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A z Tsrp GrEORG-IA JOURNAL & MESSENGER, CLISBY, REID & REESE, Proprietors. ESTABLISHED 1826. The Family Jouenal—News—Politics-jJjITsratur mkm -AGEIC UL® U HE -D O M E S T I 0* A PFAIES. GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING georgisi IVlfSMpU SulI«IIng» JIacou 'Telegraph and Messenger, one year $10 00 Six mouths SeS-WeSlyWes"'*** Messenger, 1 5 00 1 00 year Six months. Mammoth Weekly Telegraph and Messen ger, columns, 1 year Six months. 4 00 2 00 3 00 1 CO t'avabU always in advance, and paper stopped die iuj^ey runs out, unless renewed. a.CB3XKO ARRANGEMENTS WITH a. W. BUEKE & CO.’s PUBLICATIONS- Diily Telegraph & Messenger and Farm md Horae .$11 00 Vfee-A Te'e jraph and Messenger and f>:ii and Home 4 00 S>mi-Weekly Telegraph and Messenger asd Farm and Home 5 00 Southern Christian Advocate with Weekly 5 00 Baike’s Weekly 4 00 This arrangement is where remittances are » aide direct to the office of publication. 9 The consolidated Telegraph and Messenger represent a large circulation, pervading Mid dle, Southern and Southwestern Georgia and Eistero Alabama and Middle Florida. Adver tisements at reasonable rates. In the Weekly at one dollar per square of threc-qnarters of an inch, each publication. Remittances should be made by express, or by mail in money or ders, or registered letters. TRESSILIAN COURT OB, The Baronet’s Son. Ity Sin**. HARRIET LEWIS, AUTHOR OF THE DOUBLE LIFE, THE BAILIFF S SCHEME,” * “THE SUNDERED HEARTS,' ’ “THE LADY OF KILDARE,” “a LIEE AT STAKE,” “ THE HOUSE OF SECRETS, ETO-, ETC., ETC. CHAPTER I. A FATEFUL CATASTROPHE. A wild storm was ragiag upon tho Mediterra nean Sen, near the close of a dreary November day, and sky and waters were black with the gloom of the sudden and fnrious tempest before which a small sailing vessel was scudding under bare poles. Her build and rigging proclaimed her Sardinian. She was 7 he Gull, Captain Va- rino master, on her way from Cagliari to Paler- She had ou board two seamen and two pas sengers. These passengers were Englishmen, who had procured passage on The Gull to Palermo, whence they intended to embark by steamer to Marseilles, the following day. While the Captain and his assistants were at tending to their duties, and expressing appre hensions as to their safety, tho two Englishmen stood apart, leaning against the low bulwarks, and surveying the wild eoene around them. These men were both youug, apparently of the same age, about three and twenty, bnt evi dently they were not of the same station in life. One, the more striking of the two, was aristo cratic io his bearing, tall, slender and hand some, with a frank, smiling month, a pair of fearless bluo eyes, set under a wide and massive forehead, and tanny hair blowing back from his face. Noble, generous and kind hearted, he had an adventurous disposition and a daunt less courage. He was Guy Tressilian, ihe only son and heir of Sir Arthur Tressilian, Baronet, of Tressiliun Court, England. His companion presented a remarkable rosem- blance to him, being also tall and slender and fair, with tawny hair and monstache, but he had not the frank smile, the bright, fearless look, or the joyous spirit that characterized young Tressilian. Young as he was, he had seen much of the daik side of life, and his experiences had been such as to develop in him some of the worst qualities of his nature. He was Jasper Lowder, Guy Tressillian’s hir ed traveling companion and bosom-friend. The meeting and connection of the two had a touch of romance. Young Tressillian had spent four years in a German university, whence he had been graduated with honor. On leaving the university, in obedience to his fath er's written command, he had undertaken a tour of the countries inclosing the Mediterra nean Sea, in company with one of his late tu tors. This gentleman being unexpectedly pro moted to a professorship, abandoned Tressillian at Baden, leaving him to find another traveling companion. 0a the evening of tho very day after this de sertion, as Guy Tressillian was sauntering through tte st; ee s of Baden, he had been as saulted by a trio of his own oonntrymen, all more or is? intoxicated. It was apparent that they took him for another, and intended to vTeafc vengeance upon him Without allowing him to speak, they forced him to defend him self. Guy was getting the worst of the con flict, when a stranger came running to his as sistance, and in a few moments the two had put the ruffians to flight This stranger who came so opportunely to Guy’s assistance was Jasper Lowder. His re semblance to young Tressilian awakened in tho latter a romantic interest He questioned Low der, learned that he was poor and alone in the world, and took liim with him to his hotel. Be lieving that the similarity of features indicated a similarity of tastes and natures, ho engaged Lowder as his traveling companion, and the P&it year they had spent together more like broth-rs than like employer and employed. “This storm is a regular Levanter,'’said Low der, clinging with both hands to the bulwarks. “Doyou think the craft will stand it,Tressilian ?” ‘‘0b,yes,"answered young Tressilian, wiping the salt spray from his face. “The Captain knows the Sicilian coast perfectly. In two hours, or less, we shall beinthebayof Palermo. In three hours we shall be domiciled in the beat looms of the hotel Trinaeria, with the best sup per which Meiser Ragusa can furnish. And to morrow, at noon, he added, “we sha'l em bark for Marseilles in a Messageries steamer.” “And from Marseilles you will proceed to r,agUud and to Tressilian Court,”said Lowder, with some bitterness “And I—what is to be come of me? I h ive had a year of nnalloyed htppinoss, and now comes back the drudgery, the hopeless toil, the anxieties of the wretched old life. You picked me up at Baden, a poor adventurer seeking to gain a living by teaching English, and the same destiny is open to me cow.” Tressillian turned his handsome faoe upon his companion in tnrpriss and affectionate re proach. “Jasper 1” he exclaimed, “you talk strangely. Do you suppose I have called you friend and brother so long, and loved you so well, to lose you now ? I meant to have written to my father concerning you and yonr future, Jasper, but his sudden recall, received yester day, causes me to return home without writing. I shall telegraph from Marseilles that you will come honi3 with me. And you will, will you not ? You will not abandon me, my friend ? I will charge myself with your future. I will seo that you obtain the position to whioh your talents entitle you Yon have no ties to keep you on the Continent ?“ A strengo expression passed over Jasper Low ders faco. your gen erosity Quixotio. He will dismiss from his house the hired companion who dares to resem ble Ui son—” A sudden larch of the little vessel, a wave t«ce' U1 ^ OTer ^ 60 ^» Interrupted the sen- . ,' lYoa Wrong my father,” said Tressilian, his iS 9 kindling, when the vessel had righted, •as ig the noblest man in the world. Hd will my friends aa his own. Yon will love 73."'“per, as I do, when yon know him.,’ fj, T “ e doesn’t seem very affectionate,” remark- er ' “^ O0 have been away from yonr tor fi ve yearSi and h a but ^ re04 u e< j tt 8 Trsssilian's cheeks flashed, as Lowder MAC03, TUESDAY, “No, I have no ties,” ho said huskily. “And you will go home with me ‘What will your father say to my coming ?” demanded Lowder. *’Ha will think your een- sawinlhe lurid glow that momentarily lighted up the tempestuous scene. “Youknow, orcanguess, the reason, Jasper,” to said, with something of an effort “My fath er has a ward, the daughter of p.n old friend. Ah! hear that wind shriek! The gxle is in creasing!” “Yes,” assented Lowder. “ And tho ward is Miss Irby—the golden haired Blanche of whom you have talked so much, and with whom you have exchanged letters ?” Yes. My father formed a project to have mo marry Blanche. He did not wish us to grow np together lest we should loam to regard each other as brother and sister. When Blanche came to live at tho Court my father 6eot me to Germany. The night before I left home ho called me into his library nnd told mo all his hopes and plans for my fature, and entreated me to continue worthy of his innocent ward, and to keep my heart pure for her. I have done so Jasper. I have never yet loved any woman. And yesterday I received my father’s summons to como homo. Ho has recalled me after five years of absence. I know tho wish that lies nearest his heart. We wants mo to return and marry Blanche. I shrink from the proposed mrrriage. I dread going home. And I dread offending my dear father, whom I love bettor than any woman. It is hard, Jasper, to revolt against the hopes and plans of a kind and gen erous father, whose very love forma causes him to urge on this marriage !” ‘"Is it?” said Lowder dryly, and with astrange smile fall of sneering bitterness. “My experi ence has been widely different from yours. Tres silian. Did I ever tell you of my father ?” “No. I took it for granted that he is dead.” “Perhaps he is. I don’t know,” said Lowder, with a reckless laugh. “But if he is living, he is a scoundrel. Don’t start, TressiUaD, at my nnfilial speech. Wait till you hear my btory. I am in a desperate mood to-night This storm stirs np all the bad within me. As nearly as I can discover, my father was the younger son of a proud old county family—•” “You do not know, then ?” asked Tressilian, pressing his companion’s hand. “I have no proofs of it All I positively know is this. My mother was of hnmble sta tion, pretty, with blue eyes an apple-blosss'om face, and tender, appealing ways. She was the daughter of a widow, residing at Brighton. The widow, my grandmother, kept a lodging- house, and my father, a gay, dashing young fellow, came to lodge with her. As might have been expected, he fell in love with his land lady’s daughter. He offered the young girl marriage, on condition that the nnion should be kept secret until his affairs brightened, and he chose to divulge it. The young girl lored him Her mother was ambitious and penurious. The result was the lover had his way, and married the daughter of his landlady quietly, almost se cretly. Then he took his bride to London, to cheap and obscure lodgings, where, a year later, I was born.” The wind, for a moment, drowned his voice. As it presently lolled, he resumed recklessly, and with passionate bitterness: For years my mother and I lived in those stuffy, obscure lodgiDgs until her bloom had faded, and she had grown thin and wan and nervous. My father visited ns at stated sea sons, once or twice a week, bnt he never brought any of his family to oall npon us, I doubt if his aristocratic relatives even sus pected the existence of the faded wife and son of whom he was ashamed. I have good reason to believe that he had fine lodgings at the West End, where he was supposed to be a bachelor, aiid that he went into fashionable society while my poor mother and I lived obsenrely. He was a profligate and a roue, but he had an air of fashion that awakened my boyish admiration, and aroused my mother’s sffectiona'e pride in him. She wa3 always pleading to be introduced to his relatives, and to have her son publicly acknowledged. But my father always put her off, saying that he was not yet ready. Worn out and despairing, my mother died when I was ten years old.” Again the wind shrieked past, again tbe little vessel lurched, the sea sweeping her deck. The captain screamed his ord-rs to his men, and for a few minutes disorder reigned. “A nasty bit of weather! ” said Lowder. “And a bad sky.” “Yes, but I’ve seen as bad,” returned Tres sillian. “We shall mako port all right, never fear. We must be well on toward the Cape di Gallo. And it’s only seven tuiles from the Cape to Palermo.” “But the seven miles in this storm are worse than seventy in goo 1 weather. These coasts are dangerous, Tressilian ’ - Lowder shuddered as he snrveyed sea and sky. “But about yonr fa: her, Jasper ?” said Tres silian, who had become deeply interested in bis companion’s story. “What did he do after your mother’s death ?” “I remained at the old lodgings with our sin gle old servant a mouth or more, my father vis iting me several times, and expressing anxiety as to what he should do with me. A week after my mother’s death, he told mu that his brother was dead A month later, his father was killed by being thrown from his horse. My father c^mo in*.<> riches and honors by iheBe deaths. At last, deciding to rid himself of me, he took mo down to Brighton, to my old grandmother. Her sons were dead; she had gives up keeping lodgers, and was grown miserly. Hu promised her five hundred pounds a year to keep me, and to keep also the secret of my paternity, solemn, ly promising to acknowledge me some day as his son and heir. The old woman agreed to carry out his wishes. She would have done anything for money. I never saw my father again. I went to school, grew up, and at the age of twenty-one came into my grandmother’s money, the fruits of years of saving, she dying at that time. My fa>her had deliberately aband oned me. I did not know where to seek him, if I had wished to. I took my money and came abroad I had been two years on the Conti nent, and had spent my little fortune when I met you. The rest you know.” “An odd, romantic story 1 Bat why did your father abandon you?” “That ho might be freed of encumbrance to make a grand marriago. From what my grand mother said at different times, I conclude that my father was in love with a titled lady before my mother's death. No doubt he married this lady If he lives, this lady’s sun may be his acknowledged heir. My father ba* utterly dis owned the sou of his first hasty, ill-starred mar riage. I have a fancy that I sh til meet him some day,” and Jaspers brow darkened to deep er blackness. “However, I stand no chance of ever receiving justice at his hands.” “What is yonr father’s name, Jasper ?” asked Tressilian. Lowder’s face darkened. He bit his lip sav agely. “What I have told you about myself I learn ed from my own observation, or from chance words of my parents and grandmother. My mother's rasiden name was Jeanette Lowder. At our London lodgings, ray father bore the name of Lowder. I don’t know his real name, bnt I should know his face anywhere, although I have not seen him in thirteen years. My' mother was actually married, Tressillian, but f I never heard my father’s name. The clergyman who married my mother was dead; the wit-] nesses also. When my grandmother was dying ( she tried to tell me the story, 8he had pnt it. off too long. All that I could understand of i her mumblings was the name of D vortux 1 1 shall never, forget that name —"Devereux!’; Probably that was my father’s name—my own j rightful name. But as 1 should never find himj if I sought him, and as be would repulse me if, I did find him, I stand no chance of inheriting i his property. He may be dead. He may have ; other sons who have suooeeded him. It is all a ! mystery, bnt the prominent troth is that I am I an outcast, poor, disowned and friendless.” j He leaned over the bulwark, the spray dash- j ins over his faoe violently. Tressilian's heart wanned to him. ' “My poor fnend!” he said. “Most I say ] again you are not friendless while I live. My i father has influence enough to obtain for yon a ■ government appointment. This tangle may straighten itself out some day. Bat if it don t, you are ro3olnie enough to make your own hap pir.e-i. ” He grasped Lowder’s hand, and looked with deri^io’SringYa^e fal1 of 8 - vm P atli y, into Low- y 1IIiEE ACTS - Jlu todd’s episodkis social euchre. There had been a temporary lull in the storm. But as the two stood there, the tempest revived DIark Twain's Last. From the Buffalo Express. I I don’t go much on little games of koerds played and swept over the wild sen in maddened race. ; _ with a stranger, . . . _ There was no lime for talking now. The Senee-dmned galoot !-I took a hand on board the wind roso so high that words would scarcely have been distinguished. Tho storm that had gone before had been but play to this awful outburst. The vessel drove on, creaking and groaning, a mere cockle shell on tho billows. “Mother of Mercies!” wailed tho Captain. “It’s all up with ns, signores. I can't make ont tho Cape in this darkness. We shall go on tho rocks. St. Anthony save ns!” The seamen echoed hi3 cries. The two young Englishmen, comprehending their peril, clasped hands in silence. For the next few minutes it seemed that a Pandemonium reigned. Then a noise like the report of a cinnon sud denly boomed through the storm and the dark ness. The little vessel shivered, staggered, and careened npon her side. She had struck upon a rock. A moment later crew and passengers were j Natchez Banger, With three smooth chaps that said they’d like to pass tho time away In a little social encore, or some such harmless play. I never had such luck afore, in any spot or place; My hand was frequently lousy with both bowers and the ace. The chap next to me said, “If we was playin’ this for lucre You’d buret ns sure! we're lucky that its only social euchre!” . .- Bime bye tho chap on tother side, eez he, “If tLis was poker And I could diskeerd two keerds. ?d have a little joker s Pd beck my three remainin’ keerds for all I could afford, Agin three keerds in any hand there is around this board!” struggling in the waters. A few moments of bufferings and tossings, of vain struggles and agonized, involuntary prayer, and then Jasper Lowder felt his senses slip from him, and became unconscious. When he came to himself, he was lying upon a rocky beach of the Sicilian shore, sore, braised, and weak as a child. He opened his eyes. The wind had spent its fury, and now moaned along the coast with a desolate, despairing wail. The waves beat against the rocks. Lowdor struggled to his elbow. “Wrecked!” he muttered. “I amcastashore, while the others are drowned! Oh, ting is ter rible ! I have lost my best friend to-night!” He moaned and wrung his hands. “Be is dead, who would have done so much for me, and I so worthless am saved! All my hopes of an easy and luxurious life must be re signed now!” At that moment he beheld a dark object at a little distance in the water. The waves hurled this object against the projecting head of asun- ken rock. At the same instant Lowder recog nized it as the body of a man. He crept toward it, and the waters dashed the body on the shore at his feet. He pnt his hands on tho face. How oold and wet it was! It felt like tbe face of a dead man! Lowder’s fingers came in contact with the soft, silken mustache, and he knew that the body was that of Gny Tressillian 1 Of the five who had stood on the sloop’s deck a half-hour earlier, these two alone were left. The captain and his crew had found their deaths among the cruel, yawning waters. Lowder thrust his hand under the waiscoat of his friend, bnt he could not peroeive the beating of his heart. Despair took possession of him. “Dead!” he said shrilly. “Dead! And he would have done so nrach for me if he had lived! And his father and the young girl he was to have marrried will wait in ’vain for his coming! His place at Tressillian Court is empty. Who. can fill it ?” It seemed to him that some demon at his side echoed the question: Who could fill the place left vacant by noble Guy TressiUianf A thought came to him—a thought so strange and sinister that he shivered involuntarily. Again he felt of Tressilian’s heart. It gave no throb against his hand. He passed his hand over Tressilian’s head and discovered a gaping wonnd in the skull. The hair was clotted with blood. Patting his hand into his breast pocket, Low der drew ont his little water-proof match-safe. He opened it with trembling fingers and struck a light. The red flicker danced on young Tres silian’s face. How ghastly and terrible it looked! The eyes were closed, the smile was gone. The seal of death seemed set on the noble features. Lowder examined the wound. It had been made by contaot with the sharp rock, and even Lowder'perceived its terrible character. “If he is not dead, he soon will be.” be mut tered. “His brain has received an awfnl injury. He will never know who he is again. He won’t live till morning, and he is perhaps dead al ready. He mnst be dead 1” Ag-tin it seemed to him as though some demon echoed his words. The match dropped from his'fingers into the water. For a little while he crouched on the wet stones in silence, battling it may be with the better and nobler instincts of his nature. At last, with sudden and abrupt stealthiness, his hands stole into the breast pocket of Tres silian and drew ont his private note book, a packet of letters, a few trinkets. He secured these among his own wet garments. Their pos session seemed to give him courage, and his face hardened, and he knelt beside the body of his friend and rifled bia garments of all that they contained, bestowing his plunder on his own person. Then he took his own purse, his note-book, a few receipts and trifles from his own pockets, and put them in the pockets of Tressilian. “It is done!’’ he whispered to himself, look ing with wild defiant eyes through the darkness. “No one is harmed. He is dead. If he had lived, he would have provided for me. As he is dying- or dead, I mu»t provide for myself. This likeness between us will make my fortune. His friends will be spared a terrible grief, and I—I shall live at last 1 Fortune gives me a chance to gain name and wealth at one lucky stroke!” As if to give himself no chance for repent ance, be arose to his feet and turned his search- I looked mine over. Bich? Yonbet! Iginachuckle merry, And know’d I had him! “Cap," sez I, “you air my huckleberry!” Then each of ns diskeorded two, I had all aces back, And know’d them would lay over any three keerds in the pack! Soft thing? I gnoss not! “Cap,” sez I, “jest name it if you please!” Sez he, “wal, eince you are so kind, I’ll chip a Y on these!” “Jes so.” sez I, “I see yonr V and go two X’e bet ter!” “That’s just my fix,” sez ho, “Pm hound that I won’t be your debtor." To cut it short, I went for him, fast as a little wagon, I had a sure thing—jest the hand to make a hot old “brag” on. My pond got dry. He “called” me. I spread them aces out And reached that thar "pot,”I guess, without a lin gerin’ doubt. ' Sez.l, “Holdon!" sez he, “them are not good.” “they can’t he heat. By no three keerds Them aces mast bo just as good as wheat!” •"Wal, here’s three clubs—a flush,” sez he, “a ilneh will still beat threes, And captnre your three aces and the “pot” with ease!" Plucked ? Now you’re talkin’ i I was plucked as any goose! I would hev fit, but soon I seed it wouldn’t be no use; Them three smooth chaps was on it, and wasn't sheered at danger. Sinco then I don’t go much on social euchre with a stranger! Caul Byiko. ] Details of the Big Fight in the Senate ■Washington, December 23.—On Tuesday the President sent word to the Senate that the San Domingo resolutions must be put through Con gress before the holiday reoeBs, or else the pro posed commission would not have time to go to Dominica and return, and make their report before the expiration of the session. Yesterday morning, at the early hour of seven o’olock, Mr. Vice President Colfax was ringing the White House door-bell to aronse the President, and inform him that thirty minutes before, the Sen ate, after a stormy session of nineteen hours, hod floored Mr. Sumner, and passed the San DomiDgo scheme, with bnt five dissenting Rad ical Senatorial votes—Sumner, .Scharz, Tipton, Patterson and Morrill, of Vermont. There has been joy at the White House all day at the prompt obedience to the Presidential dictum. Republican Senators and members have called to congratulate Grant, while-the talk has been open that the threat of Conkling, mode in the Senate last night, that Snmner should be turned ont of the chairmanship of: the Foreign Rela tions Committee, has been applauded to the echo, “Let it be attempted;” replies Sumner, “and Grant will be taught the lesson that Bu chanan learned when he demanded that Dong- lass should be removed. 1 from the head of the Senate Territorial Committee.” The scene in the Senate toward morning was exciting; Chandler, of Michigan, had a good head a good head of steam on and was at times violent. Atonetimelie rose and desired to know the authority of the Senator from Massachu setts for.his statmnenbthatthe Presidentsonght to have him displaoed from the Chairmanship of the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Sumner had understood that the President had in conversation with- a Senator expressed a de sire for the removal of the* chairman of the committee. RAPE OF COLUMBIA, JOHN DURDEN’S VISION. AS NOBATED IN "WHITING FOB THE TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, BY JOHN DURDEN, AND SWOBN TO BY HIMSF.T.F BEFOBS SQUIBB THARPS OF THE WARRIOR DISTRICT, BIBB COUNTY. My name is John Durden. I live in the West- tern part of Bibb county, in Warrior District, so-called, although I am a man of peace and the District is peaceable. Except in regular war, L wur never in bat one fight in my life, and that I am going to norato on oath. See my affivadit below. If ever yon come to my house drop in and see me. Yon will see a plain, hard-work, ing man, whose word is as good as wheat. All my neighbors will say the same. My old mother says this fight,, that I am going to tell you about, was amere-wislon of the night. I know it wem’tbekase it happened in broad day-light. My wife says it are a sort of prophecy-like—a second sight. But I know its not so. I should liko to git a second sight of the watoh I lo3t—and the money, whioh were taken out of my pocket, and of my mare Baldy. which I haven’t seen sinoe. But the loss of that property ain’t a second sight—nor is a broken head, and skinned lingers, and a Ionised shoul der, and my torn clothes and a hat all basted to flinders. Them’s no second sight nor proph- ecy nither, ef my wife does say so. I call the fight a vision, bekase-a. vision is a thing I seen for myself, and I know it to be so,, and what I seen for myself I can swar to—and when I swar, let any man as knows me jest stand np and say John Darden is-a sworn Bar.- Let him do it ef he will. But I want to norate this story,Regular and keerfnl from the beginning. You see it hap pened on the 20th of December, inst., the first day of BMlock's eleotion. Says I to my wife, Susy, says-I,-1,believe I’ll go to Macon and vote. What’s tho nse, John, says sh?. All the neighbors say it’s- no nse. They say the scalawags and the niggers has got it all fixed under that law, and’ll vote-all- Mon roe, Jones, Crafford,Honston; Twiggs and Jas per, down to Macon. Yon might as well spit in the sea to make it bile over as to.vote agin Well, sea I, Susy, ef they all say so, and stay. away from the polls, the niggers and- Bullock will have it their own way sure-enough; but here is one white man as is going- to town to vote, hit or miss. So I saddled old> Baldy, and my wife she says to me r be sure, John, you don’t git into any moss—which li promised, and off I put. When I got to Macon yon may be sure I saw a site. They had aotilly built a bull-pen agin, the City Hall and were marching-the niggers np to it two by two, till they got to the pen and then they took ’em throng one by one and. voted ’em. Tbe column were a quarter mile long,, lock step, and had, I-suppose, a thousand- nig gers into it, hollering like ten thousand yearlin. bulls. Jeff Long was the boss nigger, and Fitts Patterick, he was foot lootenant But thinks I, ril squeeze in here at tbe bead-and: get in my vote immegiately and be off home. So I tried to squeeze in at the head;: bnt & man in a grey coat says to .me—back, sir; and take tbe foot of the-colomn. When I got to tbe foot, there were ajiundred and fifty or two hun dred negro women, .bare-headed and hollerin’; and enssin worse than the mem Gub it to the dam rebels—gub it to ’em, boys. When they seas me a cornin’ they ses here’s & dam white trash—mash his head; and quite a number of tho- he ones ses, says they, Ef yon knows what’s gpod for you-sef you’d better be gittin outenyere. So, as I.bad promised Susan not to git into any moss, I just thought Td stand, aside and look on awhile. Them fellers were high np and mily fierce, yon may swar. Hurrah for tbe-gpon’ ’Publican column !;ses they. Dam the- rebs and ef they i wink?.at yon, boys, jess mash their heads. Mr. ChandlBr, with a shout—“Will yon give i bis name ?”" ’ L Mr. Sumner—-‘I will not. It was stud that j Ike, ses one, what’s yonname die time. I’m. the snbject was dismissed at length in the caucus James Green dia time* says-Ik a. Las time I committee of- Republican Senators, which re- ! wur Bill Johnson, vised.the oommittees of the Senate. ’ j _ .. , , Mr. Chandler, gesticulating violently—“Then, I man T tunes J oa morning, Ska f I say, if, in any discussion whioh was striotly I’ae been troo do pen so far only four times, confidential, that any member of that commit- but I-gub’em hell afore night. Yah, yah t Dai tee was co mean as to divulge what took place U aSa me, Ike-I am only going troo de bull at a private conversation, I have a right to Know . .7. ' S & his name, and I demand it.” 1*“ d ® timo - Mr. Sumner, with tremendous emphasis—“2 Whar be all the Jbnea county boys J- sea an- shall not give it.” other. I thought thar wur mor’ia two hundred Mr. Chandler, gesticulating violently-"! Ioneg g* ttore u ^ have a right to demand it, and every member — . .. , . of that ooaamittee has a right to demand it. 01 ^ ar " _ Th®J JP 88 scattered round. Fitts Any man that was mean enough to divulge pri- Patterick he sea.it’s bast not to- beep together veto matters should be exposed. Ioancotbe too much. So. he’k jess a ’em wid do tag glaDOM in .n talked direction. _ A light, aa to^tata o. .h.lta.1 ptao. a.Ttagg. tagged taitatagta from a oottage window, glimmering faintly through the thick haze, caught his gaze. Raising hit voice, he called loudly: “Help! Ho, there! help!” The wind bad abated, and bis cries rang ont through the night with startling distinctness. The light he had seen moved and disappeared. A minute later, answering ories reached Low- in a strictly private consultation. I haw been ... . ... in this Senate for fourteen years, andihave a® Monroe and Houston boys da is eomwg heard many extraordinary speeches hare, and down to take- our places and gub ds rebs da many assaults upon tbe Executive and upon debbel. H-o-o-p-e-e! others, buthavenever, never heard snob a bru- After til thiases I to- myself, lets go up to the tax assault upon anyone as that made to-day , „ , . * t 9 . ® - iT/- upon the President by the Senator from Massa- bQ llp®xtwid whats going on thar. The chusetts, and bis speech in seorek session on bull pen was hilt agin a door and a winder,, and der’a ears, and he beard hasty steps, and saw ] Ibis snbjeet compares exactly with bis. speech was about six feat high and twenty foot square. the approaching light of a lantern, borne aloft in open session. by a man’s upraised arm. ] The Yice-President suggested toMr. Chandler “this way!” fhouted Lowder. “We are'thatbe was transgressing parliamentary law, wrecked on tbs rocks! For the love of Heaven,. and also mid the term slander, as just used by hasten!” j another Senator, might also he considered un- Tbe bearer of the lantern, attended by a male' parliamentary. Tbe Chair did not desire to oall Somebody bad piled a lot of squared logs agin it on the outside, bo they could look over and see tbe sight. About twenty white men and a thousand nig gers was lookin'on. Thar wur one inspector, a companion, came rnnning to him, and was soon the Senator to order, but made the suggestion mmi eittin on the winder sill, a taking the votes at his side. The lantern bearer was a rough! in consequence of the Intense feeling whioh the names as the niggera gave era, and hol- Sieilian fisherman, a grade above his elass. His seemed to pervade the Senate. kring the namss out loud, buttbar ware snoh companion was also Sicilian, but evidently of ! Mr. Chandler—“Very well; I will alter my * IWU ® «"“■ >“77 somewhat higher degree. Both were all exoite-, language, and make it as strong as I can without J 1 ®* 1 w ® u * P® • .T Mr6 . 1 ? n .“*8 , j~° ment, astonishment and sympathy. 1 being unparliamentary. [Laughter.] It would i QB ?5 ctol ‘> would oall out the nsmeatoq *To- In os fewjwords as possible Lowder told the ; hardly be believed that tbe Senator from Mas- ny Brown, see the inspector. _TAwaax Bbown, story of the*shipwreok]~on'd called attention to j saobnsetts was the first Senator that the Presi- f® 3 Gm gentleman. “Oliver Bauson,’ see the ... ® _ . . ■ « « T « , v. w • 19 muniiitriw I irv.vr fl the condition of Us noble young employer. ] dent oonsnlted upon this matter.” inspector. Oily Gammon, roan the gentie- “I think he is dead 1” be said, - in a choking \ Mr. Sumner, interrupting—“After the treaty gum- “Stephen Strickland,” ses the inspeetpr. voioe. “Carry him np to your cabin. Let ev-' was made it was no consultation.” Siinkum ptanklakd, ses the gentleman. Pbu- erything be done that can be done to save him. ..... * I will pay you well for any kindness to him. Poor fellow! He was my traveling companion. I loved him as if be had been my brother, in stead of only my hired attendant! Poor Jas per!” The two Sicilians lifted the helpless form of poor younsr Tressilian, and carried it between them toward their ootlage. . Jasper Lowder fol- ] not attempt to load the Democracy. Mr. Chandler—“The impression in the mind *P Sheridan,” Bays the inspector, Phaylim Q’- of the President certainly was that ths Senator Harrioan, says the gentleman. Bufns Cross, would favor the treaty.” inspector Kusrr Cuss, bawls the gentle- Mr. Chandler then went on to intimate that inm- Petar Lawson, ses the inspector, Sumner was affected with the Presidential ma- Paxtheb ImtrsxY, sea tae gentleman. Simon nia, and oosepared him withDoolittle and Cowan Sweanngen, see the inspector, Simon Swxab- and DixoD, and, asking where they were now, anythin, roars the gentleman. Zsob. Grego- admonished Sumner to beware of their fate and 808 Gie inspector, Zaqx Bkogarx, bawls the lowed them, bewailing his loss. The above we Mr. Sumner said be would not reply to Mr. gentleman. “Pompey Nash,” ses the inspector, Pompsy Squash, calls out the gentleman. pab'.fi-h as a specimen chap".or; but tbe contin- [ Chandler’s aspersion on his republiomism. “D»iel Webster,” ses the Inspector. Daniel nation of this story will be found only in the That Senator knew that be was as good a Re- Dabster, see the omoer. Hunter Humphrey, N. Y. Ledger. Ask for tbe number dated Jan- publioan as he. That Senator bad done him t-houts tbe inspector. Bujiftx Dcmvtv, shonte the great injustice, and he ought Id rise now In bis officer—and so on, fast as you oould think, and seat and acknowledge it. a great deal faster than yon oonld well think in Chandler did not seem able to rise, and then a horrid noise and confusion—the niggers Sumner related what occurred when the Presi- singing and shouting and cussing and bellowing dent asked him in relation to the treaty. “The —till just then a hundred of them hollered at President did me the honor to call at my once “Stop that dam nigger traitor-he’s got a house, and, shortly afjer his arrival, he took dimmycrat vote. Rill him, kul him. occasion to speak to me about & new treaty. I ♦. Then there was a big rush, ana some city must “be frank. He addressed me four times u officers collared one of the fiercest of the fel- the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, lows, and started to carry him off lo jaiL TMn nary 7th, which can be had at any news office or bookstore. If yon are not within reaoh of a news office, yon can have t^e Ledger mailed to yon for one year by sending three dollars to Robert Bonner, publisher, 180 William street, New York. The Ledger pays more for original contributions than any other periodical in the world. It will publish none but the very, very best Its moral tone is the purest, and its cir culation the largest Everybody who takes it is happier for having it. Plenty or Chets.—There is said to be a large acoomulation of nickel and copper oenta in the post offices throughout the oonntry. In Louis ville, Ky., for instance, the postmaster reports 100,000 of them. The whole number of such coin now held by tbe several post offices will probably reaoh 40,000,000. riauRhter] and said tho treaty must come before Jeff Long screamed out, “Boys, don’t let’em -those rat eating Chinese!’ Cohaidqr them, my r. . J ... tt mi I et a v_ lib. llint 9MA<« w Than a ♦ Vi cnn/1 vti/vnaM iluor fl ilnmlrift nrrtat VAtl All! fin £fi» Vitinrt anifw that”committee.’’ There wae uncontrollable take that man off.” Then a thousand niggera laughter at this all over the Senate chamber, rushed down on a dozen policemen, hoUering Sumner did not say whether it was the Presi- like so many devils. Then a wagon load of sap- dent’s tgnoranoe or what it was that made him lings came by, which they stripped in a twin*- persist in so stupid a mistake. ' bag, and clubs and stones and brickbats flew About twenty Republican Senators dodged like lightning. was high time to be lookrag after Baldy which I left tied to a post a few rods off. When I got near Baldy, what should I see but a nigger jess a mounting him. -I seized the reins in a twinkling. What are you doin’ with that are boss ? sez I. Vvopressed him,ses the nigger. Pressed him? ses I: Yes, golly, I press him to bring de guns and'de arms and da pistils and de gummunishun from de college. What ? ses I, have you got arms at the ooltege ? Yes, golly, ses he,'a whole bombazine of ’em, an’ we’ll gub de white folks ^plly litenin. With that I fotched him a side-winder and knocked him off the hoss. The white folks, bcs 1, will make hash of yon an’ ten thousand more of you, before long, if you don’t koep more civil tongues in yonr heads. Jest then the Yankee soldiers came trotting by with fixed baggonets, and seeing that they would soon make a ease of the row, ses I to myself: John Durden, what would your old j?atiior»ay~IOboo jon in. cic_h a crowd aa this? John Durden, what would your mother say to see you in sich a crowd? What would your wife, Susan, say to it ? If thi3 here is an elec tion, it is a demoralizin place for Guinea nig gers and I'll go home. With that I spurred old Baldy and put off in a canter. And now I come to that awfnl vision and fight, and I want particular attention as I no rate it. As near as I recollect, I had just passed the little bridge before yon come to the Gum Swamp, and was quietly ridiug along with my head down thinking of the lection and the row, when I happened to look np and saw just before me a wonderful sight. 1 saw a man olad^jn complete and dazzling armor, and of such gigantic stature that Goliah, of Gath, oould not have been big ger. His head was covered with a golden hel met which flashed in the bright sun. His whole bulk gleamed like polished silver, and in his hand he held a bright sword dripping with blood. Beside him walked a chunky, squat, bow-leg ged nigger clad in grey jeans,a wool hat and stout Bhoes, with an immense knotty club in bis band labelled “EQUALITY.” His crispy wool, wher- ever uncovered by his bat, was wound np with twine strings in little looks of the shape and sizo of an earthworm, and covered with crawl ing vermin. An awful fetor rose from his per son liko the poisonons exhalations of a bog. As I approached, the step of my horse at tracted the notice of the giant, and he turned. His countenance was stern, and full of hatred. Upon his helmet I saw emblazoned the words, “THE NE.W NORTH.” His movements attracted the notice of the negro, who, also turning, disclosed a label on his wool hat, rudely scrawled, but still legible. It was “DENEW SOUF.” “Back, dog of a traitor and a rebel !” said the giant—and I heard the negro say to him, in gutteral tones, “dam white trash.” I instantly checked my horse, and as Hooked again a sight more glorious than I ever beheld burst upon me. A woman, tall beyond exam ple, and of incomparable and majestic beauty! Her commanding person was draped in spot less white, relieved by the most delicate vines of living green. A light tiarra of sparkling brilliants rested npon her lovely brow, and her hair bore a single cluster of orange flowers. A slender zone of gold and brilliants enclosed her waist, and bore the legend of “COLUMBIA” in letters of wonderful lustre. Her counten ance betrayed great anxiety and concern, but no hesitation or self-distrust. By her side stood a man of uncommon aspect. Hb was very tall and apparently sinewy and vig orous in person, bat his arms were ooncealed under a cloak—his movements betrayed restraint and impatienoe—his countenance disclosed the deepest dejection and bis thin and grizzled hair told of disappointment and defeat. He bore the inscription of “Tho Old South.” ■While I, John Darden, gazed upon this spec tacle with the deepest wonder .end interest, the giant North stepped forward, and in haughty and commanding tones accosted the lady as fol lows r “I have sent for you, Columbia, to give you a final expression of my will and pleasure in re spect to yonr contemplated union with the New Sontb. I must insist upon instant compliance. The iutereata of the family have already suffered too much from your unreasonable delay, and this last remaining and most unjustifiable ob stacle to a thorough reconstruction, must and shall bo removed atones. I am determined upon a perfect equality which shall strike at once at the-root all those absurd and monstrona Ala tinctions on account of color and raoe Which lie at <befo<mjtti«a of sli our nunlly discords. I have prepared the company—I have provided your dower and it remains for you to give yonr hand at onoe to this loyal and gallant man on my right, mid thus establish his universal broth erhood by the strongest and most intimate of human ties-” “O, brother,” she answered, “is it possible that your wild and delusive dreams of equality have brought you to this? Is there upon the earth a being who boasts bo much as you about the purity of your own blood and lineage? Who tells the'world with every breath ‘lam born of pilgrim stock,’and yet would mingle his sister’s bipod with that of yonder sottish barba rian? DothnotNatureandReasonrevoltatit,aud all those heaven-born instincts of taste and soul abhor it ? Do not even the senses we possess in oommoH with the brutes protest against it ? Can night and day dwell together ? Doth not even Revelation clothe with blackness ail that is loathsome in morale—repulsive in deformity, or unwelcome..in condition? I tell you, ItBill not yield to yonr despotic end unnatural re quirement.” . “I toleyou so, Mias Columby,” says tbe nig ger. “You’d better hole yer yawp, and hear what yer brudder say. lie know what’s what, and de ting all fix right. Ton’s got to oome up to de acratoh-*dat's for oertain. Why jess look here, Columby," says the nigger, hy’ars all de doekymenee fixup reghur,”—and throwing his dub on the ground, tbe negro produced papers one by one from his capacious breechoe-pocketa, and continued: “Hy’ar, Miss Ooltunby,” see he, “Hy’ar is de fourteenth menment, and hy’ar ar de fifteenth menment, and hy’ar ar de civil rights and equality bill; and hy'ar ar de ax to enfaat de menment, an’ hy’ar ar Massa Stunner's suppieparmentary bill to enfost de en- foetment. 1 tole yer you’s got to cum up to de scratch. Nigger juat as good as yoaSU now, and dam site better.” ‘ Our colored brother phrases it somewhat rudely, but, Columbia, he speaks the plain and solemn truth.” I looked to see whence this voice oame, and lo! Charles Sumner advanced from the leafy covert of the woods, with many more behind him. Sumner looked smiting, self- important and triumphant. “I repeat it, Colum bia,” said he, “our colored brother speaks the truth The action of Congress in forcing those bills and amendments upon the people was shaped to rsot out forever every one of those savage distinctions of caste, oolor acd raoe, whioh have come down to us from the dark agyq of barbarism. Massachusetts has pledged her self to eradicate the last fibre of those unright eous prejudices. Massachusetts musts hence forth, npon the accomplishment of her aadred purpose—upon 00 mm on cars, stages, steam boats, theatres, churches, hotels, beds, mar riages and all family relations ; provided,* that nothing herein contained shall be oonstrued to include the Asiatics, which Massachusetts can not abide. Massachusetts is ciUar on Africa, but down on Asia. Abraham Lincoln justly re marked ‘The nation eon no.longer live one half free and one-halt slave.’ and now Massachusetts declares with equal solemnity, ‘We can no lon ger live one-half negro and one-balf white. We most have that beautiful blending of colors, in whieh those startling contrasts shall be oh iter ated, and the whole mass of tbe population, r-hril be resolved into mellow, neutral and bar.’ monious tints, saving and excepting the tints of “But if I might be so fco’d as to supplement Mr. Sumner’s suggestions by showing the ma terial inducements td tins Union.” The voioe cirae from Butler, as he advanced at tbe head of a noble army of Bummers, laden with tranks and chests, and boxes, and sacks, and bags, whieh clashed and jingled like the bells of a Connestoga wagon. See here, lady," says But-, ler,, kneeling down and emptying several at these depositaries at her feet. “Genuine silver ware—all of it. What a noble outfit for ybur interesting family." . - “Bah,” says Columbia in disgust. “My home • shall be a harbor neither for stolen goods nor negroes. No, ngver.” “But what, then, will become of us I look ed again and yonder advanced another crowd, with carpet-bags and pockets stuffed to reple tion. They hurried up m an agony of trepid ation—Scott and Harrison Reed and" Littlefield, and Warmonth and Mawmouth and Red Month ‘and Bullock nnd Blodgett, and hundreds of oth- .ers, and, in the rear of all, even Wimpy with a Tialf .million.of counterfeit notes fresh from Wogan <fc Co. They pulled out their treasures and flung them at Columbia’s feet—bonds, rail way shares and all maimer of securities good, bad and indifferent. “Hear ns, Columbia, they cried. Help your*i self to any or all these values and save ns from the scorn and detestation of enlightened man kind, by a noble sacrifioe of your person to the cause of a common social plane with the negro!" Columbia regarded them with a look of inef fable scorn. “Ye are meaner creatures, still,” said she. “Jaokalls who bring to my feet ths foetid plunder of the fallen. Take yonr carrion spoils away. They pollute my sight.” “Enough! Enough!! shouted tho giant North. Gentlemen, I call you to witness she is insulting, obdurate, unrepentant. Let her take the consequences. Brother New South, she will not be your bride—let her be your victim. Seize her, gentlemen. Upon that, Columbia turned her despairing eyes to The Old South, and exclaimed in piteous accents, “Help me, brother! Can’t you help me?” Old South contorted himself in inex pressible agony. His cloak parted in his vio lent writhing, and I saw he was chained,, and the' rnsty iron hud eaten deep into his flesh. Colombia saw it, too, for her countenance gleamed with the inspiration of despair.— “Death before Dishonor 1” said she—wad, plucking a bright faleliion from her bosom, she made at New Sonf, advancing upon her with his knotted club, “Equality.” Just then But ler saved New Souf from being & dead niggers He swooped down npon her, swinging a sack of < spoons, and I heard her shriek in agony. Blind with rage, I jumped from my horse, and, seizing something, I know not what, plunged into the strife. Blows fell heavily upon me, but I hardly felt them in the fierce ness of my exasperation. In a moment, however, I was Btruok down, the feebler screams of Columbia still ringing in my ears—all then was darkness and silenee. ******* When I came to myself my head was bleeding—my hat cut to pieces— my shoulder lacerated—my clothes torn—my pockets turned inside out, and money and watch gone—and, worse than all, my mare, Baldy, no where to be seen. Perhaps, said I, she may have gone on home when I dismounted to take a hand in the fight; but not eo, for when I got home no Baldy was there. Now, Messrs. Editors, I leave this trne nar- .tive of facta with vnn mifl vnn will Tvincti aK. dear Columbia, what yon can do for humanity" —what for yonr country by consenting at once to sacrifice yourself in this hallowed union of sturdy Afric with glowing and angelic Cau casia!” ' w. 0 D . “Peace, ftnosger," sold Columbia.' “Yonr the final vote by going home or sleeping in the There was ee mnoh noise there as in forty experience with my Sex disqualifies you trout committee rooms. "net® 8 ° f the Wilder&ees, aqd I began to Ih'nk H g*Ttta§ WJ afiylpc flU subject ’ rative of facta witb yon, and you will much ob lige a distressed man, if you will publish ths following notice and charge it to me agin I Bell another bale of cotton: STRAYED OR STOLEN.—On the evening of the 20th instant, my mare Baldy—yslier—4tali ker spotted—three white hoofs andright foxeons black. Fourteen hands high—saddle-marked, and a good deal gaulded with plow harness. Whoever will return the same to me at my plan- tashun, or to the Telegraph and Messenger office, or to Jack Ross or Jim Seymour’s store, shall be sooterbly rewarded. My friends will please advance the money, for I am boated at present. Bnt I don’t believe the dam rasoalR will ever bring back the hoes. Mr. Editora, I am much distressed in mind and body. I gtm below my affidavit to the truth of the forego* ing, taken before Squire Tharp, and am, yonr* truly, John Durden.. We omit Mr. Durden’s affidavit. No matt- will question his statements, who. knows Mb , Darden. EuirqRa. now. BEK BILL The Ground* for the Statement that h* hus Made Overtures 10 the Radical*. Warbenton, Ga., December 23,ri#78r- Editor Constitution: Dear Sib—I* your Is. sue of the 17th inst., yon reprint an, editorial from the Warrenton Clipper, entitled “Deo. Hill and his last,” and in yotu oomnaepta there*' on you say that it is incumbent on the Clipper to prove tbe insinuation contained therein against Mr. Hill, or remove the raoepdo. In that article ths Clipper uses this-.lpqgnaee, “Ben and the banished Israelites are parallel cases—judging from a recent private.letter written by Ben to certain prosaiftecl jiadioria. So sayeth rumor.” If the Constitution claims to, be tho..month- piece of Mr. Hill, a note to that' effect will bring forth the proof. If Mg. HaU will publicly deny that he has written ta letter to a known Republican of this county, in whieh he ta»n> completely over to Republictoism^we trill pro duce the proof. If Mr. Hijl will publicly deny that he wrote a letter to tho Republican Exec utive Committee of thiB Oopgressfonal Dptriet, in which he endorses General Grant for Presi dent in 1872, and in which be uses language looking to the position cLUnited States Senator for himself, we will prove That a member of that committee reporta.jhit he has th J* letter "in his possession, and-that he boasts of the foot. Individually, I regvpt that Mr, Hijl bee been gniity of these thingis as he claim* to be a Dem ocrat, but as a member of the Democratic party, I deem it my duty to make them^nblib. ‘ 1 can not tie myself to men and ignore prtnctyltt Sorry to see that several of the Democratic pram cannot draw thx. line between Den and principle. Yonr notico.yronld have hod ,my earlier at tention, and tsty reply appeared in the enfomitt of the Clipper but aa l do the majprity of the labor npon my paper, my time baa been ooan- pied in working for the. success of the Demo cratic parly of Warren daring the past six days, to the neglect of my private affairs, and will not ibsne my paper till Saturday, l^epectfully yours, „ ,■ MoGkkjoe, Editor’Wkrrenton Clipper. Commenting upon the above, the Conatita- tic^aays : We have been informed: that Mr. Hill "ac knowledges to having received It-tiers from Be* pabticana, ahd having answered Muni, bnt the! -be dentes anything wrqpg in the correspond ence, or any leaning to Radicalism. The Georgia gtc^tUfivvAkenuuM '■ Harnett Dtaefiedt The New York Tribune, of Saturday, has At following. Italics arc ours: It will not do to'acoord full credit yet to the report whioh gives Georgia, by a slight majori ty, to tbn Democrats, though such result in a State xchere the lfrpvb!ioou party has been M badly managed tcul not surprise ,•». Thiryirn test was. spirited, anA for the first two days the advantage wan largely w\fh the Republican*. T*e eleotion is an important one. Seven Rep resents" ives are ta be returned to Congress, end the selection of two Senators will depend dti the Legislature: chosen at this time* Already NW Senators have been elected by this State rise* the war, but nunc have aa yet been admitted. The Tribune 1 * Washington special at the day- before says: ^ The result of the election i the returns are (fieagre, rash aa to preclude the poeaibitir; fitted, of Attorney General A' to the United States Senate; tion from his I doubtful than o think, his bmith office. 1 4/ • . • "V