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r rates of subscriptions. FOR THE WEEKLY. #( |One year - * j 6 q six months^. - 54 FOR THE TRI-WEEKLY. - /ear Y.'T’Z * 2 00 * x months _ j co l ; Ws«tr Cou*i>« will b* n so » ye*r. » nd fTo^YulM of'fivlMir ™ oro ' “• °°P 7 w ' n b * f “ r " hod Fh*«. ^ — Prof. Swift informs the Rochester I f/nio-t that there are now ffiree comets [visible. The Gubernatorial contests are all settled, and the grand result stands Re- ; publicans, fifteen; Democrats, twenty- f three. ^ m A negro who haa l)eeu in jail in Louis- ana for" three years and ten months and on a charge of murder, and has cost the county SS37J30. ^ The talk during the Secret session of the Electoral Tribunal occupies 153 columns of the ( or crrsfional Record, liayard alone got in -10 columns. Ex-Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, of Mississippi, during the Ames regime, is now running a bar-room at Macon, in that State, and is said to be his best cus tomer. Moody lias iudted accomplished some thing iu Boston. Bostonians have begun to receive little notes like this: “I have become a Christian. Please find en- closed what I owe you.” Gov. Nicholls has issued a prociama- tiou appointing Thursday, the 10th of May, a day of thanksgiving and prayer on account of the happy deliverance of Louisiana from her political troubles. The Early County News says that among the aspirants for delegates to the Constitutional Convention in its county, it hears tire names of men who cannot read the present Constitution. Orpheus C. Kerr tells in the Graphic how pure legitimate transactions are consummated : “You are a legislator. Will you vote for this bill ? Let me see your jack-knife. I will give you $10,- 000 lor that knife.” The standard ol the Prophet, which Abdul Hamid threatens to unfurl, is technically known as tire Sandjak Shcrif. The pious Turk believes it was made of a piece of a curtain which bung be fore the apartment of Ayesha, one of Mohammed’s waives. ^ Was it a Boston paper that headed its New York news “Suburban ?”■—A r . Y. Herald. Perhaps. Boston can put a head on most anything.—Boston Post. Highly probable, as Boston doubtless always has on hand an inexhaustible supply of beads—blockheads. The immediate cause of Gevernor Brownlow’s death was an unexpected extension of bis prevailing paralysis to the bowels. He lived but three hours after the attack. He was conscious to the last, and his death was as calm and peaceful as his life bad been stormy and eventful.— Constitution. Alexandropel, where the Russians have entered Asiatic Turkey, is about twenty- miles from Kars, and is a strong Russian fortress, situated at a great elevation, built on the ruins of the old town of Gomeer. Alexandropel is one of the coldest places in the Russian empire, men and animals frequently freezing to death there. The new table law at the White House, by which wine is forbidden, causes to be published a letter which John Adams wrote in 1777: “General Washington sets a fine example. He has banished wine from his table, and entertains his friends with rum and. water. This is much to the honor of his wisdom, his policy and his pa triotism.” It will he sad news to a number of our s ubscribers to read iu this morning’s issue that Mr. John G. Stokes is dead. He died on the 1st inst. at St. Cloud Hotel, iu the city of New York. He made for himself quite an enviable reputation as correspondent of the Atlanta Constitu tion, and as such was widely and favora bly known by- his nom de plume of “Specs.” Mr. Stokes was a brother ot Mrs. K. V. Mitchell, of this city, to whom and to all other sorrowing relatives and friends we tender our sincere sympathies. Ycu can tell a card player by the way be shuffles his feet.— Cincinnati Saturday Night. But not by the way- lie cuts his friends.—Norristown Her. all. You can’t mistake him, because he always fayors his “ante.”—Oil City Derrick. You three fellows seem to know a deal about this man.—Philadel phia Bulletin. Four of a kind.—Toledo Blade. Pass it along and order up the man who doesn’t say something bright under this head.— Columbus Enquirer. The deuce take the entire pack of you for dealing out such nonsense. From one of our exchanges we dip the following description of two men, who in the near future will act a prom inent part on the world’s stage in one of this world’s bloody tragedies—these men are the commanders respectively of the Turkish and Russian armies: “Abdul Kerim Pasha, the Turkish Commander-in-Chief, is said to be an unassuming man, over seventy years of age, with no pretensions to a bril liant pedigree, but with a solid reputa tion as an excellent soldier. The Grand Duke Nicholas is fine looking, tall, for ty-six years old, a brother of the Czar, as haughty a prince as the House of Romanoff has ever produced, and a.sol- dier as devoid of a military history as any review and parade guardsman. Abdul Kerim Pasha is the actual Com mander-in-Chief of his army. The Grand Duke Nicholas is a mere figure head, guided and commanded by his Chief of Staff, General Nepokoytchizky, tip Moltke of Russia. M. DWINELL, PROPRIETOR. ‘WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION.” TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. VOLUME XXXI. ROME, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1877. NEW SERIES-NO. 36 Of the $5,015,000 appropriated by the first session of the Forty-fourth congress for the improvement of rivers and harbors during the year 1S7C, only «3,S90,000 has been expended so far, and the secretary of war new recom mends the use of the remaining SI,124,- 100 as directed by congress. Col. John Forsyth, the distinguished editor of the Mobile Register died on the 2nd inst. For half a century he has been a leader in Souther journal ism, and has largely aided in shaping public opinion. Under President Buchanan he was Minister to Mexico He was by birth a Georgian. In the exports from England of cot ton, alone, for the two roonthsj ending March 1st, it appears that Turkey purchased one-third more than the United States, Germany and France,all together. In view of this fact, the anx iety of Great Britain to preserve peace between the contending Powers of Eu rope is readily understood. It is the influence of dollars and cents. Destructive to the Last.—A dis patch from New Orleans to the Phila delphia Inquirer, a Republican paper, states that Packard's metropolitan po lice, before evacuating the State House, destroyed over one thousand stand of arms by sawing oft the stock, etc. Only about two hundred rifles were found fit to be used. A et these destruc tive metropolitans have bad the hardi hood to ask of Gov. Nickolls pay for services rendered Packard, and this too after such a wholesale destruction of property belonging to the State. From the following it is evident that many begin to look upon Congress as a sort of necessary, or rather unavoidable nuisance. Says our Washington corres pondent : “The meddlesome disposition displayed by many members of Congress at almost every session to experiment with the tariff, with the finances and with other vital interests, which tend to unset tle values and to involve business in chaos is so well known, that business men have learned to look upon the meeting of Con gress with dread.” Verily, this is a sweet commentary upon our chief legislative body! Pius IX Loyal to His Love. Wickedest Town in America. Eussian-Turko War. Late Items of Interest. The Turks are burning villages op posite Bucharest. Russian accounts say that the Turks were driven back at Kars. The declaration of a state war be tween Turkey and Roumania is immi nent. The Turkish posts on the Asia frontier have surrendered without a blow. Great losses in the Russian advance guard from fever and f.-Ugue are re ported. The Russian advance and Turkish gun-boats are in easy range of Rou mania, but neither inclined to open fire. The Russians have stopped manufac turing gas at their Black "Seaports, they fearing conflagration in case of bom bardment. The Russian Consul-General leaves Egypt on Saturday. The people in Egypt seem to be unwilling to support Turkey either in men or money. Roumania has in effect declared war against Turkey. Thu Russians report that they have taken the fortress of Bayazld in Armenia. The Daily News’ Paris correspondent says that a message from Vienna gives the following account of the battle of Kars: “The centre of the Russian ar my, forty thousand strong, under Mel- ikoff, attacked Mukh tar five miles from Kara, on April 29. The Russians, sup ported by powerful artillery .succeeded in dislodging them from their position. Mukhtar called out all his reserves and attempted on the 30th to recover the lost ground with sixty thousand men, but was driven back under the guns of Kars. The Russian losses were con siderable and thos9 of the Turks were enormous. War Points in Turkey. It may be of interest to Americans to know something of the important points in that territory of Turkey which is the scene of the invasion of Russia, and will be the field of the resistance of Turkey. Widin and Kalafat are important military points on the Danube, nearly opposite each other in a thirty or forty-miles bepd of the great river. Their military importance Is manifest in the fact that these two great fortifications are exactly midway be- twoen the northern Christain .provinces of Turkey—Bosnia and Servia on the west, and Wallachia and Moldavia and Bulgaria on the east and southeast It may be reasonably expected that the Danube will be the fighting line be- tewen the Russians and the Turks, and it is for that reason that all points of strategy and strong resistance will be found along that river. The important point in the war is Galatz, a town of Moldavia, on the left bank of the Danube, between the confluence of the Sereth and the Pruth with that river, and it seems that it is toward that place that interest is con cemtrating. It is the strong point for military resistance or for movement, as it may be possessed by Russia or Tur key. for it is but a few miles from the Pruth and not more than fifty from the boundaryjof Turkey and Russia. This is an important city, and will be named frequently during the war. Another city is in the category of importance, and that is Odessa, a sea port of Southern Russia on the north west coast of the Black sea, between the Dniester and the Bug. This is the great wheat-exporting port of Southern Russia, and it is on the closing of this port by the Turkish fleet, which is a greater power in the Black .sea than that of Russia, that wheat in our mar- k( B i3 excited and advanced. BY THEODORA TRAMMEL. Is it possible fora Pope to have any fine sentiments? When Pius IX was a young man, he was ambitious to be come a great military captain. With this intention he entered the Austrian army, at an early age, and in a short time became distinguished, not only as a good soldier, but as a germ which would sometime develop into a great military diplomatist. Buoyed upward by these propellers, he was Eoon rapid ly approaching the martial plain, up which, a few years before, Napoleon I had marched, despite the opposing powers of Europe, and.on its summit stood poised mid shouts of Vive HEm- ■pereur! Vive la France! He was much devoted to his profession, but he was much more devoted to a sweet young lady, whom he loved supremely—yea, worshiped, with unceasing devotion; and this feeling of his was met by a like feeling from her. Happy! yes, perfectly happy! But hear the verses of the poet: “Two uma by Jove's high throne hare ever stood, The source off evil one, and one of good; From thence the cup of mortal man he fills. Blessings to these, to those destinate Ulf. To most, he mingles both; the wretch decreed To taste the bad unmixed, is cursed indeed; The happiest tasto not happiness sincere, Bat find the cordial draught is dashed with care !'* There was a time, I say, when he was perfectly happy; but after that, there was a time when he was very un happy, fur at the bottom of his cup, which till then had been all sweet, he tasted the bitterest of the bitter, that flavor that everything has after the death of a loved one; for she, whom he had loved divinely and devotedly, was now dead. “Some griefs gnaw deep; some woes are hard to hear.” They had worship ped each other—she had been the in- spirer of his ambition, of every hope and of every joy ; and now these are all buried; his love he gave her long ago, and since then to cherish it for her has been of the purest and sweetest joy of his life, equalled only by that other joy, of knowing that her love was all for him, as his has been to her; and it is this love that he cherishes as the most priceless, the most sacred gift it could possibly have been his fortune to possess; and for sixty summers he has felt no change, but it is as fresh and sweet to him as the breath that first vowed her love. Her beautiful face and lovely presence he has ever before him in idealism, and there, for fifty years, he has knelt and worshipped her! Can anything be sadder than this ? And yet, it is not all sad; there is something ineffably sweet about it; think of his long life of fond and full devotion to her! The life of this man is a poem—a poem of thetenderestand most touching, as well as most beauti ful sentiment in the ideal region^ of poets. After the death of this young lady, or rather at her death, his ambi tion and hopes of distinction, all ceased to be, and the only source of joy left to him, was to worship, in fancy, her whom he had worshipped in life, to cherish these fend reminiscences of her and to visit and beautify her hallowed grave. The idea of his ever marrying was per fectly repulsive to him; he felt that it would be sacrilege, a very crime in him. Feeling thu3, he thought some employ ment would possibly make life endurable, and knowing that he could find happi ness in the past only, he longed for some place where the unsentimental world would be shut out from his sanctum, and himself left to dream o’er the past, and, in fancy, make the past and present one. And it was under "these circumstances, and with these convictions, that he deci ded to become a Catholic Priest; he was then, soon sent to South America, where he made wonderful success; and after his return to Rome, if I remember, he was made, successively, Bishop, Archbishop, and Cardinal; and in 1846. at the early age of fifty-four, he was crowned Pope Pius IX. He has ever been a man of pure and elevated sentiment. In his love matter, they were both honest, candid she was wholly bis; and they both" knew and were determined, that they should never cease to be so. This is my ideal of loving and being loved, and they, my ideal lovers! One of the greatest, if not the very greatest charm about it, is this: He knew that she was wholly his, and she knew that he was wholly hers. By know ing this, lovers are free from that doubt, discontent, suspense, and fear, that other wise invariably make them miserable, and sincere—not a shadow of deception, concealment, sham, or make-believe, ex isted in either one—nothing but purity and sincerity. They were intimate, and each one knew the nature of the other perfectly well; and both knew and felt their natures to be perfectly congenial, and felt that they were made to love each other alone. He had perfect confidence in her in every respect, and she had the same confidence in him; he had no thought that he would not willingly dis close to her, and she had none that she would not gladly reveal to him. They expressed themselves to each other with great freedom, and professed to love each other divinely and devotedly; and proved their sincerity, and the truth of their pro fessions, by their conduct. His conduct towards her assured her, beyond the pos sibility of a doubt, that he was wholly hers—and lie knew, beyond question, that But instead of this, that is, instead of being sincere and candid, and appearing to be just what they are, and have an understanding to that effect, most lov- eis, are as deceitful as they can possibly be, affect to be cold and indifferent, and anything but what they really are. Poor deceitful creatures 1 If there be a crime that is not catalogued, it is deception; it is highly immoral, and doubtless, the source of more misery than all the li quor men ever drank. “If you love a woman and are wholly hers, never let her know it;” this is for those suspicious na tures who intend to get into the court of matrimony by fraud and deception. The best and purest manner of loving and being loved is that of Pius IX.. which I have just given you, and it is adopted by those who live a whole atmosphere of purity and above deception or any sordid or unpure thought. N. B.—“They were intimate.” For fear some one may falsely interpret this, I will say of the use of the word “in timate,” that where the relation between two of the opposite sexes is not legitimate, we always say, either “they are too inti mate,” or, they are “criminally intimate;” but When it is used without these qualify ing words, it expresses a relation that is pure and legitimate, either of friendship or love. IVlint An American Humorist Saw In Chey- From the New York Sun.] Cheyenjus, April 11.—I have seen wicked cities in my time. I have seen spreeing at "the Eslgr in St. Petersburg, seen fellows “make a night of it” in the Orpheum in Berlin, seen the wicked ness af Nijni Novgorod during the Sep tember fair, seen the MafaiHe packed with depravity when the empire was at its meridian, but I never expected to see hell itself. I sauntered on the streets of Cheyenne at midnight. Fifty saloons and a dozen licensed gambling houses line the principal street, all thronged and gaily illuminated till the morning sun puts out the lights. What makes Cheyenne the wicked est city in the world”? I. Cheyenne is the metropolis where the rich owners and the buckskin clad drivers of five million dollars’ worth of cattle rendezvous for a weddy spree. II. It is the nearest poht where the Black Hillers can sell their gold dust and nuggets and then gambe and spree away the proceeds so as togo back to the mines. III. It is the point to wlich all the Indian fighting army offices come as a place where they can spiee away a hundred dollars in a night and make up for lost time on the Big Horn. IV. It is the stopping pent for all the swell demi-monde from can Fran cisco, St. Louis' and Chicago. In a word it is the American paradise far licensed drinking, fighting, gambling etc. Walk with me into ont licensed house on the principal street in Chey enne at 3 o’clock in the morning. The house is a medley. It it the Par isian Varieties on Sixteenth street, Jehn Morrissey’s Saratoga gimbling house, the Argyle rooms on Sirth aye- nue, and the Alhambra, with ;ts fifty waiter girls, in London, all c-owded into one. The building is perhtps fifty by one hundred and thirty fed, and two stories high. On the groujd floor is a theatre stage, room for thrie hun dred-cow boys, soldiers, ranchnen and waiter girls, and just out of it ire the gambling tables and bars. At tin tables every known game is played. Among the dealers are several French women dressed in silks and diamonds. Utter ly devoid of delicacy they shtflle and deal the the cards and handle tie chips for the swearing, drinking crow! which throng the tables.' On the stage there is a constatt vari ety show goiDg on. Skillful variety actors are employed, and thire the tight-rope walkers, the song anddance women in tights, the low neckedoallad singer, the clog dancer, the negrt min strel, the model artists and finale bathers come out in a contiiuous stream from ten at night till morring. On the first floor every drink is tven- ty-five cents, and about thirty Englsh, French andAmericanwaitergirltrkegp the crowd constantly drinking. Above this motly crowd of cow-boys, ranch men, Black Hills freighters, miners and soldiers is a row of private boxes filled with rich ranchmen, officers, tourists and fellows who have come down with gold dust from the Black Hills. These boxes all communicate with the stage. Twenty or thirty waiter girls supply the boxes with champagne, the price of which is five dollars for pint bottles. All drinks in the boxes are fifty cents. It is a common thing for a rich ranch man, after selling a thousand cattle, to come here and spend one thousand dol lars on a spree. A Colonel in the army who had been fighting up in the Big Horn country, came in the other even ing and spent $1,000, and finally left his watch on the red, and lost that too. The proprietor of this gambling and variety saloon is a very generous man. A Bright Hew Swindle. Haw to Cet Change for Two Hollars Out of a One Hollar Bill. Human ingenuity has devised an other means of swindling the cashiers of bar-rooms and saloons. Smith, Jones and Robinson meet somewhere -down toWji early in the evening. As soon as they conic together Smith takes a roll of genuine two dollar hills from his pocket and hands them over to Jones, who in a pocket diary notes derwn the number of each note. If upon its face thd note contains any peculiar marks, he also makes careful memoranda of them. This being done the trio start out —Smith first, Jones a little way beliind him, with Robinson bringing up the rear. Smith enteis a saloon, calls fora gbtss of seltzer water, puts down a two dollar bill, receives his proper change ana vanishes. In a few moments Jones enteis the same place, calls for some thing to drink, and in payment hands the cashier a one dollar bank note. While the cashier is making the change Robinson rushes up to Jones excitedly, and grasping him by the hand cries out: - ' “Why, my dear old fellow, where in the world have you been these many years.” etc., etc. A pleasant conversa tion ensues, during which, the cashier •has deposited Joneb’ change for the one dollar bill on the desk, and during which time also the one dollar bill has been covered up by the money received from other patrons of the place. Presently Robinson excuses himself, and leaves Jones alone. Jones turns to gather up his change. After count ing it over, he says to the cashier: “My friend, that was a 82 bill that I handed you, and you have given me change for only $1.” “You gave me a $1 bill and nothing more, sir,” responds the cashier. “Well, now, my dear friend,” Jones protests, “I had only one 82 bill in my pocket, and I have none now, conse quently the $2 bill is in the drawer, atd I’ll convince you of it. It has been my habit for some time past to take the number of all hank notes that pass through my hands.” Then, taking out his diary, Jones gives the number of the 82 bill, which he says he passed over to the cashier, but wuieh, it will be remembered, had been previously deposited by Smith. He also throws in a description of cer tain peculiarities upon its face. The idle crowd standing around are convinced that Jones is right, the'cash ier becomes confused and there is no thing left him to do save to pass: AVer 81 additional change. In the mean time Smith has deposited ’ another 82 bill in some other saloon, and thus the game is carried steadily: on till mid night Result 850 profits on good nights.—AT. Y. World. General Toombs and thfi. Consti tutional Convention. General Toombs addressed a large neeting of the citizens of Macon on Siturday night in favor of the State ccnvention. The Telegraph gives a hrief outline of the points of his argu ment, iu which the distinguished speak- ei was at times eloquent-in the highest dsgree. The subject was considered under two heads—first, objections to tie present constitution; second, fea- tires which the speaker would have iicorporated in the new one. Gen. Toombs’ objections to the pres ent instrument are, that it is not found- :d upon the first principles of free ;overnment, the consent of the govem- td; that it is the work of venal aliens, gnorant dupes and traitors to the peo ple; and finally, what he considered ;he most important, it leaves the peo- Everybody likes him, and he is con- pie’s Treasury open. He dwelt upon' aidered a good citizen in Cheyenne, the evils growing out of the last objec- Clergymen shake him by the hand, and tion, instancing the $28,000,000 of debt bankers chum with him like an old which was fastened upon the State, a schoolmate. The profits in the one building are $1,000 per day. I suppose there are a dozen houses on one blocl where gambling goes on day and nigh with open dcora. Sometimes the mar shals and the p jlicemen take a hand The Judge goes out and “bucks the tiger” while the jury are agreeing ont verdict. You will see Colonels in tb army standing by private soldiers, am see cow-boys in buckskin dividing th> chips with a Cheyenne Indian—all it the most enterprising border town ii America and and the wickedest city in the world, Resurrection Case in England A Railway Porter Qrits his Coffin and Helps Himself to a Chair. The following extraordinary story comes to us from Cambridge, England, A railway porter, about thirty years ol age, was recently seized with acuti bronchitis, and was supposed to have expired in the throes of that dreadfu' ailment, which slays every year iti thousands tf little children and of aget people, simply because extreme youtl is equally with extreme age too feebli to clear the bronchial tubes by a vigoi ous and sustained effort of coughing The railway porter supposed to hav departed this life was duly laid ou and placed in a coffin. As bis assume! dissolution had been sudden, the Coro ner was consulted on the propriety e holding an inquest. Some uncertainty in this regard appears to have reign ei in the mind of the medical man wb had been called in; but at any rate tb railway porter lay in hi3 coffin tra days, at the expiration of which b quietly got out of it, and, to the inex pressible amazement and alarm ofthoe present in the chamber of death, sae himself down in a chair. It is statd that, in order to alleviate the severiy of the spasmB of bronchitis, the p.- tient’s mother had administered to hh a sleeping draught which had produed a deep and lengthy stupor, but tie effects of which had stopped short jut on this side the grave. “I sbeuld like to express an opinio as to individuals, but in the oventof the formation of a new party it wold seem to me that such men as Hill, la- mar, Hampton and Watterson wodd probably cut loose from old organia- tions and coalesce with a party organ ized on old Whig principles. The n of the party is wholly immaterial, a new party were organized or the publican party so reorganized as to — nize Whig measures as distinct f< of it, the .old Whig members in South would fall into the ranks. mortgage upon the labor of generations to come, and applauding the .repudia tion of $10,000,000 of it. He would have the new constitution to prohibit the State from borrowing money for any other purpose than the public defense; prohibited from indors ing any bond or obligation for ar.y in dividual or corporate enterprise; he would have legislators elected as often as the General Assembly meets, wheth er annually or biennially. “Bar the treasury doors,” he said; “secure them so that burglars cannot enter; so that it may be thrown in the street and be safe, and you may have the capital where you will; but leave it open, and the halls of our fathers will not prevent plunder.” The speaker answered fully many of the objections urged against a conven tion, characterizing most of them as either the emanations of weak minds or the subterfuge of venal agents of-tlie bondholders and plunderers, or the plunderers themselves. He favored a homestead, one that should he una lienable, that should last till the angel of heaven- should stand with one foot on the water and the other on the land and declare time at an end. He want ed the mothers and children of Geor gia to have a place where virtue would be protected. “Save them,”.he said, “from the poor house, where every breeze brings its snares and its tempta tions; save them from the cold charity of the world; save them from being out casts upon the wayside, where every sun goes down on new scenes and every mom dawns upon new miseries; save them to society; save them, ii you can, for Heaven.” A Glass of Wine with the Grand Dukes.—The Correspondent of the Cou rier-Journal, writing of the State dinner last Tuesday, says: As it has been a question whether President Hayes would, or would not, have, wine at his dinners, it iB witrthy of remark that six glasses for wine were placed by each plate. It is said that the President did not intend having Wine, but Mr. Evarts represented to him that it would be out of thi question to banish it when Europeanswereinviljd to dine. 11 1 ' r,; aid hi Globe Hotel, the great Centennial car avansary, which cost $20pj000, was Bold at public auction in Philadelphia last week and was IfctoJfkea^oown at ■■ <3:475. Tie frame building, contain- -' ing the greatest soda fountain in the Wtorid, and which'cost $12,000 brought ‘only $175:. ■ ' ’‘ 7 » : The Latin for Bed-Eyed Possum A member of the Macon bar tells the following on a former distinguished Southwest Georgia Judge, which we clip from the Telegraph & Messenger: This gentleman, whose name at onco suggests itself, though full of vim and pluck, was at the outset possessed of a very small stock of this world’s goods, and was obliged to ccuut the cost3 of every day’s existence very closely. Iu the present instance, during the circuit sessions of the Supreme Court at Americas, Judge J. H. Lumpkin pre siding as Chief Justice, our hero was booked to argue one of the cases on the docket, and arrived in town about sun set the evening previous. He camped in the vicinity, and the next morning appeared, brief in hand, and began his argument belore the court, with eyes swollen and red from the pihd-knot lire over which he had studied t6 a late hour the night previ ous. After concluding, Judge Lumpkin,in his decision, quoted the following Latin phrase in illustration of some of the points involved : “Id cerium est quod cerium reddi potest.” Which translated means, “That is certain which oan be made certain,” The future Judge listened with pro found attention, and seemed greatly moved. When his Honor got through, he said: “May it please the Court,I am a poor man—have had few advantages and but little educatiou, yet honestly try to do my duty. I have labored faithfully for my client, and don’t know what I have done that you should call me a ‘d—d red-eyed ’possum.’ ” The scene that followed i3 indescrib able. How Brains Pay. New York corra$pondence Cincinnati E^qairer.] There is no city in the world, it i3 safe to say, where business talent com mands higher remuneration than here in the metropolis of the western hemisphere. Not by any means does the remunera tion depend upon educational advanta ges. Ou the contrary, eorne of the high est priced officials are self-made men with good common “cart-horse sense.” A way up town is the superintendent of a large sugar-refinery whose salary is $50- 000 per year. Many years ago he came here a poor German sugar-refiner, and worked for day wages. • Jn the brewery interests I recall per sons whose salaries run away up into the thousands. Two managers of large breweries iu this eily and neighborhood are paid $25,000 each, live are paid $15,- 000 etch and seven receive 810,000 per year. T' , Many of our railroad officials receive princely salaries. Jewett, receiver of the Erie gets SoO.DOO; Toucev, superinten- deut of the New York Central and Hud son River railroad, it is said, receives $20,000; the general manager of "the Pennsylvania railroad is credited with receiving $75,000; the “head man” of the New York anil Boston is paid $35,- 000, while few general managers of lead ing eastern roads receive less than $20,- 000. The bank presidents receive enormous sums. At least six receive 850,000 per year each. A Singular Coincidence. In 1853 four gentlemen entered their sons at a boarding school at Cokesbur- ry, in South Carolina. They had been for years intimate friends, and were clergymen in the Methodist church. These boys remained at school as room mates and class-mates for two years, and entered Wofford College, standing relatively first, second, third and fourth. They remained at this institution fonr years, and were room-mates all the time, graduating relatively first, second third and fourth in a large class. They entered a law office at Spartanburg and studied law under the same chancellor. The war broke out, and at the call for troops they entered Jenkin’s rifle regi ment from South Carolina, and were messmates in the company. Being near the same height, they stood to gether as comrades of battle iu this regiment. At the second battle of Ma nassas, August, 1863, a shell from a Federal battery fell in the ranks of this company, and killed these four men (and no other in the company.) They are buried on the battle field and sleep together in the same grave. Their names are Capers, McSwain, Smith and Duncan, and the sons of Bishop Capers, Rev. Dr. McSwain, Rev. Dr. Whitford Smith and Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Vir ginia, and the last brother of Dr. Dun can, of Randolph (Macon) College. The grave is marked by a granite cross enclosed with an iron railing. An Eggs-traordinary Courtship. It would be exceedingly imprudent in any farmer’s daughter to do as Julia Brierson, an Ohio girl, has done, but this story, which is told by the New York Tribune, is rather interesting: “As a young man was looking over a barrel of eggs received at a grocery on Newark avenue, Jersey City, about a month ago, he found the following in scription upon one of the eggs : “If this you see young man, write just as soon as you can, and let me hear from my favorite egg; this great boon I hum bly beg. Julia' Brierson, Westfield, Ohio.” The youth immediately wrote to the address, inclosing his photograph and received a reply and picture from the writer of the lines. The corres pondence was confined to the satisfac tion of both persons, who are to be mar ried next month. It is said the young lady is the daughter of a wealthy far mer, and wrote the lines in jest, never expecting to hear from them.”—Ex change. How Admiral Porter Made Six Dollars.—Admiral Porter of the Fed eral Navy, whose daughter is to be mar ried, sent through the post-office two hundred invitatoins to the wedding. The envelopes each required double postage, but only one stamp was affixed. The postmaster held the in vitations and sent word to the Admiral about the matter, thinking he would Cheap Centennial ■Wares:—The like to prepay them. The Admiral re plied that they should be sent_ along with one stamp, and the result is that two hundred people will have the pri vilege of paying three cents apiece for their in vitations to the next swell wed ding that occurs in Washington. This saved six dollars.—Telegraph Messen ger. - •• ft * The Mackeyites Purging. A Rich Sceue In the South Carolina Legisla ture. In the South Carolina House on Thursday certain members of the Chamberlain or Mackey Honse were, under resolution admitted to the legal House on condition of purging them selves of contempt That they were made to do, without equivocation. They were all severally and individual ly required to acknowledge wrong, and ask pardon. The scene was a novel one, and we clip a passage about it from the Ncics and Courier, as follows: Morgan, Forrest and Caldwell, of Or angeburg, were next called, and came forward rather doggedly. Morgan said: “I am sorry for everything I have done in violation of' the Constitu tion of this State.” On: “Do yon ask pardon of this Honse?” Morgan: “I grant it, sir.” [Laughter] Several voices: • , ‘£m rl tbu-aar : - trying to a«t)id a lUcaiifction.’'. J “I axes forgiveness, sir.” Caldwell' made a clean‘breast of it He said: “When I was here before, I knew I was in contempt, but the people-of my countiy kept me here, and I stayed to show them that they were wrong; and they know they are wrong now, and I crave forgiveness, sir.” Forrest was very sulky. He said: “I am sorry for my violation of the Constitntien of the State - ” The Speaker—“Do you ask for giveness?” Forrest—“I always axes forgiveness when I does wrong.” The Speaker—“Do you admit that you have done wrong?” Forrest—“Of course if I violate the Constitution, I has done wrong.” Voices from the Democratic side—“We don’t propose to have this man shuffle round in this way; he must purge his contempt or leave.” Forrest, much moved—“I say I axes humble pardon, sir.” These three from Orangeburg were then sworn MST&ACt ftA?E§ 5f AJfBKTISIR i Ono equate one months. One square throe monthe... ... One square six aenthr—, One square twelve months.............. Oce-fourth column one moith„.„.... One-fourth column three months..... One-fourth column sue months..... ... One-fourth column twelve months.... One-half column one month.,.,.-. .... One-half column three One-half column six months.......... Ono-hali column twelve months...... One column ono month........ Ono column threo months..... One column six months *.... Znn column twoivo menthik.*.. .sar The .oregeing rates aro for either Weekly * r Tri-Weaklj. When published in both papers, SO por ewau additional upon table rates. MM . 8 06 . 11 08 . 16 •• . 16 00 . 10 02 . 30 00 00 00 19 M 31 00 00 00 104 00 30 00 00 00 101 CO 160 00 ~ Mucegnation. Tfa^following is a special dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette—charity prompts us to hope that the girl was an idiot; and never did a hope have a stronger foundation to rest upon: A young and handsome white girl of Pittsburg, Emma Reed by name, was married the other day to James C. Waters, head cook, and black as ink, at the Parshall house, Titusyille. This marriage caused much excitement iu the oil regions. The girl’s mother is terribly cast down by the disgrace which her daughter has brought upon them. Emma has lately been keeping company with a prominent oil mer chant, whom she expected to marry, and to whom the family supposed her engaged. He put her aside, however, when she said she would humble him, and, desperate in her disappointment, she made the acquaitance of the color ed man, Walters, and their marriage was the result On hearing of the in sane freak of her daughter Mrs. Mcrri- man went into convulsions, and has been suffering untold agony of mind and body since the event The girl is not of age, and not having the consent of the parents the marriage is therefore void. Walters was arrested, but owing to the attorneys for the prosecution ana defence not being in readiness, he was bound over in his own recognizance in the sum of $200 to appear to-morrow. Before half an hour had elapsed the uegro had taken the southern-bound train, and was on his way to his old home. The girl has also disappeared, and the presumption is that she follow ed him. Tbe War and Bacon Delusion Dissipating- The trick of tbe speculators in de pressing cotton and running up the price of bacon, on account of the im minence of war in Europe, is becoming better understood, and these commodi ties are settling back to their prior quo- tatians. As soon as reason took the place of panic, people remembered that the Turks don’t nse hog meat and tbe Russians are not partial to it, but both governments must buy more cot ton goods in a time of war than during peace. A Turk would rather encounter a Russian shell than a ration of bacon, and the Russian prefers even the tal low of a beef to hog meat. No doubt some Russian orders for bacon had been received in this country, bnt the demand upon which the rise was foun ded was purely speculative. If meats further advance, it will not be on ac count of any legitimate foreign demand caused by the war. But it is reasona ble to suppose that the war wiU large ly increase the demand for grain and adavnee the price of breadstuffs.—Col umbus Times. This anecdote is richly illustrative. It is told of a wealthy, bat very miserly nmn. One day duriug the "heated term’’ last summer, the thermometer stood nine ty-five degrees in the shade, some visitors called at his country house. Everybody appeared melting, and in the case of sev eral guests apoplexy seemed imminent. The host felt that he could not in decency fail to offer bis visitors some refreshment; but, on the other hand, the expense was a consideration. “Well,” said he, at length, “you will take some refreshment ?” “No, thauks!” replied hti visitors. “But I say yes 1 It’s very hot—you must, indeed!’’ And with an air of the utmost benev olence, he rang the bell, ann on the ser vant’s appearing, said, “Mason, open all the windows!” A little six-year-old went into a store where her father was lounging the oth er ;day, and slyly approaching him, said: “Papa, won’t you buy me a new dress?” “What, buy you a new dress Susy?” “Yes papa; won’t you?” “Well, I’ll see. Ill speak to your mother about it” Elongation to an alarming extent rapidly spread over that little counten ance, but a thought suddenly struck her, and wftfr a smile Bhe looked np into her father’s face and said: “Well, papa, if you do speak to mimmnr about it, touch her cosy, or she may wont the dress,herself I” The father at once saw the point, and the new dress waa purchased.,' PaRi, .is lo emfcrace Yhe gion.—Detroit Free PEeek: Don’t we, wish we were the Greek religion ?-|- ( Boston Globe. General Hews Items. The Prince and Princess of Wales are to visit theUnited States next year. The Prophet Mohammed in his Ko ran describes one particular hell set aside for dishonest merchants. Judge Spofford, the recently elected Democratic United SiaUs 8. imfor fr. m Louisiana, was born in Mai-aacliuselts, but moved faouih when quite young. Tan cents admission bein s cnaigid for admission to the Opera Houw, in Columbus, to witness the memorial exercises, one hundred dollars was ta ken in. Pat (to stove dealer)—And ye say if I take this owe I’ll save ha’f the fuul? Bedad! (struck with a bright idea) I’ll take a pair of ’em—and save it all!”— Punch. The Public, of New York, has pre- uared a summary of the debts of cities Jiis country as far as they can be •Pertained, and -makes the total to be $1,004,000,WO. The coal area of the world amounts to 270,300 square miles. Of this, 192,- 000 square miles are in the United States. The world’s production of 1874, amounted to 274,262,000 tons, of which this country produced 50,000,- 000 tons. - It’s of no use to try to dodge Fate. The Boston Post says: “A gentleman of this city, when a hoy fell upon the ice and broke out a front tooth. Not long ago his son at the same age and in the same month, fell upon the ice and broke out a corresponding tooth.” Trouble in Mississippi. Murder and Lynch Law—A TerrilileJState of Affairs. Charleston Novrs and Courier.] Jackson, Miss., May 1.—On Thurs day evening John W. Gully, a promi nent citizen of Kemper county, was assassinated by an unknown party,and there was intense excitement. Every means were used to discover the perpe trators. On Saturday two colored men made an affidavit that Benjamin Rush, a white man, did the deed, and that Judge Chisolm, who ran for Congress on the Republioan ticket in the third district at the last election, and bis son and Gilmer, Rosenbaum and Hooper prominent white Republicans, knew of ani instigated the crime. Chisolm and his son were arresed and impris oned at DeKalb. Mrs. Chisolm and her daughter insisted on sharing their confinement On Sunday, Chisolm sent for Gilmer, for whom a warrant had been issued. Gilmer came, and on his arrival he was arrested, but just as he arrived at ths jail he was set upon by a mob and killed. The jailor was then overpowered by the .mob, who immediately attacked Chisolm, mortal ly wonnding him and killing his son._ Miss Chisolm, in defending her father, shot and killed Dr. Kosseli, and Mrs. Chisolm severely wounded yonng Gul ly, a son of the Gully who was assassi nated. Miss Chisolm was also seriously wounded. Rosenbaum and Hooper were carried to the woods by the mob to extract from them the whereabouts of Rush, the alleged assassin of Gully. When last heard from, some weeks ago, Rush was in Arkansas. It is supposed that Rosenbaum and Hopper were hanged. It is reported that a horrible state of affairs is existing throughout that section, and that the people are wild with excitement. Other hangings will probably follow. Feastine the Grand Dukes- Appearance of Mrs. Hayes. Thirty-six plates of the most delicate Sevre china, of chocolate and gold, sur mounted by the national crest, our rampant eagle, were laid in the allotted places. Within eachplateafinenapkin folded sqnaremarked U. S., upon which was placeda dainty card, four inches wide andthree deep, embossed with the goldeneagle over the engraved name of the guest designated for that 3eat, also the card bearing the same emblem of the menu. Seated in the corridor was the Marine band in readiness for orders. Precisely at S the Russian national air was struck up as the Duke Alexis, leading with Mrs. Hayts, marched through the off- door of the red-room; and the Presi dent, with Lady Thornton, proceeded through the right door to their assigned positions at the centre of the dining room. The coup d’ceil was a grand pic ture. Mrs. Ilayes was beautiful in her Quaker gray (nearly white) silk, sof tened witn white lace garniture; a white lace barbe on her jetty hair, fas tened with a natural .flower. About: her throat lace contrasted with her : black braids to give an ivory whiteness to the coplcxion. She was animated and fascinating, and did the honors with a grace that seems to have been happily adaoted for just such opportu nities of exercising h~r repr*cM.i.:«itw j qualities of an Aiiurican ! • lo L.e. highest manner burn. T1 e ^President, • unconsciously easy and w i nieg,div* et-j ed the formal state dinntr of its usual I solemnity, and pleasantry was a feiitu-r re of the evening.— Washington Capital-j Extent * v the Rcssian Empire.- Thc area of the Russ.an empire ini Europe and Asia extends over one-j seventh of the land surface of the „lobe. The European population, oe-j cupving aD area of abaut 86,039 square! miles, 63,758.934. This does doi in] elude either Russian Poland, whost population is 5,505,607; or Finland with 1,843,245 inhabitants. Russia Asia has and estimated population o 6,302,412, but these belong chiefly to the nomadic tribes. Parson Brownlow prided himsell upon never having played a card, swor*® drank a dram of liquor, except for med icinal purposes, smoked a cigar ol chewed. He never, he paid, attendee] a theatre or a horse race, and neve courted but one woman, and her married. All well enough, but have known men who had all of . faults enumerated and yet were betl. men than the late lamented Browniov —Chronicle &Const A bold, bad man from Bu , went up to Mediapolis the other . and put his head in atthe door of cheese factory. “Has any " " kibleacurd here?”-he j then the girls creame- and the m^ ‘Lgame out and drove hiifi aiwhey.