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THE DAILY SUN Friday Morning ........ . .June 7. ALAUAMA. An Indian Legend—The Same Not Vouched For- Its Past, Present and Future. Correspondence of the Sun. LaFayette, Ala., June 5£1871. Editor op the Son: I write yon from this place aud kiss my hand at 3-011. This is Alabama. Yon know what that means. Some very lengthy periods ago, a lot of Indians had stolen some horses over in Georgia or South Carolina, and were pur sued by a lot of pale faces (who wanted the horses themselves).- Well, the lo the poor Indian outran their brother thieves so far that the latter quit the drive and went back to look after other horses. So when the Indians found out this fact, they sat down, perfectly exhausted, and one old fellow remarked: “I’ll be denied if I run any further—here I’ll rest”— This simple expression of feeling of the brave red man was translated by some chap who was always looking into the hidden mysteries of Indian mythology, and he has figured out the whole of that emblematic remark to mean simply “Al abama.” This I get from an old settler. Whether true or not, it is of little impor tance to your readers. But LaFayette is the Capital of Cham bers county. It is one of the oldest and pleasantest towns in the State. It was named, I suppose, after Gen. Marquis de LaFayette. Whether that gentleman was ever here or not, is not put down on the record. I suppose not. However, that makes no difference; it is named LaFayette, and the inhabitants are not ashamed of it either. Why it wasn’t called something else is not stated. It might have been called Jonesboro’, or Conyers, or Duluth, or Norcross, or any high sounding name, and yet have been as happy. But things are beginning to change about her wonderfully. About a month ago the first train of cars ever seen in this country, came puffing into town. This alarming phenomenon vas by no means unlooked for. It is rather a diffi cult matter to build a railroad to a town and slip a train ol cars there without its being found out. So the rule held good in this instance. Preparations were made and when the train arrived, everybody was out to greet it. This was a pleasant occasion for LaFayette. A great many good old souls never thought to see such a thing in this town. But they did. Everything began to assume a different aspect. Houses and fenses were reno vated—churches and academies repaired —the town Marshal made him a' new baton and painted that; the City Coun cil began throwing great cart loads of red dirt in the streets, and digging break-neck ditches and established a Fulton market—all under the head pf “improvements. ” Various other reforms are contemplated under the same general head, and if strictly carried out, will make LaFayette one of the first towns in Alabama. It is eighteen miles by rail north of Opelika, on the East Alabama & Cincin nati Bailroad. The road has just* been completed to this point, but is destined to connect somewhere on the Selma, Borne & Dalton Bailroad. Before the war LaFayette was one of the most desirable places of residence in East Alabama; and even now for purity of water, good Society, church and school privileges it is unsurpassed. The busi ness done here is very large, but not a tith to that expected by the next cotton season. For a summer resort this is the very place for those seeking quiet and rest.— Although not as well fixed up at present as one could desire, yet very fair accom modations can be secured here at mod erate expense. I would like to toll you some more about this section, its prospects, its crops, „its relations to other sections, its predes tination, &o. The people are enjoying all the things I have named above, and yet they are, like other folks—“hot hap py.” They expect to be, though, and I hope the day is not far distant when their expectations will be realized. * • ,, m. FoUjr of Proscription. ' Cartersville is going ahead. She lias u man wlio can temper a mill pick, and still she has determined not to be happy without a cotton factory. For admirable specimens of fine writ ing, we commend the Borne Commercial ride its issue of June 6th, as follows: The rain on Sunday evening was one of the severest \\e iave ever seen. Torrents of dirty water swirled madly through the sewers, and several bridges went sifting to the sea. Two hogs were drowned. The Borne Courier boasts of the fact that a tirm in that village received a bill of lading dated New York, May 28tlj. The goods were shipped by the Great Southern freight line—via Charleston- on the 29th, and were received at the Borne depot on the 1st instant, mtdringr the trip in less than four days and a half. This is, we believe, the fastest time ever made between this city and New York. A heavy storm prevailed Wednesday afternoon. The lightening struck a ma jestic oak on Main street, plowing the bark off on opposite sides for ten or twelve feet.—Monroe Advertiser. BJThe heavy andj almost incesant rains the past week, greatly benefitted vegeta tion, espeeially the gardens. Field crops will also receive a new impetus, not even excepting the grass, which will make plantation and farm amusement quite lively for some time to come. Appear ances now indicate clear weather and sunshine.—rMcmroe Advertiser. Col. Jas. S. Boynton, President of the Griffin and Madison Bailroad, addressed the citizens of Butts county at Jackson on Fridas-, and at Indian Spring on Saturday. The subscriptions for a nar row gauge road amounted to over fifty thousand dollars.—Monroe Advertiser. The 2-lth will be a gala day for For syth. It is expected that a large number of visitors belonging to the Councils, Chapters and Lodges of the State will be present. The brethren are making preparations to extend their guests a fra ternal and knightly greeting.—Monroe Advertiser. Savannah workmen dig up baby skel etons. •' “' T ~ ; ; Formal Expulsion of the Rev. Chas. E. Cheney from the Pro testant Episcopal Church. The Spanish bark Marieat, Captain Humbert, was cleared on yesterday by Messrs. Chas.^Greene, Son, & Co., for Barcelona, Spaio, with 450 bales of up land cotton, weighing 606.770 pounds, valued at 831,613 88; 3,820 staves, val ued at §154 51; 3 sticks of timber, measuaing 2,260 feet, valued at $30; ,100 feet of lumber, valued at 821; and one sewing machine, valued at 825. Messrs Charles Green, Son & Co., on yesterday, cleared the Spanish brig Amable Teresa, Capt. Julia, for the port named above, with 397 bales pf upland cotton, weighing 187,174 pounds, valued at 828,753 99; 7,000 staves, valued at 8-108 «>!; aud one stick of timber, meas uring six hundred feet, valued at 812.— Savannah News 6th. The New York Tribune closes an edi torial on “ Decoration Day,” as follows It is in view of all the solemn lessons of the day that we express our deep re gret that another anniversary has come which shall not witness the completion of the work for which the patriot dead gave up their lives. The public mind is not yet fully at ease in regard to the con quests of right and justice achieved at such enormous cost, and throughout the South there are still the smoldering embers of ill will and discontent, kept alive by an unwise and impolitic pro scription. Only when the impotent pro test* against the course of events has ceased among those who appealed years ago to the arbitrament of the sword— •only when all distinctions as to civic rights and duties have passed away :among the victors and vanquished in that mighty strnegle, will the living be :at peaca and the dead be justly glorified Xet us earnestly hope that in the closing ■days of future Springs we may seefi ■whole nation doing homage in harmony ±0' its de d, and reconciled enemies stand ing by tne graves in which their resent ments are buried, united by the lessons of bitter experience, in patriotism and religion, in peace and good will. [From the Chicago Republican, June 3.] Bev. Charles Edward Cheney is no more a reverend in the Protestant Epis copal Church of America. The irrevo cable sentence which removes him from his ministerial office has been pro nounced, the pronunciamento of the Bishop of the diocese informing him of the unpleasant fact that he is expelled from the pulpit has been delivered, and THE EXTREME LIMIT the diocesan authority has been reached by Bishop Wliitehouse. Mr. Cheney received the letter of ex pulsion on Thursday night, at the un seasonable hour of 11 o’clock, when all peaceably disposed people, clerics and others, are supposed to be in bed. In the Cathedral, yesterday morning, the Bishop formally pronounced the sen tence recommended by the Ecclesiasti cal Court. Mr. Cheney was not present to hear his doom sealed. The reverend gentleman looks upon the whole affair with very philosophic eves, and has not altered his opinions a whit. The same may be said of the wardens and - congre gation of Christ Church. Mr. Cheney will CONTINUE ON AS BEFORE, and endeavor to increase the Episcopal fold in the South Division. Next Sunday it is expected, that Bev. Stephen Tyng, Jr., of New York, will oc cupy the pulpit of ChriBt Church. He, too, succeeded in making a breach be tween himself and Bishop Potter, and is at present at the head of the indepen dent church. The following is a copy of the Bishop’s letter to Mr. Cheney: Chicago, June 1,1870. My Son in the Chnrch: You have been made fully aware how sore a judg ment hangs over you in the verdict and sentence of the Ecclesiastical Court—'•‘Degradation from the min ibtry ol , THE CHUBCH OF GOD!” I approach with deepest pain the hour of pronoun cing my first and only disciplinary sentence in an episcopate of nineteen years. But I have now de layed the judgment for four weeks. I have done what I could, though without effect, through admoni tion of my own and counsel with others, to bring yon to appreciate the irrevocable Fall, and to induce such GODLY SUBMISSION as might afford the occasion, which I would thank fully have accepted, for the mitigation or remiasiom of the sentence. All has proved in vain; and now I inform you that, with the Divine permission, I shall pronouuce the sentence recommended by the court to-morrow morning, in the Cathedral, at 10 o'clock. In sorrow—for the last time, your father in God, HENRY J. WHITEHOUSE. WHAT AN AGGRESSIVE FEMALE SAYS. A female member of Dr. Cheney’s con gregation says: “I don’t know what is going to happen. I go to church every Sunday, expecting to find the doors looked against ns by the Bishop’s orders, But if we do, we will open them, if we have to scratch them down with our fin ger nails.” Milledgeville has to boast of the recent capture of a shad and a beaver. Lightning has been doiDg some dam age in this vicinity recently. On last Monday a tree on the lot of Dr. Green of the Asylum, was struck and a horse underneath was killed. The next after noon the Augusta road depot was struck, and considerable damage resulted. Strik ing the northern end .of the warehouse, the current ran down, tearing off the planks, passing through the floor, and rifliiig.a calf that had taken refuge un derneath. Several persons were in the house at the time, but fortunately they escaped unhurt.—Milledgeville Recorder. TJp to the time of our last notice of the crop prospects, everything was doing fine ly, but the floods of rain since that time have greatly altered the aspect of affairs. Many farmers are discouraged and have given up their entire crops as a failure. A great deal of the cotton has been drowned out, and that which remains is overrun with grass. Some have plow ed np the cotton and planted instead peas or com. Yery little cotton will be made with the present prospects. Corn looks very fine, in fact too fine. The rain has caused it to run up rapidly, and the stalks are too sappy to stand a drought.—Mil ledgeville Recorder. Savannah has but one public billiard room.. I It is thought by many of our citizens that if the Central does not succeed in getting the Macon & Western that it will oppose .the building of the Macon & Knoxville Railroad. We trust that in no event will this be the case; for that Road would be of vast benefit to the old -Cen tral, but not-to the Macon & Western.— This city sorely needs this new line to the northwest, and we must and will have it in spite of opposition coming from any source whatsoever. And should the Cen tral-interpose any obstacle, it would only have the effect of stimulating its friends with fanatical zeal.—Macon Telegraph. The London Times of • May 16tb, has an article on the government of the fu ture of France, when the Commune shall have been suppressed. It says that an impatience of slow progress, and a conse quent resentment of compromise, consti tute the standing difference in the pro gress of France. The yearnings after order and peace of a nation wearied by dissension and disaster appear just now to support a movement in favor of Henry V, and it is even said that the Assembly at Versailles is prepared to accept him as King. The Comte defas . never manifested any disposition “to abate any in Northeast Georgia. The people one jot of his hereditary pretensions. He are intelligent, enterprising and indus- One of the editors of the Macon Tele graph writes from South-West Georgia “The damage to the cotton crop of this section can hardly be estimated. In careful survey of fifty acres by the writer, he is satisfied that not less than five have been completely washed up and des troyed. The laud, too, where the least undulating, has been greatly injured.— Thousands of gullies now fuirow the soil with unsightly rents, where washes have lii-vor occurred before. The stands of cotton are defective, and the plant sufft ring from grass and the lack of work, though looking more healthy since the weather has changed warmer. In point of time it is fully three weeks later than usual. The corn crop, unless a sudden diouth seisin, will be overwhelming.— Everywhere it looks green and flourish ing, and is beginning to shoot the tassel. Many farmers are preparing to give it the finishing work, a * H The crop prospects between Elberton and Washington are very fine—far better than any I have seen. The wheat fields are numerous anH no appearance of rust, the stand is good, the stalk tall, with heads large, full and heavy, and, with favorable time for harvesting, the yield will be abundant. Oats, corn and cotton all look well. Some of the planters talk about squares oj the latter, which, suppose, are not very common. The productive qualities of" the land along the route are equal, if not superior, to is a one-ideaed, man, whose hobby m that legiance to the family of which he is the head. trious, as may be observed from the good France must necessarily return to its al- order and taste displayed on their farms and" about their homes.—Cor. Augusta Chronicle <tiid Sentinel. TIIE CHICAGO BIGOTRY. BLOODY AFFAIR. A 'Wilkinson Comity Shooting Affray. Some Pennsylvanians wrote to Horace Greeley to j ascertain whether he would permit his name to be used inconnec ion with the Presidency. An attempt to translate his reply resulted as follows “Dear Sir—I am vaccinated and yawn ing at Ishmael; he surely is not fishing shad all the while at Sims’, but I wrote a line to fetch her forth; deception is thus underrated viciously if Idaho fails. Carrots promise to wait. Perhaps spirits are ended—entirely; my bow. Bores. “Horace Greeley. 1 Two friends of a pastor were discuss ing the liberality of his people in pro viding for his comfort. “Why is it,’ said one, that they are so much more generous toward their pastor than other churches in proportion to their means? r “Because,” said the other, “he has schooled them to such liberality toward the various benevolent causes of the day that they have come to apply the same scale to himself and family.” The an swer was correct, and the principle is one of universal application. One of Marshal McMahon’s aids is an excellent officer, but lazy beyond expres sion. Some time ago his servant entered his tent and said: “ Colonel, the Gene ral is up and dressed. “Really, the General is up, dressed, and I am stil abed ! I am a wretch, unworthy to see the light—so draw the curtains, boy. A gentleman called on a rich but mi serly friend, and found him at the table endeavoring to catch a fly. Presently he succeeded in entrapping one, which he immediately put in the sugar-bowl and shnt dowit the cover. The gentleman asked for an explanation of this singular sport-. “I’ll tell you,” replied the miser, a triumphant grin overspreading his countenance as he spoke, “I want to as certain if the servants steal sugar.” Another Terrible Organization for the extermination of all carpet-baggers and scalawags, says the New York Herald, is said to be in process of formation down South. It is different from the Ku-Klux in some respects, bnt has the same object in view. It is wonderfhl what risks these carpet-baggers are willing to run just for the pleasure of living in a neighborhood that evidently does not won’t them- They might better sell out and “go.” A countryman stopped on Broadway, in front of the telegraph office, the other day, bent his head in a listening attitude for some time and then muttered : “That must be a darned big clock store, for such a ticking as is goin’ on in there I never heard.” Lord North, who was not fond of sci entific music, being asked to subscribe to the Ancient Concerts, refused. ‘‘But your lordship’s brother, the Bishop of Winchester, subscribes,” uiged the ap plicant. “If I were as deaf as he, I would subscribe, too,” was the reply. »• m •* A Quaker, intending to drink a glass of water, took up a small tumbler of gin. He did not discover his mistake until he had swallowed the dose, when he lifted np both hands and exlaimed: “Verily, I have taken inwardly the balm of the world’s people. What will Abagail say when she smells my breath ?” - Senator elect Goldthwaite of Alabama, whom the Senate did not admit on ac count of his rebel antecedents, became very dissipated while he was in Washing ton, and is lying at the point of death at his home in Alabama. He is delirious at times, and will probably abandon all at tempts to get a seat in the Senate if he Uvea. WAITING FOR THE TRAIN. Singular Religious Delusion Among the Negroes of Wil liamson County. From the Milledgeville Recorder.] Just in the edge of Wilkinron county a little cross-road grocery, rejoicing in the euphonious title of Lickskillet, kept by a Mr. Davis. On Friday evening last this place was the scene of a fatal en counter between several men of that county. Mr. Daniel Tucker, Jr., passing along the road in the direction of the grocery, saw Jack Parker in conversation f with some negroes in the employ of the former. Nothing however was said by either until they met some horn's after wards at the grocery. Mr. Tucker then demanded an expla nation of what Parker meant by talking to his negroes, thinking that perhaps Parker wished to induce them to leave Mr. T’s employ. High words were the re sult, a quarrel ensued, and with threats they separated. Jack Parker going off about half a mile after his brother, Rob ert Parker. After a while the two Parker brothers returned, armed to the teeth, and made an attack upon Mr. Tucker. He was struck with a stick by one of, the brothers, the blow at his head being arrested in its de scent by his left arm. The other then fired at him, the ball entering his left cheek, just below the eye. He then drew his pistol, wnich contained only three loads ; being disabled in the left arm by the blow of the stick, he cocked the weapon by pulling it against his side. Just at the moment that Tucker com menced firing, Davis, the keeper of the grocery, rushed out to separate the com batants, and save Tucker’s life. The Parkers immediately began to fire upon Davis, knowing that he was a friend of Tucker’s. Davis then drew his pistol and began to shoot also. All this transpired in about a minute’s time, and it is impossible to state who fired the fatal shots but of the dozen bul lets fired, eight took effect; three entered Mr. Davis’ body, four Mr. Tucker’s, aud one pierced the heart of Robt. Parke*, killing him instantly. Jack Parker, be tween whom and Tucker the disagree ment originated, took to his heels, and while running off Mr. Davis snatched up shot gunjkmded with bird shot, and poured the contents into him. The shot were too small to injure him seriously, merely peppering him a little. Beside the ball already spoken of as entering the cheek of Mr. Tucker, during the sub sequent part of the fight, three other balls took effect upon him, one entering his left shoulder, where it lodged, one passing through the fleshy part of the left arm above the elbow, and another through the pgJm of the left hand. He is badly wounded, but not seriously. Mr. Davis’ wounds, though dangerous are not thought mortal. All three balls passed through his hips, two passing through his body, and the third lodging in the right kidney. He was able to sit up on Mon day morning and is thought to be recov ering. The Coroner’s Jury gave in a verdict of justifiable homicide, in the case of Messrs. Tucker and Davis. Robt. Parker who had nothing to do with originating the affray, but merely came with his brother, was the victim of this terrible tragedy, the other brother escaping cempara/fciyely intact. All ike shooting w&s done in a narrow passage .about four feet bj twelve, which was so filled with smoke that nothing could be seen. Some of the wounds seem to have bees. dnflicted by antagonists in the most tmaoeountable positions, sojne balls ranging .directly upward, and oth ers in the opposite direction. It appeal's that for a moment or two the scene was one of half a dozen men down in a scuffle for life, each firing in every conceivable direction. The Parkers seem to have been cooler than their an tagonists, as seven of their shots took-ef fect, while only one from the other party was accurately aimed, causing the death of Mr. Robert Parker. [From the Fiank'in Review.] For some time past a stirrriug revival has been going on among tho colored Ipeople of our town.— According to their belief, they have been biased with an abundance of spiritual blessing, aud the Church has been greatly strengthened, at least in numbers. We have grave doubts, however, as to the amount of good accomplished. In their reli gions experience the negroes are so full of supersti tion aud strange delusion, that they ore easily made to believe any doctrine or assertion of their preach ers anil leaders. In proof of this, the following veritable incident connected with the present revival, is related. Our informant is a gentleman in whoso veracity we placo the utmost conlidence, and who was one of the par ties to the conversation hereinafter related. Approaching one of the sisters who had been a regular attendant at all the meetings, and who had been especially blessed w.th the outpouring of the spirit, he inquired concerning their success. She told him that the Lord had done great things for the Chnrch, and that many sinners had been snatch ed from the burning. He asked her about the close of the meeting, what was the cause of the stoppage, and when could it commence again. She informed him that it never stopped, that it was going on with renewed vigor, and that next week would be a great time with all who could ‘*como through.” Upon inquiring of her as to what was the particu lar excitement of the programme next week, she gravely informed him that their preacher had told the n, aud the Lord had solemnly promised them that, at the conclusion of the meeting, every solita ry sinner who had found joy in believing, and had •■got converted,” would be entitled to a free ride from here to Washington and back, and that a long train of cars was coming to take them. The gentleman found upon further investiga tion, that this was the actual belief of the entire crowd that assembled every night at this church.— Under this delusion they were crowding the altar, calling upon the name of the Lord and “ getting re ligion” by the wholesale, firmly expecting at the end ot the week that a train of cars would take them from Franklin to Washington free of cost, and bound for a regular.bran-dance picnic. Robert Bonner’s Famous Ken tucky Trotter in New York. The Chicago Tribune discusses Mr. Greeley’s chances and availability for the Presidential nomi nation, and thinks stranger things have happened than singling him out as a candidate. The Tribune, however, thinks Greeley’s ambition and self-esteem knows no bounds. It says: Mr. Greeley's ambition is of the imperious kind.t He believes that he is one of tho greatest men tha this country has ever produced. Ho is surrounded Dy many who assure him of the truth of his theory. He docs not say it, but he “goes for” auy man or party that fails to discover it. His vindictiveness is as active as his philanthropy. It is, therefore, his behef that the American people, voting singly, would give him a larger vote than auy other candidate, and that only the politicians stand in the way. The Southern Claims Commissioners in session at Washington have published a list of those who have declared under oath that they remained loyal adhe rents t-i tho cause and the Government of the Uni ted States during the late war, and that they never yielded voluntary support to the Confederate Gov ernment. The last embraces 1,000 names, toe grea ter number of which belong to Virginia and Georgia. A quaint old gentleman of an active, stirring dispo sition, had a min at work in his garden who was quite the reverse. “Jones,” said he, “did you ever see a snail?” “Certainly,” said Jones. “Then,” said the old boy, “you have met him, for you never could overtake him.” An auctioneer at a sale in New Haven, Connecticut Saturday night week, produced a statucte of toe “Greek Slave,” and said : .“Now, gentlemen, how much am I offered for this beautiful Madonna ?” The war of Republican factions in New York lias broken out afresh and with greater virulence than ever. Tammany looks on with serene composure White laborers are cultivating cotton and sugar on Bayou Sale and Cyprcmort, Louisiana, with no tsick- or mortality above the average among the negroes, On and after Jnne 15th, trains will rnn from Lyachburg to Chattanooga without change, and sleeping and palace cars from Chattanooga to Or leans without change. Still Flourishing. Father Hyacinthe. A Paris dispatch of the 4th says : “A letter from Father Hyacinthe in the Gaolois acknowledges the sympathy Italy feels for France, and advises a union of the Latin races, as the balanee of Europe is menaced by a preponderance of the Germans. The acts of the Commune were the result of negotiations negative of God by the people. The nineteenth century is an age of working men. The second Empire treated social questions in the spirit of the Csesars, instead of seek ing to solve them by dissemination of ed ucation. It moreover imposed prolonged cilibacy on soldiers, and legalized prosti tution. The church also failed in its mission.” Father Hyacinthe concludes: “Paris is in ashes; the work of people who have no God, or say it is impossible for them to believe in or love Him. Let rulers with their whole heart and brain consider these problems, and labor for the restoration of France, faith, prosper ity and peace.” »■ <»■< Mr. Phillips, the author of “Local Sketches,” writes: “ On paying a recent visit to the grave of Charles Lamb, in Edmonton churchyard, I* found it cer tainly not in the state an admirer of Elia ’ would wish to see it. The mound beneath which he and his loving i«nd beloved Bridget lie is half trodden down and broken, and what is left of it is any thing but ‘ the bank where daisies grow,’ as Moxon wrote. To remove the gaunt nettles and to order new turf was my first object; but something more requires to be done. In a year or two, unless-the letters are re-cut, the words of the in scription will have passed away.” John Graham has a great taste for fine horses, and his stables contain some of the fleetest trotters in the city. The'otil er day he added another to his stud, for which he paid a round sum. When was brought home he gave directions to the hostler concerning its treatment, and accidentally mentioned the price for the horse. At this a smile, “childlike and bland,” crept over the good-humored hos tler’s sable countenance, and he said that it reminded him of an old saying. “What is it ?” asked Graham, a little curious.— “Well, ’deed, den, mass’r, I misremem her de fust ob it,” was the reply; “but de last is, ‘and his money is soon part ed P ”—New York Sun. We are glad to announce that this famous three-year old trotter arrived safe and well at Mr. Bonner’s stables iu this city. On Monday afternoon we went up to look at him. He is all that we expected, and more too, although no one has considered the able description given of him by our Cincinnati correspondent, “ S. T. H.,” more attentively, or more highly ap preciates his breeding. We found be fore us a splendid looking dark-brown colt, with tan muzzle and flank, and no white save a small star, standing fifteen hands three inches. He is long, strong, and high behind, with the best back and finest arched lions that were ever seen. T iY ith all his size, strength and sub stance there is not a point anywhere about him upon which an oiince of material has been wasted. His shoul ders are good, with plenty of muscle, and his forearms are peculi rly long, 23 straight and strong, while his cannon bones are very short. His quarters are good, and his thighs very long and broad. In his arms he reminds us of the description and portrait' of English Eclipse. His thighs are like those of Lexington.' Cast-steel look ing legs, clean :is a foal’s, are under him. His head is just the sort we like to see—not small, nor tapering off to a snout, but large, resolute, with big nostrils. It is lean and bony, and wide between the eyes. His neck is strong and muscular, and he has the perfect game-cock throttle, the wind pipe large, and loose below the meaty part of the neck until it enters the chest. The plates of the jaws are ather deep, which denotes hard stick ing, and very wide apart, which is one of the essentials to clear wind. His eyes are large, hold and full. We were much impressed by this colt—so large, well furnished, sym metrical, and blood-like. Interest in the new-comer did not cause us to forget our old friends. Dexter is big and sleek, and as usual full of mag netism. Peerless, the fine old mare, dear to memory, and destined hereaf ter to maternal joys, looks well, and as ready as ever to take a wagon and two men along at her unequalcd rate. mg Pocahontas was bright and gay. And the evergreen Lantern was strong and fine as though his light would ne’er go out—N. Y. Sun. Henry P. Moody hanged himself in Boston, yesterday. An ingenious biped has a machine to make a man rise early in the morning. A six months’ baby can beat it to death. The skive trade on the east coast of Africa is said to he flourishing, notwith standing the authority which the Eng lish government has assumed to exercise over it, and the means which, chiefly through the agency of Dr. Livingston, have been adopted for its suppression.— Iu a treaty with the Sultan, it seems England bound herself not to interfere with domestic slavery, and thus left the matter substantially in Syed Majid’s hands, vhose sovereignty extends over several hundred miles of the coast, and protects slavers so that they can be sore of running four out of five cargoes. A royalty of two dollars a head upon sales of slaves in Zanibar enables the Sultan to maintain himself handsomely, and to pay the annual subsidy of fifty thousand dol lars besides. It is said that the atroci ties committed in the capture and march of slaves coastward exceed the horrors of the middle passage; that from 200,000 to 300,000 lives are annually sacrificed; and that large tracts of country, once well peopled, have been completely depopu lated by the traffic. For all which, the Englash government, by its voluntary as sumption, is in a certain degree respon sible. It omitted, against the advice of Dr. Livingstone, to limit the number of slaves allowed to be imported, and left the way open for the terrible abuses which nave succeeded the treaty. The remedy is with England, for Syed Mad- jid is the creature of its power alone. “I weeded my friends,” said an ec centric old man, “by hanging a piece of stair carpet out of my first-floor window, mth a constable’s announcement afifeed It had tiie desired effect I soon saw who were my friends. It was like firing a gun at a pigeon-house. They forsook the building at the first report, and have not had occasion to use the extra flaps of my dining table since.” An ice-making machine in Philadelphia lately inclosed a bouquet of rich, fresh flowers in a block of ice. Every leaf and petal was distinctly visible, with a bril liancy and delicacy of coloring greatly enhanced by the refractive power of the transparent inclosure. This result was produced by the earre-ammonia process, a French invention lately imported. While you are living be very kind generous, and do as much good as you can to yonr relations; bnt leave them nothing when you do die, and you will be sure to be missed by them. In the case of the crew of the Manito ba, accused of attempting to murder the captain and mate, testimony was intro duced to show that the pistols in the hands of the captain and mate were acci dentally discharged. Rev. Wm. H. Davis, of Richmond, will deliver the commencement sermon of Monroe Female College in. July, and [Rev. James T. Robert, LLD., of Wilkes, ' the literary address.—Monroe Advertiser. An old lady gave this as her idea of great man: “ One who is keerful of his clothes, don’t drink spirits, kin read the Bible without spelling the words, and eat a cold dinner on a wash-day without grumbling.” ► • < A sailor, whose sweetheart had a very handsome' set of teeth, attempted to kiss her, but she eluded him and gave bam box on the ear. “Just my luck,” said the good-natured sailer; “I’m always getting wrecked on the coral reefs. ” A little girl, busy in making a pair of worsted slippers for her father, said to young companion near her: “You are very lucky, yon are; yonr papa has only one leg.” An attorney observed to a brother in court that he thought whispers very un professional. “You are right,” replied his friend; “a lawyer cannot bo too bare faced.” Five boys attempted to escape from Albany jail, yesterday. James McIntyre jumped from a window and was severely injured. -,. c . ^ >*' -.SS-In'. Edward H. Heard, a veterinary sur geon of East Broadway, was committed by Justice Led with, for assaulting one of Mr. Bergb’s officers. A curate having been overhauled by bis bishop for attending a ball, the for mer replied: “My lord, I wore a mask.” “Oh, well,” returned this bishop, “that puts a new face on the affair.” 4 Jfcrotc Brakesman. The Mobile sad Ohio Bailroad carry what is called a combustible car. oue in which they transport, coal oil and powder. Yesterday mopniiig as freight train No. 8, Jack Baker, conductor, was going south, at Rutherford Station, before day, with his lamp, Baker went in toe car to get out a barrel of gasoline. From some cause the gas became ignited, and in a moment- the barrel, side aud floor of the car were In flames. Notwithstanding (here were forty kegs of powder in toe car, E. Tiffany, brakesman, ran and seized his blankets, dashed into the car, and actually smothered out the flames. His blankets, liia hands, clothes and face were burned, while the car was badly scorched. Captain Sprout, of the ice car, assisted materially. Too much credit caunot be awarded Tiffany for his coolness, his devotion to duty. As a mail of a family he risked too much, and President Murdock cannot prize such a man too highly.—Jackson {.Tennessee) Democrat. Assassins, ted. Ad Athens (Tennessee) correspondent of the Chattanooga Times writtog on the 4th instant, says: On the evening of June 2d, all things were as calm as usual in our little town, but the news of murder was swiftly passing from ear to ear. It was soon known that Mr. Byram Alien, a citizen of this county, had been shot, while going home, by some one lying in ambush, about one mile from town, from which wound he died within an hour. There was a young man with Mr. Alien when he was shot, said young man testifying that he only saw the smoke of the gun a short distance from them in ,he bnshes. Some tracks were found where the mur derer had necessarily to cross the road in or ter to escape. No clue, as yet, as to who the murderer was. ' A1 altimore poet taking np an old theme, gives the end of Cleopatra in this style ; “ She got a little p'ison snake, And hid it in her gown ; It gave its little tail a shake ; And did her job up brown. She tumbled down upon her bed, Where she was wont to lie, Removed her chignon from her head And foll-iwed Antony.” Military. A Washington dispatch of June 3d, says: Upon toe return of General Sherman from hie Southern and Western inspection tour, toward the end of the month, tho expected reorganization of the military divisions and departments into which the country is divided, will probably take place. The details are uot ycj; fully arranged, but it is under stood they involve the transfer of Lieuteuat General Sheridan from Chicago to New York, from which point he will exercise a command extending over a territory embracing in its limits all the geographical possibilities arising out of the enforcement ol the Ku-Klux act of the late session of the old and new Congress. From the Pacific coast, General Schofield will probably be called to command the division of the Missouri, wisely enlarged to include all ot the Indian couutry, and thus to terminatetbe evils of a divided Indian jurisdiction. General Meade will be likely to succeed to the com mand of the Pacific division, unless he snould prefer to remain on the Atlantic slope, in which case he could receive a department command Jinder the Lieutenant- General, and General Halleck, now in command in toe South, will be restored to his cov eted post at San Francisco. The department of the lakes will, in Ml probability, be discontinued, aud its commander, General Cooke, find the reward of long and faithful service in the repose of the retired list. Other cluiigi^jji contingent upon those now foreshadowed, are also probable, but they are in an inchoate condition at present, and do not afford enough ground for a safe prediction of their charac ter. Seven hundred thousand men 13 what is esteemod a peace footing for the Prus sian anuy.