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r TBS CENTRAL GEORGIAN PUBLISHED W EEKLY I1V jOilN N. GILMORE, Proprietor. OFFICE in masonic buildin.g Sandkrsville, Ga. - Subscription Rates, „ „ TodT on 0 ?” Co vy Six Months, - . - - - - flue o l- To be ptnd in Advance. pyhen ft subscriber finds a cross mark on his ■ f f ic , v jU know that his subscription has expired PtUou. to expire, and must h.e renewed if he wish- *' r f ; 1P paper contiujied. " "J.-We do hot send receipt#to new subscribers.— 'P> the paper they may know that we tfthey receive . received the money. srjbers wishi_„ r , c post-office to another must state the name fr0 "' " it-othee from which they wish it changed. pf the p«: B l T SIS E S 8 IN POLITICS, CONSERVATIVE; IN RELIGION, CATHOLIC; IN MATERIAL INTEREST^, PROGRESSIVE. No. 30. SAlTSTDEESVILLE, GEU, AUGUST 3. 18TQ. VOL, XXIV. CARDS. J. C. GATXA1LER, Attorney at Law, gandersvillc, Georgia. April 13, 1870. M-tf - jn s N.-GILMORE, n. 1), D. TWIGGS. ■‘GILMORE & TWIGGS. YIIK undersigned having associated themselves ♦oeethcr in the practice « f the La\y, will attend the Courts* of the Middle Circuit.. ai)d the counties of CvwUuson, I^aurens and GlasscooU. ' >Tlc >. O, 1870. • K. !,. W A Il l'll UN Attorney at Laic, SANDKRSVILLE, GA. jnn. 31, 1870 BUSINESS CARDS. I BUSINESS CARDS. d. K.»BOTH WELL, W. B. WOODBRIDGE. 5-ly LANGMAHE & EVANS Attorneys at law, SANptP.SVTLF?:, GA. .yrn attend the Courts of Washington, Wil . * P-uinnel, Jefferson, y»x>hnson, llan^jck ami l H irenVconfttles. • Office on l&o Ciil^lic op- hanrens— . poftite the CourS.ii.Cujse inwAim ft. i.A»si[Ai»:,J Jan. 3. 187tt. t JniirERj.Y n. kvaxs, ^ l-lv MILO 6. HATCH, attorney at Law SandtrsviUe, Ga. ptficr in Court House GJiice, Jan. 19. 137('. ne^i door tp Post HENRY 1). CAPERS, Attorney at Law, savannah, ga. Office: 6.1 Drayton Street. Mav 4, 1870. tf IB. GAY. II. WHIT A lit R, ZDisdiTTisar, SANDKRSVILLE, GA. Terms POSITIVELY Cash. July 28, 1.870 21— lv ITGIISLEV, JR. B. T. MORRIS BOTH WELL & WOODBRIDGE, COTTON FACfCJis, and General < ommisnion MERCHANTS, 74 SAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. Mug. 19, 186$. ly ALFIU’.D H. COLQU1T, JAMES BAGGS, HI GH IX. COLftHITT Balter County, Newij&n, Ga. Savannah, Q*at‘ COLQUITT & jiAGGS, COTTQN FACTORS ANI) General Commission Merchants Day Street. Savannah, Georgia. Special attention io the Falo of Cotton, Lumber an tf Timber. Liberal advances on Consignments. June 9, !870p Nr: 23—ly CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, LACK CURTAIN AND SHADES. Work Done JLotc Promptly Slates. at L4THRQP & CO. Feb. 23, 1879. ly To¥ i\i. COOPER & C Corner Whitaker ii St. Julian Streets, savannah, ga. Whole milt and Itel ail Dealers in BOOKS & STATIONS ¥ ALL KINDS, COPYING &SEAL PKESSES, i’EN KN1VKS, News & Printing Paper & Ink, GOLD PENS, PEN AND PENCIL CASES, lUTHR'I l?V P 4f A P V I Q 001.111 bAi), AM) i naun uadiui, 1 l ulloLli 1 & jLUiiJAiOj i { c^ger, Writing & Colored Papers General Dealers m IBRC1IAN0ISE, S W A I N S B O R Jr G A., of P 00DS <fiven in c-xchange (ft,- all kind Country Produce. Liberal advances made on Cotton and Wool consigned to them for sliipm^it. June 8, IS^O.. tf BERNARD fl. SMITH, Manufacturer and' Dealer in TEST AMAEE, SA NDJi Its V "(i 1(0 KG I A. A 1 L kimis of work in Tin, ropj-er, Sheet; Iron, (fte. Jce., done y:i abort notice. lt.pnlinT.l^utt.er- inj Vida'vino ir, tov,v ur country, ] ronipUy utteu- ded to. ■* '' Men'lmnt< wii;# be supplied with Ware ol the n>; Quality on the mc»t reasonable terma. 'Ordera solicited. April 2.8, I870, tjf Of all kindst and size* for Blank and dob Work, Playing, Visiting & Printers’ Cards, &c- Books Ordered or Imported, at At-tr York Bates. john M. Cooper. George T. Qnantock. Alex. C. N. Smets. J. n, 25, 1870. 6m 40 eta. 40 eta. ll.o?..). Dunbar. Henry A, Stnlti New Music. On the lien' ll of Long Planch, Comic Song 30 eta. The Guy young Clerk in the Dry-Good e-tore, Comic eong, c t s - The Lord will Provide, sacred song, £‘J eta. Man I t)! CVme back to uie, illustrated song, cts. A heart that beats only for thee, iynsSMted Title song ' Katy Mcbcljran, illustrated Title song, You’ve been a friend to me, il.ustratcd Title soil*?, ■' ' '40 ets. TiiSsi-V on the Boots, comic song, 50 cts. Up ni 'a li.illoou, “ 50 cts. Q,* f.it me kiss the Bahy,“ “ 3,V cts. ! Music sent b\ mail, postucc paid, on receipt ol the price annexed. HERMANN L, &CHREJNER, Book aud Musi^ Dealer, SAVANNA}!, - - GEORGIA. March 30, 1870. 32-ly J. DUNBAR & Ul. Importers and Dealers in Pandies, whiskies, gins, wi^s SE<;ARS, TOBACCO, Ac. 147 Bay Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 11, 187Jj r 3 ff I. L. FALK & Co., —ONE PRICE— Wholesale and Retail Clothing WareliOMsc, No. 147 Congress & 147 St. J alien Streets, SAVANNAH, GA. A large Assortment of EurnisliTigGoods,Hats, Trunks, Valises, &e., always on hand, lanufactory, 44 iUnny Slreet, Nety Yoik. i 1+ .ft *r » ■ Goods made to order at the shortest notice. January 19, 1870. 8—ly PALMER aTdEPPISII' Wholesale and Retail KjE-ALERS IN Hardware, Rubber Belling^ ^fri- ciifcUral Implements, fowler, Shot, Caps and L^., US Congress and 67 St. Julian Sts., SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. ^tch so, 1870. ' ' G Jolin Oliver, Wilder and Glazier, H Whitaker Street, Savannah, Ga] Dealer in ^ a shes, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Paints, JUS, GLASS, PUTTY, fainters’ and Glaziers’ Materiul. Mixed 4 ' nt8 Golprs and Shades. '«• 2:-, 1870. ME1NH ATiD lUtOS. & CO., W holt-sale Dealers In Bq^Shoes,Hats, Ready Made Clothing, GENTLEMEN S FURNISHING GOODS, Hi Broughton Street., SAVANNAH, (lE&RG^A. II. Mk;nuari>, 1. NlttNHAHD, S. aIlinhard, K. A. VYkll. OFFICE, 3.V $ ^2 W lute St. NEW YORK. Jin. 19, l.q7 r. Davant, Waples Co. FACTOR-© —AND— Cotnn^ission Jflerchants, SA.-V : A c NJSi±-£I, Q E O E June 9, 1870* G I A. 23—ly* A. Freidenberg 4' Bro. Wholesale and Retail in HEAVY and FANCY GROCERIES! Corner of Barnard and Broughton Sts., SAVANNAH, GA., <1 K EEP constantly on hand a fnll;supply of Ba con, Suit, Fish, Foreign and Domestic Li- onors. Wines, Havana and West India t rnits, he- gars of the best Brands and of direct importation, & Buyer« from the op country, will Sod it to th«ir advantage to examine oar Stock and prices, before purchasing eloowhere. .. . Aug. 25, 18i9. 84 -'y PULASKI HOUSE, SAVANNAH, , . - - GEORGIA. Wiltberger & Carroll, PROPKIETORS. Jan. 18. 1870. 3—ly Gr.o. F. Palmes, O. Ly«*n 5 I). J. Both well, ot Sa van null,a. of Savanna pf Dooly Co.,(4a. Established 1S50. ‘Special. PALMES & LYON Wholesale G rpeers AND CpAlMISSION NIERCHANTS, N. E. Corner Bay and Barnard Streets, SAVANNAH, Ga. Aug. 25, 1849. ‘ " 34-tf E. H. Cohen,Jr., Manufuctuier of Saddles, Harness and Trunks, And Wholesale and Retail Dealer in all kinds of SADDLERY WARE, Corner of Whitaker and Bryan Streets, SAVANNAH, GA. ———•—- Orders for Rubber Belting, Hose and Packing; also, Stretched Leather Belting, Filled Promptly. March 23,187'’. ’ ly s. G. HAYNES & BKO, GRAIN A-jSTD (f Ginmissioit UmjpiHs, BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. ./ft n. 19, 1870. D. R. Millar, fixtvoxtev and Dealer m Railroad and Steamboat Supplies, PAINTS OILS and GLASS, famishes, JYaval Stores, Lord, Whale, and Sperm Oils, Burning Oils, in cans aud liairels, Waste, Packing, BELTINTG, &C. 102 BRYAN STREET, SAVANNAH, GA. March 2^, ^87<*. ly M. KER8T & GO-, WHOLESALE DEALERS 1.\ Tyines, Liquors, Segars a^4 rp? FAI^CY GUOCERIES, CANDIES, &e., &c., Removed to corner R\\ and WHITAKER ’ SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. House in New York, 44'J Broadway. April fi,’l*70. ly A. J. MILLIP £ < 0 , Furniture Warehouse, 138 BROUGHTON STREET, Savannah, Georgia. New Work ?,vt<,le to order, Repair ing, Bell Hanging^ Mattress Making and Upholstering, AT SIIOnT A'OTIVL. A. J,. STILLER. Aug. 25, 1869. C. P MILLER. 34-ly MARBLEWORKS. Keep yoyy Money in the “TES^ITORY” BY SEEING YOUR ORDERS TO J. B. ARTftfF & SON, CQR. SO PLU^I STS. MACTtff, - GEORGIA. »U OJ\' \ r JtlEJ\'TS, JUJiR BJLIi or Qf anite Box Toombs, HeadStpcs,Slabs,\a$es Mantles, “STATUES, Sl c., Mauuftctur. l "I the beat umteriul. Parties wish ing Desigua, wi ll estimate, will be furnished at abort notice. Consl.in.thj un hand a Splendid loot of ITALIAN AND AMEBICAN IRON RAILING for CEMETERIES or other enclosures furnished at Man ufacturers’ prices. This is one of the oldest establishments in the country; aud long experience enables them to in- aore satisfaction in every particular. All Orders will Receive Prompt Attention. 6«pt. 8, 1869. 36-ly Ale xander & Rnssell, Wholesale GROCERS. Cor. Abercoru and Bryan Sts., Savannah., Gra. Wm. E. Alexander. . May 11, 1870. Wm. A. Rnssell. 18-lv J. A. 3IERCIKR, DEALER IN (Cora, Hay, Bran, And all Kinds of FEED, GRIST, and REAL,, CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED And Orders Promptly tilled in every channel of Tr&,4?- 1 153 Bay Sired, One door east of Holcombe, lluil & Co., SAVANNAH. - - GEORGIA. All Orders will receive Prompt Attention. May 11. iS7o. 18-ly E. 1). Sinythc & Co., Importers and Wholesale D^airrs iu Crockery, Ulilna and Glassware, and Agrents tor the following Celebrated iELF-SEALING FRUIT JABS, Miscellaneous. [From the New York Denocrat.] Marriage of Jefferson Davis- in Pints, Quarts, t Gallons and Gallons, in quantities from i Gross to 100 Gross. Send for Pamphlet on Preserving Fruits and our rj-ici s. Liberal Discount to the Trade. E. D. SMYIIIE & CO., 142 Congress & 141 bit. Jiilien St., Savannah, Ga. •Vine 1, 1870. if J. M. HAYWOOD, Deil.r in GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, COMBS, ©RUSHES, America ;i^id Iinpoi led Perfuryery^ Cor. Bull and Bryan Streets, SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA. May 11, 187.1. tf LITTLE & PHILLIPS, a- :R/Oo:e:R/S AND 97 Bay Street, *.f 1V1.V.V.2/#, GJM, Agents for Russell Coe’s Arnmoniated S.nrierpl.iospl)ate of Lime. May n, 1870. A. B. Gooiiman, II. Mvehs, F. Mveiis. Lymlil.urg, I n. Savannah, (Ja. Lynchburg, Va (iOOl)MAN & MYERS, TCPACCO And in Cigars and. iPipes, 137 Bay Street, SAVANNAH, GA, Tisy- Ax Agents for the various Manufaelures of Virginia, We are prepared fill orders for every grade and style, at Manufacturers’ prices. WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES ?OR IDES, BEESWAX, Aq,. nil May 11, 1870. 18-ly C. y. HUTCHINS, Wholesale Dealers in Hay, Grain ? Produce, 133 and 135 Bay Street, SA VANNAH, GEORGIA. REFERENCES, Ketclium &Ilartridge, Saw; Hunter & Gammell, Savannah ; Business Houses generally, Bav.; J. H. Sr.-.ith & Co., Bultimoro; Marshall, Philips & Co., Ph ladelphia ; Williams & Morrison, N. Y.; Lew is Brown £ Co.; Boston ; \. L. Griffin & Co., Buf falo ; E. W. S. Nefl, Cincinnatti. May 11, 1870. 18-ly BY HUMANITY, JR. It mav not be generally known that Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, late President of the Confederate Slates of America, was first married to a daugh ter of the late lamenD-d Zachary Tay lor, who was elected President of the United Stales in 1848. Much less are the peculiar incidents and roman lie cirtumslances hitei:d;rg Mr. Davis' marriage to Miss Sarah Knox Taylor known to p,the wotld. I | ro, we to make up this chapter of history. During the‘Black Hawk War,’more than a third of a ceptqry ago, Colonel Taylor, commanded Fort Crawford, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (then Michigan), and his family herewith him. Jefferson Davis, then a young graduate pf W est Point; bearing a Lieutenant's poirtfP'Ssion in the regular ayiny, was alsp under orders'at the same fort. Handsome, brave and chivalrous by nature, and possessing all thesuavi ty, ease and grace which thorough in tellectual culture ^nd refined society confer, it is not strange that his heart became [he ta’gctfor many of Cupid’s seldom erriDg arrows. Qne of those arrows, by glance of Miss Knox Tay lor’s flashing eyes, ‘bit the mark,’ and it so happened 'bat Miss Knox’s heart went with the missle, and that the two hearts became indissolubly connected. Colonel Taylor, lookiqg with disfavor upop. the situation, resolved [o break the alliance, and aceoidingiy directed his servant to say [o J£ n °x, R3 he al ways called his daughter, that he wish ed to see her in the parlor. Sue came, and the fallowing conversation ensued : ‘Knox, whatcun possibly be the ob ject of Lieutenant Davis in visiting the Louse so frequently ?’ ‘I cannot imagine, father, unless it is to see and talk with me.’ ‘You surely do not encourage his visits?’ ‘Why not? Lieutenant is handsome, generous, refined and courageous. Y r oung ladies usually felt tbem-eives complimented by the attention of such a gentlemen.’ ‘This willneverdo—never do, Knox. I must forbid him the house.’ ‘Why, father! What possible ob jections have you to Lieutenant Da- v.s?’ ‘He is all that you claim for him, my daughter; but he is too headlong and headstrong. Should you become his wife you will be left g widow after his -•t battle. In truth, there is no tell ing to what sad fate that young man’s rash impetuosity will lead nim. It will, qqt do—i,t will never do.’ Withoutawaitingan answer or word, Colonel Taylor strode rapidly away in his military boots, with the imperious air of one whose word was law, leav ing Miss Knox to her tears and a wo man's resotxzS- L etenant Davis received an intima- tiou sufficiently pointed to enable him to understand that his presence at Col onel Taylor’s could be dispeused with. Nothing of unusal interest occurred during the succeeding n oath, except that the health of the Colonel’s beau tiful and accomplished danghter <Je- clitied rapidly, aud it because to be se riously feared that the fell destroyer, consumption, had marked herasauoth er victim, whilst the young lieutenant became so quick tempered and irrita ble that if any one dared even to re gret that Miss Taylor was not looking so well as usual, coffee and pistols for two were likely to be (jail for. A de nouement came, however, a3 usual in all strategic movements either in love or in war. One bright morning, ere the early bee bad gone forth to gother his sweets from floweis and field, Colonel Taylor was aroused from bis s.umbers. By a strange coincidence he h^d been dream ing of ‘Wild Jeff 1 upon his noblesteed, with Knox so gracefully sitting on her blooded poney, runningthe gauntlet of scalping knives, tomahawks and pois- one darrows. Being awakened he de tnanded to know why he had been dis turbed at; so unreasonable an hour. ‘Ave, ay?, sir, it’s only Patrick after coming to tell your honor that Knox’s darlint pony has wone out through the key (kay) ( bole of the stable, briddled and saddled himself, aud set out on a race with the wild winds, if you Judge by the wide apart pruU*-ef h:s hoofs that he was after la^ijig behind, him, sir, and Miss Knox herself, sir p?ust have fastened nerself in the bonnet box in her 50031, for biddy," thp girl, and S&Hy tl?e nager, watched tune about, both at once, after seeing her re tire, and ala? didn’t get out, and she’s not in there, sir, and—’ ‘Silence!’ roared, ^h? Colonel. ‘Ifis, yis, your servant,’ pyied Pat, placing his ear to the key-hole. ‘Can you tell, we, Patrick,’ said the Colonel, ‘whether Lieutenant Davis’ horse is in his stall ?’ ‘He is not, sir. and his saivint pro tista it’s a red-skin has rode him away. Sure there’s not another rider this side of the odd dart would give such jumps from a horse as the lieutenant’s made when he waslavin,’ and that ye can know be measuring the space twixt his tracks.’ ‘Well, well, Patrick, go now.’ Away went the anxious Hibernian in eager search for further light touch ing the mysterious occurrences of the night. The faithful Patrick wild with excitement and trembling with appre hensions regarding the safety ' -i ppi ox the ‘darlint Miss well-being of his favorite lieutenant, passed hurriedly from place to place, by his highly agitated manner, spreading serious alarm as a contagion in the tropips , so that when the Colonel, a little later, reached his front door, citi zens were approaching from every di rection, and his practiced eye discov ered that the whole garrison was in commotion, as if momentarily expect ing to be led forth by hirn to the res cue of his beloved daughter and the young lieutenant, who were supposed 10 hsve been captured by the hated ‘red skins.’—The general excitement wasgreaily augmented half an hour tf prwards by the discovery that IJeu- enput.George Wilson (brother of Hon. Thomas S. Wilson, of Dubuque, Iowa), and Miss Street, were also among the missing. The opinion prevailed generally that ihe four young friends had been cap tured and scalped, as it was not to be supposed that even the courage of those gallant and chivalrous young officers could permit them to pass, especially with ladies, beyond the picket lines. Hence, at an early hour, the good French pioneers of the prairie came from every direction, mounted on their fleeiest ponies, and armed with guns, pistols, butcher knives, etc.’ while the women wept in anguish over the loss of their favorites of the fort. In the midst of all this confusion and before Colonel Taylor had quite decided upon the precise course proper to be pursued, an old pioneer, more eajm aRd self- possessed than the great mass about him, descried, far over the prairie, two gentlemen and two ladies on horse back, approaching the fort with appa rently all possible speed. Attention heing called to the | yous sight, and all divining th&tthey were the missing lieutenants and ladies who, by special interposition of Providence, must have escaped, but were hotly pursued by their merciless captors, the whole body of impetuous and brave hearted French man were rushed with headlong speed to the rescue, and were soon face to face with the late lost ones, whom they greeted with such shouts of joy, it was averred, as had never before come from the lips and the hearts of men on that beautiful ‘Prairie of the Dogs.’ To say that the two lieutenants and their fair companions were greatly as well as most agreeably surprised at these unexpected greetings and cordial congratulations, would be but to con vey a faint idea of their usLouishment. They indeed ^ a d no QORCeption of the real cause pj all this tumultuous re joicing until the old pioneer, before mentioned, rode forward, and in accents of broken, almost so.bb.ing eloquence, depicted the intense excitement and grief which the discovery of the cap ture of the lieutenant and ladies by the ruthless savages, had occasioned throughout the village. Lieutenant Wilson essayed an explanation, but the old man, motioning the lieutenant to be silent, gay% hj& and away dashed th.9 whole party toward the vil lage---the ‘rescuers’ filled with joy over the fortunate turn of events and hap py results of the morning, while the sides of tbe ‘rescued’' were splitting with laughter at the ludicrous mistake of their friends. Arriving at the village, the lieuten ants and l?,di?9, without being permit ted ?, in explanation, were rap turously greeted by men, women and children, in every manner calculated to manifest the great joy of the popu lation consequent upon their miracu lous escape from tomahawks and scalp ing-knives, after passing that dread ful night in the custody of savages. Few men haye lived who, at any period of their existence, possessed stronger selfwill or cyntrol p.yer him self than Lieutenant Davis j yet, in vain did he on t(1 .at o?casion exert every faculty aud power to repress the resibilities of his nature in order to render an explanation possible, Nfu?ii less was it possible for the ever merry and great hearted Lieutenant Wilson to do so. These ludicrous circumstan ces, with the exuberance of public re joicing—all jabberiug away in French and English at the same time—render ed it utterly impossible for either of the ‘rescued paAy’ to g?t in a word edgewise or otherwise, and so the crowd gradually dispersed. Colonel 'f’aylor, however, ‘smelt a mice,’ and was not long in ascertaining the true state of affairs—that is, that Jeff and his daughter Kuox bad en gaged in ‘a runaway match,’ with Lieu tenant Wilson aud the beautiful Miss Street as groomsman and bridesmaid. Truth would out, and in less than an hour every man, woman and child in the village knew all about the wedding; and as they discussed the singular af fairs and adventures of the morning, the most uproarious shouts pf laugh ter arose from every group anti house hold. There was, however, one face amid that wide spread scens of mirth and gayety that was livid with rage; two lips tightly compressed; two eyes flash ing with indignation, and one strong hand grasping, now and again, the hilt of an oft-tried sword. The reader may well imagine that I refer to Colonel Zachary Taylor, before whose angry glance brave indeed must have been the heart that did not become faint. Colonel Taylor having declared, with an oath strong as he ever used, that under no circumstances would he ever forgive Davis or become reconcil ed with bis daughter, an alienatu n therefore existed as wide cs the poles of the earth. * * * * * 1 THE CENTRA^ RATES OF ADVERTISING. 4 3 u 4 3 f 3 weeks. 3 0 PT 2 mouths. 3 months. Ok B 0 0 cr r 1 $1.00 $1.75 $2.?C $3.25 $5.00 $7.20 $12410 $20.1$ 1.75 3.75 4.00 5.00 9.00 12DQ 13,00 30.(0 3.00 4,00 5.00 7.00 12.00 IP-PP 23.00 40.00 3.50 5.50 7.50 9.00 18.00 25.00 35.00 50.00 4.00 7.00 9.00 *2.00 20.00 28.00 40.00 60.00 6.00 3.50 12.00 15.00 25.00 34.6J 50.00 75.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 45.00 60.00 80.00 120.00 20.00 30.00 40.00-50.00 70.00 80.00 120.00 150.00 Book and Job work, of all kinds, PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED AT THIS OFFICE. Sixteen years fiad passed away on ‘the wheels of time’ when General Zachary Taylor and Colonel Jefferson Davis met in a foreign country, amid the sickening scenes of blood, carnage and battle, in defence of tbeir coun try’s honor, and over both of whose commands defiantly floated 1 ‘the stap r spangled banner’—a flag which at the date (January 8th, 1848) was in truth and reality the erpblem of liberty ar.t^ equality. Wherever on that sanguin ary field ihe fierce contest raged and duty cal.ed, there was seen the noble and soldierly form of Colonel Jeffersdj) Davis at the head of the ‘First Miss issippi Rfles,’ than which no more courageous, gallant, and glorious regi ment ever unsheathed sword for nation al honor. This was the battle of Buena Vista, in Mexico where Colonel Davis was severely, and it was at the tiuiq supposed mortally, wounded by a can non ball, and the fall of his horse, thq latter being instantly killed. ****** It was evening at Buena Vista ; the great battle had been fought. Ameri can arms and yalor had triumphed, the dead were being buried, and the wound ed humanely cared for by comrades’ hands, when General Taylor mounted bis splendid horse, ‘Old Whitney,’and hurriedly made his way to the inarkee of Colonel Jeff Davis. Arriving a| the wounded colonel’s quarters, the general quickly dismounted, stepped 10 the colonel’s cot, grasped him by the hand, pressed it fervently, and, al most overcame by emotion, said: ‘Jeffj you have saved us the day with your glorious ‘rifles’—let me confess that Knox knew your worth and your met tle better than I did.’ From that moment throughout the war, and, infleefij until the death of President Taylor, the warmest fripp^i ship existed between those old’ com panions in arms. Even when General Taylor was the Whig President of the United States and Jefferson Davis a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi, amid all tbe political strifes of the times, no feelings otber than those of the purest, most unselfish re gard ever existed between them. L«t us trust, through hopeful augury, if naught else, that another reconcili ation may occur—that the people of our beloved country may become again united under an acknowledged obedi ence to tbe constitution. Emulating the example of the illustrious hero of Buena Vista, let us truly realize that while ‘to err is human,’ it befits the brave to be forgiving and magoxmi- mous. — — Two Young Men’s Colloquy. ‘Come, Sam, let’s go in and take a little. Old Bob Bummer keeps thf. best liqur in town. Come, don’t bang back, let’s go in.’ ‘Jim, I have been thinking this mat- t?r oyer since I saw you last, and I can’t do it. To be plain with you, Jim, I have given my heart to the Lord Jesus, and yon vyill never see me drmk again. Besides, I have been figuring on this* matter some, and what do you suppose it costs us to patronize old B.ob ?’ ‘Well, a dollar or two a week, I sup pose,’said Jim. i' Sam, taking a pencil aud a piece of’ paper from his pocket book, banded them to Jim, and said, ‘Let us look at fully, and make a fait calculation, rod 1 deposit— Your money, and lose it. ‘Your time, and lose it. ‘Your character, and lose tt. ‘Your health ot tody, and lose ft. ‘Your strength of mind, and lose ft. ‘Your manly independence, andlo^ it. ‘Your self respect, and lose it. ‘Your sense of right aud wrong, and lose it. .‘Your self coutrol, and lose it. ‘Your home coinfort, and lose it. ‘Your vytfe’s happiness, and lose it. ‘Your children’s rights, and lose them. ‘Your country’s honor, and lose it ' ‘Your own scul, aDd lose it.’ ‘Sam, I’ll take the pledge for life on that. Come, let’s go up to the Young Men’s Christian Association Rooms and sign the piedge together.’ Is it not as true of gambling as of rum, that they destroy every thing before them ? Are they not twin crime? —American Messenger. mm— The Beginning of the Slay* Trade.—The New York Standard) ha* this item: When Hawthorne was in England^ he was told by Monckiqn M,ilne% from, whose lands a portion of the Pilgrim fathers migrated, that thie next voy age of the Mayflower, after she hid landed the Pilgrims, was with a ?argo of slayes froqi Africa to the. West In dies. Two deer hunters in Laureuscounty killed seven deer in one day in seven consecutive shots, and four out of a flock of five—each two apiece. In the last four years both have killed one hundred ard seventy. Two deacons were disputing about the proposed site for a new graveyard, when tbe first remarked; ‘I’ll never be buried in that ground as long aa I live.’ ‘What an obstinate man !’ said the second. Tf my life is spared, T will.’