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X v ftfk X /A • . if. * DEVOTED TO RELIGION, LITERATURE, COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA, SATURJSlY MORNING, MAY .29, 1869. hit Mr. Simmons, a worthy and respected citizen, had made a movement for re trenchment in the expenses of the town. Luke’s employer had been in the habit of furnishing certain articles to the town, ===—-—, - and under the new system was likely to 3- £ ry Saturday^ Morning-, f] , 1<ft1ow tlieamoun t he had received l0 - iS *'' —■ , uMH ; " jin former years. So he thought Mr. 1 Simmons had meddled too much‘in 2 oo ! town affairs, and Luke took up the 3 W Strain and piped freely upon it. He ':X' " '=*=-:=== =: I knew nothing of the causes which led Tnnariably in Advance. | to Mr. Simmons’ course—he only knew that that gentleman’s character was be fore the public and he went into it. A man who can speak recklessly of one individual, will speak in the same man- ncr’of others; and a man who can thus thoughtlessly speak at one time, is likely to speak at any time, Luke Wharton had been anxious for some time to go into business on his own account, and the opportunity at I length presented itself; or, at all events I he saw a good opening to make arrange- | ments to that end. His old employ*, who had done business enough, was i payments Advertising Rates. „ r,,owi.S or Where • 1B contracU ^ withuut instruc- ^‘S^verti^eotswinhccharg- ordiog to the thcy occupy^ 6 M. 12 M. 1 M. 2 M. 3 M. $ ^ \ 3 7 i i 9 i 8 t 11 14 i 12 . 15 20 1 , 1C j 20 1 *• i 20 | 25 ; 32 i 21 I 31 1 3S 37 i 45 ' 32 43 \ ! > 2 , 36 i 49 60 , 40 1 55 1 88 , i 44 , 82 i 74 y.quare» i Si|ffar e3 t 1 Spiarts, I Squares, Squares, | Squares, Square?, *quarcs, l Squares, luares, [ Column, Ordinaries. Adniimsfators. ^““rrtt.n^.rethe '•"• be PAII) w ,.f Orilinarii-s - Irly s' • • ft//,ay*’ XnUces.... F - Land* kc.. !>r. |itv Days' N'oticeH.... t Sl<»uth*‘ Notices.... n jmV Notices of sal tHuttin's’ Salks.—Foi 4 00 10 00 2 00 for every lifa, which has suddenly and strangely changed his mind. He simply tells me that he will not trust you where my money is at stake. He says farther that (pardon me, I must speak frankly) a man who uses his tongne as you use yours, would be sure to ruin any business sooner or later. Will yon see him and talk.with him ? I may see you this week. Tours, Thomas Lyon.’ The hand which held the letter sank' by Luke’s side, and a smothered groan escaped him. “What is it?’ asked his young wife, springing to his side. “Nothing—nothing now,’ he whisper ed; and then he seized his hat and has tened from the room. What a blow was this! How high he had built, his hopes upon the bright prospects before him—how prondly he had dwelt upon the flattering promise of the future—and how heavy was the fall. He paced to and fro in the garden, and finally he reasoned calmly on the subject, At.first he muttered deep imprecations Where are the brave who I A bulwark for their couq Who bowed, and sealed J To stand the foremost : Where are the eyes that The Southern “Stars ant Oh ! where arc tBey who The host which came t? Where are the hands that-*! And raised"the Southern I When Freedom’s piercing t Who echoed back the ■ die Argus. [ stood, r’s right; fvow with blood, ht? I with pride 7 to see? f deflied ain the freo ? , »d the s word, g on high ? iek was heard ; icrjs? We call them, but they M*#« nets Alas! they sleep in lWewm’s gfave; Bright Honor ! guard eachigiredspot Where sleep th^ relies Then let ns plaoo fee, ABbve the trte’Cnnt . Whose deeds andhrtenes we fain weald shrine To live ’till Time itself be fled. Isoms*. Yaldosta, (la. willing to sell out. He" told Luke if lw upon the head of Samuel Lovejoy; but could find a partner who would pay cash "Vhen he came to read the letter again rips nor square, $5.00. »ro ctargod for the same as other A SKETCH TOIt EVERYBODY. “1 tliiirk lie would sell himself cheap,” 1,1.1 Like Wharton, and he spoke very family. •What do you mean ?” asked Rosana, : wife. I mean just what I say. lie would I'dl himself for money; and I believe he would sell his best friend, too,” •Of whom do you speak, my son ?’ ,rd his mother, looking up from her prurk, and raising her spectacles. ‘•I speak of Mr, Simmons,’replied down for half the store, and -its good will, the other half might remain for several years on a mortgage. So Luke cast about himself, and was not long in fiuding the man he sought. Thomas -Lyon, a-yauag_man of a neighboring town, was ready to'enter into sucb part nership, and he considered that the thorough knowledge of the business, and the intimate acquaintance with the cus tomers which Luke might bring to him would offset the interest he might have to pay for the money he would bo oblig ed to hire. It was all arranged, and Luke "Whar ton was happy. Thomas Lyon would raise the four thousand dollars necessary to be paid down, and he would soon be in a position where he could not only enjoy the honor and satisfaction of do ing business for himself, but where he could lay up money. And he was the more satisfied because another party had been talking of purchasing the store. ••1! it wli.it have you against him ?’ sitmed the old lady. "1 have nothing against him. I was ly speaking of him ns I thought.’ ‘•lint do you know we should not ai rways tell just ivlmt we think, my son ? (it is not safe.’ ‘ I believe it is always safe to toll the rath, no matter where it hits,’ resumed Luke. “Then it would bo proper for me to o out and tell tilings I hear yon and your wife say, and all that I see you ilo, 1 matter what may be their character?’ “Ah—but that would be. infringing •ou the sacreducss of the domestic feh*,’ said tbu youug man. “So it would,' continued his mother; ‘and this shows you that there must be ptions to your rule. The domestic |rcle is no more sacred than is a man’s aracter. When you must speak, then ah the truth, and fear not the conse- euces; but be careful when yon speak id how you speak. I know you are ry careless, at times, iu your manner fa speaking of others, and I am sorry it s so. Now answer mo this: Would yon ant Mr. Simmons to know what you said about him ?’ “I shouldu’t care,’ replied Luke; and he spoke hesitatingly. “les, you would care,’ continued the ■old lady. “lou know that he is a man of much influence in this place, and that ho has never wronged*yon in any way or shape. And your estimation of his character is only formed from what others have said. Now answer me truly. Would you wish that some third party should go* and 1 whisper into his ear the -scandal you have spoken of him ?’ ^ oil I <lon t know as I should; but there’s no danger.’ * Ah, my son—you do not know how much danger there may be. I am afraid you are as free in speaking to others as you are in speaking to-ate. Have you Dot spoken ofMr. Simmons thus ?’ Luke wa^ obliged to admit that he uad; but still claimed there'was no dau- Sfr, and that he had a right so to speak. ‘Ton have no right to speak against wour neighbor,’ said Mrs. Wharton.— ‘To* will find as you advance in the world, that you will have difficulties enough ts encounter with without mak ing enemies ceedlessly. If you prosper and move along through life with honor 1tmd respect, let one of your first cares he to see that you speak uo evil of your neighbor. Speak ill of no man, when duty does not absolutely call upon you to do so. You will find it by far the safest course. Luke Wharton was a vong man just harried, and was clerk in a retail store. Te meant to be honorable and truthful, hut he had contracted that habit which “I would not trust him as far as I could throw a fat hog by the tail up hill!’ asserted Luke Wharton. He spoke of Mr. Samuil Love joy,-a njamwho lived in a distant part of the town, and who was the individual that had some talk of purchasing the store. “What do you mean by that ?’ asked Mrs; Wharton. “I mean just what I say,’ returnel Luke. “I wouldn’t trust him au inch.’ “But what <lo you know against him, my sou ?’ “I know enough. He would have bought our-store if he could; aud he meant to do it in an underhand way.— Ho knew that I wanted it, and yet he tried his best to work me out.’ “But how do you know this ?’ “bow do I know ?—why I know it well enough. I know that lie went to my .employer, Mr. Green, offered to pnrehase the whole; and I know that he intimated that I might, never be able to pay my -half. I tell you.' he isn’t to be trusted.’ “I hope you have not thus spoken to any one else,’ said the old lady with much earnestness. “Why do you hope that ?’ “Because it would have been very wrong. I know Mr. Lovejoy .is an ec centric man, and very set, and even bit ter in his prejudices; but I never heard a lisp against his character for honesty and uprightness. Have you spoken of him out of doors ?’ “I have spoken my mind of him,’ re plied Luke somewhat stubbornly, “aud I shall speak so again.’ “Stop!’ said the mother. She spoke sternly. “Do nqt so. You are too free in the use of that tongue of yours. You are not sure that Mr. Lovejoy has spoken one word against you, and you have no right to speak 'so against him. If this should go to his ears it might injure you. If you are going into business, you should endeavor to make friends and not enemies. Let me assure you, my son, that you should break yourself of that bad, bad habit. Just look at it in this one light, and you ought not to look farther. It is a habit from which no good can possibly flow, but from which evil must result. Isn’t that reason enough for giving it up ?’ While they were yet speaking the door bell rang, and tbte servant soon handed in a letter for Luke Wharton, saying that the postman had jnst left it. The young man broke the seal and read as follows: he was forced to think and feel somewhat differently. a , , A week ago he had arranged plans in your favor,’ he read. “I was mistaken,’ he said to himself. “While I thought he was trying to work me out, he was in reality trying to help me.’ He was really to let Thomas have four thousand dollars to be my partner. What a fool I have been 1 Whv could I not have known that he was Lyon s uncle, and my friend.’ “My son!’ Luke started—turned and beheld his mother. “What is this ?’ she asked. He handed her the letter, and then she^ read it. “ What shall I do ?’ he asked. “What have you proposed to do ?’ “Nothing. I know not what I could do.’ “You can give up the store, and all of the bright hopes you had based upon it. ’ “Oh—I cannot do that, mother.’ “Then yon can do better. Go to Mr. Lovejoy, and tell him frankly, tliat you have been at fault, and that henceforth yon will do so no more.-? “I cannot.? “Then you must do the other thing— give up all. Yon have done very wrong, and if you have not the courage to ac knowledge it to him against whom the wrong has been done, then yon deserve no favor that he can grant. Think of it, my son; and as you do, remember this: If you come lidfcorably out of this, it may prove the best lesson you have ever re ceived.' God be with yoU, Luke, and may good sense and reason prevail,? She left him, and he remained alone in the garden for half an hour. Then he went to the stable and got a horse, and rode away to see Samuel Lovejoy. He found the. old gentleman at home, and after ho had overcome his embarrass ment, he stated the object of his visit.? You thought that I meant to work against you, eh ?’ said Samuel Lovejoy. It makes no difference what I thought,’ frankly returned Luke. “I have done wrong; for I had no right to question your motives; nor had I any right to speak as I did. It w(is spoken thoughtlessly, and I am sorry for it.? Sorry that I heard it, eh ?’ No, sir. I am glad you heard of it, for it has opened my eyes to the greatest fAult in my life. But I am sorry I said it, because it was wrong.’ “Well, well,’ said the old gentleman, come in. If you really feel that way, perhaps"we.can talk.’ They went into the house and the matter was freely discussed. "In the end, Luke had pledged himself that he would cast off the evil practice of a loefee tongue forever; and Samuel Lovejoy. had prom ised that he should have half of Mr. Green’s store,, with Thomas Lyon for a partner. Once more was Luke Wharton hap* py. He went home with bis resolution firmly fixed, and when he told his wife and mother what had transpired, they were happy with him. Within two weeks ibe great store bore above its entrance the names of “Lyon & Wharton;” and business flour ished and the new firm prospered. Luke wrote a few words upon a piece of paper, and placed it where his eyes fell upon it daily. It was a Life Lessor, which he wrote there—a lesson which thousands of us should learn and prac tiee : .“Suffer no word to escape tbee of thy n clobber, which.tbou wouldst not have MARRIAGE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS. From the New York Democrat. BY HUMANITY, IB. It may not be generally known that Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, late President at the Confederate States of America, was first married to a daughter of the lamented Zachary Taylor, who was elected President of the United States in 1848. Much less are the peculiar incidents and rojnan- tift circumstance attending Mr. Davis’ marriage to Miss Sarah Knox Taylor known to the world. I propose to make up this chapter of history, During the ‘Black Hawk War, more than a third of a century ago, Col. Taylor commanded Fort Craw ford- at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, (then Michigan,) and his family were with him, [Jefferson bDavis, then sweets from flower and field, Got Tay lor was aroused from his slumbers. By* a strange coincidence, he had been dreaming of ‘Wild Jeff -upon his noble steed, withKhox so grace fully sitting on her blooded pony, turning from the gauntlet of scalp ing knives, tomahawks.and poisoned arrows. ■’Being awakened, he demand ed to know why he had been disturb-*, ed at bo unreasonable ah hour. ‘Aye, aye, sir ; it’s only Patrick*4tf ter coming to tell yer-houor that Miss Kami’s dnrlint pony .has gone out through the "key (kay) hole of the stable, bridled and saddled himself, and set out on a race with the wild winds, if ye -judge by the widp-ppart prints of his hoofs that he was afther lavin’behint him, sir, and Miss Kncx hersilf, sar, must have fashtenedjher- silf in the bonnet-box in her room, for sure Biddy, the girl, and Salty^the ception of the real cause of aH this tumultuous rejoicing until the old pi oneer, before mentioned, rode for ward, and in accents oi broken, al most sobbing eloquence, depicted the •intense excitement mud grief which the-discovery of the capture of- the lieutenants and ladies, by the ruth less Savages, had occasioned through out the village. {Lieutenant^Wflson essayed an explanation, but the old iffim, motioning the lieutenant to be silent, gave his order, and away dash ed the whole party toward the village —the‘rescuers’ filled With joy oyer the fortunate turn bf events and hap py resultsof the morning,'Jwhile the sides of the ‘rescued’ were splitting with laughter at the ludicrous mis take of their friends. Arriving at the village, the lieuten ants and ladies, without Being per mitted a word of explanation, were nagur, watched time abont botjCh* Rapturously-greeted by men, women once, after seeing her retire,'find she food children in every manner calcu- graduate of West Point, bearing lieutenant’s commission in the regu lar army, was also under orders at the same fort. -Handsome, brave and chivalrous by nature, and possessing ali the suavity, ease, and grace wbicb tborougb mtellectualjeulture’and the most refined society confers, it was" not strange that his heart became the target for very many of chpid’s sel dom-erring arrows. One of those ar- jlance of “Friend Wharton:—I am very sorry to be obliged to inform you that our | plan for purchasing thas stor§ in partner- , _ _. B ship cannot be carried out I had so thy neighbor know, arranged to have the money from my uncle, Samuel Lovejoy, whom you well know, but he will not allow me to move as I intended. I may as well be frank with you as not He says lie will pur Another very severe engagment is re ported to have taken place at Las Minas on the 3d instant. On the Cuban side „ i were several American fegiments. The chase the whole store for me, or*he will. was vel -y severe, culminating in a roys, .bjri. Miss Knox Ta; the mark,’ and it happened that Miss Knox’s heart went with the missile, and that the two hearts became indis solubly connected. Gol. Taylor, look ing with disfavor upon the situation, resolved to break the alliance, and accordingly directed hi3 servant to say to Knox, as he always called his daughter, that he wished to see her in the parlor. She came, and the following conversation ensued: Knox, what can possibly be the ob ject of Lieutenant Davis in visiting this bouse so often ?’ ‘I cannot imagine, father, unless it is to see and talk to me.’ ‘Yqu surely do not encourage his visits ?’ ‘Why not? Lieutenant Davis is handsome, generous, refined and courageous. Young ladies usually feel themselves complimented by the attention of such gentlemen.’ 'This will never do—never do, Knox I mnst forbid him the house.’ Why, father! what possible objec tion, have you to Lieutenant Davis ?’ He is all that you claim for him : my daughter ; but be is too headlong and headstrong. • Should you marry him, you will be left a widow after bis first battle. In truth, there is no telling to wbat sad fate that this young man’s rash impetuosity will lead him. It will not do—it will never do. With out awaiting an answer or word, Col. Taylor strode away rapid ly in his military boots, with the imperious air of one^ whose word was kiw, leaving'SEss Knox to her tears, and a woman’s resolves. Lieut. Davis received an intimation sufficiently pointed to enable him to understand that .his presence At CoL Taylor's could be dispensed with Nothing of unusual interest occurred during the succeeding month, except that the health of the Colonel’s beau tiful and accomplished daughter de dined rapidly, and it came, to be se riously feared that the fell destroyer, consumption, had marked her as an other victim, while the young Lieu tenant became so quick-tempered and irritable that if any one dared even to regret that Miss Taylor was not looking so well as usual, coffee and pistols for two were likely to be call ed for. A denouncement came, how ever, as usual in all strategic move ments, either in love.or in war. didn’t get out, and she’s not in there sir, and—’ Silence!’ roared the Colonel. %■ Yis, yis, your servant,’ cried Pat, placing his ear to the key-hole. Can you tell me, Patrick, said • the Colonel, ‘whether Lieut. Davis’ horse is in his stall ?’. the Colonel at the same time stepping to the door. ‘He is not, sir, and his servant pro tista it’s a red-skin as rode him away. Sure there’s not another rider this side the ould dart, would get such jumps from a horse as the lieutenant’s made when he was lavin/ and that ye can know be measuring tbe space ‘twixt his tracks.’ • . ‘Well, well, Patrick, go now.’ Away went the anxious Hibernian in eager search for father light touch ing the mysterious occurrences of the night. The faithful Patrick, wild with excitement, and trembling with apprehension regarding the safety of the ‘darlint Miss Knox,’ as well as for the well being of bis favorite lieuten ant, passed hurriedly from place to eves “hit and * bi S bl ? ’ manner, spreading serious alarm as a contagion in tbe tropics ; so that when the Colonel, a little later, reach ed his front door, citizens were ap« proaching from every direction, ajid his practiced eye discovered ihe whole garison was in commotion, as if momentarily expecting to be led forth by him to tbe rescue of bis be loved daughter and the young lieu tenant, who were supposed to have been captured by tbe bated ‘red skins.’ Tbe general excitement was augmented half an hour afterwards by tbe discovery that Lieut". George Wilson, (brother of Hon. T. S. Wil son, of Dubuque, Iowa,) and Miss Street, daughter of Gen. Street, were among the missing. .The opinion pevailed generally that the four young friends had been captured and scalped, as it was not to be supposed that’even the courage of those gallant and chivalrous, youDg officers could permit them to pass,, especially with ladies, beyond the picket lines. Hence, at an early hour the good French pioneers of the prairie came from every direction, mounted on their fleetest ponies, and armed with guns, pistols, butcher knives, etc., while the women wept in anguish over the I03S of their favorites of the fort In the miist of all this confu sion, and before Col. Taylor had de cided upon the precise course proper to be pursued, an old pioneer, more calm and self-possessed than the great mass about him, descried, far over the prairie r "two gentlemen and two ladies on horse-back, approaching the fort with apparently ah possible speed. Attention being called to the joyous sight, and all divining that they were the missing lieutenants and ladies who, by special interposition of Providence, mnst have escaped, but were hotly parsued by their mer ciless captors, the whole body of im- petuons and brave-hearted French men were rushed with headlong speed to the resene, and were soon face to face with the lost ones, whom they greeted with such shonts of joy, it was averred, as had never before come from the lips and hearts of men. on that beautiful ‘Prairie of the Dogs-’ To say that the two lieutenants and their fair companions were great ly as well as most agreeably surprised at these unexpected greetings and cordial congratulations, would be but Ifttied to .manifest^the great joy of the population consequent upon their miraculous escape "from tomahawks and scalping knives, after passing that dreadful night in the custody of savages. F-ew men have lived. who, at any period of their existence possessed stronger self-will or control ever him self than Lieut. Davis ; «yet, in vain did he on that occasion exert every faculty and power to repress the risibilities of his nature in order t render an explanation possible, less was it possible for the over ry and great hearted Lieut. Wilson to do so. These ludierious circum stances, with the exuberatice of pub lic rejoicing—iall jabbering away in French and English at the same time—rendered it utterly impossiole was for either of the ‘rescued party’to get in a word edgewise or otherwise, and so the crowd gradually dispersed Col/Taylor, however, ‘smelt a mice,’ mad was not long in ascertaining the time state of affairs—that is, that Jeff and his daughter Knox had^engaged in ‘a runaway match,’ with Lieut. Wilson and the beautiful Miss Street groomsman and bridesmaid. Truth would out, and in less than an hour fivery man woman and child in the village knew all about the wed ding ; and as they discussed the singular affairs and adventures of the moraine, the uproarrious shouts of laughter arose frpm every group and household. There was, however, one face amid that wide scene of mirth and gayety that was livid with rage; two lips tightly compressed ; two eyes flash ing with indignation ; and one. strong hand grasping, now and again, the hilt of an oft-tried sword. Tbe reader may weil imagine that I refer to Col. Zach ary Taylor, before whose angry glance brave indeed must have been the heart that did not become faint. Col. Taj lor having declared, with an oath strong as he ever used, that under no circumstance would he ever forgive Davis or become reconciled with bis daughter, an alienation thereafter exist ed as wide as the poles of the earth. NtJMBEB 34. President Taylor, tbe wannest friend- " ship existed between ^ * OBa " panions iu arms, f wi whew General Taylor was the Whig president Uaitnd^- SfifteiftidP'iwthtia Daris • DemoeratlcUnitedStatesSenator from Mississippi, mid all the political strifes of the times, no feeling* other thaff those of tb» purest pnsellah regard ever existed between ‘ them. Let ns trust, through hopnfal augury, if nought ekt, that another reconciliation may occur—that toe people -of opr beloved country may become again united .under and fid- knowledge oBedienee to the Conn* tution. Emulating the example of the iHusWrieuahMOkOf Been* viatn, let us truly realize that while ‘to err is human,’ it befits the brave to be forgiving and magnanimous. Change*of Name.—The name of the Alabama and Florida Railroad,running from Pollard, to Pensacola, Fla^ has been ehanged to the Pensacola and Louisville Railroad. ' — Secretary Seward's eldest son, the Hon. Frederick ^W. Seward,- has pur chased Thurlew Weed’s interest in the Commercial Advertiser, and will, H is reported, take the editorial chair of that old and well established journal. The Democrats in the Indianna Leg islature made another stampede last Thursday, to defeat the Constitutional (fifteenth) Amendment. Tbc Grapd Jury of Jefferson county hash rftSTaW bill against Wilson* nerrro who killed old Ayer. A Noble Old Geoboun.—We find the following in the Atlanta Intelligen cer of Saturday : Uon. David Lewis, ths Secretary of the State Agricultural Society, informs us that the report made to him of tbe officers and members of tho Clarke County Agricultural Society, i bv Gov. Lumpkin, as the Presi dent of the Society, with his own hand and seal. No wonder that a man wi^h such a soul, and spirit, can nt near 90 years defy the ravages of time and old age. What a lesson to.our laggards '. What an example to our youth 1—Col. Sun. - - - «»»•**— ' Gen. John B. Gordon will deliver the iterary Address, during the approach-' ing commencement exercices of tho Andrew Female College, at Cuthbert. ♦ », . > A negro named Floyd Nelson ba» been appointed Postmaster at Ander- sonville, Ga. Andrew Johnson has been appointed orator for the next commencement of Davidson College, North Carolina. George Hudson, the ‘Rii!wq>. King of other days, » living in great poverty in France. A shareholder in one of the lines Be projected, offers tp join lfl rais- Inb an annuity of two hundred pounds a year for tbe dethroned monarch. One bright morning, ero tho early j io convey a fainL id aa of their asfcon- had ct oiio- forth to gather his • -shruent. They indeed, .had no con- Sixtcen years had passed away on the wheels of time,’ when Gen. Z chary, Taylor and Col. Jefferson Davis met in a loreign country, amid the sickeniijg scenes of blood, carnage and battle, in defence of their country’s honor, and over both of whose command defiantly floated the ‘Star-spangled Banner’—a flag which at that dale (January 8th, 1848) was in truth and reality tbe em blem of liberty and equality. Wherever on that sanguinary field the fierce con test raged and duty called,, there was seen the noble and soldierly form of Col. Jeff. Davis at the head of the “First Mississippi Rifles,” than which no more courageous, gallant, and glori ous regiment ever unsheathed sword for national honor. This . was tho battle of Buena Vista, in Mexico, where CoL Davis was severely, and was at the time supposed morially, wounded by a can non ball and by the fall of his horse— the latter being instantly killed. *. * .* * * * It wa* a evening at Bnena Vista; the great battle bad been fonght. American arms and valor had triumphed, the dead were beins buried, aod the woun ded humanely cared for by comrades's bands, when General Taylor monnted his splendid war-horse, ‘Old White?,* and hurriedly made his way to tbe markee of Colonel Jeff. Davis. Arriv ing at the wounded Colonel's quarters, the Genera! quickly dismounted, stepped to the Colonel's cot, grasped him by.the hand, pressed it fervently, and, almost overcome by emotion, said: ‘Jeff, you have saved us the day with your glori ous ‘rifles*—let me confess that Knox knew your worth and yonr mettle better than I did.* •From ‘that moment Throughout the war. aud. "iudocJ, until. the death of Fatal Accident to a CircCs Per former.—At Danville, Illinois, on Fri day last, as the performers of Joe Rut* ledge’s circus were performing in ther tent, one of the athletes, named Charles Miller, met with an accident which is expected to prove fatal. Tho aecident occurred while turning a doable somer sault through a hoop. Mirier had bean turning double somersaults In tbe ordi nary way, when, against the counsels of his comrades, be undertook to doable himself through a hoop ^but alas. tus foot caught in the hoop, and he fell upon tbe back of his head and shoul ders, injuring tbe vertebras to the ex ettt above indicated. Communication Ur the brain and the lower part cf the body and the lower Kmbs was instantly cut off, so that a pin might bare keen rnn*into biin up to its head without b» knowledge. When the accident-oc curred he was laid upon a, pallet, and physicians were sent for.. The Rev- Mr. Leaton was siunmooed to the injured man’s side, when, probably for the first time, tbe voice of prayer and supplica tion to the Almighty God, was heard within that tent. As the athlete ley his spangled costume, suffering ther keenest possible pangs of mPrul pain, and knowing soon that be moat die, bw lisped his Saviour’s name id tbe meet agonizing earnestness. Bis comrade* speak of him in the warmeat term* of regard. He is 21 years of age. At about sundown he wes removed to- tho Galt House, but the exertion was- so great that he fainted before the task was accomplished*—Springfield Step*** lican. * The London Times pays Sumner the handsome compliment cf saying that bis Alabama speech is “worthy of his ability,” being “puerile, unreasonable, and unstatesman like.” Tb* Radical members elect from Con necticut rulbed to Washington asd were admitted before the tote was counted. They occupied then seats three days, and now want eight monlbs p 8 y—tail thousand dollars- ima 'Yankee thrift,—rhiy$ -"ty*-.. -3
