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'? 2^ / ( y 'Jn ?4 Y X V, W S, fl.U NOT#*" liver* ,y? ?m i,,* >*' Morning | Uiuiiilstrat|F? T VV. Editor.; 'i s::i.MS; on ic yliak, ?2.00 Six Months, ?1.00 A 11 cumin uiilrnt ioitn IcihIIiik '? *?* rvc l?rlvi?tc inlcrcul, nill i?t' cliitr^il lor h* a?H crtiM'iiii'iiiH, At lliu great mass meeting held in Chuileslon on the 28th wit., to take into'consideration the recent action ot the Logi-lature, in its eleetiou of Judges ami general attitude of hostility to reform measures, the following platform ami resolutions were unanimously adopted by the meeting: The IMatftii'in. Wo luivo assembled to con for upon a condition of uflairs hs grave as ever imperilled the peace and well-being ot any community. The foundation of society irf a pure Judiciary, and its corruption, or perversion to evil purposes, destroys the last hope of securing to a people protection ami liberty. The action ot Che Legislature in electing, as Judge*, \V. J. Whipper and F. J. Moses, Jr., men whose proper place in a courthouse is the criminal's dock, is an insult lo every honest citizen ami a violation of every safeguard which the law a fiords to life, liberty and property. Hut this action is not lu itself the full measure of the evil that confronts us. Had as it is, its graver aspect is in what it signifies. We recognize in the recent judicial elections the ascendency and control <?f the worst elements of the political partv which governs the Stale. Actuated by a relentless halo based -Upon race, and stimulated by the prospect ot "plunder and revenge," they have repudiated all restraint, and inaugurated a policy which inevitably leads to the destruction of decent go\ eminent, ruins the material of the State, ami imperils our very civilization. Under such a condition of things, Law ceases to protect, and <Jovenuuont itself becomes the oppressor. VVf 11 o C11 a 11 UfJi ?1 A f /t r% i I. ^ ? U M?1 "V; mi ? V V IHt' UOH* tractioii which must surely result from the consummation of iho policy thus inaugurated ? Since 1868 the Conservative cit izens of this Stale have put a Mile paity obligations ami the hopes of party ascendency; have put no party ticket in the field, but have sought ami hoped for peace, stability anil pure government through the Kejxibliean party. They have striven not to antagonize, but to harmonize, conflicting races, interests ami opinions, patiently waitjn<r to obtain, as the fruits of their forbearance, the blessings of good government. In every form in which the eiToit cou!d be made it has been tried, and when through the wise, lirm and patriotic udminiMiation of Governor Chamberlain, the end seemed about to he ohtained, a Republican Legislature repudiate*! the honest etVoi ls of a liejnibliean Governor, impatiently resents bis control, and with a recklessness born of ignorance and hate, commit* the State to a career destructive of its peace and lalel to its prosperity. The failure to obtain relief through the agency of the Republican party of the Stale is utter and hopeless. The responsibilities and obligations imposed upon us in this emergency must be fearlessly met. It is our liisi duly as citizens, to whom the character ami future ol the i .i-i < runte is ucar, curuesriy auu soietniy to protest against the action of those who have not only brought reproach upon their own party but have oildaiu'civd the very foundation oi our v social fabric, and to use every means to wrest lroin them the .power which they have so wantonly abused. We depre cute all appeal to passion and prejudice, but it behooves us to speak plainly. The attempt to place infamy ami corruption in the seat ol Justice violates the primal instincts | of civilized humanity, and to that wo will not submit. The right to justice and good government is one which wo dare not relinquish. With no hostility to the colored people of tlie .Slate.; mindful ol the good conduct ol those who have not been misled by evil counsels, we are determined to preserve to them every J right and privilege guranteed by the <.'(institution and laws ol the country; but tbe avowed purpose that there shall not he equality, but a domination ol their race over the pro|*erty and ri*fhls of the white people of the State, will be resisted to the last, and under no crouinstances shall it prevail. We appeal to the honest and intelligent porti >n ol them, who hear their share of the political shame hut share /tl'ilti) unllli/'al i Jjj ikI.ji' I I W I F f 1 I Vj KJ v I Vy ^v..v | " I I I l*y therein yet lime, to turn away from the evil counsels winch are leading them to a contesi which must eud iu their utter i uiu. We r aise n<> political issue. "The issue rises higher than party," and seeks the end lor which parlies aro organized* We recognized the earnestness and fidelity with which a portion of the K, publican par:y, under the leadership ot Governor Chamberlain, has hi liven to established a government (which should respect the lights and protect th?* inteiesls oi all the people , J 9 9 VOL. 8. COXW f??jn^'iir^ -Bc uniw mm**** *> umm mmmm ot the State. 'Jut they have tailed. ! Tho worst elements <>( their unity; have defeated them. \\ it !i confidence in their sincerity, we ask them to continue their elicits, and without the abandonment ot political principles to i aid us in the attainment ot a common I end. the establishment ot pure and i> . . ? r honest government. i?o it mereioie. j Resold <1, Th:it as citizens ol this | State we protect against the action ??1 the General Assembly in electing, :ts j judges, men so notoriously corrupt as \V. J. Wliipper ami F. .1. Moses, Jr., and avow our determination to resist it to the end. 2. That we protest against the continuance in ollicc ol legislators so regardless ol duly and so reckless of the character, the peace and the prosperity ol the State, and we will use every effort to drive them from power. 3. That vo cordially endorse the action ot Governor Chamberlain in refusing lo issue commissions as n f judges to \V. J. Whipper and F. J. Moses, and plcdgo to linn the lull support ol ihis community in liis efforts to secure to the people of the fSl ite a faithful administration ol the law. 4. That we tender to Governor Chamberlain our grateful thanks for the hold and states-manlike struggle cd r-? he lias made in the cause of reform, in the economical administration of the government in the preservation ot the public faith, in the equal administration of justice, and in the maintenance of the public peace, and we pledge him our cordial support for the acconr plishment ol these < nds. Speech of Col. 15. C. Prosslcy Jicfore the mass meeting in Charleston, on the adoption of resolutions su?_ laming (iov. Uhamberlain id his refuRal to commission Whippcr ami Mgdkp . Mr. 1 Resident and Fellow citizens: Wo have occasion to learn now, as often before, the important lesson that the simplest and most natural method of accomplishing a laudable purpose is at last the easiest, the best and tar the moat effectual. In our greatest straits, our sore extremities, we are tempted to rush into desperate measures; but, postponing that action, somehow, Irom a source unlocked tor, a relief elleet'.ial and beneficial has c?>nie to us, and thus our cause has been saved, and we feel grateful that we have not been led to do that which might bring us m condemnation by our lellow-citizens. [A voice?''Louder, Mr. I'ressiey"? Mr. I'ressiey?''I'll speak out loud enough as soon as I get wanned up a little; not that I inten 1 to say much, but mv heart is lull and 1 must empty it."] Mr. I'ressiey continued: Sin-h is on?? of the sote extremities through which we have lately seemed to pass, but are still passing. The partisians had laid well their plans for our final submission and subjuga ion. The conspirators had joined hands; the lohhers had almost within tlmir clutches the trcas ury of the State; and n<?t only that, but the right and title to tin; property of every citizen within the State. Now let us consider w?dl the emergen o ey in wliic.li wo are placed. Kemoinher, the Sinking Fund had already gone?g?>ne, 110 one known whore, except, perhaps, the wouhlbo judg?, W hippcr. The State hv millions had been plunged into debt. Taxation upon taxation had been endured, until the people could not endure it any longer. What was lel't tor the plunderers, except that they should get possession ot the bench, and by orders mandamuses, ejectments, ifco., force the property from the people for division among themseives, so that you and I should he compelled to pay tor justice on the bench or have injustice to reed upon us. Well, indeed, did the robbers have their plans laid. Their forces were organized, drilled and brought to battle, and the cry of victory had rung out in the halls of the j Legislature. Hut not so! They gloated over the visions of coming wealth, and with these bright images floating through their brains, they went to sleep. Hut before their dreams could be realized, before they could take possession ol our property, thoy must get the deed signed and scaied. Jnst in the same way, it was necessary that a signature should be put to the commissions of these robbers. They awakened in the morning to find tlieii dream faded away, as the stars fade before the rising sun. Sometimes, fellow-citizens, there arc official acts done simply under the impulse of conscientious duty, done in a natural way, which burst upon us with all the blaze unit <rlt>rv and mm ri t tiki ti c linwai' nf a I" 1~> V ' " ~" su-ldcn successful revolution! Such ;i revolution did Governor Chamberlain achieve when he refused his wignature to tho commissions ol tlieso two judges. It was like one of those revelations of genius which dielose to us natural laws which, when put into operation accomplish results which experienced minds had pronounced impossible. Thus men of intellect toil ami climb, your by year, and one round uitcr another, up the ladder to I r^JFvjL. -A.il Indopor 'AYHO'KO, S. C., SATL fame. They vise higher and higher t until thev come to that point which 1 the world calls eminence. IJut genius * united with will steps in, and rises at ! once, by its buoyancy, and mounts at ' once to the place where the great ; Webster says, "There's room enough. * No crowding there." To such an em- 1 inencedid Governor Chamberlain raise * himselt in a single night. ( Applause. | ! V\ hat should we have done, it ho had i ' not acted for us? As 1 said, the plans * < ( t he conspirators were well laid, and , 1 1?ii? 1 lcommissions boon signed, ' who among us could have considered ' life or proper, or anything lie holds ! no ir and dear, sale and sacred? What ( reason had we to hope tor redress ' Irom the Supreme Court? (Governor 1 M oses, the son ot the Chief Justice, used all his efforts to he elected. Can * any ot us doubt that tin; opinion of his ( father was, in some way, known to him ( and that, he hail been satisfied, before f hand, that a decision would be render- 1 od by the Supreme Court sustaining : thegrounl that the terms of Judges : 1 teed and Shaw had expired? is it * reasonable to suppose that Moses ' would have made the efforts he did, 1 unless he knew the opinion of his fatli- 1 or on the subject? Wright, (the colored associate just ice,) however disposed he may be to do right, could not have stood wp against the issue of race 1 which, had been thrust upon him by the ' Legislature. Then, so lac as the Su- 4 picnic Court is eoneered, we may re- 1 gard it ns settled that, il the question I had gone before them, these coin mis- , sions would have Ikicmi sustained. \V here was our hope? South Carolina has always been averse to Lynch law. The voiee of our people is against it.. Kut 1 will not undertake to say, in our soie necessity, what, v.-e would have done when it. came to the , alternative of no law or Jnjnch law? between law uuministered by a corrupt judge, and law administered by an irregular jury drawn in the night lime. [Applause and cheering.] However we may have a i I'M we red that question, and to whatever cxterinity wo may be reduced in the future, does it not rejoice our hearts to know that we have been relieved, at least for the ' solution of that question, and that it is 1 .1.... ,.. t i..:.. i A . * t? vj tw \ i\> > \ i iivi \/iiai{|i/ri kuu . I / l | / * plausc.] Ami now wo have conio ' hero to sustain him, ami ii we art; to pledge to him our support, it is im- 1 portant (v#r us to consider whether ho lie right, ami whether it will ho right : to sustain him. Alter a very careful ' investigation of tliis question, as a legal question, ami that I>??1 ore his decision was known, or before it was even known that he had it in contempt.i lion, I ami other members of the bar, after careful study of the matter eame to the conclusion that, without a shadow of a doubt, before any fair 1 legal tribunal, .Judgen Shaw and Iveod ' would he declared lawfully elected lor a term of lour years, ami no Lcgislaiiiro had the power and tins right to 1 iiil their places at this time. I flay, ' fellow-citizen*, that upon this point I i have not the sadow of a doubt; nor do 1 know a single lawyer who has invested the matter thoroughly who has 1 not formed the same opinion. And it the Legislature, in searching for plunder, attempted to place others in the places of .Judges 1 freed and Shaw, it was the duty of (he Governor?it was hts constitutional duty?to refuse them their commissions. Is the Goveruor the judge to determine whether the Legislature has done right or wrong? No; hut he is the judge to determine his own duties. The two departments are separate, and, as it, is the duty of the Governor to commission all officers duly elected, so it is duty to refuse to commission these i I two ofl'ieelS H'llOHC {?I?l?*'OK Hl'e a!- j I ready filled, lie in to see that the j laws are faithfully executed. So, in this case, when ho is called upon to eject from of lice two judges whom In* has already commissioned, he holdly and nobly refuses. If tiio Supreme Court should decide that the elections were valid, would not that same court be apt to grant a mandamus against the Governor, ami compel him to issue the commissions? Did you ever hear of such a thing hefore? Would anything like that be talked of in a Slate where law w as recognized? Who ever heard ol mandamusing a Governor? Are not the Executive and the Judicial departments distinct. Or il the Supreme Court can travel out of its jurisdiction t.o grant mandamuses against anybody, why don't it mandamus the Legislature of the State? Is it not known that tiie Constitution of South Carolina expressly requires that the Legislature shall provide for the registration of voters? It is, in plain terms, j Has the Legislature done it? I Well, then, why don't tho Suprcmemc Coul mandamus it. Why, pimply because It is none ol its business, JI the Governor does an act, the Supreme Court Can pass upon its legality; but no Legislature nor Supremo Court can mandamus him to do an act. So thv action of the Governor is a final checkmate, in my opinion. [Cheers.] The only resort which lhis courrupt majority can have is by impeachment. I Well, sullieicnt unto the day is the ne; tclont Journal. rilDAY, JANUARY i twm ? i i rmr j?# ?i hmwmw ** ? <rn ?vil thereof. It (Jen. (Irani, tlio 1'resdent ol tiro 1'nited States, thinks that doveruor Chamberlain ought to bo intrenched, then, il lie will erect the L nited States tlag over the Statehouse, iit-1 station his soldiery outside while hat i 111 lion ell IIIHM I IJ Iti i i.r i-wm it j h' l.'H "Hi H H I I I K nay In: safely done. W? never Intend o fight against the 1'nitod States igatn. [Chieeis, J IJut il this Loginnturo, without that I . ited States flag loafing ov(m them, attempt to impeach ho Governor?Well' I teonbhtfl like 0 be the iitmtntnei' oijent that held )>oives on their lives. [Immense apdanse. j 1 tell you that we h ive hank the last drop of the hitter cup >( that sort that we intend to drink; uiless the I'nilcd States army savs so. thought, we had taken enough alrealv before Whjpper and Moses were decled to he our judges. So, fellowiiiizens, Governor Chxmhei lain may *o to sleep soundl v, and wake up glo'iously; tor they don't dear lo touch 1 hau oil his head, because tin* people ire awake, and theyr'e not going t?? sleep again. [Ap| dause.J The time j ias come for art ion. There must he no uenlal reservations, when we say we .vill stand hy Governor ('liaiuhoi lain. We mean it as our lathers meant il ,vheu they pledged their lives, their oi l lines and sacred honor; and I see -?y your response and in your faces .hat ihis is what you all mean hy it. stand up lor your civilization, your iroperiy, your lives and your honor. 1 Yulonged applause.J I\> the l'alruns of ilusti.iinlry of < lie South. In a previous number, we addressed Mir selves to the Ihitronsof the North, setting forth some of the advantages )l the South as a farming country and < field for immigration, and assuring those who might come here to settle ttid aid in building up our waste places, cm u hesriy welcome from their brothers of t he t)rder among whom they might establish themselves. We now desire to say a low words to our South* crn (Iraugos, bearing on the same subject. Wo liav? !i.nl Immigration Conventions and Immigration SuciciioH enough, hut little lias been done by them boyound tho passing o( sundry excellent "resolutions." Wo have no further need of such conventions ami societies. Our State, County, and Subordinate Oranges, can do all that any organization can do, much more easily and eU'eelnally. What those wlivi are looking longingly toward the South, as a home and a Held for the exercise of their talents and industry, most want, is trustworthy information in regard to our soil, climate crops, railways, rivers, moans of transportation, markets, schools, and so forth; ami especially of the disposition and feelings of our people toward settlers. Such information our ('.ranges can giv?; and, coming from them, bound by sacred ob! igalioiis and fraternal lies, it would lie authoritative, with all members of the Order at least everywhere. It our State (4ranges find it inexpedient to take active measures in this matter, let the. initiative he taken by I'oiuona Oranges, County Councils, ami other associations of Oranges, or by single Granges, whole co-operation is impracticable. Appoint a committee to set Lm t h fairly am) truly, in tlic form ol a circular, the ;t<lvantages o! your county, parish or neighborhood, and the inducements you can oflVr to set' !ei>; print it ami circulate by thousands among tin; Granges of tin? North. We have casca in mind, m which a small pamphlet descriptive ol attractive localities has hoon pub- i lislcd hy Suhordmate Granges, and ' widely circul tied with large practical results. Sue.h work must tell. It is the oiio tiling thai is needed. One word more. Oiler liberal inducements to settlers. Deal generously with them when they come among you. Do not ask two prices lot* your laud, just as soon as you find somebody willing to buy. It, would pay even to give actual settlers small tracts, for the sake of the enhanced value their improvements would give to the adjoining property. Now is the time, to take hold ol this work. With enterprise, energy and perseverance, it will succeed D. II. .JACQUKS, Deputy of the State (J van ye of South Carolina. Joint Stock Co-operative Fanning CoiiipuWc are glad to seo that considerable interest has been excited by the articles which have appeared in the Rural Carolinian on the subject of cooperative larmintr. The views ad i r> vaneed appeal to the practical common sense of tlm planter ami the business man. The only fear expressed is that the agricultural classes are so little ac* customed to any combination or concert of action, and so unlit ted, l>y the habits bread ol their isolated, hum! drum life, that they will he unable tc | act together, in the way proposed, ten the common good. A few years ago this lear would have been well groun ded, perhaps, but the (Irango has al r 5?^ S, 187(5. NO. L\ rea<ly ?1 ?im mm !i i ? iu:i?a-!i tlio (armors tlurir Lnit! ivl.ittun* t<? each otlior, ami j to j^tvc I'mm ronli-l 'ijco lit associative I ri ii. i :n > see ne iriy the appltea- I lion of 11 io pnneiple t > their own business -to fannin * ?and arc, many ol thom, lea !y, we :?rv convinced, to show their faith hy their works. As there is at present no orj/atiizntion '?| the elements required in such a combination us we have indicated, and one is likely to wait for another to take the initiative, and the work bo thus indefinitely delayed, we hereby otV'-r to beeome a medium of communication bet ween t lie various parties who are interested ?u setting on foot one <>r n?or?? .Joint Stock Co-operative Farming Companies to operate in the South, especially in the Island and const region of Sm; h (Carolina. Land owners, capitalists, practical farmers, si trek raisers, an I Im.-umc.sk men, interem ed in this tnoveinent and willing to invest Hi'ni('\ in it, or to work for it, are earnestly ii.\ ii < 1 to address us on the suhpTt, stating what liny are wil I; n o and a hie in d <?, I). 11. .1 ,m'lv?tr ks, In Hunt/. (-'arotinidn for J)> c. t'lnirlcnton, S (J. Whal la J'eae.t dnr llojs. Mot to tease ii is or boys smaller than t lieuisel vi a. When llunr pi iy is <?ver for the day, to wash their faces and hands, brush their hair and spend the evening in the house. N?#t. li> take tin' easiest chair in tin? room ami put itdiicctly in I rout ol the tiii', ami lorg?*t t<> oiler it to their mother wIumi she comes to sit down. To tro.it lln;ir mollicr as politely as it she 10 ii* a hliMn^c lady who did not spend 11< r Idr in their servico. 'i'o be as kind and helpful to their sisters hi to oilier 1?o)k' sisters. Ne>t to grumble or refuse when asked to do some v'l l aud which must bo dv.Mii*, and which will otherwise take the time of soiue one or other, who has more to do than themselves. To lake jiride in having their moth, era ami sisters for their West friends. To try and li id some amusement for the evening that all the family can join in, large and sin aU. To take jnide in bv ing gentlemen at home. To cultivate n cheerful toutper. To learn t > sew on their own huttons. Il they do anything wrong to take their mothers into their confidence, and, ahove all, never to lie about anything they have dor e. To makeup tln-ir minds not to learn to smoke, chew, or drink, remembering these things can not b j unlearned, and that tiny are terrible drawbacks to good men, necessaries to bad ones. To leniember there never was a vagabond without these habits. To learn to save tin ir money, and inve.it it, hum the first penny they earn, and limy are .sure to be rich men. To observe all these rules, and they are sure to be gentlemen. A N I.\T7 ??KN V Ol-' i d 11 WAR. UcmlU'Lihle JtacMJef iv.-en tin* C'ouuniuiihrsj ofn federal and a Coaled era tv Seoul* A coricspoiid.ent of the Chicago IT lb III" i. nd- || i to; I.Tkaiii" inl.er - - - O ? > 11 it g c< tin in it ni -ai en.: O i tin! l Jiii day ()l .Juno, I 80J, I wi11lift-M*11 a duel l/etween a (Japt. Jones, c<)iu:nandiiig a Federal scout, ami (Japt. Frv, vmiui iiiJihu' a luhel scuta, it; C < rccue County, K.?st Teniiessec*. These two men J?.i 1 hecn lighting each other I or niv months, Willi tin- l?i tunes <?1 battle in tlin lavor ol one ami then the other. Their commands were i ncanij>i <1 on each side o{ IJck CiVi k, a iaroi! ami sluggish stream, too .lei p to ii.nl ami too kIi.iI. | low lor a le. i y lioii* hut there aj bridge spanned l In* hi ream lor i lie cull venieiiee ! tl'O travelling public, iCa< K <?i limn oti.n l - J tins bridge, that eoiinin nieailoo should go ncK.lier north or Konlh, as the railroad track had hecn hrokeii 111 months lielore. Afi? r lighting each oilier lor several months, an I contesting the points as to which should hold the bind they agreed to light a duel, the coi ii | ti for to lioid the mi doe un. disputed (or the time being. Jones gave l lie challenge, and Fry accepted. The terms wefu thai they should tight with navy pistols at twenty yards apart, deliberately walking towards e tch other, and tiring until the last chamber of their pistols was discharged, unless one or the oilier fell before all the discharges made. They chose their seconds and agreed upon ti rebel surgeon (ho was the only "one in eitlu r command) to attend them in ease ol dinger. Jones was certainly | a fin.i looking Mlow, with light hair and blue eyes, five feet ton inches in ; height, looking cvory inch the millita ry chieftan. I never saw a man so cool ' determined and heroic under the ctr eumslances, I have read ?>t' the deed > i of chivalry ami knight-errantry in tin j middle ages, and ol brave men cm I balmcd in modern jioesy, hut, when \ AI)VEUTlSiihtfEN i s Insetted at $1.00 per square for :irs?, I iy ' > each tuOsaquunt insjriin'i. an J Ohm inch H|?u*e wiil constitute a ?q n n o whet leu < i tnovler or display typh h^?. thai* an iii?>li will l>e charged (or as a sqwaic. Marriage notices tVeo. Deaths aiul Funeral notices free. UcligioiH notice* of one .square,tree. A liberal discount wiil be made to ' h >s? whoso advertisements rio to bo kept in Cue three months 01 longer. WPWf'l ? mUMiVKMMtSMSaBmVWWMWMNMMr.' >.vw saw tiiis man Joucs come to the duellist's scratch, fighting not for real or s u j > pone I wrongs to himself, but, as ho honestly thought, (or his country ami iho glory ot the (lag. 1 could not help admiring the man. Fry v. is a man lull six feet high, slender, w Alt long, wavy, curling hair, jet bine*. vijr\>nj n vim iii^ ? ninuuil lllili Ikll't go \ y suit, and looking ralhur the den. >.i than the man. 'I hero was nothing ferocious about him; but ho ha I that selt sulliiut'nt nonchalance that s od "I will kill you." Without a dou.#t ho was bravo, cool and collected, and, although nil tiering iro n a terri'da flush wound in Ins lelt arm, rcct'ii -1 a week before, ho manitoHted no s ntoiurt ol distrertrt, but. seemed read v tor the light. The ground was stooped oil by lho sccoii Is, pistols loaded and exchanged, and the principals brought taoo to lace. I shall never forget that mooting, Jono-%, in his military, leiyirth mood, an thoy shook hands, remarked that: A soldior Immvos d'atli lor i t'meilul wreath When in glory's roinuitie c.irsci. Fry caught up the rest of the Ronlonco, and answered by saving: Ye.l he trends o'er the fou when in battle laid low And bathos every wound with a tear. They turned around ami walked hack to the point designated. Jones's second had 111 word "Fire," and as he slowly said "One?two ?three ? lire !" they situ dlancously turned at the word "one," and instantly tired. Neither \Vas hint. They cooked their pistols and deliberately walked towards each other tiring as they went. At the tilth shot Joiich threw up his light hand, and tiling his pistol in the air, ?ank down. Fry was in the act of firing Ins last shot, but seeing Jones tall, silently lowered Ins pistol, dropped it to the ground, and sprang to Jones's hide, luLoig his head m In* lap as he sat down, and ask liiui it ho was hurl. L discovered that Jones was shot through the region ol uio stomach, the bulu.-l glancing around that organ, an I coning out to Liio lelt ot the spinal column; besides, ho had received three other frightful flesh wounds in ouicc portions ol his body. 1 dressed bis wounds, and ........ i.: .i. i . i ii ivi; iiiiii much su in mail is ns i ll.t?l P lie afterwards got will. j< py received Unco wounds?om> breaking bin lull arm, one m tin- leit ami the oilier in Llie light side. Alter mouths ol HUlloiing lie got well. Neither ol I hem .-inked lor a discharge, hut both reHUiiijti their commands when they gut well, ami io n g 111 tlio war out to the bitter end, ami to-day are partners in a u iudenalu bu?inu?a down South, doing a good buniimjM, ami verifying the sentiment ol Uyrori that 44 A soldier braves death," A.C., A&C. Trusting that the above truthful narrative will be a lesson to aoiuo people North ami South, that stayed on toe outside and yeded "Seek i^og!" and stiil are not natinfied with tiio results ol the vy?r, let ine subscribe myseil a rcooiistiur.ted ConKKI>icuATis St; IM K?IV. Llk Shooting 01 ComraUo. 101k are found in almost every part ol the Park, generally in the timbered country or on m muiaui slopes, t?iugiy ami in bands ot i > and la, according to liie season. Willi proper care liie/ can be stalked as near as loo yartis, but a good liunter >vl?o 'junip.V .1 beard at 500 yards, will bag tlireelouitlis ot tun uu.u ?cr oclore tnej iiv out ol range. \ V11cii drosse.l tu?.y weigh rfOU to 1,2 m) pound*; but as -4 dozen tall fellows, ihuir Uurun nnd back, go craslu ig uiiti thundering through tl?o thick pine toresl, leaving a storm ol branches uud dust in lueir each elk in iy easily oo osuuiile<l to 'Vcigli a ton, ll wounded at clone quarters in tuo limber, tl*ey eio (1 iiigoi'ous loes, a id Hi'curate shooting i is needed, unless tee hunter preiers n> I efnub a tree, wbicu in an awkward p edicameut, detrimental to leinpei an 1 g.irmeulH, and pi'ovoca iVe ul tin, t el ug t'einaikh lroui comrades when i.e returns late in toe uignt to cuiup. mo beauty and inajos?y ol tne &u<i iy creature require no description, m>d ?- * ten will the hunter grieve mo * glory laid low; yet elk steak* nn I roasts are so nice, bis hide make tvuca excellent buckskin, and Ins bram hiug antlers toini such an elegant 'Ih-| uy and memento, that tears are sCd<? <t shed at hi* demise. ? Lfeorjctuia'* Miner. ^ ?,/ A (Jaiu'Kuous Cat. ? A clergy mauki .jift cat at West Springfield luis shoavj* some remarkable symptoms ot natural depravity. Alter giving birth to sevvii kittens recently, of various colors, ?ho ?dw|| removed ilie two blackest fro.a tlio group, and utterly refused to take any notice ot ihcin. No sooner were they restored to hoi nest than slio again and i again ejected them, and death tinaily relieved tin- litilo wails. Ami ibis in , defiance l<? the fifteenth amendment, which declares there shall he no tiias tinctioii >n account of color! No other than a Massachusetts cat wouii have dared to thus ott'cud the majest/ I ol the law.