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5 OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY. Theatrical Notes, Etc. Rose Eytinge. Last Monday, upon a very brief notice, this actress appeared at the Opera House as Hose Michell, in the drama of that title. The play is not one that is apt to leave a good impression behind—its plot and denouement are so heavy and sombre that one who goes to the theatre to pleasantly pass an hour is disappointed; but it gives room for varied acting and is replete with such startling scenes that it requires the efforts of artists to successfully produce it. And we are confident that Miss Eytinge’s com pany is the only one traveling who can success fully render it. For over two hours we studied the stellar attraction with heightening interest; watched her marvellous development of the character of “ltose Michel,” forgetting at length, indeed, that Miss Eytinge was on the stage, so completely did she sink her own individuality in that of the poor, but honest, peasant woman, and when the curtain rolled between us we harried bewildered from the place over which she had cast a spell. At this very moment— when time has allowed a temperate judgment of this lady—the nerves will thrill and the blood tingle to the very finger tips at the thought of her. Her support, with but one or two exceptions, was excellent. Mr. Searle as Pierre, her hus band, acted and looked the villain. His con ception was very perfect and we are glad to say, entirely of the modern school. Mr. Huntley as Gaston, Mr. Grierson as the Prefect, were true to nature. The Moulinet of Mr. Blake’s was the best we ever saw, and in this assertion we are endorsed by the title role herself. The Louise of Miss Vivian was rendered in an artless, girlish man ner, and possessing as she does, not only much naivctte, but a fresh juvenile face of great beauty, she is eminently fitted for the character. On Tuesday night the troupe produced Bou- cicault’s adaptation, entitled “Led Astray.” This play is one of the most effective emotional dramas ever produced, and the rarity of its performance is entirely due to the rarity of the artiste capable of meeting the usual demands of the little role. It is a play that wins your at tention in the first scene; that reveals to the mind a new character—an almost improbable one, if you will have it so—with a development out of the common order with which the stage has made ns familiar; a character which you can condemn, then pity, then sympathize with, then admire, then love. As Armande, she rep resents a magnificent woman, said to be the trifling, prodigal, frivolous, heartless “heroine” of society. A woman married, but not loved. And after years of such a life comes one who defies all conventionalities and confesses a love. And she loves him in return. But with wo man’s noted courage she attempts to hide it, and it demands that the eyes, the lips, the tongue shall belie the heart, and the strongest 88*<8i8ffcfeftJif wpm mmzrtkWritftn: ing can pierce the mask. And Miss Eytinge personated it admirably. She has a sumptuous, graceful figure, fairly proportioned, and as jfliant as a willow. A face finely cut, two rows of pearls, a massive chin, soft, brown eyes that can look cold, flash scorn, beam with love; a high, clear forehead and luxurious curls of black hair—nature’s own gift. Her interpreta tion was a startling insight into the character of a woman of society. Her support, as on the previous night, -was very fine, and our people should feel proud in know ing that at least one artiste, who has visited us this season, had the courage to bring a decent company with her. AVe are satisfied that we but echo the verdict of those present when we assert that it was the most enjoyable entertain ment given this winter. Sketches of Southern Literature. THE PAST AM) PRESENT. NO- 0. historical importance, considers the object aimed at by History and Biography identical in the discussion of the events of the late war. He thinks the South did not attempt revolution, and that secession was a justifiable right exer cised by sovereign States, and writes a brief review of the question. He notices the establishment of the Confed eracy and its expiration. In relation to the war, the author relates lead ing events in a very cursory manner, confining himself to well-known facts. We consider it a creditable work, notwith standing its superficial narrative of events and the entire absence of any political or philoso phic views, either striking or new; in this we think the author pursued a course marked by sound judgment and discretion. The author of the Life of Davis is a man of refinement, culture and good judgment, gener ally sound and discriminative; yet, he was the warm friend and admirer of Davis, and we ap prehend that, neither the future historian nor posterity will hold Davis in as high estimation as his present biographer. That Davis was a man of great and commanding intellect, few will admit; that he had executive ability, can not be conceded in the face of his many fatal errors and blunders; that he was honest, sin cere and energetic, no one denies, and that he could and did make pleasant and agreeable ad capatandum, or “off-hand stump speeches,” none by whom he was ever beard, will deny. We will not review Mr. Alfrends book, but commend it as pleasant and instructive reading, written in admirable style, andjaccurate in narra tive. We will not criticise ex President Davis, we regret his failures; think nothing would be gained by a review of his blunders; appreciate his moral character, sympathize with him in the failure of a common cause in which American rights, the liberties of American citizens were He makes frequent very abusive but unwar ranted assaults on the moral character of Dan iel Webster, whom he thinks often perverted or suppressed the truth for the purpose of sustain ing unsound argument, but he does ample jus tice to his vast and towering intellect. He introduces much matter to sustain his view, by no means original, that the Constitu tion was a compact between the States. An ac curate view of the Constitution will neither sustain Dr. Bledsoe nor Mr. Webster. They were extremists; but history will not sustain Dr. Bledsoe in his virulent and abusive assertion of Mr. Webster's disregard for truth, or his falsi fying the records of history. He also makes the most unjustifiable assaults on Justice Story, noton his character, but his learning. Indeed he considers Justice Story ignorant, and unaecuratelv informed as to the formation of the Constitution, and of the mean ing placed upon its great objects by its authors: the formation of ‘a more perfect union.’ He describes Mr. Justice Story and Daniel Web ster as ‘blind leaders of the blind,’ and says: ‘History will yet open the eyes of the world to ] the strange audacity of their assertions.’ That Dr. Bledsoe was able and learned, none can deny; that he has shown throughout this work great-ability and vast learning, is apparent; that he is always fair and logical can not be ad mitted; while his best friends must admit that his great intellect was often tossed by violent passion, like the mighty ship of war by the storm-shaken waves of the ocean. Alas ! how often is reason wrecked by the hurricane of pas sion. AVith a few apparent faults, we consider Dr. Bledsoe’s work able and useful, as presenting many historical facts and philosophic views in relation to the formation and history of the Constitution of the United States. There is no occasion to discuss tjie term, “Is Person ills. —Judge Hilton may succeed in keeping men out of A. T. Stewart’s hotel for women, but he j can t prevent tom cats from getting on the back fence and serenading his female boarders. —P. T. Barnum’s great moral show starts out in a few days, and naturally enough Barnum is placing himself at the disposal of the Young Aleu's Christian Association to deliver temper ance lectures. —Dr. LeMoyne, in a recent interview, speak- ! ing of the bill before the Legislature to abolish j his crematory, expressed a hope to live long enough to burn some of the law-makers. If the Legislature doesn’t adjourn pretty soon, the j hope will become general. —It is observed, strange as it may seem, that j the clerks in Stewart's hotel for women, in New j York, are men. But they part their hair in the middle, and this is considered a compromise. —Peter Cooper, of New York, recently en tered his 88th year in the full possession of all his faculties. His fortune is estimated at $10,- 000,000. He began life as an apprentice to a coach maker. After several failures, he in vented a glue that made his fortune. —The Hon. Beverly B. Douglass, of Virginia, has written to the Fredericksburg Star, explain ing his recent conduct in the House, which, he says, was in no wise due to intoxication, but Lo a naturally excitable temperament, inflamed by the discourtesy of the Speaker. In the future, Mr. Douglas says he will abstain from intoxica ting liquor. —James Parton is living quietly at Newbury- port, Mass., in his 57th year. He labors in the morning, and in the afternoon strolls among nis townsmen, with whom he is popular. He says that he has lost several positions because he is a free thinker. For twenty years he has been Col. George Moros Lawton of Griffin Geo., died on the third inst., near Belldor, S. C., wither he had gone a few days previous on im portant business. The deceased was a brother of Gen. A. K. Lawton and Dr. AY. S. Lawton of Savannah. The steamer, Sandy Farhin, exploded on the Sandy river and sank. James Newbury, a mer- chat of Richmond, the pilot and two other men, were killed, several others badly injured. Mr. T, E. CollinR of Macon, was in the rear of his carriage store superintending some work. In returning to the store he fell through an open trap door some fourteen feet, striking his head on a hard clay floor. Upon examination the brain was found to be in a perfect jelly, having been ruptured by the concussion of the fall, a portion oozing from the aperture. No anaes thetics were administered in performing the op eration. The case was then pronounced hopeless. About Women. Susan B. Anthony's benevolent glance, they say. is something to be remembered; it’s entire ly Sue-ye generous. Mrs. Alary J. Homes, the novelist, is describ ed as being a tall, fine looking lady, with dark hair, eloquent eyes, beautiful mouth, a grace ful carriage, and a stately presence. The young ladies of Opelika have organized a‘slipper club.’ The object of the club is to discourage flirting among young men and ulti mately to abolish the practice altogether. Lotta talks of reappearing at the Park theatre. She is one of the richest actresses jon the stage. She draws in interest on upward of $200,000 of government bonds, and yet can’t keep away from the foot-lights. The New York medical college for women, sends out this year twenty-six graduates. At the commencement exercises the lady graduates were dressed in dark silk, and wore roses in their hair. Harriet Beecher Stowe says that ‘the more heartless a woman is, the more tyranical she is in exacting love from others, and the more sel fish she becomes the more jealous she is of her husband’s attentions.” Her Royal Highness, the Princess Lilinoka. lani, heiress apparent of the Hawaiian Islands, and her suite are now in San Francisco. The Princess is said to be a dark-eyed beauty and a glib talker. The Chicago Times says, Eve never looked through Adam’s overcoat pockets for letters j from other women. ! Aliss Mega Gatewood, of Bedford, Ky., was of ’ a poetic temperament, and published a poem, entitled ‘Burn My Letters.’ But when Air. George Mosgrove did, figuratively speaking, consumed her billets donx, and furthermore proceeded to ‘light off for parts unknown, Miss Mega swallowed morphine. Sarah Burnhardt, the French actress, has en ergy enough for three women. In the morning she takes a long ride in saddle; at noon she a sculptor, and works on three or four busts, / which she is going to send to the Exhibition: | then she goes with her chilsel to her group of j ‘Aledia.’ At 2 o’clock she takes up her brush i and works on a large painting; at nightfall she ] is writing her memoirs, or rehearsing her roles, or attending to her correspondents. In the \ evening she appears on the stage. Southern Writers ami Authors. By JUDGE WILLIAM ARCHER COCKE, of Florida. Author of (he Constitutional History of United States and Common and Civil Law in United States. LIFE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS. The life of Jefferson Davis, ex-President of the late Confederate Government, was published in 1868. It is from the pen of Frank H. Al- friend. The author is a native and resident of the city of Richmond, A"a., was educated at William and Mary College, and graduated as a Master of Arts. The work is pleasing and well written in style and manner as becomes biography, yet it is much more than a life of Davis or mere bio graphy, being full of sketches of important political and military events which occurred during the Confederacy. The author does not go in minute detail of events, but has confined himself to generally conceded facts. He does not attempt to write on the philosophy of the revolution, nor is he in any sense to be considered promoting, nor as intending to excite sectional bitterness; yet, he acknowledges his belief in the principles underlying the movement for Southern inde pendence as the only basis of Republicanism. It may be remarked, if revolution is the basis of Republicanism, then its moral right is based on the jus glandii, as true a criterion for mon archy as for Republicanism, AVe would rather think it a right underlying the principles of independent government than any form thereof. Mr. Alfriend is a fair, just and liberal writer; his especial solicitude was for a favorable ap preciation of his efforts by bis Southern coun trymen, and be has striven to avoid affront to those feelings of delicacy which at the time of publishing his work, affected many considera tions of the war. It was judicious to avoid Questions upon which Southern sentiment was divided, but at the same time the distinguished author overlooked a large chapter in Southern history, as well as the political philosophy of the times, and of the great event of the South ern Revolution. .... . The author notices the military and political career of Davis previous to his being elected i President of the Southern Confederacy. He Inotices the election of Lincoln, discusses its and are yet involved, and hope that the princi ples of the United States Constitution as ad ministered in the early days of the Republic, my safely survive the result of the late Civil War. A question by no means yet decided. The work closes with the release of Mr. Davis from prison, on bond, to appear and be tried for treason, the results of which are well known. Is Davis A Traitor; or was Secession a Consti tutional Right Previous to the AVar of 1861. By Albert Taylor Bledsoe. R. M. LL .D. In connection with the life of Davis and as a j literary and scientific production, being on the j same subject, may be noticed the above work j by Prof. Bledsoe to whom Air. Alfriend refers | as an eminent writer of philosophic genius and j profound erudition. | This work preceeded in time that of Alfriend’s, being published in 1861. Bledsoe may be truely described as a man of wonderful genius, and learning, surpassed by but few men, of any age or country. Educated at AVest Point, a lawyer of ability and learning, j a Professor at Oxford Alississippi; Professor of Alathamatics, at the University Ya; a distin guished theologian, first in the Episcopal 1 Church, and also at a later day of the Alethodist j Church; and the author of a work of unusual | learning, and ability on a theologicial subject entitled ‘Theodoey.’ A work from such a man would always command attention, and admira tion. The author informs us that it is not the disign of this book to open the subject of Seces sion. He says: “The snbjugation of the Southern States, and their acception of the terms dictated by the North, may, if the reader please, be considered as having shifted the Federal Government from the basis of compact to that of conquest; and thereby extinguished every claim to the right of secession for the future.” Dr. Bledsoe, is entirely right in the conclusion of the above cited paragraph, all claim to a legal or constitutional right of secession is extinguish ed by constitutional enactment, if indeed, it ever existed, as a constitutional right. The author informs the reader that “the sole object of this work is to discuss the right of se cession with reference to the past; in order to vindicate the character of the South for loyalty, and to wipe off the charges of treason and rebel lion from the names and memories of Jefi’erson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, Albert Sydney John son, Robert E. Lee, and of all who have fought and suffered in the great war of coercion.” Dr. Bledsoe makes an able and learned effort, to prove from constitutional history contempo rary with the formation of the constitution as well as from his understanding of the meaning and views of the members of the convention that framed the constitution that secession was constitutional Rose Eytinge, the Actress. Davis a traitor ?” It is but a technical quibble, which conveys no important philosophic nor practical question. The decision of the sword is that the paternal government under the con stitution is supreme, that secession was, and is, unconstitutional. Does it not appear strange that learned men, and statesmen should have ever occupied the paradoxical position that there was a legal way of violating law, and a constitutional mode of overthrowing the constitution ? Better by far for the Southern States never to have seceded, but to have fought their way to right and jus tice in the Union, and under the constitution, for the stars and stripes, the flag on land and sea were as much theirs, as other sections of the Union, and battalions and regiments from all sections would have rallied to the rescue of the SoutU; for them her battles would have been the struggle for the constitution and the Union. AA r e are pleased to see eminent scholars and able men, like Dr. Bledsoe, discussing grave and important questions of history, and of public policy. The right of secession, like that of revolution, has been discussed in every form by pen and sword, but experience has shown that it was but the right of successful power; a right which in a moral sense belongs to every people that are oppressed, and desire to change their form of government or political relations, but unfortu nately; for philosophic theories have as yet only been measured by success. It is not con tended that might makes right; yet it is difficult to say when a government has self-sustaining powers, with a majority of free and willing cit izens adhering to the moral and political prin ciples actuating that government, how far on moral principles it should yield to a minority. Governments may make concessions, if no abstract principles of right and justice are com promised; but no compromise with error can be abstractly or practically right, or ultimately suc cessful. | engaged on his ‘Life of Affiltaire,’ which he is j trying to make the ‘one well written book of | his life labor.’ | Gushing Doctors.—At Hot Springs, Ark., the | the doctors are a formidable part of the popu- ! tion. They swarm. Their shingles disturb | the atmosphere in an almost unbroken line in the business part of the town. Some of them j are great gushers, particularly when they pre- : scribe for patients of the gentle and more irri table sex. The ‘gushers’ address ladies whom they have never seen before, as ‘my dear,’ ‘my dear little sufferer,’ ‘my nervous baby,’ and ‘my j darling,’ administering meanwhile a variety of j ' endearing little pats and caresses, and finally winding up with a gratuitous kiss or so. It is i « needless to say that among persons who prefer | dignity and decorum to disagreeable donkey- j ism, the ‘gushers’ do not take high rank, but ■ i they rake in money as easily as Maud Muller i raked the hay. I —The Dalton Enterprise says: AVe learn that ; Air. B. AV. AA'renn, general passenger agent of the AVestern and Atlanta railroad, heartily endors- I es the purposes of the AVhitfield immigration j j society, and will arrange to have Dalton placed j j on the list of excursion places, so that reduced 1 | rates can be obtained from all points in the south, i News Items. —Madison AVells has instituted suit tor libel against the Philadelphia Times. AloClure says; go ahead. Seventeen injured ones have played at that game already aud wished they hadn’t. It is only a good advertisement lor this clever and wide-a-wake journal. —Henry AVard Beecher is a hard coffee drink er, and an experienced judge of alcoholic bev erages. He is fat and gross, but is not yet bald, though his hair is nearly white. His dress is careless, and he wears old shaped hats with wide brims, and heavy boots. He reads and writes on the cars while traveling, as he is at present. His income was never greater, nor his influence less, than now. Drunkards aud Drunkard-Makers—Scathing Words on (Jroggeries from a New York Judge- N. T. TRIBUNE, ! Joseph P. AVall put in a plea of guilty of man- | slaughter in the first degree, yesterday, before | Judge Davis, in the Court of Oyer and Termi- j ner. In a fit of drunken rage he had kicked his ; wife to death. His own story, when cross-ex- j amined by Judge Davis, was this: ‘I am a hard working man. I have always j done my best to support my wifejand family. I | have five children. One is dead. God knows I loved my wife and my children. I sometimes drink. She sometimes drank. Aly work calls me out at -1 o’clock in the morning. I went out at that hour that morning, and at half past twelve, I had nothing to do until half-past three. I drank a glass or two in the off-time, and went again^to work. After my work I met a friend. AVe drank some lager, and I went with him to a place where I had some whiskey. (Judge Da vis here closely cross-examined him.) I think it was the northwest corner of Tenth street and Third avenue. It may have been Eleventh street and Third avenue. There were three of us together, and we had three drinks. Then I went up to enquire for a friend at Edward Ha gan’s place, at the corner of Fourteenth street and Third Aveneu. He was not in, but I felt i ashamed to go out without calling for something. In all, I had ten or twelve drinks of lager beer and four drinks of whiskey before I got home I think. AVhen I got home I.found my wife lying on the floor, seemingly drunk, and said; ‘Is it this way again ?’ I know I loved her. I am thirty-two years old, and my wife was about the same age. She was a good wife except for this one fault. My oldest child is under ten years old.’ Judge Davis, before passing sentence, spoke at some length on the circumstances of the case. He said, in part: ‘It is almost impossible to read the testimony taken before the Coroner without tears. This wife came to her death in a manner too brutal to bear repetition. l T ou repeatedly kicked a woman as she lay helpless on the floor. You must have been so drunk, that if yon had the slightest affeetion for this woman, you eould have had no realization of the injuries you were inflicting. But intoxication is no excuse. A jury would scarcely have excused you from the higher crime for which you were indicted. Yet the District Attorney probably acted rightly in accepting the lower plea. ‘But, guilty as yon are, the real guilt rests, in my judgment, on the condition in which you were, and you could not have been intoxicated except through those who sold you the liquor. You must have been intoxicated when you went to the two last places, where you got whiskey. Those who sold you whiskey in your then con dition, are, morally at least, as guilty as you of your crime and of the terrible consequences of your crime. There is a law on our statute book, which, I am sorry to say, is rarely invoked, which would impose on them severe civil damages—a law which enables children to punish those who Gen. Field, of Georgia, was elected door-keep er in the house of Representatives, last week, Gen. Shields being defeated for the same office. Gen. Shields was then placed on the retired list as a brigadier general. Dr. J. A. Aloody, ‘the leading physician of AVhite county Ga., is dead. The ‘public garden’ of Air. Reich of Colnm- ; sell their intoxicated fathers‘whiskey and pun- bus, Ga., was set on fire by lightning, last Mon- | isbes suoh men , in wliat, I regret, is the only day night. Loss 2,500. ! way to reach them. I advise you’for the sake Mr. E. E. Solomon, of Gainsville ‘ Ga., carried j °t y° ur children, to have steps taken to enforce off the prize of the competitive examination for ; that remedy against those people. No license the United States naval appointments (at Anap- ! can justify any one in selling liquor to an in- olie, | toxicated man, such as you were. I should re- Ex Gov. Franklin J. Moses, of South Caroli- j j°\ ce have an example made of them, for in i wti« arrAstari in "Maw York nn n. nhnrrrft nf gOllien , And I believe in the eye of CtO<1, as well as of humanity, the consequences which na, was arrested in New York on a charge of forgery. The amount is said to be about $2000. Edward A. Domoen, aged twenty, son of Pro fessor S. H. Demeen, of AIcKendree college, La- banon, Illinois, shot himself twice in the head, at his father’s residence, Saturday evening. He, became intoxicated, and on seeing the great dis tress and sorrow of bis parents, caused by bis conduct, went to his room, and in a fit of re morse, put two bullets into his head. The German Catholic church at Pottsville, Pa., has been robbed of its sacred utensils, valu ed at about four thousand dollais. descend on you, and still more severely on your children, are traceable to those who, on the paltry gain on a glass or two of whiskey, deal it out to those who they know are already unfit,to care for themselves. ‘I cannot impose on you the lightest sentence allowed by law. Your sentence is fifteen years of hard labor in State prison.’ Russia is buying large quantities of quinine. In case of war with England, she proposes “ toj be well shaken before taken.” ^