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TUESDAY MOSNINOi NOV. 23,1869
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<WONDERS NEVER 1 CEASE. ‘
Xhe New York paprraßecuse thepalplt
orators of stealing their thunder on Thanks
giving Day. This may be reasonably true
in the majority of cases, but one sermon
was certainly preached by a man hot ac
customed to piracy of ideas, and, If he is
delinquent, Mr. BrttCK Pomeroy, or some _
old Southern journal, must have been the
pillaged institution. We allude to Henry
Ward Beecher and his remarkable ha
rangue—remarkable even for him, who
performs so many amazing and acrobati
cal feats on his Mount of Olives rostrum-
Mr. Beecher began his Thanksgiving dis
course by touching on the immigration
subject. Immigration, he said, was
strength, and intelligence would follow in
due season. The Dane, the German and
the Swede give us power; the Irish activ
ity. Alluding to the immensity of the
country, he dexterously insinuated that, as
the national area was filled up, the greater
became the danger of diaiutegrationVy
From this point, Mr/, Beecher took
a square plunge into the prospects
of a ■■-“’second rebellion.’*" Easy-going
patriots might imagine that there
never be another civil war, put this wap a.
delusion. The mOrtd sense .of the world,
or what the Pecksniff world call A its moral
sense, was against the South and made her
struggle desperate from the start; but the
odium (Savery) was now no ; longer availa
ble and could not be employed by the most
ardent Union Shrieker in existence. He
thought that if the Pacific States, in another
generation, should undertake separation on
strong commercial and •politico-economical
grounds, they could gain their cause. He
imagined, too, that when the South recu
perated her strength she could go to battle
on issues of political policy with superior
chances of success. Separation in the
future would become a question of sectional
interest and it would not be an easy tiling
to put down an uprising of that sort with
the old party paraphernalia. As long as it
was to the interest of the sections to have
national unity we should have It, and no
longer. Single States or one or two States
would not have a comfortable time in
seceding; but when the whole South,
or the' whole Northwest or the whole
Pacific slope or vast combinations of any
of these made a break, old would be
to pay and no mistake. Bayonets put
down the “ late rebellionbut only moral
force could keep, in future, what physical
extremities had rescued in the past. He
confessed that he was horribly shocked 7 at
the bare possibility of the Union going
under in 1860-65; but he was not hide
bound about the dissolution which was £et
to come. In fact, he rather favored four
republics. “It should be remembered that
no band nor strip of iron long or
H|h to hold together unwilling
force could do it;
there artillery enough to do it.
Nf the Union stood, it would do so by com
mon consent, founded upon common in
terests.”
We have seen Parker Pillsjbury on the
stool of repentance and sneezing over the
once beloved odour d 1 Afriqve. We have
heard Col. John W. Forney acknowledge
that a. personal inspection of the South re
moved many virulent prejudices from his
mind. We have learned of the “ immortal
J. N.” quitting his prophetic platform and
drudging like a common mortal in a &6t
ner grocery. We know that Wendell
Phillips has anew lecture prepared
without one syllable concerning the negrb.
Bat really, we did not look for jthe spirit of
John C. Calhoun to be ambuscaded ip the
saintly corporosity of Ossawattomie
Brown’s ordinance officer. Is it to be won
dered, when this miraculous event oame to
pass that, as Ml the papers announce, Mrs.
BEEcnER Stowe was taken suddenly ill
at her brother’s church? Having once mis
taken the colic for conscience, it was on
the same line of Aunt Tommy’s performance
to substitute for the awful shade of Cal
houn the angry phantom of Lord Byron.
JuBT B%—Some irate “Union soldier”
having .raised a disturbance over some of
M ' /b “''Cplolts, the gallant partisan de
was then adds.
lH ! , S “"it high time for a people who
glor^ n : ‘Sherman’s march front the moun
tains to the sea,’ in which he made A desert
of the country that lay in his track—who
received with huzzas Sheridan’s trinmph
ant dispatch 44 that he had burped three
thousand barns and mills, and made the
Valley of Virginia so desolate that a crow
could'not fly over it without carrying his
rations’ —to cease objecting that anybody
did not observe the rules of mitigated vpi - .”
One Cent. —The United States Treas
urer, iu settling accounts with a National
Bank, made an error of one cent. The
Cashier of the Bank, being impprtanedfta
do so, forwarded the on£ cent ’Rtid safdas 1
tlcally stated in an official note that 44 mo
ney circles were not disturbed thereby.”
Rev. Lord John Thynne, who celebra-j
ted the fnueral services of Geo. Peabody,
is the second son of the Marquis of Bath.
The family name was Botevii.le, but was
changed, six hundred years ago, when
John Botevi live was called, from his place
of residence, John O' th' Inne, and hence
Thynne.
Murder Out.— Admiral Farragut and
Admiral Porter are bombarding one
another with paper broadsides, because
they cannot agree as to their share of prize
money accruing from the capture of New
Orleans. Bully boys ! The world applauds
them for patriotism, but it was only prize
money, after all.
Bouth Carolina^ —During the past year,,
South Carolina has paid over two and a
half million of dollars for internal revetfut,
one million of State taxes arid SO
her debt that it is one-sixth less than tlUt
of North Carolina* The her ride
and cotton crops, the past season, will
reach twenty-five millions.
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Mexico.— Another revolution is op-the
lapis in Mexico. Lbrdo, ope pf the Minis
ters, is endeavoring to overthrow Juarez;.
He favors “ general amnesty ” and will
probably succeed in his effort. Wm. H.
Seward is on bapd and, it is said, will set
tle matters “ in sixty days.”
Female M. D’s.—The learned Thebafis
of Medicine very properly think that, if
women insist on witnessing everything
bronght before the clinics, they should have
a separate aud special chance to grAti fy their
ambition.
Whitewashing.— Gen. Butterfield in
sists on a first-class Whitewashing from
the Government. He threatens to blab all
he kuows, affect whomsoever it may.
The President’s Message—A Radical
paper in Washington says, concerning the
President'sprospective dressage: n 1
“The President, id-ttiiNrirsatlon yester
day, stated that his message would not ex
ceed probably two columns,, of ap ordinary
newspaper : twenty or thirty pggeS of cap
paper. He will .confine Mmriritr to shits and
recortimendatiohs, End will not indnige in
elaborate alignments upon any subject.' The
message will be sent to Congress in manns-.
cript, and will be kept open until the last
moment, in-order that any new matter that
arises may be Incorporated J£
WWle the plan of the mesehgAfcae all :peen
mapped out in his mind, the has
itot yet devoted much of, his ttme to !t§ pre
paration.” I • -.{ /jj f.i
.) A jlgißKwo frSfcroa ,!
The registration books of Columbus were
closed on Saturday. They show 930 names
£■777 whites and 159 blacks.
Are the Gates Ajar.
BY BAkA)g X- MILES. ,fr ,- ' V •
Something tdls'iffe to-day, while lying"
Aloud in*my pltaeAUt room/' Sc •'<
That my work is uewrly, fhriebwjfc.trwolfor c,i> .
That Home I shell see very .boon. 'on
I se«ui to see iucea above me.
Looking down with their eyes of lore,
As If they ware warding tc* bear me ~*%.
Away to the mansion epove. .
M(y hold upon earth seems ’ 1 ’' 0 - ir:: •
A longing, a wleh tod&e free,
A peace If lee the soft Hew of Heaven
Il»s fallen this morning ou me. it. o j-v /-
TB AmT° oU f n^awLy > ta m r ° UK t tbe V “ lTl0y ’
I "TT
Are the gates df‘the Beautiful open, V »
That Heaven seems drawing so near ?
Ani l nearing that dark lonely valley, ,„>
Aud yet have nothing to fear.?
I feel a strong arty underneath me,
And a voice falls soft on toy ear—
“ Fear not, for the waves shall uot harm
tliee, ‘ *.
For I, thy Beloved, am near.”
My eyelids are closing down softly,
The world ie passing froth view—
'lam launching my bark ou the billows—
Ob, loved ones, i am opining to you.
[New York Weekly.
State Items.
Judge Sessions has dissolved the injunc
tion againsjj the, Brunswick and Albany
Rai 1 rpaji^pompahy.
The Brunswick Appeal states that Mr. G.
0. Nortottflfc fbfnishlng a practical demon
stration of what can be done there in the
gardening business. He.is now gathering
all the luxuries of “ garden sass” incident
do the Summer months in the up-country,
'consisting of green peas, snap beans, to
matoes, etc.
On the 18th, in Brunswick, a “timely”
robbery was perpetrated on the jewelry
store of Mr. L. Heins, about two dozen
watches having been carried off by the bur
glars.
The Rome Commercial notes that Mr. F.
A. Crawford, for the last fourteen years
conductor on the State Road, and who
was discharged from that road on account
of “ political disability,” Is now the day
conductor on the Rome Road.
Four stores and their contents were
burned at Florence. Stewart county, on
Wednesday. No insurance. Supposed to
have been the work of negro incendiaries,
previously afrestbd for cotton stealing.
Bishop Kavanagh, of the Methodist
Church South, is in Columbus, assisting
Dr. Evans in a series of religious meetings..
The Rome Courier proclaims the freedom
o( the Nations, two men confined in the
jail at Charleston, under indictment .for as
sault with intent to murder. The jail was
broken into on Wednesday night, and a
negro prisoner was also offered liberty,
but declined to leave his quarters- He says
there were some six or eight men, who
tore off a portion of the roof and prized
open the trap door over the prisoners.
The Columbus JUmquirer relates: A coun
tryman called at one of our bookstores, the
other day, wanting envelopes. He was
shown the celebrated ‘/carrier dove” en
velope. “ Look here,” said he, “ ’alnt you
got any without these chickens on’em?”
He was then presented • with a common
“ yaller ” article, which pleased him
hugely.
Messrs. Fechter & Mercer, of the Atlanta
Gltv Brewery, took the premium for the
best beer, at the State Fair.
Rev. J. T. Leftwltch, of Alexandria, Va.,
has accepted the call to the Central Pres
byterian Church in Atlanta, and will at an
early day be formally installed as its pas
tor. 'i - ’ - -
Milledgevllle supports a poet who lately
wrote six stanzas to console a lady cm the
loss of ner little daughter. One of the
stauzas runs thus:
“ The wail of anguish pierced my ear,
And'to Atlanta’*; gate thou didst repair,
With heavy freight of woman’s boundy.
Conserves from old I laid tv in county.”
Meriwether County has a voting popula
tion of 3,mt-vfii'ites, t,078 ; blacks, 1,189.
The amount of money And solvent debts,
f 134,584; merchandise, $86,475; value of
all other property, $852,835. The present
aggi'egate value of the property of the
county is put down at $1,489,590.
Speaking of the Savajmah, Griffin and
North Alabama Railroad, the Newnan
Bera'd says: Trick laying is going ahead
rapidly on this road, Maj. Corput having n
gang of sixteen hands on this end of the
road lay ing track, and one hundred con
victs preparing the bed. On tM other cud
quite a large force is at work. The diobt
at Senloa hp,s been commenced, aridTby I
Christmas we will be rubnlng a train on
the road.
Mr. J. L. Long, of this county, says the
UiGrange Reporter, with a negro man and
alt.ttle sou, 12 or 14 years old, has made
fifteen heavy bales of cotton this year, be
siilcs making nearly or quite corn enough
to do him. More: he had to build his borne
and outhouses, the most of which he did at|
night. A man that works that way de
serves credit. Mr. Long was the son of ai
wealthy planter who taught his boys to
work, and he himself was worth betweeh
$50,000 and SIOO,OOO before the war.
Georgia Press Association. —This body
assembled in Macor on the 17th, and their
proceedings, condensed, are as follows:
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-;
tion reported the following officers of the
Association:
-Fdr President—Joseph Clisby.
Ist Vicb-Presfdent—A. R. Wright?
21 Vice-President—Carey W. Styles.
Recording Secretary—S. A. Atkinson.
Corresponding Secretary—C. H. O. Wil
lingham. • :n. j
'Executive Committee—l. W. Avery, J.
H. DeWoif, 8. R. Weston, M.
•Dwinnell. . .
-* The report was adopted'. s •
Mr. Medlook moved that a cormuittee of
three be appointed 'to draw up a bill, to be
.presented to the next session of the Legis
lature,, regulating the legal advertising in
the various counties of this State. The
motion prevailed, and the Chair appointed
Messrs. T. DeWolf, A. R. Wrightj and J,
M. G. Medlock as the committee.
C. W. Styles, from the Committee on
Constitution and By-laws, reported a con-
and moved that the member!
present sigh aud endorse the same, and that
it be sent by the Secretary to the various
publishers of the State, and wheu signed by
a majority of them shall be considered effec
tive as the constitution of the present As
sociation of Georgia. Which was agreed tq.
i-'ouTii Carolina Survivors’ Associa
tion.—This body met in Charleston on
Thursday and made choice of the following
officers; ~1?
President— Lieutenant General Wade
Hampton.
First Vice-President—Lieutenant Gen
eral K. B Anderson. ■ l ' ‘ J -‘
Second Vice-President—Major General J.
B. Kershaw. "
Third Vice-President—Brigadier Generil
&. McGowan. . .
Fourth Vice-President—Major T. G. Bar
ker.
Secretary—Colonel A. 6. Haskell.
Treasurer—Captain W. K. Bachman.
The report of the committee was then
unanimously adopted.
Executive. Committee—Colonel Edward
McCrary,, Qoloncl W. N. Wallace, Generil
E. Capers, Colonel J. H. Rion, General
James Conner, Colonel C. J. Walker, Colo
nel J. McChtcheon. ’ ' - ■
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Shooting Affrat in Laurens.—On last
Friday during the public sale at L&ureps
Court House (S. C.), a brawl arose between
two freedmen. Mr. Sidney Armstrong in
terfered, which was objected to by Mr.
Samuel D. Owing, who formerly ownfd
one of the negroes. A few hpt words paas-
tfhe disputants drew their pistols
and commenced firing. Mr: Owihgs was
killed, and Mr. Armstrong was at onfce
committed to jail. Mr. O wings was a high
ly respectable citizen, and leaves a wife.atd
several children. , ?
Another Strike of the Longshore
men.—The longshoremen are again on the
rampage- This time ;the pretext is that a
certain Captain Wm. Smith has been, ex
cluded from working as a stevedore On the
Baltimore and New York and Charleston
stearflship'lines. The Longshoremen's:
Union has'adopted a resolution that until
Smith, be fully reinstated they will do np
work for the.lines namc-d. A nice state [of
affairs l—Charleston flews.
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The Bank of Charleston.—We and re
authorized £0 ,sa* itbajeurpius fund[of
the Bank of Charleston, .after providing far
dUludrilitiet, htoOtmts-to $824,400, dhf sedu
tfttes held by the barik being valued at the
prices of the day. The; surplus, asabove
stated, 4s equal to $25,.a share on tb%capi* !
tal of the bank. An official statement.of
tl»e affaire aCthe bank is about to be made
to the Comptroller Generaf. 1 |
[ChaitikonMU
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■Harper’s Magazine.— Our neighbor,
Qiimn I ,' the live newsdealer, Jias removed
his supply of the December number of this
interesting monthly..
THE BWKEN ROME.
“TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.!’
safes®
stands a palatial residence. r
The interior of this house ..Is &fen more
beautiful than its exterior* every apartment
being hi its wajr a gem of magnificence aud
refinement .
The library especially realizes the most
perfect ideal of an elegant and cuWtfted
home. ....
And yet, at the moment we look In upon
-him—one August afternoon, as he occupied
his library—the proprietor of all this wealth
appeared of all men the most miserable.
He was Mr. Morton Preble, for many
years a leading banker of San Francisco.
It was in vain th&t-the broad bay window
l At the south end of the room had been
opened, giving ingress to the sunshine and
the fragrance of rare flowers—in vain that
that the walls were lined with richly carved
book cases and paintings—in vain that soft
couches and luxurious chairs had been
gathered around him.
He was wretched.
He lay on a sofa, In the depths of the
great bay window, the wreck of a once
powerful man. His figure was thin and
ganut; his face white as marble ; his eyes
having an expression of woful apprehen
sion, or harrowing anxiety, of dreadfol ex
pectancy.
It was evident at a glance that no merely
physical ailment had made him what he
was.
By Wliat withering secret, by what de
stroying affliction, had he been thus agon
ized? thus haunted? thus hunted? he so
noble and good ! he so wealthy aud distin
guished !
As he moved restlessly upon his luxuri
ous cushions the pretty clock on the man
tle piece struck five, every stroke seeming
to fall like a hammer upon the heart of the
nervous invalid. He aroused himself, strug
gling feebly to a sitting posture.
“Oh, will this fatal day never, never
pass ?” he murmured ; “ nor bring us re
lief?”
Noticing with a nervous start that he
was alone, he touched a bell upon a table
before him, and called:
“ Helen! Helen! where are you ?”
Before the echoes of his voice had died out
a step was heard, and his wife entered his
presence. ,
“ I left you only for a moment, Morton,”
she said, advancing to the banker's side.—
“You were dozing, I think. I wished to
send for the doctor 1”
She was a beautiful woman, of some six
and thirty years, graceful, with broad white
brows and loving eyes, in which the bright
ness and sweetness of a sunshiny nature
were still perceptible, under a grief and
anxiety no less poignant than that evinced
by her husband.
“ The doctor!” he echoed, half reproach
fully.
“ Yes, dear,” she said, in a ca'm aud
cheerful yoice. as she drew a chair to the
Side of the sofa and sat down, stroking the
corrugated forehead of the invalid with a
magnetic touch. “He will be here imme
diately. Your last nervous crisis alarmed
me. You may become seriously ill.”
Mr. Preble bestowed an affectionate look
upon his wife, but said despondently :
“ The doctor! He cannot 4 miuister to a
mind diseased!’ Oh, 5 f these long hours
would only pass! If I only knew what the
day has yet in store for us 1”
“Look up, Morton 1” enjoined Mrs. Pre
ble, with a reverently trustful glance up
ward through the open window at the blue
sky, and as if looking beyopd the azure
clouds therein. “ Let ns appeal from the
injustice and wickedness of earth to the
goodness and mercy of Heaven !”
The sobbing sigh.
he answered,
in his voice
only grave that lsopeu-
Mrs. Preble continued to stroke his fore
head softly, while she lifted her pale face to
the sunlight streaming into the apartment.
“Look up, Morton—always look up!”
she again enjoined upon the invalid.—
“ Daring all these fourteen years of agony,
I have not once doubted either, the good
ness or the justice of Heaven. "Blessed are
they that mourn; for they shall be com
forted.’ I believe that we shall yet rejoice
more keenly than we have mourned, and
that we shall come to a glorious day of
joy beyond all this long night of sorro#!”
The face of the invalid lighted up with
an antjweringtglow, and he murmured:
“Glorious faith i you are in
deed a blessed coift forte!! Perhaps, filter
all, you are right P
A knock resounded on a side-door at
this juncture, and the next moment Dr.
Hutton, the family physician, for whom
Mrs. Preble had sent, entered the room.
He was an old man,portly in figure, with
white hair and beard, but with a fresh and
ruddy complexion, a pair of shrewd blue
eyes, and with an exuberant boyishness of
manner thatajut well upon,him. He bad a
kin%heart and a clear head/ Re’approach
ed t|e sofa, aftfr greeting fpeh»sband and
wife, and lifted the thin restless hand of
the invalid, feeling his pulse.
“Quite a high fever,” he said, after a
brief pause. “ Worrying' again, ch, Mr.
Preble ? You are wearing yourself out.
Medicine will do you no good so long as
your mind is in its present condition. I
must give you, opiate—”
“ Not ncrhi» pecuiir,” interposed the bank
er “ Tea l thy action, tn S t not—sleep to-day!
'l U?^4« UOy iu7ti»feabe now, for I can
not tell a a'.i what tne hext may
bring forth. iPhifi looking for the culmina
tion of all my years of anguish—for the
crowning agony of the Wndle. Perhaps
even now— Ah, what was that?”
He started up wildly, and then, as the
sound that had disturbed him was not re
peated, he sank, back again on his cushions,
pallid and pa ft ting. ‘- j
The doctor looked dtMrs. Preble with an
axious, questioning glance.
“ r lt Is the anniversary,” she replied to his
unspbken inquiry—“ the anniversary of our
loss.”
“ Ah, yes,” said the doctor. “1 remem
ber.” j j | ‘ *_j /
“ Yes, it’s another of those terribleblays,”
cried the banker, in a hollow whisper.
“ Bit down, doctor, and I will tell you the
whole story. I can think of nothing else
to-day, and am almost wild with apprehen
sion and anxiety. Sit down.”
Dr. Hutton drew up a chair and seated
himself, his face expressing the doable
solicitude pf a friend and physician. |
“ You kipeWfTii
tor,” said Mil Preble.- “We lived then
where we do now, in a cottage on the site
of this great mansion. There were but
the three of us—Helen and I, and our three
year old Jessie. And it was fourteen years
ago to-day that our little Jessie was stolen
from us.”
“ I remember it,” said the doctor, soft
ly- “Yet, might she not have beep lost,
Mr. Preble? She went “out to play in the
garden, if I remember rightly, and was
never seen by you again. She might have
strayed away.— ’’
. .’.“So we thought for a whole year, Doc
tor,” interrupted the Iwriker. “We never
dreamed that .she had been stolen. We
searched everywhere for her, and offered
immense rewards for her recovery. I 1 em
ployed detectives, but all to no. purpose.
When our. little Jessie rap. down the steps
into ihßt, flpwer r gaj;den,” aud he pointed to
the front of the house, ‘<asif the earth had
operied and swalloWrid her up, we never
safcfher again.” ; 7.M n,
“ She must have found the gate open and
wandered out,” suggested Dr. Hutton
Snimi'gnt have strolled down to the waters
arid been drowned;” .<
The banker fixed his burning eyes upon
the physician’s face, and whispered:
“I sakfrwp never saw the poor child,
again. ' lata not say we hw not heard ol
her.. She was lost on the 9th of August,
1854. ’ For tt year we thought her dead.
Butou the anniversary of our loss we re
ceived a Written message concerning her.”
“ A message 1” cried Dr. Hutton’, start
ing.
“ A mere scrfiwl —a single line iff' a band
He produced a dingy scrap of paper from
a drawer in the table, and held it np to the
view of the physician, who read asTotlows r
“ August 9, 1855. Jessie, ha, ha ! Jessie."
■ pr. Huttou looked, puz&lpd air.
banker.
“ I can make nothing of this,” he de
clared. “It is merely a date, with the name
of your lost daughter. It tells me noth
ing.”
“ Nor did it,us, at first,” said Mp. Preble.
Then that bame aid that uteti, jwltb thd
demop laugh connecting them, set us to
thinking; A whniejjaanafte agonized cFer.;
the dreadful problem, and then we received
ahotheri message,- whlehiybu Jliir*ee.l > '. 1: j
He thrust a second slip of paper, identi
aalattihtipa aad npparanw wifcthe'.irati j
before the gaze of Dr. Hutton, who read it
floffdiSO ©jflO
August 9,1855. Your Jessie still lives."
The physician started, as if electrified.
“ Yes, doctor,” said Mr. Preble, “ and
every anniversary of that day has brought
snot aßsHmusd
to me half so strange as that the villain
who took her away could contrive to com
municate with us every year since, and
always on a particular day—the anniver
is. And a still gnSHk wonder tome is
what cau be his tuptlve. It seems lncredt
‘iM 'JWP B IF ln a ,Dan - v P*°"4>
: pfe WquldJnjfMleve 4t. 3fct ‘ truth Is*
stranger than tlcuon.’ ” ** 9
if 1 3% ■ p !‘ e 'rtP drew, ffjforo her husband’s
note-book, opened It to
the proper page, and presented it to the
physician. 1 ' - ' * !
the group of entries aloud. The entry the
first year is as follow?: ” '
“ August 9» Jessie, ha, ha! Jessie /”
And the nettt year it is—
“ August, 9,1856. Tsitr Jetsie stiff lives!”
And the next— ' . . i
“ August 9,1867. in good hands /’
And the next— * ' 1
“ August 9,1868, She is toeti as ever /”
And the hekt“ '
*’ August I saw her yesterday /”
And the next— f -‘ -l ili;:.
“August 9,186(1 She's growing rapidly!”
Aud the U .
“ August 9,1361. She continues to do teell!”
And the uext“ H
August 9. 1862. Joe seen her again!”
And the qext—,,,, ' ' J
"AuThst: 9,Mo&;': 'she s. looming a wo
man ! : it * ' ii
And the next— .
August. 9, 1864, Tfiur child is thirteen /’
Aud the ve&iLddl-d, .1. . .
August 9, 1846, lsie’s milky charming /”
, And last year it (arfr,. . i
t • August 8 S £B6 LMg reward is at hand /”
And what shall we get to-day.
X The: physician lookerl ap and fixed his
thoughtful gaze upon thq heraaved hus
baud and wife.
“ How did these messages come to you ?”
be de/nanded. '
: < T T - a ‘W b y P° st .” replied Mr. Preble.
, Usually to the house, but sometimes to
the office I”
“And you have never seen their author 5 "’
“Never I”
The last of them is dated, 1 see, a vear
ago to-day!” J
Yes, yes, ihp banker, “ and
uie time has conic for another message.—
Thi4 is the 9th of August, 18(5S!" 8
1 o ee .” said ‘Dr. Hutton. “ And this is
the secret of your terrible excitement! Yon
are expecting ta receive to-day another of
these strange messages!”
There was a brief silence. Mrs. Preble’s
hand fluttered in its task, and her face
giew very pale. The, banker, breathed
gaspingly. The physician regarded them
both in friendly smpathy.
We shaft hear of her again to-day,“said
Mu Preble ; “ and what will the message
The mother averted her face. Her brave
heart faltered as that question echoed in
her soul.
“ The writer of these letters is unques
tionably the abductor of your child!” said
Os- Hutton. “ Have you any suspicion as
to IPs identity?’.’
“Not the slightest,' , said Mr. Preble.—
“ We have puzzled over the problem for
many years, but we cannot guess who
he is.”,
“ Think,” said, the doetor. “ Have you
no enemy ? Ido not mean people with
whom you are not friendJy—every stirring
man has plenty of these—but a dowuright
enemy! Is there no man whom you knew
In the East who. hated you ? No one
against whom you were called upon to tes
tify—no one whom you possibly injured ?”
The banker shook his hefo. He had ask
ed himself all these questions repeatedly.
“ I have no sucl* enemy, doctor,” be an
swered, with sincerity yoice and man
ner.
44 And Mrs. Preble?” suggested the doc
tor, turning to her. “ Have you no reject
ed suitor who Oikrht, be revengeful enough
to desolate your home ¥”
“ No,” said tie lady. “I was married
early. Mortmv/was my flint lover!”
“ Thfs-is siix'i!g.v+—very !” mutter
eii the 'doccor. “ You are uot conscious of.
having ao enerh-y iu the world, and yet yon
have ai eiiuiiSy!-H*-it hidden foe — a fiend in
human form— who out against
you a fearful hatred! Aud yon have, not
the slightest suspicion as to whom he Is ?”
• “Not the slightest,” declared the banker.
“ Not the slightest!” echoed Mrs. Preble.
“ husband had a step-brother who
fcifent have been capable of this infamy,
fcift he is dead !” . t
The handwriting is not familiar?”
14 It i*> merely a rude terawl, M you
see,” said the banker. 44 It suggests no
thing—except, that it is evidently disguis-
Again there was a profound silence.
“ Our child is seventeen years old now,”
at length murmured Mrs. Preble, her voice
trembliag. “ She is on the threshold of wo
manhood. No doubt, during all these
ycafs she has yeaAed for us, 'Sheraver she
may bo, as we havwwearned for%sr| *
‘"But where hii she?” asked the physician
—and now his voice was broken by his
deep sympathy with the agonized parents.
“ Where.can she.be s! . , .v -»1 - !
i“ HcayepvtftJyv kqq the
mother. 44 Perhaps in Sail Fraiß-isco—-per
liapp in gome rqda hnt in the interior, with
some obscure fAfrrier, and under a name
that is not hers! I think her abductor
would have cimed SbiWfe loWbiy • re
gion of the interior, among the valleys and
mountains. MdUE ftrfveViiee a young girl in
the streets without turning to look at her.
I never hedr a girlish voUSe wltliout llsten
ing eagerly, half fancying that it:ltaiy prove ,
the voice of my lost
“Oh, pitying heaven!*’ sighed Dr! Hut
ton, dashing a flood of tears from Ids eyes.
44 Will this long agony rfever be over ?”
“ We.hope so, auo oven believe 50,”.! .sn
eered Mrs. Preble, with the firmness of an
unfajiqring trust in God’s mercy. “ The
last message wc received from oilr enemy
seems to point to souie kind of a Change.
True,” assented Dr; iintton, looking ait
the message in question. 44 It Is unlike the
others. It »ysf that his ‘reward is ait
hand.’ l - He trieans either that he intends to
marry your daughter, or that he Intends to
demand money of you for bringing her
back—or both.” ■
44 We shall soon kuow,” said Mrs. Preble,
with forced calmness. “ To-day we shall
have another message, no doubt. What
will it be ?”
The bahjfcgtarnfd restlessly cli his sofa,
and.his
“ WhatdteJ -ItWa, let it cornel” ha mur
mured. “ Anything can be borne better
than this awful suspense. Let it come !”
As if his impatient words had precipi
tated a crisis, a step was heard on the walk
at this moment, and a ring at the front door
followed.
“ Auother message!” breathed the banker.
A servaiftloon entered? bearing a letter,
which he extended tb saying:
“ The bearer is in the hall.”
With an eager gaze the banker glanced
at the superscription of the missive.
“ It is from him /” he faltered.
• j He tor* the. envelope open.
Ic contained a slip of paper, of well
known shape and appearance, upon which
was sCrawtrid a single line, in an equally
well-kpown handwriting, which the bank
er exhibited tp his wife and the physican.
This line Was as follows:
* August 9, 1868. At six 1 will call .’"
A shock Os wonder and horror shook the
three Simultaneously. _i
“Will calif cried Mr. starting
to pis feet and glaring wildly around.
“Is coming here!” cried Mrs. Preble, also
arising.
Ji ■ JDt seems so,” said Dr. Huttou, his eyes
again reverting to the message. “He will
?be-hem atgix o’clock, and see! it is six al
ready”
: .. Even as he spoke, the clock on the man*
tleplrice commenced striking the appointed
hojar,,and at footsteps
brary:
f” Doctor, also aris-
of the hour resound
ed, the door leading from the hall again
opened. 0
.. -Qj&L long and horrified glance cast the
banker and his wife in that direction, and
then she fell heavily to the floor
only in the N. Y. Ledger. Ask for the
number dated December 4th, which can be
had at any news office or bookstore. ! If
you are not within reach of a news office,
you can have the Ledger mailed to you for
one year by sending three dollars to Robert
M»Vy Kyle DaUae” Fenny l-cri aftjf’M?,
D«P«y will wrtl^fl,*
ssssti. nasßPwft'
I science only esn one genlos fit,
” do vast is art, so narrow wit.
New Hampshire has a farmer ifty-sdven
years old who owns a large orchard pat has
never tasted a raw apple.
r . —t ir —? .r-i'rgrr'- 1,1 "T 1^ —
OIT^YITgMS.
The
Hows.—The entertainment peeseptetf last
might by the Augusta Benevolent Society',
ip dedication of Oi>e¥at tfpuse,
the presence an 4 patronage of
an audience rarely;Equalled and, never aur
pafisefrin, of the wealth of beauty and
lfemai'4|oyelinesß wltli the gallantly and
culture of noble manhood, dira#o irotp the
most appreciative and refined circles of our
dltjf and vicinity; ' In polst of numbers,
the tfress circie and parterre were filled,
while quite a number, unfortunate, as our
selves in arriving too late to secure a more
favorable position} were forced to the gal-'
lef V-
The entertainment was inaugurated by a
grandly executed overture from the orches
tra, composed of our resident musical
artistes, Professors Weigand, Brenner and
Hett, and Messrs. Spaeth and Von Kamp,
whose accomplished skill and cultivated
talent imparted a peculiar and- highly ap
preciated, feature to occasion.
At the conclusion of the overture, Mr.
John D. Butt, Chairman of the Committee'
of Reception, appeared upon the stage, con
veying ip brief but happily expressed terms
that the object of the entertainment waa
twofold—to dedicate the temple of the-
Muses, and the audience, by their presence,
to accumulate a fond wherewith to relieve
the necessitles;of a number of our suffering*
fellow-citizens. In conclusion, he intro;’
duced to the audience Mr. John S. David
sou, who recited In a 'most effective and
entertaining manner the very appropriate
prologue, written for the occasion by a
member of the Society. Wc annex the
prologue, several points of which elicited
the warmest, applause of the audience:
PROLOGUE.
0! wondrous change from what we kuew
of pld!
A den Os bats becomes a house of* gold!
Not many moons ago, -this very spot
Made the blood tingle on our temples hot.
llow blushed we all to stfe the Muse’s seat
A dismal haunt, the Furies’ own retreat!
The rusty dome, the foul and slimy wall;
The crazy stairwayrahd the clumsy hall,
The ghastly scenes, the-'curtain grftn and
silly,
A monstrous daitb to stare at willy-nilly,
A painted ditch without one dainty lily!
Such was the sight we murmured o’er for
years, ru.T :
To make us sad with rage or blind with
tears.
The masLers grand of high Dramatic Art
Shunned us as though tbp plague were in
our mart.
And in their stead, O, sad and sullen day!
We grew the spoil of every bird of prey.
True, the old players, darlings of renown,
Welcomed a barn to thrill the eager town;
True, their keen wit and fancy’s subtle vein
Sufficed for gorgeous dyes ami musld’s
strain;
True, Father Thespis owned an humbler
stage, 'iS .‘i h j y.
And Shakspeare vanquishedaby his pic
tured page;
But Art was young; upon his baby brow
Progress was uot diviue, as she is now.
Perchance this Progress, 4s the lyrics say,
Is bot a goddess made of gilt and clay 5
Butßtill she’s royal, and for duty's sake,
Let’s give her all the soul that sbecan take.
To hei\at last, we owe this dazzling sane
This beamiug casket of the artist’s brain
To her we owe this leap from dalk to light;
This glad surprise to our enamored sight;
This magic view to wake our hearts to
night ; - 1 ix .
She gives us pride, usurping anxious shame,
Creating magnet* for the heirs of fkme.
No splendid “ Stay’ r in courses of disdain,
Need pttss this Orbit Where the bright may
reigu.
And if these boards are worthy- to be trod
By mightiest ideals of the mimic, god,.
How sweet to know that Glory aud Ro
mance
May linger here with au approving glance.
How sweet to know that here we build a
-shrine
Where human beauty may become diviue.
Beauty we ae.*, and peerless beauty, too.
In aud eyes of black or blue.
A 0
imr win tin- «'’?•
though we lose, a
Well may the elders breathe a fervent
prayer
Upou their daughters, true as they are fair;
For over all the tumult of the past
They shine as angels to the very last;
And Mien the future rears its golden crest
To greet the victor (South from East to West,
O, Southern woman! your beloved hand
Shall bless the wounds of this uplifted land ;
You who were last to leave the cross shall be
The first to crown the final victory.
»*-'#'***««
The seniors of the city, 1 wise and good,
Welcome this jubilee in gracious mood.
Tho smiling faces of the young and old
Proclaim that all is well that they behold.
By rarest beauty, then, and reverend age.
We bless this Hall and consecrate this Stage,
And to make sure the first step in the right
We give to Heaven the first fruits of the
night.
And here where pure and generous thoughts
arise - <■
No future time should take the devil’s guise.
The. Stage abroad is choked with sin and
revel,
But here we hope to exorcise the devil.
The Frosp'ro touch that metamorphosed all
Thf finnjteu fortune* ,qf this antique hall;
Whose sturdy spirit broke the dismal spell
That prisoned all the Graces in a shell ;
Whose bounty conjured up this fairy view—
Hewed the Old aqd pinnacled the
New-* -' r • 1
To him is given the grand and precious
stake
Os working miracles for virtues sake,
Tis worth the ransom of a thousand Kings
To triumph grandly over Sensual things.
Aud will ye not, O, friends who love the
light, : > - ,
Help him to keep it pure as it is bright.
So shall the Drama own a sinless sphere
And hall GIRARDEY a Columbus here !
At the conclusion of the prologue, Mr.
Joseph Parker, the scenic artist, to whom
we have heretofore alluded, and who has
contributed largely of his good natured in
terest lu the successful arrangement of the
preliminaries of the entertainment, ap
peared on the stage in deference to particu
lar request, and gave a most amusing and
entertaining rendition of his celebrated and
finely conceived character song of Shake
speare's Seven Ages of Man.
The members of the Society embraced in
the cast of characters for the production of
Colman’s comedy of “ the Poor Gentleman,”
the play selected for the occasion, acquitted
themselves in a manner worthy of the oc
casion, winning the plaudits of the unu
sually large and ctittK’ated audience, and
evincing thoLtheir heart* were fully en
listed in the noble work of charity to which
they had committed themselves ifi fusing
the entertainment. Custom, imposes no re
straint In this instance, although our
time will not permit i*s to indicate our
ideas of the individual excellencies mani
fested in the conception and presentation
of the several characters. Suffice it to say,
that professionals not unfrequfeatfy claim
the house in ths exhibition of far less na
tural talent and cultivated grace than dis
tinguished the rendition of the Several
characters incidental to the play presented
last night In dedication of Glrardey’s Opera
House, and which was stimulated alone by
a desire to confer a much needed blessing
upon the needy of our city, while It set
apart anew and beautiful temple to ®sthetl-'
cal culture. ,
Recorder’s Court.—Yesterday morn
jpg, Edmund Davidson and Emma Os
borne (colored) were arraigned for infrac*'
tlon of the 18th section, The former was,
charged |6 and cost, and the latter dis
missed. u
PRIZE SCHEMES IN QE^fERAL
Are . locked upon with .suspicion—and joetly
bo, because they are usually conducted by par
ties wboare under no legal restraints pr oltUv
gallons to fulfil their promises, however extra-!
vagant they may be. Nor ate prize schemes
usually teea/dea'wßh livod -by men of integ
rity or financial responsibility. We are' happy :
WdTOyiNßtftf!
PRIZE SCREMR, which wp we advertWog lnj
■ Our colUttins. All parties connected wfihlt af*
of the hlchefet eoclalJ‘ flnaricial and moral
tfonH, ’abdeveu if this were not «£ they are
sale Os tickets'can be touched.' patjf the winners,
of the pilzes arc actually in possession’Of them.'
thus forming the best possibhfsecurtty in 1»?
half of the ticket holders. So honorable an en
terprise certainly deserves well of our eititetu,
\Mx.
Here are some lines from sn unknown au
thor ; but they utter thoughts for those whose
grief is unutterable : ,'
Sleep, little sleep! , ‘ !
Not Ip thy cradle-bed,} ; :
Not*#, thy moihtr'a pr«»st« i ;! s! .;n
Henceforth shall be thy reel, ■t-
But with the quiet deed.
. t ■nmO , I trill vis? moil terioo: >» i HolaJ-.-'H
Test with the qufet dead,i.|? ru ,
Oh, many a weery wight, mit puiv? and ;Jn
oPliie and tight, ; i’ '■'■vv ? tvM
Would fain lie down with thee.
Flee, little tender nurseling,
' ‘ to attyr gradpi* pest f /; ,e
There the first flowers shall blow,
The first pure flakes of snoyr
Shall fall upon tby breast.
Peace, peace T The little bosom
Labors wlith ahorfuing breath—
: Peace,; peace! That tremulous sigh
Speaks bis departure nigh*- < ,
These are the damps of death I .0
■ -. ’i'.l ;<■ 1,1- Hirnt
I’ve seen thee lo tby beauty.
A thing of health and glee ;
Bat never tbeh wert thou
So beautiful as now, '-i
Baby, it seems to me.
Thlpe bptufned eyes glazed e’er,
Like hare bells wet with dew,
j Already veiled and hid
!;, By tAe vouvuWed ltd, . '
Their pupils darkly blue.
Thy little mouth half open.
Thy soft, bps quivering,
As if like Summer air ,
i “ Ruffling the roee-leaves there,
Thy soul was fluttering!'' . e ’ 1 mil
{ "ita ■ - US'; '. b .': ; , tb ri i! ,:.;'jO XK M
Mount up, immortal essence! } , T ~
Young spirit haste, depart;!
And is this Death ?—Dr*4d taring.
If such tfiy visiting, 7 » '• c.;;:-»i t.
How beautiful',thou art !
Oh, I could gaze forever! hu
Upon that waxen face ; ■
So passionless, so pure,
The little shrine was sure
An angel’s dwelling place.
'Tie hard to lay my darling
Deep in the damp, cold earth;
His empty crib to see,
ills s. lent uursnry
Ooee gladsome with bis mirth ; •
To meet again In slumber
His smail mouth’s rosy kiss.
Then waken with a start /
liy thine own throbbing heart,
His twiniug arms to miss ; "
•; To feel, half-conscious why,
A dull, heart-sinking weight,
’Till memory on thy soul -■’nr- i
Flashes the painful whole, : ; ''
That thou aft desOliW?. ‘ ‘ 1! ' . 11
And then to Vie and*weep, i\:
And think the live-long night, 1
Feeding tby own distress,
With accnrate greediness,
rr. 01 every past do!lght ; s ,f
Os all his niunitig ways,
His pretty, i.i.iyful smiles.
His joy at tight nif thee,
His tricks, his iniailery,
Aud all bts little wiles.
Ob, there are recollections
’Round mothett’ hearU.tbat cling—
That mingle with the terns.
And stuiles of after years
With oft awakening.
Bat thou wiit then, loud mother.
In after years look hack*- ;i
Time brings such ’woudroos easing,
With sadness not Unpleasing,
E’eu on thy gloomy track.
Thou’lt 6ay 1," My dearest blcssiug,
It almost broke my heart
When thon wert forced to go,
And ret fbr thee, I know,
’Twas better to dep ntJ’
“ God took thee, in His mercy,
A lamb dot,asked, untried ;
He tought the fight for thee,
He woo the vietory,
And thou art, sanctified.” ~ . f(
‘I look arptfn/! and see
The evil way* of men; „ *'
And oh ! beloved child,
I’m more than reconciled
To tby departure,'^Uep.'’
“ The little arms that clasped me,
The iunoceot lips that prest—
Would they have bee# as pure,
’Till uow, as when of yore,
I lulled tlise on' my breast.**
“Now, Ultra. di-w-drop shrined
Within * crystal'atone, ;it;. !
Tboifrt s ife in my dove,
B.fe with tbe Source Os Love— lV !
The Everlastiog One !”
Aud when the hour arrives
From flesh that sets me free,
Thy spirit
The first at heaven’s gate
To meet and welcome me f
City Court.— The November Term of
this Court comcueed Its sitting yesterday
moimiqgy Judge John C. Snead presiding.
. The Solicitor General being absent, Henry
Jones, Esq., was appointed to dlschargs-the
duties of the office during the present term
of the cofirt.
The following grand
i belled: , ■ • ,
W. B. Davison, Foreman; David'T.
Castleberry, William W. H&nghton, Josn
T. Hungerford, Boyce, Thomas N.
Hopkins, James St. Simons, West Blanch
ard, Boling A. Stovall, Charles G. Butler,
James G. Lathrop, William K. Huse, Wil
liam T. Come, Charles B. Martin, Alma A.
Pelot, William C. Barber, Peter Mcpardle,
James G. Heard, William W. Smythe.
Bailiff—Jesse Turpin.
Judge Snead charged the grand jury
briefly as to the duties pertaining to the
grand Inquest of the Court in ferreting
out crime and presenting offenders, etc.
The following special jurors were empan
nelled: j
Edward Gallaher, Glascock Mays, Allen
Youug, Bartley Morris, R. J. Mosely, James
Creighton, P. Collins, Joseph W. Ramsey,
James, McGarrahan, Thomas McDounough.
Joseph B. Ramsey and F. H. Buggerman.
The Common Law Docket was called,
several awards of judgment granted, with
verdicts of the jury in civil cases, not of
public importance.
The court adjourned about 4 o’clock, p.
m., to 10, a. m., this fnprhlng.
‘ ! : •': ! r.i : . n ‘
a! *i l war moil i ■
R BaiaTßATtow.—T he Registry, Clerk was
kept pretty busy yesterday morning by the
influx of voters who bay® - heretofore : Mstr
, poped or neglected their duty, nSipes
ofllß were recorded during the day. Below
will found a correct report of tbs num
ber registered up ,to 2 o’clock yesterday
afternoon. Os these, oniy 18‘are colored :
v Ist Ward, 212; 2d Ward, 172 ; 8d Wagd,
J 80; 4th Ward, 118—Total, 677. *fl I
Two more dfisfti Oniy remain for’ those
voters to register ' Who Have previously
manifested such ibdiflWence in the matje r.
It is to be hoped, that a sense of dqty and
Interest will triumph over: their modesty,
tocall it by no harsher name; sadithat a
44l'th«lStttitton w|n 'df that
class of yoterp so in*
i terested in a wise: and honest admlnfstra-,
tion of city affairs. The conrteoui and
. oblUfthg'Clerk, Mr. Macmurpby. wUI dis
patch al! applicants with but.a very small
grant of tfteir time and athfthtlofliwqr'-, j
t -.KT I 1.0 ...
K TSRriAT Etssas*.— w Wfe wonld Call atten
tion to ‘Brbwns‘Bronchial TrOtfSi*.* f ‘Wß have
I found W 'Mlayiiig IwWatiopJfti
(the Throat and Bronchia, ftnd Weald eommepd
them to the attention OT; Fubtteßpaafc*fs apd
othpra trOubJed.nUth thttThroat.—
ilkey are also an e*c*l)wt remedy for Hoarse
rues* resulting iron* ! flold.— Confregatumalist,
xfi . viuiyfi'f m , sc ,
Thu DbMARD Tblm Tim Btosfr.—From all
vfilm«tieo» ordeWtor PHALGN’JB yiTALIA or
SALVATION T@fcß; IPRyEAIR comea,ponr
ing in. All the noxious pyas, go^dbumj
ibmmHhKS
parent as crystal. Nothing else reproduces so
perfectly the original hue of the hair.
aov3B-tuthsa
BY
rAssociated Pruts Dlspatehtw
WASHI^QTON.
Washinotost, 1 ‘November 23—Noon.—
annmer is lectuxlue. He says tbe Chinese
question must tie met. Attention once at
tractecHo the negro is now demanded for
the Chinese. The Chinese must havejflqfial
copartnerabip, for. justice is the best policy
and the best practice.
■ ; The leader of the Veneznetfah'' f^vbTti.
' tlonists fled to- the English gunboat. V v
1 , The Hayticn insurgents ; »M victorious
in the South,,. Sal nave’s most trusted Gou
erals have deserted him and Joined the Id
aurgents. ;< M ... ;
Public meetings held In Honolulu strong
ly protest- against further cboiio importa
tion. ! % .... , ... .*
A diapafdU .frpm Memphis says Jefferson
5* l?. “ een elected President of the
Carolina Insuriince Company, of that citv,
ausf wlll reside there.
. Col. R. M. Douglass, sou of Stephen A.,
has beeq proanoted tq Secretary, and Jas.
S. Ely succeeds Douglass as Assistant Sec
retary to the President.
.The Secretary of War has ordered the
Baton Rouge arsenal discontinued.
WAfiftmoTON, November 22—P. M.—'
Revenue to-day, |400,000.
Boutwell has returned.
Sherman, and other officers, have return
ed from Louigyilje. The rq-union affair is
as tame.
Gen. Q. A. Olllmore Is ordet&NdCharles-
Lon, to take charge of the coast englneer-
InjgwfiMorthtand South Carolina, Georgia
anti Florida,, Major Ruse relieves Major
Durarei] p,t Mobile. ’ - 7
Respofiding to thh Haytlen Minister
(Colored), Grant said ; General, if a nff
proof were wanting of the unfounded char-,
at ter of the prejudice, which, until recent
ly, pervaded at least parts of this Country 1
■ against tne race from which you are sprung,!
It might be found In the high tone and pol
ished style of the rgraarkg which yon hftvu
just uttered. That, however, like allslml
lar prejudices, no matter how deeply Htf-'
planted, must sooner or later yield ifid
tho -faccteiOf truth. Tl® ,throes by whilch
the, n^wbirth here; was accompanied
we 7/ .indeed agonizing, and their ef
efleets Avon now are scarcely over.**-
Plfiminent statesmen, hotvfcver, have neg
lected no tit opportunity for sanctioning
and securing by law those privileges for
your kinsmen which have been the inevi
table and natural result of oar great civil
convulsion; among them is their right to
employment abroad as well as home in the
public service—a right which as you say
has been acknowledged by the appointment
of one of the formerly proscribed face to
represent the United States lb Hajftl. -I
congratulate myself for this occasion to
render homage tor the change in public sen
timent adverted to by receiving yon, as I
cordially do, as the first Envoy Extraordi
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary from
that republic.”! :! R . • ,
The Comptroller of Currency has returns
from 1,618 National Banks, to the month
of October, showing aggregate resources of
fl ,500,000,000; including, discounts, $700,-
000,000; specie, $23,000,000; legal tender
notes, $84,000,000; three per cent, certifi
cates, $46,000,000. Among ltalilities are
$85,000,000; surplus funds, $41,000,000;
undivided profits, $292,000,000; circulating
notes, $500,000,000; Individual deposits—j
among Aha resources to secure the circular;
tiqi» aud.depositors are Fede
ral bonds.
No opinions delivered in the Bilprettie
CbUtt to-day.
Among cases argued is that of James
Hickman, plaintiff in xyr.ror, «». Betts and
others. Hickman, a citizen of Alabama,
sued the officers of court aud grand jufy
of hls'eomrty for arrest and Imprisonment
for treason against tbe Confederate Btateg.
Verdict below w*,a Tor the defendants.—
From this, an appeal Is taken.
The Hera M’s news snmmary, says:
“ Cholera, yellow fever, and small-pox are
raging fearfully at Santiago dc Cuba.
Three hundred , deaths have occurred from
cholera alone within tho period of thirty
days. It was found impossible to give the
dead proper sepulture, the bodies being
covered only with a few iuches of earth.
As. a consequence, the stench from the ceme
tery has almost become a pestilence.
The Cubans In the Interior profess to be
confident of success, and are giving the
Spanish troops mnch trouble.
VIRGINIA."
Richmond, November 22.—1n the United
States Circuit. Court, to-day, an opinion
signed by Chief Justice Chase was read in
the case of rlie Adams Express Company
against the Washington, Georgetown a?jq
Alexandria railroad, and others. The.conrt
decides that under the contracts of Feb
ruary and January, 1866, the Adams Ekl
press Company lire entitled to compensa
tion for their expenditures for rolling stack
pi act-d by it on the roids, and on the other
haDd, the Express Company is to pay what
Is due by the railroad company to the
of Washington, not to exceed $60,000.
In the contract of September, 1866, It Ip
not shown that Bhoetn*k»r was acting ofl
behalf:of the Express Company, and the
Injunction heretofore granted is continued
with leave to plaintiffs to amend the 1)111
and include Shot-maker among tbe defend
ants. 1, . .
Andrew Jamison is appointed Master
in Chancery, to make a statement of affairs t
of the road and report in sixty days.
Jeter Phillips, who was to have beeb
hung next Friday, has ngain been respited
for sixty daye.Ao awaitactlon of the United
States Court.op the constitutionality of the
Virginia Court of Appeals.
ALABAMA.
Montoomert, November 22.—Ex-Goy.
and ex-United States Senator Bcnj. Fltk
patrick died at hje residence, in Elmore
county, about 13 miles, from this city,
yesterday. The Legislature adjourned until
Wednesday In honor Os his meibbry.4-
Tfie funeral will take place in this city, -
to-morrow; Business will be suspended,
apd the flag on the Capitolput at half-mast.
His death is greatly deplored. His age wfis
about 75 years.
The entries for the State Fair are already
larger thau was anticipated,: A great many
visitors have arrived. The Fair begins to
morrow and will continue five days.
—
! NEW YORK. .1 .;,.j .
New York, November 21.—Greeley’s
vote falls nearly six thousand behind Sigel.
Many Republicans “scratched ” Mr,. Gree
ley and substituted Mr. Dayis.
New York, November 22.—An attempt
was made to blow up the Hudson county,
N. J., jail. The window was broken, and
a crack nine feet long made In the jaU
walls. The surrounding buildings were,
shattered. No prisoners escaped.
' LOUISIANA. ,
New Orleans, November 22.—The re
cent loss of life from the explosion of Young
America torpedoes caused the city author
ities to prohibit their Use. Nitre glycerine'
is reported to be used hi their manufac
ture. • . , „ ■
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MASSACHUSETTS. !
Boston, November 22.—The Boylston
National Bank was robbed of $500,000.
ILLINOIS.
Chicago,’ November 22.—The pfopeiler,
Belle was burned on the lake. Tlftee lives
were lost.
CALIFORNIA.
ti San Francisco, November22.—The elec
tions continue to-day. No disturbances.
FOREIGN. j.
Havana, November -21*—Nearly: a thou
sand Chinese we« found at Crenageb.—
They had formed an independent govern*;
ment. All were arrested. 1 1 t,..*
Suez, November 28, via Alexandria.,—
The Inauguration fleet has arrived here.
None were obliged to employ pilots. The
only difficulty experienced was thxfclu tote
sequence of the numbers ; some crowded,
upon the banks, but got off without trouble,
the sandy bottom neither holdihg'norhuft-
Ing them. On leaving Ismatlia ■several
steamers fouled with each o’her. 1 Nq qsd
rlous damage resulted. The water in the
canal between tbfe'Uoint aud Ismailia la
twenty feet deep- The shallowest polfit
between these points can easily ,be deep
ened* Nteamehs drawing fifteen feet cam
navigate the canal from Port Said toil Suez
With ease in’ fifteen hours. The Witter floes
hot wash'away the bapks as much as was
apprehended. The complete' success of the
The
qanal is now dear of shipping, the entire
fleet having anchored in the harbor of Suez. ‘
On Tuesday, the fleet will start on its tea 1
turn. ' Eugenie returns through the canal
Wtth ' tbe fleet, her yacht, ‘‘Aigle.h taking, .
thclnutf: * ■"* *-«“ -
(i/cMatlßiD; November 22.— Th* Ministerial
i JcwiutL , Imperial, reiterates the belief that;
the Italian Qoversmeut wiili*,accent the
throne for the Duke of Genoa. i
Paris, November 22.—' The Emperor at
tended the theatre.
>: <«»
. (feAi'fttisSTtMF, .-^-Avvlvad
Steamer Magnolia, from New York: sebrs.
Aaeioda and; Laura, jrpip Baraaoa.
I ; gov-ember 22—Arrlveil-
Stteamer ReghlatOr . from New Y6rk.
t f i !-l>Nby ttn ber 23.— Arrived :
York.
find from Liverpool.
S ! l-nitiino.T"T ' rr ,
MARKETS.
‘iSTsasa I ■aastsaa
ion qniet and'tftaady. } uWanAs,'- Or
feans, 11% ; sales; IfiOOO bales. Breadatufik
aull.
L Liv *B*Wol, Noygmber 23—Evening.-*-
Cotton Clpfied Stfifidy; uplands, lj%; sales
b * ,M '
Frankfort, November 22.—Bonds active
find firm at 80)4330%.
November’ ,22.—Cotton steady
find quiet—afloat, 134%.
Pabis, November 82,'—Bourse opened
quiet. Rentea, 71f. 70c. BouVse closed
Arm. Rentas, 71fi 32c.
New YpKK, 22—Noon
Stocks ODened stroing.bnt fallen off a little
sifice call. Money, o<s7. Sterling—long,
0% i short, Gold, 126%. ’62’s, 15%.-
Tennessees, ex coupon, 59; new, 52%
Yirginlfis, eXjCoupoiu 50; new, 53; LouUl
anas, bid, M { Ww; 60f LMh*es, 58; B*s, 80;
Alabama B’s, 93; fl’s} ' 60; Georgia 6s, 81;
MorthiiCanolioas, old, 46; new,
»»ew, 65%.
New Yohk, November 22—P. 51.—Ouv
|ernments closed steady■ 15%. Bonth
|ern» steady. Morfev little' more active afi
6#7, but JuU. at Gold (lull and
{heavy at 126%. Stocks closed strops.
j New York, November 22—Noon
: FlOur heavy. Wheat dull and drooplug
; Corn lc. hotter* ,Pork firm ; old, $33 50!
■ Lard quiet..* Coltou heavy at 25%. Tur
pentinc easier at 4*?%.. RoaVn dull; strained.
$2 15@230. Freights dull.
New York, Notomber 23 -P. M.-Cotton
Iwavy a»d. %.lqw i 5a1e«,2,500 bales at 25.
Flour favors buyers; common to fair extra
Southern, $5 2536. Wfibilt closed steady
with moderate demand; amber State $1 85.
Winter red Western, $1 33; Illinois, $1 28
®1 25. Corn I@2 better; No. 1 active;
mixed Western, $1103112. Oats shade firm
er; State, 65(968; Western,
Pork firmer and qUieb at S3B 50.* L»Vd
steady; kettle, rendered, 19.
clqU;Catouna, Suga,.
quiet. Molasses nominal. JJaval Stores
quiet. Freights! declining. Cotton, steam,
5-16. ml.il
Baltimore, November 23.—. Cotton quiet
and unchanged. Flouruomiual; Howard
street superfine, $5(95 26. Wheat very dull;
prime to choide, $1 35(91 36. Corn firm ;
sl@l 05. Oats dull
at 55958 Bye dull at 90@95. Pork firm
at S3O 50(933 .Bacon—shoolders, 15%®
at Whisky,
Cincinnati, November 22'.—Corn in dc
yh!,s,l-y j a moderate deiqand at
$1 02. Pork qulht and firm at $33. Lanl
held, kettle, 18% - buyers offer % less.
Louisville, November 23,-Flour stead v.
extra family, $5 75. Corn, 85. Provis
ions firm. Mess Pork, s3l. Bacou—
ld*&llß>*vclei'r Bidra > 10V- Lnrd,
17%. Whliky. $1 02.
Sr-.Louis,/November :22—Flour dull;
Fiji superfine, $3 80-34 25. Corn firm,
ow white, $1 0-591 10. Whisky, $1 0.5.
Port, Lard, !7%@18.
WiLMixotTON, November 22.—Spirits Tur-
P® u *;l ß d uuiet- Rosin steady; strained,
Turiientiue firmer at $1 739
3 Vat steady at $2. Cotton quiet at
Mobile, November 23.—Cotton—sales,
650 bales; market opened at 23%<9£1, and
closed dull at inside figures; receipts, 3,004
bales ; exports, 71 bales.
New Orleans, November 23. — Cotton
weak aud demand fair at 24 ; sales, 5.500
bales ; receipts, 9,792; exports to Liverpool,
2,248; Barcelona, 451. Flour dull aud
lower; superfine, $5 ; double, $5 75 ; treble,
$6. Corn easier; white, $1 17%@1 20.
Oats, 60. Bran, $1 20.. Hay scarce at $35.
.^regular ats33 50-233. Bicon,
17%920%, 20%. Lard— tierce, 18%918%;
keg, 19%®20. Sugar savoys buyers; prime,
12912%. Molasses—prime. 60(263. Whisky
dulat $1 15. Coffee st< :i,.i y; lb | r , 15 3>13 < 4 ■
prime, 161.1917. Gold, 126%. Sterling,
37%; Sight %diseount.
Cm ARLEfii < in, Novemher 22.—Cofiou
quiet;bid steady; fiales, 600 bales; rnirl
dlingj,24%®24%; .rcpeipis, 1,530 biles; ex
ports coastwise, 73! bate-.
Savannah, Novemlier 22 —Cotton— Re
ceipts, 2,7 4 tmh«j; sales, <l5O bales; nnd
dling, 24 ; market quiet.
AUjUrtla .Daily itarKei,
rimer f>A T I,V <!o"iS'riyiTTTOV,T.rtT, )
: Moaivav, Nwm'ier 22—E. M. <,
FINANCIAL
GOLO—Bnvlog at 126 and selling at 128.
. Buying at 122 md selling at 12T.
, Bonds. Ss®B7.
BTQ<.’JK3.--.Georgi-, Raiiro.ui, lOßdtllO.
() COTTON —The m 1 fket opened with holders
asking 26% for mhldlintr ; nlo,<e<J doll and
nominal at 23%, Bale3, W'S bales. Receipts,
597 bales.
BAtJON— Mir demand with a downward ten
dency. We quote C. Sidra, 22 ; O. R.aStdee,
B. 8, Sides, 21; Bbonldera, 18; Hams,
21@26 ; Dry Salt Shoulders, 19; Dry Salt C. R.
Sides, 20.
CORN—Small supply. We quote choice
Whit;, if! S5@lAO from depot.
WHEAT—We qootercboice white, $1 05<3i
1 70; amber, $1 6/); red, $1 50.
FL£UR— City Mills, new, $7 25@9 50; at
retail, fl V barrel higher. Country,
accordit);; jo quality.
(JOHN MffAL—fl 35 at wholesale; fl 50 at
retail.
’ OATS—SS@fI 25.
PEAS—None. •
BORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY—Where-
U a», Jamee -B. Harpor sppltea to mo for Letter*
of Administration, with the will annexed, on tho es
tate of Augusta Cocks, late of u <i oouuty. deceased :
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish, all aud
singular, tbe kthdred and cred tors of said doceased,
to be and appear at my offioe, on or before tbe first
Monday in Jat,nary, 1870, to show cause, If any they
have, Why sari letters should not bs granted
Given under my hand and official signature, at office
in Augusta, thl* s3d day of November, 18(10.
nov33-30 BAMUKL LEVY, Ordinary.
RICHMOND COUNTY.-Where
\JC »a, Frederick Winter applies totne for Lettris
ofAdminlstration on the estate of Jeremiah Winter,
iate of said county, deceased :
These are, thewore, to cite and admonish, all and
singular, the kindred and creditor* of said deceased,
to be and apnear at my office, on or before the first
Monday In January, 1870, to show cause. If any they
have, why said letters should not bo granted.
Given under my hand and official signature, at offleo
in AuguitapthliMU ffitv of November. 1889.
uovi3-8u SAMUEL LEVY, Ordinary.
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