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OUR KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT. Conducted by Jos. B. Cottrell, D.D. 'Whenever a man finds himself in a fever for reforming the state of the church or society,and does not realize in himself a spirit of self-amend ment, let him beware !—the devil is turned evangelist. Men ever find a clever name for what is pecu liar to themselves. Is one restless under the restraints of salutary law ? He deems liimselt progressive and broad. Is one a poor dolt, too indolent to think and too craven to speak out on behalf of that which requires sacrifice ? He calls himself conservative. The love of truth for its own dear sake is the only sufficient stimulant to uniform, solid and ennobling development. To have a lust for ac quirements in learning that we may outrank others is as fatal to character as is any other lust. Christ told the people to “put new wine in new bottles,” but may it not be feared that in our ecclesiastical assemblies the guardians of oldjbot- tles will insist on ooming to the front, asserting the excellencies thereof? Some men’s faces are suggestive of “old bottles.” and abiding relationships to our people, and disintegration and absorption are the conse quences. Other churches are full of Methodist people from this cause. Is it not a little presumptuous for a bishop and his cabinet of P. Elders to kneel and ask the guidance of the Divine Spirit in assigning the preachers to their works, in view of the law of limitation which determines the fact that, let the mind of the spirit be what it may, not lon ger than the fourth year shall a brother remain? When did the General Conference discover that God never calls a pastor to work in one charge longer than four years ? To ordain a law for the Holy Ghost seems presumptuous. We have on ly glanced at the subject. It is one of the most fruitful ones that can possibly come up for the consideration of the church. From no little study, and after twenty-five years of unhesitating obedience to the law, we are convinced that for the lack of a pastorate we have suffered more than from any other cause. With our genial,Scriptural theology, commend ing itself to the common sense of the people, we ought to possess the land, and not witness, as we do, so many churches, obstructed bycalvin- istic fish bones in the throats of their ministry, keeping pace with us, and often outstripping us —thriving on material that is legitimately ours. It is claimed by many that through the limi tation rule we equalize the service, and give all congregations an equal chance. But when was there ever seen a more severely HEALTH DEPARTMENT. By John Stainbiick Wilson, ffl. 1)., Atlanta, Georgia. The Language of Disease in Children that may be ltead by JIothers--Symptoins oi Disease in Bowels, Head, etc, etc. On the principle that prevention is better than cure; and that it is higly desirable to detect disease in its earliest stages, I will give some of the most prominent symptoms of approaching disease in "children. Mothers who delight to gaze on the faces of their children when painted with the roses of health, and wreathed in the smiles of innceency, need not be told how a well child looks. Any departure from health will soon bo read in the face of her child, by the fond mother; but this language of expression needs some interj r ti.tion. A CONTRACTED BROW indicates pain in the nead and this pain is often the first symptom of inflammation of thebrain, a id that dreaded disease, dropsy of the brun, or ‘water in the head.’ If tuis sign be neglect ed, and the above disease be threatened, soon the eyes will become fixed nod staring—the head hot and moved uneasily lYom side to side on the pillow, or lie heavily on\he nurse’s arm —the child will start in sleep, giindiyg its teeth, j and awake alarmed and screaming—its face I will be flushed, particularly the cheeks, (as if rouged)—its hands hot, but feet cold—its bow ing the posture and movements of extreme lan guor, clearly indicates that muscular debility which so commonly precedes an attack of acute disease. The pain of inflammatory diseases often causes the infant to avo d all motion of the affected members or parts. Thus in inflam mation of the bowels the child lies quiet, with the knees drawn up, twisting about however, and uttering loud cries on the sudden acces sion of pain. Acute spasmodic pain causes sudden contraction of the muscles, and the in fant starts in terror and surprise. In some cases the gestures speak to the eye, as the tongue to the ear. Thus in inflammation of the brain the hand is frequently raised to the head, attempts are made to tear off the cap, and a quick movement as if striking the air, is made, while the head is rolled from side to side on the pillow. IN DISORDERS OP THE THROAT and tongue, and in teething the child presses its fingers into the mouth, or seizes the nipple roughly and greedily, or rubs the gums with anything it can get hold of. In croup or other disease attended with difficulty of breathing, it pulls at the throat and gasps for breath. In great prostration from any cause, the hand won ders over the bed plucking at the bed-clothes. This is often seen in low fevers. In another article I will say something about the cry and other symptoms, which have been aptly called the ‘language of disease’—a langu age what should be understood all mothers. Darwin, the Scientist. The subjects which will be most prominent before the General Conference of the M. E. Church, South, during this month, will, from intimations in the church papers, be the follow ing, viz : 1st. The conditions and method of safe and honorable fraternity with the Methodist Epis copal Church (North.) 2d. The modification of the Presiding Elder ship. 3d. The conduct and policy of the Agent and Book Committee of the Publishing House. In regard to none of these are we disposed to speak, except that of the Presiding Eldership, in which we are a little concerned. Upon this question, we would venture just this; Were the Bishops to select the very ablest men of each Conference to fill the office, so that the coming of the Presiding Elder would ever be an event, signal and important; once anticipated with in terest by the church and community, there would be no difficulty whatever. The Presid ing Eldership is the true Episcopacy of the church. To have other than a first-class man in such an office, is effectually to cheapen, weaken and ultimately to destroy it. To put a third-rate preacher in charge of his superiors, from consideration of the fact that he is unfit for any appointment other that would support him,—well, we choose not to characterize it. We drop this subject to remark upon another which we have considered in every possible light, and upon which we are prepared to affirm very confidently, viz: that of the Pastorate. For the lack of a Pastorate, the church is weakened in all her points. At this point she has lost more than may be calculated. The arb i- trary law that no preacher shall be appointed to the same pastoral charge for more than four years, successively, is utterly destructive of a pastorate; for the function of Pastor desiderates such a thorough knowledge of the character, conditions and circumstances of a community, as may be obtained alone by protracted identi fication with the community. When such knowledge is acquired it is invaluable, and the violent disruption of the ties and ruthless can celing of the qualifications for service which accrue through these, appear to us a crime. Yet, we have ‘framed such mischief by a law.’ If it be claimed that the Methodist church ob tains, -without this office of Pastor, our reply is that in the order of developments, the class leader was properly the pastor of the societies first organized by the itinerants, and these, in connection with the local ministry nurtured and conserved the church. The class leader ship naturally and inevitably dropped out, for causes that we cannot take time now to specify. Having served its day, it is done. One had as well undertake to blow up a burst bladder, as to reinstate that which is obsolete after this fashion. The thing now to bo done is to establish the real, normal pastorate for that which was provisional and temporary. What is there in the pastorate that renders it necessary to limit by arbitrary law, the term thereof? To speak of an itinerate pastorate, in the sense gov erned by the present law, is as absurd as to speak of a square circle. On what scripture is such a law predicated ? In the apostolic days tbe pastorate wa3 ever permanent. Apostles and evangelists traveled, touching the churches at a tangent, but to the elders that were among them was the charge given to “feed the llock over which the Holy Ghost had made them over seers—keeping the oversight thereof,” etc. As the law now stands everybody except the pastor (so-called) is exempt. Presidents of Colleges and Professors—teachers, agents, editors and secretaries, these all may be appointed or elect ed for any term of years; and tbe general con ference is largely composed of such as come not under the operation of the limitation law. And, then, a very considerable proportion of the ministry have, by setting their families in per manent homes, become identified with particu lar towns and cities, and have by so condition ing themselves, determined their own appoint ments. A Bishop may get into the heroics occasionally and send such a brother to a new field, but he can’t afford to move his family, and at the next conference he comes back to the neighborhood as certainly as a stone returns to the earth when thrown into the air. From such we most generally hear a glorification of “our glorious itineracy.” “For all that is false in this world below Betrays itself in a love of show. Bean-pods are noisiest when dry And we ahvays wick with the weakest eye— In short we are always seen to detect A sham in things folks most effect.” The operation of the limitation rule pauperiz es the ministry, to a great degree in fact the unity and integrity of the home life, rendering it out of the question for the families of our itinerants to realize such franchises as are re quisite to the harmonious, symmetrical devel opment which would constitute a prime factor in the pastoral work. From this infelicity, how many conscientious men have been thrown off from the track of itinerant service, right and left! The highway of Methodist itinerancy may be termed a Golgotba. Another very important consideration is that this law of limitation prevents the development of our ministry in learning ; they cannot have the culture requisite to the nicer, finer work that is called for. As a rule, the Bishops have been ohosen from among the men exempt by the law. In colleges and on the tripod, they have bad the opportunities of culture, and have graduated to the higer degrees. When, during the fall and winter months, the Bishops have traveled to the Conferences, and have changed men from work to work, (we have calculated the time consumed in the swapping of works, and it is just about 2-12 years of one man’s time lost every winter.) The gospel is not sent to an additional soul—for men merely move about, taking each other’s places—Smith preaching to the people that Jones preached for hist year, and Jones filling the place of Smith. The expensiveness of the break up and move is no trifling consideration. And as the preach er passes out, and before his successor comes in, people marry, and people die, and pastors of other churches come in, establishing delicate classified setof men on earth.than is witnessed in the Methodist ministry ? Out of a given num ber in any conference, any station or first-class circuit or district, can as certainly calculate their preacher that w-ill come as that out of tur key eggs turkeys will be batched. As a rule, men of about the same cultivation and ability will change places. It is claimed that a church naturally tires of one maD and that a change is pleasant and prof itable. But we meet this by saying that churches never continue in one stay. A new generation is ever coming on, and people are moving out and moving in, and to a large element in any church, from this cause, the preacher is newer all the time. Were he moved to a new charge he would overtake in that charge, some to^ whoir he has before preached. Besides, with the op portunities and the stimulus to study that come of having the same hearers, he would be some what a new man from improvement each suc cessive Sunday. The variety that is desirable can be secured by brethren joining each other in their work at such times as are judicious — exchanging pulpits Ac., without the terrible ne cessity of dislocating families and uprooting things generally as is the case by law. Have we not generated and fastened a frivolous spirit, and a flippant, critical habit among our people by this feature of our economy ? It is said by some that without such a law to break up the material to the hands of the Bishop who is to station the preachers, he would find it difficult to move men. We reply that it ought to be difficult to move men. They ought to be felt so essential to the people whom they serve, that to move them should be for cause that com mends itself after much thought and investi gation. As it works now, it looks light and trilling—automatic, and involving no feature of organic growth and development. The great law of natural selection ought not to be altogether ignored. Besides, the church is not made for the Bishops, but the Bishops for the church; and it might be well, in time, to con sider this fact, lest the strain come upon that joint after a manner a little more serious than is now apprehended. Sometimes things may be forced to a practical settlement contrary to a logical solution, but that is violence; and truth, in asserting herself, will often leave those who have refused her, in possession of their house —desolate. For about such reasons as these sug gested, and for others in the general conference at New Orleans, in 18GG, a fine majority voted to indefinitely extend the term of the Pasto rate. The complexion of that vote is an argu ment for all time to come. Comparisons are odions; but then so are some other things, among which is the spirit of outlawry mani fested towards such as, loving their ohurch, insist on changes that appear essential to her progress without reference to how such ad vocacy will efl’ect them; and the parrot-lik e pertness with which some choose to denomp. nate the truly conservative as radical would b e animating, were it not so very pitiable. NVh en a man is in the movement of genuine growj^ he is suspected of unsoundness—but it is e ver a sign of soundness to be. a-growing. men and things cease growing then set3 in the process of decay. Miss Frances E. Willard, the well known tem perance lecturer, and Mrs. Mary B. Willard, widow of the late Oliver A. Willard, editor of the Chicago Post, have assumed control of that paper as editor and publisher respectively. eis obstinately costive, or its motions scanty, dark-colored and foul. IF THE LIPS ARE DRAWN APART, so as to show the teeth or gums, the seat of pain is in the intestines,or bowels. In affections of the bowels the countenance is quite characteristic. There is a peculiar peevish or fretful look, sharp features, sunken eyes, paleness and sometimes a dark color of the lips and skin, surrounding the mouth. These symptoms generally attend the severe forms of inflammation pf the stomach and bowels, and diarrhoea. In the worst stage of these disorders, the face becomes thin and sallow, the lips are firmly stretched over the gums, and are pale, dry and cracked, while the tongue is heavily coated or red aiAi shiny. The milder form of disorder in the bowels—such as colic and gripings—will be indicated by twitcii- ings and, constortions of the face which will come and go with the intermittent character of the pain which causes them. IF THE NOSTILS ARE DRAWN UPWARD and in quick motion pain exists in the chest. Besides the above symptoms, inflammation of the lungs, croup, or any other disease that in terferes much with the breathing, will be mark ed by a dusky red, swollen appearance of the features, and livid lips, which are widely open ed for the purpose of facilitating the entrance of air, as much as possible. CONVULSIONS are generally preceded by some change in the countenance. The upper lip will be drawn up, and is occasionally bluish or livid. Then there may be slight squinting, or a singular rotation of the eye on its own axis, alternate flushing and paleness of the face, and sudden .animation fol lowed by languor. These premonitory signs will sometimes manifest themselves many hours, nay, days, before the attack occurs; and if noticed in time, and suitable means be resorted to, the occurrence of a fit may be altogether prevented. More or less fevers are also a fre quent precursor of convulsions. . THE EYES. are among the most expressive features in dis ease as they are in health. In almost all forms of disease they become dull and inexpressive, giving to the whole countenance a heavy, gloomy appearance. But in some diseases of irritation, but particularly in acute inflamma tion of the brain, they have an unnatural pear ly brightness. The pnpil or sight of the eye is contracted in the first stage of inflammation of the brain, but in the last stage when there is water on the brain, the pupils are dilated, and the child does not notice anything that is pass ing. Except in very early infancy, the direc tion of one eye, instead of both to one object, or, in other words, a kind of side look, indi cates disease of the brain, or threatened canvul- sions. THE GESTURES AND ATTITUDE. In infancy, old enough to be playful and easily amused when awake, the commence ment of disease is frequently signalized by their ceasing to be attracted by surrounding objects, by their listlessness and dislike to any move ment, and by the difficulty experienced in ex citing their smiles, or that peculiar cooing sound by which they express their satisfaction ; and delight when well. As indisposition creeps on, the infant begins to give evidence of its un- | easiness by frequent startings and general rest lessness: supposing that it had begun to sup port itself—to hold up its head—its suddonly ! ceasing to do so, and at the same time assum- Tlieatrical Notes, Etc. Miss Anna Story.—We clip the following complimentary notice of Miss Story from the ‘Capital.’ It will be remembered what a very favorable impression Miss Story made upon our citizens when she appeared with Miss Pomeroy last winter. “Miss Anna Story in ‘A Celebrated Case,’ was as pretty a little lady as one could de sire to see, in the most becoming of all cos tumes. She seemed to feel the character in ev ery scene, and acted it with childish grace and sweetness in the scenes with Valentine, and with the Duchess, and with passion and power in those with her father.” Neilson and Kellogg.—There are twojgreat ‘artistes’ in this world that thoroughly hate each other. One is the beautiful, talented and merry Lillian Adelaide Neilson; the other the cold, stately, punctilious Clara Louise Kellogg. They never approach each other nearer than a distance of ten feet if they can avoid it, and their glances are not those of affection when they do oome together. What ‘the beautiful Neil son’ ever did to provoke the reprehension of ‘the magnificent Kellogg’ is not known. But the truth is that the jolly, fun-loving and some what reckless English beauty is the horror of the propriety-loving prima donna. As a fact no two women were ever more oppo site in their natures. Neilson is gay, frocklick ing, fond of a practical joke, a girlish romp, preferring the society of men, and never better pleased than when she is treated as ‘a good fel low’ among them, without any of the nonsense which straight-jackets the two sexes in their so cial relations. Kellogg is the reverse. She is all woman. There is no good-fellow about her. She is the very pink of propriety, and a stickler after etiquette. You must approach her with the graces of the drawing room upon you, and must address her in Japonicadom. Not one of the most intimate of her gallants would dare to salute her with a slap on the back and a hail, ‘How are you ?’ as in the case of Neilson. The man who would dare do that to Kellogg would be brave indeed, and he would ncted be, too, for some awful fate would doubtless befall him. At the Brooklyn Park Theatre this week a large audience witnessed the performance of Bulwer’s great play of “Richelieu,” with Law rence Barrett in the role. Mr. Barrett’s concep tion of the wily Cardinal is net as subtle, but in other respects it may be accepted as equal, to Mr. Booth’s, and where passion is appropriate, more vigorous and more approaching to the giandeur of true heroism. “A Celebrated Case” has very nearly reached its hundredth performance at Union Square Theatre, and still it draws full houses. New interest was put into it lately by Bijou Heron taking the leading role —that ot Adrienne. Miss Sara Jewett’s absence, in consequence of her father’s death,gave this bright and sweet daugh ter of poor Matilda Heron the opportunity to make her debut in a leading, grown up part—an opportunity for which her friends have long been on the lookout; for this child of the un fortunate but warm-hearted actress is r pet among the -theatre people. “Saphir,” of the Cap Hal, says:/ ‘She played this arduous character with tsurprising skill and with those delicate perceptions, that eager sensitiveness, and that refinement which are invaluable to an actress.” Edwin Booth and Fanny Davenport.—That royal manager, John F. Ford, celebrated Shak- spear’s birthday by the performance of the great dramatist’s best tragedy and comedy, the one in Baltimore and the other in Washington. La Belle Davenport was the Rosalind, and of course Edwin Booth was Hamlet. Both are criticised by the press. Miss Davenport, as our prophetic soul, assured us would be the ease, proved not to have genius fine and sub tle enough to conceive the character of Rosa lind in its exquisite delicacy, grace and light ness. She failed to catch the happy mean be tween coquetry and modesty, A clever critic says: ‘It must be an artist capable of the most keen and subtle fee'ing, and of the greatest range of expression, who can give that charac ter with all the dash and audacity of a clever woman, yet with the maidenly modesty that shows itself instinctively and keeps watch with all a woman’s alert sensibilty Miss Davenport sang the Cuckoo song really well, and the fa mous courting scene was excellent. She dis plays no flaw in the knowledge of her profes sion, and her rendition is brilliant and taking, but her fault lies in the lack of that delicate, fine pointed perception which makes an artist. This suggests the same fault in Edwin Booth, who is matchless in the magnificent character of Richelieu, and remarkably fine as Iago and Richard; but in Hamlet fails in a subtle analy sis of the character, and in many of the passages displays a dullness which is surprising after seeing some of his other impersonations. It is not a lack of power of expression or want of method, but want of keen, artistic feeling. Booth has been reported to have said that Hamlet was not in love with Ophelia; one would suppose that he thought so from the way he acts certain parts of the play. He may, as the elaborate and wordy William Winter says, ‘Bear the audience through the whole performance on the w T ings of melancholy,’ but he has not the depth or the breadth of compass to fathom the wild, wierd, unearthly meditation of a mind tossed about on the waves of passion and de spair, racked by a mighty wrong and suffering from every rude touch. Hamlet s nature is so tender and delicate that there is a cord to vi brate at the touch of every wind, and the won derful effect is given by the contrast of the har- monv to the same beautiful cords when, ‘jang led out of tune.” Simon Cameron turned several double somer saults in esoaping unhurt from the wreck of a train on the Vanilalia line, near Troy, 111., on Saturday night last, while he was returning from the Hot Springs. When he concluded his per formance he said; “That’s not so bad for a man of eighty. ” Personal. Mrs. Dr. Mary Walker is rapidly recovering. Beecher has just drawn a $4,GOO house in Chi cago. Donald G. Mitchell, is writing a history of \ emce. Theodore Tilton has made SIJ.OOO this winter by lecturing. George Washington was inaugurated Presi dent eighty-nine years ago. Bret Hart admits that ho is not a success a3 a newspaper man, and so does Mark Twain. Cara Morris hates to be called “clever ” She says it is a nasty little Eaglisn word and she doesn tlike it. General Ben Butler and General Sam Cary are to address a mass meeting of Nationalists in New York ciiy. Barney Wiliiams in his will gave awav more than he was worth, and now there is a friendly litigation among the legatees over the distribu tion of the estate. Allyn W. Evarts, a son of Secretary Evarts is dangerously ill in New York. The Secretary is i sadly afflicted, with one son dead and unbar- j ied and another dying. Phoebe Jones, aged 78 years, is under arrest 1 at Andover, Mass., for the murder of her sister, Mary Ann Jones, aged 7G years. •Judge Taft, ex-Secretary of War and ex-Attor- ney General, has been nominated by Ohio Re- ! publicans for the State Supreme Court. Mrs. Tyler, widow of ex-President John Tyler, was confirmed by Archbishop Gibbons yester day, at the Convent of the Visitation, George town, H. C. Gail Hamilton thinks it no impeachment of one’s sagacity to be a daughter, sister or friend but says it is a dreadful indorsement of a man. to marry him. It is said that only three of the one hundred and fifty honorary Commissioners to the Paris Exhibition will be recognized by the French Government, and that the others will have to pay their money like little men. Caleb Cushing is seventy-nine yeais of age, but looks twenty years younger and works six teen hours a day. Nilsson has been nominated “Imperial cham ber singer for Russia.” We have heard of a “parlor voice,” but a chamber voice must be something for singing a pot-pouri pianissimo. Victor Hugo is seventy-six years old, and is still powerful in mind and body. His first i novel. “Han of Iceland,” was written at the age of nineteen. Ex-Minister Washbnrne has been at Galves ton, Texas, where he opened the bathing season fj with a plunge into the surf. He visited the j cotton presses, and was offered a dinner by a French society, but was compelled to return suddenly to Chicago. Senator Don Cameron has six children. The I eldest is a handsome daughter of twenty-one, j whose step-mother will be nineteen. Miss Cam eron owns a farm in her own right, and man- j ages the business successfully herself. She is very fond of Miss Sherman, and favors the mar riage. I Miss Clara Morris is out Wa3t, and suffers much from rheumatism. Sho says she believes Aimee is good, for she looks at Roma like a de mure old married woman with a family of chil dren; and besides she is a strict Catholic. As for Modjeska, Miss Morris says she is refined in breeding, but has no heart. M. Leon Chattean, representative of the French Commercial Committee which favors a reciprocity treaty between France and the United States, was received last evening by the Cham ber of Commerce and other commercial organi zations of New Orleans, at the Cotton Exchange. The meeting was a large one and embraced many of the most prominent business mea of the city. The President expresses himself as exceeding ly well pleased with his visit to Philadelphia. He says it may be true, as it has been declared that the politicians of Pennsylvania are luke warm, but judging from Philadelphia, he j thought the people were with him. And this j led him to say that he believed the day was not far distant when the people would believe in his course as heartily as he does himself, for they would see the fruits to judge it by. The Presi dent does not tire of talking of the many and welcome surprises of good feeling which greeted j him in Philadelphia. Mr. Wendell Phillips, while in Minnesota lately,found himself one day in a pleasant home, where one of the prominent persons was a little i girl eleven weeks old. When Air. Phillips rose to go, he said to the mother of the little maid, ‘I hope if I live twenty or twenty-three years ! longer, I shall hear of this little one as being j Governor of Minnesota.’ ‘Why, Mr. Phillips,’ j exclaimed the lady, ‘would you approve of ! such a thing?’ ‘Certainly,’ was the prompt re- j ply, made in all seriousness. ‘Why not?’ Compliment to Gen. Joseph Johnston. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston Presented With a Certificate of Honorary Membership in the Association of the Army of Tennessee. An assembly of gentlemen, members of the Association of the Army of Tennessee, met Mon daymorning in Parlor P. St. Charles Hotel, for the purpose of presenting Gen. Joseph E. John ston with a certificate of honorary membership of the association, and the badge pertaining to that membership. The certificate, inscribed upon white silk, has for frontispiece a picture of the batt'e of Shiloh, at the moment when Gan. Albert Sid ney Johnston received his death wound. This picture is surrounded by vignettes of Mr. Davis and his cabinet. Beneath this is the inscription: “To all whom it may concern, we do hereby declare and certify that Joseph E. Johnston en tered the military service of the Confederate States of America. That as commander of the Army of Tennessee, by his heroism and unequal ed strategy and skill, as well as by his devotion to bis army and his patriotism and unselfish fidelity to the cause of the South, he became the beloved general and friend of each soldier, and the inspiration of the army under his care; and has been selected an honorary member of the Louisiana Division of the Association of the Army of Tennessee, and, upon due proof of the above military reoord, has been awarded this certificate. In testimony thereof, we hereunto set our hand and affix the seal of the association, on the 29th of April, 1878. G. T. Beauregard, pres. Jno. C. Golding, secretary. THE BADGE IS CIRCULAR and is a representation of the colors of the Con federacy. Upon the red field appears the abre- viations “A.,” “La.,” “Div.,” “T.,” and upon the cross of blue is a miniature emblem of the Pelican State. Upon the reverse side may be read the inscription “To Gen. Jos. E. Johnston from the Li. Division of the Association of tne Army of Tennessee. N. O. April, 1878. ’ The whole is surmounted by a golden laurel wreath and suspended from a broach of the same metal. This broach is engraved with the initials of the Association.