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~BY HOYT & HUMPHREYS. - ANDERSON' C. H., S. C, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1865/ ~~ " VOLUME 1.?NUMBER Ii; The Intelligencer IS PUBLISHED WEfiKLY -AT FIFTY CTS. FOR THREE MONTHS IN SPECIE OR PROVISIONS. - ' HATES OF, ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rates of Onc.,,Dol lar per. square of twelve lines for the first insertion and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertUn. ?Obituaries and Marriage Notices charged for at these rates. Stonewall Jackson?The Pecu? liarities of iis Genius . A late correspondent of the Ne w World has furnished tho readers of that journal with some graphic remarks upon the gV nius. in strategy and military resources, of Stonewall Jackson. Wo make a few interesting extracts.: HIS CLOSE CALCULATION. Jackson's military'movemcnts were al? ways'based npon close calculation, aud he "was certainly not wanting in lorcsight and caution. He seems to have known perfectly well what it was in kis power to iichievc, and as thoroughly what was be? yond h\s strength. He risked much, up? on many occasions, but appears to have boCn justified in his calculations of the ul? timate rcsulr. It will be objected to" him by military men, that-hc hazarded too much, at times, and'was only extricated by good fortune. There appears to be some justice in this-; but the resources of his genius wcro cnor- . mous and doubled his numbers. S?iao of bis ideau seem ab-urd when coolly looked 1 at. When asked what ho would have done if, jvftor the battle, of Winchester, 1 the converging columns of the enemy hud cut him off at .Strasburg, he replied : ? " I would have fallen back upon .Mary? land for reinforcements.'' Such a move- .' Tnentmust it would appear, hay termiha- ' ted inhis destruction; but it would bedifli oult to find a matt in hisold cointh.vnd who would have doubted his ^ultimate t-rhtinph even then. . Hi;?'genius was for great movements and decisive blows; and/thushis services became more and more valuable as his rank increased. Ho was better as Briga- ^ dierthanas Colonel; better stiK as Ma- 1 j'.ir-Geiieral; and as Lioutenant-trcneral 1 was best of .all.' Jt is useless to ask what ' lie would , have been as Commander-in- 1 Chief, without a superior at lijvhmond. I J-Jut Iho brain which conceived and exocu- { ted the campaign of the valh-y, must : have been equal lo any position. " ' HIS LINE ALWAYS-OPEN TO RETREAT. ? I .lie kept open, generally, his line of-re? treat, and provided for disasters?fhougli. it was hard to realize that failure ever en- , terod into his calculations. He had the sol- | tiler's eye for position, and chose his ground .< both for intahtiy and artillery with the vxaetness of genius; but if all his arrange- ri fnonts were made, and his plaus required battle, he would givc.it on any ground. He depended most upon his infantry,-but loved artillery from his ea'riy associatioti with that branch of tWservice, never ap- 4 pearing so well jdeasod as when directing ?in person tho fire of his cannon, amid a , shower of shot and shell. HThcn once en- . gaged, ho seemed to discard all ideas of defeat, and to regard the issuers assured. And, what was more important, Iiis men seemed to share his coWietion. A man less open to tho conviction that he was whipped, could not be.imagined. Iiis in? domitable Combativcncss, if might' have heen said, mado him set Iiis teeth against fate, and endeavor to place his-heel upon dcstiny'itsclf. ^ ' HE NEVER TRUSTED TO LUCK. It may be said of him witlr truth, that he deserved victory. No man was more in the "use of every precaution to insure success, the idea fhaj he blundered on wilhout-prudcncoor system, and achieved liis*neocss only by-somemysterious.good fortune, is a mere fancy. No soldier was ever less indebted to >lu.ck;" no one ever proceeded in military matters upon pro founder logic. He knew his strength and Iiis weakness, but the difference between him and others was this, that lie. mado his estimates more correctly. Ho did not ;Took to numbers only, but to morale, tho situation, the spirit of his troops. With the threq hundred of Leonidas he Would have attempted great things; with the fifty .thousand. survivors of Napoleon's Grand Army, crushed 4n moral by Water? loo, he would have attempted nothing. HOW HE CONDUCTED A MARCH. In every point of view, as we have said, ?he deserved success. No general ever made.a greater use of mystery. Ho saw from tho first that' he commanded men of education, thought; speculation?the most J inquisitive of private soldiers. Without due precaution taken they wore certain to know what it was inexpedient for tho private soldier to know; his designs would be penetrated, and be noised, abroad. Hence his inscrutable mystery: *. . * He would not permit Iiis men to inquire Che. names of tho towns' through which they passed, and on the march against. Gen. McCIellan at Richmond, issued a general order directing-thc troQps to re? ply" I don't know"' to every question. Meeting a mai straggling toward a cherry tree, he said : ."Where are vou "oinsr ?" "I don't know," was the reply. ',. " To what regiment do you belong?" " I don't know." "What do you mean?" . ' " I don't know." ' * Jackson laughed quietly and passed on. He-said that if his coat know, what'he designed, he would'tako it off and burn it. He would encamp for tlie night at ? cross roads, and the quidnuncs were in despair at their inability to determine to? ward what point of the compass he would march on the morrow. Abort to aban? don the valley, he publicly directed care? ful maps^ to be made of the region, as though intending a 'campaign therein. When.one of* his siafFengaged a dinner a few miles ahead of his advancing column, he admonished him of error... How did he know that the column would'pass that < point ? . ' "or.n sto:~v.-.vll" oxtjie tit.lv. There'were few who failed him at such ' moments. The sight of Jackson upon ' theso occasions seemed to turn the heads ? of the troops. They forgot all else and- 1 grew reckless; and when men become ' reckless; they go far. Cedar Ktiu furnish- I cd'an instance o( this. The. left .wing. " formed of Jackson's veterans, was broken, : and in ten minutes the battle would have 1 been lost. .There, were no'reserves to put I I in, and Jackson rallied the troops in per- * so:).. The result was sach as we have c described. A single shout of " Stonewall 1 Jackson?" ran along the line, and it was 1 reformed in a moment. In front of them, 1 they saw: a sword shining through the 1 smoke of action, and recognized the old ' faded cap and piercing eyes of their chief. *? The result was a new assault and.one of 1 the most important of Jackson's victories. c His tenacity and .strengt h of will seem- 1 r-d to have no limit. No tiring appeared } to affcel.lhejfliprcme resolution'. Such ;t t-: tnan is the master of fate, and, with his 1 iron hand, directs.events. ?Napoleon ti ns- 1 ted to his star, and Jackson, it is said, be- 1 lieved in hi?? destinj*?a word vvjiieh he 1 construed, apparently, to mean, success 8 igainst his enemies wherever lie cncoiin- ' Lercd them. .v His HABITS IN CAMP AND PERSONAL' AP- ' ? . f PKAKAN'CE. . . . He was a man of-great kindness, cf an extraordinary sweetnessof temper, tender [ hearted, easily moved to pity and all pure emotions. He was simple and unosteh- ( tivtvons in his manners and habits. He caret! not what he ate. and would sleep j in a fence corner as willingly a*s in a bed. His old "coat '-was covered with, dust col- j lecicd.from the,bftttlo-ficlda*of many re- ( gions> as he.slept upon the earth in rude' bivouac, after, the hard-fought dti}-. All this endeared him to his soldiers, at whose camp-firGs he would slop to talk 1 in the friendly fashion ofthe officers of ' Napoleon, and whose rations he would frequently share. The sight of his faded 1 coat and cadet cap was the sign lo cheer, ' and "Old Jack" was personally adored as in bis military capacity he was regard- ( cd by his .men as the greatest of leaders, ' His manner was stiff and his vo.ico curt, ' but his smile was one of extraordinary ' sweetness. A lady declared itangelic." It was certainly the most friendly imag- 1 inable, and charmed all who conversed ' with him. Even his peculiarities became ' sources-of popularity;, and endeared him ' to his troops. It was said cf Suwarrow 1 that his men mimicked him, gave hfm nicknames, and adored him. It was the same with Jackson. His men laughed at his dingy old uniform', Ins?cap tilting for? ward on his "nose, his awkward strides, his abstracted air, and christening, h'-m "Old Jackj" made him their .first and greatest of favorites. ? There way? one pe? culiarity of the individual, however, Which they regarded with- something like sapor s%itntion. W,o.rp&r to .tho singular posi? tion he-had' of raising Iris hand aloft and then suddenly "letting his arm fall at his sido. On many occasions, ho made this strango gesture as his veterans moved slowly before him, advancing to, the charge. At such moments, his* face would be raised to'Heaven, his eyes closed, and his lips would move evidently in prayer. The gesture was observed in him atChan cellorsville,. while gazing at tho bod}r of one of his old command. Ho was plainly^ praying, with his hand uplifted for"; the welfare ofthe dead man's soul, -r?-???t-:? A swell in a drawing-room, wanting his servant called out,'"Where is that block-head of. mine?" A wag replied: "On your shoulders." . Mr. Davis at Fortress Monroe. It is not true that Davis neither speaks nor is spoken to. Such rigor would be childish and absurd." With Maj. Gen. Miles, with Dr. Craven and other officers of the post he converses freely and unre? strainedly. They have'no .desire -to be uncivil, nor would they consent to such a depth of degradation as would be need? ful wore the}" expected in any way to ir? ritate, annoy or', disturb their prisoner. With tho soldiers of the guard he is not permitted to talk, nor would- he be if ho was a'simple visitor. It is customa? ry at all military posts for visitors, and especially prisoners, to refrain from, conversation with any. soldier on duty. In case he needs anythingat.any time he' hjis only to tell the sentinel, who calls tho officer of the guard. Rising at an early hour, Mr. Davis takes a bath, then dress ps, after which he'is visited by the officer t)f the guard, the officer of the day,? and the medical attendant. Ho then break? fasts, after which he walks up and-down Iiis room, converses with Gen. Miles, who generally visits his quarters about that lame, Or with'Dr. Craven, reads the Bible, tnd quit* likely fong? for books and pa-' piers; that.he has not thus/ar been pcr nittcd cither is a fact.- Whether it is jest wholly lo deprive him of the society )f books is a fair matter of argument.? Many think that ho should have'every hing.of the kind "with which to ?while tway his time and make tedious hours ?ass less slowly. Then there are many viio entertain the Tdca that Joff. deserves i little punishment, and tbat .it is not at dl desirable that h;s timo should pass dcasau'tly or rapidly. Quite likely tho Government are of this opinion; at all ivents. he don't get the papors. It has ilso been stated ftiat.no letters of Sj'-rrrpa hy had been received for him. This is ncorrect. Mrs.'Davis a-nil other mcm ?crs of the family have written frcqucnt y, and although Mr.-Davis is not perrnit ed to read the letters; he is furnished vi'.h ali items of domestic news and* htter st, such as the skito of health and movo ncnts of the family generally.. In addi ion to those, numerous letters of Counsel md advice have been received, although tone of them, with one exception, have ?ecu given him. It is not deeded right Hat intercom-tic by letter should be pcr nitted with any one, although one would upposc it could do no barm if the mere lonTe letters were allowed'to pass freely. )l co'irsc there are hundreds of silly peo n the country, and it would bo strange if hey who pester the President for opin ons, bother persons of note for auto? graphs, and deluge" officials with advice, hould not occasionally scribble a line of ibtisc to old" Jeff. His friends, however, nay rest easy oil this point; he is never iunoyed by these impertinencies, because ie-never sees nor liears- of them. It is aid that he rarely talks about or cares to lave reference made to .political or mili ary matters. Quite likly this is in def M-ence to the good advice of his counsel. When Davis was fin=t Incarcerated M nade application for pen, and ink and paper; the application was refused. Ho hen made no requests for several days, intil aftcrtthc reception of a letter from in" eminent lawyer, when ho again re? quested stationery. It was granted on >nc condition; finding it difficult to com ilj- with the terms', he returned the ma crials. He has several times expressed i desire for free correspondence, with his vifc and family and seemed annoyed at ;hc.determined refusal given at oach ap? plication. What earthly honest purposes .he presses hope to gain by circulating ie8 about Jeff's health if is difficult to concei ve. He is in better condition to-day :han ho has been in five years. It will i)e remembered, that a.hackmg cough se? riously aneeted his throat and lungs Tlu i-ing his last days at Washington ; it has gone entirely. Ho has been blind of one eye fo.r many years, and the sight of the otlrer was exceedingly poor of lale. The power.of his eye is greater now than at | any time in ten years. He wears at times the famous green goggles, but "there is not the need for them now that there used to be. During-his rule at Richmond, the constant strain?upon his eye. wore upon it, and It was tho opinion of bis best and most intimate friends that hp would eventually looso: sight altogether. This is changed for the better: Regular hours, much ' sound sleep, "almost total absti? nence from wear and tear, aro doing much for his health generally, and very much for his eye-sight. His carriage is still erect. His hair is changing color; his cheeks, always sunken, .are now cov? ered, with a light beard, making him lopk fairer and sounder; hia physique is in good repair, his limbs are firm and his step square,- Of his mental condition, it is more difficult to" speak. He is eager fpr books for mind" food, as. he is for '?'..? . ' ' the substantiate needed by iris body. Naturally nervous, years of ill health have made him irritable*. Other years of absolute power made him impatient, and trouble seems id have made him queru? lous. Still he sleeps like- a top. ' JJe re? tires early, and'sometimes never turns till morning.. If the people who write la? bored -editorials about the "treatment of Jefferson Davis," could contrast his ap? pearance with that of thousands who barely escaped starvation and death at .his hands, they would be compelled to keep quiet or change their time. T^or ;s it true that ho has been denied the privi? leges of an occasional \valk, any more than is the'story that his near approach? ing dissolution compelled'.a change of programme. General Miles, "a prudent, efficient officer has beeiTin charge of the prisoner's person and health. He is, in [ fact, held responsible for him by "the 'President and Secretary of' War. At first, before the excitement of capture and conefinement wore away, it was deemed best that he should be kept Quietly in his ample room. Since then, however, at va riqus times at the suggestion ofthe Gen? eral or of Davis, as the. caso ?mig"ht be, they have walked out upon the ram? parts in the coot of the early evening, and snuffed the fresh air together. With Gen. Miles, Mr. Davis lias over been courteous and decorous in his bearing and conversation. There is no reasons why he should not be, .for, so far as the exter? nals of life and society go, he is as proper a person as can be found in "a day's.tramp. The heat having become .intense at the fort, General Miles has mado these -lit? tle excursions more frequently, aud with, great benefit to irk mental alid physical, condition-. Surmises are always in order. It is the matured opinion of on? "well in? formed circle," that he will bo tried Iry a military commission, convicted and hang? ed. Another" equally well informed circle is confident that he' will be tried by a civ? il court and acquitted. OnO opinion is just as good as the oth? er and the reader can take his choice.? Of one thing*thoy may rest assured. -The Government has, not yet determined what to do with him. aud when it docs, it will do nothing inconsistent with its dignity. ? [Cor. N. Y. Times. -_-!-?(?-. . Woman and Fashion. It Is not the smiles of ? pretty face? the delicate tint of complexion-Mho en? chanting glance of the eye-T-tho beauty and symmetry of person?nor the cosily dress or decorations, that compose wo? man's loveliness.- It is her pleasing de? portment?her chaste conversation?the sensibility and purity of her thoughts? her affable and open disposition?her sym? pathy, with those in adversity?her com? forting and relieving the alilicted and dis tressed, and. above all, the humbleness of her soul, that constitute'true loveliness. D'Israeli observes. "It is at tho foot of woman we lay the laurels that, without her smile, WCuld. never have been gained; it is hor image that strings the lyre of t!:C , poet, that animates tho voice in the blaze of eloquent faction, and guides tho brain ia the august toils of. stately councils. Whatever may be tho lot of--man?how? ever unfortunate, however oppressed?if he only love and bo loved, ho must strike a balance in favor of existence; for love car, illumino the Hark roof of poverty, and can lighten the fetters of tho slave." I/Eion Hunt says of those who.have thin lips, and. are not shrews or niggards '?I must give hero as my firm opinion, founded on what I have.o?served, that lip3 becomo more or less contracted in tho course of yearsj,' in proportion as they are accustomed to express good humor and generosity, or peevishness and a contrac? ted mind. Remark tho' effect which a moment" of ill-humor and grudgingness has upon th? Hps, and judge what may be expected fiiom anhabitual' series of such moments. Remark the reverse, and make a similar judgment. The mouth is the frankest part of tho face; it can tho legist conceal its sensations. " Wo can hide nei? ther ill-temper with it. nor good / we may, affect what we please, but affectation -mil not help us. In a wrong cause it will on? ly make our observers resent the endeav? or to impose upon them. Thortaouth is the seat of one class of-emotions, as the eyes are of another;. or rather, it expresses the same emotibus but m greater detail, and with a more irrepressible tondency to be in motion. It is the region of smiles and dimples, and of trembling ten-? derucss;of a sharp sorrow,, of ti full . breathing joy, of candor, of reserve, of a carking.care, of a liberal sympathy. Woman may be said almost to enjoy the mononoly of personal beauty. A good humored' writer thus defines her gosjtion I in this respect as contrasted with the op? posite sex:? ?' ?? If you, ladies, are rauch.handsomer than we, it is" but just you should acknowledge that we have.hclped you, by voluntarily making ourselves ugly. . y0ur supcriori I ty in beauty is made up of two things; first, the.care which yon take to increase your charms; secondly, the zeal which we have shown to heighten them by the "contrast of our finished ugliness?tho shadow wljicii wo supply to your sunshine. Your long, pliant, wavy tresses are all the more beautiful because we cut our hair short; your bands are all tbe whiter, smaller arid more delicate, because we re? serve to ourselves tbose toils and excreises which make the hands large and bard. We have deVoted entirely to- your use flowers, feathers, ribbons, .j-ewelry, silks/1 gold and silver embroidery.- Still more j to .increase the difference between the I sexes, which is your greatest charm, and to give you the handsome.sliarc, we hav,c divided with you the hues of nature. 'To you we bavo given the colors that*arc rich and splendid, or soft and harmonious; for ourselves wo have kept tho^c that are dark and dead. We have given you sun I and light j wo have kept night and dark? ness. We have monopolized the hard,, stony, roads that.enlarge tho feet; we have let you walk only on carpets. Long ITai-r in woman is an 'essential element of beauty. The Roman ladies generally wore it long, and dressed it in a variety of ways, bedecking it* with gofd silver, pearls and other ornaments. On the contrary, tho men amongst the Greeks and Romans, and amongst tho Jews at a later period, wore'their hair short, as may be coffee ted from book's, medals,' statues, and other models or remains. Amongst the Greeks we know that both soxos, a few days-b'eforc nrrrrriage, cut off and con? secrated their hair as an offeritrg to their favorite deities: It was also customary amongst thcrh to ban j tho hair of the dead on the doors of their, houses previous to interment. Thc'Ancients imagined that no one could dio till a lock of hair was cutoff; and this act they supposed was pcrformcd'hjf the invisible hand of death,., or some other messenger of tbe gods. Fashion, bho veriest despot in her de? crees, arbitrates through the agency of her devotees?tho milliner, tho modiste, and the tailor?the style and manner of one's habiliments; and so absoluto is her sway in this matter, tnat it is .difficult perhaps, to indicate any class that may boast.exemption-from her jurisdiction. 4 : Fashion rules the world, arid a most tyrannical mistress * ehe is?compelling people to submit to too most inconvenient j things imaginable, for her sake. Sho.pincbcs our feet with tight shoes? o'r chokes us with a tight handkerchief) or squeezes the breath out of, our bodies by tight lacing; she makes people sit hp by night when they ought to be in bed, and keeps them in bed when they ought to be up. She makes it vulgar to wait on one's self, and genteel to live idle and use? less. She makes people visit when they would rath?r be at home; oat when they {fro not hungry, and drink when they arc not thirsty. Silo invades our pleasure, and interrupts our business. She" .com? pels people to dress gaily?whethor upon their own property or that df others/ She ruins health and produces sickness?destroys life and occasions pre? mature death. She makes foolish pa? rents, invalids of children, and servants of us all. She is a. tormentor of conscience, dcspoiler of morality, an enemy to relig? ion, and fio one can be her companion and enjoy cither. She is a despot of the highest grade, full of ihtriguo and cun j nmo-?and vet husbands, wives, mothers, sons, daughters,*and servants, all strive to sec ?who.shall be most obsequious'.. -;-r-H?-;-? . At Home!?The highest stylo of being at home grows out of a special state of the affection "rather than of the intellect. Who has not mcfrwitli indiviiuals'whpso faces would be a passport to any society, and whose manners, the unstudied and spontaneous expressions of? their inner selves, make-them visibly welcome wher? ever thev go, and attracted unbounded confidence toward them in whatever they undertake: They are frank, because they have nothing to conceal; affable, because their natures overflow with benevolence'; unfiurried," because, they dread nothing; always at'homc, because they carry with? in -themselves that which can trust to itself any where an? every where?puri? ty, of soul, with fullness of health.. Such are bur'best guaranties for feeling at faome'm aH society to which duty takes us, and in every-occupation upon which it Obligos us to enter. They who live least for themselves aro also the least em? barrassed by uncertainties. The-National Debt. Mr. Secretary McCulIoch has roc, rzt 1y furnished" a statement of tjhi . ticDai debt, as it stood fifteen days - The amount-then outstanding was 757.253,275. The debt , bearing ihtj in coin is 81,108,622,641, pn which the in? terest is $61,521,837. The debt, be;.v.. interest in lawful.money is Sl,289,156, on which the interest is ?74,740,630. -Ti: e debt on which interest has ceased is 527,120. The debt bearing no interest :s ?357,906,969. The total interest,- I in coin and lawful money, is ?139,262,4'. 3 The number of legal-tender..notes in ctr* dilation is ?685,23,6.269, The. amouni, fractional currency is $25,750,000*. ? rl}. ? .amoxmt of coin in the Treasury is 6 338^000. Total amount of coin and cur? rency in the Treasury $116.739,682; Stupendous as this debt appears, thora is nothing in its proportions to occas ? I apprehensions of either possible or pre: ble repudiation, if prompt- and energ<: . steps eould be taken to reduce our nat:: ?: ' al expenditures. Of the 1,000,000 trr . who were under arms in Aprir, 70C-. ? have been mustered out of service;- oui ? between 250,000" and'300,000 are stili an? der arms. The estimated'expenses ofthe Government are still nearly $50,000.:. : ?per month, or in round nuinbors $600,C.' , 000 pox annum. Indeed, it has been* cc n; put-jd the expenses ofthe Goveiiimei.', from tho 1st of July last to the ls?"of .Feb? ruary, 1865, will amount to $344,000,00^ The probable expenses of the W&^ . De? partment are placed at $200,000,000, anc. those ofthe Navy at $40,000,000, or $240,- '. -000,000 for both branches of'tho-servlco lor.' six months. Our receipts' in that'time, it is estimated, will notoxeced $296,000,000,-. which amount falls short of meeting tha expenses of the Government and tho in? terest on - the . national debt?^together nearly $400,000,000. From this it will be perceived'that;as peace now prevails, the > expenses of the army and navymighu b easily reduced $70,000,000 which wouk' leave a handsomo surplus of 830,000,0t'. in the National Treasury oft.the 1st cf February, 1866. Death of Col. Seibles.?We'are pain-' ed, says the Montgomery Mail, to rebora the death tlijs morning-of'one of out old? est, most-talented- and .most prominent citizens. Cok J. .J. Seibels is no more i He expired at life residence in this city at, 10} a.m. yesterday, of inflammation o: the stomach, from the effects'of w"hich he had been suffering for several days. He was a native of South Carolina, and ' was ' aged nbout fifty years. Col. Seibels was one of our most promi? nent citizens, and had been frequently honored by tho people of his adopted State, and the Governmcnt'of tho.Uui te.". States. Ho was Minister to the'eourt ? Belgium under the administration of Pres? ident Pierce, wTiLfth position'Jie filled with dignity and honor to hisGoveris\meut and with credit; to himself: In 184fl",'50,*5I, he Jwas the editor of the Montgomery. Advertiser aid Gazette, and during the. Presidential canvass of I860, he edited tk-. Confederation; a stroi>g Doughts organ.'. In 1861, on the secession of Alabama he accepted the position of Adjutant-Gener? al of the State; and during the first' year of tho M\ar he vrtto elected Colonel of the 6th Ala. Infantry, and went, with that Rcgimont toVirginia, whore he remained - twelve months, when -ho resigned his' po? sition and returned to his home in fThis city, whore he has quietly remained* as a private citizen, up to the hour of hie deiath. Col. Seibols was a gentleman oflBne, commanding personal appearance?-a man of exalted legal and literary attainments, and highly esteemed by all who' knew him intimately. ?'s a citizen, he was .quiet and unassuming, and as a husband - and father, kind and indulgent. His death will be sorely lamented' by a large circle of personal and political friends, not phiy in Alabama, but throughout the*Southern Stales. To his afflicted family we offer our sincere condolence. -:-*-_ A Shout Romance.?-About a year ago James Sullivan courted a girl in South Troy, but* was "cutout" t>y William Crawfordj aret?rned volunteer, who m8#~ ried the " apple of discord." Subsequent^ ly, tempted.by the large bounty,' Craw? ford again volunteered. Months, passed,; arid M-ra- C- growing lonesome,, and Sulli? van being quite .watebful- attentive^. the old lover and new wife becamov more intimate than ever; and when Crawford: returned home the other night minus aix. arm, he found that he had lost his rib too. He broke the bed'on wnicb/tbo'two were lying, beat Sullivan unmercifully, and. bade a lasting farewell to his faithless spouse. Alas,mow many such cases has the war developed!' ? - -i-;-?,'., ? -- Gen. Hardee, at last accounts, was in Mobile. '- * -