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[For The Sunny South.] THE BEACON A WIFE LIT. BY C. WOODWARD HUTSON'. She gazed upon the swelling sea. She dared its white lips' foaming mark, She shuddered for its tenantry Each time she heard its fearsome hark. Xot many men can look from peak. Sheer down upon the spitting waves, With steadfast eye and rosy cheek. Unrecking of the storm that raves. But she, the tender wifely flower, That had not felt a bitter breeze, And had been sheltered from the shower, Tho' shrinking, watched the snarling seas. She listened with a throbbing heart, She faced unscared the frantic blast, And to the rock’s outjutting part Her soft, round arms kept clinging fast. And oh! but when through blinding rain, That came at last, she could not see, How glad she was to know the plain. So tossed, must now less turbid be. The rain beat down the billowed surge. The storm at sea grew far less wild, But in the darkness, on the verge Of rocks embattled—Frank and child! She knew not what to do, and wrung Her wet hands in her doubting sore; For word of warning, screamed or sung To reach the boat,—too loud the roar! At last a thought flashed through her brain, That straightway was a deed as well: She ran up through the pelting rain, And fired the house that crown’d the swell. Her home—the home her Frank had made Their happy haunt since bridal days! The home so sweet for light and shade— The home of Berry’s blithesome ways! ’Twas sad for her's to be the hand Should lay that blessed dwelling low; But beacon-light to show the laud Would save with sacrificial glow. She did not pause a tear to shed; With busy hand she plied the torch, And.not until her bridal bed Was blazing, felt her heart the scorch. High shot the flames and lit the shore, Kan up a pine that topped the grove, And kept ablaze an hour or more, Till Frank put in the sheltered cove. Then Sadie said one word to God In thankfulness for boon so great. And sank down on the rain-soaked sod Just as the boat gave up its freight. ment. where he had a larger experience than as [For The Sunny South.] its Chief Commissary. Foley’s Statue of Stonewall Jackson. After \\ llmington was occupied by the Feder- als, he projected the Columbia and Augusta Rail- by j. l.-hall. road, as a means of increasing the facilities of supplies and shortening the line of communica tion between the armies of Generals Lee and Johnston, respectively at Richmond and Dalton, the East Tennessee and Virginia line being also in possession of the Federals. To the govern ment he appealed for aid in this truly patriotic work, with some assurance of co-operation. Rut Forty Tlionsantl People Assembled—Magnif icent Ceremonies—“ Stonewall Brigade ”— Mrs. Jackson and “Little Jnlia'’—Address by Gov. Kemper—Oration by Dr. Hoge. Just after the death of Jackson, a number of gentlemen, headed by Hon. Beresford Hope, M. P., formed themselves into an association for the waning fortunes of the Confederacy rendered the purpose of having a statue of the distin- i tti imc Hnurnrur lil'ivotii unf ornvicD • .1 J a A — il this impossible. However, private enterprise ! subscribed about §1,000,000 in Confederate cur- i rency. This he invested in cotton and saved about one thousand bales, and sold it for about ; §170,000. with which he built the Columbia and Augusta Railroad of eighty-five miles, costing in greenbacks over §2,000,000. When he c«m- ..uished Virginian made, to be presented to the Confederate States of America. They secured the services of Foley, the greatest artist of Great Britain. Just after he finished the plaster model of the statue, the Confederacy fell. Matters remained at a stand-still until the year 1872. when the Association of the Army of North- menced this work in January. I860, he had not | ern Virginia, Fitzhugli Lee being president, means enough in all to build the Savannah and beard that some inquiries were being made in Congaree bridges, which alone cost over $200,- re gard to the statue, and that steps were being OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF COLONEL WILLIAM JOHNSTON, Of Charlotte, Xorth Carolina. By two o’clock, business was generally sus- j half feet in diameter. Next to this is a block pended. Then came the rush for the upper j eight and a half feet square and one and a half windows of the business houses along the line J high, cut in two parts. On this rests another of march. These were soon bright with sunny : block four feet three inches square and two and faces. | a half feet high. This supports the block which At the head of the procession rode Gen. Joseph bears the inscription. This block is highly pol- E. Johnston. Cheer after cheer greeted him as ished, and like that on which it rests, is finished he rode along the street. Gen. W. H. F. Lee off with a heavy moulding. Around the edge of was in command of the cavalry. Nearly all of the infantry troops in the State were in line. The cadet corps of the Virginia Military Insti tute, and the battalion from the Agricultural and Mechanical College were also here. From their constant practice, these two battalions were able to make the best show of all the military. Just behind the uniformed soldiers came the remnant of the old “Stonewall Brigade.” Ah! how the eyes of all turned towards these battle-scarred veterans who, under this valiant leader, defended our homes and our families ! Under those ragged coats, under those tattered garments, there doubtless still beat, as there used to beat in the sad, sad days of trial and of privation, hearts stout and brave and fond. As I gazed upon those war-worn veterans, I looked with confidence into the future, and pictured to myself the time when these men, grown old and lioary-beaded, shall rock their children’s children to sleep with won drous tales of “ Stonewall” Jackson—with thrill ing stories of the knightly valor of the noble chieftain. Next to the military came the various civic societies, too numerous to mention in de tail. Then came the carriages, containing many of the disabled soldiers in attendance, officers of the Confederate army and State and city officials. A platform of considerable size had been built within a few yards of the statue. This, as well as the Washington Monument, was tastefully set off with evergreens. The seats on this platform were reserved for distinguished visitors and for the judiciary. The ceremonies of inauguration were opened with prayer by Bishop Doggett, of the Southern Methodist Church. After the prayer, Governor Kemper made an address, taking about fifteen minutes’ time. It was undoubtedly one of the finest speeches I ever listened to. All through the circular base are thirty-two posts; a hanging chain connects these posts, forming a plain but pretty fence, which is bronzed to suit the statue. The inscription, which is as follows, is cut in raised letters and gilded, and is distinct enough to be read at a considerable distance: Presented by English Gentlemen as a Tribute of Admiration for the Soldier and Patriot, THOMAS J. JACKSON, And Gratefully Accepted by Virginia in The name of the Southern People. Done A. D. 1875, In the Hundredth Year of the Commonwealth. “Look! thebe is Jackson stasding like a stone wall.” PERSONALS. Robert Von Mohl, political economist, is dead. It is said that the first brigade of the National Guards will escort the Crown Prince to the Cen tennial. Caleb Cushing says that five years from now the United States will have a population of fifty million. General Garfield, of Ohio, will move a repeal of the last newspaper postage law when Con gress meets. Dr. H. H. Carlton, of the Athens Daily Geor gian, has changed his excellent journal to an evening paper. Mrs. General Sherman is the leading spirit in the Indian Catholic Missionary Association, lately organized. Mrs. C. A. Warfield has out a new book enti- nnesi speeches i ever usieneu io. aii iiirougu ; tled ..Hester Howard’s Temptation.” We have the North it has been highly complimented, and ucd seen a copv well it deserves the compliments bestowed. Space does not, of course, allow me to give it in full, and although it is often unjust to give only a short extract from a thing of this kind, I can not forbear quoting bis dosing words: “Let this statue stand, with its mute elo quence, to inspire our children with patriotic iervor, and to maintain the prolific power of the Commonwealth in bringing forth men as of old. copy. Mr. John D. Alexander and Eugene P. Speer, of Griffin, Georgia, have purchased the daily and weekly News. Miss Florence Tilton, daughter of Theodore Tilton, has written for’letters of dismissal from Plymouth church. There are 3,140, Episcopalian ministers in the United States, and on an average, 85 communi- Let Virginia, beholding her past in the light of can t s for each minister. Bein>; the senior member of the new Congress, The eminent and popular subject of this sketch was born in Lincoln county, North Carolina, and is about fifty-six years old. His grandfather, Col. James Johnston, of revolutionary fame, who was of Scottish descent, migrated long before the revolution to North Carolina, and settled on the fertile banks of the picturesque Catawba, where he now reposes beneath the shades in the family cemetery of the old hallowed homestead. Robert Johnston, the father of the subject of this' sketch, is also buried there, but he raised twelve children without a death in the family until the youngest had passed his thirty-fifth year. There were seven sons and five daughters, and among the former were Drs. T. H. and Thomas John ston and the late Rufus M. Johnston, favorably known as a merchant of New York and President of the Exchange Bank of South Carolina. Reared on a farm, the subject of this notice had some practical experience in agriculture, which he has often said was the best portion of his education. In 1841 he graduated at the Uni versity of North Carolina, and immediately en tered the office of Judge Pearson (now Chief Justice of the State), and read law. In Septem ber, 1842, he located in Charlotte and commenced the practice of his profession with marked energy and brilliant success. Avoiding politics and displaying superior ability and activity, he soon succeeded to a liberal share of business, being frequently engaged as counsel in many important cases, as well as the settlement of many large and complicated estates. In 1848 he wedded the intelligent and interesting Miss Emma Eliza Graham, the only daughter of Dr. George F. Graham (an elder brother of the late Governor Graham). He continued the successful practice of his profession until 185G, when he was elected Pres ident of the Charlotte and South Carolina Rail road Company. By his energy and skill he soon brought the stock of his road from forty-five cents to par, thus adding more than half a mil lion to the value of the property of the corpora tion. In 1881, while he was in charge of this and the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad, he was unanimously elected to the Constitutional Convention from Mecklenburg county, a com pliment but few gentlemen have received from such a constituency. Anterior to his going to the convention, Governor Ellis tendered him the position of Commissary General of the State. This he declined, stating that he preferred to serve his constituents in the convention about to assemble. On reaching Raleigh as a delegate, the Governor stated to him that he demanded his acceptance of the position as a duty he owed the State. His reply was: “On that ground, Governor, of course I accept the position of Commissary General.” He immediately tendered his resignation as a delegate, and discharged with decided ability and fidelity the duties of his new position during the summer of 1861. Indeed, he was said to be the only officer of the State department who came fully up to expecta tion during that administration. By the Con stitution, as it then existed, the Jews were de barred from holding any office in the State. He introduced the ordinance removing their disa bilities, which finally passed the convention, entitling them to all the rights of citizens. In the fall of 1861, having turned over 28,000 troops from the State to the Confederate Government, he resigned the position and returned to the charge of the railroads in which his directors had declined to accept his resignations, previ ously tendered. By energy and efficiency he soon finished the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Road forty-six miles to Statesville, when the utter inability, in the lame condition of the Con federacy, to purchase rails, stopped it in its pro gress to Tennessee and the Ohio river. In 1862, he was run for Governor of North Carolina, and was opposed by her distinguished son, Hon. Z. B. Vance, who was elected. Col. Johnston did not canvass, did not make a speech, write a letter, nor did he in any way seek the po sition. During the war, he remained in charge of these roads, and made them most efficient agents in the transportation of supplies and mu nitions for the armies of the Confederacy. In the year 1864, President Davis tendered him the position of Commissary General of the Confederate States. This he respectfully de- i dined on the ground that he could be more use ful to the country in the transportation depart- 000. At the termination of the war. there were only §14,000 worth of work expended in con struction on the road. With this and the pro ceeds of cotton, he constructed a road through a country utterly desolated by armies and bum uici.s, assailed iiud fought with tins heaviest art lery the old South Carolina Railroad could bring against him, from Columbia to the Savannah river. Finally he triumphed with five law and equity suits pending against his road, all of which were settled at the plaintiffs’ cost. After this stern conflict with this old and once all- powerful corporation in the State, he often re marked that his counsel claimed what was left of the road, and he had to compromise as best he could. Experienced financiers add railroad gentle men have often asked how it was possible, with such limited means in such a country, and with such limited opportunities, at a time when there was no money, no confidence and no credit in taken to secure it for Lexington. The Associa tion forthwith passed resolutions thanking the English Association for their kind and unex pected generosity, assuring them that the present u- would be gratefully ijccepted by Virginia, and ii- stating ui'ukc ifostti*V '*u*-x.~tn t^eir''opinion; it should be placed in Richmond, the capital of the State as well as of the Confederacy. Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, who was about to visit Europe, was requested to convey these res olutions to the English Association, and was empowered to act in behalf of the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia. In his portraiture of the face, the sculptor had been guided by a photograph of Jackson taken in 1849. The likeness was miserable, as far as it regarded the “Stonewall” of Manassas. But through the instrumentality of Gen. Johnson, accurate photographs were obtained, and the sculptor proceeded with his work. The bronze statue was finished near the close this event, take heart and rejoice in her future. Mother of States, and sages, and heroes !—bowed in sorrow, with bosom bruised and wounded, with garments rent and rolled in blood—arise and dash away all tears! No stain dims your glittering escutcheon ! Let your brow be lifted up with the glad consciousness of unbroken pride and unsullied honor! Demand and re sume complete possession of your ancient place in the sisterhood of States, and go forward in the great destiny which, in virtue of the older and the later days, belongs to the co-sovereign _ Commonwealth of Virginia. It is in no spirit of Rebellion,” and YhereTs nw laek of custom it is with the stern joy and pride that Hon. W. D. Kelley will have to administer the oath to the next Speaker. The first volume of a history of the United States by the poet, William Cullen Bryant, is nearly ready for publication. It is proposed that the memorial to Sir .John Grey take the shape of a large drinking fount ain, surmounted by a life-size statue. General Kilpatrick is in the field with his lec ture on “The Irish Soldier in the War of the the country, he was enabled to rench such re- 1 of the year 1874. Just after its completion, | suits. His reply has been, the end was attained by faith and work. Perhaps no other public ; work in the South has been accomplisded with I such slender means under similar circumstances. In 1872 he rebuilt the Statesville Road, which had been entirely demolished during the war, ; the last bar of iron being removed from it to Foley died. According to the rules of the Royal Academy, of which Foley was a member, the statue was detained for exhibition at the annual meeting of that body. Soon after its adjournment, the statue was shipped to America, reaching Baltimore about the tenth of September. After a good deal of other railroads. In 1866 he rebuilt the Charlotte correspondence on the subject, it reached Rich- I and South Carolina Railroad, fifty-two miles of mond on the twenty-second of September, and I which was utterly destroyed by Sherman’s army, remained for about twenty-four hours at the with every wood and water station and depot wharves of the Powhatan Steamboat Line. A on it, including the Columbia river bridge of detachment from the First Virginia Regiment 1,325 feet in length, which had been burned by j stood guard over it from the time of its arrival Federal soldiers. ! For the accomplishment of these results, it is said he had not a dollar in the treasury of the company. To sustain the progress of recon struction of these works, it is known that his whole private fortune was at times involved as security and endorser. Up to 1872, he had built and rebuilt more miles of railroad than any man south of the Potomac or the Ohio river, until the hour of its removal to the capitol. On the afternoon of the twenty-third of Sep tember, the regiment turned out to escort the statue from the wharf to the capitol, where Gov. Kemper waited to receive it in the name of the State. Brute force was not needed to draw the precious burden through the streets, for boys and men in countless numbers were at hand, ready and willing to lend their help. A rope without State aid. In all these works, his resour- j several hundred feet in length was attached to ces were from individual corporations, except §160,000 of county bonds, worth about §110,000. Owing to his clear, practical mind, energy and devotion to his company’s interests, his public works have been executed at comparatively small cost, having constructed forty-six miles of the Statesville Road at about §9,000 per mile, including one bridge which cost §62,000. He the wagon which bore the box. Taking hold of this, the enthusiastic crowd drew the box to the door of the capitol. The Capitol Square was thronged with persons anxious to join in the ceremony of reception. Colonel Bradley T. Johnson, of the First Vir ginia Regiment, committed the statue to the care of the Commonwealth, and Governor Kemper re lias perhaps accomplished of useful public im- i ceived it in behalf of the State, provements more with less means since the war But few words were spoken on this occasion, than any man South. , The inauguration day was set aside as the day When the citizens of Augusta wished to build j of days for jollification and for speechifying, the Savannah Valley Railroad, and had not the i After the Governor’s short speech, the box was means or funds necessary, General Toombs re- carried into the basement of the capitol to await marked that the only prospect he saw for the the day of un vailing. Isawitthere. Seemingly, completion of the work was to get Col. Johnston j ’twas only a common wooden box about seven in charge of it, as he had heard that he could j feet high and four feet broad; but seeing the build a railroad without money. Few men in i marks of pen-knives on the corners, and the any country have accomplished more than he has, with the limited means and under the ad verse circumstances. If he who makes two blades of grass grow where one only did, is a benefactor to his race, then he is entitled to that designation. No man at the close of the war entered more cordially and faithfully into re pairing the country than Col. William Johnston. A good lawyer, of sound judgment, quick perception and decided action, he always im parted an enthusiasm to his co-operators in pub lic works. Having resigned all railroad offices more than two years since, he has devoted his time to his private interests, and to studying history, geology, philosophy, etc. Recently, however, against his wishes, he was elected Cen chips in the hands of those around it, an utter stranger would have been led to the conclusion that that common wooden box contained some thing of uncommon value. Throughout the four weeks required for the erection of a pedestal handsome enough to com port with the beauty and elegance of the statue, the suspense of our people was indeed great. Crowds could be seen at all times around the place where the pedestal was being erected, peer ing at it on every side, as if trying to gain from that which they saw before them a glimpse of the beauty which was to come. At length, the eventful week arrived. Vast crowds poured in from every quarter. Every in-coming train brought a burden of human tennial Mayor of the city of Charlotte, which he i freight —people of every race, creed and calling, has so largely contributed in building up. It is f The statesman and the politician, the lawyer and said, with his board of aldermen, he has made more important improvements in the city in five months than has been made previously in five years. As a writer and speaker, he is able, clear and felicitous. We have often heard high compli ments paid him by distinguished personages on his easy, forcible and impressive style of reas oning and speaking. From every stand-point, Col. William Johnston’s character and record afford valuable and examplary material for the study and imitation of young men, as also an interesting survey to every one who appreciates high integrity and a useful and successful life. the doctor, the merchant and the mechanic, all left their work at home, and came ■to our favored city to join in the memorial jubilee. On the evening before the appointed day, the trains brought in large numbers of the old “Stonewall Brigade.” Early on the morning of the 26th, the impatient crowds collected in the street. Who could stay at home when the beating of drums and boom ing of cannon sounded on every side? Truly,- these and the strains of martial music which came floating in at our windows sounded like voices from the past—from that sad yet glorious past in which Jackson won his immortality. mourning; befit this day of heroic memories, that I inaugu rate these ceremonies in the name of the people. The eulogist of the dead, the orator of the (lay, now claims your attention. Lend him your ears. I present him, the companion and friend of Jackson, the revered man of God, Moses D. Hoge.” The selection of orator could not have been more fortunate. Dr. Hoge is acknowledged to be one of the finest speakers of the country. Besides this, he was the friend and companion ui Jackson, and frilly ubiety tell of bis noble traits, and to bear witness to his Christian vir tues. I need not say that Dr. Hoge’s oration was > as beautiful as was expected. Let me quote a j few passages from that portion of the address de- j scribing the character of the great hero: “In the country where all that is mortal of j this great hero sleeps, there is a natural bridge of rock, whose massive arch, fashioned with grace by the band of God, springs lightly to ward the sky, spanning a chasm into whose awful depths the beholder looks down bewil- ! dered and awe-struck. That bridge is among the cliffs what Niagara is among the waters,—a visible expression of sublimity, a glimpse of God’s great strength and power. But its grand eur is not diminished because tender vines clam- j ber over its gigantic piers, or because sweet- scented flowers nestle in its crevices and warmly j color its cold, gray columns. Nor is the granite strength of our dead chieftain’s character weak ened because in every throb of bis heart there was a pulsation so ineffably and exquisitely ten der as to liken him, even amidst the horrors of war, to the altar of pity which ancient mythology reared among the shrines of strong and avenging deities.” Just as the orator finished his address, the statue was unvailed. Machinery for the purpose had been skillfully arranged, and the covering fell oil - in an instant. The cheer from the lips of the spectators and the salvos of artillery bore witness to the delight and enthusiasm of the multitude. After the singing of an anthem ar ranged for the occasion and rendered by a hun dred of Richmond’s best male voices, Governor Kemper brought General Jackson’s little daugh ter to the front of the platform and introduced her to the members of the old brigade. They raised their hats and greeted her with cheers, in which they were joined by thousands of other voices. A way had been cleared from Mrs. Jackson’s carriage to the statue. Through this Mrs. Jack- son and Miss Julia went to place their floral offerings around the pedestal. Nearly every member of the “Stonewall Brig ade” shook hands with the widow of their leader, and many of them kissed his pretty little daughter. The crowd of forty thousand people slowly dispersed and went to their various homes and lodging places, only to recruit their strength for the expected festivities of the evening; but these, to the regret and disappointment of all, were in terrupted by rain, which fell in torrents from eight o’clock to a very late hour. But for that, the display of fireworks and the illumination of the statue would have been almost as entertain ing as the ceremonies of the morning. My letter is already too long, but I cannot close without a few words as to the appearance of the statue, and as to its acknowledged merit as a work of art. The statue, as I have already intimated, is of bronze. It is of heroic size and of easy and natu ral position. The right hand rests upon the hip; the left is raised to the level of the shoulder, and holds the hilt of the sword, whose point rests upon the representation of a stone wall. A military cloak is gracefully hanging on the left arm. A double-breasted military cloak is worn, wrinkling just enough in certain places to be natural. The tall boots, reaching to the knee, are well represented - . The left leg is thrown a little forward, while the main weight seems to rest upon the right—just the position almost any one will take when looking toward the right. As regards the face, the likeness is considered very fine. In fact, the statue in its every part is con sidered worthy to be the last work of the leader of British art (for such was Foley acknowledged to be at the time of his death). The statue itself is seven feet three inches in height, and stands at a distance of nine feet from the ground. The pedestal is made of James River granite, and is, I have heard, made after the model of Foley himself. The circular base, composed of sixteen distinct blocks of granite laid compactly together, is twenty-four and a On motion of Wm. H. Evarts, Salem Dutcher, of Augusta, Ga., has been admitted to practice in the Supreme Coui’t of the United States. Mr. C. A. Nutting and the City Bank of Macon, Ga., seem to be all right financially, notwith standing the recent rumors to the contrary. Rev. Thomas E. Skinner, D.D., of Athens, has been called to the pastorate of the First Baptist church in Macon. He has not as yet accepted. It is said that Mr. C. H. C. Willingham, of Rome, Ga., will take charge of the Cartersvilie Herald in a short time. He is an excellent editor. Old Bill Allen is as magnanimous as he is ! honest. He has just appointed Governor elect i Hayes one of the Centennial Commissioners for | Ohio. George W. Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger, proposes a Southern trip during the coming win ter, “if it can be done without his being mur dered.” The New York Sun expresses displeasure that ! Moody and Sankey have got out an injunction to prevent another party from circulating their : hymns. < Dr. J. J. Moran, of Baltimore, attended Edgar : Allen Poe, author of ‘’The Raven, "to., in his last illness, and recently published the memor anda of his death. Fernando Wood declines to withdraw from the race for the Speakership, and says he will stick till he is either elected or defeated. He is not j one of the withdrawing kind. Colonel W. J. Lawton has resigned the Presi- | dency of the Planters’ Bank, of Macon, Ga., and | Mr. Thomas H. Willingham, of Albany, has been elected President in his stead. Colonel Delany, the colored South Carolinian, is preparing a history 7 of the African race in America from their first importation by the Spaniards till the present time. Mrs. M. J. Westmoreland is writing some ex cellent articles to the Herald on the subject of an industrial school for women. The cause is a good one, and we hope she may stir up a gen eral interest upon the subject. There is a movement on foot to erect a monu ment at Pittsburg in memory of Stephen C. Fos ter, who has given us all so much pleasure in the sweet melodies of such songs as “Old Folks at Home,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Old Dog Tray,” etc. Mrs. Westmoreland, in her letters to the Her ald, wants the nice young clerks turned off from the stores and poor girls put in their places. That won’t do, for the girls will stop in the mid dle of a big trade to fix up their back hair and arrange their tie-back.—Xewnaa Star. James B. Hart, Esq., died at his residence in Union Point, Ga., on Tuesday night about 12 o’clock. Mr. Hart at one time was a leading merchant in Augusta, and for a long time has resided at Union Point. He was a man of un bounded energy 7 , rare executive ability and great public spirit. Madame Judic is beginning to compete with Mme. Patti as a recipient of jewels. The Princess Mathilde recently presented her with a magnifi cent brooch of pearls and small brilliants, where upon the acute Judic removed all the jewels she had been wearing and appeared upon the scene adorned only with the ornaments just given her. At the late Georgia State fair, a few old Con federate friends, learning that Lieutenant Colo nel H. D. Capers was going to return to Colum bia, S. C., to reside, presented him, through General Cook, an elegant gold pen. The Colo nel responded in a pleasant and happy manner, and his allusions to his accomplished and amia ble wife were beautiful. Judge Wright, of Rome, Ga., one of Geor gia’s distinguished citizens and the father of eighteen children, says his home-stock of boys is even ten, three of whom are now candidates for matrimony. The fourth, General Robert Toombs, is “noticing” considerably, and if he could find a red-headed girl (his own being of that brilliant and admirable color) a little fast, he might be off on a tangent. Mr. J. Edgar Thompson, late President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, who died in May, 1874, left a portion of his estate, valued at over §1,000, for the education and maintenance of female orphans of railway employees whose fathers were killed while in the discharge of their duties. There are claims against the estate which, if allowed, will prevent the carrying into J> effect the desire of the testator. Vri