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s lewis ^M.^ GRIST,| = ~ ~ %n pg^tnt jknflg laager: jar % fromation irf % fclStta!, gotH ^grtcnttnrai anir Ctnnromial juteratu tf% gmtlr. " ^ "VOL. 13. " YOEKYILLE, S. C., THUESDAY, MAY 23, 1867. NO. 4. ? 1 : 1 .! , !' .' ) JU ?rigittal ftauvelritt.; ' i [copyright secured.] THE SHADOW ON THE WALL. A STORY OP COLONIAL VIRGINIA. BY JOHN ESTEN COOKE, ESQ., Author of "Surry, of Eagle** Ne?t," "Wearing the Gray," "Life of <Stoo?wu]P Jackson," etc. XX. the explanation. "I received your note, Sir Rezin," said Lord Ruthven, "and trust I have not kept you waiting." i With these words, the nobleman drew from his breast a heavy time piece, decorated with jewels, , and consulted it "I see that I have come within the time which ; you requested." , "Strict punctuality was immaterial, my Lord," was the baronet's ceremonious reply, "and Mr. ' Innis?a necessary personage in the interview?has , just arrived." "Mr. Innis?" And Lord Ruthven, apparently ignorant that he , had spoken, gazed with obvious surprise upon the ( young man. "Yes, my Lord," said Sir Rezin, "as you will very soon perceive, it was absolutely indispensable that Mr. Innis should attend on this occasion, and , he, like yourself, awaits an explanation of my sudden summons." . "I am very much at your service, sir; but had iw T orlv "RmnH and her daughter better retire T' iivw AMUJ jbTkMWM ? ? ?. ? ? 0 "It is advisable that they should remain." ' Then this is a family consultation ?'' "A family meeting, at least; and though I alone shall speak for my wife and daughter, they desire to be present" Sir Rezin paused, and for a full minute gazed alternately at Innis and Lord Ruthven?his countenance quite pale, his breast heaving. "I see that you expect me to speak, gentlemen," he said in a low voice, "and.I can noionger put off the explanation. Lord Ruthven?yesterday I was a planter of large landed possessions; to-day I hm a beggar 1 Do not interrupt me?let me explain i eveiythingat once, my Lord. You must know that the estate of Haddon, upon which I live, and which is one of the most princely in the Colony, came into illy possession by marriage with Lady Brand.? It was devised to her by her uncle, Colonel Seaton, a gentleman who never married, and who adopted two nieces, of whom my wife was one. These i nieces were cousins, and became as children to Colonel Seaton. "Well, sir, upon the death of the Colonel, it was found that he had left the estate of Haddon, the great bulk of his property, to the younger of the cousins, Lady Brand; and to the other a much smaller portion. The report that the elder of the cousms, a lady of high spirit, had quarreled with her uncle, a short time before his death, explained this disproportionate devise to Lady Brand. The elder married Mr. Innis, of "Lodore," < and died, leaving an only child, the gentleman before you, my Lord. My marriage had taken place some months before, and Haddon has, to this time, < been in my possession. It now passes to the representative of the elder niece of Colonel Seaton.'' < And Sir Rezin bowed to Innis. A low sob from i Lady Brand was heard in the short pause; but no t word interrupted the speaker. He continued with ] scarcely controllable agitation, but clearly and con- 1 secutively. i "The ground of Mr. Innis' claim to the estate, i or rather the title by which he holds it from this i moment, is derived from a later -will of Colonel ' Seaton, discovered within the last few days. The i details of this event are extraordinary. In the month of November last, my daughter had a very < disagreeable dream, in which she imagined that ' some one entered her chamber with a sword or dag- i ger, that the intruder disappeared, leaving his weapon, and that rising from her couch she secur- 1 | ed the instrument and deposited it in an old chest of drawers?an heir-loom of the family and known 1 to have been used by Colonel Seaton. On looking for the weapon, the next day?as might have been expected?none was to be seen. The drawers were all securely locked, and the search was given up." Innis saw Honoria tremble as her father spoke, and chancing to look toward Lord Ruthven, was startled at the death-like pallor of his face. He was so pale that he appeared about to faint, and his brow was bathed in an icy sweat. What could be the origin of this terrible emotion ? The young man vainly asked himself the question, but was speedily diverted from the subject, by the continuation of Sir Rezin's narrative. "Nevertheless," the baronet went on, "thedream which my daughter had, did not pass from her memory. It continued to haunt her, and she firmly believes, to this very moment, that it was not entirely her fancy. Whether such be the truth or < not, you will judge; even if my daughter sim- i I * ply dreamed, the result of that dream was certainly startling. As I have said, the subject continued i to haunt herj and absorb her thoughts. She could ; not banish it, and absence from the scene of the oc| currence only strengthened the influence of the ; impression. The departure of the family from Haddon was so hurried, that she scarcely had an ; opportunity to collect her thoughts, or reason on the affair; but after reaching Williamsburg, she felt that in one direction only, lay the solution of i the problem. As I have said, she imagined in her dream that the shadowy dagger had been safely deposited in the old chest of drawers in her apartment. There, if anywhere, was the explanation of the mystery, and she determined to solve it? An opportunity was recently presented. A servant was despatched to Haddon for some household articles, forgotten in the haste of departure, and this servant bore an order from my daughter to an old negress, who had grown gray and decrepid at the 1 hall, to search for the keys of the chest of drawers, open them, and send to the capital whatever they contained. I cheerfully indulged my daughter's ! fancy, hoping thus to dissipate an influence which evidently made her gloomy. But I little dreamed that the result would be so extraordinary. The L old negress, in obedience to the command of her young mistress, instituted a search for the keys, and 1 finally discovered them in some out-of-the-way 2,- place, rusted with age and almost useless. They, r nevertheless, answered the purpose, and opened the chest of drawers. In the top drawer, where the dagger of the dream had been deposited ?" "It was not found I" exclaimed Lord Ruthven, in a voice so hollow and tremulous that all eyes turned suddenly toward him. * "No, my Lord," replied Sir Rezin, looking with i the deepest surprise upon the speaker, who was ashy pale, "but?" , "Do not let my agitation interrupt you, sir," ; said Ruthven, with a sudden compression of his \ lips, "the truth is, your relation is so strange?so j tragic?but proceed, sir." , And shading his face with one hand, he assumed an attitude of attention, his dark eyes glittering in the shadow. ' "A few words more will end the narrative," said , the baronet "No dagger was discovered, but the { search was far from unimportant in its result? This document was found?" and Sir Rezin drew t from his breast a paper, yellow and discolored? "the will of Colonel Seaton, of Haddon?in his own hand writing, signed, sealed and attested by witnesses; of some months later date than that under r which my wife held the estate?and leaving all the property of the testator, with a trifling exception, to the mother of the gentleman before you, Mrs. Edmund Innis." As he spoke, Sir Rezin laid the paper on the table, and said, with an obvious effort, "you now understand, my lord, that I, my wife and my daughter, really are beggars!" XXI. WHAT FOLLOWED. For some moments, a deep silence reigned in the apartment Lord Ruthven was the first who broke it He was very pale, and the expression of his eyes was strange, but hjg voice had recovered its firmness. "You have related a singular history, sir," he said, addressing the barone% "and I have listened with the deepest interest; but you will pardon me for saying that I see no necessity for my own pressnoe upon this painful occasion." "No necessity, my Lord?" replied Sir Rezin.? "I think it was absolutely incumbent upon me tc summon you." "For what reason, sir?" "Simply in view of the relation which you sustain towards my family?that of the accepted suitor of my daughter." Lord Ruthven's reply was a look of enquiry. "Yesterday, that relation was binding," contin ued the baronet, summoning all his fortitude; "to day it no longer exists." "No longer exists!" "Assuredly not, sir." "And pray why not, Sir Rezin?" "Because your engagement was with the daugh ter and sole heiress of a wealthy land holder?" "Well, sir?" "Not with the daughter of a beggar." Sir Reziu uttered the words with painful emu tion, and turned away. Lord Ruthven calmly replied: "Did you suppose then, sir, that in paying mj addresses to Miss Brand, I was actuated by motives of gain?" "My Lord, this is a painful subject?let us nol discuss it?" "Willingly, sir?I, too, am loth to enter upor so very disagreeable a matter. Then no change takes place in the arrangements?" "No change?" "I may still be admitted to the honor of an alii ance with your family?" "Impossible, my Lord!" exclaimed Sir Rezin, in a tone of excitement, strikingly in contrast wit! the calmness of the nobleman. "My daughter, yesterday, would have brought you a princely dower?to-day she possesses nothing." "In the name of Heaven; sir, what possible concern is that to you or to me ? I have quite enough ?" Sir Rezin interrupted the speaker by shaking his head, and repeating : ttr *11 !L1. |>> "lmpossiDie: lmpossiDie: An expression, almos^ of irritation, came to the countenance of Lord Ruthven. "I insist upon the full performance of youi plighted word," he said; "the fulfillment of yotu contract with me." "How can I! how is such a thing possible?" exclaimed the baronet, gazing with cruel anguish it his wife and daughter. "I repeat, sir, that we ire beggars!?beggars! and my child is wholly portionless. It violates every sentiment of my bosom, my Lord, to take advantage of your magnanimity, andjacquiesce in this proposal. I repeat, 3ir, that we have nothing! nothing!?and it is not in accordance with my views of propriety that a laughter of my house, should leave her father's roof-tree, like the child of a peasant!" Honoria and Innis has listened to this animated colloquy with passionate interest and hope. At the very last moment, thus the hated contract seemed about to be broken ; and the girl's heart bounded with irrepressible delight at the thought of recovering her freedom. Innis could scarcely restrain his agitation. His cheek flushed hot with expectation, his eyes glowed, his bosom heaved in spite of every effort which he made to preserve an exterior of calmness. $ut this joyful agitation was to yield, and give place to a sentiment of utter despair. To the last words of the baronet, Lord Ruthven replied: "I have but one word to utter in response to this natural, but wholly useless pretext, Sir Rezin, i holdyou rigidly to the performance of yourpromisi ?to your icord of honor.'' "My word of honor?" murmured the baronet "I mean to your contract with me, in the name of your daughter." "How can I, sir?" "How can you do otherwise? I say once more, Sir Rezin, that you did me the very great honoi to accept my proposal for the hand of your daughter?you gave me your word that she should become JLady Ruthven?thus all discussion ends, sir, for'yomarewn English gentleman. Innis and Hbnoria awaited, with a simultaneouf shudder, the baronet's reply. With pallid cheeks and eyes glowing with tragic emotion, the young man and the girl bent forward toward Sir Rezin, as though they would drag from him the words which were to decide all. These words came speed i 1 -1 . Vli 1 i_ 1 J il uy, ana as tne tremoiing uturus utxuu uieui, mi hope died away. "Well then, my lord," said the baronet, with a deep sigh, "have it as you will. You have overcome me by appealing to the sentiment which governs all my actions. You demand the performance of my plighted word?you insist that Honoria shaL become Lady Ruthven. I consent, my lord, but bear witness, all here assembled, that I did not yield to this most magnanimous proposal, until there was no alternative but dishonor I" ? "It is well, sir," said Lord Ruthven, "and I rejoice that an affair so fraught with peril to my happiness, is finally ended in a manner so acceptable to all." "Would to God, I had a portion for her?for mj only child?my pride, my life almost!" groaned the baronet. "That Honoria should go forth a beggar. Dowerless! Bear with me, my Lord?il Is hard that this should be, but it must happen! Honoria is your own, but where she will await yov when you come to claim her?who can tell ?" "/can, sir?it will be at Haddon!" were th( cold and measured words of Innis, through his clenched teeth; and coolly taking from the table the will of Colonel Seaton, he tore ii in pieces. Then in the midst of the sudden exclamations, and protests of the company, the young man added: "As my mother's representative, and the lega] owner of the Haddon property, I destroy this paper, the only evidence of my right and title. Mj cousin will thus have a suitable portion on hei marriage, and will await Lord Ruthven's,coming ic - - CI p !-- TO ?ilff T 1. the home or her lamny. rui my ecu, ? uoa. uuw ing. I do not want this property?it is my righl to alienate it, which I do, by tearing the will" Having thus spoken, in a cold and measured voice, Innis advanced to Lady Brand and said : "I thank you, Aunt, for all your kindness and goodness; you have been a mother to me, and 1 make you but a poor return for all your love and tenderness. As I shall leave Virginia veiy soon, this is probably our last meeting, and I pray God that every happiness may attend you, aunt, and you, sir," he added, turning to SirRezin, whe gazed at him, silent and confounded. Then taking in his own, the cold and trembling i hand of Honoria, who gazed at him with wild eyes, the youth paused for a moment, and his lips moved, as though he were about to speak. But no words followed. The agony of his soul had rendered him speechless, and letting the hand fall, he turned away and left the apartment The actors in the singular scene remained motionless, gazing upon each other with speechless surprise. Upon the floor, at Sir Rezin's feet lay the fragments of the will which had fallen from the outt stretched hand of Innis, at the moment when he tore the document in pieces, ! xxn. i THE C0NFE8SI0N. > Innis is sitting in his lonely lodgings, with con[ tracted brows, palid cheeks, gazing into the fire. i "This, then, is the end!" he murmurs; "the dream of a life is over?the drama has terminated. Whatisjeftme, but to yield? That mad, wild scheme I revolved! To carry her off and cfflrTBe > knot by force! I must have lost my senses to devise a plan of forcing a young lady, against her wiD, to ally herself with my miserable fortunes, my poor lonely life! He smiled almost scornfully as he spoke, and the brow became more painfully contracted. Then a deep sigh shook his bosom, and he murmured: "Oh! no, no. In the depths of my misery, my utter despair, let me still remember that I am my father's son, and not be guilty of unmanly weakness and injustice. She is pure, faithful, utterly, true?with a weak will only ? but a noble, beautiful nature. Her very absence of all selfish ness and devotion to duty, is the origin of my misery. No, no; whatever comes, I'll not be guilty of the mean iry ustice ofvisiting on her, my wretchedness ! Perhaps, after all, she acts for the best; she needs her equal, not a poor obscure young cousin. Yet I was rich, a few hours siucc! Yes, I was rich, and he who almost scorned me, he was poor!" ' Innis paused, and leaning his head upon his J hand, pondered long and silently. "I did well," he said at length, raising his head t proudly. "I acted as my father would have had me act?as became my lineage! The estate was 1 mine?it is theirs ? and my cousin and playmate 5 goes not forth from Haddon, portionless, to wed the stranger!" As he spoke with bitter smiles and a laboring * bosom, the door opened and old Robin entered. With a low obeisance, he presented, on his waiter, i as before, a letter, sealed and directed to Innis. 1 The young map took and opened it It was i from Sir Rezin and ran as follows: "My Dear young Friend and Kinsman : "Your action this morning was that of a noble gentleman, and scarcely surprised us, for we knew . you well. In the name of my wife and daughter, I thank you for this proof of your regard and affec, tion, and shall always esteem you as the truest 1 gentlemen I've ever known. "Of course, it is wholly impossible for me, however, to take advantage of your magnanimity.? i Haddon is yours, and shall pass to you. jn despite of yourself. To send you the paper, which estab. lishes your right and title would he perilous, I fear, after the events of the morning, and I shall guard it carefully. In the presence of every one, the pieces were reunited, a statement of the circumstances under which it was destroyed has i been drawn up, and signed by myself, Lora Ruth, ven, my wife and daughter, and the will, with this document, will be recorded the" proper court, immediately on my return to the mountains. "I shall so far trespass upon your favor, as to retain possession of the estate until the first day of March, when it shall be delivered to you, with a ; full account of everything. _ i "And now, my dear Edmund?for let me drop all . forms of ceremony and address you as my feelings impel me to do, not in ceremonious terms, but as an elderly"kinsman, nay. as a father?my feelings have ^ been stronglv'moved by what has recently occurred, ? and I woula have some frank and candid words ; with you. I would make a confession, and though ; this confession renders it necessary for me to abdi. cate my native pride for the moment. I will not shrink from a truthful statement of the meaning of my late action. I objected to your union with 1 Honoria, because you were socially, and in the , eye of the world, unequal to Lord Ruthven. That s is the naked truth, which I write with great re{ugnance; but I have sworn to myself an oath that would not conceal the actual truth. For yourself, 1 personally, as I stated to you, on the occasion of our interview, I had, and have, the utmost respect i and regard?a sentiment which since this morning, has become a warm affection and admiration.? , But I was weak, my dear Edmund?I could not r govern my pride. I was powerless to resist the temptation of making my beloved child the bride 5 of a nobleman; and if you had been born in England, and grown up with the ingrained prejudice in favor of rank, you would understand my feelings, i I said, "Honoria has but a school girl's love for her cousin, and will soon recover from it, when she finds herself the centre of all eyes, admired and flattered, as Lady Ruthven; and he, too, will fori get his romantic attachment, and become an hon orable person in the Colony, and marry, and be . non^ the worse. Thus I opposed you, and denied close set teeth and eyes run 01 tears, me young man raised his head and murmured, "mother! mother!" [to be continued next week.] ft?" At one time during the war a large number of officers were stopping at the various hotels in Washington, at the time, perhaps, when seven Brigadiers were hit bv the stone that missed the dog at which it was thrown in front of Willard's. At that time one of these terrible youngsters was crying, in front of the National : "Extra Evening Star, third edition, another great battle I" An officer, coming out just then, (a captain,) the boy accosts him with: "Colonel, have a Star ?" # (They always indulge in a little flattery of breveting, when occasion offers.) The officer buys, and running his eyes over the paper eagerly, calls out: "Here, boy, I don't see any battle ?" Getting beyond the range of the officer's boot, he replies: "No, you never will, lounging about these !ere hotels! fpSttllffliMUSi leading. 3 From the Richmond Enquirer, 14th iactut. CASE OF HON. JEFF. DAVIS., ( GREAT CONCOURSE PRESENT. HIS APPEARANCE?HIS COUNSEL. ^ He is Produced in Coart by Gen'l Barton. ] RELEASED FROM MILITARY IMPRISONMENT. < ^ 1 ARRESTED UNDER A CIVIL WARRANT: \ . i GOVERNMENT DECLINES TO PROCEED TO TRIAL. < 1 Application for Bail Granted in the Sum of ! #100,0001 HORACE GREELEY A BONDSMAN. ( MR. DAVIS AT LIBERTY.! OUTBURST OF POPULAR JOY. ] &c.i Ac., Ac., Ac., < Yesterday witnessed a scene of intense excite- ' ment in the United States District Court forYir- 1 ginia, Judge Underwood presiding. It being known that Hon. Jefferson Davis, late President 1 of the Confederate States, would be produced m J Court UDder the writ of habeas corpus, which had been sued out in his behalf, the court room was 1 filled at the earliest moment allowed by the officers 1 in charge. . 1 Among those present, were many prominent citizens and officials, civil and military, of this and other States. A little before 11 o clock Mr. Davis counsel en- 1 tered and took their seats within the bar. This being the first appearance of Mr. 0'Conor in Richmond, curiosity, combined with his great fame as a lawyer, his spotless reputation as a gentleman, and the extraordinary interest felt in the case of which he was the leading counsel, was sufficient to render him the focus of all eves. He is a very pleasant looking gentleman, about five feet nine or ten inches in height, rather slight of frame, the summit of his head paid, but partially concealed by the white hair which was brushed across it, whiskers grey, closely trimmed and extending from ear to ear, head not large nor forehead massive although high and free from wrinkles. His glance i is quick and pleasant, his action is also quick but gentle and graceful. His countenance beams with a cheerful benignity. Only his eyes bespeak him the full man that he is. They glow like diamonds of first water. He does not use glasses. Next to Mr. 0'Conor, and engaged in an animated conversation with him, sat the Hon. Wm. 1 B. Reed, of Philadelphia, who has been among us 1 before. Mr. R. is rather portly, with a large head, prominent forehead, is slightly bald, ruddy in com- 1 plexion, and wears neither whiskers nor moustache, i Next came Hon. James Lyons, of this city, Mr. 1 Shea, of New York; and J. R. Tucker, Esq. On ; the opposite side of the table, sat Mr. Ould, the 1 remaining counsel for Mr. Davis. On the same side with Mr. Ould, and confront- j ing Mr. 0'Conor, sat Mr. Chandler, the U. S. Dis- tnct Attorney, and W. M. Evarts, Esq., of New ( "York, who had been engaged by the Government to assist in the prosecution. 1 Mr. Evarts, who is a distinguished lawyer, is of 1 medium height, spare of frame, pale, and of grave : aspect. 4 I At about 11 o'clock a buzz which ran through the room announced the entrance of Horace Gree- i lev, who took a seat at the foot of the table beside Mr. Augustus Schell, of New York. These two citizens are as opposite as the poles in politics, but ' were present for a common purpose?that of enter- i ing surety for Mr. Davis should he be admitted to baiL Mr. Schell is a prominent Democrat, Mr. i Greeley everything else. The former is a stout ' gentleman with strongly marked features, grey j side-whiskers, and wears glasses. Mr. Greeley is ! as indescribable in lijs personal appearances as in < his politics. His ruling expression is that of gener ous good nature, with an appearance of listlessness ! .1 your request. If I did so in a manner unbecoming in me, you will pardon me I am very sure. "Well, now, my dear young friend and kinsman, I have written very frankly, and concealed nothing. 1 It may pain you, but I must state, as frankly, that ' Lord Ruthven will soon marry Honoria. You ; heard him claim the performances of my plighted , word, and I am powerless to resist , "I must end my letter. It is only necessary for me to add that within the month, flonoria will be | married to Lord Ruthven, at Haddon. The estate 1 will be delivered to you og the first of March, at the utmost i "Your friend and kinsman, "R. BRAND." This was the letter which Innis read with cold i eyes, pale'lips, and in silence. I When he had finished, ho simply inclined his head, and bade old Robin tell his master that .he < had delivered the letter. Old Robin bowed, and 1 not daring to intrude upon the young man's gloomy mood, retired. "So it ends!" repeated Innis, letting the paper fall unheeded upon the floor,' 'and all is as I thought ! ? as I knew! This letter was not necessary, for I read that proud heart fully?all is finished! Well, r so let it be. It only remains for me to act They I cannot give up Haddon if there be no one to del liver it to, and before the first of March I shall ; have sold my little patrimony and left Virginia.? ! Where shall I go? I know not?but I will go. i Oh! yes! Were I to stay here, I should suffocate. The very air would strangle me I I will go?and I will never return I" ; The pale lips were still again, and the stern cold ? * -l - /V - T>..x -1 11? iL. > eyes were nxcu upon tne nre. x>ut grauuuny nit; white cheeks flushed, the bosom heaved, and with - i n 11 A < iV . utterly at war with his restless activity. Jtlis face and head are round, the latter bald, with a fringing of whitish-vellow hair around the base. He wears glasses. His motion is shambling and' 'don't care," and his attitude awkward. On the whole, his appearance is striking, and while eliciting criticism, conciliates a kind judgment The mission on which he came, combined too to secure him the most favorable disposition of our people. Probably to no one man is the liberation of Mr. Davis so much due as to Horace Greeley. The position he occupied with respect to the partv most disposed to severities, enabled him to speak with powerful effect, and to furnish a shelter for those who might follow his counsels, but with less claim to the indulgence of the dominant faction. But few ladies .were present, but in the solitude of many a chamber went up fervent prayers in behalf of the accused. Shortly before 11 o'clock the doors were opened to the eager throngt who, although unable to procure tickets, besieged the stairs, and every foot of standing room was soon filled. Eleven o'clock arrived, but neither Judge nor prisoner appeared in the court-room, although the roll of carriages, resounding above the hum and buzz of the excited throng, announced the arrival 1 of Mr. Davis. * The sidewalks between the hotel and the court J room were thronged with curious spectators, and 5 it was with difficulty that a strong police force, aid- f ed by a detachment of the Eleventh infantry, could keep a passage clear for pedestrians. < So great was the concourse in front of the Spots- i wood, that a stratagem was resorted to. Mr. Da- i vis was escorted by Mr. Millward (one of the pro- s prietors) to the store-room, and thence made his t exit into the alley at the rear of the hotel, between 8 8th and 9th streets. Here, accompanied by Gen. i Burton, Dr. Cooper and Mai. Elrath, he entered ? a carriage owned and driven by Mr. Wm. M. Led- 1, ley, and driving through the alley to 9th, the party stole a march on the throng in front of the ho- 1 tel, and passing up 9th to Main, down Main to a 1 Oth, Jip 10th to Bank, reached the court-house c without obstruction, and on arriving, Mr. Davis c was assigned to a private room. j At a quarter after 11 o'clock Judge Underwood ? took his seat, and the Court was opened in the u- 1 sual form. J " ... ...3 ? .i c?? c jvxpeccanon now scooa on upun, unu u?c jjjiu- e utes later Mr. Davis entered by the door on the left of the Judge, and was escorted to a seat in the northeastefti corner of the room. He was dressed in a suit of fine black cloth, fleeked with tiny gray spots, and bowed in pleasant recognition of the silent greetings which were lavished upon him. He wore gloves of dark green kid. Juage Underwood remarked, that as the Court was honored bv the presence of many of the_ bravest and most lionized defenders of the national honor, he would dispense with the usual routine, and was now ready to receive any communication which General Burton might have to make in answer to the writ that had been directed to him. General Burton thereupon escorted his distinguished prisoner into the bar, wbere he took a seat between Mr. O'Conor and Mr. Reed. Mr. Davis was thinner and apparently more feeble than when the writer saw him last autumn. It was impossible to look upon him without both proud ana tender emotion, as he sat there the calmest man in the whole assembly. His eye was as tranquil and his nerve as steady as though he had no concern in the scene around him, and giving proof of the nobility of soul that is proof against external circumstances. Mr. O'Conor then rose and said that the counsel of Mr. Davis were ready to proceed. He then read the order directed by Judge Chase to General Burton, as follows: The President of the United States to Brigadier General H. S. Burton, and to any other person or persons having the custody of Jefferson Davis, greeting: We command you that you have the body of Jefferson Davis, by you imprisoned and detained, as it is said, together with the cause of such im- ? prisonment and detention, by whatsoever name the \ said Jefferson Davis may be called or charged, be- e fore our Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Virginia, at the next term thereof at Richmond, in said District, on the second Monday )f May, 1867, at the opening of the court on that lay, to do and receive what shall then and there )e considered concerning the said Jefferson Davis. Witness, Salmon P. Chase, our Chief Justice ol ;he Supreme Court of the United States, this 1st lay of May, in the year 1867. W. H. Barry, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Uuited States. Mr."';Chandler presented the return of Genera] Burton^ renouncing farther custody of Mr. Davis, ind delivering him to the court, as follows : In obedience to the exigency of the within writ, [ now here produce before the within named Cir:uit Court of the United States for the District ol Virginia, the body of Jefferson Davis, at the time >f tne service of the writ, held by me in imprisonment at Fort Monroe, under the military authority )f th$ United States, and submit and surrendei the said Jefferson Davis to the custody, jurisdiction ind qontrol of the said Court;, as I am directed tc lo by the order of the President of the Unitoc states, under date ot May 1, 1867. H. S. Burton, Col. Fifth Artillery, Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A. On the reading of the return as above, Mr. 0' Conor said that its terms were such as to exclucU ill prior questions as to the legality of the irapris anment to which Mr. Davis nad been subjected. His discharge from that imprisonment was by the paper complete, and superceded all inquiry. He Lad been advised, however, that this Court hac instituted proceedings against the prisoner, anc contemplated further action. Mr. Davis and hi: counsel were here to respond to any legal demand but it w?S for the government to take the lead ir any proposed action. The Judge said that the return of General Bur toil was explicit and entirely satisfactory, and pro ceeded to pass a high eulogy on that officer for hii graceful and prompt obedience to the law. H< concluded by ordering a warrant of arrest tob< served on Mr. Davis under the indictment founc against him in this Court in Mayt 1866. The Marshal proceeded immediately to execute the warrant. Advancing to Mr. Davis' seat, h< presented it to him. Mr. Davis courteously re ceived it and handed it to Mr. 0'Conor. General Burton then made some remarks, most ly inaudible, thanking the Judge for the compli ments passed upon his discharge of duty. Mr. 0'Conor then stated that his client was ir Court and ready to conform to whatever the Cour might order and the laws justify. The party im plicated was not the one to lead off in the proceed ings, but he was here ready to respond. In viev ofr the long imprisonment to whicn his client hac been subjected, he was naturally desirous that then should be no unnecessary delay. He acknowledg ed fiie indictment and the service of the warrant o: arrest There was no technical difficulty of tha sort He is now ready to respond and willing t< be called. . Mr. Evarts rose, and briefly stated, in behalf o the Government, that it was not intended to cntei upon the trial at this term of the Court. Mr. 0'Conor said that that decisipn of the Gov ernment throws upon the prisoner's counsel the duty of presenting some facts and views to th< Court. Mr. Davis has been imprisoned a lorn time. His imprisonment dates Back to the 19tl of April, 1865. He has been tinder indictmen since the month of May, I860. Mr. Davis ha,1 been all the time ready and anxious for a trial, an< particularly for the last twelve months. He hai ever been exceedingly anxious to receive the ad vantages and enjoy the rights so handsomely eu logizea by the Judge in nis remarks to Genera Burton. Mr. 0'Conor asked for his client a^ust equal, fair and benign administration of the laws A.n appeal may fairly be made to the Court to a dopt mild, precautionary measures; for all the pre liminarics to trial are but precautions to secure th< presence of the accused wnen the question of hit guilt or innocence comes fairly before the Court The Constitution to which we all profess allegiance and for which wc hoped all felt reverence, enjoin! the speedv trial of accused persons. He did no pretend that speedy, necessarily means immediate trial. Government is entitled to all necessary anc reasonable delay. He did not complain of the de lay which had taken place, or of that which wa: now contemplated. His respect for the authori ties of the Government constrained him to pre sume that both were for adequate reasons. Bu he desired the court to consider that the gentlemai concerned was not remarkably young or remarkable for physical vigor, and that his health has sufferec from imprisonment, and will probably suffer stil more if it be further protracted. He is preparec to offer to the court security for his appearance, ii any amount which may be demanded. Gentlemei from all parts of the country, and of every shade of respectable opinion, are ready to unite in thii security. Gentlemen who are opposed to the act of Mr. Davis's whole public life, are ready to ente: into the engagement from their interest in the dignity and honor of the country. They conside: the national honor at stake. Mr. O'Conor accordingly made application foi the privilege of bail for his client, asking that he might not, by its refusal, be subjected to that mosi cruel mode of taking life, that severest aud mosi galling of punishments.?death in a dungeon bj confinement. Those who, while differing from Mr LfaviS, yet oner 10 Decome uis sureuea, are t'uuucu to peculiar consideration ; for their act bears testimony that they know him to be a man of honor; ind they are willing to pledge their whole estates that he will keep his word. On that future daj vhen the government shall find itself prepared tc proceed with the trial, Mr. Davis will be present tc espond, without the necessity of subjecting him neanwhile to the tortures of imprisonment Mr. 0'Conor further remarked that while ready :o give bail in any amount, he did not think it right hat the government should exact excessive hail.? Fair, respectable, suitable bail, he supposdcfwould latisfy the government. This he now proposed to rive, and left it to the Court to indicate the amount. Mr. O'Conor, in conclusion, remarked in refer:nce to his comments on the pains of iraprisonu<?ht suffered by Mr. Davis, that since he had been mder the custody of General Burton, he had had is few pains and as little suffering as were consisent with imprisonment. General Burton was a ioldier and a gentleman, and had deported himself iccordingly towards his prisoner. He had no obervations to make as to others who had previousy held the same post. Mr. Evarts, for the government, said, that Mr. Davis' imprisonment had been under the military luthority of the United States, and the circumstanics which had attended, it, were not subjects of inluiry or consideration here. He was now under udicial control, and the questions for the Court tre, Shall he be bailed? and if so, in what amount? rhe ftdictment which had been found against Mr. Davis was under the recent law of Congress?the itatutc of 1862. By that law the crime with yhich Mr. Davis is charged had, for the first time ess than the death penalty attached to it The use, therefore, offers a proper occasion for an apjlication for bail. The gravity of the offence barged being understood; and the circumstances if the particular case being understood, the case yas one for the discretion of the Court. The pernn?l /?Vi?ra/?for nf flip s/viiritips offered had nnth ng to do with the question. Security, such as rould satisfy the law, was what the Court must re[uire. If bail be allowed, it should be neither exravagant nor unsuitable. The peculiar opinions of he sureties were outside of the question. The }ourt should look to the considerations which the aw regards as substantial and sufficient, and should ixact nothing beyond. Mr. Chandler (District Attorney) said that by he act of 1789, a person accusea of a crime to vhich less than the death penalty attaches, has a ight to bail; and even where death is the penalty le may be bailed in the discretion of the judge.? 3e would assume that the case before the court was >ne in which conviction would not bring the death jenalty. He therefore would not resist the appliation for bail. The remaining question was as to he amount of bail proper to be demanded. He did lot desire excessive bail, and would suggest as an imount which had been to some extent recognized is proper, the sum of one hundred thousand dolars. He knew this sum would subject the accused o no difficulty. It would be given as easily as ten housand dollars. In "reference to the gentlemen eho might be offered as sureties, he considered it lis duty to the Government to require that a porion, say one-half, should be citizens of Virginia, in case the bona should be forfeited, and suit ihould have to be brought, the court could not, rithout inconvenience, proceed against parties outide of the judicial district Mr. O'Conor?There shall be no difficulty on that i score. We can give, if necessary, all Yirginains, i ' and men who do not wait to be sued for anything. \ i Mr. Chandler'said his only object was to avoid i all possible future embarrassments. t Mr. 0'Conor stated that no objection was taken i r* to the amount named bv Mr. Chandler. t ) Judge Underwood then said he had no doubt ? whatever that the act charged was bailable Congress, in 1862, had reduced the punishment of the offence charged, from death to fine and imprison1 ment in the discretion of the judge. This was a proceeding out of the usual course of things as seen in times of civil war. But it was neverthe- t , less a fact, and a fact honorable to the government, i ^ and one which relieves every doubt of the adhiissi' bility of the application for bail. It was eminently > proper, too, that the motion made should be re- i oeived with favor. The defendant was ready for ' trial, and had been for a year. He had not tul to- * f day been in the custody of the court The circumi stances, however, which have prevented do not re) fleet on the government. They were .the natural i I effect of a great war which lashed all the elements of society into fury. It was not extraordinary that i such passions ana prejudices did not subside in a moment Threats- of violence were abroad in the - land, and government felt that it could not safely i S Iv proceed. It was proper to say that tha term of ; this court was was omitted last fall, because, after , consultation, it was deemed unsafe to hold it, on s account of the disorders then prevailing. Now ; there is a better state of things and better prosl pects. We have peace and a prospect of its per1 manency. He said that the further delay in the i trial was not due to the District Attorney. He ; had expected it to come off at this term. Circumi stances of a grave nature and sufficient weight, had decided the government to take a different - course. This was not the fault of the defendant, - nor of the District Attorney. It was the act of the i government for sufficient cause. The amount of i bail agreed on by counsel was entirely satisfactory i to the court:?one hundred thousand dollars, with 1 suitable sureties, one-half from Virginia. Upon the conclusion of Judge Underwood's rei marks, Mr. 0'Conor briefly thanked the court for ; its indulgence,* The bond being prepared, there - was a rivalry for the honor of becoming sureties for Mr. Davis, but the bond was finally signed with - the-following names: Horace Greeley, Augustus Schell and H. F. Clark, of the Southern District of New York; i Aristides Welsch, Eastern District of New York; t David K. Jackman, Eastern District, ofPennsvlva nia; W. H. Mocfarland, R Barton Haxall, Isaac - Davenport, Thomas R Price, Abram Warwick, 7 Gustavus A Myers, William W. Crump, James 1 Lyons, James Thomas, Jr. v John A. Meredith, } William Allen, William H. Lyons, of Richmond; - John Minor Botts, of Culpepper; Thomas W. Dosf well, of Hanover, and James Skinner. * t The release of Mr. Davis was now ordered: > General Burton and Dr. Cooper went forward and tendered him their warm congratulations. The f example of thpse officers was followed by a host r of personal fffinds, and a scene of unbounded enthusiasm and excitement prevailed. A shout, which could not be repressed, and which 5 shook the granite walls to their foundations, went i up from the excited throng; and amidst the exult; ant chorus Mr. Davis descended the stairs, shaking ?i_ - i-i?J l-n. ? -j j i l nanus ngnt anu icii ua ue ^jueaeu, miu, cuicuug ( t the carriage which brought him to the court-room, , 3 returned to the hotel, wncre he spent some time in , 1 receiving the congratulations of the hosts of friends ] 3 who availed themselves of the opportunity to ex- . - press their joy and gratitude at his release. Mr. Davis, accompanied bv his wife, visited Hoi- ( 1 lvwood Cemetery on yesterday, and ctecked with , , flowers the grave of their little son Joseph, who is , . there interred. It will surprise our readers and,disappoint multi- ( - tudes who had prepared to pay their respects to ex- ( i President Davis, to be informed that he has already , b left the citv. It is due both to him and to ourpeo. pie to explain that he has done so from a delicate , , consideration for them, and at much sacrifice of his s own personal feelings. He was unwilling to be in j t any way the occasion of demonstrations, friendly ( 3 or otherwise calculated to disturb the public peace, , 1 and as some apprehensions had been made known , - to him from responsible quarters of such a possi- . 3 bility in the present state of the community, he , - denied himself the pleasure of the greetings of his - personal friends in order to quiet every uneasiness. , t In conformity with the same generous purpose we ] i refrain from stating the course of his journey. , * ^1 | Richmond, May 13.?Jefferson Davis and fam- i J ily went on board the steamer Niagara to-night, at < 1 10 o'clock. She sails for New York to-morrow < 1 morning. He goes thence to Canada. j An intimate friend of Mr. Davis says he has no 1 2 fixed plan for his movements until November.? ' 3 Mrs. Davis will reside in Norfolk. - - i [ THE THREE HUNQHBACKS. 1 r The following amusing and seemingly incredible ' narrative we extract from a late French publication. r It is neatly told,.'and will be read with interest: j ; Three brothers, all humpbacked, and all aocu# t rately alike in appearance, lived at Resancon. One t of them killed a man in chance medley, but not ber ing taken on the moment, the prosecutors could ( only swear that one of the three brothers had done . I the deed. Rather than put an innocent man to . death, the judge'let the guilty one escape, but to . - ? ?-J ?*.aan??ak)sanaa aP l'in/1 nn Kon_ UVU1U lUitUCr uiuuuvcuicuuo va vu? aiuu, uv wuu ^ i ished all from the province. One settled in Paris, - became rich, and married; the others, after nearly j i starving in England, returned and paid a visit to j i their forrunate brother. < j i The master of the house was abroad when they j knocked, and the poor wife was troubled more c ' than a little by the visit "My husband is very j i jealous," said she to them while she was giving jj them something to eat "You must go to the furthest part of the town, and never come here ai gain; but I'll make your brother look to vowwants." While she was sneaking she heard her ?husband's knock, and criea out, "Follow me, if E you value your lives.'' P She ordered the servant not to open the door & till she should return, and then conveyed the broth- E era down tho stairs and locked them into the cellar. Her husband scolded for being kept out so long, c ' but a good dinner restored him to good humor, a and at night he went out to pay a visit P The wife then went down to the cellar, and there 1 found the two poor brothers dead, one lymg here, the other there. What was to be done? She sent for a strong Auvergnat, brought him down stairs, ? showed hiin one corpse, which she had previously v taken out of the cellar, and promised him a Louis t d'or on his return, after having thrown it into the ? Seine. "He made no scruple about the matter^ but 1 popped the body into the sack, took it to the bridge, ?! ana shook it into the river. Returning for his re- ? ward, the wife disputed his .claim, as the body was " still lying outside the cellar door. Here the stupefied man saw what he firmly believed to be the corpse ? he had thrown from the bridge, and, resigning a himself to destiny, he got it into his sack and went through the ceremony the second time. Coming n back, be was terrified and enraged by finding the twice drowned corpse knocking at his own door.? "Are these your tricks, master?" said he. "Ah, ^ Monsieur Ghost 1 clever as you are, I'll settle you ?] the third trial." i> So saying.he forced the poor husband into the t1 sack, carriecPhim to the same spot and effected the P ' third discharge. This time he returned in triumph, & ignorant of her husband's fate, and having no more a corpses to remove paid him twice what she had a convenanted, and gave him a glass of wine into the u bargain. ? 'Tour good health, madame," said he; "you tJ are better than your promise, but I earned it I * found the humpbacked rogue or his ghost knock- t1 ing at the door after I had thrown lnm in for the p second time." tl "Oh, wretch 1" cried the poor woman, "you have ? drowned my husband ?" While she was screaming and he standing in a- ? maze, the gend'armes entered, secured both and oont. thpm fr? nriann Npt+. iIimt f'.bflu wppa hmrnrht. before the magistrate of the quarter and examined, n The poor wife concealed nothing; the Auvergnat ti was not called on for an explanation; and while tl both were waiting sentence of death the three ? brothers, in full life, but with very pale faces, were v ushered into the room. Some fishermen stationed P near the bridge had saved the three. The unmar- v ried men had been only dead drunk in the cellar, e and the submersion, and the consequent pulling t] and hauling and ejectment of wine and water, had recovered them from their drunken lethargy before the natural time. On their first appearance before g the magistrate, they could give no explanation of p their visit to the river, ana the husband had no u dea of the cause of his being seized en; hut his rife's explanation made all dear. The king hearing of the strange adventure, setled a pension on the unmarried men, but they vere not to dwell within fifty miles of Paris, and he married man was not jealous for a year and i day after his seizure and escape from the river. Prom the Mack-*Cbeek Proa*.; t. ARTEMTTS WARD. The Original and the Cgpt.?Our readers ure probably not aware that the celebrated jester ook the name he made world famous from a real iviug showman, as original and humorous in eha acter as was the imitator m jokes.' Many Ciiicinlofiona Txnll romomLir fhn men nrn iuwauo itui ?via?iuu^i vuu mean nw lOfSl w. uo ived in the Queen City of the West for some rears, a sort of man-about-town, attached to a law rffice. He was short and plump. bat very erect, ind looked at the world from behind immaculate uffied shirt bosoms, that were without spot or ilemish. '1 ;y";';: * : We first made his acquaintance on board of a Pittsburg steip-wheel steamer, that kicked its wav lp the Ohio river, then at its lowest Major Ward, is he styled himself, volunteered an introduction. 3e knew, or pretended to know, all the prominent nen of the day, and dished them up. in graphic ind entertaining style. He had read all the popuar books, and had his views, that wore as original is his anecdotes. He had served, according to bis )wn story, in every war that had agitated the earth for twenty years previous, and was as entertaining )n a Pittsburg hck-np-behind as a Beadle dime novel in camp?the sort of man one would etnarate on such a trip, and cut dead die moment of landing , 1 Our first interview was limited to one day. At night we retired to that instxumeot-of torture called a berth, and had fatigued crurseif into a dose, Sighting mosquitoes and bugs, when we were awakened by a row in the cabin. We looked oat and saw the Major assailed by a number of passengers with shouts of cheat, scoundrel and thieif?apa we learned subsequently that in a little game of brag, the Major extracted divers and sundry stuns from the innocent way-farers by means of an extnutsjortment of cards that he carried in his sleeves and top-boots. The Major acted with becoming coolness. He retreated face to foe, after pocketing the pile, and producing two revolvers that be nourished with unpleasant rapidity, while the enemy buried chaos ind epithets at the devoted head. Claming the gangway he fled down it orer the plank to the bank ?for fortunately the boat was tied np at that moment receiving freight. On the bank he turned and fired a volley promiscuously, into the. beat, after which he retired under oover of the night iato the interior of Kentucky. We suppose the Mayor would have been content with this, nut one of the detains having secured a double handed diet gUn returned the fire, when the Major again opened on the boat from behind a wood pile; Not knowing but what a shot might woundor kill a gentleman not given to brag and revolvers, we retired to .for berth and made a barricade on the exposed side with our matrass, for a Colt's revolver wuT send its bullets through a Pittsburg K B. as if H were so much brown paper. An irregular, discharge was kept up until the Captain, who all the while stood I coolly on the hurricane deck, giving bis orders, ' without paying the slightest -attention to the bat- j tie, ordered in the plank and steamed up the river, I leaving Major Ward in possession of the battle ground and spoils. ( ^ When we again saw the Major, he appeared in iur office with a client. He lfttie gentleman nevir aceompained his clients into court He chimed that his temper was so uncontrollable tbat he could not trust himself to try a case. Hunting - up the jlient, he gave him excellent advioe for a reasonable compensation, and then found him an able advocate. 'His," said the Major, "is a peculiar caee. I may say that it is a delicate case, involving nice points of law, and I have sought for my client one of the most eloquent and ingenious advocates at the bar. This is an innocent and inoffensive,gentleman, of agricultural proclivities, who is charged with possessing himself of another man's horse. I tell him that it is a prima fade case. He was seen to take the horse; the horse was fonnd in his possession, and, in an unguarded moment, be admitted that he took the aged quadruped for an heirloom in his family. It is a case, sir, where the plea of insanity is tenable. Firstly, the qld horse is worthless; secondly, he had never been seen bv our client before he took him;'thirdly, he 3onld be of no other use to a man of sound and iisposing mind. I suggest the plea of insanity. [f this does not meet with your legal approbation, we can fall back on the veiy respectable straw bail we have put in, and our client can retire until popalar indignation has subsided. He is worthy of Dur utmost care, for he has placed in my haads a rery reasonable fee, which proves to my entire Mtiofuntinn tVinf lu) ia An inn^wnt. Tnnn . ' \ This was uttered with the ataoet gravity, and )ue not knowing him might for it moment behove hat he was serious in his absurdity. The bewillered Horse thief certainly had fhith. For months at a time the little major would disippear from public view about Cindnhati, and his lisappearanoe was a mystery, until one day an old icquaintanoe ran against him in Indiana, where he vas exhibiting as a slight-of-hand juggler and venriloquist From Cincinnati he removed to Yipdlanti, Michigan, where, as he wrote us^he "engaged in the pleasing pursuit of lending other peo)les money, commonly called banking. It aarss ie committed matrimony; for the last we heard of lim, he und his wife were found smothered to death >y an escape of gas from a defective pipe. Both irignal jester and imitator are gone, to be remem>ered as the lighter foam on the solemn depths of ife. ' ^ J Z'-"- ' y' 1 " 1 ' * *; ^ t 1 Sorry he wasn't Born a Buck Nigger.? Jam Clawson, a Methodist preacher of eccentric aanners, sometimes called the Wild Man, was very opular among a certain class in Western Virginia ome years ago. He was cross-eyed, and wity aade, and very dark skinned, for a white man. it times he was surprisingly eloquent, always exitable, and once in a while, extravagant He once ooompanied ,4Rev." Mr. R^ a prominent city astor, in a visit to a negro church. Mr. Rgave be negro preacher the nintand of coarse. Clawon was invited to preach. He did so, ana during be sermon set the impulsive darkies shooting all ver the house. This, in torn, set Clawson to ?xravagant words and actions, and he leaped out of he pulpit like a deer, and began to take thejumds f the negro brethern, and mix in quite happily Ie wept for jov. Then pressing through the rowd he found brother R, and sitting dpwn beide him, he threw his arms around his neck, aad, jars streaming down his face. said: "Brother R, I almost wish I had been b6rn a igger. These folks have more religion than we ave." "Well, well," said brother R, "vou come so ear it that you needn't ay about it, v ) A Grave Without a Monument.?The sea is be largest of cemeteries, and all its rfomberers leep without a monument All other graveyards, 1 all lands, show some symbols 6f distinction be* iveen the great and the small, the rich and the Km* f V? of nrvAof rwioon Aamofaiti Aft Viwo nd the clown, the prince and the peasant, are like undistinguished. The same wave rolls over U, the same reqdeimby the minstrelsy qftheooean i sung to their honor. Over their remains the une' storm beats, and the same sun shines, and here, unmarked, the weak and the unhonored, ill sleep on, until, awakened by the same tramp, he sea will give up its dead. No marble rises to oint. out where their ashes are gathered. Yet oat 'cemetery hath ornaments of which so other an boast On no other are the heavenly orbs reected in sucb splendor. Over no other is heard nch noble melody. :. t I?* Geo. Francis Train says our modern mariage should read thus: Clergyman?Will you ike this brown stone, this carriage and span, hese diamonds for thy wedded husband ?. Yes. Vill yon take this unpaid milliner's bill ; this high raterfaU of foreign hair; these affectation. acoomlishmentfl and feeble constitution for thy rredded ife? Yes. Tien, what man has joined togethr let the next best man run away with, so that he first divorce court may tea^them asunder. |?-"John," askeda physician, "didMrs. Green et the medicine I ordered? ^ guesB a&" relied John, fori saw crape on the door next morn- . JS' ...... lboi j&h ' M