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A JOHN H. SEALS, - Editor and Proprietor. SIRS. MARY E. BRYAN (*) Associate Editor. A. L. HAMILTON, D.»., - Associate Editor And Manager of Agencies. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DEC. 11, 1875. — The money must accompany all orders for this paper, and it will be discontinued at the expiration of the time, unless renewed. The Richmond Office of The Sunny South is at No. 4 South Twelfth street. E. G. Agee, Esq., a most reliable and courteous gentleman, is in full charge and duly authorized to transact any business connected with the paper. NEW YORK AGENCY. Young & Layton, at 134 Pearl street, New York city, are in charge of the New York branch of this paper. They are active, reliable and deserving gentlemen, and will attend to any and all business matters in that city connected with this office. SPECIAL CLUB RATES. Organize clubs in every community, and get The Sunny South at the reduced rates. Every Southern family' must take it this fall and win ter. See our club rates: A Club of 4r, 6, 10 and upwards, $3 50 each. A “ “ ZO and upwards, S2 25 “ For it Club of 5 at S3, an extra copy will be sent one year free. BRAZOS BOB; OR, A Boy’s Struggles in Life. A Story of Ante-Bellum Bays. BY AIREE PORTER. The above story will be commenced in the next issue of The Sunny South. Crowded Out.—Enigmas and “Answers to Correspondents” are crowded out this week. Brilliant New Stories will be commencing every few weeks. Teachers’ Department.—The teachers failed to come to time this week, and that department is postponed till our next. Tennessee and North Carolina.—Read the in teresting letter from Colonel W. G. M., giving an account of a recent trip into these two grand old States. Humorons Sketches.—A celebrated humorist has consented to give The Sunny South, each week, a few short and spicy sketches, which will put all who read them in a good humor. London Letter.—Ve invite attention to the brilliant letter of Mrs. Trenifidi, the distin guished representative of the London press. She was present at the unvailing of the Jackson statue in Richmond, and gives us a brilliant de scription of the attendant scenes. The Late Vice-President Wilson.—We have received and shall publish in our next a short biographical sketch of the late Vice-President of the United States, written by one whose name, if we were at liberty to give it, would in vest the sketch with a world-wide interest. i( Under the Maple.”—One of the sweetest writers in the South is the author of the beauti ful story on the second page with this rustic title. Her style is rich and musical, and all her stories seem to partake of the beauty and grand eur of that rich Shenandoah valley of West Vir ginia in which she resides. Shakspearc’s s( Cordelia.”—Our contributor, “Espy,” has, we think, effectually settled the question concerning “The Origin of King Lear,” which has called forth some interesting commu nications in late issues of The Sunny South. We should have welcomed, in addition to the “genealogy” of the play, some comments upon the work itself. True, we have had, and will continue to have, numberless analyses and criti cisms upon this as upon every other work of Shakspeare; but the plays of this master, like the grand spectacle of sunset, though constantly familiar, yet charm us forever by revealing new features of beauty and harmony. “King Lear” is especially rich in delineations so true to na ture that their greatness fails to strike us fully at first. We do not feel the wonder of such fidelity to nature until we study it in detail, or place it beside the work of an inferior artist—even be side the works of the great French masters of tragedy, Racine and Corneille, rivals of Shak speare, as they are often called. Place Racine’s Dajazet beside Othello; take the long, set har angue which the French dramatist makes Atalide utter at the terrible moment when she is about to put an end to her life, and place it beside the broken utterances of Othello over the body of his murdered wife — utterances frenzied and dis jointed by the violence of conflicting passion. Contrast two other passages, one from the “Cinna of Corneille,” and the other from “King Lear.” In both, the sentiment depicted is overwhelming joy and gratitude, unexpectedly blossoming from the very ashes of despair. The French author makes his Emilia, upon receiving the unhoped for pardon of her lover and herself, describe her feelings to the audience in a lengthy, set speech: •• Et je me remit teigneur a cet haute* bontet," etc. But Cordelia, soul of all womanly tenderness, piety and devotion, when at last, as the reward of her patient watching, her uncheered, unap preciated self-abnegation, she sees the vail of madness about to be withdrawn from her father’s soul, and feels the dim eye turn in recognition upon her, and hears the poor, broken voice say, “I think this lady to be my daughter Cordelia," Bhe breaks forth into no raptures of delight, no rhapsodical description of her sensations; her joy is too deep and holy, too full of tears and tenderness, and the simple “I am ! I am !” that bursts from her overcharged heart is all she ut- Writing History. —Lord Macaulay has not only taught how history should be written, but he has shown himself more capable of following his own teachings than most wise teachers are able to do. So long as the English language shall serve as a vehicle of thought, his brilliant fragment of English history will be read with all the spell-bound fascination with which we pore over the pages ot romance, and all the thrilling interest with which we watch the scenes of a drama. Other writers than he have graphically and powerfully told the stories of the past; but the history that shall in every particular come up to the ideal of what it should be, has yet to be written. We do not mean to say that no historical production has been pre- j sented to the world in which no critic oould de- | tect a flaw. That we do not expect. But we think we may reasonably demand a work which shall more completely fill the bill of what is required than any that has been offered. The most essential requisite of history is truthfulness. If that which ig told for fact be not fact, of course its value in a practical point of view is lost. But it so happens that this quality is the most difficult of attainment. Not only does it require long and laborious research to find out the truth, but there are difficulties in the way of telling it when it has been found. One of these is the prejudice which exists in almost every mind, both in regard to what events should have been, and the lessons which they ought to teach. Few men, indeed, ever bring themselves into a state of mind sufficiently can did to write history impartially. One, afflicted with the mania of hero-worship, conceives a vast admiration for some character, whose faults he extenuates, while he overrates his virtues. Another has his righteous indignation so much stirred by the oppressions of the tyrant or the corruption of the demagogue, that he cannot dispense praise and censure in just proportions. Quite as frequently there is some theory which the historian wishes to establish and promulgate, and which sometimes obtrudes itself as perti naciously as did the beheading of Charles the First into the work of Mr. Dick. More than one good history haR been sadly marred by de fects of the kind. It is no part of the duty of a historian to apotheosize heroes or to institute special pleading in behalf of favorite theories. Nor is he specially called on to teach morality, farther than it is taught by the lives and inci dents of which he has to treat. Let him portray virtues and vices just as they are found, and leave them to convey the lessons which they are calculated to teach. Nothing, however, could be more faulty than the way of some of the earlier historians of confining thomsolvos al most exclusively to the events of campaigns and the exploits of princes, and saying nothing about the people. The history of a wtyr or of a king is not the history of a nation. If we would know that, we must learn the manners and cus toms of the Common people—their employ ments, their comforts and their pleasures. The writer should make it his first aim to im print upon the reader’s mind a faithful picture of the times which he is describing, and no cir cumstance should be thought too trivial which will contribute to this end. He should not be so busy with camps and courts as to leave to the novelist the task of telling all about history that is worth the knowing. How artisans and rustics labor and live may not be so dignified a theme as the pageants of royalty and the intrigues of cabinets; but it may afford far more light in re gard to the real state of the age. The next ob ject of the historian should be to give an ac count of the government—its genius, policy and workings. He should examine into its fitness for its subjects and its consequent effect upon their happiness. Alliances, treaties, armies, battles, wars and revolutions must not of course be omitted. But let him not, because these are the more attractive topics for his pen, permit them to engross all his attention. We rejoice in the fact that of late years so large a portion of the world’s literary talent has been turned into the channel of history. From this we may reasonably hope for great results. It is indeed a theme to which the powers of the best intellect may be devoted without feeling that its energies are misapplied. The voice of mankind has assigned to the muse who presides over this department the second place among the sacred Nine. That it has not been given the first is owing more to the misconceptions of men than to any lack of dignity in its themes, or of utility in its purposes. This is in fact the great fountain from which the philosopher may learn truths without the toil of experiments, and the statesman may learn wisdom by the blun ders of others. Of all the branches of study, none is more worthy of attention, and none will so amply repay the labor. Who Settled Thoniasville.—A correspondent of the Macon Telegraph says: “The first man who settled Thomasville, or Thomas county, was John Hill Bryan, of New born, North Carolina. Major John Bryan being the son of Edward Bryan, an Irish patriot, who headed a rebellion and had to flee to this coun try with his three brothers for safety. “John Hill Bryan moved from North Carolina to Georgia; he remained in Middle Georgia sev eral years, then moved to Thomas county about 1819 or 1820. Atkinson, his son-in-law, soon followed him. At that time there was not a road in Thomas county. The “Coffee road” was cut several years after through Thomas county by Gen. Coffee, a relative of John Hill Bryan. The Bryan house was the first hewn log house in the county, also the first house that had other than a clay floor, and it was puncheon’s hewn. The sound of a saw mill was not heard for years afterwards. There are none of the Bryans living that I know of but Lucius Coffee Bryan, editor of the Southern Enterprise, and Iredell Bryan, husband of Mary E. Bryan, of The Sunny South, they being grandsons of John Hill Bryan. I ex pect there are some old people now living who could tell of the hospitable board, and the kind and obliging old gentleman, whose courage made him the pioneer, and whose unblemished integ rity gained him the confidence of all his acquain tances. He came of a daring, fearless race, descended in a direct line from the Bryans that ruled Munster and dwelt in Tabus’ halls. This is he who settled our town and county.” Political and Moral Influence of tke Drama. The Americans are a play-going people. No where is good acting so heartily welcomed, and poor acting so good-naturedly tolerated, as in America. The South, especially, is waking up to that genuine love of the stage which is char acteristic of a people born under sunny skies. Since this is the case, it behooves plnv-writers and stage-managers to make the stage worthy the affections of the people; make it an instru ment to scathe vice with the lash of satire and ridicule, and to encourage morality and all gen uine, large-hearted virtue by candid and hearty advocacy. We believe with Chesterfield, that “a well-governed stage is an ornament to society, an cncourager of wit and learning, and a school of virtue and refinement.” In earlier times, the drama was a powerful en gine in the hands of the old Christian church. The representation of the “Mysteries” and “Moralities” awakened conviction in the minds of many thousands, and confirmed others who Eloquent Patriotism.—Lamar, of Mississippi, in a caucus meeting of Congressmen at Washing ton a few days since, made a most brilliant speech on taking the chair as presiding officer, and from it we extract, without reference to party or politics,the following splendid thoughts, because of their patriotism and the force and el egance with which they are expressed. The last paragraph is brilliant: “The grandest aspiration of the Democratic A SAD SOUTHERN PICTURE. An esteemed friendlTnds us the following graphic pen picture of a once elegant Southern home: ,, , One of my long-extended rambles a few even- iD g° e »go H mAj.r* J without feelings of sadness. . J^J^nta- “home place” of a large, well ordered planta tion. Then everything bespoke-not mdeeda very refined taste—but thrift an. , 1, acement. The fields showed good culture the party and its crowning glory will be to restore ‘^qbJUted barns proclaimed plenty, and the the Constitution to Its pristine strength and s j ee p lliu i es and fat hogs showed that the plenty authority, and to make it the protector of every section and of every State in the Union, of every human being of every race, color and condition in the land. Apprehension and distrust of one was not misapplied. Around the farm-yard were everywhere seen evidences of the supervising care of a superior mind, which made the whole scene one of life and energy. 1 he house—not part of the nation that a part of the Southern i | r )a [ ace font a country residence such as was arrayed against the authority ! deemed comfortable and even elegant in its day people who were _ of the Federal government in the late war woftld be an element of disturbance to tlie American Union, has mainly disappeared, and is evidenced by your election. In its stead has grown a more fraternal feeling, which regards us of the South ern States as fellow-citizens of the same great nation; and, on the other hand, the people of -showed even by its extenor that it was the abode of tastey and refined women. And such indeed was the case; for a matron of almost queenly dignity and three lovely daughters lent to that household a charm which every home did not possess. Such attractions failed not to draw visitors, and a boundless hospitality gave e\ ery were hesitating between the new religion and j ' vLoi f 1 ° f , whom 1 am are ber , e ! guest*a hearth welcome. Scarce a day passed . „ b .. I clay by their choice representatives, ready to , ther t fo a n the family did not sit down the old worn-out ^pngan faith. These sacred honor any draft which the American people may a t that well-furnished board—for there the hand- plays were dramatizations of Bible incidents and : draw' on their patriotism or their faith in the ; some beau who came to offer vows of love, and the performers were mostly distinguished and i Sl° r y an< l beneficial destiny of American institu- ; j be neudy wayfarer who called for a night’s lod- lemselves “Broth- gmfr met with the like cordial reception The been introduced among us, based upon confi- young loved to gatner mere, to *** «*»>- denee in the workings of local self-government, ^hit-chat w hich wit and sprightliness made and intended to solve the difficulties connected with recent social and political transformations, shall have an open field and fair play. No hin- pious ecclesiastics, calling themselves ers of the Passion.” According to a manuscript quoted by Bishop Warton, these sacred plays were thought to “contribute much to the in struction and information of the people,” and were used as “successful inciters to the first development and ample success. drance shall be placed in the way of its virtuous [Applause.] which the National flag floats. Let me say here that no government, no nation can prosper with out this vital fire. It is the sentiment, which, acting upon free institutions, and reacting through them upon a people, constitutes their public spirit and political genius.” [For Tlie Sunny South.] ART. BY XI. A. E. MORGAN. SO. Ill—THE CARACCI SCHOOL. It was in the sixteenth century that the two Crusaders in their chivalrous and devotional re solve of subjugating the enemies of the Cross.” A notable proof of the political power of the stage is the dread in which it is held by all des potic governments, and the rigid supervision which in all monarchical countries is exercised over the acted drama. Upon its moral influence, history throws a gleam by recording the condition of society dur ing the eras when the theatre was abolished or degraded : “Cardinal Borromeo, upon assuming the archbishopric of Milan, denounced theatrical amusements, closed the theatres and banished the actors. What wmtj+be result'! The people, de prived of their favorite entertainments, and thereby thrown upon their resources for recrea tion, rushed into the commission of the most flagrant crimes, and a total depravity of character ensued. The Cardinal became sensible that the multitudes must have their recreations. He restored to them their theatres and dramatic amusements—and again society assumed a healthful tone. Somewhat similar effects may be remarked, during the extinction of theatres in the time of Cromwell. Anarchy, fanaticism, and gloomy prejudices characterized the features of society during that period—equally detri mental to the interests of true religion as the commission of crimes which have not its name for a palliative and excuse. “The domination of the Puritans during the commonwealth chilled the rising influence which the drama had previously acquired. Fanaticism could not stand the test of the drama’s powerful satire, lienee, we. find, that during this period plays and players were interdicted by public ordinances, and the stigma attached to the pro- \fS Ll+yy 111 1/U.OOAJ ClttJ » J-Aiiti descended even to our own time—how justly, is perhaps a question—ranking, as it has done, among its members, genius and worth that might safely claim equality with the distinguished of any of the liberal professions.” * To Our Friends and Correspondents.—A bur den of unanswered letters and unreturned visits lies upon our conscience. The busy life of an editor leaves little time for social relaxation. Our daily life, from dawn till dark, is divided between close application at the editorial desk and a rapid flight per steam to and from our home-nest at Stone Mountain. So we me com pelled, regretfully, to forego the pleasure it would afford us to cultivate the society of the many lady acquaintances whose visits and letters have been received and highly appreciated. We can fully understand the statement made by Mrs. Croly (Jennie June) in her late admira ble paper, “Woman in Journalism,” published in Demorest's, where she says: “I do not know what the lives of other women journalists may have been, but I know that in my nearly twenty jears of journalistic life, I have not had one entire week of leisure, and have often waited months anl months for the chance of making a call upon i friend. I have risen at seven o’clock in the morning, or earlier, and have written in an office, oi at home, until twelve o’clock at night. Fashicas and market reports, editorials and paragraphs, gossip from Paris and letters from London, bo«k reviews and I dramatic criticisms, mail reading tod reports of j quired no delicate perceptions of taste to under state fairs, have all been in my lin.ef duty. ! stand: he drew his saints and heroes from his "I have stayed up all night to pfepare an en- j companions,who wereoften porters or at Venice, tertainment for my friends, yet oflnded them gondoliers. It is true that in this he took na- irremediably by not returning theirparty calls, i ture as bis model, but it was nature with imper- and failing, because time failed m« to answer fections which made his style sui loved to gather there, to engage in the attractive, or to listen to strains of music. How changed is all this now. tor a decade this once fair domain has been given up to the sons of Ham, and the marks ot his^ reign are written around in woful characters. The fields * A WUlLtU (11U t 111 11 ill W 11A It has been said that the day of sentimental pol- ; dwarfed into patches by the feebly resisted en- ltics has passed away; but, gentlemen, there is ! croac ] ime nts of briars and thorn bushes, show one part of this Union, that part which I know that the crops have been as scanty as this culture best, which asks for the great moral monument hns been care le.ss. The fences have in many to a spirited and noble people. We want a gov- pliices wbol ] y disappeared, and those which ernment we can love and revere and serve from reIimm are fast hastening to decay. The house the motive of reverence and love. W e hunger 1 looks fts if it might kave been i ong tenantless, so for a patriotism which shall knit all the people i ruiued is tbe aspect which it presents. The neat together in a generous and loving brotlieiliood, paled fence which once enclosed the yard has and which shall be as broad as tbe territory over been supplanted by a rough one of rails, which is itself half down and deranged. A little patch of sickly-looking coleworts marks the spot where once flourished a garden. Some rickety blocks, supplying the place of steps, may enable you to climb into the crumbling piazza. Then you observe the hall, with its once polished floor, worn into roughness by the heavy tramp of broganned feet. The windows, almost wholly destitute of glass, and from many of which even the sash have disappeared, are hung with frag ments of quilts or barred up with rough plank. The plastering has crumbled from the walls or is stained by great streaks of dirt and grease. Lack of tidiness, lack of thrift, ignorance and pre- brothers, Annibale and Lodovico, with their j sumption are written all around the premises, cousin, Agostino, founded their famous School | Such scenes are not rare in the South now, and of Art at Bologna. Agostino had made himself I a l as ; they are becoming every day more common, acquainted with the works ot Lionardo da \ inci, . These are “results of the war,” for which we are Parma; and last, of the bold Julie Romano at Mantua. He was not quite satisfied with either, and determined to make an eclectic school. There was among the masters of art at that time an inclination to reject ancient art and introduce the ideal, a rock on which many had split. Every new painter considered himself an originality, and neglected the study of the great masters of antiquity, where perfection only could be ac quired. -- nuo, Sniu Jjoaovico, "can nope to exceed tbe majesty of da Vinci or Buonaroti, the grace of Raphael or the colors of Titian, the spirit of Tintoretto or the splendid decoration of Paul Veronese? Or who can present perspective to the eye with more truth, more roundness and more enchanting power than Coreggio ? It is a true and exact imitation of the old we want. The painter must speak truth with his works.” They traveled, made themselves acquainted with whatever was excellent in nil, and then es tablished their academy at Boulogne, which was called the Incamminati (to show the way). They had violent opposition at first from the teachers of their time. The new school taught perspective and the rules of architecture derived from the study of the models of the ancients. They proposed questions in history and an tiquity, and invited the famous mon of learning to discuss them at the academy. The great principle of the school was to combine the strict est observation of nature with tho imitation of the old masters. Every scholar was at liberty to choose the path best suited to him, and to adopt a style of his own; but every style was to have for its root and basis nature and the great mas ters. The designs of the pupils were inspected daily, and even their recreations were turned to use. They rambled in the fields and sketched landscapes from nature, or amused themselves by drawing caricatures. Opposition to the academy ceased in a short time. Guido and many others whose great names are familiar to us became pupils. Both Guido and Domenichino had contracted some of the bad ways of their former master, Calvert. It was a method which took well with the people— a striking contrast of light and shade that re- sometimes in the hope of thereby securing a better income; sometimes because the proprie tors have fled from the vexatious incident to the reign of freedom. These splendid abodes of in telligence, refinement and hospitality which once dotted on r country all over so thickly, are fast disappearing. At this we must not repine. Could we see anything taking their place which we could consider a step forward in the march of civilization—but now all seems going downward; a noble and magnificent aristocracy has been brought down; the serf, save in a few exceptional instances, has not been elevated. Such in brief is the history of the last decade. Shall the next tell a better story of our section and of our race ? their polite notes. I have answeredfew of the hundreds of private letters received from stran gers, because it was simply an imposibility, but I have replied to thousands through Jiriodicals. “The care of a home and the rearig of chil dren during this time have been recretions, and sickness har. been arm's lengt/by actual want of time to pay it proper attentiq. This so frequently happens that the most talkl of wom an, litterateur or journalist, is one a the most isolated of women, and if the history f current events is ever written, it will show thafcie ‘Wom an’s movements,’as they are called, thtVomen’s clubs, the Women’s associations, andhe like, originated more in the hunger of spe busy woman’s heart, for intercourse and copanion- ship with other women, than in any isire for publicity or differentiation from the e4*lished order of things.” Rev. A. L. Hamilton, D.D.-We arfrleased to announce that this distinguished gftleman has identified himself with The SunnXJouth, and will henceforth give all his time, talits and splendid energies to its general advanment He is known everywhere as a high-tonecthris- tian gentleman, fine scholar, and an indoitable worker, and we have great pleasure in aioun cing him as an Associate Editor and the (fceral Manager of Agencies for this paper. His eigies know no abatement, and the great succesSiich has attended his labors in behalf of the Nfonal Publishing Co. mark him as a most extraortary worker. He is satisfied that The Sunny bTH is destined to be a grand success, and is Wing and anxious to help it on to its brilliant deny. His friends are legion in every portion athe South and West, and they will all soon heafom him and see him too, and we here tell the jble everywhere to look ont for him and give warm welcome. He is coming as with an force, and will stir np the masses in bo The Sunny South. tyle suituble only for particular subjects. The Caracci feared the corruption of the public taste from this novel and striking manner, and exerted all their influence against it. They ad vised their pupils to select the most perfect models and the highest ideal subjects. How well Guido profited from these instructions his pictures show. His Madonnas are displayed in the clearest light, and yet not a fault can be de tected. The noble simplicity of their figures, the correct folding of their drapery, the eyes looking upward with an expression that can only be felt, not described, all penetrate the heart, and pos sess a beauty which the uneducated and even children feel and comprehend. The Italians turned from the gross and brilliant coloring of the other painters, and decided that grace and beauty dwelt with the pencil of Guido. It was said that the academy owed its success to the principles of Lodovico, the labors of Agos tino and the zeal and perseverance of Annibale. Annibale worked for eight years on the Farn- ese palace. His work was finished, and he only waited for his reward from the Cardinal, to whose munificence he had trusted without stip ulating for a price. The magnanimous prelate sent him, in return for eight years’ labor taken from the best part of his life, and as a reward for his genius and the sacrifices he had made in being separated from his home and academy, five hundred crowns! _ The pursuits of the three Caracci were so en tirely united and all so happily directed to com mon objects, that it has been difficult to assign to each a separate influence in the arts. They were inadequately compensated by money for their labors, but it is no slight praise, that their school stayed the progress of the decline of art and restored its true principles. Hampden Sidney College.—President Atkin son has been temporarily released from his posi tion as instructor to undertake the General Agency for the Endowment Fund. Dr. Dabney and Prof. Holliday supply his place as professor The Rev. Dr. T. P. Hurt, of Pennsylvania, has given $500 to the college. May the grand old college have a bright future. PERSONALS. Miss Louisa Alcott has rooms at the St. James Hotel, Baltimore. Kate Field is acting in the smaller cities of England under an assumed name. Colonel Forney says it is on the cards that the Prince of Wales may come over to Philadelphia next year. Wm. M. Evarts, as orator, and H. W. Long fellow, as poet, have been selected for opening the Centennial. Lord Houghton was the guest, last week, in Boston, of Mr. H. B. Adams, Professor in His tory at Harvard College. Vice-President Wilson’s property will not ex ceed, it is thought, $10,000 in value. He served as Vice-President two years and eight months. Prof. Janies J. White, of Washington and Lee University, declines the offered presidency of one of the leading universities of the West. * Wm. Penn’s Bible is in the possession of a lineal descendant, a Mrs. Meylert, of Pennsyl vania. It will be a part of the Centennial Expo sition. Mr. Corcoran and Miss Eustis, with the little grand-child, leave Washington in a few days for Aiken, South Carolina, where they will remain until early spring. “A. L. O. E. that is to say, Miss Tucker— is one of the nine ladies who have been commis sioned to act in India as missionaries in connec tion with the Indian Female School Society. Professor E. L. Youmans, editor of the Popu lar Science Monthly, has recently returned from a short trip to Europe. Professor and Mrs. Youmans will spend the winter at the Windsor! Lord Houghton returned to New York from Boston, and celebrated St. Andrew’s day with the Scotchmen. More dinners and speeches for our honorable guest. His departure from home is now set down for to-day. Esmeralda Boyle, a well-known Southern poetess, has a volume of verse in press with E J. Hale & Son, 17 Murray street. She contribl utes a fine poem, “The Image Breaker, ” to the (December) Galaxy. Madame LeVert was the recipient of a flatter ing reception and gave a reading in San Fran cisco, on the fifteenth instant. She will spend the winter in California, having been invited to give readings in Sacramento, Oakland and other cities of the Pacific coast. H. Y. Riddle, who has been nominated for Congress in the Fourth Tennessee Congressional District, was defeated in the race with Mr. Fite deceased. The dispatch only mentions Mr. Head as the former Congressman, but Mr. Fite was elected as Mr. Head’s successor, and died a short time ago. A fatality seems to attend the success ful candidates in this district. In his recent message to the Wyoming Legis lature, Governor Thayer extols woman suffrage and recommends its undisturbed continuance’ A Cheyenne correspondent declares, however that the women do not seek office, have entirely abandoned the jury room, and seem to be grow ing yearly more indifferent about voting. The numerous friends of Judge James J. Scar borough in this State—and they are confined to no special part of it-will be deeply pained to read the announcement of his death. Judge S was a native Georgian, a man of unsullied honor a successfu 1 lawyer an able judge. He resided longest at Perry, Houston county, Ga., from whence he removed to Americus; and to be with his two daughters and their families in his de clining years, he moved to St. Paul, and there as we see, breathed his last, surrounded bv his children and grandchildren.