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DEJIOCBATIO IN POLITICS J PUBB AND BEAUTIFUL IN LTTEKATUBE; AND PBOGKESSIVE IN HOUTIIElI> INTEIIEST8.
WHITMAN & WRENCH.
DALTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18,1869.
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VOL. II—NO. 11
HA*K»*mvma WNEVSATLAWi
Dalton! Georgia.
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Up Stalro In King Budilina, Dolton, On.
K^t^DUtatgou^n^tluifar 0 ^ 11
I, A ■ ’ attorney at law,
King Street, Dalton, Georgia.
Will praotlco lu tins Clroult, tlio United States
District Court, and tho U. 8.Supremo Count.
H AMMOND ft AT ^
Whitehall Street, Atmnta, Georgia.
6. T. HAMMOND. llOVly 0U» WKLLDORN.
tTlBNHRBBB* HOUBE-J. A; Btanbuuut, Pro.
L prletor—liroad 8tr.. Homo, Gu y near tho
Railroad Depot and the Stoamboat Landing.
OdtoberS, 1803-tf.
A RARE CHANCE FOR IXVE8TJJENTI
Ttvasar Dollar* raa Da'
can Iks Hindu lolling and operating Mornhuud l
Klllott’i Now I'atont Cbomlnnl Steam Foatho
Renovator. But llttlo cupital required. Fo
terms, ate., call on
B. O; GAVaniLt.
FoblB-2t ' Dalton, Ua.
Jalio
...ton Btreot,
Foil. 26-*tn.
W. w ' and locksmith,
•Dealerin •
New Guns, Pistols, Cartridges, eto.
Opposite Tibbs House, Hamilton Street.
New lllllon made to order, and all repairing
dono oh short notice, and warranted, mar-ly
•TTr’w. WF.BSTF.lt. ^
YV • with W. J.'llETTERTON & BRO„
Knoxvii.lv, Tern.,
Wholesale Dcalors in
Brandies, Wine*, Liqnori, Chewing and Smoking
Tobaceos, Fancy Groceries, Confectioneries.
Canned Fruits, Oysters and Sardines,
Also, Agonts for tho eolceratcd
Morning Star Bitters,
C1TACEY HOUSE,
Q NASHVILLE, TKNN.,
Having thoroughly rouovatod and ruflttod
tho Stncoy House, I urn now prepared to glvo
tho public first olass nooommodut Ion, at mod*
'orate prices. Travellers will And it to thoir iu*
turont to make this their stopping place.
•Jau7«* C. A. POST LEV, Propt.
*T x '
. MURRAY, of
with A1
.utuS-u', emoby;* co.,
aud A nerlcan filardware, CutU....
W, Ridt’.moro struct., Baltimore, Maryland.
Arthur Emory, i
John B. Egorton. j Doe. 24-3n
y 1QU0RSI LIQUORS 1
Ri#t received and for sale at greatly reduced
Videos:
20 Barrels of Fine Wiolclltre Bourbon.
20 Barrels of Guff's Extra Bourbon.
60 Burrels of Sllvor Creek Bourbon.
60 Barrels of Woodcock Bourbon.
18 Barrels of Gaff's Suporior Rye.
100 “ Rectified Whiskey.
And a full assortment of kinds of liquors.
L. COHEN.
Febll-3ra WliltobaU Stroot, Atlauto, Ga.
gPUlNC IMPORTATION FOR 18001
Ribbons, Millinery and Straw Goods.
armstrongTcator A CO.,
M7 and 230 Baltimore Stroot,
BALTIMORE,
Importers and Jobbors of
Bonnet and Trimming llibons,
Velvet and Sash Ribbons,
Bonnots Crapes, Silks and Satins,
Illusions, Blonds, I.ncns, Ruches, Nettd and
Velvets,
French Flowers and Foathers,
Straw Bonnots and Ladies nat«i
Trimmed and Untrimmed,
Sundown and Shaker Hoods.
Tho largest Stock of Mlllinury Goods in this
country, and unequalled in choice variety,
which wo offter at prices tlt“* -
titlon. Orders Solicited.
The Memovlnl Methodist E. Chnrch,
Washington City*
Tho aboYO Church, which was dedica
ted on tho 28th of February last, Is said to
ho ono of tho most Imposing church edifi
ces In tho Union, and tho lmndsomest and
most olnborato In tho city of Washington.
Tho following description of tills magnifi
cent structuro wo extract from an ex
change paper, which will bo found highly
Interesting!
“Tho design of tho Church Is pure Goth
ic. It Is built of brown stono, rough hew
ed. Tho building fronts 78 fret on C Stroot
and 118 feet on Four-and-a-llnlf Street.—
It Is about fifty , feet In height. At tho
northeast corner of tho structuro Is to bo
constructed n tower and spire, tho utmost
point of which will ho 240 foot from tho
pavement. Tho main front of tho church
Is from 0 Stroot, thcro being three Inrgo en
trance ways, approached by brown-stone
steps. Tho main audlcnco-room, 88 fret
dcop by 76Jbot wide, Is by far tho hand
somest and most elaborate of thomnny
fino churches in Washington. Tho celling
is about 20 foot high, tho Gothic stylo of
architecture bolng faithfully observed.—
Six heavy columns rl*o on either side, nf-
frrdlng a support to galleries 12 feet 8 Inch
es In width, extending around three sides
of tho room. Thoso columns arc heavily
capped, and over these caps nro arranged
gas lets sixteen to each cap, which at night
brilliantly illuminate thcr room. At tho
south eml of tho room tho pulptt has boon
fronted In an nlcovc. Tho wall In tho roar
of the pulpit is beautifully frescoed, and on
cither side is n panel, on ono of which Is
inscribed tho Ten Commandments, and
upon the other tho Lord’s Prayer. Tho
keystone of tho (trail above tho pulpit Is
made of the stono from which Solomon’s
temple was erected, and hoars upon Its
free tho inscription, in Hebrew charac
ters, “Jehovah Jireh.” Tho frontof the
pulpit is of black walnut, and the design is
clmstc and bcnutiftil. Tho panels are of
Olivo wood from the garden of Gethsomano,
On tho front is a magnificently curved cross
with tho loiters “I. II. 8.," crowned with
a wreath of twining Ivy, all In walnut.—
Tho caps of the posts on either sldo of tho
pulpit are of olive-wood from tho Mount
of Olives. Tho whole appearance of tho
pulpit and altar Is grand and imposing. ,
“Afeature in tho construction of tho
cdifico was the idea suggested of making
tho windows of tho church memorial tab
lets, commemoratlvo of mon and incidents
prominent in tho history of the Methodist
Dluirch. There are Bixlcen of those win
dows In tho main audience-room; each
contains a design connected with tho his
tory of tho Methodist Episcopal Church,
with sonio appropriate motto. Tho first
window lias for Its dcBign tho death of
Wesley; another has tho representation of
an itinerant minister on horseback, with
the motto, ‘Tho world Is my parish.’ ”
A Handsome Non,.
Ono day last wlnter, a little boy from
tho South, who wns on n visit to tho city,
was taking his first lesson in tho art of
“sliding down tho hill,” when ho found
his foot in rather too close contact with a
lady’s silk dress. Surprised, mortified and
confused, lie sprang from Ills sled, and cap
in hand! commenced an apology.
“I beg your pnrdon, ma’am; I am very
sorry.”'
“Never mind that,” exclaimed tho la
dy, “there is no great harm done, and you
from Loomis Muslcnl Journul.l
Present mid Future.
Wlillo on tholovol l.oro wo sloml,
Anil trust upon tbe square,
And keep within tho clrolo lino
Tliats marks our glory huro;
A light dlvino upon us broaka—
’TIs Mod's most holy word—
Tho Light that alda ua In our tolls.
And leads up to the Lord,
Wo look with worship on tho East
And soo tho rising sun,
With forvont words and hopo and prayer,
Our tasks aro now began;
- Tho sun then sotting in tho west,
Our tolls aro near complete;
Tho lido of life 1» obblng hist,
And death Is our rollout.
A llttlo spring of llfo and love.
Whoa from tho word wo part,
la plucod within our silent graves
With true Masonic arL.
. Tho Holy Brothers wclcomo ui,
Upon tho road ubove,
And lead ua to that happy home
Where dwolls eternal love.
'«♦«
(land A.lvloo.
A gentleman had two children—tho one
a daughter, who wns considered plain In
her person, tho other a son, who was rock-
lUUcegenntlim mid .Murder Xu Washing,
ton.
Tho Washington Express of Friday
says;
This morning, at 11 ;!!0 o’clock, one of
tho most deliberate mid atrocious murders
that over has boon reported In our polica
annals, was committed on Cnpltol Hill, in
a hduso on First street east, between A
and B streets.
It Seems that for somo timo past, awatoll
man In tho Interior Department, named
a. u. chew.
pi Atlanta, Georgia,
Book8ollorB,Publish0ra-& Stationore
School Books, Stationery, Chromos,
Braver Book*, Golil Pens, Lithographs,
Blank Books, Music, ' Albums.
Miscellaneous Books, Hymn Books, Bibio#,
keptcoustuutly on hand.
Wo are agents also for
THE MASON AND HAMLIN ORGAN,
And keep specimens of Styles on hand, navo,
also, the improvement—vox Humana—won
derful addition. Declared by prom incut
Musicians to bo tho greatesi improve
ment ou Musical Instruments that
bus been made for yours*
Tho most choice collection ofOiL Pictures,
CHROMusand Lituouhaph Prints that lias over
been brought to tills market—selected with
cure, and especially suited to tbo refined tasto.
Their ■&*
MUSICAL DEPARTMENT
Is complete* with a full stock ot Sheet Music,
Instructors, Italian Strings, Musical Instru
ments, and merchandise ol every description
generally to bo found in a first-class Music Store
Wo would especially recommend thosuperior
niak© aud fino toue of our
PIANOS.
Purchasod for cash and sold ntNow York rates.
Wo claim decided advantages in pleasing the
buyer,
bond
Illustn...
paid on application.
Wo assure tho Public that
ways tho same us tho publisher's or mauufua*
turer’s. Wo buy diroct and sell at short profit.
Maguslucs, Music nud Books bound .on short
uotioo, aud reasonable terms.
PHILLIPS A CREW,
Comor Alabama and Whitehall Sts., Atlanta.
Feb. 11, ia»-3m
T71RANK LESLIE’S LADY’S MAGAZINE.—
r Thu luadlng fashion periodical lu America.
Each monthly uuinbor contains u largo color
ed plate of Ino latest fashions, from designs
sent from rarls as soon as invented, which aro
thus published simultaneously In Now York
uml Paris; also a 1'our-pugru uncolored fashion
plate, ombraoing tho vurlous leading stylos.—
These are accompanied with full descriptions
and explanations, with numerous other illus
trations. Every number contains an original
letter from Paris describing tho very lutust
modes, by a lady whoso position gives her ac-
•css to fushlonaole society. Tho literary por
tion of tills Mngasino comprises a continued
story, numorous interesting talus, pootry, —
is to furnish ainusumont for tho leisure hour.
Its contonts consist * - - ....
ries by able writers, 0 ,
of remarkabloadvonturps.tlcflcriptiona of man
ners and customs in remote countries, short
poems; fairy stories, enigmas, conundrums,
charades. &e. Illustrated with largo and spir
ited engravings, of which thore.are from flf-
teen to twenty in each weekly number. Sub
scription price, tl per year.
ANK LESLIE’S “PLEASANT HOURS.-
page engravings on tinted paper, in
bor. A continued story, and well writton tales
and stories of adventure, with humorous anec-
dotes, descriptions of manners and customs,
amusements for young puoplo, Ac., constitute
tho rending matter. Price, *1.50 per your.
Address, FRANK LESLIE,
637 Pearl Street, Now York City.
T\EMORE8T’8 MONTHLY MAGAZINE,uni
JL/ versally acknowledged the Model Parlor
Magazine or Amevlda. devoted to Original Sto-
ries, Poems,bketolios,Household Muttors.Gems
of Thought, Personal and Literary Gossip (in
cluding special departmontfLon Fashions,) In-
structipns on Health, Music. amusements, etc.,
by the best authors, profusely illustrated with
cosUyongravings, useful and rollablc patterns,
embroideries, ami a constant succession of ar-
talnfnglitorature^^ othor u80 ^ u ^ , antl
Nopersonof'refinement, economical house-.
of tasto cun afford to do withouy
the Model Monthly. Yearly, $3, with a valua*
b/opremium, twoebplcs.t5.B0; throo, 7.60; fly*.
rabtertSpafo*? 11 lUlnft MMl ““ 0 tor! °
Publication office, 388Broadway, N.;T.
J?J mort ?V* Monthly and Young America to
gethsr, with premiums, forgl *aen,
m worse about ft than I ilo.
“Blit,llcar mail am,” Bai.l tho boy, “vour
dress is rubied. I thought that you would
bo very angry with me Tor being so care-
lens.”
“Ob, no,” replied the la.lv, “better to
have a soiled dress than a ruffled temper.”
“Oh, isn’t she a beauty?” exclaimed
the lad, as the lady passed on.
“Wli, tlrnt lady?" returned bin com
rade, “ if you enll her a beauty, youshau’t
choose for me. Why, she Is more than
thirty years old, and lier face is w rinklcd. ’ ’
“ I don’t care if her face Is wrinkled,”
replied tbo liero, “lior soul is handsome
anyhow.”
Aslioutof laughter followed, from which
tho little fellow wns glad to escape. Ec
lating tho incident to his mother, lie re
marked; “O, mother, that lady did me
good. I shall never forget it; and when I
urn tempted to indulge m my nngry pas
sions, I will think of ivliat she said: “Bet
ter to have a soiled dress than a milled
temper.' ’
(Jo,Hi Xtrocllllfir.
Wo are all gentlemen nnd gentle-women.
Any hint to the contrary is a gross Insult;
yet every day wo violate the laws of good
breediug. Incivilities abound. There
must he a radical wrong somewhere. Our
mansions nnd cottages are not all- homes
of kiud fceling and gracious expression,
sending’out genial currents throughout 1
tho whole social system. Too many sit iu
dingy fhs tians, with unkcmptnndslip-sliod
manners at tlicir firesides, and talk bar
barisms nt tlicir tables, and then put on
velvet robes and .paradise feathers—dress-
coats anil suavity, and go forth—puissant
gentle folks. But tlieir lino feathers will
get away ou parade, and discloso tlio coarse
habits beneath.
Slang phrases, ridicule, slovenliness; vul
gar attitudes and oaths, are admitted into
no system of good breeding, and tho thor
oughbred can, by no possibility, bo sur
prised into them. Therefore, ho or shi
who does not avoid all these things becai
of an Innate, natural aversion to thern^ is
coarse and unrefined, however much'su
avity of manner and lino apparel they may
put on when they go forth from theimoiucs
into tho world.
Blowing up n Mount,.;
Scionco is daily growing moraaudaoious.
Tho engineering teat of springing mines in
tho army, which was generally tallowed
with limited success, pale^bclore the at
tempts to overturn mountains in somo of
tho mineral regions of the West. This
introduction of miniatureearthquakes into
hills and mountains, by means of tunnels
and powder, is an accomplishment which
belongs to tno latesticienco.
The Bmartsvllie ll'al.) blast, so long in
preparation, lias boon fired, and the results
singularly coincide with the calculations.
A tunnel wns bored 670 feet InJength, in.
which were pty&d 1,200 kegs of powder.
An electric wiA- threaded the mazes of the
tunneland tapped each keg. Atadlstanco
of 000 feet the battery stood, connected
and charged. Alter public notice, in pur
suance oT which the inhabitants Of the
surrounding viUlcya left their homes, nnd
at a stated nour, a romantic young lady
applied the lightning. The mountain rose
somo fifteen ieet, burst into atoms, and set
tled back a pulverized mass. Water will
do the rest. It can bo washed now from
summit to base. Thus man tears down
what nature lias builtand through science
gives us gold.
Tng
his beauty and spoke of it to Ills sister, who
considered his remarks ns so many reflec
tions ou lior want of it. Sho complained
toiler father of tho brother's rudeness.
Tho father. Instead of appearing angry,
took both of them upon Ids knees, and with
much affection,’ cavo both the following
advice: “I would have yon both to look
iu the glass every day; you, my son, that
S ou mny he reminded never to dishonor
ic beapty of your face by tho deformity
of your notions: nnd you, my daughter,
that you may tnko care to hide tlio defect
of your beauty In your person by tlio su
perior Instore of your virtuous and nmiablo
conduct.»
How to Mtiltc Matrimonial Motclies,
A short time siuce, nt a wedding In South
Carolina, a young lawyer moved that ono
man in the company should be solcctcd ns
§ resident, that this-president should be
uly sworn to keep entirely secret nil com
munications that should bo forwarded to
him in Ills official department that night,
that each unmarried gentleman nnd lady
should write his or her liamo upon a piece
of paper, nnd under it plnco tlio nnmc of
the person they wished to marry, then hand
it to the president fbr inspection, nnd if any
Rcnllciuan and lady had reciprocally cho-
Ben each other, the president wns to inform
each of tlio result, anil thoso who had not
been reciprocal 111 tlicir clioico wore to be
kept entirely secret. After the appoint
ment of the president, communications
were accordingly lintidcd up to the chair,
audit wns found thattwclvoyoung ladies
nud gentlemen had reciprocal choices,[and
eleven of the twelve matches were solemn
ized.
A Long Eiigngcntcnt,
We see a paragraph going tho rounds of
the papers to the effect that a Indy and
gentleman are now living in Philadelphia
who were engaged to he married more tlinn
80 years ago, and who are still anxiously
waiting the .lay when they shall he made
Ill 1810 they linil been engaged for
css, who soon after the murder delivered
liersolf up, at tho Central Guardhouse, It
seems that yesterdnv Inglo showed too
much affection towards a wliltc girl named
Grace A Schaeffer,"
Went to tho Inauguration wimTatlis
Schaeffer on one arm and Milllo Gaines on
tho other. While thejsiv. ie walking and
waiting thus. Ingle igndrctLhb&luauronu
love nud paid all his attention to Miss
Schaeffer.
Ills dusky Inamorata noticed this, nnd
sho could not brook the sight. Returning
from the view of tho inauguration goremo-
nlcs, she dwelt moodily upon the altuntiqn,
nnd, niter agonized thoughts, she deter
mined tokill tile Ilithor of her unborn child.
This morning, about. 11:80 o’clock, sho
went into the room wliero Inglo was re
clining upon a sofa (lie having sat up with
a sick person last night), and asked him If
lie would support Ills unborn child; he re
plied .with curses, nnd therefore she snap
ped’ a revolver at him, and that fiilllng,
she seized an axe and struck him on the
top of tho bond, the blow penetrating the
brain. Tho unfortunate man fell from tlio
lounge on which ho had been sleeping and
Ills murderess immediately got into a ear
and proceeded to tho Central Guardhouse,
where sho gave herself up. Tho murder
ess is a full liogrcss, nnd does not Bcem to
realize the horror oi her crime. Inglo died
about 12 m.
The TcnncNKCc Legislature*
The Memphis Avalanche thus gives vent
to its feelings of gratitude for the adjourn
ment of that nest of Infamous scoundrels:
Next to tho obituary of the man who
invented tho accordeon the adjournment
of a Tennessee Radical Legislature is the
most cheerful rending we can conceive of.
We enjoyed tho felicity of this literary dis
pensation a fowdnys ago, and have not yet
recovered from its genial Influences. In
view of tho fact tlint months will elapse
before* this Pandora’s box of evils, can bo
reopened, we are almost ready to overlook
Ntory or n Life. u
A llttlo crib bosldo tlio bed.
A llttlo ftioo above tbo spread,
A llttlo frobk behind, tlio door t
A little shoe upon tho floor.
A llttlo lad with dark thrown hair,
A llttlo bluo*byod fucoand lair;
A little lano that lopks to school,
A llttlo poucil, slato and rule.
A little bllthsoiuo, win somo Maid,
A llttlo hand within hts laid j '
A llttlo cottage, acres four,
A llttlo old-time houiohold store.
A llttlo fatelly gathorod round»
A little turf heaped, tcar-devrod mound \
A llttlo added to Ills soil;
A llttlo rest from harvest toll*
A llttlo ellvor in hie hair
Alittlo Stool aud ousy clmlr;
A llttlo ujght of faith lit gloom;
A llttlo oortogo to tho tomb.
Tho C'Ubun Movement—Wlittt2.le£C4olnir A IMoim Factor. —
on in Now Orleans. take the following from the Fhiladel-
A paragraph was published In the Flea- phla Brass t Uev. Mr. Fulton, of Boston,
yune, a^feu tfiij h relating tora sclioon- j n glvln-g noticeof tlio ina U g Ur atIoii!i>mycr-
mectiug at the Meinnaon, twelve o'clock
J A Pony for n IU»I.
An old bachelor promised to give a young
lady a pony for a kiss. She gave him the
kiss, much to bis surprise, but he refused
to give her tho pony. She sued him; ho
pleaded no consideration;” tint the court
held that a kiss Is a valid consideration,
and so the old sneak had to “pony ” over,
some time, but <11.1 not marry because each
had a mother dependent upon them for
support. Tho two mothers refused to live
together, anil tl;elf children would not
lcavo them, hut decided to postpone their
marriage until one or tlio other should die.
Both mothers arc still living, nnd tho gen
tleman continues to visit tho lady, their fil
ial duty still keeping them apart. Tho
man has had the consumption for several
years, and doubtless, cro cither of the ag
ed mothers shall take their departure, he
will have gono to his last resting-place.—
Every day a trembling old Eomco, lead
ing heavily on his cane, with feeble steps,
wends Ills way to tho house of Juliet; a
withered maiden lady, whose hair is sil
vered by. ago and trouble. Truly they de
serve happincsslf any couple ever did.,'
A Gliost llt.mi.lnc n Clitea;o Church.
A correspondent of the Louisville Cou
rier-Journal, writes tho following to that
paper:
Tho people hi the norlhem part of the
city are getting excited about a ghost which
haunts the Baptist church and other local
ities in that vicinity, greatly to tlio .terror
of the inhabitants. It Inst appeared in the
form of a mail draped in white. Several
citizens who met the spirit tried to catch
It, but it would instantly vanish from their
sight and th6u shortly reappear. Ono man
fired at it several times with Ids revolver,
but without effect. One night last week
tho goblin stopped a freight train coming
into tho city by getting on the track in
front of the train. Thu engineer suppos
ed it to be a realman, hnitccl tho train and
ran forward to remove the object, when it
instantly vanished. The same process
was repeated three times. At last tho
train ran over tho ghost, hut it wns appa
rently unhurt. Such nro the reports from
numerous residents of that neighborhood
nnd from the men on that particular train.
Tho affair is creating considerable excite
ment. _
A Fcmnlo Sen Captain.
The ship “Chieftain” arrived at New
York last week, from Calcutta, in charge
of Mrs. Maguire, the wife of tho comman
der of tho vessel. The “Chieftain” Is
owned nt Philadelphia, and left Calcutta in
October Inst, with a crow of twenty-threo
men. After they had been out five weeks,
Captain Maguire was taken sick, nnd both
his mates were so inexperienced that' he
preferred to entrust tho care of tho vessel
to his wife, who had sailed with him for
twenty years. Sho told tho men the cap
tain lind placed her in command, and that
tlioy would oboy her as acting, captain.—
Tho inon did their duty well, and Mrs.
Maguire took entire cliargo of the vessel
nnd nursed her husband at the same tlino.
At St, Helena tho American Consul want
ed to put another captalu on board, but
Mrs. Magrudcr reftiscd to listen to such an
arrangement, and sho brought tho vessel
through to tlio entire sntisfhction of the
owners. Tills Is the only nnd most suc
cessful achievement of tho kind on record.
RnllronUi.
TVe advise our Sonthora Railroad men
to read the following paragraph and try
the same experiments and sce if it will not
prove as suocessftil In Georgia as in Eu-:
rope:
“European railroads arc. In manycascs,
trying the experiment of running their
roads on the plan of low fires, to give tho
system a fair trial, and tho result is report!
cd to. be entirely satisfactory. Their prof
its have been largely increased in conse
quence,
ly
tho'disgrace It entailed on ino State. A
people afflicted with a deadly epidemic aro
almost ready toforglvo the King of-Ter
rors the ravages caused by his progress, if
ho will only remove to other climes. And
we nro almost ready to forgivo our Legis
lative plague Us countless infamies for
vduch-Safing its tho respite of even a few
short mouths. Tho session, tho public
treasury and tlio people’s patience ended
the same time, and tho reputation for hon
esty of the majority of tlio leading mem
bers also wout to keep them company. If,
during tho long sitting, n shiglo measure
for the public good prevailed; it lmsnot
readied tho snrmcc. Schemes for the ben
efit of individuals, and legislation to bear
down oil “rebels, "crowded out everything
of benefit to tho people. The timo not oc-
pled in class legislation wns spent in steal
ing from tho people, and whitewashing
tlilovos. This formed the meat work In
hand, and it wns performed with an ener
gy and ability that would have ensured
substantial blessings to all classes of pco-
plo if devoted to a worthy cause. The ses
sion will stand out conspicuously as illus
trating how little of good and hoW much
of evil a body of men can accomplish in a
snort time. It will alsustand out consple-.
uously as developing more corruption aud
ninlico than ever stained tho record of a
similar assemblage. But tlio session is
over. Tile Capitol is for a season cleared
of tho Birds or Prey who daily disgraced
the honest men compelled to association
with them. For a season tho poor old
empty treasury is at rest. For a season
no stcnoli of new corruption will putrefy
tho air. Brownlow no longer remains in
Tennessee. Tho Legislature 1ms adjourn
ed. Happy country I • -
Extra CompoitHutloil.
In speaking of the claims for extra com
pensation by the principal clerks of tho
Legislature, the Atlanta Constitution
strikes a good note, and unfolds some in
teresting figures' for tho consideration of
taxpayers:
Whatever the Senate may do, we trust
tho House will not recede from its action
In refusing to grant S'OO extra compensa
tion to each of theprlncinal clerks. Thoso
clerks have no right in (lie world to extra
pay. They have performed no extraordi-
S service. They receive 812 perdlem,
In all sincerity, tills sum is an nmplo
return for tho labor tlioy perform. In en
tering upon their offices, they know tho
salary attached, and were fhmillar with
tho duties to bo performed.
Wliat right have they to ask for addllion-
M pay? Past precedents will not sustain
them in their unjust demand . The people
wore never so illy nblo to hear heavy bur
dens as at this timo.
. Should tho Legislature adjourn on tlio
14th instant, It will have been In session 86
days. At 812 per day, tho pay of the clerks
will amount fo $0713 each. Add $300 to
this amount, and It will he 81,172, or at
the rate of 820.87J per day, Including Sun
days. Would not tho tax payors say this
amount is too much?
You may grant it, Messrs. Legislators,
but we toll you If you do, the people of tills
State will condemn yon for the act from
the mountains to the sea.
A Western Romance.
We find the following sensational story
in tho Leavenworth Bulletin. Tako lt for
what It is worth: ’
Some days ago a tall grey haired man
visited this city in quest of a long lost sis
ter. Years ago tho daughter, then living
with her parents, in affluonce, lu Vermont,
was married to a surgeon of an English
regiment stationed in Canndn. In a few
years’tlie surgeon died, nnd the widow, as
soon as sho discarded her “weeds of mourn
ing,’’ married n dashing young man in
Montreal. Her second husband proved-
They removed to Chfengo/whfrothe hus
band gambled away all the money belong
ing to Ills wife and was finally murdered
In a drunken brawl. Her friends deserted
her, aud finally a negro, long in her ser
vice, was her only friend, the colored gen
tleman enlisted in the army, giving his
hounty to the widow. At tho close of the
war, the negro loft the service, and tho
widow married him, and the pair Settled
inLeavcnwbrth'i Here the wealthy broth
er found his sister, generously forgavo her
uniting her fate with the negro servant,
and placed them in comfortable - circum
stances. -J
t Not beroro an A«», -
Aftmdlvlduiil advertised for" u,wife”tho
other day, and requested each applicant
for the situation to inclose her “carte do
vislte.” Oneofhisfilrcbrrespondontaclos-
cilher reply in these terms :—“Idpnot en-
closo my cart, for, though there Is. somo
authorthorlty for putting d cart Before it
liofso, I kuow of none for putting ono bo-
fore an ass.
A Pretty Thought. .
The nlglit Is mother of tlio fley,
TUo winter of tlio spring |
Amt ever upon old decay,
Tho greenest moMCS eltng.
Behind tho oloud the .tonight lurk.,
Through showers tho .unheum. full;
For God who lovoth nil hi. work.
Han left hi. hopo .vtlh nil.
Andrew Jolui.ou’s Fnronrell'Addre..,
The follpwlngarotliecloslugs paragraphs
of President Johnson’s address to the peo
ple of the United States ':
Calmly reviewing my administration of
the government; I fell that with a sense of
accountability to God, having conscien
tiously endeavored to discharge iny whole
duty, I liave nothing to regret. Events
have proved the correctness of tho policy
set forth iu my first and subsequent messa
ges. The woes which have followed tho
constitutional rule, are'knowu and deplor
ed by tho nation. It Is a matter of prldo
and gratification in retiring from the most
exalted position in tlio gift of a free people,
to feel anil know tliat in a long, arduous
and eventual public llfo, my action has
nover been influenced by a desire for gain,
nnd that I can in all sincerity Inquire,
"Whom havo .1 defrauded ? Whom havo
I oppressed, or of whoso hand linvo I re
ceived any bribe to blind iny eyes there
with." No responsibility for wars that
havo been waged or blood that 1ms been
shed, reshi upon me. My thoughts have
liocn thoso of peace and my effort lias over
been to allay contentions among my coun
trymen, Forgetting the past let us return
to the first principles of tlio government,-
and hi unfurling tho banner of our coun
try, inscribe upon it in ollhceable charac
ters, tho constitution aud tlio Union, one
and inseparable.
A Ktrnnge Valentine.
The following valentine was picked up
near the postoffleo, and handed to tho Lou
isville Democrat for publication:
Dear Molllo: My love for you Is stron
ger than the smell of old butter, Switzer
cheese, ortho kick of A.Jerusaloin pony,
or mule, just as you wish; It is purer
than the breath of a young erow, and more
usoful than tho caterwalof a young kitten.
As a song bird hungers for the light of day,
tlio cautious mouse (hr tho fresh bacon m
tho trap, os a loan pup hankers niter ow
milk, so do I long for tlico. You aro fair
er than n speckled pullet, sweeter than n
Yankee doughnut fried in sorghum molas
ses, brighter than tho topnot plumage ou
tho head of a Muscovy drake. You aro
candy kisses, pound cako and Bwbotened
tod.ly, alter,thcr.
If these few remarks will enable you to
see. the Insido of my soul, and to win your
affections, I shall be as happy as a wood
chuck in a cherry tree. If you cannot re
ciprocate my thrilling passion, I shall pine
a.vay and dlo liko a poisoned bed bug. In
coming years when tho shadows grow long
from the hills, and tho philosophic frog
sings his oveuing-hymn, yon, happy in an-
others lovo, can come anu drop a tear and
toss a clod on the lost resting place of your
once dear love. .
Couso for Rqjatcluir. ■
The Chicogo Tribune, ultra Radical as
It is, rejoices that in the next Congress its
party will bo far weaker than It Is in the
present. In speaking of tho House of Rep
resentatives, It says:
“This shows that, while the Republican
ascendancy has been increased In tho Sen
ate, the two-thirds control in tho House
exists no longer. In that branch it has a
respectable working majority, but It can
no longer dictate Its will to the party, to
tho minority and to tho country. It can
no longer pass bills by contract, nor can
stock limbers in distant cities bo cortain as
to wlmt bills will become laws, and what
shall not. Wo think that tho country has
cause to rojolco that tho majority In tho
noxtJHouso of Representatives, by no pos
sible contrivance, can exerciso tho over
whelming legislative control which it has
cxorcisetfln the Fortieth Congress," .
_ which hail left this port ami had xubse-
uently changed her (lag In the harbor of
’cnsncola, exciting the suspicion of the
Juitcd States authorities in that latitude.
These authorities gavo information.to the
authorities at this point, desiring informa
tion as to hbw to act ill tlio premises. A
reply was made to tlio lnqUrtes that, as tlio
vessel was out of tho Jurisdiction of tlio
Diptrict of Louisiana, sho would havo to
io proceeded against by tho officials of the
Alabama District, and so wo believe the
matter rested,
Wlmt has become of the Bchonnor,[which,
It Is rumored, had on hoard arms and am
munition for tho revolutionary party in
Cuba, wo are unable to say.
In tills connection, however, wcfmny
state that tho presence in tills city of sov-
veil known parties from.-,Washington
and New York, said to Ira mixed up
In tlio Cuban scheme, hasglvcn*rlso to the
suspicion tlint It Is tlio Intention todispatcli
a number of vessels with nrmB nnd ammu
nition from this point to Cuba.
The ’programme, It Is said, is to shits
ft-om this point, in schooners, tho freights
to be transferred at sea to steamships scut
out from New York. Tho Information
which wo glvo alioyo Is based, in some re
spects, upon hearsay, butthero are certain
circumstances which confirm It sufficient
ly to warrant us in giving It to tlio public,
The Ctibnn Revolution.
Even the Spanish accounts from Cuba
now indicate that the revolution Is gain
ing ground. Tho Diarlo of Havana, a
fanatical organ of tho Spanish party, makes
important admissions. It reports a rapid
lnorcaso of revolutionary forces at Mayarl
in the Eastern, and near Clonfticgos and
Palmlllos, in tho CentralDepartmont. It
mentions another engagement near Santo
Esplrltu, which Is not claimed as a victo
ry.* It Indicates that tho whole of tho
Sagua district Is In the hands of tho Cu
bans, and that all the Spanish planters
found It necessary to seek rifiige in the
towns.
Ago or (lie Presidents.
Tho youngest man elected President Is
U. 8. Grant, who will bo. 47 years old
on tho 22d of April, 1800. Washington
was 57, John Adams was. 01, Thomas Jef
ferson was 07, Modispn 88, Monroo 08,
John Quincy Adams 88, Androw Jackson
over 00, Martin -Van Burcn 87, William
Henry Harrison 07, James K. Polk 41),
Zachary Taylor 03, Franklin Pierce 43,
James Buchanan 08; Abraham Lincoln
nearly 61, when they were elected.
Angel vs. Rrnte.
A young lady tho other day, In thccourso
of a leeturp, said: “Gel married, young
mira, and bo qulclf 'about It too. Don’t
wait for tho nittlenhiunl, hoping tlio girls
will turn to angels, before yon trust your
self to ono of them., A pretty thing you
would bo along side of an angol, Wouldn’t
you, you brutal” That “ gal” wants to
marry badly,hut wopitty tbo poor “brute"
who gets her—slio’ll “ hen-peck” him and
wear the “britches" certain! That sort
of “calico" won’t do.
Not nt tlio. Xnnugiiration Roll.
Tho Now York Herald says ono solitary,
big, bully negro, “said to bo Bishop Simp
son, of somo African army bound for the
happy land of Conaqn,’! is mentioned as
having stood, on the day of President
Grant’|i inauguration, at tho cast door of
the Senate clumber. But at tho Inaugu
ration ball in tho evening neither Sambo
nor Dinah was present; Tho 1 ‘colored el
ement of the population” was convinced
that It-would loso nothing by refraining
from obtrusively-thrusting Itself forward
on that occasion.
Thursday, said : “Now that tlio nation iR
to havo the extreme privilege of having thu
'curse removed' Which has so long afflict
ed us, it lracomes uh to pray lliat.thc 1hm.ii
granted us by tlio people may,I under tho
guidance of God, prove to be a Grant from
UeaVCn. ’’
lllil'llt Wall. I.tin nt the Right Time.
A member of the Legislature who in
dulged himself In afternoon naps, request
ed ids friend to awake him when thu lum
ber act came up. Hr omitted by forget
fulness, hut accidentally gavo hinia (ogns
tlio House was discussing a bill (o prevent
fraud. Old slcopy-liemT started, rubbed
his eves, ami exclaimed: “ Mr. Speaker, a
word or two on the hill, formoro than half
of my constituents get tlicir living in no
other way.” ^
Climax,
“My son,” sold an affectionate father at
the foot of the stairs, “arise and see tlio
newly-risen luminary of day, ami hear tlio
sweet birds singing tlicir matin song of
iraiso to tlicir great Creator; come, while
lie .low is on the grass, and tender lambs
are bleating on tho hilt-side; come, I sav,
or I’ll bo up there with a switch, and glvo
; rou tlie soundest thrashing tliut ever yon
lad in all your horn days.”
. As Hail ns Another.
A wife wanted herliushaiidtosympatliizo
with her In a feminine quarrel; uut lie re
fused, saying, “I’ve lived long enough to
know that ono woman is ns good as anoth
er, if not belter.” “And I," retorted the
exasperated wife, “have lived long enough
to learn that ono man Is just as had as an
other, if not worse."
Cruelty to Animals.
“Wliat do yoii drive such a pitiful-look
ing'carcass as tlmt for? Why don’t von
put n good, heavy coat of flesh on him?"
asked a friend ol un Irish carman, refer
ring to his hors -. “A heavy coat of licsii,,
mavourneen! Bo nil the blessed powers,
now, when tho poor craythcr can scarco
carry tho little llesli there Is on ’ini!"
How Grant Propones to Repeal tbe Ten
ure low.
In his pow-wow with the Pennsylvani
ans, the other day, Grant said;
“From what they did In Congress yes
terday, I am disposed to thlnk'that the
Senate will desire to be tho judges as to
what I shall do. Well, If they do not re
peal the law I certainly cannot make any
changes. I eannotremovo amanwithout
making charges ofacharactcrwhlch would
blast Ins reputation, and that would not
bo very agreeable, you know, and the re
sult will ho that the men who hold office
now will continue-te hold them ui ill the
end of tho term, no matter what" ny de
sires may be. Of course this will save mo
all this or '•
An Interesting Case.
A curious ease has been brought to the
notice of the Slate Department, by a reso
lution of tho Illinois Legislature, which
will undoubtedly give rise to considerable
diplomatic correspondence, at least, be
tween this government and those of Wurt-
enberg and Bavaria. It appears that some
forty years ago a member of the royal fam
ily, having loft that State to marry In op
position to tho royal will, a'law was enact
ed declaring all marriages of the subjects
of that State, when contracted abroad, to
be null and void. A similar law was also
enacted at Bavaria. A caso has now for
the first arisen where a marriage In tho
United States has been pronqunced illegal
wider this law. Not long sineo tho widow
of a naturalized citizen of Illinois and a
native of Bavaria, returned to that coun
try to claim an inheritance bequeathed to
her husband, when sho wns Informed tliat
the Government of Bavaria recognized no
marriages In the United States ns valid, as
for as .they related.to Bavarian citizens,-
■and she-wns compclledto.drop thennr.10
lof hcr husband an take her maiden name,
Undoubtedly the duty of this Government
to havo tho 'dhndxlousjSws repealed im
mediately, or .ablyast rendered imperative
.as tank- they relate to American 'ci tizens.
- kat' ’
, There is ahojl iu Hunterdon county, N.
J.; not twelve years of ago, who weighs
over three hundred pounds. Ho isn’t a
“ah)W”hov either.
filnvorj- to lie AbolHl.e.I In C'nim.
At tho opening of tlio Cortes, on the 11 Ih
ulL, referring to the insurrection in Cuba,
Marshal Serrano said:
“The revolution is not responsible for
this rising which is duo to tho errors of
past government, and wo hopo that it will
speedily bo put down, -and that tranquili
ty, based upon liberal reforms, will then
Ira durable. Slavery will be abolished, hut
without precipitation, and without com
promising the prosperity of the Antilles.
wit.
IFhat nro called "flashes.of wit" are far
less common than is supposed. Slierdiau
was regarded as one of the most brilliant
wits ofhis time, but belabored like a dray •
liorso.todig, fetch und pound out his bright
things. No flash tliero—but hard, sifflil
labor; Wit isn’t picked of the leaves of
roses in summer, nor is it gathered 011 tlio
glittering jewels in the shop windows.
Earlj- Rising.
A gentleman from Nevada, being asked
by an old lady in relation to tlio welfare of
a fovorito scapegrace ot a nophew who had
gone to that State, informed her that “tho
young man had died from early rising.’’
this puzzled the Old lady very much, un
til, by dint of inquiry, sho learned that
‘early rising” Is the Nevada phrase for
Singular IdontlUcatton.,
A young man In Austin county, Texas,
wlio shot a Mr*. Roach, was identified by
tho piece of paper with which ho had wad
ded his pistol. It fitted exactly around
hole in a copy of tho Galveston Bulletin,
which was found in his pocket. When
pasted in the printed matter, it could bo
read without tho loss of a letter. The
young man was liiingcd a mob.
Tlrcd.of Unequal Taxntlott.
A large numbor of the leading business
men ofNew York says tho Post, havo sign
ed a call for a meeting of the merchants
andlothcrs opposed to a continuance of that
oppressive policy of fostering unreasonable
duties, which!lias been carried to such ex
travagant lengths by Congress since the
rebellion. Wo hopo this movement will
result in an emphatic and effective expres
sion, not only of the Interesls ofNow York,
but of the convictions of’ nearly all our
thoughtful citizens, in fovor of relieving
our foreign trade from all unnecessary re
strictions. ■
Poetical.
The Hlllsboroilgh Becordof tells ,of a
Georgia soldier who, during the late gigan
tic war, composed the following “incom
parable lines, ” which he enclosed iu a neat
envelope, andpcrftuued, we suppose, with
mean whisky; sent to'hls sweetheart:
Accopt this boquet from '0 fellow,
Whooft’has liurd the kauiions bcllor,
Has listened to tho fifos.lt tooten,
and helped to do a heep of slmotcn,
Has secii theyvor.clouds darkly rizi,
Like fifty.hiizzards when (hey itize,
Who now is bigger than his (lail.
And wants to marry mighty bail.
Warlike FeolftiffA of tlio French Prow*
Public opinion in Franco aud Germany-
is worked upon ns if war were daily immi
nent between tho.twb countries. Several
French journals snydponly that if Prussia
gave guarantees of .her sincerity and of her
resolution to observo tho treaty of Pragne;
the Emperor would he. strong enough to
maintain peace. But if these guarantees'
were refused, Prussia would gladly go to
war, and not sheathe her sword until, she
had taken possession of .tho Rhine.
.. Stewart’)! I)l»qaolincatlom ;
: The Act establishing thATreaaury De
partment provides that tho Secretary shall
|, not engage in, trartcaud commerce; under
a pcnalty-of-not lesathan three thousand
dollars and removal from office, and furev-
er aftermtrds, to bo disqualified fromdiuht
Ing office under-lb* United States Govern
ment. If this fow ls to bo regarded; Mr.
Stewart cannot hold the position to which
he has been nominated without giving up
Ids immcuse commercial trade;
A Florida Judge Indicted*
Says tho Tallahassee Floridian of a re
cent date:
At tho late term of the U. S. District
Court held in this city, the grand jury
brought In two bills ol indlotnieilt against
A. A. Knight, Judgo of tho Fourth Judi
cial Circuit of this State. Ono indictment
was for “opening and secreting letters;”
the other for perjury In making a falso re
turn to tho Bankrupt Court. Warrants
were Issued for his arrest ou both indict
ments.
Tlio New Greenback*
Tho Treasury plate printing office has
nearly ready a plate for printing a new
emission of tho fifty dollar greenback notes,
to take tho plaeoofthopresentissucs, which
liavobconlargolycountorfeitcd. Tho hun
dred dollar notes will bear a likeness pf
Mr. Lincoln, with a vignette symbolical of
reconstruction, and the fifty dollar notes
will bear a likeness of Gen. Grant, with
a . vignette symbolical of tho restoration
of peaco. _
Curloun Monument.
There is a very curious monument In
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, creeled
by tho late Henry Wise, an Englishman,
overthe gravoofhls wife. 'Itisatflitm-
phal nrch representing the gate of Heaven,
ornamented with sea-shells and staiued
glass., A kneolhig female figure rests un
der the arch, with a model ship aud casket
contalnlng a boquet of shells, a wedding
handkerchief, ring and Uccktic, a small
English flag; and other curious relics.—
Tho whole is covered with a oonvas3 cano-
ry- ,
A Kplon.11.1 DocUlom
The Court of Appeals of Kentucky has
decided that, money lost at faro can ha re
covered at law by the loser or his creditors
within six months alter the monoy is lost,
and after six months by any one who may
choose to site for tti
Hard Hlory.
Indfohasbad’a«itrlous railway accident.
An elephant, seeing tlio red UgUtauiltbo
smoke, concluded Inal the noisy locomotive
was an enemy to ho summarily demolished,
ne accordingly placed himself on the track
andiuet tliostraiigo creature head on, with
truuk and tusks. Tho result was a dead
elephant and eleven cars capsized;’
Romantic IlrlUal Tour.
A young.man of Wisconsin; recently
married, treated his wife to .a novil kind
of bridal tuur. by dragging her a distance
of several hundred Hides on a hnud-sl.d.
When last -heard from ho was ou his way
to Minnesota, ■ whore helntends to settle.
; " ; - •■ yowon Everybody...
“I think-1 liavo seen you l
sir—
.arc you not Oweu Smith ?” “ OU, yes.
•I i ni,dtviili, Smith, and.otfiip.Jones, nud
.owin’ Brown, and.owin’ everybody.”
r' , .loci! r.re-.-i.
Tho subject of introducing newspapers
Into the schools of Ioiva; as substitute for
“readers,” is being dlscUsscd.
’ ’ It fa; lit NMo With Coro,
The editor of tKe Chicago Post, liav!
been urgiid by a lady to come out uocovjfj,”
tlonally on tho woman’s rights side, t/ v,
lie MU do so cheerfully when heoscorj/li m
Is a woman’s right Side.