The Orangeburg news. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, March 22, 1873, Image 2

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THE ORANGEBURG NEWS PUBLISHED A T Every Satnrduy Homing. O&ANGEBURU YFftYS COMPANY TKRMS OF SUBHORIVTION. ?ae Cepy for on? tear. $2.00 <? ?? Six Months. 1.00 Auy one eending TEN DOLLARS, for n Clab ,ef New Subscribers, will receivo nn EXTRA COPY for ONE YEAR, free of okarge. Any ono sending FIVE DOLLARS, ?f a Club of New Subscriber*, will receive aa EXTRA COPY for SIX MONTHS, free of t?aTg?. ?:o:? RATES OF ADVERTISING. 1 Iqaare 1st Insortion. $1..r?0 .?' ?? 2d ** . 1.00 A Sqaaro oonaists of 10 lines Brevier or *ae inch of Adv-eriising space. Administrator's Notices.$.r> 00 Notices of Dismissal of Guardians, Ad aeisistrators. Executors, Ac.$0 00 Contract Advertisements inserted upon the Wast liberal terais. . ftr* mm <*m ?:n:? MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, bet exeeeding ono Square, inserted without BjaargS. ?:o:? MtW Terms Cash in Avance. Browning & Browning, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, oua\4;i:ii8 Etc. c. ii., No. < h. MxLiot.u I. Bsowxtsa. A. F. Dxowxino. ? ?v 4 AUGUSTUS B. KNOWLTON (Formerly ol toe New York Bar.) ?TTOKNKYj^.D COUNSELLOR At law, ORAXtiJEBUUU, 8. C. .;al/8 tf TRIAL JUSTICE), ?ocidetaco In Fork or IM into. ' ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED v ill be )?romptly and carefully atUndaU to. jalya* 1v DR. T. BERWICK LEGARE, ? SURGEON DENTIST, ?iR(ia?te Haiti moke College *>*M!h1 Surgery. ? FFICI atARKKT-ST. OVER STORE OF J. A. HAMILTON, METALLIC CASES. C THE UNDERSIGNED HAS ON HAND Sail ef the Tarioiis HU?.i of the ?bore t':i?cj?, wkich can be furnished immediately on ap-f pliawtion. AIro manufactures WOOD COFFINS aa ??aal, and at the shorteot notice. Apply to II. R1GGS, asar 5?6m Carriage Msnufaclurer. REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS Axn General Commission Merchants, Adder's Wharj, CHARLESTON, S. C. oswiil rskdbb. ZlMMKHMAN davis eot It tini T. F. Baoois. R. R. II cue;inj? H. C. Hcduiss. BRODI1K *& CO. COTTON FACTORS am a COMMISSION MERCHANTS, NORTH ATLANTIC WIlARt\ CHARESTON. 8. C. Liberal Advances made un Consignment. Raraa to Andrew Simonds, Esij., Pres t Ant Matiuual Batik, Charlestuu, S. C. may 21 wee tf WASHINGTON HOUSE BY Mrs. M. W. Stratton, COIKIt ?KRV*A1S ft AS8EMELY STREETS COLUMBIA, S. C. Ooaveui.Mit to tho Greenville and Charleston Railroads and the Business portion of the City. lUtt- of Transieat Board?Two Dollars p?r Day. RegnlarJSoardcrs receded at Reasonablo ales. ? ?C 10 t The Hullad of Ilirum Hover. Where the Moosalockmaguntic Tours its waters in the Sknntic Met, alohg the forest-side, Ilirum Mover, Huldah Hyde. Site, a maiden fair and dapper, He, a red-haired, stalwart trnppor, Hunting heaver, mink.vVind skunk, In the woodbinds of Squcrduuk. ' ?? ? She. l^ajttcoke t's pensive daughter, WitTldP ?ae-fde the Skuntie water, dithering in. her apron wet, ?Snukcrout, mint, and houncing-bet. ??Why," he murmured, loath to leave her. "Gather yurba for chills und fever, When a lovyer, hold and true, Only waits to gather you?" "Go." she answered, "I'm not hasty ; 1 prefer a man more tasty ; Leastways, one to plevse nie well Should nut have a heasty small." "Hnugh'y iiuldah !" Hiram nniwered; "Mind ah I heart alike are canecrcd . jest look hcrel these peltries givo Cash, wherefrom a pair may live "I, you think am hut a vagrant, Trapping baasta by no means fragrant : Vet?I'm sure its worth a thank ? I've a handsome sum in bank." Turned and vanished Hiram Ho er; And. bef( re the year was over, Huldah with t he yarhs she sold, Bought a cape against the cold. Illnck and lj,iick the furry cape was ; Of n stylish cut the shape was; And ihe girls in nil the town, Envied Iiuldah up an>l drwn. Then at last, one winter morning. Ilidti* earns, without ? warning ; ? Kit her,'- raid he, 'ynu are blind, Huldah, or you'vc changed your mind, i "Me you snub for trapping varmints, Vet you take the skins for gariucn's ; Jiiico y anwarjlif kkunk and mink, IMi^rc^nv, '.sari>T in io?t""? th.uK. * "Well," said she, "we will not quarrel, Hiram : I accept the moral. Now the fashion's so I guess I can half lly do less." Thus the troi b!e nil was over Of the love of Hiram Hover; Thus he binde sweet Huldah Hyde Huldah Hover, as his uride. Luve employs, with oqn il favor. Things of good and evil savor ! Thiil, which flint appeared to pnrt. Warmed, ct hut, the maiden's heart. ?> Under one impartial banner. Life, the hunter, Love, the tanner. Draw rtrom every hrea?t they snare Comfort for a wedded puir ! Atlantic Uohthly. A Colored Colonel and the Needle* Peddler. A few days since,. I ? allatin. a prosper (.us "little city of 3,5(100 souls, about twenty five miles north from Nashville. was.nl! in a tumult over the arrival of u ?Toinmercial traveler," C, M. moved in a Vt > It* calculated to impress the benight id (lallatfris with (he dignity and impor tance of Iiis high estate. His name was -? ,his house a New York firm, his business peddling |.y sample a kind of I eedle which, like its inventor has -'an eye to business"?its business- to In threaded by the blindest of men, tin darkest of nights as readily as bv day lipht. The drummer was boastful ol'his forcipu descent and education; admitted that tho Cell and the Saxon wer: min gled in his veins, yet strove to appear a genuine, unadulterated son of old En eland?and while nt the Summer Hole where lie put up, he crucified his palate With bountiful steaks of blood raw beef, and washed it dowu with patriotic liba lions oi *urf and art". Dr Tom Winsto t who enjoys s hearty laugh as much as he detests a snub, could il! brook his man ners even in exchange for his money, (hough he insisted on having "the best house can n fiord, ynu kuow," und was willing lo make a haudsoms return for the same. It was the drummers Gist visit South; and like ull of his class, even while cutertaiuiog a secret con tempt for the poor' beuighted inhabitants was no respecter of persons on nccouut of r; cc or color. The colon d p<r.ir o the Summer Hotel long ago wout by the ii. i ii. e of Aleck, but the jovial doctor had dubbed him Colonel Carter, "for short," und was joined by the boarders in the cuphouious title un til the "Col." would searee kuow bi n self by his proper name. It was soon noticed tuat every tine "Col. Oartor', was addressing our Yankee drummer scrutinized that official with >*reat. inter est, and finally, turning to ?r. W. in quired if the Colouel was really entitled to the hon r. "Of course he is.;' whispered the Doc tor, confidentially, "Colonel Carter i.s one of the most remarkable men of the Couu try." Aw?you?aw?don't-?~aw?say?so? Is h? indeed " Yes,"replied the Doctor, "that nigger has a history." "A hintowy, has he? Poor fellah and how eatoe he to be?aw?that is, a po taw?" "Ah," sighed Dr Tom, "adversity makes strange bed fellows. We arc all poor now, ami have to do tho bot we can. 'J*line intelligent oolored geuth-tntn has seen bi tter daps, as you might know at a glsnc s " [The "Colonel" is a groat, lubberly greasy, thick lipped, stripping negro, about th- ugliest of his race ] "Know it?aw? I wreck m ? aw ? I ?did?aw I saw?aw?when I first laid?aw?my eyes on him'that be was a werry cxtwarordiu.-iry mat)?aw. And pway, aw. wnt we^imcnt did be, aw. be Kmg to? What wegimotit, that is to say, aw did the Colonel command?" "Tbo L-'no-huiidred and fourteenth Colored hi fill, try, IJ. S. A.," replied the doc or tipping the v ink at bit companion sitting near, au 1 was engaged iu .-<unie desperate battles." "Aw?Wa? ? do tell! Wat?aw? battles?aw?" "Well; sir, at Gettysburg he turned Lee's right witig, being then iu comma .d of a brigade; and on Lookout Mountain iu that battle above the clouds, be WOti imperishable lame. It was bis regiment that Brst scaled that terrible work of nature aud of art, and drove the rebel* pell u-cll down its cracgy sides." "Weray cxtwaordinury, indeed, werry f'XtWa^d;..ary! ?\m! <vw?vaK,? I ku.-u ?an?as soon us I got sight of that aw ? teat i? to Hay. eagle eye of his, that noble brow, that tnaguificicut bead, aw ?1 knew, and I said to mvsoll, "that's i wcarry extaordiuary individual, indeed', And, aw, may I be sj o-dd as to aw have him to wait on me al the table?aw ?and attend tnc ttw?iu my o v 1 iu uti while I remain, aw "C ?rtiiiuly, sir, consented to mine host. "Wo ?Iwnys permit bim wait on ou" special guests,sir." "Thank you sit; th ink y >ur. sir?aw" blandly added the "Commercial:" "wew} highly honored, uw"-,and ju.st hore the "Col.* entered jriih a scuttle of coal und put an end to the conversation Soon ?? the Doetor could get Aleck to nite side bo said. "See bete, A leek, I've g"u0 and go. my foot in it, and y? u muat bear me out 1 told that dauiphool you weie a Colonel during the war, not thinking he'd believe it aud now you must be ;i i ulouel while he stayi*." "Yes, sab. I'll bj it sab? What rcgi uientam] to be Colonel of. sah?" "Df the one Ono hundred and four teeutb (.'(doted Infantry And mind you must turn Lee's right wing .it Celts burg, scale Lookout .Mountain and drive the rebe's before )ou everywhere ' Yes, sah De glad to do it Bah. I'll put ,etn through. M irs l'o u trust me lor dat. Yaw! yaw! )an!'' From that time fourth while ihedrum mer remained, it was "Ctd. ' here and ??Col." there, aud nobody but the "Col." While seated ut table, tColonel must he at bis Ifack. When he retired to bud his last words were. "Good ni^'it. and "Good mooning, Colonel," were his first words oil ri.-iug. Nor did the Colonel stop with Gettysburg aud Lookout .Mountain. He led that commercial traveler through more harrowing scenes and hair hrcadih sea pug by Held and flood than be will ever be able to get iu his "Book of Trevels," if he writes one. "A most oxt wordiuary." continually whispered our drummer to himsolf to tl.e infinite amusement oj the guests. The morning of his departure ho ouM pd the "Colonel'' iutothe bar of the h i lei* before all the guests, to give a special recognition of his military gonuis. "Whoa 1 go down?aw?to the depot, Cdonel. you must follow as s<.uu as you can. When 1 get?aw?dowu there before the crowd. I'll take out a cigar ? aw?lor uiys.-if, bitu off tho oud ?uw ? and stick it in my mouth, sud thou I'll ?aw ? hand you oue?aw?and you do the same, And then?aw?we'll look arms?aw?this way (suiting tbo action* to the words) and? aw?we'll?aw promenade up aud dowu the platform until the?aw?teain starts." Hut the Gallatiaus were doomod to disappointment in regard to tho delight ful spectacle. The </??!"nel somehow got wind that '-Mars Tom" bad stolon down to witness tho scene, and aj he backed out. '?I wouldn't mind anybody else Boein' me smoking' a cigar and lemonadin wid dal fool white man, el Mara Tom got to look on I won't doit, shu!" The Colonel is like enough now to carry his title to the grave nor docs he object to the di-tinguislvfd hninr sineo he has discoverd what a charm. even for the cars of a stranger has this high souti ling and upluminus prell/.. Ijihoitious prelu. ife's K - wage. A Wik A 1'IIACTK'\l. .1 < ? I: KU < iVVE TO OIKEK ? A Tilt K - I'..!: V FUOM 1.1 t'K. A Market Street saloonkeeper is just n ov the victim of his frieuds' jokes because of an 1111?'.vpeeked grid to which one o' his own praei ieaPijokoia brought him. One day, with gfeverah aciUuiu t.lnee?, he was hitting! iu ^DIS saloon, when a vender nf "goldF pencils entere 1 and tdfered the "lu-t autt only one left" of hi- d iv's stock. \?ho Was in a hur ry to go to New York !|e Would sell it cheap lor cash?for /thirty five cent-. < > .e alter another of ttfe.-JKirty decline 1 it, but when u caine tho saloon ist".? turn to foil .w suit he (took the pencil, ?aielully examined it jnd deposited bis thirty cents in the ha ft j of t lie vender, wh > .piiekly nude hi-Jhipartiire. Th it .-ame ovjuiug ihe purTt.tsor of the pen cil made the article aJo;-.-sent ? > his wile itilemliug to have a fgo.ai laugh wh n he discovered as hi already hid its w >rtl.lcssuert<. In cicivo of time and under unpleasant l'lvumstanoes, ( the truili revealed 11s1 fj?the confiding programme. IJnt time changes all things and it was not many days before the bred t-a-: , .he walwrj returned t > satisfy the saloon keeper's craving appcite for fun. A y-ar or two previously he had visited i joweVr's. an I ex imiio I * nil ii'ur <>',' ch:t i .s. > mi s g ild pi ite 1 .it j I e hj'i a n 1 Mibe?? nf gold valued tit front Sl2i? 4ti , lie tu k noun, bu'. one evening soon nfier he bad a desire to wear a chain, and sent hurriedly for one intending it should be ouo of the cheap one*, lie received a chain, wore it that night, and the lieXl day. as he didn't care about wearing a ' chain of poor material any lunger, and ! thinking to repeat his trick en bis bet , tor-half he made it a present lo her. She was uoi to be deceived a second time however, and she allowed the chain tu lay around, it became broken,and finally the domestic wore it. and when she loll the chain tl Happen red with her?-.ill oc j curriug within a week. A day or so ago I the liuibuddvefhtcred the house excitedly, and enquired for the chain. "Why I dou'i know wher* it is," said the wile, "it was brass, you know, and I didn't want it. Disliking to utter a word, he simply handed hi- wife a bill, on which was written; "To one gold chain ? 8-5." 'I he jeweler had imagined his customer wanted a good irticloand the practical joker did not dittcover the value of the chain until it was too lain. Ii ? his stopped trying to got a Hugh on his wife. ? Ac/cor/- i A . ./.) Courier. 1'ttKKF.NCK of Mino -The presence of mind'of. sumo men is most remarkable Now, there is that man who dined at uu Atlanta ho el rec-ntly. He mistook ill ! horse taddish for some other toothsoiu? dish, and plunged into it with an uvidity cheerful to bchohl. Alter having a|) propriated n spoon-ftil to his own mo, he. suddenly paused and seetne 1 t? be do liberating profoundly upon some subject or other. Then he gave a snort, ami remarked iu a sort of intense miiunci "Blase, d?-n you'." Kew men won! 1 have bad the presence of mind to make thai speech. A Daubury boy who reads th i papers, went to his father with a roj e in his hand, und told that Worthy that it !?-? ,1 A not give him fifty cents to buy a two bladed jack knife, lie would forthwith hang himself. It was the place of the old in ii ti to say, "Heaven forgive you my son, for that thought?bereis the fifty cents." He didu t say it however. He ii a ely twined his fingers in tho young's tresses, aud bumped his head against the doorjambs until tho would bo suicide thought it was Fourth of July Stop Thief! TUE OREAT VKINTINU FRAUD. Tho public treasury of South Caroli na, were it allowed, to speak of all its wrongs, would liil the e^irs of the public With many a sicki nitig story There is nothing wo desire more than to see a fair and impartial *?xVibit of the resl condition ol the public debts of this State The public would like to know which debts are genuine and which are fraudulent. Men in high places have been arrayed before tho public, by the cry of "Thief, Thief;" which cry has passed on "over the land from month to month, from press to press, until the public have been led to believe that I bore was not an honest man in connec tion with the government of South < Carolina. The time has now arrived lor a care ful investigation by the public mind which will be certain to separate the wheat from tbo chaff. Some men who have been ehargod with great wron - may yet pass into the garner; while others who have been loudly crying, ??Thief, Thief,'' may pass away with the chafl. Those who have wronged the public and abuse the cio'il ol our poor Slate will be classified by an enqu ring public sentiment. It will be found that some who were in high ] 'aces accumulated u gieat deal oi wealth ; but it will not follow that they Itotunlly robbed the Stute. Ileiug of k-.u eyes aud skilled in .-peculation, their thousands have bo< n made bv watching occasions for sharp trades. It will now und theu bo sect that men au 1 classes of men have actually defriftJrted fKe public treasury. We are going to ?td the anxious an 1 suffering public alf we can iu this iuvei tigation. We begin our work by inves tigutin^ what has so long, be eat termed In nur efforts to throw light on this I subject, we desir" to bo delivered fro::: biased o?" pail /.iu spirit. 'I he Legislature did authorize the puhlicnii in of the laws t !' 1371-7- in the newspapers of the Stn e. T!ic !? sis o| charg", we are told. wi? ten cent* a line. While we believe that the who! ? lit tig wa- caused by i "ring," sind t b it t iie public; tion of the laws u the papers Wis Heid ss ; yet it was an act of the law making powers, und should have been honestly carried out by all who iiudiitoi k the work lor the public. From the tartttiuian of 13th Febru ary, we obtain the following extract which will : bow what a Correct bill far publishing the laws, at ten cents u line, would amount to : The art - of 1-71 T'J. published, make 2?? pages octavo There ale >14 lilies lo each p'ge. which reduced to news I-aper columu mo'isuro (Curo mum) iu l uig piiiM-r Up-, will g've 8 *i lines to etieh octavo p-'a<'. 'Thus, 211x30] 111, jSOj lines in newspaper measure, this at ten cents per li c, is $1,55U lor the publication entire. 'The measure allows for the blank spaces between the 21 ti I: ws and 22 resolutions in the amphlet, which when reduced lo newspaper measure, Would be equival nt t.? about l,t)(lt) lines jess in favor of the newspup er measure. Besides t'aL. the calculu tion above is lor long primer' typt whereas, most of the pipes us - a ?malI er lype, which would go t-. such a re duct ion of the number of lines as is tlie difference*.in measure between long primer and the siuailer type used. In no event, Cull the number ul line- exceed the estimate above, 15,580. There is no paper which has had the publication of the aits of narrower columns than the Carolinian. There is no ty|?c which hiis been used larger 'ban lung primer We arc, therefore, entirely iu bounds in placing the number ol lines at 10,580. Mio greatest charge which could pro perly have been made, could not bare exceeded 51,000, upou a basis of leu .cuts a line. Hy lie possible correct calculation, couid any newspaper brought in a loll exceeding 82,000. Hut to make every allowance possible in favor ol th papers, we will put the dividiug tin i at. TWO THOUSAND DOM,A118. 4* %m 'J bo tepefied solicitations of the l>uily Carolinian have brought before tbo public . jt list of the papers whose bills have becu presented for payment. What the amount of each bill is, wo do not know. The 675,111)0, which wore recently appropriated to pay for print ing the laws, have bceu paid out, as will be seen by the lint of papers Jnnd amounts 'given below. We will classify these papers, according to the amounts each iceeived, ?2,000 being the stand ard. i hose which fall below this amount may be borne. Hut what shall be said of those which go beyond these figures. List nf papers ichvPh have not received ?2,000 from thet treasury : W orkitig Christian, 81 ,G9170 ; Chris tian Neighbor, $54 50 ; ChesterGcld Democrat, 81,055 00; Phoenix and Gleaner, 81 383 6P j Sparenburg Re publican, 8,223.75; ^umtcr Watchman, SI.044 00 ; Aiken Tribune, $1,351.10 ; Orati oburg News, 1,000.00; Rarnwell Journal, 1,101 50; Aiken Weekly Jour n il, $l,12b\43; Columbia Weekly Un ion, 81,40300; Newbcrry Herald, 1, 018.84; Marld.ro Times, 1,408.00; llorry News, 81,11.24 ; Clarendou Press, 870'? 00; Greenville Knterprisc, 8305. 40; Camden Journal, 81T038 42; Georgetown Time*; 870 1)0 ; l'orkville inquirer, $1,707.90; Dickens Scutiucl, 81,010.00 ^ ? - List of papers which h.me received more tlutn 8200,000[/from the treasury : Columbia Daily Cnion, 82,223.00; Darlington Southerner, $4,412.00; Charleston Daily Republican, (old) 85, 025 70 ; Dcatifort Times, 80,210 70; Char!" ?ton Sunday Times, 80.210.70 ; Charleston News, 35,0GS).17; Charleston Courier, Southern Celt, 87,255 50; Missioiary Record, 81,801.00 ; Colloton Gazette, 85.S04.25. 'l ite papers included in this last cate* gory ure now before the public for trial. Many of them have cried, "Thief, Thief,'' and loudly censured meu in authority, from the Govornor down, accusing them of fraud unl xena'ity. Unless they caa explain the figuroi given above, to the satisfaction' of the tax payers of South Carolina, they, too, must lall under the condemnation of the publie censure. m K'K'inj Mitn. Foreign Notes. Fuanck and a Republic.?The attention of the French Assembly is now engrosscl with the report of the Com mit tec of Thirty which recommends cer t ;: e oist tutioii il projects Tho real qu at; n at issue soe..:s to bj whether to itiiiuettio llepubliciu form >f "lovorn t During the debite thus far, somo significant speeches bavo^beeu tuado. The Marquis de Castelluns urged the Assembly to b mlly proclaim a constitu te ii..1 monarchy before it was too late. The j resent situatiou should u it endure It isolated France, the foreign powers fearing that {she Mould become the hot bed of deinagogism. M. Hautjen?, a U>.*napaitiat, opp isod the bill and do manded that the uatiou ahml 1 bo con sulted as to its choice lor a republic, uiouat chy, or cuipire. M Gambetta made a powerful speech agaiust the bill rccoinmeuded by the Committe. * llu denied the right of the 1 Vs-embly to assume constituent powers and demanded its dissolution. The Duke de llroglie replied at great length ' ile thought the direct solution of tbe question was a monarchy. The ltcpub lie oiily led to discord. Rut the Assem bly should confine itself to the great national interest which needed all its atteulioii. He appeals I to the conserva live majority to staid firm and united for the country's good, but at the same time keep alive the spirit of COUCtlatiou. 1 he discussion c lUtinuos. Stain.?-The Republican Government in Spain has had its first "ministerial crisis,'' resulting iu the cleotion of a no ? Cabinet. Figurus remains President, I aud Castelfir Minister of State, and no change is to be made in the present situation. Castelar has addressed a \ memorandum to lorcigu powers urging the immediate recognition of the Repub lic. Ac argues that the F.uropeau pow eis. having recognized the revolution of IS IS, cannot refuse similar action iu regard to tho Republic, which is the logical cousequonoe of the events of 18 48, now that royalty has abdicated. 1 he Spanish Republic will uot be a bruud of discord for Kurope. Tbe trons formation the country has gone through is puiely iuterual. Foreign nation, shouid not doman I of the Government energetic actiou while thoy withhold f rom It their moral support. The Swiss Government alone has recoguizod tho Ki Spauish Repuhlio thus far, while tho Austrian, Prussian aud Russiso ' Governments consider that Spain is not 1 yet secure enough in the possession of power to be entitled to full acknowledg - ?itoii t as one of the European gotwje moots. The Minister of tb*0e4*sjBat < has telegraphed to thsj a?tfcostta?*afiT Cuba and Porto Uico the formatiost of the new miuistry, and says that the j&*> public will defend, at whatever price, tho integrity of the Antilles. The Carlist insurrection b far from being suppressed, and a aew }#;*/ taf11 troops has been ordered to aaaa*>ttftat' 4 field - - In the English House last week. Mr. Macfle, met Lcith, moved that a select be appointed to consider the nUtfynsa.af lEngland with bar colonies, parttstplsjsv those affecting emigration. If a m Lay lninod that no steps had been taken to divert from the United State* tltost tsaaiw of English and Irish emigration. Dalryniple hoped that so mo effort be made to derolop the JresvsjMJf Canada. Viscount Bury, opposed tho ' appointment of such a committaael "at would bo unwise to dictate id <sa? Oadft>' nies how to manage their ow*jIeflafie\? Nearly all the colonies had agent* faatWt, - whose object it was to encourage ta^nx tion. Tbc motion was finally negatived. King George of Greece, opened the Chambers at Athens, on Feb. 25th, aod in bis speech promised rtfornaa 7a 'wmi Government, the continaanoe of! construction, and that brij be completely suppressed. . .] f Unofficial dispatches state that f?fBfc tul insurrection has broken oej* aMssj the peasants in Rossua Poland, nf that a body of Russian traopa-wass recently defeated by th?u. : Th* Great Eastern has now of her at London over 2,500 wire for the Anglo American and French cable to be laid in May lo Kail fax aud thence to New York. .In Texas the other da/,? deete* *adb fifty miles to attend a patient. Arstfrtb had cared vm patient, he presented a bill for 850 aud proceeded to coaeejsae bis preparations for the journey baefc^a* i Ike matter. As he was about so - patient's husband put is as apysarataa-o, with his trusty rifle in his hand, tor." said he, "I reckon we'd tie this here matter now:" him aside, "you ws'nt sgoin of a settlement was yon? I don't Waat fca owe no man nothing. Hera M m <paV which I reckon is about the sqoar' Now, ifyou aiu't sitisged, ji weapon and come round behind the fasU tbar bo's the o'd woman won't be riled ?p aud we'll settle it. I don't waa( ao to i;o away from my house ? s... c'.ally yot|, Do-.' _a . . ? j ? Mt Who is Sub.?There is a 8attxaarw Washington who has eOee!f fjaa|Ho ^.ruined, politically, and wore*, bjjbie wife. We shall net here givehiaoajpa. She admitted that his political ruin Wae due to her. Sho must shine in society. He could not afford it honestly,' must have a house costing lofIf 1 '?and dollars or so. Men asked ho* mm could do all this on his limited iaeajL' i, and the answer destroyed hta*.. jTWasa) began to be whispered that all thia aheey, superinduced by the ins ine society m bitions of his wife, meant and the suspicion was fatal, tical death has been followed*bjikda complete f moral ruin iu the lata ?tTOataga tions. This is ouly suggestive; it is only one case in hundreds of -wallowed up by the remorseless I a> which society in Washington for the weak and giddy. ? ii? - ?. Tbo Detroit Free Prosa another hoy: % { "Got any medicine?" asked jm Mf. outortng a Woodward avenue drug atore yesterday. ? Yes, lots of it, what do you ve?tf* impured the clerk. , Ue Oh! it don't make any differeoea ao it's something lirely. pad'* iWfcflfr bad." "What ails him ?" asked the oMIv "Dunno," replied ?he bOf, "fc?^? run down awfal Ha joat i the stove all day aod mop mas. 1 guess he's going to 4*/ "Ma," said a little Watortotro peeping from beneath the V*d "I am so cold; 1 wan'tsom ou the bod "Lie still, seat ?a**," tbo mother, "until your from church! she has got the coiofortaf for a bustle,"