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# WjWWW?HB? She 6avoUn? $p!UtHU. ... . ; r-sss~ : .. . 1 U SPARTANU UIIG: ? F. 91 TRINNIER, EDITOR. a Thursday, July 13, 1866. u I, O. O. F. p At an Bleotion held for Officers of Morgan 8I Lodge, No. 19, I. 0. 0. K, ror (lie ensuing p term, the following were elected : j, Alex. il. Smyth, N. (?., Jno. W. Qarrktt, t] V. Q., Jos. M. JWC~o, Sec'ry., Jas. 1). IIin- t| RAXT, TBEAS. .| ai m Pardoned. t! Among the list of warrants of pardon obtain- *' td by James B. Campbell and Henry Buist, tl wliiloon a recent professional visit to Washington, and published iu the Columbia Carolinian, wc notice the following named gentlemen I of our district: Col. T. J. Moore, Capt. S. C. mba5s and ttev. o. r. eahle. The gentlctneu ^ who obtained these warrants of pardon give notice that they will be delivered, free of ex* ^ pense, at either of their offices in Charleston. y The Union Convention. lt A National Union Convention is to be held b In Philadelphia on the 14th of August, proxi P too, to be composed of delegates from all the n the States, and four from each one of the Slutes '' at large. The official call for the convention ? requires that such delegates agree to the pro- h position that "The Union of the States is in 01 all cases indissoluble and perpetual, and thai 1' there is ne right anywhero to dissolve the (l Union or to separate States from the Government." Of course this is not to be discussed. '' This is a move preparatory to the organization, or strengthening, of a party to contest g the supremacy of the Radicals in the Oovcrn- p ment. We are called on to unite with u a party wo have fought for the last four yonrs, q because it denied those rights which wc > < claimed as guaranteed to us by the Const it u- T Uon. We cannotfcel that we arc morfl willing to affiliate with them now than at any time C] previous to the culmination of the issues they u made against us. We aro not willing to re- f nounce principlet because of the pressure of ^ might, and forsako the true democratic party ^ which has been aud continues faithful to the it Constitution as it was, to unite with (ho one proposed, for the overthrow of thut radical |j supremacy which has grown out of the radical Mj tenets of this Union party. Nearly all tho ultra i< Radicals sprang from the Uniox party, the clc- k ments of which were perfectly harmonious "j until the madness of the one was defeating the 0 elfish, calculating policy of tho other. This n party wo are invited to mect.is the one which forced us to the assertion of those priuoi; ics fj 'for which wc have contondod as for all that c: would save us from tyranny aud oppression. w In entering this Convention upon the 'official P call," we humiliate ourselves by declaring that ,j all we did was wrong, and that such rights as tv we asserted "existed nowhere." Are wc willing to do this ? Is it not requiring a degree of j; humiliation we need not feel, uulcss wc accept (the invitation on such terms?though minA/im* ) decreed against us. "The die is cast," l>ut it 11 does not alter our appreciation of the princi- n plea contended for. No, never ! We do not ti care to oust one party to mako place for ano- T ther which requires a public disclaimer of those 01 principles which were held dear ami are j'ct * snored in the heart, if not declared or contend- ic ed for. If we are to resort to a means so hu si miliating?make a sacrifice so great?to form t(l an alliance with a party so obnoxious, wo profer our present in-and-out position. It is im ' h possible for us, even in looking forward to the d great interests of the future, to forget the past, 01 and disavow our most cherished principles. If ,| our condition is to be even that of provincial vus- oi salsge, we are not willing to sacrifice all priori- 01 plet to secure mere mnterial prosperity. Do let M us retain that one and inalienable privilege of furling and thinking according to our honest m convictions. We do not wish to >e regarded Cl as refractory or "rebellious," in "accepting J' the situation." To this we submit, but cannot i favor the open disavowal of principlo in order w to secure fellowship with those who call this " Convention, and will not, as long as a voice ^ comes from the North itself, asking "Why ti should the democratic party be forsaken, and w its brave members left to rally uuder banners 11 of their enemies. What good can come of giving up the name?the principles we havo m fought for so long? The LnCrosse, Wisconsin, bl Democrat continues; "In the name of two ^ million democratic voters, North and South, we ^ arise now to ask what good will come of for - 0| salting principlas ? We dislike forsaking the s] eternal principles of democracy for an iudivid ual name. If Johnson, and Seward and others v are tired of Republicanism, let them come out ir from the Rump disunionisls, and stand up for b, the principles of that party which has no apology to make for the ruins our enemies have ,j strewn over the land. We do not wish to en- y list under men who want us to fight under ab- ei olition and republican banners." In short, it | ^ is not the business of the people of the South ,j to lake upon themselves the work of reconstruction. Let those effect it whose avowed object H was to do so. ?l General McNeil, tho miserable wretch that 8 butchered Confederate piisonors in cold blood c in Missouri, hns published a defence of himself t< gainst the attack of Gen. Blair, who laehed w him unmercifully. In his remarks ho not only throws the blame upon his superiors, but says: j, "A literal compliance with tho orders of this tl military department for the year 1862, would ci litre caused & s ries of military executions b before which this one would have faded into insignificance." What, in the name of humanity, can those Bl orders Lavs been l?Nathville Di'pa'rh. N * Our Grave Yard Wo are requested to invito the special alienon of the citizens of our town to the neglect- , 1 condition of our common cemetery. A visit j > that hallowed spot will satisfy the tnost easel observer that much of the ground contain- ( ig the ashes of our loved ones is most sadly j ucared for. The larger portion of the enclo- , ire is wasted by briers, buGhcs, weeds and ( rass, though a few spots, under the care of tpcrvising friends, nre in a state of tasteful reservation. Flowers that are plnnted by the ands of love and nfTcction are destroyed kby ie trampling of cattle, and to the henrts of lose who thus mark with the emblems of love ie resting places of their dead, such desecra ous cannot fail to bring a pang. We hope lis neglect?not to say dishonoring state of iings?shall exist no longer. For the Spartan. female High School Commencement at Reldvllle. A large assembly in tho Chapel at an early our on Wednesday, 27tl> June, gave cheering roof of public inter'it in tho prosperity of lie Institution, and in the cause of Female Iducaiion. After the melancholy lapse of the ist several years, it was truly refreshing to e present on *uch an occasion. And the ions l!i? natriotin. anil itin nf , , - - ...... " B m?f have been strengthened in faith and onjuraged in hope, with regard to our country, n seeing so lnrge an auditory drawn together y a purely literary and moral attraction ; and specially so when considering the marked ropriety ofcouduct, and the unwearied altcnon by which the crowded assembly expressed icir unabated pleasure in the exercises for ve hours ou a hot, summer day. It might prolong this uotice too much, to cntrc a general reading, to give the fttli proruuimc with such coiumcnts as the scrernl < erfotuiances justly deserve; but it is hoped i olhing essential will bo "milled. , The introductory prayer by Rev. K. C. liver, was followed by the tSalututory, an J i sadiug of Compositions by the young ladies. { he subjects chosen displayed good judgment nd elevated taste, and as well as we could | ear them, their literary merit was highly i rcditahlc to the writers. By the way, is there ot some better plan practicable on these oc- j isions, than the one usually adopted, of havtg the young ladies to read their compositions. i'c know there is a magic power in the living i retcna of the fair writer, and there is a chartn 1 the soft silvery music of her voice ; but j fler a!! do these things compensate for the >ss by (he audience of the connection, the lottgltt an 1 rhetorical beauties o( the contpo- j tion which lias cost her so much labor, ntix>ty and study. And all the more so when we , now that this tired murmur which is ull thai tost of a largo audience commonly hear, is | ic result of cither an inability to speak loudr, or of a lack of questionable courage to ] icct the demands of such a public exercise. | The following young ladies constituted the rndiiating class, and after a brief address by "j ic Principal, llcv. R. II. Kcid?an address, xprcssive of the most sincere anxiety for their \ elfare, the highest commendation of their de- i 01 tinctit during their connection with the In- | ilution.and the rcndorcsl emotions on bidding ictu adieu?be then presented each of them ith a handsome diploma. Graduates : Miss Maggie Rush, Miss Snllie hulk. Miss Anuie Chase. Miss Nannie Cran >rd, Mi** Jozzie Westmoreland, Miss Corrie o.in. Miss Ella Chase, Miss Muttic Beacbnm. f these Miss Corric (Joan delivered the Saludnry and Miss Sallic Chalk the Valedictory. The An mini Address which then followed by cv. E. T. lluist, D L)., of Greenville, was ecrtinly one of uncommon ability and merit, he nudicncc had no ground for expectation r any other than a good uddress from the peakcr, with .whose reputation most of those resent were lib doubt acquainted. Neverthess, we think we do uot exceed the truth, in lying the address was superior to theexpccuions of many of the Doctor's warmest friends nd admirers. His subject was the " Highest ultcbk"?its great necessity, and the high onor which it confers on both the inividual and the community. He cxplninJ, enforced and illustrated tho great lcsm which lie would teach, by a view of 10 physical, mental and moral departments I our nature, showing their relations to each liter and to the world around?giving uu inmotive analysis of the intellectual and moral oners, with icasons l'or the highest cultiva on of each, followed up by striking exiiipics of the value of such assiduous care aud iliivation drawn from individual life, and the istory of nations. But we would uot venture i attempt a synopsis, and will only say the idress was appropriate, was thoughtfully ritten, was the offspring of a mind well stored nd a heart piously and profoundly concerned 1 >r the young people of our country. One , attire must not lie left without special men- | ion, which was the emphasis aud earnestness I it It which lie insisted on the necessity for iking care of the health?saying among other tings, that a thoroughly trained mind in n icble body was scarcely an equivalent for a rong and active physical frame, (hough tiniest with mental culture. After the address, the audience was enter- I lined about an hour longer by tho boys nnd ming men of the Mule Academy, in charge j T Rev. W. B. Careon. They gave several j rtecinicns of declamation, and several oriorinnl i [ ceclics, and acted at tlie close a most uinus>g dialogue. Tlie scene at Petersburg, by |r Thomas, indicated a hipn order oi talent i its youthful author. The eulogy on woninn, y Mr. I'riua Westmoreland, and the tirade , ?ninst her, by Mr John Westmoreland, were ell written and spoken and brought down le house." And the interview between ''Old [r. Fickle and his Son," which closed the ex rcises?was most admirably acted by Messrs. halk and Thomas, and made every one feel, well sfter all, 1 am glad I have stayed until je last." "Tiik Exilks of tiik Latk War."?Prcident Johnson could not hotter promote bis ^construction policy, or perforin a more raccful act, than to pardon Breckinridge, rice, Maury, Early, and other " exiled Mar- | tdluscs" of the late war. Their commanding dents, high character and sterling t-ianhoud said be no small aoqusition to the country in icse changeful times, and if secured to the upport of the Administration, would prove ^valuable. Their prosenuo would convince le South thnt, as far as the Executive was con srncd, she no longer rested under a political an ?.V. Y Ntrva. Two raullen stalks and a buuch of thistles re ealled a grove in the mining portions of ebraski A very shady country. Prof. Ufa ticket's Report. We have the roport on "The Colored People and Krcedmen of South Carolina," by ltev. ,1. Stuart Uaxckkl, Agent of the Diocesan Board of Missions, which is published by order of said Board. It is printed neatly in pamphlet form, and contains much reliable information as to the true condition of frecdmcn in the lower part of this State. Prof. IIaxckel reports the freemen in a "frightfully demoralized" condition. We make the following extract from this report : "Another point worthy of note, is the scarcity of labor (in the precincts visited by your agent) instead of the apprehended redundance. Very few planters have secured the number of hands they require, and would be glad to employ, and all certify ton mysterious disappearance of the negroes, computed by hundreds or thousands. Inquiries at the points whither ' "l, . ?r? reported to have gone, have failed to trace them in any direction. Disease has swept awny its thousands, tlie array lias absorbed many of the able-bodied, many Lave swarmed to the cities, towns and villages, but a large number remains to be uccountcd for. " Next of mortality among the freedmen. 8evernl intelligent planter* gave us as their experience, that twenty per cent, hud died iu the past year, and that very few children have been born. On the island a where the supervision and care of the whites has been wholly withdrawn, the mortality, there is every reason 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 organization and order, in place ol riot and misrule; and to that supervision and care from the whites to which they have been so long uo customed, can alone avert (at this rate of mortality, with small or no increase) speedy ex termination." From Washington. Washington-, July 9. The TarifT Bill was ng..in considered and various sections adopted by the House. Ouc amendment adopted was to suspend the collection of so much direct tax imposed by the Act of 186I, as is uncollected, until January, 18G8. Mr. Morril said he considered this one of the best measures of reconstruction. The Tariff Bill was reported front the Committee to the House with ntauy amendments. A motion was made to recommit to the Committee of Ways and Means, and nnothcr motion was made to postpone the consideration of the hill until the next session, pcuiTiiig which the House adjourned In (he House to da}' Mr. McClung, from the Committee on Elections, in the case of Koontz, who contests the sent of Coffrolh, of Pa, reported Cofiiuth not entitled to a scat, and Koontz was laid over for consideration. Gen. Sickles will be instructed by the President to obey the wrii ot habeas corpus, which he had refused to comply with in the case of Stuwers and others, confined iu Castle Piuckncy, Charleston harbor, charged with murder. Governor Hamilton and others, of Texas, have issuedau address to those styled Southern loyalists to meet here in September. The projectors of this scheme arc in the interests of 1 lie radicals. Republican Senators and Representatives meet iu caucus to-morrow night, looking alter llieirparty interests, as well us legislative matters. i nere is scarcely ft doubt (lie President will veto the Kremlnieu's Bureau bill, fitum Cuba.?a'revolt occurred near Porto Principe, the insurgents declaring for independence. Troops were sent against them and a skirmish look place. Several companies of troops went over to the Insurgents, who afterwards proceeded to the mountains. U?XX> troops were landed upon the Island, bearing the Chilian (lag The Cuban authorities had m t made such news public, and it seems to require corroboration. Washington, Jane 4 The Democratic Senators and Congressmen have issued an address in favor of the National Union Conventiou at Philadelphia. They declare it should be tho watchword of every man, and they denounce the Radicals for pcrsisteutly refusing to admit the Southern States, ami say that laws have been passed atfecting their iutcrcsi 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 the purpose of restoring constitutional i n ?n, and for this purpose only. The Committee on Post Offices and Postroads have agreed to report to the House Seuatc's bill authorizing any Telegraphic Company to construct their line upon mail routes, whether a railroad, bridge or common highway; also power to take any cable upon our shores, any laws of State to the contrary notwithstanding. Washington, June 6 The Committee of conference on the tax bill have recommended fixing the lax on cotton at 'J cents per pound, and giving railroads and gas companies the rigid to add to their rates the tax until the HUth of April, 1807. It is understood that the Southern reprcscn lalivos will -oon i^suc an address to the people of the South, recommending the selection of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention. They regard it as highly important that the South shall eo operate in that movement, especially, as it is understood tliRt the Convention is only for the restoration of the Son h to the Union, and uot for any party purpose. w ? ^ ?? CONrCDKBATP.N NOT AmI.NABI.E TO STATE Cot UTS.?A trial of some importance, growing out of events connected with the late war, has just been terminated at Knoxville, Tennessee, by tbc acquittal of the prisoner. The parties tried were four iu niimbor, and were, during the war. olio ei n in it>? 'C...1-? - w. ...v vu.mutiai v niiuj. They were cliargeil with murder in having, whilst upon a court martial, caused certain citizens of a h't&to to he hanged, toward the close of 18t'?l. The charge ngaiust them was sought to be proved by bringing their connection with this court martial iu evidence before the Court. The verdict, after a long and careful trial, lias been to acquit the prisoners, they all having been dcclured not guilty. This case is interesting, says the New York News, as showing that officers and privates of the Into Confederate army cannot be made amenable to the Slate Courts for acts committed whilst in that service which were iu the ordinary course of military law. When those gentlemen were urrcatcd a year ago, General Graut recommended their release on these grounds. The State authorities, however, refused to comply with this recommendation, and since that time they have remained in jail. It is gratifying to record, as wc do in this case, the evidences of a returning sense of justice on the part of judges and juries in cases wherein defenceless Confederates arc concerned Terrible Conflagration. 1 Portland, Maine, July 5. l^c A terrible conflagration occurred here yea" P0.1 terJay, the wind blowing a gale at the time. 8ai< The fire originated on Commercial street and T1? swept over a space of one mile nod a half in usc length by a quarter of a mile wide, destroying ~s everything in its course, including all the bu- .,r siuess portion of the city, cxceping the heavi- ? est business houses. Several churches and all ' the newspaper offices were burned. Publio Pu buildings and many dwelling < were also des- 118 etroyed. Fifty bouses were blown up in the am endeavor to check the progress of the fire.? ar" The Custom IIousc firc-proot building escuj el. ?'or The loss is so enormous that nt present it can- ~n{ not be estimated. A thousand tents have becu u sent to the houseless people. The destruction is so complete that persons cau hardly tell PK where their houses were. ,?r Another accouut ndds that the details of the 111 great fire show it to have been terribly disastrous. All the newspaper and lusurancec I offices, banks und hotels, eight churches and j one convent, schools, lawycrrs offices, including a valuable library, aud nearly every promin- yoj cut business house in the city were burned, as well as a great number of private dwellings. The number of houses cousumed is two thousand. Loss estiniutcd at ten millions. The jnc churches not burned are appropriated to the tj01 houseless, and a committee are engaged in en- uja diavoring to alleviate the distress of the suf- j terers. The flames are still troublesome, aud R in ditTereut parts of the city. Nearly all the ^ hose hurtled and several fire engines were ftjj. usca aP- tiot Nr.* Ottl.:ans, July 5. JvJ The Odd Fellows Hall was burned last niglit. e , Loss S^U.UUO, insured lor $'J5,OUO. ato Important Decision. j Baltimore, July 8. . Judge Bowie, Chief Justice of tho Court of pns Appeals, rendered un important decision under cnt the civil rights bill, in the case of the Common- as ' wealth against Souicrs, for beating a negro, rid It was contended by counsel tlint, according tbe to the laws of Maryland, a negro was not a cot competent witness against a white man. The afti mngistiaic decided that the said law was null eho and void, and had been abrogated and super- l0ai ceded by the civil rights bill, and required jn t bail, which Somcrs refused to give, an<j was pen committed. Application was made to Judge tan Bowie lor a writ of habeas corpus, which he ^rht declined to grant, giving a written opinion an sustaining the magistrate. He admits that pn there are doubts as to the constitutionality of iau the civil rights bill on other points, yea not hin seeing clearly a breach of the Federal Consti- >vh luti.iu on a particular point bearing on this cn?e, following usage and the decisions of the highest Courts, he was hound to assume tiiat 1 Congress had not violated the constitutional tioi obligations and passed an unconstitutional act. pla | The prisoner was remanded to the custody of nat I the ollicer. ing The statue of General Washington, taken the i from the Virginia Military Institute by Gen. Wa Hunter, in his raid up the Valley, two years tha i ago, wns sent back yesterday by the National ens i Express Company to Lexington, Virginia. the Washington College?A large uuuibcr of persons attended 1he late commencement of Washington College, the tir?t s:nce 18G0. All j the exercises were well sustained, but the ; great feature of the occasion was the address ^ ! of the Her. Dr. Duncan, of Richmond, before i tbe Literary Societies. The subject was "The non i Duty of the Hour," aud the distinguished ora| lor surpassed himself. A more eloquent or j : effective address has rarely, if ever been heard , " ere j on sucli an occasion. The greatest activity now prevails iu all de- t I part meats of the College, and it is confidently ! believed that a nfw career of usefulness nnd * prosperity is before it. General Lee is devot i mg iiiinseii 10 tin interests with just us much j interest nn<l affection as though it ha?l been < . the single work of his lifo on which his whole hot j reputation depended He not only exercises ! a general superintendence, but he gives carc- fly| lul attention to the details, both of aduiuis- juv | trillion and instruction, and there is not a stu ora j dent or officer of the college who is not brought net ' frequently within the influence of his presence ami and example. He brings to this office the same ?i uubelfishness, the same devotion to dnty, the anuie energy and the same ability which hodis- j played at the head of armies, aud though in 30 au humbler sphere, yet in still more striking an relief, he fully sustains the reputation of his 0f 1 1 great name. dL.t ??- - - ont TiieGheat Kmiuration from Ibei.and.? jFj* The Pall Mall Gazette, in a late number, thus 0f { gives the English view of the Irish emigration: "Although labor is scarce and wages high j in every part of Ireland, the exodus to Ameri- _\Ir ca is rapidly on the increase. From Cork j,|8 alone an average of fifteen hundred embark ,\0| j weekly, and from the other Irish ports the uti- gei . gration to the New World, hy way of Liverpool, g ( i is proportionably rapid. The master wish of 1 every Irishman belonging to the lower middle sja, : and lower cl.i?s seems to be to leave this conn: try forever, an object which the Irish paterfamilias seeks to attaiu by sending forward I across the Atlantic bis hardiest and most pro- J mising sons and daughters, provided with nil s?n the money he can raise, to earn more for the 8U'( transport of the family. In this way, not only poi an immense amount of labor, but also an im me' j mense amount of specie is daily lost to Ireland, "er and ucquircdby America. The young and the I industrious, tho tlower of tlie population, do ^ part ?the old, nnd the lecble, and the sickly remain behind, awaiting impatiently the trans- cjaj mission of means to follow, It is deplorable j.n that this should be so, but so it is." llor Tiif. Stay Law in Georgia.?The Supreme Court, which has been in session at Millcdge- ' ville for the past fivo weeks, adjourned on Saturday last. We learn that the Court made no decision on the "Constitutionality of the Stay ?nT J Law," which has been eo elaborately argued l*sl ' before it during tho session. ti.. -i. i-~ ? j j t vnou nuivu ???v ijuomiuu IIFgUCU, / wont off on another ground. It was a rule 8t. against tho Sheriff of Macon oounty. The ML plaintiff in fi fa in October, 18t>5, ordered the $'2( ! Sheriff to make a levy on defendant's property. Sei 1 The Sheriff refused, and pled in justification of his refusal the "Stay Law" of the previous _ legislature, which by its terms, was to operate ? during tho continuance of tho war. The Court 8nl held that at the time the order to levy was swl given, there was no " Stay Ijiw" in existence, ft ? inasmuch as the war had ended, and the Sheriff * was therefore liable under tho rulo ?Athnta Inltlltgenrtr. 1 A fatal duel was recently fought in the envi- | r< rons of Paris between two officers of the garri- ? son One of them was killed on the spot; the other had his breast pierced, it is believed 1 , mortally. The doctor's horse, as ho wits leav- issi ing the field, took fright, threw hiin against a Mc tree, and killed him ou (he spot. ( no1 1 M \ SBaBHHBHMHM Ve learn from a foreign letUr that Mr. Sale, blind inventor of the method of making vdcr incombustible baa now invented a gun J to be more simple and rapid than any preus breech-loader. Instead of revolvers be s slides, each to hold a number of cartridges ay ten each; ten slides may bold a hund, and these may be fired in a minute. Lh a boy to fill the slides, a man could fire 00 shots an hour, and by taking good aim, , that many hort dc combat. Ten men, with many boys, would thus be equal to 00,000, 1 a hundred might kill off the whole French ny, if tlicy would only stand still at a prodistance, and not fire back or otherwise^ jnlitcly interrupt the proceedings. Mr. e proposes to adapt his slides to artillery, I by firing a series of shots with great raity. he hopes to batter the strongcat monlinto small bits with bolts of very moderate tensions. ^ mmkdiatk Causes of ths Wab is Eraorx. 1 cotemporary, speaking of the immediate iscs of the war which now threaten to inve nearly all of Europe, remarks: "This r belies the old uiiuui of uonor among eves. Three years ago. Austria and Pruecombined to rob Denmark of the elbe proves of Schleswig Ilolstein, the only iustifieai being the Qerman tendencies of their poption; which is no justification at all in the lastic symptom of Eurona. Pm?i? ootl seaport, and induced Austria to join in robbery of Denmark. England, the natural r of Denmark, whimpered a few weak objects ; but the two plunderers went on, and by quest acquired a joint jurisdiction. Then y quarreled about the spoils?Prussia mod. ly claiming the whole. This is the lmmedicause of the rar. Ji nutu or B. S. Riixtt, 8a.?We are punto learn that this gentleman was found assinated on yesterday afternoon, just after ering his farm ou the race course. 80 far ro can learn it appears that Mr. Rhett was ing along a causeway, on the side of which murderer had concealed himself, trader , er of an undergrowth of brush?and that ?r passing a distance of ten feet, he was t from the rear with a double barrelled gun, led with duck shot. Mr. Rhett was struck he left arm and side, the shot apparently letrating the lung. He rode but a abort discs before falling from his horse, and died ere he had fallen, in about three quarters of hour. He gave no clue to the ^nurderer. 1. Mitchell aud Oeddinga, who were in the nediate vicinity, could discover no trsoe of 1. An inquest will be held by Coreaer iting to day.?Charltaicn Coteritr. 'he radicals are tulkiug of cailiug a Convcn1 in September next to make out a radical l form and put Gen. Grant at once in noaiion for the Presidency, in the hopes of be, able to obtain a popular endorsement of ir obnoxious programme. It is feared in shington, by the friends of the President, t should an issue arise between the votes t iu accordance with the Censtitutien and vote as prescribed by Congress, an attempt i be made to druw the sword by ranging army ou the side of Congress against the istitmiwually elected President in 1868. >#? n some portions of this county, says the ensboro. Ky , Shield, the snakes are so nu rous that it is impossible for farmers to caltte their crops. On Paul her Creek, a stream r this city, as high as five hundred snakes ro been discovered in onp hiulw K" t been almost entirely abandoned ha this ok on account of snake9, and in same paris of the country stock have left the woeds ror-t.tricken. on acevtinl of llie numerous unity of snakes. iu thewubiirhs of our eity eral large t>:.es Lave been killed. ] Milling, gunpowder, pert-piring negroes, lemouude, cold blackberry pies, unwholc ne gingerbread, over-heated heroes and fatr disturbed artillery horses, shoals of ragged enile freedmcn. a brass band and a spreaddor, black, red, yellow, white, or of some Ural tint, with the addition of heat, dust and til, arc nil that is left of the fourth of Jul)*. Richmond Timt*. 'hiladelphia contains between 25,000 aad <K)0 more houses than New York oilj. As instance of the manner iu whicb the citizens lie latter city are packed, the Superinlenil of Public Buildings says that there arc hundred and sixty-one tenement lionsea iug accommodation to seventeen hundred lilies, besides furnishing room for upward 9uu hundred stores. lev. James L. Merrick, who died at South iherst lust week, bequeathed the wnole of property to the institution of Monson odemy, Amherst College, and the Theological binaries at Princeton N. J., and Columbia, C., in which he received bis education. The luests will be devoted to founding four Peril scholarships, in uiemery of bis eleven .rs mission to that country. i young lady by the name of Nannie Robini, sixteen years of age, attempted to commit :ide the other day, in Quincy, 111., by taking son. Jler designs were frustrated by prompt iical assistance. Cause?seduction and delion. Iadame Murat of Florida lias lately been recipient of 20.000,000, francs, through the ims of her family upon tho government of incc. She is now in Europe, looking after interests. IShc lately received a large doion from the French Emperor. 'All New Jersey editors, exeditors, and refers, publishers and employing printers, h their wives, sisters, or sweethearts," were itcd to be present at a Convention on Thunt, at Bclvidcrc. 1 n.n ......I V IT n??V Joseph to Hoekport, Atohinson County, jsouri, on Saturday last, was robbed of ),000. which he was conroying to its owner, lator Thompson, of Atchinson County. rhe Augusta papers are laughing over a t brought by a colored girl against a negro kin for breach of promise of marriage. 8nch rosecution has nerer before been known in Georgia Court. rhe Legislature of Tennessee hare named i section of country around where Davy >ckett once lived, Crockett County, la.honor that renowned settler and hunter. -w w lis Houor Judge Bryan, of Charleston, has ncd a writ of habeas corpus in the case of ssrs. Stowersand Keyes, and arguments are n iu course in Charleston.