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THE ATLANTA WEBKL^ gTT-NT-.MAY 13, 1873. Vol. lll—i tution * our nc-i: our inq point e! upon w ¥ >f : itcd, rich w days elongei eleg rap In n tin Up' of Wi ck ter of Our object is simply to vindicate the truth of history, and in doing so, to render a just tribute to the memory of Esp/, who should be regarded as one of the greatest benefactors of 1 mankind as well as to p:event the ,' I United States from bein : written out a supple- ! . of that honor which justly, as we be- | lieve, belongs to him. A. H. s. ^ RXKCUTlUN Of*’ .Ml ^9 KHKRHART. The execution of this young, un fortunate woman last Friday is ex- is, the authority j citing a great deai of bitter comment lie, rested his assertion j npon the decision of the Governor xifore, that to Holland refusing to commute her sentence, honor of first giving I Jeffries, Murat and Robspiere aie I cited as examples of lieaulessness as illustrative of the motives of his Ex cellency in refusing to interfere in THE ATLANTA SUN ——' ' « ■— u —- ‘ «L,I» Mr. asks us for oor authority for tti* .t m-nt that Holland first gav. teleg** •. ;ic sr»-ather intelligenee. Wt- , t it fr ui an article from Engle 1 ! { ap<- . republished in meiit to In- lo’s Illustrated N* w>paper. We liave not the paper at baud. We clip the above from the Consti- >f the 4th inst., and thank i /hbor for his prompt reply to j airy for information on the | that m t’ the 1 the hie weather intelligence, joinder we have only to say place no reliance whatever correctness of thes atemeiit I the enforcement of law. in the ca=e of English paper referred to. watched this subject very lo-i-ly and with a great deal of in i'twenty years. We are still ion.that our account of the origin of these “telegraphic weather report.-” is correct. \\ e know that many English writers are not very particular in awarding to the United States hon ors which duly belong to them, while some of them are prone to detract in thi- re pect as much as possible. Wlio this writer is we know not, nor upon u hat authority he made the statcine . t. It is an exceedingly in- terest.ii ig subject, howcv * r, and wi- wu h U u truth in regan. io il estu >- lislied. It is we believe , a well established fact tli u. alter M 1. Espy s meteor* »- logical theory upon whic ii these re por a a re based, 1 ad been “siieerin.'- ly” rt jetted by tlie m<> -i eminent scienfi 3ts in the Uniteu States, In Miss Eberhart The passions and sympathies of the public are appealed to instead of their judgment and sense oi justice to bring into odium and condemnation the act of the Chief Executive of the State in vin dicating outraged law, and bringing to condign punishment a woman who assisted in one of the foulest minders upon criminal record. Our purpose is not to defend or apologise for Got. Smith; he needs neither for enforcing the law's of the State he is sworn to see executed. U nder all the circumstances, Gov. Smith’s position was peculiarly em barrassing. He could not follow his sympathies, nor the sympathies of others, in behalf of the poor girl, be hind the law and testimony. He could not disregard these and act from the warmer impulses of his heart that doubtless would have saved the life of un unfortunate human be ing from the gallows. The stern mandate of tue Jaw, far superior to his own power, stood inflexibly be tween him and the object of so much public sympathy. Miss Eberhart had been convicted upou the sworn testi mony of witnesses who were not im peached in the trial, and before a jury sworn to iind a verdict in accordance to the law and testimony in her case. No facts were presented to the Gov ernor after the trial, conviction and sentence that were not included in the case while be lore the Court; and lie revv developments have been made that would warrant him in the inter position of Executive clemency with out violating a most sacied and bind ing obligation to see that the laws of the State aie duly and properly exe cuted. We repeat, that his position was one of the most embarrassing charac ter; and all good men sympathised with him in the necesrities of a case that demanded superior moral cour age and official integrity to decide a case where Justice and Mercy seemed ,equally poised, the one demanding the life of the victim and the other pleading to spare that life, and both presenting reasons therefor equally sacred. But Justice stood supported with the stern facts of uuimpeached sworn testimony, while Mercy relied upon impulsive sympathy in her suit lor Executive clemency. It was case where the Governor, in the face of his official obligation, could not disregard the law and the testimony to temper justice with mercy, which would Have been far more, yea, ten thousand times more pleasant to him could he have done so. In conclusion, we have to say tnat in our opinion, viewing the whole matter in the light of justice, law and v.rder, the safety and welfare of soci ety, and the protection of life itself Gov. ►Nmith could not very safely have acted differently irem what he did. The animadversions hurled up on his Excellency by a few of the press are totally and criminally wrong. They are not supported by coolness, discretion or common sense. It is to be hoped that calm and sober reflection, under due regard for the tention of killing her; that when Spann requested her to get out of fed and ac company him to Kill his wife, on that fa tal niarht, she did bo after refusing his ear lest entreaties, and Anally yielding to tbr ate to drag her out if she did not rise; that he led her by the hand o the fatal spot, she sobbing and trembling, while he commanded silence, and that her only assistance was to hand him the handkerchief when he called for it, with which to till the mouth of hie wife who, when the rope first tightened, cried oat 1 “ O Lorn, who’s that ?” and sue replied, ! “Mis. Spann, it is Mr. fe.* anu,” and suppo es the old lady heard it, but she never spoke again, for the firm and pow erful grip of Spann was tightening ; that ! she wanted to raise a light, but he would not allow it ; that she became deathly , sick and -auk down npon the tio~r. from whence she soon arose and Jay j down on her bed agaiu; that she refused to go off with him, but he told her she 1 should go—he “would pick her up nud tote her off,” if she did not go other wise ; that all aloug their journey she wept and begged him to let her return, but be would not; and that iu all the dreadful sceues of the horrid drama, -he j was in mortal fear of him—afraid if she disobeyed him or did not comply with j his wishes, orders aud demands, he would si 1 her too. We believe her only fault was iu allow ing herself to be lead aloug in this way, step by step, from a life ot inuoceuoe having a heart and mind that uev r eou, ceived or engeudt red the lea-t harmfu- fetling towards another, to a participa tion iu the most horrid crime uu eartu, -NTq [Written expres.ly for B»l dWlu "7TT ■ R'.| K i * Lost Arts. nr GEOHUE W. BCK<i AT . “Uu Tlo art of earning liitlv-brn/i *nh work oi liani and on, Instead of basely ploit.nJV fW-m» lost to manr l * Whose fathers love I industrim h *' t > AsmuchasthmrlaatZsa^ The art of living frngal live,. w jJj bouent husbands, laiuifnl * Without a thought of m^au Is half forgotten there au 1 here' ll' l>y those who neither love nor f„. lho law which fate «l£, The art of Uo'diug public trust Without vile crawling m the dust To reach th* high or hutabl.- ,t*ii 16 cL.Red among forgotten arts " UC1 * So many sacrifl -e their hearts ’ Ou Shrines of base humiliation. The noble art of seeking out The men we scarce can do without To stop the public treasure leak The manly art. ignoring self. ” I udazed by golden gleams oi op’' Is lost, alas 1 iu office Seeking. ’ The a t of earning more, r it less Thau is paid for parade a'd dress e nd saving for a day that’s rainy. Aud wintry age, that comes too s'',, Aud sickness, that may stmt, at tew. Is lost in taslnou s maze by many 1 he art of paying as you go, Auddrea dug any debt to owe Preferring corduroy and cotton To costly Sicks obtained on trust And satins trailing in the dust. Is almost lost amt quite forgotten 1ION. JAMES L. OUR. Ills Sudden licit t U ill 'I fliainutiun of ttie Luo; Lalfe anu Ills ( nicer. Petersburg, s_ ^hvleh of Sr. Petersbckg, May 6.—Hon. J a , L. Oir, United Stairs Minister tu 1 as to incur tue penalty Court of Russia, died suddenly and owoe Han Kwk expectedly to-ilay o. inflammation oi- SUSAN EBE a HART. Executed fit Preston. Georgia,, on Friday, Slid of May Above present w to our readers a cor-, Hardy Eberhart, was born aud brought visited England, where it met with very little, if any more favor than ii had in this country. Sir David Brewster combatted it with all Iiis ability. Not a single on<- of the recognized scientists of Eng land, that we are aware of, gave his sanction to the theory of the plain, unpretending “Pennsylvania school master." lie was treated by the leane d men of England as a “hum bug.” If i-as after this adverse reception by th»‘ British Association (in Sep tember, 1840), Mr. Espy visited the Academy of Sciences of France, in Paris. The subject was submitted to the consideration of three of i:s mem bers, Messrs. Arago, Poullet and Babe net. Here, for the lirs time, Mr. F.spy’s views were favorably re sponded to by acknowledged philoso phers. The conclusion of the report ol' this learned committee was in these words: “ In conclusion, Mr. Espv’s oom- “ ninnication contains a great num- “ her of well observed and well des- “ evibed facts. His theory iu the pres ent state of science, alone accounts “forthe phononema,and when com- “ pie ted, as Mr. Espy intends, by the “study of the action of electricity “ when it intervenes, will leave noth- “ in it to V* desired. "in a word, for Physical Geogra- “ phy. Agriculture Navigation, and “ Mete re logy, it gives us new explana tions, indica'ions useful for ul- “ terior researches aud redresses “many accredited errors. “'I he commit tee then expressed the “ wish that Mr.Espy should be placed “by the C jvernment of the United “States in a position to continue his “important investigations, and to “complete his theory, already so re- “markal .. by in,.jus o; i. tin- ob- “servations. and ali c.\ ; -crimen !s “which the dni ictions even ot his “theory may suggest to him, ,n a “vast country where enlightened “men are not wanting to science, “and which is besides, as it were, “the home of these fearful Me- “ tears.” The report of this committee was adopt.d by the Academy. The acute and profound Farady, we believe, ap proved it. It was upon this recom mendation chiefly, we believe, Mr. ] inviolability of law, will point to Gov Espy was employed by the United j Smith’s traducers in regard to this States Government in collecting 1 matter, the errors of tbeir hasty facts lor (he complete establishment judgment and reckless condemnation. of his theory, which w r as first pub lished in book form ill 1841. He was engaged iu this work of still collecting facts when we became acquainted with him in Washington City, in the winter of 1851-52, as stat ed in our first article on this sub ject It was at « ur instance, as before Stated, the “telegraphic reports” were resorted to as aids to him ill the production of his labors os well as for utilizing the great principles of Me- tereology which he was then, under the patronage of the Government, endeavoring to establish. If any such reports had tver befoie be^n made in any part of the world we are not aware of it. Such conduct is wrong, and should be condemned by all good citizens who would sustain, defend and pre serve law and order. THE ROME CU.W.UEIICIAL.. This lively little daily has reduced its price of subscription from ten to six dollars per annum. It is a mat ter ol regret, however, that sufficient encouragement is not given the pro prietors to furnish their readers with the press dispatches. The Commer cial is a good paper, sufficiently large for a city the size of Rome, and the citizens thereof ought to see to it that its support is such as to secure them the latest telegraphic news. lect likeness of Miss Sut-Jin EberLiurt wbo was haogsd at Preston, Webster county, Ga., oq Friday las*, the iiud iust., for complicity in themnrderof Sarah Spjiun, iu tnat county, on tne night of tiie 4th of Maj, 1872—the execution lacking but two dajs of being one year from tlie crime. As our readers already kuow, Spaun was executed but three weeks pre viously—the 11th April, and Miss Eber hart was Hanged witb the same rope aud upon the same gallows last Friday. We have already published by far the fullest and most reliable history of this great crime and the parties connected with it, of any journal it. the United States, making altogether uue of tb- strangest cases recorued in tbe cismina) bistory of America or of modern times. No foul deed ever bad sucb nuaccouuta- ble surroundings, o>* was connected witb such ftrangely bewildering circumstan ces, from beginning to end; and it has occasioned more thought aud discussion, and excited greater maKel in,the public mind than any modem ertne, however startling .n magnitude aud atrocity. But there are some things to be said of this unfortunate girl, which will be inv esting to all our readers; indetd, such a universal feeling of sympathy and inter est gathers around her name aud sad fate, .hat almost every one is anxious to know anything and everything of her history; for this reason we have gone to the expense of procuring the fomgoirg engraving and the information concern ing the case, which we have heretofore published and now publish. This likeness is from a photograph ta ken not more than five weeks ago, and is engraved specially for The Scn by our special artist. It is accurate, presenting the real features and appearance of tlrs uufortuuate girl Every reader will see that her features exhibit rone of the characteristics we usually expect to find in a criminal, or one having a wicked disposition. She had acne of these characteristics in her habits or nature, but her eutire con- iiuct from her youth up wisqutethe reverse. Sh was well grown, well de veloped, rather tall, fiueU formed— u either too fleshy nor too slender — uot c pet*ia:ly handsome, but not oy and me«t sill ’avavored. She was a brunette —ber hair and eyes being black—the fer- mtr fine, large aDd expressive—tbe latter straight au t mxtu-iant; her front ieeth slightly divol‘>red uooi incipient decay; her voice slightly mascul’ ne and her ar ticulation measured aud distinct—though neither were ip auy degiee harsh or un pleasant. Tnere was a franku 6s an earnestness in her soeecu aud expression which impn ssed the hearer, .. d she always looked directly iu the face of those she addressed, though there was □ot a particle of frowardness or immod esty in either, and her manner did not impress anyone with the least feeling of impropriety on her part. She was about five feet five inches in height and weighed about one hundred and twenty pounds. She was born in Stewart county on the 9th of September 1853. Her parents were exceedingly p. cr, and she was reared in ignorance and pover'y. Sue was one of a large family of children, mostly dauguters, whom tbeir parents were unable to properly clothe and edu cate, and carry out into society and to mingle with the world; and to this sinsle fact in her bringing op, more than smy and all other things combined, do we at tribute the fall and disgraceful end of Miss Susan. She went 'o school three months in 1859, when not exceeeiug six years of age, during which time she learned to read, and this is the onlv schooling she ever had. In her chila- bood and early youth shi was kept mostly at home, not going much to church or t Sunday school even, on account of the poverty of her parents. Tuey, however, were a quiet, inoffensive family, none ot them having any bad habi’s. They were honest, and no one ever ut tered a word against their r putat on or standing, save that the neighbors tnought tuey were really poortr than there could be any evens- 5 for. How this is we do not know, and up iu Madison county, Ga., and has a to such a degree of death in the eyes of the.law. She was rot a hardened criminal, steeped iu sin, crime or debauchtry; but all her na ture, instincts, and associations were virtuous She only lacked cultivation, and proper instruction and training. She did not kuow, as well as she might have known, how to resist that tempta tion wheu it w.ts presented to her. Sympathy for ber was well uigh uni versal, aud the eff rts of the best men aud women of Webster and Snmp er counties, to save her life were earnest but unavailing, and many persons have blamed and tnonght hard of Governor . . * 1.1 null iuurif.ua U'UU wi -OU/lUOl large connection in that county, aud in , Simth for not commuting her punish- Elbert and Og'ethorpe, as we 1 as uum- menU This fault finding, however, is, bers who have gone west-all of whom U1 a great mea sure, thoughtless. The are of the first standing and respectat il ity—all well-to-do, and most of th-m wealthv. He alone, of all the connec tion we tver knew or heard ot, seems to havt^ been improvident and unsuccessful. Susan, in ber childhood, aud in all her life, was obedient, dutiful, kindly disposed, quiet aud modest iu her ite'- pwrtment. She wa§ not perverse or uad ; any more self-will than ordinary child-1 ren, il indeed so much, aud no one ever dreamed that she would be guilty of wrong to another or a participant in a great crime—much less of tue unheard- of murder of Mrs. Spann, and it cannot be account-d ! o iu any other way than that she did not, at the very first, indig nantly resent Spann’s improper advan ces aud with promptness and decision re sist the first temptation His very first im proper w >rd should no* only Lave been re sented as au insult and sharply rebuked by her, but she should iustuntlv have quitted hi*- tneseuceand his premises, and hastened to tell her mother. This would have sav-d all the tearful conse qtteuces, aud disgraceful termination to all parties concerned. But she remained at Spann’s house, and did not tell any one. Our leaders know that she had gone there on the 8th . girl, we think the Governor is to be com- gren Governor is under oath, aud is not au thorized to commute banishment or grant pardons, uuless upon grounds fur- nisbed him, npon which the law would justify him in such action, l'he power granted iu tbe Constitution to the Gov ernor, is wisely placet* in his hands solely ’.or the purpose of being exercised when some new testimony is discovered, or cir cumstances developed, after conviction and sentence, which will justify him in changing the same. Such power ought to be lodged somewhere, but it is a wanton abuse of this power, aud a ruthless trampliug upon tne sacred oath which the Governor has taken, to grant a parJon or commute a sentence upou no other grounds than mere sym pathy or b^cau-je a number of person, in cluding the jurors when not under oath, ask him to do so. Gov. Sm’th should not be reproached or blamed. He told several persons, that if they would tiring him auy evidence that would raise even a doubt as to her guilt in the eyes of the law, he would give her the benefit of the doubt; but no one attempted to show such evid.nce, and he had no alternative but to let the law take its course. How ever much we sympathise with tne poor of December. 1871, to assist Mrs. Spann iu the work of housekeeping. The agree ment was that sbe should be tre ted and regarded as one of their family; that they should counsel, advise and admonish her as parents should a child, and she was o be dutiful aDd heed their advice or re monstrances in any case, as a chiM. Her parents were gratified at finding a home for her where her wants were so well sup plied. Spann and his wife were highly pleased with and very kind to ber, while she faithfully aud gratefully did every thing she could, and was specially kind to M^s. Spann in ner frailness, illness, advanced age, and crippled condition. At length Spann began to look upon her with lustiul eyes, and to entertain for her ar unlawful affection. One Sabbath evening, early in the Spring Mr. Spann and Miss Eberhart and several young persons, the boys of nea neighoors, were in the yard running on with their fun, when Spann remarked mended for Ins integrity and fiaelity to his oath, rather than to be coudemued. The poor girl met her fate bravely, with coolness anu perfect composure. She Said she was prepareu and willing to die, aud even thought it best that she should then die. She said she believed and was con fident that death would only relieve her from a life of shame and sorrow without any hope of happiness or pleasure in this world. Her professions of faith were not like a made-up tale, and there was no*h ing iu her manner, at her execution, which betrayed either tne least trepeda- tiou or fear, or auy assumption of bra vado, but was really Heroic ana sublime. Her conduct was, on h. r part, equal to what we read of in that of the martyrs who met death at the stake for then religion, and was so entirely iincoming and appropriate ^o the occasion—so en tirely natural and spontaneous—as to convince every beholder that uu studied effort, no mere exercise of will or deter- tc* her that tie was going to “ do like ruination could have produced it. Ii Gaines Edwards: Ian going to hang my brought tears to hundreds o-' eyes, aud wife and gei me a young wife, and wheu j made a lasting impresslou, sucti iiS In be I I do, I’m going to have you for a wife.” ; dom made upon people’s mind* iu auj He had a small piece of rope in his hand at the time. “I’ll see >on when you do that.” she replied;“doyou nev^r . _ y filrti by auy circumstance. Her Lo .es were visibly bright, and there was a joy ous anticipation iu t.ere eye. Wliou go ing io the scaffold, seated beside tUe S is. iff iu a buggy, m»io t id imu sUe was liap y. au4 that she ad no doum slie felt far less sadness and concern ou ac count of her late tlian any one present. talk tha way iu my presence any more, and never speak to me agaiu, if tn.it i. the way you have to talk.” But he approached ber agaia and again in the same insidious way, and h“, r* main&l at his house and kept it la herself ! Here was imr great fault. This was tier »atal step; mm this was tie result of her ieM.giiig 11 u, as we have, before staled. She di no r- alize ti.e danger she was in, nor know, fro-., proper instruction iu i her childhood and yonth, how highly im porlant it was for ber in that moment— j that awful crisis in her life—to resi t and \ fly from temptation with impetuous haste and alarrr. We say to all, beware of temptation. It must not be entertained nor considered. The first step in sin and crime of ail kinds, is yielding to temptation, and this is too often the fatal step which can never be recalled. If brought Susan Eberhart irom -n atmosphere of gaiety, serenity, purity and happiness, in less than one month, to being accessory to, or implicated in, one of the most revolt ing murders that ever was commitied, and in one year to a shameful death upon the gailows. From the best information we can gather, aud notwithstanding the manv reported confessions oi Spaun and Mis3 Susan, we do not believe she ever, The Monroe Advertiser has at any time consented to participate in been visited by a temperance editor, Some poet, who has doubtless reposed his weary limbs upou lava beds, enquires— “Wliat becomes of the editor*?’* Though we have pursued the hon orable vocation for many years, we have not yet followed it sufficiently long to say what does become of the editors. The confident manner in which the average amateur editor lauds himself through his own col umns these days, constitute oue of the peculiar phases of modern journal ism. The old professional editor can only look on anil read with pro-1 o^ti'e Appointments”Subject, however, pecte-dly to-day o. inflammation of^RWt kings. He had been suffering irom effects of the severe cold of the cl-.m, but wuf not considered seriously ffh SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. * Hon. James Lawrence Orr, wti death tue above telegram aunound aud who was at onetime amougthei_ itll* 1 prominent of Southern po ltician statesmen, was born in (Jraytonvil Anderson comity South Caroena, 12tli, 1822. He received a tolerable« ucation, iuc’uding the rudiments Latin and Greik, but until nis 1;1 year was obliged to employ a portioc) Ills time behind tlie counter of tits fatL d who was a country shopkeeper. Ioljj he entered the University cf VirgiJ and graduated in 1842. He studied aud in 1843 was admitt- d to the list, commenced practice iu Auderson, win he also established aud lor severalyei edited he Auderson Gazette. Iu lMl was elected to the Legislature of hiss; and at the expiration of his term «nt elected. He signalized his se ’on.lt; by opposing a proposed nullifieati tlie tariff act of 1842. Iu 1848 hem elected to Congress, and remained ameo ber until 1859. During tne lo. g dei upon the admission of California opposed a settlement upou the couptt tnise offered oy Clay, contending tu 1 its features were unjust to the 8outh. U 1851 he was a delegate to the South Car oliua Convention which met for the put i‘ >ose o f considering the propriety o! withdrawing from the Union. He ai- ruitted the rigUt of the State to secedt but denied the expediency of such , OOu course, and it was owing to Uis exertion tQi that tne ordiuauce failed to secure a twe t* thirds vote. Iu the 3lth Congress.'Jii which remained several months withoaiHl a Speaker, he was a piomiutnt L>emo-| crutic candidate for the position,tmtfaik j to secure au election. Upon the ass.-mb-] ling of the nextCougrtss, however, here j agaiu nominated by his party, aud ws; j • leeted upon tne first ballot. He dir j charged the duties of his office wit: ability, and never had a decision revert j ed while occupyng the Chair. Hew* also at various times urged as acandidstej for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency During the campaign of 1860 he was op posed to the separate secession ol South Carolina, but favored the fornii- tien of a Southern Confederacy. After t*i tbe triumph of Mr. Lincoln, bis views w changed, aud as n member of the State 1* Convention of December, 1860, be W voted for an immediate with- drawal from the Union. After the passage of the- ordinance of secession „he went as a Commissioner to Washington to treat for the surrend;.’ of the Uni'ed States forte in the liarbc of Charleston. During tl.e w r he was; Confederate States Senator, aud an at-1j dent supporter of the Southern Govern-1 meat. Alter the war he again euteredp politics, uu.. was u delegate to the HenriH Bayinoud-Aiidtcw Johnson Conveu’iouB wihcU met iu Philalelphia iu 186b. Wnen re. ousti notion became au aisuusl tactile joined the ll-publiuaua a'd W4S elected Jmige ot one of the Circnit Courts ot South Carolina. He kept mm- ,elt free from the c •nuptious of tlie Scott regime, *ml la ' (all, tli .ugh 4 Grunt tnae. j • ii ed 'll*- 11 former-* of tbe .■star., Head'u tue ><>L Ii ui tUc C ■ ttou wMcu noun jated Governor Moses and suppo-ud ?’oiuiin*ou. Liat Dc-ceni- j per President Grant nominated nun Mic- ;.v,-r Russia and *he Senate promptly • -•M-lii lii-d the appolniin -ut. He sailed J ■i Petersburg .-nine tune in I’enro- 1 tr, Hiel w IS a ell rec ived by l**e Lm- |,en r •» Ueti presented Ills cr- uals. Hrt fount! bill)self, LoWever, uualile .U .staiui tue el mate aud die * from the eff ct-s of ;he severe coid, as sia eu la tne dispatch. — Secretary Ricnardson will submit to the Advisory Board of Civil Service, when reorganized, soma important re forms on the present system, which works so badly. It is understood tnat the principal changes to be recommended are: The apportionment of tbe paton- age to the States according to population. Iu the selection of the quota from each State the Congressmen irom that State are to be consulted. The Disfric f of Co lumbia shall be entitled to one-twentieth found astonishment “the progressive ideas of the present generation.’ whereat the editor became eloquent Iculated to stimu- than any other we j i ate enthusiasm an think ot. shall not venture an opinion—merely stating the fact, that the neighbors never ] creek and in a barrel of water, i-tc., ; he killing of Mrs. Spann, or even ex pressed a willingness that she should be put to death oy Spann or any one else; but that sue merely yielded, without uroper resistance, to Spann’s petsuasious. She yieldea lo temptation. Her own statements, rnaue special! before her execution, when it became . , - . known to her that the Govornor bad re- j Other day. Ihey certainly regard fused to I’omni ite her punishment, was > matrimony as a grave matter to be that sbe begged him not to kill his wife; gravely entered into, that she nevei made any such eugege- mi-nts as were tesritie 1 against her in each instance to recommendation oy Congressmen. The new apportion cent shall commence with those States which have not now their proportionate snare of clerkships. " * * has or- — Die clerical party in Italy i • *. i i r; L j ganized a pilgrimage to tne great shri e on a subject less calculated to stimu- j « ud eaDCtu H ar | ot Xssis,, where St. Fra- ,. . , | ^-£|P“ A runaway couple were mar „ ! ried at the Ellaville Cemetary the On the 30th, Mr. Pritchett to about drowning the ^oid lady iu the Miss Turk, and the groom fondly and , , -. , . i , , . . c , , cherishes the reflection that he has blamed tue family for anything but for did uot know, wnen Spaun caused “^.,,,,^...,111 being poorer and more thriftless than I to fall out ot his wagon into the creek r tneSUD I 1 a ea they might have been. The father. ■ and she rescued her, that he had any in felicity. cis, wuo has given a name to so many Catholic communities in the world, pas=- . | ed ms days of prayer aud fastiug ana ascetic sacrifice. The purpose seems to be similar to that of tne oue which past year has produced such a sensation in France. It is expected tbac thou sands of devotees will come from a. parts of Europe. It is ferfred by good many friends of order th it this d*- moustration, in the present state ot tue controversy between tue eclesiasti-a- a- eivii pow. r>, many assume a pohriea character aud become a menace to ui° .OY.iament of thv State,