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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1898. LIQUOR INSPECTION.

Some days ago we infcimafced on the strength of a telegram from Wellington that the four inspectors appointed under the Licensing Act to generally supervise the liquor traffic, but more particularly to make analyses of the liquor sold, had reoeived notice that their services would be dispensed with Some people opened their ejej widely

when they read the paragraph, and , were incredulous ; not because they did , not recognise that the inspectors might , be useful, but that b^ny chance at ill any inspector, holding office under Jj Government should be dispensed with. People have been so accustomed to see \ the army of 'inspectors we already have so largely recruited every year under Eresh legislation, that they had began bo think ours was "government by. j inspector," and to surrender even one , officer was something very unusual. , But to dispense with four! perhaps, however, it was only to make room for , some others m other places What ever the reason, there is the story, and the inspectors are said to be on their notice. The inspectors m question were appointed because it was thought that the alcoholic spirits sold publicly were largely adulterated, to tho injury of the health of the people, and to the damage of the revenue. There were, both m and out of Parliament, strong advocates of the taking of s eps to secure that the liquor sold to the people of this colony should be wholesome, Unadulterated with drugs, nor so chemically treated as to bo but a cheap and nasty imitation of the real article. Mr Seddon himself was amongst those advocates, knowing as he did that there was some sorry rubbish sold under the name of wine and spirits m many parts of the colony. But four inspectors were hardly enough for the work that was re quired to be done. The populations of the larger towns of the colony may be eafely trusted to take care of them selves m the matter of sound liquor. It was not m the centres of population that adulteration was carried on to any large extent, but m out of the way places, where tho police did not often visit, and where customers though numerous were migratory. And those were just the places the inspectors did not visit. Mr Smith, of Ohristchurch, the well known prohibitionist, said m Parlia ment last session that he " was not satisfied with the work done by the inspectors under the Licensing Acts, that was, judging from the number of prosecutions which had taken place for supplying adulterated liquors and the small proportion of convictions. They were told that many of the evils of drunkenness were caused by the bad and adulterated liquors which were sold. The whole thing was a farce, and the appointment of these inspectors ought to be cancelled." Mr Seddon was bound to confess to disappointment with the result of the inspectors' terra of work, a feeling not a few besides the Premier have enter tained m regard to these officers. The House agreed to a reduction by £1 of the payment of these inspectors as an indication that the office should be abolished; hence the notices to the grog inspectors. Practically there is thus now no check on the adulteration of spirits. We do not know that, practically, there has been any very powerful check during the term of th. inspectors' office, but we take it th re would be some. However, it does seem to ua that the number of men was quite inadtquate for any effi ient or satisfactory work, and though one would prefer some sort of assurance that a check on adulteration did exist, one can have no sympathy with a syatem which has evidence on the very face of it of being an absurd farce.

An English weekly journal draws at tention to the decadeuce of the reform ing spirit among the REFORM. Democracy. There are, it remarks, evils nearly as great as the Corn Laws around us, or at least evils as loudiy crying for cure — for instance, those produced by the excess of population over the means of housing it m decent fashion, the ever-increasing pressure of an antiquated system of municipal taxation which seems deliberately de signed to destroy the first amenity of municipal life, pleasant and healthy lodging, and the fact that those who work on the land have m old age no no refuge but the poorhouse ; but there is not the young vigour to deal with! them, and the people though far better ! instructed, shrink back from efforts at reform, not perhaps greater, but cer tainly less resisted. The idea of three acres and a cow has perished, with all that it involved. The idea of pensions for old age sleeps. The idea of making tb^e State the sole and universal insurer and so involving the whole people m its fortune, hurts the «f interests," and 80 is looked at askance. We have carried out one immense measure, to fee nearly as great m isg influence on the future as free-trade itself, free and compulsory edupation j bnt jit was carried m the old way, without any dead-heave, without any apostle untess it were William Forster, and without any of that universal acceptance and freedom from fidgetiness about details which has marked the career of free trade. Qom pared with the energies of the fortie--, the energies of the nineties is as much more flabby as if the people had really growif older, instead of re newing its youth as it does from hour to hour. Not only hare leaders m social reform not appeared, but the wish that they should appear has grown dull, and men are content for the most part that because some Radioate say foolish- things, and the world outside is very interesting, everything at home should drift. r • - I In an interesting article on Prophet I Fools, the London Spectator observes I r that the English I PROPHEV FQQIS. seem to be pro | ' teefced against all j " crazes," even currency craves, by what I the French and the Irish consider their I stolidity ; but there are more of the J elements which go to produce fanatic- I ism m both the American and the I Slav. Nothing w.C/uld surprise us less j m the near future than the' appearance I either m America pr Russia of an I inspired idiot," as Mazzini defined | G.aribaldi, who would insist that some I simple but some big idea, religious or I social, would, if accepted, be the salva- I tion of mankind, and who, if a man of I the dominant kind, would shake gp.v,ernmenta, and perhaps civilisation, more than all the Socialists and Anarchists h&ye succeeded jn doing. The strongest barrier against bis'su^ cess is the inherent selfishness of man kind, which disinclines them to endure suffering f hat the world may beaome |h*ppior qrbefcter; but we tjave ieenin

our own time instances where this' selfishnesg has proved powerless against an idea; The power of the Russian Emperor, backed heartily by his whole army, has failed to make' Memnonites enlist, and it is by no meßns clear that the usually resistless machinery of British Jaw will compel the Peculiar People to call m doctors when they or their children are sick. Suppose a prophet-fool to appear with more than Henry George's charm, who declared that to pay taxes was criminal because " Caesar " could not be a noun of multitude, is it so indisputable tr.at among the teeming poor he could not make fo'lowers by the hundred thousand? We all forget, m our instinctively conservative expectations, parts of the teachings of history, and especially what it reveals of the occasional potency of the exceptional individual. Tpß Avstralaaian saya the noble game of cricket is m danger of becoming vulgarised and de " GATES." graded by the im portance which is now attached to the gate money. In referring to the sordid dispute m con nection with the selection of the Aus tralian representative tearaTitsays : The whole dispute has an ugly sug gestiveness. It proves that money —from gate money for promoters down to fees for the players — is becom ing a factor of increasing importance m what has hitherto been the most wholesome and manly of our public sports. There is "money" m cricket when played on a great scale. The public is magnificently willing to pay well for being amused, and a great test match between England and Australia sets a hundred rivulets of gold flowing, and these must find their way into somebody's pockets. The promoters of the present tour, even at this early stage of its history, have received over £10,000 m gate money. Now money always tends to corrupt a sport. It slays its simplicity. It generates an evil professionalism. It obscures, if it does not defeat, the true end of a national sport. The justifi cation of a game like cricket, vrhen played on the scale of the test inatche , with its tens of thousands of spec tatora and the universal public mi i terest it excites, is that the sport itself is wholesome, a drill m some of the essential elements of manliness, m vigour, m pluck, m skill of hand and quickness of eye, m endurance, m loyalty to one's side. But if it descends to the level of a money miking pro fession, fermenting with money-hunger, and rankling with ignoble disputes about "terms," this is indeed an evil development. Cricket under such conditions may keep its spectacular interest ; it has lost its moral justifi cation. *

Local and General.

■ — ■»--. ..-...„ There are at the present time over 200 cases of influenza m Nelson. A fifth co-operative building society (btarr-Bowkett) ia to be Btarted m Wellinc ton. B The Maoris of Oiaki pi opose to prepare a recreation ground on the native reserve near the Te Rauparaha monument. Since the recent great fire, Melbourne city has passed a by-law limiting the height of any building to ninety-nine feet. The Misses Hall, Stralhmore, Timaru, whose pupils were bo auooessful at the recent Innity College praotical examination, notify m our advertising columns that their estab lishment foryouDg ladies re-opens early iv February. Terms and particulars will be found on reference to the advertisement. A defendant against whom a Oourt olaim was entered by a oreditor (says the N.Z, Times), paid the whole amount owing with the exception of 2s. At the civil sittings judgment was given against him for this sum, which may seem insignificant m its way, but the Court and professional oos.a ran to £2 14a 6d. Emerson, with a fine disregard of the petty things of life, says th>t the great man scarcely knows how he dines or how he dresseß ; heroism is almost ashamed of its body; "what shall it .ay, then," he ex claims, <• to the augar-plums and cats' cradles, oorapliments, quarrels, cards, and custard, which rack the wit of all human society?" Now, that is all very well speaking fisoterioally, but if great men, m general, are indifferent about their dinners they differ essentially from all the pre' Bumably great men of our acquaintance. The owner of a house on the route of the Queen's great Jubilee progession was re proached by a Londoner with having let it for the day to a citizen of the United States. he said indignantly. The Queen graciously offers to show her self to a certain number of her London subjects, and they promptly let their windows and go to another part of the town ' It ib disloyal!" "Disloyal?" replied the house-letter. "Just the contrary. We do it for the purpose of having as many portraits of our sovereign, as possible—and all m gold;" The low persons who write for the papers have been, as usual, insufficiently respectful to Miss Marie Qorelli. That gifted lady's portraits are being exhibited m two West Bod galleries, and somebody has said that fchw is all a pieoe of self-advertisement on Miss CorelliVpart. As if sp retiring a genius could advertise herself ! Miss Corelli has sent a brief letter (it only fills a column) to the Daily Mail, m whioh she explains the matter. She sat for her portrait to oblige a f'lady friend"; the picture is being exhibited to oblige Uje artist. Misa Corelli does nob take the gate money. •« J n fact " as «he says austerely, "I never should condescend to make financial profit out of my own portraib, after the fashion of certain aristocratic' ladies and professional stace favoritee." Miss Corelli wouldn't demean herself to no sioh conduct. The career of Signor G. B. Cavaloasselle, Whose death is announced by the Roman papers, was somewhat chequered. He took to painting as a profession, but lacking .originality, turned his attention to the study of art teghnieue, visiting various European museums for 'this purpose, He joined the Italian movement under Mamni and Garibaldi m 1848, and the next year found him fighting against the Frenoh as a common soldier. Escaping to England, he obtained employment as an illustrator. But it was not until he meb the late Sir Joseph Girdwe thaj> hie true genius asserted itself. The two collaborated, gnd produced numerous works bo art which are' highly appreciated by students-*" of painting. Through Sir Charles Eastlake the exile was restored €o Italy, and subsequently became Chief Inspector of Antiquities and Fine 4-rta at Rome. Hoixoway's OiNpjEN? -pp Piwa are be yond all doubb the' most valuable' and' most convenient tnedicinea'thab travellers oan take across the seas to distant climos, for change of climate and the new conditions and surroundings of life to whioh they will be exposed will assuredly give rise to great disturbances of the system and to such espebial morbid b tates of the jalopd and constitution generally as will render the use of these effectual remedies highly < necessary, for they will findVn them a ready pafe tneans of relief m most of the diseases which afijiiot the human rape, and with them at hand they may be said to have a phyaioian always at their oall, Smhe A?4W Vtwts,

Rev. Frank Isitt will lecture on prohibi [ . tion matters m the Orange Hall to-morrow '< | (Tuesday) evening, at eight o'clock, under ■ the auspices of the Alliance. * A departmental^aper a»ys that up to • December 12 last the Government had paid I as interest on the money borrowed to pur chaae Pomahaka £3163 4a BA, and the rent received from tenants waa £1951 2s. A young man named M. Hogan, whil^ engaged m wreabliDg at the Waianiwa sports, Southland, had his collarbone broken ; his opponent, after securing the bout, falling heavily on him. So quiet waa the advent of the year 1898 m Dunedin that there waa a clean sh et at the Police Court on Ne.w Year's Day and on the Monday. Such a thing has never before occurred at Dunedin, and is probably a re cord for the larger cities of the colonies. It has been noted that, m the sheep worry* ing now going on m this district, though sheep dogn are the chief offenders, greyhounds at times join m the chase. As several notices are now oat hinting at poiion and lead, owners of dog* will do well to take warning. Owing to indisposition the Rev Mr Westbrooke has been confined to the house for a few days, and consequently was unable to fulfil his ministerial dufcieß on Sunday. However, bis place was filled by MrGilbert, of Ashburton, who held service! at Mebhven, Springburn, and Mount Somers. A correspondent of the Otago gaily Times asserts that "Five hundred girls are work ing m New Zealand, chiefly m a ntillinery shops, for nothing, and scores of young women get wages on which they cannot possibly maintain themselves— not girls, alone, bub women of 21 years and upwards." A Press Association telegram from Wellington says : — The buyers for the various meat works are having an exceed ingly busy time up country, so many settlers who have had their graßS wholly or partly burnt off being anxious to sell their Bheept Both of the Wellington works are m full swing, and have more atook offering than they can conveniently treat. One inevitable result of the situation is that the price of sheop has fallen. The Press Association telegraphs from Auckland that the police have ascertained that Dr Orpen left £200 m Auckland. It is anticipated that the amount will be cabled to enable him to obtain legal advice and counsel to defend him at the court pro ceedings m San Francisco. It has been as certained that Mrs Orpen conduots a successful massage establishment m London, where the family reside. In 1863 Dr. Orpen was connected with the army medical Btaff m India, and occupied a very respon sible position. He is said to have been on terms of intimacy with several Indian princes. He arrived m the colony m 1888, and was registered aa a doctor of medicine and commenced practice the following year. He is a native of the county of Kerry, Ire land. Detective Maddern left Auckland by the Maripoaa on Saturday afternoon m connection with the extradition of Dr Orpen. No less eminent an authority than the celebrated ".Boas" Tweed once remarked, apropos of political controversy, that " pictures hurt most," and the truth of the observation has been borne out by the prominent part assigned to mural and pictorial literature m the recent fight for Che Mayoralty of .New York. Cartoon and lantern slidea are familiar enough m election campaigns m Great Britain and Ireland, bub this is the first occasion on which the services of the vitasoope — alias cinemato graph—have been enlisted as a means of vote-catching. The rival campaign com mittees established screens and rented walla m every part of the city, and there can be very little doubt that the next general election m Britain will be fought on similar lines. Oratory, already m its decadence, will receive its coup de grace from the introduction of the animated picture into the sphere of controversial politics. The late Monsieur Ghallemel-Lacour, a distinguished member of the Frenoh Acad emy, was uotcd for his taut and readiness m social emergencies. Both were beverely tried on one occasion. Monsieur Challemel- Lacour was sent aa ambassador from France to the Swiss Confederation. He called m due form, on his arrival, upon the President. The perv*nt who opened the door said that hia Excellency was m the qellar bottling wine, but the viaitor could come m and wait. The ambassador hung hia overcoat m the hall and went into the salon. Presently the President bustled m. "An ugly job monsieur"— drying his hands— "an ugly job ! But I always bottle -my own wine. Pardon my coat alao ; ib ia a poor fit"— glancing down. "Itis my son's, to tell the truth— l hurried it on without looking at it. " The ambassador bowed and smiled— it was his own ooat. The interview over, he went home shivering, and sent a messenger the next day for hia coat—" the coat which hung up m the Hall." It is eviddnt, from the following story from a North County town, that there are widely-varying ideas as to what constitutes voluntary testimony on any subject. " Did I understand you to say that this boy voluntarily confessed bis share m the mischief done to the Bqboolhouae ?" asked the magistrate, addressing the determined looking female parent of a small and dirty boy, charged with being concerned m a recent attack upon an unpopular school master. "Yes sir, he did," the little woman responded . "I j ust had to persuade him a little, and then he told me the whole thing voluntarily." "How did you per- Buadehim?" asked hia worship. "Well grab I gave him a good licking," said the firm parent, "and then I put him to bed without sapper, and I took his clothes away, and tpld him he'd stay m bed till he con fessed what he'd done, if 'twas for the rest of hia days, and I should lick him again m the morning. And m less than half an hour ne told me the whole story voluntarily." There is no truth m the story concocted by an imaginative Frenah journalist about the placing under arrest of Prince Charles of Denmark and hia charming youne wife Prince 88 Maud of Wales. The idea that the Jung and C^ueen of Denmark are indignant With their grand -daughter for having won her cousin's affections, and spoiled the ohance Qf his marrying the young Queen of Holland is utterly absurd. Princesß Maud, who is deeply attached to her mother, has enjoyed saya Vanity Fait) during her whole life a irivacy and freedom from etiquette such aa [ fall to the lob of few Royal personagea. In the dull and somewhat formal atmosphere of the old-fashioned Danish Court her thoughts m>y naturally turn to the simple and happy days at Sfendringbara. J?he only real difficulty, however, has arisen m re ference to the quarters assigned to the youa ff couple m a Royal palace, where there I oan be no domesticity and no true feeling of home. This has been got over by providing a detached, if not very imposing, house for Prince Charles and his wife; and now that the crumpled rose-leaf ha. been removed they will settle down comfortably enough

THE SITUATION IN CHINA

A Crisis Drawing Hoar. Press Association— By Electric Telegraph- Copyright London, January 22 Nearly all the English newspapers are commenting on the gravity of the relations with Russia, and the fact that England and Japan are virtually allied. The Standard says that events are rapidly shaping towards an issue and the putting of the declarations of Sir .Michael Hicks-Beach and other mem bers of the Government to the test. Either Britain or Russia must give way. If Russia is permitted to coerce China to reject British terms and our influence, a crucial trial of strength muse ensue. Paris, January 22 Admiral Besnard, French Minister of Marine, asked the Chamber of Deputies to sanction a lar^e grant to meet the expense of sending reinforce ments io the Chinese squadron. Berlin, January 22 The German newspapers are sup porting the English demands for free dom ot trade with China. Pbkin, January 22 Telegrams state that the Kussian Minister isintimidating China m regard to her negotiations with Great Britain for a loan, and the prospects of her continuing tham are considered doubt* ful. Sydney, January 28 The Sunday Times states with authority that Australia was twice on the point of being invaded m 1878 and m 1885. On the latter occasion a Council was hurriedly summoned on a Sunday afternoon. The Governor, the Admiral and the Commandant, and the Ministers of the Crown were present. A warning to hand by cable was to the effect that the colony might be attacked at any moment, and a subsequent dis patch stated that 15,000 men were at sea to simultaneously attack Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, without any declaration of war by Russia, had the Penj-deh incident not been peacefully settled. As one result the Admiral made arrangements for the destruction of every unprotected coal depot, the various Governments agreeing to share the cost. Reoeived Wakapuaka Jan. 24, 9,15 a.m., Guabdian Office, 10.11 a.m. London, January 23 At a meeting of the Imperial Cabinet the situation m China was under dis cussion. Lord Wolseley remains m London to be m readiness to advise ministers.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

Press Association— By Eleoteio Telegrap - Copyright. London, January 22 Since the recent conference of the Employer*' Federation of Engineer? over one hundred firms have joined the federation. Both the Employers' Federation and the Engineers' Society have mutually agreed to postpone for a week the settlement of the five points m dispute. Received Wakapuaka Jan. 24, 9.15 a.m Guabdun Office, 10.11 a.m. London, January 23. The Amalgamated Society of Engi neers has decided to take a third ballot upon the question of a provisional arrangement with regard to the con ditions of management of workshops. The new Central London Under ground Railway Company have ordered thirty-two electric locomotives from » New York firm.

THE SOLAR ECLIPSE

Press Association— By Blectrio Telegraph Copyright. Received Wakapuaka January 24, 9.15. am . Guardian Office lofll a.m. London, January 23. Keports from Calcutta state that the eclipse was witnessed m India under favourable conditions. Seven- good pictures of the eclipse were obtained at Dumraon m the Bengal Presidency. At tfaxal, another observing station near Benares, the totality occupied ninety; seconds. The appearance of the corona was similar to that witnessed dunng the solar eclipse m 1896.

THE DUBLIN BY-ELECTION.

A Serious Charge. Preaa Association— By Electric Telegraph Copyright. rru v , . LoNDOIsr . January 22 Ihe by-election for St. Stephen's ttreen, Dublin, rendered vacant by the elevation of Mr W. Kenny to the Irish Judicial Bench, has resulted m the return of Mr Campbell, a Unionist, defeating Oount PJunkett, the N*. twnaliat candidate, by 138 votet. When tha result was announced Count •f iunkett, m the course of a speech, asserted that unparalleled forgery and fraud had carried the election. He ohallenged the accuracy of the ma onty, and expressed his determination to secure a fair trial of strength.

ROBBERY OF A CLOTHING FACTORY.

Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph Copyright. Sydney, January 23. In connection with the clothing factory robbery two arrests have been* made. A detective bailed up i aa t night a fastly-driven yehicle containing four men, and only secured \t 'after shooting a^qouple of the men, one through the back, not dangerously The other wounded man escaped. The police seized a cart containing most of t*je stolen suits, and a quantity of material. if Received Wafcapuaka Jam 24, 9.43 a m Guardian Office 11.6a:m. ' ' Sydney, January 24 There is some doubt aa to whether the second burglar was shot. Detectivp I>onpvan,|n stopping tfte cart, reqeived ( ainful injuries to his side, but on tb the prisoner placed m his keen ing. f'

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I Telephone— No. 80] &i\ V* [MwATCHM^RNIPy v *\/gb 1898 S. SAL EX, THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT Largest Stock Lowest Prices FOR : :NE W YE A R- 1898 ■: : QFEOIAL LINES afc REDUCED PRICES, marked m Plain Figures. Gold k5 Brooches (new and choice designs) at 7a 9d, 12s 6d, 17s 6d, 20s, upwards. Silver Brooches from It 6d upwards. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold Links at 8s 6d, 10a, and upwards. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Silver Links at 2s 6d, 4s, and 4s 6d. Pencil Cases (a terge stook to select from) at 2s 6d, ss, 7s 6d, 10s. Ladies' Rings (the largest and finest stook ever seen m Ashburton, equal to any m Christchurob) from one guinea to ten inineai, and upwards. Gentlemen's Tie Pinß, neab and tasteful designs m gold at ss, 7s 6d, lQi, 25i, also a nioe selection of small and suitable articles at 2s 6d, sa, and 7s 6d. fs»X»J3CIAJLi A.TTXUINTIOIN IS CALLED TO THE STOOK OF Gold Brooches and Ladies' Rings. 'Chese two lines are Heavily Stooked, and are of the Newest and Choicest Designs. INSPECTION INVITED AT S. SALEK'S JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT, EAST STREET. STOOK AND PRICES UNEQUALLED IN THE DISTRICT/ EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. H. M, JONES. — (x) BEST CASH VALUES OBTAINABLE IN THE COLONY IN Pianos, Pianoß. Pianos. A BEAUTIFUL UPRIGHT PIANO, 4ft 4in high, overstrung, Full Trichord. Brass Wreste Plank, Patent Check Repetition Action, Seven Octaves, usuil prioe £55, foi £48 lOci net cash. A Good Piano, similar to the above, but smaller, usual price £45 for £38 lOs net cash. These are SPECIAL PRICES and cannot be beaten. Organs, Organs. Organs. ORGANS from £S 10s CASH to £45, A SPECIAL LINE OF ORGANS, 7 Stops with Octave Couplers, 2 Sets Reeds, very sweet Tone, for £16 NET CASH. (x) — Bicycles. Bicycles. Bicycles. A Shipment of Waverley Cycles, Ladies' and Gentlemen's, just to hand up to date, high grade, well finished, guaranteed. To be sold at Lowest Oasl Price. Terms arranged. The Monarch and other machines supplied. Oycli extras. Purchasers taught to ride. VIM TYRES, the best m the wot Id and the cheapest, Thompson's Patent Tamper. ALL NON-PLAYERS should have one. Simplicity itself. Call an< napect. LOWEST CASH PRICES H. M. JONES. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. GENUINE PLATED WARE. TTTE HAVE jusb landed a choice Beleotion of Plated Goods, of Eaquisite Designs Choice Patterns, and Good Quality . THEY have been marked exceptionally low of price, and persona requiring Presents for their friends will do well to call, inspect our stock, and make Iheir Beleofcion'e&rly. W. H. COLLINS & CO. TO RESIDENTS BUILDING & FURNISHING. :o: \\T E BEG respectfully to announce that we have received, perJS.S. "{lonic ■' and "Mataura, 1 very heavy shipments for our HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING Depart* ment, vis: — SHEETINGS CURTAINS CARPET SQUARES PILLOW COTTONS QUILTS HEARTH RUGS TOWELS * TOILETS OILCLOTHS TABLIKGB MUSLINS LINOLEUMS / iN the PANCST DEPARTMENT we are ohowing a fine assortment of new , aBRICS, GLOVES, and HOSIERY, direct from the Leicester Mills; also some very choice goods m Jet Trimmings, including the new Zouaves, Boleros, and Skirt Ornaments, and an endless variety of Black and Colored Gimps. NEW SHIPMENTS OF Dresses, Straws, Mantles. 2 C&SBB of Samples HOSIERY, at LANDED COST. MITCHELL & TURNER.