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The iiitellig-eiiGer IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT THREE DOLLARS TER ANNUM, ' . IX U. S. CURRENCY, ?. . OB, 82.00 A YEAR IN SPECIE. RATES OF ADVERTISING. - ? Advertisements inserted at the-rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion aa? Fifty Cents for each suhscqucnt insertion. Obituaries and Marriago Notices charged for at (hose rates. ? NEW STOCK OF SGQDS ?Tust. "Received AT NO. 9 GRANITE ROW. THE subscriber announces to the. community that there is now ?pen, at the old store of M. Lesser, an' . excellent and varied ASSORTMENT OF GOODS, Comprising in part- tho following jftti clcs i ?* ? calicoes, ginghams, flan? nels. bleached goods, alpacca, brilliantes,* linens, cassimeres, shirking and sheeting, hoop skirts; ? .ladies &-gents shoes, boots, hats, tobacco and cigars, cotton yarn and cotton cards, ? . . combs, brushes, needles, pins, -buttons, thread, hooks & eyes, * . '* 4 coffee, sugar, <fcc, And in fact a general assortment, equal to any - that mar be found in this market. A call is res? pectfully invited. MARTHA LESiER. Sept 7, 1865 . . * 12 A U C T TO N ASD COMMISSION BUSINESS. THB subscriber will attend to the purchase and ?*lc of PROVISIONS OF ALL KINDS. ? FACTORY THREAD, T05ACC0, and ? goods of cv?rydc6oription. He will also auction Furniture, Goods, &c, and toakeprompt returns. Charges moderate. JOHN D. M. D?BiNNf Audersou, Sept. 14,. 1*C5. sxrxsKxcs.*; ' Jaxxs I?.- OitR, Anderson,''S. C. Jams W. Harrison, Anderson, 8. C. * W. C. Brim-si, Charleston, S. C. * Y\ Y. LcrrcH, " " Jamks G. Gisdks, Columbia, 8. C. 13 . Sra FRESII STOCKT Drugs, Medicines, Dye Stuffs, &c. NO, 3'BRICK RANGE, TUR? -.bscriber informs tho public generally that lie hm just received a largo and fresh Stock of ,Dli??S,,.M^ DYE STUFFS, CHEMICALS, PAJJTIS, OILS.'&C., To vrhich hc invites the attention of purchasers. Jgj-y Physicians prescriptions filled at r.il times and *r the shortest'notice.- ? Wi H. CATER, No. 8 Uriel. Bango. Oct. 12, I8f.;?. : 17- - * SADDLES AND HARNESS, * ? ? ?? . ' ? THE subscribers are p.-eparod to mak'.i and r?paii^ ?t-i^tlle?, Hnrnosw, Krittle?, &c. And all other work in our lino done at the shortest - notice and best styles Provisions taken at market rates. - Give us a call. No. 1 Granite Row, up stairs. ?-. W. C. McFALL, ? JOS. E. MARTIN. Aug. 24, 1865 10 * 3m ' _?_;_? ? Dr?gs! Drugs!! /Drugs!!! THE subscriber would announoo to the .people of this District -that ho has on hand a very good as? sortment of . ? . DRUGS AND MEDICINES, which ho offers for salo low for cash; at Dr. Webb's . center, Brick Range. Persons wishing any-article in my line would dor-well to call nnd examine be? fore purchasing elsewhere, as I know that I. can make it to their advantage to purcbaso from me. ? ?? ISHAM W. TAYLOR. . Aug. 24, 1SG5 10 ?'-?-??T-'-:? william k. harris, WATCHMAKER, "IS prepared, with MATERIALS, &c, Tor RE-. PAIRING "V7at<;lxoK, Cloclcs &, .Tewclx-j* Of every description. Work done on short notice, and warranted fijr twelve months.' Masonic Building.'Anderson C. II., S. C. June 22, 18G? 1 . - A. T. BROYLES, attorney at Law, AND ?-' ? SOLICITOR IN EQUITY, ? ?XDHHSOK C. 11., & Cv ?Sept. 28, 1S65. 15 BIxxo Kidfiro K. 1?. THE following Schedule will -bo observed on this Road until further notice:. Leave Walhalla on Tucdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 11 o'clock A. M. Leave Anderson on same days, upon arrival of. the Greenville train.. W. H. D.- GAILLARD; Sup't. Oct 1?, 18G5 18 Dr. W. H. NARPIN HAS resumed the practice of Medicine. Office over E. W.' Brown's old store. ? Anderson, June 22, 180? 1 . Jhn Great Attraction!! NEW FIRM ?ND NEW GOODS! SH?RPE & FANT ARE now feceiving directly from New York, a largo supply'of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, . HARDWARE, SADDIERY, &C. consisting in part as follows: CALICOES, WORSTEDS, LONG CLOTHS, LINEN, COTTON GOODS, CASSIMERES,-SATINETS, SHAWLS, CLOAKS, LADIES' GAITERS, ... " SHOES OF EVERY VA? RIETY, GENTS' BOOTS and SHOES, ' ' . LADIES'nATS and BONNETS, GENTS' and BOYS' HATS and CAPS, COFFEE; SUGAR, and GROCERIES GENERALLY, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, SADDLES, BRIDLES, &c; And in fact a complcto assortment of Sta? ple and Fancy Goods, more dxtensivo in quantity, and varioty'than has bc?n offer? ed in'-this market during f ho past five years, and which will be sold A.t tlio rery Lowest Prices, EXCLUSIVELY FOE CASH. Give us a call at No. 7, Granito Row, Anderson C. n.j S. C. - .W. S. SIIARPE, ; 0. H. P. FANT.*. * Oct. 5. 1865. ' K5 - THE STATE OF .SOUTH CARCLIIfA, ANDERSON DISTRICT. IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY. WHEREAS, the Administrator of tho Estate of William McConiel, deceased, having filed his peti? tion inniy office, praying thai a final settlement of the estate of tho said deceased may be had, nnd it appearing to my satisfaction that Charles McCon iel, William McConiel, Allen McConicl, Margaret Harris, heirs of Daniel McConiel, heirs of John ?McConiel,'(number nnd names unknown,) heirs at law of the said doceaned, reside without the limits of tbioStalo. It is therefore ordered that they appear in the Court of Ordinary to be holden for Anderson Dis? trict, at Anderson Court House, on the Firat Mon doy in February next', to show cause,, if any they can,- why they slmU not he charged with advance? ments, .and decree in settlement made, or their consent to the same will be entered of record. - HERBERT HAMMOND, o.a.i>. Ocf; SI, 18?."> . 20 8m STATE OF S?TJTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON DISTRICT. IN . TUE COURT OF ORDINARY. Jane Wood and Fanrp Thompkins, Applicants, v*. Matthew Manscl and wffe Mary, and other?, De? fendants. . IT appearing'to my satisfaction that James Maul din, Joab Mauldin, heirs of Francis Mauldiu, 'dee'd, number?nnd names unknown, Talinferro Mauldin's heirs, number and names unknown, I John McCicnahan and wife F Hinein, D'aacN. Wood, and Godfrey T. Wood, Defendants, reside without' the limits ct this St?'e. It is Ihercforo ordered (hat they appear and ob? ject to the sale or division of the Keal Estate of Godfrey Mauldin,-on or before tiro 30th day of December nest, or their consent to the same will be entered of record. -v. HERBERT HAMMOND, o.a.v. Sept. 28, 180S 15 'Cm PIERSON & WALTER, 'FORWA*RDIN<J axd COMMJSSION MERCHANTS, NEWBERRY C, Et., ?. C. COTTON, Product) and Merchandize of every description'will bo -received and forwarded to" any point. Wagons Engaged for Families Gloving TO THE LOW COUNTRY. ? ? i Wo advance the qxpenses and freights on goods consigned to our care, so that there iS no delay in forwarding. October 26, 1865. JO" .' 4 ? 3. H. OWEN INFORMS'his old friends and the public generally that lie has rctnrned to Anderson, nnd i? prepared to do all work in his line, such as -Repairing ."Watches, Clocks Jewelry, &c. Provisions will be tak;c'a in exchange for work. Shop in Masonic "Building, at tho Post Offico. Sept 7, 18G5 12 . ??iiIi*ou<l jNotico.. OFFICE G.-A C. B. R., - . Hxlkxa', Sept. 21, 18C5. CN aud after , this dato a daily Passenger Train will run over this Road, leaving Btatioss at the usual hours. JAS. B. BROWNE, Acting Superintendent Transpt. S?pt 28, 1855 15 tf HARRISON & WHITNER, Attorneys at Law and Solicitors in Equity, " Anderson C. IL, S/C. WILL .nttend promptly to all business entrusted to their care. Applications made for pardon in be? half of those belonging to the excepted'classes from the President's Amnesty Proclamation. Sept 7, 18U5 12 J OB PRINTING NEATLY AND CBEAPLY EXECU? TED AT THIS OFFICE. i From the Daflington Southerner. The Women of the South. The Now York Tribune has an editori? al'grossly abusive of the women of the South. Wo havo not seen the article in question, but have a very good idea of the vituperative style from what the New York JScics says of it, and the extract which it gives. The people of the'South never have, and never do expect the Tribune to deal honestly and fairly by them. Its attitudo to tho South has ever been ono of determined hostility; and were we all a shining host of angels, that abusive journal .would discover numerous spots on our wings. We are not aston? ished at any slander, however gross, or any misrepresentation, however absurd, which is uttered by that Southern hating journal. - . Withtregard to the women of the South, tLey are so different an order of beings to the bloomers, pulpit orators, free lovers, and womclis' rights females, that the Tri? bune loves to adore, that it is no(to be ox pceted cither to admire or comprehend the exalted natures, the pnro morals, the refined manners, the self-sacrificing pa? triotism, and the intellectuality of the wo? men of the South. *Wo say intellectuality. notwithstanding the Tribune acenscs our women of-"gross ignorance" Did the Tribune ever see that beautiful volume, published by Derby & Jackson, qf NW York, called "Women of tho South Dis? tinguished in Literature ?" There can be found some evidence of the intellecual ily of Southern women. Has tho North any female novelist*) who can compare with Miss Evans and the authoress of the "Household of Bouveric ?". Has it one poetess who can stand side by sjdc with the lamented Amelia Welby? Alice Ca? rey, with all hor pootic vigor, has never produced a piece as completely beautiful as Mrs. Wclby's "Rainbow." How ab? surd that tho North should arrogate to itself all the intellect of the country! If the women,of the South are groping 'nbath tho nhjjht of ignorance, then it is owing to the mcompctenco cf the North? ern teachers who have; in times past, flooded our Southern land; and the hum buggery of the schools to which our girls have been so freely sent. ? "With regard to the matter of morals, the Tribune ventures on dangerous ground. It is proverbially unsafe for . those' -living in glass hooses to throw stones. "We once heard a lady say, who had passed much of her time in Northern boarding houses, "were I. to string to-, getber all the deeds of immorality that have come. under my notice in the "first class" boarding houses, I could writo a I book that would startlo and shock the civilised world/' But we dismiss the theme with this one remark,did tho Tribune "bespatter with praise" the honored women of the South, we would tremble for them indeed-; for We never knew that journal to admire anj-thing that was lovely and of good Vc.piue. We give an extract from the editorial of % tho New Y.ork Daily JVcics on tlfo subject: "If tho Tribune will insist upon com? parisons, let it not ignoro tho scenes of rcvclr}', the lavish expenditures, the wild extravagance, tho sensual -luxuri?s wit? nessed in this metropolis during the heat of strife. And what, therewhile, were tho condition and the action of tho wo? men of the South ?, In tears at th?ir des? olated hearthstones, busy through llic long day, and far into the night, to make raiment tor tho soldiers of their cau'so, seiling their jewels and valuables to bv-y food for the defenders of their homes, de? voting themselves, as truo womon. do, to the principles that the men of their coun? try were vindieating in the field. Tho question is net whether those principles were right or wrong. It is sufficient .for the manhood of America,, to know that thoy, women of America, wore brave and constant and devoted in the cause-that their husbands and fathers espoused, and that their sons aud brothers were fighting for and dying in the ranks of war. It is useless for tho Tribune tfi make war against thtm at tho threshhold of tho peace that has been declared between the men of tho sections. They arc honored and respected as much to-day by every gentleman in the North, as they were when at our watering and -Summer re? sorts they wore courted, feted and ad? mired for their graces and beauty and in? tellectuality." ?__ Cariosities or Marriage.?Iii Eng? land, in tho year 1SG3, oleven men were married who were neither bachelors nor widowers, and nine women who were nci " ther spinsters nor widows. Half of these twenty, marriages of divorced' - person? took placo in London. The rcturns'stato tho exact ago of- nearly two-tHrds of the couples married in the j'ear, and general? ly there-is ntfthiiig remarkable in the dis? closure. More than three-fourths, both of tho men and Women, wore under thirty. But thorc arc some entries that certainly are -rather romarkable. ' Eor instance, two men abovo eighty married spinsters who. were not thirty-five; and a girl of 'sixteen was married to a man above sev? enty Two. hundred" and twenty-eight girls were married who were only sixteen I years old, and thirty without even white [ ing till they wero sixteen. Six youths of. sixteen must needs tako ..to themselves wives, all rather older than themselves. 'The 'daj-s of "our years arc three score a,ndton; but this return shows us one hundred and seventy-seven, men and for? ty-two women who made what is called a new start in life after they had passed ? tha't boundary. Eight-of these men were bachelors until, after attaining the age' of seventy, they married,' ami three of the. women spinsters; fourteen .'of tho' men had seen eighty birlh-days. Among, tho whimsies may bo noted a man of ninety-two marrying a woman of eighty one. " A Difference op Opinion.?It is said that whon recently Gen. Joseph E. John? ston was in Baltimore, a 3'eung gentle? man of that city, who had known tho Goneral before tho war, renewed his ac I quaintarce on the. street, with tho remark, "General, I regret that wo wero obliged to surrender to overwhelming numbors, but I rejoieo that wo aro not whipped." "Yon have had iio active participation in the fighting? I believe ?" inquired. tho General. "No, sir." "Under those cir? cumstances,^ rejoined the vetoran, "yon aro not whipped; but I.am !". WelbTimed Advice.* The handsome and complimentary vAe given to Gem Wade Hampton in the late election for Governor has called forth from that favorito son of Carolina an ex? cellent letter, replete with the counsels of wisdom, aiYd-frtrin which wo-make tho following extracts. His manly utteran? ces cannot fail to engrave his namo 3-ct deeper upon tho hearts of the people, to whom his letter is addressed : For years past, it has been the boast of our State that there was b'ut one party .within her limits. . -Commendable and vital as that state of affairs was during the war, it is. scarcely, if at all, less so now. Every association of'the past, eve? ry .duty of the present, every hope of the future, bid us still to stand "shoulder to shoulder." The work before us demands all the patriotism, all tho coHragc, all the endurance of our whole people. Let no party strifo, no minor issues, nopctt}- pol? itics" divert us from the great and press? ing work of the hour. That of reanima? ting, as far as possible, our prostrate and bleeding State, and rchabitating her, as speedily as may be, with tho forms, the rights and the sanctity of government and of law. That barque, which was launched a few years ago, amid such joyous acclamations, which Was freighted with such precious hopes, and which was wafted on by such earnest prayers, has suffered shipwreck. It behooves us, as wiso nven, to build of its broken timbers, as best we may, a raft, whenever we may hope to reach a haven of rest r;nd safety. ' "? * It may be, that when the <brms of gov? ernment are restored, and freedom of speech arc allowed to us, your late Con? vention will be subjected to harsh criti? cism and its action impugned. Should such, unhappily, bo tho case, remember that you, the people of South Carolina, accepted this Convention as part and par? cel of the terms of your surrender. The President had no shadow of authority, I admit?under the Constitution Of the Uni ted Stales?to order a Convention in this or any other State; but, as*a conqueror, he had tho right to offer, if not to dictate terms. Tho ^erms offered bj'.him you havo accepted, and you arc bound, by ev? er}* dictate of honor and of ma lliness, to abide by them honestly and to keop, in good faith, the pledges you -have given. I do not, myself, concur folly in all the measures adoptee? by the ?Convention, but (1 shall cheerfully acquiesce in tho action it took to carry-out faithfully the terms I agreed on, and I willingly accord to it high praise for tho manner in-which it discharged its arduous and unwelcome la? bors. No similar body cvn: represented more largely than it did the dignity, the learning, the virtue and the patriotism of the State, and I am sure that it was*actu? ated by pure and high motives. Enter? taining theso views, I think that it is our duty to sustain the action of the *'onven tiou in recognizing tho abolition of slave? ry, to support tho President of the Uni? ted States so long as he manifests a dispo? sition to restore all our rights as a sover? eign State, and to givo to our nowly elec? ted Governor a cordial co-operation in his grav? and responsible duties. Above all, lot us stand by our State?her record is honorable, her escutcheon untarnished. Here is our country?the land of our na? tivity, the home of our affection. Here all our hopes should centre; here wo have worshipped the God of our father's; here, amid charred and blackened ruins, are the spots wo once fondl}- called - our homes; and here w.e buried the ashe.? of our kindred.' All these sacred tics bind us to our State, and they arc intensified by her suffering and her desolation. "And, as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Cling* close ft ?I closer lothc mother's breast, So lb? loud torrent-and the whilwind's roar, Dut bind us to our native hind the more." -*-? Southern Restoration.?An interview .of a very important character, as show? ing'distinctly the extent of President Jolnrson's requirements at tho hands of the Southern States preliminary to recog? nizing thorn as having fully resumed their loyalty took place at the Executive Man? sion on Friday! A delegation of mem? bers of the North Carolina Convention visited the President, and one ot their number, Mr. Raid, gave him a synopsis of what the Convention had dono. annulling of the secession ordinance, tho prohibi? tion of slavery, and the -repudiation of tho rebel debt. In conclusion, Mr. Roid made two requests?that tho full reconcile? ment bf North Carolina with the Nation? al Government might bo officially-doclar cd, and that the Congressional test oath might be repealed. The President, in re? ply, congratulated tho gentlemen on the progress their Stato had made, and the spirit evinced by their- people,- but told them that something remains yet to be done, and this is tho adoption by the North Carolina Legislature of tho slavery prohibition amendment to tho national constitution. This, the President said, "is, in my judginent, practically impor? tant to-the successful restoration, which, is so much desired by all." Ho also in? formed the delegation that Provisional Governor Holden .will be again instructed to continue to act as State Executive un? til he shall havo been, expressly relieved by orders to that effect. ?' .-;- ? - Judgo* Edmonds, of New York, has pub? lished a formal abandonment of tho Re? publican party, and joined his old asso? ciates in tiio Democratic party, which he believes has been-purged by tho death of slavery. "Moreover, ho says : You will 710t question tho sincerity of my action when you roffcet that, in both instances, my change has been from the party in power to the party out. And you must not regard my willingness to return to tho Democratic party as tho re? sult merely of habit. I havo looked upon that party as identified with the prosper? ity of tho country. For half a century its principles guided our Government, and led us in that time to become tho mighty nation wo havo shown ourselves to b.c. It wits ever faithful to tho compromises of tho Constitution. It was always care? fully regardful of the rights of the States and of individuals. It was always hostile to tho imminent danger of centralization of power, aud it was always patriotic; -.?1+-' Illinois exchanges say that-25,000 bales ' of cotton will be produced in that State I this year. -A Union S?ldik? to the Rescue.?A day or two since, a Confederate soldier, recently discharged from a Northern prison, was returning homo to the far off South, sick, emaciated and almost dead, when, in passing tho Broadway Hotel, an individual who was sitting in a chair by the' door, on Broadway, accosted him with something near the following lan? guage : "So you got your rights, did yo?; yorrd?d cowardly Southcrn.sdn of a b?h?" Tho pale, battle-scarred vete? ran turned slowly around, while a cold gleam of lightning lit his dark 03*0, and said slowly, "I am no coward, and my poor old, gray-haired mother is a decent woman ; and, sir, I have seen the day when y<fti would not dare to insult me thus; but. I am now. among strangers, sick and feeble, endeavoring to get home to my friends once more.. The Govern? ment ha-* kindly furnished me with trans? portation for that pm-pose, and I do not believe it or its soldiers would thus insult a sick man.'. # A Union soldier passing by happened to hear tho wholo affair, and at the con? clusion of-the poor fellow's wordf, turned to the scoundrel sitting'!)}* the dcor with. "You thus outrage the feelings of ? man notable to- defend himself against}*our cowardly assaults.?you miserable dog? }*ou sneaking riuppy. This man has fought mo for four years, while }*ou had not'courago enough in }-our cowardly heart to shoulder arms on either side. . No man would'tisc such language toward an invalid, if he had ever been where bullets whistled. I honor him for his courago,' but despise 3-011 fox ymtr infernal cowar? dice and meanness,'and will teach 3-ou such a lesson as 3-ou will not soon forget.4" It was all the excited crowd, which, at? tracted b}T' high words, had gathered ?around, could do to keep the noble fellow from' roundly thrashing the miscreant. Tlio Union soldier accompanied the siok man to tho boat, as he said, "to see that no more insults should be given, him." This heroic action deserves commenda? tion and reward.?IV. IvExchange. -?:-o-? Execution of Capt. Wirz.?The exe? cution, by hanging, of Henry Wirz took placo a littlo after eleven o'clock, on the 10th inst., in the yard of the Old Capitol Prison, in Washington?all ofiorts of his counsel for. Executive clemency having proved unavailing. A strong inimhr.y guard. surrounded tho scaffold, and.be? sides tho soldiers there were several hun? dred civilians in tho enclosure as witnes? ses of the solemn spectacle. The prison-^ ei* was accompanied from his cell to the platform, in addition to tho military offi? cers, by tho Bcv. Fathers Bo3-lcand Wig get, of tho Catholic Church?from the former of whom, before leaving tho pris? on, ho received the sacrament. The War Department orders, founded on tho find? ing and sentenco of the Court-Martial in Wira's case, with tho President's order, .approving the same and fixing the timo of execution,-were read; and in this and other necessary ceremonies'.about, three quarters of an hour passed from the time the condemned appeared under the gal? lows till the Tatal stroke, and. drop left him suspended botwocn heaven and earth. On tt?j scaffold Wirz conversed with those near him, was apparently self:pos scd; and continued to assert his innocence. Tho fact has just been made public that some weeks ago, during the visit of Wirz's I wife to Washington, an attempt was made by her to forestall- the sentence of tho court in her husband's ease 1)3' poison? ing him. When kissing hHii at parting in the cellj.after one of their interviews, she managed to convcj* from her oavo mouth into his a littlo ball -of strychnine, cover? ed with coatings of.oilod silk and liquor? ice Col. Baker, who was present and noticed the suspicious proceeding, sprang forward, and, b}T seizing Wirz by the throat, compelled him to spit out the ar? ticle. An examination showed its pois? onous character, and the object it was de? signed to accomplish. _Mrs. Wirz was not again allowed to visit.her husband in his cell. - -=?'??-e-??? C'OMPLIMENTAIty to butlsr.?Wo find {he following in a late issuo of theXa Crosse, Wisconsin Democrat: Gen. Bcnjnmili F. Butler', tho equa! blunderer With Banks, the.equal.tyrant' with Haynan; tho equal robber withLa fitto,*tho equal thiofwith iho most de? praved wretch ever sent to Black well's Island or tho penitentiary, tho incarna? tion of hell itself, is likely to be elected Governor of Massachusctts.'b}' tho negrc worshippcrs'of that meddling State. The Bay State must be. hard up for a candi? date, ? when gentlemen' are ignored for loafers; when patriots are passed by for traitors; when honest men aro not wor? thy the attention shown thieves; when bravo men aro at a discount, and cowards at a premium. For all his crimes John .Wilke-fi -Booth is an angel compared to him, and a thousand times moro a model man, and more respected all over the world.tiiah this shoulder-strapped'Beast, Ben. Butler; ? -.-?-.? Couldn't Understand.?An amusing colloquy came off at tho supper table on board of one of the Mississippi boats be? tween a Boston' exquisite, reeking with hair oil and cologne, who was cursing the waiters, assuming very consequential airs, and a raw Jonathan .seated by his sido, dressed in homespun. Turning to his vulgar friend, the former pointod with his jeweled finger, and sa:d : "Batter, sah !" "I sco it," C00II3' replied Jonathan. "Butter, sah, I say f'Vfiercely repeated the dandy. "I know it; very good; a fii*strate arti? cle." . "Butter, I tell you!" thundered tho dandy, in still louder tones, pointing with slow, unmoving finger, and scowling up? on his neighbor as if he would annihilate him. "Well, gosh all Jerusalem, what of it?" now 3'elled the downenstcr, gotting his dander up in turn ; "you don't think I took it for lard V ?:-:?' Tho Now York Tribune believes that tho great majority of the American p'eople are for pardoning Mr.. Davis, and the Louisville Journal asserts that policy, no less thin humanity an<Xgood sense, de? mands it. - * Gen. A. C. Myeri, lato Quartenuastcr Gcneral.of tho Confederacy, has loft Par? is on a visit to the United States. His fa mil}- will remain in Europe^ " News Items. An examination has proved that eight hundred houses id Petersburg, Virginia, were struck* by shells dnririg the fighting before that place. '* President Madison: once s:.id that " the blacks could nov.er bo elovatpd. to politi? cal equality with us without a snocialjnir acle, which .would turn them all white." Major Gee, tho keener of Salisbury Prison, when the mortality, amongst Fed? eral prisoners was greatest, has bf en- ar-. rented in Florida,- and is imprisoned .in Washington. ? ?Tbe.IndinnapoHs Sentinel, speaking of the trial of Mr. Davis, says that if ho were convicted and executed, posterity .would reverse the sentence and condemn his judges as murderers. . Dr. Holland's lifo of Abraham Lincoln, just issued, is dedicated to Andrew John? son, "with the nrayer that history, which will associato tueirnamcsforover, may bo able to find no seam where their adminis? trations were joined, and marknochanga of textnro by which thoy^may Bo "con? tracted." It appears from the report of Adjutant .General Thomas that the State of Missis? sippi lnrnished to tho Federal array, by recruitment, 79,00.0 negroes, and 1,000 whites to command them. A dashing young bachelor lately ap? peared in Central Park with two hand? some ponies, whoso tails were*done up to lo*ok like a lady's water-fall, and cooped up in small fish nets." Tho resemblance was capital, and the toam created a great sensation. The Mobile papers of the 1st inst. an? nounce that Admiral Semmes, of the late Confederate naty, has resumed the prac? tice of his profession of tho law in this J State, in connection with bis Bdnj S. S.. Semmes, Esq., lately Paymaster of the "Army of Tenncssco.. ? After the publication of tho returns ?f - the Gubernatorial election,' Gen. Hamp? ton, with the noble spirit of high-toned manhood, which characterized him "On all occasions,"requested Gov. Perry to inform tho President that ho had hotbeeu elect? ed, so that the President might withdraw his pardon should he think proper.. ..'. *-. ? In Memphis,, the other'day, seven negro guards attempted to rcscuo a negro whom a policeman had under arrest, which broughf bn a difficulty, resulting in the shooting of two negroes. A crowd hav? ing.eolloctcdtho remamde*" Of tho guard rotrcated.. FreightsJbetween Baltimore and .Rich? mond are lower thaD they.havc over been.. Tho Times states that flour, &c, can bo* transported to and frOm either place, by 6tcamcr, at 10 cts. per bbl. ? It is now directly understood that the English Government will not accede to tho claims of the United Stetes, for Josses occasioned by tho Confederate cruisers. The commission proposed by Lord Rus? sell is for the consideration' of only snTch. claims as the respective Cabinets might agrco to refer t? its jurisdiction. The Petersburg Expi*ess states that Gen. Samuel Cooper, late Adjutant General of the Confederate States, is at the residenco of Mark Alexander. Esq., in Meeklinburg county, Y'a., where he has been over since the surrender of Gm:. Lee.' His family have recently gone to Mary land. . The General is in good healths . English papers state that as yet. there ? is no abatement of the plague among- tho cattle, which .is mainly confined" .to horn? ed cattle; but it has in a few instances broken out-with great violence in flocks of sheep. There is danger that tho dis? ease may bc.transmitted'to Amtricn. ? Tho Postmaster General has issued or- ? dcrs for the discontinuance/^the carriago of letters by route agents,, to point* be? tween post officcs.. TJjis is done to induce the people to apply for the establishment of postal facilities. The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes a petition for tho release, of Jefferson Da-"'* vis, signed by several -hundred ladies of -Mercer and Boyle counties, Kentucky. A Company : is forming in Atlanta^*". with a capital of three hundred thousand" dollars, for tho purpose of erecting a (wilding, to bo known as tho National . Ho-!. "...?"." . "Artcmus Ward," it is reported%haB:re- - eently had $20,000 (gold, not greenbacks,) left him bj-"a rich undo in London. Mr. Mallory, late Confederate* States Secretary of the Navy, is. in prison at .Fort LnFayett?, in'New York harbor. It is C'tid that his health i* much impair; ed by his confinement. Judge A. B. Meek, of Mobile, died re .ccntly at Columbus, Mississippi, <>f an a? f?ction^of the heart. ^Thcrc is a lull in tho pardon business. Among those whose warrant's await Hho signature of tho President "arc Roger A. Pryor and Robert Ould. Among the la? test applications is that of Major-Gon. ? John M^Withcrs, of Alabama. Gen. Dnko,. who succeeded to the com? mand of Gen. Jqhn H. Morgan's Confed? erate forces on the dct;th of tho latter, was in St. Louis on the 3d, on a brief visit. BAl Arp Aspires to be a - Senator .?. . Our citizens, saya the i?orne C6uniert will be gratified to know that the. author of tho popular-papers over the -Signatare of ??Bill Arp," is a candidate for- the State Senate, from this District. Everybody, including the ladies, of course, will vote for ."Bill," and we hope ho will be elected by, acclamation. The Intelligencer is of opinion that if tho inimitable' "Biir" bo,ofctea*ho will attract more attentibn "at.^Milledgeville than, "any other man." *-~?\ For ourselves, we. wish Mr. Arp,.so called, all possible success, and from bis late article on the "Statocf the Country," Wo are led to believe that ho will do much toward rcconstrucMn tho State. ?-?^?-?- I * In the North Carolina Convention, ^ while the Hon. B..F. Mocrc was factiously haranguing the Houso against the tele? gram of" President. Johnson, forbidding tho assumtion .of t ho' State rebel war debt, the flag-staff upoatho capitol broko and fell upon the roof with a thundering shock that startled the Convention, and was ac? cepted as an omen. Rallying" against tho moral imprcsson of tho accident^ Mboro found the hardihood to.oxclainj: "Tes, Mr, I Chairman, when .North Carolina submits * ; to dictation, that flag-staff ought to jfell."