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THE WEEKLY SUN. aOMA9 DK WOLF* THOMAS (UtBKST. THOS. GILBERT &. CO., proprietors. terms of subscription. one copy, one year... % I 50 One opy, six months I 00 CLUB BATES. - ...... ,• liies. one year, to same post *;:,Hcc ... at *1 to each 420 .■ I,I. <• .pios, one year, to same post * ~ftiee at 35 each 875 •r tl eo'piee, one year, to same post- at $1 ad each I •£ 50 t ifteen copies, one year, to same po.-t --r at ail 15 each 17 43 Vwentv eoi>ies, one year, to same post- at SI each 20 OO Subscriptions discontinued at the expiration must he by registered letter ~r no«tottice money order, otherwise at the risk .ho sender. Address, Thos. Gilbert &. Cos., Columbus, Ga. ADVERTISING RATES: Vlvertiecmentsinserted at 41 persquare (ten jl, ie , ( ,r less, in small type,) first insertion, and HUy cents each subsequent insertion. till A T'‘LIBEUAL” IS DRIVING AT. Federalism I’ure and Absolute. Our correspondent “Liberal” shows his colors, in the communication which wo publish to-day, by running up the flag of a Federalism, in comparison with which that of lAexander Hamilton or John Adams was hardly u stepping-stone. It appears that he is not a Democrat or “un reconstructed rebel,” hut a Republican who professes to understand Democratic feelings and principles better than the Democrats themselves do! After this avowal, we might well let his assertions of what the Democrats believe, or what they design doing, pass for what they are worth. But there are one or two things in his communication w hich wo prefer to answer, as it is a very easy task. We are told that “if the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law, then sovereignty is lodged therein;” and wo are asked, “What particular power may the Sl.ate exercise which the Federal Government cannot?” “When and where does one exercise Iho power of govern ment and the other does not?” We might answer, in a general way, by quoting from the Constitution of the United States itself: “The powers not delegated to the United States by this Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the peo ple.” From this it appears that several sovereign States “delegated” a part of their sovereign powers to a Federal head, and “reserved” others to themselves. If this is not a divided, sovereignty, wliat is it? But we are asked to particularize, arid we will do so. The Federal Govern ment never owned an acre of the lands of any of the old thirteen States, or of Texas, except what little was specially ceded to it by those Slates for its forts, custom houses, Ac., and it never acquired any title to lands in any of the new States, excepit by grant or cession by the old States, or by foreign nations. The right of “eminent domain” alw’ays has remained in the old States, over territory within their own bor ders, and it is only by their generosity or sufferance lliat the Federal Govern ment owns lands in the new States. Is it not preposterous to say that a government is exclusively sovereign when it does not possess the right of “eminent domain,” which Webster defines to lie “the superior dominion of the sovereign power over all the property within the State, including that previously granted by itself, which authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a necessary public use, reasona ble compensation being paid.” Can the Federal Government do this, oven in sub jugated Georgia, much less in imperial New York, without the consent of the State ? We are sure that our readers will agree with us that it would be a waste of time to carry this argument further. Now for “Liberal’s” assertion that “the Ohio resolutions are nothing more than Kepnblican principles as to Stato rights,” and we are done. What are Republican (Radical) principles on this subject? “Liberal” himself explains; “Every po litical power commonly exercised by the States is subordinate to this supreme power, and is done by permission only.” If anybody doubts that “Liberal” has correctly stated the claim of ins party in this respect, lot him consider the Recon struction and other Federal measures of the last sow years for the government of the Southern States, and ho will doubt no longer. And now let us see how the Ohio resolutions agree with his theory of unlimited Federal power. The Ohio Democratic resolution from which ho quotes is in full as follows : lit solved, 'That the Democratic party seeks to revive no dead issues, but stands by its principles, which are suited to all times atld circumstances. It supports the Federal Government in all its constitu tional authority, and opposes nullification and secession. It defends the reserv ed rights of the States and peo ple, ami opposes, the centralization that would impair or destroy them, hi order to maintain aud preserve these rights, it insists upon the strict construction of the Federal Constitution. tt resists all attempts of one department of the Govern ment to usurp or destroy the constitu tional rights or independence of other departments. It opposes all interference by law with the private affairs of business men, not required by the public peace or safety, and advocates the greatest indi vidual liberty consistent with public or der. Another resolution declares that the Federal Government “shall cease to usurp functions to which it has not title ;” and another, particularizing one of the acts to which it “lias not title,” declares that “the act of the President in setting up by the bayonet a government, in Louisana not chosen by her people and having no title whatever to rule over them, was a flagrant violation of her rights aud of the Federal Constitution.” Is there anything in these resolutions consistent with the Radical claim of un limited and undivided sovereignty in the Federal Government- anything assenting to “Liberals' proposition that “every political power commonly exercised by the Slates is subordinate to the supreme power, and is done by permission only ?" We submit that. “Liberal” has not -been a Radical long enough to learn that an honest avowal of their principles is “out of order,” and that the policy of the party is to preach one thing and practice an other. HOYS. JO/f.VMI.V .I V lt SMITH. The Augusta Constitutionalist of Sun day, publishes a letter from ox-Gov. Her seliel V. Johnson, dated August loth, and addressed to Gov. Smith. In this letter Gov. Johnson objects to the course of Gov. Smith in closing and publishing the correspondence between them m July ; says that the last letter of that correspon dence opened anew issue between them, and left him (Gov. J.) apparently in the false position of disapproving the charge, made on rumor, that Gov. S. 1 ad violated a promise made to Gov. J. by not ap pointing him to a seat on the Supreme Bench. Gov. J. says that ho meant neither to affirm nor to deny this charge, and so informed Gov. S. in a let ter written on the 25th July ; that he in tended by this last letter to arrest the publication of the correspondence, and to continue it. He therefore resumed it thus on the 13th inst. He contends that his disavowal in his former letters referred only to the appli cation of the remark made in his speech at the Macon dinner, and accused Gov. biuith of unfairness and injustice in so construing it as to make it cover and de- Uy lli c charge “current in the Eastern hart of the State' 1 about Gov. S. having offeted him the seat on the Supreme n 'iieh aud then deceiving him. We copy a jl ue sentences from Gov, Johnson’s let -6 ' v k‘ c h will serve to show his cause of VOL. XV. complaint and his limitation of his disa vowal : But I will remark that if you wish to know the opinion I have expressed, and I now entertain, in reference to your not offering me a place on the Supreme Court Bench, I have not the slightest objection to inform you frankly ; and with equal frankness I will give the reason for it Perhaps the turn which this correspon dence has taken, in consequence of the closing paragraphs of your letter of the 22d July, herein before quoted, would fully justify me in doing so voluntarily, ‘Y'd I doubt not many persons might think it necessary. But, as the scope of the matter in hand does not require it, I leave it for you to say whether yon wish public controversy on the subject. W hat I have said, I have said ; and the opinion I have expressed is firmly and honestly entertained. It is proper, how ever, to remark, that what I have said has been elicited by questions directly put to me by persons who asked me why I was not appointed to the Supreme Court Bench, or drawn out in private cir cles, when the wide-spread dissatisfaction, relative to your appointments, was the topic of conversation. The whole ob ject of this letter, however, is to protest against and expose the false construction which yon have unwarrantably given in your letter of the 22(1 of July, to mine of the 17th of July, to wit: (1) That my dis avowal in it applied to “the charge” ru mored in the eastern portion of the State to the effect that you had violated a promise to me by not offering me a place on the Supreme Court Bench;” and (2) that that disavowal is “broad enough to meet the charge in all its aspects, with a negative.” I now repeat finally and ern phatically, that I made no disavowal in my letter of the 7th of June, nor in any other never intended to make any disavowal— in reference to that charge, nor in refer ence to anything I may have ever said, nor in reference to any opinion I may have ever expressed concerning your fail ure to oiler me a place on the Supremo Court Bench. * * * * * AVhenever you shall invite that discussion, I am ready to stand upon the truth of what I may have said, and vindicate it before the bar of public opinion. VAGRANCY. Gov. Smith gave evidence of a clear perception of one of the great evils of Southern society, in his remarks on the subject of vagrancy, in his speech at Ath ens. Though we may have, in Georgia and Alabama, fewer idlers than are to be found in most of the other States, it is yet a lamentable fact that of idlers who have no honest means of support we have our full share, and that the working aud honest community are made to suffer grievously by their presence. It is an evil little felt in the Northern portions of Georgia, but in the Southern counties it is a most serious drawback upon industry and thrift. It has done more than any thing olse to put a stop to the general raising of pork hogs in the “cotton belt,” and has in many localities made insecure the raising of live stock of any kind. A gentleman of a North Georgia county told us, a few weeks since, that for years he had not had a lock on any door on his place—upon neither the dwelling-house, corn-crib, smoke-house, chicken-house, or any other outbuilding—and that yet he had never had anything stolen, though sometimes all his family were absent. What a contrast with the condition of things here, where bolts and locks hardly avail to afford security! But it is not hard to account for our condition when we consider that vagrants who have no honest means of support must find some other means. In reply to our expression of surprise at ho security felt in North Georgia, the gentleman of that section said that it was not altogether due to their freedom from rogues, because they had a few who would steal anything if they dared to; but that the certainly of punishment was what deterred this class. Ho said that if the courts failed to punish them, the people would. In this section the difficulty of punishing such offenders goes fartowards emboldening them. A thief in some of tho counties of South Georgia or Alaba ma, can, for a small fee,procure the ser vices of a lawyer, (perhaps with tho pro ceeds of the articles stolen.) and by tho exclusion of evidence, or upon some mere legnl technicality, escape conviction, aud go on his old way with a valuable experi ence as to how lo escape the meshes of tho law in future. Gov. Smith has mado no mistake in pointing to this as one of the evils most needing correction in Georgia. Whether the fault is in the laws or in their execu tion, it ought to be remedied without de lay. We feel encouraged by the knowl edge that the highest executive officer of the State has his attention earnestly fixed upon this evil, affecting so injuriously our social and industrial condition. It is to be hoped that he will be backed, if need be, by prompt Legislative action, and that if the laws are already sufficient, tho eon its and the grand juries will exe cute them rigorously. THE MILLER ASl> ITS EGOS. 'There was yesterday on exhibition at the drug store of Capt. John AV. Brooks, a cotton-moth or miller in the act of lay ing its eggs upon a leaf of the plant. It was brought in early in the morning, from the plantation of Col. Wm. A. MoDou gald, near the city, and when we saw it, the eggs appeared to number many huu dreds, and we were informed that at least one-third of them had been laid since the miller had come into the possession of Capt. Brooks, three or four hours pre vious. The moth is a beautiful, downy little insect, of a whiteness rivalling snow, and no one uuaeqtiainU and with its habits would suppose that so innocent-looking a little thing could, by its numerous pro gene v, work such great devastation aud ruin. We no longer wonder at the count ies.-; numbers and sudden appearance of the ravenous caterpillars, after seeing how many eggs a single miller can lay in a day. STILL OX THE HA It VATII. We have copied the resolutions of the Democratic State Convention of Ohio, demanding a cessation of Federal aggres sion upon the rights of the States, de nouncing the act of the President in overthrowing the government chosen by the people of Louisiana and substituting one of his own, aud calling for a tariff framed with a view to revenue and not to protection. 'The Democratic Convention of Maine endorsed and re-affirmed these resolutions. Os quite a different charac ter are ihe resolutions adopted by the Radical Slate Convention of Pennsylva nia, which met last week. They demand that the present high protective tariff shall be “left undisturbed;” and declare in favor of the continuance of the En forcement or Ku-Klux law for the South (only), in the following words: “that order and security in the States lately in rebellion must come through the stem enforcement of the laws enacted to pro tect life, liberty and freedom of thought, and cannot be secured by rendering these just and necessary laws inoperative through executive clemency to unrepentant assas sins now undergoing punishment in pur suance of law.” (Even protesting against the President’s pardons!) The resolutions of both parties will servo to show the spirit with which they are. respectively, preparing for the next political contests. The people of the South must chose between them. THE WEEKLY SUN. “LIBERAL” AG AIX. Editor Sun: You appear to be at a loss to know what your correspondent was driving at in his former article ; so I beg to explain: I had no doubt, at the time of writing, that my article would have the effect of drawing out from the distinguished Demo cratic editor of a leading Democratic journal his understanding of Democratic principles. This was desired because I was satisfied at reading his endorsement of the Ohio resolutions that his exposi tion, like the resolutions, would be wide 1 the mark of Southern Democratic doc trine. In this I have not been mistaken, as his “Answer” shows. The issue I here present is that your definition of South ern Demociacy and of State sovereignty are at variance with Democratic princi ples as understood and expounded by old “ sure enough" Democrats. They still maintain that State sovereignty is a living principle, sacred as life in the “creed,” and that so much of the present Consti tution as relates to the late amendments 1 ure “null and void,” being secured by mere “fraud and usurpation.” They ac quiesce in the emancipation of slavery through conscientious motives, rather than that it was legitimate for the Federal | Government to exercise such a power. They maintain that the Federal Govern ment is the creature of aud is subordi nate to the States, which are supreme. This is Southern Democracy. And it is no use to argue that the Ohio resolutions harmonize with tho leading doctritio of Southern Democracy. Is it possible, as you insist, that sove feignty is divided between the Federal j and State governments? By what pro cess of reasoning is this anomalous propo j sition made to appear at all probable? If sovereignty is divided, when and where does one exercise the power of gov | eminent and the other not? What par ticular power may the Mato exercise which the Federal Government cannot? No, wo deny this, and demand proof such as is | in accord with the true definition in re ! gard to government. Now I submit that if “the Constitution , of the United States is the Supreme law | of the land,” as yon admit it is, then the sovereign power is lodged there; then i every political power commonly exercised iby tho States is subordinate to this su j prema power, and is done by permission j only. Ido not stop to argue that this was always the true interpretation, but that since the issue of State sovereignty was submitted and decided by tho sword, it is worse than folly to insist that it is any longer an issue or even a question of doubt. Your correspondent simply meant and now means to say that the Democratic party of Georgia is the “dead issue” par ty, and so long as you continue in the organization, yon may desire to endorse the Ohio resolutions, which are nothing more than Republican principles as to State rights, yet you will bo forced to sup port tho Stephens view of the question and to that extent be placed in a false position before the world. Now again I say, let 1870 tell whether you will not again, as you did at Atlanta last fall, “re affirm” the old platform, after going to Baltimore aud accepting the Cincinnat platform. Can such a party ever expect to accom plish anything in a national election ? They will not go back as you fear they will to “butt their brains out against mile stones already passed,” for they have al ready long ago, done so, by sticking to “dead issues.” Finally, let your correspondent further explain by saying that all liberal progres sive men, like yourself and many thousand more, if you would ever accomplish any thing, you must attach yourself to an or ganization, which leaves behind the dead past and goes forward to the furtherance of liberty, union and equal political rights. Thanking you for your courtesy, I am still, “Libeual.” THE AWARDS AT VIEXXA. 'Those mentioned by the telegraph as having been granted to citizens of our Southern States were no doubt only minor prizes, such as medals. YV’e learn from a special of tho 15th to the Now York Herald that nine “grand diplomas of honor, the highest prizes,” were awarded to the United States, and were distributed as follows: First —To the United States Govern ment for display of cotton and cotton products. Second —To National Bureau of Edu cation. Third —To the State of Massachusetts. Fourth —To the city of Boston. Fisth —To the Smithsonian Institute, Washington. These four for excellence in methods and progress of education aud schools. Sixth —To Walter Abbott Wood, of Hoosic Falls, New York, for agricultural machinery. Seventh —To William Sellers & Cos., Philadelphia, for progress in iron manu factures. Eighth —To Samuel S. White, for dent istry. Ninth —To George H. Corliss, of New' York, for machines. So the United States in general get the diploma for cotton and cotton products, while Northern citizens get all the prizes of honor for private skill or proficiency. A special dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial, dated Washington, Kith, states that Judge Dnrell, of Louisiana, was in Washington “attempting to arrange some possible basis of compromise of the. Legislative affairs of that State with the Attorney General.” It seems that the Louisiana Radicals cannot get over the notion that the Fed eral Government is the proper regulator of all the domestic affairs of the State, and that the Attorney General is the ofii cer delegated to take charge of it. The dispatch adds that the compromise contemplates a union of the two Legisla tive bodies an.l their reconstruction by turning out all the members whose seats are contested. (The Radicals have, with out any good grounds, contested the seats of nearly all the opposition!) This dispatch will help to explain the later one announcing that Gov. HcEnery had advised his friends to accept no com promise, but to rely upon Congress next whiter to overthrow the usurpation of Kellogg, Dureil and Grant. The pros pects of this does not seem to be assuring, but we hope that the white people of Lou isiana will not “compromise," which would be equal to a surrender. An Honest Gift Enterprise. The wonderful success of the last Gift Concert of the Public Library of lxen tueky, and the fact that all of the enor mous prizes offered were actually drawn and promptly paid has gained for that in stitution the confidence of the entire country. The Fourth concert is now offered on a still grander scale and al ready the tickets are being rapidly sold. Those who intend to invest had better not delay for the tickets are so few and the scheme is so tempting that it will speedily be disposed of and some clever person may be “left out in the cold. " See adver tisement. Vienna, August 18.—The United States gets 10 diplomas: England gets 30. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26,1873. REVOLVER IN GEORGIA MURDERS IX EMAXUEL, I'ULTOX AXD BIRR COUNTIES. GATE CITY FRACAS. Atlanta, Aug. 20.—At a colored fair last night eight rowdy negroes attacked a mulatto boy and stabbed him with a knife. He drew a pistol and shot one of the eight dead, in the church door ; the rest ran. EMANUEL COUNTY MUBDEP.S. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 20. —A bloody and fatal affray occurred at Swansburo, Emanuel county, to-day, between J. C. King and Bruce McLeon, which resulted iu the death of both parties. King advised his sister-in-law not to receive McLeon’s attentions. She acted accordingly, writing a note to that effect. This exasperated McLeon, who, while under the influence of liquor, insulted him, which the latter resented by slapping his face, whereupon McLeon fired four times from a revolver, fatally wounding King, who returned the fire, inflicting wounds from which Yle- Leon died. Both parties are respectably connected. King was a lawyer ‘and Mc- Leon a clerk. THE MACON HOMICIDE. The killing of Carl F. Baer by L. B. Pike, of which we yesterday published a brief dispatch, is reported iu full in the i Macon Telegraph of yesterday. The shooting took place about noon, in En gelke's saloon on Mulberry street. The ; local of that paper was early at the scene ! of the bloody tragedy, but failed to get at the bottom of the affair, lie says: From what seems to be the most relia ble information to be had, tho following arc substantially tho facts which lod to the homicide : Pike is know n in Macon as the Dollar Store man. He came here from New- Y’ork some three years ago, and most of tbe time since hasbeei conductor of the Dollar Store in this city. A short tithe ago, however, he failed, and since has been out of business. It has been generally understood that he had a wife and children in New York, but they have never been here with him. On Sunday night his wife arrived hero. Pike was in Fort Valley at the time. When Mrs. Pike arrived her first endeavor was to find her husband, and she got a colored man to go with her and assist her in finding him. While they were on the streets for this purpose they met with Baer, and inquired of him if he knew where they could find Pike. He volun teered to show them the way, and the woman stales that while on this business, Baer made improper proposals to her, re newing them two or three times during the evening. Being unable to find Pike, the woman was taken to J. J. Walton’s boarding house, where she spent the night. Pike returned from Fort Valley Monday evening, and learning that his wife was in the city- hunted her up, aud she told him what had passed between her and Baer. She did not know who Baer was, but the negro who was with her did, aud from this boy Pike ascertained who it it was. He at once announced his determination to kill Baer on sight. Yesterday morning wo heard of him as hunting for Baer. Finally he found Baer in Eugelke’s saloon. Pike called Baer aside and in tho presence of a third party commenced a conversation with him, in so quiet a manner that it was not no! iced by other parties in the saloon at the time, who were standing only a few- feet off. In fact the first intimation that others had that there was any difficulty- on foot w r as the crack of the pistol. When wo went to the scene of the trag edy', the first man we met was Pike. Not knowing that he had had anything to do with the tragedy, we asked him what w’as the matter, Ho said “that man had tried to seduce my wife, and I shot him,” or words to that effect. Some other party who was by asked who the man was, and he answered Baer. At this time Pike was as cool a man as there was on the ground. He made no effort to get away, but stood about there for perhaps ten minutes, till officer Lowenthal came up and led him off to the barracks. When Lowenthal asked him for his pistol, he said he had none, and there was, indeed, none upon his person, aud it was not discovered what he had done with it. Mr. Engalke was in the saloon at the time; but did not see the shot fired. Hearing the report of the pistol, he looked and saw Pike with the pistol in his hand, lie asked what was the matter. Baer said, “he has shot me.” Pike retorted, “he tried to seduce my wife.” Baer, who had fallen, raised himself a little and said, “I never did anything of the kind iu my life, Engelkc,” or words to that effect. Pike says when he approached Baer upon the subject ho denied that he had mani fested any improper conduct toward the lady. When he told Baer what his wife had said, he (Baer) answered, “Your wife tells a lie.” He (Pike) then shot him. Pike, as stated above, gave himself np to the first officer that made his appear ance, and was taken to the city barracks, where lie remained until a bailiff appeared with a warrant and took him to the coun ty jail, where he still remains. The Coro ner’s inquest was held over the remains of the deceased, and the jury, after hearing two witnesses, returned a veulict that de ceased came to his death by a gun-shot wound from the hand of some unknown party. Baer is a German. lie was bom in Wiesbaden, in Warsaw, when he was very small his parents removed to Frankfort on-the-Maiti. He came to this city in 1867, where he has since live*.. He has generally conducted himself very well, and was regarded as a good bookkeeper. At tho time of his decease he was clerk for Mr. G. F. Hanson, cotton buyer. He was about twenty-eight years of age. Pike came thither from New York. He has four children. Since his failure lie has been drinking a good deal, 110 has never been regarded as a desperate char acter, or one that was likely to do vio lence to any one. His manner towards others has always been pleasant and agreeable. Both Baer aud Pike we re Jews. The New Official Paper. —The Wash ington correspondent of the Tribune writes that the first bound volume of the Congressional Record, which succeeds the Globe as the official report of the pro ceedings and del.a!es ol Congress, has just made its appearance from the Gov ernment printing office, where Congress at the last session ordered the work hence forth to he done. The official statement of the Congressional Printer will show a saving to the Government of from 30 to 50 per cent, in the cost of publishing Ihe debates of Congress over the old method in the Globe, and it is claimed that in stead of $400,000 for this purpose one half that amount will be sufficient. In anticipation of increased work for tiie Record next winter, the Congressional Printer is enlarging the facilities of his office by adding 100 cases with a full supply of type and materials! which will insure the complete publication of each day’s proceedings on the following morn ing instead of three or four days after, as has frequently happened under the old system. The negroes of Ohio are going to hold a State Convention at Chillicothe on the 22d inst., when they propose to see if they cannot obtain for the Radical party of the State a fuller recognition of their rights as “men and brethren.” Their complaints of their political associates iu Ohio are pretty much the same as the Southern negroes’ complaints against the carpet-baggers and white scalawags, viz : “that a sufficiently comprehensive civil rights bill does not exist; that they do not receive, as they ought, the same treatment as white men from public insti tutions and common carriers; that the right of voting ought to carry with it the right of being voted for.” Anew daily Republican paper to be called the Daily Commercial, is shortly to make its appearance at Chattanooga, Teun. Gov. Sam Bard commences the New Era at Atlanta next month. We also hear of one or two Republican pa pers to be started in Alabama. Mont. State Journal. IXDIAX EIEXDS A T WORK AG AIN— RADIES OUTRAGED AXD MUR DERED. Washington, August 15.—The follow ing information of Indian fights has been received at the headquarters of the army: “Fort Concha, Texas, July 30. —The Indians are at their old work again this noon. Two of my hands, in company with several others on their way from New' Mexico, were stopped on the Pecos river, about thirty miles above Horsehead cross ing, by about thirty Indians from the Fort Stanton reservation, aud showed passes for forty days to hunt on staked plains. You know what that means Two days afterwards the Indians ran off four teen mules from Pecos station, killing the herder, a Mexican; and four nights ago 143 horses were stolen from the herd of Brady at my stock pen. The property of J. M. Sandy, Dick Robertson, John L. Chism and Patrick Fibash, 9,000 head of cattle, had to be turned loose. The In dians are also reported very bad east of here. James Taylor.” Additional particulars have been re ceived at the War Department from Lieur. J. N. Wheelan, commanding at Camp Palmer, Wyoming Territory, in regard to the Indian raid on the settlers on the Popagie, on the 23d of July, and the mur der of Mrs. Hall and Sirs. Richards. These two ladies lived near the site of old Camp Brown, aud were outraged by tho Indians first and then killed. After rob boiug the house of all valuables, the In dians drove off the stock. They took the opportunity to make the attack when most of the men of the settlement were absent in the mountains, aud they did not attempt to interfere with the few men left in the valley behind. Mrs. Richards was killed outright, but Mrs. Hall lived many hours, though insensible. Lieutenant Wheelan took the trail and vigorously pursued the Indians, marching sixty-five miles the first twenty-four hours. After another march of thirty-five miles a ter rific hail-stonn took place, entirely ob literating the trail. The Indians, well knowing they were pursued, scattered in all directions, and the pursuit had to be abandoned. The Indians were Sioux, from the vicinity of Fort Fetterman. In forwarding this letter Gen. Sheridan again calls attention to his endorsement of August 8 on the letter of Lieut. Col. Brackett, in which he says : “However, if the Government will let us push the Indians after they reach home, with the troops stationed at Fatterman and Lara mie, I think we can do it by taking ad vantage of some favorable opportunity.” Capt. West Davis, Forthy-eighth cav alry, under date of July 2!), reports that ; he has established a camp at Cypress Springs, ou the Sabinal Creek, Texss, for the protection of the Sabinal settle ment by offensive operations against the Indians. The camp is in Bandera county, twenty-six miles above the San Antonio and Fort Clark road. Parties had been sent out in search of traders. On the 22d of July a party of Indians killed a Mr. Rector 011 the Trio river, and on the 29th they killed a Mr. De Long on Live Oak Creek. Capt. Wilcox, of the Fourth Cavalry, was on the trail of the thirty Indians who had killed Rector. Capt. James Burns, of the Fifth Cav alry, reports from Camp Deer Greek, Arizona Territory, under date of July 14, that he found the trail of the Apache Indians on the 30th of June, near Tyson’s .Station, and after following it seventy miles overtook the Indians, capturing their ranch and killing one Apache and wounding three others. The Indians scattered and it was impossible to keep their trail on account of the laya rock with which the mountain was strewn. On tho 7th inst. Capt. Burns received infor mation that another party of Indians was out, and on the morning of the 15th he overtook and captured fifty, who throw up their arms and begged for mercy. The mountains have been carefully scout ed, aud it is belioved no more Indians are in that locality. A great number of those captured had firearms, which were taken from them, and they were marched to Prescott. A copy of the latter dispatch was sent to the Interior Department. SOUTHERN HISTORICAL CON VENTION. Address of XI r. Davis. Richmond, Aug. 18. —Hon. Jefferson Davis addressed the Southern Historical Convention in session at Montgomery White Surphur Springs to-day. lie was introduced by Gov. Letcher and received standing amid great applause. He re turned thanks for this hearty welcome to Virginia, where he always felt welcome, and whose brave men were only excelled in their deeds by the bravery and devo tion of the women, whose zeal and hero ism throughout the war he highly praised. He spoke of the object of the Historical Society, and said that to write a’true his tory it must be done by Southern men who knew the facts, and that all the ma terials must be gathered for the purpose in the South, so that the action of the South in tho war and the causes that brought it on might be fairly laid before mankind. He spoke of old Jubal Early as one who was ever faithful throughout the war, and as being the proper man to carry out this great object. He said we had been more cheated than conquered by the de clarations of the Federal President, Con gress and Generals, for there never could have been a surrender had we anticipated what followed ; w’e would to-day have been free. He still had hopes of the South because whatever tlin men might bo he never yet had seen a reconstructed woman, and while the men of the day were less powerless than the principles for which they had struggled, he yet hop ed the children who succeeded them would grow up to maintain and perpetu ate and redeem all that we had lost. Mr. Davis’ remarks contained no senti ments of hostility to ihe Federal Govern ment, but evinced an earnest devotion to Constitutional lib#rty for which the South had struggled. He was listened to with deep interest and was frequently applaud ed. A resolution offered by Admiral Semmes that his Excellency, President Grant, be requested to permit the Secretary of this Society to examine all papers in the ar chievesof the Government captured by the Federal forces from the Confederates during the war to make copies of such of them as he may think fit, was adopted. The Convention then adjourned and the Historical Society met. A resolution was adopted admitting ladies who had lost relatives in the war to membership in the Society, and then adjourned to meet in Richmond at the call of the President. “CATCHING It—II.” T.eavf.nwouth, Ks.. August lfi. —The bridge of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, seven miles above here, was burned early this morning, and a westward bound freight train barely escaped going into the stream. A note was found on the track near by, informing the railroad company that if it did not pay for stock killed they would catch hell. Kansas City, August 16. —Obstructions were placed on the Western Pacific Rail road. two miles above Leavenworth, last night, consisting of two rails and ties, into which a passenger train ran this morning, ditching the engine, but doing no further damage. KU-KLUX VARDOX. Washington, August 1!). —The pardon of the Ku-Klux prisoners L. Hood, South Carolina; Dalpries and Chas. Holland, North Carolina, is recommended. CHOLERA. Louisville, August 18. —Cholera is re ported in Girard county. One death yesterday aud one to-day in the same family in this city. WRESTLIXG. New Haven, Aug. 17.—1n the w'restling match for SSOO and the Middle-weight Championship, Kennedy won the first and third falls. GRAS SHO VVER S IX XEBRASKA. Omaha, August 17.—Immense clouds of grasshoppers. They appear to be go ing South in detachments. HORRIBLE. Staforth, Ontario, August 18.—A man passing the woods near here heard a child cry, and found a father aud mother with their throats cut. No cause known. THE OLD WORLD. .1 COMING EVENT. New York, Aug. 16. —A Berlin corres pondent says: One of the events for which it is well to be prepared is the death of the German Emperor. Apprehensions about his case arise, not so much from specific attacks of illness as from various signs, insignificant when taken apart, but fall of significance when grouped togeth er. Soon after the dissipation of the St. Petersburg visit, the Shah arrived and to the physical fatigue of his host was added nervous suffering brought on by the ec centricities of that guest. It was suppos ed at one time his illness was feigned iu order to escape further interviews with the “king of kings.” After the departure of the Shah the Emperor returned to Potsdam where one hot evening he sud denly fainted, falling heavily forward ou the floor, and only an hour after was he brought to consciousness. The Emperor is petulant and vacilating, and has a mor bid dread of being alone. He is disturbed, says the correspondent, about the extent to which his government has become in volved iu war with the Holy See. FROM ROME. New York, August 18. —A letter from Rome says the Syndic has posted up a notice prohibiting all persons under pre tense of making pilgrimage, whether singly or in groups, from passing through the city. It is regarded as a fanaticism not to be encouraged and as a means used for keeping up political excitement as well as detrimental to public health, al lowing great crowds to come together at Assiss or other similar places, with very imperfect means of accommodation. It might be attended with serious harm, as have Mussulman pilgrimages to Mecca, which have served to propagate cholera and other maladies. CARTAGENA RE SIEGED. London, August 18. —The Ilerald cor respondent at Cartagena telegraphs that Martiuse besieges the city with 6,000 sol diers, two batteries and twelve mortars The British fleet continues to guard tho rebel frigates. The German aud British Consuls have left the city. FREEDOM OF THE VRESS. Paris, August 18.—Thus far during tho 1 month the Government has suppressed or forbidden the sale of twenty Republican | newspapers in tho provinces. Members i of the Left intend to publish a protest against these suppressions, aud question the Government ou the subj ect when the i Assembly meets. SOUTHERNERS AT VIENNA. Vienna, Aug. 19.—Among the awards— T. Bradless, Louisiana, S. N. Moody, Agent; South Carolina, A. E. Baker; Betrant, Thorn & Cos., New Orleans; Ed mund l!urgoise, St. James Parish. The States of Alabama and Tennessee received prizes for minerals, and the Bienville Iron Works of Louisiana, for cotton oil. SVANISH AFFAIRS. Madrid, August 18. —The Epoca of this city alleges that the French government is secretly favoring the operations of the Carlists, in order to strengthen the cause of Count de Ohambord. Spanish consuls in France complain of the negligence of the French authorities 011 the frontier. CARLIST SVOILS. Bayonne, August 18.—The Carlists J unta have a dispatch announcing the capture of 1,500 prisoners, a number of cannon and much ammunition at Berga, when they captured the town. A CARLIST VICTORY. Perpignan, Aug. lit.—A desperato en gagement has at last taken place between a force of Carlists numbering 2,400 men and three columns of Spanish Republi cans. The battle was fought iu the open country between the towns of Berga and Carsevas, aud resulted in the defeat of the Republicans, with the loss of 200 men and one gun. SEEKING RECOGNITION. Madrid, August 20.—1 t is reported that in the event of a recess or adjournment of ; Cortes, which is regarded as not iraprob able. Senor Casteiar will visit Loudon, j Berlin, Vienna, and Rome, to endeavor to bring about a recognitn 1 of the Spanish republic. IXDIAX JSCC EXTR I CITIES. Washington, August 18 Capt. Chis holm reports killing three Indians and capturing horses stolen July 13, in New Mexico. Corporal Bruiting was killed. Indian Agent Thomas reports from Tulovosia, New Mexico, 24th ult., that on demanding from the Apaches the noto rious thief and murderer, Chief Sancha, they refused to give him np, and took arms, saying they were ready to fight an attempt to arrest Sancha. Next day Maj. Rice and a few soldiers went to the reservation. The Indians, however, still acted in s hostile manner, and after hold ing a short council with Rice, arranged j for another next, day. That night they broke up their camp, took their women j and children and went to the mountains. Three Indians were arrested by Maj. Rice and held as hostages for Sancha. Gen. Pope has notified the department that troops are in readiness to reinforce ] Rice, if needed. Dr. Thomas has asked j Rice to follow the Indians, and if they refuse to return, to take steps to protect the settlers. ANOTHER CORNER IN GOLD. New York, August 18— -Gold operations j on Wall street Saturday have given rise to a feeling that the Gold Clique propose trying again the tactics which led to “Biack Friday,” aud the Bears are pre paring to appeal to the President to inter- I sere on this occasion in time to prevent the Bulls from succeeding. STANLEY ARRESTS AXD J‘ UN IS HE S CUSTER. New York, August 48. — A letter from the Yellow Stone Expedition reports much ill feeling between the infantry and cavalry, owing to the arrest of Gen. Cus ter by Gen. Stanley, and compelling him to march one whole day in the rear of his command. No cause assigned. LOSS OF HORSES BY MENINGITIS IX NEW .TERSEY. New York. August 18. — Charles Smoch of Free Hold, lost five valuable horses from eerebro spinal meningitis last week. The disease is reported rapidly spreading iu the vicinity. Special to tin Sun. NEGROES BURIED IN SEWEIt. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 18.—To-day, while a party of negroes were working on a sewer near the Montgomery Female College, the bank caved in upon them and four of tho party were buried in twelve feet of dirt. Fortunately, however, they were all rescued in time to be resus citated. CIRCUS EIGHT. St. Louis, August 18. —At Graudy, Mo., during a circus fight, a prominent merchant was killed, two ladies wounded, and a negro, who participated in the fight, W’ounded in the throat and breast. Two others, who were abettors, escaped. DEATH OF HON. WM. MEREDITH. Philadelphia, August 17. —Hon. Wm. Meredith died to-day, aged 77. He was a very prominent lawyer. Seeietary of the Treasury under Taylor, and president of the present and last Constitutional Con ventions of this State. THE railroad disaster. Chicago, August 19.—Deaths from the railroad accident reached 18. The en gineer of the freight train has been ar rested. Officera are pursuing the con ductor. Thomas McDaniel and Richard Wheeler, citizens of Franklin county, died very i suddenly last Saturday of heart disease. THE RAILROAD SLAUGHTER. New York, August IS.—An additional account of the railroad accident on Chi cago and Alton Railroad states the train started from Milton station, according to ! best evidence, ten minutes behind time, and as is customary on this road, to make up lost time, the rate of speed was some what accelerated. The conductor aud en gineer knew they were to pass the coal train at Lemont, seven miles distant; but unhappily that train did not wait, as it : should have done, but came on toward the : passenger train, expecting to make Willow j station. It was a race for life. The con ductor and engineer of the coal train knew that the passenger train, laden ed with precious lives, was iu front, and if they did not reach the switch by a certain lime a collision was inevitable. Both trains were rushing towards their destruc tion as they fiew over the iron rail through the darkness, the speed increasing at every revolution of the wheels. There were three concussions: first, when the engines met aud were destroyed; second, when the baggage car struck and was smashed into fragments, and third, when the smoking car collided and leaped in the air, alighting on the fractured boiler of the freight engine. The remains of the passenger train engine was thrown from the truck east, and so were the ruins of the baggage car. Thou came the smok ing car on top of tho boiler fore part. This car was burster! open by tho force with which it struck, the hind wheels re maining on the track. On these stood, at an angle of thirty degrees, the passengers imprisoned in broken iron aud wood, while the deadly steam came up with terrific force from the boiler below, recalling those whom it touched instantly, peeling off the skin and causing the most excruciating agony. One moment was sufficient to cause death, but many were there several minutes before being extri cated. One breath was fatal, the inner surface of the chest and lungs being fear fully scorched. XEG no MOB IX MISSISSIPPI. Special to the Courier-Journal. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 17.—Yesterday a mob of at least five hundred negroes, armed to the teeth, collected at Grenada, Mississippi, in answer to a summons from some of their white Loyal League leaders, and for a time there were excellent pros pects for a first class riot between them und the peaceable citizens over some petty offices which the liadieals claimed to be theirs. The Appeal’s special dis patch says of it: “There was a great riot here this afternoon, five hundred negroes defying the city authorities. Senator Price was the real instigator. The ringleaders are being pursued, lieport says that the ne groes were ordered to be armed. Help has been offered, and is ready for orders, by the neighboring towns. All is quiet now, but fears of an attack arc antici pated.” Tin: vendetta. Wholesale Murders in Louisiana. New Orleans, August 20. —Monday morning last Dreux Guideray and Felix Soileau, who had quarrelled at a ball, met in Old Grand Prairie, St. Louondog Parish, to settle the difficulty by a fist fight, to witness which about 100 persons assembled. After the fist fight, a fight with pistols occurred, growing out of an old feud between Guideray and others present, which resulted in the killing of three men and mortally wounding a fourth. Tue conclusion arrived at by the Coro ner’s jury, was that Augustin Guideray killed Carroll Blackman, Dreux Guideray killed Alexander Delvine, and Aristide Ortega killed Dreux Guideray. After be ing shot down Blackman fired three shots at Augustin Guideray, wdio is between (in and 70 years old, mortally wounding him. Several of the participants in the fight have been arrested. S O UIJI AMElll CA IXT BIIBS TING. Havana, Aug. I!).—Late advices from Lima. Peru, report that a serious accident occurred sixty miles from that city. A body of earth estimated at ten millions cubic yards fell from a mountain side into the valley, severely injuring a number of persons and damming up a river, the water of which had risen 100 feet above its usual height. Engineers were of the opinion that the water would soon burst its barriers, when it would rush towards Lima sweeping everything before it and submerging the lower portion of that city. A disastrous fire has taken place in Val paraiso, causing a loss of five hundred thousand dollars. The towns of Petorea, Guillote, Legue and Lirnche, in Chili, have been greatly damaged by an earthquake. A XB IIS PA l*Bit CENTENNIAL. Baltimore, August 20.—The American celebrates its centennial anniversary to day. The office is handsomely decorated with flags, coat of arms of the State, &c. Accompanying its morning edition it pub lished a sac simile of the first number of the paper, dated August 20tb, 1772, which, with other interesting matter, contains long advertisements of George Washing ton setting forth the advantages of twenty thousand acres of land on the Ohio and Great Kanawha rivers, for which he had just received a patent. It also prints an illustrated supplement, with Baltimore town in 1773, and a picture of its first office. The population of Baltimore town was then 4.87*1. MOB I.nrTx*jJ; IXOXA . San Francisco, August 1(1. —At Tucson, Arizona, August ff, Piedro Nigras and wife, pawn-brokers, were murdered. Six men were arrested on suspicion. One of the number, L. Cordova, confessed, im plicating two others. They were com pelled to tell where llie plunder was con cealed. It was determined to hang them; also, John Willis, another indicted mur derer. A rude scaffold was erected near the jail door, and the mob took the men, Willis, Cordova, Lases and .Saynarissa, and hanged them. .IVIIGE IjYXVII OX THE KAMPAGB. Fort Scott, Ks., August 20.— A special dispatch to the Monitor , from Lesceigu county, states the greatest excitement ex ists there. A mob of four hundred men have taken possession of the town and arrested the sheriff. They declare they will burn the town and hang the sheriff unless he delivers up to them the person of Keeler, who murdered his wife, two children and his wife’s sister, at Tiviu Springs last Sunday night and afterwards burned their bodies. The sheriff has been keeping the prisoner hid since his arrest, and still refti v to toil where he is concealed. The mob are most determ ined and trouble is apprehended. S VXSBT COX TO SUCCEED .IAMBS BROOKS. New York, August 18. —At a meeting of German Democrat citizens of the sixth Congressional district held to-night Hon. 8. S. Cox was unanimously nominated to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. Jas. Brooks. After the meeting a committee waited on Mr. Cox at his resi dence and tendered him the nomination, which he accepted in a graceful manner, promising unswerving fidelity to the De mocracy of New York. GOV. M’BXBUY'S COUItSB. New Orleans, August Iff.— ln response to a communication from the citizen of Monroe as to the proper course to be pur sued regarding Louisiana affairs, John McEnery writes a letter advising the call ing of a State Convention in December and the appointment of a Committee to appeal to Congress. MOKE GEORGIA HEIRESSES. Augusta, Ga., August 20. —Mrs. Camp bell and Mrs. Chambers, of Madison, Ga., have fallen heirs to twelve million dollars in France and leave here next Tuesday to claim the inheritance; on receipt of a letter from Judah P. Benjamin to the effect that there will be no obstacle in the way of obtaining possession of the prop erty. An extinguisher—Forward and loqua cious youth: “By Jove, you know, upon my word, now—if I were to see a ghost, you know, I should be a chattering idiot i for the rest of my life !” Ingenius maid- I en (dreamily,): “Have you seen a ghost 1” NO. 29. THE COTTOX CROP. New Orleans, August 17.—Deports received by the cotton exchange to the 10th of August: Mississippi—Letters from forty coun ties show the weather less favorable than last year. Bain caused the abandonment !of some lands. The plant is reported \ well formed and boiled. A few corres i pondents report damage from caterpillar, i Deports in regard to the area planted indicate that it is fully as broad if not | better than last year. Louisiana—The condition of the crop m this section is about an average, but I picking will be fully two weeks later than last season, cuinuapncing about the 10th l of September. Fifty letters were recciv ied from thirty parishes. A majority of our reports complain of excessive rains, ; and represent the weather as having been less favorable than last year. The plant ! is generally represented as being well fruited, though we have some complaints of shedding and worms reported, but they have done little or no damage. The area under cultivation is estimated to bo about equal to last season. Most of our correspondents give September Ist us the time that picking w ill probably commence, or two weeks later than last year. The general condition of the crop .is repre sented as being good. Texas—Fifty-one loiters were received from forty-two counties. Most of our correspondents complain of too much rain, though the season will compare fa vorably with Inst year. A majority rep resent the plant well formed and boiled. A few counties only report damage from army worms, though their appearance is generally spoken ot throughout the Slate. The area under culture at this date shows marked increase over last year. The con dition is represented as good though backward, und picking will not begin until September 1st —say three weeks later than last year. Arkansas—Forty-nine letters received from thirty-three comities. The weather is reported dry and rather more favorable than last year. The plant, though small, is well formed and boiled. The same area is under culture as last year. Pick ing will not be general before September 20th. The condition is a fair average one. There is no report of worms. Tennessee—Thirty-five reports have been received from twenty-five counties. A majority of the reports arc favorable in regard to the weather, as compared with last year, and represent the plant well formed and boiled. The area under cul ture shows a marked increase over last season. No worms are reported except in one county. The condition of the crop is decidedly promising. Picking w ill commence about the middle of Sep tember. Alabama—Thirty-two letters have been received from thirty counties. Most of our correspondents represent the weather as having been propitious and rather more favorable than last year. The plant is unanimously represented as fruiting re markably well. The appearance of the army worm is reported in seventeen coun ties, but no damage has been done thus far, except in Marengo county. The area un der cultivation is about equal to last year. Picking will be general in the State by the beginning of September —say about a week later than last year. Indications generally are represented as good and promising. North Carolina—Sixty-ono letters have been received from forty-five counties. The weather has been more propitious than last year; in fact, is all that could be desired, and the plant is represented as well formed and liolled. There is no report of worms. The area under culture is larger than last year. The condition is unanimously reported as promising. Picking will not lie general before Sep tember sth, against September Ist, last year. South Carolina—Twenty-two counties send thirty-two reports. The weather has been generally seasonable—as much so as that of last year, causing the plant to grow finely and to boll well. The average shows some increase over last season. Neither the boll or army worm are repor ted in any instance. Picking will proba bly be commenced in (bo early part of September. The general condition is good. Georgia Ninety-seven letters have been received from seventy-eight coun ties. The weather has been generally fa vorable for the growth of the plant, and the improvement noticed in our last re port has been continued, allowing the planters to some extent, to regain the de lay experienced in the spring. The sea son is reported as comparing favorably with last year, with very few exceptions, the plant, th . o u small, fruiting remark ably well. The worm has made its ap pearance in seventeen counties, but in only limited force, and no damage has been done. The area under culture ex ceeds that of kist year. The general con dition of the crops flattering, only seven of the letters show complaint, while all the others represent the crop as good very good—and excellent. Picking will be general by September Ist, against August 2.7 th last year. Florida—From this State we have three answers to our inquiries. They complain of perpetual rains, though reporting the plant well formed and boiled. The con dition of the crops is equal to last year. Caterpillars have made their appearance throughout the State without causing damage. In regard to the average, views differ from no increase, as compared with last season, to four and fivo per cent, more. Picking w ill commence the same time as last year—from the 15th to the 20th of August. INTERESTING GEORGIA AN TIQUITIES. The Washington Chroniclo gives publi cation to the subjoined letter: M ILLEDGF.VILLE, Ga., August 8, 1873. Joseph Ilenry, Esq., Secretary Smith sonian Institute, Washington, I). C.: Dear Sir : By express I send you a pre cious box, containing one simple Indian pitcher, Oconee; two tlirice-perforated augur-bored stone implements, ancient stone-work, showing these ancients had the spiral augur hard enough to bore the hardest Hint. The spiral thread is as perfect and reg ular as any screw. The augur, even used to bore w'ood, is one of the highest evi dences of civilization. What shall we say of the augur to bore flint? Above all, I send you my Oconee funeral urn, about which I before wrote to you. I held it back to gratify public curiosity here, and to get the missing fragments of the broken lid. When plowed up it still contained human relics, distinguishable pigeon’s feet and toes, which soon perish ed by exposure to air, showing air had never had any access before, and that it was hermetically sealed, and both air and water tight. I call your special notice to the struc ture of the urn: First, its graceful form, equal to any pottery; second, its compo sition, very thin, and yet consisting of three very distinct layers; inside, white, hard, thin enamel, perfectly air and wa ter tight; the middle layer about the thickness of fine calf skin leather; a foundation for the inner and outer coat ings consisting of black sandy matter, hard; third, the outer coat, graphic clay, kept in condition for writing on during the whole process of the writer’s elabo rate work, until he could write the whole record. This written surface, if translated, would be as large as the page of an ordi nary newspaper. These three layers, strata and coatings are united by the highest science. Fearing this precious American antique may get burned, or, worse, broken, here I send it to you and the Smithsonian In stitution as the best depositories thereof; hoping that your future collections will enable some new Champillian or Young to read and translate the lost language whose characters, I think, are written on this vase. I beg you to deposit it with the Georgia collection in the museum of the institution. Very respectfully yours. William M. Kinley. A letter was received in this city yes terday, from Pensacola, staling that there had been three deaths there, which showed some symptoms of yellow fever towards the last. The reports in regard to the stevedores taking fever from that quarantine ship, were said to be utterly unfounded.— Mont. Journal, 20th. For the Columbu,* Soff. A RUNT BY TORCMIAt. tIT, Mr. Editor; Lest you and your readers might infer, from preceding communica tions, that most of my adventures were in steamboats and in other wild situa tions, I beg to relate one which actually occurred elsewhere. I was on a visit to an Alabama planter in 1835, while there was a large freshet in the Warrior river, and the bottoms wero covered by tho flood, driving the deer from their haunts in the swamp to tho high levels in tho vicinity. With such a temptation my host and two or three of his neighbors conclu ded to have a deer hunt by torchlight, and I was invited to join the party if I liked tho excitement. A negro man who was experienced in j carrying the pan, with a light behind his i shoulder, was duly placed in front, and | the party in the rear with guns, with a ! few trained dogs who were obedient to j order, to advance on tho game when tired | upon. We soon discovered “eyes,"which j we followed, supposing the game to be | such as we had arranged to hunt. But, on reaching the swamp, a mile distant, j we heard a heavy plunge in the water, | and then the scraping of bark on a tree, jas if the animals were climbing. We j then knew wo had fierce bears to deal j with inst ead of tho deer tribe. Building I up fires at the edge, our experienced torchmen flashed their lights in every direction, and reported four bears up a large oak. The shooting then commenc ed. Down fell a cub, half grown, splash ing in the water. The dogs jumped in and covered it for a fight, but the creature was too far gone from a rifle-bail to make much resistance. It was dragged ashore trophy No. 1. A few discharges of shots dislodged another cub, who gave tho dogs some hard squeezing and sharp bites in the water. At length it was drowned in the contest, and No. 2 was taken ashore. . Then the rifles opened at a larger ob ject, and a heavy splash was heard below. The faithful dogs rushed to the game with proper zeal, but were soon heard to give signals of distress. A largo log, afloat from the shore to the scene of combat, was soon covered by spectators, torch in hand to witness the life and death strug gle. The huge mother bear, desperate from agony, made for tho log, and striking tho end with her paw, tho log instantly turned its freight of a half dozen men into the water—bear, dogs iftul hunters all mixed up together in total darkness—a scene of terrific confusion, yet not disa greeable from its wild romance. I had been on the log, as an amateur sportsman, occupying a position in the rear; but as 1 saw the infuriated bear approaching the log, I knew the consequences, and made a timely retieat. My brave and more ex perienced associates stood firm until they were capsized into the flood, and then amid shouts of laughter, and cheering to the dogs, they never came out until they dragged No. 3 to the shore—the largest bear they had ever seen captured. A resting spell followed; men and dogs warming and drying themselves by a large fire, raising quite a dense fog from wet garments and wet skins. All the am munition had been exhausted but oue rifle load, and it was determined to wait for daylight to bring down, by certain aim, the remaining bear, who was suppo sed to be the patriarch of the slain family. In the course of the night, however, he came down softly, and the first notice wo had of his escape was a distant noise in the water, beyond the', reach of dogs and rifle. This terminated my first and only Dear hunt, and I give it publicity more for tho oxciting adventure itself than to win laurels by retiring from proximity to a battle which had danger, gloom and sin gularity to recommend it. M. As heretofore suggested, on the strength of the first returns, the several amend ments to the Constitution of North Caro lina, voted upon two weeks ago, have all been ratified by the people. The majori ty is considerably larger than w'as at first supposed. The negroes voted almost sol idly against them, and the whites as gen erally for them. As they involved no question of party politics, and none in the most remote degree relating to any distinctions on account of color, the op position of the negroes is attributed solely to their determination not to go with the whites on any question of public policy. The amendments, eight in number, wero voted on separately, and though they dif fered widely in their objects, there was scarcely any difference in the votes cast for or against them respectively—showing that the division was one of race against race. The terms of tho following named United States Senators expire on the 4th of March, 1875 : Eugene Casserly, dem ocrat, California; William A. Bucking ham, republican, Connecticut; Thomas F. Bayard, democrat, Delaware; Abijah Gil bert, republicau, Florida; Daniel D. Pratt, republican, Indiana; Hannibal Hamlin, republican, Maine; Charles Samuels, re publican, Massachusetts; William T. Hamilton, democrat, Maryland; Zachariah Chandler, republican, Michigan; Alexan der, Bamsay, republican, Minnesota; Adelbert Ames, republican, Mississippi; Carl Schurz, republican, Missouri; Thus. W. Tipton, republican, Nebraska; Wni. M. Stuart, republican, Nevada; John P. Stockton, democrat, New Jersey; lleuben E. Fenton, republican, New York; Allen G. Thurman, democrat, Ohio; John Scott, republican, Pennsylvania; Wm. Sprague, republican, Bhode Island; William G. Brownlow, republicau, Tennessee; Joseph W. Flanagan, republican, Texas; George F. Edmunds, republican, Vermont; Ar thur I. Boroman, republican, West Vir ginia; Matthew H. Carpenter, republican, Wisconsin. There is a fellow in Wichita who eats thirty-six pies a week. His discharged cook gives tho Deacon tho following ac count. “Ho would sit down to the table and grab up a pie the first thing, lay it across his mouth like a stove lid, give it a center shot with his fist—presto it disap peared and except a slight swelling of the neck, there was no indication of the course it took. She accidentally dropped a fork into the last baking, and bo charg ed her with putting hair pins in the pies and sent her off.” The Mortality in Nashville. —Hr. Bowling has recently written a medical history of the recent visitation of cholera; and the Union and American, taking his facts, puts the number of cholera deaths at 850. It says, however, that a correct return might swell this number con siderably. The reports of the Board of Health during the visit of cholera in 18G0 show 753 deaths. In addition to these there were 57 interments in the Catholic Ceme tery, nearly all of whom diod of cholera. The harvests which the pestilence gath ered on its two visits to tho unfortunate city were, therefore, nearly alike. Texas Bonds. —Dispatches from Austin, Texas, state that Gov. Davis, on his re turn to that city from the North, reported that he had received offers of seventy-five cents on the dollar for §000,00*) of the State bonds which he took with him to negotiate, but declined to part with them for less than eighty-five. The State offi cials have decided not to offer bonds again until a better condition of affairs exists in the money market. Gov. Davis’ friends express the greatest confidence of his renommation at Dallas next week. Mrs. General Gaines is residing in Memphis, Tenn., the home of her hus band, waiting for a final settlement of her New Orleans claims, which have been forty-one years in litigation, and cover property worth §20,000,000. The Brownsville States says: “The ed itor of the Gazette, having heard that sulphur in tho socks would prevent chole ra, has worried a stick of brimstone out of the druggist, and now wants someone to loan him a pair of socks while ho tries the thing.” A Pittsburg witness could not give his own age, but was confident be was young er than his mother, though she died early and ho was not certain.