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THE HBBOH. n Mint xaubicx thokmov. Wltb eye* half-closed, the heron dream*. Above him in the lyeamore The flicker beat* a dull tattoo; Through pepaw moves the >oft sir* piur Gold-dust of blooms and fragrauce nesr. And from the thorn it loves to w B ll r The oriole flings out lta attong, . , Btarp lay wrought In the crnclb e Of its flame-circ ed soul of toug. The heron nods, the charming tunes Cf nature’s jniwrfu tr.nii his dreams. The iuyc of many Mays and Jua« e W»>h past him like cool summer tucutiir. What tranquil life, what joyful rest To be thus swsthed In iragrant grata, And dote like him while tenderest Dream-waves across my sleep would pass. THE FIRST BLOOD OF THE REV OLUTION. The press is now teeming with ac counts of interesting proceeding oently held in Massachusetts, at cord and Lexington, in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the battles fought at those place* by the brave and patriotic people of that day ■ in resistance to the tyrannical and des potic measures of the British govern ment. All honor to those old heroes! They deserve all that has been said and done in honor of their memory for their participation in the struggle for our national fret dom. They are entitled to the undying gratitude of the whole country, and wifi continue to receive it as long as our country remains free, and as long as liberty has votaries in the land. All this is freely admitted. But the first blood of the revolution was not shed at Concord and Lexington, nor are the heroes who participated in those /battles entitled to such honor. That they are, however, is the commonly—it may be said the universally—jectived belief and opinion. And in no invidnary sense whatever it is now proposed to enter into a brief examination of the history of that period in order to show when the first battle was fought in de fense of American freedom, and who were the actors in the conflict. Let it be borne in mind that whilst the general policy of the British govern ment was the same towards all her colonial possessions, there were griev ances in particular localities that did not affect the whole people. The spirit of liberty, however, affected the people in the length and breadth of the land, hi Virginia, the Carolinas, Maryland, the Jerseys, and in all the northern colonies one common ground of com plaint was made. The chartered rights of all the colonial governments had been violated. A deep-seated spirit of resist ance was in the hearts of the people, which ultimately drove them into open rebellion against the royal authority, and onlminated in the splendid and glorious sucoess of our revolutionary war. In North Carolina the people early manifested a hatred to tyranny, and a restless impatienoe under the avaricious and grasping exactions of the royal governor, and the colonial officers ap pointed by authority of the British crown. On the 3d of April, 1765, at Wilmington, N. 0., William Tyron suc ceeded Gov. Dobbs as “ commander-in chief and captain-general of the province of North Carolina.” He was a man of ability, and a soldier by profession. But in character he was arbitrary, “de void of all principles of humanity,” rapacious ana corrupt. By his conduct towards the Cherokee Indians he was called by them the “ Great Wolf of North Carolina.” His exaotions and rapaoity, under one pretext or another, at length roused the spirit of resistance in the people. They held frequent meetings, and deliberately, yet boldly, discussed and denounced the conduct of the governor and some of the minions of hu government. At the August ses sion (1766) of the court in Orange conn- tv “ a paper was presented to the court by a number or persons, which woo ie»«l by the clerk. It stated that while the sons of liberty had withstood tho lords of parliament in behalf of true liberty, the officers under them ought not to carry on an unjust oppression in the provinces; that in order thereto, as there were many evils complained of in the county of Orange, they ought to be re dressed. If there were none, jealousy ought to be removed from the minds of the people.” These were calm, delib erate words, but manifested stem deter mination, Granville and other counties .were infected by the same spirit, and groaned under the same intolerant evils. This paper further proposed that meetings of the people should be held in each captain's district, appoint ing one or more to- attend a general meeting “to inquire whether the free men of the country labored under any abuse of power, ana measures taken for amendment, if so.” This proposal was agreed to, and Maddocks Mill was selected, and the time fixed for Ootober 10, 1766. The convention met at the time and place appointed, and resolved, “that it was necessary sneh meetings should occur yearly, or oftener if neat* B&r.v, for free and public diBctiRsiou: that the representatives ci the people should attend, and give an account of the amount of taxes and manner of appropriation.” In April 1768 they again assembled and formed an association for regulat ing public grievancy, and abuse of power. Hence the name given them in history of Regulators. They resolved “ to pay only such taxes as were agree able to law, and applied to the purposes therein named, to pay no officer more than his legal fees.” This association, or the Regulators, met again in May, 1768, and in July, 1768. The affairs o: 1 the colony, and the abuses, and exac tions of the colonial government, and of the officers of the crown, were dis cussed. An address to the governor and council was prepared, and a com mittce appointed to wait on the gov emor, to whom the address was pre sented. These meetings were contin ued, the troubles increased. The whole colony of. North Carolina felt the spirit of resistance, and was animated by the ardor that glowed in the bosoms of freemen. Tet this organization was only partial in extent. The Regulators were led by Herman Husbands, James Hunter, Rednap Howell, William But ler and others. The people generally sympathized with them, bat as yet many of the leading whigs and patriots of the revolution held aloof from them. It was seen that a collissicn with the royal authority mutt soon occur. The limits of this article will not permit of a circumstantial account of those occur rences as they followed in order. At length Gov. Tryon put himself at the head of the royal forces to disperse these rebels. His well drilled ana dis ciplined forces amounted to upwards of eleven hundred men. The Regulators, under Husbands, Hunter and Butler, to the number of about two thousand men, poorly supplied with arms and ammuni tion, and illy disciplined, were assem bled on the banks of a small stream called the Alamance. The royal forces approaohed ; immediate submission ; a E romise to pay taxes; a return to their omes; and a solemn assurance that they would no longer disturb the admin istration of the governor was exacted of them. These terms were refused, and-open defiance hnrled at the gov ernor and his forces. On the 16th of May, 1771, Gov. Tryon formed his line of battle in front of the Regulators ': to him thevpresented a bold and defiant front. The order to fire was given. The action became general, and a warm battle of two hours' duration ensued The Regulators being deficient in arms and ammunition, gave way, and fled from the field of conflict, leaving twenty of their dead on the field, besides the wounded. The royal forces lost in killed, wonnded and musing sixty-one men. Thus ended the battle of Ala mance. And here was the first blood spilled that was shed in the struggle made by the United States whilst they were colonies, in resistance to the exao tions and oppressions of the English government." It was properly the com mencement of the conflict of arms be tween this and the mother country; for after that time there was no cessa tion of the strife batween the two coun tries until the final victory was won, and America was free. Ana the battle of Alamance takes the precedence of all other battles in that glorious conflict of arms, and the actors and participators is it arc entitled to as high honors as are the heroic men who fought the bat- hope that . _ and abler pens eni be provoked, M to vindicate the truth of history” in regard to the deeds, the lives, the character and the virtues of men who seem to have been neglected for a century by their de scendants. The men of Massachusetts are right in celebrating the deeds of their “revolutionary sires.” Let us join with them in doing honor to the memory of good and useful men. But in doing so, .et net the shame be ours of letting the pall of dishonor and ob livion rest forever over the names, the labors, the sacrifices and the valor of as heroic men as ever adorned the page of history. W. H. K. Ooiusth, Mias,, April 27, 187A Dueling in Paris* The dueling sword plays an import ant part in the regulation of Frenoh society, and the fencing masters are much respected. There are half a dozen of the foremost, says a Paris cor respondent, who rank on a footing of equality with eminent artists and wri ters, but probably class themselves much as being able to worst them all. In a general way, however, it may be said that in France duelists have ceased to be much respected, though most men are expected to fight once in order to faire leura preuvea. When a man has been ont more than three times an odor of disrepute bangs abaut him. M. Paul de Cass gnac is a solitary in stance of a man having fought fourteen duels without losing his weloome in so ciety. Formerly duels terminated in most cases fatally, bnt the fenoing- masters hhve done much to mitigate the dangers of modern encounters by teaching their pupils to pink lightly on the upper part of the chest or arms. Indeed, there hava been but six fatal duels in France these twenty-five years. In old times a'so the formalities to be observed at the place of meeting were numerous and solemn. Nowadays the principals and s« e nds exchange but one bow on met ting, and the sword salate which used "to precede the clinking of the foils ha9 been suppress ed altogether. Almost the only bind ing law of old duels which has fingered to thin day is that which absolutely for bids principals to say a single word to each other on the field. Latest Monetary Advices. If you have any business with a bank, put it off until 3 o’clock, or if possible a little later, as it looks a little more business-like to rash in just as the bank is closing. Never put stamps on your checks be fore you get to the bank, but give the teller two cents and aak him to lick it and cancel it for you; the teller expeots to lick all the stamps and it is a source of disappointment to him when people insist on doing it themselves, and will save him baying his lunch. Ih depositing money, try and get it up-side down and wrong end foremost, so that the teller may hive a little exer cise in straightening it up before count- git. It is best not to take your bank-book with you, but call at another time to have it entered. Ton can thus make two trips to the bank where one would &HSW6r a If a cheek is made payable to your order, be careful not to indorse it before yon hand it to the teller, bnt let him return it to yon and wait while you indorse it: this helps pass the time and is a pleasure and a relief to the teller. You earl general making a deposit Rides of tte Road. - • ■ - The great leading role Is that no one has the right to bainihe middle of the rood, except when no other person is present to claim hifl right to the use of one-half the highway, which claim he has precisely the same right to assert when traveling In the same direction that he has when he meets another. This la the law of every state in the nnion, and* so far as wears informed, of every civilised country : and all per sons violating it are liable for all dam ages resulting from their conduct. When teams mSet, the American law is that each, turning to the right, shell give hail the rcmi. The custom and the law ef EuglaeJ require teams to turn out to the left—ee expressed in an old doggerel: The rule of the road is a paradox quitej In riding or driving alone If you keep to the toft, you are sure to go right, If yon keep to the right, you go wrong. In passing, the person In front is re quired to turn to the left, so as to allow the person in the rear, who is traveling at a more rapid pace, to pass by on his right. Where teams approach at right an- S les, or intersecting roads, it is the uty of the person who. by turning to the right, would pass to the rear of the other team, to poll np, and allow the other to pass. In wide streets in towns and cities, these general principles should always be observed, though, from the necessi ties of the ease, persons are less strict in keeping on tho proper side of the street, being frequently obliged, with proper care for tho lights of others, to pass to the other side to avoid a crowd or other obstruction. » A person with a light vehicle meeting or desiring to pass a heavily laden team, especially if the lattir is going up a hill, wul generally turn cut without r> quit*- ing the loaded wagon to g.ve t alt the road, but the law impot es no > ucti obli gation in any case, and undej all oir- cniuBtancesrequireseaoh to give halt the read, unless by accident or some ob struction it is fonnd impossible to do so. - - If a person happens to be in the wrong place on the road or street, a per son coining in collision with him is note entitled to damages if, by the use of ordinary and reasonable, dilige nee, he hqve could avoided it. y save time when by counting your money - down to the teller, and you can nearly always count more speedily and correctly than he can. If you make a deposit of one hundred dollars and give a cheek for fifty, it is a good thing to call frequently at the lank and ask how yonr account stands, as it impresses the offioers favorably with yonr business qualifications. Never keep any reoord of when your notes fall due, and then if they are nmtested censure the bank loi no', j Frog Eaters and Hippophaglsts. Very often my American friends, when they first come over, ask me where they can get a good dish of frogs. My au- swer is that London is about the near est place, bnt next to that the best place is New York. It is a common idea that the French are gieat frog eaters, bnt the first frog I ever ate was in New York, then in London, and I have never seen above two or three dishes daring many years’ residence in Paris. Some restaurants have them, but only for their English and Ameri can olients, as they assert. So wit hip- pophagy—we were under the impres sion that the idea was Frenoli, but we find Englishmen claiming the honor of having introduced it, of propagating it, of getting up the society, and at the annual dinner of horse-eaters, two- thirds of the persons present are English. Let me add that this meat is not bad— when yon can get nothing else. Dating the Virginia campaign of 1863,1 ate a very moo mule stew, and during the siege of Faria ate horse meat every day for dome six weeks; but I must say that in normal times my preferences are de cidedly for beef Shall I give one rea son why? The horse sweats; the ox does not; and the meat of the horse seems impregnated with an odor of perspiration. Ardent hippopbagiste, however, will sty that this is nothing but prejudice; bnt with all due defer ence to their more advanoed opinions I will still say that I incline to beef.— Paris Letter, ties of Concord, Lexington, Bunker j giving you notice. Hill and Yorktown. All honor to the | Always date yonr checks ahead; it is a men that had the patriotism and nerve never-failing sign that you keep a good . . . — ....a * i-s-i -*—** balance in bank, or if you do not wish it generally known that you are doing a good business, do not deposit yonr money until about the time you expect your check will be in. A strict observance of the foregoing rules will make your accounts desirable for any bank, and make you a general favorite with all the bank officers. to stand up in the day of trial in vindi cation of their country’s rights and lib erties, and who were the first in that heroic age to seal their devotion to American liberty with their blood. This article, though written at your request, is vet presented as an humble but grateful tribute to the memory of our patriotic sires; and with a feeble t ike compulscTy scfeec’frg set went into operation in New York city, the truant agents placed 400 children in the sohools who had never attended any school, and had been neglected in every respect. They were supplied with clothing to enable them to attend. The agents have examined 1,149 eases altogether. The parents generally ap prove of the system, and the Truancy Superintendent professes to be greatly encouraged as to the working of the law and the good results already secured.