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RECORD. W, S. D. WIKLE & 00., Proprietors, * k«■ GEORGIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1S75. VOLUME I. NUMBER 42. TIMELY TOPICS. Tint pith of the destructive tornado that swept some parts of Georgia and South Carolina lfmt'woeK was three hun dred to six hundred yards wiil(*. The olyolone was cylindrical in shape and of fearful velocity from north to south. Tho front aloud wit« as black as night and-half a mile high. Tho rear was illuminated by a bright light. It trav eled nearly duo oast, veering a little to the north. After devastating ('stank, tho tornado acorns to have divided, one portion going oiat by north, and cross ing the Savannah river, above and be low Augusta, both proving equally de structive, laying waste everything in i.K trfok* Jtyigo trees wore broken like roods, and in some esses the torna do wnH preceded by a dull, heavy roar ing, as of heavy artillery in the dis tance. It spout its greatest fury iu about three minut« h. An eye witness says the senses were utterly deadened and appalled. There was a or ash, a roar and the mingling of a hundred terrific and unearthly Roumln. Houses were demolished aud oaks that had withstood tho storms of a oeutury were “napped in twain. There is great die- tress in the devastated district, embrac ing eight eouutics iu Oeorgia and two or three in South Carolina. Tho de struction of property is immense, nud the list of killed and wounded is up- /'ailing. Two weekly lines of steamers be tween New York and New Orleans have discontinued their trips, leaving only one regular lino in the trade. When questioned as to the cause of tho withdrawal of tho other two, the agent of the other said it had been brought about by tho great depression of trade, politics in Louisiana, aud the fact that most of the cotton which formerly found its way to New York, in transit for Liverpool, is now shipped directly on steamers to Euro] New Orleans. New York is not the great receiving pent for cotton that it used to be. As things st »nd at pre there is not work for more than one steamship line. Hailing ships havo out up tho trade. Freights are low, and should umlters not take a more favor able turn steamships will not succeed in making moro than naming expanses* Tho steamship trade from New i'urk to Savannah has of lute dooreaaed to half its former extent. Two sons of tho late John Mitchell died iu the Confederate service—the oldest at Fort Burn ter and the youngest in the eliurgo of Pickett's Division at Gettysburg. The third passed tho periht of war unscathed, ami survives with bin mother ami two sisterH. After the war John Mitchell lovt all his prop erty in tho fire of llichmoud, and mov ing to New York joined the editorial corps of the Daily News Home stric tures on the policy of the federal vic tors brought him under the displeasure of reeretarv Stanton, on whose order Gen. Dix arrested him and sent him to Fortress Monroe, where he oootipiod the cusomate next to Jefferson Davis. Iu .September, 18fi5, he was released by President Johnson, uh wo statod the other day. Ho died quietly ut eight o’clock on tho morning of tho 20th inst., near Newry, in the county Down, «t a place called Dronmlaue, at “ Druimlcathan" of the Four Masters, or in English " Broad-Ridge." Tui: “bonanza" begins to pan out dividends, now that tho Han Francisco stock speculation has subsided. Tho average gross yield of tho silver ore taken out by the Consolidated Virginia Mining company of Nevada in Feb ruary, w*a §100 per ton, and the com pany paid u dividend of $10 per share for the month, amounting to $1,080,000. This is the lurgest dividend ever made on an American miuing property, and, with the usual asHuriino*, it is therefore called “ the largest ever made in the world.” On three previous occasions, in the summer of 1873, dividends of $10 a .'<bnro, aiul amounting to nearly as much, were made. Consolidated Virginia is now held at 8475, so that the dividend in only two per cent -very good for one mouth. But no dividends have appeared to warrant the p inflated stocks of adjacent miuing claims. The coupons arc furnished lly the gnvarnineut. iu phop of ifapipsi and when a cigar is sold a coupon hasjto be destroyed before (he purchaser. j Tho design is to make the sniokfra detect- itos. It appear! that tho late John Mitchell, who was elected a biomber of tho British parliament from Tipperary,. Ireland, as a subject of Queen Victoria, was in fuel a citizen of the Upited States, as appears frout transcripts of the records receutly raado iu the office of the clerk of tho supromo conrt of the District of Columbia for tho British minister. Oov. Km.i.oori ha* Issued a oaH for uu extra session ol die Louisiana leg islature, to meet, on April It, to carry out the adjustment, nud to enact laws neooHBnry to the changed condition of affairs. Navigation in Canada is not expooted to open before tho 18th of May, Tho oauids are solid in many places, and the ice in the Ht. Ltwronco river is un usually thick. Tiik citizens of Augusta, Georgia, lmve contributed $(1,000 to the sutler- ers from the tornado, which desolated several comities in the state from Chat tahoochee to Havannah rivers. LATE NEWS SUMMARY. BAST. Tho Eqtiitahlo Life Insurance Com pany of Elizabeth, N. Y . of which Au^uhIun I’. Hall, ikt'CRHfd, IMW proildlnt, has fulled. Them is no money in the concern for (ho creditors. H OUT H Tho Georgia papers report that ouo hundred nnd live pen-one were hilled and one hundred and tvrmlv-throe wounded by tho terrible tornado which passed over nortions of that n i few data Tho new tax hill huforo the Virginia loginin'uro, providing for the funding of tho Mate debt by means of a tut of fifty or every hundred dollars of assessed value estate, to be (hsolisrged by tho payment of cants lawful money, has been defeated by a largo majority. WEST Information has been tolographod (leu. Ord of several parties of miners having ihfforent points for tho Black hills. In roply to a telegram from ono of the minors w oeiltly cauie out of tho hills, whether ho would perinlttoft to return with rainforawui^il 1 provisions, ft on Onl says : " Troops frni rt Laramie and hostile Indians havo ls>th no for your miner *. Eor tholr sakes I hope i troops will ranch them first, as tho mil itary orders are simply to bring in tho parly, lonhiie tho loaders, burn their wagons and Irstrny their outfit." (Ion. Ord has Ixion au thorized to put all Ids cavalry at one® Into the Sioux country, In which tho minors are tres- passing, and to employ fifty Indian scouts to advise tho cavalry of the advent of the miners. TROM WASHINGTON. The books of the internal revenue office show that in February last there ware distilled 013,303 gallons of spirits, and tho tax was paid upon 1 M>0|,n. r »fi gallons. Them wen remaining in wareliousoa on tho 20th of Fah ruaiy '.173,000 gallons ; on tho Unit of that month tho amount of spirits iu warehouses was FJ.747,010 gallons. The commissioner of internal revenue has Issued a circular revoking tho former re ward for information lea-ling to tho forfeiture of a distillery not legally operated, and offer ing 060 for information which shall load to lh<> seizure of any distillery of not less than forty gallons capacity nnd (he arrest of tho owner, tho money to bo pal-l upon presentation of tho < ertifleate of the collector of the district and tho district attorney. Tho attorney general haa directed suits to bo iuHlitntod against several of tho Faclflo railroads for tho amount® certified by I bo secretary of tho treasury to bo duo the government for tho five per cent, of their re spective net earnings. The following are tho roads and the amounts: Central branch of the Union 1’aclflc, *17,197: Hloux City and Pacific, *21.101 Union Pacific, *1,040,007: The attorney-general has decided that the secretary of the treasury cannot except tho resignations of the commissioners of tho Freedman's Punk tendered a few days ago, with tho condition that their acceptance should roleaso their Isinds, nor con tho commission ers demand divestitro of their trust till the affairs of tho hank are finally sdmiuihtered, or congress bv new legislation, routes to their relief. To relievo the protest commissioners would he to relieve from responsibility the only executive officors to whom tho depositors may look for a final administration of tho law tinder which they accepted office, making no provision for their successors. TOREIGN. It is estimated that over ton thousand people attended the funeral of John Mitchell. A dispatch from Berlin says it is definitely settled that Prince It.smarck is to be inode duke of LauenLerg. The German government contem plates all amendment Of the law against JesnitOH so os to make il operative against other religions orders. Gen. Campus has inflicted anothc dofest oti tho ('arlists at iiuguot, near Ili- daitm. The enemy lost throe hundred, sad tb<' Alphonsisls sixty-eight killed. Tho (Jar- lists aro concentrating for an attack on Pttig- SENATORIAL. r.XTIU SESSION, March 20.—Immediately after the ailing of tho journal, Mr. Anthony moved that tho senate procord to theconsidoratlon of lolullou submitted Tuesday night by Mr. Frolihglmyson, approving of tho action hero'oforo taken hv tho president in protecting Louisiana from domestic violence. Debate followed, and finally the souatc, by a vole oL 28 VMis ts 21 nays, agreed to take up tho reso lution. Mr. Anthony then •ubmitted tho substitute agreed ui>ou in tho caucus of repub lican senators for tlio resolution of Mr. Fro- Unghttysct’. as follows: Resolved. That tho of I ho president iu protect ine tho gov ernment iu Louisiana, of which William P. Kellogg is tho executive, and tho people of that state against dotuoallo violation, ami on- forelng the laws of tho United Staton, Is ap proved. Air; Revnrtl then spoko at length against tho resolution. Mr. Bayard tnioe Yielded for a mqUnn IQ adjourn, wlittlifwae each Unto rejected. Fiu»ll\. ou motion of Mr. Bamhdph. a recess was taken front -1: Iff (111 . m.. Mr. Ilattdolph raying his solo object making tho motion for a recess was, that tho senators on his side of tho ehamlier might havo an opportunity for conforonoo. s not anxioiiH to go on to-night, nnd would yield for a motion to nd|ourn nnd speak Mon day. At tho request of Mr. Logan, Mr. An thony modified his motion so ns to go Into executive session, which was Agreed to, niut unto proceeded to tho consideration of Monday. March 22.—After tho rending of tho Journal of Hatnrday’a proceedings, Mr. Bmit- woll submitted h resolution providing for n final adjournment of Iho sonata on tho dayof March, at -— o clock, and gave notice that ho would call it up ns roott as tho resolu tion now uu ter consider'alien was rlisnosed of. Thn consideration of tho unfinished business, being the resolution approving of tho action of tho president in regard to Louisiana, was resumed, nnd Mr. Johnson, of Totinossoo, be ing entitud I" tlm floor, began to speak at 10 minutes past PJ o'clock. At the conclusion of Mr. Johnson's spocch. Mr. Bogy look the Hour in opposition to tho resolution, lie could not perceive or imagine any other motive for tho n solution t-xropl to further strougtlien the power of tho executive, a power already so vast ah to threaten tho free exorcise of Iho conontrnnt powers of thn government, and which required only a subservient congress to render it absolute anil imperial. Mosers. Withers and Randolph addressed the senate iu npponitioti to the resolution. Mr. Wliyto offered. as a substitute for tho resolution pro- nosed by Mi. Anthony on Halurday, tho fol lowing : Resolved, That thu notion of the president in thn uscof thn army of the I'nlfed Slates to enforce an unwarrantable, ex parte and private order < f Judge Purroll, issued oil tho ftth of Boootubar. 1872, directing the mar shall to seize the building ocottpiod ns a state- house for the asHoinhling of the legislature of Louisiana; in InntaUimL and upholding as ;nvJfnWtofTC Of that stale of yesterday's proceedings \vo4 read. At 6 o'clock, while tho senate was still In (txeoutivo session, Mr. Hnwn submitted lit" following: Unsolved. That a eoromlttco otfuairtlng of two senators ho np]>oiut«d by the'chair to wait upon the president of the'DiuMQ States to in form hitu that unless ho may have some fur ther communication to mnlio.’tliu senate is roadv to adjourn without delay. Agreed to, and Messrs. Howard and Bayard were ap pointed as the committee. At 6:30 p. m., (he committee iqqteintrd to wait upon the presi dent relumed.and Mr. llowo reported that tho president ronued ho had no further eonmntni- oa'ion to mako to Um senate. Mr. Boutwoll coiled up the resolution submitted by him on Moudav laxt, providing for Iho final adjourn ment of the senate, and moved to amend by inserting 6:16 j>. m., March 124. Agreed to. aud the resolution as stnendAil was ndonted. The hour of 6:46 having arrlvod, tho proaldont pro tom. Air. Forrv, of Michigan, said: Sen ators: lit declaring tho order of iho senate, permit mo to thank you for the kind tenna In which you havo formally tendered nto your approval Grateful for Jfour uniform support ai.d oourtesv. aud honing thrfyon may reach your several homes in ssfotv, and all bo per mitted to return again iu December next, with rolnvlgoratod Htronglh. I new declare tho spnelal session of thn senato of tho Forty- fourth Congress adjourned zinc life. AFTER THK BALI.. They sat nn.t combed tlirlr tieautlfifi hair, Tholr long, bright treasea line by one, As they lauglie.1 nud talked In their ehamlier there, After tlis revel was dene. Id'y they talkrd of watts and quadrille, Idly they laughed, like other girls, Who over the lire, w hen alt la Mill, t' nnb out their braids amt curl*. Rohrs of satin and mussels lace, It nets nf Il.iwrrs, and rlhhnM toe, After the rrvel Is tliroush. Ami Maud aud Madge, In rots-aWf white, The prettiest mglil-HewiiM under the sun, Hlecklnglnna, shpiisrl. ss, all In jlio tilghl, After the revel L dene. RU and comb tholr Ireaulltul hair, Thoee wonderful waves of brown and gold, Till the lire lx out In the chainlMW there. And the little bare fia t are cold. When out of the gathering winter chill, Aud mil of (lie bllier HI. Aguetf«eMhrr, While (lie lire Is out anil the hmisela still, Maud aud Madge together— Maud and Madge, lu robes of »Mlf, The prettiest night-gown* under the iirtalned away from the chilly nffclii, Inike United States eoldims to Invado thn hall of tho house of reprcsentatlvos of Louisiana, anil to ojoot therefrom peroonn claitniiig to bn im-tuborH thereof, and thus destroying Ihe organization of that body, is contrary to the spirit of republican inntitutiniiH nud catinol he approved by tho aeuato of tho United Hlatoa. Mr. BUorman tnuvod toadjourn. Mr. Anthony > wor® lint a few more oraldewliQ and ho did not know that any senator < side of thn chamhor desired to do so. Ilo foil eonfidonl a voto could he rnaohod at a reasona- Ido hour to-morrow: nnd thereforo would no) tonablo adjournment now. Ilo gave i , however, that Im Thiinnnu then After Ills p rl la delis. Float along lu a sub mild dn am, ' To a gulden glllsru’a tinkling tons, a thousand lit sirs* shimmering slrsi r of I: Tropical mlora awreter Ilian musk, Men aud women with beautiful fucs, Ami eyes of beautiful dusk. Aud one faro shining like a star, One face haunting the dream* of rai h, Aud oun voles, swssl.T than otham arc, llrraklug lu sllvrry »|ss< h. Telling through lips of bearded bloom An old, old atorv o'er again, A* down the royal liaiiuered room, To a golden gtttoru'a at rain, T*i and two they dreamily w And all unheard, h walk* beside, claimant one for Ida bride. (>h, Maud and Madge, dream on together, With never a pang of Jenhois.fee.rl Fur here th* bitter M Agnes * JUtbrr Rhall whiten atmlhsr year. United for Ihe bridal and robed for Ihe tomb, llrahtrit brown hair ami golden trers, 'here'll be only one of you left for Ihe bloom <M th» Iicari.’ed llpn to preaal Only one robe for Ihe bridal pi nrl", The robe of satin and llrilMfla lore— Only one b> blush through tier curls O, beautiful Madge, In your bridal wldleI For you thn revel has Just begun ; Hot for her who nlmips In vmr arms lo-nlgld, The revel of Life la done I lint robed and crowned with saintly bibs, O. beautiful Maud, you’ll never rids* Tim klases another ha* won I The arrival iu Madrid of tho Count- ens of Girgenti, King Alphonso's hig sister, ha- been announced l»y cable. Mail advices explain that tho Rtripling king is despondent nud threatens ut times to abdicate, in which case the countess will be on hand to assume the royal honors aid prevent the Motitpen- sieriRtH or Carliata front snatching the abandoned sceptre. For the first seven years of her life Girgenti wan princess of Asturiaa and ostensible heir to the throne of her mother IsalMjila. Then ! was born the ptiuv Alphonso, stripping 1 her of both title and heirship. Now i aud ed Bhc become* m-oin tho prince™ "I YolO.i Astnrins, and in noting her future ,] 7 p t rovud three movement^', the telegraph is liable to fires in Yeddo speak of her under that title. ronce. i Only eight, of Iho Carlinfc chieftains Rbtaii. eignr dealers are to he afflicted I followed Gen. Catrera in going over to King it cigar-l>QX ( which the ! Alplmn <• f'axtello lia- icrignwl In- profoe- rosolutlou voto should ho leached. Mr. modified Ids motion no an t» havo an exnctitlvn HOHnioti. Aflera fow min ut on tlio doors were ro-oponod nnd tho huiiiiIo adjourn (hI. MAitt'ii 28,—Mr. Anthony gave tiro that ho would ank the nenato to remain ill aosHioti to-day wlthofit a rnoesa, Until a vote ho reached oil tlio pending renolutiou, np- provli g tho action of tlio proHldont in regard to Loiiiniann. Mr. Jones, of Florida, took io lloor and spoke ill oppoaition to the reno- lUoa. Ilo was followed hy Mr. Wallace iu ppoaitiou to thn renolutiou, anil in dnuitnol- linn of military interference in Lottlaiana. Ir. Whyte ttintflflod liln aniondmonl olTored .onterday mo an to read nn follow'd : ItoMolved, That tho lino of tlio army of the United Hinton to enforno an unwarrantahle and void ordor of Judge Ditrell, isMited on the 6th of December, 1872. directing tho mamlinl to sefzo the hullding occupied a« a ntato-honno for tlio <mhling of tlio leglnlaturo of Loillnlnua, therefrom thereof, are of rnpuhlican iimtitn- tlonn, and cannot bo anprovod hy tho nennto of tlio United Hinton. Tho qnenlion being on Ilia above nmendmont, it wan rojoclod-yeaa. 22; nays. 33. Tho question then being on tho aniondmonl mil.nutted hy Mr. Anthony to the renolutiou of Mr. I'reliiiglmynon, Mr. Thurman offered the following an a proviso to the resolution . Provided, That nothing her The amendment of Mr. Tlitirman wan relented resolution nf Mr. Anthony: Provided, That nothing herein contained In meant to assume that the body of men which elected P. B H Pinchhack wan tho legal leg islature of the state. Mr. Thurman then offered Iho following an an amendment: Pro vided, That nothing herein contained is meant to approve of the Interference hy tho United Htalea treopn lu the organization of the leg islature in Louisiana on the Uh of January la*'. The amendment was rejected—ayes. 21; nooM 32. The question then being on thn res olution of Mr Anthony, as h nubhtitilto for that <>f Mr. Frrdingtiuysnn, it wn« agreed to yeas 33, nays 23, as follows: Yea- Messrs Allison, Anthony. Bruce, Kurmddo, Cameron, of Wisconsin, Christiancy, Coukllng, Cragin. Dorsey, Edmunds, Ferry, of Michigan, Fro- litighuyaen, llarvcv, Hitchcock. Jlowe, JogallH, Jours, of Nevada, Logan. McMillan, Mitchell, Merrill, of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Mor ten, Paddock, I'attorHon, Robertson, Hargont, Hhnrman, Hpencer. Wndlcigli, West and Win- doin 33. Nays Messrs. Bayard, Bogy, Booth, aperton “ — - ■ Hi ANABTABIA’fl GHOBT v well I rmitotnber that ilinitial a great firo at Onako, Ja- 7th of February, by which twelve ero destroyed, including Hoveral lives were lost, on tho 11th of February, drtd houses. Destructive of almost nightly occur- with estahlishing il '■"TV”' k T P Jl,e ": ,r : ,n ; Ln/r„ll, K ™t„„u.u.|^k I propels «»indl.og. il..- box Iim p-rforated I twcrltad , lllrinlf ,, rd,,,. i coupons on the inside edge, correspond- I otherwise changing the manner of public ing with the number of cigars iu the Ltruction. krell, Cooper, Davis, Donnis, Gordon, Johnson, of Tennessee, Jones, of Florida, Kelly, Keman, McCreery, Maxey, rwood, Hindolph, Haulsbury, Stovonson, solution Besolvod, 'i'hat the action of •otecting the govommant in enforcing the laws a' state, is approved, hlic buildings and and afterwaids adjourned. March 24. -The Hcnnto went into ex ecutive Heeaion immediately after the journal tuber night. Homo vagno proHont- ininnt of ovtl woighotl upon my heart, an I Hat alnitn in tho twilight. Anil yot thorn jviih nothing iipparently to make rno gloomy. On tlm contrary. I ought to have been more than tieually cheer ful ; ha<l I not reoolvod a tlelioioiiR jtromlno from Katie Nelson that very afternoon ? It Xd'tned to he oiltl, In bo sure, that a gray-haired widower like myself wits to marry this girl of eighteen. Her mother had been a hottrtekeeper iu our family, but died room after Katie's birth. Ho it happened that she wan adopted by uh, uh wo had no children of our own. My wife treated her kindly, but without much warmth of fooling. AiiaHtaHift wiih of Hitch a peculiar disposition tlmt I actually believed she wsh joalonn of this infant. Poor Annatiuda! sho warned rno hoI- emnly on her death-bed never to marry again, and threatened to rise from her grave iu oaflo of suelt nti event. Kit*in waH in her tenth year when my wife died. I Rent lmr away to a board ing school ; nnd, as ImsincHH called me abroad, did not see her again until my return, eight years ufterwnrds. J was Homowhat bewildered to find ft lovely woman, iuHtoad of tlm little girl I hud left in short drosses. Of conrso you can guess the sequel. I foil in love with thin charming udoptnd daughter. There was something in tlm frank tenderness of lmr manner that completely won my heart. It was ovidont that she was deeply attached to me. 1 could not help see ing how much ktglmr site valuer! my society than that of my nephew,Ohnrlcs Raymond, who had accompanied me from itbroud. Him never addressed him except in monosyllables, arid would flush all over with embarrassment if lie but entered tho room. But witli me, Him was alwavH self-poasessed, and ho talkative and sooiable that I could not help pitying Charlie. lie was really quite good-looking, and f used to won der sometimes at her antipathy. Poor follow; how I dreaded to tell him nf my approaching happiness. It would bn a great blow to his hopes, for he had ex pected to Inherit my fortune. Katie wasn't a hit like oilier girls that I had ever known anything about. In stead of blushing ut my confession that afternoon sho turned pale, and shivered as if struck by a sudden chill, f ticed, too, that there was a strange quiver in her voice when sho finally consented to bo mv wife, f wan appre hensive that Charlie Imd told her what Anustisia had said on her death-bed. And yet f couldn't bolievo her ghost would be so inconsiderate. Somehow, 1 couldn’t forget that wanting. Am sia was a remarkable woman, nnd would surely keep her word, if ghosts are per mitted to walk the mirth. Thinking th no, I began to grow friglftened at the shadows in my room, and hastily rang the bell for lights. “Why are you so late, Bridget,” I itHlrtul, sharply, as the servant ontorod tho room. “ 1 mimic, sir, nnd it's mesolf that’s boon with Miss Ratio every blossid mitt* nit, and hIio'h almost hilt with n pain in her head," Could this bo tlm result of our eon- vernation that afternoon V Considera bly startled, I questioned Bridget eager ly. Charlie came iu while wo were talking. ' Katie ill ?’’ ho said, with a shadow his brow. “Init anything HcrioiiR, unolo ?” What business had ho to tako any ipocial interest- in Katie. "Only a headaohe,'' 1 answered, coldly. " Him is subject to suelt nttnekn. Bring in Iho ten, Bridget.” “Wo shall havo a lonesome ovoning,” Charlie sighi-d. 1 half believed that ho wan iu love with tho girl liintsolf. It wor cheerless, though, witlmut Kutio. 1 missed her bright fauu behind tho tea-tray, Charlio left his cup uu- tasted. My jealousy was nrouRod, aud 1 watched him keenly. Ah soon as we were alone, T Raid, half angrily, “ What is tho matter, Charlie? You look ah if you hadn't a friend on earth. I didn’t know before that you liked Kntio so well." The crimson leaped up to bin very brow. “ 1 am glad that y »u do," I con tinued, hastily, “ for you will soon be commuted by ties of relationship. Him lias promised to be my wife.” “You are jesting, unolo I’’ ho Raid, doubtingly. “ I was never more tioriouH in my life,” I answered. (fiturlio showed evident BigttR o agi- tution. “ You have no right to sacrifice that young girl," lie said, bitterly. “You lire old enough to lm her father. Of course sho accented you from gratitude. How dare yon think* of snail u thing V” “No wonder that yon rave," I re plied, with a mocking smile ; “you are disappointed of your inheritiinoe.” At that moment tho wind gave a fear ful shriek outside, and 1 thought of Anastasia. “Are yon not afraid to marry again?” Charlio innuirml» maliciously. “You romomhor the warning?" “Nonsense!" I answered ; “it will take Hoinotliitig more than a ghost to frighten me out of this marriage.” 1 had scarcely Anislmd spoakittg, when there oatno it gust of wind, and a crashing of glass, nnd tlm storm actual ly swept tuto the room. Wo glanced around uh in dismay. The boughs of u liirgo elm tree, that nbrnd in front of t-lm house, had fallen ny.iiiiist the win dow. Charlie gave mo a peculiar look as I cowered over tho lire, and then barred thu window in snob u jnummr as to keep out Ine rain. A* Rtf an go gloom envel- o|)od us both, and wo did not return again to tlio subject wo hnd boon dis missing. Our nnnversation was fitful, and it seemed a roliof when we separated at bod-tiuio. There is no use in denying that I was troubled a little with superstitious fears. I poored round anxiously into every corner nf tlm room before retir ing, Imt found no sign of any mys terious visitant. I hail such a fear of tlm darkness, however, that I left tho eandlo burning. Tlm fury of tlm storm hnd not abated, and I lay awake somo timo listening to the wine 1 !. At last, however, I fell into an ttimnsy slttmbrr. IIow long I bad slept I know not, when 1 wat» awakened by an ioy touch upon my forehead. I started tin, with a thrill of appre hension. Tlm light emitted a faint, sepulchral gleam. Oh, horror ! what was that I saw ? A figure, roped in white, canto gliding toward me from the foot of tlm bed. Tlio fttoo was hid den from my view, but 1 knew from tlio form tlmt it was tho glmst of Anas tasia. “ William Raymond,” oatno in a 1 too ran voioo from the figure; “I am here to avenge your infidelity, nnd to drag you down to tlm grave in my cm- brae©,” I shrieked with terror as T felt her clutch my throat, nnd cried, faintly, “ Mercy ! morny ! " “ You would marry Katie Nelson, would you? whispered tho glmst, mockingly. “If yon do not wish to <1 io "—and hero the icy fingers pressod i tight that I gasped for breath— promise me that you will not take a second wife.” Oh, I promise ! T. promise I ” said I, half dead with terror. Woo bo unto you, if you deceive ” unswored the ghost solemnly. And I board no more. .. some time, however, before I ventured to east a timid glance around Tho ghost had disappeared. The storm, too, was beginning to sub side ; but I could not go to sleep again, for I found it impossible to forgot that phantom and its deadly clutch upon ray throat. I resolved to say nothing about it. Of course, poople would ridiotilo the idea of a ghot-t. Nevertheless, I did not dare to wed Katin Nelson ; yet how could I explain this sudden change of purposo V I foivently hoped that sho would not din of a broken heart, tlio poor child ! What should I Hay to her ? After considerable reflection, I re solved to trust this delicate affair to Charlio. Tho proposed marriage was so odious in Itts eyes that I knew ho would justify my apparent treachery to her, if possible. Morning catno, and I arose in a fever ish state of mind. How i dreaded to meet Katie at the breakfast tnblo ! but, fortunately,site did not make her ungear- anoo. Charlie looked so troubled that I almost fancied he, too, had ghost. After breakfast, I said to him, with an embarrassment that I strove to hide, “My dear boy, do you remember what wo were talking about last evening? I have been thinking over tho matter riously, and am afraid that a marriage between Katie and myself will result it: unhappiness ; but f have not the cour age to brave her reproaches. Now, Charlie, will yon aet as mediator, and make known this change in my views “Why, liuolo," he answered, and almost sure that I saw a gl “We won’t ilisousH the matter," said I, in an irritated tune. “ Will von, or will you not, grant my request?" “ Of conrso, I will,” ho replied; "but it- is a difficult Disk. Tlio poor child will bo ho disappointed 1" 1 dotootnd a joyous ring iu 1i{h voioo, and 1 lookod ut him rather sus piciously. His diplomatic mission woa success ful, however. Luto in the afternoon, Katie oatno down into tho library where I wan sitting. I had never seen her look profiler. “Oh, Mr. Raymond!" sho said, oagorly, “lam tm glad that you havo olmngod your miml I It was so unex pected yesterday. 1 never dreamed Iioforo that yen lovi'd nto in any other ay than as a daughter." Was this noting? was she trying to deceive me in her sweet tinsel fish ness V Then you never loved me ?" 1 naked. Dear Mr. Raymond, yon know hot ter," she answered ; “only it was not exactly the kind of love ono ought to fool toward a husband. Yon aro as dour t«i me us if you were my own fath er ; but you are so much older than I, tlmt—tlmt—” Hlto hesitated, and did not finish her Houtcnco. 1 remembered my gray hairs with a pang of mortified vanity. Was not the ghostly visit enough? Must I bo tortured in this manner afterward ? The veil woa torn away from the de lusion l had cherished. Alas ! I lmd misinterpreted her childish affect ion. It might bo that rho loved another. I looked down into tho faoo where a vivid scarlet glowed, and rend her secret. “My dear child," 1 exolr.imed, at tempting to control my agitation, “ toll mo ovorything." “Oh, Mr. Raymond," sho answorod in confusion, “Charlie ltus asked me to bo his wife." Tho rascal ! No wonder that ho re mained with her suelt a long time that morning; no wonder that ho bonRted of the satisfactory manner in which every thing had been explained. “Tho impudent follow I" I muttered, impatiently. “ Wlmt did you answer, child ? Do yon love him?" Low nnd "soft tho nuBWor canto “Yob,” The heart of it woman is a mystery that T cannot fathom. I was oortninly outwitted by nty nephew. I To might havo boon afraid, however, that my oonRoienoo wonld reproach me if Katie showed Iter disappointment. I have little doubt that hIio loved me far better than she would confess. Alt, well! they were marriod itt due timo, and wo aro all living together. The dear children do ov(ry thing I hoy cun to add to my happiness. Katie is still a beautiful woman, and Charlie is tho staff of my old age. 1 never snw the ghoHt again. . Xu fuel, I havo good reason to think that the mystorious visitant woa a certain graeo- loss nopbow of mine, who had fallen in love with Katin. Of course I forgave thu deception long ago, as it saved mo from a terrible mistake. I am muoli happier, probably, than if I had married tlio young girl wIiobo heart belonged to another. I am not curtain, however, that she did not ac cept Charlio from niquo at my rejec tion. Any way, ho haH made her a good husband. Tho Art of Listonlng to Music. A writer in Heritutor’s says : “ Thoro is no greater delusion than that of sup posing that the best ntUHie can bo en joyed only by thu 'musical.’ Ordinary peoplo onn tlerivo keen jtleasuro from a sympathetic listening to great music if they will but boliova that they can, and attend to it accordingly. There need of boing baffled by a want of knowledge concering keys ; nor by an ignorance of modulation. Your next neighbor may know tlmt the air began in G major, and then passed into R minor, Imt you onn get your own sim pler pleasure out of it. What is it to me wlmt Titan’s secret of color might have boon? ilo lmd it, and Unit is igb for one who cannot ovon draw. Tlio first rule in listening to music in to listen. We do not want to arouse oursolvoH to a frenzy of dolight, but we do want to Itnnr wlmt the music is like. A very simple and very good rule for tlioBO who are perplexed by nil or chestra, nnd who fancy they tiro puz- zohl to know whore tho tune comes iu, is to listen to one instrument, tho violins, for instanco, alone for a time. These will probably take up tho melody and sing it plainly enough, then the movement may become more compli cated, and the air Booms to lmvo grown more florid, to bo broken porhups into brilliant fragments, but hoarken !—the violonculli have taken it up, and over it floats this new and lovely strain of violins, then tho flutes catch tho melody, the cornets and thu bassoon swell the harmony, tho drum makes it rhythmic boats, the whole orchestra is alivo with the theme, and before you know it you iu the very center of the music, and what was before involved nnd in tricate now becomes plain and bcauti- Apfreiienhionh of Dnoirru.—Hays thobugar Planter: Our planting friends havo serious fears of a long drouth so soon as thn pre-ont rains pass away, and with somo show of reason. As we have stated in previous issues of this paper, tlio rains nave boon almost inces sant since December last, giving our farmers and planters but little oppor tunity to goo their Helds in order for cultivation. Now, it seems to follow, as a rule, tlmt long rainy spells produce drouths of an almost equal duration, and should tho rule hold good in present instance, it would bo wif make preparations to meet it. While ovory one will uso his own judgment in the premises, wo desire to offer ono word of advice, and that is to plant deep us possittle und hill up well when tho shoots are above ground tho proper height. Plenty of soil around young plants hold the moisture, and should the anticipations of a drouth be not realized, a little labor will remove any superfluous soil from cane, cotton and FACTS AND_ FANCIES. —Tho pneumatic mail system linn boon opened for public uso in tho city of Vienna. By this method lottcrs and paokngos not oxoeoiling two ouncos in weight, nan bo sent from ono end of tho city to tho other—a dial anoo of about oight miles—in something loss than two seconds. —“ How is your church gotting on?" asked a friend of a rigorous Hootehnmn, who had sonaratod in turn from the Kirk, tho Free Church, tho Unitod Presbyterian and several lesser bodion. “Pretty wool, pretty wool. There’s nobody belongs to it now but my brother and myself, and I’m nuo sure of Handy’s soundness." —A hen-peeked l'tiglislimnn, lately •ceased at Bath, has wreaked posthu mous rov. ngo upon his widow by leav ing LTiO per nnntim to bn exjiendcd in having mournful dirges rung with muf fled clappers from the abbey chimes all day long upon tho anniversary of lira wedding day, aiul joyful peals to oolo- brato the recurrence of tlio dato of lira death, which released hint from matri monial bondage. —The thieves of Hpainaro gayly pur suing their mnd career among pictures and statues. The celebrated cartoons of Goyn at Madrid have gone after tlio Sovillo Murillo—which latter, indeed, has been recovered. Tho Virgin’s crown in Baint Ferdinand’s ohnpol at Heville has vanished. Ho has tho “ Master Dolorosa" of Alonzo Guno at Granada. Tlm latest exploit of tlioso enterprising fellows has neon triumph antly carried out at Madrid, Thoir booty is a small Btatuo of Ihe Virgin, most excellent of workmanship, and dating from tho end of tho sixteenth century, JIh material is wood, gilt and painted. The thieves got it safely into Paris, whore they borrowed a round sum upon it from MM. Atidro nnd Mor- ouard, bunkers. The Hpuuish legation has elaimod tho statuo. —Tlio banishment of lepers is rigor onsly carried out in tho B tmlwioh isles. There was a recent official search for persons nffootod with tho incurable malady, many having boon secreted by their relatives. Hundreds wore found and put into a vosboI for transportation to tho leper village, to ho kept until they die. Thoir families gathered on tho houoh, and expressed thoir grief ill loud lamentations. A talented half- breed, called Bill Ragsdnlo, has long held a high plnco in tho regard of Hand- wioh Islandors. JIo is an orator of great natural power, nnd loader in tho district of Hilo, and a man of notorious had morals, no discovered that ho was leprous, though the indications were so slight that ho had cHoapod official no tice, and at once gave himself up to tho authorities. A procession of natives, singing and carrying flowers, escort oil him to tho vessel Which wns to take him and the others to their living graves.. Ilo made a spoooli to tho assembly, urging submission to tho moasuros for eradicating leprosy by banishment, and expressing his hatred of missionaries. Early Marriagon. Discussion in the British house of commons on tho subject brought out information ns to tho earliest ages at which marriage may ho legally solomn- izod in each of tho states of continental Knrojto. In Austria it is 1-1 for both nexus; Hungary, 11 for males, 12 for famulus ; Russia, 18 for males, 111 for fomalos ; Turkoy, ns noon as they are able; Italy, 18 for mnlos, 15 for females; Prussia 18 and U; Franco and Belgium, 18 and 15 ; Denmark 20 and 10 ; Greece, Hand 12. In Hosso Darmstadt and Bailon the consent of parents is nec essary in tho enso of men until they have completed their 25th year ; in that of women until they aro 21. Tho com pletion of 18 years by malos audio by females is nenesnury in tlioNothprlnndK, aud in Hnxo Coburg Gotha no male is permitted to marry before he has at tained his 21st year. In Saxony tho legal age for males is 18 ; for fomoloH 10 years. According to thn amended paragraph of the new Gorman civil mariage bill, tho ages would bo re- spootively 20 and 10 years, instead of 18 and 14, as in the draft bill. In some of the muttons of Switzerland the law to thn ages of tho contracting parties is as high as 20 yoars for males and 17 for females, and in otliors as low i U for males nnd 12 for fomalos. Bovs Winn me Boys.—Bo thought the occupants of a Boston horso ear, who listened to tho story of a mischievous young lad, who wan telling an old gen tleman why ho likcil tho now master of ono of our schools. Tho master, ho said, was a Ilrst-rato follow, und then ho hud dismissed tho Scholars lately at 0:80 o’clock in tho morning. Why, what did ho do that for?’ asked the elderly gontlomon. After the youth had had a good laugh, ho nmnugod to ex plain that ouo of the boys had put a piece of ioo under tho thermometer, and sent tho morcury down to forty, und tho master thought the room was not warm enough to remain in. And the way the old gentleman laughed and shook told plainly enough that ho had onoo been In a fox-elmse in lluglaud lately the Rev. (!. W. Wilkin-on broke lira something extra- I neck and Lady Florence Douglas ono nt tirat kind of boys. Wheeler Wo call attention to tho Wheeler k Wilson advertisement in our columns. This well-known Company has the most advantageous facilities for supply ing the public with Bowing Machines, on as favorable terms as tho business will allow. They warrant all tUuii work, and it is a matter of impor tance to tho purchaser to deal with a Company whoso position and perma nence give assurance that their guar anty will be fulfilled. They havo agencies and offices throughout tho civilized world, for furnishing noodles, thread and other iioceBsnry supplies, and have an established reputation lor reliability and fair dealing. Htuhfkp Eooh.— Out some hard- boiled eggs in half, mince the yelks with capers, anchovies and truffles in due proportions, and u little tarra- Ron : add pepper and fait, rill each half <'gg with this mixture, pour some liquified butter over eaoli egg, warm them iu the oven, and servo each half egg on a bread sippet cut with r* mischief in Ills eyes, nuuiokinuK camb- i umw »u« j-iuuy i iuinmo V VWS” | “Bt u “ " — ~'*'w’• i i„ ordinary must have happened. You smashed Iter collur-bouo ; but the fox mental cutter, and fried a ligni cotor aro not usually so tickle r I was caught, | ia butter,