U European and North American railway and its several connections with the roads in Northern New England and the British provinces, together with the completion of the Portland and Ogdonsburg road, across under the White and the Green ^S! n n in °P® ni ®8 °f connection with Ogdensburg will give Portland the grandest possible opportunites, which, if properly used, can hardly fail to secure it commercial eminence the country. among the cities of Prentice Mulford, who is lecturing on the "coming woman," at San Francisco, says: "The coming oollectresa of this port will own the best yacht in the club, ami as sue sits in her office, in the female mari time costume of the period,.will command the respect and attention of all around her. She will be the object of political cabals and intrigues, and will fight fire with fire. The coming woman will aim at position, and perhaps wealth, hut will never be con tented as the simple, unnoticed martial appendage of man. She will be muscular, and will take her part against the street corner loafers who now molest and offend her." or ns Lopihaxa Equitable jaf this sterling home to toe corner of and Gravier street*. We took occasion to visit the company's new domi sttyeattytotyrOsyB fottoipft'established in that spacious room lately occupied by the Y^fiingV^-rembWy the Mid quarters oi ife wAmoto Uldfe., This room is' approached by two wide and elegant staircases—one froih'Gravier Street, and tbe other Cnrondelet. Tffp and ftyiu ture ot tbe officq: pr* dptendid, and so arranged that while each officer has a sepa rate and distinct compartmeftt, still all can cemmuatesto frosty^ and hnstoitysW directed by the president from hfr position. We hare seldom seen a bettor ar ra n g em ent both for convenience for the transaction of business, or the comfort pf the parties en gaged. Another feature of this new office is thelnim'ense gilt lettered sign on tbe Caronuelet street side.- ;It is about the grandest thing we ever saw, had is an orna ment to tfie streej. We stooerety hope that in its hew' location this 'staunch, reliable and liberal company may receive tbe liberal patronage which it so well deserves. -rrMtol-m r* Silks and, CfOAifc,*? Bakbieke's.—W e will say to our readers, old residents or strangers, go attd-looki aa those splendid silks at Messrs. 'F. G. to C, W. Barriere's, No. 133 Canal stoeet. if yt>U wish to pur obese-some efthe most elegaat goods ever brought to this tohritefc 1 They have josh been Imported direct from the celebrated manufiectery of Bonnet A.Ginpet, of Lyons, France, and comprise as fine and beautiful a lot as ever that work renowned estab lishment sent ont. Besides these, this house bos a magyifleept. MMrtment of ladies' cloaks and ready made suits,'honee furnish ing goods (linenfoiManhet* t en nis mosquito netting*), as well as the whole bee of dress ribboo*| shawls, top. As the bouse of Bamere is about as well known, to Tfeltors ahd residents of New Orleans as tte fectjtootrftenjoys the highest ot re p u t ation for selling rea sonable: and keeping, the tost of goods is patent to all, we will only remark, en pat tant, that this, ygor it is Joing even better than usual in regard to prices. This is good news for btrteri. j' That Casumere Shawl at Choker's.— Wfi__hardly, think th at if the Crencr Brother*,' whose store, is at too. earner of St. Mary snd Magasine streets, were to ex pose to their windows the crown diamonds of England, would greater or more admir ing crowds assemble around his place than are attracted ty that wo ad* rfally embel lished Cashmere shawl we spoke of last Sunday. It stem* as if (he ladies who go there never grow tired of admiring the elegance of the embroidery, the fineness of its texture, and—in fact all about it. The only thing which, draws away their atten tion is the-cheap goods that the Croners are selUpg in their store. This is so aston ishing that it always divides the attention of the crowds. Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Worth v ok Dry. Goods at Cost.— Messrs. Pepin A. Turcotte, No. 138 Canal street, and Tnrcottee to,Lares* corner of St. Ann and Chartres streets, on account of a contem plated change in the names of tbeir firm, are selling their immense stock of fashion able dry goods under coet. Here is a rare chance to get bargains, for this stock com prises all the most desirable seasonable goods, and is no slop-shop collection, hut fresh, good and new iff all respects. It is done in this way, instead pf disposing of tiie goods at auction. The buyer will save tbe auctioneer's commission, and thus buy all the cheaper. Remember, the goods havq to be sold, and no reasonable offer will be refused for them. The Great Billiard Match.— As will be perceived Upon a perusal of a notice pub lished in another column, the great billiqrd match between Messrs. Joseph Dion, "cham pion of the world," and Mr. Henry Miller, of our city, is to come off at tbe National Theatre, on Monday and Tnesday nights, the twentieth and twenty-first instants, the play to begin at eight o'clock. As this will un doubtedly be one oi the most interesting, as well as one of the most skillfully played matches ever played in the United States, such of our readers as are connoisseurs of billisrds should not miss the opportunity af forded them of seeing it, especially as the room where it is to be played affords every comfort and convenience to the spectator. Bemembhr Moody's. —Wo really think that visitors to the- Stats Fair will find in the great gentlemen's' furnisning house of Colonel 8. X. Moody, corner of Royal and Canal streets, as much to claim their atten tion and interest them as they could, possi bly, to any of the buildings at the Fair Grounds. Colonel Moody,,who is no novice in the art of pleasing, spent his entire time last summer in getting up goods for his fall stock* and now we can safely say that it contains all that the most fastidious taste could desire, or that the exigencies of fash ion require. Besides this, he has still left a few dozen of those [remarkably cheap shirts; just think—an elegant garment, six for elght doltors! Who could ask a better bargain Pierce Lindof's Beautiful Furnish ing GfpD*.—Ii ever good taste was dis played,it was in (be telpotjon.of tbe stock of gents' furnishing goods, which Messrs. Pierce Lindop have for sale at No. 118 Canal street, in tbeir new store. All of the very btet material, and all beautiful, yet of h' thousand different "kinds, a man who could not satisfy himself from it, must be hard to please, indeed. Those diamond yoke shirts, which they manufacture exclu sively, are also chefs d'oeurre in their way They fit exactly, and wear till one gets tired of them. Visitors to the State fair would do well to give Messrs. Pierce Lindop a c all. _ Shields' Bazar. —One of the most elegant establishments on that busy thoroughfare, Magazine street, near Jackson, is tbe bazar recently opened in one of Dr. Wade's new stores, by onr old and highly esteemed fel low-citizen, Mr. Thomas II. Shields. It has been well named in calling it a bazar, for the store really contains almost everything that can be thought of—from a boy's top to a billiard table, a pocket knife to a set of brass instruments. And the greatest taste has been displayed in selecting these goods. They are all beautiful and desirable. to It is said that a Detroit girl, standing up to be married the other day, had to have her corset strings cut before she could "take this man to be. ber wedded boa band" in the articulate terms necessary to the completion of tbe ceremony. She was laced np the last hole, and when the knife was applied the creek of tho ported loco was like the explosion of a kerosene lamp*