Cnn a Woman Stand It? 
Gkorok Wm. Curtis has been lecturing on 
“Wriiuan'g Opportunities” before the Society 
of Mcehahlcs and Tradesmen of New York city. 
Talking of the oo-edneation of the seres, and 
alluding-to the fact that public education?!! in¬ 
stitutions of the higher grade are opening t heir 
door.- to women, he says:—“If anybody asks 
the question, '(.'an a woman endure a college 
course of study?* it is a woman hersell who re¬ 
plies, * 1 would like you to take 1,300 young men, 
luce them up and hung JOorfltl pounds of clothes 
on their waists, perch them upon high, narrow 
heels, cover their heads with rats mid mice, und 
Stick 10,000 hair pins into their heads, and, if 
they can stand all this, as the women do, they 
will stand a college education.’ [Laughter.] 
All the highest authorities on this subject in 
this country agree that co-education is better 
for both sexes. Already the holts of prejudioe 
arc softly sliding back to admit a nobler, be¬ 
cause a juster, future in the persons of women " 
30th u!t., aged 80. TTe founded the Westminster 
Review,. Rev. Joseph Bremer of Stock bridge. 
Mass., an old American missionary_Tlio Mar¬ 
quis of Londonderry died on the -Otb <ilt..A 
London dispatch announces the c r Mrs. 
Mary Somerville, t lie celebrate'! • ,, ..mcian. 
She displayed a wide and varied nuowledgc of 
the sciences, and was the author of a number 
of books ol' great merit. 
niKMMierM, Accidents, Etc. 
Tut: steamship Nevada, from Liverpool,haB 
hail to put back twice, with machinorj- disabled 
On t he i'ah t wo voting men in Yonkers, N.Y.. 
were blown to death by nitro-glvoorinc.. . The 
English bark, Chas. Ward, of Newcastle, has 
been wrecked at tan. and eleven of the crew 
drowned . The ship Assyria has been wrecked 
at sea, The Whit© Star steamship Baltic res¬ 
cued 10 of the crew The British steamship 
Carolina has boon lost at sea. The crew was 
saved — Eight men from the propeller .Mary¬ 
land have been lost on Lake Ontario_A train 
near Syracuse, N. V., jumped the track on the 
28th, plunging down a bank. One killed and 
many Injured A dualin factory ncarMIlwnu- 
keo exploded on the 20th, killing four men. 
Five*. 
Woolen mills nt Oregon city. Lobs $125,- 
000. ,. Saw mill at Middletown, Pa., on the 31st. 
Loss $15,000—Eire in Canal st., Worcester, 
Mass., on the 21th Loss $0,000_Shoe laetorv 
l-i I’tloa, N. Y„ on the Xlrl. Loss $150,000 
Wngoti factory in San Francisco on the 2ith. 
Loss $15,000 — The steamer H. M. Shreve, at 
Chester, fit, on the 25th. Loss $2x000_Four 
stores at, Grand Kao Ms, Mich., on the 3tlt.li. Loss 
MONEY AND TRADE AFFAIRS, 
TERMS, IN ADVANCE: 
Mubacrlptlon.—Biagle Copy, 12.60 per Year, in 
Clubs: Five Copies, und one copy free to Aeentor 
setter up of Club, for ?12.WJ; Seven Copies, and ope 
t ree, ter flfi; Ton Copies, and one free. $20—only $2 
per copy, A s wo are Obliged t,o pre-pay the American 
postage on paperB id idled to foreign countries, I wenty 
Cento should be added to above rates for „<icti,yeurly 
copy mailed to Canada, and One Dollar per copy to 
Europe. Drafts, Port-Office Money Orders and Regis¬ 
tered Letter* may lie mailed at our risk, CYf Liberal 
Premiums to all Club Agents who do not take free 
copies, bpeclmcn Numbers.Show-Bills,Ac.,sentfree. 
New York, Monday, Dec. 2, 1872. 
The trade of the past week was moderate, owing 
to the Hobday Interruption on Thursday (Thanks¬ 
giving), and the wiles of Merchandise were generally 
limited. The Exports m Produce from this pot and 
of Cotton from t he South continue on a pretty liberal 
scale, affording a good supply of Exchange, which is 
now re ling below the Gold shipping point The Bank 
of England has reduced the. rate of Discount from 
7 to 6 per cent., and an easier state of things is re¬ 
ported from the London market. Both the Ameri¬ 
can and English Funds are better. 
There is some tendency to easier Money here. 
The Banks arc accommodating their mercantile 
dealers more liberally, although the Street rates for 
Money keep up to 9ffll2 per cent, per annum, j he 
Stock Brokers are paying 7 per cent, for Money on 
call loan, and extra rates have ceased on the Ex¬ 
change for the present. 
The excitement in this Stock Market, growing out 
of the Northwest corner, noticed to our lust report 
culminated on Monday last by a general settlement 
of differences between the great bulls and Bears in 
the Stock. Those differences are Mild to count by 
half millions and millions, on the basts of UVitlaO® 
200 per cent, for the Stock, which has now returned 
to SVjtiSd per cent. The success of tb j* extraordinary 
movement ha* induced great caution on the port of 
the bearish interest In the market, In selling the Rail¬ 
roads and other Stocks short., and during the week 
the opposite or bullish interest advanced prices, on 
the average, 2 per cont., as compared with our table 
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Club Agents, at each of the above Offices. 
named above, are distributed throughout 
France, or have migrated toother oou nines 
many to Algeria and many are arriving in 
America. In Paris a Belief Society bus been 
organized, with a relief committee of thirty 
members who receive and relieve about 150 per 
day, and to whom are paid sums ranging from 
5 to 200 francs. All are registered and aided to 
employment us rapidly as possible. The poor 
families are sought out by patriotic and benev¬ 
olent women, and relief given where necessary. 
This exodus of so large a proportion of the 
population id' two provinces, rather than live 
under a government by the enemies of their 
country, is an exhibition of patriotic hatred 
which Is characteristic of the French, and rival¬ 
ed by the people of few other countries. 
HINTS, REQUESTS, SUGGESTIONS, ETC 
FOREIGN NEWS, 
P vein in in Picture Now Bendy !—Agents and 
Subscriber* will please note that our Premium En¬ 
graving Is Von; ibvnf.y, and that copies arc promptly 
mulled, post-paid, to alt entitled. Wo are now biting 
all orders on day of reception, and think wo shall be 
enabled to do this through the season, so that, no one 
will have to wait weary day* or weeks for the Beau¬ 
tiful premium Picture. 
What Alexis Thinks of Us. 
It tna.v be gratifying to know what Alexis, 
the Prince, t hinks of us, for at last wo have it; 
but why did Im wait until ho got to Singapore 
before lie Buid It, keeping us in suspense mean¬ 
while? Ho 8uy8 WCurea Country of splendid men 
and handsome women, and that he wants to vis¬ 
it us again. He declares that we not only have 
the most beautiful ladies in the world, but more 
in proportion to population than any other 
country. The only thing he complains of here 
is newspaper interviewers, who evidently tried 
him sorely or he would have forgotten it before 
reaching Singapore. 
flubs Cuming !—uur Ui-fi Flub for lKi;H;iimr Just 
a month curlier In the season than the Ur*t for 1872, 
and eight of Us teu members paid o-icli in order 
to secure tile Premium Engraving. Others arc com¬ 
ing, a ml the Campaign is fairly opened. “Fash on 
the column,” good roerniting friends of the RURA1. 
Brigade! Now is the Time to Work and Win ! 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS, 
“ J’rogi'cws nod Improvement." — MooRE's 
RURAL for 1878 will bo better than ever before, in 
both Contexts and style. It will appear lu a 
New Dress of Clear and Beautiful Copper-Faced 
Type, and present other Decided Improvement*. 
Agents and subscribers will please nets this, and if 
they tell their friends, so much the bettor. 
France and the United States. 
This French Republic having decided to im¬ 
pose discriminating duties upon foreign goods 
Imported into France in vessels of the United 
States from conn fries other than the United 
States, thus annullrig the reciprocal treaty be¬ 
tween tie- Empire and the United States, per¬ 
mitting such importation, President Grant has 
issued a proclamation imposing duties on goods 
imported Into the United States in French ves¬ 
sels from countries other than France, in ac¬ 
cordance with laws of Congress. 
do. rye; 52.760 do. mult; HSRSOObarley ; 6,021 ( | 
LOG bags grass i«ed ; l-.l bales brume emu ; 
heps; UUido, wool; 2,060 do. dried fruit; 20.15 
cheese; 20,060 pkgs. butter. 
Receipt*. — The receipts of the principal 
produce for the past week are a* follows; 
Corn, bu*h.. IXilUWC Meal, bbis. 
Oats, “ . 12U,0(li 1 Klour. “ . 
Wheat, “ . 815.00 Egg*. “ . 
Bye, “ . 15,2*Xi Cotton, bides. 
Barley, “ .. ,W,.VKl Hops, '* . 
Malt, “ . 47.24X1 Wool ** . 
Seed, “ . t xv Butter, pkgs. 
Beans, “ . ii,.«0 Cheese “ . 
Meal, bags.,....... 2.2M) Lard, “ . 
Peanuts' 1 ... 1,050 Dried fruit*. piig« 
Pork, bids. .'SSI.(bit Meats “ . 
Bunn* and Peas. -The supplies of beans have 
been lamer and there is considerable stock on the 
way. Prices ure20®25c. per bushel lower. 
We Quota Mediums, prime >2.75@2.tfl per bushel; 
good do., *2uS0ffl2.«0: fair do.. t2.0UM2.25; prime mar¬ 
rowfats, f2.80ffla.u6: good do., f2.6C.i2.i2); common and 
kinds of 
CURRENT TOPICS, 
Disappearance of Cedar Creek, Beneath the 
Natural Bridge, Va. 
The Richmond Journal nays:—Wc* have the 
following facts from a gentleman who recently 
visited the Natural Bridge:—On passing into the 
gorge below the bridge by the usual route, he 
was surprised to find the bed of the st ream (Ce¬ 
dar Creek) dry and unsightly. The keeper of 
the hotel stated that about two weeks before 
the. creek suddenly disappeared from under the 
bridge, and our informant, on following up the 
gorge, found t he stream pouring down into the 
earth, anil socking some unknown channel be¬ 
neath. On a careful examination three leaks 
were found, the largest being through a fissure 
or “ fault'’ in the limestone bed of the stream. 
These the visitor partially stopped up in a few 
minutes, and sent a scanty stream on its way to 
the bridge. Similar facts were revealed by u 
further examination and the conclusion is inev¬ 
itable that the. rocky substratum of these lime¬ 
stone hills is thoroughly honeycombed by the 
action of the water. The conclusion is further 
sustained by the fresh discovery of caves, some 
of them of considerable extent, to the immedi¬ 
ate vicinity of the bridge. Some Hue stalactites 
from one of these caves are exhibited at the 
hotel. _ 
The Highest Bridge In the World. 
Tms bridge is known as the Verrugas Via¬ 
duct, on tbe Lima and Oroya R. It., in the 
Andes of Peru. It crosses a mountain torrent 
called A gun de Verrugas, in a wild locality, 
12,000 feet above the level of the sea. The 
structure consists of four deck spans of the 
Fink type of truss, three of which arc 110 foot 
long, and one. the central span, 125 feet long. 
The spans rest on piers built of 'nought-iron 
columns- The piers are fitly l'cei long by lilt con 
feet wido oil top. There being three piers, the 
total Length of the viaduct is 575 feet. The piers 
are the principal feature of interest, and arc re¬ 
spectively 145 feet, 253 feet, und 1S7 feet high. 
Each pier consists of twelve legs, which iu plan 
form a rectangle. The legs are composed of a 
series of wrougbt-iron six-segment columns, 
in length of twenty-live feet, connections being 
made by cast-iron joint-boxes having teuous on 
each end running into the column. The tenons 
and tbe face of casting against which the 
column bears are machine-dressed, so as to ob¬ 
tain an accurate fit and perfect bearing surface. 
The columns have an exterior diameter of 
twelve inches, und a diameter, including flan¬ 
ges, of sixteen inches. 
SEMI-BUSINESS PARAGRAPHS. 
DOMESTIC NEWS, 
The Yew YYiUon Under-Feed Hewing Ma¬ 
chine is a perfect lock-stitch machine, making 
a scam alike on both sides, and is adapted to 
every grade and variety of family sewing. It 
does to perfection embroidery, hemming, cord¬ 
ing, braiding, line and coarse sewing of all 
kinds, with less machinery and complications 
than any other machine in use, and is sold at 
two-thirds the price of all other first-class ma¬ 
chines. He sure to cull and see it. Salesroom 
at 707 Broadway, New York, and in ail other 
cities iu tlie United States. The Company want 
agents in country towns. 
New York City and Y'lclnlty. 
on the 22d Mrs. Josephine Martin was shot 
by her husband, supposed to lie insane ...On 
tlu ■ 34th two ni' ii were murdered In a social 
dub_Charles S. Buga t has been arrested for 
black mailing—A large number of men are 
missing A ring in Wall hired.(arced “Chica¬ 
go and Northwestern stock " up to 230, cuu dug 
great, excitement. Millioupof dollars were made 
and lost The great Manhattan Market has 
opened tor trad" Stanley bus had a series of 
receptions, and the Mayor has Issued a procla¬ 
mation recommending an official welcome to 
the city Rosen/,weig Inis boon discharged on 
bail .Evacuation Day aud Thanksgiving 
Day wore generally celebrated — There was a 
heavy snow storm on the 27th_The Broad¬ 
way concert saloons have been suppressed . 
Fail book sales have commenced Minister 
Washburne had a reception Dec . 1 . The in re to 
England has been reduced to $15. .The expenses 
of the city for 1873 will exceed sixteen millions 
of dol'ars_The public is promised that the 
Tombs shall be cleared of murderers . The 
Cubans have celebrated the execution of the 
medical students Lina Edwin's theatre was 
burned on the 36th. Loss $35, (MX) ., .Three men 
were klllod and two wounded, ou 145th street, 
while blasting on the 37th ult. . ..The famous 
Jumel case is to be tried again The police are 
breaking up the policy shops. 
(Some Newts. 
Tin: Arizona has arrived safely at. San Fran¬ 
cisco_Thcconon (imp is estimated at three 
and a-ltalf million bales_The Grant majority 
in New York State proves to be 56,095. ..The 
Arizona diamond sensation provestc be a swin¬ 
dle Hon. O. P. Morton has been re-elected 
Senator from lad-An exploring expedition 
will soon leave tor Palestine. ..The President 
lias pardoned Paymaster Hodge.Nineteen 
bodies have been taken from the Boston ruins. 
_Gen. McDowell has been promoted to tbe 
pi,me loft vacant by Gen. Meaue . The Massa¬ 
chusetts Legislature is talking of a new Insur¬ 
ance Law Forty members of Congress have 
already arrived in Washington....Navigation 
on the Nnthern hikes and rivers is nearly closed. 
... The President will have no change of policy 
to announce lu hia message . ..The postal tele¬ 
graph is to be si rongly iurged in the coming Con¬ 
gress_lfon. John A- Bingham of Ohio is to be 
sent on a foreign mission— Hogs and chickens 
arc dying mound Cincinnati or the horse dis¬ 
ease. .There 1ms been a conflict between the 
soldiers and citizens at Mill, on the ltio Grande, 
with 13 killed and wounded ou each side.Po¬ 
litical troubles continue in Alabama....Miss 
Anthony’s trlaJ will take place in Rochester, 
N. Y„ Dee. l$tb. 
Obituaries. 
But Joun Bowring died in England on the 
A Whole Library.— In presenting a young 
friend with Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 
wc have given him a whole library -the most 
remarkable and complete compendium of hu- 
maii knowledge over published in a single vol¬ 
ume. A man may puichase a Bible first, and 
then a hymn book, if he is inclined to psalm 
singing, but the third book should be Webster's 
Unabridged, ai it will prove a great fountain of 
intellectual light, and will be worth a hundred 
times its cost, to any family that protends to 
keep up with the civilization of the age.— In- 
<hiv!rial Aye, 
ping, Bolls are in very good demand. 
Orange Co. pall*, tino, 30«;#c ; Perm, nnd N. J. pails, 
good to Mae, 264»;V,c..; cotutaou, I5ffll8«o selections, 
half tuba, 8 ftfflA>c.! hair tub# in lute, 28ffl80<>.; good to 
prune firkins,'.ffto'tiio.: dO.Wulrti, Fail. 27ffl38c,t Welsh 
tub*, fair. Jtwwo.; other grime* of State, ]Hffl22e.; 
Western Reserve, choice imac.-. Western* fair to 
g ood, tifflia©.; common, lOridlo.: grease butter. 7 K@ 
Sc.' State dairies, tubs on, 29&z2c.; do. all Erkins, 
2S5i30c. Bolls, choice, 21@23c.; do., lull' to good, 18ffl20c. 
do., common, 16c. 
Chce»e.—Theposiitonof the market la unchanged. 
Some few lots of September make are being worked 
off to the homo trade at lik e-, hut this is an unexcep¬ 
tional figure even for small lots. Shippers will not 
buy to any extent unless concessions are made and 
our outside prices are paid only when an urgent i ,rder 
Is to he lilted. 
We quote Suite factory, choice, HtfillKc,: good to 
prime, lagffllbXc.: fair. 12ffll3c,: State dairy, 12jri,/.13V 
lor good to prune ; 10 ffll 2 o, for fair lota: for Olnolae- 
tory, 10«<: 11 jyC. lor fair to prime; English dairy, 
prime, 13 >£®Hc.; fair do., lljjfflliic. y 
Colton—Is !i over under liberal arrivals at the ports. 
Tbe trade Is moderate. 
We quote: 
_ „ Uplands. Alabama. N. Orleans. Texar. 
Ordtnury. .16X 1H& 10 >i m,; 
Good Ordinary... WA J 8 m 1 K« isjI 
Strict Good do.... 18 7-16 18* ]sx 18% 
Low Middling.... 18 ^ lag lyjt yS 
Middling.. it))*' l<iu i<i|? iuv 
Good Middling... 20X 20K 20% 21 
For forward delivery latest sales on the basis of 
low middling are uj follows:—Nov.. Igkc.: Dec,, lsklo.; 
Fob,, lolo-lfic., March, Ubie., April, 
19440 ., May, IDXc. 
Drlrd Frqltti .—In apples a deal of stock was 
pushed forward In tins market, to meet the imiaove- 
Facts for (he Ladies.— Mrs. A. K. BBOWN, 
Galesburg, III., hus used her Wheeler & Wilson 
Lock-Stitch Machine since 1857, aud it is now in 
good running order; the first ten years making 
bags tor a flour mill, averaging fifty-five bags 
a day, besides the sewing for a family of six¬ 
teen. See the new Improvements and Woods' 
Lock-Stitch ltipper. 
Watch No. 2300, Hieui YVinder — bearing 
Trade Mark *' Fayette Stratton, Marion, N. J." 
—manufactured by United States Watch Co.. 
(Giles, Wales A Co.,) has been carried by me 
eight, mouths; its total variation from mean 
time being eighteen seconds.— A. M. Osgood 
Tiion, N. Y. 
A Paper for Young People.— The Youth’s 
Companion of Boston is one of the most judi¬ 
cious and enterprising sheets in the country. 
Advice.— .Send for free Price List. Jones 
Scale Works, Binghamton, N. Y. 
