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COLUMBIA. Saturday Morning, October 13,1866. Mercantile Exiiionugt. Many of our readers will remember that, before the war, a system of es? pionage was established in the city of New York, under tho name of mer? cantile agencies. The principal altair of this kind was quite extensive in its operations, and, under the ma? nagement of li. Douglas & Co., had its agents in every city, town and vil? lage in the United States, who regu? larly reported to the office of the head-centre, in New York, the stand- ? ing and condition of every business man in their respective "districts."' We suppose that, during the war, this espionage business was suspend? ed; but we had evidence, the other day, that it bad been renewed, and was now in operation. A gentleman, of this city, exhibited to us a formi? dable document, sent to bim by mail. This paper bad printed heads ?it the top of perhaps a dozen columns or more, for the various points in the life, character and condition of the names that ru'ght be entered on the first column. This document bad tho written names, profession, busi? ness and occupation of almost every ! man engaged in any kind of business or employment in the city of Colnm- j bia. The blank columns opposite | each name were to be filled up cor- j rectly and returned. We do not re- j member all the heads, out there was j capital, amount invested in business, ? general character, habits, &c, ?ice. Now, the question is, how did the | "Agency" find out the names sent to ; the gentleman whom we suppose the managers desired to act as agent for ? them in this city? From the com? pleteness and general correctness of ! the list, we can come to no other j conclusion than that the information ; came from Columbia. It is proper that distant merchants, who sell to retail buyers scattered throughout the whole conntry, should be protected from impostors and buyers under false pretenses; but is there no fair and legitimate way of obtaining such information as they may desire? Must they resort to an insidious espionage, having its mi? nions prying into every man's busi? ness, and, by adroitness, worm out from the unsuspecting young mer? chant or other businessman the con? dition of his private affairs? We re? member at one time before the war, tho scheme was received with univer? sal indignation in this community; but we believe the agent here-if there was one-was never discovered. The system of paid spies is repug? nant to e^rery honorable business man, and must receive universal condemnation. A paid informer, in all countries, is held in detestation; and justly so, for the man who pries ?uto tho habits, modes of life, losses or misfortunes of his neighbors, and perhaps of his personal friends, for the purpose of injuring that business credit which he may have, and which is almost necessary in carrying on commercial or manufacturing enter? prises, and does this Merell;/, un? known to his victims, is engaged in au unworthy business, and ought not to be recognized in society. We do not speak now of proper information, fairly, openly and honestly sought and given, but of that unscrupulous mode of obtaining, by hook or by crook, the pecuniary condition of business men, and furnishing it, for puil, to employers whom they never saw, and who, in turn, retail the same information to thc. business men of New York. Philadelphia and other cities, for largely increased pay. This system is one that should be branded with infamy. If the com? mercial interests of the North, or elsewhere, require protection from dishonesty and false pretenses, and some system is needed to secure that protection, it. can never be legiti? mately secured in this way. Unscru? pulous and bad men, in some cases, must become agents, and thus the character and business of every man is at the mercy of such individuals. And the employers, at headquarters, are themselves liable to be cheated by the reports of such unworthy charac? ters. Men engaged in such business, we opine, -would not scruple to add to their regular income by being paid for silence or false representations. Of course, the gentleman receiving the list referred to, of the merchants and others of this city, has nothing to do with it, and we do not think any man in Columbia would conde scend to be a "Paul Pry" of this cha? racter. Besides, iu this city, broken up as all its merchants were, such espionage.is totally unnecessary, for we venture to say that no man has received credit iu Northern markets, unless his condition, character and standing were well known to his cre? ditors there. It is well, however, for all to remember that such a system as we have called attention to is evi? dently sought to be put in operation. TUE DISTRICT COURTS.-The Lan? caster Ledger, speaking of the District Couriis, bas a small idea of their utility. When the subject was first mooted, these Courts were designed more especially for the litigation of cases in which freedmen were in? volved, but the recent Act of the Legislature, declaring the rights of freedmen, rendered unnecessary the machinery of new courts, orgauized with new Judges, at au expenso, if not to the State, at least to a large number of citizens. The Ledger says: "It is our belief that these District Courts will prove to be the greatest folly of which the Legislature of South Carolina has ever been guilty. We propose to show, in some future issue of this paper, that they are use? less appendages to the judiciary of the State; that the Superior Courts are ample for the discharge of all the business of which the District Courts will have jurisdiction; that the latter are created at an expense which the impoverished condition of the State and people can illy afford; that their tendency will be to multiply litiga? tion, lower the judicial ermine of the Commonwealth, and will be of no real advantage to anybody, except, possibly, the lawyers and its own Officers." THE HERALD ON BUTLER - -The New York Herald, of Tuesday, con? cludes a severe article on Bethel Fisher Butler as follows: "The best thing his Boston friends can do for him now is to provide a comfortable and congenial home for him in some lunatic asylum in Mas? sachusetts. He is doing immense damage to the radical cause while he is permitted to go at large. A whole? some restraint, therefore, might be good, both for himself and his co laborers. Have not the solid men of ; Boston sense enough to know how to j take care of ranting, raving Ben. Butler?" MK. DAVIS' CASE.-A special de? spatch to the Baltimore Sun, of Wednesday, says: "The Cabinet meeting to-day was protracted, and it is reported that the disposition of Jefferson Davis was considered. The matter was brought up in consequence of a let? ter addressed by United States Dis? trict Attorney Chandler to Attorney General Stanbery. Tho President also addressed certain interrogatories to the Attorney-General a few days ago, and the reply of the latter was submitted to the Cabinet this after? noon. The whole matter will be made public this week." CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.-We find the following in the Charlotte Times, of Friday: "Yesterday, three prisoners, con? victed of larceny, were whipped-one white man and two negroes." We thought that the edict of Gen. Sickles prohibited this modo of pun? ishment. We have not yet got straight, somehow. Holden, the notorious, is striving to induct; North Carolina to accept the constitutional amendment. He writes to the Raleigh Standard: We saw and heard enough at Wash? ington to convince us that if the Howard amendment should not be accepted by the Southern States, re? organization would follow, with negro suffrage, confiscation of property, and many other evils. We wish the South to take this amendment to avoid further and greater evils. A complete amnesty lins been ac? corded by Italy to all political prison? ers.-Cable News. Which shows that Victor Ema? nuel does not understand the science of government. Such liberality, however, may do for "despotic monarchs and tin ir enslaved sub? jects." Republicans know better. A GOOD HIT.-The Boston Post lets off the following capital hit at the Philadelphia Bulletin, one of the leading radical papers of that city. The Philadelphia Bulletin says the President has an extraordinary faculty of putting saddles upon wrong horses. This will not intefero with the Bulle flin's back as long as he doesn't saddle jackasses. In the Eastern express office in Portland, Me., the head accidentally falling ont r ' >f three barrels of peas sent ?x . ell, Mass., marked free, for the destitute of the sufferers by the late fire, a note also fell out, saying to the consignee, "Sell for the most you can get, and forward the proceeds." I Thc Impeachment*-Ucncrulii Butler and Sti'i'dinan on tile Subject. An item in tbe Phoenix, of yester? day, announced that Butler, at Cin? cinnati, had read a regularly drawn J up form of impeachment of Presi? dent Johnson. In a report of his remarks on the occasion refereed to, we find no "regularly drawn up j form," but the subjoined is the pro? gramme for such a proceeding which he furnished for the enlightenment of i his hearers. The following is a ver? batim report of what he said : "We have been asked the question, how can the President be impeached? He is Commander-in-Chief of tho army and navy, and the Constitution of the United States .says nothing whatever about who shall hold the office while he is being impeached. Therefore, if you begin the impeach? ment, he will order the army and navy to disperse Congress, and he will seize the reins of Government. Where is thc remedy? Here it is: Hie House of Representatives, under the Constitution, is the grand inquest of the nation-perhaps I might say, for illustration, the grand jury of the nation. It prepares the bill of im? peachment against the President if it sees cause, and it. presents the bill of impeachment to thc; Senate of the United States, which then becomes a high court of impeachment, and the Chief Justice of the United States sits in that court as its presiding officer. It is thus no longer, for that purpose, the Senate of the United States, but it is the court of impeach? ment of the United States. What shall they do? When the impeach? ment is ready, the Senate sends out its messenger or sergeant-at-arms to bring in the criminal, lie he high or low. I Applause.] They set lum at the bar and read the bill to bim. If he plead guilty, they then proceed to sentence him, which sentence is a deposition and deprivation of office. ! When he is brought before the bar, I the Senate of the United States may ! order him to be imprisoned, or to ' find bail, or any other proper order that a court might adopt in a crimi? nal case; and when the Constitution provided this mode of trial, did its framers menu that a niau who is be I fore the court of impeachment as a criminal shall be at the same time chief executive otlicer of the Govern? ment? By no means. From that moment, he ceases to be able to exer? cise the duties of that office until he is acquitted. And then comes the case of the inability of the President of the United States to exercise the office of President, so the vice-Presi? dent must take the office, and there being no vice-President, it must de? volve on the President of the Senate for the time being." From this point 13. I', proceeded to utter terrible threats against Pre? sident Johnson, should he not recog? nize the authority of such an im? peachment. He said that, if the President called on tin; army and navy to sustain him, it would only be the regular forces that would answer, and that, if this small body of men should respond, they would be swept from the earth as a cobweb is swept away by the rising sui1. Mighty and eloquent Butler! . And now for General Steed man, on the same topic. This officer, said to bo a brave and gallant soldier, made a speech at Toledo, Ohio, on Monday j night, of last week. After showing I that the President was carrying out the policy of true restoration and peace, he proceeded : ! For doing that, they propose to ( impeach Andrew Johnson and re? move him from office, and put one of their own men in his place. Well, now, I don't want to fight with any? body. I have lmd fighting enough myself, and I suppose you have. Still I have no objection to a little fight? ing, if the men who did not fight in the last war choose to have a little shindy among themselves. We will bold their hats; but, if they suppose that the American people will quietly i look on, while a faction deposes the ! President of the United S.ates and takes possession of the Government with an armed mob, I say o them, here, that they are mistaken. [Ap? plause.] And they had better not I attempt it. [Applause.] For while I we do not want any trouble, while we prefer peace-not a painted peace, but a real bona fide peace-while we do not want to discuss war with any body, if Mr. Ashley supposes that, by coming here and throwing his head back, as he did in 18G1, and talking about war, he is going to frighten anybody, I say to him he is J very much mistaken. [Applause. 1 While we do not want to fight, we will never permit them to organize armed mobs, start to Washington, and take, possassion of the Govern? ment, that they may telegraph all over the country that a loyal and pa? triotic Government has deposed An? drew Johnson. They won't bo per? mitted to do it. [Cheers.] In the course of his remarks, he thus handles B. F. Butler, reviews hisgallautry and criticises his fighting propensit ies. It is an admirable por? traiture of the Beast: Now, I do not believe it is the in? tention of the people of this coun? try-the masses who are following tho lead of these fiery men-to en? gage in any such unholy work as attempting to take possession of the Government. I know that distin? guished Massachusetts General, Ben? jamin R Butler, [laughter, ] says he is going to march from Massachusetts to Washington with his militia. Well, now, he didn't hurt anybody during the war, and I have no idea that he will hurt anybody now. j Laughter. ] If he marches, and there is any fighting going on, 1 will warraut you ho will march in the rear of bis column. [Laughter.] I have searched that gentleman's military record in vain to find a place where he led a column. He never did lead it any? where. Perhaps lu; thinks, as bo didn't make any "reputation in the last war, it is necessary for him to get up another one, in order to redeem him? self. [Laughter.! No doubt General Butler had a good many fierce people to deal with during the war. no doubt he was provoked a good deal during his administration at New Orleans, and goaded to say a great many things that do not look well on paper. I do not like to comment on anything done by a Union general, but f am bound to say how that, throughout the war, that General was remarkable only for his severity to women and children. [Cries of "spoons."] He was very fierce to defenceless people; that required no courage. People who were within our lines, and whoso protectors were gone-he was very harsh to them. It is true, their pro? tectors had no right to go, ami they deserved, perhaps, all they got. but no brave man would take an advan? tage of that kind against women and children; and General Butler is thc only man that ever did it. 1 under? stand he complimented nie in bis speech to-day. He says he approves of some things that I said. Ile ap? proves of my proposition to give the negroes the ballot, who had fought as well as I had. Well, I can't re? turn tho compliment about the fight? ing, for every negro that 1 saw in the army fought better than Butler did. [Cheers. ] I was willing o aid negroes then, but I have never seen the time in my life when I preferred a ne^ro to a white man for anything. [Ap? plause.] I have never seen the time that I would have voted to give the negro ?300 bountv and the white man only ?100. t WHAT DOES rr MEAN?-The New Orleans Times, of the 2d, says: We have some rather startling intelli? gence from the seat of Government, and from a source which leaves not a doubt of its authenticity. When the First United States Colored Infantry were mustered out of service, a large number of them remained in and around Washington. These ex-sol? diers have kept up their organization under the name of "Lincoln Reserve Corps," of which ono Capt. Daniel K. jenkins is commander of the first battalion. On the evening of Sep? tember 1, a secret meeting was held, at which about 100 of these men signed a resolution offering their services to Gov. Wells, of Louisiana, to aid in his struggle "for liberty and justice." Capt. .Jenkins was instruct? ed to write Gov. Wells to this effect, stating that the '"Lincoln Reserves" were "well armed and disciplined, and would serve without remunera? tion"-excepting, we suppose, what they could confiscate, u la Butler. What dots this proposition indi? cate? Do the radical politicians in? tend getting up another riot in New Orleans? Are the "loyal Louisian? ians" and Northern political leaders not satisfied with the blood they have caused to be spilled in our streets? Do they wish to add to the unfortu? nate calamity they brought upon our people hy further tumult and dis? order? Certainly this looks as il there was some foul plot hatching, - ? m THE DAVIS PROPERTY.-ORBED FROM GEN. HOWARD.- A special despatch to tho Philadelphia hedge) says: "Gen. Howard has ordered the rents that have accrued upon the property of Joseph E. Davis, brother of Jefferson Davis, to be paid to him from and since the date of his pardon papers, which were is? sued on the 28th of March last, but not forwarded to him until early in September. The value of these rents is not far from 820,000 per annum: so that, in effect, Davis receives pro? bably as full, or nearly as full an equivalent, as if the property itsell had been fully restored to him. The question of the restoration of this property has been before Gen. How? ard for some time, but.he prefers that another, and not himself, shall order its restitution. lani told thal the property of Jefferson Davis i:: also included fti the amount held oi claimed by his brother, one title covering the whole." A New Orleans despatch of Friday says: A large number of Justices in different parishes have sent certifi cates to Gen. Sheridan that they art unable to execute the laws protecting freedmen in collecting wages for tin past year's services. Gen. Grant's order is being applied to offenders, and they are arrested and held ir military confinement. The Viena De Baltic says it learns that France has made energetic rep resentatious to the Porte against an j aquisition by the United States of ai island in ihe Gulf of Egina. France has been supported in this course bj England. Vor the Phoenix. MESS KS. EDITOKS: I see, ir jour valuable paper, au occasional artiel? . thc impor? tant subject of the wants yf tho varied labor for tho South. It is worthy of deep consideration, and offers many reasons for divers opinions. Our former organization of labor for tho held is destroyed through general and sudden emancipation; hence, thc business of agriculture, in cotton, sugar and rice regions, is in a state of con? fusion. We bave II >\v nd regularly defined system, and thc consequences, to all \ classes, are likely tobe disastrous before thc ease grows better. The immediate introduction <?f wbito labor is advocated by some, and efforts will bc made to ititroduce foreign laborers, under tiie impression tba! our freedman labor will never answer to promote South? ern prosperity. I very much fear that a trial of /oretan ichUe'lahor ?ow will bb a failure in reference to our peculiar agricnl- j ture. When employed in manufactures j anti traites ...e results may be different. Tiic climate anti productions of our "sunny South" are so differeut from those to which they ara accustomed, that they will | be slow in engaging us lured laborers in Ibis section. They aro not accustomed to the culture of our peculiar staples, and will dread the process of adaptation and acclimation, besides, the anarchy and lawlessness nf society yet existing will ope? rate as a barrier to any considerable num? ber of reliable laborers coming among us. permanently, at this juncture of time and circumstances. If i am at all correct in my impressions, it mus! bo evident that ?this source of labor will not answer thc purposes of thc southern agriculturist at ! this time. Wo must stul look tu the freed folks ami ; whites among us for supplies to cultivate I the soil. The number of negroes will ad? mit of a reduction in thc much worn por? tions of our State, and the indications are. that under the influences being bronght to bear on them to emigrate, the diminution will likely he more than desirable. Those that manifest any willingness to work should be encouraged Lo remain, and just rewards offered them to enter into our em? ployment. Dur system of labor is so radi I caiiy changed, that one of the difficulties j to be met with is to ascertain what mode of remuneration to adopt, and how much would be a fair compi nsation. Tin.- is a year of experiment, and vari.ms ne des ol hiring have been used. S inn- give uart of I the crop, und feed the whole or ? part; others give part of the crop, and require j the hirelings to feed themselves; and i tubers pay wages and "feed them: and I ot hers, again, vary in some p irticulars from all these. Each mode has its difficulties ! and objections. Some lessons are being I learned both by the employees and the employed, and yet there are obscure points in the case. We should; be willing to give ! a fair and living compensation, if we knew how to come at ii. I sujgest, then, that the cultivators of the soil, in their respect? ive precincts, before engagements are made for t.he next year, meet in council, compare notes, and settle upon some uni? form mo te of employment, and some ave? rage anti fair juice of compensation. 1 would like to see a few abler pens than minc give us their matured views on tins vital subject. J. C. li. Otilmge* in Western Xoitli Carollnu. A correspondent writes to the Raleigh Sentinel from Franklin, Macon County, N. C., September J:t. as follows: His Honor .bulge Ship)) held court in Cherokee last week, lint few decisions of import ance were madi . The court bad its deliberations very much disturbed, on Monday, by thc return of some noted in? dividuals trout Tennessee, by the name ol Murrow, well armed. They made an at? tack on a man by the name ?d' tatham, tired a pistol at him while on his horse in the act of leaving for bonn-, the ball miss? ing him and taking effect in the neck of his horse. Tatham, who, it seems, had been apprehensive of an attack, was also armed and returned the lire, killing in? stantly one ot the Morrows, and rode off. The other Monow mounted a horse and pursued bim a short, distance, but not in the range of gun-shot. He wheeled his horse, came back to where his brother was lying dead, and de? liberately ?ired on a lawyer by the name of Boon, killing him instantly. Poon appears to have been unarmed, not having suspect pectcd any attack. Alter killing Boon, he tired ona man hy the mime of Cooper, quite a peaceable and inoffensive man not engaged in the affrav, inflicting on him two severe wounds, from which bis reco? very is deemed doubtful, and Morrow then made his escape in the direction of Ten? nessee, where hu resides. These <.utrages by men from Tennessee, acting under the advice of dov. Brownlow, who published the opinion that it was right to kill the j relis wherever found, and thai iie would pardon tho offence, are becoming too fre? quent to be continued much longer with? out producing a herder warfare much to be deplored. A man by the name of Cline, residing in the lower part of Jackson County, was shot down in cold blood, a short time since, by a band tit* marauders from Tennessee, known as the Bobert Burchfield robbers. Four of them came to the house of Cline a little while before dark, called him out. and pretended that they wanted to trade with him, he being a merchant, loitered about until dark, then pretended that they wanted a candle to count out their money. As soon as thc candle came, without say? ing a word, two of them shot him-the halls taking effect near his heart, causing instant death. He leaves a wife and a largo number of small children to mourn his loas. The murderers were enabled to make their escape to the dominions ol Gov. Brownlow. Another portion, including the notable B.ob Burchfield himself, about the same time, penetrated into the lower portion of Cherokee County, went to the house of a Mrs. Gunter, tired upon ber two sons, wounding one of them seriously. They, too, made their escape to the same ren? dezvous. Will these murderers of our peaceable citizens along the border, as in tlio days of ! yore, be surrendered and turned over to i the civil authority for trial and punish? ment? DEATH OF RAREY, THE HOUSE TAMER.-John S. Rarey, the cele-1 bruted horse-tamer, died suddenly, I at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 4th inst. | Last December, he had a stroke of paralysis, since which time he had been treated by several prominent physicians. On the 4th instant, ho left the Waddell House, for a walk, but soon returned, complaining of a pain in the head. After being seated a few minutes, he exclaimed, "I am dying,'' and, in about an hour, he expired. Never abuse one who was once your bosom friend, however bitter now. Ijoca.1 Xt; OT yins*. BLANKS FOR S.U.E AT THIS OFFICE. Let? ters <'f Administration, Declaration ou Bond or goaled Note, Mortgages and Con? veyances of Real Estate. Messrs. Trevet & Bcraghi keep constant? ly on hand a supply of fresh oysters, which will be served up in thc very best style. We are indebted to them fur a sample. Give them a call. REDUCTION OF FREIGUTS. By reference to our advertising columns, it will be seen th at arrangements have been made liv which cotton can be shipped to New York at $4.50 pur bale. For further particulars, apply to Messrs. J. ? T. R. Agnew, Colqm^ bia, or Wm. Roach, Charleston. To CORRESPONDENTS. We have received a communication signed "Purity," relative toan article which appeared in another paper, rellectiug upon the circumstance of a white wa.man walking with a colored man through tho streets of Columbia. The writer does not send her (or hisj natue, and, therefore, the article is inadmissible. All communications should be accompa? nied by the name of Cue writer, or left by tho writer in person at the office. SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ? Attention is call? ed to the following advertisements, which are published tins morning ho the tirst time: E. E. Jackson -Drug Store. Real Est?t.- of tho State Works for Sale. Townsend A North -Pbotog'ph Albums. Parker A Fripp - Bagging and Rope. Levin & Peixotto Auction Sales. J. A- T. R. Agnew -Powder. Alfred Tolleson-Fall Goods, Ac J. S. McMahon-Election Notice. THE PHILADELPHIA RIOTS.-The New York World thus ominously comments un the lute political dis? turbances in Philadelphia: Tlic violence which was practiced against Democrats in Philadelphia, on Friday evening, was but the hiss? ing, through small crevices, of the pent-up passions which have been heated to scalding and explosive force, and are driving the Republi? can organization, like a high-pressure locomotive, towards a new civil war. It was known by the Republicans that Hiester Clymer, the Democratic candidate for Governor, was to speak, and that ti groat concourse of Demo? crats would assemble to hear him. The Republicans, full of defiance and bent on mischief, chose to get up a political procession; to parade it through such streets, and at such an hour, as would bring it in contact with the Democratic gathering and brush its edge, and thus initiate a row-a patriotic purpose in which they fully succeeded. In another part of the city the Democratic headquarters were attacked, the win? dows and transparencies smashed, and tho building gutted, by this phi? lanthropic "party of great moral ideas.*' When party passions have been kindled to such ti pitch of furi? ous violence and intensity that they break forth in mob violence in a city of non-resistant Republican Quak? ers, in what claims to be, par excel? lence, "the city of brotherly love," we are drifting, on a strong current, towards another civil war. CAPITAL ADVICE.-The Petersburg Index, of Wednesday, says: In the event that the elections held on yesterday disclose radical majorities, an attempt will at once be made to play a bluff game, and to intimidate tin: Southern States into i the adoption of the constitutional : amendment. Self-styled friends will j whisper that it is better to yield this : one time, as if all the concessions we made last year had not taught their I own lessons. To till this bluster and I the suggestions of the tempter, let us oppose ti good conscience, a quiet dis? charge of the duties of life, and a linn, unwavering resolve to do no? thing that is mean, cowardly and disgraceful. There need be no fear of the adoption of this amendment. If all the. Northern States were to be temporarily led astray by passion and excitement, the Southern States, sim? ply by a policy of "masterly inactivi? ty," can defeat the amendment until the balance of the Northern States shall, like Oregon, expunge the ratifi tions hastily given under passion and excitement. In another issue we shall take up this subject and demon strati! how easy it is to defeat the adoption of this scheme. Tile late Judge F--, of Con? necticut, was not remarkable for quickness of apprehension. xYt a certain time Mr. R. W. Sherman was arguing a case before him, and in tho course of his remarks, Mr. Sherman made a point which the Judge did not tit once see. "Mr. Sherman, I would thank you to state the point so as I can understand you." Ro\<*h i ng politely, Mr. Sherman replied in his blandest manner, "Your Honor is not, probably aware of the task you are imposing on me." Among other articles which seem likely to become very fashionable in the capitol aie watches and chains, mado of hardened India rubber, which closely imitates different sorts of wood. Should these articles get into general use Messrs, the pick? pockets, will lose considerably by the same. Every year some fresh article of luxury becomes the rage in Paris At the present moment Orguanirry are ajl the fashion, and we could name more than a 1.00 shops where no other article is sold.