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k XNDlSTlNCT PflJNT THE ATLANTA W HE K L T S U X. THE DAILY Monday Morning SUN. .August 14. From the Rockford (Indian*) Democrat, 5th Ang. The Live Old Party. From the memorable campaign of 1800 (says the Nashville Union and American.) down to the present, amid all the shift ing issues of three quarters of a century, the Democratic party has ever been in the field, and with a few exceptions, in the van. To that party belong all the glories of the past; its reign has been the reign of peace, prosperity and progress; WjH ... and "hen it has at times been displaced, since our editorial of Saturday, and! manifold and bitter evils have come upon Auotliev Letter from New York. We take the liberty of presenting our readers to-day with another letter, written under the shadow of the New York World. It has been received dated “New York city, August 8th, 1871.'*' This one comes from a personal acquaintance and friend * of many years’standing, and one who has figured somewhat in politics. We have had a good deal of corres pondence with him on public ques tions lately. In this he had very frankly told us that he thought the “New Departure” was the “winning card” for the Democracy in 1872, and that lie was for anything that would “v:in” in that contest. He now writes under the date stated as follows: •• “I was perfectly willing to go the “ ‘New Departure,’ because I thought it “merely meant to bury out of sight the “said amendments as issues, but your “powerful articles upon the subject have “made me see what I had not considered “before, to-wit: that the movement in volves not only our ignoring them for “the present, and leaving them for fu ture action when the Democrats get “into power ; but it requires our accep tance of them now and for all time to “come, as valid parts of the Constitu- “tiou—this, I can never consent to do. “It is given up pretty generally, I be- “lieve, by all thinkers and men of ability “in the Democratic party here now “that those amend moots stand up- “on nothing but ‘fraud and usurpa tion,’ and are, therefore, in truth and “fact ‘null and void,’ or should be so “held to be. ' » .. “No one of braius here now believes “that the ‘Now Departure’ policy cau be “sustained by argument.” This is quite enough of the letter .to answer the purpose for which we quote it—that is, to show the change which is going on in the minds of those who once were fairly com mitted to the expediency view of a temporary abandonment of principle. r —: Coming Back Some days, ago, our neighbor, The JConstitution—we greatly regretted to see—went off after the New Depar turists, and committed^res^Jf'td'ti^ei expediency policy which leads into the camp of Radicalism. Wo were pro foundly sorry at heart, to think that a journal which had been considered an organ of the Democracy in days . past should thus iollow after strange gods, forsaking the right way. But wc arc rejoiced to see, so soon, ' that it is coming back to the fold, . which is evidenced' by its liearty in dorsement ol' the pint form of the - Texas Democracy, in its issue of yes- ‘ terday. It highly honors them, de cl arm" that, “t-ho noble Democracy of the Lone Star State have adopted the ■j true platform,” and styles it “the glo rious old doctrine of the true Democ racy,” rejoicing that these “glorious old doctrines” have beenVeaffirmed,” having not “one word” of “New De parture’’ in it. Neighbor, give us your hand on that. Stay with ns. Let us fight shoulder to shoulder for those “glori ous old doctrines,” and let us to gether rejoice when truth is trium phant and error vanquished aud trod den into the dust. the country. The fate of the nation and that of the Democracy are intertwined. The explanation is, that our party main tains the living, essential principles of our system of government It has been more thau a party; it has been the em bodiment of the political life and legiti mate aspirations of the American people. Compared with European annals, our his tory reads as if the Democracy were the constituted government, while other par ties, arising from time to time, have been the successive forms of Opposition. The essential principles that give suc-vitality to our party, being identical with the Constitution-of 1789, are equally dura ble. They were applicable to a confede racy of thirteen States and three millions of people; they will prove equally benefi cial to forty States and forty millions. With our fathers, the absorbing ques tion on which Clay, Calhoun and Web ster burnished their brilliant intellects, was, What shall we do with our Treasury surplus ? The present generation, with its weight of national debt, pronounce thatavery “dead” issue; but witliahalf century of Democrotic rule, the hope is not extravagant that it may again become the pivot of politics with our children.-^- Later came the Native Americans, and then the Know-Nothings; and we may have to fight that struggle over in the near future. Twenty years ago, internal improvements came knocking at the pub lic door, as beggars; the people voted to give them a start in life. Twenty years hence, internal improvements are likely to come up again, not as beggars, but as domineering tyrants; and the people, un der the lead of the Democracy, will have to meet the changed issue. Thus onr principles have been tried and proven equal to every issue in which the inter ests^ the people and of free institutions are involved. Those who imagine that the Democracy must make a “new de parture” to meet newly sprang issues, do not understand the live old party which has survived all the shocks of tinie, and which emerges from a horrible civil war more united than its triumphant oppo nents, so that to-day Radicalism gives ev ery evidence of early dissolution, while the grand old Democracy never bore greater promise of coming and continued usefulness; While Radicalism barely subsists in a dozen States, fed on Federal porridge, the Democratic banner floatsto the breeze throughout the Union, rally ing the people by its invocation of time- honored principles. peater was exhausted. The contest was ended in fifteen min utes—the policemen coming out victori ous. One white man was wounded slightly, in the neck, and ojie negro was mortally wounded, living only about twelve hours. The supposition, from all indications, is that this negro was shot by his own color—a stray shot coming from their position. It was regretted by the whites that this boy should have suffered, as he was regarded as a good, inoffensise negro. The poles were closed during the row; but opened again shortly after, and every body allowed to vote without farther dis turbance. A number of negroes op posed, bitterly, the course of .their own color in this affair. A full Democratic ticket was elected. The threats of the negroes were to kill the whites, release the boy arrested, and take charge of the ballot box. * EATONTON. Negroes Get tip u Row during an Elcc- . .. V. / • tlon. A Wnr of Races. White Man "Wounded and a Negro Killed. > clyjfl Speech of Hon. J. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky. We ask all the readers of The Sun to hunt up our paper of Saturday morning last, and carefully peruse the mighty speech of Mr. Knott which appeared in that issue. It is one of the grandest iu the Eng lish language. It is equal to that of Cicero against Yerres, and is crashing in its tremendous power. Mr. Knott is a man of mark—one of the rising men of the day, and who will indelibly stamp his impress upon the age in which lie lives. Read the speech—take care of it—file it away for reference, and Jet its truths guide you in the right way. The Negroes Routed and Quiet Restored. A traveling agent of The Sun furnish es the following particulars' of the riot which occurred at Eatonton on., the Stli instant. An election was being held that day for a member of the Legislature and for county officers. The former was to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of the member elect, and the latter to fill vacancies occasioned by the inability of the officers elect to give the bonds pre scribed by law. The election proceeded quietly until about 10 o’clock, when a negro using some illegal effort to'get in a vote, was notified by an officer to desist. He drew a knife on the Sheriff, but was arrested. As he was being taken to jail a large num ber of negroes collected and demanded his release. This being refused some one of their number called upon them to arm themselves and release the prisoner.— The whole crowd of them immediately rushed out of town and in a very short time all returned armed,"and as soon as they come in range of the whites who had been summoned by the Sheriff as po lice, fired upon them. This fire was return ed by the whites, and for a few minutes a battle between the two races prevailed. Over one hundred and fifty shots were fir ed, the blacks opening, and the police re turning, charging them at the same time. They seemed to think that a different position would.be more “healthy,” and retired with but little order the distance of one block, behind a brick wall. Then feeling secure they opened fire again, seeming to think there was no way to get at them except down the street in front Onr Subscription Lilt. We referred a clay or two ago to the fact of Laving received a list .of fifty sub scribers from Colusa in California. This list, or dub of fifty, was for our Weekly, in accordance with the rules of dubs where subscribers have the advan tage of dub rates, viz: all at the same office, and all commencing and ending at the same time. They were all obtained by the efforts of one man, who desired the Circulation of The Sun because of its earnest opposition to the treacherous movement which is intended to lead the Democratic party into the camp of the enemy. We ask the friends of civil liberty everywhere to make aq effort to extend our circulation. A very small effort on the part of each of our subscribers would give us an immense circulation in the aggregate, and very greatly increase our influence for good. Yesterday we received two subscribers from foreign lands—one from Canada and one from England. We also receiv ed a club of fourteen from South Caro lina. i j ;—>• ♦-« ; Important vase before tlie Supreme Court. There is a case before the Supreme" Court, and will-be reached very probably during to-day, involving the Constitu tionality of the appointment of the Sen atorial District Judges, and the legality of the acts of the Legislature passed after forty days. The questions made are of the gravest importance, and strike at the very organization of the courts re ferred to and at the validity of nearly ah the acts of the last Legislature. Col. Herbert Fielder, of Randolph county, makes and will argue these points. He is one of thp ablest lawyers and best thinkers of our State. The Surrey of the Georgia Western R. R.' The Engineer Corps of the Georgia Western on Saturday and yesterday were encamped at Owl Rock Church, fourteen miles from this city, on the road to Ader- hold’s Ferry. They will cross the Chat tahoochee to-day, and probably reach Carrollton or its vicinity to-morrow eve ning. In locating the route of the Road from this city, the main ridge has been followed, not deviating a great way from the public road leading from here to Aderhold’s" Ferry. The citizens thus far have been very liberal in granting the right of way, and making subscriptions to the stock of the Road, giving encouragement that the en terprise will be sustained by the people along the route as far as they are able, and that the Road will be built. It is estimated by Capt. Grant, the As sistant Engineer of the road in charge of the Corp, that the preliminary survey now being made, will be comple led some time between the middle of November and 1st December, running from here to Elyton and hack. The aim is to reach Elyton by the 1st October. Some of the members of the Corps were in the city yesterday. They are en thusiastic in the work, and pushing for ward with all their might. Ah speak in the highest terms of Capt. Grant, the Chief of the Corps, as being thorough, efficient and energetic, and also for his kindness and thoughtful consideration for the wants and welfare of his men. A public meeting will be held to-day at Bryant’s Cross Roads, nine miles from Atlanta, for the purpose of raising sub scriptions to the stock of the Road. The people are earnestly moving to secure the building of the road. TELEGRAMS. MARYLAND. W' ltied of a Broken Heart. Cumberland, Aug. 13.—Mrs, Clement L. Yallahdigham (lied this morning. j . -IOWA. five Persons Suffocated in a .Tftru. Keokuk, August 13.—Wm. Briggs, in tending to re-open a coal mine, sent his son and daughter to dip out the water. The son put a ladder in the shaft and de scended. The daughter, hot hearing him, descended also. Briggs, his brother and a hired man then followed each other down the shaft. All were suffocated. At last accounts, two bodies had been recov ered. and the continuing of his present power. Thiers, who was present, asked for a vote of “urgency” on both proposals, and, amid great excitement, they were declared urgent. The Court Martial, holds long and ex citing sessions daily, and trial of leading Communists is progressing as rapidly as possible. CALIFORNIA. ticnerat Crook after the .Ipaches. San Francisco, August 12.—Advices from Tuezonan, Arizona, state that Gen. Crook’s campaign against the Apaches is proceeding vigorously. He is confident of reducing the savages to submission, if not interfered with by peace commis sioners. ALABAMA. Beceipti and Shipments of JSeic Cotton. Montgomery, August 12.—Three bales of the new cotton crop were received Thursday night. Two were shipped to New York and one to Mobile, yesterday. fatal .iccitlent—JVeic President of Columbia College. Washington, Aug. 12.—Two laborers were killed by the caving in of a bank. Dr. J. C. Welling accepts the Presi dency of Columbia College. PRUSSIA. Preparing for the Cholera, Sc., Sc. Berlin, August 12.—The Imperial Government, as well as local authorities here, have adopted the most stringent measures for the prevention of the spread of . the cholera. Twenty-three persons were attacked by the disease at Konigs- burg ' yesterday, thirteen of whom are already dead. No case3 'of cholera have appeared in in the south of Russia. Bismarck is acting as Chancellor of the German Empire, decides the school sys tem of Alsaoe shall be non-sectarian. SUN-STROKES. jGSP* A public pump—the “interview- jBSt"“For Yice President—John M. Harlan, of Kentucky,” says the Cincinnati Gazelle. The Courier-Journal is expected to “second the motion.” 5^* The Nashville Banner asks: “ Is Boutwell a defaulter ?” If he is not, he is probably the only office-holder of his party who is not. Kzgr Harlan made one hundred and fifty speeches during the canvass, and they, even with the assistance of the Cou rier-Journal, were not sufficient to make him any votes. tJSS^ The Courier-Journal says “South ern papers are all complaining of the drouth.” They have'reason to so complain whenever they look over the columns of theC.-J. A Cincinnati woman has been li censed to perform the marriage ceremo ny; but she greatly preferred to obtain a license to have the marriage ceremony performed. J5ST* “Methylated ether” is a new sub stitute for Irish Whisky. . It is cheaper, and makes drunk quicker. Tipplers can now sing, “How happy I am with ether When t’other dear charmer’s away.” The papers are asking the ques tion “is suicide epidemical 5” and this too, when an epidemic of suicide is prev alent in the country. of them. But some of the bovs bad “Alexander II. Stcpliciis on the Study or , . , , tne Law.” | been to war before, and took advantage of a ‘"dank movement.” and the “brave A day or two ago we alluded to the fact | commander” and posse were soon seen that a sixteen-page pamphlet, with the flying from their fort draping muskets, foregoing title, was passing through the j Uats &Cm as tw ran- press of this office. It is now out, and a copy is before us. It is certainly a most valuable production, and the most important addition to the Law Literature of the present day. 4, The writer of this notice is not a £2?“ The Louisville Commercial has a column headed “Table Talk.” It is nat ural enough for one to look to that col umn for spice, but one does not find it there. The harmony among the Louisi ana Radicals is a thing greatly to be ad mired. They evidently think two Re publican parties are necessary to beat the Democrats next time. SOUTH CAROLINA. ' " - 1 " - The first Hale. Charleston, August 13.—The first bale of new cotton received here arrived to-day from Middle Georgia, consigned to Geo. A. Trenholm $ Son. ITALY, Till Pope Is,nr- ,1:1 BncycUcal Cel ter. Rome, August 13.—An encyclical letter has been issued by the Pope, urging the faithful to offer praises for the freedom of the Holy See and for the tranquility of the Church. >-*-< FRANCE. Prolongation— The Heath Sentence. Paris, August 13.—The press generally contend that the vote in the Assembly yesterday is a success for-the advocates of the prolongation of Thiers’power, as the Right was desirous of postponing the question indefinitely. The Court Martial at Rouen has passed the sentence of death upon the soldiers who deserted to the Commune. >-♦-< LOUISIANA. .1 Bloody Batcher—./ .Von Stabs Two Others. New Orleans, August 12.—About two o’clock this morning Dominick Byrnes inflicted three daugerous stabs upon Ned Hughes, a cab driver, who went to the hospital bleeding profusely. Subse quently, Byrnes stabbed Pat Brady twice through the heart, killing him instantly. After a chase of several blocks, Byrnes was arrested by the police. The murder occurred in a coffee house near Poydras mmrket. Cause, whisky. MISSOURI. .In jExpress Bobber Makes a Confession—Others Implicated. St. Louis, August 12.—D. W. Souter, United States Express Delivery Messen ger, whose wagon was robbed recently and who is under arrest for being impli cated in the robbery, confesses he was concerned in it. He tells different stories about being approached, some months ago, by a man whose name he conceals, and urged to assist in the robbery of the Company; to this he resisted, but the man’s appeals were so persistent and con tinual that he finally yielded, and entered into the robbery with J. S. Canon and Thomas Grady, who are also under ar rest. Kendall, the driver, knew nothing of the affair. The' party,who planned the robbery, and who is supposed to have the money, is known. m FRANCE. The .uornneu! to Prolong Thiers' Term- Progress of the Communists' Trial. Parts, August. 12.—la the Assembly to-day, M. Kiret, of the Left Centre, *S^“The new departure of the Miller- ites is set for the third of next month.” borroTCd T 33S82E&S 5S&&&25 , i 3 onewbich all pe*-| mxns, stautliugc!<KOto the tones betweea land is rehyto join th=^eTa°p™tak i*«^***«*». c.iu, not only read aud enjoy, but both fires. As he had no chance to STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION. The Agricultural College—Disposition oft lie Script—Speeches by Gov. Brown, Col. McKinley, "Hon. B. C. Yancey, and others—Rev. C. "\V. Hownrd oh the La- hor System—Labor Contracts, Etc. Special correspondence of the Atlanta Sun. Rosie, Ga., August 10th, 1871. Editors of the Sun:—The first thing in the order of business this morning was the discussion on the resolution to memo rialize the Legislature to allo^the Con vention the disposition of the Land Scrip donated the State by act of Congress of July 2d, 18G2, for the establishment of an Agricultural College. Ex-Governor Brown first appeared upon the floor as the representative of the delegation from the 'Alumni of the University of Georgia. He favored no special locality, hut was here to act for the best interests of the whole State. He showed, that with the best success in the sale of this scrip only seventy-five cents per acre could be real ized from it, which woujd raise about two hundred thousand dollars, as an endow meat fund, there being two hundred and seventy thousand acres for Georgia’s share: that it was utter folly to talk of dividing this fund and establishing two schools in different sections of the State, as the whole fund would not be sufficient to properly endow one College if set up to itself. Ho spoke of the advantages of the University of Georgia over all other com petitors ; that it already had the profes sors to teach the requisite branches with out paying others, and could afford op portunities for the Agricultural class in any of the various collegiate studies at the same time. The law of Congress prohibits the expenditure of any part, of this fund for the erection or repairing of spicnity, that this body earnestly recoin. mend its extensive circulation" iu the event that the translation should be pub. lished. Also a vote of thanks to the fair translator. The "resolution was adopted unanimously by a rising vote, in respect to this Georgia lady. Upon inquiry by the unmarried delegates, the President anounced that the lady was the daughter of Col. C. YT. Howard. Col. Clinch, of Sparta, offered in be half of the Agricultural Society of Han cock county, a resolution to appoint a committee to memorialize the Legist- ture to so amend the statute as to make the leaving of an employer by laborers an offense to be punished by fine and im- prisonment, instead of making the same a misdemeanor, and the person so en ticing away such laborer liable for dam ages. This resolution excited consider able and spirited debate on both sides. A substitute was offered by Mr. Tuggle, of LaGrange, which was adopted. It was to refer to a committee of five to re port upon the practicability of memor- alizing the Legislature to make such changes iu the Code relating to contracts as they deemed best for the interest of the Shite. Mr. Newman, of Hancock, offered a resolution to refer to a committee the expediency of establishing a State Jour nal of Agriculture, which was adopted. Many of the delegates have left, though the business of the Convention is still going on. with great energy and dispatch. I understand an adjournment is expected on Friday night. Ager. MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. A Woman is Found in Beil with Her Throat Cut—She Dies Shortly Afterwarils--»JNo Clue to the Perpetrator of the Deed. GEORGIA NEWS. Dining the hot firing between police and negroes, behind the wall, it was ex citing to see an old citizen, who had been ordered by the Sheriff, just previ ous to the appearance of the negroes with their guns, to go out and report if lawyer, but has read the work with the there were anv sign of their return with Ki3on e lvHA ! alp CT -L imSjS , al! v,V c !;, tJ :!,o toneetotxeeu MrtJ, ready to join ,!. e to-i SK,? »V H* Grillto :.rM r. ... STS- £re. A, be bed no ebenee foTgeTforthe pexM fhS '““>***’ «“ ? ' ' ' wine u will be highly useful and instruct-[escape, lie defended himself by shooting i * he moreover be. entrusted with.'the pro- CoL C W Howard delivered n-n j 1 } 6 trn th of the report,--that this cty iv^even to the commonest minds. ; every time they attempted to expose’ 88L “Figures don’t He” says the New C ff^°? of la ^ s ’ ^ ^ess upon “The necessity of a Change fested^toa^eSlS oraaSSeZb^dof Wetaro read almost evorytmng tnnt ihemselres aronnd the comer so as to Tork Times. If that be tare it is erident tUauJtaofficfai residenttisShwXjS "t. 0 ” 1 ' ?S no ’ , )ta re m consequence of a thieres, prowling aW.nt mulev tliecoTcr Mr. Stephens ever rtiote, mnl wo do not-UaWo Mm to see them. The old gen- thstthe TV„ !£S is not a figure. SaTthe iSombS-msysit- ttat £ S wsSfng on opportunity *> hesitate to say of this Kile work that it | ttemog s ,id he thonght his six Ms . todged “thTSms?! thi KenhbUw to i t H f som " ces do™ on Mmehodyt property.-- *“! l >10t "' 1,K lcst pro-1 lrouM be osbMsleii bctore tha b(m mc _ t®. Ihe Tork calls for the that his remunomtion he fixed at ‘a S teon|h ^hieh th£ SBgj «»**»* recently beennMfc It -* »! The Sex < tor.oE « *. eeeJe.1 to llmttog then,, n„d V„o„U £*>f« «*>«<*« £&•*»■ op- brought about, and that slTeep and ttu- business hotSfSTtl “ dlT Tto * rente 1*? copv. or live-dollar tor j they give out, he had nothing to keep Th ® Gl ° be J 8 evidentl;7 hard Diplomatic agents and Mffitar^andNa Se? ^ ^ ^ ^ fertilizing agen- the rascals have failed, whether from text i nu<t ^ UCCOm ' i them behind tbe comer > *ttch saved qpforancosgparas 7 pl1 - ! val Commanders, and that Mi^istera an- ! r Col Barnett nnv-mi ^ ' i r , , «*dngtoo' closely guarded bxthepo- . J/BBHff&Hni, ibimfram their determination to'shoot | ^ The Courier-Journals “SmaB | ^ for [ as the noted and valuable 6 woSon^e I? Manager Daily Sun, Atlanta. Ga. him. Bat fortunately the flanking party j Talk” is so small that the reader can : 1 M ^Ade^oi^thc^riokfLi^d^ n «. ? U 01 ^ nc P^ u " e of George Yille j up’trani°we”e a*- s'L ^ light & 1 ' A-sgusM t. It. succeeded in routing them before his re- ’ scarcely see the point. ' | ^ ^ buildings; it was, therefore, useless for sections which had not buildings to at tempt the establishment of such an in stitution without an additional endow ment. He cited instances of all similar institutions North, and.many in England and Germany, to show, 1st, th? necessity and advantage of such an institution; and, 2d, their inability to continue in successful operation if sustained by a sum of money no larger than that which would be realized from this scrip, aud not in connection with one already pro gressing successfully.' He was followed by Col. McKinley, the mouth-piece of the Milledgeville delega tion. His points were, 1st, That Mil ledgeville had the buildings and ground for an experimental farm. 2d, That the students who would attend this school would be the plow-boys, who would be compelled to be at home to do the labor of the farm at certain times of the year, and Athens was too distant. Milledge ville was in the centre of the section which would furnish these students. He ridiculed the University; spoke of it as having always been an institution after the old Scotch Presbyterian and Irish preacher fashion, where Latin and Greek poetry were taught with some success, but of late it had been made an imitation German school. Col. Price, of Dahlonega, then ad dressed the Convention, presenting the claims of the North Georgia Agricultural College to a part of this scrip. CoL Yancey spoke in behalf of the claims oi the University, showing plainly its superior facilities aud advantages, and olosed in some eloquent remarks upon what constituted a true aristocrat—an honest man—which had a fine effect in doing away with the feeling which had been engendered by this discussion be tween the barefooted boys of the moun tains and the aristocrats of Middle and Southern Georgia. The result was the referring of the matter to the original Committee ap pointed last Spring to memorialize the Legislature. Col. C. W. Howard delivered an ad dress upon ‘ * The necessity of a change in our agriculture in consequence of a change in our labor system.” He thought the development of the mineral resources in Georgia was the principal agency through which this change was to be Last Tuesday night, or rather early on Wednesday morning, about 3 o’clock, a Mrs. Davis, living about twenty-eight miles from this city, near the lino of Bul lock and Bryan counties, was found sit ting up in bed with her throat cut, from which she died in a few moments after she was found in this condition. From the best information that we can obtain, it appears that Mr. Joseph Davis, living, as before stated, near the line of Bullock and Bryan counties, had. gone fishing, leaving his wife, her sister and his family of children at home, suspecting no ill to befall any of them before his return. His wife was a young woman of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, and was the third wife. He had raised fam ilies of children by two former wives, and had quite a number of small Children.— On the night in question the family had all retired to bed as usual, the children slepping on a bed made on the floor.— The sister of Mrs. Davis was also sleep ing in the same room. This sister was a widow, a Mrs. Drigger. The evidence adduced at the Coroner’s inquest furnishes the best information, and we publish it as related to ns: One of the children by a former mar riage, a little girl about twelve years of age, testifies that after midnight she saw Mrs. Davis get up from her bed and walk to where the children were lying, giving two of them a slap, as they were crying and making a noise. From there she saw her return to her bed, and, in ashort time afterwards, heard her call to her sis ter, Mrs. Drigger, saying she was bleed ing to death. The evidence of the sister, Mrs. Drig ger, is not only different from this, but is conflicting in itself. Sho states that after Mrs. Davis left the children’s bed she walked to a cupboard, against which the little boys’ pants were hanging; that she then walked to the table in the room, aud frona there back to her bed. In a few moments Mrs. Davis called to her sister, who, together with tho children, ran into her room, finding her sitting up in bed, complaining of bleeding very freely. They were very much excited; made considerable noise, and final!/an old negro woman came into the house.— Mrs. Davis died in a short time. In the morning a number of persons went into the room. The little boy, in looking for his pants, found them lying on the table, instead of hanging against the cupboard where he ha"d put them the night before. On examining the pockets his knife was gone. It was some time be fore the knife was found. Some one took the tub containing water to the door, and in pouring out the water the knife came out. Having been in the water for some time there was no blood to be seen on it. Tt. physician in attendance examined the knife, and comparing the cut on the neck with the blade of the knife, gave it as his opinion that it was made with that particular knife. There was no other evidence before the Coroner’s jury; Mrs. Drigger made sev eral contradictory statements. One time she said it was two hours after she saw her sister before she died; at another she said it was one hour. The verdict of the juiy was, that “deceased came toiler death from some sharp instrument in the hands of an unknown person.” Some are of the opinion that she cut herself with the knife, which they suppose she was holding open in herhand cutting tobacco, _aiid in the effort to brash off mosquitoes she stuck the knife blade into her neck. This is quite improbable, as the knife could scarcely have been found in a tub some distance off had this been the case. Mrs. Davis was buried on Thursday. None of her own or her husband’s friends can form any* satisfactory idea Of the true murderer, and it appears that she was unable to give any information after she called her sister to the bed. To say th© least, it is a most horrible and mysterious deed, and if another than herself is the perpetrator, we trust he, she or they may be discovered and brought to justice.— Savannah JVeics, 12th.