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An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 2. ANDERSON, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1867. NO. 40. BY HOYT & WALTERS. ;.?TER.MS: . TWO BOLLABS AND A HALF PEE, AFNTJM, IS UNITED STATES CURRENCY. CRATES OP "ADTERTISING. ' Advertisement"; inserted at the rates of One Dol tar per square of twelve lines for theiflraUnscrtion and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion^ Ldtf?r?l fl&c^elioiiB made^o fl|0S^ whgaater^se ]py: the year. For announcing a. Candidate, Five Bollars in advance. , . ^^s1?yt^iid:.Jus<|ffienr JI I ADVENTURES'OF*"A' "LADY. [Extract from Piirtizan Life in the South,; or Three Years with M?shy and"his Men. By Jolm Scott, of Faquier.] '' ' ' A few days after the occurrence-just re? lated, MisSv-Koberta, P?-^?-, from the neighborhood of Warren ton, displayed, in an enterprise which she voluntarily undcrto?k',^co'?ra'ge iiot inferior to that of ?Lieutenant Turner: I'recPrdit. not only ?s an instanpe of;female:heroism, but be? cause it vividly "displays the romantic de? votion ot the jadiesof tbc^upper Potomac to the Southern eduse: A cold Deeember'mornlng/'the' young lady walked to Warrenton,:in;and-around which was^sJUitionod ..a considerable de? tachment of Federal troops. Upon her txrrival, she was iiiformed'by'31iss L Who was evier-oU-tb? alert to contrive in? formation to.her.?Memls without,:that she ? had,,scea ? negro, evidently a new .comer, $aes'v towiii'd ' theoffice ot the provost marshat; acco'mpa nie'd by leyeraf oHiccrs. TEe" trfto^'mdies- at *'dn'ce1 co'hc'Sodett lliat the negro was-trie bearer of intelligdn'ce^ and Mi^&<gb<ulS? d^terijrdncd to get pos? session of u?,, .In .exCjCu^r^ of-.tlus pur? pose, she went t&thc bouse occupied ,by . thii41ravQSt.m~ir5.lu1l, and . by a . bribe 1 n r^qcod tha8or\tincl qn duty to allow rher tplenter^thp btisemdiii,/under the jpro'tcxt of wishing to transact business with the Woman whooccttpiexKt, , A\soon as she enteredtbe^J^ilditig, hpw^v^r,"ab"c turned into a dark, nnirum bited, apart men t, im taed iately. jinder the pnovos.t^siptfice j and t^cCe beard^he negro prop^?-|to Conducfi ? n party^o?'cavalry to a 1mb.se in which fie said'Mosby and his mcneould be" captu? red, aritit wTiero' iti addition ii' large; quan? tity-'of ,cpru could.be siezed. About the grain the officers eared nothing,- but Mosby, they said, would-be indeed a prize. With this thought they'waxed warm, and speaking in loud and confident terms. inforuiod: the fair listener that an . expedition tor.the .-capture of the guer? rilla chief would start that night, if cer? tain" expected reinforcements arrived, or certainly th? nextLiiight.. l?er resolution .was 1 promptly fa'ken j tft communicate.this.conspiracy.to Mosby ?r-setne of his.men', and ha.\ ing control of no agency, she was compelled to bear the tiding&^in person. . It. was late in the afternoon, when, un? accompanied,. she mounted a borrowed steed,- and sallied forth. As night ap? proached^ Jtho weather. became intensely cold rHlhe wind bad-risen and the face of the sky Was covered With masses of black ? cloud which east their gloom over the lundsc'-jpcV She.stopped at the lvouse of a neighbor and-'IrietMi/'whosclittle son Walter agreed to bear 'her company 011 thjff pjerripus enterprise before -her, forr in order" to reach''the Salem * road, "wl! ich would conduct her to Mosby, she. would boeompellod to pass through the Watery mountain, on the lofty summit of which, at the far-famed View = Tree, was estab? lished; an observatory, guarded by a de? tachment of "'Federal soldiers'. In prose? cuting, tlus part 0/ her hazardous jour? ney, darkness overtook her. and ignorant of the route, she was compcllcd to grope her1'Way" through the 'forest.: In the midst of her bcwildermeutj the benighted lady came suddenly upon a fire, at which she paused to enjoy the genial warmth, "not remembering that the light might re veafcfftr.jto thosewboro shefwisbed,: most to avoid." Soon wnc^gniri set for^Ii to at? tempt to thread the lubyrinth in which she was involved. But the further the wanderer proceeded tmon her' trackless Way, the deeper In" flic intricate mazes did she plunge. ?.. ?rA thousand phantasies bognn'fo throng into her '"Jt; '.' memory Of calling shapes, nnd beck'ning shadow- dire, AmP'airy tongues thai syllable men's names Onvsands and sliorcs and desert wilderness." Weakness would have sunk by the way-sido..but the braced nerves and dar? ing spint'of this heroic girl carried her forward"amid all dangers and in .spite.of ail obstacles. Her faith was in her high purpose, and sKc'trusted in unseen guar dhiins tOrdircCt her steps. Suddenly' the moon, shohe forth, and revealed to the quick'eye of little Waltei- a party of Fed? eral soldiers, and as suddenly passed un? der a cloud. Sheltered by the friendly darkness, the lady pursued her way until ordered to halt by a horseman standing immediately in'her front. With great presence of mind,.?hc determined to work npon the dread of surprisal with' which Mo-jby Irmf Inspired the Federal pickets, and in a voice hoarse from exposure, she ordered him to surrender, ^fbero was no reply j but only the sounds of retreating hoofs greeted her ear. Her spirits rose with this adventure, .and snppr>sing ibis to be the only picket she would- encoun? ter, she pressed rapidly forward. On reaching a further point of the road, she beheld with dismay the lights from the town of Warren ton, and discovered that instead of progressing on her journey, she was returning lo~the point from wluch she started. But the town lights, if they discovered ^her mistake, yet furnished the traveler with the means of rectifying it, and as from a new point of* departure, she start? ed again in the direction of Salem. But! her adventures were not yet over, for .she had proceeded but a short distance I when she beheld a horse, and standing by j its side a soldier. He approached, and laving his hand on her bridle, said : "Stop, lady, 3'ou ca/i no further. To 1 what place are you bound V In a tone of innocence and candor, which so well became her youth and beauty, she replied that she had left home to visit a sick friend in Salem, hut that owing to the darkness she had lost the road. Tho soldier then informed her that it would bo bis painful duty to conduct'j her to. the.reserve, whore she would be detained .till morning. "I will not go," she replied ; "you may I shoot me, but I will not go.. I am not . willing for you* to. perform your duly." "Nor'wili I perform it," generously re? sponded the soldier. " No one could be so cruel as to detain or turn you bach on such a night as this." lie then pointed to a light, which for the first time she saw gleaming from a neighboring farmhouse, and bade bei' go there, and then led her horse for a short distance by a circuitous route, to prevent her from running into the reserve. As he was* about to return to his post, he said:' "Good bye! I have yet three hours on picket to think of a freezing lady." That s'eutihel was not made of common earth I Miss Roberta soon reached the friendly shelter to which she had been directed, and communicated to the lady of the house the object of her midnight adventure ; who, the next morning, accompanied her visitor.to a rendezvous of Mps.by's men, in one of thogloomy recesses of the moun? tain. The.next day a Federal soldier descen? ded from the observatory to the residence of the fanner, and gave the ladies an an? imated account of the alarm which, the night before, they had had in consequence < f a threatened attack from the guer? rillas. "They sent one of their number," he said,'"in advance to capture the vi dettc, but he was sharp enough to escape the trap." --?> Death op Bishop Soulk.^A telegram from Nashville; Tennessee, announces the death of Rev. Joshua Sonic, I). I).. senior Bishop of tlic? 'Methodist Episcopal Church, Southj who died in that city. The de? ceased became a mildster of the Methodist Church before the commencement of the present century, and ot course long prior to the memorable division in that church, lie was born in Bristol, Maincj on the 1st of August, 17S1, and had attained his 8Gth year, lie was licensed to preach in ITSU, ordained elder in l?ui, and in lb'U4 was appointed presiding elder of the Maine district, which then embraced twelve cir? cuits and one station, within a circumfer? ence of l,2W miles. In 1808 lie attended the General Conference in Baltimore, at which the plan of a delegated Genend Conference was adopted, the constitution of which, as it now appeal's in the "Dis? cipline," was drawn up b}' Sir. Spule.? Alter presiding over various other dis? tricts of Maine and Massachusetts, he was in 1816 elected by the General Conference book ?gel t and editor of the "Methodist Magazine," and in he was elected to the episcopate' but declined ordination, he not being willing to exorcist the Junc? tions of a Bishop if the power of electing the..presiding elders was invested in the Annual Conferences,us was then proposed by ? the General Conference. In 18-0 he was stationed in New York; the next year he was the preacher in charge ofthe station in that'city; the two following years he had charge ofthe Baltimore city station, and many persons are yet living who have a vivid recollection of his min? istration in this city. In 1824 the general conference] holding its sessions in Balti? more, re-elecfed him to*" the episcopate, and his objection's having boon "removed; ho "accepted and was ordained bishop.? The General Conference of1840 appointed Bishop Sohle its representative to the British W.esleynn Methodist Conference, which met in 1 i>4if, and after fulrillinir that appointment he traveled extensively in the British islands and France. At the decease of Bishop Roberts, March 28, 18-13, he became the senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and at the General Ooiilercnec held in New York in 1841 he took a decided stand against the action ofthe majority, who desired Bishop Andrew to desist fr? in the exercise of his episcopal functions because he had be? come, by marriage, connected with shive? ry. The issue involved in this subject at that time, it is well known.resulted in the division of the church. Bishop Soule ad bering to the Southern portion, and changing his residence from Lebanon, Ohio, to Nashville.. Tennessee. During 180'i-'f>4 the deceased made an episcopal tour in California, and on his return with? drew from the active duties of his office in consequence of impaired health, although as long as he Wa's able to do so he con? tinued to preach, which, of late years, has only b.een on rare occasions. Do was a man of much force, firm and consistent in his convictions, and holding'the church above all other interests. It may be truly said of him that one full of years and honors has gone down to the grave. Bots in Horses.?We find the follow? ing remedy for bots in the report of the Agricultural Bureau for November and December. It was communicated by Col. .T. Hamilton to Prof. Glover, entomologist ofthe Department, Raleigh, N. C.: I observe in your report for 18g4, that you say that no very certain means of rid? ding the horse's stomach of the bots has yet been published. Since receiving the following from- Dr. Gee, of Florida, I am glad that I have h*td no opportunity of trying it, but it has the air of efficacy, and I certainly shall on the first opportunity. Yon are aware that it is hard sometimes to distinguish between an attack of the bots and one of the colic; tins'remedy, however, is equally efficient for either.? The reason that a bot resists the action of agents administered in his power of driv? ing his head into the walls ofthe stomach by his tentacles. But he cannot resist the chloroform. A lablespoonful of chloro? form screened by a couple of spoonsful of any good mucilage will make him let go his hold on the stomach even alter having i bored nearly through. i Washington News and Gossip. Wa6dixGTOXj March 11. Jn the House' bills were introduced amendatory of the homestead Acts for Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana, Arkan? sas and Florida; directing that the coin claimed by Certain Richmond bunks be paid into "be Treasury, with the right Of the claimants to prosecute beforo the Court of Claims. A joint resolution di? recting thu Beerctuiy of the Interior to suspend action under the law of the last session lor the relief of the heirs of John 13. Bouligny, was introduced. The Judiciary Committee reported a bill to facilitate restoration. Under this bill, a general is not authorized to dele? gate powers to the acting governor. The registration oath requires, sincerely and earnestly, that voters shall be attached to the Union Government of the United .States; will steadily support the Consti? tution, obey the laws, induce others to yield support and obedience to the ma? jority ; the restored voters arc required to conform to the Constitution; all elec? tions to be by ballot. The bill passed? yeas 117, nays 27. In the Senate, Stunner's joint resolu? tion, demanding further guarantees pre? liminary to reconstruction, was tabled, alter a. long debate. Wasuinoton, March 12. In tlie House, the bill limiting Fcderul expenditure and enforcingShcaman's and supplementary Act to ?500,000 passed. A joint resolution appropriating ?15,000 to the destitute colored people of the Dis ' tViet, passed. The bill appropriating ?1, 000,000 to the destitute of t'.e South was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Farnsworth objected to its passage with? out reference. .Several motions to go into Committee of the Whole, to consider the appropriation of SI,000.000, were ne? gatived, and it was at last lost, under a motion to adjourn. In'the Senate, a resolution to direct the Secretary of War to furnish Gov. Brown low equipments and arms for 2,500 mili? tia, was introduced. Wilson urged im? mediate action. Johnson objected, saying the resolution must take its regular oi dor. Sumnor objected to immediate considera? tion. The resolution of sympathy with Ireland went over. A supplementary bill from the House was referred to the Judicial Committee. Alter executive session, the Senate ad? journed. The Senate, on Saturday,' passed a bill appropriating 81,00?;UU? lor the relief of the Southern people, regardless of ante? cedens, to be dispensed by the Freed men's Bureau. An amendment, making an appropriation ol $1.500,000, was lost. The Senatorial caucus, to-da}', deter? mined to postpone acting on the adjourn? ment until the supplemental bill becomes a law. Nothing official has transpired regard? ing the district commanders. Washington, March 13. The House, in Committee of the Whole, discussed the b\U appropriating a million dollars for the relief of Southern deHtitu tion. Mr. Wood opposed the measure, saying the South only wanted civil rights and Northern capital to deyekp their re? sources. Mi*. Williams thought Congres? sional bounty could be better applied to assisting the widows and orphans made so by the rebels ; if any were to suffer, let it be tbo.se who were disloyal, and let Gou Almighty popnlutc that country with people who were loyal to the flag. Mr. Chandler denounced the measure, as in? tended to bolster up the Freed men's Bu? reau; it was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Mr. Boyor hoped the bill would pass ; the Fraud men's Bureau was the best means lor distributing necessities; if this bill failed, be did not wish to hear any? thing more of Ireland's sympathy; he declared the analogy between the South? ern and Irish people complete. Mr. But? ler ottered a substitute, that the million contributed! should g'd to tlie willows and orphans of those starved at Anderson ville and elsewhere. Butler and Logan , made bitter speeches. Many Republicans spoke warmly in opposition to the sub? stitute, and in favor of the bill. The Committee finally rose without action, and the House adjourned. In the Senate, the militia bill eoifics up to-morrow. Trumbull reported Wilson's as a substitute for the House supplemen? tary bill. It modifies the oath somewhat, and allows tiic Commanding general to delegate powers to the acting governor. According to the present understand? ing, Schofield commands the first district. Sickles the second. Thomas the third and fourth, and Sheridan the fifth. No ill? s'ructions will accompany the assignment beyond the copy of the law. The district headquarters are as fol low*: Schofield, Richmond, Va.j Sickles, Columbia, S. ('.; Thomas, Montgomery, Ala.; Ord, Vieksburg, Miss.; Sheridan, New Orleans, La. The powers of the departments are delegated to the above district commanders. Gen. Pope, whose headquarters are at Louisville, commands West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Washington. March 14. In the Senate, the supplemental bill was resumed, and an amendment propo? sed providing that at elections for dele? gates, a vote"of the people whether they desired the Constitution, should be taken. The amendment gave rise to an earnest debate; the chief argument in its favor being that such voto favoring a eonven I tion would make it. constitutional. It was opposed principally on account of opening the door to delay and irregulari | ty in storing the States to rcpresontn | tton. The debate indicated that the ma? jority considered early restoration vital to the financial interests, and that it was a matter too important for technical tri | fling. Johnson doubted the long cxistoncc of a Government with ten State's out. Morton opposed allowing rebels to say whether they desired a convention. The amendment was defeated. Yeas, Messrs. Cameron. Chandler, Drake, Ferry; Fes senden, Fowler, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Morgan. Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Ver? mont, Patterson of New Hampshire, Sum nor, Thaycr, Tipton and Wade?17 ; nays 27. An amendment making a vote', by-closed ballot constitutionally perpetual was argued till executive session. The House adjourned at 12. No busi? ness done. A BiU~ SUPPLEMENTARY TO an ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MORE EFTJCENT GOVERNMENT OF THE RUBEL STATES," AND TO FACILITATE RESTORATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the. United State of America in Congress assembled, That the commanding general in each district de? fined by the act entitled "an act to pro? vide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," shall cause a registration to be made before the first day of Sep? tember, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, in each county or parish in the State or States included in his district, of male ci? tizens of the United States twenty-one years of age and upwards, resident in each County or parish, which registration shall include only those persons who arc quali? fied to vote for delegates by the "act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,"' and who shall have taken and subscribed the following oath or affirmation: "I,-, of-,.in the county or parish of-?, in the State of?-, do hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am sincerely and earnestly attached to the Union a*:d government ofthe United States, that I will steadfastly support the Constitution and obey the laws of the United States, and that I will, to the best of my ability, engage all others to such support and obedience, so help me God." Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever the registration hereby provided shall be completed, the commanding gen? eral shall cause to be held in each State of his district] on a day not less than thirty days from the date of proclamation there? of, an election of delegates to a conven? tion for the purpose of amending the ex? isting or framing a new Constitution for said State, and of firmly re-establishing a civil government loy:ll to the Union there? in, and ol passing all needful ordinances for putting said constitution and govern? ment into operation. See. 3. And be it further enacted, That the conventions herein provided for shall be called on the basis of the representa? tion of the House of Representatives of each State. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the commanding general of each district shall appoint such loyal officers or persons as may be necessary to make and complete the registration, to preside at the election, to receive, sort, and count, and to make return!" to him of the votes and ofthe per? sons elected as delegates; and upon re? ceiving said returns lie shall open the same, ascertain the persons elected as delegates, and make proclamation thereof, and, with? in sixty days from the date of election, he shall notify the delegates to assemble, at a time and" place to be mentioned in the notification^ to proceed to the organization of a convention ; and when the said con? vention shall have amended .the existing I Constitution* or framed a new" constitution I in accordance with the "Act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," said constitution shall lie submit? ted by the convention to the persons reg? istered under the provisions of this act, at an election tobe hehl after the expiration of thirty days from the date of notice thereof to be given by the .-aid convention. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted", That if the said constitution shall, be ratified by a majority of votes of the electors quali? fied as herein specified, the 1 resident ol the convention shall transmit a copy of the I same, duly certified, to the President of I the United States, who shall forthwith transmit the same to Congress, it then in session, and if not in session, then imme? diately upon its next assembling; and if the said constitution shall be declared by 1 Congress to be in conformity with the fifth section of the act entitled "an act to provide for the rebel States," and the other provisions of said act shall have been complied "with j the State shall be declared entitled to representation, and Senators and Representatives shall he admitted therefrom as therein provided. Sec. ?. And be it further enacted, That the duties hereby imposed upon the com? manding general of each district, and the powers conferred, may, with hi* consent, be performed and exercised by the acting Governor of any State, who shall take an oath or affirmation faithfully to keep and perform the same. A Happy Rkjoindeu.?At Oxford, some twenty years ago, a tutor of one of the colleges limped in his walk. Stopping one day last summer at a railway station, he was accosted by a well-known politician, who recognized him, and asked if he was not the chaplain of the college at such a time, naming the yean The Doctor re? plied that he was. "I was there," said his interrogator, "and I knew you by your limp." "Well, said the Doctor, "it seems that mv limping made a deeper impression on yon than my preaching." "Ah ! Doctor," was tho reply, with ready wit, "it is the highest compliment I we can give a minister, to say he is known by his walk, rather than bv his conversa? tion." -+. ? An exchange tells the young men to wrap themselves up in the future. Thin ' covering for cold weather. j A Picture of a Thousand. When Sherman's army entered Colum? bia there lay upon a bed of sickness; in a hospital, the widowed mother ot two little girls, who, innocently, and in blissful ignorance of their sad situation, amused themselves with children's sports in the plate of privation, sorrow and pain to which their poor mother had retreated as the only refuge in her helplessness: She had come from Georgia to attend her hus? band, a soldier, who was sick in the hos? pital, and who was soon relieved from misery and the dread scenes to come by death. His poor wife soon took his place in the sick list, and her only children, the two little girls, remained as guests of this place, where iufancy was so strangely as? sociated with disease with all its horrors, and became familiar with Death, who, at? tended by famine, maintained his hideous vigils over the sick, wounded and dying inmates. The thunders of the approaching arihyi the roar of flames, the ringing of bells, the falling of houses, the bursting of shells, and grief, so shocked the feeble sick wo? man Tu the hospital that she died from grief and fright, bestowing a last glance, in utter despair, upon her twb little chil? dren, whose fate it was to be left at such a time amongst strangers, far from home and perfectly helpless. Who Can tell the anguish of that poor mother at passing away from the world and leaving her ten? der olfspriug to the mercies and chances of that perilous day! It was indeed a mercy that the pang aud the agony were brief; The mother died, and was buried by order of General Sherman, who also order? ed that the two infants should be sent to the asylum. A general famine followed in the aiarch of that general officer, and there being nothing wherewith to feed the in? mate;' of the asylum, there was no recourse but to send them away. Here was another phase of that extreme human misery which chills the blood even to read of The fee? ble, the sickj the lame, and the haltj and the helpless who found refuge in that asy? lum, were to go forth, as there was noth? ing there to feed them. Wliere were they to go? and what to do ? What became of them all, none can toll Death ended the sorrows of many. In the midst of this sad community were the two motherless girls, mere infants, un? conscious of their lot. People came from all quarters to see what could be done for the dispersing household. Among those who came on this errand was a lady of great worth and refinement, who was once the mistress of a mansion where all that wealth, and elegance, and taste could con? tribute to comfort and enjoyment was gathered together. She had tied from the line estates of her husband in Beaufort, and the fair and rich domains she once looked on as hers was now parcelled out amongst her late slaves. Living in what may be called poverty in Columbia, she yet needed some assistance in her house? keeping for herself and family, and re? paired to the asylum to obtain, if possible, a servant girl There her eyes were at? tracted by the two little girls, thinly clad, sitting in a corner on the sunny sida of the house on a chill}' April day, hugging each other to keep warm. They were remark? able for their beauty, and very symmetri? cal and delicate figures. The lady made inquiry,' and learned their history. Her heart yearned towards them ; but what could she do in her pov? erty ? Contemplating them in their for lorn condition, yet so bright and so uncon? scious of their fate, cheerfully endeavoring to borrow from thestin that warmth which man's inhumanity had deprived them of, she was oppressed with tlie force of the tender sympathy which she felt she was too poor to gratify. She turned away abruptly and hurried toward her home.? But those two tender and bright faces? lliose two babes with neither home nor re? lative were before her. She could not shut them out. Her pity and sympathy grows as she widened the distance between her and them, and at last, completely overcome by her solicitude, she turned back, and in the multitude of miserables sought the children, and taking one in each hand, walked up with them in de? light. Since then, until a few days ago, that noble lady has maintained these children under all the- privations cf her own situ? ation. She had sought in vain.for a place of refuge for them. Some two weeks ago she wrote to Miss Emily Mason now in Baltimore?that indefatigable lady who had done so much to relieve the unfortun? ate and afflicted of these times?inquiring it some provision could not be made for Jlhesc children. Miss Mason had filled rtll the places she succeeded in finding, and had written a lettci saying that nothing could then be done for them?when, as it were by Providential design, a letter came from St. Louis offering places for twelve Southern children, the means for the sup? port and education of whom had been pro? vided by the liberal citizens of that city. Miss Mason, with a delight all who know her can well imagine, reopened the tetter to her Columbia friend ami wrote a post? script, in which she was requested to send on "Beulah" and "Lulu"?ibr these were the names of the motherless little fawns? at once, that they might go on to the homes just found tor them. Poor children! who will not offer up a prayer "hat they may now be happy for lite! This is, indeed, a picture of a thousand, and no one can read the facts, wc arc sure, without being impressed more forcibly with the solemn duty at such a time as ] this of contributing to the aid and succor ' of those brought to dependence and desti? tution by the events of the war.? fiirh mond Dispatch. ? Let not every pain send thee to the doctor, every quarrel for the lawyer, nor I every thirst to the dram shop. ' The Intelligence!1 Job Office* Having recently made considerable a<Idi(ion:Ho tins department, we arc prepared to execute -ids m Am, mi^jjg In the neatest style and oh tbe most reasonable terms. Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards, Handbills. Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact every stylo of -work usually done in a country Printing Office. B?f In all cases, the money will be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied ?with The cash, will receive prompt attention. The Country Press. Thc-following truthful article is taken from one of the ablest papers in the coun? try: Our duty is too often overlooked. Go into half the houses of the country; and there will he found New York newspa? pers, and Philadelphia magazines, and foreign literature of every kind; while of newspapers interested in advocating tho interests of tbe State and their own coun? ty, not one can be found. This is grossly unjust. If a man has three dollars a year, or ten cents ? week: to spend in in? formation and literature for his family; his duty as a citizen is to take his own State and county paper. Let him imag? ine, if he can, what his State would be without a paper witbin'her borders, and then ask himself whj^t he is doing for their support. But some excuse themselves for taking a metropolitan paper, on the ground that they contain more reading matter than those published at home. True enough? i simply for the reason that they are sup? ported. Every dollar sent to a foreign newspaper, by a citizen who takes no lo? cal paper, builds up that foreign paper at the expense, not of his own local paper, but of the interests of his own State and county. " . We do not ask this for the local. press as a matter of charity, but of justice. A good paper can do more good for any town, than ah}- town can do for a paper. But few appreciate the local press as they ought. They overlook the fact that its conductors arc the most self-sacrificing men iti the country. From one year's end to another, they devote their talents and their energies to the building up of their localities, even to the neglect ot their own pecuniary interests. Yet the local press is sneered at, and given the cold shoulder, forgetting that the little pebble is as necessary for making the mountain, as the bolder or huge mass of granite. The local press holds as im? portant a position as the rill does to the river which' goes oceanward. It is bad policy to starve them to death, as it would be for the mouth of the stream to dam up the fountains from which it obtains its supply. The interests of the city press and the local press are identical, and they should be fostered alike, as each has its work to perform in its peculiar province. The conductors of the country press may sometimes err in judgment, or fail to carry out their plans to the fullest extent?but the metropolitan press is open to the same charge. "Wc repeat, that it is the first duty of every man?a duty that is imperative?to sustain his local press with a liberal hand, and.not let it languish for want of that support. A Relic of the Revolution.?"We have just been shown a beautiful miniature of "Washington, painted on ivory by Col. John Trumbull, the hero artist, who was on the staff of Washington during the war for independence: . It will be remembered that the Trumbull pictures of Washington are much younger than those of either Stuart or Peale, for the very good reason that they were' painted more than twenty-five years ear? lier, and this accounts for the fact that they are not much alike. The pictures of Trumbull are not popular, but wc see no good reason why they should not be.? Washington was but forty years old when he was in active service in the revolution, and as John Trumbull was a good artist, we have every reason to believe that his portraits were accurate likenesses. ' His original full length of Washington is now in the Trumbull gallery in Connecticut, and the miniature of which we write is in this city. It is on ivory, and when placed under a strong lens shows the most exqui? site treatment. We have never seen any miniature more delicately und artistically touched. It is in full military costume and wearing a blue sash. This is the only picture in existence of Washington paint? ed with thi.s appendage. On "several oc? casions Washington wore a blue sash iri compliment to the French officers "who' composed part of the continental army.? The miniature was painted and made a present by Trumbull to one of the ollicers who came over with Lafayette. It was by him carried to France and presented to one of the female member- of his family. It was finally brought back to this coun? try by some descendant of the French family, who settled in Doston, being un? fortunately in reduced circumstances, they were induced to part with the miniature. and it fell into the hands of a rich family in that city. Jared Sparks, the historian, had the pic-" tare in his possession during the time he was writing his lite ot Washington, and it was also exhibited.several times at the Boston Athemcum and the Historical So cietv, hut continued to remain in posses? sion of the same family, who have had itf* nearly sixty years, and it is now owned by oft? of the descendants of the Boston family, who resides in New York. We should like to see the picture tjo into some' permanent gallery, where it would be pre? served for coming lime. -?=> Idmswimx?Mr. N. P. Wifliafe fimroiis country seat on the Hudson camC .-bout in this way : It was a portion of the farm of Nathaniel Sands, a lovely, kindly, gentle old man, whose sweet, persuasive words from the high seat of the Quaker meeting: have won 'many hearts to the peaceful faith he espoused He decided to sell the tract to Willis, naming some very moderate sum of money as the price, "because. Na? thaniel, .t is only an idle wild/' "I will take it/' said Willis, "and it shall be call? ed Idle Wild." _ ? A California editor says he has boon presented with a radish, the size of a five . gallon ke<r. That radish must bo taken1 with several grains of salt.