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j rs • JOURNAL AND 1 ISO M mm -I ESS] E] N i n P t i E] Et TEE FAMILY JOURNAL—NEWS—POLITIGS-„LITERATURK—AGRICULTURE —DOMESTIC NEWS,^Etc—PRICE $2.00 PER ANNUM* GEORGIA TEL APH BUILDING .are ESTABLISHED 1826. MACON, FRIDAX, MARCH 10, 1882. VOLUME LYI-NO 10 AI.L BO VXD MX’MAT. All ’round my hat, I vc*> a gTeen vfliow. All 'round my hat, for a twelvemonth *'-d a day. , If any one abould uk the reason vy I vear If, Tell them th-t my foe love Is far, far away. 'Tws* a-going of my ronnd* In the streets I first did meet her; Oh, I thou eh t she was a hansel Just come down from the sky; And I never heaid a voice mote louder and more sweeter When she cried, “Come huv my primroeoa, my primroses come buy " All 'round my bat, eic. Ob. my love she vos fair, and my love she vos kind too. And cruel von the Judge vot had my love l> try; For thieving vos a thin, what she never voe in- dined lo. But he sent my love across the seas, far avay. All 'round my bat, cle. For seven long years my love and I are part ed. For seven long year* my love Is bound fa Bad luck to that chap what 'ud ever prove false henrted. — Oh, I'll love my love forever, tbo’ sbe'a far, far away! All 'round my hat, etc. .here is some young men so preciously deceit ful. A coaxing of the young gals they wish to lead astray. As soon as they deceive cm. so cruelly they leave ’em. And they now sigh and sorrow when they're nr, far away. AU 'round my hat, etc. bh, I bought my love a ring on the very day she started. Which I gave her as a token all to remember me; Aud when she does come hack, oh, we'll never more be parted, But we'll marry and be happy, oli, forever And A day. All'round my hat, etc. -O'.d Song. “ONLY ANEWSBOY ” “Here's your News!” Over the head ortho little one whoso sweet, sad, tremulous tones uttered that sentence, scarce ten years had passed; yet, brief as they were, featfyl were fbe traces left of their presence. Upon the low, expansive, swelling fore head, darkened by burning sun-rays, heavy wiud aud tain, aud shaded by tresses of the deepest ithagiuable hue, which fell iu reckless gracelulness over the frail shoulders, were evidences of want, anxiety, and suffering suflicient for threc-score years. The purely delicately cut lips wore lines—deep lines—cut by the un mistakable band of soirow, and eyes like aoutberu purple' seas, when wrapped in the wondrous grsnduer of the moonlight, held a look of hopeless longing that would have beeu pitiable even iu age. Many months bad this fragile boy trodden the crowded thoroughfare, tbo poor little unclad feet blistered, bleeding from the scorching sun of summer or bit- iug cold of winter; trodden it from the early morning, with wear/, throbbing bead and aching limbs, till cot ono pur' chaser could be found. A Bravely, without a-murmur uad he horu the jeers, taunts, blows of the low am! vulgar and tbe scorn, reproaches, and bitter unkindness of the lofty. Often his only sustenance had been a "cup of cold water” and a morsel of bread; yet It was ■ not delivered in the name of the Nazarene. k Uncomplainingly the heroic spirit bat tled with tbo clouds of dispair which threatened to enfold him—battled, while ob, bow feebly, burned In bis life’s horizon hope’s star. Sometimes adowu his cbeelfc gorwn thin aud wan from disappointment, trial, anguish, would course tears, so wild and bitter, be wondered that their crystal hue was uot crimsoned by his heart’s blood; but, with a mighty will, worthy of manhood, they were suddenly dashed aside. She should not behold them—she, bis beautiful, augel-like, invalid mother, whose Idol, next to her God, he was. Through her veins ran tbe fatal poison of tbe destroyer, and with fiendish joy he watched tbe ruin be knew would be in evitable. The large, soft eyes, naturally radiant, at times gkneed with splendor al most unearthly; tbe lovely roses bloss omed upon the oval patrician face, till the child believed health returning to his be loved one; but deceiving and valueless were they, as the beautiful fruit of the •still, still sea, and that form which had glided through halls of wealtn and fame, * Cynosure cf a!l eyes, had lost Us exquisite -iindness, unless it resembled nearly as gKeh an Inhabitant of tbo "city of the it as the living. • SJr.vw s crown of sorrow is remember- happier things!” , welling upon the bale) on past, when * 1 deep as mortals know, was hers; v.’.cn father, mother, husband, children :1 watered about her fondly, her soul, In Li most unendurable grief, bad often ex- iuitued: . . .... “My God! my Cod! why bast then utsaken me?*’ „ . . .. . The husband, on a far and gory field of ’ennesaee, after the desperately fought, ictorious battle, in all honor exchanged be beloved gray for tbo whlto uniform of Jm who sa'd: “We will cross over the iver and rest In tbo shade of the trees.” Both parents and a lovely daughter soon fter left for the “land of the hereafter,” ud only ono stay was left her. A stay in ls fullest meaning was that noble, self- arcetting boy. * .. , „ Jly war and horrible injustice this deb ase woman had seen her elegant home iA Urge possessions torn from her, all owerlea* to resist. Sometimes the mon- t. r granted her a respite from severe suf- liug, aud at such periods the dim light of i-r miserable tenement room was extin- uished only as morning’s brightness rept through tho dreary window. -The slender, wiry fingers, which were jivit to execute with brilliancy tbe ravisli- V» music of Mozart and Beethoven, and c -.tle among the fabrics of Persia, now •ashed and ironed filthy linen for corn- son laborers. . How could she have prevented it? lould she have sewed for a livelihood? [ad she done so, tho remainder of her ex- itence would not Uavo lengthened into souths. „ .. . Where were the warm, influential exits, ready, anvious to assist her iu irning the tare geuius for music to ad- ant Alas! many who at her board ad "fared sumptuously every day, 1 and coivcd fiom her'rich, lavish benefits, x-.sed her with a distant bow or no recog- ition. • . , v During the terrible revolution numbers id passed Into the silent land, who, htd icy lived, would have been unchangeable; imo true ones were yet on earth, but jeo lattered that she knew not where to And Tride would not listen toberaskmg larity, and she suffered on in ilckness. Her health growing more feebly daily, arvation seemed almost at her threshold. Her child bad often besought her to •rmit him to go rs a newsboy, but tbe lougbt of his doing so was cruelly plerc- Ob, the humiliation! Her beautiful, fted, sensitive darling ‘compelled to averse the street to e*rn a sustenance. ■ ..son triumphed over feeling; the ivolf’ was almost entering. In» tbe world’* battle, with true, tm- lit liing heart,rushed the youthful soldier, i» banner emblazoned with “For Mothers ike.” "For mother's sake” did he answer, villy, ml aud brutish queatlons, allow i" fangs of hunger to pierce bim, rather tan if*.-* for himself his earnings, and nve to persuade himself he was not ■ a.v when overtaxed nature, in clarion J '- '- was proclaiming her injured right. BBBVET LOVE 31A nr XU. This, to him, had been a more than usu ally miserable day. His mother had become far worse recently, and he had scarcely closed bis eyes in sleep for several nights. Tbo exacting physician declared that were he not paid something for his ser vices they should be discontinued. The thought that bis mother would be without medical aid wrs maddening to the boy. Ob! how wildly he longed that the pro ceeds of to-day’s papers might be sufficient to satisfy the physician acd prevent his neglecting his mother. ThA August sun bad reached its merid ian, the great globe was pouring down al most streams of fire, and only two papers bad been disposed of. How white and ex hausted be looked. Even the lips were forsaken by every vestige of color. "Wbat’re you putting on ail those airs for, you deceitful puppy ? Trying to make believe you’re sick, I s’pose—needy, too. I’ll bet you are as well as I am, an' have got plenty of money. What you done with all you made from papers?—been selfin’ ’em a longtime. ‘You’re tryin’ to beg, ain’t you ? Don’t beg me. I shan’t help to sport you in your laziness. I’ve S it no patience with low-down newsboys, old yonr head up, or I’ll shake you!” The elegant did not shake him—prob ably he feared soiling his dainty gloves— but be took the tip of his ruuy-set walking eane and rapped heavily the bead, with Its glory of ebony hair; the head where, in years agone, had rested in pride, love aid blessing, the bands of many of caith’s greatest ana noblest. What cared he, tbe banker’s son, for caning a newsboy ? He might have repeated the act, and the eyes of the police would, accidentally, have been in another direction. A feeling of suffocation came over the child; weird shapes and shadows danced before bi« eyes, and he knew no more. The gentle man walked away, twirlinir, in apparent satisfaction, li’.s artificially dark and curled moustache. ilGit up’in kerelrfggjffl&ipF v-n- „,t F « j ga w Port Republic nestling against BY BEX D. HOUSE. Ife leads her from the heated room, Where bright the gasl'ght glares, And In the dim cathedral gloom They sit upon the stairs. And when upon their chosen scat—. As if for lovers planned— Urged on by his strong sclf-conccit. Bo takes her glove-cramped hand. And soon his arm her waist begirt, So boldly wooelh he. tier fan the maiden coyly flirts, And so in fact docs sne. in whispered tones lie hints of love, Scarce heard I above the hush; She looks at her ten-b juo.tcd glove, As though about to blush. In fact her check with color glows A red that really mocks Thcbrightcst blooming summer rose— Bought at so much per box. He. tizhingllke a summer breeze. Seeks now for looked replies, But naught lieneatli her lashes sees, Save “night shade’’ In her eyes. At length the maiden finds her tongue. And seems to talk incliued, Till all love's changes they have rung, lint feeling Koto's kind. Hod Cupid out upon a raid iKut overheard their “swash,’’ His exit he hod quickly made Without adieu, save “bosh!” Her wraps are sought—the ball Is o'er, The “goose flesh” hid from sight; He leads her to the carriage door. And says a ‘‘soft'' good night. But as ncath morning’s purpled skies Each one W.sleep repairs. Not either one more easy “lies" Than while upon the stairs. PORT REPUBLIC How Jackson Held Fremont in Check and DcfraPd Shields. [Detroit Fret Press.] u conn Till that plcter- iookin’ beauty o’ yours, an' take you an’ feed j u, an’ raise yu to do nothin’ ? How dar yu take up the crossin’, an’ yu nothin’ but a i egged newsboy ? Git up', I say, cr shore's ihy name’s Dave Brown, I’ll take you to the lockup!' Tbe man was executing his threat—was half carrying, half dragging along the tor tured little being—w hen consciousness re turned. With wild and passionate elo quence lie sued for release—told of his feeble, lonely mother, suffering for even tbe comforts of life, aud bis own un feigned illness. With a lionibie oath the man released him from his iron grasp, say ing: "If he ever cotch bim’tendin’ter be sick agin (be knowed he was jis’ tend in') he’d wish he’d a never seed Davy Brown.” Did the boy weep ? IBs heai t was too near breaking. Mechanically his swollen feet paced the hard, hot street, keeping time to the despair march his soul was playing, A .haudsomeiy-dtessed lady, accompa nied by a youth, were nearing bim. Ncn- cliantly tlie latter, lifting the boy’s tat tered cap, and staring boldly, mockingly into tbe fearfully white face, said: “Umpb! you’d make a capital comic val entine ; I’ve a mind to sketch you.” The lady, flushed with shame and anger, exclaimed: “How could you act so con temptuously, so cowardly, Harry? I shall punish you severely for this!” Turning to the boy, she kindly apolo gized for her son’s behavior, and deli cately insisted on his taking some change she held in her hand. "But, mother,” returned Young Amer ica, it docs not matter much ; he’s only a newsboy!” Tears, the first in many days, coursed down the pallid face. Save his mother's, these were tbo only -kind words ad dressed tbe child in ob,so long! Hope springs eternal in ‘the human breast;” be forgot his mental and physi cal suffering in the Lope of alleviating bis mother’s. Taking tbe first car (he would have walked, but too much time would luve been consumed), be was going to bis mother. "Such nuisances should not be per mitted to disgrace our city cars! Raise your dress, Julia, or be might soil it— hateful, ragged little newsboy 1” The red lips of twoVuperbly-dresscd belies curled disdainfully, and they drew themselves as far away as possible from the cause of their remarks, lest be should contaminate them. "Do you not see you are bothering these ladies, you chap? Get out there with the driver, and here's a nickel for you.” The boy’s eyes, like artificial suns, literally consumed tbe insignificant wretch, who, astounded at seeing such scorn anil pride in a newsboy, sat like one stupefied, holding tho rejected nickel. The persecuted little one went out with the driver; the place was crowded, and an evil looking, soiled striniing insisted hu was taking too much room.' In vatn in? protested he was using as little space as possible. The radian called him a “lyin’ dog.” • There was a dull, heavy, sound, as if an object had fallen; a sudden stopping of the car, and out on the quiet air went a wail in wbicli was concentrated a whole spirit's agony—a wail in which was but one word. “Mother!” Upon the stony street, bis lieaveu-iike beauty annihilated by tbe horses’ feet, his wild, tloating locks wearing redder strains than the poppies knew, lay tire bright young being. "Right sad this,” said one passenger. “Yes, rather,” was tbe rejoinder; but, to U R the truth, there are so many trifling, impudent shavers of his class, I’d like to sec a number put out of tbe way.” “Book here!” exclaimed a person to a friend who sat near him, “I saw that large boy push the other over.” “Did you,” was the reply, “well, don't mention it; lie was only a newsboy, and our valu able time might be broken into. Of course tbo others think be fell over.” Two men took the mangled corpse to its mother, felie spoke not, only sank !ow upon tbe bare floor and remained motionless. The men touched her, won dering at her stillness. Mother and son were together in the land where they did uot hunger or thirst; they had “come out of tho great tribulation; had washed their robes they caught the ripple of Jackson’s and made them white In the blood of movingjiownupoti the Lamb,” so white that the inhabitants of those w ho once feared contact with bim, compared with them, would be as night unto morning; it was the horns of Him “with whom there is no respect of persons; ’ the home where, dinned in bis ear, w'ould be no more “Only a news boy.” Our Two Bending Attractions. Oscar Wilde to a Chicago Reporter. Sarah Bernhardt told me that there were two tilings in America worth seeing—one was Clara Morris’ acting and the oilier was some dreadful method of killing pigs in Chicago. She advised ;o go and see bout. I went to see Miss Mor ris in in. c.tiaielv ux-i.n my arrival in New York ll>-. hut the other I have deferred quite iudefl- iltelr. It'a Only a Joke. Union and Recorder. Editor lamnr lias got "01 te!e Iieincn*’ C at Ih-i. Ye-. “Brer Rabbit i> tied dowi ul tight »ith a cotton He. and all Ills, ] ■«» ul tin ciul. “Lnolc He lulls motion, when he said the farmer eoul rich hy putting ever-i many t ies on u * hag- but alas! for “Brer kahb.t. liter commercial law “agin that game. o.w Mr. Harris, and say it’s only a joke. alight i List rank.- -I the (1 get oltOIl • is ft it up, Hshaggy mountains due September day [in 1881, so it looked in tbe mellow days ol June, 1802. It is a strange, wild spot, and the country for miles around is full of wildness and romance. Hero is tho same Shenandoah across which Confederate and Federal shells screamed and shrieked —here the eternal hills which. trembled as artillery boomed and musketry crashed. These sooty-faced children playing on the [door-steps know nothing of war, but tbo S ^Hty-baircd woman bebmd them remem- I rs the day when the fury of battlejstar- tled them as never earthquake nor tornado could. JACKSON AT DAY. Fremont had followed Jackson out of the Shenandoah Valley. Shields was coming up tbe Luray to close in. Jackson hadseutoff his plunder and prisoners through Brown’s Gap, and there was time for him to follow. Either Federal army outnumbered bis, but when the great Con federate fighter reached Fort Republic he turned at bay. They bad pressed Iiimi close and drawn blood, and they meant to do more. They would close in and make an end of him. He must retreat or fight. He would net re'rcat, and when Jackson meant tight he meant to bo the attacking party. In 10 minuft s after he understood tbe situation bis men were moving, HOLDING FREMONT. Shields wa3 hastening up, but Fremont I was nearer. Ewell moved out to Cross Keys to check and hold him while Jack- son cc uld prepare for Shields. What 5,000 Federals could have done at Strasburg three or four days before, 5,0C0 Confeder ates now accomplished at Cross Keys. Two hours more would have taken Fre mont to tbe Shenandoah, when he sudden ly discovered Ewell In his front. Fre mont waited—Ewell attacked. It is one of the prettiest battle-fields nature ever made, and for three hours it was one* of the fiercest of the war. H Ewell could not bold Fremont, Jackson must retreat. If Fremont could not break through, Shields might be beaten. Artillery was never better used than at Cross Keys, aud from an hour before no6n until 3 o’clock; tbe crash of musketry was terrific. Fremont could manoeuvre only 5,000 or G,0C) men —Ewell had do more to manoeuvre. Without a man in reserve—with every man closed up and every musket speaking, lie slowly drove Fremont’s left wing foot by foot, crushing bis centre back on bis right wing, and with another full brigade would have won a complete victory in half an hour more. But he had no more meu, and he had to be satisfied withhold ing his ground. This be did until dark, when he was ordered back to Port Repub lic with his main command. Fremonri had been checked- -now for Shieids.H “FIGHT AND FALL DACK.” And yet tho road to Fort Republic was I not to be left open to Fremont. A single regiment was left in his front, and it wa3 to stay there. If driven back it was to take another position. If driven from that it was to take another, and if driven to the river it was to fire tbo bridge. You smile at tbe idea of a thousand men checking lue impetus of au army corps. Ride from Strasburg to .Cross Keys and you will pass 50 places where a hundred men could check 10,000. If tho advance] of an army is a regiment, tbe army must halt until that reciment breaks through or rides over an opposing force. At the turn of a narrow mountain road, shut in by walls of granite which a fox cannot climb, 10 men may hold an army until| the 10 are corpses. ■ SHIELDS IN POSITION. ISlilelds bad heard tho fight at Cross! Keys aud hurried up. On tho night of June 8, ho was near enough to see the twinkle of the lights in the humble time-1 stained houses ot tbe villiago in the forks ol the Shenandoah. Then he must have learned that Fremont had been checked on the other side of tbo river, aud that be was face to face with Jackson. Banks, Milroy, or Fremont would have retreated —Sie!ds remained. If ho had failed at Strasbuag, he was on hand now. Over there is Cole mountain, where his left rested, aniwhere his park of artillery was so admirably posted. Down here is the Sbenaudoab, where Iris right rested, and between is a cornfield and poialo-patch. No general could bavo massed bis army to mote advantage, and Shields was to prove that his men could fight better than they could match. All night long bo was getting into position and strengthening the weak points, and scarcely had his Imen snatched a hasty breakfast when banners Imoving down upottH ■ WAITING THE ONSLAUGHT. B Jackson smiled grimly as be surveyed the Federal position. He was again face to face with the man who liadbeaten him at Kernstown. Ho saw' that Shields meant fight, and ho must have honored him for it. He who had boxed Federal armies about from end to end of tlie She- ltaudoali now found in his front a general who would uot give au inch. Over tbe river a single regiment was lidding Fre mont. Here, under tbe shadow of the mountain, Sb.elds was waiting the on slaught of ;Jackson’s wholo army. Tbe preponderance of number* was with the Federals, but counting only tbe men call ed into the action it wrs au even thing, though Jackson must attack. He coolly and carefully surveyed every foot of tbe Federal line from mountain to river, and he could not discover a weak point. It I was a short, strong line, and to attack any point was to meet a cross-fire Shields I would not leave such a position to attack j Jackson—Jackson could not delay for fear tbat Fremont would come up behind I bim. Already tbe morning breeze brought ‘ to bis cars sounds which told him tbat the single regiment left to fight and fall back over the mountain road were berog pressed. Shields was waiting the on slaught. THE ATTACK ON THE CENTDE. Jackson had hoped tbat a grand dash at tho Federal centre would break It. The ground from mountain to river was then a wheat field, with nothing to obstruct a charge. The great Confederate fighter picked oat fire regiments of bis best troops and hurled tbemagainstthewheat- lield with a shock tbat made tho earth tremble. As sudden as a thunder peal, artillery boomed, musketry crashed, aud 10,01)0 man shouted ar.d cheered. Over tbe rolling ground—over a barren atrip— into tbe waving wheat marched the 5,000 men in gray with ranks unbroken. A double lino of battle waited their coming with never a tremor. Then sheets of flame leaped over tho wheat—down from the mountain side—up from tbe river, and a cloud of smoke covered it all. For 25 minutes there was fighting to kill. Tbat;centro would not give an inch. Again aud again tbe lines in gray hurled them selves forward, until bayonets drank blood and blue and gray died together; but each time they were forced back, and every moment the cross-fire grew hotter. Tho Federal artillery used nothing but grape acd canister, and every gun had a fair range. DIIIYEN BACK. All at once the fire cf musketry slack ened, and wild cheers were heard above the sullen boom of caution. Jackson’s 5,C30 were- falling back! They had struck the Federal centre, but they cuuid uot break it. More than 4CD dead men were left lying on the trampled and bloody wbeat-field as tho Confederates fell back. When the gray lines retreated the blue advanced. They met three fresh regi ments, and yet they- were cot checked. Like a great wail of fire those lines swept on through tho wheat, driving the foe and capturing such artillery as was not burned off. Jackson was being driven! “YOU MUST TAKE THOSE GUNS!” The Federal infautry fire was terribly hot—tbat of tho Federal cannon a hurri cane ot death. Unless tbat patk of artil- was not war upon that sj»ot. It was paudcmonmmof cheers, shouts, shrieks and groans, lighted by the flame from tbe cannon and musket- -blotched by frag ments of men thrown high into trees by bursting shells. To loso the guns was to lose the battle. To capture them was to win It. TAKEN AND RETAKEN. In every great battle of the war there was a bell spot. At Port Republic it was on the mountain side. For au hour meu ceased to be men. They rbeered and screamed like lunatics—they fought like demons—they died like fanatics/ Long enough before Jhay reached the guns, each one of those Confederate regiments had lest over a hundred men. Once- -twice— thrice their battle lines hare pushed for ward to be literally wiped out. Tho Seventh Louisiana finds itself opposite the Seveutb Indiana, and there is a duel rush—a grapple. In fifteen minutes tho Lonslanians have lest more than one- third of their number—thv Hoosien scarce ly less. In the little valley across which the Confederates ntshed for tho guns, there are four hundred corpses leftbenim. tbe living. The Federals do not letreat their guns. They stand bj them, and many are shot, tbrnst with the bayonet, and backed to pieces with sword and sabre. There is a whirlwind of blood and death sweeping round and round the guns for fivo minutes, and then Jackson’s men have won. They raise a cheer, but it dies away in a scream. Tbo Federals gave way only to rally and return. They advance with a rush that sends the enemy whirling over tho corpses—across the valley—back into the thick undergrowth, and a minute has hardly passed before thogun8 are again throwing grape and canister at Jackson’s left, now being slow ly pushed by the Federal right. If Shields dallied on tlie march he is making up for it now. H he failed to reach Strasburg on time, he is showing his mettle here. Across the river a single regiment is hold ing Fremont in check. Here on this field of blood Jackson’s best troops are being pushed back and his Louisiana Tigers find their match. And now they come again! Tho cheers fiom the Federal left have nerved those six regiments until they would charge hell itself. They reform under a terrific fire aud rush with an impetus which even the hand of death cannot stop. They reach ed the guns again, and again men shoot, stab, cut, back—aye, thoy grapple and roil under the wheels of the cannon so hot tbat they would almost blister. There are no wounded. It is a grapple to the death. For the second time the Federals are pushed back, and for the second time the guns speak under Confederate bauds. Will it end here? No! Panting like dogs-- faces begrimed- nine-tenths of them bare- liL , avl<:il--t!ie Federal wave rolls back on tbo guns, aud now there is a grapple such as no other battle ever furnished. Men beat each others brains ont with muskets mlnch thoy have no timo to load. Those who go down to die think only ol revenge, and they clutch the nearest foe with a grasp which death renders stronger. Down where the Federal right is pushing Jackson they hear this pandemonium of shrieks and screams on the mountainside, and they bait. It is a sound ton times more horrible than the whistle of grape or the hiss of canister. Men cease firing to look up. They can see nothing for tbe smoke, but what they hear is a sound like that of hungry tigers turned loose to tear each other to the death. A FATAL ERROR. If Shields had had two more regiments in reserve behind his guns they could uot have been taken. When the Federals were driven forjtbe third timo they were □ot disheartened but wiped out. To re cover his artillery the Federal commander detached a brigade from bis right. Weak ened only by that much Jackson could drive it.' He divined where other Gen erals had togropo. In the same breath he ordered reinforcements to the men holding the gnns and a charge on the- Federal centre and left. From that moment the battle of Port Republic was decided. DYINO GAME. Shields must have realized it, but he would die game. With his own artillery pouring death into his ranks, lie shortened his lines, and for half an hour held Jack- sonjwith a fire of musketry “so hot that meu advancing against it were struck by five or six bullets at once. It was his last effort, Foot by foot he lost ground—foot by foot Jackson advanced—aud when there was no longer any hope the Federal army faced about for the Luray and acknowledg ed its defeat. It was not a panic, but Shields was .routed. He .was pushed for a couple *f miles and then left to pursue his wiy toward the Potomac with only cavalry to sting his rear guards and keep him going. TOO LATE. When Shields was out ef sight of the battlefield Fremont came up. He had at last brushed the Confederate lly from 1:1s path and reached the’river. Fremont was ou one side, Jackson the other and the long bridge spanning tbe stream was on fire* If Fremont bad fight iu him he bad come too late. Next morning be began his retreat on tbat Mecca of Federal pil grimage, to be beard of in the valleys no more. A SQUARE FIGHf. Port Republic was one of tbe equarest fights of the war. Shields had the ad vantage iu acting on the defensive, and lie bad every reason to believe tbat Fre mont would come up in time to participate. Jackson had less artillery, but bis troops were nerved by tbe knowledge tbat Fre mont would be held, aud that victory at Port Republic would clear tlie valleys. A SINGULAR FACT. After Jackson bad passed Strasburg and was on bis way to Port Republic, Fremont felt In behind bim. It was known for a fatt tbat Shields was hastening up tbe Luray to reach Port Republic first. There was a plan to get him between the two armies. How could he say that he would defeat it? How could he know tbat he was to check one army, whip tlie other and clear the valley of both? And yet Jackson so calculated.. On June 6, with Fremont at his heels, Shields hurrying up, Ashby dead and tbe Confederates pushing at tbe top of their speed, he sent a courier to Johnson at Richmond with tbe message: “Should my command bo required at Richmond, I can be at Mechanics’ Run depot, on tbe Central road, tbe second day’s march.” He did not meaiftliat be would leave tbe valley in possession of the Federals and hurry to the spot named, but he meant that be would have finished both armies by tbe time Johnson wanted his com mand. Two days before Cross Keys—thee days before Port Republic—tbat strange man planned what would happen and what did happen. He had a strange power of Intui tion, shown in a dozen instances. He never halted nor hesitated nor groped— he divined. Was it a gift? His men say yes; his enemies cannot say no. Once more, when weJind him hurrying through Thoroughfare Gap to strike Pope’s army m the rear, wo shall see evidences of an intuition which startled those who shared his danger and knew him best. M. Quad. svrrtJBJiE couter of ufohuia. .Decisions Rendered March 7th, 1883. Jjfported for the Telegraph and Messenger Sjr U.C.P.epUs, of the Atlanta Dar. .Lee Hillsman vs. tho State. Barglary, from Crawford. Jackson, C. J.—L In an indictment, for burglary"it is a sufficient description of money, alleged to have been the object of larcenous intent, to set it forth os "thirty dollars in money of the value of $30.1 Tbe gravamen of the offense of burgla'y is the breaking and entering with intent to commit a larceny, and if that intent was to steal any sort of money of tbe value of thirty dollars, it is enough. Indeed, it seems from 51 Ga., ICG, that no description at all of tbe goods intended to be stolen is neoesenry, for proof that any are in the hou-e, it is ruled there, is sufficient to sus tain conviction. 2. The evidence sustains the verdict. Jndgment affirmed. Day vs. the State Carrying concealed weapons, from Houston. Cbawfobd, J.—1. There being no proof of venno in this case, it most be sent back for new trial, although there was no spe cial ground taken* in the motion for a new trial, as to failure to prove vouue. Uudrfj ■ the vfueral grounds that the verdict is con?n> tra3 > £> law and evidence, failure to prove venue will be considered and ruled upon. Judgment reversed. Andrew Gorman et al. vs. Rachel A. Wood. Ejectment, from Bibb. Cbawfobd, J.—Money whs claimed to have been made by the wife, prior to 1861, by keeping a public house for the enter tainment of boarders, and to have been paid for the land in controversy. It ap pears that the land wa3 bought in 1SG0 by tbe husband, part of the purottase money pcid, bond for titles taken in the name of tbo hnsbnnd, the property given in for taxes by him as tiis own up to the year 1876, and homestead sought therein by him before 1876; tbat in 1874 he became seenrity for another, judgment was bad against bim in November, 1875, and the land sold under execution issuing thereon, and that a deed was made to the wife in 1876 by the obligor in the bond'for titles given to the husband in I860. Held: 1. That money mado ns claimed by the wife, was not such earnings of the wifo as became her separate property prior to 1861, and the act of December 1866. 2. The fact that under the act of 2861 al lowing the wife to deposit her earnings in savings banks, controlling it, disposing of it, etc., may be constraeJ in favor of the wife’s right to invest iu land, cannot affect this case, as the pureba-e and payment were made before the act was passed. !!. Even if the money invested iu tho land beiongod to tbe wife, it would be in- equituble 'tud illegal to allow her secret equity to be asserted after her husband bad gone into possession of it under appa rently a porfect equity, after be had ob tained credit on tbe land, and after judg ment heirs had fastene Ion it. Judgment reversed. Paschal vs. the State. Assault with intent to murder, from Muscogee. Jackson, O. J.—Where it is oliarged in an indictment that an assault was made with a oertaiu weapon likely to produoe death, tlie fact must appear either from the weap on itself, the blow or other satisfactory proof, and it is error in tbe oonrt to refuse to ebargo that it must be proven to the sat isfaction of the jury that the weapon used was of a character likely to produoe death. Jadgment reversed. about* or in the ooonty. Jadgment af firmed , Ivey & Ivey vs. Hammock. Certiorari, from Marion. ^ Jackson,0. J. —1. There was sufficunt evi dence to sustain tbe finding of the court be low that the property in dispute was fraudu lently taken from tbo possession of defend ant in error. 2. Though ordinarily one parlntr cannot maintain a possessory warrant against another for partnership property, yet, where by the very term; of the partnership the possession necessarily is fixed in him, and ttat possession is essenti-t! to carrying ont tbe partnership contract, he may do so. Judgment affirmed. Cleveland vs. Treadwell. Ejectment from Butts. . Jackson, 0. J.—1. The refusal to grant f. Ltw trial was not by the judge who presiiV ed on the triai oefore the jury, therefy-'$ the usual deference to the disci etio</of the presiding judge is not culled for case. Ail that was known by ths^Tudge who refused tho new triui, or that SWV>uld have known, is known to tkis/ufltrt, and hence we approach tlie case inJgs absence of all intervening discretion ciSus part. 2. From tbe evidence in tv record it is clear that the processionegySmarkcd an il legal lire, sot foilowirkjeTnst which the grantors of the re-peefl J/partie;. former ly in tlie occupancy o f JK adjoining tracts, had agreed upon, a/BSagh tlie marks of each agreed lines rK? still standing and were identified. /Sue judge obarged the jury that the linaJjfin by*' the proces-ioners is illegal if ruiuS&ithout reference to the marked line ajfeed on by the former oc- tracts. The verdiat of the . the iiue run by tho proces- herefore contrary to evidence irge of the court, es, or those under whom they to nave acquiesced in and oo- _____ the line agreed on for more than seven years, and without regard to written claim of right or color of title. This acquiescence, and the aots of oocnpancy manifesting it, established the tree, legal 'dividing line between these adjoining land owners. Code 33‘8. Judgment reversed. Bryant & Locket vs. ihe Southwesto.n Rail road Company. Case, from Sumter. CBAwroBA.J.—1. Acontract.underwhicli a car loatfiof mules was shipped from A Jiuta to Americus, and .vhich stipulated tbat neither the Central railroad, non/uiy road receiving the mules from them, sli3Bld be liable for any attention, feeding or wa tering the stock, will not relieve tho Soutt western Railroad Company from responsi biiity for injury caused by the car being carried to Dawson instead of to Americcs, and by the detention of the males at Dawson withont care and atten tion until some of them were wholly lost and others greatly damaged. 2. Under the contract the Central railroad aud its connecting lines were bound to transport tbe live stock to Americas and no farther. If they were carried farther by a connecting line and damage occurred to the owners thereby, such connecting line is litible therefor. 3. Although a mistake mav have been made at Atlanta in shipping the muie9, by an agent of the Central railroad, yet such mi <- take would not relieve the Southwestern railroad from liability under the facts of this case. It was a party to the contract. 4. The charge requested by plaintiffs in ,irror tbat “it the defendant bad the mules In its possession, and while iu its possession they were injured by tbe gross negligence of tbe agents and employes of said company in not feeding and watering them, then the defendant would be liable,” was properly refused, as it was not confined to tbe negli gence of the railroad company daring tbe time when the males were beyond Ameri cas at Dawson. Judgment reversed. Hall vs. Mntthows, et al. Complaint for land, from Talbot. Jackson, C. J.—The homestead pleaded, having been taken in 1873 for tbe benefit of a wife and depondont grandchild, did not terminate on the death of .the wife, the grandchild beiDg still a minor, and such Homestead exemption could be set up by tbe head of tho family as against a deed mado by himself and wife after homestead was set apart. Jadgment reversed. Champion vs. Champion. Alimony from Stewart. Jackson, C. J.—1. On a question of alimo ny,pending a libel for divorce,and passed on in term timo, this uonrt will not scan close ly the ruling of tbe oourt below in refasing to contiuuo the hearing because defendant's counsel had been notified of tbe applica tion only a short time before tbe term, and one of the defendant’s witnesses was ab sent. The record does not show that the presiding.judge abused bis discretion in this mat:or. 2. The alimony allowod seems reasona ble and proper, and no legal ground is shown to disturb the judgment. Judgment affirmed. Brady et al. vs. Brady, guardian. Claim, from Sumter. Jackson, O. J.—1. There was no error -in the oourt’s refusal to allow the claim in this case to be withdrawn, it being the second claim by the same party as against the paino execution. 61 Ga. 470. Judg ment affirmed. Robinson vs. the State. Simple laroeny, from Eirly._ Jackson, 0. J.—1* The ovidenoo of a de ceased witness on the commitment triai is admissiblo on the subsequent trial before tbe jury for the offense. It is a continuous prosecution for the same offense and the parties identical. Snoh evidence could be > roved by parol, although it may have been teld that what the magistrate took down in writing would have been better evidence of what the witnee^8woro, sinoe it was not shown that the evidence was taken down in writing in this case. 2. There was sufficient evidence to sustain the verdiot. The fact that the name |of the ownor of the stolen property is set out in the indict ment as Joel W. Perry, and tho owner is spoken of in the evidence simply as Col. Ferry, and by one witness as father, is not material. A jury of tho vicinage usually know all about the relationship of parties and witnesses and their familiar titles, and there is no shadow of proof that anybody, other than Joel W. Ferry was called Col. Ferry, or that any other Perry lived tbero- Rutherford administrator, vs. Rountree, Distress for rent, from Houston. Spkeb, J.-—1. A discharge in bankrnptoy will operate as a good plea in bar in a pro ceeding for rent due, the debt having ac crued before tne discharge, and ihe court did not err in rejecting ordors by the bank rupt court, giving plaintiff leave to pro ceed to judgment in the suit penainr against the defendant, as irrelevant. Sail orders were admitted to have been granted prior to the discharge of defendant and pending the bankruptcy proceedings. The object of the orders to proceed was solely to determine the amount dne, and which might be proved in bankrnptoy. U. S. statutes, section 5106. This being so, the plea of discharge was a good one, notwith standing the orders offered in evidence. Judgment affirmed. Harris vs. Smith. Money rale, from Ran dolph. Cbawfobd, J.—1. Right of action against n sheriff by a defendant in fi. fa , to recov er money raised bv sale of such defend ant’s property under execution, and in ex eats of said execution, is barred by tbe statute of limitations in fonr years. 2. Snoh a right does not fall under the aot or 1855-6 (rode, section 2918), declaring that all suits for enforcing rights arising under statutes, acts of incorporation or by operation of law, shall be brought in twen ty years after the right of antuo aocruee. The Legislature was dealing with rights ac cruing to individuals under statutes and acts of incorporation. In some of the oases growing ont of both the statutory and charter liability of parties, it was held that obligations arose which were a quasi ex contractu, and imposed by operation of mere law (18 Georgia. 341). But tbe right in this case clearly falls under section 2918 of the code, and the oonrt was right in so holding. Judgment affirmed. Trammell vs. Wooifolkv Foreclosure of mortgage. From Harris. Cbawfobd, J.—1. A plea ot usury most set forth the sum upon which it waa paid, or to be paid, the time when the contract was made, when payable, and the amount of usury agreed upon, taken or reserved, and should be complete and perfect in it self. It appearing in this case that the plea of usury filed could only be made cer tain by reference to tbe note, to secure which the mortgage was given, it wisprop- erly stricken. 2. Tbe aot of 1878-9, p. 184-5, cannot be invoked to aid plaintiff in error here, as it was not submitted to the judge below, and consequently no ruling thereon was made by him. Jadgment affirmed. fabb et ah vs. Collier. Ejectment from Early. , Cbawfobd, J.—1. Where a year's support has been set apart by the ordinary, the same vests in tbe widow and children, and if tbe same be in land and tbe widow, bv the approval of the ordinary, sells it and appropriates the proceed* thereof to the support of the heirs at law, they cannot re cover the same, because there is no express power given the ordinary to order the sate, or because the approval of the ordinary to such sale was irregular. 50 Ga. 268. 2. Tbe principle that a year’s support had been enjoyed by the family before this waa set apart, should have been invoked before the final jadgment of the ordinary had been prononnoed _ setting it apart. Kvery presumption is in favor of their jadgment nor are they to be collaterally attacked. Judgment affirmed. Flournoy A Epping vs. Williams. Com plaint, from Talbot f Spkxb, J.—1. The sayings and admis sions of one of an alleged partnership, not in the presence of the others nor brought to their knowledge and assented to or rati fied by them, are inadmissible to bind the other party or establish tbe existenoe of a partnership. 2. Toe charge requested was not sup ported by the evidence and waa not perti nent. 8. The evidence sustains the verdict and tbe law was fairly given in oharge. Jadg ment affirmed. Garlington vs. the State. Stabbing, from Early. Spekx, J-—-The evidence in this ease de mands the verdict. Jadgment affirtned. Henderson vs. Sledge. ’ Equity, from Ma con. Sfbbb, J.—It has been the uniform ruling of this court not to interfere with the first grant of a new trial by tbe presiding judge on the evidence, unless the verdict was demanded by the evidence. We see no reason in this case to uepirt from that ruling. Jadgment affirmed. Tha Western Union Telegraph Company vs. Blanchard, William- A Co. Assump sit, from M ubcogee. Spkxb, 4.—Defendant in error delivered to plaintiff ir error at Columbus, Ga., a telegraphic message to bo sent to New York, in these words: "Cover two hun dred September and one hundred August;” the message as delivered by plaintiff iu er- ror ia^mw York was: “Cover two hundred SeptftJp&er, two hundred August.” By rea- soqiVthe error defendants in error suf- fiqjar damage, for which they brought k It being shown that tbe message sent jK defendant in error was changed in iu* transmission, the burthen was on plaintiff m error to show that it hod exercised proper diligence about tho business of such transmission. In this ease the agent of the telegraph company shows by his evidence that tbe error was bis own, and ihe resalt “of the operation of uuoonso ous mental aotion.” Against such “unconsciousness” the law gives redross when loss results therefrom. 2. Any rule or regulation of tho tele graph company which seeks to relieve it from performing its duty, belonging to the employment, with integrity, skill and diligence, contravenes public policy as well as the taw, and under it the party at fault cannpt seek refuge. If it became uecessa ry for the company in transmitting mes sages with integrity, skill and diligence to secure accuracy by having said messages “repeated,” then tho law devolves upon it the duty of repeating them. 3. To say the tympany shall only be lia ble for the amount of tolls paid ont is practically to excuse them altogether. 4. 3 he plaintiff in error is a foreign cor poration, and we think that a presentation of the claim for damages within sixty days to tlie resident agent of the company at Columbus, who made the contract and transmitted the messsage, is a sufficient compliance with law, and with the rule that such claim should be presented within sixty days to some agent of tlie company authorized to exorcise its corporate powers in relation to the snbject matter of the claim. / □5. The' message, according to tho proof, was an ordinary commercial message, in telligible to those engaged in cotton deal ing, and we can see no special purpose, in tended by tho sender, which was unknown to the company, so as to vary the rule of liability. There was at least enough known to them to show that it was a commercial message of value attached to the me a sago, and that is sufficient. 6. The agents in New .York who bought and sold the cotton (and presumably were bound for it),oonld reoover ot the plaintiffs the amount of the !o;s paid for them. If eo, plaintiffs on paying that loss, sustained a legal injury, and the telegraph company who caused the injury are liablo for it, although the contract of soiling fu tures in cotton be contrary to cur law. Judgment affirmed. Yonugblood & Horns vs. Eubanks. Ap peal, from Fike. Speeb, J.—1. Fixtures annexed to tbe freehold by the tenant may be severed therefrom by him and removed while ho re mains in possession of tbe demised prem ises ; be may remove them notwithstanding the expiration of his term if he remains in possession of the premises under the lessor, but the possession must be held un der a right still to be considered the ten ant of tho lessor. Bnt where a tenant af fixes shanties, etc., to the leased premises, and after the expiration of his lease leaves them there, and the landlord re-enters and oontinues iu possession for four months tie- fore the attempt is made to remove the fixtures, the tenant’s right is lost, Jadg ment affirmed. Gunn vs. Brown, defendant in fi. fa. and MoMichael, claimant. Claim, from Randolph. Cbawfobd, J.—1. Where the record shows acknowledgment of service twenty days before the term to which a case is mado re turnable; tbat such case appeared on the court docket in its regular order at the ap pearance and trial 'terms, as well as upon the minutes of the oourt; and that there was a confession of judgment at the proper term, it was error to rnlo ont the fi. fa. be cause tbe clerk bad omitted to endorse the day of the filing of the declaration on the back thereof. After acknowledgment of service and confession of judgment, it was too late to make each objection. The suit and the record thereof were notice to third parties. 2. When the fi. fa, for a mere irregulari ty was rejected as evidence, and the plain tiff was obliged to abandon his effort to oond8mn the property, it was an error to allow a verdict for the claimant, finding the property not subject. The levy should have been dismissed. Judgment reversed. Hays vs. Hamilton. Complaint, from Muscogee. Cbawfobd, J.—1. There was no merit in the motion for a continuance. The ab sence ol defendant was not n good ground, the case having been set for over a week and notice given. Tho nun-return of in terrogatories was not available because they had been sued out within twenty days of the session of the court, the time of their being mailed was “before tie court convened,” bnt when, does not appear. Counsel could not state what the witnesses wonld swear, nor that they were to have the interrogatories executed. 2. The exception that the instrument sued on was allowed to go in evidence withont proof of execution, tho same being under seal, was withont merit, there being no plea of non est factum, and tbe invest ment being a cotton option note under tbe hand and seal of the maker. 3. There was no error in the refusal of the oourt to recall the jury and allow the defendant to testify, defendant having come into oourt ju«t after tho jury had re tired. Jndgment affirmed, with damages. Hordee vs. Brown, defendant in fi. fa., acd MoMichael, claimant. Claim, from Ran dolph. Si-exb, J.—Claimant b mght land claimed from defendant in fi. fa. before the date of the jadgment, paid part of the purchase money, giving his note for tlie balance, and took bond for titles; aftwlhe judg ment he paid the balance of jha purchase money and received a deed. Held: 1. That a charge to the effect that nrder these circumstances the claimant had a perfect equity and the land is not subject to the judgment, though tbe pay ment of the purchase money was not com pleted until after tbe rendition of the Judgment, was error. We do not hold that the whole of the land would be sub ject, but plaintiff in fi. fa. would have a right to call for the amount of purchase money remaining unpaid at the date of the judgment, the legal title at that time being : in defendant in n. fa. 2. A oharge that “if claimant was in pos session under bond for titles, and had paid part of the purchase money, and “iv- en his note for the balance before rendition of the jndgment, then claimant had a pt r- feot equity and the land was not subject, though the payment of the purchase mon ey was not completed until after the rendi tion of the jnngment,” left the jury no dis- cretion as to their verdict, and was error. J udgment reversed. MoMichael vs. Hordee. survivor. Claim from Randolph. Speeb, J.—X. There bung a variance of only three cents between the amount of the verdiot and the amount stated in tits judgment, and that varianoe being in the matter of interest on ths principal sum claitjud, such variance will not be allowed to affect the judgment attacked. The jadgment would bo amendable, if need bo, on motion without prejudice. 2, The suit was iu the name of John L. Hordee. survivor of U. A. Hordee i Co., and tim process was in the name of u. A. and J 8. Hardee, as partners under the firm name of U. A. Hordee & Co. The oourt al owed the plaintiff iu fi. fa. to take an order “nunc pro tunc” suggesting the d««th of U. A. Hordee, and allowing the ease to proceed in the name of J. L. Hor dee, survivor. We must presume that there was sufficient evidence before 4Be udge, questions ot law and fact having jbeen submitted to him, tg^atiafy him that the order to Amend lutd keen previously allowsd by tlie court, and there was a fail, ere to outer the same on the m.nutes. This being so there was no error in allowing the “nuno pro tuuo” Older. 3. The third ground of error assigned is not verified by tbe presiding judge. Judg ment nffirmeJ. Matthews vs. Bivens, executrix. Complaint ft cm Chattahoochee. SrEua, J.—The evidence in this care sus tains tbe verdiot, and the verdict is not oont.nry to l tw. Judgment affirmed. A French Fire Sc ark.— It took place at the Theatre de la Renaissance in the midst of tbe opera of Le Soie. Capoul, as the hero, was in tbe act of partaking of a cup of coffee, reclining mesuwiflle luxuriously upon a pile of cushions, when suddenly au explosion wav' heard, and cups, cushions and Capoul simultaneous ly went up into the air. Many of the spectators thought that this was a new scenic effect aud began to applaud, but the cotifusiou of the actors aud the vol umes of smoke that poured from tbe aper tures in tbe stage changed their approba tion into terror. Capoul picked himself up from the wreck, aud coming forward did his best to reassure tbe audience, but there was a general stampede into the lobbies. M. Brissard, Commissary or the Police, tried his hand iu pacifying the spectators, aud succeeded iu persuading them that there was nothing really the malter,and above a!i no danger of fire, so by tbe time tbe three-quarters of a a hour necessary to repair tbe damage had elapsed, people were settled once more in their places, aud the performance proceed ed without further interruptions. The cause of tlie scare was the explosion of a bag of oxygen gas iu-the cellar immedi ately under the stage. One unfortunate lady was terrified literally out of her wits. She sat on a chair in the foyer, rigid and motionless as a statue, giving vent, from time to time, to tbe exclamation, "O, moa Dieu!” followed by *a piercing shriek. He; husband and sis'er, who were with her, could do nothing to pacify or to. arouse her, aud she remained in tbe same condition throughout the remainder of tbe evening, much to the delectation or the rest of tlie spectators, who all took little trips in detachments to the foyer to iook at her. She was finally, with some diffi culty, placed in a cab, and taken borne. Bwpllalnsr AbCbee AVtc York Sun. * Ah Chco, a young Chinaman, was baptized lost evening In the Raptlst Church, in Fifty third street, near Seventh avenue, by tbe Rev. Dr. Samson, the pastor. A number of Ah Choc's countrymen sat in a group among tho ^T^o^ung convert, dressed In a black robo bound at the waist by a cord, sat on iheplat- form at tlie ride of tbe preacher. Ub queue was tucked in atthc neck of the garment. Ho looked intelligent, serious and •atf-pCasessaa. On cither ride of him sat Kara Slug, tlie sexton of tha church, who is studylug tor the min istry, and Mr. Kapriclan, a young Armenian preacher! At tho conclusion of the regular services Mr. Kugrielan made n brief address. AhChee, be ing culled upon by the pastor, also began to mako an addrv-s m Euglbh. lie epokefiuent- Iv, but it was imiwssible to understand him. lir. Samson interrupted him and asked him to finish lib remarks iu Chinese, which he (ltd. The pulpit wav then removed and tbe convert stepped into tho marble font with bare feet, where the immersion was effected. Ah Uheo Is one of a school of forty young MOW. Including a number of Chinese and Ar menians, who uro taught by Dr. Samson. Worrying a Michigander, Detroit f^ost. When tho war broke out. North Carolina was called the Union State of the South, because tho i*coplc w«ro very generally in favor of tho government. It bus been discovered by the rebel archives now under examination at Washington, that up to isfil site never cast more th«n no,000 votes, out that she gave l'-l.uoo rebels to light tho Union. It a Union State of the South shows such a record as that, it is enough to make one shudder to think what it might have done 11 it had sympathized with the rebellion. Mr. Deb's Bequest ol tbo PnsMeat Vincennes Sun. It Is an old German custom to have the Em peror stand as godfather to the seventh son of any royal subject. Mr. Ifcnry A. Eseh thought, of ilii- the birth of Ins seventh s*>n. a few days ago, ami In lieu of an Emperor, wrote to President Arthur, nuking him to become god father. Hb Excellency replied, dejWiWBg Postmaster W. D. Lewis, as the government representative here, to act in hb stead, and tbo old custom was observed aa in Faderlaud. Ob RtulBCM. , Xorristmcn Herald A man accompanied by an undertaker was seen entering a Washington newspaper offleo the other day. It is supposed tho man's busi ness was to “demand satisfaction," and the un dertaker to take hb measure. .Unthetle Journalism In Delaware. Senator Saulshurg'sDelawa-ean. Men of Delaware, descended from a long line of honorable ancestors, wa addre-- to you to day a few words honestly uttered and gushing from a heart warm, -inecre and sensitive to your dearest and nearest interests. A Fab) Lows. Philadelphia Record. Many were the sins of omission ** well as of eommusion laid at the door of exT'revident Grant's administration; yet few people are aware of the grave eonsMMOMBOf the api>o!nt- mentof Genorai Schcnck as roinbter to the Court of St. Jamcv. It is well known that tho General, one hapless day. introduced to a par ty, at which the I’rinco of Wales was present, the subject of that mysterious game of cards familiarly known as “poker," more affection ately denominated by '.lie devotees os the “tit tle game of draw.” Ills Royal “Nibbs” con fessed tbat he had never heard of tho game. He was assured by the doughty General that he could never understand the supreme confl : deneoof a Chibtian man when fortified by a hand that held four ailcv unless he became j*os!cd. Wales was further enlightened as to the modus operandi of the American game. Whether lie proved an apt pupil under his competent instructor the puldlc has never been informed; but the fact that tlie Prince of Wales played drawt>okcr was tho shibboleth for itv popularity. And now the London journals tell us that. tne “craze” over the game is wilder than ever before attended a popular amuse ment, flndinglb victims among women as well as men. amt reaching every grade of society. In short our English cousins have become thoroughly demoralized. Although the ex- minister may have been the direct Instrument, vet die cx-lTesident must shoulder the respon sibility for thb sa<l state of affairs. He did not invent poker, but he sent a representative to England who knew more about poker than di plomacy. U EORGIA, BIRR COUNTY.—Whereas, A. B. Kov*. administrator of the estate of Joseph l-——if— —l.) county, deceased, has j. , deceased,— made application for leave to sew alt the real estate belonging to said “state. These are therefore to cite and admonish all wwnat concerned t- ■ lie and a; pzar at tho April term lv*_=, of tho court of ordinary of said county to show cau-e, if any they can, why said application should not in-grunted. "Aitm-ic my hand and official -ignature, March r,. 1S-L J* A. McMANLS. martlawlw* Ordinary. /GEORGIA. BIRR COUNTY.-Whereas. A. (TProudtit has made application for letters of guardian-hip of thej-er>on ami property Julia M. Ever ami Aline IIudzklns.mtnorchtMx.-n of John Hodgkin:*, d*-ceased. These tire therefore to cite and ndmonts.i au por-om concerned -to be ami appear at tne April term, 1of the court **■ ordinary of said count'* to show cause, if any they can,why said application should not be granted. Witness my hand and official e |§ 11 '“i 1 J? I \¥* rc k g J. A. JIcMAMS, mazTUtrtw* ordinary- GEORGIA, BIRR COUNTY.-Nolice is hereby ■riv.qi to til! person'concerned Ihut .tobt tree* man?bite of raid county, deceased, .tied testate and one Harriet B. Fulton, having been duly appointed bv the court of ordinary administra tor d- bunis'mo with tlie will annexed, who ImVr.WXptmed thi, life before fmlsnlng the a mill -tniuou of Robert hr.-cman s estate,and i , lia .. ,-died for tuuiuisUiiliouof said estate tiitu ‘ administration do bontn mm cum testament*. annexo wl)l & vested in. tho c>rk of the Sujft- rior Court or »oibc other tit proper pcr*OB after the publication of this rttdtloiiUfwiV at the April 1 term. !■*&!, ofthe courtof onliwy o su'd county unlesa valid objeeUou is made to