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->£? a t-scf T^ ;>*•/ <?-X - THE FEDERAL UNION, ( Gorntrof Hancock and IFilliinsorstrccts.) Tuesday Morning, April 21, 1868. FOB. aOVESieCR. GEN. JOHN B. GORDON, Of Fulton Cotsnlv. FOR CONGRESS: HON. 0. A. LOCHRANE, OP BIBB COUNTY. FOR REPRESENTATIVE OP BALDWIN CO. SAH’L. McCOMB. Democratic Nominations. Far ('ougrrsn t First District-—HENRY S. PITCH, of Chatham. Second District—NELSON TIFT, of Dougherty. Third District—P. W. ALEXANDER, of Muscogee Fourth District—O. A. EOCHKANE, of Bihb. Fifth District—No nomination.. Sixth District—JOHN H. CHRISTY, of Clarke. Seventh District—GEN. P. M. B. YOUNG. TIIK NTORtI, THE FKKSnST.ic. All nature seems to be in confusion and uproar. The elements in the physical, the political, and the moral world, are all in commotion. Radi calism is rampant in Congress. Rob- eries, murders and arsons are of daily occurrence, and sympathetic nature weeps and blows her nose over the depravity of the times. For two or three weeks past we have had a con tinued succession of lires. Then commenced hail storms, with thunder and lightning, and such a deluge of LET THE ( onSCKVA't'IVEM TAKE | COCRAGE AND WORK. j From all the indications the white! men did well yesterday. Many of our j colosed friends voted with us in spile of the threats of the demons of the League. Take courage and work un til the polls are closed. Watch the polls and see that no tricks are played, and if any illegal voting is practiced let it be reported. The Tournament at the Race Course.—As we announced in yester day’s issue, the grand Tournament, which has been so much talked off, and so anxiously expected, came of on yesterday at the Race Course, near this city. Being the first amusement of this character which has ever taken place here, we feel that it is worthy of mention—and not on this ground alone, but also because of the grace and skill of the riders, and of the chari table purpose for which it was inaug urated, and the large number of our citizens who thronged to witness it. Barring the unfavorable nature, of the weather, there was nothing to mar the pleasure of the spectacle. From 12 o’clock until 1 the road to the Race Course was literally packed with car riages, buggies and other vehicles, conveying their fair freight to the Tourney. Naught that grace and beauty could lend to the scene was wanting. At half-past twelve the various Knights, clad in becoming and pic turesque costumes, and mounted on their noble steeds, rode in front of the “Umpire’s” stand and announced their dilFerent characters. First was Mr. West, as the “Knight of the Lost Cause;” then Mr. Dugas, as “Jockey;” Mr. Bisell, as the “Knight of the Red Cross;” Mr. Heard as “Ivanlioe;” Mr. Clarke as the “Citizen Knight;” Mr. Martin as the “Chevalier Bayard;” Mr. Reide “Knight of Roanoke;” Mr. Walton “Knight of the Blue-eyed Lassie;” Mr. Holt as the “Black Prince;” Mr. Ridgley as “Ccieur de Leon;” and Mr. Creswell as “Lochin- var.” After this they retired to their post at the extremity of the Track, and the trumpet sounded the call which sum moned them to the lists, to commence to * 0 ] eo je to orders withdrew, notwith- gtjnding these orders were contrary Prom * v JOHN B. GORDON. General John B. Gordon, whose name is now before the public as can didate for Governor under the Con gressional Reconstruction acts, is of Scottish descent. General Gordon’s ancestors came originally from Scot land to Virginia but subsequently re- — -- . moved to North Carolina. The father tlf brigade, is known to every one, and ~ - - - — ’ tfce recognition of his services on that - dt y is fully recognized by all as one of tje most gallant exploits of Southern a( hievement, commanding the admira- t enetrated the enemy’s lines j An Arabian City.—The sun was Cemetery Height,” but in obedi- iyet two hours’ distance above the wes- ’ ' ■’•*' tern horizon, when we threaded the narrow and winding defile, till we ar rived at its further end. Here of General Gordou, the Reverend L H. Gordon, was born in North Caroli na hut emigrated to Georgia in 1829 The General’s Grandfather entered the _ _ army of the Revolution of ’76 a mere ti ,n of Federal and Confederates. In boy, at the age of fourteen, aud served tl® wild Wilderness of Spotsylvania, throughout the entire war. A Great tlll ,uu Q ,1VU U O IIII I ^ ** U» . AA Wl 1 VII . Uncle, a Captain Gordon, especially ai^ shattered the left of the “army distinguished himself in a charge at 0 1 Northern Virginia,” in the confu- the battle of Kings Mountain by seiz- gjm and darkness of ing a British officer aud carrying him handling the division of which he was oft successfully adown the mountain commander, with commensu side. Captain Wiley Gordon, an Un ‘ 1 ‘ - LI clp of the present General Gordon raised a company in North Carolina to aid Texas in her war for Independ ence. John B. Gordon is a native Geor- jypjor General John B. Gordon. In all gipn—born in Upson county on the C( nflicts Gordon always bore hj^iself si*th day of February, 1832. At the a true soldier—ever obeying orders eaHy age of eight years he became vv ith alacrity, never downcast but ever profoundly impressed by religious r ^solute, always reciiless of his iite in truths chiefly through the influence of Jgcharge of duty, but ever careful of i- rf te skill, struck a blow upon the weak points which his acute eye discovered, Tdiich called forth the approbation ot t}at noble hero, Robert E. Lee, and npved him to nominate in the lield as maternal teachings. Not long after ward he was added by Baptism to the b s command. Always recognized as rain as lias been rarely experienced since the days of old Commodore j the different feats prescribed; then, af- Noah ; and last, though not least, we ; ter the trial on the Course, at taking have been visited with a negro elec- I ^ r ^ n S ^ * ,l U speed, cutting'the head ,. mi • i .■ - and lumping the hardies, the target, tiou. t its last affliction is sti l upon 1 , , , • , 1 | was brought out, at wmch tliey all us, and il we survive it, the afflicted rode, firing in succession while at the people of Georgia will have passed , horse’s utmost velocity, aud we know through lire and water, and radicalism, i not which to admire most, the dexteri ty of hand, or the wondrous horse- manmanship which the riders display- Never before have we seen such a commotion of the elements as withiu the last few days. On last Wednes day night and Thursday morning there was one continued thunder-shower which lasted for many hours. The rain fell in torrents and the sky was in almost a constant blaze of lightning. The damage to railroads, bridges, &c., must be immense, but a3 the mails are stoped we can not yet give the par ed. When these feats were over the Um pires announced that the “Chevalier Bayaid”had taken the first prize; that the “Bold Lochinvar,” who came out of the West “Hall, the Good Knights,” was declared second best. That the “Citizen Knight” had taken the third prize, and the “Knight of the Lost Cause” the fourth. The “Chevalier Bavard,” having taken the first prize, ticulars. We fear also that the farms j was appointed to choose the “Queen of Love and Beauty.” which he did in the person of Miss A. C. C. C. k. The other three Knights chose the “Maidsof Honor,” who were Misses F. W n, R. D v and F. W r. After this ceremony was have suffered much. CBN. IIAM Ol H 8 I.El TUB TO GOV ERNOR PEASE. We hope that every man in the United States will either read it him self or get some one to read it for him. It will be found in our present issue, and we beg all of those into whose hands this paper may fall, not to be over the large concourse returned to town and wound up the festivities of the day with a ball at the residence of Mr. 1’- s, where, until a very late hour, or rather early hour, the fair la- detered by its length, but read care- ] dies and gallant Knights “tripped the fully this able and patriotic letter from i bght fantastic toe, and lemembered ,, . , , : more vividly their triumphs, or forgot a ga ant soldier of the Federal army I J . ,, ^ 8 * ! more successfully tneir defeats, in the to the reconstruction Governor of genial j oy a nd happiness which per- Texas. The sentiments contained in ' vaded the scene. So ended the first this letter are worthy of the purest patriot of the purest days of the Re public. Gen. Hancock’s reputation Tournament given in this city, and, judging from the pleasure of the large number of enthusiastic spectators, it ,h a soldier is extensively known, and " as “ com P ,ete Bucc ^' Citron. 4* Sent'l. Bullock Stock Hardly Quotable. The Atlanta Intelligencer of the 15th day has the following : It is said that a prominent Radical of this city gave it as his opinion the other day that Bullock stock is not In many a hard contested worth 25 cents in the dollar; while Hancock fought the men ! another prominent member of the same persuasion is said to have remarked that the Union Leaguers are split all to the d—1 and we can do nothii ig. The confounded negroes are ruining us. Upon tiiis latter, uDemocrat remarked: “Well, we are not particular in need of him as matters stand now, but if your elephant is becoming troublesome we can probably manage him. Send him over.’’ T ex DKii Co RR e s po n den c e.—Mak i P love by letter i« u dangerous beau When the calenture of passion is ». —and like other fevers it does b ... itself out—it is very unpleasant to the convalescent to have the evidences ol his delirium cast, as it were, into his teeth. Recovered madmen do not like to be confronted with the ravings they uttered while in a state of hallucina tion. Still less do they relish having their rhapsodies submitted to the in spection of third parties. Society makes no allowances for the state of mind in which they were written. It hoJds the writer accountable for them just as strictly as if he hadn’t given vent to them when iu a ntateof “moral insanity.” So also does that palladium of liberty, a jury. Jurors laugh at the wild" words upon which actions of breach of promise are sometimes found ed, but none the less do they mulct the repentant lunatics in exemplary damages. Poor fellow, he suffers both in pride and pocket. It therefore be hoves impulsive men, with a constitu tional tendency to make proposals, or what may be construed into proposals, to the other sex, to school their ar dent temperaments severely, and to practice total abstinence from pen, ink and paper as a sentimental medium. universally admitted. This letter and j other literary productions show that | like Julius Cicsar, he can handle a pen as well as a sword. But the great crowning glory of this letter is the pure patriotism which pervades every part of it. field, Gen of the South like a Lion. In open manly fight we had no more danger ous or impiaceable foe than Gen. Han cock. But when the war was ended, and he was sent to govern a conquer ed people, we find him as humane and generous in peace as be had been brave and dangerous in war. This admira ble letter shows that Gen. Hancock is as well informed in statesmanship and the science of Government, as he is in the theory and practice of war. The principles contained in this letter is as applicable to every other State as to Tuxes and commend themselves to every other military commander. Gen. Hancock’s logic is as irresistible, in his controversy with Governor Pease, as his sword in war. He has completely demolished the Texas reconstruction functionary, and left only a very dirty greasy spot to tell where he stood. This letter proves conclusively that Gen. Hancock is not only a wise statesman, and a pure patriot, but that he is a real gentleman and a i scholar. No man who Jias read the puerile productions of Gen. Grant, but must have marked the contrast between them, ami the massive logic and eminent, statesmanship displayed by Gen. Hancock. We do not be lieve the Northern Democracy can do better than to nominate Gen. Hancock for President. None would be more ac ceptable to the white men of the South. membership of the Baptist church, of which his father was an esteemed and zealous minister. He completed his educational course in the “University of Georgia” at Athens, receiving high mjirks of distinction in all the classes of the college and becoming particu larly distinguished in “oratory,” car rying off the highest prize awarded, th e “gold medal.” Subsequently se lecting the profession of law as his avocation he entered upon its study u pder the guidance of Judge E. Y. Hill, of LaGrunge. Having been ad mitted to the Bar he removed to At lanta and entered upon the practice of ) a w as a partner in the established law Him of Overton & Bleckley. Not { 0 ng after his removal to Atlanta, lie w as united in marriage to Miss Fannie Haralson, the beautiful aud accom plished daughter of the late lion. Hugh A. Haralson, of CuGrange.— Mrs. Gordon is one of those charm ing ladies of which every Georgian f e els proud. Her genial tenderness is vividly re-called by many a sick and wounded soldier as a “ministering au- , r( d”, and claims and receives their in'atitude for unwearied kindness. At ft t , the commencement of the “secession agitation” parental obedience aud f a mily interest demanded Gen. Gor don’s assistance for the development 0 f a coal mine, the chief part of which l a y in Alabama, just across the Geor gia line. Here he remained until the outburst of war—his family still re maining and claiming residence iu Georgia. Brought up in the old line ■\Vhig school of politics so far as lie took any active part in politics, he ad vocated the doctrine of the Bell and Everett party. The preservation of tpo Union can only be maintained by a faithful support of the Constitution .,nd laws. On one occasion when ask ed his opinion upon the exciting top ics of the day, he said “I would sub mit to no wrong, sutler no injustice, f,ut I would faithfully execute all that nominated in the bond. Let us all jo that which is right. Stand by the Constitution and laws until we see (hat there is no hope but in resistance.” jtfter the rejection in the United otates Senate of the propositions of t he Georgia Legislature, he simply s iid “I shall go with my section. I v as born and reared in the South and E hall never desert her. Her fate shall pe mine.” At the outburst of war, he was quietly pursuing the pursuits of civil jife. He had not received a military Mucation. His tastes were wholly .omestic, amid the quiet of a happy norne. His pecuniary interests urged .tndivided personal attention, and .vould necessarily suffer greatly, alike rom the want of such attention and oy a state of war. But this tloc .werve him from what lie believed to T jama aud Tennessee, their services Vere tended under a vote of the com pany to the Governor of Alabama as kvalry. This company was declined La cavalry company, but accepted as sixth Alabama regiment. Repair- to the appointed rendezvous, at organization of the regiment lie ,s elected Major; ining its Colonel, be led his regiment !t those terrible field *nd Malvern Ilili, Section of his men, 1 enmmfl UiiHii) aucA of his superiors claimed him as her son, an 1 his renown as liM - gjory. Next at bharpsburg he held the *position assigned his com mand, until, • streaming with blood from foir desperate wounds, he was taken from the field. Upon his re covery, upon the recommendation ot his superiors in command,-.his name was preferred for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General. In the apportionment by the Confederate Senate his name was placed by Sena tors from Alabama as one who should be appointed from Alabama. I he Senators from Georgia had also put his name in nomination. A deoate arose as to which of these two States Sudden Death of Commodore George A. Prentiss, U. S. N.—The Augusta down night trai* was the scene of a melancholy incident on Wednesday. toboth°his judgment and desire—thus rived at its further end. Here we! One of us passengers, Commodore p^r recognizing duty and obedience ! found ours^Tvefon the verge oi a large \ George A. Prentiss, of the United beth in civil and military life. The plain, mJny miles in length and States Navy, without exhibiting any history of his dnring charge at the | breadth, and girt on every side by a j signs of indisposition suddenly tel! b ttle of the Wilderness, with his lit- J high mountain rampart, while right in j dead. The Commodore embarked on front of us, at scarce a quarter of an the frrain a|^ Augusta, and occupied the hours’ march, lav the town of Hayel, first class coach. When the train ar- surrounded by fortifications of about; rived at Aiken he passed into the sec- twenty feet in height, with bastion |ond class car, and there remained un- towers, some round, some square, and ; til Windsor was reached, when he large folding gates at Intervals; it of- | returned, and after pacing once or ferud the same show of freshness and j twice up and down the car, which was even of something like irregular ele-j not in motion at the time, he took a gauce that had before strdek us iu the 1 seat near the door and a moment af- village on our way. But this was a ffill grown town, and its area might readily hold three hundred thousand and raising him x\hen Hancock had shook the centre He lives of his men and the wants of atrue Christian, his inen reposed in him the fullest confidence, and he led tlem as by parental command. Faithful to the end—resolute and courageous to the last, when Lee pro- nrunced the struggle useless he gave up his sword. True to the wisdom of his chief, and the plighted engage ments of his chief, he, as did his broth er officers, counseled the warworn vet erans whom he had so often led amid He storm of battle, that the “su preme test of nobility is adversity,” “the true test of the soldier is devo tion totheplightedfaith of their chief.” It is to the influence of such men as Gordon that the termination of stttong and so bloody a war lias been not only without the bloody anarachy of guer- rillaism, but an immediate, absolute and complete return of the blessings of peace. The most remarkable event in all history. Modest and retiring since the close of the war, General Gordon has chief ly sought to repair his shattered for tunes. Recognizing the sudden ele vation of the colored race, he has sought to forewarn them of the dan gers which menaced them in the struggles of life by the competition of the white race—their superior In num bers, and their superior, for untold centuries, in intelligence, and has given to them counsel full of wisdom, urging them to strive for the highest intellect ual development, but to take no part in ephemeral strifes, which will engen der bitter antagonism, without bring ing to them any possible good. Pure, gifted, and courageous, honest and honorable; devoted to principle, yet not lost in the abstractions of political theories, not wandering after the delusions of lost rights, John B. Gordon, as Governor of Georgia, will administer the State government with- qutfear or favor, and in all impartiali ty and bring back the days of peace a^nd prosperity. niOltK ABOUT THAT SIOOO RE WARD. 1 The Atlanta Intelligencer of yes terday contains a letter from Hon. B. jl. Hill in reply to Farrow’s famous reward for a condemnation of Bullock ip his own handwriting. Among the papers communicated, is the following letter to Col. Carey W. Styles, y/bicli looks very like the individual jiforesaid was cornered on his own ground:— Telegraph. Atlanta, Ga., March 4, LS6S. Dear Cary:—I am playing a heavy fland, and God knows I am seeking t ny country’s good more than my own aggrandizement. I will go, to the yerge of the precipice, but will never t'ake the damning leap; I will go to (the mouth of the yawning gulf, but Ivill not throw myself into it to be wallowed up. You will barely have read this until the die will have been ! terwards fell on the floor. The Con ductor, Mr. Duffy, ran to his assistance up for the pur- ,ie his duty. Raisiag a company of •order-men from North Georgia, Ala- icast. The Treasury of Georgia, the ‘ J f I.mih oofifiont. tiimoanf unrl lilhl IkAiiPU nf *4 rPPlinDr. present and future hopes of a recuper ating State, cannot and shall not, if in my power to prevent it, be surrender ed to those whose only object 13 to plunder a people with whom they mtry arid assigned subsequently to . are in no way identified, and of whose State they are not bona fide citizens!! Should the Augusta clique succeed, afterwards be- the Opinion will suspend immediately. It can be bought on reasonable terms, of Seven Pines for ifl fail to whip the fight, it will so as to seul the not issue even next week. Come here hi3 coolness immediately, and don’t let it suspend 1 ediiif-' for a single day. Let it, in tiie event Alabama I fail, ruu straight on, but in the new line. I will make a full hand, in the tight if I enter. I herewith send you a slip which 1 have been sending out by the thousand, and it is now germi nating throughout the up-country. I will try to prepare the Union for the swindle and make a general stampede. —You may predict Bullock’s defeat. You are at liberty to quote the first paragraph of this in your Tuesday’s issue if Bullock succeeds, just saying, it is from a Radical, and not intima ting or insinuating from whom, but saying they may look out for squalls. Yours, in haste, II. P. Farrow. P. S.—Quote the above paragraph he should be assigned. Reference was as in a letter to a gentleman of Alba- i had to General Gordon as to his place ny, and not as directed to you— of residence and citizenship, without would it not have more effect that reference as to the object ot the iuqui- way. ry. His reply was I am a Georgian j n a ] e tter, if the paper is small —I have never surrendeied my citi- ^ r * zeushipaud he was 1 1t ’ according!" ana we ^ ave muc ^ *° wr i Ce > we write — ,closer, so let us learn to economise 'comind $ Lawton-; >“‘‘. f ™P rote th » raining momenta brigade,-x\ r hose commander lay disabled by wounds. He led the charge which We are seldom angry with that re-took Marye’s heights. At Gettys! which despise. inhabitants or more, were its streets pose ot placing a cushion under his and houses close packed like those of head, discovered that he was a corpse. Brusseds or Paris. But the number of An effort was made to obtain the ser- citizens, does not, in fact, exceed twen- vices of a physician, but, it proved un- ty or twenty-two thousand, thanks to successful, and the train moved on to the many large gardens, open spaces, and even plantations, included within the outer walls, while the immense Williston, where Dr. Brooks was called in an I after examining the body Tonounced that death had resulted Lilt; Ulltt-l Wtllio, W1IIIO “iV , V-.WCI palace of the monarch alone, with its from apoplexy, and so certified. pleasure grounds annexed, occupies about one-tenth ot the entire city. Our attention w r as attracted by a lofty tower, some seventy feet in height, ot recent construction and oval form, belonging to the royal residence. The plain all around the town is studded with isolated houses and gardens, the ; Upon the arrival of the train, Coro ner Whiting was summoned and held an inquest, and the jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the facts. The body of Commodore Prentiss was committed, together with his personal assets, to the military authorities Charleston Courier. A Toad ates that Undressing.—Andubon he once saw r a toad un- propertv of wealthy citizens, or of members of the kingly family, and on the far-off skirts of the plain appear the "roves belonging toKafar, Adwah 'dressing himself. He commenced by and other villages, placed at the open- pressing his elbows hard against his ino-s of the mountain gorges that con- | sides and rubbing downwards. Af- duct to the capital. The town wails ter a few smart rubs his bide began to and buildings shone yellow in the 1 burst open along his back. He kept evening sun, and the whole prospect on rubbing until he worked all bis j was one of thriving security delight- ‘ sk'iii into folds^ on his sides and hips* | ful to view, though wanting in the then grasping one hind leg with his j peculiar luxuriance of vegetation of-j hands, lie hauled off one leg of his j tered by the vallev of Djowf. A few pants the same as anybody would; j Bedouin tents lay clustered close by then stripped off the other hind leg j the ramparts, and the great number in the same way. He then took his of horsemen, footmen, camels, asses, cast of skin forward between bis fore peasants, townsmen, boys, women, and legs into his mouth and swallowed it; other like, all passing to and fro, on then by raising and lowering his head, their various avocations, gave cheer- swallowing, as his head came down, fulness and animation .London Spectator. to the scene.— lie stripped otf his skin underneath, until it came to its forelegs; then grasping one of these with the oppo site hand, by a single motion of the head, and while swallowing, he drew it from the neck and swallowed the whole. tin long run. •»v» EXPRESSIVE ON THE CUB SENTIMENTS SUBJECT. Speaking Out.—In the habit of keeping back much o what he thinks acts destructively on the man himself. The practice dims his conscience, and alters his very creed. He suppresses so much that in the end lie blots out pare of him self, audharlly knows what he believes as a man, and what as a partisan. While the process of decline is going on, the mail’s utterances lack the warmth, the clear ling, the sliaip way of staple or fanev dry goods, edge, which we find la the ideas that T come straight from the heart and brain. G. Washington Bricks, of the Louisville Journal, gets off the follow ing, to which we subscribe : If there is anything on earth, in That-is why partisan speeches sound so hollow. " That is why the writing of able men in the leading colums even of (lie chief journals so often lack edito and distinctness, and seems the work ot an intellectual machine, rather than of a living intellect. It is for the same reason that most men are so much smaller than Nature meant them to be. Nature meant them to be bi" and well formed ; but they are that I absolutely adore, it is a white ; petticoat—a very white one of course; and if there is anything in the same line that I absolutely do not adore, but “so far from it, on the contrary, quite the reverse,” it is a colored one. I have always thought that a snowy petticoat and a pair of snowy stock ings, with a pretty girl concealed in them, possess more gilded and sugar- coated enchantment for the refined and poetic soul than any other objects up- -- - o on which the sunshines, or has ever stunted and ^proportioned, because 0f course this pre-supposes a some of their faculties have never been exercised at all.—They will not say what they think; so they become like unto the thing they worship—the God of Corporate Action, whose gospel is that of Suppression, whose hymns are made up of abstract phrases punctua ted with winks, and unto whose throne goes up, day and night, the incense of pretty foot and ankle with gaiter boots —not slippers—to match. Not one in a thousand of heaven’s last best gift can, in the presence of artistic or crit ical taste, wear slippers with any de gree of safety. The foot and ankle must be the perfection of symmetrical beauty, or the slipper is a nuisance ,, i which should be abated, it it cannot hvnocrisv. Mr. Mil! believes this lack , . . -U , , , ,. . , . be (lone otherwise, by legislative en- of individuality to be the most danger- , .... J ®., . u . . J j .... . 3 ., actment. When my appetite is unirn- ous sign m modern civilization. At . r + i „ , , » ... . . n .. paired, I can take a drink ot well ad- east, if men won hi dare to lead the 1 . ,,. u . . . ’ . j , r ., , . „ vertised bitters—not such as every va- lives marked out for them by nature, . . ~ J „ u i-i i ■'in- „ 4- i grant plank-fence and vagabond wall they would speedi y be very different ^ , 1 . „ f 1 e J . , J constantly call upon me to “try’— from a race ot mental and moial , , C ■> , I r t- x. , .1 , and enioy a good dinner very comfort- dwarfs. Iveats spoke the truth under , J J ”, , , M f , . , .. c J .- . , ably upon a colored table-cloth; but the vet of poetic exaggeration when ... / ? . . , , .. . . . -V , , it l were to marry the loveliest of he said that if each would express rum- . ° , iii „ „ : gir s and should detect her in the act self each would be jrreat, and » . , , . . . .. ^ , , ,, ,, „ i ol wearing a colored petticoat, there humanity won r c ni g j is not the slightest doubt, especially if democracy of forests trees. I we happene ° d to be living in Chicago, that we would find ourselves involved in a divorce suit before we were ten Two Pictures of Death.—In a scantily furnished chamber lies an old y ears 0 ld e r. A girl who is habitually Scotch minister with thin, gi ay hair, at ] f ]i C te<i to the habit of wearing a and wrinkled ^kin. Butins jrow is 0 f that sort, would, on going to high and broad ; his deep-set- eyeslare ; i 10U8e k ee pj U g, have all her plates and bright and piermng ; a smile plays C(|p? and saucers of a copper color to hide dirt. piermng ; a smile plays cu and M ^era of a copper color to round his lips; and though feeble and as Ibave already inti- dying, he looks calm aud happy. Let j (p a ted,I would’nt give a canceled two- us speak to him and say— “Do you think yourself dying, dear sir?” He fixes his eves calmly upon you and slowly he replies— “Really, friend, I am not anxious whether or not; for if I die, I shall be with God; if I live, He will be with me.” Now let us step into yonder man sion. Entering a richly furnished chamber, we find a dignified person enfolded in warm robes, and seated in a large easy chair. He, too, is feeble and dying; but the light in his eyes is unsteady, and lie looks like a man ill at ease with himself. Let us also ask him a question— “Mr. Gibbon, how does the world appear to you now ?” The eloquent historian of the Ro man Empire—for he it is—closes his eyes a moment, then opens them again, and with a deep sigh he re plies— “All things are fleeting. When I look back I see they have been fleeting; when I look forward, all is dark and dou b tful.—Protestant Watchman. In the intercourse of social life, it is by little acts of watchful kindness, recurring daily and hourly, and oppor tunities of doing kindnesses, if sought for, that are forever starting up—it is by words, by tones, by gestures, by looks—that affection is won and pre served. cent postage stamp for better grounds for a divorce, ifl were in want of such grounds, titan the introduction in to my family of a colored petticoat and a pair of blue, gray, or lead-colored stockings. They are a part of a young lady’s wearing apparel which neither gods nor men are said to permit, and and girls should be educated to know it. The.e is not a more beautiful accomplishment, when it is once known. A Proposed Two Story Street.— A bill for tunneling Broadway, in New York city, has passed one branch of the State Legislature, The plan proposes not simply to tunnel Broad way, but to take up the whole street, in its whole width—carriage way, sidewalks and all—and to a depth of fifteen or twenty feet; then it is to be reconstructed by building a roof on the level of the present street, and making a basement story for a second Broadway under the present one, through which six railroad tracks are to carried ; the traffic of the present; street to be carried upon the roof of the street below. This stupendous plan, it is said, cannot possibly be completed in less than ten years, and will cost ot least ten millions of dol lars per mile. New York is naturally very much excited over the scheme. Duties fufilled are always pleasured to the memory. —* TOR SWORD OV ROBERT I,EE. KV R»:v. A1SKAM J. KYAR. Forth from its scatburd, niire and bright Plnalied iheaword of Lee! Far iu tho front oftha deadly fight. High o'er the brave, in the cause of Right Iu stainless sheen, like a beacon light," Led as to victory. Out of its scabbard, where full long It slumbered peacefully Roused from its rest by the battie-soug Shielding the feeble, smiting the slron* Guarding the right, avenging the wrong Gleamed the sword of Lee. Forth from its scabbard, high in air, Beneath Virginia’s sky— • Aud they wl o saw it gleaming there, And knew who bore it, knelt to swear That where that sword led, they wouid darn To follow and to die. Out of its scabbard! Never band Waved sword from stain as free, Nor purer *w..rd led brsver band, Nor braver bled for a brighter land, Nor brighter band had a cause as grand. Nor cause a chief like Lee! Forth from its scabbard! how we prayed That sword might viemrbe! 1 And when our triumph was delayed, And maay a heart grew sore afraid, He still hoped on, while gleamed the blade, Of nobie Robert Lee! Forth from its scf.bbard! all in vain! Forth flashed the sword of Lee! ‘Ti* shrouded now in its sheath again, It sleeps the sleep of our noble slain, DHeatcd, yet without a stain, Proudly and peacefully. A Beautiful Legend.—A chanti ng tradition is' connected with the iite on which the Temple of Solomon ,vas erected. It is said to have been vvned in common by two brothers one t'vvhom had a family; the other had one. On the evening succeeding the rnrvest, the wheat having been gather- (1 in separate shocks, the elder brotii- r said unto his wife: “My younger rotlier is unable to bear the burden pf the day; I will arise, take my shocks, ,uid place them with his without his knowledge.” The younger brother peirig actuated by similar motives, said within himself. “My elder brother has ^ family, and I have not; I will arise, pike oft’ my shocks, and place them Vith his without his knowledge.” 'ludge of their mutual astonishment, Vffien, on the following morning they found their shocks undiminished. This course of events transpired for several tights, when each resolved, in his Viind, to stand guard and solve this Jtiystery. They did so, when on the following night they met each other, half way between their respective shocks, with arm full?* Upon ground hallowed with such associations as these was the Temple of Solomon erected—so spacious aud magnificent, r he admiration and wonder of the world! Alas! how many in these days Would sooner steal their brother’s whole shock than aid to it a single ^heaf. THE|DTIIVG IKFIBKIL.; One morning Dr. Fletcher, of Step ney, received a request to visit a man who was a professed skeptic, and ap parently near his end. On entering the chamber where he lay, he beheld the attenuated form of one who had been a tall, athletic man, struggling under the ravages of a disease at once the most painful and incurable. The doctor addressed him by sundry kind inquiries and expressions of sympathy, reminding him of the sufferings of Christ who gave himself a ransom for sinners, that through His atoning sac rifice they might obtain the forgive ness of sin and be restored :o the favor pf God. Hearing this, the dying man said: “ Sir, I don’t believe that; I wish I could, as my dear wife there does; she believes all you say.” “ Well,” said Dr. F., “ but you say you wish you could, and that is a great point towards attaining it, it you are sincere. Now, what do you believe concerning Jesus Christ ?” “ Why,” he replied, “I believe such a man once lived, and that he was a very good, sincere man; but that is nil.” It was a principle with Dr. F., when reasoning with unbelievers, if they acknowledged the smallest portion ot truth, to make it a position from which to argue with them. This imode he now adopted, and said: “ You believe Jesus Christ was a a good man—a sincere man. Now do ;you think that a good man would wv-'n to deceive others? or a sincere man use language that must mislead ?” “ Certainly not,” he replied. “ Then how do you reconcile your admission that He was a good man with his saying to the Jews, ‘land my Father are one.’ When they took up stones to kill Him He did not un deceive them, but still maintained the fact of His Godhead, adding, * My sheep hear my voice, and they follow Me, and I know them, and I give unto them eternal life?” “Stop,” cried the dying man, with an excited voice. “ Stop, sir; I never saw this before; a new light breaks in upon me. Stop sir!” Holding np his emaciated hand, as if fearing that a breath might obscure the new light breaking in on his be nighted soul, and with a countenance lighted up with a sort of preternatural expression quite indiscribable, btu with eyes intently fixed on Dr. F. he exclaimed, after j* short pause, whi.e big tears rolled down bis cheeks— “ Sir, you are a messenger of mercy sent by God himself to save my pu° r soul! Yes, Christ is God, and he died to save sinners! Yes, even me!” A Spirited Epitaph.—Said Con vive to Bontemps, both being Bohemi ans, “What would you do, Bon, ill were to die ?” Replied Bon, “Do, my boy, why I’d write your epitaph. Rejoined Con., “If you wrote it, old fel, I hope you’d write it strong.’ 1° which his friend replied, “Never fear, old chap, it should rival that of Keats, and would read: “Here lies oud whose name was writ in whiskey.