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§ndfpcndrot. J. C. OALLAIIF.K, Editor. ' SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1674. HEAD CHANGED i It will he neen that we have changed the head of our paper, and with it* new head we send it to mtr atthaeribeia this week Our object in the change is simply this: There is a nambor of pnjier* in the South bearing the name of IxDSFXHDKtn, and we concluded ’ere thia ono attained ita ma jority to giro it the name of ita father, aa a number of its patrona think it resemble* him in many re*|>ect*. Tin l papers bear ing thia name arc not partisan papers they claim to be iudejicndont in their political course, warring first upon ono side and then upon the other. This in an independent Democratic paper, tacwwantly warring upon iniqui tous Radicalism, saving and reserving the right to expose and denounce any and every dereliction in Democratic official*, and, by gentle suasion and mild reproof*, endeavor to stimulate and encourage the rank and file of Democracy to a faithful and zealous discharge of their duties. We hope to be able to strengthen the weak-kneed and reclaim the backsliders, •nd build them up in the tru^Democratic Democrat X only foisnn interest in the enttse during a heated polities! cam paign, is about as reliable in polities aa a yearly Christian is in religion, whose piety is only felt and practiced during the jtendancy of camp meeting revivals. It is the duty of a Christian to wear his uniform every day. By so doing he will avoid many temptations and disasters. Ho with Democrats, constantly uniformed and in the army every day, they me not so liable to lie led astruy by inducements and temptations from the enemy. Radicalism and bribery are synonymous terms, for the first fund we believe the most honorable) Radical wo have any record of attempted to bribe incarnate Omnipotence by offering him the vast possessions that spretid out before his vision if he would recognize his supremacy and join his plundering purty, when the infamous old bankrupt didn't own a single spear of grass that grew on the sacred plains he was offering to give a quit claim to. The same record leaves us an illus trious example, uud puts in mnr mouths an apt reply to all modern Radical temptors, “Get thee behind me Satan !" And this reply should be made to every offer to join their party, or to cease to ■work in our own. A stupid, passive, inert Democrat, except for his vote, might just as well be a Radical. In times of peace war preparations should be made; so when there is no ]M>lit.icid excitement is the time to mould public sentiment and impress upon tho minds of the people correct principles, for reason lose* all its power in the excitement of a heated campaign. Men under excitement are seldom ever convinced of their errors, and their preju dice* seldom, it ever, overcome. We think the pres* ought unsparingly to expose every fraud anil species of cor ruption as its deformed self is exhibited in the opposing rhnks. A paper, is not j necessarily Democratic because the Editor is. It may Ih neutral; it may be deaf to the clamor' of‘polftion! tricksters, and it may be dumb in their denunciation. And j we fear there are too many of that sort of ! papers in our State. We promise our readeis llint our paper, under its new head, shall be a thorn in the ; flesh of every political villuiu, and will. \ without stint or mercy, cauterize every j gnngreeuous sore on the body politic. BE NOT ANgIrY WITH YOUR BROTHER. Our brethren of the Thomaaville l‘r<ss ought not to bo align i with us. We were luortfied to lienr of the result < f the recent election in Thomas county, and did say that Thomas county Democrats were not as efficient workers as they ought to lie, and we did thiuk, and do think, that the result of the election of Ordinary fully establishes the fuct and justified us in the assertion. We don’t doubt the soundness of our brethren's Democracy. One we know to have as good a war record as anybody, and the others we have no doubt did their duty. We do not charge the defect entirely to the press, but to all the Democrats for not organizing and concentrating on some good Democrat, and working day and night for his election. Now, if our breth ren of the press did all in their power to j accomplish these ends and failed, we are 1 ready and willing 1 1 award to them the praise of “Mr ell uoiie, good and faithful servants." As to our remarks in reference to the district and judicial jKmitions, it is a fact that Thomasvillo, with lint a single ex ception, has filled them from time almost immemorial; and it is a fact, without nn exception, that she takes less interest in the war with Radicalism than any other oounty in the circuit, or districts, either Congressional or Senatorial, and we do say that counties that work together as one man for a Demoentie victory, should receive some reward Of merit. As to par ties elected or appointed in Thomas county, we have HO objections—better men could 1 not Is l found—but we tbink just as good men could be found in more meritorious counties. We liuve no disposition to eeu sure Democrats for living in n countv where Radicals have the ascendancy; but we do censure Democrats that will not labor to overcome the evil by marshaling i *’■ full strength of the party, and gal- ! 1 tlv waging war against the hydra ended dragon. If we lived in Thomnsville wo would ! scold the slothful and encourage the zeal-! ous Democrats. The former, we are sorry I to say, is numerous, and the latter scans’. It is from the simple fact that they have become discouraged tuid submissively ac cept the situation. All the slothful ones -ed is a few condition powders and their t is gingered, and with one or two hard struggles Thomas county Demoemey wonld have its head up and its tail over the dashboard, and, like Rebels in war tim-w -xrlairn “Rats, rtli-us Rads, to your holes.” ON THE OTHER SIDE. Tbc following is a lettej from “Thomas County" in reply to “Now and Then.” Here it is. Attach to it whatever of merit it i>ossesses, but liefore reading it remem ber tlt the iMiKrKNDXK-r posese* the inherent right (and will invariably exercise it) to comment on whatever it permits others to contribute to its columns :- Tjuumahvii.lk, Ga., Jan. 20, 1874. ■ ~ ; "V' Editor Inurprndent: Dkah Hih We were banded a copy of your valuable little pajier a day or two ago, and noticed a letter from Thomaaville, signed by “Now and Then." We think it was aptly signatured. As “Now" he seems to know but little, if anything, about the wants or wishes of the people of this county. He must lie a non-resident, to whom some other non-resident has told of wliat some other miui told him. Surely he does not live in this county uud then write such stuff to our neighbor ing paper, the InpiU’RNDknt. Wo have talked with many of the citizens of this county on the subject referred to in “Now and Then's" letter, and we have yet to flud anyone outside of this Thomaaville Ring -man', woman or child —in favor of the ’‘only salvation of the county--the Board of Commissioners” —which we believe was conceived and brought forth by this “Thoiuosjrille Ring,” and no one else. As "Then" it is simply spite. By tiin way, Mr. Editor, did you over read about the fox that got his tail cat off? “Now mill Tli'"" fields de ,plumbic condition— yp}s tive curtailed," and he wants everybody else to lie in the fashion. Poor Fellow ! Don't weep Mr. Editor, lie will come right by the next election, if wo are not very milch mistaken. Those in favor of this “Halvation of Thomas county” are a few in this place who belong to the “Ring,” who have been trying for some time to get the county matters in their hands, but have in every case failed. ‘■‘Now and Then” says half of the whitos and all of the colored belong to this Ring. Why, he is just simply mis taken. lie need not think, la-cause he is one, everybody else is one also. Ho is 'like the druukurd—when lie is drunk, j everybody else is or ought to bo drunk, iWe ilou’t tliink there is but one “Ring” | in Thomas, and that is in Thomnsville, ! and fifty would cover the whole concern. "Now uud Then" knows this to be true, but, like Reynard, lie wants the rest to be in the fashion. Now, Lo declares that everybody who does not, believe as ho does belongs to some ring. “Ho who lives in glass houses should not throw stones." The whole thing, when simmered down, is simple "Hour Orapes.” So far as the Sheriff is concerned, wo hope ho will do as the Grand Jury tried to do discharge his duty as a faithful officer, without any re gard to croakers. As to the new oounty, I leave that with those who are immedi ately interested -not to “Now and Then." Very respectfully, Yours Ac., Thomas County, P. S. -When these fellows get beat, they cry out Radicalism and plunder to bring help, but that's too thin—dt won’t hold water. T. C. “Thomas County" says “Now ami Then” knows but little about the wants or winlies of the people of that county. We know this for “Now’ and Then:” lie is a! man possessed of an high order of intel ' ligenee; capable of knowing within him- j self the wants of the people, and possessed j of every fneility of learning the wishes of I the honorable and intelligent class of the | community, for it is in that high and j noble sphere that lie moves, disdaining! aud contemning all deceptions, frauds, villainies, ringers, swindlers, stealers, plunderers, robbers, grabbers, Mubiliers, and all Jacobinical, Jesuitical, Radical corruptionists. It is the good men, tlie intelligent men, the business men, the men of property, the men upon whose shoulders the whole burthen and respon sibility rests, that are complaining. And it is not astonishing that he and that class of men uro offended anil disgusted at the condition of their county, ruled and con trolled in almost every particular, by un reliable and irresponsible men, organized and composed chiefly (in numbers) by ig norant, stupid and misguided negroes, who are acting and voting (and have been since the dawn of their citizenship) under durtmt, fearing to do otherwise lest the vengeance of tho party be visited upon them. And who is it that thus deceives; them, and cheats them, by intimidation, out of their rightful prerogative and the; exercise of their own volition ? It is n few base-hearted villains that prey upon the vitals of the country, and Ivy keeping ! them deluded and ignorant, and by do-' eeption and fraud practiced upon them j they are made and kept aa efficient in- j struments in the consummation of the most hellish Reln-mes mid damnable vil lniniea, and when these corruptions are exposed by a good man, who speaks the ] sentiments of the good people through an independent paper, “Thomas County" j comes to the rescue of the plunderers and says “Now and Then” don’t know ! what he is talking about. The letter of "Now and Thetir speaks for itself, and there -is nothing upon its fare that inili-, rates that its author is a non-resident, or that his information is received from ; n non-resident, but dearly shows that lie realizes the wretched political condition of his county. While the letter of “Thomas County,”! intended as a reply to it, shows upon its j face that its author knows of the exist- i cnee of at least one ring in Thomaaville, | that he thinks hasn’t more than fifty mem-j bors. This certainly doesn't contradict, but corroborates the statement of “Now and Then," and proves conclusively that “Thomas County” is a member and ad-1 voeate of at least one ring that “Now aud Then” denounces. “Now and Then” j did not say that half the white mm ami all the negroes belonged to the ring or! rings, but that they were to some extent ! influenced by it. And this we have no doubt is true. Wo know nothing of the workings of the Commissioners Court in Thomas oounty, but, knowing “Now and Then,” we believe him incapable of mis- i representing the wishes of the people. It is doubtless true, ns "Thomas County” says, that the citizens of Thomaaville are i anxious to get control of the dainty affairs, and well they may be. It is not surpris ing that the good people would desire to ha\c their county affairs in the hands of j honest men, and it is not surprising that they complain when irresponsible, unre liable negro equalitists, umnlgimationists, inincegcnationist* and unifleatore are elected to honorable and responsible po sitions. Then listen to their brazen-faced impudence. We aro tho choice of the people. It is true they are elected by the voters, but ore they elected by the respect able and responsible class of the com munity. How many respectable property holder* of Thomas county.aided in the election of the present Ordinary 1 We venture the guess that not ten men with an estate of three thousand dollars each. It is not surprising that the good people clamor at these results. As to the jury system in Thomas county, we take it for grunted that “Now and TlieU” apeakc truthfully, and we now warn the people of Thomas comity that all manner of vil lainy and corruption may l>e anticipated while Radicalism prevails, for it is an im possibility for an intelligent, honest man to be a Radical in Georgia. Tho negroes j would not be Radicals if they were cor rectly informed. In tho main they are j honest’ and confiding, and aro tow gov ! emed by prejudice* formed immediately i after their emancipation, and all the poli ! tics they have learned is simply to oppose I the white people. This prejudice oonhl ; seen be overcome by true Demiirratie orthodoxy, if perrfsftnfly preached and practiced. GEORGIA NEWS. Hinesville protests against the removal of comity site of Liberty county. An old negro who claimed to be the sec ond Jesus, died in Covington the other j dn v. A little daughter of Mr. Bookshire, liv ! mg near Dalonega, was burned to death the other day. There are nintvnine licensed drinking saloons in Augusta, nnd as many more want to be licensed. A needle was extracted from a child’s ! arm. in Ameriens. after having been im : bedded in the flesh eleven months. Tatnnll county raised eighty thousand j bushels of corn lost season, seventy-five thousand pounds of sugar and no cot ton. Two bales of cotton have been received in Colnmbtiß from Union Hnrings. the I product of the labor of a beautiful young J lady sixteen years of age and a college graduate. Judge Pottle, of Augusta, has decided i that a contract between n man and woman before witnesses constitutes legal mar riage. This is tho law throughout the country. Judge William Lsw, nn old momberof the birr, died in Bavannah on the night of the 22nd inst. He whs born in Liberty eountvon the 27th of March. 1798. nnd was admit ted to the liar in 1815. ‘He was the senior member of the firm of Law, Low-ell A Falllgant of that. eitv. Covington Enterprise: We noticed eight young ladies gathered around a bnldheaded man on one of the sidewalks of our town on Monday last, Tt is thought they were in terviewing him with an idea of obtaining information on a pious old conundrum which his cranium reminded them of, and so they put it to him thnsly: “’Feasor, I can you tell why tho top of your bend is like Christiana who moot in heaven ?” "Of | course not,” replied ’Fessor. “Because i there is no dying and parting there." j 'Fessor smiled a sickly Smile mid cussed ! the day he first had to adopt, the plan !of going bare-footed on tho top of his [ head. Albany Nnwa; On the night of the 7th old Mamma Margaret died at J. T. Do zer’s place, in this county. Hhe was 110 rears old. nnd bus given birth to 2fi chil dren. Her oiliest son is still living, nnd is 94, and the youngest, also alive, is 58. This is n r-markable longevity, but the old man calls them all children. He has reached his 120th year, nnd though blind, is sprightly nnd vigorous. The old wo man was quite active, and picked out two hales of cotton Inst. fall. Bhe was regarded as strictly honest, and ns a Christian. The old man was set free many years ago by his owner, Col. Joe Bond, and was fed and clothed by Col. Bond while he lived. Mr. .T, T. Dozer has given these old people shelter and assistance for many years, and continues to do so. Savannah AVirs: Mr. Atkinson, junior engineer onboard of the steamship Darien, lias just completed the hull of a miniature steamship, which lie designed and lias worked upon during his leisure moments on board of the ship. Tlve hull, a dug out, is built of Bermuda cedar, iH five and ft half foot in length, w ith nine and ft half inches beam. The machinery for this craft, has all been worked from the rough metal, brass nnd steel, by Mr. Atkinson, and when placed in position will he equal to ! three-eights horse power. The machinery is on the compound principal, all waste steam being condensed and returned to the boiler. The skill and ingenuity dis played in the building of this engine stamps the maker well versed in the science of his profession. On the return of the Dftrieu to this port tho steamer will be completed, nnd will display her quali ties on our river. *•- Woman- Beer—Cards. The Cincinatti Gazette tells how a woman denit with her husband's very wicked part ners. Her husband was ft social, weak minded fellow, and was led into drunken ness solely by hist (sirtuers in conviviality, who were intolerably wicked. The wife went one night to a saloon, and found the party at their wicked work, Says the Ga tette: "The woman took no notice of her hus band, lint boldly walked up to the counter and called for a glass of beer. Turning to the crowd, said: “feme, gentlemen, have a drink with me. If beer is good for men. it certainly ought to bo for women, nnd, though the. crowd were a little startled, none of them except the husband were un prepared to accept the invitation. The drink was disposed of, when the lady or dered a second tor the crowd, but made a wry face as she struggled to get through with it. Setting her half emptied glass on the counter, she said: ‘I don’t believe I like beer; what else have you got ?’ “The woman who officiated at tho bar enumerated the varieties. ‘I lvelieve I’ll take Tom and Jerry,’was the answer, and the crowd willingly helped her to dis pose of a round af that also, lier husband meanwhile smiling desperatelv a sickly smile, with an effort to show that he thought the affnir.a good joke. Taking a scat then at one of the dirty tables, rhe sat down and said: ‘Gentlemen I've got some money here that I have no other use fur; let’s play a game of seven up at two dollars a game,' and some body played with nnd at the same time instructed her in the game, and she lost of course, but manfully paid every time, and as often treated the crowd as she lost. Finally, her husband was able to stand it no longer. He arose from his sent and induced her to accom pany him home, and arm in arm they start-'d. ’’ Letter From Thomnsville. ! RADICAL RINGS AND CORRUPTION. | JUNIPER HALLS BODY FOUND. THE AFRICAN CONFERENCE. H. M. TURNEXt, LION OF THE CONFERENCE. Thomahvillx, Ga., Jan. 28, 1874. E<Htrrr Independent 4 Iri ray letter of the 21t inst,., in speak ing of the Radicals and Rings of Thomas county, the shadows of the realities were but set forth. One whole page of the iNDErBNDENT would not hold a detailed account of the realities, so general and widespread is tlie pernicious influence. I may attempt a detailed account of it at aome future dny. * Thomas county at present is more in want of special logislaffofi than any other county ia the State. Bint for the interest Captain Hunter is taking in our well being, we would in a short time be lamnd hand and foot by Radical rule and Ring influences, just as our neighboring coun ties in Florida are. You will notice that Fred Atkinson and (don’t know of tribe) nre ttyJpfeg the weight of their powerful (f) inffnettce against the best interests of both white and- bl'tck. Fred hasn't got sense enough tb know this, and ttareiore ffiSJ be -'excused. It is to be hoped that Lion lias more sense. It may be that he is in the axe grinding business—hunting negro voters. Fred thinks it is hi* duty to oppose everything that Hunter does, ia order to make a good record at home, knowing as he does that Hunter hates Rings and Radicals. By the way, wlmt can Clark, our Heufttor, mean by that resolution con demning salary grabliers ? It nmy mean vote, too Perhaps Clark wants to go to Congress in Wliitely’s place. At any rate it is a little bard on Grant, Whitely, Mclntyre It Cos. But what do they care for money or the way it wis obtained, after it has been sunk in their own pockets. i Clark’s head is level on this subject at least. I'd vote for his resolution twice every day from now until Christmas if it would put that money in the hands of de serving widows or indigent orphans. May these grabbers never hear the last of it, until they disgorge. Tho last week was one of more than usual interest to Tiiomasville in more ways than one. The Mouth Georgia African Methodist Conference has just closed. H. M. Turner, speaking for the Confer ence, says we will have tho benefit of their prayers hereafter. Bishop Ward He is as black as the ace of spades and ns fat as a De cember bear, and weighs, I should say, 290 pounds nett. It is said he has some administrative ability, but I had no op portunity to judge of tins. By common consent, I think, the Rev. H. M. Turner, D. D,, was the lion of the Conference. It will be remembered that he figured as a politician, postmaster, etc., at Macon, for a while. He prides himself a little on his literary attainments it is said. At any rate, he lias but little patience with his brethren tlmt were con suming the time of tho Conference by rising frequently to a “pint of order." After bearing ns much of this ns he could bear, he suddenly rose to a “quart of order.” This had its desired effect, and the business went regularly on after that. This ooolesiostieal body numbers about 150 members, all told, and, U|mn the whole, made a respectable appearance of the sort. Two of this large body were noticed “without walking .sticks.” Per haps they wore only candidates for ad mission—not allowed to carry the insignia of those in full connection. The Sliding of the body of Juniper Hall, some two mouths after his murder, was another subject of more than usual interest with ns. Mingo Washington, Nimrod Bird, Charley Ponder, Bird Black shear and Emanuel Dollman, nre the ac cused, and nre now in jail and in chains, as they attempted to escape, by making a hole through the wall of the jail, since the finding of Mr. Hall’s Ixvdy. It is said tlmt. Judge Hansel! will hold an extra session of Court the first week in March, to dispose of these and a few other gentlemen of doubtful character, to the number of twenty-two. A wag In town says these are the “regu lar boarders at the Hotel de Luke.” The transient custom is large also, it is said. It is fair to predict the largest hanging in Thomnsville, next spring, that lias oc curred ill the low country for many years. The Doctors propose to hold a convention here during the second week of April. If the hanging could come off then, it would impress our up-country doctors— favorably or otherwise—of the dovetailing business habits of the low country people. Now and Then. The Washington Star says: “A lady aud gentleman were .in the Vice Presi dent’s room in the Senate the other dny looking at the large portrait of Washing ton which adorns the wall, when the lady said: ‘Do yon know why Washington compressed his lips so ? ; ‘No; I confess Ido not,’replied the gentleman. ‘lt was hecause,’ said the lady, ‘he had an imper fect set of false teeth which he could keep in his mouth only by tightly compressing his lips.’ ‘I never heard that lie had false teeth before,’ said the gentleman. ‘Neither did I until the other day,’ re plied the lady, ‘when I learned it from the best authority that he had.” A Baht’s Life Valued at 85.000. Louis Liffler, aged twenty months, was in a carriage in the Evergreen cemetery, Brooklyn. The carriage belonged to Mr. Smith, undertaker. Another carriage be longing to him was standing near. The driver descended from tlie box for a min ute aud the horses ran away, upset the other coach, and killed the child. The Child's relatives sued Mr. Smith for 85,000 damages. Smith's defence was that the Coach was upset bv going over sonic rough stones. The jury found 85,000 tor plain- A [From the New York Sun, January 21.] The Dead Siamese. The death of tho Siamese twins in Mount Airy, near Salisbury, N. C., on the 17th of this month, ended one of the most remarkable of natural phenomena. They came to this country in 1829, when they were eighteen years old, having previous ly been shown in Europe. They were born on the coast of Siam, and their parents lived by fishing. None of their fifteen brothers and sinters were deformed, although many of them were twins# They made the tour of the United States, and, excepting Tom Thumb, were the greatest objects of wonderment to the people. Nor was the curiosity regarding them confined to gaping runilists. To many men of science they were the first s]iecimen of joined nnd living human beings. The fleshy ligature which linked them was about a foot in length, two inches broad, and four thick, and through it ran a large artery and many veins, making their circu lation identical. Their breathing, too,was simultaneous when they were asleep. They were not so entirely one, however, but tlmt each had an entirely separate exist ence. Their senses were totally discon nected. One could not feel a hurt inflicted on the other, the ligature being the only part in which they were sensitive in com mon. Much scientific discussion arose concerning them, mainly bearing upon the question of possible separation THEIR LIKE IN NEW YOBK, Barnum got the twins in 1850, and for several years they were shown in his old museum. At that time they spoke Eng lish very imperfectly. They were below Aemeiiiattoki*!. '-i’lamg.wai larger than' Eng, and looked several years younger. He wus, too, the mental superior of his brother, although both were ignorant, and hud intelligence that scarcely rose above low cunning. Their fucea were peculiarly repelling, yellow in hue, aud closely ri s< milling those of tho Chineae cigar sel lers of Chatham street. Chang was tlie moat robust and good natnred. Eng was often sick, and always morose and peevish. They btui a sleeping room in the museum, as did the other curii>sities, and one night a rumpus was heard in it. On breaking <q>eri the door, the twins were found fighting. Eng wus un the floor, under neath Chang, who was choking him. Asa rule however, Clnuig was more for bearing than the irritable disposition of his brother warranted. They played checkers together sometimes, and took lessons in English with slow results. Their pay was $ Wiy a week, w hich they equitably divided and put into savings banks. They never visited their home, and seemed to have no care for tlieir U in dy. When Eng wassiek Chang imraedhim; but perhaps did so from selfish motives, as the serious illness of one made it neces sary for the well one to go to bed. Chang had something of uu appreciative vein of fun, and liked to give sense ess answers, in broken English, to the numberless ques tions of visitors. They remained with Barnum until 1855, and it is believed that they had then saved slxmt 840,000 each. Growing tired of show life, they decided to settle down in a warmer part of the United States. A DOUBLE WETIDIXO. lii their travels they had been in Nort . Carolina, anil its climate had pleased them. So they bought tvfln plantations, and secured wives to complete their do mestic establishment. Here they took the surname of Bunker. They were then bachelors of forty-four. They married English sisters, aged twenty-six and twen ty-eight. The girls had been servants, anil it is said that a Tsincnshire dialect still clings to them. Tlie making of the dou ble match involved much trouble, for nl thnngli the twins were not unduly exact ing. it was hard to find wemen who were both willing and nt all desirable. There was no love-making before the engage ment, the courting whs done liy proxy and correspondence, and the ladies had seen their future husbands only at a show in London when they accepted the offer of marriage. The twins based their choice um likenesses forwarded by tlieir agent, who gave assurances of the respectability of tlie girls. All having been arranged they were brought to America, the twins paying their expenses, and the marriage was solemnized quietly in Salisburk. The wives were not beautiful, but were strong, healthy English working gilds. The domestic lives of the couples were peculiar. Each family had its own house, servants uud domestie establishment. The plantations were owned and managed sep arately, although in matters of consequence ('hang was usually the master. The wives lived entirely at tlu ir respective homes, | and the husbands alternated—staying one week at Chang's house nnd the next week at Eng’s. Each looked after his planta tion and other business during the weeks of living nt his own place, anil the visi'ing : brother was not supposed to interfere. The wives did not agree very well, nnd the . strangely tied families quarrelled so se riously that the sisters frequently had pe riods of complete estrangement, lusting for weeks nt a time. DOMESTIC INFELICITY. So, although Chang and Eng were rich, they did not live happily. Mrs. Clmng laid the. first child nnd it was a deaf mute. The families increased rapidly,until Cluing had six children and Eng five. Of these children four never heard or spoke, al j though in oil other respects all were strung auil not deformed. Eight are living, the oldest, a daughter of seventeen, was i lately married to the lessee of a neighbor ing plantation. About eight years ago 1 Cluing became converted in a religions re ! rival, and Eng also embracing the belief, they joined the Baptist church. They were regularly in their attendance tliereaf ! ter, and retained tlieir standing as good ! Christians, Their tempers, however, were 1 not improved by the spiritual change, and before the emancipation their slaves were the most whipped of any in the region. ! The rebellion freed their slaves and other wise seriously impaired tlieir wealth. To re pair their losses they again exhibited them selves through the country, and at Wood's Museum in this city; but they were only moderately successful, ow ing partially to a rapacity which prevented managers from having anything to do with them. A greater curiosity in their line had sprung up too, the two-headed girl—two negro children from South Carolina—who are joined at the hips, and who are on ex hibition in Paris. Chang and Eng had grown uglier as they had grown older, and the latter especially being wrinkled, thin and bent. Their tempers were soured, and they quarreled with each other con stantly. Thev had gained greatly in intel ligence, however, and were more sensitive to the gaze of the crowd. At theßeverre House, where they boarded, they received a few visitors, to whom they complained of the necessity which had driven them back into show life. They also retained strong secession proclivities. During their absence their wives managed tlieir plantations. Those of the children who were not de.if mutes were sent to school, and are now well educated. Before their last exhibition here the twins had been again in Europe. A CERTAINTY OF UNION IN DEATH. The cause of their moroseness as they grew older is believed to have been the ■if. •—•—a- !’ " ' '•- l upon the other. The idea of separating til CIO by a surgical operation had been of ten broached, but physicians had gener ally agreed that it would kill them. Therefore each was haunted with a dread of being left bound to his dead brother, with almost a certainty of dying under any at tempt to sever him from the corpse. While in Paris and London, thev consulted the most eminent surgeons. (sne experiment, however, dashed all hope of separate ex istence. The ligature was compressed un til all circulation of blood between them was stopped. Eng soon fainted, uud a re moval of the compress was necessary to prevent death. This proved that neither could sustain a separate circulation of the blood, and to have cut the ligature would have killed both. With this knowledge they returned to their homes and lived as they hail done be fore. Later the health of Eng grew worse and Chang was frequently obliged, al though well himself, to keep to his bed with his siek brother. But about a year ago Chang suffered a paralytic stroke, from which time his health was the worse of the two. He took to drinking as a relief from suffering, aod the lives of the twins grew wretched indeed. The details of their death are meagre. Chang died first, aud a few moments after wurd Eng, who had fora few days been well, became delirious and raved wildly. This may hnve resulted from the mental shock and apprehension as to his own fate; but more likely it was a result of a ceasation of Wood circulation between him and his brother. A stupor followed, and he died two hours afterward. tFroiu the Rnfisl" Express, Juuary 19. ] * A SAD STORY. An UI-Trftrtl faint Elrvffn Year* of *#■ Hang* !linlf. We find in the Wellsville Free Pm* of recent date the particulars of a suicide which occurred near that village, in which the se'f-destroyer was a laiy but 11 years of age. The story is such sn extraordi nary one that we re-publish it, this morn- > ing, entire: “The name of the Iwiy is Eugene, and that of his father is William Johnson. It i would appear that the boy and his sister, aged eleven years, have always been ob jects of aversion to both (heir parents, and tbut from infancy they hnve been sub ject to the most inhuman and brutal treat ment. Kicks and blows have been ad ministered for every little childish offense, aud that these have only been varied by cruel rind unmerciful whippings whenever the anger of the nnnatuml father has been more than usnally aroused. It is said that the boy, failing at times to find the cows when he has been sent for them, has re mained in the wissls fur nights and days j together, rather than return to his home and undergo the excessive punishment which he knew would be inflicted. For weeks |mst he and his sister have been compelled to cut from two nnd one-half to three eorils of wood per day, with a cross-cut saw, ninler jieimlty of a severe lieating. Lost Holiday the parents went ton neighbor’s to supper, leaving their! children at home; hut, liefore grant', Johnson told the Imy to water the horses. Returning to his boose in the afternoon ! on some errand from the neighbor w hom ! he was visiting, he ascertained that his instructions in regard to the horses hail not been complied with, nnd nt once commenced beating and shoeing the hoy in the most outrageous manner. When he became weary of torturing the child, he left the house nnd went buck to the neighbor’s to finish his visit. Shortly after he left, the jKxir ls>v, according to i his sister's statement, gathered up bis j playthings and put them away in a little box, nnd fhen WisEt to the barn. Being , gone a long time, the girl followed him to the ham. where she found him dead and hanging by the neck to a lienro. Terribly grieved and frightened, the girl remained t with her brother until her parents re- 1 turned, w hen her frantic screams attracted tlieir attention, nnd tlieir father noon nr- , rived at the scene of the tragedy. Was he shocked ? Did he ent down the lad, nnd manifest as much sorrow for his death as a tigress : would for the loss of her young ? Not by any means? He was not the kind of n man to indulge iu any such nonsens*'. Telling the girl to go heme, he did up his chores, left the boy as he had found him. closed the barn door, returned to hi.-- house, went to bed and slept-the refresh ing sleep of innocence till morning. He then leisurely informed his neighbors of the occurrence, and they, eighteen hours after the suicide, ent down the cold and rigid body, prepared it for the grave, nml, in dm* time, buried it. If the statements made to ns in regard to this ease are true— nnd we have every reason to believe they nre—Johnson nml his wife ought to spend the balance of their days in the Htate prison. ” ———— Can a Great Lawyer Makf a Good Judos ?—There may Iwi some doubt whether a great lawyer would invariably ranko a good judge. A man of genius or a profound logician would seem to be in n measure unfitted to weigh patiently and too look impartially upon all sides of every j ease presented. Genius is ever impatient nnd willful, and it is thought to lie allied to insanity. Great eloquence and sound judgement in worldly matters are not of ten found united in the same mind. Dan iel Webster was a great logician, but. it is said, knew very little law, except upon general principles. His mind was so large that the common concerns of life np{>eared too petty to secure his attention. Hence he cared nothing for property, and had no method in his stndies. Now, a good judge should be enrefnl aridjnethodical, nnd have a sufficient sym pathy with humanity to lie interested in whaf comes liefore lifm—he should be a man, and not an intellectual abstraction. He should take fatherly notice of the contestants befote him, as a parent in the disputes of his children. Such a man ought not to be proud and hanghty, nor quick in taking sides. The fiery orator I like Choate, would not make a good judge —nor the one super-abounding in sympa thy or detestation of wrong, like Patrick ! Henry. The position requires undoubted integrity, a well balanced mind, without ! bias, slow to anger or jealous resentments, i Nearly all great men who achieve a large i distinction at the bar have some marked ; faults—especially those growing ont of ceimhntiveneas. 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