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:-. ' . . .. .. ' | ' ' ' ' ''''''' '"'^ '''' "'''r' ' ''' ~~*-~r^--*~r-; - rj*j ry - NIGHT THE DAY, frlfiU ??N0T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN ? v M BV KEITH, SMITH & CO. AV A LH ALL A, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1877. .'i }.i i . . frit">i >r .Mitf-i " ,?w.'.M ! S):!. VOLUME XII-NO. 29. LIM ? H?H*imd?Ji?i ItlJllMMtVU THU NUW ? Barn? IK. BY-PHILIP J. BULL. Tho dcdioutiou's ovor, wifo; wo gavo tho ohuroh to God \Vith Dot ooo oout's indebtedness from floor to lightning rod; I But 'twas a struggle long and flcroct tho hours droggod slowly on, .Before wo took Thorinopykc, or crossed our Rubicon. At Inst it was decided that, whntovor clso befalls, .Tho Sherill's hammer shull not souud within thoso frescoed walls; And so Tm living o'er, to night, tho months nf snn aud ruin That brought this towering oak troo from thc acorn of my brain. You recollect tho meetinghouse I preached in for a while; Some culled it au "old rookery," and porno '.tho old etouo pile;" And when wo prayed tho Lord to ootnc, it seemed a deep disgracu To ask tho King of Glory iuto such a poor old placo. Tho smoky walls were cracked with ogc, and when tho cold winds blow, They rovod around in searoh of rents, and then cumo rushing through; And I'm convinced that, many a soul, from where our uew ohuroh stands, lias taken death's express train for tho houso not made with bauds. So when wc carno upon tho ohargc-'twas early in tho fall I called a meeting of tho board; thrco an swered to tho oall. They thought tho times too hard to build, and lumbar was too dear; With whioh "whereas," it wa?? "licsolvcd to put it off u year." Hut on one Sabbath ovouing thc people gave u shout; I looked from parsonngo to ohuroh and saw tho Hames leap out; Hut from thc lire a pheonix grand arose to faith's clear view, And all because they hadn't fixed nn old defective Quo. I drafted a subscription roll; ull in duo form of law, And shook it in tho faoo and eyes of every man I saw; Sotno gave it tho cold shoulder, and thus left us in a lurch, But othcrfcoamo up nobly, wife, and built our nico new church. And neighbor Smith, who wouldn't sign becauso ho mount to sell, Tho bruthen? Brown, who could not give becauso they'd dug tho well, And Thompson, too, and I lobins?n, nil came around at last; Li ko meu who board tho hinder car as it is moving past, If they could only feel tho weight of all my sad alarms, They'd bo moro ready, Aaron-liko, to hold up ?Moses' arms; They know how tho cold sleet cuts tho faoc, and how tho North wind bites, But only God can count (iud weigh a pastor's sleepless nigh tal But now tho struggle's ended,. and tho victory is reached; Aud wasn't it n grand discourse our good old Bishop preached? But when ho had thc Israelites a-crossing tho Ked Sea From wilderness to promised land, I thought ho just meant mo. Well, when' tho next now proaohor comos, to hold instead of build, I hopo tho finished fort may bo with valiant soldiers filled; And os our members, ouo by one, aro oarriod to thoir graves, Jd ny others clasp thc chancel-rail, and Jcaru how Jesus saves! ?tn(?ti itigiitM-TIIO ?ouim t or Jurisdiction. Tho tyrannical administration of tho knited States Govornmont by Gen. Grant, as moro etpcoially cvidoucod in his support of worthless men in office at tho South, tundo tho Govornmont service, in this ficotion, no odious, that few respectable moil would consent to work for tho Government on any terms Naturally, tho ovil multi plied itself indefinitely. Tho ohiof offices, thoso from whioh largo profits wero to bo dorivod aud which stamped thoir oharaotor on tho looal administration of tho Govern ment, wcro mostly in tho hands of Northern poi it iou I trumps or Southern ronogudos, and sn Booking for sabord imites thoso mon usu ally appointod others of thoir kind, gene rally from a principle of natural affinity, but somotimcs from sheer want of ohoioo. J1 or, occasionally, it would happen that ono of these principal nd von turora had sufiloiout regard for pubiio opinion to wish to givo a color of doconoy to his ofUoo by tho appoint* mont of honest and capable subordina ten, but honest and oapablo mon had too muoh regard for their reputation to desire to bo found in suob company, and, consequently, unworthy mun woro omployed. _ Tho dienstrous result of this stato of things was moro particularly manifested in tho Stato8 of North Carolina and Georgia, in tho mountainous distrio'.s of whioh poor 1* I and ignorant- persons woro engaged iu tho manufacturo of ardent spirits contrary to tho provisions of tho rcvonuo laws of tho United Stuten. Tho manufacture of liquors had boou tho pursuit of their lives, and on it thoy depended for making a subsistoneo. Tho regulations established by tho Govern ment were such that they could not bo complied with except by persons having a largo amount of espita!; tho impecunious distiller must givo up his business altogether, or run tho risk of being detected and pun ished. Nino tenths of them preferred tho lutter alternativo. Hero there was a delicate problem presented to tho Government*, to enforce, tho laws and yet neither oppress nor irritate tho people. At least each is tho problem that would hayo been considered by wiso rulers. Grant's satraps, however, were bent only on enforcing tho laws', they neither thought nor oared about tho unfor tunate pooplo upon whom tho laws were an unjustifiable hardship. They filled tho mountains with unprincipled ruffians armed with tho authority of the law, who, under tho sacred namo of justice, committed robbery, arson and murder. Tho people in Georgia begged for morey, aud President Grant, in tho last days of his reign, yielded it, but in such a manner ns to fill thc pockets of his minions. In North and South Caro lina tho people have sought tho aid of thc State Courts to punish tho perpetrators of tho outrages upon thom, and tho criminals hnvo sought refuge in tho United States Courts. Uenoo has arisen a conflict ot I jurisdiction, tho deoision of which will mark out anew tho boundary between State and Federal authority, and show whether tho citizens of a State have nny rights which the officers of tho National Government arc bound to respect. Judgo Sohcnck, ono of tho Superior Judges of North Corolino, has recently decided that the act of Congress authorizing tho romoval of criminal prosecutions ot United States employees from tho State to tho Federal Courts is unconstitutional, aud now comes tho Hon. Thompson H. Cooke, Judgo of tho Eighth Circuit of thc State, who, in a charge to tho Grand Jury of Greenville Inst week, says: "Thcso officers of the Government, be lieving that when proceeded against foi violations of tho Stato laws they oan move their coses into tho United States Court, one go unwhipped of justice, havo no doubl grown rcoklcss as to how they disohurgt their duties, os well as emboldened to op press tjnd outrage tho citizen. If, upor investigation, you should find this charge sustained, you will present all persons wh< may havo engaged ir?, oppressing youl pcoplo, aud I undertake to say two vorj important things will bo accomplished First, this class of United States officer: will soon learn they cannot longer violate thc Stato law with impunity. Secondly that they will bo tried in thc State Courts regardless of tho cet of Congross, whicl authorises thom to transfer their cuso to titi United States Cuurts. "Io saying this, I am not unmindful o my oath of ollioo, to wit: That I reeogniz tho supremacy of tho Constitution am I laws of tho United States over thc con stitulion and laws of any State.. Tho prac tioal effect of thc oct of Congress refcrro j to is to prevont tho trial of ??ICHO o??icci? let thc grado of their crime bo never s infamous, oiid to encourage tho comtnissio of crime. In tho oaso of tho Stato vi Mallison, indicted for tho murder of Davit in thc County of Anderson, Judgo Hon held that Mallison was a revenue officer i tho discharge of his duly, and thnt th killing of Davis was a necessity, incident t thc discharge of his duties, and turned hit looso without ii trial hy jury, in violation c i paragraph o, Suction 2, Article 3 of th Constitution of tho United Stntcs, wino reads as follows: 'The trial of all crime except in oases of impeachment, shall bo ti jury,' &. Tho not of Congress coofors ii jurisdiction upon tho United States Coui to try and dctormino a prosecution bogu in thc Stuto Courts for misdemeanors < crimes, by virtue of statutes or iudictib at commun law. "Tho jurisdiction of tho Stato Courts i all matters of crime at common law an statute law, not in violation of tho Constiti lion of tho United States, has bcou concede by tho General Government for nearly or hundred yours, I may say without qucstic or debato, and, in fact, from tho laying i tho foundation stone of tho Republic, uni ovon long after tho llepublionn party guim tho ascendency in tho Union; and I a uttorly at a loss to know how, when or who tho Stato lost her jurisdiction iu such case I sholl, therefore, disregard tho said act Congress, andrflireot Mr. Solicitor to procec with all prosecutions against rcvonuo off oors charged with violating tho laws of tl Stato." I Judgo Cooke makes tho issue squnrcl Tho determination is, to teach United Stat officers that thoy oatt no longer violato Stn laws with impunity, and to try suoh offene ors in tho Stato Courts, regardless of tl immunity attcmptod to be scoured thom I an unconstitutional Aot of Congress. It n patriotio work, and comes with good grn from n Republican Judgo. Without deco trnlization and States' Rights, in thc fullest sonso/ tho llopublio cannot stand. [News and Courier. WASHINGTON, July 10.-Ry a genet order issued from the War Dopartmont, t Statos of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississi?] Alabama and parts of Kcntuoky and To nesseo lying west of" tho Tenn essen Riv? and which comprises tho military dopai mont of tho Gulf, lin vo been ic assign cd 1 tho military division of tho Atlantic. Fence or No Fence. Jlfcssrs. Editors: As tho question, fenoo or no fence, appears to bo open for discus sion, if it will not bo considered inappropri ate, I propose to offer a fow thoughts relativo to this question. 1st. 1 sin iu favor of tho chango, if it could bo adoptod by tho wholo country and not restricted to townships; though to fcn foroo tho law ou tho pooplo at prosont will not do. Let us wait for other sections who may bo moro interested to try tho experi ment. Then it will bc time for us to try it. 2d. J?yyoutlcavo E will givo you somo of my exporienoo in feucing stock. Some timo ago, in tho spring of tho year, wo had a cow which wont bock to her old range, and if wo got hor milk it was ueccossory to conlluo her and keep her at home. There foio, having a little broom sedge old hold enclosed with water in it, tho cow was promptly put iu it to starve, I thought. Thero she stayed until fall without any thing to cat oxcept said grass and a lick of salt now and then. Instead of starving wo obtained plenty of good rich milk, tho cow continually improving and becoming fat in tho fall. So with this and similar expon monta wo conclude il is better to fence tho stock, us splitting rails is hnrd wotk, old fenoo rows good soil, and tho cattlo, &?., in n better condition. Wc might bring other proofs to show thc nd vantage to our pooplo in adopting tho law, but will forbear at present, ilowovcr, as I said at first, let us not bo too hasty in making tho change; for our present condi tion also has its advantages in having a groat deal of forest land whioh is now worth less for cultivation, affording an inexhausti ble; supply of rich grazing material for our stock, which never fails to pay our people in fut beeves, hogs, ?fee This groat help tho poor man, whoso only sourco of profit is his fow cattlo, &c, cannot easily dispcuse with. I could say moro on thia subject, but lest I weary your patience, 1 will desist und respectfully leave to abler writers to argue ibis question, so as to do thc most good for our country. Respectfully submitted. CITIZEN. better ii om K?!&cilcl<1. EUOEFIKM) C. Ii,, July 6th, 1877 Messrs. Editors: Having just returned from your delightful town, you, in all probability, would liko to know tho dots from ridgefield. Judge Kershaw opened n new ern in this County by bringing tho recollections of a glorious past aud tho beacon light of as happy a future Ile gave us two weeks court, holding duily sessions from 10 A. M. and adjourning about li o'clock of euch day Tho docket was cleared of much Criminal Bcrubbisb. That noted burglar and pest of thc citizens, Aggrippa Wigfull, colored, was convicted at this term of tho court for cottcn stealing. Tho hearts of Edgclicld throb mere easy than before court adjourned last week. A now Rifle Club under title of ''Tho Edgofield Rifled," J nines Bonham, oaptaio, was lately"organized with nn activo member ship of 00. Thc organization will bc .sent in for recognition in a day or HO. lion. George D. Tillman was in town tho other day in high spirits. Tho venerable "Congressman" has shaved his fuco and cut his hair ncaily us cloon as ho will oust Smalls out of his pretended seat next fall. Mr. Till man is iu good spirits, and told mc that ho bad more than 4,500 of Smalls' votes in o bad condition in Aiken, while ho (Smalls) had made no impression in Edgcfiold where ho mado bis great effort. Ile says to secure his scat will bc a oertointy. Tho nogrocs, deadened by thc great defeat at tho last clcotion, aro so heartbroken that thoy give vent to their foolings by a pro posed removal to Liberia. 1 havo conversed with several upon tho subject, and find their ignorant minds carried away with tho idea that thero is a treo in that Paradise whoso fruit is largo nuts, about tho sizo of a peck mensuro, containing puro flour, whilo n mero gimlet hole bored through tho bork of tho same will exudo puro molasses until stopped. This is no fiction to them, but their oondid belief. Poor things! always toady to be tho dupes of some spec ulator. Tho criminals convicted at tho Inst court hero will bo hung on tho 31st proximo. Crops aro vory good. I will give moro os nowa ooour. J. Vi II. Tho African Exodus. THE LEADERS CLAIM THAT 40,000 NEUROES WIM. LEAVE Tina STATE. Inquiry was mado yestorday at tho oflioo tho Lihoritiu Excursion-pardon, Exodus Assoointiou os to tho number of names en rolled for tho trip. Tim answer received was that from 2,000 to 3,000 mon, womon and children in and about this oily hod put down their names. Outside tho city, it is stated, that somewhoro botweon 30,000 and 40,000 have expressed thoir determination of omigrotiog, and havo handed in thoir names. Thoy consist of all olasses and conditions ol'colored society, including some persons of moans and influence Tho largo majority, liOWOVOr, aro laborers and incohnn los. Thoso having thc matter in ohargo aro enthusiastic, aud oxprcsstheir confidence of Buoooss. Thoy say that thoy lately ro ooivod information whioh induced thom to botiovo that a largo number of om ?grants will bo enabled to loavo boro this fall? Thoy Boom to havo figured olosoly on thoir routo and bayo it ail laid out. Tho voyago from this city to Monrovia will bo a ton day ooo and from that place they will go by inland water twonty tbrco miles to whoro tho country begins to riso. Thoro thoy will settle) and work up tho hills iuto tho Country* Gcorgo Curtis, who seems oepooially en thusia8tio, says that thoy will bo beyond tho malarial belt. Ho says also, that mon of prominonoo and wealth in Eugland havo become interested in tho matter, and that tho association has recently received en couraging letters from suoh sources. His idea ia that tho proposed exodus will bo for tho benefit of both races, and is anxious to have it udorstood thal ho advocates it for that roason, and not in any unfriendly spirit towards tho white peoplo. His ideas on tho subjeot aro worth publishing. Ho says that tho prcsont agitation to havo tho machinory brought to tho cotton is bound to secure that result. That wheu that is doue that Char leston's export trade iu raw cotton and her import trado io fabrics is bound to suffer. That if tho emigrants oro treated kindly and assisted by Charleston, they will natu rally send bock their products to bc manu factured hore, this placo being only a day or two further fr?in thom than London. That this would givo this city nu immense import trade, and furnish food for unnum bered looms and factories. Tho last words heard by tho reporter 03 he withdrew were: "Wo cnn no moro bc stopped thau tho children of Israel could bc stopped from coming out of Egypt." [iVctfs and Courier. What Mimi bo ?one for Hie Co lored People? This is a groot question, and should not bo lost sight of, and tho Southern peoplo must not allow themselves to be provoked into unfriendliness to tho colored man by tho many unkind things said of thom by rash and foolish mon in tho North. Wo know our duty, and wc must dare to do it. If thc Northern people will help us to do it, well; if not, thc obligation must bo dis charged. Tho Southern Presbyterian Church has taken a noble stand on the qucstiou of the education of colored mon for tho ministry, and wc have no doubt they will bo prospered. Their school at Tuska loosa is already doing a good work, and is" gaining favor. Dr. Adgcr, who was thc Del?galo from thc Southern Presbyterian Church io thc Reformed (Dutch) Synod, which met in New York, called tho attention of thc latter body to what his Assembly was doing for tho colored peoplo, and asked Iiis Northern brethren of tho Dutch Church for help. Of this matter ho writes in thc Southern papers sinco his return, and also touching thc relations of tho churches, North and South: Just before thc close of tho Synod's pro ceedings, I was kindly iuvitod to say a few farewell words. After expressing tho senti ments of esteem and affection with whioh I was filled, J. told them that I had "only ono thing moro to say, and that 1 wan glad of the opportunity to say it. That ono thing was thut, when tho South asked tho North* to help her in doing good to tho colored man it was not possible, after all that has hap poncJ, that she should refuse. 1 knew well how much their various objects of church interest were pressed with tho nood of money; but still when my Church said to their Church, 'Help us, brethren, to do tho duty which wo both owe to tho poor, help loss, dependent race in question,' it was not possible, after all that had taken placo, for tho Reformed Church oit her to rcfuso or neglect thc appeal." I thought I could seo that I had touched their heurts, and it was very pleasant afterward to havo two mon amongst tho foremost in tho body, who lind seemed all along to bo giving uio a little of tho cold shoulder, to como up to mc and oxtoud their hands with marked cordiality, wishing mo farewell; and ono of them said with truo Holland warmth, "I am going right homo, and will immediately toko up a oollection for your objcot aud forward it to yon." 1 wondered o little what it WOB that so commended my objcot POW to thoir kind regards, because in my former address I had, from loiters sent mo by Dr. Stillman and Mr. Dickson, detailed a number of moving pnrtioulnrs, and no snob effort appeared to follow. My conclusion was, that it was tho oppoal made for tho poor, helpless, depen dent raco. Our brethren of tho North do not know how wo feet toward tho negro. And suoh words from mo, of kiud, Chris tian consideration, astonished and delighted and drew forth tho sympathy of thoso Itc formcd of tho North. Thcro aro bad mon in both sections. What a pity that tho good men in both could not know ono another better! I look upon our relations with tho Reformed os of groat vallie to both tho parties and to tho country too. F'om tho Northern Presby terians wo seem to bo further ?part by thoir Into action at Chioago than ever. Dut hero aro Presbyterians in tho North, of tho truo blue jun; iii rino soi t, with whom WO have come to occupy dose oo-oporativo union. Hore is tho undeniable proof that wo aro not governed by sectional prejudices. And herc is tho ooolcsiastioal bond, HO far os Presbyterians aro concerned, that gives proniiso of poaoo and good will for tho future betweon, tho estranged North aud South.-Due West Presbyterian. OKAVELTJBD HORSES.-Qivo two-thirds pf a tablespoonful of ?altpotro in a littlo salt for throo oonscootivo days? Jorueolom has 8,000 Christians, 13,000 Jowsj ?nd 15,000 Mohammedans. A Genuino Uoforincr. Wo copy tho following briof biographical ?kctchof tho HOD. W. C. Browu, of Ander son, from tito Charleston Journal of Com merce. Dr. Brown ia ono of tho marked mon of tho Hoaso. His coarso has mot with tho unqualified approval of his con stituents and haB brought down upon his hoad tho doep ourses of parvenu patriots and journalistic blackguards. Tho biogra pher says: Tho IJon. W. 0. "Brown, of Anderson, is one of tho mnrkod men of tho Huuso. ile is now forty-six years of ago, and was boru in Oconco County. Wliou ho was a lad his father removed to Georgia and settled in thu mountain region of that State, whero tho fumily still reside. Ex Governor Joe Brown, is o distinguished mom boc of tho family, cud a brother of our Representativo. ])r. Brown is emphatically a self-mndo tuan, aud got a liberal nud practical ?ducation, contending against poverty and many other difficulties. No combination of difficulties, however, could dishearten him, but with untiring determination bo prosecuted his studies, and in 1851 ho graduated in medi cine in Philadelphia with thc highest honors of a largo and brilliant class; ilo then located nt Belton, and for years pursued his profession with conspicuous success. In it Ito amassed a handsome fortune and retired from his profession only to become a largo, successful and prosperous planter. Thc Doctor is of a modest and rotiriug disposi tion, and lins always been averse to public lifo. Ile was, however, almost unanimously elected President of thc Tax payers Uuiou for his county in 1873, which position ho Glied with distinguished ability and honor. Last summer ho was provailed upon to allow his nomo to bo used ns a candidato for tho Legislature, and entered upon tho canvass with all tho eagerness and energy of his enthusiastic nature, displuying marked ability as a political speaker, Ho headed thu ticket in tho primary ck ?tions. This is tho first term of tho Doctor, and he has already taken a prominent place among the best mon of thc House. J lo is remarkable for tho clearness of his views and tho honesty of his purposes. Ho has a perfect conception of tho issues now before tho country, and truly roprcseuts Ina i constituency. Ho is actuated by thc highest .standard of morals and is untcrr?icd by opposition in thc ndvooaoy of his views. Ho is a shining light, and by his bold and determined oourao has won tho respcot and admiration of tho whole House. dio Um lt. To the young man with his hair parted in tho middle, who is about to put his college education and his sole leather trunk on tho Texas bound train, wo say, Itopl To thc clever artisan and tho honest mechanic who thinks ho will fly from tho bard times where ho is, to imaginary well paid employment in tho Lone Star State, wo also say-slop! To tho adventurous rustic who wishes to leave hoeing tho turnips of soma New York farm to find a soft thing in this land of prairies, wc omphn'tionlly repeat atay where you arc! Wo would that wo inhabited the earthly Elysium that some Texas papers say we do, but wo aro afraid wo don't. From tho bottom of our hearts wc should bc glad to think that there was plenty and prosperity for overy one who sacks to settle among us -but all tho same, thcro isn't. Wo do possess something of an approach to tho eternal summer and tho marvelous growth of tho Eust is so tired of hearing us brag about, and that is all. Sooth to say, thcro is no chanco hore for men without money, oil tho eager, now arrivals to tho contrary notwithstanding. In plain English, tho paper that speaks of tho magnificent opportunities this State presents to tho new comer, lion, and Hos in a very gratuitously criminal way indood. The unvarnished troth is that our labor market is stookod to overflowing, and ovory frosh arriviug train but adda to the misora blo multitude in our midst that waits, suffern, starves and finally fights its desperate way back East again. Before thc door of nearly every houso in this oily, there daily begs a hollow-eyed swarm that would sadden the heart of o satyr. Men of brains and culture, good clerks, oxcoHcnt accountants, business men of undeniable oncrgy, mechanics of abili ty, walk the streets in dum despair, and finally ttiko those that lead to tho chain gang nnd workhouse. Tho writer of this cannot remember one evening for very many that bohns not been roked for monoy to buy a meal, or a bod by men who would have sooner died on tho rook than asked alms in tho light of day. And eomo of thom do die on thc rack thc rack of bitter disappointment and con tinued misery. Vet still somo journals calmly sing tho rumo old siren song, and still thia overcrowded, ovcr-troded and financially prostrated community is held up willi fatal persistence ns tho proper Mcoca of tho American youth. Wo hog tho journals in tho East nnd North to copy this ortiolc. Wo ask that tho truth and tho wholo truth bo told thcro ns a simplo duty to humanity. In tho nnmo of tho distress wo seo around us, aud aro powerless to relievo, in the nomo of tho tramps and vagrants that fill our cities and towns, wo solemnly warn intending immi grants of all classes, except farmers and mon with money to invest that wo aro overstock ed with labor, ?nd will bo for tho noxt four or fivo yoars? Though his tiflkot may bo pur ohasod and his trunk packed, wo say to tho man looking hither for em ploy m cut-Go baoki-Tcxa* Intelligence. Goodness ia beaut v vi iii hc,t cst***. WASHINGTON, July 12.-Tho notion with regard to Speoinl Treasury Agonts Bracket! nod Mooro is tho sensation of tho day. An importance attaches to theso agents which noithor their pay nor their known fuuotions Warrant?. Tho Atlantio Con Ht Lino, via Wilmington, tho Piedmont Air Lino, via Richmond and Cbarlotto, and tho Kcnnesaw, via Lvnoh borg, Knoxville and Atlanta, aro makiug a dosperato fight for tho great Southern mail, lt ia carriod at presont over the Konneaow routo, and tho indications aro that it will continue to go over that linc. Private advices from Jackson, Missis sippi, state that thc Republican committee of that State met on Saturdny und passed, by a more majority, a resolution of con? - denco in Prcsidont Hayes. Thc cominittco resolved to make uo nominations for tho Stale tiokot nt the election next foll, for tho reason that thc President's civil service letter forbidding Federal officials to engage in campaign work left them without organi zation, a majority of thc committee being officeholders. A vote vtas passed to adjourn sine die, which was couivalent to disbanding tho Republican party in Mississippi. Thc home subscription to the hew four per cent, loon has reached SI8,00,000. Acting Scorctary McCormick has advices fror Louden that they are being placed by thc syndicate ut par in London. Thc Department of Justice disavows any intention of arresting Marshal Douglas, of North Carolina. Thcro is nothing to warrant ptoooodings against him on ?Io ia thc deportment. Hon. Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, has authorized an interviewer to say that ho hos "uover made any bargain with auybody about anything, at any timo, connected with Louisiana affairs," and that all assertions to thc contrary arc pure inventions. A BE?UBLTOAN ORATOR ADDRESSES SOUTHERN COLLEGIANS.-(Jcnoral Stowart L. Woodford, of New York, a lending Re publican orator during tho recent Pr?sidons tinl campaign, delivered tho address at tho commencement of tho Mississippi University nt Oxford, in that State, lost week before a very largo audience. Among tho auditors wcro Governor Stone nnd two or three ex Governors, judges of thc Supremo Court and tho Federal Court, members of the Leg islature, and tho most distinguished men from nil parts of thc State Ho WBB con ducted to thc rostrum by Senator Lamar, and introduced to tho audience by tho chnncollur. His appearance was greeted with cordial applause Ho made very feeling allusion to tho post, wbioh he de clared wo could not shut from thought; to tho oourngo shown by thc young men invit ing him, and to tho hearty courtesy of his welcome. Ile would speak "not of student themes, but of public duties, the common need of tho republic and thc common duties of young men. I say oom mon duties, for wo arc ono. (Applause.) Wo aro bound together in tho holy wedlock of on enduring nationality. (Prolonged applause) Tho three essential needs of the rcpublio seem to bc, first, tho general and systematic educa tion of our people; second, the thorough, abiding and effcotivo respect for tho lav? such respect us heartily recognizes ita au thority and obeys and enforce? its mandates; third; toleration by all to all." Kalah of those proposition bc urged elaborately and earnestly. "Eoforeo a good law aud tho community sccs and knows that it is good, und will look to its rctcntiou. Enforce a bad law, nnd tho pcoplo will awaken to tho need of its rcpoal. Tho man who substi tutes his own will for tho will of tho many and takes tho law in his own hand is a bad citizen nod he is who acquiesces in the violence of his neighbor is a wonk citizen." (Applause). During tho dolivory froquont bursts of applauso interrupted theapoakor, and at tho close round ofter round of cuthusiastio ohoor8 groctod him. NEW YORK, July 10.-A spocial from Stn Antonio says, tho train cn routo from Chihuahua to San Antonio, laden with specie, was attacked Sunday evening by thirty-five white and Mcxiouu highwaymou on Seco oreck, fifty two miles from Sau Antonio. Tho traiu contained* twolvo wagons, and thcro wcro twenty mon with it. After a despcrato fight tho robbers wcro driven off, losing aovoral, killed nnd woun ded. Tho Mujor Domo in th,e troin, Frank Grimsiger, and a Mexican were killed, and several others of tho train pceplo wounded. No tooti outrage has occurred since tho war. THE OHIO CONVENTION.-- Wa$hiflaton? Juhj 9.-Information received hero from Ohio, warrants tho prediction, whioh is positively made, that tho Deuocrats will elect a mr.jority of tho mombors of tho next Legislature of that State, nnd thus scouroa Domocrntio Senator in place of Mr. Stanloy Matthowfl, whose term will expiro in Maroh, 1S78. Matthews is so unpopular, that thor? is talk of passing a resolution in tho Ropublibsn Stato Convention on July 81, whioh shall opcrato as a oonsuro upon him. Thoro is now groat intorost hore concerning this convention, and many Republicans hore aro preparing tb attend it. In a certain bffioo tho following notice U nostod, "Shut the door, and when you havo dono talking on business, Borve your mouth tho aamo way." Mon who travol barofootod around a newly onrpcted bedroom often find thorn sol von on tho .?ror?<-? frick.