The Carolina Spartan. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, July 12, 1866, Image 2
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F. M. TRIMMIGR, EDITOR.
Thursday, July 13, 1866.
I. O. O.
At an Election held for Officers or Morgan
Lodge, No. 19, I. O. 0. F., for (lio ensuing
term, the following were elected :
Ai.k.x. ii. smttil, n. 0., Jxo. w. Garuktt,
V. G., Jos. M. Elfobp, Scc'ry., Jam. 13. Ilistka.nt,
Tbkas.
I'ardonvd.
Among the list of warrants of pardon obtain
vu dj iiBuigs d. bunpoeii nnu ncnry utusi,
whiloon a recent professional visit to Washington,
and published in the Columbia Carolinian,
we notioe the following named gentlemen
of our district: Col. T. J. Moore, Capt. S. C.
Mbaks and Rev. 0. P. Eahle. The gentlemeu
who obtained these warrants of pardon give
notice that they will be delivered, free of expense,
at either of their offices in Charleston.
Tlie Union Convention.
A National Union Convention is to be held
In Philadelphia on the 14th of August, proxi
mo. to be composed of delegates from all the
the States, nndfour from each one of the Slates
at large. The official call for the convention
requires that Buch delegates agree to the pro.
position that "The Union of the States is in
all ca*e* indissoluble and perpetual, and that
there is ne right anywhere to dissolve the
Union or to separate States from the GovernHocnt."
Of course this is not to be discussed.
This is a move preparatory to the organization,
or strengthening, of a parly to contest
the supremacy of the Radicals in the Government.
We are called on to unite with
a party we have fought for the last four years,
because it denied thoso rights which we
claimed as guaranteed to us by the Constitution.
We cannotfecl that we are morC willing
to affiliate with them now than nt any time
previous to the culmination of tlio issues they
wade against us. We are not willing to renounce
principle* because of the pressure of
might, and forsako the true democratic party
which has been aud continues faithful to the
Constitution as it teas, to unite with the one
proposed, for the overthrow of thut radicul
supremacy which bos grown out of the radical
tenets of this Union party. Nearly all tho ultra
Radicals sprang from the Uniox party, the cle nnnla
af ?pU?aU wama ? t?
u.v??>o vi nmvii ?u? |>viii'iiuj Harmonious
until the madness of tho one was defeating the
elfish, calculating policy of tho other. Thin
party we are invited to- meet.is the one which
forced us to the assertion of those priuoi; lcs
' for which we have contended ns for all that
Would save us from tyranny aud oppression.
In entering this Convcution upon the "official
call," we humiliate ourselves by declaring that
all we did was wrong, and that such rights as
we asserted "existed nowhere." Aro we willing
to do this? Is it not requiring a degree of
humiliation we need not feel, unless we accept
the invitation on suol. terms?though might has
decreed against us. "The die is cast," hut it
dees not alter our appreciation of the principles
contended for. No, never ! We do not
care to oust one party to make place for another
which requires a public disclaimer of those
principles which were held dear and are yet
sacred in the heart, if not declared or contended
for. If we are to resort to a means so lm
miliating?make a sacrifice so great?to form
an alliance with a party so obnoxious, we prefer
our present in-aud-out position. It is itn
possible for us, even in looking forward to the
great interests of the future, to forget the past,
and disavow our most cherished principles. If
our condition is tobe even that of provlnciu! vnsaalago,
we are not willing to sacrifice all principle,?
to secure mere material prosperity. Do let
us retain that one nnd inalienable privilege of
feeling and thinking according to our honest
convictions. We do not wish to >c regarded
as refractory or "rebellious," in "accepting
the situation." To this we submit, but cannot
favor the open disavowal of principle iu order
to secure fellowship with those who call this
Convention, nnd will not, as long as a voice J
comes irom mo worth itself, asking "Why
should the democratic party ho forsaken, and
its b'ave members left to rally under banners
of their enemies. What good can come of giring
up tho name?tho principles we havo
fought for so long? The LaCrosse, Wisoonsin,
Democrat continues; *'In the name of two
million democratic rotors, North and South, we
rise now to ask what good will come of for saking
principles ? Wo dislike forsaking the
eternal principles of democracy for an individ
ual name. If Johnson, and Seward and others
urc tired of Republicanism, let them conio out
from the Rump disunionists, and stand up for
the principles of that party which has no apology
to make for the ruins our enemies hare
strewn orer the land. We do not wish to cnlistunder
men 'vho want us to fight under abolition
and republican banners." In short, it |
is not the business of the people of the South
to take upon themselves (he work of reconstruction.
Let those effect it whose avowed object
it was to do so.
flcneral McNeil, tho miserable wretch that i
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butchered Confederate pi inonorB in cold blood
in Missouri, has publiehed a dcteuce of himself
gainst the attack of Oen. Blair, who lashed
him unmercifully. In his remarks ho not only
throws the blame upon his superiors, but says;
"A literal compliance with the orders of this
military department for the year 1802, would
have caused a s rien of military executions
before which this ono would have faded into
insignificance."
What, l? the name of humanity, csn those
orders have been 1? Nathvillc Di?pa'ch.
i Our Grave Yard
' We are requested to invito the special attention
of the citizens of our town to the neglected
condition of our common cemetery. A visit
, to that hallowed spot will satisfy the most casual
observer that much of the ground containing
the ashes of our loved ones is most sadly
uncared for. The larger portion of the eucloI
sure is wasted by briers, bushes, wcodB and
grass, though a few spots, under the care of
supervising friends, are in a state of tasteful
preservation. Flowors that are planted by the
i hands of love and affection are destroyed kby
the trampling of cattle, aud to the hearts of
those who thus mark with the embloins of love
therestiug places of their dead, such desccra
lions cannot fail to bring a pang. We hope
this neslcct?not to anv diiilioiinrinir ?t#t? of
things?shall exist no longer.
For the Spartan.
Female High School Continence
nent at Reldvllle.
A large assembly in tho Chapel at au early
hour on Wednesday, 27ih June, gare cheering
proof of public interest in the prosperity of
the Institution, and in the cause of Female
Education. After the melancholy lapse of the
last Bcvcral years, it was truly refreshing to
be present on such an occasion. And the
pious, the patriotic, and tho lovers of learning
mu-t have been strengthened in faith and encouraged
in hope, with regard to our country,
on seeing so large an auditory drawn together
by a purely literary and moral attraction ; and
especially so when considering the marked
propriety of conduct, and the unwearied attention
by which the crowded assembly expressed
their unabated pleasure in tho exercises for
five hours on a hot, summer day.
It might prolong this notice too much, to ensure
a general reading, to give the full programme
with such comments us the several
performances justly deserve; but it is hoped
uothing essential will he omitted.
The introductory prayer by llev. R. C.
Oliver, wn? followed by the (Salutatory, and
roadiug of Compositions by the young ladies.
The subjects chosen displayed good judgment
and elevated taste, and as well as wc could
hear them, their literary merit was highly
creditable to the writers, By the way, is there
not some better plau practicable on these occasions,
than the one usually adopted, of having
the young ladies to read their compositions.
Wc know there is n magic power in the living
pretence of the fair writer, and there is a charm
in the soft silvery music of her voice ; but
after a!l do these thiugs compensate for the
loss by tho audicuce of the connection, the
thought au 1 rhetorical beauties of the composition
which has cost her so much labor, mix
iety and study. And all the more so when we
know that tins surd murmur which is all that
most of a l u ge audience commonly hear, is
the result of either an iliability to speak louder,
or of a lack of questionable courage to
meet the demands of such a public exercise.
The following young ladies constituted the
graduating class, and after a brief address by
the Principal, Ucv. It, II. Reid?an address,
expressive of the most sincere anxiety for their
welfare, the highest commendation of their depot
tincnt during their connection with tlie Institution,and
the Pcndcrcst emotions on bidding
iheiu adieu?he then presented each of them
with a handsome diploma.
OKADr.\TB3 : Miss Maggie Rush, Miss Sallie
Chalk, Miss Anuie Chase. Miss Nannie Cran
ford, Mi^s Jezzie Westmoreland, Miss Corrie
Coan, M iss Ella Chase, Miss Mat tie Keacham.
Of these Mies Corrie Coan delivered the Salutatory
and Miss Sallie Chalk the Valedictory.
The Annual Address which then followed by
Rev. E. T. lluist, Dl)., of Greenville, was certainly
one of uncommon ability and merit.
The audience had no ground for expectation
of any other thau a good address from (lie
speaker, with .whose reputation most of those
present were no doubt acquainted. Nevertheless,
we think we do not exceed the trutn, in
Baying tlie address was superior to the expectations
of many of the Doctor's warmest friends
aud admirers, llis subject was the " Highest
Cl'LTtBi"?its great necessity, and the high
honor which it confers on both the indivic'.il
and tho community. He explained,
enforced and illustrated tho great les
son which lie would teach, by a view of
the physical, mental and moral departments
of our nature, showing their relations to each
other and to the world around?giving an instructive
analysis of the intellectual and moral 1
powers, with reasons for the highest cultivu
tion of each, followed up by striking examples
of the value of such ussiduous care and
cultivation drawn from individual life, and the
history of nations. But we would uot veuturo
to attempt a synopsis, and will only say the
addicts was appropriate, was thought fully
written, was the offspring of a mind well stored
and n heart piously and profoundly coucerncd
far I ho vmiMir noanln ??f nur /t annine ' '
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feature must not be left without special men- |
tion, whicli was the eniphnsis and earnestness !
wiili which lie insisted on the necessity for i
taking care of the health?saying among oilier |
things, that a thoroughly trained mind in a j
feeble body was scarcely an equivalent for a ;
strong and active physical frame, though unblest
with mental culture.
After the address, the audience was entertained
about an hour longer by tiio boys and
young men of the Mule Academy, in charge
of Rev. \V. R. Carson. They gave several
specimens of declamation, and scvcrnl original
speeches, and acted at the close a most amusing
dialogue. The scene at Petersburg, by
Mr Thomas, indicated a high order of talent
in its youthful author. The eulogy on woman,
by .Mr. Trias Westmorclnnd, and the tirade
against her, by Mr John Westmoreland, were
well written and spoken and "brought down
the house." And the interview between "Uld
Mr. Fickle uud his Son," which closed the ex
ercises?was most admirably acted by Messrs.
Chalk and Thomas, and made every one feel,
"well after all, 1 am glad I have stayed until
the latt."
" Tiik Exiles or tiib Latk Wab."?President
Johnson could not better promote bis
reconstruction policy, or perform a more
graceful act, than to pardon Ilreckinridge,
Price, Maury, Early, and other " exiled Mar- |
cellusea" of the late war. Their commanding
talents, high character ana sterling manhood
would he no small acqusition to the country in
these changeful times, and if secured to the
support of the Administration, would prove
invaluable. Their prcsenoo would convince
the South that, as far as the Executive was con
ccrncd, she no longer rested under a political
ban.?-V. y. Xerct.
Two ranllen 6talks and a bunch of thistles
are called a grove in the mining portions of
Nebraski A very shady couutry.
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ProT. llauckel's XLeport.
We bare tlio roport 011 "The Colored People
and Frcedmen or South Carolina," l?y ltev. J.
Stuart Uaxckul, Agcut of the Diocesau
Board of Missions, which is published by order
of said Board. It is printed neatly in pamphlet
form, and cont^uis much reliable information
as to the true condition of freedmcn in
the lower part of Uiis State. Prof. IIaxckkl
l reports the freemen in a "frightfully demoralized"
condition. Wo make the following extract
from this report :
"Another point worthy of uote, is the scarcity
of labor (in the precincts visited by your
agent) instead of the annreherwtiwl rnliin.l.nnn
Very few planters have secured the nutnhor of
bauds they require, and would he glad to employ,
and all certify to a mysterious disappearance
of the negroes, computed by hundreds or
thousands. Inquiries at the poiuts whither
thoy were reported to have gone, have failed
to trace them in any direction. Disease has
swept awny its thousands, the army has absorbed
many of tlie able-bodied, many have
swarmed to tliu cities, towns and villages, but
a large number remains to be accounted for.
" Next of mortality among the freedmen.
Several intelligent planters gave us as their
experience, that twenty per cent, had died in
the past year, and that very few children have
been born. On the islands where the super- i
vision and care of the whites has been wholly {
withdrawn, the mortality, there iscvcry reason
I to suppose, has been far greater. A return to
industry, in place of utter idleness and vice;
to settled habits, in place of aimless vagrancy:
to organisation and order, in place oi riot and
misrule; und to that supervision and care from
the whites to which they have been so long ac
customed, can aJono avert (at this rate of mortality,
with small or no increase) speedy cx
termination.''
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From U'aslilngton.
Washington, duly 9.
The Tariff Bill was again considered and
various sections adopted by tlie House. Ouc
amendment adopted was to suspend the collection
of so much direct tax imposed by the Act
of 186I, as is uncollected, until Jnntiary, 18C8.
Mr. Morril said he considered this one of
the best measures of reconstruction. The Tariff
Bill was reported from the Committee to the
House witli many amendments. A motion was
made to recommit to the Committee of Ways
and Means, and nnoihcr motion was made to
postpone the consideration of the bill until the
next session, periling which the House adjourned
In the House to day Mr. McClung, from the
Committee 011 elections, in the case of Koontz,
who contests the seat of Coffrolli, of Pa, reported
Coffrolh not entitled to a seat, and
Koontz was laid over for consideration.
Gen. Sickles will be instructed by the l'rc
cMuciit iu ooey me writ ol Habeas corpus, |
which he had refused to comply with in the |
case of fcjtowcrs and others, confined in Castle I
Pinckncy, Charleston harbor, charged with j
murder.
Governor Hamilton and others, of Texas,
have issued au address to those styled Southern |
loyalists to meet here in September. The projectors
of this scheme arc in the interests ot j
the radicals. 1
Republican Senators nnd Representatives |
meet iu caucus to-morrow night, looking alter '
their party interests, as well as legislative matters.
There is scarcely a doubt the President will
veto the Kreednicu's Bureau bill,
FRft.ii Ct'B.\.?A revolt occurred near Porto
Principe, the insurgents declaring for independence.
Troops were sent against them J
nnd a skirmish took place. Several cotnpan- I
ies of troops went over to the Insurgents, who
afterwards proceeded to the mountains. 2'XX)
troops were landed upon tiie island, bearing i
the Chilian ting Tho Cuban authorities had i
m t made such news public, and it seems to !
require corroboration.
Wasiunoton, Jane 4 j
The Democratic Senators and Congressmen i
have issued an address in favor of the National
Union Convention at Philadelphia. They declare
it should he tho watchword of every man,
nnd they denounce the Radicals for pcrsisteutlv
refusing to admit the Southern States, and
say thai laws have bccu passed affecting their
interest iu disregard of the fundamental principles
of free Government. They urge free
representatives from all States and Territories
at the said Convention to work in a spirit of
harmony for the purpose of resto* ing constitutional
I r> >n, a ml for this purpose only.
The Committee on Post Offices and Postroads
have agreed to report to the House Senate's
bill authorizing any Telegraphic Company to
construct their line upon mail routes, whether
a railro id, bridge or common highway ; also
power to take any cable upon our shores, any
laws of .State to the contrary notwithstanding.
Washington, June f>
The Committee of conference on tlie tax bill
have recommended fixing the tax on cotton at ;
<1 ccnis per pound, and giving railroads and )
gas companies the right to mid to their rates j
the tn\ until the 311th of April. lKt'.T.
It is understood that the Southern representatives
will ^oon issue an address to the people
of (he South, recommending the selection
of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.
They regard it as highly important that the
South shall ?o operate in that movement, especially,
as it is understood that the Convention
is only tor the restoration of the Sou h to
the Union, and uot for auy party purpose.
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Con it pkb atfm sot Amenable to State
Cot*uts.?A trial of some importance, growing
out of events connected with the late war, has
jtc-t been terminated at Knoxville, Tennessee,
tiy the acquittal of the prisoner. The parlies
tried were four in nuiuhor, and were, during
ihe war, oflicera in the Confederate army. .
They were charged with murder in having, [
whilst upon a court martial, caused certain 1
citizens of a Mate to he hanged, toward the |
close of 18*>1. Tne charge ugninst them was!
sought to be proved by bringing their conuec- i
lion with this court martial in evidence beforo |
the Court. The verdict, after along and care- J
fnl trial, lias been to acquit the prisoners, they i
all having been declared not guilty.
This case is interesting, says the New York i
I News, as showing that officers and privates of !
the Into Confederate army cannot he made
ninenablo to the Mate Courts for acts commit|
led whilst in that service which were in tho
ordinary course of military law. When those
I gentlemen were .irrrslcd a year ago, General
Grant recommended their release on these
grounds. The State authorities, however, refused
to comply with this recommendation,
and since iha* time they have remained in jail.
It is gratifying to record, as we do in this ease,
the evidences of a returning sense of justice (
on the pint of judges and juries in cases <
wherein defenceless Confederates arc coucern1
ed I
Terrible Coullugratlou.
Portland, Maiue, July 0.
A terrible conflagration occurred here yob"
terJay, the wind blowing a gale at the time.
The fire originated ou Commercial street and
swept over a space of one mile and a half in
length by a quarter of a mile wide, destroying
everything in its course, including all the business
portion of the city, exceping the heaviest
business houses. Several churches and all
the newspaper oflices were burned. Public
buildings and many dwelling* were also desstroyed.
Fifry bouses were blown up in the
endeavor to check the progress of the fire.?
The Custom House firc-prool building escu}el.
The loss is so enormous that nt present it cannot
be estimated. A thousand tents have becu
sent to the houseless people. The destruction
is so complete that pcisous cau hardly tell
where their houses were.
Another account adds that the details of tho
great fire show it to have been terribly disastrous.
All the newspaper and lusurancec
oflices, bunks and hotels, eight churches and
one convent, schools, lawyers oflices, includiug
a valuable library, aud nearly every prominent
busiuess house in the city were burned, as
well as n great number of private dwelliugs.
The number of bouses cousutued is two thousand.
Loss estimated at ten millions. The
churches not burned are appropriated to 4he
houseless, and a committee are enKaaed iu en
dtavoriug to alleviate the distress of the sufferers.
The flaiites are still troublesome, and
in different parts of the city. Nearly all the
hose burttod und several fire engines were
used up.
New Ovluass, July 5.
The Odd Fellows llall was burned list night.
Loss IfllJO.UUO, insured lor $1'5,000.
Important Declnlon.
Baltimore, July 8.
Judge Bowie, Chief Justice of the Court of
Appeals, rendered uu important decision under
the civil rights bill, in the case of the Commonwealth
against Souiers, for beating a negro.
It was contended by counsel thnt, according
to the laws of Mnryland, a negro was not a
competent witness against a white man. The
magistrate decided that the said law was null
and void, and had beeu abrogated and superceded
by the civil rights bill, and required
bail, which Homers refused to give, ami was
committed. Application was made to Judge
Bowie tor a writ of habeas corpus, which he
declined to grant, giving a written opinion
sustaining the magistrate. lie admits that
there are doubts as to the constitutionality of
the civil rights bill on other points, yet not
seeing clearly a breach of the Federal Constitution
on a particular point bearing on this
cn?e, following usage and the decisions of the
highest Courts, he was bound to assume that
Congress had not violated the constitutional
obligations and passed an unconstitutional act.
The prisuner was remanded to the custody of
the officer.
The statue of General Washington, taken
from the Virginia Military Institute by Gen.
Hunter, in his raid tip the Valley, two years
ago, was sent bark yesterday by the Natioual
Kxpress Company to Lexington, Virgiuia.
Washington College ?A large number of
persons attended 1he late commencement of
Washington College, the fir?t smce 18G0. All
tlic exercises were well sustained, but the
great feature of the occasion was tiie address
of the Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Richmond, before
the Literary Societies. The subject was "The |
Duly of tIn* Hour," and the distinguished ora- I
lor passed himself. A more eloquent or j
effective address has rarely, if ever been heard >
on such iin occasion.
The greatest activity now prevails in all ?le- J
partments of the College, and it is confidently '
believed that a nfw career of usefulness and 1
prosperity is before it. General Lee is devoting
himself to its interests with just as much
interest mid atlVction as though it had been
the single work of his life on which his whole
reputation depended He not only exercises
a general superintendence, but he gives careful
attention to the details, both of administration
and instruction, and there is not u atu
dent or otlieer of the college who is not brought
frequently with n the influence of his presence
and example. He brings to this office the same
unselfishness, the same devotion to dnty, the
saute energy and the same ability which ho displayed
at tho head of armies, and though in
an humbler sphere, yet in still more striking
relief, lie fully sustains the reputation of his
great name.
Tur. Great Emigration from Ireland.?
The Pall Mall Gazette, in a late number, thus
gives the English view of the Irish emigration:
"Although labor is scarce and wages high
in every part of Ireland, the exodus to America
is rapidly on the increase. Front Cork
alone an average of fifteen hundred einbark
weekly, and from the other Irish ports the migration
to the New World, by way of Liverpool,
is proportionally rapid. The master wish of
every Irishman belonging to tlie lower middle
ami lower class seems to be to leave this country
forever, an object which the Irish paterfamilias
seeks to aituiu by sending forward
across the Atlantic his hardiest and most promising
sons and daughters, provided with all
the money he can raise, to earn more for the
transport of the family. In this wny, not only
an immense nmount of labor, but also an im
niPiivn ainttitni nf er\o/??n ?a I -#.1a~A I
and acquired by America. The young and ilie
industrious, the flower of the population, do
part ?the old, and the feeble, and the sickly
remain behind, awaiting impatiently the trnnsmission
of means to follow. It is deplorable
that this should be so, but so it is."
Tiif. Stay Law in Gkobgia.?Tho Supremo
Court, which lins been in session at Millcdgeville
for the past five weeks, adjourned on Saturday
last, We learn that the Court made no
decision on the "Constitutionality of the Stay
Law," which has been so elaborately argued
before it during the session.
The ense in which the question was argued,
went off on another ground. It was a rule
against tho Sheriff of Macon county. Tito
plaintiff in fi fa in October, 1865, ordered the
Sheriff to make a levy on defendant's property.
The Sheriff refused, nnd pled in justification
of his refusal the "Stay Law" of the previous
legislature, which by its terms, was to operate
during the continuance of tho war. The Court
held that at the time the order to levy was
given, there was no Stay l.aw" in existence,
inasmuch as the war had ended, ami the Sheriff
wan therefore liable undor tho rule ?Atlanta
IlUtlltgcnctr.
A fatal duel was reocntly fought in the environs
of I'nris between two officers of the garrison
One of them was killed on fbe spot; the
other had his breast pierced, it is believed
mortally. The doctor's horse, as ho was leaving
the field, took fright, threw him against a
tree, and killed him ou (be spot.
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We learn from a foreign letter that Mr. Sale,
the blind inventor of the method of making
powder incombustible haa now invented a gun
said to be more simple and rapid than any pre*
vious breech-loader. Instead of revolvers he
uses slides, each to hold a number of cartridges
?say ten each; ten slides may hold a hundred,
and these may be fired in a minute.
With a boy to fill the slides, a man eonld fire
6,000 shots an hour, and by talking good aim,
put that many horn de combat. Ten men, with
as many boys, would thus be equal to 00,000,
and a hundred might kill off the whole French
army, if tlicy would only staud still at a proper
distance, mid not fire back or otherwisei
in politely interrupt the proceedings. Mr.
Sale proposes to adapt his slides to artillery,
and by firing a series of shots with great rapidity,
he hopes to batter the strongest monitor
into small bits with bolts of very moderate
dimensions. ^^1
Immediate Causes or thb W'ab m Euaor*.
?A cotemporary, speaking of the immediate
causes of the war which now threaten to involve
nearly all of Europe, remarks: "This
war bclietj the old axiom of honor among
thieves. Three years sgo, Austria and Prussia
combined to rob Denmark of the elbe provinces
of Uchleswig Holstein, the only instifieation
heiticr Ik* ft.rman Un<l*?*s? 1
0 w> * wuvjouviva vi ?ucir pup*
ulation; which is no justification at all ra the
dynastic symptom of Europe. Prussia vented
a good seaport, and induced Austria to join in
the robbery of Denmark. England, the natural
ally of Denmark, whimpered a few weak objections
; but the two plunderers went on, and by
conquest acquired a joint jurisdiction. Then
they quarreled about the spoils?Prussia modestly
claiming the whole. Thts is the immediate
cause of the war.
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Mubdkk or B. S. Rhbtt, Sb.?We are pained
to learn that this gentleman was found assassinated
on yesterday afternoon, just after
entering his farm on the race course. So far
as we can learn it appears that Mr. Rhett was
riding along a causeway, en the side of which
the murderer had concealed himself, trader ^
cover of an undergrowth of brush?and that
after passing a distance of ten feet, he was
shot from the rear with a double barrelled gun,
loaded with duck Hbot. Mr. Rhett was struck
in the left arm and side, the shot apparently
penetrating the lung. He rode but aahort distance
before falling from his horse, and died
where he had fallen, in about three quarters of
an hour, lie gave no clue to the ennrderer.
Drs. Mitchell au>l Geddinga, who were in the
immediate vicinity, could discover no traoe of
him. An inquest will be held by Coroner
Whiting to-dsy.?Ckarleelon Courier.
The radicals arc talking of calling a Convention
in September next to make out a radical
platform and put Gen. Grant at once in nomination
for the Presidency, in the hopes of being
able to obtain n popular endorsement of
their obnoxious programme. It is feared in
Washington, by the friends of the President,
that should an issue arise between the votes
cast iu accordance with the Constitution and
the vole as prescribed by Congress, auattempt
will )<c made to draw the sword hy ranging
the army ou the side of Congress against the
constitutionally elected l*residcnt in 18C8.
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In forao portions of this connty. says Hie
Owensboro. Ky , Shield, ihe snakes are so nu
morons that it is impossible for farmers to caltivate
their crops. On l'auther Creek, a stream
near this city, ns high as live hundred snakes
have been discovered in one body. Fishing
hns been almost entirely ahaudoncd hi this
creek on account of snakes, and in smne portions
of the country stock have left the woods
terror-! (ricken. ou account of the numerous
quantity of snakes. In themuburbs of our city
several large o .es have been killed.
Guziliug, gunpowder, perspiring negroes,
hot letnouude. Cold blaekherrr bim
soine gingerbread, over-licated heroes and fut?
ily-disturbed artillery horses, shoals of ragged
juvenile frredan-n. a brass bund and a spreadorator,
black, red, yellow, white, or of some
neutral tint, with the addition of heat, dust and
smell, are nil that is left of the fourth of July. ,
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Philadelphia contains between 25,000 aad
30,000 more houses than New York city. As
an instance of the manner iu which the citisens
of the latter city are packed, the Superintendent
of Public Buildings snys that there arc
one hundred and sixty-one tenement honaen
giviug accommodation to seventeen hundred
iumilies, besides furnishing room for upward
of one hundred stores. ?
Rev. James L. Merrick, who died at Souih
Amherst last week, bequeathed the whole of
his property to the institution of Monson
Academy, Amherst College, and the Theological
Seminaries at Princeton N. J., and Columbia,
S. C.t in which he received his edueation. The
bequests will be devoted to founding four Persian
scholarships, iu meinery of his eleven
years mission to that country.
A young lady by the name of Nannie Robinson,
sixteen years of age, attempted to commit
suicide the other day, in Quincy, III., by taking
poison. Her designs were frustrated by prompt
medical assistance. Cause?seduction and desertion.
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Madame Murat of Florida has lately been
the recipient of 20.000,000, franca, through the
claims of her family upon the Kovernment of
France. She is now in Europe, looking after
hor interests. She lately received ft largi do*
uation from the French Emperor.
"All New Jersey editors, exeditors, ftnd re*
porters, publishers and employing printers,
with their wives, sisters, or sweatheftrts," were
invited to be present at a Convention on Thure*
last, at Delvidere.
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A man named E. H. Clark, while going from
St. Joseph to Rnckport, Atchinson County,
Missouri, on Saturday last, was robbed of
$20,000, which he was convoying to its owner.
Senator Thompson, of Atchinson County.
The Augusta papers aro laughing over n
suit brought by a colored girl against a negro
swain for breach of promise of marriage. Such
a prosecution has never before been known in
a Georgia Court.
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The Legislature of Tennessee hare named
the section of country around where Davy
Crockett once lived, Croe**eU County, in.honor
to that renownod settler and hunter.
His Houor Judge Bryan, of Charleston, has
issued a writ of habeas corpus in the case of
Messrs. Stowersand Keyes, and arguments are
now in course in Charleston.