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Itttant MHipnctr, ? G?kleri'cuJrlB and-l?aghing eyes, bound? ing-footfall >anda^ voice full of laughing musicya laugh; like the chifnin^of silver bplla^^d atiny ^gure, little and-graceful. 'as thefairy Ticania. ? This' was my love to NJmrRaymond* "Be your wife? I-never' heard such nonsense in my life! Your wife, indeed ? r&h'duld<as soon"think of marryingpapa, or brother Will, or?or?why, I can't thiiifcof any other masculine so impossi? ble!" : --. This was tho answer to my. suit . "But why?" I persisted. . . (.0Vhy ^hy don?t a girl marry her gniodmothor ? Its because she gets tired: of seeing the old lady, around. ' I can't re? member a day that I have not seen your -phfaf .tho-first thing in tb> mprnjng. I neVerwent to a^party* .with any. other es cort. ri)ever>as in any scrape, but you ?were my; companion in'my misery, or my .abie'r^. from .punishment. I never, did a. foolish thing in "my life but .you were ithere to laugh and; rebuke... Oh! Mars ton, do go make love to some foreign, lady;' but don't be so absurd as to marry: y?invcdusih,- who lias lived 'With you un? der; ?ie same rQof since she was a baby." "Bux all you say g?es ohJy to prove my devotioa." . ' - ".Devotion I You_srTuVmeqnito as often as y.du praise.XBesides?" She hesitated/ "Well." ; ~ . uVm only sixteen, and" ahx not-going to scce.pt my first offer. ; And;, then, Mars ton, you don't come . within a thousand miles"of ray beau ideal" ; . *"?h, I don't ;" pray describe your beau ideal." ,. ." 1 - - - ? ..' "Tall/' . . >' . ' ? ." m ? stand sin-feet one inch." ' Jit 't'Sandsomo; with black whiskers and the manners of a traveler. A man who. has not lived all- his life in a miserable village, but baa seen the world and pro * fitocf thereby. One' who has mixed in . distinguished . society, and- learned rcfine '' incnt of dres.s end manners; and who can 'talk something besides books with a lady." ."Ah ! well, if you won't have me, you ' ?won' t', so there'* an end. of it." ^rgbtupfrom the arbor.seat where we had been sitt ing and strolled towards the ^ojiser. -l?sa^ her blue -.eyes openr with ' amazement at my coolness. I did not enact despair for her- benefit, but laid my pjiins for her edification. Two days later-I had left home_andr gone to -the city on a. visit. Nina; gave me a.merry jlarewell, and did not aeem at . all hea^broken at the prospect of a sep - aration. -If she felt stay emotion, she was soon soothed, as the following -letter, di? rected to, my address, convinced me: ""I>eas Mabston?My hero has arrived ??nch iovoly black "whiskers; not at all like your smooth facc^ cousin; such curls, not ' auburn ones like yours; black eye? brows and lashes?yours are yellow. He * has been everywhere, has 6een every? thing, speaks the foreign language, and has the polished manners. He brought a letter of introduction, to -Will, so, of . ?onrse, he is here qnite often, and seems - very well pleased with a.certain cousin of ' yours?": ? . - ' o . . .And so on,, the letter was filled up with i fcorne:gossip, vi read it at the little inn of ?say-native village, where ail my letters, re-directed to-Mr: Alonzo Courtney, fol-. lowed me. The black whiskers lay on .thel table bcsjde me, the wig hung from the. lookingrgiass, while the- dyed eye -bi'owsand lashes sti.ll adorned - my face. -ily. fine broadcloth suit,-cut in tho. latest .cfiy style, my- paten t leather boots, kid - gloves, and dandy cine lay on a chair, -while I lounged in dressing gown and . slippersj before the window, scanning my "cousin'& letters. As I was engaged to drive her out in an hour, I began my elaborate .toilet: - Every curl was in posi? tion, every fold correct,- asT rang the bell . to ruy -uncle's house, to which my fellow : conspirator Will, had introduced me. No' suspicion of my identity crossed my aunt's . . mind as sho gave mo .a polite welcome, . and". Nina's- blinded, eyes saw only Mr. ? Courtney, the traveled dandy. . . "L trust 1 see the rose of. Glendale in' ftrtV health,? I said, with a bow. "Ah!1 tlibije fair hands were destined for dain . tier tasks than this!" and I deprived her of her sewing. "The soft air wobs us. .Will you drive with me ? " With ? bewitching little hat. and every -ourlMn glossy beauty^ she was soon ready for our excursion. I cannot tell all the * flattery I poured into her ears, half dis? gusted at her blushes, and half amused a': W mnotiont pleasure in ray exaggerated gallantry.' It was the first timo "I had, been alone with her in my disguise, and! .took occasion to delicately hint at my en? tire devotion to-her charms, and grinding my teeth at her coqiietiab acceptance of . thesame. 1 saw her every da}r for a month, press? ing my suit on all occasions, and filling her: ears with drawling affectations and flat descriptions of Italy and France, with broad comparisons of the daughters of /Europe and Amene&i. At last I proposed. To my amazement ime refused me flat; to my delight she in ~ lormed me that my cousin was. a dressed np idiot. I do not mean that these wero her exact torms, but her warm defense of he* cousin, after my sneering hints of " jealousy, was fully equivalent to. such a declaration. : Orcourse, ray proper self returned, ra? diant and* hopeful. Will you believe it ? She, was offish as ever wben I mado my advances.She was cousinly and sisterly till 1 was in a fury over her cooi ease and xnatter-of-course affection, bat would only laugh at my love, and compare me slight? ly to her recent admirer, and had the au? dacity to hint that her heart walked out St tho door at his departure. " ;1 was. hajf inclined .to quit the- field ; but I loved tbo gipsy heartily, and could not r- give her up.. Luokily, I had a sun-stroke,. Now, a sun-stn ke is nofr generally a for? tunate event; but for mo it opened a way. to my-present happiness. I. was in the garden busy about some fruit which was beimg gathered, when all the iace of na turo turned darkj and I fell. - i "Marston ! Marston !. only speak to me ! It is Nina. Oh! .Marston, do speak to. me!" Hot tears fell on nrpface: I had been wrrjed into the house, and 4t was the; second hour of my stupor when the words struck my. ear muflled and. dim. But de liciously sweet thg'poor voice" sounded, in my agony.* ".Then; yfill aafch "Feel his pulsevnow^N1ina. He. is c?ra-: ing round. I will- leave you here while ( I go and bring mother.^ '-*}? * _We wera alone. . I could not reove, but Iccould'feel lier kisses rained on-, my face, her sobbing regrets forpast nnkiridness, and her low prayers?prayers whispered for my safety. At last I opened ray eyes. With my bead resting on her arm, my face raised to hers, and my hand clasping hers, sKe could not escape. So she sur? rendered at discretion, and we were mar? ried three months boforo I told her who m?de her the second offer. 4T Love Yon." A tirecl woman hushed to sleep her nestling babe. Beauty once made her face radiant, perhaps, but all that beauty is gone now. The blue eye is dim and faded?the paie brow recovered with lines of care. x Perhaps with that far of? look of liers/she sees three little graves, green with as many sommere. Her home is very humble:?all day she has toiled, aiwL the fainting spirit almost surrenders to) fatigue, the downcast eyes tremble in j tears-r-she is so wea^. And every nerve tingles when the "boys" come hungry from school, some with a tale of sorrow that mother must hoar.. And after they were hushed with kisses or chidings, it-is time to get supper for seven hungry mouths, and the accustomed never endings of putting'away and clean? ing up, till the worn-out creature wonders -with a sigh if there really wilt ever come a rest to her?an eternal rest. .At last she can seat her weary limbs in 'the'old corner rocking; chair. The babe, whose eyes close fitfully to low lullaby, lies in bis father's lap. He is a plain man, that good father, with an honest face and -a great heart, that would take'in all the care and sorrow of the household. The babe sleeps. With ?, rude gentle? ness he lays it on its mother's bosom, and as the Tuddy firelight plays over her care? worn features, he looks upon her with .eyes suddenly grown liistrous and beauti? ful. He lifts his great hand softly till it rests on her shoulders, as he says, t "1. love you dear Mary." How -the poor heart leaps into love, light arid'rest! How vanish the caves that trod upon her very soul! She. no more remembers the toilsome washing. She reflects not now that the preUy babe . with flushed cheeks against her breast has worn her patience thread bare with its constant tears and unrest. She forgets that the fire would smoke, the broth burn, that the children teased her, that the line broke, and that every limb in her frame ached with fatigue. What were those in comparison with the steadfast love that had burned for eighteen years, in the sunlight of happi? ness, through the clouds of despair, when beauty made her winning, and when her charms of loveliness had gone and the freshness of her youth departed forever ? What tared she for aught outside' ber, home, though she had many sorrows, while euch words thrilled her whole being? "I love you, dear Mary." Ah ! you long married ripening hus? bands, who exact every attention and duty?how much would it cost to make your home thus beautiful, with all its cares? I tell you, ono word will looses great burdens from the shouldcns of the toiling woman you call wife. Try it. Go hone this night and look upon her with tb'3 eyes of long ago. For one mo? ment think how great the trials she took into ber heart when she married you. Then tenderly clasp her band, and as she looks.with wonder opened eyes, say to her, in a low and steady voice, not care? lessly nor sportively, but earnestly: "I love you.'* Trust me, it will be to her and you both, "bettor than diamonds." -o A Revolutionary Stoey.?Ben W served in the Revolutionary War, and had been in the habit of telling bis long and. tough yarns 60 often that at last he believed them himself., Ben would give a personal anecdote of every battle of the war, in which he himself always, of course, figured as the' hero. On being asked if he was in the battle of Mon mouth, he replied : "I-guess I was, I bad my right-hand pocket fnllof powder, my left-hand pock? et full of bullets, and I had my father's double-barrelled ducking gun, seven foot long, sir! seven foot long!" I put in a handful of powder and a handful of bul? lets, and every time X let her off I knock? ed down the British, sir. fifty at a time ! General Washington rode up to me, and said, "Ben, do stop! you're doing 'em too bad!" I touched my hat to the General, and said, "Well,. General, if you say so, I'll cease firing; but I think I ought to kill a few more of the scoundrels." With I that, the General sprung from mis horse, and throwing his arms around me, ex? claimed, "Ben, don't call me General? call me George." -.? Important Suit.?We learn that a bill has been filed by certain of the first mortgage-bond-holders against the Green? ville and Colombia Railroad Company, to foreclose the. mortgage and sell the road. Upon an ex parte nearing, an order was issued calling on the holders of this class of bonds, and requiring them to partici? pate ioi the suit; and' publication was made in the paper accordingly. Upon a reconsideration of the motion, on Tuesday last, the order was rescinded by his Honor Chancellor Carroll, and the advertisement has been withdrawn. The bill is filed by Hon. W. F. DeSaussuro; and the Rail? road company is. represented by Messrs. Arthur, Melton & Melton. Inasmuch as we learn that the suit, if successful, will result in the destruction of the road, and' the serious embarrassment of a large portion of the State, we earn? estly regret that any of the bond-holders havn deemed it necessary to- their inter? est to urge their claims especially when our affairs are otherwise bq. utterly de? pressed.?Phoenix. -' - . ? A simple-looking-freedman. recently presented himself a t the "Bureau" in a Southern State, and expressed a desire to bo married. "All right, fetch your sweet? heart along," was the reply. "I hain't got none, mas'er,?' was the reply; "dey tole me it was your bis'rjess to find mio on*" * Z Joan of Arc. Joan of-Arc, called the Maid, .of Or leans, was -the daughter of a peasant at B?mremij. in- the province of L'orrain, France, where she was born in 1402. When she was "qpite young slie was em? ployed as servant at a little inn, .as well as. groom in the stable, and she liked looking after tho horses better than-wait in g. on the guests. The misfortunes of the Shiuphih of France was all the talk of. her master's customers,, and, being a religious enthusiast, she fancied that Heaven had inspired her in his cause.. In 1428 she had an interview with the governor of Vaucouleurs who sent her te the French court; and slie there told them that God had ordered her to raise the siege of Orleans, to conduct tho dauphin to Rheims, and there anoint him King.. B<er services were accepted': Armed cap a-pie, the beauty of her person, the grace with which she rode her milk-white steed, and the holy banner carried before her, convinced the people that she was fight? ing by the command of God.. Prodigies of valor were performed by Joan, and when wounded in the neck b}^ an arrow, she drew it out, saying, "It is glory; not blood, which flows from the wound;" the English fled before her, and she was hailed as the saviour of France. Having raised the siege of Orleans, she insisted upon crowning Charles at Rheim, and the maid, clothed in armour, and dis? playing her victorious banner, took her place by the kingfe- side; amid the shouts of the people. A medal was struck in her honor, bearing on one side her por? trait, on the other a hand, grasping a sword, with the motto, "Sustained by the aid of God I" and Charles ennobled her family by the name of Bu Lys, from the lillies on her banner, and gave them an. estate. Our heroine next went to the relief of Compiegne, besieged by the Buke of Bur? gundy and English ; but on making a sail}* she was captured by the Burgundi ans, who basely soid her to the English for ten. thousand livres. The Buke of Bedford commenced a prosecution against her, and accused her of sorcery and im? piety, the clergy and the University of Parifi, to their eternal disgrace, joining in the accusation. She was brought in irons before a priest? ly tribunal at Rouen, and being asked why she assisted at the coronation of Charles, replied, "Because the person who shared in the danger had a right to share in the glory." Charged with heresj*, she appealed to the Pope, but her appeal was disallowed, and she was condemned to death as a sorceress. The fortitude of tho Maid of Orleans now forsook her, and to avoid punish? ment, she confessed that she had been misled by'illusion ; her sentence was then altered to imprisonment for life, but her onemies placed in her dungeon a suit of men's clothes, and because, tempted by the view of a dress in which she had gained so much glory, she put it on, she was condemned to be burnt alive at the stake. In 1431 she was burned by her brutal persecutors in the market-place of Rouen. She met her fate with resolution, ascend? ing the funeral pile amid the insults of the mob. "Blessed be God!" were the last words she uttered. Her ashes wero scat? tered to the winds, and thus treacherously died, in the thirtieth year of her age, the woman to whose memory altars ought to have been erected as a martyr to her re? ligion, her country, and her king. Sance her death she has been celebrated by historians, poets, painters, and sculp? tors of various countries; and most of our readers have no doubt seen copies of the beautiful statue by one of the daughters of Louis Phillippe, the late King of France, in which she appears clad in ar? mour, her sword by her side, her head bare, and her hands crossed on her bo? som?a graceful tribute to the memory of Joan of Arc. the heroic and ill-fated Maid of Orleans. Bogus Jewelry.?It is passing strange that country people will insist upon being swindled by bogus jewelry scamps. Al? most overy day we receive letters asking' whether such or such "a firm" is reliable, said "firms" having never been heard of among any respectable jewelry houses in New York. Let it be known, once for all, that no reliable jewelry house resorts to any such method of selling their goods. We have before us a ticket of "the prize jewelry" sort, which affirms that "on (the receipt of 85 it will entitle the holder to one gold double-cased watch, fine ruby movement, beautifully engraved case, ! warranted sterling fine, valued at 865." We got a professional watchmaker to take the ticket and see what sort of a watch it was. This is the report:?"Composition case instead of gold ; very poor cylinder movement, but stamped "patent lever;" value not over 88, and very poor invest? ment at that; will cost more than it is worth to keep it in running order." This, no doubt, is a fair sample of the whole fraternity of swindlers. Don't touch one of them. Ben. Butler stealing spoons is a Christian by the side- of these graceless scamps.?IV. Y. Day Book. A Boy's First Composition.?An ox change gives tho following as a genuine production, just as it came from the pen of a juvenile, it Doing his first composi? tion. The subject?"Oxen" : "Oxen is a vory slow animal, they are good to brake ground up. I would drath er have horses if they didn't have kollick, which they say is wind collected in a bunch, which makes it dangerer for to keep horses the people would have to wheal thare wood on a whealbarrow, it would take two or three days to wheal a cord a mile. Cows is useful to. 1 have heard some say that if they had to bo tother or an ox they wood be a cow. But I think when it cum to Have their tits pulled of a mornin thay wood wish fchay wasnt, for oxen dont generally have to- raise caves, if i had to be enny i wood rather be a heffur. But if i coodent be a beffur and hed to be both i wood be an ox." "Josh Billings," Artemus Ward, and a host of other professional, paid humor? ists, hardly evor beat this in genuine hu? mor. e> ? Men spend their lives in.trying to un? derstand each other, and at the close are compelled to acknowledge that they can not understand themselves. j Croup.. "Wecopy an article on-this disease which we commend* to the special consideration of mothers.. It is from HaWs Journal of Health, and may be read with advantage : Croup seldom comes on. suddenly. Gen? erally it has at first} no other symptoms than those of a common cold, but the very moment the child is seen to. carry its hands towards its throat, indicating dis? comfort there, it should be considered an attack of croup, and should be treated ac? cordingly* When a child is sick of any? thing, no physicad- can- tell, where that sickness will end. So it is with cold; it may appear to be a very slight one in? deed, still it may end fatally in croup, putrid sore throat or diptheria. The mo? ment a mother observes cr.oupy symtoms in? a child from two to eight years, the es? pecially croupy age, she should keep the child in her own room, by her own side, day and night, not allowing ft for a mo? ment to go outside of the doors, keeping comfortably warm, so that no chilliness or draft of air shall come over it. Light food should be eaten, no meats, hot bread, or berries. Tho whole body, the feet es? pecially, should bo kept warm all the time. Eubbing twenty drops of sweet oil into the skin over the left breast with tho hand, two or three times, or more times a day, often gives the most marked relief in a col'cr, thus- preventing croup.. Such a course promptly pursued will promptly cure almost any cold a child will take, and seldom fails-to ward off effec? tually, in a day or two, what would other? wise have been a fatal attack of croup, with its ringing, hissing, barking sound', its uneasy, oppressive and labored breathe ing, none of which can ever be mistaken when once heard. Many a sweet child is lost thus-: Tho parents are aroused at the dead of night with a cough that sug? gests croup; but it seems to pass off, and in the morning tbey wake up with a feel? ing of thankful deliverance from boding ill. The child runs about all. day as if perfectly well; but the next night the symptoms are more decided, and on the next night the child dies; but this would have been averted with certainty if from the first night the child had been kept in a warm room, warmly clad; if the bowels had been kept free and nothing had been eaten but toast with tea or gruel, or stewed fruits.?Exchange-. - -o Twentt Minutes for Dinner.?Tho following experience of a humorous trav? eler, who attempted to get a dinner at Xcnia, is worth reading by those who have had a similar experience: "Twenty minutes for dinner," sh?ttted the brakesman as we approached Xenia. Arrived there, I entered the dining room, and inquired of tho waiter? "What do you have for dinner?" "Twenty minutes," was the hurried re? ply I told him I would try half a dozen minutes raw, on the half shell, just to see how they.went. Told him to make a minute of ft on his buoks. He scratched his head trying to comprehend the order, but finalty gave it up and . waited upon some one else. I approached a man who stood near the door with a roll of money in his hand. "What do you hare for dinner?"" "Half a dollar," says he. I told him that I would take half a dollar well done; 1 asked him if betconldn't send me in addition, a boiled pocket-book stufl'ed with green-backs, and some seven thirties garnished with postage-stamps and ten cent scrip. Also a confederate bond, done brown, with lettite alone (let us alone). I would like to wash my dinner down with national bank notes on "draft." He said they were out of everything but the bank notes, and he then ordered tho waiter to; go to the bank and "draw" some. The Legend- of the Third Degree.? The legend, as it is called, of tho Master Mason, is one of tho most touching and beautiful in the great drama of life.? Founded, as it w, upon the mysteries and ceremonies of the ancient Egyptians, it has come down to us as the very embodi? ment and substance of Masonry. It is the impressive exemplification of the birth, the life, the duties, the death, and the resurrection of man. It stamps upon the intelligent Mason, the sublime doc? trine of the immortality of the soul; and it was a wise provision of all Grand Lodges, that the degree should never be mutilated, that it should never be given in part only, but should be complete at every undertaking. To omit this legend is to omit the degree itself, and for its omission the Grand Lodge of Missouri will accept no ordinary excuse, not even the ignorance of tho Master, who may not have the talent or industry to learn it. This legend is the grand landmark, the unfading beacon of Masonic centuries. It is never changed; it will admit of no removal, for it is tho rallying, point of the Universal Brotherhood. It conveys vol? umes of thought and furnishes food for the reflective mind down to the grave, and as a simple drama stands unequalled besides any of the productions of genius. No Mason ever participated in and forgot it; he felt its moral upon his soul, as though it; were the touch of a Divinity, and when properly understood, ft inspires a solemnity second only to the scene of death. Let no inventive and tinkering genius, therefore, ever tamper with this beautiful legend; it wants nothing added , to it, and, will allow nothing taken from it.?The Freemason, St. Louis. -?^ A Kind Word for "Mother."?De? spise not thy mother when she is old. Ago may waste a mother's beauty, | strength, limbs, senses, and estate; hut her relation as mother is as the sun when it goes forth in its might, for it is always the meridian, and knoweth no e\-ening. The person may be gray-headed, but her motherly relation is over in tho flourish. It may bo autumn, yoa, winter with the woman, but with the mother, as mother, it is always spring. Alas, how little do we appreciate a mother's tenderness j while living I How heedless we are of att j her anxieties and kindness I But when1 she is dead and gone, when the cares and coldno8s of tho world come withering to our hearts-^-when we experience how hard it is to find truo sympathy?how few will befriend us in misfortune?then it is ihat wethink of tho mother we have A Blue Ribbon and Roll of Music. A very amusing little episode in real life has just been developed', after remain? ing dormant for eight . days. Quite a number-of our citizens, on the- first of April, recefved a very tastily put up note, written- in a pretty hand, and on seented paper. As all the notes are alike, there is no harm in giving a copy of thorn, and here it is: . Milwaukie, March 31,1867. "Mr-: I have repeatedly met you va society, but, as yet, have had no intro? duction, an honor I have earnestly longed for, I concluded, if you were willing to make an acquaintance formed in thiswa}', that I would ask you to be near or at Tunis' book store on Wisconsin, street, to? morrow a&epneen about 4$ p. nr. I will wear a blue ribbon about my neck, tied behind, and have a roll of music in my hand. This is not strictly in accordance with the laws of etiquette, but I eonclu ded to do away with any such formalities, and trust to-your honor to hold this com? munication strictly confidential. Hoping to see you at the appointed time,. I re? main yours, expectantly, Jennie T." He must be more than, ordinary who could receive such a note and not be "gov? erned accordingly." The parties who received, the notes spoken of were not of the "no> notice kind." Poor infatuated son-Is, they forgot the day?they forgot everything but Tunis?4.30 o'clock?blue ribbon?roll of music, and connected all this with a "devilish foine form," a sweet face, and a charming smile, and a perfect admiration for somebody's taste in select? ing them to be the recipient of such fa? vors. It is said by those in the secret, that as the hour of 4.30 drew near; there was something of excitement on Wisconsin street. A well known lumberman might have been seen promenading up andi down, a well known lawyer might have- been seen, peering i-'nto Trinis' window, a dry goods gentleman might have been seen standing on the corner opposite, casting fugitive glances over the way. An ex? quisite insurance man, a dandy bank cashier,, and a number of well known "lady killers," of various avocations, also might have been seen in that vicinity, all anxiously looking for a blue ribbon and a roll of music. There were many inci? dents connected with the affair whiqh we have no time or inclination to notice. Somebody, after waiting something like an- hour, and seeing so many of his friends in che vretaity, "smelled something," and the deluded gentlemen. fon.nd that they had been considerably sold out. They went; home, we trust, wiser men, and we hope will not be caught in so foolish a trap again, and tbat they will keep the tittle scented1 notes that tell of a blue rib? bon and roll of music from their wives' eyesight.?Mihoaukie Wisconsin. About Titles.?The word "female" ap? plied to woman, is none the less, but all the more objectionable on account of its frequent use in speech and print. It is employed adjectively and substantively, when it can bo, with propriety, only In the former sense; but in either way it is neither fit nor fine. The world is rather general than- specific, and is, at the best, awkward and inelegant, if not vicious and course. "Woman" is the one word of all words that wo need and should adopt. "Wo? man" belongs to the same sweet Saxon class as "home/' "heart," "happiness" and "heaven," and is at once the simplest and tho most poetic term in the language to express gentleness and tenderness, the devotion and lovablcness of the ?'Fair daughters of old Eden's fairest Eve." Nothing can bo more suggestive and pleasant through association than "wo? man," which means that nothing etee does or can convey. "Lady," though beautiful in its ety? mology, meaning in Saxon, ''bread-giver," is merer/ a term of society belonging to indi viduals, not a class or kind. It ib a species of qualifies tire, a brief eulogy, a one word criticism?generally conven? tional, manifestly private and narrow? and far less wholesome and genuine than "we man"?the floral crown of expres? sion, the fresh, dewy, vernal word-growth of gentle and exuberant Nature.?Ex. -o DiSFRANCHtSEsrExr.?The Washington correspondent of the New York Commer? cial Advertiser says: The attorney-General's elaborate opinion on the disfranchising clauses in the Recon? struction Acts, wifl put a stop to the pre scriptions of the Boards of Registration in Louisiana and other Southern States, by which nearly every white citizen has been excluded from the polls. The Attorney General is of the opinion that every doubt must go i? favof of the citizen, an<? he gives a very liberal construction to several provisions of the Acts in question. Among other legal positions taken in interpreting the disqualifications, it is assumed that the words "giving aid and comfort to the ene? mies of the United States," when they oc? cur hi the Constitution, and consequently in any act of Congress, have no meaning whatever where the enemies are rebels, but apply exclusively to foreign wars, and to alien public enemies. So says every authority, English and American, since the i original words were first llpcd ?i the au cient Bt.ttne of the twenty-fifth year of Edward IIL_ Who are Disfranchised??A Geor? gia cotemporary has received, in reply to the above inquiry, from a friend in Atlan? ta, what purports:?- be a semi-ofifcial de? claration of General Pope's construction of this clause of the military bill. It is as follows: AW officers or persons who held positions connected with the judicial department of a State Government, such as lawyers, clerks, sheriffs, coroners aid the mayors and aldermen of cities where their char? ters declare them ex officio justices of the peace, as well as judges and justices of the peace, are included in tho terra judicial officers; and if a man held and exercised any one of those offices or positions, and took an oath as such to support and de? fend the Constitution, and afterward got his owes free will and" consent to throw off the Government of the United States for the sake of the Southern Confederacy, he is disfrancised by the law. But even if a man did hold one of these offices before the war, and did nothing of his own free will and accord to throw off. the U nited' States" Government, be is not aj?fran cbiged* " ' . * ^ i Richmond,- May 6. The United States District Court as? sembled to-day, Judge Underwood pre? siding. Among the members of the grand jury were John M. Botts, Joseph Segar and: Lewis McKenzie, and five colored men. The Judge, in his charge, congratulated the jury, that although threatened with death by assassins, yet, thanks to Con? gress, it met now in secnrity. This prom? ised better things for Riehmond?a city where the press- had; reached; the lowest depths of profligacy; the pulpit had been prostituted by ministers; gay Lotharios and licentiousness had ruled, until half the births were illegitimate. The jury would have a good deal of work?much of it created by the demoralization of the peo? ple ; by a disloyal press, which had en? couraged perjury and counterfeiting to cheat the Government. He called atten? tion to the fact that negroes were not al? lowed the freedom of the street cars. The Examiner has information that the* eession of the court will be prolonged un? til the adjournment of the Supreme Court,, when Chiet Justice Chase will come -here1 and1 preside at the- trial of Mr. Davis. L, H. Chandler, prosecuting attorney, is now in New York, consulting with Evarts, Mr. Davis' counsel, about the trial. Mri. Davis will probably be brought here oa> Saturday, and then held by the civil' au , thorities until ths trial- Mr- Chase is ex? pected next week. A paragraph in Mr. Davis's Juibeas cof* pits petition says: "Your petitioner fur? ther shows that his imprisonment bas greatly impaired his health, and that the continuance thereof through the ensuing summ&rwoald involve senous danger to his life, as your petitioner believes. Richmond, May 81, It is now understood that Chief Justice' Chase will arrive here on Monday. Chanr dlor, the prosecuting attorney, has not yet arrived. United States Marshal "Un? derwood to-day received the following writr and leaves for Norfolk -with it to? morrow: The President of the United States to Brig. Gen. Henry S; Burton and to any person or persons haying the cus? tody of Jefferson Davis, greeting: "We command you, that you have-, the body of Jefferson Davis; by you imprisoned and detained, as it is saidr together votb the cause of such imprisonment and deten? tion, by whatsoever name the said Jeffer? son Davis may bo called or charged, be? fore our Circuit Court of the United States, of the District of Yrrgr?ia, at the next term thereof, at Richmond, in said District, on the second Monday in May, 1867, at the opening of tho Court on that day, to do and receive what shall then and there be considered concerning the said Jefferson Davis. Witness: Salmon P. Chase, our Chief Justice of the Supe? rior Court of tho United States,-this first first day of May, 1867. W. H. Barry, Clerk Circuit Court United States, Dis? trict of Virgina. Mr. Davis, when he arrives on Sunday", will still be in military custody, and will not be produced in Court until Monday. It is stated that he will be kept in the Libby Prison, where apartments will be assigned him. Gen. Schoficld has already cortuncr^d tho registration of voters in Virginia, onder the provisions of the reconstruction. Act. It was found necessary to appoint non-residents and detail army officers for the week, owing to there not being a suf? ficient number of white residents, who were able to take the oath-prescribed. Richmond, May 9. . A serious riot occurred here this eve? ning, with a large crowd of negroes (gath? ered op Carey street) and the engines of the Richmond and Wilmington, Delaware, fire companies.. A fight took place and .a negro was arrested. The mob of negroeo rescued him, but he was again captured'.. Upon arriving at the upper station honsef the mob again rescued Trim, throwing^ paving stones at the police. Capt. Jen? kins, of the police, two sergeants and one private were injured; two of them seri? ously. By this time the mob bad swelled to nearly 1,000 negroes. Gen. SchofMcl' sent up a company of the Ilth Regiment,, and came himself. He spoke to the mob,, commanding them to disperse, but the order was not obeyed. Thesoidrers then charged bayonet*, and drove them away. More soldiers were sent to the station honse after night, and no riot is likely to occur. During the riot, the negroes sur? rounded a bouse in which a white boy had taken refuge, and clamored for him ?nail he came out, and was takea is caarge by the poJkre. Greenville & Columbia Kail Road. - GENERAL SoPEEINTEXnEXT's OFFICE, olumbia, Sept. 12, 1866. On and after Monday, 17th inst., the Passenger Trains will be ran daily, (Sunday's excepted) un? til further notice, as follows: Leave Columbia at - - 7 15 a. m. " Allston, - 9 05 " " Newberry, - - - 10 35 a. BTu Arrive at Abbeville, - - 3 13 p. m> " ?? Anderson, - - 5 10 " ? " Greenville, - - '5 40 " Leave Greenville at - 6- 00 a. m? ?? Anderson, - - 6 30 " ?? Abbeville, - - 8 35 a. m. " Newberry, - - 1 20 p. m. Arrive at Alston, - - 2 45 ^ ? " Columbia, - 4 40 " The bridge at Alston being now completed, pas? sengers and freights will be transported without delay. The expense ?f freights, by the discontti*. uance o'i the wagons and boats, will be largely reduced. J. B. LaSALLE; Gen'l Supt. Sept 20, 1866 14 Schedule over $. O. Bailiroact GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICE, Charleston, S. C.,' Nov. 3, 1866. ON and after Wednesday, November 7, 1866, ths Passenger Trains of this road will run- the followingv schedule: ACOUSTA TB.AIN. Leave Charleston, 8.00 a. n>. Arrive at Columbia, 5.20 p: ffiv Arrive at Augusta, 5.00 p. m Leave Augusta,. 7.00 a. m. Leave Columbia, 6.50 n. m. Arrive at Charleston; 4.00 jj- nu through mail train. Leave Augusta, 5.50 p. n>. Arrive at Kingsville, 3.05 a. m. Arrive at Columbia, 8.00 a. m. Leavo Columbia, ?00 p> m~ . Arrive at Kingsville, 8.40 p; nv. Arrive at Augusta, 12.00 night H. T. PEAKE, Gen'l Sup't. Nov 15, 1866 22 ' W. E. ARCHER*&~ LIVERY AUT> SALE STABLES* 350 BROAD STREET, 3)w"5.1866: - sii