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?.?Smi?i?f Morj???, May ?8?'l?71. ' - ?arly Struggle*;. Nothing, cay a tho Now Orleans T?m?s, so completely inuulda character, and, While performing this greatest of agen? cies, is .lees ea teemed, than the rigid nurse of greatness, whom, in our igno? rance, wo sometimes carno miafortuno. When a great man or woman rises from toe moss of humanity, and- establishes high Ol aim 3 to thooons i deration of'man? kind, if we look curiously into the his? tory of auch an individual, wo ab al I bo likely to find that early enoountere with a. Bur did and deceitful world opened up rieh fountain's in tupir own souls, (whlch. hut for n d vor a i ty, h. a J rc m ni n od pealed tar ey er, Xt'is forthis reason -that ShaW . peut? Jopl?rpa ii*?r ua?s to be Vewee*;." Whare groat emprise wis Over won with? out toil? Who ever ascended a moun? tain -Bide, or reaohod its apex, without latjor? Early nudlate ip lifo, honorable . exertion makes man healthful, and ele? vates him physically and morally? It is tho only guarantee for health, usefulness and distinction. We' ?re? far from* be? lieving that, tb be great, a man must be boru poor; on tho oontrary, we arojln c lin ed to think that, a oertnin refinement, resulting* frpm early oduoalion, is often, inhisoaso, wanting;'yet tho puro gold of right principio and honorable feeling are not wanting.in*'children of tho ham? let;" neither does renown hesitate to place her wreath, when .deserved, on their heads; witness Henry Kirk? White, Hoher(r Burna and a long libo of names, at. the bare mention of which men's heart thrill, and whioh establish the fuot that- high birth and delicate training are lio indispensably accessories to; (he7^at? tainment of ?hat fame whioh Ossian says prises from death." Wo admire the policy of any nation whioh requires maturity ?ind severe train? ing (that implying' early struggles) ere her statesmen, jurists, or responsible agents wield authority. No room for the carpet-bag aristocracy .here.- Individual oapacity and^xperjmental, wisdom onti those seeking' o Oleo to aspiro wi tb jast claim to official eminence. . Great? ness will make its own mark, whether ii high Hie of ia low life. Those who hay? struggled manfully against opposing .forces pf .evil in their youth, will be mos1 likely, in the end, on a wider stage, to dc battle for the right. Let as reveronc? high parp?se, wherever found, whebhei ia plebeian or patrician ranks. Intrinsic excellence is our demand. A man'i principles and capacity, not his antece dente or adventitious advantages, shouli alone .give bini power amongst ns. I his early training has been severe, st ? . much the better,.so much more satisfao tory the assurance which this affordi that he ia no carpet knight, bub a stal . wart warrior, able to defeud the right one inured to stern conflict. After thu -fashion Sparta educated her death-defy ing heroes; after thia fashion Eoglant ' trains her ocean chiefs, and by the sam? rale wpuld our great mon rise. Virtue capability, deserving, be our motto These have been', and will ever be, tin - . only passport to greatness, and nothing so completely forms and consolidate! {hese in a single- character, as carb a tr uglies with adverse circumstances and the triumphs-whioh* over each dir oanvitauces, capacity achieves. --?^??y'.''V'*i .?, .THE COMMUNE.-As everybody . ex pected, tho . Pails Co.rninano has de noun oed Gen. Ho ?sol as a traitor. Glu BOret is a traitor boo mao he failed; so i Berquet, and no will baDombrowsk ?fter he'has failed, AU soldiers who ge ? beaten are traitors in .Franco. Th thought"nover, strikes tho imphlaivo am hot-he??ed Gaul that there are time whon tho most exalted; patriotism* allie, to the ' brightest genius, is impotent \ obtain Buoooss. Very few Frcnchme stop to consider whether'' the beato general had any motive for oommittin treason, but they jump at conclusion . with a recklessness whioh no other pee pie can imitate, lu pandering to thi national failing, the Pans Comm ano i morely attempting to. ooaoeai the faot not of its own treaohery-but of it miserable blundering, imbecility an general worthlessness. A letter from London to the Worl makes tho . statement that McMahon who has command of the Governmec troops in Franco, is io constant oorrei pondenne with Napoleon) and that tb oapjtnro of Paris will be followed by- tb restoration of the latter. Thia boliof i probably entertained by many ob'servei . of the conflict now raging -at Paris, bu there are difficulties in the way of a Nc poleonio restoration which oanuot b overcame unless tho whole of the Vet sallies. army shall favor such a resell And it is hardly conceivable that thos who have, been the principal sufferer from imperial ambition in tho past, wi oonsent now to bedomo tho ins.trumon of its further promotion, WS3SSSSSSSSSSS?BSSSSS?S- H WfcS>t Tim. Harley Think, of the Sllun , lion In 8oatb Carolin?. ?^ojuespondens roi?rtbp- - -Ne w ^or^ft Herald Striiez ab ?oilow?, aider* dat* cf ColumBia, 8. M?^4^. 187i?| g | "D.? take n^jglass.of y i l?o. If,'s good/. ?-j 4Terz?nay?T Iflmporjt ifc myself,.' ??? y^uTseliTmy boyV'sa?d Tim- Hur? ley to tho /Jerald correspondent, aa we sat in comfortable apartments, belonging to tbo most distinguished . politicians in South Carolina, Two elegant spittoons, which bad boon -ordered without regard to expense for the South Carolina House 6! BVpreBebTatiYesj'lay'at bur" foot, em? blazoned ^ with - gilding.' A ' beahtiful ob romo copy of .one of Turner's most brilliant pieces of coloring, giving a view of bright- morning' in anoient Greece, when that ropub?io had gorja for law? givers'.and heroes to oom mund ber armies, bang on tbe wall, and busts and btatues adorned the room. Let me Btu te that Tim. Hurley is a'pushing, restless Irish. Yankee,.boru inMassachusetts, ot ibu Ul OU ? iuduLuiCwkViu energy ??U pl??k, who is building a large' town inside of Colombia, thirty-two houses being al? ready completed; and when thc town is finished bo intends to call it Hurley apon-Congaree, that being tbo name of tho rivet which washeBColumbia. ' Hur? ley is as well huowu in' South Carolina now aa the old broken fort at the.cu trnuce to Charleston harbor, and is u good subject to be interviewed, as be. is quite au fait in State politics: "I know the ropes, said Hurley; "I know all about'these fellows who talk about corruption and thievery,, Why, its all gammon and fraud. Only a quar? rel between the Outs and the ina, tbut't all. The; talk about addressing the virtue and intelligence of tho State. Address the dovill They mean the negrc voters. Why, there ain't 300 niggors ic .tho State who can read a newspaper, and still there are 90,000 who have a vote. Look at the niggers themselves. .Wouldn't they clean ua carpot-baggori ',o ti tat a. jump, if they could do witnOuj un? They have no nae for ua, but thej ain't smart enough to run the machia? themselves. I'cacao down here in 186! and organized Union Leagues, and Work ed as hard and harder that any man ii the S ta to ior the Bnocess of the Hep ubi i can party; bab they ain't smart at all and I don't blame tho white people fd getting control of the State, and the; can do it if they only try. Here I am and I have done more for Columbia tbai any man it, apd yet,, the white peopl take every chanco they can to insult mo although I nin an agent for a.man at th North who would think nothing of put tiug up his ?^50,000 for tho benefit c this city." .. "Aye yon specially annoyed in a BOOH sense?" ? asked. ' Mr. Hurley-Of course I am. Nou look at that caao of the pieces of Hilve at Charleston, which I bought to proser to tho firemen on their parade. I was i Wbilden's atoro at an auotion sale of si ver and jewelry, and some of the fin men were there. You know they all bi long to .the first families, and wo got talking-Burns and the President of tb Department-and they said: "Wh don't yon bay something, Tim., and gn it to tbe boys?" I said: "All righ what will I buy?" They said: "Let r. have a tea set, or something of thi sort;" and I got a tea set, to be presen ed to the handsomest man, and anothi piece of silver to be presented to tb homeliest man, by their respective lad friends. Then, at a meeting of the Di partaient, they resolved not to a?cei the presents; and a little sheet tbero ho an editorial, headed "Chook of Tia Hurley," telling tho Fire Depart mei that they had better bo sure where M Hurle; got bis money before tbey accep ed presents from him. Tbey are i poor, proud and d-d mean, all < tbem, if a Northern man makes ? dolli in a way that has enterprise, and becaui tbey are too lazy to go to work and eui thoir living, why, tben, of course, 1 steals it. Says the Quaker: "I won't k the dog, because I am a man of peao but I'll giro bim a bad name, and thc every one will fling stones at bim ai break his head." That's their game. "What do you think of this Convo lion, Mr. Hurley?" I asked. "Of this Convention? Why, it's i d-- d nonsense and waste of time. Ti are now getting signatures to call a B publican convention, to meat here Columbia next week, to have a talk; b nothing can bo done without a constit tiona! convention, and lot both parti be represen ted. Talk about oamalatr voting; why, what tbe hell does it meai Talk to a nigger about such a thiag ai . he'd tell you that you were crazy. B sides, the nigger is not a d-d fool, let the majority go ont of his hand There ale good and liberal men in tl Conventioo, although some of tbem tb call themselves tax-payers are bankru and haven't got the first red cei There's Gen. Butler, Gov. Porter ai Tom. Y. Simons; they are liberal mi enough.. Then there's Magrath, Cam bell, Gov. Orr and Gen. McGowan, wi anderstand the negroes and can g along with them; but it's no uso a tal ing to the negroes about cumulative v< ing. They won't trust these men ai these men won't trust the Conventiu Kershaw is a good man, too, but I trouble here with tbe old olass ?H? they aro not tolerant of the N ortho wbite man. Why, in Now York dc any one care a.d-n whether yon s from South Carolina or Japan? W any man be insulted there because comes from Charleston, or Columbia, Edgefiold? You know, bow it is yoi self. Tben there are Bepublioans he who are trying to curry favor witb t whites and sell each other out. Thor Chamberlain that's cutting his thro: and he don't know or eeo that the c aristocracy are only using bim for wi: he's worth. And these Bepublicans tr about the corruption of the railro rings and abase each other-it's nickt ing, Hint's all. "Talk about the Gr?t ville and .Columbia Railroad ring, wu) said Tim. Harley, as h<T packed ibo floor quickly and nervously,. "It'e.all a fraud. Thoy aro*U tarrea-'with^ the sameBtl?k. They aro op on tho, make jast as well aa I tun. cpd 4hoy koow it. Iiet ia? chow yon," eaidi-Tita,, aa Le went toi nh ecori toiro and felled out o folio of paper, railroad contract. You can BOO fOr your sslf; hero's tho, names of somo of thone pare Republicana who are denouncing this very Greenville Railroad, ring, and here are their names, -with the amount of stock wh ich they owe : Niles G. Parker, State Treasurer-, .820*000; Comptroller General Neagle,,$30,000; D. H.. Cham? berlain, 81,000, but ho's* sold but; John G. Patterson, S'2,000; Timothy Hurley that's me-I'm the purest of the lot, if you wore to believe me, but you won't, $15,000; Reuben Tomliuaou-ho's .pious, is Toinliuaon, and lina a fine voice-$10,000; George W. Waterman, that'a tho Governor's brothor-in-law. $50,000; H. H. Kitnp tou", tho Finauciul Agent of tho ?State, whose Tjoqks are new being exaiuiuod by tut) Convention. That inultos mo laugh; Joo Crows, tho poker player. I'd ho d-d, if they haven't served attachments on me and-. Joe to-daj--by G-di ain't Joo mad-I toll you. Joo Crows, $20,000 ; R. J. Donaldson, $5,000; Richard li. Carpenter, $10,000, but ho's sold out; P. li. Carduzo, tho negro Secretary of State, 85,000-lib's pretty .-decent; John B. Hubbard, tho State Constable-he's fond of wearing corduroys; $5,000. You seo wo 'ure all in the same boat, sure enough. Then here's this Special Joint Investigating Committee of the Seunte and House of Representatives. Why talk about corruption! Didn't the nig? gers, in the General Assembly impeach Judge Vernon, because he released some? body on hule ts corpus/ D-d if they didn't have seventeen stenographers, and nary a stenograph was done, and they were all drawing their pay like hell. I don't blame them. I'd do it myself, if they let me- , Well, I um on tho Investi? gating Committee myself, and B. F. Wkittemore, ho's a good follow, you have heard of him before-tho cadetship mau, he's been awfully abused; and there is Swails, of tho Senkte, and Gard? ner, of the House, and General Dennis, the Chairman, ami myself, that's Hur? ry, aud I tell you we are not goiug to proseut any^whjto-wnshing r-sport. By G-d, I'm' aorry to tell the truth and nothing but the truth. My God, it would tum your hair white if you wero only to see what I seo every day. We havo power to summon every ono and make them bring paper and books, and I'll tell you we are going to show up that nogro Legislature. We will all work until about the lGth of Juno. Then we are Roing lo New York city: to examina Kimpton, the Financial Agent of the Stute, and it will take us three months to do that; and 1 have hired a houso in Tenth street, of] Broadway, and got a cook und servants, and I will pay every cent ol it myself, and not a dollar of it shall come out ol the peoplo of South Carolina, although somo of them think I steal; und lhere ain't going to bo any baud of music tc meet us at tho dock and escort 119 UF Broadway, and the Blores are not going to be closed, and honnea hang with crain when we.got iu, cither, ns some of oui friends say. Bat when the time comes, I'll give it all to th? Herald, and it'i going to make people open their eyes by G-di Like a little moro dry Verze nay? Do. It will do yon good. Ian aorry I can't drink, and there's som? good Cabanas. I imported them my self." Tlie sub committee of Ibo commit te? of cloven, consisting of General Butler William B. Smith, (President of th? Uuion Bank of Charleston,) and Mr George A. Treuholm, were examining H H. Kimpton, the Stato Financial Agent as to his management of the credit o thc S:ato. Mr. Smith told mo to-night privately, that the committee examining Mr. Kimpton had ascertained that tin cntiiedcbtof tho State of South Caro lina, covering everything, would no amount to moro than 80,800,000. Mr Smith also informed mo that the book of tho Comptroller-General Neagle ant Statu Treasurer Parker bad been ex* mined by himself and Mr. Tien hoi ni aud wore found satisfactory, and tbs Governor Scott's relations in regard ti signing bonds were all perfectly straight The committee will so report to-morrow Matters, therefore, look brighter for tin financial status of Sooth Carolina tba: thoy have looked for seven years. Colonel Warley, of Darlington Coun ty, made a long speech, to-day, in wlncl he denounced the corruption of the Bin Ridge Railroad ring, and declared tba General Harrison, the President of tb road, had stated before him in commit tee, that he had been prepared to defea Whit tem ore's bill in the Senate, and hai $500,000 ready to buy up the Senate, i necessary, Senators having agreed t take the bribes, when offered. Judg Aldrioh, from the Executive Committee reported in favor of a resolution that tb Legislature bo recommended to pass ai election law by which 60,000 tax-payer shall havo proportionate representatio: witlf tho 90.0U0 negro voters ' of \?i State, who do not pay taxes. > General Obesnnt, from the same com mittee, reported on Attornoy-Genen Chamberlain's resolution inquiring int alleged Ku Klux violence in tho State that they learn with regret that violenc has prevailed io se voral Cohn ties, but i the greater portion of the State not aingle instaoco of violence or outrag hos occurred. Those that did ocmi wero owing to bad government; cornir. lion, which was followed by laroenie and incondiarism by deluded negroei Corporal punishment and homicides re suited in oases where fraud and oppres sion existed. These are lamentabl truths, but the committee believo tbs remedy can bo found in the removal c bad officers and the appointment of con: potent and honest men in their placet A resolution was also adopted by tb Convention, that it meditates no resist ance to the United Stutes Governmonl and thai they accept- the reconstruction measnres aa finalities, and that they look, to pijacoful ageue^e oa,?.solniion ot the difficulties of administration, ondfthat the present exigencies 'demand mostet? llghtened efforts than those intend?d to JWreroo?o ibo. sackese of inero p that the folIqyftngrljluTStattre8*.tfT'refoifm aro" essential to tho peace and welfare'of the State: First-Adoption by the Legislature of minority repreBentation. *" Second-Retrenchment, by abolishing unnecessary o Aleen. Third-Reducing salaries. " Fourth-That the public debt ought" not to bo increased, and that the Go? vernor should prevent the negotiation of tho sterling bonds. Fifth-Belief from tho payment of two taxes in one year. Sixth-To fill the offices with compe? tent and honest men. Seventh-Amendment of tho election law to prevent fraud iu thu coutrol or count nf ballots. Eighih-Reduction of pay und mile? age, and abridgment of the sessions of the Legislature. Adopted unanimously. Mr. Screven, from thu Committee pu Eleotious, presented a report recom? mending the Executive Committee to confer with the Governor aud invite bis co-operation in memorializing the Le? gislature to change the election law,' es? pecially in reference to ten-days' custody of tho boxes. Adopted. Mr. Greenfield, of Columbia, pre? sented a resolutiou, tbut tho Executive Committee inqnireiuto frauds connected with the iuvesligntiou by the committee of tho election in the Third Congres? sional District, appointed by the Legis? lature of 18G9. Mr. F. F. Warley, of tho Executive Committee, made a report on the reso? lution to insert concoruing the. Blue Bidge Boad, nod say for some reasou the Legislature bus transferred to private individuals the State's lien upon the Blue Bidge Boad. and tho entire proper? ties in Greenville and Columbia. Such dealings aro iu tho nature of a fraud. . lt was resolved that tho Convention request Messrs. Porter and Couuer tt givo the report n careful consideration, and take tho necessary steps to prevent by process of law, the consummation ol this iniquitous proceeding. Warley fol lowe 1 in a soveru speech, iu which ht denounced both corporations for the tis? of corrupting influences with the Legis lature, and said some Carolinians \ver< moro to blame than carpet-baggers. ALSATIA AND LORRAINE.-Thc fate o those portions of Alsatia and Lorrain* that have been annexed to Germany wil not be as favorublc ns was at first sup posed. The country ia not to have it separate government, its own legislature and a mere connection with tho empire such as that of the other German States The decree of Emperor William, wbicl was laid before the Germau Parliament ordains that tho constitution of the em pire will bo introduced there only afte tho 1st of January, 1874. Previous t< that time, that is about three years, th government of the provinces is to be en tirely at thc discretion of tho Emperor who will be absolute ruler of them The government will bo decidedly of military character, and the country fo the next three years at the mercy of number of Prussian Batraps. That th inhabitants of the conquered province are by no means euchautcd at this beau tiful prospect, is but too evident, am could not bo disguised by Bismarck him self, who, in the very speech in wbicl he advocated the adoption of this de cree, was obliged to admit that th annexation was consummated again i the will of the vast majority of the pope* latiou of tho conquered districts. Ncvei theless, tho German Chancellor state* that thero was already a visible chang of their sentiments in favor of German perceptible, and the Imperial Govern ment would do all in its power to foste these sentiments; and, in conclusion, b expressed the hope that tho Alsatian and Lorraines would soon become Gel mans with heart and soul. While Bil marok expressed"such hopes iu regard t the conversion of the Alsatians, it sonni ed rather queer in him to address menace to the Polish Deputies from the Easter provinces of Prussia. They have et joyed the benefits of Prussian rulo fo about a century, and Rt il I refuse to b satisfied. If the Prussians succeed n better with the Alsatians than with th Poles, their sucoess will be small indeed THE BOWEN-BIOAMY CASE.-Chief c Police Christian and Sergeant Hicks, c the Augusta pblice force, and other At gusta witnesses, on Tuesday, were serve with a summons by Deputy Unite Slates Marshal Porter, to appear i Washington Oby on the 23d instant, t testify in the Bowen-Hioks bigamy eas pending trial. The witnesses summooe are expected to leave on Saturday more ing. Cora Clinton, the Bulf-accnsed inurdei ess oi Daniel Heddon, and who sue herself in jail, at Omaha, a fow dav ago, with a pistol she bad stolon fror, tho jailor, died there on Weduoadu) Previous to her death sho made a cor fe88ion, in which she denied minderin Heddon. Dr. H. S. Haue, for a number of year a practicing physician ut Graham' Tarn-out, died on the 5th instant. Gold garters, surmounted with a soli (aire diamond, are the latest throe c fashion. 3d ooal lt? m'm . . ? * . PsotNxxiANA.- The ..price .pf fcingle 5bp|fB of the PI?CKKIX ls f|fe ?e?js.^ ? Arrangements ;,aro being maje for a ?anpart, by a number of amateurs, which may^jorrectiy be termed Vgrand.;" Suf? fice if. to say, that we have talent in this oity and State, which will be brought out on that occasion. The date will be announced in a short time. J. McO. Tbarin, Esq., agent for Mr. J.. G. Derby,, general manager, of the Aiken Premium Land Salo, paid ..us a Bhort viisit yesterday. This association bas been formed with the intention of disposing of a large nmonnt of-valuable property lo persons desirous of securing a homestead, aud as an inducement, largo prizes in greenbacks have been offered, and a handsome engraving ia also furnished every subscriber. The distributipjljiWO have reason to believe, will be perfectly fair. Take a chance the amount is small. A supply Of oranges and lemons have been received nt the Pollock House. Price llfty cents n. dozen for tho formet und lorty for the latter. Thc attention of tho Engineer of the Water Works is directed to tho "loose" couditiou of mau}- of the water supplief iu the city. Fis them up, by all means. R. F". (Drayton, E?q., of Anderson, bac gone into the manufacture of drainage tile of a superior quality, and is prepared to fill orders. Samples cnn be Been at tho store of Dr. C. H. MiOt. Messrs. M. H. Berry and John Heise are arranging for a swap. The forme; occupying tho position of the latter ot Main street, and vice versa. The noted "King of Pain," a mai named McBride, who traveled tbrougl the country selling large quantities of hil quack cure-all, is dead. He led a dissi pated life, lost several fortunes by gam hiing and made several by faro. an< qunokery. He was a man of generan impulses, but lacked judgment. Th citizens of Columbia and Newberry bav ronson to. remember bis visits. As ninny of our citizens complain o great destruction in their vegetuble gai deus, by the cut-worm, we would infort them that a little salt placed aroun cabbages and other plants will prot?t them from cut worms. Make a rin around the plants half an inch deep an about an inch from the plants. Sprihkl the salt in it and cover with earth. Ch na berries mashed and placed around th plants aro also protective. Messrs. Seibels & Go. offer for sale neat cottage and several building lob See their advertisement. Mayor Alexander will accept or. thanks for late Scotch papers-Paisley Glasgow and Edinburgh. They are o file in tho PHONIX reading-room. Mr. Cornelius Kerran, the gardener i the Asylum, has exhibited to us a ne crop turnip, measuring nineteen inch? in cirenmferonce; which, ho assures n is but little above the average of tl entire crop gathered so far. Ex-Gov. James L. Orr passed throng Columbia, yestcrduy, en roule for Ann polis, Maryland. Messrs. D. C. Peixotlo Si Sou a: opening a large assortment of crocker of direct importation, which will bo di posed of at auction, in lots to suit pu clister?, ia a few days. J. J. N., who writes from Fairfield, respectfully informed that tho rule rel tivo to payments for subscription ma necessarily bo adhered, to. Everythit used about a printing office has to I paid for promptly. The Temperance. Ad$>cate, heretofo published in this city as a monthly, soon to be issued weekly. Pamphlets, briefs, catalogues, dodger posters, band-bills, bill-heads-in. fat everything in tho way of job printing gotten up in tho best style and on terr that we piedme ourselves will be satisfs tory to all parties. With approved m ohinery and steam power, wo cha!!on? comparison in prices, HOMICIDE.-? fatal stabbing affray c curred near Houea Path, in ?nderst County, on Sunday last. ? colored co pie had boon living together as man nt wife for ?j length of timo, and on tl day mentioned had a fight, when t! man stabbed the woman aud then ti off, pursued by his victim for fully fif yards, when she fell dead. The mc derer was arrested by another colon man, on Monday, and lodged in Ande sou jail. DEAD.-Mr. John W. C?ark, tho Cou ty Treasurer of Fairfield, who was sh by Mr. Aiken, ia a difficulty at Winn boro, died on Tuesday night, about o'clock. An iuqnest was held over tl body, and a verdict in accordance wi! tho facts published in tho PHCBNIX W rendered. It was t^uly au uufortuna affair, and is sinceroly regretted by t parties. Mr. Aiken, it is expected, wi bc brought before Judge Melton tb morning, when suitable bail will bo c fored for his appearance at court. May, the'beloved of the poets, ibo gr ?en ciad, flo w?r-?rpwn?d nymph,-baa [ ?tve? ' ?> her ?rBt.'..^at|,?ij^ |Ac?rte?n i steps. Ocv? day, ?re?h, fair. WP beanti ful; tho next? raw, Baak windy, and de-> testable Yet the soft, tremulous" sha* dows that are almost lights; tho tempered light that fa almost shade; the warm flushed daw us, and purple-crowned BOD* sets, show un the treasures in tho reper? toire ol May, the adorable. Certaitofly with us she has' ho claim' to her spring sisters. She is in reality the first som? mer-month, for there ia:dust on her green garniture. The first flush of blos aomihg is over, and the' sweet, tender surprises of April ore among things of the past. Southern poola, in despite of their iiurrouudings, will cr?wj?" Moy as the month of 'months1, because the'potts of Northern ,latitudes.hovo ^dbne' so be fore them. ' Hove tiiey not eyes tb'-'se? that the palingenesis is over?; Have they not' understandings ''to.comprehend that the glory of the earth belonged'^? April, with .her color, and warmth,dabd resurrection of all hidden things?- ' Why need we always 'take the text ' ?ro'n? men who have seen not with our, oyeB?^. ^?hy translate the language, of one hemis? phere into another? Yet May bas btr specialties. One would suppose that of the twelve sisterhood she had superior claims tobe, regarded as tho. month-of Love. Perhaplso; bat then the month .of love is not the' month of Matrimony. Some have declared May ah "unlucky mouth for the nuntin! vow. "Whether it was that this viensis maiorum was spe? cially dedicated by tho Homans to the elder persons of their community, abd therefore ill adapted to tho' beginning of a new life, or whether, instead of Elec? tra, or Merope, the lost Pleiad waa Maia; Hie. fairest bf them nil, it is difficult to say. Certain it ia that among tho Greeks and Homans the torch of HymeneaB -was never lighted in this "month. "Later, too, than ttfe Romans,; is the'distich : "Mijrryin atar, ' . ? Ah! .woe the'dsjl" There are, indeed, ritheteentU'?entbiy people who would more .willingly go tb the hymeneal altar through rain,- hail or snow, than on the loveliest and sweetest cf May mornings. We do no? ask'them why this is so, for *we doubt whether they could nnawer.-, "An old supersti? tion," is the only reason. Bat these "old superstitious" baye ran such deep root into the haman soil, that they can? not be dislodged. We tarn with disgust from the nympholepsis of tho ancients, but "the tilings which no man can look apon and live;" comes down tons in the desert phantoms of modern travelers. We hear of men decoyed from their caravans by familiar faces and forms, and left to perish miserably in the sande. Tho chime of church bells, the home voices, the Alala of armies are in the wilderness of Zin, and-, when heard arc tokens of death. The most scientific of travelers find themselves in the vast soli? tudes of land and sea, brought face to face with problems with which they can? not grapple. Let them account for them as they will, there is a residue in? explicable to the clearest haman mind. William Ramsey, an English savant, saw a ghostly file of horsemen in the "Wady Araba," where no horsemen could be, and the Arab interpretation of the summons held good, for, in spite of all his modern savoir and scepticism, ho died within the appointed time, (twelve days.) SUPREME COUKT, WEDNESDAY, May 17. The Court met at 10 A. M. Present Chief Justice Moses .and Associate Jus? tices Willard and Wright. On motion, the oases of C, E. Fleming, respondent, vs. Thomas J. Robertson, executor,' appellant; Caleb Bouknight, appellant, vs. the Sooth Carolina Rail? road Company, respondents; Edward and H. O. Kinder, executors, rs. Mary A. Holmes, were ordered to bo docketed. Kv parte Louis E. LeOonte. Motion to be admitted to practice in the Su? preme Court. Mr. MoMaaler for mo? tion. Motion granted. Mr. LeOonte took and subscribed the oath prescribed by the Constitution, and bia rm mo was enrolled among the names of tho attor? neys, solicitors and counsellors o! tho Supreme Court. -T. Ann Griffin and M. L. Bonham va. O. A. and H. W. Addison. Mr. Bonham was heard for appellants. Mr? Thomson for respondents. Mr. Bonham in reply. J. B. Boylston and A. Z. Demarest, respondents, cs. Joseph Crews, appel? lant. Mr. Haskell moved to dismiss the appeal. _ B. J. Donaldson, os Receiver of the Bank of Camden, respondent, vt. W. E. Johnson and W. D. McDowell, appel? lants. Mr. Kershaw for appellants. To be submitted in printed arguments. Olivia McGowan et al. VB. Rufus N. Lowrance. Mr. LeConte road brief for appellants. At 8 P. M. tho Court adjourned until Thursday, 18th, 10 A. M. 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