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HANCOCK, GRAHAM <fc REILIiY. DEVOTES TO HEWS, POLITICS AES OEEEBAL PEOGEESS—INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS. BT TATBEB WAN. Volume 17. Professional Cards. J. L. McDonald, Dentist. AMERICAS, - - - - GEORGIA. They do not bUto earth tad try; . —Over Westhdmer’B store, Lamar street. | They soar like angels to the aides ; iTrcis-M'^rate, but stricUy Posh. aprltt . And, Hke the angela, cannot die. j For «>h 1 oar immortality j Flow* throuch each tear—eounda in each nigh. I What wave* of tears snrgo o’er the deep Of sorrow, in onr restless eonla 1 AMERIOTJS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1870. rilAXS E. CCEKE. ! HAWKINS & BURKE. ♦ tornoys at Law, 1 America*, Georgia. Jno. D. CARTER, ATT#SUSY ;V.T LAW, Americas, Georgia. < iiri.v in Americas Hotel building, corner of Umar and College afreet*. may 18 tf. MERREL^C ALLAWAY, Attorney at Law, N. 1». axt» Tx-ory. J. P. Americas, Gaorgia. nr Office at Court House. jane 16 tf And they are strong, not weak, who weep | Those drops, from out the sen that rolls ! Within their hearts forevermore; | Without a depth—without a shore! Bnt a ! the tei nthat a FORT & HOLLIS. ATTOaSSYS AT LAW, And Solicitors of Patents. Americus, Georgia. tir OUieo in tho room over K. T.Byrd's store. 1 april 29 tf I JACK BROWN, I A ttorn-oy a, Zinw, J AMERICUS, GA. es. Ollkv tn Court House with Judge SUn- , r ” M>16t f. , not wept— The tears that uever outward fall— The tears that grief, for years, lias kept Within w,—they are heat of all The tear* our eye* shall never know, At*- deeper than the tears that flow 1 Each night, npon earth’s flowers below The dew cornea down from darkest skis*; And every night our tears of woe Of up, hka dews to Paradise; To keep in bloom, and make more fair The flowers of crowns we yet shall wear! For, ah! the surest way to God la up the lonely stream oi tears. That flow, when bending ’neath his rod, And fill the tide of onr year*, j On laughter's billows hearts are tossed— ; On w Flow o a of tears no heart is lost. N. A. SMITH, i! and bear me Home: Flow not ye waves of deeper woe! riow OU, yea tears, that are but foam Of deeper waves that will not flow! A littis w hile—I reach the shore Where tears flow not—forevcnnoie l Boil your Pot from the Bottom. BY KEY. A. Til'ELROY WYT.r, at Law, wij; , next to P.epubli- lepubh 25 tf. S. H. HAWKINS, Attorney-at-Law, Wul continue to practice m Sumter and adjoin* ,-.j conntie*, ana in United States Circuit and lhatrirt Conrta at Savannah. Particular attea- i: .a given to collections. Office—corner College ii-l lainiar fueets, over GranberTy »V. Co's. J. A. ANSLEY, ' Attorney-at'Law A.morioxus, Grtt., Will |)tMt)M* in the Courts of Southwestern iicorgia and in the United States Courts at S*- vannah. Special attention givhn to collection of edits, the sale and pvrehase of la tela and the in* litigation of titles. A large assortment of legal A. R. BROWN, ATTORNEY AT LAIV, Anurict:*, Georgia. W ILL giv« prompt attention to all business MruJudaK no* M tf George V/. Wooten, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Amorlotua, - - - (Scene—Jn the far-famed “Combination I Hail,” o! Trinit v College, Cambridge, I England. | j We had dined around an elevated ta- ■ ble in the 4 Gothic Hall,* overlooking six ! hundred students, and were now invited j to tho more private entertainment among \ the privileged few. An educated,conscientious Englishman peaks candidly, and expects you to do the same. Before the great blazing fire we lmd l>een discussing the question of the day: “Hour shall the mass in the nation be elevated ?” After many wise and otherwise obser vations by the professors and tutors the questions was thus piit to tho writer: 44 What, candidly, sir, is your' view of the difference between the American sys tem of education and the English ?’* ‘I think, sir, that I can give it to yon in a single quotation: ‘we boil onr pot from the bottom; yon boil yours from tho top.’ They saw it. Expecting a castigation from an aged and former “fellow” of the College to fol low the “candid” observation, ho leaned over, and put his hand on my shoulder and said: *‘^y good friend, you havepntyonr finger just on tho sore spot; bnt the mother is learning from the daughter.” The experiment is doubtless familiar, by sight or hearing, to the intelligent The Little Dress Maher, or How She Tried Them. BY MBS. JIXA A. CABNEY. 4 He careful, Fanny, which of those young men yon accept! You know I want a partner as well as you 1’ The speaker was a pleasant looking man somewhat past the prime of life. He ad dressed ms pretty niece, whose vivid blush showed that she understood liis ad monition. The young men in question were both ardent admirers, and constant visitors of pretty Fanny Roberta; bnt aa yet she had displayed no decided preference. She walked and talked with both, and rode with Albert Melville, bnt Edward Grey never invited her to ride. Perhapee this was because be had a widowed mother and invalid sister partly dependent upon his exertions. He was head clerk of the . firm of Melvill & White, while Albert was j son of the senior partner. ‘Why don’t old Melville take Albert | into the firm, or at least give him a place : in the bnsiness, if he is capable and worthy ?’ pursued Uncle John. As Fanny did not know, she very pru dently abstained fiom any attempt at an answer. Perhaps if the truth were all told, the same problem had been several times presented to her mind, and was as far as ever from a satisfactory solution. Still Albert was a young man of very win ning address, and tine talents. Was it safe to admire gifts apparently wasted npon an aimless life ? Edward Grey was thoughtful and quiet —grave almost to a fault, at least in the eyes of a lively young girL Still there was a feeling of trustfulness imparted by bis grave sincerity in wbicb the others were lacking. Albert was the most spark ling, and, to a young heart, the most at tractive; yet she itstinctively felt tliat it wonld l>e safety to love Edward. •I’ll try them,’ murmured she to her self. / Her mother and Uncle John both looked up in astonishment, but perceiv ing that Fanny was not conscious of hav ing spoken aloud, merely exchanged glan- Bed Cloud s Speech- Grant lias entertained the Indian dele- up the street, and as she did so overheard! the words, 4 You shall have your money, Smith, soon as that little affair cornea off. If my creditors only knew what I am sacri ficing for them, they would wait more patiently,* he added in on undertone of bitterness, and then the speakers were out of hearing. Fanny rather flew than walked, rutil she reached her own room,- from which she emerged in a wonderful short space of time, completely transformed in attire, to be one of the brightest ornaments of her Uncle’s drawing-room. It was several days before she had the opportunity of another experiment Mrs. Grey and her daughter usually did their own dressmaking. A dress was to be fitted, however, fora great occasion. The son of Edward’s employer was to be Mttrfin nurmgi. totbo WMlthy & offered my prmjer to the G?eet Father; Fttanoodle, and w the yomig clerk wa» a j „ llut j come here safe and well, great iaronto. the old gentleman insisted j W hatha£l *, to yon and these that cards ihould be sent him and Ins men and to Gr 4j Father, is this: sister So a seamstrees shoold be *»t took „ me. I m rated where the sun Irom Madame D.'s establishment. rhw. and I oome tram where ho sets. To her dismay aho found the work waa whosa TOico WM fint hemrd ^ tto ,^3 , to be donainUm family Stung room ami xt was the red people who mind the not in a secluded sewing room, from w GreaOrather may be very Beauty Does Not Win. [From the Southern Anns. gation, now in Washington, very hand-, Tis funny enough to watchmen’s Bomely, at the public expense, and made wives «nd women’s hu them some very cheap presents out of his private parse, all of which does not seem to have pacified them to any great extent. At the hut interview held, the big Indian, Red Cloud, it reported to have made the following speech, which cannot be called pacific: I came from where the son sets. Yon were raised on writs. I want to set where the sun sets. [Here tho Indian warrior sat down on the floor, Indian fashion, and proceeded.] The Great Spirit has raised me this way. He raised me naked. Iron no opposition to the Great Father who sits in the White House. I don't want to fight. I have which she could take notes and listen to inadvertent remarks. Do not think we aro reducing our pretty Fanny to the ordinary level of an eaves dropper; she kept all the informa tion thus acquired closely in her own heart, and it was the only means she could devise of knowing the home-life of her almost constant visitors. And, after all, this home-life, is the real life, the true index of character. No matter how polite a young man be to other ladies of his acquaintance, if he is unkind to bis mother, or rude to his sister, ha is a clown at heart, and his wife will surely discover it ere many years have elapsed. Many a man is noted for courteous and winning manners abroad, who is a tyrant in his own family circle. The very atmosphere of Edwin Grey’s homo was redolent with his thoughtful kindness. The invalid sister could hard ly forbear his praises even to the stran ger, and the mother's proud smile when ever his name was mentioned, spoke more ces and wisely forbade to ask questions. Until very recently Fanny bad lived a quiet life in the country. She brought than mere words, with her to tho city a great many country { “ Ella,” said Mrs. Grey, as she sat by ideas. One of these was that labor was ' 1110 Halid's lounge, in a distant part of really more honorable than idleness, even although not needed as a means of sup port. She had shown a degree of sense and energy uncommon at sixteen, when upon the sudden death of her father, she left the school where her fond mother wonld fain have allowed her to remain, and insisted upon earning her own liv ing. The village dressmaker was glad of an apprentice; and as village dressmaker, she was quietly supplying her own wants and those of her beloved mother, when a letter came from Uncle John. He was tired of a city lw>ardiug-house—ho was getting old, he hod enough for them all, and he wanted a home. Wonld they come and make one for him ? He could not leave his large busines to go to them —would they come to him ? When might he meet them at the station, and install liis own dear sister mistress of his home, as since his early childhood she had dwelt in his heart ? It was a very tempting ofler, and it speedily met a glad acceptance. Mrs. Roberts was alone in her little parlor when it arrived, thinking sadly of the room, 44 you must lie still now love, and rest yourself for an hour or more; you are getting so much excited over this invitation, that I fear you will be really ill.’’ not tbo party, mother,” said the yoonggirlinalowtone, “nor the thought of my beautiful new dress that excites me —it m seeing Edward so happy. If it were his own wedding he could not betray ore joy.” 4 4 He has not spoken to me in that manner," said her mother, guardedly. “Oh, no,” said Ella, “ho does not tell me this—his whole manner speaks it! I have been so much secluded from socie ty that I observe more closely the few that make my little world. Neither you nor Edward can enjoy or suffer, without my knowledge; and if I mistake not, you are both very much changed within a few days,” “ Yes, dear Ella,’’said Mrs, Grey, “you have judged rightly. I think Edward feels relieved from fear .hat Albert Mel ville might prove a successful rival; bnt reader. The professor in the laboratory 1 the past, and doubtfully of the future, raises the thermometer beneath water, Fanny arrived at home tired with the E. B. : with bulb near the surface, and which a More. i K °°^ < * ea * of spirit* sr 0 poured, then AIVS O S ! tirc .'K though heat enough is evolved to _ melt tin, yet you cannot raise the ther- °Y™ nt“Lnw, j morueter one degree; while a small port of the same heat applied beneath, will W ILL give prompt attention to professional l-uaiut-xs in Uic different conrtsofSumter, ' LI* v. Webster, L*-** aud adjoiningcoanties. Office vuli J. A. Analey, over 1$. Kmannel & IL". juo 9-tf GEORGE W. KIMBROUGH, ~ ATTORNEY AT LAW, & NI * General Agent f> >r the talc and purchase rf land in Southwest Georgia. luvestigat* titles strictly adhered to. Will faithfully at- day’s work, and spirit-weary with trying to please a capricious employer. To both it was a welcome relief. To one it was merely springing, as in her infancy, to the extended arms of a beloved elder brother; to the other it was the pleasant sat the whole mass of water jumping. prospect, of living with ‘dear Uncle There is a mutual interchange between John.’ classes in society. Educate the top, and As the pretty niece and probable heir- you do not educate the bottom; this influ-1 ess of a wealthy man, Fanny might have iloes not penetrate downward. Edit- j commanded a place in the first circles in JOSEPH ARMSTRONG, Attorney at Law, ALBANY, GEORGIA. »P 15 DR. WILLIAM A. GREENE, AUEBICUM, GEORGIA. poNTINL'ES to serve his friends of Americas V auJ surrounding countrv in all the depart- ~ of hi, profession. __ aprl6-lv_ Dr. J. B. HINKLE TTTOl'LD again tender his services (in all the ” , ‘ ranrhea of the Profession) to the good .f Americas *nd Sumter connti, ana ee- a cotmcuance of the liberal patronage iurt-toloiv lieatowed upon liim. **■ Special attention given to Surgery. ILa.i^narters at the Drug Store of Dr. F_ J. f drulp.. ltffiiilence fronting that of Bev. J. «. Jordan. jane 8tf Dr. S. B. HAWKINS. OFFICE at Dr. Eldridge's Drug Store. Kesideijoojncar tho Methodist Church. An*’ * a B*dn tender tho good people of D. A GREENE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, VIJSSESi, n-AOboma faithfully attended to. cute the bottom of society and all is edu cated. The particles below blow quickly up. But moral inflnenoe will penetrate from the top. Le* the educated and re fined be also sterling and determined in principle, and this influence—of example and power—does penetrate downward Here aro two great compensating forces in society. Young man you expect to succeed.— Your are looking first at the top—at genius, at brilliancy, bold strokes, at showy captivating impressions. [You look at men crowned to-day with honors, wealth, and influence. That is not the way; look to where they began; boil from the bottom; put the fire oi your purpose low down, under the hnmble and despis ed places and duties, and yon will raise the whole character and aim of vour life. Young woman you are ambitious to be come all that a true woman ought to be. You look at the glitter of accomplish ments, at gaudy dress and equipage, and perhaps covet a station with those who float these dazzling externals at com mand. This is not the way. Begin at the l»ody; see that you have strength—it is better than beauty, and it is beauty—go on up through the rounds of domestic duties and filial obedience; act well your part iu every-day tasks and obligations of life. Yon will be more sure to win what is most procions and lasting to a true wo man's heart—the flavor and ripeness of unchanging Jove, directed to your own personal worth. Boil your pot from the bottom and the top will lake care of itael f.—ledger. T. L. CLARKE, ATTOENEY AT LAW. PRESTOS, OEOROIA. April 3-1 f. Dr. W. D. COOPER, APFF.UaAn, professional services to the dti- *ena of Americcs sml eurrouncling country, to Dr. Geo. F. Cooper. Office—Corner - -loteL 1 • Reiukure ,t Mr. Thn*. hr. Geo. F. Cooper. Old Hotel. ^ snrS-ly . lUrroltTs, Co»ege HiP- T)R. M. D. McLEOD, Amen- Ov-Diwi,,— of tho Eys and Em trfclkt *d. Chronic diseuL of Women i » ■Pecishy- I'rolspeua, An- and IUst re*ersion cured by mechsntoal 1 I? trar nxmlb. Prtw, trEleetrolyua? A Mammoth Tooth.-—We were shown yesterday a monster tooth which Walton B. Harris, Esq, has had in his possession for some time. It was dug up by the salt makers in Florida. It is about six inches long and four square at the base. The surface is composed of huge separate black points. The prong is curved and broke off, and the lower end is partly petrified. A hole connecting from the side with the hollow, is where the nerves were once located. Such uervea! What ever thing had this tooth in its month owned a regular jaw smashes.- - Cvlnmb us Sun, VOTICE Dr. S. K. TURNER ^'u r '2'r Wl from the counties of Sumter Umth?* * lc l ln{ona his friends and old patrons loc * ud *n CikUoaviUe, Alabama, of aSSSSF consult him by tetter, sod WANTED, T«Hon»nd r<><uuV „t cattut l sri tl^m RAGS, Saved nr a Watbbfdd.—Memphis, June tf.—Last Monday R. II. Rayner, livery stable keeper at Helena. Arkansas, while drunk, shot his wife in the back of the head. Thinking he had lulled her, he placed the pistol to his head and blew out his own brains. Hit wife was stunned, the ball having been « in hpr waterfall. the city. Her own simple taste, and her Uncle's quiet bachelor habits, alike pre vented; and at the time of which wo write, her circle of acquaintance was somewhat limited. She sat now thoaghtfuly con sidering her Uncle’s qnestions, until her decision was taken. The next morning saw her in olose con sultation with the fashionable dress-ma ker of whom she had procured her own city outfit, which Unde John’s liberality bad made n very expensive one. With out revealing her object, she yet obtain ed all needed information in carrying out her plans. For as Madame D. remarked: •These wealthy young ladies have so many whims!—but then they have noth ing else to do V Early one bright morning after, a veiw plainly but neatly dressed yonng lady appeared at the residence of Mrs. Mel ville, and timidly announced herself, aa being the seamstress whom Madame D. had sent from her establishment. Seated in the little sewing- rooms, Fan ny had plenty of leisure to repent her temerity, and consider the chances of de tection during the day of diligent labor which followed. She was perhaps, more than compensa ted by hearing from Albert’s sister that the dress she waa making was to be worn at his approaching marriage with the wealthy Miss Fitznoodlo, an heiress in her own right, and one of tho belles of the city. •Albert has been paying attention to her for a long time,’ said the yonng girl, quite delighted with the respectful silence of her listener; * she never gave her consent, however, until last week, and now we are hurrying the same up, for Albert has seemed quite fascinated with little countiy girl he met somewhere re cently, I have never 6een her, but her prospects are not near so good ns those of Ada Fitznoodle, Ada’s fortune is “ in her own right, while Miss Roberts «, entirely dependant npon the will of her uncle. So os Albert is afraid the old gentleman don’t like him very well, he has concluded that ‘a bird in the hand ii worth two in the bush!’ The lively talker was called away by visitors, leaving Fanny plenty of time to reflect npon what she had heard, and to remember that the free bird in the bosh is much happier than the one caught in sacha snare good and kind, bat I can’t sec it. I am good and kind to tho white people, and have given my lands, and have now come from where the sun sets to see you. The Great Father has sent his people out there and left me nothing but an island. Our nation is melting away like tho sides of the hill, when the sun is warm; while the people are like the blades of grass in spring, when the summer is coming. I don’t want to see tho whites making roads in our country. Now that I have come to my Great Father’s land, see if I have any blood when I return home. The white people have sprinkled blood on tJie blades of grass about tho lino of Fort Fetterman. Tell the great Father to remove that fort; then we will live peaceful and there will s no more troubles. I have got two mountains in that country—Black Hills and big Horn. I want no roads there. There have been stokes driven in that country, and I want them removed. I have tolu these things three times, and now lmve come here to tell them for tho fourth time. I have made up my mind to talk that way don’t want any reservation. On the Mis souri, the home of these people, I bear that my children and old men are dying off like sheep. The country don’t suit them. I was born at the forks of the Platte, and my father and mother told me that the land there belonged to me. From the North and West the red nations have come into the great father’s house. We are the last of the Ogallallas We have come to know the facts from our father why the promises aro not kept I want two or three trailers, that we asked for, at the mouth of horse creek. In 1852 there was was a treaty made, and the man who mode the treaty [alluding to Gen. Mitch ell, who performed that service for theGov- ernment] told me the truth. Goods that have been sent out to mo have been stolen all along tho road, and only a handful would reach me to go among my nation. Look at me here. I am poor and naked. I was not raised with arms. I always want to be quiet and peaceful.— w . The great Spirit has raised you to read I fear he has other obstacles to encounter, j and write and has put papers before yon, He is so hopeful and so fond of ns, that j i>ut He has not raised me that way. The he refuses to consider our support any; mtn whom the President sends us, sol- burden; but ho will never marry until be j Ji e rs and all, have no sense and no heart, can support both her and us. Even if be 11 know it to-day. I didn’t ask that were sure of her affections, how could ho . whites should go through my country expect her to give up all the luxuries to ■ killing game, and it is the Great Father’s which she has been accustomed, and live! fault You ore tho white people who in this simple style?” i should keep peace. For the railroads Fanny felt that she was hearing too | you are passing through my country I much, aa both mother and daughter had. have not received so much as a brass ring forgotten they were not alone, so riie re- for the land thev occupy. I want you to called their attention to her presence by a *• - •> - question about her work. She soon after excused herself, taking the work with her to finish, and never was a dress more carefully wrought than this, in the solitude of her own room. How many, thoughts were interwoven with the stitches Ella never knew; bnt when a few months after. Edward Grey, then a part ner in business with Uncle John, was married to pretty, and sensible Fanny Roberts, she noted, with the watchful eye of an invalid, the strange resemblance which the brilliant bride bore to her for mer unassuming and plainly attired little dressmaker. wives and women’s husbands, thus dis covering how little handsome faces have to do with love and settlements of life. Ihe voting, finding that tho praise of physical beauty is the poet’s and orator’s theme, rash to the mirror to inquire if they ore thus beautiful, and if-the answer is “no,” they give np all hope of winning love, and try to resign themselves to a lonely and unappreciated existence. But they are out of their reckoning. They are all beautiful, perhaps, in that decided, l striking way which catches the attention ' and forces out the admiration of strangers but as truly as they live, each lias his or her peculiar attractions which will cer tainly charm somebody. Look at the married people whom you know! How many of those are what strangers wonld call handsome? Precious few! There are among old bachelors and “ancient maiden ladies,” doable the number (comparatively) of persons who are or have been regularly beautiful. Verily, tho ugliest old 44 darlings” that these eyes ever rested on are all married, and plenty of young “darlings” are quite as ugly. Lord Kame was altogether right when he said that plain women inspired the most faithful affection. The same is true of plain men. Beauty is a delectable thing to look at >w and then; but when you get used to it you don’t mind it any more than you do its opposite. It is clear, then that when you fall in love with a persons, beau ty, you fall out again when tho beauty fades, or when it palls npon your sense. Unless there be something besides it to attract you, personal beauty is utterly powerless to win enduring love, Such love most depend on something that permanent. Love grows where it sent, and it mokes no sort of difference how a body looks when love lias once gilded him. Eyes may set side ways in the face, the month may be bnt a button hold or cut from ear to ear, the ears may bo flopped forward or back like a poodle dog’s or reach all the way round the neck —it don’t matter; if yon love the owner of those they will be all beautiful to yon. On the contrary, how hateful the most perfect beauty of features and complex- ! : i it TERMS: Tl\ree'Dollars a Year, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Number 19. T From Ok> Quine, (A) Herxld, Jane IKh. f pianalion He Baked to be killed, anil To.r.ur.wi.. Offered to get the fatal knite it aomeouo Tae HWotin Love murder. | would with it He ha» often, in tie past two jeara, made threats against "— who would pay attention ers, oml to declare that if she dhl not marry him she should not steamer Henry Johnson, bearing Piko county, no demonstration was made fmrerii cortege wind (tUw whar*, and 0 ™; n rt th 4’ ri » 0nM , end hewos lodged in SffitowUthii «o rr.it his trie,. bie Summers was borne to the grief- p.umcriiABS or the death optiik r.r\tm- [ vrTi amue snorrw. stricken and sorrowing relatives. Aa the burial casket was transferred from the boat every sound was hushed, and many and many an eye was moistened with tears of pity for her terrible fate. when wo dislike the owner of it Dear me, there are faces which to eveiy stranger aro noticeable for their comeli ness and fascination, yet the merest sight of which turns me rick with loathing; and there we other feces, scarred and wrin kled by time and tribulation, faded by sickness and toughened by exposure, a glimpse of which is like tlrn sadden out- beaming of the sun after a storm a week long. Beautiful, exceedingly beautiful are thev, like the faces of the angels of God. Don’t, misunderstand when yon hear people talk of beauty. The only lasting beauty is tho brightness from the forms and faces that we love. 0. it. M, Interesting ? tell that to my Great father. You whites make all the ammunition. What is tho reason you don’t give it to us ? Are you afraid I am going to war ? You ajre great and powerful, and I am only a handful. I do not want it for A tittle boy in the infant class of a Sunday School ont west, was asked by his teacher if he had learned anythin daring the past week. “Oh, yea,” aai_ he.^ 44 What is that you have learned?” 44 Never to tramp your partner’s ace,’ was the reply. We once heard a story told of two men who started together one bright morning for a whole day’s journey. The one reached his destination before sun had sunk behind the wes tern bills, where_ he made himself com fortable at the inn. His only trouble was concern for his laggard companion. He thought snrely some evil must have befallen him. Long after dark his fellow traveler ar rived. When asked the cause of his delay, he replied; “I was obliged to stop at every other house to whip off the un mannerly dogs that, barked at me.— Didn’t they bark at you, also ?” 44 Yes,” replied the other, “but I did not stop to whip them. I simply told them they re ill bred curs, and drove on J” Ye are generally losers iu the end, ff stop to refute ail the back bitings and sipings we may hear by tho way.— ey are annoying, it is true, bnt not dangerous, so long as we do not stop to expostulate and scold. Our characters are formed and sustained by ourselves, b; our own actions and purposes, an< not by others. Always bear this ij mind, that “calumniations may usually be trusted to time, and the slew but sternly justice of public opinion.—-Ex. She dreaded the dinner hour. If asked down into the family-dining room, what excuse would she give ? She would be too busy, she was really not hungry, and could truthfully plead a headache. She waa relieved from all such fears, however tor the servant approaching with a lunch! which, waa served upon a little woTk-table in the midst of her sewing materials.— The Melvilles were altogether too gen ted to admit a seamstress to their own table, ” IftJgj&fcfljEke inher ap- and Fann; fST’ A Minnesota School Board have >ted lightning rods dan re: they attract lightning, and off the building in’ could cure him but a quart of catnip tea. "T1kJ“ I must din," said he, “fori don’t hold but a pink” % day to Fanny; and she **' having taken her own quiet observations on the habits andigannera of the family, and the election thereto of its eldest hopeful, sin again donned her plain straw hat and thick veil to depart As shanaaMity countered Albert Melville, in earnest oon- vevretkm withcoe whoaa appearsneewae " ~anything but prepossessing. There no fear of recognition in drees, and close Immense Bains—The Crops—Catteb- pillajl—The rain continues to pour torrents day and night, throughout this region, and the whole ftv'o of the earth flooded. CroP6 are already seriously injured, and planters are painfully apprehensive of disastrous results. We see no prospect of a let up—the clouds look wet-weatherish, and tue very atmosphere is heavy with the juicy ele ment. Another such a week will be ous to tite cotton crop. The caterpillar is reported as having made its appearance, ana in fact we have seen unmistakable specimens. Mr. E. E. Wilder, from Capt John A. Davis’ plan tation, bottled a fly a few days ago, and in three days its larve commenced de vouring cotton leaves placed in the bot tle as a test. This we saw and have no doubt of the identity of the insect Sin Co the above was in proof, we have conversed with a number of onr heaviest planters, and they all concur in the gloomy fact that cotton has received a terrible blow. CoL B. G. Lockett says the rasas are the moat hurtful he ever saw, that vast -bodies of the best lands are under water, and that all are too wet for work. We hear additional reliable and start up intelligence of the catterpilfer, and ft u set down as a fact that the fly has made its appearance in great numbers.— Albany Xev#, 20th inst. THE mtder. From parties who accompanied the re mains to this city we garnered the cor rect particulars of the tragedy, which had been the subject of many reports, rumors and speculations for tho past two days. The murder was committed a few minutes before Ti o’clock on Sunday, in the reception room of the residence of Mr. Griggs (at Ashley, Mo.), principal of Watson Siminary, With whose family Miss Smmers resided. Ambrose t oe, the murderer, came into town early Sunday morning, and after changing his dress, went to church, evidently for the pur pose of seeing Miss Summers. He re mained until the the services were about half over, and while there was seen to E nll out of his pocket tho large butcher- uife with which he subsequently commit ted the murder, and, after looking at it, to replace it He left the house and went to the Presbyterian Church, and went in side and remained a short time, when he went ont and sat down on a box near the front of tho church. Ho remained here until the services were over, and then walked off some distance ahead of Miss Summers ami the party she A few minutes l>efore 12 o’clock Miss Summers and Mr. Watkins were in the re ception room at Mr. Griggs,’ conversing. Mr. Watkins looking out of the window towards the street saw Coe approaching the house, and knowing the object of his visit, and that it was annoying to Miss Summers, mentioned to her that Coe was coming in. When the latter rapped at the door the Professor inquired of Miss Sommers if he should be admitted. She replied in 4he affirmative, and the mnrderer entered the room, but at first did not discover Miss Summers’ pres ence, she being concealed from his view by the open door. When he observed her he walked up to her and extended his hand familiarly. She did not take his hand, bnt made a motion os if to leave tho room. Coe, divining her object, re quested her to stay, saying that he de sired a few momenta private conversa tion with her. The request was granted, and she turned to Prof. Watkins, who was still sitting near the window, and asked him to retire for a short time.— The Professor complied with the request, not, however, without a presentmept of coming evil, and ns Miss Summers followed aim to the door he whispered to her that if she needed any assistance to call him, that ho would be in the next room. » j The Professor wen* into a room across Baitists.—Mr. spur- the hall. A few moments afterwards Mr. the cratAiys were placed in a metallic casket, and by Mr. Fogg, who had been dispatched on the sad mission, brought to the city yes terday. Upon their arrival they were conveyed to tho residence of Mrs. E. L. Sommers, to remain until the funeral services to-day. ♦ One could scarcely believo that the cold, inanimate form was locked in death’s embrace, so natural was its ap pearance. It seemed as though she were sleeping sweetly, the sleep of innocence. — No rigidity of features, no contraction ol the muscles, were there to tdl of the fearful agony of the death struggle.—" Robed in white merino, the bosom ele gantly trimmed with white satin, by ten der and skillful hand t, all that was mortal of Abbie Summers looked handsome in death. t geon, tho eccentrically sensational Baptist Griggs, proprietor of the house, walked preacher of Loudon, has signified his wil-) up to tho reception room door, but found tin guess to visit his brethren in this conn-. it locked. Ho heard voices inside, and try, provided they will do something j turned to walk in tho room Mr. Watkins handsome for the college and orphanage j had previously entered. Just as ho got ho proposes to build in London. Com- ] in tho room, and in less than two min- Stamps on Bank Checks.—Commis sioner Delano has given the following in structions to the United Stamp Agent concerning bank cheeks : It was ruled by my predecessor in this office, June 22, 1867, that a check drawn by an individual upon himself, or drawn by a bank npon by ita cashier in his ca pacity, and in the discharge of his offioial duties, is in its^legal effect “ written or printed evidence of on amount of money to be paid upon demand or at a time designated,” and should be stamped at the rate of a promissory note—five cents for each 3100, or fractional port thereof, (Internal Revenue, vol. 5, p. 196, series 5, No. 10, p. 15.) and you have heretofore been directed not to imprint a two cent stamp upon instruments of this character. You ore instructed, hereafter, to treat such cheeks, except when designed to be used for circulation, like checks drawn by one party npon another. Except when designed to be so used, a two cent stamp only is to be required npon each one, when drawn for any snm whatsoever, at night or on demand, upon a bank, bank er or trust company. A like stamp is to be required npon each for a sum exceed ing ten dollars, when drawn at sight on demand upon any other person persons, companies or corporations, than those above named. When such checks, drafts, etc., are drawn otherwise than at sight, or on demand, they aro liable to tax at the some rates as promissory noters —five cents for each 8100 or fractional part thereof. Inasmuch as the amount of tax varies upon time drafts, stamps cannot be imprinted upon them, but the tax must be paid by adhesive stamps. Scandal in High Life.—It it is self dom that Savannah, jor any other city a moderate population can succeed rivaling New York in a sensational item. We think, however, that we may con gratolate ourselves tliat “ original sin’ has taken a summer trip South for his health. She was a blonde—a beautiful blue eyed blonde—who had married a dark eyed, black hatred, male brunette, in fact one of,the sterotyped romantic cavaliers of fiction. They lived happily together for some weeks. The honeymoon and the moon shine of matrimonial bliss had just been dissipated bv lapse of time and» little ex perience, when the husband, with that frailty and felicity of affection which so often characterizes newly married men, osst his eyea npon one of Georgia’s most blooming daughters—ru wild roee—a sweet bnar—that immediately captivated the effete city roue. Tho result was that he went where the “woodbine twineth,” and the wild roee went with him, leaving the golden haired blonde to reflect npon her corlrahd her want of consolation. For some must watch wile Others sleep— •i A North Carolina paper adver- _____ tisee for printers who can read. It has qoiet- had enough of the other kind. character lost and one heartbroken.'The . names of the parties to this iteHi* escapade .we conceal for the present, trusting that Providence or the police will heal the breach.—Savannah Jfetn, 22 inti. men ting on this, the New York Adcerti- ter fears he has received exaggerated ac counts of the nbtlity of American Bap tists to help him, and says. “ their hearts are willing enough, but their means do not correspond, ” and that “perhaps, owing to their partiality lor water, all Baptist congregations have what is called a 4 floating debt ’ It generally comes to them. ” says the Advertiser, ‘’from many generations back, and, in a true spirit of hereditary a flection, is alwavs committed with many hlesfings to their children.— This 4 floating debt ’ has no connection with anr 4 sinking fund, ’ and if it did it wouldn’t sin. ” Mr. Spurgeon is a man of marked ability and zeal, and it is not improbable, the Advertiser to the contra ry notwithstanding, that- he would find no difficulty in raising what money be wants in America.—Gourier-Joxtmal, Them Cussed Strawberries.—We have an insolent and impudent corres pondent in New York, who, regardless of all the recent amendments to tne Con stitution, telegraphs an intimation that onr beloved President was inebriated at Harrisburg yesterday. We shall dis charge him forthwith, unless he learns a discreet use of the English lan guage. He most draw it mild, and say that His Excellency was “ fatigued,” or or that he was “overcome,” or that he suffered from neuralgia, or that he had a violent attack of protapus uteri. Or, if he wants to be classical, and at the same time accurate, let them call it pi-olapus rpus. Anything, bnt that abominable id vulgar word which has nothing bnt truth to commend it, drank.—Cincin nati Enquirer. Another Impeachment Trial in Pnos- PEcnvE,—A curious story ha* l>een put afloat lately in regard io An.?,-*- Duvall, for a long time United Stutcs tor the western district of Texas. Thu state ment is, substantially, that after the late rebellion had been in progress for some time Judge Duvall made his way through the rebel lines and came north to this city, where he made satisfactory repre sentations as to his uninterrupted loyalty to the Federal Government, took the iron clad oath, and was paid from the national treasury his salary for some time aa he was prevented from discharging the functions of his office in Texas and until peace was sufficient restored to resame them and, in point of fact, ever since.— Latterly, however, parties have arrived in this city from Texas who allege that from the time that State seceded npto the date of his coming north, Judge Davail acted os district judge under the so-called Confederate Government, and drew his pay as such officer from the treasury of that concern, and they bring with them what they claim to be Judge Duvall’s original oath of allegiance to the Southern Confederacy. We give the statementa substantially made to us, without being able to vouch for their troth in eveiy particular; bnt we may say that they come to ns from apparently good authority, and that from the date given by one informant we have every reason to believo in their correct ness. Xt ii added that an effort will be made to secure the impeachment of Judge Du vall, bat we presume it is too late in the season to allow any steps to be taken in the matter before the adjournment of Congress.—Wash. Star. A man proclaiming himself the Son of God, and bearing leeters for Rochefort and Napoleon, was- arrested recently while hammering - for admission at the gates of a prison in Paris. About tho time that Spotted Tail was sitting down totes with Mrs. Grant, s sol dier at Fort Laramie come i ' about half a bushel dl arret m^intoton, and caiiying his own amr utes after the couple had been left to themselves, both gentlemen were startled by au agonized shriek from the reception room. Anticipating tho worst, they rushed to the door and kicked it open. The scene that presented itself chilled their hearts and froze tho blood in their veins. On her left side, near the win dow, lay the form of Abbie Summers, the wicked instrument of death fixed in her body, tho floor covered with her life’s blood, while close by stood.the assassin, who, without warning, had plunged her throngh tho body with tho deadly knife. Miss Summers was. when first seen, in the agonies ol death, and in less time than it takes to tell it her spirit had fled. Recovering from the shock of the awful spectacle, Fro. Watkins seized the mur derer by the throat and threw him into the floor, and placed his foot upon him to prevent his escape. This precaution waa needless. Coe was qoiet as a babe, and lay still npon the floor, making no resistance. All the life seemed to have pone out of him, and he remained pass ive until he was turned over to the offi- THE WOUNDS. The knife was found in the back of the deceased, having severed the-spinal col umn and passed entirely through tho body. It appeared that it stack feat, and defied tho attempts of the murderer to withdraw it. Upon examination, four wounds were found upon the body, a flesh wound npon the left breast and arm, supposed to be the first inflicted. The three others were in the back, any one of which was fatal It appeared from the situation of the parties that Coe had first struck her npon the arm, and that, horror-stricken, sue turned towards the window to escape, when he followed her up and drove the knife into her back. The blood had epurted from the wounds to the ceiling, some twelve feet above the floor, and left there great crimson spots, while the carpet was covered with gore. Miss Summers was carefully re moved and bv kind and friendly hands prepared for burial. An Ill-Starred Marriage—Dickens’ own Account of his Separation from bis Wife. Early in life—just after the publication _' “Pickwick”—Mr. Dickens married the daughter of Mr. George Hogarth, the author and critic. He separated from her iu 1858, and as the event called forth a great deal of ill-natured comment, thr following letter was written for tlio pur pose of being shown to the public: Mv Drab : Mrs. Dickens and 1 have lived unliappily together for many years. Hardly any one who has known ns intimately, can fail to have that known that we arc, in all respects of character and temperament, wonderfully unsuited to each other. I suppose that no two people, not vicious in themselves, ever were joined together, who had greater difficulty in understanding one another, or who had less iu common. An attach ed woman servant (more friend to both of us than a servant), who lived with us sixteen years, and is now married, ami still is, in Mrs Dickens’ confidence and mine, who bad the closest familiar, expe rience of this nnhapines8 in London, in the country, in France,iin Italy, whenever we have been, year after year, month after month, week after week, day after day, will bear witness to this. Nothing has, on many occasions, stood between ns and a separation but Mrs. Dickens's sister, Gcorgine Hogarth. From the age of fifteen she lias devoted herself to our house and children. She has been thoir playmate, nurse, instruc tress, friend, protectress, adviser and companion. In the manly consideration toward Mrs. Dickens which I owe to my wife, I will merely remark of her that the peculiarity of her character has thrown oil the care of the children on some one else. I do not know—I cannot by any stretch of fancy imagine—what wonld have become of them, bnt for this annt, who has grown up with them, to whom they ore devoted, and who has sacrificed the best part of her youth and life to them. She Las remonstrated, masoned, suffer ed and toiled, and como again to prevent a separation between Mrs. Dickens and me. Mrs. Dickens has often expressed to her her sense of her affectionate car*- and devotion in tho house—aover more strongly than in tho last twelve months. For some years past Mrs. Dickens has !>ecn in the habit of representing • to me that it would bo bettor for her to go away and live apart; that her always increas ing estrangement made a mental disorder, under which she sometimes labors: more, that she felt herself unfit for tho life she had to lead as my wife, and that she wonld bo far bettor away. I have uni formly replied that she must bear onr misfortune and fight the fight ont to the end; that tho children were.the first con- rid oration, and that I feared they must bind ns together “in appearance” At length, within these three weeks, it m suggests! to me by Forster that even for their sakes it would surely be better to reconstruction and rearrange the un happy home. I empowered him to treat with Mrs. Dickens as the friend of both of ns for one and twenty years. Mrs. Dickens wished to add, on her part, Mark Lemon, and did so. On Saturday last Lemon wrote to Forster that Mrs. Dickens “gratefully and thankfully i Ambrose Coe is about 29 years of age, a young man well informed, and, aa far os known, of good habits It ia said of him that he never drank or indulged in dissipation of any kind. His great fault was want of stability and fixed purpose. He appeared to be weak at times, almost childish. . He was betrothed several years since to the deceased, but, as previously stated, she asked to be released, and can celled the engagement. Foe two years past he has followed her np persistently, never allowing her any peace of mind. Whenever he met her he would make a scene that waa contemplated with horror by the gentle and artless girl, and it is ■aid that she waa always dreading his ap pearance and the recurrence of the disa greeable interviews. It was thought by her friends J that * her horror of these scenes induced bar to grant him a private interview on Sunday, which terribly fatal. Aa already pu , taught school sonteyeara ago in Melrose Township, nett too city. Two yeara since bought property at Plymouth, in Hancock county, and went there to live, returning to this dty to urge his suit with the object of his adoration.. He sold out in Plymoth the past Spring, and went to T~~ ‘ S 4 ‘ * *— with a He returned a short time since, and went to Ashley to see Mias Bummers. He bctdxdmjtgat cep ted” the terms I propose to her. Of the pecuniary part of them I will only say that I believe they are sb genrou* as if Mrs. Dickens were a lady of dis tinction and I a man of fortune. The remaining parts of them are easily described—my eldest boy to live with Mrs. Dickens, and to take care of her: my eldest girl to keep my house; both my girls and all my children but the eldest son to live with me in .continued companionship of their aunt GeorgiDe. for whom they have all the tendered affections that I have ever seen among young people, and who has a higher chum (as I have often declared for many yean) npon my affection, respect and gratitude than anybody in this world. I hope that no one who may become • acquainted with what I write here can possible be so cruel and unjust as to pot far. My elder children all v perfectly, and all accept it as inevitable. There ia not n shadow of doubt or con cealment among ns. My eldest son and I are one as to it all. Two wicked persons, who should have spoken very different of me, in consideration of earned respect and gratitude, have, (as I-am told and indeed, to my personal knowledge) oouptod with this separation the name of % yonng lady for whom I have a greet at tachment and regard. I will not repeat the name—I honor it tbo ranch. Upon my honor, there is not npon this earth a more virtuous and spotless creature than that yonng lady. I know her to be in nocent and pure, and as good as my own daughter. Further, I am sure thq t Mrs. Dickon^, having received this assurance from me, must now believe it, in the respect I know her to have for me, and in the perfect confidence T know her, in her better moments, to repose in my -trnthfolneBe. • On tbm head, again there is not a shadow of doubt or concealment between my children and me. AIL is open and plain among ns, as though wo were brothers anti sister* They are perfectly certain that I woald not deceive them, and the confidence .among ua without a fear. C. D. Saturday to hire opt to w former, nod atety. disband.” ~ P«ta«e4_ihe six inches ink Willi which ho emotion* and x 4 Wahuke.—A detachment of United States troops reached the city lait eve ning, destined for the seat of war # at Ftrt Valley.—Macon Journal 26th.