Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jtajw and |act$. A radical candidate in Georgia promises fort] acres of land to everv negro who snail vote for him The devil once made equally brilliant promises bat, lain the Georgia case, the "old boy" didn'i own a foot of land in the universe. Knowledge is the true alchemy that turn; everything it touches into gold. It gives us do minion over nature, unlocks the storehouse of ere ation, and opens, to us the treasures of the uni verse. Some of the girls have remonstrated againsi a patent being issued for the fastening of buttons on clothes by a screw, declaring that if the mei can put on their buttons, they will never get mar ried. The Louisville Courier states that a gooc many citizens of Tennessee are abandoning thai State, and seeking refuge in Kentucky, on accounj of the intolerable condition of affairs under Radica rule. It is thought that should Brownlow be re elected, Tennessee will be deserted by nearly al good citizens who can get away. President Johnson pathetically inquires ir his speech at Raleigh. Monday, "Where are the Smiths and Joneses;" We saw a paragraph a few days since, to the effect that John Smith had settled in Memphis. We haven't the slightest idea in the world where the Joneses are.?Lynch1 w?/y - Luxemburg, about which Europe has lately been in so great a turmoil, has, for one of the favorite amusements of its inhabitants, cat races.? Each worthy burgher takes his cat in a bag two miles from town, and at a given signal they all shake their bags, the cats leap out scared to death, and run home as fast as they can go. The first cat that reaches the town gates is the winner. In the free city of Bremen, a singular custom of taxation prevails. The Government announces the sum that it requires, and a chest is placed in the town house, to which every tax-paver brings the proportion which he judges it right for him to pay. The amount of tax received has never failed to surpass the estimate of the public necessities. A creosoted sleeper, put down on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, in England, in August, 1841, was taken up March 14, 1867, aftei nearly twenty-two years' service. The grain of the wood, although slightly discolored by creosote, is as fresh and apparently as tough as that of newlysawed timber, and the odor of creosote is as strong as if the wood had just been operated upon. One of our New Orleans exchanges says that the removal of Governor Wells caused no emotion, so far as the Governor was individually oonoerned. "He had contrived to realize the popularity whereof the old Dutch Governor of New York boasted, that when he went into office everybody was in his favor, and when he went out everybody was in favor of that too." The following National Banks have failed, or are in process of liquidation: Venango Nation a! Bank; Franklin, Pa.; Tennessee National Bank, Memphis, Tennessee; First National Bank, Attica, N. Y.; First National Bank, Medina, N. Y.; first National Bank, Columbia, Mo.; First National Bank, Carondotet, Mo.; Merchant's National Bank, Washington, 1). C. A Nashville mechanic has recently applied for a patent for a new style of locomotive smokestack, so constructed that no sparks are emitted from the top of the stack, a shute being fixed to carry them downward, and they fall harmlessly upon the earth beneath the locomotive, thus insuring safety to all articles of a combustible nature on the train or in its immediate vicinity. Benjamin F. Flanders, whom Sheridan has appointed Governor of Louisiana, arrived there twenty years ago from New Hampshire, and commenced his career as a clerk in the Charity Hospital ; was afterwards secretary to Mayor Crossman. an ardent Know-Nothing; secretary of the Opelousas Railroad; violently opposed to co-operation during the incipiency of tne rebellion, and Federal treasury agent for several years past. The first cotton factory erected South of the Potomac was in the vicinity of Lincolnton. North Carolina, in 1815. It was erected by Michael Schenck, and subsequently led to the construction of the large factory at Catawba. This was located two miles South of Lincolnton, and was destroyed by fire during the war The Lincolnton Courier has been shown the spindles used in the first cotton factory mentioned above. The battle grounds about Richmond are rapidly losing their distinctiveness. The earth is being levelled in some places, and in others sown with grain. The earth-works around Richmond and Petersburg are still standing, and, from the top of Church Hul, the inner fine of fortifications is plainly visible. But the traces of battle are even now scarcely discernible, and will soon be entirely obliterated. On Saturday last, the United States Treasury held the largest amount of money ever held at any one time since the organization of the Government, to wit: $180,000,000, of which $102,000,000 were gold and $78,000,000 currency. This amount was * t yv /VAA AAA . 1 1 ?1 . f* ,1 _ reaucea $iu,wu,wu to-aay, Dy tne maturing 01 tne June compounds and interest, and on the 15th instant it will be reduced $9,000,000 more, by the interest on the June seven-thirties. The surface of the moon, according to statements recently made by eminent astronomers in the French Academy of Sciences, has undergone a change. A crater well defined and perfectly well known to astronomers, has disappeared within a year, and its place is now marked Dy.a large white spot in the middle of a plain. This is said to be tne first time that any change in the moon's surface has been noticed. Several astronomers agree in their reports of it. During the visit of the President to Raleigh last week, a rlorthern gentleman who happened to be in the City, asked a friend?a Southern man? why the people did not cheer more and louder.? Our Southern friend replied that it was because the people did not know whether they had the right to cheer?General Sickles had not issued an order giving them that right, and they feared to open their mouths too wide, lest the General should throw another order down their throats. We hope the explanation will be satisfactory to all concerned. A letter dated Atlanta, Ga., 3d instant, says: "Harvesting is now going on rapidly in some of the southern counties, ana if the weather proves favorable, the work will soon become general throughout the State. In many of the towns along the line of the Western and Atlantic railroad, a great many agents of Tennessee and Kentucky millers have been making engagements of wheat at $2 per bushel, which may be quoted as the opening market price at all points above this, on the road. One of our Atlanta millers think it will be worth about $2.25." In England, express trains average 40 miles an hour, including stopages; in France, 25 to 35 miles an hour; in Prussia, 29 miles an hour: Bel gium, 29 to 30 miles an hour; in Austna, 20 to 29 miles an hour; in Bavaria and along the Rhine, 24 to 32 miles an hour; in Italy 24 to 30 miles an hour. The average rate of traveling per hour in England is 19* miles; and in France, 18 miles.? Some of these lowest rates are nearly equal to the best running time on most of our _ Americau railroads. The English average is given for all the roads; some of the express trains run regularly at the rate of sixty miles the hour. ?? The New York Evening Post says: "There is more confidence in financial circles in regard to the prospects of business, for the intelligence as to the crops is of a gratifying character, general confidence is reviving, collections are easier, and the fears are subsiding as to the movements of the Treasury' causing further disturbances of business, by locking up currency and withdrawing it from circulation. The excessive and unnecessary balance in the coffers of the Goyernment; which has been accumulated at so great inconvenience to the country, will, it is believed, rapidly and speedily decrease, so that the mischief which has been done may be, to some extent, repaired." There are facts that speak most painfully of the destiny of the negro race in the South, under the blessings of freedom. We have one in point, related to us by a gentleman whose word no one has ever questioned. Mr. Sparks, a wealthy citizen of Louisiana, owned one hundred and eightythree slaves, who were liberated by the Government, and became scattered through the State. A short time since, he felt an interest to know what had become of them, and to supply the wants of such as might be in a suffering condition. He followed them up by inquiry until all were heard from, and, out of the hundred and eighty-three, but forty were found still living. We commend^ the fact to the negro's "peculiar friends" at the North. Macon Telegraph. A Mrs. Weaver, of Arkansas, on a visit to her relatives in York District, arrived at this place, on last Thursday, by the 9 o'clock train. It appears that she nad been informed that the train remained in Chester but a few minutes, and being anxious to obtain her trunks, she entered the bag- p gage car, when the train commenced moving.? a . Mistaking the steps, she fell between the cars, the front part of one car passing over, fracturing her t< 1 shoulder and severely crushing her hand. Dr. a Jessup, United States Surgeon at this post, was h > immediately summoned. On his arrival, he took ri 1 charge of the lady, and kindly removed her to the ii United States Hospital, where every care and at- h i tention was given. The amputation of the hand si became necessary, and was skillfully performed by tl him.?Chester Standard.. tl England is complaining of the high price of P beef, and to increase ner supply, imports from all t parts ot the world. Everything which tends to i the preservation of beef thus imported, whilst in tJ i transportation, of course diminishes the waste, and ^ consequently the cost. It is announced from Aus- r< tralia, a large producer of beef, that a Melbourne ? I chemist has discovered that he can fit a ship with ? t an apparatus that will keep in a congealed state ?' t five nundred carcasses of beef in tanks, these car- ai I casses having been entirely frozen through at start- a! ing. A correspondent writes that he has seen at & I Melbourne experiments of a startling character, by a: which beef killed five months before was by this " process kept perfectly good. This discover?, it is i anticipated, will make a revolution in the English " > beef market. w inquirer. 1 -= tl r editors: ' lr JAS. E. "WILSON .JAS. F. HART. > t* YORKVILLE, S. C.; r( I THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 20,1867. 01 ( 01 -p Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that ? our terms for subscription, advertising and job- T work, are cash, in advance. g ! X.?The paper will be discontinued on the expS v ' ration of the time for which pavment has been 1 made. A Subscriber finding a (&) cross-mark on ol ' the wrapper or margin of his paper, will under- n i stand that the time paid for has expired. ^ THE SOUTHERN CROPS. "We see from our exchanges that the appearance | of the crops is very promising throughout the tr , country generally. In South Carolina the wheat tl i crop is virtually made, and we have not noticed any cl but the most favorable accounts of its abundance, w 1 In consequence of the great scarcity of corn, much it of the wheat will probably be fed to stock; but as si i the oats crop will soon be ripe, there will probably hi 1 be pLnty of wheat left for the manufacture of bis- a( cuits.. Oats in this State are everywhere reported ti . to be very fine, no mention being made of cheat, la , Cotton and corn have been somewhat retarded by fi, the backwardness of the Spring and the rather heavy rains. These crops are, to some extent, in Sl the grass, on bottom or low lands; but there is a g< prospect of fair crops, if not injured by future 01 droughts. Si In Georgia, the yield of wheat promises to be nj . the largest ever grown in the State; the breadth ta of land sown is much greater than ever before, sc and it is estimated that the surplus production will di , be nearly ten million bushels. Georgia will also te have a full crop of oats, if the present prospect is st " ^ * # . _ 1 _ 11 J i.1 tiiinileti. uotxon is reponea as snian auu rawer tr ' backward for the season, though there is plenty of tl it in the ground and the stands ar; good. In Nor- re thern and Middle Georgia, corn is backward but v< growing well; but in the Southern portion of the State, it is in very fine condition. In the extreme tl Southern counties, and on both sides of the Flori- gj da line, it is in full silk and tassel, with some of p; the most forward fields in roasting-car. tl In Alabama, the accounts from the grain crops m are cheering, though the Montgomery papers think ki there has been too much rain for corn. Cotton 01 has been backward, but it is now beginning to do fa better; a full grown bloom was exhibited in Mont- fr gomery on the 12th instant. In the bottoms of y< Mississippi, the cotton and corn crops have been m very much injured by the worm; but throughout tl the State the growing crops arc doing well. Du- n: ring the long-continued rains the grass outgrew the ei crops, but it is stated that the plow has lately done sc much execution in turning the grass under. From sc the Southwestern States, the statement is that there st never was a better promise of good crops than at bi present. In Virginia and the upper portions of ol North Carolina, the wheat is not yet ready for the harvest, but it is past danger from rust Virginia vc papers state that the ears are large and well filled, ra From the above statements which we have gath- be ercd from many sources, it seems that with the ns blessing of God upon our fields during the sum- vi mer, the South will be above all danger of famine th by autumn. This is a gratifying announcement, at and we sincerely hope it may prove true. Any su statement of the condition of the growing crops hi throughout ten or twelve States must, of course, flc be vague, and therefore it will not do to rest too te securely upon the reports of newspapers. But we m think even a hasty survey such as this, over the lej fields to which our people look for food, will not an be uninteresting. to THE REGISTRATION BOARD. ^ A Charleston correspondent of the Orangeburg gc Xcics furnishes that paper with the following paragraph in reference to the Board recently appoint- en ed by General Sickles, to adopt rules and regu- u? lations for registration in South Carolina: an "To assist him in the arrangement of his Regis tration programme, as well as to divert from himself individually a portion of the odium which will ,Wi possibly be excited by the probable character of his br Order on the subject, our Military Chief, Gen. ric Sickles, has gathered around him an Advising ca Board. Five members compose it: two from do each of the States constituting this District; and j one representative of the Military". Our State is , represented by Lemuel Boozer, of Lexington and ol( F. L. Cardoza of this city ; the former not un- ex known in political circles in the interior Districts, be the latter a citizen of African descent, the Princi- er pal of a School for young Freedmcn and an aspi- cj: rant, it is rumored, for a seat in the U. S. Senate. ' North Carolina furnishes II. H. Helper, an cider ? brother of the "Impending Crisis" man. and G. SP W. Brodie, person of color. _ Brevet-Colonel W. B. Royall illustrates the military, and is President of the Board. The Board held its first pow-wow on Monday, and is now, it is said, busily engaged in its labo- (j. rious task of framing rules for Registration. The p( result of their deliberations and consultations will ? not be made public, until they shall have arranged a scheme commanding the sanction of General CI Sickles." tri m; MAXIMILIAN'S ADDRESS. ^ Mexican advices up to the 2d instant have been ge received. From these it appears that Maxdiil- th tan was not executed, but was still a prisoner.? 50 His prospects of release are still gloomy, us it is m, the evident desire of the Liberals to kill him. If sh they do not execute him, it will only be through an fear of interference from the United States or some ^ other foreign power. Escobkdo issued orders on iSe the 29th of May, for a court-martial to try the 1U! Emperor. We annex an address which Maxi- }jr julian published to the Mexicans, after his cap- oc ture. This document is a scathing rebuke of Na- co poleon, who induced Maximilian to undertake th the government of Mexico, and disgracefully left th him to destruction, when it became evident that ai] his cause was lost uf The more we know of Maximilian, the more K we are compelled to admire him, as a noble spirit, ha worthy of a better fate. It is scarcely possible to lit realize that the Emperor who might have escaped, D, but chose to stand by his followers to the bitter ab end, can be a scion of the remorseless and selfish house of Austria, but so it is. For centuries that ce house has been a race of tyrants?a scourge to j.e millions in the old world. But Maximilian has exhibited traits of character entitling him to high nj. rank among the heroes of history; though he failed qj to achieve success, the blame of his failure should jja be laid on Louis Napoleon, who shows, in the ^ light of recent Mexican history, as a cowardly imi- raj tator of the monkey in the fable ; who used the ta, catspaw to get his chestnuts from the fire. gt Countrwnrn: After the valor and patriotism of Qr( the Republican forces have destroyed my sceptre, in this place, the tenacious defence of which was indispensable to save the honor of my cause and of S'1 my race?after the bloody siege in which the Im- on erial and Republican soldiers have competed in bnegation ana boldness, I will explain myself. Countrymen: I came to Mexico, not only animajd with the best of faith, incurring the felicity of 11 and each of us, but called and protected by the Imperor of France, Napoleon 3d. He, to the idiculc of France, abandoned me, cowardly and lfamously, by demand of the United States, after aving uselessly spent forces and treasure, and bed the blood of her sons and your own. ' When be news of my fall and death reaches Europe, all le monarchies of Charlemagne's country, will dcland of the Napoleon dynasty an account of my lood; of the German, -Belgian and French blood, bed in Mexico. Then will De the end seen before ie whole world. Napoleon 3d will be covered ith shame from head to foot. To-day he has al- ( jady seen his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, ly august brother, praying for my life to the U. tatcs: and myself a prisoner of war, in the hands 1 f the Republican Government, and with my crown i nd my head torn in pieces. Countrymen, here re my last words: I desire that my blood may re- < enerate Mexico, and serve as a warning to all the inbitious and incautious, and that you will act ith prudence and trustfulness, and ennoble with < aur virtues the political cause of the flag you sus- i lin. May Providence save you and make you 1 orthy of myself. ] Signed, MAXIMILIAN. J ? SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN REVIEW. 1 We have received No. 4 of the 17th Volume of J lis valuable Review, which is published quarterr in Columbia, S. C., by an association of minis- 1 nf fi,n PrnaVivf-on'an nbnmh. It is intended to 'present the views and literature of the denomiation to which it belongs, and it is well worthy P support from that denomination. The contents Pthe last number are: Robinson's Discourses on ledemption; The Future Kingdom of Christ; he Christian's Duty towards his Enemies; The criptural Doctrine of the Second Advent; and Tapoleon's History of Julius Caesar. The terms P subscription are $3, payable in advance. Single umbers $1. Address Rev. James Woodrow, olumbia, S. C. POLITICAL DISTINCTION. It is a notorious fact in the history of the couny before the war, that the great aim of most of ie educated young men of the South was to alieve political fame. Comparatively few of those ho started in life, with this end in view, attained ; for every college boy gifted with the power of . jouting in debate did not turn out to be-a Cal- i oun. Many of them got far enough along to be Imitted to the bar; a less number got into prac- . ce; and still fewer ever reached the halls of legis- . tion. The majority soon found that they must nd other means of support or starve. But notwithstanding the failure of many, enough icceeded to give the South prominence in the i jvernment of the country. It was partly because . ? their ambition for political reputation, that outhem men succeeded in controling the governient so long. The North had greatly the advan,ge in numerical strength, but her sons were not > exclusively devoted to politics. They sought istinction in other ways; the work-shop, the coun- ? ir and the field had their votaries, as ,well as the ^ ump. And have they not succeeded ? While } ley cannot point to so many eminent statesmen as ^ le South, are they not able to show more names j snowned in the various branches of mechanical inintion and scientific discovery? In this age, distinction in politics has become j le lowest mark of ambition. The offices in the ft of the people are so numerous, and their occu- , mts follow each other in such rapid succession, j mt the public mind is unable to admire any one ] ian for a long time. The fame of the widest j lown living statesman is very ephemeral; it lives ( ily while he is actually before the public, and j des away in but a few months after he retires om office. If any one will look back five or ten t ;ars, and recall the names of the so-called great i en of that day, he will be surprised to find how * icir fame has dwindled down. In their day, their imes were on every tongue, their reputation seem- ? 1 to be immortal; but they have passed from the c ene of action and are well nigh forgotten, though itue of them still live. When they die, a little I ir will be made; the newspapers will resurrect ? ief sketches of their lives, and they will sink into >livion. It is out of the nature of things for any but a Jtry few to live in the memory of succeeding genetions, and of those that do write their names a- ^ ive the obliterating waves of time, the loftiest c unes are not those of politicians. We would, in I ew of this fact, urge upon Southern youths to s row away their dreams of swaying listening sen- I es by their eloquence. The talents required to I ccced in this line of preferment are not of a very f gh order. Brass, unscrupulousness and a ready r iw of words have elevated more "statesmen" to c mporary renown, than brains or merit. It is 0 oreover becoming doubtful whether senates and t: jislatives assemblies are not soon to be numbered < aong the things that were. If a Cromwell were arise to-morrow, th^ chances are that he would S cceed with greater ease than any of his predeces- i' rs in history. It is feared by many that the edi- ~ e of republicanism is crumbling to decay. i' The young men of the South ought, under pres- P t circumstances, to seek distinction in being n eful. They arc shut out from office by Congress, n d from the practice of law by the virtual suspen- t: ?.l 1 T1 . 1 11 ,, i. >n or tnc laws, .out tuere are a nunurea oiaer " lys by which they can help their country and f; ing honor to themselves. The undeveloped ag- h sultuial and mechanical resources of the South 11 n employ many more of her sons than they now 1 i. The various trades offer inducements to those 10 are willing to work faithfully at them. The ^ 1 idea of trade being a low occupation has been a ploded. Some of the brightest names in history ^ longed to tradesmen. And who would not rath- b be a skillful mechanic, than a third-rate politi- T in ? "Who would not prefer being able make a j1 od pair of shoes to being a one-horse stump- k eaker ? ^ y MERE-MENTION. a The appointment of three Registrars jn Bank- ts ptcy for South Carolina is announced. B. R. it irpenter, Esq., of Charleston, for the second a mgrcssional District; James M. Rutland, Esq., st Winsboro', for the 3d District; and William I. q awson, Esq., of Yorkville, for the fourth Disict. It should be remembered by those who J ay desire to avail themselves of the benefits of F e Bankrupt law, that no person can be dischar- S d, after the expiration of twelve months from tl e passage of the law, whose assets will not pay b i percent, of their indebtedness. The Rich- tl ond Dispatch publishes a tabular statement, o owing there are 1,360 business men in that city, J id that they pay a license tax of eighty-five thou- ti nd seven hundred and thirty nine dollars and d venteen cents. On Saturday the European ^ ail sent from New York by three steamships em- H< aced 46,401 packages. A case of cholera curred in Norfolk last Friday.' The day is o ming, says the London Star, when throughout b c whole country, women shall be clothed with ti e elective franchise. Rather a thin costume ! q id hard on dry goods dealers and hoop skirt man- . acturers. Mr. Tony, living near Paris, n entucky, owns an eccentric female dog, which p is repudiated her own offspring and adopted a p tcr of young coons. It is stated that Fred, tl i i... ?,1 jugiiiss, iiixumpuuiuu uy utuci uuiuitu uruwjio, is yp out to make a canvass of the South. d The editor of the Charlottesville Chronicle re- h ntly slept in the same room with a fanner, who ft pt up such a grunting that the editor asked him ir he had the tooth ache ? "No," said the farmef, E >ut I am afraid the wheat will rust." The si larleston papers announce the death of Mr. Wil- ir m C. Dukes, an old and highly respected mer- C ant of that city. The Buffalo Independent g< ises the motto at its mast-head, "Equal and just sj sation, or repudiation." In the United k: ates Court at Raleigh last week, Judge Chase tl Jered the Grand and Petit Jurors to be sum- h >ned without distinction to color. An En- gi shman recently sold his child in an ale house to hi e Iluncum, for eight pence. The mother of the h jhild protested against the bargain, but Runcuin I refused to Surrender the child until compelled by i magistrate. "The United States store ship c Purveyor left New York on the evening of the 4th u instant, with about twenty-eight thousand bushels n shelled corn, one quarter of which goes to South a Carolina, one quarter to Georgia, and the remain- a ing half to Alabama. It is intimated by some ii jf tbe eight hour men of Illinois, that the next step n will be to get a law prohibiting any one from work- 1 ng more than eight hours. "The Winstcd o 'Ct) Herald says the latest style of bonnets "have a i downward slant that reminds one of a vicious d x>w with a board across her eyes." The po- 3 ?to blight has appeared in Ireland, and whole v ields are affected by the disease. There have G been registered in the city of New Orleans 11,002 \ white and 12,883 colored voters. v It is said that Gen. Grant is in favor of General \ Sherman for the next Presidency. "The New ? Fork Southern Relief Commission reports that A m'vK. flimicnrifl VlllsVlfils of com. JU\s UUUU1UU UilU DiAI/J VUVUUMUM ? ? J ind two hundred thousand dollars in money have o oeen sent South up to this time. Forty-four n Postoffices in South Carolina are conducted by U fvorncn. You can't keep fruit through the p vinter unless you can. Ohio advices state p hat the fruit trees are loaded down with more ti Tuit than they can bring to perfection, and a lar- if jer supply is anticipated than has been had for I fears. Registration at the South will only g ;ost about five millions of dollars. Printing a vithout ink and shelling peas by machinery are d ;wo novelties at thwParis Exposition. Hon. v Alexander H. Stephens writes to a friend that he si s "veiy unwell, and hardly able to be up." M. ti Eaas, of Aix, in the South of France, exhibits, in a :he Paris Exposition, a machine by means of which e i rabbit-skin can be converted into a hat in fifty h ninutes! An Indian passing up the streets p )f Natchez, a few days since, was asked the rela- A ive position of white man, negro and Indian.? jiving a usual "ugh I" he said: " 'Fore de war, v 7ust cum white men, den injin, derf dog, den nig- ti jer; now cum nigger, den dog, den injin, and white u nan last." h A FASHION REBELLION. The ladies of Houston County, Georgia, have a indertaken to free themselves from the bondage g )f fashion. They have organized a "Fashion Re- tl brm Society'' for this purpose, which society will I probably meet with cordial encouragement from he sterner sex, or at least from that portion of C hem whose duty it is to foot the bills. It has tl ilways been a mystery to mankind, why our la- g lies must change their styles of dress from year to ft fear, at the caprice of somebody in Paris, New n fork, or Philadelphia. We are not averse to tl hanges in the style of dress, when they are beiomimr to the wearer. But taste has little to do ? vith fashion, for ladies will sometimes rail against ? ?me particular style as "horrid," and come out ai n it within a week. T The best rule in dress would be for every one to O] select such styles as adorn her beauty, leaving J? hose which disfigure her to others on whom they jj nay appear better. The subjection of our tastes o those of other regions is unnecessary and sense- ^ ess, besides being a cause of extravagance. The ;etters-up of the fashions must produce new fash- ^ on-plates every month or every week, because it d s expected of them. The ladies must follow these a: dates, because they are new. It is a kind of game w noving in a circle, in which the players act not rom choice, but from a self-imposed necessity.? ? [f any of our lady readers have followed us thus ^ ar, we ask them to read the subjoined resolutions u >f the Georgia ladies, and if they think them sensi- tl e, to adopt them : ? < Resolved. That we buy nothing before we feel " he need or it, and not then, unless we have a P' casonable probability of paying for it at the time T v*e bargain to pay for it # tJ Resolved, That we adopt no prescriptive mode C >f dress, but simply some such as is dictated by iconomy and good taste, and regulated by our pe- tl :uniary means. _ Resolved, That those who are blesssed with arandant means-^if there be any such?will show a ^ nirit of self-denial for the sake of others and for ^ ne good of the cause. ^ ^ EDITORIAL INKLINGS. ? Adventures of a Shell. ? There is, in the U. S. Military Academy at jj -Vest Point, a 15 inch hollow shot which has been w aptured twice, after being fired from a cannon.? cc t was fired at Fort Sumter, April 7th, 1803, by tr ome of the U. S. fleet, and was presented by Gen. ^ Beauregard to the Citadel Academy at Charleston. ^ n Feb. 1865, General Sherman's array found it in Columbia, and it fell under the care of Major Gene- yj al Hazen, who presented it to the West Point Aademy. It is now in the possession of its original . wner, the U. S. Government, who keep it as a tl rophy of the war. ta taming in Style. ]a We inadvertently stated last week, that the bi lultan of Turkey was among the distinguished vis- n< x>rs now at Paris. This was an error of the pen fa - his majesty is not there yet, but he is coming m a July ?and coming like the gay and fascinating rince that he is. Being a gentleman of very do- hi Ttntiifa the Sultan seldom loaves home, and ow that he is going out visiting, he. intends to te' ike his little family with him. His suite is said er d include five hundred persons, but his immediate cc imily consists of only three hundred wives and fif- a 2en eunuchs. Now that's what we call traveling h< 1 a harem-scarem style. ?*j >ecline in Breadstuff's. m The near approach of the Northern and it Western wheat harvests and the fine prospects for b large crop, together with the Southern crop. _ 'hich is already pushing on to the markets, are j0 eginning to weaken the prices of breadstuff's.? JJ 'he principal grain markets of the West are go- ft lg through a series of fluctuations in prices, which eg ; the usual precursor of a serious fall. Many w] Western farmers have been holding on to their last ft ear's grain, in the hope of getting starvation pri- 0f] 2S for it. They are beginning to see their mis- Sp ike, and arc rushing their grain to market to sell or . before the anticipated decline. We hope it will 0f ame soon enough to catch these speculators in the w. laff of life. st; 'he Test Oath. or The Raleigh Sentinel says that the Grand hi ury of tlio Circuit Court of Wnke County, on 'riday last, presented D. H. Starbuckj Esq., U. i. District Attorney, for perjury, in having taken T le iron-clad oath of office?Mr. Starbuck having een a member of the State Convention of 1861, aj iough subsequent to the passage Of the secession at rdinance. At the request of Mr. S., the Chicfustice appointed counsel to conduct an investiga- fe on in the matter. Col. Thos. Ruffin, being first ^ esignated, declined, for private reasons, to act, se henB. E Moore, Esq., reluctantly consented to ft jrve. pc The Sentinclxiys it is understood that several ther officials were presented for the same offence, ut inasmuch as the names have not yet publicly anspired, refrains from giving them. in 'he Attempted Paris Assassination. Later accounts from Paris state, that the lan who attempted to kill the Czar of Russia is a re 'olish mechanic from Belgium. His motives apear to be political passion and personal hatred of ic Czar. The groom in waiting saw the assassin, sa; hen he was pointing his pistol, and with great evotion spurred forward his horse so as to put ^ imself before the Czar as a shield. He was so ^ ir successful that the pistol ball struck his horse i the head, sprinkling the uniforms of the two wl Imperors with blood. The Pole attempted to be toot again; but his pistol burst, and he was im- w tediately surrounded by the crowd and secured, jp ?n being questioned, he gave his name as Bere- t ouski, and manifested anything but a contrite c0] lirit, his only regret being that he had failed to no ill the Czar. Great joy is expressed in Paris for thi le escape of the Sovereigns. The papers unani- coj lously condemn the act of Beregouski, and con- ^ ratulate France on Napoleon's escape. This, ' owever, was to be expected, as it would not have nP ien exactly prudent not to do so. Jy ntercstlng Masonic Relics. The Masons of Winchester, Ya., laid the orner stone of a new Masonic Temple, on the 29th ltimo. The ceremony was attended by a large umber of the brotherhood, including many from djacent States, and a crowd of ladies. The Maonic implements used on the occasion possessed, i addition to their intrinsic worth, a value as melentoes of distinguished Masons of other days, 'he trowel with which the cement was spread upn the corner-stone, was made of solid gold, with n ivory handle; it was the same which Gov. Winer, of Maryland, used at the laying of the old lasonic Temple in Baltimore, in 1814. The apron rorn by the orator of the day was the same which reorge Washington was accustomed to wear, as V. M., while he was presiding over his Lodge. It < ras presented to him by La Fayette, and after Washington's death it was presented to Mount Jebo Lodge, Shepherdstown. l Grand Review. A grand military review was held at Paris n the 6th instant, in the presence of the Empe- i are of France and Russia, and other powerful pomtates. It is described as a most magnificent i ageant, not .ess than eighty thousand well equiped soldiers participating in it. But the exhibion of so large a standing army in a time of peace, i ! an unfavorable omen for the peace of Europe. : <ouis Napoleon is something of a fox, and this < rand review may have been intended to caution, : s well as to amuse his royal guests. They will no oubt see the propriety of keeping on good terms < ith a monarch who can get up so imposing a < bow of military strength, for a mere holiday pas- i me. But it is more than likely that any of them ' Duld do as much on occasion, as Europe is bless- : i with an abundance of soldiers just now. We ope they will not soon be needed for any other i urposc than military reviews. I Platform for all Parties. William Murphey, a freedman of Gainesille, Alabama, was called upon to define his posiIon, and did so in the following brief platform, pon which the whole South could stand with onor and profit: "I am in favor of all hands going to work and laking plenty to eat, and keep less noise; then II will come right. I tell you the South is the reatest country-in the world. I now propose bree cheers for the South Hind Beggars, "so called." A case of abduction of children, in the New Irleans courts, has developed the interesting fact bat nine out of ten persons led about as blind have ood eyesight. A witness in the case gave the jllowing receipt for producing temporary blindess, which he says is used by the gentlemen of lis highly honorable profession: The imposter secures a piece of blue-stone, which, < ben dissolved in water, will make fifteen men lind for four days. _ The lids of the eyes are then athed with the liquid, which acts as an astringent, , nd the beggar cannot see until the effect wears off. | 'he lids are tightly closed, and if they are forced 1 pened, there is a temporary film over the pupil hich would deceive any but the most skillful ocust. ' l 'he President's Adventures in N. C. | A correspondent of the Charleston Mercury , ills the following anecdotes of the Presidential j arty, which he says occured in Raleigh: # { Among those who shook hands with the Presi- , ent and party, was a little negro. Mr. Seward 3ked him how he was "getting on." "Berry J ell, massa, but I like to had yer gib me half a ' ollar to buy a slate." Mr. Sewara felt for the I mtribution, but not having the wherewithal, bor- < >wed it from a by-stander. and in five minutes , fterwards the delighted little darkey was kicking p his heels on the grass. One old farmer askea ie President to letliim make some apple brandy, signing as a reason, that he had "used the critter >r nigh on to thirty year, and if Mr. Sickles stop- ! ed his rations, he would starve plum to death." ] he President laughed heartily, and said he must , Jk to the general about it ure for In-growing Nails. A correspondent of a medical journal gives ie following account of treatment, by which he 1 ired a case of in-growing nails: I put a very small piece of tallow in a spoon and Bated it over a lamp until it became very hot, and < ropped two or three drops between the nail and ranulations. The effect was almost magical. Pain id tenderness were at once relieved, and in a few lys the granulations were all gone, the diseased arts dry and destitute of feeling, and the edge of . ie nail exposed so as to admit of being pared a- 1 ay without any inconvenience. The cure was J >mnlete, and the trouble never returned. I have ( iea this plan repeatedly since, and with the most j itisfactory results. The operation causes but lit- ( e if any pain, if the tallow is properly heated. A ipetition might in some cases be necessaiy, al- ( sough I never have met with a case that did not ' eld to one application. [ow to Parch Coffee. j A writer in the Ladies' Home (which is, by ' ie way, an excellent weekly, published in Atlan- 1 ,, Ga., at $3 per year) gives instructions to the < dies, as to the best method of getting up a good t cakfast. The parching of coffee holds a promi- < ;nt place in the preliminaries to a first class break- ' st, and the following is recommended as a good s ethod:^ ^ ^ e We will next toast or parcn our oia ?iava; 11 we lve it?if not, such as we can get, by picking out ? rery imperfect grain, as they are useless, but not irmles8; wash it in two waters nicely, (cold war) then parch or toast carefully in cylinder toast- a , if you can get one ; if in an open skillet, stir a nstantly so as not to allow one graii^ to scorch, 1 chesnut brown, no darker or lighter. Allow one 1 japing table-spoonful of ground coffee to every j iffee-urinker (if over four persons; if under, more ill be required.) Make it after one of the good ethods of boiling, dripping, infusion, &c. &c., so 1 is strong, hot and clear. t rownlow's "Melish." f ? That venomous old miscreant, Parson Brown- 0 w, has Tennessee in a truly subjected condition. 3 is authority is as supreme, and about as mild, as ^ at of the king of Dahomey. The Parson poss- ^ ses a standing army, in the shape of "amilitia," r ho are as implicitly devoted to their chief as if 4 ey were so many Mamelukes or Janizaries. The t Beers of this Brownlow army have imbibed the ^ iritof their amiable Governor; they issue their a ders with all the "pride, pomp and circumstance'' 3 embryo Caesars. We give a specimen of the e ly they make civil officers and other small fry T md around. The hero who wrote the following F der is clearly possessed of talents which will raise a m to the position of District Commander: ^ Headquarters Company A, V d First Regiment Tennessee State Guard, > Camp near Bristol, Tenn., May 27, 1807. J S. S /tangle, Esquire: Dear Sir?You are hereby notified to appear 0 these headquarters on to-morrow morning (28th) v 8 o'clock, to sit with two other magistrates. n The case is: A man and his wife have parted fc cently, and the man takes from his wife a female j fant only seven months old. She applies to have , e infant restored to her. You will inform your If in regard to the points of law which may bo c volved, and fail not to report at the hour ap- a linted. George Edgar G.iesham, t Captain Commanding Company. 3 Another Letter from the Caledonia Iron 'orks.?The following was addressed to a citizen 81 the South : f; Lancaster, May 21st, 1867. tl Dear Sir?"We do not confiscate loyal men, nor 0 bels unless they are rich; few will suffer, not e ugh I fear; some innocent men will, I fear. J, Thaddeus Stevens. tl Commenting on the above the New York Times h ys: ... ^ This is a curious document?indicative rather of n e writer's fixed purpose to push his confiscation \ ojects, than of any clear idea as to the mode of t trying it into effect. If Southern property is to confiscated, it must be by law; how can a law, P lich must be equal in its operation, distinguish aj twecn the rich and the poor ? Mr. Stevens and meral Butler are determined to build up a South- & a party called Republican, on the scheme of eon- ^ nation. They expect to get by that bribe the , lole negro vote and enough of the white vote to Qtrol the Southern States, and the calculation is <1 t so wild as it may at first sight seem. But if ai e Republican party allows these men to fasten F nfiscation upon them as a party measure, they ^ 11 lose more electoral votes by it in the North, ( in they can possibly gain at the South. The * aject meets no sort of favor with the Republican f1 3ss generally, and we presume it will be prompt- k squelched at the next meeting of Congress. NOTES OF TBAVEL. Rochester, N. Y., June 6th, 1867. Dear Enquirer:?I left Chicago on the evening of the 29th of May?went out of Illinois, aik through the State of Michigan to Detroit, the cap ital of that State. As it was night I could not set much of the State of Michigan, but judging from what I saw, it is very much like the other States bordering on the great lakes?low prairie lands. Detroit is a beautiful city, with a population oi 75,000. It is on Detroit River, which empties the waters of Lake St Clair into Lake Erie. From Detroit, I went to the city of Toledo, which is situated on the corner of Lake Erie, in the State of Ohio. Here I found some warm hearted brethren, who made donations for mj cnurcn, paid my bill at the hotel, and secured 101 me a free passage over the Railroad to Cleveland. I stopped at' Clyde and Norwalk, both beautiful Ohio-towns, lying on the Rail Road between Toledo and Cleveland. At each of these places I was hospitably entertained in the families of brethren, received gifts for the church and many other expressions of kindness and sympathy towards my own dear people of the South. I spent a night in Norwalk with Judge Baker, who talked freely in regard to the political iuturc of our country. His great desire now is for a union of the States on equitable principles, with freedom and justice to all. They are not all extreme men at the North. Many of the people said, "Now slavery, the old bone of strife, is removed, what could ever again separate this mighty people, when once more bound together by principles of mutual interest and affection P^ A noble sister at Clyde said, "We wanted the negroes of the South free, and we have seen this accomplished; but now," said she, "if the scales turn and the whites of the South become the oppressed, we will fly to their relief, for they are dearer to us than the negro?they are our own kindred of the Anglo-Saxon race." Her eyes would fill up with tears as she talked of the cruel war. which had divided the Nation and wasted the lives of so many of its noble sons. From Norwalk, I went to Cleveland, a large and handsome city on Lake Erie. It is situated on a high bluff. When I got out of the car or the Lake shore, I had to go up a flight of stepj some 60 or 70 feet high, before I reached the elevation of the city. As I passed through the citj I came to a fine shady park, in which stands ? large marble statue of Commodore Perry. Yot remember it was on Lake Erie that he won hif great naval victory over the British in 1813. 1 spent the Sabbath here and was hospitably entertained by Rev. A. H. Strong, pastor of the Firsi Baptist Church. In the afternoon of Sabbath, 1 addressed the Sunday School of that Chufch; and in my remarks, spoke of our destitution in regard to Sabbath School Books. When I had finished, a little girl came forward and made a donation oi some books to 'he children of our School in Yorkville. In the evening, the church met in behalf of Foreign Missions. I was called on to lay my claimi before the church. I advocated the cause of th< arphan children of the South?the children of oui fallen soldiers, as objects claiming their assistance, is well as the negroes of our country. I told them that these unfortunate children could not help svhat their fathers did, and ought not to be neglected because the grown up people of the South bad engaged in the war. This made some impresfion on the minds of the people. I then stated ray mission, and Judge Bishop rose and moved that the collection of the evening be given to me. A nice amount was then raised. Next morning I got a free passage over the Rail Road and went to Erie City, in Pennsylvania, a beautiful place on Lake Erie. Thence I went at aight to Buffalo, in the State of New York, a large jity with a population of 125,000. It is also on Lake Erie. Next day I went to the world-wideivonder, the Falls of Niagara. While here, I jroesed the river into Canada?the soil of Queen Victoria. In my next, I will give you some account of the Niagara Falls. . , Gk For the Yorkvilie Enquirer. A DOCTOR'S REMINISCENCES. Messrs. Editors : I want to blow you up a little, f for no other purpose than to employ your raind a wee bit The country is in such a glorious jondition, the people are so tranquil and happy, ind you are so over-fed and plethoric in these flush :imes, that I fear you will get lazy, if some of us ion't trouble you about tbc slights we get Dy not )eing noticed at all, at all. I know you frequently give us pleasant, readable okes about the preachers, lawyers, judges, &<x, but 'divil the word" about the doctors. Faith, don't >e afraid of 'em: they ain't dangerous, if they do sarry dangerous weapons. It is true their office is i responsible one, and wo to the weak or careless lisciple of iEsculapius, who forgets this fact? rhe little niche between a soul and its God, a spirit and eternity, a body and its grave, is a solium position to occupy. But there is a time to laugh, a time to weep, and i time to lay aside the solemn sanctity of the sick ihamber and commune with our own thoughts ind the world. The doctor's office is not all gloom; ill skeletons and death on pale horses) all fracture >oxes and lancets, calomel and Dover's powders. There are times when we quietly enjoy ourselves lugely. Why, sir, you ought to see us old women (I nean them and myself, for I am so much among hem, God bless their good souls, I'm fearful I'm tecoming a sort of old woman myself) dumping iur sleepy heads together, away toward the "wee mall hours of morn," as we sit up with some aflicted little baby, as cozy as so many black-birds. U1 is quiet but our low, whispering gossip; the oom is partially darkened; now and then I leave he little group and listen, till finally the little one ireathes freely; I tell its weeping mother, "Your ittle one will live." The long pent up feeling of nxiety is over; how quietly that mother is soon leeping; how happy I feel. I have made anothr friend for life. Who so dear a friend as he, rho by his skill?under God?gave her the sweet tresence of her little one a few years longer, when .11 thought it was about to go to its home in heaen? Why, sir, the chickens at that house go unler the barn, when they see my horse. The little chats between the old women and phyieians would make a verv readable volume. You ught to sec the self-satisfied look of dignity in rliich I array myself, when old Mrs. Yarbs asks ay candid opinion as to the virtues of burnt dauer's nest tea for colic, or catnip for the hives.? Lnd how attentively I listen, while old Mrs. Grower tells me about that rascally Dr. Jalap, who harged poor Hardup twenty-five dollars, for "just comin' fifty miles and givin' his wife a little ruck." Then I am told, for the third time, how Irs. Spazzumswas bled, when she had "hern." How we do give it to old Mrs. Leanjaw, who ends over Pally and Marinda?just afore breakist, to be coaxed to cat a bite and enquire after be sick; and then how Sophier and Theresa Ann ome just afore dinner, and Becky and Pamella ist afore supper. The old woman says "consarn be sick 'un; she knows hits not right to laugh and ilk whar they's sickness, but her gals allers would ilk, and she hopes they'll talk themselves into latrimony, for they's been on hand a long time." Vq vile slanderers further imagine that old Mrs. u says to herself, that the Yankees may do as they lease, but "her and hern" will not starve, as long s there are any sick ones about Then we pitch into Joe Slumber, who always omes just afore supper and takes the only vacant ed in the house till morning. We while away and ill time in this delightful style, while time is uietly killing us. But I must tell you, when we re new beginners we get many a little back-set? or instance, a man comes riding up the lane as ard as he can; your heart leaps, as you leave our quiet seat of observation, thinking this man irely wants you, when you are gently taken down y his asking for the man you board with. When you do have a case?a bad one?and your ambitious ears are open to hear yourself justly praised, you are mortified to hear everybody say ? "Well, his time hadn't come," when you know it 1 would have come, but for your efforts. But 0 Moses, just let your patient die, and you will quick' ly hear from all hands "It was that last Mister Doo 1 put on ? poor Joshua, he's gone now.'' 3 When Dr. Judson was first sent forth as an M. D., with leave to seek whom he might devour, he f was young, free and energetic, and like all noble ! animals of that class, his mettle was pretty often tried. One Spring there was a great deal of sickness i in Jud's beat, and the poor fellow got home about 1 daylight one morning. He sent his weary horse 1 to the stable, and looked at his long vacant couch, r with that longing for sleep and rest that one can almost taste, for it. had been many days since he had disrobed himself, a nap beside half a dozen ' children, or upon his horse, or a doze in a chair, ' being all the sleep he had had. 1 But his anticipations of sleep proved baseless as a dream. ' 'Hello,'' was roared at his windqw, and he soon found he was summoned to see a poor, ignorant fellow he had dismissed a few hours ago.? He knew there could be no great need of his return, but the man was poor, and if he did not go, ! it would be said that this kept him at home.? ' He tried tn bee nff?hnt it was nn an. nr rather, it ' was nothing else but go. Off he started, splitting 1 the mud, rolling the rocks, and now and then saying his prayers and holding on to his horse's mane, when he thought the bottom of the road had > dropped out At last he hove in sight of his patron's humble cabin, and his chagrin and vexation can be better imagined than described, wheS he heard a voice, husky from the use of that healthgiving fruit which comes from the boughs of a green persimmon tree, saying,. "Hello Doc, you said I mout have some chicken soup, and I sent Jake after you, to see if I moutent have some chicJcen too." The Doctor was like the profane man whose load of sand leaked out of his wagon, while going up the long hill?"he couldn't do the subject justice." PUGG MISERABLE, M. I). For tfae YorkvlUo Enquirer. %. ERSKINE COLLEGE. Messrs. Editors:?Knowing that you feel an interest in all that pertains to the welfare of South Carolina, and therefore in all her literary institutions, we beg permission to say a woid in your columns about Erskine (one of the oldest colleges in the State) and her approaching Commencement Suspended and greatly crippled during the war, Erskine is alive again, and doing what she can in the great work of educating the youth of the State and the country. The number of students during 1 the past year has been small, compared withform' er years, but the exercises have been regularly kept ' up, and a number of excellent young men have been receiving the benefits of the Institution. There is no Senior Class; hence, there-will be no regular Commencement; but still, at the usual * time, the second Wednesday in July (10th) the College will celebrate its Anniversary. mere will De an exnimtion ot tne oopnomore 1 Class; and by order of the Board of Trustees, the 1 Faculty have been directed to confer the degree of 1 A. B., on the members of the Class of 1861, the most of whom left the College for the battle-field a 1 few months before the time of their graduation.? ' Diplomas will be given to such of the class as may be present on commencement day this year. ' In addition to the above exercises, the Alumni Address will be delivered on the same day, by CoL R A. Fair, of Abbeville. The undersigned have been appointed by the Board of Trustees to invite ' the friends of the College generally, the members ' of the Senior Class of 1861, and all Alumni of Ers! kine to come up to her annual feast We feel 1 that the simple announcement of the invitation is enough. A remembrance of the good done in the past by the College, is enough to make her friencK ; willing to rejoice with her in whatever measure of prosperity she now enjoys, and to help her in her efforts at reconstruction. Those who are left of the Class of '61, will be glad to meet again in the old College grounds, to mingle their tears over the memory of the fallen, and recount the sorrows of the past six years. The Faculty invite them to come up and receive the diplomas so long deserved, but which could not be bestowed until now. And the Aiurnni, they, too, are invited. A feast is to be provided especially for them?a rich feast, a feast of good things. Gentlemen, lay aside, for one week, the cares and business of the hour, and gome up and laugh together, and weep together once more. It will do you good, and it will cheer your Alma Mater, and may help to restore her to the prosperity of former days. The Annual Commencement of the Due West Female College will take place on Thursday, 1st of July. Gen. Haskell, of Abbeville, to deliver the Anniversary Address. J. I BONNER, J. L MILLER, J. P. KENNEDY. MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN S. C. Military government in South Carolina signifies much more than the enforcement of law and the practical application of the reconstruction acts. As interpreted Dy General Sickles, it means all this, with additions sufficient to convey a full idea of despotic rule. "Paternal government" it might have been called, in days when absolutism was more popular ; for the acting head not only undertakes to protect life and property, and to provide the pre umiuanes ui resturauun, uui ux ius own sovereign will and pleasure, annuls and enacts regulations and penalties, absorbs tbo duties of municipal government, and even essays to control tbe morals and appetites of the fortunate people under his care. Only the impoverished, depressed, and disheartened condition of South Carolina can afford an explanation of the remarkable patience of the people, under some of the orders which they have been required to obey. In other circumstances the order issued on the 11th of April, staying civil processes in certain cases, and interfering with penalties imposed by the laws of the State, irrespective of color, would have provoked a reasonable outcry. The same may be said of subsequent orders, less sleeping in their scope, perhaps, but interfering equally with civil matters, in no direct manner entering into the sphere of a district commander's duties/ Now we hear of regulations promulgated by a general order under date of May 30, which cany i military interference to a point beyondany reached elsewhere. They are regulations which cover ground properly belonging to the local municipal organizations, and in no sense, that we can perceive, comprehended within the range of the general' s duties. Among other matters, they forbid the granting of licenses to any but inn-keepers, for the sale of liquors in quantities less than one gallon; and they declare voia "all contracts hereafter made for the manufacture, sale, or transportation, storage or insuranoe of intoxicating liquors." "No civil action," declares the order, "suit or proceeding for the enforcement of any such contract shall be entertained in any court. The order forbidding the distillation of grain, although arbitrary, was apparently excused by the scarcity of food.? But what can palliate or justify this meddling with an important branch of business, in a manner which the rampant prohibitionists of New England dare to attempt? In the same inexcusably harsh spirit, General Sickles decrees that the pronrietors of railroads Vinrcrt^oro nnA j ? .. . vwo) uuu ougaiiiuvaio shall not establish any discrimination on account of color or caste, on pain of being arrested for misdemeanor, and summarily tried by a military tribunal. We cannot but consider this an excess of authority. The loyal officials of New Orleans, where this very question has been raised, have taken a much more prudent course, and one more likely to produce harmony among tne citizens. New York Tribune. The Circus Gone !?Judge C , of Atlanta, was advocating the passage of a law to wipe out all indebtedness and to enable the people to begin anew, and was very earnest in his support of wholesale repudiation, when a young lawyer, very modestly, drew his attention to the fact that the Constitution forbids the passage of any law which impairs the validity of contracts. The Judge after regarding his young friend for some seconds, with evident compassion, remarked, "My friend, your talk about the Constitution and validity of contracts reminds me of a parcel of boys riding stickhorses in a circus, after the circus is gone.' The young attorney made no reply, and toe Judge remained master of the situation.