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DAILY .SUN. jIospax Monsisa . Awpst 7. THE Kentucky Speaks To-day. Kentucky leiids in the fall State ejections. To-day her people are to choose a Governor, Lieutenant Gov ernor, Attorney General and other officers. - • For Governor the Democrats are running Preston H. Leslie, for Lieu tenant Governor, John G. Carlisle, and for Attorney General, John Pod- man. These are all gentlemen of high character and distinction. They are all, also, true Democrats ; standing squarely upon a real “ Bourbon” plat form. Notwithstanding the labored efforts of the Courier-Journal and the advocates of Radical Progress to in duce the nominating convention to introduce the Trojan horse of “New Departure” in their creed. The De mocracy of this gallant State would commit themselves to no such mis chievous heresy, They went into the contest, just as Georgia did last year, under the time-honored banner of the party. They saw no occasion for lowering their flag. They could not see the force of that loyic which en deavored to persuade them that the test way to get rid of Radical misrule was to adopt, indorse and sanction Radical policies, measures and usurpa tions. The standard-bearers, Leslie and Carlisle, boldly denounced the «fraudulent amendments” as the work of usurpation. On this living issue, among many others of the same sort, they have appealed to the people at the polls-^We have no doubts or misgivings as to the result, of the popular verdict—notwith standing all the combined power and influence of the Courier-Journal has been exerted to frighten the people of this State, as well as others, into the belief that, by rendering such a ver dict at the polls, they will become “jrevolutionists!” The honest masses of the voters of Kentucky, we think, will to-day show to the Courier-Jour nal that they pay little attention to such ravings. We also venture the opinion that, when the smoke of the battle is cleared away, it will be found that the banner of the party in Kentucky, to-day,, as it was in Georgia, last year, has been “least tattered where it has been borne highest and boldest in ihe conflict!” A. H. S. the Democratic party that- we so strenuously oppose the “new depart- ure ? .which we cannot adopt without stultification and utter demoraliza- tion. The only security for the par ty is in its integrity and adhesion to the principles of the Constitution.— Vv e can no more succeed without such adhesion to the landmarks of our fathers, as supported by the true Democracy, than an army can suc ceed in battle when its forces are di- ided and scattered. We must stick to our integrity” and remain true to the principles which have distin guished the party so 'distinctly from the usurping and revolutionary creed of the Republican party. By adhesion to principle, Democra cy will succeed; but by ignoring vital issues, defeat will follow, "and justly, too, as certainly as effect follows cause.—LaGrange (Ga.) Reporter, July mh, 1871. From the North Georgia Citizen, Aug. 3,,1871. The “.Yew Departure” Movement. From the time the “new depar ture” movement was sprung the country, we have lookeS the whole thins with upon upon u suspicion— have regarded it as only another name for Radicalism; and every day but serves to deepen and make more last ing our first impressions of the new organization. The Atlanta New Era, one of the ablest advocates the Radi cal or so-called Republican party has in the South, in speaking of the “'new departure” Democrats, uses this sig nificant and truthful language: "Wo have no issue to make with them touching any of the questions growing out of the results of the war, and no issue as touching the relative powers of the National and State Governments. For the amend ed Constitution and the reconstruction acts of Con gress embrace aU of -what is known as the ‘situation;’ and this embraces each and every cardinal Principle that has distinguished the Republican party for six years.” Georgia Politics. From the LaGrange Reporter. The New Era and The Reporter. The Atlanta Era is one of the ablest conducted papers in the South, The Republican party has no strong er advocate any-where. It is as faith ful a reflector of Republican senti mentas there is anywhere iu the country. In its issue of the 20th, this paragraph appeared in a leading editorial: “Speaking for itself, ‘and as an old line Whig, j onrnal, The LaGrange Reporter has ‘but little if any choice between Grant and the Republican platform and any other man on a Democratic platform con structed of Republican planks.* In other words this Democratic editor can see nopoUtical difference between a Republican platform labelled ‘Democrat ic* and a Republican platform under its own proper colors.** This represents our feelings aud sentiments truly in the event the “'new departure” is adopted by the Democratic party. And in order to show that our views are not errone ous and are looked upon in the same light by the Republican party, we copy another paragraph from the same article of the Era. Speaking of the policy of the “new departure, it says: “This, of course, leaves tho voter free of all mere party shackles, and at perfect liberty tc chooso his candidate without committing treason against his party. If he chooses to vote for a man who once op posed the amendments and Reconstruction, but who now accepts and defends both, in preference to a man who accepted the situation from tho very start, why let him do so. We can have no quarrel with him on that account. Other things being equal, we should certainly not object to tho candidate, merely because ho onco honestly opposed tho measures he now honestly aduocates." The Era’s reasoning is perfectly le gitimate, looking from the stand point it occupies. The adoption of the “new departure” will relieve many Democrats from the shackles of party and leave them free to act indepen deiitly; thousands of whom have no love for the name of Democrat, aud only act with the party because it comes nearer their principles than any other political organization now in ‘ existence. Let the Democratic party once take a position of acquies cence in the measures consummated by the Republican party, as the new movement proposes, and thousands, now acting with the partv, seeing so little difference between the two, will nor instate to join the Republicans. The adoption of the “new depart ure” by the Democracy, implies a de fense of the amendments as valid parts of the Constitution,, and the light will have to he made on that line of argument. If the validity of these outrages is to he assumed by the Democratic party, the party will have to make that plank in its plat form as strong as it is in the Repub lican platform, or its adoption will iu no way strengthen the Democratic party, if the party is to be made stronger by such a plank iu its politi cal structure. It is because of these dangers to THE A T L ANTA WEEKLY SUN That’s it! The Radical amend ments to the Constitution and the reconstruction acts- of Congress, “embrace each and every principle of the Republican party;” and since these enactments are the ground work of the “new departurists,” we cannot, as an old line Democrat ad hering to the principles inculcated by the fathers of the Republic and in corporated by them into the great fundamental law of liberty in this country— The Constitution — have anything whatever to do with this hew political movement. ’Twould he down-right stultification, utter de moralization, were we to do so; and hence we shall not “go back” upon our past Democratic record in such way, and he who does must not be come offended with his old political associates should they look upon him with suspicion—should they regard him as an opponent of true Demo cratic principles. We shall fight this. new-fangled humbug, as we will the Radical Re publicans and the soft-shell Republi cans, upon the broad and comprehen sive ground that it is diametrically op posed to what we conceive to be true Democracy, since we can see no dif ference between an organization that jroposes to acquiesce in the XIV and XV Amendments to the Constitution, and the party that incorporated these outrages into that Instrument. Let the Democracy of the nation once take a position of acquiescence in the above measures, and it at once obliterates the great line of demarka- tion that so signally distinguishes it as the only true Republican party in the land, as well as separates it from the usurping revolutionary party now in power—a party to which we are indebted for all the despotic, grinding, unconstitutional enactments now in force, and from which so many count less ills have sprung to distract and paralyze the energies of the people all over the country. By advocating non-acquiescence in the measures referred to, we do not wish to he understood as favoring or preaching a second revolution. By no means. Our position is simply that of Mr. Stephens—to obtain power at the ballot-box to set aside uncon stitutional amendments and enact ments, by first using sound, impas sioned argument against the perilous situation to which the party in fiower has brought the country by unjust legislation, and when the time comes, refusing to vote for any man for of fice who holds the doctrine that the Constitution of the United ^States has been, or can be, validly amended by gross usurpation and acknowl edged fraud, perfidy and violence— in other words, to bring the govern ment hack to the embrace of the old Jeffersonian doctrine. Thera will he a principle involved in tho coming Presidential struggle, a great and vital principle, and he who wishes well for the future of this country—who would preserve Re publican liberty intact—should be careful to investigate well the posi tion assumed by the “new departu rists” before he embraces the destruc tive an iinconstitutional position oc cupied by them, as we understand it.—Dalton North Georgia Citizen, Aug. 3, ’71. From the Rome Courier. Tlic Louisville Conner and tiic r Ncw Departure. One by one the Now Departurists are- beginning to show their hands, and letting the people see where they are drifting to. The Louisville Courier was one of the earliest to hail the New Depart ure as a convenient cat’s paw with which to grabble Radical chestnuts, aud greedily seized upon it. Though, however, it" only accepted the situa tion as a matter of necessity, and not of choice. The policy was the very thing. We could well afford to hold principle in abeyance until we could succeed with the policy, and then we could revert back to principles. But now we find that what the Courier- Journal^ first held out for policy was, in fact, its secret principles—princi ples that we had all the while sus- pected were the underlying strength of its political structure. Ostensibly southern and ostensibly Democratic, it has yet ever been at heart a danger ous and dishonorable enemy to the true interests of the South and the success of the Democracy. V e are glad now, that it has had the boldness to show its true colors, and iu order that our readers may know where to locate it, we give the following extract from its article com menting upon Mr. Stephens’ reply to certain interrogatories—which ' we published a few davs ago—propound ed by it: " “Let us restate tie case as it is thus presented Air. Stephens is for nullifying the Amendments. Wo are not. He proposes to -wipe them out. We pro pose to build on them—to make them the foundation of all our future policy with respect to the negro.— This is the sum total of it But the difference is sufficiently distinct. The issue is perfectly complete. e take it for granted that a man of Air. Stephens’ ability' and courage •will not shirk any of its portent. We take it for granted that he will not pretend that he is acting inside the National Democratic lines.— We take it for granted that he will accept the position of a new founder of a new school in practical poli- tics, and that he will discuss the cardinal feature in its philosophy, on its merits and in all its parts. We are opposed to tho repeal of the amendments. We are opposed to nullifying them. We acceptthem as final. Wo would not touch them if we could, aud we could not if we would. Our necessities and our volition agree in this, that, the amendments hav ing been incorporated into the Constitution, it is at once asinexpedientto fight for the overthrow as it would bo unwise to overthrow them if we had the power.” To save the political status of the negro, the Courier-Journal would de stroy the rights of the States. But the political status of the negro is not threatened. We honestly believe that if left to the States, each for itself to decide, in consideration of thetre mendous political power negro suf frage gives them, they would as matter of self-protection and self- interest, refrain from interfering with it. But the question of negro suffrage is not involved in this question. It is the great question of centralization vs. State sovereignty that is involved. The right of a people of a State to regulate its own suffrage. Negro suffrage will stand more danger from Federal interference than it will from State. When the Northern States begin to realize what a tremendous political power they have unwittingly ploced in the hands of Southern peo ple, they will he the first to move for its revocation. The completion of the Central to this point, is fast revolutionizing pop ulation, and the manners and habits of the people. Ten years ago it was the work of a week, nearly, to go to Galveston; now you go in about twelve hours! So much for rail roads! Would that our political im provement kept pace with our pro gress in material prosperity. But it is backwards! We are advancing backwards fast. One bad feature with us is, that our Constitution pro vides for the appointment of the Judge by the Governor. When such a man as Davis is Governor, we must have as a general thing, had Judges. Davis appointed one Thur mond Judge, hut. took the precaution to require of his appointee, his blank resiguition as one of the conditions of his appointment. Thurmond af terwards was found to have resigned, “yi etemnis”—a peculiar sort of re- signition, known only in Texas, I pre sume. How changed is the Judi ciary ! In the days of the Republic we were accustomed to look to the courts as a barrier against the ag gressions of other departments of the Government; in the days of the Em pire,. they strike hands with the Ex ecutive and Legislative branches, in their assaults upon the liberty of the citizens. How fallen! It is 'well nigh the case now in some Judicial Districts in Texas, that bayonets and stout-shanks sit in judgment on the bench. The pres ence of an armed police in a Court of Justice, is a novel feature in .the ad ministration of law, and it is a re proach to the civilization of the 19 th Century. Such things may he seen on occasions 'here. Very truly, MH 'i a Ordoz. The Georgia Railroad aud the Georgia Western. MISSOURI POLITICS. From the Holden Democrat, July 28th, *71. Pro and Con. Among the prominent Democratic papers that in dorse the “ New Departure” are. the Boston Post, New York World, Buffalo Courier, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio .Statesman, Indianapolis Sentinel, Chi cago Times, Missouri Republican, and Louisville Courier^Toumal. The Sedalia Democrat opposes tho New Departure. —Sedalia Times. -■ Yes, and to the Sedalia, Democrat you may add the Holden Democrat, Columbia Herald, and Lexington Caucasian, in Missouri. The Mem phis Appeal, Columbus (Miss.) Dem ocrat, Mobile Register, Atlanta Sun, Louisville Democrat, and a score of the leading Democratic papers of the South. The Cincinnati Commoner and sixteen other papers in Ohio, the ablest in the State; fifteen leading Democratic papers in Pennsylvania; the New York Day Book, Pomeroy’s Democrat, and a host of other papers, the ablest in the country. “ There is life in the old land yet,” and there are Democrats who have never yet “ bowed the knee to Baal,” and, who will continue to oppose all departures from the principles laid down by the founders of our Government, and ad vocated by the Democratic party since the days of Jefferson, and who will wage war against all of the mon strous usurpations of the so-called Republican party, until they no longer disgrace American civilization by a place on our statute books. And as sure as “ God liveth” this time is hastening. - Special Correspondence of tie Atlanta Daily San, LETTER FROM TEXAS- Railroad -Enterprises Lookin; Up—Tlie Country Looking Up, Political Matters. £>. more than any other stockholder. The Road is organized, and officers and di rectors appointed, and all such communi cations should be made to them. The Council has no authority in the case, and very properly referred it where it proper ly belongs. But the Road can aud must, and will be built, no matter whether the Georgia Railroad stands up, or is held to the fulfilling of its obligations or not. If that road or Augusta allows the Geor gia Western to be built without lending helping hand, it can be used effectively against both, whereby they will feel the fruits of this refusal. Already some of our merchants are talking of bringing no more goods via Augusta. It is to the in terest of the Georgia Road and of Au gusta, to facilitate every enterprize that will benefit Atlanta. We especially desire not to be under stood as charging Maj. HiUyer with try ing to deceive in this matter. We feel very sure that he, as he says, is personal ly in favor of the Georgia Road standing up to its subscription; but we insist that the notice he has given the City Council the queerest document we have seen for years. We shall say more on this subject, and we add now, that Atlanta and the people along the line of the Georgia Western are abundantly able to build the road, and and will proceed to build it, whether the Georgia Road assists or not. A FEARFUL TRAGEDY. An Kmkankment Falls—One Man Kill-, ed ana another Missing. Springfield, Texas,) July 25,1871. f Editor Sun: When the rebellion (so-called) began- in 18G1, this place was about one hundred miles from the terminus of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad. Within the last two years the road has been pushed ahead very energetically. Groesbuck, the present terminus of the road, is within five miles of this place, and the construction train is running north of this four or five miles. It is generally understood that those who control the movements of the road, design completing it to Corsicana by October 1st, 1S71—a point 38 miles north of Springfield. The International, which was chartered at the last session of the Legislature, is being built very rapid ly."" It intersects the Central at a point called Herone, about forty or fifty miles South of this. It crosses the Trinity river in Freestone county, near a place called Magnolia. They are at work on the bridge at that point now. It occurs to me -that some of the able railroad men of Georgia would find an inviting field of labor in this State. In ten years from to-day, unless Congress should Ku-Klux the State into bankruptcy, aided in its efforts by that scum of political villains, E. I. Davis, Gov ernor, (so-called) of the State of Texas, this State will have as many railroads completed as Georgia. On Friday night last, at the meeting of the City Council, Major George TTilf- yer gave notice, “by authority,” that the Georgia Railroad Company “does not hold itself bound” to meet its subscrip tion to the Georgia Western Railroad.— This notice was given in writing, signed by Major HiUyer, who added verbally that Judge King thonght the city of At lanta had not reaffirmed its subscription since the war, and that the Georgia Railroad subscription was not binding. The people of Atlanta have received this announcement with surprise, and many are indignant. What can be the real motive for this action is extensively canvassed among our people. It is cer tainly very greatly to the interest of the Georgia Railroad to have the Georgia Western bruit at once, and (still more so to own Stock in it. It is also cer tainly very greatly to the interest of the Georgia Road, and also of Augusta, that Atlanta should thrive and flourish. The Stock would be much enhanced in value, if Atlanta were to-day five times as large as it is.- To thwart the construction of the Georgia Western, or even to fail or neglect to assist in the work actively with means, or to do anything that .will retard the prosperity of Atlanta, is certainly a suicidal policy for the Georgia Road to pursue. Something, we should think, is at the bottom of this notice which in not very apparent on the surface. If the Di rectors desire to cripple and damage their own road, it cannot adopt a more certain means of doing so, than preventing the building of the Georgia Western, or re tarding the growth of Atlanta. This fact is too patent to need elucidation. The city of Atlanta has re-affirmed its subscription to the Georgia Western since the war, in solemn form—Judge King’s opinion to the contrary notwith standing. We, however, do not see the necessity of this re-affirmation. The subscription was actually made—both by the city of Atlanta and by tho Georgia Railroad, and neither party can back out from itscontract—its binding obligation Such, at least, is the view entertained by eminent lawyers; and that the Georgia Road can be held to the performance of the contract. Be this as it may, it looks like an act of bad faith to try to evade it, or refuse to perform it cheerfully and to the fullest extent. As we said, there mnBt be something behind the scenes, which is not apparent and just at the threshold, the written no tice of Major HiUyer is one of the queerest documents we have seen in many days. It very forcibly strikes the mind as if it were intended to have several constructions put upon it, or to be used for several purposes, or for any purpose as occasion might require. It is truly curiosity in its way. Here it is, as } find it in the “official proceedings” of the CouncU. Atlanta, August 4,1871. Wlnle I am, as an individual, earnestly in favor of the Georgia Western Railroad, and of the renewal of the Georgia Rail- road subscription to the same, yet, as one of the Directors of the Georgia Railroad, by the authority of the same, it becomes my duty to give notice that the latter company does not hold itself bound by any former subscription or proposed subscription to said Georgia Western Railroad. As an individual. I regret to have to perform this duty, and as an Atlanta man, beg leave to say that I shall leave no reasonable effort un tried with my fellow members of the Board to induce them to renew their said subscription, believing as I do that the Georgia Railroad is deeply interested in the proposed mathematical extension of their own lines into one of the most undeniably freight producing regions in the United States. Geobge Httvuyeb. Why was this notice given to the City Council ? Such matters properly belong to the Board of Directors, and the Coun cil can do nothing in relation to it—no About 5 o’clock yesterday evening a very sad accident occurred near the State Road shops. A number of colored men were at work digging earth for the com pletion of the side track running from the Macon & Western depot. They kept digging under the embankment, and neaiing 5 o’clock the earth above broke loose and came tumbling down like an avalanche. The party dropped shovels and skedadelled to a safe distance, and on looking back they saw one of their num ber being engulphed, and at last but one arm was visible. He kept waving it, un til it was completely covered up. It took the men about half an hour to dig him out, when they found that he was dead. Another negro, it is feared, has fell a vic tim, as he was not heard of at the latest reports. It may be that he only ran away. It is a strange fatality that people can not take warning by so many accidents of this kind. A large number of precisely similar accidents have occurred, and yet they seem to make no impression upon these who ought to be most interest ed. If people will dig away under the earth it will fall, and if anybody is under they are pretty sure to be engulphed.— It is to be hoped that a better lookout will be kept next time. —-i - ...... ■" ■ BY A. B. WATSON. What 1 do not know my W a mix! In all the country near " There's not a girl that’s half so fair, Or ono so very dear. The sweetest eyes—the brightest eyes, That ever saw the light; The sunshine almost perishes To find Itself less bright. Ton say you don’t know Wanda ? ’ There’s not another girl In all tho country, far or near. That’s worth her lightest curl. Her smile is like tho moonshine On a rose’s leaf at play; Her hair has caught tho huo of night That's nearest to the day. [ it And you don’t know 'my Wanda 1 Well that’s so very queer; There's not a man nor woman, A dozen miles from here, Who does not know and love her; The hoys would die for her. She is so gay, and good, and fair, " And very, very dear. It's strange you don’t know Wanda! You ought to see her dance! Your dainty, painted city girl • Beside her has no chance. Her feet are litttle sparkles; So rapidly they move; They thump a fellow’s heart to death •» - And make him mad for love. You ought to know my Wanda ! You ought to hear her sing! Her voice is happier, sweeter, Than all the birds of spring. If you should know her, ask her To sing you “Bonn!© Doon;’* You’d swoap that music broke its heart Aud died in that one tune. C$ '• But you must know my Wanda! She’s fresher than the morn; She speaks the sweetest language That ever yet was born. Her words are cooing, like a dove. And loving in their tone:— And oh, tho sweetest word of all She spoke to me alone I < SUN-STROKES. The editor of the Courier-Journal is afflicted with a monomania. He is in constant dread lest some superior power should compel him to read his own edito rials. SSLDonaldDalrymple, an eminent Brit ish surgeon, is coming over to see how drunkards are cured. When he sees how rapidly they are made, he will go back dis gusted. All the New York papers are busi ly explaining the cause of the Westfield disaster. They are about as apt at it as they were at detecting the murderer of Nathan. ^^“Pennsylvania Republicans go into their campaign distinctly committed to Grant.” They could be committed to bntone worse thing, and that is their State penitentiary. Colonel Fisk has so far recovered! from the wounds he received in the bat tle of the Boyne. Water, as to be able to put on four different suits, a day at Long Branch. NEW _YORK. The first Rale—Cuban JYews—Oakls/ Hall ■ scants an Xnectligation, tie. New Yoke, August 5.—The steamer George Washington arrived to-day with the first bale of new cotton from New Or leans. The Sun professes to have authentic information of the safe arrival of another large quantity of arms and ammunition. The vessel which conveyed this much needed assistance to the brave Cubans left a neighboring port on the 15th inst., and was safely delivered in Cuba on the 29th instant. The cargo consisted of one thousand Springfield and Remington rifles, one hundred and fifty thousand metalic cartridges, two tons of powder, half a ton of sulphur, seventy thousand percussion caps, two hundred “meache. les,” and two twelve pound field pieces. WASHINGTON. Ku-Klux Matters its Mississippi. Washington, August 5.—The sub Ku- Klux Committee have adjourned to the 20th of September. Lient. Pickett, commanding the troops in Pontotoc and Monroe counties, Mis sissippi. testified that a Ku-Klux organi zation existed in the five northern coun ties bordering on Alabama, to which he believed it was confined. The purpose of the Ku-Klux was to intimidate colored and drive Northern men from their sec tion. Within his certain knowledge they had murdered nine negroes in Monroe county in the four months he was sta tioned there. He believed that the pres ence of troops had a good effect. ■ ■ TENNESSEE. Alleged Ku-Klux Discharged. Memphis, Aug. 5.—The Ku-Klux trial before the United States Commissioner, in which four men were arraigned for the murder of a man named Garrett, who was taken from the jailinSaulsbury, Tenn., last June, terminated last even ing in the discharge of the prisoners, the Commissioner being satisfied that the testimony Of the principal witness was malicious. and that their testimony was untrue. Two of the witnesses were arrested for perjury and committed to jail. ENGLAND. London, Aug. 6.—The Dublin, author ities have forbidden a public meeting to demand the release of the Irish political prisoners. GEORGIA. t The first Kale of JYVw Cotton. Savannah, July 6.—Sanders, Goodwin & Miller received to-day the first bale of new cotton. It was raised by P. O. Craddock, of Jefferson county, Florida. The New York Tribune says:— “The Kentucky Democrats go mourn ing.” Not so; they are only a little mor tified that the Courier-Journal should SO renounce the Democratic faith. u The New York Sun. has some thing to say about “The Decline of Great Families.” No reference is made to the Dana family, for in producing Charlee A., it lost the power to decline any fur ther. The Montgomery Advertiser has a good deal to say about “The sound o< a Trumpet.” As that paper is among the “departed,” it is in accordance with the doctrine of the resurrection that tho sound of a trumpet should run in its head. The Montgomery Advertiser has an article headed “A Move in the Right Direction.” Without having read tho article, the inference is that the Adver tiser is abont to renounce its new politi cal heresy. The Mirror is the name of anew paper just started at Indian Springs, by Mr. Jas. P. Harrison, of the Monroe Adverti ser. It is printed on a neat quarto sheet, and, like all of Harrison’s newspaper work, is admirably gotten up. Butler has made up his mind to be Governor of Massachusetts,” and is disgusted at the difficulty he encounters in persuading the voters of Massachusetts to make up their minds to the earns thing. SQL, “ Philadelphia has twice as many conse- physicians as she has ministers, quently the latter have to work hard to attend to all the funerals. General Butler has presented & Church" with a new pulpit. He might have spared enough plate to have also made it a present of a communion service. This, however, the Church might have declined under the belief that “the re ceiver is as bad as the thief.” The best thing to be done with, those manly female advocates of woman suffrage and other heresies, would be to send them to the Feejee Islands as mis sionaries. The Islanders would not he injured by their teachings, and, if the missionaries should happen to be fried some morning for a cannibal breakfast, the world would be all-the better there for. The New York Herald says: ‘ ‘The Piegan Indians are ravaging the valley of the Upper Missouri about the neigh borhood of Fort Benton with terrible fierceness.” Why don’t the Govern ment send Phil. Sheridan LL. D., out there to roast a few more of their old men and women and young children. That is the only thing which Jwill teach those barbarous Piegans civilization.