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An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literatur?! and General Intelligence. VOL 2. ANDERSON, S. 0, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1867. NO. 42. i? Jliui^oit l&c^iii Jntclli|(Ciu[cr, : BT HOYT & WAITERS. TERMS: VTWO -SOlllES AUD A 'HALF FEB AJTNTM, " IN VMTED STATES (XT.UEXCY. : BATES OF A?VERTTSIXG. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion and Fifty Ceuts for each subsequent insertion Liberal deductions made to thost who advertise by the year. 1 ggj* For announcing a candicate, Five Dollars in advance. ' Washington News aid Gossip. Washington, March 25. - A resolution providing for an adjourn ?me-nt on Thursday hext'o meet again on the first Wednesday in May, Juno, Sep? tember, November or December, as the - presiding officer of the two Houses made U by joint proclamation decide tc henecessa ' ry, some.ten 'days -previous to the time of - meeting was ofleiea. It was adopted, by , a vote o'f-'88'to'1?I. . Several.Bills contemplathg the connec? tion of the Mississippi Rver with the Northwestern Lake by a Slip Canal, was -referred to the Coinmittee on Commerce. A resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to employ two wedge "boats to Vkecp open the channel at tie mouth of the. *? -Mississippi River was pass.-d. '. ; . A petition was received ;Vom a minority of the Maryland Legislature praying Con-; gress not to adjourn until that State was provided with a Republican form of Gov : ernmehtv Atter ordering itto be printed *:the House adjourned. A petition from the Union League, ask? ing for the application of the Military Ke l construction Bill-to Maryland, was refer? red to the Judiciary Committee. . The action of the Senate on Saturday last with reference to the question of ad? journment was annulled. _The other business was generally uuim .poJtaat. Washington, March 26. .In the IIoiy>e, a resolution ordering a survey for a ship canal around Louisville Falls was passed. , Butler and . Bingham, id personal ex? planations, assailed each other furiousl}-. Butler had examined the evidence foroth:. - ?er purposes than proving ,3?r?. Surratfs ^n,rijoi;ti&A4i^ ww&rtftd the menm- - jandum book, in which Uooth kept _'. -day By day his thoughts, plans and rao .'iives, taken "from Iiis dead bod}-, was with :J"held, though his pipe, spun and knife were presented to the court ? This mem .^Oranduui.hook was in tfre possession of the judiciary Committee, wi,h eighteen .pagos of entries made prior to Lincoln's assassination^ c ut out. Butler wanted to V'know was that -book complete when it . fell into the .h'^rids rf the .Government, ' iand why was t!;is diaiy withheld from the "court?".. Does it. not. charge :he gallant soldiers who sat in the court, with wrong? / They did not see the 'diaryt'otherWise,' "they would have judged different!}'. Who spoiled that boo!; ? Who suppressed that ?evidence? WLo caused that innocent . 'woman-to-be hanged? There''is 'still'in1' tlie diary words written a few'hours before . . Booth's death. Butler quoted from me? mory:."! have endeavored to cross the Potomac five" times; and- tailed. [ propose' to return to Washington, give iiivself up, and clear myself from the great crime."? -Butkr conrnueu : Way was not Col. .^.Conger allowed to tell what was found on .- Booth's body? Butler believed1 the diary would -show- up to a certain hour that. ? Booth intended lo.abdtict .-ineola . " Bingham replied excitedly, aid was trailed to order fo r usin<r words dsreputa . ble. He claimed that tb'3. .words written J-after the act were inadmi&able as evi , iietice, and denied any knowledge of the v ;spoliat;on of the jdiary ; and disavowed, ?r.Jfche responsibility for the'conduct of the prosecution. ? ?' .The Senate, bill appointing thre? cou ruissioners t? hear ctajais against themoney "seized belonging to the , Citizens' lank of New-Orleans wa? passed. - A bill witbholo'.iiig tlie agriculture] col ? lege scrip from the rebel States umi they 'are represented, passed, and goes to the President. A bill fixing tlte day ivpon which the - bankruptcy bill is t? take effect was x*fer red to the Jndieiary Committee. Various adjournment propositions vere discussed, and, finally, a - resolution, that "both Houses adjourn "on Thursday; pased. v After a short executive session, the . Senats adjourned. , r; In tlie Senate, an amendment providing for commissioners to adjust sequestrated -' debts was "referred to the Judiciar}' Cora bittee. \ Washington, March 27. In the Senate, the statement of ihe ?Bank o;t Commerce that Senator Thoirus, of Maryland, withdrew from the bank a ?large amount of funds for the purpose of discrediting Federal bondSj was reforrVd to the J judiciary Committee. A joint res? olution devoting ?5'0;000 to the Freedfnerrs Bureau fund, to purchase and distribute . seed iri the South, passed: A resolution foi bidding any increase of price, but al '-'lowing the Clerk of the House to desig? nate Northern papers to publish the laus and treaties, passed. The Judiciary Com inittee reported on the New York Custom H??s? evidence iurnished by the Iloise that nothii.g in it implicated Senators Doo Iittle and Patterson. Adjourned. In the House, Stevens moved that the res ? . ./?lutions.ofthe Select Committee on South ? prn Railroads be adopted: The Senate ' bill appointing commissioner to hear claims oh the sequestrated Southern debt was tabled. The Senate adjournment resolu . tion amended, to meet on the first Wednes . day in Junc or September-yeas 75, nays 15. This vote indicates the strength of the im peachers in the House. The resolution - adverse to allowance of foreign claims for property destroyed by the army during ? the war passed. Protests against the for? mation of a dominion in Canada passed.? A resolution expressing sympathy with i. the people of Ireland passed. An amend? ment disparaging the Fenian movement as leading to useless bloodshed was reject -. ed?yeas 10, nays 102. A resolution de? claring that Smythe, the New York Col? lector, ought to be removed, and sending the evidence to the President, was passed. Adjourned to 12 to-morrow, which defeats the peuding joint resolution for adjourn? ment. Washington, March 28. - In the 'Senate, the resolutions of the Re publican Convention of Maryland, asking tor a republican government, was: referred to the Judiciary Committed. The-bill-au? thorizing the Secretary of War to employ "-two dredge boats to'kccp open -th&mquth of the Mississippi pansed, and goes to tlie President. The bill confirming the South Carolina i;ax sales to soldiers, sailors and members, of the :Marine : corps, passed.? The adjournment question was discussed. Incidentally, suffrage was discussed, and the constitutional amendment urged, pro? claiming universal suffrage throughout the Union. The proposition met little favor/ It was argued, that if let aloue, the. tates. won 1?3 soon adopt negro suffrage; where? as, if;coercion at the North was attempt? ed, the people would become stubborn.? The majority of the Senate seemed unap? prehensive of'the President's-failure to ex? ecute the laws. In the House, the Maryland Republican resolution.')- were presented. Mr. Thomas said there was intense excitement in Mary? land, bat doubted its leading to bloodshed; he argued the right ot Congress to seize 'the State, particularly as.-it lay around the District, and should pass an enabling act, guaranteeing equal rights. Mr. Brooks argued elaboiately against the right of Congressional interference,, and "!tss?rted: that in Temiesfsee aiicl Missouri there was no more republicanism than in Egypt. A committee of conference was calfed on the adjournment question. 'A/resolution au? thorizing the Secretary of War to furnish1 transportation for contributions from Bal? timore to Wilmington, passed. The select committee on Southern Railroads consists of McClung, Mercer, Washburne, of In? diana, and Chandler. Joint resolution ma-, king eight hours a day s work fm^GovcriLl, inentJab^fi^-^ftSi*?!:-^ ~~ The Southern Republicans met last night to ask the National Republican Committee to appoint a member from each 'Unrecon? structed State. The President has approved the bill tax? ing shin-plasters ten per cent. The bill takes effect on and after the 6th of May' proximo. Also, a bill authorizing the Sec? retary of the Treasury to discharge direct tax collectors at his direction, imposing their duties on the revenue collectors. -* Look Up.?It is true that a cloud of gloom and uncertainty is closing around us, but shall we therefore tread life's nig? ged pathway with our heads bowed down like a bulrush? Look up! Above us arc the heavens radiant with worlds of brightness and beauty, whose light shall sc?tt'o'r tlie lilted clouds and brighten up our desolate pathways. It is true we are passing through apolitical crisis without a .precedent ?':- & V?u'i'?11el. Yet all is not lost. We lu-.ve many things for which we should bo thankful. It is ti-He our.hopes hare been scattered as to an. early rcenvnit'O-n of our rights and privileges as one of the sisterhood of States, but oven this, by a judicious course upon the part cf the people tuay only be a temporary cmljaiTa-'SmerVt'. purely we do not intend to sit down sapinely tinder thi? loss?leave the kvml to become a sterilo waste?the homo of desolation and famine, merely because t1 e sun shine not so brightly as we would desire.. Are. wo AnVerTc'a-ns.?heirs- vf the .blootl and muscle, the brains, tho bounding pulse, and all tho activities of the great old' Saxon heart?descendants o::' the men. who, have made a wilderness continent to bloom as a garden ? Shall we, because a great shadow hath overwhelmed as, seek relief in the vague realms of despair? Never! never! That blood ctill flows in pur. veins. Let it not stagnate around a drooping heart, but set brain and muscle to work, and demonstrate "o the world that the energy and intelligence of the South is equal to the crisis, and can sub? ordinate all changes to her interest, and control the industrial resources of the State to the best advantage, and come forth from this hour of gloom and trial, with tiiat dignity and honor which be? comes her character and her history. Al? though we cannot control, the turbid wa? ters whoso surging billows have swept away cur prosperity arid our hopes, yet we can rise above the highest wave, sur? vive th? wreck of the storm, and rebuild our lallen fortunes upon a more perma? nent and prosperousfoundation. Look up ana take courage. You are poor?so are we all pour, but groaning and growling, sighing fur sympathy, pul? ling round With.sickly, vain regrets for the uiichan&eahre past; will bring no cheer; no light of happiness in tlie end. "Let the dead past bury its dead," ?nd leave it to solitude and silence; but with a G?>d above you, a heart within you, and a world of activity and interest around you, lo? k up. and be a man in misfortune, arid also a man above misfortune.?Al? bany (Go.) News. A Jealous Monkey.?At Lyons, France a ferocious monkey of large size escaped from a menagerie, and reached the provi? sion wagon, where it commenced to regale* itself. Over this animal the proprietor seized a whip and threatened the animal, vho, before receiving a blow, flew at hiin, threw Kim on his back, aitd tearing at his flesh, was crunching the bbuesof his arm, vhen the shrieks ot the wretched victim attracted the ?'hole personnel of the mcn ajerie, but no one among them dared to approach the beast. Suddenly the unfor ttlliate man's daughter was inspired with ai. idea. She dragged a! clown behind th? bars of the cage, opposite the open dojr, and told him to kiss her, on the Koand of this salutation, the monkey, jeal? ous as many animals are, (and who could not eudure any mark of aflectiou bestow? ed on anything but himself,) and howling with rage, turned round, and believing theai to be in the cage, dashed into it in order to fly at the clown. Needless to add, the door was instantly closed and barred. The proprietor's arm, had to be amputated. Reconstruction. Hr>.'Qrs., Second Military District. Columbia, S. G, March 21st, 1867. , .[General Orders, No.. 10.:] . T. In'compliance with General Orders No. 10, Headquarters of the ArmMarch 11th, 18?7, the undersigned hereby as sumcs':cpmmand of the Second Military District constituted by the Act of Con? gress, Public No. 68," 2nd March, 18'67, entitled "An Act for the more efficient government of the rebel States." IL In .the execution.of the duty -of the Commanding General to maintain the se? curity of the inhabitants in their persons and property, to suppress insurrection, dis? order aud violence, and to punish or cause to be punished all disturbers ot the pub? lic peace and ciimnals, the local civil tri? bunals will be permitted tb take jurisdic? tion of and try offenders, excepting only such cases as may by the order of the Com? manding General be referred to a commis? sion or other military tribunal for trial. . III. .The civil government now existing in North Carolina'and South Carolina is provisional only, and in all respects sub? ject to the paramont authority of the Uni? ted States, at any time to abolish, modify, control or supersede the same. Local laws and municipal regulations not inconsistent with the constitution aud Laws of the Uni tei States, or tlie proclamations of the President, or with such regulations as are or may be prescribed in the orders of the Commanding 'General, are hereby declared to be in force; and, in conformity there? with, civil officers are hereby authorized to eontinne tlie exercise of their proper functions, and..will be respected and obey-. ed by the inhabitants, j. * * ^r3r^rrnitTiu2v'er~aiiy Civil Officer, Magis? trate, or Court neglects or refuses to per? form an official act properly required of such .tribunal or officer, whereby due aud rightful security to person or property, sliall be denied, the case will be reported by the Post Commander to these Head quarterii.,- . ? ? , V. Post Commanders will cause to be arrested persons charged with the com? mission of crimes and offences when the civil authorities fail to arrest and bring such offenders to trial, and will hold the accused in custody for trial by Military Commission, Provost Court or other tribu? nal organized pursuant to orders from these Headquarters. Arrests by military authority will be reported promptly. .The. charges preferred will be accompanied by the evidence on which they are founded. VL The Commanding General desiring to preserve trauqnility and order by means and agencies most congenial to the.people,. solicits the zealous and cordial co-opera? tion of civil officers in the discharge of their duties, and tlie aid of all good citi? zens in preventing conduct tending to dis? turb the peace; and to the end that ocea-; sion may seldom arise for exercise of mili? tary authority in matters of ordinary civil administration, the Commanding General respectfully and earnestly commends to the people aud authorities ot North and South Carolina unreserved obedience to' the authority now established, and the diligent, considerate and impartial execu? tion of the laws enacted for their govern menfc VII. A'Yl orders heretofore published to the Department of the South are hereby continued in fbreo. VIII. The following named officers are announced as the staff of the Major-Gcn cral Commanding: Captain J. W. Clous, 3Sth United States Infantry, Acting Assistant Adju? tant-General and Aide-tle-Camp. Capt. .Alexander Moore, 3Sth U. S. In? fantry, Aide-de-C?mp. Bvt. Major J. 11. Myrick, 1st Lieut. Cd Art., Aide-de-Camp and Acting Judge Ad? vocate. Major James P. Hoy; 6th U. S. Inft. Acting Ariistant Inspector General. Bvt. Mnjor-Geuei'iil K. O. Tyler, Depu? ty Quartermaster General Lr. S. A., Chief Quartermaster. I Bvt. Brig. General W. W. Burns, Ma? jor rind C. S., U. S. A., Chief Commissa? ry ot Subsistence; Bvt! Lieut Col. Clias! Pago, Surgeon j U. S. A , Medical Director. D. E. SICKLES; Major General Commanding. Official: J. W. Clous, Aide-de-Camp. Working and Thinking.?There area great many working farmers?the coun? try is iiill of ih'em ! Hut is tj.ie country as full of thinking farmers ? Wo fear not! Do farmers reflect upon what.they hear and sec and read. Qr do tjicy swallow, at oiib gulp all that is told thim.i^r-all that they see in the papers? Do they sift error from truth, and then digest the truth when they see or hear it. We have judgments. They arc the crucibles in which the gold should bo sep? arated from the dross. We must not swallow the ipse dixit of any man or set of men, without first exercising our judg? ment and asking?Is it truth or error? For what have our reflective faculties been given us? Why do wc neglect to exercise them? It is all wrong. Lotus change in this respect, and we shall daily ?rrow wiser and better. o - Girls in tub South.?The Holly Springs (Miss.). Reporter, knows several girls in Marshall county who were raised in the lap of luxury, with fine carriages to ride in and money by the thousands to spend before the war, who can now chop wood; drive a two horse wagon, go to mar? ket and do all the housework; They can go in the kitchen; too; an'?! prepare a din? ner equal to a French cook. And then call on them iii the parlor, they will treat you to such music as would make the houris listen with wonder and admiration. These girls have cheerfully conformed to the change in their pecuniary circumstan? ces. The Reporter thinks they arc worthy of being the wives of the greatest and best in the land, and so think we. J t Confiscation of the Public Lands, Tlie Philadelphia North A marican, which now appears as'the most rabid advocate for confiscation, says : "However Republicans may disagree respecting Mr. Stevens' confiscation bill, there is one point in it upon w.bic.b they ought all to be able to agree. We allude to the first section, wherein it is provided that the public lands of the ten rebellious States shall, bo confiscated. .This is a' matter that has hitherto escaped the at? tention of all our public nc.en except Mr. Stephens, and we doubt not that many who read his speech will feel surprised that no one has. anticipated fliirn in this capital method of making the Gulf States .pay us,.to some, .extent, for the injuries they inflicted upon. us. during the war. In the ease of Texas, to which he culls especial attention, there should be no do lay whatever In availing ourselves oT the opportunity to confiscate the remainder of that public domain which she reserved to herself at the time of* her annexation, as a guarantee for the payment of her debt?that very debt that was subse-. quei.tly forced upon-as a national burden by tlie compromise of 1850. "Of all the States coucerncd in thclate rebellion, Texas escaped with the least punishment. All tho attempts made to carry the war into her territory proved abortive, and the long and'desperate strug? gles in the Southwest were mainly sus? tained upon resources derived from her. The contraband trade with Europe through Mexico was carried on by her. The droves of beeves .upon which the -rebel armici-icd. vv-oPb funrishod.by her. And at tho close of the War, after a'Ul'be' rebel armies elsewhere had surrendered, tho Texan 'rebellion, was. - still intact.. These 'people,, having 'felt little or'nothing .of the horrors of the war, have remained incorrigibly disloj-al and defiant, and al? though we have all recognized that some punishment ought to be used to bring them to their senses, none that was feasi? ble could be thought of. "It was asserted by those who profess to know that Texas has profited by the' war to B?ch an extent that her population is now double what it was in the year 1SG?.. . Thither have gone the very worst rebels from other ;Statea, and. 'especially from Missouri, Tennessee and Arkansas.' '?The State-had-a large loyal population when the war broke out, especially among the Germans of Western Texas, but a frightful reign of terror was 'established to crush out Unionism, and numberless patriotic citizens fell victims to it. "It would, therefore, be nothing more than right that we should, punish this State fur her treason by confiscating her public land?', and the more so .because then these lands.would be opc;ied to ac? tual settlers free of cost, trader the opera? tions of the homestead law, which cannot otherwise be the case. 13y the supple-, ment to that law, enacted by the last Congress, all the public; lands owned by the National Government in tho Gulf States were thrown Open to actual settlers under the act. It is now proper to re sumo possession of all lands held b}- rebel States, in order to extend to all such the same provision, so that wc may encour? age the increase of that independent class of small landholders which has been made the crying need of the aristocracy-ridden . South. "Mr. Stevens estimates the amount of lands that will fall into the hands of the National Government by this provision at two hundred millions of acres', an item decidedly worth considering in these times, and sufficient to enable Uslo create a great element in the South antagonistic to the plantation aristocracy. We can? not refrain froir. expressing our regret that this first section of the pending bill cannot be made into a separate act and passed at once upon il? own merits?' -fy. A Paris "Wedding ? Incident.?The other day a wedding took place at the Madeline Church, between a very noble gentleman and ladyj?nd among the crowd that g?thered outside to see the splendid bridal party was a miserable beggar about twelve years old. Now, in Paris, every one who has not something-to sell is car ried otf to a police house?if they stop in the streets as this one did?and according? ly an officer was just asking her if she had anything, to dispose of, and.the poor thing was trembling in every limb for fear of imprisonment, when a sweet little girl, sister of the bride, happened to overhear the polhreman as she passed by, and to save the ragged offender, she quickly placed in. her*"hand a superb boquct she was carrying, and answering for her, said: "Yes, she has these flowers, but she asks too much, and I cannot buy them." As she turned to go on, an old gentleman, who saw aiid understood it, all, stepped forward, and putting a gold piece in the poor child's palm, remarked, "I will give twenty fraucs for it," and presented it to the amiable lit? tle an<2;el whose goodness had been more fragrant and beautiful than the choicest blossom that ever graced a garden. -o Can Ant One Teix ??Can any one tell why men who cannot pay small bills can a ways find plenty of money to buy liquor, and treat when "happening among their friends? .. , Can any one tell how young men who dodge thgir washerwomen and arc always behind with their landlord, can plfty bil? liards night and day, and are always ready for a game of pp.ker or seven up,? .. Can any one tell how men live and sup? port their families who have no income and do not work; while others who are indus? trious and constantly employed, half starve ? Can any one tell how it is that 3i man who is too poor to pay for a newspaper, is able to pay a dollar or two a day far to- i bacco, whiskey or cigarp. -! ft Chattanooga. Tlie'above point having attracted not a little attention during ihe late'disastrous freshet, it inriy not be tin interesting 'to learn something in regard to the'preseiit condition ol the city. Tlie damage to life and property does not appear to have been '^overwhelming as was anticipated, as will be seen from the last number ol the American Union, which says: "In.re? ply to numerous inquiries, which are daily reaching us by mail, in regard to the present condition and future prospects of Chattanooga, we desire to make a few statements for the benefit of our friend* .abroad. In the first place we did have a big flood, the biggest one known, but Chattanooga is not its badly injured by it as it might have been. No such loss ol life prevailed.as was generally .supposed. We have not yet heard of a single authen? ticated instance of death by drowning, ?and we have been unable.to obtain the name of one person who perished during the flood.. Destitution and suffering to a very large extent prevails among that class.of 'persons who were-previously de? pendent upon ?he charity of/ohr. citizens 'for support. Most of our business men lost largely by thefts and damages from the water, but they have all gone to work to make up for lost time. Our iron works and foundries have gone to work again, and the owners,of the saw mills, which were swept a way. "are replacing them as fast as possible. Even during the preva lenco of the flood there was a"sort of grim good humor on- the face of.every, man, as though they knew ihcy would come out all right in the end. The Amcri enn Union office was not sjibjnerged. und it did not miss a~"sTr7gre~isTuo. but kept re? porters going about, the streets in boats all day, atid every, morning distributed by. aquatic carries to its .patrons, a complete synopsis of the events of the previous day. Owing to the want of mail facilities and the great demand for these descriptions of the flood, which were published together in our weekly edition of the 13th, but few ot them have as yet found their way to I our exchanges. We are a little poorer] than we were, but our geographical posi? tion, the early completion of: the all-rail route to New Orloatisa-nd. Cincinnati, and the prospective opening of the Tennessee river to..navigation, "render us certain of increased prosperity; at no distant day. and wc have already learned to look upon the great flood as a thing of the past." -o AX E X- C OX FEDERATE CpMMISSARY.? Shortly after the surrender of Lee there came to tins city an individual named J. P. Cuuimings, who had been a commissa? ry in the rebel service. Here hejat once en tered into, it is alleged, half a dozen diffe? rent concerns, such as banker, broker, commission merchant, etc., into-Vach of which he put a large capital. The man? ner in which he deported himself, and .tlie money which he seemed to control, inori attracted attention, and excited remark,) especially as all other rebels were .known to be in "desperate pecuniary straits and ] actual want. It was soon not only whis? pered but loudly asserted by those who professed to know of his performances in I the South, that he had swindled not only j the rebel government" iMii"lei\.whreh ti% oc? cupied t.j'-oy'itioTi of trust, but citizeus al? so, especially of North Carolina and Ga.. on a scale far beyond the wildest imagin? ings cf ordinary villians.. He must hive had large sums of money, for he was known as one of the heaviest stock oper? ators 'on "the street," and it was variously stated that his ill gotten wealth amounted to from three to ten millions; , ? A gentleman from Georgia, who is a large manufacturer now brings suit against the gay ex-Commissary, and in his atlida vit charges that the said James F. Cum nnngs was in 1801 a resident of lenncs see; wiiore he can ied on the trade of a butcher; that he came to Georgia in 1sg3 a poor man; that lie is now reputed to be worth several millions, and that he used the power of the . so-called Confederate government, to take from hurt goods of the value of ?1300,000,.which he fraudulently converted, .to his. own use, and - it was by like means that he obtained the large wealth of which he is possessed. Updti many affidavits, all tending t? tlie same purport, Judge Leonard, ot the Supreme Court, granted an order of arrest, ami on Friday the gallant gatherer of hog and hominy for hungry "rebs,"' and quondam butcher, banker, broker and operator in fancy stocks, was invited by the sheriff to a residence.iu.Ludlow street jail, where | he will have time for wholesome reflection on the mutations which attend all human affairs. The case will present some inter? esting questions of law, but will be main? ly looked after by the public for the rea? son that it promises to develop the full de? tails, not only of this particular trans? action, but of many others, which together form one of the most remarkable and gi? gantic systems .of.fraud.and speculation, which have been brought to light for some time.?JST. Y Herald. -o-I The Drift of Northern' Sentiment. ?A Richmond gentleman of great Integ? rity and intelligence, who has recently visited tho North, assures its that the hi* dicatro'hs'of a healthy reactionary senti? ment are already manifest.among the bu? siness men and politician's of tho North. This reRCt?< miry feeling accepts the Sher? man bill as a finality,and is unanimous in condemnation of those remorseless mis? creants whom nothing shcr; of confisca? tion will satify. Tho passions of the Northern people havo been so wrought .upon by dema? gogues, that they cannot yet discover that tho Sherman bill is the most iniquitous measure ever adopted, but they declare that those States which A -.'! !'; . stilutioiis under its pr?v'istoasj muss and shall be admitted. \ There- is htill so much wioharituhlcme?? rr?it Tlie Intelligencer ttw i*MtU Hiving recently made considerable .idditior.s to this department, wc are prt-paivd 10 execute Jf3 TOES ?J ^;:r;X3 In the neatest style and on tbe most reasonable tenms. .Legal*Blanks,.Bill Heads., Posters. Curds, Handhills. Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact Wry style of work usually done in a country Pripiiug Cilice. ES?" In all cases,, the money vrill be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, will receive prompt attention. at the North towards the South, that the masses indorse the declarations of Sher? man and Wade, that this is the last at? tempt at reconstruction which will be made. They profess, almost to a man. to deprecate ami denounce Ihe confiscation measures of Stunner and Butler, and shy that, with the enforcement of the Sher> ,man. bill, and the admission of the South, ern States under its provisions, there will he an end forever ot all a git tit it mi of the slavery question. Our informant, whose ability as a financier entitles his opinions to great weight, believes that capital will,, at no distant day, flow into Virginia and" the other Southern States in great aluiii danco. lie was astonished and gratified beyond measure at the improved temper of the-more influential ami respectable inen of ."the North, and he-lives that.-by wise and judicious action,. the reaction against the Radical party will ultimately sit in with great force. Just now, how? ever, all.partios,except thedcslructionir-ts, .profcss io reirurd the Sherman act as "a linullty."?Michmond Times. -?> The Irrepressible Conflict.. On Sunday afternoon last our village was the scene < f a fierce and irrepressible conflict.- The holy d -y makes the deed appear more unholy ! Fouror five soldiers, ot the Federal garrison became "lufurca tud with ho*t "shots from a blue-ruin de caiiter/' and very wantonly disturbed the peace ot a colored family. These soldiers, we understand, are of Coltish origin.? Their feet were at one time on their .na? tive bog. They have a national antipa? thy to reptiles and swear by St. Patrick. They &Yg-4lfe*cotedly attached to potatoes and have an abiiJing-ia7tTT~in gootTwhis-" key. By some, means as we have al? ready insinuated, the said Coltish gentle? men and a quantity of tho said good whiskey got inside of each other; and Straightway the Celrs were upon the war? path. As they wended their devious way along our Main street, they chanced to approach the residence of a.n American citizen of African dcseeiit?jPJiil Hill?a good, honest, wsll-meutiiiig fellow. Phil was not a*, home; he was "up town j" perhaps pondering, in pensive mood, tho long-standing but now thoroughly-aveng? ed wronga of his tuition. The. Celts cn t red the domicile forcibly, and spread terror and dismay among the females of his family. Mrs. Phil crept forth and sttr> replitiously despatched a messenger for Phil. The untutored African rushed to the rescue, and excited to frenzy by tho ba?o aggressions of the Celts, pitched in upon '.he latter with most valorous vim. It being Sunday. Phil's friends were lying round loose. They flew to arms. More Celts arrived on the field of gl?rv; 'Tis impossible to describe the scene! A com? bat ccsued that promised a very serious termination.; The result had like to have been the same as in the fight of the Kil? kenny cats. It seemed probable for some tune that nothing would be left but a few mangled remains for the coroner to huld an inquest upon. ? -: ', But the Africans triumphed gloriously. ? One Celt was cat; another was shot, though not killed ; while another was brought to. the ground by an unerring brick from the vengeful hands of Mrs. Phil. . < ? ? .. The eomandant of the post arrived upon the scene, and speedily dispersed the conir bulhtit* Phil -was. arrested and carried to headquarters, but, upon representations of his got d character being made to the commandant, and sufficient surety given of his appearance . when the matter was investigated, ho was released. As for the foe men whom Phil thought worthy (?) of his steel, we imagine.theyvhave had time in the guardhouse to get thoroughly so? ber, and to reflect maturely upon the na? ture and results of -irrepressible conflicts" in general.?Edgefield Advertiser. JEFFERSON D.w1s to BE RELEASED.? The President has recently been urged by Congressmen of the Republican per sitasiou and other*- influential citizens, to. release Jefferson Davis 'roth imprison? ment upon bail, or upon his own rocogni ?.ai.ee, inasmuch as there is now less pro? bability than heretofore that Chief Justice Chase can be induced to preside at a ses? sion of the United Cirvtiit Court in Vir? ginia within a reasonable time. Judge, Chase lias heretofore .refused to hold court in the dis'rict in which Mr. Davis must he tried upon, the ground that it would not be in keeping with the djg nity of a Judge of" tho Supreme Courtto preside in a district in. which the civil au? thority was not paramount and fully re? stored, and where the military arm o" tho government is required lo,sustain the law and direct and control the action of the citizens, and until the civil authority shall be.acknowledged and established beyond, cavil. Ho has said., repeatedly, that he would not.take his seat upon the bench. In ,view, of all the circumstances, tho. President is asked to release Mr. Davis from eonfincmeni on bail, or on his own recognizance, und there is good reason for saying that within the next ten days or two weeks, Mr. Davis will be discharged from custody, .upon his recognizance to answer the charges that may be brought against him. -_ Simcle- Remedy.?Coffee made strong and clear as possible'< without, any addi? tion of sugar or milk, is an excelic..t reme? dy against the vomiting peculiar to chole? ra morbus and cholera infantum; For an adult the quantity to be given is a table spoon full, and. loan Intant a teaspoon full, every ten minutes. The writer <>t' j this communication has within a few dVrys ; past witnessed its efficacy in the case ?:??' ' inveteraio vmuitjuV. wlhVh. -.\'-'? ?? '.' mean's, yielded uSsL.ti.;. ?. Lm . i ipoon full of strong, clear collcc,? ?*>, i tin:; . '