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Iitbtpcitkiu Jkm% $0?riml---gd)<tt? to |? |Ww, Jteta?, If. BY JAMES A. HOYT. ANDERSON C. H., S. C, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1866. VOLUME 1.-NUMBER 47. Tlie Intelligencer IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY A.X $S.50 PER ANNUM, m U. S. CURRENCY, RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insert ion and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. Obituaries and Marriage Notices charged for at these rates. The President's Report. To the Stockholders of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company : The Presidont and Directors submit the following report for the year 1865 : The year under review was an event? ful one. First, came the freshet on the 10th of January, which washed up and rendered unfit for the passage of the trains about forty miles of your road. Of this disaster you have a minute and special account in the annual report of last year. Seeond, came the invasion of the State by the Federal army under General Sherman, and with it the de? struction of your valuable depots and ?ffice edifice at Columbia, of about twelve miles of your read, including five bridges, and of many engines, cars, depots and freights; all of which is more particular? ly set forth in the report of the General Superintendent, herewith submitted, to which your attention is called. Third, came the surrender of the armies under Generals Lee and Johnston, and tho fall of the Confederate Government, which swept away tho currency, your invest? ments, and nearly all of your assets, and involved our country in almost universal bankruptcy. And last, then followed the military rule of the United States author? ities, with the seizures of property, tfce depredations attendant upon want and lawlessness, and tho general confusion which pervaded the land. For five years your road and its appurtenances had been, for tho most exhausting services, subject to the requisitions of Government offi? cers and agents. In compensation for these services, prisr t? May last, thero stand the bonds, notes and liabilities of. a fallen Government. For the vtransporla tion of numerous bodies of troops, that subsequently passed over your road, which constituted part of the great line of travel through the State, after the destruction of the South Carolina Railroad, the Fed? eral Government is justly liable; but so irregularly were those troops thrown upon your road, that, in the absence of quartermasters and instructions, it was impossible to obtain the vouchers which are necessary to satisfy the strict require? ments of the auditing officers at Wash? ington. "What .remained of your track, rolling stock and machinery at the end of the war was s eriously damaged, and the means of repairing were small; yet, be? sides bringing other heavy loss to your Company, they impaired the efficiency of your Board by injuriously affecting its reputation for good managemedt; for : with those who will not scrutinize causes, . success is tho only test of merit. It was believed that the true policy of the Company was to pay its debts as ear? ly as possible, and to cany out this view tho surplus income had been husbanded, and .not paid out in dividends. At the beginning of the year, the Company was froo from debt, except the bonds, and had what-was supposed to bo available assets, - auiCiUiting to at least a million dollars. Prosperity, such as we had not previous? ly enjoyed, seemed to be ours; but very soon we were made to endure severe dis? appointment. For a time after the fall of the Confederate Government, the en? ergies of the people in every branch of business were paralyzed. All of our property at Columbia having been de? stroyed, and the road below Pomaria bc ' ing in ruins, :"t was, after a short reflec? tion; determined to remove the offices of the Company to dewberry. A suitable house and lot was there purchased, and the General Superintendent and Auditor and Treasurer there opened their offices. The Company had only about S500, which was in gold, realized from the sale, just previously made, of its interest in the Liverpool and Charleston Steam Packet Company, which it was proposed, before ths war, should be established, in which we had taken some stock, but which fell through. Tlie only other available assets was a lot of about one hundred and sixty bales of cotton, which had been saved. In this ruined, prostrate condition, the inquiry was, what can be done ? A meet? ing was called, to take place at Newber ry, but all mail arrangements and com? munication having been interrupted, no? tice" reached but few of the Diroctors. ^ Such of them as could, attended, but we failed to have a quorum. A consultation was had, and wc determined to keep the organization together, and to work the road to the extent of its running capaci? ty; and also to commence repairs, and as the means could bo obtained, to push them on. so as in the end to rebuild tho road. A successful accomplishment of this end, so desirable, at that time, to most of us, seomed impossible. There being but few engines and cars fit for uso, at first only one train a day was run?up to Greenville and down to Newberry, on alternate days, (the train on the Abbeville Branch running in con? nection.) The running was extended to Alston as soon as the road was repaired to that place, and soon afterwards daily trains were run between these points and Greenville. But owing to the want of connections with other railroads, and the ruined condition of Columbia, rather ro pelling than inviting business or visitors, our business for the first two months was very small, amounting to ?2,992.56 for May, and 84,196.54 for June?97,189.10. The lack of money in the country con? strained us to do much business without pay. Tho subsequent months show an increase down to December, and that month exhibits a falling off. The whole income from May 1 to the end of tho year amounted to $82,890.49. With this income, with a small amount received from cotton sold, the road was worked during that time, the rolling stock some? what repaired, and the whole road put into running order, except the gap from Broad River^to Littleton. The rebuilding of tho road from Frost's Mill upwards was commenced in Septem? ber, and early in January, all the iron wo had was laid down. Additional iron for about eight miles was still heeded. Our road and each of its detached portions was completely isolated. Cut off from all connection by railroad with the sea coast and every city, besides tho remnant of Columbia, tho practicability of bring? ing up our iron by water was considered by the.President. The oxpenses of haul? ing iron from Granby or any other point to our road in Columbia would have been insupportable, even if by boats or light? ers Granby could havo been reached from Charleston by water. "Wagoning along our track in the valley of Broad River was not practicable, even if permitted by the land owners. No course was left but to await the completion of the South Car? olina Railroad to Columbia, and then to use the small quantity of rolling stock which was fortunately saved on our road near Columbia in transporting material as the work progressed. The two en fines which we had near Columbia were | adly crippled. Men were sent down to overhaul and repair them. A foreman was put upon the road-side, and tho work of repairs done under many embarrass? ments. Anticipating tho need of iron, the President, in November, went to the North, and by earnest efforts succeeded in purchasing six hundred tons of new rails, with chairs and spikes sufficient to rebuild tho gap in tho road. Most of this material was laid down in Charleston ear? ly in January. The South Carolina Rail? road was completed to Columbia thel7th of January, but such was the press of business upon the insufficient rolling stock on that road that wo received no iron from it until in February; and since that time the necessary division of accommo? dation between our road and the Char? lotte and South Carolina Railroad has so limited the delivery to us, that tho force which we have had employed in laying the track has easih' kept up with the sup? ply ot iron. If all tho material we had in Charleston could havo been transpor? ted to Columbia as it was needed, the gap ir our road would have been closed in March. "Wo hope and believe that that result will be attained by tho 5th of May. In March, a strong force was put to getting out the timber for the bridge at Alston, under the immediate direction of Mr. Burns. The progress made in this work is satisfactory. Tho various interests of the Company have been cared for and specially guard? ed. The officers, under the difficulties which they have had to encounter, and with the small means at their command, have dono tho best that could be done. The Directors, with commcndablo lib? erality, recently gave their individual credit, to the amount ot S30.000, in aid of the Company in its work of recon? struction. Without this assistance, it is believed that tho work could hardly have been carried on at all; certainly it could not have advanced so rapidly as it has done. Tho closing of the gap will pro? duce such increase of facilities that carry in the summer the crossing of tho river by trains may be expected. Having, in tho annual report made last year, brought to your attention the scheme, then under consideration of the Board, for changing tho route of your road from Frog Level to Columbia, so as to avoid entirely the valley of Broad .River, upon -which, owing, as it is believ? ed, to the confusion of the times, you failed to make any expression of opinion, the subject is again brought to your at tion. Experience has taught us that the present location is not safe. The expen? ses of rebuilding tho road after two great freshets, of 1852 and 1865, and the heavy expenses of the maintenance of the way in the valley every year, should be sufficient to convince the most most skeptical of the importance of ma? king the change. They have consumed a large portion of the income, and it is bolieved will continue to do so until the change is made. To enable you to act as you may desire, the charter has been amended by the Legislature; and in or? der to furnish you with information upon the subject, your Board has had a survey of the new line made. Captain Haydori, who was employed for that purpose, has made the survey, and submitted his re? port, which is herewith communicated to you. From it you will learn that the now line is not only practicable but very favorable. In addition to its entire ex? emption from floods, it possesses many other advantages, and is six miles and a quarter shorter than the old one. In our judgment the interests of the Company demand that it should bo adopted and put into operation as soon as practicable. Captain Hay don has bestowed much time and science upon the subject, and it is hoped that his labors may result in tho | advancement of the permanent interests of the Company. At the commencement of the war the Company owed a floating debt of not less than ?300.000. Tins was all paid off before its close; Such has been the condition of onr banks, and other moneyed interests, since tho fall of the Confederate Government, that we havo been compelled, in working and rebuilding the road, to rely upon the resources of the Company. We could not borrow money if wc would, and Jienco we created but little debt. At the close of this fiscal year the bills payable or notes due amounted to only about $14,000. The debt for current expenses wae very small. Of the bills payable, nearly half the amount was for the house and lot at Newberry, purchased for the offices, which still belong to the Company, and may now be sold without detriment, be? ing worth nearly what it cost. The bal? ance of the bills payable has since been paid off. The only indebtedness likely to embarrass the Company is the bond debt. Until the fall of the Confederate Government, for twelve years preceding, the Company had paid the coupons as they wero presented; and during the lat? ter years of the war it had on deposit in bank money to pay not only the coupons, but the bonds as they fell due. The fol? lowing is a statement of the bond debt: The Company at various times has is? sued bonds to the amount of $1,500,000. To secure the payment of the first $800, 000, it executed a mortgage dated 18th day of January, 1854. "Subsequently, aoout December, 1860, as the bonds se? cured by the mortgage approached matu? rity, application was made to the State asking her to lend her credit to the Com? pany in the arrangement of its debt. The application was granted, and the Legislature, by Act ratified the 28th of January, 1861, directed the guaranty of the bonds of" the Company to the amount of $900,000, for the purpose of enabling it to fund its floating debt, and raise funds to take up its mortgaged bonds, se? curing to the State at the same time a statuary mortgage to cover her liability. These are the only liens upon the road, and they amount to $9,000,000. Of the mortgaged bonds, $800,000, there have been retiiedand cancelled $446,000; leav? ing still outstanding $354,000. To ena? ble the Company to retire these, the Treasurer has in hand of guaranteed bonds $104,000 ; and under the Act of | the Legislature we are entitled to a fur? ther guaranty of $200,000 ?$304,000 ; leaving inprovided for of the mortgaged bonds $50,000. To this amount bonds have been disposed of to meet these bonds, and the proceeds were lost in the general wreck. Of the bonds outside the mortgage, $600,000, there fell due Ju? ly 1; 1865, $350,000. The balance will fall due July 1,1868, $250,000?$600,000. For these bonds there is no lion on the road. The bondholders, doubting the currency during the war, neglected or re? fused to present their bonds and coupons for payment, and now there are outstand? ing and duo coupons to the amount of ? $264,092.50, all of which would have been paid if presented, and so much saved to the Company. recapitulation :?bonds and coupons due and unprovided for. Bonds mortgaged, $50,000 00 Bonds due in 1865, 350,000 00 $400,000 09 Coupons due, 264,092 50 $664,092 50 Interest due on bonds past duo, having no coupons attached, about, 67,000 00 $731,092 50 This constitutes the pressing ocbt, which has to bo provided for. All other indebtedness can easily bo managed with the income of the Company. As the Company is unablo at this time to pa}r tho bonds and coupons past due, some settlement, upon fair and just prin? ciples, should, without delay, be tender? ed to the creditors who hold thom. Al? though the Company has been greatly damaged in its finances by the results of | the war, it is believed that by prudent management, and some indulgence from creditors, it will yet wTork out of its trou? bles, and go on in its course of usefulness. The reports of the General Superinten? dent, tho Auditor and Troasurcr and Mas? ter Machinist are herewith submitted, which will give more particular informa? tion in reference to tho matters within their rospectivc departments. The Gen? eral Superintendent, except for about two months' prostration from an attack of ty? phoid fever, brought on by exposure and excitement in your behalf, under the try? ing circumstances of May and June last, has been attentive, industrieus and ener? getic in pushing forward) all the inter? ests of the Company. Tho other officers have been faithful'to their duties, and have rendered valuable service. All of which is respectfully sudmitted. THOS. C. PFRRLN, President. Abbeville, April 24,1866. ?-??-? A Case of Charity.?General Butler, in his speech before the Legislature at Hairisburg, uttered tin's declaration : "Wo had conquered the South?con? quered of all their rights, except one?the right to be hanged. lie had impoverish? ed himself, and shod the blood of a broth? er and son in defense of the great princi? ples for which they had fought, and he, for one, would never yield, unless some of j the leaders in the rebellion were hung." Here is a case for charity?a hero "im? poverished" in the service of his country. Persons desirous of assisting the indig? nant imp to make a fresh start in tho world can send contributions to this of? fice. It is rumored that the ladies of I Now Orleans are about to hold a fair in the aid of the good work.?Philadelphia Age. -? ? It is said that hog's lard is the best thing to give hens to make them lay. Mix it with their feed?a piece as large as a walnut will set a hen to laying imme diatel)r after she has been broken up from her setting?and thus hens lay through? out the whole winter. Tiie Test of Honor.?When that "bill of abominations," the tariff of 1828, "was under discussion in the United States Senate, John C. Calnoun was supposed to have the casting vote. This tariff was the first of many subsequent aggressions which enriched the North to the detri? ment of the South?engendered by greed and political intrigue. Mr. Calhoun's op? position to the bill was well understood, and as he was then on the ticket with Jackson as vice-president, it was known that his fataf arbitrament of a popular measure would insure the defeat of the Democratic ticket. TJunder these cir? cumstances he was approached by some of his party and advised to avoid the difficulty by leaving his chair when the vote should be taken. But as nothing mean ever came near tho head or heart ofthat peerless man, so even the shadow of disingenuousness failed to touch him. He was at that moment the king-maker. By remaining on the ticket with Jackson and voting for the bill his election was secure; by still remaining on the ticket and voting against the bill the defeat of Jackson and the Democratic party was assured. The friends of Jaekson implor? ed him by every motive of selfish expedi? ency to evade the responsibility by par? liamentary subterfuge. He was inexora? ble to every appeal. To sacrifice his Jolitical aspirations by retiring from the ackson ticket was his determination?to sacrifice his conscience by a paltry dodge impossible. Behold tho temptation, a certain vice-presidency and almost certain chief magistracy?all for a little compro? mise with duty. Tho unsullied soul of tho great Carolinian could not even hesi? tate in the choice. All tho world and all the glory of it wore as nothing to honor; ho flung them away and stood up as God made him-?an incorruptible patriot, and heaven born statesman. "Sir," said ho afterward in his speech on the "Force Bill, "I was amazed at the folly and infatua? tion of that period. So completely was Congress absorbed in tho game of ambi? tion and avarice?from the double im? pulse of manufacturers and politicians? that none but a few appeared to antici? pate the present crisis, at which all are now alarmed, but which is the inevitable result of what was then done. As to my? self, I clearly foresaw what has since fol? lowed. The road of ambition lay open before me?I had but to follow the cor? rupt tendency of tho times?but I chose to tread Lho rugged path of duty." Contrast this man with the senatorial radicals of our era. Where does ho stand and where are they? Who live in igno? miny ??who reposes on the bed of honor? ?Augusta Constitutionalist' ? The Angel in the Block.?It is rela? ted of Michael Angelo, that while -walk? ing with some friends through an obscure street in tho city of Florence, he discov ed a fine block of marblo, lying neglected in a yard, and half in dirt and rubbish. Regardless of his holiday attire, ho at once fell to work upon it, clearing away its filth, and striving to lift it from tho slime and miro in which it lay. His companions asked him, in astonish? ment what bo was doing, and what he wanted of that worthless piece of rock ? "Oh, there's an angel in this stone," was the answer, "and I must get it out." He had it removed to his studio, and, with pationt toil, with mallet and chisel, he let the angel out. What to others was but a rude, unsightly stone, to his educa? ted eye was a buried glory of art, and he discovered at a glance what might be made of it. A mason would havo put it into a stone wall?a cartman would have used it in filling in, or to grade the streets, but he transformed it into a creation of genius, and gave it a value for ages to como. And so it is with time. Some seo it only as rubbish to bo disposod of. Others know no use for it but to fill up gaps of toil or pleasure; but the trained eye of the devout student of Providence, sees in it the sleeping or buried angel, and knows that if, by tho grace of God, ho handles it right, he can bring that angel out. He can carve it into the forms of angelic ser? vice?he can shape it into a lifo of holy devotion, till, like that which Theodore Parker admired in tho missionary Jud son, it is worth jnore than "a temple like the Parthenon." Without religion it is almost inevitable that one should be constrained to ex? claim at last, like one of the great Mar? shal's of France, "My life has been a failure." But with it, time will bo trans? muted from tho rough block into the glo? rious statue, or rather the living form. Consecrated aims will make it at once useful and blessed?a patch of light, but a pathway, too, to angelic glories in a higher sphero.?Frankfort Commonwealth. -+~ ?; A lover once wrote to a lady who had 'rejected him, saying that he intended to "retire- to. some secluded spot, and breathe away his life in sighs!" to which the lady replied inquiring whether thoy were to be medium or large size. The man has not since been heard from. ? "Why does a razor cut better for being dipped in hot water?" The edges of all tools instead of being perfectly smooth, are really toothed like a saw, and when the razor is dipped in hot water it causes these little teeth to expand, thus rendering the distance between them smaller, and consequently giving the ra? zor a smoother edge. ? The Methodist General Conference have elected four new Bishops. The fol? lowing are the names of the gentlemen thus honored: Rev. Dr. "W. M. Wight man, of Georgia; Rev. D. McCheine, of Louisiana; Rev. David S. Doggett, D. D., of "Virginia; Rev. Dr. Marvin, of Mis? souri. These aro all eminently pious and learned men. The choice was nearly unanimous. The Schoolmaster 's in That Bed.? The following is one of many incidents that befell a "boarding round school? master I had been teaching in Lewis county, in this State, and this term was boarding round. One evening, after school, one of my scholars stepped up to me and said : "Mr. Jones, father said you would, come home with me." "Very well," I replied, and forthwith sot out for my prtron's house, which was distant some two miles. Now, be it known, James McHarry?for such was his name?had two daughters, the pride and envy of the whole community. I had heard much about them that I was anxious to see them. It seomed, how? ever, I was to bo disappointed. When we arrived I learned the girls had gone to a paity tho other sido of the creek; so I went to bed execrating the luck which deprived mo of seeing them that night. The night had well ad? vanced when I heard one of the girls come home, and passing into tho adjoin? ing room she warmed herself before some coals which were alive on the hearth.? It seems the old gentleman and lady slept in the same room, which I was not aware of then. Having warmed herself, she turned to leave the room, when the old man spoke: "Girls," said he, "tho schoolmaster's in your bed." "Very well," said Sarah, and passing through the room I slept in, went up stairs. About an hour had elapsed when I heard Judy, the other one, como. She stood at the door a long time, talking with her "sweetheart," then entered softly. Disrobing her feet, she entered the room whore I lay, in her stocking feet, carefully undressed herself, and coming to the sido of the bed, prepared to get in. Now, it happened I lay in the middle, and turning back the clothes, she gave mo a shake, and said in a suppressed whisper: "Lay over, Sarah." I rolled over and whipped the corner of tho pillow in my mouth to keep from laughing. In she bounced, but the bed would squeak. The old man heard it and called out: "Judy!" "Sir!" wa9 responded in a faint tone from the bod beside me. "The schoolmaster is in that bed I" With one loud yell, and "Oh, heaven!" landed on the floor, and fled with the rapidity of a doer up stairs. She never heard the last of that, I can tell you. -?? A Careless Governor.?William M. Stone was elected Governor of Iowa about two years ago, but having other business to attend to, or residence at Des Moines not boing ploasant, he chose to remain at his own homo. His private Secretary, Orwig by name, did all the official businc3s,l)eing authorized to sign the Governor's name. Ho signed and issued proclamations appointing days of thanksgiving and elections, general and special; he signed pardons, reprieves and discharges from the penitentiary, and ex? ercised the pardoning power whero ho "thought justice demanded it;" he signed tho certificates of Iowa's six Congress? men, upon which they now hold their seats in Congress; ho signod death war? rants that scut criminals to the gallows; he apppointed public officers and approv? ed their bonds, and had probably signed the name of the Governor to ninety-nino out of every hundred official papers that have needed Governor Stono's signature. In fact, it appears that "Governor" Or? wig having done so much in behalf of Governor Stone, that he thought he might as well do a little for himself. He there? fore appropriated to his own uso about thirty thousand dollars' worth of land warrants, and suspicion being aroused that Governor Stone had been doing this thing, a committee of the Legislature in? vestigated the facts, when the whole af? fair ty^s made manifest. What is finally to be done about it is not yet determined. A Novel Wager.?An amusing story is going tho round of tho Paris clubs. It appears that a short time ago a foreign prince made a heavy bet that he would be arrested by the police without com? mitting any offence whatever, or in any way provoking the authorities. The bet having been taken by a member of the Imperial Club, the prince went to one of the most aristocratic cafes in Paris, dress? ed in a battered hat, a ragged blouse, and boots all in holes, and sitting down at one of the tables, ordered a cup of coffee, The waiters, howe .-er, paid no attention to so suspicious looking a customer, upon which the prince put his hand in his pock? et and showed them a bundle of bank notes. The proprietor then ordered the coffee to be served, sending meanwhile to the nearest police station for a sergeant de villo. The prince was duly arrested and taken to the commiosary of polieo, 1 whero he stated who he was, and was af? terwards taken to the gentleman with whom he made the bet to prove his iden? tity. A similar story was told at Vienna some time ago of a Hungarian Prince Seander, M. do Metternich's son-in-law, who, in order to make his arrest quite sure, took the bank notes out of his boots. ? A gentleman asked a lady the other day why so many tall gentlemen were bachelors, The reply was, that they were obliged to lie corner-wise in bed to keep their feet in, and that a wife would be in the way. ?? A wag observing on the door of a house tho names of two physicians, re? marked that it put him in mind of a double-barreled gun, for if one- missed, the other was sure to kill. ' From Washington. Washing ton, April 30.?Mr. Fassen? den roported in the Senate and Stevens in the House Bills, and the proposed Con? stitutional A mendment from the Recon? struction Committee. Tho House made them the Special Order for Tuesday week. Washington, May 1.?The House passed the bill making appropriations for the use of the Freedmen s Bureau?be? tween $11,000,000 and ?12,000,000 will be required. Boutell, of Massachusetts, and Bing ham, of Ohio, gave notice that, at the' proper time, they would offer amend? ment ?> to the report of the Joint Com? mittee on Reconstruction. Washington May 2.?Mr. Dixon-offer? ed an amendment to the reconstruction proposition of the committee. It declares that when any of tho lately rebellious States shall present itself, not only its at? titude for loyalty, but represented by men capable of submitting to the consti? tutional test, it shall be admitted to the right of representation. v The House defeated the bill for reor? ganizing the army, and will next consid? er the one which has passed the Senate for that purpose. An order has been issued from the War Department, by direction of the Presi? dent, declaring that military commissions and courts martial are not authorized; therefore, they wi'l not assume jurisdic? tion in the trial of persons other than those belonging to the army and na? vy of tho United States, camp followers, contractors and others as are indicated in the articles of war and Acts of Con? gress. Washington, May 1.?It is understood that at a Cabinet meeting to-day, the members present, upon the invitation of the President, expressed their opinions re? specting the recent report of tho Recon? struction Committee. Secretaries Seward, Wells, Stanton and McCulloch arc reported to have been em? phatic in oppositiou to the plan proposed by the Committee, and to be in favor of the President's policj- of restoration. Harlan was rathor reticent. Denison was in favor of the President's policy, but undecided as to the proper time for the admission of the Southern represen? tatives. Tho President declared himself em? phatically against the plan of the Com? mittee, and opposed all conditions prece? dent to the admission of the loyal repre? sentatives, in the shape of constitutional amendments, or the passago of laws on that subject} and remarked, in general terms, that if the organic law is to he changed at all, it should be dono. at a tirao when all the States and all the peo? ple can participate in the alteration. The correspondent of the Baltimore" Sun writes: The new project of reconstruction from the committee of fifteen is the subject of much remark. It was desirable to mat y to know wnatthe President thought rf it. That is well ascertained and known. Tho President and at least some of his friends aro more opposed to it than they were to the first plan of tho committee. The Democrats in and out of Congress are all hostile to it, because it excludes their party from power for the next sev? en years, at least. Some of them say that it will not go through both houses of Congress by the requisite two-thirds vote. But that is to be seen before long. The Republican party hi Congress is a unit upon it, and they command both houses. The next question is whether tho joint resolution proposing the amendment will be ratified by three-fourths of the States. There will be opposition to it from those "Northern States which will lose some representation by it; but, as the Legis? latures aro Republican, it may receive the assent of all of them?making twen? ty-five, exclusive of Colorado. Tennessee may accept it, making twenty-six; but if Colorado be admitted, it will rcquiro the ratification of thirty States. The Republicans oxpress surprise that any opposition should be made to the scheme, except by tho Sutnner radical*, for it takes the negro suffrage question, as they say, out ef politics. The District negro suffrage bill is to bo modified so as to qualify the right, inas? much as the plan of forcing universal suffrage upon States and communities has been abandoned even by many of the extreme radicals. -?-: Perfectly Right.-?An editor in Iowa has been fined S200 for hugging a girl in ch urch.?Exchange: Rather expensive for a -single token of p^ass-work.?Watertown Democrat. vy*o see nothing wrong in that case that it should be distributed through the press. . ?Exchange. Neither do we, considering that prin-. ters are used to handling such forms in chapels.?Buffalo Courier. That kind of press-work in. church would be all right if a friar or a monk were present to lock-up the parties in tho cbase^of matrimony. Then it would not matter if they should have small editions of their work.?Alliance Monitor.. Correct. But break the matter off [ here, and pick out no more sorts or slurs on that poor editor's work. Somebody, if \ they do not keep in measure, may get in a squabble from certain .quarters, and re? ceive a double broadside that will knock their forms into pi? Salem Republican. We are opposed to abbreviating the record of this editoi's over-work in church. If ho failed in making his work register, ho should be noticed at length, and the matter have an extensive circulation.?? Northwest. -;-;-o ? It is wisdom, in a case that is doubt? ful, to take another man's judgment than ono's own.