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VOLUME XXXVI.]
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, I860.
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AFTER I HIE.
Wlmt care I then, if the bright summer sun,
With its enthroning sky of cloudless blue,
And sweet voiced fountains’ softly falling spray,
Reflecting in its beanty many a hue,
Shine not for me 7
Full well I know the earth will be as green
In the Sweet Summer—and the flowers as
The skies as cloudless, and the silvery sheen
Of falling waters yet as rich and rare.
Though not for me .
1 shall exult in freedom, like a bird
Lono- caged, aud eager for an upward fligut,
With no regret my soul will then be sUrred
Though the dark splendor of the jewelled Nigbt,
Its starry jewels beaming goldtu ligh ,
Beam not for me !
The solemn anthems of the sounding sea.
The moonlit beauty of its blooming isles,
Where all the year the South wind breezes blow.
And beauteous nature tu its verdure smiles ,
These things may speak to other hearts than
mine. ... ,
Yet dwelling on the troubled sea of time,
If not for me.
The kindly greeting of the friend to
The cordial hand clasp and the smiling brow,
The gentle glance that love thoughts ever end.
And tender words, so soothing, soft and low ,
Ti.ese may spring up, as violets by te wa >
To gladden other hearts in their brief day,
If not for me.
But 0! the unrecorded, untold bliss
That may be mine in yonder brighter sphere,
Th<* glaJ reunion and the welcome kiss
That I dare not hope will end my journey here,
Wi;l he more precious and more perfect joy
Than earthly friendships with their rude alloy
Can give to me.
Though earth may pass away and be no more,
Her landscapes fade before my closing eye,
And those to come forget tha °
Their present time I laid me down.to die,
The bright beauties of immortal day
May sweep each lingering thought ot gner
away— ^ D) j thit? for me !
[From Artemus Ward’s New Volume.]
Horace Greely’. Ri.lc •» Pl-cervillr.
When Horace Greely was in California
nation awaited him at every town. He
had written powerful leaders in the T ri
bune in favor of the Pacific railroad,
which had greatly endeared bun to the
citizens of the Golden State, and there
fore they made much of him when he
went to sefc them. , . ., „ n
At one town the enthusiastic populace
tore his celebrated white coat to pieces
and carried the pieces home to remei
Ll The citizens of Placerville prepared to
fete the great journalist, ana an extra
coach, with extra relays of horses, was
chartered of the California Stage Co., to
carry him from Folsom to Placerville—
distance forty miles. The extra was
in some way delayed, and did not leave
Folsom until in the afternoon. Mr. Greely
was to be feted at seven o’clock that even-
the extra, f‘Henry, this 2".
be there by seven to-night. And * Ie /‘
ry answered, “The great man shall be
1 The roads were in an awful state, and
during the first few miles out of ’
slow progress was made.
“Sir,” said Mr. Greely, “are you aware
that I must he at Placerville at seven
o’clock to night ?”
“I’ve got my orders,” laconically re
plied Henry Monk.
Still the coach dragged slowly forward.
“Sir.” said Mr. 'Greely, ‘this is not a
trifling matter. I must be there at sev
en !”
Again came the answer, “I’ve got my
orders!”
But the speed was not increased, and
Mr. Greely chafed away another half
hour, when, as he was again about to re
monstrate with the ^’ iver, the horses star
ted into a furious mu, and all sorts of en
couraging yells filled the air from the throat
of Henry Monk.
“That is right, my good fellow !” cried
Mr. Greely. “I’ll give, you ten dollars
when we get to Placerville. Now we are
going!’ .
They were indeed, and at a terrible
speed
Crack, crack ! went the whip, and again
that voice split the air. “Git up! Hi!
yi! G’long ! Yip—yip!”
And on they tore over stones and rets,
up hill and down, at a rate of speed never
before achieved by stage horses.
Air. Greely, who had been bo incing
from one end of the coach to the ether
like an India rubber bali, managed to
get Lis head out of the window, when he
said :
“Do-n’ot-on’t you u-n think we e-e shall
get there by seven if we do-n’t-on’t go so
fast ?”
“I’ve got my oiders !” That was all
Henry Monk said. And on tore the
coach. ^
It was becoming serious. Already tlie
from the ter-
head “might
have been seen” at the window.
“Sir,” he said, “I don’t care—if we
don’t get there at seven !”
“I’ve got my orders !”
Fresh horses. Forward again, faster
than before. Over rocks and stumps, on
one of which the coach narrowly escaped
turning a somer-sault.
“See here !” shrieked Mr. Greely, “I
don’t care if we dont get there at all !”
“I’ve got my orders! 1 work for the
California Stage Company. I do. That's
w hat I woik for. They 6aid, get this man
through by seving,’ an’ this man’s goin”
through. You bet! Gerloug ! Whooep !”
Another frightful jerk, aud Mr. Gree-
ly's bald head suddenly found its way
through the roof of the coach, and amidst
the crash of smalll timbers and the ripping
of strong canvass.
“Stop, you maniac” he roared.
Again answered Henry Monk, “I’ve’
got my orders! Keep your seat, Hor
ace!”
At Mud Springs, a village . a few miles
from Placerville, they met a large delega
tion of the citizens of Placervill, who had
come out to meet the celebrated editor,
and escort him to town. There was a
military company, a brass band, and a six
horse wagon load of beautiful girls in
milk white dresses, representing all the
States in the Union. It was nearly dark
now, but the delegation was amply provi
ded with torches, and bonfires blazed all
along the road to Placerville.
The citizens met the coach in the out
skirts of Mud Springs, and Mr. Monk
reined in his foam-covered steeds.
“Is Air. Greely on board ?” asked the
chaiiman of the committee.
“He was a few miles back.” said Mr.
Monk. “Yes,” he added, after looking
down through the whole which the fearful
jolting and the head of Mr. G. had made
in the coach roof, “yes, I can see him. He
is there.”
“Air. Greely,” said the chairman of the
committee, presenting himself at the win
dow of the coach, “Air. Greely, we have
come most cordially to welcome you, sir—
why, God bless me, sir, you are bleeding
at the nose.”
“I’ve got my orders,” cried Mr. Monk.
“Aly orders 16 as follers : ‘Git him there
by seving.’ It was a quarter of seving.
Stand out of the way”
“But, sir.” excl imed the committee
man, seizing the off ijader by the reins,
“Mr. Alonk, we are come to escort him into
town. Look at the procession, sir, and the
brass band, and the people and the young
women, sir.”
“I’ve got my orders!” screamed M.
Alonk. Aly orders don’t say nothin’ about
no brass bands and young women. My ,
orders says git him there by seving! Let
go the lines ! Clear the way there. Whoo
ep! Keep yoor seat Horace! And the
coach dashed wildly through the proces
sion, upsetting a portion of the brass band
and violently grazing the wagon which
title if it had not been dinned into our ears,
unceasingly, since the day that Washing
ton Irvin recorded the smart, cute trick of
the blessed Pilgrims, when the Red Man
begun to melt aWay before them as the
Black Man bids fair to do. Exultantly
did they rear the name aloft, and enthusi
astically have they adored it as the em
blem of their peculiar adriotness, surpas
sing the wisdom -of all creation. Of
course, there is an offensive tone in its pro
nunciation, but how can even the satire
that is distilled from the vinegar of ants
disparage that which is essentially glorious
to a New England man? AN hen Mr.
Beecher, holy soul, dared the combined
Federation to keep New England out in
the cold, characterizing her as the “Pick
pocket of the Universe,” notone syllable
of wrath escaped from Northern mouths
against him. Why. then, this flurry about
the word “Yankee ?” A man cannot help
it, if born in a lean streak of Massachu
setts; let him stick up for the name that he
has stuck to himself.
Proceedings of the
Legislature*
SENATE.
March 2nd.
Mr. Owens introduced a bill to establish
a Board of Education irj the city of Savan
nah.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bill to incorporate the Georgia and Ala
bama Mining Petroleum Company. Pass
ed.
Bill to authorize the Inferior Court of
Greene county to levy and collect an ex
tra tax for the purpose of-building a bridge
across Oconee river. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Atlanta Canal
and Water Works. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Buck Manufac
turing Clompany, in the county of Schley.
Passed.
Bill to allow the amount for revenue
stamps required on writings to be charged
in Gills of cost. Passed.
Bill to provide for the payment of teach
ers of poor schools for the year 1865.—
Passed.
Bill to make valid certain --acts of the
Justices of the Inferior Court of Polk
county. Passed.
Bill to ratify certain acts of Executors,
Guardians and ministerial officers. Pass
ed.
Bill to amend part 2, title 2, chapter 2,
article 4, section 3, of the Code. Passed.
Bill for the relief of certain practicing
physicians in this State. Passed.
Bill to amend section 347S of the Code.
Passed.
Bill to incorporate the town of Vernon
burg, in the county of Chatham. Passed.
Bill to alter and amend the several acts
incorporating the city of Atlanta. Passed.
Bill for the benefit of persons building
stock enclosures in Effingham county.—
Passed.
Bill to authorize the Inferior Court of
Glynn county to compel persons subject j
to road duty in one district to perform the ;
same in other districts of the county.— I
Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Dalton Petroleum j
Co. Passed.
Bill to alter the line between Baker)
and Early counties. Lost.
Bill to make it penal for any Railroad
to charge lor freight or passage more than
is allowed by the charter. Lost.
Bill to change the line between the
counties of Dooly and Pulaski. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the New Era Mining
and Manufacturing Co. Passed.
Bill to alter and amei d the charter ef
the city of Columbus. Passed.
Bill to allow D. B. Sandford, of Greene
county to bring up the business of R. E.
Martin, late elerk of the Supreme Court —
Passed.
Bill to alter and amend the charter of
the town of Newnau, and to make a city
of said town.
BHl to incorporate the Central Georgia
Manufacturing Company. Passed.
HOUSE.
Alarch 2nd.
women in
contained the beautiful youn
white.
Y’ears hence grey haired men, who
were little boys in this procession, will tell
their grand-children bow this stage tore
through Mud Springs, jaud how Horace
Greely s bald head ever and anon showed
itself like a wild apparation, above the
coach roof.
Mr. Monk was on time. There is a!
tradition that Air. Greely was very indig
nant for a while; then he laughed, and fi
nally presented Mr. M’onk with a bran new
suit of clothes.
Mr. Monk himself is still in the employ
of the California Stage Company, and is
rather fond of relating, a story that has
made him famous all over the Pacific coast,
but lie says he yields to no man in his ad
miration for Horace Greely.
■— m ' —
The Word “ Yankee.” of our
Northern brethren are quite put out when
designated as Yankees! Now. this is a
mosf extraordinary fatuity, when it is re
membered that they perpetually pery ] n
this distinguished epithet, preaching it m
their pulpits, recording it in their annals,
singing it in their songs, and selling itin
their ingeniously contrived notions. We
of the South never wonld have heard the
Bill to incorporate the Georgia Life and
Accident Insurance Company of Atlanta.
Passed.
Bill to incorporate the North American
Insurance Company of Atlanta- Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Brunswick and
Altamaha Canal Company. Passed.
SENATE.
March 3rd.
.The journal of the preceeding day was
read and approved.
On motion of Mr. Turner, the bill to
restrict the charges on Railroads lost on
yesterday, was reconsidered and the
same referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The bill to vest certain lands near the
city of Macon belonging to the State in
the authorities of said city , was taken up
and occupied the whole of the morning
session.
HOUSE..
Afarch 3rd.
On motion of Air. Russell, the bill rais
ing revenue for the State for 1866, passed
on yesterday’ was reconsidered. The bill
was then amended and’passed.
The recousidered bill, to establish in
each county a pauper farm, was referred
to the Committee on Internal Improve
ments.
Bill to divide lands in kind. Passed.
Bill to change the registry of lauds.—
Passed.
Biil_ to authorize Guardians, Adminis
trators etc , to resign their trusts on cer
tain conditions therein stated Lost.
Bill to define the liabilities of vendue
masters. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the LaGrange Sa
vings Bank. Passed.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bill to facilitate the collection of debts.
Lost.
Bill to alter and amend section 1290 of
the Code. Passed.
Senate bill to repeal an act requiring
Cotton and Wollen Factories to publish
lists of their Stockholders. Passed.
NEW MATTER-
Mr. Hardeman, introduced a bill to in
corporate the Georgia Land and Lumber
Company.
Air. Sims, of Bartow a bill to incorpor
ate the town of Stylesboro, in Bartow
county-
Leave of absence was granted to Air.
Scanderet of Taylor, till Tuesday next,
and to Air. Dodson of Catoosa, for a few
days on account of sickness.
SENATE.
Alarch 5th.
The Journal was read and corrected.—
It appears there was an error in the an
nouncement that the bill to vest certain
lands of the State, laying near the city of
Alacon, in the corporate authoritiesrof said
city, had passed. The bill failed by one.
Air. J. N^. Johnson moved to reconsider
the action.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bill to donate the lands of the State
lying in the Okefenokee swamp as a per
manent endownment for the Georgia Or
phans’ Home. Passed
Bill to prevent the distillation of grain,
and for other purposes. Passed.
Bill to accept by the State the land do
nated by the United States for the purpo
ses of Colleges to promote Agriculture and
the Alechauical Arts. Passed.
dent of Western and Atlantic Railroad to
aid persons living near said road in build
ing stock gaps. Agreed to.
Resolution that the General Assembly
will not entertain any proposition to re
lieve stockholders from personal liability,
except in certain cases. Indefinitely post
poned..
Resolution to authorize the Governor
to appoint a fit and competent person to
aid the Hon. David Irwin in compiling
the Laws. Lost.
A message was received from his Ex
cellency conveying information in rela
tion to the finances of the State. The
message with accompanying documents
was referred to a Committee consisting
of Messrs. Redding, Strickland, J. A
W. Johnson, Bower and Butler.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bill to repeal 1635lh paragraph, part
2d, title 2d, chapter 1st, article 1st of Code
ot Georgia. Lost.
Bill to repeal all laws making it penal
for the people ot this State to receive and
circulate U. S. currency. Passed.
Bill to alter the rules of evidence in
certain cases. Passed.
Bill to increase the pay of the compiler
and provide for the early distribution of
the Laws. Passed.
Bill to amend Section 2307 of Article 3
of Code. Passed.
Bill to allow Executors to resign their
trusts Passed.
Bill to repeal an Act amendatory of
2980 Section of Code. Passed.
Bill to authorize the waiver of legal
process in certain cases. Lost.
Bill to prescribe the term of sheriffs and
constables to advertise sale of property.
Lost.
Bill to provide for the pay of officers and
members of the General Assembly. Fass-
ed. *
Bill to authorize the Inferior Court of
this State to purchase a farm for paupers
and for other purposes. Lost.
Bill to incorporate the Augusta Alutual
Insurance Company. Passed.
Bill to allow Ordinaries of this State
to charge and receive certain fees and to
authorize them to charge and receive cer
tain fees in addition to- those specified in
fLo A pt
Bill to remit the taxes of 1864 and 1665,
and for other purposes. Passed.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bill to amend 3666 Section of the Code
as far as it relates to the county of Chat
ham. Pawed,
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bill to legalize the proceedings of the
Southern stockholders of the Brunswick
and Florida Kailroad, and to change the
name of said Road. Passed.
Bill to chauge the county of Scriven
from the first to the fifth congressional dis
trict. Passed.
Bill to authorize the Justices of the
Inferior Court of Bulloch county to levy
and collect an extra tax for building a
Court House and bridges in said couuty.
Passed.
Bill to allow parties time to make writs
of certiorari in certain cases—allows teu
days. Passed.
Bill to revive the military code of Geor
gia as it existed before the war. _PasseiL
Bill to facilitate trials against" tenants
holding over.- Lost.
Bill to incorporate the Aluscogee and
Industrial Association. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Southern Alining
Company. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Lookout Valley
Mining Company. Passed.
Bill for the relief of .Executors, Admin
istrator, Guardians, and Trustees in cer
tain cases. Passed.
The reconsidered bill to vest certain
lands of the State in the city authorities
of Alacon, was taken up and made the
special order for Wednesday next.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD HEADING.
Bill to compel Steamboat#, Railroad and
Express Companies to givo receipts for
freight. Passed.
Resolution for the pardon of Epsy
Wood, a female convict. Passed.
Bill to authorize the Justices of the In
ferior court of Clark county to issue coun
ty bonds Passed.
Bill to change thc line between Pauld
ing and Carroll counties.
Bill to incorporate the North Western
Mining Company. . Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Okefenokee Land
and Canal Company. Lost.
Bill to incorporate the North Georgia
Petroleum Mining Company. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Georgia Manu
facturing and Paper Mill Company. Pass
ed. * .
Bill for the benefit of the Deaf and
jAiunb Asylum. Passed.
Resolution to allow the Secretary of.
State a Clerk. Agreed to.
I Resolution to authorise the Superinten-
HOUSE.
March 5th.
The rules were suspended, and the bill
to authorize the Governor to remit a por
tion of the State tax upon cortain agen
cies. was taken up and passed.
Resolution was adopted allowing the
Secretary of State to have a Clerk.
Senate bill for organizing Connty
Courts was made the special order for
Tuesday next.
Bill to pardon Epsy Woods, a convict
in the penitentiary, was passed.
Bill to allow Chatham Free School to
sell certain lands. Passed.
Bill to pardon J. W. Martin, a convict.
Passed.
Bill to amend section 4275 of the Code.
Passed. The hill makes bouse burning
and burglary at night punishable with
death.
Bill to regulate the rate of interest in
this State. Postponed indefinitely.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bill to punish horse stealing with death.
Passed.
Bill to allow decrees in Equity to be
rendered in chambers. Passed.
Bill to prevent illegal seizures in tbis
State. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Georgia Express
Company. Passed.
Bill to amend Section 4797 of the Code.
Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Savings Bank of
Augusta. Passed.
Bill to repeal 4413 section of the Code.
Lost.
Bill for the relief of officers of the Bank
of Savannah. Passed.
Bill to allow aliens to own land in Geor*
gia. Laid on the table for the present.
SENATE*
March 6th.
Air. Thornton moved to reconsider the
resolution (lost) to authorize some fit and
competent person to aid the Hon. David
Irwin in revising the Code. Passed.
A message was received by bis Excel
lency the Governor, returning the bill to
provide for the stay of executions without
liis approval.
The bill was then taken up and by a
constitutional majority passed over the
executive vote.
BILLS ON THIRD READING;
Bill to declare Olivia Wallace the a-
dopted child of S. B. Jones. Passed.
Bill to amend Section 4467 of the Code.
Passed.
Bill to legalize certain marriages con
tracted during the war. Passed.
Bill to repeal 183 paragraph of the
Code. Passed.
Bill to regulate the distribution of the
common school fund of Echols county.—
Passed.
Bill to change the line between Murray
and Gordon counties. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Atlanta Mining
and Rolling Alill Co. Passed,,
Bill to authorize the ordinaries of this
Stote to administer oaths. Passed.
Bill to legalize certain contracts of Gnar-
dians, Executors aud Administrators.—
Passed.-
Bill to amend the charter of the Bruns
wick Improvement Co. Passed.
Bill to Incorporate the Ellijay Mining
Co. Passed.
Bill to incorporate Grand Bay Mining
and Manufacturing Co. Passed.
Bill to authorize the Inferior Court of
Richmond county, to levy and collect an
extra tax. Passed.
Bill in relation to judgments against
trust estates. Lost.
Bill to extend the corporate limits of
the city of Rome. Passed.
Bill to exempt from street duty mem
bers of the Hook and Ladder Company
of Atlanta. Passed.
Bill to constitute the town of Madison a
city. Passed.
Bill to provide for the election of Su
perintendents of Roads and Bridges in the
several counties of the State. Passed.
Bill to amend the Charter of the city of
Brunswick. Passed.
Bill to change the time Of bolding the
Superior Courts of Lee county. Passed.
Bill to submit to the voters of Georgia
the question whether the Penitentiary
shall be abolished. Xost.
Bills were theu read the first and seconcF
time.
HOUSE.
March 6th.
The bill to allow aliens to hold land in
the State, lost on yesterday, was recon
sidered.
Leave of absence granted to Mr. Mar
tin and Mr. Dodson. ' .
NEW MATTER.
Mr. Barnes, a bill to incorporate the
Augusta and Summerville Railroad Com
pany. ’ - .
Air. Swearingen, a hill to incorporate
the Mechanics -Savings Bank. -
Mr. Harrison a bill to legalize tha ap
pointment of L. J. B. Fairchilds as
Treasurer of the Connty of Chatham,
The Special Order-—the bill to organize
County Courts—was laid on the table for
the present.
The rest of the Morning session was
taken np in discussing the General Appro
priation bill.
The House re-assembled at 3 o'clock,
P. M„ and spent the whole afternoon in
the consideration of the general appropri
ation bill, and adjourned without reaching
a vote
SENATE.
March 7th.
The journal of the preceding day was
read and approved.
The bill to change the time of holding
the Inferior Court of Lee county was re
cousidered.
The bill extending the corporate limits
of the city of Rome was reconsidered,
and laid on the table the balance of the
session.
The special committee to whom the
subject was referred, reported a bill to
appropriate $200,000 for the relief of the
indigent poor of the State which was read
the first time.
The Insolvent Debtor’s bill was made
the special order of next Saturday. .
* BILLS OK THIRD READING.
Bill to provide for certain employees on
the Western and Atl *ic Railroad. Pass
ed.
Resolution requesting and authorizing
the Governor to appoint some suitable
and fit person to aid Hon. David Irwin in
the revision of the Code. Lost.
Resolution requesling the Superinten
dent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad
to report at the next session of the Legis
lature, what amount of iron said road has
in its possession belonging to the Bruns-
wic Railroad. Lost.
Bill to provide for the payment of teach
ers of poor schools for the year 1865.
Passed.
Bill to fix the rates of jail fees. Lost.
Bill to change the line between Lee and
Terrell counties. Lost.
Bill to allow Dr. Craig to practice medi-
cince and charge for the same. Lost.
Mr. Kenan ' introduced a resolution
which was adopted tendering to Hon. H.
V. Johnson and Gen. Howell Cobb seats
on the floor of the Senate during their
stay at the Capital. «
Resolution authorizing the auditing of
certain claims against the State during the
administration of Prov. Gov. Johnson.
Passed.
Resolution in relation to corn purchased
for the State by Seago, Palmer & Co., of
Atlanta. Lost.
Resolution in relation to foreign immi
grants, Lost.
Bill in relation to indented servants,
amendatory of section 1842 of the Code.
Passed.
Bill to authorize the arrest of criminals
fleeing into a different connty from that
in which the offence was committed.—
Passed.
Bill to alter the law in relation to drain
age. Passed.
Bill to confine Railroads in their char
ges to their charters. Postponed.
Mr. Kenan introduced a bill to incorpo
rate the Planters Loan and Banking Asso
ciation.
The balance of the session was spent in
reading House bills the first and second
time.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
March 7th.
The House met at 9 o’clock A. M., and
after passing the General Appropriation
bill adjourned.
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Sensible to the very Last.—The Baling
Passion strong in Death. We have some
where read ot a hard case whom his friends
has tried every way to break of his con
firmed habit of drinking. As a last ex
periment they took him one night while
dead drunk, and placed him nicely away
iu a coffin. In order to convince him still
stronger that he was dead and gone, a
friend consented to disguise and stow him
self away in another coffin close by, in or
der to watch the effect, and carry oat, ac
cording to circumstances, the serious joke.
Having got over his nap, the hero of the
story raised himself slowly in bis coffin the
next morning and looked aronnd with no
little wonder. Seeing the other man in
the same fix, he shook his muddy head
and rubbed his eyes, and said.
“Hallo, stranger, can’t you give an
item 1”
“You? why, you’re dead and buried.”
“You don’t say so 1”
“Yes, but you are.”
‘‘Well you are in the same bad snap,
ain’t you ?”
“Yes, I am gone too.”
“Poor fellow 1 W T must have died
very suddenly, any how. I was out on a
regular spree last night.”
. “Ob, no, yon are mistaken. You have
been dead and buried three years!”
“The devil I have! Well, it don’t
seem long to me! How long have you
been here, I’d like to know ?”
“Five years.”
“Five eh 1 Well, as yon have been
here longer than I have, and know the
place better, just tell me where I can get
a good gin cock-tail.”—New Orleans
Times.
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The Senate of Virginia has passed the
House bill that all testimony given by ne
groes shall be oral.
The railroad in eonne of construction
between Puebla and the city of Mexico
wiR, it is expected, be completed by May
next.
The President has given orders to the various
heads of Departments at Washington, to with
draw tha public printing fttrni the Washington
Chronicle.