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BY E. B. MURRAY & co. ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1880. :- VOLUME XV.-N?. ? 33: The IA te tien. J. OH Good's Desor?ptl?? o? t!::.? K.A'.u: . 1 . Fro?n advance fhceta.of Gen. Hood's forthcoming book, "Advance and Ee trcat," which Gon. Beauregard Is ?bout to.publish at New Orleans for the b?qefit o? .the dtod??^tdiej'ecbildren, we extrae* thia description of the battle of Antle tafaj in which Gen. Hood, although un dor j airest on account of a dispule be tween hirhself and Gen. Evans (who will be remembered aa being in command at Ball's Bluff when Baker fell), was ordered by Gen. Lee to take ap important com mand: _XOn'the 18th of September intelligence waa received of McClellan's advanco from the direction of .Federal. City toward South Mountain, and on tho morning of the 14th I marched with Longstreet's corp J to Boonsboro' Gap. . narrow wind ing pass through which runs the turnpike from ; Hogorstown to Federal City. . 1 war still under arrest, with or? dora to move in rear of my two brigades. The division reached the foot of South Mountain about 8:80 p. m.. from which point could.be aeon the shells of the ene wry, as they pissed over the rugged peaks in front, and burst upon the slope lu our proximity. I could hear the men-, as they .nica up tho ascent, cry out along the line,""Give us Hoodl" hut did not comprehend tho meaning of this appeal till I arrived with the rear of the column at tho base of the ridge, where I found Gen. Lee standing by the fence, very near the pike, in company with his cbiel of staff, Col. Chilton. The latter accosted me, bearing a? message from the Goseral, that he desired to speak to mc. ' I dis mounted, and soon stood in his presence when he said: "General, here 1 am just upou the eve of entering into battle and with one of my beat officers undei arrest. If you will merely say that yoi regret this occurreiice.L^ill ro!???o yoi and restore you to the command of you division." I replied: "lam unable ti do so, since I cannot admit or seo tin justness of ,Gen. Evana' demand for th ambulances'my men have captured. Hat I been ordered to turn them over for th general use of the army, I would cheer fully have acquiesced. He again urgci me to make some declaration expressiv of regret. . I answered that I could nc consistently do BO. Then in a voice bc traying the feeling which warmed th heart of this noble and great warrior, h sa?d,-"-Wo?l, I will BUBpend your arret till Uie impending battle ls decided." I quickly remounted, galloped to th front of my column, ana, with a kin welcome from my troops, reported fe duty to Gen. Longstreet, who by thi time had reached the summit of th mountain. Ho immediately instructe me to file to tho left, in the wake c Evans' brigade, ana to take position wit my right near the pike. The advanco 1 McClellan's long lines could be sec moving np the slope in our front, ev dontly with tho purpose to dishsdge 01 forces posted on tue sharp ridge overlool ing the valley below. Before long Majt Fairfax, of Longstreet's ctaff, carno to a in halite, with orders to move to tho rigl pf the.pike, as ou: troops on that part 1 th? f?ld had been driven back. Ho a co rained mo to the pike, and he turned hi? horse to leave, when I natl rally a?k?d him if he would not gui? me. He replied :. ".No, I can only, 1 to-Oie'right.'* ''Meantime Major Probe! batteries had come forward into positif, on tog o/the,ridge; they opened Croat performed' bxdellent service.in chcckii Ute enemy. : Tho wood ?nd ?ndergrow were dense, and nothing but a pig-pa .seemed to lead in the direction in whii I was ordered. Nevertheless, I conduct my troops obliquely by the right flan and while I advanced I could hear t shouts of the Federals as they swe down the mountain upon our side, then boro still more obliquely to tho rig] with a view to got as- far as possible, I ward the left flank of the enemy befe we came in contact. We marched through' tho wood as rapidly as the ? stacles in our passage would admit. Ea step forward brought nearer land nea: to us tho heavy Federal lines, aa they 1 vanccd, chennug OVcr their oiiCCcSS 5 It o possession of our dead and wouudi Finally, I gave instructions to Gen. L and Col. Wo?brd, directing the two b gades to order their mon to fix bayonc and when the enemy came to witl seventy-five or a hundred yards, I ordei tho men, to front and - charge. Ti obeyed promptly, with a genuine Conf erato, yell, and tho Federals were-drh back pell mell, over and beyond thc nioi tain, nt a much quicker pace than ti had descended. Night closed in with : only our dead and wounded, togetl with thoso of bur adversary in our p session, but with the mountain, on right, within our lines; 1 After the correction of my alignmei rode, at about 10 p. m., back to the G where I 'found, Qer. D, H, Hill and ot ofllcers on the gallery ot n tavern, n . tho pike,- evidently discussing the ? lock... A"? il 'approached, ? inquired io ordinary tone of voice aa to tho condi! of affairs on our loft, and to my surp waB met with a mysterious "Pahe-Psh . a voice added in an audible v/hlsper, "' enemy is just thero ia the y/rn field; has forced us'back." I thereupon t gc?tc?d, that /ts repsi** ??>thont dela Gen.. Lee's headquarters, and report .situation. Accordingly, we rodo d< to tho foot of. the mountain, where found Gen. Leo in council with C Longstreet. After a long debate, ii; decided to retire and fall back luv ShVrDsburpr. ?-'Tho'morning of thc 15th our fo were again in motion ia the direction tho Antietam. Tho cavalry..and my brigades, in additionjto Major Fro! '--.??'.-?- formel tlift mot- ?. int I/? 1 ni - iva^ , - ...- d - --, - . our opponents in check, whilo tho a marched quietly to its destination, troops, at this period, were sorely in i of shoes, clothing and food. Wo had meat issued to os for several days, littlo or ho' bread; tho mon had 1 forced to subsist principally on g cor ii and green apples. Neverthc they1 were in high spirits and defiah we contended with the advanced g'uai McClellan the ISth and forenoon of 16th. During tho afternoon of this t waa ordered, after great fatigue and 1 ger endured by my soldiers, to take | lion near the ' rlagerstow? ''pik?,' ii open finid in front of Dunkard Chui Geh. Hookers corps Crossed tho A mm, swung round with its right oi pike, arid about an Ihour before KU encountered my division. I had st-*! olio hr two batteries" upon a h*!.oek meadow, near tba edge of a con fiole" Jual by tho pike. The Toxas b.!gad< been disposed on the left, and th Low on the right. We opened fifo, a spirited action ensued, which taste a' lalo hour in the night. When firing had in a great measuro cease wero so clone io the ensi?iy that ?6. distinctly hear him' maashig his 1 bodies in our Immediate front. Tho extf em? suffering of. my trooj want of food induced me to ride bc Gen. Lee and request him to eond t moro brigades to bur relief, at les .In mr o?ueltl rtport erfoaeeosl- cal v._?- Hura??a Church. tho night, in order (hat tho soldiers might have o chapee to cook their meagre ra tions, lie ?aid that ho would cheerfully do so, but hs knew of no command which could be spared for tho purpose: .he, however, suggested that I should see (ion. j jackson and endeavor to obtatu assist- ' etico from him. After riding a long time in search of tho latter I finally discovered: nTm alone,'lying upon the ground, aileen; by the root of a tree. I aroused him ?'.nd made*; known the half starved condition of my troops. He immediately ordered j Lawton's, Trimble's and Hays' brigades to our relief. He exacted of me a prom iso that I would come to the support of i these forces tho moment I.was called upon. I quickly rode off in search of ray ] wagons, that the men might prepare and j cook their flour, ns wo were still without meat; unfortunately the night was then] far advanced, and although every effort j was made amid the darkness of the night i io get the wagons forward, dawn of the j morning of the 17th broke upon us be fore many of tho men had time todo more than preparo the dough. Boon thereafter an officer of Lawton's ?taff dashed up *.o me, saying : " Gen. Lawton sends his compliments, with the request that you come nt once to hie support.'' "To arms" waa instantly sounded, and quite a largo number of ir.ybravesoldiers were again obliged to march to tim front, leaving their uncooked rations in camp. Still, indomitable amid every tria), they moved oil* by the right flank to oc cupy tho same position we had loft the night previous. Aa wo passed, about sunrise, across the pike and through the gap in the fence just in front of Dunkard Church, Gen. Lawton, who had been wounded, was borne to the rear upon a litter, and the only Confederate troops, left on that part of the field were Borao forty men who had rallied round tho gal lant Harry Hays. I rode tip to the latter, and finding that.bin soldiers bad expend ed all their ammunition, I suggested to him to retire tc replenish-his cartridge boxes and reassemble his command. The following extract from the official report of General Jackson will convey an idea of the bloody conflict in which my two little brigades were about to en gage : Gen. Lawton, commanding division, and Col. Walker, commanding brigade, wee severely wounded. Moro than half of the brigades of Lawton and Hays were either killed or wounded, and more than a ' third bf Trimble's ami all the regi mental commanders in those two, bri gades, except two, were killed or wound ed. Thinned in their ranks, and ex hausted of their ammunition, Jackson's division and the brigades of Lawton, Trimble and Hays retired to the rear, and Hood,, of Longstreet^ command, took the position from which ho bad been before relieved. Not far uk* int in our front were drawn up, in close array, heavy columns of Fed eral infantry, not less than two corps were in sight to oppose my small com mand, numbering approximately 2,000 effectives. However, with the trusty Law on my right, in the edge of the wood, and the gallant Col. Wofiord in command of the Texas brigade, on the loft, near the pike, we moved forward to the assault. Notwithstanding the over whelming odds of over ten to one against us, we drove the enemy from the wood and corn field back upon his reserves, and forced bim to abandon his guns on our left. This most deadly combat raged till our last round of ammunition was expended: The First TWtas Regiment had lost in the corn field fully two-thirds of its nunlhsr^ t?#--*Ko!#*^k$ ?f brave mon, whose deeds ??ero uncorded save in the hearts O? I> veo uQ?tl nt home, wore mowed down in neaps to tho right and left.. Never before waa 1 so continuously troubled with fear that my horse would further injure ~r>me wounded fellow-sol dier, lying helpless upon tho ground. Our right flank* during this short, but seemingly long space of time was toward the main line of the Federals; arid after several ineffectual efforts to procure rein forcements, nnd our last shot bad been fired, I ordered my troops back to Dunk ard Church, for the same reason which had previously compelled Lawton, Hays and Trlmblo to retiro. My command remained near the church with empty cartridge box?s/ holding aloft their color?, whilst Frobers battery rendered most effective service in posi tion further to the right, whore nearly all tho guns of tho battery were disabled. Upon the arrival of McLawa'division wo marched to the rear, renewed -jur supply of ammunition, and returned to our position in the wood near the church which ground we held till a late hour in the afternoon, when we moved somewhat further to tho right and bivouacked for the night. With the close of this.bloody day ceased tho hardest-fought battle of the war. A California CroU Story. The most singular mann?r of being struck with n fortuno in prospecting that we over heard-of, Occurred '.abovpj?priOg" Gulch on Sunday, last. Mr. Snow, late of San Francisco, now prospecting in this vicinity for other parties, was ont on a quartz bunt with Dr. Drake, of San Francisco. They were returning home, it being stormy, when Snow (who was riding a horse belonging to John Nealo, of Spring Gulch Mi?e, along ino trail), was suddenly missed by his companion. Snow's horse had slipped off tho bloff. and down he went at an angle of forty five degrees-hor*e, rider and rifle (which was firmly gripped in his hand), rolling over ana over in tho snow, until ho brought up against ? mass or stone stand ing up out of the snow, ita top covered with moss. He was not hurt, an the cold, soft cushion had saved his bones from tho hard ground beneath. Scrambling up against the rock, be noticed that it was a quarts lode, and that whore the horse had accidentally kicked off the masa some thing glittered. His eyes "bugged" out but he'did not stop to brush them off, his bandit wore 'too busy clawing off the moss. Darkness coming on, bo had only time to break off a few specimens, which are filled with pure ore. Ono small piece, exhibited in town, was estimated to be three-quarter* gold. Tons of it ara ap parently a?vs.!iTn? il? ovfner. Snov? says the vein is ?bout thirty feet thick, audio bis impulsive generosity gave-away sev eral shares of his vein soon after. He told us that he -'would not look at $25> 000 for hin interest." It Is without doubt the richest mass of quartz ever dis covered in thia country, except the Di voil Bonanza, reecnlly opened here in Sonora. Of coursa bo told as to keep it out of the paper, but that caution we find to bo getting monotonous. Mr. Snow is very well known in San Francisco as an actor of merit, and a gentleman veil de serving the good fortune ho bas "tumbled to." Some men are born rich, others havo richea thrust upon them, but Mr. Snow has drifted, threegh S-M>-, right rdnp np against a pile or richness that would make, old "Rothschilds' keen eyes 1 turn green with envy.- fchnora (Chi.) /?> J ilependcnt. - Tho Massachusetts State Conven I tion will be bold at Worcester, April il?th. THE CURSE OP SECTIONALISM. Tb? Republican Farly the Death of the Booth-Ringing Leiter Crom Senator R. 0. Hill-Row the Southern People Regard O ra sat. fYom thc BraUlcboro ( Vermont) Reformer. The letter below from Senator Ben Hill is a manly, straightforward, temper ate document, which does great t i edit to the writer andab his constituency so far as his -dews represent it. It ought to put to sh?<ne every bloody shirt dema gogue who ia- trying to retain his map of tho plunder of offico by prolonging sectional strife : U. S. SRNATE CHAMDER, WABUIKGFON, Jan. 20, 1880; DEAR SIR-Be kind enough to attrib ute to a pressure of ollicialduties, and not to intentional neglect, the delay ip answering your letter of the 19th instant. You, ask, " Do you favor Gen. Grant for President under any consideration? (as some people claim). Has Gen. Grant any foliowiug amoug tho Southern Dem ocrats? And, in case of his nomination by the Republicans, do you think he could carry a single Southern Stale ? " Answer: I do not favor Gen. Grant's election to the Presidency under any con tingency I can now imaginer' Gem Grant does have some following in tho South among these who cay they are Demo crats, out if nominated by the Republi can party ho could not carry a singlo Southern State. There a few men in the South who aro still unfriendly to tho Union. | .Having failed to dissolve that Uni?n by secession, they hope now to seo a worse Tesult prac tically accomplished through the oppo site extreme of centralism and 'despot ism. They believe ' this - result can be; reached moro certainly and speedily through the election of Gen. Grant than any other means, i - Au illustration of this class is furnished in Geo. Toomba, of my own State, who Bent a congratulatory message to Gen. Grant at Chicago, ending with the expression, " Death to tho Union." But this class aro. all intense; original secessionists. , lhere are also a few men at tho South who, while not unfriendly to tho Union, have utterly despaired of the preserva tion of that Union uuder our constitu tional syst.-m ; whobe'Jovi its subversion in principle bas already; been accom plished, nod its subversi?n in form ia only a question of time; ?nd thoy believe this inevitable result can be reached more easily and with lesa shock through Gen, Grant than through any other man: I doubt whether botn of these classes com bined number one hundred men in Georgia, but they are men of intelligence and they entertain with favor tho idea of electing Gen. Grant nomina11' for a third term and really for life. : ,.'-'-. There is a third class In i &o South who believe Gen. Grant will be elected by thc Northern people anyhow ; who know hie partiality for his friends, and who expect by announcing themselves os his'fore most friends in the South to command tho offices which1 will then be in his gift, These last are moro numerous and more noisy and less intelligent than the first two classes mentioned above, but they are too weak in every sense to authorize any chanco of giving tho electoral yot< of any Southern State to Gen/Grant. Nearly all the Southern people have i kindly feeling for Gen. Grant. He L stronger at the South than any other Re Eublican. Our people will never forge is manly and magnanimous conduct to ward them at the closo of. the war. If hi had manifested tho same .magnanimity ii his administration of the government, hi would jj have become an idol with th Southern people. But his seeming dis regard or ignorance of constitutional ob : li get ions, his uso of-the army to sus tail tho carpet-bag plunderers, his encourage me lit of tho returning board frauds bot) in State and Federal elections, and hi unexpected subserviency to bad men wh filled tho world with scandals during hi administration,-have fully convinced ou Kcopie that' Gen. Grant was not equal t is grand opportunities, and ought nc again to be trusted with power, howeve personally honest and kind he may be. *-It- is- a national calamity that th Northern propio are not permitted to ut derstand tho, real 'views and feelings c tho Southern people, and those who pr< vent such understanping aro 'ho wor enemies of both sections. Let me stai ono fact. All thinking men in theSout feel and believe that our constitution system of free government is in pery gre: peril of final and complete overthrow With tho few exceptions'! mentioned b foro, we are naturally moro anxious avert tho overthrow than the Northoi people. Wh ' ahotild wp feel-moro an: lous? It in because our Southern 'poop feel and: believe that the causes wine produce this peril bato derived mw strength, perhaps their1 chief'strengt fredra thoir'- o'??ir act-^the act- of secesslo While not BO intended by them, they y ECO that tho sectional spirit which dom hateo thei F ^publican party, and wini enables thal party to dominate thc-Nor?. ern people, has : grown to its dangora proportions through tho passions enge tiered by .nfep&feion v'apd tbp? wary ,r: therefore; thia eecttohal spirit shall final plunge all sections'of our country ir despotism, the Southern people feel tu they will be held in history as largely i uponaihhS -?fcr rho rpju?li. allhofigh BU result will havn b~?n wrought by "the I S?blican .party, and in tho direct! irectly the opposite of secession. It is thus proper and natural that c people in tho South should be anxie above all other people, toonil ay the BI ?iO?i?t uc?uj Luct? ?nii ?v?u??k ?O g?c? inflamed; to restore the constitutional : tegrity their own mistako BO wofully i settled) and preserve the Union of Sta their Own madness so nearly du Lroy Th? ?sC? I L?Ve ''ul ut.ntr.r1 will e*nh much of Southern history since tho"? Thero never was such ? social, industi and political, revolution as that ii which wo of tho Son?h were so suddei thrust by the result of the war. So, al thore never was such an ordeal of hun iation, insult, robbery and wrong as tl through which wo were forced to pass the negro domination and carpet-bag r of reconstruction. That somo rcse menta were provoked, I do not de That some excesses were retullatet freely admit, abd that some temper violent remedies : Were resorted IQ in, desperation' of self-preservation, -I. t cede. Bat when the history of that i riblo ordeal shall be 'folly known, world will be amazed at. tho rirbearai tho endurance, the patience, and the s controlling courage which tho great a of the Southern people-exhibited. * people wore largely enabled to exh these raro virtue? because they knew t tho?o who inflicted the wrongs der! their powsr to inflict them from the | nions engendered by secession, and cause they saw also that every gn every murmur, every protest and c\ ! individual excess or, indiscretion ' eagerly caught up by their plnhdei 1 and exaggcrstrd and heralded before Northern people as evidence of a COR uous spirit of rebellion, in order lo < tlnuo their oppressors in power. Tho Southern pcop?o have lost ev \ thing by sectionalism. Tho Repqbi I party owes all ita successes, all ita j?o ... iii? i-1 ? li - ,, ; ._;i.M,r ,, , , ! f nd all ita offices to this same sectional-ij ism. Tho Southern people desire, above all things, to put an end to the sectional ism which has made them.1 But the Re-j publican party cannot keep alive that I sectionalism if the Northern masses can; once fully understand tho present feelings and views of tho Southern people: and therefore tho leaders and journals of the Republican party are determined that ] tho masses.of tiie North never shall un derya^djnftiWyV'frc South. lt ls to prevent the Northern people from un- ! derstanding tho Southern people, that i th? l<<ad^bur6aV'-$nd berltSflfiarles of ? sectionalism Lave -persistently misrepre sented everything in tho South, with all the energy which the greed for power j|g inspire. ; !'.; j?j7j i In tho laut Presidential count the Southern Democrats insisted upon sub mitting; to tbs loss of a Presiden fleeted by the people, rather than hazard the dangers of another civil war. Yet Repub lican leaders who knew this fact, and v.-ho in private hero expressed warm ad miration for itj wentchome to their peo ple, and' represented that tho country would be in danger again, if tho Soutb, with tho Deaiocratio-party^h'ouid again obtain power! And every Republican partisan / pnpof d?jry' pr?whas?zcd i the f^eSoofl.V . j . !\T 1*3 O. l? During tho late extra session it was well known that while tho Southern Democrats desired the repeal of certain laws) and mostespcciaUy^aodious jury law, tinder which nearly oT?'tbo white men in the South could bo excluded from tho Federal jury box, they-, wero yet de tcrmiued never td adjourn without voting appropriations to sup"';;': the,govern ment. Yet tho Republii??nh, who knew thiv.bj*z^ty1^r^ntP<* ?? lk? North ern pcopie:,'that the rebels, having failed to snoot tho government to death, were sc thing to starve it tu death ! "-and ail tho Republican.papers reposted, the slan der; Southern'1 Democrats have admitted on all occasions that secession, was settled hythe war, a nd it would bo treason to attempt again to assert it. ' But because they- believe what thu Constitution so plainly Bays, "that tho powers not dele gated to tho United States are reserved to the States, respectively, .or io tho peur pie," theso Republican leaders and jour nals have actually sought to create a panic at tho North byatlccting to believe tho South ja again roviving/ wm dor-trine of secession. f ?'.->, ^M ??%if>Jv Theso instances, with many others, illustrate tho two great facts. (1 j that thc Southern people desiro.to allay sectional ism"'?rid *2) that the' Republican party, as a party, is .determined that sectional ism 8balfbe kept alive. Tire truth % thc Republican party is the essence of sec tionalism. Outside of sectionalism'ttjal party hr.-.-..neither history nor policy Aol purpose nor prospects. When it ahul cease to: be sectional it will cease tq, exist But sectionalism is the very death ?pf . thi South. We can have neither hope no life, eave in a broad constitution':-! .ia tionalisrri. It is not possible, therefore for Qen. Grant, or any. other, man nomi nated by th? sectional-1 Republican'party to carry a single .Southern State, ?"il'au m?t that "tho 'Democratic party is'npt ii all respects what we desire. Tlioro i much in tho histc.y of that party I can not approve, and it vacillates now oi Borne qifesljons iBitlVhatincr which i mortifying. But with all its'faultj, it _ i tho only party in sight with which ah man can affiliate who sincerely d?sir?s t f-?tornize tho feelings, nationalise "th interests ?nd"c6nst!tutib?alizo the go\ eminent of the American people. - fi That would indeed bea glbriousmovt meat which could bring all good patriot North and Soutb, who hate section's n and desiro to return to honest govert ment into cordial, co-operation.,^ -T,h Southern people would hail such a mov? ment wit!, delight,. We of tho South pr< sent no names for Presidential honors.: beiievo the very best tu??g whicireeul happen would boan administration pf th government by a wise Southern s'tatei man, for it would be the pride sad plea ure of ; Biic'h' a statesman -to so adrniuish our national a fi aird as to banish from tl minds of the Northern people the la vestige of distrust and apprehension < Southern national fldelity-growlng ont i past sectional controversies. But we a: aware that tho sectional, temper of tl North ls' not in condition to roast calmly on this subject, and would n brook such a suggestion. Therefore, i thoughtful man m the South is oven e; pecting such honors. All that wo oxpc or ask is that Northern statesmen enc bo preaejited^who will do equal justice nil- sections, and 'whose lives show th they do noL regard thc abuse and ct ti rn ny of any section ns a test of loyal ^?/tbo ;Un*on^ There rare many sui Btal?smcn'in every State "of the North both parties; but not one such is ev spoken of/or the Republican nomlnatic I can riama mon in New England-ev in Massachusetts-who would adminisl the government iii n spirit worthy Washington, abd either one of whomt Southern people would rejoice in aldi to olevste ^>tbnVh"ffh no*"U]f>?. After all, such mon must ullimcUdy chosen, or the people wilMose tho ri? to choose at all. Tho people must e tho triumphs of fraud, or fraud will e the liberties of the people. --r.^.Yery4ruly yovra, . ,-V-BBNJ. .H., HIM? . ^i.u? - - > i ifo*a ^r-i_ciV' v ' How Cox RECEIVED TUE JUDCJME OF TUE QEOliaiA BOi'REMt? COUET.-< Saturday when tho news was carried bim.by ope oftlie guards at tbejail dc that bo had been refused a new trial, af a few moments' study, he said : ?VL-Cn jr i? :? ?UA ?..iii QP mo Reed mer and* the bigliest legal tribunal of i .State : that for claiming the meat n bread that belonged to my wife and cl; dren and for protecting my life bas ms mo a convict, I will submit with as mu cheerfulness os manhood wilt show. 'J tears that are so freely flowing from i eyes are not from any1 remorse of ci science or guilt, but for tho thought my poor wife and Ave little children. \ my un fortunate business connectipn w Bob has made my wife huspaudjesa, i children fatherless and almost pcunili M[ay.Get}, have mercy;, on them-. I t try and make a bettor convict than I < a citizen, if my acte were unmanly or i lawful.? >. Hi '.Ul '. * AB yet there seems to bc no new dc* opt?-v- in the Cox ? case,. There is e a general impression that the counsel the'defeosb will m site an appeal to Supreme Court of tho Unlfe'd States thc ground that the prisoner did not h a fair and impartial trial ss guorp.pt by tho constitution of thc United Sta Tho interest in the case seems to bo v strong.-./???yifa ConstUution. A Caosa BABT.-Nothing is ?o r ducive io a man's remaining a bachi aa stepping for ono night at tho hou? .i married friend and being kept nw for five or six hours.by the crying c cr?s baby. AU'-??<*?? Md crying bien neal only.Hop Diuers to make tl well and ?miling, Yutwg man, rem ber thia.- 7\-avtller. ~ Arkansas has 8,897 miles of nav ' ble water-course regularly traversed Btcambo.it?. She has eight , failro having 800 miica of road completed in oi .oration. The Premiums for m Prompt CttBSyftplttfCi of the Road. .1. .>ti ,.< .:i j '.,*.) .'Vf* jj The Act to facilitate the completion of tho Blue Ridge Railroad has now passed both Houses of the General Assembly, j and needs only the approval of tlio Gov ernor, which it will certainly, receive. The -"first section of the Ipili ' provides j that tho counties of Anderson and Ooo- i nee. and the towns therein, are empow ered to subscribe such sums nRvablo in county or town. bonds, at par value, ti tho owners of Bald railroad, not to exceed five per cent of the assessed value of tho taxable property of such couuty, city or town, Tho County Commissioners are] required when petitioned by five hundred real ?stale owners to submit tho question to the qualified voters. If the result fa vors subscription, tho Commissioners are to contract with the owners to issue them bonds, payable to bearer in thirty years, bearing interest at six per cent, to bo de livered on tho completion of tho road to Knoxville, provided the road bo com pleted, in three years. Tho Commissioners ? shall levy au annual tax to pay tho in terest ?ti return for tho bonds thc own ers of the road - shall .give an equal amount of its stock nt. par value, to be rcpi( ::i':d by the Commissioners. In towna, tho' Council: shall take tho same ac.iou on the.petition of fifty real estate owjai?r*., : Section 2 provides that tho two coontie^ ;' may, 'instead 'of subscribing bonds, subscribo an annual tax not ex ceeding ten mills, and, for not longer than six years; ' '^:i*4S lu section 3 thc State agr?es to remit alfyaxes except the scboot-ta'z and peu altree uow duo o? the road, and all taxes except the school, tax for the next three, yeaxk provided tho-wdrk bb begun by tlio lat of January, 1881, and.bo completed in tinco years. ..Section 4provides that op similar con ditions, tho rgad bo authorized to pay. the county taxes due to Anderson and Oco nee, and all to bocome due beforo tho completion of the work, excepting the school tax in -stock nt par. In section 5 tho State pivdges its faith ? tn ramil all State, county and municipal . taxes except tho school tax tor twenty years consecutively to any parties begin ning the construction of the road from the present terminus by the 1st of Jan?? ary, 1881, and completing it lo Knoxville within three years from that date. , Section 6 defines, as ono of the condi tions of tho act, that tho parties accept ing its benefits shall build the roed from Walhalla in tho direction of Clayton, Ga., and thence to Knoxville, Tenn, j and that when completed they shall never discriminate against the interests bf any of tho p0'fjd of this State, or offer better ! terms of freight or passago to any other ports, or enter into any combination v.-ith other roads within or without tho State by which they shall discriminate in favor ox any other port over Charleston, and j any persons hereafter coming into pos Bcssiou of the road shall tako it subject to tho terms of '.his section. The persons 1 owning or operating said road shall not havo a right to tnako any discrimination against Charleston cither hy rebates or special rates, nor in any other way, nor combino or pool with any other compa nies to do ro. * Beetion 7 says that the State and coun ties receiving stock shall not bo liable to any assessment upon the esme, nor bo in any wny responsible otherwise than in loss Of stock. , lotion 8 authorizes putting as large a mortgage bonded debt os necessary on the' rohd, tho State to be in no v. ay "liable, ex cept as provided, in this act. Tho terms' of the act, therefore, aro liberal indeed. There is now an oppor tunity for a combination of corporations or capitaliste, within or without tho Slate, to lift the Bluo EJdgo Road out of 'thc legal slough and push it forward to com pletion, Tho State gives ovidenco of its earnest deslr' > secure the completion of tho road, anti of ita willingness to pay liberally for accomplished results. This is tho most that could be expected at this time.-Newa and Courier. Lynch Law io Virginia, A special dispatch to-tho.^ Baltimore Sun from Point-of-Rocks, Maryland, gives this account of a lynching which occurred ort the 17th. Pago Wallace, colored, 23 years of age, who committed u brutal outrage on Jan uary 28 on the person bf a white woman named Mary Marmon, 40 years of age, living in Loundon County; Virginia,' near the Potomac river, while she was returnig from Point-of-Rocks, was to-day taken frbu* ?hq officers of the law," at the Eointwh?ra ho' committed tho outrage, y a body o', armed men and hanged. Wallace was arrested near 8h?pardstown, ou February 2, and committed to Ilagers townjoil, Yesterday Sheriff ^Caruthors aud Dapdry. Sheriff Nixon, bf 'Leesburg, Virginia, arrived in'Hagerstown with a r?quisition for Wallace from tho Virginia authorities, and left with him by the 3,80 P. M.,train.. Wallace, oeemod- rather nervous when ho boarded tho train, but afterwards recovered his composure and smoked a cigar. ? Caruthors and Nixon arrived at Wash ington Juction, one mile from thc Point of-Rocks, this afternoon, at 5,30 o'clock, sith V/i T?JI~_ -M?_"" L?:- I.--J' cuffed to the prisoner ; and on the way to tho depot lo the ferry they were follow ed by a largo crowd. On arriving at the ferry tho Officers and prisoner wore row ed to th.T Virginia shore, followed by a half doi.cn boats containing about thirty ? - r-.-.- A _ ?1.? -.m.,-- -1 tit tVI.J |>VIQVU(S. ..'I HIV v....^v-*> ?*Wf?'?rM on shore they were met by about thirty or moro men with handkerchiefs tied aver their faces. The crowd then seis ed tho officers and disarmed them, pro cured the key and unlocked Nixon from the prisoner; The pincers did everything in their power to protect the prisoner, but it was of no avail. He was seized and taken' to tho ffpot vrhero tho outrage of Mrs. Marmon was committed. A rope was pat around his neck. Ile was allow ed to get on his knees, and rando a short prayer. The robe.was then thrown over u limb of a small sycamore tree, and in the {winking of an eyo be'w?s launched into tte rs i ty. Just at this moment a woman rushed through ?.ho crowd,. pistol in hand, and fired three or four shots* in to his body. ' This WHS the signal for tho crowd to commence firing in rapid suc cession, and his body was filled with bul lets. Tho crowd then quietly dispersed. Sheriff Caruthers and jailor Nixon soon after were released, and departed in a hack for Leesburg. - The Texas Democratic Stato Con vention is to be held in Galveston on Tuesday, April "20. ' . <- Among all the cities of Italy suffer ing famine and misery this winter 'Bohle bears tho heaviest burden. Tho trade of the city has declined since . tho over throw of tho Pope's Government, and.the taxes are a hundred fold what they were ; a'mosv uominal uuder tho Popes, as the whole world contributed to enrich tho cit*'.' Largo capitalists from Turin and Milan have monopolized what has been left of ibri trr.de onco pow-cased by Roman merchant* ->?"? " ' I ' 1 . i ?-iii i,. || III ! H I 1 Bcaih of BOY. F. H. Kennedy, i), B. Our community was ntartled on Sun day morning last by tho intelligence epreadiug over the city . that Dr. F. M. Kennedy had died during the night, and when the news was confirmed by inqui ry, a feeling of sadness, seemed ,tn uko posaessesion of every heart, abd to be ex? pressed from every, couutcuapce.-r Crowda of his personal friends hastened to bis late residence on' Now street, tc into once moro upon the face of their rlend, although cold in death; and lo mingle their tears ' with the bereaved and distressed. Few men in Macon wert more beloved than this eminently Christ' ian gentleman. Tho shock was moro stunning from thc fact that on Saturday afternoon he war upon tho streets in his usual health, anti met many of his friends with that genial flow of spirits and good humor whici mado him ono nf tho most companion abe of men, and as late as fivo o cloe! was seen in company with somo of hi: ministerial brethren wending his waj homeward. . Io front of the Stubble field House he was met by his excel lent wife with tho carriage, and the; drovo out to Vinevlllo to her fathers Colonel ClUby, tho senior of. this paper Tho visit was unusually nleasant ant they returned homo at night*fall when the evening was Bpent with tho family Tho .'Kictor seemed to enter into th< spirit of tho children, it being .Valen tine'a Day, with moro than his v.outee fervor. At nine o'clock ho suggestet that it was time the children were retir lng, and remarked that he would get i drink ti? water before going to bis room arid lt) the attempt ho staggered some what, arousing tho fears of his wife,, whi immediately sent for a physician. Shi asked him what was tho matter, and h replied "Oh, nothing, J will soon bc ove it. Theso Were'his last words, as hi sank back in bis chair. Cnplian W. W Carnes was passing at tho moment, nm hurried in to render assistance, bu it was too Ir.ti'. Other friends came am did all that affection aud medical Skil could do ; but the enemy hud ?tonne the citadel, and every effort to diclodg him was futile. . Hu lingered, in a stat of unconsciousness until about fifteei minutes after 5 o'clock on Sunday mort lng, when the spirit took its upwar flight. Vt. F. M. Kennedy wes born in Colun bia, South Carolina, during tho month t February, 1834, and bad hut a few da) ago celebrated his -loth birthday. H was tho son of Hov. W. M. Kenned; who, for a long time, was n promineri member of tho South Carolina Con fe enco of the Methodist Church. At tl ago cf 20 Mic Bon was licensed to tiroacl and entered thc South Carolina Con fe enco at tho scssish held in Columbii November 16, 1854. He traveled on circuit, and then spent seven years i filling some of the most important ut tiens in Iiis conference, a number of the yeprs having been in the city of Charle top. And there, Jor five years, be he! the responsible position of Presidir Elder of his denomination, and rose ra; idly to. distinction among his brethre He represented that intelligent body the General Conference or 1870, 187 and 1878, and with marked ability. During Ibo late wnr ho donned tl grey, and, with his comrades, shared tl fortunes of the battle field as chaplain. At tho death of tho lamente-4. Doct Bonhol In October, 1871, Dr. E. ] Myers, who was then editor of the Soul ern Christian j4dt'pca/e,.,WU8,:,clected the Presiden*?-.of tho Wesleyan Fem: College, .and. Dr. Kennedy wits call to take charge of that excellent Chr tian journal, and took up his residen in Macon. At the'General Conferer! held in Lnuisvile, Ky., in .1874, he v. re-elected editor, and filled that positi with credit ana distinguished nbiii At the General Corifenuce' held in 1 lanta in 1878, the Southern Christian A voeatc was romoved to Charleston, S. ? and Dr. Kennedy re-elected to tho edit* j ship. .- Ho Ind served his own conference I four years assecrelary and was one oft assistant secretaries of tho Gene Conference in 1874. During the General Conference at i lanta, he was Secrol?r * of tim Commit on Revivals;1 Th** cocum?nta b?fi this committee were so voluminous tba .required'almost constant labor day - a night to keep the business up. Dr. Kt ncdy never flagged in tho performance any duty unsigned him. ThoConfcrei adj ou t ned the last of May, and ho returr to h's booie.and made a final dispositi of.the, papers in his hands as Secreta preparatory to reat.'bcforo ho would sumo editorial charge of his po-<er Charleston. Tho incessant labor of 'i ?past month was too great a strain ur bis nervous system, and just as he ? finished his work be was stricken do wlttil.paralysi?ofh?8 right'iido. Sh tboY \b has.beert''.an invalid, tdthot sufficiently recovered to attend to bl 'noaa,'Suntil-thia fatal disea^, termin? hi?-useful lifo oh Sunday morning tasl Dr. Kennedy was'anianof ability, man whose convictions. o^Af?tiredi and firm-nothing could induce him swerve, .Ahqrjqfrmn. He was ...sometii cnlle^c?f?it^ecaupi ra ni? Bc?iofl ible in following out what ho decmcc be right. He bad n high estim'ato hciicr, and felt a contempt for anyth that was littlo arid mean. His .con lions of truths of Christianity wero well fixed and steady that nothing co cbake his faith* in them. He was at all times and evcrywd tho tame conscientious Christian -gen rat*.*;. His ff?-?D'-l?h?p w?.s strong snd during, and' his benevolence waa get ous and unstinted. In the social circle he was at once center and tho charm. Cultivated learned, he was ready to convene u any subject introduced. Ho was full anecdotes and bnmor, which were of elevated character, 'aud few men ever celled him in narration of the humoi and the ludicrous. He was very car of tho feelings of others and av?! what he t hough tfwould causo tho rN( est w?und. In short, he was hi. . ? ed, honorable, Christian gentlera* , well 04 a faithful and honored, so- * a the Moat High. His bereaved family bave the' syn thies of the outirocommunity, His neral'will take place at tho Mull; Street Methodist Church this mon at 10 o'clock.-Macon Telegraph and. senger, Vflh. JOHN C. CALHOUN'S GRANDSON NAMESAKE.-Tho following paragi ie going the rounds of the press : "A grandson and namesake of Joh Calhoun is keeping saloon in St. D He tends hi?, own bar. A - brother ol bas a law oflico opposite to. Ben ? office in Atlanta, Georgia. The St. I ?aleen itc??r has a watch which lunged t? tur g (ta I ?K?- '.?o Hi Au. It tho old-faahioued, open-faced kind (?old caaes, mado sn I liverpool and w? ng ?ix ounces. On one Bide of canes is an engraving pf a dog chosi rabbit, and on thc fuside are the wc " John C. Calhoun born ($, 0,1 Msrc 1783. Died Washington City, D March 31,1850. Tlio.Cultlr?tlou of Upland Rice. Tho experience of the past few yea? has fully demonstrated the fact that by far tho most profitable, employ.ro AO?, for tho farmers of Southern Georgia ia thc cultivation of th? white, or highland rico. The writer:has teated the matter fully,* both dw.experiment, and ,>?aw?atloa.? While this variety of ri?o flourishes beat: in n wet, alluvial, ?ot!, producing as loree a yield tinder euch -cf rcumstatiee? as th? Carolioa"gOideu," yet ifcdate remarkably well on ordinary uplands, j whiph. are usually ' devoted to too. growth. of; the cerealn or cotton. Indeed, Mt may bo stated, csa fact thai' any land,' however elevated 01 ?andy.: that will nu^e unas sisted, say from OIK'.-i ,to twelve bushels of corn per acre, will easily produce from fifteen to twenty-five bushels oprice with the ?ame cultivation. . The only difference between fte. up land or Carolina rice exists in th/; outer covering or hull of the grain, which is of a pale, light color in the former, and ? bright yellow in,the latter. In weight, ?iuaiity and excellence, as, an article of bod, the one is the equal of the.other. Upon corn or cotton upland, planting should: begin about the 20th of March, and may continuo with success os lato aa the. first, of June. Ry way of preparation. Bimply flush up tho ground with a turning plough, and smooth the surface, if possible, with ari ord i nary, wooden or iron harrow. Thon, with'a narrow scooter open -trenches two feet asunder, and apply in the drill any fertilizer tbiit may have been provided. If the soil is high ?nd dry, the seed, ib smaU handbills, say thirty or forty, grains, \ should bo deposited nt intervals of fifteen or eighteen inches, td. al'ow'nf *tbe 'free passage of tho hoe in eul'ivation'. Cover with .1 board as you would cotton. Where the land is low and strong, more especially if by lying fallow, tho crab grass balbeen exterminated, the seed may be drilled at tho rate of about one and a half bushels per nore. Thus treated,' fifty bushels moy.bo easily made in average seasons.-. Cultivate land with frequent plough ing] between, and keeping tho hills freo from grass or weeds. No crop is .moro easily/made or will prove as remunerative. . With equal sea^ sons, and planted sido by side with corn, tho'rite will produce donblotho ylctd ot corn, and is worth]! in-tho rough state', fully A - third, moro in tho merket. Tho writer has seen forty bushels produced on the ligl sea island cotton lauds du tho seacoast of Liberty county. Ho hos also cultivated the rico as you would.peas, between tbe hills of corn, wbere tho soil was low and moist, raising a'full crop of corn and fifteen bushols ol rico to the acre. In the latter cas? the rice received a thorough Working, after tho blades of tho oom'were removed for fodder. The rice straw, *f protected from tho weather, furnishes good provinder for sheep, horses ?and cattle, and oftentimes, j in a wet season, the stubble will pdt forth a, second growth, which can.be, cut wh-jn ?reon und cured, making ibo very best of ay. . . Rice and oats should be staple crop3'in Georgia, and both can be successfully I cultivated from the base of our mountains | to tho Southern border of thc.Commor. wealth.-H. II, J., iii Nevsa at?A Courier. Tho Myths of Masonry. Col. Thomas Picton was appointed, in 1868, secretary-general ' of lite Celestial I Emplro of tbe Masonic Qader of Memphis j for America. He said that tho day for se crecy in Masonry iu America is past, in a land in which there was an established ! religion secrecy was necessary, but in America it is a detriment to the Ordor. "Indeed, I fancy tbut Masonry doe?, not exist in America-that i* tossy, as it should exist-for boro it is a .benevolent society, not a philosophic Institution. Instead of stimulating inquiry, Americana' who stylo thomsolves Masons thrown voil I over the truth. They begin with myths ] and legends and add to them with every successive degree, and tho higher they go tho moro lies they tell." Tho Colonel threw in the - parenthesis that probably there aro not In the Unite? States six Masons who ore really educated in tho ? 'jtory cf their Order. Then ho added i "The origin of modem Masonry can be l attributed to Lord Bacon. In tho newil 'Atlantis' there is a description of Solo mon and his house ; and it is tuero said that the King set apart different dnys for prosecuting the arts and tciences. Tho' new 'Atlantis' was excessively popular among tbe learned men of Bacon's day, and they tried to establish . a society, taking Solomon un an exponent .of wis dom. It was encouraged by tho Court of James I and hie succeesor, Charlea I, until the Revolution broke out. Then: the Royalist, ofter the death of Charlea L,v reorganized their society for religious ! and political motives-toe religious for I ribo re-establishment of the Church, tho j politics for the restoration of the Mon-., archy. Nott they invented what is call ed tho legend of the third degree. HiiaiA j Abiff was the murdered monarch. Hiram, tho King of Ty rb, was tho King Of France.' Solomon waa tho Church. Hiram's, three assassins were tho three kingdoms, Englaud, Scotland and Ireland. , Tho Mason's of that day. who wero tho con spirators- the Jacobltos-wero necessarl- - ly -a* .aocret society. They sallied; themr selves, ss the Masons of tl?.European: Continent do to the present day, tho Sons of tho Widow, inasmuch as1 tho King had been beheaded and his soo bad not beea recognized. - After the Res toration tho^ leading men_ of the move j mont formed the noyai Dociqjy,/which. exists tc- the present day, snd they open-] j I 'y continued the work of tho house of] . i Solomon. The'Jacobites in France cen- j I tinued their booevolont organization. In '1 England, immediately after tho. Restora tion, a .number of those who had been previously affiliated conjoined with,-a, fuild of eo-called operative Masons, a ody Of freemen of London, meeting in Masou'a lane. They then became Free and Accepted Masons. .In 1717 there ap peared to be four lodges in London. They met in the Appletree Tavern, placed tho oldest Mason in {ho chair, and proceeded to organizo a grand lodge, electing Sir Christopher Wren Grand Master. From that body Originate all tbs M.nAihic lodges in this country.. "Of late years on the Continent of Europe, and Franco particularly, earnest endeavors havo been made lo divest Ma sonry of all ita fabulous legends anet his torical errors." In conclusion'Col.- Plfr ton s&id that the square and compasa wero rejected by all intelligent Masons long ago. |lho All-Seeing Eyo' within the tn anglo being the recognised embiora, sod that, whatever tho symbols muy' provo to bo that are on the atonas that uphold tho obelisk in Alexandria, they will not prove that Masonry wo know lt existed among tho ancient E*?y cliaua.-Nm York Herald. : . Mother, remember that no medicin? cures, it simply assists nature in reliev ing Ibjcif bf an unnatural condition of tho system. Worms disarrange-Shrin cr'fc Indian Vermifuge kills and drives theta from the system, thus removing tho causo of dii;e;ve. Barnum'? Plan for tho Belief ?t tho Irish. Mr. P. T. Barnum, in inclosing ? sub scription of $100 lo tho Now York JJ J - aid's Irish relief fund, also give* an out line of a projet, whereby much misery may bo ^voided in 'future, and in which, Ifmanaged-by'acceptable parties, ho i* ready to invest SIOO-OOC a?~ matter Of profitable,philanthropy- Iib plan in: "To purchase by degrees, aa might he Seeded); public . land?; 'in tho Weste in U> toi :,also 1 audi?hi t h c ?'Jo u i ! : < ( ; >;?.,; v - To self/or cash er on credit at cost, :> I . ternato plot*" :fd?' Farming; or lota for dwelling, stores brother purpose, on con dition, of immediate improvement. To advance money, when necessary, to con vey ? respectable, Jndustrio??j persons lb these lands fron* our Eastern cities; alni? to bring families and ".udividuala of good character and babita from every part ?sf the world, advancing, when neces?uiv, sufficient money to placo each family in ti cheap house on an alternate building lot or farm, and io supply them,1 if need od, ,with, seeds, impJemenU ? and the means of living frugally, for tlie first year. Tho principle' of co-operation should bc adopted so far ^practicable;, For tho transportation of immense num bers pf persons by sea aud land contracts would po made .with various compet ing lines that would milk? thc COst lo each person mc'rely'ttomir 1. Tho mimo advantage* would accrue in tho purchase* of large quantities of food, clothing- etc., as well a? to tile building of dwelling?, stores, manufactories, ecbool houses una public buildings j also in tho transporta* tiou of crops aud manu factures;..- Prout of villages aud cities would be systemati cally mapped, and suitable provis ion made for pnolic naries, and ibcfprop eHbcatlbns for'town halls, churches and school houses; Foresight and experience would guide in arranging,for water ?nd drainage; also for locating nmnufacto riea next to water prlvjlegea, ?m.] econo mizing, all tho ,means of condm farms and other occupations, at the same tim? securing plcaeant bornes and ulti mate'pecuniary independence Tnt: WARM JANUAU7.-Prof. Falb, tli? Gprman,scientist, who lectured in Apollo Theatre last week on .earthquake'*, volcimoes Ahd meteorol?gica? influences, has dh explanation for the recent v. weather and tho chango following it, and nh'o for the snow storm a couple of. day? ago in San 1 Francisco. They cnlised, according to Prof. Falb, by a combination bfinn(ieiicesof thovm, moon and certain ''"Blarsv, 'During tjie ' present mouth'Hie 6\inhiid moon baye|befeh both nearing* tho' carib. Th ero.; wa? a. full moori On tho 27th bf thc month and also ari'?cli^e cCnsteihition, as tho Professor calis'it.: .According, to '.Ho,IV-^V pot theory, tho aun and mod^' faaVo an attraction for the earth, and the i; ence of this attraction is felt' mostly on the atmosphere, and the-nearer thc sun and moon come to the earth, the greater is tho influence. During ibo past month th? influence lina been greater than it is at this time bf theyear generally on ac count of tho eclipso constellation, and it becamo tho strongest! at tho timo of! full moon. The ,wnrm, air at thp;equato?, which would naturally ascend .withput astronomical iuftn?nces, roso more rap idly on accountof them and passed north In tho current.thats flows constantly from, tho equator to tho poles tu tho high at mosphere. Tho ?tr cooled m it went I n?fth arid sank a? lt cooled till it rcached tho'ea'rtb; producing tile warm tempera ture'experienced th'.-, past .month:' Tho: sinking of tho warm, current took placo, 'before tho arrival of tho cold current from tho north, or otherwise the tempera ture would not havo been sc mild and the change to cold weather, not so great or a udden. At Ban Francisco the meeting of tho two currents/ was .when .th? equatorial current was jriost rapid arid most-moist and tho poiar current most rapid and drye*t, nnd the'result twas a snow atorra. ;.Prof. Falb i ia con?t ;dent iht;t during the past . two days not cinty snow storms have occurred rn Eu-? rope, but also thunderstorms,intermixed iwlth snow storms, as havo occurred in some portions of this country.-- Si. Z?tib Times. . I ?j -Ii is ray firm conviction , that after I .th? next Presidential election univo-iu! peaco will prevail, abd tko ?nimos; 'section bo swallowed up in tho prosperity of the. country.- In my own Senatorial i position I an\strugglir)g rather'tocxtiii futsh al.togolhcr the naturally dying ew ers of poRti?1 M bate and sectional ra? licor than . jUamidU'a spark by party i issues. I not only strive to avoid conta ' Venda! debate, but sa.often soek to divert the f?ridenoy of fetich a,curreut ot* legisla I Jive actlorj ny the presentation of cxtrin i kio subject matter. ? !' foresaw tho results inf tho extra session, and ecdesvor.-4:.to 1 prevent it, ; l t wai a ( great;hlu???? and ! ?ft effects aro being now? d'ensibly; felt in I ssasy way?. ! The North Torced-' ??d the South had no alternative, and yet the I Benth, is, made- tho* undeserving scape fecal .of fell the errors of the party.--r?f. :<7, Sutler.. V.; ,,,. . . -Tr?a' '.BepublJeana who sought to provethat the negro exodus from North Carolina wak in consequence of Ku Klux Ism are having a time of it* Ti?*}.''facts "bVongh.* it before tho committee of in quiry it that tho relations between white ?nd colored men in that State aro friend ly; negro?? receive" there as" much foi their work a? in. other States; that m an j bf thom aro landowners and landlords, aa< tbat by ,the nae of ordinary industry t!ic(> may accumulate property. The fact t t i _~i ii!!road "gc"~ it?. i in the main' responsible, fbr the exodus ? through assurance tba? Indians sa< Kansas aro indeed th?, la?u Oowing will 'milkand honey which tho negro ba I sought since his emancipation. i _j_ Jy^\~ ?l^??; /2^tc~ri?.- Tbs celie* jbronvht to Little Bock thia coaoon, cat! mated at <lo,000 balea, and the nversg' firicei at $0? per bale, realized , th? finu? lille sum of'$23,?W,000. How ia *bn for tho*new.Chicago. K r- Geese aro raised for their feathers ii Texas. .One gooso rancho in Westen ?Texas has 300 geese, whose fealh?wt an plucked every two months, each one av prp?rit"? * -mnnd and a half a year. ' V- O?hd'derate $50 bill?, wneared wiri green Ink,'ha vs boen lately.passed oi areenice in.McLennan ^untye Tosas. ? r- tennessee' bas icHirtccn Supretri Judges aod they aro Raid to be sorera vcars behind tim? with their/ docket. '? '*K-The owner* of tho cotton factory a ??awkinaville, v?a.> will, sqop,. have fou Clement ?It?cbiaents in operation.^ - TIie Republirt?ns of Virginia wtl hold ? State convention at Staunlou o tho Slstof Apr?. - Tho diflereiH W??e t?mp^ratic<i c? ganlkstlons in Arkansiaa U*xo a niomoci ?bipof35,000. '-'?;". ?. - During th? post eign?yeaw^.cot vieta havo Seaped-frcia tho Missiaslp? penitentiary. > K^v," i - The jjold fever has broken out I Oglethorpe"conuty, Ga.,' with increase fury._?'? ( ^ " How it lae baby if* tn? qi.cr.lioi! che put to n mother, *^d Oir>oy sn comes, 'thankti to Dr. Bal? s t>aby pysti moctll>e?er'.;o-d.\y.>,