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s.itoo!t GRStefkla Journal, Published Evory Friday. By Elam Christian. TERMS—Strictly In Advance. Three months 75 Six months 26 One year (h 00 Hales or Advertising : One dollar per square of ten lines for the first insertion, and Seventy-five Cents per square for each subsequent insertion, not ex ceeding three. One square three months I 8 00 Bne square six mouths 12 00 One square one year 20 00 Two squares three months 12 00 Two squares six months . 18 00 Two squares one year ." 30 00 Fourth of a column three moths 30 00 Fourth of a column bli months 50 00 Half column three moths 45 00 Half column six months 70 00 One column three months 70 00 One column six months 100 00 Liberal Deductions Made on Contract Advertisements. Legal AVlieYlising. Sheriff's Sales, per levy, *2 60 Hoitgage Fi Fa Sales per sq ia'e 5 Oo Citations for Letters of Administ. a ! o", 8 Oo “ “ Guard's - amp,. 300 Dismision '"-on A p ein'slratio i, 0 oO -• “ Guard'suship, 4 00 App ,: c do ' so- >eave to sell land, 600 Sales o'Lai and, pe-'qurre, 5 00 Sal s o ’ PcrisbaVe Property per sqn’r, 3 00 Noll e’ Debt® s s ,- d C.editors,.... 350 Forcc’oi • e of Mortgage, pc -- squrve, 2 00 Esorv Nol ; cfcS, thirty days, 4 00 Job Work of every description exe cuted with neatness and dispatch, at moderate rates. rUI-road guide. Southwestern Railroad. WM. HOLT, Pres. | VIRGIL POWERS, Sup Leaves Macon 8 AM\ arrives at F.u faula 5 SO, P M ; Leaves Eufaula 7 20, A M ; Arrives at Macon 4 50, P M. ALBANY BRANCH.. Leaves Smithville 1 46, P M ; Arrives at Albany 3 11, P M ; Leaves Albany 9 35, A M; Arrives at Smithville 11, A M. Macon &. Western Railroad. A. J. WHITFi. President. E. B. WALKER, Superintendent. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Macon . •* • 730A. M. Arrives at Atlanta . . . 157 P. M. Leaves Atlanta . ■ . 6 55 A. M, Arrives at Macon . . . 130 P. 11. NIQUT TRAIN. Leaves Macon . • • 845 P. M. Arrives at Atlanta . • . 4 50 A. M. Leaves Ailanta . . . 8 10 P. M. Arrives at Macon . . . 125A. M. Western «fc Atlantic Railroad. CAMPBELL WALLACE, Sup’t. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Atlanta . . • 8.45 A. M. Leave Dalton .... 2.30 P. M. Arrive at Chattanooga . . 5.25 P. M. Leave Chattanooga . . 3.20 A. M Arrive at Atlanta . . . 12.05 P. M. NIGHT TRAIN. Leave Atlanta . . . 7 00 P M Arrive at Ch«'t ’nooga . . 4.10 A. M. I eave Chattanooga . . .4.30 P. M Arrive at Dalton . . . 750 P. M. Arrive at Ailanta . . . 1.41 A. M. gustos ©ante. BR. W. H. HOONET7 r his Professional services to the X citizens of Dawson audits vitality. Of fice at Dr. Cheatham’s Drug Store. Resi dence— laie residence of Mrs. Chanihrtlaiu, on Depot street. nov22 $ 67-ts DR. J. H. JOHNSON, Physician 9f Surgeon, Dawson, - - Georgia. ty Offico at Smith & Williims’ Boarding House. n0v22’676m SIM M OEMS & H O YL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DA FirSO.V, - - GEO RGIA. A. e. HOYL. jan2s Iy. r. f. Simmons. C. B. WOOTEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 2] y Dawson, Ga. W. G. PARKS. J. M. WATSON. PARKS & WATSON, -Attorneys at Law, DAW SOX - - . UA. jTpTallen, WATfH AND REPAIRER , t Jb JEWELER. Dawson, Oa. 9 13 prepared to do any work in his line in the very best style. feb23 ts J. ». S. SMITH, GTJISr SMITH and Machinist, DA IPS o.r, : : Georgia. Repsirs all kinds of Guns, Pistols, Sewing Mahines, etc., etc. 2 ly. WOOTEN & BECK, -A-ttorneys at Daw, Morgan, Ga., Will give prompt attention to all business entrusted to their care. C. W. WARWICK. Attorney at I.aw and Solicitor in Equity, 9METBPWLLE . - . WILL practice in Lee, Sumter, Terrell and Webster. J. E. HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNEY AT LAW, •Morgan, Calhoun Cos., Ga., Wdl practice in all the Court* of the South' we«teru and PaiauJa Circuits, June 1 THE DAWSON 'MOtTOM? Yol. 11. VI. R. & If. M. THORNTON Practical 13entists, DA WSO.r, GA. jy Office in Harden’s new building, West Side, Depot Street. Dec. 14, STEVENS HOUSE, 21, 23, 25 & 27 BROADW AY, N. Y. Opposite Bawling Oreen. OX THE EUROPE AX PLAX. rpHE STEVENS POCTSE is well and widely I known to the pub'ic. The location is es pecially suitable to merchants and business inru ; it is In c'ofe p'oxbpuy to the business part of the ci.v—'s on the highway of South ern and Western .'avel—aud adjacent to all the principal Railroad nrd Steaqiboatdepots. TilE S'fEVKNS Ildllfsv lias liberal ac comtnodaiion for over 200 guests—it is well furnished, and possesses eveiy modern im provement for the comfort and entertainment of Its inmates. The rooms nro Tpmfijous and well vent'lated— p ovided with gas and -rn ter —the attendance is prompt and respectful —aud the table is generously provided with every delicacy of the season—at moderate rates. The rooms having been refurnished and re modeled, we aic e-a bled to offer extra facil ities for the comfort and pleasure of our Guests. GP.O. K. CHASE & CO. Proprietor*. ~;IMPORTANT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THK SOUTHWESTERN R, R, CO, THE Stockholders of this Company are re quested to attend a called meeting, to be convened at the office of the Company in this city on the ,4th day of" December next, at noon, for the put pose of considering the pro priety of amalgamating the Muscogee and Southwestern Railroad Companies, as author ized by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, passed duriug the ses sion of 18G6. As the meeting is one of importance, all the Stockholders are requested to be repre sented either in person or by proxy. Stockholders attending the above meeting will be passed free over the line of this Road by exhibiting their certificate of Stock to the Conductor. JXO. T. BOIFKUILLET, Macon, Ga., Nuv. 1, 18C7-td Sec’y. NATIONAL HOTEL, N early opposite Passenger Depot GA. R. F. DMSE & (Late of Granite Half,) Fropriefors. BROWN HOUSE, E. E, BKOWX & SOX, Frusrth St., Opposite Passenger Depot, Macon, Georgia. the Ist of July the business of this House will be conducted by E. E. Brown .It Bnn, the Senior having associated his son, Wra. F. Brown, in tho management and in terest cf the Hotel. Tire house contains sixty rooms, which are reserved chiefly for the u e of travellers and transient guests. Competent assistants have been se* cured in every and partmeiit, aud eve ry attention will he paid to ensure comfort to their customers. Rooms clean and airy, and the table always supplied with the best the country affords. I’or'ere attend arrival and. departure of all trains to convey baggage and conduct passengers acro-s the street to their quarters. july27,tf W. H. XI3ON. W. W. OOKUON. TISON & GORDON, COTTON FACTORS, AND GENERAL Commission Merchants, 06 Ray St., Savannah, Ga. Also offer their services for receiving and forwarding Cotton and Goods of all kinds, to which prompt attention will be given. Liberal advancements made on Consign ments for gale in Savannah, New York or Liv erpool, having sevetal reliable correspon dents in both the latter cities. This old established House, so liberally pa tronized ia the past, will spare no effort to continue to merit public confidence. scptl3 DENTISTRY! D”. R. XOBLF,, of Americus, has es tablished, a permanent branch office, at Dawson, Ga., at Ms residence on Soutli side of the Public Square, where may be found at all times, prepared to perform all op erations belonging to the profession of Den tistry —both Surgical and Mechanical, He has the NITROUS OXIDE GENERATOR, with which ho manufactures pure NITROUS OXIDE GAS, as pleasant to bteatho as (he air, and safer to use than any other anassthet ic known. He keeps always ou hand a plen tiful and good stock of this gas, with the use of which he extracts teeth without pain. As he has had twelve years' experience in the practice of DENTISTRY, and keeps up with all the late irnggovemeuts in his pro fession, he feels confident of giving entire sat isfuction to all who may favor him with their patronage. He also has the Local Anaesthetic, for ex tracting teeth without pain, by a freezing pro cess. He takes this method to return thanks to all former patrons for their liberal patronage; at the same time solicits a continuance of the same. june7:6m R NOBLE. reGTICF. IN compliarce wit!: general Orders No. 25, from Gen. Pope’s Headquarters, requiring Mavors, Sheriffs, Ac., to take proper steps for the prevention of Riots or disturbances at public assemblies, all persona are hereby notified that no public assembly for political purposes will be allowed to conveue Uiler rell County, until one day’s notice has been given at my office—in writing—previous to the meeting. Citizens of the countv will govern them selves accordingly. S. F. LASSKIKR, yluj 6:tf Sl.’ff. iiffilMPMOP AT PRIJVCES ’ STABLES, I>aiv«on, ■ - Georgia, ("4 AN furnish the public with Carriag' l J Trimming, Harness Mounting, &o. AH , work promptly done for the cash. u0r22’678m ‘ _ HARRIS DENXAKD. DAWSON, FRIDAY , NOYEHj } I -I POBTRY; A JOY IN THE HOUSEHOLD, INSCRIBED 10 G. X. H. —FOUR WflKg OLD. Amidst this life's great toil and pain, Amidst the world’s great rush for gain, A tiny leaf floats down to rest, Steals softly to mother’s breast. Some angel passing up above, Sent down tM* “messenger of love,’’ To mind ns of the good a»d puro, To help us all our griefs t’ endure. It's wandering eyes see naught of clouds, See no. lie gloom that earth enshiouds, See but ibe sunshine on the wall, Know not that n'ght ail' shadow all. nie lip hath never framed a word nu eooiogs like a wild-v/ood bird— Oft. i" his sleep the red lips pait, ' The ■ weotest smile to morhei’s heart. * The tlimider all unheard, (His slumbering passions yet unstirred,) Ah 1 guard them, lest a storm should rage, And leave his life a blotted page. W hat to a mother’* heart > o dear ? Who help- her bear the load of care ? Who, but the rosy, dimpled thing ? . Jfone can such joy to mother bring A joy, nil t\emulous wi th fears, £ joy bedimmed rsith unshed tears, A joy, but only iu its dawn, Blooms not “a r' sc without its thoiq.” MIM*U.I,ANL<>I>. A GOOD STORY. A SINGULAR AFFAIR. It is now more than thirty year?, says an old traveler, since I met with a very singular adventure in the north ern part ol Mexico. I had left Chihu ahua for the Rio Grande, with a long train of loaded mules, having some In dian drivers and a Mexican guide.— Near the clo-e of the second day, just as we had fixed upon our camp, in a pleasant grove, near a ruuuing stream, a party of six men, all aimed, sudden ly made their appearance, coming from I know nut where, as I did noi perceive them until they were upon us They were all dressed in the fanciful costume in the country, and five ol them carried carbines, which they lev elled at rue, us if with the iuten'ion of shooting me down at once I Do you surrender demanded the leader of the party, who was armed with a brace of pistols and a stilletto “Have I any choice ?” said I. “Death” “Theu I surrender.” “Throw down your weapons, and be blind folded at once.” ‘•May L ask what you intend to do with me.” “You may ask, but* I shall not tell you.” 1 Os course I am in your hands and at your mercy; but as I never harmed you, 1 shall venture to hope you will not treat me harshly,’ I inquired of ldm. lie did not reply to this, but made a sign to his men, who advanced, gath ered up inv weapons, fixed bandages over my eyes. Two of them took me by my arm and led mo away between them. To the bed of my judgement we walked about a half a mile, not a word being spoken. Then we began to de scend steps, and by the cooler and damper air, I believed we were enter ing some subterranean place, perhaps a cave. We went down for a comparatively long distance, and then through what seerred to be a narrow passage, with sharp turns —now to the right, and now to the left. Then we weDt up a few steps, and down twice as many, and soon after appeared to enter an apartment, where several persons were assembled, chatting and laughing, who suddenly became silent. Here I expected my bandage to be removed, but it was not. I was still led forward to another passage, and then into some room, the door of which opened with a harsh grating sound. My sight now being restored to me, I found myself in a small rocky cell, whose dimensions and contents I could perceive by the light of an iron lamp which one of my two conductors held in his hand. The apartment was per haps ten feet by six, and looked as if it had been hewed out of a solid rock. It had an iron door, with u very small opening in it to admit air. It was daylight when I left the fresh world above, but there was no daylight here, and the air was dump and nois ome. A dirty mattress stretched along the ground on one ride, and an earth en jug stood in one corner. These were all the room contained, which had the appearance of some prisoner’s cell. “Will you tell me why I am here f’ I said to the men as they Btood watch ing the expression of my features. “Recause it is tiie wish of cur chief/ said one. “Have I done anything that he wishes to punish mo ?” “Ho had better answer that question himself. “Blr 11 I see him so n “A r «»u may, aud then you may not,” fct said. ‘‘Meantime, what will become of my property ?” “it will be cared for.” “May I hope that it will be restored to me V ’ “You may hopo wbat you will,” he answered. “Wi l you tell mo nothing to solve this mystery.” “That is not onr bu.sinesu here,” said the spokesman, and then they turned to go. “Oh, gentlemen !” exclaimed TANARUS, as a horrible suspicion suddenly flashed upon my mind, “pray assure me one thing—l tim not to be locked up here and left to starve to death f” I said. “It is not foi us to say,” was the reply, as the henvy iron door was swung to and locked, leaving me in the darkness a prey to fear and do ■ spair. For hours no cute came near me ; and not knowing what better to do, I stretched my weary self out on the imttresrf; and finally fell asleep. 9 T was awakened by the creaking Os the hinges (jtfi my iron door. I fobked Trp, andeou'd •■Scarcely believe tny senses, when I beheld, by the fight she he’d in her hum!, a young, tall, beau tiful hirfy,'with black eyes and hafr, very’ ! gs>yly and richly dressed ; ter sott, white, tapering fingers. Rehind her, like an evil genius, stood a wrinkled and ugly old woman, whose bleared eyes and hooked PoSC, just came out of the shadow, over her tjhouldor, with a very unpleasant, if not startling eftecl. I immediately rcra s from my couch, and made nay most polite bow, which the veunger female, after staring hard at me, in a very peculiar manner, for nearly half a iniuUte, acknowledged by a very slight inclination of her herd. “What is your name, age, and country, eeuor P said she, speaking in the Une of one accustomed to com mand. • “My name is Walter Ainsworth—l am twenty nine years old, and was born iu the United States.” “Wnat is the value of your mule train and goods?” “Ten thousand dollars.” “What amount cf money and things of value have you about your per son f” “I have in mon-'y not far from a thousand dollars and a gold watch, worth two hundred, these aTe all of any special value, my pisiols aad bow to -knife having already been given up.” “Are you married or single ?” she njjked. „ “I have a wife and two children.” “ Where V” “lq New Orloans !” “Do they dopeuu on you for a sup port ?” “Entirely.” ‘‘Have you no other property be sides your mule train ?” “Only a It tie, worth perhaps a few hundred dollars.” “I think you have given me truthful answers,” said she, looking me keenly in the eye. “I have, indeed, fair lady, and I hope 1 miry trust much to your kind ness and u’crey.” “Give him bread and water, Fran cis,” site said, turning to the old wo man. The latter stepped past her mistress and placed a stone jug and loaf of bread at my feet. Both then turned to go cut, wheu I exclaimed, pleading ly : “Have mercy, fair lady, and procure me nry liberty 1”. “What will ycu give for it ?” she in qiired. “If necessary, everything that I po sess.’ ’ “I will consider your proposition,” she replied ; and then the heavy iron loor was again closed and locked, and I was again left iu darkness and soli tude. From that time, for a long period— a month, as I made it out—i saw no living soul, There wus a small door set in tho larger, and once a day this was epotied ; but being dark outside, and no light being brought, I could see no one, A hand reached tha loaf of bread and a jug ol w ater, and I haudud out the jug already there.— Several times I addressed words to the invisible party outside, but, no an swer evet being returned, lat length ceased to speak, and for the last three we.ks said nothing. What L suffered in that time I will leave to tho imagi nation. One day the Same lady I have de scribed came and spoke to mo through the wicket “Are you still of the same mind, so ncr—willing to give all you possets for your liberty ?” “Oh yes, lady, yes I I will giv e all ! —all 11 Oh, lor the love of Heaven, set mo at liberty. “Will you swear to follow my direc tions in every [ articular, and never seek to find this place, and i ever seek to bring to justice any one concerned in your capture and imprisonment ?” “Yus, lady I by the most sacred oath you may pi escribe.” “Then, by the lives of your wifo and children, sw ear I” “I do; aud by my hopes of Heav en 1” “You will be blindfolded and led out of your prison,” she pursued, “but will not be loft to go penniless. What you havo about your persori you will be allowed to keep, and you will be put uj>on the road to Chihuahua, mounted on a good horse, and furnish ed with a henvy purse, a part oft! e proceeds of your inule train, which has been sold to advan age. will ride to I'hihuahu *as fist as you can, and report yourself as having and no we 1, without mtiking mention of ary trouble on the route, or of any persou or thing you have heard or seen in this vicinity. After that, take niv ad vice, and leave the country, without ever returning this way again.’’ t Ycry particular, kind lady, you shall he oVved,” saW I, my heart' beating wildly with hope und joy. 1 “It is well. Be ready in an hour. Adieu.’* t Bho went away, and that hour scem- I ed to mo an age, as I hurriedly paced ‘ up and down my dark cell. Would 1 Bhe keep her promise ? should I be free ? Thank heaven she was true to her i word. At the expiration of ah hour, i two piersons entered my cell in the dark, put a close bandage over my eyes, »nd led me away in silence, through long and narrow passages as before, and up lo the world above.— Oh ! what a delightful sensatioh, to feel aud breathe once more the pure nir of heaven. Toey still continued to lead mo away for something like a mils, apd then put a heavy • purse in iny hand f.niP mounted tne"upon f) horse. “Now then,” said One, “wo are about to leave you. Kottr horse’s head is townixf Uhihuaimtw- Do moL .touch your bandage till you hear us whistla, then tear it oil'arid ride for yuur life / looking not behind you.” I followed their direclions»ss I had sworn to do, and rannhl.il ,ny destina tion in safety, and soon afterjeft the ' country. The bag givm mo contained the ampuut of a thousand.dollars in gold. To this day Ido riot under stand the mystery of niv punish ment, robbery and par.ing present. [From tlie New Ode ns Tlnirs ] Asa Hartz on Oysters. An oyster is something good to eat, but can’t register and vote. He grows in out-of-the-way places, when the tide etbs arid flows as often as it wants to iu twenty-four hours, and he seems to like it. He has a curious and at the Bamc timo playful habit, at certain times, of opening his shell and attracting to his presence the hungry raccoon. On such occasions tho cussof a raccoon sarrepti titieudy inserts Lis paw into the open she.l, to haul the oyster out ; whereup on the oyster damps down on him like tho devil, and holds him there till tho tide rises and drowns him. I don't know what be does if for, but 1 bare the authority of several editioss of natural history—with colored plates —for saying that such is tho fafct, and also that no raccoon has ever been known to survive this hydropathic treat ment. The oyster must boos an extremely social dispostioD. They sleep numer ously in one bed, and riobidy ever heard of-ono kicking another oat. They are a quiet sot, and, though they often open ihtir mouths, have nothing lo say. A great many eclf-impcirtaat politickus of tho present day are cuaormg with the same complaint. Their rcb o ic-s principles are strik ingly evident i:j the fact that they all belong to the hard ball pcnmasioD, end although strictly addicted to cold water, as a general thing, the principles of that creed are often seen when a dozen of them arc found clustered arouud the neck of an old empty bottle which boieo white man has empted and thrown over board. In his normal state the oyster is quiet and anything but fussy, but when brought into towos and cities he often gets into a broil or a stew, and although McCoo! himself would be un able to close his ‘aye,’ the poo? thing suffers muchly from his getting into hot water. lbs temperance proclivities will make him take even salt water when he can’t get fresh, and hiß diet, outside of the raccoon foible mentioned above, is ex ceedingly light. People eat oysters. Bomc-are prefer red in the live state and some in the 1 cooked. They are dog-on’d good both ways. The most approved and highly Satisfactory way of eating an oyster is 1 to do it after the shell is opened. I have known people to-fail signally who 1 tried it the other way. There are two wajw of making an oyster open into you. One is to knock h mliko :he iniiohicf with a brick u til 1 he can’t help it, and the other is to tickle him with a thing like a bowie ' knife. The first named plan will al ways succeed, but tho oyster don’t like ' it, and the result is not satisfactory to the mat: who does it. I tried the other process once, and sucoeeded in taking off one half my left thumb with ths bowie knifercus instru ment used for tickling. I have not tried it since. Not many people know how to do it, expertly. You then put pcpper-sauco on him, if lemons are ton cents apiece. They arc both good if you like it. I don’t know how many oysters I can cat in a given time ; but am willing, af ter due notification, to try it for the ben efit of any unpredjudited individual who has a barrel or two on hand and an ex pert hand to nse the opening instrument Iu cenaiusion, tho oyster is like a clam, only a little moro that way. He oan hold oa tighter, is wore hefty in his general buffo, and there is more di versity in his style of architecture, I think I shall go out and get some. Asa Hautz. P.B —l should have stated that some people eat oysters in August; but they are pi inc pally illiterate persons who spell that mouth “O-r-gust,” A. 11. rsr Tho Saturday Review tells a story of an Engli-h clergyman, who, misled by tha prevalent printing of cer tain Scriptnrat words in itutio, read in a senorous voice, with undue empha sis “And he spake to his sons, saying. ‘Saddle me tiio ass.’” And they sad dled him. There are just thirty tivo Dcgro dele gates to tho Georgia Reconstruction Coire'ifion. .No. 1 1 . From the Cincinnati Times. K\ *A (Titty Soup Jinn. There is an ingenuous and amusing fellow soiling soap on the streets for re moving greaso spots from garments. Here is a specimen of his harangue : “Greace, lovely Greace, tho land of echollaru and the nurse of arms. How ever lovely Grcaoc may be on tho Med iterranian, gentlemen, it isn’t so lovely ou your coat collar. Ilere I havo a prep aration that will remove it without an aot of Congress or tho interposition of the turks. •Lord Byron went to Greace to fight for her independence,; when death removed him. If your gar ments Lave gone to grease, gontlcmcn, I have got a soap that is death on it 4 To show my success, gentlemen, in ren ovating old garments, the tailors arc get ting up a petition to have me suppressed by a military order, my soap confiscated, 'and I banished to Newport. ' “It is warranted to take spots outnf ShSoaVvcst or plats/spols ouj, of a bill iard eloth, the spotted hyena anti the ten spots of diamonds. (A voice) “Will it take spots Out of ‘ho sun ?” ‘Yes, and the father too.’ ‘Yesterday I met a little boy who was crying as though bis heart would break. lie had got teapot on his new trowsers, and he was bawling about !t —what Phil. Ticman the hilliardist, would call the spat ball. I felt for the buy, applied my soap, removed the spot, and the little boy went on his way as gay as a lurk. Had it not been for my incomparable soap, gontlcmcn, what would have been the consequence ? On his mother’s seeing the oondi'ion of his new trowsers he would have been beat—beat by a spot, his mother hold ing tho strongest hand. “A thief who had been spotted by the police got hold of some of my soap the other day, and with one application, be took the spots all out, so that he hasn’t peon recognized Bince. You see I’m candid gentlemen, I never knew it to foil but onco. A broken down poli tician attempted to tako tho spots out of his reputation, hut it oouldn’t be did. “Gentlemen walk up aud bo renova ted. You, sir, on your way to your tai lor to be measured for anew suit, buy a eske of my soap, clean up your old suit and save your money. (A bystander) “Will that soap take the grease out of anything ?’ “Anything.’ ‘lf it will take tbo grease out of some Kentucky oil land, I own I'll buy all you’ve got.’ i ‘Rriug up an acre ar so,- aud I'll try it, I’ll take the soil off, certain. ‘Geutlemeu, it is impossible to make ’ any headway in'this world without the ‘soap,’ and Lore it is. Thousands are ready to testify that it knocks the spots out of everything ’ I'iic Power of Pmyor. The Bible account of the Power of Prayer is the best we Lave or can have Jacob prays— tho Angel is conquer ed ; Eseaus roveDgo is changed to fra tcrual love. Joseph prays—he ia delivered from tho prison ol Egypt. Moses prays—Ahmeiek is ed ; Israel triumphs Joshua prays—tho sun stands Btill; victory is gained. . David prays—a hitophcl goes out and bangs himself. Asa prays—lsreal gains a glorious victory. Johosaphat prays—God (urns away bis anger aud smiles. Elijah prays—the little cloud appears —the rain deeends upon the earth. Elisha prays—the waters of the Jor dan are divided ; a child is restored to life. Isaiah prays—one hundred, eighty and four thousand. Asyrians are dead. Hczckiab prays—the sun dial is turn ed back ; his life prolonged. Mordecia prays —lla man is hanged ; Israel is free. Nehemiah prays—tho King’s heart is softened in a moment. Ezra prays—the walls of Jarusalcm bigin to rise. The Church prays—Peter is deliver ed by an Angel. i’aul and Silas pray—the prison shaki s ; the dour opens; every man’s bands arc loosed. An Old Man Eaten by Bats.—The Cleveland Herald gives the following horror :. An affair occurred recently at tho sa loon of Mrs. Brock, just beyond the Seneca street bridge, which fills tbc soul with horror. A man named Morgan, aged about 77 years, who has lived the life of a vagrant in the city for a long time, spending the winter iu tho work house and living ty begging in the sum mer season, sleeping wherever he was lucky enough to find a bit of straw or a bundle of rags, had been in the habit lately of sleeping on an old piece of car pet in the ecLar under the saloon, and, as was his cuetom, he went down to his bed on Tuesday night, and nothing was heaid or thought of him until morning, whej Mrs. Brock went down to wake him, as she had boen in the habit of do ing, when she was surpri ed to find the cellar swarming with rats. She ob tained a light, and again proceeding to the cellar, found that Morem was dead, and these myriads of rats had been feast ing upon his body. Most cf the tUsb ou his face, hands and feet had been eat en off. Tho woman found gicat difficul ty in driving them away from the body, until she could place it in tbe hands of the Coroner It was decided that 1 c had died from an attack ol heart disease. The body was given into the bands of Mr. Howard for iuteraio^t. Tho Savannah Cotton ifoefory with 1 six houses, wai destroyed by lire on Tuesday last, j 'lrtfeaiiniii Marries fcTi.ni.-uil'fM? the Po vß'".'CoU(t a t:hfr day oo a ch rgn of wearing RDparcl while xf tettkignove to thfl races,T- belles “off f^js#'pretences,” WWnnar ying a wpanan, & c . There ia no doubt of'hor though her counterfeit of a u*Tti is said to have been -pcrfect.ff»Sbo isjEhglisb) is supposed to be abouf forty years of age, went under tho name of Alfred Glark, and received remittanoo from England, part of whioh gors to the support of a sistor in Syra cuse. In reply to tho question, “Are you a male or female 7” she answered— “Y'our officers can tell you,or have told you.” She refused to give any moro direot answer to tho inquiry in relation to her sex, and was committed for fur ther examination. A few weeks sinoe she assumed the garb of a man and made tho acquaint ance of a young lady named Miss Lew is. After a brief a oourtsbip they were married, and tho parties have since resi ded together es husband and wife. The marritigft ceremony Was performed about tbr e weeks since, and the bride’s father, RU tl ,cc^'n 2 *Lctc was something wrong about Tr.* stmuri-law. oLttined a pri vate interview, and informed ber of bis suspicion that she was not what she pre tended to be. At first she said she wap a mad, hut on a closer ques.inning, she admitted ffiaf she was a female. She has marked features, prominent need, high cheek bones, black hair, worn long (for a man) and curling at tbo end, aad apparently brushed aud oiled with care. She wears a glazed cap, blue coat, blue shirt, dark vest, snuff-colCrcd pants, gai ter boots, and a shawl over ber shoul ders ; speaks with considerable coni, dence, but is not very commutiicative.i It ‘is understood that when this eccen tric wotnao first came to’the bouse of the bride’s father she Was dressed in fe male apparel, and her clothing was chaDget to man’s attire with tbe knowl edge of the family. . The piobability is that the family supposed she was assum ing the proper habiliments of her sex, and that her woman's dress was a dis guise. Tbo lady *s father was averse to the match, hut the bride still clings to her woman husband, and claims that tho arrest is a conspiracy against them. They were allowed to meet in ono of tho anyj-rooms of the police office, and em- each other with the greatest marks of affection.— Cluaigo Journal. The Lion—An Old Story. A Roman Governor who had * ook» ;• n y Africa had many servants, and Among these was Androolea who being cruelly treated by his master esoaped to a the desert and retired to a cate for pro tection. Soon a largo lion oame in where he was and instead of falling up -0 on him to devour him as he expected 11 *^ c lioD ‘’“me up to him and held out hts wounded and bloody paw as though y he wanted help. A large thorn had pierced his foot, and he seemed to ask 0 to have it extracted. It was a fearful e experiment, lest the poor animal en— e raged by the pain, should fall upon bis s heotefactor and devour him, but Andro cics pulled out the thorn, and the lion, tu return, carosaeu him in the kindest manner. The lion slept with thu man f during the night. The following day, be went in search of prey, and having - caught some, he brought it to his chosen - Irteud, and, as our story runs, sq the man and lion lived together for three i long years. Fiually, Amtrocles left tbe lion and went buck to the otlony hoping • to escape punishment. But he was ar rested and sent to Rome, where he was ; condemned to be trrn in pieces by a lion as a runaway slave. The multitude as l sembled to witness tho terrible death. The man was brought forth and a largo i lion was lot loogq upon him. Androcles pave himself up to his fate, as he saw no ’ h°pfl of escape. But the Hod, to the amazement of all, and and not attack him, i but lt-11 down at his fpet and fawned up on him, as a dog would upon his master who had been long absent. And he prov and to bo the very lion Androcles had lived with sc long j n Atrica, and ho rememhcred his eompaa • ion and benefactor with joy and grati tude. Tho Roman Emperor moved by this singular incident, ordered the slave to be set free, and that the lien thonld be 1 g'vcn to him as a preset.t. And tho story ends with 'he statement that this freedman, taking advantage of the cl>— oumstances, bccamo rich by exhibiting his lion about the streets of Rome. Yt. Journal. ' Sacrifice of Life in China .A correspondent of tho San Francisco Bulb t'O s[ vaks of tbe terrible carnage of the late Taepiug rebellion. Ono dw triet is described which yielded ninety thousand ch sfs of ten per annum be fore the war,’and is now a desert waste. A bolt of Innd four hundred miles long by two hundred miles wide is ri.eraijy without mi iuliubi'ant. The writer says: Tho distinguished China traveler and savant, Dr Maogowan, estimates tho loss of life by the Tapping war nt about twenty-five millions souls; but intelligent Chinese I have conversed with say that full ono hundred millions were kbled or perished from s'arva tioii. There was not much U> choose on either siffo. Whithur Imperial or Taeping, the victorious party put men, women and children to tho sword Trie Grand Canal used to be ohokc l up wilt dead bodies, Uiul I have seen even the swfft doling Yaiijjtzo crimson with the blood of all ages, sexes and conditions In life “It’s ail very pretty talk,” said a re cently married old bachelor, who had just finished readin | an essay of the ‘Culture of YYom:m, ’ just a heavy milliner's bill was pres nted tri Min— •lt’s all very pret y, this cultivation, i of women ; but ruch a charge as this f r bonnets, is rather a heavy top r dressing—in my judgement ' Ur ck Pomeroy calls for subscrip t ds in aid of the drstifuic widow of Mani -1 f r<i, hinge lin New Orleans by Bca.« • Butler,”