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— ’'/ss j-jr - /.y : ) “ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN REASON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT.”—Jefferson. VOLUME XXII ATLANTA, GA,, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 t 1871. NUMBER 6 PUUMSHS-) DA.ILV AND WEEKLY BY JARED IRWIN WHITAKER, I* i* o j> I «s f © r ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Wednesday. February 8, 1871. lUnkiuu it p.f, Tlie Chicago Tribune is continually making sly iLirusis ai i’resuletii Gram, some oi winch are exceedingly keen. Al one time he hits him lor his outrageous nepotism ; at auolher lor hia stupid intertereuce iu purely State politics, ami again lor his outrageous partisanship. The oilier <la$ it revived the old story ol Sir Edward Coke, one ol Luglatai s most lamojs judges.— W bile sitting at circuit, on a certain case being called, in which a wealthy gentleman waspiaiu- lill, t>ir Edward asked, •• is not this plainull the mau who recently slut me a buck?” “Yes, tour lordship,” he riplied, " it lias been mycus t«ui to send a buck to whatever judge should come down to this circuit, Ironi uuio unmemo- tiai.” “ But I cauuot hear this case, answered tin judge, “ until 1 have paid you 1 >r jour vem- poii. “ Then,” said Sir Kmght, indignantly.— l withdraw my case. 1 will not try it beiore a judge who susj'ecls ineol briuery, tor tending oruiuary hospitality." “ And, 1,” replied Sir Is .vatd Coke, *“ cannot ffiord to receive even ii ptuUiiy w here it may be mistaken tor bri- heiV” lne story is old but the application to the President is most obvi us. The Tubune, need not, how ever, have gone back so tar into history lor an illustration. jNo President wuo ever oc cupied the White House has been so unblush ing a recipient ol indiscriminate gilts, or has so opmiy Used his official patronage to reciprocate them, as the present incumbent, imagine ouc ol me early Presidents doing as Grant nas done iu a huudred instances 1 _ The idea is preposterous. They all would have resented it with iouiguation, and ii they had not tne people would nave raised such a ciy mat the timed use would have beeu the last But we live m a progressive age, aud it is no oih-use tv) the pmy oi moral ideas lor their pics.-.. tit t i man -1 is ffiee ** pay.’ He cao pul n price ujion his official lavora auu collect it m the loim oi “guts. ” It is iu order to give him au> thing, Irorn a bull-pup or a box ot cigars to a sixty thousand dollar house aud lot. We \ nut me the assertion that no president ever irn- piovtd his private lortunes as rapidly as Grant has since he was inaugurated.—Buffalo Courier. Tbc ffi-'iicli mid ilm liar—Sim.’ Appoint ment. In all well ordered governments, power is divided into three distinct departments, the executive, leg elative, and judicial. In the American system, it is a distinguishing feature that the judicial department has a supervisory power over the acts ol both the others. It has the power to review and declare Dull and void the acts oi either. In this respect, it differs from the government ot Great Britain. There the King can do no wrong, and Pailiament is supreme. Until lately, the judiciary of the United States—Federal and State—has sustained a high Character, lor ir.d pendeuce, purity, learning, and ability. The former stood by the Consti tution and maintained its independence until Radicalism blew upon it, then this, its chief glory, wilted and faded. The arm of Chief Justice Taney was puraiyzed by the military, and a subservient court now tTUckl s to power. During the transition condition ol the seceded States—the chrysalis of reconstruction -the j udici.sry of these Buies has sadly deteriorated. The cause ot this is plain and easily under stood. Appointments aud elections have been generally made ou strict oarty grounds, and as, in these States, there were very few mem bers of the bar who could swallow Radi calism, tho’ the pill wh9 gilded, tenth-rate lawyers were picked up trom the home supply and from broken-down political adventurers coming irom the loyal States. Out of such material as this. Judges were manulactured, and the degradation of the judiciary as a conse quence lol owed. For instance, look at the Btate of things in our sister State of South Carolina, where Radicalism flourishes in full ^looni. A negro ol puio Airman descent sits on the Supreme Bench, wearing the robes of office which, iu former days, graced the shoul ders o! a Cheves, a II irper, and an O’Nealle; aud in all the courts, from the highest to the lowest, with very iew exceptions, men have been appointed who are utterly unfit for their places in Georgia, the condition of things has not been so bad, but any impartial mind must re cognize the great change that has also been wrought here in the character of the judiciary. The opinion ot the bar is the true test ot judi cial learning and ability, ana when tlie judiciary has not the confidence ol the legal profession, it will fail to answer the ends of justice. It is a difficult tiling tor u Judge to discharge his duties, even if he has capacity, when he is not on a proper understanding with the bar. Aud if lie has no capacity, or is considered to have none by those who practice betore him, ii they Lave a contempt tor his opinions or his personal character, tlie proper administration ol the law is simply impossible. Hence appointments to tho bench ought to be made witli the utmost care and caution, and with a due regard to the opinions ot the legal profession. They are quasi officers ot the Court and have their part to per form in administering justice. On this account also then views and feelings should be consulted iu muking judicial appointments. But iliere is another consideration, still, why the appointing power should he exercised with a proper regard ior the opinions and feeiingsjol the bar. They are known to be a class ot gen- tlcmcu of high tone and character—as high as that ot any other calling or profession, and, next to the pulpit, have always exercised the most wholesome influence upon the community They have as muen intelligence and love of right and justice, as any other class, and a better knowledge of politics than other classes.- Hence from the earliest times they have exerted a powerful influence upon the course ol public affairs ; and it has gener ally been tor the good ot mankind. In the Country whence we derived our fiee institu tions, they huve in every age been the advocates ot human rights aud liberty. They have braved oppression aud tyranny iu defeme <>t innocence and truth. They have been the chief authors ol reforms in the law, and ol the improvement of mankind socially and politically. They have been the law-makers ui.u constitution-makers ot the world. They have trained the Bills of Rights and great charters ot liberty. They have beeu and are stiff a power in the State not to be despised and treated wiih contempt. W e have been led to these reflections by the appoiuiment ot the muiaito, duns, to the office of Distiicl Juigu in Savannah, by Governor Bullock, which has been condemned in such unmeasured terms by a meeting ot the bar ot that city, and whose proceedings have Already appeared in our columns. What could have induced the Governor to jump his own race and disgust them aud tho profession by this appointment t li he intended to degrade the office, and to humiliate the Savannah Bar ; it he inteiiued io reward party tealty aud cater to an ignorant negro population ; it tor these purj>o8es he undertook to reject the virtues and talents ot the civilian iu favor oi ignorance and incoiupetcncy, we understand the meauing olthis act; but it he iulemk-d by the appointment ot this mau to reward merit, to secure the proper administrauou ol the law, and thus promote the public good, we must confess that we can not reconcile the motive with the act. For such an appointment defeats these veiy ends, and Imsides, opens atresh wounds that should he healed. The people ot Savannah are a law- abiding people- a community surpassed by no oilier in intelligence, re tint men t and high social virtues. Tne Oar ot Savannah has long been distinguished tor learning, ability aud pro fessional courtesy. To both the community mid fhe bar, this appointment is extremely offensive. It is offensive to the white jseople ol tlie whole State, exo pt those who take pleasure iu the humiliation aud degrauatiou ot the good aud true. " I am satisfied that the mass ol thinking men of the South accept the present situation of affairs in pood faith. My observations lead me to the conclusion that the citizens of the Southern States are anxious to return to self- government within the Union as soon as possi ble ; that while reconstructing, they want and require protection from the government; that they are in earnest in wishing to do what they think is required by the government, not humil iating to them as citizens, and that if such a course was pointed out they would pursue it in good faith. It is to be regretted that there can not be agreater commingling at this time be tween the citizens ol the two sections, and par ticularity ot those intrusted with the law-mak ing iiower.” The language quoted above is from the cele brated report ot General Grant made to Presi dent Johnson, in 1867, nearly two years after the close of the war, and which was denounced by Senator Sumner, at the time, as a “ white washing ” report. It such was the condition ot the South at that time, what a failure has been the plan of reconstruction adopted by Congress, If the present condition of things in this sec tion is what it is now represented to he by the Radical leaders; what a change, too, has come over General Grant since he became President Grant. The truth is the reconstruction acts were never intended to pacify the country and produce a permanent reconciliation between the two sections. Their real object was to punish the people of tbe South and perpetuate the ascend ancy of the party then in power. The former was accomplished to their heart’s content, but they begin to fear that they will fail in the lat ter. The late elections have disappointed them; they see that power, instead of being s< cured to them, is slipping from their hands. Something more must be done ; other “ appropriate legis lation ” must be resorted to in order to enable them to carry the next Presidential election, aud it must be done by tbe preseut Congress betore their great majority ceases to control tbe deliberations ot Congress. Hence the call tor documents iu relation to Southern outrages and their reierence to a special committee. Whether Congress will venture upon the high-handed mea.-ures which are apprehended in certain quartets remains to lie seen. The movement, however, bodes no good to the South. But it is the duty of our people to await coming events with calmness, and be governed by prudent, wise counsels. Let the laws as they are be obeyed aud enforced. Let us not be thrown off our guard by tbe machinations of our enemies Violence, and threats of violence, on our part is what they most desire, as a pretext tor further legislation or as political capital iu future elec tions. We have to rely upon the ballot tor the restoration aud protection of our rights, and we cannot of ourselves achieve this end. We must look to the Democratic par'y, North as well as South, to accomplish this great work Let us go into the fight to win—strip ourselves of all dead weight, aud depend upon the issues, as recognized by the party, to carry us through triumphantly. W^clipan article from the New York Day Book as proof of the alarm which our Northern friends have taken at the movements believed to be on foot at Washington. It the dernier resort of arms has to be. taken to save the country from despotism, let it begin in the NorLh. We have fought that fight, and lost all—we now look to other means—to the “ sober second thought ” of tbe people to set matters right al the ballot box. Can This Be So? A startling rumor, bearing, we are given to understand, evidence ot authenticity, is in cir culation in Washington, to the effect that the supporters of the present administration have driven the Senate of the United States into the determination to force upon the country the re- election of Grant, or some other prominent member oi the now dominant parly, in 1872. The Senate is to bring this piece of despotism into play, by appointing irom its own body a special committee “ to investigate the affairs ot the Sou.hern States," which s'Tiply means to prevent any participation by that section in the next Presidential election 1 While we acknowl edge that this rumor has staggered us with its fearful import, we trankly say we have been half prepared for some such a move on the part ot the desperate scoundrels now in power; and when we see what General Grant openly attempted in the late election in New York, we ought not, to be as tonished at this contemplated blow by that venal and corrupt body, the Senate, composed as it is ot a gang of servile tools, whose infamies in the past ten years have no parallel in the history ot political outrages, or in the black records of bad governments, republican or monarchical, on this broad earth. “ We desire to ask, gravely and seriously of the Democracy ot tho country bow long that once rich and powerful South is to be thus maltreated, kicked, spitten upon, by Grant aud his party ? Do we yet live in a Republic, or do we not? Will the now ruling party go betore tbe people in 1372, and abide by the verdict of the ballot box. or must the great world be forced into the conviction that one more terrible civil war will visit thi9 nation, ere a truly Republi can government is again established? The people of the United States have been kept in turmoil and discord, in political terror, in pe cuniary distress, in commercial prostration, in heavy taxation, in general poverty lor the many and in bleated riches for the lew ; this people have, as a body, been sieeped to their chins in social discomfort aud privation, bordering on wretchedness in the North, and in the most ab ject misery, political and social in the South, tor tbe past five dreary, weary years Tbis long and agonizing period was preceded by four terrible bloody years of death and desolation ; and this death and desolation, aud the five years of "hellish peace ” which followed, all ot which Grant and his minions have brought about, this “ Aplia and Omega” of national woe, is the price ot “ nigger freedom,” the snatching of the interior race irom their normal condition and ruining them with “equality.” To ka p up the condition of things now existing, to complete the degradation of the white masses, and to fasten a monarchy ot the vilest character upon this people, the Senate oi the United Slates now propose to put another Bliackle upon the limbs ol the South, and prohibit a participation, by that section, in the great election of 1872, de busi g them to the condition of sens. There is but one road out ot this chao9, these politi cal horrors, i! the rumor we have alluded to be true, and that is, another civil war. The men who have gotten hold of this government must be made to let go their piratical grip U|>on place aud power, either through the moral agency of public opinion at the ballot box, <>r the physical agency oi the bullet and bayonet in the hands oi the outraged millions. Men’s liberties cannot be trifled with. Such shackles as the Senate of the United Stales is said to be preparing lor a further outrage upon the already enslaved South, it the rumor be true, warrants an immediate rising of the peo ple, aud the hanging of every member ot that Senate who arc eugaged in this conspiracy to the lamp pi-sts ot Washington. In God’s name! has not this country stood enough alrea ty ? Is this nation to he kept torever bubbling and seetbing, like a boiling cauldron, through the devil’s work of this destructive party ? We warn Congress to add no shackles to the South The white men there should be permitted to regulate their own afftirs. There has been too much ot this despotism practiced already. The muster, North as well as South, wnl stand it no longer. The people want “ peace,” and what is more, they shouid have it, it the price of permanent peace be another war.—New Y.rk Bay Book. “ A Slight Cold," Coughs. Few are aware ot lue importance oi checking a cough or °Slight Cotu” in ns first stage; that which in Uh? oeginning would yield to a mild remedy, it neglected, olien attacks the lungs. “Brown’s Brouchial Troches" give sure aud almost imme diate relief. “ The Troches” have proved their efficacy by a test ol many years, and have re ceived testimonials from eminent men who have paed them. jan7-d*wlw The New York Day Book comments as fol lows upon remarks made by us in relation to the Georgia election: “ The Atlanta (Georgia) Tnwelltgunceb, com menting on tlie e’eotion in that S'-ate says : *Tne Democratic majority for Seymour and Blair, over Grant and Coilax, in November, 1868 was about fifty thousand votes, aud if the Democrats had firmly and unwaveringly ad hered to the State and National platforms, our success would have been more triumphant than -o The defeat ot the party in certain coun it is. ties ought to teach Democrats that it will never Horrible -It True. In the month ol November last, one Baker, who was engaged in working a gold mine in Union county, South Carolina, went to New York, and there employed a number of “ roughs ” to proceed with him to that State. -Upon their arrival in Columbia they had an in terview with Governor Scott, and with promi nent members of the Radical party, amongst them one Crews, familiary known in that State as Joe Crews, who is a State Senator from the county of Lauren9. Col. Baker and his party then proceeded to Union county. In the course ot a iew weeks dissatisfaction sprang up in the party, and they returned to New York. On their arrival there, two of the leading men of the party. Samuel Hogget and one 0>L Kerri gan, published statements in the New York Sun, implicating Governor Scott, his private Secretary, and “ Joe Crews ” in a plot to assin ate certain persons in Union and Laurens counties. Governor Scott replied through the public prints denying the statements—so did Crews. Hogget came out with a letter last week in the Sun reitterating his charges, and also publishes tbe affidavit of himself, Edward Harley, Mathew J. Fee, and John Cocoran, in which they swear that Hague, the Governor’s private Secretary, made propositions to them in Columbia, to put certain persons in Columbia and Union couDty to death, pledging them that the State Government would protect them in the act. We publish the affidavit at the foot of this article. The Unionville Times, a paper published at Union Court House, S. C., ex onerates Governor Scott, but publishes facts and circumstances which are very damaging to Crews. On the 17th of November, 1870, in the city of New York, I made a contract with a Colonel Baker, who was formerly on the staff of Gover nor Scott, of bouth Carolina, by which I agreed to go to South Carolina, and to serve therein the capacity of deputy State constable, and was to be paid during my service in that capacity three dollars a day and mileage. 1 left the city ot New York with said Colonel Baker and twenty-four others on the 22d day ot November, 1870, on the steamer James Adger; landed at Charleston, South Carolina, and went by rail to Columbia, in the same State. Arrived at Columbia with the rest of said party on the 25th day of November, and we were there quartered iu the so-called Rose’s Hotel While there, we were visited by many prominent poli ticians, among whom were Senator Crews and Mr. Corcoran, oi the South Carolina Legislature, and Mr. Hague, private Secretary to ©wvemor Scott. On the first night after our arrival, said Mr. Hague requested myself and three others to es cort him from said hotel to the residence of Governor Scott, which was some two miles distant. On the way we passed the house of a Mr. Smith, and were then told that this Smith was a deadly enemy to him (Hague,) and that it money would persuade myseli and the three oth-.-rs to put him out of the way, he would be willing; and that if we got into trouble on that account, be wonld get us out ol it, Biuce he had the Governor right where he wanted him. And further, the third night after our arrival I was in said Rose’s Hotel, and in the room ot Colonel James E. Kerrigan, of the city of New York, who was one of our party, and there were present, besides myself, Mr. Hague, before men tioned, Senators Cocoran and Crews, of the South Carolina Legislature, Colonel Kerrigan, aud Mathew J. Fee and John Burns, two others ot our party. Mr. Hague then proposed to us that we put three men in Union county out of the way, and we would lose nothing by it. Contested Election in the Fifth C'. trict. Proceedings were begun in Augusta, Monday last betore Thomas Robinson, the Unite^ States Commissioner, to taka tbe testimony An the case of the contested election In the Fifth Con gressional District of this State. Two colored witnisses were examined that day on the part Beard, the contestant The gist oi their testi mony was that the colored voters were'“ per suaded by threats of violence ” to stay away from the polls or when there to vote the Demo cratic ticket. The Augusta papers—Chronicle and Sentinel,and Constitutionalistcon -painfull reports of the testimony. Mr. Corker is repre sented by Col. Claiborne Sner.d, and Capt. Roaewell King—Mr. Beard by Col. J. E Bryant. The Cub\n Insurrection—Important Sun lender of Insurgents.—By special tele gram irom the Herald correspondent at Havana, under date of yesterday, we have the important intelligence of the surrender of insurgent Gen eral Cornelio Porro, with a number ot bis offi cers aud followers, aud other persons of note, who have been aiding the rebellion. The sur render of General Porro is considered of great importance by the Spanish authorises; he has great power and influence with the people who are now in arms against the government of Spain, and his thus coming in and giving himself up is considered a strong indication of an early collapse at the insurrection. Ot late we have heard ot nothing but surrender on the part of the Cubans. They now deem dis cretion the better part of valor. They see be fore them but little it any hope of ultimate suc cess, and wisely prefer to accept the situation and surrender while yet the door of mercy is open to them. The humane policy of Captain General Valmaseda is having great and good results; it has proved of more avail than the coercive policy of General DeRodas, and in the end it will be the means of accomplishing the desired purpose—the pacification of the island, its restoration to the control of Spain and its return to a condition of wealth and prosperity. Had DeRodas remained in power he would have benefited the cause ot the insur gents. With him they knew that capture or surrender was death by the garrote; hence they preferred to die ia arms rather than trust to the tender mercies of Spain when such a tyrant re presented Spanish authority. Seeing the true cause ot the insurrection, aud wishing to avoid a recurrence of it in the future, the policy oi Spain towards Cuba herealter will doubtless be a liberal one and such as Cubans caunot and will not find lault with. The government of tbe island remodelled and its inhabitants once more at peace and prosperous is a condition we hope soon to witness.—N. Y. Herald. Famine and Anarchy in Paris —The late riotous outbreak in Parts irom the revolutionary district ol Belleville, of which our special cor respondent at Paris has furnished. a graphic account, as a warning to the authorities that anarchy follows close upon the heels of famine, doubtless had the effect ot hurrying up the ca pitulation ol the city. The maintenance of law and order among the turbulent elements of Paris during tne lour months ot this terrible siege is something wonderful to contemplate.— Had Flourens and his roughs, however, succeed ed in their first revolutionary outbreak some two months ago, it is altogether probable that a Jacobin reign ot terror would have been ad ded to tbe sore distresses of the siege. But, as iu this second attempt ot Fiourens, after his release trom prison by his devoted sans culottes, so in the first, the Gardes Mobiles saved the republic and the city from the savage orgies and atrocities ot a Parisian mob; aDd so we hope ihe city, without further dis turbances, may pass through the severe ordeal of a surrender. There is still the danger, how ever, to be feared in the surrender, ot fearful scenes of violence from the lower ranks of the populace, maddened by their humiliations and their sufferings, and striking wildly about them in their blind revenge. We hope, nevertheless, that the local authorities, who have managed so well a body of two millions of naturally restless people, and so wondertaliy, under all the trials and tortures of war, pestileuce anu famine, will still be equal to all the emergencies of an una voidable capitulation. Ou the other hand, we have no doubt that the first efforts of the Ger mans, with the capitulation, will be not to aggravate, but to relieve the sufferings ot Paris—N. Y. Herald. How John Robinson Helped Sculptor Mills.—It may be news to some of our readers, this iact that John Robins in, the circus mana ger, has contributed vastly to the advancement ot art in this country. Clark Mills, the famous sculptor, in a recent interview with a Washing ton Star reporter has tbis to say: “When a boy, I spent a good deal of my time about Wade Hampton’s stables, studying the points ol his horses. He had a large stable ol -race horses, and imported the famous Argyte, that beat everything in those days. Afterward I studied horse anatomy and action with John Robinson, the old circus man. He had an ex cellent idea ot a horse and its muscular action Robinson, who was a very sharp critic on eques trian statues and pictures, wrote iue, alter see ing my statue of Jickson, saying that iu his jiiu^siout it Cuuiil iiut uc improved ou, and, in concluding, he said “tbe old General (Jackson) was very fond ot fine horses, and has more than once visited those under my care and manage ment.” “Love Hides a Multitude op Faults.’ But it tails to paint the paic cheek, to gladden do to compromise the party or its principles.— | heart or conceal the disease that is lurking U lorArnp tho ICC nth «ae mod.) nla n J: « _ ... . a Wherever the issue was made plain and direct, the party was triumphant, and it has alwavs been so, and it will be so as long as the party remains true to its principles and itself.’ That is the case everywhere. Selling out the principles of the Democracy to get Mongrel votes is a sure way for the party to cheat itself Tbe maxim, that ‘ honesty is the best policy,’ is never truer than when applied to political par ties. Never.” and making rapid inroads upon yonder rapidly declining female beauty! Her wan features are bedewed with tears, her pulse is leeble and her day-dreams are growing dim, as night with its heavy pall ot gloom settles on her brow 11 Can she not be restored. Yes. Health, with all its enticing charms and beauties, will send a thrill of joy through'her feeble frame, by the use of English Female Bitters, which are advertised in another column. Go thou and buy them. Tlie Port Boial itaiiroad JTob 3 The Charleston News says: “ It will be gratifying news to every tax payer to learn that thanks to the commendable firmness of the Governor, the scheme to involve the Btate in the Port Royal Railroadjob is now conceded to be a failure. Governor Scott, it was wMl un derstood, had taken the position that, if any bill authorizing the issue ot bonds in aid of the en terprise were passed by the General Assembly, it could only be by dint of fraud and corruption, and that under such circumstances he would regard it as his duty to refuse to sign thijbonds. Upon tbis determination ot the Governor be coming known, there was some talk sffiefng the parties interested of getting the bonds signed by subordinate State officials; but tbe knowing ones at once objected that such an iB^pnaiity would have the effect of rendering the tends worthless in the market. So that it is P »v ad mitted on all hands that the Port Royal^tbsidy is practically dead. * •> V > Playing Marbles with DiAMONr-n.—The Telegraph editors at Macon have interviewed Dr. Stephenson, of Hall county, on the ft amoud discoveries in that section oi the State, and have elicited some curious tacts. The Doctor says about forty diamonds- have been found In Hall county alone, but the.most valuable h:jve been destroyed or lost through ignorance of their character and value. Some negroes b 'Ckeone worth a hundred thousand dollars to pieces, to see what it might be. A farmer deaciMjes one which was given to him thirty years ago. and used by himself as a child and his boys subse quently for a middle man in marbles; but it was lost about the place six months ago, a.nd they are hunting for it now. Nothing was known about its value until similar stones were pro nounced to be diamonds, and then the farmer knew that he and his boys had been .playing marbles with a diamond which, from descrip tion, the Doctor thinks must be worth half a million of dollars, and be one of the most val- uble gems in tbe world. The Doctor r ays that labor and capital only are needed to prove that these diamond fields in Georgia surpass, in value those of Brazil, and are equal to ar.y in the world.—Savannah Republican. Inhuman.—A human fiend who resides in Marblehead, Mass., went home a few weeks ago in a fit of intoxication and threw his wife out of doors and broke her leg. It was set and doing well, when a night or two ago he returned again under the influence of liquor, and deliberately broke the limb ag .,n in two places. Death of George Ticknor.—A dispatch from Boston announces the death of George Tickner, in ljis eightieth year. This distinguish ed scholar n.nd author was born in Boston in August, 1791, and was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1807; in 1813, he was admitted to tbe bar, and two years l iter went to Europe, where he pursued a course of study for five jwars, and became acquainted with Goethe, By on, Scott, Madame de Stael, Mackintosh, Wordsworth, and other distinguished persons, whom he long outlived. On his return home, Mr. Ticknor, assumed the duties of a professorship ;a Harvard College, to which he had been elected during his absence, but in 1835 he resigned this position and again went to Europe, remaining lor three years. Again at home, be devoted several years to the preparation of his great work c a the His tory of Spanish Literature, which ’Jftv.tared in 1849, aud has since been regarded as k standard authority. Mr. Ticknor was also- engaged in other literary enterprise, and for some time was a contributor to the North American Review. Charleston Courier. The Express Train Beaten.—Thera was a novel race on the Hudson, north ot Pough keepsie, on Friday last, the participants being the ice-boats Zephyr aud Icicle and the Chi cago express train from New York. The ves sels were at a stand-still witbin 100 feet of Hie east shore when the whistle of the locomotive of the coming train was heard. The crafts were at once put betore the wind and the race commenced, the passengers on the train waving hats and handkerchiefs and manifesting .The greatest excitement. For a time the train had the advantage, distancing its competitors, but at length the breeze freshened, the canvas on the boats swelled out, the rigging tightened, ihe steel runners comm-nced humming over the clear, smooth, black ice, and then the tables were speedily turned. The Zephyr rapidly overhauled the lightning train with bow “ dead to the north,” and close behind followed the Icicle, both boats flying along with lightning rapidity. Again the waving of handkerchiefs and hats and the blowing of the locomotive whistle added excitement to the scene. Soon the novel craft had passed the fast train and were far ahead, slipping over the ice at the rate of a mile a minute. Never was there a prettier race, and never was there a railroad tram, and a fast train at that, so badly beaten. The affair has occasioned the liveliest satisfac tion among the owners of ice-boats.—New York Mail, Jan. 24. Labor.—Labor is capital. Bestow good health upon a man, so that he can labor every six out of seven days, and no matter how poor he may have been at the commencement oi life’s great race, he will be certain to accumulate a fortune, provided he takes care of his earningg. Plantation Bitters is certain to make the weak ones strong, and to preserve the health ot the healthy. From four to six hours is considered tbe ordinary limit tor brain work. At the ex piration ot this time the phosphorus is carried off, and the man becomes irritable and nervous. It be is poor, and continues on at his task, as most of poor doctors, lawyers and editors do, be will be, certain to shorten bis days and fiil an untimely grave, as did Sir Walter Scott, unless he uses Plantation Bitters, which speedily re stores his vital energy, repairs his indigestion, and corrects the sluggish circulation of his blood. Sea Moss Farise from pure Irish Moss, for Blauc Mange, PuddiDgs, Custards, Creams, &c., &c. The cheapest, healthiest, and most deli cious food in the world. jan7 d&wlw Tlie Gold market In Sew York. The New York Herald, oi the 29 h, says: “ The gold market continues very dull and steady. The brokers are watching the situation at Paris, and waiting for * something to turn up.’ ” Steamboat Explosion Dreadful Carnage. The steamtr, H. R. Arthur, trom New Orleans for Louisville, on the night of the 23ih instant, exploded her boilers, tonrteen miles above Memphis. The boat then took fire and burned till her bow sank. Sixty lives lost. More Annexation. The people of Red river country (Canada) are asking to be annexed to the United Stales, and on the 23th inst, President Grant received their representative, Mr. O’Donohue, who pre sented to him a memorial and petition on that subject. That gentleman represented to the President that the people of that whole section were favorable to the idea. He also stated that the lower provinces, Nova Scotia, Prince Ed ward’s Island, and Bnnsh Columbia wers anxious to come under (he ‘ best government in the T-or! 1." Tbc P.--M h-nt w very kind, and said that “ bis people” would regard this as an evidence ol a desire lor improvement and progress” Shn Domingo—then Canada “ Manifest destiny ” is on tne rampage. At—Where on this globs can we go be yond the omnipresent Yankee? Landing at Sitka, we had walked but a short distance into the town when we reached the northern depot of Dr. Ayer’s medicines in full display amon^ the huts, shanties and dourts of these boreal tribes. There the familiar, homelike names oi his Cherry Pectoral, Pills, &c., salute us from the exterior and interior of a store which shows more business than its neighbor, and proves that these simple but sure remedies are even more necessary to savage life than to ourselves where they visit every fireside.—Cor. Alexand, Journal. decldawlm MEWS BY TELEGRAPH. Washington, February 1.—The regular dis patches tn m Havana report the surrender of the insurgent chiefs, Andrea, Deminguez, Santa Perez and Podumo, each with small bodies ot men. *The Herald’s special says the surrender of leading insurgents continues and works pacifica tion, and progresses rapidly. Bourbaki and Gambetta cease operations to day. A dispatch from Switzerland saye, the bom bardment! of Belfort continues. It is stated that the Insurgent’s House has dissolved, and each member is looking to his own safety. The special adds: “Don Miguel G.Guror- rez, the Vice President of the Cuban Republic, and his son are in the woods in the neighbor hood of Guaymaro.” The House is debating the bill for the repeal of the test oath. Bingham, Platt, and Dawes are in favor of, and Jeff Long, colored, is against it. The Senate passedareeolutlon recommending organized charity for the French and German- sufferers by the war. Philadelphia, February L—The jury in the case of John Ware for the killing of his father in Camden, returned a verdict ot murder in the first degree. The plea of insanity upon which the defense hoped for relief, failed. San Fbanci co, February 1.—The steamer Colorado is reported below. The prohibition of the hog culture in Japan, is removed, and steamers are taking over large lots of brood swine. Cleveland, February 1.—Dr. Galentine, who shot Dr. Jones for a violation of the mari tal rights, was convicted ot manslaughter. London, February 1.—A dispatch from Bor deaux says: Gambetta telegraphed to the Pre fects throughout the Provinces that he will announce the resolution of the Bordeaux Gov ernment alter communication with persons ex pected from Paris. In the meanwhile, he urges firmness and confidence, and also urges them to drill the recruits incessantly, who arrive du ring the respite. A dispatch from Versailles says: Firing is heard in the direction ol Bellville and Villette which causes apprehension of a disturbance in Paris. Little Rock special says, after exciting scenes the name of Brooks was stricken from roll, of the Senate ami credentials referred by vote 14 to 7 and impeachment ol Lieutenant-Gov ernor indefinitely postponed. Lemuel Wilson was nominated for Treasury of public money by a vote of 48 to 30. Tallahasse’s number of Arkansas officers and Postmasters Deputy statement shows a decrease of four millions. West Virginia Legislature elected H. G- Davis, Democrat to the Senate by a majority oi 31. SENATE. Buckingham presented a protest New Eng land women against female suffrage as imposing upon their duties belonging to their sex. In connection with aid for the poor of Germany and France, Sherman proposed but afterwards withdrew the following: That the President be requested to communicate to the French, the proposed sympathy of the American people for the suffering entailed upon the French and further that the President be instructed so lar consistently with the law of nations to assist the French people in the establishmaat of a re public. Sherman thought we were bound to do this much ior France or give an account of the ancient bond between us. The President was requested to communicate the correspondence of Mr. Blow, Minister to Brazil, regarding the culture of cotton and commerce in that country. Georgia was resumed. Watson substituted Farrow for Hill in the majority report, but failed by a vote of 19 to 33. Hill was then sworn in as Senator from Georgia. The questien was resumed upon seating Mr. Miller. Trumbull gave notice that he would offer a resolution that Miller was duly elected, and fol- colleciion of the indebtedness of certain South ern raihoads to tbe United States Government. The outrage committee is in session examin ing more North Carolina witnesses. About fifty have beer, c xnmined so far. The commit tee is not expected to complete their investiga tion this session, but will make a partial report beiore its close. Chicago, February 2 —The reported killing of peach -buds by frost is untrue. San Francisco, February 2 —A steamer for Yokohoma took eleven hundred barrels of flour. Mat.rid, January 31.—At a grand review, forty thousand troops took the oath ol fidelity to the King. It is stated that prominent persons identified with the foruier dynasty were employed in Prim’s assasi-iimtion. Bordeaux. February 2.—The Bordeau Gov ernment has issued a decree ordering an election for the National Assembly on the 8th February. It disqualifies lor election to the Assembly members ot families reigning over France since 1789, all who acted as imperial official candi dates In past elections, or held office as Sena tor, Ministers or Councillor of State under the Empire, and Prefects who have accepted offices between 1851 and 1870. Jules Simon has ar rived here. London, February 2.—An official dispatch announces that Bourbaki’s army, eight thou sand strong, entered Switzerland to day. Gen. Chanzy accepts the armistice. Mails have been re-established between Paris, Havre and Dieppe. Washington, February 2.—The expendi tures of the Government, during January, were a halt million. The Tennessee Congressman, Butler, intends sueing the Chicago Republican for fifteen thou sand dollars for slander. The Cabinet makers are again at work. Reorganization after the fourth of March is positively asserted, but tfieir intention is de nied in high quarters. The Board of Trade and other commercial and financial institutions throughout the North are taking measures to provision destitute por tions ot France, and will ask the government for a vessel to transfer the provisions. Confirmations —V. King, Collector of Cus toms, District ot Pamlico, North Carolina; Blackburn, Collector of 6th Tennessee District. No nominations. SENATE. Mr. Saulsbury moved a reconsideration of the resolution lor. the relief ol France and Prussia, in order to correct grammatical inac curacies, disgraceful to the Senate and the American people. The motion to reconsider was rejected. A bill suspending the use of the present spirit metre. Several Senators spoke in favor ot the bill, as the meter was exact in reporting results and oppressive to distillers. Objection was made to present consideration and it went over. The bill has already passed. HOUSE. A bill dividing Virginia in two Judicial Dis tricts pasaed, and goes to the Preaid., t. A bill for mail service subsidy, in t’:e Gulf ol Mexico, v?&3 discussed, without action. A bill to provide for the collection of debts due from Southern railroad corporations, and authorizing the Secretary of War to compro mise, adjust and settle the suits on such terms as to amount and time of payment as may be just and equitable and best calculated to pro mote the interest ol the Government, passed. A bill extending the time for the completion of the St. Croix and Bayfield Railroad elicited much opposition to land grants, and the bill was recommitted—equivalent to a rejection, as the committee cannot be called this session. Vote 102 to 84. During the discussion, Kelly, of Pennsylva nia, said he would vote for no original grant of land other than such as would be necessary to to construct a great Southern trans continental railroad. Tbe people of the South were entitled to such a grant, and so he had said when inter rogated by his constituents. Adjourned. New York, February 2.—Special telegram from London to the 1st says : The Times in an low it with a concurrent resolution prescribing I PH™ ^ luul V ■ form of an oath to be taken in ills case. editorial that the Bordeaux, decree ordering An unsuccessful attempt was made to take up the Bteamship subsidies. The diplomatic appropriation bill was passed. The West Point appropriation bil! was passed. Executive Session confirmed Drumand Com missioner General Land Office, vice W ilson. Adjourned. HOUSE. The Postmaster General was directed to com municate information upon post route No. 6,462, between Baltimore and New Orleans. The abolition ol the test oath was resumed. Platte, of Virginia, favored it; Long, of Geor gia, opposed it; Morey, ot Louisiana, favored it; Maynard, ot Tennesee, opposed it; Porter, of Virginia, opposed it. The bill finally passed —118 to 89—and goes to the President. Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, said he had reported the bill as a mouthpiece for tbe Recon struction Committee, but could not support it “ Be it enacted, &c., That when any person who is not rendered ineligible to office by the provisions of the 14th amendment to the Con stitution, be elected or appointed to any office of honor or trust under the Government of the United States, and shall not be able, on account of bis participation in the late rebellion, to take the oath prescribed in the act of Congress approved July 2,1862, said person shall, in lieu ol said oath, before entering upon the duties of said office, take and subscribe to the oath pre scribed- in an act of Congress, entitled an act prescribing an oath of office to be taken by per sons whose legal disabilities shall have been removed, approved July 11th, 1863.” A bill ior the relief of purchasers of lands sold for direct taxes in insurrectionary States passed. A bill that a railroad company passing through a State be regarded as a citizen of that State and forbidden to remove causes against citizens of said State from the State to Federal Courts, passed. A bill discharging convicts of fines when their terms ol imprisonment expires, upon an affidavit of their inability to pay, passed. A bill dividing Virginia into two judiciary districts, passed. Adjourned. Philadelphia, February 1 —Harlon, con victed of rape, resulting in death, was hanged to-day. No confession. Albany, February 1.—A resolution has been introduced in the Senate, amending the Consti tution so as to exclude from the rights ol suf frage persons betting on elections, or who shall promise, give, or receive valuable considerations for votes. Milwaukee, February 1.—Holliday Hotel ha3 been burned. Five perished; two fatally burned, and others hurt by jumping from the windows. New Orleans, Feb. 1.—Strong opposition to Carr, resulted yesterday in the resignation and election of George VV. Caiter speaker. Result is regarded success in Conservative element. Immediately alter seating speaker Caiter, the Democratic members whose seats being con tested were confirmed in their p'aces. While a man by the name of Benjamin Levy, was engaged removing some broken gl^aa,,a large piece fell upon him cutting his throat, killing him almost immediately. London, February 1.—The conference holds another session on Friday. Washington, February 1.—It is argued that the^ bill abolishing the test oath in certain cases applies only to persons elected or appointed after it becomes an act. Mr. Trumbull made a powerful speech in behalf of his views, that Miller should imme diately be seated. In the House, to-day, a bill passed allowing parties in certain cases to testily, making the laws of each State govern as to tbe competency ol witnesses in aii criminal trials in the United Sta«e3 Courts in such btate; also to a’^w claimants an appeal from the Court of Ulai ns to the Supreme Court in all cases where the consent of the Court of Claims is given for such ah appeal. Bordeaux, February 1.—Gambetta has issued a proclamatisu saying: Frenehmen “ Prussia believes an armistice will dissolve our armies and secure^u election of chamber ready to conclude shameful peace. It depends on France to upset these calculations. It is necessary to make the armistice a period for the instruction ot our young troops. Con tinue with unrelaxed vigor organization for de fense, and for war, if necessary. Washington, January 2.—In the Senate busi ness was unimportant. The steamship subsidy bills to come up on the expiration of the morning hours. The House passed a bill to provide for the an election will greatly jeopardize the oentir ued existence of a republican form of govern ment, in as much as it will affoid an irresistible stimulus to intrigue and conspiracy. The re fusal ot the Empress of the French to sign the capitulation is regarded by all classes and jour nals with approval. Albany, February 2 —A bill was introduced in the Senate forbidding the employment of Chinese Coolie labor. Bordeaux, February 2.—It is reported that Monteufiul relused to recognize the armistice and, disregarding the protests of the French commander, continued hostilities, forcing the army east—to surrender or fetreat into Switzer land. Gen. Clenchonf, who now commands the army of the east, made a treaty with the Swiss Government and crossed the line with the whole army. Gen. Bellot covers the retreat. Berlin, February 2.—Only open letters for Paris posted. Florence, February 2—The Chamber of Deputies by a vote ol 232 to 29 resolved to transfer the capital to Rome. Zurich, February 2 —The 74th French corps escaped the grasp of the Germans and moved towards Lyon. Washington, February 2.—In the Senate, a bill to allow the Savannah <& Memphis Rail road Company, of Alabama, to enter public lands was referred. London, February 2 —The entrance of Bour baki’s army into Switzerland was effected in accordance with the convention between Gens. Clinchart and Hergog. A bureau for receiving and forwarding pro visions to Paris has been established at DieppL Supplies from all quarters are invited. A special dispatch to the Times says Bis marck is indisposed, and was visited yesterday by the Emperor. Lille, February 2.—The Echo Du Nord is in lavor of peace. It calls the appeals for re sistance made by the municipality oi Bordeaux, encroachments upon the powers of the Con stituent Assembly. Meetings are being called iu the Northern departments to nominate can didates tor the Assembly. “ The Universal Ayer.”—On my journeys oyer the continent—through Turkey, India, China, Japan, Peru, Chili, Paraguay,Brazil, and the United States—in them all to some extent and in some to a great extent, I have the Uni versal Ayer represented by bis family medicines, which are often field in fabulous esteem.— W helher they win their marvelous reputation by their cures, I know not, but I know they have it to such a degree that it frequently gave me importance to have come from the same country.—Yield's letters from abroad, janl-lm Lcs3 op Steamship Kensington.—The Steamship Kensmgton ot the Savannah and Boston line, has been lost at sea. From G. F. J. Colburn, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Newark, N. J.; The popular dentri- fice known a3 Sozodont, besides being a very pleasant addition to the toilet, contains ingredi ents, that, if used according to directions, will prove of the greatest utility to the health of the mouth and teeth. “ Spalding’s Glue,” with .Brush, ready for use. jan7-d*wlw ' ^ The Madison Springs Buildings Burned. Chronicle and Sentinel states: By a private let ter we learn that the Madison Springs property, consisting of twenty-seven buildings was de stroyed by fire on the night of the 23d inst. Tbe New York Herald gives the religious press of th-t city, a lecture on their duty—up- raids them for their “ languor and inactively.” Wed, that will do for old Bennett. Death of Samuel McCombs.—We are pain ed to hear ol the death, on Tuesday morning, in MilipriorpuilJp. nf Mr. fiamnfti Mnilnmha IaIa in Mil'edgeville, of Mr. Samuel McCombs, late a member ot tbe Legislature, and for many years one ot the proprietors of McCombs’ Hotel, in that city. Mr. McCombs was well known throughout the entire State, as a gentleman of large heart and generoos impulses. He was very popular in Baldwin county, and was much beloved by all his neighbors. His death was caused by being thrown from his boggy in the Btreets.—Chronicle & dentinel. Pimples on the Face.—For Comedones, B.ackworms or Grubs, Pimply Eruptions and blotched disfigurations on the Face, use Perry’s Comedone and Pimple Remedy. Depot 49 Bond Street, New York. Sold by Druggists everywhere. dec30-eod3m. Cblc&go Tribane Letter. l.eiiiE8ireet. I met General Longstreet a few evenings ago, and had a good opportunity to determine wh&t manner of man he is, so far, at least, as his con versation abd appearance went. Longstreet Is one of the most perfect types of a professional soldier. He was born in South Carolina, but is of Georgia extraction, and he says that his fam ily name is German. He is a nephew of the celebrated Judge Longstreet, author of the “ Georgia Scenes,” which, in their day, were considered to b8 a unique contribution to our periodical literature. Longstreet is a man con siderably above the medium size, fleshy, but not fat, and his iace is particularly of a hard, lean texture, apparently indurated by exposure to long training. His address is 30ft, amicable almost modest, and he speaks in a quiet tone of voice, never rising above a tete-a-tete conversa tion, and while not seeking to be vivid inhis de scription or narrative, there is a truthful, well- bred, worldly presentment attending whatever he tells. He seems to be about 55 years of age, but is probably some younger than he looks, having suffered partial paralysys of his right arm ever since he was struck at the battle ot the Wilder ness, when a musket ball took him fairly under the throat, stunned him absolutely, and travers ing his ribs came out somewhere near his hip. He was taken Irom his horse, covered with blood, within a few rods of the place where Stonewall Jackson had met his death wound the previous year. Longstreet has brown hair, somewhat turned in color, and not very thick, and gray mustaches and whiskers, cut like those of the King ol Prussia. He has a flue head, which indicates the possession of executive rather than suggestive properties, however, and a small, deep-set eye of blue, with short eye lashes, a long straight nose, and clearly cut and prominent chin, rather low cheek bones, and an ear which has an extraordinary loDg lobe, reaching about an inch from the orifice to the bottom, but which is not yet, in other respects, a very large ear. He wears plain dress, and bis whole presence has a nameless self-possession aDd seiF-respect which is not unfrequent amongst Southern men. He told me that he never cast a vote in his life until last year. Longstreet discusses with calmness and good judgment the military ability of his old associates, and it is not palpable that he has lost any of the zest and hearti ness which used to distinguish him as a member ot the “ lost cause.” He says nothing which indicates his regret at the part he took, but on the contrary, seemed to have a docile sort ol fondness lor his military life and prominence during the rebellion. He evidently considers Joe Johnston’s to be the first military reputa tion of the South, and he speaks of all the’ Fed eral Generals with respect, accounting even for McClellan’s failure in the Peninsula. I asked him it it were true, as had been related, that at Gettysburg he advised the turning of the Fede ral position on Cemetery Ridge. He said “yes," that on the third day he had proposed to Gen. Lee to extend his lines so as to cover the roads leading back to Maryland, and thi3 would com pel an evacuation ol the Federal position. “No,” replied Lee, “ the enemy is right there, and we must fight him.” Longstreet says that he sat upon a fence and watched with a field glass, Pickett’s Division making that celebrated but fatal charge, and that he felt satisfied that the Cemetery Ridge could not be carried. I asked him what he would have done had Lee permitted him to turn Round Top to the right, and he replied that he should have moved by forced march directly upon Washington City. Longstreet says that both sides in the civil war committed mistakes when they put engineer officers at the head of large armies, and that the properties which make a Field Marshal are not those required in an active General. He does not believe that, if Meado had pursued Lee’s army after Gettysburg, Lee would have been beaten, but says he wanted to stand at Hagerstown and make a fight. He always speaks oi the Federals, in discussing these war matters, as the eDemy. He does not believe that McClelland could have got into Richmond if he had been bolder in his Penin sular campaign, but says that at a later pe riod oi the war, there were several occasions when the city might have been easily captured. He thinks Gettysburg was, on the whole, the best fight of the war ; thinks it fortunate that Meade had replaced Hooker in the command of the Federal army there. He spoke of a number of instances where the Federal troops had be haved as well as anybody could expect soldiers to behave, and that bis own troops, which were collected from nearly all of the States, were as good as he wanted. He has not a particle ot bitterness for anybody in the South or North ; seems to admire General Grant, and talks over the whole subject philosophically. Remarkable Affair of Honor. In August, 1809, three young gentlemen were dining at Crockford’s in London. It was get ting late. They had sat long over their wine, and were bolstering in their mirth as they dis cussed the merits of a v a termelcn just set be fore them. In the midst of their talk, a stran ger—an elderly man, wearing a gray sartout closely buttoned up to the throat, and a shabby hat—entered the room, and seating himself at the end of an unoccupied table, ordered a mut ton-chop and a glass of ale. There was noth ing sufficiently peculiar about him to attract ob servation. He might have been taken for a country magistrate" or a county attorney. The expression ot his countenance was serious, hi i manners were quiet, and his bearing that of a gentleman—impoverished, perhaps, but still un mistakable of gentle breeding. As he was eating his chop and sipping his ale, apparently unconscious of the rather boisterous merriment of bis neighbors, a melon seed struck hia right ear. Raising his eyes, and seeing that the seed had been purposely though sportively snapped, and that no apology was made for tlie petty impertinence, he picked up the seed, and wrapped it in paper, put it into his pocket. Re suming his repast, a second seed shortly struck him on the right elbow. This was followed by a shout ot laughter. With scarcely a change of the grave expression of hia face, the stranger stooped, picked up the Eeed, and carefully de posited it with the first. A third followed, with some derisive word, as it speed Irom the half drunk young blood, which, striking lliestraDger on the breast of lii3 coat, was aiso picked up and put with the first two, when rising, walking calmly toward tbe offender, and, unbu'toning bis coat, he laid his card on the table. He had on an undress military suit. His card showed bis rank. Of course, there was no room for retreat. A lieutenant colonel in the British army requires no certificate of gentle blood. No words passed, the youDg gentlemen offered hb own card in exchange, tbe officer returned to his meal, and the young men, somewhat sobered, shortly withdrew. The next morning a note arrived at the aegressor’e residence, conveying a challenge in form and one of the melon seeds. The truth then flashed upon the challenged party, that his unwarrantable frolic was iikely to be a somewhat serious affair. The code, however, admitted only duel or disgrace. Accepting the challenge, naming pistols as weapons, aud win ning by toss the first shot, the young man fired and missed hi3 opponent. The captain leveled his pistol in return, and sent the ball through the flap of his offender’s ear -the place the first melon seed, snapped the previous evening, had adroitly hit. . , , A month passed. Nothing more had been heard from the Colonel. He had had satisfac tion for an insult, which, however unprovoked, was thoughtless, aud which it was hoped he had forgiven. Not so. Another note, presented by the same friend, conveying in courteous phrase a second challenge, with another of those accursed melon seeds, arrived with the Colonel a apology on the score of ill-health for not send ing it beiore. They met again. This time the fire was simultaneous. The aggressor’s shot failed. The Colonel, on the contrary, shattered with his ball tie right elbow ot his antagonist. This was terrible. The romance of exquisite skill was turned into a drama of slaughter. The third melon seed was to come, and it was that which aimed at the breast of the unoffending stranger, had struck, amid cheers of derisive laughter, directly above his heart. What in structor ever taught good behavior like this ? The note arrived at laat. It contained the mel on seed, but no challenge, ... _ j _».„♦ <=?-» asked the young man of the “And what, sir,” „„ messenger, “am I to understand by this ?” “You will understand, sir, that my friend for- He is dead." gives you. Suicide in Savannah.—A young man named Augustus B. Wynn, destroyed himself by. a pis tol shot in the city of Savannah, last Sunday. He was a native of Florida, and at the time of his death was connected with the Advertiser office, a. a I