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•rasaas**-: ?,vSTr PUBLISH HANCOCK, Volume 17. w; 018 g! M MOl " Witnomn LAW BIVOUAC. BY PASCAL J . MOTE A frlwfaivuicea riM oat ^ftWtid^fcglSS,. With Uughter and aong and load revelrie, When the soldiers’ tent* are in bivouac sprrsd The morrow will mark the abodo of the deed; Oh, merry veil be, the Confederates cry, If dajlight brings be tile yell via dr veil die, ■Tor liTing or djing oar cau*e it ie juet, Oarlivcs are our count nr'8,oar country's cur dust. Ae the luiar* of night on vinge flew sway, Laughter con tinned and each heart was gar, Bat when the first dawn of daylight drew nigh, the soldier grew bold, bat br-lh»d»dsep righ For the lavrd ones of home—Lis mother—his wife, Whose nanTee to defend he'd surrender hie Ufe; Kuongh of these tlio'ts—hia country calls hence, And freely he ol-»r* the arm of defence. The battle raged long and the ensanguined field Proved Southrous might die hut uever would yield, And wounded and dead they lie scattered aroond. A-MERICTIS, GEORGIA, Three daoHars^ a Year, ASST, JmSTE 17, 1870. Number 17. Professional Cards. j. L. McDonald, 2Doati«t, AMERIcrS, • - i,c,re-Dv«T W'estheimer’e store. Lamar~atreet. Tenur-M.deratn, bat Stdfltly cash. sgrttf %,tjja a. BAwnw. . nun *. win, HAWKINS & BURKE. A ttornoyw at Zi»w, Americae, • Geftrti*. •* octntf • ___ * , HtltLES T. GOOD*. SAMUEL LUMPKIN. Geode & Lumpkin, ATTORNEYS 4TI.AW, Ajnorlouw, G-oorgia. TYf ILL practice in all the counties of the W Boo in weet era CfrcuitisiMl in the counties of States Circuit and District Courts for Georgia. Office in tho Oranbemr building, over W.T. actorssr i:T law, Americas, Georgia. • < Slice in AiiM-ricns Hotel building, corner ol Jjniar and College street*. may Id tf. MERREL CALLAWAYi ~ gy Office at Court Home. June 28 tf FORT & HOLLIS, ' ’ A T T illi. S ft YS A '£ LAW, Ami Bolicitor* of Patents. Amerieus, Georgia. tr Orti- • in the ro >:u ovor K. T.Byrd s .-tore. april 29tf night; * Tlie moon that aimwu^er that disa^ruus plain Illumined the forms of - the maagloJ aud *Uin. Ob, who will dcfeutlt lie brave lulJiiir’o fa .no If those whom lie f«nglit for will own hi ui with it * 17 • 8 •? I 7 *• in arm wm struck do.vu doleii.lnig u ;ht; BehaUuwcd the duM ut the fallen brave**.... Bes n-redib^uiinndathat nurttiieirgrts,.*, Be heartfelt the bars that in meiii'ry a re’s a e I Over the graves of our patriot dead. JACK BROWN, A ttornoy at Xj a w , AMERICUS, GA. Ollier in Court House with Judge Stan* ford. febUtt t N. A. SMITH, Attorney at Ij aw, W ILL practice ia the Courts of Sumter and adjoining Counties, aud fn Circuit Court of United Static. as* Office on College street, next to Itcpabli- an office. feb 25 tf. S. H. HAWKINS, Atiorney-at-Law, Will continue to practice in Sumter and adjoin* inj; cuuiiik-m, and in United States Circuit and it Savannah. Particular at ten- J. A. ANSLEY, Attorney-atXiaw Amorloua, Go., Will practinu in Uio Courts of Southwestern (i.-orgia and in the United States Courts at Sa vannah. Special attent ion givhn to collection of debts, the aale and pvrchaae of lands and tho in vestigation of titles. A large assortment of legal i.lanks always on hand. decMtf A. E.BROWN, ATTORXEV AT LAW, Amcricus, Georgia. W 1IJ. give prompt attention to all bnaiueaa entrusted to Lm care. nov W tf George W. Wooten, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, utS'f—Ovct 1L T. Byrd's store. jaulStf E. B. AMOS, Attomoy- at a IjAW, A MERIC US, GA., TtTILL give prompt attention to professional *■ kinuness in the different eourtsof Sumter n-uhw, Webatcr, Lee and adjoiningcountice. ottne with J. a. Ansley, over Ii, Emanuel • • Jun f*tf GEORGE w. KIMBROUGH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, A * s ^ > ,9 eDtr, d Agent for the salo and ]mrchasc u fend in Southwest Georgia. Jnvestigat- >ag titles strictly adhered to. Will faithfully at- ieiid to all buainesa entrusted to hia care, -surkville, Ld-e county, Ga. _ novlltf JOSEPH ARMSTRONG. Attorney at Law, AUUNV GrOBQlA. From the St Paul Daily Press. DEATH OF J. E. TllOMPSON. Deep Feeling of Surprise and Sorrow in * the Community. •TAILS OF TIIF. MELANCHOLY EVENT. Before 10 o’clock this morning tho iws had spread, from mouth to mouth, •11 over the city, that one of the first citizens of St. Purl,—a man universally known and beloved,—Mr. J. E. Thom son, President of tho First National Bank, bad fallen to tho earth—deed. On every bend there was manifested i eager desire to learn the details of the sod occurrence, and the morning greet ing of merchants and men on the etreets was subdued with a sense of loss and per sonal grief. Heartfelt tributes to the sterling excellence of his character, and expressions of respectful sympathy with his bereaved family, formed the common of conversation. s highest estimation'in which Mr. Thompson was held fay tho community, and tne almost instant manner of his death, accounts in some measure for tho extraordinary interest manifested. A man in tho very prime and vigor of life, standing like a tower among his fellows, has passed away like a shadow from the land. Wo can hardly believe that we shall not catch a beam from his great sunny face on Thud street to-morrow, as he lighU from his carnage. But he has gone Uenoe. F<5r several years past Mr. Thompson hod been conscious of some sort of chronic difficulty in his stomach, which waa generally relieved, for the time being, by a few spoonfuls of whisky orother stimu lant. Doctor Wharton had given him some light 1 - prescriptions lately, but no ono thought there was anything serious , the On Friday he. made up * party to go trout fishing, intending to return Satur day evening, consisting of himself and wife, his daughter Lena (aged fourteen), and Mr Charles Wintenmite, of this city. DR. WILLIAM A. GREENE, -VMER1CUS, QKOlKilA. (JoNTINUES to servo his friends of Americas u!k«, ."“TOondjaR country iu *u the Uepsr of “■ pmfc—oo. _ aj*16-ly Dr. J. B. HINKLE W 0 £P hi. KSITier, (in the “ llt - of the IWcMiou) to the «ood P,UrOW **• Bpeekl stientiou Riven to Sundry. tx tbs Draw BtorsorDr E. J. w * u * rf * n “ th.t or lm. j. • jnn. at. Dr. S. B. HAWKINS. M' 0mct •* »■ Udridcrt Dnt, atm. M***** Church. D. A. GREENE, attoenby at law, YHS5A, *vnnL frithfolly stUodol to.| T. L. CLARKE, attorney at law. °r. W. D. COOPER, 0™^ profisMUcnsI services to the dti- 1-.. , or Amenccs and surronodinR country. -lOUHQtil.' 0 "- 1 '- U ° 0p “- .t Ur. Them. H.rrold 1 ., CoUrptHill. 1)K. M. D. McLEOD, Ameri- »uco*JrI!?r ®*-^ ) »e»ses of the Eye and Ear .n^?y o ^ B*trove»ion cared by mechanical ■“otT— H Dr. S. K. TURNER HyM rraorrd thjwnntta. of Snnttrr •hathe’i* lo«Sd 1 «j!*S^!^*SS 0 *A? , w the family carriage, and the km party set out. Mr. Thompson seemed to be feeling unusually well; he got out and walked a mile or so, up hill and down, jost to straighten himself.'' He was in fine flow of spirits. “Well,” ho 6 aid, after executing a bit of difficult driving, “I suppose I am a little the best driver in those United States, anyhow,” and all sorts of pleasantry and playful banter he enlivened the journey till, at half past four o’clock, the carriage arrived at Bolles’ creek, near Afton; about eighteen miles from tho city. • 1 ■ * It was here arranged to send tho rioge, with the driver and Miss Lena, forward to a house u mile or so further down the stream, where they designed passing the night Mr. Thompson pull ed ou his “Storm boots,” sent to the carriage for a little barrel of ice-water, and began to prepare the fishing tackle with all the zest of a veteran sportsman. They threw in thoir lines intending to enjoy the Bi>ort till about 7 o'clock, at which time the carriage was ordered to return for tl cm. At about 6:30 they had caught some twenty-five or thirty nioe fish, and had just reached as pot where the trout were biting lively. Mrs. T. had so far been the most successful of tho party, baring more and larger fish, in her basket than either of the gentlemen. Mr. Winter- mute, who waa f6ur or five rods distant from where the others were fishing to gether, heard* loud exclamation from Mrs. Thompson, then two screams in successions. Ho sprang through some intervening brush* and aaw Mr. Thomp son in a half-lying posture upon the grassy bank, pressing with one hand upon hu side, and writhing aa if in intense pain. He said : “I amj very sick.” Mr. W. ran to a cabin near by, hoping to get some whisky or spirita of some kind; but they bad nothing—not even vinegar or ginger, or pepper, or spice of any sort Another bouse, occupied by Germans, was visited, bnt nothing could be pro cured. Returning in naste he found Mrs. Thompson exerting all her jpowi fay rubbing and chafing, to relieving t stricken man. Mr. Wintermute fcaw in his face that it waa the composure of death. Mrs. Thompson ran to the near est homso for mustard, returning only to find her husband unconscious and giving no sign of life. He was dead. Mrs. Thompson would not believe that he was uead. Only ten or fifteen minutes had passed rince ha was lau ing by her side; and now she sat on ground with the dead head in her lap; no help in all the world. A' man driving along the road near faj waa stopped and a hone taken out of the wagon. His owner mounted and rode swiftly for the carriage which enntaiffimi what they had sought in vain for in the the cabins. The memengcr found the carriage just leaving the house, to meet the appointment at 7 o'clock, and no time waa loot in returning. Mrs. "" now joined by her daughter, her efforts to evoke life. The body was •cut in to this dty. He arrived here about 1130 (some evening), and haring procured a large express wagon from Mr. Webb, returned with Mr. HoweeThomp- son, the brother of the deceased, and Dr. Wharton, arriving at Bollo’s Creek at 4 o’clock yesterday morning. • Preparations were soon made for leav ing the scene of their sad bereavement, and the cartage arrived in this city, abpnt 10 o’clock yesterday morning. Bevtoal of the moat intimate friends of the de ceased were permitted to ace him as he lay upon the sofa'for a short time, sad the general remark whs that he looked as though he slept—«o placid and so peaceful was the expression of hia- noble features. - Concerning this great grief the common words of sympathy seems almost an im pertinence. Mr. Thompson endured bnt a few minutes pain, passing quickly in beyond “this bank and shoal of Mm©,” but the widowed wife has suffered until aheis now almost prostrated, and her kindest friends are those who will spare their attention iu this sacrid hour, of Hits* hard to give np the beloved one. * On ttet terrible night after the calamity,—when worn to aLaer exhaustion with two boars frantic efforts to bring him back, Mrs. Thompson and her daighter were taken to the residence of Mr. Gilbert, leaving the lifeless hotly at the form house,—some noise of ap proaching steps were heard outside at about 3 o’clock in the morning; and in an instant both mother and daughter were on the porch to meet the dear husband anil father/ hope, quick-springing in the breast, suggested that be had awaken from the deadly stupor, and waa come to an nounce himself. A potU-mortetx examination was made yesterday afternoon by Drs..Mnrphy and Wliarton, assisted by Dr. D. W. Hand, and the cause of his death wes ascertained to bo the barsting of^one of tUeJvesaels of tho abdomen, producing interior hemor rhage. The infirmity of tho structure at that point was of such a nature that he might have been taken off at any time; any slight occasion, leaning heavily over a counter, a fall, an undue pressure of any sort, would have produced the result. Some reports have imputed his death to drinking ice-water while iu a heated con dition, bnt he drank the water at least an hour and a half before the occurrence. He had at the moment a trout on his hook, and exclaimed, “O, I’ve got a big fellow, bnt I can't get him out!” Possibly the effort and excitement of the moment oc casioned that degree of pressure which raptured the vessel. James Egbert Thompson was born in Poultney, Vi, in the summer of 1828.— He received an academic education in St Lawrence College (at the time called Gov- erncur High School), and at the age of 20 removed to the Stale of Geoogia; mar ried at Fort Edward, N. Y. After build ing up a prosperous business in Ameri ca*, Georgia, in connection with his brother, Horace Tompson, he made a visit to Minnesota in 18G9, the result of which was a determination to make this city his future home. Since then, his hiatoiy is so well known that his death is regarded as a great loss, not only to the circle of his immediate friends, but a calamity to the city and to the State. The funeral will take plnde from his late residence on Dayton’s Bluff, proba bly on Tuesday next Tho announce ment will be mode in the newspapers.— He will be buried in his family lot at Oak land cemetery. His life was insured for somo §10,000. Be leaves a wife and five children. Mr. Thompson was a member of the Society of tne First Baptist Church in this city. He set for himself a high standing of Christian character, while he cultivated a aimple and childlike faith. He was for many years, and up to the time of his death, a teacher in the Sab bath School of the church with which he was connected, and he was rated os pne 'apt to teach.” But tho genial, social, qualities of Mr. Thompson’s character were what won for him such troops of friends.— There waa about him a certain royalty— the manners of tho skies. His presence was itself a benefaction. St. Paal will long cherish the memory of his noble works and his noble ways. PRESIDENTIAL i eoe ins one of out exchanges espec ially those of New York* somo talk of the next Presidential nominees; who they will be or ought to be. It is generally be lieved that General Grant would have no objection to n renomination. On the Democartic aide, Chief Justice Chose is suggested by some, also, General Han cock, Governor Hoffman, and perhaps Judge Black and Governor English.— Our choice at this time, of all the mi that are prominent before the public, the Hon. Allen G. Thurman,- of Ohio, at this time U. S. Senator, from Ohio. He a statesman of broad, liberal, coin hensive and Constitutional views, or President, v/onUL in our opinion, equal to any that has filleu the chair sinoe the days of Andrew Jackson. He has all the element about him, that goes to make up the great and able man, and has already made his mark as a U. S. Senator. He lias not a superior in the body and we question if he has on equal, take him all in all. We should like to see, if he ahonld be nominated by the Democratic party for the Presidency, the Hon. H. V. Johnson pat oa the ticket as Vice President The Sonth certainly deserves some recogni tion by this tim<4 and we know-of nc better or abler man than Ex-Governor Johnson of Georgia, for aoch u position. Such ia our choiou at this time, and if we cannot get Judge Thurman, we would like to see Hon. George H. Pendleton pnt in nomination. We want * man of princi ple, and no shifting, policy seeking poli- b, u -on us.—.ViUatqrtill* Recorder. Noce most be Dipped A singular occurrence recently trans pired iu New York. On Sunday after noon at u Radical Baptist Clinrch, a lady was baptized in the presence of a large congregation, but on Monday called on her pastor and said that afie was very un happy because iu her baptism, on the a day, the end oflier nose did trader the water, and therefore an nnbaptixed person. The paator attempted -to allay her acruplea, that at any rate she had done her doty and .should be satisfied. A few days afterwards she came back stating that ■he could not find peace, and that the or dinance should be administered to her satisfaction. The paator had bi» tank filled to the brimft^and placed the can didate so deep in the pool that she has had no scruples about “the end of her of the tnd&nM.of J|Hf 2*uitaa MpoeBtom, man aged to abut two little Jewish girls np m L&£X$£ heKtmcoopIeo1 BUSCHES HOUSE HUBUHO. ABOMAXCXOFT C FIRST-OF NAY. [DY HELEN FOHHESr GRAVES.] '' * A man b like a vegetable,” said Mr. Selby, thoughtfully robbing his specta cles; “he don’t like to be uprooted when once he has taken kindly to the soil'* “But uncle,” coaxed Blanche, timidly, “ the old house is to shabby, and the landlord won’t pnt on any repairs, and the neighborhood ia getting sp terribly Dear,” said the elderly gentleman, 'don'tyon suppose Shakespeare knew what he was about, when he wrote that We hod better • “ Bsarrthaee ills we have Tkan fly to others we know not of.' ■“Pshaw!” said Blanche, elevating her Jtoee, " I don’t believe Shakespeare ever moved in hie. life—what ahonld he know about it!” .... . ^wpgyww^gaU^^yedtolya^ ever, if you are, bent upon 'boiug fash ionable—— 'lit isn't a question of fashion, nucle, if a a question of common comfort anil decency,” interposed Blanche. “Well well, have it yonr own way,” as sented Mr. Solby. “Only don’t ask me to gohonao hunting. “I’ve no such idea,” said Blanche, saucely. “As it a girl of eighteen couldn’t find a house without falling back on her ancle’s greater experience.” Mr. Selby looked lifter his neice with an amused, loving smile, os the pretty young girl bounded off, dork-eyed and elastic, with brown curb drooping over her ivory- fair brow. “A house, indeed 1 thought old Mr. Selby. 4 ‘ Tho first thing sloe’ll be finding will be a lover, and then what will the old uncle do? It’s the way of the world, I suppose; but I could almost find it in my heart to wish that little Blanche would rema'n an old maid all tho days of her lifo. I know Fm a selfish old dog, but we’re all selfish in this world. She has a snug little property of her own, too, that will tempt fortuno-hunters. Ah! well-a-day! a pretty girl in this generation is exposed to as many perils as were the warriors of old who went out with shield and buckler, to fight their wav through the world.” Blanche Selby was radiant when she came home in the yellow April twi-light. “Eureka, uncle!” she cried, gaily, “I have found it” What? the Philosopher's stone ?” 'Nojhe house.” “Oh 1” said Mr. Selby, “ Well where is it?” On Glenn Street. The prettiest house, in perfect repair, with a delicious little green gem of a garden around it—” “ Full of frogs, and fever-and-agne, I suppose “No yon incredulous old unde—full of lilies of the valley and tulip beds, with two royal old elms drooping over the front porch——" “ Oh ! h—h !” cried Mr. Selby with a counterfeit shuddei . “ tlist accounts for the blue mound on the mantle and the mildewed wall-paper, and the leaky roof. ‘'Nothing of the sort, uncle. Didn’t I tell you tho house was in perfect re pair? Bnt uncle ” "Well, what’s coming now?” The lady who owns the boose—she’s a widow, uncle, and hair just like the shells of a ripe chestnut—would like ibe privilege of retaining just two rooms for herself, on the second floor. She lias had jeverses, and cannot afford to keep the whole bonse.” Cool for the widow, upon my word!” said Uncle Selby. “So I’m to open a tenement house for her benefit, eh?” Uncle!” Well, what else does it amount to? How many children has she, I’d like to know ?” ‘‘Only one son, undo, and ” “A noisy, romping schpd-boy. I’ll go bail, playing ball rathe back garden, and ■mashing in all the window-glass, beating cate tormenting dogs. I always did hate boys.” ' Wrong, uncle, all wroug from the ' ining!” cried Blanche, gleefully.— is a young clergy man, and he preacli- tho Mill Street Church, aud one of tho rooms is to bo his study.” Worse and worse.” said Mr. Selby i a grim face, 44 he’ll be trying to con vert me and giving me handles of tracts to distribute among my friends. No, Blanche, no—tell the young clergyman and his mama, to clear out. If I’m to have a honso at all, I wont it entirely to MSlf.” ilnnche colored and hung down her head. “But uncle I promised them they should have tho two rooms. I didh't ippose yon would object.” 44 My near, that shows how much you still have to learn of yonr uncle’s charac ter;” said the old gentleman, drily. "I can’t do it, uncle,” ponted Blanche I promised them, and cannot forieit my word.” 44 Forfeit a fiddlestick," said nncle Selby, grafiiy. “And the young clergyman was so ilite, and I promised to take a class is Sunday-School.” “Soyou got up a flirtation with tfae young clergymen, eh ?” said uncle Selby. "Apretty war yon hare of housing, miss.” I couldn’t refuse to speak to him, could I ?” demanded Blanche, with somo asperity. “Well, well, all there is left for ns to do,’, said Mr. Selby, shrugging his shonl- ders, “jsto go and undo tho mischief you’ve conjectured up, ns well as maybe. Yon say you engaged the house ?” 44 Yes, uncle.” whispered Blanche. “ At what rent ?” "Only fifteen huudred dollars.” “Upon my word!” laughed nncle Sel by, “your widow understands the great art of making a bargain remarkably well. I’ll go there to-morrow rafrrning tho first thing.” Blanche cried a little, bat Blanche’* tears only seemed to strengthen her un cle’s grim determination to have nothing to do with interesting young clergymen and soft-eyed widows. 44 Gome Blanche,” said tho old gentle man, resolutely, tho next morning aa they rose from the breakfast table. 44 Must I go with you, nade ?” hesita ted the young girL • •Of aimii-ca ” from Mr. Selby’s lips. 4< Mirime don’t you remember mo—old Ralph Selby, uaiyou used to-tease so mexoileeslw To think I should meet yon here, Mxu- nie, of tdl places in the world! And yon are a widow, too”—with a glance at her black garments—“dear me, dear me!” , And Mrs. Elmsley smiled and colored with glistening eyes/a* she recalled the days when Ralph Selby had been her first love—rough and brusque, and tie disposed to be domineering, bnf and noble-hearted withal, as a * tepiplar of old. “Yon’re as pretty as ever Minnie, said the elderly gentleman, holding her hand in liis, and looking at tho dewy eye and tho luxuriant brown hair, which seemed as yet untouched by time. . /‘Nay, yon mostnet flatter me, Ralph,” smiled the widow. “I have been used to meet the world on for other than that, since we parted. This house is all I have left of the fortune which onoe seemed so boundless to me, aud even niwMnJjr. . L .„— yon should have the two rooms you want ed, andtuoro too if you should think it necessary?” “But,- uncle ” liegiiil Blanche mischieviously. Mr. Selby frowned at his neico with many pantomimic sigrnw that she shonld hold her tongue l and promptly concluded the bargain with Mrs. Elmsley on the spot. - “Didn’t I tell you she -was a pretty widow, _ uncle?” demanded Blanche a& they walked homeward. “And you did’t see the young clergyman after alL” 44 Tho idea of Minnie Cleveland hav ing a son old enough to preach the Goepel!” said Mr. Selby, mechanically rubbing his eye-glasses. “Pretty!—she was the beauty of all our set, when I was ayouug man.” So they hired the picturesque cottage in the suburbs, with the elm trees nod dling over the poarch, and the lilies gleaming like strings of pearls under their green glossy leaves; -and the Juno roses blossomed and died, and the summer glow softened into autumn, and when the ehn leaves showered down a yellow rain on tho lawn below. Uncle Selby met Blanche coming from early service at the Mill street church, one clear, crisp morn ing. “Uncle,” said Blauche, eagerly. “I have something tossy to yon.” “And I wanted to tell you something,” said her nncle, with rather an embarrassed nir; 44 but yon may say your say first” “No, uncle*~you,” insisted Blanche, “you are the eldest.” “ Well, then,” said uncle Selby, 44 I’m going to marry Mrs. Elmsley.” “Oh/ uncle—how nice 1” cried Blanche, clapping her hands. “You’ll be my father-in-law, then !” 44 Ion are mistaken, my deal*,” said Mr. Selby, complacently. “Minnie will be your aunt. “Oh! uncle, you don’t uuderstand,” said Blanche, coloring aud smiling, and mercilessly pulling the scarlet berries off tho mountain-ash by the gate. “Herbert has asked mo to be his wiie—and I said yos.” “Herbert Elmsley, eli?” said Mr. Selby, “well my dear I believe he’ll make you an excellent husband. I congratu late you, Blanche.” “And yon, uncle,” said Blanche, reach ing up to kiss tho gray-mustaclied man, who seemed in her young eyes, “to bo beginning the world so late in life.” But she did not know that autumn sunshine is sometimes scarcely less radi ant than that of spring. Neither had ahe known, when she went house-hunting, that she was finding not ily a house, but a husband for herself id a wife for Uncle Selby. •Of oourse, cried Mr. Selby. “Don’t I need a witness of whatever bargain I ay conclude to make ?” “Bnt I don't want to, nnele.” “Nonsense, child—come along.” And Blanche, the more submissive end yielding of the two, was forced to p*ny her nncle. Even unde Selby waa forced to con fess that the cottage on Glen Street was 44 aUttie gem of* palace,” and he almost SS, 1 !?‘ , ’ ray np In a law minutes the parlor door —TheloRnringii taken from a tomb opOaed. and a tall gracatnl lady ia black 1 itoia in Western New York: “In memo- ... • , ’ ry of Adeline Cobh, who wee etrocklnrL m . I .!Sil^L^ aol * 3r3rqn ’*“'• “ heb *‘ ry of Adeline Cobb, who was struck by Mr. H. Boswell, waa also lightning by her fr^nd Maiy Hicks. y, it’s Minnie Cleaveland ?” burst Nathaniel Wills died in Boston, on the 20Ui ultrno, at the age of ninety.— His father was Nathaniel Wills, a publish er well-known in the days of the Devolu tion, who was an apprentice with Benja min Franklin in the minting office situ ated upon the spot where tho Daily Ad vertiser' building now stands, and was also a member of the Boston “tea party.” The subject of this sketch was also a publisher and journalist. He fouuded the Eastern Argus, of Portland, and was tho original proprietor, and for many years editor ox the Boston Record, which was established in 1S1C, and was the first religious newspaper in the world. He also started the Youth's Companion, the ** * ‘Vs paper. Two sons, Nathaniel — „ ills, the poet, our late senior, and Richard Storrs Will, followed the profession of their fibber and grandfath er, and one of his daughters, Mrs. Parton well known as an authoress. Houiuble Double Suicide ts Nick.— Particulars of the double suicide at Nice arc given by the Paris Gankrit. On Sun day morning lately some peasants found iu the grounds of the Villa Teissere, in the Valley of Montegat, near Nioe, * young woman bleeding and insensible. She was removed to the town, bnt died before reaching it. From her statements ’ -“ er information it appears that the daughter of a bookseller, and waa a brilliant pianist. During the win ter month’s she waa rathe habit of resid ing at Nioe, and bad their made the ac quaintance of a man named Morplain.— Morplain being without resources, they determined to pnt on end to their anxie ties by killing themselves. According to the statement of the dying woman, ahe left Nice with her companion. “Itwas,” she said, “oar last night We took with us a phial of laudanum, a revolver and * sword stick, We choae this as the best spot for our purpose. We made a bed with our outer garments, laid upon the moss. We slept till daybreak. We had prepared everything, ami at seven o’clock camo tho adieu. I had taken off my white pettiooot, which Morplain hung upon the bxauche* of a tree, We drank the laudanum. Wo suffered much, bnt we could not die. Morplain said to me, “I can bear it no longer/ 1 shall blow out my brains.” I cried oat I would not be left alone with hia corpse, and I said, ‘ Shoot me here* (pointing to a spot where i gaming wound in her breast waa vi si de). I ilidi-ot wish to be disfigured, and I entreated him to aim there. He fired point blank.” The comapondent of tho Gcndois adds that the statement is verifi ed by the facts of the clicmian being burned and the akin blackened by the powder. Morplain,” added the dying dying woman, “ shot himself through the head, and yon will find him lyingyonder. He feared a failure, and yon will aee that he yet holds a poniard in hia hand,” Crops, Weather, &c. Farmers report to the Rome Daily that crops in that section are in fine condition, and very promising. There is a large area in cotton, but plenty of wheat and corn for home consumption. The wheat crop especially is nnusually fine. The Rome Courier, 7th inst, says: The saving of one of the beet crops of r heat ever grown in the section will com mence this week. Tbe price is not yet fixed. Some think that which may be delivered before July in good order for immediate grinding will command $1 SO. The general belief, however, is that very little red wheat will be sold for over $1 23, in this market. We get the following items from the Eatonton Press and Messenger : The Wheat crop, much of which has been harvested is turning oat finely.— The heads are large and wqll filled. Some anticipate getting* yield of forty to fifty bushels to _ the acre, which is cow tainly good. • r Sinoe our lost considerable more rain has fallen in this section. A portion of the time the ground has been too wet for plowing, Corn, cotton aud grass is do- rag its beat growing. Of crops in Jefferson county, a sub scriber reports as follows to the Savannah News : . . The corn is small, and in many places not a good stand. I think cotton is look ing very well, and tho planters are up with tlxeir work, and so far as I see iu this neighborhood the crops are in good fix. Since tho rains all the cotton is coming np beautifully, and a fine crop of gross. Oats is nearly a failure. Bye good. No wheat sown here. The Sparta Journal says tho planting of corn in Hancock has almost ceased; there is not enough in tho ground to feed stock till Christmas. It seems says the LaG range Reporter, that the wheat crop in this section prom ises well, though some think tho yield will not bo as full as anticipated. The crop is almost an entire failure in all di rections, so fur ns we have heard. The past week has been dry and warm. Gardens are much in need of rain; crops not materially suffering. No sickness of importance. Thermometer ranging at highest points from 85 to 94.—Albany JSVtrft 7th inst. Wo have rain now, and as the wheat is made and the corn crop in the very best condition, no fears are now had for the result of of this year. Never in the his tory of tho country for one hundred years, has there been .such an abundant harvest of wheat, nor so good a prospect for corn* In many States of the great West, tvfc crops of wheat have been held bock for higher prices; aud now the pros pect force* the whole immense stock on the market which has already reduced good flour to 83 50 per barrel, and extra flonrto SI 50, with tho certainty of much lower prices. This is u damper on the shy locks who gloat over the miseries of mankind; bat good cheer to tho poor who have worked hard for the last ten years to bnv flour at $10 00 per barrel.— Air-Line Eagle. Our exchanges from ever part of Flori da represent the crops in fine condition id rains as abundant. The crops around Ikunesrille are re presented in a fine condition. Advices from Quitman* represent the ops suffering for rain. Cotton caterpillars have made their ap pearance in Lowndes county, Alabama. Crops ill Coffee aud Crenshaw conn- ties, Ala., are looking fine, corn and su gar cane being largely planted. There is much old cotton on baud in the county. The Thomasville Enterprise of the 8th inst. says: Sinoe our last issue parties from almost every section of the country have report ed sufficient rains and the general pros perity of the crops. One gentleman tells us that his cotton suffered greatly from the depredations of cutworms, complete ly destroying fire acres and compelled him to plow it np and plant corn, while another represents the grass-hopper as doing considerable damage to cotton in his neighborhood. Neither of these evils however are very extensive, and we may consider the crops generally fair. there is a myatwy about the effect of weather on piety. Sabbath heat seems hotted, Sabbath oold colder, and Sabbath join wetter, than that of any other day; for tile same measure of heat, or cold, or rara, on a week dity, wi|i not keep a man fromhis usual business.^ The following anecdote which we copy from the New Brunswick Times, may be pertinent to the Jerseys’, bnt it will not apply to onr city. The great mis fortune with our property holders is they place such a high valuation upon their property that it deter* other* from’pur chasing and improviug. A liberal policy on their part would result in a more sat isfactory prosperity of the city. Idleness is the parent of poverty; yet . je landed proprietors of New Jersey have become rich almost with folded arms. We are reminded of the story of » poor gobbler, who once owned * shanty in Wall street, New York. Year after year he had smoked his pipo and ham mered his soles satisfied with his lot and almost unmindful of the wonderful change* going on around him. One day the Knight of St Crispin was waited upon br on olegantly-dreeeed gentleman who did not wish his shoes mended, bnt did wish to buy the shoemaker’s house. The cobbler stared. Boy my house ! lought be. What can such a fine tleman want with a house like this ? I will give you ten thousand dollars 0& m A Western coroner’s jury returned a verdict that the deceased camo to his death from exposenre. “What do yon menu by that!” asked a relative of the dead man, “there are two ballot holes in hu skull." “Justso,” replied tho coro ner, “he died from exposeure to bullets.” '*;n thousand dollars! He had Hover heard of so much money, and his eyes grew like saucers with astonishment. 44 Well, wall,” said the gentleman, who mistook fhe expression of the shoe maker’s countenance, and thought he was surprised at the smallness of the offer. “Well, well 1 What tciU you take fox it ? Suppose we say fifteen thousand and call it a bargain.” Off went the apron down went the lap- stone and hammer, and the excited worker in leather rushed into the kitchen where his wife was superintending the pot of come into the shop; there is the bi fool there you ever saw; he has ol me fifteen thousand dollars for the old house and bit of land where there is not room enough to raise a cabbage. It ia needless to say that the bit of land was sold, and the cobbler became a gen tleman, living upon hia income, while tl»© “tag fool” became the poscesaorols ruKWmonejr would not buy to-uay. S6U Tho faro from Chicago to New York is now only $20. —The worst sold man in America lives at Lafayette, Indiana. He lias been winding np a clock every night fox seventeen years, and last week by acci dent, found out that it was an eight day clock. —A smart boy of Bdlefontaine, Ohio, after eating a green apple, exclaimed: “Oh. dear, I've chewed a Good Tem plar H. “A Good' Templar?” said l»i* mother. “Yes, he’s giving me the grip. ” ' —The Atlanta Intelligencer says that <>5,000 copies of the first volume of.|fr v Stevens’ War between the States has*; been sold. —Crops look finely around Powder Springs, Georgia. ■Mrs. Senator Sprague will spend next winter in Georgia, whero her hus band is about to establish a largo cotton mill. -Augusta boasts of on .tinmens* brqck- cspnble of turning out 300,000 bricks daily. -Atlanta is to have a new ear shed, * Street railway amt waterworks at no wry distant day. —General Starr is not ft shooting star, bnt knowing that he would, become a fixed star if the Canadians caught him, he disappeared in s twinkling, It was tho best he conld planet. —“Anything to pleaso tho child,” as the nurse said when tho child crawled out of the window. —A woman took her second husband to keep herself from fretting to death over tho loss of the first one. —Tho wheat crop of Northern Georgia has not promised a better yield sinoe 1857. —Senator Sprague is of the opinion that negro voting in Rhode Island will so disgust tho people that the State will go Democratic by an overwhelming ma jority. —Mrs. Edwin M. Stanton has reoeived $53,000, tho public contribution in mem ory of her late husband. —The Prince of Wales lias bought an estate in Ireland, and will take np his permanent residence there. —A Thomas cat twenty-ono years of age, has deceased iu upper Georgia. —A man in Syracuse ate fifty lemons, won a bet, and died all in one day. —Louis Napoleou having ordered the importation from Kentucky cf a few bar rels of old Bourbon for use in the imperi al household, a Parisian wit remarks that it is only tho ‘spirit of tho name’ that tho Emperor likes. —A lady iu Paris advertises for em ployment as “ornamental guest at dinner and evening parties.* —“Some Utica ladies heard that a white Radical young lady was going to marry a nigger, so they coaxed her not to do it, got her a situation in Now York, and famished he^an outfit and money to emigrate, and puts stop to miscegena tion in Utica. What did that bad girl do but go as far as Albany nnd telegraphed for her nigger to come on and many Tho nigger ‘came on' like a little man, and those old ladies are swearing because they famished the bridal outfit.” ■A New York correspondent asserts that at a first class hotel, a few days since,, a sham marriage was performed by a bar room habitue between a well- dressed stranger and a beautiful woman with whom he had been living two years, bnt who had grown scrupulous during the McFarland-Richardson denoument The villain was paid sixty dollars for his nefarious work. A writer iu the Chicago Advance nays: “Not long since I heard sung in the church the anthem 4 Rock of Ages,’ which there is a solo to the words, Should my Tears,’ etc., which was sung as follows: “Slioo-hoo-hood my-hi te-lxears For-eh-ve-her flo-ho, Shoo-hoo-hood my-hi ze-heal No-ho la-hangour kno-ho; This-his-for her si-hin co-honld No-hot idi-ha-to-hone, Thoa-how mu-hust ss-liave. And thou-liow ah-ba-olone, * In my-hi ha-hand no pri-hiee I bring, Simply to thy craw-hoss I di-hing. —The latent hit of gossip from London iatotlio effect that Qneen Victoria is soon to take to herself another husband. This report sound* rather strange when we take into consideration her oft-re peated remark that she should never marry again, bnt we are assured that the rumor is far from being an idle one This time it is not John .Brown who is spoken of as the favored suitor, bnt * person of higher birth, a prince of the house of Schleswig-Holstein. The name of the noble is not stated. He is, how ever, said to be a relative ofPrinoe Chris tian, whjdi latter gentleman waa also a suite* for the hand of the Queen. —In Washington last weds, an-officer of the House of Representative* created immense sensation by appearing at the some theatre with two dashing and elegantly dressed nigger weochrs. He bore his honor* manfully mod meekly, paying no attention whatever to the cu rious looks directed toward him by his white brethren. Borne very exited white folks went to the manager of the theatre to protest agmusi the “outrage,” as they called it, and to suggest the propriety of putting the wenches and their white gal lant oat of. the theatre. The declared he couldn’t do it short of nfine of five hundred dollars, whiSh he did not propose to incur this season. TELEQPAPBIO. - ■■ • Brad- a Circuit Court, fhccftae of Myra trbi.Kew Orleans, ' decree of the be-Drifted States title to to SpjWS, the principal basis of hlra.'Gaipa’ claims and expectations, is still in c^tirpaty. : — - ConstAKTCtoPUE, June p^—-The fire re sulted in © loss of*,300 Even. 7000 build ings, rind twenty-five nsfflwti dollars wortiLof property- English underwriters loss heavy. The AmencaaChmchofthe immaculate conception was bn fire several times, and ia consadorahlji damaged; but the Gobelin b^estry,* giftidtlw Emprchs Eugenie, with which tho church was decorated, was saved unharmed. The loss of life is frightful; whole families were hemmed in’nnd burned. Some, in * spirit of fatalism peculiar to their race, shut themselves np in their houses. Two hundred rod fifty-two meu are dead and many more missing. London, June 0.—The alarm among farmers over the continued dry weather amounts to a panic. Telegraphic communication with Bom bay is complete. D’Israelli is about retiring from po litic*. He will be raised to a peerage. Florence, June 9.—Tho insurrection at Lucca has been suppressed. Bombay, Jane 9.—-The cholera is rag ing in different parts of India. It is par ticularly severe at Madras. Paris, June 9.—The^Emperor attend ed the Longchamps races. Deputy Gambetta is sick. , The counsel for tho Beflioidea were al lowed to see their clients the find time to-day. General MelHnent declines the Graud Mastership of MoSons. The Empress Eugenie has sent 10.000 francs to Constantinople. Tbo Pope has written a letter to the Bishop of Tarbei sustaining, in positivo terms, the dogma of infallibility. Madrid, June 9.—The question of a future monarch waa discussed in the Cortes yesterday. A motion was made that a King be elected by * direct vote of the poop la. After some debate this was rejected. The proposition requiring a candidate to receive a majority equal to one-half of the whole number of the vote* of deputies was carried by 133 to 121. This is legarded as haying, utterly des troyed tho chances of the Duka as Well as all other candidates who have thus for been named. None of these will be aide to get 179 votes, the number required by the passage of this resolution. * There is much excitement among all classes of the people. General Prim mado a personal explanation. He quoted from a dispatch of <lio Philadelphia correspondent of the London Times, relating to his connection with tho proposed Cuban Junta. He pronounced the dispatch a malicious in vention. There hail been no negotiations between him'nnd tho American govern ment or between him and the English capitalists, aa stated in the dispatch. Dispatches from Cadiz state that the Brigands have been captured nnd a por tion of tho ransom money recovered. L. The Fenian General Gleason ia said to be only six feet six inches US, with braadtfx and bnildin proportion.Ho has served in the papal army, waa Lieu- tenant-Colonel of the sixty-third Nev York infantry during the late war, rind The Boston Post thus shows up 9. nest of cowardly knaves that have been quartered on the United States Senate by the Radical party: The vile language uttered daring the Friday night session of the Senate will lead Ithe reader of the report given in another column to doubt the sobriety, at least of the Radicals, who seem to have found no terms too intemperate to ade quately express their hatred of the Sonth. Mr. Carpenter would ‘curb the cruel devils,’ Mr. Hamilton ‘would take them by the neck andknock them in the head,’ and other remarks were equally violent. The degradation, of this Congress is too palpable to admit excuse or poliation, even among its political sympathizers and conjngatora. There ahonld bo neither modocation nor tenderness wast- ed upon tfra motions, Carpenters and Hamutons who inflict society. Rene gades in politics, profligates in demeanor, habitually obscene in language and to tally disgraceful to the country, they serve only indicate the ropolsireness of partisanship, its object cowardice and its cruel malignity, and, in contrast, to present the Southern people as deserving tho utmost consideration and respect” Anxa Dickixsow ox Woman.—God did not create woman as * violet, to smell sweqt, nor as a late, to send forth harmo nies, but os He created man, an immortal soul, and aa rich coring duties and re- 33^J^±A**** are held in the handa of God, and must swing down at last ldo not expect a miracle to be wrought VI do not believe the mfiieuiunt will dawn when woman re ceive* the ballot What woman needs is the broadening of the brain, the expan- —- of curaeter gained through the r that trill como with the ballot.-- an moat hdlp man afinit auto bo helpod by him, sho I ‘ well done. '* Ko good will come to man >man Jcceping them aaonder. j There work a man can do bat what will be better done b.T haring a woman at hi, aide. What Sanm Oiu abe Made or.— Moat of the solid oils now brought into the market are jnado ol cotton-seed oil; renned and bleached. Among all the snbetitnteejbr ‘the r gennfhe olive oil, none u better than aGAtao-aeed, sinoe vre fro able to get it freah; while the gran- ton-seed oil memblet linseed oil in it. drying ptneHiMi ' end UhtMWonse- cmenuY,' a better oil iorpaintara than ior labncatiDg machinery. Boiled with lith- m- Tho Census Taker, wiil bo pleas ed to hear of an increase in their pav haeof liquor by the glam inbarrooma. Mrs. Mattie Maraton, oIMadiaom