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VOL- 11. THETHOMASTON HERALD, PUBLISHKD IIT McMICHAEL & CABANISS, KVKRT SATURDAY MORNING TERMS. OM Year 00 gii Month* I go All payment* INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. Tue paper will h* stopped at th* expiration of the time p*M f**r, unl.*» •nh»crlpti<*n U previous renew.«t It the addr« a of a •nta.o-iher la to he changed we muMt hare the old addreae u or.II aa the new one, to prevent mistake No suhacriptlon received for a leaa peMod than three months. Served by Carrier In town without extr^charre. No attention paid to anonymous at we are responsible for everything en>luinnj. This rule m imperative Any one seridimt ua thenamea or three new subscrib er-, with #6.00, we will tend the Hkbald one year FKKK An :< mark after subscribers name lndieatea that the Ume of subscription is out. ADVERTISING RATES. The so lowing are the rates to which we adhere In all contracts for advertialne, or wheie advertisement* are handed in without instructions. 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Advertisements discontinued from any cause before expiration of time specified, will be charged only for the time published. Professional cards one square #lO 00 a year. Marriage Notices #t .ftit. Obituaries #1 per square. Nn'ices of a personal or private character. Intended to promote snv rivate enterprise or interest, will be charged as other advertisem-nts Advertisers are requ- ted to hand In their favors as earK in the wee as p •ssible IKt <l ore te mx will he xtrirtly adhered to. LEGAL ADVERTISING. As heretofore, since the war, the following are the pricse for notice) ofOrdinaries, Ac.—to hr paid in ad vance : Thirty Days’ Notice* ••# SIN) forty Days’ Notices ft 25 gales of Lands. Ate pr. sqr of ten Lines 6 in) Sixty Mavs' Notices .. 7 I*o *iv Ninths’ Notices II 01* T n Day-’Notices of Sales pr 5qr.,... . . 200 Sur.Rirry’ —for these Sales, for every fi fa #3:00. Mortgage Sales, p- r square. #5 00 “Let ssid • a liberal per centage for advertising Kee > you self unceasingly before the public: and It matters not what busl ess you are engaged in. for, if Intelligently and Industriously pnr-ued. a fortune will he the resu 1 —Hunts Merchants’ Magazine. " After l began to a'vertl-e mv Ironware freely, business increased with 'imaging rapidity. Kor ten ye*--* nast I h ive spent £H«.000 vearl. to keep ny »uper|«r wares bes re tne pub'ic Had 1 been timid in advertising. I never should have po-aessed my fortune *f £:|3’i.iHN»". — McLeod Helton. Birmingham “ tdvertlsing like Midas' touch, turns everything to gold H it, you r daring men draw millions to their coffers ” —fhuart Clay ‘What audacity is to love, and boldness to war. the sklPfnl use of printer’s i iV.itt to success in business v Be eher. Without the aid of advertisements I -nu’d have done nothing in my p eolations. I have the most com pie <e fsl h In "printers’lnk.” Adve.Using is the "royal road to badness ” —B trnum. Professional Pards. SANDWICH Sc BE \LL. Attorney* .ml I’onnsellora r.t Law, Thoniaston. fl». Will practice In the several t 'ourts of the Stat e of Georgia, and attend promptly to all business entrusted to their care. B 11 siNnwiCH. [jun«-24 6mo ] w. x. bkai.l. B'iYN <>N Sc Vtorpev- «* I/iw. Griffin. G«. Office in Almnh Hall, n* xt door to the Star Office M ill practice in the Gnuntb a composing the Flint«'ircuit, and in the United States 1 istrict ourt. Attention given to cases in Bankruptcy, mat 18-1 y D *Y VL it NUNN \ LLY. Att roevs »» Law, Gnffin. Ga, Will practice In all the coun ties comprising the Flint Judicial <'ircuit. and in the eounMes of Meiiwether, Clayton, Fayette and Coweta. Mill practice in the Supreme Court of Georgia and the District'ourt of the United Mates lor the Northern and South cm Districts of Georgia A. D NtTNNAI.LT, [apHS-ly] L- T DOTAL. TY /ALLEN. Attnfey *t» L w Th*»n»- • aston, Ga. Will practice in the counties cmn- Pdsing the Flint Judicial Circuit, and elsewhere by •["'•ial contract All business promptly attended to. Uffli'e in Cheney's brick building. tnchll-ly DR T R KENDALL offer* hi* nrof..*- sional services tc the citizen- of I hoinastou and •urriMimljnii country. May be found rtnrin t'-e day at ® D Hardaway’s store, at night at the former refi ll* ceof "h.arles Wilson. >4 ly. TP REDDING. AfM.r'.ev at Lw. • Barnesvil e, Pike co, Ga. Will practice in the comprising the Flint «?u<ti£iAl Circuit, i*n»l •l-ewhere by special <mtract Al nusineas promptly attended to Office in Elder s budding,.*ver« harober’s Tin .store. •“«*- F f P!l()V! \S BEALL Attorney a» Law. 1 Thomaston, Ga. Will practice In the Flint Cir cuit and elsewhere by special contract, »ug27-ly JOHN l. H \LL AftMrt.ey.it <1 C unsoll r »t Law Will practice lu the counties composing tbs Flint Circuit In the Supreme Court of t.eor la. »*■! in the DMrict Court of the United States for the Northern and Sou hern Districts of Georgia. Th'.in os ton, Ga., June 18th. 187"-ly. Anderson & MoCallv Attorn-.™ at Law. Covington, Georgia. Will attend regu l"fly, and I’rart.ce in the Superior ‘’..orta of the *"aiui.>* of Newton, Butt*. II nrv, Snalding like. M ’Q oe, Upson, Morgan, DeKalb Gwinnette and Jas per. dec «-ly T vmk> \i. matiiews. A't rm-v »t ft Laws, Taibotton, Ga., will practice all the counties •""Posing the Chattahoochee Circuit and elsewhere by •facial contract. decW-ly Willis a willis Law »v T, ‘lh tton, Ga Prompt attention given to bu,in «*s placed In our hands. decHi-ly R"H;kt P. TKIPPE A'tnrnev a' L*w Forsyth, Ga. Will practice in the State Conns 2" ln 'he United States’ District Court at Ultinta and Biv snn ih. Ga, dec oly T ' HUNT. Afp*r*i«ty «f L«w Har..«s tY * v, lle, ‘la Will practice In all the counties of ' nb ircuit and Supreme Court of thv State. \\ GilO\ BETIIUNE AMornex at ft;, A Talboton, Ga Will practice in all the Mcrri * 8 Ohattahoo. heo Circuit, and Ufwon and * prr twether counties dedS-ly 1 Kt) iERS will continue the i.rsefice Medl< iD «- Office at B. D. Hardaway’s Drug ded-My I)H WT II \NN Ml i- r “ ‘he citizens of Upson that he will continue Medicine ta ite varfoae branehee at JLn F ‘ ss Talker vtomev«» Ln* Ga - W* ll practice ln Circuit Courts of kcuTiy' ** th * United states District court*. ( vi« idi"l )»’ h s Ifu« LADIES’ FANCY STORE I OVER MESSES. FLEMISTEE k BEOOKS, . COBB BB OF niLt. AND SOLOMON STBEBTB, GRIFFIN. GEORGIA, \v OULD reflppctfully inform the g<>od citizens of Thomaston and vicinity that w* have now in etore, and keep constantly on hand a superior stock and very latest styles of LADIBS’ FIlfK DRESS GOODS, LADIES' Si CHILDRENS* SHOES, LADIES’ JEWELRY, • LADIES* HOSIERY, LADIES’ NOTIONS, MILLINERY, &c. A thousand little tricks and trinkets that Men-Mer chants know nothing about, to he found at our Store. MILLINERY ! The Choicest, Freshest, and SWEETEST, stock in the maket. Goods manufactured to suit the taste of customers. Orders respectfully solicited. Call on or address MRS. M. A. HIGHTOWER & CO., mayl3-tf Griffin, Georgia. ANDREWS & HILL, MANrrACTtThKRS AND DEALERS IN Furniture, COFFINS, &c., &c., AT J. St T. G. ANDREWS’ Mill, Five Mllea Southwest of Thomaston, Ga. ITJ R woo hi rftjnootfijllv inform nnr ▼ V friends and the public generally, that we have established a FURNITURE MANUFACTORY at the above named place, where we manufacture and keen constantly <>n hand superior Fnrnirure-'f all kinds, varieties, and grides. We are prepared to fill all or ders tor COFKINa, and do nil kinds of Cabinet work with neatness and dispatch We 11 <tter our.-elves that, we can please all that. kn<>w good work when they see ft Our facilities and advantages in preparing <uir own Lumber and Manufacturing our ow 1 Work enables 11s to otter anv quantity, bettor varieties, nn t decidedly better bargains than other Furniture dealers In this section of country. Wo earnestly request all that are in need of anything In our line to cili and examine < ur stook, as we feel satisfied that we ean give sati-taction tn stylo, quality and price. All work warranteed to be a» represented. Orders solicited. muy2u-)y ANDREWS A HILL. FOUR GOOD BOOKST Should be Had in every Family. Devotional nnd practic-H P'livwWt FVMILY BIBLE, oontnlning a copious Index, Concordance Dic'ionarv of Biblical Terms. Geograph ical anil Historical Index, »to Fourteen hundred pages furnished in three styles of hi ding L \ Ws of BUSINESS for all the states in the Union B v rheophilus I’arsons. LT. D This volume contains forms f'r m-n of every trade or profession, mortgages, deds, hills of sale, ‘easts, b >nd, articles of copariner sh:p. will, awards. «kc Published by the National Pub lishing * o . Nemphis, Tenn. Tlir, I IKK OF GEN. It. E LFF.by Jss D. McOibe, author of a life of Stonewall Jackson. Thi-book should find Its wav into every faintly as it Is one of the best wrl'ten accounts of the heroic deeds of the Great Vir ginian .vet published. LI •HT IN THE EAST, by the well-known writer, Fleetwood. Mr. JOHN A. COCHRAN has taken the Agency for Upson and Pike counties, and wi 1 cad upon the people with these invaluable books immeaiat.ely aprill-3t. STEREOSCOPES, VIEWS, ALBUMS, CH ROMOS, FRAMES. E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Invite the attention of the Trade to their extensive assortment of the above good-, of their own publica tion, manufacture and importation. Also, PHOTO LANTERN SLIDES and GKAPHOSCOPK. NEW VIEWS OF TOSEVITF.S, E. Si 11. T. ANTHONY Si CO., 591 Beoadwat, Niw Yokx, Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. Importers and Manufacturers of Photographic Materials. mchlS 10m The Southern Farm and Home. A FIRST CLASS AOBICnLTURAL MOXIHLT. G EN. W. M. BROWNE, EDITOR, At $2 00 per Year in Advance. rpUTR S“o<>nd Vnloma commences n-ith 1 November number. Now h ‘be time to sab scribe. Address, J- w - BULKE, * octS ts Macon ’ DR. THOS. A. WARREN, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. OFFERS hi* sommcim to the °f Griffin and vicinity Special stUnt.on given to the treatment of , CHRONIC DISEASES. Those ai a dist mce can can consult hi* Uftter ' Office over George Beechvr A« o , ill st^ ( f, 29 _ tf WATCH REPAIRING. rpflK ctizen* «» f Vw' *''? I counties are respectfully the# move., my sUa-k t- th ;; sD- « or N ’ in ”v^neTbaM am now prepared to exeeut . iri ng of all E&r-JS ciSSiV -iiJifKßaVr stnet attention to bu-tn. mi 1 ' shate of patronage. Very B ryaN. aprilS ts IDEITTISTR/Y"! services in the practice*! Teeth Inserted on g Id Upson and adjoining , warranted and »A W YKK’B store. BRYAN k SAWYER. decS) ft THOMASTON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1871. Polities in Georgia. Several article* which have recently ap peared in the New Era of this citv, ar.d portions of the lette , 'B of the menduciou* Correspondent of the New York tribune, which we have e»ven and give to-day in another column, betray, in parr, the hop** and designs of the Radical party, and apneaf to demand eofn*- notice. Recognizing the worthle3sne<-8 of the email white element in their party in this Suite, and the hope lege task of opp' eition 1 1 the overwhelming Democratic -entiment of the white people, they hope to gdn by Democratic division into two opposing fac tions. and hr-nce endeavor t*» encourage every difference of opinion upon pnsent issue*, and foment supposed old prejudices remaining from former political antug -ni-m. They evidently expect much from the agitation of what is called the new Demo cratic tlepartur**, end perhaps more from the distrust which, without truth, fhev a-sert to exist between old Whigs and Democrat*. Their hope in both respects are and omed to disappointment. W ith the toleration of independent thought and free speech, which has always charac terized them, the Democracy have been gratified at. and have enc uraged the fullest discussion of the manner in which the recent amendments of the Constitution of the United States should he regarded and treated. With singular unanimity, they oppose the usurp itions by which their so called ratification was secured ; with all the emphasis which Could be given to their utterances, they protested against them to the last, and not until they had been de clared ratified by authority and recognized as part of 1 tie Constitution by the Federal Governments and by the Governments of all the States, did their opposition to their adoption cease. That they are de facto the law of the land will not he denied by any one. Nor will it, on the other hand, he asserted that the recognition of this fact precludes agitation for their repeal. No part of the Constitution is unchangeable, except it may he the equal representation in the Senate, and no greater sanctity attaches to the 14th and 15 h amendments than to the first ten amendments, or any other portion of the instrument. Adopted, as is alleged, in part by f >rce and fraud, in a ume of high party excite ment, and as is believed, in a spirit of vin dictiveness, it is u> questionably proper that the American people should he a-king. in cooler moments to review and reverse their actions, ar and especially as to the tremendous grant of power which it is claim'd these amendments convey to the Federal Govern ment. illustrations * f which are presented in the enforcement bills of the last, and the Ku-Klux bill of the present Congress. No Democrat, recognizing as he may the valid ity of existing laws, can object to the strongest denunciation of the usurpations w: ieh may have procured their passage, or the holding accountable at the bar of public cpinion the authors of them. In assailing an administration for extravagance, specu lation, crime, and folly, the greater evils which say the f. undation of 1 ur govern ment, arid threaten the overthrow of civil liberty, must not be lost sight of. As the discussion of this subject progres* ses, the converging lines of thought will approximate until 1872 the party will be found solidly uniting in opposition to tyran ny. cotruption and misrule ar.d in the assertion of the time-honoring principles of ou r federative republic The frequent allusion to or assertion of a desire or purpose on the part of old W higs to ally themselves with Radicals and ne groes to secure power, is a slander upon them, and is only intended to sow distrust and suspicion in the Democratic ranks. No class of men were of higher personal honor, or had greater political fidelity, or scorned with deeper loathing a corrupt political alliance than the Whigs of Georgia The trials of the lasr ten years have served to illustrate and purify their patriotism, and. with scarcely an excep’ion. they have united with their old antagonists without a word of reproach or a thought of su-picion in the privations of the camp and the perils of the battle during the war, and in patient sub mission fcothe more trying political outrages which have fol owed it, and are now indis solutely joined them, heart and soul, in the effort to again to re-erect the broken pnliti cal altars, at which their father* worship ped. No Whig, without forgetting the tra ditions which cluster around the name, can sustain a party which seeks to role bv the bavonet instead of the ballot. No Whig can sustain a theory which reduces sov ereign States to municipal corpoiations. No "Whig favors the Radical construction which converts a Fede-ai Government into a consolidated despotism, and the meanest nf despotisms that of an irresponsible ma jority. No Whig can sanction the absorp tion of all legislative authority by Congress, even in regard to the local objects of State Government. No Wnigean beeme a Rad ical without repudiating the auth< rity and ignoring the example of all the great lead ers «f that noble organization. No Whig can consent t*» agree to cease to assist and struggle for the right until he forgets that that name has ever been the syn mvm <>f popular rights and civil liberty. South ern Whig can support Ralicalism until he can forget its persistent attempt at his per b 'Pal and political depredation fur the last five years. No alliance between Southern Whig* and Radicals is pos-ib?e. The venal and time-*ervi< g mav desert ; the young and the sh >r»-sighted mav grow weary, or long for the flesh pots of .Egypt, but as for the noh'e old silver grav Whigs noblesse oblige - Atlanta ConxtVution Helping thb Minister —“ There was one thing that help* ! me very much whilst I wa* preaching to day,* said a clergyman. “What was that ?” inquired a friend “It was the attention of a little girl who kept her eyes fixed on me. and seemed to try to understand every word 1 said ; she wa* a great help to me.’* What! can a little child be a great be p to a minister ? Y**s ! How ? Rv paving attention Think of that mv little ones, and when you g. t*. ebur.-b fix your eyes on the minister, and try to under stand what he says, f r be is speaking to ▼ou as well as to growoop people Ha telling a»H)ut the L-rd Jesus wh . fare* the little ones, and who save, tbe- hrr « children t- come onto me and s rbid them pot; for of sach ns the kingdom of God. Cholera in Europe. In Europe. p**« pie are Logining, between the intervals of great battle, to discuss the cholera question. This epidemic is in faction, and is pushing it* Way along its Customary routes, from the Indies, with the view probably of making its regular t or around the world. The Chicago Times has, on several occasions. ca'led attention to the fact that periods immediately succeddb-g great wars are airrtort accompanied ny de structive epidemics, and not unfrequ*ntly by great natural disturbances. About the close of oWn «af, say- the Times, we had rot arily a series of destructive earthquakes a*'d tornadoes, hut a very general vi.-itation of imall pox, cholera, yellow fever, and o»her ep’demics. It is possible, and even prohab'C, that so far as natural arices are concerned their following wars may he no more than a mere coincidence ; bui there is no impropriety in supposing that epidemics are a natural seqoence of great conflicts. When a nation is engaged in a war which is extended, and of great destructiveness and duration, the order of its living and the course of its habits, as well as its modes of thought, become dis turbed. Men live faster. They occupy a position whien is lull of strong and enervat ing excitement*. The armies are fed upon different food from that to which they are accustomed as civilians, and this fact, to gether with their wearing labor, their exciting life, tbe confinements of barracks, and the risks of exposure, so wear upon them that they become enfeeble'!, and are predisposed to the attacks of disease. The abnormal condition resulting from a state of war is one which now possesses portions of Germany and some parrs ol France. A great many in both these countries are in a condition, with reference to disease, which may be terine-i preceptive. Tbe Times thus refers to a peculiarity of the terrible ?Conroe: Wttat is strange about the con nection of cholera and the enervating results of great war* is, thar the former never makes its appearance spontaneously in the designated region. Let a nation become ready to receive cholera, and it, will be found that it does not come at once to, or break out in, this particular section. It seems to be an intelligent monster which, lying cradled in the marshes and slime of the Ganges, waits until a nation is prepared for its coming, and then it muses itself and moves toward the doomed region. Just now this peculiar fact is se*»n in Europe. It is but lately that, war has ripened the harvest fields of France for the presence of the sickle of the reaper, cholera. In place of appearing at once on the field of its future eff -rts, the epidemic is approaching by slow stages and along its accustomed routes. It ships itself on vessels, allie itself with caravans, and with the slowness or swiftness of those with whom it travels, it pushes toward the fie'd of labor to which it is hound. At the present moment, it ha* crossed the intervening country from the Ganges t) the Black sea, has traveled along the Volga, has reached St. Petersburg; while another column has crossed the Med'tarar e in, and has landed in Italy. The column in St. Petersburg and that in Daly are moving slowly but surely toward the scene of the late conflicts, and are seemingly making intelligent preparations to assault upon both the fr nt and the flanks of the doomed country. That France will be visited by the cholera this summer, there is scarcely a doubt. Not only in this lisease approaching it slowly but snrelv but there prevails among the French people a class of diseases which have alwoy been observed to he the forerunner of chol era. This epidemic spems to possess a class of Uhlan-like attendants, which it sends in advance to reconn* itre the country and prepare it for the approach of the main body. Whether or not the disease will extend its visit to this country, remains to be seen. Usually, it rarely stops when it reaches Europe, but crosses the ocean and by slow iourney* pushes its way across this enti nent. Thus far, the diseases of the season do not seem to indicate a visit, although we are so remote f*oni the main column that its advance scouts may n<*t be thrown out so far the front. Nevertheless, it will be better that we should understand that the disease has started on one of its tours, and that the chances favor the idea that it will visit this c untrv before it* return. Young America at the Wheel. A well-kn'wn clergyman wa* crossing Lake Erie some years ago upon one of the lake Steamers, and seeing a small lad at the wheel steering he accosted him a* follows : “My son, v-u appear to be a small boy to steer so large a boat.’’ “Yes sir.” was the reply ; “bat you see I can and » it, though.” “Do you think you understand your busi ness. my son ?” “Yes, sir ; I think I do.” “Can vou box the compass?” “Yes. sir.” “Let me hear you box it.” The hoy did as be was requested, when the minister said : “Well, reallv. vou can do it ! Can you box it backward ?” “Yes, sir.” “Let me hear you.” The boy did again as requested, when the minister remarked : “I declare, my son 1 you do seem to un derstand your business. The boy theu took bis turn at question aski g: “Pray, sir, what might be your busi ness V’ * I am a minister of the Gospel.” “Do you understand or business?” “I think t do, my son.” “Can you say the Lord’s prayer ?” “Y**S” “Say it.” The e’ergyman did so, repeating the word* in a very fervent manner, a* though tryi• gto make an impression on the lad. “Well, really.” said the bov, upon it« conclusion, you do know it, don’t you? Now say it backwards.” ••Oh ! I esn’t do such a thing as that, of pngr-np.... ...” “Y u can't do it. eh ?” replied the hoy. “Well, then you I understand mv busi ness a great deal better »han you do yours.” The e'ergymari acknowledged himself beaten, and rcired. Tirx height aard depth of man's capacity are Heaven and hell. GENERAL LEE’S VIEW. Wltnt the Leader of the Confederate Arm jr Thought About *• Accepting the Situation. From th* Richmond Dispatch J General Lee Viewed the sitdatiofi In a military sense, lie considered it is country men of the S >oth and himself as Captive* and prisoners llis high sense of brmof and personal dignity would not permit him to rail at those who he'd him in custody. He truly considered that unmanly and peev ish. To indulge the language of exaspera tion, or the wail of lamentation, was equally abhorrent to bis ideas of true manhood.- lie therefore bore himself like a man with a conscience void of offense, knowing that he was at the mercy of his captors, and submitting himself to their power. Nothing gave Gen. Lee so much concern as the haste with which the press and pub lic men at the South rushed into the politi cal canvass, deluded by the ujnis fatuus set up t'V President Johnson after his it.fa mous S2O 000 amnesty proclamation. He did not think it wise or becoming. Adher ing to his idea of what should be the con duct of captives, he feared, and justly feared, that while this was unbecoming in the South, it would exasperate those who held us at their mercy, and increase the severity of the sufferings of his own people, lie was not anxious for himself. As late as a month prior to his death he held to his opinions on this point. The writer of this then met him. and beginning with the assurance that he was no inter viewer, ami the General knew, and would make no improper remark he might make, asked him how he felt about the political condition of the country. He replied that he thought there was some improvement, but still there was a great deal to deplore in regard to the temper of the discussions North and South—that they opposed a great obstacle t i the restoration of peace. He alluded particularly to the tone of the Southern press and said, that though great !y improved, there was still room 1«» rim rrovonient. We put in a plea for the press in respect to its promptness in vindicating the S *uth from false accusation, and as an illustration referred to an at tide in this paper commenting upon the surprise ex pressed by a Northern journal that General Lee enu and possibly have fought with the S *uth as he was opposed to slavery. In that comment we assumed that the oppo-i. lion to slavery was not rare in the South— that Virginia had been very near abolishing slavery in 1830, and that many prominent Southern men, adopting Mr. JeffVrson’s views, favored abolition as the best lor the welfare of the Southern people; and that these men had a higher motive than tbe 'fefense of slavery in their taking up the eaiiß- of the South. The General replied that controversy did no good—that the Northern journals should have known his opinion long ago— »t*at he expressed them before 'be Recon struction Gommittee in answer to their quesrions—th t his father before him was opposed to slavery as a public evil in Vir ginia. AH this ought to be known, and ms motives in standing by his native State ought to b»‘ known everywhere. But con troversy is unavailing, said he; it does no good, and only protracts the day of peace and national harmony. In this spirit he conversed awhile, and then changed the topic of conversation. General Lee was more anxious for his countrymen, especially for Viiginia, than he was .f*r himself, lie yearned for quiec and ord*-r tor the country, and for the sub sidence of bitter sectional animosity. If anything hastened his death it was the disturbed sta»e of his country and the mad passions which delayed the restoration of good feeling and gpriprql p«M(»e. An Analysis of Lioal Ability.— The Chicago Times has the following: GENERAL CLASSIFICATION. Big Guns, Shot Guns, Squirt Guos, and Guns of all Calibres. PARTICULAR CLASSIFICATION. Great Lawyer —One who has a thorough and intimate knowledge of jurisprudence, as a science; a g>*nius to perceive the legal princples that govern a case, and a powei ful ability to apply arid advocate thetr.. Leading Lawyer—An eminent or distin guished man. who has such legal kn.iwd eJge ami ability that, with fair opportunity for preparation, he can creditably conduct any important cause against any other counsel engaged to oppose him. Prominent Lawyer —One who has an enviable reputation for his egal attainments, expctiencp, and sound judgment, and is equal to all the demands of an ordinary pr fessional life. Able Lawyer— Has equal ability, but less reputation man he prominent. Pettifogger - An advocate without knowl edge. Shyster —A pettifogger without principle. W Iking Table of Cases, or Case Lawyer A judge or lawyer whose vast memory of facts obscures his email knowledge of principles. OppoTUN ITIE-. —‘ l) n’t tie impertinent 1” said a toad to a grasshopper that hopped unceremoniously over his back. “Rever ence. your betters ” “Impertinent?” said the grasshopper, amazed. “Yes—impertinent! Do y'm know I am fifty ve»r» old?” said the toad. “Fifty years!” exclaimed tbe grasshop per “Yes. I was shut up in yonder great stone for fifty years, said the toad pomp ou-iy. “And what did yon do all the time, sir?” asked th“ cr •sshopppr. “Do? nothing .” replied the mad. “A fig for you,, then !” Chirped the grasshopper, “ft you had been at Wi rk all the time I would have humb y begged your pardon, aod treated you as my better. Uur since yu might as well have been out of the world as in it. for any use S"U were of. I can't think of t ; for I consider we grasshoppers who have been born only a week, and hate chirped and hopped with all our might ever sine#, are much raure respectable ” A young man with a g" and trade, nr hon orable profession' w not obliged to ask many favors. He will hew his way to success, while the unstabled aud (shiftiest will grovT tired, despair and foil. An E!norm'on« Pigeon Room—A flight Worth Seeing in the Wlsronutn Wouti. The propensity of wild pigeons to congre gate la multitudes at given seasons ia well known, and many tremendous stories hate been told of them, the details of which were thought to make a hear? draft on pobbtf credulity. We have now, however,authen tic information from a gentleman of the highest flotation, who passed last week in the aection of Wisconsin we are about to describe, of a “roost” so enormous in extent that it throws all the older accounts into the shade. Commencing near Rilbourne City, the breeding ground extends northward nine townships in length, and probably m >re, with a variable width of from ten to twenty miles. The forest* within these limits are made op exclusiyely of-oak a -d evergreens, of a variety of species. It \ H ft sandv dis trict. embracing perhaps the poorest roil in the State, and apparently destitute of f*i*d for even moderate flocks of birds. Yet almost continuously, over the whole area, every tree and shrub is so loaded with nests as to be past computation in numbers. On single pines, from eighty to one hundred were counted, when the job hud to be given up as impracticable. Our informant. Colonel Henry Herndon, gives some curious details of bis experi ence on his breeding ground, and oi the bnbits of the pigeon when Aggregated in such multitudes The nesting place, as would naturally be supposed, selected for any abundance of food, for a pigeon can readily pass in an hour from fifty to a hundred miles, so that the range is raally across the entire State, and they have carried wide-spread destruction among the grain fields. The male attends the young during the middle of the day, the female returning toward evening to take charge. Only one egg wts anywhero found in a nest. The incubation lasts about two weeks, and the young in a short time after are ruthlessly thrust out to take care of themselves, and develop so rapidly that a few days suffice to give them full maturity. Probably the sex changes alternately with each br<>od. as the process of hatching goes on continuously. Millions of the y ung perish, but it makes no appreciable differ ence in the number. The woods are alive with wolves, foxes and all the species of native carnivora, who feed to repletion without making any sensible reduction of the aggregate. Scores of hunters catch their thousands daily in nets—and bands of Indians are busy in drying and preparing other thousands as a supply for next win ter’s use. But all the shooting, netting, knocking from the trees with poles. and every form of destructive agency fails to make any sensible impression. The scene in the n>ght is described ns most remarkable. Innumerable fl >oks get benighted while off feeding, and, as they return, the roar of their wings through the forest is overwhelming. They pile upon each other literally in hears, breaking the overburdened brambles, and precipitating multitudes from their perches upon the ground. The wild wings and the chatter ings that fill the air as late as midnight is truly appalling, while the odor arising from the countless dead and drooping produce & stench almost intolerable. The “flock,” if that term is comprehensive enough, is moving northward. y*»»l will probably rp** w h Lake Superior in June, when die “season” wiil close by a return South, which generally takes place by way of Michigan. They probably annually make a great circuit, like the buffalo, from N"rth to South and return. Anv one curi ous to see this spectacle should take the cars to Kilbourne City and follow up the east side of the Wisconsin riter. The thousands sent to market ara caught at points far distant from the herding gronnds, so that the real locality is o t generally known.- -Cor. N. Y Evening Post. Jupcing from the following, the Oolum lumbus (Ga ) fleas, must be as lively as those in this section. The local of the Sun. gives a remedy, which no doubt is a good one, if carried out Hear him: “Boil a quart of tar until it becomes quite thift. Remove the clothing, and be fore the tar becomes perfectly cool, with a hmad fl it brush, apply a thin, smooth coat ing to the entire surf Hoe of the body and limbs. While it remains sofr, the flea becorcnes entangled in its tenacious folds, and is rendered perfectly harmless ; but it will soon form a hard, smooth coating, en tirely impervious to its bite. Should the coating crack at the kne»« or elbow joint, it is merely necessary to retouch it slightly at these places. The whole coat can be re'' newed as often ns d°*irrd.” San Fkanci-o*, June 15.—The German- Amsrtcan Convention in this city yesterday adopted a platform approving all the re construction acts; favoring universal am nesty and unconditional religious liberty ; opposing a division of the school funds, declaring that it is the doty of the State to provide for the education ctf all ; favoring the payment of the national debt accord ing to the text of the contract ; opposing Chinese labor and railroad land grants ; favoring the abolition of many sinecure S r ate and Federal offices, and demanding the modification of the tariff and the repeal of all liquor treffi • and Sunday laws. The Champion Squa-h — The local of the Montgomery Advertiser is not an ac quaintance of ours, tot we hope he Will not take it amiss if we sugeest that he ts risk'* ing his reputation for vnracity or accuracy of vision, or both, by running round the country looking up »»>d reporting monster vegetables. lie Was after the squash fami ly at last accounts, ahd down at Evergreen fie collied with one six feet tiro inches in lenoik. and weighing one hundred and ten pounds As the Italians say, the story si ndn e vcm, e ben trocato. We hope he mar run a ainst a 29u pounder yet. — Tclejraph and Messenger. “My Dear,” said a husband to his wife, “l am going to start a coffee rfafltation.” yort get the land f” *‘oh, there’# no trouble about that: I always have plenty Os C"fke gr- iK’da in mv cup ” A vcrt small is>and in Osslpe# River, &eW England, constitutes a part of four towns, three e< unties, and the two States of Maitre tad New Hampshire. NO. 30.