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THE ORANGEltUKG NEW8> PUBLISHED WEEKLY ;. - ' AT .? OIXANGEBUEG, S. C. Office e*f Pullieation on Market-Street over tJie l\>st Office. SAMUEL DIBBLE, Editor. VIRGIL C. DIBBLE, Associate Editor. CHARLES n. HALL, Publisher. READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. [From the Charleston Morcury.] South, Carolina Democratic Coiivontion. Tho Convention of the Democratic party of thin State, opposed to negro suffrage, met nt Nickcrson's Hotel, in Columbia, on Monday, the 8th inst., at eight P. M. Dr. Thomas Smith, of Darlington, was called fco tho Chair, and Messrs. H. Sparniok and A. A. Gilbert wcro requested to act as Secreta ries. The Chairman stated the object of the con vention to be to appoint delegates to the Dem ocratic National Convention, to bo held iu New York on tho 4th prox. On a call of the roll of tho districts, the fol lowing delegates wcro found to be present: Bcrkcloy District?M. W. Yenning. Charleston District?C. II. Siuionton, Hen ry Sparniok, YVm. Lobby, John Haiicklc, J. B. Cohen, C. M. Furman, E. Lafitlo, Z. Davis, P. C. Trcnholm, J. 13. Campbell, R. S. Bruns, R. B.Rhctt, Jr., T. D. Easou, J. 11. Lafittc, J. B. Steclo, G. II. C ruber, G. S. Hacker, John E. Carew, F. Horsey, E. H. Locke, A. Came ron, F. J. Pelzcr, W. J. Gayer, J. R. Reed, D.Lopoz, F. Richards, E. M. Whiting, W. E. I Mikell, James M. Caldwcll. Chesterfield District?Henry M elver. Clarendon District?Joseph Galluchat, John J. Ingraham, Dr. Chnrles Henry. Darlington District?A. C. Spain, Dr. Thos. Smith, Rev. J. M. Timmons, O. D. Lee, B. F. Williamson, J. M. Williamson, C. C. Chase. Edgeficld District?M. W. Garoy. Orangoburg District?Mortimer Glover, T. J. Goodwyn, C. J. Stroman. Sumter District?A. A. Gilbert. Dr. U. D. Green. Williamsburg District.?David Epps. Tho following gentlemen were then chosen permanent officers of the body : Hon. Charles II. Simon ton; President.? V ice-Presidents?Hon. J. L. Manning, Hon. The*. W. Glover, Hon. Clios. M^ Furman, Hon.D. Richardson, General M. C. R?t tler, Hon. E. W. Charles, Dr. Marcus Rey nolds, Hon. Alex. McQueen, and Colonel Jno. G. Presslcy. Secretaries A. A. Gilbert and Henry Spar nick. The President on taking tho Chair spoke as follows: Gentlemen of the Convention: We have assembled as representatives of a portion of tho Demmocracy of South Carolina, to express their opinion respecting the convention soon to meet in New York. In the discharge of the duties thus devolved upon us, we should keep two cardinal points in viow. The first is an unhesitating adherence to the Democratic party of the United States, and this without qualification, without condition, without reserv ation. We arc invited to participate in the deliberations of the convention, before our existence as a State bus been recognized, and, perhaps, without a vote to assist in the election of tho candidates which it may select. In the hands of the Northern people will be the decision of the canvass. They must de cide upon its issues?their wishes should gov ern in planning and iu conducting the cam paign Wo will sit as guests at their Council Hoard, confidently entrusting the management of our interests to their discretion. Their object is the defeat of the Radical party?their success is of vital importance to us. To nchicvo success wc must be prepared for the timo to put aside other and less impor tant issues. Until this is achieved questions of State policy?the regulation of matters which should be decided by the States alone, must remain in abeyance. The Radical party having been in possession of almost unlimited power for eight long years, is now seeking to perpetuate thnt power by a centralized despotism. Having bound the hands .of the Executive, and . thron?cued the existence of the Supreme Court, they aro seeking to obliterate State lines, and to decide all questions of State Government. They must be defeated before the States can be secured iu their right to decide upon these questions for themselves. Until they arc defeated the discussion of these questions is promaturc. If they are not defeated such discussion will be unnecessary and idle. Let us, then, devote ourselves to those issues which can secure us the victory, and when this is won, instructed by the experience and the results of the conflict, we can determine our courso for tho future. Tho other cardinal point wo must kcrp before us is the Democracy of the State must not bo divided. [Applause.] There must not, there cannot be division in our ranks. [Grant applause.] There is not, there cannot bo any differonco of principle among us. Our motives, our objects our interests are the same. A common danger enjoins union among us, and whatever the passions of, one, or the pre judices of another or the impracticability of another may seek to accomplish, the great heart of South Carolina can never sympathize in measures which tend to separate her people. Gentlemen of tho convention, T thank you profoundly for (he distinguished honour you haVo conferred upon mo, uud invoke your aid in presiding oVof your deliberations. Tho following resolutions wcro offered by Ron. J. B. Campbell: Whereas, it is understood that tho Execu tive Committee appointed by tho convention which assembled in this city in April last de sire a conference with this convention for the purpose of producing harmonious actiou by tho Democratic party in this Stato, be it Resolved, That a committee of seven bo ap pointed by tho President for tho purposo of conference with the Executive of tho said State, and that the result of that couforcuoc bo reported to this body. The Preamble and Resolution were adopted, and under the latter, the Chair appointed the following committee: Messrs. J. B. Campocll, M. W. Gary, Usury Mclver, Mortimer Glover, E. J. Pelzor, A. A. Gilbort aud John Hanckcl. The convention then adjourned to ten o'clock on Tuesday. tuesday, 9tII. Three congressional districts wore represent ed in the cenventiod, 1st, 2nd and 3rd, the 4th was not represented. Elecvcu districts of the State were represented. The central executive committee appointed by the April convention expressed a desire for a conference, and the convention appointed a committee to confer with them, They report ed a basis of uniou which was adopted by the convention. A sati-factory platform was adopted, stating "That having entire confidence in the prin ciples and patriotism of the Democratic party, and believing and trusting to their assurances that (hoy will, if triumphant, restore aud main tain at the South, as they have done in tho North, in the East, and in the West, the su premacy and government of the white race? a white man's government?leaving to the States themselves to regulate their suffrage laws; and also that they will expunge the usurpations and the fraudulent governments created by the military power, under what are called the Reconstruction laws, and thereby re store to the Union the Southern States, such as they were bclorc the enactment of said laws; j we hereby pledge ourselves to the support of tlie candidates of that party for President and Vico-Rrcsident of the United States, to be nominated at the coming convention in the City of New York, on the 4th day of July next. The following Executive Committee was ap pointed by the convention : lion. W- D. Porter, Major T. G. Barber. Hon. Henry Melver, Hon. W. P. Finlcy, and A. Gilbert. Esq. The following delegates were chosen : t'or the State at Large?General Wade Hampton, Hon. * J. B. Campbell. Alternates, IIou. C. M. Furuiun, Hon. C P. C^.i^SUiv ^a 1st District?Hon. J. L. Manning. Alter nate. Hon. R. Dozier. 2d District?Hon. Carlos Tracy, Hon. C. II. Simonton. Alternates, John Uauckcl, Esq., Colonel R. B. Ithett, Jr. 3d District?Genoral M. W. Gary. Alter ternate, Hon. A. D. Frederick. 4th District?No appointment. Great harmony prevails, and the convention has been an entire success. General Wade Hampton was invited to ad dross the convention, and spoke with good fooling and cQcct. The Democratic party of this State is now united and harmonious, and all are satisfied. THE ORANGEBURG NEWS~ SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1808. While ice reserve to ourselves lite right of th fi ning our own political position by means of our editorial columns, ice. will he.pleased to publish contributions from our fellow-citizens upon the grave, questions which now agitate the public mind, whether their opinions coincide, with ours or not. A district newspapert wc consider, should be an index of the carious shades of pop ular sentiment in the section of country in which it circulates. Our columns are open, therefore, for any communications properly written, accom panied by a responsible name, not personal in their character, nor absolutely injurious in their tendency. The Democratic Convention in Colum bia. We have given but a hasty perusal ta the proceedings of the Convention of this week, iu Columbia j but from that nrrusal, we feel hardly satisfied with their actiou. Represent ing only a portion of the State, they should not have presumed to pass a resolution, pur porting to represent the sentiments of the Democracy of the State, on any question of im portance, and especially by such a resolution, to come iu conflict with a platform set forth by a Convention in which a larger portion of the State had been previously represented. We consider that the Convention in Colum bia would have done good, bit! for this mistake. Now, the Democracy of the State arc further from a union, in our opinion, than ever before; and nothing can unite us, but a general Con vention, after the National Convention in July. For ourselves, we recognize no platform but the resolutions of the first Convention : and will recognize no other, until it comes to us, as the authoritative expression of tlie opinion of the Democrats of the State. Nevertheless, we are glad that some of the delegates from Orangeburg attended the Con vention in Columbia. We arc only sorry more of thetu did not go: since tho influence of an additional number of conservative'" members might have-been an influence for go?dl Wo feol perfectly assured'that tb.e action olj^hoso of our dologates, who did attend, was-charac terized by that degree of conservatism .f??ch truly represents tho sentiments of tho Demo crat ic Party iu this District, i s Book Notices, &c. i-y * ? The Amkhioan Stock Jouhnai. for Jupo is at hand. Tho cntorprisiug l'ublislfoi?a.^pf this valuable Monthly, offer to send Sample Copies free. Each number contains 512 ,'lprge doublo column pages, devoted to Panning, Stock Breeding and Disease of Domestic Ani mals, illustrated with numerous cngravingst Address N. P. Boycr & Co., Publishers, Parkcsburg, Chester Co., Pa. 1 ?' "V + [communicated.] A Few Words to Farmers! No. 2. Iu last weeks issue wc referred to the politi cal hostility of the negro towards the wjuto race, created by Black Republican Emissaries, as well as the consequent necessity forced upon us to refuse support to an element iu our m|dst so inimical to all our people's interests. ^vVo take it for granted, that our people are by ibis time satisfied, that negro labor, combined with negro neighborhood, will never make their for tunes,?will not ever return to the land what it takes away, nor raise us from our impover ished state. He shall not to argue the point. This being admitted, what then is tho remedy? Plainly, a substitution of white labor.- f Politically the African will not long control us, but we shall always be kept down; by bun, as by a log around our nooks, so long, as wo iarc dependant on him for his lubor.. Reliev ing as we do that he has ceased to be a profita ble hireling, we are convinced that the" finan cial salvation of this country depends upon ^hc immigration from Europe of an honest aud industrious peasantry. This cancer iu our som must be crowded out, and sloughed by the introduction of a healthly and count acting element. Can the desired cure be obtained ? ^ think it can. It is uow knocking at our doo It reaches our shores at the rate of over 20,0 people per couth, and ships cannot be fou? fast enough to accommodate the thousanc who vteillJl'llll^fn'ssage across the watuT the Great West appreciates the emergent^, and bears the stream away to enrich h :r boun less plains. We arc too slow and inactive L> turn the tide this way. '"There is a tide I) the affairs of men, which, taken at the Jlooy, leads on to fortune; omitted, all their lives are passed in shallows and in miseries." J\mc is the flood-tide, ami now is the time to prepare to turn it. Delay will only postpone indefin itely our discuthrulmcnt. The first step to take in the great work is organization or combination. An association must he formed with officers, who may go to work and collect all the necessary information on the strbject, and who can commence and earrry on negotiations with the proper parties. Why cannot this be douo by next Saleday. No one man can effect anything of consequence. It must be a movement of a whole neighbor hood, so that n number of families of these people can he together or near each other. Otherwise the result will be but temporary and of no fasting rfft rt. We shall carry out more fully the. promise, made last week, (in the next issue), and con clude this article with the suggestions of our efficient Commissioner of Immigration, in a circular of October last. He says : If there are n few men in every District Willing to spend a few hours for the gcncrar^Rod, let them meet at a convenient place, lot them gather such information as they can and then inform this lUt rcau what is wanted for their neighborhood mid what can he done ; Let them say what laborers, servants, mechanics, etc., arc wanted or could find employment, and let them fix upon a current rate of reasonable wages for their District, etc., Our people must however du their pari ; no one should wail for his neighbor, all should appreciate the dulyof cultivating to whal in really a public necessity, and then there can he fail." Itcspcct fully, JOHN A. WAGUNKR, t loiundssioucr. Such is the first step to be taken; one which costs nothing, but may in the end..to say the least of it, be productive of incalculable bene fit. Shall wo sleep on longer, and wait for "something to turn up ?" SCRUTATOR A capital sell?the one Woolley is in. The West India Islands buy 5150,000 barrels of flour of the United States annually. Tho wife of nn English clergyman has re ceived the Humane. Society's medal for pulling a sailor out of the surf. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's regret is that Parker Pillsbury was not made a woman. 1|(. would have been so strong minded. ?A [kok TUB .oranokijuko nkws.] Democratic Meetings in St. Matthews' Parish. Mr. Editor : Pursuant to a previous no tice u large meeting of tho citizens of the low er part of St. Matthews, both white ami col ored, was held on the 23d of May, at Charity Lodge, for the purpose of forming n Club to co-operate with the Democratic Party in their efforts to restore peace aud good government to tho country. The meeting was organized by Dr. Lewis Dantzlcr being called to the Chair, and Har mon Hush, Esq., being requested to act as Sec retary. Dr. Daiitilor after stating the object of the meeting, read the protest of the Central Com mittee, which was listened to with marked at tention. \ After the reading of tho protest, th> meet ing was addressed by Hugo Cr. Sheridan, Esq., /and<your townsman, Capt. W. \V. Legare, who Ihad been invited to attend, and give the Club the benefit of their experience. I regret ex ceedingly (hat not being present, I am unable to make a report uf their speeches, which are universally conceded to have been able, elo quent and instructive, and contributed greatly to tho success of the Organization'. Drs. Vogt, Shircr, Dates and Harmon Rush, Esq., being also called upon, delivered appro priate and stirring addresses. Tho Couniiittco previously appointed to frame a ^institution for the Club, and nomi nate permanent officers, had now returned, and reported as follows : Pir<?m\lent. Dr. V. W. Vout. lrice-Prcsioents, Du. Lewis Dant/.i.kr. Du. Sil tit kr. DaxiKi, Avi.\<!kr, Esq. Tr< usurer, 11 ich a iii) Evans, Esq. Secretary. Harmon Rush, Esq. Tho Committee desired time to report on the Constitution, and thereupon tho mooting ad journed until the next Saturday. MKF.tjno o.N saturday, may BO. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Vogt in the Chair. The Committee on the Constitution then repot u. J. The Constitution was read, and upon motion of Dr. Dantzlcr, it was voted upon by sections, and passed with slight alterations. The following Stauding Committees required by the Constitution were then appointed : Executive Committee?Drs. Vogt, Dantzlcr. Jacob Smith, Esq., Capt. A J. Hydrick. R. L. Shulor, Esq., Dr. A. C. Baxter, and B. F. Parier, Esq. Committee of Ways and Means?Messrs. W. A. Black. J. V. Livingston, Win. Morris, and J. A. Parier. Committee on Corrc*i>ondcnce?Stiles R. Mellichamp. Rev. W. Ii. Elkin aud A. Fludd. There being a pause iu the business, the Chairman now stated that the meeting would be glad to hear the views of any member pre sent. Loud calls were then made for Mr. Stiles R. Melliehamp. The following is a brief synopsis of his speech : Being comparatively unknown in polities, he said that he did not ex poet to be called upon for a speech,,ami therefore felt a delicacy in consuming time which he thought could be more profitably employed by others present, who may have prcpnr d. While, however, such considerations prompted him to bo silent, other and far weightier ones, urged him to speak. He could not he silent while a tide of fan aticism and error was ovcrruning tin* country, and threatening not only our happiness, but even our existence as a people, both white and (?idoicd. lie thought it was a painful sight to see the ship uf Stale plunged into a whirlp >ol of destruction to gratify the aviricc of unprin cipled adventurers. These things he though! were greatly to hi; deplored, but nothing, could exceed the baseness and malignity with which foreign emissaries were sow ing tho seeds of discord, poisoning the minds of the colored people against, the white people, and thus attempting to destroy forever the har mony of the races, lie argued thai a common interest rendered it unwise and impolitic for the white and colored people ol' the South to be enemies, and illustrated the supreme folly of their continuing ;it enmity with each other by the familiar fable of the stomach and limns, taken from /Esop, in vhich the quarrel be tween the limbs drought destruction to the whole body. So my friends, he said, it is with us, we arc one community, we have one and the same interest, aud if we live together in discord, we loo will come a common destruc tion. Providence, be said, has blessed us with a beautiful countjy, and all that wo needed to make us prosperous and happy was good gov ernment. Hy good government, ho meant a government w hich would dispense just ice with out distinction, which would bring happiness to ourselves, restore peace to the country, and prove a blessing to posterity. In concluding bo exhorted all while and colored to Unite, aud forgetting tho past, to work together ns one uiau for the accomplishment of this great ob ject. Tho next speaker called on was Mr. J. Hamilton Folder, the Magistrate in this com munity : Mr. Feldor stated that ho felt unprepared to comply with tho wishen of tho meeting, aud feared that ho would disappoint their expecta tions, but that feeble as his efforts wore, his hearers and the country were welcome to them. He regretted that the white and colored peo ple of the South, who were reared in the same homes, who were companions iu childhood, and who have grown up together in/ricudship and intimacy should exhibit feelings of hostility to each other. This spirit of animosity, ho said, was the fruit of falsehood and misrepresenta tion, the seeds of which had been sown by un principled men, who were cnemios alike to truth, justice and honor. The minds of the ignorant and superstitions were so influenced by these wandering emissaries, that they were bliudod to their oWn interest-', and did not Know who were their true friends. Any system of taxation which would im poverish the white man, he thought would bring equal, if not greater destruction upon the colored man, for iu the end the laborer was the'true tax payer. He urged both classes, for their own good, to work together with unanimity, and conclud ed by exhorting all to remain true to their pledge as embodied in the articles which have just been read for our own adoption, "to main tain truth, justice and the Constitution." Mr. Felder spoke at length, and in a fauiilpr and easy slyle, which elicited warm and en thusiastic applause, especially from the colored portion of the audience. Tho last speaker called upon was Dr. F. W. Vogt. Dr. Vogt spoke at some length, so that I can only give a meagre report of his speech.: He alluded to the numerous proofs, which the while people bad given of their friendship to the colored pooplo, in spite of the poverty which misrule had brought upon them. That although they had left us and gone over to strangers, who were using them as tools for our mutual des:ruction, wc were still their friends. He showed the great danger of strangers, who had no interest among us, and paid no taxes, boing madu our legislators. He alluded to the gr.at suffering which bad legis lation and taxation, was bringing.upon us al ready, and feared that unless there was some check, universal bankruptcy would be the re sult, lie thought that it was the extreme of folly to suppose that the ruin of the white man would work good to the colored man. If by oppressive taxation and misrule thc'l.tnds were sold under the Sheriff's hammer, both the whites and blacks of the South would be too p.ior to buy them, and they would therefore fall into the hands of strangers, who would become our landlords. He spoke at length and with considerable effect, and in oouclu ling ho eulogized the col ored men present, for the noble and indepen dent spirit they exhibited in coming up volun tarily and joining the Democratic party, des pite tho threats and falsehoods of unprincipled men. The enthusiasm with which this sentiment was received, Was shown by three hearty cheers being given for the colored mombcrs of the Club. The influence of the two meetings which I have reported, was in a high degree beneficial. The substantial results were that a considerable number of colored men joined the Democratic standard. DEMOCRAT; Washington News. Junk 5.? In the House Sherman's amend ment to the Currency bill relative to United Stales mites, which legalizes and makes valid gold contracts hereafter, was lost, and bill passed. In the House Logan argued against bonded warehouses, and favoured a tax of 20a25 cents, collectable at the worn, of the still. Covodo said he had a telegram from a col lector is his district, saying there 1.000,000 gallons of spirits in bonded warehouses in his district, on which ihe owners could uol pay the tax. as spirits were selling on the streets at $1 50. After further discussion indicating wide diversity of views regarding details, but no indication of opposition to reduction of whiskey, the House took recess to seven o clock. ,11 xk t'?.?In the Senate Mr. Gotham was .??worn iu as Secretary. [ In tho House Aftcr unimpoitnnt business the tax bill was resumed and considerable pro gress made, but the attendance was slim and all the important points were held in obevanco. The Conference Committee on Arkansas reported, but on a motion to table (ho report no quorum voted and the House adjourned to Monday. JllIS'k S.?In the Senat?'. The Pension Com mil tec reported adversely on the bill pro viding that marriage shall not forfeit widows' pensions. Joint resolutions removing the Harper's Perry suit from Jefferson County, Va., to the United States Circuit Court was passed. Willoy maintained that it was impossible to obtain a fair trial i?i Jefforsou on account of the hostility of tho people to the United States. The Omnibus admission bill was resumed. aud au amendment restoring Alabama to th? list was discussed all day, and without a vote tho Senate adjournon. In tho House. The Judiciary Commit too were dircotcd to inquiro why tho Davis trial was delayed. A bill appropriating money for tho capturo of Mr. Davis was referred to tho appropriation Committee. A bill for inaugurating Southern Stute officers, and convening tho Legislatures VraS referred to the Reconstruction Committee. A bill taxing United States bonds for Na tional purposes, was considered. A motion to table it was lost?15 to 1??. It traS re^ fcrrcd to the Committee of Ways aiid Means, 88 to 34. A resolution receiving tho Chinese Embassy to-morrow at 11 o'clock, was adopted. The Speaker announced a petition froiri Woolly, and Butler moved its refereuco to tho" Corruption Committee, but tho Democrats' objected, because only two of the Committee' were in the city. After discussion, the pctitiod was referred without being read G4 to SI; Eldridgc moved to suspend the rules to receitti the purgation of Woolly, but it was negatived/ - A resolution bringing him to the bar of the House wais adopted, whfcn, after hearing questions somewhat indefinitely stated, and With the understanding that it was by order of the House, Woolly "declared his willingness to answer. The conference report on the admission of Arkansas Was adopted, and now the report having been adopted by both iJbttecs, it got'S to the President. Junk 0.?In the Iioiiac. The Chinese reception attracted an immense crowd. Tho usual proceedings occurred. Bearmnn reported a bill from tho recon struction committee dividing Texas into thrco States. Ordered to bo priutcd. A bill inaugurating Southern State officers was read through and passed 115 to 31. A bill constructing a railroad and telegraph from Mobile to New Orleans, was introduced. The Committee on Foreign Affairs were-' directed to inquire whether the establishment by Mexico of free ports at Matamoras and other towns on the Rio Grande, was not con trary to the commercial rights of this country. The tax bill was resumed and the House adjourned. Iu the Seuate. Mrs. Eliza Potter, of Charleston, S. C, petitions for the reimburse ment of $40,000 expended for tho support of Union prisoners by herself and family during the war. Referred to the Claims Committco. The Louisiana Board of Trade aek tho re duction of the whinkey tax to fifty cents. Ji nk 10. In the Senate tho citizens of New York petition for the repeal of the law preventing writs against Revenue Collectors. In the House. The committee on ways aud means TiponeU a bitt com crease revenue au*t^~* equalize imports and exports. Ordered to bo printed A bill relieving from political disabili ties several Arkansan* elected, to office, was passed by the necessary two-thirds vote. Eldcidgo offered a resolution that the cor rupt i-.n committee be ordered to examine Woolly at once. There were several objections. Butler said that the committee was called for to-morrow, when, if Woolly answered, the property would bo discharged. 1 he Tax bill was resumed. ???i i ???????I Items. The election nt Galena, Illinois, Grant's home, went Democratic by 250 majority. The Democrats also carried Racine, Wisconsin. A man who earns $3,50 a week and refuses to support his wife, is "idle and disorderly," according to English law. But how could ho work impossibilities? The Boston frco public bathing-houses have? been opened for the season. The city has fourteen! of these estabishment, some of them devoted exclusively to women and girls. Rev. Dr. Barnas Sears, agent of the Pea body educational fund, while in Mississippi lately, expressed tho hope to make a tour of the South with Mr. Peabody next winter A call has been issued for a Convention of Conservative Union soldiers and sailors, to meet in New York on the 4th of July next, delegates to bo appointed from each State. A report from England says that the Bishop of London has ordered that the President of the United States shall be prayed for along with the Queen and the Parliament. The Massachusetts Seuato has refused to pass tho bill forbidding the application of cor poreal punishment iu the public shools to fe males. The Troy Press puts at the head of its col umns the names of Chaso aud Hancock as Democratic candidates for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency. Seeing there i< same doubt as to Grant's real name, the New Orleans Picayune suggests that he be styled tho "so-called" U. S. Grant. In European court circles hard stories are told concerning the growing internporanco of the Emperor ol Russia. There is an increase of six hundred and sixty-eight German (Democratic) votes in Richmond, Virginia, since last election. A neat thing in ear rings comes from Paris, in the shape of a pair of enormous, hairy, spot ted spiders, with a fly caught in thoir feelers. Somebody characterizes tho Chicago resolu tions as a "somi-Radical-don't-daro-to-epcak I out-becauso there's-a-uiggcr-in-thc-fcucc plat fown." s