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BV JOHN HAY. r t linked, strangest mystery i >Tir read, or hcern, or eeo, ^mi» of a drink at Taggart's Hall— 'Xera Taggart’s of Gilgal Iieern the tale a thousand ways, never could git through the maze t tangs around that queer day’s doin’s, Ball'll tell the yarn to youuna. -.jn Taggart etocd behind his bar, Retime was fall, the skies was far, lie aeighhoiu round the counter drawed, ’ And calmly drinked and jawed. it last C‘<mo Colonel Blood, of Pike, •ii o d Jedgo Phinn, pcrmisoua-like, !zi each, as he meandered in, Eemsiked, “A whitky-skin.” rffioi-.td the beverage fall and far, iclsUaiucd it, smoking, on the bar. >;3(- fays three fingers, some says two— l'il leave the choice to you. ft. is to the diink put forth his hand; ioo-i .hawed his knife with accent bland, J ax yei paroling, Mister Phinn— Jeet crap that whisky-skin.” bum i. gh toneder could be found la eld Judge Phinn the country round, t--Young man, the tribe of Phinns Sews t. c-ir own whisky-skins 1” He went for his ’lcvcn-incli bowie-knife— a to toller a Cktiatian life; Is; I'll Crap a slice of liver or two, fly bloomin’ shiub, with you.” Iky cured in a way that all admired, " I h ood drawed iron at last and fired, took Sab Bludao’twixt the eyes. Which caused him great surprise. Liberal ” Interpretation of the Bible. Wisconsin paper is responsible for this: ;e who docs not believo in immersion for isia w.i3 holding a protracted meeting and night preached on the subject of baptism. ,e course of his remarks he said, some be- i it necessary to go into the water and come of it to be baptized. But this he claimed e a fallacy, for the proposition into of the ijtares should be rendered differently, as it cot mean into at all times. Moses, he we are told, went up into a high mountain, Njw, we do not suppose that he went into coantain, but upon it. So with going down the witer; it means simply going down in is water, and being baptized in tho ordinary ,ly sprinkling. r carried out this idea fully, and in due an and style closed his discourse, when an ation was given to any one who felt dis- ■1 to rise and express his thoughts. Quite mber of the brethren rose and said that they (glad that they had been present on thi3 sion: that they were well pleased with the ions that they bad just heard, and felt their '* greatly blessed. Finally, a corpulent gen ua, of Teutonic extraction, a stronger to nose and broke the silence that was almost -cl, as follows: Hr. l!rt acher, I ish so glad I vash here to- % for I has had explained to my mind some R dat I never could believe before. Ob, I ■» glad dal into does not mean into at all, «st close by or near to, for now I can be- laianiih things vot I could not understand w. We reat, Mr. Breacher, dat Daniel was kto tie den of lions, and came out alife! ' I nt vi r could understand dat, lor de wild ts would eat him up right off; but now it Wy clear to my mint. He vash shust close * near to, and did not get into de dsn at alL •bh so glad I vas here. Again we roat dat kWit, ma .net TVTrt tUa firi.1l fnr- Ii;n coals went off and all went in; .‘Lots awl bad languages swelled the din; 2» rhott, eltatp bark of Derringers, l.iso bull-pupe, cheered the furse. Hey piled the stiffs outside tho door; riity made, I reckon, a cord or more. Girls went that winter, as a tule. Alone to spellin' school. re soarched in vain, frcmDanto Beer— heba, to make this mystery clear; ta: I md with bit as I did begin— Who got the whisky-skis i Harper's 1Yeck'y. «bre\v children was cast into the firish far- . and dat alwasb look’t like a peeg story, 'or I dinks dey would, havo been purnt np; Wt all blain to my mint now, for dey were J close by, or near to the firish furnace; O, b bo glat I wash here to-night! Jed den, Mr. Breacher, it ish said dat Jonah east into tho walesh belly. Now I never ■1 understand dat; bnt it ish all blain to my now. he vash not taken into de whalesh y at all, but shust shump on his pack and ~ “ dot ashore. O, I vash so glat I vash here to- .nd now, Mr. Breacher, it you will shust in two more pashages of Scripture, I shall 5, so happy I vash here.to-night! One of is vare it saish de wicked shall be cast into »ke dat bums mit fire and brimostone alwash. inter Breacher, shall I be cast into dat lako im vicked, or shust close by, or noar enough comfortable? I hopes you vill say I shall st shnst by, a good way off and vill be so I vash here to-night! Deoder passage is rich saish plessed are dey who obey these aandments, dat doy may have a right to de ob life, and enter in through the gates into 51?. O, tell me I shall get into de city, and dose py, or near to, shust near enough to bt I have have lost, and I shall be so glat I bore to-night. iiinioNABLE .Prayer.—Dear Lord, have y cn my soul, and please let mo have tho -*h satin I saw at Stewart’s this morning, kith black lace flounces and overskirt, that 1 would be very becoming to me I know. If my request, pleaeo let me Lave a *J*ce shawl also, dear Lord. ®*el before Thee to-night feeling perfectly ’’ for Madame Emilie has sent me home lovely bonnet! A most heavenly little > composed of white satin, with coral tofts. For tins favor I am feeling very foul. !‘ T0 m #, I pray Thee, an humble heart and a ■5* n Bilk, with point lace trimmings. Let grow too fond of this vain and deceitful , i use other women, hut make me exceed* ^gentle and aristocratic. When the winter Hf® 3 come, let them suit my style of beauty, , ‘ mere be plenty of puifiing, plaiting, *na ilsunces, for I dearly love them all. - r J, let business detain my husband at r > for he is not wanted at home at present. JS to become acquainted with the tall, dark- jjtoreigner who is staying at OoL Longswal- ^ opposite. Bring about an introduc! ion, I J oeo, for Mr. LoDgswallow will not. ~y children, and please send them a good ';;/ jr I Lave neither time nor inclination to ■'icsr l keni myself. And now, oh Lord, of mo, while I sleep, and pray keep CVcr my diamonds. Amen. i the Washburn family is “being urged” 6 Governorship of Wisconsin. Those -ma always require so much urging. [For the Telegraph and Messenger. Reflections. , ' _ HROM POEMS BY N. C. STUNBOE—EDITED BY KEMOBIA. How swoet are tho moonbeams on tho streamlet „ bright gleaming, Andsweet are the hotesof the Nightingale’s song, Bat sweeter, far sweeter, is Fancy’s fond dreaming Retired from the mazes of Folly’s gay throng; Ah! there may tho heart in its pure contemplation For Mansions mere blissful the bosom prepare; Surrounded by works of high Heaven’s creation, Hope points to tho Homo that’s awaiting us there! Tho World may dazzle awhile with its pleasures, And tho bright eyo of Beauty tho bosom bewray; arth may offer its splendors and rich hoarded treasures To lead each frail mortal from Wisdom astray; But tbsso are as fleeting as dowdrops at morning, They gleam but a moment, are heard of no moro; And like the sweet floweret they erst were adorning, Remind us how quickly Life’s sunshine is o’er. How sweet to tho soul is the rapturous feeling That steals o’er tho heart in each pure breathing prayer; A Saviouf a sweet promise to mortals revealing, That soon we, in Heaven, His glory may share Where nothing tho ties of the bosom can sever, But the sight of regret be forever supprest, And the soul, thus exalted, in gratitude ever, Tho sweet song of triumph will chant with the blest. Economical Plan lor Producing Cot ton at Low Prices. Editors Telegraph and Messenger In re turning to this subject where I left off last week, I will make no preliminary remarks— premising that all who have taken sufficient in terest in the subject to peruse what has been written, will feel like following me to the end of my remarks. Now, if all has been done to stock our cribs and bams with com and long forage, and store our graneries with wheat, and orir larders with meat, which I have before stated to be abso lutely necessary, we may come easily to count the cost of producing one pound of cotton. All the accounts I havo ever seen giving a statement of the cost of producing a pound of cotton, have put everything down nt high fig ures to be bought and paid for out of the cotton .crop. If these things indispensable to life are charged to cotton, we had as well drop the sub ject right here and reverse the order of things by putting our lives in the place of cotton and let cotton represent our lives. If we did not see at once the folly of this supposition we might discuss it in this new light. But, though many have risked, and still risk life for cotton, cotton cannot supply the place of life. In other lan guage theD, we must live if cotton dies. That we can do this witl) ease and comfort afior the death of cotton, no rational man will deny.— But we produce cotton as our chief staple for profit, as all countries have doubtless some chief crop for profit Now in calculating the cost of production of one pound of cotton, there has been many errors on account of estimating in this cost many things which are first to be made at home, because we require them for the sustenance of life. We will, in onr estimate, take cotton as the principal product raised, but not os others have done, give it .all the cosls of all kinds and lay all charges against it. Suppose a fanner has a fann to rent, then he should have hands enough with his own labor to woik it without hiring any. Otherwise he will not be able to make a living. But, suppose p planter has a plantation and desires to hire hands to make a crop. To get at tho matter fairly we will size the planta tion and take it for granted that the planter knows how to farm. Well, 300 acres of land to be planted in all kinds of crops; fifty acres to bo sown in small grain crops; one hundred acres to be planted in com, and one hundred and fifty acres to be planted in cotton, potatoes and some other little patches, snch as goobers, melons, and so on. Say two hundred and fifty acres to be plowed and bowed—taking all patches into account. This crop would require, in. the first place, seven mules or horses to plow it; twelve hands to plow and hoe; four oxen to haul, and six milch cows to give milk for the farm. It would require, to support everything well and plentifully, eight hundred bushels of com, two thousand five hundred pounds of bacon, and wheat, but vegetables, etc., accord ing to the size of tho planter’s family, which he should supply by a little extra labor with his own hands. Now, in my estimate, I will not count the interest on the value of the plantation, but calculate for tho improvement in the fertili ty of the soil by a proper rotation of crops to more than pay that. The land is worth but a nominal sum,- which, if improved, will soon bo valuable on account of its fertility. (I look for ward to the time when our lands will be as valuable as any in America.) So a man in set ting out to farm scientifically and make money by raising cotton must not expect bis lands to wear out at the end of ten years cropping, but so utilize the exhaustless resources of fertility snpplied by nature aud art, as to make his land each and every year more valuable. Now, leaving out the question of land, and suppose to enter into any business, a man must first have some sort of capital on which to ope rate, in order to make anything. We will set down his farm as a capital which no time or revolution can utterly destroy, but which in most cases has been handed down from father to son for generations past For we know if a a farmer draws all his supplies from his farm and keeps it clear of mortgages he will not loso it, come what may. Let ns see now what will be the cost, the ac tual cost, of running a farm the size we havo mentioned. . - .. Seven mules at $150 $1,050 Eight hundred bushels corn 800 Two thousand five hundred pounds meat 240 Hire of twelve hands at $120 1,440 Incidentals—blacksmith bill 'and tools... 1G0 Total expenses of. farm $3,690 Now tho oost of all tho mules should not be taken into the account of expenses; for if they are good young mules worth $150, they will last at least seven or eight years—so the real cost for plowstock is only $150 per year. And we will not count either way tho corn, meat or other products of tho farm, expecting all these to be replaced, and acting only as an offset to that consumed. The account debit would stand actually thus: Interest on plow stock $ 150 Amount to pay hire 1,440 Incidentals, tools, eto 160 V $1,750 The amount to be produced from one hundred and forty acres of cotton would be sixty or sev enty bales—say sixty bales averaging 500ponnds equal to 80,000 Bounds lint cotton at the price mentioned (12| cents) would bo §3750 or $2000 clear profit to the planted. This is about $166 clear profit to the hand. The cotton seed I put to the interest of the farm, which are a great source of fertility; and by the use of cot ton-planters thousands of bushels are used for fertilizing which were formerly sown in the cot ton patches to procure a stand. Now these fig- uresare as near correct as they can be made by any man who hasafarmof his own paid for—no mortgages on it, and makes it support all that lives on it, either man or beast. Of course, the all-ootton man will hoot at these figures and say everything Is put too low. Now I know that at least $200 can be deduoted from the hire of the hands, for not many of them will work over ten months, after deducting lost time from sickness and other causes. And if cotton should bring one or two oents more than the estimated price of course the amount for the planter will be in- Now, the cost of production of one pound of cotton, according to the above figures, is just 5 5-6 cents—but little more than what it co^t in ante helium times. Bo, as I have said, wemhst so economize our farm products, and so hus band our resources that the advantage we have lost by the abolition of slavery will be regained by the time the other cotton growing countries have mastered the difficulties we have overcome in the way to successful culture. They have maiSy things yet to learn which our superior civilization ha3. surmounted in tho years long past. .Our economy must be such good economy— so rigid, so complete—that nothing shall be lost and nothing misapplied. Now, to those who havo level, sandy lands, I would suggest a slight change in the manner of planting their level fields. They can use cotton-planters, cotton- choppers, and other improved implements. But all of these cost money, and some of them are not improvements, but rather hindrances. If I were cultivating level land of any kind in cotton, I would plant it In the lull so as to di minish the expense of hoeing—for I find this tho great bore in a cotton crop. All cotton rows should be planted just so the cotton will lock and cover the entire surface of the earth When it is at its full growth. For level land not too rich two feet each way is good dihtanco. Lay off the rows one way two feet, bed np and plant as usual. "When the Cot ton is well uptake a big soonter and lay off rows just two feet directly across the other rows. Then take a sweep (18 inch) and making tho mule walk in-this furrow run the sweep through, one furrow each way. This will leave a space about three Inches Equare, which the hoes can pas3 over and leave one or two stalks in a hill. This will greatly lessen the expense of hoeing, and being plowed each way one sweep furrow each time, tho ground can bo passed over much more rapidly than in the ordinary way. I havo. but little more to add to this already tedious subjeot. Of coarse my calculations are made for favor able seasons and prosperous surroundings. If any disaster should occur or any cause arise, which being general should greatly diminish the products of the farm, especially cotton, the marketable part of it, the price of cotton will be enhanced so ns to make the profits about equal any way. A short crop of corn resulting from drought, and consequently lessening the amount of bacon, ora the only serious disasters to the concentrated farmer. Bat if he has made his calculations for low prices, and by some ex tra turn in the wheel of fortune, or revolution in trade, he should got a good price for his cot ton, he should not drop all othei crops and tarn fool about cotton. Let ns hope for good and prosperous times, even if we are disappointed. And let us, on the other bond, be so entrenched that disappointment will not entirely destroy us. Such being onr position, and oar determi nation to make homo our first care, no bright pictures of snowy cotton can upset our plans or change our course. Hoping for prosperity, and armed against adversity, we will be prepared for any dispensation of kind Providence. Respectfully yours, Petes 'Wellteeow. Tlie Adventures of Master CUarJie , Sununerton- At exactly half-past 9 o’clock on the morning of Saturday, August 23, 1865, Master Charles Summorton, aged five years, disappeared mys teriously from his residence on Folsom street, San Francisco. At twenty-five minutes past 9 he had been observed by. the butcher amusing himself by going through that popular youthful exercise- known as “ turning the crab,” a feat in which he was singularly proficient. At a court of inquiry summarily held in the back parlor at fifteen minutes past 10, Bridget, cook, deposed to having detected him at twenty min utes past 9, in the felonious abstraction of su gar from the pantry which, by the same token, had she known what was a cornin’, she’d niver previnted. Pat^ey, a shrill-voiced youth from a neighboring alley, testified to having seen “ Chawley” at half-past 9 in front of the butch er’s shop round tho comer, but os the young gentleman chose to throw out tho gratuitous belief that tho missing child had been converted into sausages by the butcher, Ms testimony was received with some caution by the female por tion of the court, and with downright contempt by its masculine members. But whatever might have been the hour of his departure, it was cer tain that from half-past 9 a. m. until 9 p. m., when he was brought homo by a policeman, Charles Summerton was missing. Being natu rally of a reticent disposition, he has since re sisted, with one exoeption, any attempt to wrest from him a statement of his whereabouts during that period. That exception has been myself. Ho has recited to mo tho following in the strict est confidence: His intention on leaving the doorsteps of Ms dwelling was to proceed without delay to Van Dieman’s land, by way of Second and Market streets. This project was subsequently modi fied so far ns to permit a visit to Otaheite, where Captain Cook was killed. Tho outfit for Ms voyage consisted of two car tickets, five cents in silver, a fishing line, the brass capping of a spool of cotton, which, in bis eyes, bore some resemblance to metalio currency, and a Sunday school library -ticket. His garments, admirably adapted to tho exigencies of any cli mate, wero severally a straw hat with a pink ribbon, a striped shirt, over which a pair of trousers, uncommonly wide in comparison to their length, wore buttoned, striped balmoral stockings, whioh gave his youthful legs some thing the appearance of wintergreen candy, and copper-toed shoe with-iron heels, capable of striking fire from any flagstone. • This latter quality, Master Charles could not help feeling, would be of infinite service to Mm in tho wilds of Van Diefnan’s land, wMcb, as pietorially rep resented in his geography, seemed to be defi cient in comer groceries ; and matches. Exactly as the clock struck the half hour the straw hat and short legs of Master Charles dis appeared behind the comer. He ran rapidly, partly byway of inuring himself to the fatigues of tho journey before him, and partly by way of testing his speed with that of a North Beach oar •which was proceeding in that direction. The oonductor not being aware of Ibis generous em ulation, and being somewhat concerned at the' spectacle of a pair of veiy short, twinkling legs so far in the rear, stopped his car and gener ously assisted the youthfal Summerton upon tho platform. From this point a hiatus of sev eral hours’ duration ocourred in Master Charles’s narrative. Qe is under the impression that he rode out not only Ms two tickets,-but that he subsequently became indebted to the company for several trips to and from the opposite term ini, and that, at-last, resolutely refusing to give any explanation of Ms conduct, ho was finally ejected, much to Ms relief, on a street corner. Although, as he informs us, he felt perfectly satisfied with the arrangement, he was com pelled, under the circumstances, to hurl after the conductor an opprobrious appellation, which he had ascertained from Patsey was the correct thing in such emergencies, and possessed pe culiarly exasperating properties. We now approach a thrilling part of tho narrative, .before which most-of -the adventures of the “Boy’s Own Book” pale into insignifi cance. There are times when the re collection of this adventure causes Charles to break out into a cold sweat, and he has, several times ainoe its occurrence, been awakened by lamentations and outcries in the night season by merely dreaming of it. On the comer of the street lay several empty sugar hogsheads. A few young gentlemen disposed themselves therein, armed with sticks, , with whioh they removed the sagar which still adhered to the joints of the staves, and conveyed' It to their mouths. Finding a cask not yet penetrated, Master Charles set to work, and, for a few moments, reveled in a wild saccharine dream, whence he was finally aroused by an angry voioe and the rapidly retreating footsteps of his comrades. An ominous sound smote upon his ear, and the next moment he felt the cask wherein he lay uplifted and set against the wall. He was a prisoner but, as yet, undiscovered. Being sat isfied in M3 mind that hanging was the system atic and legalized penalty for the outrage he had committed, he kept down manfully the cry that rose to Ms lips. > , : - In a few momenta he felt the cask again lifted by a powerful hand, wMeh appeared above Mm at the edge of his prison, and wMch h* Con cluded belonged to the ferocious giant, Blunder- bore, whose features and limbs he had fre quently met in colored pictures. Before he obuld reoover from his astonishment, Ma osak was placed with several others on s cart and rapidly driven away. . The ride which ensued he describes as being fearful in the extreme. Roll ed around like a pill in a box, the agonies which he suffered may be hinted at, not spoken. 'Ev idences of that protracted struggle were visible on Ms garments, wMch wero of the consistency of syrup, and his hair, wMch for several hours, under the treatment of hot water, yielded a tMn treacle. At length the cait stopped on one of the wharves, ana the cartman began to unload. As ho tilted over the cask in wMch Charles lay, an cxslamation broke from Ms lips, and the cask fell from Ms hands, sliding its late occu pant to the wharf. ,To regain his short legs and to put the greatest possiblo distance between himself and the cartman, were his first move ments on regaining his liberty. He did not stop until he reached the corner of Front street. ■ Another blank ^weds ia this veraoious his tory. Hcf cannot remember how or when*ho found himself in front of the circus-tent. He has an indistinct remembrance of having passed through a long street of stores, which were all closed, and which made him fear that it was Sunday, and that he had spent a miserable night in tho sugar cask. But ho remembored hearing tho sound of music within tho tent, and of creeping on Ms hands and knees, whon no one was looking, until he passed nnder tho canvas. His description of the wonders contained with in that circle; of the terrific feats performed by a man on a pole, since practiced by him in the back yard; of the horses, ono of which was spotted and resembled an animal in Ms Noah’s Ark, hitherto unrecognized and undefined; of thefemalo equestrians, whoso dresses could only be equaled in magnificence by tho frocks of bis sister’s dolls; of tho painted clowns, whose jokes excited a merriment somewhat tinged by an undefined fear, was an effort of language which this pen could but weakly transcribe, and which no quantity of exclamation points could sufficiently illustrate. Ho is not quite certain what ’ followed. He remembered that almost immediately on leaving the circus it became dark, and that ho fell asleep, waking np at in tervals on tho comora of tho streets, on front steps, in somebody’s arms, and finally in Ms own bed. Ho was not awaro of experiencing any regret for his conduct. Ho does not recall at any time a disposition to go home; he re members distinctly that ho felt hungry. Ha has made this disclosure in confidence. He wishes to havo it respected, Ho wants to know if you have five cents about you'.—Brette Earle. Bismarclt’s Idea of Napoleon — Mis History or tlie Treaty. Special Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat.] NewYobk, May 15.—ThoTribnno’sletter from Berlin, dated April 28, says that Bismarck’s last speech on tho question of an extraordinary credit of 120,000,000 thalers, has been received by tho newspapers as- A VESY INTERESTING POMTICAIi EVENT. Tho impression of political men is pretty general that Bismarck is not only ready to allow the overthrow of tho Versailles Government, but is even willing indirectly and even directly to assist in reaching this end; and as to the power which bo means to substitute, it may be a gen eral officer, but it is more likely that it is a royal or imperial pretender, or a combination of both, whom Bismarck in Ms interest proposes to in stall as ruler of Franco. ANY MAN will do for him who gives him a sufficient guar antee that he can and will make a clean sweep of the present disorder, and that ho is honestly pledged to satisfy the German demands. A WARNING. Bismarck’s speech contains a warning to tho Versailles government to come to terms with Mm without delay. Tho other day it was my good fortune to bo present when ho approached a group of Liberal representatives. Ono of thorn asked him for tho prospect of tho return of onr troops from France. Bismarck availed himself of tho occasion to make a clear state ment of his relations to Louis Napoleon, as well- as to tho present French gavemment. BISMARCK ON LOUIS NAPOLEON. After having given about tho same idea which ho afterward "embodied in his above quoted speech of April 28, he entered fully into a con versation respecting Louis Napoleon. “Napo leon’s great fault,” ho said, is his want of deter mination, Ms hesitation, his vacillation between two principles or two sides of a question, Ms aversion to a quick decisioii whore it is neces sary to choose between two evils. In tho first half of his reign hi3 SEVERAL GREAT POLnTOAL MISTAKES Wero redeemed only by an army of some hun dred thousand m6n. If it had not been for them ho would hardly have been able to main tain, Mmself. His Crimean campaign was in opposition to French policy, sentiment and tra ditions. Ho ought to havo accepted tho Rus sian allianco, which, immediately after the bat tle of Sebastapol, was offered to him by Orloff. Bat he could not make up Ms mind, and thus lost ono of tho fow opportunities of injuring, if not beating ns. BISMARCK NAPOLEON’S FRIEND. In ono of my interviews with Napoleon I told Mm that ho had no better friend than I and no sincerer ally than we, but, if ho meant to have peace, tho two nations wero not separated by antagonistic interest, add that it only depended upon Mm to make terms honorablaand suitable to both of ns. Incredulously ho Btared at me as if bo had never seen mo before, shook hi3 head and said nothing. Bnt I was really in earnest. HE TREATS WITH THE EMPEROR. “Even after tho surrender at Sedan,” con- tinned Bismarck, “ I negotiated to the last with Napoleon. Thero were many combinations by wMch he could havo become master of tho Paris republio, and as well as we had made it, we could nnmako.it. My only object and view was of course to have a legitimate power to treat with. We had not the least interest to carry on a long war.” THIERS AND FAVBE WERE SUPERCILIOUS in the beginning. We had to put a damper on TMers’ self conceit and mako them more pliant by proving to them that we were tho masters of the situation. Tho remedy-in this respeot was a good one, bnt Napoleon could not muster tho courage either to refuse or accept onr terms. Ho know very well that in September he could havo bought the peaco at a cheaper price than' •wo subsequently demanded in January, and that wo would not havo insisted on the cession of all tho territory we havo just taken; but neverthe less ho wavered THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN VERSAILLES AND WUr- HELMSHOHE. — - — lasted from the day of Napoleon’s arrival at that castle until the signing of tho preliminary treaty with tho French Repnblic. On the noon of the same day on the evening of which I signed the preliminary treaty of peace with TMers and Favre, and in tho presence of tho latter, Lre- ceived a note addressed In a lady’s hand-waiting. . On openiDg it I found that it wa3 written by l Clement Duvemoia, Napoleon’s secret agent. 1 He informed me that Ms master was willing to accept our terms. It was, however, too late. I sent <word to Dnvemois to oall on me in the evening. Late in the afternoon I arrived at an understanding with Thiers, and when Duver- noiscame I told him I had just signed the treaty with the former. •' ^ JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. The Great Hassaclraselts Democrat oh the Essence of Democracy. From the St. Louis Republican.] Quincy, May 6,1871. A. Warren Kaley, Esq.: > ; r ■ ; Deab Sir—I have .the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a communication from you-in closing two extraots from newspapersupon which you request my criticism; and I infer from your letter that you wish to learn my opinion upon the public questions discussed in these articles. You are quite welcome to know themiif yon are willing to accept them as simply the specu lation of an individual. I represent nobody and do not boast n follower in tho world; nor do I know that my notions are shared by any con siderable portion of. any party. The people of the United States feel instinct ively that they are going wrong, but they are told that it will be dangerous to retrace their steps. They knowthat the path upon wMch they have enteredis beset with pitfalls; but even a bad path is better than the precipice.. The sweep of reaction is stayed by the dread of rev olution. Tho policy of shrewd Democrats and the duty of good citizens is to dispel tMs appre hension, no matter how foolish it may seem to them. Short of honor and good faith no sacri fice should be deemed severe wMch would suf fice to lay that haunting spectre. For that rea son I deplore the halting, hesitating step with wMch tho Democracy is sneaking up to its inev itable position. For this cause I share your re gret at the studious ambiguity wMoh seems to search for a sally port through which to dodge its destiny. And while I better like the spirit I equally condemn the policy of those who open ly proclaim their purpose of revolution. Such indications of Bcntiment annoy me, simply be cause they prolong a situation fraught with great danger to-the dearest interests of us all. The dominant party can retain a power wMch has grown too great for the publio welfare only by an indefinite extension of the moral conditions of tho civil war. ' The Republican organization can rally to no cry bnt a slogan and conquer under no standard but a spear. The party needs strife to insure its sneoess, bnt good feeling is necessary for good government. Now the hostility to tho fifteenth amendment is the stock in trade of the fomentors of strife; is it worth gratifying at the risk of permanent subjection ? The South is galled to day, not by the pres- onoe of the amendments to the Constitntioh, but by tho utter absence of the Constitution itself. They feel a Congtesa. whioh assaults them, but they find no Constitution to protect them. Is it not silly, then, to Equabble about an amendment which would cease to bo obnoxious if it was not detached from its context ? It is quibbling upon a technicality of law and relinquishing tho substanco of liberty. Tho Constitution was struck down by the assault upon Sumter, r.3 all constitutions must necossa- rily fall before the face of the supreme arbitra ment of war. It can never bo lifted up wMle war is flagrant. Tho people will never resign the attitude of hostile vigilance which is the real significance of tho present administration, until they know that no one of their wartro- pMes is' longer disputed. Then they will gladly resume tho habits wMch they love and tho good nature wMch they repress. What then is the meaning of the grotesque contortions of those who profess a fondness for camels and yet strain so fantastically at this gnat ? For tho essence of all Democracy i3 equality—nothing bnt the equality of all men before tho law. Equal and exact justice to every man, and each to share in the government of all. That is the only genuine Democratic doctrine. But who dares faoe an intelligent people with that testimony upon his lips, and denounce a measure wMch is too democratic for Democrats only because the en franchised arc black? Barely the Northern Democracy shonld not bo forced into snch stu pidities by tho conscientious scruples of their Southern brethren. Deference is donbtless due to their ■ constitutional qualms, and yet some, lernty toward revolutionary processes of amend ment might bo reasonably expeoted from sup porters of secession. If we can condone the fault, is It too much to ask paroled prisoners of war to pardon it? No! You have given our cry, “Universal am nesty and universal suffrage.” -I would only add the constitutional Union of the States. For the old constitution is just as good as it ever was, for South as well as North, in spite of the marks of the mailed hand which must remain upon it for a warning to those that come after us. There is notMng in it now wMoh Is not perfectly compatible with the happiness, wel fare and liberty of all the people of the States. It is only the Administration that is at fault, it is the interpretation wMch is violent. Do you imagine that Thomas Jefferson, do you think that JameB Madison wonld say that their old organio frame permits a protective tariff or paper money; authorizes national hanks or presidential diplomacy; conntenanoesmilitary tribunals, centralization and the crowning and perfect infamy of the Kn-klux bill? It never was the Constitution wMoh invaded or conquered a State, it is not the Constitution which oppresses the States. It was war—civil war. Close tho war, and you restore self-gov ernment to the people of the States. If they cannot secure their own peace and happiness, let ns look around next year, not for the next President, but for the first dictator. Now, if you or any other man doubt the soundness of my judgment In tMs matter, all I .ask is a true Demooratio administration, and yon shall see it for yourself. John Q. Adams. Gen. Pryor Rampant.—Ex-General Roger A. Pryor, late of Virginia, had some words with counsel to whqm. ho was opposed in a case o» hearing before Judge McOunn, in the term-room of the Superior Court, thbtJ*‘°m in f?i says a New York paper of UtoWy* ““t- When the case had been a>»pos«d of,tne.two counsel met just outside door of the court- room, and the dispute ^aa renewed. General Pryor waxed wroU*. seized oounsel by the nose, tweaked that g«a violently, then grasped his victim by wa ooat-lapeto, giving hlna vigorous shaking. an d showering epithets, remarkable for their vigor and terseness, npon his unfortu nate head. Counsel threatened the vengeanoe of the law npon the belligerent general, but tba latter turned upon Ms heel and walked away, thus ending the scene. Mb. Kebxoodlb, of Indiana, burnt a brush heap in his yard. The day was a windy one GREELEY IN THE SOUTH. Enthusiastic Receptions at Hallway Sta tions—An Old Eody Ka-klnxes the Phi losopher. . .. • Fiom tbs Memphis Appeal, May 15.] Horace Greeley passed down from Louisville through Humboldt Saturday; night, enronte to New Orleans and Texas, JBe ls.aooonjpanied by lonr Or five shrewd fellows, whose identification, with railroad and other jobs exoites the suspi cion that Horace’s leoture is an empty sham, and that his purpose in visiting Texas is to hold a share or two of stook in some grand scheme of "railway speculation. . Such, doubtless, is the purpose of Greeley’s friends. He comes along innocently enough, no don>t, Ms primary pur pose to see tho South and Southern people in their own homes, at tljejr own fireside, and hoi as painted by Phillips and Beecher and others, who know no more of ' us than we of the peo ple of Maine or Madagascar. It is needless to say that Mr. Greeley is cordially greeted everywhere. Whenever the telegraph tells the people of his coming, they gather in great crowds at railway . stations, and all are anxions to see and greet and shake the hands of. the cu riously unique philosopher of the Tribune. ?- e wears a greasy broad-rimmed straw h°f ® n “ a venerable brown sack coat, browf. ^with years and dust. The hat-rim dant'g*****® ■* downward, and from • ber> , r , ‘ a “ protrudes the fully-exposed broad, forbad of the ewatie but honest optim-* of the Trff>mw. At Bow ling Green M 3*» welcomed by a great throng. Among **• multitude was a fat old country d am p,Df Greeley’s age—say of. sixty summers, sue asked anxiously for Horace. “Oh! whar is he.’ ’ she exclaimed. “He and my father and my. old man were aller’a Whigs together, and I must see him.” Mr. Greeley was pointed out. The heavy brigade in pettiooats made a charge, and Horace went down. He was bngged and kissed, and the old hat was smashed, and the greasy old coat well sanded, and Horace almost crushed to death. The crowd enjoyed the col lision no little, and we only fear that the story will go North that Greeley has been Ku-kluxed by a Kentucky dame, and Grant may be induced to deolare Tn " tia1 law about ih The Presbyterian General Assembly now eon vened in CMcago, represents 446,561 communi cants. An injudicious XVth in Tennessee attempted to shoot a disloyal white with the wrong end of and itEernoodledhim out of a house and home. ’ pistol. It went off, end there was a blackberry- —Boston Post. . in? P art Y- WHO “JUNICS” WAS. A liong-dlSDntctl Question Supposed to be Settled.. . From the New York Timee.) . - . , - v ■■ So many important questions constantly arise the solntion of which depends on the identifies- i tioir of hand-writing that nnytMng throwing fresh light on the subject has positive value. The title to property is often at issve on suoh point% and the identification of literary remains frequently depends upon a scientific analysis of which very few are capable. There are, to bo sure, a great many persons employed in banks at in lithography who are commonly styled “experts,” and who are popularly esteemed trustworthy authority in oMrogrspMe matters. But the degree in wMoh their opinions can be depended npon is usually overrated. Mr. Twis- tleton, who. nas given deeper attention to tho matter than any literary man who ever wrote upon it, »ys that the number of real .“experts” in London during the last fifty years has been very few;'and that—limiting the application of the term to persons whose skill is recog nized and deferred to in tho Mghest courts of justioe—there are now only two “experts” in the above named city,- namely, Mr. Gha- bot and Mr. Netherohaft. The former gentle man, at the instance of Mr. Twistleton, lately made an elaborate investigation of the hand writing of the famous “Junius,” with the result, formally assented to in a long thoughtful article in the April Quarterly Review, of establishing the identity of “Junius,” with Sir Phillip Fran cis. Some of tho steps of the demonstration are so curious as to mako it desirablo to recite them. Thelettersof “Junius” began in the Fub- lio Advertiser, January 21, 1769. They have been ascribed, with more or less plausibility, to no fewer than fifteen persons; bnt the bulk of intelligent opinion ha3 always inclined to Fran cis. Still, this has only remained highly-proba- ble surmise. Positive proof has been lacking. And it has seemed that tho celebrated boast of “Junius”—that he was the sola depository of Ms own secret, and that it should perish with Mm—was destined to bo be literally verified. A conspicuous link in the chain of proof that, in tho judgment of Mr. Twistleton and tho Quar terly Review, explodes tMs anticipation, wo will briefly set forth. , Just ono hundred years ago—that is to say, in 1770 or 1771—Sir PMlip, ihon Mr. Francis, was on a visit to hi3 father at Bath. At tho As sembly rooms in that then highly-fashionable city he danced on moro than one evening with a Miss Giles, abrilliantyonnglady, whose father was afterward Governor of tho Bank of England. It was the custom at balls at that time for a lady tv keep tho mmo p—rtnor /ox* Alio whole evening; and so it fell out with this pair. Sub sequently Miss Giles recoived an anonymous note, inclosing some complimentary' verses. The note was in one handwriting, the verses in another. Both still exist, and havo been in the hands of Mr. Twistleton, Mr. Ohabot and Mr. Netherohaft. Now, it is declared by all three to bo absolutely certain that tho anonymous note is in the handwriting of “Junius.” This being so, and as Francis bad evidently sent it, it was at first taken for granted that the anon ymous verses were in tho natural handwriting of Francis. Tho most singular and interesting part of tho story follows. Mr. Chabot, after deep study, came to the conviction, not only that Francis could not have written the verses, bnt that the two—the versos and tho noto— could not possibly have been writtefi by the same hand. This conclusion was opposed to the views of Mr. Chabot’s employer; and, as iLo Quarterly eays, tbe case wiuen the expert had been called in to suppoit soemed to havo broken down in consequence of Ms evidence. The intrinsic value of that evidence, and cer tainly the independence with which it wasgiven, may, therefore, in some measure, be inferred. Mr. Twistleton assented to the professional opinion—we may suppose with some reluctance. Yet it led him to a fortunate frail. The ques tion was: If Francis did not write ihe verses, who did ? A life of Francis has just been pub lished, and mention was found in it that Ms cousin and familiar associate, Mr. RiohardTilgh- man, was with him in Bath at the time the note was sent to Miss Giles. It strack Mr. Twistle ton that Francis might have got Ms consin to act as an amanuensis. Now, in the Letter Book of Francis there are, happily, six letters ad dressed to Francis by Tilghman. These, with the verses, were now submitted to Mr. Ohabot; and he soon gave in his unhesitating conviction that the verses were in Tjlghman’s handwriting. This is pointed out to be quite characteristic of Francis. He wonld never put his own natural handwriting side by side with that of “Junius.” Addressing Miss Giles in a disguised hand; he naturally adopted tho style wMch he had been so freely using; and as naturally got Ms cousin, who probably never saw the note, to copy the verses. This hypothesis is further sustained by the fact that Tilghman, who was a native of PMladelphia, and wrote from that city, refers to the verses in one of Ms letters, and, indeed, quotes a couplet from them. . This interesting circumstance is but one of a number of remarkable corroborations, arrived at with vast labor and reseach, that' are held to establish, beyond all donbt, the identity of “Junius” with Sir Phillip Francis. The Quar terly congratulates Mr. Twistleton on having prodneeda book which “settles once for all the long-disputed controversy respecting the author ship of the Juuian letters,” and wMch is, more over, the “only work wMch has yet appeared in the English language conveying systematic in struction on the comparison of handwritings.” Every imaginable adverse theory is success ively taken np and disposed of, and certainly the demonstration, even as conveyed in the condensed statements of the Quarterly appears to be complete. It' hardly needs to be pointed out that the result of this laborious investiga tion, interesting and important as it is, does not constitute the sole value of the report of it. The successive steps of the inquiry and the proofs whereby each position has been fortified will be of immense service henceforth to the antiquary and the lawyer. Like many other patient and indefatigable scientific processes wMob, to the superficial eye, have only abstract or speculative insignificance, tMs inquiry will furnish valuable material for innumerable prac tical purposes in the future. Boating. Beautiful bay, oh beautiful bay! As I float on thy waters free, • '* ■ My boaffliea lifiht as the gulls at play,. My heart leaps high as tho flashing spray, - And we dance with the dancing sea! Tho sun illumines each merry wave . As they sweeping and rushing come. ' Wo bend o’er the prow, our hands we lave: We ask, “comeye from the mermaid’s cave? They laugh, as they curl into foam! So wo laugh again, my love and I, : * * From two glad hearts which make bat one. Just one, to laugh, to beat, to sigh, One forever, to Jive, to die, And so—nevor again alone. Bonny boat, this truth our love has taught— Tho’ at times we may seem apart. With tender caresses all love-fraught She is folding me in every thought, While she is—tho life of my heart I Dance then my boat on tho dancing tide, For yon carry a buoyant freight! Two hearts in one, which cannot divide, One, unshaken tho’ troubled and tried, Strong, secure, in our love—our Fate! . Charleston Courier. Carious Diamond Robbery. A young gentleman, a native of Baltimore, who has just arrived here from California per steamer Ocean Qneen, wMch arrived in New York the latter part of last week, relates a singular story of a robbery of jewels and valua ble diamonds which occurred on board that steamer jnst before her arrival in the port of New Yoik, and subsequently. He states that when he arrived at Aspinwall a party of wealthy and distinguished Peruvians, citizens of Lima, camo on board ihe Ocean Queen ea route, to Europe via New York. At the same time another party of men took passage to New York, whose appearance, though they were well dressed, and had first-olass state-rooms, excited the suspicions of the captain of the steamer, as well as several of the passengers. Accordingly, the Peruvians and our informant, all of whom had valuables in their trunks, had them re moved to the purser’s safe. But when the steamer was ooming up the bay of New York, the Baltimore gentleman, fearing there would be vexatious delay in getting at the purser in the confusion attendant on disembarking at the wharf, sought out that officer, and obtained hia diamonds, some $8,000 worth, and placed them in a wallet in his trank, which ho locked in Ms state-room, and only left there while, he went t9 dinner. On arriving in New York he proceeded to his hotel, after exchanging cards with his Peruvian friends, and they wept their way to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. A day or two afterwards, having received an invitation to call on the Peruviana at their hotel, he went to Ms trunk for a change of dothe3, when, to his astonishment, he dis covered that a new suit of clothes and his dia-' monels had been stolen. Ho commumcated the facts to lire police, who cautioned Mm to say nothing about it, but leave the matter in their hands for investigation. He then went to call on the Peruvians, and rode out with them into the Park. Noticing Ms serkras appearance, these gentlemen, questioned, and finally ob- , tained from Mm the facts above stated. It at otioe occurred to them that their own jew elry might be also taken, and they at onoe returned to the hotel, where they found that daring their shorf absence the room had been entered, a satchel and other things taken, their txnnk3 rifled, and over $100,000 of jewels and unset diamonds abstracted and taken away. They at once went to the police and gave in formation, and were told to keep qniet. Tho police have also,' thus far, kept quiet concern ing their operations in the matter, and in the meantime the stolen valuables aro not forthcom ing. ■ The theory of tho gentlemen who were robbed is that the party who took passage at Aspinwall were professional operators, and had knowledge of the fact that the Peruvian gentle- - men had valuable baggage with them, and ac companied and dogged them until their purpose of robbery was finally accomplished.—Wash- ington Patriot. Vanderbilt’s Sons and Sons-In-Lajr. From the Troy TimeB. ] • s The Commodore has been rather fortunate in his alliances and kindred generally. Allowing that one of Ms boys (Cornelius) has been wild, the other (William Henry) is as steady as could be desired. Cornelius, indeed,.has promised to turn over a new leaf, and perhaps will also come out all right. The Commodore has the. satisfac tion to find William a capable and efficient rail road man, who now serves as Vice-President of the Hudson River and Central. William is now in his fiftieth year, and fully restored to health. One of Ms sone, William K. Vanderbilt, assists him as private secretary, and another one of them (Cornelius, Jr.) is treasurer of the Harlem road. Tha Oommodoro means that Ms children shall be working men, and he has found them ready to undertake any duty required. His sons-in-law have also caught his emulous and ambitious spirit, and are making their mark as railroad men. One of them, Daniel Torrance, was Vice-President of the Centra}, and did good service in that office. The Com modore lias recently made Mm President of the OMo and Mississippi road, for wMch office he is well adapted. Mr. Torrance is a man of wealth, only work which has yet appeared in but has an active mind, and hence business is " congenial. The other 3on-in-Iaw is Horace F.. . Clark, a Yankee lawyer, who ia «a keen as a brier, and is the man’s confidential adviser. There was a pair of brothers ’ who came to tMs city; Hoarce and Frederick. The former took to law and married rich, while the latter beoams a preaoher and devoted himself to doing good. Horace is a fine looking man, whose age might be taken for fifty. He is foil of nerve and fire, . and stUl has great coolness and calculation, so that upon the whole he may be considered one of the most accomplished men in Wall street. Mr. Clark is now President of the Lake Shore road, whose stock has advanced twenty per cent, since last fall, notwithstanding it has re cently been mortgaged for thirty millions. Tho reader will see that the Commodore has ah un usual family st«mgth, wMch is judiciously de- failed to dieerent branches of servioe. Should he set ixmtrol of the Erie, it will be a nice ques- tjr^whom he will make President... I think by YthaC time the Commodore will be too old to ac cept the office, and hence it is probable that it will be given to one who perpetuates the name; and that Cornelias Vanderbilt, Jr., of the Har lem, will be the man. Violent Resistance to Revenue Ofeicjers. St. Louis, Mag 20.—The Democrat publish-^ the’statement, from a reliable souroo. United Btates Marshals James and a ** rested, a few days ago, in Bollms <r > Missouri, John A. McCleary and Fran 1 ' Rogers, charged with illicit distilling. V® 911 near Marble Hill with the prisoners./" party were confronted by some twenty-mrinxl men, on horseback and J™- foot, who <i~nanded the surrender of MoCleary and R'*»' srs « which was refused. They there*; up ^-nred upon the officers, wounding Marshal james in the leg and arm. -The offioers re turned the fire, and, it is thought, wounded some of the assailants. They, then put spurs to their horses and escaped. ■ The prisoners were brought here last night and lodged in jail. The oelebrated Scotch surgeon, Dr. James Byrne, used to give Ms students the following rules to insure suooess in practice: 1. Never look surprised at anything. 2. Before stating your opinion of -a case on your second visit, as certain whether your previous directions have been complied with. 3. Never ask the same question twiee. IdPHnraoKT tor Jura, opens with the new novellette Provence Bose—Shopping in Paris— a German Popular Leotore—Florenoe Maryatt’a story at Sail' Waters—No. 7 of those capital papers Wild Ireland—The Freedmen’s Bureau Serantgallism in Virginia are among the other leading articles. A New York journal advises Grant to “intro duce oommon sense into his appointments.” It is all well enough to advise him thus, but where the diokana is he going to get the oommon sense ? —LomsviSe (hurier-Joumal Commune Gone Ur.—The Paris Commune went np in a blaze of fire rot Sunday, and we trust will never oome down again. Reception op the New Democratic Dkpabt- ib.—Cincinnati, May 22..—The Democratic Executive Committee of Hamilton county have endorsed the Vallandigham platform promulga ted by the Montgomery oounty committee, ana recommend the Hon. Samuel F. Hunt as the Demooratio candidate for Lieutenant Governor besides directing delegates srom.this county!I support Mm in the convention. At the Butler county convention, called to appoint delegates to the State convention, the new departure was ignored. A negro politician in Mississippi sued the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad Company the other day for ejecting him and his wife frpm a “white” car. The jury were about half ne groes, bnt unfortunately it came ont in evidence that the sable dame bad objected, in no chains language, to the odor of the ooonpants of the colored cars. The negro jurors rendered »W* diet in accordance with the “Put yourself in ids place” principle.—Mobile Register. Mrgg Jessie McLean, a New York belle, mar ried, on the 11th of April, tho Hon. Spence* Oowper, a distinguished English widower of forty years. His first wife was the widow of Count d’Oraay, and daughter of Lady Blearing; ton. Min McLean’s marriage* aaakn her the sister-in-law of Earl Oowper, of the Connie* of Shaftesbury, of Visoountess Jcoelyn, era of the Honorable Mrs. William Oowper Tempi*, Resumption op Wore.—JSoranton, Mdy 90.— The miners of the Delaware ana Hudson pany bare followed the aaample of ware, Lackawanna and Wee tern Oo® decided to aoeept the offer of the Thero will be a reeempaenef -met ia mines of both Companies 0f& MenAy. ' v -L.V-«IF '- % ,