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Jilli MRISOE, KEESE & ?0 ....M.....n..?.....^?M.r......'M.,.M.'?.'.....?.?"?.'.''''*'"""'' EDGEFIELD, S. G., AUGUST 7, 1867. (11.,",""".,".,........?..>?."?.'?.?'.".".?.....?....<.......?.........?..'M-.??......'.......?....."...O.....MUM.....?.........1..,....?.M,...,..,...,.?I .-Ko. 32. M_ M. 0. BUTLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Solicitor in Equity, Oflloo, LAW RANGE, EDGEFIELD, S. C. Feb 27 tf 9 M. h. BONHAM, ATTORNEY AT LAW AH S Solicitor in Equity, EDGEFIELD, S. C., WILL Practice in the Courts of this State and in Augusta, Ga, .Also, in thc United States District and Circuit Courts for So. Ca., giving special attention to cases in Bankruptcy. April 2nd, 3ta 14 M. W. G Aar. , WM. T. GARV. GARY & GARY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND SOLICITORS Ii\ EQUITY, EDGEFIELD, S. C. June 3m 26 Medical Card. DR. T. J. TEAGUE has moved to the Dwelling rocentlv occupied by Mr- J. R. Carwiie. next door below Episcopal Church. Ho may be found at tho Drug Storo of Teague & Carwilc during the duy, and at his residence during tho night, when not out on professional busin.ss. Having been engagoi in tho piijtice of Medi cine, in its various branches, for the last Thirtceii Years, ho fools that he does not arrogato to him self andu? merit when ho elicits a liberal shan of iiv.r >n agc a: thc hands of this community. Jan 1 tf 1 Di DENTISTRY. 'il II. PAUKER .respectfully announce that be is well prepare? to execute in the best manner and promptly a'l work in the business, -and at greatly reduced figures. Having acquainted himself with the late ines timable improvements in the profession, and se cured a full stock of materials, ?c., he warrant good and satisfactory work to all who may desire his services. Edgsfield, S. C., Aug. 1, tf 31 For Sheri?". Tho Frionds of Capt. A. P. WEST respectful ly announce him as a Candidato for, Sheriff o' Edgo?old attho ncxtelcction. Nov 7 te* 45 ,J3^" Wc have been authorized by thc Friend of Capt. H. BOULWARE to announco him : Candidate fur Sheriff of Edge?eld District at th next olection. Apr 12 te* 16 For Tax Coltcctor. Tho Many Friends of D. A. J. DELL, Esq. rospectfully nominate him as ? Candidate fe Tax Collector at tho next election. Oct IS te 4?, Tau many Friends of Capt. JAMES MITCH ELL rospeetfully nominato him as a Candidat' for TAX COLLECTOR at the next election. SALUDA. Dec 6 te* 50 Wo have been requested by many friends ot Mr. JOHN A. BARKER to announce him a Can dilate for Tax Collector of Edgofield District nt thc ensuing election. Oct. 2, te* 4 Wu have been authorized by friends ol Capt. STUART HARRISON to announco him a Candidato for ro-election to thc of?co of Clerk ot tho Court of Common Pleas for this District, ot the next dection. April 9 to . 15 jJ^*We have beon authorized Ly tho many friends of Capt. L. YANCEY DEAN to an nouncc him a Candidate for Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Edge?eld District at the next election. Jane 20 to 27 CARRIAGE MANUFACTOfiY EDGEFIELD, S. C. THE Subscribers respectfully announce tbs chey aro now prepared to do all work in tht COACH MAKING and REPAIRING BUS1 NESS that m iy bo entrusted th thom, in a work m inlike manner, and with ncatnessand dispatch We havo on hand a few CARRIAGES and su perior BUGGIES,of our own manufacture, which wo ?rill sell low. AUkindsof REPAIRING done promptly and warranted to givo satisfaction. .2^As wescll ONLY FOP. CASH, ourpriccs ar unusually reasonable All wc ask is a trial. SttlTII & JONES. Mar 7 tf 1" S AID BLACKSMITH lui T. IIB Undersigned ?rives notice that ho is now prepared to have REPAIRED in a gord nnd workmanlike manner, WAGONS, CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, and otbor Vehicles that may bc brought to his Shops, at fair and rcnsonaldu pri ces f?r Ca-h. NEW WAGONS, CARTS and BUGGIES will also bo put np in the best style, end on as reason able terms as can bc afforded. Hiring EFFICIENT and EX?ERIEXCED WORKMEN in inv Simps, and a gond supply <>f tho BEST SEASONED TIMBER, no paine will . hs spared to give entire satisfaction to thi.se who may send their work to these Sh?] s. W. W. ADAMS, Sept. 2? tf Beef Cattle and Sheep Wanted. ?WTLL pay the highest market price for good BEEF CATTLE and FAT SHEEP or LA li BS. If oreforable I will Bartor Corn and Bacon for Cattle and Sheep. A. A. GLOVER, Apt. May 23 tf 22 PLANTERS' HOTEL. AUGUSTA, GA. iVewly Furnished and Refitted, Unsurpassed by any Hotel South, Vt?* Reopened to thc Public Oct, 8, 1866. T. S. NICKERSON, Proprietor. Jan. 1. tf i Pure Kerosine Oil. WE HAVE jnet received a fresh supnlv of PURE KEROSINE OIL. which wiii bo sold low for Cash only. Five Gallons $5,00. S in gle Gallon, $1,15. TEAGUE k CARWILE, j Under iiuumia Ball. , JOJ2 tf sr 1 The Sword. 'Twas the battle field; and tho cold, pale moon Looked down on tho dead and dying; And the wind passed o'er, with a dirge and a wai' Where tho young and tho bravo wero lying. With his father's sword in his red right hand, And the hostile doid around him, Lay a youthful chief; but his bed was thc ground, And the grave's icy sleep had bound h:.m. A reckless rover, mid death and doom, Passed a soldier, his piundor seeking; Careles? he stopped trhcro friend and foo Lay alike in their life-b'ood reeking. Drawn by the shine of the warrior': sword, Thc soldier pausod beside it : He wrenched the hand with a giant's strength, But the grasp of the de^d defied it. Ho loosed his hold, and his noble heart Took part with the dead before him; An'i ho honored thc brave who died sword in baudr As with softened brow he leaned o'er him. "A soldier's death thou hast boldly died, A soldier's grave won by it; Beforo I would take that sword from thine hand My own life's blood should dye \U "Thou shalt not be left for the carrion crow, Or the wolf to fatten o'er theo ; Or tho cownrd insult tho gallant dead, Who in life had trembled beforo thee." Then dug bo a grave in tho crimson earth, Where bis warrior foo was sleeping ; And he laid him there, in honor and rest, With his sword in his owu brave keeping. My Promise Broken. Language nor pen can evor express Tho shame thai I feel in my soul ; Aud in thc anguish of sin I seek to confess That again I've accepted thc bowl, Forgive mo ! Temptation too s'rong before me was spread, And weak nature succumbed to the fiend; A glass of the liquid, so sparkling and red, I pluced to my lips-ami 'twas drained, Forgive me! I'll try once again to wrench myself freo fVom the -rasp of this demon so strong; I'll strive harder still io be worthy of thee, Aud to do thy sweet trucing no wrong, Believe mel Tho pardon I seek may nc vor be minc, (Anti rn- st sadly the blow I sha 1 feel) Yet I'll conquer my thirst for the soul scorcbiug wine, And nevermore at that shrine will I kneel, Believe me ! Thrilling Encounter with Black Snakes. From the Boonsboro (Md.) Odd Fellow. Prof. J. Mitchell, the celebrated '"South Mountain "Wizard," while out gunning Inst Friday. Lad a must thrilling adventure with i deu of black snakes, known as " racer," ::otn which he narrowly escaped with his life. A* is his habit, the Professor had taken his favorito carbine and gone into the mountain after squirrels. Best | art of the forenoon bad been spent in beating through thc bush and over thc rocks without meeting willi any ad venture, and but ordinary success in procur ing game, etc. Suddenly, however, he carno to a ledge of rocks about a mile from thc dalith Mountain IIf)U.<i> Stopping a moment to take a survey cf the surroundings, he saw a large black snake stretched out on a r>.ck &unning himself. Ho nt ODCO took up a couple of stones and threw one at his snakesLip. but unfortunately miis pd him. This aroused the snake, and ir. in stant he unco?cd himself, and stood with bis head erect, as if indignant at this intrusion, and at thc Fame time gave a loud, shrill hi-s, or lather a whistle. The Professor delivered bis second stone wit h such precision as to mor isliy wound his enemy. Xo sooner, however had he thrown the sto::e when ho heard a rustling among the brush to his left, and an other whistle louder and shriller than thc lirst. Turning Lis eye in the direction from whence carce the noise, he saw a monstrous b!ack snake (a racer) comingdirectly towards him, with head erected about five feet from the ground, and his forked tongue dart ing from his distended jaws as if bent on fight. The Professor (who is an acknowledged crack shot) immediately raised his carbine, fired and had the proud satisfaction of seeing the P anster suake roll over in the agonies of death-having split hts Lead open with a ball. 'fbi- proved but the commencement of the battle; for before the Professor had time to congratulate himself upon bis success in vanquishing two of h?3 foes, a third .one, measuring about eleven feet in length, and thick in proportion, had approached to within a few feet of him, his head erect, hissing and darting his tongue ont ia a manner to appal the stoutest heart. To Felreat was out of thc question ; a fight was the onh/ alternative, and quick as thought ha leveled his carbine at the snake's neaol, but. unfortunately, miss ed it, at the same time dropping it (his car bine) upon the ground. "With the rapidity of lightning the black snake attacked the Pro fessor, anl commenced winding his slimy coils around his legs and body tighter and tiirhter at every coil of hi? loathsome form, until thc Proiessor was unable to move a I foot. His efforts to extricate himself from the u coils of death''-?3 thev seemed to be were unavailing, for with every effort the fold? tightened, nr.d the work of respiration became difficult. Death and the snake star ed him in the face, and made thc cold chilla of h rror a?d agony creep over his body. It W??S a fearful moment-a moment of ihe most intense horror and agony, tint made the flesh creep, the blood chill, and the hair literally "stood on cud, like quills upon a fretful porcupine." Nothing but his great presence of mind saved him from strangula tion and a loathsome death. Recollecting that his hunting knife hong by his side, he seized it, and, with his nerves braced by des pair, drew it across the body of the snake, severing it ut a stroke. The coils relaxed, thc snake dropped at his feet, and tho Professor was free again. By this time lie heard a great rustling in the boshes, and : no dry-bark crackling in everv direction, accompanied by loud, shrill, angry hisses and whistling, ns if the whole ; surrounding woods were filled wiih snakes j Deeming di.-cretion thc better part of valor, he hastily grabbed np his carbine, girthed his hunting knife and beat a precipitate retreat. The Professor was pursued by the black snakes for some distance, but being in a hurry he lind no time to look and count tbe numbers, ile says that had they como one at a time he would not have retreated; but to attack him by companies, brigades and divisions was enough lo frighten any man. A Dcsr A i KINO WIDOW.-The Gazela Nar* a'loura cf Lemberg relates that the Counters j Czapska, after the condemnation of her hus- ! band to hard labor, went to St. Petersburg ! to solicit his pardon, but having been nnsuc- i ceasf?l in her application, she fell ???to a state of dejection, and returned to Wilna, borne j down with grief, and in a declining state of: health. She dragged on a melancholy exis lenee for some lime, but at length resolved j to put an end to ber life. Willi that object ehe seated herself in an arm-chair, having j first surrounded it with a large heap of paper, j and then .-et fire to the imss. The smoko j attracted the ntlentionjof her servant', who found her with a smile on ?her lips and firmly resolved to die. She was extricated from the funeral pile she had prepared, but was so bad- ' ly burnt that she died two days after, in fear ful sufferings. i Desperate and Fatal Duel. Special Cor. of tho Louisville Courier. WELBY POST OFFICE, KY., July 22. A deplorable tragedy was enacted ubout a mile from onr quiet little village this morning at daylight, which resulted iu the death of a prrniisiug young man and the mortal wound ing of another, whose future was ?ll Brillian cy and promise. ' Anticipating the affair get ting into the papers, and being fullycognizar.it of all the particulars aud circumstances pre ceding the sad and bloody denouement, I now, in accordance with tue wishes of thc friends of both parties, send you au accurate history ol' the affair, in order that the facts may go out to thc world just as they trans pired. Littleton Wells and Sanford B. Roberts were both young men of unexceptionable character, and occupying enviable pusitions in our societ}-. Wells was about twenty two years old, and Roberts was probably two years his senior. The former wa-? ?mr deputy post master, while the*lauer was clerk in the store of Roath and Strother. For sime time both had been paying marked attention to an amia ble and beautiful young lady of the neigh borhood, wnose name I withhold for obvious reasons, and until within a month past were generous rivals, their relations toward each otuer being upon the most friendly toot ing. Some three or four weeks ago Wells visit ed the young lady, and made a formal pro posai for her hand. Iiis proposition was res pectfully but firmly declined, and upon his pressing her for ber reason for her declina tiou, she indiscreetly informed him that she hud already accepted a similar proposal from young Rooeris. Wells loft tue house, moun ted bi.-j.horso. and re'urucd to the village. He lirst went to the post office aud armed himself, with a pistol, aud men sought his successful rival at the .-tore. Here au altercation ensu ed, which would have had ? bloody termina tion had not bystanders interfered and pul an end to the difficulty. From that time until Saturday they were as strangers to each oth er. On I bat day they both ut tended a picnic j i Robert? b.ing a?9ompan:edby his fun ev. As I < s-on ..s Weils saw them together he seemed tu be imbued w.tii toe very spirit ol' insani ty. Approaching them ne grossly insulted Roberts, in the presence of tue whole assem bly. The insulted mnnspnt: gio Ins leeland started toward his insulter, evidently to resent I i thc insult, when gentlemen present prevent- t ed a colli ion. Roberts and his fuir empan-1 ] ion, at the earnest solicitation of the kit er, immediately left thc ground and repaired io ber home, where she, fearing a difficulty be tween the parlies, endeavored to persuade bim to spend the night. In lhat she failed, but succeeded in extracting a promise from him that he would not return to tuc pic-nic ground. Reaching the village, and brooding over thc gross outrage that had been put up.,n Lim, he went to his room r-nd penned a challenge i o mortal cnn Lat, which he entrusted toa fnma to be delirered into the hands of Wells. This, mission was accomplished that nicht. N. xt morning a friend: ni he chal? -ng?d par ti.' cal od up m the fr e d ciJRobfi t > to arrange i Le preliminaries. This waa soon accomplish ed. The arrangement was that the fight Was lu cmuv I.- - ri .J, ... , , P , ,-'.).'. ilium ansi niue east ol ?ie town at d yl'gm? on Mon day-the weapons to be C-I'.'s revolver--. At the appointed time principals and sec onds were on the chosen ground. The1 prin cipals were placed ten feetnnarr, with instruc tion to fire between thc words uone*' and .. ihre**,"' and then advance, firing us ;hev ad vanced, such hiing the terms insisted upon by ihe challenged and not rejected by thc challenger. At the word both parties*fir ed, and so accurate was their aim, thu Wells fell dead, pierced through the bruit:-, by his a.-i versa ry's ball. Roberts received his oppt> uenf's bullet in ?he centre of his breast, pass ing thrungli his body and lodging under the skin, just to ihe hdt of tb'* spine. At the moment I wii'e he is not dead, ?hough sinking so rapiilly that the physicians sat he cannot possibly live more thar: nn hour. This terrible affair, it is needless to sty, has given our entire community a shock sui h as never pervaded il before. Both thc yout-g men were highly re-pected, conspicuous fur their intelligence and social qualities. Weils leaves a widowed motin r and two sisters to miurn his loss. Roberts leaves no family be ref., wadi their sad, sad fate 13 mourned by ail who kuew them. WELBY. The Friends of tho Negro. The Radicals were not always so friendly I to the black man as they are now pretend- i ing when they want their votes to spito their I ? old Southern masters. We quote a few pis j \ sages to show it. In September, 1858, at c Charleston, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln deliv-1 c ered a speech, m which he said : ;' I will say that I am not, nor ever have ? t been, in favor of making voters or jurors of j .'; negroes, nor of qualifying them to bord oilice, \k nor lo intermarry with white people; and.I j i will sa)', in addi: inn to this, that th?-re is a ; Ci physical difference between the while and tl blat-.k races which, I believe, will foreverl h fo; bid thc two races living together on term w of social and political i quality. * 'j ai * * I, as much r.s any other rn-'- ei ata in favor of having the superior posi*t,a I assigned to the white race." ni The negroes have been taught- by '-ur w new Yankee masters that Mr. Lincol w;'s cr their liberator and Saviour. All a li-, He , tn never thought of their freedom until th'Smith ni forced it un ni tn by its hard fight in'- Al '.['*' all events, Liucoln ought to be good aihori- | hi ty with the colored men, and the r*ove ?si b whit bc s il only nine years Ogo. | i f Senaior Wilson, of Al .ssachaser- ?s also j *c good authority. Here if what he^'d tu the United States Senuto in 1855 : We believe* that slavery in 0 States-is. a local institution ; that we are i1 rcspoiisi ble for its existence ; aud that J navc no le git- atd/ioriiy lo interfer? with t" nay whatever. 1 a:n content to lea-' slavery to the people of the States where-now wrists. I recognize the Democratic d<r'nc ?f rigid*, in its application tooP'Ti ns we'l as to other local uff-irs, and, 'hilo 1 have a seat in this chamber, I shall r?t & atempts lo encroach upon the roser S r'ujhlsof. the j ^ sovereign States of the Unit' 1 wi! stand side by side with my Dom-r1-1'1- ?r'tn?8 '? vindication of the Virgin- and Hsnfucky resolutions of 17'JS 9, whi* they ndorsed in Baltimore in 1852." And so it was with tholing mahers of the Radical party. Ther is no >nesty in their present profession- Tue .nnnt tue3' have got through with sing the rgro they will drop him like a ot poluto-Mobile Register. foi 1er Co UK Co gu ?nf wa pat not on sid rat tho par BO ' the icq A.colored ma- named J.n Hunter not has recoived tho appintmsnt ofastmaater at St. Marks, Fla., j-pursuance tho rrquest of all the principal itizens. '?;.?? What bought you tprison, my colored friend V 'Two constable 8an'' 'Yes, but I ufa" had intperaTice any thine to do will it?' , 'Yes. sab ; d.Y was bofe 3fg drunk.' ?r?~" Abet much traini of quite a j pro? younger fo tcep frfill ot ta long onough j Hug for " the blcs-inc," he sat v quietly one j wjja day till near close of thc scfe, us mother , our beginning inwardly to con ^rPte herselfthai una for onee he had kept still, he suddenly and colled ont, * at'l. do, papa p plate? now,", doul the bim con cou this fouj to v the fl It ii Hon. B. II. Hill's Speech ON THE CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY. Delivered al ?llanla, on thc 16ft My, 18G7. Ladies and Fellow-citizens : . Human governments, like everything else uuman, naturally tend to decay. They can 3ii!y be preserved by constant watchfulness, courage, and adherence to correot principles. These remarks iipply with unnsual force to free governments, which are the most difficult sf all to maintain. If wc, tilt' people ot the United States, were the first in history who bad attempted tho experiment of living under i Democratic or Republican form of govern ment, we might be excused if we failed to iiscover the symptoms of approaching death, ind to apply the remedies to preserve our liberty ario tho blessings wc have heretofore enjoyed. But wo are not the first who have nade this experiment. Other peoples and nations, for thousands of years, have had Jomnionwealtbs, Republics, and Democracies, which have risen and fallen times almost, ?vitbout- number. 1 but assert a great truth -one which finds no contradiction or pxcep Lion in all history-when I say that the great catling and substantial causes of the decay of xcedum in all countries have ever been thc ?arno. How inexcusable must we be if we ail to discover the symptoms, and how cow irdly and recreant if we foil to apply the groper remedy to prevent so foul a death ! Np p' opie ever commenced to build np a ree government under such favorable auspices is wc. What a climate, soil, variety of pro jetions a jd material resources do we possess ; ind what an ancestry and what a common Uruggle for liberty did our fathers pa^s brough ? Did any people ever before conv jic::ce with such advantages? Rome coin aeneid as a small city, and was despised by :he barbarians arour.d it. ..Shu extended her power by her arms, and increased til! at last ;Le became mistress of the wnrld. Wet com neuced with such a people, country and pr.> luetions a-, no people ever ha-i bvfore. and we lad fewer dissensions and ( lem-: ?ita of discord hun any people ever s?i? ed from ; and Providence, a> if to separate tu from the ?rimes and corrupting influences of the old ?v.>riik, spread out. this great continent before is, with the wide sea to separate us from bern, with no influence of mouarchy and op pressive systems to threaten or make war ipou us. If wo fail, it will be by our own olly. What excuse can wc render to our posterity and to the world, it we. tn this day. with the lessons of history before us, allow 'ree institutions to perUb on this continent? And our race will have been the sonnest run. We have not yet lived a century. It is but ;cvonty-eight years since tho Constitution vas formed, and but ninety one years since ndepci.dence was declared by our fathers, vhilc '.he Commonwealth cf Rome lived four umdred years before the measures which pro lucid her decay were proposed. What a pectacle. ! The best'peoplc, the richest soil, he most valuable productions, established as f by tho providence of G od,'us a new era in .he history of thc world-and bidding fair to je the shortest lived of any frc . government ? the. Justare rji.nations ! lhere is no oinio'iity wu:-..:.- -ir_ ; ri it without fi ur of contradiction-in dis avering when and how ii i-.::': i on ?s dyirg. I Mr not now go in'oan analysis of ail the symp toms of national decay and d-nth. It is only raportntitf th present tho leading one which j .-..Mtro'.s all others-which c-x:s;:ng. produces iii others, and which bein:/ remedied, cure: ill ( Ibers. Then hear it : thc great symptoii )t' the decay and death of a government i he disreyurd of Ute FU:;DAMI:STAL LAW C bat government. Whenever a people cym 0 treat lightly their own fundamental lav, bey have arrived nt t;<c most dangerou mint that is possible, sion of entire de?truc j io i. Republics, above ail other kind o? gov ? ?mr ent*, are maintained by respect for law f thc people of the United States fail to hav 1 sacred regard for their own ?aw-which i lot like that of nth. r nations, io be asea ained by argument, by decision, or by searcl rig. but is a plain and wisely written Colistin iou-they will deso? v.: the awful fate I hi iwaits them; a:?d he who disregards its pirti anguagc baa no exc?se los' iold himsell fro? ht infamy of a traitor ! [Applause J (); is it M-tram ??lori ni on, turu and tattered ; t is-my theme to-day is tbc Conatirmi :i I' mr country and for all our country. JA; ilause.] I change b.-furo Heaven and t '1 American people this day, that every evil t vhich we have boen aili Ced is a'tribu ta JS o a.departure /rora the Constitution. Tinks nay work, quacks may pn scribe; and dem rogues i*f j deceive, bia I declare to you ihr i < here * no reuicdy fur u.-, iind no hor>e 3 l.j >s<stpe the tl reatencd evils, but in adherimjo \ : he Constitution. j ? Foilow-cit?zens : Pardon me while I sy n btin presenting ray views, I think of io ? iving mar., -individnaily, to whom inv e- i ?arks are to apply. 1 h-ue cora? to Uh eely to you about the,dangers of the con- | y. Little mind.? a-cribe little Objects lo l : lose whoso vieus they do not agree with, nd e has attained an unenviable reputaion hose fiends suv "you mean him," who 1 " m speaking of treachery and showing he , .il consequences of a certain line of poley, have no personal attacks lr, rnuko on un oe- t y, oven il I have one. God knows if I enid, ith my owu hands, I would gladly plae a ( own of imperishable honor on tho bror of . y must bitter foe, ii I could thereby rc -,e y country fruin the perils that cvirontl fl Vppiause.J But if I have an enemy, ned J ?T ive a vindictive spirit, and desired bra to | J ?come forever infamous, J could ask no nore j r him than that he .should supp ir.t th-:|mli.-.h. j hemes of those who are 'no.-/ seokiig.to I fl bvert the Cons itutiou and destroy ou* lib j. ty. lie is digging a grave fiirtimseirwUch J stcritywill never water with a tear. jct-L m alone. I have c une td discuss thc prea?ut i t. ase of thc revolution. I Wc have h:ul a war whieh ragod furioisly ! u . four years. It originated simply in adif- ? a encc of opinion as to our rights niidertho 1 ti restitution. This difference existed from ! c ; first. It existed among thc framers ol the 1 n institution. It could not be settled by ar- 1 a ment, and an appeal was made to thc sword. ' Si was an open, manly figbt. There was roth tl ; scciet or ambiguous m the issue. It wis m ged hy mon influenced in ibo masses by o riotic emotions on both sides; aud it was n ; to destroy the Constitution, but to assert ! tl each side their diff?rent views. On our ! if c it was asserted that tho Sla'r-s were sepa- .' ir e and independent sovereignties. ai>d that ! " Constitution was a compact, which each | r< ty was at liberty to dissolve at will, and.1 cl we seceded aud declared ourselves out of i gi Union. On the other hand, it was con- : g( dei,' that we were uot out of thc Union- I p withstanding our s?cession acts j and vhat I it Constitution was not a compact, but a : tl ding law upon the States resulting from a 1 iii ?pact, and therefore no one ot thc number , cl ld dissolve tho connection at, will. Upon hi i issue wo went to war. The war waa si ,'ht till wc laid down mir arms and agreed ' ?.r rhnt our enemies said-that we were in | hi Union. j Wl :ut there is new another question to settle.1 ci 3 still within thc range ol' argument Its In oortions are h URO. Ibo issuna n re start- er . It is not a difference of opinion as to oi t thc Constitution means, and what are pt rights under it j but its object Ts plainby, ie listakably, to set aside tho Const ?tut ion rri pr?vido something else. I have never Died that we were coming to this issue, m in speeches made by mc Ave, six, eight, and ten years ago, I predicted this, and every page of our history since that time has veri fied" the correctness of the prediction. The pedple of the North honestly love the Consti tution, but the leaders there bato it, and in tend to destroy it, and thc convulsion through which we have passed has : brown the oppor tunity of making the effort into their hands, and the present military bills and the one which is not yet promulgated as law, arc the meats adopted to accomplish their design. These bills are propeised tor our acceptance. There is a remarkable feature in these meas i urea, that while force is employed to execute I them, they are yet nominally submitted to US ] for our acceptance or rejection. 'Xobject to the whole (-chene, because it is unconstitutional. A distinguished man-par don me, I ought to say a notorious individu al-said to me a few days ago, that I ought not "to waste time to prove the unconstitution ality of these measures-a thing every man, WoLian and child in the country knew-and yet lie was foe accepting ! Ile spoke truth fully. Thal tottering, gray-haired candidate in Pennsylvania-for perpetual irfaniy, who is building for hinis?lf a monument ol' maligni ty that will overtop the pyramids of Egypt, said thc Constitution had nothing to do with it. I shall never get done shuddering, and horrors will never cease to rise up in my mind, when I see men taking an oath to sup port thc Constitution, and rhen legislating to put m force measures which are outside of it. A great many of our own people flippantly say the Constitution is dead. Then your rights, and hopes for the future, and all hope lor your children are dead. T ask every man, if the Constitution is dead, why are wo al wa3rs, every day, and at every new step re quired to take an oath to support it? Now, I affirm that the-e military bills are not only contrary to the Co- stitution, but di rectly in the face of the amuesly oath you were required to take alter (he surrender. Tiie Government thought proper, in accepting your snbui-sion, to take your oath to support the Constitution of ike United Slates and the Union of '.hi States. Wily was that oath re quired if ike Constitution was dead? Dut it is said the Constitution docs not ap ply to us. Tam don't swe.r lo support if. But it is ?aid again that wc are not in the Union. Then why swear tri support thc Union of these StatesWhat ;| Union" doc? that mean'/ When y?'u took that oath was it the Union u tiio Northern Suites alone th ?t you swore w support? What business have you with tint Union ? No, it is thc Union of all Inc ?ilutes known to the Constitution lb -t yen luve sworn to support. But the,- say that oatn rras prescribed by the President, and that he is not loyal. Then I must amwer a fool according*to his lolly, and a trailer according to his treason. What do tlioy require who passed these bilis-this military Juggernaut? They require every tuan w o reiiMtei his name tc vote, to stator to nipport the CutUtlilution, and counsel and persuale others io clo so-and Hill it is sain ino Costitution has nothing to do with it ! They ?av '.he scheme is outside of the Con stitutim, and yet in the prec.-s of carrying it out lliey re quire au oath to vupport the Constitution and to counsel and persuade other: lu do so! That is more than Mr. Johtvyi' ever required in the oath which he prescribed. f . It j?onv L.usiucs-3-tr> support the Constitu tion, t",n" Iitr trrrry-Trt^i'pt..-r other* to do so. Sjuie of you who favor lhe accejtance of tba military bills take au na;h to uis eiltet, and still iulcnd to vote for a contention which you adu.it to !> . contrary to the Constitution I How is this ? If yon . have a* conscience, I have; said enough. If yon vote for the convection yon arc PER JURED! [Tremendous applause.] 0; 1 pny the race or colored people who have never been taught wlat an narri is. nor what tile Constitution means. They are drawn up by a sellish conclave of traitors tc? ii.il ct a death-blow upon tao Iii-.- of the Elcpublic, by swearing (bern to a falsehood ! They aro io b.-gin their political Life by perjury to uccom pli;-h treason! 1 Woiiid not visit thu penalty upon them. They arc nebber legally nor mural y rc.-ponsib e, bul it is you-educated, designing wrote ui.-n-who thus devote your selves to the ur holy work-who are thc gnil ty parties! Y' u prate about your loyalty ! I look you in the eye and denounce you! [Appian e.] You are morally ami legally pei j ured traitors! Y"ou perjure yourselves a:?? perjure tho po jr n gro lo help your trea son ! [immense applause.J You can't es cape ii ! You muy boa-t of it now, while passion is rifo, bul thc time will-coine when t?? very thought will wither your soul and make yo:1 hide from the lace iif mankind. 1 stiall dischargo the obligation of the am nesty oath, lt n quired me to support the Cuiisutution and the emancipation of the ne jro, and l do. 1 will not bind my s 'til to a j a new slavery, to he'd, bj; violating it. I talk plainly, but I simply want to strike ihn.ugh i t thc incrustation nf the hardened conscience, ind make tuen feel and realize their true sit ia tien. I have proved that these military bills vio lto ?he' Constitution, and that you, bi carry 6g I lie-ni out, violate it and your "amnesty lath and your registry oath. And what is /our purpose ? It must be a great good you ?ee k to induce you to commit so much crime md folly. Sometimes men wink at what is by strict echnicalilies wrong in the individual, to ac lomplish some great good to thc public. I lo not recognize the correctness of such ac ion j but what do you propose by trampling iptin the Constitution and violating your own olemn oaths? Is it to save the ?late and ?reserve liberty ? This is not the object, but he purp ?se is as infamous as the measure esor.ted to to tH'eot it. You fir->t propose to ! bi ibwgatetyonr; Statu governments by authority i yt .f the Sf *&i]fed Congress-a mere conclave i f j in .portion ol ibo mom hers of tlat budy, by | to thom is this dictated? Tho principle that j .?beever forms a government should form it ! th jr themselves as well as for o'hers, is a cor- J in cet one; but the men who propo3" this for i re s do not live in any of the ten States to bc fri ffected by their legislation. It is not made ! he j suit either black or white, or any other ' lass ol eiiir people, but to suit themselves, bile they are not affected by it j and if you cl upon their proportion, in a manner to iii yourselves, you will not be accepted by lem ; nay, you violate the Constitution lo ubceri th: Qoccriunint. And by carrying ut these measures you disfranchise yourowu copie. Supposo we concede, for argument, jat it 'a right to enfranchise all the negroes ; this bo right, by what principle of law or inrals do we disfranchise the white people? 0, but," you say, u the whites have b-en jbcls." Then they should all bo disfr&Q [lised, and not a part of them. Besides, the [>vornment you are to frame is to bo a civil iivernment, -.and last for all time, aud for ance, when there can bc no rebela, ] pee it at pd thin General Sickies has advised that te disfranchising feature be repealed ur mod led, and for tho reason that tho enfranchised a^.s uro not Iii to fill thc offices. Welly if ho ts done so, ho hos acted wisedy, aud has lown himself capable of apprccialiug ono uth. And it is a great truth-one that will I pri dea multitude ol ??ns; and it might be ' nol all for.hi-fame if this r commaidati. nalone ? is t iiiltl be remembered of his administration. I Jut i the face of thc fact that a republican gov- rip muent can rest upon and be perpetuated . the dy by the virtue and intelligence of tho ? I vs ?opie, you propose to exclude the most in* j sun lljgeiit from participating in tho Govern- wri eut forever ! I ' You will by these measures inaugurate a the tr of races. A people who will aurogate hat mi afi lb inl all tci a rit bei ft 1 Af of pw me lia of lt iv wi] for Ah their own governments and disfranchise the must intelligent of them at the dictation ol those who are not to be affected thereby, and live under the dictation of a foreign power, have no conscience : but if you have aeon science I hope to reach it. By all you hold dear I warn you that by accepting these mili tary bills you inaugurate a measure that will exterminafe the African race. Som.- of you who have come among us are taking the ne gro by the arm-telling him that you are his friend, and that you gave bim his liberty I Te hypocrites! YE WHITED SEPULCHRES!! Ye mean in your hearts to deceive and buy up the negro vote for your own benefit. [Ap plause.] The negroes know no better ; but I wili auk ihcm : If these IUCD arfe faithless to the Constitution of the country, how can they be faithful to you? Yet these men admit in the very act that they are disregarding the Constitution ! They take nn oath to support ic with the purpose and intent formed before hand to violate it, ami vote for measures con trary to it I They are not fit. to be trusted by any animal, dog or man I [Applause ] Such a man would betray his pointer, ami such a woman sell her poodle! They are not capa ble of bting the friends of anybody but them selves. I don't, pity the whites so much who are to suffer by these measures. u You knew your duty and did it not," and if you are beaten with many stripes we have the au thority of Scripture for saying that your p^v ishment is just; but to sec the Africarrsled off by a clap trap which they don't understand, and used because they don't understand it, and thus led to the slaughter by men who are faithless to every principle-under the belief that they are being elevated and exercising God-given rights, is enough to make any man feel sick at heart and experience the deepest pity for the tinforunate race. This is not the first timo that such things have been attempted. Unfortunately, there have before been both fools and knaves in the world, and some of you, it would seem, will not learn wisdom from 'lie lessons of the past. If the Constitution is dead, we are out side of it, and, pray, what government have we?. We have nothing, in that case, but the will of an unlawful conclave, and don't you know this m> at)S anarchy ai d then eiespoti-m and tyranny ? What inducement is ! e?d 0111 to vou to accepttheir propositions ? You say it ts to get back into tue Uuiou ! and for this yon are willing to submit lo disfranchisement and the inauguration of a policy t.'al tends to a war of races ! all to get back into Um Unicn-just where you are already, and al ways were ! What do you want to get hack into that sort of a Union for ? Ii you are not now in it, what can you expect by getting in such as they present to 3 ou ? Y'ou say it is to gel representation in tho Union ! Is not Ken tucky in thc Union? Ha- *he any represen tation ? The telegraph informs us that a res olution has been introduced into thc so-called Congress making inquiries whether Maryland, Delaware and Kentucky have State govern ments or not! Are youse s:up;'I ai not to sec what all this means? The result will be I: C substitution of the Radical party for all govcrnm'-nts, both State and Federal ; and tbe substitution of Radical mill for all law ! Take that borne with you and d-gc-tit. That;s ? here you are going ! Kentucky is excluded from representation because it i.-. alb e;cd her representatives w< rc voted for hy disl yal men. What is meant by disloyal? Every fflaP^-"1 "-^J-1 zso?st 'h? liadical party willso?n be declared disloyal; and every 6iaiC~ which dot's not vote the Radical ticket 'will b-i disloyal, and her government illegal. I tell you, unless patriotism shall wake upfront thc stun which the horrid confusion of war bas given it, the Radical party will bc our onlv government, and Radical will onr onlv !aw. I look for this r?volution to go on. Who ?ver thinks this war on thc Constitution will itop within the len States is a madman or a simpleton to be pitied, or a knave to be de spised. I have expected them to take charge >t' Connecticut because she dated to elect a Governor that did n t agn c i th the Radical ?arty ; and sure enough S'tmner, :n a late let er, strikes that key note. He rays a similar lill f r all thc States is a short cut to univer ?-il suffrage. The so-called Congress, imme liafely on its meting' took charge of Ktn ucky, and excluded her whole delegation, vith one exception. If they can rej-ct these, hey can reject every one who diners with tem, and they will do so ; and they will re teive only those who agree with them. These hey will receive. Ido not care what may ?ave been their sins heretofore ; if thc vvry t-orst secessionists in ali the iat:d will whine round thc streets and say he is a Radical low, he is as good as the saints in Heaven !. -r vadical purposes. [Applause.] They ear.: .ot for ncc or color, nor for antecedents, if ?u now favor Radical schemes you are loyal, od if you oppose them y::u are disley al ! But von say yi u are in favor of going into lie U'riion, because if you do not your proper y will be con fi cited. A gt.-iitleinun of this ity a few days ago said to me that he was in ivor of the acceptar.ee of these military bills .cause he thought it the best we could do. said to him : *. You do nor sa.v that for 'jour i!f, bu: for j our brick slows !" [Applause ) ?ut you aro not ha-f so wise ns you are knav ?hi Y'ou would loso the Constitution and ie country to save your brick stores, and ien by your very, cours ? you will l:;se vour rick stores al-o ! I am ns.nam cd to talk oi se arguments about confiscation ?j innc of '.ace! It is a war power, not known to in :rnational law except as a war power, to be wd only in time ofw ny upon na enemy's goods! onfi-cation in tum' of peace is neither more )r less than RMBBEUY ! But you say they have got thc power and my wiil exercise it, unless we do as they . 1 us. And will you, in this ca-e, abandon mr only protection !. It ia Uko going out ' 1 to the highway and surrendering your purse the robber t > keep him Iron; taking it! I could introduce- a great deal of high au only to establish this point, but I will not suit the Radical portion of this audience by adiug from any authority foi them except jin a Massachusetts Judge. Here is what i says : ti It has been supposed that if the Govern ent have the rignts of a belligerent, theu, 1er the rebellion io suppressed, it will have u rights of corquest; that a State and its habitants may be permanently divested of political privileges, and treated aa foreign .ritory acquired by arms. This is an error, grave and dangerous error. Belligerent /hts cannot bc exercised where there are no ligerents." That is what I said : " Confiscation is ouly var measure, und ceases with the war." ;ain : " Whf.n the United States take possession a rebel district, they merely vindicate their ?.existing title. Under despotic govern mis the right of confiscation may he un- \ ?J ??, ,,1 . kilt ii?A?- ".,? rn ?n? t Un .twit*. 1 ?iced 5 but under our government thc right sovereignty over any portion of a State is en and limited bv the Constitution, and 1 be the same after the war as it was bc e." rhere is one Lot in Massachusetts, and if raham wero alive to-day I would have him ly to God to spare that State and trust it t ouiy to ten men, but-even to one. There it least one good man in it, and he is a 3ge. and dares to proclaim to all that secu f to property is given by the Constitution, I sa : sumo alter as before tho war. And now 'ill read for the patriots of th?'audience ? qethiug from, the most distinguished of al! ; oe ters on international law ; I ru ' When a sovereign, arrogating to himself O absolute disposal of a people whom ho pl i conquered, attempts to reduce thom to at slavery, he perpetuates the State of warfan ' between that nation and himself. Should i bc said that in suc'i a case, there may be peace .and a kind of cou:pact by which the conque ror consents tostare the lives of the van ; rjnishe? on condition that they acknowledge j themselves bi.-, slades : he who makes such an ' assertion is ignoraut that war gives no right to take away the life of an e^emy who has laid down his arms and submitted. But let us not dispute the point: let the man who bolds such princi ples of jurisprudence keep them for his own use and benefit; he wei! deserves to bo subject to Buch a law. But men of spirit to whom lift rs nothing-less tLart nothing, uness sweetened with liberty, will always concave themselves at war with that oppressor,' tjough actual hostilities are suspended on their part, through want of ability/' My friends, thi; was written by aman who livid in de-spotic times, by a man who was taught under a despotic government; and how his love of liberty and law shames the praters about loyalty in free America! But I will dwe.l no more on this subject. Confiscation is ;he law of enemies in war, and in peace it i 5 the law of the robber. Il they have the will to rob you, you will never escape by submitting to their power. If you j submit, give up ;hc law and substitute the > will of the robbt r ; he boldly avows that it is his purpose not give the black man his rights, but to bring about such measures and so to shape things af t J perpetuate the rule of thc Radical party ! Every man who joins the party and can satisfy them that he will sin cerely help in t his work, will be accepted. They will put their arms around your necks and call you \rothers. [Applause.] You can make a friend of the devil upon these same terms, [It.ughter and applause,] and there is but little diff'.'rence between them. [Great applause ] If you please the one yju will go to thc other, and I am not .?ure but you will get whrt you deso: ve, but I object to your taking thc country with you. [Immense ap|l use.] Bui, Oh I it in sad to see the Constitution trampltd up m and the country destroyed, only to perpc-tuste their hellish dynasty; and then to see some, of our. own people join in this 1:11 holy work, calling upon us to submi' and become the agents of our own dishonor ! This is sad, sorrowful, and fills me with shan-e ! (CoXCLIDED NfXT WEEK.) Ex-President Pierce. " WARWICK," an Alabama correspondent of the New Yo.-k Day Book, is on the qui vit e fer the man for the next Presidency, and concludes thus : There is, un?er God, but one salvation for this poor cou tit 7 of ours, and lint is in the restoration of thc glorious Constitution of our grand, old, inspired fathers. Nobody can re store that bur. the people of the Dsmccratic party. Away with the timid, temporizing, demoralized " leaders? who are harmless and lifeless as (he huge granite lions which guard the avenues to an Egyptian temple. Ti;cy are blind, and deaf, and dumb, andcoF and heavy as marble ! They, " having eyes ?lo not see, having ears, they do not hear.' They ore dujnb and motionless, and without a pulse of libing poicer! Away with them ..The Democracy" wantsuo such "Leaders!' A great icork is to be done! The ship is on fire in a raging storm, at sea. There is con stcrnation ia-cvenr fa.ee,j. .Who is the man to i Tri-Ttingnish-tfitT F,imiCra'.ni'"'^K thm ChigtiLj To save tho' Constitution, wo have, first of all, to be in earnest. We must satisfy the people thal ice arc in earnest. I believe that I Fran kit u Pierce, of New Hampshire, as a candidate for the Presidency, can br'.nz to thc caiibC of the Constitution, every Democratic vote in thc Uh itcd Stales. He is (ried, bas a good, clear bt ad, and sound, brave heart, and what is of inii ni te moment, iu th-.se times, can sp-ak well." Mose* knew the impor tance ol this in a Democracy, and God re cognized it in the appointment of Aaron. "Say what they may of Franklin Pierce.'' s ?id old Ex-Governor Marcy, then a magni ficent Secrei&ry i f State, belora whose logical battery Daniel Web.-ter and the Federal ho t did not and could not stand, " say what they will of Franklin Pierce, he crin beat tJum all .'peaking? Pierce had been talking to thi heroes of thc Mexican war. Speaking ! Let no man nv he has not been as great in ac tion. Modest, almost too modest, he has al wa}s been courageous and successful. A he ro in thu field, a statesman in council, a pa triot under all trials of provocation. We had ai well bt'gir. to consolidate a party on the old* foundations. The support of Franklin Pierce for the Presidency, by the true .Jef fersonian D mocracy, would be a long stride towards the ultimate victory which awaits Denth of Hon. E. (>. Palmer. We regret to learn by a private despatch received in this city from \\rinnsboro, that thia prominent citizen of Fairfield District, died suddenly at his residence, at Ridgeway, ea'ly yi-st?rday morning. We understand that Mr. Palmer was a descendant of a Hu guenot family.: He had filled many impor tant positions, repr?sentai ; for some years his District in both branch-s of thc Legisla ture. He was the ?r?t President of the Uharloite and South Caio'ina Railroad, and was energetic and succes>ful in its manage ment, and < ery instrumental iu its success both under his own administration and since. HU loss wi.l be deeply regretted.-Columbia Phoenix, 2i?th. SAMBO'S FRIENDS.-Gen. H ward, chief of be Freedmen'.* Bureau, reports that thc ne ;roes have dec eased 1,300.000, or nearly a Liri"!, since their emancipation. Here is a jractical dfuio* ?tration of the results of rad cnl friendship for the negro. They do just Vbat Helper now preachfs-thu extermina ion of the negro ; and yet they pretend to >e the negro's best friend 1 The very fact hat the negroes are made to believe this, hows thal they are unfit for the rights, du ies and responsibilities of freemen. No BLACK MAX'S PARTY.-The New York ' 'ribune, o' Friday, says : 0 Those ti en in tho South who are working d a establish a bJack man's party are the ene- t< lies of this principle of equality, and if they arry ont heir plans, they will strike Repub canism a blow far heavier than the Demo racy can deal. They will go far to undo the rand refcrm of which the war was the in xumrnt. In Virginia, it is feared that the tate Rep-Jblfcan Convention, to be held Au ust 1, will be tho occasion of a division in io ReptiHican ranks and the creation of ri ll parties, black and white. In Missouri, Iso, there are adventurers who urge the col .ed men to demand representation on the resident al ticket, and in caso it is refused, i form a separate organization. Wo do n believe these efforts will be sustained by e colored men, for they surely know the I ar tal result" oe such an unprincipled policy. | en di A constable in Kentucky, in pub- I P? thing seme personal property for sale, put gr ) a notice with this . clause : I wyl exspoae r sael the 6 da l8C6,uv Jan. won lyttlo rone is or so much tharof as ma bc nessary to Pi tisfi sed gugment.' rn: .-. be ggf* C eranium leaves, it is stated, are cx llont fi r outs or bruises, where the skin is bbed cff. and other wounds of the kind, is ?e or two loaves must be bruised and ap- j et ied to the part, and tho wound will be eic- ro rized ia a short time. I he Letter Fri Colonel Oui d. t J The following letter has been published from Colonel Robert Ould, late Confederate commissioner of exchange of prisoners of war, to Hon. Charles A. Eldridge, sustaining the statement of the latter, lately made in tho He usc of Representatives, controverted by General Butler, relative to tho offer of tho Confederates to return sick and wounded Federa: soldiers without equivalent. Thc let ter sayi : I h?vo seen your remarks as published. They a-.'e substantially correct. Every word that I said to you in Richmond is not only true, but can be proved by Federal officers. I did offfT in August to deliver tho Federal sick and wounded, without requiring equiv alente, and urged tho necessity of baste in sending for them, as the mortality was ter rible. I did offer to deliver from ten to fif teen ttousand at Savannah without delay. Although this offer was made in August, transportation was not sent for them until December, and during the interval1 the mor tality vas perhaps at its greatest height. If I bad not mado tho offer, why did the Fede ral authorities send transportation to Savan nah for ten or fifteen thousand men? If I made the offer, based only on equivalents, why did the same transportation carry down for delivery only 3,000 men ? Butler says the offer was made in the fall, according to the newspaper report,) and that 7,000 were delivered. Tho offer was made in August, and they were sent for ia December. . I then delivered more than 13, 0OO, and would have gone to 15,000 if the Federal transportation had been sufficient. My instructions to my agents wereto deliver 15.00C sick and wounded, and if that number of that class were not on hand, to make up the number by well men. The offer was made by mo in pursuance, of instructions from the Confedera*e Secretary of War. I was ready to keep up thc arrangement until every 6ick and wounded man bad been re turned. The 3,000 men sent to Savannah by tha Federals were in as wretched condi- j tion ss any detachment of prisoners ever sent from a Confederate prison. All these things are susceptible of proof, and I am much mis taker if I cannot prove them by Federal au thority. I am quite sure that General M?l fort! 'rill sustain every allegation here made. General Butler's correspondence is all on e aide, as I wa3 instruc:ed at the date of his letters to bold no correspondence with him. I corresponded with Mulford or Gencial Hithcock. Yours trulv, R. OULD. HIRD LICK.-TheNatchitoches (La.) Tiv:<s s responsible for the following : " The latest opinion in regard to voters is 'urnished us by our special, who sent a note :o the Attorney-General. It is settled that di persons who held a Stato or judicial office leforc the war, and afterward became n quar ermaster in the Confederate army, can reg ster. Grounds: After careful examination >f the rebel archives, there can be found no nstancc in which this class of men ever 'ea lercd any aid, comfort cr sympathy io thc 3oufodcratc army." There was a dreadful storm and Hoc?j iu ome parts of Havauua, Missouri, last week. ii Ellsworth, bail s:one? were picked up that neighed an ounce each. Stores aud dwellings rere deluged and several buildings floated way. At Fort Hays, there were twenty feet f water in the fort, and seven men were rowned. The sick had to he taken lo the jp of tho buildings. *' * $3* Last weok a distillery was soiled in Mcck mburg county, Va., by a deputy United States larshal, in obedience to a mandate of the United tates District Court. The establishment was eked, and a guard of ooo man was placod over , and tho deputy left it in bis charge. Twenty ur hours afterward some unknown porsenr call l on him, with a dull razor and soruo tnrpentina ap, and shaved off all bis hair, and then started m for Richmond. The authors of thc outrage ive not been found out. While white men arc coming from Europe id yellow mea from China, thousands of black aigrants from tho United States and Wost In es are havening to Africa. Within a recent nod more than thirteen hundred black enri ants have gone from America. STA young man tried to drown himself in liladelpbia because be could not afford to get irried. Several have recently shot themselves causo they baro gained that great blessing. JC5T The way they weigh hogs in Kana- 8 a* follows : They first tie the hog to one id of a rail, balance the rail on a fence with oks tied to the other end, and thea guess )w much the rocks weigh. ' .' '? Sfrt ' I - Al '.Tit .-. . jp -."Tl'? a?l a a?L: -JU -, h.a x.-.: ? Cttt lc 7t,v- -, mjetK MR.,.; *i i,>;" : ; A MOST DISTRESSING CASE OF DEATH - The Anderson (Texa-) Record gives tie particulars of a most distressing case of death which occurred in Madison county re cently : Mrs. Medcalfe, who was neely a hundred years of ase, and oue of tho very first set tlers of Madison county, while returning from a visit to a neighbour look thc wrong road, which lead to the house of a M .-. Simms. Approaching thc house, probably with a view to stop for the night, she being weary of walking, this poor cid hdy wes attacked by a pack of savage dogs, and was bitten in many places, and her fleMi terribly torn ly the terrible auimals. One arm was urn frc in the body, and her breast and throat almost oateu up. Ste expired soon afterwards. It seemed there was no one at the house to keep the dogs ell. Mr. Simms returned bogie abonJLsundown acd found thc old Jaciv WHOLE FIELDS cr GRAIN* DESTROYED r.r PIGEONS.-Thc Dubuque Herald snys l!;e farmers cf many of the western counties cf Iowa are greatly annoyed by pigeons, which are arri, ing from thc South in immense flocks, auri very veracious. They alight upT the fields of new sown grain and p.ck up every kernel in tight lt is impossible to drive hem away; they are unmindful of the firing of guns, throwing of stoue3, shouting of men or barking of dogs-: and it is an easy ta.sk to kilt any number of them with a pole. Some fields containing for'y acres were absolutely Civered with pigeons, and although tho spirts men waged ime saut wa'are agaimt t! em and killed great nu m hers, th.-ir placas were soon supplied by o:hcrs. A great dumber cf fields will bare to be sown a second, aiidsome a third time. THE PEABODY EDUCATIONAL FUND.-The committee appointed at the Educational Con vention in Lynchburg, Ya., to report on thc most judicious p'aio? administering the Pea body fund for educational purposes,^consider lint, owing to thc many embarrassments wh.-h environ tbe trustees in the discharge of tho re-p msible duty aligned them, ii wcu'.d he the wisest and most effective disposition of the lund io employ it iu preparing primary teachers for the performance cf thoir func tions, rather than in thc bestowal cf primary instruction itself on pu] ils, and that lt would be expedient to select a few of ihe mest suit able pupils of bulb, sexes from - several Idl ing iustttutioos in different districts of t!:o country and assist them lo perfect their ed ucation as primary Hcho.?! teachers, on a pledge in writing that they will net in the capacity sf primary teachers for a period of ten mor.tb.s for every year that they shall, receive such l?oistaace.-N. Y. llerald.