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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION. THE WEEKLY OPINION. BY W. L. SCHPQOf AND J. B. DDMBLK. The IleactUn Parly Dividing The Opposition party J n this State is be ginning to show evidences of weakness, It Is dividing against itself; and, us an or ganization, 1$ contradicting itself in divers ways. One faction opposes Reconstruc tion because it “prefers tbo mild and con siderate rule of Gen. Pock” to any civil government that may bo framed under the Law. Another faction opposes the Con gressional Plan of Reconstruction boeau they assert, the District Commanders, in cluding Gen. Porn, are exercising author ity destructive of civil liberty. One fac tion wants Gen. Porn’s rule to continue ad in Jinitum. The other wants him re moved. Both oppose Reconstruction.— Both seek to defeat the execution of the laws of Congress. They differ only us to the means; but that difference is fatal. The continuation of Gen. Porn for a quar ter of a century In the oflice he now holds, will not alter tho law which he Is charged to execute. It will not restore tho fran clil-e to the disabled class; it will not take away tho franchise from the lreedmeii Congress alone cant change, modify, and abolish the law; and every n» knows anything of Northern public senti ment knows that Congress dare not re cede from its position. Opposition to the law only strengthens it. It strengthens all those appliance through which the law came into existence. And it strengthens the much abuse -party’’ whose offspring is this same I!< construction law. The readiest way to g rid of the law Is to obey it; for it nude provision for its own death. But that death cannot precede the chrysalis state. Civil Government, clothed In pure repub lican colors—the representative of the great American idea of Equal Rights l'or All- must precede the death of the Military Act Therefore let those who so bitterly de nounce the injustice of the law, and who complain so bitterly of military exactions under it, aid in Reconstruction ns the best and readiest method of rendering tho law inoperative. Let those who profess such high personal regard for Gen. Pope, aid him in his efforts to execute the law, and thus restore the country to peace and quiet. And let those who seek to compass Ills re moval, seek It by Reconstructing the State Government in compliance with the provisions of the Act which be is so faith fully executing. ' f he removal of a military Commander wfo Is performing his single duty under tiie law, will not alter tho law itself. It will not alter Northern public 'cntiment. It will only serve to strengthen the Im peachment scheme, and result in anything but good to the South and tho whole coun try. Mr. Johnson stands forth to-day, justly charged as the author of all our great troubles, Tint for lih “ Policy ” and his blind adherence to it, Reconstruction would have been long sinco accomplished, and tho country set at rest. The Southern people have followed him quite far enough. Helms proven himself an unsafe counsel lor, an unfaithful friend; let us drop men and leaders, look to our own interests, and henceforward let Mr. Jouxsox conduct his own quarrels 1 Tin: Record.—The Opinion is at perfect liberty to‘•ventilate’’ the •• record*' of tho iropuiktor of this journal-political or otherwise—whenever it may think proper. There is nothing in his ••Past” which that journal need hesitate to •• unearth,” and it is assured that no threats of doing so, will exercise the slightest influence In deterring this journal, from referring to the po litical course of those who control the columns of the Opinion-, whenever it may think proper to do so.—hiUlliycnctr <>/ yesterday. Does the Proprietor oi the intelligencer really desire a controversy in which-re cords” shall be ventilated? If so,let him open Arc. We tire ready. We would ad vise him, however, as a personal friend, to consider the question well before he opens. We have nothing whatever to fear from such a warfare. Wo Invite rather than evade such n contest. It U not the anti-lcllnni but the inline- tliate past and present status of certain ed itors and publishers that render their or gans objectionable. Very few men lived South daring the war without becoming compromised in the rebellion. Wo were all into It more or less. But what wo claim is that having fairly lost the stakes, wo think It but houorablo and right to yield the prize. This wo have cheerftilly done, and so persuaded others. Wc have never attempted to run two schedules at once, and never expect to. Our position has now been, and never will bo equivocal. A) long as we have an opinion wo shall not falter to express It. patronage or no patronage. The New Constitution ok Michigan. Tho Michigan Constitutional Convention has adjourned, and the new system of fun damental laws will be submitted for the approval of tbo people in tbo coming au tumn. The changes in the Constitution arc few. The clause prohibiting tho Legisla ture from pnssliiglaws authorizing the sale of ardent spirits is to be submitted sepa rately. Personal property to the amount of WOO, and a homestead of forty acres, not exceeding in value 93^00, aro exempted from levy and sale in execution. The same quantity of real estate Is secured to a wjdow or deserted wlfo as long as she has no other homo of her own. dr People arc apt to get tired of living in St. Louis. There have bccu.thlrfcy sui cides there this summer, two of them since Tuesday. gar The Amt bale of new cotton was sold in Albanv. South-Western Georgia, last eck, nt ‘is cents. • THINGS IN WASHINGTON* Is m Revolution Hatching! We learn from the Baltimore and Wash ington papers that on impression Is pre vailing everywhere In Maryland and in tho District, that the President is preparing to declare martial law throughout tbo United States, and prevent the assembling of Con gress in November next by force of arms. This report, says the Washington Star, had Its origin in the alleged views of Hon. JEli* Black, who is credited Jn Washing ton witli having urged upon Mr. Johnson the propriety of resisting impeachment, if initiated by the House, by declaring It a revolutionary measure, and protecting himself against it by the use of the army to that end. The President is not demented, nor is he entirely destitute b of common sense. We cannot, therefore, believe for a moment that anything of this kind Is contemplated by him. Mr. Black’s anticipations of a popular revolution against the Congres sional policy, is the point upon which he hinges his paper. These will Iks dispelled by the fall elections. The Crisis.—The New York Tribune, heretofore a consistent opponent of tho Im peachment scheme, says: Wo have not been <>c those who see no safety for the nation except-in tho impencUmeut ortho lident. Wehavohchl that only tho {owrest most pressing of Jungcre wouhl Justify a ri to !-o extraontlnary n remedy as tho n-movi Chief MaitUtrato from otlloc. Wo bollev we have imd the sentiment of a largo toa Jority of the people with us in tills matter; but it ess to deny that Mr. Johnson is doing his o change that sentiment, and that nunt men arc now earnestly In favor of ItU al who were a month ago ns strenuously op posed to it. The New York Times, one© an able ally of the President’s *• policy ” intimates that Mr. Johnson’s only objeet in removing Shkuidan, Sickles and Stanton was to defeat the spirit of the law of Congress ami renew his contest with the representa tives of the people. It says: If we cau believe half that comes to us, the de mand for imocuchmeut lias grown immensely during the last week or fortnight. Mr. \Y »f ns, who is always credited with being (in right-hand man, and who is now with him at Washington, Is reported to have declared th; only hope of tho country lies in gettiug rid or President JOHNSON. Hitler feels perfectly ImiHiachmcut la coming, and he has no doubt that Congress will adopt his scheme, suspending the President from olllee, as soon as charges of Im peachment aro introduced to the Senate— w hioh, it is supposed, will be before tho closo of the jear. Repudiation.—*• Repudiation” fa heard much inure frequently now than formerly. People everywhere talk of it as among the possibilities. In Pennsylvania and Ohio the word is often heard in conversation with the political canvass now going on in each of those States. Its pronuncia tion creates no blush and awakens little concern. The Republicans charging it home upon their Democratic opponents at every possible opportunity, and tli« Dem ocrats apparently growing less anxious to shield themselves from tho imputation. There is no very great danger of the Dem ocrats carrying Pennsylvania In the forth coming judicial election, and there is much less likelihood of their carrying Ohio in tho Gubernatorial election. But if they should carry either one of them, the fact will not, under existing circumstances, lie calculated to increase public faith In the stability of our national credit. rW*Some parties in Washington, acting in concert with certain parties in Georgia, are working for the removal of Gen. Pope. No charges art; preferred; they only want Mr. Johnson to remove him because he is arrying out tho letter and spirit of the law la* was charged to execute. Has not Mr. Johnson done enough al- ady to retard Reconstruction and firing trouble and delay ? Is it not time that tills fruitless wrangle should cease. The coun try wants rest and order. This cannot be so long as Mr. Johnson seeks to evade a law which the people have resolved shall be executed. [ST Tho New York Herald, which some time since was urging the namo of Gen Grant for tho next Presidency, has turned to abusing him. and Is out for “My Policy.” Mr. Johnson honors Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Bennett honors his man. Will some of the small imitators of 3lr. Bennett follow Mr. Bennett’s brilliant example In his last Summerset ? Wc shall see. Significant.—lion. K. B. Washburn, of Illinois, heretofore a Ann opponent of Im peachment, and who is tho well-known contldentlal friend and adviser of General Grant, has expressed tho opinion that the recent acts of tho President will result In the preferment of articles of Impeachment Immediately upon the reassembling of Congress. S9 m James Duncan, commissary to Wlrz, at Andersonvilte. escaped from Fort Pu laski last week. Ho was sentenced for Ilf teen years. lie has gone to France. C£T The contlnned drouth baa killed off the army worm In Arkansas and Missis sippi, and an average crop is likely to be made. A Wailmxo.—The New York Gazette says: A student, who stood among the Hrst lit one of our New York Medical Col leges, was graduated lost spring as a regu lar doctor in medicine. He thought to fln- ish his education in Scotland, anu anp" tor permission at tho University of burgh. To his astonishment, be found he could not pass the preliminary cxai tlon*. Before ho could gain admission to the University, he must pass an examina tion in French,Greek,Latin, arithmetic, mathematics, median lea, hydrostatic*, log? Ic, the outlines of thought, botany, chem istry, and zoology. To graduate at a New Yorkmedical college, he could be in litter ignorance of all these things, save chem istry. TENNESSEE. Diabolism Still Uncurbed. A How at Jasper. Several Persons Wonndsd. Parties direct from Tennessee report a desperate affair as having taken place noag Brldpport on Tuesday night last, resulting in the wounding of several persons. Tho 27th instant had bceu set apart by the citizens of Jasper fur celebrating the completion of the branch road from Brdge- port to that place. A special train left Bridgeport with a large party, who were to take part in the festivities. On the way to Jasper, a diiilculty, orlgl- ating in an old grudge, arose between some of the excursionists. The row be came general, and shooting and cutting pliancy of this chosen organ. They admit were freely Indulged In. Two indies orb Vj were on tho train were, it is stated, trjftn-p’u pled under foot, and a bridge contractor on tho road, who went into tho car to re store quiet, was very roughly treated.— When the combatants reached .Jasper, like, opjiosing forces mustered in the sqiuvrc. whore quite a lively skirmish took plate. Over Afty shots were fired and six persons were wounded, though none mortally. Politics, it Is said, had nothing to 'do with the affair. It originated slmpl.- in a disposition to break the peace, aggravated by a mean article of w hisky common in that locality. A .Spectacle. Editors Opinion: What an interesting spectacle to a looker on was presented the other day at Atlanta. There was Ben. Hill, with the ink hardly dry upon his pardon for treason ugaint the United Slates—still smelling of the prison from which the rcy of the Government had discharged him—acting as high priest to swear a host of liis co-conspirators to eternal fidelity to the Constitution of the United States. It was rich. Five years of his life had just been spent In an attempt to overturn that Constitution; ho had spurned It, spit upon it—bound to it by aii oath ns he was, and never having failed entirely, here he is, perfectly imbued with it; glorious in It, the dear precious thing; and with an elo quence that is marvelous, and a pathos that is melting, he invokes his brother reb, by nil they hold sacred, to stand by it to the last. lie bates the man who is willing to violate it with a ported hatred, and lie bids them In the language of a fish woman, to Join him in his fearful and solemn oath. Pish—what cure you for the Constitution? Uuion men to speak or think aloufl (n favor of Reconstruction? Does he not know that It Is a majority of that party that still opposes Reconstruction and a Union of tho Rtates ? Then where does ho stand ? lias he not stepped out of the Union ranks and gone into the fold of secession and dis union ? and in doing so, has he not viola- tedthat noble instrument, the Old Consti tution? If ho hud staid with ids Union friends, and let the thousands of his old political friends, like Gov. Brown, Gov. Patton, Gen. Longstrect, and a host of others, he would have shown a degree of consistency, and would not have Income a tool to bo used in the hands of his cm nilcs. But if he Is joined to his idols w will let him alone, Ii is equally amusing to see the t»y but when lie was a Union man they dlf- ered with him, and the closing paragraph of their friendly notice of Ills letter show them to be as much opposed to the Union »they over were. Hear them: Nevertheless, wo give place to tho letter, trusting that it may exercise n proper In fluence over the minds of Mr. Stewart’s political associates, who have any reason and their day of sore trial under cruel oppression. the Indian, lie heard turkey nary time. So they speak of the South and Southern men every time. No Union yet ith them. “ nir.il. of a feather, Will liock together.'* OlMKUVK past record blotted all over with war falnst the Constitution ? Union. Fir*t Hatred Then Love* Editors Opinion: It is amusing to notice tin? fiounderings of a man who, with a dis satisfied conscience, is endeavoring to put himself right beforu the people, either to prove himself consistent or to gain popu larity. J. A. Stewart, of Rome, Ga., scents to be little in that condition. He was once u Union mail, good and true; but like the sow he lias returned to wallowing in mire, and there seems for him now no “sleep to his eyes or slumber to his eyelids.” Not long since ho was calling loudly for Union men, but none of his old friends listened to his call. Ills voice had changed, and loyal men could not understand him. Ills language was unseemly; the organ, through which he spoke was full of dip- loyalty, and opposed to the government lie had so fondly loved, and lie was judged by the company he was found In. Not exact ly satisfied with Ills position, he appears in the Intelligencer, of the 28th ult„ and en deavors to satisfy the people that ho is truly a Constitutional Union man, and that he stood upon tho wutchlowcr of the Union and cried aloud ngaiust Secession; but the Secession traitors, ns he then culled them, would not listen to him, and all the evils that ho foresaw would befall the coun try by that enormous net, and by those tyranieal traitors in violation of tho Con stitution was forced upon the country ;,but instead of proving It, lie proves (If he proves anything) that lie Is now check by Jowl with those very violators of the Con stitution, the .Secessionists and those that lie was pleased to call traitors and tyrants. Surely there Is something Totten In Den mark. But lie still hates to hear tho gov ernment that he loved so well spoken of lu derision* lie still loves the old dispensa tion, and Is willing that It shonld yield to the new ideas and theories, hut wo must not, no slree, we must not elevate the ne gro. That is unconstitutional. , Mr. Stewart labors hard to Induce the people to believe that Gen. Pope and his brother Radicals desire to elevate the ne gro above tho white man, both politically and socially. That very idea would'con vince any one that Stewart was not u Union man. Gen. Pope never said so, anil that perversion of the letter proves that lie is no longer upon the Constitution and for the Union, and that he lias gone over, horse, foot, and dragoon, to tho Heocsston-Anti- Rcconstructlon-Bcn. Hill party, and is kissing the very secession hands that ■mote him. Does Mr. Stewart recollect how the proprietor of his organ,- under the direction of the editor, Chairman of the Vigilance Committee, with other iriem- l*r* of that committee, or strikers, visited his dwelling with rope in hand, Or,’ nt least, with tlirents of violence, and compelled him to cease talking and writing, in favor of the Union and the Government that ho anny that was exercised over him in other ways and at other times, as well as other Union men ? Docs he not tocolloct that it was a banging matter tor him or other Hkadq’ks, Third Military District.) (Georgia. Alabama and Florida) / Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 31, 1jh»7.j Lner.ll Orders, No. 5*.'. I. Whereas, By the terms of an Act of ingress entitled, “An Act to provide fori He more efficient government of relnd [States,” passed March 2d, 18117. and tho Actsl supplementary thereto, it is made the duty of the (.'oniinaiidingUencntl of this Military District, to cause a registration of tho male of the State of Alabama, twenty- one years of age and upwards, and by the terms of said Acta qualified tovote.and after such registration is complete to order an [election to be held, at which the registered r> of said State, .-ball vote for or laguinst a Convention for the puriiose of establishing a Constitution and civil gov ernment for said State, loyal to the Union, and for delegates to .said Convention; and to give at least thirty days notice of the I time and place at which the election ahull bo held; and the said registratfon having [been made in the State of Alabama: it t* [ordered: II. That an election lie held in the State H Alabama, commencing on Tuesday, the First day of October, A. D., 18(57. and c;on- Itinning’three days, at which Die registered voters of said State may vote - fora t’on- ventlon” or “against a Convention,*• nndI foiRelegates to constitute the Convention, ih ci\*o a. majority of the votes given on that question shall Ik? for a Convention, and in ease a majority of all such regis tered voters shall have voted on the ques tion of holding shell Convention. 1 III. It shall bo tho duty of Boards of Registration in Alabama, commencing J fourteen days prior to the election herein Ordered, and giving reasonable public no tice of the time ana place thereof, to revise for a period of five days the registration lists, and upon being satisfied that any per son not being entitled thereto has been registered, to strike the name of such per son from the list, and such person shall not be allowed to vote. The boards of regis tration shall also, during the same period, add to such registry the nuines of all per sons who nt that time possess the qualifica tions required hv said Act, who have not been already registered. | IV. In deciding who nr" t»» 1>e strfekj from or added to the registration Jims, i' Boards will be guided by the law mid the Acts supplementary thereto; and their at tention Is especially drawn to the supple mentary Act dated July 19th, 1887. V. The said election shall be held in each county at tho County Seat, under the su perintendence of the Boards of Registra tion as provided l»y law. and In accordance with instructions to bo hereafter issued to said Boards. VI. All Judges and Clerks employed In conducting sain election, shall before com mencing to hold the same bo sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, and I shall also take and subscribe to tho oath of ofilce prescribed by law for officers of the I United States. VJ!. The polls shall be opened at each1 voting place during tho days specified, at seven o'clock in the forenoon, and closed at six o'clock In the afternoon, mid shall be kept open betweeu those hours without in termission or adjournment. VII. Tho Commanding ofllcors of the District of Alabama will issue, through the Superintendent of Registration for that State, such detailed instructions ns may Iki necessary to the conduct of said I eleerion lu conformity with the Acts of Congress, and as far ns may bo with the laws of Alabinua. IX. The return required by law to be made of the said election to the Command ing General of this Military District, will lie rendered by the persons appointed to superintend tho same, through the Com manding officer of the District of Alabama, mid In ticeordmico with the detailed in structions already referred to. X. No Registrar, who Is a candidate for election tut n delegate to the Convention, shall serve ns a Judge of the election In any county which ho seek# to represent. XI. All public bar rooms, saloons, ami other places for LliQ sale of liquors at retail at the several county seats, shall be closed from six o'clock on the evening of the Thirtieth day of September, until six o’clock on tho morning of the Fourth day of October. And the Sheriff of the County shall lie held rcspoludble for the strict en forcement of this prohibition, by tho arrest of iill parties who may transgress the tame. Nil. The Sheriff of each County Is ftirther required to be present nt the place of voting during the whole tltnethut the ills are kept open, mid until tho election „ computed, and is made retppnslble that no interference with the Judges of election brother interruption of good order shall decor. And any .Sheriff or other civil ■“ r tolling to perform with energy and ■H raltli tho duty required of him by this order, will upon report by the Judges ot election bo arrested and dealt with by Mill- tarr Aatiibrity, ’ * XIII. Tho following extracts from Gen eral Orders No: 20. from these Headquar ters, are re-published herewith, for tho in- tormntlon of all concerned: * XIL-Violence, or threats of vlolencoor ' any other oppressive meant to prevent any person from registering hU namo or or exercising ids political rights are pos- “Itlvtly prohibited; and it is distinctly “ announced that no contract or agreement] Personal. “with laborers, which deprives them of ? «a,t ,T“ „ . “their wages for any longer time than I SL JSd ? a ?!5 rt ?l fe “ that actually consumed Jn registering JKL tef 0 * t ie ffwbrldge “or voting, will be permitted to bo on- “ forced against them In this District; and JjJJJ d T ii,1m with .niJfh™ . )e ,, charges “ tills offence or any previously mentioned ^ ^honesty “ in this paragrph, will cause the hiimedl- in deciding a dog case. “ ate arrest of the offender and Ids trial Mrs. Kate Totten Iris sued the Pacific “ before a Military Commission.” Railroad for damage* to the amount of “XIII. The exercise of the right of every i twelve thousand dollars, for tiie In** of her “duly authorized voter, under tho lute,husband, who was ran over and killed by “Acts of Congress, to register and vote l* a train a few dayssiuce. “ guaranteed by the Military Authorities of Who are the Sproull m this District; and all persons whosoever “are warned against any attempt to inter fere to prevent any man from exercising “ tlds right, under any pretext whatever, •• other ihau objection by the usual legal XIV. The registered voters of the sev eral counties of the State of Alabama ahull vote at said election for delegates to tiie Convention according to the following ap portionment, made in conformity to the provisions of tho second section of the Supplemental Act, dated March 23,1807: 1. To tiie county of Mobile, five (5) dele gates. 2. To tho counties of Monroe and Iluld- wln, two (2j delegates. * 3. To the county of Conecuh, one (1) dele* ate. 4. To the counties of Butler and Cov ington. two (2) delegates. o. To the comities of Coffee, Dale, and llenry. three (3) delegates. 0. To the county of Burltotir. three (8) delegates. 7. To the counties of Pike uml Bullock, four (4) delegate*. 8. To the county of Crenshaw, one (I) delegate. 9. To the county of Lowndes, three (3) delegates. 10. To tho county of Wilcox, three (3; delegate*. 11. To the county of Clarke, one (1) dele gate. 12. To the counties of Washington and Choctaw, two (2) delegate*. 13. To the county of Russell, two (2) delegates. 14. To the county of Macon, two (2) delegates. 15. To the county of Montgomery, fiv (5) delegates. 1(J. To the county of Dallas, five (5) dele gates. 17. To the county of Marengo, three (3) delegates. 18. To tho counties .Sumter and Pickens, four (4) delegates. *!». To tiie county of Lee, two (2) dele gates. 20. To the counties of Elmore and Au- utiga, three (3) delegates. 21. To tiie county of Perry, three (3) del- gates. 22. To the counties of lhile and Greene, five (5) delegates. 23. To the counties of Chambers and Tallapoosa, three (3; delegates. 24. To the county of Coosa, one (1) dele gate. 25. To tiie county of Shelby, one (1) del egate. 2(5. t To tiie county of Bibb, one (1) dele gate. 27. To the county of Randolph, one (1) dolugutc, 28. To the. counties of faltmlegn uml Olay, til rue (3) delegate*. 29. To the county of Tuscaloosa, two (2) delegates. 30. To tiie comities of Calhoun and Cle burne. two (2) delegates. 31. To the comity of Bt.-Clair, one (1) delegate. 32. To the county of Jefferson, one (1) delegate. 83. To the counties of Walker and Fay ette, one (l) Relegate. 34. To the counties of Jones, Marion and Winston, one (1) delegate. 35. To the counties of Blount and Buine, two (2) delegates. 30. To tbo county of Cherokee, one (1) delegate. 37. To the county of DeKalb. one (1) delegate. 38. To the county of Jackson, two (2) delegates. 39. To tho. comity of Marshall, one (1) dc gate. to. To tlto county of Morgan, one (1) delegate. 41. To the county of Lawrence, two (2) delegates. 42. To the county of Madison, three (3) delegates. 43. To the comities of Lauderdale uud Limestone, three (3) delegates. 44. To the counties of Franklin and Col bert, two (2) delegates. John Pope, Bv’t Maj. Gen. Com. Suicide.—Wc are called upon this morn ing to record a melancholy case of suicide on tiie part of au old and rcspceUhle citi zen. Mr. George Kberlchi, the victim hi this cose, shot himself nt a little after seven o’clock lust evening, lie is well known In Mobile and through n great part of the State, lie has for many venrs past been engaged hi tho grocery business on the north-east corner of Conception and Adams streets, and at the tlmo of the explosion, lost almost all he was worth, besides hav ing his leg so mangled us to permanently cripple him. His losses and Ills bodily con dition have ever since exercised a depress ing influence upon hi* mind, and several times he has endeavored to destroy himself. All Ids efi’orts of this character, until tho last, were defeated by the vigilance of Ills family, who were ever on tho guard.—*Yo- UU Advertiser and Register, 23d. Houses for Cities.—The practical and philosophical French people fiave Invent ed an order of houses which afford the greatest convenience possible for the amount of space occupied, and which, by their style and practical design, arc showy and comfortable. The Idea I* to supply each family with a suit of rooms upon one floor, separate from each other, and open ing by a front door upon a spacious fire proof stairway. Tho lower floor may or may not, as desirable, bo occupied by a restaurant and public room u4nal in a ho tel. The torailles living above may be supplied from the establishment, and at their option, lie relieved from the trouble ofa kitchen, take their meals In a restau rant, or have them served In their owti rooms. This is ecrtfctnly well adapted to some phases of dense populations. Ax Oil Creek.—The McMinnville En terprise says tliat Spring Creek, In Over ton county, has become an oil creek liter ally. Sucli is the quantity of oil continu ally flowing down it as to clmng ‘ A young lady named Swan,- aged 10. and weighing 400 pounds, has arrived in Port- Sproull murders i«u* much a mystery as ever. The' two men arrested on suspicion of complicity in the deed were discharged from custody at Pittsburg on Friday, one of them without trial. Gen. Augur, in hi* evidence before tiie Indian Commission, stated that, should the war become g< ncrnl, it will require ut least twenty thousand troops to suppress It. 31 r. and Mr*. W. O. Fargo, parents of Hon. Win. O. Fargo, of Buffalo, celebrated their golden wedding In Syracuse last week. The residence of the aged couple was illuminated with col- red lamps, ami the grounds with locomotive lanterns. A poem by Anson G. Chester was read by the author. Charles Stuart was shot and killed, on Thursday night, by Rev. Robert Gray, th Pulaski county. Virginia. Mr. Gruy wm in a bouse, barricaded to resist a mob of negroes who had gathered around It. and shot Stuart by mistake. Rev. Dr. I fall, of Dublin. Ireland, the gentleman who vi-iied this eountry in May last, and whom many Clneinnatbiiis bad the pleasure of hearing preach before the General Assembly. |m* received a call to the Fifth Avenue Church, Presbyterian, New York. A new religious weekly is about to ho issued in Chicago. Iieuritig fh© unique and expressive title, "The Advance.” The pa lter will be edited by Rev. Win. Patton. I). D.. and represent, the interests of Congre gationalism in the Northwest. The Ad vance Iris lieen established on a firm finan cial basis, and will luove on us a power from the beginning. Punch skys as harvest time come* on, complaints are heard that reapers are not general enough. This deficiency might be remedied, if the Americans would only lend them their General sickles. An old town contain* the following “March 27. 1819—By Janie* Gordon Ben nett. teaelitng school: order dated Septem ber 10,1818, $17.” Toni Thumb Is Installed at Bridgeport for the present. Itarnum exhibit* him again in the fall. The General i* the only military man in the country who ha* no brevet. Madame Anna de la Grange, the great ciintatrice, will arrive from Europe in the early part of next month, when she will make her farewell appearance on the stage. Si’iTRK.ssKD CoRHKsroNDKNCK. — Wash ington telegrams say tile President has suppressed the letters that passed between himself mid General Grant in regard to the removal of Stanton and Sheridan. Their character, however, 1ms been made public. a Washington special to tho Cincinnati Gazette gives n synopsis of them, us fol lows The first letter protesting against the susjH'iision of the Secretary of War. was short, but extremely forcible, in wb *b Gen. Grant gave the President his opinion that the latter had no )c<pil authority to sii8|)eiid Stanton., and tuut although an astute lawyer might find a warrant in law. tbo people could not be convinced. To tills the President did not reply. The second protest, in the case of Sheri dan, covered little over a page, and. Is most cmphutlc lu its tone uml language. In stead of-bcingd friendly letter it is severe ly official in its tone. It calls upon the President to withhold tho order in view of financial reasons and considerations of patriot ism. Tho reply of tho President was also official. It covers about a dozen pages, and consists of a specious argument a* to hi* right* and duties in the case, and ends with the peremptory order already an nounced." The first decision was to send It out solely a* a Presidential order in form, but after Johnson’s reply Gon. Grant made it his own, so far as to enable him to scud out the fifth section. The order left by mull this morning. Kiiowledgothattlieabove papers exist, and that the President has suppressed them, 1* creating as much excitement in official circles as the garbling of Sheridan’* dispatches. Power ok Imagination.—A box, sup- ])osed to contain a dead body, was recently forwurdod from Boston to Halifax by the Kastern Kxpres* Company. Such boxes often emit an unpleasant smell, uml when this particular one reached Portland, the odor was so offensive that a teamster would not load the box into Ills wagon. The com pany were anxious to get ft away, os the police were urging the Immediate removal of ntt article which was endangering the health of tho people of tiie city. A second teamster was sent down, and was go affec ted by tiie smelt that he became sick and giddy, discharged freely his stomach, and would have staggered over the wharf had lie not been caught by those standing by. After a few more people had detected u ••strong smell,” it was decided that the box slioulu tie opened. This was done, and a very handsome carved Indian figure lu wood was disclosed to the gaze of the crest fallen teamsters, everything about It a* clean and sweet us a new planed board. It was intended as a sign for some enterpris ing tobacconist. OTThe reception of “poor Curlotta” by her two brothers, the King of Belgium and Count of Flnnder&at the depot of Tervuc- ren, was a most affecting scene. During the journey she would not touch any food except that which tho Queen of Belgium, who never left her side, had previously partaken of. On her arrival, no one but the King, his brother, and two or tlireo la dles of uioeoiirt, with whom Curlotta had formerly been on Intimate terms, were present. The King wished to embraco his sitter, but she pushed him tack; however, alio willingly allowed herself to bo em braced by the Count of Flanders, hertovor- ito brother, who patted her cheeks, called lifer Ids •there petito Colottc,” and forced himself to smilo at her. Tim Great Bond Robbery in New York.—a further examination of tho cel ebrated Hovnf Insurance bond robbery daw was liold'in New York on Tuesday. Dan Noble, ono of the alleged participants ’ n tho crimes was’present. The principal rttness against him was Anthony Blccckor IcDonald, agent’of the company. His tatesmente were mainly corroboratory of hose which have heretofore appeared In Tint. Mr*. Gridin, another witness, testi- cd that her husband told her that Noblo wRapp and himself Committed the robbery tJr”Maplo” sugar is made from black ralnut trees In Illinois?.