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AHSTtPHENS pKQPiiwum + rovrrtvw kditor S. A . KCHOLi, AaMfUl* miwtil »««■>—* ■•••«•» TKHMM OF H(J ]>/ 1JL.1' and WBBK1.F .i ao .. n tt. hry.e‘r>xl» Oapr « T»*It» 1 l/j I ftr<* Month*. Bli Months * 001 On# Month Clnte* tor ttotlr—rnr *sn— ' Ttirss Co|>t«s »» >• «*“•• - * 00 w.kir—r»r Cor, * «1I— P»g-:r* Thras Ooptss • •• Tsmtr Coptw.. fits copiM • n,, r On* Hnwli* r «l*o ..to 0 ..to to ...M OS ■Li* THE LIGHT AT HOME. ■ ■Th# llrht »t boms I Mow or1*h« It Wban ST*ntD« ahndm around us tali; Ago from lha lattios tar It glaaaas. To iots. and rant, and comfort all. ’•When wearied with the tills of da,, Atul Strife for a lory, gold or feme. Bow sweat to aaek lha quiet way. When lor mg Ups will lisp our name. •■When through the dark and storm, night, Tna wayward wanderer homeward hies. How rbearing Is the twinkling light Which through the turret gloom ho sptso f "It Is tha light of boms. Ha feala mat loving hearta will great him thorn. And softly through his bosom steals 1 Ua jo, and toes mat banish core. "Tbs light at some I How atii. and sweat It pa*pa from ,oodar cottage door — The wear, wanderer to greet. W ben tha rough lulls of on, ore o'er, "had la tha eool that does not know Ilia blessings that Us haems .mpert Tbs rheerfnl hopes and )o,a that low And lighten np the haavieat heart.** T HE WEEKLY SUN. VOL 3, NO.411 ATLANTA, GA,. TUESDAY, MAltOH 4, 1873. WHOUSli- N U M b E ti l^t*/ CHAT WITH STATIC PAPCM. A XBoito wonutn, in Decatur eounty, on last Saturday morning took an axe and struck her sleeping husband a terri ble blow on the shoulder, but not killing him, be called her father also asleep in the room, when tha tamale demon turned and deait her father a blow whieh killed him iuetanUy. She then returned to her hnahand and dealt him auotber blow, this time on the ride of the head, whieh was thought sufficient to kill him, but up to the time of our information, he stil lived, though mortally wounded. The 22nd was celebrated by the Thom aaville Cornet Band. Mu Joseph Sewahd is the new post mantcr at Thomssville. The editor of tbo Valdosta 'rimes bos been presented with two turnips 21 1 inches in circumference. Berrien Superior Court convened on Monday, Feb. 14th, Judge Hansell pre siding, with the same marked abilitv that characterized his former terms on the bench. Col. B. G. Mitchell Solici tor General. A negro was sentenced to two years of penitentiary life. In Berrien county, recently, Mrs. Gri ner cried in bei ninety-seventh year, Mrs. Mary McCraney died last fall in her ninety-sixth year. Mrs. Lindsey, wno is Mill living, will be ninety-nine the Dili of next April. Their respective ages are vouched for by several reepon aible men of that county. Uawkinsviile has a string band and the price of cat-gut appreciates; and the .same town is to have a new two-story Click hotel. * Dr. Wills preaches at Madison to day. Mr. S tuiuel Pennington, an old and respected citizen of Morgan county, died the other day, in the 73d year of his age. Rev. K. C. Foute, who, for several months past, has been acting as pastov of St. Marks' Episcopal Church, at Dal ton, has left for Savannah, having been called to the pastoral charge of the church in that city. Mrs. Higgins, an old and respected lady of Dalton, is dead. “Dr.” Webster still roams at large. The Courier states that the foundries and rolling mills at Borne have all re sumed work, and the busy snort of the steam pipes are ringing out as cheery as ever; and says: They are the great throbbings of the heart of our prosper ity, and we are always glad to hear them sending out a healthy beat. We are happy to learn that no considerable dam age was done the manufactories, and be yond the temporary suspension of their work, it can all in a few days be recov ered. The new and splendid steamer Mag nolia made its first trip from Borne to Cedar Bluff, on Thursday last Eyeby day or so we see notices of Georgians returning from the West to remain in our good old State till life’s end. Gardening is going on briskly abont Albany. The News states that Dr. Boring’s health is so much i’UDairau that he is compelled to give up the pastorate of the Methodist Church in Albany. The Newnan Hera d says it is highly prouuble that a meeting of the citizens ot this oounty will be held Tuesday, sale day, to give expression to their views on the bond question. That paper thinks it is of great importance that the msaeca, those who pay the taxes, should speak in unmistakable tones. The Talbotton standard states that Mr. R. H. Bulioel, a lawyer of Flint Hill, Talbot county, tried to kill him self, a few uays ago. oy cutting bis tnroat sud htaoblognimwrit la the breast. Hr was louod is the woods inseurible, and his condition is fiili emio*L The act vw committed in a fit of delirium tr»- ui 'Lo. Mr. Bulio oh was a candidate for the Legislature a our last election. Talbot Superior Court will o nvene on Monday, 10»h mM. The Standaid says the dockets are 1 ulL Au honest, industrious and energetio young man wuo understands the pirat ing business tolerably well, can get a sit uation at the Newuau Dispatch office by making early application. A/'JMJT or Tam GEORGIA PERMS. In an article on the “ Assumption of State Debts by Congress,” the Au gusta Constitutionalist discusses the proposition that Congress shall as sume the debts of the Southern States. It thinks the proposition looks like a preconcerted Wall street speculation, and that the capitalists of the North could buy up the bonds, thus to be re deemed, if they have uot already done so, and the profit would enure to them—not to the Southern people, who must eventually pay them. The Constitutionalist assumes this posi tion : The proporition now is virtually to bind the Southern States to submit to any amount and to any form of taxation that its imperial creditors might see proper to impose. The Constitution be ing violated on the plea of relieving the South, on what plea oouid the assenting people of the South protest against another special tax on raw cotton or other Southern product, levied to pey into the United States Treasury, the amount paid on Southern State debts ? Southern property and industry cannot hope to escape tax as for the payment of Southern State debts. Sooner or later ihev mast be paid, and the authority of taxiug to raise the money should never r>e surrendered to on alien power. It should be retained by the people who are to pay the dents. The Griffin News still opposes the bond compromise. It thinks “ the compromise. State is more bound to compromise this debt of Mr. Kimball’s, than thou sands of others he owes in Atlanta and elsewhere. Concludes the News: The indorred railroad bonds are ille- 8*1. but the holders want a chance to complete the road and get the State to indorse the fall amount of the bonds, and take up the illegal issues now out We have no use for the roads, none ot the conditions of State aid have been com plied with, and the State has settled the question, we are satisfied it should re main settled forever. The Lawrenceville Herald favors the repeal of the usury laws. It be lieves — that a man has the same right to put a price upod bis horse or his lands. This is the theory—the practice has only been on the other ride, and we can form • more correct conclusion .a* to the pro priety of the repeal then we seeiteprac tical working. The Albany Central City con demns too much legislation—thinks that much of the local legislation done might be submitted “to the control of the parties interested, and who can only be familiar with their merits.” It thinks — tue fewer the laws, provided they are sufficient to meet the demands of justice, the easier it is to understand them, and the greater protection do they afford, while a multiplicity, only tends to con fusion and the encouragement of rascali ty, lawlessness and corruption The Georgia Home Journal has this to say of the bond question: So far as we are concerned, we think a Legislature whose aggregate intelligence and integrity, are not adequate to the solution of any and every question which comes beforo them, without outside coun sel and dictation, ought to be prorogued, and abide in Jericho until their beard is grown. As these bonds were issued by a government foisted upon the people of Georgia under Federal dictation, we hold with Mr. B. H. Hill, that if anybody » responsible for their liquidation it is the General Government. This w. s the posi tion of Mr. Webster in the U. 8. Senate in regard to what wera termed the “Florida faith-bonds.” Georgia, under the rule of Bullock was not permitted to exercise the prerogatives of a S ate; her acts therefore were simply those of a minor. As to what is policy in the case, that is a different question. We here take occasion to say, that the brief and clear letter of Mr. W. Hope Hull, we think, unanswerable. The Union and Recorder wants to know what has become of Mr. Snead, and asks “where are those Hebrew Children, the Bankers and Brokers in New York, London aud Frank fort, who purchased Bullock’s fraud ulent and bogus bonds on specula tion?’’ The same paper finishes its inquiries as follows: Hhtc i bey given up the expectation «*f anheomig throe fraudulent ouums against Georgia? Or have they ouly let go to get a better hold, and do they intend to speuU the time between now and the nest meeting of the Legislature,by op* r- atiog through their ageuts to A* the leg islature when they shall again assemble? It ia teud th it they have put aside a half million of dollars to be used woere it will do the most good to their cau«e. In Mr. 8ih*i to sci Hie part of Oakes Aruee aud <**»l out Che mousy aud dm- Ueuiis untie he think** i: will do the rnnet g Hid, or will be ao through a *uu ageu’ iu tiisguiae? Three are ad iui| Ot- taut q it* no us wuiou time will auswar. We rnuxt wait aud watch. The Chrouicle and Sentinel says “the advocates of the odious compro mise seem undetermined as to who shall be held responsible lor the pre mature death of their little scheme,” and some swear it was Governor Smith who dealt the blow, while oth era damn the Legislature for the mur der. That paper continues: If aoy oue ia to be blamed it is tha “uiagBaaimow” bood-hoKlers them selves. When the job was first concoct ed (hay were coned with over confi dence, and wars entirely too sanguine ot auoeaas. Beoame the peoplo and the press waited to hear tha proposition and decided to investigate before denouncing it, rileaee was noneteuad as weakaooa, and tha ring imagined that they had only to ooms and conquer. SPI AIT OF TUB OMOMOIA PRESS. Sunday’s Macon Telegraph led off on the subject of cock fighting, the editor taking the position, at the out set of his article, that the indomita ble pluck of this fowl is proverbial, and the contest seldom terminates until one or the other antagonist lies dead in the pit, or is horribly muti lated and disabled. The editor re fuses to publish an advertisement of a match made up in the vicinity of Macon on the gronnd that “this old Spanish pastime is eminently cruel and imbruting in its nature.” Our confrere concludes his remarks upon the morality of the subject as fol lows: Ours is in no scorn a religions newspa per, bnt as heads of families, aud charged with weighty responsibility, its editors cannot be insensible at least to the out ward forma of Christianity. As wall as sert that Sabbath-breaking is justifiable in those who are non-profesaora. Or that the brothel or regular gambling hell are to be advertised and enoocraged by the press. Wa cannot afford it. Of course these remarks apply, however only to such practices as are clearly under the ban of pnblio reprobation. Wa are oy no means atraight-laoed in our views, and favor the largest possible liberty of conscience to every one. The editor of the Columbus Sun has been to New Orleans where he saw that humanity “is more diversi fied than any spot on earth—where men of all nations and tongues do most congregate, and complexions and features are seen of all colors and types, from the African, with ebon skin and a nose without cartilage, to the pure Grecian and Bomau*” This put our friend’s mind to running on the Darwinian theory of the human race. He says this theory was “ex cellently ridiculed by the “Mistick Krewe of Comus” at the late New Orleans carnival. It was a splendid exhibition of two hundred figures in the most elaborate, artistic and grotesque costumes—having been pre pared in Europe at large expense. He qas seen many animals two and four footed in his time, but the monkeys, squirrels, opossums, buffa los, camels, etc., beat the entrance and exit from Noah’s ark all hollow.” He concludes his article thus: We are not altogether satisfied as to the falsity of Darwin’s theory. Some hu man beings look, eat and smell like monkeys ; others are like tigers, wolves, foxes and bears in disposition. Misers probably have their originals ia bees squirrels and red-headed woodpeckers. Politicians of the non-committal stripe take their ancestry from foxes ; lazy men from the sloth; sharpers, from the shark; thieves, from rats, and hypo crites, from opossums. This is a free country and every man can choose his own pedigree. Mr. Darwin may prefer an ass, while we rather in kinship like the whale, the lion or the bald-headed eagle. Keep ns away from snakes, toads, snapping turtles and bed-bugs ! The Columbus Enquirer complains of the great amount of local legisla tion by the General Assembly—most of which could be more safely and properly entrusted to the courts, and could be transacted by those tribu nals with far less cost to the people. The Enquirer is in favor of a reduc tion of the House of Representatives, and says: before their recognition is determined j lines, lead*- agents and semi-managers to upon. II they are in the hands of men , overdo the th.ug. Tn«s is instanced by a conversation we casually overheard be who obtained them for little or nothing trom the bona fide holders, they should; never oe paid, even though they are legal obligations of the State. bbtvbjt rmtr rrnoj* .rxr omlmj.vs RallraaAa sad Hallroadlili. Haw Orltaai (bait Line. Oa the morning of the 27th ult., yoni correspondent prepared to bid adieu to tiie gey scenes and the hospitable people of New Orleans. Among those who.are kindly to be rembered is Dr. J. E. Na gle. We parted with Dr. Nagle with re gret. He feels a warm interest in At lanta and her futnre and speaks eloquent ly of the mutual interests and the com mercial chorda which most sad which|will draw the people of these two Southern si ties into closer and more identical rela tions. A more extended notice of the kindness of Dr. 8. H. Stout, who is for a short time making his home in the Crescent City, is deserved. The doctor is agent for Har per k Brothers, educational| works. Hi * offiee in New Orleans is 139 Canal street. Appreciating the demand for a com fortable plaoe to witness Mardi Gras festivities, Dr. Stout arranged a tier of seats on his baloony which was dedicated to the use of Georgia visitors. Quite a number of them availed them selves of his hospitalitv, and his office was known and/irii, a* Georgia headquarters. Dr. Stout stoutly denies being a citizen of New Orleans, and claims his home to be in Atlanta, where he can be fonnd at Phillips k Crewg’e book store on his re turn. HEW OBLEAKS SHORT LINE. Leaving on the early morning train we oommenoed our return trip homeward over the New Orleans, Mobile k Texas Railroad. This road is oonoeded to be one of the finest and beet equipped roads in the United States. Pawing along for miles through low swampy forest scenes, with a tropical undergrowth, consisting of Heavy oane, palm, and evergreens, varied occasionally with tall trees, hang ing in fantastio festoons, of that peculiar miasmatic produotion, culled long moss, lends a wild, sometimes weird, yet al ways beautiful effee^ Another peculiar feature ot this road is the immense bod ies of water oyer which day after day hundreds of people are borne in safety by long trains of oars, over bridges and treat’ es, Bay St. Louis, Lakes East and West Pascagoula, are crossed, and gives the nevelty of almost a river voyage in connection with the land trip. Between fifteen and twenty miles of water is thus crossed by the enterprize and ingenuity of mankind, thns saving a long trip by water in side wheel steamers which used to be the custom from Mobile to New Orleans. This line of Ro:.d is under the immediate supervision of Col. S. H. Scranton, of New Orleans, Gen’l Supe rintendent between Mobile and Tensas, formerly the terminus of the Mobile and Montgomery Bailroad. We passed seven drawbridges, two of which are more than half a mile in length—one of which crosses the Alabama river, the other over the Tensas river. At least two miles of continuous trestle is on this road, thus giving a peculiar pleasure in contem plating the smallest spice of danger, in connection with an elevated feeling o! security. The Mobile and Montgomery road is under the control of Col. G. Jor dan a superior railroad man, and has the reputation of being in excellent traveling condition. A redaction to the extent of at least one half would promote the election of more competent men in many instances, dimmish the number of private “relief” bill* that ought never to go before the Legislature, allow more time for the sensible and deliberate dissuasion -* of measures of general importance, and curtail the expenses of each session by thousands of dollars. The Chronicle and Sentinel thinks that the scheme on foot in Mississippi to pay the repudiated debt of that State has been conceived in corrup tion; and, if successful, is to benefit no one bat a ring of greedy and un scrupulous speculators. It says: A «' que having pmmel theoaslvea of the repudiated securities by the pay ment of a merely nominal priee, eome forwent and demand thenr recognition. Though tha eassa are not at all analogous the arguments need in Mississippi seem to be the same With loose advanoed in Georgia. “Ianoaant purchasers” and the “equities of toma JUk holders” are the war eriea of tha ring there just as they are the shibboleth of the ring here. It to to be hoped that tike Legislature of that Badieal-riddea State will die- The Montgomery and West Point road, now known under the name of theWestern Railroad, is under the management of Capt. G. J. Foreacre, who has won an enviable reputation as a railroad man. Under the exellent management of Col, Foreacre, this important link in the great New Orleans Short Line is Becond to none in speed, Bafety and appointments. The Atlanta and West Point Bail road, under the charge of Col. L. P. Grant, of this city, is too well known to need commenting upon. Taken a whole, and considering tie advantages obtained by a union of the resources and equipments of these various yet oon tinuous roads between the Gate City and the Crescent City, we may well believe it the beat combination yet entered into. We apprehend that Jfr. W. J. Houston, the energetic and oourteous General Paa- aenger Agent of this route, will have little difficulty in inducing passengers to seek his route after having onoe traveled over it and enjoyed its beauties, oom- forts and advantages. Wa have only om word of censors to write, and make the statement frankly, end that is, a more fearfully ordinary set of eating houses never disgraced a fine of travel. We leaks special mention of Greenville, Alabama, where two meals satisfied us; and Evergreen, ia the same State, is equally aa bad. We suggest to the Su perintendents to disguise themselves and try the fare onoe and see for themselves. 8peating of railroads, and the advan tages gained by a judicious combination, leads to contemplate the fact that some- cvm~the~reaT — hoidna of tie bonds times a desire to oompete against other tween Mr. Tuos. M Gill of this city, General Southern Agent of the East Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia Roads, and the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad trunk iiue, and Col. 6. H. Scranton of New Orleans, relative to the ohangea Oetwreu New Orleans and New York, it that Mr. J. T. Maffatt, a Railroad Agent at Ne-v Orleans, had advertized in his bilk the foot that there was ouly oue change between New Orleans aud New York. Mr. McGill denounced this as a false representation, to which CoL Scrauton agreed, aa it is known that there are two changes proper. McGill seemed alive to the interest of his roads, and deeiied that the public should not be misled. CoL Scranton agreed with him, and it is to be hoped, that no inducements outside of the strictest re gard to facts will be indulged in the fu ture. A. J. H. ••TIMM TO QUIT." Under this caption will be found an article from the Washington Ga zette, published on the first page of to-day’s Sun, to which we most re spectfully direct the attention of onr Democratic readers. The Gazette is one of our most solid and unflinch ing Democratic papers that did not support Mr. Greeley in the late can vass ; but like a true Democrat, its editor is anxious to heal all disaffec tion, if there be any, in our ranks. As the policy of expediency has proven to be so abortive, threatening, to a considerable extent, to disin tegrate the Democratic party, ws have no idea there are any considera ble number of onr political friends who desire even again to resort to methods of expediency to consum mate laudable ends when it can be more readily accomplished by the direct application of correct princi ples. For these reasons, we ask our Democratic friends to read the article from the Gazette, and let us all lend our best efforts to the single purpose of harmonizing the grand old party upon its ancient principles of the Constitution, and in the future be guided by the landmarks blazed out by the old, true and honest statesmen of the Jeffersonian school of politics. Upon this line there is harmony and ultimate success. Let differ ences of opinions as to policy in the past be forgotten; and, only profiting by the errors and mistakes of the past, exert our best endeavors to avoid them in the futnre. FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. The Savannah Journal, of the 1st inst., says that— Gen. Betbnne is likely to get bis seat from tbe Fourth Georgia District, in the For ty-third CoDgress, if one-half the stories told of fraud and oorrnption in the late election be trne. OoL Henry R. Harris’ reported majority is only 1,853; and as more than twice that number of Repub licans are said to have been deprived of their vote, it seems likely the contest will be a successful one for the General If we are correctly informed, Gen Bethune has given, np the contest, having failed to meet his appoint ments with Col. Harris to get the testimony. Tbe old gentleman has Deen in Washington City for some time, where he will to-day witness the inauguration of President Grant As to Republicans having “been deprived of their votes,” we think the Journal would find, upon inves tigation, that snch is not the case. Besides, we believe that Gen. Bethone has given np the contest for the rea son that he knows the utter futility of any honorable efforts at establishing the charge that any “number of Republicans” failed to vote except by their own disinclina tion to do so. 137* The Savannah Republican says: “Lend ns your ears. 1 * We oould’nt think of hearing to a propo sition of that sort. BT The Franklin News wants to know if small-pox is one word, two words or compounded. We take pleasure in giving him the desired information. Trom U>« Washington Uu.it. Tin* to Some few individual* mut «ome irm papers throughout the State seem de<er* mined to keep up, if possible, th*. fi^fifi against those Democrat* who would not and conld not consistently vote for Hoto ace Gree’ey in the lata Presidential coo- test, nor adopt the Ciooiu ati idatforne as their political cr.ed. Pr rious to tbo election of last Wednesday, Rome few over-zealous Greeleyites otjrcted to Stephen* as a candidate for Congress, om the ground of hi* course iu the reoauft campaign, and his firm and unfaltering devotion to Democratic principles eve “ after the disastrous and igno minious defeat of the pirty under tha Greeley flag. We have been unable to conceive how any Democrat could objeofc to Mr. Stephans’ Democracy. We havat by a hard struggle, brought oar mind to believe that a man or a political journal might have advocated the election of tha Greeley ticket merely as a matter ot policy and with tbe Lope of aiding in m worthy attempt at reform in the admin istration of affairs, and as a step towards getting the country eventually in tha hands of tbe Demo *racy, and such indi vidual or such journal be at heart true to Democratic principles. Wa cannot conceive how any team Democrat, now the battle ia over and am ire surrounded by the desolation of iafeat, can find no better oooepetiom then to keep up tbe party wrangling aad bittemeas of feeling by means of whieti we met o lr defeat To all suoh we would 7i leave the shattered ranks of tha veteran Democracy and^fight against tha brave survivors in the ranks of their open enemies. Greeley end his platform ere dead and silent, but Grant aad bh party still live and are strong and mighty. To the dead Greeley wa are willing to aa- oonl ail the honor to wbioh he is entitled. We admit his great talents, we acknowl edge his honesty of ohanoter and de votion to what he conceived to be oor- raot principles, and we even nspeot him most highly for hia life long fight against na, aa wa always raspeot a bold, brave, honest and open foe. But we oouid noft accept him aa a Democrat nor hi* plat form as an enunciation of Democratic principles. Wc oouid not accept cither upon the ground ot policy or principle^ We are, as yet unable to see wherein we erred. Still there ia much better ooee petion for all true Democrats, for all patriots, and especially all Southern oiti- sens, than quarreling and wrangling amongst themselves aa to who was right or who was wrong. Let tha dead past of the lateoampaigm rest in its grave, and let us all unite to gether to mend the errors of that cam paign. for errors there were beyond aeniaL Let ns not stop to quarrel over who committed those errors. There ia work enough ahead, and though there are four years in whieh to prepare for the next Presidential oontest, there is no time to spare in crimination and re crimination between members of the party. The Democracy will find' tbsft ift has enough to do to re-organize tel forces and put forth its full strength in tbe next great struggle. The party must be suooeasiul or Republi can government in this oouutry is doomed to destruction. Demoo- racy, and Democracy of the old, gen- nine, rimon pure, Jeffersonian kina is the ouly means of salvation for tree in* stitntious in this country. To those who think differently, we tay there is but one other faith, one other party to which you can give your allegiance, that is the fed eralist, centralizing, consolidation, radi cal party, which will be led in the **<>*4 campaign by Grant or some other repre sentative man of that party. If you ore dissatisfied with Democracy, go at onoe over to Radicalism. There are but two paths, choose between them. But ftt those who have the good ot their ooontry at heart, to those who believe in the preservation of free institutions in this country, to those who are opposed to centralism, to des potism, to a continuance and an aggrava tion of the evils of the past and present, we say lay aside all bitterness of feeling towards those who are striving to obtain the same objects that you are, forget the errors of the past, lay aside all enmity The New Orleans Picayune says its immense weekly edition “is so well known that ift is not neoea iy for ns to dwell upon it here.” If the editor* do not live upon it here, we should like to know where they expect to do ao ah Ih Heard, oauaty, a few days ago, e Mr. Thomaaoa shot hia father-in-law, Mr. May, iwm^ng, it ia faarod a |mortal wound. engendered by imaginary differences of opinion, and let os all onion together to redeem tbe past and secure freedom few the future. Let us no longer contend over a dead candidate and dead issues, but let the dead man rest in his grave, he has gone before bis judge, and let the dead issues be undisturbed, they are gone where they should not trouble the living. Mr. Stephens' Election to Congress. Tbe following paragraph is clipped from the St. Louis Times, of the 27th ult., for the purpose of showing to our readers how the election of Mr. Ste phens is regarded away from home. We may, from time to time, copy other articles of the sort from a distance for the same purpose: The election of Alexander H. Stephens to Congress from the Eighth Distriot of Georgia, in the plaoe of Ambrose R. Wright, deceased, will be eminently sat isfactory to intelligent and upright citi zens throughout the country, for what ever exceptions may be taken to some of Mr. Stephens’ political theories, not m shadow of dishonor was ever east upon, hia name, and he wifi take hia seat as pre-eminently an honest representative. There is something refreshing in the very thought, amidst the corruptions that now permeate the air of Washing ton. Mr. Stephens’ though for a long tune in feeble health, is not old in years, being but Utile over sixty, and retains h» wonderful intellectual faculties un- dimined. His find appearance in Os House wee in 1843, and he was regularly re-eleoted from that tuna forward till tha does of the Thirty-fifth Congress, in 1858. I^Ash Wednesday was so-celled front the Roman Oathohc ceremony of due- iam Mbaioa the head as ad • sign of pete* This ‘ no* dnead by Gregory the Greet (580—804^ was totootioaed by Pope OaleetinllL in 1191, aad afterwards generally prevailed. Before was, the ashes were coneecratad on the alter, ^winkled with holy wader, end signed three tunes with the era* while the prised resiled the words, Jfc» mmto quom. cinu m, Bin tdnertm racer • Britt (“Remember that thou art duet and amt return to dost I") ‘ Next, they red on the heads of the ofHctat ing priests, the clergy, aad the assem bled people. The ashes were said to be those of the palms consecrated on the preceding Palm Sunday. m ia reported in Columbus that conB pox and aeningetis is in that city.