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COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, February 5, 1867. A JLrsaon from thc Past. Tho Nashville Union and Dispatch calls ?attention to thc following para? graph from the seventy-first number of the Federalist, written by Mr. Hamilton: "The samo rulo which teaches the propriety of a partition between the various branches of power, teaches likewise that this partition ought to be so contrived as to render the one independent of thc. other. To "what purpose separate the executive or the judiciary from thc legislative, if both the executive and the judiciary are so constituted as to bc at the absolute devotion of the legislative? Such a separation must be merely Dominai, and incapable of producing the ends for which it was established. It is one thing to be subordinate to tho laws, another to bc dependent on tho legislative body. The first comports with, thc last violates, tho fundamen? tal principles of good government; and, whatever may be thc forms of ihc Constitution, unites all power in the tame bauds. The tendency of the legislative authority to absorb every other has been fully displayed and illustrated by examples income preceding members. In govern? ments purely Rcpublicau, this ten? dency is almost irresistible. Thc representatives of the people, in n popular assembly, seem sometimes tc fancy that they are the people them? selves, and betray strong symptoms >f impatience and disgust at tho leasl sign of opposition from any othei quarter; or if the exercise of itt rights, by either the executive 01 judiciary, were a breach of their pri vilcge and an outrage to their dignity. They often- appear disposed to oxer' an imperious contro^ over the othei departments, and as they commoub have the people on their side, the;; always act with such momentum a: to make it very difficult for the otho members of.the Covernment to main tain the balance of the Constitu tion.*' Thc almost marvellous wisdom o the sages who presided' at the or ganizatiou of the Government, fore saw the conllict which the popula department of the plan of the Cou stitntion would wage with tho otho two departments, and deprecated a one of the great dangers to th durability of the system. The fad of to-day arc realizing their fear; Indeed, thc identical contest wilie Mr. Hamilton thought possible, i upon us, but it wears oven a won shape than ho imagined. Congress and thc legislativ bodies .hat are assuming '"imperio! control" over the executive an judiciary, have not the sanction an support of the people. It is a bob bare usurpation and violation cd tl known wish of a majority of the pei plo. If this majority in the who Union were speaking their wishes: Congress, that body would not 1 (as it isj in antagonism totheSnpren Court and the President Thal we aro on thc eve of a fen ful revolution,'no one can doubt. Tl hope of the couutry lies in the fa that, in Federal affairs, two depai ments are in alliance, to preserve tl Government against, the encroac moats of the other; and if tho issi comes to the worst, a majority of tl people will be with them. A Memphis paper says that colon aristocracy seems to be coming grief. Last week, "George Was ington" was convicted in Richmoi for stealing a lot of old iron, ai "James K. Polk" for asimilar frc dom with other people's ;propert "Horace Greeley" was found gui! of murder in Charleston, on Mo day, and will soon expiate a life rascality on the gallows. In N< Orleans, "Andrew Jackson" was limbo for robbing a hen roost. \ advise the colored gentry to seloi hereafter, such names as Ben. Bath Thad. Stevens, Chas. Sumner, Jam Ashley,"etc. -they may prove mc lucky in their efforts upon cbaract< MORE THICKERY.-A special c spatch to a New York paper says: A citizen of New York, who 1 his office in Wall street, has issued confidential circular to the natioi banks, proposing to como to Was ington and lobby for them, if th will contributo at the rate of one d lar in each thousand of their circii tion for his expenses. If all t banks could be persuaded to join such an arrangement it would yi< him tho snug little sum of $300,0( Thc House Committco ou Pub Lauds has come to an agreement report a bill extending tho provisio of the Southern Homestead La passed last session, to negroes a loyal whites, for an indefinite perk The clause excluding rebels from t benefit of that law expires n< month. Wh?t are Our Rights? Tho 2?ati?uial Intelligencer says that but few things are more common than the assertion that the Southern people have lost all their rights by rebellion; and the IntcUi'jcncer adds: "They have tho right to live and to earn wages. They are entitled to a jury trial, to the right of free speech, to peaceably assemble and petition for a redress of their griev? ances. We could not undertake to deprive them of their fundamental rights, without proclaiming ourselves the worst of tyrants. Nay, we could not undertake to deprive them of their rights without violating the organic law of tho nation, thc formal expression of principles which con? stitute the national life." But where is there a line in that instrument which contemplates a "forfeiture of rights?" Whence can we deduce from it any right to direct au?- man, whether citizen or foreign? er-whether loyal or disobedient-of any of his rights, save on conviction and trial? We stand by the Constitution of the Uuited States. If there is any? thing contemplated by that instru? ment, if there is .?uy foundation or principle on which the whole super? structure of American freedom rests, it is self-government. All govern? ments derive their power from the assent of the governed. This has passed into an axiom; but this notion of a "forfeiture of rights" is utterly destructive of this great cardinal doctrine of the Revo? lution, enunciated "in the days which tried men's souls," and glori? ously embodied in the immortal work of the framers of our Government. The Intelligencer lays it down as an indisputable maxim, that under our free Government there is no such thing as a forfeiture of the groat rights of American citizenship, save on conviction of crime. Virginia to South Cnroliiia. We extract the following proceed? ings of a meeting held at Warrenton, Virginia, from tho Virginia Sentinel, of the 31st ultimo: At a meeting of the citizens of Fauquier Couuty, held in thc Court House, in the town of Warrenton, this daj-, in pursuance of a call here? tofore announced, for the purpose of collecting corn and money to bo ap? plied for the relief of the destitute of Lexington and Richland Districts, South Carolina, Col. W. W. Payne was unanimously selected Chairman of tho meeting, and James CK Can i non, Secretary. The object of the meeting was stated by Maj. Chas. Helm, and let? ters read by him from gentlemen occupying high official positions in Swath Carolina, stating the utter des? titution of tho people for whom aid is asked. The meeting was next ad? dressed briefly by Capt. Mcetzc and A. J. Marshall, Esq. On motion rd Maj. Helm, the Chair was authorized to appoint a committee to solicit contributions from every portion of the County. On motion of Gen. Hunton, the Chair appointed an executive com? mittee of five, whoso duty it shall be to receive tho contributions, forward thom to their proper destination, and to communicate with Gen. Wade Hampton relative to their distribu? tion? THE POOR YE HAVE ALWAYS WITH Yoi".-The following appeal in be? half of the destitute appears in the Louisville Journal. It applies to the people of this community as well as I to those of Louisville: "We have very cold and bitter weather upon us, and those who are sitting by comfortable fires, wrapped in comfortable clothing, and are sleepin ? at night on downy beds, in warm and comfortable rooms, should think of tho suffering poor, who sorely need these things, but have them not, and out of the ..abundance with which they aro blessed, they should give to the needy children of want, and make their hearts rejoice. Go ye who have wealth, and ye, also, who are in moderate circumstances, and visit the desolato hearth, where the poverty-stricken widow and her orphan children sit shivering iu cold and hunger and want. Seek them out, and take them something to eat and something to wear; send them a load of coal and a basket of provi? sions. If you cannot afford to buy new garments for them, give them your cast-off old ones. Much warmth lit s hid in an old coat or an old dress, and it may cheer the recipient's heart, aud start the tears of thankfulness to eyes that have not lately seen a friend. Of all the sweet pleasures which wealth affords, there is nothing liko that which springs from impart? ing a portion of our abundance to our suffering fellow-creatures. There is no poetry so beautiful as the poetry of doing good; and there is no sight so lovely as that we behold when we see the fair and accomplished daugh? ters of wealth gliding, with angel steps, to tho hovels of tho poor, and dispensing while there, with fair and liberal hands, the gifts of charity, to bless these sad abodes." Oar Second Rtrolntlon. The Loudon Timex, of thc 10th ult., says: "La Revolution va bien." Tho de? spatches which pour upon us through the Atlantic telegraph, show that the well-known phrase of 1792, may be applied in nil its meaning to the course of events* in America. A re? volution is in progress there. The House of Representatives has taken the first step towards the removal of thc President from oilice. Mr. John? son stands in thc way of the Repub? lican party. Ho is the "Monsieur Veto" of the Union, and he must be got rid of. He lias been guilty of tho crime of forming an opinion for himself, and the opinion does not conform to thc sentiments of tho majority of Congress. Whether the opinion was right or wrong, just or unjust, it is not for ns to inquire. The important points are that it waa an independent opinion; that Mr. Johnson thought he was a President with well defined duties and respon? sibilities, instead of a constitutional King, bound to accept o-ud follow tho. advice of ministers possossir.;, the confidence of a legislative assembly; that the independent opinion formed \ in the pursuit, as he thus conceived, of his duty, conflicts with 'that of Congress; and that a popular assem? bly will not Lrook the existence of a permanent obstacle to its will. Ac? cordingly, Mr. Johnson is to ho im? peached!' * * * * * During thc elections and up to the | beginning of December, nothing np- j poured more chimerical than an at tempt to impeach the President. No respectable organ of opinion, no person in tiny position of responsi? bility, advocated it; and the Repub? lican leaders deprecated any sugges? tion of such of a proceeding, as a slanderous aspersion upon tho mo? deration and sagacity of their party. But Congress has met and tested its strength, aud, flushed with <t sense of power, hurries on from ->no posi? tion to another, until at last it boldly declares that no obstacles shall be permitted to thwart the complete ex? ecution of its will. "What was pro? nounced impossible has become a fact, and arguments reprobated with indignation are accepted and acted upon. What is a clause of the Con- j stitution that it should bar tho way of thc representatives of the people? j A majority some eighty years since pretended to exact laws limiting tho power of the majority of to-day. Can any pretence, it is asked, bo more vain oi- idle? And the sophism passes current, as sophism will which justify the excesses of those to whom they are addressed. But the popularity of such reasoning makes the impeachment of the President i remarkable as evidence of the length to which tho revolution has gone, j and a hint of what may como after. DISTRESS IN LONDON.-Wo lind in I the London J'iiws tLe following ac? count of the sufferings of the labor? ing people in some of the waterside districts in East London: At certain doors in those districts uro to be seen, daily, crowds of mon jostling, striving, almost lighting, for admission-to what? What is tin strong attraction? A favorite actor, ' a popular parson, a sensational spouter, a prize-fight, or a rat hunt? No. it is to gain the privilege of breaking hard stones for two or three hours, in a cold, muddy yard, at tached to the Parish workhouse, for the reward of three penco and a h.af of broad. These men, too. are not elad in thc j usual stone-yard apparel, they wear! good coats - rugs are scarcely to bi' soon. They are men who, not very long ago, wore earning from ISs. to ?2 weekly, to whom the very men? tion of the workhouse would have been contamination; and hero they struggle and wrestle for its most mea? gre advantages. In tho winter of 1865 'G, the ave? rage daily number of abie-bodied mon who worked in the Poplar stone? yard was 200. In tho last week of December, 1SG0, it was 550; on the 0th of January, 1SG7, it was moro than 1,000, with every probability of an iucrease. ! In the last week of December, 1865, tho number receiving out-door parochial relief from tho sumo Union was 1,974. In tho last week of De? cember, 18G6, it was 1,340. Oe the 1st of January, 1867, there were in Poplar alone 9,489 persons receiving parochial and charitable assistance; the number now is at least 12,000. If to these nro added the poor of Limehouse, Shadwell and Stepney, the total number of poor receiving parochial and other aid will exceed 27,000 persons. In Paris, ono elegant and popular New Year's gift is entitled "Toilet for the nails." It consists of a hand? somely carved box, of the size of an ordinary dressing case, containing brushes, scrapers, knives, scissors, and nondescript instruments, all de? voted to the paring and cleaning of finger nails. I counted fourteen or? nate articles in steel, ivory aud gold, in ono of these cases, all designed for the ora purpose, and the modest sum asked for them, collectively, was 450 francs. A bill has been introduced intojtho Wisconsin Legislature disqualifying liquor-sellers from holding the oilier of justice of the peace, and forbid? ding the holding of courts where li? quor is sole!. Restricting ta. Prcnldrnt to One Term. Tho proposition which is now pending in Congress, to the effect that no President sball bc eligible to a re-election, will soon be brought to a vote. The bill was introduced by Senator Wade, and as it bas been favorably received in Congress, its passage is quito -probable. The im? mediate object of the bill is to pre? vent President Johnson from secur? ing a second term of office, and, as ? far as that is concerned, it is any? thing but praiseworthy: The gene? ral principle of the measure is e:*<'<>l lent, however, and we hope that it will, in some form, be adopted. There is no doubt that a great deal of flu- corruption, partisanship and bad management attached to our Ad? ministrations, arc directly attributa? ble to tho policy of permitting a Pre? sident to hold two terms. If Presidents were all paragons of ho? nesty, faithfulness and purity, and if they had no ambition to continue in office, tho present rule would be well enough. But they aro mortals, falli? ble as tho rest of mankind, and gene? rally anxious io perpetuate their hold of power. The cons?quence is, that a President, from the first to the last day of his term, is apt to have his eyes steadily fixed upon the suc? cession, and to shape his ("nurse with ! special reference to that end. He .knows that he holds, in his (rands a i mighty power that can be made avail- j able in carrying out his object, and I he must be a p<#litical anomaly ii he ( fails to uso that power for his own j advantage. Under these eirena- j Sauces, the patronage of the Go? vernment is a thing to be bartered : er sohl. Offices art- given to men j in consideration of certain prospect- j ive services, and ho who can control thc largest political influence is likely to receive the best position for himself <>r bis friends. The short? comings (^f office-holders arc, conse? quently, overlooked, and their mis? demeanors are often kept secret, solely because of tho political injury that might nriso from disclosure. In short, the Government ?3 turned j into a partisan concern, aud not only the Executive, but the whole con course of his subordinates, shape every action with a view to the fu? ture. If we had a law rendering Presidents ineligible to re-election, there would 'oe far less corruption j mi l partisanship in the conduct of I the Government, There would still lu- a certniu (logreo of partisanship, I for it cannot be expected that a Pro- j sident will appoint political enemies to office. Tho gain, however, would j ho in tho fact that there would bo no I bargain and sale about tho matter, j The President would not be led to i appoint an objectionable person to j office out of fear of that person's po litical influence, nor would he be in? duced to retain an obnoxious man on that account. The President would then be free to bestow his patronage upon whom ho might like, without fear of the consequences. His public acts, also, would be likely to be go? verned by his honest convictions of right and justice, instead of being cast in tho mould of political expe? diency, us they aro apt to bo under our present system. Wo think, how? ever, that if the one-term principle be adopted, it would be better to ex? tend it to six years. If public officers could be subjected to no test but that of honesty, faithfulness and capa? bility, there would bo no necessity for this chango; but inasmuch as a complete list of new officers must be expected with every change of Admi? nistration, it would bc bettor to make this change less frequent. We have no doubt that a law fixing the Presi? dential term at six years, and render? ing an incumbent ineligible to re? election, would result in a bettor and purer Government.-New York Sun. THE Hoiiuor.s OF SLAVERY.--The Bichmond Whin relates the following incident as illustrative of the horrors of slavery: We were never so forcibly struck with tho horrors of this barbarous institution as on yesterday. We saw a white-eyed, black-skinned damsel of tender years, whom wo had often soon before, when she was in high glee, and had enough of this world's goods to fill her stomach and clothe her back, at ''ole massa's" expense. She was trudging along through the snow, with scanty raiment, and nary a shoe, looking for ono of her blue liberators who would put his hand into his pocket and relieve her necessities. But, alas, it was pitiful; for, though thero was a whole city full of Yankees and friends, she found none until she met with an ex-Con? federate soldier, who had lost an arm in battling for his country. He put Iiis only hand in his pocket, drew forth his only half dollar and cheer? fully gave it to the dusky waif who bad been set adrift on tho merciless >oa of misery and starvation. "Whar is dc B?ro?" Tun "LOBBY" IN WASHINGTON The Republican says: "Beauty and Booty," about which thero was so mich talk during tho war, has been .oncentrated in the city of Washing ;on, and constitutes the chief lobby ii the National Legislo.tu.re. "Tho tariff lobby is overwhelming nst now aud has produced an in ;roase on whiskey." It is asserted that a furnace for de troyiug illegitimate children has been liscovered iu tho basement of the esidence of Madame Rcstoll, tho elebrated abortionist, of Fifth Ave? rno, New York. T?;c Kations! uank System. Tlio National Intelligencer says: "Indications of tan unpopularity of tho national bank system are ap? parent in every quarter. The princi? pal commercial journals of the city of New York, the Jtiurnalof Commerce, thc Ti rald, thc Keening Post, and the Tribune, have strongly expressed their views in favor of the bills re? ported from the (Banking and Cur? rency Committee, which is intended, not to destroy these institutions, but to regulate and restrain them, and relieve the treasury of the burden of contributing 18,000,000 a year to their enormous and unprecedented profits. The people throughout the country, so far as they have any voice in the matter, prefer the legal tender treasury notes as a cur? rency. The greenbacks-the plain legal tenders-these constitute the people's'. money. If the question could be placed before thc country for decision by the popular vote be? tween the greenback currency and tin; national bank currency, the former would, by acclamation, he chosen. The country needs but one description of paper currency. It demands that there shall be but one. During the pressure of tho war, tho national banking system was estab? lished in aid of tho public credit and public convenience. As tho measure wus a novelty, it was deemed neces? sary to offer, for the time being, extraordinary inducements to capi? talists to embrace the system. Thc measure was nove- considered as per? fected or as permanent in its original form. Tho idea of many was- and il was the theory of the author of th< measure himself (Secretary Chase) that the greenback currency wonk be withdrawn at the conclusion o the war, and that the national haul issues should constitute tho onb legal paper currency of the country lt is needless to say that this thcor has boon discarded. The with drawal of the greenbacks proved ti bo impracticable, and it would hav been undesirable; it if even doubtei whether their authorized reduetioi at thc rate of 4,000,000 a month wi! be continued. Tho country has ha time to test the relative "merits of th t wo species of paper money, and pix fors tho legal tender notes. C course, it was never intended tim both systems should stand togethei ODO must absorb tho other. Th aggregate volume of tho two must h gradually reduced, and tin- publi judgment is.in favor of retaining tl greenbacks. ..Neither of the bills reporte from the Committee on Banking au Currency recognizes the preteusk of some of the exclusive champioi of the bank monopuly, that tho a ceptance of thc system by banks pr eludes Congress from altering ar amending it. No such pretensk can be sustained. It is tho policy > all monopolies to claim indoafeasih rights under contracts aljoged to 1 implied. But this Government, its legislation, takes caro to gua: the public interests against any sui ol a i tn. '"We may dispose at ono:? of tl argument that tho banking syste cannot, in any and every respect, 1 mollified and adapted to the circu? stances of tho country, by citing t words of the National Banking At as follows, to wit: 'Congress i serves tho right ai any time to amen alter, or repeal this Act.'* To co tend that tho banks can claim a ve: od right to tho privilege of circa tion, and to a gratuity of six r cent., then, is the sheerest, nonsen: The question is entirely open,* a must bo eonsidored in reference the general and permanent intcre of the country." The Philadelphia Age, of Tucsdt says: "About once in th] months some of our colored citizci instigated by men of thc Saxon ra< become obstreperous in reference tho rules adopted by tho car Iii prohibiting their riding inside 1 cars, and they insist on riding in 1 cars in spite of all opposition. L evening this interesting porformai was again enacted on a car of 1 Fifth and Sixth streets line, at Fi: and Pine streets. Three colored n: got on the car and took seats insi Upon being informed by the eond tor that they were not allowed the they insisted that they would st The car was consequently taken tho track and put on a snow bai The colored men sat quite compos ly inside tho car, and when we 1 they expressed a determination stay nil night. Probably this i: new way of obtaining lodgings nothing." The cypress of Somma, in Lc bardy, Italy, is perhaps the old tree on record. Il was known to in existence in the timo of ?Tul Caesar, forty-two years before Chr and is, therefore, moro than 1,1 years old. It is 105 feet high i twenty feet in circumference at ? foot hom tho ground. Napole when laying down the plan for great road over the Simpl?n, a p tion of the Alps, diverged fron: straight line to avoid injuring t tree. The honor of superior ai quity, however, is claimed by so in behalf of the immense and vs able tree in Calaveras County, C fornia, which is supposed, from number of concentric circles in trunk, to be 2,265 years old. The Baltimore Evening Transa has suspended its publication, was a lively and readable paper. On; BRADING BOOM.-Our friend? aro invited to visit the Piuenxx reading room, where they will find un file papers and periodicals from every section of the Union. The building is open day and night. FIVE CENTS. Thc price of single copies of ibo Plioznix is/ice cents, and purchasers ure requested to pay no more for them as they are furnished to tho nows-boys at a rate sufficiently low to warrant their being sold at that i rico. Our young friends a id old ones too who-are anxious to learn bow ma.iy wod dings a married couple may lawfully have, will bo pleased to know that, "ie-year after marriage conn s thu paper wedding; fjvo years after marriage, the woodon wedding; ten years, the un wedding; twenty-five years, the silver we.hiing; fifty years, tho golden wedding; seventy-live years, tho diamond wedding. MESSRS.- EDITORS: Permit nie to say, through your paper, to all biljie Societies, Missionary Societies, Ministers of the Gospel, and all pc-i-soiis ft iendly to Bible distribution in South Carolina, that the American Bible .Society is prepared to sup? ply them with donatious of Bibles and testaments for distribution among all destitute readers alike. '1 hose who dosiro books to be Bent to them for this holy pur? pose, will state tlie number wanted, with their adti.v.is in full, and thenamo of their consignee in Charleston, S. C. Address me at Columbia, S. C. i'.. A. BOLLES, Agent American bibi - Society for South Carolina. Tni; HANLON BRO micas.- These wonder? ful gymnasts, together with their talented troupe, wiil make their brat appearance in this city, at J ann ev's Hall, on Thursday evening ne xt, ile- papers generally re? commend them highly. Tho Charleston Mercury says: "This famous combination of gymnasts, athletes, tight-rope dancers, jugglers and pantomimists, will honor oar city with a visit, and will give their first entertain? ment in tho Hibernian Hall to-night. The Hanlon Brothers are by far tho principal performers in the troupe, although it cm braces artists of no mean celebrity. Im? mense crowds luive attended their exhibi? tions in every city they have visited, and I the press is loud in its praises of their startling and wonderful feats. \ "Tho remarkable celerity with which the ; brothers Hanlon perform their Hying leaps, ! catching by thc feet, knees or bands, and J recovering themselves just at the nick of I time, is such as to strike the beholder with i amazement. The 'Leap fer Life,' which is ono of their most difficult performances, is accomplished in the most graceful man? ner; and, when every breath is suspended, looking for the instantaneous destruction of tho daring acrobat, lie reaches las goal, and stands in saf ty. confident of deserving tho applause meted to him. They ..ro accompanied by Professor W. Tanner a id Iiis wonderful troupe of dogs and mon? keys, whoso performances aro a prominent attraction in the entertainment. Senorita Bosetti, a danseuse and tight-rope per? former, Monsieur Henri Agourts and M'ilc Augustine, dancers and pantomimists, I constitu e thc remainder of the troupe. "These artists have a world-wide reputa? tion, and havo performed in thc largest I European' theatres with great eclat. Praise, uudci.- such circumstances, is needless, and a description of their stupendous feats impossible. Tin y will have to be soon in order to be appreciated, and ono visit is ! but the prelude to many." NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -Attention is call? ed L?i the following advertisements, whicl I ?re published ?his morning for Un- fir;*' i lime: Brown .? Schirmer Corn, Peas, Oats. Met ting of Palmetto Fire Company. Andrew Patterson- -Notice to Debtors. Exhibition of tho Hanlon BrotheVs. J. W. Chick -Carpentering, etc. Meeting of True Brotherhood Lodge. Wm. Martin -Corn for the Poor. A. B. Phillips-Auction Sale. P. J. Lorangcr- information Wanted. -? ? ? >-- - FINANCIAL.-Tho National Intelli? gencer, of Saturday, says: An carly effort is to bo made in th< House of Representatives to call nj the bill providing for the creation o a sinking fund, and involving th> immediate retirement o? the nations bank note circulation. This bill wil ? ocasi?n considerable debate, as thor are cogent arguments to be presentei on either side of thc question of sup pressing the circulation of thes *banks; but the members of tho com mittec in favor of tho measuro ar confident of success. A strong ma jority of the committee warmly advc cate it, and before bringing it foi ward at all, the temper of the Hous upon the subject was carefully ascei fained, resulting in a conviction o the part of the supporters of the bi that it eau be passed without diff culty. These circumstances hav occasioned the visit to Washingto of a number of representatives of th natioual bauk interest, for the pm poso of consultation upon tho sui ject. Tho Tribune has the following sun mary of young Bennett's hobnobbin with royalty: "James and Alfre were two good boys, who had litt] .ships, and James' ship sailed over th pond. Alfred was so glad that h asked James to dinner, and they ha gingerbread. So James offered 1 give Alfred his little ship, as a proi that all James' countrymen were ? glad Alfred had given him such a mi dinner. But Alfred wouldn't take tl little ship, because it was too goo for him, and so both boys were glai and hoped their families would uev( quarrel." - Goon SUGGESTION. - In view of tl extraordinary expenditures require to keep tho Indian tribes in sui jection, and the cost per.head of d< stroying those who will not maintai friendly relations with the white the Galveston Bulletin recommend os a matter of economy, tho boan ing and lodging of tho entire race i first class hotels.