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THE INDEPENDENT. V vTIKO.U, U (.IST :io. imu. J. C. GALL A HER, Editor and Proprietor. A Bij E.Tort and a Signal Failure. We promised our reader* iu our last i *ue to give, iu this i*sne, the history of the pvoahccdtng* of the United States v. J. L.' Sonnen nod othiTS, in Colquitt ceanrtjr. Having, to the full **tWotion of our render*, shown, by n mere recital of facts, that Commwiaonci K. C. Wade, ami A. N. Stone, Assistant -United State* Attorney, have placed thcmf Iren in it mst mien via tda and inexplicable position, with regard to the qaeetion of coat* in the ease* of Ijee and Brown, and also iu our butt, with reference to tile inquiaitoria! and compul sory power exorcised by Commissi oner Wade over citizens, compelling them to appear Worn hi* aatrapicnl majesty and tiwtify as to what they may know in refer ence to certain partit a, in order that a provoetitn m may bo commenced in hi* court, be it romambered, under a penalty t five hundred dollars. Such procood mg* ww unwarranted by the book*, and Mtond alone, without a prcoetlcnt in Amcri can jurisprudence. While this ia the fimterise In thi* county,. and without a reliable legal precedent any where, it has bean followed by a regular line of successive and vindictive nsurpa tkm* auti lawless aggression* upon the right* and liberties of the eitir.en* of this, CulqaiU mid Thomna counties. Now, reader, give ns your special atten tion and read carefully ottr deposition, aome of which, we confess, is inudmisnhhi in a court of justice, but the primary cun be obtained. AU of the facta which we propose to give you, wc have carefully analyzed iu our own mind. Wo have drawn what wo conceive to he the legitimate inferences and deductions, both as to the acts and intentions of the originators of the prose cution, and-the only logical sequence to which our mind is inevitably driven, is that the ehorgos wore never made, and the warrant never iaaued, w ith the intention of having them investigated in the Dis trict Court of the United Mates. But with the view by a great military display, fearfully contrasting with the rural scenes and sober quietude of Colquitt county, to intimidate the citizens and illegally nnd unjustly arrest them, nnd compel them to j march on foot to Quitman, without even time to change their clothes or hid their families farewell, and while tlms sur rounded and intimidated with bayonets and fatigued from the march, and wholly unfamiliar with the charge and the pro ceedings in such tribunals, extort from thorn unreasonable and unjust sums of their hard earned money by w ay of compromise and settlement; pocket the money, nnd in strict conformity with the system of black mail, cover these hideously dark transac- j t ion* with a robe of prenteded judicial an tbority. Thi-so, w*s say, are the conclusions we \ have arrived at from tlie fact* which we j now propose to detail. And, aa wo do not j claim for‘our opinions infallibility, 4t> ask ! you not to lot it prejudice your minds, but j analyze the fact* and circumstances for ! yourselves impartially, and draw your own contusions, aa we have done. 11l tha.llret plooe, Kcgistcr, the Sheriff 1 of Colquitt county, is now expiating the crime iu .tile Savannah juil for violating u ' law that was not in existence; not known to the stante books of the United States when the dew! was done, if done at all;! but was induced to plead guilty by the ‘ very parties that arrested him, assuring him if he would do so and implicate oth era that he would be released. Hut we ; don’t care to discuss this point. Our oh jsit is to show how this prosecution was commenced, and hero it ia; One Hardwick was summoned by Joseph H. Cummings, then Deputy United States Marshal, and threatened by the Marshal I with a heavy penalty if he failed to ap pear before the Commissioner and wake affidavit. And upon his affidavit thus for cibly procured, the United States Commis sioners’ warrant was issued for the urrest of Register and others. This we have from Hardwick himself. By this unrighteous i uqnisition, the usu r pation of authority and the compulsory ■ jarwer usyd, ami the foolish plea of guilty, j Register is now in jail, and his family in waut And who is benefited? The offi eials. Tile XT. S. Commissioner received his costa, among which items was fifty dollar* 1 for taking u bond for Register's appear •nee in Savanmdi at the then next term of j the District Court Now, reader, what do you conclude was the object of this prosecution? We have I no fears in giving our opinion; and this is it: The Commissioner was anew convert just admitted into full membership into tho Radical party, and just made an officer, j Money or distinction lie must have, and if! he could not obtain the former ho must do j •something notorious to gain the latter, and oouaequciitly promotion. But in his big * effort ho lias sigiudly failed. Now for the charges against J. S. Nor man, Htttry flay, John Qay and James; Alderman; how they originated, and wliat the charges were. On the day that J. 8. Cummings. l)ep- I uty United States Marshal, was in Moul trie, with n warrant t> ai-rest Register and oth.-rs, it being election day, a huge I crowd was in the village, and a qmirrel commenced bulaemi Virgil Norman and ! someone else, or. perhaps, others, which ! resulted in a fight—nothing to do with the j election or politics; no intimidation of v-itcrs, but a quarrel and fight between ! citizens. For this offence in Colquitt county, the United States Commissioner in Quitman, issued a warrant; for what offence (lod and the C Sommisudouer only knows It i* said that the Deputy Mar shal, Camming*, took fright :ind rau uway, and some of tho citizens pursued him and assured him that there was no ibmger; that he was not thought iff in the diffleul j tj7toid pintoßCd Into to go buek, unci he | was not hurt; and tig- min engaged ia fin | quarrel und 1 fight didn't know -that there waa Ninth n beast on earth aa a United Htatot Marshal. When he ratorued to the- At rap In- had to re]w>rt hiisdventttres, I aud Stated that lie had been ' greatly IB ] timidated, which was true, no doubt. And ; upon this rejKirt one David Norman, a per !j a red old villain, an incestuous adulterer, and u notorious hog thief from his youth ' np, wna one of the chosen witnesses, up i on which tho non descript warrant was is- I tiled by tho Commissioner aforesaid. Thi* witness, David Norman was once of- I fered by agnod citizen of Brooks county j fifty dollars, in good faith, to quit steal ing his hogs, lull David assured the gen- I tleman that he could not abandon so grunt u luxury for so sruull a sum of money, j Virgil Norman, his doloctublo son, was also a w itness in these cases. Ho has also been indieted for hog stending, and also | for stealing bis grand father'* gun, wlm prosecuted him iu the Superior Court of Colquitt county; and at tho lust tiirm of the court he was found guilty, and fined by Judge Hansel fifty dolhirs. Wo refer to tiro character, of thuso men simply to show what soil, of material hns been used to oppress the people in this section of i the country. When the warrant wus issued, wliat course was then pursued? Why.it was j reported that it was unsafe to attempt to arrest the parties without United Mutes troops. Hence a wh<do company of j United States troops were sent to that rtt j ral section of the country to arrest six citi zens for a little affray in the streets of i Moultrie, under a warrant issued by a ; United Btat.es Commissioner that had no more jurisdictidti over tho parties than he hod over angels iu Heaven, or demons in hell, and he knew it. Then, why did he Ido iL? Buppose we were to till you, read ers, that, after they arrived at Quitman, guarded by United Mates soldiers, that I the Commissioner proposed to them (the i parties accused j that if they would puy him fifty dollars each that he would dis miss the warrants nnd release them, what | would you think was the original object in issuing tho warrants? Now for a synopsis of tlie facts that con trol our opinion: Two witnesses com pelled to make affidavit that wore notorious thieves, and wouldn’t be believed on oath in their county by a single man; then up on tlieir affidavit issued a warrant us United Btute* Commissioner for an of- fence that hn knew the United State* Court had uo jurisdiction of, and could not possibly get into the court by a true bill. Then, to make, it more terrible to the accused, nnd give dignity and import ance to Ilia position, represented thecoun ! try to the U. S. Attorney for Georgia ns | in u state of rebellion against the United States nnd it* authorities, and appealed for troops tii aid tho Marshal in executing the processes issued as above stated; ob tained the troops; arrested the parties and brought them to Quitman. And a* soon a* they employed counsel to defend them, lie, the Commissioner, that compelled disre putable witnesses to make the affidavit; he, j the Commissioner, that issued the warrant for tlieir arrest; -lie, the’ Commissioner, i thut represented Colquitt county iu a state i of rebellion, and resisting tho United I State* authorities; ho, the Commissioner I that appealed for troops to execute the! process in tho belligerent county of Col cjjUitt, was the Commissioner that told them, when brought under a military guard before him, that he Has their friend, and if they would give him fifty dollars each that ho would dismiss tlie warrants and discharge them. When they refused to do this, knowing then, as he did at first, that the United States Court would not take jurisdiction of the eases, ho dis charged them, upon their giving bond to appear before liis sutrapioul majesty at some period in the future to be designat ed by himself. We don’t know whence that authority comes. Now, readers, we have told you what con clusion our mind lias pome to in reference to the purpose :uid intent of issuing these warrants and making these wonderful mili tary displays, aud that it is, by the war rants, the bayonets aud the threatened in carceration to frighten these citizens out uf their money. Wind other conclusion win you arrive at, reader, • from those facts. Tlioho of you who agree with us will sig nify it by saying aye! and subscribe for Tut Indwknuent. Those who differ with us can say nay 1 and let Tub lNiiKi’KNniniier uluno, and wo will put their numes on an other list. We havu’t the slightest objection to tlie Morn ini/ JVetes advertising the Quitman Runner. Indeed, we ure glial to have it do no. for the Runner is now a well con ducted paper, and we wish it great suc cess, nnd we think there is a sufficiency of matter in the Runner to copy without clip ping from TuE'LvimruNPttNT and crediting it to the Runner. ■ — ; — Poor acquaintances are apt to develop j blindness. There’s Muggins never sees his j friends Slender, Short, and Seedy, mid all ; because t hey have become poor. For affect ing the sight, it is marvelous what power ( there is in jioor folks. ■ —-*- ■ An old lady was admiring Landseer's i beautiful picture called “Saved.” "It is no i wonder," she said, “that the poor child! fainted after pulling that great dog out of ] the water.” ♦*. A doctor advertises iu a country paper, that “whoever uses the Vegetable" Univer sal Atiti-Purging Aromatic Pill* once will not have cause to use them again. ” We rather think they w ont. ——— - <• • • A dashing mid fashionable widow says she thiuks of slicing some gentleman for breach of promise, so that the world may know that she is in tlie market. —— A Western editor says the*, in tlie tow n where his paper i* published, “a rattlesnake was killed a few days ago by a man with thirteen rattles. ’’ Why are horses ru cold weather like med i dlesome gossips? Because they are bearers 1 of idle tales. Ooue Glimmering. - Out. A. W. Stone, Assistant United State* Attorney for Hie Southern District of Georgia, whoso official conduct, in connec tion with the Radical official*, wo have had occasion to criticise from time to linn ; through ouf piqier, for some cause or 1 causes has left this part of the Radical im moral vineyard without removing his camp ; equip page; and after travelling long and far, has found a place anlllcicntly attract | ivc to induce him to a permanent change of his base; and he lias therefore ordered his stakes to be pulled up and shipped to him at Denver City, Colorado. This cli mate was rather wurrn for the Colonel, and we think the prospect of a judicial inves tigation of his official acts intensified the , lieut somewhat, and greatly increased the attractions of the fur West, and he sud denly became infntuutcd with the fascina tioiis of the Rocky Mountains, where we presume he hopes to make more extensive grabs with less probability of discovery ' than ho did in the Lee and Brown cases. It is due to C'ol. Stone to stale that the wn remit* in the Lee and Brown cases were ! issued contrary to liis advice, stating to | the Commissioner that the prosecution could not lie sustained. But he didn't re fuse to take a part of the money extorted I from Mr. Brown in the settlement of I tho eases. \Vc see that it was ru mored on Friday lost in Bavanrah that Col. Btirne had resigned his position n* Assistant United States Attorney. Cer tainly his resignation is not of so recent a date as tlmt. Col. Farrow, iu his letter of the 23d ult. to ns, which we published, says, referring to certain publications in I Tint iNDKi'KFDitNT: “The article reflects upon my office, in that it alludes to Mr. Btone, who was at that time my assistant." That time was the 15th of April. Cer , tainly Col. Farrow's letter conveys the idea that ho was not his assistant ut tho time jhe wrote, viz: 23d of July. Why have 1 the citizens of Savannah been kept iu the dark so long in reference to the resigna -1 tion of this distinguished carpet-bagggar? Perhaps to let him got beyond their reach. But Thi: Independent goes to Colorado, and its readers will spot him out there. We earnestly hope that lie ninv influence others to go West or somewhere else. BRIGHAM’S TROUBLES. A Talk Willi the Mormon Prophet - Wliat He Thinks of the Divorce Ca*e. lIU Arizona Settle-mtnU, We copy the following letter from tin? New York Sun, written by the correspon dent of that paper iij Salt Luke City, iuul dated August Ist: Iliad a talk with the , llomou Prophet yesterday. I called upon him iu his business office in what is known j as the Lion House. This budding is situ ated upon onu of tho cross sheets of the city, a few steps from the main avenue. It adjoin* the JBco Ilivn, the enclosure j wfyore tho prophet keep* most of Iris wives. Tho Lion House, like tiro Bee Hive, is; surrounded by' a mussive stono wall about; twelve feet high. Sectional walls split the front yard, like the iron fences of up-town j granite blocks in New York. A wooden stoop with two long steps fronts the of flee, or offices, for there are two of them. Passing through tho gateway and up the stoop, I entered tho dour on the left Neither the Prophet nor either of his sons were in, so I sat down iu a cane-bottomed j chair to wait for them. I should think tho room was forty feet long anil thirty feet wide. A row of yel low pine bookcases, poorly grained, was fastened along the left wall. “They were made in 1857, sir, and tlny’re sixteen years old,” suid a Mormon brother. Home of them contained pigeon holes tilled with documents. Others were piled with led gers and ucoouut books, the business sched ules and balauoos of the Groat Church of •lesus Clirist of Latter L>ay Saints. The coiling was lofty. A high little gallery, like the one in Huduut's drug store, or like tlioso iu tho Astor library, encircled the room. It was backed by shelves loaded with law- books. A circular iron railing occupied the centre of tho apartment Through it tho Mormon clerks passed on their way to the desks. iuuoham's nicciii-TioN noons. It was about 6 p. m. of a very hot day. I was accompanied by Mr. Sloan, of the Salt Lake Herald. Sloan is a genial Mor mon, with a high mind and forehead, and a pair of old-fashioned, gold-bowed spec tacles. "I am afraid,” said he, before we started, “that you can't see the President. His press of business comes in the after uoon. He goes to his dinner after he gets through. Then right iu to prayers.” After waiting a few moments we went out on the wooden stoop. Two handsome women, bareheaded, were walking about the narrow yard. I took them for the Pres ident 's wives. They were pretty enough to be his handmaids, though it is possi ble that thoy wore his daughters. Their silvery laughter floated on the air. A line looking Mormon seized Mr. Sloan by the arm ami whispered in his ear. Sloan ma jestically waved his hand, and I followed him to a second door. It was the entrance to tho Prophet’s reception room. 1 saw the great Ileligioua Chief sitting on a sofa before 1 entered the room. I recog nised him from the pictures that I had seen hanging at the doors of the Salt latke photograph gidleries. He was looking to ward the stoop, and evidently expecting me. He kept his eyes fixed upon me as 1 approached, then he arose, shook hands, politely offered me his sent upon the sofa, and sat down upon a chair at my side. The room was partially darkened. It was furnished in exquisite taste. There was a soft etc net beneath my feet, Elegant, or molu ornaments were negligently strewn over rich little tables. In the further end of the office two of the Prophet’s secre taries were seated at, their- desks and scratching away on various documents, j Uulrnm<d oil portraits of Orson, I’ratt, i Heber Kimball, and other Mormon dig -1 nitnries adorned the walls. I recognized ■ among them the end fare* of the martyrs of tho church. All the facial* were life size. A beautiful picture of Ilonwo Gree ley occupied a prominent position. Poor Horace looked <int of place. Hia pleasant 'face and mild eyes seemed like Sunshine * among the sombre garments, white cra j vat* und grave countenances of the Mor ' mon divines. TBi; mnrHKT. Correspondent* generally do Brigham Young an injustice. Their personal des criptions are. incorrect. He is not grave looking. His fuce is far from sensual, j Animal passion is certainly more Ntrongly marked in Henry Ward Beecher and other j noted Eastern clergymen tlum in the Mur j mon Saint. Combativeness is strongly ! developed. Brigham looks like a relig ! ions bull-dog. His clear, Mup eves are < hidden behind glasses, and his bearing, , though dignified, is social to the last do j gree. He wore, a white linen coat. A snowy cravat was wound about hi* neck. It* folds reached his ears. A cloth hat sat rqion his hear!. The under side of the brim was of a green coior. At times he laughed heartily. The following was the conversation to the licet of our oorriMqioml tiit’s recollection: Mr. Hloan—President Young, I have the pleasure of introducing to you the cor respondent of the fhtn. The Prophet—with good, hearty grip— ! I am glad to meet, yon, sir. ; Cor.—removing liis hat—l am pleased to make your acquaintance, sir. Tlie Prophet—without removing hi* hat —How long have you been iu the city ? Cor.—About a week. Tlie Prophet—How do you like it ? Cor.—l find it very warm. Do you not not find it so, Mr. Young ? Tho Prophet—looking into the corres pondent's eyes with a meaning smile— Not particularly so. Do I look warm? I am used to it; you are not. THE DIVOBCE St'lT. Cor.-Were the papers served on you in the divorce suit of Ann Eliza Young ? The Prophet—Yes, I received them. Cor. -Did yon read them ? The Prophet—Oh, yes, I read them through. They are not of much account. | Cor. What did you think of them ? The Prophet—firmly Blackmail! Blnek ' mail! It is not the first, time that they j ! have attempted to blackmail the Mormon ! ! church, and I presume it will not be the i i lust. We have never allowed them to j blackmail us out of a cent, and wo don’t propose to allow them to do it now. Cor.—l think, Mr. Young, you will j acknowledge that the Sun lias always done . the Mormons exact justice. The Prophet in a musing way—Well. I don’t know. I think the Seat has been ' one of the papers that has tried to set ] fairly by ns. I don't remember of *ky positive injustice. It is very bitter again*t ! potigamy; but it seems to understand tile political i.ituatiou here. Cor. —Then if it is not offensive to you I would like to ask u few more questions | concerning this divorce suit. The Prophet—Oh,; I will answer them, though it is really a small matter. This , man Sawyer, who sends the press dis-! patches East, has tried to make a great j tiling out of it; hut there is nothing in it ! to make anything. He is a notorious; liar. Nobody behoves n word he says, j His own paper acknowledge* that it is an 1 attempt to blackmail. The men who are running tlie suit want our money, and they won’t get it. That's all there is of it. THIEVBB AN fOOVNDKZML Cor. —The complaint alleges brutal treatment and desertion. Is the allega tion true ? The Prophet—laughing ua though every body kuew that it was not true. Nothing of the kiud, (shaking his head); nothing of tlie kind. She was always treated ns a wife should be treated. No stipulations were mode. She had no cause for com ! plaint. She has had bad advisers, and ; lms token a wrong step. We were driven ' from the States tiy the persecution of bigoted priests and robliers. Many of ns were cruelly murdered, and our lauds and j property seized. Wo wandered off to this wilderness, nnd tho bigoted priests and robbers are again upon our track. This time tlu-y are headed by Government of ficials. (Suddenly firing up). They will do well to pause. This is not Nauvoo. God lias given us these lands, aud they have been consecrated by the sweat of our brows. Wo will not be robbed of them iu silence. It is our laud that the thieves are after. This suit is of small account. It is a small attempt to blackmail, but a greater effort will follow. We are a law abiding jieople, aud have awlays been so. We have been loyul to the Government, and all we ask ia simple justice, aud we’re going to have it Wliat is law for a Gen tile ought to be law far a Mormon. THE LEGAL ASPECT OP THE CASE. Cor.—What answer will you make to Mrs. Young’s , ompkuut ? The Prophet—Of course it is a put-up job. The complaint is made iu a United Btates Court, which lias no jurisdiction. Yon don’t try divorce suits in United States Courts iu New York. The Territorial law confers the power upon the Probate Court alone, and Territorial laws we binding within a prescribed limit until Congress anuulls them. Congress has never annulled this law. Tho Geutiles have brought: similar suits in the Probate Court. One of their leading lawyers sought a divorce for a lady in the Probate Court some time ago, and afterward married her. Why, MeKeau’s picked grand jury presented'# bogus indictment against me some time ago for wdiat they colled lascivious eo habitution with this very woman. It is a ease of unadulterated blackmail, aud the tlie complaint itself shows it. As it is a put-up job, I have no doubt but what they will wrongfully entertain tlie case iu the 1 United States’Court. But that won't help I ! them. Cor.— Suprising the Judge decides that he will hear the ease; what then? The Prophet—lowering his voice—Adul tery. The facts are plain, aud there is plenty of evidence. THE WORK OK GREEDY GK-TTLE.S. Cor.—Do you think that the United tatea office holders ore concerned in this suit ? Tlie Prophet -Do I think ? Why, the office-holders have tried to fill their pocket* ever siitae they have been in the Territory. They have endeavored to out all oar local laws aside. They have packed grand jaricH, und have found any quantity of il legal indictment* against u*. Scores have been arfhsted and held in custody on trumped up charges, until the Supreme Court of the United States was compelled to interfere and undo the work of office ..holder*. Look at them. They came here puffed with piety. Yet. there wasn't one of them who w ouldn't run to an assigna tion house within twt nty-four hours af terward if he had an opportunity. They have always been a set of canting hypo crites, and they are trying to get nold of our lands and property. In tlieir attenpt to do this they have overridden nil law. Why should they object to u Mormon np on a jury? It is a fact that can't be denied that the Morm-iii juries have been more honest and just iu their decisions than any jnries in the land. Murderers and thieves never escaped when before a Mormon jury Since these officeholders have got hold of things all kind of crime is on the ine.reuse. Nobody is convicted, and yon can’t even get a criminal on trial. Money will do anything. They arc all on the make. The law* arc at a deadlock, and everything is in confu sion. Tho business interests of the Terri tory are suffering, and we are all at seu. A MAN WHO WANTED 8100,000 IN GOLD. Cor.—Who is responsible for this state of things? The Prophet—The roan who makes the Territorial appointments—Grant, isn’t he? Cor.—J have heard that the Rev. Dr. Newman ran tlie machine in this Terri tory. The Prophet—T suppose that he keeps the loafers and thieves iu their positions but the man who mokes the appointments is responsible. Cor. —Have you ever been approached ! by an appointed official who attempted to blackmail you? The Prophet—Frequently, indirectly and by insinuation. Why, two years ago, when McKean’s packed grand jury found their bogus bills of indictment, a Penn sylvania politicians approached me and of fered to fix the thing up all right if I would give him one SIOO,OOO in gold. (’or.—Was it Wm. H. Kemble? The Prophet—laughing- I can’t give his name. Cor.— Wliat answer did you make to him ? She Prophet—laughing heartily -I asked Inin if 8100,000 in greenbacks wouldn’t do as well. (Shouting across the room.) Wasn’t that, wliat I Haul, Sloan? Mr. Sloan, who waa talking to Mr. Jo seph Young, but who had heard the re mark, responded in the affirmative, and we all hod a jolly laugh, the Prophet laughing harder than any of us. BLAINE AND THE MORMON DNOBLEM. Correspondent—Did you see a dispatch sent to the Eastern papers in w hich Sjicakcr Blaine is said to have fiercely denounced murmonism while in conversation with you? The Prophet-Let me see. It appears to me that I do remember something aboat that (starting up.) Yes, yes, I remember now, but I don't believe that Blaiu had anything to do with sending off that dis patch. Conresnondent—Did you have any such conversation with Mr. Blaine? The Prophet—No, nothing of kiud. I tell you that you can't believe unyt hing that the telegraph *ay übout the Mormons. Why, tlie Speaker came down here and I went with him all around. He thoroughly enjoyed himself. We went down the Southern road and atnywl alt night, and were together most of the time that lie was here. Of course wn had a g<ssi naauy htttv chat* together. He said that he had been Irving for the last twelve years to solve the Mormon problem. I explained to him the situation, nnd told him that nil the Mhr luimn wanted wits to have the Gentiles keep their bunds oft’ of them. Congreasini u had tieen puzzling their brains over the Mor mon problem, nnd the more they tried to solve it tho worse they mode it. “Now," Haul I, “Mr. Speaker,when you go buck to Washington, just plant your feet on the floor of tho House and shout tb it you have found a solution of the Mormon problem. Tell them that tlie true solution is this: Let the Mormons alone.” Temptation.— Alypiua, a friend of Bt. Augustine, was accustomed to hold in the utmost horror and detestation the gladiato rial combats which were exhibited in the ago in which ho lived. Being invited one day by his companion to be a spectator of those inhuman sports lie refused to go. They, however, insisted on his accompany ing them, and drew him along against his will. When they had all taken tlieir seats the games commenced. Alypiua shut his eyes, that scenes so abominable might not pollute liis mind. “Would to God," said Augustine, “bt> bad also stopped his ears!” For. having heard a great cry, he suffered himself conquered by his curiosity, and opened his eyes to see what it wus. One of the combats was wounded. No sooner did he behold the purple stream issuing from the body of the unhappy wretch, than, instead of turning awuv his eyes, they were fixed on what he saw, and he felt even a pleasure in those brutal combats. He was no longer the same man; he, by degees, im bibed tho sentiments of the multitude around him, joined in their shouts and ex clamations, aud earned away from the am phitheater a violent passion for these gar incuts. And not only did be go the second time with those who ensnared him, but lie himself enticed others. Y'et this man be gan at first with an abhorrence of such criminal amusements, nnd resolved to take no part in them. But sad experience taught him that the best resolutions are not al ways sufficient to withstand temptation, and that the only way to escape danger is to keep at a distance from it. Caesarian) is the only political topic ex tant, and the patriotism of political editors is taxed dreadfully in trying to make some thing out of it. And still in the face of all this danger, Grant calmly smokes bis cigar at his cottage by the sea. It is a terrible state of affairs. An irate man who was disappointed in hi* boots threatened to eat up the shoe maker, but compromised by drinking a cobbler. If your neighbors hens are troublesome, and steal across the way, don’t let your an gry passions rise. Fix a place for them to lay. An epicurean has discovered that the pleasantest way to take cod-liver oil is to fatten pigeons with it, and thou eat the pigeons. A Des Moines woman gave her husband morphine to cure him of chewing tobacco. I It cured him, but she is doing her own i ploughing. Matchless misery—having a cigar, and ' nothing to light it with. 1W AV I.KTI.S KM \ T3. P . ■ Bg 9 - CLAGHOM & CUNNINGHAM, Wholesale Grocers, CORNER BAY AND DRAYTON STREETS, SAVANNAH. GEORGIA. HOUSE ESTABLISHED 1815. QUR BTOCK COMPRIZES EVERY VARIETY OP OROCEIUEH, VIZ: FLOUR, of every grade, HAMB. BACON, .SHOULDERS and BIDES, BULK MEATH, PORK, LARD. BUTTER, ( HEEBK, CODFIBH, MACKEREL, POTATO EH, MOLABBES in hhd and bbls, SUGAR in hhds, VINEGAR, ONIONS, etc. . —. o:o " _ - SHIP CHANDLERY, A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK COXSTAXTI.Y KEPT OX RAS’D. NAILS AND SPIKES OF EVERY VARIETY. —— o:o LIQUORS—FOREICN AND DOMESTIC Of* tho purest nmi 13ewt equalities. ALSO A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF WISES, VIZ . CHAMPAIGN, CLARET, MADEIRA, HHEIIBY, • PORT, and NATIVE WINEB, ——*..-. - fa imwl hoods. OYSTERS, LOBSTERS. SARDINES. SALMON. MEATS, PEACHES, TOMATOES. GREEN CORN. GREEN PEAS, MILE, Etc., Etc, Also a Variety of JELLIES and PRESERVES, LEMON and RASPBERRY SYRUPS, CATSUPS. PICKLES. M USTATID. MAOOAROXI, COFFEES and TEAS of everv variety, TOILET and other SOAPS, POTASH of all kind*, TOBACCO, CIGARS, MATCHES, eto. We Invite Country Merchant* to Examine our Stock. C L VGIIOH.N & ( l NMXGII AM. R. L. GENTRY. Travelling Ascnt. h. DcWITT. li. MORGAN. T. 8. KANFOHD. DeWitt, Morgan & Cos 139 CONGRESS STREET, SAVANrKTAH, GrA., DEALERS ITV Foreign and Domestic DRY GOODS, TJt' r II.L. ON Ist OF SF.PTESIBKR, COMMENCE OPENING THEIR FALL AND WINTER VV slock, and will offer ihe name tor CASH on the most reasonable term*. DRESS GOODS. SHAWLS anil CLOAKS, QUILTS nnd TOWELS. EMBROIDERIES and GLOVES, WOOLEN GOODS, for GENT’S and BOYS, FULL STOCK OF PLANTER’S SUPPLIER Dr. D. COX, LIVE STOCK, SUMMED MEATS, A\D PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANT, -AND PURCHASING AGENT, Savannah., Gra. o ’JO STOCK LOTS William aud West Broad Streets. —o.*o Produce Depot In Easement of City Market. COXSIBSMESTS OF BEEF CATTLE, MILCH COWS, SHEEP, HOGS, GAME, DRESSED MEATS, &c., Ac., —ALSO— POULTRY, EGGS, VEGETABLES, * FRUITS, MELONS, SUGAR, SYRUP, HONEY, HIDES, TALLOW, Ac., augl6-tf RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED,