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WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER ATLANTA, OEOBOU. Wednesday, August 2JJ, 1885, “Sabbath Desecration. —We are pleased to see that the Pastors of five of our pbqrches in this city have agreed to present the subject of Sabbath desecration to their congregations on next Lord's day. Some months since the writer of this, had the priv* ilege of calling the attention of our people to this important matter ( and of urging a stricter observance of that sacred day. It is painful to the Christian,-or even to the non professor upon whose heart the instructions' of childhood in reference to the fourth com mandment have made the slightest impres sion, to witness the nttcr disregard of the sacredness of the day upon the, part of a large portion of our population. No people can expect the favor of the Almighty who habitually violate any of his command ments. The best interests of society temporally would be promoted by the due observance of at least one day in seven, and if there were no sacred injunction to this effect, it wonld be a wise economic regulation, the observance of which wonld conduce to the happiness of society Jn general, and be pro motive of the public health. We say again that wc are glad that this subject has been taken up by the pastors of our churches, and we hope that all of our people who can do eo, will on next Sabbath throng our different churches and listen to and heed the teachings of those men of God who have been set as a light for the people. Let us search for the old paths and mend our ways. * Thebe was some excitement on Deca tur street yesterday norning, caused by a lively rattle of pistol ry in the vicinity ol Masonic Hall. In the confusion incident to such an occurrence, we did not get full par ticulars, but learn that it originated with some drunken dismounted Kentucky infan try who have been diBbanded, and are pass ing here en route for home. From the best information we could gather ,the following are the facts: Our much esteemed fellow- citizdh, Judge Butt, was passing the street iu company with ladies, when one of these men attempted to put his arm around one of their waists. The outrage was at once resented by tbe Judge striking the scoun drel with his cane, when pistois we#drawn by several of these men and their contents discharged at the above gentleman. We arc not apprised ot the extent of his inju ries, but learn he wa9 wounded in the hip, while endeavoring to escape the murderous assault. As many as seven or eight shots were fired at him. We are pained to re cord as flagrant an outrage as this upon our streets in open day, but no efforts were spared by our vigilant Provo9t Marshal to arrest and bring the offenders to justice.— We cannot speak iu too high terms of the promptness oV Capt. W. G. Baknes, com manding the Provost Guard, iu appearing on the spot with a detachment of men to suppress the disturbance and restore quiet; and ot his * if ms to arrest all perpetrators in the shameful act. Iu justice to the troops garrisoning this place we will state that none of them had any participancy in it. , -»—»♦»■ Business opened on Monday morning with more animation than we have seen tor some weeks. The stocks of goods in every branch are much larger than a simple “looker-on in Vienna” would be apt to im agine. Stinted for house room, the busi ness community avails itsell ot every nook and cranny Tor storing away that whicl^ cannot be exhibited on the shelves and counters, and as the display oh the latter is borne away by purchasers the reserve force is brought up in time to meet the steadily advancing column of customers. Our mer chants generally are sanguine of success, and are hopeful that the approaching Au tumn will witness an activity still more in creased. Kents are high, and many diffi culties are to be encountered, but we see no cause for despondency, but on the contrary, much to encourage us to persevere in o«r work of restoring business and society to its former status. The travel through our city has become almost as great as before the war, and the arriving and departing trains are freighted overwhelmingly with the animate and inanimate. All are admon ished to be up and doing; there need be no drones; society wants no superfluous appen dages hanging to its skirts. Mr. Longfel low remarks : * In the world’s broad field of battle— la the bivouac of life— Be not dumb and driven cattle, Be a hero In the strife," Ac. W«t Particles of powder were biown into his breast and around the region of his heart, showing that the muzzle of the weapon was held wiihiii au inch or two, if not actually touching Mr. Sumr. Mr. Smyth had sufficient p-csence of mind to close.his door and lock it after the occur rence, and call for help, which came to him from across the street. He is represented to os as a young man of good character and industrious habits,having many friends, and giving no cause for such a gross outrage For a long lime he has occupied this little house alone as a sleeping apartment and boaided in the neighborhood. During the war he was engaged in the manufacture of spars, and had a little shop on the corner of the lot occupied by Mrs. SouBiETEs,at whose house he now remain?. The affair is envel oped in much mystery, which it is hoped will be investigated and tbe guilty parlies, brought to j ustice. Hunter street was the scene ou Satur day night of one of the most deliberate and diabolical attempts at murder that has come under our knowledge in a great while, and if the assassins failed iu tbe execution of their hellish designs it was not for the want of that boldness end audacity we are led to believe is characteristic of the devil himself. The circumstances as related to us by the victim, Mr. Wx. D. Smyth, of the foul cut rage are substantially as follows: At 10£ o’clock when about to retire for the night in his small house on the left hand side of Hun ter street, and nearly opposite the residence of Mr. Purse, a rap was given at his door accompanied by the statement that “I have a letter for you, sir, from a friend in Au gusta.” Upon opening the door Mr. Smyth found himself confronted by two men in the uniform of U. S. soldiers, one of whom dis charged the contents of a pistol in his breast and fltd. Such was the close proximity ol the parties, and so deliberate wos his pur pose that tbe mission should not tail, that he left doubiles- iu the inti belief of its success ful accomplishment. The weapon U3cd we should judge, from the size of the ball shown us, to have been a four-inch barrel repeater. The ball entered just above the heart, and passing through, came out about the centre of the back, infl.c'mg a most serious if not a Su8ncioN has rested for some time upon Harry Stevens, 4th U. 8. cavalry, oi ab. stracting money from letters in the post- office. This man was detailed by order of Gen. Wilson, when his command was on duty here, and put in the post-office, where he has ever since remained as kind of clerk. His conduct while in the office has been such as to draw the attention of other de tailed men who have been assisting in the mail matters, but no positive proof could be had of his rascality. Finally it was deter mined in order to establish his guilt, that one of them should affect to become au accom plice and share the spoils. A proposition to this end was made to Stevens, and accepted. A third party wa9 finally introduced, and the scheme was successful. .Oa Sunday he was found to have opened the letters of the Macon mail bags, and handed them f or con cealment or destruction to the accomplice who Lad become particeps criminis to the transaction. Here the third party was called in to share the spoils, and le grande denou- ment was the prompt arrest of Mr. Stevens by Capt. August Steuernagel, Adju tant ol this post, and his confinement in jail, with ball and chain around his leg. It is not known, and perhaps never will be, the amount that this light fingered chap has extracted from letters during his sojourn in the post-office. We are assured that the «ase will undergo investigation, and as the proof is ample, the offending party -will re ceive that punishment his infamous conduct entitles him to. It is proper, perhaps, to add that onr present post-office officials not having been duly installed, it has not been in their power to dictate who the assistants should be, andtherelore they cinnot in any way be responsible tor the transaction. Two gentlemen of ebony hue and pug nacious predilections, met in mortal conflict on Sunday near Jones’ livery stables. A tent-pole was brandished in the air by one of them, and allowed to descend with such velocity upon the head of the other, that se- riaus doubts are entr Gained 1 of his recovery. <»i •»»» From our sister in troubles and sorrows, Alabama, come cheering accounts of the prosperity of her people. A cotemporary in'that State says that all at once evince a strong and determined disposition to collect the shattered remains ol prosperity, and from them rebuild wealth and happiness.’ As each returned from the army, he lost no time in useless and Yam repinings, but forth with entered upon the great work before him; and in this way those who have served the States with such heroic gallantry upon the field of battle, in a comparatively short time, substituted the plow and hoe for the musket and sword. There was no one who seemed n&t to thoroughly understand the condition, and that from the sweat of their own brow in the future must corne a sup port. The result of this industry is, from every State, recently trembling beneath the weight of war, comes reports so encoura ging as to clearly establish the fact that our people, despite their losses, are still deter mined to be a great' and wealthy people. This they can easily become, for no country on the globe possesses more advantageous means for the' accumulation of wealth and the growth ol prosperity than the States ot the South, and, although slavery has been abolished, the prospect tor riches and hap piness lies quite as plain before us as it did four years ago. If the task before us be entered upon with the determination to succeed, it will be but a few years before the return of comfort and ease will be in evitable. Ours is a business country, we are a busi ness people. Business must needs be for a loDg while yet, what it has been for a *ong while heretolore, “the chief concern ol mor tals here” in the United States. Oar mate rial resources are still comparatively un touched, our commerce, however prodigious and commanding, is yet iu its infancy, while the mines of wealth that are hidden in the earth, and in the avenues of trade, remain unexplored. ‘ When we contemplate the opportunities that are in store for the business man ot the luture, we are impressed by their magnitude and dazzled by their brilliancy. The skies over us are not more thickly studded with stars, thao is the earth udder us .with dia monds. The rising generation of Ameri - cans have an unprecedented prospective. Never did the wits, the tact and talent and the inventive ingenuity ol the “eye for bu siness” have so iuviliug or so immense a prospect. Iu the presence of such a prospect our youth may well give at ten don to what will enable them to appreciate if. Tbe business succers of the future depends on !he educa lional improvement of the prestn*. The future race for riches is going to be the swift of wif, and the battle for mercantile pre-emiaence hereafter is going to be the strong in l usine33 culture. Tfl*-rough-and- tumble days arc numbered. The headlong -scramble for the golden apple must present ly come to au end. As refinement progress- es, brain will become more and more the test of merit, aud the article that wiDS in the wrestle for supremacy and success. The lottery may always have a numerous sur rounding, and the shrine of chance may never.want for worshippers; but in the long-run, and in the main, they who are educated for business and schooled in the science of finance and commerce, w.i se cure the goal of independent i fitaence and wear the crown of success. THE itmESAL RESOURCES OF UPPER GEORGIA. More than thirty years ago ; bejore the red men, the Cherokee?, had removed their hunting grounds from the beautiful valleys, or turned their eyes from the pictu.asquo mountain scenery, of what has since been known as the Cherokee country, it was dis covered that the north-eastern portion of the country inhabited by those children of the forest, contained rich deposits of golden treasure. Traditi -»n Jiad long told of treasure s, au - riferoua an>l argentiferous, hid away in the dark recesses of some mountain cave, whose locality was known alone by some gifted seer ot that tawny race, who seemed to feel that it was a religious duty in him t*> c m- ceal the secret from the keenest scrutiny of the Whiteman. « Id wa9 not until ab >vt tbe year 1830, that any tangible or reliable 'discoveries were made by the whites. Then it was found out that the branches, creek i and rivers of that portion of territory now embraced iu the counties of Rabun, Habersham, Towns, Union, Lumpkin, Dawson, Forsyth, Chero kee, a part of Cass, and Carroll, abounded in rich deposits of gold, and that the hills of the same region were filled with veins ol gold bearing ore. Tbun it was that a furor seized the public mind in reference'to min ing, and many supposed that the El Dorado long dreamed of and sought for, had at last beeu found. Thousands thronged the ways that led totheseinvitingaudpromising fields; and for a number of years the production of gold was such thit the government of the United States fjplt the necessity incumbent upon it of furnishing facilities to aid our citizens in developing the rich golden treas ures, which it was no w known, were imbed ded within our limits. This led to the estab lishment of a branch mint at. Dahlocega, that commenced operations in February, 1838. This institution was continued witfl- ont interruptiou until the spring ol 1861, when it was suspended. For many years after the establishment of the Mini at Daulonega, the mining ope rations were prosecuted with more or leas of success. Many veins were louud which promised rich results; and many mines were worked with eminent a jvaa'»nge to the pro prietors. Among others, the Franklin Mine on the E .owah river and the mines about the Sixes—all in Cherokee county— the Strickland Mine in the county of For syth, and the celebrated Calhoun Mine in the county of Lumpkin, were found to be rich and prcfbable. The last named, tire Calhoun Mine, the properly#)! the great Carolinian, was kuown to have yielded the stjm (f sixteen thousand dollar) in the space ot twenty-six days. Alter the acquisition of California, the glowing accounts of the extraordinary yield of the precious metal from the mines of that far eff Western land, so fired the imag inations of our people, that many who had beeu engaged iu mining enterprises here, and thousands throughout the State who had never seen a miue, „wore induced to abandon our .ruining grounds and their homes, and wend their way r.o that distant land with the expectation of accumulating fortunes in a brief period. While many of these were successful aud were well repaid for their perilous adven tures, it is well known that many others Would have done better Lad they never gone thither. The California fever haying subsided, or rather exhausted itself, the attention of our cil-z .ns was again turned to our own mines. Many enterprises were started which prom ised good results, and many improvements in mining were being introduced, particu larly the Hydraulie system of sluice wash ing that proved so successful in California, when the political disturbances of the coun try put a s'op to all such undertakings.— During the war mining was almost entirely abandoned, and the rich deposits ol mineral wealth so lavishly stored in the valleys, hiil?, and mountains ot Northern Georgia, were permitted to lie.in uudistuibed repose. Siuce the dawn of peace, however, we learn that much activity is being exhibited in the mining region ot our State ; that al ready capital is there seeking investment. Some of the vnterprises which were com menced before the war on a magnificent scale, and suspended in consequence thereof, have been resumed ; and it will not be long, we imagine, until our mines will be yield ing rich fruits to those who operate them. We noticed some time s^ce an account.of a recent discovery by which the process for separating the gold from the quarlz rock has been greatly cheapened, and from a somewhat intimate acquaintance .with the wants and necessities of the gold region, we haz ml the opinion that if this discovery shall prove a success, it is just the desidera- tinn *n our mines; and that its introduction there will insure the mod profitable returns to those using it. We are satisfied that the gold field of Georgia has only been prospected as yet, and we anticipa'e tl at for years *o come the yield of the precious metal therefrom wiil continue to increase as improved methods < f working are introduced. We designed, when we commenced, to speak cf the c >pper, the irn^t^d other minerals with which the upper portion of our State abounds, but the leng'h of this arUcle ad monishes us that we must defer to another day what we had intended to say on this interesting ponion of our subject. isagggMi THE The Attorney General if Alabama, Col M. A. Baldwin, died at his residence in Montgomery on the ICib instant.. ni\eril resources of UPl'ER GEORGIA. (Continued.) Iu our issue of the 20;h inst, we gave a short account ol the discovery and working of the Gold Mines of Upper Georgia; and we pvoposj this morning to take a “ bird’s eye” view of some other mineral interests in this interesting portion ot our Slate.— About tea years since, iu the neighborhood j of Ducktdwn*in Uie Slate of Tennessee, and near the Northern line of this State, extensive and apparently inexhaustible de posits of copper ore were found to exist. In a short period that hitherto secluded re gion, almost surrounded by mountains, and bat sparsely inhabited, b.came the theatie of a most active industry. Where but. lately were seen the hardy mountaineer, or tbe descendant of Nimrod as he pursued his gam,) over those rough and barren ac clivities, now might be seen the mineralo gist, skilled-in detecting the things hidden away in the earth; the capitalist and the speculator, who having amassed their thou sand:', were now striving to count their accu mulations by millions ; ami these were ac companied by many whose Jives had been spent in delving in the great depths of the mines oi Corn wail. Heze forturus were now made or lo-it. The deposits of copper ore proved lo he rich and extensive, and in the invest.igiiidns that ensued i* wa~ ascer tained that the copper -leads ran into our State, a number of valnal.de mines were opened iu Fannin and Gilmer countits, par ticularly, afai valuable and interesting dis covciits were made in other localities The copper interest with us is in its in fancy, and vast stores of wealth arc doubt- lees involved iu ir, needing but the hand of energy and enterprise to developc and bring 1bcm forth, and make them subservient do the war.t« « f man. We hope -s x n to see this interest proj erly prosecuted, feeling assured that in its development the public as well as private interest will be advanced. Before the Cherokee country was opened to settlement i»y the whites, it was kuown that extensive districts ot it Abounded in rich iron ores. For many years a number of furnaces and forges, particularly in old Cass county, have been in successful opera tion. Luge quantities of pig iron, bar iron aud castings were there pro ’.need ; and all these found ready sale. The faciliiies for shipment to distant portions of the country all >rded by the great State Ra'Mroad were a great advantage to these work; ; enabling them to get, rid of their surplus productions not required by the wards ot ttu-ir immedi ate home market, and furnishing the means ol procuring such supplies as their necessi ties compelled them to bring from a dis tance. Located in a healthy region, sup plied with txcelient water, surrounded by a fertile aud productive country, and abound ing in ore lied?, rich and inexhaustible, and furnished with the railroad Ihcdities above mentioned, being situated near and upon this great high way from the Mississippi to the Atlantic., Uie iron region of Cherokee Georgia, t seems to uq presents greater in ducements for profitable investment iu this branch of industry thai any other por tion of our broad laud that we have any knowledge < f Twen'y years since a specimen box of the iron ores of this region, was forwarded lo the Ordnance Department at Washington city for ex amination aud test, and we understood, at the Mme, that the result was ol the most satisfactory-character, aud that these ores were pronounced better a tapled to the man- ufacture of cinnon and heavy ordnance than wete any other ores exhibited. Some years since a very txiensive Killing Mill and Najl Factory wore established about three milts above where the Slate Road crosses the E owah river, and it was ccn- nrcted by a branch railroad with the former at the E owah bridge. We have never learned whether or not these valuable works mot the fate that befell, lajt year, so much that was valuable and serviceable in that sec tion. Iu addition to the ores of copper and iron, above alluded to,and which aretliought to be of immense value, it is believed that in the North western portion of the Slate ex tensive coal fields wili be found to exist. A few miles from the locality now referred to, and within the limits ot the neighboring Stale ot Tennessee, it is well known, that extensive and valuable coal beds have been opened and worked for a number of years. From thi3 source, it will be perceived,that an •article almost, if not wholly, indispensa ble in the conduct of large manufacturing establishments can be easily procured. The section ot country to which atten tion has been called by the reasaiks we have made on this au! ject, is also highly blessed in the possession of fine water-pow* r. The rivers, Chestatee, Chattahoochee, Coosawat- tee, Conasauga, Etowah, and Oostenaula, with their tributary branches and creeks, which traverse it,probably possess 9uffi dent uuf filing water-power to move, we had al most said, the machinery ot the world ; we will say, however, without ihn fear of sue cessful contradiction, that it is sufficient to move the machinery of the Western Hem isphere. A country so rich in mineral weaLh ; so bkesed in point oi health; possessed ot such advan'ages for manufacturing purposes, and so acc rssible to all parts of the world by reason ot its railroad facilities, cinnot fail to attract the attention of capitalists; and we hope that before many moons sbail wax and wane that we shall have the satisfaction of announcing to cur readers that the interest in these matters which their imparlance de man is has been manifested, and that step? are being taken on tbe part of capital and enterprise to make this interesting section of country what i.s capabi ! itie3 are suscep tible of, the garden spot ot the whole coun try. — — Ex Qcv. Brown passed through Chatta nooga oa Thursday, en route for Washing ton City. The Gazette says the Governor speaks hopefully of the future under the wise and liberal policy of the President, He talks like a man of sense, and seems thor ougbly in earnest in nisi IF iris to induce the people to re-enter cirdialiy iat > iheir new relatio-3 Brazilian Emigration.—Evidences are daily multiplying going to prove that a large number of persons throughout the Soule, who have participated in the rebellion, de sign expatriatingUiemselves tor the purpose of finding 6 home , in Brazil. Chief among the promoters cf this Brazilian emigration scheme is commander M. F. Maury, who, it is said, has procured frotn the Emperor ot Brazil, the graut of one th rasand acres oi land to each emigrant. Ia one respect Bra zil affords-at least one ieature congenial to the views of the Southern people—that ir slavery. But let u* examine the basis upon which the hopes of those who w ; sh to f x patriate themselves is founded. The Gov ernment of Brazil is a monarchical aud despotic one. The laws that support the institution ol slavt ry being the wid oi the ruler, may any day be changedj aud slavery disappear from Brazil as it has from the other South American nation?, hei i ies the negroes in Brrz.l are not like the negroes in the United States. It he is free he has just a9 many rights as the E tropean ; indeed, one ,.f the ministers of the Imperial Gov ernment, at the present time, ia a negro, it wc are rieht'y informed. Besides, suppose the Emperor was to grant a thousand acres of land to each eniis grant, could not tbe gitt be revoked very soon, it the sovereign desired it ? By what tenure would property be held under such a grant? Could there be a reasonable as surance of security iu the possession of real estate so donated? Would there beany difference in a country, other things being the same, wh'en the negroes, if free, have equal chances? But there is a difference between Brazil and the United States—a marked difference. Here the people par ticipate in the government of the country, therd they do not; here the will of a major ity of the people is supreme, there the dic tation of one man controls. The advantages of Government, location, climate, and everything connected with a successful prosecution of agricultural pur suits, is greatly in favor of the United States. Why, then, do men wish to render their condition worse? Perhaps their feel ing of hatred to the successful Government of the Utliled States has warped’ their bet tor judgment. But have they a right to ira pose burdens upon their posterity ? Have they a right to “make a bed ot tliorns” for generations yet unborn.? We have an idea that we have a country only partially de veloped, but which, when fully developed by industry aud enterprise, will be far su perior in every point of view to Brazib Memphis Argus. The- unwholesome state of r ff,irs in Lnt iavilte is thus made mention of by the Jour nut Ir, gives us pleasure to record the iuci that crime in A'lanta has been on the de crease for month We have not had oc casion to make mention of any gross viola tion of law and order for weeks. We can congratulate ourselves upon having as healthy a slate of society as can be found iu the whole country. Tue Journal say? : “Some means must be adopted at or.ee to protect citizens where business keeps them o:i tbe street after dark. It is m >re dan gerous than a pitch battle to walk a dozen squares in Louisville after the street lamps are lighted.” : —:—— The ravages 6f wat having swej>t Away the fortunes ol the Siamese Twins, Chang and E g, they announce their intention to again appear on public exhibition. For years these remarkable people have been living in quiet retirement iu North Caroii na, enjoying the fortune cecumulated by them in this country. The Exchange Hotel has undergone a change of proprietors, having been leased by B. M. Branner & Co., of Tennessee. These gentlemen inform us that they shall at once set to work and remodel the estab lishment, and as “new brooms sweep clean,” the travelling public may look for improve ments. Success to them. AT REST. “Two hands upon the nr. a-’, is past.”—Tiusswi Proverb. Two hands upon the bresu-.:, And labor's done ; Two pale feet cosaed in ro.-it. .Tile raee Is won ! Two eyes with coin-weights shot Ami all tears cease ; Two lips wher • grief is mute „ And wrath at peace. So pray we ottentiraes, m urning our lot, (fio.i in Ills kiudue»3 answereth uot. Two l ands to work addressed, *J'e for His praise ; Tw.< feetphat never rest," Walking His ways ; T> o eye i that look above, Still thr ugh ail tears ; Two lips that breath but love, Never more fears. So cry we afterward low on our ' uees, l’ardon those erring prayers; Father, hear th- lai or Capt. S. H. Whitsill was murdered by Jas F. Torrey in Memphis oa the 10th inst. NORTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS. The Raleigh Standard, Governor Hol den’s organ, btrougly protests 'against fbe misrepresentations of ibe Associated Press correspondent from that State iu regard to the management of public affairs. It denies the sweeping charge in regard to the reck lessness ot lltt: pardoning power. . Only thirty-one pardons had been signed by the President and returned, and ot those par doned only four had been spoken of for the convention. Three of these, Messrs. Edwin G. Reade, R. S. Donnell, and R. fcL Kings bury, we happen to know, are sterling Unionists. W. A. Graham has not been pardoned, and had not filed his application tor a pardon when the statement was made. It is denied that the rebel State debt amount ed to forty millions, and that anybody in the State thinks of assuming it. We are not iutormed whether Messrs. Graham and Russ made the obnoxious declarations at tributed to them by the Associated Press c irrespoudtint. The Standard lays down the following programme of p. inciples: The following are landmarks by which all good Union rnen in this State sbouid be guided: 1. Unconditional, cheerful submission to the national authori'y. 2 The prompt insertion in the S.ate Con stilutiou by the approaching Convention, ol the ordinance of ’87, forever abolishing slavery or involuntary servitude iu this State. 3. The prompt non-recognition of debts contracted by the S'ate iu aid of the rebel lion ; but an equally prompt determination to pay every cent of the Slate debt contract ed previous to the war. i Tae inviolability of private contracts, and such action by the convention as will cure all defects in bargains and titles, since May 20,1861, and provide fs*r the payment ot private debts contracted sinco that date on a j ust basis. 5. The right of the skates to determine the questions ot suffrage for themselves. 6 Unqualified opposition to what is call ed negro suffrage. - BT ‘ Father, did you ever have another wile betides mother?" “No, my bov’* ’•’bat p< tssessed you to ask such a queslionV” “B» c iuee 1 saw in the old Family Bu ie where you married Anno Domini 1835 and that isn’t mother, for he* mine was Sally Smith.” SIJ .11 n E It RAIN. / II day fierce heat had held the quivering earth In irun grip. The grey sky from red to pale Had burned w th fear ; and white and st\U The clouds had or. pt aw Ay. In masses to the North The meadow haz Is, ’neath their c ustered load Of satin and green-ruftied nuts, had drooped ; 'Sweet ferns had knelt to die ; and.choked and mute Since morn had lain the cricket,, hid below The fallen spears of water fiags. In dumb Amaze the patient cattle to their bars Had crowded wa tine help. All nature gasped ; all life seemed sinking into death ! Then ri se, Jn distant sunset, depths, a solemn sound : The wheels of God’s great ehari t, ro ling slow ! »n instant more, anil with sharp blaze and boom, His signal guns lit up anil shook the sky, With word of succor on the way ! * nd then The still small voice of rain, in which He- was , And cooled and lulled his fainting world to sleep. * * Oh iron-ha-:ded grief, which holds toy soul In searing grasp, and leave my stifled days No voice no life—will t^.ere a sound of help Ar se in sunset depths fo>- me? Does God Remember? Will his chariot wheels draw near-- Will he command this cloud to break in rain Of healittg tears ? And Z'iii lie give to me, At last, as unto his beloved sleep ? Washington Items.—We glean I nun our latest Northern exchanges Wa: hington gos sip like the !i>!l >wi. g : Publications have recently been mat'e about some d.iff‘fences between the Presi dent and hid Cabinet in regard tef Uie policy iu restoring the rebel Stales to their old re lations, and inv living questions of negro suffrage. The proceedings are slricily pri vate, and it is u>i -known that any members are in the ii b.t of revealing them. There fore rumors ot what occurs in the ‘Cabinet are unreli d>h-; but it may be said with con fidence there is not, now any material dii- ferencc beuveon the President and bis Cabi net with regard to the restoration of the Southern 8 ;iitA One of the reasons for this assertion is the fact that a!! Ibe proclamations appoint ing Provisional Governors are in precisely the same Wvrds as those founded on ihe TencjCisee arrangement, and were maturely considered by the President and approv* d by the Cabinet, showing a carefully c msider- ed plan, ilie ani'ies'y proclamation being in accord w.ii.h iflat document. The President, it is known In m representations of his, has intimated to his friends that he is dolt r- mined to pursuo lies substantial re-con struction policy thus lain down. The lion. George E. Pugh has leceivcrt au intimation that tbe trial of Jill'. Davis will soon take place in a civil c tin, and Le has commenced preparation lor tbe delcticC, which promises to eclipse, in criminal pro ceedings, fitly del'uus ; ever known i t tlii-t or the old country. ;»• r. I’ugh will join Mr. O’Connor, of New York, in Wnsinegiou iu a lew days. - • -JL- E.x-President Davis—The following statement is perhaps the most correct ol the many newspaper rumors afloat, in regard to the condition of Mr. Davis: Dr. Craven, Medical Director at Fortress Monroe, under whose special care Jeff. Da vis is placed, gives accounts ot the eondition- and deportment ot his prisoner. He repre sents Davis as iu excellent health, but troii' bled in spirit. Guards are regular in their attendance upon him. Free conversations occur between Davis and Dr. Craven, hut no one else is permitted to engage Davis m conversation. The other .lay Davis»audC. C. Clay met in the grounds and ha J a brief conference in French, of 'which the guards understood nothing. With this exception, Jeff’. Davis lias had no communication with any one but his medical adviser. -He frequently attempts to allude to hi3 own case, to discuss the chances of his trial and punishment, and get.some idea ot the purpose ot our gov ernment towards him, but such efforts are always fruitless, for Dr. Craven immediate ly changes' the subject.' Lira in Java —A traveller writes Lorn Batavia, island of Java: The Hotel desfl ides, at which I &m stop ping—the main building two stories high, with an immense pit zza iu front—is con flicted ou each side by buildings like rail road depots,Three or four hundred feet long Each suit ot rooms c mraiua room enough to make two, three and even halt a dozen ordinary rooms such na wc get at hotels in the United Stat -s. Its front and back are bath house?, fountain, flower gardens, and outhouses, for cooking and for strvanis, marble floors, tiled roots, ceilings from twenty to twenty-five leet high, no carpet; and but few curtains. Meals are served up iu about the same style as at the first class hotels in New York. The habits ot living are.quite different.— At daylight, coffee and tea are taken to your room; at eight, fame, with light re freshments; twelve, breakfast, and at seven dinner. Coffee and tea are always ready, day or night, same as baths. No exira charge; take them or not as you may choose. The hotel is situated m the new upper town, some half a dozen mileB from the water. Ii is a fair specimen of five or six others, within a haifa mite of each other — Hotel and grounds cover ten acres. The whole ground, like the rest c f the city, s one immense forest of trees and canals. The Monroe Doctrine.—The Chicago Republican is of opinion that the Monroo Doctrine will enforce itself, and gives the following reasons for the conviation: “The Monroe doctrine will enforce itself. Let Mexico alone. How can Maximilian stay there 1 ? 1 When he landed at Vera Cruz he had two supports to rest on. One was the French 4rmy; the other was the Mexi can clergy. The ecclesiastical dignitaries counted on his annulling the decree that confiscated the lands of the* church. They were doomed to disappointment. What ever his private wish may have been, he was compelled to maintain that decree. To have revoked it would have left him utterly without money. Accordingly, the sale of the land was continued, and Lhe clergy be came his embittered enemies. Now, for-, eign bayonets are his only protection. It is precarious. The French people are not willing to add from fifty to a hundred miL lion of francs yearly to their public debt for the sake of keeping an Austrian Prince tor Mexico. If we let Mexico alone Louis Na poleon must soon recall his array. He is already anxious for a decent pretext to bring Lis legions home. When they go, Maximilian must.go with them. Why will we interfere to keep them here?''