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VOLUME XXII
Weekly
PUBLISHED DAILY AND WEEKLY BY
JARED IRWIN WHITAKER,
Proprietor.
ATLANTA? GEORGIA,
Wedneaday, January 12, 1870.
The boat Cause.
On* of the saddest signs of the times, with
reference to the struggle of the South for inde
pendence, is developing itself in the talk upon
the streets about the eligibility of certain mem
bers of the Legislature. It is beginning to be
considered a plume in a man’s cap, that he can
take the exhaustive oath prescribed by the late
act of Congress. That oath is a solemn decla
ration, before Almighty God, that the taker of
it, though honored by his fellow-citizens before
the struggle began with a post of trust, yet, in
the hour of the agony of his native or adopted
State, he gave her no aid or comfort; that his
heart and hand was with the ruthless invader,
who ravaged her fields, desolated her villages,
and laid waste her dwelling places. Or if he
gave a seeming support to the cause be then
appeared to glory in, it was because he was im
pelled to it by direct physical force.
We can, and do respect the man who, from
principle or love to the old flag, was an honest,
out-spoken enemy to the independence of the
South; but tor the craven, truckling, fellow, who
made a pretense of attachment to the cause, nay,
who sought and obtained posts of honor or emolu
ments, under it, and who now pretends that he
gave it no aid, we will not trust ourselves to
speak what we feel 1
The nMn who held an office before the wa r
do matter what office, it it was created by law,
and iu duties prescribed by a statute of general
character, to take his seat, in the coming Legis
lature, must swear upon the Holy Evangelists,
not only that he took no part in the
rebellion, that he gave no aid or comfort to bis
neighbors in their terrible struggle, that except
from physical force, be afforded no support to
the rebellion —must go further still; he must
swear that be never held any office under, or gave
amt support to any Government or ant kind,
organized or acting In hostility to the United
States. Nor is there in this clause any “physical
force " exception to parry the thing, or blind the
conscience.
No man can swear this who voted, as a citizen
ot Georgia, during the war; no man can do it
who aided in selecting the officers of the Con
federate Government.
But, alas! aljifthe glory is departed, and is
still departing/ day does the lost cause
become more and aore a lost cause; day
by day does vcjaiity and ambition cover
it up out of sight, until there will 'soon be
none even to shed a tear over the urn where its
ashes are entombed.
K a man must bold office, now, who held it
before the war, if his necessities, or his love of
place are so strong as that, he must feed at the
public crib, let him get relief from Congress, of
his disabilities, let him not add another blow to
the now prostrate genius of the rebellion, by
declaring in the presence of his Maker, that
when he fawned upon her, he was her enemy,
when he shouted her name, he was at heart her
foe.
Ten Dollar Counterfeit Notes.
We see it stated that a Georgia financier writes
a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, enclos
ing a genuine ten dollar legal tender note, which
he declares to be one of the worst counterfeits
ho has ever seen, and warns the Department to
put a detective on the track ot those who have
placed this “ spurious ” currency in circulation,
as the State ot Georgia is flooded with it. He
will doubtless feel better when he reads the reply
ot the Department announcing its genuineness,
and congratulating the people ot the State on
being “ flooded ” with such currency.
Letter From Judge Heeae.
Washington, December 39,1899.
Editors Chronicle and Sentinel:
Gbntlembn—As you are kind enough in a
recent issue to a’lude to me as one of the Politi
cal Leaders, allow me to correct you. 1 have
hitherto had and now have but little to do with
Kilties, possibly too little. 1 have, however,
d aud now have very decided opinions as to
the course to be pursued by the members of the
Legislature in the present condition ot public
affairs. My advice is not to withdraw or resign
but to hold on and do the poor old tftate all the
service possible —not to run away or “jstand
mute.” There is enough material in the so-called
Radical parly, united with true Democrats, to
save us from further misrule, perhaps from ruin.
We held aloof irom an election tor memlters to
the Convention, and what did we gain by it?
We held ourselves aloof in many places from
the election tor members to the Legislature
nieces where we could have elected Democrats
by good woik, and hence the dangers now sur
rounding us. While no man abhorred recon
struction more than I did and do now, 1 have
never seen the day since it started, that I did
not think it beet to get all we could lor ourselves
out ot it, as it could not be resisted. I may be
wrong aud Mr Hill right, but such is my opin
ion. Yours truly, W. M. Rkksk.
Havana Consspondence ol the New York World.
Spanish Venaeance—Ten Cabana Tried by
Drnna-bead Csur* Martial aud Sa»t.
On the night ot the 12th ot December, two
Spaniards, naued Torres and Cuui the first a
Sergeant, and the secund a Corporal of volun
teers—Were killed iu the little village ot Lsgti
millas, situated a lew milts south wa-t of Einar
del Rio Torres was found with not less than
eighteen stabs, most ot them mortal ones, while
Cuui was nearly as much mutilated. The mur
derers of the men at fir t wire unknown, but
soon It became suspected aud then generally
believed that they must have been killed
by certain parties related to two young Cuban
women of the village, to whom the two mur
dered Spaniards were ascertained to have made
dishonorable advances, which were most proba
bly repealed the night ot the murder. The
Spanish loyalists became furious tiom this kill
lag of two ot their comrades, and as soon as
suspicions were directed to the parties in ques
tioo, proceeded to arrest th’*m, aud more upon
vengeance bent than upon doing justice, tried
them by drum-bead cout-martial. * Not lees than
ten men were arraigned before this military tri
bunal upon the charge of murdering the two
Spaniards, to which was added by some un
explained legal jugglery, the charge of
dWoyaliy. After a short session, and quick
ptvosedings at variance with all known
rules ot law and civilized practices, the accused
parties not being allowed any defense, thia tri
buna! tor vengeance, declared all of the ten ac
cused guilty of the charges proffered against
them, and sentenced them to be shot. No op
portunuy to appeal from meh a sentence, or time
to prepare tor death, were allowed to the untor
la*ale ooea. At 2 p. m. the doomed victims
were marched, under military escort, from Ban
Iwi 0 ,* lart ' n * x Lagunillas, arriving there al
o'clock, and in half an hour more they were
*•* *h< t, in the presence ol a large crowd of
Bpuish loya hits, some ot whom outraged death
& y yeiimg and shouting tor joy when th<
opaawa ho I lets ended the existence ot ten of
Mr feUow-meu.
A STORY ABOUT LINCOLN.
How Nir. Mamou Prevented Him from
Committing Suicide.
The Philadelphia Poet publishes strange re
miniscences of the late Mr. Stauton, among
which is the following:
Mr. Lincoln was very sensitive of the criti
cisms ot the newspaper press, lielieving it, as he
asserted, the true voice of the people. The fail
ures of McDowell, aud McClellan, and Burnside,
and Pope, with the army of the Potomac, and
the accompanying criticisms ot the newspapers,
bad almost crazed him. Time and sgain he
would tree himself from the White House, and
seek Mr. Blanton’s little office, the only place in
Washington, he often remarked, where he was
free from bores. He often talked to Mr. Stan
ton of resigning or pressing on Congress the
propriety ot giving control of the army and
navy to military men. It was during this pe
riod that he conceived the idea ot putting
Hooker in command of the army ot the Poto
mac, and have him make an effort for success.
From the time that Hooker began to march un
til the smoke of battle bad cleared from the fatal
field of Chancellorsvile, lie scarcely knew what it
was to sleep. It will be remembered the fight
lasted three days. During the first two days it
looked as if Hooker was about to accomplish
what so many had tailed to do, but on the third
day the usual half-hour dispatches began to
make matters look worse. That whole day Mr.
Lincoln was miserable. He ate nothing, and
would see no one but Mr. Stanton. As it grew
dark the dispatches ceased coming altogether.
The President walked from the White House to
the War Department aud anxiously inquired for
Hooker. The night was dark and stormy—
about as mean a night as was ever experienced
in Washington. About 7 o’clock the President
closed his visits to the War Department. An
hour afterward a dispatch ol an indefinite
character was received and Mr. Blanton hurried
With it to the White House Be found Mr.
Lincoln walking the room, and as he entered,
the agonizing appearance ot the man so terrified
him that it was willi difficulty be could speak.
Mr. Lincoln walked to him like a wild man.aud
seizing the dispatch Irom his band, read it, and
simply remarked, “Stanton, there's hope yet!”
At Mr. Stanton’s solicitation he accompanied
him to the War Department, where they
agreed to spend the time together until
some hing definite was beard from Hooker.—
For four hours, the longest and most
wearisome ot his life, said Mr. Stanton,
they waited before the dispatch announcing the
retreat of Hooker was received. When Mr.
Lincoln read it, he threw up his hands and ex
claimed, “My God, Blanton, our cause is lost!
We are ruined, we are ruined, and such a fear
ful loss of life 1 My God 1 it is more than 1 can
endure.” He stood trembling like a leaf, his
face of a ghastly hue, the perspiration rolling
down his brow. He put on his hat and coat,
and began pacing the floor. For five minutes
be was silent, and then turning to Blanton, be
sain, “ It I am not about early to-morrow, don’t
feel alaimed. Defeated again and so many
killed. What will the people sa> ?” As he
made the remark he went to open the door to
go out. liis action alarmed Mr. Btauton, and
M stopped him and entreated him to return,
that they might talk and act like men. With
difficulty they had him return, and Mr. Stanton
began to try to cheer him. He finally got him
to assent 13 retire to bed, and leave for the army
together next morning—wbieh they did. Lin
coln afterward told Mr. Stanton that when he
spoke to him about not being alarmed it he was
not about the next morning, he had fully made
up his mind to go to the Potomac and drown
himself. Mr. Stanton said he thought at the
time he contemplated suicide, and never felt so
frightened during hie lifetime.
A Veritable Bluebeard-He Murders four
Consecutive Wives.
The Philadelphia ol the 24tli, says':—
By midnight mail, last night, from Pottstown,
Pennsylvania, a terrible story reached us. It
telle ot VUe murder ol lour wOmen l»v one man,
not all at the same time, not at one butchery,
like that of Probst, or the murder of the Peigh
tal family, near Huntingdon, but at four success
ive periods—years elapsing between each. This
man has been declared insane by the laws of
his country. He has suffered for none of these
terrible crimes. Yesterday a dispatch appeared
in the Prese, dated Chicago, December 21, set
ting forth that Johu Hickman, living near
Chandlerville, Illinois, had murdered his wife
on Bunday night by cutting her throat. It
closed with the words:
“ This is the second wife Hickman has killed.
He was acquitted ol the first murder on the
plea of insanity." We shall take exactly the
words ot our correspondent at Pottstown. They
come written beneath the dispatch quoted
above, which the writer has clipped Irom the
Press: “ It may be added that this is the fourth
murder. A Mrs. Brownback, many years ago,
and a Miss Hannah Sbonges, a few years since,
both of Chester county, alter which he left for
the West, where he murdered wife No. I.
Our advices from Illinois fail to tell us whether
the assassin has been arrested for his last mur
der. It insane, it is clearly more than wrong
that such a fiend should be allowed his liberty.
A special dispatch in the Chicago Tribune,
gives the following details ot Hickman’s last
crime: A horrible murder was perpetrated at
Chandlerville, Cars county, on Monday. John
Hickman, the perpetrator of the horrible deed,
had some words with his wife. His son heard
the dispute, but thought it nothing serious; left
bis mother and step father talking, and went to
the barn In a tew minutes he heard his mother
shriek, and ran to the house, where he found
hie mother in a dying condition. The ruffian
had struck her to the ground and cut her throat.
She died in a few minutes. T his is the second
wife Ibis man has murdered. About seven years
ago he had some little disagreement with his
wife, and murdered her, but got oil on the plea
of insanity.
CUBA.
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A BHAHP ENGAGEMENT— THE PATRIOTS SUE FOB j
PaRDoN. ,
Havana, December 31.—A sharp engagement
occurred yesterday between the Imperial troops
and the insurgents at Magna, in the Cinco Villas
District Twenty ot the latter were killed and
66 captured. Not one escaped. A large quan
lily ot provisions and munitions ot war, as well
as some impotunt correspondence, were also
captured.
The insurgents continue to present themselves
to the Spanish authorities to solicit pardon.
Washington, Decemta-r 31.—Private dis
patches from responsible sources in Havana re
ceived to-day, slate that Vdneosedareports that
in his District about 700 men with their officers
laid down their arms to the Spanish forces, and
that in the District of li< medas, Chief Coca and
all his men surrendered. Spanish sticcva-es are
also reported in the District ot Puerto Principe
in the surrender ot the insurgents. The opin- I
ion is expressed in thed'Spatches that ’he Cuban
cause is d.uly giowing weaker.
Hokhiblk Tragedy at Talbotton.—Oneof
those sad attain wuich is generally lamented on
account of the high social p. siti< u ot the parties,
occurred in Talbotton on Thursday evening
W. J. Weeks, iu his store, killed James D. Cot
tingham. Mr \V. is about forty years of age,
but a healthy man, and had resided many years
in the village. He was the lather in-1 .w ot Dr.
Tigner, ot this city. B >th gentlemen were prom
inent members oi the Methodist church. It is
said the parties were in Weeks’ store, discussing
church matters. Mr. C. had built a church, and
Mr. W. was on the Building Committee. This
was the matter talked over and which led to the
difficulty. Angry words ensued, when Coiting
ham struck W. with a stick. The latter drew a
pocket knife, and stabbed C. in the neck, sever
ing the main artery. Cottingham survived only
ntteen minutes alter being cut. Weeks was at
once aircsted. Evidently the entire affair was
the effort ol temporary passion, as the gentlemen
had been on most friendly terms. Both are well ;
known and esteemed iu this city.—CWamMts
5«". _
Mrs. Stow»’» Blew Book.
The New York Herald publishes the first
chapter of Mrs. Stowe's new bo< k on the Byron
scandal and says ol it that it is probably the
most interesting chapter in the book. To elab
orate the horrible mess that she gave before is
simply disgusting; but tn her introductory
chapter she reitcriites her faith in the truth ot
ner store and promises to prove her assertions.
She says that she did not read in lull the ab'tsive
articles about her, but had friends to cull and
prepare them tor her. The storm exceeded her
expectations and surprised her the more coming
from her countrymen, with whom, she says,
above all others the cause of woman was sate
and sacred.
“ERROR CEASEB TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN REARON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT.”— Jefferson
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1870.
WASHINGTON.
MASTERLY INACTIVITY.
Washington, Dec 31.—1 t is stated that Pies
ident Grant is about to issue a proclamation ol
rigid neutrality in a dispute now in progress in
the colonies of the Red River country and Ca
nadian Government. This proclamation Is
aimed both at sympathizers, who may be dis
posed to aid rebels, and at Governor McDougall,
who seems to imagine he can organize an exhi
bition on American soil to regain his authority
over the insurgents.
NOT YET.
No proclamation has, as repotted, been pre
pared at the Department of State declaring the
neutrality ot this government in the W innepeg
insurrection, nor is it known it any is contem
plated. Up to noon to-day nothing whatever
had occuried to suggest such a proceeding.
THE FORTY-EIGHT HOUR SYSTEM.
At the urgent request of the distillers ot Cin
cinnati and vicinity to the Commissioners ot In
ternal Revenue, to send some one to hear them
on the subject of the forty-eight hour system of
mashing, be has designated J. W. Douglass first
deputy, and Col. Given thiid deputy, to go to
Cincinnati aud hear the parties. They will leach
that city possibly on Thursday or Friday ot next
week, and will remain three or lour days.
CHOCTAWS don’t WANT THEIR TOBACCO TAXED.
Col. P. P. Pichlin, Chief ot the Choctaw tribe
ot Indians, has entered a prolest before the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in behalf of his
tribe, against a violation of the treaty made with
that tribe by collecting internal revenue tax from
that country. This was induced by the seizure
of a tobacco factory a tew days ago.
BEARING ON THE SLAVE TRADE
The governments ot Portugal and Great
Britain severally claim possession of the island
of Balauro, on the Wesiern coast of Africa, and
to certain portions ot the territory opposite that
island on the main land. The positions are
' valuable only in connection with their facilities
’ for carrying on the slave trade. Unable to set
tle the question of possession themselves, those
[ governments have chosen the President of the
United States as umpire. The time for filing
■ their respective documents at the Department ot
State expired to-day.
THE SPANISH ARMfADA.
CONSPIRACY, TREACHERY, WHISKY AND IMPE
CUNTOSITY.
New York, Dec. 31.—Particulars of the fa
mous plot to blow up the Spanish gunboats have
leaked out. It appears that there was a plot,
and that Ryan, the filibuster, was tlie prime
mover, but treachery, whisky, and impecuniosity
ruined all.
MORE CONSPIRACY, ETC.
It is rumored that a similar plot to destroy the
flotilla lying at anchor is again on toot. The
watches on the vessels have been doubled,
armed boats pairol the bsy, and the Spanish au
thorities have taken measures to expedite the
sailing of the expedition at once.
NEW YORK.
woman’s rights.
New York, December 31—Yesterday after
noon a young lady named Batboner, who had
deen seduced by a man named McNa»h, visited
his boarding bouse, and Calling him out, de
manded the fulfillment ot his rnairiage promise.
Upon bis refusal she drew a revolvir aud shot
him through the bowels. She then surrendered
herself to the authorities. McNash will not re
cover. He was to have been married to another
lady in a few days.
The Attorney Generalship.
The New York Herald says it is stated in
Washington that Mr. Hoar, in a private letter
expresses his intention to resign his position af
ter recess, in order to relieve the President from
the embarrassment of having a person in his
Cabinet who is obnoxious to Congress. The
President does not feel inclined to urge his re
signation, but will undoubtedly accept it.
Empiricism.
The Rhode Island Medical Society, at a recent
semi-annual meeting, appointed a committee “to
obtain from the General Assembly such legisla
tion as may be necessary to protect the citizens
of the State irom the empiricism of ignorant
and unscrupulous persons who are practicing
medicine without the semblance of qualification,
either legal, moral, or educational."
Tbe Ohio Legislature.
The Ohio Legislature met on Monday last,
and its action upon the Fifteenth Amendment
will be looked forward to with very general
interest. The political complexion ot this body
is somewhat doubtful, but the balance of power
is supposed to be held by the “ Reformers,” who
are Republicans but were elected by Democratic
votes.
Who Wrote Its
It has leaked out in W ashington that the pas
sage in the President’s Annual Message, relating
to Georgia, was written by Secretary Boutwell
under tbe dictation of Sumner. No matter who
wrote it, the passage itself is written evidence of
the President's having “ gone back ” upon the
record of General Grant in less time too than a
twelvemonth.
Wbere Honor Lies.
Senator Pratt, ot Indiana, has placed bis re
signation as a member ot the Senate in the 1
hands ot Vice President Colfax, to be submitted 1
to the Senate on the 10th of January, and to
take effect on that day. It is understood that be
is induced to this act by his desire to return to '
the practice ot his profession, the honor ol ,
which, in his opinion, is more than equal to his
Senatorial dignities.
Senator Pratt, we opine, feels that there is no
honor at all in being a Senator, and sitting in a
modern Senate. The lime was when it was a
most distinguished honor, but we live in a new
era now, in which the post ot honor is indeed
the private station.
Well HaM.
Commenting on the “New Year" the Mobile
Register closes an article tastefully written in the
following beautiful and impressive manner:
“But hard as the task of endurance is, we
must not despair. While we till the earth, drive
the spindle, unlock the mines of mineral wealth
from the sleep of ages beneath our soil, expand
our commerce, educate our children tor the du
ties of manhood and patriotism, there is still
another sacred obligation we owe to the
dead, the living, and to posterity, and that
is, to keep our honor as a people, unsullied
and bright before the nations of the earth; tor
it is only thus that, when the day of deliverance
from bondage comes, we shall be able to utilise
and enjoy the sweets ot restored liberty. For
the rest, love your country, and treasure it in the
deepest recesses ot your heart Love it the
more that it has no friends elsewhere; love it as
a widowed mother does her orphan child.
“ Tt> ihtne own eels be uae.
And It will ivllow, m the night lha d*y
Thou can's; not then bo hLse to any man."
If the people of Georgia would but heed the
foregoing advice, they would soon prosper as
they never did before. Despite their political
disabilities, and all other acts of political op
pression, let them be only true to themselves,
and their day of bondage will be short. Enter
prise and industry properly directed will pro
duce wealth, and possessing wealth they will
I soon obtain deliverance from oppression.
Peru is about to raise the price of guano ex
ported to and sold in the United States.
There are four hundred and fifty miles of
side walk in Chicago.
Lons Napoleon is beginning to sell his real
estate in Paris. Be lately sold two houses for
1,150,000 francs. It is remembered that Louis
I Philippe showed a similar disposition to realize
1 previous to February, 1848.
From the Pittel4rg Post, Dee. 27.
Euro Sensation Among' Hie Pittsburg
Gamblers- Cheat Profes
sionals.
Early last week a prominent New Yoik gam
bler registered at a hotel, aid during the day
“accidently" met with a "jaroist” who does
business at No. —,
The New Yorker observe ..to the Pittsburger
i that he had taken a run ovu here for the pur
pose of plucking a “Texan *rover,” who “had
slathers of money,” and w would arrive in
the city in a day or two. Tlu next day another
prominent New York profesjonal, accompanied
by the identical “Texan Giover,” accidentally
came in contact with the Pi tsburg Egyptian.
About an hour afterward, New Yorker No. 1
called upon the explained the
plan against the” drover.’’ the two New York
professionals were after the “ drover.” They
bad a “ fold-up spread,” whirii they carried with
ihem, but they were rather a'raid that the “ dro
ver ” would feel suspicion. l ’ about it. Would
Mr. extend the fraternal courtesy to loan
the New Yorkers the “ lay-out” ot the firm, to
be taken to their room at life hotel, where the
“ Texan drover” was to be ylucked at leisure,
and in the meantime use tmlir “ spread ” in the
ordinary line of business ? The exchange was
effected. Two days passed, and the New York
ers were apparently dejected
They had worked hard to heat Texas, but had
only succeeded in extracting about $1,700 from
that nonchalant individim"; therefore they
would return the “lay out.” IS.it alter all there
wai a chance to beat the dialer in bovines.—
Tuey would “rope" him iito No. ,
street, where something coiyt be “put up” on
him. In due time the “<Trcr x r t ” innocent oi the
dark plot that was laid agaiist him, accompa
nied by his two put in an ap
pearance in the place already indicated.
To more deeply dissimulate, the two “ropers”
joined in the grand war against the tiger. The
dealer felt good and the drover mutteied a fear
ful oath that his money coukt not be exhausted.
His friends were dejected, however. They
bought largely ot twenty-five cent chips. “Tex
as” scorned anything less lliiui $5 “fish”—would
sooner have $25 ones. Suddenly the Texas
Croesus took a fancy to the aee, king, queen and
jack, and staked his chips on them. Thereafter
he lost no more money. With every turn up
his checks were on the winning or safe card.—
His betrayers (?) followed his bets, and whichev
er of the four charmed cards that he would bet
on they would heap up their insignificant twen
ty five cents upon and around, until it was hard
to see his fifty-dollar bet, or fell just what card
it was on. And thus the game proceeded. The
perfidious “ropers” were losing money as often
as they won, but somehow or other the bank
could not get even a ‘ split' 1 on the man from
Texas. Once when be staked foriy dollars on
the king there was a “split,” and the dealer
retched over for the twenty when lo and lie
bold! the checks were on Die queen. Shortly
alter the drover staked on Ike queen very large
ly, aud the queen lost aud he j ack won. The
dealer triumphantly went tor the pile, but to his
utter amazement he saw that he was mistaken,
and that the stake was oo the jack. The dealer
rubbed bis eyes; so did the “lookout;” like
wise did the stockholders in the bank. Things
were mystified, but still the play went on until
suddenly the dealer ordered.a halt. Something
struck him as strange. The king—upon which
the “drover” had staked largely lost, but just
as that fact was develoded l<y the turn of the
card, he saw the stake get up and walk over to
the queen, and place itself under her protection.
It is needless to say that business ceased im
mediately. The Texan arose, called languidly
for a drink, in which he wa? joined by the per
fidious wretches who were trying to pluck him,
and then, bidding the bankers good night, de
parted, from which moment he has not been
visible in the flesh—at. least jo those most inter
ested in him. Also thus ot b/s perfidious friends.
Tha lights were put out.Vnd dealer, “ look
out" and banker retired, it rfot m terror, at least
in amazement. But eomet’rig dawned upon
them in the dark y'l ?• ■f’ai.v speaking,
tie re was Some dlvirrtty.fUnfl not the
genuine Flutonic ailiclc, nt the l oitoia of this
thine. Bright aud early the next morning each
particular banker might have been seen, armed
with a screw driver, entering the bank about
five minutes apart, frightening the porter with
their extraordinary appearance. A consultation
was held. Something must be done. Attack
ing the "lay out” with the screw drivers, they
found the tollowing state of the case: The
-crews fastening down the green cover of
the table had teen removed by the party who
boriowed it, the cloth removed, a series of
grooves cut in it, which were filled with a se
ries of springs, an attachment, similar to that
used in the latest improved sewing machines, on
an exact line with 'he ends ot the cardsoppo
site the d< alcr, and in the place of the screws,
was a very fine imitation, but which was really
a spring connecting with the other arrangement
All the “drover” had to do was to waftfh the
turn of the cards, and if his stake was on a
losing one, be pressed the proper spring with a
pencil, with which he kept his game, and the
stake was transferred to another card, the “ dro
ver’s” friends distracting the attention of the
dealer at the critical moment.
The game was spoiled in the way described.
The “Texas drover’’ and Ais friends have gone
west to “put up” anol her job. He is the same
gentleman who figured iu New York some two
weeks ago in a similar way, breaking one bank
and running heavily on another. But the New
York tiger-keepers have not yit found ont the
way the “ drover ” did the thing. He is known
in all the principal cities as a sharp gambler,
and his name is said to lie J M —-.
The same enterprising party, it is said, about
three wfeeks since drew on a New York “bank”
to the tune of some |43.000, in the same way
that they entered imo business here, but in
which tiny were detected by the dealer while
they were themselves some $875 benind the
game.
General Lee>« La*t.
Ou the occasion of announcing a two days’
holiday, at Christmas, to the students of Wash
ington College. General Lee issued the follow
ing general order:
Washington College, Va., )_
December 24,1869. f
Academic exercises will be suspended irom
the 24th to the 27th inclusive, to ena’ile the stu
dents to join in tbe riles and servictsappropriate
to the occasion ; aud while enjoying these priv
ileges with gtaeiui bents, all are uiged to door
countenance nothing which may disturb the
peace, harmony and happiness, that should per
vade a Christian community. R. E Lee,
President.
How like the Christian gentleman !
The Labor Question—John Chinaman
Knows tela Value.
St. Louis, December 30—John G. Walker,
tbe gentleman having in charge the Chinese
who arrived here Tuesday night, in a communi
cation to tbe Republican, says:
A marked characteristic or the Mongolian race
is suspicion and want of confidence, and this
tendency can only be combatted through strict
adherence to truth and a compliance with prom
ises. There is little prospect at present that
John will trespass upon the domain ot Sambo
to any serious extent Those who have held
out hopes of procuring very cheap labor by im
porting it from the steures of Eastern Asia are,
I think, mistaken in their conclusions. From
one end of China to the other, the value of labor
ip America, California standard, is well known,
and although labor in China is very cheap, able
bodied men will not engage to expatriate them
selves for a series of years except on condition
ot receiving such high wages as will enable
them to return home in comparative affluence.
I am confident no reliance can be placed upon
obtaining and retainisg Chinese laborers for ag
ricultural work, except at the wages ot the
country where tbelabor is performed, and much
more is this tbe case for railroad labor. Walker
believes, howevtr, that a considerable numoer
of excellent laborers may now be found in Cal
ifornia at from twenty-six to twenty-eight dol
lars per month, and they find themselves, or
seventeen to nineteen dollars and found.
Lord Derby on Shkrky.—He cherished the
| traditional devotion ot his party tor good old
port. Once a wine merchant sent him some
Amontillado to try, with tbe recommendation
that if be drank nothing else, he would never be
troubled with the gout. “ I tasted your sher
ry,” wrote Lord Derby in reply, “ and prefer the
gout.”
Dr. Starke, Register General of Scotland,
says: “ Bachelorism is more destructive to life
than the most unwholesome of trades, or than a
i residence in an unwholesome house or district
i wbere there has never been the most distant at-
I tempt at sanitary improvement ot any kind.
WASHINGTON.
PRESIDENTIAL LEVEE.
Washington, January I.—The reception at
the executive mansioif to-day was very magnifi
cent, equalling perhaps in brilliancy any ever
held.
The weather, though somewhat cloudy, had
no effect in preventing great numbers of citizens
and strangers from calling to pay their respects
to the President The levee began shortly after
10.-30, when the President received the diplo
matic corps, and members of the cabinet with
their ladies.
MRS. grant
was attired in a suit of black Lyons silk velvet,
highly trimmed with black lace and satin sash.
She wore as ornaments pearls and diamonds.—
She was assisted by
MRS. SMITH,
Her cousin, Mrs. D. Sharp, sister of Mrs. Grant,
Mrs. Genera! Dent, Mrs. General Porter, Miss
Nellie Grant and Miss Dent. President Grant
was assisted by Marshal Sharp, General Mycheen,
Vice President Collax.and General Horace Por
ter. The present members ot the Diplomatic
corps were
IN FULL COURT COSTUME,
the ladies most grandly attired. When the Pre
sident and Mrs. Grant entered the parlor, the
band struck up “ Hail to the Chief,” and the re
ception commenced, the greeting taking place
in the blue parlor, and lasting with the Diplo
matic corps and the President until 12 o’clock.
Then the Judges of the Supreme Court and the
Judiciary of the District were received. The
Supreme Court Judges were accompanied by
their ladies. The veteran soldiers ot the war of
1312, and the oldest inhabitants and members oi
the courts oi the District, were then received in
accordance with the ancient custom.
HAPPY BOHEMIANS.
Following these a large number oi gents be
longing to the newspaper profession, including
members of the Richmond press visiting Wash
ington, were received by the President and
Vice-President,each being personally introduced
AU MILITAIRE.
The officers ot the army and navy in full uni
form, headed by Gen. Sherman and Admiral
Porter, presented a tine appearance. Both
branches ot the public sen ice were largtly
represented.
The reception of citizens generally began at
12:30 p. m., by the Vice-President and members
of the Cabinet, all of whom are in Washington
excepting the Attorney General.
QUIBUSDAM ALUS.
Private citizens received their friends to-day.
NEW YORK.
RATHER LATE.
New York, January I.—Au expedition of
one hundred men, many of whom were con
nected with the Lillian failure, left by the Nas
sau on the 18th ultimo for Cuba, under com
mand of Colonel Ashby, a Lieutenant to Mosby
in ihe rebellion. They have 20,000 small arms,
some cannon and ammunition.
SLAPPED HIS FACE.
Quite an event took place at the Manhattan
Club last evening. H. L. Bateman, a well
known theatrical manager, seemed by Hiram
Cransston, of the New York Hotel, of violating
the rules ot the Club in bringing persons, not
memtiers, there to dine, slapped the latter In the
lace.
theatrical assault.
George H. Butler was yesterday held to bail
$2,000 for an assault on Alexander Henderson ot
Lydia Thompson’s troupe, in May last. Hen
derson claims SIO,OOO damages.
habeas corpused again.
Caldwell, of the drawback fraud notoriety,
was brought before Judges Badgly aud Monk,
of the Superior Court at Montreal, yesterday, on
w writ of habeas carpus. The argument will be
resumed on Mouaay.
GAMMON !
Rumors are circulated of a duel in prospect.
It is probably merely sensational.
RESIGNED.
Colonel Van Brunt, Assistant Postmaster of
New York, has resigned.
$40,684,000 worth burned up.
The table of losses by fire throughout the
United States during the past year foots up
140,684,000.
AN UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS.
New Year’s Day was celebrated in the usual
style. The weather was propitious and the ob
servance of the day very general. Business was
entirely suspended.
NEW ORLEANS.
FUN.
New Orleans, Januaiy I.—To-day was ob
served as a general holiday.
a tyrant’s tool punished.
Chief of Police Cain, was yesterday commit
ted to the Parish prison tor twenty-four hours
for contempt ot Court in the seventh district,
tor allowing Gov. Warmouth the use of the
Metropolitan Police to prevent Auditor Wickliffe
reoccupying his office in tbe Mechanics’ Insti
tute, from which be had been ejected by order
of the Governor.
Peremptory orders were issued by the Sixth
District Court for Wickliie to reoccupy the office,
while the Fifth District Court enjoined the
Sheriff from disturbing the Governor in the
use, administration ami occupancy of the Me
chanics’ Institute. The Governor and Metro
politan police are still in possession of the en
ure building.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The statement ot Col. Stockdale, shows the
internal revenue receipts of this district lor the
past eight months to tie $1,519,548; correspond
ing mouth last year, $978,871.
A Singular Offer of Marriage.—The
richest heiress of the American colony in Paris,
Miss X , whose marriage portion amounts to
a great many million ot francs, has received a
somewhat singular offer of marriage. Count
N , a Spanish nobleman ot the highest rank,
and of fine appearance, wrote to the brother of
our heiress, whose parents are dead, the follow
ing letter:
“Sir—l love your sister, and sue for her hand.
But as I would not have anybody think, for her
sake as well as mine, that money was tbe motive
of such a union, I would accept of Miss X
only a marriage portion equal in value to my
own, or about 1,500,000 francs. The rest ol
your sister’s fortune would go to the poor.”
Il is not known what answer was given to the
singular proposal; but the Count is a man of
whom a wile might be proud, and this romantic
way ot wooing is well calculated to please a
girl.
A Spanish Mukden.—The Charleston News
is informed that a voting man named Lamar, a
connection of the Georgia family of that name,
was arrested by the Spaniards at >1 itanz as on
the 23d of December and executed on the fol
lowineday. Tbe charge against him was that
he had secreted some arms and a Cuban flag in
hit quarters, and was one of a band of con
spiraiors who were to burn and destroy about
thirty plantations on Christmas night It is be
lieved that there was not a word of truth in this
tremendous tale. Lamar was called a negro by
tbe Spaniards, but was a white man, born in
Cuba ot American parents. He walked to the
place of execution coolly smoking a cigar, and
died like a hero. Viva Cuba 1
Free Love in Massachusetts.—Tbe Bos
ton correspondent ot the Chicago Jowmed,
writes:
Down iu Essex county, last week, twenty
eight divorces were granted in the Supreme
Court. In Bristol county as many more were
granted. It has been just so all over Massachu
setts during the past six months. This must
show that either woman’s rights are in tbe as
cendant before her time, or that society, in some
respects, is rotten to the core. It the sacreduere
ot the family cannot be preserved, then the
same causes that tend to destroy it, it carried
, out to a legitimate issue, might have a destruc
. tive tendency upon all our institutions and lead
to their final disintegration. If there are un
happy couples in Chicago who want to get un
married, they had better come to this State.
Mr. Boutwell thinks it wrong to tax the
people to support standing armies, but does not
mention that our army expenses in a time of
profound peace are larger than Great Britain’s,
whose “drum-beat can be heard around the
world.”
Gleanings.
Louisville now claims a population ot 150,000.
North Carolina is cultivating the cork tree.
A genuine Baron is an editor in Greene
county, New Yotk.
Six thousand operatic scores have been writ
ten since 1720.
Snow shoes tike the place of skates in North
ern California.
There are two insurance companies in
America to one in England.
Paducah is said to be corruption of Pat Doo
gan, the name ot its first settler.
Flour is selling in Prescott, Arizona, at $42
per barrel.
Extensive smelting furnaces are being put
up at Shermantown, Nevada.
In Illinois there are ninety-five paupers to
every ten thousand of population.
A band ot “Mohawk andChippeway Indian
Vocalists” are traveling in Pennsylvania.
The police justices ot St. Louis fine negroes
$25 for carrying razors in their sleeves.
A company is forming in Leavenworth to
jerk buffalo meat lor transportation to Europe
A Paris Countess gets a good living by giv
ing “ characters ’’ to servants seeking situa
tions.
They have establishments in France for cur
ing consumption by feeding the patients with
grapes.
The Paris Mint is about to issue new gold
coins, of the value of one pound each, to be
styled “ internationals.”
A fastidious young lady was recently heard
to ask a music dealer for “ feline intestines for
lyrical purposes.”
John Vance, of Bpringtown, Indiana, sold a
hog the other day weighing seven hundred and
seventy-seven pounds.
Shawano county, Wis., has an Indian popu
lation of two thousand, and a white population
of about the same.
It is said that there are no less than 1,500 boys
and girls from the United States in the various
universities and schools oi Germany.
Old shoes are ground up and made into but
tons, knife-handles, combs, etc. Many a man
ha*-combed his elegant whiskers with what was
once part of a boot.
A portion of the Christmas dinner of the
convicts in the Kentucky Penitentiary was a
huge ox, contributed by Mr. H. C. Dorsey, of
Pawtuctet, Rhode Island.
The Los Angelos (Cal.) distillers are jubilant
over a long-sought discoveiy, which they assert
enables them to make native brandy rival the
best French brands.
Pious John Covode, of Pennsylvania, who
managed the Radical campaign in that State
last fall, recently told his political friend, W. B.
Lowry, that “ he had witnessed so much politi
cal fraud and rascality during the last campaign
that he hoped he would not die within the next
six years.
The second class convicts in Russia are terri
bly flogged before they are sent off to Siberia.
Al Ivet nine turnkeys have to perform the task
ev< ry week. The howls and yells of the poor
wretches, as they receive their eighty or hun
dred lashes in the Jailyard, can be heard all over
the city.
The sale of school lands in Minnesota so far
this year has increased the school fund over
$300,000, making the school fund over $2,200,-.
000. The sale ot Agricultural College lands has
increased the university fund over $105,000.
A man in Ironton, Ohio, has applied for li
cense to marry his wife, (a woman to whom he
was united in Kentucky seventeen years ago.)
in order, he said, “to quiet a fuss in their
church ” The first “ marriage” occurred when
they were small children.
Several tons of California flax have lately
been worked into bagging, and the result of the
experiment is said to be highly satisfactory. It
in considered that Q.e iabric made from the Cal
ifornia article is superior to that irom the' jute
which is imported at a heavy expense.
Foreign Gossip.
Rich silver mines have been discovered in
the Slate Tamaulipas, Mexico.
It is reported that China has ceded large
tracts of territory on the Northwest to Russia.
Twenty-nine English peers and eleven mem
bers of the House of Commons have died within
the year.
Strangers cannot dwell in Barcelona, Spain,
without previously purchasing a permit to do
so irom the civil Governor.
The Protestant and Catholic Mission House,
at Nankin, China, has been totally destroyed by
a mob. The inmates barely escaped with their
lives.
Scotland has a population only about one
halt as great as that of Ireland, but there was
687,496 gallons more whisky consumed in Scot
land in 1868 than in Ireland.
Lager is almost an unknown luxury iu Eng
land ; and some Euglish journalists who have
been over to Germany and tasted the genuine
article, are fierce for its introduction.
A good deal of amusement has been caused in
Rome by a curious typographical blunder, which
appeared in a recent letter of the Cardinal Vi
car, in reference to something or other connect
ed with the Council. Their Cardinal wished to
speak of “ immortal Rome,” but the printer con
verted it to Rome imraoraie.
A curious case ot loss of speech occurred re
cently in Budweis, Moldavia. A young man
dreamed that he was attacked by robbers, one
of whom was about to rpurder him. He tried
to cry out for help, but his voice failed him, and
when he awoke he found that he could not utter
a word. He was advised to go to Vienna lor
treatment, and has there fortunately recovered
his speech. He has now returned to his native
place.
A French chemist has discovered that a dress
made of green talatan contained no less than
8913 grammes of arsenite of copper (ihe green
coloring substance), equivalent to more than
half a pound of arsenic. It is almost needless
to add that the person who made the dress was
poisoned. Do any of our fashionable lady
ers care to know of such disagreeable cvemKl
A curious phenomenon has lately been ob
served in Germany. Some weeks ago an open
ing was observed in the earth on a chain of hill
near Mergentheim, close to tbe road leading
from logelsingen to Eberstahl. It has gradually
increased io extent, assuming the iorm ot a
long fissure, about five feet in breadth, with per
pendicular sides, and of a great depth, estimated
at 400 feet.
An English Protestant clergyman, the Bev.
C. C. Bartholomew, uses language in reference
to the theological opinions ot the English clergy
which would be considered bitter in tbe mouths
ot opponents. While discussing tbe Temple
question he says : “ There is not a single doc
trine of the church which some shameless man
still a ministering priest does not disbelieve, and
which his congregation knows that he disbe
lieves. There is but one alternative; the church |
must have tbe power of ridding herselt ot these
unhappy men, or she herselt must be cut off us
a rotten branch, incapable of bearing witness
to the truth.” This is a noticeable expression ot
opinion.
The troubles ot the Established Church of
England seem now to come from within. The
old Puseyite defection leads synod alter synod to
Rome; and free-thinking, ecen among the
priests, is sapping the foundations of the organi
zation faster and more seriously than tbe reform
bills in Parliament. Just now, ot course, tbe
movement Romewaid is the impending danger,
stimulated, as it is, by tbe pageantry and cere
monial ot tbe Ecumenical Council. It is stated
that “ a very large body ” of Anglican clergy
men In different parts of England have prepared
a petition to be sent to tbe Council ot the Vitican,
the prayer ot which la, “ that, should the de
cision <»f the Council be unfavorable (as
the petitioners believe it not improbable it
will be) to the vilidity of Anglican orders, the
petitioners aud others of their body who have
entered the ministry of tbe English Church
through religious motives, should be received
into tbe Catholic Church, ordained as priests,
employed as such, and allowed, it married, to
continue so until tbe death of their present
wives—those married not to be employed as
confessors.” This sounds like a somewhat sen
sational story, but it comes from good authority;
and it is added that “ many of the English Cath
olic bishops arc favorable to the petition, and
will urge the adoption by the Holy Father and
the Council,” and that “ the signatures affixed
to the petition are already numerous, and are
increasing every day.
NUMBER 2.
The Test Oath.
We have been somewhat surprised by an ar
ticle in the Richmond Enquirer & Examiner, of
December 30th, from which we quote below,
maintaining that the Georgia bill requires the
application ot the test oath.
Upon a careful re-reading of the bill, we find
there is much force in the statement ot the En
quirer dt Examiner that “ the use of the word
‘nor’ at the close, instead of ‘or,’ (the conjunc
tion used up to that point) seems to inaugurate
an independent clause, which cannot be gram
mattically connected with what goes before
and we would, therefore, advise our friends to
look very carefully into the legal scope and
meaning of the last paragraph of the oath. We
invite attention to the following extracts from
the article in the Enquirer & Examiner:
“We regret that the impression which prevails
in this State that the Georgia bill, passed by
Congress just before its adjournment, does not
require the test oath of the members ot the
Legislature, is erroneous. The intention of that
bill was to exact this oath, and that was under
stood to be its meaning in Washington. The
chief purpose of that bill was to place the State
of Georgia at the mercy of the negroes of (he
State, and under the control ot the Radical
party. Georgia voted for the Democratic can
didate for the Presidency, and exercised its un
doubted right to reject the Fifteenth Amend
ment.”
“ The idea has been entertained here tha: the
oath required under the bill in question > the
Fourteenth Amendment oath—that is, an call
to the effect that the party had never helc office
State or Federal, and afterwards engaged in re
bellion. And it is very natural that thi i con
struction was put upon it, for the phraser logy is
so obscure and awkward, that it require, a mi
croscopic examination to detect the pres nee of
the test oath. The omission ot a tingle k tier in
the following oath would entirely change the
complexion of the Georgia Legislature. The
use of the word “ nor " at the close instead ot
“or” (the conjunction used up to that point)
seems to inauguiate an independent cause,
which cannot be grammatically connected with
what goes before.”
“ I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case
may be) that I have never held office or excr
cissed the duties ot a Senator or Representative
in Congress, nor been a member ot the Legisla
ture of any State ot the United States, nor held
any civil office created by law for the adminis
tration of any general law ot a State or for the ad -
ministration ot justice in any State or under the
laws of the United States, nor held any office in
the military or naval service ot the United States,
and thereafter engaged in insurrection or rebel
lion against the United States, or given aid or
comfort to its enemies, or rendered, except in
consequence ot direct physical force, any sup
port or aid to any insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, nor held any office
under, or given any support to, any government
of any kind organized or acting in hostility to
the Unitea States, or levying war against the
United States. Bo help me, God, (or on the
pains and penalties of peijury, as the case may
be.*’)
“As the New York Tribune expresses It, the
action of Congress seems to amount to this : * It
recognizes the present Governor of Georgia.—
It recognizes the Legislature ot Georgia elected
under General Meade’s proclamation of June
25th, 1868. It ignores the action of that Legis
lature subsequent to the admission of members
who failed to take the test ot* th, and the exclu
sion of legally elected members because of
color, and requires a reorganization on the basis
originally prescribed—all members being com
pelled to take the test oath, the exclusion of any
on account of race or color being expressly for
bidden.’ ”
HUMOROUS.
Pail creatures—Dairymaids.
The woman question—ls he rich ?
A water-spout—A temperance oration.
Steady work—Walking on the tight rope.
If you cannot bite never show your teeth.
High tide—A man swinging at the gallows.
The earliest tubular bridge—The brige of the
nose.
The man who works with a will—The Pro
bate Judge.
Lawyers should sleep well—lt is immaterial
on which side they lie.
An old lady, who pretends to “ know all about
it,” says the only way to prevent steamboat ex
plosions is to make the engines “bile their water
on shore.” In her opinion, “all the bustin’ is
done by cookin’ the steam on board the boat.”
The bachelor’s refrain—a-lass 1 The maiden’s
refrain—ah-men 1 Let them no longer refrain.
A bachelor used the following modification
of a hackneyed phrase in congratulating a new
ly married friend: *1 wish you much jaw.”
The champion hatter of a Western city claims
also to be the “universal sympathizer,” because
he has felt for every one. »
Why is i the happiest of the vowels? Be
cause i is in tbe midst of bliss, e is in hell, and
all the others are in purgatory.
A woman recently entered a store In Connec
ticut and set down in front of an iron safe to
warm. Rhe remarked that she “never did like
them kind of stoves—they didn’t throw out any
beat, those gas-burners didn’t”
A credulous man said to a wag who had a
wooden leg: “How came you to have a wooden
leg?” “Why," answered the wag, “my father
has one, and so had my grandfather. It runs
in the blood.”
“ Ah, Jemmy,” said a sympathizing friend to
a man who was too late tor the train, “ yoo did
not run fast enough.” “Yes I did,” said Jem
my, “ but I did not start soon enough.”
Good style ot walking—when you get into an
editor’s room, walk right out. It is heal hy ex
ercise, particularly for the editor.
“If you will quote any of my joket,” said
Lamb, “ quote this, which is really a go< i one:
Hume and his wife and several of their c .iidreu
were with me. Hume repeated the old . tying,
* one tool makes many.' ‘ Ah, Mr. Burntsaid
I, pointing to the company, ' you havt a fine
family.’ ”
Two Post Offices.—Look on this picture, and
on this.
The English post office with a net proft last
year of $23,000,000.
The American post office, last year, running be
hind expenses over a million, and showing a de
ficit ot nearly five and a half millions.
The English post office without any dead
head permitted in it, noteven the Bovereigr., who
must use postage stamps
The American post office with nearly 83,000
dead-heads; sending to and fro, shirts, >oots,
books, paregoric, plantation bitters and C brist
mas gilts.— Washington Correspondent Chicago
Iribwo.
Matrimony is—hot cakes, warm beds, com sorta
ble slippers, smoking coffee, round arms, red
tips, kind words, shirts exulting in burnous, re
deemed stockings, boot-jacks, happines, etc
Single blessedness is—sheet-iron quilts, blue
noses, frosty rooms, ice in the pitcher, unregen
erated linen, heelless socks, coffee swettened
with icicles, gutta-purcha biscuits, rheumatism,
corns, coughs, cold dinners, colics, rhubarb, and
any amount of misery.
A boy was caught stealing candy, and was
locked up in a dark closet by a grocer. The
boy commenced begging most pathetically to be
released, and, after using all the persuasion that
his young mind could invent, he proposed:
“ Now, it you’ll let me out and send for my fa
ther, he’ll pay you for the candy and lick me be
sides.” The grocer could not withstand this
appeal, and released.
An absconding wife is thus pathetically ap
pealed tom a. personal column: “ Jane, your
absence will ruin all. Think of your children,
your parents, your husband. Return, return;
all may yet be well. At any rate, enclose the
key of the cupboard where the gin is.”