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Vol. LI. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1870. No. 21 3*,. M-OBME Sc SO 1ST, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. f crJlt —13.00 per annum, in Advance. • VoteuTISIHU—Persquare often lines, each i (|r[l h1 ,11 IIO. Mereuauts and others f«n all *“ oUB t» Jit? $ do, twenty-live per cent.off. legal advertising. /^»*, r ,',._aiUtioa*tor lettersot ad- ‘i* [ration ,j*n»rdi*n»hip ,&c * j »0 mi 50 ou 00 00 50 50 00 00 It >m»«teal notice , Applicationtoriettera of d tsm n from adrn n Application for letters of diarn not guard n Application for leave to sell Land Notice to Debtors and Creditors . Salas of Land, Ptr square oj ten lines Sal* of personal, per sq., ten days... tktrifs—Each levy of ten lines, or less.. Mort^Xije sales oj ten lines or lest p t x Collector’s sales, per sq. (2 months) (’tsr'ci—Foreclosure of mortgage and oth er montlily's, per square -— j u " Bttray notices, thirty days 3 00 Tribute* of Respect, Resolutions by Societies, Ibituaries, Ac., exceeding- six lines, to be charged l( tra naient advertising. Sales of Laud, by Administrators, Ex-cu* »rs or Guardians, are required by law, to be held ia tha nr»t Tuesday in the month, between the 1() ars often in the forenoon and three in the af- ir> , on , atthe Court-house in the county in which ,* property is situated. Notice of these sales must be given in a public ■ iiatto 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notice for the sale of personal property must be r i van inlike manner 10 days previous to sale day, Noticesto debtors and creditors of an es.atc «Hst also be published 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Heart of Ordinary for leave to sell land, must be • abliahad for two mouths. Citations for letters of Administration, Guar- lianshlp, <fcc.,mu«tbe published30days for Jis- bUs'ou from Administration, monthly u.c months ; „r dismission from guardianship, 40 days. Rales for foreclosure of Mortgages must be • .Wished monthly for four months—for establish- r.v lost papers,for the fullspnceof turee montl.s- ‘ * Polling titles from Executors or Admims- rator, where bond has been given by the de- the full space of three months. Chaige, *, jjypsr square of ten line* for each insertion. 1 PabV:r.ations will always be continued accord nf o hei*. the legal requirements, unless oth •raise ordered. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. WO CHAWGE OP CARS BH- TWSSN SAVANNAH, AV GUST A AWD MONTGOU 3P.Y, ALABAMA TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, CET. R. E. ? Savannah, August'14, 1S63. $ O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, 16th inst., Pas senger Traiiis on the Georgia Central R. R will run as follows : UP DAY TRAIN. LKAVE Savannah 8:00 A M Macon Augusta Milledgeville Eatonton Connecting with trains that leaves Augusta....' DOWN DAY TRAIN. Macou 7:00 Savannah Augusta - Connecting with train that leaves Augusta . 5:38 P M ..5:38 P M . 8:58 P M .11.00 P M . 8:45 A M 5:30 P M 5:33 P M UP NIGHT TRAIN 8:45 A M Savannah..- 7:20 P M Macon 6:55 A M Augusta - 8:13 A M Connecting with trains that leaves Augusta 9:33 P M DOWN NIGHT TRAIN. Macou 6:25 P M Savannah ...... Augusta - Milledgeville 4:30 P M Eatonton - 2:40 P M Connecting with train that leaves Augusta A M Trains from Savannah and Augusta, a P M Train from Macon connect with Milledg e vilie Train at Gordon daily, Sundays excepted. P M. Train from Savannah connects with thro’ mail train on South Caroline Railroad, and P. M. train from Savannah and Augusta with trains on South-Western and Muscogee Railroads. WM ROGERS, AH’g Master of Transportation. February 1; 1870 5 tf 5:10 A M 9:13 A M 9:53 P M CHANGE OF SCHEDULE*, Gf.NESAL SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, ) Atlantic: * Gn.p, R. R. company, > Savannah, January 7, 1870. j O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, the 9th inst;.nt, Paisrnger Trains ou this Road will run as nigiit epxpress train. Lear* Savannah «v«ry day at...— .4.30 I M Arrive at Jesup junction. M & B R R at 7->u 1 M Arrive at Live Oak every day 2 20 A M Arriva at Jacksonville every day A -u Arrivo at Tallahassee every day 7.0/ A M Arrive at Quincy every day ». io A it Arrive at Cambridge Mondays ex- ee p te d p.lo A M Leave Baiubridge, Sundays excepted.9 30 P M Leave Quincy every day 6 2o P M Laara Tallahassee every day o.sto t M Leave J.-cksonvilie everyday \ Leave Lire Oak every day Lf? * Leave Jesup every day... -*-W A f Arrive at Savannah every day lu -° u A MACON A BRUNSWICK ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. Lmvs Savannah, Sundays except- ed, at 2.10 P M Arrive at Jeaup* Sundays except- _ * Arrive at Brunswick daily at ^-20 i J M Leave Macon daily at " "* Leave Jesup daily at... 6 00 P A1 Arrive at Savannah daily at 9.30 P M On Sunday this Train will leave Savannah at 7.15 A. M., connecting with Trains for Macon& Brunswick, aud connecting with trains from Ma son and Brunswick will arrive at Savannah at MU P M. DAY TRAIN. Leave Savannah, Sundays except ed at - Arrive a! Jcsupa, Sunday* except ed at Arrive at Live Oak, Sundays ex empted at Arrive at Macon duly at Leave Lire Oak, Sundays except ed at - Leave Jeeups, Sundays except ed at Arrive at Savannah .Sundays ex- aapted at - 5.35 P M Uf Paeeengers for Macou take 7.15 A M train A*a. Savannah, leaving daily. Passengers for Brunswick take 2.10 P M. train Asm Savannah. Paeaeugera leaving Macon at. 8 30 A M connect at Jesup with express train for Florida and West er* Division, «nd with train for Savannah, arriv- ii[ at 9.30 P M. Paaaengerelrom Brunswick connect at Jesup with train for Savannah, arriving at 5 35 P M except on Sunday*, when it arrives at 9 30 P. M at Jesup with Express Train for Savannah, arriving at IV 50 A M. Connect at Macon with Train for Atlanta, leav. iej al y.OU P M. SOUTH GEORGIA & FLORIDA E. E. TRAIM. Leave Thomasville Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satmrdaye at 8.00 A M Arrive at Pelham, Tuesday* Thursdays aud Sat urday* at 9.55 A M Leave Pelham, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur days at 3 45 P M Arrive at Thomasville, Tuesday?, Thursdays and Atterday* at... .......6.0(i I’ M H. S. HAINES, General Superintendent. Jainnary 1 1870 J H CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. .. 7.15 A M .10.45 A M .. 7.00 r M .. 7.50 P M 6.00 A M 2.16 P M NOTICE- Atlantic & Gru- Railroad Co., < Savannah, December 15,1869. j O N AND AFTER THIS DATE, BY AGREE MENT, the rate of Freight between Savan- nan and Nlacou, by the Atlantic aud Gulf and Ma eon and Brunswick Railroads, will be as follows : E'irst class per pound.. $2 30 Second class per 100 pound* —. 1 40 Third class per 100 pounds. 1 00 Fourth class per 100 pounds 80 Fifth class per 100 pounds 70 Sixth class per 100 pounds 50 Seventh class-per 100 pounds 45 Eighth class per 100 pouuds 35 Ninth class per 100 pounds ' 30 CoHou per 100 pounds 50 Salt per sack 30 Guano per 100 pouuds 15 Freight received for all Stations on Maccn and Western Railroad, Atlanta aud points beyond. H. S. HAINES, General Superintendent. February !, 1879 5 tt spasif? ■ .?■ ■ es ‘ «m - m» Schedule of the Georgia Railroad. SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, ) Ukokgia Railroad Compart, > Augusta, Ga., December 23, ’69. ) O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, 26th inst., the Passenger Trains on the Georgia Railroad will run as follows: DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Augusta at.... 7.00 AM. Atlanta at 5.00 A M. Arrive at August at 3,45 P M. “ at Atlanta 5.30 P M. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Augusta at 10.00 P M, “ Atlanta at 5.45 PM. Arrive at Augusta 3.45 A M. “ Atlanta 8.00 A.M. S. K. JOHNSON, Superintendent. January, 18 i 870 3 tf A PRINCE IN RAGS. Romantic Slonj of a Chinese Emperor's Son. Almost every day at the entrance ol the Occidental Hotel, on Bush street, may be seen an old, lame Chinaman, who importunes us for alms. Counte nance traced with the furrows of care and starvation is in no way improved by its total abstinence from water. And yet, who of the many who bestow a passing glance on that weather-beat en, dirt-beg rimmed face think for a moment that in those shriveled old veins courses blood of royalty? Yet this is even so. Fifty-one years ago all the bright dreams of Oriental luxury “were his. He, the youngest of five brothers, had for his father no less a personage than the sovereign of the Celestial Empire. Until his tenth year, reared in the splendor of I hat court of which so much is told, and yet so little known, he had not a wish that was not at once grati fied. Mandarins of high rank were glad, indeed, to wait on this scion of a royal house. He, with his brothers, had each their little court. To one was allotted the care of the royal fowls; to another, the royal sheep ; toanoth er the royal goats ; and to him belong ed the care ot his mother’s pet pea cock. Sinecures that exist in all well reg came up, and laying her hand on the doctor’s arm, said : Doctor I gave him the strap, as you directed.” “Did you thrash him well ?” “Thrash him ?” exclaimed the as tonished woman, “no but I put the strap into hash and made him swallow it.” “Oh. Lord, doctor!” roared the victim, “I sw allowed the leather, but —hut—” ♦•But—what ?” “I swallowed the whole strap, but I’m darned if 1 could go the buckle.” The doctor administered two bread pills and evaporated. Ingenious Invbntion.—The eyes of one of the brethren at Calvary Church were recently closed, The trick was done by a Dutchman. The brother had a house to rent. It was located opposite to a down town graveyard. The brother refused to rent it to a per son having children. As the Dutch man had no less than thirteen of these expensive blessings, he was slightly nonplussed. Being himself a member of the church, it was impossible for him to lie. As no church member ev er yet lied, our Teuionic friend did the next best thing—he came Quaker over the brother. When making ap plication for the house, he to- k with him his entire tribe of olive branches. He turned them all inlo the graveyard t play. He then opened up a nego- ulated governments are by no means ; tiation for the occupancy of the premi- unknown in China. So he grew up scs happy in the execution of his duties anil the paternal commands. Already had he been promised to command of the Thibetan frontier. Far from the capital, in Lhe country where the rebels were most powerful, we can well imagine the consternation caused his mother at this intelligence imparled to her by her favorite son. Even at that early age he was eager for this martial life. He dreamed on ly ofgreat deeds and war’s alarms ; and when his mother, gently braiding his tiny little queue, would gaze into her boy’s bright eyes and read there the language which they spoke, her heart alternated with hope and fear. A gpntle little maiden had long been his betrothed. She, loo, felt keenly the pangs of parting, which his hope ful, chafing heart had not time to feel. Bright, bright, bright, indeed, was the future for him ; anil yet, one short night cast him from his airy height even to the depth to which he is sunk. One of those sudden revolutions to which that kingdom is so subject hurled his father from his throne, and caused the murder of all who loved and honored him. Through the fidelity of an old servant this young prince was saved from the general butchery. Still his name alone would have been his death warrant nt any lime. So he lived in poverty and constant dread, shunned by all and shunning all. When the first cargoes of Chinese were sent to our State he, welcoming “You know the terms ?” said the Calvary. “Yah, I know derderms.” “And you’re satisfied with them ?” “Satisfied ? Yah.” “'ou have no children?” “Mine shildrens (with a sound that came as near to a chuckle as to a sob) i5h aii over dere in dal graveyard.” The Dutchman sadly pointed across the street. “Poor fellow,” said the Calvary brother ; “very sorry for you. Sign the lease, and here’s the key.” Last Tuesday the Calvary brother called for his rent. He found one youngster racing through the hall-way, wilh the cal harnessed to a frying pan, while another was drumming “Shoo- flv” on the banisters with a pair of po tato-mashers. Fancy his feelings! Philadelphia Mercury. down,” replied his friend'. “Don’t trouble yourself,” said the other, “fori did that myself al once.” A physician who was attending Colman during a severe illness, apolo gized to him one morning for coming so late, saying that he was suddenly called to see a man who had fallen in to a well. “Did he kick the bucket doctor 1” was Colman’s trite re sponse. A noetasked a friend what he thought of his last production, An Ode to Sleep.” The latter replied, “You have done such justice to the subject that it is impossible to read it without feeling its whole weight.” The colored race are not to be out done in shrewdness ol retort. A little cabin boy on board a ship, the cap tain of which was religious man, was called up to be Hogged for some mis demeanor. Little Jack appeared be fore the captain weeping bitterly, and falling upon his knees, he cried, “Pray sir, will 3'ou wait till I have said my prayers.” “Certainly 1 will,” trplieil the captain. Well, then, said Jack, looking up triumphantly, “I’ll say them when 1 get ashore !” During the late war, a colored cler gyman, feeling constrained to preach against the extortions of the sutlers, from which his little flock had suffered, announced for his text, “Now de ser- pent was more sutler dan any beast of de field dat de Lord God had made.” A happy and graceful play upon words was once made by our own po et Longfellow. A Mr. Longworth, of Cincinnati, being introduced to him one evening, some one present remark ed upon the similarity of the first syl lable of the two names. “Yes,” said the courteous poet, “but in this case I fear Pope’s lines will apply :— “ ITorlh makes the man, and want of it the fellou>. rr [Oliver Optic's Magazine. SeuTm- West*r* Railroad Company. f Office, Mucou, Ga., Jau. 13th, l«70. S Ettfuuia day Passenger aiul Mail Train. Leare Macon 8 00A.M. Arrive atEufaula 5.30 P. M. Loave Eufaula 7.20 A- M. Arrive at Macon 4.50 P. M . Night F reighi 4 Accommodation 7 rain. Leave Macon 8:25 P M i Arrive at Eufaula. 11:00 A M j LeaveEufaula...... ... 7:18 P M Arrive at Macon 9:10 A M | Culimhus Mail Train. Lear* Macon. 7:25 A M Arrive at Columbua 1.22 A M i Leave Colambu*,...... 12:25 P M Arrive at Macon 6:05 P M ; Columbus Night F,reighi Ac'out'n 'Train Leave Macon 7:40 PM \ Arrive at Columbus 5:05 A M . Leave Columbus 7:00 P M Arrive at Macon .'.... 4:43 A M "Albaaj Train” connect* at Smithvil'e with] "afanla Trains and Arrive at Albany at 3:11 P M and Leaves Albany at 9:35 A M—Regular Mail “raia. Aaeemmodation Tram connects three times a weak. "Yert Gaines Train,” connects at Cuthbert. Leave Fort Gaines at 7:05 A M and Arrive at Gaines 3:40 P M. Accommodation Train connect* twice a w eek, Tuesday* and Thursdays. „ . W. 8. BRANTLY, Aud. February 1, 1870 5 tf. Blanks for Sale al this Office- j Schedule Macon & Brunswick R. R- January, 7th, 1870 R egular thro’ passenger trains will commence running on this Road on | Sunday, the 9th inst., as follows : Leave Macon at 9.15 A M. Arrive at Brunswick at 10.20 P M. Arrive at Savannah at -10.00 P M. Leave Brunswick 4.30 A. M. j Arrive at Macon 6.15 A. M. TRAINS TO IIAWKIXSVILLK. j Leave Macon — 3.00 P M. | Arrive yt Il^wkinsville 6.30 A M. Leave Hawkinsville.. .7 00 A M. j Arrive at Macon 10.25 A M. | This train runs daily Sundays excepted. RETURNING : Leave Brunswick at .8.00 A M. Leave Savannah at 7.15 A M. Arrive at Macou at 7.50 P M. Trains make direct connections at Jesap, both ways, with trains for Bainbridge, Thoiuas- the crossing of the Atlantic aud Gnlf Road, vilie, and all points on that Road, as well.as with those for Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and all sta tions on the Florida Roads. Fare to Savannah and Brunswick $ 8 00 Fare to Jacksonville 12 00 • Fare to Tallahassee.., 17 00 Fare to Bainbridge ............. 15 00 Fare to New Yoik, Philadelphia or Baltimore, by steamers 27 00 Under recent arrangements made with the At lantic A. Gulf Road, freights to aud from Savaii nah aud New York have increased dispatch. The Southern Express Company will operate on this line to Brunswick, points in Southern Geor gia and in Florida, commencing on Monday, the 10th instant. ROBERT SCHMIDT. Master transportation. January IS, 1870 3 tf A Hard Random Hit,—“Many a shaft at random sent” hits something or other which lhe ‘archer little meant' to touch. We have heard an anec dote illustrative of this truth, which has probably not appeared in print be fore and which has been told us as a piece of genuine history. 1' happen ed in a large city—never mind what city. There were two pretty sisters, who had married, one an eminent lawyer, the other a distinguished lite rary man. Literary man dies, and leaves young sister a widow. Some years roll awa)*, and the widow lays this as an opportunity for escape from | aside her weeds. Now, then, it hap- ao atmosphere of death to him, smug- pened that a certain author and critic gied himself on board one of the ships had occasion, on a broiling day in sum- The close confinement which he had mer, to call on the eminent lawyer, to undergo, and the tossing ot the cargo husband of the elder sister. He finds in the hold, ruined his health and crip- the lawyer pleading and sweltering in pled him lor life. Too weak to beg a crowded court, sees that the lawyer and too honest to steal, nothing was j is suffering dreadfully from the heat, pities him, rejoices that he himself is not a lawyer, and goes for a cool saun ter tinder the sheltering trees of a fash ionable park and garden. Among the ice-eating, fanning crowd there he meets the younger of our two sisters, and for the moment lie thinks he is left him but to accept the bounty which the stranger, in the strange land, saw I fit to bestow upon him.' Who could tell the pangs it cost the proud heart before it could descend to this ? As vou see him now, so has he lived lor the past ten years. Through the aid ofan interpreter we | speaking to the elder. “Oh. Mr. M—, gleaned the sad history of this poor old ; answered the lady, “how dreadfully prince. That hardship and want may ; hot it is here “Yes, Madame,” re- have affected the brain of the unfortu- I plies our luckless critic, “it is hot nale creature is more than likely ; but j here ; but 1 can assure you the heat of his tale was told with so much appar- this place isn’t a circumstance, when ent truthfulness, so much earnestness, 1 compared wilh the heat of the place that we have thought it worthy the 1 where your poor dear husband is suf- heariny of our readers. Bright, bright- j lering to-day!” A horror-stricken expression comes over the face of the lady ; she rises from her chair and flounces indignantly away. Ah “Me miserable,” soliloquizes our wretched critic, “I have been rpistaking the one sister for the other, and she thinks I meant to say that her husband is not in heaven.”—Galaxy. W. WHITE. er was his starting in life than one in ten thousand ; dark, darker, perhaps, is its closing than one in ten million. [Son Francisco Chronicle. A Hard Storw—A Philadelphia paper says : There is a doctor in the northwestern part of this consolidated city who is especially remarkable for being, as the women term it, “short j Repartee.—There are some per- and crusty.” Isons who seem to be endowed with an A week or two since lie was called j electric current of wit, which sparkles to visit a patient who was laboring un- i and flashes whenever it meets an op der a severe attack ot cheap whisky. | posing one ; and a ready wit or the “Well, doctor, I’m down, you see—: faculty of making quick and spicy re- compfelely floored. I have got the tremendous delirium, you know 1” Tremens, you fool! Where'd you get your rum?” “All over in spots ; broke out prom iscuously, doctor!” I ny warm and devoted friends , but a “Served you right,” sarcastic, cynical person is always au “Father di*’d of the same disease t parleys, is a valuable gift, .and the source of much pleasure, provided it is used with a due regard to the feel ings of others. A man of genuine wit humor may attach to himself ma jZ///2 fnrif-al - , MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., Will practice in this and the adjoining counties. L3P Applications for Homestead Exemptions under the new law, and other business before the Court of Ordinary, will receive proper attention. • October 13.1868 41 tf W ANTED.—A Northern man—friendly to the South, aud a believer in the old Jefferso nian idea of jroveniment—a College graduate, de sires a situation as Teacher in some Southern State. Satisfactory references furnished if desired- Address, statin" terms, “CLASSICS," Publishers’ Box No. 7, D.tYTON, Ohio :or Recorder Office. Oetobur 19, InM* 42 tf it look him under the short ribs and carried him off bodily.” unaomfortable companion. It is related, that, as some friends of Campbell, the author of Hohenlindeu lh “Well you have got to take some-i were leaving his room after a late sup ine immediately.” per, one of the number had the misfor- g “You area trump, Doc! Here, wife, I'll lake a nip of old rye.” “Lie still, you blockhead ! Mrs. B If your husband should get worse be fore I return, which will be in an hour, give him a dose of that trunk strap ; may be that will letch him to a sense of his fol'y.” The doctor sailed out grandly, and within an hour sailed in again, and found his friend of the tremendous de lirium” in a terrible condition, writhing and struggling with pain. His \\i*e a female of the kind, but ignorant school, per time to fall down a long flight of stairs. The poet, alarmed by the noise, open ed the door, aiul inquired, “What’s thru ?” “Tis I sir, rolling rapidly,” was the immediate reply of his fallen friend. Sheridan remarked, in a parlimenta- ry language on entering a crowded committee-room, “Will some member myvo that I may take the chair ?” Two friends meeting, one remarked, “I have just seen a man who told me I looked exactly like you.” “Tell ine who it was, that I may knock him SELFISHNESS. Live for some purpose in the world. Always act your part well. Fill up the measure of duty to others. Con duct yourselves so that you shall be missed with sorrow when you are gone. Multitudes ot our species are living in such a selfish manner that they are not likely to be remembered after their disappearance. They leave behind them scarcely any traces of their existence, and are forgotten al most as though they had never been. They are while they live, like some pebble lying unobserved among a mil lion on the shore ; and when they die, they are like that same pebble thrown inlo the sea, which just ruffles the sur face, sinks, ami is forgotten,- without being missed from the beach. They are neither regretted by'the rich, wan ted by the poor, nor celebrated by the learned. Who has been the better for their life ? Who has been the worse for their death ? Whose tears have they dried up ? Whose wants supplied ? Whose misery have they healed ? Who would unbar the gate of life to readmit them to existence ? or what face would greet them back again to our world with a smile ? YY T retched, unproduc tive mode of existence ! iSelfisbness is its own curse ; it is a star\ing vice. 'File man who does no good gets none. He is like the heath in the desert, nei ther yielding fruit nor seeing when good cometh, a stunted, dwarfish, mis erable shrub. How Caligula Received a Jewish Del egation.—The Jews, of course, did not acknowledge his divinity, which anger ed him exceedit gjy, in so mqch that he issued and order to erect his own statue in the temple at Jerusalem. At the intersession of Agrippa this edict was recalled, but his anger against the nation still continued, and gave rise to a very curious scene. A deputation of Jews had gone to Rome in order to conduct a dispute between themselves and the Alexandrians. Caligula ap pointed the parties to come before him at a villa which he had ordered to be thrown open for his inspection. On the introduction of tfie Jews, “You,” he said, “are those fellows who think me no god, though I am acknowledged to be such by all men, and who con fess none except that unpronouncable one of yours;” and raising his hands towards heaven, lie uttered that word which it was not lawful to hear, far less to speak. The Jews were jn dis-: pair, while their adversaries jumped and clapped their hands, and accumu lated the epithets of all the gods in Cal igula. One of them, to improve this advantage, sajd that the Emperor would detest the Jews still more if he knew they were the only people who had never sacrificed in his behalf.— The Jews all exclaimed that this was false ; that tbev had thrice offered hec atombs for his welfare. “ Be it so,” he answered, “what then? You sac rificed to another and not to me.” All iltis time he was running over the whole house, up and down stairs, dragging the poor Jews after, who. be sides being in mortal terror, were ex posed to the ridicule of all the court. Presently he gave some orders about die building, and then turned to them and said gravely : “ But why do you not eat pork ?” This was another tri umph for their adversaries, who burst into such immoderate laughter lhat the courtiers began to be shocked. The Jews answered that the habits of na tions varied. “Some persons,” they added, “ do not eat Iamb.” “ They are right,” said the Emperor, “it is a las eless meat.” At last he said rath er angrily, “ 1 should like to know on what plea you can justify your city ?” and, as they entered into a long speech, he ran over the house to give orders about the wipdows; then reiurning he asked again what they had to say ; Hnd then when they began their speech, again ran off to look at sume pictures. Finally, he sent them off, with the ob servation, “ These are not such bad fellows after all; but they are great fools for not believing me to be a god.” —Malkin's Historical Parable. AN INDIAN -IKL’S LETTER. The following letter to Commissio- er Parker, by Miss Winnemucca, daughter of old YVinnemucca, an Indi an chief of Nevada, is going the rounds of the papers. Sarah has got a head set straight on her shoulders, with a fair share of brains in it, if she is real ly the author .of the composition. She was educated in California it is stated, and Vincent Collier says the letter is precisely as it was written by the girl, in a clear and beautiful hand.—Salt Lake Telegraph- Camp McDermit, Nev., April 4, 1870. Sin:—I learn from the commanding officer at this post that you desire full information in regard to the Indians around this place, with a view, if pos sible, of bettering their condition by sending them on the Trucked River reservation. All the Indians from here to Carson City belong to the Pa- hutes tribe. My father, whose name is Winnemucca, is the head chief of the whole tribe, but he is now gelling too old and has not energy enough to command nor to impress on their minds the necessity of their being sent to the reseivation ; in fact, I think he is en tirely opposed to it. He, myself and most of the Humboldt and Queen’s river Indians were on the Truckee res et vation at one time, but if we had stayed there, it would have been only to starve. ] think that if they had re ceived what they were entitled to from the agents, that they would never have left there. So far as their knowledge of agriculture extends they are quite ignorant, as they have never had an opportunity of learning, but think if proper pains were taken, that they would willingly make the effort to maintain themselves by their own la bor, provided that they could be made to believe lhat the pioduet were to be their own and for their own use and comfort. It is needless for me to enter j over the world, arc one in doctrine ;” into detail as to how we were treated 1 so that however widely scattering and on the reservation while there. It is | differing in other respects, they pre enough to say that we were confined ! sent tlie peculiarity of agreeing cordi- to the reserve, and had to live on what i ally in the great doctrines of Cinislian- fish we might catch in the river. Ifiity. Aud as the members of our com- this is the kind of civilization awaiting | munion are a unit in faith, so also there 1 ADDRESS OF THE BfstfoP’S. To the General Conference of Jit M. E. Church, South.: Beloved Brethren We would join you in devout thanksgiving to God that another quadrennial session of vour body has occurred. Represent ing as you do, ail parts of our wide field of labor, conversant witji their conditions and wants, and iavp^trd with authority over the whole Ciiufch, we beg lespectfully to remind you of the importance of prayerful), vigilant aud impartial attention to the duties of your delicate and responsible position. We trust lhat the subjects which mav be brought before you will be discuss ed and decided as in thp, immediate presence ofGod, and with difcyjtRefer ence to the welfare of ,Wi)oh: Church. „ u j'| With profoutid emotion we. announce to you, that since your last session our venerable and beloved colleague, Josh ua Soule, has ill-parted this life. His death occurred in Nashville, Tonuessee, March 6th, 1SG7, in the S/fli year of his life, and 70lh year of his itinerant ministry. la many respects .Bishop Soule was a remarkable man. At the time ot his d^itli he was, piobibly, the oldest travelling preacher in Amc.ica, it not in the world ; and was tiius the connecting link between the Methodism of Wesley anj Asbury and that ol the present day. Throughout his wfiole ministerial life he was eminently devo ted to God, and employed exclusively in the service of the Church ; often fill ing positions of the highest responsi- billiiy and always honorably and use fully. His mind was clear and vigor ous, his deportment dignified, and his whole course was marked by consisten cy, purity and unswerving fidelity to principle. Whether viewed us a man, a Christian or a minister, or as filling the highest office in the Church for for ty-three years, fiis character deserves to be held in the highest e?leein aud his memory to be perpetuated in the history of the Church. We devoutIv thank God for such a man, and lor die gifts and grace which rendered his eventful life so useful, his declining years and closing day so beautifully se rene, so sublimely triumphant. Harmony and Church Policy. We rejoice also to report that the greatest unity -and harmony exists throughout the whole connection. It has been truly that “ Methodists, all us on the reserve, Cod grant that we may never be compelled to go on onp, as it is more preferable to live in the mountains and drag out an existence in our native manner. So far as living is concerned, the In is scarcely any disagreement among them as to our Church polity. Their prevalent desire is that both be pre served- -the former intact, the latter if altered at all to be modified so far only as to make it more effective in accom- dians at all the military posts get i plishiug the original purjiose of Meihod- enough to eat, and considerable cast- | * srn - This is seen in the fact that we off clothing, hut how long is this to con- 1 h 3 '’ 6 quietly pa.-seii what is justly re tinue ? What is the object of the gov- i garde.l in all forms of government a ernment in regard to the Indians ? I 3 | great crisis, in the adoption of a rfew it enough that we are at peace ? Re- j element into our system. We allude to move ail the Indians from the military ! the introduction of Lay representation posts and place them on reservations, j ‘ nl ° ‘h* Annual and General Confer ences. This important change in our economy was rot a peace offering ren dered necessary for the preservation of the unity and peace of the Church from the attacks ol a dissatisfied and refrac tory membership, but was proposed and effected by the nearly unanimous vole of the ministry, and the acquies cence of the laity, both beleiving that Such as the Turkee and Walker ers (as they were conducted,) and it will require a greater military £»rc« stationed around to keep them within the limits than it now does to keep them in subjection. On the other hand if the Indians have any guarantee that they can secure a permanent home on their own native soil, and lhat our white neighbors can be kept from en-! ') je l ‘ me tul| } r come when it would crouching on our rights, after having a reasonable shear of ground allotted to us as our own, and giving the required advantage of learning, &c., I warrant that the savage, as he is called to-day, will be a law-abiding member of the community fifteen or twenty years hence.' Yours, respectful), Sarah Winnemucca- How lo Ha?* a loving Wire. A coriespondent sends the following to the Phrenological Journal : If you would have a loving wife, be as gentle in your words alter as before marriage ; t«eat her quite as tenderly when a matron as when a miss ; don’t make her the maid of all work and ask her why she looks less tidy and neat than when “you first knew her don’t buy cheap, lough beef, and scold her because it does not come on the table “porter house ;” don’t grumble about squalling babies ifyou can not keep up a ‘‘nursery,” and remember that “baby may lake after papa” in his disposition ; don’t smoke and chew tobacco, and thus shatter your nerves, and spoil your temper, and make yonr breath a nuisance, and then complain that your wife declines to kiss you ; go home jojous and cheer ful to your wife and tell her the good news you have heard, and not silently put on your hat and go out tothe ‘club’ or ‘lodge,’ and let her afterwards learn lhat you spent the evening at the opera or at a fancy ball wilh Mrs. Dash. Love your wife ; be patient ; remem ber you aie not perfect, but try to be ; lei whisky, tobuaco anti vulgar compa.- ny alone ; spend your evenings with your wife, and live a decent, Christian life, and your wife will be loving and true—ifyou did no- marry a heartless beauty without sense or worth ; ifyou did who is to blame ifvou suffer the consequences ? enhance the effectiveness of the Church and the glory ot Christ. In attestation of the approval of the whole Church ot this measure, we are gratified to see in ibis body so large a number of lav delegates, representing the-intelligence, piety and strength ot’ the connection. We are sure that we express the feelings of their clerical as sociates and of trie entire Church in welcoming them to ttieir seats, and we shall gladly share with them the labors and responsibilities ol this chief coun cil of the Church. It may not be nmLs in this connec tion to suggest that excessive leoi-da- tion is too common in all deli be rat/: bodies. Laws and usages, eenerallv o 7 understood aiul approved, should not be changed hastily ; or, rf changed at all, only from a conviction of the great er utility of the change. Nor is it pru dent to alter even a recent enactment until it is practically demonstrated to be necessary to do so. This caution we would respectfully apply to the regulations under which lay representa tion has been introduced. Would it not be judicious to learn bv experience what modifications, if’anv, mav be nec essary, rather than risk the success of the system by hasty attempts to. im prove it. Family Religion. We invite your attention, specially, to the subject of Family Religion and the Christian training of children. Its importance cannot be overestimated. Regular family worship, morning and nighty-accompanied with the consecu tive reading .of the Scriptures, is so morally fit, reasonable anil salutary, that to us it seems strange that lhe heads of Christian families can feel guiltless in neglecting it. While we rejoice in Lbe increased interest exhib ited in behalf of Sunday Schools, we are sure that ihere can be no substi tute for religious training in the family.