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NolionalUcpnblican AIWUSTA. <iA. THURSDAY MORNING April For PRESIDENT. Ok thk United States: ULYSSES S. GRANT. For Governor OF GEORGIA : Ilo\. It. B. BULLOCK OF RICHMOND. FOR CONGRESS: J. W. Ciift, First District. R. 11. Wuitklky, Second District- Wm. P. Edwards, Third District. Samuel F. Gove, Fourth District. C. H. Prixce, Fifth District. John A. Wimpy, Sixth District. J. .Atkins, Seventh District. flatfor¥, Resolved, That we pledge our support to die Constitution framed by the Constitu • tutional Convention of this State now in session. Jlesolccd, That tee present to the J'riends of Reconstruction in Georgia this Constitution as our Platform, and tee urgently request them to ratify it. Resolved, That we pledge our support to the llox. R. B. Bullock, our candidate for Governor, this day nominated. Resolved, That we earnestly request the friends of Reconstruction to ratify the Nomination of the Hon. R. B. Bullock in their Primary Meetings, and sustain him by their votes. ORDER NO. 51. As might have been expected, the Democratic papers squirm desperately under Gen. Meade’s Order forbidding the publication of articles tending to produce intimidation, riot, or bloodshed. They have lived and prospered so long by pan dering to tlie vilest passions of the mobs, by exciting prejudice and counselling proscription and persecution against all who dared to differ with them, that it is not to be wondered at that they now feel that their vocation is gone. The assassination of Ashburn has at least been productive of one good re sult, it has awakened the military au thorities to the necessity of putting a stop to the exhortations of those who have been constantly preaching sedition and threatening assassination. These editors and speakers had gone on so long in their career of licentiousness, that they appeared to forget that there was any power anywhere to curb them, and they are now reminded, as they were sometime soon after the close of the war, when they were so decorous and submissive, that the trumpeter who sounds the charge may be held equally guilty with him who strikes the blow. No conquering government on earth has shown such forbearance as ours to those who were continually counselling resistance to its authority and rebellion agaihrt its laws. Its toleration verged upon weakness. Desiring, for the sake of the people, to restore them to their former condition of peace and equal rights, it found itself assailed at every turn by the disseminators of treason and sedition. It made no resistance to their attacks— it uttered no prohibition, until tlia vile teachings of the press and the stump culminated in murder. Had it not been for such teachings, the difficulties of the present situation would have never ex isted, or would have been removed long ago. The forbearance of the Government lias increased its own embarrassments and the disquiet of the people; and it should have put some restraint long since to the incendiarism of the Democratic press, which maligned it and libelled its officers with impunity. We are glad that, at ljst, some curb is to be put upon it, though, on account of its forbearance, tlic malignant spirit that the press has fos tered will survive, and will hurst forth when the restraint shall be removed. “ THE KING IS DEAD—LONG LIVE THE KING!" No sooner is one Democratic candidate for Governor demolished than up starts another; one head of the Hydra is cut off and another sprouts. No sooner is one Democratic idol, “with feet of clay and front of brass,” overthrown, that another is established to receive the incense of the worshippers. No sooner is it announced to the multitude “The King is dead,” than the shout goes up for anew monarch— “ Long live the King.” The Macon Regency, in their doleful ex tremity and disappointment at the demoli tion of Judges Reese and Imvix, have concluded to pursue their quest in another direction; so they have quit seeking a candidate among the Judges and taken to the Confederate Brigadiers. As the crop of Generals is very large, being on an average two to every county and village in Georgia, it is to be expected that they will at last find one who can stand the strain of their nomination. They have commenced their new dynasty of candidates with the nomination of General Gokdon, and we believe he has accepted the nomination on the programme of bitter opposition to the new State Constitution, under which lie must hold his office, if elected, and which he must swear to support. We must leave to Democratic logic to explain the con sistency of swearing to support a Consti tution which he seeks to destroy; but we suppose nothing is impossible to Demo cratic sophistry. Gen. Gordon is said to be a smart man, though his speech at Concert Hall, in this city, on last Thursday night, does not dis play any great amount of talent. In fact, such a quantity of “bosh” was seldom bc- fore enunciated from the stage ol that Hall, which has been rather prolific in nonsenae. lie is said to bo eligible to the oflico of Governor, though why he does not come in the same category as RbesM and Irwin is hard to perceive. He is said to be an honest and honorable man, that, we do not doubt, for he was an old Whig. The objections to Gen. Gordon arc pre cisely those which applied to Messrs. Reuse and Irwin. He is opposed to reconstruc tion ; he would defeat the new Constitu tion ; lie would prevent the rc-establisli ment of civil law ; he would continue the people of Georgia under military rule; lie would prevent the restoration of the State to the Union ; he would obstruct its pros perity ; he would shut its gates agaiust the influx of capital and immigration. His election, should it so happen that he could hold his seat, would be a public calamity. There is one thing gratifying in his can didacy—nobody can mistake his position, lie is opposed to reconstruction and op posed to the adoption of the Constitution. There were those who thought from Judge Irwin's antecedents that reconstruction was as possible under his candidacy as under Col. Bullock’s. It is of no moment now to consider whether they would have been deceived or not. Judge Irwin is defunct. But there can be no question about Gen. Gordon. lie has declared himself against Reconstruction and against the new Con stitution. Those who vote for him arc forewarned by himself that by doing so they vote for the continuance of our condition as a conquered people, subject to the will of the conqueror. He has openly declared that he would prefer a military government to the adoption of the Constitution under which he is a candidate for office, and lie has exhorted the people to vote it down. At last the issue is fairly made, and the people can vote understanding!)*, for General Gordon and the continuance of military rule, or Col. Bullock, the Constitution and Re construction. In voting for the candidates there can now be no mistake as to their principles. THE SITUATION. We have abstained, for the last few days, from making extracts from our extensive correspondence from all sections of the State, from the tact that our letters uni versally speak of efforts at intimidation which have been made by our political opponents. Now that the military author ities have undertaken so vigorously to put down this unlawful and despicable system of political oppression, we deem it wiser to refrain from any further notice of these outrages by the publication of the letters to which we refer. Our reports are uniformly cheering, and indicate a large majority for the Constitu tion and the regular nominee. WIIO IS ELIGIBLE *FOR GOVERNOR? Gen. John B. Gordon. —Wc place at the head of our columns to-day the name of General John B. Gordon, of Fulton county, as the Democratic candidate for Provisional Governor of Georgia, under and by virtue of the unconstitutional Recon struction acts.— Chronicle Sentinel. For the benefit of the ignoramuses who compose the Macon regency, we publish an extract from the LAW. “SUPPLEMENTARY RECONSTRUC TION ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JULY 19tii, 1807 ‘‘Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That * * * all persons hereafter elected * * * to otlicc in said military districts * * * shall be required to take the oath of office prescribed by law, for officers of the United States.” The oath referred to is that commonly known as the “test” (or “iron-clad”) oath. A Tough Question. — It is fair to say that Bullock, through his organs, denies that he took an oath to support the Confedraoy. But here is a question upon which he is profoundly reticent. Quoth the Journal & Messenger : “Did you, as agent of the Southern Express Company, either directly yourself, or through any of your subordinates, furnish information to the Federal army or any of its olticers, against tbc Southern Confederacy V We understand that General Rosecranz publicly thanked the Southern Express Company for such dirty work, and credited it with more good service than a battalion of spies and scouts. Is this so, or is it not ? Constitutionalist. Wo have no knowledge of what t eneral Rosecranz may have said or done, but we do not believe that he ever made the statements above attributed to him ; neither do we believe there is a man connected with the Constitutionalist office who credits the low insinuation that Col. Bullock acted the part of a spy. We are rather surprised to find such a dirty extract in so respectable a journal. One would have thought that such “ gems” should have been left to the fostering care of the “decent and respectable” organ up the street. • Gordox. —From the mountains to the seaboard et every one work assiduously, and, if General Meade is true to his promise for a fair poll, Gordon will be elected by thirty thousand majority.— Chronicled > Sentinel. Gordon stands about as much chance of election, as a.feline would in without claws to get out. Let, therefore, the friends of Reese and Irwin unite cordially and work together harmoniously and energetically, and the Democratic party will roll up an overwhelm ing majority lor Gordon on the 20th of April. Chrinicle it Sentinel. Are the people of Georgia a flock of silly sheep to be led by such bell-wethers as are endeavoring to transfer them to a forlorn hope ? To accomplish this it is the duty of every Conservative to Register and get his friends to Register. There is no time to be lost.— Chronicle <(■ Sentinel. Yes! to accomplish the work, it will taka every Democrat, so-called, who is allowed a vote, and double the number over, to effect anything. The women and children of three families living near tsati Antonio, Texas, were pounced upon by Indians, while the men were away, and one of women killed ; the others were carried away, but all the chil dren were killed before they had gono a mile, probably beenuse they couldn’t keep up with their captors. JFortbe National Republican. FIRST DISTRICT. Valdosta, Ga„ April sth, 1868. This little town is quite excited just now; Dr. Joseph AV. Clift, who is stumping this District as the nominee of the Republican Party to represent it in Congress, had an nounced that he would speak there on Sat urday night at Bo'elock. The notices were torn down in the night and K. K. K. notices appeared that morning, saying “Yankees and Niggers, Beware 1” About two hundred people had assembled, when, at the appointed time, Dr. C., attend ed by Judge John O’Neal and several other gentlemen, entered the Court House- The audience were being seated, when the Judge was suddeuly called out, and almost at the some moment some one discovered a keg of powder under the building. Seeing that the colored people wore gett’ng very much exci'ed, and pistols being drawn on both sides, Dr. C- informed them that be would postpone the meeting, and endeavored to get the colored people away, to prevent bloodshed, asserting however, that he would not leave Valdosta until he made a public speech. It was too late, however, for a white man fired into the crowd, and presently a num her of shots replied to him, and a regular volley was fired on both sides. AVhen the colored men emptied their pistols, they left the mob in possession of the Court House. By great exertions on part of Dr. C. and others, the colored men, who were terribly excited, were calmed, and prevented from returning to renew the fight. Judgo O’Neal's life was repeatedly threatened by the mob. The mob had complete possession of Valdosta all Saturday night, shouting and firing pistols near the dwellings of Recon structionists. They swore that some of them should share the fate of Ashburn. Union men were threatened, and were guarded by their friends all night, expect ing an attack. The city authorities were overawed, and did nothing. There are no police here. The parties implicated are some of them well connected, and belong to good families; hence the effort will be strong to prevent a fair investigation, and if the authorities try them, from present appearances, it will be all a farce. Most of the citizens desire military protection. The excitement, though not so great to-day as last night, is still high, as threats have been made that the disturb ance will be renewed to night by an attack on the Reconstructionists. The policy seems to be to frighten white men from republicanism, and colored men from the polls at elections. Dr. C. declares he will speak hero if he dies in the attempt. This country has a bad reputation for peace and good order. Free speech must be maintained at all hazards. Monday April 6. —No mail went yesterday and I add to day, that the Mayor put six armed men ou police duty last night. Two of the men who assisted in putting the powder beneath the building have left the city. Registration commenced to day. Every man who can, will enroll his name. I have time only to state the bare facts connected with tb* affair. Dr. Clift will speak here to day or to morrow, in Thomasville, Saturday, and Quitman on Monday next. Ratification aud Bullock are all right in this Congres sional District, and Clift makes friends wherever he goes among candid , reasonable men. Valdosta. AND STILL THEY COME. Hear our brother of the Macon Telegraph discourse as follows: Under the heading of "Democracy Be trayed”—a very ungracious one, and against which we enter our protest—the Chronicle k Sentinel, of Sunday, has an article which we regard as most ill-advised and calculated to do a vast amount of harm to a cause which it professes to serve, and we believe does serve conscientiously, if indiscreetly: “ Our telegram from Atlanta stale that a majority of the Democratic Central Execu tive Committee have been so indiscreet as rush into the trap set for them by Meade and his understrappers, and have agreed to abandon Irwin and put up Gen. Gordon. The free Democracy should have stood by Irwin to the bitter end. This is no time for wavering or doubt. The great principle involved requires—nay, demands heroic action. Let us show to our Northern friends—yea, to the whole .world, that the people of Georgia will not surrender, except through force, what little of freedom of opinion is left them by the terms of the Military bills. Now this all sounds very well, but it is too “heroic” for men engaged in the serious work of saving their State from ruin, and resolved to use the means necessary to the end. The facts are not correctly stated by our cotemporary. It was Judge Irwin who abandoned the Democratic party and the field, and not the Executive Committee who abandoned him. He withdrew from the canvass, positively refused the use of his name in the election, thereby leaving the Committee no alternative but to abandon the contest or put forward a candidate of their own. This latter, like wise, practical men, they did, and they both chose a good man and put him out in time to win the race, and he will win it triumphantly. The most seri ous obstacle he will have to contend with will be the unwise course of a few of his “heroic” friends, as illustrated in the article from which we have quoted. The action of the Committee is decided. It approached unanimity nearer than any previous recommendation they had made, but a single member dissenting, and he, probably, the author of the article in the Chronicle. Under the circumstances, and as there is no time for disagreements and recon siderations, we think, when overruled, it would have been far more graceful for him to have acquiesced. Cool!— In our editorial career fcf more years than we like to enumerate, not being a Benedict, we have known nothing cooler than the Chronicle and Sentinel's article of Sunday morning, headed “Stand by your Colors.” The editor declares that “we must nail the name of Irwin to our masthead, and that it we go down it must be with our colors floating on the breeze.” When we consider that this advice comes from a journal that has never hoisted Irwin's name at all, and which has giveu, we most re spectfully submit, rather a lukewarm sup port to his candidate, the justice and pro priety of the adjective will readily be appre ciated.—Journal and Messenger. Decidedly cool and Alaskian, and just what we have thought in regard to the mat ter. Hit him again; it’s none of our funeral. A wonderful crayon drawing by a deceased English artist named Carter, who, bereft of his arms, learned to manage his pencil with his mouth, has been on exhibition in Boston, where it has attracted a good deni of atten tion, and will soon be brought to New York. It represents a rat catcher and his dogs, and has been praised by even so high an author ity in canine portraiture as Sir Edwin Land seer. This artist executed only four draw ings, one of which is in the possession of Queen Victoria. G() VERNOR WELLS. Tbo writer of the following letter is now the Provisional Governor of Virginia. That he is sound on tbo political issues now before the country will be seen by his recommenda tion, in 1865, of the policy afterwards adopted by Congress : LETTER FROM H* U. WELLS. Being invited by a delegation of loyal citizens of the State, to accompany them to see the President, aud lay certain mat ters affecting the future interest of the Com monwealth before him, Gen. Wells address ed the Chairman of the Committee the following note, which we commend to the careful perusal of our readers: Alexandria, Va., June 21, 1865. My Dear Sir :—l have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your note inviting me to accompany a Committee of loyal citi zens of Virginia in a call upon the Presi dent of the United States. My official duties deny me that pleasure, but 1 cannot forego the opportunity of expressing my earnest sympathy in the movement you are inaugu rating. Very soon after the full of Rich mond I became aware that many of the leading secessionists, despairing of resisting, by force of arms, the power of the Govern ment or the mighty logic of events, which was soon to make Virginia truly free, had determined to attempt by policy what force could not do. Therefore it was, that soon after that event, these persons in considera ble numbers, and with such concert as to indicate a common purpose, appeared and took the oath of allegiance. Au election of members of the Legisla ture was soon to be held, and among those who announced themselves as caudidates were some who had uniformly refused to take the oath, and preferred to lose their property and be separated from their families rather than to acknowledge the supremacy of the Government ot the United States. Two years of duty here, and such general acquaintance as it brought, taught me that an oath of allegiance was not conclusive evidence of loyalty, but that it was nearly worthless, unless accompanied by consistent conduct and loyal acts, aud no surprise was felt when, on counting the vote, it was found that these gentlemen were elected by large majorities to represent the people in a State Government whoso legal existence they had positively denied, and for whose overthrow some of them had within one year plotted and conspired. No one for a moment mis understood their design, for it was too palpable, and too frequently admitted by the less discreet, to leave room for doubt. With the Legislature in the hands of these men, the calling of a Constitutional Con vention, which would repeal the present and restore the old Constitution, would be a work of short time aud little labor, but very sad in its consequences both to the white and black man. The country is to day in a most disturbed condition. The rights of property are not respected ; the man whose fidelity to the Government has never been questioned, is told by men fresh from the ranks of the enemy, that Virginia will soon furnish him no home ; that its boundaries are not broad enough ; that there is no room for the “Yan kee” or those who helped to carry on “the Yankee war.” The colored man, who #as held worthy to bear arms, and did fight bravely, finds no protection, peace, or security, except when in the immediate pres ence of a military force, and not always even then. This is all wrong, and you are in danger of losing the very things for which the war has been prosecuted; you may theorize and speculate to the contrary, but the facts remain, and tho only wise course is to admit their existence and provide the remedy. And what is that remedy ? It is, in my judgment, to establish a military provi sional government, to locate a sufficient military force to preserve peace, command respect, and secure order. In other words, to vindicate the supremacy of the law. Then disfranchise those who are not loyal— making loyal acts and not a paper oath tho test of loyalty. This done, create a perpetual balance of power, which will, at all times, secure you from political danger, or, more plainly, let the negro vote. He has fought—let him enjoy the fruits of victory which lie helped to win ; and, in extending the elective franchise to him, it is done not because be is a negro, but because he is a free, native born citizen of the United States, twenty one y’ears of age, of sound mind, who has always been, and now is, faithful to his Gonernment, obeying all the laws of the State ; and every man, white or black, who has such a record, ought to vote. It is true there i3 a prejudice—an old preju dice, against such a measure ; but then it is only a prejudice, and not an argument, and should be weighed as such. I am, very respectfully, Your most obedient servant, H. J. AY ELLS. To S. F. Beach, Esq., President Va. Union Association. „ THE FUTURE OF THE NEGRO RACE. In one of his recent lectures in New York, Du Chailu, the great traveller and naturalist, who has seen more, perhaps, of the interior of Africa than other living white man, took occasion to give his views concerning the relations of the different races of men. According to the theory, which is the same that has been advanced in Great Britain and been maintained by one of the great British Quarterly Reviews, there is, among animals, a law of “natural selection” which operates the disappearance of the inferior types and the increased prevalence of the superior. “I believe firmly,” says Professor Du Chaillu, “in the extinction of the races of men, with the exception of the progressive Caucasian rac». I not only believe in that extinction, but I sec it. Wo all sec it. Hence the Hottentot Bushman, being the lowest type of the negro, will disappear first.” But he does not accuse the white race of cruelty and injustice to the other races. On the contrary, he says: “I am amazed when I hear men asserting that the white man is the cause of the extinction of the aborigines wherever he comes in contact with them— as if races had only been disappearing of late. We see the races disappearing one after another; and, as I have said many times before, I mourn not; for in this order of things I see a wise law of Providence— a law by which the highest man takes the place of the lowest.” If, indeed, there exists such a law of ■ature, how certainly will its operation be hastened bjr every element of antagonism that may be introduced between the white and black races I —Charleston News. Geokuia. —The election in Georgia takes place from the 20th to the 21th of April. Colonel R. B. Bullock, the Republican candidate fbr Governor of Georgia, is a native of New York, but has lived in Georgia for ten years. The position of Governor of that State, under the new Constitution, is one of great responsibility and influence, and the opposition to him is mainly stimulated by the fear lest in his selections for these offices he may prefer loyal to disloyal men k His success removes the whole tribe of placemen, and gives the first opportunity for the friends of the Union in that State to vote without fear of intimidation from their recent oppressors— Washington Chronicle. Louisville has a trotting mule which has made the mile in 2:21, GENERAL ITEMS. Boston’s new letter boxes are of glass. Montreal claims to be growing twenty thousand a year. The Charleston, 8. C., boys have petition ed for leave to fly kites. The bridge over the Mississippi at Bur lington, lowa, will be finished in July. Helltown, in Florida, has changed its name to Gordon. A country paper says: Now that horse flesh is an article of diet, we may expect to see sweepstakes upon the table. Buffalo harbor is to have a breakwater, which will require twenty-seven thousand cords of stone, and cost three million dollars. Prentice proposes to stand by the Presi dent. Shall they not both fall into the ditch ? The Republicans at Jeffersonville, Ind., are reviving the “Wide Awake ” organiza tion, which did such good service in 1860. Tho New York Sun says Admiral Farra gut is a “great personal friend of Gen Grant, and a more outspoken Radical than Gen. Grant is.” The unlucky rooster, displayed by the Boston Post, the day after the election iu New Hampshire, is called, by the Lowell Courier, “the first blue bird of the season.” Mr AVin. E. Dodge, of New York, re cently gave SIO,OOO towards the building of the contemplated Theological Ilall at Yale College. A farm, it is said, can be bought in South Carolina for tho price of a spring overcoat in Philadelphia, but the difficulty is how to keep the farm. The plumbago found near Easton, Pa., furnishes the lead used in American pencils. It is said to be far superior to the imported article. The AVashingtou correspondent of the Boston Journal says that it is every day more evident that tho conviction and depo sition of the President are inevitable. Fifty cannon, made in France, over one hundred years ago, and sold by tho Haylien government two months since, have arrived at Troy, and will bo recast into bells. A large cave has been explored near Bentonville, Ark. One chamber is six hun dred feet high. The cave has been explored to the distance of nine miles. A. T. Stewart and Claflin k Cos., of New York, have mad* large reductions in the prices of calico prints, and their establish ments are besieged by retail buyers. A condenser is reported as having been purchased by Colonel Mercwether, on the Red Sea, capable of condensing 0,000 gallons a day. The Detroit brewers have advanced tlicir prices of ale, lager and porter. The new rates are sl2 per barrel for present use, sl4 for new, and $lO for old stock. There arc one hundred and two public billiard establishments in Chicago, with over three hundred tables. The total amount paid out for this game in that city is estimated at $300,000 a year. The Philadelphia Ledger advocates the proposed new coinage of one, two, three, five and ten cent pieces of nickel and cop per, and a twenty cent piece of better metal, perforated in tho centre. An essay in an English Magazine, on “Wall street and American Finance,” esti mates the annual amount of money trans actions in Wall street at between $15,000,- 000,000 and $10,000,000,000. San Francisco had the excitement of a boar chasein the streets a few weeks ago. Four Mexican lasses fell upon the neck ot the beast at the same instant, and cut short its career. Pleuropneumonia continues to commit great ravages among some of the finest herds of cattle in the vicinity of Baltimore. Ir. one stable out of thirty eight cases, thirty five proved fatal. A mortgage for $20,000,000 is said to have been lately given by the Hartford and Erie Railroad Company, and recorded in tho Clerk’s office ot Putnam county, in this State. Glycerine, equal to the best imported, is now largely manufactured in th s country, and sold at half the price of the foreign article. One of the largest manufactories in this country is at Cincinnati. An immense number ot persons from the Eastern States are leaving lor California. The steamers going out are crowded with passengers, and new steamers are being put ou. In thq Dead Letter Office at Washington are now arranged in show cases, for public exhibition, upwards of a thousand articles of value and interest, which have, from time to time, been received and yet remain unre claimed. Mr. Schwabe, a German astronomer, has discovered greenish belts, which appear and disappear periodically, in the moon. These belts, he thinks, indicate vegetation. If this be established, it will afford a presumptive evidence of the moon's habitability. Archbishop Manning, in a pastoral read in the Roman Catholic churches of London on the 23d instant, holds firmly by the present denominational system of education, and insists upon the element of religious instruction in the education of the young. It will be noticed that, while Senator Wade scrupulously refrains from voting, Senator Patterson, the son-iu-law of the accused, votes every time. The virtuous indignation designed for the interested parties who take part in the trial can there find a proper object on which to vent itself. One of the most determined suicides on record is that of Charles Billet of New Orleans. On the 19th ultimo he prepared something like a bombsbe I, locked himself in his room, and waited for the explosion. His body was shockingly mutilated. A bill has been reported in the New York Assembly, which requires street cars to have divisions affixed to the seats, similar to those in use iu ferry boats, such divisions to be placed at least twenty inches apart. It adds that in cars which have no such divisions, passengers need not pay any fare. Timothy Hurley, of Fall River, fell from the top of the mainmast of schooner Phil. Sheridan, on Tuesday, and was severely injured. He was formerly one of the crew of the famous Kearsage, and was on board of her at the time of the fight with the Alabama. Chloromethyl is the name of anew amesthetic agent. It is entirely free from most of the unpleasant accompaniments of chloroform or ether, and it is at the same time as powerful. Properly, it should be called bi chloride of methyline, but chloro methyl is the more convenient abbrevia tion. Os Mr. Tennyson's lines “On a Spiteful Letter” the Tomahawk says: To see Napoleon on the rock of Elba turn round and run after his cocked hat, which the wind might have blown off - , would not be as great a descent from the sublime to the ridiculous as this sad ebullition of childish ness on the part of the author of “In Mcmoriam.” Seventy-two Cardinals compose the Sacred College at present, six Bishops, fifty Priests and sixteen Deacons. Twenty three hats are vacant. During the reign of the present Pope eighty-four Cardinals have died. The oldest Cardinal is the Archbishop of Toledo, who is SB; the oldest iu the ecclesiastical office has worn the hat 30 years. The Herald says “Indianapolis fa now considered the greatest egg and poultry market iu the AVest. There are twelve firms engaged in packing eggs, some of whom now pay out as much as S2OOO per day for poultry and eggs. Two hundred and nine teen barrels of eggs, averaging sixty eight dozen to the barrel, were shipped from this city yesterday, and the season has barely commenced.” Somebody who has seen the team-horses of the world, including the famous animals belonging to the London breweries, the draft horses of Paris and Adams k Co.’s tandem teams in New York, say3 the horses of the Spragues’ factories iu Providence surpass them all, and are veritable “marvels of beauty and power.” One team of bays he has never been matched outside of the stables of Princes. Ex-President Fillmore has been named as the possible Democratic candidate for the President. From his antecedents there seems to be considerable probability that he will be a favorite ot that party. He started bis political life as an anti-Mason, afterwards as an Abolitionist, then an Abolition Whig, then a Know Nothing, and during the war a disloyal Copperhead. With this record, Mr. Fillmore’s chances for the Democratic nomi nation ought to be good. Chicago, in May next, is to have rather more than her share of conventions. On May 19th the Soldiers’ National Convention will be convened there. On the 20th the Republican National Convention will be held. Ou the same day the National Con vention of Wool Growers and Manufacturers will take place. On the 21st of May the General Conference of the Methodist De nomination of the United States will be held. The Baton Rouge Advocate says that the sugar cans in that State is progressing finely, and on most of the few places planted in cane the rows are lining already. The stubble cane is sound and *hea!thy, and there will doubtless he a heavy crop of cane this fall. Little sugar, however, will be made. The demand for plant cane for places that will then be prepared to “go into sugar,” it is thought, will consume the surplus of every sugar plantation in this vicinity. Queen Victoria held a “Drawing Room” at Buckingham Palace on the 12th instant, and it is again noted in the Court Circular that “the United States Envoy was absent from unavoidable circumstances.” The “un avoidable circumstances” are the absurd law of Congress, prohibiting our foreign Minis ters from wearing usual dress upon State occasions, and Mr. Adams was too much of a gentleman to intrude iu costume which was not appropriate to the occasion. An amusing incident occurred in this vicinity a few days since. A right jolly good fellow (but one who occasionally mixes the water he drinks a little too strong) was found by a lady friend in too close proximity to the highway. Before he could be removed from the gaze of the travelling public, lie was brought to by tho query, “Well, well, here, what’s the matter now ?” “Oh, not (hie) anything, Doctor, only laid down in the road a little to scare this (hie), to make her (lrie) thiuk think I’s dead.” Here is Josh Billing’s last “essa" on the fashions: “Street dresses are worn here almost unanimously ; in fact, it iz impossible tew see eny kind ov femail in the streets without some kind ova dress on—l mean street dress. They are made iu the shape ova dinner bell, and fit just about az tb'ht. AV ater-falls are a peg higher than they waz, and soon will be worn on the top of the lied, like a rooster’s comb. Hoop skirts are close reefed, and tilters are on their last legs. Kid gloves are the rags iu lavender; the more the lavender the better ; and the hair eddy3 in the front like a nest ov yung whirlpools just hatched out, and drops down behind from the waterfalls in one link a foot long about the size ova rope, with a poker com ing out ov it. A Lombard peasant, who had accumulated a considerable sum in America, found that in Italy his earnings were worth 45,000f. in paper, and lost no time iu exchanging his gold lor notes of the National Bank. He was living in Narese, and when lie had bart ered his Napoleons lor Government paper, he laid his wealth upon a tabic, and sallied forth, leaving a little child at play in his room. AVhen he returned homo ho found his hard earned fortune a mere smouldering heap of ashes upon his hearth. The child, for want of some better amusement, had flung the pile of notes into the fire. In a paroxysm of fury the man stretched the innocent offender dead at his feet with a single blow, and is now in jail awaiting his trial for the murder. Two women lately fought a prize battle in the neighborhood of Shrewsbury, England, for a stake of five shillings. No accompa niment of the ordinary prize fight was wanting, even to the seconds and the crowd of blackguards. “Iu the third round,” we learn, “Mary, smarting under a well aimed blow, bit Alice in the arm.” This was a breach of the rules of the ring, and a row ensued. “The champions were then led away to another field, where four more rounds were fought with varying success: but by this time the police came up and put a -stop to further proceedings.” The princi pals and three of the accessories were sub sequently summoned before the magistrates and fined in sums varying from fifteen shil lings to a guinea. A law of Kentucky, passed two years ago> provides that the widow mid minor children of a person killed by the careless, wanton, or malicious use of firearms or other deadly weapons, not in self-defence, may have an action against the person or persons who committed the killing, and all others aiding or promoting the killing, or any one or more of them ; and in such action the jury may give vindictive damages. The first ease uuder this law was tried iu the Casey county Court, last week. Tbe suit was brought by a Mrs. Portman against R. T. Pearce for killing her husband. The homicide was admitted, but it was claimed that the killing was done in self-defence. The jury took that view of the matter, and found for the defendant. I was perambulating the piazza of the Hotel, in company with the daugh ter of the landlord. She had been recount ing to me all her father’s little successes and reverses in life ever since he had adopted the profession of a Boniface, and among the latter (that is, the reverses), the rather prominent and discouraging one of having liis _ “hostelrio” burned down without the mitigating circumstance of an insurance upon it. I professed a proper amount of sympathy for so great a calami ty, and ventured to inquire whether acci dent or the torch of the incendiary had wrought the ruin. “Haow 1” inquired Rustica. “Was it the work of an incen diary ?” I repeated. She looked at me with a puzzled air for a moment, and then : “No,” said she, slowly shaking her head, “no; some one sot fire to it." The New Orleans Dee tells the Democratic leaders who are trying to find a Presidential candidate, that they “must select either a War Democrat or a Conservative Republican as their nominee, if they wisli to avail themselves of all the chances.” It warns them against politicians of the stripe of Pendleton or Seymour, and is cute enough to see that the nomination of any such man means defeat. There is truth in all this; but who, then, are the Democrats to nominate, and on what platform is lie to stand ? If they cannot nominate any man who has been recognized as a Democratic leader during seven years; if they must rep u , Jia 7, standard bearers as well as their if they must enlist under the ner while keeping step to the music rogue's march, then how much Iw the is left to them? AVe know thaf Democratic party are in an exceeding i * Plight; but they have wit know that if it be ruin to nominate t « .*° Democrat, it is everlasting ruin to a bogus Republican.—AC A". Tim,^^- One day last winter, a bov f™, , South, on a visit to the city L , ,! 1 * his lesson in the art of “sliding dowr when he suddenly found his fpetin^' I ?’’ close contact with a lady’s silk dres« - prised, mortified, and confused he from his sled, and, cap in hand menced an earnest apology; ‘ iij c ’ a ‘ pardon, madam; 1 am very "Nevermind” exclaimed the lady is no great harm done, and you feel , about it than I do.” “B u t said the boy, as his eyes filled wh&!’ “your dress is ruined. I thought r would be very angry with me for heir, careless.” “No, no,”’ replied the “better have a soiled dress than a temper.” “Oh ! isn't she a beauty-®* l claimed the lad, as she passed on. J ei ‘ Boys, read that: See what nolit,*. and good temper do. Such a comnlt “ to the lady was deserved if she had “ as homely in face as original sin. ' MARRIED In this city on Sunday, .Marti Sth, jgg s , Kev. Mr. Peck, Mr. WILLIAM WILLEY Athens, Ga., to Miss JENNIE FREY 0 f A ’ ' ta. No cards. ’ “" , * SPECIAL NOTICES*" " SST NOTICE THIS.-JACOBi^B is nominated as a candidate for Congress in. this (the sth Congressional) District by both ~ __ap9—td_ WHITE ft COLORED. jj@“CONSIGNEES PER SOUTeTcar. OLINA RAILROAD, April S, 186 S.—T y j Son, Nelson & Mcllwane, W A Ramsey ft Cc J A Gray A Cos, Wyman ft May, A Poullain, h. gusta Factory, Gray ft Turley, C A CheatVnft Bro, Ootjcn A Doscher.L Guerin ft Cos, C Spaeth W M Jacobs, O F Cheatan, Conley Force ft CJ A Frederick, So Ca P Mill Cos, W C Jessup, z McCord, T Dalwiok, O S Hookey, H H Hickman. JSaT-T IIE CITY TAX DIGESTFOUfe has been placed in my hands for collection. So in dulgeuce beyond that provided by the City In Ordinances can be extended. I. P. GARVIN, a or 7—Kit Collector ft Treasurer. fI@“FOR COUNTY respectfully offer myself as a candidate for re election to the office of Treasurer of Richmond County at the ensuing flection. apr7—td* HENRY E. CLARKE. ARE AUTIIORIRED TO AN ncunce tho Hon. John Harris, of Nemon county, as the candidate cf Relief and the Constitution, for Senator from the 27th Senatorial District, which is comprised of the counties of Newton, Walton and Clark. apr'-td FOR TAX COLLECT OIL—WE ARE authorized to announce JOHN A. BOHLEEass candidate for re-election to tho office of Tai Col lector of Richmond County, at tho ensuing elec WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN NOUNCE the name of Mr. MATTHEV SIIERON as a Candidate for re-election to the office of Receiver of Tax Returns for Richmond County at the ensuing election. ap4—td THE llox. HENRY W. HILLIARD will be supported as a CANDIDATE FOR CON GRESS from tho FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT of Georgia, at tho election on the 20th of April next, by MANY VOTERS. mh24-td T HER IGIITHREG FLA RMONTH- Iy Meeting of the Reliance Loan and Building Association, will bo held at tbo City Hall on Thursday next, 9th inst., at 7) o'clock, P. M. Members can pay their instalments to the Treasurers. 11. Shepard, until 5 o’clock p. m. of tho same day. W. 11. EDWARDS, a pro eod3t Secre’ary. jggp- REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING. —The Republican Voters of Richmond county are requested to meet in Mass Meeting, at the CITY IIALL, in the city of Augusta, Ox THURSDAY, APRIL 9th, to nominate candidates for County offices, to to supported at the coming election, and attend to any other business that may come before tho meeting. Distinguished Speakers have been invited to address tho meeting and it is expected that they will do so. Let there he a grand rally of tho frieeda of Reconstruction and Col. Bullock, our candi date for Governor. By order County Executive Committee. J. E. BRYANT, apt—td Secretary. Jjggr MARRIAGE and celibacy AND TIIE HAPPINESS OF TRUE MAN HOOD—An Essay for Young Men on tbo Crime of Solitude, and the Physiological Errors, Abuses and Diseases which create impediments to MAK* 111 AGE, with sure moans of Relief. Sent in scaled letter envelopes, free of charge. Address I)r. J. SKILLIN IIOUGHTO’, Howard Association, fel— out Philadelphia, Pa* HEW ADVERTISEMENT^ STENT OILS AND KEY TAGS. Tiie subscriber having beenap pointed agent for the BALTIMORE STE>" CIL WORKS, is prepared to take orders for a kinds of Stencils and Key Tags. Canvassers will call on the citizens gcncralip Samples can also bo seen at the store of GEO. A. OATES, apO—St* 340 Broad Change of Fare and Schedule. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Superintendent's Office, ! AUGUSTA & SUMMERVILLE R. R- CO.. Augusta, Ga., April 8, IS6S. ) [N ORDER TO MEET THE VIEWS 01 -L business public, the price of tickets is, 1. this date, reduced to the rate of Slal* * TICKETS FOR ONE DOLLAR instead twelve as heretofore, and the Depot of the 0 pany, on McKinno street, is to be, hercaftc*- established terminus of the City Line. ... The first cars will leave the Depot, on * lc \ nie street, at 7.00 A. M., and every fijt c ? n utes thereafter during the day until 7.w ‘ ' when tho last cars will leave the Depot an turn about ¥.OO P. M. SUMMERVILLE LINE. {From Depot to United State’s AnetuM First car leaves Depot at 0.10 A. M.. TJ. S. Arsenal. . \, Cars leave U. S. Arsenal and Depot at * • . M.,nnd at intervals of one hour thereafter, * the day, until 8.00 P. M., when last car le P from Arsenal. Summerville cars leaving ArsenalatS. t * '* r 1.00 P. M. and C.OO P. M., will proceed to of Broad and Jackson streets, and will lea' point for Arsenal at 5.4 5 A. M., L J• ' ' fi. lo P. M., respectively. aps—tf Superintend